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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Another gem from the Vermont Country Store
This is the "Adorable Springtime Lamb Made from Mouthwatering Top-Quality Solid White Chocolate," from the Vermont Country Store. I ordered something for my mom there (no, not a mumu or float) and ever since then, I get their emails and catalogs, which are chockfull of items you didn't think people wanted anymore. Such as this deranged looking white chocolate lamb. Or Flicker shavers - who knew they were still around? Or Dippity-Do? Amazing. Really. However, that lamb is really scary looking to me.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
whaddya mean it's not Thursday? (3-14-07)
THE MERCURY RETROGRADE HAS PASSED!!!! (for now)
As you know, I do believe in astrology (duh) but I don't dictate my life around it. It generally opens my mind to the idea that there are other forces out there, either inherent or external, which impact me (let's face it, it's all about me). One aspect of astrology that I do believe in is the damn Mercury retrograde. During this time, the planet Mercury moves backward through the zodiac. What does this mean? Per Astrology.com :
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In general, Mercury rules thinking and perception, processing and disseminating information and all means of communication, commerce, education and transportation. By extension, Mercury rules people who work in these areas, especially people who work with their minds or their wits: writers and orators, commentators and critics, gossips and spin doctors, teachers, travellers, tricksters and thieves.
Mercury retrograde gives rise to personal misunderstandings; flawed, disrupted, or delayed communications, negotiations and trade; glitches and breakdowns with phones, computers, cars, buses, and trains. And all of these problems usually arise because some crucial piece of information, or component, has gone astray, or awry.
It is therefore not wise to make important decisions while Mercury is retrograde, since it is very likely that these decisions will be clouded by misinformation, poor communication and careless thinking. Mercury is all about mental clarity and the power of the mind, so when Mercury is retrograde, these intellectual characteristics tend to be less acute than usual, as the critical faculties are dimmed. Make sure you pay attention to the small print!
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So what did this mean for Michelle? Well, let's just say I butted in where I shouldn't have butted; I spoke when I should have said nothing; and in general people were asses.
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So, you should know by now this is Super Lucky Pig Year (actually the Year of the Red Pig or Year of the Golden Pig). People born in the pig years have good luck and wealth. The red pig year is particularly auspicious, but this particular red pig year is exponentially so since it is the special red pig year that only comes around every 600 years. Asians and others who follow the lunar calendar and the Chinese (or what I call ASIAN) zodiac believe that this year is VERY LUCKY for business and family; and children born this year (in the lunar calendar) will be REALLY blessed with EVEN MORE good luck and wealth. (Article about SUPER PIG YEAR here)
However, how does this year apply to me? I plan to eat more bacon and pork dumplings, and lots of it.
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Check out your weekly horoscopes at:
Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for week of March 15, 2007
By Rob Brezsny
© 1995-2004, Rob Brezsny. All rights reserved.
As you know, I do believe in astrology (duh) but I don't dictate my life around it. It generally opens my mind to the idea that there are other forces out there, either inherent or external, which impact me (let's face it, it's all about me). One aspect of astrology that I do believe in is the damn Mercury retrograde. During this time, the planet Mercury moves backward through the zodiac. What does this mean? Per Astrology.com :
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In general, Mercury rules thinking and perception, processing and disseminating information and all means of communication, commerce, education and transportation. By extension, Mercury rules people who work in these areas, especially people who work with their minds or their wits: writers and orators, commentators and critics, gossips and spin doctors, teachers, travellers, tricksters and thieves.
Mercury retrograde gives rise to personal misunderstandings; flawed, disrupted, or delayed communications, negotiations and trade; glitches and breakdowns with phones, computers, cars, buses, and trains. And all of these problems usually arise because some crucial piece of information, or component, has gone astray, or awry.
It is therefore not wise to make important decisions while Mercury is retrograde, since it is very likely that these decisions will be clouded by misinformation, poor communication and careless thinking. Mercury is all about mental clarity and the power of the mind, so when Mercury is retrograde, these intellectual characteristics tend to be less acute than usual, as the critical faculties are dimmed. Make sure you pay attention to the small print!
--------------
So what did this mean for Michelle? Well, let's just say I butted in where I shouldn't have butted; I spoke when I should have said nothing; and in general people were asses.
+=================================+
So, you should know by now this is Super Lucky Pig Year (actually the Year of the Red Pig or Year of the Golden Pig). People born in the pig years have good luck and wealth. The red pig year is particularly auspicious, but this particular red pig year is exponentially so since it is the special red pig year that only comes around every 600 years. Asians and others who follow the lunar calendar and the Chinese (or what I call ASIAN) zodiac believe that this year is VERY LUCKY for business and family; and children born this year (in the lunar calendar) will be REALLY blessed with EVEN MORE good luck and wealth. (Article about SUPER PIG YEAR here)
However, how does this year apply to me? I plan to eat more bacon and pork dumplings, and lots of it.
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Check out your weekly horoscopes at:
Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for week of March 15, 2007
By Rob Brezsny
© 1995-2004, Rob Brezsny. All rights reserved.
Friday, March 9, 2007
My February in Photos (3-9-07)
This is what happens when I don't blog for a month. I warned you.
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I started off in February going to Chicago for a 1-day meeting and then to Florida for 10 days. Here are some shots of my Chicago trip.
Yes, it was that exciting. And -20F.
Then I had a Chicago dog.
Wikipedia.org says: A Chicago-style hot dog– as served in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs– is a steamed or boiled all-beef, natural-casing hot dog on a poppy seed bun. It is topped with mustard, onion, sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices or wedges, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt[1]; but not ketchup.
I can attest that underneath all of that stuff is a hot dog. I really have nothing to say about this hot dog. The shame is beyond me.
Then I went to Florida in February to be with my mom and work at the same time. I don't know who created telecommuting but they should be hanged. It's horrible when you have to juggle meals, conference calls, document reviews, Wheel of Fortune, client memos, making lunch, trying to find a good telephone signal, Oprah... I mean the list goes on and on. However, I did find time to notice a few things which had changed at my folks' house (unfortunately I forgot to take photos).
Remember the sandhill cranes?
Well, this is a photo of them and they are on my parents' lawn (it's the size of a twin comforter). I wish I could have taken more photos of them, but I can't. Why? Because they no longer come and visit since we put the mothballs in the ground.
This is Dad making a hole for the mothballs.
Also, we no longer have the groundhog or nutria, which is what my brother thinks it was.
Sad.
While I was down South, I had a lot of SWEET TEA. This is a phenomena which refuses to come North. I think people in the North don't want CONCETRATED GLUCOSE over ice. I don't know why. It's so good!!!! Of course for every cup of tea, there is about 5 cups of sugar and probably corn syrup mixed in. Here's a photo of my giant cup of sweet tea from KFC (which most probably was full of rats too):
I think there should be more sweet tea in this world. There just should.
It also rained in Clermont. THAT seriously never happens. It sprinkles, dark clouds hover over, but not a rain like this:
I also went to Hanamizuki, a fantastic Japanese restaurant in Orlando. Very authentic and can rival some of the restaurants in New York. Here's an action shot of sukiyaki.
Then I came back to NYC, tired and overworked. And the JetBlue plane, which left ON TIME (!!!!), was having a very important technical difficulty: the tv signal was out.
I wasn't pleased about this.
However, I was brave and survived. And went to the New York Comicon!!!!!!
Yes, where comic fans and ooglers congregate and pay homage to fictional characters in tights. I went with my pal Fralex who took a stand that day and refused to wear a comic-related t-shirt or dress up as his favorite super hero (booo!). I went as an Asian girl. It was a pretty easy costume.
Here I am with some stormtroopers. I am the Asian in the middle.
Here's Fralex with Phoenix (who turned out to go to Vassar, where Fralex went!):
Fralex and I had lots of fun:
Especially with this guy:
And we got to see the NYJedi demonstrate light saber fighting. Really. I mean it. It's a club in New York and they even create their own light sabers that will not fail you while you fight the Dark Side. Really. I mean it.
Here's some action shots:
By the end of the day, after meeting Leelu; watching people Dance, Dance Revolution!; and seeing mini-padawans...
I was pooped. Seriously, seriously pooped.
For the full photo montage of Comicon, go to my Flickr set.
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I will stop here. I haven't even gotten to March yet. But I really blame my lack of communication to the mercury retrograde.
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This week's horoscopes go out to:
Cassandra
Bob and Russell
Ertischek
Marthas
Alex
Annie, Dabney and Annie's Family
+================+
Check out your weekly horoscopes at:
Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for week of March 8, 2007
© 1995-2004, Rob Brezsny. All rights reserved.
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I started off in February going to Chicago for a 1-day meeting and then to Florida for 10 days. Here are some shots of my Chicago trip.
Yes, it was that exciting. And -20F.
Then I had a Chicago dog.
Wikipedia.org says: A Chicago-style hot dog– as served in the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs– is a steamed or boiled all-beef, natural-casing hot dog on a poppy seed bun. It is topped with mustard, onion, sweet pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato slices or wedges, sport peppers, and a dash of celery salt[1]; but not ketchup.
I can attest that underneath all of that stuff is a hot dog. I really have nothing to say about this hot dog. The shame is beyond me.
Then I went to Florida in February to be with my mom and work at the same time. I don't know who created telecommuting but they should be hanged. It's horrible when you have to juggle meals, conference calls, document reviews, Wheel of Fortune, client memos, making lunch, trying to find a good telephone signal, Oprah... I mean the list goes on and on. However, I did find time to notice a few things which had changed at my folks' house (unfortunately I forgot to take photos).
Remember the sandhill cranes?
Well, this is a photo of them and they are on my parents' lawn (it's the size of a twin comforter). I wish I could have taken more photos of them, but I can't. Why? Because they no longer come and visit since we put the mothballs in the ground.
This is Dad making a hole for the mothballs.
Also, we no longer have the groundhog or nutria, which is what my brother thinks it was.
Sad.
While I was down South, I had a lot of SWEET TEA. This is a phenomena which refuses to come North. I think people in the North don't want CONCETRATED GLUCOSE over ice. I don't know why. It's so good!!!! Of course for every cup of tea, there is about 5 cups of sugar and probably corn syrup mixed in. Here's a photo of my giant cup of sweet tea from KFC (which most probably was full of rats too):
I think there should be more sweet tea in this world. There just should.
It also rained in Clermont. THAT seriously never happens. It sprinkles, dark clouds hover over, but not a rain like this:
I also went to Hanamizuki, a fantastic Japanese restaurant in Orlando. Very authentic and can rival some of the restaurants in New York. Here's an action shot of sukiyaki.
Then I came back to NYC, tired and overworked. And the JetBlue plane, which left ON TIME (!!!!), was having a very important technical difficulty: the tv signal was out.
I wasn't pleased about this.
However, I was brave and survived. And went to the New York Comicon!!!!!!
Yes, where comic fans and ooglers congregate and pay homage to fictional characters in tights. I went with my pal Fralex who took a stand that day and refused to wear a comic-related t-shirt or dress up as his favorite super hero (booo!). I went as an Asian girl. It was a pretty easy costume.
Here I am with some stormtroopers. I am the Asian in the middle.
Here's Fralex with Phoenix (who turned out to go to Vassar, where Fralex went!):
Fralex and I had lots of fun:
Especially with this guy:
And we got to see the NYJedi demonstrate light saber fighting. Really. I mean it. It's a club in New York and they even create their own light sabers that will not fail you while you fight the Dark Side. Really. I mean it.
Here's some action shots:
By the end of the day, after meeting Leelu; watching people Dance, Dance Revolution!; and seeing mini-padawans...
I was pooped. Seriously, seriously pooped.
For the full photo montage of Comicon, go to my Flickr set.
+================+
I will stop here. I haven't even gotten to March yet. But I really blame my lack of communication to the mercury retrograde.
+=======================+
This week's horoscopes go out to:
Cassandra
Bob and Russell
Ertischek
Marthas
Alex
Annie, Dabney and Annie's Family
+================+
Check out your weekly horoscopes at:
Free Will Astrology
Horoscopes for week of March 8, 2007
© 1995-2004, Rob Brezsny. All rights reserved.
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