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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
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4:03 pm - Horrible Theater Presents: Phantom of The Opera (+rats)
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Because I either love or hate you all (depending on perspective) I have a film review/recap. And because I want it to be especially painful I've gone and watched the entire thing again today in order to do screen caps. That's right, Internets; I created an online photo bucket just so I could torment you.
Right this way, ( please )
That took much longer than I expected....
current mood:  calm
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| Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
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5:03 pm
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A) Not the teapot I thought it was; switcheroo in progress.
B) Get the flamin' story straight before you call me, please.
C) Not much more demoralizing than accidentally breaking some favorite crockery.
Fail.
1) I made pot pie.
2) Brownies are in the oven.
3) ...I have not been shot, nor am I on fire.
EDIT: Nope, B was entirely my fault. As was A, actually, but I'm confident that I knew that earlier, before being annoyed.
current mood:  cranky
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| Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
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4:04 pm
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Happy YetiDay!!!!
Today is ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) thegreatyeti's 35th birthday. In celebration, he's stayed home all day to play his game and get fed good food. Later, we might go out to eat and possibly get some movies. This weekend, Wholesale WRONG shall commence; inquire if you'd like to be scared for life involved.
Those of you wishing to send tribute, oddly shaped rocks, buckets of soil or moldy bread may do so at any point - next year we'll plan a bigger party. :D
Yay, Yeti!
current mood:  cheerful
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| Monday, July 21st, 2008
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6:37 pm
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( steampunk meme )
Also - success!
The van has tires again, errands have been run and groceries obtained. Also I have a new bookcase and (yet another) sewing machine.
Stop looking at me like that. The others were lonely.
I also have an only slightly broken brass coffee grinder that makes me terribly happy. I've no idea if it works but I get to tinker with it and find out. I have also decided that I would like an Apothecary's Kitchen: shelves, glass jars of stuff, brass and the odd preserved squid or two. I shall begin planning for this and figure out what I'll need. I believe it should be perfectly reasonable to make dinner or a deadly poison, you know?
Just as long as I don't get the labels confused.....bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
current mood:  dorky
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12:35 pm
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RAR.
- Oh hai, PMS or similar. Welcome back. Have a cookie.
- Believe I have missed the third installment of Dr. Horrible; am v. v. vexed.
- am tired and bored and have a literal fuckton of things to do that I don't wanna.
*flail*
+ thegreatyeti is fixing the car.
+ Cool stuff is (hopefully) in the mail and on it's way to me.
+ Baring accidents, I will soon have a new bookcase.
+ The cats love me.
Frankenstein, chapter 3: ( Read more... )
Need to make a list as my brain is a sieve today; chores, shopping and other.
current mood:  PMS.
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| Sunday, July 20th, 2008
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12:51 pm - 6 of one, half dozen of another...
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| Friday, July 18th, 2008
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7:59 pm
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One: New bra means that it's been confirmed that my left breast is noticeably larger than the right. I'm sure you're all riveted.
Two: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is quite possibly the best thing EVAR. Go and watch before it goes away! http://drhorrible.com/ He has a PhD In Horribleness!
Three: Money-title exchange did not happen today so I'll have to track down things next week.
Four: Guess who slept most of today?
current mood:  amused
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10:03 am - Zombie Girl!
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Hold the salt.
Late night + early morning = RAAARRGGGGgggg brains!
I have sold my car and "sometime" today the guy will stop by with some money in exchange for the title. I actually managed to make a small profit as well as pay off the costs of having it towed and checked out. Next step is buying a new car and if possible - some sort of thing that will get me around.
Frankenstein, Chapter 2 over ( here )
current mood:  tired
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| Thursday, July 17th, 2008
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10:48 am - Listy.
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| Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
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7:03 pm
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In light of recent dreams I've decided to reread Mary Shelly's Frankenstein again and because I can - post a chapter here a day with my thoughts and reactions. As usual I'll put things behind a cut so as not to annoy.
( Introduction )
( Preface )
Discussion?
Thoughts on "Manly Friendship?" Thoughts on perceptions of the Turkish Empire in 1800's England? Thoughts on "kind and gentle" Merchant Seamen who give away their fortunes to their rivals in love, to then become exiles?
Guesses as to how pantingly distracted Mary Shelly was by all these Mainly Men who Suffered In Silence For Love? Or whatnot?
current mood:  busy
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3:53 pm - Fooo!
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Today - Didn't remember the only trash pick up place I know how to get to only accepts trash on Wednesday and Saturday. So there are five large bags of garbage rolling around the van.
Took all the recycling out - only to confirm that the umpty-ump boxes that I buy mixed greens in are not recyclable nor are they welcome for donation to art programs. Ditto on those boxes cherry tomatoes come in. So I've got sixty billion of them and it's a pain. I'm going to let thegreatyeti have however many he wants and then I'm considering making a post to freecycle or ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) bloomington to see if any gardeners need mini-seed protectors. And of course - if any gardeners who read this and are local need mini-seed protectors - just let me know!
Car = Ded. Like, whoa, Jim. Verdict is cracked cylinder and the guy said it would be at least 4K for parts alone - more for labor. So now we get to find someone to buy it for parts/scrap and then figure out some sort of other car/vehicle to buy. We both suspected it would be no good which is partly why we let it sit for so long - it went gronk with authority.
Wearing a new bra today and so am constantly getting distracted by my breasts. They're jacked up pretty high and will sneak up on me.
Literary project in a few....
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| Monday, July 14th, 2008
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10:26 pm - Lovely.
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Today, she was much better. Largely because I left the house and didn't get back until 5-ish.
Karen met up with me around noon and I treated her to lunch. Then we went to Yarn In A Basket and met shitowharuka and bought sock yarn. Karen was kind enough to buy me yarn for my birthday - so now I have four sets of sock yarn and two sets of double pointed sock needles. All that's left is for someone to hand-hold me through a sock pattern and I'll be off!
Then we hit Goodwill and I bought bras. They do have new ones there and I spend about five dollars on them. I don't have much selection, but hey - five dollar tit-holder-upper. I found a very nice woven platter-plate thing for the ren booth and a bright blue linen dress that nearly fits. I believe the nearly part may be adjusted in some fashion.
And my horrid fabric arrived today proving much louder in person than on the website. I'm very pleased. Then we hit the grocery store and made a huge dinner for three and ate while watching Stardust. I have just finished dishes and loading the van with 7 months of trash and recycling, which I will take to the dump and center tomorrow. Productive!
I'm hoping the rest of this week is like this; I need to get a lot of things done.
current mood:  accomplished
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11:24 am - And now for something completely different:
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So the other night I was having a dream about going back to college and having a weird romance with Frankenstein's Monster. ( Like you do... )
I'll go put the kettle on.
current mood:  quixotic
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| Sunday, July 13th, 2008
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2:45 pm - Delayed reaction.
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| Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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5:35 pm - FANTASTIC!
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Go see Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Now.
Good story, fantastic costumes, chewable villain that I totally rooted for. Good character development.
See??? Chewable. NOM.
Now to scour the internets for images so I can use this for costuming ideas......
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| Thursday, July 10th, 2008
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1:48 pm - When do I start???
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Your result for The Imaginary-Job Employment Test... The Vampire!18 Humor, 24 Skill and 14 Morality! You're a big pain in the neck! No, seriously, you are. Your low score in Morality, high score in Skill, and moderate score in Humor qualifies you for a life as a prince of the undead. You'll have to curtail your public appearances somewhat, but on the other hand you get to be cool and broody and sometimes you can even turn tragic hero if that floats your boat. The trick now will be finding another vampire who can mentor your career, by which we mean bite you and suck your blood. Central Europe is a popular location to get started, although modern evidence suggests vampires can also be found in most innocent-looking high schools. Happy chomping, but please: Stay far away from us, OK? We test writers are really afraid of vampires... Take The Imaginary-Job Employment Test at HelloQuizzy
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11:54 am - BEEEES
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wheee.
So yesterday thegreatyeti and I skip fighter practice as we're both too tired to go and instead we go and get groceries. I've not been feeling well lately and the help was appreciated. We're in the car, coming home, and I'm trying to tell him about mischiefmydear's post with all the Youtube when my dress stings me.
More specifically, a freaking bumble bee in my dress stings me and it hurts like a huge, big hurty thing. So thegreatyeti scrambles to help me kill it and we have to stop the car so I can get out and shake the thing out of my dress. I got lucky; it only got my thumb and only once. Things could have been very, very bad.
As I did not swell up and die this pretty much puts paid to another myth; that I am allergic to bee stings. I've been (in the past month) stung by wasps and bumble bees and last year by a honey bee. Each time produced no adverse reaction beyond omfg, pain. When I was a wee tot I had gotten stung badly at a funeral and my knee swelled up. So a certain someone (who had RN training and should have known better) decreed that I was allergic, just like her, and could "die if stung again." All of which is a tall tale - if she were that allergic she'd carry anti-venom with her all the time. Anaphylactic shock is nothing to sneeze at. I had always wondered at the panic in thegreatyeti's eye when I mentioned my "allergy;" now I understand.
Today, we're having that fun thing where I almost fall down/pass out anytime my head changes level. This means that thegreatyeti had to catch and steady me after I hugged him goodbye for work and it means that while I'm sitting on the couch I have to wait for a few minutes after tipping my head back to drink water before I feel like I can function again.
Whee.
It's any one of the following: a symptom of whatever DOOM I've been fighting for a few days now. A symptom of dehydration or electrolyte imbalance of some kind, or migraine related. I'm probably due to start the cycle sometime soon, now that I think about it. I am terribly, terribly vexed. I can't do anything. I'm too wired up to nap and I'm too dizzy to do anything worthwhile. Feh.
The only other thing of note was that I dreamed I was back in college with thegreatyeti and even though I wasn't supposed to, I made a Frankenstein's Monster. I'd not "turned him on yet" though, so I really didn't expect the rampage. My professors and some school security types had to dismantle it and I got the bit that was left: a set of teeth that perfectly matched my own, down to the crooked eyetooth on the lower right side. They were Zombie Teeth and I was meant somehow to use/wear them but I couldn't figure out how seeing as I had all my teeth and putting a set of teeth like dentures in a mouth already with teeth would be problematic, to say the least.
Plus I had a sneaking suspicion that the Zombie Teeth would take over my brain and body and then I'd go on a rampage.
Maybe I'll just watch Young Frankenstein today. That would be productive. And yoga. Lots of yoga.
current mood:  Dizzy
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| Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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11:40 am - THIS is what Pee Cat does to stay alive....
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more cat pictures
No imagine that paired with a Yeti.
Deadly cute.
Deadly.
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10:15 am - Wrap up
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So that's pretty much it - ( Read more... )
In other news, I may have the DOOM. Today shall involve lots of naps, dishes and possibly having my non-working car towed to see if something may be done to resurrect it.
current mood:  indescribable
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| Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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12:39 pm - In other, much more pleasant news -
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drained