blahbiddy

The baby is napping, diapers are in the wash, and I’m a little bored. Of course, I could be cleaning, or reading something inspiring, or doing something other than filling out this meaningless survey, but this is what I feel like doing right now, so don’t hate.


FIRST NAME? april
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no, but my aunt named me
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? the day before yesterday
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? depends on the writing utensil (i prefer a really drippy fountain pen)
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? honey turkey, but it’s all kind of bland
KIDS? a really cute one named harlan
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? maybe, but we wouldn’t be very close
DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL ? yes, since I was 13
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? hardly ever sincere
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes
WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? no, terrified of falling
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? kashi, i think the actual name is ‘hippy food that keeps you regular’
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? no
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? no, i’d like to be bruce lee
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? prefer sherbert (really, i do, i’m not just being difficult)
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? what they do with their hands when they’re talking
RED OR PINK? red
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Mentally: my fear of reality, Physically: my newly acquired stretch marks
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My family (and TN) before the accident
DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? What?
WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Gray and socks

THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Burger king (how embarrassing)
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? ‘taken’ by bill callahan

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? I had to look this one up, since I couldn’t remember what this color was called: antique brass
(crayon facts: http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0872797.html )
FAVORITE SMELL (s)? breastmilk on my baby’s breath, fresh cut grass, the open ocean, an empty street at 4am
WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My sweet mother
DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Found it on a blog, yeah, I like them, but I don’t speak to them
FAVORITE DRINK? Kir royale with real champagne in a café in paris…or a cold cheap beer on a hot and muggy day (it’s a tough choice)
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Bull riding (or American bull fighting, hilarious!)
HAIR COLOR? Brownish with lots of gray
EYE COLOR? My husband says steel blue

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes
FAVORITE FOOD? It’s a toss up between fois grois (which I never eat for various reasons, but it’s the only food I would describe as orgasmic)…or french fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? neither
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Children of men

WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? gray
SUMMER OR WINTER? fall
HUGS OR KISSES? hugs
FAVORITE DESSERT? tiramisu

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? Going back and forth between “the womanly art of breastfeeding’ and ‘the heart of buddha’s teaching’ by thich nhat hanh
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? An advert from Dell
WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST ON TV LAST NIGHT? Simpsons, family guy, reno911
FAVORITE SOUNDS? Harlan giggling at his daddy, clara rockmore playing theremin, otis redding’s voice, when joni mitchell sings ‘I drew a map of Canada, oh cana----da---ahhhhh’
ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Definitely depends on my mood, but usually stones
THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? nykoping, sweden
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? thinking really bad jokes are hilarious
WHEN WERE YOU BORN? ‘it was the third of june, another sleepy dusky delta day---ay’

have you ever noticed that when people fill out these questionnaires they always give way more info than the question requires. man, we’re such ego-philes.

worth the stretch marks, i guess

soft

maybe i'm getting softer in my old age...maybe it's motherhood...maybe it's my undying love for cat stevens (ok, ok, yusef)...but, i have to admit, i'm really into that new ray lamontagne album. i liked the last one, 'trouble', but after further listenings it came out a little flat. the new album, "till the sun turns black" is much better. i guess i'll side with, instead of against, the critics on this one, and say that his voice is timeless, and really does make you want to lay out in tall grass with a giant jar full of sangria and stare at the clouds all day.
listen to 'you can bring me flowers' on myspace

if only...

cruel world

i am aware that there are much more severe levels of cruelty happening in our world these days, but i would like everyone to just take a minute to check out this website showing the killing of baby seals in canada.
it just seems to me that if humanity is capable of bashing the heads of innocent baby seals in for seafood profits, then it is no surprise to me that we are also capable of other, more tragic and horrific forms of cruelty to other humans.

boycott canadian seafood.

and the world it just keeps spinning...

pretty much the only connection i have with the outside world these days is this here internet, and cable television (and the few wonderful friends that have made the trek to medford to come see us...thanks for continuing to call even when i don't return phone calls)...
i can't make any observations about cable television on this blog that aren't already made on the shows 'best week ever', 'talk soup', or "other relentlessly indulgent re-cap show emphasizing the absolute lack of attention span of our entire country".

i will, however, make observations on my life with a baby and the internets, to let all of my single childless friends live through me (like i know they want to)...
1. sometimes babies poop yellow curry, sometimes palak paneer
2. mister irving is really good at keeping house
3. four weeks of sleeping only in two hour intervals can cause some really strange things to happen to your brain
4. that new alanis morrisette video of her covering 'my humps' is histerical, why didn't she do something like this earlier, maybe john tesh wouldn't have dumped her ass
5. babies puke on you a lot
6. baby farts do stink
7. i really enjoy that bravo show 'workout' (possibly because i now weigh 178 pounds, it's fun to watch pretty skinny people with emotional problems)
8. my neighborhood is creepily quiet during the day
9. you tube will be the ultimate end of civilization as we know it
10. my baby (and my husband) is cuter than yours