My Wish List

Since the season for giving is already upon us, I have compiled a short and sweet gift list. Please send me any of your wishes too!

1. The best of health for Mickey (oh and all of you of course!)
2. Kodak EasyShare V550 dig cam (or V530 if its red, although less memory)
3. Triathlon wetsuit
4. High heel tall leather motorcycle boots
5. Vespa ET4 (red, of course silly)
6. One hour massage
7. A tan and the trip to go with it
8. World peace, an end to hunger and all that obligatory stuff you have to wish for!


Food for thought from Dr. Seuss:

Be who you are & say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

I don't think enough people heed this advice. They should.

Song today: Dreams to Remember - Toots Hibbert (or Otis Redding version if you're a purist or it's nighttime)

Gorgeous pic of Moose last week:

Bad cheese, bad cheese!

Went into the city today and had lunch with the Bulge. Nothing changes, is it 12 years since I stole your shirt? I promise if I win another flight to London, I'll take you, just don't sue me!!! LOL. Weird thing....we're walking down the street and he says lets eat here. ok. I look at the menu and realize I have eaten here before but across town. Out of all the places on the block to eat in...now thats odd. AND i had my digi but didn't want to freak him out by taking pics of food. We'll save that for another time. Nice office stud & good luck!

Tonight I busted open a new french Camembert and was knocked down by the smell, bad cheese!!! Had to chuck it out bc it really was bad, I guess I should have paid more attention in the store, freaking $12/lb on top of it all! The bread was toasting so I opened up the Comte, which was really good. It's french and I'm pretty sure it's a french version of swiss gruyere but maybe not.

Moose seems pissed today and I'm not sure why. It was so warm out I didn't even need a coat! Having Monday off is a great way to start the week.

Song today: J.I.M.M.Y. - Jim Jones (just to feed my inner ghetto girl a bit)

I don't know who pooped in your lunchbox but It wasn't me

Thoughts today: Does everything really happen for a reason? (yes thats a recurring thought)
Would you get it on with someone if they were looking at something else? Huggies agreed, he got it wrong. While taking a stand is certainly admirable being too self righteous can make you tip over with nobody to help you up. Quick judgements and not looking back are my specialty, talk about irony. Interpretation is personal from one's own point of view. I guess our pasts determine how we interpret the future. I'm glad there hasn't been as much poo in my cherry bowl of life! I still have faith in the goodness of people and not in technological romance.

LIPA told me that my excellent credit rating is appreciated today. sweet!

Went to Fairway for fresh veggies and new cheeses and ran into longtime neigborhood family friend of 26 years, girl is completely prego!! Good to catch up tho her hubby was not at all appreciative that he had to wander the store for 30 min by himself. :( You'd better email me!

TT had a soiree tonight and I could not drink at all cus was so full when I got there but managed to stuff my face the whole night anyway, ugh. Here is a pic of a pot of meat I spied on the stove. "Is that beef or pork?" lol Everyone got a bit randy including me and Liza's friends, haha Then we settled down a bit
We didn't get all that raucous though, wasn't really NOT in the mood to cut loose.Hmmmpf.

Song today: Follow Through - Gavin DeGraw

Happy Thanksgiving

Is it true that when a man died the Greeks didn't write obits and they just asked whether he had passion? Do that for me when it's my time.
Mickey and I went to the parents house today. I made awesome variation of bruschetta on awesome bread. See pic: Mother also had a really good italian Fontina and this super pesto layered cheese, I think it was called Basilico Torta.
Then I made stuffing with homemade cornbread which turned out to be really good but was not so good before baking it. Mother asked me to bring some dvds over so I brought em all except Serendipity, really couldn't handle that today. So we watched Saving silverman which father thought was funny but mother thought was silly. Then we watched Clay Pidgeons. Then mother asked father to put in that dvd she wanted to watch but couldnt remember the name, guess what it is. Serendipity. I watched it but left before the ending because its a movie. Now that's weird. Coincidence or destiny. Hmmm. Cannot go there today. Woke up at 4:30am cus I couldn't sleep and it was snowing. I took a pic of moose in the snow.
Last night we went out for the 'biggest night of the year' and well I was asleep before 12. Heres 1 pic of us. I made that shirt in high school, what can't she do? lol. Convinced a trio that TA and I were bail bondsmen also. Very funny conversation of the night. TA: So are you irish? Boy: yes. TA:Oh, so you have the irish curse? Boy: yes. Me: Wait a min, do you know which curse she is talking about? Boy: Yes I do and yes I have it. Me & TA: huh, why would you admit that to us strangers? Boy: Well, lets say we start a relationship tonight, I wouldn't want you to have any surprises along the way, figure I start out on the right foot. Said without cracking a smile (!!!!) Needless to say, TA and I found this incredibly humorous. Pics from the rest of the night are also in the party gal album for you girls.

I am thankful for Moose being here today and my health.

Song for today: It's You - the Specials

Giving well means knowing what they wish for...

So many thoughts this week and it's only wednesday argh! Trying to do the right thing for everyone. Yes babe it feels kind of weird, but you'll still get those licorice pigs hah. what does your song mean?(wink) and sorry for pitching quarters at you at the Coop 'n makin you listen to all my hairbrained ideas.
Moose got her sutures out this morning and since she is doing so fab we are going to wait on treating the cushings to see what develops. She seems very happy this week but maybe that's due to the turkey bacon she gets when she takes her meds. She is such a lil devil. A bit of flurries this AM and it is so damn cold, def coldest morning we have had yet. Thats whats causing Mickey's dandruff and now i have to wash her with people shampoo and conditioner, thats going to be one long shower but she loves to splash around with me! Moose!
Got overloaded on estrogen this weekend at TDs baby shower and TD is so prego, check todays pic. Yep thats me with a pacifier necklace, i even won a prize! Sorry about bailing on the waxing guess its the fuzzies for me lol. More comments on how I look like J. Aniston this week than ever. Maybe I should get a haircut, its really starting to get annoying.
The parents called me the other night in a panic that the electric was out and no heat, yes fine you can stay with me for the night. Hmm funny that they call me who lives in a 2br apt but they dont call big raps who has a whole freaking house and is only 10 min away. Interesting eh? Thoughts....not even worth going there. Luckily as they were walking out of the house the power came on and i was spared.
The other night I was shopping for a new dig cam and vid cam in Best Buy but had to pee really bad so I walked over to Target and there was a line of people under umbrellas and tents waiting in the freezing rain in front of the store. Hmmm, so I am wandering around the store filling up my cart with nothing I need (tweed dog bed, caramel corn, argyle tights, did you know they have Riedel glasses now?!) when I realize why these idiots are out in the rain, that new xbox is coming out the next day. Can u believe these boys were going to spend the next 12 hours shivering in the rain just to buy a game system. So I went to check it out and while it looks really cool its still a fucking game. Cmon boys get some porn for the sofa and a join a sport. So when I was leaving I looked at the line and there was not one female. Hmmmm. Thought....I wonder if I should have waited on that line bought as many as allowed and then sold them on ebay. Probably could have made a decent profit.
Uploaded midterm quiz yesterday. The classes had better get richer, it was so easy, I was embarrassed doing it. It actually had a matching section, yes like from grade school. Maybe the prof is doing us a favor since cataloging so incredibly boring. After this only 6 classes left!
Karmic retribution....lots of thoughts on this lately. Do we have to be good all the time? Ok so its wrong but can't we be selfish sometimes? I wish I could, I am curious if those people who are completely self serving worry about it coming back around. does it? Maybe we should all say fuck it and go for it, then see what happens. Ah too frustrating for this morning.
This is funny...a little kid from ghetto town, his name is Doctor, seriously his first name is Doctor, his brother's name is Myking (as in My King) and his sister's name is Shaythed (like shithead accented differently). Not kidding at all. I think some of them have kids just so they can come up with dumb names. Couldn't they find somewhere else to use this creativity?
On that note, I have to credit bananarepublic.com for todays title cus gotta give credit when due. It's also appropriate for the season and very true. Start picking out those cards now!

That's a whole lotta meat

I hate traffic. Absolutely positively hate traffic. Coming back from NYC yesterday JB and I were discussing traffic problems and why they occur....led to this: Why are there so many stupid drivers? They cause the majority of these problems, look there, there, etc. JB read somewhere that 80% (or some very large #) of the people in this country do not believe in evolution. What does that have to do with it? Well obviously they are all fucking stupid, makes for a lot of stupid drivers. Nice train of thought there mister. Hah hah.
Other very funny comment made by JB. After getting over the bridge going in, we were talking about tunnels and how JB assumed I wouldn't like them since I don't like bridges. Ah only now after all this time you have come up with that assumption? Well if I were a fucking neurotic freak I'd be afraid of tunnels too. Said very matter of factly with a straight face which made me laugh even harder, thanks. So after getting 3 new wines, fab bread and trying some tasty gruyere we headed down to the village for quick food. The burritos were a huge mistake the pics prove it, I couldn't believe someone would serve this crap. You even needed to get a key to use the can.

After, I just had to get my $2 falafel to save for later of course. Thats me next to the meat in the window.

Thought: what do they do with the meat when they are closed? Do they put it in the fridge or just leave it hanging there?

Song for the day was Radioactive by ??? I can't remember who.

Evil nails

Todays rambling is last evenings story and was very amusing but you might have had to be there. Out with huggies, her friend ruby tuesday, chatty and some others i dont know. we are in a family establishment with children running amok. Across the bar there is a robust couple taking in the scenery and each other. very much so, see pic#1 in which i told huggies to pretend i am taking a pic of her. about 20 minutes later they have still not taken a break or a sip of their drink and they are becoming quite a show and the white hair next to them is visibly pissed SO....i ever so carefully strut over and tap her on the arm mid makeout and ask if they are married. she says no. i walk away, not before snapping pic #2 of course. i think they might have had a reality check so they get a table somewhere else. the white hair sends me a drink and a wink. the barmaid also witnessed this and calls me over to ask what i said then she tells me that they just met tonight and basically she walked over and told him her name, they ordered a drink and that was it. good story. would have been better if it were visually appealing to watch. thought you'd all love the photos. huggies lay off the cran/vodkas! and yes its black polish! (ps - the pics are in the party gal album)

song for the mood now- Wanna be starting something - michael jackson

Sweet dysfunction in the eye of the hurricane

I cannot believe I was considering quitting work and shacking up in my parents basement. These two are the most ridiculous people I know...where to begin. Woke up this morning with a huge wine headache (drinking with coworkers again) and father was drilling something at SEVEN AM!!! When I wandered out of my room he explained that he HAD to take apart that piece of furniture that early. They are moving tomorrow and running around all day bringing stuff to the rental house. Although my mother has yet to trash the fridge contents which of course includes 10 mustards 5 jams and shitload of mystery meals in tupperware. Don't be stupid of course they need to transport all this to the next place. Who wouldn't bring a half empty bottle of horseradish or 3 half bottles of salad dressing? On top of it when the experienced mover (me) suggests things like packing books in boxes instead of bags (yes he really thinks he can put bookcases full of books in bags AND carry them) my father makes a face and tells me I am being silly. (!!!) Moving on....eating eggs in the morning mother tells me to have juice, i tell her i dont like juice in the morning, she suggests coffee, i dont drink caff coffee, oh have diet soda. yum freaking diet coke with egg white omelet. of course she asks what i want for dinner. i havent even finished the damn eggs yet. manage to waste the rest of the day lazing around, more specifically i took a shower for 70 minutes!!! i felt so guilty for using all that water but a girl needs to indulge sometimes no?
dinner was at the greek place which was great but mother called big raps and he showed up. TWO hours spent with the 3 of them. conversation was amusing to say the least. here are the highlights:
me: father, if you were given 100 million dollars, how much would you give me? him: do i have to pay tax first? me: no [asswipe] i just put 100mil in a joint checking acct you can spend it as you please. him: well i would use it all and buy tax free municipal bonds which would yield $4M/yr and i would live off that. me: [dick]thats not the question, the question is how much would you give me? him: hmm well that depends on your situation. me: why????? i am your only daughter who cares what the situation is? him: fine you want a #? me: yes already. him: $500,000/yr. me: are you kidding me? you are sitting on $100M from which youre netting 4M EACH yr and you are going to give me $500G's along with stipulations??? keep it, youre fucking bats. mother: dont listen to him li, you know he's nuts, i'd giveyou $10M the first year. me: thanks mother. her only stip was that i had to spend thanksgiving with them. then she mentioned something about maybe being a grandmother someday and ......i tuned the rest out.
ok so what else?? father asked about mickey. i explained she most likely has cancer and won't be here next year this time. what kind of cancer? lymphoma we think. mother says OMG i didnt know that, shes going to die. Hold the press, we've got a sherlock here. She told me to watch my language, 'i dont want to hear it at the dinner table'. c'mon woman give it a rest. so here is the best part: after dinner, we get back to the house, she is nagging me about 2 freaking dresses hanging in the closet that i need to throw out or take with me BUT she is lying in bed watching some bs television while the bathroom is completely full and the kitchen is also. meantime father is making fun of how she is tired and she is bored of packing but he is eating his frozen fudge bar on the sofa downstairs. but we jsut got back from dinner, "but i always eat a fudge bar at night, its my snack", are you hungry? "nope". the books are not boxed or bagged either. Here is the final note: Mickey just busted out of the kitchen and made her way up the stairs which she is not supposed to be doing and wandered into my old room, mother starts about how shes not allowed on the bed. keep in mind the bed is about 3 feet off the ground, the dog just had surgery and has arthritis. i tell her stop hocking us about it, shes not going on the bed. mother: oh Li, chill out already. (me??) no its not that bad but this is the last time i sleep over, nuff said.

song for today was hard to pick so...Shining star - Earth wind & fire; Your song - elton john; paper underwear - david holmes (??) Finally got ipod back in the car! No pic today, not at my computer.

What now?

Very quiet night tonight. Moose is still at the vet recovering. Very strange not to have her around. No pitter patter into the kitchen when the fridge opens. No nudge to be stroked under her chinny chin. No ears to pick through, fur to brush, no lumps to inspect, no bowls to wash. Distracted myself by working late, watching horrible television while reading magazines then a book.
Odd thing today. Came home to find sundays paper at my door. today is monday and i already got my paper yesterday. hmmm. came with sample tea bag and coffee so i am thinking the gov't found out that i was checking into their cover ups yesterday and now they think i will drink the tea and coffee and they will poison me into forgetting about all that stuff. Alas, i am too clever for that~ gotcha to the man.
Painted my fingernails black at work today. nothing all that exciting happened for the rest of the day. Target charged me 2x for one item so they will get an earful from me tomorrow. The house is too quiet, its making me miss her. Jeez how freaking cheesy am i?

song for tonight: So Lonely - The Police. not just because i miss moose but because its a great fucking song except for the title. everytime i hear it i just want to sing out loud and dance around like a nut.

Moose got stoned!

Just got call from our primary vet, Mickey did well in surgery and all the stones are out. Vet said she was the priority this morning and has already been awake for 20 minutes, doing well, on iv and resting. I might even get to pick her up tomorrow!!!!
On a lighter note, my superviser just spent 20 minutes telling me about the No-Fly list put out by the TSA or is it NSA? He is worried that I might work there and not expose the truth. Okay so he is completely paranoid and said he is not consumed by finding out all these governemnt conspiracies. He claims he spends "only about an hour or two each night" reading this stuff on the net and listening to broadcasts by some guy. He claims its like a hobby. cha right! He suggested I look up this Sybil Edmonds woman. What a nut he is, harmless though.

Fantastic weather for Nov.14 today, 65 degrees and sunny!!

Song for today: We are the champions - Queen

Tis so lovely outside isnt it dear

Gorgeous saturday morning today. Moose and I were out walking for a while already. Finally am fully matriculated into school and register willy nilly for anything I like. Moose was diagnosed with Cushings disease which is no treat to treat, aha, but it is manageable. Unfortunately she will probably succumb to lung cancer before the Cushings becomes a major problem. She is having surgery to remove her bladder stones on monday so keep her in your thoughts!!!
She is still acting all goofy and trying to steal the turkey bacon off my plate, that lil rascal. We hang out all the time now and I am starting to come to terms with her future. We are just trying to enjoy what we have left and the day will come soon when she will be eating all the beef and roasted chicken she wants, hee hee.
As for my passport, we shall see how her health holds up so Scotland, Mexico, etc will probably be on hold for a bit. I have to mention how great the vets are at the place we are going. Very caring and it does not seem to be all about money with them. So what else is new? No new cheese this week, actually trying to lose some of the lbs. Although I am still working on that organic herbed goat cheese, mmm. I know right, me diet? Well, at least I can fit into my jeans again. My new obsession are a pair of amazing black leather Prada platform slingbacks.....ahhhh just thinking about them on my feet put me at ease.
The parental units are moving this week into a rental house until their gross (as in size) new house is built. After Mickeys surgery we have to stay with them for a couple of days, oh the humanity!
Last nights surprise comment made to me after i pitched a bunch of popcorn into this guy's mouth: When you smile you look like sarah jess parker, has anyone ever told you that before? me: no shit, really? nope never heard that before. did i mention that i aspire to be a star player in the wnba?? dumbass.

Photo today is a rerun of Moose in Montauk.
No song as of yet.

Dia de los muertos

Ahh Halloween...my favorite holiday of the year. No costume party this year, no trick or treating. As of 7pm on Halloween, I was not even going to get up off the sofa. Alas, I was a cat burglar and ventured into Brooklyn for a costume party which turned out to be dreadful and not in a good way. No photos either.
This weekend went to dive bar in NYC to meet up with Stella and her hubby. So good to catch up, miss her that kim chee loving freak! Photos to follow, will post here later.
Mickey is doing okay and we are scheduled for surgery consult next week to figure out what to do. Keep your fingers crossed, I am so not ready to be without her in my life and it's completely depressing so....
Took her out to Montauk on sunday for some fun in the sun on the beach. She seemed to enjoy the day. I got an awesome sandwich at Citarella and guac too. Yum. We went to the beach and drove around town. Visited the Memory Motel (of Stones fame). Then we went to Funcho's for burritos but it was icky. Not going there again.

Cheese update - Delice de Bourgogne - insanely rich triple creme from France (duh!). Was too rich for my taste it was nearly butter so I will not buy that again but it was tasty on warm rustic bread.

Song for today: I will not be Broken - Bonnie Raitt (catchy little tune)