jueves, marzo 30, 2006

hey dudes! well, it's been awhile since I posted, so let's see what has happened....

1. took eddie to the humane society. they said they think he's adoptable! and they gave me a case number, so I can check up on him.... I'll keep you posted.

2. saw the 5th-grader ballroom dancing documentary with Xi-nando (I have to come up with a code-name for you guys... what do you think?) liked it. (ps great eggplant stew!)

3. saw capote. liked it.

4. let maria out for the first time this spring. she liked it.

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viernes, marzo 24, 2006

eddie's movin' on down the road

I just called the Detroit Humane Society - it turns out they are the closest place to me that will take a cat. can you believe, they are open from 8 am to 9 pm 7 days a week?

so that means I could even take him down there tonight....... yikes! so sudden! I like the little guy, and I'm worried, what if he doesn't get adopted and they gas him... :( he's super-nice and friendly, maybe that'll get him in the door somewhere. I could see kids just loving him, my little brothers sure did....

but, anyway he's definitely not staying with me, so I'll have to "be strong." I might go tonight, just to get it over with ASAP. like taking off a band-aid.

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boooo-hoooooo...... anybody want to adopt a spazzy cat?...*sniff*


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jueves, marzo 23, 2006

more animals news

I had the most fun last night!! I was looking up answers for my Sunday NYT crossword puzzle in the worldbook on my laptop (hint: 'port in Poland' is Gdansk) and then I came across some sound files of different birds singing. so I started playing them, trying to psych out my cat Maria. she was curled up across the room from me when I started and of course, she tried to play it cool, only flipping her ear now and then (yes, she only has one ear - long story). so then I tried a file of a cat meowing and she ignored that, too.

but then, I played a cow mooing, and she sat right up and was all like "huh??????" and "what????" and then she got up (YES! a CAT GOT UP!) and came over and kept listening as I played the file over and over. I can't believe she was so excited by a cow! she sat down on my lap and started purring and purring, so I played some more bird files, then went back to the cat. well, this time she jumped up and purred and rubbed against the computer after every meow! she also especially loved the bird files where you could hear a bunch more birds in the background, calling at the same time as the one in the foreground. she seemed to be kind of intimidated by the eagle though (and the bear).

but mostly she was totally rolling around in my lap and purring and purring. like, she wanted to let me know how much she appreciated the entertainment. I have to admit, I really liked listening to them, too. it was like, the natural sounds were so soothing. and I guess I don't get to hear them that much.

so I think I'm going to make up a mix tape with a bunch of different animal sounds and just play it all the time. I know most of them would never be in the same ecosystem or whatever. this tape will be more like those pictures in the Jehovah's Witness literature where all the carnivores are layin' with the herbivores and omnivores....

eddie was down chillin in the basement, so he missed it!!! but it reminded me of when it was just me and Maria - I think we're both going to enjoy it being just us again. it was a real cozy evening. yes folks, that's my exciting life in tha D!

these modern birds of today

you will not believe what I just saw when I was walking into my office building this morning!

on the roof of the building, at the corner right above the main door, were perched two..... canada geese!!! these fat, awkward BIG birds were standing up there like they were a couple of eagles or something! surveying the parking lot......

oh, these 'modern' birds of today... they don't believe in sticking to their place anymore! what's the world coming to??

martes, marzo 21, 2006

first full day of spring!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!

wicked drummer baby

dammit! my computer at work doesn't have speakers, so I can't listen to this little guy (via trent)

am I the only person in Detroit who hasn't heard of this angelito? this kid sound like an awesome tyke. actually, my little nephew seems to have a huge music capacity too, but he's like 5. he's just starting music lessons now - 15 minutes a week hahahahaha! isn't that cute? when he went to his first lesson, about halfway through, he looked up at my sister and goes "I love this place!" he got so excited, he said stuff in Spanish, although he usually speaks English only. so my sister had to translate for the teacher, who has a heavy Eastern European accent, and then she had to translate what he said back to my nevvie.


anyway, I saw my nephew get down on a electric organ last summer, so I know he's got soul....

maybe one day these two kids will jam together!!!!

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musicians of the world unite!


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lunes, marzo 20, 2006

you can't even believe my skillz

I was reading some magazines over the weekend -

aside-this is one of my least economical habits. it doesn't really cost that much, but if I buy 2 or 3 mags in one month, I could have bought 1 subscription.... but I don't want to have to read the same mag every month...

....so anyway I have developed a very specialized skill thanks to my current job: it is an ability to quickly and cleanly remove the subscription solicitations from throught a magazine. my boss hates them, apparently, so when sorting the mail falls to me, I get the opportunity to develop this little-known art. and may I say greatly-unappreciated art, as well. if you ever had the chance to enjoy a magazine free from little pieces of paper falling all over the place, I think you would quickly realize that this is central to the enjoyment of any magazine. not only that, but I can remove said scraps of paper with no creased pages or fingerprints. in record time.

my fav mags: GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, British Vogue, Paris Vogue, Men's Health, Scientific American, and yes... sometimes a gossip rag or a Cosmo. they reminds me of a simpler time when I was a pre-teen and frankly, life was much slower paced.

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hint for those of you who like to be economical: men's mags cost less than women's, per pound


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viernes, marzo 17, 2006

what's your fav part of st. patty's day?
corned beef n' cabbage
green beer
black n' tan
shamrock shake
jess's birthday!
Free polls from Pollhost.com

what's this orange thingamajig on my ear???

cookie, you devil....! of course, it had to be an endlessly long one!

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18 and find line 4.
"Khyber Pass, Arse"
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can, what do you find?
air.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
america's next top model (I'm embarrassed now by how often I'm mentioning this show on my blog. it's... um.... sociological research.......).
4. Without looking, guess what time it is.
3:40 pm
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
3:43 pm
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? the microwave beeping and Loretta talking on the phone
7. When did you last step outside?
from my car into work this morning. it was cold, but sunny and gorgeous!
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
my blog.
9. What are you wearing?
jeans and a black turtleneck and suit-jacket. and earrings. what are you wearing?
10. Did you dream last night?
strangely, I dreamed I saw a nuclear bomb explode high in the sky and my family and I ran down to the basement. I never had a dream about a nuclear bomb before.
11. When did you last laugh?
watching a Will Farrell dvd after america's next top model.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
a picture from a calendar that a yoga-buddy gave me. it says something about love - I believe it's pro.
13. Seen anything weird lately?
not lately, but once I saw a cow lick a pig's rear end!
14. What do you think of this quiz?
schizophrenic. who wrote this? anonymous??!
15. What is the last film you saw?
a history of violence.
16. If you turned into a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
lotsa music for my collection! and a spa membership.
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I smile whenever I look at the clock and it has a mirror-image number, like 3:43. also numbers like 12:34.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt and politics, what would you do?
have people want to be more cooperative.
19. Do you like to Dance?
I like to dance, dance revolution (yeah, BRITEW!!!)
20. George Bush.
Mommy, I'm scared!
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Celine Dion
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what would you call him?
American
23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
god I hope so
24. What would you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
"you win!"
25. 4 people who must also do this theme in their journal
donald trump, pat sajak, cnn, bosko

cheers!

lobsta dinner!!

I went to my ma's house last night and she stopped at the store to get fixins for a salmon, mashed potato and vegs dinner... and saw that little lobster tails were on sale. my littlest brother loves lobster, so she got 2 pounds of beautiful salmon and 4 lobster tails (for 4 people, but two are growing teenaged boys)..... and we feasted!!!!

I've only tried lobster once or twice, never in the shell, so I thought I didn't like it..... well, I do!!!!!!!!!

also last night: a) I think I saw my littlest brother grow before my eyes. b) I spent a considerable amount of time after dinner putting them both in headlocks so I could get hugs.

and there was exactly enough leftover salmon for me to pack a lunch! and it's 12:04 now..... see ya!

jueves, marzo 16, 2006

buh-bye, eddie :(

eddie's fate has been decided....

well, not ultimately (hint, BRITEW & bedhead), but he's definitely not staying with me. I just realized two or three days ago, that though he has settled and calmed a lot, it's clear now that he's never going to really fit in here. I think a big part of it is the second cat factor. I'm not sure there's really room for two cats here at all, but certainly not one who is such an attention hound as eddie....

mrs. downstairs neighbor came over last night to watch americas next top model and I guess I got to see him with fresh eyes (although I'd already decided he's going). he is so darn fidgety! and he has relaxed a lot since he got here. but he was so excited by company (as evidenced by his drooling on her- awwww!) and he could not sit down for more than a minute at a time. maybe that's cause she usually comes over with her two little sons, though....

anyway, soon it'll be back to just Maria, a roomie, and me. I'll let Maria go out doors again when it's a little warmer, so look forward to posts about her bullying other pets and annoying the neighbors this summer.

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miércoles, marzo 15, 2006

ides of blog - mar: Roman blogs

hurrah! it's the most famous ides of the year! let us celebrate by reading blogs about modern Rome: hmmmmm.... I could only find two interesting ones... I guess this is what they mean by the decline and fall of Rome...................


1.
romeyankee.blogspot.com

2.
romedailyphoto.blogspot.com


enjoyz!

viernes, marzo 10, 2006

is there some romantic message I'm not getting here?

I was eating the last of my valentines day little heart candies from my desk-drawer today and 1 said "WISE UP"....

WTF?!

jueves, marzo 09, 2006

did you know that....

...my green tambourine is the greatest song EVER? well, I heard it last night on the radio, and it is. I think I'll have to start a new playlist on my iTunes for psychedelic bubblegum!

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hurrah!

very good news - my mom responded so well to her new heart meds that the doc took her off the heart monitor 2 weeks early!

go mom!
(& Jarhead's out on DVD!)


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ps - yesterday was
BFE's birthday! she's 33 (and not kvetching about it)!
Happy Birthday, BFE!

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miércoles, marzo 08, 2006

attn: artist needed to fill art gap, pls start creating immediately

I was bummed to hear that gordon parks died today. I saw an exhibit of his photography a year or two ago at the Detroit Institute of Arts. the photos were just amazing, and I even noticed some re-curring organic forms in his work that have shown up in little sketches I've done, so I felt pretty special!

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wednesdays with Lord Chesterfield!


Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
-Lord Chesterfield

martes, marzo 07, 2006

thas right, kiddies!

THE JARHEAD DVD IS OUT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so take that, you boring Oscars!

bastone-y goodness

hi folks, it's time once again for me to rub your culinary noses in my wonderful eating-out experience - last night, BRITEW and Bedhead
and I went to happy hour at Bastone to celebrate Bedhead's birthday
(of a couple weeks ago). Bastone, if you recall, is the belgian restaurant/brew-pub that has such a yummy menu.

well, happy hour consists of $2 pints of delicious belgian brews and 1/2 price mussels, pizzas, and fries (with the mayo-based sauces: blue cheese, garlic, etc). what a bargain! the pizzas come with fromage blanc and mushrooms or nicoise olives and are a delight! we are finding that the whole consistency and service issue is working itself out. the first couple years were a little bumpy sometimes, but when it's good.... it's sooooo good! (and happy hour is from 3pm to 9pm!!!)

BRITEW and Bedhead also find that the beers are improving steadily. anyway, a good time was had by all and..... dare I dream? this may become a regular meet-up!!!!!!!!!!

darn it, now I'm hungry again.

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lunes, marzo 06, 2006

oscars blah blah

they sucked.

(no jarhead noms??!!)
(no award for toothy tiles!!?!)


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check out this live-action Simpsons intro! genius! (via shamus )


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viernes, marzo 03, 2006

oh my god, my desk has exploded

hello? universe? it is friday. fri-day!

miércoles, marzo 01, 2006

how do you like your hot dog?

well, this is a decidedly non-lent question, but I don't think I have a huge catholic readership anyway. and I really want to know.....

for myself, my classic is mustard n' onions. but I was contaminated by that furrin food when I lived in Chile, so sometimes I crave a nice, juicy hot dog with... mmmmmm.... chopped tomatoes and mashed avocado.... yum!

so let me know.... what is your fav?

UPDATE: seriously. only two of you eat hot dogs? I thought this would be more of a sort of infectous debate, along the lines of "your mother eats hot dogs with garlic pickles!"