one day i am going to grow wings

Yesterday, Nyquil + pot of tea = normal hours as usual (i.e. no sleep till 3 am)

Today, Nyquil - any caffeine whatsoever = falling asleep during the State of the Union address despite willingness to rage.

"Goddamn stupid baboon oh fuck it ZZZZZZ."

I should be packing for my trip, setting up auction items, etc. but no, I'm just wasting my time surfing on the intarwebs.

Today I bought a pretty kanzashi from Gaijin Geisha. Squee!


I also won a sleeping doll head off a Yahoo! Japan auction that I plan on customizing. I know I said I was going to chill out on spending, but it turns out that I totally lied.

And to complete my procrastination, I'm going to a midnight showing of Pirates of the Caribbean with Sarah. w00t! It's the only movie I was really looking forward to this summer (with the exception of Snakes on a Plane, of course.)

I wanted to do something fun on 6/6/6, like maybe drive into the woods and sacrifice something (long, ancient anecdote there), but ironically, enough, I will be at work. Talking to customers. I must have been a terrible person in a past life.

interior dialogue for a typical day at work...

brain: Today sucks. Just get through this day and I will reward you by ordering a new doll. Possibly some jewelry.
wallet: Nooooooo!!
brain: If you can get through this call, you can go home and order a new camera!
credit cards: Don't even think about it!
brain: Fuck this shit! Let's buy a plane ticket to Japan and go on a massive shopping spree.
bank account: *weeps*

I've been online for about half an hour now and I haven't bought anything. Yet.

Ugh, it is severely gross outside. Coming back from the north side of town, I drove through a fog the consistency of pea soup. Very difficult to see through. Since the fog was made up entirely of red dirt particles, tomato bisque would probably be a more accurate comparison. Either way, it was unpleasant and now my allergies are acting up and my eyes felt gritty until I had to take my contacts out. Also, there's a tornado warning out for some parts of the state. Lovely.

Since Sarah is too damn lazy to lj, I'm going to quote her on mine,

"The crazy are quick when they're crazy. And when they're not being crazy...real fucking slow."

Pearls of wisdom, dude.

On a related note, one of my coworkers once told me about how she used to work at a home for the violently mentally handicapped and apparently, they really dig Pink Floyd. She couldn't explain why exactly, but she said they quieted down whenever she put on some Floyd

So those are two proven ways to deal with crazy people: wait till they're slow or put on Dark Side of the Moon.

Why is it that out of all of the days in the week, the two I have off go by the fastest of them all?

little updates:
On Tuesday night, I went to go see Brokeback Mountain with mythicalgryphon and Sarah. I'd be looking forward to it for months and it did indeed live up to my expectations. A wonderful movie, yet beautifully understated so that it doesn't beat you over the head with its message. Simply the story of two people who love each other, but can't openly share it because of social convention. (Oldest plotline ever, but it still works!)

Afterwards, we all went to Sarah's house because she had left-over brisket and stuffs from a road trip. Mmm. I will totally have to drive the hour and half down to ????, Oklahoma for that kind of food. (I can't remember the name of the place.) Anyway, it was all very yummy. Thanks for sharing, Sarah =)

Wednesday was spent goofing off and watching Lost. Mr. Ecko's story was sad, Charlie was a prat, and yeah, when they started reciting the 23rd Psalm, I did think it got a little too churchy. Let's cut to Jack already so he can insist that none of this is happening because of OMGFATE.

Today, I got up at a quarter past 8 AM to take my mom to a doctor's checkup. I repeat, 8 in the morning. That nearly killed me. Let's never do that again. I didn't even bother to bring a book for the waiting room because I was so tired that I became temporarily illiterate. That's how tired I was.

Also, my dvd of Kamikaze Girls came in the mail. (Thanks for not ringing the doorbell, UPS person.) This, along with Brokeback, was the other movie from last year that I was really wanting to see. And it rocked hard. I have to admit that I envy Momoko her Lolita wardrobe. And it goes without saying, her mad embroidery skilz too =D

Speaking of Lolita fashion, here is a picture of my new doll from Korea. (I get so excited when I manage to take a picture that is actually in focus that I must share.) I've named her Gish. She's meant to share a body with my vampire doll head (the heads can switch out), but I haven't had the heart to decapitate her just yet.

( A pic of the dress under the cut )

Time for a midnight snack and then I'll check out the BPAL update tonight!

Christmas was very quiet this year, just me, my sister and my Mom. I got sweaters from Mom, the Aeon Flux dvd set and a Godiva gift certificate from Jeanette. (I've already eaten my way through most of the gift certificate already. Yum.)Since I had Christmas day off from work, we had turkey, stuffing, etc. and then went to see Memoirs of a Geisha. The movie wasn't too bad; there was plenty of gorgeous kimono, bitchy catfighting and Ken Watanabe (who is not too hard on the eyes.)

There was a preview for Marie Antoinette movie before Memoirs, so I finally got to see the whole thing in a non-crappy-streaming format and now I'm looking forward to seeing it even more.(I love that New Order song.) And by the by, Archie McPhee has a Marie Antoinette action figure (complete with ejector head.) I so need to get this and possibly Action!Jane and Action!Oscar (with green carnation)as well.

I like to collect eyeballs.
( Dolly picture time )

Mucking about taking silly pictures certainly helps to relieve stress from an annoying work week. More about that later though, perhaps after I've had some cheap wine. Mmm, Riuniti.

I think I'm getting more cranky and irritable in my old age. I was talking about this with Sarah the other day; the new rule that I measure things by is, "I could do this (whatever activity in particular) or I could take a nap." And generally, nap wins. Nap beats rock, paper, and scissors. Maybe after my nap, I'll make that into an LJ icon.

BPAL scent o' the day: Antique Lace
"Nostalgia encapsulated. A soft, wistful blend of dry flowers, aged linens, and the faint breath of long-faded perfumes."
I'm so glad that this is no longer discontinued; I need to replace my imp with a bottle.

I caught the cold that was going around the office, but today I feel a bit better. Not as many knives in the sore throat. I'm relieved I won't have to go to the doctor. First of all, my work switched insurance companies resulting in complicated paperwork and anyway, I have a total phobia of visiting doctors. Last year due to allergies, I couldn't smell anything for a month and half before I finally gave in and scheduled an appointment. I was convinced that it would eventually clear up on its own at some point. Not being able to smell anything is hell on a BPAL addict.

Speaking of BPAL, I made it somewhat safely through the anniversary update. I think the only new thing I really want to get is Pink Phoenix. That, along with catching up on the Yule, Poe-inspired, and General Catalog scents, leaves me with a mere dozen bottles that I still need to get. Woe.

I'm going to see Harry Potter tonight with mythicalgryphon. Yays!