August 27, 2009
I’m back from my much-needed break from the internet and will be posting again regularly very soon.
I hope you’ve missed me.
July 21, 2009
This Folger’s ‘Happy Morning’ ad is one of the most exquisite commercials I’ve ever seen.
Yes, I know it’s a couple of years old – but I just came across it.
It makes me so happy. (But not enough to get me to drink Folger’s coffee.)
My favorite line: Scrub-a-dub-dub, Doodley-doo, Spread the sunshine inside of you.
Enjoy.
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July 11, 2009
When I found this on the shelf at Bargain Square Thrift Store yesterday I actually shrieked.
And it was only 75 cents!!!!!!
I will be a crazed Buffy fan until my dying day.
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July 1, 2009
It occurred to me the other day that I have developed a slight crush on Paul Rudd. Not the heartbreakingly agonizing crushes that I have had in years past – but a sweet crush of appreciation.
I got to thinking about some of my more memorable celebrity crushes.
The first one I can remember was with Luke Skywalker/Mark Hamill. After I saw Star Wars (I think I was 10 when it came out) he was all I could think about.
It’s funny that I don’t recall even taking much notice of Harrison Ford at the time.
He was probably too much of a man for a ten-year-old to understand.
My next major celebrity crush was on Kyle MacLachlan in the Blue Velvet/Twin Peaks years. He was so very cool & awkward at the same time. A winning combination.
Although it is possible that the true crush might have been on David Lynch, now that I think about it.
And then it was David Duchovny in his X Files days. Oh my god – some serious voodoo went on during this crush. I couldn’t even see a photo of him without feeling like I would cry. His mere existence made me ache.
(How embarrassing.)
This list is far from comprehensive. I really should add the entire cast of The English Patient. Sam Neill. Speed Racer (yes, the animated character). Jon Stewart. Possibly Jennifer Garner. Definitely Peta Wilson.
What celebrity have you crushed on?
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June 29, 2009
After a week of terrifying numbness and tingling in my arms/hands/legs/feet my doctor sent me in for an MRI of my head and spine to look for evidence of MS.
The 4 scans that they did took 2 and a half hours. And, just so you know, an MRI ceases to be at all interesting after 2 hours. Luckily I had rented the audio book of New Moon and got to listen to it on the headphones. (During my prep the technician asked me if I had liked Twilight and I tried to explain to him that the book had struck me as a bit too juvenile and the movie had seemed incomplete – but the immediate combination of the two had been entertaining enough for a vampophile like myself. After I had finished my critique he was staring at me blankly – and I realized that he had just been making polite conversation. That seems to happen to me a lot.)
Anyway, I just got the results – no sign of MS.
I am relieved – but, curiously, not elated. Two weeks of hoping for the best (but imagining the worst) & contemplating my mortality have given me a heaviness which has been slow in lifting.
And that’s OK.
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June 11, 2009
I’ve got a bad case of Vespa lust.
I’ve bookmarked this site (http://www.classic-vespas.com/sold.htm) – I go and drool when I need a fix.
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June 8, 2009
Today I got a frantic call from my mom. There was a kitten stuck in a tree – and could I come immediately?
I was over there in a flash. But, since I am usually rescuing puppies – which are very seldomly in trees, I was a little out of my element. And my mom didn’t mention that the kitten was way, way at the top of a very tall tree.
But I was determined. When an animal is in peril I become kind of a superhero (and, frankly, pretty awesome in my determination – if I do say so myself).
With a combination of extension ladders, the roof of my car, a net, a long stick, and a can of cat food we were able to get this sweet kitty down.
Miss Chloe now has a great home and is already being spoiled rotten.
I’m a sucker for a happy ending.
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June 7, 2009
Isabella Rossellini’s Green Porno on the Sundance Channel is pretty wonderful.
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June 6, 2009
I feel like I am always running the risk of taking myself too seriously. So, in an effort to show myself as the true dork that I often am, I am revealing 5 things about me that are totally uncool.
1. I drive a minivan
I can’t quite figure out why driving a minivan is so heinous – but apparently it is. And completely uncool.
Try Googling ‘I hate minivans’ and you will find a multitude of rants. The majority of the venom seems to be directed at parents (and the stupidity of choosing to be a parent) – so I’m thinking that minivan hate has very little to do with the actual automobile & ultimately stems from a psychological problem.
I happen to adore my minivan. And if that bothers you – seriously, get a life.
2. I drink an occasional wine cooler
Yes it’s true. But, hey, sometimes fruity, pop-like alcohol just hits the spot.
Last year I tried to start a Chelada (Budweiser & Clamato!) fad – but it didn’t fly. Mainly, I am pretty sure, because the stuff is unpalatable.
3. I really look forward to AFV
I love to laugh – and America’s Funniest Videos usually has at least one montage per show that can get my tears streaming.
And Tom Bergeron kind of fascinates me.
4. I have a big, blue, zipper-up robe which looks very much like a Snuggie
I know that I look like the frumpiest thing in the world with it on – but it is SO comfortable.
5. I have a subscription to Reader’s Digest
The subscription was actually given to me as a gift. It was one of those gifts that made me wonder if the person that gave it to me actually knew me at all.
At first I thought that it would be kind of funny to have it out on the coffee table next to the New Yorker and The Smithsonian – but, little by little, RD started to grow on me.
Don’t get me wrong, I always end up rolling my eyes to the point of injury when I read an issue. But it’s also true that I usually always come away with at least one piece of useful (albeit sometimes obscure) information.
