Talk Talk Talk

The dude who took this picture was fun
Line em up! I like Theo and 'Rack em up...."

Talking was fun...and thought provoking. I hope we do it again soon :)
We will if I show up- which I plan to.
I write this to remember "Posture of your heart". It was one of the best things said.
Michelle is the funniest and coolest...

People were starring at the two of us laughing all the way up the corridor

I just had to...It's new!

Your ex is on the side of the road, on fire. What do you do?
call 911

When is the last time you wanted to punch someone in their face?
Never wanted to -plus..I read up on it..you can break your hand and damage nerves. Nobody wins with that one.

Who is the most attractive of all your female friends?
You can't compare- they are all very gorgeous with terrific personality and spirit.

Do you think you gained or lost weight this past month?
neither

Crunchy or Puffy Cheetos?
Crunchy

If you had to sleep with one of your teachers from high school, who would it be?
Ew

One of your friends just called you a bitch. What do you have to say to them?
Nothing. Probably ever again...

Congratulations! You just had a son. What's his name?
Dunno but I like David, Liam and Matthew

Congratulations! You just had a daughter. What's her name?
Dunno but I like Rachel, Leah and Naomi

What are you craving right now?
Nothing

What was the last thing you cried about?
Bad dream- just wept a little weep

When you buy something and your change is 2 cents, do you keep it or tell the cashier to keep it?
I keep it, beacause they give it back to you and I don't like complications.

What color is your tissue box?
I don't have one.

Do you have a ceiling fan in your room, and if so, is there dust on that fan?
Standing fan and no dust there

What is the last voicemail you received about?
A letter I needed

Have you ever walked out on a good friendship?
On one I mistakenly thought was good.....

Scariest thing you've experienced in the last year?
hmmm oh bad dream stuff is all.

Do you wear a name tag at work?
no never liked them. They give them out and I never wear

What kind of car do you drive?
Honda

What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
I don't go there

Have you ever had a garage sale?
no. I just give stuff away if I don't want it.

What color is your iPod?
:( dont have

What is the last alcoholic beverage you had?
Wine

Are you happy right now?
yes.

Who came over last
A friend of mine

Do you drink beer?
Rarely

Have your brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted?
No. Who does that?!

What is your favorite key on your key chain?
The globe key

What was the last movie you watched at home?
The Power of One

What is in your pocket?
change

Who introduced you to your bf/gf/husband/wife?
steups

Where do you hurt?
usual place

Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear?
No. I wonder if I should feel bad :)

What's something fun you did today?
Talking to a friend of mine

What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart?
Frozen food. I always try to figure out how they do the different components..quick freeze, separated freeze etc. Plus you can tell sometimes how people live by what they get out of that section.

When is your birthday?
October

Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror?
No.

How many states in the US have you been to?
hmmm.. 7 or so

What kind of milk do you drink?
Don't like it but if I do Evaporated or Parmalat (no more Klim- unless I eat it dry)

What are you going to do after this?
Read

Who was the last person you went shopping with?
Sis- That was wicked fun. We laughed and laughed at the deals we got.

What is your favorite dessert?
anything with CHOCOLATE!..cakes and mousses or a combination or puffs

What is something you need to go shopping for?
floor polish

Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
ish

Do you like pickles?
They are ok I guess. No I really don't like them that much

Is someone in love with you?
No. I don't think anybody is

What color is your couch?
All different colors

Has anyone ever mistaken you for a family member?
No

Does someone like you right now?
Like or like like?
Like- sure that is what they say
Like like? -I don't think so, or else they would say.


Favorite pop-tart flavor?
Don't like pop tarts

Do you know anyone in jail/prison?
nope

What are your plans for the weekend?
A couple things

Do you like the color green?
sure

Who was the last person to send you a text message?
A friend of mine

How many hours did you sleep for last night?
4

Do you swear at your parents?
no. geez who does that?

Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
I dunno- I think people have too much going on in life to think about what I am up to... :)

Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle?
yes--It's difficult

What were you doing at midnight last night?
I woke up and lay there thinking. Got back to sleep an hour later....

In Dance mode

The jump off

That's all
Just the horns and the beat- mad fun in a club...I'm feelin it!
...Forget the lyrics..too rough

Mansfield Park

Umm About Mansfield Park.
See it just because you want to see it...
It didn't move me like the others, till the last 5 minutes.

I am trying to be nice but this movie really dragged on. The actors really didn't seem to connect with each other at all...
They were supposed to connect (just read the book), but geez.
They tried I imagine, but it was a no go for me...
What I think happened is this:
Billie Piper (you've seen her on the more recent Dr. Who), is really too strong of a personality to play Fanny Price. She really tries to be delicate but her facial features are a little bit too strong for her to be able to pull it off. Blonde hair and dark eyebrows just make everything oogy. The incongruity is very obvious.
Then the men are never able to match up. Either too pansy-ish or too outlandish, and never in a good way..
This is weird because the book is really beautiful with language, perfect timing and rich characters....
Some of them are likeable and some annoying but rich nevertheless

Juno

If I looked at it purely for entertainment...It rocked. Funny, quirky, cute, exciting, nice

If I watched it for the message...A little bit disturbing...
Michael Cera, since I first saw him on Arrested Development (with Jason Batemen), to Super Bad and other shows and interviews etc, has always been the super sweet, sensitive, lovely boy who would take care of you and be your friend forever no matter what happened. Everybody can fall in love with this type of boy. Guileless, intelligent, non game playing, communicative, there for you, every good thing, not stupidly aloof, but with a thoughtful edge to him..so he is not a total dork... :)

I was concerned that kids would see this movie and think that Michael Cera's character would be what real life was like if they went through the same thing.
I don't believe that the kids relationship is in any way realistic. I could be wrong but I doubt it.

What People also seemed to forget in the movie, that the character of Juno is still a little girl. No matter that she was pregnant and witty and cool. She was still very young and kinda oblivious. like we all are at that age even though we think we know a lot.

Which is why it shocked her to the core when Jason Bateman's character did what he did later on.
She was just being a kid, into movies and music, talking to some old dude who seemed to dig the stuff she liked.
He was just adult male gone awry-as usual.

It felt weird from the get go, but I thought I was overreacting till Juno asked if Vanessa was home and he said OUT OF THE BLUE:
"No we are safe"
I was like

WHAT THE HELL! (in my mind, in my mind)
I think my friend was blown away too...He thought they set it up so that Juno would be the one to start mess.
Remember she is a kid who made a mistake...

Other than that...cool movie
ps: who else thought that Allison Janney was great as the stepmom in this movie?!
She kept me glued apart from Ellen Page (as Juno)

Refused

This morning the ice refused to be scraped.

I had to heat the car then wait for it to melt then scrape the other areas.

Maybe because it was so early but I needed to get going before the dark went away.

The other cars were just as bad

But then

OBW played for me these beautiful African Tongue drums and I was happy :)

Then I listened to Radiohead and was surprised...gonna get the album

Reasons to take care of yourself

Eat healthily
Exercise
Keep away from ingesting stimulants and toxins as much as you can
Cleanse your system
Treat people well
Give of yourself to others.
Make the world a better place for you having been a part of it
Be consistently you no matter what the circumstance, no matter what anyone does to you.
Pray

That is good practice in general
But another reason is this...when you get ill...
Hospital gowns are the most unflattering pieces of apparel ever

So if for that reason ALONE, take care of yourself
I was horrified when I looked at this in the mirror.

Plus how many people had worn this before me and it was just ew.

I am going to have to design some flattering gown-wear...This is not a good thing at all....

Plus, no matter how good the insurance is the 20% you have to pay is still going to give you the heebies...illness sucks :)
(The worst part to me is the robe)

Wish I was IN Brooklyn for a day

So I could check out Lorna Simpson


All this and with James Casebere :)

Today is not so good-forgot the day aint over :)

I think by the end of Friday all should be well again.- Forget it...Better now :)
Thanks Izzy..gonna check out the ticket.
But where should I go?
Where could I go?
Everywhere is freezing
Maybe they will let me put it toward my April ticket?

Actually I found out. May is the time.
I will deal with these details later
Thanks Izzy.... :)

Listening to this..Cheered me right up....

Then India Arie :)

Oscar Noms

MY PICKS FOR THE WIN ARE HIGHLIGHTED

Best Picture
Atonement- Blech! Kiera Knightly
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country For Old Men- Good shot but eh...I don't think so
There Will Be Blood _ I didn't see this yet but I will soon and I am thinking it will win

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There: Love you Cate but give Ruby a chance she is a legend!
Ruby Dee, American Gangster- I love Ruby Dee and since I was a little girl I wanted her to get SOMETHING
Saorise Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton-Michael Clayton

Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck, The Assassination Of Jesse James
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men- This guy BLEW ME AWAY
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild

Tom Wilkinson -Michael Clayton

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age- Excellent actress
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose

Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno- They say this girl has a good chance

Best Actor
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood- WHY? FOR the WIN
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd-WHY- (Almost)
Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises- WHY did they put threee of my favorite actors in the same category. (Not as strong a performance as the clips I saw for Daniel)- OH CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another one

I had a huge sweater which I never wear so I made some things out of it like this cute warm purse.

I need a sturdy lining for it or else I can put anything besides cloth in there.

Poor ManM he gets to try out everything I make even when he is freezing. On the other hand he gets warm hugs always :) hahah

Better Together

Dreamy

Verse 1:]
There's no combination of words
I could put on the back of a postcard,
No song that I could sing
But I can try for your heart,
Our dreams, and they are made out of real things,
Like a shoebox of photographs,
With sepiatone loving,
Love is the answer
At least for most of the questions in my heart ,
Like why are we here? And where do we go?
And how come it's so hard?
It's not always easy,
And sometimes life can be deceiving,
I'll tell you one thing, its always better when we're together

[Chorus:]
MMM, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

[Verse 2:]
And all of these moments
Just might find their way into my dreams tonight
But I know that they'll be gone,
When the morning light sings
And brings new things,
But tomorrow night you see
That they'll be gone too,
Too many things I have to do,
But if all of these dreams might find their way
Into my day to day scene
I'll be under the impression,
I was somewhere in-between
With only two,
Just me and you
Not so many things we got to do,
Or places we got to be
We'll sit beneath the mango tree now

Yeah, it's always better when we're together
MMM, We're somewhere in-between together
Well, it's always better when we're together
Yeah, it's always better when we're together

Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm
I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing,
We're better together

Northanger Abbey

I recommend this movie just because of this line.

"Prepare for your sister-in-law, Eleanor, and such a sister-in-law as you must delight in! Open, candid, artless, guileless, with affections strong but simple, forming no pretensions, and knowing no disguise."

Not finished yet

This didn't take long to sew up, but I had to press whenever I used the glue.

I just have to add the buttons and whatever embellishments.
The material was easy once I got the right needle :)
So this is a cool bag with matching money/bill purse

Nobody sent to Coventry :)

So Here's another one
(It's Ladies night....got the sugar got the spice!)
So, what's the full name on your birth certificate?
You know :)

Who was the last person you hung out with?
A friend of mine :)

Suppose you see your boy/girl friend kissing another person, what would you do?
Nothing but get the heck outta dodge. I would disappear. They would never see me again

Why?
Eh...Why not..people should be free to do as they please but I don't have to be a part of it.

Is your phone within a meter radius of you?
Of course

Look at your recent calls, who was your last call from?
Andy...Happy Birthday!!!!!! :)

What is bothering you right now?
Absolutely nothing-


Who did you spend Christmas with?
SIS- good times!!

Was your Christmas enjoyable?
Oh yes! :)

I'll bet you miss someone right now.
Yeh

What does your last text message say?
We'll do it soon.

Do you like anyone in particular
Eh...

What is your favorite color?
Green, Dark purple, gold

Is there a high chance of you going out to the movies soon?
Probably!

How smart do you think you are?
I do ok...

Are you easily scared by horror/thriller films?
I don't like to watch them....

If you were given $100, would you spend it, or save it?
half and half

If there was a large spider in the room, what would you say?
If it wasn't bothering me I'd leave it...otherwise I'm sorry, I'd make it go away

When is the last time you saw your crush/boy/girl friend?
I don't have a crush

Would you ever become a vegetarian or even vegan?
I don't think so- I like chicken and turkey and other meat products

Where are you right now?
In a room

Do you think your crush likes another person?
I don't have one. But if I did and I knew they liked someone else, my feeling for them would disappear immediately.
I have no control over that..It is what happens.

Are you listening to music right now?
Yeh

In winter, would you rather wear jackets or hoodies?
Jackets, hoodies mess up your hair!

Do you have any enemies?
I don't think so. If I do then only they know about it...

What were you doing at 10 pm last night?
Reading

What does your tenth text say?
When will you go there?

How much cash is in your wallet?
Probably $20. I don't walk with cash usually...

Ever kissed a blonde haired, blue eyed person?
Yeh whatever...

What are you thinking about right now?
My thing I was working on...

When is the last time you made someone else cry?
It's been a long long time. When I was very small maybe...

What last made you sad?
Geez someone was being weird and lying to me..so weird...
Oh well... then I got over it

Would you be able to date someone who had a kid with someone else?
Eh...I would think very long and hard about it and have to see what kind of person they were...Listen forget it..I probably won't do that...

Where did you last sleep other than your house?
I dozed off in a reading room.

What are you doing tomorrow?
stuff I don't want to do

Do you ever turn your cellphone off?
No cuz what if someone needs my help? Then what?

Do you and your best friends have the same cell company?
Ugh I wish we did!

What time do you wake up?
3:30 or 4:30 am

What is your favorite thing to eat with peanut butter?
I don't eat a lot of peanut butter but when I do I just have it on a spoon

How many Advils do you take at a time?
Don't take...

What was the last thing you put in the microwave?
Mushrooms

Do you wear crocs?
Ew no....

Do you carry an umbrella when it rains, or just put up your hood?
I carry an umbrella usually

What's your favorite Gatorade flavor?
Don't drink it...

What's the last movie you watched and what did you think of it?
Resident Evil. I like Mila Jovovich so I watched it. It's not a great movie but it's entertaining


Have you ever dated a guy shorter than you?
No

What is the last thing you touched, other than your computer?
Keys

How many hours of sleep did you get last night?
5

Do you play Guitar Hero?
Nope

Do you have Justin Timberlake music on your iPod?
Nope. No Ipod but if I did he would be on there lol

Where were you on July 4th, 2007?
I think at the beach

Can you sleep in jeans?
Yes, but I prefer not to

Who was the last person you were in a car with that is under 20?
Nobody...

Can you dance?
Of course

Who was the last person you shared a bed with?
I'm not even......

Have you read "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Yes of course. Everyone has!

When was the last time you saw number 3 on your top friends?
It's been a while but we talk everyday....


Tell me a secret:
Nah...

Have you ever dated someone named Adam?
No.

How many texts are in your inbox?
I dunno I delete some and so I don't keep track


How many will it hold?
I never checked


Have you ever changed your clothes while in a vehicle?
Yes- Very uncomfortable...

Do your parents like the music you listen to?
Yeh Mummy will dance and dance and laugh and laugh

Who's the most annoying person in your neighborhood?
Nobody really annoys me. They are kinda sweet there....

When was the last time you ate Sushi?
Not a sushi eater...

What song are you listening to right now.
Beautiful Soul...

What song best describes you right at this moment?
Author of Salvation....

What is your cell phone's background?
Some building thing

What is your favorite tv show?
House, Mystery ER, Friends, Hell's Kitchen

Do you remember phone numbers?
Only the ones I use the most

Warm place

When I moved to this warm place, I didn't think I would ever have to do this
But apparently I have to...

I am thankful that it wasn't colder lol :)

Bloom

Liya Kebede is the reason Estee Lauder sent me almost 100 dollars in product in the mail to try out.
















They were excellent BTW.
So Liya started a clothing line (LemLem) for kids, with her daughter Raee as spokemodel.

I think these clothes are perfect, and I would buy them (or maybe make them), if I had someone to put them on. :)



They picked the perfect spokesmodel

For the few minutes of Sun I saw today

Yesterday was miserably cold and wet....

I had to go and check this out

mmmmmm

Jared Moody

This is why I like him


This is why I will always like him as an artist

Trini Posse

Fuh all de soca mixes fuh 2008
Trini Jungle Juice

I didn't see General Grant on there...he could remake "My Chunkalunks" anytime, and I would be happy :)
Then I remembered SHADOW: Pac Pac, Dingolay, Stranger, Poverty is Hell, Feeling the feeling :)
Ahh the memories...

Can't

I can't even write about this right now.
Only somebody like Zadie Smith can effectively 'write me' into existence right now.
Heavy sadness settled on me.
The first time in a very long time...
Zadie can write about the puppet strings of a Cunumunu.
Short yet very elastic.....

Ok I am starting to make myself laugh and I seriously was feeling for a few hours of unabashed self pity...
Oh well...maybe next time...

Persuasion

Even though Jane was ill when she wrote it, and it was her last and most 'scrappily' done work, it is one of the best.
I love Anthony Stewart Head as Baronet Elliot.

Having only known him as Giles In that TV series (where I adored him btw), it was good to see his range here. He was brilliant, even in this small part.
Sally Hawkins as Anne was nicely done.
However, I think that something was missing from the film...
Some small piece of 'something'. I believe it is was the introduction of Wentworth and development of his character as well as the relationships with the Musgrove daughters and Anne.
It needed a little more of that to kind of develop the Anne Elliot and Wentworth relationship.

Also the relationship between Mrs Clay and the Baronet maybe...
I dunno...The movie didn't last two full hours commercial free, so they could have done more with the time.

Currently Listening to...

I am going to get this CD
OH My!

Don't Panic - Coldplay

2. Caring Is Creepy - The Shins

3. In The Waiting Line - Zero 7

4. New Slang - The Shins

5. I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You - Colin Hay

6. Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers

7. Fair - Remy Zero

8. One Of These Things First - Nick Drake

9. Lebanese Blonde - Thievery Corporation

10. The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel

11. Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine

12. Let Go - Frou Frou

13. Winding Road - Bonnie Somerville

So much music so little time

Tattoo

I saw some cool ones on this guy's leg.
A Star of David and some other thing.

I liked the Star of David