Stress
Wow-- what a week. I never thought I could live on three hours of sleep a night-- it's been a long time since I tried that one. Going to bed with hubby to hibernate for a while.
Blatherings Archives
September 26, 2002
October 2, 2002
DIY
Lived through the kiddies today. Whew!
Okay, so my sister called me today to let me in on a recent find of hers- apparently she walked into Wal-Mart the other day and there it was, as big as life: a do-it-yourself wine kit. Now, am I the only one who is extremely amused by this? Gives me the heebs just thinking about it. ;)
October 13, 2002
Girl Party!!!!
Hung out with Cathleen, Lanae, and Lucienne tonight (as well as hubbyas chauffeur)!!!!!! Big ol' girl party!! Checked out lots of chickish stuff like makeup and toenail painting and stuff. Very cool.
Went to BJ Pumpernickel's and Jimmie Cone for dinner. YUMMY.
Anyhoo, time for beddie-bye with hubby (ooohhh you guys have sick minds! Too tired to do that!!!)
'Nighty!
October 14, 2002
Just tried this out: Find
Just tried this out:
Find out What D&D Character Are You?
Very interesting... y'all should check it out.
ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz...
All righty-- must go to sleep. Have a real rehearsal (boohoo- no Franklin's) tomorrow morning. Hope I wake up before everybody gets here! 'Nighty!
After a full day of
After a full day of teaching and rehearsing, sleepy-time.
Loons Again
Yet another loon sighting. Or shooting. Time to move on.
October 15, 2002
For Real
Okay, for real. going to bed this time. 'Nighty!
October 21, 2002
Woohoo!
New shelves in the laundry room! I'm a truly happy (and geeky) woman! This goes to show that anyone can install Elfa shelves.
Voldemort Beware...
Wow-- what a productive day!! I put up shelves this morning, then went costume shopping with Cathleen and hubby. Man-- I was going to be Medusa for Halloween this year, but I found the most FABULOUS hat!!! Therefore I'm going for the Prof. McGonagall look. Even making my own robes and dress! very spiffy-- just need some square specs...
October 25, 2002
Blithering Idiots
Okay, so I've just about had it with all of these high-profile public officials who can't speak-- Charles Moose, George Bush, etc. I mean, give me a break-- I'm too busy listening to their grammatical errors to hear what they have to say!
Peeve #1:
I am fully aware of what a Scud Missile is. I am fully aware of what an AK-47 is. B-17 Bomber? Got it. NuCLEAR capability? In the know.
However, I have NO idea what at NU-CUE-LAR weapon is. Could someone please explain it to me? I know someone as prominent as George Bush couldn't be pronouncing such an important word with such diplomatic and global ramifications incorrectly-- any clues anybody? ;)
Peeve#2:
I am not in anything "TO-GEVV-UH" with anyone. However, I do believe that we're all in this mess "together".
Nor am I a member of the population of the subgroup Charles Moose refers to as "CHURREN". Later in life I do, however, plan to have "children".
Education here people. How can we expect other countries to respect us when they can't even understand what we're saying? :P
October 29, 2002
True Story
So carrying fifty pounds of groceries in from the car is nothing new to me-- we live on the tenth floor of a hi-rise condo building (yes we have elevators)-- but today I got some of the strangest looks I've ever gotten.
I was walking in wondering what in the world is so weird about a woman carrying in an armload of groceries from the car when I happened to look down--
one of my bags had split open and, you guessed it, the contents hanging out were none other than...
.o(drum roll please)
Two jumbo red onions (dangling swingingly in their produce bag) and a shrink-wrapped package of kielbasa.
Pouts and Shout-Outs
Sending lots of love to my friend Cathleen tonight-- call me-- we'll kvetch together. :)
November 10, 2002
Stupid People Are Everywhere
OH. MY. GOD. You guys have to check this post from Robyn. Someone should freaking exterminate the chick she's talking about so she can't breed.
November 26, 2002
Wow...
Man I had no idea that that last entry was all bottled up in there. That was really cathartic. Y'all should read it. Whew... bedtime. More ranting later.
November 27, 2002
Nighty Night
Well guys, time for bed. May be a while before I post again since I'll be at my grandma's until Saturday. Have a happy Turkey Day!
November 30, 2002
Yay!
Yay! We're finally home from the trip! I can't believe I survived. Poor Simon was a little neurotic when we got back. Poor kitty.
Who knew a family Thanksgiving trip could be so stressful?
At least when I got home it was to the site of my orchid blooming healthily under its lamp. Ahhhh... success. (That sounded just a little dorky, huh?)
December 5, 2002
Snow Day!
Yay! It snowed almost five inches outside!! Snow Day!! I'm going to try to get lots of stuff round the house done, but I think we all know I'm probably going to spend the whole day online, right? Anyway... SNOWBALLS TO YA'!
Fun Stuff!
Check out this site for some fun work avoidance!
December 23, 2002
Double Trouble
Going to a double header at the movies today-- The Two Towers and Harry Potter 2. Be very afraid.
Yikes
OMG- I am so fried from those movies today. But totally worth it. Orlando Bloom is a hottie.
January 1, 2003
Happy New Year!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hopefully this year will be better than the last-- here are my resolutions for this year (I don't normally do this, but I decided to try it once in my life)
1. Lose weight. Not totally creative, I know, but hey, it needs to be done.
2. Try to work out at least three times a week and not miss any yoga classes. I feel better when I do.
3. Practice more. This shouldn't be hard considering my record so far this past year. Ooops!
4. Finish all me knitting and quilting proijects before I start new ones.
5. Release the quintet's first CD!!!!!
6. Buy a freaking couch. (Hopefully with better results than the mattresses)
Okay, that's all I can think of for now. Hope y'all are all partying seriously out there in 'Netville.
January 9, 2003
Hot Grandpa
So I was driving to a student's house today, when I looked up to find I was behind a gorgeous Audi convertible. To my amusement, the liscense tag read "TTL8ING".
Even more amusing? The car had a bumper sticker which proclaimed the driver "World's Best Grandpa". teehee
January 14, 2003
January 26, 2003
All Right Already!
Sorry for the long hiatus-- working on the whole moving thing. Signed the lease last Monday, found a sub-letter Friday, redesigned closets today. I had no idea there a=was a way to get that much stuff in that little space-- God bless Elfa shelving.
We got new kitchen flooring on Friday, so we're going over tomorrow to wax the floor and clean the kitchen and bathroom. We're also going to remove a God-awful wall unit from the living room. It has padded vinyl doors. 'Nuff said.
So far we have 18 boxes of books... still have two bookshelves to clear out, too. Scary. Can't move those until they clean the carpets Monday tho.
A side note-- I'm taking pictures tomorrow, Mom, and I'll post them tomorrow night!
February 15, 2003
Return of the Blonde
Hi guys-- after two weeks of moving hell, I finally have the machine up and running again. Damn, I'm glad to be back. I have endless stories to tell you guys.
March 3, 2003
Back to the Grind
Sorry so long since the last post guys. I got avalanched by the carpet guy. Just got the 'pooter back up. More soon.
March 4, 2003
Here Am I...
So, sorry for the long hiatus guys. The hope is that now that I've slogged through the carpet and paint issues, I'll be on a little more often...
As far as all of that went, it took the carpet guy a week to do our floors, but now I'm finally able to unpack, which means the quintet can start rehearsals here again. Eeek. With all of this crazy BS going on we've missed the deadline for Fischoff. Bleah. There goes another year. Ah well-- just means we can kill all of our birds with one stone. Next year is the competition year it seems. Probably best anyway.
One cool item is that we got a really great submission for a piece to be premiered by the group. A fabulous piece based on the whole Scheherazade thing. We're reading it this week for a trial run. Ah well...
Okay, I'm rambling. It's almost 2 AM and I have to get up early and get back to the grindstone tomorrow. Ponchielli waits for no woman.
March 8, 2003
Words Can't Describe
March 18, 2003
My $.02
I have to get in my two cents here. I am ready to throw something at the TV. I am so sick of George Bush acting like everyone supports what he's doing and he's carrying out the will of the people.
One talk radio host was doing an open phones segment today, discussing whether "we should support our President in now that he's decided to go to war". I almost wrecked the car trying to call in.
Host: "On the line we have Katie from Silver Spring. Welcome. So what are your thoughts on this subject-- should we rally to our President now that he's decided to go to war?"
Me: "First I'd like to make a point that I think has been ignored by those in the media-- George W. Bush is not, nor has he ever been, my President. He wasn't elected by popular vote and a judge put him in office. Second of all, I'm not really sure who all of those pollsters who claim the public supports the war have been talking to-- no one I know, certainly. Also, I really feel that some of the numbers of Americans who say they support the war are being affected by the trend by certain sections of the media and "Patriotic Americans", since 9/11, to vilify people who disagree with the administration. What are your guest's thoughts on this? I'll take my answer off the air."
Thanks, just wanted to get that off my chest. Good night, DC--- I'll be here all week.
March 23, 2003
Garden Bug
Wow- I managed to spend the entire day outside today. Got lots of work done-- plotted out flower beds and turned them over, staked off the front yard and re-seeded it. I LOVE living in a house!
March 25, 2003
Dental Hygien(e)x
So, on Saturday I lost a filling. Yesterday I went to the dentist for the first time in three years. Verdict? Root canal and crown. Yipes. Today I get to go in for that. Whooppee. I am never skipping a dentist visit again.
Root Canal
So I had the thing done today. Yecch. Took forever, but I have to say that the doc was excellent. Didn't feel a thing and am doing great now. No pain, just a little swelling. Pretty remarkable considering they hollowed out my entire tooth. Anyhoo, kudos to Dr. Peterson. Think I'm gonna go surf a little now.
March 28, 2003
Even Naughty Girls Need Love
Just a shout out to my friend L
April 1, 2003
Root Canal Ruminations
So I have to say that root canals aren't entirely unpleasant. I've lost nine pounds since last Tuesday. A little scary, but it makes sense. I've been living on yogurt and soup. Ah well.
I had lost about 7 pounds before that, so I know it's not all water weight. Pants are looser, my face looks thinner. I kind of like it, but i'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ready to eat chewable food again.
April 2, 2003
God Help Us
Does it bother anyone that the three most important men in America at this point are named Dick, Bush, and Colin?
Mmmmm...
One benefit of tooth issues-- no one bitches at you for having a spoon of icing rather than the whole cupcake. Yummy...
'Nighty. Goin to sleep now.
April 3, 2003
Beautiful Words...
I miss my sexy days, when my skin was smooth enough to drink, my lips to sip, and you would sink into my bones as into clouds of sweet milk swirling in deep cafe.
This hazing decade has rounded under your hands, fine is ribboned rich and tanned under a shine too bright for sheen. Ropes strap dull and thick, strangle to apology regretful but required. You are still required, structure, larger than life and ever poised. Your shoulderblades, unchanged.
If I were steel and glass, and iron and ivory, I would pass under monumental archways, industrial angel, a twisting bridge suspended by sweat and wire. And you, wind, would howl and thrash against each glistening bolt, and I would give, and resist, and remain.
But I am no stronger than cold soil, damp and dark, trembling grain by grain under the tiniest turns. I lie, still, but I will always lie, before you.
Holy Casaba Melons, Batman!
Oprah in the altogether? Check it out:
Oprah to grin and bare it for her 50th
Wednesday April 2, 2003
It's still nine months away, but Oprah has big plans for her 50th birthday she's going to celebrate in her birthday suit! She came up with the idea a few years ago with her photographer pal Herb Ritts. When Herb died last December, Oprah decided to carry on with her plans to mark her milestone on Jan. 29 with tasteful and artistic nude pics. She's busy checking out other photographers to find one she'd be comfortable undressing for. But don't expect to feast your eyes on the finished project they won't be published in her O magazine or anywhere else. Oprah's doing it for her own and long-time love Stedman Graham's private enjoyment.
Bring It ON
April 4, 2003
Good. Googly. Moogly.
I have to say that finding this completely made my day. Check it out.
April 5, 2003
Donna's Dolls
Found this sassy chick at DonnasDolls.com-- couldnt resist and had to snag a few. Great work!!!!!!! Check 'em out!
April 6, 2003
April 8, 2003
License to Sass
April 9, 2003
Nation Building
Just created my own nation-- we'll seehow I do when I put my money where my mouth is.
Found over at Donna's site.
April 12, 2003
Vampire Charms?
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why my fingers smell like garlic. ????
April 20, 2003
Lag Time
Sorry I've been so silent of late guys. It's been a crazy week. Sis left Wednesday, I was up 'til 4:30 Thursday doing quintet transcriptions, and then Easter weekend, which is for musicians like tax day is for accountants. All recovered tho, and will be writing more shortly.
April 25, 2003
Let's Get This Party Started
I. AM. SO. EXCITED. Hubby's taking me to see George Carlin tomorrow for my birthday. EEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! It's almost like having a day-early birthday!
April 27, 2003
Birthday Blonde
Since today's my birthday, I'm taking the day off. Talk to y'all tomorrow!
May 1, 2003
Reading Room
Very excited here. Just found out we're getting a Borders one block over in a month or so.... yeeee-haaaaaaaaaaa!
June 3, 2003
I'm BAAAAAAAA-ack
Sorry so long without a post guys-- just dealing with a bunch of crap here and kinda needed a vacation--- I'll leave notice next time!
Had a nice visit with my Mom last week, and got to go se my aunt's house in Kitty Hawk, NC. It was fabulous! We picked strawberries at the u-pick field across the road and went to the beach... ahhh.. I got a new pair (2 actually) of Reefs as well. They are the closest you can get to heaven in a shoe, I swear.
June 4, 2003
Yowsers
This band popped up on my BlogSnob rotation a minute ago. Any band with a song called "Soap Me, Shave Me, Shag Me Till I Scream" is at least worth a listen in my book. teehee
Your Number Please?
LJ Barcode |
Who knew I could be quantified into a bunch of little black lines? No curves to be seen there, tho. Gotta check out the real thing!!
Courtesy of Morgaine LeFay, who now owns a crap-load of shares in SB.
June 5, 2003
Our House... Is A Very Very Very Fine House...
Our house is beautiful, but geez, I'd love to live in this one, eh? Yipes. Gorgeous.
June 10, 2003
Tag!
Tag! What a great idea Natalie had-- to leave a comment on every blog you visit today, just so they know you were there! After all, not every commenter is necessarily a regular reader, and it's always nice to get a howdy from new folks, so TAG, YOU'RE IT!!!
June 11, 2003
What WILL They Think Of Next
NOT WORK SAFE, but funny as hell. 'Nuff said.
Courtesy of Jessica.
June 15, 2003
Beachy Keen
Went to the beach today. Such nice weather! And I managed to keep from getting sunburned in the bargain.
June 27, 2003
Heh.
Oy. F*&K. I have the world's worst headache right now. Heh. Any good remedies for headaches out there?
July 2, 2003
Love Is In The Air...
Found a great new book to read- Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong. Jong is the author of the highly controversial (for its time) Fear of Flying, which was truly a groundbreaking work for its time since it dealt openly with the truths and questions every woman goes through concerning her sexuality.
Sappho's Leap is full of the same kind of ruminations, and Jong writes powerfully beautiful prose about the nature of love, be it between a woman and man or two women, as well as about other kinds of love such as that between mothers and daughters or sisters and brothers.
The ancient Greek poet Sappho is the main character, and through her eyes Jong paints an intricate and intimate picture of how we experience love as human beings. She also creates a detailed fantasy of Sappho's life,about which very little is known, and much is legend, such as the tale that she leapt to her death after being spurned by a younger man.
All in all, I highly recommend it.
Dangit!
Ah well, no Powerball jackpot for me! Just have to buy another ticket for Saturday! Heh.
July 4, 2003
Stripperella
And speaking of sassy blondes-- who knew? We all knew she was synthetic. Now she's a toon. Stripperella, even.
July 16, 2003
Break It Down
Sorry for the hiatus. I kind of need a little break, so I'll be back in a couple of days. Got the piano, pictures are forthcoming. Also got the call for the Mantovani Orchestra tour, details also forthcoming. Y'all hang in there-- I'll be back Monday-ish.
July 21, 2003
Old Ghosts
Wow. I've just watched probably the most disturbing thing I've ever seen in my life, and believe it or not, it was on PBS.
It was all about The Donner Party, immigrants to California before the Gold Rush who , among many other hardships, became trapped by winter blizzards on the journey in the Sierras and were starved and forced to eat the flesh of their dead companions to survive. The most chilling thing is the survivors' pictures afterwards-- they look haunted, and almost posessed.
Eeeeehhh. Eeeew. No sleep for me tonight-- too many imaginary ghosts running around. *shivers*
August 11, 2003
Weirdness Of All Sorts
So it's been a little while since I checked in. Lots of doings around here, for sure. Got new shelves, got a new piano, got a new gig, getting a new cat, and traveling to new and bizarre places. However, of all the interesting things that have occurred lately, nothing has been as strange as what I found in the driveway this morning.
A postcard.
From someone totally unfamiliar in Cairo.
Addressed to someone totally unfamiliar in Belgium.
Heh. Hang on kids-- it's going to be a bumpy ride.
A small Item of Web Etiquette
All righty-- to all of you internet-communication addicted peeps out there--
If, when spotting me on IM, you see my away message up, do not IM me. I AM WORKING OR OTHERWISE INVOLVED. Should you decide that details such as "I'm tired-- I'm going to bed" or "I'm getting offline now" are urgent and I need instant notification-- don't flatter yourself. I'm more perceptive than you think. If I see you drop off (and I can, in fact, see you online) I will assume that you had more pressing business to attend to, like, say, a life. I take no offense in you leaving me alone. In fact I appreciate it.
This information is also taboo when you decide that since I can't be IM'd, I must read the email that you send me to that effect. DON'T DO IT. I don't have the time to put up with that BS. That's a really good way to ensure I never talk to you online again.
Oh, and IM-ing me to tell me how busy you are and can't talk? Also a huge no-no. If you're that busy, get the hell off and do the shit already. You're wasting your valuable time. I don't care.
This has been a public service announcement of the SassyBlonde website.
August 23, 2003
Rants
Boy, I've had a lot of rants here lately!! I'll try to lighten it up a little. :)
September 3, 2003
And I'll Be Sleeping In...
Woohoo! Day off tomorrow! Yippee!
Coffee As Original Sin
Whole Foods's whole bean Decaf Expresso.
Go get some. Now. Run, do not walk.
September 17, 2003
Happy Blogiversary To Me!!
Yay!! Happy one year to me!! I wish I could say that I've been a good read, but hey-- we all could be a little more regular, no? :) ::smoosh::
October 18, 2003
Good Mornin', Good Moooooor-nin'
Mornin' all-- time for a little computer maintenance. Meh.
Ho Hum
Weeell... it's been a pretty hard-core day. Shopped for pants at Old Navy, taught a piano lesson, and shopped with Hubby for a new chess book. Time to go dig out my suitcase and the rest of the Halloween stuff.
Just FYI, in a month this site will be the home for my ramblings from my orchestra's Christmas tour, along with pictures. Already I'm making packing lists and practice-packing. Bleah. But y'all will be the first to see the ongoing adventures of Sassy (moi) and the whole crew!!
::smooches::
October 26, 2003
Sunday, Sunday...
What a day, what a day. Started off this morning by grabbing brunch at Savory in Takoma Park. Best damn waffles in DC, and where else can you get a Sunday brunch serving vegan sausage? Rock ON.
Then shopping with Luc, in search of luggage, which we found, and in the process scored a majorly hot little pleated skirt. Rock. Just a little more Pilates and I'm good to go on those legs, friends.
However, the really fun part of the day (brace yourselves folks) was, when leaving, I stepped out of my car to check something and closed and locked the door. With the car still running. Poor hubby. He had to drive all of the way up fom Silver Spring to bail me out, then we had to kill 2 hours of time before call for our show. All smooches go out to him, though, for major knight-in-shining-armor goodness today!
K. Gonna have a little game goodness then grab some Zs. Unruly parents to deal with tomorrow.
October 28, 2003
November 7, 2003
Rest With The Best
Would you like to go to eternal rest with the chicest of the chic? Then check out this story-- unfortunately this is the only unused plot and the only one to go on sale in a LONG time. Wouldn't it be interesting though? Very gothic and nifty I think.