Ordinary Extraordinary

Photo Friday: Ghostly

Bioluminescent Jellyfish

10 Things

10 Things I've Done That Most People Probably Haven't:
(meme stolen from countless sources)

01) Spent a week canoeing the Allagash River in Maine.
02) Ridden a camel in Morocco.
03) Changed a tire on a monster truck.
04) Shared a bottle of PowerAde with Mike Metzger.
05) Hidden in a ditch in Malibu Canyon for three hours to operate fire pots & smoke machines for a Harry Shearer film.
06) Distressed 200 sandwiches for a banquet scene in that same film.
07) Appeared in a national tabloid (I was identified as "unknown woman").
08) Driven cross-country 7 times.
09) Gotten into a fist fight and won.
10) Stripped & refinished all the wood in my house.

Idol Commentary

While watching Carrie Underwood's performance on American Idol with The Roomie:

Me: I like her. She reminds me of LeeAnn Rimes.
He: I hate country music and country singers. Pbbbbth.
Me: You might hate the style, but you can't deny that she has a good voice.
He: America will love her, though. She's apple pie and baseball and statutory rape all rolled into one.

I was too busy howling with laughter to hear his commentary on the next contestant.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro*

Hunter S. Thompson Kills Himself

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.*

Rest in peace.

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*both quotes credit to Hunter. S. Thompson

Photo Friday: Rural

Boys Are Dumb

Tonight I was chatting with a friend at whom I threw myself relentlessly (and none-too-subtly) on more than one occasion:

me: Well get your pants over here and I'll take 'em off ;)
he: sweeeeet. only if i can take yours off to!
me: Deal ;-)
he: excellent!
me: Not that I haven't tried before, mind you...
he: i know. im a dumb guy what can i say?
me: Well you could've said "yes" at the time, LoL
he: when exactlly was that?
me: The last 3 times you've been in LA ;-)
he: didnt you have a boyfriend 2 of those 3?
me: Nope
he: then what the hell was i thinking?

Nevermind

3:45am.

Still drunk and due at work in less than 6 hours.

Quote of the night: Don't forget that your wallet is in that plant! (Said by yours truly, of course)

What was I saying about being old?

Black Monday, colored with red

I had just finished writing a lengthy Valentine's Day entry that was chock full of bitter commentary and wry humor when these arrived from Apollo:

My sardonic side is now temporarily out of service, please check back tomorrow for the usual snark.

Happy Valentine's Day, dear readers.

Tearing Up

Damn you Extreme Makeover Home Edition, damn you for making me cry every single week.

Before the first commercial break.

*sniffle*

Pluck Me

Have you ever reached a point when you were simply overwhelmed by the multitude of inspirations swirling around you?

My life is infused with so much energy and creativity right now that I don't know how to begin to channel it. Ideas and opportunities are presenting themselves around every bend; I want to do everything in it's entirety all at once but I don't yet have enough information to do anything. Right now I exist like a harp string, stretched taught in anticipation of the pluck that will make me sing.