Absquatulate

2004

2004 was alot of professional ups and downs for me.  From the whole grad school debacle  to deciding to move to a new state and a new town with a month before the semester started, to slogging my way through four courses after six years away from school and having the courage to quit my job because it was just too much with coursework, it was nailbiting to say the least.

 

Good Things ^tm:

• Pats winning the SuperBowl
• Finding a sweet corner of New England to call home, complete with Tomatoey companions.
• Realizing that Tomatoey companions are way cooler and alot more fun than they let on.
• Finally living in a QUIET apartment.
• Finding my calling.
• Going car-camping for the first time
• BoSox winning. Even though I can't really call myself a fan, I at least can say that having grown up in NE I feel the collective relief. Congrats guys!
• Antonio's Pizza.  Heaven help me and my thighs.
• Realizing that when Pig said that he'd stick by me through thick, thin, rich, poor, good, bad, work, school, that he was telling the truth. Not that I didn't believe him in the first place, but  we've certainly been through most of that crap this year. :^)
• The slew of engagements this year, from my sis to two squiiishers to other friends back in Rochester, it'll be a party-riffic year next year.

Not-So-Good Things ^tm:

• Moving from a town that I had lived in for 10 years to one I've only driven by.
• Leaving all our friends behind.
• Leaving my hairdresser behind (ARLIE I MISS YOU!)
• All of a sudden being a poor college student again after making some serious $$ and getting all the free Nalgene Bottles a girl could want.
• Realizing that house hunting dreams are put on hold for quite a bit of time here.
• Moving in the rain.  Sweet Moses on a Pogo Stick did that ever suck ASS.
• Moving to a non-Wegmans state. No, Whole Foods does not make up for it.

Other Things ^tm:

• Coming to terms with having to rely on somebody else for financial support (I'm independent by nature, this is a tough one for me.)
• Getting to know a new grocery store.  Seriously, do you know what a goddamn pain in the ASS it is to get used to a new grocery store?

So all in all, it feels like a LONG year (personally.) I've got quite a few more gray hairs on my head from some of the stress, but I'm looking forward to 2005 and settling into our new home and some new friends.

2004

Hands down the best summary of 2004 I've come across.

"Dear 2004, I love you, now please fuck off. Best, Heather." ~ Heather P. Champ

Convinced

WOW, Goths really ARE DIFFERENT from the rest of us "normals"! *rolls eyes*

Help

It seems that our government is more concerned about balloons and parades than helping out (NYTimes artilcle, login and all that jazz).  Well, screw that.  Help out and donate to the Red Cross through Amazon.com or if that's not your style, pick the charity of your choice.

According to the Red Cross website, already the American people have donated almost half of what our government said they would donate. I am proud of my fellow Americans today and am giving the evil eye to our elected officials.  If ever there was an opportunity to do some good, this would be it.

Update: Heather Champ has an offer you can't refuse. Make a donation of $20 or more, get a free Heather Champ Original Print. Now if that doesn't spur you to make a donation, you must have gotten coal in your stocking for Christmas.

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A picture is worth 1000 words.

By a String

Nothing like wrapping up a night of shopping than to curl up on the couch and watch a two hour Nova episode about string theory.

--End Geek Transmission--

(And by the way, it's shows like these that give us great pleasure to donate what we can to our local PBS station. )

100% Done

Done.

And two pints of Guinness to celebrate.

Late Night

Last night Katie Couric was on The Daily Show to plug her new book, but the topic turned to a new special she did on teens and sex.  She stated that in her interviews with teens she discovered that these teens thought oral sex was not all that intimate.

While I'm sure this will peg me as "old", I just have to throw in my $0.02:

Kids, if you're nose to nuts, it's intimate.

50%

Two down, two to go.

Thought for the Day

Dear Hairstylists,

If a client enters your salon and does not already have bangs, it would be appreciated if you asked if they would like bangs before cutting their hair.   

Sincerely,
Me

DIY Dammit

Go me! Wanting a wreath for our door but absolutely hating most of the wreaths I saw (and their price tags) I decided to buy a plain wreath and some decorations and do it myself. And all for $10 less than any other wreath I've seen.

*Leans back, polishes nails on lapel.*

You can't see me

I'm not quite sure why Gwen likes camping out under the tree, but she does. Santa and the Snowman are a little confused.

Random Daisy

Today while walking through town on my way to a drug store to buy a birthday card for my husband's grandmother I passed a college aged boy sitting on the entry steps of the local Catholic Church taking a bunch of daisies and separating them out into individual stems.  I thought to myself that it's so cute that a guy would be arranging flowers for his newfound love interest before he heads over to her place, perhaps for dinner, perhaps to say he's sorry, or perhaps to wish her a happy birthday..

He got up with flowers in hand and we passed just as he made it onto the sidewalk.  He extends his hand and offers me a lone daisy.

It was an incredibly sweet thing to do.  I gave him a big smile and thanked him.  He smiled in return and we went on our way.  I turned to look back at him before I went into the store, only to see a string of daisy-weilding women in his wake.  Every woman on that side of the street had a daisy, and every woman was smiling.

They're coming.... for BRAAAIIIINNNNSSS....