Struggling as usual
Happy with some, sad and or depressed about a lot
A toddler learning how to use the toilet(sits on the toilet with his underwear on-it's a start)
Trees that I love in blossom, but make my eyes itch and my head ache
The fact that gas may soon be $4(just the beginning of Soylent Green eh?)
The need for a good pre school in my town that we can walk to
Everyone needs to get back to the basics.
We should all plant "End this war" gardens, because a Victory garden is completely out of fashion.
We should all try to walk or ride bikes more.
I'm starting small so I'm not overwhelmed, but it's slowly changing here at the paintergirl/Melvin home
At least there is no SUV to sell.
On a very happy note-melvin bought me The Sparks-Kimono My House. I LOVE it. This cd is keeping me grounded. And I've re-discovered my Red Hot and Lisbon cd as well. That one makes you kick off your shoes and dance through the house.
I will leave the movie end to Melvin. We have just watched some great scary/cheesy movies and he should discuss them. Let's just say one of them has the great Christopher Lee in it. And oh one has virgin sacrifices...
27 April 2006
26 April 2006
24 April 2006
In fact... your... fanatical...
I saw this over at acumamakiki and was inspired.
It's a little list of random facts about paintergirl.
1. I HATE the song "Season's in the Sun". I would cry every time I heard it as a child, and now it grates on my nerves.
2.I once biked 500 miles in Europe.
3. I was given a teaching assistantship at the University of New Mexico, but walked away from it.
4. I am a very jealous, quick tempered Irish girl. I have to really work at being calm and reflective and less judgmental.
5. I really love gin and tonic, but lately we just drink vino.
6. I tend to burn my bridges.
7. I hate it when people litter.
8. I wish I could speak French.
9. I have a habit where every time I walk into a library, I must to check out a book.
No matter how many books I have at home, I will check a new one out.
10. I am sick of hearing about Suri!
It's a little list of random facts about paintergirl.
1. I HATE the song "Season's in the Sun". I would cry every time I heard it as a child, and now it grates on my nerves.
2.I once biked 500 miles in Europe.
3. I was given a teaching assistantship at the University of New Mexico, but walked away from it.
4. I am a very jealous, quick tempered Irish girl. I have to really work at being calm and reflective and less judgmental.
5. I really love gin and tonic, but lately we just drink vino.
6. I tend to burn my bridges.
7. I hate it when people litter.
8. I wish I could speak French.
9. I have a habit where every time I walk into a library, I must to check out a book.
No matter how many books I have at home, I will check a new one out.
10. I am sick of hearing about Suri!
19 April 2006
Came in through the bathroom window...
Part 4
(or "How I knew there was something awry")
There is a strange side story to all of this. It happened on my day of fasting.
I was trying to find something to make for the little man for dinner, when the door bell rang.
We have 2 doors in the front. One is a glass door. And the other is the hard core door. I hardly EVER have the hardcore door open, but this was a lovely spring day so I thought, let some sun in.
I thought wrong.
There was a man. Who, I can describe as a Begbie* type but not as small. His skin was red and flaking and mumbled something about belonging to a group selling magazine subscriptions. He had a northern accent with southern slang. My guess he picked it up in prison. This weirded me a bit, but the troops came to my rescue. The dog was first, then the little one. I was also inspired to wear Melvins Detroit Lions cap, so I wasn't looking very fetching. Still. He was put out that I wasn't willing to buy.
He crossed the street, quickly taking a cigarette out and going to the neighbors.
Not 5 minutes later, I look in the backyard, and there is a GIANT of a black cat walking around. I send the dog out, and the cat is so big and freaked that it could't jump the fence. Our dog cornered it, and quickly I pulled her away. The cat would not leave.
This had me a bit spooked, and I quickly checked all the doors in the house.
The lesson of this story, never trust strange men that quickly change into black cats.
Begbie is a character in Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. In the movie he was played brilliantly by Robert Carlyle.
(or "How I knew there was something awry")
There is a strange side story to all of this. It happened on my day of fasting.
I was trying to find something to make for the little man for dinner, when the door bell rang.
We have 2 doors in the front. One is a glass door. And the other is the hard core door. I hardly EVER have the hardcore door open, but this was a lovely spring day so I thought, let some sun in.
I thought wrong.
There was a man. Who, I can describe as a Begbie* type but not as small. His skin was red and flaking and mumbled something about belonging to a group selling magazine subscriptions. He had a northern accent with southern slang. My guess he picked it up in prison. This weirded me a bit, but the troops came to my rescue. The dog was first, then the little one. I was also inspired to wear Melvins Detroit Lions cap, so I wasn't looking very fetching. Still. He was put out that I wasn't willing to buy.
He crossed the street, quickly taking a cigarette out and going to the neighbors.
Not 5 minutes later, I look in the backyard, and there is a GIANT of a black cat walking around. I send the dog out, and the cat is so big and freaked that it could't jump the fence. Our dog cornered it, and quickly I pulled her away. The cat would not leave.
This had me a bit spooked, and I quickly checked all the doors in the house.
The lesson of this story, never trust strange men that quickly change into black cats.
Begbie is a character in Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. In the movie he was played brilliantly by Robert Carlyle.
13 April 2006
Hey man, where’d ya get that lotion?
Drug story part 3
I am laying there waiting for the doctor arrive.
And from what I understand, he's always late.
One of the nurses puts an iv in, I wince when the needle jabs me.
Clearly another sign I am not a good candidate for drug addiction.
I was amazed though at how nice the cool saline solution felt going in my vein and up my arm.
The good doctor arrived and told me what was going to happen. He adminiseterd relaxo drugs and it took about 10 seconds for it to hit me. Yeah, not eating for 24 hours will do that to a person.
I tried really hard to keep my eyes open and watch the monitor but my eyelids were so heavy. All I remember are colors flashing on the screen.
It was over in 10 minutes. It was fast.
He did find a polyp. 39 and I had a polyp. Scary. It was very small, but it was thereand now it's gone. I am so happy I went.
I completely blame my DNA.
I am laying there waiting for the doctor arrive.
And from what I understand, he's always late.
One of the nurses puts an iv in, I wince when the needle jabs me.
Clearly another sign I am not a good candidate for drug addiction.
I was amazed though at how nice the cool saline solution felt going in my vein and up my arm.
The good doctor arrived and told me what was going to happen. He adminiseterd relaxo drugs and it took about 10 seconds for it to hit me. Yeah, not eating for 24 hours will do that to a person.
I tried really hard to keep my eyes open and watch the monitor but my eyelids were so heavy. All I remember are colors flashing on the screen.
It was over in 10 minutes. It was fast.
He did find a polyp. 39 and I had a polyp. Scary. It was very small, but it was thereand now it's gone. I am so happy I went.
I completely blame my DNA.
12 April 2006
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes...
Drug story Part 2
So I did indeed reach a fasting high. I thought WOW! I can really accomplish things. (Not that I want to do this all the time)
Now the whole entire reason for the fasting was because I was preparing for a medical procedure.
If my sister had not have died of colon cancer I would not even be thinking about this, but yes I scheduled a colonoscopy.
Now, like I was saying I was fine with the fasting, until I had to drink THE LIQUID.
Seeing Naked Lunch has been a strange coincidence. I kept thinking of the black centipedes.
This LIQUID-Imagine swallowing the ocean and you've got a rough idea.
This ended my happy high. All goodness in the world came to a halt.
No longer was I hungry.
So I did indeed reach a fasting high. I thought WOW! I can really accomplish things. (Not that I want to do this all the time)
Now the whole entire reason for the fasting was because I was preparing for a medical procedure.
If my sister had not have died of colon cancer I would not even be thinking about this, but yes I scheduled a colonoscopy.
Now, like I was saying I was fine with the fasting, until I had to drink THE LIQUID.
Seeing Naked Lunch has been a strange coincidence. I kept thinking of the black centipedes.
This LIQUID-Imagine swallowing the ocean and you've got a rough idea.
This ended my happy high. All goodness in the world came to a halt.
No longer was I hungry.
10 April 2006
The mirror people are for you and not for me...
If I were addicted to drugs, I wonder what I would be like?
Go check out Melvin
and you'll see where i'm coming from.
I am always so curious about drug addiction and the movies based on some very famous books about it, but I always end up becoming so narrow minded and asking WHY?
Seeing Naked Lunch helps a bit, and hearing Burroughs, but still.
I would never be able to do it.
I'm fasting today. And let me say this, it's not easy. Melvin says it's a kind of high, but I have not reached that part yet. I'll pass out before I get to that plataeu.
Go check out Melvin
and you'll see where i'm coming from.
I am always so curious about drug addiction and the movies based on some very famous books about it, but I always end up becoming so narrow minded and asking WHY?
Seeing Naked Lunch helps a bit, and hearing Burroughs, but still.
I would never be able to do it.
I'm fasting today. And let me say this, it's not easy. Melvin says it's a kind of high, but I have not reached that part yet. I'll pass out before I get to that plataeu.
07 April 2006
Singles remind me of kisses, albums remind me of plans
Oh yes, I've been listening to Squeeze in the car again. It happens once a year, until Melvin says, "Are you sick of this yet?" And it comes close to being chucked out the window. I forget how witty their lyrics are. It cheers me up. I have the little man singing "Cool for cats".
Now since their has been such talk about Slade here is some history.
"Slade is a British glam rock band. The band formed in the late 1960s as R&B act, The N'Betweens, and later as the rock act Ambrose Slade, but found great success in the early 1970s, releasing a series of popular singles in what was perceived as being a glam rock style. Slade remain one of the most recognisable acts of the glam rock movement, and were, at their peak, the most commercially popular band in the UK. The band is possibly most famous for the song "Merry Xmas Everybody", originally released in December 1973 , which was never deleted and is heard regularly at Christmas time everafter; it is now the most iconic British Christmas pop song."
And this shocked me...
"During the height of their success, Slade out-performed their chart rivals Wizzard, Sweet, T. Rex, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Gary Glitter and even David Bowie. In the UK they achieved 11 top five hits in a three-year span from 1971 to 1974, six of which topped the charts."
Now since their has been such talk about Slade here is some history.
"Slade is a British glam rock band. The band formed in the late 1960s as R&B act, The N'Betweens, and later as the rock act Ambrose Slade, but found great success in the early 1970s, releasing a series of popular singles in what was perceived as being a glam rock style. Slade remain one of the most recognisable acts of the glam rock movement, and were, at their peak, the most commercially popular band in the UK. The band is possibly most famous for the song "Merry Xmas Everybody", originally released in December 1973 , which was never deleted and is heard regularly at Christmas time everafter; it is now the most iconic British Christmas pop song."
And this shocked me...
"During the height of their success, Slade out-performed their chart rivals Wizzard, Sweet, T. Rex, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Gary Glitter and even David Bowie. In the UK they achieved 11 top five hits in a three-year span from 1971 to 1974, six of which topped the charts."
04 April 2006
Forever there'll be, a heaven in your kiss...
So I always knew I shared my birthday with Maya Angelou, but I didn't know about some of the others.
Hugo Weaving-(can you believe it Melvin?)
Robert Downey Jr-what a messed up Aries
Graham Norton-I knew I liked him for some reason
A guitarist from Thin Lizzy and a guitarist from Slade ?? Have I ever listened to these bands?
Tony Perkins-A man always remembered as a psycho
Creepy David Blaine
Clive Davis-a decent sort
Marguerite Dumas-also a good creative person. My middle name to boot.
And for the big finale, I get a crazy Roman, Caracalla. Otherwise known as Marcus Aurelius. A while back I made the comment about hating the Romans. Well it's back to haunt me.
Hugo Weaving-(can you believe it Melvin?)
Robert Downey Jr-what a messed up Aries
Graham Norton-I knew I liked him for some reason
A guitarist from Thin Lizzy and a guitarist from Slade ?? Have I ever listened to these bands?
Tony Perkins-A man always remembered as a psycho
Creepy David Blaine
Clive Davis-a decent sort
Marguerite Dumas-also a good creative person. My middle name to boot.
And for the big finale, I get a crazy Roman, Caracalla. Otherwise known as Marcus Aurelius. A while back I made the comment about hating the Romans. Well it's back to haunt me.
03 April 2006
I'm on a highway to hell...
1 toddler throwing up in a rental van
1 husband driving 17 hours
1 black lab shedding her winter coat in the backseat
1 woman trying to make everyone happy
EXHAUSTING!
For everyone else-never drive your family to Florida.
1 husband driving 17 hours
1 black lab shedding her winter coat in the backseat
1 woman trying to make everyone happy
EXHAUSTING!
For everyone else-never drive your family to Florida.
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