- 02:52 Hey, @m_shel, you're welcome. #
- 03:59 OMG, @danielwcarlson! "Win in '10" is the best idea yet. Let's make that shit happen, yo! #
- 04:52 @NathanFillion: Happy New Year, Nathan! Some day you'll reply back to my Tweets and my life will be complete. ;-) #winin10 #
- 05:06 Babe, it's time *you* gave something new a try. ♫ blip.fm/~ikobq #
- 14:59 Amazon Deal of the Day is The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces for only $1.99! Nice cheap way to get some culture! #
- 18:54 I usually wear my contacts about twice a week, but have been out nine of the last ten nights. They feel gross today. #
- 19:34 Sometimes I just feel stupidly hopeful. Thank you, Jason Mraz. #
- 19:57 Dinner with Heath, Marc, and Melissa. I haven't been here in about ten years. (@ La Griglia) 4sq.com/6KIHcU #
- 21:13 Having a discussion of the aerodynamics of panties versus boxer shorts. bit.ly/8OSHyL #
- 22:36 New photo on Flickr: Deliciousness bit.ly/73vB26 #
- 23:23 Having a drink with Heath, waiting on Kendall. (@ La Carafe) 4sq.com/8g0uLE #
- 23:56 Title of the worst "What I did on my summer vacation" ever: How I Got Sold into White Slavery while in a Gay Bar in Singapore. #
- 00:17 Drinking again with Heath and waiting on Kendall. (@ Warren's Inn) 4sq.com/8qFp06 #
- 00:37 Kendall was watching Heath and I having an intense conversation & commented, "Y'all are either talking about sex or computers." It was both. #
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The most decadent looking cake ever.
One of the best parts of being in Ohio is that we have reconnected with Ben's (huge) clan of family. I've known them for over 14 years, but from a distance. I was a bit slow on getting all the names right and the spouses and the kids. When I saw one kid I'd known as a little kid (now late teens) I did not recognize him to everyone's amusement.
How could I not know Hunter?
The clan has been together in the same area of Ohio forever. The 14 years Bens been with me in Californa never really took him out of the family loop. Now that he's back here, it's almost like he never left. I have to say I love being part of the "clan".
Today Ben's aunt Bobbie (Barb) had everyone to her home in Mansfield for "pigs in a blanket." (pork and ground beef balls with rice wrapped in cabbage in a soup of tomato and spices and sauerkraut. Thick chunks of bread and butter and mashed potatoes finished the meal. All served straight from the kitchen to whoever showed up, whenever they showed up. The pot had been cooking for over 10 hours - started the day before and then reheated today so the flavors blended and mellowed. It was so unbelievably good and satisfying. We all ate wherever we could find a spot while the tv played one of many football games. Ben helped this cousins set up his mom's new speaker system to go with her new tv. Ben and his cousin Lonnie worked together on the project - joking and teasing each other. Honestly they are as different as night and day, but underneath the "types" the connection - the family tie - is obvious. Ben- his tight black jeans, pink and black sneakers, red and black flannel topped with a black biker jacket, tatted and pierced, blue hair, goofy humor - in the snow, Ben makes snow men. In the snow, Lonnie waits for hours with a gun or bow for his prey to pass close enough for a clean kill. Lonnie with his home full of stuffed and mounted animals, deer watch his tv from behind his chair - the black bear comes out of the wall behind the tv. The turkeys and peasants are flattened into wall hangings. Lonnie - in his camo pants and loose muddy boots - hair trimmed short - buff - while Ben is a computer whiz who does art for a living. Lonnie works at a correctional facility. He is big and tough. I'm sure on one messes with Lonnie. Different. Wildly different. And yet I've watched them getting closer with each gathering.
Ben's family accepts each other 100%, Can't say they accept everyone - or every type - but once someone is in the family "clan" everyone has their back.
Every time we are with Ben's family - I feel - like I am a part of something.
It's wonderful to feel this much love - from them all and for them all.
And Ben.
- 14:02 @megancanale testing tornado sirens? they do that here... #
- 14:06 @rhonda416 that'll take a while eh? #
- 14:10 @rhonda416 good luck! i dont have that much patience or care that much about the past (= #
- 16:41 @molliemoon hells yeah, wish i had real money though, instead of rent money in my bank account! #
- 17:46 @whitneyEVEport it usually shows up eventually! in the weirdest place .. like the fridge.. or someones shoe... you never know! #
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So, Jenn and I closed on our first home on New Years Eve. Pretty cool. For once in my life, I have bought something that is brand new. Meaning, no other fucker laid his head to rest in my abode. I will be the first.
Well, I guess I'm rolling 2010 in on a positive note. I'm cleaning up my blasted study, which means I'm facing my checkbook and bank account statements and am putting them in order nonetheless. Most of the crap lying around are financial records, which are getting entered into my Quicken software. Quicken also has a business planning and expense/income tracking module, so - there! I'm facing the music and getting the crying out of the way. Then I'm going on from there.
I also decided to throw together a yummy, yummy soup. It's very easy, too.
Step One: Open Fridge
Step Two: Pull out your veggies
Step Three: Open cupboard
Step Four: Pull out soup stock and canned chopped tomatoes
Step Five: Go to back pantry
Step Six: Pull out lentils and barley. Grab some small pasta.
Step Seven: Go to freezer
Step Eight: Take out frozen peas and frozen corn
Chop veggies, saute in oil with a bay leaf. Dump in soup stock and canned tomatoes. Add a handful of lentils and barley and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes. Add the frozen stuff and the pasta. Boil another 10 minutes.
Eat!
Happy New Year!
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Last night, I went to bed around 10:30pm expecting 8 + hours sleep and a good start to 2010 but my neighbours across the road decided I should vicariously party with them. They let off fireworks in the street around 11.30 and then continued to party on their front porch until about 4am..... they must have been fairly liquor-lubricated to continue partying in the sub-freezing temperature.
So ... 2009 has closed for business. After taking into account all the credits and debits of my year my balance sheet has finished very solidly on the credit side. I have a job and I got to go home for my first Christmas (and summer!) since 1999 and I witnessed my eldest son's wedding.
I haven't made New Year Resolutions since I was a teenager and realised that few lasted past the middle of January, but I do reflect on the year just passed and think on ways I could make going forward better.
This morning, feeling tired and grumpy, I gave some thought as to how I could ensure I see many more January 1st mornings - strangely, those thoughts turned to conjuring up ways to get rid of the neighbours!
Today I need to:
(in no particular order)
- Clean the bunnies
- Do some laundry
- Clean the living room
- Change my sheets
- Write out my rent check
- Clean the kitchen again
- Make this headache go away
- Put away fake xmas tree and lights
- Clip coupons, organize and purge
It's 2:35 already and I've been up for 2.5 hours... heh.. Ellie and I went to Arbys for lunch, and the lady in the drive thru absolutely loved her, as does everyone. I forgot to take any vicoden last night so I woke up in a lot of pain, probably why I slept so long, I didnt want to deal with it. I really hope this amoxicillan works faster because the pain from this infection hurts!
Stephy's baby is due in 4 months! Getting so close! I need to keep stocking up on baby stuff!
Monday I start working up front on the counters, I wanted a desk in the middle, but I've been told I'll be at the far end, near the supervisor so it'll be easier to train me. BOOO. It's next to a window, which I fear will be cold all the time, and I wont get to people watch as much since it's far from the front door, but also good, cuz i'll be farther away from screaming children.
I havent really made any resolutions for this year, like others in my 'hood, I set my expectations low as to avoid disappointment. Works for me! 2009 wasnt a horrible year for me, certainly better than the rest, other than debt's catching up to me, but they're being sorted out. ATC said he would do my taxes for me again this year. So helpful! Hopefully DMV & Macy's get the w-2's out asap. Speaking of, Macys called twice today, but either hung up prematurely, or did not leave a message. Im sure they want me to come in, but how am I supposed to know with out a message? Maybe they were confused by the call-tone I have. who knows. Oh well.
I guess I'll go take some advil to get rid of this headache, then i can cross one thing off my to-do list!
Happy New Year Everyone, make the most of it!
How will you be ringing in the New Year?
I spent it with Jess, playing Wiii, drinking vodka, and eating chinese food! It was a chill fun night!
We were out of breath from laughing by the end of the night, i was wii bowling and it was my last turn, so i bowled, but somehow caught the cord of the nunchuck on my controller and it went flying across the room, in slow-mo, we were like OOOOOMMMMMMMGGGGEEEEEE... luckily it didnt hit anything and landed safely on the carpet funniest thing ever, I was still laughin to myself about it when I got home!
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