I’m nearly finished with my old cross-stitch. I bought it on clearance at Garden Ridge. Now I just have to find a 5″ by 5″ frame to put it in and damn, it will be cute.

My newest cross-stitch was a bit more expensive. It just came in the mail last week. I love it, the kitty in the cross-stitch looks like my baby Possum-cat.

I want a new cat. Not a kitten. I want a big, middle-aged male cat who likes to snuggle but who would also like to beat up my kitties. However, I don’t want to go through the hassle of Humane Societies. I don’t like how much they want to know about ME. I’m not into sharing that much information. However, I’m also thinking of volunteering at a Humane shelter or else at the Cat Welfare Association. I don’t know that I really have time, but I think that I should make time. Maybe doing something like that, helping cats and dogs and spending time doing something other than just being a good little grad student would be good for me.

My new roommate. *shrug* Still in the undecided category. Not because of anything that she does or did – hell, she even cleaned up my whole apartment while I was gone (I was quite all right with that, anyone who cleans my apartment makes me happy). It’s more because she is everything I wanted to be. For always. She’s tall and slender, dark complected with beautiful skin. She is a brunetted with cute hair and good nails. She has multiple piercings which don’t detract at all from how pretty she is. She also happens to be smart (PhD student), funny and nice. She’s done oodles of things. She travels in India, she is living in San Diego and moving to Chicago. Granted, she is older than I and had more time to do anything…but still. It’s hard not to feel incompetant and well, short. *sigh* Oh well. Not her problem. My problem.

I’ll be in trouble come Monday. My boss will be back, after a month off. I am working on my research proposal – it’s still pretty damn rough though. Blech. Anyone want to proof-read? Please? I’ll email it to you. However, while that is being done – there is the main thing that I can’t get done. I’ve gotten the protocols written and all that shit – finished setting up our Imager (evil Kodak!)…but the actual research…*sigh* There are several steps to the process that I do, and the final step, the last part…yeah, it won’t work. And I don’ tknow why and neither does anyone else that I’ve asked. Frustrated is me. VERY frustrated.

well look at that…

my website actually works?!

hey…a call out to people…

I want to know what the name “Mercival” means. Any hints/ideas?

well

I bought a bike.

A big shiney new bike.

I spent 391$ today.

It was shocking.

and holy shit, what do you know? Having a new bike, the right size and style – having it be new and light…well, it actually makes a big damn difference.

Yay me! I am happy to have a new bike and a safer bike helmet (I figured my brains were worth 35$).

roommate?

ummmm…I am trying to reserve judgement. But I think I like her.

Roommate ETA:
1 hour and 19 minutes.

I leave for the airport to pick her up in less than 1 hour.

Am I nervous? Fuck yes!
Is she just as nervous as I am? God, I hope so….

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So as to not be nervous, I looked through piles of old school stuff…and found my vocabulary list from the week of February 15 through the 19th, 1993, 10 years ago when I was in 7th grade. I was amused.

adduce
contemptuous
comprise
capacious
cadge
curio
domain
efficacy
florid
grim
haggard
indicative
impeachment
marauder
onerous
palpitate
prudent
raillery
renegade
strident
snide
travesty
windfall

I also have an interview from paczki
I thought that I was too late…but I wasn’t…

1. Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
2. I will respond; I’ll ask you five questions.
3. You’ll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4. You’ll include this explanation.
5. You’ll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.

1) How did your cats come into your life?

Possum and Boots are sisters and were born across the street at my cousins house. When I graduated from college and was at home (and looking online to find a new apartment to move to), they were part of a litter of 6 kittens born to a momma cat who barely weighed 6lbs. I knew I wanted a pet, since I was going to be living alone, so I decided that I’d take one of the kittens to spare momma cat. And then, I got conned (not that it was difficult to do) into taking the second to keep the first company.

2) What colors has your hair been? Why did you make each change?

My hair is naturally dark blonde to light brown but it gets bleached easily. I have been red, light red, PURPLE red, orange and many, many shades of blonde. I change my hair when the old color fades, when I get sick of my natural color, by accident (the purple red and the orange) or when I’m bored. I admit that I’m addicted to hair dye, but it’s such an easy thing to do to be somewhat someone different.

3) Where would you like to live when you’re done with college ~ rural/suburb/urban, area of the country, etc?

What do mean? Finish college? Pah! I don’t think I ever will! But seriously – I would like the west coast and either suburb or like the area where I live now, I live in the urban portion of Columbus, but in a small sub-village that has it’s own police force and such. I’m thinking Oregon or Washington – but I haven’t made any decisions on cities yet.

4) What about my site led you to subscribe?

I came in during the whole end of your marriage and I must admit to be impressed/intrigued by the strength through the pain. Plus, I was also interested in a site that felt real and read real, with real pleasures and real pains. I can find plenty of people with aimless, frivolity – I was looking to read something that made me feel.

5) Do you consider anyone on Xanga to be friends? Who? Why?

Sort of. I already knew several people that I read through college and though I live away from them, I still do consider them friends. Also, my boy is a Xangan, so he’s a friend too. But the others that I read…I don’t know. I’m not very good at the friendship thing, I have issues getting past the acquaintance/buddy level. However, on this site, I read personal stuff and these sites make me feel/experience/enjoy these people in a way I find hard in “real” people. I guess it’s easier when you don’t have to see a face to admit to the painful and dirtier things of life. So I’d say, Xangans are a different category. They’re not friends but they’re not not friends. I would like to become friends with many of the people I know on here.

So, today I’m doing an interview thingy for bluestocking

First, the rules:
1. Leave a comment, saying if you want to be interviewed.
2. I will respond; I’ll ask you five questions.
3. You’ll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
4. You’ll include this explanation.
5. You’ll ask other people five questions when they want to be interviewed.

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1. Do you have a junk drawer in your house? What’s in it?

Yes, I have one. It’s in my kitchen and since I’ve recently moved, it’s really not all that full. Well, let me amend that. I actually have three in my kitchen that are all partially full. I should probably combine. I have a deck of cards, a Hand&Foot deck, a pincochle deck, a cribbage board, nails, aluminum foil, saranwrap, plastic baggies and dishwasher stuff in one. The second is oven mitts, two screwdrivers, a hammer and some twistie ties. The third…well…I’m not sure what all in there, but I think they are all cords of some kind – phone cords, extension cords and what not.

2. How many different places have you lived in your life and where are they (general states are fine if you’re worried about anonymity)?

I lived in two different houses in Flint, MI. I moved to Huntington, IN when I was 7 where I have lived in 3 different houses. When I was 18 I went to Bowling Green, OH and lived there during college for four years – in 4 different dorm rooms and one apartment. When I was 21 and up to now, I moved to Columbus, OH and I’m on apartment number 2 on my own.

3. Tell me about a food dish, recipe or restaurant (if I’m in the neighborhood) I’ve just got to try. If you’ve got the recipe, share!

My favorite dinner (in the winter time) is Chicken Goo. This is a crockpot meal. Put between 2 and 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts frozen into the crockpot. Top with 1-2 cans of a cream soup (cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, whatever) and add the requisite 1 can of milk. Top with swiss cheese slices (the stronger the better, deli swiss that you can have cut thick is the best), about 1/2 to 2/3 of a pound. On top of the cheese, put a box of dry stovetop stuffing (if you’re going for the bigger size, otherwise, I get the big jar you can make individual servings out of and just dump until I have enough to be satisfied). Top this with about 1/4 stick of butter. Cover (without stirriing), turn onto low and cook until done. Amount of time it takes to cook varies depending on amount of shit inside and size of chicken breasts. I typically stir 1 to 2 times after it has been cooking for at least 2 hours.

4. Over this past year what have you accomplished that you are most proud of?

Maintaining an apartment, paying my own bills, and in general being nearly independent.

5. Do you make a New Year’s Resolution? What types of things have been on that list?

Typically, it’s been “lose weight” or “exercise more” and those never work. The only one I’ve ever actually kept is learning to be more girly.

ohhhhhhhhhhhh

I am Kelly, the fucking QUEEN of Cranky.

BMI’s frustrate me.

I read an article in the paper all about how adolescents should get a BMI done every year and how good it is for you to know your BMI and how your body mass indicator tells you whether you are “fat” or not.

Why does it frustrate me? They don’t take so many factors into account!

I am 5’1.5″ and my weight fluctuates from 145 to 155. This gives me a BMI between 26.5 and 29.3. Overweight and bordering on dangerously obese (cut off is about 29.9 for that). Now, while I may be short and weigh a good bit – I don’t think I’m overweight nor do I think I’m anywhere near dangerously obese. I wear a size 8 to 10 in pants, I wear a size medium in shirt. I bike a minimum of 6 miles a day and I work out usually 3 to 5 other days a week (yoga, pilates or Ab-Doer, sometimes more).

I guess I would like a more accurate measurement and to see other people held to a more accurate standard, not just me. For me to get into the “healthy” or “normal” weight range I need to lose at least 13 lbs. And I could still be “healthy” down another 20lbs or so from that.

Bah.

What about muscles weighing more than fat? What about size of my bones? What about so many other factors?

Grrr… I am cranky.