3 Carnations sent me interview questions to answer. If you'd like me to interview you, e-mail me (alliesanswers at gmail dot com) and I'll send you some questions. And, if anyone has any more questions for me, leave them in comments. I'm open book.Well, I'm a partially open - you can read most of the pages, but the binding hasn't been cracked - book. 1. Were you always so "green"? Was there a turning point in your life that made you become so eco-friendly? I grew up recycling and composting, so that seems like the norm to me, not the exception. I've always been concerned about the … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2009
I AM THE PACK LEADER!
This morning, I walked 158 (Stella is 10lbs lighter than we thought she was) pounds of dog. By myself. How, you may ask, can 140 pounds of me, walk 158 pounds of them, especially when dogs are twice as strong per pound? Answer: I. AM. THE. PACK. LEADER. That is all. … [Read more...]
Mannequin, McCarthy, Cusack, et al
I'm addicted to the Watch Instantly feature on Netflix.com. It's the only way I can bribe myself into doing dishes, folding laundry, making dinner, etc. I also have a burning love of 80's movies. So, when I found out that I could watch Mannequin on my computer while making dinner on Saturday, I was in heaven. But, after I started watching it, I was horribly disturbed. As a kid, I was in love with Andrew McCarthy. Mannequin, Class, Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire - I watched them all over and over and over again. Andrew McCarthy was almost as good as John Cusack (but who will ever be as good … [Read more...]
It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear. . .
I woke up this morning with the absolute worst cramps (sorry if this is TMI). It was so bad that J had to take Stella for her walk because I could only manage to put on my jacket before lying down on Argo's dog bed in the fetal position. When J came back, we sat at the kitchen table with our coffee. J was reading feeds on his computer. "I want a new uterus," I told him. "You should order me one." "Okay," he said, and typed uterusinto the Amazon search bar. "Just books," he said when the results came up. "And there's a CD, Uterus & Human. Crap." He looked at me. "This is really … [Read more...]
Jump to the Jam, Boogie Woogie Jam Slam
In other words, funky, funky, which best describes the mood I was in for the past couple of weeks. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you may be too young to read my blog, and you should probably watch this). God, I miss the 90's sometimes - that little teeny tiny moment in time when it was cool to be an Xer. Because honestly, sometimes, I feel like we're just gasping for air, smooshed between the Boomers and the Y's. But that's probably another rant for another day. Anyway, I was stuck in a really big funk and that's why I wasn't blogging. Noelle wrote about having a new year … [Read more...]
A hair follicle trauma or an insect bite
Argo does not have cancer. The bump was benign and the biopsy report stated that it was a hair follicle trauma or an insect bite. How they aren't able to tell the difference between the two, but still know that it was one or the other and not one of the gazillion other things that could result in a fairly large, tumor-y looking bump is beyond me, but I am not going to waste time splitting hairs over that. It's not cancer, and I am so freaking relieved. It was around this time last year that Argo did have cancer, and we made several trips to the amazing veterinary school/hospital two … [Read more...]
Have Yourself a Merry Little Thursday.
I have to say that I'm glad today is the end of the holiday season. And while I enjoyed certain perks during our wonderfully low key holiday break, I can still honestly say that I just don't like the holiday season and I would prefer that it didn't exist. I like every day life. I really do. I like the ins and outs of normal existance. I'm fine with stepping out of that for trips to places I want to go, or things I particularly want to do, but just because it's December and everyone else is doing it isn't a good enough reason for me. I think maybe I prefer to keep things on an even keel … [Read more...]