Christmas in retail is like having the heebie-jeebies 24 hours a day. I had a guy SNEEZE IN HIS HAND then use that hand TO GIVE ME HIS CREDIT CARD! Tiptop of the iceburg, folks. Tip...top ( Read more... )

So, I've made an effort toward going "Friends Only." It's really not something I wanted to do because there are a couple of people who visit me here (whom I miss and love and ENJOY HEARING FROM!) who don't have LJ's and don't want them either. Unfortunately, "Nessie" seems to be one of a few and it creeps me out...so no more ( Read more... )

I called my Daddy this morning to further clarify dates/times/figures/etc. for Spring Break because I've been pretty vague about it thus far. When I called, my sister said he was outside eating breakfast. My inner monologue went into some schpeel about how it must be nice to be warm enough to sit outside at 8am and eat breakfast before he made it ( Read more... )

I had a discussion with Pope today about genetically altered food and government potential (read: willingness) to create situations where they use Terminator plant seeds (seeds that poison their own daughter cells so as not to reproduce). Pharmaceutical companies are pairing with pesticide companies then pairing with seed companies that pair with ( Read more... )

My grandmother has sent me yet another one of her infamous "care packages." One will usually find girly watches, jewlery, and/or hideous purses in said packages. It's her word-less but persistant pursuit of my womanhood. I've had the same wallet for 2 years now and everytime she sees it it's obvious that it offends here somewhere down deep. I only ( Read more... )

A Handful of Days in Review ( Read more... )

The new L.L.Bean Catalogue came and I have since fallen in love with 70% of it. I'm starting to wish I could shrink down to 5 inches and live in it for a few years. Someone could swipe one of those model tents from EMS and I could be happy as a clam in my paper wonderland ( Read more... )

Everyday the members of my English class hastily pick on one kid for how he dresses (teacher included). It takes about 20 minutes of class and frankly, I wouldn't have noticed if they hadn't started making a big show out of it. He usually wears a Ski-Doo hat and a t-shirt. I still fail to see the shame in the whole deal ( Read more... )

The true/false test is the kryptonite of dyselxia. From childhood the dyslexic is taught to second guess what their brain thinks it knows. In a multiple choice, or ideally - the short answer response we have a fighting chance. We can eliminate, we can apply knowledge. It is only when you give me two possible options that I fall to bits ( Read more... )

I'm living in the land of perpetual Sundays during this Winter Break of mine. Yesterday (the day of Presidents) I meandered the mall with Ho lazily. There was much time wasted and much smoothie consumed. Very Sunday meets Monday. Today I've spent the whole morning doing copious amounts of laundry in one of my last remaining pairs of panties. Later ( Read more... )