one snarky girl

loooook at that!

2011-09-15T17:02:00.004-04:00

mini of annapolis had the car for a week and the service guy called saying I absolutely HAD to change out my tires cause they were past being bald.

so a belated birthday rims have arrived. cause if you're going to change out tires...might as well get some "intensely attractive race wheels." ha

is sexy, no?

they get installed on monday.

they make me purr.

nerdly friend quest

2011-09-13T16:30:00.002-04:00

oh yes. at it again. posted an ad.

doods that have responded:

dood1: Hey

dood2: Hey, let’s talk!

dood3: I saw your post on Criagslist that was yesterday, it was funny but I don't get all of the references. I would like to understand them though. That's all.

my various responses:

to a 26 year old who wrote: this is not a mrs. robinson thing. I’m just sayin’....I don’t teach. so. you know. just looking for a nerdly friend.

to a guy who wanted to do a pic swap in the first email: yeah sure. snap swap.
but this ain’t no flickr site baby. so don’t expect like 20 million photos of my mug. it is after all a platonic nerdly friend I’m looking for. not the runner up lover.

to dood3: which references don’t you get? and how come you don’t have access to google???

I'm pretty sure I'm having more fun being snarky to people than actually finding a nerd friend.

that's not a bad thing. right?

friends that share

2011-09-13T15:01:00.001-04:00

this....has been on heavy rotation. thanks macguy for sharing.

cause sad girls need....more sad songs.

accoutrements

2011-09-13T14:51:00.004-04:00

bookstoreguy. he has stuffs.

new york city: day 2

2011-09-12T17:42:00.007-04:00

off to the harry potter exhibition! the flying car is outside. giddy excitement!!!

photos weren't allowed and this is my very sad attempt at using my spy pic app. um. I need some practice I think. the part that doesn't help is my perpetually guilty looking face. I really need to get some spy training or something. oy.

off we go in search of the chrome andy warhol in union square. we asked a few of the facilities people there but it was all swahili. or something like that. I may have remarked that it seemed we were in the amazing race and this would be the point in the show were someone says "I wish they spoke english!" it's always the twin models or the bickering long distance dating couple. you know what I'm talking about. moving on. so yes, there were tons of people out because there was a fabulous looking farmers market. mini-me spotted the chrome andy warhol. and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. I really thought it was going to be HUGE. there wasn't a sign anywhere that said you couldn't touch chrome andy warhol. and seeing that there wasn't a guard either. I touched it!!! I did. and it felt good. take that rodin museum in philly. why yes, that is hand....moving in for the kill.

there were also street artists. this boy happened to be homeless. someone had kicked over his cup of change and I had gone back to give him some cash. cause. well. I dunno.

after wading through the hordes of people and going back and forth several times. I couldn't hold out to get back to the apartment to eat. so we ducked into the shake shack. I'm not a huge burger eater. beef is just not my thing. but I'm telling you....this burger...I dream about this burger. it was so good. and juicy. and lite. I can't explain it. it just was. I met a very nice italian family (read: jersey shore) who shared their table with us. mini-me kept trying to instill the stranger danger concept with me. but I was all...what the hell. I'm not eating standing up!

and the rest of the day was spent hanging out with the boy. which was lovely. we grabbed salads and tea. then thrift shopping. then he escorted us to the bus stop. well. sort of. it's the thought that counts.

I miss him.

new york city: day 1

2011-09-07T14:31:00.007-04:00

subway rides. lunch with a former co-worker. large apartment. freaking stairs. more subway rides. drag queens! proper shirley temples.

my day via photos.

lunch at cafe lola. quiche made with gruyere cheese, olives, and cauliflower. very yummy. I almost died.

girls on platforms.

this sign was super important. if I got separated from the mini-me this was the sign I had to make sure I stopped at. or else. turned into slave labor.

the boy at lucky cheng's. apparently he only had slut clothes so he was all demure about covering his package and his ass. it was very amusing.

see this dc!!! THIS is a proper shirley temple. I believe at last count there were 7 cherries in that drink. way to go NYC!

no tears day one!

not so pale

2011-09-04T17:25:00.001-04:00

coming home. can't wait to wash the filth of new york off me.

no really. my skin is no longer pale. more a grayish hue.

is very sexy, no?

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le ouch

2011-09-02T23:18:00.001-04:00

holy mother fucker does my heart hurt. I had no idea that little black tiny thing was capable of actual pain.

just when you think you have it beat too. sometimes the moments come rushing back.

fucksocks.

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boywonder

2011-09-02T11:30:00.004-04:00

seeing the boy this weekend. I haven't seen him since he was 12.

fine. slight exaggeration. maybe it was a couple of months ago. whatever. feels like forever though.

huge weekend of activities.

drag queens, harry potter exhibition, lunches, chrome andy warhol. what more could a mom ask for!

I especially love his nancy look...of sid & nancy.

warms the cockles of my heart.

color

2011-08-31T17:19:00.003-04:00

I know these photos are all the rage right now. what with all the barn weddings and the circus themed weddings. but I love the color saturation.

I have lo-mob on my iphone that creates these images. actually, they have tons of filters. this photo was created in camerabag. which is pretty neato. cause it's a desktop version. but I wish they had more filters. they might. I should poke around the site and see if some smarty pants has made any.

the story goes...boy on a bench. then boy and a girl on a bench. maybe they talk. the conversation sparkles. what will the next photo be???

dunno. the story ended.

argh!

2011-08-30T18:06:00.002-04:00

for the love of pete!!

sigh. I really need to stop calling people by the nicknames I've surreptitiously given them. my phone is riddled with people's nicknames and I can't for the life of me remember their actual names.

oh that's just tragic.

who the hell is gameboy???

vintage

2011-08-30T17:57:00.002-04:00

one of my favourite scores off ebay. it was a heated auction. but I won! mememememememme

ahem.

so yes. I love the perspective and the kid is so damn cute.

yeah yeah. the kitten is cute too.

back in the saddle

2011-08-29T14:32:00.004-04:00

so I'm trying to get back into the whole photography thing. I even dragged out my canon ae-1. shocker.

I forgot how much I loved the heft of my canon. and the smell of 35mm film. yes. the smell. but then I also like taking a whiff of new cds and fresh books. and...I suppose I do have this odd thing about smelling my food first.

cripes almighty! I'm an absolute nut bag. tangent.

so a friend offered up his body for said photography. I have to admit it was a bit daunting trying to remember how I used to contort and view a scene before I even pushed the button.

I felt rusty. and ill at ease. and it almost felt like I was walking around with the wrong shoes on each foot.

it's so rare that I actually actively engage another human being let alone in something I haven't done for ages.

but I had a vision. I wanted images that were stark. pushed so far to the edge that you knew there was something not right about it. I want to create uncomfortable scenes either with the subject or with futzing around in photoshop.

so I'm slow going over here. I'll be researching all this. trying out new things. getting out of my comfort zone. so maybe the whole process will convey that sense of uncomfortable.

maybe.

in the dark

2011-08-29T13:37:00.002-04:00

ah. so I spent sunday night washing dishes by candlelight and listening to the radio.

I have one of those emergency wind-up radios. it sounded neat. but in retrospect it's not that "jazz" hands awesome. eh.

but wait....I was indulging in a guilty pleasure of mine....70s music!

yes. I hide my shame well on that front. I had no idea that on the weekends they had some kind of power 70s thing going. it was soooo much fun. candles, dirty dishes, 70s music. no really it was. hey. I'm easily amused.

but it got me thinking about other guilty pleasures of mine. granted, my concept of guilty pleasures is pretty tame compared to you know...the rest of the world. but whatevs.

I totally raised myself on classic movies. my parents were very hands off when I was little. so the tv was my bestfriend. and for some reason I just totally fell in love with the AMC channel. all those b+w's. it completely explains my skewed concepts of romance and relationships.

if I had just stayed off that channel. I think I might be normal. but I expect those breathy moments....like when the man would come up behind the woman and grab her shoulders, and she would tilt her head to the side with her eyes smoldering and half closed. you KNOW what I'm talking about!! sexual tension and those moments where just a mere touch would make your heart jump and skin tingle. at least that was my interpretation.

or that moment in it's a wonderful life between jimmy stewart and donna reed...when he finally realizes he's totally in love with her and he grabs her by the shoulders and tells her he doesn't want any kids or plastic futures or whatever it is. and then he kisses her. le sigh.

movies these days just don't do such a fabulous job of building up that sexual tension. they have to go straight for the kill. but those old b+w's...they had to work with what they had. definitely no going in for the kill. when holding hands meant so much more...and a whispery word had more power....or a soft kiss on the cheek could practically make a woman swoon.

so you see. my concepts are so skewed. I've been ruined.

reality? what's that?

hee haw!

2011-08-23T13:04:00.003-04:00

I love photobooths.

something about stepping into that little alcove and getting your silly on. then the waiting. the b+w strip that would slide out still damp from its chemical wash.

I've been collecting photobooth photographs for a few years now. I started collecting regular b+w images, flappers, cats, little kids, water scenes, boats. but then I switched over for those moments of silly.

the pouty kid. the women trying to look posh. catching that bit of excitement in their eyes. the dapper men.

I can totally hear this little kid saying "hee haw!"

christmas 2012: purchase photobooth.

u-turn

2011-08-22T16:16:00.002-04:00

I woke up with a glaring thought pulsating through my hazed head this morning. I don't know if it was a result of a dream or what.

but it occurred to me that I'm someone's dead end.

not to place a heavy importance of my existence in this person's life. but if I continue to see that larger picture rather than just living day to day....I am a dead end.

is this depressing? exhilarating? what is this? I don't know.

it does make me want to hurl though. or maybe that's the headache.

Mini's Take the States 2010

2010-06-09T17:42:00.003-04:00

oooooh.....it's so exciting. and. in denver. which if I were to try and do would take me about two weeks to make it to denver and back.

so instead I'm checking into maybe doing a short rally into two of the states. there are supposed to be events lined up at the key stops. and oddly enough would coincide with my birthday weekend.

it's like the stars are lining up for me to go on this adventure!

just had some union jack panels installed and boot stripes too. friday she gets her union jack mirror caps. they arrived this morning and they look awesome.

did I not mention I am an anglophile???

henry!

2010-02-13T00:16:00.004-05:00

he's a bit camera shy so I seem to always snaps parts of him.

his first dog park foray. apparently he was a hit.

very tough to catch him with those ears up.

he's very che-wah-wah in that he likes to burrow under the covers.

oh he's a wily boy.

My new che-wah-wah

2010-02-03T23:46:00.004-05:00

you're looking at 10 pounds of cuteness. he was adopted november 17, 2009. and I named him henry.

cause he's so darn cute...I entered him into a contest to help support spay day 2010.

so take a gander at his contest photo and if you're so inclined, vote for my little cutie pie.

check

2009-08-05T22:21:00.002-04:00

washed car twice since she's been home - yes

joined a mini motoring group - yes. nerd.

going on my first mini motoring group event - in a few more weeks

burned through a tank of gas in 4 days - yes. must slow down.

still calling my car she even though she's been named spike - yes

new vanity plates - few more weeks till they get here!

need to see a therapist about my mini love - I really should.

I just love that damn car. if I could I would put her in the house. little ferris bueller action. I did hear that house was for sale.

mini love

there she is!

2009-07-23T14:47:00.004-04:00

they showcase your car at the front like a little rockstar. the shiny little plaque says who her owner is and that she's being picked up that day.

how cute is that???

she's home! how's that for an awesome parking job?

yeah. I'm cool. with my cool parking skillz.

that's damn funny

2009-07-21T17:47:00.004-04:00

freaking love the new mini! it is most definitely very very zippy. however, after driving it for over a week I have come to the following conclusion.

I am entirely to stoopid for the car.

case in point: I wanted to modify some of the personal settings associated with my key. and all I managed to do was reset the settings that my motoring adviser put in for me and screw the time on the clock so that it's now 5 minutes behind.

I have read the manual. AND...watched the "get to know" your mini video three times now.

and still. my stoopidity runs rampant.

my doors no longer lock when I start to drive. my blinker won't blink three times when I want to pass someone. my day time running lights don't go on.

I think mini annapolis is running a self help class on monday for people who keep pushing the buttons in the car with no rhyme or reason.

I'll be there! 5 minutes late of course.

yeah. that's right.

2009-07-10T00:25:00.002-04:00

so cute, makes me want to squeeze him tight.

he doesn't really like it when I do that though.

what? at least I don't call him george.

making the snoopy dance sad.

2009-07-10T00:07:00.004-04:00

going to pick up the mini. I mean. MY mini. tough to change the mindset there. picking up my mini tomorrow.

there has been a bit of sadness about trading the beetle in. all week I've been riding with the top down. tomorrow morning will be our last ride. it seems silly to be so bummed about seeing my little beetle go. but it's there. she was my first new car. she took car of me. we zipped around all kinds of fools on the highway. we sang ting tings songs really loudly together. she rocked the "just hanging by the ocean" look. we went to sonic together for pete's sake. "the man" won't let me keep two cars. said it's INSANE for me to have two cars. hello. how long has he known me? I swear it's like he's in denial.

I'm also the person who felt sad for the lamp out in the rain in that ikea commercial. yeah.

hate being a girl sometimes.

tee hee

2009-06-05T13:56:00.004-04:00

my mini is currently in production.

tee hee
hehhehe

the waiting is excruciating.

so yeah. the house selling thing kind of went south. the a/c unit died. it was circa 1970s. so we dropped a chunk of dough on that sucker. let me tell you. if the new house doesn't have a trane I'll consider it unlivable.

I've been basking in the luxury of chilly air....and it's only set at 74 degrees. hello. I can't believe I was toiling away with a 1970s a/c unit for so long.

what is wrong with me!

incident number 2 was the last straw. we had a massive water leak/river flowing through all three levels of the house. which meant drywall work had to happen. and I said THAT IS IT. we're not moving. I can't take it ANYMORE. I hate painting.

instead of a house. we bought new cars. though mine has to be born from my surrogate u.k. manufacturer.

I'm very excited. her delivery is set for mid-july. it'll be an early birthday present!

in about a year we'll evaluate the whole moving thing. and maybe by then we can have 20% down saved up.

though, I have my eye on a new couch.

snot

2009-03-30T14:44:00.002-04:00

well. it turns out we couldn't get and FHA loan for a mobile home cause they have a rule that the buyer has to live there.

and I...am not living in a mobile home again. did that when I was kid. the place got turned upside down. and now I'm afraid of confinement.

the realtor was cool. but man....suck you dry with the fees.

getting the house appraised in may. hoping we can get something really good for it. otherwise, we stay here.

glad these are the only types of things I have to worry about.

be grateful people.

nervous!

2009-03-27T14:05:00.004-04:00

realtor dood is coming over tonight to do a preliminary once over of the house. give me an idea of what the house will sell for.

if it doesn't sell for at least 285, I can't move. which then means, plan b. I can exchange the bug out for one of these!

and

get the old people a little mobile home so they don't live in section 8 housing. which is just not the way to go.

that should seriously get me some good karma points.
right?

I wet myself

2008-10-23T15:27:00.003-04:00

I have zero work right now so started flicking around the design sites I like to haunt. and found this way fun new app that turns your images into polaroids.

so damn cool aren't enough cool words for it.

poladroid

go. wet yourself.