http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCourant/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=117367116

I just needed to remark somewhere on the passing of someone important to me.

I'll be up in CT again tomorrow through tuesday, for his wake and funeral.

I'm 22 and this is the first personal stake I've had in Death. I suppose I'm lucky in that respect.

I finally got around to watching Across the Universe (a sleepover, bowling, and wicked good homemade quesadillas may have also been involved) and I adored it.

The movie was a series of portraits, full and vibrant and stunning portraits, of the music of the Beatles. In a nutshell.

Every single visual and character and plot was just a backdrop for their songs.

Which is especially fantastic, because music is generally the secondary character, the reaction to something else ... shadows of reality and emotion. But in this movie, everything is blossoming from a song, every scene is an evolution of the lyrics and melodies. And it's painfully beautiful.

It makes me want to immerse myself into The Beatles discography and never come up again.

Because music is about singing along, getting in on the joke.

Sanity for 2-3 minutes, at least.

DanneskjoldDame (6:08:44 PM): oh god
DanneskjoldDame (6:08:49 PM): so I was just trying to log into a page
DanneskjoldDame (6:08:56 PM): and I was also eating a marshmallow
DanneskjoldDame (6:09:02 PM): and thinking a little marshmallow song in my head
DanneskjoldDame (6:09:17 PM): and by the third attempt to log in, I realized I was just typing marshmallow for my username and password
DanneskjoldDame (6:09:23 PM): I think I'm having a really long stroke
DanneskjoldDame (6:09:25 PM): and just don't know it
DanneskjoldDame (6:09:31 PM): and it's been happening since I was about 12



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cupcakeonastick (10:41:30 PM): Justin - "Do you like shepard's pie?"
cupcakeonastick (10:41:54 PM): Me - "No, I don't like corn."
cupcakeonastick (10:41:57 PM): "You can't even taste the corn."
cupcakeonastick (10:42:04 PM): "Then why put it in?"
cupcakeonastick (10:42:09 PM): "I find the color yellow soothing."
cupcakeonastick (10:42:10 PM): "Fuck you."
cupcakeonastick (10:42:18 PM): "See, if it wasn't for the corn, I'd be kicking your ass right now."

Current Music: MAX BEMIS

( oooh oooh witchay woman )

Just another picture I took, to show my new hair color. And my witchy profile. *cackles*


Anyway, if you don't read the SFCB, I may be getting a promotion and a hot date soon. And I have an actual social circle, which is pretty cool. I actually WANT to settle here for a while. What the hell?

I cannot complain about one thing in my life right now. It's pretty frickin' sweet if I do say so myself.

Okay, I need to stop gushing. [face_toothache]

Current Music: Aqua! Ha.

Life is good at the moment. Life is yellow.



Everything is solid.

Spread the joy, flist!

Current Music: Gronlandic Edit - Of Montreal

Yesterday someone returned this cheapo doll set called "International Dolls"

It was ... ridiculous.

U.S.A. was some kind of prarie/cowgirl with blond hair and blue eyes. Right.

Canada had a terrible blue and white track suit type thing on with a giant maple leaf on her chest. *facepalm*

Then Austria, Portugal, Korea, Norway, and England all looked inexplicably similar. The were wearing dresses and bonnets that could have put them comfortably next to Julie Andrews on the Hills O' Music.

Ohoh, and how could I forget Egypt, with her yellow tube top and pink hotpants and shoes. Put a penis in her mouth and a 20 in her hand and the picture is complete.

And Spain had HUGE curly frizzy black hair and a bull fighting outfit.

I must have stared at this set for a good 5 minutes, in wonder and horror and awe.

I will say that China and India looked just fine. So uh, go toy companies.

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At the service desk we have this great "french maid" feather duster that we actually use to dust the counters and whatnot. And every time I have to pull it out I giggle and think of Lumiere and that feather duster french maid chick from Beauty and the Beast and her line:

"I've been burnt by you before!"

And soon I'm frolicking around the desk, gleefully quoting lines and song lyrics from Beauty and the Beast.

And in the middle of this routine last night I had a sudden realization:

I won't ever be able to roleplay french maid.

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A guest came up to me last night and said I make the Target uniform "fashionable" and that I looked "great" in it.

I about choked on laughter. It was really nice to hear, of course, but I am utterly clueless when it comes to clothing and whatnot.

So, anyway, I am now going to buy really expensive shoes and drink skinny lattes and refer to myself as a "fasionista"

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Words and phrases I have heard on a daily basis in the south:

buggy
(I) appreciate it
Bless your heart
ink pen
fixin' to
pop
ma'am

I think buggy has been hammered into my brain, so shopping cart might be lost from my vocabulary forever at this point.

But I will never ever ever get behind "ink pen." I swear to god, I have to say what about 3 times before I can understand what they're asking me for. >.<

Oh and it's still very weird to hear anyone (but especially people around my age or younger) call me ma'am.

Current Music: Antonia - Motion City Soundtrack

Today I met Joseph. He used to work at Target and he was talking to a few of my coworkers up at the service desk (where I happened to be) so I was joining in and having a good time with them, naturally. Then suddenly we found ourselves alone, having this amazing conversation. It was the kind of situation where I felt like I could have gone on for hours, comfortably. And I'd get a customer or he'd wander off to say hi to someone else and then we'd inevitably be back in our positions, leaning on the service desk counter, talking a mile a minute (okay, that's mainly me) and gleefully sharing our experiences and interests. It was refreshing.

So he told me to stop by panera tomorrow for lunch (he works there) and I told him to go see Juno with me on Saturday and we traded numbers and it rocked.

I now have enough friends here in North Carolina to constitute a "social circle" ^_^

Now I'm gonna go shower, straighten my hair, and pass the frick out. Whoo!

Current Music: we had it right - nellie mckay

I was reading this magazine about Target's charity work over the last couple of months and there was one page of letters sent in by grateful kids. The best one, by far:

"Thanks for letting me come to the ballet
It was freakin awesome
Man you don't even know

Chase"


It was freakin awesome guys.

( And if the fact of the picture isn't enough of a miracle, we're also laughing in it )

That is the first time my mother, father, sister and I have ever appeared in a photo together. I'm 22. That's crazy!

And awesome. :)

Current Music: Juno Soundtrack

Let it all out

USA is playing Psych all day today in preparation for the new season, which starts next Friday at 10. <3

Of course, I'm working for most of the marathon, which is pretty lame.

You'd think they would have worked around my schedule.

Current Music: Of Montreal - Gronlandic Edit