2003-03-31 
 

dead funny

G and I are officially addicted to Six Feet Under. We've watched almost all of the first season on DVD now and loved all of them. Very quirky, very cool.

The one bummer is that the second season isn't out for rental yet and HBO probably won't replay it until after the current (third) season ends. This means we're watching the current shows with a big blank space in the middle. Kinda like eating an Oreo without the creamy filling. Yummy, but somehow not quite all that it should be.

Labels: linkage, random review

* posted by me at 10:14 PM

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2003-03-29 
 

going dental

Had my first dentist appointment in about six years yesterday. Yes, I know, it's about time. You'll be happy to know...well, I was happy to know that everything's in pretty good shape and no cavities. The strange thing was how high tech everything's become. No more waiting around forever for x-rays...they did it all digitally. This is probably old news to most of you, but I was mildly amazed. The strangest thing was the absence of the constantly draining spittoon thingy. They had some hi-tech, star trek type of nozzle that they placed into my mouth and told me to spit into...like a reverse straw.

I suddenly feel old.

Labels: dose of mikey

* posted by me at 3:34 PM

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2003-03-28 
 

word on the street

Trying not to harp on it too much, but today I actually heard the following
exchange between two people at the crosswalk on the way to FedEx:

Person 1:
I do feel bad for the people living there. It's gotta be hard to have bombs
going off over your head all day.

Person 2:
Well, what do they expect? They hit us on 9/11, this is what they get!

Myself screaming silently in my head:
HELLOOOO! The people responsible for 9/11 are not why we're in Iraq right
now. Blaming the Iraqi people for that travesty is the equivalent of
blaming US Citizens for a corrupt Mexican police force. (grant you there's
a difference in the heinousity scale there, but the analogy remains valid)

Ugh.

Labels: politics, seen and heard

* posted by me at 1:28 AM

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2003-03-26 
 

testing 1-2-3

Testing commenting abilities...

Labels: blogging

* posted by me at 8:49 PM

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2003-03-25 
 

outside seeping in

A wise (and marvelously outfitted) man once sang. "War is stupid and people are stupid and love means nothing in some strange quarters." Yes, it was Boy George and that tune keeps pulsing through my head. The thing is, that while I think we oughtn't to have ever gone to war in the first place and fully support all the protests, what I'm really hoping now is that we just get this whole thing over with quickly. Get Saddam out of there and then...once that's settled, kick our egomanaical and unelected president out of office for going against the wishes of the majority and making the rest of the world feel that hating Americans is a cool past time. Not that I'm surprised he'd go against the majority. Any decent person would have seen that he'd lost back in 2000 and gracefully stepped down.

Oh Al Gore, where are ye?

* posted by me at 9:27 PM

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2003-03-23 
 

charlotte sometimes

I have a desperate desire to dye my hair blue, to repierce my ears, to get another tattoo. Blue hair indeed. I think I may be getting old and having my mid-thirties crisis a tad bit early. The thing is that I feel quite good. Happy even. Quite happy. In the midst of everything that's going on, tonight I managed to let it all go and live in the moment. Rollercoastewheeeee! If this is a crisis....bring it on!

* posted by me at 7:18 AM

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2003-03-21 
 

stars

G and I have our very own star. It's in the constellation of Sextans and is surrounded by thousands of sibling stars. (It's in that little cluster of 88's right in the center of the map.) Here's what Greg&Mike looks like up close....right there in the center of your screen. We even got a certificate from Name A Star back when I first signed up for it. (V-Day 2001)

Romantic tomfoolery? Sure, but there's nothing wrong with a little romantic tomfoolery now and again. Especially in times like these.

* posted by me at 10:39 PM

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2003-03-20 
 

strange day indeed

Brief entry:

Normal commute time - 20 minutes on a good day.
Today's commute time - 1 hour 15 minutes due to protesters.
Parking lot by work crowded with police buses full of protestors.
Inside parking area full of little pens of protestors. Some wearing plastic handcuffs.

Surreal.

* posted by me at 1:36 PM

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2003-03-18 
 

soapbox

I haven't spouted off much about the current state of affairs and just want it to be known that I believe the following to be true. You can disagree. As an American it's your perogitive.

George Bush Sr. should NEVER NEVER NEVER have allowed us to pull out without finishing the job last time. If we'd just taken care of things back during the Gulf War, we wouldn't be in this mess today. (I'm not saying that I thought the Gulf War was about anything more than oil either, just that they shouldn't have done such a half assed job.)

We no longer have (if we ever truly did) the right to decide which way to turn without getting input from the rest of the world (and actually listening to it).

Our current government doesn't care because we no longer live in a Republic; we are living in an Empire. (I'd love to pretend this was purely my idea, but I saw it first in Paper about a month ago.) Mr. Bush Jr. wasn't elected, he was appointed by a tribunal which is itself not elected. The emperor has no clothes and nobody really cares anymore because they keep the populace happy with bread and circuses. Think about it. What is Reality TV other than bread and circuses for the 21st century?

Labels: dose of mikey, linkage, rant

* posted by me at 6:16 PM

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2003-03-17 
 

album cover

This is me wearing green. (because it was drizzling last week, but it works for today too)

I like it. I think I look stoic.

* posted by me at 2:17 PM

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2003-03-16 
 

pumpernickel

It's a fun word to say, but even a better one to eat. G made a very yum loaf yesterday and it's been quickly disappearing. That's the kind of day we've had. Walking about on little errands in the hood and then home again for a pumpernickel snack.

In related news, Sharper Image rocks! Sure, they may be a bit pricey, but their customer service is stellar. G bought an Ionic Breeze well over two years ago which recently stopped working. He had originally purchased it from a third party website for less than half price of the same model in a store, but when I called to report the problem, SI just had me send back the broken one (by attaching a pre-paid mailing receipt which they sent me) and then mailed me back a gift certificate for the full price of a new one. (This almost tempted us into purchasing something a bit more exciting, but the Breeze actually works very well and we didn't want to give that up.) I should also mention that no receipts had been saved. This all happened thanks to the fact that my old address was stored in their central computer. Doubleplus Good! (OK, maybe my flirting with the home office rep helped the process along, but that's just my phone personality. Can't turn that off, can I?)

* posted by me at 1:18 AM

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2003-03-13 
 

all aboard

Had one of those nice perks today in the form of a "team building exercise" that turned out to be a trip up to Napa and a ride on the Wine Train. We had lots of different wines, good food and a warm train to keep us happy in spite of the drizzle that started up later in the afternoon.

There's been a lot of good food in our lives lately. G's been making the most incredible chocolate chip cookies and last night M and her beau came up from San Jose for dinner at the Thai House. I'm going to have to start exercising myself soon to avoid bloating up to whale size proportions!

* posted by me at 11:52 PM

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2003-03-11 
 

ageless

In my mind's eye, my parents are always going to be in their late 40's. For some reason, when I see someone in that age group, I always think to myself, "Oh that person is about Mom and Dad's age." F'rinstance, I just met a 48 year old man in a business meeting and had the usual thought that he was Dad's age when it suddenly occurred to me that the gentleman in question was much closer to my age than to Dad's. Weirdness revisited. I'm not sure if this is my subconcious trying to keep my parents young or myself. Maybe both.

In other news, M's visit yesterday was quite fun. We always manaqe to laugh quite a bit when we're together. About anything and everything. With her, a part of me will always be able to visit 21 again, even as we explore our 30's together. Thanks M!

* posted by me at 5:03 PM

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2003-03-08 
 

patterns

I just went through my inbox and cleaned out a bunch of forwards that I haven't had a chance to deal with lately. The Flash Mind Reader, in particular, kept me amused for a while as I tried to figure out how it worked. It got me thinking about patterns of all kinds, not just numerical ones. Why do we fall into the same well worn paths that we've trod down already to our own detriment? Why do we allow ourselves to be continually hurt by the same situations over and over again. What's the breaking point? Is the old cliche about "no pain, no gain" actually true? Do our painful experiences lead to some form of pleasure that makes us want to go through it all over again? I guess that could be a simplistic way of looking at various addictions. On the non-self destructive side of the coin, is that why it's hard for women to remember the actual physical pain of childbirth?

Not being a woman myself, I'm interested in what anyone has to say about the preceding fact...I've always wondered if it were true. Feel free to mail me and let me know.

This line of thought has been running through the back of my mind for a while now. I wonder about some of the shit I have to put up with at work and why I let it happen. The workload, the long hours and lack of autonomy sometimes threaten to suck the life from me, but sun drenched vacations...umm, I mean business trips do occur now and again. Those are quite nice, as are some of the other perks. (and the paycheck of course)

On another front: In my life with G, we have some things that it seems we'll never see eye to eye on, and this causes tension. A tension that is perhaps more unpleasant with him than with another being since my love is so deep at this point that it almost physically hurts to think he doesn't agree with me about certain things. BUT, the good times repeatedly slam the scales down in their favor in our relationship, and when it's not fresh in my mind I find it hard to remember that we're not always in perfect agreement about everything. Maybe I need to stop agreeing to disagree about certain things and just change my mind. Not that I could do that with everything I suppose. There are certain beliefs that are fundamental to my personality and without which I wouldn't be the person he fell in love with. I'll never give up the butterflies. Not that ever could do that, without suiciding. After all, I'm a butterfly myself.

Hmmm. Speaking of butterflies, I'm happy to report that M will be flying into San Jose today and that G and I'll be spending the day with her on Sunday and Monday. Much looking forward to it!

* posted by me at 4:57 PM

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2003-03-05 
 

put your right hand in...

Not much time for posting these days, but I keep finding amusing pictures. This one's from G and my trip to Cape Cod this past October. (yes, the film is only just now developed...we were moving ok?)

* posted by me at 2:02 AM

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2003-03-03 
 

slippery

This made me giggle. If I had time to play in PhotoShop, I'd stick a beefcakey type picture of a freshly showered guy up on the steps. But I don't, so you'll just have to use your imagination.

* posted by me at 7:11 PM

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