wow. i apparently sucked down several gin and tonics within the last couple of hours without even realizing it. see, it's real hot, and apparently i don't have the air conditioner on, and, well, they're just so cold and tasty. and holy crap here i am, drunk. whee!

anyhoo, i bought buffy season 5 yesterday--whoooops make that season 4--and when i started watching it, realized i don't remember seeing anytime recently the mayor turning into a giant snake and trying to eat sunnydale high's graduating class. whoops, i forgot to finish watching season 3. i took that one out and realized that i'd watched all of disc 1, not the whole season. i am a Super Genius. so i'm catching up on watching season 3. i just love buffy. oh, and here's an embarrassing admission: i don't think i ever realized that that big place that angel was living in was a crypt. i thought it was some big abandoned house. again, Super Genius. so, uh, kristi? that card *ahem* angel gave you where he said he would be at the mansion practicing tai chi? yeah, "he" meant the crypt. :)

almost forgot the update...

killingjar.org

i actually wrote this one a while ago, but don't think i've ever shown it to anyone, so...this week just got away from me. i'll have a bona-fide new one next week.

whee! friday five!

1. How are you planning to spend the summer?
working. i just got a new job (albeit in the same company, but a new job nonetheless) so i'll probably spend the rest of the summer settling into that.

2. What was your first summer job?
working for my dad, printing wedding pictures. i can still hear exactly the series of clicks that the machines made...

3. If you could go anywhere this summer, where would you go?
to england, to see kristi.

4. What was your worst vacation ever?
the summer after my freshman year in college, i went to washington, dc with my mom. for some reason that i still don't know, during that vacation i was hit with my first-ever Really Big Depression, and i barely talked to my mom the whole time we were there. i still feel bad about it.

5. What was your best vacation ever?
i went to hawaii last year, which was great because i never thought i would go there. it was wonderful. but, i must say that right now i am having some fond memories of going to chicago to spend st. patrick's day weekend with kristi and sue. being very drunk and chasing kristi in a snowstorm. hehe. :)

so there's this guy--not a band, a guy--named bleu. saw them/him live when they/he (i'm not convinced it's a man and not a band, really) opened for toad the wet sprocket in march. matt (who turned me on to jeff buckley and robbie williams, so i trust his musical recommendations) told me he bought bleu's cd recently, so i bought it too. i'm diggin it. if only because i don't think anyone has ever based an entire song around the phrase, 'that don't mean dick.' hee hee.

there are some mp3s on his site:
bleutopia.com
i don't know if they're full songs because i have the cd and am not going to bother downloading them on dial-up. :)

is the phrase 'holy crap'--of which i am obviously so fond--really, you know, coarse?
it's just such a good exclamation. HOLY CRAP!
i don't know. it makes me giggle internally whenever i say it.

yeah. going to bed now. nite.

holy crap, john taylor turns 43 today.









but i still think he's fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.

















at least, you know, with the right lighting and camera angle. :)

<3

look, it's a little sideways heart. isn't that so cute? doesn't it just make you gag?

You're Colombia!

You do a lot of drugs, and these have kind of distorted your view of reality, to the point that everyone looks like an enemy. You keep trying to restore order over your schizophrenic world view, but you don't even know which goal is your own and which is someone else's. You're pretty sure someone needs to be punished for all this, but who that is changes all the time. Things would be a lot better for you if you switched to coffee, or even to decaf, but all this money would be hard to give up.
Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

with the exception of the drugs part...you know, it's kind of accurate.

friday five!

1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short?
naturally straight, mostly. has a little wave to it sometimes.
right now it's fairly long--just past my shoulders. this is long for me.

2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime?
good lord, how has it NOT changed?
i started out with a not entirely hideous light brown color.
no, wait. i started out, when i was a toddler, with lovely, naturally red hair--and curly, too. nice, big curls of the variety i think of when someone refers to hair as locks.
then that faded to the brown, which now seems bland in comparison.
then...black, blue, purple, orange, blonde, long, short, super-short--you name it...

3. How do your normally wear your hair?
sadly, in a ponytail.
sometimes, in a ponytail on top of my head, so i can pretend to be a cheerleader. rah!

4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like?
i would have the most kickass mohawk. probably...blue. or a nice cherry red.
and what do you mean, 'if? i COULD do it. right now. if i wanted to.
don't dare me.

5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened?
never! i always say, 'it's only hair, it grows back.' though i think that time i gave myself a bleach-blonde crew cut the night before starting a new job...maybe i wouldn't have done that had i thought about it for more than 30 seconds. but only because the people that hired me didn't recognize me when i got there.
OH MY GOD, i had to edit this because i remembered, yes, i did have a big fat hair disaster. first time (on this round of blonde-ness) that i bleached my hair, around a year ago, i put the bleach in then completely, stupidly, forgot the number one rule: DO NOT LET METAL TOUCH IT. and i put it up in a big bun (i had a lot of hair at the time) with a ponytail holder that had a tiny piece of metal on it. so i'm sitting on the sofa watching tv, and notice my head feels hot. so i feel the bun and it's like...VERY hot. so i go in the bathroom and look in the mirror and i swear to god it was SMOKING. i pulled out the elastic as fast as i could but man...my hair was literally fried. i washed out the bleach and brushed and brushed and no lie, about 4 heaping handfuls of hair came out of my head. i really thought the back of my head was going to be bald.
but, i conditioned a lot (thanks, Pantene), and even though i was left with an oddly short layer in back, it turned out ok. these days it's all evened out thanks to a few good trims, and the REALLY fried parts are mostly gone.
but man was that scary.

killingjar.org

whee! my second update!

Carole & Paula - Friends Forever, The Magic Garden

i watched an interview with Carole and Paula on a local cable channel tonight and it almost made me cry. i remember loving them SO MUCH when i was a kid. they had some nice insights on that too--why kids liked the show so much--they think it's because they've been friends since they were 15, and the love they have for each other influenced their work...it was sweet. sigh.

Weiland Pleads Innocent

oh scott...you're a big fucking crackhead, but i love you anyway.

VH1.com : Hanson : It's A MMMBoy! Taylor Hanson's A Dad

holy crap, Hanson is spawning!

Baskin-Robbins

saw a commercial for these on tv and was thinking...you KNOW there is some kid working at a baskin robbins somewhere who stayed a little late one night to make a cake with a little amateur porno shot of his girlfriend on it...you just know it.

the friday five

Jun 13, 2003

1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have?
drive across the u.s. of a.

2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest?
not always. unless it's a good friend, then i'm just polite and try to say something nice about it.

3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened?
i'm sure i have at some point, but nothing that tragic comes to mind...sorry.

4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why?
hm, i could probably pick several...ok i'll pick the first one that came to mind--the book American Gods (which i've mentioned on here before), where anyone you meet on the street could actually be a god and you wouldn't know it...sometimes i like to think i do live in such a world. :)

5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted?
i've always wished i could draw something more than a stick figure...and i'd like to be able to play a piano really well.

possibly one of the more influential quotes from my teenage years...

killingjar.org

i did it!

hm. i did it.

if any of it looks funny--frames not sitting right, etc--please do let me know...

whee! new writing!

hmmm.....should i post the new killingjar site or not...?

CATPRIN - Tailor for Cats

so, so very wrong.

and yet, i can't help picturing sherry in this one...baaahahahahahahah!

WON'T YOU LAY ME DOWN IN THE TALL GRASS AND LET ME DO MY STUFF?

please?

i can't get it out of my head!!

but you gotta love lindsey and his bag fat 'fro...

not martha : bath bombs, or fizzies, whatever

i'm going to make bath bombs...because i just have that much free time on my hands...

there's this site, the friday five...i didn't like their most recent list of questions, so i picked one from 5/2/03...because i just have nothing better to do right now (of course...i can't sleep):

1. Name one song you hate to admit you like.
'the remedy,' jason mraz.

2. Name two songs that always make you cry.
(just two?!)
'that i would be good,' alanis morrisette
'silver springs,' fleetwood mac

3. Name three songs that turn you on.
'home,' depeche mode
'everybody here wants you,' jeff buckley
'i want you now,' depeche mode (ok it's an obvious choice, but cmon...)
these should really just be all jeff buckley and depeche mode anyway, shouldn't they?

4. Name four songs that always make you feel good.
(just 4?!)
'a praise chorus,' jimmy eat world
'throw it all away,' toad the wet sprocket
'supercalifragilisticexpealidocious' as sung by harry connick, jr.
'dancing queen,' abba

5. Name five songs you couldn't ever do without.
(just five?!)
'rio,' duran duran
'home,' depeche mode
'sweetness,' jimmy eat world
'last goodbye,' jeff buckley
'butterflies,' toad the wet sprocket

You are moderately annoying!
Congratulations! There's hope for you, though
not much.


You are probably a nice person, but that doesn't
make up for all this. Yet.


PS - No one cares about your AP History class.


How Annoying Are You In Your Online Diary?
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and here's another old Charged thing that never got published for some reason...it was supposed to be a nice little interactive quiz, but i lack interactivity here, so...anyway i'm sure it's easy to figure it out in a plain-text format...

ok it's kind of stupid but it still makes me laugh.

Skate Punk or World Record Setting Baseball Superstar?
Do you know which one you are?

We all go through an identity crisis now and again. Sometimes, we just
can't figure out who we are...do you know this feeling? Sometimes
you're a little bit Mark McGwire, sometimes, you're all about being the
kid who hangs out in the mall parking lot, messing up the landscaping
and scaring small children.

Which lifestyle are you more suited for? Answer these questions, and
your true career path will be revealed.

1.
[] You have the upper body strength of King Kong on steroids; your pecs
are the size of small (but healthy) toddlers.

[] You are bottom-heavy like the Tyrannosaurus Rex. While your calves
are minor forces of nature, your arms are gangly. Overall you are sort
of wimpy, though you like to call yourself "aerodynamic."

2.
[] Your favorite foodstuffs: tobacco, Gatorade, cocaine.

[] Your main source of nutrition: Mountain Dew and Camels (box, not
soft pack).

3.
[] You are featured on the front of a Wheaties box.

[] You are mimicked in endless Gen-X target market tv commercials.

4.
[] People see you as a sensitive, humble, single dad who gives to
charities and cares about the future of our children. You are a good
role model.

[] People see you as a slacking, arrogant, slutty kid who spends what
little money he may have on video games and weed. Parents hope their
children will never turn out like you.

5.
[] You wear a diamond stud earring and at least one gold chain around
your neck, sometimes with a religious pendant on it.

[] You wear a chain on your wallet to keep it from falling out of your
pocket 'cause that happened once and it totally sucked 'cause you had
this really hot chick's number in there and next time you saw her at
the 7-11 she was sort of pissed that you never called.

6.
[] Based on your clothing and haircut, you might be mistaken for a hick
who won the lottery.

[] Based on your clothing and haircut, you might be mistaken for a
truant high school student, a homeless person, and/or someone who works
in a music store.

7.
[] You wear a helmet.

[] You wear a baseball cap.

8.
[] Your fellow athletes pat your bottom as a sign of encouragement.

[] Your fellow athletes call each other "fag" as a term of affection.

9.
[] You wear a cup. (C'mon...you know what we mean.)

[] You wear underwear one week a month (the week after Mom does your
laundry).

10.
[] In the past year you've injured your rotator cuff and pulled a
hamstring.

[] You have perpetual road rash on your knees and elbows.

If you answered more A's than B's:
Congratulations! You are on your way to setting home run records,
feeling the adoration of stadiums full of cheering fans, and funding
indoor plumbing systems for the tiny village in the Dominican Republic
you grew up in. Yes sir, you are a Baseball Star, tried and true; a
real bat-swinging, crotch-grabbing, tight-pants-wearing,
black-goo-spitting representative of America's national pasttime. So go,
get out there and start a brawl on the pitcher's mound. Make us proud!

If you answered more B's than A's:
You, with the hair in your eyes! Look at us while we're talking to you.
Now, don't get us wrong, even though you're a Skate Punk, we still love
you. We admire your nonchalance about personal injury, your anti-
authoritarian attitude, your "interesting" fashion sense. And we know
that you could be rich and famous if you wanted to, but we understand
that Tony Hawk fag is a total sell out. I mean, Burger King
commercials? Whatever, dude.

so i'm trying to stay up as late as possible tonight (not proving to be very difficult) because i have to work an overnight shift tomorrow night...so i figure if i stay up very late tonight, i'll want to sleep a lot tomorrow during the day. woohoo. i love my job.

anyhoo, as i usually do on nights when i can't/won't sleep, i am combing the way-deep-down of my mac, and i came up with some more Charged O-Matics.

here's one that unfortunately, apparently never got off the ground, as it has only two entries:

Breakfast Cereals-O-Matic

Bugs-n-Crunchies
Sweet Jesus-O's

but they are two funny ones!

the other one that's cracking me up tonight is Personals-O-Matic! culled by me personally from honest-to-god real online personal ads (back in '98 or so)...

Personals-O-Matic

Must be born Oct 25, Oct 29, Nov 2nd, Nov 11, Nov 16 or Nov20 in the year 1958. No exceptions.

Can ID 80's tunes in 3 notes.

You can't name more than 5 kinds of coffee.

Seeking men who are in fact men.

Looking for flight attendant type.

If 21" arms intimidate you, please don't respond.

Please don't be a CEO who has downsized thousands of workers.

No New Age flakes or left wing wackos.

No Mormons or people with 15 cats.

No line dancers.

Shouldn't steal my stereo.

Sorry, dislike goatees.

If you are "Americanized," please don't respond.

No picky eaters.

Coors drinkers need not apply.

Don't be drunk!

Afrikan warrior requires fertile goddess for homestead.

Built like a Clydesdale, has a Thoroughbred's grace.

Meeting the cat's meow would be "mewsic" to my ears. No fur balls and tuna breath!

Prancer ISO Vixen for reindeer games and more.

Cockroaches fascinate me.

I'm big, this ad is small.

Ugg, grunt, lone white male, grrr, seek, grunt, ugg, mate, grrr ugh, ugh 2 grrr evolve with.

Enjoys all that God approves.

Frequently psychic.

Near death experienced.

Accurate Christian.

Am open (but not fond of Weird Al or heavy beards).

I am an experienced Toastmaster.

I was a Celtic warrior priest in past lives.

Own and operate an 800 acre Beefmaster ranch.

Planning to be the next Chinese fast food chain founder.

Temporarily non-height/weight proportionate.

I have fine "Waspy" facial features.

I like both sides of the fence.

Furious at Clinton for signing that welfare bill? Me too.

Never embarrasses women in public.

Product of good genes and responsible living.

Recently survived two-timing gold digger.

Dateless for 9 years.

Have not had a relationship since Sept. 1995.

My therapist helped me write this.

Like meeting people but have trouble getting along with them.

I am ideal for someone who is not too picky.

I'm not really as pathetic as I sound.

Well-spoken when sober.

No oxymorons please.

Must own dremel tool.

Must be unafraid of power tools.

Firemen and policemen only.

Minimum income - $30,000.

Must like Jimmy Buffet!

Must play ukulele or be willing to learn.

Must have knowledge of Chevy Chase films.

Hairy legs a must.

Must have hair/teeth; implants ok.

Isn't afraid to look fear in the face.

Must have truck.

You must posses qualities of Jesus and Sting combined.

Must be willing to give the President a second chance.

I have a little tummy.

Not gothic and desperate. Just looking for fun.

SWF ISO tall, thin SWM, Alice Cooper look-alike.

I'm a petite woman on a spiritual pilgrimage.

147 Pound Hunk of un-smoked masculine beef, lean but tender.

I have olive skin, well-formed sourdough buns, avocado smooth thighs, sweet basil breath.

Cheesehead seeking cute little curd for whey out fun!

Seeking clone of last girlfriend (as she was of the one before her) to help me re-enact lifetime of co-dependent behavior.

Bla bla bla 32 bla bla bla handsome bla bla bla Jazz bla bla bla real bla bla bla companionship bla bla bla bla love.

To the 57 men who answered my ad, I am now a lesbian.

SBM seeks full-figured woman who fears God.

Must enjoy drinking malt liquor.

This submissive 45yo WM wants to be with you when nature calls.

No neurotic whiners or smokers, please.

Spent life in sanctified church, ready to start new life.

Coquettes need not apply.

Weasels need not reply.

Opinonated like a Greek, romantic like a Mexican, impatient like a New Yorker.

Boneheads, bores and posers need not apply.

Occasional Herpes.

I have a lot of love to give! But, I Give It To The Wrong People.

Sense of humor is a must. Looks & charm ain't bad either.

Seeking someone who is sane sober & sincere. Also must be born on Nov 12, 1958.

Short, slender Joel Gray type a +.

Unemployed Bum seeks Housewife.

Seeks a full amazon-type woman with large hands & feet.

Seeks old woman for dining, dancing, cuddling, maybe more.

No Crazy Execs.

Lonely & depressed, rejected SWM, 31, desperately needs love.

Man looking for a woman to walk along the beach at sunset in really heavy shoes.

I've no criminal record! Also no drugs, kids, or cooties.

I believe two wonderful people can live happily every after (pretty much).

George Clooney lookalike is in need of exhibitionist to take to a swing club.

Poodles, Picasso, Costner & complacency make me mad.

I enjoy music, movies, erotic wrestling.

LORD OF DISCIPLINE. ISO FEMALE.

I don't eat raw ANYTHING, let alone fish.

Amazon.com: DVD: Homicide Life on the Street - Seasons 1 & 2 (1994)

IT'S FINALLY OUT!

the number of years that i've been waiting for this, and my extreme giddiness about it, are both truly pathetic. so is the fact that i bought it this afternoon and have already watched half of the episodes.

but jeez, am i happy tonight.

Yahoo! Movies: Movie News -

if it were anyone other than tim burton, i'd be very upset about this...as it is, i'm rather excited, i think.