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October 14 a few quick thingsa) it's 1:52 AM and I'm up studying. Want to know what I'm wearing...? Pajama pants with flowers on them, a pink tank top, and a pink scarf. THIS is one HOT friday night. I can't believe I'm single!!??!!
b) ok i'm in on blogger --stayed tuned.
c) does eating count as studying the digestive system? if so, i'm set. If not, uhhhh... October 12 Blog SlackerI need to blog, I know. I've been slacking off and it's generally not a good practice to go silent for so long -- so I promise you the following:
1. to blog over the weekend as a study break for my Tuesday A&P midterm so, until then I leave you with this LINK to what I can only describe as quite possibly the only worthwhile use of a treadmill. As Amy and I have discussed, there is something enchanting about it which makes multiple viewings seemingly necessary. September 26 what upWhere have I been you might wonder, or maybe you haven't been wondering, and dogsitting has officially turned me into a "crazy," not only talking to myself around the house but online too. *sigh* seriously I should just start collecting cats and yarn now. Well, I've been dog-sitting pups for my boss/friend who's in Europe for 3 weeks, working more, and school started. OK these are all just excuses for having nothing really interesting or entertaining to report. But the mood has hit me so I give you a few nuggets from the last couple weeks:
* of course since they are hot and charming, witty and funny - they're most likely gay, so if your gay this could also apply to you, but the ratio % isn't as high of course, but quality goooood September 11 What not to weari must start this buy clarifying that I am in no means a fashion guru. my style pretty much = jeans, khakis, some sort of v-neck shirt, maybe a little sweater/hoodie that zips up the front -- this would be a typical today. today I saw the most unbelievable fashion foul, at work no less. a woman wearing ..... wait for it, wait for it.... jeans with cow print! cow print people -- from ankle to hip. black and white blotches. a feast for the eyes. seriously? did you wake up this morning, look in the mirror and say, "yep, that'll do!" I couldn't ever imagine that any person, let alone a woman, any woman over the age of three - size 2 or size 20 - would elect for the cow print pant, but there it was right in front of me in the bathroom. it was like a unicorn. a myth, so fantastic and unbelievable and likely something never to be seen again in my life. i searched desperately for my camera phone for you. sadly, the cow print chick washed her hands before I could slyly sneak photographic evidence. i was so focused on the pants I missed what was on top, which is too bad, because I can't imagine what someone picks out to wear with cow print pants. September 09 the Life of PiIn tradition cutting edge style, I just finished the Life of Pi. I loved it and now am hungry to grab a coffee with someone and talk about it. Guess I'll have to make someone in my zip code put it down. I heard there were rumors a movie was in production so I went to IMBD to check it out to discovered bad news. M. Night or Spielberg were originally rumored to be on it and now some Jean-Pierre Jeunet is on tap?? I was dissapointed but indifferent until I looked as his credits: a bunch of french movies and.... Alien 4. Ah maidre!! Au revoir la life du Pi cinematique, au revoir.
September 07 Hello Honda; RIP Biscuitone thing to know about me is while I may noodle on a decision for awhile, once i've made my mind up I attack. today i traded a 2004 Passat and car payment for a 2002 Honda Accord. i did end up going the dealer route, primarily because I didn't want to manage the whole buy/sell/payoff process in stuttered steps and wait and see how long it took to sell the biscuit.* the experience sucked ass, as expected. car dealers are evils and it took 1/2 the day. i actually have to go buy car mats** can you believe that, and the chump salesperson I ended up with was know-nothing, tanning, hair-gel, arm band tattoo'ed 20-something, "dude i had like 2 rockstars this morning, i feel gross," jackass who i'd prefer losing a toe-nail to another 5 minutes of his company. additionally, does anyone else find it odd that sales-punk is, drum-roll please --- epileptic and has never had nor cannot have a valid driver's license?!?! i mean, obviously nothing against epileptics, but that just seems weird to me - the whole selling cars having never owned or driven one. what an interesting vocational choice. It's like the classic women's joke, would you go to an auto-mechanic without a car, of course not -- then why the hell are you going to a male gynocologist.
In conclusion, needless to say, I'm just glad it's done, but I will miss the biscuits sweet comfy multi-adjustable leather seats, climate control, stereo, cute night-blue dash lights, V6 engine, awd, silent ride and sunroof. RIP Biscuit. RIP Biscuit. I guess the next big question is the name, what will this 2002 Honda Accord come to be known as. Time will tell, as only the best experiences and inside jokes can inspire the best car nickname. Out of sheer shock and ridiculousness that the thing didn't come with mats I thought about "Mattie," but it's weak and I know we can do better. Who wants to take a road trip to the beach and get into some trouble to come up with a good car nickname!!??? .... WOOhoooooo!
*the biscuit was the Passat's nickname.
** which by the way are $89 to order from Honda. Hello ebay, hello auto-parts store. additionally, I should probably get even the most basic 101 alarm since last I read accords are the most stolen cars ever. a new honda slogan -- yep, we're reliable and will last forever.... if you can keep your hands on it. September 04 Downgrade: Passat ----> Hondaso, in a flash of practicality I've decided that I am going to try and sell my beautiful 2004 Passat GLX 4Motion with a V6. I've got a car payment at the moment and looking at 9 more months of pre-reqs and 2 years of nursing school with no real income, it just seems like the right thing to do. Sadly my savings account isn't pimp enough to sustain for that long. She's a doll, but a girl's got to pick between a life of a) sleeping in, low key work & school with minimal to no income or b) a sweet ride, discretionary income, stress and insanity.
I went through all the pain and work today, cleaning, pictures, posting, etc. I'm dreading it, primarily the balance of selling my car, waiting for the right price, looking for a new used-car, finding a car I want, but not being able to move on it because my car hasn't sold, etc, etc. The lazy part of me wants to just go to a dealer and do the trade-in thing so it can be handled in one fell swoop, but if I'm doing this to be $mart chances are that's not the best route.
Damn responsibility, damn it to hell. I am officially 30.
August 30 what's your vote?I am still undecided about the blog move (and potential blogicide as Chuckdaddy nicely put), but in boredom am kicking around some ideas for names - as Katie pointed out, it is key. Suggestions? Thoughts?*
* a) a general concern about darci from the block reference is I'm not sure it's timely. I'm pretty sure people have already forgotten J-Lo had a record deal. b) nurse darci could be a bust if I end up marrying some rich sugar daddy . (do you notice the list getting shorter based on feedback... keep it coming mon amies) since i worship Empire strikes back, it hurt me to remove darci strikes back a bit, but Katie's new Coke point hit home) ** a suggestion a new August 29 Darci from the blockIt's hard for you to be fooled by the rocks that I got, if I got no rocks. What up people, I feel broke. I think I'm especially aware of this fact at the moment as I am in a 4-week vacation from school, so more time on my hands means more time to consider all the things/activities/travel I'd like to spend money on to entertain myself. I'm no idiot, I know relatively I'm not really broke, but for an overly-obsessive-fiscally-responsible me, it sure feels like it. I've got to find something to do with myself for the next month..... Too busy working for the man to get that yard work done? Hire me! I find pulling weeds and raking so gratifying, it's a little abnormal. Got babies? Bring on the diapers and hit the town! Launching your new, world changing product, the Optigrab and need some marketing or PR or someone to dress up like a giant set-of glasses and wave to passing cars.... Dogsitting? Knitting? Deck staining? Housecleaning? CD alphabetizer? Nintendo Coach? To-do List Tackler? Couch sentinel? Blognamer? :)
And if you won't hire me, any ideas for free fun or adventure in Portland? August 18 a reason to live, a reason to blog?A) dear god THANK YOU, David Duchovny is doing another movie - Trust the Man. Finally I won't have to survive on old X-Files, Return to Me, and his small appearance in Zoolander. B) Is MSN spaces dead? Is it time to retire the Still Darci from the Block Blog? August 07 Brands Gone Too FarTonight I went out furniture shopping with my sister and stumbled upon a ridiculous thing -- VERA WANG SELLS MATTRESSES? huh. what. seriously?? That is just stupid. Ms. Wang is a beautiful designer of elaborate, original and lovely wedding dresses- the plunging neckline, decorative beading, the flairing trail .... on a mattress? No, of course not because there is no freaking art in it. And for the record, there was nothing cute, beautiful, interesting, different or new on this mattress. White, fabric...AMAZING!! I mock the person that thought this was a brilliant idea and even more so the person that shells out the money for it. Other examples:
August 04 who thought of this brilliant idea???apparently people at this british museum have never had a dog. Like, Hello!! check out this recent international news. August 03 Boo MSNI was going to not whine about this MSN spaces transition, but I've had it. WTF!!?? The freaking links in my messenger and my own blog list to my favorite friends and funny people aren't )*&W#%*& working. The blatantantly obvious rip-off of the "friends," section is comical, but forgivable, but not being able to one-click to my peeps is almost making MSN spaces obsolete. I'll be accepting free-gifts and talking points from the PR team, because I am, like SOOOooo influential. 30 days... againThe new season of 30 days is finally up and running on FX. I love this show. The first episode had a border patroling minute-man, who believes all illegal immigrants should be deported, live with a family of illegal aliens for a month. My eyes actually welled up a couple times. The rest of the season looks to be just as good.... an aethist goes to live with evangelical christians, a feminist/pro-choicer goes to work at a pro-life center and pregnancy crisis center, and to end the season Morgan will go to jail - supposedly no privileges or special treatment - for 30 days.
I would love to do it, but where would then send me for 30 days?? Guess that go live with Christians one is taken... HMMM.
July 26 Shocking ResultsChuckDaddy turned me on to an interesting website politicalcompass.org you answer about six pages of questions, taking about five minutes and are supposedly analyzed on the political scale plotted on an X-Y grid of an economic and social scale. Obviously a non-scientific experiment, but still interesting to ponder the questions and see your results. I'm sure I should speak loudly into the houseplant now, but apparently I would prefer a mild communist anarchy. Hey in my defense, Gandhi and the Dali are in my hood too. I feel so conflicted, I like taco meat and steak way too much.
Economic Left/Right: -6.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.18 You can click on the pic for a bigger picture of where other international figures might land on the grid.
Do it and report in mom... I dare you ;-) and oh, happy birthday, of course. July 09 a few things i love
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