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[24 Mar 2009|01:27pm] |
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When I was seventeen, some guy I knew at school came up to me and said, "I can always spot you, even from across campus because you walk like this."
Then he hunched his shoulders way forward and let his arms hang loose. He looked ridiculous.
Since then, I've always believed that I have bad posture. I make an effort sometimes, but I just KNOW that people are laughing at me amongst themselves when I walk past.
But last week at the clinic, one of the participants came in and said, "Girl, you have such perfect posture! I'm so jealous."
I said, "What? No, I don't!"
She said, "Yes, you do! Every time I come in, you're carrying yourself so well. Seeing you always reminds me to pull my shoulders back and stop slouching."
Now I'm all confused and I don't know how to think of myself! Because part of me thinks she had to have been messing with me. I don't have perfect posture! I look stupid when I walk! Brandon in high school demonstrated*!
I asked Dwayne and Joyce for confirmation of whether I have good posture. They both said, "Yeah, you have pretty good posture."
Which... I don't know what that means! It is true? Or did they say that because they don't want to hurt my feelings, but they really think my posture isn't that great at all?
Oh, dear.
*Dwayne now tells me that that it was probably my heavy backpack that made me walk like that; I was overcompensating to ease back pain. He says I don't walk that in ordinary circumstances. It's just a heavy backpack thing!
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| Wonder Years. |
[23 Mar 2009|10:53pm] |
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Yahoo just told me that "Winnie Cooper" got married.
Now, all I want to do is watch THE WONDER YEARS on DVD. But I can't. Because it isn't on DVD. And may never be. And none of the channels are showing reruns either.
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| Gore. |
[20 Mar 2009|11:31am] |
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This morning, one or more of the cats found a tiny bird to play with, mutilate, and eat. They did this in the living room, dining room, and kitchen while we slept. (I had left the front door cracked after getting up to feed them.)
So there were tiny feathers EVERYWHERE as well as bits of bloody meaty parts. I couldn't handle it. I had to have Dwayne carry me through the kitchen so I could hide upstairs while he cleaned up the mess. I have a feeling, though, that we are going to be finding tiny, black feathers for a good long while.
*shudder*
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| Kinda cute? |
[15 Mar 2009|08:57pm] |
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P@ likes to post ironic and unintentionally hilarious messages posted on church signs. I saw one today that was neither, but it made me smile:
Will all the kids praying for snow days kindly stop?
(Yeah, the snow around here has been so out of control and upsetting this year.)
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| It's a mystery. |
[10 Mar 2009|11:33am] |
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Every time I do laundry, I find myself singing Barry Manilow's "Copacabana." This has been going on for months, and I don't know why. There must be something in my laundry room that triggers this reaction. I'll let you know if I ever figure out what it is.
"Her name was Lola..."
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| Urban Dictionary Meme. |
[29 Jan 2009|09:24pm] |
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Borrowed from P@.
Rules:
a) Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
b) Post your favorite definition it gives you -- or just post the first one. (or multiple answers if it's just too funny.)
1) Your name?
2) Your age?
3) Your favorite drink?
4) Favorite color?
5) Birthplace?
6) Month of your birth?
7) Where you live now?
My answers:
1. Mindi: The hottest ass girl in your class.
2. 31: A way to express a that something is happening 24/7; the sum of those two numbers. I like this one. I think I want to start using it.
3. Sprite: A rather refreshing drink. I tried "Shirley Temple" and "hot chocolate" first. Most of those definitions made me a little sick to my stomach.
4. Black: A color widely defined as the absence of light.
5. Tacoma: Greatest city in the history of the world. Any person who grew up there will tell you that it's got a small-town feel with big city amenities. It doesn't barely smell at all, and hey, I've never been shot. Cut it a break once in a while. This one makes me laugh really, really hard.
6. October: The name of U2's second album. It is one of their many, many amazing studio creations.
7. Shoreline: Extremely potent strain of marijuana. Unique smell and taste. The dankest sh**, seldom found outside Galveston and Houston areas. Interesting. I had no idea!
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| Just as I've always suspected. |
[26 Jan 2009|10:24am] |
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| Clone Wars. |
[04 Jan 2009|08:46am] |
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Dwayne and I rented that CLONES WARS cartoon movie on a whim a few weeks ago. It was all right. Then we decided to check out the television series as well. So, between Cartoon Network and iTunes, we were able to get all eleven of the episodes aired thus far. We finished watching them last night. Now we are ready for new eps on Fridays at 9pm.
I like the series so far. I like the themes pertaining to how each clone has his own identity and has to learn about self-worth and learn that they aren't "just expendable clones" like many of them see themselves. Also, Anakin's interactions with everyone, particularly Obi Wan, are enjoyable. And those "Roger, roger" droids from the movies make me laugh. (Not as much as they make Dwayne laugh, though.) I once ended up spitting cookie crumbs all over myself after an unexpected comment from a droid.
It isn't obvious how Anakin becomes Darth Vader from this series so far. I mean, I know that most of that takes place in REVENGE OF THE SITH. I just mean that in this cartoon, Anakin is wisecracking and impulsive, and there is little hint to the darkness in him that is sometimes evident in the movies. He comes across as a true hero, even while being impulsive and a bit of trouble maker for the other Jedi. His heart is always in the right place. Which, I suppose, is what really gets him into the Dark Side in the first place. He gets attached to people and risks much to protect them. I read that there is expected to be 100 episodes. We're only a tenth of the way through, so there is definitely time to sow more seeds if they choose.
It might be kind of sick, but I totally have a crush on Anakin. I mean, isn't he dreamy? Dwayne teased me that it's because he's sort of an animated Hayden Christensen. But I don't even see him like that. Really! This Anakin actually is more convincing to me. He has better delivery of his lines, you know?
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| Ridiculous dream. |
[03 Jan 2009|09:30am] |
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In my dream this morning, John Doe was at some place where Dwayne and I also were. Dwayne was busy doing something, so I went up to John Doe and said, "Hi, I just wanted to say, my husband and I really liked you on ROSWELL. We didn't even realize you were a musician until a year ago. But we have an X CD now!"
(I didn't say we loved the CD because I'm not, like, especially into X.
John Doe was like, "Thanks," but he wasn't overly friendly.
Then Dwayne came over and started talking to him about music. John Doe excused himself. Dwayne gave me a dirty look and said, "So, you can to come over here and talk about ROSWELL, didn't you? And now you've made us look stupid."
I started yelling at him (and possibly hitting him), saying I didn't make us look stupid at all. Why wouldn't I tell John Doe we'd seen him on the show?
Our big fight was still going on as Dwayne was leaving for work in real-life. He half-way woke me up to tell me he loved me. I'm pretty sure I mumbled/groaned that I loved him, too. But I was actually very, very pissed about what he'd said to me in the dream.
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| Junkies. |
[02 Jan 2009|10:58am] |
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Everyone in our house is currenly medicated in one form or another -- except Dwayne.
I'm taking pills and using lotion for acne, special shampoo and special drops for my scalp, and special toothpaste for an annoying tooth sensitivity that has recently developed.
Angelus and Neko are on Prozac for anxiety (which manifests into spraying).
Oz has to have pills twice a day, oral drops 3-5 times a day, injections once a week, and liquid pain medication every three days for his urinary tract condition.
We also have a feline pheromone diffuser going 24/7 in our living room, which means all the cats--including Niña--are breathing in feel-good vibes all the time.
In a way, it's kind of satisying because things are somewhat better for all of us with all this medication going on. But it sucks because 1) it's expensive, 2) it's a commitment we have to keep on every day, and 3) we'd all rather NOT have to do it.
Oz is the only one whose condition is serious. He is also the one who has a lot of set backs. I had to give him a big dose or pain medication and keep him locked in my bathroom today because he's having such problems. Sometimes I don't think he'll ever get better.
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| Interesting comment from an Amazon reviewer. |
[25 Dec 2008|10:54am] |
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You only grow old in life when you take the art of your youth and put it on a pedestal.
-JD Hastings.
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| Damn. |
[02 Dec 2008|07:29pm] |
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You know, being a housewife is really fucking exhausting. I mean, not that I ever expected that it wouldn't be. But I've spent the past week doing such things as baking, cooking, and cleaning for eight to ten hours a day on my days off (instead of writing). I am so tired all the time. And a little dehydrated, I think. Since I'm not sitting at my desk with a glass of water in front of me, I'm having a hard time remembering to drink.
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| Writing break. |
[26 Nov 2008|09:21am] |
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I'm taking a break from writing fiction for the rest of the year. I'm going to spend the time when I would have been writing doing things around the house like cleaning the carpet, organizing, baking, and stuff like that.
Yesterday was officially Day One. I was in my kitchen from 10:30 am to 9:45 pm. In that time, I reorganized the cupboards; wiped down the walls, cupboards, and counters; cleaned out the toaster oven and the microwave; baked a cherry-chocolate custard pie, baked dinner rolls (to take for Thanksgiving tomorrow); and made three kinds of truffles (chocolate orange, chocolate mint, and rum). [I'll try to post pictures later.]
I've very sore from standing on a hard floor in my stockinged feet for so long. And I'm kind of sore all over just from the repetitious movement of scrubbing and mixing and crushing.
On today's kitchen agenda, I will bake herbed rolls (some with dill, some with chives) and carrot corn muffins. I also need to wipe down all the shelves in the refrigerator and sweep and mop the floor.
I'm not sure what I'll move on to after that. Both bathrooms need attention. And the laundry. Oh, the laundry!
Dwayne and I will likely set up for Christmas at some point during the long Thanksgiving weekend. I think I'll hold off on my office filing and reorganization until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Then we're having Jesse and Adrienne (and possibly another couple) over for dinner and Game Night on December 6th. Which means I'll need to get the carpet cleaned somewhere before then. And I'm still trying to decide what to cook!
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| Beatles. |
[22 Nov 2008|04:48pm] |
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At noon, Dwayne and I were talking about the Beatles. I told him about John Lennon and the uproar way back when over him saying the band was more famous than Jesus.
This was the first time Dwayne had heard the quote or of the controversy.
At 4:30pm, I read online that the Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for the remark.
So, so weird. That happened 42 years ago! The day I told Dwayne was (approximately) the day it all, like, ended.
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| So, I hope you'll see that I would love to love you. |
[22 Nov 2008|09:58am] |
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I didn't watch ACROSS THE UNIVERSE again. Not, like, all in order. Instead, I skipped all around, making scene selections and watching the songs. Again and again and again. For hours last night. It was hard to stop.
Everyone was singing throughout my dreams last night.
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| Almost carded. |
[20 Nov 2008|09:37am] |
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At the store on Tuesday, I went through the express line to purchase shampoo, cold medicine, Febreeze, and aluminum foil. The cashier said, "Whah whah whah whah?"
I said, "Pardon?"
She said, "Are you over eighteen?"
"Oh. Yes!"
Then I glanced at my items--which obviously did not include tobacco products, porn, guns, or ammo--to figure out why she'd asked. It must have been the cold medicine. Only grown-ups are supposed to buy it or something? Because when you've gone from seventeen to eighteen years of age you will magically no longer abuse over-the-counter medicine to produce hallucinogenic effects? (Which, by the way, I don't ever do. I ODed on cough syrup when I was around thirteen entirely by accident once. It was one of the worst nights EVER. When I use liquid cough syrup, I measure my doses carefully.)
I said to the cashier, "Do you need to see my I.D.?"
She shook her head, no.
Maybe by then she'd actually looked at me to see that I can't quite pass for seventeen anymore.
(But if I could, you know I'd be a "Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen!")
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| All musicals. All the time. |
[19 Nov 2008|08:51pm] |
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After seeing MAMMA MIA twice over the weekend, I decided I just couldn't put off seeing ACROSS THE UNIVERSE any longer. I've been wanting to watch it since I saw the preview way back when, but I missed it in theatres.
Dwayne rented AtU for me and we just finished watching it. I was pretty engaged throughout. Although I did feel like the appearance of Bono and the "pink punch" slowed the momentum quite a bit. But then it got back mostly on track.
Dwayne said it was "one of the weirdest movie musicals [he's] ever seen." Perhaps he's never seen ROCKY HORROR?
Anyway, I wish every movie could be a musical right now. And my life, too.
Songs. Dancing around. What's gonna be wrong with that?
Edit: Thank god for the internet. I was really distressed over why invisible joints were being smoked in AtU. I still don't quite know the answer. But at least I know that others were similarly confused.
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| Cat stuff. |
[12 Nov 2008|01:43pm] |
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Oz has a urinary tract infection--in large part, because he refuses to eat wet food and is therefore dehydrated--which is bad news for everyone in the house. He's having lots of pain when he pees, so he's taken to peeing tiny amounts everywhere. Like on the bed where all the humans and other cats were sleeping last night.
He's been given pain meds and antibiotics since his vet visit on Monday, but it hasn't magically cleared up like I would have hoped. It is very hard to deal with.
I've kept the door to both bedrooms and my office closed today so he can't get in. The other cats are very mad about it because they want to be sleeping in my room right now. Niña just started playing the piano downstairs to trick me into coming down so she could sneak up here. Crazy fluffy.
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| Been There, Done That meme |
[12 Nov 2008|08:30am] |
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Found on Bradi's blog.
Bold the ones you’ve done, and add one at the end.
1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive.
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid.
6. Held a tarantula.
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone.
8. Said “I love you” and meant it.
9. Hugged a tree.
10. Done a striptease.( Read more... )
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| I'm back. |
[02 Nov 2008|12:51pm] |
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And exhausted. Ugh.
More later.
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