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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Today at work was very very bad.
But when I got home erin had posted this bit of brilliance:
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Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:03 PM | shower me with attention
But when I got home erin had posted this bit of brilliance:
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:03 PM | shower me with attention
Monday, March 30, 2009
Best song from a forgettable Sondheim musical; guess which line makes me think of Gina.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:40 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:40 PM | shower me with attention
Yay, new erin blog.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:07 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:07 PM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Gina and I walked down to the Hoboken waterfront last night for Earth Hour. We saw the Empire State Building blink out. It was very cool.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:34 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:34 PM | shower me with attention
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Rynn sent me the following.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:51 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:51 PM | shower me with attention
Thursday, March 26, 2009
My new dentist is a very nice man and he said there are no major problems with my teeth. In fact, he told me that my mouth is "beautiful". Perhaps a touch of gingivitis, he'll refer me to a periodontist if my insurance co. approves. There were pictures on the wall of he and his family with the Clintons. That made me smile.
The dental hygienist, Carlos, was amazed at how good my teeth were after 5 years of no dental visits. He instructed me to floss every night, but said I was brushing good and my mouth looks very healthy.
So I was in a very good mood this morning.
Until I got to work.
Die die die.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:27 PM | shower me with attention
The dental hygienist, Carlos, was amazed at how good my teeth were after 5 years of no dental visits. He instructed me to floss every night, but said I was brushing good and my mouth looks very healthy.
So I was in a very good mood this morning.
Until I got to work.
Die die die.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:27 PM | shower me with attention
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Last post on the page = last time I went to the dentist.
How sad.
My dental appointment with Random Dentist Selected From Aetna's Website Based on Proximity to My Office is at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Pray I need no expensive procedures.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:25 PM | shower me with attention
How sad.
My dental appointment with Random Dentist Selected From Aetna's Website Based on Proximity to My Office is at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Pray I need no expensive procedures.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:25 PM | shower me with attention
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
I have something to say:
My sister is a great person. I love her a lot.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:11 PM | shower me with attention
My sister is a great person. I love her a lot.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:11 PM | shower me with attention
I don't have time or inclination for the internet lately. I owe some emails. Sorry.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:04 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:04 PM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Holy cow, there was just an El Vez reference on American Dad, a show I don't even really watch or care for. I think that's the most mainstream El Vez has ever been!
I bought lots of turtle supplies this weekend. Trying to get the little dinosaur out of hibernation. When the warm weather returns, I swear, I resolve that I will let him run around in actual sunshine.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:57 PM | shower me with attention
I bought lots of turtle supplies this weekend. Trying to get the little dinosaur out of hibernation. When the warm weather returns, I swear, I resolve that I will let him run around in actual sunshine.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:57 PM | shower me with attention
Friday, March 20, 2009
A company sent me a box of toothpicks that I had not ordered. (I was trying to order tweezers. Swiss Army knife tweezers are the best in the world.)
Anyway, I packed it up to return it and took it out of the house with me to mail off.
Around the time I arrived at work I realized that I had left the package lying on a bench by the light rail station near my home. I shrugged it off - the contents of the box were worth $4.47, so no huge loss.
My phone# was on the box, and I got a call from a woman who had found the box. She told me that she went ahead and mailed the package for me, and not to worry about the $4.95 shipping, that it was good for the economy for us to be mailing stuff out and she hopes I have a good year.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:57 PM | shower me with attention
Anyway, I packed it up to return it and took it out of the house with me to mail off.
Around the time I arrived at work I realized that I had left the package lying on a bench by the light rail station near my home. I shrugged it off - the contents of the box were worth $4.47, so no huge loss.
My phone# was on the box, and I got a call from a woman who had found the box. She told me that she went ahead and mailed the package for me, and not to worry about the $4.95 shipping, that it was good for the economy for us to be mailing stuff out and she hopes I have a good year.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 6:57 PM | shower me with attention
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
It's sad about Natasha Richardson. Sad about her family, her young kids.
Work is stressful and I don't like it and I'm not respected for the contribution I make, which is considerable. I'm vastly underpaid in proportion to the importance of my work.
Let's see. That's about it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:11 PM | shower me with attention
Work is stressful and I don't like it and I'm not respected for the contribution I make, which is considerable. I'm vastly underpaid in proportion to the importance of my work.
Let's see. That's about it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:11 PM | shower me with attention
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I did laundry. What do you want from me? I've got nothing to say.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:34 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:34 PM | shower me with attention
What's St Patrick's Day all about, again? Something about snakes and potatoes?
Woulda been my grandma's birthday today if she hadn't died 19 years ago. Miss you, Grandma.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:47 AM | shower me with attention
Woulda been my grandma's birthday today if she hadn't died 19 years ago. Miss you, Grandma.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 12:47 AM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 15, 2009
I forgot about the other reason I'd always wanted to see Maine (after Rynnie) until Saturday when we got to the ocean. Then I remembered, and I want it known that I didn't sing a single song from Pete's Dragon, even though I totally could have sung the entire soundtrack.
We also tried to go to Hobbitland (a.k.a. Vaughan Woods), but it was too icy for us big, clumsy girls (that would be me and Gina) and the ground was too icy to maneuver.
On our way out we noticed a creepy and mysterious clump of hair in the snow - NOT MINE - and realized we were also in Stephen King country.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 5:30 PM | shower me with attention
We also tried to go to Hobbitland (a.k.a. Vaughan Woods), but it was too icy for us big, clumsy girls (that would be me and Gina) and the ground was too icy to maneuver.
On our way out we noticed a creepy and mysterious clump of hair in the snow - NOT MINE - and realized we were also in Stephen King country.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 5:30 PM | shower me with attention
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The blue dot in this picture is Rynn; the black one is Gina. Rynn took us to Pemaquid Point today to see the ocean. Gina did not pee her pants, but she was so, so excited.
I was excited too. All the energy I never have came flooding back to me when I saw the rocks at the shore. I scrambled down ahead of the goils like a child, grabbed my camera and hoisted my bulk up as high as I could climb to get pictures.
We also saw lots of icy bogs and drove through snowy fields and woods and drank in all the pretty, pretty, pretty of it all.
I'm sad to go home tomorrow.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:11 PM | shower me with attention
I was excited too. All the energy I never have came flooding back to me when I saw the rocks at the shore. I scrambled down ahead of the goils like a child, grabbed my camera and hoisted my bulk up as high as I could climb to get pictures.
We also saw lots of icy bogs and drove through snowy fields and woods and drank in all the pretty, pretty, pretty of it all.
I'm sad to go home tomorrow.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:11 PM | shower me with attention
Friday, March 13, 2009
I failed in my job as navigator this morning when I conked out in the car for the last 2 hours of our trip up to Gardiner, Maine to visit Rynn. I'm a very poor navigator, anyway.
It's everything I need here: clear skies, trees and way more stars in the sky than I usually get to see. We spent some time in a town called Hallowell, which has a lovely used bookstore, at which I bought a conservative 3 books. (I could have gone much more.)
The best is spending time with Rynn again. It's been almost 7 years but we picked right up.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:42 PM | shower me with attention
It's everything I need here: clear skies, trees and way more stars in the sky than I usually get to see. We spent some time in a town called Hallowell, which has a lovely used bookstore, at which I bought a conservative 3 books. (I could have gone much more.)
The best is spending time with Rynn again. It's been almost 7 years but we picked right up.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:42 PM | shower me with attention
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tomorrow night, Gina and I are heading for Maine for the weekend to visit Rynnie.
So glad I'm not going to work on Friday. So, so glad.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:58 PM | shower me with attention
So glad I'm not going to work on Friday. So, so glad.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:58 PM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 08, 2009
In an attempt not to talk about food, let me mention that Boost Mobile (whatever the fuck THAT is) has the worst commercials I've ever seen.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:51 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:51 PM | shower me with attention
I bought some boneless, skinless chicken breasts today. I'm not sure what to do with them. They were on sale so there's kind of a lot of them, for one person. (Gina won't eat fowl.)
On Core, I can have 2 teaspoons of healthy oil a day without counting them as points. No more, no less. That's the only "measuring" I have to do on Core, apart from the 35-weekly-extra-points-for-stuff-not-on-Core.
I can have any matter of lean meat, fish, bean, non-creamy soup, whole grain, fruit, vegetable, fat-free dairy, sauce or spice, as long as it doesn't have added fat or sugar. (Although fat-free Italian dressing, which is loaded with corn syrup, is allowed, so obviously there is some sort of weirdness with these rules.)
Anyhow, what I want to know is, how do I cook these frickin' chicken breasts?
Spray a skillet with cooking spray (allowed) and just pan-fry 'em?
Cover them in fat-free Greek yogurt and bake them in the oven? (Or some sort of marinade? Or just a can of chicken broth?)
Anyone got ideas? I'm not so creative with this food stuff.
(Edited to add: I'm not "officially" back in Weight Watchers yet, by the way, because I can't afford it and I hate going to meetings. I'm just following the old Core guidelines using my old materials from a couple years ago.)
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:23 PM | shower me with attention
On Core, I can have 2 teaspoons of healthy oil a day without counting them as points. No more, no less. That's the only "measuring" I have to do on Core, apart from the 35-weekly-extra-points-for-stuff-not-on-Core.
I can have any matter of lean meat, fish, bean, non-creamy soup, whole grain, fruit, vegetable, fat-free dairy, sauce or spice, as long as it doesn't have added fat or sugar. (Although fat-free Italian dressing, which is loaded with corn syrup, is allowed, so obviously there is some sort of weirdness with these rules.)
Anyhow, what I want to know is, how do I cook these frickin' chicken breasts?
Spray a skillet with cooking spray (allowed) and just pan-fry 'em?
Cover them in fat-free Greek yogurt and bake them in the oven? (Or some sort of marinade? Or just a can of chicken broth?)
Anyone got ideas? I'm not so creative with this food stuff.
(Edited to add: I'm not "officially" back in Weight Watchers yet, by the way, because I can't afford it and I hate going to meetings. I'm just following the old Core guidelines using my old materials from a couple years ago.)
Why are you in Tavie's head? 11:23 PM | shower me with attention
I like reading my sister's stories about living in Japan.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:47 PM | shower me with attention
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:47 PM | shower me with attention
Saturday, March 07, 2009
I spent the night at my sister's apartment and took a civil service exam this morning. It was at a high school in Brooklyn. The instructions said you should bring two #2 pencils and a calculator (but cell phone-as-calculator strictly prohibited.) I forgot all this until too late; luckily, I had a # 2 mechanical pencil from work. No calculator, though. Too bad I'm too stupid to remember how to do percentages. I woulda done awesome if it hadn't been for the percentages.
Oh well.
Then, since I was in my aunt's neighborhood, I went and hung out with her for awhile and had lunch. Upon returning to Hoboken, I discovered that, for some reason, today is St. Patrick's Day in Hoboken. Why? Dunno. But it's some sort of bacchanalian orgy happening on the streets outside my building. There's also a big party in the apartment downstairs.
Gina and I discovered a young man passed out in front of the door of the apartment across the courtyard. He was very, very drunk and quite adorable in his drunkenness. He apologized a lot as we led him into our apartment, gave him water, and questioned him. He repeated himself and didn't know when his cousin (our neighbor) would be coming home, or what his cousin's name was, or where his cell phone was, or anything at all useful.
When I went back outside to see if his cell phone had fallen onto the floor outside, his cousin and her husband were just returning home. They were appalled and apologetic to find their cousin staggering out of our apartment, but Gina and I were laughing.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:26 PM | shower me with attention
Oh well.
Then, since I was in my aunt's neighborhood, I went and hung out with her for awhile and had lunch. Upon returning to Hoboken, I discovered that, for some reason, today is St. Patrick's Day in Hoboken. Why? Dunno. But it's some sort of bacchanalian orgy happening on the streets outside my building. There's also a big party in the apartment downstairs.
Gina and I discovered a young man passed out in front of the door of the apartment across the courtyard. He was very, very drunk and quite adorable in his drunkenness. He apologized a lot as we led him into our apartment, gave him water, and questioned him. He repeated himself and didn't know when his cousin (our neighbor) would be coming home, or what his cousin's name was, or where his cell phone was, or anything at all useful.
When I went back outside to see if his cell phone had fallen onto the floor outside, his cousin and her husband were just returning home. They were appalled and apologetic to find their cousin staggering out of our apartment, but Gina and I were laughing.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 7:26 PM | shower me with attention
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Another day in the bag. I'm 4 pounds lighter than I was on Sunday. (Yes, it's water weight, but it's a promising start, is it not?)
I did accidentally eat some real maple syrup. Shouldn't keep those 2 bottles side-by-side in the frudge. I'm allowed to eat the sugar-free stuff.
Actually, I'm allowed to eat the real stuff too, but I have to figure out how many points are in the little that was left after I realized my mistake and scraped most of it off my yogurt.
In non-food-related news, bad, bad, bad things are happening at work that I can't talk about on a public blog with my full name on it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:34 PM | shower me with attention
I did accidentally eat some real maple syrup. Shouldn't keep those 2 bottles side-by-side in the frudge. I'm allowed to eat the sugar-free stuff.
Actually, I'm allowed to eat the real stuff too, but I have to figure out how many points are in the little that was left after I realized my mistake and scraped most of it off my yogurt.
In non-food-related news, bad, bad, bad things are happening at work that I can't talk about on a public blog with my full name on it.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 8:34 PM | shower me with attention
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
1) It's not an elf, it's a faerie.
2) It's not supposed to be me!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:26 PM | shower me with attention
2) It's not supposed to be me!
Why are you in Tavie's head? 10:26 PM | shower me with attention
Kraft fat-free singles are disgusting.
Fat-free processed cheese is not worth it.
Just letting you know.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:32 PM | shower me with attention
Fat-free processed cheese is not worth it.
Just letting you know.
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:32 PM | shower me with attention
Monday, March 02, 2009
Hello, everyone. Today I ate, in varying amounts: pink grapefruit, nonfat cottage cheese, nonfat sugar-free pudding, an apple, nonfat vegetable soup, chickpeas, cubed turkey, baby carrots, nonfat italian dressing, spinach, kidney beans, wheat/orzo pilaf, green grapes and black coffee.
How long can I keep this up?
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:31 PM | shower me with attention
How long can I keep this up?
Why are you in Tavie's head? 9:31 PM | shower me with attention
Sunday, March 01, 2009
