Friday, August 31, 2001
arg. i feel So like crap right now. just so you know.
today was a good day. if you know me at all, you know i am a sucker for giraffes. how can you not be? they are so darn funny looking!
so this afternoon i TOTALLY created a scene in the middle of Pizza Planet (oh, yes... of course disney really has one) when i won not one, but TWO stuffed giraffes out of a claw machine - at the same time! it was the most amazing thing i've ever seen. i still have no words to describe my glee!
then those crazy (and i do mean crazy...) giraffes were totally on the 'big screen'. we sat right behind the game show host while playing 'who wants to be a millionaire - play it!' at the disney/mgm studios and every time they showed him on screen you could totally see the giraffes (aptly named brian and mariah - they're crazy remember?) sitting right behind his shoulder.
let's see... what else? oh, my hair is now 'golden blonde' so i fully expect to 'have more fun'.
i talked to bri on the phone for like 2 hours. it was actually a very insightful conversation. i have big plans to actually get a degree sometime this decade... even if i have to go to iowa city to get it. ha! plus, bri's crazy. they don't call him Mad Sam Kidd for nothin, ya know?
Wednesday, August 29, 2001
i don't expect anyone to understand this.
StepheeJoy: cuz she was the jip house last christmas AND my birthday. i ain't got shit from her in like a year and a half.
HKS5324: dude, i miss you. nobody here says funny stuff like that. come home
but it's nice to know even my little brat sister misses me.
Captain Anne Kidd
Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
the IH, my mother, is celebrating her one year anniversary with her internet boyfriend this weekend and came to me for gift ideas. (lady, it's been like 3 and a half years since i celebrated a one year anniversary)
mom: Don't groan!!!
StepheeJoy: oops. too late
mom: I thought you'd have an idea, for sure.
StepheeJoy: well, i don't date 50 year old bikers actually
(maybe i should just be less picky. perhaps that's my problem?)
StepheeJoy: ooh, you should get him a tattoo
mom: He's not into pain. Hilly and Candace think I should get his name tattooed on my forearm. I'm not into pain, either. Come on....ideas!!!!
StepheeJoy: well, like what? get him some handcuffs and strap him to your bed. what the heck am i supposed to come up with!?
mom: NOT X-RATED IDEAS PLEASE. (I told you he's not into pain.)
StepheeJoy: fur-lined handcuffs?
StepheeJoy: ewwww....
she then basically reaffirmed my belief that i am actually good for nothing and dismissed me from my brainstorming duties.
so, FYI: the soundtrack for A Bug's Life is fantabulous! very jazzy and swing-o-licious. thanks again, myles!
Do you experience magical thinking that influences your behavior?
Tuesday, August 28, 2001
"and i'm just desperately trying to get out of this room..."
one of my favorite guys of all time is Rex the dinosaur.
thanks to me, you can catch glimpses of my pal on frantic.org and now (if you look fast) even on the infamous mylescam! how very exciting.
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for funny Rex stuff, go here. it's all Flash-like so i can't link the specific page, but if you click on 'the cast' button on the left, then click on Rex's pic you can learn more about my favorite dino. (honestly the only dino i'm not terrified of...)
Sunday, August 26, 2001
saw the madonna drowned tour on HBO tonight. a nice mix of 'crouching tiger, hidden madonna', 'madonna manson', 'madonnamation fornication', and, of course... saran wrap covered hay.
aw. those little leaguers from apopka, florida lost to tokyo. how sad. apopka isn't far from here and everyone sure was pulling for them. how cool to be the national champs though. we're so proud!
ooo, sucks to be her.
Saturday, August 25, 2001
ha! i find that really all too funny.
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ok, i fixed that link. it should take you to what i REALLY think is funny, not just the page it's on. blah.
Thursday, August 23, 2001
how to have a princess night in a crappy apartment in a state you hate when you have no friends and no money and no future, by stephanie sweitzer
buy yourself flowers. preferably hot pink roses.
put on your pink pajama pants, sparkly princess baby-T, fuzzy pink slippers, and if you're feeling saucy, your bright pink feather boa. (i'm not feeling saucy)
paint your toe-nails some color like, 'dream-on'.
pour yourself a tasty glass of wine, or if you were feeling unfortunately adventurous at the grocery store, a nasty glass of sangria.
prepare a delicious gourmet octopus salad*
light a wonderful stress-relief candle
eat your yummy salad, drink your nasty sangria, enjoy your sented candle and lovely roses while perusing the issue of cosmo that just hit the stands in the knick of time.
feel sorry for yourself.
*stephanie's octopus salad*
leafy lettuce
grated mozarella cheese
grated super-sharp cheddar
sliced grape tomatoes
sliced green onions
garlic ceasar croutons
reese spiced octopus (look in the sadines section)
a dash of chalula hot sauce
shake up and enjoy!
hey, happy birthday, blogger!
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
wow! what a day.
i was a little blue this morning and i was bored as one could possibly be without gnawing off one's own body parts for excitement at work today. fortunately the day keeps getting better and better as is goes on.
first, i found some Bug's Life stationary on clearance in my outlet mall. then i beat my personal best at Gameboy Tetris (190 lines). i managed to close the store and get out of there way early... i was nearly HOME by 10pm when i was supposed to be clocking out.
THEN... when i got home i had a big PHAT package from my mom and sister waiting on my bed. the contents include:
cheesy 'dolphins & friends' crackers
the Bug's Life soundtrack from myles
a candy necklace making kit
buzz lightyear bath bubbles
a 50 pack of crayola markers
a pack of bic razors
some colorful ladybug scrunchies
three colorful pilot pens
glow in the dark stars
scotch tape
a disposable camera
a badass wooden giraffe
the july and august mensa Bulletin
2 copies of the mid-michigan mensa Head Line
ymca storer camps Wellspring
MSU Alumni magazine (my mom's... duh)
a delta nu chapter of phi mu alum newsletter
a plethora of other mail
and a mrs. potato head keychain (could they have known i already have mr. potato head?)
isn't that the most exciting thing? i never get mail, let alone such fabulous packages! i'm so excited.
Monday, August 20, 2001
being a little down in the dumps sucks, but there isn't much a little shopping can't fix.
one 'way-low rise' denim mini, one funky floral tank, one disney world t-shirt, and the semi-annual $120 drop at victoria's secret and i'm a happy(er) camper.
Sunday, August 19, 2001
anicee thinks i'm a 'great read'. that makes me happy. something about this weekend really sucks these last couple years. hmm, let me think... oh wait!
i know what it is. bright and early this morning i had to hug bri goodbye as he headed back to lovely iowa. boo. i managed to keep it together until he drove around the corner, then preceeded to enjoy a few teary moments outside before making my way back to the couch where i then sat in a catatonic state for about 20 minutes before rushing to the computer to book my flight to iowa for his birthday in september.
i'm a dork, but i'm gonna sorely miss that kid.
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also, in the 'you learn somthing new everyday' vein:
brian will not marry his dirty laundry because he does not wear rings.
go figure.
Wednesday, August 15, 2001
"ma'am, i'm not doubting you, but that's not possible..."
-marcelo, epcot guest relations
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
what has three legs but can't walk?
(hit 'discuss')
Sunday, August 12, 2001
ooo, i know a secret. i'll tell you though, cuz i like you. (walt)
make sure you take the short test to see what disney character you are most like. i'm a tinker bell myself... go figure.
"you definitely shine no matter the situation. while you are sometimes flighty, there is no denying your fierce passion that never peters out or your loyalty to your menagerie of friends. people should be careful of tinkering with your emotions, but even if things don't pan out the way you want, you'll never shed crocodile tears. for you, actions speak much louder than words when you are hooked on someone."
Saturday, August 11, 2001
and once again, in the 'you learn something new every day' category:
drinking orange juice in excess leads to anal itching.
what!? i don't know. heidi told me that.
"you go get your geek... maybe someday i'll find mine..."
nadia, american pie two
Thursday, August 09, 2001
more things i have learned:
on average, 80 people a year shoot at the goodyear blimp.
tall, fat, redheads are more attractive than minnie driver smoking.
carnival type moonwalks are sometimes known as 'space pillows'.
now, as for that last one: i have always known moonwalks as, well... moonwalks. i think it's pretty safe to say that brian made up the whole space pillow thing. in fact, after some extensive research i have yet to find the term used elsewhere.
moonwalks, moonwalks, moonwalks, moonwalks, and more moonwalks.
Tuesday, August 07, 2001
5 things i have learned recently:
just when i start to get my life in order, everything falls apart again.
dzones is kind of crappy.
the voice of tour guide barbie in TS2 is also that of ariel, the little mermaid.
if you want to have more fun you should go on safari.
i don't count.
Monday, August 06, 2001
mike thinks i'm not "buzz-tastic" enough to pull off the new design i'm working on...
*sob*
the always amazing, biz stone points us to this story. maybe the days of disney-controlled weather aren't so far off afterall?
i really have finally decided to suck it up and move this site to galactichero.net. i have a new design basically done and everything. i just have to actually implement it now. but just so you know, that's why i haven't updated here as frequently. bigger and better (well, newer at least) things are on the way.
Thursday, August 02, 2001
I can’t stand to fly – I’m not that naive
I’m just out to find the better part of me
I’m more than a bird
I’m more than a plane
I’m more than some pretty face beside the train
And its not easy to be me
I wish that I could cry – fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie about a home I’ll never see
It may sound absurd but don’t be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed oh won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
And its not easy to be me
Up up and away away from me, well its alright
You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy, or anything
I can’t stand to fly – I’m not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride with clouds between their knees
I’m only a man, not silly red sheets
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man, no phony red sheets
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me …
I’m only a man, not phony red sheets
I’m only a man looking for a dream
I’m only a man in a phony red sheet
Its not easy .. its not easy to be me.
superman - five for fighting
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don't you just love it when people you've never met write songs just for you? you don't even know how much i like that song.
(thank you thank you thank you, mike! you rock big time.)
Wednesday, August 01, 2001
hey, go test your animal trivia knowledge. i had an impressive 8625 point score.
so, i've never woken up to the repeated banging on my neighbors door with intermitent cries of, 'sherriffs office, open up!' before. i rolled over and peaked out the window and sure enough there was a cop car or two, as well as some representatives of the apt. complex blocking the enterance to our building
turns out they had the wrong place. i'm guessing it was some sort of domestic violence thing. after hearing, '10-4, can you 10-45?', i later heard the deputy tell the apt. people there must have been some sort of computer glitch. they had just broken up a fight nearby that seemed to be the one in question. someone must have called about it and the number came up as this address, though apparently that was incorrect.
ah, a day in the life.
i never was any good at monopoly, but i just finished a four hour game of disney monopoly with brian that was like the most fun thing ever. it *is* a long game but if you're willing to be creative with the rules it is just good good fun. at one point i had a $6300.00 loan from the bank (which i did repay in full) and during the course of the game i lost about all my property, an itzakadoozy and nearly my shirt!
props to bri though for (surprise surprise) kicking my ass.
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