i'm cool.

i had a realization today.

i was having lunch with my mom. while in the restaurant, a man came in with his daughter - a toddler - also for lunch. she was adorable. blond hair, in pigtails. a long off-white button down sweater over black leggings. she was so cute! nobody could resist smiling at her as she walked around the restaurant waiting for lunch.

the realization came as i watched her stroll past me in her uggs with her dad - casual, carefree, completely unaffected by the crowd watching her - i realized...

she is so much cooler than i will ever be.

ode to tylenol cold, multi-symptom.

how i love thee, tylenol cold!

your multi-symptom formula rocks my world. you're a pain relieving/fever reducing, nasal decongesting, cough supressing machine! to prove my love, an ode:

fever, headache, sore throat!
i was more vile than a moat.
you made me feel better,
i needn’t wear a sweater,
but i won’t stop wearing my coat.

p.s. phenylephrine hcl, will you marry me?

damn you, cher.

they're already playing christmas music on the radio. and.i.love.it.

of course, the last song i heard before coming in to work was not white christmas. no. instead it was a song by cher. and now instead of having a warm fuzzy feeling inside, i'm singing about gypsies, tramps and thieves.

it's the most wonderful time of the year.

my very own personal ad.

i’m a single, vegetarian living in milwaukee. my aspirations in life are to have a job i don’t hate and 14 cats (though i only have names for 6 so far). i’m looking for someone to do stuff with on saturday nights. i’m getting sick of hanging out with my roomate’s cat. she's got nasty breath. a few things i like...cheese, tv, drinking wine, watching movies, working out, and sleeping. everything else, i pretty much hate. other hobbies... i'm trying to learn how to cook. i've pretty much mastered beans and rice, but that's about it. what i'm looking for in a guy... a sense of humor, similar interests, no criminal background. also, no jags.

seriously, who could pass this up?

timely.

time i woke up this morning: 7:40 am
time i need to leave to get to work on time: 7:40 am

i am a grown up and professional 26 year old. i swear.

conversation with date ball.

conversation with date ball: part 1.

me: am i going to die alone?
db: i don't know!
me: am i going to die alone with 14 cats?
db: it's lookin' good!
me: am i going to die alone (a spinster) with 14 cats?
db: no question!

db, why must you taunt me so?

reminders.

roy orbison
lawrence welk
lefse
johnny cash
ray stevens
i'll be home for christmas
meet me in st.louis
old style
nascar
miss meatball
black coffee
john wayne
the smell of a charcoal grill
custard and peanuts

checkin' in.

i just ate a dove chocolate egg.
that i found on the floor.
under my desk.

i have a problem.

i'm gonna die alone.

i love this.

"so much to love, there's so much love. i watched him talking, sipping and swirling his wine, and i thought, "i want to remember this." and right then i wished for him, that he'd outlive me because i cannot imagine my life without him filling it up...he's my best choice. my best decision."

i'm so never gonna have that.

my dedication to the spinster life is unending.

mrs. demitri martin.

dear demitri,

i saw you tonight on comedy central and, i know it’s sudden and we’ve only just been introduced but, will you marry me?

i'd been seeing promos for your special all weekend long, and you seemed clever enough - but only after i saw you in action could i fully appreciate how funny you really are. and then it happened. you made a joke about farts. and i laughed at it. i laughed at a joke about farts. this may not seem like a big deal to you, but it is - you see, i don't laugh at jokes about farts. i just don't. never have. so the fact that you got me to laugh at a joke about farts, well...it's enough to make me believe that you're the one.

you are so very odd. and adorable. and your hair - it's fabulous. and your name - so worldly. and you've got crazy harmonica skills. you got me to forget that i was exercising! i forgot about the pain in my side and my struggle for breath for nearly 25 minutes as i watched you compare a cd to a breast. impressive indeed, "either way, don't scratch it." and that joke about glitter being the herpes of craft supplies - an instant classic.

you just may be the love of my life.

resolute.

it's been a while since my last post. a lot has happened but i don't feel like recapping tonight. instead, i'm going to record my new year's resolutions. i know it's january 8th and it'll be january 9th in like 7 minutes, but i don't normally do the whole new year's resolution thing, and if i'm gonna do it this year i'm going to be serious about it. and i needed a few more days to come up with my list. so here it is! my numbered list followed by a brief explanation:

1 - i resolve to be healthy. this means exercising, eating right, getting enough sleep, etc. it means i will be healthy in all aspects of the word. i'm doing pretty well so far. i've started walking/running on the treadmill again and my goal is to run a 5k with my coworkers in september. we'll see.

2 - i resolve to write/paint more. not doing as well with this one so far, but i've found that i'm happy or satisfied or whatever after i've done something creative or crafty. and i've got a set of paints and canvases in my closet that i bought 2 years ago that i've yet to use. wait, make that 3 years ago.

3 - i resolve to be financially responsible. i'm planning on moving out in april, which means some serious budgeting is in my future. but i do plan to purchase a laptop with part of my tax return. i want to pay off my credit card this year. and my car. and maybe get an ipod...

4 - i resolve to have a good time. i will stop saying, "oh, i'll do that someday, when i really start my life." because that's ridiculous. this is my life, and i need to start living it. i'm off to a good start with this one after an unplanned 2 hour drive to madison last friday just for the best chinese food. ever.

5 - i resolve to see my self worth. i will do things to make me feel good about me. i guess 1 thru 4 sort of covers this, but whatev.

so there they are. i'm reserving the right to edit these at the halfway mark through the year. or add to the list in case i rock all of these and need a new challenge.

i've never really done new year's resolutions, i think because i was afraid to fail at them. but this year i'm feeling up to the challenge, which i'm kind of taking as a good sign for the year to come.

and despite my discomfort with an odd numbered year, i'm feelin' resolute.