In my ears

Been listening to Marina & The Diamonds lately. I’ve loved “I Am Not A Robot” since I heard it and have been listening to it faithfully for months. This week I heard “Rootless” and I love the lyrics and sound. “Dragging my roots through the snow / No home sweet and no sweet home” I think I’m a bit melancholy lately and this song fits that mood perfectly.

Oooh, I also just heard “Wolf Mother” by The Mynabirds. Lovely!

Other things I’ve been listening to: (which includes a couple of youtube vids)

Adele’s theme for Skyfall – soooooo good

Train – Drive By and 50 Ways to Say Goodbye

Wilco – I’ll Fight (which I just learned is written from the perspective of a Civil War soldier who was paid to fight as a substitute for a wealthy man. Sad but a good song.)

Also…pretty much every Christmas song ever. I’ve been listening to my own collection of seasonal music which is INSANE plus the all-Christmas station on the radio. I love it!

Grocery shopping is frustrating tonight. No turkeys, long lines and I have the urge to eat the head of a chocolate reindeer. CHOMP!

It takes so little to please me

Frozen and grumpy on the side of a dark road next to a broken vehicle...but my day is made brighter when the tow truck driver calls me 'darlin'.

Christmas cats 2.0

That last picture amuses me so much. Hunter is giving me the “one more picture interrupting my nap and I’m going to poop in your bed” look.

The difference between my cats

Cubby posing calmly for a Christmas photo. So pretty.

Hunter being a total spaz. As always. 

Yeah, that’s just a few of a series of photos where Hunter decided that eating the tree was more fun than getting her picture taken.

Commensurate with my values

So my reddit secret santa match this year was hard. He gave me a list of his interests and I stalked through his comments, but there were lots of things that were out of my depth (car speak is like greek to me) and what I did understand...I didn't like.

He's a big poster in r/trees which is the subreddit for marijuana on the site. Not only do I not support people doing illegal drugs, I'm not a supporter of people using marijuana for medicinal purposes. I've watched as people medicate with the drug and I don't believe that it helps any more than regular pain medication. Plus there are all hosts of issues with safety, regulation and not to mention the increased hassle for police who have to deal with the added frustration in states where it's legal.

In trying to shop for my match, I was struggling with what to buy and how to do so in a way that means he still gets a cool gift and I feel like I've not compromised my values. It wasn't easy. Even his shipping instructions (draw Jesus on a unicorn) felt like it would be pushing what I felt was appropriate and I almost just gave up. But then I realized that a) I made a commitment and to go back on that was lame and b) just because I didn't care for some of his choices doesn't mean that he doesn't deserve a present.

So I found some fun gifts, a little bit random and not as specific as the last few matches I've done...but still good. (also, chocolate...because who doesn't like chocolate?!) I hope that he enjoys his gifts and the awesome sombrero-clad Jesús on a narwhal that I drew on his box. I know that I'm a lot happier about shipping his gift out today when I know that it's something that I feel good about giving.

First Impression is Best Impression!

So there is a guy at church who doesn't talk to me. I find that unacceptable. I mean, I'm awesome and fun and quite a conversationalist, if I do say so myself. (and I do...because one thing I'm bad at is humility...) But for some reason, this guy is not really interested in being my friend.

Finally today I managed to exchange a few words with the dude...unfortunately it was due to the fact that I beaned myself in the head on a metal bar while standing in a closet. Oh clumsiness, my old friend, always around to make me look awesome in social situations.

On the plus side, I finally got to have a conversation with this guy. Well, it had to do with him checking to make sure I hadn't given myself a concussion...but I'll take it!