Sunday, February 22, 2004

friday five on sunday or tuesday

I’m going to do last week’s Friday Five about superstition, but not this week’s about 30,000 mile check-ups or whatever the hell they have going on over there. But I won’t do last week’s today. I’ll do it later. The questions aren’t actually on […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/22/2004 03:10 am
 

Friday, February 20, 2004

on the way to work today

We had just dropped off my two younger children at the elementary school and we were on the way to my oldest son’s junior high. Suddenly, that song “Toxic” by Britney Spears came on the radio.

“That’s it,” I said, banging my hands lightly on […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/20/2004 02:45 pm
 

Friday, February 20, 2004

mystery solved

Okay. I went back to Pineapple’s site and then followed this link and now I see what the big deal is. There are rumors going around Austin that Texas governer Perry has been having a homosexual affair with the Secretary of State. Sweet. Perry has publicly been one […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/20/2004 01:03 am
 

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

linky dinks

From Pop Culture Junk Mail – romance novels about young librarians.One of those gross old white men who believe women are a different species from men gives dating advice. I can’t imagine what I would do if a man tried to “spank” me because we disagreed about […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/17/2004 07:58 pm
 

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Why do they call them wisdom teeth when the drugs they give you while extracting them make you feel so unintelligent?

I feel like someone hit me in the chin with a rake and then sprayed my chin with liquid nitrogen. Since Friday morning I’ve had two modes of operation: […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/17/2004 02:49 am
 

Saturday, February 14, 2004

Valentine’s Day weekend in bed

That’s right, y’all. I’m gonna spend all weekend in bed. Hell, yeah. Yesterday morning I got all my wisdom teeth taken out, and I spent the whole day in bed, dreaming that I was spitting up jawbreakers and newspaper. Today, after I type this, I’m […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/14/2004 04:42 pm
 

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

sick

I lost my voice Saturday night. That hasn’t happened to me since I was a child.

I stayed home from work today because I still can’t speak in more than a whisper or rasp and my throat was hurting like crazy. I said that I’d go to work tomorrow no […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/10/2004 01:53 am
 

Monday, February 9, 2004

sad sense of relief

It’s nice to know I’m not the only one disgusted by the hypocrisy of the reaction to Janet Jackson’s breast. And it’s really nice to hear someone who’s not even a woman standing up for women. Rock on, Derrick Z. Jackson.

Too bad the pleasure of finding […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/09/2004 02:52 am
 

Saturday, February 7, 2004

bubble tea experience

I went to the tea house and tried something new. Jasmine Honey Green Tea (with tapioca, of course.) Normally I hate green tea but this beverage’s name has been calling mine. Oh my gosh it was so good because it smelled like jasmine. Then I realized that […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/07/2004 01:31 am
 

Friday, February 6, 2004

Friday Five – risky business

1. What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?

Forget petty crime, sexual exploits, or exTREME sports. I did what you’re never supposed to do. I quit my job without having another job waiting for me.

I loved my job very much, even though it didn’t pay […] Continue Reading…

Posted in Uncategorized on 02/06/2004 06:32 pm