I want a typewriter/I am extremely fond of parentheses

It is far more satisfying typing on my painfully outdated dell desktop keyboard (wow, it has a cord and everything) than it is on the soft effortless keys of my mac book. That may be the only thing I miss. Besides the occasional issues in compatibility.

I want this. Apparently (apparently? it is!) it's made of eco-friendly bamboo and has that old-timey charm of wooden furniture.


But who uses a personal desk top anymore (besides my dad)?

And aesthetically pleasing at it is, I can't completely heart it knowing that the whole point of using man made plastics is because they were found to be far more effective, constructive and durable (the same thoughts pain me when I covet romantically lovely vintage telephones). But, it's not like I'm remotely tech-savvy or anything, so I guess it wouldn't hurt me to focus primarily on looks. And seeing as how tech stuff these days becomes obsolete within a couple years or even months, eco-friendly bamboo may be the way to go.

But this. THIS. I have no rationalization for needing this. Except that I WANT IT.

Exercise Epiphany

I've realized: Television watching and working out are not meant to be together.

I either end up turning off the noisy treadmill and sitting my ass on said treadmill in order to enjoy my favorite programs properly, or I end up loathing aforementioned programs, as 30 minutes feels excruciatingly long when jiggling around doing whatever strenuous activity. Like walking. It's a lose-lose situation. Or maybe it's a lose-win situation if I end up exercising anyways? I dunno. I'll have to ask Michael Scott.

BUT watching TV and eating salt and vinegar chips on the other hand, these two activities work SEAMLESSLY together. It's a match made in heaven. God wants me to be a fat, salty, vinagar-y lard.

Back to the Future

I need a futuristic dress, but a late 60s-70s style futuristic dress that's charmingly obsolete.

I want this dress. It's graphic, it's traffic- sign eyesore-ish.

these colors are more me--blue and orange is my thing--but it's a little too plain. Reminds me of 70's decor--cheap fake wood-paneling included.

from eg. Awesomely costume-y, but the fit doesn't seem that great.

Oh well, I'll have to keep searching in the great beyond.

Tomorrow (today) I will do something productive

I watched Vicky Christina Barcelona. Underwhelming, like Matchpoint and Scoop. but I consider it a task accomplished. Tomorrow I will take pictures and read a book.

Other movies I've watched this past month (and the couple days of January) : Lars and the Real Girl, Vitus, Ghost World, Up in the Air, Napoleon Dynamite, Young Victoria. Will be watching Real Girl (already watched it 3x) and Ghost World (3x too) and Napoleon D (revisted recently) over and over again. Can't tell if I really relate to the outsider status while trying to convince self I'm in it for the costume design.

What's the real reason for my liking of Tim Burton's movies?

Hmm, I think I'm in it for both.

vocabulario espanol

1. rechazó : defeated

2. tras: after

3. exigencias: demands

4. portavoz: spokesman

5. votación: voting

6. cargo: load

7. aprobada: approved

8. Asuntos: matter/issue

9. cartera: portfolio

10. diputados: representatives

11. puestos: positions

12. clave: key

13. ratificaron: confirmed

14. titulares: holders

15. aliados: allies

16. occidentales: western

accessories

1. superhero/animal mask (enid in Ghost World)

2. eyepatch

3. apron (a la alice in wonderland)

4. cape

No witty title

I like this dress. I liked it when I first saw it about a year ago and I still like it. But it's from Spring '08 so...yeah. Not much chance of getting it.

by prairie underground