December 2010
34 posts
Confession
I fancy myself pretty Internet Savvy.
However, I just figured out how to reply on twitter.
I feel so lame. It was staring me in the face for months.
As embarrassing as it is...
I have decided to be entirely honest with you about the books I’m reading on Goodreads.
YES I recognize I am reading 100% mindless dribble this month. Please judge me sparingly and remember that next month it’ll be gads of philosophy and heavy environmental movement related books that I can apply to thesis projects.
Mindless dribble excites me for now. :) So judge me if you want,...
Blizzard 2010 aka the case for whisky.
I’ve now been out in the snow for 4.5 hours. I’m finally in starting to warm up. Exhausted, because who needs the gym when you have two big driveways of wet snow to clear. Plus 2 little girls who need you to run around with them.
I no longer need coffee, I now just need Whisky.
Oy, youth...
My cousin just sent out a mass facebook message asking for phone #s my inbox is now flooded with stupid people who replied rather then sending a new message. I’m thinking about texting them all and asking that they please send nudes. Good social science experiment yes?
Monday you fail me
I actually uttered this phrase: “If I’m such a terrible mother, and you’re so unhappy, pack a freakin bag then and I’ll drive you where you want to go.”
After this she went to her room for a good 10 minutes, came back out and said she’d like to stay please. Later when I walked by her room, she had her suitcase out and packed though so it must have been a tough...
It's official
The best Christmas present you can give someone who loves coffee is a French press. Those keurigs are crap. French press is more economical for the giver and the receiver.
Also there’s the small matter of the immense pleasure one gets from tasting the euphoric nectar it produces. This might even make me smile on a Monday.
Why?!
Why does it take my girls 30 seconds to make a massive mess and 3 hours to clean it up??
Also why are they never wearing pants? Is there a pants monster in our house?
HAP HAP HAPPIEST Christmas
I am done shopping. FINALLY.
HOLY HELL you guys I do not have a big family, and I’m going to be honest I only bought gifts for people I’ll see Christmas morning (for the most part) but still it took me forever. Next year everyones presents will be my presence. It’s an honor yo.
My kids are on to my store bribes to get them to be good and quiet, and now they want me to up the...
Review
To whom it may concern,
On November 16, 2010 I had my 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series 1 serviced at Jiffy Lube in Moscow Idaho. I had a full service lube, along with getting my serpentine belt changed, and having my rear differential serviced. I have had my car serviced by this shop approximately every 3 months for the last 3 years.
On November 29, 2010 I noticed vibrations in my car while...
Truthful Tuesday
I’m not done with my christmas shopping.
I haven’t started my christmas baking.
There are 4 loads of laundry on my kitchen table waiting to be folded and another 6 to wash but I’m out of soap.
I could easily already be done with my errands but I have to take both girls and I have a rule NEVER TO DO THAT, so I’ve spent my whole morning trying to find someone for them to...
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The Tale of a Parking Space
Wednesday afternoon I’m helping my friend move, she lives downtown on the 3rd floor over our favorite bar. Really she has the best apartment IN.THE.WORLD. However, she’s going to China for a year to teach little children english. I agreed to help her because I had access to a truck and all she has is a little sedan. There is a HUGE parkinglot off her building (think: parking lot for...
Random
Buying a nook = best decision ever
I’m sick of people bitching. WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH, really your life is so tough, how come every word out of your mouth is a complaint? I would like to see them tag their bitching with the hastag #firstworldproblems
I’ve been debbie downer recently, I’m snapping the F out of it.
Here’s the thing I don’t give a crap if your debbie...
Motherhood
I woke my angels early to run errands since we only have 1 car.
Actually got my husband to work on time. Then I had the brilliant idea to stop at Starbucks before errands.
Immediately my youngest takes up tantruming.
Then my oldest shares her bagel with her sister, and smiles abound.
Then my oldest drops the remaining few bites of her bagel on the floor.
Epic horror.
Then ( after 10 min of...
RAGE →
I remember when I didn’t care, when I was ignorant. It was blissfully simple.
Now it’s all white hot rage. RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE. How dare they treat my state, and my fellow citizens with such little respect. How dare we not matter, how dare our voices not be heard.
oh wait.
Of course, big oil. Money talks.
RAGE.
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Truthful Tuesday
I can’t pass up Truthful Tuesday.
My final today required me to argue for my grade. I argued for a B. I didn’t deserve an A because, I don’t speak my mind enough in class. I don’t speak my mind because I don’t believe my thoughts are well formed or intelligent.
I’m trying to believe I’m intelligent, but no matter how many people tell me I am, no matter...
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50 book challenge
I decided to do the 50 book challenge with stookey_girl.
I started on Dec 1, 2010 (Actually I started on Dec 3, 2010 when I got my kindle but who cares).
I’m setting some boundaries for myself on this challenge though, because I want some FLAVA in my life.
1. I MUST read at least 10 books that are “recommended” to me. I have books recommended to me daily. Some by...
Class.
Few things are better then classes that meet at bars. I mean drinking while you earn 3 credits who doesn’t love that?
I just had a Global Justice final in a bar. That’s where the class has been held so logic follows…
It makes the final more fun.
And your already at the bar to celebrate being done.
To this I say: Alcoholism FTW
Nook
I have now had my nook for over 24 hours.
Ethan asked if it met expectations, I have to be honest it exceeds them.
I love everything about it except 2 things.
1. After using an iphone for so long it seems really slow to load.
2. I’m going to need to win the lottery to buy all the books I want.
Problems, I haz them you guyz.
Tumultuous Thursday
Today couldn’t decide if it was good or bad. Which made it stressful.
Bad: I woke, my kids fought, screamed, and tantrum’ed.
Good: I drank coffee, my husband called and said there was hope to save the rover after all.
I looked out my window and my nasty neighbors were moving!! MOVING! Loading all their belongings into a huge moving van. I will have a talk with my new neighbors...
No one thinks clearly at 1am
Here I sit, looking at cars, and I thought to myself: You know if we DIDN’T get another land rover we could probably, actually afford to get a different car just on the money saved at the gas pump.
DAMN YOU LOGIC. DAMN YOU.
Could I really drive a Subaru?
RE: The Girl Stookey: i made a new friend →
My twitter friend, she understands. We bonded over Rovers and Vandal football. Tonight she’s made me cry twice, because she understands.
The first time she made me cry she tweeted this:
RIP @kimberrywright’s LR Disco. May her seat warmers and 17 lights find the ultimate african safari. *pours pinot noir on ground*
We’re fighting to keep our dying rover tonight. As my 5yo...