| the perfect storm |
[16 Nov 2009|03:24pm] |
All of a sudden everything is missing.
Last week sometime (don't even know when) I lost my card holder, which has my cat card (gallery access), my work ID (meal plan money, discount), and my bus pass (getting to work). I have NO clue where it is. So now everyday, I come to work and have to hope the gallery is open as I am locked out. I have to buy lunch with my own money and no discount. And I have to park on campus, which means I'm paying like $12 a day to park and buy lunch. I need to find this thing ASAP! I can get my catcard and work ID replaced fairly easily, I think, but if I can't find it I will have to pay for a new bus pass :(
On top of that, I'm being charged for a late library book and a late blockbuster movie. I am going to argue my way out of them, but aggghhh. I don't have time for all this losing and searching and returning!
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| mind grapes |
[09 Nov 2009|08:42pm] |
I don't know what is wrong with my brain.
Dream:
My alarm kept going off (in real life) and for some reason I thought it was all these women calling me about a message or job posting (??) I had posted that cited the need for more women in a certain field. Or something. Then I drifted fully to sleep. . .
I was in my old house that I grew up in in Butler, talking to my former boss Jen. We were going to do something "new" and "exciting" as a part of feminist activism. My idea was to do a giant tile-like mural. My ideas? Dora the Explorer. . .a Bike. It was going to be the next big thing. ???
After that, I was walking around my house talking to my mom loudly, who was in another room. I went to close the front door and half my dad's foot was there! I stepped on it!!! I was like "what happened to dad's foot and why didn't you tell me?" Earlier small bits in the dream led me to believe he was mowing the lawn and there was a disaster. But it was just. . .sitting there. I went into my old room and my dad was laying on a bed, feet fully intact. Apparently he got a spare?
My dad was in a good mood and we started talking. He was talking about going to Florida and how wonderful it would be. I was urging him to buy a house when he was there, because he would hate coming back. Then I was talking about how maybe I could come and stay with them a few weeks after school ended. He didn't like that. . .he said I needed to be working. But then somehow we made plans and next I was in Florida.
We were at some sort of resort and I was wandering around. I was looking at a map of the whole place and decided to go to the clubhouse and swim in a pool.
The pool I chose had dolphins in it! And for about two minutes I was another character (Bella Swan?) and a dolphin rammed into me, but not because it was being mean, because it had something in supernatural dolphin talk to say to me that was going to save the world. But that dream ended and I went back to being me.
Then I was wandering around, solving some sort of mystery that I can't remember at the moment. My dad showed up and we swam in the pool a bit. There was a wedding party there getting photos taken. They did this one where all the bridal party stood next to each other and did this whole getting dressed montage. . .one photo was putting on the tie, one was buttoning the vest, one was. . .I don't even know. It was all very synchronized. At the end the bride and groom were getting their photo taken and I spilled water all down my front! But I didn't just spill, I couldn't stop it, my cup was just spilling and spilling on me. The bride started crying and freaking out because I ruined things but I was like "bah, whatever" and my dad and I walked away to the pool. We walked past the concession stand and who was working but Ken Cosgrove? I yelled at him all authoritative Peggy-style and was like "you better go help these people, and get to work Ken!"
Then we went to get a snack. There was a long line this time but my dad decided to participate in some Homer Simpson-like bargaining. He went up with some quarters in his hand to Ken and was all "soooo...this ice cream is now a quarter each, riiight?" Ken was all, hmm, no. Then my dad said "ok so it's half off?" "...yes." He jedi mind tricked Ken into giving him super cheap ice cream! He jumped over the counter and grabbed a neopolitan banana split. I grabbed it for him while he was paying and started eating it up. . .it had crushed capt crunch bits in it and it was the most delicious thing I had ever eaten. I couldn't stop eating it! My dad, behind me, somehow got hoist in his own petard and ended up paying $600 for sprinkles. But I was just eating ice cream to the point of nauseau. Mmmm.
After that, dad and I went to sit in the fancy hot tubs. The end.
I like that somewhere there is a record of my more insane dreams. I guess when the apocalypse comes and I want to translate them and be a modern-day crazy prophet, livejournal won't be around, though. still.
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| help me shop! |
[27 Oct 2009|09:07pm] |
I love those new stylin' short sleeved jackets everyone has. But I can't find them anywhere! Or don't know where to look. Sears had a line of them but they were juniors sizes and too small for me. Anyone know where I can look?
They're like this
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| hahahaha |
[07 Oct 2009|11:08pm] |
I am reading a paper I wrote last year and kind of amazed at my fancy literary style! Seriously, it's nothing great, but it's been sooo long since I wrote an academic paper. . .I'm not used to slipping into big word mode anymore. ugh.
but go fancy writing me!
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| Plans |
[16 Sep 2009|09:35pm] |
These will be the colors of my kitchen. A bit retro-y, but still warm and bright. I'm thinking the warm nut brown for the wall color, the deep red (or a similar stain) for the cupboards, with little green details throughout to offset the warm colors. I'll also have mismatched sets of le creuset cookware in cherry red, carribean and dijon. With an herb garden on the windows, of course!
It's good to have that out. Next, the living room. . .
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| goodbye, money |
[22 Aug 2009|10:34am] |
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I'm on a huge DVD buying kick. Hoping my copies of Mad Men S1, Flight of the Conchords S1, Firefly (gift from Erik), and Barton Fink come in the mail today. But I am also in great need of 30 Rock S3, Dexter S3 and Battlestar Galactica S2. . .next paycheck?
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| I need an excuse not to pack! |
[18 Jul 2009|10:25pm] |
→ Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
→ Post a line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
→ Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
→ Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING.
Some of these are easy, some not so much. . .but I have faith you guys can get them all!
1. Seems like yesterday we were 16. We were the rebels of the rebel scene. We wore doc martens in the sun, drinking vintage cider having fun.
2. There's a limit to your love. Like a waterfall in slow motion. Like a map with no ocean.
Feist - Limit to Your Love, guessed by Terpsichore!
3. Somewhere back there, left my worries all behind. My problems fell out of the back of my mind. I'm never knowing where I'm going. . .
4. Romeo and Juliet are together in eternity.
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper, guessed by 57!
5. When you walk by a group of quote-unquote normal people you chuckle to yourself, patting yourself on the back as you scoff. It's the same superiority complex shared by the high school jocks who made your life a living hell, makes you a slave to the competitive capitalist dogma you spend every moment of your waking life bitching about!
6. Everlasting glances like open-ended chances, but he stole my heart when he ordered a double for me!
7. Everyone laughed at her joke, as if they'd never really heard it before. Well maybe they were really amused, but every word that she spoke was a bore. But maybe it's because they had seen the previews on the tv screen. Well this part is good and that's well understood so you should laugh, if you know what I mean.
8. Don't weep, all your kisses still taste sweet. I hate that sadness in your eyes.
9. He couldn't sleep at night for fear that she, in a stupor from the drugs that didn't ease the pain, would set the house aflame with her cigarette.
Ben Folds Five - Cigarette, guessed by A
10. We can live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, and watch the world die.
Everclear - Santa Monica, Paige got it right!
11. She said it's a good thing that you float in the air. . .that way there's no way I will crush your pretty toenails into a thousand pieces.
Weezer - Only in Dreams, guessed by Margaret
12. We've been known to holler, but I loved that boy to death. Lipstick on his collar and some whiskey on his breath. Thought I saw clear waters, but the storm slowed to rest. He had lipstick on his collar and some whiskey on his breath.
13. Working from seven to eleven every night. I think it makes life a drag, I don't think that's right.
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You, Guessed by Buzzy!
14. I hate to break the news dear friend: the world is bitter at each end. And nothing makes you more become it, quite like running from it.
15. I've been trying to get people to call me "Freddie Knuckles." People keep calling me "Right Said Fred." And it's hard to keep trying when half your friends are dying. It's hard to hold it steady when half your friends are dead already.
16. And she knelt on the bank, the wind light as a theif, and I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die" and lent down and planted a rose between her teeth.
Nick Cave - Where the Wild Roses Grow, guessed by Colour707!
17. Cut it out, your self-inflicted pain is getting too routine. The crowds are catching on to the self-inflicted song. Well, here we go again, the art of acting weak. Fall in love to fail to boost your cd sales.
Cursive - Art is Hard, guessed by Sometimes_up!
18. There's a kid a floor below me asking, brother can you spare sunshine for a brother, old man winter's in the air. Walked me up a storey, asking how you are. Told me not to worry, you were just a shooting star.
19. Pressure cooker pick my brain and tell me I'm insane. I'm so fucking happy I could die.
Green Day - Nice Guys Finish Last, guessed by Terpsichore!
20. It's all about the moderate climates, you gotta be hot and cold for sure. Yeah it's all about the moderate climates, you want to be blessed and cursed for sure.
Edit: come on, you guys know these! I promise they are easy!
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| what should I paint? |
[27 Jun 2009|06:30pm] |
I just used a gift certificate for Posner's art store that I've had forever. I got a pack of basic acrylic covers and 3 canvases. They're smaller, two 10x10" ones and one 5x5" deep edge.
Now, I know I could never keep up with something like a painting a day. . .but I kind of wanted to make myself get back into making things, just by doing small, simple projects. I wanted to start painting these small canvases and not worry too much about content. Just doing things I like and things from my life, like veggie and fruit still-lives, the herbs I'm growing, maybe some wonky portraits. I wouldn't mind just doing some abstractish stuff either. Basically i want pretty things to put on my walls!! I'm not adverse to taking patterns or pictures off the internet and transforming them into something.
What should I paint? What would you want a small, colorful painting of in your home?
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| ew, hollywood |
[15 Jun 2009|02:55pm] |
Trailer for the Time Traveler's Wife is out and it looks aawwwwfuuuul. . .just standard romantic sweetness crap that I hate. I LOVE the book. The book is SO good and just this epic love story that is intensely character-driven and full of individuality and details. boo on you, hollywood. I might not even be able to see this.
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| website help! |
[07 Jun 2009|08:13pm] |
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Blah. I haven't been able to get to textsfromlastnight.com in over a week. . .I think my computer is blocking it. it says "the connection to the server was reset when the page was loading." I've been googling it all week and haven't found any posts saying the website will be down. . .can someone check for me? is the website up and running? and if so. . .how do I make my computer load it??
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| hahahahahaha |
[05 Jun 2009|04:12pm] |
This is basically my life story. amirite?
Does anyone want to do some tai chi?
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| Writer's Block: Place of Residence |
[03 Jun 2009|05:19pm] |
all I can think about lately is a dream house :) I want a house here in Tucson in a slightly southwestern style. I want to paint the outside something fun -- a bright, rusty orange or a deep pomegranite red. Or just have it be a tan color with colorful (red, turquoise) accents on the door and window frames. The inside would be a really open floor plan and I want all tile or wood floors. The kitchen either has to be retro (avocado and red-orange and taupe everything) with a fun retro table and chairs to match, or else it's going to be super southwest with red walls, bright blue tiling, mesquite/wormwood furniture, and of course, red chili party lights.
The best part will be the front and back yard, though. The front yard will have a small covered porch and there WILL be a porch swing. I don't know if I'd plant a lot in the ground, but I'd fill the walkway and front porch with potted plants of all sizes. And the front would be really welcoming -- I hate the new houses where the entire front is a driveway and garage, with the front door hidden in the back on one side.
The back yard will be a party/gardening paradise! I want a covered deck filled with party lights and candles everywhere, and lots of comfy chairs for people to sit on. I'll have a grill and maybe a mini-bar and we will have parties and dinners all the time out there. Again -- lots of potted plants. And a saguaro would be nice. Behind the deck will be a fabulous veggie/herb garden. I think I'd do boxed gardens for these and follow the guidelines of square foot gardening. It would have tons of herbs, carrots, tomatoes, greens, peppers, and garlic. And providing partial shade would be some fruit trees -- lemon, orange, and lime. I'd want a nice little walkway going through the garden (I imagine two rectangular above-ground boxes on either side) and large rocks and chairs throughout to sit on. I'd have sun jars in the back to light things up for night gardening.
sigh! if only!
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| lists please! |
[22 May 2009|06:28pm] |
I am in desperate need of some movie good times. I signed up for blockbuster online again for the summer, and while my old queue with like 200+ movies is still up. . .most of them are movies that I feel like I SHOULD see versus WANT to see.
So, what good movies have you seen in the past, I don't know, year or two? Or what are some good classics you'd recommend? Give me a good summer movie list!
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| mmm |
[14 May 2009|09:58pm] |
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For as much as I can hate my crazy insane busyness, sometimes it makes relaxing afterwards that much better. Today I didn't get home until 9pm after getting groceries. . .I was exhausted and starving. But I made some biscuits, got out the chicken and corn I just bought, put together a tasty plate and downed a glass of orange juice in about 2 minutes. some of the tastiest food I've had in my life! just because I was so tired and hungry. Now it feels heavenly to sit in my bed and just unwind. Ahhhh.
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| photoshop disaster |
[12 May 2009|06:15pm] |
Oh god. You don't even have to notice the PS disaster. Just one look at this will make you forego fashion for the next 5 years:
hahahahahahahhaa
seriously? seriously.
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| rant |
[29 Apr 2009|04:23pm] |
Ok, I think things are getting really ridiculous over the swine flu. Yes, it's scary when a new strain of something comes out and yes, it's very tragic that many people have died. And I think we should all wash our hands and look for symptoms and that scientists need to be seriously researching this new strain and how to treat it and vaccinate against it. But seriously people!
WHO is quoted as saying "It really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic." Really, WHO? REALLY? 159 people in Mexico have died. That's very sad but hardly the collapse of all known civilization as we know it. The one (ONE) US death was a Mexican toddler who immigrated to Texas. In an article I can't find right now on Slate, the author argues that there are most likely thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people in Mexico who were infected with the swine flu but either didn't report the symptoms or just got over them and didn't realize it. . .meaning that the ratio of deaths to those infected is very miniscule. Yes, the flu does appear to spread quickly, but we also know the symptoms and have treatments and are working to get it under control. Can I remind you of one American death? One.
36,000 Americans die of flu-related complications every year. Thirty-six thousand!!!!! 50-100 Americans die of little old bee stings. Almost 43,000 Americans die in car accidents each year. Yet we get in our cars every day and catch the flu a few times a year and are miserable but we don't freak out. Let's just put this all into perspective.
Also to get all conspiracy theory-ish on you, those in power often wait with glee for the masses to get panicked and confused and scared so they can sweep in and make major changes in power structures for the "greater good." 9/11 ---> Patriot Act --> War in Iraq. Also Mexico's president uses swine flu to consolidate power.
"In addition, Calderón has used the health crisis to concentrate political power in his hands. On Saturday, he issued a decree that places the entire country under a state of emergency. He has authorized his health secretary to inspect and seize any person or possessions, set up check points, enter any building or house, ignore procurement rules, break up public gatherings, and close down entertainment venues. The decree states that this situation will continue "for as long as the emergency lasts.
This action violates the Mexican Constitution, which normally requires the government to obtain a formal judicial order before violating citizens' civil liberties."
So let's all just chill out and keep our heads. Wash your hands, go to the doctor if you feel sick, keep up with current events. . .and go about your lives as usual.
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| O_o |
[22 Apr 2009|09:34pm] |
Here in Tucson we are suffering from our yearly (bi-yearly?) grasshopper infestation. These suckers are huge. . .most of them 4" long and very spastic. One got into my room (apparently they can get through security doors!) but fortunately I caught him in a cup.
I say "fortunately." He's been relatively quiet but has decided to test his boundaries. Now he's spastically jumping about, trying to escape.
I'm afraid he just might. These are scary suckers.
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