we fought The Man at the tax office and got the value of our house lowered today. that would be bad news if we were selling the house, but since we're staying put, it's great!


i was super excited about 'nurse jackie'...i was not disappointed!


i really need a vacation, but the thought of it stresses me out.


i think i need to try manic panic's blue black dye...punky colour's (which i love) blue black has faded far too quickly.

"Sarah McLachlan's seminal all-female musical festival from the '90s, Lilith Fair, is returning in 2010."


i never went to any of the lilith fairs, because all day, outdoor music festivals & i don't get along. but i always liked the idea and did learn of new angry females to listen to. tho i'm interested to see who will be on this tour and if 'girl power' is still relevant in the way that it was.

becky posted this in her blog, but for those who didn't see - i love this picture:





and i thought this was such a cute entry:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/14/Bos-First-Day/

'coraline' in 3D?  eh.  the movie looked cool, but eh.


'reign over me' was really good tho.  how often can one say that adam sandler made you cry?

Guidelines
1. Put your iTunes or Windows Player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your next answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how outrageous it sounds!
4. I'm not tagging anyone. Do it if you wanna.



IF SOMEONE SAYS, "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Backyard" (Guster) - this is kinda funny to me because of the movie 'bottle rocket'

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
"Hole in the Ground" (Frog Holler)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Change is Hard" (She & Him)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Downtown" (Petula Clark)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"Everything Will Be Alright" (The Killers)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Helen Kane)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
"The Lost Complaint" (The Damnwells)

WHAT IS 2+2?
"Bad" (Michael Jackson) See?!  Math is no good!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Fire" (Augustana)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Things That Disappear" (Rhett Miller) - isn't that depressing?

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"I'm a Terrible Person" (Rooney) - well.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Saturday Nite Riot" (Pink Spiders)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" (Sia) - jen's getting shafted on this meme

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Wake Up Alone" (Amy Winehouse)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"All My Life" (Foo Fighters)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Time Has Come Today" (Chambers Brothers)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Special" (Garbage)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Mosaic Life" (Toni Colette & the FInish)

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
"The Good Life" (Weezer) - god forbid i have a good life?!

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
"Never Gonna Be the Same" (Courtney Love)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING THAT YOU REGRET?
"This Moment" (Melissa Ethridge) - no need to live in the past, i guess. heh

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
"Ten More Minutes With You" (Kill Hannah)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
"Up This High" (Allison Moorer) - must be similar to becky's cocaine tears...

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
"American Girl" (Tom Petty)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
"This is the New S***" (Marilyn Manson)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" (Billie Holiday)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
"Can't Cry Anymore" (Sheryl Crow)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
"Hold On" (Sarah McLachlan)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"Fame" (David Bowie)



as much as i love the sad music,  i guess i should have expected it to be on the negative side. 

you will want this manly bike.



http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/765370039.html

we watched the first episode of 'the united states of tara' last night - toni collette as a mom with multiple personalities...so far, i'm liking it a lot.

oh man, the movie 'milk' is so great.

sean penn? amazing.

we saw a hairless cat today...CLEARLY male. the only hair it did have was a tiny bit on it's face and then some on the CLEARLY male parts. at some point jen & i will have to have one of these cats - i swear, it was so damn cute. tho i'm thinking we'll get a female...

because i love christmas, gimme your favorite (more than one?) christmas song and tell me why. you can even get crazy and tell me who's version is the best. :)

Cat Drawing Meme

1. Open Paint
2. Close your eyes
3. Draw a cat


mine has had it's face displaced.

for those on my friends list who aren't on becky's list, you probably oughta go check out (i.e. buy) this book...if only for the main character's name. ;)


http://www.beckycochrane.com/herself.html

we watched 'junebug' this weekend.

i highly recommend it.