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| Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | | 12:58 pm |
| | Friday, May 23rd, 2008 | | 3:05 pm |
via parisgarters
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!! Did you date someone from your school? no, it was an all girl's school Did you win anything in Senior's Mock Elections? I don't remember if we even had these What kind of car did you drive? hha, I had a bike! It's Friday night...where are you at? prolly out with my dad Were you a party animal? hardly Were you considered a flirt? doubt it Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir Did you get suspended/expelled? No Can you sing the fight song? I don't think we had a fight song, but I can sing the school anthem Who were your favourite teachers? Ms. Weaver, Mr. Bauroth, Mr. Bristoll, Madame Gross Where did you sit during lunch? Somewhere in the cafeteria Who was your partner in crime? my crime life came a few year later... Who was your best guy friend? Dee Whose house was the hang out house? mine or Dee's What was the name of your high school? Ursuline Academy High School mascot? Saint Ursuline ?? If you could go back and do it again, would you? yes What do you remember most about graduation? oh my, where do I start... the southern bell dresses, the hats and curtsies, or the scorching heat Were you in any clubs? Amnesty International, International Club, Debate Team, French Club Who was your Senior prom date? after Dee decided to take a real gf along, I was gonna go with Leah, but they wouldn't allow same sex dates, so I skipped it all together (I'd gone my junior year) What did your outfit look like? little black dress Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? I was out of the country at the time Who has changed the most since High School? we were all pretty strong characters, and that doesn't change much over the years Who was your home room teacher? Mr. Bauroth Did you play sports? swim team Do you still talk to people from school? yes | | Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 | | 7:02 pm |
| | Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 | | 10:28 pm |
Kitty kitty
We got dad a kitten for Christmas!!! ... and she's soo sweet :) He's been weak for the past year and a half, beginning with his stroke and recovery from quadruple bi-pass surgery, and most recently, cancer, which was hopefully all removed 2 weeks ago in surgery. Soo, its been a lot for him to handle, and he's been in bed a lot and not able to take part in all the organizations he used to, and mom still works more than anyone I know. He's an animal lover, but every time I tested the waters on getting a cat, he'd immediately retort with , "I have a wife, I don't need a cat!"... bah-humbug.... I took the risk and did it anyways, and now its all he talks about... he's sooo happy with her!!! (must post pics) | | Sunday, November 11th, 2007 | | 12:26 pm |
| | Monday, October 15th, 2007 | | 10:59 pm |
Vacationing in nostalgia...
The 'rents are in Puerto Vallerte for a week. Its not often that they go outta town, more so in the past few years, which I'm happy to see them finally taking the time to do. Mom works, a lot, like 70+ hours a week a lot , and that at 64 yrs old. She works in the chemistry lab, she's reliable, solid, and great at what she does, so there's always work for her... I could go off on a whole 'nother post at this point, but that's not what I wanted to write about. So, the house is empty, and its exactly these times that I love to come live here for a few days and revel in my nostalgia of days gone by, which suddenly feel like they were only yesterday. My parents have had this house since 1969, so I've never known any different. Depending on the time of year, I can drive up the drive way and be transported back 20yrs from the smells and the sounds. I've entertained the thought that there is a certain breed of insects and birds and trees that live in this neighborhood alone, and no where else, for this place, this neighborhood sounds and smells like no place else.. but that's crazy, right? So, when the house is empty, I come here to be by myself, and to somehow relive what I was like 15-20yrs ago. I'll open the windows and turn on the familiar hum of the attic fan, cook myself a medium-rare steak with lemon pepper the way dad always did (and purposely leave the exhaust fan off!), turn on WRR on the radio, walk through the back yard, read over the spines of books in the bookcases... and my mind wanders. I can remember, vicerally even, the evening of playing tag and hide and seek in the neighborhood with the kids... the sounds of the birds and the light of the early mornings waking up... the feel of being a child or teenager again! I must have been a happy kid. Its not quite the same when they're here. They've aged, and time have moved forward with them, which I think has an impact on one's memory of a place, unlike when you've moved away. But for me, the few times I come on my own at times like these, not only can to go back to my mind-set of years past, but I can compare that to how I feel today. Has sorta a re-grouping quality to it. I remember my dreams, my tremendous courage, or rather, my inexperience with failures... and its all so wonderfully inspiring when I think that its only a matter of perspective that keeps me from feeling that again. I wasn't able to gte here until late Saturday night, and by Sunday evening, I hadn't had enough. So, seeing as I still had 2 vacation days left, which would soon expire, I took today off and reveled... the rents return tomorrow, and I wanted to make use of what I still had left of this time... so worth it. | | Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 | | 12:50 pm |
Viva Mexico!
Returned Sunday from 10 days in the 500 yrs old colonial city of Queretaro, Mexico. For my first time to Mexico, for my first time to any 3rd world country for that matter... I was fascinated and utterly charmed. Will post some pics later :) | | Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 | | 11:40 am |
The Lives of Others
"The Lives of Others" came out on DVD yesterday... and its soo good! The obvious story-line revolves around the East German Stasi during the mid 80's, who's job it was to make sure the people remained loyal to the communist party, and who's motto was, "we know everything". And, for the most part, they did know everything, for the meticulousness with which they watched, wire tapped, and documented potential anti-communist's lives was perfect down to a science... ohh so German, hha! But beyond this story, is the story of a lonely Stasi officer who's job it was to monitor this artist couple's life, and his conflict of doing his job vs being "spiritually woken up" by their vulnerability and humanity. Much recommended. | | Thursday, August 16th, 2007 | | 11:46 am |
| | Monday, July 9th, 2007 | | 6:43 pm |
I have always kinda wanted to be a minister...
You're Wellesley College!
Though it has been hard for people like you to get respect,
you've been a big part of the reason that this has changed for the better
over the years. You may be one of the most striking people around, though
when you read, your look goes from beautiful to just plain funky. Your
love of Nabokov is somewhat fitting, but could also be interpreted to be
disturbing. Though some sects wouldn't allow it, you've always kind of
wanted to be a minister.
Take the University Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
| | Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 | | 2:50 pm |
Ethics
Been listening to last week's "Think" episode with The Ethics Guy on my itunes podcast today. http://www.kera.org/think/ProgramDetails.lasso?&id=4922&program=think&show=ThinkSo, here's my question: why do you think that people act ethically? According to The Ethics Guy, people should do right simply because its the right thing to do. This just sounds naive to me, on par with helping an old lady cross the street so that you'll gain brownie points with Jesus. I mean, wouldn't it be better to teach people to help the old lady across the street because (very simply stated) you'll be helping her, which will help you feel better/safer being in this world as well, and you'll feel happier as a person. Wouldn't that have far greater benefits on your psychological state, your sense of connectedness to the world around you (a lack of which seems to be the #1 reason for depression in people) ... sheesh, wouldn't the old lady rather have someone helping her cross the street who really wanted to be there helping her! Perhaps I have trouble with this "because its the right thing to do" approach actually resonating within me, since I wasn't at all raise with these cookie cutter morality teachings. Perhaps my parents were lazy, but the trial and error experiences which i was freely allowed to make, without their harsh judgements, have allowed me to form my own system of beliefs from very organic perspective. Self-righteousness or Jesus as motivators never came up. Its was more of a "putting yourself in the other's shoes" kinda perspective on it, which kicks in one's compassion, and drives you to do the "good deed" from a very natural motivator. This seems so simple to me, and so much more effective and healthy than motivators like Jesus or karma or righteousness. But if that's the case, why then are those other motivators so often taught? And, why does even The Ethics Guy do "good deeds" from the motivating perspective of "because its the right things to do". Also Diane Reims had a show on "Happiness" last week. She interviewed a Harvard prof. who teaches a course on happiness, who's popularity now surpasses Harvard's economics classes. The prof. had a seemingly Buddhist influenced persopective on happiness, which also supported theory of helping the lady cross the street not for brownie points to go to heaven, nor righteousness, but because your compassion based want to help the lady across the street will, indirectly, help make your existence here on earth happier and healthier. | | Friday, June 8th, 2007 | | 12:36 pm |
Guess where I found Ethiopian Injera bread?
I've been experimenting with different recipes for Injera bread (those sour dough pancakes you use to eat Ethiopian food with), for Ethiopian foods tastes ten times better with the bread than over rice. But they just weren't coming out right. Concluded that it was something they bought at the local baker's or something, like the French buy their baguettes everyday. So, imagine my surprise when I went to tank my car at the Texaco up near Forest and Greenville area, and saw a lady walking out with a stack of Injera (pancakes) in her arms. I stopped her to ask where she got it, and she said that they sold them inside the Texaco gas station. And sure enough, there they were, still slightly warm in fact. The guy at the counter said they sold about 50 of them a day!
Huh, who'd have thought... | | Monday, May 7th, 2007 | | 1:52 pm |
Adventures in food
After cooking almost exclusively Mexican these past few months, I've decided to try something new... Indian! Went to the house warming/engagement party of an Indian and a Mexicana couple this weekend, and had the best Indian food I've ever eatten in my life (made by a latina, amazingly enough). Ofcourse the Mexican food was awesome as well, and I did learn to make a new salsa (Salsa Diablo) but I can make that stuff with my eyes closed at this point, its not all that complicated. It was the entirely foreign flavours of the indian dishes that fascinated my taste buds! Soo, yesterday I went online and researched indian foods, put together a long shopping list, and went down to World Foods Imports and bought $45 worth of spices, beans, roots, lamb, and lentils... oh, and a box of baklava ;) I made a spicey coconut lamb stew last night, even making the garam marsala from scratch by carefully roasting the cloves, pepper corns, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cardamon pods, cinamon stick, and red chillis in a pan and then grinding them up myself... far more flavourful! It turned out well enough for a first try. I'd stewed the lamb bits with bones for several hours till they got really tender and the bones let out their rich flavours into the broth, but I think I went over board on the garam marsala... and too much clove. Ahh, we've got an entire shelf of indian foods now which can't go to waste... practice practice practice. | | Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 | | 1:48 pm |
Senario
Soo, it was co-worker F.'s turn to do the dishes yesterday. Of all 3 of us, he's the least likely to do them, usually leaving it up to co-worker N. or me to do them. So, we've recently started trading off to make things a bit fairer. It still lands on me more often than not, but that's ok with me... I just wanted them to know how much work it is with the dishes, and not take it for granted that I'll always clean up after lunch (I may be the only female here, but I wasn't raised latino).
So, yesterday it was F's turn. He didn't do them at lunch, and when I left work, they were still all scattered about the kitchen counter top. I rinsed them off, and neatly stacked them besides the sink, thinking that since he works later hours, he'll do them before he leaves.
I came in this morning, and they were untouched.
So I thought, screw it, I'll just get them done real quick.
He came in a few hours later, and after our good-morning exchanges, I thanked him for doing the dishes... and the guy unabashedly took credit for it, even posing in such a way as if to say , "but ofcourse"
I flicked him, and told him that I did the dishes this morning!!!
now, evidentally, I'm the one in trouble for being tricky and manipulative, and he's stubbornly playing the victim... what?!?
was I lying by cheekily thanking him for doing the dishes this morning?
honestly, if he'd just fessed up after I'd caught him and left it at that, I'd have been fine. but its this continued argument all morning long about how I was being "tricky" and "just as wrong", and I feel like he's been trying to turn the tables and divert his misdoing by playing the victim.
thoughts, please!
| | Friday, March 16th, 2007 | | 1:15 pm |
is jealously universal?
do you think everyone feels jealousy, its just a matter of some feeling it more than others? or, are some people really and truely immune to this?? | | Friday, February 23rd, 2007 | | 2:27 pm |
I found Zipper
Well, I finally found the kid's kitten, Zipper.
After much calling at all hours and walking around the neighbor's backyards like some crazy lady with a flashlight, he finally came crawling up from under the house all dusty and meek and oh-so-cute looking. Lucky still isn't happy about him, but he is getting better. I think they just need to establish their dominant/passive roles, and then all should be fine. Last night I let them "hang out" in my livingroom for a while, Lucky raised up and meowing deeply, Zipper crouched down with his paws tucked under not saying a word... that is until Lucky sniffed at his backside a little too closely, and Zipper protested quite verbally.. and off they both ran out the door yelling at eachother. (Animals and their rituals/social behaviors.. I wonder, would be look at silly to them?)
Anyway, I figured, "ok, its fine. Zipper knows where home is now, knows his way around the property now... knows where food and good lovin' are (hha)... no worries. And there wasn't any need to worry, I jsut had to leave my screen door open before I went to bed. Zipper came back and carefully crawled on top of my chest in the middle of the night, purring and "making bread" with his paws. Soo sweet... I petted him a bit, and then went back to sleep. A few minutes later, I hear this deep intense meow in my right ear, and open my eyes to see Lucky right besides my head staring Zipper down. Great, its 4am, and they decide to have some ego match on top of me. I've already gotten scratched up once from being in the middle of one of these things. Carefully I roll away, and then start clapping my hands at Lucky, eventually getting the broom to help throw him out.
I've never much cared for alpha male types, so Zipper got to stay :) | | Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 | | 10:46 pm |
lost kitten
I tried the can of tuna on my porch, but it only managed to lure Lucky, who's momentarily out there chowing it down... I'm soo mad at Lucky! | | 7:03 pm |
I lost the kid's kitten
Soo.. I'm kitten sittin' for 7 months old Zipper, the sweet and mildly tempered tabby of the kids I sit for, while his owner are away in Maui on vacation. The last time I cat sat at my place here, 14 of my 18 wine glasses ended up shattered on the floor when Lucky, the property cat, found this new inhabitatant living at my place. That was 6yrs ago... and I was hoping that Lucky had mellowed out since then. Well, evidentally that isn't the case, for he sat growling andf hissing in front of my porch window for a near hour last night while Zipper sat tormenting him from inside. I finally managed to shoo him away with the broom as I was leaving, almost getting swapped at myself.. he was soo mad! Unfortunately, I made the mistake of leaving my bedroom window open, which has no screen in front of it, but it is about 5 ft from the floor. Well, I stopped by this morning on my work lunch break, and Zipper was no where to be found... and all the pictures and trinkets from that bedroom window were thrown down on the floor. I called and called, no Zipper. I came home from work and called and called.. still no Zipper. A few minutes ago I heard meowing from my porch... just stupid testosterone laden Lucky. Damn.
What do I do?
What can I expect??
Will do cats come back.. or is Zipper trying to navigate his way back to his Preston/Forest neighborhood now???
Current Mood:  worried | | Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 | | 12:18 pm |
Happy Valentine's Day ! Current Music: Beethoven | | Sunday, February 4th, 2007 | | 1:00 pm |
Impromptu night at the opera
me: hey, lets go out tonight! him: ok, what would you like to do? me: humm.... maybe a movie? what do you think?? him: sure, or some live music, a play... me: ahh, the theater... after not having any extra money for so many years, I forget that I'm not as limited as I used to be.. I can DO these things now... I LOVE that! him: ofcourse you can... its not like we're going to the opera me: the OPERA?! I haven't been to the opera in almost a year. they have cheap tickets... I think we should go to the opera tonight!!! you up for it? him: lets go to the opera :) I found 2 tickets to Puccini's La Rodelinda for $25 each, but we moved to the vacant seats in the $50 area (a little trick I learned from home.. I figure, if they're available, its a shame to let them go to waste) it was wonderful ! Current Music: npr |
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