There's a bunch of things swirling in my brain, but none of them seem really important enough to commit to paper...er, cyber-paper?

Here are some fragments from my earlier days of writing:

THINGS TO DO ON A RAINY DAY (created October 11, 1994)
-Watch new paint dry
-Watch old pait flake
-Watch linoleum curl
-Count the number of raindrops hitting a 1ft sq. area of your driveway
-Get a radar gun and, clocking the rate at which a psrticular rain drop is falling, the size and approximate weight of the drop - use the equation for terminal velocity combined with relative gravitational force and barometric pressure to determine the likely height from which thei particular drop fell. Remember to account for wind speed and direction, relative humidity, and elevation above sea level.
-refine your couch potato skills
-make lists
-draw on the driveway in sidewalk chalk and get mad as it rapidly dissappears
-read a book upside down
-put all your clothes on inside-out an backwards
-see how long you can smile before you get a charlie horse in your face
-bake something
-eat what you baked
-build card houses
-play in puddles
-write a letter to the Poet Laureate attempting to convince him/her that with all the exceptions to rules in English, "Orange" and "Elbow" should be made rhyming words by an Act of Congress. Cite their former valuable use of time declaring the tomato the legal status of vegetable in the United States.
-make a sculpture out of bubblegum and Rice Crispies
-see how long it takes to puree a whole carrot using the lowest speed on your blender
-take a bubble bath
-give yourself a bad hairstyle with bad makeup to match (or clash, as you see fit)
-see how many times you can blink in a second
-find your breathing rate
-build a bookshelf out of real books
-clean the house
-repair clothes
-draw
-watch the brown come out on banana skins
-see how many times the phone rings before the person calling gives up
-try to burn a candle at both ends
-nap (preferably with a cat)

(Nov 18 1994)
The basement is scary-
Dark
like a
BLACK CAT
in a
COAL BIN
eating
LICORICE
at
MIDNIGHT.

With cobwebs.

(Nov 23 1994)
Molly [my sister] has discovered Ultimate Fun: She blew soap bubbles while skipping through the snow!

Poem: A STRANGE DIET (Nov 28 1994)
Crumbs and crackers,
popcorn, books,
a dozen marbles,
some chessgame rooks,
A wallet, make-up,
lots of money,
Several toys-
my stuffed pink bunny!
A pair of pants?!
a bunch of socks
a set of keys-
and yet no locks...
a pile of Leggos,
some knitting stuff,
six old earrings,
some soft couch fluff;
Perfume bottles,
dirt and sand,
scissors, thread,
and rubber bands.
Removed them all
From the lining pouch-
this undigested
diet of couch.

And finally-
FIRST LINE OF WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN INTERESTING STORY (Dec 2 1994)
"Never one to give up a chance at a quick comeback, Mr. Chang reminded Morty of HIS failure to bring the bananas."

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I have set foot (meaning at least had a meal, if not stayed overnight) in all of these states:


visited 41 states (82%)
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In other news, I managed to catch one of my fingers between the ratchet and the steel of the truss I was bolting together yesterday. OW.

To Do List:
TODAY
-1pm meeting for MadScience
-pick up ingredients for pie
-Make pie
-look for work
SATURDAY
-book sale at the library (?)
-load-out at Bentley
-look for work
SUNDAY
-Help in-laws move to new apartment
-dinner for my mom's birthday (the reason for pie)
-look for work

I sense a theme.

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Can't come up with a more creative title, sorry.

In Things That Are True Make But May Make Little Sense Out Of Context news:
-The beaded lobster combs are done
-The shower was, I assume, a success - though I do owe Jess several recipes
-The lace is off the hem but still needs cleaning (and a veil)
-It has been decided that I will stay on crew until the end of 2Men, THEN go to Miracle, so I get to skip tech...not sure if that is good or bad
-I have 2 classes tomorrow in Westwood, highly activity driven, so I'm more confident than the last two
-I might be slinging paint for pay once more, at least for a little while
-The circus decided to hire someone else
-Tribes STILL isn't on
-My new self-pay healthcare begins on April 1st. I can almost afford it. Kinda.
-I need to visit Pandemonium and get some new books.

And now, to make dinner, even though I won't be eating it until 11pm.

Your quote of the day:
"Oooooh, what do we need those dozen lines anyhow?" -Pat

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Accomplished today:
-slept in with hubby
-helped hubby learn Proper Pancake Production (he did VERY well)
-managed to brew INDUSTRIAL coffee, which I enjoyed very much
-watched the living room vibrate for an hour (please see previous line)
-checked in with fellow FFF volunteer with whom I am carpooling tomorrow
-[CENSORED]
-pigged out on greek salad and garlic-laden pizza
-Selected Cute And Sexy Outfit for tomorrow, packed load-out clothes

Still to do this evening:
-relax on couch
-get to bed at a reasonable hour

To Do Tomorrow:
-get up early enough to primp self for FFF
-pick up Partner In Crime, drive to Providence
-shop, work, play, work - in that order or some semblance thereof
-possibly grab dinner, probably skip 'afterparty', head home

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You're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine ... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!
Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

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Another 'odd facts about you' meme! Good thing I'm so odd...

1. From age 4 until about age 11, I had a pervasive irrational fear that while I slept, my hair would leave my head and go party without me. I was convinced that if I woke up and it was gone, and my hair found out, it would never come back.
2. I was once given a 'Merry Christmas' present of an indoor picnic consisting of delivery pizza and a $250 bottle of champagne. It was an EXCELLENT meal.
3. One day in 4th grade I beat every boy in my class at arm-wrestling.
4. I have a mid-range hearing deficit which requires me to read lips 30-40% of the time.
5. When my uncle Lloyd used to visit, he'd sit in the ratty old upholstered chair in our living room and smoke his evening pipe. I'd sit in it for hours every day for weeks after he left so I could smell him.
6. The three most comforting smells in the world to me are old pine, fresh-cut grass, and Sunday Gravy.
7. I've broken one of my little toes so often that it doesn't move when I 'fan' my other toes.
8. If I counted every production in which I've ever been involved (on and off/back stage), the number would be somewhere around 400.

Participate if you feel like it.

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Inspired by lastwordy_mcgee

Things I Like Today
Bitch-slap coffee
Jim Butcher novels
Being able to chew with both sides of my mouth again
Match Game
Carving custom stamps
Cool breezes
Smell of wet sidewalk
Bacon
Stretching
Hugs from my honey
Anticipation of picking up my car
Farmer's market downtown

Things I Do NOT Like Today
Cramps
Migraine leftovers
Loud garage noises from next door
The frigging 9/11 silver coin thingy and commercial for same (this really requires its own dedicated rant)
Mini break-out on my chin
Lack of a cuddley pet

And you?

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So...

Last night The Hubby and I were disussing 'summer reading' and 'required reading' lists in schools. We agreed on a number of titles we feel could be replaced, or just plain dropped. I was wondering if anyone else had to read any of these 'top ten' dull, lifeless, pointless, please-let-an-anvil-fall-on-me-from-a-great-height-so-I-don't-have-to-finish-this book/story(in no particular order):

1. Death Be Not Proud
2. Johnny Tremain
3. Catcher In The Rye
4. Hamlet (I KNOW it's Shakespeare! Pick another one already!)
5. The House of the Seven Gables
6. The "Poe" Trifecta: Tell-tale Heart, Fall of the House of Usher, Cask of Amantillado
7. The Scarlet Letter
8. Anything by Sylvia Plath
9. Anything by Willa Cather
10. War and Peace

Here are some books I think SHOULD be part of the curriculum:
1. Farenheit 451 (this was part of Isaac's summer reading once, and I'm jealous)
2. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (oh, wow, character development)
3. ALMOST anything by Sagan
4. Hitch-Hiker's Guide To the Galaxy
5. Shogun (exchanged for War and Peace, maybe)
6. Grimm's Fairy Tales, origional versions
7. Hans Christian Anderson's "The Girl Who Trod On A Loaf"
8. A bracket of Sandburg poetry (he can replace the Whitman and Thoreau)
9. The Jungle (by Upton Sinclair)
10. The "Oz" books of L. Frank Baum

How about you? What did you slog through? What did you love?

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Feelin'...: curious

So, every week, I get an email from The Toolshed (a second-hand tool shop in Worcester). And every week Al, the owner, includes some funny stuff, usually on a theme. His topic this week was 'Stupid', and my list was in the email! So, for those of you who are tired of just saying "Boy is he stupid!", here are some creative takes:

OTHER WAYS TO SAY SOMEONE IS STUPID
A few clowns shy of a circuis
A few fries short of a Happy Meal
His 6-pack only has 4 beers
A taco short of a combo plate
A few feathers shy of a whole duck
Dogs aren't all on the same leash
The elevator doesn't reach the top floor
The sewing machine is out of thread
The slinky is kinked
Her antenna doesn't get all the channels
His belt doesn't go through all the loops
If she had half a clue, her head would tilt
No grain in the silo
The cheese slid off the cracker
The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead
Not all her cornflakes are in the same box
Don't have much book learnin', but leads the league in
nostril hair
Receiver has fallen off the hook
A few sticks shy of a bundle
Doesn't have enough nuts for a full pouch
Has to take off his pants to count to 21
Dumber than a cup of dirt
Smart as bait
Dumb as a box of hair
Sharp as a bowling ball
Sharp as a sack of wet mice
Not the brightest crayon in the box
Proudly marching to the beat of her own accordion
Marches to the beat of another kettle of fish
She's surfing in Nebraska
Has an IQ of 2 and it takes 3 to grunt
Has an intellect rivaled only by garden tools
Couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions
were on the heel
Has the intellect of a doorknob
Has the IQ of a hat-pin
Has opposable eyes

And specifically tool related:
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Dull as a box of used hammers
Saw is missing some teeth
Hammering with the claw

And of course, you can always confuse (and occupy)
such a person by telling them to tighten your
ratchets.


Anyone else wanna share some?

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Firstly, congratulations to pamlin and fightguy on their wedding! It was lovely, the dress was gorgeous, they looked like one of those super-stunning 'have your wedding here!' photos in the glossies, and everyone I saw was having a great time. Pam, all the little Martha-Stwart touches MADE the event. Now I know why you were so prized back in NYC for your skillz! *hug hug hug* to both of you.

It was also great to see people I hadn't seen in ages, and finally getting to introduce my hubby (or forgetting to introcude my hubby and having him do the intros himself because I am a social dolt sometimes) to the circle of friends that I'm far away from these days.

In other news, I successfully managed my first Craigslist sale, and now we have some monies to maybe see a movie this afternoon. Got to see if there is anything worth seeing...so much crap is floating around these days. The silver screen is getting mighty tarnished, if that isn't to cheesy a thing to say. We've also got grocery shopping, some cleaning/organizing to do, and some more Thank Yous to write.

Next two weeks I'm booked pretty damn solid on work, which is good. And I've got to get back on a stricter wagon with the South Beach thing...I've been at a 50% these last few weeks, and I need to be more rigid with myself. Goal is to get down to (and maintain) a size 16 by Christmas. It's only once size smaller than now, but Fall is NEVER an easy time to lose weight. Cooler weather? Longer nights? Dimmer sunshine? Let's carbo-load and hibernate! What I really need is an affordable gym with an indoor pool so I can start swimming again.

Right. Off to find a movie worth watching.

And now, the Top 10 Ways You Don't Want To Die (Contributed by Sam, Isaac, John, Allie, and myself)
10. Malaria
9. Dysentery
8. Plague
7. Explosive Dysentery
6. Explosive Malaria
5. Explosive Jaundice
4. Spontaneous Spleen Combustion
3. Coat Hanger Through the Eye
2. Spontaneous Human Implosion
1. Blood Turned to Chocolate, Was Comsumed By Women With PMS

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Today's accomplishments are all small victories, and overall, made a Very Good Day:

( Mundane list, if you are interested )

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Feelin'...: doin' stuff

This is for my fellow Worcester Survivors. There are always "How to know you're from Boston" lists. This is STRICTLY Worcester (and I guess Millbury and West Boylston and our other hangers-on). This is somewhat age skewed, but anyone over 25 should get the majority. Feel free to let me know if I missed something.
( You know you're from Worcester if... )

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