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Debate Stuffs and Random Musings
Oct. 1st, 2004 11:21 am( For the sake of those who are apolitical, a cut-tag... )
Random Things in My life:
1) It is the funniest thing in the world to play "Which Gargoyle wears which Star Trek uniform?" when watching Star Trek: First Contact and Gargoyles late, late at night. The running tally so far of ones I'm pretty sure of: Xanatos=Riker, Demona=Troy, Coldstone=Worf, and, okay, this might not be right, but Puck really does sound a lot like the guy who plays Data. Did I miss anyone? (note: Ben confirmed the Puck-Data thing for me, so go me!) It's all so incredibly disorienting to go back and forth between the two and remember that the good guys can be bad guys...and vice versa...
2) I had a disturbing moment where, for the first time in my life, I was attracted to a person in a Star Trek movie. Towards the end of First Contact, in the scene where Data is in the Borg alcove, he's got part of his face and hair replaced with human skin (versus whatever it is he's supposed to have covering his head as an android). It was so weird, but in that one shot, I was horribly attracted to Brent Spiner. It didn't last more than a second, and the moment he started talking again, I regretted it. Data's never been attractive--the actor looks worse for the makeup and the ten-fifteen years he's been doing that character--but with part of the makeup removed, his wrinkles are less obvious and not enough of the makeup is removed to make him look like his natural self to be a turn off. Sigh, how low I have sunk. Couldn't it have been Jonathan Frakes? Isn't he the one guilty pleasure Star Trek guy that people think it's acceptable to have an attraction to?
3) I now can cook something else: chicken cutlets and (sort of) Lisa's potatoes. She'll be thrilled when she hears that, upon making them, I thought, "These just aren't the same as hers," which is exactly how she reacts to any and all meals she cooks that she learned from her mother.
4) My project for my sister's wedding is coming along. I need to get more sleep and work on it less, but hey, it's so tempting because it means I'll be done with the stupid pink part soon! Well, on the skirt at least...
5) Never go shopping with me under any circumstances unless I am VERY CLEAR on what I'm shopping for. As in I know specifically which kind of what thing I'm buying. I subjected Liz C to a trip to the craft store in Scarsdale and bought...tah-dah! NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! STUPID! YOU'RE SO STUPID! On the other hand, we did find a cross-stitch pattern with a rooster wearing a vest in blue with a star on it and a flag in the background and the words "Let freedom Ring!" I saw it, died inside, held it together outside to show Liz, then we both died. It was that tacky and stupid and WTF, mate?-ish. Roosters are apparently very patriotic as there were more variations on that theme from the same designer.
6) My sisters are the biggest sinkholes for money ever. My dad left us $200. I have $50 left today, and it technically belongs to me as I took Devin to the grocery store and had to spend my own money to afford all we got. I already charged my weekly train pass, too. I'll probably have to charge gas. But the expenses...it's crazy! I can't even keep track. We spent $15 for pizza on Monday, $23 for BK on Tuesday, $75 for groceries Wednesday, and I gave them each ~$10 for lunch for a few days. Drew took $20 for gas from me last night, and I had to leave another $22 for her volleyball pictures...sheesh. I can see why mom is nuts when she talks about how much money they drain from her wallet. I can almost believe that it was necessary to institute allowances as a protective measure--that way they have the allowance and that's it, no more handouts from mom.
Random Things in My life:
1) It is the funniest thing in the world to play "Which Gargoyle wears which Star Trek uniform?" when watching Star Trek: First Contact and Gargoyles late, late at night. The running tally so far of ones I'm pretty sure of: Xanatos=Riker, Demona=Troy, Coldstone=Worf, and, okay, this might not be right, but Puck really does sound a lot like the guy who plays Data. Did I miss anyone? (note: Ben confirmed the Puck-Data thing for me, so go me!) It's all so incredibly disorienting to go back and forth between the two and remember that the good guys can be bad guys...and vice versa...
2) I had a disturbing moment where, for the first time in my life, I was attracted to a person in a Star Trek movie. Towards the end of First Contact, in the scene where Data is in the Borg alcove, he's got part of his face and hair replaced with human skin (versus whatever it is he's supposed to have covering his head as an android). It was so weird, but in that one shot, I was horribly attracted to Brent Spiner. It didn't last more than a second, and the moment he started talking again, I regretted it. Data's never been attractive--the actor looks worse for the makeup and the ten-fifteen years he's been doing that character--but with part of the makeup removed, his wrinkles are less obvious and not enough of the makeup is removed to make him look like his natural self to be a turn off. Sigh, how low I have sunk. Couldn't it have been Jonathan Frakes? Isn't he the one guilty pleasure Star Trek guy that people think it's acceptable to have an attraction to?
3) I now can cook something else: chicken cutlets and (sort of) Lisa's potatoes. She'll be thrilled when she hears that, upon making them, I thought, "These just aren't the same as hers," which is exactly how she reacts to any and all meals she cooks that she learned from her mother.
4) My project for my sister's wedding is coming along. I need to get more sleep and work on it less, but hey, it's so tempting because it means I'll be done with the stupid pink part soon! Well, on the skirt at least...
5) Never go shopping with me under any circumstances unless I am VERY CLEAR on what I'm shopping for. As in I know specifically which kind of what thing I'm buying. I subjected Liz C to a trip to the craft store in Scarsdale and bought...tah-dah! NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! STUPID! YOU'RE SO STUPID! On the other hand, we did find a cross-stitch pattern with a rooster wearing a vest in blue with a star on it and a flag in the background and the words "Let freedom Ring!" I saw it, died inside, held it together outside to show Liz, then we both died. It was that tacky and stupid and WTF, mate?-ish. Roosters are apparently very patriotic as there were more variations on that theme from the same designer.
6) My sisters are the biggest sinkholes for money ever. My dad left us $200. I have $50 left today, and it technically belongs to me as I took Devin to the grocery store and had to spend my own money to afford all we got. I already charged my weekly train pass, too. I'll probably have to charge gas. But the expenses...it's crazy! I can't even keep track. We spent $15 for pizza on Monday, $23 for BK on Tuesday, $75 for groceries Wednesday, and I gave them each ~$10 for lunch for a few days. Drew took $20 for gas from me last night, and I had to leave another $22 for her volleyball pictures...sheesh. I can see why mom is nuts when she talks about how much money they drain from her wallet. I can almost believe that it was necessary to institute allowances as a protective measure--that way they have the allowance and that's it, no more handouts from mom.
