a fickle friend

do you ever decide you aren't going to do something, and not really have a reason? i do. all the time. sometimes it's because i have a really short attention span (i blame it on my job. the kids are rubbing off on me), and sometimes i really do have others things going on. most of the time though, i'm just not in the mood. i realized today that i don't even know what that means exactly. as in "i'm not in the mood to do the dishes right now." duh. doing the dishes sucks. i hate doing the dishes more than pretty much every other household chore. i am NEVER in the mood to do the dishes. is anybody? how about "i'm not in the mood to go to work today." okay, bad example. i genuinely love my job and have no occasion to utter these words, but you get my point. we often let our mood, a fluid concept in the best of circumstances, dictate our behavior. if that's the plan, i think the mood ring is poised for a comeback (let's just hope it has a better plan than a certain pop star who shall remain nameless). i had a roommate once who told me she didn't date because she wasn't in the mood. she was a genius.
best.
excuse.
ever.
who's gonna argue with that one? no one, that's who. so i hereby inform you that i am officially adopting the phrase, specifically as an answer to any question directly or indirectly relating to my current relationship status. that's right folks, adopting. i think i'll let it call me mom ;)

welcome to my life

some things (most of) you didn't know about me:

1. when i don't feel well i crave really awful, extremely fattening foods. you know the kind i mean; mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, chili cheese fries, etc.
2. i hate unpainted toenails. this hatred is less pronounced when the nails in question aren't mine.
3. i'm a jelly bean racist. i only like the white ones.
4. i will go without makeup if it means i get to sleep a little longer in the morning.
5. i love new socks. i will know i've made it when i can afford to wear a brand spankin' new pair of socks everyday and never have to wear a pair twice.
6. i have a small collection of greeting cards to be given to any number of people at some undetermined point in time
7. i am an excellent boggle player. i like to say i'm a great boggler.
8. i don't own a skirt that goes more than an inch or so past my knees. i have lovely calves and i like to show them off.
9. i have read the chronicles of narnia (all seven books) about a hundred times.
10. i can pretty much quote the following movies start to finish:
• newsies
• little big league
• empire records
• bill and ted's excellent adventure
11. the number one most played song on my itunes is "the world spins madly on" by the weepies.
12. i love to get mail. junk mail is decidedly less thrilling than the kind from an actual person, but i'll take what i can get.
13. i have never dyed my hair.
14. i love the number 14. i don't know why.
15. i should probably be sleeping right now, but i'm doing this instead.
16. sometimes, when no one is around, i like to pretend i'm being interviewed for a late night talk show. i'm not crazy or anything, i'm just getting ready for when this happens.
17. i'm awesome. okay, so you knew that one already, but now you know sixteen other things about me too!

we feel fine

pretty much the coolest thing i have ever seen. ever.



we feel fine.

there's something to be said for immaturity

sometimes people say "you're only as old as you feel." if that is true, then sometimes i'm 85. however, if we amend the above statement to instead read "you're only as old as you act" then i'll be young forever!!! don't believe me? i offer this slideshow as proof:

see. told ya. it's okay to be jealous, most people are. sidenote: the boogs will probably be young forever too.

"C"s get degrees

i've been about 70% successful at not using the word "just." i think that's pretty good. if i were getting a grade i would have a "C" and i'm good with that.
next task: turn my to-do list into a TA-DAH! list. i have to admit that this wasn't really my idea, but i think it's pretty fabulous so i'm stealing it. wait, does it count as stealing if i don't take all the credit for it?

next next task: turn "have to" into "get to"

too close for comfort

i was talking with a friend who informed me that she and her husband use the same toothbrush. i know you're married and close as can be and all, but i find this completely disgusting. later, i was reading this blog (which i absolutely love and would strongly encourage you all to follow) and it got me thinking about all the things that i absolutely will not do should i ever get married. number one: share a toothbrush...

not counting loan and pool

if i'm ever in a band, we will play this game for every album (minus step one, because you can't rename your band every time you make some new music. that's just ridiculous)

rules:
1- go to wikipedia and click on "random article" the first article you get is the name of your band
2- go to quotations page and click "random quotes" the last four or five words of the last quote on the page is the name of your album
3- go to flikr and click "explore last seven days" the third picture will be your album cover
4- put them all together using photoshop or picnik
5-VOILA!

is it just me or is at the show a really great band name? don't even think about stealing it, i've got dibs

moon over miami

have you ever noticed how much garbanzo beans look like little butts? i gotta be honest, i don't think i like being mooned by a bunch of chickpeas.

am i the only one

who has a bunch of unfinished, partially written posts and no timeline for finishing them?

Christmas is awesome part 2

the follow-up blog post as promised in this post.
i'm too lazy to write anything, except to tell you that it was great to see all the family that was here and to say that i had a wonderful holiday. please enjoy these photos instead :)