Marissa Turner

And that’s all I’ve got to say about that.

Today is day two of a job hunt for a job that is within walking distance (or at least close enough that my family doesn’t worry I’ll wreck their car if I borrow it).  Getting a job now isn’t as much fun as it was when I was a kid; now I’ve got to worry about things like medical insurance and paying bills instead of “oh, money for books!”  Granted, I still go “oh, money for books!” but you get my drift.

And not too many employers want to hear their newest hire say “by the way, I’m gonna need about a week off really soon”.  Just doesn’t bode well for getting the job, you know?  But I do need the time off because 99% of my stuff is still at Fort Knox with D and the family.  And it won’t move itself.

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I ganked this from FB, because I was tagged and because it’s Friday.  I’ve got to get ready for another long road trip, and my brain is busy plotting the best stopping points.

1. What bill do you hate paying the most

The cable bill; I don’t watch a lot of television, but I do have shows I like being able to watch when they’re on.

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?

Oh Lord, it’s been years since I had one of those… I can’t remember where.

3. What do you really want to be doing right now?

Lying on a private beach with Vampire Eric.  What can I say, I’m shallow.

4. How many colleges did you attend?

3, with another one probably in the works.  I’m doing my level best to become a professional student.

5. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?

It was clean.

6. What are your thoughts on gas prices?

I remember when they were a lot worse, and a lot better.  Right now, I’m not going to borrow trouble.

7. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?

Didn’t I just fall asleep?

8. Last thought before going to sleep last night?

Get off me Thunder Butt, I am not a pillow.

9. Do you miss being a child?

Sometimes; the rest of the time, I kind of miss being a teenager.

10. What errand/chore do you despise

Dusting.

11. Get up early or sleep in?

Sleep in.

12. Have you found real love yet?

Yes; but sometimes it doesn’t last.

13. Favorite lunch meat?

Honey ham.

14. What do you get every time you go into Target?

Archer Farms tea

15. Beach or lake?

Lake

16. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?

No

17. Sopranos or Desperate Housewives?

Neither.

18. What famous person have you or would you like to have dinner with?

Mary Zimmer-Bradley or Elizabeth Zimmerman

19. Have you ever crashed your vehicle?

No, knock on wood.

20. Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?

No

21. Ring tone?

Generally, a normal phone ring, but certain people have certain tones.

22. Strangest place you have ever brushed your teeth?

In the woods

23. Somewhere in California you’ve never been and would like to go?

Anywhere!

24. Do you go to church?

No

25. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?

I have to pick one?

26. How old are you?

27

27. Do you have a go-to personality?

Sometimes.

28. Are you where you want to be in life?

It’s not what i expected, but it works.

29. Growing up, what were your favorite cartoons?

Thunder Cats and Care Bears

30. What about you do you think has changed the most?

I don’t know, a lot has changed.

31. Looking back at high school, were they the best years of your life?

Yes and no.

32. Are there times you still feel like a kid?

Yep

33. Did you ever own troll dolls?

Yep

34. Did you have a pager?

No.

35. Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager?

Alli’s house

36. Were you the type of kid you would want your children to hang out with?

No.

37. Who do you think impacted your life the most?

I do.

38. Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you?

Yes.

39. Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age”?

Not yet.

40. Is it better to love and lose it or never to love at all?

Love and lose it.  That way you know it exists and it’s possible to have it again.

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Oh, poetry reference!

The last few days have been jam packed busy for me.  I moved on Saturday (you should convoy across a few states in a small car with a U-Haul trailer sometime, it’s a lot of fun), unpacked on Sunday, returned said trailer, and have been settling into the new place since. 

A new place calls for new hair, so a friend of a friend (and now one of my friends) came by, and lopped about twelve inches (real inches, not man inches) off my hair and it’s now above my shoulders for the first time in four years I think.  I don’t hate the heat so much anymore

And hard candies make the world a better place.  Especially root beer ones.  Go ahead, try one, tell me you don’t feel like smiling more often.

Mention of smiling, children are much more likely than an adult to smile in the morning.  I am going to try to smile every morning from now on.

Thunder Butt is settling into the new place very well; she has two children to play with and a yard she can run in (she likes to sniff out the bunny trails), and there is even an inflatable pool.  I’m trying to get her to stop liking the pool so much, she might pop it.

The drive was long, my butt went numb somewhere around Pembroke and it just got feeling back into it today.

I have no idea how people did that kind of crap in a covered wagon with livestock, dozens of kids running around, and no possible chance of a hot shower anywhere.

As a side note, I have an idea for a Clio short story.

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It’s not secret that I have bouts of insomnia.  Where I’m so exhausted that I’m imagining huge purple spiders on the walls (about the size of a serving platter from Henry VIII’s dining hall with furry legs and those huge eyes staring at me) and snakes slithering all over the floor (turned out to be a skein of yarn that the dog had unwound), so it’s natural for me to assume that the idea of underwear for women that make butt look bigger was a product of insomnia.

No such luck.

“Booty enhancing panties” are real, and they’re for sale. 

I’ll admit, I went to the bathroom and looked at my butt in the full length mirror I hung over the door.  And tried to figure out why anyone would want to buy underwear that puts a huge wad of padding on top of their butt.  Padded butts are like a padded bra; eventually, someone is going to see you without that bit of clothing on, and then you’ll have to explain where your butt (or your boobs) went. 

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It was everywhere I had errands today.  Vet, JAG, Rear D, vet again, court house (tags for the car, which has taken me three weeks to get them to just give me the fracking things instead of fighting me on it) and then the store.  Tomorrow it’s another trip to the vet then I’m taking myself to the doctor and then I’m going to sleep for a week. 

It’s not the errands that wear you out, it’s the start and stop and the damnable heat that just sinks into everything.

And wearing improper shoes for all the walking.  Should have worn sneakers instead of cheap slip ons. 

Owwie.

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Well, technically Snooch, but since I’ve been feeling like I’m one ear skritch away from turning feline, it fits.

Do humans hibernate during summer?  I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is sleeping or writing.  It’s too hot to spend any amount of time outside, and when you do venture out, the ground burns through the sole of your shoes and feels like it’s trying to burn off the bottoms of your feet.

The dog and I are both more active at night, simply because it’s cooler and it’s easier to be outside.  If I could flip my sleeping schedule around, I’d get up at four a.m. and start my day then, instead of going to bed at one or two and getting up at ten.  That could be my goal next week, a more normal sleep and wake cycle.  (Interesting tidbit: people used to sleep in segmented cycles called ‘first’ and ’second’ sleep.  People would go to bed soon after sun down, sleep for four hours, wake up for a few hours, return to bed around two a.m. and sleep for another four hours.  This segmented sleep pattern appears to be better for people instead of one big chunk of sleeping)

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Since I can’t talk about the ban on Prop 8 without my temper getting the better of me, I’m going to stand behind what Janet Reid and The Rejectionist said.

I’d give them a virtual high five if they had any idea who I was.

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If there ever was a day I wanted to reach out and slap Monday, this is it.  Instead, I’m stuck holding a white glove and have nothing to smack. 

My writing was derailed due to my thumb drive suddenly going AWOL.  The damn thing is hot pink with a white skull and cross bones on it, and I couldn’t find it anywhere in my off white and blue living room.  Couldn’t find it for three days… then Thunder Butt came trotting around the corner with it hanging from her mouth.  The exterior is a little chewed up, but it’s working fine, and I have a new appreciation for my idiot dog being smarter than I give her credit for.

I read this today, and thought it interesting about The King: Elvis wore a cross, a star of David, and other religious symbols around his neck, explaining “I don’t want to miss out on heaven due to a technicality.”  And he was a natural blond.

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I just realized today is Friday. 

Someone owes me a Thursday.

I think it got lost in a nap somewhere.

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I ran errands yesterday that, on a normal day, would have taken an hour.  Tops.  Including travel time.  Instead, it was almost five hours from start to finish.  I only grabbed my Zune to take with me(I play it in the car, and plugging into it in a store makes it easier for me to deal with really big crowds) because, you know, short errand.  I should have learned by now to pack a notebook with me no matter how long I think I’m going to be gone, because there is always time to write down a few notes.

Like waiting in line for the bathroom.

I was up until almost four in the morning catching up on my writing, but at least I’m caught up!

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