Today a Fug Monster came in to sign a contract to hold her wedding at our Facility. Now I'm not trying to be mean - well maybe a little. But this poor unfortunate girl, with seemingly no personality is now planning her wedding.
WTH??
Granted if I sit back and evaluate the situation I can resolve a few things....
1) I don't want to look like her
2) Although I haven't seen him yet, I'm pretty certain I don't want her fiancée
3) And based on the little information she gave me her wedding will be ugly.
I'd say 95% of the time I am very content with my life. I answer to no one but God, I go where I want, when I want, and with whomever I choose. I love my life.
But there are moments like today when the Fug monsters of the world come out to let you know that even they have found someone to spend the rest of their life with as you stay alone with your "happiness".
It's at these times where I start to think "why did I let the chiropractor go?" or "why couldn't I get over myself and resolve the issues with whats his butt's friend that I really did like?" or my favorite, "why did I waste so much time on him?"
But even as I'm having this conversation in my head. I am working late, getting more hours which equals more money, driving myself home - stopping to pick up a salad at Wendy's, and coming home to flip channels between the basketball game and Samantha Who reruns.
Answering to no one.
I guess things could be a lot worse. I could be ugly.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A Distraction...
What do you drink with dinner?:
Water or Dr. Pepper
What do you dip a chicken nugget in?:
bbq sauce & sweet and sour
What is your favorite type of food/cuisine?:
Chinese/Japanese
What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
Catch & Release, An Affair to Remember, The Holiday, The Wedding Date, & Recently added - Dedication.
Were you in sports in high school?
nope
Were you a boy/girl scout?
for a very brief moment I was a girl scout - but those little hookers had big mouths.
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?:
November
Ever gotten a speeding ticket?:
I used to have a perfect driving record until the stupid Kansas City, Missouri Police Department screwed it up in 2006 with their older than Methuselah officer at the bottom of a hill!!
Ran out of gas?
Once in high school, when my friend Erica was driving her boyfriend's truck that had a broken gas gage. Nice!
Favorite kind of sandwich?:
A sandwich made with that cheap Carl Budding Lunch Meat
Best thing to eat for breakfast?:
Cap n' Crunch Berries
What is your usual bedtime?:
Between 12 and 1:15AM
Are you lazy?:
at times
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?:
an extrovert if I know you already or you are coming into a situation I am comfortable with. New people - a freakish introvert
What's your favorite mixed drink?:
I like X Rated Straight - don't bother mixing it with anything
When you were a kid what did you dress up as for Halloween?
I don't remember
Do you read the newspaper?:
online
How many languages can you speak? English, a little bit of sign language, enough French & Spanish to get myself in trouble and/or lost.
Do you have any magazine subscriptions? 2, although I got a sweet deal via email today from Conde Nast publishing to get a year's subscription for Bon Appetite and Gourment for $24 total. Sweet huh? Trying to decide if I should take it.
Is Fabio ugly?:
Not just ugly....Fugly
Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?
Legos
Red wine or white wine?:
Red
Are you stubborn?:
stubborn/passive aggressive
Who is better...Leno or Letterman?:
Kimmel
Watch a soap opera?:
do Ugly Betty or Gray's Anatomy count?
Afraid of heights?:
depends
Sing in the car?:
fo sho!
Dance in the shower?:
No
Dance in the car?
Always!
Ever used a gun?:
yes a few times
Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?:
sometime last year with Audrey at a Wedding
Are musicals cheesy?:
nope
Is Christmas stressful?:
nope
Ever eat a pierogie?:
yes - a tasty little treat.
Favorite type of fruit pie?:
apple
Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?:
Singer
Do you believe in ghosts?:
nope
Ever have a Dejavu feeling?:
Yes, I had it tonight
Take a vitamin daily?:
nope
Wear slippers?:
No
Wear a bath robe?:
yup
What do you wear to bed?:
pj's
First concert?:
dc talk
Any tattoos?:
two
Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?:
depends on what it's for - But normally Target
Nike or Adidas?:
adidas
Fritos or Cheetos?:
Doritos
Corn nuts or sunflowers seeds?:
Neither
Ever heard of "gorp?":
like the witch's stew?
Ever take dance lessons?:
when I was a little girl
Is there a profession that you picture your perfect future spouse to have?
musician
Can you curl your tongue?:
yes
Ever won a spelling bee?:
Yes, in 6th grade
Have you ever cried because you were so happy?:
I cry for everything! Even when Monica has bad hair days. hehehe
5 words that describe you?:
Funny, Witty, Amusing, Hysterical, & Funny
Own any record albums?:
yes
Own a record player?: no
Regularly burn incense?:
no
Ever been in love?: yes or at least I thought I was
Who would you really like to see in concert?:
NKOTB or Madonna
Hot tea or iced tea?:
Iced
icedTea or coffee?: Iced Tea
Favorite kind of cookie?:
Homemade Chocolate Chip
Can you swim well?
yes
Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?:
yes
Ever had braces or a mouth piece?:
Never
Are you artistic?:
a little
Are you patient?:
NO
DJ or band, at a wedding?:
DJ
Ever won a contest?:
yes
Have plastic surgery?:
no
Which are better, black or green olives?
black
Can you knit or crochet?
I wish I were that talented
Best room for a fireplace?:
Bedroom
Want to get married?:
Eventually - yes
Water or Dr. Pepper
What do you dip a chicken nugget in?:
bbq sauce & sweet and sour
What is your favorite type of food/cuisine?:
Chinese/Japanese
What movies could you watch over and over and still love?
Catch & Release, An Affair to Remember, The Holiday, The Wedding Date, & Recently added - Dedication.
Were you in sports in high school?
nope
Were you a boy/girl scout?
for a very brief moment I was a girl scout - but those little hookers had big mouths.
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?:
November
Ever gotten a speeding ticket?:
I used to have a perfect driving record until the stupid Kansas City, Missouri Police Department screwed it up in 2006 with their older than Methuselah officer at the bottom of a hill!!
Ran out of gas?
Once in high school, when my friend Erica was driving her boyfriend's truck that had a broken gas gage. Nice!
Favorite kind of sandwich?:
A sandwich made with that cheap Carl Budding Lunch Meat
Best thing to eat for breakfast?:
Cap n' Crunch Berries
What is your usual bedtime?:
Between 12 and 1:15AM
Are you lazy?:
at times
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?:
an extrovert if I know you already or you are coming into a situation I am comfortable with. New people - a freakish introvert
What's your favorite mixed drink?:
I like X Rated Straight - don't bother mixing it with anything
When you were a kid what did you dress up as for Halloween?
I don't remember
Do you read the newspaper?:
online
How many languages can you speak? English, a little bit of sign language, enough French & Spanish to get myself in trouble and/or lost.
Do you have any magazine subscriptions? 2, although I got a sweet deal via email today from Conde Nast publishing to get a year's subscription for Bon Appetite and Gourment for $24 total. Sweet huh? Trying to decide if I should take it.
Is Fabio ugly?:
Not just ugly....Fugly
Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?
Legos
Red wine or white wine?:
Red
Are you stubborn?:
stubborn/passive aggressive
Who is better...Leno or Letterman?:
Kimmel
Watch a soap opera?:
do Ugly Betty or Gray's Anatomy count?
Afraid of heights?:
depends
Sing in the car?:
fo sho!
Dance in the shower?:
No
Dance in the car?
Always!
Ever used a gun?:
yes a few times
Last time you got a portrait taken by a photographer?:
sometime last year with Audrey at a Wedding
Are musicals cheesy?:
nope
Is Christmas stressful?:
nope
Ever eat a pierogie?:
yes - a tasty little treat.
Favorite type of fruit pie?:
apple
Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?:
Singer
Do you believe in ghosts?:
nope
Ever have a Dejavu feeling?:
Yes, I had it tonight
Take a vitamin daily?:
nope
Wear slippers?:
No
Wear a bath robe?:
yup
What do you wear to bed?:
pj's
First concert?:
dc talk
Any tattoos?:
two
Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?:
depends on what it's for - But normally Target
Nike or Adidas?:
adidas
Fritos or Cheetos?:
Doritos
Corn nuts or sunflowers seeds?:
Neither
Ever heard of "gorp?":
like the witch's stew?
Ever take dance lessons?:
when I was a little girl
Is there a profession that you picture your perfect future spouse to have?
musician
Can you curl your tongue?:
yes
Ever won a spelling bee?:
Yes, in 6th grade
Have you ever cried because you were so happy?:
I cry for everything! Even when Monica has bad hair days. hehehe
5 words that describe you?:
Funny, Witty, Amusing, Hysterical, & Funny
Own any record albums?:
yes
Own a record player?: no
Regularly burn incense?:
no
Ever been in love?: yes or at least I thought I was
Who would you really like to see in concert?:
NKOTB or Madonna
Hot tea or iced tea?:
Iced
icedTea or coffee?: Iced Tea
Favorite kind of cookie?:
Homemade Chocolate Chip
Can you swim well?
yes
Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?:
yes
Ever had braces or a mouth piece?:
Never
Are you artistic?:
a little
Are you patient?:
NO
DJ or band, at a wedding?:
DJ
Ever won a contest?:
yes
Have plastic surgery?:
no
Which are better, black or green olives?
black
Can you knit or crochet?
I wish I were that talented
Best room for a fireplace?:
Bedroom
Want to get married?:
Eventually - yes
Thursday, May 15, 2008
I'M NOT DEAD!
It's true. I made it through last week without dying. Yay! I can't think of anything witty or brilliant to say right now, so this post will be brief.
Thanks to all who submitted their choices for the actor who would portray them in my Lifetime Movie of The Week. You have inspired a writing idea that will hopefully grow into something fantastic that I can send to Jeff - almost a year after the initial request. (Yikes!)
So anyway, thanks - I'm sure I will turn to you all again if I hit a road block. :-)
I promise to write more soon
- Drine
Thanks to all who submitted their choices for the actor who would portray them in my Lifetime Movie of The Week. You have inspired a writing idea that will hopefully grow into something fantastic that I can send to Jeff - almost a year after the initial request. (Yikes!)
So anyway, thanks - I'm sure I will turn to you all again if I hit a road block. :-)
I promise to write more soon
- Drine
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Lifetime Movie of the Week
I think I might be on my deathbed. It started Sunday night with what I thought was food poisoning. But has continued through Monday, and now on to today, Tuesday. WebMD is one of the greatest and worst things to ever be created. I've narrowed down my illness to one of 3 things. I either have kidney stones, a ruptured tumor, or appendicitis. Many have suggested that I visit a doctor, but as I said to Melissa earlier today..."I'd rather not know, that way my death will be more heartbreaking."
Which then lead us into the conversation of my life and death as the Lifetime Movie of the Week.
In discussing this with Melissa we began to figure out who would play who. Please all of you commit this to memory because I really want my last wishes to be respected.
The Cast is as follows:
Sandrine: Gabrielle Union (It's my prayer that I look like her and have her body in Heaven)
Wanda (My Mom): Angela Bassett (Unless she has a different idea)
Grandma: Cicely Tyson
Nicole Ritchie: as herself
Jilted Gay Boyfriend: Josh Groban
BFF Melissa: It's my wish that Charro play Melissa - but she didn't see too enthusiastic about it. We're still trying to decide who it will be. **Due to complaints by BFF Melissa, her character will be played by Bridget Moynahan.** **Due to more complaints and scheming by BFF Melissa, she will play herself and will try to make a play for my Jilted Gay Boyfriend**
BFF Monica: Will be played by Sela Ward
BFF Lindsay Harmon: Bridgett Wilson-Sampras
BFF Jennifer: Chyler Leigh (also known as Lexie Grey on Grey's Anatomy)
*** Note that failure to assign you a character or part is not an intentional dig at you, hmm mmm KEITH*** The characters listed just happen to be those that I communicate and interact on a daily basis, as the sentence in the paragraph below suggests, you simply need to tell me who you would like to play you.**** With that being said, the role of Crazy Politc obsessed, Rocker Friend Keith will be played by Sean Astin.
That's just a starter. If the rest of you have someone in particular that you would like to play you, please let me know.
The story line will go as such...A beautiful happy girl living a wonderful life suddenly takes ill. She knows it's fatal, but does not share with her family and friends. Once she is so ill that she can no longer hide her sickness and impending death she reveals to her friends her deep dark secret. She has a twin sister, that was given up for adoption. Her twin sister is Nicole Ritchie, but she was so sickly and unattractive when she was born the family thought it best to give her away, lest she be the shame of their family.
Her friends go to great lengths to reunite the sisters, which includes breaking into a Good Charlotte concert and doing an impromptu number with the boys. New friends and Old friends forge a bond in the midst of their sadness and will link them together forever.
At the end of the movie the girl dies...of course, but the funeral is a beautiful celebration. New Orleans style with the big band marching down the street. All of her friends give moving Ugooglies (Zoolander Shoutout!), and her jilted Gay Boyfriend realizes after singing one of the most beautiful & moving songs that he indeed is not gay and was in love in her all along. At which point Charro - or whoever plays BFF Melissa will try to kiss him. The closing scene will be her Mom, Grandma, Ugly Twin Sister, & Bff's sitting in lawn chairs around the graveside laughing and ordering drinks for the bar that's been setup, glasses are raised, tears are flowing, laughter is boisterous as they say..."To Sandrine".
I think this one might win an Emmy. I'm just saying....
Which then lead us into the conversation of my life and death as the Lifetime Movie of the Week.
In discussing this with Melissa we began to figure out who would play who. Please all of you commit this to memory because I really want my last wishes to be respected.
The Cast is as follows:
Sandrine: Gabrielle Union (It's my prayer that I look like her and have her body in Heaven)
Wanda (My Mom): Angela Bassett (Unless she has a different idea)
Grandma: Cicely Tyson
Nicole Ritchie: as herself
Jilted Gay Boyfriend: Josh Groban
BFF Melissa: It's my wish that Charro play Melissa - but she didn't see too enthusiastic about it. We're still trying to decide who it will be. **Due to complaints by BFF Melissa, her character will be played by Bridget Moynahan.** **Due to more complaints and scheming by BFF Melissa, she will play herself and will try to make a play for my Jilted Gay Boyfriend**
BFF Monica: Will be played by Sela Ward
BFF Lindsay Harmon: Bridgett Wilson-Sampras
BFF Jennifer: Chyler Leigh (also known as Lexie Grey on Grey's Anatomy)
*** Note that failure to assign you a character or part is not an intentional dig at you, hmm mmm KEITH*** The characters listed just happen to be those that I communicate and interact on a daily basis, as the sentence in the paragraph below suggests, you simply need to tell me who you would like to play you.**** With that being said, the role of Crazy Politc obsessed, Rocker Friend Keith will be played by Sean Astin.
That's just a starter. If the rest of you have someone in particular that you would like to play you, please let me know.
The story line will go as such...A beautiful happy girl living a wonderful life suddenly takes ill. She knows it's fatal, but does not share with her family and friends. Once she is so ill that she can no longer hide her sickness and impending death she reveals to her friends her deep dark secret. She has a twin sister, that was given up for adoption. Her twin sister is Nicole Ritchie, but she was so sickly and unattractive when she was born the family thought it best to give her away, lest she be the shame of their family.
Her friends go to great lengths to reunite the sisters, which includes breaking into a Good Charlotte concert and doing an impromptu number with the boys. New friends and Old friends forge a bond in the midst of their sadness and will link them together forever.
At the end of the movie the girl dies...of course, but the funeral is a beautiful celebration. New Orleans style with the big band marching down the street. All of her friends give moving Ugooglies (Zoolander Shoutout!), and her jilted Gay Boyfriend realizes after singing one of the most beautiful & moving songs that he indeed is not gay and was in love in her all along. At which point Charro - or whoever plays BFF Melissa will try to kiss him. The closing scene will be her Mom, Grandma, Ugly Twin Sister, & Bff's sitting in lawn chairs around the graveside laughing and ordering drinks for the bar that's been setup, glasses are raised, tears are flowing, laughter is boisterous as they say..."To Sandrine".
I think this one might win an Emmy. I'm just saying....
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Coming and Going
More times than not when you leave something - like a job it is for good reason. But occasionally there are times, when it just feels like it's what needs to happen. It's not that things are bad, or that you don't enjoy it. It just simply feels like time to make that next step.
4 years ago I decided that it was time to stop moving and "settle down" into one place. Unlike most people I have the opportunity to go back and revisit that world at least once a year. And there it is, with all of it's flaws, ridiculous policies, and ways of doing things, and I can't help but love it. While in the midst of this world I find myself questioning if leaving was ever the right thing. Now that I'm settled what do I have to show for it? Has staying in one place netted me anything more?
I don't know why I continue to subject myself to this once sometimes twice a year, when I know that being here, and leaving here will make me miss my former life and long to return to it. Maybe this is where my heart truly belongs. Maybe it's just familiar.
Either way I'm ready to feel again. I've been stagnate, just hanging out biding my time. And while there are aspects of my world that I love, I am neither passionate, nor in love with what I do.
There's got to be something more....
4 years ago I decided that it was time to stop moving and "settle down" into one place. Unlike most people I have the opportunity to go back and revisit that world at least once a year. And there it is, with all of it's flaws, ridiculous policies, and ways of doing things, and I can't help but love it. While in the midst of this world I find myself questioning if leaving was ever the right thing. Now that I'm settled what do I have to show for it? Has staying in one place netted me anything more?
I don't know why I continue to subject myself to this once sometimes twice a year, when I know that being here, and leaving here will make me miss my former life and long to return to it. Maybe this is where my heart truly belongs. Maybe it's just familiar.
Either way I'm ready to feel again. I've been stagnate, just hanging out biding my time. And while there are aspects of my world that I love, I am neither passionate, nor in love with what I do.
There's got to be something more....
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Swapping Lives
Last week in attempt to keep myself from finishing off the book that the Book Club is reading I went to the store and picked up two books. One was the new Jennifer Wiener book, Certain Girls, and the other, Swapping Lives, by Jane Green.
I am now in the midst of reading Swapping Lives...the basic premise is this, A single 35 yr. old English journalist trades lives with a married w/2 kids housewife in America. Both being excited to see how the other lives, the single girl pining for the marriage, the home, the kids, and the Housewife pining to find herself once again and escape the rut her life is in.
It's quite an interesting story. Today I am having my own "swapping lives" experience. Kind of.
Upon returning to San Antonio I decided to move in with my grandparents because 1) It's free room & board 2)I have no clue how long I'll hang around San Antonio and 3) My grandparents are awesome. Anyway, this week my Grandma is in Tennessee with my Mom and I don't get to escape until Wednesday. In the mean time I am stuck with my grandfather, who although completely competent acts helpless when my Grandmother is around. So yay! I have to deal with him, although while she's gone he for the most part remembers that his hands, arms, feet, & legs all work and amazingly can cook his own meal, carry it to the table, go back and get anything he forgot, and he can wash dishes! I should record this!
But I digress....
Every Sunday my Grandmother has my uncle, his wife and 2 kids out to our house and cooks dinner and almost always bakes something. I of course figured with her being out of town no one was coming over. That is until 9 this morning when my phone rings. Me: (Groggily) Hello?
Uncle: Hey! Me: What do you want? Uncle: Well, you know usually we come out there every Sunday and Grandma cooks, I was wondering if you were going to cook for us today. Me: (Pause....pause) Uncle: Hello? Me: Uh yeah whatever, come over.
So I commence cooking for the famn damily. I decided to make Lasagna and then get break and bake cookies along with some ice cream. It isn't until they are almost out here that my uncle mentions that his wife has stayed home and it's just he and the girls. Translation...In addition to cooking, you are expected to look after the 7 yr old and the 2 yr old.
It's 8:42, they are leaving, the kitchen is a mess, my ears hurt from the screaming and the ridiculous stories that don't make sense, and I'm pretty sure the dogs have been fed at least 2 chocolate chip cookies.
I love my family. And I absolutely adore my 2 little cousins. But I am SO happy they are going home and when I wake up in the morning the house will be quiet and the only person needing my attention, will be me.
To all you Moms - You deserve an award...seriously. To all you single girls pining to get married...get over it. Enjoy your singleness and while you're at it, give the Mom's you know a day off take their kids, clean their house...whatever. I'm sure they'll appreciate it, and you will find a new appreciation for your marital status.
I am now in the midst of reading Swapping Lives...the basic premise is this, A single 35 yr. old English journalist trades lives with a married w/2 kids housewife in America. Both being excited to see how the other lives, the single girl pining for the marriage, the home, the kids, and the Housewife pining to find herself once again and escape the rut her life is in.
It's quite an interesting story. Today I am having my own "swapping lives" experience. Kind of.
Upon returning to San Antonio I decided to move in with my grandparents because 1) It's free room & board 2)I have no clue how long I'll hang around San Antonio and 3) My grandparents are awesome. Anyway, this week my Grandma is in Tennessee with my Mom and I don't get to escape until Wednesday. In the mean time I am stuck with my grandfather, who although completely competent acts helpless when my Grandmother is around. So yay! I have to deal with him, although while she's gone he for the most part remembers that his hands, arms, feet, & legs all work and amazingly can cook his own meal, carry it to the table, go back and get anything he forgot, and he can wash dishes! I should record this!
But I digress....
Every Sunday my Grandmother has my uncle, his wife and 2 kids out to our house and cooks dinner and almost always bakes something. I of course figured with her being out of town no one was coming over. That is until 9 this morning when my phone rings. Me: (Groggily) Hello?
Uncle: Hey! Me: What do you want? Uncle: Well, you know usually we come out there every Sunday and Grandma cooks, I was wondering if you were going to cook for us today. Me: (Pause....pause) Uncle: Hello? Me: Uh yeah whatever, come over.
So I commence cooking for the famn damily. I decided to make Lasagna and then get break and bake cookies along with some ice cream. It isn't until they are almost out here that my uncle mentions that his wife has stayed home and it's just he and the girls. Translation...In addition to cooking, you are expected to look after the 7 yr old and the 2 yr old.
It's 8:42, they are leaving, the kitchen is a mess, my ears hurt from the screaming and the ridiculous stories that don't make sense, and I'm pretty sure the dogs have been fed at least 2 chocolate chip cookies.
I love my family. And I absolutely adore my 2 little cousins. But I am SO happy they are going home and when I wake up in the morning the house will be quiet and the only person needing my attention, will be me.
To all you Moms - You deserve an award...seriously. To all you single girls pining to get married...get over it. Enjoy your singleness and while you're at it, give the Mom's you know a day off take their kids, clean their house...whatever. I'm sure they'll appreciate it, and you will find a new appreciation for your marital status.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I wonder....
I know that things in most movies make no sense whatsoever. Most movies aren't logical. But today I had a weird and random thought....
In scary movies when people are running from killers, wild animals, or their knife wielding sister, and they are crying shamelessly with snot running down the face...WHY does no one EVER pee on themselves?
I mean I've been scared enough to almost pee on myself. I've seen my bff Shana be so scared that she did pee on herself.
It just seems like a horror flick would be a smidgen more believable if someone peed on themselves. Not that psycho leprechauns and rabid flesh eating squirrels are really believable....
I'm just saying.
In scary movies when people are running from killers, wild animals, or their knife wielding sister, and they are crying shamelessly with snot running down the face...WHY does no one EVER pee on themselves?
I mean I've been scared enough to almost pee on myself. I've seen my bff Shana be so scared that she did pee on herself.
It just seems like a horror flick would be a smidgen more believable if someone peed on themselves. Not that psycho leprechauns and rabid flesh eating squirrels are really believable....
I'm just saying.
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