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cpufem- August 5th, 2009
- the all-important sandwich cookie quiz.. i feel so exposed
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- cpufem
- March 2nd, 2009
You Are Traditional and Dependable
You view the world with childlike wonder. You are very inquisitive. You can help but spy, investigate, and ask questions.
You are a very active, on the go person. You get restless if you're forced to sit still for too long.
You're easy going and easy to be around. You aren't picky or high maintenance.
You seek security in your life. Feeling safe is important to you.
- my fave commercial
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- cpufem
- March 1st, 2009
enjoy
- yay coinstar!
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- cpufem
- January 21st, 2009
cheerful
you know those coinstar machines they have at the grocery store? you dump in your spare change into a machine that sorts/counts the money. if you want a cash voucher that you can use at the grocery store, the machine skims off some percentage from the total and then prints out a receipt. you can also opt to get a voucher towards a store (jc penney, itunes, starbucks) at no cost to you.
i went to a coinstar last summer and opted for the amazon.com option. back then when i was still in a bookclub, i would order from amazon whenever i couldn't find a book at the library. i put the amazon voucher in my purse and forgot about it.
i switched purses the other day and discovered my voucher! and it was still good! so thrilling.
today i bought a pair of peridot stud earrings. all i had to pay was shipping and handling. just had to share. so go dig under your couch eh! :)
- popcorn and movie night!
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- cpufem
- January 9th, 2009
in an effort to save money and stay in (it's cold !!!) i'm going to pitch the idea of popcorn and movie night tonight.
oh, and we're watching a movie off the cable tv. our netflix doesn't come in until tomorrow and they shut down our local blockbuster. which one would you watch if you had to choose between:
a) Fighting For My Daughter: Lindsay Wagner is a single mother desperately searching for her runaway child, a rebellious teen who's fallen in with pimps and streetwalkers.
b) Can't Buy Me Love: A geek (Patrick Dempsey) courts popularity by hiring a cheerleader (Amanda Peterson) to pose as his girl.
- what will happen to LJ?
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- cpufem
- January 8th, 2009
ugh, i was just thinking about how awesome LJ is and how i love reading my community postings. i belong to some pretty darn interesting LJ communities that i really look forward to reading.
but now this:
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5124184/the-russian-bear-slashes-a-social-network
it concerns me. facebook and myspace strike me as superficial networking sites and right now i don't want to be a part of either one.
- the "in" clothes
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- cpufem
- August 14th, 2008
thoughtful
the back to school commercials are unavoidable. and i'm affected by them the same way i always have been...
i just read this yahoo article on the pressure for girls to have the right clothes. the article claims the pressure is on even stronger than it was 10 years ago for girls to fit in. now i doubt they have any reliable statistics on exactly how they measure girls "feeling" more pressure about their clothes. i think middle school/high school has always been and will always be an experience riddled with social pressure.
my memories of "the right clothes" go back to the 3rd grade. a friend of mine came over after school and decided to tell me that my wardrobe needed an overhaul. she started fishing through my dresser and putting together outfits for me, throwing out tips like "roll up the sleeves on that sweatshirt, you'll look cool" and "stop letting your mom get you stuff at kmart".
the 6th grade was when everyone seemed to go brand crazy. the popular girls had the girbaud jeans. remember the big fat rectangular label with the name "maurice francois girbaud". actually i think the first name isn't maurice. it's maurithe or something equally french sounding. the label was itself a belt loop which was kind of cool. people would say the jeans cost $60. then i would think back at how i never saw the register ring up to $60 when my mom was shopping at kmart..
anyway, we can try to put distance from these grade school experiences and ourselves now but there isn't any. you know this social pressure never goes away. now it's designer label bags (gotta have that "C") and designer label shoes. so here's my conclusion. the social pecking order is still there. it's not just an isolated prepubescent incident. it's just the start.
so what are you wearing?
- great ear wash
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- cpufem
- May 20th, 2008
- content
yes, i said ear wash. a few months ago when i first started to battle allergy symptoms, a product of living in this new area for a few years, i was advised to get my ears cleaned by my GP.
i finally got around to it today. the nurse said they had a new instrument.. not just a water pic that they used to use.. and it would spray water into the ear canal at just the right temperature and pressure. then it would vacuum the water and remains out. i was a bit apprehensive looking at this thing which was the size of a handblender and had 1/2 inch diameter clear plastic tubing.it felt really good. kind of like getting an inner ear massage. the water was warm and it felt like my inner ear itch (allergy symptom) was finally being scratched.
there you have it. this might be the world's first ear wash review.
- aux champs elysee
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- cpufem
- March 16th, 2008
this morning i woke up and found myself reminiscing back to my HS trip to europe. mainly the song "aux champs elysee" that our british tour guide taught us on our tour bus. i was trying to convince myself this morning that it was the only song we learned.. i think that's right.
anyway, i have not heard this song since being in paris.
and tonight.. guess what song is playing at the closing credits of "the darjeeling limited". amazing when stuff like that happens.
- thanksgiving break.. YAY!
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- cpufem
- November 21st, 2007
bouncy
i'm up at my usual hour.. can't help it.. waking up at 6:30 is second nature to me now.
but get this-- i... have... the... day.. TO MYSELF!
when this happens i find it almost problematic. so much time! what do i do?
immediately my mind starts thinking of tasks. should i sweep the kitchen? probably. make the pumpkin pie for tomorrow? probably. just take it easy? probably-- but how?
- here's how to recover...what is the disease?
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- cpufem
- November 19th, 2007
i've been sick for over a week now and even after going to a doctor and getting blood tests done... i have not been told what ailment i have!
so why not just put it up to a vote.
my doctor left me a voicemail and she said (her words!):
"to cure that, there is not much we can do except tell you to take tylenol when there's fever. also don't do any sports for 21 days. especially sports that involve physical contact."
she actually said "that" without telling me the name!
what the hell do i have?!?!
- book club meeting
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- cpufem
- September 27th, 2007
i'm about to put together a cashew chicken salad for my book club. we're having a pot luck and our last book was "the five people you meet in heaven". a very quick and entertaining read i might add.
seems like the book club membership has changed. in one of my earlier posts, i was worried that the club wouldn't stick together. it has.. but one person left and isn't coming back. the others still seem to be with it and aren't fazed by that one person leaving. i think one lady can't make it tonight but i'm making up for that by bringing along brit, my coworker.
this week has been wild as far as managing my time and energy. almost every night this week i've had some kind of commitment. it's like this train that keeps on going and i just want to step off! but i must remind myself..book club is enjoyable.
- how you spend your time
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- cpufem
- September 26th, 2007
during a busy work week, what takes up most of your time after work?
i know for me it's my e-mails and LJ. and if it's not that it's preparing dinner.
i want to work in more time for piano and reading.. but it just seems too hard to make time for! i'm thinking about setting myself a time limit for the computer.
- basil pesto pasta
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- cpufem
- July 11th, 2007
- (no subject)
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- cpufem
- July 7th, 2007
- ecstatic
joy of leftovers. i made a chicken salad yesterday and there was still plenty to eat today during lunch. we picked up a little caesar's pizza last night and half of it is left for dinner.
jooooy
- soylent green
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- cpufem
- June 29th, 2007
last night brit came over and brought her library's copy of the film "soylent green". we both just finished a teacher's workshop that discussed the greenhouse effect and the environment. people kept making references to the movie throughout the whole thing.
the generational difference between brit (she's slightly older than gen x) and i is really amusing to us. during the workshop i turn to her and go, "soylent green is made of people!" but i say it the way phil hartman did when he parodied it on SNL. brit laughs and she's like, "quiet! you're giving away the ending!" i explain to her this is the only line of the movie that i know and where i found it out. "you've never seen soylent green?!?!"
anyway, if you want to see a fairly slow-moving b-movie that is more fun to watch than "2001: a space odyssey" but is still history's take on the future, i recommend this movie. also, you'll never look at furniture the same way again.
- father's day craft gift
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- cpufem
- June 9th, 2007
father's day is coming up! after my botched mother's day flowers plan of last month, i have decided to make dad a gift. it will be a homemade picture frame with a family photo inside. this presents its challenges.
one. i hope i can find a crafts store nearby. my town likes to drive big business away and i will really have to make a concerted effort to find, say, a michael's.
then i'll have to buy cardstock. i don't even know where that is in a store. is it like posterboard?
three. i have to find a family photo. this might be hard to do and i can almost guarantee i won't have "negatives". and i just realized that presents even more problems as i've recently learned that the stores nearby me don't do photo processing anymore. they send it off elsewhere and you have to wait a week. uh-oh..
but my resolve is strong. buying something off of amazon just won't do for someone like my dad. what do you buy the man who already has everything he wants?
- about to cook
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- cpufem
- May 15th, 2007
aggravated
cooking must be one of my stress releases because after today, i feel like making sweet and sour chicken which is a really multi-step kind of recipe.
- what american accent do you have?
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- cpufem
- May 6th, 2007
What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net
Western. Like Midland, Western is another accent that people consider neutral. So, you might not actually be from the Western half of the country, but you definitely sound like it.
Take this quiz now - it's easy!
- break
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- cpufem
- April 9th, 2007
bored
today i managed to sleep in until noon. the living room here can be dark at any time during the day if i pull the shades and close doors. sort of like the thick hotel curtain can make the room feel like nighttime at anytime. i think i was supposed to get some lesson planning out of the way but that just didn't happen. there are too many little domestic tasks around here to take care of. perhaps tomorrow.
right now i'm finishing up last month's book club pick (shhh.. don't tell anyone i'm behind) and cooking some chicken in the crockpot. we're eating our healthy chicken salad tonight after a weekend of lots of unhealthy eating.
