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[Jul. 8th, 2006|09:59 pm] |
Hello kids. I am afraid I must write you of something more serious than spider problems. Although I am still searching for a product that will create the ultimate spider nuclear holocaust.
Turns out, my friend Fathead has contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from a tick. Approximately 800 people a year worldwide get this disease and it is a bit of a problem. It was misdiagnosed 3 times, he had to go to the hospital with a fever of 106, he threw up for weeks and turned jaundiced. Because it went undiagnosed for so long, he has possibly suffered permanent liver damage and could need a transplant. I have informed him that if he needs a transplant, and I am a match, he can have half of my liver. This is a standing offer for any of you that read my journal. If you ever need an organ, look me up.
Anyway, prayers would be appreciated, and I think the only appropriate prayer given the situation and the sick person goes a little something like this:
Dear God,
Please let Fathead recover from the Tick Bite Of Doom and be back to normal and drinking beer in no time. Please heal his liver to a state even better than it was before, and let Lacey's liver remain in her abdomen.
Sincerely,
(your name here)
thx |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 8th, 2006|04:56 pm] |
Ventured next door to discuss spiders with maintenance guy.
Me: "Um, Andrew? I have spiders."
HIM: "What kind?"
Me: "Brown. Scary. Large."
HIM: "How large?"
ME: "Quarter-size."
HIM: "Thta's not large. Are they annoying you?"
ME: "Annoying? I find them problematic, if that's what you're asking. The dog is afraid of them."
And so, he informs me, that we should not bug bomb if at all possible because my ceiling is sort of...um...porous and the spray could effect the people above me. So they are bringing me an economy-size can of Raid.
edit: I called my dad and he killed a spider when he was here and just didn't tell me about it. That makes FIVE spiders in three weeks. Definite infestation. |
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[Jul. 8th, 2006|04:45 pm] |
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Called Landlord today to report spider infestation. They sort of scoffed. Apparently 4 (quarter-size, brown, menacing) spiders (IN THE VICINITY OF MY BED) in the course of 3 weeks does not qualify as "infestation." Off to hardware store to purchase awful violent pesticide to cause spider genocide while still being safe for Hallie. |
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[Jul. 2nd, 2006|08:03 pm] |
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I wish I worked at the Daily Planet. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 28th, 2006|10:30 pm] |
I'm back in Spokane. I don't have functional air conditioning yet and we're in the middle of a heat wave. The puppy can't pant and lick me at the same time, and sometimes she gets all flustered and sneezes. I put ice cubes in her water bowl when I go to work, and I leave the fan on for her during the day.
FreeHand MX makes me very angry at work, but I still have pretty much the best job ever. My supervisor, Molly, promised me that I can make an illustration out of clay if I want, and sometimes when I'm working on something I get paid to look at best of design books for an hour or so. I have a desk, a drafting table, a Mac and a PC, the newest version of Creative Suite and two huge windows that face Riverside Drive. I'm re-learning CCI and it's not nearly as bothersome as it was last time.
I love Diet Snapple iced tea and I miss my dad. |
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| sleepy pup |
[Jun. 6th, 2006|09:28 pm] |
Hallie likes to nap at inappropriate times, just like her mommy.
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[Jun. 5th, 2006|10:16 am] |
I know that a time comes in every young person's life when moving means more than throwing his or her belongings into Corona and Smirnoff boxes pilfered from the liquor store. (Or, in my case, coerced from the clerk at RJ's Spirits & Car Wash in Americus.)
That time is not age 22, when the moving truck comes tomorrow.
With any luck, there will be no further packing tape injuries. |
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| with Hallie! |
[May. 27th, 2006|10:13 am] |
Oh look! It is Le Pup! This is Hallie, who is a 2-year-old dalmation/lab mix. We enjoy many of the same activities, including sleeping, snuggling, going for long walks and watching the History channel. She is supremely disinterested in playing with the toys I have bought her. She likes to eat lint from the dryer. She does not like loud noises. We frolic outdoors a lot.
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| (no subject) |
[May. 25th, 2006|12:45 pm] |
Oh, P.S. - No more grad school for now. Moving to Spokane, Washington instead to start career in newspaper biz. Plan to save money, make dent in student loans, spend lots of time riding bike and exploring. Maybe start grad school next fall or in two years. Will re-take GRE and hopefully get into Columbia in NYC.
Also I have a new puppy. Her name is Hallie and she is two years old. She's a mutt, part Dalmation. We enjoy many of the same things, such as snuggling, napping, eating and going for long walks. Pictures soon to follow. |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 25th, 2006|12:42 pm] |
Have been trolling the Spokane Craiglist Web site. Favorite post so far:
"Large desk, great for scattering papers upon and giving presentations to non-existent clients. Your significant other will be very impressed with your newfound professionalism. Just the piece of furniture to launch your lucrative real estate career."
I am SO interested. I think I might like this place.
http://spokane.craigslist.org/fur/163554080.html |
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[Apr. 1st, 2006|12:31 pm] |
I'm coming home to Emporia for the summer. I'll be back May 14 and will stay until the beginning of August, when I start graduate school at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
This is not an April Fool's joke. :) |
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[Mar. 25th, 2006|11:21 pm] |
You are
[] short, under 5'0
[] 5'0 - 5'3
[] 5'4 - 5'6
[X] 5'5 -5'7"
[] 5'8"-6'1"
[] tall 6'2 and up
NATURALLY
[] blonde
[] redhead
[] auburn
[] brunette
[] dirty blonde/brownish
[X] light brown
[] dark brown
[] black
[] dont remember
[X] blue-eyed
[] brown-eyed
[] green-eyed
[] hazel eyed
[] gold/gray-eyed
[] silver/gray- eyed
[] blue/green-eyed
[] blue/grey-eyed
[] they change colors
[x] glasses
[x] contacts
[] neither
Hair Length
[] short hair
[x] medium
[] long hair
[] mohawk
You've been:
[x] rafting
[X] water skiing
[X] camping
[x] horseback riding
[] surfing and skim/wake boarding
[] water polo
[] snowboarding
[] skiing
[] street luging
[] cheerleading
[] lacrosse
[x] street hockey
[] gymnastics
[] martial arts
[] bmx
[x]tubing
The pets you have HAD or have?
[X] cat
[] dog
[] lizard
[] rat
[] ferret
[] bunny
[x] fish
[] duck
[] horse
[] bird
[] frog
[] hermit crab
[] prairie dog
[] none
[] turtle
[] hamster
[] snake
[] gerbil
[] guinea pig
[] pig
[] goat
[] chinchilla
[] tarantula
[] geese
[] chicken
[] sugar glider
Clothing Brands you like?
[] American Eagle
[] Hollister
[] The Buckle
[] Abercrombie & Fitch
[] Wal-mart
[] wet seal
[] PacSun
[] Aeropostale
[] Dickies
[] Roxy
[] Anchor Blue
[] Guess
[]Hot Topic
[] Lucky
[] Champs
[] Salvation army/goodwill
[] other thrift stores
[] if i like it i'll wear it
[] Old navy
[] Nude
[] Volcom
[x] other
[] Forever 21
**there is no box for how much I love Target
***there is also no box here for "I want to buy everything in the Banana Republic spring collection"
States I have been to.
[] Alabama
[] Alaska
[] Arizona
[] Arkansas
[] California
[X] Colorado
[] Connecticut
[] Delaware
[] Florida
[] Georgia
[] Hawaii
[X] Idaho
[X] Illinois
[X] Indiana
[X] Iowa
[X] Kansas
[] Kentucky
[X] Louisiana
[] Maine
[] Maryland
[X] Massachusetts
[] Michigan
[] Minnesota
[] Mississippi
[X] Missouri
[X] Montana
[X] Nebraska
[] Nevada
[] New Hampshire
[] New Jersey
[] New Mexico
[] New York
[] North Carolina
[] North Dakota
[] Ohio
[X] Oklahoma
[x] Oregon
[x] Pennsylvania
[] Rhode Island
[] South Carolina
[] South Dakota
[] Tennessee
[x]Texas
[] Utah
[] Vermont
[] Virginia
[X] Washington
[] Washington DC
[] West Virginia
[] Wisconsin
[X] Wyoming
Your confessions:
[X] I am really ticklish.
[] I've collected comic books.
[x] I read and watch the news.
[] I love Disney movies.
[] I don't kill bugs.
[] I have/have had "x"s in my screen name.
[X] I cook well.
[X] I have worn pajamas to class.
[X] I like Martha Stewart .
[] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I'm self conscious.
[x] I love to laugh.
[] I can't swallow pills.
[X] I bite my nails.
[x] Gotten lost in the city.
[X] Gone out in public in your underwear. (ONLY TO THE MAILBOX TO CHECK FOR GRAD SCHOOL LETTERS. It was an emergency).
[x] Made out in an elevator.
[] Been skydiving
[] Been bungee jumping.
[X] Bitten someone.
[] Egged a house/car.
[] Ding dong ditched someone.
[X] Crashed into a car.
[] Been fired.
[X]Been skinny dipping.
Have you ever...
[x] stolen a sign
[] danced in the rain
[x] seen a shooting star
[] proposed to anyone
[] gotten stitches
[] eaten Sushi
[X] gotten the chicken pox
[x] ridden in a taxi
[] went on a cruise ship
[x] driven over 400 miles in one day
[x]been on a plane by yourself
[X] had surgery
[x] seen a movie more than 3 times
[x] been on stage
[] gotten a black eye
[x] memorized all the dialogue in a movie
Do you like...
[]musicals
[x] blasting music in the car
[x] donuts
[x] animals
[x] coffee
In 2006 You...
[] broke a promise
[x] made a new best friend
[] fell in love
[] fell out of love
[x] done something you swore never to do.
[x] lied to my mom
[] stole
[] went behind your parents back
[] disapointed someone close
[x] hidden a secret
[x] pretended to be happy
[] got arrested
[] kissed in the rain
[] slept under the stars
[]kept your new years resolution
[] forgot your new years resolution
[] met someone who changed your life
[] met one of your idols
[x] changed your outlook on life
[x] sat home all day doing nothing
[x] pretended to be sick
[x] left the country
[] almost died
[] given up something important to you
[] lost something expensive
[x] learned something new about yourself
[x] tried something you normally wouldnt try and liked it
[x] made a change in your life
[x] find out who your true friends were.
[x] made a total fool of yourself
[x] met great people |
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[Mar. 11th, 2006|02:06 am] |
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Tomorrow is the Toadies show in Dallas. Carrie and I are ready to party like it's 1997. |
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| another survey from little lace |
[Mar. 10th, 2006|06:18 pm] |
Ooooh, I am so good at putting off my thesis.
A - Available? ... For what? For friendship? Of course. For snuggling? Absolutely. For dating? Yeah, although I probably won't want to.
A - Age: 21
A - Annoyance: Texans who consider 50 degrees "freezing"
B - Best Friends? Oh, I have lots in many different states. I am very lucky.
B - Bar: The University Pub
B - Birthday? May 21
C - Celebrity Crush: Jake Gyllenhal is a pretty boy.
C - Car: Scotty, the world's smallest yet mightiest Chevy Cavalier
C - Cat: I don't have any at school, but at home we have one. His name is Madison. He is schizophrenic and won't let you touch him. So I guess he isn't really ours, now is he?
D - Dead Pets Name: My favorite kitty was called Big Cat.
D - Dads Name: Matt
D - Dog: I couldn't keep my sea monkeys alive, I don't know if a puppy is a good idea.
E - Easiest person to talk to: ze roommates
E - Eggs: What? I use egggs to bake with. That's it.
E - Email: I think most of you can figure that out.
F - Favorite color? BLUE
F - Food: Pyramid Pizza in Emporia, kansas
F - Foreign Slang: eh?
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: Sour gummy worms, even though I have a problem and cannot eat them responsibly or in moderationj.
G - God: God apparently loves me a lot, because the IRS is sending me $800 in the mail.
G - Good Time: Wearing heels at the Pub, laughing with friends at work, snuggled up on the couch with the girls.
H - Hair Color: unnaturally blonde
H - Height: 5'6.5", but 5'10" in heels
H - Happy: Most of the time
I - Ice Cream: Cherry Garcia, hands down.
I - Instument: I still haven't outgrown my boys with acoustic guitars phase. I melt. Melt melt melt.
I - Idol: like, American Idol? I hear that's a TV show or something. I wouldn't know, I only watch Beauty & The Geek with Carrie.
J - Jewelry: Every day: sunglasses, channel-cut tiny diamond ring my daddy gave me, Fossil wrist watch. Occasionally: dangly earrings, big bracelets. I like that I'm not a tiny girl, so I can wear huge jewelry without it looking disproportionate.
J - Job: TCU student paper design editor - http://www.tcudailyskiff.com
K - Kids: yes, I will be having a litter, thank you very much.
K - karate: Um, no. Kickboxing, if anything.
L - Longest Car Ride: Spokane, Washington. I was once homeless.
M - Milk Flavor: uhh... plain? Cow-like?
M - Mothers Name: Trish
M - Movie Last Watched: "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"
N - Number of Siblings: 1 sister...she's gorgeous and I love her
N - Northern or Southern: Northern sense of humor, southern affection for sweet tea.
N - Name: Mine? Someone else's? I like the name Elliot a lot for a ltitle boy's middle name and Jane for a little girl's middle name.
O - ONE WISH? Extreme lottery win-age
O - One Phobia? Caitlin's bird
O - Otter Pop: Excuse me?
P - Parents, are they married or divorced: divorced
P - Part of your appearence you like best: eye color
P - Part of your Personality you like best: Perfectionism, when well-controlled. Also loyalty.
Q - Quote: "We walk a thin line when we attempt to promote matrimony as a public good." _Frank Furstenberg
Q - Quick or Slow? Oh, the dirty jokes I could make. Let's go with slow.
R - Reason to smile: Driving freeways at night
R - Reality TV Show: BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
R - Right or Left: right-handed
S - Song Last Heard: "Ten Minutes" by the Get Up Kids
S - Sex: Female
T - Time you woke up: today, 2 p.m. Normally, 9:30 a.m.
T - Time for bed: before 2 a.m.
U - Unknown Fact about me: That Domino's commercial is my life. OKAY KIDS, LAMP TIME IS OVER.
V - Vegetable you hate: cannned spinach
V - Vegetable you love: umm.... Diet Coke?
V - View on Politics: registered Democrat, although not crazy-liberal.
W- Worst Habits: picking on others for not living up to my standards
W- Where are you going to travel next? grad school visitation in Boston? maybe?
X - X-Rays: last x-ray was my sophomore year of high school when my high heels injured my foot.
Y - Year you were born: 1984
Y - Year it is now: 2006
Y - Yellow?: good color. It's the color of bananas and sunshine.
Z - Zoo Animal: big cats
Z - Zodiac: Gemini
Z - Zoolander? school for kids who can't read good. |
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| addiction confirmed by an objective source. |
[Mar. 10th, 2006|06:17 pm] |
| You Are Diet Coke | 
You are energy in its purest form. No need to complicate things with sweetness.
And while people may hate your aftertaste, you are seen as a necessary evil.
Your best soda match: 7 Up
Stay away from: Coke |
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| survey from little lace |
[Feb. 2nd, 2006|11:49 pm] |
10 things that scare me:
1. Walking alone at night
2. Driving on icy roads
3. Not getting into grad school
4. My dad dying
5. That I won't graduate
6. That I'll never work at a major national publication
7. The possibility of never having children
8. My student loans, in general
9. Getting fatter
10. Caitlin's bird, Ebeneezer
9 things that are necessary in the opposite sex:
1. Ability to make decisions for himself without input from me/mother/female friends
2. Ability and willingness to stand up to me on a regular basis
3. Responsible adult, no longer (totally) dependent on parents
4. Understands value of sarcasm
5. Passionate about SOMETHING other than me
6. Passionate about me
7. Does not listen to bands like Slipknot
8. Willingness to exchange backrubs regularly
9. Not crazy-Republican
8 things I love:
1. kiddins
2. my laptop
3. my roommates
4. my dad and my sister
5. Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
6. My job and my major
7. Not living in Kansas
8. Traveling by myself
7 things I hate:
1. Bad drivers
2. When people don't return my phone calls
3. Being exhausted
4. Waiting on people
5. My classes this semester
6. Girls who can only talk about getting married
7. Several of this semester's Skiff reporters
6 random facts about me:
1. My dream date involves a warm night and a porch swing.
2. I have the best dad and sister in the entire world
3. I have gotten pretty good at parallel parking
4. I've never had braces or any other form of orthodontia
5. I love to drive on highways
6. I love Bagel Bites
5 things I plan to do before I die:
1. Get my Ph.D.
2. Publish a book
3. Raise warm, loving children
4. Learn how to become more warm and loving
5. Travel to unusual destinations
4 things I want to do right now:
1. Order pizza
2. Have my Toni Morrison paper be magically finished/started
3. Visit Brian in Nebraska (and his fish)
4. Snuggle
3 things that annoy me:
1. Being told what to do
2. TCU girls
3. The student publications advisor
2 things I can do:
1. Be a very loyal friend
2. Host / cook for large numbers of people
1 thing I can't do:
1.Dance while sober. Ask Carrie and Caroyln. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 29th, 2006|05:29 pm] |
iTunes Experiment, courtesy of Miss Erin B. Conley
Open up iTunes and fill out this survey, no matter how embarassing the responses might be.
How many songs: 4906
Sort by song title
First Song: "... Sudden Stars" by Stereolab
Last Song: "Zuton Fever" by the Zutons
Sort by time:
Shortest Song: 0:04 “Four Seconds of Noise” by Hot Hot Heat
Longest Song: 18:56 “Two Step" (live in Central Park by the Dave Matthews Band
Sort by album:
First album: ! by the Dismemberment Plan
Last album: Zooropa by U2
Top Five Most Played Songs:
1) "Send me on my way" by Rusted Root
2) "Rebellion (lies)" by the Arcade Fire
3) "Gangsters and thugs" by the Transplants
4) "Bad Liar" by the New Amsterdams
5) "Bad Cartridge [remix]" by Beck
First song that comes up on Shuffle: “Neighborhood #4 (7 kettles)" by the Arcade Fire
Search the following and state how many songs come up:
Death? 83, but this includes all my Death Cab For Cutie
Life? 90
Love? 182
Hate? 27
You? 558
Sex? 31 |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 29th, 2006|06:13 am] |
Long time, no see, LiveJournal.
My hair is getting really long. I will post pictures soon.
If you want to see what I do all day every day, the newspaper's Web site is http://www.tcudailyskiff.com. Click on "Front Page PDF" to see what my redesign looks like in action.
A scene from tonight:
Melinda, upon entering our house: "It's a little chilly in here, girls."
Me: "We just got our electric bill. It was $300. That's why it's dark and cold."
Carrie's ex, Ryan, is in London right now. He apparently racked up £120 bar tab the other night.
On Saturday Carrie and I went to IKEA in Dallas, also known as The Happiest Place On Earth. I bought a nightstand, a lamp and a hamper for $70. Also a cinnamon roll. Pictures to follow shortly. I don't care if this is selling out. I think I'm already sold out for liking the Dave Matthews Band.
Grad school applications are due on Wednesday. I should be ready in time.
If anyone is secretly interested in taking me out for Valentine's Day, I would like to go to the Sean Scully exhibition at The Modern. If no one is interested, as I suspect, I will be taking myself out (or possibly Caitlin). This can be a platonic event. I feel like a PSA. "This event is acceptable for all ages."
I made it past the application round and got an interview for the Japanese Exchange and Teaching program. It's one of the many things I've applied to do after graduation in May. I would teach English to kids in an immersion program in Japan.My interview is in late February in Kansas City. I plan to make a long weekend of it and visit the fabulous Brian Hansen, newly of Lincoln, Nebraska, and his fish, Frank, of the office bowl. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 21st, 2006|12:57 pm] |
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I think it's pathetic when I run into someone I haven't seen in a while, ask them how they are and what's going on in their lives, and all they find to say is "I'm engaged." This move is usually followed by the holding out of their left hand to display an engagement ring. It makes me feel homicidal. Like, oh, you graduated college and entered the real world and you have NOTHING to say about your life or your career OTHER than that you have a rock on your finger? |
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