saucepans & the single girl

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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:17:55 GMT

22:11 Uhm yeah i really dont like greys anatomy #

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Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:29:09 GMT

16:25 nate is sad, i dunno why :Ö #
19:45 Taste fest 08: surplus of semi cute indie boys is killing me! *dies* #
19:45 Taste fest 08: surplus of semi cute indie boys is killing me! *dies* #

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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:42:09 GMT

08:10 too too too tired. why can't i wake up when i want? i'm stuck at waking up at 7.30 #

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sigh

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:12:01 GMT

plz-to-be-buying-me-this-plzzzzzthxbai. nom nom nom.

I so need a sugar daddy. :(

Lindsay, E's bday is at Lowertown Grille in Plymouth... should take about 1/2 hour to get there, I have directions and will drive. He'll be up there with his buddies from about 8-9 on. Will you go with me? I don't want to miss it but don't want to go all by my lonesome. We don't have to stay super long, like an hour or so? If Lindsay can't/doesn't want to, anyone else? Peggah? I could ask A and I'm sure he'd probably go... but MAN that would be awkward!! Anyway I'm getting worried that he doesn't like me, but I know I should shut the fuck up probably. I'm just really not used to this seeing-each-other/dating thing. I want him to ask me to go steady, dammit! Hahaha. I'm like a teenager in a fifties book. Maybe he will give me his letter jacket or his varsity pin! haha. Ugh.

O yeah and I've settled I think on Rushmore DVD and some beer stuff. Now the hard part: Criterion edition of Rushmore? Or regular cheapo one? Criterion is so much more awesome... but that leaves less dollars for beers. But if I wanted Rushmore for my bday (actually I do since I don't have it) I would want someone to get me the Criterion.

Mom's coming to "help" me with stalls today, which probably just means buckets and sweeping. That's all right with me though, that saves about 5 min each stall which equals app. an hour! I was thinking about riding today but I rode twice yesterday, Shonee and Jake (sorry Lindsay, bossman told me to). Shonee was good not great, and Jake was, well Jake. He wasn't terrible, actually pretty good initially, esp. at trot. He really likes to stop at the canter though, and I was on the buckle with him the whole time. Downhill canter + sudden stop = whoa! He seems to know voice commands pretty well (uhm, especially whoa! haha) I should at least hop on Sho today since I won't have a chance to ride again till Friday, but I dunno. Yeah I probably will. She's been shirty picking up her right lead canter lately.

this is kind of creepy (the sounds earth makes that can be heard from space)

wtf donald.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:01:48 GMT

last week i bought hot pockets and microwave veggies to bring to work for lunches. I had two hot pockets left as of Thursday, and told Donald he could have one. I came into work today expecting that the second would still be there.

The bitch ate my hot pocket. And I'm broke and yeah. Fuck.

I rubbered a check in cafe :( by the time it cashes I'll have dollars and it'll be golden but I still feel crabby about it.

also

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:51:46 GMT

E's bday is tuesday... what do I do???? :(

yay tigs

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:43:29 GMT

won again today... we lost the game that i went to with E the other day, sad.

but poor binge!
so sad. haha.
i update for real tomorrow... shit going on. :\

survey stolen from peggah!

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:44:55 GMT

1. What does your Myspace headline quote mean? o fuck this means I have to go look at myspace....

2. Elaborate on your default: I think that's my default pic? It's me being pensive and showing off my new hurrs.

3. Who introduced Myspace to you? probably someone, I don't remember.

4. How many friends do you have? a few here and there.

5. What's your current relationship status? what does facebook call it? "it's complicated"? yeah that, with E and A. together we spell ARE. or EAR. or RAE.

6. What are you wearing right now? tank top and teeshirt for barn work and dirty ass barn jeans.

7. What is your current problem? possibly tonsilitis/definitely boys.

8. What are you doing right now? drinking hawaiian punch and eating a hot pocket

10. What do you love most? hmm.

11. What makes you most happy? happiness.

12. Are you musically inclined? if you're asking if I play music, no.

13. What would you do if you woke up one morning and found out you were a millionaire? pay off my bills for good.

14. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be? i probably wouldn't change anything as that would alter the course of my life and I'm still kinda waiting to see where that goes. But give me a few years and ask then.

15. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day, what will you be? a cat 'cause those bitches are LAZY.

16. Ever have a near death experience? unfortunately

17. Name ONE obvious quality you have? my big beautiful bubble booty.

18. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now? "poor boy minor key" by m. ward.

19. Are you happy today? it's 8.36 am. far too early to tell.

20. Who will cut and paste this first? don't care, for real.

21. Name someone with the same birthday as you? my bff Emily, my separated-at-Mexican-birth-twin Alex, Chetta's bff.

22. Who was your first crush? o shit I think I probably had a crush in utero.

23. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property? I don't think so....

24. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? Dobie deserved that kick to the no-nos.

25. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience? when I was in choir, and when I did karaoke.

26. First thing you notice about the opposite/same sex? their face or their tallness

27. What do you usually order from Starbucks? cinnamon dolce frap or iced white chocolate mocha.

28. What is your biggest mistake? Shouldn't this be "what was your biggest mistake"? I'm not sure I can narrow it down to just one.

29. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? yes.

30. Say something totally random about you: my fingernails are dirty today.

31. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? I've heard, variously: Liv Tyler, Jenny Lewis, Drew Barrymore, Selma Blair (when I had short hair). Don't believe any of it.

32. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows? actually yes.

33. Did you have braces? nope

34. Are you comfortable with your height? height yes weight no!

35. What is the most romantic thing someone of the opposite sex has done for you? shit probably nothing yet.

36. When do you know it's love? when I can't think about anything else.

37. Do you speak any other languages? Spanish sort of and French not really.

38. What is your favorite smell? probably chocolate, yum yum.

39. Have you ever been to a tanning salon? in high school before prom. Waste of dollars.

40. What magazines do you read? Bust, Venus, the Believer, Under the Radar, Martha Stewart Living, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Game Informer, Practical Horseman, Dressage Today

41. Have you ever ridden in a limo? yeah for prom and a wedding I was in

42. Has anyone you were really close with passed away? both my great-uncle and great-aunt passed away but we were not SUPER close.

43. Do you ever watch MTV? no cable.

44. What's something that really annoys you? stupid people.

45. What's something you really like? food.

46. Do you like Michael Jackson? who doesn't? Silly question.

47. Can you dance? o hell no.

48. What's the latest you have ever stayed up? three or so days.

49. Have you ever thought that you were honestly going to die? o yes. Have I thought about running my car into the freeway divider? o yes.

50. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the Emergency Room? Not rushed but they forced me to go when I was wee and had been in a car accident... I was fine.

And now for the book thing:

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've only read 6 and force books upon them ;-)

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier (I kinda had to... it's my name and all)
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh I lurve this one
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis Uhm... isn't this one of the chronicles of Narnia?
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (frankly I'm flabbergasted this is on here and am taking this list less to heart than I originally had)
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding (again, really?_
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom (ugh, NEVER.)
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

with the exception of a few books on here apart from the ones I've made disparaging remarks about, I OWN most of the ones I haven't read, so just assume they're all italicized.

edit 'cause I HAVE read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,uh duh, and Christmas Carol. Durr.

omg awesome

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:26:39 GMT

E has half-season tix to the Tigs games this year and he wanted to invite me to the game tomorrow 'cause he knows I love the Tigs but hardly get to go, but he'd had already promised the other ticket to his buddy... but.... I just got this text!

'question. my buddy cancelled on me. you wanna go to the game tomorrow?'

my reply?
'uhmm.......... let me think.............. yes duh silly!'
so yay.
at least I have something to look forward to after I suck in my lesson tomorrow!
I drink your milkshake!!!

Tweets for Today

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:16:44 GMT

13:39 @meew damn i was hoping it was a REALLY good bagel. #
13:40 so freaking bored at work. and have to work a full shift. blargh. #

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Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:16:04 GMT

08:17 @sharon that is funny b/c summerteeth is one of my favourite roadtrip albums! #
08:19 @meew how does a bagel get to be $65?! #
08:22 my stomach hurts. whether it was the mcd's last night or the NIGHT last night, i do not know. ugh. #
23:58 O i like this boy! Also have not eaten any food at all today. #

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Molly's final resting place

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:31:29 GMT

forgive the dirt on the ground, twas a messy job. O yeah and the beer bottles way in the back right. I might get some alyssum to fill in the gaps on the sides and then it will truly be Molly colours!

I like this 'cause I still say goodnight to her when I'm outside with Frankie. But man do I miss that dog.

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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:38:20 GMT

20:46 'planted' mollys ashes today. Sad. :Ö #

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teaser update

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:24:00 GMT

too tired for now and have to go do stalls before my lesson, but there is new shit you are not privy to! (okay it's not as exciting as it sounds, but I do want to do a real update later if I can)

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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:30:25 GMT

01:30 Why are there no dads day cards for girls who barely know their papas? #
08:51 am walking dead this morning. stupid dog wouldn't let me sleep. I got one hour of sleep. #
20:52 Bedroom clean, new sheets in dryer now... Got a steal on 440 tc ones today. Heaven. #

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health insurance

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:32:07 GMT

Anyone buy their own? I just got a lovely letter from my healthcare provider saying that b/c I no longer work the minimum required hours to maintain my coverage, I now have the option to pay $400/month to keep my coverage (when I worked the min. I paid like.... $60 a month). Suffice to say that I make just about that right now at B&N per month. So I'm on the hunt for something/also have to talk to Christopher to see if he has any kind of small business employer/employee healthcare plan.

So far I'm on ehealthinsurance.com scoping out the different plans available. My main thing would be office visit/ER coverage and cheapish copays on meds, in case I get back on the BC anytime soon.

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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:32:41 GMT

01:20 So tired but cant sleep. Bathroom is immaculate tho. #
12:52 Shonee was bad. then she was good(ish). Now we are done for today (no jumping yay) #
12:53 o yea and then also ... shonee stepped on my foot. ouch. #

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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:01 GMT

STUPID SHONEE STEPPED ON MY STUPID FOOT. God. It's okay though.

Chris talked to me today and said I should consistently be doing 2'3-2'6. And that he wants me doing 3' by the end of summer. Wtf boss. I JUST started jumping again after a ten year absence. If he wants me doing 3' he goddamn well better put me on Chagall or something that can DO it, jeez. I cringe to think of the spectacle that Shonee jumping 3' would be.

Also REALLY cute boy here at the cafe at Barnes & Noble Rochester. I have to say I LOVE this sort-of-having-a-boy thing. I can fantasize all the live long day about beautiful boys and then have dirty hot sex with A. I've still got some boys flirting with me on the okc too, since I don't know whether or not to change my status to 'seeing someone' or not. Woot. Lindsay - did you and Andy want to go to the WAB with me tomorrow night to ogle Grey?

narf narf narf. I had more to say but totally forgot. Getting old. It sucks.

tryin to unwind after a frustrating ride

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:20:05 GMT

What is the closest main road to your house?
John R road/less than a block & 8 Mile/about 5 blocks

Could you go out in public looking like you do now?
I could but I wouldn't... I'm sweaty and horsey and dirty.

When you're home alone, do you dance around in your underwear?
oh hell yes!

Do you wear contacts or glasses?
glasses. I look weird face-naked.

Last person who got mad at you? Why?
Like honestly mad? I dunno probably my mom

Do you like your music loud or at a reasonable level?
Reasonable to loudish

Who was the last person to text you?
Sharon and Lindsay, almost simultaneously! that happens a lot :)

What annoys you the most?
o lots.

When do you prefer to take a shower, morning or night?
usually I just take one after barn chores, so mid-day.

Next vacation you're going on?
HAHAHAHHAHAHAH wtf is a "vacation"? Is it like a vaccination? A vocation?

Do you like scary movies?
Yes, to a point. I do like "scary" b horror movies too.

Would you rather stay home all day, or be out and about?
Mostly stay home all day and then go out and do errands at night, but unfortunately there are but a handful of stores/things open for me to do when I really want to do them :(

Last thing you purchased?
holy s, I got a whole ton of stuff at Target/Walmart last night. Home-organization and cleaning type stuff.

What school do you live close to?
There's a nursery school right down the street?

Plans for tonight?
cleaning! My house smells pretty right now, now I have to make it look pretty!

Do people ever spell your name wrong?
First name, no, last name for sure.

Where would you like to live?
Boston, MA; Honolulu, HI; Pittsburgh, PA; Austin, TX; Nashville, TN; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; London, Paris or Marseilles, somewhere in Poland; various and sundry other places

Last time you spent the night at some one's house? & Who's?
Wednesday.... at A's apartment.

When was the last time you were extremely disappointed?
Like really really truly disappointed? Probably last week.

What's your worst habit?
Swearing and/or being a bitch.

Is there anyone you regret ever meeting?
No, not really, even the bad ones learned me something :)

Would you rather have roommates or live alone?
Frankie is the worst roommate EVER. He never pays on time, won't contribute to the bills, chews my stuff, eats my food and all sorts of other roommate offenses! but he cuddles really nicely :)

How do you like your grilled cheese?
Grilled and cheesy.... with cold banana peppers on top :D

How many speeding tickets have you gotten?
3? 4? It's been awhile, thank god.

What is your favorite movie?
Breakfast at Tiffany's/Funny Girl/Big Lebowski/Superbad.

What is the last thing you said out loud?
"OK BYEEEE"

is ur room clean??
Is YOUR room clean? Not right now, no.

What do you think of winter?
I hate cold, but I like cuddling with boys :D

What do you do for relaxation?
bed, boys, candy, shopping.

When was the last time you swam?
roughly in the mesozoic era.

Do you keep your closets organized?
it's a work in progress.

How do you make headaches go away?
eat some food with aleve/sodium naproxen.

What do your shower curtains look like?
Silly Lindsay, it says SHOWER curtains! I hope you don't have a venetian blind in your shower :P Wouldn't keep the water out! Anyway, mine is ecru linen-like cloth with green and brown leaves on it. (and I have a plastic one behind it)

What is the next vehicle you are going to buy?
Uhm, probably the Rolls Royce Phantom. I wish. I'd like a hybrid or something, no specific make/model.

What would be the best gift someone could get you right now?
love! and a zillion dollars.

What is something stressful you will deal with next week?
Oh, it's early yet... I can't tell that yet!

Who did you last see?
Darcy is right across the room from me, but I last saw my mom.

How do you take your coffee?
in the form of lattes or frappuccinos with excessive amounts of artificial flavour (i.e. about as far away from coffee as possible)

Where do you go for Thanksgiving?
my Ohio family's abode.

What kind of alcoholic drinks are in your fridge?
I'm sure there's some juice in there that's fermented by now...

Blergh. I got the Molly flowers yesterday. They only had one Irish Molly left (the girl never called me when they were in so when I called finally yesterday they were almost out), so I got some Black Magic violas to go with it. Morbidish, but oh well. I'll be sad all over again to put her to rest.

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Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:20:26 GMT

21:21 can't figure out lj/loudtwitter. clearly stupid. #
21:29 @sharon what is chumby?! #

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twitter

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:06:19 GMT

I signed up for it even though I'm afraid of it and don't really know what it is.

I'm ohrebecca on there. Find me! Follow me! Let's be twitterpated together! and LJ spellcheck is an asshole - twitterpated is so a word!

woot

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:46:09 GMT

Still so so so excited that Big Brown could not deliver the goods yesterday. What a nice race. Wire to wire!! I'm stupid though, Lindsay was at the track and ten minutes to post I thought about calling her to ask if she'd place a $2 win bet on Da Tara for me, and I DIDN'T! I am the royal suck. Paid out at $79!!! Golden. Except not. Sigh. I love love love a longshot. I watched the race at home, kneeling on the ground in front of the tv, punching my thighs with tightened fists, screaming "GO GO GO GO GO YES YES YES THAT'S IT!!" I'm sure my neighbors now think I'm insane or have an infrequent but uproarious sex life.

Gah. I only have a fifteen minute break today and no lunch break (suck ass! how am I supposed to fuck my face with food in only fifteen minutes? I managed somewhat.... half a can of Boyardee Beefaroni, woot)

Have to stop by the dumper's house to pick up some earrings I left there, after work today.... then over to Sharon's to hang for a bit, then out to dinner with my mom and some of her crazy stitchin' friends.

I'll post a real live update probably later on!
p.s. I look skinny today? Well for me. Weird.

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:44:59 GMT

OMFG YES YES YES da' tara i love you!!! omfg.

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:48:06 GMT

so. why am i the freaking dog pied piper? (found and caught them at the fairgrounds after barn. more later!)

eep

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:13:45 GMT

Cute Farrier Scott is here... le early-morning swoon!!

Of course I'm wearing barn clothes which = not cute.
Barf.