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Today would have been my parents' 35th wedding anniversary, if my father hadn't turned into a narrow-minded old drunk. Not that I'm bitter, or anything. Bah.

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Drunk.

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I feel like crap.

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It's FREEZING in this house! Why is it so cold? It's the middle of August beginning of September; it shouldn't be this cold. I'm sitting here with a blanket, for crissakes. Brr.

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Drunk.

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Talked to Laurie, called my grandmother, made a tasty peanut butter pie, cleaned the fish tank, drank a lot of wine, slept through football, ordered dinner. Whee.

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I finished a few projects and added photos to Artsy Fartsy website:

Wooden alphabet blocks.

Wooden alephbet blocks.

Cigarette cell phone cases.

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I downloaded and installed the latest version of Semagic. It rocks, as always.

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I have nothing to say.

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"Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices; secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers; moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.

The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed; our country is strong."

- President George W. Bush
- September 11, 2001

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This has been a terrible horrible no-good very bad day.

I really think that I might scream or cry or go stick my head in the oven. Preferably in that very order, as it would be difficult to scream or cry after I've had my head in the gas oven.

The rod that is meant to hold our storm door open came off of the wooden frame, and as I was coming in today, the rod swung in and broke the lovely etched glass window in the front door.

I really don't need the expense and hassle of getting it replaced, apart from the fact that my seriously awesome antique door is now ruined. Dammit dammit dammit.

I think I need a drink. Or some Valium.

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I got the window fixed. The good news is, Greg (the window-fixer guy) was very sweet, and managed to salvage two large pieces of the etching that I can cut down and frame. The bad news is, my window is now plexiglass, to protect the accident-prone (me).

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Laurie: I designed and beaded a praying mantis just for you. See?

In other crafty news, I stopped by Jo-Anns today, where they didn't have the size of bugle beads that I needed. I did, however, pick up some much-needed wire and a cheap bead loom. I'm not sure that I'm qualified to operate a bead loom, but now I own one just the same.

Just what I needed: another project to ignore...

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1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate?

No. Through a couple of marraiges, I have continued to use my maiden name (Ludwig), but I do use my middle name (Renee) instead of my original first name, which was dreadful. Sometimes I use Rusty's last name (Snyder), but legally my last name is still Ludwig.

2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?

See above. I may have it changed legally at some point.

3. Why were you named what you were?

My original first name was my father's mother's name. I hated the name, don't particularly like my father, and never met my paternal grandmother, so I saw no reason to keep her name.

4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?

I prefer normal names, like Sarah or Emily. I strongly dislike "concept" names - AKA Hope, Faith, Charity. I also dislike "altered" names (T'Sean, TeWanda) - what are they, Klingons?

5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?

As Renee you are rather serious-minded, responsible, and stable. You have the gift of tact and diplomacy, and possess a charming, easy-going nature which endears you to others.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!


[fridayfive.org]

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I am so bored. Bored, bored, bored: that's me. Why is no-one updating? Did Live Journal DIE? Even my crafts filter is stagnant. Gawd, I'm BORED. Say something, peoples!!!

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My coffee maker died this morning. =(

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I had a very long and involved dream last night, in which I had killed a woman, or at least thought I had, and now I had her lifeless body in the trunk of my car, whilst I tried to think of the best way to dispose of it. I was concerned that the police might find the body and trace it back to me. Rusty was concerned that keeping a corpse in the trunk would make the car stink.

Anyway, I finally decided that it would be best to cut off her head, and either bury the body in the mountains, or throw it in the water by the dam, where the catfish would soon make short work of it. My logic was, the body might be found, but it would be harder to ID just a body, and there wouldn't be a lot of forensics to trace back to me, as she died without a struggle.

Her head, I planned to boil until it was just a skull. Then I would throw the skull in a box of rat photo props, which already contains another [fake] skull, plastic cauldrons, etcetera. If the cops would happen to search my home, I would tell them that I bought the skull on Ebay.

Actually, that really wasn't such a brilliant plan, as I'm sure that they'd search my hard drive for records of the sale, and even subpoena Ebay, since presumably the seller would be the real killer. Maybe saying that I'd bought a box of leftover Halloween stuff at a yard sale would be a better plan. A yard sale that I couldn't remember the location of, obviously.

I guess I'd better not accidentally kill anyone until I get these details worked out...

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"The Green Death" is what my mom's friend calls broccoli. I find it odd that so many people dislike broccoli, when it's the only veggie that I like. Anyway, the problem is that when you buy a bag of frozen broccoli, it contains too many stems, and I only like the fluffy non-stem part.

So! I bought a head of raw broccoli and cooked it myself! I'm very excited about this, because now I can eat all the broccoli tops I want, and no yucky stems to pick out! Of course, I cooked the stems separately, for the rats. Fortunately they're not quite as picky as I am...

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I replaced my dead Mr Coffee maker with his stylish new cousin. Shineee.

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Rosh Hashana is coming up next week, which reminds me that I really need to get my shit together and call the synagogue in Frederick MD and see about converting through them.

I was actually happy with Rabbi Garfunkel, but she had another baby and then left B’nai Abraham, so it seems like a good time to look for a more conservative congregation.

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Here is proof that every hurricane has a silver lining. Every morning I watch Good Morning on ABC. This morning, however, I turned the channel to a small NBC affiliate station to see if there was any more local coverage on Isabel, and found that The Today Show has on none other than David Bowie. Hurricane be damned, I got to see The Man this morning. Yummy.

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Hurricane Isabel came and went without much incident. We got a lot of rain, and the wind is still blowing hard, but the worst part was that it scared the daughter, and she ended up in bed with us. When she wasn't screaming like a banshee, that is. Now she's sleeping soundly on the futton, and I'm up and yawning like crazy. Somehow this doesn't seem fair...

I have some website work to do today, and I need to bake a cake for Christopher's birthday.

I would rather sleep.

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I'm watching the Food Network, and see that clearly I need more kitchen stuff. I need a bigger fry/saute pan for starters, and also a bigger pot, and some better baking sheets. Not to mention the glorious KitchenAid Mixer, which I really can't justify right now, but want one all the same.

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This woman uses a Sunbeam mixer, but Laurie says that I want a KitchenAid mixer, and so a KitchenAid mixer, I must have. Also, this woman has a dreadful accent, and I don't trust her judgement. Her "down home" recipes are gross, and involve turnips. She is clearly deranged.

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This woman is my new hero. I also liked Sara Moulton.

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But really, no-one does kitchen frou-frou better than Martha.

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I'm so bored. I want to make stuff, but it's too much trouble. Blah.

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Drunk.

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Three years ago today, I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl.

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Rusty came home in a mood. I'd already spent the day trying to potty-train an uncooperative toddler, and was in no mood for his mood. I really wish I had some Valium.

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This chart is insanely cool.

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I did nothing, really, for Rosh Hashannah. It's because I suck. But I feel really guilty about it.

This morning I worked on Susan's website. I would work on my own website, but my domain expired and the notice was sent to my old AOL account, which I never check. I'm working on getting my domain back now through Dreamhost instead of stupid E-nameco. Bah, what a pain.

Today we went to Walmart to get Rusty new work jeans. Needless to say, that was thrilling. I also got some cookie cutters, a can of spray-on adhesive, and some little toggle clasps. After that, we stopped at Lowe's, where I bought a glass cutter, and then we stopped at a yard sale, where I bought three tiny coloured bottles and a really nice jade plant.

Later, I went to Kmart, where I bought three mini-size cans of spray paint (purple, green, and chrome). I also got a larger pot for Edgar, my bathroom philodendron (actually I think he's a pothos, but close enough), who very much likes my humid bathroom, and is growing to absurd proportions. And then I came home and re-potted Edgar and the jade plant. Wheee.

I should go make some bracelets, or something.

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Okay, that's just weird. John Ritter is on Hollywood Squares.

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Your meme, should you choose to accept it, is to rank the following bands in order, from COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT to COULDN'T CARE LESS. To add value to this process, you must also add one band to the list, and remove one band from the list, before passing the meme on (including these instructions).

David Bowie
Pink Floyd
The Cure
Nirvana
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
REM
The Doors
Sex Pistols
The Sisters of Mercy
Duran Duran

[gakked from angelsil]

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I think I'm going to start talking to myself when I cook. Maybe with a funny accent.

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