The Metamorph The Metamorph Personal diary in which I discuss life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and Harry Potter. Am all too frequently finding myself in the midst of making life altering decisions these days, let's see how wonderfully I can muck it all up. 
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My days would be so very merry and bright if people would just STOP PISSING
2007-12-01 00:33:00 And so with the end of NaBloPoMo ‘07 comes the beginning of an even more troublesome task… Christmas shopping. More About: Holidays , People , Blogging , Stop , Bright
I?m sensing a theme in my recent posts
2007-11-29 19:23:00 I bought my son’s high school yearbook today. My thought, when I was viewing the different options, was “Holy crap, RIP. OFF.” The yearbook was over $40 to begin with, and then they’re charging extra for absolutely everything. When I was his age, we got the Spring Supplement for free, no extra $7 for that. When I ... More About: Shopping , Rant , Theme , Recent , Posts
Blog birthday? Blogiversary? Whatever, I?m late to my own party!
2007-11-28 14:09:00 You know you’re getting old when you’re two days late for your OWN special occasions. So I’ve been blogging for two years as of the 26th, I just thought I’d mention it. It’s probably been my longest-running hobby, come to think of it, and I feel as though I ought to have learned something, that ... More About: Party , Blogging , Blog , Birthday , Late
A.K.A bemoaning my lack of crafty skills
2007-11-27 21:38:00 What does a girl have to do to find a nice plaid handbag around here, eh? I have ranted before about the difficulty in finding a nice, affordable, red leather handbag that didn’t look as though 1989 or a hearts-obsessed teenager threw up all over it. I still haven’t purchased a red leather handbag, just ... More About: Shopping , Rant , Skills , Lack
Bullet points, NaBloPoMo edition
2007-11-27 03:29:00 Home improvement has begun. El Boyfriend bought a new garage door today. Would someone please back me up in saying that almond is NOT the same color as the lovely, creamy pale yellow that is currently the exterior color of my home? That’s alright, I’m not freaking - that’s what paint is for. Am considering opening a new ... More About: Random , Bullet , Points , Edition
Apply forehead to brick wall; repeat often
2007-11-26 04:27:00 Sometimes, the thing that sucks the most about being a parent is hearing echoes of the things my parents used to say to me coming out of my own mouth and being directed at my son. It may not be as much about the saying as it is in knowing how my son is feeling and what ... More About: Wall , Thinking , Brick
You might be a little obsessed if?
2007-11-25 05:06:00 Actual conversation: David: “Mom? There’s an owl on the front porch!” Me: “Well, it’s about time! Let it in, I’ve been waiting for my Hogwart’s letter.” More About: Harry Potter
When all else fails, resort to something furry or foody
2007-11-24 06:23:00 (But maybe not furry food. Ew.) Um. Okay. I got nothin’. It’s like the post-turkey coma has kicked in a day late. So here are some pics: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, corn, broccoli and cheese. Since I’m the only one who eats cranberry sauce, but can never finish it before it goes bad, I compromised ... More About: Holidays , Pictures , Resort , Edible , Furry
Inventing the Scenternet
2007-11-22 18:05:00 I hope someone’s working on that because seriously, right now my house is the best smelling place in all the land…and I haven’t even started baking the pies and rolls, yet. Here’s hoping your house smells heavenly, you eat too much, and you have a comfy couch upon which to nap afterward. Happy Thanksgiving. More About: Holidays , Edible
DONE
2007-11-22 05:02:00 And freaking finally, I might add. My son, having the day off school for Thanksgiving break, went with me to Old House today to help me finish cleaning it up, and now we are almost officially DONE with Old House. I gave our copies of the keys for Old House to El Boyfriend so he can ... More About: Change , Blogging , Thinking
Moving, Day 1: Complete
2007-11-16 05:29:00 It remains to be seen how many days it actually takes us to move. We’ve U-Hauled everything that was in our garage, which may not sound like much to some people, but it’s a two car garage and it was full of stuff to the point that we had just a small path going from one garage ... More About: Change , Moving , Complete
Closing
2007-11-15 16:30:00 SQUEE! Today we sign papers, pick up keys, and the house is OURS. Finally. Only the drama of completing the move to get through…please, no rain! Once we’re done at the closing, El Boyfriend and I will come home, pick up the U-Haul, and head up to the house. As EB unloads the truck, I’ll be ... More About: Shopping
Getting there
2007-11-14 20:51:00 I was scheduled to work at lunch today, but a coworker called me last night to ask if she could take my shift and I replied “Yes, please!” I’ve packed a couple more boxes this morning, Reilly is scheduled to be bathed and boarded at the vet’s for a couple of days (to keep him ... More About: Pictures , Change , Blogging
Distractions
2007-11-14 06:39:00 During the lunch shift at work today, my manager came up to me and very kindly offered to give me the evening off, which I accepted because, you know, packing! Which I actually did participate in this evening, amidst much cranky sniping amongst El Boyfriend, my son, and I. My nerves have earned a well-deserved ... More About: Holidays , Shopping , Cohabitation , Distractions
Keeping me up
2007-11-13 06:52:00 So I was in bed trying to go to sleep a little while ago, but my brain won’t shut up about a few things long enough to let me fall asleep. #1 - No post today for NaBloPoMo, OMG!!! Okay, here you go. #2 - Food. Specifically, what my healthiest options are should I decide to eat at the restaurant ... More About: Fitness , Random , Rant , Cohabitation
Mood: Smug as all hell
2007-11-12 04:19:00 Actual conversation at work this evening: Guest: “Doesn’t my burger come with cole slaw? I thought I read that on the menu.” Me: “You know, I’m not sure -” wherein I was interrupted before I could say “but I can certainly bring you some, no problem.” Guest: (snotty) “Uh, you need to check your menu, I want my cole ... More About: Rant , Hell , Waiter , Mood
I?ve seen that expression somewhere before?
2007-11-11 03:55:00 Reilly must be thirteen years old. More About: Pictures , Expression , Some , Somewhere
It?s entirely typical of my brand of luck?
2007-11-09 22:20:00 that on the very day I once again swear to eschew junk food and start losing weight, folks at work insist upon giving me a free milkshake and burger. I took three sips of the shake and three bites of the sooo yummy mushroom burger, then hurried to finish up my work and get out of there before ... More About: Fitness , Brand , Edible , Luck , Pica
Another one for the ?Who do you think you?re fooling?? files
2007-11-08 17:08:00 “Nicole Kidman has denied she has ever had plastic surgery. The Australian actress insists her face is all natural. ?To be honest, I am completely natural. I have nothing in my face or anything,? she says.” Is that a trout pout of Melanie Griffith-esque proportions I see before me? How about that ultra bleached hair, and ... More About: Files
Almost amusing, in an eye-rolling sort of way
2007-11-07 23:03:00 So all of the spam comments I’ve been getting recently consist of variations on the same comment: “I couldn’t understand some of this article, but it sounds pretty interesting…” Bzuh? Oh, puh-leeze, who do you think you’re fooling? Although, I suppose I should be grateful that it’s nothing to do with enlarging my penis. I just couldn’t handle a bigger ... More About: Blogging , Amusing , Sort , Rolling
Surprisingly specific
2007-11-07 03:12:00 Today was my day off, and El Boyfriend emailed me and made the friendly suggestion to start packing things that aren’t being used. Pack? Oh yeah, we’re moving! Next week! New house! Stop me if I’ve told you all this before. Anyway, having been a Navy Brat and been through a few moves in my life, maybe ... More About: Random , Specific
Daily Cohesive Thought Supply exhausted
2007-11-06 06:45:00 Yes, I’m aware this looks like I’m just getting it in under the NaBloPoMo wire - please to be giving me a break, I’ve been nowhere near a computer for the past thirteen hours. I think this is going to be another life-in-bullet-points post. There’s nothing like waiting tables for twelve hours solid to kick your butt. I ... More About: Daily , Blogging , Random , Thought , Exhaust
Apologize
2007-11-04 19:57:00 So here’s the thing. The song “Apologize ” is pretty popular on the radio here. It gets played A LOT, but this isn’t a rant about how overplayed some songs are. The problem is that whenever the DJ announces who the song is by, he always says “Timbaland .” Do you know why this gets on my ... More About: Polo , Logi
DO Follow, please!
2007-11-03 19:33:00 I don’t normally make this kind of post, because I’m not a techy-geeky-codey person. But I figure it might be more interesting and useful than another waiter rant. (Not saying that one of those might not be forthcoming!) Anyway, I use Wordpress and I’ve upgraded to the latest version, 2.3.1, today. All of a sudden, new comments ... More About: Blogging
Girls rule and boys drool
2007-11-02 20:20:00 Because I’m well aware the entire Internet is sitting around, biting their fingernails, waiting for my news, I’ll say that this morning’s inspection on New House went well enough that we are not saying “No, it’s too much, we can’t do it, let’s not buy this house.” There are one or two electrical issues that need ... More About: Girls , Cohabitation , Boys , Rule
Wait, what? Where have I been?!
2007-11-01 21:03:00 Happy Inaugural Day of NaBloPoMo ‘07. You know what that means, right? It’s November 1st. Do you know what THAT means? It means that tomorrow morning we’ll have the inspection on the house we hope to buy, and assuming all goes well with that, we’ll be moving into said house in two weeks. TWO. WEEKS. SQUEE!!! OMGNEWHOUSEYAY!! SQUEEEEEEE!!!! I’m sorry. ... More About: Holidays , Wait
Making us the favorite house in the neighborhood tonight
2007-10-31 21:43:00 If I were going to be home to hand out candy this evening, it wouldn’t surprise me to see some of the same kids over and over again, because hello, who wants that nasty old peanut butter taffy stuff when you can get the highly coveted chocolate mix at my house? Too bad I’m going to ... More About: Holidays , Pictures , House , Tonight , Edible
Hi! I?m officially a lunatic!
2007-10-30 19:45:00 Every year at Christmas, I moan about my lack of preparation and joke about starting the next year’s Christmas shopping in January. I never actually do start in January, I’ve always kind of refused to start Christmas shopping until after Halloween. So today is the day before Halloween and I bought my first Christmas gift. I also ... More About: Holidays , Shopping
?Numb toes? didn?t make the list
2007-10-29 07:20:00 Things To Like About Cold Weather The ability to sleep better Coming home from work in the evening and smelling the wood-burning fires from fireplaces around the neighborhood as I walk up to my front door Hot chocolate with LOTS of extra marshmallows Christmas Halloween candy Baking Fall colors That leafy, autumnal smell Crunchy leaves My first brand-new coat in over fourteen years - I am so daggone stylin’. This list brought ... More About: Lists , List , Numb , Make , The List
Salmonella free
More articles from this author:2007-10-26 22:11:00 I very much enjoyed my recent two days off of work. I didn’t get any housework done other than a bit of laundry, but I got to go shopping and exploring, something I may have enjoyed a bit too much because today I’m tired and cranky and really resent having to go back to work. Enough ... More About: Random , Free , Salmonella , Cohabitation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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