A day (or two or three) in the life of...

My Homey who was laid up in the hospital (severe bed rest) for the past 2 months went into labor last night and gave birth to her twin bebes this morning! They're a pinch over 4 lbs each so they're obviously in delicate condition and in NIC unit but Mama's doing fine. I'm going to go see her tonight. More babies!!! There's going to be even more babies spilling out into this world around us in 2006. Damn, maybe I should be getting on the ball... eh, everyone else has this arena covered for the moment. heh. Happy New Year to everyone! Mad Love!

My cousins, Caquitos and Pinchito (I refuse to call my family by their actual names) provide me with visuals to teach me how to really party like rock stars. I've been doing it wrong all this time. I'm going to need some real instruments, gear, cigarettes and sass because I've not appropriately been rocking down the hizouse. Our occassional karaoke w/Grasshopper and throwing undergarments at him as he serenades me with Nat King Cole and Sinatra tunes haven't even come close to the real deal. Now this is how we should be rolling. No, seriously, they were just karaoke'ing at home (in Bolivia) when this pic was taken recently. They don't half ass anything. I love my family...

Ok, so that was a strong title. Didn't mean to get all crude but I love this tune. I can't find the single anywhere and I used to have it on my hardrive before some &%*%er stole it but now I can't find it. My friend (who's heavy into Drum N'Bass tunes) sent me the mp3 for this song a while back and I had it burnt onto a mix CD of mine but I lost the CD and his hard drive took a blow so now neither of us can find it. At least I can get a link to listen to it.... better than nothing. I get in that 'zone' when I hear this song. Loves it. Midnight (Misty 2003 Remix) uncut

So when I google my full name, the images below came up. Who knew I had so many different faces? I knew the 1st chick below would come up because, I found out about 5 or so years ago (again, through google) that I lead a double life as a bikini model. Apparently, I'm quite the exhibitionist. Who knew? I personally think I look more like the bottom pic, though I'd have to grow my hair out a bit and wear a pinch more makeup. OK, I look like none of these imposters. Google image search is addictive.

Ok, so, TIVO's set up in the Grasshopper-Cluss household. I was all excited about finally getting with technology and being able to watch shows that I don't normally watch because of my inability to remember when anything's on and now that I have TIVO set up, I'm not finding stuff I really want to record. I mean, yeah, Lost is getting recorded but I know I can't be paying $12.95 a month for one show, right? That's pointless. So... I've decided to start watching Novelas. Yes, that's right, I will morph into my Mom and be that Spanish lady that's hooked on 17 Novelas a week. It's obviously my destiny and I can't fight it anymore. Senora del Destino and Amor Descarado are likey going to be the novelas that start me up on my new 'habit'. I actually used to always watch the novelas with my Mom when I was younger and I was as hooked on them as she was. I especially loved the ones where Thalia was the main actress. These shows are by far...

I'd say that I made out pretty darned good this Xmas time in regards to presents. I mean, yeah that's not what Christmas is all about, blah blah blah. BUT, it sure does make it a pinch more fun now doesn't it? :-) Grasshopper did good and then some and I gotta say, the little girl in me felt pretty giddy about all the goodies I got. Because I don't always fare this well at Xmas time, this came as a surprise to me. My stocking was stuffed with goodies and the presents were plentiful. I'd say that I was a good girl this year. Yep yep, I wasn't on the naughty list but up at the top of the 'nice' list. But, that's just my opinion. ;-) After a downright shitty'ish kinda year, I found myself feeling blessed and spoiled. check check Um, no check nope. no check. no check on this one either... check and check and an extra check check Here's what our Xmas tree pile looked like and what our little pet rodents got as well... Heh, torturing the brain suck...

I forgot to mention that I really do want this phone. I don't like my phone anymore and I think this one would 'complete' me. So there you have it, my Christmas list is now complete. Maybe it'll be ridiculously reduced after the holidays. Till then I'll carry my old phone, which doesn't provide any ringers that don't irritate me so I keep it on vibrate.

I was doing some shopping at Costco last night (I love that place and I am not ashamed to admit that I've even bought some clothes there including jeans, sweaters, PJ's, coats, etc... I drop loot there like it's noone's business) and as I was browsing through the books, this huge (literally had to be like 18 x 30 inches) book of interesting tantric-type prints caught my eye and apparently the attention of a gentleman beside me as well, as we both went and reached for it. I just happen to really appreciate the beauty of the colors and detail of these kind of prints. Seriously, I was not trying to be a dirty bird. So the gentleman points out that there is an unwrapped one to flip through and he starts flipping through it and says his niece likes coloring and he was hoping it was a coloring book for her. Huh? I don't acknowledge his comment and then he decides to point out, "Oh, this is not just a book of regular Indian drawings. It's maybe not suitable for k...

Last night, for the first time ever in our years together, Grasshopper and I finished our Christmahannakwanzakah shopping for the friends and fam (just have one gift left to get him and I think he has um, all his presents left to still buy for me but that's just a given) before Christmas eve as well as writing out all of our cards, which we haven't sent out in over 5 years maybe out of laziness. Holy smokes our list was ridiculous. He was trying to hit up everyone who maybe even was spotter for us at the gym so we had to get organized on that list. Still, it was no joke and now I'm fiercely saying that we need to get address labels printed up. No, not those St. Jude church ones that come free cuz they only go with one of our names and well, for the sake of solidarity, I wanted to give us both a shout out on the 'from' area of the envelopes. We had a system going on though and it involved pouring shiraz (to moisten the sticky part of envelopes seals?). Then we move...

So Jems and I tried our hand at a 2 person book club last year but at the time we picked the book (Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold), I had just seen The Grudge and because scary movies leave me traumatized (my Mom made me go see it w/her, it wasn't my choice really) I was still having nightmares and literally diving across any dark rooms to flick on the light switches because I still had all these horrible images seared into my head (ouch). So, anyways, when we decided to start reading the book and Jems (after getting a head start) told me it was a bit of a creepy story, I was convinced I wasn't ready to read a 'scary' book right before going to bed (really the only time I leisurely read now unless I'm on vacation) so I put it aside for a while... long while. I finally decided to pick it up last week and after a few nights of staying up till 3, 4, 5 am reading, I finished it last night. Sorry it took me so long Jems, wanna talk about the book now? Mimosas and digging u...

I am hereby diagnosing myself with A.D.H.D. Freaking &*(&897)&*&&^%^&%&(*&^!!! I can't, nor do I apparently want to focus on the conflict in Ivory Coast at this moment and that's what I should be concentrating on. All I can focus on right now is my frustration towards this topic and myself for waiting until the last possible night to work on this crap! I've already expressed my frustration a number of times tonight over my laptop and over towards Grasshopper's laptop area. He wisely ignores my expressions of frustration and carries on with his own business but damnit, I'm pissed. Mostly at myself but because I'm so pissed, my attention just can't be focused on the all the conflict over on the Ivory Coast. I read this stuff but it's just a bunch of jumbled letters floating around in front of me, taunting my ever escaping patience right about now. F'ing A!!! All I want to do is repeatedly scream "FUCK!...

First, let me say that I was at home yesterday, nursing a cold, a migraine, upset stomach and also happen to be enjoying my 'monthly peaking of being a woman' so on these days I just wallow in my misery. Well, amidst my sniffling yesterday afternoon, my doorbell rings. I immediately panic because I'm hoping to avoid any contact with the outside world on a day like this, so I peek out the window and it's the FedEx man. Hmm... curious. I don't remember ordering anything but think that maybe it's a backordered item that I had forgotten that I'd ordered and immediately get excited. I make sure the FedEx driver has taken off and I open the front door just enough to fit my arm out and feel for the package and pull it into the house. I'm too impatient to read the fine print that would tell me who it's from so I just claw away at it, rip it open and dump it on the table. What do I find but a fine array of random pharmaceuticals. For a minute, I'm just co...

My Top all time favorite Christmas songs 10. The 12 days of Christmas (just because my fondest memories as a child were when my Mom and I would loudly and obnoxiously, especially the ‘FIIIIIIIIIIIIVVEEEE GOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLDEN RINGS’ part, and see how long it took before my Dad angrily, he was the original grinch, stormed out of the room covering his ears.) 9. I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas - Bing Crosby 8. Winter Wonderland – Eurythmics (Annie’s vocals are rocking on this version) 7. The Gift - (Man, this song gets me all weepy every time) 6. Let it Snow - Harry Connick Jr. (Love this man, make fun of me all you like but me likey the Harry and I even saw him at The Warner Theatre a few years back. It was a free ticket though?) 5. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms 5. I saw Mama Kissing Santa Clause - Jackson 5 4. All I want for Christmas Is You – Mariah, you’re in fire… 3. Baby It’s Cold Outside - Frank Sinatra and some chicky 2. Santa Baby - Madonna (deliciously ...