More Quiz Fun

Would you survive a horror movie? Find out @ She's Crafty
Rock on dude - intelligent with a good dose of common sense too, that's me!


Which Sex and the City Player Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty
Yep. The cynical one. That's me. Love Miranda. LOVE HER.


Which Action Star Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty
Harrison Ford - yay! And let's just change that last bit to "always gets the hot guy...AND the bad guy" shall we?


Who's Your 80s Movie Icon Alter-Ego? Find out @ She's Crafty
Ahhh, Sarah Jessica Parker BEFORE she got sexed up. Interesting...


Who's Your Movie Sidekick? Find out @ She's Crafty
Hee - funny thing is I have a friend like that. Only she's a he...hee hee hee


Which O.C. Character Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty
Cool. I get to be the female Seth. I LOVE Seth.


What's Your Problem? Find out @ She's Crafty
And there is proof that these things are BS - relatively problem free my ass. I have more baggage than JFK during the Christmas rush!


Who Would Slaughter You in a Horror Movie? Find out @ She's Crafty
Alrighty then...anyone up for going to the movies with me today??

Rage.

Today has been the worst day I've had in months. I mean that truly - it really would have had to have worked hard to get worse. I don't particularly want to discuss it - but I can say that tonight I wanted to do something truly self-destructive. I wanted to go 100mph on a steep curvey road. I wanted to drink myself sick. What I really wanted to do was destroy something beautiful. Take it and just lay waste to it, smash it to unrecognizable chunks and then go back for more. Don't know what I wanted to destroy precisely, but if I had seen it I would have known.

Called a friend in tears, pretended everything was ok. Bless his heart he didn't believe a word of it but was content to let me be. He helped. Too bad things got worse later.

So that's been my day. I handle rage well.

I don't want to go to sleep. I've been having nightmares again. Hello insomnia. Made the next bit all the more timely.

Stumbled across this while trying to figure out what the hell I have for mp3s. It was thoroughly unlabeled, and in a cappella version, which means I had to try and decipher lyrics through vocal perc. The song turned out to be "Insomniac" originally done by Billy Pilgrim, which I promptly downloaded. The version I have I think is by the Virginia Gentlemen. Whatever. It's a beautiful song. Lyrics posted below for your pleasure.

Insomniac
Billy Pilgrim
I can see you, don't even know you
Falling into the sheets at night
I place my hands flat on my chest
I feel the heart beat back the night
I try counting sheep, and I talk to the shepherd
And I play with my pillow for ever and ever
I sit alone and I watch the clock
I breathe in on the tick and out on the tock

Refrain:
I can hear your bare feet on the kitchen floor
I don't have to have these dreams no more
Cause I've found someone just to hold me tight
Hold the insomniac all night

Dig my head down deep so I can't hear the cars outside on the street
And the stars are laughing
They get a kick out of my misery
I tried everything short of Aristotle to Dramamine
And the whiskey bottle
Pray for the day when my ship comes in
I can sleep the sleep of the just again

Refrain
Instrumental
Refrain

Muppet Babies!

So after reformatting my computer about 6 times in 2 days (don't ask. It's too long a story to type here - suffice it to say there were moments where my recalcitrant computer almost got tossed. Several moments. Back to our regularly scheduled story), I decided to go ahead and organize my mp3s, get rid of repeats and make sure things are labeled at least somewhat correctly in iTunes. Fun times.

Either way I ran across my Muppets folder. Yes I have an entire folder devoted to songs from the Muppets, Sesame Street, Animaniacs etc. It rocks! I was going through labeling when I hit the song "I'm Gonna Always Love You" from the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan.

This next bit assumes you have seen the television show "Muppet Babies." If you haven't you much contact me immediately to remedy this. What alot of people don't neccessarily know is that the show Muppet Babies was created because of a scene from "The Muppets Take Manhattan" where Miss Piggy imagines what it would have been like if the Muppets had met when they were little. I generally hate Miss Piggy - she is definately my least favorite muppet - but the song rocks.

Actually it has kinda a neat message about having it all...besides which it is just adorable...so here's what I'm doing - I'm posting the lyrics down below and then linking the song on henson.com. Check it out, it's not the full thing, but if you want it give me a buzz. It's totally worth it, trust me.

I'm Gonna Always Love You
(Dialogue intro, in Central Park)
Statler: Hey, look Waldorf--it's the frog and the pig!
Waldorf: Yeah, looks like they're in love.
Statler: Yeah. Kinda makes you sick, doesn't it?
(Trademark laughter from both, followed by catcalls at Piggy and Kermit, who don't notice)

Miss Piggy: Oh, Kermie, I'm sorry I yelled at you. And I didn't mean it when I said it would have been better if we had never met. In fact, I wish we had met much sooner. . .Kermit, wouldn't it have been wonderful if we had known each other when we were little? Imagine...little Kermie....and little Piggy.

FADE OUT....FADE IN TO MUPPET BABY NURSERY
Baby Rowlf at piano, Baby Piggy sitting on it

Baby Piggy:
No matter what life may bring,
no matter what I may do,
be sure of one special thing
I'm gonna always be loving you.


(Tempo speeds up, Baby Rowlf plays an awesome piano intro...)


Baby Piggy:
I'm gonna be a movie star
And I'm gonna learn to drive a car
Gonna be a veterinarian too
And I'm gonna always love you.


(Musical, jazzy bridge)


Baby Kermit: Hi guys! Hi Fozzie!
Baby Gonzo: Hi Kermit!
Baby Scooter: Hello!
Baby Fozzie: Hiya!



Baby Piggy:
I'll be the cutest model you ever saw
Then I think I'll study criminal law
And I'm gonna learn to scuba dive too.
And I'm gonna always love you.


Baby Fozzie:
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
Baby Fozzie/Baby Gonzo:
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
Baby Fozzie/Baby Gonzo/Baby Scooter:
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
wah wah wah wah!


Baby Piggy:
Well, I'm gonna be a singer, whoa whoa whoa!
And I'm gonna learn to fly a plane!
(Fozzie: Wacka wacka wacka)
I'll be a doctor for diseases
and help you with your sneezes
And practice neurosurgery on your brain!


Gonna climb the Matterhorn
But only after all our children are born
'Cause I wanna be a good mommy too!
And I'm gonna always love you!


Baby Fozzie/Baby Gonzo/Baby Scooter:
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
Ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah
wah wah wah wah!


Baby Kermit:
She's gonna be a movie star!
And she's gonna learn to drive a car!
She's gonna be a veterinarian too!
Baby Piggy:
And I'm always gonna love you--ooh ooh ooh!


Baby Fozzie:
Well, she's gonna be a singer, whoa whoa whoa
Baby Scooter:
And she's gonna learn to fly a plane!
Baby Rowlf:
She'll be a doctor for diseases
and help you with your sneezes
Baby Gonzo:
And practice neurosurgery on your brain!


Baby Piggy/Other Babies:
Gonna climb the Matterhorn (ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah)
But only after all our children are born (ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah)
'Cause I wanna be a good mommy too (ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah)
And I'm gonna always love you! (ma ma ga ga boop boop sha wah wah)

I also have the Boogie Woogie Sheep and...I have a lot of songs that are gonna trip nostalgia from you guys. Let me know if you're looking for something!

Whoa...this is EERIE

Occasionally these things hit it on the head.

In addition to being maybe a little in love with Neil Gaiman's incarnation of this fellow, I always strongly identified with him. Steve-o and Erika would get the connection. The rest of you...ask...

Oh, and I have a feeling that the image is going to KILL my blog template. So, if you can't find the sidebar and are wondering where the hell it disappeared to? Yeah, it's at the bottom of the page. The image is too big for the template.


Morpheus


?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Stupid. Just plain stupid.

A Caveat.

If you don't want to read something self-pitying and just generally depressing turn back now. If you plan on heckling, or otherwise being mean, STOP reading right now.

We all settled? Everyone bucked in? Good. This ain't gonna be pretty.

I am so tired. And scared. And worried. And I feel so damn sad. Ok, yes listening to the music I've been listening to isn't helping. But for crying out loud...this is just ridiculous. I know why I'm scared. Anyone would be in my position, but this is still all so new. I don't know...and that's really the problem, isn't it? I. Don't. Know.

What if I fail? What if in another year I'm still emotionally in the same place. I need to grow. I need to feel like I am making a difference. I need to feel loved. And to love in return.

I need this ice around me to melt. I need to feel like I've got something to look forward to. I can't see it right now.

A new job, a new apartment, a new life. And still tied to the things that don't let me grow. Feeling sick inside. Wanting so much that I can't even mention.

There is so much good in my life, I know that. I've seen it. I see it in the little things. Seeing an old friend, a lightening bug...but there's a "black dog on my shoulder." And 10 points and a drink to whoever catches that obscure little reference.

The chorus from "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" by Savage Garden. Most of the song is totally not applicable...but I love the chorus.

Another ditch road, you keep moving
Another stop sign, you keep moving on
And the years go by so fast
Wonder how I ever made it through

Haloscan Fun

Yep. Check out my comments. Just do it.

Turns out, haloscan has templates too!!!

This of course means the coloring will be changed at my whim. Whee!!

Sure, I'll Go With It I guess...

You're Elemant is Wind. You're light-hearted,
care-free, kind, sensative, and mysterious. You
have friends and most absolutely love you. You
can be calm and soothing one minute and ragging
in anger the next so no one wants to get on
your bad side. You're beauty is inspiring and
magical.


What's Your Element(girls)? (PICTURES)
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Pretty Accurate I'd Say

PS - Thank you Leila & Sam. Without realizing it, the two of you pulled me out of my head this afternoon and got me smiling. Thanks guys.


Your Energy is Yellow. You are generous, bright,
and expressive. An excellent communicator, you
keep your audience captivated with your
animated storytelling. Sometimes you talk too
much, but when you learn to listen you will be
sought out for your talents to advise.

The communications field appeals to you as a
profession. Public speaking, writing, radio,
acting or teaching would also be good career
choices.


What color is your energy?
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Posting for Postings Sake

I have nothing I really want to talk about. This is not to say that there aren't a million things going on in my life - there are. I just don't really have the patience to write about them. Or even to clarify them to the point where I could write about them.

Truth is I'm posting because I keep wincing at the thought of a few of my friends coming after me raising holy hell because I didn't post enough. It's only been a couple of days...but I figure I'd better at least put up something so they know I'm here.

Talk to me in person...I'm not sure what's going on in my head.

Until then this is my life - apartment hunting, working, researching, guitar shopping (if anyone knows what they are doing when it comes to guitars please please PLEASE let me know), and basically transitioning to the "real world" after 6 years in college and another 18 years before that being my parents daughter.

If I figure stuff out I'll let you know.

Last one for tonite

I stumbled on this one on my own. Certain parties might find it amusing. I remember what it was like being 16. Very clearly for various reasons. Oh dear...

My inner child is sixteen years old!

Life's not fair! It's never been fair, but while
adults might just accept that, I know
something's gotta change. And it's gonna
change, just as soon as I become an adult and
get some power of my own.


How Old is Your Inner Child?
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Blame Caro!

You can all blame her. She had these. I just needed to not pack for awhile. IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I PACK FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ON END!!!

*insert maniacal laughter here*

Take the quiz: "Which Random Irish Gaelic Phrase Are You? "

Pog mo thoin
Pog mo thoin - 'Kiss my ass.'You're one tough bastard, and if anyone doesn't like it, they can kiss your ass. You enjoy fighting and causing grievous bodily harm. Hey! What are you lookin' at, punk?

Take the quiz: "Which 'Queer Eye' Guy Are You?"

Carson
You are Carson! You're a diva with a fine-tuned sense of style. You have a thing for pet names and Prada. You're hot stuff and you know it, but you can be kind to the little people with littler fashion sense. Right, peanut?

Take the quiz: "Which Tarot Arcana are You? (women)"

High Priestess
Hidden influences at work, unrevealed future. Creative forces of the subconscious, the female side of the brain at work for the artist, poet and mystic. A woman of great intuition, inner illumination.

Take the quiz: "Who Loves You?"

The Girl or Boy Next Door
You realize that you don't need to go very far to find love! Someday when you least expect it (or maybe it's already happened) someone in your area is going to confess their love for you!


You are Form 3, Unicorn: The Innocent.

"And The Unicorn knew she wasn't meant to
go into the Dark Wood. Disregarding the advice
given to her by the spirits, Unicorn went
inside and bled silver blood.. For her
misdeed, the world knew evil."

Some examples of the Unicorn Form are Eve
(Christian) and Pandora (Greek).
The Unicorn is associated with the concept of
innocence, the number 3, and the element of
water.
Her sign is the twilight sun.

As a member of Form 3, you are a curious
individual. You are drawn to new things and
become fascinated with ideas you've never come
in contact with before. Some people may say
you are too nosey, but it's only because you
like getting to the bottom of things and
solving them. Unicorns are the best friends to
have because they are inquisitive.


Which Mythological Form Are You?
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hug from behind - you like to feel what the other
person is feeling and see things how they see
them. you tend to be serious and emotional.


What Sign of Affection Are You?
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You have an entrancing kiss~ the kind that leaves
your partner bedazzled and maybe even feeling
he/she is dreaming. Quite effective; the kiss
that never lessens and always blows your
partner away like the first time.


What kind of kiss are you?
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What My Birth Month Says About Me

Ok, damn this is accurate. It's somewhat annoying to the more logical side of my personality. Oh well, here it is:

MAY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly
motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift


What does your birth month say about you?
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A Mini-Book Review During a Free Period

Last day subbing - in the middle of my last free period, then 2 classes and a study hall before I'm out to drop some stuff off at home and then pack more.

I got some books from the library yesterday - 2 fiction, 1 nonfic. Nonfic was a book I've been wanting to read for awhile - Finding Darwin's God by Kenneth Miller. It's an excellent book by all accounts, written by a scientist and how he reconciled evolution and religion. I am really looking forward to digging into that one.

Can't remember the name of one of the fictions I picked up - but it seems to be fusing science and religion (Judaism, specifically Mysticism) into an adventure/mystery type of book. It looks good.

And then there's this one...how to meet cute boys by Deanna Kizis (lack of capitalization in the title is deliberate). I started it before the NyQuil kicked in last night, got about half an hour in and brought it with me to read during the day today. I finished it about 20minutes ago. Damn, that means I have to somehow keep myself occupied for the next 3 periods without anything to read with me. The book is 251 pages...I read fast but this was way lighter than even I was expecting.

cute boys is a "chick read." By this I mean it's basically your literary version of Glamour. Normally I don't like books like this AT ALL. I'll pick them up and get bored with the whining about relationships and skip to the end find out how it ends and then walk away. This book actually had potential - it was funny, well written, seemed to be poking fun at the very magazines it topically represents (Cosmo, Lucky, etc). If you're looking for a light summer read, you could do worse.

It earns bonus points just for a witty characterization of the all feared "Peter Pan Complex." Also, it makes mad fun of the ridiculous social customs of hip Los Angelos - ie the Beverly Hills crowd. It's also interspersed with "articles" and quizzes from the faux fashion magazine "Filly" which the main character, lovingly named Benjamina Franklin, writes for.

So the short version? Didn't hate it, acutally liked it, not a waste of 2 hours, great for light beach reading or "I'm bored and need to get my mind off of me for a little bit" reading.

Dust cleaned - Welcome to the New Blog!

HTML coding - DONE. HaloScan? DONE. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA - I WIN!

Almost. That other template still didn't function, but at least this one is done and set.

Still need to discuss the Harry Potter movie - short version is that it was a great movie. A great day really - saw it with Ehren which was just fun, as I realized about 2 minutes into the previews that we'd never actually seen a movie together. Which given the longevity of our acquaintence was somewhat surprising...still cool. Upon exiting the movie, chatting genially, I found myself uttering the dreaded "girly shriek."

I saw a very good and very old friend entering the theatre, so there was the requiste "OH MY GOD, ERICA!!!" Hee. Poor Ehren. I try not to be that girly on a regular basis...it just sorta slipped out. Ah well. Gotta be female from time to time.

I can't really say much more right now - only because I am tired and have to sub tomorrow. And pack. Because I need to move. I don't want to...stupid drl. *sighs*

Night all!

Pardon Our Dust....

Ok, by now you have realized that there is a new template. Actually depending on how often you have checked this sucker during the day on Saturday, you have in all likelihood seen about 4 different templates.

I found one that I liked (the other one just wasn't doing it for me) but am running into the oddest piece of screwiness. The sidebar stuff was going to the total bottom of the page. In short, it totally sucked.

*sighs*

This is gonna be kept up as a default for the time being. My head hurts and I want to go play.

When we return: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ~or~ Anathema shamefully admits to majorly crushing on a minor. And Ehren and the NuRoomie go to hell for impure thoughts re: Emma Watson.

What to do When the Substitute is Sick

I'm subbing in the hometown for a few days - which was expected, I'd
agreed to do this months ago (one of the teachers is at a conference in
San Francisco for 4 or 5 days). So of course I'm sick during all of
this. That's right - the substitute teacher is sick. Delicious, I know.

Note - attempting to teach Hardy-Weinburg through a stuffy head and
medication is not conducive to good learning. I think I just confused
the poor children more. Sad really.

Looking forward to getting some rest tonight and during the rest of the
weekend. It will be good. :)

Enjoying the subbing for the most part - really I'm not having to do that
much. Just generally make sure the kids maintain some sense of order.
Showing a video in one class and just keeping the kids on task in the
others. One study hall - I have my book so I'm not bored.

Speaking of which...I need some suggestions for summer reading. I've
been wandering the library lost and confused with no direction at all.
People I need books to read!! Sci-fi/fantasy is good, mystery i can deal
with, suspense, romance, you name it. As long as it is engaging I'm
happy. So, see the comments button down here? Click it. And start
typing in titles...I read quickly so I need a large list to keep me
occupied!

Later! :)

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Anathema's Revenge

• CVS Tissues with Lotion...$0.79


• CVS Tissues no Lotion...$0.79


• CVS Brand Sudafed...$3.59


• CVS Brand Afrin Nasal Spray...$4.99


• 1 Gallon Water...$1.09


• NyQuil(tm)...$5.99


• Bitch-slapping this motherfucking bug back to the paleozoic?...priceless

Happy June!

Ok, now that's out of the way, on to other things.

NyQuil is wonderful. I will probably take more tonite. And then I start the Robitussin DM. Because the coughing is driving me insane. And giving me a headache. Grr.

In other news, after all the work I did change and adapt this blog template...I think I'm gonna change it again. This one is bothering me somehow. I don't know when/where I'm going to change it. We'll see I suppose.

You know that's about all I can write at the moment...dinner is just about ready!

Growling Part II: Comprehension Dawns

Yeah. Call me today. Listen to my voice. Sometime overnight I went from a mid-range Alto to a full on baritone. And while part of me revels in the general sexiness of having a voice so low that I sound like a muted tuba the other part of me is desperately hoping that this is just allergies brought on by massive dust etc. Because I am subbing for the last half of this week and the first half of next. Bad timing to get sick my friends...BAD timing.

So instead I am sitting here with a mug of "I Love Lemon" herbal tea doused liberally with honey from the honey bear.

Incidentally, this does actually explain the feeling of unease I had last night. Nice to have things explained at least!

West Wing marathon today - I'm hoping to finally see "Two Cathedrals" tonight at 9.

Grrrrrrr

I am growling. Not a cute growl. Hackles raised, teeth barred full on growling. Mostly metaphorically, but only because I also am coughing like crazy and coughing and growling together just doesn't work. Problem is I'm not sure why. Something is going on here - and damned if I can figure it out. Barring any psychic episodes (I'm as psychic as your average paperclip) I can only imagine that I have, indeed, finally gone off ye olde deepe ende.

Great. More as events warrant.