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I need a change.  Like a haircut or something.  Or a new duvet cover.  Or a tattoo.  Or change my brand of tampons.  Like something major, you know.  Life altering.

Oh, I have an exam tomorrow I forgot about.  What kind of person doesn't remember that they have a final exam?  A me kind of person, that's who.  I'm the worst student you could ever think of.

Oh, and it snowed today.  Snow. In april.

Weird.

top 10 holden caulfield-isms

The Catcher in the Rye is one of my top five favorites for sure. I’ve read it like a million times, as I am sure you have as well. Holden Caulfield kills me. I’m just kinda excited to see 10 of some of the funniest/oddest/saddest quotes all in a row. So here they are:

1.  I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera. It’s terrible.

2.  You hate to tell new stuff to somebody about a hundred years old. They don’t like to hear it.

3.  I was half in love with her by the time we sat down. That’s the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they’re not much to look at, or even if they’re sort of stupid, you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are. Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can.

4.  The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything stayed right where it was. Nobody’d move. . . . Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different would be you.

5.  I said old Jesus probably would’ve puked if He could see it.

6.  I don’t know about bores. Maybe you shouldn’t feel too sorry if you see some swell girl getting married to them. They don’t hurt anybody, most of them, and maybe they’re secretly all terrific whistlers or something. Who the hell knows? Not me.

7.  Our foyer has a funny smell that doesn’t smell like anyplace else. I don’t know what the hell it is. It isn’t cauliflower and it isn’t perfume— I don’t know what the hell it is— but you always know you’re home.

8.  Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell.

9.  If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she’s late? Nobody.

10.  That’s the whole trouble. You can’t ever find a place … that’s nice and peaceful, because there isn’t any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you’re not looking, somebody’ll sneak up and write “Fuck you” right under your nose. I think, even, if I ever die, and they stick me in a cemetery, and I have a tombstone and all, it’ll say “Holden Caulfield” on it, and then what year I was born and what year I died, and then right under that it’ll say “Fuck you.” I’m positive, in fact.

Meet Penelope

So, I’m at work, right?  And of course all I can think about is this adorable puppy waiting for me at home.  Before I go home, however, I have to stop by my parents’ house to throw the rug she thew up on last night in the wash.  Mental note, when your best friend makes you the most amazing this cake, don’t leave it on your kitchen table.  There were two pieces left, and you bet she ate them both.  She even pried the Tupperware container lid off with her tiny little paws.  But I can’t be mad.  Firstly, I left it on the table like a dummy.  Secondly, she’s just too cute.

I'll Grow Out my Bangs Before I Grow Up

During a very serious recent conversation, I said I felt like my life was "flipped turned upside down."  And I guess it is very telling of my maturity level because in my head I finished it with "and I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there.  I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air."

I'm wondering if I'll ever really grow up. My Magic 8- ball says, "Outlook not so good".  Nicht so gut.  Bah.

10 things i did as a little kid that i still do today

1.  gnaw the corners of my graham crackers to make rounded edges.

2.  have dreams about underground tunnels that lead from my house to other houses.

3.  hum “the smurfs” theme song when someone is talking about something i don’t want to hear.

4. name dogs i don’t know.

5.  make wishes on dandelion fluff.

6.  cover my eyes when previews for scary movies are on t.v.

7.  twist apple stems while singing the alphabet to learn the last name of the boy i’m going to marry (only now i make sure to twist hard when i get to k).

8.  cringe when i hear mention of a muskrat.

9.  think crickets chirping is one of the most amazing sounds.

10.  give myself  santa beards when i take bubble baths.

i think this video pretty much sums it up:

Moving Day

Not in real life, but in blog life.  I just hate Wordpress & don't want to ever use it again.  So I'm moving all my posts to Blogspot.  Pretty nerdy, I know.  Stay tuned.