Dressy parts

This morning I remembered I bought a summer dress at Forever21 sometime during the deep dark winter months. I pulled it out of my closet and put it on. It’s not exactly what I remember buying:

I remember it feeling a little more summery than it is. I think I got lost in the faux Marimekko design and it hooked me. Forever21 has no return or exchange policy so it’s mine FOREVER! And I am wearing it. Feeling a little Judy Carne-ish. Although that might be due to the intricate tattoo of subversive writing I have that covers my entire body.

Follow along with me:

Ich Find Dich Scheisse

I let Rhapsody lapse. What’s the point in subscribing when I listen to nothing but Suzi Quatro? I decided to queue up music the old way… in CD form. My cds are locked away in the attic but I dug them out and realized my taste in music is crap. Shakin’ Stevens. Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Marlene Dietrich.

And this crap:

Ich Find Dich Scheisse. German Rap. At one point back in the 90’s I could actually rap along with them. Translates to I think you’re shit or You suck!

Männer sind Schweine. Men are pigs. With a primitive Laura Crofts figure. Men are such swine. Don’t even hope for sunshine.

What a wonderful butt! I’m so glad that I’m a girl, that I’m a girl. The Bosnian Twins from college introduced me to Ms Lucilectric. What a great song. The Spice Girls should have covered it.

Geek wishes

I want an easy way to quickly add people from email to my contacts list. Something that parses their email signature and sends the info to the correct contact fields.

I want a way to keep all my contacts synced across all the platforms… Facebook and LinkedIn and Gmail and my Worldcard Scanner, etc… Does Plaxo do this?

I want Gmail Contacts to interface with my WorldCard Scanner or at least allow syncing or at the very least allow the embedding of the business card image into the contact entry.

I want an easy way to turn emails into tasks that will then archive the email when the task is finished.

I want an easy way to have an email open but then still be able to go back into a previous email or check a contact record. Yes this is possible in Outlook since everything opens up in a new window but this is not possible in Gmail where it’s all done in one browser tab.

I wish I could rip apart email threads and rename subject lines since people are total asses and can’t seem to grasp the concept of giving the subject line a descriptive, short, summarizing phrase so when I need to go back it’s easy to find the email. AND they like to keep replying to emails even though they are now writing about totally different things.

I want to export gmail emails and import them into another gmail account, filters, folders, and all.

I want to see the acronym PUTPACMGD find popularity: Pick up the phone and call me God dammit!

I want my laptop to mirror my desktop.

I want Google Desktop to truly be a dashboard of shortcuts and view ports that make my life easier.

I want dockable applications/feeds.

I am sure there is more. What do you want?

Wake me when it’s over

My house is a mess. My inbox and to-do list are overloaded. I am being productive but not enough to get beyond everything. I now understand how some people embrace alcoholism, drugs or religion after a death of a loved one. It makes sense.

Lisa cut Bo’s fur on Sunday. It had gotten so long. His mane reached the floor! Lisa gave him a puppy cut and he looks so cute and happy. I’ll have to snap some pictures and post later.

It’s after 9am and I feel like I am in a bowl of jello. So much to do and all I want to do is stare out the window. I thought I was over this phase of disinterest?

Like freakin’ Sisyphus

All day I spent working my way through my email. You see, I’ve been beyond backed up since Daddy died. Each day I’d try to clear away some of the rubble but new mail kept coming in and the old stuff kept getting buried. I think I understand why postal workers go postal.

At any rate, I just made my way down to the last email my dad sent me. It was simply a link with the subject line, This is hard to believe. And now I can’t stop crying. It’s insane how incomplete I feel.

Trying

I do better when I work. Last week was full of good days. This weekend has been a bit of a struggle. I am trying to keep it together. I am trying to stay positive. And I am thankful for friends who have called and invited me out and are keeping me busy. Tonight is Sunday dinner and my mother invited neighbors over for baked Ziti. I am looking forward to seeing them and eating my mom’s amazing pasta.

Wedding Schmedding

I didn’t pay an ounce of attention to the “Royal Wedding.” I don’t give a crap about any monarchy and I HATE HATE HATE the term “commoner.” How could anyone live in a country where they are considered commoners? That’s messed up.

With that said, I did get a huge hoot out of this video:

Like a hobo I was born to walk alone…

This is now officially my FAVORITE version:

And best part? No Tawny!

And I can’t help but think back to when I had the realization this song was a part of me… It was 2006, I was curled up in the fetal position on the bathroom floor, face covered with snot and tears, crying. Lisa walked in to see what was the matter and with trembling voice I said, “Here I go again on my own… going down the only road I’ve ever known. Like a drifter I was born to walk alone..”

“Donna, you are quoting Whitesnake.”

“You mean I didn’t just make that up?”

“Nope, that was Whitesnake”

“Dammit”

I’m a Love Rocket, Baby & I am Ready to Take Off

I love this song but I truly hate the video. Just seeing Tawny Kitaen makes me break out in an allergic rash. Regardless, the lyrics have always resonated with me. I just wish it wasn’t performed by a hair metal band. Where’s Tom Jones when you need him?