Sometimes reality bites and so to celebrate the last day of October 2008 here are a few of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite films:
Troy: You been up all night? I’m picking up some very strange vibes. Some of the ‘I just got laid variety’.
Lalaina: Agh
Troy: Did he dazzle you with his extensive knowledge of mineral water or was it his in depth analysis of Marky Mark that finally reeled you in? I would have just liked to have been there to watch how you rationalized sleeping with a yuppy head cheese ball on the first date.
Lalaina: He’s not a yuppy.
Troy: He’s the reason why Cliff’s Notes were invented.
Lalaina: Wow! That pales in comparison to the tweaked out little skanks that you date.
Lalaina: I’ve never been so glad to see someone in my entire life. This day has been the biggest nightmare. These job interviews, the word vivisection, a staggering understatement. Can you define irony?
Troy: It’s when the actual meaning is the complete opposite of the literal meaning.
Lalaina: Where were you when I needed you today?
Vickie: I’m just beating them to the punch.
Lalaina: Okay.
Vickie: You don’t even know. I’m sitting here, maybe, probably dying of AIDS and I’m totally alone.
Lalaina: Vickie…you’re not alone. I’m sorry for everything I said. And I’m sorry for being such a bitch but I have to tell you you’re not alone and you are not dying of AIDS.
Vickie: You don’t understand. Everyday, all day it is all I think about, okay. Every time I sneeze it’s like I’m four sneezes away from the hospice. And it’s not even like it’s happening to me. It’s like I’m watching it on some crappy show like Melrose Place and I’m the new character and I’m the new HIV AIDS character and I live in the building and I teach everyone that it’s okay to be near me. It’s okay to talk to me. And then I die and there’s everybody at my funeral wearing halter tops and chokers and stuff.
Lalaina: Vickie, stop. Just stop. You’re freaking out. And you know what, you’re going to have to deal with the results whatever they are. We will have to deal with it, just like we’ve dealt with everything else.
Vickie: It’s not like everything else.
Lalaina: I know, alright, but it’s going to be okay, you know. I know it’s going to be okay. And Melrose Place is a really good show.
Michael: You look beautiful…you look…
Troy: Like a doily.
Lalaina: I’m going to change.
Michael: No, don’t change.
Troy: And don’t go thinking for yourself either, L.
Michael: Hey, what is your glitch?
Troy: My glitch?
Lalaina: You know what…we’re already late…
Michael: Do you have a problem with me or something? Let’s just get this out. Have I like stepped over a line in the sands of coolness with you? Excuse me if someone doesn’t know the secret handshake with you.
Troy: There’s no secret handshake. There’s an IQ pre-requisite but there’s no secret handshake.
Troy: You don’t know what she needs.
Michael: I know what she needs in a way that you will never know.
Lalaina: I just don't undertand why things can't go baack to normal at the end of the hour like on the Brady Bunch.
Troy: Well, because Mr. Brady died of AIDS. Things just don't work out like that.
Lalaina: I was really going to be something by the age of 23.
Troy: The only thing you have to be by the age of 23 is yourself.
Lalaina: I don't know who that is anymore.
Troy: Well, I do. And we all love her. I love her. She breaks my heart again and again. But I love her.
I've saved the best for last:
Troy: I have this planet of regret sitting on my shoulders. And you have no idea how much I wish I could go back to that morning after we made love and do everything differently. But I know that I can't so I thought that I would come here and tell you something and what I wanted to tell you was that I love you. And I just wanted to make sure that it was clear so that there wasn't any confusion. So anyway...where are you going?
Lalaina: To look for you. I wanted to see if you were okay.
Best apology ever! Great music! Good times!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
My Little Boys
Last night I did a photo shoot for Adri's ENTIRE family. The sun was off and it was incredibly difficult to get 16 people (7 of which are under the age of 11) to cooperate but for the most part it went well. Here's a couple pics of some of my favorite kids. Could those little boys be any cuter? Um...NO!
P.S. I do better work indoors where I have control over the light!
Oops I Did It Again...
If I could just come to terms with the fact that I'm dumb then I'd be so much further ahead of the game--I'd also be a lot less surprised of my stoopidness, eh? However, I continue to amaze myself with all the silly things I do and so here is a re-cap of my latest forays into early dementia:
Exhibit A: I bought tickets to the movie on Fandango as I DO nearly every weekend. I even printed the confirmation page and put it in my purse. Then, I met my friend at the theater and pulled the paper out of my bag to get the tickets. Apparently, I didn't print the right one...for some reason I grabbed the one sheet w/o the confirmation number. No worries, I swiped my credit card and received the message, "There are no tickets saved with this card". I swiped again and received the same message. No worries...I pulled out my handy dandy phone with E-mail so I could get the confirmation number but there wasn't Wi-Fi at the theater so that didn't work. I finally reached the end of my frustration rope and bought two more tickets. As soon as I sat down in my seat I realized that Fandango has my debit card saved in its system NOT my credit card. So, basically I paid $35 to see a movie I had no desire to see. Oy!
Exhibit B: Just got a message from Netflix telling me that they were sending Brothers and Sisters, Season 2 disc 4. WHY, OH WHY can't I take five minutes to update Netflix so that they stop sending me stuff I have seen? Oy vey. I just made a promise to myself to update Netflix as soon as I finish this post.
Exhibit C: Needed a book. Was dying for a new book. Went to Borders looking for a book. Looked at The Glass Castle which many people have told me is fantastic but it looked a little too tragic for my current frame of mind so I left it on the shelf and picked up a Jodi Picoult. Apparently, My Sister's Keeper was NOT the first Jodi Picoult that I'd ever read. I read The Pact years ago and am now reading it again. Oh, and what's more depressing and/or tragic than a book about two teenagers who make a pact to kill themselves? Why didn't I listen to Kendra and the dozen other people who told me to buy the other book? I'm so sick and tired of re-buying the same books. Amen to my own Oy.
Exhibit D: It's impossible to "run into the office for five minutes" on my day off. Five minutes can and does so easily turn into two hours. No more. No more. No more!
Exhibit A: I bought tickets to the movie on Fandango as I DO nearly every weekend. I even printed the confirmation page and put it in my purse. Then, I met my friend at the theater and pulled the paper out of my bag to get the tickets. Apparently, I didn't print the right one...for some reason I grabbed the one sheet w/o the confirmation number. No worries, I swiped my credit card and received the message, "There are no tickets saved with this card". I swiped again and received the same message. No worries...I pulled out my handy dandy phone with E-mail so I could get the confirmation number but there wasn't Wi-Fi at the theater so that didn't work. I finally reached the end of my frustration rope and bought two more tickets. As soon as I sat down in my seat I realized that Fandango has my debit card saved in its system NOT my credit card. So, basically I paid $35 to see a movie I had no desire to see. Oy!
Exhibit B: Just got a message from Netflix telling me that they were sending Brothers and Sisters, Season 2 disc 4. WHY, OH WHY can't I take five minutes to update Netflix so that they stop sending me stuff I have seen? Oy vey. I just made a promise to myself to update Netflix as soon as I finish this post.
Exhibit C: Needed a book. Was dying for a new book. Went to Borders looking for a book. Looked at The Glass Castle which many people have told me is fantastic but it looked a little too tragic for my current frame of mind so I left it on the shelf and picked up a Jodi Picoult. Apparently, My Sister's Keeper was NOT the first Jodi Picoult that I'd ever read. I read The Pact years ago and am now reading it again. Oh, and what's more depressing and/or tragic than a book about two teenagers who make a pact to kill themselves? Why didn't I listen to Kendra and the dozen other people who told me to buy the other book? I'm so sick and tired of re-buying the same books. Amen to my own Oy.
Exhibit D: It's impossible to "run into the office for five minutes" on my day off. Five minutes can and does so easily turn into two hours. No more. No more. No more!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Freaking Fracking Finger
My right index finger has had a rough month. It has spent most of the last 30 days in some form of Band-Aid or covered in cream. Here is a re-cap of the Finger Chronicles:
1. Cut it on a piece of glass. Bled for a long time. Angi saved me with a Band-Aid from the "Mom Bag" but I bled through that in a moment. Eventually the flow stopped but I now have a super sexy scar to remind me of the glass.
2. When "cleaning a spill from the oven" I burned the same finger on the heating element. Note to EVERYONE: do NOT put your hands in a hot oven--they will not come out the same. I burned myself on a Sunday and on Tuesday a chunk of my finger "fell off". I battled a slight infection but thanks to Robyn's antibiotic stuff it is now nearly healed and I have a second sexy scar to remind me of the Peach pie.
3. Last night when opening a can of corn for my dinner salad I REALLY cut my finger! I stood in the kitchen trying to apply pressure while blood pulsed everywhere wondering if I should call Katie for advice about length of time to wait before going to the ER. As this incident was just last night I don't have a scar yet but I'm betting it is going to be H-O-T.
Maybe next week I can have my finger amputated.
1. Cut it on a piece of glass. Bled for a long time. Angi saved me with a Band-Aid from the "Mom Bag" but I bled through that in a moment. Eventually the flow stopped but I now have a super sexy scar to remind me of the glass.
2. When "cleaning a spill from the oven" I burned the same finger on the heating element. Note to EVERYONE: do NOT put your hands in a hot oven--they will not come out the same. I burned myself on a Sunday and on Tuesday a chunk of my finger "fell off". I battled a slight infection but thanks to Robyn's antibiotic stuff it is now nearly healed and I have a second sexy scar to remind me of the Peach pie.
3. Last night when opening a can of corn for my dinner salad I REALLY cut my finger! I stood in the kitchen trying to apply pressure while blood pulsed everywhere wondering if I should call Katie for advice about length of time to wait before going to the ER. As this incident was just last night I don't have a scar yet but I'm betting it is going to be H-O-T.
Maybe next week I can have my finger amputated.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Office
There are no words to describe how much I love The Office. Here are some of my favorite quotes from tonight...
Dwight: She introduced me to so many things: pasteurized milk, sheets, Monotheism, presents on your birthday, preventative medicines.
Phyllis: It’s nice to learn new things.
Dwight: I’m just talking to myself.
Phyllis: Okay.
Dwight: I just don’t get it.
Phyllis: What don’t you get?
Dwight: Why is she marrying Andy?
Phyllis: Angela is not really a risk taker and Andy is not really a risk.
Dwight: (welling up with tears) That’s really fattening.
Phyllis: No, it’s just lettuce.
Oscar: They stole my laptop
Kevin: Well, they stole my surge protector.
Oscar: How does that even compare?
Kevin: Oscar, I’m now going to be prone to surges.
Michael: So much for sex without consequences.
Creed: Nobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person who did this disappeared. His name: Creed Bratton.
Michael: To recoup their losses I’m planning a little charity auction where people from all over Scranton can come and bid on our goods and services. I’m calling it Crime Aid. That’s like Farm Aid but instead of Farms fighting against AIDS it is us fighting against our own poverty.
Michael: Welcome to C.R.I.M.E. A.I.D: Crime Reduces Innocence Makes Everyone Angry I Declare. It is not known how many office robberies occur every second because there is no Wikipedia entry for office robbery statistics. However, tonight it's victims are standing together and standing strong in the form of Song, Cooking Lessons and Hugs. Really, Phyllis, you're auctioning a hug?
Darrell: Mike gave me a list of his top 10 Springsteen songs. Three of them were Huey Lewis and the News, one was Tracy Chapman's Fast Car, and my personal favorite, Short People.
Dwight: She introduced me to so many things: pasteurized milk, sheets, Monotheism, presents on your birthday, preventative medicines.
Phyllis: It’s nice to learn new things.
Dwight: I’m just talking to myself.
Phyllis: Okay.
Dwight: I just don’t get it.
Phyllis: What don’t you get?
Dwight: Why is she marrying Andy?
Phyllis: Angela is not really a risk taker and Andy is not really a risk.
Dwight: (welling up with tears) That’s really fattening.
Phyllis: No, it’s just lettuce.
Oscar: They stole my laptop
Kevin: Well, they stole my surge protector.
Oscar: How does that even compare?
Kevin: Oscar, I’m now going to be prone to surges.
Michael: So much for sex without consequences.
Creed: Nobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person who did this disappeared. His name: Creed Bratton.
Michael: To recoup their losses I’m planning a little charity auction where people from all over Scranton can come and bid on our goods and services. I’m calling it Crime Aid. That’s like Farm Aid but instead of Farms fighting against AIDS it is us fighting against our own poverty.
Michael: Welcome to C.R.I.M.E. A.I.D: Crime Reduces Innocence Makes Everyone Angry I Declare. It is not known how many office robberies occur every second because there is no Wikipedia entry for office robbery statistics. However, tonight it's victims are standing together and standing strong in the form of Song, Cooking Lessons and Hugs. Really, Phyllis, you're auctioning a hug?
Darrell: Mike gave me a list of his top 10 Springsteen songs. Three of them were Huey Lewis and the News, one was Tracy Chapman's Fast Car, and my personal favorite, Short People.
The Good Egg Awards 2008
It is time once again for the "Best Husband" list as compiled by "The Single Girl". I feel as if I'm a pretty good judge of character and I certainly spend a great deal of time listening to people complain about and/or compliment their husbands so I know what is good and what is um...not so good. Here is my list for 2008 in no particular order:
Matt C.
Mike B.
Paul D.
Aaron L.
Robb B.
I have not seen Matty in nearly a year but I stay caught up on the blog so I can say with confidence that he's just as fantastic as ever. How much better could it get? Best home teacher, awesome taste in music, closet Buffy fan, etc. I've had little or no association with Robb in ages but I know he's a good egg so he will always make the list. As Mel and I have often been heard saying, "Robb has ruined all guys for us." Paulie...what can I say? You are the best brother-in-law in the world and who knew that this city girl could be so impressed with a Wyoming Cowboy? I know you'd even slay dragons for me if I asked. The other Michael Scott -- super husband, hilarious dad, fun friend -- with a super power to get ANYONE to tell you ANYTHING. Oy Vey. I'm just getting to know Aaron but I adore him. I met his parents last weekend at a wedding and when his wife introduced me she said, "Angie loves Aaron" -- which is true. He's definitely a good egg. All of you are.
Matt C.
Mike B.
Paul D.
Aaron L.
Robb B.
I have not seen Matty in nearly a year but I stay caught up on the blog so I can say with confidence that he's just as fantastic as ever. How much better could it get? Best home teacher, awesome taste in music, closet Buffy fan, etc. I've had little or no association with Robb in ages but I know he's a good egg so he will always make the list. As Mel and I have often been heard saying, "Robb has ruined all guys for us." Paulie...what can I say? You are the best brother-in-law in the world and who knew that this city girl could be so impressed with a Wyoming Cowboy? I know you'd even slay dragons for me if I asked. The other Michael Scott -- super husband, hilarious dad, fun friend -- with a super power to get ANYONE to tell you ANYTHING. Oy Vey. I'm just getting to know Aaron but I adore him. I met his parents last weekend at a wedding and when his wife introduced me she said, "Angie loves Aaron" -- which is true. He's definitely a good egg. All of you are.
Costume Ideas?
I love Halloween. I love candy, parties, costumes, and all kinds of fun. Halloween is kind of a big deal at my work and I need an idea for a great costume. Here are a few of the things I've done in the past:
Marge Simpson - this was a GREAT costume. The hair, the eyes, the face. Pure fabulousness.
Statue of Liberty
Geisha
Rick Scott - this was BRILLIANT on my part and incredibly creative. Did I win that year? I think so.
Indian Princess - from India. Awesome costume thanks to Sheridan's authentic outfit and my fabulous long black wig.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I should probably add that for the last two months I've been dressing up every day as the Actress Formerly Known as Angie and I'm tired of that costume. I need a new one for next Friday.
Marge Simpson - this was a GREAT costume. The hair, the eyes, the face. Pure fabulousness.
Statue of Liberty
Geisha
Rick Scott - this was BRILLIANT on my part and incredibly creative. Did I win that year? I think so.
Indian Princess - from India. Awesome costume thanks to Sheridan's authentic outfit and my fabulous long black wig.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
P.S. I should probably add that for the last two months I've been dressing up every day as the Actress Formerly Known as Angie and I'm tired of that costume. I need a new one for next Friday.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
I *Heart* Edward
Last year I got a fabulous little gift in the mail: "Ang *heart* Ed" keychain. I love it. When I lived in New York I had my work keys on the ring and at least once a week my boss would BEG me to tell her who "Ed" was. I never admitted that he was a fictional character from my one of my favorite books. I never confessed. I never gave in. However, now that I'm completely confident in my "Edward Lovingness" and the fact that I rented a theater for me and 186 of my best friends to see the movie I feel as if I should stand up on the roof top and shout, "ANG LOVES ED"!
30 more days, baby!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XarVOd85qC4&eurl=http://twilightnovelnovice.com/
30 more days, baby!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XarVOd85qC4&eurl=http://twilightnovelnovice.com/
I NEED a New Book
I need a new book. Other than Hunger Games (which I LOVED) I haven't read anything new in ages. I've re-read a bunch of Harlan and just finished re-reading Time Traveller's Wife. I'm kinda in rut but really I just need a good recommendation. Help...please.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Today
Stuff I want to do today:
*12 hours of church.
*drive through Provo.
*read a couple chapters of The Robe.
*listen to John Tesch sing his latest hit.
*watch Nights of Rodanthe, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and High School Musical.
*shop at Cabela's for camping equipment.
*listen to Rachel Ray talk about anything.
*eat at Chili's.
What I really did today:
*Nap
*catch up on DVR.
*make some fantastic jewelry.
*re-read my favorite book.
*listen to the kid upstairs play Called to Serve on the piano -- at least a zillion times.
P.S. In case you don't know me at all I would never voluntarily do any of those things in the first list. I'm hungry and when I get hungry I get crabby and there is nothing to eat in this town today except for fast food.
*12 hours of church.
*drive through Provo.
*read a couple chapters of The Robe.
*listen to John Tesch sing his latest hit.
*watch Nights of Rodanthe, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and High School Musical.
*shop at Cabela's for camping equipment.
*listen to Rachel Ray talk about anything.
*eat at Chili's.
What I really did today:
*Nap
*catch up on DVR.
*make some fantastic jewelry.
*re-read my favorite book.
*listen to the kid upstairs play Called to Serve on the piano -- at least a zillion times.
P.S. In case you don't know me at all I would never voluntarily do any of those things in the first list. I'm hungry and when I get hungry I get crabby and there is nothing to eat in this town today except for fast food.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
What Goes Around
Tonight when I got home I found the most delightful surprise in my mailbox. Usually there are just bills or an occasional Netflix treat but tonight there was the cutest little card from my friend Kimmie and two awesome mix CD's! Is there anything better than a mix tape (sorry, I'm old school...it will always be 'tape')? How many times can a girl listen to JT sing, "What Goes Around..."? Both CD's are lovingly filled with Awesome Angry Girl Music and actually a lot of it is new for me. The note said, "I'll admit, I got a little carried away, but my partners-in-crime and I couldn't cut any of the songs I've included so we just made two discs."
There is also an extra special song on disc 1 that I don't think I'm allowed to admit that I have -- I'm so excited! In one month and five days most of the rest of you can hear it with me at a special party that I'm hosting. You know...the one at the movie theater!
I love you, Kim, Shawn and Mallory!
There is also an extra special song on disc 1 that I don't think I'm allowed to admit that I have -- I'm so excited! In one month and five days most of the rest of you can hear it with me at a special party that I'm hosting. You know...the one at the movie theater!
I love you, Kim, Shawn and Mallory!
It's Bbbbbbbbbbbbback!
My filter is back from the shop. It's been cleaned out and repaired and re-inserted into my brain. How do I know this? Because earlier this week when someone was telling me off in that super special bishop-kind-of-a-way that he uses, I didn't tell him to go to hell like I would have last week. After he finished I did slam my door and burst into tears but thankfully I stayed calm until I was in a safe place.
The Olive Garden, Really?
Speaking of food -- pretty much that phrase applies to nearly every second of my existence --
Can someone ANYONE please tell me what the fascination is with The Olive Garden? A new one opened in American Fork and tonight when I drove past it there was a HUGE line of people waiting to EAT there. Why is this? And if anyone says anything about the salad I will blow my top. The bloody salad is a bunch of lettuce with a wedge of tomato for all to share with some kind-of-okay Italian dressing. Nothing sppppppppppecial. Maybe 'short bus' special but not real special.
Olive Garden...really? REALLY?
Can someone ANYONE please tell me what the fascination is with The Olive Garden? A new one opened in American Fork and tonight when I drove past it there was a HUGE line of people waiting to EAT there. Why is this? And if anyone says anything about the salad I will blow my top. The bloody salad is a bunch of lettuce with a wedge of tomato for all to share with some kind-of-okay Italian dressing. Nothing sppppppppppecial. Maybe 'short bus' special but not real special.
Olive Garden...really? REALLY?
41 More Days
Shake Shack
Amy's Bread
Sosa Borella
Billie's
Cafe Lalo
Good Enough to Eat
Land Thai Kitchen
A Salt and Battery
Magnolia UWS (Yay, Meredith) and the original in the Village
Kelly and Ping
Chat and Chew
What do these things have in common? Me in 41 More days!!!!!
Amy's Bread
Sosa Borella
Billie's
Cafe Lalo
Good Enough to Eat
Land Thai Kitchen
A Salt and Battery
Magnolia UWS (Yay, Meredith) and the original in the Village
Kelly and Ping
Chat and Chew
What do these things have in common? Me in 41 More days!!!!!
m.i. Dubb a.k.a. My Brother the Wrapper
My baby brother Steve is an incredibly talented rapper. His lyrics are sometimes hard to hear but only because I know he's talking from experience and from his heart which makes me sad but it also makes it so much more real and so powerful. I've enjoyed watching him grow as a person and as an artist. He's so dedicated and spends every dime he makes buying beats and studio time and he's always composing lyrics. He's absolutely amazing. I think I can safely say that I'm not a "fan of the Rap" but I love Steve's music and occasionally even I get "giggy wid it". As Adri our sister-in-law said, "Steve, I really wanted to hate it but I love it...it's so good." His FIRST concert is this weekend at The Hookah Club in SLC and I'm so excited for him. I'm also a lot nervous for him but I can't wait to see my baby brother in his element doing his "thang". He's my hero right now and I'm so happy for him. I'll have pics this weekend to post. Go STEVE!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Big Read
"The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed."1) Look at the list and bold those you have read--I bolded and changed the font so you could actually see what I've read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you love. 4) Strike out the books you have no intention of ever reading, or were forced to read at school and hated. 5) Reprint this list in your own blog
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 The Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Hmmm. So I had 33. Not fantastic but a hell-a better than 6. I want to read more and more and more. I also must admit before Red Head Chrissy outs me: I hate hate hate Pride and Predjudice. I know it makes me the Anti-girl but I am who I am.
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 The Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Hmmm. So I had 33. Not fantastic but a hell-a better than 6. I want to read more and more and more. I also must admit before Red Head Chrissy outs me: I hate hate hate Pride and Predjudice. I know it makes me the Anti-girl but I am who I am.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
dumb dumb dumb
I'm sitting here in my living room right at this second LAUGHING at the idiots on Amazing Race. They are in Brazil and keep speaking Spanish to the support staff in the Race. I get that Spanish is similar to Portuguese but I don't think these people know the difference. OhhelpmeRhonda!
This Week in the News
From the SNL Thursday special:
O.J. Simpson broke up with his long time girlfriend...not O.J. "broke-up" but broke-up broke-up.
Which leads me to -- Would you rather date O.J. Simpson or Jessica Simpson?
I'm thinking O.J. as I may become homicidal if forced to spend time with Jessica.
O.J. Simpson broke up with his long time girlfriend...not O.J. "broke-up" but broke-up broke-up.
Which leads me to -- Would you rather date O.J. Simpson or Jessica Simpson?
I'm thinking O.J. as I may become homicidal if forced to spend time with Jessica.
Sugar Wars
My sugar consumption was out-of-control! Other than not being able to eat my precious cookies I'd been eating everything else in sight and having no ability or desire to stop. So, last Monday I took drastic action. I was 100% perfect with ZERO sugar until Thursday when E-VIL Angi brought one of my very favorite treats to work and made me eat them. No, she didn't hold me down and stuff it down my throat but after 4.5 hours of smelling the delectable peanut butter bars I gave in and ate one and then another. I shared the rest and have been reasonably good since then but yes, I gave in. And I loved it.
Baking Queen
Thanks to a quirky little movie called The Waitress and an even quirkier show named Pushing Daisies I've been a little bit obsessed with pies. Thinking about them. Making them. Eating them. Other than my sometimes orgasmic (according to Paul) cupcakes I don't usually eat what I make and even with the cupcakes I can usually only eat one. Last week I started experimenting with pies. I made a DELICIOUS Butterscotch pie (from scratch) and just between us ate the entire thing--by myself. Last Saturday I made two peach pies and took those over to Bob and Shauna's...where my family dined on them. Then, on Sunday I made two chocolate peanut butter pies. I took one to a friend's house and one to work. I didn't try the peanut butter pie but I heard it was good. I was mostly satisfied with the peach pie but the shell was kind of soggy and I hate soggy food so I ate the pie part and left the rest alone. I even took a picture of one of the peach pies and the super duper cute little apron that Kacee gave me. I've never had an apron and I LOVE it! Thanks, K.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
October 11
Snow is falling all around. Um...WHAT?
I was getting dressed this morning: jeans, long sleeve shirt, cashmere (translation: very warm) sweater, socks and real shoes...that would be enough, eh?
Then I opened the door and saw the snow. Back into the house to find a coat with a hood. Ish.
I was getting dressed this morning: jeans, long sleeve shirt, cashmere (translation: very warm) sweater, socks and real shoes...that would be enough, eh?
Then I opened the door and saw the snow. Back into the house to find a coat with a hood. Ish.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Tuesday and Me
Tuesday kicks the crap out of me. Possibly it is because I don't work on Mondays (sooooooooooo not complaining) and have lots to catch up on. Possibly it is because I no longer have my favorite hour of the week as I'm now in training with my closest neighbors. Regardless of the reason the result is that here I am: sitting on my couch, watching the debate, writing random shiz in my blog, eating peanut butter with a spoon and thinking about how nice my bed will feel in a few minutes. Dude...the fact that I am even thinking about going to bed at 9 o'clock should be of concern to some folks. I'm tired people. Tuesday makes me tired.
After Hours by We Are Scientist...new favorite song
I'm kind of a dumb-a. If I was smart, not a smart-a (I've got that one covered), I could post the actual thing from You Tube. This is my new favorite song and you MUST watch the video. Love the song. Love the video. Love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv2_LSIujHk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv2_LSIujHk&feature=related
My Little Elf
I have a little Elf who periodically leaves me little surprises at my desk. Not bad surprises...good ones. These "gifts" are awesome and so is the giver. She's super funny, sassy, brilliant, insightful, stylish and incredibly cool--someday when I grow up I want to be her. She's by far my favorite person at work (MSB you are my 2nd Favorite). She's also known as Sarcast-a-bitch by her brother which makes me adore her even more. She's left some hilariously funny little gifts including the gift I got today...a note from Dwight K. Schrute (on DKS stationary): "Beats, Bears and Battlestar Gallactica". The bottom of the note even said, "Bulldozer and Boyz to Men" which made me feel so giddy because it meant that she had been reading my crazy little journal. A couple of weeks ago I received the Cowardly Lion toy from McDonald's and last week I got a blue plastic giraffe--you know the one they put on the top of the ice cream at Taco Amigo. Awesome.
Three Stages of Reading
I have three stages of reading:
Stage One: Reading everything in sight.
Stage Two: Only being able to "re-read" books--too distracted by other things to focus on new characters, stories, etc. Plus, how nice is it to pull out that book that makes you so happy and you can read again and again? Think Joey with The Shining and Rachel with Little Women..."Just how little are those women?"
Stage Three: Not being able to read at all--mostly sitting on the couch watching TV until I fall asleep.
Lately I've been stuck in Stage Two and even though it has been fun to re-read some old favorites it is nice that I have FINALLY moved back into Stage One. I started Hunger Games yesterday afternoon and am truly enjoying the process of discovering a new book.
Stage One: Reading everything in sight.
Stage Two: Only being able to "re-read" books--too distracted by other things to focus on new characters, stories, etc. Plus, how nice is it to pull out that book that makes you so happy and you can read again and again? Think Joey with The Shining and Rachel with Little Women..."Just how little are those women?"
Stage Three: Not being able to read at all--mostly sitting on the couch watching TV until I fall asleep.
Lately I've been stuck in Stage Two and even though it has been fun to re-read some old favorites it is nice that I have FINALLY moved back into Stage One. I started Hunger Games yesterday afternoon and am truly enjoying the process of discovering a new book.
Olives or Olive Garden
Would you rather eat a dinner consisting entirely of olives or eat at Olive Garden?
Olives.
Olives.
18 Days Without....
A Smart Cookie. I haven't had a cookie since September 19th. Not because I'm trying to cut back but because OHP ruined them for me. I literally don't even crave one. I'm wondering how long they can stay in business without my business.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Mom Bag
Even though I'm not a mom I used to have a "Mom Bag". You know that magic bag that contains a little bit of everything. I think I had to have one in NYC because I never knew quite what I would need to get through the day. However, since I've lived here I've tried to use a smaller bag and have put my big bag away. Thankfully for Angi and her "Mom Bag" I've been saved twice in a week. Last Tuesday, I had a WEIRD food allergy to something in my lunch and within minutes was itching all over my legs and feet. I tried to keep it to myself but eventually I said something and without even responding verbally, Angi pulled out a handful of Benadryl and handed the pills to me. I told her I just needed one but she said, "take them--you'll need them later". I was ridiculously grateful later that night when I ended up taking two more and going to bed at 7 p.m. Today, I had another incident where I cut my finger with a piece of glass. Blood was pulsing and Angi once again pulled out THE BAG and had a box with a variety of Band-aids. Thank you very much for the mom bag--it rocks!
Filter-Ectomy
I think I've had a "filter ectomy". I know I've had "filter problems" lately but let's just be honest and admit that it is gone. Today, Angi spent a good part of her day keeping me away from as many people as possible. I wasn't in a bad mood but I think that since I've been sad for so long that today's mania came as a bit of a surprise. At one point today Ang even mentioned it might be wise for me to not answer the phone--for a little bit anyway--because "people just don't get you today". I will admit that I was a bit more manic than I've been in a long time but I'm so bored at work and need something to DO!
Bulldozer
Today the question was asked: would you rather be hit by a bulldozer or be forced to sit through a Boyz 2 Men Concert? My answer is emphatically BULLDOZER.
I think I may do a "Would You Rather..." question everyday.
I think I may do a "Would You Rather..." question everyday.
Not so New
Okay, picture this. Last night I got home from Mike and Kacee’s at 11ish after a very exciting night of Eric, Timmy and Charlie. I got ready for bed and curled up with my “New” Myron Bolitar book--excited to read for a few minutes before falling into my nightly coma. Now, let’s back up to Saturday afternoon…I was desperately in need of a good new book and so I went to Borders to pick up the book that Kacee and Amie told me I must read (more on that later) and of course they didn’t have it but I still needed a book so I browsed for a minute and saw that on the “New Hardcover” shelf there was a Myron Bolitar. I love love love the Myron series so I grabbed it without even thinking about it but then ended up getting distracted the rest of the weekend and so didn’t start it until last night. Okay, back to Wednesday night at 11:30. I’m in bed…so excited for my new book, excited to see what Myron, Win and Esperanza are up to and really just needing a distraction. I opened the book, read the first few paragraphs and discovered much to my dismay that I FREAKING ALREADY HAVE THIS BOOK! I was so tired but I got out of bed, stumbled to the living room and sure enough…there it was, sitting on the "Harlan Coben shelf". So, I stumbled back to bed and looked at the “published” date. Yup, originally it was published in paperback in 199_whatever and in September of 2008 published in hardback. ANNOYING!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
FNL
In honor of the premiere of Friday Night Lights I have a few words. Those of you who have DirectTV are lucky! I have a couple of options including a very good friend who I know will let me watch with her and also spending time at Bob and Shauna’s—so I’m covered. I was talking to Meredith one day last week and she told me that some of our good friends had gotten DTV just for FNL which makes me feel like a proud little mama. I know I can’t take all the credit for S&L being such huge fans but I was the one who convinced S to buy season one and was with her when she did it. Also, after S bought FNL, L stayed up ALL NIGHT to watch season one before going to work the next day. In the words of one of our other friends, “I don’t even know S’s roommate but I love her just for that…” Meredith also told me about all the other people who are fans indirectly because of me. I’m so happy that I can’t stop crying…or something else my boyfriend Gordon Sumner would sing. Yea for all of you who get to go to S&L’s apartment tonight to watch Coach Taylor and Principal Taylor portray the BEST marriage on television, to see Lyla and my real boyfriend Timmy Riggins get it on and to see Smash working at the Ice Cream parlor! I love Fall!!
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