Books 2009 (post 1)

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1. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy–Ally Carter
2. Dead Until Dark–Charlaine Harris
3. Sweethearts–Sara Zarr
4. Rise and Shine–Anna Quindlen
5. The War at Ellsmere–Faith Erin Hicks
6. Life as We Knew It–Susan Beth Pfeffer
7. The Walking Dead–Robert Kirkman
8. Don’t Judge a Girl by her Cover–Ally Carter (ARC)
9. Paper Towns–John Green
10. Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale–Holly Black
11. Jinx–Meg Cabot
12. Persepolis–Marjane Satrapi
13. Persepolis II–Marjane Satrapi
14. Pants on Fire–Meg Cabot
15. Hitman–Garth Ennis

A somewhat rambling post

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I have many things I should be doing, and my brain is too tired to focus on any of them. Bleh.

Saw The Wrestler over the weekend. By way of review, I’ll say that I thought it was a good movie, and I thought Mickey Rourke did a good job, but I don’t think I liked the movie. (not having seen Milk, I have no idea whether or not Mickey Rourke should have won the Oscar…)

I hated the ending. Also, I went in expecting a story of redemption, and I wouldn’t say that was what I got. Ah well.

(I have a much longer related rumination in mind, but I don’t have the mental energy at the moment…maybe one day.)

On a sort of related note…I’m quite certain that I’m going to see Watchmen, because it kind of comes with the territory, but I’m not so sure I’m going to like it. I started reading it once, a long time ago, but I never finished. I just don’t think it’s the kind of story I’ll enjoy. Feel free to try and convince me otherwise.

My ongoing cell phone saga continues…I hemmed and hawed long enough about dropping Verizon and going to AT&T that Verizon called me, and I ended up renewing my plan. I still want to get a new phone, and I don’t know what to get. In order to get a Blackberry, I have to up my plan by $30/month. (and if I decide to do that, do I get a Curve for free, or go to the shiny-looking new Storm for $ that I could–but probably shouldn’t–spend?) I am terrible at making decisions!

How is it only Wednesday? It should be at least Thursday.

And speaking (sort of) of the weekend, I can’t believe we’re turning the clocks ahead already.

And that’s all I’ve got, folks. Later.

A few more awesome things

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  • Flowers for no reason
  • Crate & Barrel customer service
  • Eden 😉
  • Friday

Happy weekend everyone!

Things I’m bored with/that are awesome

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Things I’m bored with:

  • The crowd booing Simon every time he speaks on American Idol
  • Ryan Seacrest
  • Almost all of the posts on TV Squad and EW Popwatch lately
  • Almost all of the people who comment on said posts
  • Trying to make sophomores appreciate understand Julius Caesar

Things that are awesome:

  • That you can order Dr Pepper made with cane sugar (instead of HFCS) online
  • People who write hilarious reviews/recaps of Twilight
  • Pre-ordering Seanan’s book at Amazon
  • Life on Mars and Lost
  • Brian Dunkelman on My Name is Earl
  • Danny Gokey and Adam Lambert, no matter what the internet says
  • Having internet friends who will stop at Staples for you and mail you purple pens
  • The massage I got last night (if anyone needs a recommendation for a massage therapist in the area, let me know!)


Today, I am…

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procrastinating
having my teeth cleaned
thinking about artistic endeavors
contemplating my all-time favorite books for a facebook meme
getting new wiper blades put on my car
wishing for a few more days of vacation
in pain (I have a baseball-sized knot in my left shoulder)
playing around with my blog
celebrating a good friend’s success
wondering how it got to be 4 p.m. already
drinking hot chocolate

that’s all…what are you up to today?

Under construction

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I’m avoiding doing real work, so I went theme browsing. I want to do some more playing around (including adding a custom header image), but in the meantime, what do you think?

Oh, and WordPress just made my life a whole lot easier by giving me the ability to automatically update my WordPress installation with the click of a button. Hurrah for technology. 😉

Breaking up is hard to do

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Hey, remember when I said I was going to start that series of mix tape posts? Yeah…that was a while ago. Anyway, here’s a mix tape I made way back in January of 1997, when I was trying to get over my *real* first love. I had already made the “I’m so sad, I’m wallowing, and please oh please won’t you take me back” mix tape, which has since been destroyed. This one came a little bit later. (incidentally, I have several tapes in the breakup series. I had a really great angry one from the breakup with X, but it was purged…I may try to recreate it.) Anyway, here it is, with selected notes/lyrics.

I Will Survive–Gloria Gaynor

Needs no explanation.

The Great Wall of China–Billy Joel

From the River of Dreams album, which, yes, I did own. This was a song he wrote about getting screwed over by his former brother-in-law, but it still worked.

Why tear this heart out if it’s only been broken?

So Much for Pretending–Bryan White

I was looking forward to a happy ending
So much for pretending.

Tainted Love–Soft Cell

King of Pain–The Police

You Give Love a Bad Name–Bon Jovi

Who Needs Love Like That? –Erasure

All I Want–Toad the Wet Sprocket

And it won’t matter now
Whatever happens to me
Though the air speaks of all we’ll never be
It won’t trouble me

Heartbreaker–Pat Benatar

I am a Rock–Simon and Garfunkel

You Learn–Alanis Morrissette

I recommend biting off more then you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free
Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears

One More Heartache–Blackhawk

She’ll go one more time
Down that lonesome road
Till she finds that turn off
That leads back home
Then she’ll dust her dreams off
And dry her eyes
She’ll leave one more heartache behind

Come Sail Away–Styx

I’m not sure why I included this one.

Don’t Stop Believing–Journey

You’re Only Human–Billy Joel

Someday I’ll Be Saturday Night–Bon Jovi

Life’s a Dance–John Michael Montgomery

Life’s a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry ’bout what you don’t know
Life’s a dance you learn as you go

Unanswered Prayers–Garth Brooks

Be Good to Yourself–Journey

Safe in the Arms of Love–Martina McBride

This song has gotten me through many a rough time…

I want a heart to be forever mine
Want eyes to see me satisfied
Gonna hang my heartaches out to dry
Someday I’m gonna be safe in the arms of love
Safe in the arms of love

The Dance–Garth Brooks

Random Tuesday things

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  • My doctor is awesome. She gave me three samples of Nasonex and told me to call the office when I run out because she gets them all the time.
  • Somewhat related–while at the doctor’s office, I had to update some paperwork (name, address, etc.). I learned that there was a very old form in there that listed X as one of the people they were allowed to discuss my personal medical stuff with. Eep!
  • I had a good day at school today.
  • I got to talk to Rand again…and he’ll be home tomorrow!
  • I lost two pounds this week, despite not eating well at all while my parents were visiting. I had breakfast at The Original Pancake House, even! (I did resist getting a Cinnamon Crunch bagel from Panera)
  • I’m playing online Scrabble and not getting my butt kicked.
  • I’m very happy with the kitchen. There are still some little things I want to do, but it is light years better than it was before. I’m so glad my parents were able to come up and help!

Okay, I’m tired…I think I’m going to read for a while and then go to bed. G’night!

S.A.D.

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I’ve thought for a while now that I might have a touch of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I always tend to be a bit of a homebody at heart, but during the winter, I am a hardcore coccooner. I nearly go into hibernation mode. (I’m fairly certain I would hibernate, if my life would allow it…)

Of course, I get out to do the things I *have* to do, and I even occasionally do things that aren’t necessary, but I pretty much have to be dragged. It even gets hard for me to do the things I like doing, like my weekly yoga class.

In these dark, cold winter months, I seem to be more emotional, more easily agitated, more prone to…well…sadness, and I have a harder time snapping myself out of it. I’ve been feeling it pretty hard these past few days…probably compounded by the fact that I’m missing Rand.

Today, it was nice to see the sun for a bit. It would have been even better if I had not decided to enter a Wal-Mart. It was like the locusts had descended. Augh. Not pretty.

Anyway, if anyone has any advice to offer, I’d be happy to hear it!