A Thought Per Day*

File Under: Nothing

2009-03-15T19:38:00.001-07:00

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File Under: Books

2008-10-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

I love Mary Roach's books. I'm currently reading "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" and I about spit out my lunch when I read this line:

Last, but, okay, least, we have Dickinson to thank for the innovation of the relaxing picture on the gynecological exam room ceiling. The courtesy was inspired by a grueling afternoon spent staring at the blank ceiling above Dickinson's dentist's chair. I may be dating myself (a turn of phrase that now hits my ears as a euphemism for masturbation), but back in the early eighties, no women's health center was complete without the ceiling poster of a ring of redwood trees shot from below. So ubiquitous was this image that I cannot, to this day, look at a redwood and not feel as though I should scoot down a little lower and relax.

In the words of Homer Simpson: "It's funny 'cause it's true."

File Under: Movies

2008-10-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

"Run Fat Boy, Run" is a cute movie. Definitely worth a rental if you like Simon Pegg, which I do.

File Under: Politics

2008-10-09T06:11:00.001-07:00

I love Sarah Silverman:

See more Sarah Silverman videos at Funny or Die

File Under: Fashion

2008-10-09T05:48:00.000-07:00

Low-rise pants look good on exactly 2% of women who wear them.

File Under: Music

2008-10-05T17:32:00.000-07:00

Another song I fucking love:

File Under: Music

2008-10-04T08:41:00.001-07:00

I fucking love this song:

I mean, who can't relate to those lyrics?

File Under: Music

2008-10-01T05:57:00.001-07:00

"Jukebox Hero" by Foreigner is a mighty fine song to listen to while doing cardio.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-09-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

I'm late on this and not saying anything new, but Clay Aiken announcing he's gay is so stupid. Even stupider is this quote from a Yahoo news article:

This is really shocking news as I had no idea he was gay," read a comment posted by "Sheridansq." "And now I have to deal with this. I am not sure what to say to people who know I was a fan. ... I didn't go to work today and am not answering the telephone."

[snort of disapproval]

File Under: Food

2008-09-30T18:52:00.000-07:00

Delicious, nutritous and oh-so-easy to make:

Toss some fresh broccoli with olive oil, crushed garlic and a wee bit of sea salt.
Turn oven to broil.
Put broccoli in oven and roast until all crispy-like. The closer to burnt, the better and even the burnt pieces rock.

Also delicious, if not so nutritous:

Turtle Mountain coconut milk chocolate dairy-free frozen dessert. I got turned on to it by The Best Friend. I don't like mint so I figured I would try the chocolate and I was not disappointed.

Go eat!

File Under: Books

2008-09-24T19:53:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed Tori Spelling's memoir "sTORI telling." Any time I catch an episode of her show, I always end up watching and finding her charming. Go figure.

File Under: Music

2008-09-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

Oldie, but a goodie:

Nemesis by Shriekback. You gotta love a song that uses the word "parthenogenesis" and uses it correctly at that.

File Under: Factoid

2008-09-22T19:06:00.000-07:00

I kind of miss my days as a slut.

File Under: Spam

2008-09-22T06:02:00.000-07:00

I keep getting email from "Your colon." Cracks me up every time.

File Under: Wisdom

2008-09-20T16:18:00.000-07:00

If you ever kill a bug with a piece of toilet paper, make sure you flush the toilet paper before you sit down to pee because you just never know when the bug will find its way out of the paper and up your butt.

File Under: Funny

2008-09-16T19:02:00.000-07:00

My doctor:

When our first daughter stood up at 10 months and started walking, we said, "We're so proud!" When our second daughter stood up at 10 months and started walking, we said, "Sit down!"

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-09-10T19:19:00.000-07:00

Cool site that will suck your time away: Typeracer.

File Under: Movies

2008-09-01T13:09:00.000-07:00

Good movie: Offside.

GREAT movie: The Lives of Others.

File Under: Politics

2008-08-30T19:41:00.001-07:00

That Palin woman is everything I despise about Republican women. Ugh.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-08-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

Things I will never understand:

1. Why people at the gym seek out equipment that faces the windows that have the sun streaming in;
2. How I ever survived living in San Antonio;
3. How anyone, even adolescent girls who don't know any better, can find the Jonas Brothers attractive*; and
4. Why the 10 pounds I have lost far seem to have come off of my boobs.

*I refuse to link to their site. Just Google them if you don't know what they look like.

File Under: Food

2008-08-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

I HIGHLY recommend this recipe. If you're a crazy vegan (hi, Best Friend!) just ignore the chicken part. I tell you, I could live off of this bean dish. So freaking good! Go make it already!

Also recommend this hummus-like spread:

Walnut Cannellini Spread

One 15 oz can Cannellini Beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 C. Walnuts
1/4 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
3 T. Fresh Lemon Juice (about one lemon)
2 T. extra-virgin Olive Oil
1 Clove Garlic, minced
1/4 t. Salt
Pepper to taste

Again, so freaking good. I have mine on a Trader Joe's whole-wheat tortilla with lettuce and radishes. Yummy!

P.S. I've lost 10 pounds in as many weeks! Whee!!!

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-08-09T20:30:00.000-07:00

I don't know exactly how I did it, but I was able to download a clip from YouTube, rip the audio from it, edit the audio to get just the portion I wanted, upload the audio clip to my phone and so now my ringtone is the theme from Wipeout.

Good night, and big balls.

File Under: Music

2008-08-02T19:27:00.001-07:00

I highly recommend the documentary "Shut Up and Sing" about the Dixie Chicks. I just love them even more now after watching it.

File Under: Politics

2008-07-22T19:09:00.000-07:00

Whenever I go to the YMCA, the tv directly in front of me while working out is always tuned to the fucking Fox News channel so I always get the displeasure of seeing about half of fucking Bill O'Reilly's show.

Take this little nugget:

What a fucking idiot. I love how people like him want to limit access to birth control AND outlaw abortion AND not fund programs helping the poor and minorities. Fucking idiots.

File Under: Funny

2008-07-20T19:49:00.002-07:00

The Boy cannot get enough of this and honestly, neither can I.

File Under: Food

2008-07-20T11:12:00.001-07:00

I made the most delicious dish yesterday. Don't know what to call it though. Corn Salsa, Corn Salad? Anyway, all I did was roast some corn on the cob in the oven, take it off the cob, mix in some olive oil, fresh cilantro, lime juice, avocado, yellow and orange bell peppers and tomatoes, and salt. Oh my god, so good.

I should have taken a picture and submitted it to Scrumpdilly.

File Under: Factoid

2008-07-19T11:33:00.000-07:00

Orthodontists throwing out caramel candy at a parade - that's just plain evil.

File Under: Vocabulary

2008-07-11T19:21:00.000-07:00

I love the phrase "blind in one eye and can't see out the other."

File Under: Books

2008-07-07T19:17:00.000-07:00

I'm really enjoying "The Magician's Assistant." I hate that it came out in 1998 and I just now discovered it.

I gave up on "Oil!" It was completely different than the movie and so, so boring. Glad I saw the movie first.

File Under: Television

2008-07-06T16:04:00.000-07:00

I watched two episodes of Tori & Dean yesterday and I have to say I found Tori Spelling to be somewhat charming. There was one point when she was talking about her irrational pregnancy fears and she told the husband something along the lines of "What if the baby kicks me so hard she ruptures one of my vital organs and it start bleeding so much it effectively drowns her?" I had to laugh at that.

However, considering they were both married when they met and put their ex-spouses through some nasty break-ups, it is kind of tacky that they have a reality show reveling in their love, you know?

File Under: Lyrics

2008-07-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

I told the priest
Don't count on any second coming
God got his ass kicked
The first time he came down here slumming
He had the balls to come
The gall to die and then forgive us
No, I don't wonder why
I wonder what he thought it would get us

Song: Tomorrow, Wendy
Artist: Concrete Blonde

File Under: Lyrics

2008-07-04T17:09:00.000-07:00

Two sips from the
Cup of human kindness
And I'm shitfaced

Song: Use It
Artist: The New Pornographers

File Under: Factoid

2008-07-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

It's a damn shame when you have to "borrow" $25 out of your child's piggybank just to be able to cover the gasoline bill.

File Under: Music

2008-06-28T19:03:00.000-07:00

Best band name I'v heard in a long time:

The Foxymorons.

Their song "Just Because" is pretty good. I may have to check out the rest of their stuff.

File Under: Lyrics

2008-06-22T13:08:00.000-07:00

Things I'm bound to tell you
Like that dress looks great on ya
I could use some breathing room
But I'm still in love with you

Song: Things
Artist: Paul Westerberg

File Under: Lyrics

2008-06-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

I used to be your biggest fan
I used to be your biggest fan
Now I find that you are
Slipping in my estimation

Song: Biggest Fan
Artist: Voxtrot

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-06-19T18:48:00.001-07:00

You know how with over the counter meds, you have to peel off that piece of paper before you pop the pill out of the foil? I hate that.

File Under: Wisdom

2008-05-26T16:10:00.001-07:00

It's always worth it to pay extra for Scotch brand tape.

File Under: Lyrics

2008-05-18T18:27:00.001-07:00

Why do our hearts break
Instead of bend?

Song: The End
Artist: Alejandro Escovedo

File Under: Music

2008-05-15T18:41:00.000-07:00

Best use of an animal sound in a song:

The deranged monkey sounds at the end of "Monkey" by George Michael.

File Under: Funny

2008-05-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

Me: I love you, Bub.
The Boy: [silence, then a long toot]
Me: All righty then! I'll take that to mean "I love you, too, Mama."
The Boy: No, I love you TOOT, Mama!

File Under: Lyrics

2008-05-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

My ego's like
My stomach
It keeps
Shitting
What I feed it

Song: Recluse
Band: Cursive

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-04-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

In the last week, The Boy has discovered the hilarity that is Tom & Jerry cartoons, and Calvin & Hobbes books. I'm so proud.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-04-02T18:27:00.000-07:00

Things wanted, but not affordable in the near future:
A cd-changer for my car
Cleaning service for the house at least once a month
A new computer

Things needed, but not affordable in the near future:
A new used car for The Huz
New cv joints for my car
A new mattress
Surgery for The Dog's mast cell tumor

Things needed, but not affordable, but purchased anyway:

A monthly massage
A haircut every six weeks

File Under: Spam

2008-04-01T19:13:00.000-07:00

Today's best spam subject line:

Lisa, this is why your [sic] fat.

How dare they insult me using bad grammar!

File Under: Factoid

2008-04-01T19:09:00.000-07:00

How to ruin a perfectly nice post-vacation bliss:

Return to work to find out you only had enough PTO to cover 25 hours of the 45 hours you took, meaning 20 hours will be Leave Without Pay. This may end up being the most expensive vacation ever.

File Under: Music

2008-03-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

I love George Michael with a fervor I can't explain. I love him so much that I actually love all the songs on "Fantastic," the first Wham! cd. I love him so much that I started watching "Eli Stone" strictly because he was associated with it. I love him so much that I cried while watching him "testify" during this past week's Eli Stone episode. I love him so much that I signed up for the official newsletter so I would know exactly when he was touring the good ol' USA again.

And now?

Now I get the official newsletter announcing the North American Tour for 2008 and the only place close to me he is playing is Seattle on July 2, which is a weeknight. Why, George, why?

File Under: Music

2008-03-16T19:29:00.001-07:00

I don't know how familiar you are with Bon Jovi, but you know that song "Livin' on a Prayer" by them? In it, they reference two "characters" named Gina and Tommy.

The most pretentious thing I ever heard was in an interview with Jon Bon Jovi back in 2000 when their album "Crush" came out. The first single was "It's My Life" and in that song was a line referencing Gina and Tommy. He said something to the fact that he felt he just had to check in on them again and see how they were doing.

What horseshit.

File Under: Books

2008-03-15T20:10:00.001-07:00

Well, I finished "Bitter is the New Black." While the author did come to her senses by the end, I still didn't like it. I have no desire to read her other stuff.

If you want to read a funny memoir-ish book written by a woman, go buy Laurie Notaro's stuff. If she doesn't crack you up, nothing will.

File Under: Books

2008-03-08T11:24:00.000-08:00

I'm reading the memoir "Bitter is the New Black" right now and all I have to say is that the author better redeem herself at the end of the book because right now if I read one more whiny materialistic word, I'm not going to finish it. And I *always* finish books, even ones I hate. The only other book I've never finished is "Confederacy of Dunces." Ugh.

File Under: Spam

2008-03-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

Today's best spam subject line: "Increase your copulation organ."

Is that what they're calling it these days?

File Under: Food

2008-02-27T18:22:00.001-08:00

Be in in donut, funnel cake, churro or beignet form, I love me some deep-fried dough.

File Under: Music

2008-02-17T15:57:00.000-08:00

I am obsessed (obsessed, I tell you!) with the song "Low" by Flo Rida. We went to Seattle this weekend and the whole way there, I kept putting the Sirius on Channel 1, hoping to hear it. I finally did and you would have sworn I won the lottery when it came on - I think I actually screamed.

Coming back today, there was a girl in front of us who was dancing like I have never seen a person dance with driving before. We kept trying to get close enough to hear what she was listening to. When we did, I heard Apple Bottom jeans and just about busted a gut laughing!

Flo Rida fever - catch it, baby!

File Under: Music

2008-02-12T19:10:00.000-08:00

The Boy is currently walking around the house singing "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" and "I'm too sexy for my sex. My sex. My sex." He cracks me up.

File Under: Television

2008-02-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

I love watching episodes of my shows on the computer when I'm bored at work. Now if fucking HBO would post episodes online so I could watch "Extras," I'd be all set.

File Under: Music

2008-02-11T06:08:00.001-08:00

I've professed my love of the song "Knights of Cydonia" by Muse before, but I'm going professing it again because the video is supremely awesome:

(And, yes, I know I'm a million years behind the times, but I don't care.)

File Under: Music

2008-02-09T09:17:00.000-08:00

When we went to Mexico in January 2006, there was a video playing constantly on MTV Latin America. It was quite the catchy little tune, but I never caught the name of the band.

Flash-forward to yesterday when I decide to post a question on Yahoo Answers to see if anyone knows the video. Lo and behold, somebody actually did and gave me the band and song name. I heart the Internets.

The band is Miranda! (their exclamation point, not mine)and the song is called "Don." Enjoy:

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-02-08T06:39:00.000-08:00

We've been in this new house for two months and already have had two disputes with the management company for the homeowners' association. This is going to be interesting.

File Under: Music

2008-02-06T06:05:00.000-08:00

I hated "Is She Really Going Out with Him" by Joe Jackson when it first came out, but I kind of dig it when I hear it now.

File Under: Lyrics

2008-01-29T19:27:00.000-08:00

Is it my fault
I wasn't born to royalty?

Song: Legacy
Artist: Dash Rip Rock

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-01-26T18:51:00.000-08:00

We went to OMSI today and I came home with Ebola, Athlete's Foot, and a Flesh Eating Virus. Sha little microbes!

File Under: Funny

2008-01-24T18:24:00.000-08:00

Gimme a chicken sandwich and some waffle fries FOR FREE

If you haven't seen these videos yet, go right now. Fucking cracking me up.

File Under: Politics

2008-01-23T05:58:00.001-08:00

If my family has to chose between a Mormon or an African-American for president, their heads may just explode.

File Under: Memories

2008-01-21T17:29:00.000-08:00

Found this letter today while doing some organizing. It's from my dad to his dad while my dad was in the Navy in '42.

Dear Dad,
Guess you been wondering why I haven't written before. Well, I'll give you a pretty good idea.

After 31 days at sea and covering 3,700 miles of water, we are back in the good ole U.S.A. and boy, are we glad. We spent exactly 5 months in Casablanca French Morocco. In other words, we came over on the invasion November 8, 1942. Boy, we really saw some action. Our Navy (emphasis in original) showed the French Navy who was boss. We really poured the lead to them.

Well, I have seen about all of North Africa as I want to see. Guess you know I told you a few things I am not supposed to say so keep it under your hat and be sure to burn this letter after you have read it.

Sure would like to see you after. Wonder what you are doing? Well, guess I will hush. Write often as you can. I will do the same.

Bye and be careful.

Love,
Your Sons

Isn't that so cool?

File Under: Television

2008-01-20T21:01:00.001-08:00

Squee! American Idol is back. I lurve the audition episodes. This year's best (so far) as got to be Birdman. Damn if I couldn't get that song out of my head the whole next day.

Paula's fake sign language and her busting a move cracks my ass up. If you don't want to watch the whole video, just watch from 5:10 to 5:38. Damn, that's some funny shit.

The only thing funnier was when some contestant go the golden ticket and their entire family was screaming in the hall and Simon's all "What is it about you Americans. You're genuinely happy when someone you know does well." Or to quote the Television Without Pity reviewer: "Outside, Team Angela goes crazy. Inside, Simon is bewildered by the concept of being happy for other people. Which he blames on his being British rather than being a self-conscious grump."

But maybe it is a British thing. After all, Morrissey has that "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" song.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2008-01-16T06:19:00.001-08:00

Three things The Boy says that crack me up:

1. "I want no one to see my privacy!" (He says this when going to the bathroom. He'll then proceed to run around completely naked and shake his butt at me after his bath. Such a silly.)

2. Skabetty instead of spaghetti.

3. New Hamster instead of New Hampshire.

Love that Bubba.

File Under: Movies

2008-01-15T06:27:00.000-08:00

Saw "There Will Be Blood." Daniel Day Lewis was awesome, but the story itself was kind of meh. I liked "No Country for Old Men" better overall.

Also saw "Alvin and the Chimpmunks" with The Boy. Very cute.

File Under: Factoid

2008-01-04T19:22:00.000-08:00

All religions are bullshit, but Mormonism is truly fucking crazy.

File Under: Factoid

2007-12-28T17:26:00.000-08:00

I have deposited more checks in the past 4 weeks due to the selling of old home and buying of new home than I have deposited in the last 5 years.

File Under: Books

2007-12-11T18:55:00.000-08:00

"Tomorrow" by Graham Swift is one of the most boring books I've read in a long time. {Warning: spoilers ahead}

The whole premise of the book is that the mother of 16-year old twins is writing them a "letter" because tomorrow something is going to be revealed to them. Something she and the husband decided long ago they would tell the twins when they turned 16.

The drama involved in the "mother's" letter made me think the big revelation would be something good like they actually killed the real parents and kidnapped the kids or the parents were brother and sister.

So what was the big reveal? The twins were the result of in-vitro fertilization. Puh-lease! What a fucking bore. Of course, the mother has to confess to an affair with the family vet that had absolutely nothing to do with anything except making you think for one second that the vet was their father.

The whole idea of the big revelation was just pathetic. I would imagine that parents who go in-vitro, whether with the husband's spooge or not, would be quite open with the kids about it. Kind of like, "we wanted you so much, we did whatever we could to get you." Maybe I'm wrong. But the book is still a bore. Don't waste your time.

File Under: Music

2007-12-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

There's nothing like the mother-son bonding that happens by singing "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne together in the car, complete with hand gestures and head boppin'.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2007-11-28T08:35:00.000-08:00

Today is moving day! How some people can wait for a year or more for their house to sell is beyond me. It took two months for ours and I thought I was going to go crazy.

File Under: Wisdom

2007-11-26T16:24:00.000-08:00

If you are moving, get some of those giant Ziploc storage bags. Only don't get Ziploc brand, use the Glad brand instead. Glad has zippers that pull across very easily even when the bag is packed. Ziploc has those grooves that you have press the hell out of trying to get it to close.

You're welcome.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2007-11-26T16:23:00.000-08:00

I think this is the first time I've ever moved and didn't have to clean roach droppings out of the cabinets. I love Oregon.

File Under: Books

2007-11-18T18:36:00.000-08:00

Reviews of recent books:

"A Good and Happy Child" by Justin Evans: Since I grew up Catholic, I kind of got freaked out by the whole demon possession thing, but other than that, it really wasn't very good.

"Every Secret Thing" by Laura Lippman: I liked "What the Dead Know" so much, I decided to try this author's other books. This one was just as good. The endings of both actually managed to surprise me, which is rare.

"The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star" by Nikki Sixx: Suffers from the "I'm so artistic; look at the funky typesetting I chose" syndrome, but still a good read. Probably a little better than "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue" that I read a few years ago, but both still don't come even close to being as entertaining as "I Lived to Tell It All" by George Jones.

"Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures: Stories" by Vincent Lam. Yawn. Save your time and money/library quota.

"The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible" by A.J. Jacobs. I liked this better than "The Know-it-All" by the same guy. Had me laughing out loud at parts.

And, finally, "November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide" by George Howe Colt. Depressing as hell, but also very informative.

File Under: Food

2007-11-18T18:35:00.001-08:00

For the past week or so, everytime I eat anything sweet, I get a killer headache and my stomach gets upset. If I have to give up sweets, I will NOT be well.

File Under: Wisdom

2007-11-18T18:34:00.000-08:00

Beware the laundry hamper of a 7-year-old boy and the veritable potpourri of smells it contains, not the least of which is pee.

File Under: Food

2007-11-14T19:00:00.001-08:00

I fucking HATE wild rice.

File Under: Sports

2007-11-12T17:32:00.001-08:00

This will probably be my first and only post about sports, but here goes:

1. "Are You Ready For Some Football" is infinitely better than "I've Been Waiting All Day for Sunday Night."

2. It kills me that LSU is currently ranked number one. Bubba can't wrap his head around my hatred of my alma mater. He's all, "Why do you love the Saints, Mama?" and I tell him because I grew up in Louisiana and that's just the way it is. "But you went to LSU and you hate them? Why, Mama?" I tried explaining that going to LSU is exactly why I hate LSU, but the idea just doesn't compute in his brain.

3. Oregon is currently ranked number two. The Huz and Bubba are hoping for an LSU/Oregon bowl game. I could not possibly care less.

File Under: Funny

2007-11-08T17:47:00.000-08:00

Quite possibly the funniest Photoshop picture ever:

I swear I laughed for at least 20 minutes when I saw it.

File Under: Funny

2007-11-04T13:00:00.001-08:00

My work sponsors a Halloween pumpkin carving contest every year. For this year, I was going to go with a "300" theme, using 300 of those little pumpkin candies and then one giant pumpkin who would look like Spartan King Leonidas, but I couldn't figure how to get the pumpkin to say "This. . . is . . . SPARTA" everytime someone walked by.

I then had the BRILLIANT idea based on the awesome Faces of Meth done by the Oregonian and Multnomah County Sherriff's office.

I now present to you:

PUMPKIN FACES OF METH

I kill me. I really do.

File Under: Wisdom

2007-11-01T19:38:00.001-07:00

Men do not initiate a divorce until they have another woman lined up. Women, however, will leave when they not only have no romantic prospects lined up, but nothing else lined up either.

File Under: Books

2007-11-01T19:34:00.000-07:00

I highly recommend "What the Dead Know" by Laura Lippman.

Also recommend "The Gospel of Food: Everything You Think You Know About Food Is Wrong" by Barry Glassner.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2007-10-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

To the old woman who gave out scripture cards along with candy tonight: you're just lucky you gave out candy, too.

File Under: Hodgepodge

2007-10-30T14:17:00.001-07:00

I swear I'm not going to start posting all of my dreams, but I must share this one.

I bought a huge ol' house that only cost $500,000. Everyone I knew was digging it and we had a huge party. The house was so cool that Duran Duran showed up at the party and wanted to rent it for their next CD release party. Much to my dismay, John Taylor was an asshole, but Nick Taylor and Simon Lebon were way cool.

I love my dreamlife.

File Under: Factoid

2007-10-25T18:59:00.001-07:00

Over the past week, the following has happened:

1. Got an offer on our house, which we accepted.
2. Put an offer on the house we want, which was accepted.
3. Had an IUD inserted and nearly passed out from the pain.
4. Marveled at the size of blood clots coming out of my vagina. (You'd think I'd be used to such sights since I've been having periods since I was 13, but you'd be wrong.)
5. Screamed when a leaf blew off a tree and came straight towards the windshield. (I always do that at least once a year. You would think I'd know it's going to happen and be prepared, but you'd be wrong. Again.)
6. Laughed my ass off listening to the Howard Stern show. Specifically, at Artie Lange when he said, "Whenever I eat too many Oreos, I shit Oreo dust."
7. Listened to the new Robert Plant/Allison Krauss album "Raising Sand." Can't decide if I like it enough to buy it though.
8. Not gone to the gym even once.
9. Bitched about the amount of homework they give to second graders these days. (Honestly, it's ridiculous.)
10. Realized I hadn't updated in a while and decided to do a long post.

File Under: Food

2007-10-23T08:25:00.001-07:00

Okay, I've had Curves cereal for breakfast yesterday and today and can tell you my opinion:

When dry, it's not bad. Kind of like Wheaties with Rice Krispies embedded in it. When it's wet, however, it tastes like wet cardboard smells.

I don't recommend it.

File Under: Television

2007-10-15T19:46:00.001-07:00

I love Best Week Ever and I've developed a huge crush on Kristy Webb. Love her!

File Under: Factoid

2007-10-14T19:10:00.000-07:00

Some days, my desire to have a baby takes my breath away. Luckily, I get over it quickly.

File Under: Music

2007-10-09T19:01:00.001-07:00

"Father of Mine" by Everclear makes me cry.

File Under: Books

2007-10-07T16:53:00.000-07:00

"To See You Again: A True Story of Love in the Time of War" by Betty Schimmel is a great read. If you have even half a heart, it will make you cry, but I still recommend it.

File Under: Funny

2007-10-05T13:45:00.001-07:00

The Boy: I want to hear that "Pop the Asphalt" song.
Me: What song?
The Boy: You know, (sings) "pop the asphalt, pop the asphalt."
Me: Do you you mean "Rock the Casbah?"
The Boy: Yeah!

Crazy boy.

File Under: Factoid

2007-10-04T19:39:00.000-07:00

I'm ovulating right now and my mucous is so much like raw egg whites that I almost expect to see a yolk come out when I sit down to pee.

File Under: Books

2007-10-03T19:30:00.001-07:00

I highly recommend "Winter's Bone" by Daniel Woodrell. Dark, but the story just gets you from the first page. I absolutely loved it.

Also liked "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen, for a quick easy read.

File Under: Television

2007-10-03T19:17:00.000-07:00

I've been having dreams of Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs.

Damn. He can even get away with wearing a turtleneck for gawd's sake. I think he reminds me of my ex-lovah CK so that's probably why I'm so hot for him, but really, isn't he to die for?

File Under: Hodgepodge

2007-10-02T18:54:00.001-07:00

My day in a nutshell:

1. Wake up sleepy
2. Almost fall asleep driving to work
3. Almost fall alseep at my desk various times during the day
4. Almost fall asleep driving to the YMCA on the way home
5. Get home
6. Eat
7. Go to bed
8. Toss and turn and generally sleep like shit until morning when it starts all over again

File Under: Books

2007-09-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

"The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life" by Robert Goolrick is an excellent, though heartbreaking, read.

File Under: Movies

2007-09-29T19:58:00.000-07:00

Worth $3.99 pay-per-view: 300. The dialogue isn't great, but the violence is top notch. Slow-motion legs getting chopped off is always good.

File Under: Factoid

2007-09-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

I am severely pantyliner-challenged. It is just impossible for me to picture where my love-hole is and then place a pantyliner so that maximum coverage is assured.

File Under: Factoid

2007-09-26T15:06:00.000-07:00

How to waste an hour of your life: lying on your back with your feet in stirrups while three separate doctors on three separate attempts try to open your cervix to insert an IUD. Fucking ouch.