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a) Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Salad Chef
2. Tupperware Lady
3. Help Desk Administrator
4. Assistant Underwriter

b) Four movies I would watch over and over
1. Grosse Pointe Blank
2. Lake Placid
3. The City of Lost Children
4. Out of Africa

c) Four places you have lived:
1. Branchville, NJ
2. Wellesley, MA
3. Tucson, AZ
4. Lee's Summit, MO

d) Four TV shows you love to watch:
1.The Nanny
2. Battlestar Galactica
3. Smackdown
4. Veronica Mars

e) Four places you have been on vacation:
1. Las Vegas
2. Cochise Stronghold, AZ
3. Conway, NH
4.San Jose, CA

f) Four websites you visit daily:
1. Livejournal
2. Gmail
3. Google Search
4. Realtor.com

g) Four of my favorite meals:
1. Tandoori chicken
2. Smorgasbord
3. Enchiladas w/beans
4. tamales & scrambled eggs

h) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Somewhere cool enough that the thought of stepping outside doesn't create anxiety
2. Canada
3. Scottish Highlands
4. A private cabin in the woods

The older I get, the darker brown my hair gets. I wonder if this is just how aging works, or that I really spend that much less time in the sun each year.

For those of you who haven't run across it otherwise, the DSCC is a group "committed to electing a democratic senate". They currently have a twofer sale: any contributions you make by June 30 will be doubled by a group of democratic senators.

Please note that I know almost zero about this group, and I have NOT done the research on them yet*, but they certainly seem like a good idea. I was forwarded the info from Harry Reid's site, Give 'Em Hell, Harry, which seems like a decent endorsement. If someone else does know/has done the research, please let me know and I'll update this post!

*I make it a point to research any organization before giving them money. You should too. Too many fraudsters out there to do otherwise.

LibraryThing, which I already love with a ridiculous passion (and a lifetime membership), now has mobile functionality. Check it out.



I think I only have around half of our library cataloged at this point (a good chunk of which I did yesterday), and most is not yet tagged. But I work on it, in calm moments.

So. Today I have:

-found and eliminated a virus from my laptop (actually, the Troll did most of that, while I snoozed awhile longer with the cats)
-done some grocery-type shopping
-packaged up some of my winter clothes for storage using the nifty new gadget we got
-harassed all the cats
-made social plans for the weekend
-brought up & repacked some stuff* I brought back from Texas (in December, yes. It's been sitting in a bin in our lobby since then).
-taken pictures of the awesome crazy candlestick holder I got in Texas (clearly a task of critical timing and importance) (and yes, it *does* have tentacles)
-eaten some chocolate

I have not done any packing. Neither has the Troll.

* Mostly dishes. I sort of collect dishes. Not in the "I-know-how-many-pieces-and-the-catalog-number-and-values-each-type-has", but in the far simpler "oooh, PRETTY!" way. I have some Frankoma - particularly the rarer desert gold and prairie green colors (most of which I brought back from TX - apparently the liking for it runs in the family), and various jewel-toned depression glass (ruby, cobalt, forest green) and some carnival glass (which I have loved since I was a wee little one) and various other stuff. My latest discovery is that I like Franscican Madeira-patterned dishes (got a lovely platter in TX for $1).

1. I just walked into the kitchen, looked around, saw the honey...and made a cup of tea because I wanted some honey.

2. Whenever I see images from Samurai Jack (or even if I think/talk about it), I "hear" the weird buzzy, creepy music that is prevalent in that show.

It is my considered and firm opinion that soap should never, EVER have glitter in it.

That is all.

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Though I have absolutely no use for it otherwise, I *do* like that St. Patrick's Day means corned beef on sale.

Yum.

Dude...I just realized that I haven't updated my resume since 2003. Wow! How time flies!

I really hate insomnia.

On the other hand, I really enjoy watching what happens when I put a splash of vanilla extract into a mug of cold milk.

The most recent 20:

1.Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star
2.Xena Soundtrack - Tara's Song (from episode "A Tale of Two Muses")
3.Bella Morte - Soma
4.Lamb - Gorecki
5.The Party Party - Dick is a Killer
6.KLF - 3AM Eternal (Orb remix)
7.Celina Pereira & Ivo Pires Ban - Sarafin
8.Blackalicious - Chemical Calisthenics
9.Deep Forest & Peter Gabriel - While the Earth Sleeps
10.Diana Ross - Muscles
11.Kirsty MacColl - Treachery
12.Madonna - Ray of Light
13.MightyMighty Bosstones - Royal Oil
14.Ms Dynamite - Ms Dy-na-mi-tee
15.Patty Larkin - Anyway the Main Thing is
16.Peter Tevis - A Gringo Like Me
17.Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music
18.Talk Talk - It's My Life (extended)
19.Sheila Nicholls - Bread and Water
20.Unknown Artist - Angel*

*Can anyone identify this? It sounds very William Orbit to me, but I don't see it on any of his albums.

Though I've been with the decidedly male gregortroll for what'll be 7 years (longer than I've been with anyone) come Halloween, in terms of numbers, I've dated many more women than men.

I believe he's my last stop on the relationship train. I feel like with him, I'm home, safe. 'sa wonderful feeling.

Both.

I like hot coffee, hot tea, iced coffee, iced tea.

Coffee: I usually drink decaf, because I find that the flavors are stronger, and because caffiene has no appreciable effect on me. I like flavors (hazelnut & vanilla are favorites), and cappucino, and vietnamese coffee with sweetened, condensed milk. Not much of a straight espresso fan, though I like the beans covered in dark chocolate.

Tea: We hates the lipton. Bitter, nasty stuff. Tetley is yummy, though -as are many store brands. I like various herbal blends. I don't like the pre-sweetened, soda-like crap you can buy in bottles, though. My current favorite is Gevalia's Citrus Green, hot, with honey and half-n-half. Yum!

ETA: I also particularly love loose-leaf darjeeling tea, and indian spice tea.

I really, really like salvage/junk/scrap yards. I'd like to own one someday.

1. what's your favorite comfort food: Used to be pizza or toasted, buttered flour tortillas. Since finding out about the celiac crap, it's been scrambled meat (ground beef, onions, kidney beans cooked up with lots of cumin, some oregano & some salt. And ice cream.
2. what makes you happy:my cats, my gregortroll, lots of $(because it equals a reduction in stress), my friends, generosity
3. what's the last song/vid on your media player:Squirrel Nut Zippers in one cd player, Roxy Music in the other.
4. do you read my lj always, often, or sometimes:
5. if you do, what is particularly good/bad about it:
6. an interesting fact about you:animals like me
7. do you like boobies:Oddly enough, I'm indifferent to boobies. I *do* tend to fixate on lips, though.
8. most unusual place you've had sex:In a hot tub. With 8 other individuals.
9. favorite lyric:At the moment it's "Take me out to the black. Tell 'em I ain't comin' back. Burn the land & boil the sea - you can't take the sky from me"
10. best time of the year:autumn into winter, when the air is chill and crisp
11. AIM screen name:vinofemmemusica

RECOMMEND
1. a film:The City of Lost Children
2. a book:Songmaster by Orson Scott Card
3. a band, a song and an album:Thomas Dolby. Time Will Crawl by David Bowie, Maroon 5 - Songs about Jane
4. a fic:I don't actually read enough of these to make a good rec, but I usually like jennyo's stuff
5. a fandom:Oh, the Jossverses, definitely. The fans are mostly intelligent, clever, nice and articulate.
6.

PLUS
1. one thing you like about me:
2. two things you like about yourself:1-Animals like me.2-The way I think.
3. put this in your lj so i can tell you what i think of you.

Not only is Serenity opening this weekend, but also Neil Gaiman's Mirrormask is as well (though not, sadly in Philly).

Time Magazine interview with Whedon & Gaiman. (thanks lysana!)

I may actually break my "I refuse to go to movies on opening night in Philly" rule, on the grounds that a)I can get assigned seating at The Bridge and b)Though it will likely be crowded, it will be more likely to be crowded with cool people than with the usual opening night movie idiots.