tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62668542011-04-21T13:16:59.784-07:00El CheapoThe Happy CynicZooeynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1141756565104320502006-03-07T08:43:00.000-08:002006-03-07T10:36:05.216-08:00:::.... We attended Staple! in Austin again this past weekend. It appears the event is growing bigger judging by the fact it was held in the Red Oak Ballroom of the local mall instead of in the Elk's Club which is located on top of a hill in the middle of a neighborhood. Also, there were a handful of more established and well-known artists there such as Jane's World writer, Paige Braddock and oneZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1141247481496490492006-03-01T12:24:00.000-08:002006-03-01T13:11:21.563-08:00:::.... I'm going to clean out my closet today. Just as soon as I finish making more coffee. I've decided that I don't want to be one of those people who stares into a space overflowing with apparel and exclaim, "I haven't got a THING to wear." Yes you do. You have every single piece of clothing in front of you to wear. You just gained weight. Or lost weight. Or chose pants that are just as Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1140825000605723972006-02-24T15:30:00.000-08:002006-02-24T15:50:00.656-08:00:::....With my birthday around the corner I've been thinking about something. What's the big deal about January 1st? It's the beginning of a fresh new year. So? It's really just the beginning of a new calender year. Not really a new beginning for ME. I was born on March 4th, so I figure a fresh new year for me would start on that day. With that in mind I've decided to make some changes. One of Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1140476729035024752006-02-20T14:28:00.000-08:002006-02-20T15:05:29.120-08:00:::.... Part of becoming successful is staying motivated and playing the part of a successful person. It is in my book, anyway. So I like to spend an hour or so each day reading through a few blogs I have bookmarked. Today I found a great article on why barriers are your enemy."I think the source of 95%+ of barriers to success is...ourselves. It's not our lack of resources (money, education, etc)Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1140120027360216452006-02-16T11:31:00.000-08:002006-02-16T12:00:27.450-08:00:::.... This article detailing how American Idol is clobbering this year's winter Olympics, in ratings, makes me feel a lot less guilty about not giving a crap about them. Watching the Olympics, in my opinion, is a lot like the Christmas holiday...Best enjoyed, and way more exciting, for children and their parents. I mean, what twenty or thirty-something comes home and relaxes in front of the TV Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1139848552691599242006-02-13T07:49:00.000-08:002006-02-13T15:06:20.173-08:00:::.... Sunday we drove over to a friend's house, where we enjoyed lunch before heading into the garage to tinker with her old-fashioned letter press. Since this really isn't more than a two-person job, one to dig through all the type and spacers and one to set the type, I dragged a folding chair from the kitchen and tried to read a book. Occasionally, I would pop up and but in the fun to press aZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1139368534656960182006-02-07T17:05:00.000-08:002006-02-07T19:15:34.740-08:00:: Hey Roller Girl.....I can't decide if this is actually sexy or not. I mean, the skates, the cigarette...I don't know. Why is she resting on her knees like that? She must be out of breath from smoking all those Virginia Slims lights. Maybe she should switch to the ultra lights.Speaking of breath, I can hold my breath for 1 minute and thirty seconds. It started really hurting around one minute Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1139101745589356982006-02-04T15:50:00.000-08:002006-02-04T17:10:36.863-08:00* Simple explanation of why pencils are yellow.* Nine triggers of ADD and ADHD in children and why Ritalin is helpful in controlling it. (Something I've never undestood since it's thought to be so similar to cocaine.)The pre-frontal lobe of the brain is the control center of the brain, the "chaperone" if you will. If you were holding a dance for a bunch of kids, you would need a chaperone Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1138924835817067812006-02-02T15:21:00.000-08:002006-02-02T16:04:39.590-08:00:::....The days will start getting longer soon. A little more each day. And by early April we will lose an hour and I will welcome this. I'm tired of the harsh yellow light breaking through the blinds around four o'clock signaling the end of the day. I begin to feel tired even if I'm not. By nightfall I promptly stop doing anything productive at all. I've even been known to crawl into bed with a Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1137457722025291672006-01-16T15:54:00.000-08:002006-01-18T08:58:08.490-08:00* New items available over at Monkey Do Collective. Featured is the newest addition to our line of iPod holders...Nano Sleeves! I've been using mine (the Mulberry Striped sleeve) for a week now and I love it. It's so cuuuuute! And hardly anyone else will have the same one. Jenny should have made a prototype for the Shuffle before giving one to her nephew for Christmas. Also in the works is a Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1136913575801187662006-01-10T08:02:00.000-08:002006-01-10T09:24:58.153-08:00:::.... A friend of mine called to tell me they are hiring at the art supply store where she works. Although I don't plan on applying, her phone call did a world of good...Especially since Jenny was standing there listening to the message with me. It reminded me of two things. a) I never want to go back to a retail job and b) I've lost my way and I need to find it again. Knowing my sales on ebayZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1136410372230920262006-01-04T12:29:00.000-08:002006-01-04T13:32:52.293-08:00:::.... I am going to write about an experience I had today so that what happened to me will not happen to you or anyone you know. Today I checked my Yahoo account (which I use exclusively for ebay transactions) to find an email from PayPal. The subject line read: Payment Received To electronewage@hotmail.com. I thought to myself, I didn't send payment to anyone. I opened the email which Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1136331646284695312006-01-03T15:16:00.000-08:002006-01-03T15:43:03.313-08:00* Extensive list of haunted places in Texas. The buzzer on the dryer went off a few feet away while I was browsing the list and I almost peed my pants!* Six Flags Astroworld will begin a 3-day public auction Friday, January 6. It will include such items as machinery, tools, equipment, rides, memorabilia, etc. "Several buildings on site are packed with everything and anything connected to Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1136226989037808752006-01-02T09:55:00.000-08:002006-01-02T10:36:29.090-08:00*Here is a funny (and pathetic) thread consisting almost entirely of comments by really stupid kids who are clueless on how to work and care for their iPod Nanos. The first fifteen or twenty are by recent iPod Mini purchasers (back in September) complaining about the Nano's release. Scroll down a bit to read about how easily the Nano gets scratched after being stowed in a jeans pocket all day (Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1135904133391567212005-12-29T15:30:00.000-08:002005-12-29T17:30:17.303-08:00:::.... For the second night in a row I made spicy black-eyed pea soup for dinner. And for the second night in a row I burned my tongue while taste-testing it over a red hot stove. But mmmmmmm.....Was it good. I found the recipe online and was amazed that it was the exact recipe made at The Black-eyed Pea restaurant which is what I had in mind when I dropped a can of peas into our shopping cart Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1135107064155761512005-12-20T10:52:00.000-08:002005-12-20T11:31:04.220-08:00:::.... I've said it once, I'll say it again. Ben Gay does not work. First it's cold, then it's hot, then you're stuck with the same aching pain but with the added bonus of stinking to high heaven. Why do I even bother?---I forgot to mention how yesterday while taking the water bottles to be filled at Fiesta Mart I watched an elderly woman exit the gold-colored Cadillac she had just parked in theZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1135025081006593302005-12-19T12:09:00.000-08:002005-12-19T12:44:41.063-08:00:::.... I'm sick. Just in time for Christmas. Or maybe I will recover sometime in the middle of the week and be well just in time for Christmas. Actually I haven't finished my Christmas shopping. Fuck, weren't we just sitting there with a gigantic bird on the table and passing around the broccoli rice casserole? Fortunately, none of the gifts I have left to buy are "hot items" that will be Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1134243959145029202005-12-10T11:15:00.000-08:002005-12-10T11:45:59.180-08:00* Catapult Santa's jolly ass through the sky with the help of two little elves and a gigantic sling shot. Play more holiday-themed games here. Dammit, I love online games! I can't wait for Santa to come this year. With any luck he hasn't been paying any attention to what a deadbeat I've been all year and will bring me a new memory card for my digital camera. I can't wait until my friend Hilda Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1133211074582633332005-11-28T12:35:00.000-08:002005-11-28T12:51:14.620-08:00:: If you take off your toddler's shirt in front of guests so she can make a mess of herself eating chocolate cake....You might be a redneck. If you gamble for actual money playing poker with relatives on Thanksgiving...You might be a redneck. Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1131204667476462392005-11-05T06:58:00.000-08:002005-11-05T07:31:07.550-08:00:::.... "Suddenly the stranger raised his gloved hands, stamped his foot and said, "Stop!" with such extraordinary violence that he silenced her instantly. "You don't understand," he said, "who I am or what I am. I'll show you. By heaven! I'll show you." Then he put his open palm over his face and withdrew it. The center of his face became a black cavity. "Here," he said. He stepped forward and Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1130796074034997792005-10-31T13:37:00.000-08:002005-10-31T14:09:09.070-08:00* Carve a virtual pumpkin. I stole this link from Metafilter. I steal lots of things. Don't leave your keys or wallet lying around. Anyway, carving a virtual pumpkin isn't nearly as fun as I presumed it would be. I think I'll carve up the acorn squash in the fridge.---::Oh yeah... Back in business! I was way too excited to write about our new record player the week we got it. Especially after I Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1129845892794632432005-10-20T14:21:00.000-07:002005-10-20T15:04:52.853-07:00 :::... My dad sold his 1979 Camaro Z28 out of the blue a few days ago. I secretly wanted that car but never said anything for two reasons. First, everyone in my family would have asked what the hell I would do with a car like that and second, the longer my dad owns something the more convinced he is that he is sitting on a gold mine. I meant to write about the Wild Turkey bottle incident but I Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1129049004898239792005-10-11T07:45:00.000-07:002005-10-11T09:43:24.953-07:00:::.... I spent most of yesterday "dumbing down" my ebay photos. Apparently, 95% of potential bidders do not trust a photo that has a solid white background instead of a cluttered kitchen table. I realized this after finding an auction for a similar item I was selling. My cute little pink clock sat at an angle on a snowy white background...With no bids. While the other seller's clock sat next to Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1128107416510206772005-09-30T09:00:00.000-07:002005-09-30T12:10:16.550-07:00:::.... This morning after being told good-bye from Jenny, I heard the door shut and a few minutes later I heard it open and close again followed by "Oh man." "Baby?", I called out. "What's wrong?""Can you come here for a second?"I untangled myself from the sheets and went into the living room. There I found her with two skinned knees. Again. I disappeared into the bathroom and reappeared with Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1128019735319570812005-09-29T10:54:00.000-07:002005-09-29T11:54:17.446-07:00:::.... Last Wednesday after driving around town looking for an ice chest before Rita hit, I walked in the door just in time to catch the last ten minutes or so of the show Lost. It was around the part where Jack's ears are assaulted by some totally random song from the late '60s or early 70's. I was so caught up in the moment. It was so perfect. He's standing there holding a flashlight and Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1127869708193538172005-09-27T17:22:00.000-07:002005-09-27T18:08:28.286-07:00:::.... I posted the few pictures I took while we were out on our bikes to flickr. I created a second account since when I started uploading photos to the first one, I chose some of my "better" photos and people began adding me to their contact lists. This made me feel pressured to post only what I thought were my most "artistic" photos. I had raised my own bar and didn't even mean to. Gone was Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1127621415099916932005-09-24T16:17:00.000-07:002005-09-24T21:55:19.870-07:00 :::....We have survived Rita. In fact, we didn't see much action at all. If hurricane Rita were a flu, we felt a sneeze. We went to sleep (at the foot of the bed, away from the window) around midnight and didn't hear much of anything through our double-pane windows except some wind. We woke up this morning with no loss of power and a yard full of birds and squirrels picking through the leaves Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1127492180488262942005-09-23T08:22:00.000-07:002005-09-23T09:16:20.533-07:00:::.... We've secured 10 1-gallon bottles of water, 2 ice chests, a first aid kit, food, batteries, a radio, plastic bags, toilet paper, wet wipes, and paper towels. I had to use some clever thinking to locate the water, D batteries and an extra flashlight. You can get shot on the street for this stuff.In addition to our food stock, Jenny has boiled a half dozen eggs and later I will brew coffee Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1127010149559573152005-09-17T19:03:00.000-07:002005-09-17T19:27:58.536-07:00:: Today the kitchen became a printmaking factory. I worked on ebay stuff with Jenny calling out "Pick up!" from the other room every few minutes.:: Then I would retrieve three or four cotton drawstring bags and hang them on one of two lines strung between the cabinets.::The screens weren't printing right, so we had 45 stamps made up earlier this week. We cleaned the ink off in the bathtub.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1126730074411404352005-09-14T13:01:00.000-07:002005-09-14T13:34:34.446-07:00:::.... Did you know the song, "Live and Let Die" by The Beatles is actually by Paul McCartney? And it's the theme song from the James Bond movie of the same name? Liar.And did you know that song by Carly Simon entitled, "Nobody Does it Better" is also the theme song of the James Bond flick, The Spy Who Loved Me? Liar.And did you know Louis Armstrong and Nancy Sinatra both sang vocals on two Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1125712000391766782005-09-02T18:26:00.000-07:002005-09-02T18:46:40.396-07:00:::.... There is the Astrodome and Reliant Stadium. And down the road a ways there is the George R. Brown Convention Center. And somewhere in the middle is us. I'm sitting here having a gin and water and thinking about how our city is suddenly full of thousands and thousands of refugees. All somewhat contained somehow. But for how long? What will happen to them all? Where will they go? Their cityZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1125676763640211252005-09-02T08:57:00.000-07:002005-09-02T09:14:47.836-07:00* DomeBlog"Describing how one weary man became frustrated while waiting in line for provisions, Eric said this is just one example of what some are encountering.This man waited in a long line only to have a volunteer hand him a jock strap with a seemingly apologetic look on his face.Unpeturbed, the evacuee said: 'As long as it's clean, I'm happy.'"Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1125460812326306262005-08-30T20:32:00.000-07:002005-08-30T21:00:12.346-07:00:::.... It irritates the crap out of me when people list on their blog what songs are "in heavy rotation" on their ipod. Who cares?So anyway, in heavy rotation on my portable analog record player I am currently listening to If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears by The Mama's and the Papa's. I've decided to collect all three of the album covers released for it. The first has a photo of the entire Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1124854739645518532005-08-23T20:34:00.000-07:002005-08-23T20:38:59.650-07:00* $3.35Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1124336130562787882005-08-17T20:02:00.000-07:002005-08-17T20:35:30.593-07:00:::.... Yesterday I played a game with my little nephew where you spin a wheel then perform the action you land on. So I spun the wheel and before it could rest on "Pounce like a kitten" my nephew had dropped to the floor and was barking like a dog. "Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff! (pause) Ruff, ruff!!"He then settled down next to me so that I could spin again. This time the spinner almost came to a stopZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1123903605627481042005-08-12T19:55:00.000-07:002005-08-12T20:26:45.633-07:00:: Dude, SCORE!!! That little inflatable bad boy on the right is mine. Coming all the way from Canada. I got one for me and one for my three-year old nephew. I even got his for free! Can't wait to play air guitar!!!! Now I have to teach him how. It's only 2 ft. long so it's perfect for him. We watched Tron earlier. And saved the extras for tomorrow night. I love you Netflix. I couldn't find Tron Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1123540182452805112005-08-08T15:15:00.000-07:002005-08-08T15:29:42.456-07:00:::.... What's The Point?...Of owning a Cars album if the best song is scratched?And what's the point of having six different people watching an item on ebay if no one is going to bid?And what's the point of stumbling on a Trapper Keeper if some stupid school girl wrote retarded shit all over it with permanent marker that even gasoline won't take off?And what's the point of going to a discount Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1123386915083321122005-08-06T19:45:00.000-07:002005-08-06T20:55:15.116-07:00:::.... Nothing much to be found today while garage sale-ing. I ran across a little mini tape recorder which I wouldn't ordinarily pass on, but ten dollars was pretty ridiculous. Come to think of it, everything there was overpriced. I really wish a had a use for outdated cellphones. Unfortunately, I haven't learned how to make a quick sweep of the tables and politely move on. For some reason I Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1122991249528249612005-08-02T06:41:00.000-07:002005-08-02T07:00:49.573-07:00:::.... Sweet, sweet Polaroid of mine. ---I forgot to mention, a few days ago while at an unfamiliar resale shop in an unfamiliar part of town, I spotted a young boy begging his dad in Spanish to buy him the huge, plastic spaceship he was holding. Turns out the huge, plastic spaceship was the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. I stood there for a minute thinking..."Get away from there kid. Just Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1122582990793811862005-07-28T12:35:00.000-07:002005-07-28T13:36:30.853-07:00:::.... I've become increasingly aggravated shopping at the local thrift stores. As a shopper, you expect to be presented with shelves crowded with useless, ugly things, but the mark up these people place on them. So clueless. Considering the sheer volume of things they receive weekly, or even daily, I can sympathize with just "eyeballing" the items as they see fit. But use some common sense Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1122314567511129842005-07-25T10:49:00.000-07:002005-07-25T11:02:47.516-07:00:: I can't believe I let go of them long enough to take this. There were people crowded all over the board walk and I was totally paranoid they would become lost somehow. I'm fairly certain, despite how inhuman it appears to the rest of the world, I will be one of those parents who puts their children on leashes. Never mind how tangled they become, I'll be a lot more at ease knowing there is a Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1121447295280437262005-07-15T09:32:00.000-07:002005-07-15T10:08:15.316-07:00:::.... Yesterday while searching the local resale/thrift shops I hit gold. As in GOLD. I realized right away after entering the little church resale shop that it wasn't my speed. Everything was clean and organized and priced accordingly. Kinda hard to make a profit. But being so proud of myself for even finding the place, I went ahead and browsed a bit. Sets of dishes that actually matched, Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1120963472330117122005-07-09T19:21:00.000-07:002005-07-09T19:44:32.336-07:00::This moment brought to you by a very nice friend...and a yard sale.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1120845250035561072005-07-08T10:44:00.000-07:002005-07-08T10:54:10.040-07:00:::.... If doing something makes you money, is it considered a job? 'Cause if it is, I have one. Hey, did you know that Tom Cruise is nuts?Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1120704709857002692005-07-06T19:39:00.000-07:002005-07-06T20:03:30.363-07:00::You got somethin' to say about the color orange?I thought so.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1120081515259335592005-06-29T14:29:00.000-07:002005-06-29T14:45:15.263-07:00::.... Two reasons my girlfriend is the most adorable thing ever.1. She tripped on the stairs and skinned both her knees. It was so cute I almost cried. She just sat on the couch with her pants around her ankles, her shoes still on, pointing to them and yelling "Ow!" as I kissed each one.2. After eating the last natural juice popcicle she placed a bag of purple grapes in the freezer. Email Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1119883780642660942005-06-27T07:09:00.000-07:002005-06-27T07:49:40.700-07:00::Here is a photo of a squirrel I forgot about and then found. Can you see him? He is standing on two legs. What are the odds?And here is something you don't see every day. Gay Pride = huge chandelier. On the other end of the street there was huge softball glove suspended. I'm lying. We got our bikes stolen. I don't know if I mentioned this or not. And last weekend Jenny bought us new ones so Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1119060961132512622005-06-17T18:53:00.000-07:002005-06-17T19:16:01.136-07:00:::.... My three-year old nephew and I played doctor earlier. I laid down on the carpet and said I wasn't feeling well so he immediately informed me that he was a doctor, or that he would act as my doctor....or he just used doctor in a sentence of some sort. First, he laid a stack of newspaper on my stomach. He then added two hardback books and one of my mother's shoes. The other shoe was added Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1118850586638632812005-06-15T07:51:00.000-07:002005-06-15T08:49:46.676-07:00:::.... While surfing ebay as usual, I ran across this guy. Page down a little and get a closer look at him sitting in his white wicker chair pulled up to the tiny little table with all of the cards laid out ready to tell the amazing tale of your FUTURE! And for the "reasonable as opposed to greedy" fee of just five dollars. Look at him. Do you get the feeling he can actually SEE you? Creepy.So Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1118355717062672172005-06-09T14:12:00.000-07:002005-06-09T15:21:57.126-07:00:::.... Seattle was the best! Except it made me realize what a deadbeat existence I've been leading for the past few years. Everyone in the city was young and vibrant and had big, big plans. You could just tell. It's never too late to go back to school and make something of my life, I know. But youth is something you can't reclaim no matter how hard you try. Being there changed me a little. Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1117579630026014642005-05-31T15:02:00.000-07:002005-05-31T15:47:10.100-07:00:::.... Back online! But too busy to mess around on the Internet all day. We're going out of town this weekend to peddle our wares at a little craft show in Seattle. We arrive on Friday and leave on Monday but the show isn't until Sunday, which means I won't enjoy myself in the slightest until everything is set up on the table looking exactly as I've imagined, or when we are kicking ourselves forZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1116987059615153082005-05-24T18:07:00.000-07:002005-05-24T19:10:59.663-07:00:::.... No, I haven't disappeared off the face of the earth. But I do feel like I'm in the twilight zone. We're finally in our new place, but with no working phone line (No Internet) and up until about 3 hours ago, no hot water. Doesn't feel like much of a "luxury apartment" right now. Yesterday I spent the day dragging furniture from one end of the room, to the other. I made my own little "Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1116372639103796462005-05-17T15:06:00.000-07:002005-05-17T16:34:20.460-07:00:::.... It has been ten days since we said goodbye to our old apartment. It seems every time an inspector goes out to the new apartment building, some little thing doesn't pass which delays progress on everything else a day or two. If either one of us had any balls, we would tell the new landlord that he need not calculate the remaining rent for this month. He won't see a cent. But alas, we have Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1116030874964857302005-05-13T16:29:00.000-07:002005-05-13T17:35:01.413-07:00:::....For those of you wondering, we are still homeless. Although I have migrated over to my parent's house for a few days to babysit their dog, Lance. Perfect name for a Yorkie, yes?Today I went to Walmart to buy Xacto blades which proved to be quite difficult since no one in the store, including the manager on duty, actually knew what an Xacto knife was. Manger on duty: What is it?Me: An XactoZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1115662933875061982005-05-09T10:57:00.000-07:002005-05-09T12:16:54.773-07:00:::.... For someone who doesn't even have a job, my life is pretty hectic right now. We've moved out of one apartment and our stuff is sitting in another, but we are currently residing at the Extended StayAmerica. This is all wrong. I'm supposed to be in our new apartment deciding where to put my Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge and cursing Jenny for having too much shit. Not leaning out the door Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1115258052992122292005-05-04T18:49:00.000-07:002005-05-04T18:54:13.076-07:00* Man, I'm just too tired to write anything right now. Here, do this for a while.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1114801314031026512005-04-29T11:39:00.000-07:002005-04-29T12:01:54.033-07:00:::.... I guess I should give you a progress report regarding The Move so everyone can be like, "Man, I'm sure glad I'm not moving!"Today I'm going in circles. I've labeled one box "donation" and one box "ebay". The trouble is, I keep transferring things from the Donation box to the ebay box since "some of this stuff is too cute to just give away." I wish I were the type of person who would just Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1114634679094436322005-04-27T13:29:00.000-07:002005-04-27T13:44:39.096-07:00:::.... There is no place for day dreaming while standing at the water vending machine. Especially when the spigot of your water bottle is open. We are moving! And the apartment is utter chaos. We don't have enough boxes. Nor do we have enough space to stack more boxes. So I mostly just make coffee and sit and wonder where the fuck everything is going to go. Hey all you lesbian readers out there!Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1114099976770872792005-04-21T09:00:00.000-07:002005-04-21T09:15:49.713-07:00:: Alright, lift your arms over your head.I didn't say "Simon Says" bitch! You're out!::OK, now Simon says cut your eyes to the right.You, on the end! You're out!Now...everyone get naked and lay on the floor.Simon says!!Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1113926474010804032005-04-19T08:49:00.000-07:002005-04-21T09:00:24.586-07:00* Relive those middle school lunch hours again and again from the comfort of your home! Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1113411424738203442005-04-13T09:55:00.000-07:002005-04-13T09:57:04.740-07:00:::... "To always do what you've always done, and to expect to get something other than what you've always gotten is a measure of insanity."Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1113345083591201582005-04-12T15:27:00.000-07:002005-04-12T15:31:23.590-07:00:::.... Attention my fellow Texans! My girlfriend, Jenny from Buffalo, New York has never had a Frito pie. Guess what we are having for dinner!Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1112977943245146332005-04-08T09:31:00.000-07:002005-04-08T11:25:02.833-07:00:: We met James Kochalka! Twice.I meant to write about this the following day, but I was feeling pretty rotten from drinking a little too much in a smoked-filled bar which led to a terrible headache. Jenny brought coffee and lunch to me in bed while I alternated between reading comic books and staring at the ceiling. My allergy medicine made sure I stayed wide awake.Here is the play by play.We Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1112399123371875372005-04-01T13:39:00.000-08:002005-04-01T15:54:20.803-08:00:::.... Body: What was that?Me: What?Body: What did you just eat?Me: Huh?Body: You just had sugar didn't you.Me: No.Body: Yes you did. I can tell.Me: I had like part of a chocolate bunny last night.Body: It was more like half and that's not what I'm talking about. Just now....what did you eat?Me: Nothing.Body: You put catsup on those fries didn't you?Me: So?!Body: Sugar! You're supposed to cut Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1112197513931202192005-03-30T06:41:00.000-08:002005-03-30T07:45:13.933-08:00:::.... Scratch the self-defense instruction for today. I've convinced Jenny to illustrate the black and white photos of that section in our Kung Fu book using wild, but upright standing, animals such as squirrels and bunnies or perhaps a deer. Can you belive we almost threw that book out? Threw it out! How stupid could we be?Oh alright, I'll share a few anyway. Since you can't see the pictures Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1112042192083017002005-03-28T10:26:00.000-08:002005-03-28T12:36:32.093-08:00:::.... During my usual research for answers as to why I'm slowly becoming allergic to everything I eat, I ran across some interesting content today about the digestive tract. One doctor explains...Your body is black and white. It likes YOU and doesn't like anything that ISN'T YOU. Anything you consume must be transformed in the digestive tract into something "friendly" or else it will be Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1111420697798119452005-03-21T07:56:00.000-08:002005-03-21T07:58:17.800-08:00::Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1111190688403450322005-03-18T12:12:00.000-08:002005-03-18T17:20:01.466-08:00:::.... You know I wouldn't be surprised if there was a lengthy waiting list to move into our apartment complex. It's small (four units total), nice yet affordable, close to museums, coffee shops, restaurants, and book stores, and located in a somewhat diverse neighborhood. You know what the best part is? You don't have to pay your rent until you damn well feel like it! You see, somewhere on the Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110844940246721612005-03-14T15:10:00.000-08:002005-03-14T16:02:20.250-08:00* Snoopy is a little maniacal at times, as seen in The Amazing Snoopy. * This game is strange and annoyingly hard. Play it now!* El Cheapo loves elgoog!Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110683198281051922005-03-12T14:06:00.000-08:002005-03-12T19:06:38.283-08:00:::.... Michael Jackson = entertainer. Entertainer = liberal. One idiotic liberal = all liberals. Thank you Michael Jackson for showing up for court in your pajama bottoms and slippers. You stupid freak. We might as well all walk around in our pajama bottoms now.----I was almost the victim of road rage today. It happened at an unfamiliar intersection that I was spit into after taking a detour. Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110408063741174662005-03-09T14:39:00.000-08:002005-03-09T14:41:03.743-08:00::Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110405608502714032005-03-09T13:26:00.000-08:002005-03-09T14:03:00.480-08:00:::.... Oh man, I have the funniest story about my nephew ever.He's had a stuffed cow that plays a lullaby when you squeeze its tummy since he was born and he loves it more than anything. Once his little sister came along, her show of affection towards the cow was met with bitterness. Soon she was given her own, newer version of the cow,but my nephew didn't mind. It made him love his cow even Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110397647343359272005-03-09T11:00:00.000-08:002005-03-09T12:06:01.043-08:00:::....me: Man, I don't feel good again.body: You've been eating too many potatoes.me: What? Potatoes? No I haven't.body: Yes, you have. me: Maybe some french fries here and there.body: Try tator tots, fries, mashed potatoes, shoestring potatoes, and chips.me: Oh. Hmmm...-----Staple was a little smaller than I expected, but still worth the drive. We swapped a few of Jenny's comic books and gave Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1110234967939816192005-03-07T14:09:00.000-08:002005-03-07T14:36:07.940-08:00:::.... If you didn't know this already, the Internet is one gigantic pie. And there are people who are intent on getting a slice of it.Look at the man to the right. That could be you, my friend. The world is your oyster! The sky is the limit! (Albeit, a red hue.) Just look at the numbers. diamond jewelry returns 850,000 results diamond jewlery returns 20,400 results buy flowers returns Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109965182318464432005-03-04T11:29:00.000-08:002005-03-04T11:39:42.320-08:00:::.... We're going out of town for the weekend. If anyone wants to meet us there, just look for the girl wearing a little 1" button pin of her cartoon self.Oh, and wish me a happy birthday!Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109779895682127532005-03-02T07:57:00.000-08:002005-03-02T08:11:35.683-08:00:::.... I'm going to visit my parents today. My cousin will be there so I made up a little bag of "inspirational" goodies for him. He's one of those artist types that needs to be surrounded by other creative people to really get their juices flowing. I don't know what my life would be like if I didn't have Jenny around all the time. Last night we sat at our tiny little work areas opposite one Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109650551383205262005-02-28T18:46:00.000-08:002005-02-28T20:15:51.383-08:00* If you find yourself in the Houston area on 3/01 you could potentially hook up with this fine gentleman. He has big plans (and high hopes) for one beautiful and willing woman. Remember, he is up for anything. Show up dressed as a clown to test him. And take pictures if you can.* And when it comes to children, parents view money as no object. Go now and raid your dog's bed, house, or wherever Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109532552954468472005-02-27T10:59:00.000-08:002005-02-27T11:36:37.873-08:00* If you like dogs and/or socks you would like this story of a girl and her sock-eating hound and what she had to do to avert catastrophe. I was going to link to her blog and the story, but she added an update immediately before the story containing a link to some tacky photos. I considered adding a footnote about not clicking on the link, but that would have made everyone click on it and draw Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109368528216351532005-02-25T13:35:00.000-08:002005-02-27T20:13:07.780-08:00* Google has a shopping guide called "Froogle" and when you visit there, it gives you a sample of recently searched items. Here's what was listed during my visit. throws, cigar humidor, mini bar, cowbell, roomba, sharp lcd tv, sleeper sofa, firewall, iron bed, pda case, steam iron, butane fuel, oranges, scrapbook paper, laser pointer, night vision goggles, jolt cola, splinter cell, notebook Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109366295189297942005-02-25T13:12:00.000-08:002005-02-27T11:38:05.926-08:00* I'm not sure what's going on here or if I like it, but if you visit be sure to turn up your speakers or you might miss some great European dance music.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109269455825153482005-02-24T10:00:00.000-08:002005-02-24T10:24:15.826-08:00:::.... I dreamed about water again last night. My whole life I've dreamt of water. Rivers, swimming pools, water parks, etc. This morning I just put it all together...I'm a Pisces. Fish. That explains it. Anyway, in my dream I was swimming in this pool with no chlorine. It was completely clear and I could see to the bottom which was dirty and I scolded my father for not adding any chlorine, Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109182056863925542005-02-23T09:47:00.000-08:002005-02-23T10:07:36.866-08:00:::.... I have this secret wish to be a delivery driver for a living. It's seems perfect for someone like me because I would get to...a) Drive around all day listening to talk radio.b) Not be confined to one place for eight hours.c) Have limited interaction with people. "Hello, sign here. Goodbye." Or, "Hello, you ordered 50 cases and I have 45."The downside to this is...a) I doubt I could Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1109103738848512292005-02-22T12:19:00.000-08:002005-02-22T12:22:18.850-08:00::Our first big order at Monkey Do Collective! If you had your eye on anything it's probably gone! Must make more stuff.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1108569861654298982005-02-16T07:56:00.000-08:002005-02-16T08:04:21.656-08:00::Last night I dreamt about 50% off Valentine's Day candy. I wonder if there's any left. Maybe I should stop by Walgreens on the way to my parent's house. The lamp has nothing to do with anything. It's just the photo of the day.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1108395437185824012005-02-14T07:34:00.000-08:002005-02-14T07:38:04.380-08:00"What are you doing over there?" "Look at my belly!":: Sunday it was my job to take photos of stuff for the website.Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1107963466368583632005-02-09T07:24:00.000-08:002005-02-09T07:40:20.766-08:00:: Would you look at this fag?...I mean, Tron fan.
Anyone can make that constume.
This is much better in my opinion.
Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1107449850192705192005-02-03T08:45:00.000-08:002005-02-03T08:57:30.193-08:00:::.... Jenny and I got a thing going. Check it out. Buy something even. Pass it on to your good friends. Or stop strangers in the street and tell them about it. That would be nice.
In other news...I started parting my hair down the middle. Very extreme make-over.
Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1106628008363425022005-01-24T20:24:00.000-08:002005-01-24T21:34:35.316-08:00:::.... Things I Did To Occupy Myself While Jenny Was Out Of Town At The Sundance Film Festival Without Me.
1. Bought half a dozen sci-fi paperbacks at Half Price Books. (Jackie!) It took me three hours to buy six books.
2. Downed a bottle of red wine like it was beer and got sick after going to bed. Woke up to fuchsia splotches EVERYWHERE. Towels, sheets, floor...oops.
3. After drinking the Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1106357648697978592005-01-21T17:26:00.000-08:002005-01-22T09:41:59.320-08:00:::.... Somebody, somewhere needs to publish a coffee table book of ebay photos. Until then, I will publish them for you here periodically.
ebay photo: 01
If you can't tell by her right arm...This is the Bionic Woman doll. She looks to be standing all on her own. Amazing.
I couldnÂ’'t resist adjusting the contrast a little on this one, but in the future I will try to leave the photos Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1106076121351743072005-01-18T08:58:00.000-08:002005-01-18T11:22:01.350-08:00:::.... In case anyone is sitting on the edge of their seat wondering, the neighbors aren't going anywhere. They managed to weasel their way out of an eviction notice. After spending much of the weekend with my ear to the floor and my eyes peeled for some sign they were heading out, I finally gave up all hope.
How does this happen anyway? An eviction notice would suggest that you are way beyondZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1105934432272513132005-01-16T19:55:00.000-08:002005-01-17T14:44:11.756-08:00 :: Eggs Anyone...?
Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1105740770218257102005-01-14T14:11:00.000-08:002005-01-14T14:12:50.220-08:00 The neighbors have been served an eviction notice.
Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1105398082617590672005-01-10T14:47:00.000-08:002005-01-10T15:15:54.106-08:00Holy Crap that's a lot of money!
Hey guess what's missing.
Look closer.
That's right...Strawberry Shortcake herself. I bet she could pull in $500 alone or something. You know, I have Ms. Shortcake and Apple Dumplin' lying around naked in my parent's attic somewhere just waiting to make some cold hard cash. I could never do that though. One little sniff of their bulbous heads and the memoriesZooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1105157993638536432005-01-07T20:07:00.000-08:002005-01-07T20:26:39.916-08:00Tobacciana. Does everyone else know this is actually a word? Oh you do? Good for you. I think ebay made it up.
Hey guess what? The downstairs neighbors just got home with a new ELECTRIC GUITAR! And the boyfriend is playing it right now! And the girlfriend is trying to sing. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!"
My girlfriend and I do lots of stuff together like write in a zine together, work on our Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104968301713657632005-01-05T15:25:00.000-08:002005-01-05T15:38:21.713-08:00You know how I've mentioned our really loud and obnoxious neighbors? Well, last night I was looking for a blanket and I flipped on the light and Jenny started yelling, "Turn out the light, turn out the light, turn out the light!", like fifty times until I finally did. And guess what the really loud neighbors did?
They banged on the wall! Can you believe it?! The same neighbors who yell at each Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104959218057348792005-01-05T13:00:00.000-08:002005-01-17T14:47:39.876-08:00:: Good to the last crumb...
Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104813329128684032005-01-03T19:52:00.000-08:002005-01-04T10:51:30.576-08:00I walked to the bank today. It was kind of far. If you are from Houston you may read about it in some zine later this month.
I guess "I got my exercise for the day". I hate it when people say that. What that really means is, they got their exercise for the week or month. People who say that almost never exercise on a daily basis.
I have no room to talk, though. The most exercise I get Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104615476920063112005-01-01T12:41:00.000-08:002005-01-01T13:37:56.920-08:00I dipped into my Christmas money and bought a stuffed deer. He was 'Deer' at first, then I started calling him 'Peter', but now I guess he's just 'Deer' again.
Here he is at Jamba Juice.
I hope he didn't mind we didn't buy him a drink there.
And here he is on New Year's Eve.
I made him a hat and put a tie on him. He had a really good time. I think.
As for us, we ended up being typical Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104451102156203772004-12-30T15:25:00.000-08:002004-12-30T15:58:44.886-08:00I haven't felt like writing much lately. Sorry. I need to catch up on some reading. Jenny gave me Unlikely by Jeffrey Brown which was really good even though I now think he is a total wuss. Just like Craig Thompson. But I like him anyway.
She also gave me One More For the Road by Ray Bradbury. I can't remember the last time I bought myself a hardback book.
She also came through with the red Zooeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266854.post-1104201978741337722004-12-27T18:45:00.000-08:002005-01-02T12:59:42.526-08:00Zooeynoreply@blogger.com