Spring and some other stuff
It is going to sound cheesy, but I freaking LOVE to live where I live. South Louisiana, you embrace me with your balmy breeze, your pelican fly-bys, your corrupt politics. Seriously, there is at least one day each week that I honest-to-God wake up exhilirated that it wasn't just a dream, I really do live in the best place on Earth. I love it here.
This morning, I noticed trees with buds. !. I'm so happy, hello Spring, ahhhhhhhhh, short-sleeves and shorts on the weekends. Lying outside with my iPod and napping in the yard (yes, sorry, wearing a tube top and shorty shorts, but the yard is fenced in, so at least that's something).
I am particularly partial to tulip trees, but I'll take even the hairy mimosas, the barely-budded crepe myrtles. Whatever, man. Spring is here.
I seem to be forgetting that torential rain storms are likely in the afternoons, that mosquitos WILL give me encephalitis and/or West Nile, and that Round One of LoveBugs2010 is coming soon. None of that matters. Spring is here.
In other news, a quick roundup:
1) Daiquari Cafe, a bar frequented by me at age 17, for "Beat the clock" on Tuesdays, primarily involving digestion of dozens of cherries soaked in Everclear (shudder), followed by a large "Attitude Adjustment" (shudder again), has not changed at all. We stopped in at one to sing karaoke and celebrate my cousin Lola's wedding on Saturday, we being Husband, me and H. It was fantastic. Yes, I did sing me some Olivia Newton John, of course.
2) Mike the Sixth is not MY Mike. Mike the Fifth was, but he died in 2007. Regardless, and this might be evil to say, but Mike VI is more beautiful than anything I have ever seen in my life. Do you live in a place where you can go visit a tiger any time you want, for free? Do you? I do.
3) Pumpkinhead sleeps with a bunny, a ratty light blue-gray nappy stuffed toy, some junk (of course - they never fall in love with the pretty things) - every single night. Last night, right before bed, bunny fell into the toilet. That's all I am going to say about that, except to mention that Husband was at work so it was pretty much on me to fix the crisis. So I did. I'm not going to talk about it (I might be a bit scarred).
4) I finished Geek Love, and I STILL think I read that before, but it was good, worth the re-read. Risten. Whatever. I had one credit left on my audible account and I thought long and hard before plunging in and buying "The Help", and oh, lordy, do I not regret that. I bought it two days ago and am already almost six hours in. READ this, y'all. Or Risten to it, whatever. It's GREAT.
5) My boss called in sick yesterday. Related, I think I can maybe learn to cook by playing "Cafe World" on Facebook.
6) I kind of didn't work out at all last week, I mean, at all, but I'm back on the chain gang this week. Ran 3.2 yesterday... boxing and weight work this morning. Still, my mother told me yesterday that I look like I have lost some weight (I KNOW), and I have, though it is tough to say how much. 8ish pounds? 10? Something like that. Since Christmas, so that's pretty good. Just a couple of pounds a month, and my goal was a pound a week, but still, whatever. I look good (er), and I am happy with this. Running again today, and every day this week, prepping for my 5K In May which is actually 2 miles in April (but that doesn't rhyme). Pretty stoked, honestly.
7) I miss Janie. Living here does not afford me much talk-on-the-phone time, and I haven't talked to her in ages and I miss her! Just wanted to let it be known. I'm scheming to go to Georgia for Easter, so maybe, maybe maybe... maybe I will get to do that and see her then. Keep all your fingers (and toes) crossed that I can make that work.
8) IDOL. Sucks this season. Admit it.
9) Pwoject Wunway. Does not suck this season, though I do not yet have a clear favorite.
10) TOP CHEF. Needs to come back on.
11) Dead Man Walking was filmed in the town where I live (and at Angola, not where I live) and my mother knows Sister Helen Prejean (not because of living here, rather because my mother was also working with the Department of Corrections when the whole DMW thing went down). Yesterday, I met a woman whose sister-in-law was one of the survivors of one of the guys on Death Row who Sister Helen counciled. My My My. So that's what I am googling today. Have a happy day everybody!
This morning, I noticed trees with buds. !. I'm so happy, hello Spring, ahhhhhhhhh, short-sleeves and shorts on the weekends. Lying outside with my iPod and napping in the yard (yes, sorry, wearing a tube top and shorty shorts, but the yard is fenced in, so at least that's something).
I am particularly partial to tulip trees, but I'll take even the hairy mimosas, the barely-budded crepe myrtles. Whatever, man. Spring is here.
I seem to be forgetting that torential rain storms are likely in the afternoons, that mosquitos WILL give me encephalitis and/or West Nile, and that Round One of LoveBugs2010 is coming soon. None of that matters. Spring is here.
In other news, a quick roundup:
1) Daiquari Cafe, a bar frequented by me at age 17, for "Beat the clock" on Tuesdays, primarily involving digestion of dozens of cherries soaked in Everclear (shudder), followed by a large "Attitude Adjustment" (shudder again), has not changed at all. We stopped in at one to sing karaoke and celebrate my cousin Lola's wedding on Saturday, we being Husband, me and H. It was fantastic. Yes, I did sing me some Olivia Newton John, of course.
2) Mike the Sixth is not MY Mike. Mike the Fifth was, but he died in 2007. Regardless, and this might be evil to say, but Mike VI is more beautiful than anything I have ever seen in my life. Do you live in a place where you can go visit a tiger any time you want, for free? Do you? I do.
3) Pumpkinhead sleeps with a bunny, a ratty light blue-gray nappy stuffed toy, some junk (of course - they never fall in love with the pretty things) - every single night. Last night, right before bed, bunny fell into the toilet. That's all I am going to say about that, except to mention that Husband was at work so it was pretty much on me to fix the crisis. So I did. I'm not going to talk about it (I might be a bit scarred).
4) I finished Geek Love, and I STILL think I read that before, but it was good, worth the re-read. Risten. Whatever. I had one credit left on my audible account and I thought long and hard before plunging in and buying "The Help", and oh, lordy, do I not regret that. I bought it two days ago and am already almost six hours in. READ this, y'all. Or Risten to it, whatever. It's GREAT.
5) My boss called in sick yesterday. Related, I think I can maybe learn to cook by playing "Cafe World" on Facebook.
6) I kind of didn't work out at all last week, I mean, at all, but I'm back on the chain gang this week. Ran 3.2 yesterday... boxing and weight work this morning. Still, my mother told me yesterday that I look like I have lost some weight (I KNOW), and I have, though it is tough to say how much. 8ish pounds? 10? Something like that. Since Christmas, so that's pretty good. Just a couple of pounds a month, and my goal was a pound a week, but still, whatever. I look good (er), and I am happy with this. Running again today, and every day this week, prepping for my 5K In May which is actually 2 miles in April (but that doesn't rhyme). Pretty stoked, honestly.
7) I miss Janie. Living here does not afford me much talk-on-the-phone time, and I haven't talked to her in ages and I miss her! Just wanted to let it be known. I'm scheming to go to Georgia for Easter, so maybe, maybe maybe... maybe I will get to do that and see her then. Keep all your fingers (and toes) crossed that I can make that work.
8) IDOL. Sucks this season. Admit it.
9) Pwoject Wunway. Does not suck this season, though I do not yet have a clear favorite.
10) TOP CHEF. Needs to come back on.
11) Dead Man Walking was filmed in the town where I live (and at Angola, not where I live) and my mother knows Sister Helen Prejean (not because of living here, rather because my mother was also working with the Department of Corrections when the whole DMW thing went down). Yesterday, I met a woman whose sister-in-law was one of the survivors of one of the guys on Death Row who Sister Helen counciled. My My My. So that's what I am googling today. Have a happy day everybody!
Posted by Princess Sparklepants at 3/9/2010 9:57 AM 
Categories: Books Are Food,what I love,affletics
Categories: Books Are Food,what I love,affletics
My sister may have something to say about #3 involving DumDums.....
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Additionally to #10 -- D-List NEEDS to come back!
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I miss you too!! I have been so not on the computer much lately other than work time - which is less time than before (I know, how is that possible!). I have reserved Easter weekend (well, Easter eve I guess!). Name the time and place and I'll be there. I'll even have Rick playing on the Ipod.
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Spring my patootie!! We got 3 inches of snow last night.
I'm just sayin'.
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