Word of the Day
The word of the day is renege
This is a quote from George's site: "Why, oh why, can we no longer break into impromptu songs? Songs that everyone miraculously knows the dance moves and lyrics." I must say that I do break into impromptu songs and make up my own dance moves. Ask Rich about the "Blueberry Song and Dance", which struck both of us as a really good song and dance and which neither of us can remember anything about. It was as if I were suddenly overcome by the spirit of the Blueberry and had to sing and dance for my life. You ever hear the song "Tribute" by Tenacious D? It was something like that. "It just so happened to be, the Best song in the world, it was the Best song in the wooorld". In addition, Mike and I used to suddenly sing and dance (mostly sing) out of the blue (like our "By the Sea" ditty) but the times we did this we were looked at as if we were, for lack of a better word, crazy. So maybe we were, (i recall a certain pizza hut affair) but being young and impressionable we stopped that habit. Though I hear from Mike that he's trying to regain his footing once again, with his friends. But he's at the rebellious stage at the moment. Me? I meekly return to the impositions of society, and do it, only in the comfort of my own home. And while you blame the Republicans, I blame the Democrats and liberals, who befriend the celebrities, who seem to define what society accepts or cuts to pieces, and so while sex and violence are loved by all, dancing and singing in the middle of the road seems to be something looked on as being close to leprosy. This is the time that I thank ebay for their commercials. For being against the grain! Who suddenly just dances and sings in the middle of the mall? I wish I could have just sang to my angry customers, "it's on ebay!". Well that is all. Thank you for your time.
Me
Renege means:
1 obsolete : to make a denial
2 : REVOKE
3 : to go back on a promise or commitment.
Example sentence: I renege everything I wrote up there. Or We don't buy from Bernie and Phil's because their daughter bought a box from us but then renege on our deal.
Me
Sunday, February 29, 2004
Black History Month
It's the end of Black History Month here in the U.S. and here are a few items of interest. Did you know that: the idea of Black History Month started with
CARTER G. WOODSON (1875-1950) who was born to parents who had been slaves. Neither his Mother nor Father could read or write. Mr. Woodson had to work to earn money for the family and did not start school until later than most children. But, his motto was it is "never to late to learn." He became a high school teacher; and was sad to discover that none of the schools taught the history of Black Americans. He started the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to study the important things Black people had accomplished and on February 19, 1926 Woodson established "Negro History Week".
Here are two poems that I really like, (in commemoration) and which I tried to write poetry about, almost a mimicry of them, but they never turned into anything good. I like anything that makes me want to respond, want to write something good. The first one is by Gwendolyn Brooks, one that I posted a long time ago, but one that stays with me:
"The Bean Eaters"
Gwendolyn Brooks
They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
Dinner is a casual affair.
Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,
Tin flatware.
Two who are Mostly Good.
Two who have lived their day,
But keep on putting on their clothes
And putting things away.
And remembering . . .
Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,
As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that
is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths,
tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.
And the next one is by Langstong Hughes that I really really like. It's so evocative, and full.
"The Weary Blues"
Langston Hughes
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
I heard a Negro play.
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light
He did a lazy sway . . .
He did a lazy sway . . .
To the tune o' those Weary Blues.
With his ebony hands on each ivory key
He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man's soul.
O Blues!
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan--
"Ain't got nobody in all this world,
Ain't got nobody but ma self.
I's gwine to quit ma frownin'
And put ma troubles on the shelf."
Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.
He played a few chords then he sang some more--
"I got the Weary Blues
And I can't be satisfied.
Got the Weary Blues
And can't be satisfied--
I ain't happy no mo'
And I wish that I had died."
And far into the night he crooned that tune.
The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.
Have a good day all!
Me
It's the end of Black History Month here in the U.S. and here are a few items of interest. Did you know that: the idea of Black History Month started with
CARTER G. WOODSON (1875-1950) who was born to parents who had been slaves. Neither his Mother nor Father could read or write. Mr. Woodson had to work to earn money for the family and did not start school until later than most children. But, his motto was it is "never to late to learn." He became a high school teacher; and was sad to discover that none of the schools taught the history of Black Americans. He started the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History to study the important things Black people had accomplished and on February 19, 1926 Woodson established "Negro History Week".
Here are two poems that I really like, (in commemoration) and which I tried to write poetry about, almost a mimicry of them, but they never turned into anything good. I like anything that makes me want to respond, want to write something good. The first one is by Gwendolyn Brooks, one that I posted a long time ago, but one that stays with me:
"The Bean Eaters"
Gwendolyn Brooks
They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
Dinner is a casual affair.
Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,
Tin flatware.
Two who are Mostly Good.
Two who have lived their day,
But keep on putting on their clothes
And putting things away.
And remembering . . .
Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,
As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that
is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths,
tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.
And the next one is by Langstong Hughes that I really really like. It's so evocative, and full.
"The Weary Blues"
Langston Hughes
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,
Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,
I heard a Negro play.
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night
By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light
He did a lazy sway . . .
He did a lazy sway . . .
To the tune o' those Weary Blues.
With his ebony hands on each ivory key
He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man's soul.
O Blues!
In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone
I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan--
"Ain't got nobody in all this world,
Ain't got nobody but ma self.
I's gwine to quit ma frownin'
And put ma troubles on the shelf."
Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.
He played a few chords then he sang some more--
"I got the Weary Blues
And I can't be satisfied.
Got the Weary Blues
And can't be satisfied--
I ain't happy no mo'
And I wish that I had died."
And far into the night he crooned that tune.
The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.
Have a good day all!
Me
Look before you leap
Hey all happy Leap day! This brings us to the cusp of March, without today we would be in March already! Well what will you do today? This day only comes once every four years, and sometimes not even then! So whatever you do make it new, because these days are but a few, just don't catch the flu! And now, I bid you all...
Adieu
For more information on Leap Year and Leap Day click the link below:
Leapin lizards
Or just read the following:
Leap day (February 29) only occurs during a Leap Year.
Leap Year occurs every four years, except for years ending in 00, in which case only if the year is divisible by 400.
So what's the possible Y2K problem with Leap Day?:
Read the rule above again. If chipmakers and programmers got the rule perfectly correct, then there will be no problem. If they only used the main rule (every four years) but neither exception, then the year 2000 will show up as a leap year, and the only problems would be for those already using the year 2100 for some reason, but the impact in this case would be minimal. If for some reason, however, the chipmakers and/or programmers were to use the main rule (every four years) and only the first exception (except every hundred years) but not the second exception (except every four hundred years), then 2000 would come up as not being a leap year. Computers would then go from February 28 directly to March 1.
Explanation: Today, February 29th, is a leap day - a relatively rare occurrence. Advised by Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, Roman dictator Julius Caesar, created a calender system in 46 BC that contained one leap day every four years. The reason for adding leap days was that a year - defined by the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun - does not actually take an exact integer number of days - defined by the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once. In fact, one year by these astronomical definitions is about 365.24219 days. If all calendar years contained 365 days, they would drift from the actual year by about 1 day every 4 years. Eventually July (named posthumously for Julius Caesar himself) would occur during the northern hemisphere winter! By making most years 365 days but every fourth year 366 days, the calendar year and the actual year remained more nearly in step. This "Julian" calender system was used until the year 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII added that leap days should not occur in years ending in "00" except if divisible by 400, providing a further fine tuning. This "Gregorian" calender system is the one in most common use today.
Hey all happy Leap day! This brings us to the cusp of March, without today we would be in March already! Well what will you do today? This day only comes once every four years, and sometimes not even then! So whatever you do make it new, because these days are but a few, just don't catch the flu! And now, I bid you all...
Adieu
For more information on Leap Year and Leap Day click the link below:
Leapin lizards
Or just read the following:
Leap day (February 29) only occurs during a Leap Year.
Leap Year occurs every four years, except for years ending in 00, in which case only if the year is divisible by 400.
So what's the possible Y2K problem with Leap Day?:
Read the rule above again. If chipmakers and programmers got the rule perfectly correct, then there will be no problem. If they only used the main rule (every four years) but neither exception, then the year 2000 will show up as a leap year, and the only problems would be for those already using the year 2100 for some reason, but the impact in this case would be minimal. If for some reason, however, the chipmakers and/or programmers were to use the main rule (every four years) and only the first exception (except every hundred years) but not the second exception (except every four hundred years), then 2000 would come up as not being a leap year. Computers would then go from February 28 directly to March 1.
Explanation: Today, February 29th, is a leap day - a relatively rare occurrence. Advised by Alexandrian astronomer Sosigenes, Roman dictator Julius Caesar, created a calender system in 46 BC that contained one leap day every four years. The reason for adding leap days was that a year - defined by the time it takes the Earth to circle the Sun - does not actually take an exact integer number of days - defined by the time it takes for the Earth to rotate once. In fact, one year by these astronomical definitions is about 365.24219 days. If all calendar years contained 365 days, they would drift from the actual year by about 1 day every 4 years. Eventually July (named posthumously for Julius Caesar himself) would occur during the northern hemisphere winter! By making most years 365 days but every fourth year 366 days, the calendar year and the actual year remained more nearly in step. This "Julian" calender system was used until the year 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII added that leap days should not occur in years ending in "00" except if divisible by 400, providing a further fine tuning. This "Gregorian" calender system is the one in most common use today.
This picture was taken a few days ago on my day out. Rich and I were surprised when we drove to this park and saw this. I pretended I was in the icy landscape of Alaska. Isn't this amazing? I see it as I drive around but I've never been so close to it. It's just the water, frozen over and broken up against the shore, jagged and slick. Don't the trees looks like they've been painted on in the background, very smudgy and smokey.
Oh by the way, there's a new poll! I love the color! haha. Take your time and answer it truthfully!
Have fun.
Me
Saturday, February 28, 2004
To be more specific on the music (because I'm not listening to the whole albums...thank you iTunes) for Chet Baker, what I really like is his "My Funny Valentine" and "Someone To Watch Over Me" and for Louis it's "La Vie En Rose". I'm also re-listening to Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me". These can all be found on my newest iTunes playlist entitled "Jazz-eh, folky". But it's not all jazz-ey songs for me, I'm also liking Maroon 5, from their album "Songs About Jane" that Mike gave me for my b-day, the song "Harder to Breathe".
Word of the Day
The word of the day is expectorating.
Is there any sense in saying "later I'm going to post the music I'm currently listening to" or should things of that nature never be alluded to and just added on without any preamble? I'm writing this query because I want to know if it's even worth while posting something you're going to do or is it just a waste of time when it'll be done later. I dunno. I might as well tell you all that I'm going to post the music I'm currently listening to later. It's similar to the books thing where I just show you the cover of the cds, although I could give you a sample of the real thing embedded in my blog, but that's too much work for busy ole me. hehe. Okay I'm gonna get to it now.
Expectorating comes from the word expectorate, which means: to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting. example sentence: I'm pretty damn good at expectorating at the people sitting below. It works better to bring their attention up to you before you expectorate in their face.
The word of the day is expectorating.
Is there any sense in saying "later I'm going to post the music I'm currently listening to" or should things of that nature never be alluded to and just added on without any preamble? I'm writing this query because I want to know if it's even worth while posting something you're going to do or is it just a waste of time when it'll be done later. I dunno. I might as well tell you all that I'm going to post the music I'm currently listening to later. It's similar to the books thing where I just show you the cover of the cds, although I could give you a sample of the real thing embedded in my blog, but that's too much work for busy ole me. hehe. Okay I'm gonna get to it now.
Expectorating comes from the word expectorate, which means: to discharge matter from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting. example sentence: I'm pretty damn good at expectorating at the people sitting below. It works better to bring their attention up to you before you expectorate in their face.
Friday, February 27, 2004
New Look
so i have a new layout, or whatever it's called. Hopefully it works ok, I still need to tweak a few things. This is just the intermission layout until I get the one that I'm working on up and going (the important word is "written"). Hey Mick and Julie, mailed letters to you two today! yay! I need to sleep now. I will post more tomorrow. Sweet dreams everyone!
Me
so i have a new layout, or whatever it's called. Hopefully it works ok, I still need to tweak a few things. This is just the intermission layout until I get the one that I'm working on up and going (the important word is "written"). Hey Mick and Julie, mailed letters to you two today! yay! I need to sleep now. I will post more tomorrow. Sweet dreams everyone!
Me
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Our Town
I took some pictures today of my little New England Town, (which isn't so little). The following pics are from the "downtown" area and the neighboring homes, or home, as the case may be. Hope this gives you a little sense of what kind of place I live in. It's just a quiet little town, nestled near the harbor. I have pics of that too, which I'll have to find though (the harbor that is). Hope you like it...
Oh yeah, it seems that no one liked the last poll because only four people voted. Here's a new one. Maybe you'll like this better. It was nice outside today wasn't it?
Me
I took some pictures today of my little New England Town, (which isn't so little). The following pics are from the "downtown" area and the neighboring homes, or home, as the case may be. Hope this gives you a little sense of what kind of place I live in. It's just a quiet little town, nestled near the harbor. I have pics of that too, which I'll have to find though (the harbor that is). Hope you like it...
Oh yeah, it seems that no one liked the last poll because only four people voted. Here's a new one. Maybe you'll like this better. It was nice outside today wasn't it?
Me
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Confessions
My butt hurts when I poo. I know, i know. Too much information, but it's getting somewhere so just sit back a minute. My ass problem would result from eating all the processed starchy carbs such as rice, potatoes and pasta and so i'm resolved to give this up for Lent. So no carbs for 40 days. That sounds like a long time, but imagine the joy of gobbling down all of it again on Easter Sunday. As the Son of Man rises to rid us of our sufferings, so shall I, out of my seat, in pain and misery, once more...there's a wonderful duality to it all. Now I know many of you are pointing fingers at me and screaming "blasphemer" or perhaps its "sacrilege!!" Well gotta tell y'all, i'm not really a Catholic. So there. In what I mean by "not really" I guess you'd say I was Christian, having been brought up under those beliefs and having gone through all the school and the cute li'l uniforms, however, I never even took Communion in 2nd grade nor Confirmation in 7th, making me an unconfirmed Roman Catholic. From my mother I picked up a certain dislike for the pope and so I'm a Protestant Roman Catholic. I must confess something though...I always go up, when I ever get my hurting ass to church, to receive the host.. Well what's a girl to do when she's hungry? And I think 7th grade was the year that I not only did not submit myself to the faith but lost faith in priests all together. It occured on a pleasant trip, also called a retreat, with the rest of the class, when suddenly we were forced to go to confessions and I faced a priest who not only humiliated me but somehow had it in his head that I couldn't cross myself properly and had me stay in there for 10 minutes just going over and over "in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy spirit". So after confessing I walked out the room, with tears rolling down my face, the teacher calling after me but then i turned around and told her that I was just deeply touched and needed to pray, and lost most of my faith in priests and a little bit in God. Since then God and I are once more tight, (ty-eet), but priests and I don't mix, I've never gone to confessions. And when I heard about the molestations that only deepened my distrust in them. It doesn't matter about confessions because a blog is today's confessional and I'm doing okay, except my butt hurts.
Me
My butt hurts when I poo. I know, i know. Too much information, but it's getting somewhere so just sit back a minute. My ass problem would result from eating all the processed starchy carbs such as rice, potatoes and pasta and so i'm resolved to give this up for Lent. So no carbs for 40 days. That sounds like a long time, but imagine the joy of gobbling down all of it again on Easter Sunday. As the Son of Man rises to rid us of our sufferings, so shall I, out of my seat, in pain and misery, once more...there's a wonderful duality to it all. Now I know many of you are pointing fingers at me and screaming "blasphemer" or perhaps its "sacrilege!!" Well gotta tell y'all, i'm not really a Catholic. So there. In what I mean by "not really" I guess you'd say I was Christian, having been brought up under those beliefs and having gone through all the school and the cute li'l uniforms, however, I never even took Communion in 2nd grade nor Confirmation in 7th, making me an unconfirmed Roman Catholic. From my mother I picked up a certain dislike for the pope and so I'm a Protestant Roman Catholic. I must confess something though...I always go up, when I ever get my hurting ass to church, to receive the host.
Me
There's this really neat little gadget sold by garrett wade that is called the "no-staple stapler". Why no staples? because it uses the paper to staple itself. It's so ingenious. I'd love one, however, it only staples 2-4 sheets of paper together (depending on the thickness). There's another one that uses little eyelets and things to punch a hole in your paper and then it fastens it together. I'd like one of those...I like little gadgets and things. Oh and I'm on a mission to get my guest map filled with people from all over the world, so that means having to search peoples blogs and have them come visit mine. heehee. But i'm choosey, it's only offered to those whose blogs I like. I saw a couple of good ones but I wonder if people know how to work the guest map thing. And also, it's not apples/mac's fault that your site looks funny, it's your fault for not making it universal for everyone. hmmph. You should see Leen's site on mine, i didn't realize until I went on someone's pc. I can never get anything to work on hers either. Meaning I can never sign a message, her music wont load up or nada, and it's funny because I can hear everyone elses music and so on. eh. waddayagonna do? It's how your formatting and html work. oh and Mike, remind me to post the scanner problem on the forum or tell you next time we talk to one another.
Also, forgot to mention this on my "goodbye Sex and the City" blog, but I really appreciated their use of Macs on the show. She had a cute little one too. Yeah that's all for tonight. I think I'll catch some AI. I missed super-mega-riffic millionnaire last night...again. shucks. oh well.
Night everyone. Me
Also, forgot to mention this on my "goodbye Sex and the City" blog, but I really appreciated their use of Macs on the show. She had a cute little one too. Yeah that's all for tonight. I think I'll catch some AI. I missed super-mega-riffic millionnaire last night...again. shucks. oh well.
Night everyone. Me
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Jesus christ! (sorry) I just don't know what to say. I'm a bit sad but it was good. Big John, little john. That's so funny because "John"s aren't my favorite guys in the world. I just know a bunch that aren't too special. I was expecting something else. I don't know, i'm just babbling. gotta go.
Me
This was taken on one of my trips to NYC, by myself, I think. It was during Thanksgiving maybe two or three years ago. Why do I like this pic? Because it's sorta eau de New York captured, in other words, the essence of NY city (yes all in this vendor cart on a sidewalk). There it is, cramped and busy, multifarious, indiscriminate, diverse with the cheap things mixed in with the expensive ones, good smells mixed in with the clouds from the sewer grates, colorful and warm and tasty just around the corner, served to you fast with a grunt or if you're lucky (or pretty) maybe a smile and a wink, but they're always looking around for another prospect. There's even a side of danger to it too. Yah, it's good to be alive.
Me
What's on everyone's mind today? huh? Well for the majority (maybe I'm exaggerating) it's probably the Sex and the City final episode...you know what I heard when I passed the rumor mill? That there may be a Sex and the City Movie. How weird. I don't think I would go see it because (oh by the way, it's with all the same actresses) it's something I'd watch in the comfort of my own home, snuggled into bed, in my pjs. Besides wouldn't you feel just a tad raunchy going into a movie theater with so many strangers around you watching something resembling softcore porn, trying to snuggle into your seat in your pjs? That's out of my own comfort zone...maybe if they said it was the most fabulous movie ever to be made. Oh speaking of movies I also heard that the Simpsons are finally coming out with a movie. Does anyone else feel the way I do that it's almost a sellout? Or maybe they're pushing it? I like the Simpsons but even my "like" is wavering. At one time I actually loved them...oh well somethings just can't last. Oh speaking of pics, I think I might have missed the episode of the indecent poster with Smith Jared and the vodka bottle. I'd like to post it up here but then maybe my site might be confused with a gay porn site. Or is it "same-sex" porn site?
Me
Saturday, February 21, 2004
Is it only me or has anyone else found themselves actually looking forward to the dead mice quizno's commercials? I find myself singing to their "We love the subs, subs are a dollar off" and then the clincher is their sweet warning to "beware of paper cuts!" mmm mmm mmm toastie!
Me
To see this wonderful commercial please click here
Me
To see this wonderful commercial please click here
My next poll has to be about the worst car driver out there. Meaning, if someone is pissing you off on the road what kind of car is it? Lemme tell ya that in my experience it's usually a Jetta driver! And then after that is the Passat then after that is the Golf... what is it about Volkswagen that make the drivers crazy? Come on it's the "folks'" wagon, right? I didn't see anything in there that says "nutty person's car". It must be that "these are smaller cars, and the people who drive them must either feel they are in a go-cart and can just drive crazy, or they feel intimidated by all of the other larger vehicles on the road and they need to drive like maniacs to compensate for their small size," (this is taken from an article, which someone is bashing the Jetta, Neon, and Focus). Mind you, I drive a smaller car too but everyone I see driving my car is either a little ole lady or some conscientious asian...haha. On the other hand, I did see a poll in which the number one annoyance came from SUV'ers. Yah, they're crazy too. I've seen their post-yuppie faces (cause man you're getting old) soccer moms, usually with their sunglasses, and cellphones and their dyed-blonde hair and L.L. Bean sports vests (most likely in a shade of blue). Yes, they're rude too. So which car driver makes your middle finger itching for a salute?
Thursday, February 19, 2004
You know how they always tell you that you pick men that remind you of your father, (sorta oedipal)? Well some people just go out of their way to avoid that. I don't think this is going anywhere... lalala. Oh by the way, I was enticed to buy five books, but really it's not hard to tempt me. Has anyone realized that the price of books have gone up? I remember buying books for $5.99 once upon a time and now?? The most expensive was $18.95! For a childrens' book! called Eragon. The rest was $14.00! Good thing for discounts...heehee. Oh by the way Mike, I got a Roald Dahl book called "Umbrella Man and other stories" (it's for adults, not children...i aint reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory though it was a great movie. I'm reading Persuasion at the moment (by Jane Austen). So far so good. The other books? Three Junes, Atonement, The Secret Life of Bees. Authors Christopher Paolini, Roald Dahl, Julia Glass, Ian McEwan, Sue Monk Kidd. Ooh I love reading...or maybe it's just books I love and not the act of reading. I do judge books by their covers, there's certain textures to them, the nice slightly gritty feel on some, and the smoothness of others. The binding, the pages and their edging...these too have rough or smooth, textured or soft, light or heavy. The thickness and heft, the smell...(almost indecent isn't it?) What's my favorite Twilight Zone? The one where the man loves reading and finally has all the time in the world only to have his glasses fall and break to a million pieces. (i've mentioned this before). It's called "Time Enough At Last" and stars Burgess Meredith.
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
The sky was an eerie pink tonight. It snowed all day and the roads were covered over. I woke up with it snowing and white, somewhere in the middle it stopped and everything got droopy and dreary then it snowed again, this time not stopping at all til late this afternoon. It was pink and as the saying goes (excuse my "fixing" it up a bit) "pink sky at night, sailors' delight. Pink sky at morning, sailors take warning". Hopefully that means a good day tomorrow. i'm a tad sick of all this snow and cold weather, where is spring? Funny enough I just got my Alaska catalogue that I sent out for, though it wasn't the 98 pages that I was looking forward to, rather just a boring little brochure. I have this weird craving to see Alaska, not just see it, but "rough" it up and live there. I'd eat fish. No venison and caribou for me, thank you. Maybe i would even have to answer "no ply" to my own poll, if I roughed it. I'd also like to see this phenomena of the "midnight sun". Strange. I keep seeing Alaska commercials too. I'm slowly making a collection of catalogues and brochures of the fifty states. I have Mass, Alabama, Florida, Maine, Vermont, Alaska. I may have more but I forget which ones I have. Maybe I'll buy a nice little rv and travel around til I reach the other end of the states...picture it...sicily 1935...oh wait that's another show. Well that's the end of this Michelle Show for tonight. Night night dearies...new poll tomorra.
Me
Me
Sunday, February 15, 2004
So how was Valentine's Day? Actually mine was pretty good, nothing too out of the ordinary...Rich and I spent the day together. We went to Michael's, an arts and craft store, to buy some yarn, a frame and some watercolor paper for me because I'm immersing myself in an art project, which I'll tell you all about when I'm done with it. The yarn was for knitting and I'm coming along well with my sweater/cardigan. I've finished the back and now I'm working on the front! Before Michael's we went to the post office and that's the reason for the frame. My aunt had sent me some pics and an old black and white of my grandpa that I wanted to frame up. I'm mailing it to mom on Tuesday, so Mike, if you see this don't tell her because I want it to be a surprise...heehee. Shh. Then we went to the supermarket, where we picked up some food for crunchins and munchins. Dinner was a weird affair because we literally had steak and cupcakes (see above). It was good steak and the cupcakes were lemon cake. I added the extra flair of cutting the strawberries to look like hearts, then after dinner...we read together and after that.... Sex and the City is on. gotta go.
Michelle
Saturday, February 14, 2004
Friday, February 13, 2004
Tony's Pizzeria
Yah, so here's Tony's and this was right up the hill from us, but man what a long march it was! It was worth it though for that kinda pizza. This picture was taken about 2 or 3 years ago, when I was taking a photography class. This shot, along with the 233rd shot was taken from the elevated subway station, where, when you looked up from the bottom of the hill, was a billboard for the Marlboro Man or Joe Camel. They eventually took those down because they banned advertisements for ciggies. But so this is on White Plains Road, and next to Tony's is a bodega (where you could buy bus tickets to A.C.) and right upstairs of it is a psychic/tarot card reader. I went there once when I was a junior in h.s. and I was scared to death! I was no longer living at 233rd but my h.s. wasn't so far from there. The lady had me sit down on the floor next to her table, and her black cat came and tried to sit on my lap, then I asked her if my "true love" was coming my way soon, she said that the guy I was "with" was not the one but someone was coming along...then I met Rich... haha well that's how my confused, teenage mind remembers it, and ya know how much I like to exaggerate...well happy valentines! How did you stumble upon your true love?
Yah, so here's Tony's and this was right up the hill from us, but man what a long march it was! It was worth it though for that kinda pizza. This picture was taken about 2 or 3 years ago, when I was taking a photography class. This shot, along with the 233rd shot was taken from the elevated subway station, where, when you looked up from the bottom of the hill, was a billboard for the Marlboro Man or Joe Camel. They eventually took those down because they banned advertisements for ciggies. But so this is on White Plains Road, and next to Tony's is a bodega (where you could buy bus tickets to A.C.) and right upstairs of it is a psychic/tarot card reader. I went there once when I was a junior in h.s. and I was scared to death! I was no longer living at 233rd but my h.s. wasn't so far from there. The lady had me sit down on the floor next to her table, and her black cat came and tried to sit on my lap, then I asked her if my "true love" was coming my way soon, she said that the guy I was "with" was not the one but someone was coming along...then I met Rich... haha well that's how my confused, teenage mind remembers it, and ya know how much I like to exaggerate...well happy valentines! How did you stumble upon your true love?
Thursday, February 12, 2004
oh other superstitions would be knocking on wood, (probably the one I follow the most), never opening an umbrella indoors, and "God bless you" when a sneeze is heard. Here's a good site to explain a little more on friday the 13th...click me.
Okay so take note, there are two polls!! One is in honor of Valentine's Day, which is this Saturday. If you don't have a Valentine don't answer the question...or pretend you do and make up an answer. The first poll is for tomorrow, Friday the 13th...there's always something a little strange about it. By the way, the fear of Friday the 13th is called "Paraskevidekatriaphobia". This is where it stems from (the friday the 13th superstition) "The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times; their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. Folklorists say it's probably the most widespread superstition in America (and no doubt in other parts of the world, as well) — some people won't go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date." <- this is from urbanlegends.about.com There's also the idea that Jesus, having been crucified on a friday, may have been crucified on friday the 13th. He was also the "13th" person in the last supper, with his 12 apostles. There are hotels in the U.S. that will not number the 13th floor. However, in other parts of the world and some religions consider 13 to be a lucky number...your pick.
Michelle
Michelle
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Oh grief I forgot, to my horror, to put down my favorite funniest comedian, Artie Lange. He's a regular on the Stern show and he just makes me bust a gut. He's also ranked #22 on the least annoying list on amiannoying.com. That's damn good. By the way, if you're wondering God came in third. Salma Hayek is number 1. I happen to like her. She's got a cool accent and she's available because she broke up with long time boyfriend Ed Norton. Whatever...
Artie!!!!
Artie!!!!
I was looking through my old files on my computer for papers that I had written a long time ago in college. We had saved them and transfered them onto this computer, anywho, so I stumble upon this document and it had one thing in it, this joke:
An old woman came into her doctor's office and confessed to an embarrassing problem. "I fart all the time, Doctor Johnson, but they're soundless, and they have no odor. In fact, since I've been here, I've farted no less than twenty times.
What can I do ?"
"Here's a prescription, Mrs. Harris. Take three pills three times a day for seven days and come back and see me in a week."
Next week an upset Mrs. Harris marched into Dr. Johnson's Office. "Doctor, I don't know what was in those pills, but the problem is worse! I'm farting just as much, but now they smell terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Calm down, Mrs. Harris", said the doctor soothingly. Now that we've fixed your sinuses, we'll work on your hearing."
I thought it was funny but i don't think it was funny enough to be taking up space on my computer. Oh well, you be the judge. By the way...I own a macintosh i-book and use i-tunes and if any of you happen to get the Pepsi free itune downloads and will never use it please email me the number and let me have it!! Thank you. I'll love you until the song I downloaded finally dies and i begin to associate the song with you and eventually have a certain amount of disdain for you. If you're willing email me at: hellegood@yahoo.com
An old woman came into her doctor's office and confessed to an embarrassing problem. "I fart all the time, Doctor Johnson, but they're soundless, and they have no odor. In fact, since I've been here, I've farted no less than twenty times.
What can I do ?"
"Here's a prescription, Mrs. Harris. Take three pills three times a day for seven days and come back and see me in a week."
Next week an upset Mrs. Harris marched into Dr. Johnson's Office. "Doctor, I don't know what was in those pills, but the problem is worse! I'm farting just as much, but now they smell terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Calm down, Mrs. Harris", said the doctor soothingly. Now that we've fixed your sinuses, we'll work on your hearing."
I thought it was funny but i don't think it was funny enough to be taking up space on my computer. Oh well, you be the judge. By the way...I own a macintosh i-book and use i-tunes and if any of you happen to get the Pepsi free itune downloads and will never use it please email me the number and let me have it!! Thank you. I'll love you until the song I downloaded finally dies and i begin to associate the song with you and eventually have a certain amount of disdain for you. If you're willing email me at: hellegood@yahoo.com
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Oh yeah just to go back to the last poll (funniest comedians), dave chappelle will be on the daily show with Jon Stewart tonight. That's two birds with one stone. (I voted for Jon...if you haven't guessed) and I just realized, though I voted him as my funniest comedian I didn't even know how to spell his name. damn!
Okay new poll, it's very "cliche" but it's a good ole favorite. What's the "other" if you choose it? You can write something cheesy (but sweet) like "my mom" or something funny like "my postman"...although how's that funny I don't know? But the milkman is a funny answer...heehee. Oh Michelle! Anywho, the picture of the week is funny because I happen to think chicken suits are hilarious. I look like I may be a viet cong dressed as a ricer, dressed as a chicken. That's why it's funny. No offense to anyone. Haha.
Me
Me
Sunday, February 08, 2004
My gear's not working for the poll!! ugh! I had to sign up for a new one to post up today's new poll. I wonder if they limit you on that. I bet they do, because the place I signed up to only let me have twenty new polls. hmm...and it's less complicated than the other one. Or maybe I should say it's a lot more simple than the other one, so not so many choices with color, fonts, etc. Well whattaya gonna get with free stuff I ask ya? Anywho I gotta scan the Picture Of The Week!. If you guys have any funny pics or scary pics or any pics deemable "picture of the week" you should email it to me... on the other hand that would invite some spam and other not-so-good things wont it? Oh well just leave the pic of the week to me then. All righty, I have to go eat breakfast. Au revoir.
Oh by the way, I don't recall if I've mentioned this before but...so i've completed my scarf and hat projects on my knitting and have discarded the mitten idea, though it would have been cute...maybe I'll take it up again after this next project. I am on my way to knitting a cardigan sweater for myself. I got the idea from a baby gap catalogue. Now why is Michelle getting "Baby Gap" catalogues, you may wonder. Well I wondered too...i dunno, maybe they think i'm a big baby, or that it may encourage me to a little more hoorah with Rich, whatever it may be I got the idea from there. Ahem! It's going to be a beautiful red. I've bought the yarn for it, though it seems I may be lacking and I've also gone ahead and bought buttons for it too (red as well). You just don't know how gruelling it is to knit and purl and kint and purl all the live long day. It would be much easier if there weren't 100 stitches to it and therefore making one row a breeze, but I'm making progress. Soon I will be the envy of cardigan wearers around the world! Oh I was planning to make a real sweater (no buttons) after this cardigan. Rich and I joke that it will take so much time that for the summer I'll be wearing it as a vest, then for the fall it'll have short sleeves and finally for next winter it'll be a sweater. I may add a little turtleneck...haha toodles.
Me
Oh by the way, I don't recall if I've mentioned this before but...so i've completed my scarf and hat projects on my knitting and have discarded the mitten idea, though it would have been cute...maybe I'll take it up again after this next project. I am on my way to knitting a cardigan sweater for myself. I got the idea from a baby gap catalogue. Now why is Michelle getting "Baby Gap" catalogues, you may wonder. Well I wondered too...i dunno, maybe they think i'm a big baby, or that it may encourage me to a little more hoorah with Rich, whatever it may be I got the idea from there. Ahem! It's going to be a beautiful red. I've bought the yarn for it, though it seems I may be lacking and I've also gone ahead and bought buttons for it too (red as well). You just don't know how gruelling it is to knit and purl and kint and purl all the live long day. It would be much easier if there weren't 100 stitches to it and therefore making one row a breeze, but I'm making progress. Soon I will be the envy of cardigan wearers around the world! Oh I was planning to make a real sweater (no buttons) after this cardigan. Rich and I joke that it will take so much time that for the summer I'll be wearing it as a vest, then for the fall it'll have short sleeves and finally for next winter it'll be a sweater. I may add a little turtleneck...haha toodles.
Me
Saturday, February 07, 2004
Anyway, so yesterday it snowed most of the morning and now today it rained and all the snow is wet and slushy. When I got out of my car I stepped into a deep puddle of slush. ew. Who knows what's in that...gross. So then my pant leg was wet and would occasionally hit the side of my leg, cold and disgusting. But now I'm warm and cozy. Rich and I made our Valentine's cards for eachother today. I didn't catch a glimpse of what I was getting, but I think he saw what I made...hmph! I think Soot's been sleeping on the bed the entire day. She jumped off when I got on to type, musta been too much movement.
You know how people have the tendency to pick partners who look a certain way...and then when it doesn't work out or they cheat or something then they find another person that looks similar to the person with whom they were with before. do you know what I'm talking about? Well here's an example...here's this guy, we'll call him...Chris, who is married to this woman and he goes and cheats on her and finally they get a divorce and he comes around with the "new" woman who he was cheating with and she looks exactly like the woman he was married to. Strange huh? Mom always told us about how my grandfather had cheated on my grandma and when they saw the woman he was cheating with, she looked like a "younger version" of my grandmother. I wonder if Rich were to find someone else would she be a big-cheeked bastard like me, brown and cute? If I were to find another guy, would he look anything like Rich? Haha, or maybe Brad Pitt. hehe. Just kidding sweets. Think about it...
me
You know how people have the tendency to pick partners who look a certain way...and then when it doesn't work out or they cheat or something then they find another person that looks similar to the person with whom they were with before. do you know what I'm talking about? Well here's an example...here's this guy, we'll call him...Chris, who is married to this woman and he goes and cheats on her and finally they get a divorce and he comes around with the "new" woman who he was cheating with and she looks exactly like the woman he was married to. Strange huh? Mom always told us about how my grandfather had cheated on my grandma and when they saw the woman he was cheating with, she looked like a "younger version" of my grandmother. I wonder if Rich were to find someone else would she be a big-cheeked bastard like me, brown and cute? If I were to find another guy, would he look anything like Rich? Haha, or maybe Brad Pitt. hehe. Just kidding sweets. Think about it...
me
Thursday, February 05, 2004
I saw "Lost In Translation" about two nights ago and I thought it was good. Rich didn't like it, he gave it 2 stars. Me? I thought it was bittersweet, a little sad, a little funny, a little different. I also saw "Under the Tuscan Sun", something I wanted to see a while ago, and I liked it a lot. For those who don't know me, I'm an Italio-phile. (That's my made-up word). I don't know about the people but the country is something I'd like to get to know better. Nothing personal against the people of Italy, I just don't know anyone from Italy. I know a lot of people whose parents were born there and who know as much of the country as I do, and I would imagine they're different from those who grew up there. Just like Filipinos who grew up in the Philippines and were there for most of their lives compared to those who grew up here in America. There's a difference in what environment you grew up in. I compare myself, who grew up here in America, to my cousins who grew up in the Philippines, there is a major difference. Neither negative nor positive, just different. God look at me, trying to make everything "PC" when this is my blog and I should be able to write whatever I want. But it's true, it is neither negative nor positive. Anyway, back to the movie. It was good, very chick-flicky, very sentimental, very funny. Oh just don't see "Cabin Fever". I thought it was terrible...oh and the poll? I like Wendy's chicken sandwiches and french fries, I've never been to Taco Bells, i like MickeyD's french fries, but Burger King's hamburgers, with its flame-broiled goodness. I love KFC and its mashed taters, gravy and biscuits, but I heard they mistreat their chickens... Subway I've only been in about three times and I liked the chicken sandwich I had the first time but the others I didn't. So which one is it? I dunno.
Monday, February 02, 2004
This new poll was brought about because a friend of mine will be celebrating her birthday soon, (in five days actually) and that gave me the inspiration for the new poll. Oops...i forgot to add "other". Well if there is an other just put it down in the comments box. Okay have fun.
Me
This is the only animation I could find. Little piggy eat eat eat.
Me
This is the only animation I could find. Little piggy eat eat eat.
