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Saturday, April 05, 2003
I bought a bed today!
When I was a little girl I always dreamed of having a day bed. Then I grew up and I grew out of the dream. But today we went to Sleepy's because I've been sleeping on a mat on the floor since The Swedes broke my air mattress, and the best deal was for this little-girl white-and-brass daybed. So I bought it for my room at Mint Manor. They're delivering it tomorrow. My very own bed in my very own room, and I framed my Mark poster to put in it, too.
And the bed has a trundle unit, so when I save up more money I can upgrade my mattress and the one I bought today can go underneath for when Goils sleep over.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:28 PM | shower me with attention
When I was a little girl I always dreamed of having a day bed. Then I grew up and I grew out of the dream. But today we went to Sleepy's because I've been sleeping on a mat on the floor since The Swedes broke my air mattress, and the best deal was for this little-girl white-and-brass daybed. So I bought it for my room at Mint Manor. They're delivering it tomorrow. My very own bed in my very own room, and I framed my Mark poster to put in it, too.
And the bed has a trundle unit, so when I save up more money I can upgrade my mattress and the one I bought today can go underneath for when Goils sleep over.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:28 PM | shower me with attention
My parents' trip to China was cancelled by the tour company. Hurrah!
My computer is in the shop as of yesterday. Cross your toes for it.
We had Steph's birthday dinner last night at the Tennessee Mountain House in Soho. My dad whined his way into coming and wasn't too badly behaved. Although I had to practically cry to get him to agree to take his insulin shot in the bathroom instead of at the table. But we told the burrito-down-the-pants story. And my mom had enough hard lemonades so that by the end of the meal, I swear she used the words "erotic attraction" and "cemetary sex" in the same sentence.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:48 AM | shower me with attention
My computer is in the shop as of yesterday. Cross your toes for it.
We had Steph's birthday dinner last night at the Tennessee Mountain House in Soho. My dad whined his way into coming and wasn't too badly behaved. Although I had to practically cry to get him to agree to take his insulin shot in the bathroom instead of at the table. But we told the burrito-down-the-pants story. And my mom had enough hard lemonades so that by the end of the meal, I swear she used the words "erotic attraction" and "cemetary sex" in the same sentence.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:48 AM | shower me with attention
Thursday, April 03, 2003
There was a long line for the Creativity Lecture and it was freezing out. We were in the first group of people to be turned away-- ran out of room.
Although I did see Alan Alda walking by through the window, so it wasn't a total bust.
Ah, yes it was.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:30 PM | shower me with attention
Although I did see Alan Alda walking by through the window, so it wasn't a total bust.
Ah, yes it was.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:30 PM | shower me with attention
Ha ha ha!
Too bad about the age and weight restrictions, he coulda had me.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 1:37 PM | shower me with attention
Too bad about the age and weight restrictions, he coulda had me.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 1:37 PM | shower me with attention
Everyone and their sister (once again direct links don't work for me!!!) chimes in about the Flatiron Building. I am properly chagrined.
I think the moral of the story is, if you're a tourist in New York City and you need to know something, don't approach me. And yet they always do. I wear the open, friendly, pudgy face of the harmless. You know, it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for, people.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:33 AM | shower me with attention
I think the moral of the story is, if you're a tourist in New York City and you need to know something, don't approach me. And yet they always do. I wear the open, friendly, pudgy face of the harmless. You know, it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for, people.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:33 AM | shower me with attention
Checked out Aimee's "Pavlov's Bell" video after reading Kitana's review. I liked it, too. I liked the time-running-backwards theme. Very different than how I pictures it, but I pictured the whole thing taking place on an airplane. Because I am very literal.
It also brought to mind the Sondheim song, "Multitudes of Amys", which is funny because the two songs are in no way similar. I guess it was the multiple Aimees... literal, like I say.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:02 AM | shower me with attention
It also brought to mind the Sondheim song, "Multitudes of Amys", which is funny because the two songs are in no way similar. I guess it was the multiple Aimees... literal, like I say.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:02 AM | shower me with attention
Spontaneously, tonight, with no lead-up:
Tavie (turning to Mom): Whatever you do, don't mention the war!
Mom: You started it!
Tavie: No I didn't!
Mom: Yes you did, you invaded Poland!
She does it in the British accent and everything.
I love her really a lot.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 1:01 AM | shower me with attention
Tavie (turning to Mom): Whatever you do, don't mention the war!
Mom: You started it!
Tavie: No I didn't!
Mom: Yes you did, you invaded Poland!
She does it in the British accent and everything.
I love her really a lot.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 1:01 AM | shower me with attention
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
I made a bowl on the pottery wheel tonight that actually looks like a bowl! Symmetrical and non-lumpy and everything!
I have come to the conclusion, however, that the 3-d visual arts are not for me. Clay is not my friend. I actually got my hair in the clay on the wheel tonight as I was spinning. I leaned over to grab my sponge and the end of my ponytail swung into the clay. Twisted it up rather badly before I could yank it out. Thankfully, the hair was able to be saved. Can you imagine the kind of tragedy, if I had to actually cut my hair because it got caught on the pottery wheel? No, puppy, no.
(Whatever you do, don't mention the war!)
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:32 PM | shower me with attention
I have come to the conclusion, however, that the 3-d visual arts are not for me. Clay is not my friend. I actually got my hair in the clay on the wheel tonight as I was spinning. I leaned over to grab my sponge and the end of my ponytail swung into the clay. Twisted it up rather badly before I could yank it out. Thankfully, the hair was able to be saved. Can you imagine the kind of tragedy, if I had to actually cut my hair because it got caught on the pottery wheel? No, puppy, no.
(Whatever you do, don't mention the war!)
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:32 PM | shower me with attention
First Mister Rogers. Then Lynne Thigpen. Now Mr Noodle. Michael Jeter, another great character actor (he makes me cry in The Fisher King, every time), is gone. A terrible year indeed for children's television; he was the only good part of "Elmo's World".
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:44 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:44 PM | shower me with attention
Hm. Okay. Well, enough of that.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:32 AM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:32 AM | shower me with attention
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
Ugh.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:26 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:26 PM | shower me with attention
Himelfarb rules. I'm sorry, but he does.
Also, Alan Alda is Thursday night, not tomorrow. Even better, now strict ceramics teacher can't bitch that I missed a class.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:57 PM | shower me with attention
Also, Alan Alda is Thursday night, not tomorrow. Even better, now strict ceramics teacher can't bitch that I missed a class.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:57 PM | shower me with attention
Big blogging day. Sorry.
BUT!!!
My mom just told me that tomorrow night, there's gonna be a lecture at Rockefeller University on the nature of creativity and guess who one of the panelists is?
ALAN ALDA!!!
ALAN ALDA!!!
I'm going!!!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:36 PM | shower me with attention
BUT!!!
My mom just told me that tomorrow night, there's gonna be a lecture at Rockefeller University on the nature of creativity and guess who one of the panelists is?
ALAN ALDA!!!
ALAN ALDA!!!
I'm going!!!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:36 PM | shower me with attention
Yes. Yes. This colour scheme is my lame idea of an April Fool's Day prank.
I was really, really bored today at work.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:10 PM | shower me with attention
I was really, really bored today at work.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:10 PM | shower me with attention
...but, I have tired of all the goil bitching (Tavie mostly) that happens during the summer...
I am offended. I never bitch to you about the heat in the summer. Why would I? My room is the one with the air conditioner in it. I, in fact, take special care not to bitch about the heat, and I've been living at Mint Manor most of every week for the past two summers.
I may have occasionally complained about the heat in general on my blog, but I was never referring specfically to your house. If the heat bothered me so much, I would stay at home in my heavily air-conditioned apartment all summer.
So, take it back.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:06 PM | shower me with attention
I am offended. I never bitch to you about the heat in the summer. Why would I? My room is the one with the air conditioner in it. I, in fact, take special care not to bitch about the heat, and I've been living at Mint Manor most of every week for the past two summers.
I may have occasionally complained about the heat in general on my blog, but I was never referring specfically to your house. If the heat bothered me so much, I would stay at home in my heavily air-conditioned apartment all summer.
So, take it back.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:06 PM | shower me with attention
I lost my "Tour of Duty" dogtag today. I just noticed it. I am very, very put out.
If anyone bought an extra, or knows where can get one, or wants to sell me theirs, please please please let me know.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:48 PM | shower me with attention
If anyone bought an extra, or knows where can get one, or wants to sell me theirs, please please please let me know.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:48 PM | shower me with attention
Apparently, I'm not the only person with my name.
(Can you tell how little I have to do today?)
Meet the Other Octavia Phillipses:
A former sorority sister
A dead Canadian
A Tennessean Churchgoer
A CD pirate
A cotton mill employee
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:57 PM | shower me with attention
(Can you tell how little I have to do today?)
Meet the Other Octavia Phillipses:
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:57 PM | shower me with attention
I walked ten blocks out of my way on my lunch hour to find a yarn store that turned out to no longer be there. Fucking internet!
On the way back, a man stopped me and said in a Cockney accent, "Excuse me, what's that building there?"
"That building? That's the Flatiron building."
"It's lovely! What is it?"
"Um... you know what, I don't know."
"Well it's just byootifoow!"
My ignorance in shameful. So, to redeem the internet's value in my eyes, I will tell you that the Flatiron Building, designed by
Daniel H. Burnum, was completed in 1902 and is considered New York's first skyscraper.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:14 PM | shower me with attention
On the way back, a man stopped me and said in a Cockney accent, "Excuse me, what's that building there?"
"That building? That's the Flatiron building."
"It's lovely! What is it?"
"Um... you know what, I don't know."
"Well it's just byootifoow!"
My ignorance in shameful. So, to redeem the internet's value in my eyes, I will tell you that the Flatiron Building, designed by
Daniel H. Burnum, was completed in 1902 and is considered New York's first skyscraper.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 2:14 PM | shower me with attention
I want to find out why my left foot slants to the side. I didn't notice it until a few years ago, only that I seem to stretch my left shoe all out of shape without trying. My left sneakers all tear apart at the seams. I started noticing my feet in reflections as I walked and I definitely walk on the side of the left one. A friend of mine told me she'd noticed it for awhile.
The other day I noticed that on my work shoes, which have soft rubber soles, the left one makes a clicking sound when it hits the pavement, and the right doesn't. As it turns out, the treads on the left one are worn smooth and hard. The right one is normal. So obviously I'm putting more weight on my left foot or something.
I think I need x-rays and stuff. I bet my left leg is longer than my right.
It doesn't cause me any pain but if it's a real thing that can be corrected, I hope my health insurance covers it because it would really save me money on shoes in the future.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:34 PM | shower me with attention
The other day I noticed that on my work shoes, which have soft rubber soles, the left one makes a clicking sound when it hits the pavement, and the right doesn't. As it turns out, the treads on the left one are worn smooth and hard. The right one is normal. So obviously I'm putting more weight on my left foot or something.
I think I need x-rays and stuff. I bet my left leg is longer than my right.
It doesn't cause me any pain but if it's a real thing that can be corrected, I hope my health insurance covers it because it would really save me money on shoes in the future.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:34 PM | shower me with attention
Busy morning.
I had something to say. I can't remember what it was.
I think The Sims is a healthy outlet which we can use to expend our materialistic urges without actually spending money. The real fun of the game is decorating and shopping. In real life, this would be very expensive. In the game, it is not. For someone without a heck a lot of money to deal with-- with, in fact, quite a lot of negative money, if you know what I mean, I find this outlet very useful.
That wasn't what I had to say, though.
I skipped Research Design last night. That wasn't what I had to say, either.
My aunt and uncle are getting divorced soon. His birthday is on Sunday. I think I'll send him a card.
Now I know what I wanted to say!
Today is the birthday of my oldest school friend, Steph! She's 24 today. We met when we were six. (When We Were Six) Now we're pretty much in our mid-twenties. Pretty much. Scary, eh? She is our best friend. We've gone on many adventures together. There are more adventures in the works. I like adventures.
Happy Steph Day, everyone!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:28 AM | shower me with attention
I had something to say. I can't remember what it was.
I think The Sims is a healthy outlet which we can use to expend our materialistic urges without actually spending money. The real fun of the game is decorating and shopping. In real life, this would be very expensive. In the game, it is not. For someone without a heck a lot of money to deal with-- with, in fact, quite a lot of negative money, if you know what I mean, I find this outlet very useful.
That wasn't what I had to say, though.
I skipped Research Design last night. That wasn't what I had to say, either.
My aunt and uncle are getting divorced soon. His birthday is on Sunday. I think I'll send him a card.
Now I know what I wanted to say!
Today is the birthday of my oldest school friend, Steph! She's 24 today. We met when we were six. (When We Were Six) Now we're pretty much in our mid-twenties. Pretty much. Scary, eh? She is our best friend. We've gone on many adventures together. There are more adventures in the works. I like adventures.
Happy Steph Day, everyone!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:28 AM | shower me with attention
Monday, March 31, 2003
I saw Ethan Hawke on the street today. He was talking on a cell phone.
It wasn't very exciting.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 5:46 PM | shower me with attention
It wasn't very exciting.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 5:46 PM | shower me with attention
My parents and aunt are going to China in a few weeks. Yes, that China.
I am against it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:24 PM | shower me with attention
I am against it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:24 PM | shower me with attention
"CMC [Computer-Mediated Communication] not only lends itself to social uses but is, in fact, a site for an unusual amount of social creativity...Social realities are created through interaction as participants draw on language and the resources available to make messages that serve their purposes."
Right?!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:20 PM | shower me with attention
Right?!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 3:20 PM | shower me with attention
Listening to John Cameron Mitchell singing this song during the chilly days of early spring as become a personal annual tradition. I think it's the best song about springtime ever written. And dig that Yorkie accent.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:01 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:01 PM | shower me with attention
I think I need to see this. Who wants to come with?
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:44 AM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:44 AM | shower me with attention
Under the poetry, a serious message in Maggie Atwood's letter to the U.S.. It's worth reading. (c/o Boing Boing)
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:29 AM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:29 AM | shower me with attention
Also: Phenomenology -- the word itself -- makes me think of the Muppets?
Someone please explain.
Easy. It's the Mahna Mahna connection. People often substitute the lyrics "Mahna Mahna" with "phenomenon". I think Sandra Bullock even did it in an episode of Muppets Tonight.
You got a question about the Muppets, you come to Tavie.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:18 AM | shower me with attention
Someone please explain.
Easy. It's the Mahna Mahna connection. People often substitute the lyrics "Mahna Mahna" with "phenomenon". I think Sandra Bullock even did it in an episode of Muppets Tonight.
You got a question about the Muppets, you come to Tavie.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:18 AM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 30, 2003
