Updates on a couple of my previous posts: (See? Aren't updates a good idea for anything?)
Music you can play to: I thought of two more songs I love to play string instruments to: Funkytown (Won't you take me to...Funkytooowwwn?) and Britney Spears' "Toxic".
On Sleepy's: Most people I've talked to think that the Sleepy's man shaved his mustache because with it, he looked too much like Hitler. Or maybe the creator of the character died, and they were finally able to make him look more like Joe Consumer and less like Joe Evil.
I wrote an email to the Sleepy's company and asked why Mr. Sleepy had shaved. I am awaiting a reply.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Seen on TV
Readers, be warned: When school starts next week, I won't be blogging as often. It's just that I've had the whole month of August off, and I've spent many hours of it in front of the tube. You won't believe what I just saw.
Eyelash implants! Tired of buying false eyelashes? Eyelash glue irritating your eyes? Want thicker, fuller eyelashes for only $6,000? With this surgery, they take hairs from the back of your head and implant them in your eyelids. They grow, so you have to trim them once in awhile. Years ago, this procedure was only sought by trauma patients, but now anyone can get it done!
I will say it right here, I am vain, I admit it. I am very satisfied with my looks, and I guess I should count myself lucky. I don't pluck my eyebrows, I don't get anything waxed, I don't go to tanning booths. Please commit me the day I say I want hairs from the back of my head to be implanted into my eyelids!!! I prefer to beautify myself by spending hundreds of dollars on tattoos.
Eyelash implants! Tired of buying false eyelashes? Eyelash glue irritating your eyes? Want thicker, fuller eyelashes for only $6,000? With this surgery, they take hairs from the back of your head and implant them in your eyelids. They grow, so you have to trim them once in awhile. Years ago, this procedure was only sought by trauma patients, but now anyone can get it done!
I will say it right here, I am vain, I admit it. I am very satisfied with my looks, and I guess I should count myself lucky. I don't pluck my eyebrows, I don't get anything waxed, I don't go to tanning booths. Please commit me the day I say I want hairs from the back of my head to be implanted into my eyelids!!! I prefer to beautify myself by spending hundreds of dollars on tattoos.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Day Spa
Want a pedicure, massage, hair style, ear piercing, and fun conversation for just $20?
Go to a nail salon where the owners have two little girls, aged 6 and 8! I love my nail salon, because I get to hang out with Kelly and Elizabeth, who are very girly and love to show off their jewelry and ask me questions about my tattoos. Today I went in and got to talk to them while I was getting my pedicure. As I was waiting for my toes to dry, we looked through magazines and the younger one, Elizabeth, "did my hair". She clipped her plastic earrings to my ears. It pinched a little, and when I said something, the older one, Kelly, told me to say, "Hawaii...Hawaii..." That was supposed to relax me and make me not think about the ear piercing pain. We chanted "Hawaii" for awhile, then looked at more magazines.
With all the chanting and getting my hair played with, I was quite relaxed by the time my toes were dry. I felt like taking a nap. The girls walked me out the door, and we chanted all the way to the corner. I told them, "Goodbye iiiii..."
All that, and sparkly nails too!
Go to a nail salon where the owners have two little girls, aged 6 and 8! I love my nail salon, because I get to hang out with Kelly and Elizabeth, who are very girly and love to show off their jewelry and ask me questions about my tattoos. Today I went in and got to talk to them while I was getting my pedicure. As I was waiting for my toes to dry, we looked through magazines and the younger one, Elizabeth, "did my hair". She clipped her plastic earrings to my ears. It pinched a little, and when I said something, the older one, Kelly, told me to say, "Hawaii...Hawaii..." That was supposed to relax me and make me not think about the ear piercing pain. We chanted "Hawaii" for awhile, then looked at more magazines.
With all the chanting and getting my hair played with, I was quite relaxed by the time my toes were dry. I felt like taking a nap. The girls walked me out the door, and we chanted all the way to the corner. I told them, "Goodbye iiiii..."
All that, and sparkly nails too!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Organic Schmanic
Listen, I know you're supposed to buy organic. I know it's better for you not to eat pesticides and growth hormones and you're supposed to go to the Farmer's Market and Whole Foods and be all crunchy granola and healthy.
But you know what? That stuff doesn't last! God forbid you should decide to eat a healthy organic salad two days in a row and then decide to go out for two days because you are a popular single gal. God forbid, because you might go back to your organic salad fixin's and find that your grape tomatoes are liquid mush and your organic baby spinach leaves are brown and squishy. It's so disgusting, it makes me not want to buy organic sometimes.
(insert maniacal laughter here)
Ah bwaa haaa haha ha...look what I had for a
snack yesterday, hahahahahaha!!!
Take THAT, all you health nuts!
(by the way, I did buy nonfat yogurt and string
cheese at Trader Joe's today; I'm not that unhealthy).
But you know what? That stuff doesn't last! God forbid you should decide to eat a healthy organic salad two days in a row and then decide to go out for two days because you are a popular single gal. God forbid, because you might go back to your organic salad fixin's and find that your grape tomatoes are liquid mush and your organic baby spinach leaves are brown and squishy. It's so disgusting, it makes me not want to buy organic sometimes.
(insert maniacal laughter here)
Ah bwaa haaa haha ha...look what I had for a
snack yesterday, hahahahahaha!!!
Take THAT, all you health nuts!
(by the way, I did buy nonfat yogurt and string
cheese at Trader Joe's today; I'm not that unhealthy).
The Ideas Just Keep Comin'
I was just lying in bed thinking about Montecore, when I had this amazing idea. What? You don't know who Montecore is? Duh, he's the white tiger who either nearly killed or saved Roy Horn, of Sigfried and Roy, a few years back. I say nearly killed or saved, depending on how you view the incident.
Anyway, I was wondering how both Montecore and Roy were doing, and then I thought of this great idea, that is sure to be a hit with the networks. It's a show called Update, and it gives you all the updates from the hottest news stories of the past. Whatever happened to Montecore and Roy? How's that girl doing who was abducted and kept prisoner for eight years in Europe? (insert story you would like an update about here). It would start with a clip of the original story, and then an update. People could write in about stories they would like to hear about. I think an hour long show would be good. Not for nothing, but isn't that a good idea for a show?
If anyone who reads this has any connections, let me know, and we'll share the profits. And if this show comes out soon without any connections, you saw it here first.
Anyway, I was wondering how both Montecore and Roy were doing, and then I thought of this great idea, that is sure to be a hit with the networks. It's a show called Update, and it gives you all the updates from the hottest news stories of the past. Whatever happened to Montecore and Roy? How's that girl doing who was abducted and kept prisoner for eight years in Europe? (insert story you would like an update about here). It would start with a clip of the original story, and then an update. People could write in about stories they would like to hear about. I think an hour long show would be good. Not for nothing, but isn't that a good idea for a show?
If anyone who reads this has any connections, let me know, and we'll share the profits. And if this show comes out soon without any connections, you saw it here first.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Unbelievable TV
It's Saturday. I'm watching TV. You will not believe what is on.
I'm watching this show about designer shoes. There's this fitness class at Crunch to show you how to work core muscles so that you can walk in heels better, because of course you should still wear heels, even though they wreak havoc on your feet. And at the foot doctor, they can inject the balls of your feet with little pillows so it won't hurt as much when you're walking in your Manolos, using the same stuff women inject their lips with to get fuller lips. Oh my god.
And then there was a commercial for the Clear Blue pregnancy test. I am not kidding when I say this was the tag line: "The most advanced technology you will ever pee on." And they show a stream flowing on the stick. I am not kidding. I'm still in shock.
Turn on the TV for the most mindless entertainment there is. I can feel my brain cells shrinking...
I'm watching this show about designer shoes. There's this fitness class at Crunch to show you how to work core muscles so that you can walk in heels better, because of course you should still wear heels, even though they wreak havoc on your feet. And at the foot doctor, they can inject the balls of your feet with little pillows so it won't hurt as much when you're walking in your Manolos, using the same stuff women inject their lips with to get fuller lips. Oh my god.
And then there was a commercial for the Clear Blue pregnancy test. I am not kidding when I say this was the tag line: "The most advanced technology you will ever pee on." And they show a stream flowing on the stick. I am not kidding. I'm still in shock.
Turn on the TV for the most mindless entertainment there is. I can feel my brain cells shrinking...
Sleepy's
Has anyone else noticed that the Sleepy's man has shaved his mustache? I kept pointing this out to people, and they said they didn't even know he had a mustache. Finally, I have proof:
He had the mustache for so long, why the change now? Thoughts, anyone?
He had the mustache for so long, why the change now? Thoughts, anyone?
Dream House
I was just watching the HGTV channel (Home and Garden TV), and the show that was on was called "Dream House." It was the story of an engaged couple who wanted to build their dream house on a big hill. I turned it on in the middle, so I didn't get all the details, but I got a few. They took out a loan for $415,000 to build the house. Of course it took longer than they thought; they had to keep pushing the open house party later and later.
When the dream kitchen was being completed, they found out that they had spent all their loan money, so they couldn't afford appliances. They took out another loan for $85,000. I don't know how many bedrooms this place was, but it was enormous. It was somewhere in the south, I think, so you could get a huge house for half a mil.
They got it all done except for the basement, they had a huge open house party, and they celebrated the beginning of their new lives together. This show took you from bare bones to completed house, with all the nitty gritty, emotions, and problems that come with building a house. It took one year to complete. Happy ending at the open house party, right? Wrong.
The next shot was the couple putting a For Sale sign in the front yard. I thought, "You have got to be kidding me!" After one month, the couple realized that they couldn't afford to live in the house because the mortgage payments would be $3,500 a month. They didn't want all of their money to go just to house payments.
And they had not thought of this before????
The daughter said that she should have listened to her dad more, but she and her fiance just wanted and wanted and wanted. If I was her dad, I would have walked away in the beginning. They wanted to sell the place for a million dollars. Pretty expensive and time consuming flip, if you ask me. The final quote was from the contractor, who said, "The lesson from this project should be to just keep moving forward, don't look back."
OH MY GOD.
I wanted to jump into the TV and push the contractor aside and say, "Actually, the real lesson here is DON'T BE GREEDY and live within your means and 2 people don't need that much space!!!" This is what's wrong with our society. I am disgusted. I'm going to have a yard sale tomorrow and get rid of what little excess I have.
When the dream kitchen was being completed, they found out that they had spent all their loan money, so they couldn't afford appliances. They took out another loan for $85,000. I don't know how many bedrooms this place was, but it was enormous. It was somewhere in the south, I think, so you could get a huge house for half a mil.
They got it all done except for the basement, they had a huge open house party, and they celebrated the beginning of their new lives together. This show took you from bare bones to completed house, with all the nitty gritty, emotions, and problems that come with building a house. It took one year to complete. Happy ending at the open house party, right? Wrong.
The next shot was the couple putting a For Sale sign in the front yard. I thought, "You have got to be kidding me!" After one month, the couple realized that they couldn't afford to live in the house because the mortgage payments would be $3,500 a month. They didn't want all of their money to go just to house payments.
And they had not thought of this before????
The daughter said that she should have listened to her dad more, but she and her fiance just wanted and wanted and wanted. If I was her dad, I would have walked away in the beginning. They wanted to sell the place for a million dollars. Pretty expensive and time consuming flip, if you ask me. The final quote was from the contractor, who said, "The lesson from this project should be to just keep moving forward, don't look back."
OH MY GOD.
I wanted to jump into the TV and push the contractor aside and say, "Actually, the real lesson here is DON'T BE GREEDY and live within your means and 2 people don't need that much space!!!" This is what's wrong with our society. I am disgusted. I'm going to have a yard sale tomorrow and get rid of what little excess I have.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Post #200!!!
Woo hoo, I'm on post number two hundred. Man, I got a lot to say! I'll use this post to tell a little story of something that happened to me in my kitchen earlier this summer.
I was pouring sugar from my big jar into the sugar bowl, and some of it spilled on the kitchen counter and the floor. Sugar mess is yucky; wet and crunchy at the same time. All I could think of was the ants that would come marching one by one...I finally got it cleaned up and was late for work.
Later on that day, I was getting the garbage ready to take out. I was dumping some uneaten spaghetti into a bag, and, lo and behold, half of it didn't make it into the bag and spilled all over the counter and floor. Oh my god, two nasty spills in one day, I couldn't believe it. I was so upset and frustrated...you guessed it, I ran and got my camera to capture the moment. I haven't had a major spill since then, fingers crossed!
I was pouring sugar from my big jar into the sugar bowl, and some of it spilled on the kitchen counter and the floor. Sugar mess is yucky; wet and crunchy at the same time. All I could think of was the ants that would come marching one by one...I finally got it cleaned up and was late for work.
Later on that day, I was getting the garbage ready to take out. I was dumping some uneaten spaghetti into a bag, and, lo and behold, half of it didn't make it into the bag and spilled all over the counter and floor. Oh my god, two nasty spills in one day, I couldn't believe it. I was so upset and frustrated...you guessed it, I ran and got my camera to capture the moment. I haven't had a major spill since then, fingers crossed!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Popeye's Got Nothin' On Me!
I am so strong. I pushed this fire hydrant intothe ground, just because I could. Don't worry; I pulled it back up again so the fire department
would have access. It pays to eat your spinach.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Exercise, anyone?
A few weeks ago my friends and I went to dinner. When we got off the subway, this is the staircase we encountered. The up escalator to the right was being repaired. Going up the stairs, I thought to myself, "I really ought to quit smoking." Thing is, I don't smoke, I just felt like I did. Little outta breath. Good exercise if you can get it. I haven't been back to that subway station all summer.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Seen in NY
On a "Post No Bills" wall.I used to have a crush on Anderson too, but he's been replaced by Keith Morrison, of Dateline fame. The strange robotic intonation of Keith Morrison's voice sends chills up my spine. How I wish he could record my voicemail message!
"Alex is not home right now...or is she? You might say she's...unavailable." My good friend Courtney once compared Keith to Skeletor, and said that if you put a flashlight to the back of his head you'd be able to see right through his translucent skin. Say what you want, Courtney,
but if there's a mystery to be reported on, I want to hear Keith talk about it. Really...
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Collection Contest
There's this contest going on blogs, and this is my entry. While I collect many things, I have chosen my cat whisker collection as my favorite one because it is the most unique (even more unique than my dead insect collection).
A few years ago, I didn't even know that cats lost their whiskers, but one day I found one, and I've been collecting them ever since. I have short ones, long ones, black and white. Once you know what to look for, it's pretty easy to spot them. They're all over! I think they're cool because you can see that the part that sticks in the cat's face is pretty strong, and then it just gets more delicate towards the end.
One day perhaps I'll do something with my collection, but for now I keep them in a plastic baggie. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Violin at the Ready
I listen to music all day long, usually as I'm walking around with my iPod. I really have to check myself, though, because I love to move my hands when I listen to music. I punctuate a beat or specific sound with my pinky (high note) or my whole arm (drum beat). It's less awkward to do these movements when I'm at home, by myself.
There are two songs, however, that I can't help but move to when I listen to them, no matter where I am. "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate, and "Levon" by Elton John have really good string instruments in them, and I can't stop myself from picking up my invisible violin or cello whenever I hear those songs. Try it; "I believe in mIRacles (zzz zzz zzz, mime violin), where ya from, you sexy thing..."
During Prince ballads I sometimes close my eyes and sway my head back and forth. I don't do that while crossing the street, trust me.
There are two songs, however, that I can't help but move to when I listen to them, no matter where I am. "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate, and "Levon" by Elton John have really good string instruments in them, and I can't stop myself from picking up my invisible violin or cello whenever I hear those songs. Try it; "I believe in mIRacles (zzz zzz zzz, mime violin), where ya from, you sexy thing..."
During Prince ballads I sometimes close my eyes and sway my head back and forth. I don't do that while crossing the street, trust me.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Rock Lobster!
It's been a music-filled weekend. Went to yet another midnite sing-a-long (more on that in another post), and last night I went to a B-52's concert. Now, I'm not a huge B-52's fan; Hiro had tickets and asked me if I wanted to go. I knew at least 3 songs (Rock Lobster, Loveshack, Roam), so I figured, "Why not?"
The show was in this tiny theater of sorts that looked like a circus tent. It was great, because all the seats were good. The opening band was called Betty, and they hailed from NYC. They were funny and cool. As for the B-52's, well...let's just say there's nothing quite like hearing "Rock Lobster" live. Awesome. I also heard a song that I hadn't known, but apparently is quite popular among fans, "Planet Claire." Ever hear it? That was cool live too.
My favorite performer was Fred Schneider. His voice is is so unique, and he's got the moves! It was a great time. And hey, I think I might download "Planet Claire" to my iPod.
The show was in this tiny theater of sorts that looked like a circus tent. It was great, because all the seats were good. The opening band was called Betty, and they hailed from NYC. They were funny and cool. As for the B-52's, well...let's just say there's nothing quite like hearing "Rock Lobster" live. Awesome. I also heard a song that I hadn't known, but apparently is quite popular among fans, "Planet Claire." Ever hear it? That was cool live too.
My favorite performer was Fred Schneider. His voice is is so unique, and he's got the moves! It was a great time. And hey, I think I might download "Planet Claire" to my iPod.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Testing Pics
Right now I'm trying to figure out how to post pics with my new iMac program. If you're reading this, it worked. Here are pics of my new system vs. my old system. What a difference!
Btw, I found out yesterday that the "Mac rumors" were true, and they came out with new versions of Macs. That means that I could have gotten the computer I have now with that DVD more memory thing. Whatever, I'll do all that next time. No regrets (well, maybe like a little tiny bit of regret, but not much).
Correction: This is not a pic of my new system vs. my old system. It's a picture of NYC's finest, near 34th Street. Scary!!!
I couldn't find my newest pictures. I figured out how to get to my "rolls", at least, which is more than I could do the other day. I'll keep playing, and figure it all out eventually.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Reality Rocks!
Decisions, decisions...
Tonight on TV I have to choose between the season premire of Fat March, a reality show where 12 overweight people walk from Boston to Washington D.C., and the season finale of Hell's Kitchen, a reality show where chefs are vying for a chance to be a chef at their own restaurant.
Looks like I'll be switching back and forth, yee ha!!! I am a reality show JUNKIE!!!
Tonight on TV I have to choose between the season premire of Fat March, a reality show where 12 overweight people walk from Boston to Washington D.C., and the season finale of Hell's Kitchen, a reality show where chefs are vying for a chance to be a chef at their own restaurant.
Looks like I'll be switching back and forth, yee ha!!! I am a reality show JUNKIE!!!
Here's a Quiz
You've just gone pee, and you haven't flushed the toilet yet. You're taking out your contacts, and the top of the contact lens case slips out of your hand and falls into the toilet. What do you do?
a) As Jerry Seinfeld would, you flush the toilet and immediately go to CVS to buy a new case.
b) Without thinking, you immediately stick your hand in the toilet and grab the cap that you've had for five years, reminding yourself that urine is sterile. You wash it off with soap and very hot water and think, "What's the worst that can happen?"
c) Tell no one of this incident.
d) Blog about it soon after it happens.
I'll be curious to see how people answer this quiz. It's...just something I made up, you know, it's not like it really happened or anything. Like one of those "worst case scenarios" party games or something.
Ooh, one of my contacts just got a little blurry. Gotta go.
a) As Jerry Seinfeld would, you flush the toilet and immediately go to CVS to buy a new case.
b) Without thinking, you immediately stick your hand in the toilet and grab the cap that you've had for five years, reminding yourself that urine is sterile. You wash it off with soap and very hot water and think, "What's the worst that can happen?"
c) Tell no one of this incident.
d) Blog about it soon after it happens.
I'll be curious to see how people answer this quiz. It's...just something I made up, you know, it's not like it really happened or anything. Like one of those "worst case scenarios" party games or something.
Ooh, one of my contacts just got a little blurry. Gotta go.
Got my iMac!
Got my new iMac, and I love it! When I went to the store with my friend Hiro, I listened to the guy explain everything, and I was soooo overwhelmed. First we looked at the computer I had said I wanted all along, and then at the laptops. A 13 inch screen? That looked small to me, and I had wanted a desktop anyway, so I again said no thanks to the laptop. I started to get a headache, so we went to my house and I popped two Advil and thought.
Went back and told the guy I wanted the 17 inch desktop; the 20 inch was too big. I thought I was so good, having made a decision, but lo and behold, Mr. Apple had me standing there for 15 minutes while he told me the choices I had for memory, DVD capability, etc. I started feeling overwhelmed again. I told him I wanted to do email, write papers, do photos, that's it. I wanted the basic model. I wanted to do it at my desk and enjoy the outdoors as the outdoors. I lived up to my zodiac sign, the bull. Fine. Got the computer, got my teacher discount, got a free iPod Nano (pink), and got outta there.
Hiro was very excited to set up all my stuff for me, and I was only too happy to let him. He showed me all this stuff I could do, including slideshows. I can put music to slideshows, it's so cool! Then he explained about how it was really cool to burn slideshows and give them as gifts. Yeah! Only one problem. The model I got couldn't do that feature.
In about two seconds I realized how cool it would have been to:
a) get the model with more memory
b) get a laptop
Oops. Next time. For now, I'm going to enjoy the things my old computer couldn't do, and bask in the space I have on my desk now that I have a trim and slim monitor...
Oh, and now I wanted to upload pictures to show my new compuer vs. my old computer, and I tried to do it and it didn't work, and I am very very frustrated. Breathe, Alex, whew. I'll wait till Hiro comes home from work.
Went back and told the guy I wanted the 17 inch desktop; the 20 inch was too big. I thought I was so good, having made a decision, but lo and behold, Mr. Apple had me standing there for 15 minutes while he told me the choices I had for memory, DVD capability, etc. I started feeling overwhelmed again. I told him I wanted to do email, write papers, do photos, that's it. I wanted the basic model. I wanted to do it at my desk and enjoy the outdoors as the outdoors. I lived up to my zodiac sign, the bull. Fine. Got the computer, got my teacher discount, got a free iPod Nano (pink), and got outta there.
Hiro was very excited to set up all my stuff for me, and I was only too happy to let him. He showed me all this stuff I could do, including slideshows. I can put music to slideshows, it's so cool! Then he explained about how it was really cool to burn slideshows and give them as gifts. Yeah! Only one problem. The model I got couldn't do that feature.
In about two seconds I realized how cool it would have been to:
a) get the model with more memory
b) get a laptop
Oops. Next time. For now, I'm going to enjoy the things my old computer couldn't do, and bask in the space I have on my desk now that I have a trim and slim monitor...
Oh, and now I wanted to upload pictures to show my new compuer vs. my old computer, and I tried to do it and it didn't work, and I am very very frustrated. Breathe, Alex, whew. I'll wait till Hiro comes home from work.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Overload
I live in a studio apartment, i.e., one room. I used to have this little table that I got at Crate & Barrel about 10 years ago, and I was so excited because it was from Crate & Barrel and it was cherry and it was grown-up furniture and it had 4 chairs to go with it and I was so proud.
I had that dang table in 5 apartments and in and out of one storage unit, and I started getting bored with it. It had a burn ring from a candle on it, and one of the leaves on the table was a little wobbly, and it had a few knicks after so many years. That and the fact that for the past 3 years I haven't been able to use all 4 chairs 'cause they wouldn't fit in this apartment because it's a studio. So 2 of the chairs have been in the basement for 3 years and now they're all damp and sort of moldy.
I wanted to get a new table, a bigger one so I'd be able to do work on it instead of at my low coffee table, which is where I do everything. I bend over and it hurts my back. I put the table on Craigslist and got 15 offers on it the first day. Sold it for 40 bucks the next day.
So I went to Ikea and got this great table that came with 4 chairs. It looks like something Goldilocks and the Three Bears would use (not at the same time, of course, because Goldilocks went and pulled a breaking and entering, and well, you know the rest). I bought these cushions to go on the chairs, and it's so cute and I love it and...
and what did I think I was going to do, have dinner parties? I got this big old table, and you know what I do with it? Put all my crap from the day on it, and now it looks like this:
At least my coffee table is clean so I can put my feet up while I'm watching TV.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
The Return of the Folding Chair
So apparently folding chairs
are not only found at bus stops,
but at your local park, too.
They are quite handy, actually.
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