as i've learned the hard way
1) open cupboard under the sink
2) immediately jump back
3) if no cockroach is already visible, peer in
4) wave hand in the general area of the soap, sponge etc. you desire
5) immediately jump back
6) if no cockroach is already visible, peer in
7) quickly grab whatever you need
8) immediately jump back, dropping item on floor
9) if it's still all clear, pick up your item and close the cupboard. well done!
Pro tip: have Raid on hand. a lot. NYC roaches are as big as mice and they don't fuck around.
Story time! Once I opened the dishes cupboard to get a dinner plate. The next thing I know there's a roach running up my leg on the inside of my pajama pants. Traumatized for life.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
i'm a realist
found this quiz here. my answers are bold and commentary italic. take it and comment
Measure your romantic quotient
Question 1: True / False -- I believe in love at first sight.
i believe in attraction at first sight
Question 2: True / False -- I fall in love easily, and when I do, I fall hard.
not anymore
Question 3: True / False -- I believe there is a perfect soul-mate out there somewhere for me.
nobody's perfect. perfect is boring.
Question 4: True / False -- If I don't have passionate feelings for someone right away, chances are s/he's not "the one."
how impractical
Question 5: True / False -- No matter what challenges life presents, love can conquer all.
if you can find it, you gotta find a way to continue it. take a cue from two door cinema club.
Question 6: True / False -- When you're truly in love, passion never fades; it can last forever.
there are two statements here. i believe it CAN last forever but it can fade too. maybe i'm jaded.
Now, count up the number of "true" answers.
what is that, 1.5?
Scoring:
1-2: You're a realist. You are probably more interested in a partner who can take a toaster apart or get along with your eccentric parents than one who makes passes at you in public.
usefulness is sexy. the 'rents aren't that big a factor. who wrote this thing anyway??
3-4: You're a secret dreamer. You may harbor secret fantasies about love and romance, but you're still firmly attached to the idea that a partner is, above all else, a source of security and your anchor in life.
5-6: You're a total romantic. You can list the best on-screen kisses of all time—because you've watched them over and over! You envision you and your partner madly in love at 90 and still whispering sweet nothings in each others ears.
Measure your romantic quotient
Question 1: True / False -- I believe in love at first sight.
i believe in attraction at first sight
Question 2: True / False -- I fall in love easily, and when I do, I fall hard.
not anymore
Question 3: True / False -- I believe there is a perfect soul-mate out there somewhere for me.
nobody's perfect. perfect is boring.
Question 4: True / False -- If I don't have passionate feelings for someone right away, chances are s/he's not "the one."
how impractical
Question 5: True / False -- No matter what challenges life presents, love can conquer all.
if you can find it, you gotta find a way to continue it. take a cue from two door cinema club.
Question 6: True / False -- When you're truly in love, passion never fades; it can last forever.
there are two statements here. i believe it CAN last forever but it can fade too. maybe i'm jaded.
Now, count up the number of "true" answers.
what is that, 1.5?
Scoring:
1-2: You're a realist. You are probably more interested in a partner who can take a toaster apart or get along with your eccentric parents than one who makes passes at you in public.
usefulness is sexy. the 'rents aren't that big a factor. who wrote this thing anyway??
3-4: You're a secret dreamer. You may harbor secret fantasies about love and romance, but you're still firmly attached to the idea that a partner is, above all else, a source of security and your anchor in life.
5-6: You're a total romantic. You can list the best on-screen kisses of all time—because you've watched them over and over! You envision you and your partner madly in love at 90 and still whispering sweet nothings in each others ears.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
new england is an energy suck
things i wanted to be doing this month:
-photography
-scrapbooking
-going to the gym / losing a few pounds
-getting an A in architecture
-seeing my lover
-overhauling my room
-playing in the snow
-seeing my friends
things i've actually been doing:
-not my laundry
-staying in my room
-playing the sims 2
-unnecessarily arguing with my lover
-getting inebriated with a small number of people
-spending a lot of money on getting inebriated
-gaining a few pounds (stress-eating)
-blogging
-trying to adopt a rabbit
-watching bad tv online (eg. the bachelor)
-online shopping
-missing therapy
-missing class
-missing nyc
well, at least i'm watering my plants.
-photography
-scrapbooking
-going to the gym / losing a few pounds
-getting an A in architecture
-seeing my lover
-overhauling my room
-playing in the snow
-seeing my friends
things i've actually been doing:
-not my laundry
-staying in my room
-playing the sims 2
-unnecessarily arguing with my lover
-getting inebriated with a small number of people
-spending a lot of money on getting inebriated
-gaining a few pounds (stress-eating)
-blogging
-trying to adopt a rabbit
-watching bad tv online (eg. the bachelor)
-online shopping
-missing therapy
-missing class
-missing nyc
well, at least i'm watering my plants.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Friday, December 17, 2010
my most-listened to of 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
ode to caffeine pills
it's 6 a.m. and i can't sleep because i always forget there's caffeine in these stupid acetaminophen pills i take now and then (most recently around 12 hours ago) so i figure it's high time for a rant. i feel the need to rant at myself for ranting. i'm not talking about rants on here cause yknow if you come to my blog that's like reading my brain so of course it can be all about me sometimes. i'm just afraid i'm talking too much in real life, if that makes any sense. i met a bunch of new people recently and i feel like i just babbled away, volunteering personal information that they may not have been comfortable hearing yet. it's hard to gauge what's friendly and engaging and what crosses the line a little, especially when dealing with people from other areas, religions, etc. just as a random example, at the flaming lips performance of dark side of the moon at bonnaroo, wayne coyne (who did not look as smiling and sober at the concert as he does on his wikipedia page, belieeeeeve me) said something about the war george bush had gotten us into and i booed, forgetting i was in tennessee. of course, bonnaroo wasn't all tennessee people and not all tennessee people love dubya. my point was i really need to work on thinking before i speak sometimes.
anyway, yeah i'm back from bonnaroo. i have my little hipster moleskine full of concert review notes and i'll post that soon i'm just feeling so lazy on the internet front because every time i think about posting, i also think of the list of things i have to do that are more important. like right now i should be packing for going out to the tip of long island today. but instead, i'm getting some pent-up frustration out. unfortunately, it's only some because there's only so much i feel safe posting on this public forum. perhaps that's why i unload so much on unfortunate bystanders. aaaand we've come full circle. ugh. i feel so busy doing leisurely activities, i don't have time to take stock and figure out the rest of my summer. i've been wanting to take an academic course next month instead of that photography class i was excited about. i don't need more photography education but i do need to worry about my academics. well, if you've read my previous things labeled "chatter", you already know all this. my point is, paying for another photography class is superfluous. especially when i havent had a chance to set foot in a darkroom since... i don't even know when i guess that'd have to be last summer. wow. that makes me really sad. like remembering a pet that ran away a while back but just long enough that you forgot how it's fur smelled.
ok summer bucket list:
1) get school shit sorted out
2) process all film
3) print said film
4) clean room
5) bonnaroo scrapbook
6) read more books
7) become a world cup buff
8) cook my way through culinaria spain
9) deep clean my room (like donate stuff etc.)
10) concerts concerts concerts lollapalooza (just bought my ticket!)
11) get my bike from Massachusetts somehow
12) set up sewing machine and make stuff (at least the dinosaur costume)
13) meet more people in the city who'd do stuff like go to concerts with me and wouldn't flake if/when i want to throw another dinner party
14) grill
15) chill
17) learn how to make remixes
16) get laptop fixed (ugh)
18) go fishing
19) MORE ADVENTURES... where to go? maybe i should learn how to drive so i could just take off. i keep reading things on yknow "top ten summer road trips" and "most scenic drives in america". then again maybe that's a bad idea cause that shit's expensive, as i've learned. i did like the camping thing though. maybe i can go on some overnight hike somewhere oooh!
blah that wasnt much of a summer bucket list as much as a list of to-dos and wishes. whatever. i forgot to put "make my own peppermint ice cream" on there.
post-bonnaroo i've been super happy. i know this post might sound contradictorily whiny (remember, i havent slept) but seriously my faith in humanity has been restored. i embrace the world with open arms and am optimistic things will fall into place. i skipped seeing the morning benders on saturday to stay home and cook. it felt awesome and now i have guacamole. i also made my first peach cobbler of the season. sooo good! (hah get the reference? if you do and are willing to admit it, that makes you chill in my book)
CAFFEINE CAFFEINE CAFFEINE i'm gonna go make chicken salad at 7 in the morning so the chicken doesnt go bad while i'm gone CAFFEINE
anyway, yeah i'm back from bonnaroo. i have my little hipster moleskine full of concert review notes and i'll post that soon i'm just feeling so lazy on the internet front because every time i think about posting, i also think of the list of things i have to do that are more important. like right now i should be packing for going out to the tip of long island today. but instead, i'm getting some pent-up frustration out. unfortunately, it's only some because there's only so much i feel safe posting on this public forum. perhaps that's why i unload so much on unfortunate bystanders. aaaand we've come full circle. ugh. i feel so busy doing leisurely activities, i don't have time to take stock and figure out the rest of my summer. i've been wanting to take an academic course next month instead of that photography class i was excited about. i don't need more photography education but i do need to worry about my academics. well, if you've read my previous things labeled "chatter", you already know all this. my point is, paying for another photography class is superfluous. especially when i havent had a chance to set foot in a darkroom since... i don't even know when i guess that'd have to be last summer. wow. that makes me really sad. like remembering a pet that ran away a while back but just long enough that you forgot how it's fur smelled.
ok summer bucket list:
1) get school shit sorted out
2) process all film
3) print said film
4) clean room
5) bonnaroo scrapbook
6) read more books
7) become a world cup buff
8) cook my way through culinaria spain
9) deep clean my room (like donate stuff etc.)
10) concerts concerts concerts lollapalooza (just bought my ticket!)
11) get my bike from Massachusetts somehow
12) set up sewing machine and make stuff (at least the dinosaur costume)
13) meet more people in the city who'd do stuff like go to concerts with me and wouldn't flake if/when i want to throw another dinner party
14) grill
15) chill
17) learn how to make remixes
16) get laptop fixed (ugh)
18) go fishing
19) MORE ADVENTURES... where to go? maybe i should learn how to drive so i could just take off. i keep reading things on yknow "top ten summer road trips" and "most scenic drives in america". then again maybe that's a bad idea cause that shit's expensive, as i've learned. i did like the camping thing though. maybe i can go on some overnight hike somewhere oooh!
blah that wasnt much of a summer bucket list as much as a list of to-dos and wishes. whatever. i forgot to put "make my own peppermint ice cream" on there.
post-bonnaroo i've been super happy. i know this post might sound contradictorily whiny (remember, i havent slept) but seriously my faith in humanity has been restored. i embrace the world with open arms and am optimistic things will fall into place. i skipped seeing the morning benders on saturday to stay home and cook. it felt awesome and now i have guacamole. i also made my first peach cobbler of the season. sooo good! (hah get the reference? if you do and are willing to admit it, that makes you chill in my book)
CAFFEINE CAFFEINE CAFFEINE i'm gonna go make chicken salad at 7 in the morning so the chicken doesnt go bad while i'm gone CAFFEINE
Sunday, May 23, 2010
run to the lights of the city
i can download hundreds of unknowns and remixes from music blogs but at the end of the day i need my cut copy. i'm in a really weird place right now. hoping weird doesn't become dark but there are some academic issues weighing on me, per usual. it was easier when i had my laptop working with my 50 sticky note lists. i had such a long list of good words and phrases and then last night i called my friend crotchety and cantankerous and had nowhere to write it. i may go back to writing lists in my moleskine or even put them on here. *shrug*. i'm not saying i'm sad right now but the last time i failed a class it was really hard to find myself again. but then again, i've been through this before, i can do it again. and i have all these lists of fun things and exciting things forming in my head and in the margins of my sudoku book. the lists remind me i have so much fun stuff i could be doing. i've been home over a week now and haven't hung out with any friends. not a single one. i guess i'm punishing myself. aren't i always? i have this paper and it's 2 weeks overdue and grades are already in so there's really no point in me writing it but i'm not letting myself have fun until i write it and send it off with an apologetic email. the worst is that i really liked the class it was for and now ive probably failed it. i can be such an impulsive child when it comes to my schoolwork. hey, at least i know that and can try like hell to fix it. this adds to my list of reasons to change my life plan around and not attend law school. law school is for people who love to study. i just love to argue. i can't even think that far ahead. i'm taking it one hour at a time in my attempt to do this paper that won't count for anything anyway. hopefully at least the professor will see i cared so if/when i want to retake it he doesnt think i'm a complete goof-off... am i living in a "fantasy world" as my dad would call it? it's kinda sad how i can't talk to him anymore about academic stuff. i really could use his pushing but it leads to huge tension and he stresses himself out over my homework. i see no quick fixes here. all i know is when it comes to this end of semester bomb i feel ashamed. very ashamed. i wonder how i can redeem myself. perhaps an extended sobriety and/or a summer course. well, looks like i def need a summer course to make up credits, which will cut into my photo class plans at least financially if not also in scheduling. there are bugs EVERYWHERE in my room. i have a moth problem and i just killed a huge fly and while i was at school an ant colony invaded the bathroom and now has moved to my room. i keep myself very clean and my room very dirty. perhaps because i've always had cleaning ladies. i hate it i try to tell them not to come in my room. i feel like im living in a hotel often. all my personal things are hidden to declutter and nothing feels permanent so i try to make a nest where there may not be a place for everything but everything's in it's place and i don't find my external hard drive in my clothing closet like i did this week. i know this may sound really spoiled of me to complain about having someone clean my room but until it's forced on you, you don't know how uncomfortable it can be. i'll make my own bed for half their pay, how's that dad? once i deal with the ants. once i deal with this paper. and then i can take a deep breath and dive into my lists of projects. that is going to feel so amazing. motivation enough to work on it right now! i got my bowl of kashi and soy milk drizzled in honey and cut copy on repeat =)
Strangers in the Wind - Cut Copy
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
These eyes
Float in the breeze
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
This voice
Calling to me
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
These eyes
Float in the breeze
Run to the lights of the city
These moments pass and we'll be there
(And she looks good)
Run to the lights of the city
(And she looks good)
This dance will last us forever
Forever
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
Run to the lights of the city
These moments pass and we'll be there
(And she looks good)
Run to the lights of the city
(And she looks good)
This dance will last us forever
Forever
This dance will last us forever
This dance will last us forever
Strangers in the Wind - Cut Copy
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
These eyes
Float in the breeze
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
This voice
Calling to me
These hands
Like strangers in the wind
These eyes
Float in the breeze
Run to the lights of the city
These moments pass and we'll be there
(And she looks good)
Run to the lights of the city
(And she looks good)
This dance will last us forever
Forever
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
You could stay for what you came here for
A daze is what you're falling for
Run to the lights of the city
These moments pass and we'll be there
(And she looks good)
Run to the lights of the city
(And she looks good)
This dance will last us forever
Forever
This dance will last us forever
This dance will last us forever
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
lists
ok so here come the excuses:
i havent been updating because
1) i have too much work. after all, i am a physics major
2) i lost my phone and took a week to replace it and the new one doesnt sync with my computer all bluetoothy and quick so i'll have to e-mail every photo to myself individually
3) i have a life (kinda sorta on alternating weekends) when im not doing homework
4) i have a new holga 135bc (YAY) and have become a slave to holgagraphy even though i dont have time to process the film so i have no idea what im shooting but if i shoot, it's with that
5) i dont want my blog to be just my photos anyway but as soon as i open flickr to find inspiration, i spend an hour on there and not on my homework
i think to fix this i could make a goal to post an entry at least once a week of photos and my song of the moment.... as soon as i do this history paper *sigh*
i'm compiling a list of reasons to get out of bed in the morning. so far i have this.
1) sunshine
2) coffee
3) breakfast
4) that girl's hairdo this morning with the poodle curls in a pouf fastened with a hot pink clip and others like it
5) puppies and rainbows and kittens
erm
yeah
i havent been updating because
1) i have too much work. after all, i am a physics major
2) i lost my phone and took a week to replace it and the new one doesnt sync with my computer all bluetoothy and quick so i'll have to e-mail every photo to myself individually
3) i have a life (kinda sorta on alternating weekends) when im not doing homework
4) i have a new holga 135bc (YAY) and have become a slave to holgagraphy even though i dont have time to process the film so i have no idea what im shooting but if i shoot, it's with that
5) i dont want my blog to be just my photos anyway but as soon as i open flickr to find inspiration, i spend an hour on there and not on my homework
i think to fix this i could make a goal to post an entry at least once a week of photos and my song of the moment.... as soon as i do this history paper *sigh*
i'm compiling a list of reasons to get out of bed in the morning. so far i have this.
1) sunshine
2) coffee
3) breakfast
4) that girl's hairdo this morning with the poodle curls in a pouf fastened with a hot pink clip and others like it
5) puppies and rainbows and kittens
erm
yeah
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