dude, i’m not even kidding you when i say that if katamari damacy is ever released for the wii, that will be a day when my heart explodes with joy.
i was excited to see this even though it’s not really a very reputable source.
seriously. wii. katamari. heart exploding.
seriously, now that i don’t have health insurance or vision or dental or anything, i’ve become extremely paranoid about everything.
1. driving fast
2. driving without a seatbelt
3. knives
4. ice picks
5. chainsaws
6. random sharp objects
7. axes
8. boomsticks
9. high heels (could break an ankle!)
10. apples (could break a tooth)
11. caramels (pulling out fillings!)
12. any sort of sticky or hard food
13. and sugar-laden foods like cotton candy (which is basically just sugar ALL OVER YOUR MOUTH, which lead to cavities, which will then lead to fillings, which will then be pulled out by candy apples)
14. carnival food in general
15. deep fried cheese hot dogs wrapped in bacon
16. pregnancy
17. jumping off things like porches or my front stairs
18. the sun (sunburn! skin cancer! wrinkles!)
19. turning my ipod to maximum volume (hello hearing loss)
20. bears
21. sharks
22. things that can eat me
23. sitting on my knitting needles
24. airplanes
25. frying things
26. eating things that should be refrigerated but not
27. red meat
28. shaving (what if i nick my skin and it keeps bleeding because i developed that non-clotting disease? huh? huh?)
29. hair dye (what if i get it in my eye?)
30. the grand canyon skywalk
sort of. not really. i am a lot more careful about knives, though. and driving.
today, i was sick, and i am grumpy. yesterday, i had a feeling i was going to get sick. i had that little scratchy-back-of-the-throat thing, and my stomach was rumbling. when i went to bed last night, i had that pukey feeling, but i hate throwing up so i didn’t go make myself do it, although it probably would have made me feel better.
and then i woke up this morning and i still felt sick. and now i’m gross. i didn’t go into work because i didn’t feel like throwing up in lincoln county. if i’m going to throw up, i’m going to throw up here in huntington, by golly.
i’m feeling a little better, which is nice. i made some homemade macaroni and cheese, which is currently baking in the oven right now. comfort food when you feel gross is always good.
i’ve decided to start reading the whole harry potter series again, in preparation for the 7th book being released. marques has never read any harry potter, which surprises me. i’m going to try to sneak and make him read it. maybe i’ll decorate the cover with something like “i love sports and fantasy baseball” and it will entice him to pick it up.
for the first time ever in my life, i filled out ncaa brackets. seriously. marques came home last wednesday with one for the wsaz tournament, and was all like, “you need to fill this out right now” and i’m like, “i don’t know what i’m doing!” so i pretty much just picked colleges i had heard of. surprisingly, though, i am not losing. i picked UNC to win the tournament only because one of the ladies i know on a message board is the aunt of tyler hansborough, and i thought it would be wrong for me to pick another team. so far, though, they’re doing pretty well. so keep it up, UNC.
this whole bracket thing is fun, too. i wish i could do a bracket for everything. i would be a lot more receptive to sports if there was a competition for me to be involved in. i realize that saying that is a warning sign of a possible gambling addiction, so i’ll try to stay away from vegas for awhile.
and, just as an update, i saw my friend tuesday. she’s the one with the little baby. although her baby isn’t so little anymore. tuesday has this kind of disappearing quality… she’ll be in our lives for a few weeks and then BAM — no tuesday for like, 8 months. and then she’ll come back, and then disappear again.
however, i have been going through a severe case of baby fever, and i needed to see tuesday and her baby to quench it because let me tell you, ain’t no babies coming out of this lady. so i saw the two of them and we hung out and we talked and i played with the baby girl and it was nice. i’m going to try to see her more often. we’ll see.
and i’ve been trying to eat better things for me because, thanks to depo-provera, i’ve gained about 50 pounds in the past year. which is a lot. a LOT. and i’ve been doing a really good job, too. lots of turkey sandwiches, apples, granola bars, yogurt. less of ice cream and fried things. but unfortunately, i don’t think i’ve been losing anything, which is a huge bummer. i’m pretty sure the depo has something to do with it. it’s a huge dilemma.
and my macaroni and cheese is now done. i am going to go enjoy the crap out of it.
i am DISILLUSIONED that the lead singer of tommy tutone is now a computer programmer. 867-5309 tommy tutone. computer programmer.
this is not how i choose to think of my idols.
tommy tutone lead singer, i’m pretty sure if you call me, i can get you a job as a photographer or maybe like, music writer at my newspaper. i have no doubt that having tommy tutone as our photographer will rocket our subscriptions through the roof.
i mean, old rock stars should be like, producing up-and-coming young artists or selling their songs to burger king commercials, or starring in reality tv shows. NOT being a computer programmer.
although it would be pretty cool to have tommy tutone as your cubicle mate.
seriously, i’m watching double dare on tv right now.
my favorite part of it is the obstacle course, and how harvey tells what the prizes are after each obstacle explanation. and they’re prizes from 1988. “and when you hand that flag over to your teammate, you’ll be winning a pair of CITYLIGHTS SNEAKERS! THE KIND THAT FLASH WHEN YOU WALK!” or “at the end of the course, if you complete everything successfully, you can win this brand new NINTENDO VIDEO GAME SYSTEM!”
awesome. i always wanted to be on double dare, but i knew i would never get to be on it because it was just me and my mom growing up, and i didn’t have a brother or a sister or a dad to go play with. but my mom was cool and bought me a nintendo anyway.
and on the work front, i am now completing my first official week as a graphic designer. ME. HOLLA.
(stolen from dix, my knitting buddy but not book soulmate… danielle steel? really? i heart you, dix.)
also, quick job update. so my job rules. really freaking hard. they told me today that i only need to drive to lincoln county on mondays and fridays and i can work from home the remainder of the time. i’m already searching for an appropriate desk. and i have plans to take my (NEW) laptop to panera bread and eat cinnamon bagels and drink iced green tea while working. i am pretty much the luckiest person in the whole world. great job, great boyfriend, great cat. i am pretty pleased with how i turned out.
Hardback or trade paperback or mass market paperback?
so dix, let me explain to you the difference between the two. trade paperbacks are the bigger ones. mass market are those short and thick ones you can buy for like, 7 dollars. i prefer trade paperbacks. mass market, the spine bends too easily. hardback, i hate dealing with the dust jackets.
Amazon or brick and mortar?
i like amazon a lot. i went to books-a-million the other day and i couldn’t find CRAP. it took me like, 15 minutes to even find the design section. and then they didn’t even have what i needed. i mean, i’m a bit biased seeing how amazon gave me thousands of dollars last year in exchange for me sitting in a chair and knitting, but still. amazon rules.
Barnes & Noble or Borders?
they’re pretty much the same thing. i say borders because we have one around here. but i don’t shun b&n when i’m near one. i don’t have borders loyalty like i do amazon loyalty.
Bookmark or dogear?
i don’t do either. i can normally find where i left off pretty quickly.
Alphabetize by author or alphabetize by title or random?
haha this is like one time when my mom tried to alphabetize her cd collection. it worked for about 10 days. they’re random, though i try to group my authors together, so if i’m having a chuck palahniuk craving, i can just go to the palahniuk section and pick a book from it.
Keep, throw away, or sell?
i keep all my books. all of them. because i read them over and over again. do not get between me and my books.
Keep dust jacket or toss it?
i hate the dust jacket, but i like to keep it. however, if it gets lost, i’m not upset about it.
Read with dust jacket or remove it?
REMOVE. i hate dust jackets, they get all rustly and IN MY WAY OF READING.
Short story or novel?
i mostly do novels, but i love collections of stories by authors like david sedaris and augusten burroughs. funny stories. (mostly) true stories.
Collection (short stories by same author) or anthology (short stories by different authors)?
see above. collections. anthologies are good too, but i don’t read a lot of them.
Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket?
uh, harry potter. duh. i’m bummed that i left amazon before they gave us harry potter stuff this summer. maybe someone with the initials E.P. will save me a t-shirt. but seriously. i love harry potter. i love harry potter so much that i actually go to websites about harry potter, with harry potter theories. it’s ridiculous. i’m 24 going on 10.
Stop reading when tired or at chapter breaks?
stop… reading? i generally devour books in one sitting. i only stop reading when i have to.
“It was a dark and stormy night” or “Once upon a time”?
meh. dark and stormy night usually means mystery. once upon a time means fantasy. neither float my boat.
Buy or Borrow?
if by borrow you mean keep, then borrow. otherwise, buy. i keep all books i read.
New or used?
i don’t care. books are books.
Buying choice: book reviews, recommendation or browse?
all of the above.
Tidy ending or cliffhanger?
i don’t care. i just hate when books end ambiguously.
Morning reading, afternoon reading or nighttime reading?
i love reading in bed.
Stand-alone or series?
i don’t really like series, except for harry potter.
Favorite series?
um, harry potter.
Favorite children’s book?
i loved all things roald dahl, especially matilda and the witches.
Favorite book of which nobody else has heard?
i don’t know. i love “middlesex” by jeffrey eugenides, but i mean, it won a pulitzer. chuck klosterman’s “killing yourself to live” was fun. oh, “waiting” by debra ginsberg was REALLY interesting. i read a lot of books.
Favorite books read last year?
last year? i read a lot of books last year. “the history of love” by nicole krauss, “fargo rock city” by chuck klosterman, “extremely loud and incredibly close” by jonathan safran foer. um… wow. there are more.
Favorite books of all time?
i always forget books, but the ones that come to mind are “middlesex” by jeffrey eugenides, “sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs” by chuck klosterman, “everything is illuminated” by jonathan safran foer, “house of the spirits” by isabel allende, “love in the time of cholera” by gabriel garcia marquez, “stardust” by neil gaiman, “dry” by augusten burroughs, “naked” by david sedaris, and “invisible monsters” by chuck palahniuk. there are a LOT more.
Least favorite book you finished last year?
um, i love chuck klosterman. and should chuck klosterman ever decide to read my weblog, i hope he knows i love him. but i wasn’t overly impressed by “IV”. i’m sorry. i love you.
What are you reading right now?
i just finished “the commitment” by dan savage (so cute) and i’m in the middle of “eva luna” by isabel allende.
What are you reading next?
i don’t have any books on order. i just ordered a macromedia freehand book for work so i imagine i might be reading that. i’d also like to read “alternadad” by neal pollack, “sickened” by julie gregory, and “fragile things” by neil gaiman.
so my job? pretty cool. today i watched 18,000 episodes of jeopardy and press your luck. also, there was this couple on the newlywed game (why isn’t that still on the air?) that had matching afros. the first day i had to make a hardware decision. picture me trying to decide between a macbook pro and a mac pro with a cinema display. POOR ME.
the commute isn’t as bad as i expected. driving along at 70 miles per hour past gigantic semis is always fun at 8:00 in the morning. i eat granola bars, drink green tea, listen to david sedaris recount his childhood stories. marques made me an excellent mix cd for my first day, full of songs by david bowie, elton john, earth wind and fire, and other artists that are very upbeat.
today, i drove home on route 60 because the sun was setting and i love route 60. while i was going over the culloden bridge, i saw this man throw his daughter in the air and catch her. it was amazing. i thought he would drop her.
i also bought waylon a harness today. i have plans to take him outside for some rolling around in the grass and chasing birds. he flipped out, though, and tried to bite the harness off of him. maybe he will realize that harness equals outside, and will grow to love his restraints.
i ate really well today. on the way to work i had a granola bar. when i got to work, i had a yogurt. for lunch i ate some baked cheetos and a turkey sandwich on wheat. i had an apple in my bag in case i got hungry, but i didn’t. and then, i got back to huntington, and stupid marques wanted to go to stewart’s hot dogs and i had two hot dogs with a cookie dough milkshake. my boyfriend loves me even when i eat poorly. he ate poorly, too, though.
i miss him during the nights. it is very weird to fall asleep without another body next to me. however, i’m pretty sure that when the weekend rolls around, we will just stay in bed together all day because we missed it so much.
