blank notebook and a backpocket fade...

trying to get better

2007-07-01T01:44:10Z

okay, so i know that i've been bad about updating, but i'm still trying to be better!

here's a present... watch it, it's pretty cute and hilarious!

the gummy bear song!

and, can we discuss, i LOVE gummy bears!

*edit*
beware, there is a little gummy bear booty shakin and butt crack action...

talkin bout the carwash yeah!

2007-06-11T23:55:16Z

i just finished washing my car. it's all pretty and shiny and turquoise! i, however, am sweaty and sticky and icky...yuck!

omg!
i just had one of those "what's that butt-awful smell? holy shit! It's ME!!" moments....

i think it's time for a shower.

38 weeks

2007-06-09T01:47:19Z

yeah, that's how long it's been since i updated my lj. that's a really long time. and surprise! surprise! *shockhorror* a lot of stuff has happened. let's review

- i moved into a house in red hook, ny. it's the first house i've ever lived in.

- i worked at waldenbooks in the hudson valley mall for exactly one week before i was promoted from part-time bookseller to full-time key holder and senior bookseller. trust me, in the book-retail world, that's...like *blinkblink* a big deal...and stuff. anyway, i loved working at the bookstore! my boss was awesome, my co-workers were awesome, the books were cheap and life was awesome! (well, actually, life sucked, but i still loved my job) we found out our store was closing exactly one week before christmas, and told that we weren't allowed to tell our customers until after the holiday rush, we didn't want to upset our customers or our sales. it was our little store against the big bad book company, and we lost. we spent our last days cleaning the store and rocking out to the obnoxiously loud eclectic mix of music that we endlessly unleashed on the food court and the rest of the mall. i stayed until the last day, and we all cried together.

- i worked for a chiropractor. reality was, waldenbooks wasn't paying the bills and the bills needed to get paid. it was pure luck that i happened upon an opportunity to work part-time in a small chiropractic office, a sure thing. i started training on my first day. i worked doing ultrasound massage therapy and other office work as *ahem ahem* a chiropractic technician! it was exciting! riveting! fresh and new! actually, it was terribly boring, but i got free chiro. then i got promoted and i became the secretary/assistant office manager-type person...and that's when things got bad...work was literally making me ill...it had taken over my life. my office manager handed in her notice 5 weeks before i left, her last day was 3 weeks before mine. chaos ensued. when i left, i cried.

- i learned that while it is possible to work two full-time jobs, 7 days a week with no time off...you really, really really don't want to. no, trust me.

- i made some amazing friends.

- i made the final decision to move to san francisco, ca in the fall to attend graduate school.

- i managed to sprain both my ankles in the course of a week. interestingly enough, i was not doing anything stupid, foolish or dangerous when i was injured.

...and...

- i got engaged

sooo....

that's the past 38 weeks in a nutshell. nice to be back.

why i love youtube!

2006-08-12T23:23:19Z

umm, i know that i need to update, but i just found this...umm....ummm.....uhhhhhhh

it's a song called "keep your jesus off my penis" and it's fucking fantastic

not safe for work...and lots of penis and jesus talk...

i must say, this totally made my day

please listen

it will make you think...seriously

new car

2006-07-21T18:22:22Z

okay, so, i'm in the market for a car. a car that is a volvo.

this one is a 1997 volvo 850 GTL (i think). 64k miles. for sale by original owner, no accidents.

thought, opinions, comments, pointers....i need input!

c'mon y'all, i wanna know what you think...

birthday calculator (aka quiz #3)

2006-05-15T22:44:49Z

You entered: 2/17/1984

Your date of conception was on or about 27 May 1983 which was a Friday.
You were born on a Friday
under the astrological sign Aquarius.
Your Life path number is 5.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 9.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 8.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 6, 11 & 22.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2445747.5.
The golden number for 1984 is 9.
The epact number for 1984 is 27.
The year 1984 was a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/2/1984 and ending 2/19/1985.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat.

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 22 April 1984.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 7 March 1984.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 10 June 1984.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 17 June 1984.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 25 September 1984.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 15 April 1984.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 6 March 1984.

As of 5/15/2006 6:39:45 PM EDT
You are 22 years old.
You are 267 months old.
You are 1,161 weeks old.
You are 8,123 days old.
You are 194,970 hours old.
You are 11,698,239 minutes old.
You are 701,894,385 seconds old.

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 3.17925636007828 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)

There are 278 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 23 candles.

Those 23 candles produce 23 BTUs,
or 5,796 calories of heat (that's only 5.7960 food Calories!) .
You can boil 2.63 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1984 there were approximately 3.6 million births in the US.
In 1984 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1984 in the US there were 2,487,000 marriages (10.5%) and 1,155,000 divorces (4.9%)
In 1984 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

Your birthstone is Amethyst
The Mystical properties of Amethyst

Amethyst is used to increase spiritually
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone

Your birth tree is
Cedar, the Confidence
Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, likes luxury, of good health not in the least shy, tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, impatient, wants to impress others, many talents, industrious, healthy, optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.

There are 224 days till Christmas 2006!
There are 237 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.

you can try it too...

quiz #2

2006-05-15T21:10:06Z

Your True Love Is a Pisces

Why you'll love a Pisces:

Selfless and intuitive, you are perfect for a Pisces that lives to love you.
You're sensitive enough to appreciate and explore the deep emotions of a Pisces.

Why a Pisces will love you:

You're generous and totally giving in relationships, something Pisces demands.
You are also dreamy enough to get lost in fantasy with Pisces, but realistic enough to stay grounded.

What Sign Is Your True Love?

huh...

most random vagina ever

2006-05-15T20:53:18Z

Get your own spectral analysis from Area 23^®

this is the most vaginal thing i have ever seen. and that answers a lot of questions.

i'm so le ethnique!

2006-05-08T18:25:14Z

Italian

[X] The Godfather is a great movie. (Parts I & II...not III, no way!)
[X] Your mom makes her own sauce.
[X] Your last name ends in a vowel.
[X] Red wine is better then white wine.
[X] You know how a real meatball tastes.
[ ] You know alot of italian songs.
[X] You have dark hair/eye color
[ ] You speak some italian or what u picked up fron your nona.
[X] You are under 5'10''
[ ] The rat pack is the best.

Total - 7

Brazilian

[ ] Mexicans suck
[ ] You speak portuages.
[X] You love rice and Beans.
[ ]YoU TyPe lIkE ThIs On Da CoMpUtEr.
[X] You lost your virginty at 14 years old or younger.
[ ] You are dark skinned
[X] You have a bad attitude.
[X] You know what a Bodega is.
[X] You talk fast.
[ ] If you are a guy you get a shape up, If you are a girl you have blonde highlights.

Total - 5

Irish

[ ] BEER IS THE BEST!
[ ] You have a bad temper.
[X] You have been in more then 3 fights.
[ ] Your last name name starts with a Mc OR Murph or ends with a with a ly,an,un,ry
[ ] You have blue or green eyes.
[X] You have drank before.
[X] You like the color green.
[X] You have been to a st.pattys day party.
[X] You never had a hangover
[ ] You have family in Ireland.

Total - 5

Black

[X] You are from NY
[X] You said nigga before
[X] You have nappy hair
[X] You LOVE rap
[X] You talk with slang
[ ] You are from the south (no, but my family is!)
[X] You know how to shoot a gun
[X] You think Bush is racist
[X] You love chicken
[X] You love watermelon

Total - 9

Israeli

[X] You were as tall as your grandmother by the age of seven.
[X] You thought speaking loud was normal.
[X] At least one person in you family is named Shlomo, Jacob or Israel
[X] You know what lox is
[X] You actually eat lox with or without cream cheese
[ ] During family occasions, 50 people gather around a foot table and hit each other with plastic plates to get to the deli tray.
[X] You have at least one female relative who penciles on eyebrows which are always asymmetrical
[ ] You can look at gefilte fish and not turn green.
[X] You think eating half a jar of pickles is a wholesome snack.
[X] Your relatives shout "Are you okay?" through the bathroom door when your're in there longer than 3 minutes

Total - 8

fridays are nice

2006-05-05T19:13:00Z

in the spirit of change, i...err, ummm...changed the layout of my journal. exciting? possibly...

ps - death to allergies

diggingfox @ 2006-04-27T13:15:00

2006-04-27T17:16:29Z

finished.

ps

2006-04-07T18:49:19Z

i just ate the most amazing kiwi

this makes me laugh

2006-04-07T18:32:48Z

so, y'all know how i'm addicted to pinkisthenewblog, right?

well, there's an interesting/slightly humorous story that leads up to this, but i think this is hilarious...

Which Lesbian Stereotype Are You?

You're a Boi Dyke!
You kick ass, dear. Serious, serious ass. You're the type of girl who can change the timing belt on my Camaro, have sex with me on the hood, then do shots with me back at your place. Will you marry me?
Take this quiz!

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...no...really...i'm laughing

because i like lj better

2006-03-27T05:15:36Z

[A is for Age:]
- 22 years and one month and 8 days (big kid! woo!)

[B is for booze of choice:]
- i have no idea, but i'm sure it makes my tummy burn

[C is for career:]
- student/professional "momma"

[D is for your dog's name:]
- mitzi playa ray

[E is for an essential item you use everyday:]
- cell phone (i feel disgusting admitting that, but does anyone remember the hellish week i didn't have one?!?!)

[F is for favorite song at the moment:]
- Walking With A Ghost - Tegan & Sara

[G is for favorite games:]
- Apples to Apples, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Pictionary...how about every game is my favorite, hmmm?

[H is for hometown:]
- nyc

[I is for instruments you play:]
- piano, flute, violin, accordion, electric bass

[K is for kids?:]
- i'm a big kid!

[L is for last night what did you do?:]
- hung out with j dawg, visited sara, ate a lot of apple sauce and too many cookies

[M is for mom's job:]
- elementary school librarian

[N is for name of your crush:]
- anonypersona, but don't tell her

[O is for overnight hospital stays:]
- pick a body part, i'm sure it's landed me in the hospital

[P is for phobias:]
- vomit, spiders, knuckle cracking, flying, giant squids/octopods...yeah, i'm scared of everything

[Q is for favorite movie Quote]
- "little miss perfect score!" "more like perfect whore!" (name the movie & get a prize! and, al, you can't guess)

[R is for biggest regrets:]
- i have a lot, which sucks, but mostly just everything with my dad and, now, my mom

[S is for status:]
- i have a partner with whom i co-exist in our magical world of lemurs and bananas

[T is for time you wake up]
- every 30 minutes

[U is for underwear:]
- i'm nakie *gasp*

[V is for vegetable you love:]
- most of them, but i have a soft spot for cucumbers

[W is for worst habit:]
- i am chronically late, so don't take it personally

[X is for x-rays you've had:]
- full body. twice.

[Y is for yummy food you make:]
- everything, duh! have you met me? i'm a fat kid with hungry, screaming college-babies!

[Z is for your favorite animal at the Zoo?]
- gay penguin daddies

10 things about my life

2006-02-23T23:26:18Z

1. my life is...hectic and stressful

2. my birthday was...fabulous and full of excitement (and fab presents!)

3. my weekend in the city was...perfectly lovely and full of some the most amazing people in my life

4. my trip to the met was...moving and beautiful

5. my sproj is...killing my soul

6. my department is...full of the scariest people at bard

7. my body is...angry at me, especially my swollen swollen left knee

8. my mom is...in aruba (THANK YOU!)

9. my friends are...the best in the world

10. i am...curious, petrified, stressed, excited, exploding waves emotion overflowing every inch every breath crying bursting overwhelming...don't ever want to stop smiling...amazing...life is constantly changing...i can feel it from day to day...

also

- i saw daphne rubin-vega in new paltz with her charming husband...and my future husband aka her outrageously adorable son!

- i got to see everythingbagel for my birthday! YAY YAY YAY YAY! can't wait for March visiting time!

- i'm going bowling tonight!

- i gotta dye my hair...should i re-bleach the streak and do the blue, or dye it black?

decisions...decisions...decisions...

february birthdays are the best

2006-02-16T20:22:16Z

happy happy happy birthday, fattest!!!

i hope that all your fabulous birthday dreams come true!

(ps - thanks for the happy birthday wishes!)

almost the littlest birthday lemur...

2006-02-16T15:25:48Z

it's almost my birthday! it's almost my birthday! it's almost my birthday! it's almost my birthday!

at midnight i get my first birthday present! weeeeee!!!

okay, only a few more hours, then...

parties! friends! presents! singing! dancing! BIRTHDAY TIME!

the countdown has begun!

2006-02-14T02:46:57Z

my birthday is in 4 days! i'm gonna be 22 years old. wow. i don't really know how i feel about that right now, but moving on for a moment, past the whining, that is.

i saw the indigo girls on friday!!!

it was completely and utterly amazing! cate picked me up at my dorm and we drove to poughkeepsie, listening to fab music all the while, of course. we discussed the songs that we wanted to hear that night.

my choices - starkville, tether, shame on you, ozilline
cate's choices - ozilline, tether, burn all the letters (even though we knew it was a stretch)

we picked up our fab tickets and took our chances at the milanese restaurant as it started to snow. we ate and drank ourselves silly for the next 2 hours, the meal concluding with a chocolate delight that blew my mind...picture a dark chocolate torte filled with melted nutella served with vanilla bean gelato, raspberry puree, whipped cream and candied walnuts...i seriously almost panty splashed myself right there in the restaurant! needless to say, our dinner was fantastic! with our bellies full and giddy as all hell, we ventured over to the beautiful, beautiful Bardavon. it was close to the end of the opening act when we arrived and were seated...

fifth row + center is not a joke!

i could have fainted dead away right there...or peed my pants, really, i was dangerously close to doing both! after cheering for the opening act and impatiently waiting for the intermission to end, there they were! SO CLOSE! not to mention the fact that they played *ahem ahem*
the most amazing set ever...

devotion
get out the map
dairy queen
shame on you*
leaving
it's alright
yield
fill it up again
go
mystery
starkville*
hammer and a nail
land of canaan
power of two
ozilline**
closer to fine
moment of forgiveness
galileo

encore...
trouble
tether**
midnight train to georgia

ummm, can we say ?!@$#*&!#%!&#$%!@?!...uhhhh...yeah. i can't believe they played tether AND trouble AND starkville AND devotion AND leaving and and and!!!!!! they played all my songs! it was so amazing, so amazing! it was, seriously, one of the best birthday presents i ever could have hoped for ever!

then, cate and i drove home. it had stopped snowing. we rocked out some fabulously horrible music(...and some kelly clarkson...shhh!) and arrived home, safe and sound, giddy as ever. my heart was singing.

amy and emily, i love you. i will love you for all time. thank you for being the most amazing people in all of existence...well, almost...

ps - i got a fab new IG shirt...pics soon to come...

s'okay

2006-01-24T07:27:17Z

everything's okay in my book...

i can smile and say...

everything's okay...

PSA

2006-01-21T04:34:44Z

this is a public service announcement for all y'all who haven't been exposed to it yet...

*ahem ahem*

...i'm obsessed with lemurs...

...obsessed...

...no...really...

That Is All

lemur!

i swear

2006-01-21T04:31:53Z

i swear i swear i swear! i'm alive, i swear!

i'm sorry that i went *poof* and disappeared for so long. there was just too much going on, too much to deal with, too much that i ran away from. if you ask, i'll tell you. if you don't know, i'll tell you. i am truly sorry, my friends. i feel like i was struck blind, deaf and mute. i care for you all!

...and now...

i am back. back from cali. almost to bard! my last semester nipping at my heels...and i don't think i'm doing a very good job dealing...oh well

my break has been difficult, but i'd rather be happy! especially since things have been good lately. i've been getting along with my mom. it's completely shocking, i don't know how to deal, but she's not yelling at me, so i'm not gonna say a damned thing! no big fights, no yelling, no screaming. yes, there was one blowout at the beginning of break, but since i've decided to tip-toe gingerly on egg shells everything is fine! i'm so tired of having to transform myself every single time i go home to please her, but i enjoy peace between us more than anything.

i just got back from california, too! hopefully, i'll stop being lazy and write about my awesome trip. i went to san francisco and la, and i even got to go on a most amazing las vegas adventure with my bestest friend in the whole world! we stayed in a suite and i went to the BIGGEST BESTEST BUFFET in the whole world! it was a total fat kid dream come true, let me tell you! All Of Vegas! desserts all the colors of the rainbow...champagne until i couldn't see straight...lights and music and soooo much champagne! i was so overwhelmed and it was so much fun! i love kerri! i have the best best best friend in the whole world!

wow...i can't believe i went to las vegas...it still hasn't hit me...what an adventure that was, let me tell you!

and i got to see alter-ego (aka - alexis, kerri's friend and new roomie! i love her!) and julia and katie and KERRI! i can't believe we drove to vegas...

i'm going back to bard tomorrow! i'm so excited that my tummy jumps every time i even think about it! yes, i'll miss maggie and moni and holly! oh, my babies! all of my girls are leaving me...i'll be left with my sons...the few that are staying...a momma with no little babies to baby! whatever shall i do?! i guess i'll just baby brad and thomas. oh, homos! how i love you!

i have to fold my laundry! why am i excited about that?

i heart halloween - PART 2

2005-11-06T00:34:13Z

on saturday i got to go pumpkin and apple picking with laura and her little sister, kate. i was THE MOST excited!!! no, seriously, i think i was the most excited. even more than kate! we piled into laura's car and drove to greig farm a few miles away. not knowing exactly where to go, our first stop was the main farm. i bought lots of fabulous treats from The Grey Mouse Farm that they had, since my mom loves it and some biscotti for myself. organic dark chocolate orange biscotti are deliciously orgasmic, by the way, in case you didn't know! so, there was biscotti...

AND GOATS!

AND PUMPKINS!

AND APPLES!

cutie kids!
one black...

one brown...

and kate & laura!

the hunt for the "perfect pumpkin"

and then we drove over to the apple orchard to pick some apples. we didn't have a bag, so i just used my sweatshirt like an apron and stuck apples in my pockets.

my phone rang at one point and it was allie! while chatting with allie, i decided i needed a little snack, so i turned around and picked one!

then laura found this HUGE apple! SEE!

and then i found the most perfect apple! after winding my way around lots of branches and reaching and reaching and reaching...

the cutest apple ever, with a little green leaf!

ps - i was not making this face on purpose, i was pointing to the little green leaf...i am not really that cute in real life. shut up. i hate you. stop it. argh!
pps - if you're awesome, you've already noticed my most coolest NOLOSE trucker hat

when i grow up...

2005-10-27T16:52:06Z

...i'm going to marry amy ray

i hear the rock show winding down at the high school
kids out on the sidewalk, waiting for a ride
all the punks and the queers and the freaks and the smokers
feel like they'll be waiting for the rest of their lives

alright i hear what you're saying to me
alright i hear what i just can't do
but i got this spark i got to feed it something
or put it out for good

the stadium lights were breaking through the bleachers
i spent all day pushing tissues roses into chicken wire
hey S.G.A, i'm an overachiever of the wrong persuasion
a pep rally kid, a new gender nation with a new desire

alright i hear what you're saying to me
alright i hear what i just can't do
but i got this spark i got to feed it something
or put it out for good

rub up against it till it gets inside you
rub up against it till it's understood
those aren't your friends talking shit about you
we've had it bad, we're gonna make it good

alright i hear what you're saying to me
(rub up against me till it's alright)
alright i hear what i just can't do
(rub up against me till it's alright)
but we got this spark we got to feed it something
(rub up against me and)
let it burn for good
let it burn for good

though, i must admit that some of these lyrics did catch me by surprise...rub up against what exactly?

runt of the litter

2005-10-10T09:18:24Z

remember that time you felt alone exposed like a worthless forgotten runt cub left behind to die because you don't fit in because you're not one of anything and you're different and weird and awkward and you say the wrong thing and trip over words and thoughts because you feel like no one understands you that you have no one no one no one no one you know what i'm talking about that feeling that feeling of being utterly isolated in your own life when you realize that there's one chance and you got shafted

i'm the runt of the litter

i am alone

and as hard as i might try the embers continue to glow warm and red and the fire is starting

whatever shall i do now

?

it's too early in the morning

2005-10-08T15:33:04Z

it's raining in new york. pouring, as a matter of fact. yup. here. in new york. why am i in new york? because I AM NOT IN CALIFORNIA! I AM NOT IN SAN FRANCISCO! nope nope BARD COLLEGE...i'm sorry for that offensive use of caps and bold font styling...

that's right, i am in new york. i am miserable. it is raining. hard. well, maybe not miserable. but grossly unhappy. i hate this whole chain of events. and it's been raining for over 24 hours straight. cold, cold rain that makes your toes freeze. i've been wearing socks in bed. i never wear socks in bed. ever. right now i am wearing so many layers and i still feel a bit cool. i love that feeling...

i'm wearing all blue. how fitting.

more later...i think...i hope...there's too much to say...