Elton John Said It Best.

Funny how life goes in circles. You think you've moved on, forgotten, started anew, and then you find yourself in a staring contest with four years ago. You had only just begun to move past your past, and then there it is again, waving hello to you, smiling and smelling so familiar...
We are haunted by our pasts, yes. That is always the case. But every once in a while, when history starts repeating itself and we get that all-too-unsettling sense of deja vu, it stops us on our tracks. We straighten up, look around, sniff the air, the hair on the back of our necks standing straight up as if in warning. "You've been here before..."

V-Day

To me, Valentine's Day has never been about whether I'm dating someone or not. Maybe it's because I'm not really a relationship person, but I've never been overly depressed or ridiculously happy on Valentine's Day. To me, it's about every kind of love, not just romantic. And, of course, it's also my dad's birthday, so it's kind of always been about family.

But on another note, I would like to discuss romantic gestures. I think one of the biggest reasons we watch romantic movies is for the big gesture at the end, the running through a crowded airport to catch your love just in time, the person who ignores all rules to get their message across, the handsome man who rides up on horseback to whisk you away to a life of adventure and passion.

Whatever happened to the grandiose gestures? The ones that meant something? Roses and candy are all very well, but I'd rather have a guy stand outside of my bedroom window, holding up a boom box, asking, desperately, hopelessly, if he can be part of my life.

I want poetry!

Update

So I'm moving back in with my dad on January 1st. Hopefully it'll enable us to start a real California fund. Our biggest thing is that we need a new car.

I have a great Aunt who may let us live with her in Cali while we hunt for jobs and try and find an apartment in the L.A. area.

This might actually happen, folks! Keep everything crossed!

Aliens And Things...

First a disclaimer: I've had a crush on Jeff Goldblum since I was a little girl.

I just finished watching "Earth Girls Are Easy" for the first time.

The scene where he and Geena Davis shag for the first time is the sexiest sex scene I have ever seen.

No joke.

And So It Goes, And So It Goes....

My phone is dead. Dead. Like, not running out of battery dead. Like, dead dead.

I'm having car troubles.

We're getting kicked out of our apartment. Effective January 1, 2011.


That is all for now.

On The Good Ship Relation...

So you know how, like, the word relationship means two people relating to each other on a boat? So have you ever thought about what kinds of boats you're on with different people? I have. Because I can't sleep at night. So here's what I've come up with. And each of these represents a specific person. (All men, because honestly, I've always liked them better anyway.) See if you can guess who!


Paddle Boat: We sit side by side, paddling away. It doesn't take much effort to paddle a paddle boat, see, so we never tire. And no one jumps out because really, who wants to jump out of a paddle boat? They're too much fun. We'll probably be paddling for the rest of our lives.

Row Boat: I sit on the bench with an umbrella over my head reading poetry while he rows. It's a bummer when it starts storming, but that's why you bring an umbrella.

Canoe #1: We've been in this little canoe for years, but he dropped the paddle long, long ago. I keep paddling, but it's a LOT of work.

Cruise Ship: Because there's a midnight buffet and champagne, and everyone looks fabulous! We'll be in this boat for a long time!

Canoe #2: We were rowing along, then he tipped the canoe over. When I came up for air, there was no one there. It's hard to paddle a canoe alone...time to get a kayak.

Touch The Lightbulb, Dancing Turkey

Thanksgiving this year was awesomely fun! I cooked a lot, drank a lot of wine, and had my first Bloody Mary. All of my dishes were a huge hit, which made me happy, and I got to go to every single event this year. (Bless my absence of a schedule.) I played lots of games with family, cooked with my mom and sisters, went to lefse night, made it to three dinners, and I have one more to go!
So Ryan Merrill sent me this list via text message and it had us all laughing, so I thought I'd share:

DIRTY THINGS SAID AT THANKSGIVING:
1- "Talk about a huge breast!"
2- "Tying the legs together keeps the inside moist."
3- "It's Cool-Whip time!"
4- "If I don't undo my pants, I'll burst!"
5- "That's one terrific spread."
6- "I'm in the mood for a little dark meat."
7- "Are you ready for seconds yet?"
8- "It's a little dry, do you still want to eat it?"
9- "Just wait your turn, you'll get some."
10- "Don't play with your meat."
11- "Just spread the legs open and stuff it in."
12- "Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?"
13- "I didn't expect everyone to come at once."
14- "You still have a little bit on your chin."
15- "How long will it take after you stick it in?"
16- "You'll know it's ready when it pops up."


Happy holidays everyone!