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Waiting on a baybeh

March 31, 2010 Written by Lisa

The countdown to meeting the Godson of Love is down to the final days and I’m very excited! Duty’s birthday is Friday and he holds out hope that they will be able to share that day. (And I ask you, how sweet would that be? Of course, this from a man who refuses to admit he has a birthday so that’s kind of … interesting.) You know I will be there the minute we get the news because next to my undying love for David Cook and Hal Sparks comes baby-holding and not just ANY baby but MY baby! hehe (I like to leave the hard work to others and I get the fun parts. That’s what being an Auntie is all about!)

In other news, my hair has been cut and colored and is back a wee bit to its natural shade. I know I won’t be able to go back to my formerly raven tresses but a darker brown than I had makes me feel like myself again. Very nice. And, I resumed my treadmilling as I said I would – going Monday and today. Skipped Tuesday for hair fun but will make up for it on a weekend day. I’m still not sure if I will do the 5k walk or just lurk about for sightings of boyfriend.

Speaking of which, he was sent to Africa (along with guitarist Neal) as part of the United Nations Foundation. He sent back a few pics and this one is especially cute. (He’s got that damn hat on again. Don’t say anything. I know.)

I love him muchly.


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Stealage – the long form

March 28, 2010 Written by Lisa

Sunday Stealing: The 35 Questions X 2 Meme: Part One

1. How far away is the last person you kissed?
Uh, upstairs sleeping. Not very far away. I need to get some far-away peeps to kiss on, methinks.

2. Has someone ever told you they would be with you forever?
No. Well, unless you count my cats and to them forever is a limited concept.

3. Last person you were in a car with?
The cats. No, wait. Duty. Yeah, pretty sure it was Duty. Lucie’s not driving much these days.

4. Any plans for tomorrow?
Work and gym. Pretty much the same as most days. I wish I had something more fun planned.

5. How long does it take for you to take a shower?
About 5 minutes, give or take. Why? Wanna join me?

6. Best friend or close friends?
Probably close friends but it would be nice to have ONE best friend that I talked to all the time who knew all my stuff.

7. Is tomorrow going to be a good day?
Every day that I am breathing, have a roof over my head, money in the bank and my health are good days.

8. Did you kiss anyone friday?
What’s the issue with who I’m kissing? Are you trying to stump me with this question? I kissed David Cook. There! Prove me wrong, whydontcha?

9. Ever thrown up in public?
As a kid in grade school, I did. As an adult, no. Never. I do those things in private. (Well, I’ve barfed in the bathroom at work – no one else was there. Does that count?)

10. What’s on your mind RIGHT NOW?
Wishing I could go back to bed.

11. Who was the last person you talked to?
Listen, you might want to show me your Police Department badge before I start answering all these NYPD Blue questions. Yeesh. Nosey, aren’t we?

12. What is the WORST subject they teach at school?
For me it was math. I have no idea now what it could be. I’d love to see them incorporate classes on how to budge your money, in-depth analysis of how the government works, and “how to get along with others” classes rather than some boring old English literature class that has no relevance to your life, ever.

13. Have you seen anyone lately that you don’t get along with?
In person? No, not so much. I get along with most people.

14. What is your favourite colour top to wear?
Blue … most of my wardrobe is (not on purpose) blue.

15. Have you ever been in a car accident?
Yep, a couple times – none of them my fault.

16. What’s the closest thing to you that’s green?
My couch – it’s a lovely shade of seafoam green.

17. Where would you like to be right now?
At a spa with lovely food and massages.

18. Write down some lyrics to the song you’re listening to
“If you wait for me, I’ll be the light in the dark if you lose your way / and if you wait for me, I’ll be your voice when you don’t know what to say / I’ll be your shelter, I’ll be your faith / I’ll be the last train home.” – Ryan Star (Beautiful song … he opened for Cookie and I saw him a couple times on tour.)

19. How many dogs do you have?
Just one … Max. The best dog ever.

20. Is anything bugging you right now?
Wondering how long it’s gonna be before some real violence breaks out from the Teabaggers who keep getting their fear stirred up by those with an agenda. It’s coming and I just pray that no one loses their life to it.

21. Is life going right for you now?
I suppose. Could be worse, could be better. All told, it’s okay.

22. Is there someone you care about more than yourself?
That’s an odd question. I care deeply about many people and I would do what I could to alleviate any suffering they might experience.

23. What made you laugh today?
The irony of people (teabaggers, especially) having concerns that NOW their freedom and rights are being usurped by the government. Where the hell where they for the eight years of the Bush administration? Such sheeple.

24. What was the last movie you watched?
I re-watched “Love Actually” last night and cried in all the sappiest parts especially the one where the guy comes to the door and holds up the signs. That always gets me.

25. Whats the last conversation you had about?
Today, the cats and I were discussing distribution of milk between the two of them.

26. What were you doing at 7:00 this morning?
Trying not to get out of bed despite the protestations of Lucie and Sophie.

27. Do you like your hair long or short?
My hair looks better shorter. It grows outward not downward.

28. Do you want to see somebody right now?
I’d like to see email from someone now but that’s about it.

29. Do you like the rain?
Love it. Can die happy in the rain. (Water = emotion so for me, it’s like being home.)

30. Did you have a valentine this year?
I have many loved ones at Valentine’s Day.

31. The last person you kissed needs you at 3 am, would you go?
If someone needed me at 3am, I’d go regardless of whether I’ve kissed them or not. Hell, if my neighbor needed me (the ones we don’t even talk to), I’d go.

32. Would you honestly say you’d risk your life for someone else?
Yes. I can honestly say that.

33. Honestly, if you could go back 1 month and change something would you?
Yes. Is this the part where I tell you what it is?

34. How do you feel about boys smoking?
Same as I do about girls smoking – EWWW! It’s gross, habit-forming and unhealthy not to mention stinky.

35. Could you see yourself with someone forever?
Oh hai David Cook! I’d spend forever with you. I can so see that.

Memeage
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Cleaning out the IN box

March 17, 2010 Written by Lisa

 

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Hi Kids! As I’m killing time counting down the minutes until my beloved is on AI showing the morons on there now (minus Crystal and Siobhan) how it’s done, I decided to create a post of some of the junk that I save while surfing the intarwebs at work.  I’m the cut and paste Queen and I’ve got about 90 saved bits of stuff with only a whiff of an idea on what to do with them.  What better use of all that than to post it right here with a snippet of commentary by yours truly.

Here we go:

You all know of my love for all things MetaFilter, right? I came across a post from a woman in her 40’s who was wondering what she could do to attract someone of the opposite sex. She didn’t think she was lovely or interesting and yet felt there had to be someone out in the ether who would love her.  She asked for advice.  The following response just made me laugh and I thought it was good advice.  See what you think:

It’s absurd, but I never have so many men look at me and talk to me as when I am walking through a public place carrying a cake. I have a clear plastic cake carrying case with a handle and no matter where I go (airports, subway stations, busy streets) people smile and go out of their way to say hello.

Well, everyone loves cake; it’s the best, but it’s a good conversation starter and you can offer a piece to anyone who catches your eye. It’s like a portable first date.  I’m not saying that you should take a cake with you wherever you go, but you don’t have to wait for a special occasion. But yes, self confidence is very important.

Also important: CAKE

You KNOW I think cake is important, right? And COOKies, too. Funny theory, I thought.  Probably shouldn’t test it out, hmm?

 

Next up:

So, I found this online regarding sekrit boyfriend.  In an interview he gave recently, he shared something regarding what it’s like to stand out as a contestant on American Idol.

Q: David, you’re someone who really made a name for himself by changing up a lot of the arrangements, yet this season has been getting a lot of criticism for trying — and failing — too hard to twist things up.

A: Sometimes I feel like too much emphasis is put on changing the arrangement or changing the vibe of the song. That’s not necessarily what you have to do, you just have to make the song your own, whatever that means. For me, what worked is I knew my voice, but it’s also about internalizing the song and putting it out there in a way that makes it believable coming out of your mouth. That’s the big difference between “Idol” and karaoke.

I would totally agree with him about making a connection with the song. No matter what he sang, whether it was Dolly Parton’s “Little Sparrow” or “Billie Jean” or “Music of the Night” you could tell that he was able to make a connection to the emotion in the song. That’s what missing (besides talent) in this season’s players.  Hopefully, they will all learn how to make their own connections and do well. (If not, I’ll be there on Twitter, laughing at their ass with my Cookie buddies!)

Finally, this from where I have no idea.  I think it was from a forum but I surf around so much, I couldn’t tell you if I tried. But it is a good explanation of something I plan to expand upon in the near future:

Thoughtless people sometimes say that our affirmations and meditations are foolish because we state what is not so. “To claim that my body is well or being healed when it is not, is only to tell a lie,” said one distinguished man some years ago.

This is to misunderstand the whole principle. We affirm the harmony that we seek in order to provide the subconscious with a blue print of the work to be done. When you decide to build a house, you purchase a vacant piece of ground and then your architect prepares drawings of a complete house. Actually, of course, there is no such house on the lot today, but you would not think of saying that the architect was drawing a lie. He is drawing what is to be, in order that it may be. So, we build in thought the conditions that will later come into manifestation on the physical plane.

That’s the whole point of affirmations and manifesting work. And yeah, there have been times I’ve felt foolish “stating what is not so” but I do it because I believe it calls that vibration to us. “As you think, so shall you be.”

Indeed.

(I B a slug who loves coffee, cook(ies) and my cats!)

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Gorgeous

February 28, 2010 Written by Lisa

I love him so. He played a show last night somewhere and a great photographer (only known to me as Livehead16) got this shot. Just gorgeous.

Off for a day of family visiting (in-laws and Aunt Nellie this time!) – catch you all later.

All you need is love

February 14, 2010 Written by Lisa

I decided to go back and review all my Valentine’s Day entries on ye olde Snarkypants to see what I’ve said in the past (because I am just that infatuated with my own writing). When I wasn’t blathering on about the Goddaughter of Love (who seemed to be the focus of many posts), I was writing about things and people I loved. I decided to continue in that tradition today.

And now I present to you:
Things and people I adore and the reasons why
(circa February 2010)

1. Thing: raw milk – mmmmm! This is my newest yumminess and it is awesomeness in a bottle. I got just a half gallon of it to make sure I liked it and once I had a glass, I was hooked. I think my body LOVES the Vitamin D in there because I totally crave it now. This last time I ordered a gallon so we’ll see how long that lasts.

2. Person: My friend Christine who has the dearest heart of almost anyone I know. She’s sweet, fun and just seeing her face and her smile always makes me feel loved. I remember meeting her about 4 years ago and just really wanting to be friends with her. I gave her my phone number and when she called, I was so so happy. She’s one of my closest buddies and always a good woo-woo guinea peeg.

3. Thing: my laptop – my constant companion, holder of all my Cookie photos, podcasts, and internets (which I love with the heat of a thousand million white hot suns) – bury me with it because I can’t go anywhere without my computer. Not even Heaven where I hear there’s unlimited internets.

4. Person: my muse – for a bunch of reasons but especially because they help stir up that creative second chakra energy even while laughing at my 12 year old Cookie crush. A world class champeeen woo-woo guinea peeg who halfway pays attention to what the guides say (heh) and who gives me all the worship one High Priestess of Woo-Woo deserves. :)

5. Thing: I’m going to put my cats in here even though they aren’t “things” per se. They are as follows: Miss Lucie, my snuggle bunny and Miss Sophia, my independent love. After spending almost six or seven months learning how to adapt to each other, they are finally on the road. In fact, the other day I witnessed a miracle: Sophia jumped up on a chair where Lucie was snoozing and instead of there being a small hissing incident, Sophia proceeded to lick Lucie’s head and Lucie let her. True, it was for about 10 seconds but hey! It’s progress. I love them both, even if Lucie can’t quite figure out why peeing in her box is preferable to the plastic surrounding it (for just that reason) and Sophie thinks that going out into the sunroom in the winter is like going outside. We let her have that fantasy. It’s cold out there anyway.

6. Person: Couldn’t let this one go by: My two sekrit boyfriends: David Cook and Hal Sparks. Love Cookie’s voice, arm porn, sweet nature, laugh and (ahem) fanbase. Love Hal’s intelligence, quick wit, ability to be totally comfortable with who he is, arm porn and his accessibility. It was immediate love with Cookie but Hal totally won me over. I feel very balanced in my love/lust for these two men.

7. Thing: my really wonderful california king size bed that I share with just Sophia. Duty snores and has weird bedtime habits (or maybe it’s me who has them) so we sleep in separate rooms. Pretty much always have because only children who get married really late in life prefer it that way. Mostly because I can read when I want, toss and turn, sleep sideways, and generally let my guard down there. You’d have to be pretty amazing for me to sleep in the same bed with you for any length of time. (Hal or David would win hands down. The rest of youse? Aww hell naw!)

8. Person: Neighbor Greg – he may be a redneck who smokes and drinks with the best of them but we have been beyond blessed to live near his family and be a part of their life. He drives me crazy by explaining EVERY FUCKING THING to me (it always starts out “Now, what ya wanna do is ….” and what I mostly wanna just do is roll my eyes and scream). Yet, my inner voice knows that if I listened once in a while, I’d learn something. Plus, he came over at 10:30pm one night to get a mouse that died in the living room while Duty was off on a work adventure. (ICK!) Can’t beat that. He’s a good man.

And now, I think I will take myself shopping for some socks with hearts on them. I love them! heh

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