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I have to say I think this is a little pathetic. I'm adding Vermont to the list next week. But I think it's time I do a little exploring of the states 'eh?

I also think I may have driven through West Virginia on my way home from Tennessee or through Connecticut on my way to and from Massachusetts, but I really don't remember either, so I'm not counting them...

I was going to post his inrosered's comments as a response to her "30 days of things you don't know about me", which was referencing a scar... but it's actually an interesting story and I haven't posted in a millenia so here goes...

I have a moon shaped scar on my knee. When I was about 5 or 6, I convinced my little sister that we NEEDED the Flintstones vitamins in the middle of the night.  I was apparently very good at convincing her that we needed to do strange things, like the time we painted the bathroom with nail polish.  So we head into the dark kitchen and I  know the vitamins are in the high cabinet, so I climb on top of my sisters shoulders I believe, or something like that, in order to reach them.  Of course I fall, but not until after accessing said vitamins which I also, of course, drop.  it's the early eighties so the bottle is glass, it shatters on the linoleum and I fall on the glass, with a big shard in my knee.  I apparently went to the hospital to get stitched up and sometime later, when I was all healed up, my grandmother removed them.  This is before these new-fangled dissolving stitches they use today.

So why is this story interesting?  Because it's not what I remember AT ALL.  I have a very clear and vivid memory of dancing around a bonfire with my sister and falling on a rock.  I also have no memory of going to the hospital and have a vivid memory of my Grandmother stitching me up.  

So why is that interesting?  Because I have virtually NO memories of my childhood before say age 9?  And the most vivid memory I have is one I made up.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
-Barry LePatner

www.asofterworld.comI really really want Chop'd Why is there no Chop'd in Rockville.  :-(


Day 12

silly things.  Goofy Little distractions from my otherwise mundane day... here are today's funnies:



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There are tons more where those came from...
I'm obsessed with some web comics.  Garfield Minus Garfield, A Softer World, XKCD, SomeeCards, Toothpaste for Dinner, Married to the Sea, Natalie Dee, Secret Vespers, Explosm

There are a gazillion more, but I check these regularly!

Before I get to the thing I <3 I have to share a "Thing I don't get" in honor of tompurdue

"Fashionably Late".  I don't get it.  What is fashionable about being late?  If I was late for work it wouldn't be fashionable, it'd be grounds for termination.  If I was late for a doctors appointment, they'd cancel me and likely charge a fee.  So why are people late for parties and gatherings without proper communication?  I'm of the opinion that a person announces the party time as the time they want to start the party.  I just don't get it.   Whatever, it's not a big deal or anything.  And sure, sometimes as the host it gives you some extra time to set up, blah blah blah... I just don't get it.

now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Day 11
Orange.  The color.  It's not my favorite color in the way that some people claim "blue" or "red" in a blazie way.  No.  I really really love the color orange.  And anyone who gets to know me would figure it out right quick.  I own more orange clothing and accessories than most people and tend to decorate with the color a lot too.  I don't even realize I'm doing it sometimes... it's beyond me.  Anyway... so madhatternalice has this lamp that I put in the living room.  It looks like anal beads.  I'm not lying.  I'm not even eggagerating.  But it's also kinda awesome... anyway, so I was looking for a lampshade for it and found this, which I fall instantly in love with, then I find this... the whole while I am sharing this information via gchat with Jon.  He answers:

I laughed so hard I had tears streaming from my face.   But it's true.  I mother-fucking LOVE orange.

I've been informed that even if I chose to do them non consecutively, I still need to do thirty days, so this is officially:

Day 10

I work in Guardianships, specifically the Guardianship of Property for incapacitated adults.  It's SUPER interesting, and I think I'm good at it.  I hope I am.  I really don't know how I fell into this line of work.  It's kinda surreal.  Anyway... I get to do some neat things sometimes.  I draft a lot of pleadings and manage the finances, but sometimes I get to go to hearings and meet with the Wards (the incapacitated adult).  I have one guy who really really really likes the company of attractive young women.  Cough cough.  There is a young lady who visits him regularly whom he gifts money to.  He's adorable.  And frankly I don't fault him.  Hell, I admire him!  He's 85 and he's having a good time.  Good for him.  This afternoon I went to visit the home of another Ward.  Oh my god I love this woman!  She has never worked a day in her life, so there is NO money.  Medicaid here we come.  This woman was GORGEOUS.  I believe she may have been a high priced escort or something.  She had no income per the IRS... so.... use your imagination.  Anyway, so we are combing the place looking for bills and assets when I open a box by the bed.  Inside I find this 87 year old woman's vibrator.  Oh.My.God.  Simultaneously amazing and disgusting.  I also found a stash of playboy/playgirl magazines from the 70's and 80's.  AWESOME.  I really think I would have loved this woman had I known her before she fell prey to dementia.  What a hoot!  Yeah.  It's a neat job sometimes.  And I've learned SO MUCH about this stuff.

Day 9

The Shower.  Does that seem silly?  I can not function in a day if I don't start with a shower.  If I'm drunk, I need to take a shower.  And I like it hot.  Really fucking hot.  Even in the dead of summer.  Nothing feels better to me than the pressure of hot water running down my neck and my back.  I also love sex in the shower, though it can at times be a logistical nightmare.  It feels sexy and beautiful and clean.  Maybe that's TMI, but I don't care.   Did I mention that Jon is out of town?  I should go home and take another shower. ;-)

Ok... well I skipped a bunch of days...  I was going to try to catch up, but it's overwhelming and if this blog is EVER overwhelming then it is just not worth it to me... so I'll pick it back up here...

Day 8
Tide to Go.  That shit is brilliant.  I am a HUGE clutz.  I spill shit on myself daily, heck, multiple times a day.  Tide to Go saves my ass.  Most of the time.  Sometimes it doesn't work perfect, but ti still helps.

Day 4
Working from home on Fridays.  I got a ton of work done, plus I got to sit on my couch and watch tv and play video games.  And I really did get a lot of work done too.  

Day 5
The beach.  Oh my goodness do I love the beach.  I could live at the beach for the rest of my life.  Sand, sun, ocean.  I love it. 

Day 6
Roller Coasters.  I went on two this weekend.  It had been probably five years since I had been on one?  And it was amazing.  

Day 7
Coffee.  I should just keep a bag of ground coffee on my desk. The smell alone wakes me up and makes me smile.  I can drink it all day.  Jon makes fun of how I will drink it even when it gets cold, but I don't care for iced coffee.  What is also awesome about coffee is that it doesn't affect me the way it affects others.  It wakes me up, but it doesn't keep me up.  I can have a cup after dinner and still have no problem getting to bed.

Day 3

My boss.  No seriously.  He's really awesome in a way that most bosses just... aren't.  When I told him about my car accident the first thing he said was "OMG why didn't you call me".  He's selflessly aided me with some personal legal matters and gave me a "happy moving day" bonus when I moved to my new house.  Today he bought me lunch and we ate while talking about options I have for a new car.  He even emailed one of our clients who owns a dealership to see what they have.  He's really a great guy and I love having him on my side.  He's also super cool about hours and my having a son and needing to be a parent sometimes when it's inconvienent to the business.  Everyone should be this lucky.

Day 2

I love the old guy driving the car with the bumper sticker "Condoms are Cheaper than Diapers".  He's my hero.

30 Days of things I <3

I need to do this, because this roller coaster year makes me need to remind myself that there is so much that I do in fact, love.

Day 1
I love music.  I love finding new music, new artists, old artists and songs that are new to me.  It feels like a treasure each time.  And sometimes, if funds allow, I will take that artist, go to itunes to download the song I discovered and the top three other downloads from that artist just so I can really get a taste for them...

Today, courtesy of Brightest Young Things, I bring you Soko's "I'll Kill Her".   Follow that link if you want to download it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONd4qSs5B5k


Where will you be this time tomorrow?  I'll be on the beach.  Just say'n :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxiTcQfF94

omg

Two versions, because they are so different

LIVE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpSTv4aQjsc



RECORDED:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWeoASkkgZs

I've been pretty MIA, save for little posts here and there. 

My office moved to Rockville, which is great for them and horrible for me.  My commute went from 15 minutes to nearly and hour.  I do get to use gotomypc.com and work from home sometimes, but still.  I also have A LOT more responsibility and not any more money.  I have been holding interviews for a part time office assistant, which has been kinda fun (though at this moment I am annoyed because my 10am interview was a no show).  The office is beautiful.  I should take and post pictures, we did a great job and it is amazing.

Um... my birthday... I'm 30 now.  WTF.  Had the most amazing birthday weekend of my life.  Friday the 31st (the actual birthday) was the last pack day for my office, so after a lond hard day of manual labor I went over to Bar Louie in Chinatown.  I really like doing the "this is where I'm going to be if you want to hang" birthday.  It's so low stress, and the crowd is super random and fun.  Had a shit ton of people show up from all walks of my circles...Then after 4 martinis, we headed upstairs to see the Harry Potter film.  I was tired and a little drunk and slept through it.

Anyone want to go see it with me on Tuesday night?

Then on Saturday I had to work the move again, met the movers at the old office to make sure they got everything on the truck.  Then I went to Jon's ex girlfriends wedding.

Sunday was Jon's surprise day for me.  And it was ALL amazing.  We woke up and he brought me to Old Town for a couples massage.  Afterwards we had brunch overlooking the water.  We went  back to his house for his weekly Sunday poker night, but instead it was a surprise rock band birthday party!  Twas so fun!

Had a fantabulous weekend. 

Left work early on Friday, sat on the couch and played Fallout.  You can thank my boyfriend for getting me hooked, and madhatternalice  for having the game and thus proliferating the hook...  The game is addictive because I live in and know DC, is it's really fun and scary to wander around a post fallout version of the city.  I also like that while there are quests with timelines... it's pretty free form in the way you play the game.  I have two going (one at Jon's house and one at home) that are completely different.  Did I mention it's scary though?  Super scary sometimes, and I am a HUGE wuss.

After couch potato-ing for a while, I hit the gym and did a whole hour on the elliptical.  No shower STILL* so I went to my LiveArt meeting a little sweaty, but we were super productive and I am feeling good about my Scene 5 rewriting project.  Next month or thereabouts we will work on Scene 6 and then we will have Act 1 drafted, which is kinda amazing. Went to a super chill party at my friends house and learned just how bad madhatternalice  and Jon draw.  Then headed home with Jon for some rockband. 

Saturday, after a lovely catchup brunch with barrygrib , Jon and I spent all day playing Fallout, because we are dorks, and then went to a party at Kenneth's house.  It was nice and the food was lovely.  Then home for a rockband party of our own.  Had a super fun turnout.  Was great to see king_nerd! 

I was smart and didn't frink too much, so I wasn't hungover on Sunday.  Had a failed attempt to meet up with some of Jon's friends and then got ready for Poker night.  Watched some Aqua Team  Hunger Force (which makes me raise my eyebrow) and went to bed.

This week Jon is in Tennessee a lot, he's got town hall meetings and tea baggers.  So I plan to clean house, catch up with friends and yes, play some more video games...  Then I leave on Friday for Daytona Beach, FL where I will FINALLY meet Jon's father.  

Yes.  Things are going really well.


*NO SHOWER
About two weeks ago, maybe more, we had a major plumbing catastrophe.  The ceiling in the Living room was leaking water and the plumber tore a hole in it, then they had to break about 4 bathroom tiles and cut a hole in my bedroom to get to the pipes... Last week the contractor FINALLY fixed the hole in the ceiling (though it looks like crap) and put some tiles in, but never finished.  i.e. they didn't grout it OR put the faucets and spicket back on.  So... there's been no usable shower at my house since Thursday morning.  That is RIDICULOUS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYx3BR2aJA4




no lie.  I popped awake, wide fucking awake, at 5am this morning with this song in my head.  wtf