[today] 4/1/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired and stressed out]
[Current Music |tv - abc - jeopardy]

I was all kinds of productive! I...

* balanced my checkbook
* picked up proof of dogs' vaccinations
* stopped at Sheetz and bought cigarettes
* stopped at post office for Priority Mail boxes
* stopped by U-Haul and got boxes and truck rental rates
* paid my phone bill, bought groceries, withdrew pizza money
* called animal control with dogs' rabies vaccine numbers
* stopped and rented a storage building for temporary storage
* stopped at CVS and bought care package stuff for nephew in Iraq
* called Verizon and had voicemail put back on my phone
* called and with a lender about Rusty's mortgage possibilities

Whew!

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/1/2003 7:58:59 PM

Yeah! You're doing good!

[daily calorie intake] 4/1/2003 9:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music | tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - about 1/2 cheese sub w/mustard and tomato. 5 mozzerella sticks. Regular Pepsi.
Orange juice.

Exercise - none.

   

[i am sam] 4/1/2003 11:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hopeful]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - war coverage]

I'm such a 'tard sometimes. It occured to me yesterday, in the middle of this housing mess, my freaking uncle is a realtor. You know why this occured to me? Because said uncle emailed me and basically said "Hey, remember me, your uncle? I'm a realtor."

Otherwise, I would probably still be sitting here, wondering who I could talk to about getting a house. Yeah. So anyway, I gratefully accepted his help, he gave me the name of a good lender, and the right names to drop, and I'm calling them tomorrow.

On a related note, my uncle is one cool old guy! He is in his late 70's, survived Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge in WW2, as well as stomach cancer and several heart attacks, and still has a job as a realtor and a new lady friend! He's a busy guy... :}

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/2/2003 12:02:39 AM

Wow, it sounds as though this could all work out wonderfully in the end. If you buy a house, you could build a goldfish pond. =)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/2/2003 9:34:39 AM

*swoon*

I want a goldfish pond... because then, instead of fancy goldfish, I could buy baby koi, and keep them in the tank until they get bigger, and then put them out in the pond! A pond would definately rock.
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/2/2003 7:53:05 AM

Wow that is great!! That will be a big help. And your uncle sounds like quite a guy!
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/2/2003 1:31:38 PM

Sorry to trot out a blatant Homerism, but "D'oh!!" So glad things are looking up, just don't go all Martha Stewart on us when you get a house of your own, and start making knitted plant-pot holders and stuff! ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/2/2003 6:29:02 PM

S'okay, I deserved that "d'oh!"

And I promise not to make knitted plant pot holders, if you'll let me to go on and on ad nauseum about my goldfish pond! :}

[top five reasons why i want to buy a house] 4/2/2003 10:10:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |ambitious]
[Current Music |silence]

* No more obnoxious landlord. Big ol' NOT WELCOME doormat.
* Can bury creepy dead rat collection that takes up freezer space.
* Goldfish pond. Can buy baby koi for fish tank and release them to pond when they get big.
* Can rip up carpet, if needed, paint things, build stuff. Dark purple ceiling with silver stars.
* Can bake Challah, and other Jewish goodies. They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat.

   

Comments:
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 4/2/2003 10:44:22 AM

yay for happy house-goodness! :D

[update] 4/2/2003 5:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hopeful]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

Lender #1 called back today. Things are looking up.

   

[the object of my obsession] 4/2/2003 6:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |obsessed]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]


I want this house - three bedrooms, living room, medium-sized kitchen, dining room, attic, partial basement. Comes with dishwasher, stove, fridge, washer and dryer. Little path on the front for an arched trellis of wisteria, fenced backyard for the goldfish pond. It looks like a dollhouse.
   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/2/2003 6:25:38 PM

Ooh I like that, it looks kinda spooky!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/3/2003 9:56:50 AM

I think it's haunted. I haven't been inside yet, but I think an old lady died there, and now it's haunted.
On the other hand, I may just have a vivid imagination...

At any rate, I want it.
From: [info]jupiterjuniper
Date: 4/3/2003 9:02:07 AM

beautiful!

where do you live, exactly? that architecture is gorgeous, but we don't have anything like it here in FL...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/3/2003 9:55:05 AM

Isn't it awesome? We live in the eastern panhandle of WV; and with the exception of the new subdivisions, most of our architecture is like this! Well, we actually have two types of cool architecture: Civil War era (there was a lot of action around here, and I know a couple of people whos homes were actually used as hospitals during the war!), and then houses like this one (Victorian, I think?). This particular house was built in 1909! :)
From: [info]cellio
Date: 4/3/2003 12:38:31 PM

Ooh, turret! I wonder what's in the round room?

Ours contains a bathroom, which was perhaps not the best inspiration.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/3/2003 5:29:19 PM

I absolutely LOVE turrets!!!

I'm assuming that it's a bedroom - all three bedrooms and the bath are upstairs, and bathrooms usually don't have that many windows. I'm *hoping* that it's the master bedroom, and that my plants will be going there. :)

Wow, your house is lovely! When was it built?
From: [info]cellio
Date: 4/4/2003 11:58:58 AM

Hmm, you're right. With all those windows, it's got to be a bedroom.

Our house was built in "approximately" 1910. Which is to say, the paperwork didn't give us an exact date (1910 was the seller's claim), but we know it was built before 1913 because we found a survey from that year that shows the house.

The county seems to think it was built in 1920. It's their survey, so they should know better, but when have bureaucracies ever been efficient?
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/4/2003 7:21:21 PM

I love it. I always wanted an old Victorian style home *sigh*

[the house] 4/2/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |still obsessed]
[Current Music |tv - jeopardy]

We drove by the house, got out, looked around. It's so fucking awesome. Except, I think it's haunted by an old lady who died there. It has a huge yard, too.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/2/2003 9:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |pc - zoo tycoon / tv - the west wing]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Turkey bacon on rye toast w/mayo, mustard, and tomato. Potato chips. Diet Pepsi.
Orange juice.

Exercise - none.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/3/2003 9:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |funky]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - will & grace]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - about 1/2 cheese sub w/mustard and tomato. 5 mozzerella sticks. Diet Pepsi.

Exercise - none.

   

[cell phone service] 4/3/2003 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |i want a new cell phone]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - er]

Does anyone use Sprint PCS? Is it good service? Are there a lot of hidden charges? If you use another service, what is it, and how do you like it?

   

Comments:
From: [info]catmoran
Date: 4/3/2003 10:09:59 PM

When Sprint laid my dad off, I cancelled my long distance and cell service with them. Bwahaha.

I'm with AT&T cellular now. I chose them because they start their "nights" at 8pm, afaik that's an hour earlier than anyone else in this market. I had great service until the ice storm in December, since then the service to my apartment hasn't been quite as good. Otherwise they're great.
From: [info]shann
Date: 4/3/2003 10:11:31 PM

I use em, they're okay.
From: [info]katarina42
Date: 4/3/2003 10:14:00 PM

We use Sprint PCS. It's pretty good. The thing I don't really like is how the "unlimited" night minutes of the night and weekend minutes don't start until 9PM central. If you make a call at 8:59 PM, it won't kick over automatically into night minutes - it goes on your limited daytime minutes :-P Of course if you go over on your daytime minutes for the month, the bill goes up quite a bit. I'm not sure about any other fees - there isn't one for using voice mail that I know of, but I think there's a charge to access the web on your phone.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 11:05:22 AM

That kinda sucks about the time thing, though I'm as likely to call someone after 9pm as I am after 8pm (not very).
The 8:59 thing is very handy to know though, thanks!
From: [info]astralweeks
Date: 4/3/2003 11:29:00 PM

Unrelated
Renee, are you breeding rats anymore? I have been meaning to ask you, but I haven't seen you on AIM in a long time.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 11:07:36 AM

Re: Unrelated
I haven't been lately (mostly because the rats wouldn't cooperate!).
I will probably start again once I get moved and settled in.
From: [info]astralweeks
Date: 4/4/2003 11:46:57 AM

Re: Unrelated
Cool. I know you have a waiting list, but maybe you could stick me on it? GMR has gotten a hold of me pretty hard lately...
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/4/2003 12:03:04 AM

I use Sprint PCS. I've been happy with it. Except for up in the mountains, where the service is kinda unreliable, I've been able to use my phone just about anywhere I go, which is great. There aren't really any hidden charges. There's a $4.82 charge monthly for "Taxes, Surcharges, and other Regulatory Charges," which they only started adding to the bill recently. Oh, and I believe when I signed up for their service, the night/weekend hours lasted from 8PM to 8AM (which was a big factor in my choosing them), but now it's 9PM-7AM, which made for a really huge phone bill one month when I was calling people after 8 PM but before 9, thinking that my night minutes started at 8. Like, a HUGE phone bill.

But I have no complaints about their service. My phone isn't working correctly, but that's not Sprint's fault. So I guess I'd recommend them.

Oh! If you sign up for one of their special plans (like free long distance or whatever it is they're offering this month), you have to sign up for a year and if you cancel your service before the year is up you have to pay a $150 penalty. If you plan on switching providers it's probably not a good idea, but I've never had a problem with it because I've never cancelled my service.
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/4/2003 7:33:32 AM

We have AT&T. We got it originally because they had a shared minutes plan (and unlimited between the two phones), but now Husband has a cell phone from work. I kept it so I didn't have to change my number. But I have been very happy with the service so far.
One of my friends is getting ready to get Sprint because they also have some kind of unlimited minutes between family deal.

[friday five - housing] 4/4/2003 10:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |seems appropriate]
[Current Music |tv - abc stuff]

1. How many houses/apartments have you lived in throughout your life?

Wow. I need to break this one into sections to even figure it out. When I was a small child, I think we moved three times before buying the house on Oak Street (where my father still lives). When I moved out of that house, it was to Maryland, where I lived with husband-to-be #1. We moved back to this area and lived in two places before I traded him for husband-to-be #2. I moved with him into a mobile home, which later burned down. After that fiasco, I moved back in with my parents for a while, and then moved in with the Psycho Boyfriend. I escaped from PB's house and got my own apartment for the first time ever in 1995. Rusty moved in soon after, and since then, we have lived in two other apartments, including this one. So 13 or 14, I think.

2. Which was your favorite and why?

The house on Oak Street. I love that house. It's a brick cape cod with an awesome yard.

3. Do you find moving more exciting or stressful? Why?

Stressful. I have way too much stuff to be moving it from place to place.

4. What's more important, location or price?

Location, location, location.

5. What features does your dream house have (pool, spa bath, big yard, etc.)?

Wood floors (no vacuuming!), big rooms, lots of storage, a nice yard, a goldfish/koi pond.

[fridayfive.org]

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 4/4/2003 11:56:32 AM

that site where you got the questions is cool! i'll have to be sure i check it out.

[annie hall] 4/4/2003 12:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]

I just ordered my very first Woody Allen movie. I think it's a law or something, you can't be Jewish without appreciating Woody Allen, and it's hard to appreciate something that you've never seen. I did read the Moose bit recently, and nearly peed myself. Heh.

   

Comments:
From: [info]bioclaire
Date: 4/4/2003 1:22:34 PM

'annie hall' is a REALLY good movie. :)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 2:34:27 PM

Cool! I haven't seen it, and neither has Rusty, so that's good to know! :)

[the pond] 4/4/2003 5:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - while you were out]


Laurie, look! Lilypons is pretty close to me; you should come down one weekend and help me shop for koi fishies and pond supplies! They have plants...
   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/4/2003 6:11:56 PM

I hate to say this, but wouldn't it be better to secure permanent housing before buying large fish?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 6:23:44 PM

I wasn't actually going to buy the fish yet; the pond needs to cultivate bacteria first. Even when I do buy them, I plan to buy them very small because I want to keep them in my aquarium for a while, so I can see them better. But I can buy plants RIGHT NOW.
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/5/2003 3:33:38 PM

Re:
go for it then!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/4/2003 6:23:22 PM

Does this mean you'll be getting the house?!?!?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 6:25:09 PM

Well, not definately (I haven't even seen the inside yet!), but the lender seems to feel that our chances are good. :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/4/2003 6:26:26 PM

Re:
OoooooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOOoooooOOOOOoooohhhh!

Getting the mortgage is the important part, right? I mean, once you have the loan secured you can use it for any house... right?

Uh, I know nothing about the way this process works.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 6:31:00 PM

Right. And you can use it for any house that passes inspection - they won't lend you money to buy a dump. We're going to look at other houses to be sure, but I'm pretty certain that this is The House. Cross your fingers...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/4/2003 6:28:47 PM

And isn't that a gorgeous bloom??? It's a tropical water lily, Mrs. Martin E. Randig to be exact. It's also $40 dollars, so maybe I'd want to start with something cheaper...? Also, it says it will live in a 7.5 qt container, if I get the plant before the pond.
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/4/2003 6:32:49 PM

ARGH KEEP FORGETTING TO SEND YOUR SEEDS!

ARGH!

Yes, that's a really pretty plant! Water lilies are so gorgeous.
From: [info]sjcarpediem
Date: 4/5/2003 2:08:01 AM

Ooooh... Beautiful.
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/5/2003 12:09:08 PM

Doesn't Lilypons just sound way too much like tampons?

Well, doesn't it?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/10/2003 6:20:33 PM

Only if you have a very warped mind. Why do you ask? ;)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/11/2003 7:56:04 AM

Re:
Juuuuuuust wondering...

[happy world rat day!] 4/4/2003 10:00:00 AM

purple_stardust


   

[daily calorie intake] 4/4/2003 10:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |mmm comfort food]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - faking it]

Four cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Handful of leftover potato chips.
Dinner - Matzoh ball soup. Challah roll. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

Comments:
From: [info]slow_like_honey
Date: 4/4/2003 11:31:31 PM

Oh oh oh! Did you see the drag queen episode? *hehe* I don't know what it is about drag queens but I am just so fascinated with them! :D I can't wait 'til I go to Manhatten this summer, I am so going to go see a drag performance I hope. I have to! (Okay, I think I'm done gushing about how much I love drag queens, which is odd, considering I don't personally know any :P)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/5/2003 12:23:17 AM

YES!!! I know, I've never seen a drag queen in my life, and I was all, well he's way too skinny to be a drag queen, lol. Actually, that was one of the UGLIEST bunch of DQs that I've seen; usually they're MUCH prettier, ya know? =D

[the house - an update] 4/5/2003 12:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |giddy]
[Current Music |tv - pbs - antique road show]

We went to see the house today. Oh. My. G-d. I LOVE this house. It was meant to be my house. It has etched glass in the front door. It has a huge wooden bannister. It has a pantry, and a foyer. It has gorgeous wood trim, all original. It has a beautiful built-in china cabinet. It has hardwood floors and pocket doors. It has a bathtub in the turret, where the plants go. It has a ghost.

We put an offer on it, for their full asking price.

   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/5/2003 7:49:02 PM

How exciting!!!!!!!
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/5/2003 10:34:03 PM

I hope it all goes smoothly...it sounds wonderful!
From: [info]thanny
Date: 4/6/2003 4:42:28 PM

ahhhh that's awesome! good luck and stick by the phone!
From: [info]jupiterjuniper
Date: 4/7/2003 9:07:15 AM

good luck!
and a full report!

[daily calorie intake] 4/5/2003 9:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |bouncy]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Part of a bottle of grape soda.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/ pizza dipping sauce. Regular Coke.
Leftover potato chips.

Exercise - none.

   

[amazon order] 4/6/2003 12:00:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |the power of positive thinking]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - war coverage]

* Barron's Book of Koi
* Room and Furniture Layout Kit
* Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes

   

[realtor just called] 4/6/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |bouncy]
[Current Music |tv - msnbc - war coverage]

They accepted our offer. We have purple paint chips. Fear us.

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/6/2003 7:47:55 PM

THAT! MEANS! YOU! ARE! BUYING! A! HOUSE!!!

Right? It's official now, right?

Damn, two weeks and you go from a crappy apartment to a homeowner. That's amazing.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 12:39:11 AM

Well, unless the loan falls though (and we think it will be fine), then yes. It's official.

/bounces off walls.

Ahem. Anyway, that's from a crappy apartment to home-with-3-bedrooms-and-a-turret-owner, thankyouverymuch. We're going to restore it to it's original glory, as much as possible, BUT. Wait until you see the ratroom. Heh.

So, umm, what are you doing in May? :)
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/6/2003 7:54:44 PM

Yaaaay! You do realise that you're now officially a grown-up!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 12:40:23 AM

Don't be ridiculous... only Rusty is. ;)
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/7/2003 10:11:02 AM

*phew*

Got worried for a sec there ;)
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/6/2003 8:36:34 PM

Yay! Congrats.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 12:43:36 AM

Thanks!
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/6/2003 9:26:15 PM

That's wonderful! I can't wait to see more pics.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 12:42:24 AM

Me either! We keep driving by the place, lol. The neighbours-to-be probably think we're stalking them, but really we're only stalking the house. As I mentioned above, we want to restore it as much as possible, and I will be taking before and after pics. :)
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/7/2003 7:43:57 AM

YAYYYYYY!! You have just done something I've always dreamed of. Lucky you, congrats! :)
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/7/2003 8:07:38 AM

Congratulations!!!! I'm so glad for you. Everything works for the best -- you wouldn't have found this wonderful house if you hadn't been forced to move!
From: [info]jupiterjuniper
Date: 4/7/2003 9:18:34 AM

how wonderful; congrats!!!

yes, lots of pictures ! and purple paint!? oh, too good to be true. . .
From: [info]thanny
Date: 4/7/2003 3:45:01 PM

yay!!!!! what a great outcome....!

[daily calorie intake] 4/6/2003 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |tv - hgtv - extreme homes]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - TV dinner - chicken beef steak w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, corn. Rye bread.
Five almonds and one pecan.
Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/6/2003 10:31:39 PM

You've got a house now. Start working out again.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 12:45:37 AM

Umm, yeah. Right now I am working with space issues - this apartment is filled with boxes, and I haven't seen the floor in ages!
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/7/2003 12:48:02 AM

Re:
excuses excuses. do you want a six pack or not? you should see the progress I'm making.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 1:10:13 AM

No, it's YOU who wants a six-pack. *I* want to look like your mom. :-P
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/7/2003 1:24:20 AM

Re:
still. my mom goes running almost every day.

[gertrude] 4/7/2003 2:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |curious]
[Current Music |rusty's video game noise]

I think that my ghost's name is Gertrude. We went down to the courthouse and got a copy of her last will and testament, in which she leaves the house to her daughter, the seller.

The will went into probate on my birthday, in 1999.

   

Comments:
From: [info]jupiterjuniper
Date: 4/7/2003 4:38:48 PM

i'm so fascinated!
[and jealous!]

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 8:56:23 PM

I'm fascinated too... I want to talk to the local historical society, to see if I can find out anything else about her...
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/7/2003 5:13:39 PM

I can't wait to read more about your ghostie adventures. How do you know it's haunted, did the seller tell you? Where does the ghostie seem to hang out the most?

...very interesting!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/7/2003 7:28:33 PM

I just looked at the house and thought it looked haunted! However, once we were IN there, my mom said that she "sensed" it, plus Rusty said it was freezing in a way that he's only come across in his late grandparents' house, after his grandfather died. Even the realtor noticed that it felt weird, lol! I don't mind it though; it wasn't a creepy BAD feeling, or anything.

Have you heard of Susan Crites, who has written a couple of books about West Virginia ghosts? My mom hangs out with her, so if we really get the place, I want to get her to come in and see if she can tell anything. :)

[today's update] 4/7/2003 8:50:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

We paid the realtor a $500 deposit - "earnest money" - until the loan is approved.

Found out more about Gertrude - my mom's co-worker knew the family when she was younger. According to her, Gertrude was little and bossy... no wonder I can relate to her! Elsie said that she was nice though, just kinda mouthy. She walked with a limp. Her husband J Nelson was tall and thin and very quiet. They only had the one daughter, later in life.

Found out from realtor that the seller (Gertrude's daughter) has cancer, and not long to live, hence the sudden and dramatic drop in price, the selling "as is", and the push to sell quickly - they want to sell while she's still alive to sign the papers. Otherwise it goes into estate property, and will cost them a lot more. How sad, to have your mother dying, and spending your last weeks together with lawyers and realtors. So much for quality time. :(

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/7/2003 10:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sleepy]
[Current Music |pc - zoo tycoon / tv - hgtv - design on a dime]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Mac and cheese w/ parmeson. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[today] 4/8/2003 7:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |baffled]
[Current Music |tv - jeopardy]

We met with the lender and recieved a huge stack of papers to read and sign, releasing Rusty of all rights to financial privacy. I swear, if we get this house, I am never moving again. I know that it will be worth it in the end, but right now I just want it to be over.

   

Comments:
From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 4/8/2003 9:08:57 PM

I hate to say this, but welcome to Escrow Heck....

Hang tight...it'll all be fine.

I'm not moving either.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/9/2003 11:37:22 AM

I hate it. IHATEIT IHATEIT IHATEIT. I know that it will be better in the long run but right now I just hate it.



From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 4/9/2003 11:56:37 AM

If it weren't for the meds I was on (which I've been on before all this started) I'd probably would have killed several people right now.

Hang tight... It'll be worth it....But I hear you. OVER NOW. OVER NOW. KEYS IN HAND NOW.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/9/2003 12:08:16 PM

Hahahahaha! That's the problem, see... *I* am not on any meds right now. *I* might actually kill someone! ;)

Just think, in a few months, we'll both be in our very own homes... I think that THIS will help me pass the time until then. :)

[daily calorie intake] 4/8/2003 10:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired of paperwork]
[Current Music |pc - zoo tycoon / tv - nypd blue]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Turkey bacon on wheat toast w/mayo and tomato. Potato chips. Regular Coke.
Pack of Nutty Bars.

Exercise - none.

   

[from my mom] 4/9/2003 1:00:00 PM

purple_stardust

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 4/9/2003 2:21:49 PM

That artist makes some of my favorite cards. I haven't seen them anywhere in a while. You can get a catalog of her stuff at http://www.house-mouse.com

[birthday #29f] 4/9/2003 9:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - the west wing]



I recieved my new books from Amazon this morning, hooray... many fun things to think about.

My mom picked me up and I signed and cashed a ton of savings bonds for our down payment. Stopped at Sheetz to buy cigarettes and found the names of two different carpenters to call about potential closet-building. Stopped by lender and returned signed paperwork, paid $400 for house appraisel. Should know something in a few days. I hope.

Mailed horse-worming paste to Laurie. Because I care.

Came back here and opened birthday presents from Mom - she got me The League of Rats with Gustave Dore illustrations, a pink rubber duckie, and the uber-cool Gameboy Advance SP.

And then she took us out to El Ranchero for dinner, which is always yummy. :)
   

Comments:
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/10/2003 7:26:11 AM

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/10/2003 6:27:29 PM

Thanks! :)

[today] 4/10/2003 6:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - hgtv]

Went to the post office, recieved nothing fun. Went to the bank and deposited savings bond money. Went to Petsmart and bought weasel chow for my mom, and cat food, treats, toys, and new collars for the obnoxious felines. Stopped at shoe store and bought a pair of Rockports and a pair of Reeboks for Rusty - paid a grand total of $33.43 for both pairs because the shoelaces were missing. I feel better now for offering full price for the house.

Came home, got a late birthday card from my grandma. Still no letter from Rusty's investment dude - I hope that it comes this week. Re-instated auto insurance policy. Wrote a check for deposit in Rusty's checking account. Registered a domain name for Ron. Called my mother.

Calling Papa John's and playing video games tonight. Blah.

   

[shopping] 4/10/2003 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |bouncy]
[Current Music |tv - whose line is it anyway]

My preciousssss...

* Sonic Advance 2
* Ultimate Brain Games

A shiny new Gameboy Advance SP requires new games, of course.

   

Comments:
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 4/11/2003 1:03:45 AM

:::jealous:::
*Throws GBA into fireplace*
"Don't destroy meeee..... I can still entertain yooou!"
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/11/2003 8:31:22 PM

Re: :::jealous:::
LOL! You should definately get the SP, even if you have the "old" GBA. It's annoying that they made a much cooler one so soon (Microsoft, anyone?), but it IS worth it. I have the original milky pink GBA, bought from Japan before they were released here, and I thought it was cool at the time, but this one is SO much better. The back-lighting makes all the difference, and I love being able to just throw it into my purse without worrying about scratching up the screen.
From: [info]thanny
Date: 4/11/2003 2:48:03 PM

ahhh 'ultimate brain games' looks awesome!! i have about 10 games now, but i mostly play the european scrabble cartridge. the zelda and mario games get me soooo frustrated....!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/11/2003 3:02:05 PM

Oh do NOT get me started on that bastard Mario... I bought Super Mario Advance when I got my first GBA, and I have yet to get past the first freakin screen!!! I sucked at the original too, but at least I could get somewhere and have FUN while I sucked, even if I couldn't beat it. Argh. :{

I have only four (soon to be six) Advance games, but a ton of regular GBC carts. I have the Dragon Warrior games, all of the Pokemons except for the two new ones, the original Super Mario, Zelda, Harvest Moon 1-2, Tetris, Monopoly... I have a couple of games that I haven't even tried yet. Some of them are great games, but they seem so tiny now on that "big" GBA screen, lol. Some of them (like Tetris) look okay stretched, but some of them look really weird.

The European Scrabble sounds fun; where did you get it?

[daily calorie intake] 4/9/2003 9:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |happy]
[Current Music |tv - the west wing]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Cheese quesadilla. Refried bean taco. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/10/2003 11:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |ookey pms]
[Current Music |pc - zoo tycoon / tv - drew carey]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/ pizza dipping sauce. Reese's Cups. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[today] 4/11/2003 7:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |alright]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - 48 hours (about ocd)]

I did very damn little, which was a pleasant change from the recent running around. I got up early, played Dragon Warrior Monsters on the new GBA SP, and then took a nap. Got up and sorted my used tinsel collection (don't ask), and have done little else today.

I did manage to finally work on our income taxes; must transfer figures from pencil and mail them in on Monday. Hooray for juicy refunds!

   

Comments:
From: [info]the_never
Date: 4/11/2003 8:40:56 PM

You got the Gameboy Advance SP? What do you think? I think it looks neat and all, and I can definitely appreciate the backlight. But I got a keen little fliptop light for my Gameboy that works out ok.

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/11/2003 8:57:18 PM

Yeah, my mom got it for me for my birthday... I have the Atomic Purple GBC and the Milky Pink GBA, but I can see right now that they're going to be gathering dust, lol. This thing ROCKS!!! The backlighting is completely cool (I hate the glare from external light sources), plus even though the screen is the same size as the original GBA, the backlighting makes it LOOK bigger. The flip-top part is great too, especially if you like to drag it around, or if you have kids or pets to knock it off of your desk/table. And it's so tiny and cute!!! I love this thing. =)

[daily calorie intake] 4/11/2003 9:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |bored]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - while you were out]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Mozzerella sticks from Anthony's. Regular Coke.
Red seedless grapes.

Exercise - none.

   

[pms hell] 4/12/2003 7:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |not good]
[Current Music |tv - hgtv - bargain hunt]

I would just like to rip out my uterus with my bare hands and stab it to death with a pitchfork.

That is all.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/12/2003 9:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |crampy]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - leftover cheese quesadilla and mozzerella sticks.
Dinner - Stouffer's cheese ravioli. Regular Coke.
Snacks - Nutty Bars. Potato chips. Cheese Nips. Slim Jim. Ferrero Rocher. More Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[three things] 4/13/2003 10:31:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |crampy]
[Current Music |tv - meet the press]

Gakked from damn near everyone...

Three little quirks you have that not everybody knows.
--] I don't wear underwear, or bras, or clothes that "touch" me.
--] I don't use metal utensils because of the noise that they make.
--] I am a compulsive counter - I count everything and it must add up to a number that I like.

Three things people SHOULD know about you if they want to get along with you better.
--] Don't touch me. Ever.
--] Don't expect me to dress up for you.
--] Do not underestimate my intelligence, or my propensity for revenge.

Three odd things currently in your purse, wallet, or pocket.
--] A plastic spork.
--] Two old 110 slides.
--] A tiny stuffed pocket rat (gift from Jane).

   

[today] 4/13/2003 8:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |icky]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

We were having our morning coffee, and planning on being constructive today, when Rusty's brother Rick showed up. He lives in Annapolis MD, but was up here for something else, and stopped by with belated Xmas gifts. We took him over and showed him the house... his wife is a doll restorer and antique collector, so he could appreciate the coolness of this place. I think he and Faye are going to come up and help us with some of our restoration projects, if we get it. I hope we get it. And then he took us out for lunch, and we had a nice visit.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/13/2003 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |blah]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - part of a grilled cheese sandwich and about five french fries.
Dinner - Mozzerella sticks from Anthony's. Regular Coke.
Snack - Lorna Doone cookies with milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[photo op] 4/14/2003 12:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]


I ordered a new doll for Sarah; I thought she would go well with the new house. I'm thinking black and white photos on the steps, in the flower beds, by the bannister. Vintage photo ops!

Laurie! Did I ever show you the pictures of the house and its flower beds?
   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/14/2003 12:33:21 PM

No! You did not! I only saw the one picture of the front of the house! I need to see these pictures!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/14/2003 12:40:50 PM

Well what the hell is wrong with me, eh?

Pictures of the house can be seen here: http://www.purplestardust.ziggabella.com/house - you can see the bannister, which is a nice example of the woodwork, and the etched glass door, and the bathtub in the turret (needs paint!), and the turret itself, plus some backyard shots, including the daffodil bed and my purple lilac. In the shot of the whole yard, there is a spot closest the house where the grass is dead (it looks like they used to have a shed and moved it) - that's where the koi pond goes. :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/14/2003 12:48:40 PM

Re:
Who puts in a bathtub in a room with that many windows? :)

I love the little details in the corner of the steps.

The whole place looks like it needs a little work but is SO beautiful underneath the dust! It's got such fabulous woodwork and windows and, yeah, I'm so envious!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/14/2003 1:03:42 PM

The windows are frosted, and that little shelf is where the plants go... it's going to be like a little rainforest, and actually, your slider tub is what I'm using for inspiration. =D

The little brass thingies in the corners are to keep dust from collecting there. How cool is THAT?

The bathroom needs the most work... the other rooms are fine except I don't like the colours, so they're getting painted anyway. I also plan to have it professionally cleaned before we move in, because the walls need to be cleaned, and I don't want to tackle that. We're going to do all the painting ourselves, however. The woodwork is SO COOL, and except for in the kitchen, it's all original and unpainted. The floors could stand to be re-finished, but it isn't so urgent as getting rid of that awful paint colour and that tacky-ass wallpaper border. And it needs better lighting.

Structurally it's awesome. Rusty jumped up and down and hung from attic beams, and the place is solid. The roof is new, the electrc is new, and the furnace is new. All of the appliances except for the fridge are less than three years old.

I am so psyched.
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 4/14/2003 12:49:46 PM

Getting in on this late
Have you ever owned a Victorian house or had to re-do one? If you need _any_ information or help on this: let me know. I gut restored a 1910 Victorian cottage a few years back and I wish *I* had known some things ahead of time!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/14/2003 1:09:09 PM

Re: Getting in on this late
I *WILL* let you know, thanks! =)

This house was built in 1909, and it isn't in awful shape, but we WOULD like to restore it and be as historically accurate (at least in the lower rooms) as possible. The woodwork is original and unpainted in all the rooms except for the kitchen and bathroom, and those two rooms also have some unsuitable "improvements". They're not as bad as where I live now, that was clearly redone in the 1970's, but they're not Victorian-looking, either. Any tips or advice you have would be much appreciated!!!
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 4/14/2003 1:28:52 PM

Re: Getting in on this late
1909? Cool. Mine was most likely in worse shape than yours. There was no functional kitchen or bathroom AND holes in the exterior walls. So, take some of the below with that in mind. The things I think I most didn't realize up front:

* The cost of heating. My house was only 1,000 square feet and could easily run $300 a month. If your house isn't insulated, you can get insulation blown in. Definitely worth it.

* Salvage stores. Salvage stores are your friend. You can find a lot of authentic woodwork, fixtures, etc. there.

* Windows. Does it have new ones? If not, be prepared to fight any remodeler tooth and nail. They all want to 'update' your windows. That means either spending ludicrous cash on custom replacements or downsizing what are probably gorgeous existing windows.

* Interior - Do NOT listen to Martha Stewart and her minions. Victorians HATED consistency. They would do one room in dark, Oriental tones and the next room in light French floral country. This whole idea of having the interior 'flow' is new and, frankly, irritiating in a Victorian home. For that matter, stay the hell away from Bob Villa, too.

* Wiring. We fritzed the wiring the first winter. It was only 70 AMP. 70 AMP=BAD.

* Some books I used
Authentic Victorian Interiors
Re-release of classic bo
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 4/14/2003 1:33:24 PM

Re: Getting in on this late
G_D DAMNIT!! LJ ate the end.

ANYWAY,
the book you absolutely MUST have is This One. Hands down the best book I've ever had for all phases of renovation and restyling.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/14/2003 8:28:40 PM

Re: Getting in on this late
This is so freakin' awesome, thanks! =)

Re: the boring not-fun stuff - it DOES need insulation, definately. Our wiring, however, was updated in 2002, so that should be good. That was actually a huge selling point for me. The furnace and roof are also new.

The bathroom is a mess, but usable, same with the kitchen. They need aesthetic help, but are functioning. As you can see in the photos, the place needs to be painted, and those hideous wallpaper border yanked down. At some point, I would like to refinish the wood floors, but they aren't disgusting now.

The window trim outside needs to be painted. I *think* that the windows have already been replaced, as there were storm windows, and they looked new. I'm not sure whether to go with the practicality of keeping the new storm windows, or the prettiness of trying to find originals. Thoughts? I saw another Victorian home in town that had stained glass borders in the windows; I really liked that!

Will keep in mind that different decor styles are okay - that one will be a hard one for me. Just so nothing looks too modern, I think I'll be okay. We might actually go with an Asian-inspired bedroom; we saw a really pretty one on TS a few nights ago. My biggest decorating problem is, I'm a big chicken-shit. I fear change, I fear colour, I fear drama. I want to paint everything pale sage because I know that it's safe. I would never consider painting a room burgundy, for example, even though I see other people do it and know that it can work. I am a weenie.

Anyway, thanks for the tips; am off to shop Amazon now!

[daily calorie intake] 4/14/2003 9:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |itchy]
[Current Music |tv - the practice]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Green Giant pasta alfredo and broccoli. Regular Coke.
Potato chips. Nutty Bars. More Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[news flash] 4/14/2003 11:30:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |such a news whore]
[Current Music |tv - fox news channel]

Law enforcement officials removed a badly decomposed woman's body Monday from the beach at a park near Point Isabel, one day after an infant boy's body was found along a trail about a mile away. East Bay Regional Park district police summoned police from Modesto, where officials have been probing the disappearance of 28-year-old Laci Peterson for months.

Shit. Now I'm going to be up all night, watching the news.

   

[in other news] 4/15/2003 12:05:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |gluttonous]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - war coverage]

I don't know if anyone watches Fox News Channel, but if you've seen their embedded reporter Rick Leventhal, we found out this weekend, that's where our nephew Brice is. We knew that he was in Basra and headed toward Baghdad (there now), but just found out about Rick Leventhal being with his division. Kinda neat, since FNC is what we usually watch.

   

[amazon order] 4/15/2003 10:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |shopperific]
[Current Music |tv - fox news channel]

* Victorian Cat Paper Dolls (for Sarah)
* Victorian Mouse Paper Dolls (for Sarah)
* American Family of 1900-1920: Paper Dolls in Full Color
* Bicknell's Victorian Buildings: Floor Plans and Elevations for 45 Houses
* Victorian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/15/2003 8:50:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/ pizza dipping sauce. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[the biggest bitch on the block] 4/16/2003 10:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |guilty]
[Current Music |tv - abc fluff]

This morning, I dropped Max and Mojo off at the vet clinic to be de-nutted. Max has been mad at me ever since I took away the food bowl last night, and they were NOT pleased with being shoved into carriers and going in the car. They didn't like the ugly dog who had the nerve to be there too, and they didn't like being examined by the vet tech. I didn't have the heart to tell them that their day is only going to get worse...

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 4/16/2003 11:04:41 AM

awwwws... poor guys...

I think baby cat still hates me for having him neutered... Luckily neko came that way so he can't hate me.
From: [info]lunza
Date: 4/16/2003 3:10:40 PM

And just in time, too -- lookit the way they're groping each other. ;)

From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/16/2003 3:53:48 PM

LOL! They used to do more than just grope! =D
From: [info]lunza
Date: 4/16/2003 6:50:39 PM

Re:
Send that one to http://www.mycathatesyou.com. ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/16/2003 8:28:57 PM

OMG, some of those are HYSTERICAL! I hadn't seen the site; thanks for pointing it out! =D
From: [info]lunza
Date: 4/16/2003 9:48:47 PM

Re:
I love it ... some people don't, though (if you read the letters section)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/16/2003 10:02:54 PM

Some people have no sense of humour. Were you witness to the big Bonsai Kitty scandel? *snicker*

[there is a g-d!] 4/16/2003 10:35:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - abc fluff]

Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park is coming out on DVD!

   

[home again] 4/16/2003 5:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |still guilty]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

I picked up my two very stoned and nutless kitties. They seemed relieved to be home, but they're still wobbley and not eating yet. Poor little stoned kitties.

   

[a personal note] 4/16/2003 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sympathetic]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Laura - I'm so sorry about Biana. :(

   

Comments:
From: [info]jacquez
Date: 4/17/2003 11:00:17 AM

thanks. she was such a sweetie. :(

josephine tried to comfort me by sticking her foot up my nose last night. that made me laugh.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 11:22:52 AM

Yeah, some of them are just extra-special.

I also find that in times of sadness, that it helps to have a friend... with their foot up your nose. ;)

[daily calorie intake] 4/16/2003 10:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - upn - dharma & greg]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Marie Callender fish with mac and cheese and broccoli. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[the problem child] 4/17/2003 10:05:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - pbs - seseme street]

I had to take Max back to the vet this morning; "the area" was bleeding and oozing and looking altogether disgusting. They assured me that it wasn't really as bad as it looked, but put him on Amoxicillin to be on the safe side. In case anyone wonders, forcing foul-tasting pink medicine into a very large, strong, and angry feline is NOT fun.

The Max Cat has always been my Problem Child. If there are fleas to be had, he will have them. If there are ear mites to be had, he will get them. If there is a cold to be had, he will catch it. He has already lost most of his teeth, sounds like Darth Vadar, and is allergic to plastic.

I will never get another purebred cat.

   

Comments:
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 4/17/2003 10:21:58 AM

What a gorgeous kitty! I love purebreeds, but they DO require more care. [info]darthmordred got an eye scratch when he was young that required us to keep our 1 BR (with no real doors) apartment in the dark for 3 days. He also is VERY picky about water for some reason. Otherwise, he's actually less neurotic than Bob's tuxedo mutt cat.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 10:51:02 AM

Ooohhh, Mordred is so pretty (albeit quite sinister, I'm sure). Is he black smoke? I used to have a black smoke persion; he was the most beautiful cat ever... and much sweeter than Mr Cranky Pants, here. I think a lot of Max's problem is, he is PURE-bred, but not neccessarily WELL-bred. He was a gift from my ex, who bought him at a pet store... so I assume that he came from the equivelant of a puppy mill. :\
From: [info]angel_renewed
Date: 4/17/2003 10:53:39 AM

Re:
Yes, Sir Mordred is a black smoke. I had bought (and have papers) for a black persian only to have him end up a smoke. I figure I got the better end of it, as smokes are pricey. Mordred certainly can be a sweetheart, when he's not trying to take over the world.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 11:07:28 AM

They are pricey, but they're SOOO pretty. Mickie was one of the prettiest cats that I'd ever seen.

You might want to remind Mordred that when you're trying to take over the world, people take you more seriously when you don't look so cute. Unless, of course, that's part of the plan. :)
From: [info]wombatrat
Date: 4/17/2003 12:57:01 PM

best purebred cats = ragdolls
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 1:47:26 PM

That would be my first choice, too - they're so big and pretty, but without the respiratory issues that Persians can have. I would love to have a Ragdoll or a Maine Coone, though Rusty wants a Bengal, lol. At this point, I would settle for a cat that doesn't get every weird ailment that comes along. :\
From: [info]blairmaru
Date: 4/17/2003 3:05:04 PM

I had a maine coon, before my cat allergy got so out of hand.
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 4/18/2003 2:41:43 AM

Wow, Solo is five years old and while he IS allergic to plastic, he has never gotten ill. Well, once when he was younger he got an eye infection, and when I first brought him home he had worms. But that was all some time ago. The rats are the real source of vet bills. ;)
From: [info]clarice
Date: 4/18/2003 7:11:26 AM

pound cats = unique, cheap, and relatively-problem free.

Plus the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing you saved something from certain death.

I mean, what's better than that?

[passover wishes] 4/17/2003 12:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |guilty]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

Happy Pesach, to those who observe.

I am not observing this year. My Judaism stuff is packed up already, my rabbi is out of commission, there isn't a chance in hell of me getting this apartment cleaned of hametz or anything else for that matter, and I have way too much other stuff going on right now.

I suck as a Jew.

   

Comments:
From: [info]topi
Date: 4/17/2003 12:43:43 PM

I still respect you *hug* and G-d still loves you *hug*
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/17/2003 4:35:02 PM

You and me both. :(
Things didn't work out as planned this year so here goes yet ANOTHER holiday that I'm not observing. I've done a lot of passover-related reading the last week to try to make up for it a bit. Next year though I WILL be doing passover.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 6:14:42 PM

Yeah... according to the last newsletter, my rabbi is having a baby and leaving the synagogue - between that and the big move, everything is kinda in limbo. I am hoping that *one of these days* things will settle down and I can get back to it and convert already. I will see what I think of the new rabbi, but more than likely I will just start going to the synagogue in Frederick MD - they're more conservative, have formal classes, and have Saturday morning services (I don't like to go out on Friday night). First, I just want to get moved. ::: sigh :::

Is everything okay?
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/17/2003 7:21:27 PM

Yeah, everything is good. Things got kinda screwed up for me because Matt didn't sign up for his Hillel seder in time, so we couldn't go and his family is having like a gazillion guests over for their seder so it wouldn't be a really good time for me to do the whole 'meeting the parents for the first time' thing. Next year though, plus the high holy days this year will be observed. Matt and I already have plans to go to his parent's temple for services. That's a while from now though, I should already be in Ohio by then.

Sounds like this other synagogue is better! I loved going to the classes when I was converting. In fact, I may even go to even more once I settle in somewhere. I'm thinking about, one day, re-converting into conservative because I'm not terribly happy with the way I was converted.

[holy crap] 4/17/2003 1:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amazed]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Doctor Robert Atkins, whose best-selling low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet was dismissed as nutritional folly for years but was recently validated in some research, died Thursday, his spokesman said. He was 72. Besides his wife, Veronica, Atkins is survived by his mother, Norma. Now, if Atkins was 72, how old must his mother be???

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/17/2003 2:09:07 PM

She could be 84. =P
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 4/17/2003 8:10:18 PM

*snicker* Good point...
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/18/2003 1:10:34 AM

Did he die of clogged arteries?

(okay that was mean, shouldn't poke fun at the dead.)

[omg!] 4/17/2003 3:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

There is a rat in my apartment! Not one of my usual rats, but a wild rattus rattus. I need to think of a good way to catch her - I wouldn't mind keeping her, but more than that, I don't want to leave her here and have the next tenants kill her. Hmmm...

   

Comments:
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/17/2003 4:28:29 PM

Could you really keep her? Are wild rats carriers of mega germs? . ;P

It would be good if you could get her out of there though before someone kills her.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 6:08:19 PM

People HAVE kept wild rats (I know three people who have), but they found abandoned babies and raised them from birth... I doubt a full-grown one could ever been tamed. They don't carry a lot of germs, either - the biggest concern is that she would have mites, and give them to MY rats. Mites are species-specific, so no one else would get them, but the pet rats could. :\
From: [info]arkady
Date: 4/17/2003 7:20:09 PM

I doubt she's actually rattus rattus, as they are actually rare and an endangered species; more likely she's a wild rattus norvegicus. I wouldn't bother trying to keep her once you've caught her, as she's grown up wild and captivity would actually be cruel to her.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/17/2003 7:30:51 PM

I don't think they're very rare here - in fact, I've known three people to keep them as pets (one is Muridae, who you've might have seen from my friends list, and another is Jane Adamo of the ratlist). They got them as tiny babies and raised them though, so you're probably right about not keeping her - I doubt that she'd ever be tamed.

Still, I want to catch-and-release her, as I am sure that my idiot landlord would put out snap traps, or glue.

I thought at first that she might be a *very* small Norvy, but according to this page: http://www.pestproducts.com/roof_rats.htm she sounds like the Alexandrine rattus. She definately has a grey belly.

I just hope she doesn't have babies somewhere... :(

[daily calorie intake] 4/17/2003 9:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - will & grace]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - 1/2 cheese sub and mozzerella sticks from Anthony's. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[stuff] 4/18/2003 2:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |cold]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Took "good faith estimate" to lender yesterday, picked up an addendum about closing costs (who pays what) from realtor, signed and returned that. I called the realtor today; she has faxed the addendum to seller's realtor to sign. She also told me that the lender saw a copy and thinks that she can order the appraisel based on that, and that things are "moving right along". I hope so! I really just want to get this over with, so that I can move into my pretty dollhouse and start painting. I want to take a bubble bath in my turret, dammit, I have no time for paperwork.

I saw Nikki (the wild rat) again today. Last night, she took a piece of dog food from my fingers! I ordered a live trap for her; I hope it comes soon. Rusty wants to catch her too, so that Asshole Landlord doesn't kill her. I kinda thought that he (Rusty) might freak out that there was a wild rat in the house, but he seemed fairly unflustered by the news. I'm starting to think that he's been with me too long. I'm fairly sure that normal people don't like wild rats in the house.

Today I am working on sorting and packing photos. It is exercises like this that make me realise that I have no organisational skills whatsoever. Bah.

   

[shopping] 4/18/2003 4:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |goofy]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

In anticipation of future projects, I have ordered the official Trading Spaces smocks - one for me and one for Rusty. In purple, of course. We are such dorks.

   

[a random conversation] 4/18/2003 7:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sick of michael jordon]
[Current Music |tv - abc - jeopardy]

Me: IF I wasn't afraid that I'd go to hell and IF I wasn't afraid that it would lead to more annoying tributes, I would wish that Michael Jordon would just get hit by a car and die, but since I don't want to go to hell and I don't want to see any more tributes or specials on the news, I'm not going to wish that.

Rusty: You make a good Jew, Renee.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/18/2003 9:50:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |yucky]
[Current Music |pc - zoo tycoon / tv - tlc - while you were out]

Four cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Dinner - Swanson fish with mac and cheese. Leftover cheese sub. Regular Coke.
Snack - Lorna Doone cookies and milk.

Exercise - none.

   

Comments:
From: [info]arkady
Date: 4/18/2003 10:02:29 PM

Out of curiosity...are these daily calorie intake posts simply Friends-only, or a custom friends posting?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/18/2003 10:36:11 PM

Custom filtered... I have a friend who is recovering from anorexia, and she can't see them (because of possible triggering when I begin to diet again), my mother can't see them (lest she worry), etcetera.

[today] 4/19/2003 8:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |antiquey]
[Current Music |tv - pbs - as time goes by]


I went antiquing with my mom. I ended up buying a pair of kid leather gloves, three old lace doilies, three pretty hankerchiefs, a tea cup from England, a silver mouse thingie (I think that it's meant to hold rings?), and a pretty antique sugar bowl type thingie from West Germany.

I also bought the purple Blenko water bottle, which isn't old, but is cool as hell.

And then I came home and Rusty and I went out and rented movies - The Grey Zone, Insomnia, Scotland PA, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Hooray!
   

Comments:
From: [info]blairmaru
Date: 4/19/2003 8:28:15 PM

Eep! I have a cobalt blue blenko water bottle. I keep my knitting needles in it. You really should drive down here some day, Blenko is only fifteen or twenty minutes from my apartment. They only do tours on weekdays, though.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/19/2003 8:55:32 PM

I know, we want to! Actually, I would like to tour several of the WV glass plants... there's Blenko, plus one in Jane Lew, and there is this one guy named Jim Davis who makes the coolest marbles ever. I love marbles.
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/19/2003 9:34:01 PM

Cool stuff, I love the mousey-thing! Can you drool over Maura Tierney for me while you're watching Scotland PA? I'd reaaally appreciate it!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/19/2003 9:49:02 PM

I was probably going to do that anyway; Maura Tierney = definately hot. But I will think of you while I drool over Maura! :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/19/2003 10:11:06 PM

That water bottle is great. How big is it? It's very cool.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/19/2003 10:18:03 PM

8" high. You can have one of your very own here: http://www.blenkoglass.com/acatalog/Online_Catalog_Original_Water_Bottle_27.html :)
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/19/2003 10:24:17 PM

Re:
That would be really pretty to grow a vine in...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/20/2003 9:43:51 AM

It would! You could put pothos or philodendron cuttings in it, or fresh or dried flowers, or Blair up there keeps her knitting needles in hers. You can even use them to put water in, which I would probably do if my water didn't already come in jugs. I was just going to put mine in the window. I'd like to get the cobalt and emerald, too, but the violet is my favourite.

Also, they're VERY heavy glass, very sturdy, so I am not so paranoid about breaking it, as I am some of my other pieces. :)
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/22/2003 3:22:24 PM

How pretty. I love stuff like that :)

[daily calorie intake] 4/19/2003 9:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |annoyed]
[Current Music |dvd - the grey zone]

Two cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - grilled cheese sandwich with chips. Regular Coke.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/ pizza dipping sauce. Regular Coke.
Snack - Whoppers (malted milk balls).

Exercise - none.

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/19/2003 10:00:58 PM

Get back on that abslide!

[today] 4/20/2003 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - pbs - nature: leopards of yala]

We took the boys up to visit my grandmother. It was nice; we took walks in the woods and hunted for bones, and then had lunch. The kids were well-behaved, but it was a long day.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/20/2003 9:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |dvd - my big fat greek wedding]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - Deviled eggs, baked beans, mashed potatoes, broccoli w/cheese, roll. Milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[the morning] 4/21/2003 1:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |not at all pleasant]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

Went horribly. We have been trying, for some time, to replace Rusty's lost drivers liscense. According to the DMV, we never have quite the right proof of identity. He was off work today, so we tried again, and got into a huge fight, resulting in him referring to me as an "ignorant bitch" in front of my daughter - despite the fact that *I* have managed to replace my freakin liscense and he hasn't. I am really really really pissed. Things are not good.

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/21/2003 7:29:29 PM

Grrr...is all I can say. That is definitely on my top five list of things that 'you just don't do'.

[daily calorie intake] 4/21/2003 10:00:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sick]
[Current Music |tv - the practice]

Three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Regular Coke and vodka.

Exercise - none.

   

[battle imp] 4/22/2003 4:55:00 PM

purple_stardust








Purple Stardust's
Battle Imp
is
Who's your battle imp?
Eaem

Backstabbing: 1
Dodging: 8
Guts: 6
Magic Mojo: 3
Smackdown: 5















Will your battle imp beat Purple Stardust's?
Enter your name and fight.
   

Comments:
From: [info]tues
Date: 4/22/2003 7:50:33 PM

argh!






Tues's
Battle Imp
is
Who's your battle imp?
Alin

Backstabbing: 8

Dodgin': 4

Guts: 2

Magic Mojo: 2

Smackdown: 1














Will your battle imp beat Tues's?
Enter your name and fight.


From: [info]sf_rose
Date: 4/22/2003 9:14:38 PM

*CaCkLe*
I reign surpreme!

"We are the champions, my friends...!"

[daily calorie intake] 4/22/2003 8:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungover]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Breakfast - vodka and Regular Coke.
Lunch - 1/2 raisin bagel w/cream cheese.
Dinner - leftover chicken, baked beans, mashed potatoes, roll. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[update - not really] 4/23/2003 4:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |nervous]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Talked to realtor this afternoon; she says that the appraisel will be done within the next few days. The lender is going to try "aggressively" to get pre-approval, so that when the appraisor says that the house needs closets to pass, the seller will go ahead and let us in to build them.

This is all so complicated...

   

[movie reviews] 4/23/2003 5:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |thoughtful]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - while you were out]

Since we so rarely rent "new" movies, I thought I would make a note of the ones we watched:

The Grey Zone: Wow. This was by far the best of the ones we rented. I was really concerned with watching a Holocaust drama that starred David Arquette, but he didn't annoy me at all in this. It was a very thought-provoking drama, and actually inspired semi-deep theological discussions the next day. I think that the people who worked in the Sonderkommando groups could be excused, according to halacha, since they were basically doing it to save their own lives, at least for a while. Morally, however, I don't see how you could live with yourself if you did participate, especially if you knew, which it appeared that they did, that they would die in the end, anyway. Of course, the particular group in this movie was doing it with the intention of destroying the cremetoriums, so I would think that would make a difference. The good of many, and all that Spock-stuff. On the other hand, Spock didn't help to kill his own people. On the other other hand, it wasn't like the Jews wouldn't have been killed, if not for these people. At the end of the movie, there was a bit about this group being the twelfth of thirteen groups. I wish it would have said what happened to the thirteenth Sonderkommando, if any had lived. It would be interesting to hear their stories, to know how they had managed to live with themselves after committing such terrible acts. I know that I can't sit here, safe in my comfortable home with my well-stocked fridge, and even begin to speculate what it would have been like to be in that position, but I imagine that it would be very difficult to live with yourself, afterwards.



My Big Fat Greek Wedding: What can I say; we were the last people on the planet to see this movie, and it was as good as everyone said that it was. While comedies, romantic or otherwise, are not my favourite genre, it was an enjoyable film, and very funny.

Scotland PA: The DVD was damaged, so we didn't get to see it at all. Lynsey, I will re-rent another copy of it when I return these, and drool appropriately.

Insomnia: I heard that this movie was critically trashed, and I don't know why. It has Al Pacino and Robin Williams, so I thought it was a safe bet, and my hunch was correct. I didn't find it as creepy as promised, but Pacino is always a pleasure to watch, and it was an interesting character study, especially since I have always suspected that if I were a cop with a shaky case, I would do the same thing that Pacino did. On the other hand, there is a line, and that line can be fuzzy. And Pacino, even with a severe lack of sleep, is a babe.

   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/23/2003 6:36:31 PM

Aww no Maura... she's so fickle! I like MBFGW far more than I expected too, I usually despise romantic comedies, I prefer my films to be a little more 'out there', but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I've spent the last couple of nights thinking about the Holocaust too actually. Over the weekend Channel 4 showed a brand new adaptation of Anne Frank's diary and it left me (as usual) in an absolute mess, they actually shot the after-story (for a change) in Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen which added to the emotional turmoil really. I'm the sort of person who gets through life by telling myself that "everything is for a reason" but this is the one thing that I can never seem to get right with in my head. I can almost always get to the point where I tentatively 'forgive' the rank and file of the SS, they were doing a job in order to save their own lives, but I too wonder how on Earth anyone could live with that, how they could go home at night and sleep. I've seen so many documentaries, read so many books and have yet to see anyone admit shame, guilt, remorse. Maybe they just dissociated from it so totally because if they let the reality of what they did sink in then it would drive them insane? I think there are some things that are so beyond human understanding, that we'd love to know more about but just can't, and that it's all (somehow) fulfilling a greater purpose. The wretchedness has passed now, I seem to reach a stage beyond comprehension, totally wracked with grief and shock whenever I watch anything like this or read about it. I obviously didn't meet any of my grandfather's relatives or friends but the sense of loss after watching something like the Anne Frank dramatisation is so powerful and raw, it's a sense of disbelief and of wanting it not to be real. I suppose that's a good thing in a way because when something like this loses the power to shock and to horrify then I guess we're all in trouble.
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/23/2003 9:13:20 PM

Perhaps the people of the Sonderkommando could justify their survival if they lived to tell the story to future generations. But still, in the movie, it sounded like they KNEW that they would be ultimately killed, and I can't see going along with such atricities if you knew that you'd die anyway.

As for the Nazi soldiers, we can only assume that Hitler had them convinced that the Jews WERE bad. Rusty speculated that Hitler was able to convince them that because Germany was in turmoil, the Jews were to blame. That is ridiculous, of course - the whole world suffered the depression - but perhaps they had limited scope of world events, and it's always easier to blame someone else for your problems. People WANT to have a scapegoat.

Still, it's horrifying to think that people were so barbaric, so recently. :(

Have you seen the Anne Frank movie where Ben Kingsley plays her father?
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/23/2003 9:49:38 PM

Yeah that was the one on here over the weekend with Ben Kingsley and Brenda Blethyn, have you seen it? It was good to see Anne portrayed with some sense of realism instead of as a whitewashed 2D character. It was extremely hard to watch but so necessary I think.

My thoughts too have been that people were so brainwashed into believing that the Jews really were to blame for the dire straits that Germany was in. I've seen some of the propaganda films and I really truly do believe that some people believed that they were in danger, that their children were in danger... playing right into Hitler's hands. I know that a lot of Germans still carry a weight of guilt for what happened, they're probably the least warlike nation in Europe (especially at the moment.. *ahem*) . I always try and think over what I'd do if I was faced with that sort of decision but it's so hard to even stretch my mind that far. You're right, people want, even need a scapegoat sometimes, I can see it happening on a smaller scale since Sept. 11th with Middle Eastern people being viewed with suspicion. It troubles me that here in the UK the people who need the most help, displaced from their countries and families are now being ghettoised and targeted by so-called 'nationalists' in a way that never fails to remind me of the treatment of Jews in Europe in the last century. Sad that people never seem to learn from the lessons of the past, isn't it? Still, as long as there are free-thinking tolerant types like us around then we can still live in hope and spread happiness through Simon and Garfunkel songs! I'll dig out my dad's copy of Wednesday Morning 3am and put on Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream and use my powers for good instead of evil ;)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 12:48:04 PM

Yeah that was the one on here over the weekend with Ben Kingsley and Brenda Blethyn, have you seen it?

Yes, that's the one! I have it on DVD. I SO love Ben Kingsley - I've seen him in three movies - as Otto Frank, as Oskar Schindler's bookeeper, and as the hookah-smoking caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland - how's that for diversity! I thought that the little girl (Hannah Taylor Gordon) who played Anne was really good, too. She was in another movie about that time period, called Jakob the Liar. Robin Williams plays Jakob; you might want to check it out.

And spreading hope and happiness though Simon & Garfunkel is ALWAYS a good bet... :)
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 4/24/2003 1:12:42 AM

David Arquette in a holocaust movie huh? Interesting. He annoys me too!

I thought that Insomnia got good reviews? Maybe I am wrong.

And Pacino, even with a severe lack of sleep, is a babe.


A-fucking-men sister! =)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 12:37:49 PM

He IS annoying, but he's very subdued (obviously) in this movie, and not so bouncy and obnoxious. If I didn't know he was in it, I don't think I would have known that it was him.

I am going by second-hand reviews - when I said that we'd rented it, my mom said that she thought it had been trashed by the critics... BUT. She may have been thinking of One Hour Photo, Robin William's other foray into darkness, lol. At any rate, I thought Insomnia was great. Is it just me, or does Pacino have the best fucking hair in the world?

[this evening] 4/23/2003 8:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |silly]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]


Today I aquired a wild rattus and a new cell phone. The rattus will be released when I find a suitable location. The cell phone will be activated when it finishes charging. Both are very cute.
   

Comments:
From: [info]paraxeni
Date: 4/23/2003 9:54:02 PM

Oh he's a handsome one! Hopefully he'll find a pretty girl-rat when you release him into his new habitat :) Cute phone too, if there's anything finer than a shiny gadget or a furry creature then I've yet to find it, heheheh!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 12:33:02 PM

Umm, I think she IS a pretty girl-rat... I see no giant goolies like the males (at least with Norvies) have. =)
From: [info]instantclarity
Date: 4/24/2003 1:29:03 AM

Wow, that rat looks like Moe! O_O
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 12:23:10 PM

Didn't I say something to that effect when you got Moe - "ooh, she looks like a rattus!" LOL ... It actually occured to me that she could be someone's escaped pet, but she has the grey underbelly. She's a pretty little thing!
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/24/2003 9:13:32 AM

Oh, what a cutie! How did you manage to catch her? How is she dealing with life in the cage? Is she spazzing out like crazy and chewing the bars? Shneek used to chew the bars all the time, even though he was used to living in the cage.

Whee, new phone!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 12:30:18 PM

I bought a live trap here: http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/ - I caught her within 24 hours. The poor little thing was so hungry, always trying to get my rats' food, and now that I see her up close, she's skinny, at least compared to my guys. She spazzed out at first and tried to chew a hole in the cage bars, and then she was determined to climb out, but she seems a lot calmer now. She seems to like the Igloo that I gave her, and she seems VERY fond of the dish of food that I gave her.

Was Shneek Niko's brother, or another wild rat altogether?

[daily calorie intake] 4/23/2003 11:45:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |annoyed]
[Current Music |tv - drew carey rerun]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/ sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - croutons with fat free salad dressing.
Dinner - pimento spread on rye toast. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[south park jew] 4/24/2003 12:05:00 AM

purple_stardust


Average Jew
Eh. I'm an Average Jew.
   

[stuff] 4/24/2003 11:55:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |happy]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]

Got my shiny new phone activated this morning. It has a panda on the screen, and it's so pretty and shiny. I have no idea how to set it up, and no one has the phone number, but it's really cute, and it matches my new Gameboy. Pretty little silver flippy toys...

Anyway. I went to the post office this morning, and picked up Annie Hall. I apparently forgot to cancel the Director's Selection for April, because they sent me Red Dragon, as well. It stars the ever-creepy Anthony Hopkins, and claims to be "a journey into the mind of Hannibal Lector" ... which sounds really cool, unless it sucks, as sequels (or prequels, in this case) often do.

I also got some CDs that I'd ordered, including Little Girls by Tori Amos, Mad Season and Yourself or Someone Like You from Matchbox Twenty, and a comedy CD from Woody Allen (includes the Moose bit!), so I'm a happy camper. For Sarah, I got a CD of lullabies, and Where the Sidewalk Ends - as recited, sung, and shouted by Shel Silverstein. I dearly loved that book when I was a kid, so I thought the CD would be fun for her to read along to.

I came home to find that Marlboro had sent me a nice Zippo lighter - which is odd, considering that I don't smoke Marlboros. But hey, it's a free Zippo to light my Camels with, so I'll take it.

There was also a Jewish Source catalog, and Rusty's bank statement, which we've been waiting for, so it was a good mail day, all around.

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/24/2003 3:00:24 PM

Hey, do you still have a CafePress shop? Do they do colored t-shirts yet, or is it still all white t-shirts?

--> wants to open a shop, but hates white shirts
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/24/2003 5:07:18 PM

Just ash grey, I think. You can see all the stuff to make and sell here: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/products/viewall.aspx - there is a lot of new stuff.

[shhhhh] 4/24/2003 2:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |chilly]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

For those of you in the extra-special filter, the new phone number is 304-279-1173. :)

   

[the voice of doom] 4/24/2003 5:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |worried]
[Current Music |tv - pbs kids]

Okay, now I'm really nervous...

Yesterday, Rusty got a raise. This is good news, because it looks good on the loan application, and it will also be helpful with the higher monthly payment, if we get the house. That's cool.

Today, I got the shiny new phone hooked up, and I was pretty giddy about that. Then I got all sorts of really cool mail, and I thought that was really cool, and I even started to get paranoid that things were going a little TOO well. And then...

I'd ordered this doll on Ebay a while back, April 14th, to be exact. The seller had said that she would send me a UPS tracking number when it shipped. I waited, and it never came, and finally today, I emailed her about it, and asked if the doll had been shipped. She just emailed back and said that there had been a clerical error on their part, and so she was refunding my money and sending the doll for free - a $50 doll, at that, plus shipping.

Things are going entirely too well. Clearly, something horrible is about to happen.

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 4/24/2003 5:34:16 PM

enjoy it while it lasts. :)
From: [info]closertofine
Date: 4/25/2003 8:35:00 PM

Nooooo that's excellent! When the time is right, things seem to fall into place. I think these are excellent signs :)

[daily calorie intake] 4/24/2003 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |narfy]
[Current Music |tv - nbc - friends]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - one chicken nugget and three french fries. Regular Coke.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/pizza dipping sauce. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

[wisdom] 4/25/2003 11:25:00 AM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - pbs - teletubbies]

Depression does tremendous damage.
Use every ploy you can think of to bring yourself to joy.

- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 4/25/2003 11:44:40 AM

that's a great quote... :)
From: [info]tues
Date: 4/25/2003 12:39:56 PM

therapy is the best ploy. stay away from alt.suicide.holiday

[house update] 4/25/2003 4:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Because I knew ya'll couldn't stand the suspense...

The realtor called today. They did the appraisel. There are some things that need to be fixed, which we knew. Apparently, the lender called her and left a message and asking if we had a preference in lawyers; she was going to go ahead and get one to start the title search and stuff. Betty feels that it wouldn't have come this far if we weren't going to be getting the loan, so she thinks that all is good on that front, and now it's just a matter of doing some minor repairs. Yay!

We're going over to look at it again tomorrow. Eep!

   

Comments:
From: [info]allmyvoices
Date: 4/25/2003 5:27:27 PM

Yay!!! :)
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/25/2003 8:05:35 PM

Gooood!
From: [info]kimikohime
Date: 4/25/2003 10:22:05 PM

Woo! ^_^

[nice pants] 4/25/2003 9:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |happy]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - while you were out]

Happy happy, joy joy...

I went out to buy clothes to wear tomorrow (yeah, I do this when I'm too lazy to do laundry; consequently, I have a LOT of clothes). Anyway, I bought a cute pair of jeans without trying them on (because I never try stuff on). They're Liz Claiborne Petites, size 6. They fit.

I still want to lose another twenty pounds, but the diet is on hold until after we get moved. I haven't been taking the diet pills, I eat whatever I want, I went back to non-diet soda, and I stopped exercising since I have no floor space because of the packing efforts.

But still. Size 6. Hoo-wah.

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/25/2003 10:27:23 PM

Have you considered the Atkins Diet?
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/26/2003 8:28:58 AM

I have. I actually think it sounds like a pretty cool diet plan, and I know people who've had success with it. Unfortunately, I have two problems with it for me - one, I rarely eat meat, which seems to be the staple of Atkins. The other issue is, you have to give up all sugar. Now, I have no problem with giving up sugar as in sweets (candy, cookies, etcetera). The problem *I* have is, no sugar = no coffee. And without coffee, I'm basically a vegetable... :)

[daily calorie intake] 4/25/2003 10:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |blah]
[Current Music |tv - law & order]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - Handful of leftover potato chips. Regular Coke.
Dinner - Macaroni and cheese. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.

   

Comments:
From: [info]copperpoint
Date: 4/26/2003 2:10:09 PM

Listen up: Exercize (Well, excercize AND proper diet. but if I had to pick just one it would be exercise) is the best way to lose weight. Muscle burns fat, even when you're not doing anything. With the proper exercise regimen, you will gain muscle mass. You will then be able to burn more fat faster. Diet helps too. So GET BACK ON THAT ABSLIDE, SOLDIER.

[happy happy happy] 4/26/2003 1:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |giddy]
[Current Music |tv - msnbc news]

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 4/26/2003 1:42:32 PM

wasssthat?
From: [info]cellio
Date: 4/28/2003 11:44:27 AM

Looks like lilac to me, but if so, hers is a lot earlier than mine. :-)
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 4/26/2003 3:02:00 PM

pretty! Spring time makes everything just seem so much better.
From: [info]amaterasu
Date: 5/1/2003 11:47:00 AM

Luuuurve lilacs. It's wonderful to see them blooming again (I kinda missed them last year).
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 5/1/2003 12:01:00 PM

Yeah, they're so pretty. I just wish they bloomed longer...

I love that usericon, btw. It reminds me of one that I made a while back:
From: [info]amaterasu
Date: 5/1/2003 3:49:25 PM

Thank you! It's nice to have an icon for my artsier pursuits.

[today] 4/26/2003 8:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |excited]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

We met the realtor to go over the repairs that need to be done, and she gave us a key to get in to do them. Then I met with a carpentry guy to discuss the professional repairs and get estimates. The guy is a pentacostal preacher (scary!) but my mom knows him and says that he's okay. Things are starting to move now. We're getting a house. Wow...

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/26/2003 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |weird]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - raisin bagel with cream cheese. Regular Coke.
Dinner - Papa John's cheesesticks w/pizza dipping sauce. Regular Coke.
Snack - Mini M&Ms and milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[this morning] 4/27/2003 1:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - hgtv - landscaping show]

We dropped off laundry to be washed. As it turns out, you can pay people to do that, too. Hooray! I actually don't mind doing laundry if I have my own machines, but going to the laundromat, as far as I'm concerned, is a fate worse than death.

And we went to Lowe's and spent about $150 on spackle, tools, and primer. Holy crap. I had forgotten how expensive it is to actually fix shtuff. Still, we have everything that we need (barring any incidentals) to make it pass appraisal, so we should be good to go for now. The things that WE want to do will cost a lot more, but can be done at our leisure.

Now I just need a babysitter... ack.

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/27/2003 9:10:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |dvd - apocolypse now]

Breakfast - one cup of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - provolone cheese. Regular Coke.
Dinner - Anthony's cheese ravioli and mozzerella sticks. Regular Coke.
Snack - Whoppers and milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[phone stuff] 4/28/2003 2:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |cold]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

I added Wireless Web to my phone service; I think that it's needed for text messaging and also to download ringers and stuff. And I also need to program my phone book thingie, so I can call people without remembering their phone numbers. And I also need to set up voicemail; I hate to do that because I can't stand listening to my own voice. I always use the default message on voicemail for the landline, just so I don't have to record my own, but I guess I have no choice with this phone. And I also need to read the user guide, so that I know how to do these things.

The project du jour: I want to make a cell phone case out of an old cigarette pack. Why? Because I can. I'll just have to make a hole for the antennae...

   

[cliche kitty] 4/28/2003 2:00:00 PM

purple_stardust


You are The Cliche Kitty!
   

[daily calorie intake] 4/28/2003 8:50:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |tired]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Breakfast - two cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - deviled egg stuff on rye toast w/ mustard. Regular Coke.
Dinner - leftover cheese ravioli and mozzerella sticks. Regular Coke.
Snack - Lorna Doone cookies and milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[today] 4/29/2003 12:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |sad]
[Current Music |tv - nickelodeon]

Today is Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day. I wasn't sure what would be appropriate for me as far as prayer, so I made a donation to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, instead. I very much suck at praying for the dead, so instead I shall pray for the people who survived, that they find the peace that they deserve, and that people continue to remember and learn from their experiences, and that collectively, we never let such atrocities happen again.

"It is utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering, and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions.

And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more."

---Anne Frank, 15 July 1944

   

[daily calorie intake] 4/29/2003 10:05:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |tv - nypd blue]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - pimento spread on rye toast w/ mustard. Regular Coke.
Dinner - pre-made five cheese lasagna w/italian bread. Regular Coke.
Snack - vanilla wafers and milk.

Exercise - none.

   

[quack] 4/29/2003 5:25:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |amused]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

I wish Rusty would hurry up and come home with the car. I have things to do, and I need coloured duct tape to do them, dammit. Speaking of duct tape, look at the Duck Tape Club contest winners! Ha! And I thought that *I* needed to get a life...

   

[help?] 4/29/2003 6:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |pathetic]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

This is the post where I reveal the true depths of my pathasia [1]. I want to make a duct tape wallet for Rusty. Tacky, yes, but practical, as he has a tendancy to get his wallet wet at work, or lose it altogether. Plus, duct tape amuses me. The problem is, I need to make a template for this wallet, and I don't have a freakin dollar bill! Rusty still isn't home with his money yet. So. Could someone please hold up a dollar bill to a standard bank check, and tell me if they're the same size? Or just measure a dollar bill for me? Please?

[1] Pathasia (noun): The state of being pathetic. Not really a word, but I like it.

   

Comments:
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 4/29/2003 7:21:29 PM

6 1/8 x 2 5/8
or same length as a check but a litte wider
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/29/2003 7:50:23 PM

Thank you!!!!! :)
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 4/29/2003 7:52:38 PM

Re:
welcomies!

[survey thingie] 4/30/2003 2:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |blah]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]



01. What's the story behind your lj username? Purple_Stardust: My first username was Stardust95 (based on a Bowie song and the fact that I met Rusty in 1995); I decided to update the name by adding "purple" ... and, I just like the concept.

02. Have you ever had a makeover? No. I had an engine over-hauled once; does that count?

03. Name all members of the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison. And once, Pete Best.

04. What's the longest time you've stayed out of your country, and where were you? I haven't.

05. One thing you're grateful for today? I don't have to leave the house.

06. What is your favorite high school memory? Drama competitions, I guess. I hated high school, for the most part.

07. Describe your dream wedding. David Bowie in tails, me in a silk gown, a quiet beach.

08. My first heartbreak happened when I was: I dunno, 18 or 19 maybe, when Doug #1 moved back to California.

09. What do you plan to do this summer? Renovate, restore, re-decorate.

10. What is your favorite song right now? I really don't have just one.

11. Write a line from any song. I am the walrus. Koo-koo-katchoo.

12. Describe your dream house. One that is fireproof and paid for.

13. Your typical sleepwear: Tee-shirt and shorts, or nothing, depending on where I sleep.

14. What's in your wallet? I don't have a wallet, so I will describe the things in the pocket of my purse, where I keep wallet-type things. Okay. I have my drivers liscence, a credit card, voters registration card, video rental card, an old receipt from ear-piercing, Rusty's health insurance card, scrap of paper with miscellaneous phone numbers, my bank card, Petco Pals card, phone card, Sprint PCS reference card, Ziggabella Rattery business card, Picture People Portrait Club card, $45, several Claire's punch cards, and a card from Shenandoah Eye Center saying that I've had LASIK surgery and no longer need corrective lenses to drive a car. Oh, and a Hello Kitty change purse with $2.21 in change.

15. How much money do you have in your wallet right now? Umm... if I had a wallet, it would be $47.21.

16. Tell us about any of your birthdays. They're always on April 9, and I get older every time I have one.

17. What are the first five things you would splurge on if you were a billionaire? A house in Jersey, a goldfish pond, an indoor pool, a purple Volkswagon Thing, and a huge Mac.

18. What is your daily going-to-bed ritual? I lay on the sofa and play my Gameboy and watch TV until I fall asleep.

19. What is the weirdest/funniest nickname anyone has ever called you? She Who Must Be Obeyed.

20. Name three of your favorite cartoon characters. Ren and Stimpy and umm, either of the Angry Beavers.

SUDDENLY, A NEW SET OF QUESTIONS? WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

01. What do you most like about your body? It works.

02. And least? It needs a tummy tuck.

03. How many fillings do you have? I dunno, several.

04. Do you think you're good looking? Eh. I'll do.

05. Do other people often tell you that you're good-looking? It has happened.

06. Do you look like any celebrities? Someone once said that I looked like a girl from "A League of Their Own", but I haven't seen the movie, and don't know who he was talking about.

WHAT THE? WHY DO THEY START OVER AGAIN?

01. Do you wear a watch? No. I don't care what time it is.

02. How many coats and jackets do you own? 2 leather, 3 denim; I never wear any of them.

03. Favorite pants color? Black or denim. NOT black denim.

04. Most expensive item of clothing? Probably the Levi's denim jacket.

05. Most treasured? I do not treasure clothing.

06. What kind of shoes do you wear? Converse Chuck Taylors, always.

07. Describe your style in one word. Comfortable.

FRIENDS

01. Do your friends 'know' you? Some of them.

02. What do they tend to be like? Umm, different.

03. Are there traits in you that are universally liked? I have no idea. Where is the list of universally-liked traits?

04. How many people do you tell everything to? Nobody.

05. How many people tell you everything? Nobody tells me anything. :P

LOVE

01. Are you in a relationship right now? Yes.

02. Rate it on a scale from 1-10. Off the scale, one way or the other. Which way, depends on the day. Bipolars in love.

03. How 'far' have you been? Minnesota.

04. What song reminds you of your special someone? 'Faith' by The Cure.

05. Have you ever loved a person so much that it hurt? Love is painful by default.

06. How many people do you say 'I love you' to on a daily basis? Two.

07. Have you ever cheated on your significant other? Not on the one I have now.

08. If not, would you ever if given the chance with the guy/girl of your dreams? No.

ENTERTAINMENT

01. Favorite band/singer ever? David Bowie.

02. Most listened to bands/singers? David Bowie, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Pearl Jam. Simon and Garfunkel.

03. Do you find any musicians good-looking? David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder.

04. Can you play an instrument? No. I would like to play piano, though.

05. Type of music most listened to? Rock, I guess.

06. Type never listened to? Rap, gospel, most country.

07. Favorite books? Alice in Wonderland, anything by Stephen King or John Saul, non-fiction.

UNMENTIONABLES

01. Ladies, do you like to wear thongs? Good Lord, no! Why would I want something wedged in my ass?

02. If so, why? Because I DON'T want something wedged in my ass, that's why! Duh.

03. Boxers or Briefs? Neither, on me. I prefer boxers on men. Or boxer briefs.

04. There is no number 4. This annoys me.

05. What is the nicest colour for underwear? Black, I guess. Or grey. Or purple.

06. Do you find it uncomfortable without a bra? I do not own a bra.

07. Do your bras fit properly? See above.

08. Do you ever wear a vest? No. I am enough of a dork without that.

09. Do you make it a habit of showing people your underwear? I have none to show them.

RELIGION

01. Do you detest religion? I guess it depends on the religion.

02. How do you think this universe was formed? I don't know; I wasn't there.

03. There is no #3, either. Why can't these people count?

04. If you currently follow a religion, do you think people who belong to another religion are ignorant? Not neccessarily.

05. If you were in a hostage situation, and you were given a choice, to either praise the demon they follow or die, what would you choose? To save my ass? Sure. Niiice demon.

HOMOSEXUALITY

01. What is the first thing you think when you see two gay guys or lesbians holding hands? Hmmm, those people must be gay. Seriously, I really don't know - I don't notice people.

02. Do you detest homosexuality? If the homosexuals have no problems with it, *I* certainly don't care.

03. Do you agree or disagree with gay or lesbian couples bringing up children? I think homosexuals probably make better parents, because they have to work at it, instead of getting pregnant by accident. Otherwise, I don't think that parental skills are based on sexual orientation.

OTHER CRAP QUESTIONS

01. Whom do you believe is the smartest man alive at the moment? Bill Gates.

02. What do you prefer, a sunny or rainy day? Rainy.

03. Do you consider yourself lucky? At the moment, yes.

04. Do you feel pity for people who commit suicide? It depends on why they did it.

05. Choose one word to describe how you feel most often. Baffled.

06. What are you afraid of? Fire. Bugs. Losing a limb.

07. What (or who), in your opinion, could you not live without? My daughter.

08. If you had to choose, would you rather die in pain or die alone? Alone.

09. Five bands/singers that you couldn't live without. David Bowie, etcetera. See above.

10. Two people that have influenced your life the most. My mother, Rusty and my kids.

11. One thing you could spend the rest of your life with. I would prefer to spend my life with more than just one thing!

   

Comments:
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/30/2003 5:47:35 PM

02. Have you ever had a makeover? No. I had an engine over-hauled once; does that count?

I'm pretty sure it doesn't.

05. How many people tell you everything? Nobody tells me anything. :P

That's not troooooooo! I tell you lots of things. I even make SEKRIT POSTS that only you can see. =P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 6:54:45 PM

Ahh, true... YOU tell me sekrit things. Everyone just tells me that I owe them money, or that they want to be fed. :\
From: [info]muridae
Date: 5/2/2003 10:28:15 AM

Obviously this "Everyone" is very greedy.

[random stuff] 4/30/2003 3:15:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |hungry]
[Current Music |tv - abc soaps]

* I went out to Lowe's last night and bought coloured duct tape - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, as well as basic black and standard silver. I made the wallet; it turned out pretty well, except I didn't make the inside pockets quite wide enough, so cards and stuff have to be inserted vertically instead of horizontally, like I had intended. I will try it again later.

* I also stopped at Sheetz and ran into an old friend [1]. He gave me his email address and told me to keep in touch, which of course I won't. He's an okay guy, but I don't want to be friends.

* And then the asshole landlord stopped by, wanting to know when we were going to be out. I told him that we were scheduled to close on May 15, and he didn't seem to have a problem with that. Not as if I care if he DOES have a problem. Evict me, motherfucker, see what it gets you.

* Became annoyed when several people kept posting back-and-forth one-liners on my rattery mailing list about their petstore litters. Asked them to stop and changed list to moderated.

* Still working on cigarette pack cellphone cases.

[1] By old friend, I mean a guy who I used to talk to a lot (usually while drunk), and occasionally have sex with (usually while drunk), without the pretense of dating. Youthful indiscretions, and all that.

   

[an alarming revelation] 4/30/2003 4:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |alarmed]
[Current Music |tv - tlc - trading spaces]

I do not like my father, so much so that he doesn't even have my current phone number, and won't be told where we're moving to. I really don't like him. This is not a revelation. What IS shocking, is how much I'm like him, sometimes. This is NOT a good thing!

This guy is the cheapest man on the planet. He makes his own wine. He rolls his own cigarettes. He makes good money (he's a computer programmer), but for years he hung on to a Ford Pinto that was entirely held together with foam filler and beer cans. He firmly believes that anything worth fixing, can be fixed with duct tape. I just fixed my busted leather chair with duct tape.

At least *I* used matching black duct tape. He would have used silver, because it's cheaper...

   

Comments:
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 4/30/2003 5:23:56 PM

Ahh...but does he buy 2ply toilet paper and then separate to get twice as much for hte same price?

And duct tape is the magic cure-all for everything!!!!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 5:43:01 PM

No, but he did once tell us not to use more than four squares at a time! Needless to say, we ignored him... =D
From: [info]wampithesilver
Date: 4/30/2003 6:21:00 PM

Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side and it holds the universe together...
:)
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 6:45:58 PM

Indeed. =D
From: [info]muridae
Date: 4/30/2003 5:49:48 PM

MY dad fixes things with hammers. =D Give it a good old whack, that'll fix it right up! (Not.)

That's why my mother does all home repairs. =P
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 6:21:23 PM

Our fathers should start their own repair business. Your father could bust things up with a hammer, and my father could stick the pieces back together with duct tape! Nothing would ever really be repaired, but they would have a helluva good time. =D
From: [info]muridae
Date: 5/2/2003 10:29:06 AM

Smashinating and breakifying... maybe we should introduce them. :D
From: [info]grimkitten_
Date: 5/1/2003 11:26:50 AM

I read about this website at the doctor's office this morning and couldn't wait to come back home and post it to you. LOL

http://www.ducttapefashion.com/
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 5/1/2003 11:40:46 AM

OMG, did you see some of this stuff?!? See, this is where I draw the line. Duct tape wallets are cool, if you're a cheapass and make them yourself, but paying someone else $10 to make you a duct tape wallet, just defeats the whole purpose. Still, who knew there was such a market... =D

[there is a g-d] 4/30/2003 6:55:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |obsessive]
[Current Music |tv - abc news]

This is my fifth - and last, I swear - post about duct tape. But honestly, this is far too thrilling to not post about. I have found and ordered purple duct tape from Tapemonster.com. Yes, I am that pathetic; I am actually thrilled by purple duct tape. I need help.

   

Comments:
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/30/2003 7:06:05 PM

Now that is the *last* thing I would have thought to come in purple...
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 7:12:33 PM

I know, me too! But with the internet, all things are possible. =D
From: [info]artmomz
Date: 4/30/2003 7:20:21 PM

I love the internet! And look...they even have glow in the dark tape! I going to share this link with my kids. I bet they would love it!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 7:23:35 PM

I love the coloured electrical tape, too - it's fun to decorate notebooks and stuff. I know, what am I, like, 12 years old?
From: [info]ariestess
Date: 4/30/2003 7:15:15 PM

Oooooers....
purple duct tape? I must have some.... *maniacally gleeful HarleyQuinn-type laughter*
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 4/30/2003 7:22:06 PM

Re: Oooooers....
I knooow, isn't that freakin COOL??? If you go to tapemonster.com, they have the best price, but they don't have a photo of the purple, BUT, I found the same tape on another site - http://www.identi-tape.com/duct.html - and it IS a pretty shade of purple.
From: [info]alison_says
Date: 4/30/2003 11:37:29 PM

Holy crap that's cool!
From: [info]purple_stardust
Date: 5/1/2003 10:20:00 AM

I know! Wouldn't leaky pipes look WAY cooler if they were wrapped with PURPLE duct tape???
From: [info]amaterasu
Date: 5/2/2003 12:38:35 PM

When I worked in a lighting equipment warehouse, we had a million and one different colours of electrical & gaffer's tape, which we used to mark the shipping crates. I found a lot of it rather amusing... but purple and cammo duct tape takes the biscuit.

[daily calorie intake] 4/30/2003 8:35:00 PM

purple_stardust
[Current Mood |blah]
[Current Music |tv - fnc - the o'reilly factor]

Breakfast - three cups of coffee w/sugar and fake cream.
Lunch - pimento spread on rye toast w/ mustard. Regular Coke.
Dinner - kosher franks on rolls, potato chips. Regular Coke.

Exercise - none.