Don't Call Me Darling

procrastination

2006-02-22T22:35:00.000-08:00

An episode of Grey's Anatomy quoted Ben Franklin as saying, "the secret to success is never putting off till tomorrow, things you can do today" I looked at Jill and said, "if that is the case, I have no chance of ever being successful" Most of the time my procrastination doesn't bother me to much, in my pollyanna way I spin it to mean I'm good under pressure. but sometimes it gets to an intolerable level and all of a sudden i'm totally behind at work, my house is a mess, i have overdue speeding tickets looming and i haven't worked out in probably a month. the worst part about all of this is how paralyzing it is. there's so much to do, i don't know where to start, so i end up watching tv or reading all night. i know this isn't anything earth shattering. i'm sure there are a million people with procrastination stories that would put mine to shame, but pain is relative and mine is just as real as anyone else's, and unless something changes soon, i'm doomed to wallow in my uselessness for at least a month or two and honestly i just don't feel like doing that right now. so, here we go - i'm starting the blog back up - perhaps it will work as a motivating tool or maybe just a record that shows how little i'm accomplishing. of course, i'm hoping for the former.

To help with this motivation, I've found this website called 43things.com. it lets you build a list of goals and lets you connect with other people also trying to accomplish these goals. so far the only 2 goals i have are to wake up when my alarm goes off and to make pillows in the shape of tetris blocks. I've been doing better with getting up in the morning, but the tetris pillows are a long way off.

i feel like the more i document this period, the less likely i am to slip into a rut and wake up this summer with nothing to show for it but a big body and a small bank account. i've been telling all my friends that i need to find some sort of motivation. the question is, can you just create motivation from thin air?

Just a thought

2005-05-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

you know when you're typing your user name and password and somehow you don't tab over correctly or something, and you look up at the screen expecting to see a row of stars but instead, there is your password, for god and all the world to see, just sitting there.

that always makes me feel so vulnerable.

I've been a very good girl this year....

2004-11-29T10:48:00.000-08:00

so click on the button and take a look at my christmas wish list.

Oh My God It Burns!

2004-11-15T13:02:00.000-08:00

It just so happens I have a brita filter at home. I am so going to try this.

ps - vacation was awesome. I'll elaborate soon.

here's lookin at you, kid

2004-11-05T09:05:00.000-08:00

I'm so loving www.snapfish.com right now. You can do all sorts of fun editing and then order prints so easily. if i could combine flickr and snapfish, I would be one happy lady.

There may be a solution

2004-11-04T10:12:00.000-08:00

Canadian citizens have vowed No good American will be left behind!

An apology for the world

2004-11-04T07:17:00.000-08:00

My time of night

2004-11-02T09:31:00.000-08:00

Midnight Thursday - In the middle of a poker hand having just finished carving an amazing pumpkin

Midnight Friday - driving to Dallas and jamming to some fabulous borrowed music

Midnight Saturday - taking a picture with and getting hugged by none other than the uber-hot Rhett Miller of the Old 97's

Midnight Sunday - partying hard at a birthday/halloween bash complete with Rosie the Riveter, the dude, Cruella DeVille, a homecoming queen runner-up and a devil with a blue dress on (yours truly)

It was a pretty amazing weekend.

In lieu of witty banter.........PICTURES!

2004-10-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

My most recent baking accomplishment: A donkey cake.

2004-10-22T10:32:00.000-07:00

thank you Natalie for this crazy car commercial

2004-10-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

My new roommates and I kickin it during ACL

2004-10-21T11:04:00.000-07:00

My quiz results - It really is amazing how spot-on these things can be.

Random Gentle Sex Master (RGSMf) Easy to turn on. Hard to beat. You are The Playstation. You're a nice girl, and you have lots of sex. It's therefore highly likely that you're attractive, and you're certainly outgoing & friendly. Plus, this healthy physical attitude of yours indicates deeper emotional well-being and stability. Unheard of. When guys dare to dream, they dream of you. You don't get attached too easily, and, to wit, you're not necessarily looking for something long-term right now. That's a bigger asset than you know. Though, physically speaking, you're open to anything, you're keeping your emotional side well-protected. This means there won't be a lot of wreckage to clean up whenever you decide to settle down.

In the meantime, the men you share yourself with actually respect you. Like them, you enjoy sex for its own sake and don't need any other validation for pleasure than pleasure itself. Hopefully, you have the good sense to blow off anyone who thinks less of you for that. Usually, this is the part of the description where we offer some life-correcting advice, but honestly, we can't think of anything about you we'd change. Keep on fucking, partner.

I know you're curious. Go take the quiz for yourself

2004-10-21T10:41:00.000-07:00

On the Ozone bikes sign on Guadalupe :

Spooky
Halloween
Bikes

2004-10-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

drawings on the back of business cards
My new Inspiration: My own fucking genius