I bought a Neti Pot this morning to get rid of snot that just wouldn’t budge.
I followed all the directions, put the thing up my nose, and had to take it out again because I saw my reflection. There was just no way that I was going to be able to pour water through my nose with that image in my head.
My first actual attempt was a failure. I felt the water go in, but didn’t feel it coming out of the other nostril. I panicked and water sprayed everywhere. During my second attempt, I relaxed, tilted my head more, and it worked. It felt sort of odd and made me think of swimming. I guess it will take a little time to get used to.
From C: Here’s a music meme to reflect how eclectic your music collection might be. I call it Alphabet Song. Put your music library in alphabetical order by song, then take the first song for each letter of the alphabet. No repeat artists. Tag five people then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves.
A AAA – Paul Westerberg
B Ba Ba – Sigur Ros
C C’mon Get Happy (live) – Tommy Stinson
D D’you know what I mean – Oasis
E Earth Died Screaming – Tom Waits
F Factory Girl – The Rolling Stones
G Gallows Pole – Led Zeppelin
H Had Me A Real Good Time – Faces
I I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
J Jaan Pehechaan Ho – er… from the Ghost World soundtrack. don’t know who sings it
K Kamera – Wilco
L Lady – Regina Spektor
M Maggie May – Rod Stewart
N Nadine – New London Fire
O O My Soul – Big Star
P P.O. Box – The Replacements
Q Queen Bitch – David Bowie
R Radiation Vibe – Fountains of Wayne
S Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands – Bob Dylan
T Take It Or Leave It – The Strokes
U Under A Mountain – The Black Crowes
V Valentine- Old 97s
W Wagon Wheel – Lou Reed
X
Y Yearning – the black keys
Z Zen Brain – Nada Surf
Sometimes, when we exit a store, he will walk next to me, fart, and walk away as fast as he can so that it looks like I farted. I wish I was kidding about this.
I am unemployed again. Because of the rising cost of everything, they decided to close the place that I work at. Perfect. I won’t be surprised if all my possessions spontaneously combust on my birthday. It’s been a lovely year.
Lately, it’s been very hard for me to be excited about the good things that are happening in my friends’ lives: a permanent job, weight loss, acceptance to grad school, a trip to Cuba/New Orleans/Europe/Miami/everywhere. It’s what I want to be doing instead of worrying about what will I do if something really bad happens and I don’t have the money or insurance to cover it. I guess this makes me an awful friend, but whenever one of those topics comes up in a conversation, sometimes I silently hope that they’ll shut the fuck up. If there was a seven deadly sin that i could be BFFs with, it would be envy.
“This falacy occurs when we use or threaten to use force–whether physical, psychological or legal–in an attempt to coerce another person to accept our conclusion. This fallacy is illustrated in the following argument: Don’t disagree with me because if you do I’ll slap your fucking face.”
–my Ethics textbook
Maurine:
“Like legal rules, moral rules can also have exceptions:
‘You should keep your promises. You promised to pay back the money I loaned you today. So give it to me–I need it to buy the last few parts for my bomb.’”
–my Ethics book again
Me: THIS IS A SCHOOL BOOK?! Maurine: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK FOR AN ETHICS COURSE
I was trying on shoes at Target when this little girl, who was about four or five years old, ran towards a shelf that contained a bunch of gold flats with a giant gold flower around the toes. Girl: “OOOHHH, LOOK HOW PRETTY!” Girl’s Mother: “Those are UUUGGGGLLYYYYY.” Girl: “No, they’re not!” Girl’s Mother: “Those are UUUGGGGLLYYYYY.” Girl: “Well, what if someone else really liked them? Would you say that to them? … That’s a very mean thing to say, Mommy.” Girl’s Mother: “I’m sorry.” [in a tone that didn't sound sorry at all]
Then I heard a girl, who looked 9 or 10 years old, and her dad arguing one aisle over: Girl: I DON’T LIKE THOSE. THEY LOOK GREEK. I DON’T WANT TO LOOK GREEK. Dad: What about these? Girl: NO. DON’T LIKE THEM. CAN’T WE JUST GO TO WAL-MART? Dad: How about these? They’re nice. Girl: THEY’RE FLIP-FLOPS! I WANT TO LOOK IN WAL-MART. Dad: They’ve got a lot here Girl: NO. THEY DON’T HAVE ANYTHING. LET’S GO! I WANT TO LOOK IN WAL-MART Dad: [clearly exasperated] We’re here already and - Girl: I WANT TO LOOK IN WAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL-MARTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dad: Okay. We’re going - Girl: [seems excited] Dad: – home.
Then they walked away and I couldn’t hear exactly what they were saying anymore, but I could tell the girl was still shrieking about Wal-Mart.
I was looking for water bottles in the camping section of Target and came upon a bunch of tiny tents that were mounted on the shelving. I had a Zoolander moment and thought, TENTS FOR PETS?! What dog would want to be cooped up in that??? before realizing that they were just models.
52. Untraceable
A lot of WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON’T GET BACK IN THE CAR, YOU IDIOT moments.
53. Cleaner
54. The Bucket List
55. Jumper Feelings about Hayden Christensen haven’t changed.
56. The Incredible Hulk
I wasn’t interested in seeing this at all until I saw Tim Roth in the trailer. Liked it more than the one that came out a few years ago. Kind of want to see Iron Man now.
A week ago, I got my paycheck and decided to spend a small portion of it on products from Lush. I wanted a new facial cleanser that wouldn’t dry out my face as much as my regular face wash did. I ended up buying Herbalism and Tea Tree Water Toner. The sales lady also gave me a free sample of the Enzymion moisturizer. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a rabbit living under our shed. I have no clue if it’s a baby/young rabbit, but he (or she) seems pretty tiny and is ridiculously cute. I call it Babbity Rabbity. (There’s a stump on the other side of the fence, but it does not cackle.)
I don’t know if I should try to get rid of it. There used to be a groundhog living under the shed, but I guess it died or shares the space with the rabbit like some animal version of The Odd Couple. Anyway, we never had a problem with the groundhog. We don’t have a garden anymore and it’s not the end of the world if something eats our flowers and vegetation. I am just worried that, in a while, that one rabbit will become many rabbits. Also, our new neighbors seem to like gardening so I worry about their vegetation.
