Month: February 2001

I Believe …

… that ACDC’s only reason for continued CD releases is so that cheap, trashy redneck strippers have music to grind to.

Quote of the Day

Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.   – Mark Twain

Did You Know
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Sound Waves

Aimee Mann “Calling It Quits”
Sam the Sham “Little Red Riding Hood”
Liz Phair “Shitloads of Money”
Garbage “Only Happy When It Rains”
Dave Matthews Band “Crash”

Quote of the Day

It was not her sex appeal but the obvious relish with which she devoured the hamburger that made my pulse begin to hammer with excitement.   – Ray Kroc

Things I Don’t Understand

Why do black olives come in cans and green olives come in jars?

Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

Isn’t everywhere within walking distance if you have the time?

Mrs. Brady’s Leaf

In kindergarten, things seem so scary but so wonderful. One of my favorite parts of class was art time. I wasn’t an ‘eat paste’ kind of kid. I liked the colors. I loved that there were so many colors and that I could use all of them for whatever I wanted.

I remember especially one day that we all enjoying art time. It was during the fall and our art teacher, Mrs. Brady, had us all draw a tree. We were going to paint it with and then use little leaf shaped sponges for our foliage. I had a layer of browns and reds and oranges covering my tree, like the other kids, but I wanted to make purple. Some trees have leaves that turn a purple-ish color and I wanted to show that in my painting.

When I started to squirt out some the purple paint, my regular kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Walker, came over and spanked me for ‘wasting’ paint. She said, “There aren’t purple leaves. Use the colors you have.”

I was so upset. I was confused as to why I was being punished for using my imagination. This didn’t make sense. I put down my sponge and started to cry.

Mrs. Brady saw me and came over to see what was wrong. I told her about being popped for using another color of paint. She looked upset and told me to go back over to the table and use whatever color of paint I wanted to. She said, “The leaves on your tree are whatever color you want them to be. No one can decide that but you.”

That was almost twenty years ago. Since then, I’ve had many colors in many paintings, but whenever I paint a tree, there’s a little purple leaf on it. It’s for Mrs. Brady.

Odd Facts About Me

I’m left-handed

I don’t find George Clooney attractive

Ditto for Tom Cruise

I do like Tom Sizemore, though

I eat m&ms in color order: blue, green, brown, red, orange, yellow

I never eat the yellow and green Skittles

I’m a lipstick-a-holic … see shade I like – gotta have it … though I don’t wear makeup that often anymore

I’m not a big beer fan, but I can down some Tequilla … go figure!

I want a Mt. Dew IV … oh, the luxury of having the nectar of gods curse through my veins …

I am the only person in my family with green eyes

I am 6’2″

I’m 24 and a freshman in college

I’m 24 and divorced

I haven’t lived with my parents since I was 15, but I’ve only lived alone for 6 months of my life

I don’t like yellow gold.  Gimme sterling silver or white gold over yellow any day.

My eyes are basically green, but they change color depending on my mood and shirt color … they range from a green-blue to almost-brown-hazel

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Sound Waves

{v}Dave Matthews Band “Crush”
Sarah McLachlan “Good Enough”
{v}Shania Twain “You’ve Got A Way”
{v}Tony Bennet “The Way You Look Tonight”
Tori Amos “Anastasia”
{v}Etta James “At Last”