so, orange? over it? well, orange was the biiiig color this fall, along with other jewel tones. working in the retail industry, i obviously have to follow this stuff. you should see the br, there is so much orange that i want to kill someone. i used to love orange, but looking at it 6 days a week is torture. also, we have a lot of ugly stuff that's orange.
here's the thing about orange. i can't remember when i heard this, but someone told me a while ago that said that people with schizophrenia are drawn to bright colors, orange in particular. i love orange, i love bright colors. i may or may not be mentally ill.
orange... why now? excuse me while i get all philosophical / preachy, but when do i not? i believe that our country is going through a severely schizophrenic period. we are unsure of what we value, of what we believe. we just elected a president on the platform of "change," which is barely a slogan, much less a campaign promise. we have vilified a woman who stepped up when asked to lead, said terrible things about her pregnant daughter, and very rarely commended her for making a very difficult decision. we praise the media, who have literally stopped doing their jobs. the economy is tanking, we're all running scared, trying to protect our jobs, our families, and our health insurance.
i think orange is the perfect color for autumn.
Monday, November 24, 2008
mimi: delightfulness, a to z.
alright ali i am going to do my own a to z list but since i am enjoying some cookies and ice cream and could not possibly be put into a bad mood, i am going to make a list of delightful things of the moment. of course the words "the moment" are key because life is fleeting and well i'll probably despise half of these things in a week.
a is for autumn: both the season and the word. it is the best smelling of all four seasons and the foliage is to die for. mostly though the word autumn is far superior to that of fall and i am slightly sad that i will not be able to use it on a daily basis for much longer.
b is for biffles: it is a wayyy better way to say bff and ali made it up. also it can be an adjective(?) biffulous.
c is for coins: yes i still use cash and yes i enjoy exact change.
d is for duffy: forget the song mercy, the whole album is amazing. stepping stone, rockferry - just go listen.
e is for exit strategies: the more ridiculous, the better.
f is for "fuck": this is the most perfect little word.
g is for google: enough said. although ali is right; t-mobile? what were they thinking.
h is for hoods up: because who doesnt want to look like a. a gang member or b. a hungover fratchild. either way go to american apparel and get yours today, assorted colors are available.
i is for infamy: live it. love it. embrace it. if you cant get noticed for being good then by all means be a total ass because it is better to be noticed than to be ignored. (by now you can tell that i am a ridiculously classy gal)
j is for jers: the only state that keeps it real.
k is for koalas: please just go to this site and read, you will understand (besides they are furry goodness): http://www.textfiles.com/uploads/koalas.txt
l is for lolcats: the positively, absolutely best website out there. adorable cats speaking in a form of ebonics, it doesnt get much better than that.
m is for matches: because who doesnt enjoy fire/burning stuff to create what one might call art.
n is for nylon: the only magazine worth reading and my own personal bible.
o is for one tree hill: helllllooooo, 20-somethings living through more drama in one hour than i could in one year. priceless. plus lucas is hot, nathan is hot, even mouth is kinda sexy in his own way - do you see a pattern? also the best sunday afternoons are spent in bed watching reruns on the computer.
p is for panic: "a girl is always her sexiest when she is about to have a breakdown." or something like that, but it is a Warhol quote and his writings are also delightful.
q is for quickies: i promised myself i wouldnt be sexual, but we cant deny our true colors and these are probably one of the best things in life...i will not hate them next week.
r is for rice: white, brown, fried, whole grain, whatever the kind i love it and a meal of chinese food is just not complete without it. according to ali i must be a poor man.
s is for space capone: the best band in nashville, tn presently. who doesn't love 70's inspired funk?
t is for tees: the fad may be over, but i still rock out in my white (pink, purple, black, etc.) tee most nights of the week.
u is for u: as in the collective you, those who read this ridiculous thing or at least will read.
v is for vices: i miss smoking.
w is for windows: i wish i had one in my office. although, when my bosses door is open and i angle my body in the exact right position, i too can catch some rays.
x is for xylophones: we all vied to play them during our elementary school music classes and concerts. if they were an acceptable instrument for a rock band, then i would be a xylo-god.
y is for yazoo: very good beer.
z is for "zak without a c": this isnt the name of the song but it is a ben folds lyric to a really good song. besides if i ever met someone who spelled it like that i would laugh at the stupidity of their parents and that would be delightful.
so in other news....ali how do you feel about the color orange? personally if i had made an "over it" list that would have been my letter o.
a is for autumn: both the season and the word. it is the best smelling of all four seasons and the foliage is to die for. mostly though the word autumn is far superior to that of fall and i am slightly sad that i will not be able to use it on a daily basis for much longer.
b is for biffles: it is a wayyy better way to say bff and ali made it up. also it can be an adjective(?) biffulous.
c is for coins: yes i still use cash and yes i enjoy exact change.
d is for duffy: forget the song mercy, the whole album is amazing. stepping stone, rockferry - just go listen.
e is for exit strategies: the more ridiculous, the better.
f is for "fuck": this is the most perfect little word.
g is for google: enough said. although ali is right; t-mobile? what were they thinking.
h is for hoods up: because who doesnt want to look like a. a gang member or b. a hungover fratchild. either way go to american apparel and get yours today, assorted colors are available.
i is for infamy: live it. love it. embrace it. if you cant get noticed for being good then by all means be a total ass because it is better to be noticed than to be ignored. (by now you can tell that i am a ridiculously classy gal)
j is for jers: the only state that keeps it real.
k is for koalas: please just go to this site and read, you will understand (besides they are furry goodness): http://www.textfiles.com/uploads/koalas.txt
l is for lolcats: the positively, absolutely best website out there. adorable cats speaking in a form of ebonics, it doesnt get much better than that.
m is for matches: because who doesnt enjoy fire/burning stuff to create what one might call art.
n is for nylon: the only magazine worth reading and my own personal bible.
o is for one tree hill: helllllooooo, 20-somethings living through more drama in one hour than i could in one year. priceless. plus lucas is hot, nathan is hot, even mouth is kinda sexy in his own way - do you see a pattern? also the best sunday afternoons are spent in bed watching reruns on the computer.
p is for panic: "a girl is always her sexiest when she is about to have a breakdown." or something like that, but it is a Warhol quote and his writings are also delightful.
q is for quickies: i promised myself i wouldnt be sexual, but we cant deny our true colors and these are probably one of the best things in life...i will not hate them next week.
r is for rice: white, brown, fried, whole grain, whatever the kind i love it and a meal of chinese food is just not complete without it. according to ali i must be a poor man.
s is for space capone: the best band in nashville, tn presently. who doesn't love 70's inspired funk?
t is for tees: the fad may be over, but i still rock out in my white (pink, purple, black, etc.) tee most nights of the week.
u is for u: as in the collective you, those who read this ridiculous thing or at least will read.
v is for vices: i miss smoking.
w is for windows: i wish i had one in my office. although, when my bosses door is open and i angle my body in the exact right position, i too can catch some rays.
x is for xylophones: we all vied to play them during our elementary school music classes and concerts. if they were an acceptable instrument for a rock band, then i would be a xylo-god.
y is for yazoo: very good beer.
z is for "zak without a c": this isnt the name of the song but it is a ben folds lyric to a really good song. besides if i ever met someone who spelled it like that i would laugh at the stupidity of their parents and that would be delightful.
so in other news....ali how do you feel about the color orange? personally if i had made an "over it" list that would have been my letter o.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
ali: things i'm over, from a to z.
in response to time magazine's "a to z" special, i have decided to do one of my own, featuring things that i'm over. not to say that i necessarily loved any of these things to begin with, but they are over to the point that i will be ignoring/avoiding them from now on. without further ado, the list:
a is for airports: spending eternity in an airport is what i imagine the 2nd circle of hell to be like. everyone is in a hurry, exhausted, starving, or hungover. there are people dashing everywhere, pushing you out of their way to what? get to a gate and sit there for an hour? ugh, no thanks.
b is for boots: i get it, i like boots just as much as the next person. they're cute, they keep your feet warm. they were fun like 2 years ago, but now they are literally EVERYWHERE. if i see another payless commercial for cheap, ugly boots, i will kill myself.
c is for celebrity roasts: cute idea, back when it was like johnny carson and those kids, but pamela anderson? cheech and chong? sex and drugs are, well, sexy, but give me a break.
d is for dry-clean only: if i read dry-clean only on one more tag, i will burn all of my clothes in protest. it's expensive, it's inconvenient, and it's stupid.
e is for for ecru: it's in literally every crossword puzzle, and i'm tired of the word.
f is for flipping houses: the real estate market crashed, so pretty much everyone is so over flipping houses. but let me just tell you, i was first that train, because as soon as every cable channel had a show about flipping, it was over for me.
g is for google phone: i do love google, but t mobile? ugh, be available on verizon, please.
h is for the human rights campaign: don't get me wrong, i have no problem with hrc on a grand scale, but when you've got your own vanderbilt chapter and nick wells is running it, well, then, i'm over you.
i is for insomnia: staying up til 6 am just to watch saved by the bell was fun while it lasted, but now i just find it annoying to have to wait around to fall asleep.
j is for jobs: i just want to go back to college. so over having a job.
k is for kohl's: seriously, tone it down with the commericals and calling yourself a department store. neiman marcus is a department store. saks is a department store. kohl's, you are one and a half steps above wal-mart. embrace it.
l is for liberals: i promised myself i wasn't going to make this political, but it must be said. you hate freedom and you're ruining america.
m is for milk: no, not the dairy substance (which is gross, except in coffee), but milk, the movie based on the life of harvey milk, the first gay man to be elected to public office in california and later assasinated by a fellow local politician. what bothers me is not the movie in and of itself (though milk's story has already been told in the superb the times of harvey milk, which won the academy award for best documentary in 1985), but the choice of sean penn to play the title character. not only is penn one of the latest actor turned politician buffoons, but he is also an acting oppportunist, which is the most annoying thing ever. great story, bad actor. ugh.
n is for niagara falls: niagara falls sucks on its own, and it's being overrun with canadians. things could not get worse.
o is for other: on anything you have to fill in with your race, there is a space for "other." what does this mean?!
p is for professional football: not only do i think it's weird to watch men in tights hit each other, but people are so obsessed that it's scary. also, the titans are one of the reasons that nashville traffic sucks on a regular basis.
q is for quebec: yeah, montreal is cool if you're 18 and want to drink legally, but other than that, quebec brings nothing to the table. plus, they're the closest thing to french in north america, and who wants that?
r is for rice: the red-headed stepchild of the grain family, rice is the poor man's pasta. plus, it's hard to cook it right. when i try, it usually turns out pretty bad.
s is for sundays: saturdays are full of potential and awesome, but no one wants to do anything on sundays except lay in bed and watch episodes of one tree hill. nothing is open, the mall is crowded, and, plus, the next day is monday. ew.
t is for time magazine: although time magazine did inspire this post with their "a to z: a year in medicine," they completely skipped the letters that they found inconvenient, including the letter x. xanax, anyone?
u is for umbrellas: never liked 'em. plus, have you ever tried to walk down a crowded sidewalk with one? or been impaled by an unaware pedestrian? the worst.
v is for viagra: those freaking "viva viagra" commercials are driving me up the freaking wall.
w is for wool: it's itchy.
x is for x: what a useless letter.
y is for yelling: there's nothing i hate more than people unnecessarily raising their voices. especially on the radio. and even more especially when people on the radio are yelling at each other.
z is for zoos: not only do i have a significant problem with locking animals up for our personal amusement, but zoos are also dirty. and they smell.
post script: mimi, it's your turn. let's hear it.
a is for airports: spending eternity in an airport is what i imagine the 2nd circle of hell to be like. everyone is in a hurry, exhausted, starving, or hungover. there are people dashing everywhere, pushing you out of their way to what? get to a gate and sit there for an hour? ugh, no thanks.
b is for boots: i get it, i like boots just as much as the next person. they're cute, they keep your feet warm. they were fun like 2 years ago, but now they are literally EVERYWHERE. if i see another payless commercial for cheap, ugly boots, i will kill myself.
c is for celebrity roasts: cute idea, back when it was like johnny carson and those kids, but pamela anderson? cheech and chong? sex and drugs are, well, sexy, but give me a break.
d is for dry-clean only: if i read dry-clean only on one more tag, i will burn all of my clothes in protest. it's expensive, it's inconvenient, and it's stupid.
e is for for ecru: it's in literally every crossword puzzle, and i'm tired of the word.
f is for flipping houses: the real estate market crashed, so pretty much everyone is so over flipping houses. but let me just tell you, i was first that train, because as soon as every cable channel had a show about flipping, it was over for me.
g is for google phone: i do love google, but t mobile? ugh, be available on verizon, please.
h is for the human rights campaign: don't get me wrong, i have no problem with hrc on a grand scale, but when you've got your own vanderbilt chapter and nick wells is running it, well, then, i'm over you.
i is for insomnia: staying up til 6 am just to watch saved by the bell was fun while it lasted, but now i just find it annoying to have to wait around to fall asleep.
j is for jobs: i just want to go back to college. so over having a job.
k is for kohl's: seriously, tone it down with the commericals and calling yourself a department store. neiman marcus is a department store. saks is a department store. kohl's, you are one and a half steps above wal-mart. embrace it.
l is for liberals: i promised myself i wasn't going to make this political, but it must be said. you hate freedom and you're ruining america.
m is for milk: no, not the dairy substance (which is gross, except in coffee), but milk, the movie based on the life of harvey milk, the first gay man to be elected to public office in california and later assasinated by a fellow local politician. what bothers me is not the movie in and of itself (though milk's story has already been told in the superb the times of harvey milk, which won the academy award for best documentary in 1985), but the choice of sean penn to play the title character. not only is penn one of the latest actor turned politician buffoons, but he is also an acting oppportunist, which is the most annoying thing ever. great story, bad actor. ugh.
n is for niagara falls: niagara falls sucks on its own, and it's being overrun with canadians. things could not get worse.
o is for other: on anything you have to fill in with your race, there is a space for "other." what does this mean?!
p is for professional football: not only do i think it's weird to watch men in tights hit each other, but people are so obsessed that it's scary. also, the titans are one of the reasons that nashville traffic sucks on a regular basis.
q is for quebec: yeah, montreal is cool if you're 18 and want to drink legally, but other than that, quebec brings nothing to the table. plus, they're the closest thing to french in north america, and who wants that?
r is for rice: the red-headed stepchild of the grain family, rice is the poor man's pasta. plus, it's hard to cook it right. when i try, it usually turns out pretty bad.
s is for sundays: saturdays are full of potential and awesome, but no one wants to do anything on sundays except lay in bed and watch episodes of one tree hill. nothing is open, the mall is crowded, and, plus, the next day is monday. ew.
t is for time magazine: although time magazine did inspire this post with their "a to z: a year in medicine," they completely skipped the letters that they found inconvenient, including the letter x. xanax, anyone?
u is for umbrellas: never liked 'em. plus, have you ever tried to walk down a crowded sidewalk with one? or been impaled by an unaware pedestrian? the worst.
v is for viagra: those freaking "viva viagra" commercials are driving me up the freaking wall.
w is for wool: it's itchy.
x is for x: what a useless letter.
y is for yelling: there's nothing i hate more than people unnecessarily raising their voices. especially on the radio. and even more especially when people on the radio are yelling at each other.
z is for zoos: not only do i have a significant problem with locking animals up for our personal amusement, but zoos are also dirty. and they smell.
post script: mimi, it's your turn. let's hear it.
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