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[08 Sep 2004|08:23pm] |
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this past weekend was the third in a row that we've spent away from home.
aug 20-23 we went up to dennis' cabin in the UP. we took cameras and someday we will have photos and maybe i will post some. we went to fayette state park which is an old iron smelting town, and you can wander in and around some of the old buildings. they used to throw trash on the lakeshore so there's all this old junk sitting around but you have to leave it where it is for the archaeologists. we went to escanaba to see if the state fair was still going on but it wasnt so we ate at fazoli's and then left. our last night there i pussied out and we ended up staying at a motel (my allergies were pretty bad plus i wanted to take a real shower). in keeping with tradition, i purchased souvenirs in the "old camera" and "vintage weird books about health or reproduction" categories. in the first category, i got an old light meter. i havent read the manual enough to know if it still works. in the second category i got a book called "100,000,000 Guinea Pigs" which was written in the early 1930's about food & drugs in the US and how the FDA works for the interest of business rather than the health/safety of Americans. I started reading it and its pretty interesting... and i'll have to find out if things have gotten better in the meantime (probably not).
aug 27-29 we were back in grand rapids for my cousin's wedding. long church ceremony, formal reception (not very veggie-friendly), etc. all of which made dennis and i thankful we skipped all that stuff and kept things simple. my sister erin caught the bouquet- she's been dating her boyfriend mark for 3 years. and the next week, he proposed! this was expected (erin knew he'd bought the ring months ago) but its still exciting. and my sister heather started officially dating ronnie, whom she's been unofficially dating for quite awhile.
sep 3-6 we came back to grand rapids so my dad and dennis could work on my car. it got new tires (and a much smoother ride), new distributor cap/rotor/spark plugs, transmission flush, coolant flush, etc. meanwhile i got a chance to do some yarn shopping, YAY! the local yarn store's stock has at least tripled since i was there last (and that was triple what they had the first time i was there last december). all kinds of pretty fancy yarn... i wish i could just buy stuff to add to my stash, but i feel like i should have a project/pattern in mind before getting yarn so i have enough. this time i thought i might make some legwarmes so i got this winter-white mohair blend and some 8 straight needles. however, once i got home i decided i wanted to try to make them on circular needles i had. this didnt work because circs are too big to make something small enough to stay on my calves... so instead i decided to make a shawl, #1 because i wanted to learn how to increase (til now ive been making rectangles or spirals) and #2 because i want a shawl to keep my shoulders warm. i started with circs i had (size 17us 16") but had to get new ones once the shawl was wider than about 16". michaels (only place open sunday when i needed them) didnt have 17 circs so i got size 15us 29", so the stitches are a bit smaller after i switched. i also made a mistake on one row, but decided to make it look deliberate by making another row like that a few rows down. if i stay home this weekend i should be able to finish it.
this weekend erin and mark are going to cedar point and i kind of want to go with but dennis doesnt want to go and we can't really afford it so i think i'll stay home instead.
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| knitting etc. |
[20 Jun 2004|12:17am] |
i like to knit
right now i have two scarves im not working on because, well, its summer and no one (except the odd scenester) wears a scarf when its 80 degrees out. so those can wait.
i JUST started a baby afghan for the baby boy my sister is having in a few months.
and i picked up a book with patterns for knitting toys so i can make something for my sister's 2yr old daughter as well. the afghan is going to be bright blue with the occasional bit of orange - not typical baby colors for sure, but very boyish.
the store i went to today is called city knits. the people there were very friendly/helpful (unlike the silence i received when i visited a knitting shop in birmingham) and they have a lot of nice stuff. also, the store is well-lit which is nice. its in the basement level of the fisher theater building, which has a very stunning lobby. there are some other shops there that i'd like to go to someday (including one that sells unique handbags, fine lingerie, and music by female artists).
we also went to ferndale & visited record time, old navy, and this natural foods store that i wish was in my neighborhood. i wouldn't mind living in ferndale, except my commute to work would be more stressful.
jefferson ave is crazy again tonight. not as bad as the night the pistons won - no fireworks, gunshots, or constant honking & shouting.
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| looking for mac stuff! |
[09 Jun 2004|07:56pm] |
we have a 5300/100 lc (all-in-one) and we are in need of the following:
-OS 8 disk
-soundcard or other hardware to connect midi to the computer
-any recording/music software (qbase or equiv) that will run on os8
-72 pin simm ram
(we bought a korg poly800 the other day & want to use the mac for recording)
thanks for any leads!
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| update |
[02 May 2004|07:40pm] |
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- i'm getting married on may 27th!
- we're having a reception thingy at the end of july, since the wedding is a civil-ceremony-at-the-courthouse sort of thing.
- (no, i'm not knocked up, just in loooooove and too impatient to wait any longer to be mrs. dennis r. johnson II)
- we're going to register at target. for things like a blender and the angel season 1-3 dvd's.
- detroit is good. our apartment is great.
- "the office" is fucking hilarious in a very uncomfortable way
- i'm starving but we can't make dinner until we finish seasoning our wok.
- my job is going well and i just got a tiny raise and now i am SALARIED.
- dennis' job is going well, and it leaves him enough time to do laundry all the time. for the first time in my life i ALWAYS have plenty of clean underwear.
hmm, thats it for now.
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[24 Feb 2004|06:44pm] |
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some record plus faint sounds from a sampler |
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so dennis was just wearing a halogen headlamp and he has my baby blanket draped over his shoulders (so i can having something that smells like him to take with me to albany next week) and all of my cd's are on the floor and we need a couch and a zucchini but really this is perfection
ps- we live in detroit now
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[23 Jan 2004|11:44pm] |
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1. i'm engaged!!! to dennis, of course :) we're planning to get married on my birthday next year (january 8, 2005). the idea of being with him for the rest of my life makes me so ridiculously happy... this whole wedding thing is new to me; i'm already starting to plan things, and its both exciting and overwhelming.
2. i've been unofficially informed that i got the promotion in plymouth, so i'll be moving to the detroit area in the next few months, and dennis is moving with me. oh, and progressive will help pay for the move.
3. i just got the rest of my gainsharing bonus deposited into my bank account, and i'll be getting a nice tax refund in a couple weeks.
4. i stayed at the days inn in livonia last night. the people in the room next to me were rather loud. sexually.
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| I'm looking for a house/flat to rent in plymouth/aa/detroit metro area |
[13 Jan 2004|06:04pm] |
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Ideal:
1-2 bedroom house with basement, driveway/garage
Within 10 miles of plymouth, mich
Under $900/mo with some utilities incl.
Hardwood floors, dishwasher, washer/dryer preferred
Will also consider:
1-2 bedroom flat in a house shared with neighbors
who won't mind music coming from our place on
occasion.
Within 50 min (one-way) weekday commute to
plymouth, mich
Under $1000/mo w/o utilities
If you know of anything available like this, where
i can search online or in newspapers for similar
housing, or even what communities & neighborhoods
are best, please reply! I'm applying for a
promotion/transfer to my company's office in
plymouth and i'll most likely be moving in march
or april. my boyfriend will eventually join me.
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| weirdest birthday ever |
[08 Jan 2004|11:59pm] |
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i might be transferring to plymouth, michigan.
my boyfriend *might* come live with me.
if i go i'll be getting a substantial salary increase.
and i won't be living in my parents' basement.
and i won't be living in grand rapids.
and i'll have to get rid of a bunch of my stuff.
and i'll have to live on a budget.
maybe i could take a night class or two.
maybe i can meet people i'd get along with.
i could go to shows.
and shop at whole foods.
and eat at the blue nile in ann arbor.
tomorrow i'm taking the train to toronto to spend a couple days with dennis. i think i'll have a better idea of what i might do after we talk. and make out. etc ;)
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| it's 2004 |
[01 Jan 2004|04:21pm] |
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right now i have a sinus infection, so i didn't drink anything but water last night. oh well.
the best part of 2003 for me was meeting dennis & falling in love with him, and all the things we have done together (going to his cabin in the UP, late night trips to the store for veggie dogs, watching adult swim at my house, cooking for each other, plus all that mushy stuff like dancing in his room and cuddling on the couch). i met him at a time when i really needed a friend, and he's been that and more for me since then. he kept me sane by helping me move (two days after we met!) from my childhood home to a new house. he has motivated me to do remarkable things like throw away belongings i do not need, haha. he reminds me to breathe when i feel like i can't cope with my day. he is the shoulder i can cry on & the person who makes me laugh the most. over and over, he shows me he is more amazing than what i ever could have dreamt of in someone who would be with me. having 370 miles and the US/Canadian border between us now is not the easiest thing in the world, but seeing him working on his dreams makes me very happy. i'd rather have hugs and kisses, but "xoxoxoxoxoxo" at the end of an email will tide me over. and the time we do get to spend together is precious & i don't think we'll ever take it for granted. my greatest hope for 2004 is that we'll somehow figure out a way to be together.
(sometimes i have to be all sentimental, folks. i'll try not to let it happen again for awhile)
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[10 Oct 2003|07:44pm] |
it's been forever since i updated this thing...
i don't read my friends page very often, so i took some people off my friends list to hopefully streamline it a little.
i have a sinus infection, a bedroom that's missing its 4th wall, and an amazing boyfriend who is not here right now.
if you've never been to michigan's upper peninsula, you should go.
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[02 Aug 2003|12:43pm] |
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we're moving today. my computer is on the floor.
i'm really tired. 6 hours of sleep in the last 2 days. i need a shower.
i watched lotr - fellowship of the ring last night for the first time and even though i was really too sleepy to be watching a movie, i was very impressed. now i want to see ttt again, since it made no sense and was a crappy bootleg version when i saw it the first time.
i have a yellow smiley face sticker on my hand and i dont really feel like taking it off.
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[28 Jul 2003|02:14pm] |
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yesterday as i got out of my car in the parking lot at linens & more (linens 'n' more?), a 30-something guy in an old pickup truck, with a young daughter in the passenger seat, pulled up behind my car and leaned over to talk to me. i figured he'd ask for directions or perhaps comment that one of my brake lights was out... instead he said something like "i have a question, actually more of a comment... you have a sticker on the back of your car that says 'vegetarianism is for lovers' and it made me think back to when i was in college and i had this vegetarian girlfriend and since then i've always thought that was true." i laughed and said something like "haha, that's interesting" and he drove off. i'm not sure what he meant, exactly.
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| so... nevermind my last post |
[27 Jul 2003|12:06am] |
i've convinced my parents that the furnace room is not really safe/liveable.
instead, they'll put a temporary wall at one end of the family room. i'll have a daylight window and a door to outside (which they'll use on occasion; i'm willing to put up with that inconvenience as long as they're polite enough to knock). no furnace/waterheater/washer/dryer/fridge/freezer/open ceiling/cement walls!!!
i still feel unsure about some things.
i think i need a new pillow.
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| i need decorating ideas! |
[26 Jul 2003|07:53pm] |
i'll soon be moving into this room.
- there will be carpet on at least part of the floor
- i dont think i will be allowed paint the cement walls
- there will probably be drywall on the interior walls (the ones with studs). i can probably paint the drywall.
- the ceiling is going to stay open like it is
- i need to fit a bed, desk, file cabinet, dresser & armoire in there. there will also be a washer/dryer & possibly a small fridge &/or freezer in the room.
- the sink will probably be moved into the corner shown in pic#5, which is where the washer/dryer will go as well.
should i go with the industrial look?
should i try to make it cozy?
will the noise of the furnace drive me insane in a matter of weeks, forcing me to be institutionalized, so that i shouldnt even bother?
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[26 Jul 2003|10:40am] |
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i've had a headache since yesterday morning that is making me wonder if i have a brain tumor. i kind of wouldn't mind right now, as it would mean that all my stress would soon come to a final end.
i need a massage or a reassuring word or a way out.
i need to stop hearing "if only..."
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[09 Jul 2003|08:45pm] |
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black eyes "some boys" |
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music i have recently purchased:
punk-o-rama 8 (2 cd comp)
the raveonettes - whip it on
the mars volta - de-loused in the comatorium
lucinda williams - world without tears
the new pornographers - electric version
and i havent even been in a REAL record store (vertigo). yet. i'm a bad, bad girl.
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[05 Jul 2003|12:02am] |
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movies i have recently watched:
donnie darko
annie hall
secretary
y tu mama tambien
igby goes down
talk to her
i will go back and add more to this list later
*add
adaptation
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| i have no idea what's going on here |
[02 Jul 2003|10:32pm] |
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i bought a swimsuit on sunday. just don't ask me to jog in it.
my sister cut my hair today. it's still not what i really wanted, but at least it's not sticking to my neck anymore.
i have no plans for this weekend yet. except for sleep.
mmmmmmm, sleeeeeeep!
my mom had surgery last week and she's not healing as well as she'd hoped and she is kind of pissed about it :(
i was thinking today that it must be nice to be married because you no longer have to worry about trying to figure out the whole dating thing.
work sucks. walking keeps me sane. biking makes me happy. i need more hugs. i need to stop having nightmares. i might write some things down on paper soon. sometimes i crave objectification because it at least makes me feel like i exist for something. i know i shouldn't feel that way.
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| i will never wear shorts with writing on the butt |
[28 Jun 2003|09:52pm] |
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i only got about 3 hours of sleep last night. this is actually a good thing :D
i bought leather sandals from the gap. i wanted to ask the sales clerk if he could guarantee that they were made by a 6yr old brazilian girl, but i could barely look him in the eye. i feel such shame, but now i have acceptable sandals to wear to work.
i tried on swimsuits today. WHY do i do this? masochism and the need for something to wear in the hot tub.
oh, the hot tub is at the house my parents are buying. i will soon have a room of my own with a window, a door to outside, and a fake wall (made out of insulation board). our cellphones apparently don't work there, so my number may be changing soon, ugh :(
to do tonight:
-laundry
-mp3 organization
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[26 Jun 2003|07:22pm] |
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pedro the lion "rapture" (makes me wanna...) |
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i hate olives and mushrooms and it upsets me that they are always piled on veggie sandwiches like f***ing manna.
maybe ive just never had really good olives/mushrooms.
maybe all those gays just never met the right women.
speaking of gays... SODOMY = LEGAL
thank you, US supreme court.
it feels like a friday. wishful thinking, i know :(
i am bored and hungry.
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