You must go watch Repo! The Genetic Opera right now. It is amazing.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
zee tornado!
we are currently in a 'tornado watch' until 9p when it becomes a 'tornado warning.' excuse me, tornado? we have these things called mountains. however, if there were to be one anywhere in mon county, it would be on my road. it's officially the most dangerous place in the county. yesterday there were three wrecks before i left for work. THREE. where do these ppl think they're drivin, ohio?
tangent. breathe.
so the masquerade ball was very fun. it was awesome to see so many people dressed up. some just wore regular clothes and a mask, some wore fancy dress like us, and some went all out and got marie antoinette wigs and the like. i would very much like to go back to the art center sometime when i have the time to tour around. all in all, i call it a success. we're hoping to convince our higher ups to make this year's holiday party theme masquerade. it would be a good follow up to last years casino night.
sunday i read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in its entirety. it took me about 150 pages to decide it was actually a good book. i recommend it.
i'm back to not sleeping again, which is annoying. but, i guess it's just a part of life. i'll sleep someday.
we are carving pumpkins tonight, which really means i'll get the guts out and start to carve it and immediately lose interest and let someone else finish the job. and then i'll go roast the seeds in a gallon of butter. the end.
is it sad that i've already started writing out my christmas shopping list? it physically pains me how much money will be funneling out of my life in the next year or so. but in my mind, getting all this stuff out of the way now is more logical. i can spread everything out a bit more. i'm trying to think what craft project to supplement gifts with, as i do every year. i'm thinking maybe i'll try bath bombs. they seem easy enough (famous last words.)
the old brick house i fell in love with has been sold which makes me very sad. especially since the Stranger wants to speed up the house hunting process bc he's determined to be out of here (off this killer road) before it snows too much. i think he's just a worrier and i'll be fine. the subaru can withstand anything. it gets a whole new back end next week and it'll be back in business. i have to say though, i'm super excited about getting a rental car. i dont know why. thats always my fav part of traveling for work is having the surprise of a different car to drive. (although, if you're curious, our portion of the govt work only has impalas as their fleet vehicle. which dont get me wrong, is a wonderful car to drive. i just think it's interesting that they arent pushing more for hybrids)
i'm rereading jane austen's collective works because its fall and i do that and i'm a nerd.
i may or may not have figured out and drew a diagram of how the table settings for the reception will go. that makes me way lame. especially bc i drew it all up in Paint. but having a visual image of what is floating around in that crazy brain of my really helps me make sense of things.
imma nut job, yes?
anywho. i hope everyone has a lovely evening. lovelove to you all!
tangent. breathe.
so the masquerade ball was very fun. it was awesome to see so many people dressed up. some just wore regular clothes and a mask, some wore fancy dress like us, and some went all out and got marie antoinette wigs and the like. i would very much like to go back to the art center sometime when i have the time to tour around. all in all, i call it a success. we're hoping to convince our higher ups to make this year's holiday party theme masquerade. it would be a good follow up to last years casino night.
sunday i read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in its entirety. it took me about 150 pages to decide it was actually a good book. i recommend it.
i'm back to not sleeping again, which is annoying. but, i guess it's just a part of life. i'll sleep someday.
we are carving pumpkins tonight, which really means i'll get the guts out and start to carve it and immediately lose interest and let someone else finish the job. and then i'll go roast the seeds in a gallon of butter. the end.
is it sad that i've already started writing out my christmas shopping list? it physically pains me how much money will be funneling out of my life in the next year or so. but in my mind, getting all this stuff out of the way now is more logical. i can spread everything out a bit more. i'm trying to think what craft project to supplement gifts with, as i do every year. i'm thinking maybe i'll try bath bombs. they seem easy enough (famous last words.)
the old brick house i fell in love with has been sold which makes me very sad. especially since the Stranger wants to speed up the house hunting process bc he's determined to be out of here (off this killer road) before it snows too much. i think he's just a worrier and i'll be fine. the subaru can withstand anything. it gets a whole new back end next week and it'll be back in business. i have to say though, i'm super excited about getting a rental car. i dont know why. thats always my fav part of traveling for work is having the surprise of a different car to drive. (although, if you're curious, our portion of the govt work only has impalas as their fleet vehicle. which dont get me wrong, is a wonderful car to drive. i just think it's interesting that they arent pushing more for hybrids)
i'm rereading jane austen's collective works because its fall and i do that and i'm a nerd.
i may or may not have figured out and drew a diagram of how the table settings for the reception will go. that makes me way lame. especially bc i drew it all up in Paint. but having a visual image of what is floating around in that crazy brain of my really helps me make sense of things.
imma nut job, yes?
anywho. i hope everyone has a lovely evening. lovelove to you all!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
if i happen to go to charleston sc over christmas and come back married, its bc my family has made me completely flip shit. laura, you are still invited. getting married is not supposed to be such a huge pain in my ass.
on a better note, my masquerade mask is halfway done and it looks pretty awesome if i say so myself. i cant wait for saturday.
i got to finally talk to the CRJ for more than 30 seconds last night which was wonderful. I miss his daily dose of sanity. And if you've not followed his writing, you need to know that he bought a wicked awesome leather coat. so awesome that i peer pressured myself into deciding that i too need a leather coat. it came in today and i just want to curl up with it and snuggle. Michael Kors, you make one delicious coat. this is my impersonation of someone who was just recently crying angry tears, who hasnt brushed her hair today or bothered putting on makeup, but is attempting to look hip while standing in her bathroom, taking a picture with her phone. also, that means i'm lame.
i will totally be a rubber stamp for Michael Kors.
disclaimer: in theory i will make up with the parentals and will still have a real wedding to which you are all (well, some of you) invited. if not, then you prob are still invited, just be prepared to drive to the beach on short notice.
on a better note, my masquerade mask is halfway done and it looks pretty awesome if i say so myself. i cant wait for saturday.
i got to finally talk to the CRJ for more than 30 seconds last night which was wonderful. I miss his daily dose of sanity. And if you've not followed his writing, you need to know that he bought a wicked awesome leather coat. so awesome that i peer pressured myself into deciding that i too need a leather coat. it came in today and i just want to curl up with it and snuggle. Michael Kors, you make one delicious coat. this is my impersonation of someone who was just recently crying angry tears, who hasnt brushed her hair today or bothered putting on makeup, but is attempting to look hip while standing in her bathroom, taking a picture with her phone. also, that means i'm lame.
i will totally be a rubber stamp for Michael Kors.
disclaimer: in theory i will make up with the parentals and will still have a real wedding to which you are all (well, some of you) invited. if not, then you prob are still invited, just be prepared to drive to the beach on short notice.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
what would yours say?
i think you must look at this project immediately. i think i am going to send in a polaroid.
mine would say "before i die, i want to understand why i'm here. and also get a tattoo."
mine would say "before i die, i want to understand why i'm here. and also get a tattoo."
Monday, October 18, 2010
fact. i may or may not have convinced the Stranger that I will walk up the aisle to "Lets Get Married (REMIX)" by Jagged Edge ft. RunDMC. and i am not sorry. i'm totally going to play this off as long as i can.
sidenote, i'll probably actually walk down to my friend playing an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl"
sidenote, i'll probably actually walk down to my friend playing an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl"
breaking news thats more important than anything else going on in your life.
the sea monkeys, the very ones that i swore i killed 3 weeks ago, are mysteriously swimming around in the tank today.
zombies?
zombies?
Sunday, October 17, 2010
finding, losing, sleeping
oh kids. its 8pm and i've not made it out of my pajamas. i dont think this is necessarily a bad thing.
friday we had my postponed scavenger hunt. not as many people were able to attend, but i think those that did had fun. it's been so long since i've ran around downtown. i got to do things like get a photo of a cop smiling, forking a yard, finding 12 different fast food condiments, and my personal favorite, getting at least five strangers to do a yoga pose. i think we were very successful on that front:
so much ridiculousnessness. and my team won. the only part of the hunt i didnt like was going in the graveyard and trying to find a headstone with our name. i dont like graveyards anyway, but going at 11 at night is very unsettling. not so much that i was afraid, but that it made me overwhelmingly sad.
yesterday was the perfect day to go out to coopers rock, so i did. and so did about eighty bajillion other people. there were 2 weddings and a family reunion out there. needless to say, i can easily mark that of the list of possible places for next year. plus the dont allow alcohol, and that alone would cause many problems. but. it was still pretty up there, what little i could see through the crowds of people.
p.s. the buffalo chicken wrap thing at black bear is ahmazeingggg. the end.
in other news i changed the top of my dress. i decided i didnt like how it was looking on me. i'm not going to show you any more pics though, bc i guess maybe even i want a little bit to be a surprise. so i have that to do tomorrow. woot.
i had the most realistic nightmare this morning that i still cant get out of my head. someone was trying to kill me bc i knew too much and they had me pinned down and were taunting me with a knife. i woke up right before they gutted me. and then i didnt sleep again until the sun came up. i think its bc we were watching all those commercials for paranormal activity 2. i will NOT be seeing that, thank you very much. the end.
this week i need to put together my mask for the masquerade ball and try to find one for the stranger. he's never been to parkersburg before, so i'm going to take him over to blennerhassett island and all the other neat little things around there. i need to get all my hipster cameras out and take with me. i'm sure there will be some neat things to photograph. and also, i'm excited to dance. to 'fancy dance' as the stranger jokingly calls it. i have a feeling he has two left feet. but it's about time someone swept me off mine.
i also need to put my halloweener costume together. i was going to go as ms pacman but i'm feeling lazy and that's too much work. instead i'm going to go as Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction) post-adrenaline shot. bc nothing says happy halloween like a near drug overdose. i'm trying to get the stranger to go as vincent vega (travolta's character). i think i have him sold on the bolo tie.
i'm feeling very meh today. probably bc i haven't left the house.
i hope everyone has a good week ahead. much love from the sloth.
friday we had my postponed scavenger hunt. not as many people were able to attend, but i think those that did had fun. it's been so long since i've ran around downtown. i got to do things like get a photo of a cop smiling, forking a yard, finding 12 different fast food condiments, and my personal favorite, getting at least five strangers to do a yoga pose. i think we were very successful on that front:
so much ridiculousnessness. and my team won. the only part of the hunt i didnt like was going in the graveyard and trying to find a headstone with our name. i dont like graveyards anyway, but going at 11 at night is very unsettling. not so much that i was afraid, but that it made me overwhelmingly sad.yesterday was the perfect day to go out to coopers rock, so i did. and so did about eighty bajillion other people. there were 2 weddings and a family reunion out there. needless to say, i can easily mark that of the list of possible places for next year. plus the dont allow alcohol, and that alone would cause many problems. but. it was still pretty up there, what little i could see through the crowds of people.
p.s. the buffalo chicken wrap thing at black bear is ahmazeingggg. the end.
in other news i changed the top of my dress. i decided i didnt like how it was looking on me. i'm not going to show you any more pics though, bc i guess maybe even i want a little bit to be a surprise. so i have that to do tomorrow. woot.
i had the most realistic nightmare this morning that i still cant get out of my head. someone was trying to kill me bc i knew too much and they had me pinned down and were taunting me with a knife. i woke up right before they gutted me. and then i didnt sleep again until the sun came up. i think its bc we were watching all those commercials for paranormal activity 2. i will NOT be seeing that, thank you very much. the end.
this week i need to put together my mask for the masquerade ball and try to find one for the stranger. he's never been to parkersburg before, so i'm going to take him over to blennerhassett island and all the other neat little things around there. i need to get all my hipster cameras out and take with me. i'm sure there will be some neat things to photograph. and also, i'm excited to dance. to 'fancy dance' as the stranger jokingly calls it. i have a feeling he has two left feet. but it's about time someone swept me off mine.
i also need to put my halloweener costume together. i was going to go as ms pacman but i'm feeling lazy and that's too much work. instead i'm going to go as Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction) post-adrenaline shot. bc nothing says happy halloween like a near drug overdose. i'm trying to get the stranger to go as vincent vega (travolta's character). i think i have him sold on the bolo tie.
i'm feeling very meh today. probably bc i haven't left the house.
i hope everyone has a good week ahead. much love from the sloth.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
why i love govt holidays, pt 2
the most successful thing i accomplished today was putting on pants. i got paid to put on my pants today, folks! i'm going to take 30 seconds to relish in that fact.
no. but seriously. today was the perfect holiday off. i moved my sloth self from my couch to rachael and amanda's couch, where we watched not one, but 15 episodes of Say Yes to the Dress and ate gnocchi. trash tv and pasta made of potatoes pretty much sums up perfection to me. and shortly i'm getting taken out for ice cream which is the finishing touch on this day. i needed the lazy, no drama, laughter filled hours.
i dont know if any of you watch say yes to the dress, but from watching it, i'm convinced people are crazy. i understand that brides want to look great on their wedding day, but there is absolutely no reason to spend that much money on a dress. these people just blew me away. sure it's some well known store, but you can find just as beautiful, or in most cases more beautiful, dresses for so much less. and then when you factor in how much else theyre spending on a wedding... thats a down payment on a house!
i dont know. maybe i'm a simple girl at heart. but i know i can have my dream wedding for so much less than these crazy people are spending. example:
here is part of my potential dress:
this dress is effing beautiful if i say so myself and costs less than 200 dollars and is hand made with vintage lace.
call me a cheap ass, but i think that's pretty alright.
also, the state of maryland is out of the running for locations. we looked at a place and were underwhelmed. as much as it kills me (and believe me, it kills me) we may have to look at a place closer to b.county. but we have a year, right?
in other news work tomorrow is going to be awesome. the only work involved will be taste testing chili for a united way chili cookoff. can i just say, one more time, how much i love my job?
and i cant remember if i wrote about this or not (short term memory loss!) but i'm doing a 5k in a few weeks. i'm really excited about it and excited to be going with ranae.
hope everyone had a great day today!
in any event.
no. but seriously. today was the perfect holiday off. i moved my sloth self from my couch to rachael and amanda's couch, where we watched not one, but 15 episodes of Say Yes to the Dress and ate gnocchi. trash tv and pasta made of potatoes pretty much sums up perfection to me. and shortly i'm getting taken out for ice cream which is the finishing touch on this day. i needed the lazy, no drama, laughter filled hours.
i dont know if any of you watch say yes to the dress, but from watching it, i'm convinced people are crazy. i understand that brides want to look great on their wedding day, but there is absolutely no reason to spend that much money on a dress. these people just blew me away. sure it's some well known store, but you can find just as beautiful, or in most cases more beautiful, dresses for so much less. and then when you factor in how much else theyre spending on a wedding... thats a down payment on a house!
i dont know. maybe i'm a simple girl at heart. but i know i can have my dream wedding for so much less than these crazy people are spending. example:
here is part of my potential dress:
this dress is effing beautiful if i say so myself and costs less than 200 dollars and is hand made with vintage lace.
call me a cheap ass, but i think that's pretty alright.
also, the state of maryland is out of the running for locations. we looked at a place and were underwhelmed. as much as it kills me (and believe me, it kills me) we may have to look at a place closer to b.county. but we have a year, right?
in other news work tomorrow is going to be awesome. the only work involved will be taste testing chili for a united way chili cookoff. can i just say, one more time, how much i love my job?
and i cant remember if i wrote about this or not (short term memory loss!) but i'm doing a 5k in a few weeks. i'm really excited about it and excited to be going with ranae.
hope everyone had a great day today!
in any event.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
oy my back hurts. i feel like i'm 80 yrs old. but i really dont want to take too many of the muscle relaxers bc i read they are very addictive and thats the last thing i need, eh?
since things have been topsy turvy the last few days and tensions have been past high, the stranger decided instead of going to KY that we're going to do wedding stuff this weekend and be lazy. i frankly cant think of a better thing to do. and to top it off he's bringing dinner home from murieles tonight and for that alone i'm overjoyed.
i think once we find a place for this shenanigan then everything else will come together smoothly (so says a dumb bride, right?) this is going to be the most nontraditional traditional event. whats your thoughts on Brown Eyed Girl playing as i walk down the aisle? haha
working from home is the shiz (i say that bc its only for a day and not for 2 months.) i've got netflix and part of an ice cream cake that the stranger brought home for me yesterday to occupy my time. and a nap. which i think i will take right now.
much love, with a heating pad on the side.
since things have been topsy turvy the last few days and tensions have been past high, the stranger decided instead of going to KY that we're going to do wedding stuff this weekend and be lazy. i frankly cant think of a better thing to do. and to top it off he's bringing dinner home from murieles tonight and for that alone i'm overjoyed.
i think once we find a place for this shenanigan then everything else will come together smoothly (so says a dumb bride, right?) this is going to be the most nontraditional traditional event. whats your thoughts on Brown Eyed Girl playing as i walk down the aisle? haha
working from home is the shiz (i say that bc its only for a day and not for 2 months.) i've got netflix and part of an ice cream cake that the stranger brought home for me yesterday to occupy my time. and a nap. which i think i will take right now.
much love, with a heating pad on the side.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
having never been in a car wreck (that i remember anyway, i was in one as a baby) i really had no idea what to think about all this.
i was driving to work and was slowing down cb traffic was stopped getting off the interstate. i saw that the tahoe behind me wasnt slowing down so i tapped my brakes a few times thinking they'd notice. they kept coming so i tried to swerve over onto the shoulder. they clipped my back left side and then flipped six times (i didnt make up the number, thats what the police report said). the girl is pretty banged up but was to check out of the hospital this evening, so i really hope she is ok. i've got a seatbelt mark on my chest and my back is sore, but i think thats mostly bc i tensed up knowing i was about to be hit, so it knocked me all kinds of out of whack. i know i just sat there on the side of the road gripping the steering wheel watching a car flip and i was in shock.
so still in shock, after everything got checked out and they let me go (the car is still drivable), i drove to work. everyone there made me go get checked out bc apparently i looked like a nutjob. luckily we have our own doctor and nursing staff at work (it's good to sell out to the govt sometimes) so i went over and got the full work up and was sent home with prescriptions and told to lay down. i'm supposed to go back tomorrow or friday and get checked out again once the apparent pain really sets in.
one of the eighty thousand great things about my job is that i can work from home for as long as i need. but staying home today was boring enough for me. i think i'll go in tomorrow even if i have to be wheeled in.
the stranger and my dad both said i did a smart thing by trying to swerve out of the way. had i not the tahoe would have hit me straight on and probably hurt us both much more than we are. i think it only hit me in the last hour or so exactly what happened and i freaked the fuck out.
october has just been a really crappy month. :(
i was driving to work and was slowing down cb traffic was stopped getting off the interstate. i saw that the tahoe behind me wasnt slowing down so i tapped my brakes a few times thinking they'd notice. they kept coming so i tried to swerve over onto the shoulder. they clipped my back left side and then flipped six times (i didnt make up the number, thats what the police report said). the girl is pretty banged up but was to check out of the hospital this evening, so i really hope she is ok. i've got a seatbelt mark on my chest and my back is sore, but i think thats mostly bc i tensed up knowing i was about to be hit, so it knocked me all kinds of out of whack. i know i just sat there on the side of the road gripping the steering wheel watching a car flip and i was in shock.
so still in shock, after everything got checked out and they let me go (the car is still drivable), i drove to work. everyone there made me go get checked out bc apparently i looked like a nutjob. luckily we have our own doctor and nursing staff at work (it's good to sell out to the govt sometimes) so i went over and got the full work up and was sent home with prescriptions and told to lay down. i'm supposed to go back tomorrow or friday and get checked out again once the apparent pain really sets in.
one of the eighty thousand great things about my job is that i can work from home for as long as i need. but staying home today was boring enough for me. i think i'll go in tomorrow even if i have to be wheeled in.
the stranger and my dad both said i did a smart thing by trying to swerve out of the way. had i not the tahoe would have hit me straight on and probably hurt us both much more than we are. i think it only hit me in the last hour or so exactly what happened and i freaked the fuck out.
october has just been a really crappy month. :(
So this morning started out wonderful. I got rearended on the Interstate! I'm fine. The car that hit me flipped. She's ok though. They are givin me muscle relaxers though bc my back hurts. Thank God I'm ok though.
I'm probably still in shock. Disregard everything I say.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
dear depression,
why hello. long time no see. i've got plenty of room on the couch if you want to lay down, i'll be here for awhile.
sometimes i think i plan things in my head to be grandiose like the red square only to realize in real life they are built on chopsticks. one seemingly ok movement will bring the whole thing down in one deafening crash.
i get it now.
why hello. long time no see. i've got plenty of room on the couch if you want to lay down, i'll be here for awhile.
sometimes i think i plan things in my head to be grandiose like the red square only to realize in real life they are built on chopsticks. one seemingly ok movement will bring the whole thing down in one deafening crash.
i get it now.
The book of love is long and boring
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I
I love it when you read to me
And you
You can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
meh.
No one can lift the damn thing
It's full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing
But I
I love it when you read to me
And you
You can read me anything
The book of love has music in it
In fact that's where music comes from
Some of it is just transcendental
Some of it is just really dumb
But I
I love it when you sing to me
And you
You can sing me anything
The book of love is long and boring
And written very long ago
It's full of flowers and heart-shaped boxes
And things we're all too young to know
But I
I love it when you give me things
And you
You ought to give me wedding rings
meh.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
As it turns out, my fear of clowns is still alive and well.
My work took us to pburgh for dinner and then fright night at kennywood. Dinner was great. Kennywood lasted all of twenty minutes until a clown jumped at me with a fake chainsaw.
There was much profane language and hitting of the Stranger. So we left and met up with Jenny and her fiancé in shady side and went out til all hours of the morning. It was good to talk girly wedding planning with someone else who is getting married soon, and it was good for the boys to bw together again and drink. Thanks to the stranger and his KY accent they got several free pitchers of beer. Needless to say we poured them home.
Since we didn't get to come up my bday weekend we went to the church brew for lunch today and I got my delicious perogies. We also went shopping which is never a good idea.
So it's dreary and rainy and we are headin back to the Mo. This week is busy as we have wedding locations to check out and hopefully go look at that house we like. Getting approved foe that homeloan really kicked things into high gear with moving, especially since we can afford much more than we originally anticipated. I still love that old brick house, but it may just not be enough apace as we would like. We will see.
So. As the stranger is driving and we still have an hr to go, imma take a nap. Much love!
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My work took us to pburgh for dinner and then fright night at kennywood. Dinner was great. Kennywood lasted all of twenty minutes until a clown jumped at me with a fake chainsaw.
There was much profane language and hitting of the Stranger. So we left and met up with Jenny and her fiancé in shady side and went out til all hours of the morning. It was good to talk girly wedding planning with someone else who is getting married soon, and it was good for the boys to bw together again and drink. Thanks to the stranger and his KY accent they got several free pitchers of beer. Needless to say we poured them home.
Since we didn't get to come up my bday weekend we went to the church brew for lunch today and I got my delicious perogies. We also went shopping which is never a good idea.
So it's dreary and rainy and we are headin back to the Mo. This week is busy as we have wedding locations to check out and hopefully go look at that house we like. Getting approved foe that homeloan really kicked things into high gear with moving, especially since we can afford much more than we originally anticipated. I still love that old brick house, but it may just not be enough apace as we would like. We will see.
So. As the stranger is driving and we still have an hr to go, imma take a nap. Much love!
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