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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
I just went to the insurance office and set up insurance on my new car. I talked about deductibles and liability and collision and everything! I'm, like, an actual adult.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
I hereby declare that, weather notwithstanding, spring is officially here. Why? Well, here are the reasons.
#1 I am on Spring Break and in Nampa. I've been helping my friend Tammy paint her living room--not exactly the most obvious thing to do on spring break, but as you may know, painting is my calling. And it is a fun thing to do with a friend. Usually when I'm in Nampa I spend time with my friends at restaurants and coffee shops. So it's kind of nice to be burning calories instead of consuming them and saving someone money and time instead of spending it. It's a recession-friendly vacation, is what.
#2 My seeds arrived last week, on the very day that I had planned to go plant the seeds I already had. Super timing. So I bundled up, went out to my dad's greenhouse, and planted about 12 flats of veggies and flowers, in preparation for my future garden. Although it felt like I was spending a fortune on seeds, doing it this way means I won't be paying for the four-inch pots of tomatoes, peppers, basil, cucumbers, and zucchini that I usually buy at Walmart or wherever--which are MUCH more expensive than even heirloom seeds. And what is even more economical, there will be some seeds left over for next year and hopefully I'll be able to harvest and save some of my seeds this year after I've harvested the plants.
I love planting things. Even though my fingers were frozen and I got some bark slivers, I cranked up my iPod and had a blast poking my little seeds under the soil and imagining their little green shoots coming up.
#3 I have a fun green cardigan that my sis got me from H&M--very springy. A lady at a boutique I visited today said it was a very "in" color. Unfortunately I couldn't take credit since I didn't pick it out, but it made me feel good anyway.
#4 I have a new car! How does this relate to spring? Umm, not really sure, but I had to mention it. Dad found me a great car for much less than I had expected to spend, so hooray! I haven't made its acquaintance yet, but as soon as I get back from Nampa, I'll give a full description.
Yippee for spring! 1 comments
#1 I am on Spring Break and in Nampa. I've been helping my friend Tammy paint her living room--not exactly the most obvious thing to do on spring break, but as you may know, painting is my calling. And it is a fun thing to do with a friend. Usually when I'm in Nampa I spend time with my friends at restaurants and coffee shops. So it's kind of nice to be burning calories instead of consuming them and saving someone money and time instead of spending it. It's a recession-friendly vacation, is what.
#2 My seeds arrived last week, on the very day that I had planned to go plant the seeds I already had. Super timing. So I bundled up, went out to my dad's greenhouse, and planted about 12 flats of veggies and flowers, in preparation for my future garden. Although it felt like I was spending a fortune on seeds, doing it this way means I won't be paying for the four-inch pots of tomatoes, peppers, basil, cucumbers, and zucchini that I usually buy at Walmart or wherever--which are MUCH more expensive than even heirloom seeds. And what is even more economical, there will be some seeds left over for next year and hopefully I'll be able to harvest and save some of my seeds this year after I've harvested the plants.
I love planting things. Even though my fingers were frozen and I got some bark slivers, I cranked up my iPod and had a blast poking my little seeds under the soil and imagining their little green shoots coming up.
#3 I have a fun green cardigan that my sis got me from H&M--very springy. A lady at a boutique I visited today said it was a very "in" color. Unfortunately I couldn't take credit since I didn't pick it out, but it made me feel good anyway.
#4 I have a new car! How does this relate to spring? Umm, not really sure, but I had to mention it. Dad found me a great car for much less than I had expected to spend, so hooray! I haven't made its acquaintance yet, but as soon as I get back from Nampa, I'll give a full description.
Yippee for spring! 1 comments
Sunday, March 15, 2009
This is Lazy Blogger Day. I'm stealing a meme off facebook (Lynette's page, actually). I think it could be fun, though--all interactive and stuff. Here's the gist:
A. Pick 25 of your favorite movies.
B. Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie.
C. Post them for everyone to guess.
D. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
E. NO Googling/using IMDb search functions. That's cheating, and it ruins the fun.
F. Don't answer all of them, give some people a chance
So, here we go. Some of these are pretty easy, some are a bit difficult, and a few are expert level only. Good luck!
1. When you're alone, you can make any choice you want. But when someone loves you, you lose that right. I won't give anything away 'til we have it all. I can't.
2.The fool looks at a finger that points at the sky. Amelie Guessed by Kandice.
3.Sometimes the world tries to knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way some people believe in fairy tales. August Rush Guessed by Logan.
4.If love was a choice, who would ever choose such exquisite pain? Anna and the King Guessed by Friend of Rumbles.
5.With this hand I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine. The Corpse Bride Guessed by Rumbles.
6. There is nothing more mean and ugly in this world than to have a loving gift, a beautiful spirit, and a desire to give and share these things when there is no one to share them with.
7. Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a f***ed-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.
8.This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather. Groundhog Day Guessed by Jen.
9.Sometimes we don't do things we want to do so that others won't know we want to do them. The Village Guessed by Logan.
10.Manure just happens to be my specialty. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Guessed by Friend of Rumbles.
11.And God said, "Where the Hell is Tim?" And there the Hell was Tim. And God said, "Let there be doors that open when they open, and close when they close." Noises Off Guessed by Lynette.
12. Don't say a word. Let me talk. You missed me? Because I missed you. You're a real tyrant. It's so hard to be mad at you. But don't kid yourself, I still am. I want to talk and forget the game, just for once. Like my dress? I hesitated. Nabbed it off my sister. She has another red one, like a thermonuclear bombshell... That's the one I should've worn. I must've spent... three hours in front of the mirror. But I got there, see? I'm pretty. You better like it, or I'll kill you!
13.What? I'm being her mother! That's what mothers do with daughters; they talk about how to look prettier. Penelope Guessed by Friend of Rumbles.
14.I believe I've seen hell and it's white, it's snow white. North and South Guessed by Rumbles.
15.There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love. I Capture the Castle Guessed by Kandice.
16.I would die to free our people from the chains of bigotry and superstition. Lady Jane Guessed by Tammy.
17.I carried a watermelon. Dirty Dancing Guessed by Friend of Rumbles.
18. 1) Honor is a private matter within; it's an idea, and every man has his own version of it.
2) How gracefully you tell your king to mind his own business.
19.One thing's for sure, if we don't sell papes, then nobody sells papes. Newsies Guessed by Lynette.
20.You mean you were diagnosed with something called a brain cloud and didn't ask for a second opinion? Joe Versus the Volcano Guessed by Amanda.
21. Ah... well, you know, you go out there and you give a 110%, and you wanna play good, and, you know, you hope you play good... I think we played pretty good tonight! Bedazzled Guessed by Lynette.
22.People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. Serenity Guessed by Rumbles (I knew that's what you meant.)
23.I owe you nothing. And you are nothing to me. Thank you for curing me of my ridiculous obsession with love. Moulin Rouge Guessed by Kelly.
24. Sink me, your highness, it was this damned cravat. Simply refused to tie. I ask you. Sticking out like a pincushion. The Scarlet Pimpernel Guessed by Lynette.
25. I'd like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?
So, that's it. My favorite movies, in a nutshell. (Although, granted, there were a few I skipped because I didn't want to have the exact same list as Lynette. Anne of Green Gables, for example, anything by Jane Austen. :) Good luck! 9 comments
A. Pick 25 of your favorite movies.
B. Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie.
C. Post them for everyone to guess.
D. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
E. NO Googling/using IMDb search functions. That's cheating, and it ruins the fun.
F. Don't answer all of them, give some people a chance
So, here we go. Some of these are pretty easy, some are a bit difficult, and a few are expert level only. Good luck!
1. When you're alone, you can make any choice you want. But when someone loves you, you lose that right. I won't give anything away 'til we have it all. I can't.
2.
3.
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5.
6. There is nothing more mean and ugly in this world than to have a loving gift, a beautiful spirit, and a desire to give and share these things when there is no one to share them with.
7. Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a f***ed-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. Don't say a word. Let me talk. You missed me? Because I missed you. You're a real tyrant. It's so hard to be mad at you. But don't kid yourself, I still am. I want to talk and forget the game, just for once. Like my dress? I hesitated. Nabbed it off my sister. She has another red one, like a thermonuclear bombshell... That's the one I should've worn. I must've spent... three hours in front of the mirror. But I got there, see? I'm pretty. You better like it, or I'll kill you!
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. 1) Honor is a private matter within; it's an idea, and every man has his own version of it.
2) How gracefully you tell your king to mind his own business.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25. I'd like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Get it?
So, that's it. My favorite movies, in a nutshell. (Although, granted, there were a few I skipped because I didn't want to have the exact same list as Lynette. Anne of Green Gables, for example, anything by Jane Austen. :) Good luck! 9 comments
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Happy February Is Over Day, everyone! In celebration, perhaps you want to redecorate your computer desktop with a nice spring-like literary background. May I recommend something Jane Austen-related?
A March Jane Austen wallpaper from AustenBlog.
Also in celebration of the coming spring, I ordered seeds for my garden yesterday. I won't tell you how many items I had in my shopping cart when I finally hit the "check out" button, but I will say that if anyone needs ANY vegetables this summer, you know who to ask. (Excuse me, whom to ask.) Has anyone ever grown celery before? I never have, but I'm looking forward to it. And when I actually buy a house someday, I'm going to start an asparagus patch, but I figure there's not much of a point right now--they take several years to really get established.
I'm going to be really organized this year, I've decided. I'm going to have a little planting calendar and actually mark the rows this time so I know what's growing where. (Even though it is kinda fun to be surprised when stuff comes up.) I'm going to start seeds inside one of my dad's greenhouses so I don't have to buy those expensive four-inch pots of tomatoes or cucumbers or whatever. My garden this year is going to be awesome. Made of awesome.
Let's see... I haven't given you any MKF news in awhile. She's doing really well, although her fur still hasn't grown back noticeably. She brought in something dead and bloody the other day, so she's reasonably recovered her agility and strength. She bites more, but I think that's more due to a combination of cabin fever and spring fever than to her recovery. Once it warms up and she can spend more time outside she'll be less cranky. And in the meantime, I'm getting my cuddling needs met by Brenna's new kittens, who love nothing better than to curl up in your lap and fall asleep purring.
And finally, I must express my deep frustration with the SciFi Channel website and their devious machinations regarding the posting of Battlestar Galactica episodes online. So far in the season, they had been posting each BSG episode the morning after the Friday airdate. So if I couldn't watch it on an actual TV, I could wake up on Saturday morning, make myself a cup of coffee, and watch the episode on Hulu or Scifi.com (as several of you suggested after my Dollhouse/BSG freakout.) However. Last week, after watching Dollhouse on Friday night, I logged on the next morning to find out what happens when the new Ellen shows up on the Galactica only to find... the episode wasn't posted! Nor was it posted at 11am...or 3pm...or 8pm... or Sunday morning. So I started trolling some fan forums to find out what was going on, and I learned that--as in previous seasons--the SciFi Channel has switched midway through the season to posting the episodes a week later online, apparently in some kind of evil effort to boost sales of their iTunes episodes, which are posted the next day. How completely depraved is that? So if you miss one episode, you end up forever a week behind, because you can't watch the NEXT week if you haven't yet seen this week. Unless you cave and buy the episode on iTunes, which just reinforces their evil behavior. Seriously, someday our kids are going to be like, Mom, what was it like when entertainment media was transitioning from television broadcast to internet distribution? I'm doing an essay for school. And we'll be like, Well, honey, it was a dark time... a time of chaos and unrest. Be glad you didn't have to live through it. *sigh* So I watched the episode yesterday that I missed last week, and now I'm waffling over whether to bow to The Man and buy the next one or be strong and wait a week, even though I really really really want to know what happens.
*sniff*
Lastly...thoughts, comments about Dollhouse? It doesn't feel like Joss Whedon to me. It feels a little bit bland so far. But I'm still withholding judgment because I don't want another of Joss's shows to get canceled before it even gets a chance to get good. I wasn't sold on Buffy until Season 2, after all. You have to give that man time to get all the pieces on the board.
A March Jane Austen wallpaper from AustenBlog.
Also in celebration of the coming spring, I ordered seeds for my garden yesterday. I won't tell you how many items I had in my shopping cart when I finally hit the "check out" button, but I will say that if anyone needs ANY vegetables this summer, you know who to ask. (Excuse me, whom to ask.) Has anyone ever grown celery before? I never have, but I'm looking forward to it. And when I actually buy a house someday, I'm going to start an asparagus patch, but I figure there's not much of a point right now--they take several years to really get established.
I'm going to be really organized this year, I've decided. I'm going to have a little planting calendar and actually mark the rows this time so I know what's growing where. (Even though it is kinda fun to be surprised when stuff comes up.) I'm going to start seeds inside one of my dad's greenhouses so I don't have to buy those expensive four-inch pots of tomatoes or cucumbers or whatever. My garden this year is going to be awesome. Made of awesome.
Let's see... I haven't given you any MKF news in awhile. She's doing really well, although her fur still hasn't grown back noticeably. She brought in something dead and bloody the other day, so she's reasonably recovered her agility and strength. She bites more, but I think that's more due to a combination of cabin fever and spring fever than to her recovery. Once it warms up and she can spend more time outside she'll be less cranky. And in the meantime, I'm getting my cuddling needs met by Brenna's new kittens, who love nothing better than to curl up in your lap and fall asleep purring.
And finally, I must express my deep frustration with the SciFi Channel website and their devious machinations regarding the posting of Battlestar Galactica episodes online. So far in the season, they had been posting each BSG episode the morning after the Friday airdate. So if I couldn't watch it on an actual TV, I could wake up on Saturday morning, make myself a cup of coffee, and watch the episode on Hulu or Scifi.com (as several of you suggested after my Dollhouse/BSG freakout.) However. Last week, after watching Dollhouse on Friday night, I logged on the next morning to find out what happens when the new Ellen shows up on the Galactica only to find... the episode wasn't posted! Nor was it posted at 11am...or 3pm...or 8pm... or Sunday morning. So I started trolling some fan forums to find out what was going on, and I learned that--as in previous seasons--the SciFi Channel has switched midway through the season to posting the episodes a week later online, apparently in some kind of evil effort to boost sales of their iTunes episodes, which are posted the next day. How completely depraved is that? So if you miss one episode, you end up forever a week behind, because you can't watch the NEXT week if you haven't yet seen this week. Unless you cave and buy the episode on iTunes, which just reinforces their evil behavior. Seriously, someday our kids are going to be like, Mom, what was it like when entertainment media was transitioning from television broadcast to internet distribution? I'm doing an essay for school. And we'll be like, Well, honey, it was a dark time... a time of chaos and unrest. Be glad you didn't have to live through it. *sigh* So I watched the episode yesterday that I missed last week, and now I'm waffling over whether to bow to The Man and buy the next one or be strong and wait a week, even though I really really really want to know what happens.
*sniff*
Lastly...thoughts, comments about Dollhouse? It doesn't feel like Joss Whedon to me. It feels a little bit bland so far. But I'm still withholding judgment because I don't want another of Joss's shows to get canceled before it even gets a chance to get good. I wasn't sold on Buffy until Season 2, after all. You have to give that man time to get all the pieces on the board.
Labels: battlestar galactica, books, garden, MKF, TV
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