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February 1st, 2009
05:01 pm
If we're friends on Twitter, you are probably tired of me complaining. So, uh, sorry about that. I'm about to complain some more.
My power went out Wednesday morning due to a super-nasty ice storm. Trees are down all over the city, it looks a lot like a war zone or something. I took some pictures. I'd post them, but I just don't feel like it anymore.
The good news? Gas heat! Or not... because the thermostat is electric. So the heat doesn't turn on. I do have hot water, so showering is still an option (it's just no fun because eventually I will be wet and naked in my 35 degree-ish apartment).
So my skin is a mess, my kitties are pissed at me, and I am sick as hell of Trivial Pursuit.
Kentucky Utilities says it could be fixed any day, BUUUUT it could be up to two weeks. Awesome!
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December 30th, 2008
09:37 pm - Booklist and Whatnot
So, tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. I guess that means I should post my 2008 booklist. I didn’t keep track of everything I read this year, and I’m pretty sure I left out a ton of books. Also, I feel like I should mention that this has been a pretty shitty year, and when I am having Bad Times, I tend to pick books of a lighter, fluffier variety. I’ll read better stuff in 2009. And I’ll keep track of it. Maybe.
Booklist 2009:
No One Belongs Here More Than You- Miranda July*
Foreskin's Lament- Shalom Auslander*
The Yes Man- Danny Wallace
Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
Candy Girl- Diablo Cody*
A Cook's Tour- Anthony Bourdain
The Know-it-All- A.J. Jacobs
The Year of Living Biblically- A.J. Jacobs*
Such a Pretty Fat- Jen Lancaster
Swish- Joel Derfner
Lessons in Taxidermy- Bee Lavender
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao- Junot Diaz*
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist- Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Gingerbread- Rachel Cohn
Boy Proof- Cecil Castellucci
Beige- Cecil Castellucci
Love, Stargirl- Jerry Spinelli
the Complete Polysyllabic Spree- Nick Hornby
When You Are Engulfed in Flames- David Sedaris
Twilight Series- Stephanie Meyer
Graphic Novels and Stuff 2009:
(I’m not putting these on a separate list because I think they’re inferior or whatever, I’m putting them on a separate list because most of them took less than an hour to read and I’d feel like a big cheater if I padded my booklist with them.)
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life- Bryan Lee O’Malley*
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World- Bryan Lee O’Malley*
Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness- Bryan Lee O’Malley*
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together- Bryan Lee O’Malley*
The Plain Janes- Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg*
Janes in Love- Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg*
Good as Lily- Derek Kirk Kim & Jesse Hamm
Emiko Superstar- Mariko Tamaki & Steve Rolston
The New York Four- Brian Wood & Ryan Kelly
Token- Alisa Kwitney & Joelle Jones
Water Baby- Ross Campbell
Confessions of a Blabbermouth- Mike & Louise Carey, Aaron Alexovich
Clubbing- Andi Watson & Josh Howard
Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things- Ted Naifeh
Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics- Ted Naifeh
Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom- Ted Naifeh
Black Metal- Rick Spears & Chuck BB*
(*Faves)
Fives Albums I Quite Enjoyed This Year:
Vampire Weekend (Me and everyone else, I know. But it’s a good album. And it made me want to listen to a bunch of Paul Simon. So… that happened.)
Golden Delicious- Mike Doughty (Not his best, but I dig it.)
Stay Positive- The Hold Steady (Forgot about this one. It's so much fun, and I enjoy it way more than the Doughty album.)
Vol. 1- She & Him (Yep.)
Vivian Girls (Low-fi, with pretty girly harmonies- that’s my shit!)
Who Killed Amanda Palmer- Amanda Palmer (So, I bought this yesterday, but I’m gonna go ahead and say it’s my favorite album of the year. Leeds United is a fantastic song that I basically want to put on repeat for like a week.)
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November 4th, 2008
11:14 pm
Cheers, motherfuckers!
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09:00 am
Voting is awesome! Happy Election Day, everyone.
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October 31st, 2008
05:27 am
Insomnia + election coverage= I'm crazy, maybe!
But fun-sized candy bars? Totally fun.
I need a job REAL BAD.
Current Music: MSNBC
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October 7th, 2008
03:43 am
I got a library card today. Maybe I've been spoiled, but I was really disappointed with the Lexington Public Library. The free parking was great, but I was shocked to see how tiny and disorganized it is. One floor for nonfiction? Wow. Four or five of the books I wanted weren't even in the catalog. I knew Cincinnati had one of the best library systems in the country, but this was all a huge bummer.
But having a library card and being registered to vote in Kentucky? Really make me feel like I live here. Crazy.
Things are starting to happen on the class reunion front. November 29 at Applewood. Let's drink some cocktails and make fun of the douchebags that tortured us for being weirdos. We are fucking awesome.
Also, I'm pretty stoked about the upcoming Elephant 6 Collective Variety Show. It's October 23 at the Red Mile- if anyone wants to come, I have a fabulous uncomfortable sleeper-sofa with your name on it, just call me.
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July 20th, 2008
08:05 pm
I'm still here, but I don't have a bunch to say most of the time.
Here's a link to my Twitter, where I say things that are not interesting enough to say here. Fellow Twits, feel free to add me.
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March 13th, 2008
02:35 am - ...
my dad died. on my 28th birthday. he had a heart attack. i am completely heartbroken.
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January 1st, 2008
06:50 pm - Booklist '07
So... I guess I haven't posted since my birthday. Oops. Here's my booklist. It seems short? Like maybe I forgot a few?
booklist '07-
Trash- Dorothy Allison
Baby Remember My Name- [edited by] Michelle Tea
The Littlest Hitler- Ryan Boudinot
In the Time of the Butterflies- Julia Alvarez
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves- Karen Russell
Psyche in a Dress- Francesca Lia Block
The Traveling Death and Resurrection Show- Ariel Gore
Japanland- Karin Muller
Rollergirl- Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan
Stealing Buddha's Dinner- Bich Minh Nguyen
American Shaolin- Matthew Polly
Sickened- Julie Gregory
I'm the One that I Want- Margaret Cho
Fraud- David Rakoff
Don't Get Too Comfortable- David Rakoff
A Complicated Kindness- Miriam Toews
the Namesake- Jhumpa Lahiri
the IHOP Papers- Ali Liebegott
Bright Lights, Big Ass- Jen Lancaster
Happy Birthday or Whatever- Annie Choi
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- J.K. Rowling
I Capture the Castle- Dodie Smith
How Sassy Changed My Life- Kara Jesella
American-Born Chinese- Gene Luen Yang
Special Topics in Calamity Physics- Marisha Pessl
Dishwasher- Pete Jordan
the Year of Magical Thinking- Joan Didion
Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
Fall on Your Knees- Ann-Marie MacDonald
Possible Side Effects- Augusten Burroughs
Slam- Nick Hornby
Favorites in bold, as usual. Super-awesome faves this year were the new Potter book (obviously), St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (seriously. SERIOUSLY. HOLY FUCK.), and Fall on Your Knees.
Least favorite books of the year are Special Topics in Calamity Physics (too forced, too precious, ughhhghghg), and Look Both Ways, by Jennifer Baumgardner (which is not on the actual booklist because I hated it so much I abandoned it with only a few pages left).
Favorite book-related thing this year: seeing Sister Spit perform at UK. It was rad. You know I heart Michelle Tea.
And some music stuff-
Favorite album of 2007: MIA, Kala. Damn, that shit is awesome.
Bedroom Dancing album of the year: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black.
Gloomy Day album of the year: Tegan and Sara, the Con
Guilty Pleasure album of the Year: Mika, Life in Cartoon Motion
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March 11th, 2007
05:44 pm - birthday stuff
appetizers/dessert at mejana? music at the mad hatter? a drag show somewhere? i don't really know what i'm doing tonight. i'm thinking there will be lots of cocktails. call me if you wanna come play.
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January 19th, 2007
10:12 pm
Derby thing tomorrow. Come shake a tailfeather and buy me cocktails.
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January 3rd, 2007
01:27 pm
MB totally just had a baby. It's a boy.
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December 26th, 2006
02:08 pm
no derby for me tonight, i need a day to rest after all this holiday nonsense. call me if you wanna hang out.
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December 6th, 2006
December 3rd, 2006
02:44 am
Ugh, this weather is seriously fucking with my sinuses. I'm not really sure if I'm sick again, or if I'm still sick. Not that it matters. What matters is that I feel like shit, and I'd like for that to stop. And the first one of you to tell me that my smoking has something to do with this gets kicked. Hard.
Carnivàle is a pretty awesome show, so far. I've only just started the second dvd, but I like the feel of it a lot. And, uh, Clea Duvall.
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November 28th, 2006
10:18 pm
Okay, so Kara just showed me the best video ever.
Your Momma's on Crack Rock
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November 21st, 2006
09:36 pm - my soapbox
Sorry to get all preachy twice in one day... but I've been asked a couple of times about my plans Friday, and I wanted to let my friends know that:
1. I am working, which is no big deal because in airport-world, it's just a regular (non-crazy) day.
2. I am participating in Buy Nothing Day again (except that I might have to buy lemonade, because I'm not allowed to bring liquids to work). Try it, not doing the whole hysteria-thing feels good.
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02:11 am
Did you know that 26 is the age limit for the HPV vaccine? It's a series of 3 shots over a six-month period, so if you're old like me and thinking about doing it (and you reallllly should), now's the time, ladies!
I'm calling my doctor tomorrow.
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November 20th, 2006
03:36 am
Remember those Fisher-Price roller skates that were adjustable and fit over your shoes? I guess they don't make 'em anymore. I've been cruising the Toys R Us website looking for them, and all I'm seeing are these asinine Barbie In-Line Bullshit Skates. I had been planning on buying a pair of skates as a Presentmas gift for a certain little kid. Bummer. I had a pair when I was little, and I reallyreally loved them.
Oh, but I did find this thing... and I want it SOOOOO BAD.
Okay, bedtime for me. After a big glass of whiskey and honey, of course. I'm almost done with being sick, but the cough is driving me (and probably everyone else) fucking nuts, and as usual I've refused to take cough medicine because it makes me feel wonky. So. Bourbon and locally produced wildflower honey (which Jody says is good for allergies). Yummers.
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November 16th, 2006
01:57 am
My Neti Pot came in the mail today! I was a little scared to try it out, but things seem to have gone swimmingly. I can breathe through my nose and smell things (vast improvement), and I managed not to drown myself. Awesome.
(I'll admit, I was a little disappointed that nothing disgusting came out, but I'm reallllly stoked about having squeaky-clean sinuses.)
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