| [thanks dad] |
[Jul. 16th, 2009|11:28 pm] |
Oh French 80s music!
My dad ended up driving here from Philadelphia last weekend. We took a day trip to Provincetown on Saturday and on the way there, we ended up listening to his compilation CDs that he bought in Germany. There was a 60s, 70s and 80s one -- songs popular at the time but also songs that I'd never heard before because it was a European compilation. On it was this gem! The video makes this song even more awesome. |
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| [delish] |
[Jul. 7th, 2009|09:19 pm] |
I always forget how delicious watermelon tastes, especially in hot & swampy-like weather. It even took the dreary out of the day. This is one of the rainiest summers I've ever lived through and that's saying a lot because Texas summers are full of sudden thunderstorms. |
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| [RIP] |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|08:23 pm] |
(August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
(February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009)
(March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) |
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| [poo sniggity] |
[Jun. 22nd, 2009|10:26 pm] |
It's really annoying how at least once a week something off my desk at work disappears. Usually it's pens. Today it was my staple remover! Usually the things return in a few days as I have everything labeled with my sorter number on it in the hopes that no one would take it in the first place. Well, as long as it comes back. |
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| [little things] |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|10:14 pm] |
Pet peeves:
When people write down ICE tea instead of ICED tea. What's up with that? It's iced! I've even seen it that way at the whiteboard of specials at a local Dunkin' Donuts. It's spelled correctly on their menu.
Also, it's roommate with two Ms. I've had a lot of trouble with this one when I was in college and it's a common mistake, but it's one that drives me nuts now.
I don't really care about grammatical and spelling mistakes, because I make a lot of them. The internet enforces a lot of mistakes because no one double checks anything anymore. If I'm unsure of something, I always use m-w.com to make sure I'm spelling it correctly or using the word correctly. (I also take total advantage of the spell check underline option that comes up in Firefox.) I think there are just some things that have become so common now that people don't think their wrong anymore and it drives me nuts.
I'm a lot more confident writer than speaker though. I have terrible pronunciation. I never learned how to correctly sound things out as a reader. I guess I didn't learn the phonics way of reading and it's screwed me up. That's probably the biggest reason I'm a quiet person, because I'm not a confident speaker. |
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| [overqualified] |
[Jun. 10th, 2009|10:42 pm] |
Books I've read recently:
-Double Duce by Aaron Cometbus
-The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
-The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
-Apprentice to the Flower Poet Z by Debra Weinstein
Currently reading:
-A Million Birthdays #8 + #9 by K.
I'll probably read Overqualified by Joey Comeau next. If you don't already, I highly suggest reading the online comic A Softer World.
Dave and I were lucky enough to meet Mr. Comeau at Barnes & Noble a couple of weeks ago. (He was quite the gentleman, naturally funny and very handsome in person!) He did a great reading despite some disorganization on the part of Barnes & Noble -- who had him read in the middle of their tiny cafe -- right next to a table where some hipster girl totally ignored him and was just listening to her Ipod while reading a magazine. Seriously, ugh! If you ask authors to come read at your store, you should probably have it planned out in advance where you want the person to do the reading and not have it decided in the 15 minutes before it's supposed to start. Regardless, it was fun! |
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[Jun. 2nd, 2009|11:14 pm] |
As I'm browsing through Etsy searching for a new purse, I check my horoscope and it says:
You might attempt to find balance as you consider making a purchase today, but your natural ability to be discriminating can temporarily fall by the wayside. You might not even take the time to justify what you want now, for it's easier than usual to turn your desire into an immediate action. Nevertheless, you won't likely find much satisfaction in purchasing something beautiful. You still may have buyer's remorse if your new acquisition isn't also useful in some way.
via http://twittascope.com/
Maybe I don't need a new anything today. |
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[May. 22nd, 2009|07:40 pm] |
Delia goodies got here today! The striped cardigan didn't work out, the shoes are weird (& too big!) and the dress is showing that it won't be shipped till July 22!! The purple sweater worked though! Although, trying on sweaters in 90+ degree weather is kind of ridiculous.
good things:
-long weekend
-getting out of work super early today!
-possibly making this for breakfast
-meeting up with a good friend
-watching lots of baseball & not hating it
-long walks
-oatmeal raisin cookies
-playing on steepster (tea social network, oh yeah!)
-& this lolcat: http://twitpic.com/5n8zg & Taza Chocolate's twitter for sharing it with me
-it's farmers market time again! Yes!
-rain videos:
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| [boring boring boring] |
[May. 19th, 2009|11:13 am] |
I have the day off today!
We're going to see the Red Sox tonight and so far today I have cleaned up around the bathroom sink. It doesn't sound like much, but I've been avoiding it for far too long. Now nothing is covered in hair! haha
I also went around collecting empty Dunkin' Donut iced coffee cups. I don't want to throw them away because they are recyclable, but I'm terrible at washing them out even though they are mostly clean.
I tried my new Kashi cereal and it tastes a little bit like Quaker puffed rice cake things. A bit like sweet popcorn. It's kinda weird but I liked it. I think.
I am avoiding taking these online tests for work. It's basically to prep us for an emergency and to update us on work policies & such. We have to take four a year. They are done in a "fun Jeopardy style" as is their wording. *sigh*
I think I wrote this entry in the style of tweets. Sad! |
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| [time for changes] |
[May. 18th, 2009|10:58 pm] |
I just bought some new clothes (& shoes) from Delia's. I really hope it all fits!
I haven't bought new clothes in ages! It's sad. |
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| [sushi time] |
[May. 17th, 2009|08:24 pm] |
Dave is making us homemade sushi & miso soup again!
He's using asparagus instead of avocado this time. Cannot wait! |
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| [out of the house i go] |
[May. 17th, 2009|05:43 pm] |
I did a solo trip to Target again. This is what I came home with:
Everything was on sale or clearance too!
Two boxes of Kashi cereal & got the soymilk free with coupon, all under $5! They no longer seem to carry J.R. Watkins things in our Target and found this body oil (actually, the website doesn't show the bigger size, mine is 4 oz.) in the make-up clearance section w/those Mini Ricola cough drops. They're the best and I know I'll use 'em. I've been reading a lot about making your own household cleaners, so I bought some Dr. Bronners to try out. It smells fantastic! I love Almond everything!
& on the way home I indulged in a McDonald's Sweet tea. I feel so guilty for buying those, but they are sooo good! I only get them about once a month. I need to make my own! |
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[May. 14th, 2009|09:51 am] |
Dear Boston (& other close New Englanders),
I have an idea! I want to have a picnic. On Boston Common sometime soon. In June depending on when I'm working. (Or we could try doing it on May 30, but that's EarthFest, so we'd have to meet on the Esplanade in the late afternoon, maybe?) I want it to be a bit like a potluck where people bring food to share. I thought I'd get little stickers and we could make name tags, so I wouldn't have to go around introducing everyone to everyone else, so if you wanted to bring friends along that would be fun too. I don't want this to be some HUGE stranger event though. Dave and I have friends we'd invite and then there are some of you on here that I'd love to meet in person. Does this sound like a good idea? Would you be up for it? I'm shy in person but Dave is funny and likes everyone and is good in social situations and is an excellent cook. :) The only other criteria that I'd want for this picnic is to be as green as possible: i.e. bring our own silverware, cups, plates, etc. If you didn't want to bring food there is a great sandwich shop close by that I could direct you too, but I'd rather this be more picnic-like than a bunch of people with just bagged lunches from McDonald's. What do you think?
So, in a nutshell:
-green picnic potluck on Boston Common some Saturday in June
Yours Truly,
Diana
P.S. If you're reading this without a Livejournal account you can still leave a comment here. The comment will be screened till I read and okay it. |
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| [Lord Stanley] |
[May. 7th, 2009|10:54 pm] |
I'm 16 here!
& that's my dad and the Stanley Cup! |
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| [weekends go by too quickly] |
[May. 3rd, 2009|10:59 pm] |
The first Saturday of every month the Franklin Park Zoo has 1/2 off admission as long as you get there between 10am-12pm. So, that's what we did!
( +1 )
This was the first thing we ended up seeing there. This peacock was in the prairie dog enclosure (that's not really enclosed) facing off against the little guys. They just have a bunch of peacocks wandering around the zoo and we managed to run into plenty while we were there and I was pretty amazed every single time. It was overcast and the perfect weather to take in the zoo. It's pretty small and would have been the perfect day if we had remembered to bring our own food instead of buying overly priced zoo food. Our options were very limited and we were starving! We ended up with pizza, but since it ended up being Pizzeria Uno, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Anyways, we'll have to go back again some time during the summer and bring a picnic with us. The main reason why I wanted to go was so I could take some polaroids for 'Roid Week Spring 2009. I only managed to walk away with maybe four good shots since my film is 2 years expired and cranky.
P.S. I sort of forgot to take pictures of other things while I was there, but don't worry Dave took plenty and I'll share as soon as he uploads them. |
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| [pretty penny] |
[May. 1st, 2009|10:50 pm] |
It's change jar time again! This year I far exceeded previous years by finding $20 on the sidewalk. I found $1 too. So this year the grand total is $23.20. Unfortunately only $2.08 was actual change. But how can one be disappointed in free money?
What will next year hold for me? A $50 perhaps?!
Previous year earnings:
2007: $5.35
2008: $5.23
ETA: I found 12 cents in my pocket that was supposed to be part of this grand total. So not $23.08, but $23.20! |
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| [probably just an excuse to use my other easter icon] |
[Apr. 12th, 2009|10:58 pm] |
Easter 2007
Easter 2008
Easter 2009
I don't know why in 2007 I got an Easter basket. I must have mentioned to Dave how much I missed getting them from my mom.
This was always a special thing for our family. My sister and I would dye eggs the day before Easter, then the next day my dad would do this ridiculously difficult Easter egg hunt for us and then my sister and I would team up and hide eggs for our parents. Then we'd get to look at our baskets.
I got baskets throughout my entire life till I went to college and even then my mom has always sent a little something my way. It's not always traditional stuff either. It's always some Cadbury eggs & other neat candies, but one year I got this rare Smashing Pumpkin CD of Mellon Collie demos. Yeah, that was pretty awesome. The Easter Bunny has got connections! I usually got a stuffed bunny too. One year I got a Cadbury Bunny that did the bock-bock-bock chicken noise. So cute!
After we finished with baskets, we'd do egg fights! This is my dad's Easter tradition. I don't think I've met anyone else that does this. We'd take our dyed eggs and pick either pointed or rounded end and then hit them together, and the egg that didn't crack won. We would do this with all sides of the eggs and then we'd eat them. Egg fights were my favorite part of Easter as a kid! We also had techniques we'd do to prevent crackage (like when we were dying eggs, we'd put stickers on all the sides! hahaha) or make sure both people were ramming the eggs together at the same time, so one wouldn't have advantage over the other.
My family doesn't have a lot of traditions and the ones that we do have are a little on the strange side. I'm glad Dave doesn't mind embracing it and carrying it through our lives. I hate throwing away things because I'm "too old" because who's too old to have fun? |
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