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A few expectations
Monday, December 29, 2008
Right, so I think I’ve gained internet-stalker status by donating a humble $5 to Jenn at Breed em and weep, and then, um, got a little too excited when she wrote me a thank you email. I’ll just deflate any rumors that might arise here and now by saying that yes, yes I did grope her topics, but she said she liked it and um, I guess that means I’m not totally sleazy, right? Right!? It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have a nasty habit of frequently writing long and heartfelt emails that I later regret because I’m so damn frigid and antisocial (so much so that when someone approaches ME I completely freeze up and act standoff’ish, panicking because I can feel the pressure and I have to say something clever back, but of course I never do and so people get discouraged, but nevermind!) - and by frequently I mean once every other year or so - that when I write that email it ALL comes spilling out and I never hear back from my internet-stranger-completely-innocent-crush. Weird, huh?
Anyway, I think we can all (mostly) agree that this year has been.. tumultuous? Rambunctious? Hellish? Whatever. But there are a couple of people out there who are making it all worth the while. Miss A (for everything!), my mum (despite everything), Ernie (& S, nims!), Jane (for letting me enable her), Jen (for the card), SuzieQ (you rock!), Bad Mummy (just because..), Cinder, Lila (whom I’ve yet to enable - for shame!) and Mau (although she probably doesn’t THINK so, but c’est la vie!) And so many other people I can’t remember off the top of my head. (Oh, wait, and Anna Nicole Smith! 2008 sucked without you. You were too beautiful for this world *sob*) (Oh, yes, and lets not forget all the lovelies in the BPAL community who were SO generous and sweet!)
I can’t really distinguish this year from any other, except Carlita is an age that she has never been before and will never be again and that is very significant in a really vague sort of way. We got a new (used!) car and a car stereo (not at the same time, though.) Also, we got married! For some reason I feel like we should come out +/-=0 but I can’t help but feel somewhat cheated, of what I’m not quite sure. 2009 should be much, much better than 2008, but then I think I said the same about 2008 vs 2007, so.. Well, lets just wait and see?
So, I says to her, I says…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Gah.
We’re almost half way to Christmas eve and we are SO not in the mood yet. Maybe the fact that it’s RAINING has something to do with it, methinks. As far as winter goes this particular one just doesn’t know how to. For shame!
My grandma wanted us all to come down for Christmas, and I was all, dude isn’t it a little late to make arrangements now? Why do we always (the family I mean) have to wait until the last minute to make plans and execute them? Then I remembered that whenever someone asks what we’re doing for Christmas I’m always like, well, uh, I guess we’ll wait and see.. And so now I can better see how we ended up in this situation. But! We decided that we definitely come down next year because my uncle is going to have his first child this coming summer and most likely my other uncle, wife and my three cousins are going to be there too, so yeah, it’s going to be a big deal.
I would maybe have been more warm to the idea to go this year too if it wasn’t for the fact that Jelly Man hasn’t been paid any money since around mid-summer. We’re managing pretty well because we got our tax returns last week, but hopefully 2009 will bring some $$ sooner rather than later. My grandma offered to pay for the tickets, and that is totally sweet of her, but if we’re going somewhere that requires something like a passport we better have some money to spend while we’re away. I know. Worst excuse ever. But that is just how we like our vacations. With a little spending money on the side.
Instead mum is coming up and we will have an awesome time, damnit! I know we can do it.. Lets just leave it at that so as not to jinx it.
I have meant to take a picture of Buddy Christ, because Frema from over at What’re you lookin’ at? was giving away her stuff and I managed to snag Buddy Christ (note how I was practically whining at her to give me her things. And then she did! I am appalled and impressed all at the same time), and boy do we appreciate him or what? Jelly Man squealed like a girl when he saw what was in the mystery package that arrived, and promptly made a place for him on the wall over the tv. I’ve been hoping for some natural light but with all the clouds and rain and whatnot it just wasn’t happening. So here he is, flash glares and all.
Thanks Frema! Chocolate is being accumulated and will be shipped soonish-ly. I guess when you are lucky enough to win a Buddy Christ you don’t really deserve to win $6000 worth of computers and equipment. I totally see how that works. And congratulations to Bennie who did win.
Now I’m going to have to do some research because we’re going to have to make a choice between PC or Mac when we get me a new laptop, whenever the economy allows. Scary.
Down, down, down it goes
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
This makes me very sad to look at, but at least I have a ton of crap to prove I was there, before it all went down.
Just to celebrate the shitty economy I insisted that Jelly Man buy me a proper winter jacket. Last year I bought a nice wind/cold resistant thing, only I’m so fat that I had to buy it in a man’s size, one size bigger than the one Jelly Man bought for himself. I am not tall, I am just fat, so you can imagine where my arms went. All in all it was a horrible experience. This year I wanted a real jacket and so Jelly Man drove us to the store and stuck some cash in my fist and told me to go nuts.
I know the economy is crap and that maybe saving is a good idea, like, ya think? But I was determined to buy something I can actually wear without feeling like I shrunk several sizes while still not being able to zip that fucker up in a comfortable manner. I nearly passed my absolute dream jacket because it didn’t quite amaze me on the rack, but you guys, I LOVE MY NEW JACKET! And it cost me a fortune! And I only feel marginally bad about that, because DUDE I CAN ZIP IT UP, I CAN ZIP IT UP GOOD!
It’s both a blessing and a curse that we don’t have a proper full length mirror in the house, I spend enough time doing unproductive shit as it is and standing in front of a mirror taking pictures of myself would be a little rich even for me. Just trust me when I say that the jacket and this cute little sweater I found to go with it were made for me, and so I bought them to the tune of more than I ever wanted to spend on a winter jacket. And now I feel guilty, so I think I better go scrub something…
Oh, and I cut Carlita’s hair. If you squint just right you can almost not tell at all. Now she no longer dons layers, which were remnants from her mullet period. Now it’s pretty even all around and slightly longer than to her shoulders, except her bangs which are right in her eyes because I don’t want to trim them again. Oh, my little bebeh.. I have already put a lock in one of her picture frames.
Am waiting for first week of November with great anticipation. Are we, or are we not?
Give me some of what you’ve got
Friday, August 29, 2008
I found these over here, and while I haven't actually watched any Olympic games this year, much less on American TV, I still found these hilarious.
Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:
- Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregorieva from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.'
- Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.'
- Paul Hamm, gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'
- Boxing analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.'
- Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.'
- Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.'
- At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.'
- Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.'
- Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?'
My rock throwing skillz, let me show you it.
Happy weekend!
