Month: July 2002

Tales of Domestic Bliss
Your Inner What?

For the past two afternoons, Gray and I have sat side by side in the 24 computer lab here at school. Our computer died a couple of weeks ago, and we are both going through stress-induced-Internet-withdrawal. This seemed like a good solution for it, we both get to surf while spending time together goofing off.

We both ended up on Xanga. I have been the premier blogger in our little family of two, but Gray got the blogging bug and decided to “spiffy up” his site a little. With my help, of course.

We found ourselves following each other around on Xanga, commenting on the same sites and ultimately taking the same personality tests. I saw the results for one of them on his site and damn-near pissed myself. It seems that his inner supermodel is Naomi Campbell. Don’t believe me? Go see for yourself.

Swirly’s Six
Favorite Daily Routines

1 waking up and kissing and/or tickling my husband until he wakes up giggling

2 listening to and belting out songs while in the shower (inevitably snorting water and/or soap up my nose, which makes me laugh and often leads to another snort) and while I play with my hair and decide whether or not to do the makeup thing

3 singing to my dog after her morning or late afternoon walk (her favorite song is “It Had To Be You”) and following it with her tummy rub

4 ripping off the new page from my (sadly, now the last) Far Side daily calendar

5 checking my email

6 sitting down and reading something, anything, whatever – even if it is the local joke-of-a-paper

… previous Swirly’s Six lists here …

Art of the Day

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Artist: Frida Kahlo
Title:The Little Deer
Date: 1946
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Size: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in
Currently Housed: in the collection of Mrs. Carolyn Farb, Houston

Tales of Domestic Bliss
Random Moments

Monday and Thursday nights, unless he is working, the man of the house is transfixed in front of the tube watching wrestling.

I love him anyway.

I wait for a commercial break and then pop over between him and the tube and do a little booty-shake-dance-thing, followed by a curtsy. He rolls his eyes and laughs, at the very least repaying me with a huge smile.

When I get flustered about whatever the problem of the week/day is, the same guy throws his big arms around me and strokes my hair, promising that things will be okay and that he loves me.

Moments like that make me forget that the trash is piling up and that someone made me clean up the dog barf last time.

(update: I have been helping the big lug revive his Xanga site tonight. Go check him out.)

Swirly’s Six
Own Worst Habits

1 chewing my nails & my cuticles when stressed

2 hanging around and/or conversing with people that I don’t particularly like out of morbid curiosity/boredom

3 drinking sweet tea instead of water

4 lounging for hours online and avoiding the dishes

5 eating one big meal a day, maybe two medium sized ones, instead of three small ones or snacking

6 rolling my eyes when I get irritated, even in mid-face-to-face-conversation

Swirly’s Six
Things I Want To Do Before Dying

1 Watch my hubby wrestle. He really wants to wrestle, if only on the independent circuit. I want to be there to see him do it, win or not.

2 Kiss my children’s foreheads. I want to be a mom and get to at least see their beautiful eyes and kiss them. I think this will be my life’s highest peak – to love and lovingly raise our children.

3 Get my degree. I have always wanted to be the first in my family to go to college. I want to set a good example for my kids and to have the satisfaction of saying, “I did it”.

4 Fill up one of my hardback journals. Something for people to read and laugh about after I am gone. Two hundred pages of memories and insight. What a fun thing to look through, huh?

5 Try pottery. I have always wanted to do it and I think I will really, really enjoy it.

6 Establish a college scholarship in my great-grandmother’s name. I wanted to do this since I was in elementary school. I loved her so much and thought she was so spunky and strong. I want to help instill the confidence of a good education in other women. And if they are getting their degree in art, well hey … I’d love it even more.

Adventures On eBay

I’ve been looking out for the following things:
Barbie shoes – for collages … small mirrors – to decorate … big lots of buttons – for various projects … Frida Kahlo things … cheap art books … Barbie heads – various projects … wooden masks – I want to cover a wall with them … Buddha statues … sushi dishes … wasabi plates … celadon plates … a neon bar sign for Gray’s birthday in late August … cool swizzle sticks ’cause Gray loves them … kimono fabric and silk – for pillow covers … old photographs – for various projects

I really liked this, alas – it was way out of my league. But I think I could make my own. I might have to try that. Hmmm …

Ways To Kill Time Online

Celticbookwurm did this a few days ago. You go to Google and type in your name followed by the word is, in quotes: “Jennifer is” in this example. You then look through the findings for interesting things. I found the following …

Jennifer is multilingual and can assist buyers from Germany and French speaking countries with ease. (I wish.)

Jennifer is actually more strange to me than Love. (How true.)

Jennifer is a superstar singer, actress and performer. (Why, thank you!)

Jennifer is the best part of NBC’s Must See TV Thursdays. (My hubby thinks I’m a hit!)

Jennifer is one of the newest professional fitness competitors of 1999. (Only when the competition is buttered-potato-eating.)

Jennifer is as talented as she is beautiful. (Well, I can’t argue with that.)

Jennifer is waaaaaaaaay out of my league. (But you can still try.)

Jennifer is seriously ill. (Mentally, yes … I fear that I am.)

Jennifer is perfect just the way she is, she does not need to be
fixed or healed, she is not broken or ill, she is a Dwarf! (Actually I am quite tall … 6’2″)

Jennifer is so inspiring and positive. (How much am I paying you to say these things?)

Jennifer is unable to answer individual questions about romance writing due to deadline pressure. (But if you ask I will try to accomadate you.)

Jennifer is also an artist. (Yup.)

Jennifer is an all-natural beauty (and smart too). (Flattery will get you everywhere, darling.)

Jennifer is a mindless beast. (Only in bed and on eBay, baby.)

Swirly’s Six
Xangans I Most Want To Meet

1 libertyvalance – I’d love to give him a big, sloppy kiss for all of the sweet things that he has said to me over the past year or so. He reads and comments on almost every post and emails me to check in, too. He is such a dear, dear man!

2 Nyree – I’d love to do a tag-team “Nyree Style” on a few people. Nyree is a totally cool chick and I’m sure we would get along famously.

3 virgilmvx – I’d love to see if he is all talk/type. He cracks me up so much on here I’d like to test my bladder with his wit in person.

4 leadcrow – We could go to the bars and close them up. We’ve had fun on IM. We need to terrorize some places in person.

5 Meara_al_Jade – One of the most “with it” teenagers I’ve ever been in contact with.

6 tandis – She’s from the same state, so that would be a short trip. We seem to be like-minded in many areas, too. And I think she could use a hug about now. Hey – who couldn’t right? 

Swirly’s Six
Things I Have Brand Loyalty To

1 Hellmann’s for mayo

2 Campbell’s for soup

3 Jose Cuervo for tequilla

4 Scott for toilet paper

5 Oreos for black & white cookies

6 Mt.Dew for yellow caffeine drinks