You're so Vain, You Probably Think this LJ is About You

For some reason I am reading like four books at once, which was fine when I was young and sharp but now I'm just confused and grumpy. Also, my attention span keeps getting shorter and shorter as I get older and older. Verrah scary.

I felt like posting, but I really had nothing to say. So, yeah. Here's what I came up with...


Things I Am SO Ready For

1. The muthafuckin' weekend
2. Taking JP to see Esther's Follies Friday night (which also means hanging out in Austin, woo woo!)
3. Visiting the Kid and his wife in about 6 weeks (San Diego, here I come!)


Things I Am SO Over

1. Eating healthy (so. difficult. especially after a whole year of eating crap. delicious crap.)
2. Work. Do not get me started - it's just depressing.
3. Getting my finances in order (I know it's important, but boring!)

I am listening to Nelson's (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection. I approve of their use of parenthesis.

Mmm, tasty three-day weekend! Plans include the Muppet Movie sing-a-long today and a whole lot of nothing later. Maybe I will finally haul some of this crap to goodwill. Who knows?!

I have been spazzing out over the Deathly Hallows II trailer - as many of you know, I have a huge squishy soft spot for Alan Rickman and that whole end part about Snape just gets me every time I read it...so combine the two and I just don't know if I will be able to stand it. ♥ ♥ ♥

Plus, the whole ending of the saga is just going to wreck me. I may have to go into seclusion.

Friday morning I did not wake up to see the wedding (because I love sleep more than anything in the world), but I did catch the highlights that night on BBC America. For me, it's all about the ceremony and the history of everything. The weight and beauty of all that tradition. My favorite parts were random, like the trumpets announcing the Queen's arrival into Westminster, the aerial shots inside the cathedral, and the WWII bombers flying over the palace. I also thought the trees inside were a romantic, fairytale addition.

Most people around here had no patience for all the hoopla of the event and I can understand that. They will never be our sovereigns or even people we will have to be worried about, from a foreign policy/political standpoint. But I just love the idea of a prince finding and marrying his princess in a traditional and beautiful way.

*waves tiny British flag*

Also, LULZ:



Next time, I will talk about eating meat until you think you might die, why JP is the sweetest boyfriend ever, and saluting the end of National Poetry Month. I know, it's gripping. Try to contain yourselves...

I am enjoying a bowl of cherries after a full day of going to the movies (Toy Story 3 - AWESOME), shopping, and a long hot bath. I wish it could always be the weekend. This upcoming work week is going to be HELL.

I am doing laundry  and I pulled a fortune cookie fortune out of my jeans pocket that says "A person needs only three things to be happy - someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for."

Indeed.

Happy birthday toiammine  and katanas_edge  (belated)!!!

I am so very, very tired. I have a case of the Februaries and that's no lie. I am counting down to the weekend - sushi dinner with a former co-worker and a friends to celebrate her birthday. Also, I plan on sleeping. Lots.

What's new with y'all?

Just a quick how-dee-do as I am in the middle of a long-ass weekend (I don't return to work until Thursday...is nice).

Not much to report. Drove to San Marcos yesterday to visit Nay-nay. We went shopping at the outlet mall there and I bought three sweaters. Thank goodness it's down to the low 80s around here. I need help, ya'll!

The funny thing about hanging with Nay-nay is that no matter what we are doing or what kind of mood we are in, I immediately want to start hanging with her 24/7. It's weird. Reminds me of that summer in high school where we were attached at the hip, picking each other up from work, hanging with Jason and Brian at their strangely parent-less houses, and getting those guys who worked at the bowling alley to buy us alcohol. Yeah, we were cool! LOL...

I am treading water with nanowrimo. I can't complain because as of today, I am over 15K words and I haven't even BEGUN the big plot point. Huh. What can I say? I am a wordy mofo. 

iTunes can suck it. And you can quote me on that.I have been trying to transfer music from my back up drive to the laptop and ARGH! I am having to open each music folder individually. I wish to kill and eat iTunes, but I don't think it would be very tasty. But I bet it would hardly have any calories.

In bad news: my sister went all Marathon Man on my teeth in a particularly grueling cleaning session today. Ow, they hurt. Also, I keep getting streaks of light across my field of vision, so I can't wait to find out what that means. Also, tomorrow Davy-boy goes in for a dreaded test to find out whether or not his symptoms are indicative of the big C. All I know is, if he does have cancer, his body does not have the immune system to fight it. 

But I can't borrow trouble, so I'll just end this with a positive note: 25% off sale at deep discount dvd! I am SO there...

HOORAY THE WEEKEND IS HERE!!!

I am going to go make myself a michelada and maybe do my nails! Oh, the excitement!

Uneventful weekend, beginning with a work recognition event at the bowling alley. I aquitted myself well in the second game, with three strikes and a spare. Not bad, considering I only bowl about once every 3 or 4 years and my score on the first game was a whopping 72. I am embarrassed to admit my forearms were sore for the remainder of the weekend. Frailty, thy name is flexor carpi...something.

I finally saw Sex & the City movie. It was cute. Not any better or worse than the show. I liked it, but something was missing for me, I guess. I love my friends, but I don't think I could ever talk about some of those things with anyone! Plus, my background of multiple schools and moving, etc. has given me a slight complex about long-lasting, close friendships. It might also have something to do with me being Sagittarius. Apparently. I'm like the wind, baby!

We also saw American Teen, which was downright depressing in many aspects. Still, it had its moments. God, I'm glad I'm not a teenager anymore. It's like everything is hurtling towards you at the speed of light...and all you can do is stand there like a jackass and take it. You know what I mean.

Also cried through Once a couple of times this weekend because I love good Irish angst. And the music rules. I can't wait to see them at Austin City Limits Music Festival!

I made a pineapple cake tonight, but it's total pants. As in, it tastes like pants. LOL! I will feed it to my minions at work and they will rejoice. Or get sick. Maybe both.

Okay, bedtime is way overdue! Se ya'll on the flip side!

Geez, it has to be PMS, but I am seriously emo and every freakin' negative thought and emotion is THIS BIG and clawing its way out of my chest. I hate that. I usually get through it by writing or latching onto something to obsess about (THANK YOU, 24/7 weekend coverage of AI hometown visits, TWOP, etc). But damn. I just don't want to do anything. I want to lie on my bed and cry. Then sleep. A lot.

It passes. It always does. But sometimes it's hard to take.

I know I could go to my doctor and get something that would make me feel better or at least a little more even, but I think this is natural and I just have to ride it out. Glorious sadness and all that.

Okay, I'm done. My pity party is going to pub crawl somewhere else.