tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36313470173879958472024-03-13T23:29:39.933-04:00Lady with an ErmineI am a chick with a ferret, great friends and an art habit. Mostly, I smoke and drink and then write about what happens thereafter, or share silly things I find on the web. I don't proofread.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-64053000723957717082009-08-15T21:27:00.002-04:002009-08-15T21:36:08.035-04:00naughty girl!I have about a trillion things to post, and as you can see I've been slacking. I just got back from Louisville, after spending time with three of my very best girlfriends. Playing in the Louisville Corporate Dodgeball tournement this morning, we made it to the third round, then got beat by a team who had no offense and a bunch of obese women. My competitive side came out, I did some yelling, and ended up with an ankle sprain. But many sweet moves went down, too. Well worth the sprain, in my book.<br /><br />However, I'm getting ready to go to the gay bar to celebrate my friend's birthday, and I know I will have to dance my ass off. Even if I have a grapefruit for an ankle. I'm beat, so I've got to find some way to reenergize before this night begins...then find another way to wake up and be at an antique show at 7 AM... <br /><br />thank god for adderall.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-41957134810622485662009-08-05T23:28:00.004-04:002009-08-05T23:51:41.103-04:00Birth control? Really?This post is not entertaining or inspirational; it's more or less a personal health monologue. If you don't have a vagina you should care but probably don't. Why? Because if you don't have a vagina you probably don't ever have to ask yourself, "Should I take birth control?" It's a tough question to answer. <br /><br />It doesn't seem like it should be: take a pill every day (or whatever ring, patch, etc) and you can fuck all the time without getting knocked up. In theory, it sounds fabulous! However, you are actually putting synthetic hormones in your body. <br /><br />Hormones control everything about you: what you love, hate, feel, basically how you live. Do you really want to put synthetic hormones in your body? <br /><br />Birth control (i.e. the pills, patch, ring, shot) can make your weight fluctuate. I don't know about you, but if I ever feel fat, I'm not having sex. These synthetic hormones also kill your libido. <br /><br />So, taking birth control could potentially numb you from feeling and put you into a state of existence in an asexual world plus fifteen pounds. Doesn't sound like you get laid much there. I don't ever want to be in this place.<br /><br />Furthermore, people can't be trusted. Even the best guys have slept with girls that I would never sleep with if I was gay or a dude. This just means you should use condoms anyway. Who knows what's goin' around... <br /><br />Aside from condoms (monogamous relationship) pull-out method is more effective than condoms when done properly. If you know when you're ovulating, and you use condoms during the 10 days around ovulation, and he pulls out the rest of the time, this is more reliable than birth control pills. Real talk. <br /><br />Plus, who wants to take a pill every day? And really, will you remember to take it at the same time every day? I worked with two women, who are now two mommies, because they flaked out and forgot to take their birth control pills at the right time. Slip up once or twice in a month and you're ovulating then BAM! You're prego. I don't trust myself, nor do I want to, take a pill every single day. I'm not even getting laid right now! Take your pills elsewhere, Doc.<br /><br />Yet another thing that men never have to stress about.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-32588105657620032742009-08-04T21:51:00.005-04:002009-08-04T22:53:19.156-04:00The little brother is all grown up nowPlease listen to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ortiljoza">my buddy on myspace</a>. His new song "Space Ducks" is quite hilarious. <br /><br />Speaking of hilarious, if you haven't checked out his video watch it now:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HxtH_1rxYNo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HxtH_1rxYNo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Looks just like his sister.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-62110457531103007692009-08-02T21:18:00.002-04:002009-08-02T21:24:17.292-04:00I have awesome friendsDinner + Baseball game + Drinking thereafter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SnY8LLvfFHI/AAAAAAAABK8/1r-ltRnMWvE/s1600-h/2667_511702412694_59300768_30743004_7664061_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SnY8LLvfFHI/AAAAAAAABK8/1r-ltRnMWvE/s400/2667_511702412694_59300768_30743004_7664061_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365542168886711410" /></a><br />I'm ALL HYPED UP!ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-79492004147626590552009-08-02T20:38:00.002-04:002009-08-02T20:42:26.326-04:00Purses: fucking disgraceful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SnYyVk13UCI/AAAAAAAABK0/g_cnZo6RvTA/s1600-h/product_thumb.php.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SnYyVk13UCI/AAAAAAAABK0/g_cnZo6RvTA/s200/product_thumb.php.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365531352306765858" /></a><br />I am embarrassed for myself. In an effort to clean out my closet, I started to organize my handbag collection. I am ashamed at the wasteful amount of crap I own. I don't consider myself to be materialistic, nor a shop-a-holic, nor a purse fanatic. However, after my purse count I am truly disappointed in myself. Altogether I have 32 purses. Yuck. No more until I get rid of some. <br /><br />What's worse, I'm definitely a pattern shopper. Half of them fuckin' look the same!!! Ew! Bad girl.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-80318213264459311542009-07-31T19:09:00.003-04:002009-07-31T19:11:47.218-04:00Calories in Alcoholic DrinksEwww... this grosses me out to think about how many calories I've put in my body in single evenings. Looks like I will be sticking with Mich Ultra (a freshmen year favorite) or rum and diet. This came from WebMD:<br /><br /><br />Pina Colada (6 oz): 378 calories<br />Mojito (8 oz): 214 calories<br />Cosmopolitan (4 oz): 200 calories<br />Chocolate martini: (2 oz each vodka, chocolate liqueur, cream, 1/2 oz creme de cacao, chocolate syrup): 438<br />Margarita (8 oz): 280<br />Green apple martini (1 oz each vodka, sour apple, apple juice): 148<br />Martini (2.5 oz): 160<br />Port wine (3 oz):128<br />Bloody Mary (5 oz): 118<br />Red wine (5 oz):120<br />White wine (5 oz): 120<br />Alcohol-free wine (5 oz): 20-30<br />Beer (12 oz): 150-198<br />Light beer (12 oz): 95-136<br />Ultra-light beer (12 oz): 64-95<br />Champagne (5oz): 106-120<br />Coffee liqueur (3 ounces): 348<br />Godiva chocolate liqueur (3 oz): 310<br />Wine spritzer (5 oz): 100<br />Eggnog with rum (8 ounces): 370<br />Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (8 oz): 380<br />Hot buttered rum (8 oz): 292<br />Spiced cider with rum ( 8 oz):150<br />Mulled wine (5 oz): 200<br />Vodka and tonic (8 oz): 200<br />Screwdriver (8 oz): 190<br />Mimosa (4 oz): 75<br />Gin and tonic (7 oz): 200<br />Long Island iced tea (8 oz): 780<br />White Russian (2 oz vodka, 1.5 oz coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz cream): 425<br />Mai Tai (6 oz) (1.5 oz rum, 1/2 oz cream de along, 1/2 oz triple sec, sour mix, pineapple juice): 350<br />Rum and Coke (8 oz): 185<br />Rum and Diet Coke (8 oz): 100<br />Mike's Hard Lemonade (11 oz): 98ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-87668030823041371492009-07-30T13:17:00.001-04:002009-07-30T13:19:28.052-04:00Django Reinhardt<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-iJ7bs4mTUY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-iJ7bs4mTUY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />A friend from undergrad reminded me of how happy this can make you. I'm ready to go swing dancing now.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-51233198961435070542009-07-27T21:21:00.002-04:002009-07-27T23:14:37.695-04:00World's most charming man falls in love with chick far hotter than meHave you ever avoided thinking about someone, until you're forced by changes in one of your lives? Then, you realize you cared far more than you ever thought you did, and a person you haven't seen or spoken to in months becomes the focal point of your reflective and emotional energy.<br /><br />Peyton Clarkson. Comedian I dated for a short period of time while I was in New York last summer. <br /><br />What made me remember him? This time, I stumbled across one of his stand-up routines while sifting through Zach Galafinakis skits on youtube. <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Pm6Mau58KQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-Pm6Mau58KQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />What do I remember about him? Great conversations. Insightful, funny, so positive: ultimately a dreamer. <br /><br />We met when me and a couple of my girlfriends randomly walked into this comedy club, The Village Lantern (where George Carlin and several other legends got their start...off Bleeker Street) after we got denied at Off the Wagon because of the frenchies' passports. We went into the Village Lantern to watch comedy and sat in the front row. Peyton was performing.<br /><br />In the middle of his routine, he calls us out as part of his routine and asks us where we're from. Of course he had typical comedian responses, like speaking really bad french to the french chicks. When I replied "Kentucky," he completely flattered me, obviously not without commenting on my accent. On stage, he invited us to stay after and drink with him, calling us "the hott chicks" for the remainder of the show. We didn't stop talking until I had to go to class the next day.<br /><br />The most memorable dance of my life. Some of the most memorable conversations of my life. I can remember every kind thing he ever said to me (and he said many). Whenever we hung out, I had a great time. We always did cool things, too. Never had sex, but definitely got stoned in his bed while he did hilarious voices and impersonations (please get high with a comic before you die). He's just one of those people you're really glad you met in life. <br /><br />At any rate, he is now completely in love with his current girlfriend who is a pin-up dancer in Hollywood who looks like Audrey Hepburn. Total babe. They're really cute. <br /><br />While I certainly wish I could have experiences like that again, and cool guys getting hot girlfriends is always kinda disappointing, I can't say I'm not happy for the guy. Maybe if I had spent more time with him I would be jealous? We've not seen each other in almost a year now, and only talked a handful of times since. I don't think I was ever sexually attracted to him, although it did seem romantic. The dynamic is confusing. But what I find most interesting about the experience, that's obviously affected me to some extent at least, is the way I've framed my thoughts about him. <br /><br />I don't mean to strip anyone of their identity (and I hope this makes sense) but in my mind I don't think of Peyton, I think of "Peyton". That is, "Peyton" as a (Jungian) archetype, rather than a specific individual. A "Peyton" is one who induces laughter, excitement, intellectual stimulation, and overall euphoria. A Peyton the manifestation of positive, engaging experiences with members of the opposite sex. An association I make.<br /><br />Peytons are truly few and far between. <br /><br />I feel so weird about thinking of this person like this. I'm really thinking about the experiences I had with him, rather than him as a person. I don't know if that's an insult or a compliment, but I mean it only as a good thing. I guess I feel strange thinking of someone else in terms of my own encounters, rather than their "person-ness." That's pretty selfish, isn't it?<br /><br />I've felt very "absorptive" lately. More on this in forthcoming post.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-77852464975953382272009-07-26T18:13:00.002-04:002009-07-26T18:39:19.822-04:00Are Academics Ever Happy?Just a question I've been asking myself for a while. One of my (Perhaps MOST) favorite professors just wrote me a book of an email to me about how disenchanted he is with his life in academia. He is certainly not the first. <br /><br />Another great professor of mine in grad school (an archaeologist...the one I had a HUGE crush on) can hardly have a family because of everything he's expected to do. My other professors are always stressed out about something, having relationship issues, and NEVER have sex with their partners. It's not like the pay makes up for it, either. <br /><br />So they all complain to their students about how wretched their lives are, how much political shit they have to deal with, the increasing size of their work loads, and budget cuts. They never can separate their work from their personal life, so insecurities and validation issues in their romantic relationships abound. You can imagine how difficult having a relationship with an academic would be. <br /><br />I feel sorry for my professors. They're wonderful, brilliant people, and I love them. I want contentment for them so badly that it hurts my soul. However, it doesn't seem to be too prevalent among academics. <br /><br />I used to think this was my path. A Ph.D. is super-impressive and the allure of being a specialist used to be my motivation for go further in my studies. However, more and more people are getting these degrees now, so they're not just reserved for the elite. No perks in particular come to mind, so I don't understand where the benefit in choosing this path would be. There comes a point when "doing what you love" becomes just "doing." That's when you exist, instead of living. I would kill myself before my life ever came to this. From what I'm told, this happens a lot to academics, which makes me so sad.<br /><br /> After getting closer with my professors and realizing what an emotionally unhealthy lifestyle they have, I'm very glad that I'm where I am now. Happy, healthy, in love with life. 'Baller', rather than 'Doctor', you could say.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-7508728817434097772009-07-23T17:36:00.003-04:002009-07-23T17:40:00.366-04:00Let's Play a Game!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SmjYaNWnFjI/AAAAAAAABKs/K-CvBbRBGxU/s1600-h/4536_642305158365_21427114_37322565_6458913_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SmjYaNWnFjI/AAAAAAAABKs/K-CvBbRBGxU/s400/4536_642305158365_21427114_37322565_6458913_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361773301157271090" /></a><br />Question: Which mega-nerd (from my philosophy club) in the accompanying photograph asked me on a date via facebook? email, sil vous plait.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-79340531677152283962009-07-22T22:48:00.002-04:002009-07-22T22:55:45.711-04:00Sigur Ros is inspiringSigur Ros is an Icelandic Ambient Pop-rock band that I've been listening to again recently, mostly their late 90s stuff. They've got a new album coming out in 2010, another thing I have to look forward to, besides Johnny Depp + Lewis Carroll. I have a feeling that 2010 is gonna be a seriously awesome year!<br /><br />Sigur Ros means "Victory Rose" in English. <br /><br />A translation of the "Saeglopur" lyrics:<br /><br />A lost seafarer, alive<br />has returned home<br />A lost seafarer, alive<br />has returned home<br />a diver comes<br />has returned home<br />a diver comes <br />has returned home <br /><br />Really sensual. I think this song is exquisite. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yjurf5d6X0">Watch the video and listen here.</a>ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-37013444475478591532009-07-22T21:49:00.002-04:002009-07-22T21:53:12.333-04:00Dzine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SmfCe_FQ1uI/AAAAAAAABKk/MIAVuLLcROs/s1600-h/Water+and+wishes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/SmfCe_FQ1uI/AAAAAAAABKk/MIAVuLLcROs/s400/Water+and+wishes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361467718993237730" /></a><br />One of my first gigs as a new small business owner (which is, by the way, awesome) is appraising some works by this artist from Chicago Dzine. <a href="http://www.dzinestudio.com/downloads.php">His website has sweet free desktop wallpaper downloads</a> of his colorful, kalidoscopic, psychedelic "Dzines". Hook yo' self up!ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-68501216712386479292009-07-21T00:28:00.001-04:002009-07-21T00:30:04.230-04:00The Darkest Sketch in History<style>div#main{overflow:visible;}</style><div style="background-color: #d53000; text-align:center;vertical-align: middle;width:425px;z-index:500;overflow:visible"><a href="http://www.adultswim.com/video/index.html" style="display:block;"><img src="http://www.adultswim.com/video/embeded_header.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="30" border="0"></a><object width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.adultswim.com/video/vplayer/index.html"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.adultswim.com/video/vplayer/index.html"/><param name="FlashVars" value="id=07058200e183edf768f9ab12005e1170" /><embed src="http://www.adultswim.com/video/vplayer/index.html" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" FlashVars="id=07058200e183edf768f9ab12005e1170" allowFullScreen="true" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></div><br />In celebration of one of my favorite shows of all-time, Robot Chicken, being nominated for an Emmy! I'm glad someone appreciates true art...ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-21827745809070006932009-07-20T22:26:00.003-04:002009-07-20T22:32:56.275-04:00Window-licker turned prodigy: M.C. Escher<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Escher_Circle_Limit_III.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 425px; height: 425px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Escher_Circle_Limit_III.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Fun fact: M.C. Escher failed 2nd grade and attended a "special" (think more short-bus and less Beethoven) school. <br /><br />Few works in color (like this one) have been made popular. Brilliant.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-80244467225916454562009-07-20T21:45:00.003-04:002009-07-20T21:46:57.485-04:00Ghetto Baskets: a lovely gift ideaDangerDave posted on <a href="http://www.daveandthomas.net/2009/07/19/ghetto-baskets-is-ghetto-fabulous/comment-page-1/#comment-968">"GhettoBaskets"</a> yesterday and I think it's hysterical. <br /><br />You know what to get me come November 17th!ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-74749651570475759232009-07-20T21:38:00.004-04:002009-07-20T21:43:30.863-04:00My dream date, Zach Galifianakis, continues to be one of the most hilarious men in the world<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x7ywNaGpqZw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x7ywNaGpqZw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />A while back, Zach Galifianakis had a short-lived show on VH1 called Late Night with Zach. It wasn't a hit (like Hangover) so it got cancelled. This was one of the episodes Zach made after he found out the show was on its last leg, as he targets a much younger audience: preschoolers. <br /><br />"No more chicken jokes, we've had enough of those...Does anybody have a joke about Creed?" <br />I shamelessly laughed at the laughter of these children prompted by words such as "boogers" and "pooped". They love him! I love him.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-54458137649838325202009-07-19T21:23:00.003-04:002009-07-19T21:27:55.310-04:00Another astrology kickSo the psychic experience got me on another one of my astrology kicks, part of which is posted below. I still find them to be about 70% feasible. This is from Astrology.com (type in your birthday and you get date-specific readings):<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">MERCURY IN SAGITTARIUS--Mercury in the signs gives clues to the kinds of concerns that occupy your mind, and reveals your psychological approach to making decisions and conveying your ideas to others. In this sign, it influences your mind to focus on attitudes behind the facts. This kind of approach can give you great insight into social motivation and its subsequent events. You will be much concerned with education, especially in the fields of religion, philosophy, and law. You are direct in speech and will say exactly what you think. Since your ideas are likely to be near the traditional, you will be respected for your directness. You need to keep aware that facts are not always attitudes, and not confuse the two or ignore the facts. Find out more with your full-length reading... <br /><br />VENUS IN CAPRICORN--Venus in the signs indicates how you express your emotions in personal relationships, and your attitude toward money, personal possessions, creature comforts, and social and aesthetic values. In Capricorn it bestows a sensual, sexual expression, but the relationships are likely to be serious and mature. In the other areas, it inclines your interest toward business, commerce, banking, investments, stocks, shares, professional sports, and executive positions which bring you contact with many people. You are likely to have a strong sense of composition in art forms with an attraction to classical music and the traditional art which survives the times. You could be very successful in businesses related to the arts, such as professional sports. Find out more with your full-length reading... </span><br /><br />I didn't find out more with a full-length reading, after paying a psychic $20 just a couple days ago and getting made fun of ever since then.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-59333443306471564292009-07-17T23:51:00.005-04:002009-07-18T00:03:32.673-04:00High-kick loser ranks among Cosmo's Sexiest Shirtless Men<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cm/cosmopolitan/images/a3/cos1107bach-newyork-xlv-large-new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cm/cosmopolitan/images/a3/cos1107bach-newyork-xlv-large-new.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />An NYC friend pointed this out to me: I beat this guy in a high kick contest in Manhattan. He's number 30 on the <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/bachelors-/shirtless-men-sexy-guys">Cosmo site</a>. Small world, eh?<br /><br />The fact that he looks alright with his shirt off doesn't make up for his lackluster high-kicking skills (and personality).ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-10202743795395619682009-07-17T12:27:00.002-04:002009-07-18T05:36:22.361-04:00Psychic ReadingI definitely paid $20 for a psychic reading last night, after being convinced by many friends who had done it before that this woman was really on target. People like myself, who actually believe in mystical things like spirits, et al, should not do this. All it ever amounts to is stress and paranoia. <br /><br />For fifteen minutes, I sat with the psychic as she did my numerology and read my cards. Skeptical, I was very reserved and brief with my responses to her questions, so I wasn't giving her too much information. Nor did I respond to her with body language. I felt that my reactions to her were very neutral. At any rate, this is what she told me:<br /><br />"Do you ever wonder why you never meet a stranger? You are an old soul. You have been on this earth for a long, long time." At this point, she explained that this life I was rebuilding my karma (I infer from this that in my past life I wasn't doing very good things?) so, she said, I am now giving whatever I can to those around me. <br /><br />She went on to talk about my health. She asked me if I had endometriosis or bad periods. The latter is true, so I told her that I did have bad periods. She told me that I needed to have a check-up before trying to conceive.<br /><br />Then, she shifted the direction of the reading toward marriage. She straight up told me that I was supposed to have married already, but she saw that my last serious relationship had failed and that I was still healing from this experience. (At this point I started really believing her, as I told her no information about any of this. She didn't even know if I was single, straight, any of it.) She went on to tell me about current romantic interests, which was very entertaining. <br /><br />The psychic told me that I had met my current romantic interest in a life before this one, so it might seem as if we knew each other on a different level. (I'm not sure what this means, and she probably isn't either) She said he will fall in love with me, but I would have to be the one to open up about how I felt. I found this to be endearing, so I broke down and told her his birthday. Yes, she did his numerology....and yes I am this lame. She tells me that he is a perfectionist, and I am going to have to help him let go of some of the stress associated with this attribute. Also, she said he will only get married once, and that I am attracted to him because of his mind. <br /><br />This is funny: She said that I have a male friend who is romantically interested but will never speak a word of it to me. (I have a lot of male friends, and just to be honest, I don't know what constitutes this woman's idea of romantic interest, but I guarantee that at least one of them has wondered at least once, "What would it be like to...Morgan?" just because that's a dude-type thought to have. Again, this was an entertaining experience.<br /><br />At this point, she read my cards and immediately asked if I was pregnant. I told her no, and she tells me to use contraception because my cards showed a pregnancy within the next year. This really bothered me for a couple reasons. 1. Some of the first information she gave me was about making sure I had my ducks in a row for conceiving children. If she has any kind of gift and if any of this has merit, then that freaks me out because infertility is probably one of my top 3 fears EVER. 2. That information is almost negated by this piece of information. Problems conceiving and unexpected pregnancy? Hmmm... 3. Any 24 year old female at a healthy weight has a body that is dying to make babies. We're programmed to do this, and I'm at a ripe age. That does not require supernatural intuition to deduce. This part kinda bummed me out about the reading, and almost discredited the other things she told me that I really wanted to believe. <br /><br />I asked her about my career, and she did know, without me mentioning it at all, that I had started my own business. She told me that I would need another job for the next 6 months before I got enough business to sustain myself. Eventually, she said, I would add two business partners, both male, because of their connections. She said I will be successful and not have to worry about money (which 2 other psychics have told me in the past, so that's cool). Like the two psychics who've read my cards in the past, I have no divorce in my future and I will have two children (except the guy in Paris told me I would have three children).<br /><br />I asked her about my grandfathers' health, and my dad as well. She said that my grandfather closest to me would pass first, and that my mum would outlive my father. If the latter is true, I can only imagine how annoying that will be. Mum will drive me crazy as an elderly widow, I cannot even begin to tell you how much I'm not looking forward to this potential scenario...<br /><br />All in all, it was entertaining. However, the idea of being prego really killed my buzz, and I'm either running off to convent, or living in a giant condom by myself for the next year. What a shame...ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-13198154492036049262009-07-16T00:55:00.003-04:002009-07-16T01:01:30.102-04:00legalization ad in Cali: smokers want to pay taxes!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EGWIPEoLo7o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EGWIPEoLo7o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />In a very small way, I helped get funding for this ad (calling and writing), so I'm pretty hyped it's getting national attention and people are listening to pot smokers. 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I buy weed every week, but I would prefer it to be safe and regulated any day than the way it is now. <br /><br />Moving in the right direction-cheers and beers! one love.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-14764109105845438172009-07-16T00:31:00.001-04:002009-07-16T00:33:12.398-04:00Sometimes the nights get lonely, and making out with yourself is really all you can do...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/Sl6tWATAbaI/AAAAAAAABKc/iM3hMG4BkPM/s1600-h/MyPicture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-vG-ZHxISQ/Sl6tWATAbaI/AAAAAAAABKc/iM3hMG4BkPM/s400/MyPicture.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358911200165916066" /></a><br />somebody's bored!ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-1750430262926923252009-07-15T10:47:00.000-04:002009-07-15T10:48:27.377-04:00If only Bonnie Tyler was playing in the background...<div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A64060' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=RuIdELM8DtzUbOfu&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=RuIdELM8DtzUbOfu&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=RuIdELM8DtzUbOfu&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=JibJab'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Try JibJab Sendables® <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a> today!</div></div>ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-59122497285471726292009-07-12T19:55:00.003-04:002009-07-12T20:12:16.025-04:00Wareheim + MGMT and other vids he's directedGet back jack, Eric Wareheim just directed MGMT's video for "Youth". Eric, from Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EURZuzHyWb0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EURZuzHyWb0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />They had to have gotten those sweet 'fits from American Apparel. <br /><br />Apparently he directing music vids now?! Has been since last fall...I had no clue until today. Check out his video for <a href="http:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wAk59Y1KGU//">Tommy Sparks</a> it has some crazy female body builder. <br /><br />And, the hilarious video he did for Phantom Planet:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wAk59Y1KGU<br /><br />["Is that hair from your bikini region?"]<br /><br />As well as the one he did for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP9csWhlHWM">Ben Folds (and Regina Spektor)</a>. Genius. <br /><br /><br />They're all very 80s, think space arcade games with lasers. Bowie-esque.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-75355341132763499702009-07-12T19:48:00.002-04:002009-07-12T19:55:42.501-04:00Obaid Karki on Palin and CoulterMy favorite libertarian arab political commentator, Obaid Karki, calls Ann Coulter his "queen." Among other hilarious things he says, and of course, Ron Paul plugs. Then, he quotes Marx. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJnboRNHSYM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SJnboRNHSYM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />The intro alone cracks me up, without even hearing him say anything... he has now incorporated an MJ motif into his video blogs. I love this guy.ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3631347017387995847.post-90250321443302781942009-07-12T19:33:00.002-04:002009-07-12T19:36:52.160-04:00Taco Bell Folk SongThese guys are too cute. Watch to the end to see the most baller drive-thru worker repeat their order. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-uwY3sjqYX0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-uwY3sjqYX0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />When I roll up to the drive-thru I never encounter anyone this attentive or clever! They're usually high, angsty, or just plain lazy...but typically if I'm eating crappy fast food I am too!ferralfemmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077927650728177261noreply@blogger.com0