That the new blog design does not look as it should in firefox, and even less like it should on IE for Windows….. should I even care about that? Guh. It looks fabulous in Safari, let me tell you what. Anyway, it’s not a new blog design if it goes perfectly, is it.
Paco and I got a pizza for lunch, and now people are raiding it. That last piece of pizza is MINE and I am taking it home for my dinner. Must go defend my food!
Hello, today’s 50 Word Fiction theme is the last sin in our Seven Weeks of Sin theme – Evildeb’s favorite sin – Anger.
Anger Management
Through a haze of dog hair floating in the air, the boy looked at his parents, and then down tot he electric razor in his hand. The dog happily wagged his now bald rump.“I’m sensing a lot of anger in this room. I probably need a time out, huh?”
Now with three column layout! I know Jack will like it, it’s blue.
Enjoy. Until I grow weary with winter and long for spring.
It was a bad day at work. Bad, sad and a whole bunch of other morose adjectives. So I like to unwind by taking inane online quizes. Here is one, both The Man and I took this quiz and got the same result.
Your element is Electricity. Everyone loves having
you around because you’re simply so much fun,
you’re always the life of any party. You’re
very active and probably have trouble sitting
still for very long. You love being the center
of attention, becoming famous could be one of
your top goals in life. Your greatest fault is
that you hate to lose and will do anything to
avoid it, even using cheap tricks or straight
out cheating at times.
~Your Inner Element~ ((7 Results. Pictures have been added for each.))
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The thing is, I can sit still. I really can. Well, maybe I fidget a bit. It depends on what you mean by sitting still. I can remain in one location, for example – while reading, for hours at a time. But I probably fidget around a bit while doing so. Also, I will cheat like nobody’s business.
I’m working from home today, as you can see, because I have a cold, but a long long list of things I am behind on. I’m enjoying the peace and quiet and heating vent right by where my feet rest, under the desk.
Last night, I was thinking about Christmas. How hectic it can be. How easily people lose their tempers and become intolerant to the fact that they exist in a world full of other people. It happens to me too. Especially in parking garages. But, I’m try to be patient and keep a sense of humor. Because the alternative is a lot of energy used in negative ways.
So, in an attempt to keep, and spread, the holiday spirit, I will post some of my favorite non-traditional Holiday songs, over the next few weeks, for everyone to enjoy. Today I give you “Merry Christmas From the Family” by Jill Sobule, one of your more realistic xmas songs.
It’s a pretty busy week. I’m not sure what that means, blogwise. I’m predicting quiet. But often, it means I write more than ever. Especially since of the “action items” on my list aren’t all that entertaining.
I went to the mall on Saturday with my cousin. It could have been much much worse. I introduced her to the joy that is the $4 valet parking. Worth. Every. Penny. We returned wedding presents at Macy’s, during which time I picked out six or seven different types of fine china. I have to say, I don’t spend a whole lot of time looking at fine china. I can’t even remember the last time I looked at any. But fine china design seems to have improved greatly in the last few years. I counted several options that featured neither flora, nor fauna. Or squirrelly curly-Q’s and patterns. Who knew.
After a lovely lunch featuring pasta and salad, we headed over to the new Container Store that just opened up. And that’s when I lost my head. And ran into my mom, for that matter. I really really love products that help you get organized. I always think, not unlike cleaning products, that this is the purchase that is finally going to do it for me. Finally, I will have all my paperwork, receipts, pay stubs, tax returns, birthday certificates, etc. filed away neatly. I’ll be able to find anything at a moments notice. A place for everything and everything in it’s place. And, just like all those cleaning products I buy, I’m let down. Turns out, no matter what bright shiny thing I buy, I still have to do the actual organizing. Nonetheless, I love these kinds of stores. The Container Store is no different than Storables, which is just down the street. With one major exception. The Gift Wrap Wonderland!
I love me some wrapping paper, christmas paper best of all. Escaping to the back storeroom to wrap customer presents was the only thing I liked to do, when I worked at Hallmark. The examples on the website do not do the Gift Wrap Wonderland justice. My first theme of papers and ribbons were all jewel tones and gold. And then I switched to something more contemporary and witty. And I was ready to switch themes again, but Kirsten would not let me. It’s just that there were sooooo many lovely papers and ribbons! I could barely stand all the wrapping paper stimuli! As we looked around the store, it went a bit like this.
*Looking at media shelving*
“I want to change my theme.”
“No.”
“Please?”
“No.”
*looking at shoe storage and sock organizers*
“I want to change my theme!”
“No”
*looking at desk chairs*
“I want to change my theme.”
“No.”
*looking at stay fresh food storage systems*
“I want to change my theme.”
“Fine! Go change your theme!”
“No… I guess I’ll just stick with this.”
“sigh”
Today’s Then and Now, which is another 3fer, comes from my desire to listen to a Beatles song, this morning, sung by someone else. As per usual, when it comes to the Beatles. However, this actually one of the songs done by the band, themselves, I like. I’ve heard musicy people say that their strength was in their song writing, not their musicianship. Maybe this is why I like Beatles covers?
Across the Universe – The Beatles
When I was researching which Beatle album this song came from, etc., I found that a lot of people have redone this song. David Bowie, Built to Spill, and this version, which I included for fun.
Across the Universe – Rufus Wainright
But this is the version I woke up with in my head. I can see the video in my head. It’s the version I like best, and the one I always want to hear. And, like Officer Barbrady says “Well, you ain’t Fiona Apple, and if you ain’t Fiona Apple, I don’t give a rat’s ass.”
Across the Universe – Fiona Apple
Hi! This week’s sin theme is Lust. I’m opening a pandora’s box with this one. Remember, ya’ll, my mommy reads this blog sometimes.
By the way, I did not get enough snow, last night, to necessitate working from home. Sad.
Toy Lust
She stroked the smooth surface, a look of lust on her face.
“Ma’am, if you don’t stop licking the PowerBooks, we are going to have to ask you to leave the store.”
Licking her lips, she moved away. He didn’t say anything about the Apple Cinema Displays.
As you might have guessed, I did not complete NaNoWriMo this year. That made me sad. The first two years I participated, I completed it. And it felt great! But whatever it is that I need, in order to finish, I didn’t have this time. That’s why I was so delighted when Lara made this:
A NaNoWriMo losing badge! Now those of us who couldn’t quite make it across the finish line and stick it to the running dude with his pencil! Right in the guts! Don’t get me wrong, I love the NaNo, I donated money and bought t-shirts, same as every year. And I’ll be back next year, raring to go. It really can be the most fun.
Also, it should be noted that Lara has started a new site called FreeWiFiCafes which you should all check out. She has a really good excuse for being a loser. A NaNo loser! Not a general overall loser. Which she’s not. She climbs mountains for pete’s sake. Big ones. In Africa and shit.
Also, I’d like to give a shout out to Christine, for finishing her novel. Way to go, xtine! You rule! Whoop! Whoop!
And finally, let it be known that it is SNOWING at my house! Hooray! It became more and more difficult not to watch the traffic cams, as the snow started to fall this afternoon. It was not sticking in Seattle, where I work. But it’s sticking at my house. I might be working from home tomorrow. In my jammies. If so, you can all watch me do it on my webcam! Oh my god, how exciting would that be? So exciting. I look like this, while I work. A lot. Over and over. All day.
