DEAR WOMEN OF THE WORLD,
This is a cry for help. PLEASE, can one or more of you advise me on a very important issue. I am having a severe problem with camisoles. FIRST OF ALL, they are a critical part of my wardrobe. I wear them under almost every v-neck shirt I own. I wear them under blazers, jackets, sweatshirts, cardigans, etc. They are a critical piece. I am looking for them to 1) look nice; 2) cover my cleavage (or at least the work-related ones). THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE TO DO. I now have a stockpile of 10283901283120 camis, of which NONE OF THEM SERVE BOTH PURPOSES. They are mainly failing on #2. WHY CAN'T CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS MANUFACTURE A CAMISOLE THAT COVERS A WOMAN'S BOOBS? I don't even HAVE boobs anymore because I stopped eating about August 2 or so, and as you know the boobs are usually the first to go, but they still find a way to RISE UP AND OUT OF THE CAMI thereby creating UNWANTED WORKPLACE CLEAVAGE.
So, what I am asking for is for someone to point me in the direction of a proper cami. Ones I have tried but have failed are as follows: H&M, NY and Co, The Limited, Banana, Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft, and the Gap.
In total desperation,
QueenLizzle
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
take this silver lining...
sup yall.
just finished celebrating 4 years of marriage, brian and taryn's wedding, and a teensy weensy winery vacation to round it all out.
first, it must be said that brian and taryn's wedding was indescribably awesome. i am calling it that because i could never begin to describe its awesomeness, and thusly i will not attempt it.
taryn is exactly like martha stewart, plus major hipness, minus uptightedness, minus xanax, plus fashion component. did you follow that? read it again and if you have questions you know where to reach me.
ladies, i have some serious issues here. i love manicures, but i cannot handle the stress of having manicured nails. all the top coating and filing of chips, and worrying about when the next manicure can be had. i can't take it. but i LOVE manicured nails. does anyone have a solution here? no, i can't just do my own nails. im left-hand retarded. (seriously).
time magazine is "imbedding" a reporter in detroit for a year. on the one hand, i think this is cool because i think the nation needs to pay a lot more attention to detroit. on the other hand...hm. what are we, iraq? i mean...as far as i know the imbedding takes place in war zones (and detroit). what does that say about us really? also i am worried about whether this is just going to go down the old detroit cliche road (blue collar, homeless, graffiti, crumbled architecture, mix in something about hipsters and artists, sports teams, and we're done). but you can bet your ass i'm excited to read every article. for those interested, which is likely none of you, there is an assignment: detroit (that's what this war zone project is called) drinking game, courtesy of my bff's at dyspathy.
find it here: http://dyspathy.com/?p=1078
don't think this is not already on my fridge.
well i have just over a month before i'm 30. i think somewhere there was a list of things i wanted to do before i was 30, such as:
-get married (check)
-go to paris (fail)
-learn spanish (fail)
-learn the violin (fail)
-own a piano (fail)
-have a pair of diamond studd earrings (check)
-own a home (check, if you count a condo, which i do)
-own 2 horses (fail)
-live where my best friends live (ultra fail)
-date chris farley (fail)
-be taller (fail)
-chase tornados (fail)
-join the peace corps (fail)
-be a senator, or at least on a senatorial staff (fail)
-have dinner with michael moore in sutton's bay (fail)
-squirt a whole tube of toothpaste into a sink, ramona quimby style (fail)
-not be afraid of winter driving (fail)
-date kenny chesney (fail)
-get in, and win, a fist fight (fail)
-solve homelessness (fail)
-drink better beers (check)
-not have a bunion (check)
-have good posture (fail)
-have a dog (fail)
-go to vegas (check)
-understand how to perfectly apply eyeliner (fail)
-have my cholesterol checked (check)
-own a winery (fail)
-think of extra clever name for winery (fail)
-convince chris's dad to pay for me to go to law school (fail)
-right my wrongs (mostly fail)
i still have plenty of time, right? can i realistically accomplish any of my fails? maybe if i get rosetta stone.
just finished celebrating 4 years of marriage, brian and taryn's wedding, and a teensy weensy winery vacation to round it all out.
first, it must be said that brian and taryn's wedding was indescribably awesome. i am calling it that because i could never begin to describe its awesomeness, and thusly i will not attempt it.
taryn is exactly like martha stewart, plus major hipness, minus uptightedness, minus xanax, plus fashion component. did you follow that? read it again and if you have questions you know where to reach me.
ladies, i have some serious issues here. i love manicures, but i cannot handle the stress of having manicured nails. all the top coating and filing of chips, and worrying about when the next manicure can be had. i can't take it. but i LOVE manicured nails. does anyone have a solution here? no, i can't just do my own nails. im left-hand retarded. (seriously).
time magazine is "imbedding" a reporter in detroit for a year. on the one hand, i think this is cool because i think the nation needs to pay a lot more attention to detroit. on the other hand...hm. what are we, iraq? i mean...as far as i know the imbedding takes place in war zones (and detroit). what does that say about us really? also i am worried about whether this is just going to go down the old detroit cliche road (blue collar, homeless, graffiti, crumbled architecture, mix in something about hipsters and artists, sports teams, and we're done). but you can bet your ass i'm excited to read every article. for those interested, which is likely none of you, there is an assignment: detroit (that's what this war zone project is called) drinking game, courtesy of my bff's at dyspathy.
find it here: http://dyspathy.com/?p=1078
don't think this is not already on my fridge.
well i have just over a month before i'm 30. i think somewhere there was a list of things i wanted to do before i was 30, such as:
-get married (check)
-go to paris (fail)
-learn spanish (fail)
-learn the violin (fail)
-own a piano (fail)
-have a pair of diamond studd earrings (check)
-own a home (check, if you count a condo, which i do)
-own 2 horses (fail)
-live where my best friends live (ultra fail)
-date chris farley (fail)
-be taller (fail)
-chase tornados (fail)
-join the peace corps (fail)
-be a senator, or at least on a senatorial staff (fail)
-have dinner with michael moore in sutton's bay (fail)
-squirt a whole tube of toothpaste into a sink, ramona quimby style (fail)
-not be afraid of winter driving (fail)
-date kenny chesney (fail)
-get in, and win, a fist fight (fail)
-solve homelessness (fail)
-drink better beers (check)
-not have a bunion (check)
-have good posture (fail)
-have a dog (fail)
-go to vegas (check)
-understand how to perfectly apply eyeliner (fail)
-have my cholesterol checked (check)
-own a winery (fail)
-think of extra clever name for winery (fail)
-convince chris's dad to pay for me to go to law school (fail)
-right my wrongs (mostly fail)
i still have plenty of time, right? can i realistically accomplish any of my fails? maybe if i get rosetta stone.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Drink a little lemonade and not so many beers
30 REASONS WHY I LOVE HANNAH, dedicated to hannah on her 30th bday.
30. she is an orange-blooded illini fan!
29. she is hilarious when she pretends to be sober but is not. see "thanks for driving us home, brian. i'm way too drive to drunk!" circa 2002.
28. mutual love for internet stalking. and might i say, she is really good at it. i thought i was an awesome internet stalker but her skills are major league.
27. she was a .planner!
26. number 26 has to remain confidential to protect third party identities. but it has to do with a car and a cement wall.
25. hannah has a great ability to look at me (usually in response to someone who has just walked in the room, or just said something incredibly stupid) and know what i am thinking. (note this usually results in mutual eye rolls or uncontrollable laughter, or both).
24. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooat, peeling out. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooat, peeling out.
23. butt mohammed.
22. she speaks german. which comes in handy in more situations than you might think.
21. instead of being pissed when i spilled angel hair spaghetti all over our apartment, she took a picture of it.
20. this one is very important and key to life survival: she totally invented the "deep conversation" method of avoiding creepsters. and let me say this about that, this method has saved many of us from some very, VERY creepy creepsters. here's how it works: you're at a country bar, and you see a creepster approaching who is likely going to ask one of you to dance. you quickly get into a "deep converastion" using dramatic expressions, hand gestures, etc. usually it's about a heart attack, because that's what first comes to mind. i do remember talking about a toe falling off once, but i recommend sticking with what works, which is heart attack.
19. she is the angel to my devil. see halloween, circa 2003. (and life in general, ha!)
18. she is an excellent study partner, inasmuch as studying constitutes giving up on studying and drinking beer in the apartment complex hot tub.
17. she helped me through my first cowboy boot purchase.
16. she also invented the concept that one cannot be ticketed for any motor vehicle accidents that occur in the state of texas if at the time of the accident the driver was air fiddling to mountain music.
15. she is the author, producer, and composer of my all-time favorite cd "liz and hannah's jukebox classics."
14. she meets the definition of a true friend, inasmuch as she blamed the dress instead of the extra weight when i had a bit of a struggle fitting into my wedding dress.
14a. she also spent approximately 40 minutes helping a staff of 4 shove me into said "flawed" wedding dress.
14b. she also helped me pee when the need arose while wearing said wedding dress and faced with logistical peeing issues. this, really, is a true friend.
13. she is the type of person that, even if you are in a strange town (detroit), and you have lost your i.d. and cannot go out, you can stay in and have a blast (via prank telephone calls and a bottle of champagne).
12. she taught me a lot of important life lessons, like not to lust after men who are probably gay, to ALWAYS try to beat drunk european sluts at beer pong, to go ahead and have another everclear slushy, that sometimes making it to the toilet in time to throw up is more important than leaving behind one flip flop and two lipsticks in a limo, and that fruit snacks help cure hangovers.
11. jukeboxes. hannah and i are jukebox soulmates. it's really hard to find a jukebox soulmate in life, and i feel extremely blessed to have found mine. examples of how we are jukebox soulmates: we were taking turns picking songs on a jukebox in d.c. when it was hannah's turn to pick she already knew what i would have picked, thus earning the name "jukebox predictor." also we have "our" songs on the jukebox, which include reo, the cars, david allen coe, weezer, etc. also we have both found it equally important to arrive at a bar (white ho, village idiot, etc.) EARLIER than anyone else, like FOUR PM, so that we could have complete control over the jukebox. jukebox soulmates. nuff said.
10. the craziest of crazy things happen when i am with hannah, which include meeting a stranger wearing a rug in jacksonville, running into a good friend in the streets of nyc, getting our taxi pulled over by the nypd just so they could give us patches, rawk and rollahs, etc.
9. 1.25 domestic bottles thursdays at the white ho, wednesdays line dancing at bradleys, fridays at tumble inn, noodle nights at the philo tavern, breakfasts at le peep, and several shared cases of mountain dew.
8. hannah is an excellent documenter and historian. she takes excellent pictures of various events in her life and documents them superbly on her blog. i love reading all of her entries and feel like i'm right there with her even though i am not!!!
7. she is the inventor of some super awesome nicknames for people, including cuter patooter, creepster, lurker, mr. destiny, buckley bunny and cleat chaser (i dont think she invented these, but she taught me them, which is the same diff).
6. most recently she gave me a valuable lesson in lying (which is ok to do if it's to avoid someone who sucks). this involved a multi-day, highly complex series of lies. after this lesson i feel equipped to lie on my own should the need arise.
5. maybe you have noticed this, but she does have a face like a receptionist. random guy at bar: so, what do you do? hannah: i'm a receptionist. random guy at bar: you know, you totally look like a receptionist. i think by this he meant - cheery! :)
4. the girl can ntalk through ANY class that takes place in a computer lab. ANY OF THEM.
3. always a fun adventure if in a crowded place with a long line for the bathroom. see village idiot, circa 2003, and some bar in chicago circa 2002. thanks to hannah, i've seen the inside of a lot of public mens' bathrooms. it's like a social psychology lesson.
2. anyone who has caused me to have 1029839012381 NEAR pee-my-pants episodes is a keeper friend if you ask me. this includes dropping a six pack of woodchuck in a parking lot, when i think i may have actually peed my pants, but i can't remember for sure.
1. even though she is very tiny and super skinny, she somehow manages to fit a heart the size of texas in there and i love her!!
happy bday! :)
30. she is an orange-blooded illini fan!
29. she is hilarious when she pretends to be sober but is not. see "thanks for driving us home, brian. i'm way too drive to drunk!" circa 2002.
28. mutual love for internet stalking. and might i say, she is really good at it. i thought i was an awesome internet stalker but her skills are major league.
27. she was a .planner!
26. number 26 has to remain confidential to protect third party identities. but it has to do with a car and a cement wall.
25. hannah has a great ability to look at me (usually in response to someone who has just walked in the room, or just said something incredibly stupid) and know what i am thinking. (note this usually results in mutual eye rolls or uncontrollable laughter, or both).
24. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooat, peeling out. boooooooooooooooooooooooooooat, peeling out.
23. butt mohammed.
22. she speaks german. which comes in handy in more situations than you might think.
21. instead of being pissed when i spilled angel hair spaghetti all over our apartment, she took a picture of it.
20. this one is very important and key to life survival: she totally invented the "deep conversation" method of avoiding creepsters. and let me say this about that, this method has saved many of us from some very, VERY creepy creepsters. here's how it works: you're at a country bar, and you see a creepster approaching who is likely going to ask one of you to dance. you quickly get into a "deep converastion" using dramatic expressions, hand gestures, etc. usually it's about a heart attack, because that's what first comes to mind. i do remember talking about a toe falling off once, but i recommend sticking with what works, which is heart attack.
19. she is the angel to my devil. see halloween, circa 2003. (and life in general, ha!)
18. she is an excellent study partner, inasmuch as studying constitutes giving up on studying and drinking beer in the apartment complex hot tub.
17. she helped me through my first cowboy boot purchase.
16. she also invented the concept that one cannot be ticketed for any motor vehicle accidents that occur in the state of texas if at the time of the accident the driver was air fiddling to mountain music.
15. she is the author, producer, and composer of my all-time favorite cd "liz and hannah's jukebox classics."
14. she meets the definition of a true friend, inasmuch as she blamed the dress instead of the extra weight when i had a bit of a struggle fitting into my wedding dress.
14a. she also spent approximately 40 minutes helping a staff of 4 shove me into said "flawed" wedding dress.
14b. she also helped me pee when the need arose while wearing said wedding dress and faced with logistical peeing issues. this, really, is a true friend.
13. she is the type of person that, even if you are in a strange town (detroit), and you have lost your i.d. and cannot go out, you can stay in and have a blast (via prank telephone calls and a bottle of champagne).
12. she taught me a lot of important life lessons, like not to lust after men who are probably gay, to ALWAYS try to beat drunk european sluts at beer pong, to go ahead and have another everclear slushy, that sometimes making it to the toilet in time to throw up is more important than leaving behind one flip flop and two lipsticks in a limo, and that fruit snacks help cure hangovers.
11. jukeboxes. hannah and i are jukebox soulmates. it's really hard to find a jukebox soulmate in life, and i feel extremely blessed to have found mine. examples of how we are jukebox soulmates: we were taking turns picking songs on a jukebox in d.c. when it was hannah's turn to pick she already knew what i would have picked, thus earning the name "jukebox predictor." also we have "our" songs on the jukebox, which include reo, the cars, david allen coe, weezer, etc. also we have both found it equally important to arrive at a bar (white ho, village idiot, etc.) EARLIER than anyone else, like FOUR PM, so that we could have complete control over the jukebox. jukebox soulmates. nuff said.
10. the craziest of crazy things happen when i am with hannah, which include meeting a stranger wearing a rug in jacksonville, running into a good friend in the streets of nyc, getting our taxi pulled over by the nypd just so they could give us patches, rawk and rollahs, etc.
9. 1.25 domestic bottles thursdays at the white ho, wednesdays line dancing at bradleys, fridays at tumble inn, noodle nights at the philo tavern, breakfasts at le peep, and several shared cases of mountain dew.
8. hannah is an excellent documenter and historian. she takes excellent pictures of various events in her life and documents them superbly on her blog. i love reading all of her entries and feel like i'm right there with her even though i am not!!!
7. she is the inventor of some super awesome nicknames for people, including cuter patooter, creepster, lurker, mr. destiny, buckley bunny and cleat chaser (i dont think she invented these, but she taught me them, which is the same diff).
6. most recently she gave me a valuable lesson in lying (which is ok to do if it's to avoid someone who sucks). this involved a multi-day, highly complex series of lies. after this lesson i feel equipped to lie on my own should the need arise.
5. maybe you have noticed this, but she does have a face like a receptionist. random guy at bar: so, what do you do? hannah: i'm a receptionist. random guy at bar: you know, you totally look like a receptionist. i think by this he meant - cheery! :)
4. the girl can ntalk through ANY class that takes place in a computer lab. ANY OF THEM.
3. always a fun adventure if in a crowded place with a long line for the bathroom. see village idiot, circa 2003, and some bar in chicago circa 2002. thanks to hannah, i've seen the inside of a lot of public mens' bathrooms. it's like a social psychology lesson.
2. anyone who has caused me to have 1029839012381 NEAR pee-my-pants episodes is a keeper friend if you ask me. this includes dropping a six pack of woodchuck in a parking lot, when i think i may have actually peed my pants, but i can't remember for sure.
1. even though she is very tiny and super skinny, she somehow manages to fit a heart the size of texas in there and i love her!!
happy bday! :)
Monday, September 21, 2009
you don't own me
INTERVIEW WITH MYSELF, procrastination edition
what book have you recently read?
zeitoun, by dave eggers. i think everyone in america should read this book, which is the true story of an arab-american caught in hurricane katrina and aftermath.
what are you going to read next?
i'm not sure. i always pick my books by mood. i can't tell what mood i'm in right now. after the road, and then zeitoun, i think i need something light!
have you ever met anyone from indiana who was snobby?
no.
what are your favorite trader joe's products?
wine (duh) and packaged steamed lentils, which i fear if i did not eat, i would die from malnutrition.
do you like that chick from sugarland?
i think so.
what is your favorite magazine lately?
i discovered mother jones awhile back and it has had some super fantastic reports lately. if anyone read the fiji water story, can you tell me if that meant i was supposed to drink fiji water, or NOT drink fiji water?
did you buy your new car yet?
no. but i plan to in october, after i have finished wrestling the state of illinois for my title (YOU try getting a duplicate title after moving out of state and changing your name!)
who do you like on project runway?
i think i like both blonds, i like irina, except she was kind of bitchy on the last episode, the minnesota dude, and ramon.
what did you do last weekend?
jk went on a golf trip up north so i was a bachelorette. i really took advantage of this time to myself by cleanign the house and returning 20 bags of cans and bottles for 10 cents each. but i also read and hung out with my fave 1 year old and 4 year old.
anything exciting coming up?
um, DUH! brian and taryn's wedding (this coming weekend)!!! also celebrating our 4 year anniversary wtih an extended vacay after the wedding. trust me, we defo need to stock up on vino!
how was the sasha farm vegan chili cookoff?
it was AWESOME! we had a faboo time. all the vegan chilis were super tasty. we also enjoyed many ridiculously yummy vegan treats. we also got to meet 10293890128 animals. my favorites were the cows and, of course, the dogs and cats. i was hoping maybe this trip would get jk thinking about vegetarianism, but i think it had the opposite effect - as soon as we got home he was hungry for sausage and eggs! nice!
what's with the illini?
yeah, what IS with the illini. dammit.
how are you at crossword puzzles?
not that good. i would say in an overall sampling of americans, i am average, but among typical puzzle-doers i am below average. i am working to improve.
did you do any recent home renovations?
yes. we refinished our deck. this involved way more scraping, sanding, and steel brushing than i ever thought possible. but now it is a work of art, and (allegedly) weather proofed for 10 years. if i still live there in 10 years, please someone shoot me. (be careful what you wish for in detroit).
anything else?
yes. hannah is turning 30 on wednesday. YAY HANNAH!
what book have you recently read?
zeitoun, by dave eggers. i think everyone in america should read this book, which is the true story of an arab-american caught in hurricane katrina and aftermath.
what are you going to read next?
i'm not sure. i always pick my books by mood. i can't tell what mood i'm in right now. after the road, and then zeitoun, i think i need something light!
have you ever met anyone from indiana who was snobby?
no.
what are your favorite trader joe's products?
wine (duh) and packaged steamed lentils, which i fear if i did not eat, i would die from malnutrition.
do you like that chick from sugarland?
i think so.
what is your favorite magazine lately?
i discovered mother jones awhile back and it has had some super fantastic reports lately. if anyone read the fiji water story, can you tell me if that meant i was supposed to drink fiji water, or NOT drink fiji water?
did you buy your new car yet?
no. but i plan to in october, after i have finished wrestling the state of illinois for my title (YOU try getting a duplicate title after moving out of state and changing your name!)
who do you like on project runway?
i think i like both blonds, i like irina, except she was kind of bitchy on the last episode, the minnesota dude, and ramon.
what did you do last weekend?
jk went on a golf trip up north so i was a bachelorette. i really took advantage of this time to myself by cleanign the house and returning 20 bags of cans and bottles for 10 cents each. but i also read and hung out with my fave 1 year old and 4 year old.
anything exciting coming up?
um, DUH! brian and taryn's wedding (this coming weekend)!!! also celebrating our 4 year anniversary wtih an extended vacay after the wedding. trust me, we defo need to stock up on vino!
how was the sasha farm vegan chili cookoff?
it was AWESOME! we had a faboo time. all the vegan chilis were super tasty. we also enjoyed many ridiculously yummy vegan treats. we also got to meet 10293890128 animals. my favorites were the cows and, of course, the dogs and cats. i was hoping maybe this trip would get jk thinking about vegetarianism, but i think it had the opposite effect - as soon as we got home he was hungry for sausage and eggs! nice!
what's with the illini?
yeah, what IS with the illini. dammit.
how are you at crossword puzzles?
not that good. i would say in an overall sampling of americans, i am average, but among typical puzzle-doers i am below average. i am working to improve.
did you do any recent home renovations?
yes. we refinished our deck. this involved way more scraping, sanding, and steel brushing than i ever thought possible. but now it is a work of art, and (allegedly) weather proofed for 10 years. if i still live there in 10 years, please someone shoot me. (be careful what you wish for in detroit).
anything else?
yes. hannah is turning 30 on wednesday. YAY HANNAH!
Friday, September 11, 2009
YOU LIE!
even if hannah is the only person left who still reads this, i feel the need to update. :)
so excited for the weekend. weekend plans include getting a haircut, shopping for a lakeside chic outfit for the pre-party for brian and taryn's wedding, and attending a vegan chili cook off at sasha farm, the midwest's largest farm animal sanctuary. if the weather cooperates i am hoping we will be able to finish our deck, too. lots to pack in! im told we will also be watching the lions game on sunday, which means i will be reading magazines and/or books.
speaking of reading, i just finished reading the road by cormac mccarthy. im super glad i read this before i had kids or i never would have gotten through it. i also do not recommend this book for hannah, as it is too gorey. however, i did LOVE the book and could not stop reading it. when i described it to jk he said, "that does not sound like a book you would like." this is true, but it was attention grabbing. i THINK it's coming out as a movie this fall. i'm not sure i can watch the movie becuase if i had visuals of some of these things i dont know what i would do. after finishing the book i had nightmares last night. but....great read. :)
car update! so i was trying to decide between the 2010 forester and the 2010 outback. i had driven the forester but not the outback. finally test drove the outback last night. luckily that made my choice MUCH easier because the outback was not for me (sorry bri!). it is a beautiful car, but i couldnt see very well out of it, i had trouble getting in and out of it, and it felt too big (even though it is basically the same size as the forester). it also has a continuously variable transmission, which felt super weird. incidentally jk did love hte car adn is thinking of it as HIS next car. funny!!!
so my question, dear readers, is WHAT COLOR! jk prefers black, but everyone tells me black requires too much upkeep to keep clean. is this true? will it drive me nuts? i am not much of a car washing person, and it is always winter here so keep that in mind. i thought i liked the white, but im very much over that now. the other ones i like are the silver and slightly darker silver. there is also a dark charcoal, which looks almost black, but i feel like it just looks like it used to be black but faded. i dunno...what do you think? i already ruled out red, orangey red, blue, and sage green. any thoughts are mucho appreciated. :)
ok yall. off to shop.
so excited for the weekend. weekend plans include getting a haircut, shopping for a lakeside chic outfit for the pre-party for brian and taryn's wedding, and attending a vegan chili cook off at sasha farm, the midwest's largest farm animal sanctuary. if the weather cooperates i am hoping we will be able to finish our deck, too. lots to pack in! im told we will also be watching the lions game on sunday, which means i will be reading magazines and/or books.
speaking of reading, i just finished reading the road by cormac mccarthy. im super glad i read this before i had kids or i never would have gotten through it. i also do not recommend this book for hannah, as it is too gorey. however, i did LOVE the book and could not stop reading it. when i described it to jk he said, "that does not sound like a book you would like." this is true, but it was attention grabbing. i THINK it's coming out as a movie this fall. i'm not sure i can watch the movie becuase if i had visuals of some of these things i dont know what i would do. after finishing the book i had nightmares last night. but....great read. :)
car update! so i was trying to decide between the 2010 forester and the 2010 outback. i had driven the forester but not the outback. finally test drove the outback last night. luckily that made my choice MUCH easier because the outback was not for me (sorry bri!). it is a beautiful car, but i couldnt see very well out of it, i had trouble getting in and out of it, and it felt too big (even though it is basically the same size as the forester). it also has a continuously variable transmission, which felt super weird. incidentally jk did love hte car adn is thinking of it as HIS next car. funny!!!
so my question, dear readers, is WHAT COLOR! jk prefers black, but everyone tells me black requires too much upkeep to keep clean. is this true? will it drive me nuts? i am not much of a car washing person, and it is always winter here so keep that in mind. i thought i liked the white, but im very much over that now. the other ones i like are the silver and slightly darker silver. there is also a dark charcoal, which looks almost black, but i feel like it just looks like it used to be black but faded. i dunno...what do you think? i already ruled out red, orangey red, blue, and sage green. any thoughts are mucho appreciated. :)
ok yall. off to shop.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
you dont know how it feels
hello dear readers. once again i suck at updating in a timely fashion. so flog me, whatevs.
whats new with all of you? here is a weird stream of consciousness update on me:
job: good
life: good
husband: good although he is watching battlestar galactica, which i do not enjoy, hence i am updating my blog.
cat: super cute.
house: average to good. we are currently working on our deck. this is a 3 phase project and we only have the third phase left. the weather is retardo and not cooperating. i hate house projects, btw.
grandma: many of you know that i took an emergency trip to illinois to see my ailing grandma a couple weeks ago. she is still ailing but she is doing better than when i visited, so thats a good thing i supposed.
car: the car shopping has become urgent. i have been test driving subarus and am going to buy one just as soon as i make a decision on which one i want, in what color, etc. i am super duper pumped! i feel bad about not buying domestic, but i have researched the hell out of it and have decided this is the best choice for me. sorry, detroit.
detroit: still standing, but questionable as to how long.
unemployment: high.
future exciting things happening: new car purchase, vacation for 4th anniversary and brian and taryns wedding in sept, new iphones in october, and a trip to chicago in november. does it get more exciting?
sports: the tigers are rocking it, we are in the lotto for post season tickets, the illini let me down as usual, for some reason now i follow the lions. im gonna go out on a limb and predict 2 wins on the year.
eyebrows: i have not had my eyebrows touched in about a year since a bad waxing incident. however, i am happy to report that i have found a new, awesome, wonderful brow place. why doesnt everyone use the tools that they use? hello?
restaurants: i am lately highly addicted to mediterranean food. jk and i have both been craving it like crazy people. we talk about it to strangers. its probably not right in any way.
dogs: i am still on a massive crusade to get a dog. so far it is not successful. any recommendations you have to help me make this happen are much appreciated.
reading: currently reading the road by cormac mccarthy. loving it thusfar. i have been a reading mofo lately but of course i cant think of any of them that i have read as of late. except fordlandia, which was eh.
ending of this entry: happening now. peace, bitches.
IF YOU WERE A CURRENT DETROIT TIGER WHICH CURRENT DETROIT TIGER WOULD YOU BE?
liz m - magglio ordonez
hannah - alex avila
justin - placido polanco
liz - brandon inge
nate - adam everett
chris - joel zumaya
cari - curtis granderson
rob - gerald laird
andrea - marcus thames
lilt - miguel cabrera
jk - justin verlander
go tigers!!!1
whats new with all of you? here is a weird stream of consciousness update on me:
job: good
life: good
husband: good although he is watching battlestar galactica, which i do not enjoy, hence i am updating my blog.
cat: super cute.
house: average to good. we are currently working on our deck. this is a 3 phase project and we only have the third phase left. the weather is retardo and not cooperating. i hate house projects, btw.
grandma: many of you know that i took an emergency trip to illinois to see my ailing grandma a couple weeks ago. she is still ailing but she is doing better than when i visited, so thats a good thing i supposed.
car: the car shopping has become urgent. i have been test driving subarus and am going to buy one just as soon as i make a decision on which one i want, in what color, etc. i am super duper pumped! i feel bad about not buying domestic, but i have researched the hell out of it and have decided this is the best choice for me. sorry, detroit.
detroit: still standing, but questionable as to how long.
unemployment: high.
future exciting things happening: new car purchase, vacation for 4th anniversary and brian and taryns wedding in sept, new iphones in october, and a trip to chicago in november. does it get more exciting?
sports: the tigers are rocking it, we are in the lotto for post season tickets, the illini let me down as usual, for some reason now i follow the lions. im gonna go out on a limb and predict 2 wins on the year.
eyebrows: i have not had my eyebrows touched in about a year since a bad waxing incident. however, i am happy to report that i have found a new, awesome, wonderful brow place. why doesnt everyone use the tools that they use? hello?
restaurants: i am lately highly addicted to mediterranean food. jk and i have both been craving it like crazy people. we talk about it to strangers. its probably not right in any way.
dogs: i am still on a massive crusade to get a dog. so far it is not successful. any recommendations you have to help me make this happen are much appreciated.
reading: currently reading the road by cormac mccarthy. loving it thusfar. i have been a reading mofo lately but of course i cant think of any of them that i have read as of late. except fordlandia, which was eh.
ending of this entry: happening now. peace, bitches.
IF YOU WERE A CURRENT DETROIT TIGER WHICH CURRENT DETROIT TIGER WOULD YOU BE?
liz m - magglio ordonez
hannah - alex avila
justin - placido polanco
liz - brandon inge
nate - adam everett
chris - joel zumaya
cari - curtis granderson
rob - gerald laird
andrea - marcus thames
lilt - miguel cabrera
jk - justin verlander
go tigers!!!1
Thursday, August 13, 2009
would you teach your children to tell the truth?
goddammit. where the hell have i been again? i will not bother with excuses. i will not bore you with explanations. i will just apologize and then move on. is anyone even still here? hello? voodoo economics?
out of the book of liz's life lessons, i bring you:
Sometimes you have to step outside of your life to realize how wonderful your life is.
thank you, i'll be here all the week. ok, so i didn't HAVE to go to d.c., but i went. and yeah, i already KNEW my life rocked, but being gone for 30 days made me realize that the grass is not greener on the other side. not that i thought it was. but, part me of me always thought dc was part of my life path. it is not. unless i become the secretary of labor. ha. part of me thought that every other city in america is better than detroit. it is not. part of me thought that my current job was not rewarding or challenging enough. it is.
basically it was like i was in a snow globe that had not been shaken in a few years. now my snow globe has been shaken, and everything around me looks totally different. cool!
so i appreciate detroit more, i love my condo more, i squeeze my cat more, i love coming to work every day.
there's also the whole "my bff is getting divorced" phase which by nature makes you take stock of your own situation and, hopefully, cling to your hubby a little tighter. am i allowed to talk about that anyway? whatever...i won't reveal WHICH bff.
anyway...2009 is half over and it has thusfar been a totally weird year. not weird bad, not weird good, just weird. oh. i just realized i'm turning 30 this year. maybe that's why it's weird. inter alia.
ok...this nonsensical nonsense is ending for now. i will try to motivate myself to be a better blogger. sorry, yall.
out of the book of liz's life lessons, i bring you:
Sometimes you have to step outside of your life to realize how wonderful your life is.
thank you, i'll be here all the week. ok, so i didn't HAVE to go to d.c., but i went. and yeah, i already KNEW my life rocked, but being gone for 30 days made me realize that the grass is not greener on the other side. not that i thought it was. but, part me of me always thought dc was part of my life path. it is not. unless i become the secretary of labor. ha. part of me thought that every other city in america is better than detroit. it is not. part of me thought that my current job was not rewarding or challenging enough. it is.
basically it was like i was in a snow globe that had not been shaken in a few years. now my snow globe has been shaken, and everything around me looks totally different. cool!
so i appreciate detroit more, i love my condo more, i squeeze my cat more, i love coming to work every day.
there's also the whole "my bff is getting divorced" phase which by nature makes you take stock of your own situation and, hopefully, cling to your hubby a little tighter. am i allowed to talk about that anyway? whatever...i won't reveal WHICH bff.
anyway...2009 is half over and it has thusfar been a totally weird year. not weird bad, not weird good, just weird. oh. i just realized i'm turning 30 this year. maybe that's why it's weird. inter alia.
ok...this nonsensical nonsense is ending for now. i will try to motivate myself to be a better blogger. sorry, yall.
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