Oh. Hi. Today and tomorrow are going to be pretty exciting for many many reasons. The biggest reasons being:
1) It is my aunty MHP's birthday today! Some people feel pretty blase about birthdays....but I'm pretty sure the majority of the members of our family really know how to celebrate birthdays. They are definitely joyous days indeed. (*ummm, my b-day is 08/04 yo.)
(oh, yes, and it was my brother's b-day on Monday and I didn't give a little bloggy to him for which I apologize. I did call him and all that jazz. He had a great day and I'm proud that he, too, knows how to celebrate! He's part of the group mentioned on MHP's blog as "May Birthdays")
2) My cousin DJ is an ultimate Chicago Cubs fan. Despite many other family trips to Wrigley, he has never managed to be along. Today we get to fulfill a hugely important dream of his to get to a game at Wrigley. It is going to be so awesome.
3) Along with cousin DJ, there's everyone else that will be at the Cubs game! My cousin Mel (just as excited as DJ), birthday girl MHP, the venerable Iwanski, AND (AND!) I have Bethy and Kevin flying all the way from DC! It's exciting!
4) Worthy enough to make this list: I'm going to have a "real" ID to drink a beer at Wrigley. Last time I was there I was clearly over 21, but because my WI license still had the red box around my picture, they refused to serve me a damn beer. Jerkfaces.
5) Tomorrow we (Beth, Kevin, Jean, and I) have a trip to Door County WI planned. Who knows what is going to end up on "The Clipboard of Fun" (best itinerary phrase EVAR) once we get up there. I really like Door County....ummm.....just ignore all the people up there and it's all good.
6) Because of aforementioned Door County trip tomorrow, I get to play Jukebox Friday TODAY! I really really wanted to find the song "Middle Management" by Bishop Allen for todays' post, but they don't have any videos made of this song. If you get a chance to listen to this song, please do so. For some reason, it screams "BASEBALL" to me and seemed fitting for today. Instead I'll kick it old-skool today with some INXS. The reason for INXS is that I once knew a guy up in Door County who looked like a shorter version of Michael Hutchence. He even wore his hair exactly the same way. I even drove Michael Hutchence look-alike to Green Bay to buy a beautiful white guitar once. WEIRD. RANDOM. MEMORIES. I love INXS songs and this one especially puts me in a great mood. How fitting for this grand early Jukebox Friday!
Catch y'all in a few days. *muah*
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Movie hype - I have mutual feelings....
I just read this over at Go Fug Yourself and I totally frickin agree. Had to share:
"You guys? I think I'm over the Sex and the City movie already. And I really liked the show. I mean, I'll totally still go see it -- if only for the clothes -- but right now I feel like I can not escape it. Its endless media onslaught is crushing the sides of my skull in a sparkly, pink vise and I am about to crack. I feel like I'm two minutes away from Kristin Davis showing up on the cover of my neighbor's copy of Bonsai Today, about 90 seconds from opening my door to find Kim Cattrall standing there to personally remind me to pre-order my tickets, a minute from Cynthia Nixon appearing as a vision on the back of my morning Pop Tart and approximately 10 seconds from Sarah Jessica Parker ripping open my shower curtain while I'm in the middle of deep conditioning to inform me that Carrie Bradshaw's story isn't over yet. I KNOW. I KNOW THE MOVIE IS COMING OUT. I SWEAR I WILL GO SEE IT. LEAVE ME ALONE. GOD."
(also N is totally cringing every time he turns on the TV because he thinks SJP looks like a mix between a foot and a horse....)
"You guys? I think I'm over the Sex and the City movie already. And I really liked the show. I mean, I'll totally still go see it -- if only for the clothes -- but right now I feel like I can not escape it. Its endless media onslaught is crushing the sides of my skull in a sparkly, pink vise and I am about to crack. I feel like I'm two minutes away from Kristin Davis showing up on the cover of my neighbor's copy of Bonsai Today, about 90 seconds from opening my door to find Kim Cattrall standing there to personally remind me to pre-order my tickets, a minute from Cynthia Nixon appearing as a vision on the back of my morning Pop Tart and approximately 10 seconds from Sarah Jessica Parker ripping open my shower curtain while I'm in the middle of deep conditioning to inform me that Carrie Bradshaw's story isn't over yet. I KNOW. I KNOW THE MOVIE IS COMING OUT. I SWEAR I WILL GO SEE IT. LEAVE ME ALONE. GOD."
(also N is totally cringing every time he turns on the TV because he thinks SJP looks like a mix between a foot and a horse....)
Decoding
The answers.
Morning
- Sunrise, "sleep is good" (we both got a great amount of much-needed sleep), I made eggs and toast, computer time.
* The computer pictured is an exact replica of my very first computer. tiny little green screen and "portable" - ha, that beast weighed about 80 lbs. I had sooooo much fun on that computer though.
Late Morning
- It is almost noon and we're still in pajamas. I am happy.
* That cat in pajamas looks pissed off.
* Isn't that the CREEPIEST picture of a man and woman in pajamas?
* Wouldn't it be cool if our keyboards had a smiley-face button?
Early Afternoon
- We listened to the Nasrallah speech wherein he said it was going to be a peaceful summer. So we got out all of our luggage and started packing.
* N kindly live-typed out the translation for me. He's a fast typer, holy crap!
* I have a baseball hat and wedding albums packed so far.
Late Afternoon
- I was cleaning out a bag of old papers from 2004 and discovered a Culvers token for free ice cream from the Whitewater Culvers. Then I finally took a shower. Then we went for a long walk and ended up at the grocery store (Sendiks) where we bought three items: King's Hawaiian rolls, wings, and MGD Light
* Ha! fooled ya. You probably thought we went to culvers. come to think of it, we didn't eat any lunch on Monday. Think the token still works?
* I also discovered an insane amount of 0.7 pencil lead refills. And 9 tiny pencils.
* N LOVES those hawaiian rolls. FYI, wings from that grocery store are pretty good.
Evening
- We had a picnic. N had the above three items and I had salsa, fruit, and beer. Post dinner I sat on the porch and did crossword puzzles. At one point, in a span of 10 minutes, wind rolled in. I witnessed the temperature go from a balmy (and humid) 80 degrees to a point where I was too cold outside! Brrr. So I came inside to relax. The N was relaxing. Then we went to sleep!
* Picnic was fun.
* I am a nerd. I love me some crossword puzzles.
Morning
- Sunrise, "sleep is good" (we both got a great amount of much-needed sleep), I made eggs and toast, computer time.
* The computer pictured is an exact replica of my very first computer. tiny little green screen and "portable" - ha, that beast weighed about 80 lbs. I had sooooo much fun on that computer though.
Late Morning
- It is almost noon and we're still in pajamas. I am happy.
* That cat in pajamas looks pissed off.
* Isn't that the CREEPIEST picture of a man and woman in pajamas?
* Wouldn't it be cool if our keyboards had a smiley-face button?
Early Afternoon
- We listened to the Nasrallah speech wherein he said it was going to be a peaceful summer. So we got out all of our luggage and started packing.
* N kindly live-typed out the translation for me. He's a fast typer, holy crap!
* I have a baseball hat and wedding albums packed so far.
Late Afternoon
- I was cleaning out a bag of old papers from 2004 and discovered a Culvers token for free ice cream from the Whitewater Culvers. Then I finally took a shower. Then we went for a long walk and ended up at the grocery store (Sendiks) where we bought three items: King's Hawaiian rolls, wings, and MGD Light
* Ha! fooled ya. You probably thought we went to culvers. come to think of it, we didn't eat any lunch on Monday. Think the token still works?
* I also discovered an insane amount of 0.7 pencil lead refills. And 9 tiny pencils.
* N LOVES those hawaiian rolls. FYI, wings from that grocery store are pretty good.
Evening
- We had a picnic. N had the above three items and I had salsa, fruit, and beer. Post dinner I sat on the porch and did crossword puzzles. At one point, in a span of 10 minutes, wind rolled in. I witnessed the temperature go from a balmy (and humid) 80 degrees to a point where I was too cold outside! Brrr. So I came inside to relax. The N was relaxing. Then we went to sleep!
* Picnic was fun.
* I am a nerd. I love me some crossword puzzles.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Monday in all of its technicolor photographic delight
I'm going to post yesterday in 5 photo collages...see if you can figure it all out.
Morning:
Late Morning:
Early Afternoon:
Late Afternoon:
Evening:
Morning:
Late Morning:
Early Afternoon:
Late Afternoon:
Evening:
Friday, May 23, 2008
Jukebox Friday - Look outside the raincoats gone, say oh!
When I first heard this on our local "alternative" radio station, I liked it. Sometimes it is quite a simple formula to know when I will like a song.
For example, I like songs where I can clap (No Doubt, Sunday Morning // David Bowie, Space Oddity). This song fits into the fomula wherein I can go "ey ey ey ey" in a song. Ding! Instant winner.
However, this song has strikes against it. For one, I do not understand the lyrics at all:
Johanna drove slowly into the city
The Hudson River all filled with snow
She spied the ring on his honor’s finger
Oh oh oh
A thousand years in one piece of silver
She took it from his lily white hand
Showed no fear she’d seen the thing
In the young men’s wing at Sloan-Kettering
CHORUS
Look outside the raincoats gone, say oh!
His honor drove southward seeking exotica
Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico
Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas
Oh oh oh
I saw Johanna down in the subway
She took an apartment in Washington Heights
Half of the ring lies here with me
But the other half’s at the bottom of the sea
W. T. F.
Another strike against it is that I couldn't tell if the song was titled "Vampire Weekend" or "A-Punk" They both would be suitable song names and band names. I don't like to be confused. (Note: Likes shiny creepy things, no confusion) Until I figured out that the band name was Vampire Weekend and listen to more of their music, it was not worthy of Jukebox Friday. Now, I'm all set. I can simply ignore all the other confusing lyrics and enjoy the song. Plus it makes me think of punky little vampires running around for a weekend singing confusing lyrics. Hilarious.
Look outside the raincoats gone, say oh! Enjoy.
For example, I like songs where I can clap (No Doubt, Sunday Morning // David Bowie, Space Oddity). This song fits into the fomula wherein I can go "ey ey ey ey" in a song. Ding! Instant winner.
However, this song has strikes against it. For one, I do not understand the lyrics at all:
Johanna drove slowly into the city
The Hudson River all filled with snow
She spied the ring on his honor’s finger
Oh oh oh
A thousand years in one piece of silver
She took it from his lily white hand
Showed no fear she’d seen the thing
In the young men’s wing at Sloan-Kettering
CHORUS
Look outside the raincoats gone, say oh!
His honor drove southward seeking exotica
Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico
Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas
Oh oh oh
I saw Johanna down in the subway
She took an apartment in Washington Heights
Half of the ring lies here with me
But the other half’s at the bottom of the sea
W. T. F.
Another strike against it is that I couldn't tell if the song was titled "Vampire Weekend" or "A-Punk" They both would be suitable song names and band names. I don't like to be confused. (Note: Likes shiny creepy things, no confusion) Until I figured out that the band name was Vampire Weekend and listen to more of their music, it was not worthy of Jukebox Friday. Now, I'm all set. I can simply ignore all the other confusing lyrics and enjoy the song. Plus it makes me think of punky little vampires running around for a weekend singing confusing lyrics. Hilarious.
Look outside the raincoats gone, say oh! Enjoy.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Oh Happy Day!!!
For those wanting an update...
Downtown Beirut had become "tentown" with people setting up tents and constricting downtown travel/business to oppose and protest the government.
As of today in Beirut, the tents are being dismantled and people/press have gathered to watch it....ummm peacefully! Finally, and most importantly, preparations are being executed at the parlimant for the "elections" on Sunday.
So according to the news, the agreement was reached around midnight last night as follows:
- Current government resigns
- "Election" of the new President on Sunday apparently
- Dismantlement of the tents in downtown
- Creation of a National Unity Government
- Session by Parliamant to approve the new Election Law to the election of parliamant members
Cross your fingers, but it appears we will be able to go to Lebanon!
Downtown Beirut had become "tentown" with people setting up tents and constricting downtown travel/business to oppose and protest the government.
As of today in Beirut, the tents are being dismantled and people/press have gathered to watch it....ummm peacefully! Finally, and most importantly, preparations are being executed at the parlimant for the "elections" on Sunday.
So according to the news, the agreement was reached around midnight last night as follows:
- Current government resigns
- "Election" of the new President on Sunday apparently
- Dismantlement of the tents in downtown
- Creation of a National Unity Government
- Session by Parliamant to approve the new Election Law to the election of parliamant members
Cross your fingers, but it appears we will be able to go to Lebanon!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
ooh! shiny!
Clearly I become amused by creepy random crap the internet produces:
If you don't like it, go put a bunana in your ear.
If you don't like it, go put a bunana in your ear.
Monday, May 19, 2008
14 TONS!
14 tons of spilled Oreo cookies snarl Ill. traffic
MORRIS, Ill. - Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.
Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.
The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.
Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies.
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Choose your reaction:
A) OMG! WTF! OREO COOKIES SNARL?!?!
B) Good to see IL roadways held up by deliciousness for a change
C) Can I be an "authority" for the day?
D) mmmmmmm double-stuff
E) Who lets a sleepy driver loose at 4am with 14 tons of Oreos?
F) Yeah, the boxes mysteriously "ripped" open. $10 says this Brian Mahoney loves him some cookies. (with the added: No charges filed?)
G) I wanna picture of 14 tons of Oreo cookies
H... Create your own reaction, leave it in the commments
MORRIS, Ill. - Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of double-stuffed Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway.
Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck's driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around 4 a.m. Monday when he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median.
"The boxes came out of the trailer and boxes were ripped open," he said.
The crash about 50 miles southwest of Chicago remains under investigation.
Mahoney says no charges have been filed but both lanes of traffic remain closed while authorities remove the cookies.
_______________________________________________________
Choose your reaction:
A) OMG! WTF! OREO COOKIES SNARL?!?!
B) Good to see IL roadways held up by deliciousness for a change
C) Can I be an "authority" for the day?
D) mmmmmmm double-stuff
E) Who lets a sleepy driver loose at 4am with 14 tons of Oreos?
F) Yeah, the boxes mysteriously "ripped" open. $10 says this Brian Mahoney loves him some cookies. (with the added: No charges filed?)
G) I wanna picture of 14 tons of Oreo cookies
H... Create your own reaction, leave it in the commments
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Opening Day
Today was opening day of the 2008 mini-golf season! Crisp wind coming from the east and moderate amounts of sunshine were thoroughly enjoyed. 18 holes of intense putting battles ensued with game determining shots coming through on the final holes. Hole 16 proved to be my downfall today and I totally blame distracting persons on the other holes. Don't they know this is serious business?!? Quiet on the greens people! Watch out for the bad sand traps on hole 14 and the tricky elevations of the number 9. I need some more practice...
Friday, May 16, 2008
Jukebox Friday - A tad bouncy and weird, enjoy the ride
Hi, welcome to Friday. I will be your life coach for the day.
Lesson 1: Be just a bit weird. Feel free to roam in the 60s singing la la la. Twirl your hair a bit. Definitely bust out the legos.
The Bird And The Bee, La La La
Lesson 2: Jump in the car and ROCK OUT. Get a song in your head and do that crazy head banging. Uh huh.
The Vines, Ride
Lesson 3: Learn a new language! Form a band! Bass, check. Now, who's gonna sing? Fine, pick the funnest sounding French words...who cares what they mean! Tres haute un lapin.
Prototypes, Who's Gonna Sing
Lesson 4: I'm exhausted. Let's just head out for the night...
Jupiter Rising, Electropop
Lesson 1: Be just a bit weird. Feel free to roam in the 60s singing la la la. Twirl your hair a bit. Definitely bust out the legos.
The Bird And The Bee, La La La
Lesson 2: Jump in the car and ROCK OUT. Get a song in your head and do that crazy head banging. Uh huh.
The Vines, Ride
Lesson 3: Learn a new language! Form a band! Bass, check. Now, who's gonna sing? Fine, pick the funnest sounding French words...who cares what they mean! Tres haute un lapin.
Prototypes, Who's Gonna Sing
Lesson 4: I'm exhausted. Let's just head out for the night...
Jupiter Rising, Electropop
Thursday, May 15, 2008
You figure these out....
I've had quite the detailed week.
Sunday Night
Terrifying night. Dreamt my teeth were falling out ala 2nd grade. Wiggle wiggle wiggle, tooth pulls right out. Must have something to do with fear of dentist/me needing to make a dentist appointment. I wake up right as I'm trying to explain the teeth falling out thing to a dentist and I'm crying.
Monday Night
Travel night. Dreamt we had a layover in South Korea. (totally on the way to Lebanon!) There were some flight problems, so I told N to pick up our luggage rather than trust the airlines to get it on our new plane. Then we see the porters correctly putting the luggage onto the new plane and I realize I just made N do something foolish. I also start asking N if he packed my purse and has my passport (apparently we had to leave to get to South Korea in a hurry!) and realize I forgot a change of clothes for the carry on. We go into the line to board the new plane. The new plane is up a huge flight of stairs (tall plane? I dunno.) N is almost up the stairs and all of a sudden I start yelling at him that he left our main luggage bag in the lobby area and he needs to go find it. I don't go with him (?) and proceed to get on the new plane. The plane is set up like a lounge...recliner seats in rows in the middle and all of these diner tables around the outside. I try to find an open 2 seats next to each other, but can only find one side of a diner table open. I wake up right as I start to panic that N won't make it on the plane and that our luggage is completely lost for good.
Tuesday Night
Magical land night. Dreamt I had to pick up jackets (? yeah, don't ask?) from an island and I had a winged creature to get me there. Along the way dealt with flooding/water lands, meeting these hissing little things that did something weird when they were out of the water. I left that area before I figured out what horrible thing they did....because some people kept yelling at me to go pick up jackets. Quit yelling at me! I wake up right as I'm flying back on the winged creature with jackets.
Wednesday Night
High School non-musical night. Dreamt I was enrolling in my senior year of high school! How exciting! (awful) I've had a version of this dream within the last couple of months too...last dream was that I didn't enroll in any classes and I had to get to the school to pick out classes etc. Last night it was the actual first day and I kept laughing with people that I hadn't even gone to orientation and joking about how cool it was to be a senior! Way cool! Then I go up to a table and have to give my name and it is still listed under my former name. I have a locker next to the same guy (Cory Kr.) that I did in real-life high school because my former name begins with La. I was told I had to go to the office later to get my last name changed to my married name. (Yes, my dreams have continuity problems) Anyway, the major part of this dream was that they gave me locker #39. So Cory and I go and he puts his lock on #38 and I see that the locker next to it (#39) already has a lock on it! So I have to go back to the table and try to tell her there is already a lock on locker #39. The lady keeps rolling her eyes and not understanding me. I'm repeating slowly about three times that THERE IS ALREADY A LOCK ON LOCKER #39. She advises me to go check again. I go to check again, and all of a sudden I'm seeing all these different locker #39s down the same hallway. Theres small ones and ones up high (that I can't reach) and tons of locker #39s!!! I go back to the office and they don't believe me that there is more than one locker #39. I'm trying to insist I want the one next to Cory K and they need to call a janitor. By this time, everyone is already in classes and I'm pitching a fit in the office because I don't have my locker #39 yet!!!
Those have been my weird dreams. Welcome to my teethless, lost luggage, winged creatured, high-school world. I'm totally not going to the Korean restuarant and ordering the #39.
Sunday Night
Terrifying night. Dreamt my teeth were falling out ala 2nd grade. Wiggle wiggle wiggle, tooth pulls right out. Must have something to do with fear of dentist/me needing to make a dentist appointment. I wake up right as I'm trying to explain the teeth falling out thing to a dentist and I'm crying.
Monday Night
Travel night. Dreamt we had a layover in South Korea. (totally on the way to Lebanon!) There were some flight problems, so I told N to pick up our luggage rather than trust the airlines to get it on our new plane. Then we see the porters correctly putting the luggage onto the new plane and I realize I just made N do something foolish. I also start asking N if he packed my purse and has my passport (apparently we had to leave to get to South Korea in a hurry!) and realize I forgot a change of clothes for the carry on. We go into the line to board the new plane. The new plane is up a huge flight of stairs (tall plane? I dunno.) N is almost up the stairs and all of a sudden I start yelling at him that he left our main luggage bag in the lobby area and he needs to go find it. I don't go with him (?) and proceed to get on the new plane. The plane is set up like a lounge...recliner seats in rows in the middle and all of these diner tables around the outside. I try to find an open 2 seats next to each other, but can only find one side of a diner table open. I wake up right as I start to panic that N won't make it on the plane and that our luggage is completely lost for good.
Tuesday Night
Magical land night. Dreamt I had to pick up jackets (? yeah, don't ask?) from an island and I had a winged creature to get me there. Along the way dealt with flooding/water lands, meeting these hissing little things that did something weird when they were out of the water. I left that area before I figured out what horrible thing they did....because some people kept yelling at me to go pick up jackets. Quit yelling at me! I wake up right as I'm flying back on the winged creature with jackets.
Wednesday Night
High School non-musical night. Dreamt I was enrolling in my senior year of high school! How exciting! (awful) I've had a version of this dream within the last couple of months too...last dream was that I didn't enroll in any classes and I had to get to the school to pick out classes etc. Last night it was the actual first day and I kept laughing with people that I hadn't even gone to orientation and joking about how cool it was to be a senior! Way cool! Then I go up to a table and have to give my name and it is still listed under my former name. I have a locker next to the same guy (Cory Kr.) that I did in real-life high school because my former name begins with La. I was told I had to go to the office later to get my last name changed to my married name. (Yes, my dreams have continuity problems) Anyway, the major part of this dream was that they gave me locker #39. So Cory and I go and he puts his lock on #38 and I see that the locker next to it (#39) already has a lock on it! So I have to go back to the table and try to tell her there is already a lock on locker #39. The lady keeps rolling her eyes and not understanding me. I'm repeating slowly about three times that THERE IS ALREADY A LOCK ON LOCKER #39. She advises me to go check again. I go to check again, and all of a sudden I'm seeing all these different locker #39s down the same hallway. Theres small ones and ones up high (that I can't reach) and tons of locker #39s!!! I go back to the office and they don't believe me that there is more than one locker #39. I'm trying to insist I want the one next to Cory K and they need to call a janitor. By this time, everyone is already in classes and I'm pitching a fit in the office because I don't have my locker #39 yet!!!
Those have been my weird dreams. Welcome to my teethless, lost luggage, winged creatured, high-school world. I'm totally not going to the Korean restuarant and ordering the #39.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Filed under: Cannot be left alone for a weekend
"At one point I was eating peanut butter with a pen"
Friday, May 9, 2008
Jukebox Friday....A greeting from my heart
This is a strange day....this entry won't have the usual overtones "le blog sfoof" normally has. As bad as things seem in Lebanon, it could all just turn around and be ok in a few days. It is very interesting the balance an entire country is in. Well, I'm not going to analyze it poorly here... just know the family is fine up in the mountains. That doesn't mean we don't worry. It's like sitting down in the most beautiful restaurant, everyone is laughing, and two of us get served something completely unsavory. Yet, everyone else is still completely enjoying the party. What do you do? Do you drag it all down, switch out dishes and pretend the unsavory parts away, or cautiously take it all in? I will be at a sort-of standstill.
Fairouz, Li Beirut
Translated
Li Beirut - To Beirut
A greeting from my heart to Beirut
kisses to the sea and to the houses
to a rock, which is like an old sailor’s face
She is made from the people’s soul..from wine
She is from his sweat…of bread and Jasmines
So how does her taste become? A taste of fire and smoke
Glory from the ashes to Beirut
My city has turned out her lamp
From the blood of a child carried upon her hand
She shut her door, and became alone in the sky
Alone with the night
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me you are mine
You are my flag, tomorrow stone
And a travel’s waves
The wounds of my people have blossomed
And mothers tear
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me
Fairouz, Li Beirut
Translated
Li Beirut - To Beirut
A greeting from my heart to Beirut
kisses to the sea and to the houses
to a rock, which is like an old sailor’s face
She is made from the people’s soul..from wine
She is from his sweat…of bread and Jasmines
So how does her taste become? A taste of fire and smoke
Glory from the ashes to Beirut
My city has turned out her lamp
From the blood of a child carried upon her hand
She shut her door, and became alone in the sky
Alone with the night
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me you are mine
You are my flag, tomorrow stone
And a travel’s waves
The wounds of my people have blossomed
And mothers tear
You are mine, you are mine
Ah Hug me
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Bad Habits
My dear aunty dauntingly posted her bad habits, so I guess I'm inspired to post my own. You will not see any bad habits of my husband as that subject is termed illegal** by said husband
** "Where?" I wanted to ask. Thinking if it was legal in Slovakia to post them, I'd have a strong urge to google "day trips to Slovakia" and post from there! Oh wait, I don't think I can even reference that he has any bad habits! He's perfect. The End!
Here goes ten of mine I can think of...
1. Number one will always be that I HATE doing dishes. I will put of doing dishes as long as possible...soaking them, rinsing them, doing everything but washing them. I do know I am allergic to soaps and household cleaning products and I think some aversion was born because of that. And, no, I'm not just making up an allergy to put off doing the dishes. There was a summer job in Door County once that made me wash dishes and I was sneezing and miserable I told them to hire someone else. I was blessed in college by a roomate who would always do the dishes. Hey, I made up for it by being a great friend to her.
I have become amazingly better since all other stressors in my life were cleared up. Dishes are done on an almost daily basis and I've learned to use my dishwasher when needed. Just ask The N...oh wait, that's illegal :D
2. I am horrible about sending mail/letters/etc. I have tons of blank cards and postcards purchased for birthdays, aniversarys, "thinking of you", "miss you", etc. I don't quite know how to resolve this. I am trying to send more emails out to family and friends or make quality phone calls. I hope everyone out there knows they really do have a card here with their name on it.... I just have to resolve myself to correcting this bad habit.
3. I have TONS of beauty products in TONS of bins in my bathroom. I have gone through and thrown away stuff, but it is hard. I have 4 different kinds of mousses and about 16 other types of hair products. It is so difficult for me to find a good hair product as I have the "weirdest" hair ever. I have super curly hair, but it is pretty thin and fine. I can't put a heavy product in it to tame the curls, but I can't put in a light product or I will have clown hair. Hence, I am constantly trying out new beauty products to resolve hair situations. Currently I use (wow, this has like 14 different names) "EXTREME STYLE VO5 CURVACEOUS CURLS STYLING MOUSSE 24HR HUMIDITY RESISTANCE" and it works pretty well. I also use very little lotion (hey, maybe that's a bad habit: "needs to use lotion more") but have tons of bottles around.
4. I am an addict to buying towels, pillows, and blankets. I've curbed this addiction since I feel a tad more settled in life, but at some points it could be ridiculous. I have an insane fear of having a household of guests needing to spend a night and not having any bedding for them. I think I'm good now...wanna have a sleepover?
5. I am a generally messy person. (laugh, mom, laugh.) I LOVE clean spaces, but I'm just generally laid back *cough, lazy, cough* and can't always grasp at really cleaning all the time. The good news is that our main bathroom (the one not cluttered with tons of beauty products) is ALWAYS clean. It is the one room that will always be clean. One thing I know is that there is NO such thing as having a "perfect" house where every room will be perfectly clean. So, ahem, back off.
6. I am always forgetting stuff behind when I stay somewhere. Sweatshirt put under a chair at a basketball game? lost. Backpack filled with all of my homework desperately needed in college? Left behind at home. (my mom really had to UPS it to me) I will go over and over and over in my head where I set things down, but always seem to forget something. This is a bad habit that has gotten me in trouble (backpack incident, cell phones left places, etc). LUCKILY, this has gotten better. And, oddly, I am not scatterbrained about keys or other items.
7. I talk on the phone and use up our cell phone minutes... this takes away from time N has calling his family. Across an ocean. D'oh.
8. I can be really really competitive...not at family games or sports, but in school and work. I always did the best in classes where I had a close friend to compete with. This was usually kept to myself, but I would always feel so much better if I got a better grade.
9. I've discovered recently that I haven't been paying much attention to the news. It was always a regular thing to read the news online during my lunch period at work with follow up news checks in the evening at home. All of a sudden last week the N wanted to talk to me about a news story and I had to admit I didn't know about it. "YOU DIDN'T KNOW SOME GUY TRAPPED HIS KID IN A BASEMENT FORCING HER TO HAVE OTHER KIDS AND THOSE KIDS HAVEN'T SEEN DAYLIGHT IN 19 YEARS?" Yep, reality check.
10. I will eat things I know will upset my stomach. 'nuff said.
Coming up in this week's programming schedule:
- One, two, three hours at a DMV: Logging the outrage.
- Top Chef Wedding Wars Better Be Good: I-Team Investigates.
- A jukebox dedication to my Mom: Makes baby kittens perched on rainbows smile
- Scheduled debate: In which countries should blogging about a husband be legal?
** "Where?" I wanted to ask. Thinking if it was legal in Slovakia to post them, I'd have a strong urge to google "day trips to Slovakia" and post from there! Oh wait, I don't think I can even reference that he has any bad habits! He's perfect. The End!
Here goes ten of mine I can think of...
1. Number one will always be that I HATE doing dishes. I will put of doing dishes as long as possible...soaking them, rinsing them, doing everything but washing them. I do know I am allergic to soaps and household cleaning products and I think some aversion was born because of that. And, no, I'm not just making up an allergy to put off doing the dishes. There was a summer job in Door County once that made me wash dishes and I was sneezing and miserable I told them to hire someone else. I was blessed in college by a roomate who would always do the dishes. Hey, I made up for it by being a great friend to her.
I have become amazingly better since all other stressors in my life were cleared up. Dishes are done on an almost daily basis and I've learned to use my dishwasher when needed. Just ask The N...oh wait, that's illegal :D
2. I am horrible about sending mail/letters/etc. I have tons of blank cards and postcards purchased for birthdays, aniversarys, "thinking of you", "miss you", etc. I don't quite know how to resolve this. I am trying to send more emails out to family and friends or make quality phone calls. I hope everyone out there knows they really do have a card here with their name on it.... I just have to resolve myself to correcting this bad habit.
3. I have TONS of beauty products in TONS of bins in my bathroom. I have gone through and thrown away stuff, but it is hard. I have 4 different kinds of mousses and about 16 other types of hair products. It is so difficult for me to find a good hair product as I have the "weirdest" hair ever. I have super curly hair, but it is pretty thin and fine. I can't put a heavy product in it to tame the curls, but I can't put in a light product or I will have clown hair. Hence, I am constantly trying out new beauty products to resolve hair situations. Currently I use (wow, this has like 14 different names) "EXTREME STYLE VO5 CURVACEOUS CURLS STYLING MOUSSE 24HR HUMIDITY RESISTANCE" and it works pretty well. I also use very little lotion (hey, maybe that's a bad habit: "needs to use lotion more") but have tons of bottles around.
4. I am an addict to buying towels, pillows, and blankets. I've curbed this addiction since I feel a tad more settled in life, but at some points it could be ridiculous. I have an insane fear of having a household of guests needing to spend a night and not having any bedding for them. I think I'm good now...wanna have a sleepover?
5. I am a generally messy person. (laugh, mom, laugh.) I LOVE clean spaces, but I'm just generally laid back *cough, lazy, cough* and can't always grasp at really cleaning all the time. The good news is that our main bathroom (the one not cluttered with tons of beauty products) is ALWAYS clean. It is the one room that will always be clean. One thing I know is that there is NO such thing as having a "perfect" house where every room will be perfectly clean. So, ahem, back off.
6. I am always forgetting stuff behind when I stay somewhere. Sweatshirt put under a chair at a basketball game? lost. Backpack filled with all of my homework desperately needed in college? Left behind at home. (my mom really had to UPS it to me) I will go over and over and over in my head where I set things down, but always seem to forget something. This is a bad habit that has gotten me in trouble (backpack incident, cell phones left places, etc). LUCKILY, this has gotten better. And, oddly, I am not scatterbrained about keys or other items.
7. I talk on the phone and use up our cell phone minutes... this takes away from time N has calling his family. Across an ocean. D'oh.
8. I can be really really competitive...not at family games or sports, but in school and work. I always did the best in classes where I had a close friend to compete with. This was usually kept to myself, but I would always feel so much better if I got a better grade.
9. I've discovered recently that I haven't been paying much attention to the news. It was always a regular thing to read the news online during my lunch period at work with follow up news checks in the evening at home. All of a sudden last week the N wanted to talk to me about a news story and I had to admit I didn't know about it. "YOU DIDN'T KNOW SOME GUY TRAPPED HIS KID IN A BASEMENT FORCING HER TO HAVE OTHER KIDS AND THOSE KIDS HAVEN'T SEEN DAYLIGHT IN 19 YEARS?" Yep, reality check.
10. I will eat things I know will upset my stomach. 'nuff said.
Coming up in this week's programming schedule:
- One, two, three hours at a DMV: Logging the outrage.
- Top Chef Wedding Wars Better Be Good: I-Team Investigates.
- A jukebox dedication to my Mom: Makes baby kittens perched on rainbows smile
- Scheduled debate: In which countries should blogging about a husband be legal?
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
On da fridge
I went to microwave my lunch today and realized I have the weirdest magnets all next to each other.
Jesus magnet is classic. I spied it one day in a gift store and knew it was missing from my life. The magnet, not Jesus. The MGD beer stein magnet, I believe, was found on a fridge when N moved into an apartment. Jesus also needed some draft goodness to overpower him. Below that, I present bullet magnet. Jesus, get your gun we're enjoying a Natural Resources experience. A dead natural resources experience that is. Below that is "Stewies World Domination Tour" magnet. I like Family Guy so much I knew the $1 pack o' magnets at Targjhay (erm, target) was well worth it. I especially like Stewie. Below Stewie is a postcard of Harissa (statue of Mary place in Lebanon) held on by a Newport Beach sandal magnet.
Lower portion of the door contains some margarita references. Not because I'm a drunk, but because I love margaritas. Also the fridge has posted the funniest clip from The Onion when John Bolton stepped down from the UN. I think I tore this from The Onion out drinking one night. Hey, not because I'm a drunk, mind you, but because I love it when Bush cronies resign.
So that's my magnet arrangement on my fridge and other things I have on the fridge. Now who said there was nothing to blog about today? I'm saving my three hour experience at the DMV for another day.... Because I've had to drink that rage off.
Jesus magnet is classic. I spied it one day in a gift store and knew it was missing from my life. The magnet, not Jesus. The MGD beer stein magnet, I believe, was found on a fridge when N moved into an apartment. Jesus also needed some draft goodness to overpower him. Below that, I present bullet magnet. Jesus, get your gun we're enjoying a Natural Resources experience. A dead natural resources experience that is. Below that is "Stewies World Domination Tour" magnet. I like Family Guy so much I knew the $1 pack o' magnets at Targjhay (erm, target) was well worth it. I especially like Stewie. Below Stewie is a postcard of Harissa (statue of Mary place in Lebanon) held on by a Newport Beach sandal magnet. 
Lower portion of the door contains some margarita references. Not because I'm a drunk, but because I love margaritas. Also the fridge has posted the funniest clip from The Onion when John Bolton stepped down from the UN. I think I tore this from The Onion out drinking one night. Hey, not because I'm a drunk, mind you, but because I love it when Bush cronies resign. So that's my magnet arrangement on my fridge and other things I have on the fridge. Now who said there was nothing to blog about today? I'm saving my three hour experience at the DMV for another day.... Because I've had to drink that rage off.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
I want to ride it where I like
Today we took the bikes out again for a grand Sunday. The weather improved to "favorable" today from its previous umpteen days of "sucktastic." We learned today that there are all sorts of laws and restrictions villages and townships around here put on bike riding. "They" (the man/big brother/feudal lords/hank the magician) post "tips" on the same page as "laws" making it very difficult to decipher if they are tipping me or going to bust out of the bushes and throw me in the slammer because the upper left light doesn't blink green at 6pm on Thursdays. When did bike riding become so complicated? No longer can we buy a bike, hop on it, and roam freely. I feel kinda sad about it.
My days of bike riding all the time are long gone...The parking lot across from the street was all mine most days (only used on the weekends by the Lutheran church across the other street.) I used to pretend my bike was a horse or a car when I was growing up. It was no fun to ride a bike and pretend you're riding a bike. My poor starving doll children needed groceries in this cruel world so I'd need to ride/drive out into the open prairie/inner city to find some food...you know, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. The parking lot was where I'd learned to ride the bike to begin with. It was also where I'd build snow forts (winter), play catch for hours with my brother (spring), play punt & catch for hours with my brother(fall), and rollerblade with my tape walkman making up intricate "roller routines" like I was the Kristi Yamaguchi of a paved lot.
I'm totally bragging here: I think I had a pretty cool imagination as a child.
That's all the reminiscing you are going to get. I was going to ask about one of your bike memories, but my questions don't get answered these days. Even though all of you are auditing this class and have summer fever, I'm still giving out Fs (as in: no favor with moi). I apparently need to be more demanding or decrease my meds to "get a little crazy in the eye."
(oh fine. JP gets an F+ because he gave a wonderful flower story. Too bad it was sad and rife with angst...ANGST is only worth half a point)
My days of bike riding all the time are long gone...The parking lot across from the street was all mine most days (only used on the weekends by the Lutheran church across the other street.) I used to pretend my bike was a horse or a car when I was growing up. It was no fun to ride a bike and pretend you're riding a bike. My poor starving doll children needed groceries in this cruel world so I'd need to ride/drive out into the open prairie/inner city to find some food...you know, a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. The parking lot was where I'd learned to ride the bike to begin with. It was also where I'd build snow forts (winter), play catch for hours with my brother (spring), play punt & catch for hours with my brother(fall), and rollerblade with my tape walkman making up intricate "roller routines" like I was the Kristi Yamaguchi of a paved lot.
I'm totally bragging here: I think I had a pretty cool imagination as a child.
That's all the reminiscing you are going to get. I was going to ask about one of your bike memories, but my questions don't get answered these days. Even though all of you are auditing this class and have summer fever, I'm still giving out Fs (as in: no favor with moi). I apparently need to be more demanding or decrease my meds to "get a little crazy in the eye."
(oh fine. JP gets an F+ because he gave a wonderful flower story. Too bad it was sad and rife with angst...ANGST is only worth half a point)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
And then he said...
Me wondering what day the bread is delivered at the middle eastern grocery place: "Honey, it's Arabs... there's no system!"
"It'll be fine, I have a self cleaning coat."
"Shoot, we forgot the groceries downstairs."
*pause*
"If you go get them I'll promise to give you five kisses. Please? I mean like five REAL AFFECTIONATE kisses."
"Close the drapes and come to the snuggle station."
"If I killed that goose would you cook it for me?"
"20 things of rigident no longer becomes a gift"
"It'll be fine, I have a self cleaning coat."
"Shoot, we forgot the groceries downstairs."
*pause*
"If you go get them I'll promise to give you five kisses. Please? I mean like five REAL AFFECTIONATE kisses."
"Close the drapes and come to the snuggle station."
"If I killed that goose would you cook it for me?"
"20 things of rigident no longer becomes a gift"
awww fluffy fingers
Michael Scott: Ok, so dig this. You're on the street, and one of your gang disses you.
Darryl: Oh my goodness.
Michael Scott: Yeah. Right. So what do you do to get 'em to make it right?
Darryl: Well see, um, in a gang world, we use something called fluffy fingers.
Michael Scott: What is that?
Darryl: That's when someone really gets in your face, you know you just, start ticklin' 'em.
Michael Scott: [pause] Really?
Darryl: Yeah. And he starts tickling you. And pretty soon you laughing and hugging. Before you know it, you've forgotten the whole thing. Y'all just go to church together, and get an ice cream cone.
Michael Scott: I would have never though that.. gangs would be tickling each other.
Darryl: Oh. It's a fact of life.
Darryl: Oh my goodness.
Michael Scott: Yeah. Right. So what do you do to get 'em to make it right?
Darryl: Well see, um, in a gang world, we use something called fluffy fingers.
Michael Scott: What is that?
Darryl: That's when someone really gets in your face, you know you just, start ticklin' 'em.
Michael Scott: [pause] Really?
Darryl: Yeah. And he starts tickling you. And pretty soon you laughing and hugging. Before you know it, you've forgotten the whole thing. Y'all just go to church together, and get an ice cream cone.
Michael Scott: I would have never though that.. gangs would be tickling each other.
Darryl: Oh. It's a fact of life.
Friday, May 2, 2008
An addition
I can't believe I overlooked this song...It was the real inspiration behind Jukebox Friday. I love the song (really relatable lyrics) and I have been singing it loudly all week. Take that cranky neighbor!
Bleeding Love / Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love / Leona Lewis
Jukebox Friday: I like to sing (REALLY LOUDLY)
Happy Friday! Today I am presenting songs that I like to sing REALLY LOUDLY when no one is around (these days I seem to entertain only Santa, God, and my cranky downstairs neighbor...) Sometimes singing REALLY LOUDLY makes me feel awesome. Just because I sing REALLY LOUDLY and think I sound cool does not mean I will try out for American Idol. I wish a lot of other people in this world would realize this. On top of the two posted videos there are many other songs I like to sing REALLY LOUDLY. Some of the songs on my recent playlist include:- I Feel It All, Feist
- If You Want Me To, Ginny Owens
- Like A Stone, Audioslave
- Home, Breaking Benjamin
- Vitamin R, Chevelle
- No Sugar Tonight, The Guess Who
- Lady, '95, Styx
- Lazy Eye, Silversun Pickups
- The Pretender, Foo Fighters
- Bleed It Out, Linkin Park
- Sea of Love, Cat Power
What songs do you like to sing REALLY LOUDLY?
Enjoy the two posted songs....
Lullabye For A Stormy Night / Vienna Teng
Anywhere / Evanescence
Thursday, May 1, 2008
May Day
Happy May 1st! May day, for me, will always be about flowers.
My favorite flowers EVER had to be my wedding bouquet:
Weren't they amazing? I had picked out all the flowers by myself and was absolutely blown away by the end-product. All of the flower appointments were really worth it. (minor setbacks that I wouldn't be able to get beloved peonies into the bouquet, but now I'm glad I stuck with the roses!!!)
Ack... Just because I love them so much, I'm going to post another picture of the girl's bouquets and mine:
I don't quite have any flowers yet from my spring plantings, but they are growing. I hope I can plant them into the flower boxes soon and spruce up the porch. I'm still a tad fearful of cold and rain...I'm not sure about how May will cooperate weather-wise.
Do you have any favorite flower memories?
My favorite flowers EVER had to be my wedding bouquet:
Weren't they amazing? I had picked out all the flowers by myself and was absolutely blown away by the end-product. All of the flower appointments were really worth it. (minor setbacks that I wouldn't be able to get beloved peonies into the bouquet, but now I'm glad I stuck with the roses!!!)
Ack... Just because I love them so much, I'm going to post another picture of the girl's bouquets and mine:
I don't quite have any flowers yet from my spring plantings, but they are growing. I hope I can plant them into the flower boxes soon and spruce up the porch. I'm still a tad fearful of cold and rain...I'm not sure about how May will cooperate weather-wise.
Do you have any favorite flower memories?
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