10 Random Things About Me

Maybe you want to know, maybe you don't... ~d(tilde) did it, and her friend Valyna, too.
1. What is your favorite word?
I love lots of words, so just one favorite? A real challenge. Resistentialism... Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious... Apolaustic... Callipygian... Chiaroscuro... Evancalous... Kalopsia... Retroussé... Widdershins...

Erin, the embodiment of Callipygian

2. What is your least favorite word?
I hate "reify" and "antidisestablishmentarianism". (Both of which were endlessly used/misused in my college art history classes.)
3. What turns you on?
sex in a warm rainstorm... full figured women... tall men... light colored eyes... men with 2 day stubble... watching people masturbate to orgasm... the way being close enough to certain people makes me weak at the knees...crossdressers... outdoorsy sweat... silk & satin... light bondage... a man's voice like a deep rumbling purr... hearing Carla say "mmmmm"... watching people dance... snug & soft jeans (I am a child of the eighties)... Fatty D... Angelina Jolie's lips and intensity (tho she needs to gain some weight)...

April, the incomparable Fatty D

4. What turns you off?
silicone boobs, especially on rail thin women... chinlessness... pinching... obnoxious body odor... squeaky voiced men... Paris Hilton... visible ribs and/or vertebrae on unmuscular people... my-way-is-the-only-way people... religious zealots
5. What is your favorite curse word?
Nope. I refuse to give any up. Shit-Fuck-Damn are probably the most frequently utilized, though.
6. What sound or noise do you love?
I love listening to cats purr... listening to someone's heart beat with my head on their chest...
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
Any repetitive monotonous sound, especially if high-pitched
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Hmmm... Pleasure Mistress? Orgasm Inducer? I mean I am a painter, writer, and photographer, and I wish I made my living by doing so, but you know, Goddess has a nice ring...
9. What profession would you not like to do?
Security. (Yes, I know.) Truck Driver? Dog Catcher?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
I'm so sorry. That wasn't at all what I intended. OR The-Bleah-of-Surprise, which would mean Caleb was successful in campaigning for godhood.

Birthday Memorial #2

Billy and I were talking today, and it would have been Trey's birthday. Know what? We still miss you like crazy, damn it.




"You think that the despair will stop you cold, but it doesn't: it wraps itself up in a dark corner somewhere inside and forces the rest of your system to function, to take care of practical matters, which may not be important but which keep you going, which guarantee that you are still, somehow, alive." –Peter Høeg, Smilla’s Sense of Snow




"Poet Mark Doty says: 'Being in grief, it turns out, is not unlike being in love. In both states, the imagination is entirely occupied with one person... Everything that touches us seems to relate back to that center; there is no other emotional life, no place outside the universe of feeling centered on that pivotal figure.'" - quoted by Mary D. Esselman & Elizabeth Ash Velez in _The Hell With Love_ (Poems to Mend a Broken Heart)

Touched

I went to a memorial service tonight. I've worked with J for four years, and he'd been married for over thirty. He walked me out, and asked me to take the advice of an old man, find someone to love, and spend more time with them than at work. He said I deserve better than to be at home alone. He said to never forget that life is very short.

Blogiversary the First

Today is the anniversary of my first post here, yay!
In 365 days, I have managed 52 posts. I was hoping to be more prolific, but will instead comfort myself on the quality of my posts (Right. But it sounds good...)
I am / was hoping to have my new layout up and running today, but have encountered technical issues beyond my ken. Hopefully, one of the people I've asked for assistance will save the day.



I'd be nothing without my blog-friends to inspire and challenge me.
Dean recently posted the completed Nearly Naked Challenge, and Kris looks good in her Weasel!
Dean also reminded us all of Naked Couch Day in honor of "the Patron Saint of Naked Couch Day, Her Holiness Erin O’Brien, the Naked Saint" who started and celebrated this wonderful day. Dean and SxKitten put forth these wonderful pictures, and Doug reimagines a classic photograph. (See? I'll even admit in public that I got it, and was amused by it!) All of which makes me slightly sad that I don't have a wonderful and/or tolerant other half, nor a couch, to fully participate in the festivities. I shall hold up high hopes for next year.


Also on my list of links but less mentioned is the wonderful photographer Henri Banks. Do yourself a favor, go see his work - more is on his Flickr account.


Since Doug has mentioned that he enjoys the percentage of cleavage in my posts, this is my contribution for this post. I'd hate to disappoint anyone ;)

I'd like to incorporate these images into the new template, but that will not happen for a while. I really need to spend several hours with someone who knows their way around page design! Any volunteers? Anyone? Bueller?

On a personal note, I was just promoted at work, and there will be a period of adjustment. I've been (and sadly will continue to be) mostly MIA for a bit.

Pimping Erin & a Meme

As you all may know, I'm just crazy about Erin O'Brien. She's giving away a movie on female ejaculation, everyone should enter her raffle. (BTW Erin is so damned hot in that youtube video, you gotta go see!)
I'm sending off my entries tomorrow - and crossing my fingers, cause this looks like a fun video. Maybe I'd even learn something...
And, Speaking of Erin, go buy her book. It fucking kicks ass, and everyone should read it! (One of these days, I plan to put up a more in depth review...)


MEME
Now, if SxKitten, Dean, and Doug think it's a good time, how can I resist? So here is the meme:
1. What time did you get up this morning? Eleven am, which is way early for me
2. Diamonds or Pearls? Meh. I'd love to have a great apatite and sterling silver piece I could wear all the time. Apatite is the gemstone of creativity...
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Stranger Than Fiction
4. What is your favorite TV show? Veronica Mars, at the moment.
5. What did you have for breakfast? Some kind of calzone, and cinnamon hazelnut coffee
6. What is your middle name? Renee
7. What is your favorite cuisine? I'm very fond of greek right now
8. What foods do you dislike? Anything too manufactured
9. Your favorite Potato chip? Barbara's Cheese Puff Bakes
10. What cd have you been listening to lately? Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

11. What kind of car do you drive? Teal Ford Ranger
12. Favorite sandwich? changes from day to day
13. What characteristics do you despise? shallowness & selfcenteredness
14. What are your favorite clothes? I like satin and velvet
15. If you would go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Europe
16. Favorite brand of clothing? whatever
17. Where would you want to retire? I haven't decided yet
18. Favorite time of day? evenings
19. Where were you born? same place I live now
20. What is your favorite sport to watch? not a big sports spectator
21. Who do you think will not send this back? since I'm posting it on my blog, doesn't really apply
22. Person you expect to send it back first? see above
23. Pepsi or Coke? not a soda drinker
24. Beavers or Ducks? neither
25. Are you a morning person or night owl? night owl
26. Pedicure or Manicure? never had either
27. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? I have a new pair of adjustable wireless multi-speed vibrating nipple clamps ;)

28. What did you want to be when you were little? at 33, I still want to be about seven different things
29. What is your best childhood memory? getting my first cat
30. Ever been toilet papering? nah, not my thing
31. Been in a car accident? a couple, no serious injuries
32. Favorite restaurant? South Street Smokehouse
33. Favorite flower? Love in a Mist and Columbine
34. Favorite ice cream? pumpkin sometimes. I'm not a big ice cream person most of the time
35. Favorite fast food restaurant? Schlotsky's
36. How many times did you fail your drivers test? None
37. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? no idea offhand

38. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? I've enjoyed all the ones I've seen

39. Last person you went to dinner with? Lunch with my mom today :)
40. How many tattoos do you have? no, I have commitment issues
41. How many people are you sending this to? anyone who wants to read it on my blog
42. What time did you finish this e-mail? it's 2:51 am
43. Favorite magazine? BUST

sadly, mine has not yet been featured...

44. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be? Jennifer Crusie
45. If you could choose another first name, what would it be? I love my first name. I'm the only one, like Tigger :)
46. If you could change your profession right now, what would you be doing? That's what I'm trying to figure out.

Unsnowed Out

17 inches of snow, at least half of which happened while I was at work. I was snowed in there for about 28 hours, then had to stay at Mom's until I had a day off to shovel out parking at home. Now, I'm back home, and unsnowed out, as it were, but I'm not sure if I'm glad or not. I really need a job and apartment, preferably out of Lafayette.


So sad, the last week or so... and now my friend has gone to Mississippi indefinitely, taking her adorable freckles and irreplaceable companionship from me :( Now, I don't blame her, 'cause I know her family needs her more, I just miss her.

So confused. I haven't met any new people on OkCupid, but one guy I thought was gone and another who freaked when I mentioned a second date reappeared, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I do know that I'm sad to have lost touch with a third though, and hope that changes in the near future.

ON THE HAPPIER SIDE:


So amazed, by this artist and project. A very nice range of subjects, and statements.


So tempted - Don't you want to see Kris in a Wicked Weasel Bikini? Donate here :)
(Props to Dean for the idea, and Doug for the photo post. $14.50 to go, as of Dean's last update)
(Speaking of seeing scantily clad women, I'm still hoping to see SxKitten in the Global O Thong, hint, hint)
So amused, SxKitten asks, Are You White & Nerdy? I know I'm a sucker for a cute girl in glasses, like my girl Carla above ;)

Can you measure up to Weird Al? Score one point for each yes:

1. Did you get A’s in academic classes? Gym does not count. Yes.
2. Have you ever played D&D? Yes.
3. Do you know who M.C. Escher is? Yes.
4. Do you drink Earl Grey tea? Sometimes...
5. Do you own any action figures? Score two points if they’re still in their original package. No, but I do have the Star Trek TOS Barbie & Ken in it's original package...
6. Ever read Stephen Hawking? No.
7. Do you have a MySpace page? Yes.
8. Do you know the value of pi? Score two points if you know it to more than 4 decimal places. Yes, but not to four places.
9. Ever wear braces? No.
10. Do you like mayonnaise? Yes.
11. Do you play Minesweeper? No, but I used to...
12. Do you know Pascal, JavaScript, or Klingon? Score one point for each. No.
13. Did you study vector calculus? No.
14. Do you play ping pong? No.
15. Do you like trivia games? Yes.
16. Ever ride a Segway? (-1 if you have no idea what a Segway is) No, but they talked about getting them at work.
17. Ever read X-Men comics? No.
18. Collect ‘em? No.
18. Own a pocket protector? No.
19. An ergonomic keyboard? No.
20. Ever shop online? For writable media ? Yes and yes.
21. Ever edit (or try to edit) Wikipedia ? No.
22. Can you recite Holy Grail? Parts...
23. Do you know what R-O-T-F-L-O-L means? Yes.
24. Ever make your own website? Yes.
25. Do you own a fanny pack? No.
26. Do you shop at The Gap? No.
27. Do you like bubble wrap? Yes.
28. Were you in AV club, glee club or the chess team? Yes.
29. Kirk or Picard? (-1 if you answered “Who?” +5 if you’re prepared to defend your choice publicly) Kirk, for various electra-esque reasons...
30. Ever go to a Renaissance Fair? In costume? No, but I have gone in costume to our local Feast.
31. Got your name on your underwear? No.

Score one bonus point if you burn without tanning, or anyone has ever said to you “My god, you’re white!” Yes and yes.

Which brings me to 23 (counting sometimes, TOS Barbies, used to, and partially as half points.) Which I suppose, really says everything anyone needs to know about my deep inner geekiness...

Okay, clearly operating on very little sleep and a full dose of randomness at this point :)

Trying New Things

So, I saw a glass etching kit and just had to try it out!





The upward circles did not survive the pre-etch cleaning... I'm trying to come up with an alternate pattern.

The etch was thick and lumpy. It's the first time I've used a cream etch, all my previous etching experience was in a printmaking studio, where I mixed it myself.

I only had enough to etch the smaller glasses, and not as evenly as I would have ideally hoped. Overall, though, I like them, and will finish the set.