Today was a lazy lazy day. I swear I had only been up for a an hour or so, and it was time for a nap. Ok, it was longer than that. It’s raining here today. None of that sissy "scattered showers" crap. Full on rain on my roof. It was hard not to get under the covers and just listen to the rain. Then we the cat jumped upon and settled down next to me, curled up against me, it was even more different to contemplate getting out from underneath the covers. So I didn’t.
Shhhh… let’s all be very quiet and listen to the rain. Or a Van Morrison song with lots of cello.
Monthly Archives: March 2005
Hooray hooray… it’s Friday night!
and I’m a sadistic bastard! I’m so grateful for that!
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I, King Friday XIII, do hereby make a new rule. The new rule is that everyone who had hurt feelings will now have good feelings.
I got this from Chris at Rude Cactus. How was I supposed to resist? I can’t. I can’t be expected to resist questions about books. Books are my favorite!
1. What book would I like to be?
Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter!! Wait, I don’t understand. Do I want to be a book or IN a book? Why would I want to be a book. I cannot conceive of what it is like to be a story. I don’t know. Either way, Harry Potter Harry Potter Harry Potter! Or maybe one of the Sandman comics.
2. Have I ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Uhhh… yes! Of course. There is a whole thread about literary crushes over on chicklit.com. Mr. Darcy, Ranger, Jean-Claude (who is so MY boyfriend) Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Rourke… that is just off the top of my head in three seconds. I even have crushes on authors.
3. What is the last book I bought?
Oh crap… this is hard. I get mixed up now because I get so many books from the Library! I think it might be “Hex and the City” by Simon R. Green. Hang on… let me go check my booklist… I know the last book I tried to buy was “Down on Ponce” so I could re-read it and review it.
4. What is the last book I read?
I just finished reading “Chill Factor” by Rachel Caine.
5. What book am I currently reading?
“Me Talk Pretty Some Day” by David Sedaris, “My Life in Heavy Metal” by Steve Almond, “The Alienist” by Caleb Carr and “Down on Ponce” by Fred Willard.
6. What five books would I take with me if I was stranded on a desert island?
“Last Days of Summer” by Steve Kluger (I’ve loaned out and lost sooo many copies of this book. I don’t mind because I think it’s my destiny to spread the joy that is this story.) “The Boyfriend School” by Sarah Bird (because I am Gretchen Griner) “The Oxford Dictionary of English” because I like to read the dictionary, I could do it for hours. “Imajica” by by Clive Barker (because I’ve been meaning to read it and it’s HUGE!) and…. I can’t decide. There is no way I can narrow it down to five. How about the fifth one is blank and comes with a pen?
7. What three poor idiots am I tagging with this FUN FUN FUN?
Every single person who reads my blog. YOU MUST DO IT!! Or Jesus will get very very mad. You don’t want Jesus mad at you! (that includes you too, Fee. You ate Easter Candy, you now have Jesus in your soul.)
Speaking of Jesus, is there anything cuter than kitties sleeping in funny poses? I thought not.
Maybe one day you’ll wise up, sap!
In today’s episode of what is on Jodi’s t-shirt today:
It’s Slimey the Worm! From sesame street! Yay! Today’s t-shirt is an orange on orange ringer, paired with a black cashmere cardigan from the men’s line of Land’s End [treated very poorly indeed], levi’s, and black suede canvas one stars.
Right now, Evildeb [who’s boobies are known as Siegfried and Roy] is trying to do something genius. If she gets it to work, I will have to be her best friend forever. I’m willing to commit to that, because, if she accomplishes what she sets out to do, she’ll be THWARTING THE MAN! The same Man who is always trying to keep you down. In a geeky operating system parity kind of way. I can’t really tell you the specifics, because that’s Place of Employment [PoE] confidential. But, it goes something like this:
The Man: You must use this system. It’s crappy and slow and buggy and complicated and it sucks. It won’t do everything you want or need. But that’s just the way it is. Oh, and it only runs on Windows.
Jodi: Windows? but but…
The Man: YES WINDOWS!! quit crying, mac babies!
several months later, after Evildeb SWITCHED to the Mac as her primary machine…
Evildeb: you know…. there’s no reason we couldn’t run this on a mac. I just need to mumble mumble nameserver mumblle mumble java gui mumble mumble .ini file. I don’t want to have to lug around TWO laptops every time I travel.
Jodi: HOORAY!!
I really hope she figures it out.
I meant to show you this the other day. Oops. Nintendo Crime. It’s pretty brilliant.
cable’s out – time for graphically challenged quizzes
Your Brain is 53.33% Female, 46.67% Male Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve
I was sure I’d be more male than that.
You Belong in 1966 1966 If you scored… 1950 – 1959: You’re fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in! 1960 – 1969: You are a free spirit with a huge heart. Love, peace, and happiness rule – oh, and drugs too. 1970 – 1979: Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you’re partying or protesting, you give it your all! 1980 – 1989: Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You’re colorful at night – and successful during the day. 1990 – 1999: With you anything goes! You’re grunge one day, ghetto fabulous the next. It’s all good!
And, finally, I’ve always wondered, what do my boobies call themselves? Can’t say I’m surprised to find out that…
Your Boobies’ Names Are: Betty and Veronica
Well, French Toast isn’t really that serious. If I was making you like, Eggs Benedict or something like that, then we need to talk.
The t-shirt I’m wearing today says this:
That is, in fact, a picture of the t-shirt as I wear it. Today. Which is why the text is all curvy. Like me. I’m thinking of wearing it to Easter brunch. Just to give my family a head’s up.
Dr. Stevil, Evildeb and I went to lunch with the PSM’s. We were invited as a way of saying thank you. For filling in for my PSM while she was on maternity leave. I told them they could just not invite Evildeb because she did not do anything. But they did not believe me. [which is probably for the best, as I was just kidding.] Ever since I got back from lunch, I’ve been in a food coma. Because I had french toast. In a greek restaurant. They have american food and serve breakfast… I love breakfast food! Besides, my favorite dish there is the tiny cheese pies aka: tirokopita. And we had those as an appetizer. French toast is not a dish that sends you bouncing out of your chair, raring to go and take on the rest of your day. It’s a dish that makes you want to curl up, contentedly, and take a wee snappy nap.
There is really no other point to this post. Other than to say, I had french toast, I’m tired, this is my t-shirt and I was going to try to take more pictures so I did.
EDITED TO ADD:
wait, there’s an ok reason for this post right here. Go check out some VR views of the neighborhood I work in, Fremont. You’ll need Quicktime installed.
I’m a little bit country, but I’m definitely more rock-n-roll
For all of you who mocked Neil Diamond… well… shut up! One day, I am going to post one of his songs up here, and you are going to ENJOY IT.
I used to listen to the radio all the time, as a kid. I remember having a white clock radio, that I would put next to my head to listen to, while I was not falling asleep. And it was in the Bellevue house, pre-remodel, so my room was yellow. I must have been pretty young. I would always hope to hear Donnie and Marie. But, if "Knights in White Satin" came on, I had to switch the station before the end, before the poem, because it scared the pants off of me. Sometimes, I would listen to it, just to freak myself out. It still scares me.
Breathe deep in the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day’s useless energy’s spent
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one
Lonely man cries for love and has none
New mother picks up and suckles her sun
Senior citizens wish they were young
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is grey and yellow white
And we decide which is right
And which is an illusion?
Aaaaaaahhhh! Scary Anyway, less closed minded, musically, people admit that it would be fun to go to a Neil Diamond concert, because you could sing along the entire time, you could just excuse yourself to visit the restroom or get more snacks during "heartlight" and "you don’t bring me flowers." Barry Manilow too, most likely. "Oh Mandy… you came and you stayed without taking… and I sent you away Oh Mandy!"
However, I present you with something from the year 2005 instead. This is Ben Lee, from his album "Awake is the New Sleep." Which I do not yet own, but I did buy one of the songs with Pepsi cap. It’s called "Catch my Disease" and I dare you to not enjoy it and get it caught in your head all day.
Evildeb posts to craiglist
There is little proof to prove she did NOT post this. The evidence is fairly damming… it says that she “looks like the devil.”
Noodles!
ps: Today I told Evildeb that she was just a little character in my blog, for me to move about and play with at my will.
The surge must have mutated your superstructures. I wonder what it did to your beast modes?
You know, I never really look at my spam email. At work, we have a filter service. Every day it sends me a report of the spam I receive. About once a week, I go in and clean it all off the server. never even look at it. For some reason, this one caught my eye today:
Subject: Hi you :),. I miss you baby please come get me..
Hey baby. So whats been going on with you? Don’t you remember me? I loved the time we spent together I thought that you did too. I thought that you wanted to do all the things to me that we had talked about. I had a site made with more of my pictures in case you forgot about me. You can talk to me with the site too whenever Im there, which i Usually am, so I hope that you do. I hope to hear from you soon baby, please dont leave me like this I cant stop thinking of you
Evildeb says she does not have have all the sexually explicit spam that I have. She does not have email from Asslee Bendover. [I kid you not. It was from Asslee Bendover]. She did read off some of the other types of email. “Hot stock tip for quick surge.” I’m not entirely sure that isn’t something equally as naughty.
More Evildeb fun, I just received the following email.
Hi team,
My PC laptop, SweetyPi was taken away by an IT professional just after lunch today.
It was my fault for allowing her to have unprotected contact with the internet. She caught a couple of nasty viruses and had to be sterilized.
In the process of examining her the IT professional also discovered that her motherboard was damaged. This was apparently a flaw inherent to her type having something to do with an oversized “buffer”. Luckily she can be cured of all her ills, but she has to stay in the lab overnight so that they can monitor her progress.
Please keep SweetyPi in your thoughts tonight. We appreciate your kind thoughts for her rapid recovery.
Deb