Thursday, August 18, 2005

That Desert Island question

Today, while browsing toonzone.net message boards, I saw this thread that asked what you would insist on having with you on a desert island. Being my weird self, I didn't post a reply to the thread, but instead ran eagerly to my blog to answer the question for myself (and my adoring fans, like I have any).
Anyway, the categories are:

Movie?
Book/comic book?
Album?
Videogame?
Person?
Modern Amenity (toilet, shower, air conditioning, etc.)?*
Beverage?
Personal Memento?

And so, I shall begin at the beginning, such a novel idea!

For movie I choose... I can't choose. If I were to cheat, I'd say my DVD collections of Due South. But that, sadly, isn't a movie, and it's (currently) three seperate things. Even if I were to say my Favorite movie, it would still be cheating, since my favorites are Lord of the Rings (a trilogy) and Star Wars (Six in all, if you don't count the Clone Wars cartoons). To choose one out of those nine movies would be like choosing a favorite strand of hair (or maybe not, but close!) Well, let's just throw out all those choices and go with a childhood favorite: Lady and the Tramp.

I'd pick the Bible as my book. Do I seriously need to explain that? If it counts as a book, I'm sneaking a journal along with me. A big one, that will last until the day I die. What will I write about on a desert island? Other than prayers and thoughts about what I read in my Bible, I don't know, I just know that if I don't write sometimes I feel ready to explode. So I'd take a Bible, and a journal.

Now, it is seriously hard for me to choose an album. I tend to get tired of the same CD over and over in a matter of weeks. This is why I finally got an ipod (just a shuffle, but it works well for me, and it's so cute!). But if you will force me to choose one album, it will be Hymns by Out of Eden. It's got praise, it's got slow and mellow, and uptempo and fun and it's just plain good.

Super Smash Bros. Melee for my videogame. Sometimes I just want to press a bunch of buttons and see cartoon characters (more or less) beat the tar out of each other, bloodlessly. Besides, it's one of the only games that doesn't always drive me crazy with unfair computer advantage (Hello Mario Kart Double Dash!!) Actually, I play an awful lot of Mario Golf, too. But still, I'd have to choose SSBM.

Ooh, here comes the question that I've almost dreaded. Honestly, I can't quite choose between my best friend (a girl) and Ray, a guy friend. Now, don't jump to conclusions about me and Ray, we are just friends..... I get along with both of them. I talk easily with them both, I laugh a lot with both, and am always happy to see each of them. I've confided in both of them, too. I see Ray more often than I see her, but that kind of makes times with her more appreciated. However, Ray can bug the crud out of me sometimes, and I've spent about 4 full days with her, and never once thought of saying "Don't you think it's about time you went home, dear?" so I suppose I choose: My Best Friend. (Who obviously doesn't want me using her name here, if you couldn't guess.)

I choose Toilet for Modern Amenity. I can't think of any other important task that would be rendered more disgusting than having to... well, you know... without a toilet.

I was very tempted to claim Mountain Dew as my beverage, but my sense took over and I decided on Water. I could eventually get tired of the taste of Mountian Dew, but water never goes out of style. It's pure, it's healthy, it's great. Sorry if that's a boring answer.

Choosing a personal memento is hard because the question seems to vague to me. If I were to choose the one frivolous thing that I've been so quickly and unexplainably attached to of late, its my Nerds candy pillow. Ever seen those pillows made by "Sweet Thang" lately? I got the Nerds one and a Reese's one. I like the Nerds pillow better because of the size and cuddliness. (Yes, I just made that word up.) But then I considered my photo album. Pictures of family and friends and pets. I could see all the people I love, yet didn't choose to bring with me.

There you go, my answers to a cheezy question. Still a good question, actually.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Wigs, fake tattoos and colored contacts

I think, somewhere deep inside me, there is a girl who just wants EVERYONE'S attention. Why do I think that? Maybe because I keep changing my personal appearance. I have a wig, haven't worn it in awhile, but I think it's pretty cool. I remember the first day I wore it. Most people thought I'd actually cut my long hair into the short "spiky" style of the wig. I got a few "wow"s and even left one of my poor co-workers speechless until I assured her that it was a wig. I surprised another co-worker so much that he almost ran into someone with the cart he was pushing. I also think it's funny that this one guy jokes that I have a sister, and he's talking about me in the wig. I'm thinking of buying another one, but I haven't had time to head to the wig shop lately.

I also, recently, bought some fake tattoos. Butterfly and heart tattoos. I'm not a tattoo person, I don't want something permanently inked into my flesh. But temporary ones! I'm ready to try that.

And finally, Colored contacts. Since I had an eye exam anyway, I decided to try out some colors. I tried green, which I had every intention of ordering anyway, and Honey, which grew on me each time I looked at it. I ordered both. I know that will freak out the people at work. Frankly, I'm wondering if my only male co-worker will notice right away. The very first time I wore make-up, he had to be told that I was wearing it. He seemed shocked. So, if he doesn't look at my face well enough to see eye shadow, mascara and blush how is he supposed to notice my eyes?

So, yeah, I think I'm just an attention hog.

BTW, I spoke too soon about watching RFR, almost that very night, that channel pulled it from the schedule. I'm very unhappy about that. I shall, however, live.

Till next I write!

Friday, August 05, 2005

It's been too long

I am now full-time at my job. That's caused more stress than it should have, but I won't bore all you people with all the drama. *audience (of one) applauds* Gee, thanks...

Anyway, I love being the person who duplicates CDs, except for the inevitable times when all there is to do is wait. Wait for CDs to print, wait for CDs to burn, wait, wait, wait. And hope that your boss doesn't wander past the door, since just standing around (or sitting as I sometimes do) doesn't make it look like you have much use there. But when you actually do stuff, it's cool to be the "CD duplicator lady" :-)

Oh, this song on my internet radio makes me sad. "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5. I think it only makes me sad because it's the first song I heard after our dog was put down. That memory sucks. I really feel sorry for a co-worker of mine, who lost 2 dogs in as many weeks. After the 1st one died, the other was so depressed that it died too. That so sucks.

I so want to hug whoever came up with TiVo and other such devices, such as our DVR. Why? It makes it possible for me to again watch Radio Free Roscoe. At my own convenience, yet! Everyday, there it is, a new-to-me RFR just waiting to be viewed. And eventually burned to DVD. My infatuation with RFR is pretty deep right now. I don't really know why. I can guess, though, probably the guys. There is just something so entertaining about TV high school guys stumble through their lives. It isn't so funny for TV high school girls, they tend to be too whiny. But Ray/Pronto, Robbie/Question Mark and Travis/Smog are just "cuties". (No, not that way! Ok, maybe Travis... Maybe)

My eyes are drooping and itchy, and it's only 9:30. I thought I would adjust to waking at 6 am by now...

Hey, guess what! They put Faery Tale Theatre on DVD! Anyone else remember that show? Shelley Duvall and various celebrities doing fairy tales! My favorite has to be The Three Little Pigs. Watching it recently explained why I've always liked Billy Crystal, I liked him when I was little and saw him playing a pig in colorful clothes, building his own brick house and playing the oboe. Years and years later, I still like him, though I'd forgotten why. Funny, huh? Jeff Goldblum was hilarious as the Wolf, too. Of course, now that I'm older and watching this series, it's got a lot more adult humor than I ever suspected when I was a kiddie and watching. Weird how stuff goes over children's heads, and they never knew it was there to begin with.

Anyway...
Till next I write