Another Day without a Dollar

So, today my iTunes pretty much stopped working and then spat on my face. And then I accidentally put my copy of The Hotel New Hampshire through the washing machine. On the up side, I found my high school blog in the internet archives. On the down side of that, though, it turned out to be incredibly boring. That's all for today. I'll be going back to work on Thursday, so my life of solitude and humility ends tomorrow.

Hooray!

...for the Beautiful Traps!
...and for me! I took a shower, and I'm about to take another! And I'll be back downtown for the weekend. Additionally, ever since I wrote the WikiPhilly Y100 article, I have been listening to YRock on XPN. It's been a blast from the past, but I also feel a little more hip, since I haven't listened to any radio in quite some time.

Update: My Foot is still Broken

My stitches come out tomorrow! The most exciting thing about that is that I can finally shower! And shave my legs. Great Scott, they look horrible.
Dominique told me to watch American Idol tonight so that we could talk about it tomorrow, but I got distracted and watched Adam and Steve. That was entertaining. I hadn't watched any television or movies in almost a week. I intend to make buttons tomorrow --after the shower. Yup, it's a big day tomorrow! I'm gonna get out of bed and everything!

Founded for Life

Today Jared and I were speaking, briefly, about the idea of "Self." We said everything that you can say about it, I think. You can't really ever know yourself. But the only thing you ever know is yourself. You have a self that you are aware of, but everyone else is aware of you in a different way, which is both entirely separate from you but also contributing to the self that you create. ET CETERA.
I made a comment about how maybe my favorite thing is the idea that I am aware of my Self to whatever extent I am aware of it, and that's my business. But people think about me in ways that I will never understand without being myself, and that's none of my business. People own parts of me that I don't even know about. That is my favorite thing.
So.
Then I found myself wandering around the internet for the first time in days. I have been pretty bored with it lately, but one thing (or, two things, I guess) I will never get bored of are FOUND Magazine and PostSecret. Lisa had something on her blog from Post Secret a few days ago and it's been in the back of my mind since then.
Jared and I were also talking about people owning photographs of you that you have never seen. I personally own thousands of photographs from middle school up to the present and they are filled with people that I don't speak to anymore, or have never spoken to in my life... Strangers wind up in the background of your photos all the time. I am in the background of people's vacation slides. So are you.
These things exist.
As a side note, the image that I uploaded from FOUND is something that was found in Philly. That's why I chose it. I am not (aware if I am) infertile. But I am (so far) under 24. And, oh yeah, I'm (not) married.

Good Brief

Me no blog in days.. sorry.
I don't really feel like doing it right now, either. This was a depressingly boring week. I don't know where it went. I wiki-ed a bunch, but I have a whole bunch of other things I want to be doing. I haven't read a thing. And I'm supposed to be making buttons. I will make buttons next week. I have to.
I am getting some tax money back. That's awesome. I haven't spent any money in almost two weeks, which is also awesome. I was worried about getting back to the city and not having any money but it looks like I may have more money than ever! It's still not much, but any money is good money. I guess.
Ok, bye.

Good Grief

Today I am sad because it is snowing. It is snowing and I am sitting around doing nothing. I can't go outside because I can't wear a shoe. And one of my favorite things is when it snows in the city. And I am not in the city.
I realized that two of my favorite days were when it snowed in the city.

I just wrote out the story of both of those days and erased it. It seemed like it would be boring to someone else. They were great, though, because nothing happened but it snowed. And the two days were the days of the only big snow last year and the year before. And this is going to be the big one this year and it's going to be a sham.

Well, this is stupid. I'm gonna go eat some chocolate.

Oh, Mondays! ...It is Monday, right?

Lisa sent me that image. Her brother gave it to her. It's classic.
I've just finished watching The Color Purple on demand. It was good, but in the movie the weather is always so beautiful and it's so shitty here. Not that I've been outside in the last 48 hours. But still. I'm upset about this snow storm that's allegedly on its way because I love being in the city when it snows real hard and I'm going to miss it. Not only am I not going to be in the city, but I'll be in the HOUSE. I can't even go out in it. I can't even wear shoes!
I did a lot of wiki-ing this morning. I exhausted myself for the day. Between staring at the computer, watching TV and looking at all the stitches in my knitting, my eyes are shot. I was going to try to do some reading today, but I'm thinking now that that's probably not going to happen.
I just realized that I've watched two Whoopi Goldberg movies in the last week. And now I've mentioned her twice in my blog, too.
My eyes are dying...

I've eaten 1.5 bags of chocolate now

I don't know why I didn't blog yesterday, because I really did nothing all day. I wiki-ed a little and I watched some of the Bob Dylan movie while I knitted. Then my mom and I went to visit my grandfather in the nursing home. He's pretty sick. He hasn't eaten anything but apple juice in a long time. That's sort of humbling. Then my mom and I went to Applebees, which was also humbling. I don't know why anyone goes to that place. Then I came home and took the vicodin that Steve so graciously provided me with. So I knitted some more and finished watching No Direction Home. The knitting is going better. Then I went to bed and slept real hard for like two hours and then I woke up really thirsty and sweaty and I had to hobble downstairs, which was a pain. I went back to sleep and had a dream that Joy died while shaving her legs!!!! It was terrible. That's the dream I woke up during this morning. Oh, and now the dog sleeps on the pillow that I use to prop up my left foot. It's precious, really.

What's the Temperature, Ginny?

Today was my re-entry into the world. The bitter fucking cold world, man. My mom and I went to South Mountain Cycles, which is a bike shop co-owned by the former manager of my mom's store (Bikesport). (Note: I don't know if SMC has a website, but I found that one. And Bikesport's website is in progress. My apologies for it looking like Scheisse.) Anyway, we went there first (it's in Allentown), and had coffee, etc. then we went to Target (no hyperlink neccessary, I hope) in Allentown, where I rode around in a wheelchair and was stared at by children and fat people alike. Mom bought me silverware and some shirts. That was rivetting. After that, we stopped at Home Depot in Quakertown, where I stayed in the car and talked to Dominique on the phone about babies having grown up names. Then we went to Old Navy in Montgomeryville, where my sister works. I picked out some clothes for her to buy me with her discount. Then we went to Home Goods, which I had never been in before, but I managed to knock several dozen pillows off their shelves in my wheelchair. We came home after our tri-county tour down Route 309. I made frozen stir fry for dinner, then I took a bath. (I DID wind up taking a bath yesterday, as well... sorry I forgot to mention that). Now here I am. I am exhausted. I just wrote Lisa a tediously long email and I'm ready to crash. I was wanting to start watching No Direction Home tonight, which Jared leant me via USPS. But I'm tired. I didn't watch any TV today or yesterday, though, which feels good. But I didn't wiki anything today, either. I went to the deathtraps of America, Target and Old Navy. God Damn.
Okay, I'm boring myself. I'm going to find a picture on my computer to put with this post because, frankly, it just makes the posts look more exciting and enticing when they are accompanied by photos!
TTFN, Friends

*Okay, I chose the picture of me and my parents at graduation last week, because it's their fault that I have bunions. And because Jared's brother didn't know that they are divorced, so when he offered to take a picture of the three of us, my dad said, "Sure, we can always crop out who we need to later."

**Something else: My mind has been blown by this. Thank you, Brian, for making me a more worthy R.E.M. fan. And Dan Rather fan, I suppose.

***BTW, I have been promoted from my non-existent place in my sister's Top 8 to being number 1 (ONE!) in her top 12! I'd say that's quite an accomplishment. I must be doing something right, sitting around all day. Maybe it's because the dog sleeps with me now...

Do You Realize...

Just a few quick things:
-My foot is probably really fucked up and ugly right now and I have no idea how horrific it is because it's all bandaged and hidden for 2 weeks.
-I haven't been up this late in like a week (it's approaching 1 a.m.).
-Nothing is good enough. My BA is hardly good enough for more than half the jobs on monster.com :( Looks like I might have to use my charm to get a job :(again
-Three posts in one day?!

That Thing I Do (Sit Around All Day)

Thank you, Catharine, for introducing me to this band. Specifically this song, which I like too much to listen to the rest of their songs.
In other news, I did some wiki-ing on Stephen Starr restaurants today and also made a XXX category. If you have any ideas about other things to go in that category, please let me know.
Actually, I wanted to put it out there that if you have ANY ideas for wikiphilly articles, please let me know and I will make them. That's a promise.
So I did that and then Jared came over and we ate pierogies and watched part of That Thing You Do! but only part of it because it was much more boring than we had remembered, so he left and I played some piano. Now I'm here and I think that tonight is the night that I bathe! That's not a promise, but it is a dream of mine. I'll keep you all posted on that. Until then...

Lap Dog

This is me and Maggie. Maggie sits on my lap all the time. While I'm sleeping, while I'm eating, while I'm trying to use my computer. I'm too nice to push her off, but WTF, Maggie?

Two Days Down, an Eternity to Go

It's 8:12p.m. Today was boring. I woke up early, like 8:30ish. My sister was home because school was delayed, but she left pretty soon after I got up. I practiced knitting while I watched T.V. Today I watched:
Something the Lord Made, which was an HBO movie that I had seen at least twice before.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, which I have seen at least 12 times, including once in the theatre.
Part of Pleasantville, which I have also seen.
My new resolution is to not watch movies that I have already seen. Or at least not movies like Sister Act. That's just pathetic.
What else, what else...
My dad sent me flowers today. That was nice. They're pretty.
I had Grape Nuts Crunch for breakfast, burrito, avacado and soup for lunch, and talapia with potatoes and wax beans for dinner. Oh, and mango peach apple sauce. I am eating more than usual, but I am also eating better than usual.
My sister came home and was being a bitch because she can't afford to go to florida twice AND canada (once) this spring. She can only do two out of three, and it looks like she's not going to canada. But her daddy doesn't live in canada, so I think that's an okay choice. Either way, she doesn't understand money yet. She's at piano lessons now.
Jared might come over tomorrow. Katie is coming over tonight. Finally, I'll have someone to entertain me. Yes, my mother is here all day, but somehow, I guess, Sister Act 2 is more entertaining than her? That's not true, but she already entertained me for 20+ years when I lived with her, and it is true that I have never lived with Whoopi Goldberg.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Yours,
Dougie Howser, M.D.

My Left Foot

So today a man broke my foot. With a saw. It was really something. Now I start my month long "vacation," and, inherently, my month long blog binge. Not a lot going on today, though. I'm just really hungry. Here's a photo of my foot and my loyal dog, hogging all the pillows as per usual.