The Beauty and the Mess

I was tagged by shanilia.

1. I never planned to have a cat, and now I have two.
2. I wrote a short novel when I was nine years old.
3. I think House Divided license plates are annoying.
4. A few days a year, my hazel eyes look very green. I'm not sure why they don't look green more often.
5. I have been on LJ since October 2001.
6. If I could only wear one brand of shoe for the rest of my life, I'd pick Steve Madden.
7. I was born on the bayou. Really.
8. My first pet was a cocker spaniel named Buffy.
9. I love pizza.
10. I always feel that going on an official diet will entail eating nothing but lettuce and celery, even though friends have illustrated that this is not true.
11. I love being outdoors...when the weather is nice.
12. My knees don't lock, which is one of the main reasons I dropped out of ballet - I could never do a split.
13. I have a sand collection that is becoming impressive as I travel more.
14. I really want to visit New York City.
15. I still haven't scrapbooked Emily's and Kathy's weddings, which happened in summer 2004.
16. I've never liked my voice.
17. I dream of having a "library" in my house.
18. Sometimes I still can't believe I'm married to the guy I loved unrequited-ly for three years.
19. My favorite episode of Friends is The One When Joey Finds Out (but I don't think that's the official title).
20. I don't think I'll ever be 100% satisfied with any job I have, because there are too many things I want to be doing. That's not necessarily a bad thing.

Whoever wants to...go ahead. :)

It's amazing what a good lunch and some silly time with friends can do for you. I feel a lot less crazy now than I did this morning. I almost didn't get to go to lunch because our weekly conference call dragged on forever, but I did manage to escape in time. Thanks, God.

By the way, my friend Helen is very cool. :)

Last night I finally got time to make labels for several CDs that I had burned. While doing this, I listened to one of them: one of the great musical achievements of our time, the soundtrack of my middle-school angst. Yes, as you may have guessed, I'm referring to Debbie Gibson's Electric Youth album. I hadn't listened to it since I was thirteen, but to my own alarm, I still know most of the words. Over the wall!

I've tried to make a poll about a million times, but something always goes wrong with the code. Let's see if it works this time.

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I'm getting ready to leave, and go to my parents' house, where an incredible number of family members have gathered. It's always interesting to have both sides of the family in the same house, and it only happens at births, weddings, and graduations. :) The big day is tomorrow, but everyone's arriving today. Also, today is the exact anniversary of my own high school graduation. Friday, May 23rd. Six years. Wow.

I didn't take a lunch today, so I ate a peach Kathy sent along with me. Do you ever get a sort of...cramp in your chin when you're eating fruit? Or is this another problem from having the world's smallest mouth?

Happy Memorial Day weekend, everybody. You guys are great.

I meant to tell yesterday that I got dakoda's A.J. Colby video in the mail the other day! I haven't finished watching it yet (there is a lot of stuff on it!), but I support the claim that he is cute and endearing. And come on- am I going to dislike a meteorologist? :) I really enjoyed the silly news clips, too. We need a channel like that! Thanks, Cloey! :)

For Christmas, Kathy made quilt pillows for everyone. She worked incredibly hard, and this was the result. Don't they look great? :) Also, my mother requested that I calligraphy the Ten Commandments for her to hang in the house. After gathering ideas, I ended up with this. I sort of cheated on the lettering, but I was happy with the layout, so I wanted everyone to see. :)

Last night I had a sudden creative fit and decided to make a My Life 2002 CD, much like Jenn did. I am very happy with the way it turned out. If you would like a copy of this CD, which includes great music and will have cover art done by me, let me know! :)

I will probably post more than usual today, as things keep coming to mind.