[bah] 8/1/2002 11:50:00 AM

purple_stardust

I overslept. No big news there. I need to finish clearing out the garden, but it's SO freaking hot. I should work on Sarah's room now, and do the garden this evening. Unfortunately, I need to take the car to the mechanic this evening. Too much stuff to do, and not enough time. I'll be glad when this miserable week is over.

I'm actually looking forward to Shabbos. I doubt I will go to shul, since I have even more crap to do tomorrow - deal with the landlord and (hopefully) pick up the car, but I have been lighting the candles and studying at home, which is pleasant.

In other news, I joined the Disney DVD Club, and got my first shipment today: Aristocats, Fantasia, and Nightmare Before Christmas. This also means there are three more VHS tapes that can go out to Jamie's. I wonder if the Wallace & Grommit movies are out on DVD yet...?

   

[ugh] 8/1/2002 2:05:00 PM

purple_stardust

Well, I'm hot and sick, and between the sweat and the sumac, I'm sure I smell like I just took a dip in the Bog of Eternal Stench, but the garden is mostly cleared. Off to take a shower so I can go drop off this piece of shit Ford - AGAIN.

I hate cars, but not as much as landlords.

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/1/2002 6:24:34 PM

Bog of Eternal Stench

What movie is that from. I've been racking my brain but I can't remember.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 6:32:59 PM

'Labyrinth' starring David "OMG look at that bulge in his tights" Bowie. :)

[home again] 8/1/2002 5:29:00 PM

purple_stardust

POS car has been delivered to the mechanic. I told Ben that I would give him fifty bucks if he would just push it off a cliff. Hopefully, he'll take me up on the offer.

   

[lil rugrat for rose] 8/1/2002 5:33:00 PM

purple_stardust


{alternate link}
   

Comments:
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/1/2002 6:00:07 PM

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
She's so beautiful.... What a great smile...

What's her name?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 6:15:29 PM

Re: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Sarah, the Hebrew princess... and boy does she try to live up to her name! LOL
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/1/2002 7:16:47 PM

Re: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Oh, that's great...i love it!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 7:53:00 PM

Re: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
Thanks. :)

Her middle name is Elizabeth, also Hebrew. Which brings up a strange point: she will be converting with me. When the time comes to choose her Hebrew name, what do I do? She already has TWO Hebrew names, and Sarah bat Sarah would just be weird. :)
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/1/2002 11:49:13 PM

Re: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
I'd think of a special name for her...something with significance. That's what I plan to do...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/2/2002 1:24:25 PM

Re: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
That's cool! Well, her grandmother (my mother) is named Deborah, and her great-grandmother (my grandmother) is named Ruth, so we're not short on good Hebrew names with significance! =D
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/1/2002 6:21:00 PM

aawhhh! How adorable. Like I just told Rose, I have baby fever big time.

I want one! *pouts*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 6:30:15 PM

So I guess it would be a bad idea for me to post photos of her when she was a teeny tiny little baby with perfect little rosebud lips? Telling you about her tiny little dresses and cute little baby socks would probably put you right over the edge, huh?

Well, not to worry. I won't torture you with photos like this one, and certainly not this one! I'm real considerate like that.

Bwahahahaha!!! =)

From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/1/2002 6:46:16 PM

LMFAO

You're mean......meeeeeaaaaaannnn I say!

;P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 6:52:33 PM

Thank you; it's nice to see one's efforts recognised. ;)
From: [info]justharry
Date: 8/1/2002 11:17:56 PM

OMG

She is adorable! Good job!

ha ha ha

I want one...but just one I think....and yesterday!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/2/2002 12:44:28 PM

Thanks! :)

I like the way I did it: I had two boys when I was young. Then, seven years later, I had the girl. Voila! Automatic bodyguards for when she's old enough to date. ;)
From: [info]justharry
Date: 8/2/2002 5:08:24 PM

Re:
ha ha ha that is funny... I really need to find a girl tht wants a kid as much as me...these days you know...its rare.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/2/2002 10:14:35 PM

There are two of them right above you, and I think one of 'em likes you... ;)
From: [info]justharry
Date: 8/3/2002 4:31:05 AM

Re:
I am completely hers.
From: [info]arkady
Date: 8/4/2002 6:32:46 AM

Very cute. :-)

[conundrum] 8/1/2002 10:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I can't find the little girl kitten anywhere. I don't think she could have gotten outside, but I cannot find her in the house. She probably got shut up in Sarah's room. I don't want to get Sarah up by going in her room to look for the kitten, but I won't be able to relax until I've found the kitten, either. Dammit.

   

Comments:
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/1/2002 10:57:48 PM

Just open the door a bit, set some food out, and wait. She'll come out. Besides, you don't want her shut up in there all night with no water or litterbox.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/1/2002 11:04:47 PM

No, that would be very very bad! I woke Sarah up, but I got her out. :)

[update] 8/1/2002 11:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I found the kitten in Sarah's room. All is well.

   

Comments:
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/1/2002 11:07:28 PM

YAY!

[stuff] 8/2/2002 1:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

The landlord is supposed to come by today and "inspect" the garden. Of course, G-d forbid he should show up in the morning and just get it over with. Oh hell no, he has to drag it out as long as possible. The mechanic seems to be doing the same thing; he still hasn't called about the state of my car or how much it's going to cost.

In fishy news, I gave the goldfish only peas on Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday, they got nothing. I don't think I will feed them today either, just for good measure. Garfunkel seemed to be a bit better yesterday, and swimming with more control. Today I see she is back to lazing at the top of the water again. Argh.

Their water seems rather cloudy; I wonder what that's all about. I think I will take the larger rocks and driftwood out tomorrow and vacuum the gravel... I can see underneath the tank that a lot of gunk has settled under the large pieces.

In kitten news, I'm going to throttle this little girl if she doesn't figure out how to use the litter box SOON. I really don't need kitten shit embedded in my carpet.

Also, I feel sick on my stomach. I don't know if it's PMS, the heat, or too much coffee, but I feel really crappy. Literally. I know, TMI.

   

Comments:
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/2/2002 3:02:43 PM

There's a stomach thing going around. Lots of people seem to be coming down with it.

[also] 8/2/2002 1:10:00 PM

purple_stardust

I forgot to mention it earlier, but [info]justharry and [info]sf_rose and I are working on a new Jewish community! I won't post the name until we've officially announced it (after Shabbos), but I'm very excited about it!

{bounce bounce bounce}

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/2/2002 1:42:53 PM

WOooo!
YAY! *bounces with [info]madnessie*

[argh] 8/2/2002 2:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

Still no sign of my landlord.

Still no word from my mechanic.

Do these people live to torture me???

   

Comments:
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/2/2002 2:53:18 PM

I don't think they do it intentionally, at least, I hope not. I remember when SweetP and I were renting and a pipe burst and flooded the entire kitchen with several inches of water and he just moseyed on over when we had practically put the whole street under water. :) They just have a way about them, don't they?
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/2/2002 4:01:49 PM

waiting
It's called being totally self-centered. People like that think that THEIR time is the only thing that matters. It really pisses me off. I also can't stand people who are consistantly late for everything.
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/2/2002 4:30:44 PM

yep.

[voila!] 8/2/2002 9:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

- for JBCs and JBC2Bs. Whee!

   

[let the games begin!] 8/2/2002 10:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I would like very much to play Caesar III, but since I can't do that and check my email obsessively at the same time, I guess I will play Shining Force II. I am to Polca, and about to have the stupid birdman join my party. I want my blue dragon NOW.

   

[ugh] 8/3/2002 7:30:00 AM

purple_stardust

I would just like to point out that it is entirely too fucking early, and no decent person should be out of bed at this hour. Just so you know.

   

[don't drink the water!] 8/3/2002 2:05:00 PM

purple_stardust

A few months ago, some rain had accumulated in our wheelbarrow, and I found a dead bird in it. Gross, but not particularly bizzare. Then a few weeks ago, I took all the live plants out of my aquarium, and set them outside in a bucket of water for some natural sunlight. And then I found a dead bird in the bucket. Today, I was outside and I happened to look in Sarah's wading pool, which hasn't been used for a while because of the intense heat. Sure enough, there was a dead bird floating in the wading pool. I don't know what it is about the water around here, but if it does this to birds, I sure as hell don't want to drink it!

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/3/2002 3:47:38 PM

i feel the same way about this water here... and to think... my fish swim in this stuff
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 8/3/2002 6:30:41 PM

West Nile Virus is spreading - I think you're supposed to report dead birds. Unfortunately I don't know to whom you are supposed to report them!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/5/2002 11:21:43 AM

Well that doesn't make me feel a bit better! LOL

The last bird was too old to test anyway (it fell apart when I fished it out of the water, eww), but I did find this website for future reference: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/sdc/westnile_2002_data.htm.
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 8/5/2002 6:21:43 PM

Re:
Thanks for the link - gee I hope that is not what it is.
From: [info]ayzalove
Date: 8/3/2002 8:03:52 PM

LOL
I've missed reading your crazy posts ;) That was morbidly funny!! :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/3/2002 8:10:48 PM

Re: LOL
No, morbidly funny was when I tried to fish the one in the pool out with a stick, and its head fell off. Morbidly funny was also when I, not about to touch the Dead Thing, tried swinging the stick at the head in the pool, trying to make it go away. Or maybe it was just morbid. I'm sure it was hysterical to passers-by though. :-P
From: [info]ayzalove
Date: 8/11/2002 4:35:53 AM

Re: LOL
Yes, MORBID is the word for all that going on! heheeh

[rattery update] 8/3/2002 9:20:00 PM

purple_stardust

I'm starting to think that Beatrix isn't pregnant. She doesn't seem very big at all, and the babies should be due about now, if she were. I put Bleu back in with her this evening, but so far they're just ignoring each other. Dammit, I need this litter; my waiting list is getting really long. Come on, ratlets!

   

8/4/2002 1:39:00 PM

purple_stardust

[info]muridae - Are you familier with Miracle Blade knives?

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/4/2002 1:43:23 PM

Never heard of them!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/4/2002 1:50:25 PM

Rats! They look really cool, but I'm always wary of "as seen on TV stuff"...
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/5/2002 8:43:41 AM

miracle blades
I thought I sent you one of my miracle blades?? Or was it the shredder that I got with my set? Either way, they ROCK. I got two sets about 10 years ago, and use mine for everything. It still is not even a little bit dull. I've cut branches off of my Christmas tree with my extra one. hehe
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/5/2002 11:14:30 AM

Re: miracle blades
It was an orange shredder. :)

So you have the whole set? Do you have the "rock and chop" one? I thought that would be really ggod for cutting up fruits and veggies to dehydrate for the rattus. Not bananas so much, but hard stuff, like apples.

I'm so glad to find someone who has them! They look so cool on TV, but you know, everything does, LOL.

[not really a drowned rat] 8/4/2002 4:10:00 PM

purple_stardust


{alternate link}

Rattie fun today... I filled two disposable roasting pans with water, put one in each main cage, and tossed a handful of peas in each. Most of the them seemed to enjoy it, but none more than my little old lady rat, Magic! She's a spunky old girl. :)
   

Comments:
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/4/2002 5:03:52 PM

He's adorable. Even SweetP (who runs the other way when she sees rats) loved him. :) That was a sweet way to treat them to peas.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/5/2002 11:18:12 AM

Thanks! :)

*Note to SweetP - most of my rats look like this, except the ones that are blue - they're really very pretty! /rat PR :)

8/4/2002 6:20:00 PM

purple_stardust

[info]grimkitten - Harry says that you suggested a passage from Ruth for the JBC bio page? He thought perhaps you were referring to Ruth 1:16, where Ruth commits to staying with Naomi and the Jewish people - is that the one you meant? Let us know, please, and also if you have any other ideas for the community. Thanks! :}

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/4/2002 7:22:28 PM

Yeah, that's exactly the passage I was talking about. I think it's so beautiful and it has a lot of meaning for me personally. I just thought it would be a nice little thing to put up on the bio, just a thought. :)

It looks like you guys are doing really good, getting a lot of members already. Congrats!!!!! :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/5/2002 11:16:04 AM

Definately! I love that passage. :)

[a horse of a different colour?] 8/4/2002 7:10:00 PM

purple_stardust

No, not really. But the dogs were barking a few minutes ago, and I went out to tell them to shut up, and then I saw what they were barking at... a freaking horse, of all things! This wouldn't be particularly odd, except we're in the middle of town, and the horse was walking around the church parking lot behind our yard! The girl who was sitting on said horse told me what was going on - something that the church was doing - but I was too busy boggling at the horse to listen. Weird.

   

[the never-ending story] 8/4/2002 7:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

Apparently, the movie Malcolm X goes on forever, with no end in sight.

   

[or not] 8/4/2002 7:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

Well, Denzel X just got shot and now the Tina Turner chick and Fancy from NYPD Blue are freaking out, so I'm guessing the movie does, indeed, have an end.

   

[bad movies, all the time] 8/4/2002 8:20:00 PM

purple_stardust

Argh! Now it's Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid. Yikes. Twenty-four DVDs and G-d knows how many video tapes, and this is the crap we watch. All the time.

[ Disclaimer - my sincere apologies to anyone who likes Malcolm X or Butch Cassidy - they're just not my types of movies. ]

   

[argh] 8/4/2002 10:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Music |DVD - Papillion]

So I got the account with Dreamhost for my website. I haven't moved the actual pages over yet; I'm just having Dreamhost forward the URL to my Geocities site. I wanted someplace where I could actually put photos and stuff in the meantime, so I created a subdomain, madnessie.ziggabella.com. When I did it, I was told, Please keep in mind that your changes don't quite take effect immediately. It can take up to 15 minutes to reconfigure and reload your server. That was 40 minutes ago. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, but it still isn't working. Argh, I say.

   

[rattery kvetching] 8/4/2002 11:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

I am freaking out about this Bleu and Beatrix mating. I really can't tell if she's pregnant! I feel like I started breeding five minutes ago, I'm so freaked. If she was pregnant, she should be having them like, now. I know sometimes they're late, and sometimes they can not get pregnant at all, but it's never happened to me! I don't know whether to leave Bleu in, in case she isn't pregnant yet, or take him out in case she is. Meanwhile, I have people chomping at the bit for the ratlets, and I don't want to sound like an idiot when I tell them that I have no idea what's going on!

   

[and furthermore] 8/5/2002 12:05:00 AM

purple_stardust

Would it be sooooo much to ask, for the Thomas people to completely cut the english muffins in half, so that I don't have to tear them to shreads whilst trying to get them opened? Is that such an unreasonable request?

   

[testing my new sub-domain] 8/5/2002 12:15:00 AM

purple_stardust

   

[hating summer] 8/5/2002 1:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

I am so freaking HOT!!! And not in a good way, either.

   

[rat watch] 8/5/2002 9:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

Still no sign of baby rats. I've thought a couple times today that Beatrix might be in labour; once this morning when she didn't want to come out of her Igloo, and again this evening when she'd made a cave out of paper towels and tissues... but still no babies. She is rather subdued this evening, so I am still hoping.

   

[wail of agony] 8/6/2002 9:55:00 AM

purple_stardust

Still no rat babies. Sometimes I think she's settling in and will be in labour soon, and then she bounces across the cage and climbs the walls. Argh.

   

Comments:
From: [info]arkady
Date: 8/6/2002 3:19:57 PM

When was the mating? The average rat pregnancy is 22 days, but I've had a couple that went to 24, and 26 is not unheard of. As long as she's healthy and well, all should be OK. It could just be a case of delayed implantation; sometimes a pregnancy - for one reason or another - doesn't actually get started until a week after the mating, resulting in anywhere up to 30 days gestation.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/6/2002 4:12:34 PM

Oh really? I didn't know that, about delayed implantation!

I put them together on July 11, and left them together for one week.

[jbc community] 8/6/2002 10:10:00 AM

purple_stardust

I was thinking last night that we should start a thread with useful websites, and another with recommended books, and then make them memories, and link each one (or point out that it's in memories) from the bio page. I woke up this morning and found that [info]madamebella had already started on a list of websites... is the memories idea cool with you guys?

   

Comments:
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/6/2002 10:29:51 AM

Totally -- i was thinking of something similar myself!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/6/2002 11:59:00 AM

GMTA! :)
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/6/2002 1:12:51 PM

Great idea! I would have a few to add. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/6/2002 1:44:46 PM

Wonderful! If you want to add them to the current post, we can just add that whole thread to the memories. :)

[ebay glory] 8/6/2002 9:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

Look at the auction I won - a 3.5" tall by 2.5" wide decorative siddur - Hebrew with an English translation! I don't know if it will be functional as a prayer book, but it certainly is cool. I can't wait to get it; I'm so excited!

{cross-posted to }

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 8/7/2002 1:03:57 AM

wow...it's so beautiful...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 4:02:28 PM

Thanks! I thought it was really unique and pretty! =)

[que cera etcetera] 8/6/2002 9:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

It appears that [info]das_hydra has deleted me from her friends list. Oh well.

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/6/2002 10:27:39 PM

I apologize for that.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/6/2002 10:34:46 PM

Why do you apologise for it? I'm not exactly all broken up by her rejection, lol.

Or did you guys have another falling out?
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/7/2002 12:17:00 AM

There was nothing to fall out of, but she seems to hold a lot of hostility toward me, even still. So I removed her from my friend's list, and soon after, several of our mutual friends were off her list as well. I have no idea why.
From: [info]samuraikitty
Date: 8/7/2002 2:44:46 PM

Goddamn, this may not be my place to say, but she is such a fucking purile hostile BITCH & just the mention of her name sends me into a rage. I cannot fucking believe she feels JUSTIFIED in what she did, or what she continues to do. She needs to fucking take some crazy pills and get the fuck away from humanity.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 4:01:21 PM

Hey, it's my journal, and I say that you're more than welcome to call her a hostile bitch! =D
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/8/2002 4:00:54 AM

Re:
Wow. o__O A rage?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/8/2002 10:38:29 AM

Ehh, she isn't worth a rage.

I dunno, she was starting to get on my nerves anyway... she tries so hard to be so dark, and I really don't think she's bright enough to be dark.
From: [info]samuraikitty
Date: 8/8/2002 1:53:07 PM

Re:
Maybe not a rage, but I get all squinty eyed and full of hate!!
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/8/2002 9:52:40 PM

Re:
Well, you shouldn't make yourself feel bad because of her. It's a waste of good hate... er, I mean energy.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 3:57:43 PM

Ohhh... I saw that you all were on each others' friends lists for a while, so I assumed that things had blown over. As for her deleting me from the list, I am just as happy for the experience - she was a bit much for my taste.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/7/2002 11:31:21 PM

Re:
Only because she wouldn't leave certain friends alone until I let her see what I had written in my friends-only journal. I wasn't thrilled with the arrangement, but to see people still talking shit about me was the final straw.

[itchy and scratchy] 8/6/2002 10:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I seem to have gotten poison ivy during my foray into the garden. This is the first time that I've ever really gotten poison ivy - I used to not be sensitive to it - and I have to say, I really don't care for it.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/7/2002 8:12:28 AM

I have to say, I really don't care for it

Ha! The Queen of Understatement, it sounds very British that does, well done! I would be running around going "I'm itchhhhyyyyyyyyy aaaaaagh" and scratching my skin off!
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 10:23:51 AM

Try some oatmeal baths, and hydrocortisone cream. If you can take benadryl without passing out (I can't) try that too. Uncontrollable itching is horrendous. If it gets too bad, see your doc for some prednisone (or go to the ER if you don't have a doc.) The last time Tommy has poison ivy, nothing I did worked and I finally called the doc for some help. The prednisone took care of most of it by the next morning. But look out for that steroid high. Tommy was literally spinning in circles while he was one it. He was one HAPPY kid. *whew*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 3:54:30 PM

It isn't bad enough to merit a trip to the doctor - a limb has to actually be severed for that, lol - but the prednisone does sound kinda fun! =D
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 4:35:39 PM

LMAO I thought that might get you. Just try the other stuff and see how that works for you. And good luck!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 3:52:17 PM

Hey, my body may be in America, but my mindset is very much in England! ;)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/8/2002 4:22:29 PM

Poison ivy is an evil hell plant.

Once at the flea market, this little old Puerto Rican woman was walking around with a giant handful of poison ivy, fanning herself with it. It turns out that they don't have poison ivy in PR, so she didn't know what it was. It was really hot, so she grabbed a handful and used it as a fan. My mom was completely horrified and told her what the plant did, so she tossed it away. Yeesh. I'd hate to be that poor woman the next day.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/8/2002 6:40:05 PM

Eesh, poor woman! =o

I used to be able to handle it - my mother is terribly sensitive to it, so I was always the one yanking it off the house with my bare hands. I was shocked that I got it this time... I told Rusty that it was the first time I'd ever gotten it, and he said, "EVER?"

I don't know if it's a change in my body, or if this is just a particularly nasty strain, or what... but I don't like it.

It IS an evil hell plant!

[long strange trip] 8/7/2002 3:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

I went to the post office this morning... it's 30 miles away, which isn't usually a problem, except it's in rural Virginia, and they actually close for lunch. I remembered this halfway there, about fifteen minutes before they closed. I tried to make it there in time - but of course every idiot in the world chose that point to pull out in front of me and drive 45mph. I really hope that my daughter doesn't learn to talk by listening to me in the car - if she does, her first real sentance will be "get out of my way, you fucktard" or something similarly charming.

I made it to the post office five minutes after they closed for lunch, natch. Instead of waiting, I decided to drive back to Winchester to find a Sheetz, where I could get gas and pee. In the meantime, I realised that I was in dire need of a tampon. I think Sarah was one baby too many, because ever since I had her, my hormones have been on overdrive, and my girlie functions are way too ambitious.

I made it to Sheetz and took care of all the aformentioned problems, and then to kill some more time, I decided to see if I could find the Winchester synagogue before my meeting with the rabbi there (in one week, yikes!). I found it easily, much to my delight. It looks from the road to be a lot more modern than the one in Hagerstown.

And then I drove back to the post office, where I picked up the movies that I ordered from Columbia House - Fiddler on the Roof and Cast a Giant Shadow (good Jewish movies), and also To Kill a Mockingbird (which Rusty picked out but I'm not sure why). Hopefully we'll watch one of them tonight.

We stopped at a cheap dollar store on the way home, where I bought a bracelet, pink dress-up shoes, and a purple plastic purse with purple sunglasses for Sarah, and purple bangles and a big bag of purple hair accessories for me.

And now we're home and Sarah is taking a nap and I am having coffee, and I don't have to leave the house again for days, hooray!

   

Comments:
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 4:38:24 PM

Fiddle on the Roof....
...is one of Sid's all time favorite movies. We even have the soundtrack! "If I were a rich man...."
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 4:54:15 PM

Re: Fiddle on the Roof....
Really? I'm not sure I trust Sid's judgement... do YOU like it?
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 5:09:30 PM

Re: Fiddle on the Roof....
LMAO Are you asking about the movie or the soundtrack? Actually, while neither one are my favorites, I like them both well enough. The movie is LONG though. The music is VERY singable though, and VERY Jewish.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 5:19:58 PM

Re: Fiddle on the Roof....
Is it depressing? Because we like really long, really depressing movies, like Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List.
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 6:47:46 PM

Re: Fiddle on the Roof....
well, I guess it is depressing during the movie, but it has a nice ending. So, you may not like it. ;p
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/8/2002 8:59:36 AM

long strange trip
Hmmm fucktard huh? That's a new one....I like. Fiddler on the Roof was AWESOME live, but I've actually never seen the movie. To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic, and I watch it everytime I see it on tv. Robert DuVall was so young in that movie. You'll love it. Let me know when you watch it okay?

I saw some short film on IFC the other day, called something like The Dog Hanging Tree?? It was about a Jewish family, the husband in a POW camp and the wife trying to survive with their infant child. It was very interesting and sad. I'll have to look it up and figure out what the title actually was. I watched it at 5:30 in the morning and wasn't quite awake fully.

[dammit dammit dammit] 8/7/2002 8:20:00 PM

purple_stardust

I think my Max cat has cancer. :(

   

Comments:
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/7/2002 10:09:51 PM

Oh my gosh! Why do you think that?
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/7/2002 11:33:07 PM

why do you think that? behavior, or suspicious lumps?

mine's had cancer and lumps i thought were suspicious, but were just fatty lumps (kinda rare in cats). and even when she had cancer (really aggressive vaccinated-related cancer), i didn't notice any change in her eating or activity.

how old is he? if there's a lump, where is it?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/7/2002 11:56:52 PM

He has a *really* yucky-looking growth om the inside of his upper lip. He doesn't act sick, but that thing looks nasty. He is seven and half years old.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/8/2002 1:37:26 AM

Maybe it is just an abcess?? :( Thinking about you both!
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/8/2002 12:35:43 PM

yeah it could be anything... an abscess (sp?), an inflammation, a weird sore...

i wouldn't worry yet.
From: [info]samuraikitty
Date: 8/8/2002 1:16:01 AM

OoohH!!! I'm so sorry!! I hope that he is ok. Maybe it isn't cancer? Good luck! XOXO

[vet trip] 8/8/2002 5:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I took the Max cat to the vet this afternoon. She doesn't think it's cancer, but rather a type of mouth ulcer. She gave him a shot of steroids, and told me to bring him back in 3-4 weeks. If it hasn't improved by then, he gets more steroids, and if that doesn't work, he will have to be biopsied. They also cleaned his ears and gave him Revolution for his chronic ear mites. He is resting comfortably - albeit sullenly - on the sofa after his ordeal. Thanks to everyone for your good thoughts! :)

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/8/2002 5:23:02 PM

I'm glad to hear that it's probably not cancer!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/8/2002 5:41:09 PM

Thanks! I'm glad too... I don't know what I would do without my Max cat - he's my baby, my big ol' punkin-head.
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/8/2002 7:47:45 PM

I'm so glad to hear it's not cancer. Hopefully the steroids will work quickly.
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/8/2002 10:16:06 PM

whew... i'm so relieved for you both :0/
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/9/2002 12:58:06 PM

Me too, thanks! :)
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/9/2002 2:20:18 PM

vet trip
Yayyy Max is okay!!! I'm so happy for both of you that it's something treatable. Any babies yet by the way??
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/10/2002 12:42:33 PM

Yaaay for Max! Give him an ear-scratch from me :) Didn't see these posts because I was unaware that I'd been logged out, grrr!

[also] 8/8/2002 6:01:00 PM

purple_stardust

I also asked Dr Morey if she ever did tumour removals in rats. She said she hasn't yet, but she would like to, but no one wants their pet to be the first one. I told her about Mollie, who is very robust and healthy, and also has a small tumour - I may take her in. She asked me what kind I had, and I said most of mine were fancy colours - blue and fawn, mostly dumbos. She said she loved rats, but hers was just white... my new favourite vet not only likes rats, she actually has one! Hooray!

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/10/2002 12:45:19 PM

Which rattie is on your user icon? So cute! I had a dream the other night that my mother not only let me get a rat but she bought me 4 babies....and kept them in a tupperware box, eek! It was horrible. 2 recovered though and I released them into the wild, heheh. I miss having a pet rodent, my chipmunk was fab. I can't wait till I leave home so I can get ratted up!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/10/2002 2:47:47 PM

The ratlet in the icon is Basil, son of Boris and Bella, brother to Beatrix and Brutus, from the first litter I ever bred. :)

You had a chipmunk??? How cool! They're so cute, they make me all silly...

[go away] 8/8/2002 8:20:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Music |DVD - Cast a Giant Shadow]

We've had not one, but two annoying visitors this evening. The first was my father, who dropped off some tomatoes. The second was my landlord, who picked up his grass clippers. I dislike both of these men, intensely. I am expecting my dinner to be delivered soon, but then I am turning off the lights and locking the door!

   

[the friday five - cars] 8/9/2002 9:25:00 AM

purple_stardust

1. Do you have a car? Yes. A 1990 Ford Taurus POS. It's a stupid bronzey colour and the air condioning needs to be charged. This replaced my beloved 1986 Nissan Maxima, which actually caught on fire.

2. Do you drive very often? A few times per week, around town or to Winchester. Once in a while we take longer road trips, but I usually make Rusty drive. I have a very short attention span, and 30 minutes is about my limit.

3. What's your dream car? I want a purple Volkswagon Thing. I'd also like an older Mercedes sedan. Oooh, or another Peugeot. I had a Peugeot named The Bagel, that I adored. It was like a tank, that car.

4. Have you ever received a ticket? Oh hell yes. Several. Mostly in Virginia and Maryland. I drive way too fast. Fortunately, I am pretty good at weaseling out of tickets, because I should have a lot more.

5. Have you ever been in an accident? Yep. About a month after I got my first car - a 1977 Ford Mustang - I had a head-on collision. There have been other minor ones - a phone pole, a boyfriend - but that was the only one that seriously damaged my car.

fridayfive.org

   

[tell 'em scotland is pretty cheap] 8/9/2002 11:40:00 AM

purple_stardust

I'm thinking about getting Rusty a piece of Scotland for Festivus.

   

[d-i-v-o-r-c-e, part one] 8/9/2002 1:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

A few weeks ago, Jamie and I filled out a pro se divorce package. We were supposed to file the papers last Friday, but Jamie [supposedly] remembered that he had to take his grandfather to the doctor. So we were going to do it this today, but he never showed up at all, and won't answer the phone. Why the stall tactics, dammit? We have been separated for seven freaking years; this divorce is not a big deal!

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/9/2002 2:19:08 PM

divorce
Maybe he just isn't truly ready to put that final close to it. Is it possible he is afraid that things will change between you if he does? Or he still loves you? Being seperated is totally different from being divorced.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/9/2002 8:12:50 PM

Re: divorce
There has been some speculation that he is still in love with me, but I don't know. I don't see it. We've been separated for 7-8 years; I would hope he knows that it's not going to work out! LOL

[d-i-v-o-r-c-e, part two] 8/9/2002 6:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I recieved this email from Jamie, time-stamped 5:17pm:

Man I am sorry about today I was watching tv waiting to leave and fell asleep and by the time I woke up it was to late. Any other time somebody wakes me up. They just said that since I did not have to go to work they did not think I needed to leave early. Anyway we have to go to bank tommorow since I did not get to go today so I will stop by tommorow with money. So please don't be mad.

   

[nowhere else to go] 8/10/2002 2:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I went to Walmart this morning... it was a seething pit of evil, as usual.

I bought a purple pillow, some beading thread, a couple DVDs (Stuart Little, Winnie The Pooh, Shawshank Redemption), and three packs of empty DVD cases so I can make my DVD collection all uniform. I can't stand it when they put DVDs in cardboard boxes or those hard plastic CD boxes. I ran into Roscoe as I was coming out of the electronics section, and told him that I needed more fish food.

Also, Dr Morey suggested that I get glass bowls for Max, as he might be allergic to plastic, so I picked up some cobalt blue Corelle dinnerware; two bowls and a plate. The cashier said they were almost too pretty to eat off of, and I told her that I wasn't going to; they were for the cat. Ironically, I was also buying a blue cobalt vase for my mother, so the cashier asked if that was for a centerpiece for the cat.

I need to go out again later, to visit my grandmother in the hospital, and catch up with Roscoe at some point, but for now I am home, hooray!

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/10/2002 6:28:48 PM

glass bowls
My Maxx can't eat out of plastic bowls, play with plastic toys, or even kongs. He is very allergic to any form of plastic, and his lips swell to huge size and look all red and raw. I went out and bought him a raised feeder with stainless steel bowls in it, and since then he's been great.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/11/2002 9:43:23 AM

Re: glass bowls
Really??? How weird. I didn't know cats could be like this, much less dogs too.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/10/2002 9:17:41 PM

Solo is allergic to plastic as well, and eats from a stainless steel dish. If he rubs too long on anything plastic, or chews on plastic bags, he gets these really gross sores on his face that leak pus. Nice, I know.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/11/2002 9:42:36 AM

Well, I'm sorry that Solo has the problem, but I AM glad that Max isn't the only freak in the world. I have had a lot of cats, and had never seen this before. :\
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/11/2002 3:41:06 PM

Re:
I understand! Solo was my first cat ever, so I was pretty surprised, but I think it's not ALL that uncommon.

[home, home again] 8/10/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

We went up and visited my grandmother... she's a nice woman, but she talks about really gross stuff. We stopped at Roscoe's after that. He's just gross. But we're home now, so I'm happy. Time for the Shining Force, hooray!

   

[bestill my hard drive] 8/11/2002 11:30:00 AM

purple_stardust

I have 71,280,455,680 bytes free. I love this computer.

   

[easily amused] 8/11/2002 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

Rusty brought me purple saran wrap, woot! Pathetic, how excited I am by this.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/12/2002 7:02:57 PM

No, I think it's very exciting! I got excited the other day because one of our local stores has started to sell tiiiiny jellybeans that you can put on ice-cream, big WOOT!

Never eat Snickers ice-cream for dinner, it may seem like a good idea at the time, it most definitely isn't!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/12/2002 8:26:15 PM

Ooh, tiny jelly beans, how cute! And personally, I think Snickers ice cream is better for breakfast...
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/13/2002 12:23:35 PM

Re:
Yep it's definitely a breakfast ice-cream, I think I'll try some Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Caramel Cone for dinner tonight!

[maybe an update] 8/11/2002 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Music |DVD - Fiddler on the Roof]

I had Beatrix and Bleu in together last night, and this evening I saw mucous... which means either she just got pregnant, or she got pregnant the first time they were together and she's going to give birth soon! I would prefer the latter, but either way, at least it's something! Come on baby ratlets!

   

Comments:
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/12/2002 12:17:38 PM

Well???? Any babies yet?????
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/12/2002 6:59:08 PM

I think a certain naughty ratty has been conning you in order to get more food! Either way, when those ratlets do arrive they're going to be the size of small cats, because their mum will have been so well-nourished!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/12/2002 8:28:17 PM

LMAO! You know, you're probably right... she is getting mac and cheese and luncheon meat and whatever I eat - she'll probably never give those babies up! =D
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/13/2002 12:22:27 PM

Re:
You should keep the huge ones and train them to be part of a 'Dark Army of the Night'! (and to do housework)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 1:08:48 PM

I've tried, but unfortunately, they're only dangerous if you happen to be an avacado. Housework is completely out of the question; they're good for cleaning out the fridge, but then they just want to nap. The bums.

[rats] 8/12/2002 12:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

Still no babies, so I guess Beatrix is at the beginning of her pregnancy, not towards the end. Dammit. Well, at least she's pregnant now, and she's had a month of extra hi-fat, hi-protein goodies. This will put the babies within a few days of the Brutus x Blossom litter, but it can't be helped. After these two litters, I am taking a break.

   

[the plan] 8/12/2002 9:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

I am going to assume that Beatrix got pregnant Saturday (8-10) night, since I saw the plug on Sunday morning. With that reasoning, I put Beatrix back in the main colony this evening. I also put Blossom in with Brutus; no sign of action yet. I will leave them together for one week, then assume that she is pregnant. At that point, I will put Beatrix and Blossom in a maternity cage together with extra prenatal nutrition, to await their babies. Nutrical all around!

I am not sure whether I will separate the girls close to delivery, and keep the two litters in two different cages - or - keep them together, and try to distinguish the litters by size and markings. I will have to think about that part.

In other rat news, I have moved Magic and Mischief back into their own cage, in a last-ditch effort to fatten them up for possible tumour-removal surgery. I don't really think it'll work - skinniness seems to be an inherant condition with age in their line - but they're certainly enjoying my trying! They had mac and cheese this afternoon, and nachos (complete with sour cream) this evening.

Yes, it must be exciting to be on my friends list. I bet you're sooooo glad that you added me. Maybe now you can all chip in and buy me a life...? /me sighs

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/12/2002 10:11:22 PM

*L*!! Right when I got to that last part, I was thinking about what a cool and interesing post you had made.... hehe. :p
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/12/2002 10:39:17 PM

LOL! Well, if they buy a life for ME, I'll be sure to share it with YOU! ;)
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/13/2002 12:30:36 AM

It's a lot more exciting than "Dude!!! I heart Hanson!!!!" or "I hate my life. The world is so bleak."

Rats are cute. I like them.

I'm confused about something, though... do rats not eat their young like hamsters do?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 1:54:29 AM

Oh no! Rats are very good parents - the moms will even nurse each other's babies, if needed. The males are great too. I separate males and females at five weeks - the girls stay with their mom and the boys go into a cage with their dad. I have never had a male rat who wasn't good with his sons. Rats are great pets, way better (sweeter and more interactive) than hamsters. :)
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/13/2002 2:27:37 AM

That's actually the bit of irony about hamsters... they eat the young because they're trying to be good parents, and try to protect them by hiding them in their cheek pouches. Sad, really.

My last hamster was interactive. Like... bitingly interactive. I had one good hamster, and the rest pretty much sucked.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 2:38:10 AM

Hamsters are, as a general rule, eeevil. I had one nice one too, and the rest were biting little fluff monsters. Cute, but eeevil.

[such excitement] 8/12/2002 10:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

Just to show you that there's more to my life than watching rats have sex...

I found a plastic pencil box in the bedroom with all sorts of goodies. The box contains mechanical pencil leads in black and red, mechanical pencil erasers in various sizes, bat-shaped pencil erasers, gold-coloured paper clips, a cool c-thru ruler, an x-acto knife, a box cutter, and a really nice little pair of sissors! I should go and cut something up, and then draw a picture of it. Woot.

   

[geek alert] 8/12/2002 11:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

Hmmm... I wonder if anybody sells purple lead for mechanical pencils...?

   

Comments:
From: [info]samuraikitty
Date: 8/13/2002 1:15:20 AM

http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-9491656-311-9516495.html

http://www.cleansweepsupply.com/pages/skugroup20495.html (I digs these ones a lot)

http://www.cleansweepsupply.com/pages/skugroup20484.html

http://www.keysan.com/ksu0458.htm

http://www.dickblick.com/zz206/03b/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=1406

:-D
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 2:01:49 AM

Oooh, YOU are my new favourite person! I could do some serious damage at this cleansweepsupply.com! =D
From: [info]samuraikitty
Date: 8/13/2002 8:45:00 AM

Re:
Heehee I was thinking the same thing about myself hehehehe :-D

[rat people are nuts] 8/13/2002 12:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

I got an email this morning from a woman that wants ratlets: I was wondering when that litter might be ready. My boyfriend is anxious for his new pet! ... I told her the last time she emailed me, mid-October. What part of "mid-October" does she not understand? Does she think mid-October is here already? Does she think, since it's her, I will reorder time or change the rat's gestation period, or maybe I have some secret stash of frozen rat embryos that I can just throw in the microwave? Mid-October, dammit. Bugging me will not make it get here sooner.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/13/2002 12:54:09 PM

You mean it's not nearly November? Awww man, that means it's aaaages to my birthday!


People that dumb do not deserve ratlets :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 1:03:47 PM

Awww man, that means it's aaaages to my birthday!

Oh no! Well, I'll tell you what: as soon as I get done reordering time to make it mid-October, I'll go ahead and skip to November. OR - since I have these powers, I could just move your birthday to a closer month. Whichever is better for you.

[ooohhh, shiny] 8/13/2002 1:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

In happier news, I got my decorative siddur today! This thing is sooo cool and also sooo tiny - just a little bit bigger than a pack of cigarettes. It has morning and weekday prayers, Sabbath prayers, Chanukah and Purim services, meal and bedtime prayers, and the Mourner's Kaddish - in both Hebrew and English! I love it!

   

[panic attack] 8/13/2002 2:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

In 24 hours, I will be sitting down with Rabbi Herzfeld to discuss conversion with him. This, of course, is causing me much panic. I have washed a dress to wear, and now I need to make a list of things I've read about Judaism. He didn't ask me to make a list, but Rabbi Garfunkel did, and I am sure he will ask what I've read, and I will never remember without a list. So I should go make a list.

Also, I recieved Settings of Silver from amazon.com this morning; Rabbi Garfunkel recommended that one, as well as some of my friends. I ordered two other books, but they haven't been shipped yet. At least they went ahead and shipped this part of the order; maybe they actually listened to my tirade after the Alice in Wonderland fiasco. Going to look at my new books now...

   

Comments:
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/13/2002 4:15:21 PM

First of all take a deep breath and remember this: you are intelligent and well-spoken and would be an asset to any community you are a part of. You will have no problem talking to him. Sid has spoken to him before and likes him very much. Let us know how it goes.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/13/2002 4:30:09 PM

Sid has talked to him, really? What is he like? Is he really serious, or casual, or what? Older guy or younger? I need details, woman!

PS - intelligent and well-spoken, huh? I have one thing to say to that: PENIS.

::: falls on the floor, giggling :::

[only viewable to jbc moderators] 8/13/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

[info]sf_rose - I added the books, websites, and movies threads to the memories section, and added a note about it to the user info page for future reference; I think it will be handy to have. I hope you don't mind.

[info]justharry and [info]grimkitten are off being mushy, so I know they don't mind! :)

   

Comments:
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/14/2002 9:21:29 AM

Sounds cool! I give it a thumbs up...

And I know those cuties are just off having a good time... =0)

[who?] 8/14/2002 12:45:00 AM

purple_stardust

[i'm firenze!]
...and which lesser Harry Potter character are you?
   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 8/14/2002 1:03:07 AM

The centaur, according to another lj person. I really don't remember, but a HP re-read is on my to-do list.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/14/2002 9:48:20 AM

I', like, the only person on the planet who never read it the first time... I know the rat, and that's about it. :\
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/14/2002 10:24:47 AM

Firenze
Firenze is the cenataur that lived in the forest surrounding Hogwarts school. He saved Harry's life when Voldemort was in the forest.

[and time is short] 8/14/2002 11:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

I stayed up until 3am, reading Choosing a Jewish Life - what an excellent book! I slept on the sofa, thinking the bed would be too comfortable and I might over-sleep, and this morning Rusty came out and covered me and told me he loved me before he went to work. I fell back asleep until about 9:30 and then got up and took a shower and now I have three hours to go until my meeting with the rabbi, and surprisingly I'm not nearly as nervous as I would normally be.

That book was really very helpful, and reaffirmed a lot of the reasons why I'm doing this, and made me feel a lot more comfortable about my role as a Jew-to-be. Now, if my hair would just look decent, I think I would actually be in a kickass mood. Rar!

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/14/2002 11:31:07 AM

[and time is short]
I thought of you last night while I was watching the History channel. I was in tears, and furious for all of the Jews that died during WW2. They were showing the rockets that Hitler forced them to build....with little food, water or rest. I hope Hitler is burning in hell until the end of time.
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 8/14/2002 12:08:58 PM

Girl...you will knock him off his feet! Way to go girl! Glad you liked Diamant's book...
From: [info]tues
Date: 8/14/2002 3:12:18 PM

ah! I loved Choosing a Jewish life, it is an execellent book! :) it has sure helped me alot.

good luck meeting with the Rabbi! I haven't even made an appointment to meet with one, but i'm still _nervous_.

[hourly update] 8/14/2002 12:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I have a list! I wrote down all the books I have read, am currently reading, or have ordered to read, as well as some of the websites that I frequent. Three pages, double-spaced. My hair doesn't look good, but it doesn't look as bad as it sometimes does, so I guess that's something. I have a dress and associated items of torture washed and ready to wear. I am definately on a roll.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/14/2002 12:33:42 PM

Good luck, I'm sure it'll go smashingly ;)

[hourly update] 8/14/2002 1:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

Time to get ready to go; my mom is here. I read some more of Choosing a Jewish Life while I was waiting. I am ready. I am (almost) Jewish, hear me roar.

   

[ambiguity on both sides] 8/14/2002 10:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

My mom drove me to Winchester and watched Sarah while I met with the rabbi. He was okay, I guess. I don't know. He wasn't thrilled with the fact that Rusty wasn't Jewish and didn't plan to be, and said he wouldn't commit to teaching me until he met Rusty and was satisfied that Rusty was comfortable with this. I didn't appreciate that he didn't take my word for it that Rusty was supportive, or implying that I even needed Rusty's approval on this. Yes, it makes things easier, and yes, Rusty IS supportive of my decision, but that doesn't change the fact that I would be doing this with or without his approval.

Other than that, I liked the synagogue okay. It was modern, and not as pretty as B'nai Abraham in Hagerstown MD. No pretty blue stained glass windows with gold stars; no windows at all. The ark wasn't as elaborate either. I don't know if the guy would take me on after he met Rusty or not, but I think I will go back to B'nai Abraham in either case. Rabbi Garfunkel wasn't as proactive as I would like, but she wasn't condescending, either.

After that, we went to a dollar-type store and a craft store, where I spent way too much money on plastic stuff... boxes, buttons, ice cube trays, ice buckets, clear purple notebook covers. Then we stopped at the hospital to see my grandmother, and then came home. Yay, home!

   

Comments:
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/14/2002 11:10:57 PM

I might be wrong here... but doesn't Judaism discourage inter-faith marriages? That might be why he wanted to meet Rusty. A lot of synagogues won't even perform marriages unless both parties are Jewish. I don't think he was being condescending in asking about it, he's likely just more orthodox than you'd expected.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/14/2002 11:35:54 PM

Yes, they DO discourage inter-faith marraiges, and I respect that - my problem was that he didn't seem to respect that my decision is my own to make, with or without my husband's appoval. He didn't seem so much to disapprove of the inter-marraige, but with whether or not Rusty is okay with this. I even agree that it's important for a spouse to be supportive, but ultimately it is the convert's choice to make. Rabbi Garfunkel said she didn't like to perform inter-faith marraiges, but she didn't seem to have a problem with converts who were already married to non-Jews.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/14/2002 11:42:07 PM

Also, he seemed concerned that at the last minute, Rusty will "rediscover his Christian roots" and not want me to go through with the conversion. The problem that I have with this was that he didn't give me credit for knowing my own husband well enough to know if he would do something like that.
From: [info]cellio
Date: 8/27/2002 11:17:12 AM

In addition to the intermarriage issue, the rabbi might have been concerned about interference from your husband. Not the active, pre-meditated interference that you would presumably know about if it were likely, but the more deep-seated resistance that might not even be visible yet. For example, my husband is Jewish and completely secular. When we talked about getting married I raised a bunch of religion issues and he basically said "no problem". It wasn't until later that we discovered that some of them were problems; we didn't know what signals to look for when we had that initial discussion. (We have, thank God, fixed most of these problems now.) The rabbi has presumably seen this sort of conflict more than any of us have, so he might just want to try to probe for those early. Frankly, I would expect him to want to meet your husband even if Rusty were Jewish; the home environment does affect the convert's progress, after all. Anyway, since he barely knows you and doesn't know Rusty at all, I take his desire to investigate as a sign that he takes his job seriously, not that he distrusts you.

Of course, if you're just plain not comfortable with the rabbi, well, there are plenty of others. Take your time and find the right one for you.

[birthday rats] 8/15/2002 9:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

We have all kinds of birthday rats today!

First up, my beloved first dumbos, my little old lady rats, sisters Magic and Mischief, are celebrating their second birthdays today. Mischief is really starting to show her age, though they're still the first girls out of the cage for treats or snuggles.

Also, from my first Ziggabella litter, blue dumbo siblings Brutus and Beatrix turn one year old today. Brutus is celebrating his birthday with Blossom (ooh laa laa!), while Beatrix is with her friends, awaiting the birth of her second litter.

Needless to say, I will be getting appropriate birthday goodies for everyone. :)

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/15/2002 9:47:09 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RATTIES!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/16/2002 1:56:19 PM

They would thank you, but their mouths are full! =D
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/16/2002 5:01:15 PM

Re:
No kidding, I saw their pics! Wow....that's better than most human parties I've seen!

[the morning in review] 8/15/2002 2:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

It sucked. I went to the bank; that was okay except I thought I was going to pulled over because I passed a cop who was sitting in the median and I looked down and I was doing 75mph in a 55mph zone. Ooops. Oh well, I slowed down and he didn't pull me over, so I panicked for nothing.

On the way home, I stopped at Kmart. I'd bought a new dish drainer - at Kmart, mind you - a few weeks ago, and I wanted to get a new dish pan to match. They had dish drainers in four different colours and three different styles, but not one freaking dish pan. I did buy stuff to make hammocks for the rats, a toy car for Sarah, and a purple chenielle pillow for me. Yay, purple chenielle!

Next, I went to Food Lion. I needed stuff for the rat food mix, as well as cat and dog food, and coffee stuff. They didn't have the right noodles. They didn't have the right cereal. Finally, I wanted sugar in individual packets. They didn't have it. I left the cart sitting there half-full and left the store. I hate this town.

Of course, I still have no dish pan, no rat food, and no groceries. I DO have a headache, however. I think I'm going to go lie down.

   

Comments:
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/15/2002 6:00:54 PM

I left the cart sitting there half-full and left the store.

Umm. That's a really crappy thing to do. The people who have to put those away aren't the ones who decide what the store sells and what it doesn't. Don't take it out on the peons. They hate the store as much as you do.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/15/2002 8:34:59 PM

Well, in my defense, I was under the influence of a budding migraine at the time. I don't normally do that, and if it had been just one or two or ten items that they didn't have, I probably wouldn't have done it today.

As for taking it out on the peons, I used to be one myself, and I always figured it didn't really matter, I was getting paid no matter what I was doing. It's not like they would get to catch up on their reading or shoot some hoops, were it not for my cart of stuff.
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/15/2002 9:18:32 PM

I'm just used to our store, where we're lucky if we have two cashiers during the busy times. We're supposed to somehow stay at our registers at all times, yet get things put away as quickly as possible, too. :/

[the birthday party] 8/15/2002 11:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

We had a collective party for the birthday rats this evening. Everyone got angel food cake with fresh rasberries and whipped cream. A good time was had by all!





ZBR Brutus


ZBR Beatrix


Mischief and Magic
   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/15/2002 11:13:43 PM

SO CUTE!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/15/2002 11:16:57 PM

Thanks! :)

How are Cecelia and Brattle doing?
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/16/2002 9:06:38 AM

Awww! That's almost too cute!
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/16/2002 10:07:38 AM

birthday party
Wow, what a great treat for a birthday party. You have the same exact bowls too!! lol I bet they were in rattie heaven when they got done eating that dessert.

[d-i-v-oh, fuck it] 8/16/2002 10:25:00 AM

purple_stardust

I think Jamie and I are going to be married forever. We've been trying for three weeks to file for divorce, and every week, something goes wrong. The first Friday, he said he had to take his grandfather to the doctor. Last Friday, he didn't wake up in time. Today, he was here, but I didn't wake up to answer the door! Argh!

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/16/2002 11:49:44 AM

[d-i-v-oh, fuck it]
LMAO How did I know that this was going to happen? I was waiting to hear from you that something else went wrong. Hey, maybe it's fate huh?

[the morning] 8/16/2002 1:25:00 PM

purple_stardust

I am dehydrating peppers. Five trays of red, orange, yellow, and green bell peppers, to be exact. Weis had them on sale last night, so I bought a bunch. Some are for the rats' food mix, but I am also going to put some in a nice glass cannister for my mother. I may save some for myself, too. I don't eat peppers, but they're really pretty, and I could always use them to make spaghetti sauce for Rusty this winter.

I made a web page for my goldfish, and that's about it. Now I'm just sitting here, drinking coffee and trying to decide whether I want to try to go to shul this evening.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/16/2002 1:47:03 PM



When my Wetpets site is done (whenever the heck that'll be!) can I link to your lovely wetpets?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/16/2002 1:54:56 PM

But of course! Where is your site???
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/16/2002 4:42:47 PM

It's at http://www.wetpets.tk (although there's nothing much there yet, just a little something so that my ownership of the domain doesn't get revoked!) and it's mainly for pics of the splashoids, because most of the free webspace companies like Freeservers and Geoshitties don't allow remote linking anymore, grr!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/16/2002 6:51:04 PM

Oooh, cool! Let me know when you get it up and running, and I'll link ya back! :)

[off with my head!] 8/16/2002 5:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

The headache has returned. I really wanted to go to the Shabbos services at B'nai Abraham tonight, but I doubt I will. I don't trust my driving with a severe headache, especially not a 30 minute drive. Instead, I think I will light candles here, and if my head feels better later tonight, do some serious reading.

I hit the nasal spray, just in case this is allergy-related, and now I'm off to find some aspirin. I think I took all the good stuff already. Feh.

   

[update] 8/16/2002 7:10:00 PM

purple_stardust

The headache seemed to have left for the time being, so I think I will go to shul.

Shabbat Shalom, everyone!

   

[home again] 8/16/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

Services were nice. I sat with a very sweet older lady named Jeanne, who told me that she converted years ago. She has some sort of a foriegn accent; I'd like to ask her where she's from. She pointed out where we were in the Hebrew parts, which was actually helpful... I was starting to recognise the word "baruch" anyway!

I didn't stay for the oneg, but I did ask Rabbi Garfunkel if I could set up another meeting with her, and she said sure, and to give her a call. So I will.

   

[woot] 8/17/2002 12:30:00 AM

purple_stardust

Brutus and Blossom are mating! And yes, I am pathetic enough to watch.

   

[just shoot me] 8/17/2002 8:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

Rusty took the car to work this morning. Somewhere during the night, it appears that these damned kittens knocked the cable off the back of the televion. There's no way I can hold that thing up whilst simultaneously digging behind the entertainment center for the cable, etcetera. This means I am trapped here; with little soda, few cigarettes, and no cable. I guess I should look on the bright side - this is an old house; it could collapse on my head. I doubt I'll get that lucky, though.

   

[me again] 8/17/2002 12:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

In an effort to stave off boredom, I went back to the sofa and slept until noon. And now I am dehydrating the rest of the rat food mix. And the cable is back on, so I guess it was off somewhere other than behind my television, which is good, because that thing is too big to be moving around on a whim.

   

[who knew] 8/17/2002 3:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Music |DVD - Art Garfunkel - Across America]

Art Garfunkel is listed as an interest in the LJ community. Interestingly, judaism, jewfros and welcome back kotter are also listed, but not Gabe Kaplan, the Jewish 'fro guy who starred in Welcome Back Kotter. Ron Palillo and Robert Hegyes are also not listed, though they also had 'fros and played the Jewish characters of Horshack and Epstein, respectively. And now that everyone knows what a dork I am, I think I'll go back to swooning over Artie's teeth. And his 'fro.

   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 8/17/2002 6:35:58 PM

I had (have) a crush on Epstein.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/17/2002 10:10:42 PM

Really? I liked Horseshack, and Barbarino, of course. That was such a cheesy show, but I loved it at the time.

[9-11] 8/17/2002 8:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

CNN is showing a special about September 11. Almost a year later, and I still can't watch it and can't not watch it, either. The footage still makes me cry. There is going to be an all-day televised memorial this September 11, and I will have to watch it. There will no doubt be specials all week, and we will watch those, too, just like we watched nothing but news channels for a month straight after it happened. Almost a year later, and it is still absolutely unbelievable.

   

[חדשות] 8/17/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

I changed my Live Journal language to Hebrew. What an exciting life I lead.

   

[bored] 8/17/2002 10:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Music |DVD - The Shawshank Redemption]

   

[lgiigling hysterically] 8/17/2002 11:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

AND IT WAS A HUMAN HEAD!!!

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/18/2002 11:21:25 AM

You've been hanging out in the smellon aisle again, HAVEN'T YOU???
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/18/2002 8:18:21 PM

I have been sniffing the smellons. I'm so ashamed.

[bah] 8/18/2002 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust

We went up to visit my grandmother today. Now we're back, and Rusty is watching football. I hate football. I hate football the way I would hate another woman, except more, because he's more devoted to football than he ever would be to a woman... including me. I hate football.

   

[ooops] 8/18/2002 9:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

It just occured to me, my lunch of chicken and cottage cheese was not kosher.

In other news, the Pittsburgh Steelers are actually winning the football game. And while I like the Steelers in theory, I don't feel like watching football, and I'm bored. I tried playing Vampire: The Masquerade for PC, but it made no sense and I gave up. I would most like to play Caesar III, but then I couldn't switch back and forth between that and Windows, therefore I couldn't obsessively check my email. I could check email with Sim City Classic, but I think I have pretty much conquered that game. So I guess it's going to Shining Force II.

   

Comments:
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/18/2002 11:26:55 PM

hehehe your lunch mistake reminded me of an embarassing incident...

i was in nyc visiting with some friends, and we met up with some of their friends for dinner in a kosher restuarant in a jewish neighborhood. i had jewish friends in college, so i knew what kosher meant. well an airhead who tagged along with us apparently didn't, or didn't think it was that important-- she asked the waitress for a cheeseburger.

she just didn't get it at all. she had that whole "well i'm not kosher, so gimme a cheeseburger" atttitude. ugh i was embarassed to be seen with her.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 12:16:47 AM

LOL! That part still confuses Rusty; he's like, "wait, you can eat this or you can eat that, but you can't eat this and that at the same time?" I think my mistake today was because lunch was running late and I wanted to get home, so by the time it was finally time to eat, I just wanted to do it quickly and get moving.

[on the other hand] 8/18/2002 9:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

I should be reading, and not playing video games at all. So that is what I'll do.

   

[religion] 8/19/2002 12:25:00 AM

purple_stardust

After I said that I wanted to get a tzedakah box and start giving to charity as a family, Rusty and I had a long and spirited conversation about religion. It is when we have conversations like this that I remember why I love him; because he is an intelligent and opinionated person... a fact that I tend to forget a lot.

And I finished Choosing A Jewish Life by Anita Diamant - an excellent book!

   

[off to a typical start] 8/19/2002 12:05:00 AM

purple_stardust

The Steelers lost the game; that's what I expected. Kordell Stewart got a concussion early in the game, and with him out, I thought they might actually have a chance. Not. They really need to get a real quarterback.

   

[behold] 8/19/2002 12:55:00 AM

purple_stardust

Cheese Dishes And Latkes

The custom of eating cheese delicacies on Chanukah was practiced in the fourteenth century but originated in a much older period. Pancakes made with cheese are as old as the story of Chanukah itself, and from this developed the custom of eating latkes (pancakes) of all kinds.

During the Middle Ages, Jews explained this custom by connecting it with the story of Judith which was linked with the story of Chanukah. Judith, according to legend, was a daughter of the Hasmoneans who fed cheese to the leader of the Jewish foes. He became very thirsty and quenched this thirst by drinking wine. When be became drunk, Judith beheaded him and saved her people. For this reason, Jews eat cheese delicacies at Chanukah.

You have to love a religion/culture that gives this much thought to cheese.

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 8/19/2002 9:15:05 AM

lol
From: [info]blairmaru
Date: 8/19/2002 9:42:23 AM

I'm going out to dinner with my Jewish grandparents tomorrow...for Mexican food. Yay, cheese!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 10:25:15 AM

Mmmmm, Mexican! Have a great (and cheesy!) time!
From: [info]justharry
Date: 8/19/2002 10:11:52 AM

Yummy Cheese!

did I mention that I am an awesome cook?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 10:27:38 AM

No, no you didn't... but if it involves cheese, I'm all for it! ;)
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/19/2002 2:19:47 PM

behold
I swear, each day that I read my LJ I learn something new from you. I LOVE potato latkes too, and if I must say, I make a pretty mean one myself. MMMM with yummy sour cream on top.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 4:28:06 PM

Re: behold
I really need to move closer to your kitchen
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/20/2002 9:48:02 AM

Re: behold
Very tricky.....N O T
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 4:29:00 PM

Re: behold
I really need to move closer to you. :)

[ugh] 8/19/2002 1:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I have five rattery emails that I need to respond to. I swear some of these people are borderline retarded, because have repeated the phrase "mid-October" until I'm sick of it, and still I have people asking when the babies will be ready, and can they get them in September. Last night I got an email from a girl in Pittsburgh who wants to know how much they cost, and isn't sure she can afford to get a pair. Umm, if you can't afford twenty bucks initially, how are you going to feed them? What about vet visits? Ugh. I really need to get out of breeding.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/19/2002 1:55:30 PM

From now on anyone that asks "When will they be ready?" as if they're a cake in an oven, should be immediately put on your 'blocked addresses' list!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 4:23:49 PM

LMAO! I told my mom about it, and she said to tell people that I just poked 'em with a fork and they aren't done yet! =D

I wouldn't even mind the "when will they be ready" questions so much, except I've already told them, and yet people keep asking, like I can move the date up to suit them!
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 8/19/2002 9:52:01 PM

I apologize for my fellow yinzer.

Unfortunately, I can't tell you that most yinzers are any better.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 10:25:51 PM

{laughing hysterically}

Ya'll ARE a unique breed! ;-D
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/19/2002 10:39:41 PM

Umm, if you can't afford twenty bucks initially, how are you going to feed them? What about vet visits?

I really HATE that... and it seems to be almost ACCEPTED with rats. You know, as opposed to dogs and cats. Can't find a way to take a sick rat to the vet? Buy medication, buy bedding? Then get a goddamned stuffed animal. I have no pity for these people. AT ALL. I don't want them to have dogs, cats, rats, kids, or goldfish.

(Maybe I'm just bitter because the last two weeks have brought over $200 in vet bills.)
From: [info]clarice
Date: 8/21/2002 2:29:37 AM

People are stupid no matter what line of work you're in. Unless, possibly, you're a rocket scientist or something, but I wouldn't know because I sell pet food and most of our customers are dumber than cinderblocks.

[tmi] 8/19/2002 4:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

As most of you know, I have a lot of holes in my head. Of the elective ones, six are in my ear lobes, and three are in my ear cartilage. Well. I noticed yesterday, I have a cyst behind my left earlobe. I've gotten them before; they're gross but they aren't related to the piercings. However, the piercings don't help, so I have removed all the jewelry from my earlobes. I feel so naked now, plus the cartilage piercings look silly with no jewelry in the lobes. I hope the cyst goes away soon; not only is it grossing me out, but it's messing up my aesthetic balance.

Go on, say it... I'll take 'things I never wanted to know' for one thousand, Alex.

   

Comments:
From: [info]justharry
Date: 8/19/2002 4:57:34 PM

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 5:07:16 PM

LOL! Well it's not like I look like the Elephant Man or something! Ýou can't even see it unless I tie up my hair and pull out my ear and crank my head around just so -- but *I* know it's there, and that's enough. :-P
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/19/2002 7:43:07 PM

If it's behind your ear lobe, why do you have to take out the cartilage piercings?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 7:51:23 PM

I left the posts in the cartilage piercings, and only took the ones out of the lobes.

What causes those stupid cysts, anyway?
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/19/2002 10:27:32 PM

I'd like to know too... I have had the same thing happen twice.

[for joell] 8/19/2002 5:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

Which Trading Spaces character are you?

   

[awww] 8/19/2002 7:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

Rusty brought me seven black sporks. I think I'm in love...

   

[do do do do, do do do do] 8/19/2002 8:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

Watching The O'Reilly Factor. Crop circles are seriously fucking weird.

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/19/2002 10:16:50 PM

What were they saying about crop circles?

I'm a skeptic myself, but when I was... well, I think I was about 12.... some huge crop circles appeared in these undeveloped business lots mear my house (think: large open fields which are probably now office buildings). I heard about it on the radio and begged my mom to take me and my best friend to see them. She was for it, so we picked the other girl up, and shoved our way through all this tall grass to walk through the big flattened areas. I remember that a guy was there from the Bay Area with some kind of equipment that picked up electrical signals from the ground (or something like that); he let me listen to his headphones, but there wasn't all that much to hear.

I don't care how the circles got there; they were really cool looking and fun to walk around. My friend and I had so much fun, and when we got home we called the radio station and gave them our firsthand account. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 10:29:58 PM

Oh COOL!!! Well, there was a woman on there who'd written a book (Mysterious Lights And Crop Circles, I think), talking about the theories behind them. She seemed to feel that they were caused by some sort of energy, and that it would be impossible for them to be created by humans. They showed some of the ones in England, and I would have to agree that they're not man-made!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/19/2002 10:32:41 PM

This is the book!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879706911/qid%3D1029810717/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-7974918-3503334

[conundrum] 8/19/2002 10:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I inadvertantly deleted my Shining Force II save file last night, and I am not inclined to go through the whole first half of the game again. Maybe I'll play Shining Force I, instead - there is a cute dragon character in that one! Still, I'll miss Slade the rat and Kazin from SF2. What to do, what to do...

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/20/2002 9:19:50 AM

conundrum
Hey, doesn't your computer have a program that will take you back a day? I forget what it's called, but I can set my computer back a few hours, a few days, whatever if I make the mistake of deleting something.

[to laurie] 8/19/2002 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust

Mystery plant!!!

Also, with your current obsession with succulents, have you come across Lithops aka "living stones"...? They're really cool, I think. Check 'em out, and if you want, I think I have some extra seeds I can send you. :)

   

[never heard of him] 8/19/2002 10:50:00 PM

purple_stardust

We're watching Greta Von Facelift on Fox News, and they're talking about the controversy surrounding Steve Earle's Jerusalem CD, because of the stance he takes with a song entitled "John Walker's Blues" - about American Taliban member John Walker Linde. People want to boycot the CD because of Earle's apparent sympathy toward American terrorists. The guy played the song on the air, and it should be boycotted... because it's freakin' bad. Nasty bad, like orange-juice-when-you've-just-brushed-your-teeth bad. Blech!

   

[new books] 8/20/2002 4:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

In my ongoing effort to transform Amazon into the most successful internet company ever, I have ordered the following books:

* Choosing Judaism
* How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household
* To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life
* To Pray As a Jew: A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service
* Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families

I think most of them are written from a more conservative perspective than what I'll see in a reform synagogue, but that's a good thing. I would like to strive to be a little more conservative than what is expected in a reform synagogue.

   

[we're all mad here] 8/20/2002 11:55:00 PM

purple_stardust



i tend to speak in riddles, and getting a straight answer out of me is indeed a notable moment. while i may act a little crazy, i am actually quite lucid and tend to be the voice of reason. my sanity is in a good balance with my insanity.

how mad are you?
   

[stolen survey] 8/21/2002 12:30:00 AM

purple_stardust

ABOUT ME
001.name: renee
002.d.o.b.: 4.9.1969
003.location: in my own head
004.occupation: rat breeder
005.religion: jew2b

APPEARANCE
001.hair: shoulder-length, dyed brunette, unbrushed
002.eyes: blue, altered by LASIK
003.height: alas, only 4'11"

STYLE
001.clothing: jeans, tee-shirts, overshirt, chuck taylors
002.music: david bowie, pink floyd, the cure
003.make up: not if i can help it
004.bodyart: 10 elective holes, 2 tattoos

RIGHT NOW
001.wearing: purple camel tee-shirt, black pants, pink ballet slippers
002.listening to: a cheers rerun on nick-at-night
003.thinking of: my dinner - a cheese sub and mozzerrella sticks

LAST THING YOU...
001.bought: ordered books from amazon
002.ate & drank: haven't eaten today
003.read: choosing a jewish life by anita diamant
004.watched on tv: before nick-at-night it was fox news

EITHER / OR
001.club or houseparty: neither
002.tea or coffee: definately coffee
003. achiever or slacker: professional slacker
004.beer or cider: neither, yuck
005.drinks or shots: yes please!
006.cats or dogs: cats... and rats and goldfish
007.single or taken: taken, but will entertain other offers
008.pen or pencil: keyboard
009.gloves or mittens: gloves
010.food or candy: all of the above
011.cassette or cd: cds, natch
012.coke or pepsi: diet pepsi, regular coke
013.hard or mild alcohol: tequieeeeela!
014.matches or a lighter: lighter
015.sunset beach or the bold and the beautiful: abc soaps
016.ricki lake or oprah winfrey: oprah, too lazy to change the channel

WHO DO YOU WANT TO...
001.kill: other drivers
002.hear from: ed macmann
003.get really wasted with: ed macmann?
004.look like: lolita davidovitch
005.be like: a thin person
006.avoid: people

LAST PERSON YOU...AND WHEN?
001.touched: rusty, when he went to bed
002.talked to: rusty, when he went to bed
003.hugged: rusty, when he went to bed
004.instant messaged: joell, tuesday afternoon
005.kissed: rusty, when he went to bed
006.who broke your heart: rusty, when we temporarily split up in 1996

WHERE DO YOU
001.eat: at my desk
002.dance: are you high?
003.cry: wherever the mood strikes
004.wish you were: in delaware, on the beach

HAVE YOU EVER...
001.dated one of your best friends? yeah, rusty
002.loved somebody so much it makes you cry? yes
003.drank alcohol? hahahahaha... erm, yeah
004.done drugs? give me more reefers!
005.broken the law? it has been known to happen
006.ran away from home? not really
007.broken a bone? sort of
008.cheated on a test? probably
009.skinny dipped? yep
010.played truth or dare? as a kid
011.flashed someone? yep
012.mooned someone? often
013.kissed someone you didn't know? no
014.been on a talk show/game show? no
015.been in a fight? yes
016.ridden in a fire truck? no
017.been on a plane? yes
018.come close to dying? yes
019.Went on a eating binge? yes
020.gave someone a piggy back/shoulder ride? no
021.eaten a worm/mud pie? ewwwww, no
022.swam in the ocean? yes
023.had a nightmare/dream that made you wake up? yes

WHAT IS...
001.the most embarrassing CD in your collection? the ultimate manilow
002.your bedroom like? like a disaster area
003.your favorite thing for breakfast? i don't eat before noon
004.your favorite thing for lunch? i don't eat lunch
005.your favorite thing for dinner? cheese cheese cheese cheese cheese
006.your favorite restaurant? el ranchero

ARE YOU...
001.a vegetarian: almost
002.a good student?: not for some time!
003.good at sports?: hell no
004. good at wakeboarding/snowboarding: as if
005.a good singer?: good lord no
006.a good actor/actress? honour bar thespian in high school
007.a deep sleeper?: like a rock
008.a good dancer?: white girls can't dance
009.shy?: painfully
010.outgoing?: surely you jest
011.a good storyteller?: i think so
012.last words?: i think so

   

Comments:
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/21/2002 12:46:25 AM

you're only 4'11"? i can't believe i'm a foot taller than you :0(
(want some leftovers??)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/21/2002 12:50:02 AM

YES!!! I always wanted to be taller, at least enough that I could use the bathroom mirror without climbing on the sink!
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/21/2002 1:22:27 AM

when i look in the bathroom mirror, the top half of my head is cut off. i gotta stoop :0(

if i wear tall shoes... well forget about it. if only we could even out!
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/21/2002 9:34:03 AM

4' 11"?
Tiiiiiny! Why... you're almost pocket-sized, but it must have it's uses, you could inflict very bad bites on anyone who pissed you off!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/21/2002 9:46:01 AM

Re: 4' 11"?
LOL! Yes, be nice to me, or I will bite your knee caps! =D
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 8/21/2002 10:24:57 AM

Re: 4' 11"?
Well I could use my freakishly small hands to... er.. throw peanuts at you? Pah, I give up!

[agreed] 8/21/2002 2:30:00 PM

purple_stardust



"I have often had the impression that, to penguins, man is just another penguin - different, less predictable, occasionally violent, but tolerable company
when he sits and minds his own business." ... Bernard Stonehouse
   

[boring update] 8/21/2002 5:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I did very little today, and all of it was boring... I went over to Roscoe's and picked up some fish food. Got a few neccessities (cigarettes, dog food, cat food) at Sheetz; I was too lazy to stop at the grocery store. I think we have quesadilla stuff here for dinner tonight, if not, I will call for pizza.

I called the school to discuss tuition and orientation days. I'm not thrilled with sending the boys back to Catholic school, but I would feel bad making them go to a new school and leaving their friends. I have exactly three years to find a good public school for Sarah, and a matching address.

And then I came back here and consulted with [info]smarsh97 and [info]rattyluv about whether or not to breed Zippy Zoot, and to whom. He is SO awesome, and so much like my beloved Ziggy Rat, that I really want to breed him. As far as his mate goes, there are two possibilities, ZBR Bailey and RBR Roo. I think I have decided upon Roo, who is a very floppy girl with a perpetual case of wheel tail. Babies will be black marked dumbos, and I am hoping for little black hooded boy!

What else? That's about it. I have to pee.

   

[dinner] 8/21/2002 11:25:00 PM

purple_stardust

Cheese sub with mayo, mustard, and tomato. Mozzerella sticks. Reese's Cups. Yum.

   

[speaking of dinner] 8/21/2002 11:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

{ Yom Kippur, delivered! }

   

[a post from hell] 8/22/2002 11:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

I have a cavity. It hurts like hell. That is all.

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/23/2002 9:18:44 AM

two words: orudis kt

[decidedly underwhelming] 8/22/2002 1:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

Probably only [info]thanny will get the reference, but it seems that Friday is "Doug Hill Day" at King's Dominion. I can't tell you how exciting this isn't.

   

Comments:
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/22/2002 10:13:29 PM

hahaha! that is so damn sad. only sadder would be 'lyin' bob ryan day. i saw him once on the street in washington. i did not say hello, partly because i thought my old boss' nickname for him would slip out. and partly because he sucks!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/22/2002 10:30:28 PM

Kathleen Matthews is the one that freaks me out... I first noticed her when they cut into Oprah for a news break, except she didn't seem to know that, and there she sat at the news desk, cheeks sucked in and rubbing frantically at her face, I assume to remove foundation line. Now I notice how she has a tendancy to smile inappropriately, like between a happy human interest story and a tragic accident.

[seething] 8/22/2002 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I'm watching ABC News. Apparantly, a landlord in Frederick MD told one of his tenants to get rid of her three cats. When she didn't do it, that redneck motherfucker shot two of the cats with a 12-gauge shotgun. What's more, a judge ruled that this was a "legally acceptable" action.

I hope that fucking bastard dies in the most gruesome car accident ever. I hope he doesn't die immediately, though. I hope he lies on the side of the road for some time, bleeding and in pain, and I hope that when he does finally die, that the last thing he sees is a tom cat taking a piss on him. And I hope that judge is in the car with him.

I live within an hour of Frederick, and if I can think of anything within a reasonable interpretation of the law to make this cocksucker's life a living hell, you can be damned sure I'll do it. Seething doesn't even begin to describe it.

The full story can be seen here.

   

Comments:
From: [info]gypsydance
Date: 8/22/2002 5:23:03 PM

What he did was awful, but she was told five times to get the cats out, and refused to do it. She's as much to blame as he is. It'd be interesting to see if any charges of animal cruelty are brought against her for putting them in that position in the first place.

Personally, I'd have just thrown her out. But, then, I'm meaner to people than I am to animals. :P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/22/2002 5:27:59 PM

I understand that he told her (though it's only his word as to how many times) to get rid of them, but I think the acceptable solution would have been to evict her, not kill the cats. Yes, she should have gotten rid of the cats or found another place to live, but I doubt she expected this. :(
From: [info]wombatrat
Date: 8/22/2002 7:21:35 PM

Geeze... that's awful. o_O

Animal cruelty... ugh. People make me sick sometimes. :/
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/22/2002 10:15:37 PM

that is fucking sick... i hope he rots in hell with burning genitals. nothing warrants slaughtering an innocent animal like that. NOTHING.

i can't believe the fucker wasn't convicted of anything. frederick's so weird.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/22/2002 10:39:14 PM

i hope he rots in hell with burning genitals

That too. AND, I hope he's right next to that "roadrage" guy who yanked that little white dog from it's owner's car and threw it into oncoming traffic. Fuckers like that need to be removed from society NOW. If they could do it to an innocent animal, they could do it to a child or a woman.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/23/2002 2:09:11 AM

I hope he goes to prison and becomes someone's little bitch, and an extremely well-endowed inmate rapes him every single night while the guards laugh.

Here, there's a 16 year old kid (as well as two adults) who's facing animal cruelty charges for stomping two baby ducklings to death in a public park...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/23/2002 6:34:36 AM

I hope he goes to prison and becomes someone's little bitch, and an extremely well-endowed inmate rapes him every single night

I hope the well-endowed rapist calls him "Kitten" as a term of endearment... A LOT. And with every humiliating thrust, I hope he remembers the site of that snow white cat, covered in blood. Sick bastard.

That 16-year-old needs to go to jail too. I don't know when law enforcement will catch on; almost every serial killer and/or general psycho admits that they started out torturing and killing animals. Hello! These people need to be removed from society.
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/23/2002 9:12:48 AM

what a fucking bastard! someone needs to prevent those type of people from breeding!(preferably by castration and without any painkillers!)

[alabama special forces] 8/22/2002 6:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

The latest proposal to drive the Taliban and Al Qaeda out of the mountains of Afghanistan is to send in the ASF - Alabama Special Forces. Billy Bob, Bubba, Boo, Scooter, Cooter and Junior are being sent in with the following information:

1. There is no limit.
2. The season opened last weekend.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They hate beer, pickup trucks, country music and Jesus.
5. They don't like barbeque.
6. They were responsible for Dale Earnhardt's death.

We estimate it should be over in just about 2 days.

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/23/2002 8:56:39 AM

alabama special forces
Holy crap that's friggin hilarious!!!

[fall preview] 8/22/2002 9:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

Rusty and I have had our first football argument of the season. It ended without bloodshed. So far. I hate football. I hate Rusty during football season. Grrr.

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/23/2002 8:54:50 AM

fall preview
You feel about football like I feel about Everquest. Adam and I almost got divorced when he was playing that damn game. I swear he used to be up in that computer room playing for sometimes 10 hours at a time. We never talked, only argued. Then I found out that he was getting buddy buddy with some chick that was in his guild. Long story short....I yelled and threatened and he cried and changed his ways. Go me!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/23/2002 11:50:24 AM

Re: fall preview
Go you! Yeah, that sounds about like Rusty and football, except for the ten hours straight part - but only because they don't SHOW it for ten hours straight! And it wouldn't even bug me so much, except that when he watches it, that's ALL he can pay attention to... the damned house could burn to the ground and he wouldn't notice until the power to the TV went out. :\

[dinner] 8/22/2002 11:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

Veal parmagiana with green beans and corn. Not only is it not kosher, I find veal to be morally disturbing, to say the least, but I bought it accidentily, and am too frugal to not eat it on principle. So there it is.

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/23/2002 2:36:33 AM

o____O

[live journal trading cards] 8/23/2002 8:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

 
 
madnessie
Name: Mad Nessie
User: 429785
Created: 1.4.2002
Post Count: 1060
An elusive internet-dwelling creature, the madnessie is known for its antisocial personality and occasional outbursts.
Strengths: Sharp tongue, sense of humour
Weakness: Short attention span, foul temper
Special Skills: Loafing and procrastination
Weapons: Weilds magic happy plastic card
Allies: Hordes of rats, alternate personalities
 
   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 8/23/2002 8:16:41 PM

You should read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/23/2002 9:31:32 PM

Heeeee... I have to love anything that is decribed as an "outrageously cheeky tale"! I ordered it; thanks for the heads up! =)

[cheeky!] 8/23/2002 9:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

I just ordered The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. The reviews call it cheeky, satirical, and warped... and ya gotta love that! Thanks Jonah!

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 8/23/2002 11:06:10 PM

:) You'll like it. Crispin Glover, who played George McFly in the first Back to the Future movie (but not the second), also has a book out about rats. I'm not sure what it's called though.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/24/2002 9:52:51 PM

Huh! I'll have to look for that too; I didn't know he'd written anything.

[greta van botox] 8/23/2002 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust

We're watching Fox News... Ozzy Osbourne is even more incoherant than I am. Wow.

   

[oy, the guilt] 8/23/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

I didn't go to services tonight, I had nothing clean to wear, and no motivation to wash anything. I only got 2-3 hours of sleep last night, and then had a busy day - nothing interesting, just running errands and stuff. Bah. I'm just generally pissy this evening. I did get the To Be A Jew and To Pray As A Jew books today, and Living A Jewish Life, so I am going to try to read some this weekend.

   

[outside] 8/24/2002 6:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

Rusty cannot afford to work on the weekends, because when he does, I go out shopping with my mother and spend way more money than he makes.

So we went to Canal Days in Williamsport MD today. I bought a pole and three garden flags - a cat on a pumpkin, a Hanukah tree, and a cardinal flag for Rusty. I also got a beautiful pewter dragon who cost way too much but looks really cool on my monitor. And Sarah had her first pony ride! So cute.

And it was hot and sunny and I got a headache, and then we went to AC Moore and Borders, where I spent more money... I bought another siddur, a black one, so it matches my copy of the Tanach. My "old" one was poopy brown-coloured; I am going to donate it to the synagogue's library, I guess.

And then we came home. My head still really hurts, and Rusty is watching some stupid western that is way too loud. We battle over the television volume constantly; I can hear, and he is a deaf-as-a-post old man. Makes me nuts. Grrr.

   

[argh] 8/24/2002 11:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

My sweetie Brutus seems to have injured his widdle blue foot! Also, his father Boris has lost a bit of weight lately. I have put the two of them in a single-floor cage to recuperate. The cheese sticks and yogurt drops seem to be helping on all counts.

   

[tmi] 8/25/2002 7:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

Oh my... marijuana has strange effects on Rusty. He was showing me how to use a water pipe, and after two hits, he had his pants off and wanted to play! Not only does it make him more amorous, but apparently it makes him more... adventurous, too. I learned something from all this: I'm either in the mood or not, and there's nothing you can do to change it, either way. Also, that foreplay bores me.

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/26/2002 8:50:04 AM

tmi
Well I guess you will be choosing more carefully when you give Rusty pot huh? lol Foreplay does bore me too unless I'm doing it myself. LOL

[first day of school] 8/26/2002 10:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

Today I became the mother of a 7th grader. Ugh. I would like to say that I was a little floozy and got knocked up at age 15, but sadly, I was 21 when I had him.

Anyway, the boys are back to school, and I am already pissed off at the school. We were in the office - dropping of the ample tuition money - and that annoying Sister Regina told Steven that single earrings weren't allowed, only pairs. I am SO tempted to yank them out of that school. Not only do I not like the religious emphasis, but I don't like their stupid rules, and I don't like that they use the fact that they're a private school to make and enforce them. Bah.

In other news, Brutus's foot is still very swollen, so he has an appointment with the vet tomorrow morning. I gave him half a baby aspirin; I hope he isn't in a lot of pain.

   

Comments:
From: [info]laurarn
Date: 8/26/2002 10:46:31 AM

You should send Steven to school with TWO earrings and see what they do! Of course, I'm sure Steven would not go for that. Where would you put them if you took them out?

I can't believe Steven is in 7th grade. Good lord. Seems like yesterday we were pushing Steven and Tommy around WalMart in strollers.

Good luck with Brutus at the vets. Does he have bumble foot?

[ouch] 8/26/2002 1:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

Oh where in the hell is that tube of teething gel?

   

[news from the alternate universe] 8/26/2002 6:38:00 PM

purple_stardust

Rusty has been referring to me as "Good Lovin" all evening. Sheesh.

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/27/2002 10:13:00 AM

Good Lovin huh?
I can just picture him saying that. I'm dying over here laughing all by myself in my office. LMAO Is he winking, doing that clicking noise in his cheek and pointing at you with a "fake gun" hand signal? Not sure if you can picture this all in your head, but that's how I see him saying it to you for some reason. lol
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 12:46:24 PM

Re: Good Lovin huh?
Yeah, that's about it, lol! Apparantly sex makes him silly. ;-)

[ozzy osbourne] 8/26/2002 10:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

{ unintelligible }

   

[must have] 8/27/2002 12:15:00 AM

purple_stardust

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/27/2002 1:09:39 AM

That's cute. I saw a car emblem a long time ago that followed the fish thing, only it was a carrot and inside it said "veggie." If I ever find it again, I'll buy it.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 12:49:04 PM

That's funny! The place that has the gefilte fish has a lot of other variations, but I didn't see that one. You should look though, there were a ton of different ones. :)
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 8/27/2002 11:44:35 AM

I used to have a sticker on my car of that fishie with the word 'darwin' in it. hehehehe. I'm sure I pissed of my share of fundies.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 12:47:15 PM

Did you click on the fish? That place has the Darwin fish too! :)

[vet visit] 8/27/2002 1:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I would just like to say I LOVE MY NEW VET!!! Seriously. I would marry her.

First of all, I love where she works. I didn't hear one "ewww, rats" from the staff. The vet tech called him a piddle box after he peed on her (twice), but she didn't seem too appalled. Dr Morey made the appropriate fuss over Brutus, and told him what a sweet and pretty boy he was. She said what I suspected, it's a sprain, and gave him a shot of dexamethasone and said if the swelling wasn't gone in three days, to bring him in for another, at no charge. She even told me exactly how much she was giving him, instead of assuming that I wouldn't know what she was talking about! So now Mr Charming is on steroids.

Since I was there, I gave her printed copies of two websites about rat surgery and a copy of the RMCA drug chart. When I explained that a lot of vets tend to under-dose rats, she seemed to agree, and didn't give me the "you're not a vet so you don't know anything" attitude like my last vet. She even asked me what I fed my rats; she said hers got the Oxbow stuff, but where she used to live, she could buy it in bulk at the store, and now she can only get it online.

Rattie PR: two ladies with cats said he was cool, the receptionist said he was pretty, and as we were leaving, another lady asked me what I had, she said that was neat, she'd never seen one. I didn't take him out and show her though, because she had an irritating little yip-yap dog with her, and I didn't want it to scare my baby boy. He's used to real dogs, but not those little noisey ones.

All in all, a very successful visit!

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/27/2002 2:37:16 PM

I'm glad you found a vet that you like, she sounds cool
i hope your pretty boy is feeling better
:)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 4:11:07 PM

Thanks! He's a little peeved at having a shot in the bum, but other than that he's doing well and enjoying the extra attention. :)
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/27/2002 10:33:17 PM

That is so cool. Enlightened vets are so nice. And I'm going to give my vet a copy of that chart, as well!
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/27/2002 10:35:24 PM

Or maybe I won't, since I can't find it on that site. *L*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 10:41:43 PM

http://www.rmca.org/Articles/dchart.htm :)
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 8/27/2002 10:55:17 PM

Re:
I'm slow. Thanks. Hehe.

[who to blame?] 8/27/2002 4:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

Is anyone else not receiving comment notices from Live Journal? I'm trying to figure out if LJ is screwed up, or if my mail server is. I'm inclined to think it's Dreamhost, since I'm not getting Yahoo posts either. But then, Yahoo is so often screwed up, it's hard to tell. If it is Dreamhost, I wonder if I will get them eventually, or if they're lost in cyberspace forever... oops! Now I'm getting all the mail at once. Good grief.

   

Comments:
From: [info]johno
Date: 8/27/2002 5:14:09 PM

LJ has been having DB problems for the past couple of days.

status.livejournal.com said last night they had to replace a DB server.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 5:23:40 PM

Oh, cool... thanks for the info!

[stop yer whining!] 8/27/2002 5:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

I'm watching the news, and they just announced that Washington DC will not host the the 2012 Olympics. So now their freakish mayor, who can't seem to open his mouth when he speaks, is whining about how disappointed they all are. Why??? For those of you that aren't familier with DC, the traffic there is hellish in the best of times. The beltway is a nightmare, and driving through the city itself will give you a bleeding ulcer. The last thing they need is zillions of tourists, many from other countries, driving around and adding to the congestion and the madness, and pissing off the already road-raged regulars! Talk about asking for trouble...

   

Comments:
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/27/2002 9:03:57 PM

I for one, am damn glad we didn't get the Olympics :p Altho' if we did I can tell you when I would've taken a vacation :p

I just think it's such a waste of taxpayer money and that it should go to an area that is already well-equipped to handle the huge influx of people and already has all the atheletic necessities and arenas, ya know?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/27/2002 9:37:03 PM

Oh! I forgot you were around here too! =)

I agree! That city - the whole area, actually - needs so much work, financially. The schools, the hospitals, the huge homeless population - all good things to spend money on. But no, they want the freaking Olympics.

And the road rage and traffic jams and mass confusion it would have caused, boggles the mind. Think about that much added traffic on the beltway, and day and night, not just "rush hour". Imagine about the Metro, and imagine the pissed off locals who aren't getting to work on time because of the gridlock.

I keep picturing Steven King's 'The Stand'... {shudders}
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/28/2002 7:30:18 AM

Re:
I have to admit I never finished The Stand. I think I may've started it at one point but I didn't finish it :/

Altho' the Olympics could have been a push for the area to improve its mass transit system, because they would have ten years so I do think a lot of improvements that we need now even without the Olympics may have gotten done had we gotten the bid, so it might not have been so bad, but honestly I'd just rather not find out :p

I'm perfectly happy in my mundane li'l world :)
From: [info]clarice
Date: 8/28/2002 2:00:26 PM

Not to mention they're the size of a postage stamp. Where they planning to build the arenas in Virginia proper or something?
From: [info]thanny
Date: 8/28/2002 4:09:56 PM

aughhh i heard they were thinking of RFK stadium and the surrounding areas... that would have been nice, only to see that area built up or refurbished nicely. oh but the traffic!!! i'm glad they passed too. that would have been one hellish headache.

[but is he jewish?] 8/27/2002 9:55:00 PM

purple_stardust

I have such a crush on Alan Colmes.

   

[argh!] 8/27/2002 10:35:00 PM

purple_stardust

When it rains, it pours... now Zorro has a swollen foot. :(

   

Comments:
From: [info]rattyluv
Date: 8/28/2002 9:01:08 AM

argh
WTF?? Is Zorro in the same cage that Brutus was in? Is there a gap anywhere, like between a ramp and a side, or something to that effect? Maybe they are getting their feet caught somewhere when they play. I hope the hell it's not a staph thing going around, but you would probably see scabs or other symptoms if so.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 9:24:25 AM

Re: argh
No, no scabs or anything ... but I AM gonna get a flashlight and check that cage over thoroughly! :\

[weather report] 8/28/2002 4:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

It's raining, it's pouring.
Renee's life is boring.

   

Comments:
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/28/2002 5:46:10 PM

my hair is all wet :/
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 7:10:37 PM

Well that verse doesn't rhyme at all!
Did it get wet while you were at the mall?

I need help.
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/29/2002 8:28:00 AM

Re:
There was no intended verse
Because my poetry is more of a curse :p

And my hair is such a pain
It got all frizzy in the rain!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/29/2002 10:06:22 AM

Much better! =D

When you go out next, wear a hat,
So you'll not look like a frizzed wet cat!
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/29/2002 1:38:05 PM

Re:
I cannot wear a hat,
I fear I might look like a gnat :p

And even just one knitted stitch
From a cap or a hat makes my head itch!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/29/2002 3:19:31 PM

I need help, and so do you,
Don't deny it, you know it's true!
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/29/2002 6:42:36 PM

Re:
I know it's true, I do need help,
But if I ever got it I'd pro'ly yelp!

I promise you this, I'll give it up soon,
But next time I think I might start singing showtunes!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/29/2002 7:45:13 PM

Oh no! Don't sing, or I will too...
And if anyone hears, they will sue!

My voice is bad, it scares the dogs
It sounds a lot like dying frogs!
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/30/2002 12:11:55 AM

Re:
My voice is bad!
It sounds rather sad :(

But I want to improve how I carry a tune
So I'm starting my voice lessons soon!

[seussville] 8/28/2002 5:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I think I'll write like this today,
Since I am bored and want to play.
If you don't like it, you can say,
But I'll still do it anyway.

I talked all morning to Joell,
Drank too much coffee, feel like hell.
I also talked to my friend Sandy,
Smoked a lot and ate some candy.

Okay, I lied, I did not eat,
But "candy" rhymed, and it is sweet.
Anyway, I washed some dishes,
Played with rats and fed the fishes.

I surfed around the internet,
Looking at cages for my pets.
I read some email, this is true,
I'm way behind, but that's nothing new.

And that's everything that I have done,
What can I say, I am no fun.
I guess I'll go and read a book,
And order pizza, I hate to cook.

   

Comments:
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/28/2002 5:39:42 PM

This is soooooo cute! It made my day. I love Dr. Seuss and you definitely got the Seusser down!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 8:30:24 PM

Thanks! Even in my thirties, Dr Seuss is still one of my favourite authors. :)
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/29/2002 5:26:54 PM

Me, too. He was the greatest!
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 8/28/2002 5:43:52 PM

this reader at least
enjoyed the feast.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 8:31:36 PM

Why thank you very much, my dear!
Your excellent taste is very clear!

[a public request] 8/28/2002 6:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

Okay, this is what I want you to do. Go to your local Popeye's. Order whatever it is that people order from Popeye's - I don't know what, I don't eat there. You should notice a receptacle of black plastic sporks. Take one. Hell, take two. Since you probably don't share my love of sporks, you can mail them to me! I will also happily accept sporks of other colours. So mail your sporks, new or used, to:

Renee Ludwig
PO Box 23
Gore VA 22637

Your contribution is appreciated. Thank you, please drive though.

   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 8/28/2002 7:38:44 PM

KFC has sporks too! White ones though.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 8:28:47 PM

Yeah, theirs are pretty good, too! I never eat there either, though. I don't really like fried chicken, come to think of it. Even if I did, I'm too lazy to go out and buy fast food; I just have it delivered. How pathetic is that. LOL
From: [info]plaidrats
Date: 8/28/2002 8:30:19 PM

we don't have a popeye's here..
but i noticed a black spork laying on the floor (still in the package) on the floor by my computer right before i turned it on..
you really want it?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/28/2002 8:40:22 PM

Yeah, I really do! I love sporks, and they're hard to find around here. KFC and Popeye's have them, but I never eat there. Taco Bell used to have them, but not any more. One of these days, I'll find a distributor, but I haven't yet.

And I like the black ones best. :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/29/2002 11:42:28 AM

What are you going to do with all those sporks?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/29/2002 1:28:11 PM

Eat with them! I love sporks, but I never eat at any of the (two) places that offer them.
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/29/2002 10:09:10 PM

do you want the other colors too? i live in the home city of popeyes and we get the special colors!
yAy! for chalmette!
:)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/29/2002 10:15:13 PM

WHAT?!?!? You got COLOURED sporks??? No fuckin way! What colours? HELL YES I want them!!! =D
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/30/2002 2:47:26 AM

Re:
popeyes has red and black normally and purple green and gold around mardi gras :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/30/2002 6:58:32 AM

Oh. My. God. It's like Spork Mecca. =o

I would seriously pay you to go to Popeye's and grab me some purple, green, and gold sporks. Seriously.
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 8/30/2002 4:43:13 PM

Re:
hey! next mardi gras i'll nab you some... maybe i can even find you a giant spork from mardi gras world... supposedly popeyes invented the spork.... i wonder if thats true...

[reason #1028] 8/29/2002 12:30:00 AM

purple_stardust

Despite the fact that I just spent $444 on two huge rat cages last October, and said at the time that those were the only rat cages that I would ever need to buy, I told Rusty this evening that I wanted to get rid of them and buy 5-6 Martins R-680s. And he didn't throttle me, even though I wouldn't have blamed him if he did. He just sighed and said okay. He humours me, and I love him. :)

   

[busy but boring] 8/29/2002 9:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

I overslept, missed Zorro's vet appointment, rescheduled the appointment, drank some coffee, put overpriced gas in Poscar (that's Peice Of Shit car), stopped at the post office, went to the bank, came home, fed daughter, took a shower, put daughter down for a quick nap, talked to Joell for a bit, drank more coffee, woke daughter up, took Zorro to the vet for a steroid shot for his swollen foot and a round of Baytril, stopped at Sheetz for cigarettes and pet food, came home, fed rats and fish and daughter, played with daughter, read to daughter, put daughter to bed, ordered dinner from Papa John's, and that was it. Time to sit on my fat ass and eat and read and play video games. And dream of shiny new rat cages...

   

[mercyband.org] 8/29/2002 11:30:00 PM

purple_stardust

{ David Martin Weiss }

   

8/30/2002 12:00:00 AM

purple_stardust

hey, at least you TRY to insult people.
unfortunately, you're a failure, and you never get it right.
like this guy - he's all sideways...
   

8/30/2002 9:35:00 AM

purple_stardust

I WAS A GIFTED CHILD
i had my niche.
intelligent. creative. artistic.
what kind of child were you?
   

[feh] 8/30/2002 10:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

That is all.

   

Comments:
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/30/2002 10:06:57 PM

Are you alright?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 8/30/2002 11:15:04 PM

Eh, just in a general funk. :\
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 8/31/2002 1:20:49 PM

Re:
Join the club :p

[hmm] 8/30/2002 10:15:00 PM

purple_stardust

The Torah should be something that you live up to.
Not something that you bring down to your level.

I often don't agree with [info]marlowe1, but his posts are usually thought-provoking.

   

[in one hour] 8/30/2002 11:10:00 PM

purple_stardust

Bowie! - 12:10 am (tonight) on AMC - Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars.

   

[oops] 8/31/2002 5:45:00 PM

purple_stardust

My hair is now black.

   

Comments:
From: [info]tues
Date: 8/31/2002 7:04:07 PM

looks cool!
From: [info]dayoh
Date: 8/31/2002 7:25:41 PM

Looks kewl!

[rip garfunkel] 8/31/2002 9:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 8/31/2002 10:18:37 PM

Oh no! What happened?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 9/1/2002 11:33:10 AM

Swim bladder. She hasn't been "right" for some time; she would get better and then get worse, but never get over it, and then Friday she got really bad, and by Sunday, I couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore. :(
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 9/1/2002 11:33:57 AM

Saturday, I meant.
From: [info]muridae
Date: 9/1/2002 11:34:23 AM

I'm sorry. =(
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 9/8/2002 8:24:30 AM

Oh no! Poor, beautiful Garfunkel :(