March 31st, 2008
I really hate people who play April Fool’s jokes on me. Inevitably it is going to happen.
I am considering, though, with much deliberation, if I should Saran-wrap the toilet seat at work tomorrow. Because that, my friend, is hilarious.
Tomorrow is the first of the month, that means a whole new layout. I love the first of the month.
March 30th, 2008
Here, we have captured a rare sighting of a retailer in the wild. Note the way the retailer camouflages herself amongst her surroundings as not to be seen by the customer. Cunning this retailer is.
March 29th, 2008
Can’t post, must run, at work way too late because of technical difficulties. Mike made me sesame encrusted salmon. When I stepped out of work at 11:20 it was warm and there was this gorgeous fragrance of Spring in the air.
Read yesterdays post, it was good.
Filed under: Friday Time Capsule | Tags: Barbie, Friday Time Capsule, Golden Books, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Legos, Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, toys
March 28th, 2008
Toys of my childhood and why sometimes I just want to sit down and start playing.
I have these vivid almost palpable memories of sitting on that terrible green carpet in our good living room on Horseshoe Dr in Derry playing my collection of Golden Books, one after another and I remember this one distinctly:
it was the only time we were allowed to touch the turn table. I think my sister found my Mom’s Beatles records when we grew up a bit and there was a little bit of tension in the family over that disappearance for a while. Music is meant to be had not to be hidden away in some sleeve forever. Anyhow, I had this huge box of Little Golden Books & Records and I loved them all.
Barbie was my best friend for many years.
I never really “played” Barbies, I was really more into her grooming and presentation. I loved making up my own outfits and not the prescribed offering the box came with. Hair, shoes, accessories, it was all just for my Barbies to look good, really no other goal in mind. And I had it all, at least I thought I did. Barbie car, but not some crappy pink car, no I had the rare yellow remote controlled Corvette with red stripes. Heard it’s thousands now. It was worth more to me then anyways and those memories are priceless. I still have tons of Barbies in boxes and I’m going to let my daughter play with them, it’ll be a relief finally to let them out of their cardboard boxes after decades.
They’re not toys, they’re action figurines/historical statues. What ever you want to tell your dork-self, I played with Star Wars toys a lot! I think when it came to toys, save Barbies, I was really more like a boy.
And I had no competition in this area of play, my sister didn’t discover or admit to liking Star Wars until many years later… maybe she’ll stop in and clarify for me. My fave was the little Yoda and I still have it to this day. It’s a lucky charm of sorts and a really cool thing to have.
I was a Lego Master, I guess it was the next best thing to being a Jedi Master.
And when I talk about sitting down and wanting to play these days, Legos always pop into my brain first.
Of course this isn’t a definitive listing of all of the toys I loved as a child, just the skimming the surface here. The next two may strike you as a bit odd, and maybe a little past my time of “toys” but remember I got to do kid-dom again since my brother is 5 years younger than me and I spent a lot of time with him.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Seriously, we had them all. I was off the hook too, for playing with “boys” toys because of Matty. And we played and played usually until one of us annoyed the other and someone threw Battle Cat or Man-E-Faces (bulky characters) and someone started to get mad/cry and then I got yelled at for being older and not setting an example… blah blah blah… I loved that Snake Mountain with the microphone that made you sound scary.
TMNT and I’m not talking the movie that just came out. I’m talking when Corey Feldman was the voice of Michaelangelo. Hot damn, I loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sometimes they dated Barbie, sometimes they did ass kicking karate. Leonardo was my favorite, the introspective, smarty type:
There were a billion more toys that I loved as a kid and the really obscure ones sometimes make it to the surface, but this collection, well, I’d get in a sand box for them.
March 27th, 2008
Things I can cross off:
-Clean out cup holder in car after cup degradation left me with a pool of Dr Pepper- I mostly did this. The paper towels I had smooshed down into the cup holders absorbed all of the Dr Pepper and because Arizona is so dry (understatement) the paper towels had become hard shells, almost formed the shape of birds. It was quite interesting actually.
-Clean out the fridge; quickly becoming a necessity because nothing fits anymore- Done. There was something in a glass casserole dish I don’t even remember making. I mean I don’t remember making it with meat but whatever grew in there since its inception certainly resembled meat.
-Renew my lease- my phone intrusively reminds me every month to pay my rent. It’s just about the only bill I can’t pay online. So my phone did its obnoxious chiming thing and that in turn reminded me to call Mike to call the leasing office to renew our lease. Did he, is the question. May or may not be able to scratch that on off the list.
-Decide on a boy’s name- We’re going with a Jr. if in fact I pop a boy out.
-Catch up on my DVR- going to do that right now. Lasagna is in the oven. I think I’ve perfected it this time, although I say that every time.
March 26th, 2008
Some confusion I need to clear up:
I’m not pregnant as of yet. Mike and I plan on working towards that this year. The plans are in the works (obviously not as we speak).
If we happen to have a girl, we have already decided on a girl’s name. If we happen to have a boy, well… we cannot decide on even liking a boy’s name. Any suggestions? We really lean towards traditional names, none of that crazy BS like states or nouns or branches of the government. Just good old fashioned names. I’m open to hearing anything at this point and it might even come down to buying one of those mind boggling baby name books and just flipping to a page and pointing.
Side note: A little “me” is going to be hilarious.
Filed under: Odd Random Stuff Day, Surveys | Tags: CFS, Odd Random Stuff Day, survey
March 25th, 2008
Here’s a real fun game… and I’m beyond tired, like CFS hell… feel free to steal…
1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father’s middle name)
Rose William
2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother’s dad, father’s dad )
Leon William
3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
MarTa
4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Orange Cat
5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Ann Boston
6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add “THE” to the beginning)
The Green Coffee (gross)
7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Tase
8. GANGSTA NAME: ( fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie):
Rocky Road Wafer
9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name)
Sadie Speedway (!)
10. PORN STAR NAME: (first street name, first pet name)
Horseshoe Smokey
March 24th, 2008
-Clean out cup holder in car after cup degradation left me with a pool of Dr Pepper
-Write to someone who emailed me out of the blue
-Write to someone I emailed out of the blue
-Take clothes to Goodwill I am too fat for
-Clean out the fridge; quickly becoming a necessity because nothing fits anymore
-Empty trash in my bathroom… can’t figure out why I never do this
-Find a new doctor who takes my new insurance/find a OBGYN
-Renew my lease
-Get haircut
-Figure out what I am going to do with my sister when she comes next week
-Decide on a boy’s name
-Catch up on my DVR
-Read blogs because I miss doing this/comment because I miss doing this too
Filed under: Dreams, Emotions | Tags: birth control, dreaming, Dreams, parenthood
March 23rd, 2008
I don’t know if it’s just that my body isn’t adjusting very well to getting off of the birth control, the thought of becoming a parent, the unnecessary stress of my job this past week or the bad food I eat sometimes because it’s, well there, but I had a very lucid dream last night about someone who I wasn’t sleeping next to and who didn’t belong in my subconscious for any known or unknown reason. Does that happen to you? It hasn’t happened to me in a long time. I usually don’t remember my dreams anyhow, the only ones I do remember are the ones I have if I sleep in way too late, like past 11, when my body actually aches from being on the bed for too long. And who creeps into your dreams? I have a pretty small assortment of reoccurring characters, I suppose I employ a myriad of regulars, friends, family, past lovers. I never have celebrities in my dreams, or famous people. I usually meet up with the same stories, the same faces and the same feelings. Last night, though, someone appeared who I have never really given a second thought to and the story was, well, hot and heavy for a lack of a better description.
With my head being overrun by thoughts of impending doom/parenthood, I have been on a roller coaster ride of uncertainty, self-doubt, fear and a quickly depleting store of adrenaline. I’m not taking the time to “stop and smell the roses”, I am not enjoying anything right now, I’m taking everything way too seriously. See first part of first sentence, of course this could all be due to my body needing the drug it has come to know over the past year. I have been racked with anxiety, more so than I even remember suffering from before I went on the pill. Is that psychological, very well could be. My mind is yearning for an escape and since I’m not a drinker anymore, I suppose my brain is just giving in to the carnal pleasures of dreams.
I don’t look into dreams that deeply. I’m too pragmatic for that. If someone finds me alluring and attractive and irresistible in my dream than who am I to perplex that with anything but what it is. Does it matter who the person was in the dream, should I worry that it wasn’t my husband or should I feel uncomfortable around the person in real life? No. That’s a bunch of hooey. Maybe I ate some bad cheese. Dreams are funny that way, they linger with you, stay with you all day and all they were were mish-mashed images, flashes of thoughts, and vivid unreal feelings that either occurred in the span of a second or 8 hours. Fascinating.
March 22nd, 2008
I haven’t partaken in Etsy’s Saturday Night Specials in quite a while, but this evening I have decided to dust off the sale signs and participate. Who doesn’t love a sale?
This evening take 15% off my entire stock, including items in Leo’s Basket (Sale) prior to shipping and handling!
Please wait for updated invoices prior to paying or I will happily refund you!
I will keep the sale running all through tomorrow, Easter Sunday, as well. Tomorrow is a big crafting day and I’m excited for the prospects of new and creative pieces.
Thanks for your support!
