pretty crabby

"Cruel February so quick to cash and carry 28 stacks of days"

Oh, winter.

My dad who loves weather of the extreme variety said that even for him, it was a little much. That is saying a lot. But he left for Spain yesterday so I can't feel very badly for him.

A year ago now I was in Las Vegas. That was nice. Having sun shine on you which was actually WARM (and not just bright as it feels in New England in February) was a good change of pace. But Las Vegas was sort of weird and it was almost HARD to get outside. You have to walk through a million casinos to get anywhere and all the lights flashing and cigarette smoke and DING DING DINGS of people losing money kind of hurt my brain.

So, in a month from right now I will be in California. I will be in Palm Springs which (I have learned from this Palm Springs website) is sunny 360 days a year. Hell yeah. I can get behind that. We are staying here, which looks terribly swanky and I feel like I need to get a cigarette holder and some cat eye sunglasses for when I am lounging by the pool. I might need some of those high heeled feather slippers too. I imagine my photos will be a lot of pictures of the sun and palm trees. As is my way.

Not related to any of this but holy crap, my fingers are a mess. I used to bite my nails and I finally stopped a few years ago but when I get hangnails and so forth, I still chew on them. I know, gross. So then they heal and become hard and cracked and it all starts again. Alex and I say it is like a chronic kind of self mutilating. Charming! I keep applying lotion and using my clippers on the worst parts but today my pointer finger is shot to hell and it is hard to type. That's also my trigger finger so it will make it super difficult when I have to rob that bank later.

Lastly, I bought myself an iPod touch with my tax refund money. I like it fine except I have only been able to get on the Internet via the Wifi in my house. You know, my house where I also HAVE A LAPTOP. So this is kind of annoying. I go out other places and have all these (faux) bars of Internet service but then it just keeps searching and searching, never able to connect (meaningful?). I am not sure what this is about except my 13  year old technology guru, Ellery, said he has the same problem. What the foo, iPod?? So, now it is just a fancy iPod with less songs on it that I can get online with in my own house. Super?!I have sent a couple emails from it (you know, while sitting on my couch) and the signature says "Sent from my iPod" which makes me picture myself INSIDE the iPod sending messages. HELP ME I AM TRAPPED IN MY iPOD! And this makes me laugh.

The end.

My 25 Things

Have we all done this yet?

1. I have moved more than 19 times. The longest I lived anywhere was 6 years.
2. I didn't get my license until I was 21 and I didn't have any desire to do it. I was also a fairly tame kid (see #3) and stayed at home a lot growing up. I think I made up for some of this when I was 22-25.
3. I have only ever done one drug (guess which one!)
4. I skipped school when I was 11 with my friend and ran away from home. The cops were called, it was a big deal. I finally decided to go home at about 7PM that night.
5. I once tried to rescue a bunny my cat attacked. It died anyway. I have also recued a dog on the side of the road and various small creatures.
6. Possibly related I can not deal with seeing ANY movie where any animal dies. Can't handle it, don't ask me, I will not watch it.
7. The smartest thing I ever did was move from California to Boston in 1998. The second smartest thing I ever do may be moving back there someday.
8. I love to take trips on my own. The last big one I took was to London in 2003.
9. I loooove London. It is my favorite city.
10. Following a certain person around for a year totally changed my life for the better.
11. I hope to get some stars tattooed on my arm this year.
12. I have had 8 cats in my life (that I can think of right now). Their names were Beeper, X, Violet, Abby, Miss Elvis, Cleo, Zuzu (poor Zuzu got run over) and of course, Elroy.
13. I think about death a lot. But I try not to because there is not much that can be done about it. Or, you know, anything. Death of people I love is the thing I fear the most.
14. My favorite thing in the universe is the ocean. Let's go there now.
15. I hate olives.
16. My thumbs are double jointed.
17. I have never had a cavity.
18. I don't like soda (which may be related to the above) or other fizzy drinks.
19. I am VERY sensitive to repetitive noises, like banging or the beeping of trucks in reverse. Drives me crazy.
20. The oldest thing I own is a peach pit carved by my great grandather. It is carved into a tiny basket.
21. I have recurring dreams about the day camp I went to for 8 years when I was growing up. I dream about it at least once a week.
22. My most treasured possestions are old family photos and a jewelry box from my best friend.
23. I also really love the collection of rocks I keep in a box my bed from Capri, the UK, and other places.
24. I want a dog really bad. Possibly a Boston Terrier or a chocolate lab.
25. I have never broken a bone.

Happy Valentines Day!

I am thinking about this video today and all the people who are told their love is the wrong kind of love.

"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

My eyes. MY EYEEEEES!

I wrote a new post at Hair Thursday. It is about the terrible horrible dye jobs of famous men. Apparently, judging by the comments, I have hit a nerve. This is the underbelly of America people.

I love LA?!

Thank God I have something to look forward to. This winter has been slowly freezing my heart to a dried up tiny prune. I get it, winter. YOU ARE COLD AND FREEZY. Do something else already. Jeeze.

The dude and I are solidifying a trip to Los Angeles and Palm Springs in March. I have never been to either place before. Have you? Do you live there? Should we have a beer? But seriously... what must I see and do in LA?

Comment or drop me a line and let me know your favorite Southern California musts.

Blue becomes you.

I also did this this weekend. I am evolving TB to reflect some other things aside from just makeup. Things I want. Makeup and beauty products will still be the focus but I like other things too. The list of stuff in the world is endless indeed.