This is my life and musings and whatever else I decide to write about in a day.
Pure Imitation Maranie
Saturday, June 29, 2002
I got my nap. Two hours of nap, actually, with plenty of time to spare. I know where the theatre is and have some ideas on where to park. And in a few hours, I'm throwing on my little black dress and going to see a musical based on ABBA songs! C'mon, sing along: You can dance! You can jive! Having the time of your life! Oooo, see that girl! Watch that scene, digging the Dancing Queen!Life is good. :-)
posted by Maranie on 6/29/2002 04:31:00 PM
First thing that needs mentioned: Farscape last night. Comedy gold. A plot wrapped around base humour involving poop, puns, puke, helium farts and a naked old lady. I laughed my ass off. All sci-fi/fantasy shows need to have "the funny episode" every now and again. It's why Jason's getting a downer on BtVS, observing that the point of every episode last season seemed to be how much the lives of the characters suck.
Then there's today, taking my notary exam with the fear that I have failed, followed by a brief stint at work to make up for some of the time I've taken off this past week. I'm pooped. But no, then there's prep to see Mamma Mia! tonight and the Cheering Up of Darren to hopefully take place tomorrow at Comfest, which we've never been to but have heard is a hoot. So here's hoping for some snooze time at some point this weekend.
posted by Maranie on 6/29/2002 12:08:00 PM
Friday, June 28, 2002
I do believe I've posted every day this week. Huh. I should be distraught more often. Although I must admit, quality overrides quantity any day, I mean, I'd trade all this week's posts for one shining gem of snark that would get people rolling off their computer chairs. (This is, of course, presuming I have a readership over one or an occasional two. Although I'd like to get them rolling off their chairs, too.)Having only gotten 3 hours of sleep last night (after NOT staying up for anything remotely fun, btw), I'm too zonked to be clever. I was just on the computer and decided I needed to do something kinda productive, other than yet another game of Collapse. :-P
posted by Maranie on 6/28/2002 05:20:00 PM
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Omigod, this is the coolest thing ever.posted by Maranie on 6/27/2002 12:19:00 PM
So I went to the Poison concert last night and had a very good time. Can't say anything out of the ordinary happened. It was a Poison show. There was lots of pyro, the stage with the ramps to run around on, all the singles being played, Bret Michaels running around stage, having aged like a fine wine, with abs you could grate cheese on and the tightest little ass in those Spandex pants....um, what was I saying? Oh yeah, the concert. Same ole, same ole, and I love it like that. It was just what I needed.
The best thing about a Poison concert too? I'm comfortable there. I can show up if I lost 50 lbs. or gained it. I can show up covered from head to toe or barely covered at all. I can show up with no makeup or with face paint making me resemble a streetwalker (which I did do last night. The makeup, I mean. Not the streetwalking.) It doesn't matter. No one gives you A LOOK, no one gives a shit. They're all just there to have a good time.
There were bikers there, and hippie chicks, and frat boys, and little kids, and pretty much everyone in between. And they were all there, screaming loudly at the stage and singing along all the words, whipping out their lighters for the ballads. And I was right there with them, screaming 'til I was hoarse, singing along with every song and throwing my hands up in the air. No one was there judging me, telling me this wasn't cool and calling me pathetic like I'm so used to hearing. And it was refreshing. It felt like home to me, and I can't see why people just can't be that way all the time.
posted by Maranie on 6/27/2002 12:02:00 PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
I'm going to head off to see Poison, my favorite band for half my life now, in a half an hour. I've lost 2 pounds this week. Things are going pretty well at work. So why am I feeling like curling up into a ball right now and hiding from the world?posted by Maranie on 6/26/2002 07:02:00 PM
Huh.
OK, so for two weeks in a row, I followed my Weight Watchers diet religiously. (This was after my initial success of losing 4 pounds in the first week, even after muchos margaritas.) Week One of Two: I lose nothing. Week Two of Two: I lose one measly pound.
So this week, what with stress and sadness and lots of much-needed alcohol, I pretty much went off the wagon. I kept track n' everything, watched what I ate, chose healthy stuff over the not-so-healthy, etc. but still went over my Points for the week. By a lot. By 11, actually.
So I step on the scales today and find....I've lost 2 pounds this week.
Huh.
posted by Maranie on 6/26/2002 07:00:00 PM
Hmmm, things that are irritating Maranie today:
1.) Toliet paper rollers that get stuck in mid-roll;
2.) One of my co-workers;
3.) The fact that I have my Weight Watchers weigh-in today after seriously going off the wagon on Saturday and last night;
4.) Leg hair;
5.) The piles o' work shit on my desk that grows instead of shrinks;
6.) That taste stuck in my mouth after eating yogurt (bleh);
7.) The fact that our office lottery group didn't hit the jackpot last night;
8.) The fact that Jason has today off and is playing Magic with Los while I'm here taking an abbreviated lunch break somehow in the midst of unprecedented clutter;
9.) Not knowing HTML;
10.) Having nothing appropriate to wear to the Poison concert tonight. (I'm not quite sure what WOULD be appropriate nowadays, and even if I did know, I still doubt that I'd have it in my closet.)
Those were in no particular order.
I should be looking forward to the concert tonight, but right now, I'm dreading the parking woes, the overpriced EVERYTHING, the fact that my earplugs will most likely pop out yet again, leaving me again unprotected against the sound and therefore making my hearing even worse. Put it this way - I knew what the world sounded like to Pete Townsend before MST3K: The Movie. :-P It should be fun. It should be a great time. But right now, I just want to take a nap.
posted by Maranie on 6/26/2002 12:54:00 PM
Huh. This has been a cool evening.
Darren came over. We all made low-fat pizzas and took a walk. Then Carlos showed up, which we'd been expecting for an interview in Columbus tomorrow but as it turns out, he's gotten a great job in Cleveland. So it looks like he and Jenn will be moving there, which will be great for Gabe since he's been wanting Los to move back, great for Los 'cas he grew up in Cleveland and would like to return, and great for Jenn because she's so damn sick of Toledo. So why did Los show up? To pick up the suit he left here after last week's interview.
We played Scrabble while watching "Bedazzled" for the umpteenth time on DVD. It's not that great of a flick, but it has its amusing spots and Los hadn't seen it. Although I'm rueing the freeze-frame, after sitting in a room with three men watching Elizabeth Hurley in skimpy outfits. C'mon, guys, ya don't need to see her in slo-mo. :-P Ah well, for once, I didn't get the lowest score in Scrabble. I got the SECOND lowest. Yay me for getting 32 points on the word "ZIT". It might just be the distractions suffered by my opponents as they drool over Liz Hurley in a schoolgirl uniform, but I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. I'm number 3! Whoo-hoo! :-P
But the best news of all? Jason checked our real estate agent's latest e-mail, and we might've found our first home. He's out right now with Los, driving by it. I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but it's got hardword floors, 3 bedrooms, in a neighborhood near 315 with a sidewalk. Me, I stayed up to do some prepatory primping for the Poison show tomorrow night. (Which is actually tonight, then, isn't it? Damn it's late!) So here's hoping that Jenn and Los, and Jason and I, will soon be moving into wonderful new places. :-D
posted by Maranie on 6/26/2002 01:07:00 AM
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
Heard something on the radio today that made me smile:Anyone else remember "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States? Apparently someone at CD101 did, because they were playing it this evening. And yes, I was filling in all the Weird Al lyrics while listening to it. :-)
posted by Maranie on 6/25/2002 05:55:00 PM
So busy at work. So tired. So mopey. Damn mood swings. BAH. Must stop looking like such a grump and start looking forward to things like the Poison concert on Wednesday and seeing Mamma Mia! on Saturday night. And keep on with the studying for my notary exam on Saturday morning. Plus, I need to figure out a way to get Jason downtown for my office's big Red White n' Boom party. I think it's obvious, with all this stuff on my mind, why I'm having such a hard time buckling down and concentrating today.
posted by Maranie on 6/25/2002 12:32:00 PM
Monday, June 24, 2002
Crisis resolved as much as it's going to be.Jason and I have weathered yet another storm. He is the most loving, caring, and understanding man I've ever met. I can truly talk to him about anything and he never judges me or misunderstands. He just loves me, pure and simple. And I love him too.
I can't really go into it, just suffice it to say that after today, I feel like we're getting a fresh start. I feel like a cloud has been lifted. Today is the first day of the rest of our lives together, and while sadness still lingers, I can't help but look forward and smile.
posted by Maranie on 6/24/2002 08:26:00 PM
The feeling continued. I'm handling it by not being at work today. Jason's not at work either. Why I'm even bothering to type this is absurd, considering my readership just dropped to nothing, but I guess it's making me feel better, or something.
posted by Maranie on 6/24/2002 11:37:00 AM
Sunday, June 23, 2002
Can anyone please come up with a way to shut down your mind, without sleep, coma, death or serious drugs? 'Cas I need to right now. My noggin's getting all bad on me again, I'm getting all teary-eyed over nothing, and I just wish the thoughts that run through my head 24-7 of what-ifs, worries, and regrets would just STOP for once so I could be at peace. I suppose sleep will suffice, but then there's tomorrow and if this feeling continues, I don't know how I'll handle it.posted by Maranie on 6/23/2002 11:22:00 PM
Most ironic thing I've seen in years:
An X-Box hooked up at an electronics store. The game it's displaying?
Pong.
And a kid was playing it too. Playing it intently. For over 20 minutes.
That's gonna crack my ass up for at least the next week. :-)
posted by Maranie on 6/23/2002 04:06:00 PM
Sunglasses are wonderful things.
(This is a random musing here, folks, so bear with me.)
You put them on to block harmful UV rays, and to prevent yourself from squinting while your eyes never quite get used to the extremely bright light the sun can offer. But once there, the sunglasses hide, they shadow - they're a socially acceptable mask. If the lenses are dark enough, then people never see your eyes. They never see what color they are. They never see exactly where you're looking. And they never see what you're truly feeling inside, because I don't know about you, but my eyes cannot go the "poker-face" route. They show all. You can go in disguise in them, even if you're speaking directly to someone who knows who you are.
I've had to whip out my sunglasses several times this weekend to avoid being horrendously blinded upon driving/exiting a mall/exiting the apartment, and I just got to thinking about that. I've had this concept for years, since college actually, and I'll admit I've worn my sunglasses as a mask. I doubt I'm alone in this. So like I said, just a random musing over something you take for granted as just a pair of shades for your eyes.
posted by Maranie on 6/23/2002 04:05:00 PM