Upcoming purchases

1. A new computer
2. Curtains for my thundercloud hued room. I'm thinking a nice champagne color.
3. Some Towson University gear (another pair of sweatpants, another pair of shorts maybe, and a tee). I feel like I need to load up before graduating. Although I'm still waiting for the insane coupon I know graduating seniors got last year...

A few fun sites

Etsy.com

For buying and selling handmade things.
Specifically, I want (can't wait) to buy a few of these:
Wall Decals

Name Voyager
Very cool site on which you can visually track the popularity of any name through the decades.

And, as a work related/lawyerly note, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is a fun way to spend some time seeing which of your friends are secretly criminals.

Things I'm happy about

I'm feeling fried and a bit uninspired today. But as a potential perk-up:

1. I am becoming a bigger fan of red wine by the week.
2. I got a 105 on my Fiction quiz.
3. I bought Wicked yesterday and have really enjoyed the first 25 pages.
4. My bank account will be replenished the day after tomorrow.
5. I am seeing Suss and Christ tonight, two of my favorite people in the whole wide world.

Feeling better already.

Are you a fat ass like me?

Do you frequently go on late-night pilgrimmages for specific dessert items (Twizzlers or ice cream, perhaps)? Are you crushed when you can't find them at the grocery store of your choice? I too share your quandary.

The bf and I went on a B&J hunt last night for some Oatmeal Cookie ice cream. Canton's Safeway, where we'd previously had luck, didn't have it in stock. If only I had known:

Ben & Jerry Flavor Locator

We did discover a delightful replacement flavor though.

Imagine Whirled Peace-- a tribute via ice cream to John Lennon. Sweet cream and caramel ice cream with chewy toffee cookies and fudge peace signs.

They love to do crazy shit with those fudge chunks (see: Phish Food).

It's earned a place in my top five:

1. Oatmeal Cookie
2. Cinnamon Buns
3. Imagine Whirled Peace
4. Half Baked
5. Chubby Hubby

Reasons my car sucks

1. The air conditioning isn't cold

2. The dashboard/control center (?) only lights up when it wants to*

3. There is a hole in the muffler which is making me lose my hearing. It also causes people to think that I have tricked out my '95 Nissan

4. The heat/vent only works when it is turned on full blast-- further impairing my ability to listen to music at a normal volume

5. The stick shift doesn't like to go into reverse. Usually when I am in a public parking lot or I have a passenger. I have to use both hands, make ugly faces and pull with all of my strength multiple times. Very suave as my muffler blasts.


*This further facilitates my speeding problem as (A) I truthfully can't see how fast I am driving, and (B) I don't really care because when I get pulled over I will tell the officer that it just went out and I thought I was going the speed limit. I may or may not get a Warning but it's worth a shot.

My favorite Madonna songs

In honor of the beast that is Madonna & JT's 4 Minutes to Save the World, I will now list my top five otherwise favorite Madonna songs, in no particular order:

1. Die Another Day
2. Like a Prayer
3. My Baby's Got a Secret
4. Me Against the Music (Britney's my girl)
5. Vogue