It's music time again here on KitKatsKnits. Here's selection number 2 for your Totally Tubular Tuesday.
It was going to be Parents Just Don't Understand by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince however none of the videos on youtube were embedable. So it's going to be Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Totally Tubular Tuesdays
I have decided to use themes for my days. That way it's not as difficult to come up with posts. Tuesdays will be Totally Tubular Tuesdays. I will be posting awesome 80's songs that I absolutely love and you can all enjoy along with me.
Without further ado here's your first selection.
I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News.
Without further ado here's your first selection.
I Want a New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News.
Friday, December 05, 2008
What I have had on repeat the last 4 days
I absolutely love this song. I have since the first time I heard it and can't stay away from it for long periods of time. It's Tanglewood Tree by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer.
You can read the lyrics here. I just love the imagery created by this song and can't get over how much it speaks to me and how I feel about love.
You can read the lyrics here. I just love the imagery created by this song and can't get over how much it speaks to me and how I feel about love.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Trail head
Dear M,
After explaining to you some of the reasons I love spending time with you, specifically that you don't expect anything from me, you said that meant you were safe. I believe you're wrong. I believe that is exactly what makes you dangerous.
The idea that you're not expecting anything from me scares me a little bit. It makes you unique in my experience. It's one of the things that will allow me to eventually fall in love with you. Based on our differences in faith I believe that we have a very small chance of anything romantic lasting very long, and I'm afraid of getting hurt again.
It's like I'm standing at a trail head and can only see a few feet into the woods before the trail becomes shrouded in fog. From this vantage point it seems relatively safe. The ground is level. The trail is clearly marked and wide enough that two can walk abreast. There don't seem to be any beasties waiting to eat me.
It's what's in that fog that scares me. What happens when I get there? Will I get lost in a tangle of branches and undergrowth? Will I allow myself to go too far down the path and not be able to find my way back? Will I allow you to lead me down the path? Will I be eaten alive by a monster waiting for me just inside the fog? I don't know. I can't answer these questions. I'd have to take that first step down the path and see what waits.
That fear is what made me run last night. After the kiss. I could see that trail head beckoning with the fog just beyond and I got scared. I took the cowards way out and ran. Was that the right thing to do? Should I even bother questioning my feelings? Should I just go for it and hope that it all turns out right in the end? I've been hurt before and you have the potential to hurt me. I know that.
If I turn around from the trail head I can see the safety of the empty parking lot, but that's the problem. It's empty. There's nobody there to talk to. Nobody to listen to. Nobody to share good times with, or bad. Just me in a lonely empty parking lot that has been my life to this point.
You scare me M. I don't know what to do. That fear has put me in a position I have never been in before. I don't like being afraid.
However, you intrigue me. I've never known a man quite like you. You're intelligent. You're funny. You're very strong in your faith. You know exactly what you want from life. You do what you love and you love what you do. Do you know how very few people in this world can say those things about themselves? You should be proud.
So I guess I'm going to head down that trail and see what awaits me in the fog. Are you coming with me? Or will this be a solitary hike?
--K
After explaining to you some of the reasons I love spending time with you, specifically that you don't expect anything from me, you said that meant you were safe. I believe you're wrong. I believe that is exactly what makes you dangerous.
The idea that you're not expecting anything from me scares me a little bit. It makes you unique in my experience. It's one of the things that will allow me to eventually fall in love with you. Based on our differences in faith I believe that we have a very small chance of anything romantic lasting very long, and I'm afraid of getting hurt again.
It's like I'm standing at a trail head and can only see a few feet into the woods before the trail becomes shrouded in fog. From this vantage point it seems relatively safe. The ground is level. The trail is clearly marked and wide enough that two can walk abreast. There don't seem to be any beasties waiting to eat me.
It's what's in that fog that scares me. What happens when I get there? Will I get lost in a tangle of branches and undergrowth? Will I allow myself to go too far down the path and not be able to find my way back? Will I allow you to lead me down the path? Will I be eaten alive by a monster waiting for me just inside the fog? I don't know. I can't answer these questions. I'd have to take that first step down the path and see what waits.
That fear is what made me run last night. After the kiss. I could see that trail head beckoning with the fog just beyond and I got scared. I took the cowards way out and ran. Was that the right thing to do? Should I even bother questioning my feelings? Should I just go for it and hope that it all turns out right in the end? I've been hurt before and you have the potential to hurt me. I know that.
If I turn around from the trail head I can see the safety of the empty parking lot, but that's the problem. It's empty. There's nobody there to talk to. Nobody to listen to. Nobody to share good times with, or bad. Just me in a lonely empty parking lot that has been my life to this point.
You scare me M. I don't know what to do. That fear has put me in a position I have never been in before. I don't like being afraid.
However, you intrigue me. I've never known a man quite like you. You're intelligent. You're funny. You're very strong in your faith. You know exactly what you want from life. You do what you love and you love what you do. Do you know how very few people in this world can say those things about themselves? You should be proud.
So I guess I'm going to head down that trail and see what awaits me in the fog. Are you coming with me? Or will this be a solitary hike?
--K
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Definition of Hockey
I was bored at home the other day and playing around on the intrawebs. I somehow stumbled across Cake Wrecks. As I was browsing through the older entries I found one that had a picture of what was supposed to be a cake for a hockey fan.
The author wasn't familiar with the sport and asked her husband to explain it to her. This is what she heard:
"See, apparently they play this sport on ice - but they have to make sure the ice is really thick, or else their cleats will scuff it all up. The players wear lots of padding and helmets, and carry little butterfly nets on sticks with which to hit the ball around. The object of the game is to score a triple Hail Mary - which is just another name for a running slam dunk - and consists of knocking three other players down while simultaneously dunking the ball through one of the red rings. Players known as running backs try to kick the ball, but the other team's catchers use their heads and butterfly nets to deflect the ball away from their side's field goal. Any running backs who are able to push the other team's running backs out of the big circle in the middle get what's called a free throw, in which they're allowed to chuck the ball at the head of their least favorite player. If they miss, their team only scores a half-down, but if the ball hits the other player, they score a hole-in-one."
I just about pissed myself laughing after reading that. I don't think I've ever heard a more accurate definition of what most non sports enthusiasts hear when trying to understand a sport they don't care for or watch on a regular basis.
To see the cake in question and read her entire post go here
The author wasn't familiar with the sport and asked her husband to explain it to her. This is what she heard:
"See, apparently they play this sport on ice - but they have to make sure the ice is really thick, or else their cleats will scuff it all up. The players wear lots of padding and helmets, and carry little butterfly nets on sticks with which to hit the ball around. The object of the game is to score a triple Hail Mary - which is just another name for a running slam dunk - and consists of knocking three other players down while simultaneously dunking the ball through one of the red rings. Players known as running backs try to kick the ball, but the other team's catchers use their heads and butterfly nets to deflect the ball away from their side's field goal. Any running backs who are able to push the other team's running backs out of the big circle in the middle get what's called a free throw, in which they're allowed to chuck the ball at the head of their least favorite player. If they miss, their team only scores a half-down, but if the ball hits the other player, they score a hole-in-one."
I just about pissed myself laughing after reading that. I don't think I've ever heard a more accurate definition of what most non sports enthusiasts hear when trying to understand a sport they don't care for or watch on a regular basis.
To see the cake in question and read her entire post go here
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Fast Times at Liquid Joe's Part II
For those of you that are new to my blog I've only been in SLC for a little over 2 years. For most of that time I was a home body. I was addicted to EverCrack, so no partying. If I did go out it was to a friends house and not a club. So I've only been out a couple of times and only to Area 51.
I left it up to him to suggest where we were going and he said Liquid Joe's they had 80's music. Sweet, I grew up in the 80's listening to top 40 pop in LA with Rick Dees in the morning. The Spazmatics were playing and they were awesome. So many great songs that I remember listening to growing up. I danced and drank yummy Uinta Hefeweizen. I had a blast. Best time I've had in years.
I hadn't eaten in like 8 hours by the time we got to the bar. So the beer went straight to my head. Normally I can handle more than 2 before I start feeling nauseous but not last night. Had to switch to water. I also didn't want to be drunk later.
It was inevitable that we would end up in bed together. He even asked me point blank if I wanted to have sex with him. Which I thought was really cute. If you knew who he was and what he looked like the answer for everyone that finds males attractive would most definitely be yes.
So I was a little looser than usual. I had a first. I came in public. We were waiting in line at the bar for another drink for him and water for me and he managed to get his hand to my special place. Now normally I would have stopped anyone that tried to do that. I'm not a public kind of girl. However I had grown the previous three days and didn't really care what anyone else thought of me. Plus I wasn't about to stop him from making me feel good. That hardest part though was not screaming in the bar. I had to bite him to keep that from happening.
Not long after that we left. We couldn't wait anymore. The previous four days of tension with the flirty messages was just too much build up for us to wait. We get back to his place and the clothes just fly off. No nervous build up on the couch with another drink or anything like that. Just clothes making a mess.
I'm not going to give you all of the details. Needless to say he obviously made quite an impression. No body has ever received a two part post before. Not even my ex, and he had pictures attached to his post.
The only bad part is that we had to cut it short. His son became ill and he had to take him to the ER which I'm totally okay with. Back to that loving father thing I mentioned Sunday. Good thing is he's only got strep and should be feeling better soon with his medication.
I left it up to him to suggest where we were going and he said Liquid Joe's they had 80's music. Sweet, I grew up in the 80's listening to top 40 pop in LA with Rick Dees in the morning. The Spazmatics were playing and they were awesome. So many great songs that I remember listening to growing up. I danced and drank yummy Uinta Hefeweizen. I had a blast. Best time I've had in years.
I hadn't eaten in like 8 hours by the time we got to the bar. So the beer went straight to my head. Normally I can handle more than 2 before I start feeling nauseous but not last night. Had to switch to water. I also didn't want to be drunk later.
It was inevitable that we would end up in bed together. He even asked me point blank if I wanted to have sex with him. Which I thought was really cute. If you knew who he was and what he looked like the answer for everyone that finds males attractive would most definitely be yes.
So I was a little looser than usual. I had a first. I came in public. We were waiting in line at the bar for another drink for him and water for me and he managed to get his hand to my special place. Now normally I would have stopped anyone that tried to do that. I'm not a public kind of girl. However I had grown the previous three days and didn't really care what anyone else thought of me. Plus I wasn't about to stop him from making me feel good. That hardest part though was not screaming in the bar. I had to bite him to keep that from happening.
Not long after that we left. We couldn't wait anymore. The previous four days of tension with the flirty messages was just too much build up for us to wait. We get back to his place and the clothes just fly off. No nervous build up on the couch with another drink or anything like that. Just clothes making a mess.
I'm not going to give you all of the details. Needless to say he obviously made quite an impression. No body has ever received a two part post before. Not even my ex, and he had pictures attached to his post.
The only bad part is that we had to cut it short. His son became ill and he had to take him to the ER which I'm totally okay with. Back to that loving father thing I mentioned Sunday. Good thing is he's only got strep and should be feeling better soon with his medication.
Monday, November 17, 2008
166 ... I do have a life. I just like movies.
SUPPOSEDLY, if you've seen over 85 [of these] films, you have no life. I do have a life. I just love movies. There are 238 movies on this list.
If you would like to copy this to your blog and show the world how much of a life you don't have the rules are as follows.
If you would like to copy this to your blog and show the world how much of a life you don't have the rules are as follows.
- Copy the entire list.
- Bold the ones you have seen
- Post to your blog
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Grease
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
- Boondock Saints
- Fight Club
- Starsky and Hutch
- Neverending Story
- Blazing Saddles
- Airplane!
- The Princess Bride
- AnchorMan
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Labyrinth
- Saw
- Saw II
- White Noise
- Napoleon Dynamite
- White Oleander
- Anger Management
- 50 First Dates
- The Princess Diaries
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- Scream
- Scream 2
- Scream 3
- Scary Movie
- Scary Movie 2
- Scary Movie 3
- Scary Movie 4
- American Pie
- American Pie 2
- American Wedding
- American Pie Band Camp
- Harry Potter 1
- Harry Potter 2
- Harry Potter 3
- Harry Potter 4
- Resident Evil 1
- Resident Evil 2
- The Wedding Singer
- 50 First Dates
- Little Black Book
- The Village
- Lilo & Stitch
- Finding Nemo
- Finding Neverland
- Signs
- The Village
- The Grinch
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- White Chicks
- Butterfly Effect
- 13 Going on 30
- I, Robot
- Robots
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
- Universal Soldier
- Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- I, Robot
- Along Came Polly
- Deep Impact
- KingPin
- Never Been Kissed
- Meet The Parents
- Meet the Fockers
- Eight Crazy Nights
- Joe Dirt
- KING KONG
- A Cinderella Story
- The Terminal
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie
- Passport to Paris
- Dumb & Dumber
- Dumber & Dumberer
- Final Destination
- Final Destination 2
- Final Destination 3
- Halloween
- The Ring
- Final Destination
- The Ring 2
- Surviving X-MAS
- Flubber
- Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
- Practical Magic
- Chicago
- Ghost Ship
- From Hell
- Hellboy
- Secret Window
- I Am Sam
- Flubber
- The Whole Nine Yards
- The Whole Ten Yards
- The Day After Tomorrow
- Child's Play
- Seed of Chucky
- Bride of Chucky
- Ten Things I Hate About You
- Just Married
- Gothika
- Nightmare on Elm Street
- Sixteen Candles
- Remember the Titans
- Coach Carter
- The Grudge
- The Grudge 2
- The Mask
- Son Of The Mask
- Bad Boys
- Bad Boys 2
- The Mask
- Joy Ride
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Ocean's Eleven
- Ocean's Twelve
- Bourne Identity
- Bourne Supremecy
- Bourne Identity
- Lone Star
- Bedazzled
- Predator I
- Predator II
- The Fog
- Ice Age
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
- Curious George
- Independence Day
- Cujo
- Bedazzled
- A Bronx Tale
- Darkness Falls
- Christine
- ET
- Children of the Corn
- Darkness Falls
- My Bosses Daughter
- Maid in Manhattan
- War of the Worlds
- Rush Hour
- Rush Hour 2
- War of the Worlds
- Best Bet
- How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
- She's All That
- Calendar Girls
- She's All That
- Sideways
- Mars Attacks (Ack! Ack! Ack!)
- Event Horizon
- Ever After
- Wizard of Oz
- Forrest Gump
- Big Trouble in Little China
- The Terminator
- The Terminator 2
- The Terminator 3
- X-Men
- X-2
- X-3
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Sky High
- Jeepers Creepers
- Mars Attacks (Ack! Ack! Ack!)
- Jeepers Creepers 2
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Little Mermaid
- Freaky Friday
- Reign of Fire
- The Little Mermaid
- The Skulls
- Cruel Intentions
- Cruel Intentions 2
- The Hot Chick
- Shrek
- Shrek 2
- Shrek
- Swimfan
- Miracle on 34th street
- Old School
- Miracle on 34th street
- The Notebook
- K-Pax
- Krippendorf's Tribe
- A Walk to Remember
- K-Pax
- Ice Castles
- Boogeyman
- The 40-year-old Virgin
- Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
- Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
- Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- The 40-year-old Virgin
- Baseketball
- Hostel
- Waiting for Guffman
- House of 1000 Corpses
- Devils Rejects
- Elf
- Highlander
- Mothman Prophecies
- Elf
- American History X
- Three
- The Jacket
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Shaolin Soccer
- Night Watch
- Monsters Inc.
- Titanic
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Shaun Of the Dead
- Willard
- Kung Fu Hustle
- High Tension
- Club Dread
- Hulk
- Dawn Of the Dead
- Hook
- Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 28 days later
- Dawn Of the Dead
- Orgazmo
- Phantasm
- Waterworld
- Kill Bill vol 1
- Kill Bill vol 2
- Mortal Kombat
- Phantasm
- Wolf Creek
- Kingdom of Heaven
- The Hills Have Eyes
- I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
- The Last House on the Left
- Re-Animator
- Army of Darkness
- Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
- Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
- Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
- Ewoks The Battle For Endor
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
- The Matrix Revolutions
- Animatrix
- The Matrix
- Evil Dead
- Evil Dead 2
- Team America: World Police
- Red Dragon
- Silence of the Lambs
- Hannibal
- Team America: World Police
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Fast Times at Liquid Joes Part I
Remember that post a few days back about me joining MySpace. Well I did. While I was there I figured I might as well use it as it's intended. To promote this blog and make new friends.
So I met this guy, but wait that's not the right way to start. We need to back up a little bit. Earlier this week I received a message from a wonderful man. He apparently found me while playing on Myspace. Here's an excerpt from his first message to me.
First of all, I think you're profile picture is amazing! Very mysterious, beautiful, and sexy all in one shot.
How am I going to ignore a message like that? So I respond like a typical bad receiver, more on the receiver part later, with thank you but... He responded back with this.
Something about that picture...makes me want to kiss you.
Well shit. Now how is a girl supposed to resist that? You tell me. So I send him a link to a larger version of the picture with the promise of another one that's a little more risque and he comes back with.
Yep, same effect. I still want to kiss her. Great mouth...
So know that I know that he likes kissing, one point in the go for it column, I have to meet him. We had been talking about other things in these messages as well. Like what kind of music we like, what topics we like to discuss, what we like to consume while having these discussions. Just general get to know you stuff. He knows quite a bit more about me than I do him at this point, because I am so candid here and most of his blog entries are about his children. Which I think is awesome. He loves his kids and really cares about them and their future one more point in the go for it column.
We decide that we have to meet. Bad thing is I have a three day seminar Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So I'm not available until Saturday night at seven. Of course the night I want to get out on time, or even early like the other two nights, we run long. S'ok though because he got called into work and wasn't available until later anyway.
We spent the next three days texting each other. On my breaks at the seminar, or just when I got bored, because just like any training company that has multiple courses they push the other courses while you're there. Like the last 45 minutes of each session was telling us how awesome these other courses are and we should go sign up now because it's only going to be this cheap this weekend. blah blah blah. Sense of urgency and all that.
Come back Tuesday for the rest.
So I met this guy, but wait that's not the right way to start. We need to back up a little bit. Earlier this week I received a message from a wonderful man. He apparently found me while playing on Myspace. Here's an excerpt from his first message to me.
First of all, I think you're profile picture is amazing! Very mysterious, beautiful, and sexy all in one shot.
How am I going to ignore a message like that? So I respond like a typical bad receiver, more on the receiver part later, with thank you but... He responded back with this.
Something about that picture...makes me want to kiss you.
Well shit. Now how is a girl supposed to resist that? You tell me. So I send him a link to a larger version of the picture with the promise of another one that's a little more risque and he comes back with.
Yep, same effect. I still want to kiss her. Great mouth...
So know that I know that he likes kissing, one point in the go for it column, I have to meet him. We had been talking about other things in these messages as well. Like what kind of music we like, what topics we like to discuss, what we like to consume while having these discussions. Just general get to know you stuff. He knows quite a bit more about me than I do him at this point, because I am so candid here and most of his blog entries are about his children. Which I think is awesome. He loves his kids and really cares about them and their future one more point in the go for it column.
We decide that we have to meet. Bad thing is I have a three day seminar Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So I'm not available until Saturday night at seven. Of course the night I want to get out on time, or even early like the other two nights, we run long. S'ok though because he got called into work and wasn't available until later anyway.
We spent the next three days texting each other. On my breaks at the seminar, or just when I got bored, because just like any training company that has multiple courses they push the other courses while you're there. Like the last 45 minutes of each session was telling us how awesome these other courses are and we should go sign up now because it's only going to be this cheap this weekend. blah blah blah. Sense of urgency and all that.
Come back Tuesday for the rest.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
32 Wierd names found while trolling MySpace
Okay so I joined the dark side and have a myspace page. Mostly as a way to keep in touch with friends who wont do it any other way.
While I was "browsing" for friends the other night I ran across some rather interesting and funny profile names. Here they are in no particular order
There would have been more but I got bored looking for more. It wasn't fun anymore. So there you go.
While I was "browsing" for friends the other night I ran across some rather interesting and funny profile names. Here they are in no particular order
- WHAT THE FRENCH TOAST!!!!!!! - Yes there really were 7 exclamation points I counted.
- king ding a ling!!!!
- ♠Something like a pimp♠ - This on a females profile
- JaggedlyMajestic - I didn't see anything majestic about this person on her profile
- Cudworth - I don't know if I'd advertise being worthy of being cow vomit
- NAME TAKEN - Pretty damn original, ranks right up there with making your password iforgot
- The Borough Creep - Looked pretty creepy in his profile pic
- Green Eyed Dork ^.^ - At least she's honest about what she is
- Boof Queen - What the hell is a boof and why would you want to be the queen of them
- The Love Burrito ♥ - The Love Burrito? Oh come on you couldn't come up with anything better than this?
- That One Girl - You know! That one that we saw at the thing!
- Res Ipsa Loquitor - How many people out there really know what this means (See here if you're one of those that doesn't know.)
- I changed my name to "His" chick - Who is he and why does he own you?
- Dream Seller - Ooh! I'll take a nice wet dream please.
- Hottie Mc.Awesome - She looks like she's about 12 in her pic
- Curlytoes - Why do we need to know this? Really I would have been happier with Hangstotheleft
- dont wear skinny jeans cause my knot$ dont fit - Rly? They dont? r u sur? Have you tryd l8ly?
- Punctuation, is? fun! - Only when used correctly sweetheart.
- Cheezy McCheeselson from Cheesleton - How cheesy.
- Take My Magic Marker and Blacked Your Left Lung - How do you propose I do this? Should I smoke it? Should I just try inhaling without lighting it? Or should I cut myself open and color on my lung?
- SEALED BENEATH THE SURFACE - Of what? Two week old pudding? Or are you trying to be all deep and emotional and you mean the real you is sealed beneath the surface you show the world?
- I'll Take The Rapist's For 200 - Really that's all you're worth?
- i make airplane noises when i swing - I'm sure all the men appreciate it.
- Ms. I Stay Fresh Like I'm Wrapped In Plastic - Wow that's a lot of last names. Must have been hard finding the husbands in the right order
- friend genetic vibes meet become urn friend - Ummmm, yeah.
- Mr Im doin me - Well thank you for sharing but you really should keep that to yourself unless you plan on charging people to watch.
- Are you Serious??? - Why yes I am. Thank you for asking
- eloquent delinquent - Okay just wierd
- Don Tomato - Are your goons named potato and butternut?
- KILLER POTATO ™ lovez FRANCE - Glad to know that potatoes love France. Especially killer potatoes
- Mumble Bee - Great so you buzz and don't enunciate. Must make talking to you really difficult
- C to the Lo - Okay but who's going to C to the Hi?
There would have been more but I got bored looking for more. It wasn't fun anymore. So there you go.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Bitching vs. Complaining
This is primarily a rant. If you don't want to read me bitching then skip this post. If you want to know what made me angry enough to post then read on.
A former instructor of mine always used to say, "Don't bitch, complain." What he meant by that was if you had a problem with someone or something don't whine about it to the people that can't do anything about it. Talk to the people that can. Most people don't want to hear you moan and groan about something if they can't fix it. If you're just ranting that's one thing, but if you're asking for advice then you're usually talking to the wrong person.
I was recently told by a friend that someone we both know had been talking about me. She felt awkward being put in this situation because she is friends with both of us and didn't want to hurt either friendship. She felt that she needed to defend me but was afraid to because she didn't know what this other person would think. She also only had one side of the story.
Why is it that when people have a problem with someone they don't talk to that person? I mean if I had a problem with my brother I wouldn't go talk to my mom. I'd talk to my brother. Seems like the right thing to do. Or am I wrong?
If you have a roommate that's not paying rent, or eating all your food, or leaving trash everywhere you tell them. You don't go whine to someone that's not involved in the situation and say you're angry, and then act like everything is okay when you see your roommate. That's not fair to either of you and the situation will never get better.
You can't fix something if you don't know it's broken.
A former instructor of mine always used to say, "Don't bitch, complain." What he meant by that was if you had a problem with someone or something don't whine about it to the people that can't do anything about it. Talk to the people that can. Most people don't want to hear you moan and groan about something if they can't fix it. If you're just ranting that's one thing, but if you're asking for advice then you're usually talking to the wrong person.
I was recently told by a friend that someone we both know had been talking about me. She felt awkward being put in this situation because she is friends with both of us and didn't want to hurt either friendship. She felt that she needed to defend me but was afraid to because she didn't know what this other person would think. She also only had one side of the story.
Why is it that when people have a problem with someone they don't talk to that person? I mean if I had a problem with my brother I wouldn't go talk to my mom. I'd talk to my brother. Seems like the right thing to do. Or am I wrong?
If you have a roommate that's not paying rent, or eating all your food, or leaving trash everywhere you tell them. You don't go whine to someone that's not involved in the situation and say you're angry, and then act like everything is okay when you see your roommate. That's not fair to either of you and the situation will never get better.
You can't fix something if you don't know it's broken.
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Monday, November 03, 2008
13 Books I've Read
I'm at a loss for what to list today. I guess my life is pretty boring. Not much goes on that I find cool enough to blog about. So I'm going to start with item number one on my list of lists. Things I have made.
Or at least I was going to until I scrolled down a little bit and saw that I have already done that list. So on to number two. Books I have read. This is by no means an exhaustive list. There isn't enough time in the world or enough space on the hard drive I call a brain for that list. This is just a list of 13 of the one's I remember reading and remember liking.
Or at least I was going to until I scrolled down a little bit and saw that I have already done that list. So on to number two. Books I have read. This is by no means an exhaustive list. There isn't enough time in the world or enough space on the hard drive I call a brain for that list. This is just a list of 13 of the one's I remember reading and remember liking.
- Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- L'Etranger by Albert Camus
- Beneath a Mountain Moon by Silver Ravenwolf
- The Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind
- The Lord of the Ring's Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkein
- The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
- Zen in the Martial Arts by Joe Hyams
- Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sooooo Shiny...
Must have. Can't Knit until I have. Please, oh please, oh please somebody love me enough to buy these for me.
Monday, October 27, 2008
11 Things found while doing yard work
So it's list day again. Yeah go list day! We were specifically asked to make lists that weren't useful. So here you go.
Our city is paying to put large dumpsters on the streets for about a week at a time for neighborhood beautification. In preparation we cleaned up all the trash and stuff lying around the back yard today. Shit that has been accumulating for years before I moved into my current residence.
Our city is paying to put large dumpsters on the streets for about a week at a time for neighborhood beautification. In preparation we cleaned up all the trash and stuff lying around the back yard today. Shit that has been accumulating for years before I moved into my current residence.
- a rusted out bed frame
- shit loads of Styrofoam
- lots and lots of cans (beer and soda)
- like 4 hoses (who needs more than one?)
- dead soccer balls
- buckets
- old interior doors
- rail road ties
- lighters
- empty cigarette packs
- candy wrappers
Sunday, October 26, 2008
What my taste in Art says about me...supposedly
I found the What your taste in art says about you test on my friends blog. This is what it said.
Except for the being emotionally stable part I think it's pretty accurate. Go take your own test and see what some random images say about you.
Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...
Conscientious, Fulfilled, and Spiritual
28 Renaissance, 5 Islamic, 27 Ukiyo-e, -32 Cubist, -38 Abstract and 0 Impressionist!
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that profoundly affected European intellectual life. Beginning in Italy, and spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century, its influence affected literature, philosopy, religion, art, politics, science, and all other aspects of intellectual enquiry. Renaissance artists looked at the human aspect of life in their art. They did not reject religion but tended to look at it in it's purest form to create visions they thought depicted the ideals of religion. Painters of this time had their own style and created works based on morality, religion, and human nature. Many of the paintings depicted what they believed to be the corrupt nature of man.
People that like Renaissance paintings like things that are more challenging. They tend to have a high emotional stability. They also tend to be more concientious then average. They have a basic understanding of human nature and therefore are not easily surprised by anything that people may do. They enjoy life and enjoy living. They are very aware of their own mortality but do not dwell on the end but what they are doing in the present. They enjoy learning, but may tend to be a bit more closed minded to new ideas as they feel that the viewpoint they have has been well researched and considered. These people are more old fashioned and not quite as progressive. They enjoy the finer things in life like comfort, a good meal, and homelife. They tend to be more spiritual or religious by nature. They are open to new aesthetic experiences.
Take What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test at HelloQuizzy
Except for the being emotionally stable part I think it's pretty accurate. Go take your own test and see what some random images say about you.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
15 Names List
Found this the other night while listening to Flogging Molly and reading random knitting blogs. It's my list of names. Enjoy and create your own.
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car): Charlie Saturn
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie):Vanilla Snicker Doodle
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name): K-Cha
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Purple Cat
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Joy La Mirada
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first): Chaka
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The Green Diet Pepsi
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers): Chuck Donald
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Red Special Dark
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ): Jean Dean
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Perry Pittsburgh
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Winter Iris
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”): Strawberry Sockie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Nothing Willow
15. YOUR ROCK STAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”): The Knitting Snow Tour
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car): Charlie Saturn
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie):Vanilla Snicker Doodle
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name): K-Cha
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Purple Cat
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Joy La Mirada
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first): Chaka
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink): The Green Diet Pepsi
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers): Chuck Donald
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Red Special Dark
10. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ): Jean Dean
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Perry Pittsburgh
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Winter Iris
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”): Strawberry Sockie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Nothing Willow
15. YOUR ROCK STAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”): The Knitting Snow Tour
Friday, October 17, 2008
Close Mindedness
I don't live in California anymore. I grew up there and even helped on the gubernatorial recall campaign that put Arnold in office. California is supposed to be the land of the crazy left wing liberals. At least that's what everyone says about it. Let me 'splain why this matters.
I recently got a new part time job to help pay the bills. It's for a company that does outbound survey's for everything from coffee to politics. With the elections only weeks away of course most of the surveys are about those.
I was tasked with calling people in California last night and asking them a series of questions about the upcoming elections. The first question was, "Tell me, in your own words, what is the MOST IMPORTANT Issue facing your community today."
Most of the responses were boring. Mundane crime and economy answers. One lady really pissed me off though and it was difficult for me to finish the rest of the survey. Her response was "Prop 8." Of course we are asked to probe for clarification, and I had no idea what Prop 8 was. When I asked her what it was about Prop 8 that concerned her she responded with, "That marriage is between a man and a woman. That my nieces and nephews will go to school and they'll teach them that it's okay to marry their same sex."
We're asked to continue questioning them until they say something along the lines of "That's all." Needless to say if my supervisors were listening to that call I would have been marked down on tone of voice and not probing enough. After that response I wanted to get her off the phone as quickly as possible.
How can people be so close minded to think that two people that love each other shouldn't be allowed to share that love in marriage? Whether it's two men, two women, or a man and a woman. Just because I don't find other women sexually attractive doesn't mean that I have the right to make sure that other women out there can't either. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't bring me into it, and I wont bring you into mine.
How hard is it to keep our noses out of each others business? I don't quite understand all these people that go about saying that they're trying to help us by taking our liberties away. Anti-Abortionists and Anti-Gay Marriage are the two biggest ones. Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and can't do with my body? And who the fuck am I to tell you what you can and can't do with your body? It's ridiculous.
I recently got a new part time job to help pay the bills. It's for a company that does outbound survey's for everything from coffee to politics. With the elections only weeks away of course most of the surveys are about those.
I was tasked with calling people in California last night and asking them a series of questions about the upcoming elections. The first question was, "Tell me, in your own words, what is the MOST IMPORTANT Issue facing your community today."
Most of the responses were boring. Mundane crime and economy answers. One lady really pissed me off though and it was difficult for me to finish the rest of the survey. Her response was "Prop 8." Of course we are asked to probe for clarification, and I had no idea what Prop 8 was. When I asked her what it was about Prop 8 that concerned her she responded with, "That marriage is between a man and a woman. That my nieces and nephews will go to school and they'll teach them that it's okay to marry their same sex."
We're asked to continue questioning them until they say something along the lines of "That's all." Needless to say if my supervisors were listening to that call I would have been marked down on tone of voice and not probing enough. After that response I wanted to get her off the phone as quickly as possible.
How can people be so close minded to think that two people that love each other shouldn't be allowed to share that love in marriage? Whether it's two men, two women, or a man and a woman. Just because I don't find other women sexually attractive doesn't mean that I have the right to make sure that other women out there can't either. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't bring me into it, and I wont bring you into mine.
How hard is it to keep our noses out of each others business? I don't quite understand all these people that go about saying that they're trying to help us by taking our liberties away. Anti-Abortionists and Anti-Gay Marriage are the two biggest ones. Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can and can't do with my body? And who the fuck am I to tell you what you can and can't do with your body? It's ridiculous.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
100 Chart Toppers the Year I Tested Out of HS
Apparently Monday is LIST DAY. I was going to make Friday list day here, but noooooo. Miss abdpbt says that Monday's have to be list day. So fine! Here's my Monday list.
I was reading another blog recently. I can't remember which one it was and I can't remember where I found the list but here it is. The idea is that you go to this website, no I can't remember the address didn't I just tell you that, and find the list of 100 chart toppers the year you graduated from high school. Then you go through and bold the one's you liked. I have added comments on those bolded.
- Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio
- One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
- Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion
: Yeah I know sappy schlock, but I liked it. - Nobody Knows, Tony Rich Project
- Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey
- Give Me One Reason, Tracy Chapman
: How can I not like a song by someone with the same last name as me. Seriously I really do like this song. Probably one of like 3 songs by Tracy that I actually like. - Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- I Love You Always Forever, Donna Lewis
- You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow, Toni Braxton
- Twisted, Keith Sweat
- C'mon N' Ride It (The Train), Quad City Dj's
: You're probably thinking by now that this girl has no taste. She liked this song? What's wrong with her? I didn't like it so much for the lyrics but the catchy beat that made it easy to dance to. No I didn't do the train.- Missing, Everything But The Girl
: I don't remember why I liked this song just that I did.- Ironic, Alanis Morissette
: There were a lot of Alanis song's that I didn't like but this one I did. I also loved the video for this song. I saw her in concert once and OMFG does this girl have some energy. It's like she did an 8-ball before she came out on stage. She couldn't sit still. - Exhale (Shoop Shoop), Whitney Houston
- Follow You Down/Til I Hear It From You, Gin Blossoms
: Another one of those top 40 songs with a catchy beat. - Sittin' Up In My Room, Brandy
- How Do U Want It/California Love, 2Pac
- It's All Coming Back To Me Now, Celine Dion
- Change The World, Eric Clapton
: Who wouldn't love a song that starts "If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you". EC has got to be one of my favorite musicians of all time. I've loved him since he was in Cream. - Hey Lover, LL Cool J
- Loungin, LL Cool J
- Insensitive, Jann Arden
- Be My Lover, La Bouche
- Name, Goo Goo Dolls
: Sometimes I wish I had someone that I could hide from the world with. Where it didn't matter who I was or what my name was. I think that's why I still like this song.- Who Will Save Your Soul, Jewel
: I think that this song is a great commentary on where the world was at the time it was written and where we're still headed. Kind of sad but everyone is just looking for a quick buck. - Where Do You Go, No Mercy
- I Can't Sleep Baby (If I), R. Kelly
- Counting Blue Cars, Dishwalla
: I think the main reason I liked this song is because I was a new pagan at the time and really into the goddess figure and it refers to god as a woman.- You Learn/You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
: I liked this one because it tells you how you should live you life. Go out there! Make mistakes! That's how you learn how to be a better person and make better decisions.- One Of Us, Joan Osborne
: Again I think I liked this one because of my religious research. What if god was one of us? What would (s)he think of what we've done with the planet. I don't think (s)he'd be very happy. - Wonder, Natalie Merchant
- Not Gon' Cry, Mary J. Blige
- Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
: As much as I dislike rap I did like this song. I liked the movie too. - Only You, 112 Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
- Down Low (Nobody Has To Know), R. Kelly
- You're The One, SWV
- Sweet Dreams, La Bouche
- Before You Walk Out Of My Life/Like This And Like That, Monica
- Breakfast At Tiffany's, Deep Blue Something
: "And I said what about, breakfast at Tiffany's. She said, "I think I, remember the film and as I recall, I think we, both kinda liked it" And I said , "well, that's the one thing we've got"". I liked it too. You gotta always look for what does work, not what doesn't work or you'll never make it. - 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New), Coolio
- The World I Know, Collective Soul
: I've been on the edge before. I was pulled back by love. I don't think I ever want to go there again. - No Diggity, BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)
- Anything, 3t
- 1979, The Smashing Pumpkins
: Dude it's a song about the year I was born. And Billy Corgan is HOT! with his little baby face and those chubby cheeks you just want to pinch til he bruises. - Diggin' On You, TLC
- Why I Love You So Much/Ain't Nobody, Monica
- Kissin' You, Total
- Count On Me, Whitney Houston and Cece Winans
- Fantasy, Mariah Carey
- Time, Hootie and The Blowfish
- You'll See, Madonna
- Last Night, Az Yet
- Mouth, Merril Bainbridge
- The Earth, The Sun, The Rain, Color Me Badd
- All The Things (Your Man Won't Do), Joe
- Wonderwall, Oasis
: I think everyone needs a wonderwall in their lives. Someone that they can talk to and be saved by sometimes. - Woo-hah!! Got You All In Check/Everything Remains Raw, Busta Rhymes
- Tell Me, Groove Theory
- Elevators (Me and You), Outkast
- Hook, Blues Traveler
: I think this has got to be one of the most honest songs I've ever heard. It tells the truth about the music industry. It doesn't matter what they say or if they mean it as long as it's catchy. - Doin It, LL Cool J
- Fastlove, George Michael
- Touch Me Tease Me, Case Featuring Foxxy Brown
- Tonite's Tha Night, Kris Kross
- Children, Robert Miles
- Theme From Mission: Impossible, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen
- Closer To Free, Bodeans
- Just A Girl, No Doubt
: I've felt like this many times in my life. Where someone else was controlling what they thought I should do. What they thought was right for me. I still feel like this sometimes. I'm just sick of everyone else telling me what they think will be right for me. I'm an adult. I'm almost freaking 30 for Christ's sake. Let me make my own decisions. - If Your Girl Only Knew, Aaliyah
- Lady, D'angelo
- Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First), John Mellencamp
- Pony, Ginuwine
- Nobody, Keith Sweat
- Old Man and Me (When I Get To Heaven), Hootie and The Blowfish
- If It Makes You Happy, Sheryl Crow
:I can't say exactly why I like this song. I just did. Maybe it was the hook. - As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
- Keep On, Keepin' On, Mc Lyte
- Jealousy, Natalie Merchant
- I Want To Come Over, Melissa Etheridge
: Who doesn't feel teenage angst at unrequited love for the popular guy at school. The thing that made it really bad is that we were friends. He even told me once if I was older then there would've been something. Goddamn statutory rape laws. - Who Do U Love, Deborah Cox
- Un-Break My Heart, Toni Braxton
: I think this one came out not long after my BF left me for my Best Friend. Joke was on him though. He turned her gay. - This Is Your Night, Amber
- You Remind Me Of Something, R. Kelly
- Runaway, Janet Jackson
- Set U Free, Planet Soul
- Hit Me Off, New Edition
- No One Else, Total
- My Boo, Ghost Town Dj's
- Get Money, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- That Girl, Maxi Priest Featuring Shaggy
: I wanted to be that girl. - Po Pimp, Do Or Die
- Until It Sleeps, Metallica
: This is post haircut and most of their stuff post haircut I didn't like. But this one I do. - Hay, Crucial Conflict
- Beautiful Life, Ace Of Base
I think I wanted to be happy no matter what. This song gave me that hope. - Back For Good, Take That
- I Got Id/Long Road, Pearl Jam
- Soon As I Get Home, Faith Evans
- Macarena, Los Del Rio
- Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
- Don't Cry, Seal
: This goes along with wanting to be loved. Wanting someone there to hold me and tell me it would be okay and I didn't have to cry.
Can you guess what year I graduated? Or actually tested out. I didn't "graduate" in the strictest sense of the term. I tested out before graduation because I was going to college at the same time as high school and what I was learning in college was more advanced than what I was learning AT THE SAME TIME at high school. Isn't that the way it's supposed to work though? College = more difficult than high school. Am I right?
Remember I did say guess. Not go plug one of these songs into a search engine somewhere to see what year they were on the charts. So guess. What year did I test out of high school?
Friday, October 10, 2008
16 Things I Have Made
This list will not include food stuffs. That list would be huge. It will however include some of the craft items I can remember.
- Numerous cross stitch items
- 2 pairs of socks
- Numerous fulled bags
- Numerous Market Bags
- Clapotis
- a couple of hats
- 2 chemises
- 2 pairs of shorts (with help from mom)
- 1 under skirt
- 1 over skirt
- 1 bodice (again with help from mom)
- curtains
- popsicle stick structures
- clay ashtrays
- beautiful finger painted landscapes (at least that's what I told my mom they were. They must have been beautiful because she usually put them up on the fridge.)
- And one time in elementary school, I made a mission out of sugar cubes (I don't remember which one it was though)
Thursday, October 09, 2008
1 Answer to a Hypothetical Question
A few days ago Dooce posted a question.
If you could donate some money to a starving family so that they could feed their children but were only allowed to do so if you also gave an equal amount to a crack addict to buy more crack, would you?
She left the comments open on this one. Which I have noticed she's doing more and more lately. I didn't respond to that question. Several thousand responses did come in, quite a few of them were blasting her for asking such an obviously political question. Which it totally wasn't. I am going to answer that question now though.
Having been in the situation where my mother had to decide if she would eat or my brother and I would, I would so totally give the money to the family. My logic is this. If that person takes my $20 or $50 and goes and buys crack eventually they will get bad shit or OD and die. One less crack addict to worry about. However, it might mean one mom or dad that doesn't have to do without and become ill because of a lack of or improper nutrition.
I know some of you may think that's callous and cold and I'm a major bitch for even thinking something like that. However if you're giving them money to buy crack they're not going to use it to get into rehab or buy food. You gave them the money to BUY CRACK. That's what they're going to do with it. Those kinds of people are not helpable, is that even a word?
I'm all for trying to help people that genuinely want the help. That are ready to give up their addictions and clean up their lives. We should have places for them to go where they're in a controlled environment relearning how to be human and not drug addicted monsters. I'm not trying to say that all crack addicts are hopeless. But the ones that are happy with their addictions? Fuck em. Let them kill themselves. I'll even help them on their way if it means that someone else gets the help they need.
If you could donate some money to a starving family so that they could feed their children but were only allowed to do so if you also gave an equal amount to a crack addict to buy more crack, would you?
She left the comments open on this one. Which I have noticed she's doing more and more lately. I didn't respond to that question. Several thousand responses did come in, quite a few of them were blasting her for asking such an obviously political question. Which it totally wasn't. I am going to answer that question now though.
Having been in the situation where my mother had to decide if she would eat or my brother and I would, I would so totally give the money to the family. My logic is this. If that person takes my $20 or $50 and goes and buys crack eventually they will get bad shit or OD and die. One less crack addict to worry about. However, it might mean one mom or dad that doesn't have to do without and become ill because of a lack of or improper nutrition.
I know some of you may think that's callous and cold and I'm a major bitch for even thinking something like that. However if you're giving them money to buy crack they're not going to use it to get into rehab or buy food. You gave them the money to BUY CRACK. That's what they're going to do with it. Those kinds of people are not helpable, is that even a word?
I'm all for trying to help people that genuinely want the help. That are ready to give up their addictions and clean up their lives. We should have places for them to go where they're in a controlled environment relearning how to be human and not drug addicted monsters. I'm not trying to say that all crack addicts are hopeless. But the ones that are happy with their addictions? Fuck em. Let them kill themselves. I'll even help them on their way if it means that someone else gets the help they need.
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