February 2010
26 posts
January 31st, 2010: Sunny, High 26° Low 18°
1. Today’s Mosquito Activity Forecast: Unfavorable for Mosquitos. 2. 5 packages shipping out tomorrow. BOO-YA. 3. Only 20% hungover. 4. I get to use Jon’s camera. 5. Wine = no pain.
January 2010
45 posts
January 30th, 2010: Mostly Sunny, High 24° Low 12°
1. Finished doing my taxes. Excellent results. 2. 2 switchplates and a seat. BOO-YA. 3. I’ve been feeling fat for the last few days, but not today. 4. Found a decent flapper outfit. 5. Going to start to learn how to use Jon’s camera.
January 29th, 2010: Mother-Humping Cold
1. Email from WENN wanting to do an article on Toiluxe. 2. On the “Best of the Best” on the NYC Thrillist. 3. Sold 3 seats, 1 possible, and 1 switchplate. 4. I make a good turkey burger. 5. Half Tone Bodyworks likes my poster (still in progress)
This Morning's Email
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January 28th, 2010: PM Snow Showers, High 39° Low...
1. Started a Sav-Mor Liquors photo collection. 2. The Great Plug Poster going very well. 3. Even though I can’t move my head, I didn’t cry. 4. Chicken broccoli calzone dipped in wing sauce. I’m probably PMSed. 5. Took this photo from my backyard.
January 27th, 2010: Sunny, High 42° Low 26°
1. I’m so sick of saying I was extremely productive today, but I was extremely productive today. 2. Finally timed my UPS shipments so I only have to pay one pick-up fee. 3. Cordy stopped by to remind Jon that he owes her $2 for leaving him alone for a week. And it’s been exactly a week since they made that deal. 4. This picture. 5. I made REALLY good turkey burgers.
January 26th, 2010: AM Showers, High 46° Low 28°
1. Was officially dismissed from jury duty after 12 hours of sitting on a wooden bench and 1 minute with the judge. 2. Left my headlights on all day while waiting to be dismissed from jury duty but AAA showed up within 10 minutes. 3. Good sandwich at the courthouse Cafe. 4. Found yet another Toiluxing product that I am in love with. 5. Don’t have to get up for court tomorrow.
January 25th, 2010: Heavy Rain / Wind, High 53°...
1. I remembered to get up for jury duty. 2. Stressed myself out over getting things done, but made more progress than I thought I would. 3. Moon. 4. There was another Virginia Ziobro in the jury pool today. I couldn’t find her, but she was there. 5. Submitted designs, accepted proposal, modge-podged until I was ready to punch someone in the throat.
January 24th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 42° Low...
1. Ran errands like I’ve never run them before. 2. Really didn’t want to run today, but I did. 3. Found a pair of jeans that I thought were on sale for $23.99. Turns out they were on sale for $3.74. 4. Put laundry away. Pretty much never happens. 5. Remembered to set my alarm clock so I don;t miss jury duty tomorrow.
January 23rd, 2010: Sunny, High 31° Low 19°
1. Longest nap I’ve taken in a very long time. 2. Boloco dinner. 3. Saturday that felt like a Sunday. 4. Remembered to take my photo of the day. 5. Almost finished the Globe Magazine Crossword Puzzle.
January 22nd, 2010: Mostly Sunny, High 37° Low 18°
1. Couldn’t sleep past 4am, but I was way productive until about noon. 2. Found some awesome PS tutorials online. Hence this photo. 3. Caught up on Project Runway at 1:30 this afternoon. And I didn’t feel guilty about it because I was up at 5am. 4. Doing a trade for advertising on GirlieGirlArmy.com. 5. Triple Thick Brush-On Clear Glaze.
January 21st, 2010: Sunny, High 36° Low 20°
1. 2 seats, 5 switchplates, and 2 custom requests in the pipeline. I need me some Mexicans. 2. In negotiations to create prizes for the All-American Beard and Moustache Contest. 3. Did my 3 mile run/walk. 4. Made a full, edible dinner in 20 minutes. 5. My days with Beacon are officially done.
January 20th, 2010: Mostly Sunny, High 38° Low 23°
1. Toiluxe is on the home page of today’s Boston Thrillist. 2. Sold 1 seat and 2 switchplates before 10:45am. 3. Didn’t have a meltdown at my doctor’s appointment like I expected I would. 4. Super helpful mentally challenged Home Depot employee. He carried all 6 of my toilet seats and we chatted about the weather. 5. Discovered the true meaning of having dinner with the...
January 19th, 2010: Rain / Snow, High 36° Low 26°
1. I is going to Hawaii. 2. Still walked 2.26 miles in the slushy, rainy rain-snow. 3. Started my EyebrowsUp etsy store. 4. Somehow ended up with a featured link on bust.com. 5. John Camera - always an adventure.
January 18th, 2010: Snow Shower/Wind, High 34° Low...
1. February 22nd through March 3rd, 2010: The $130 Round Trip Hawaii Tour. 2. Small heterosexual dinner party. 3. Wine + headache = no headache. 4. Watching Anne’s face as she opened her present. 5. Sitting around the dinner table talking about how rich I will be.
January 17th, 2010: Cloudy, High 38° Low 32°
1. Walked/ran 3.5 miles. Works as good as Xanax. 2. Made it to Playtime Crafts just before they closed. AND found exactly what I needed. 3. Depending on Delta, I will be going to Hawaii for FREE within the next month. 4. Inadvertently cleaned up my office/studio. Rockin’ the feng shui. 5. 12 hours. 1 xsnack.
“01/17/10: 3.5 miles”
January 16th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 42° Low...
1. Went outside for an hour today. Walked and ran. Came back feeling totally awesome. Thank you awesome iPod mix. 2. Went BACK outside and walked around for 30 minutes and took photos. 3. Assembly line style seat production. 4. Hot cocoa and Baileys. 5. I’m so much better off than the people on Intervention.
New Favorite Song →
you hit me once i hit you back you gave a kick i gave a slap you smashed a plate over my head then i set fire to our bed
January 15th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 43° Low...
1. Another seat order. 2. Orleans and The Lovely Bones. 3. Finally got some different photo ops today. 4. I helped my landlord steal internet. 5. So far, 2 seats and no cat-hairs.
January 14th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 33° Low...
1. FINALLY came up with a good argument for why Jon’s Anti-Class Theory won”t work for me. (Class meaning “a group of students who are taught together because they have roughly the same level of academic development,” not class as in “excellence or elegance, especially in dress, design or behavior, eg. “That girl’s got class.”) 2. Had a good...
January 13th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 29° Low...
1. 2 seats in the queue. 2. Apathy still awesome at page 89. 3. There is actually an International Emetophobia Society. 4. I left the house today to do stuff. 5. Inglourious Basterds again. Love it.
January 12th, 2010: Pretty fucking cold.
1. FINALLY a new episode of House. 2. Put together a Toiluxe Facebook Fan Page. 3. Showered before 5pm. 4. Started reading Apathy and Other Small Victories. I’m on page 41 and so far I have laughed out loud at least once within every two pages. 5. I used my broiler for the first time and dinner didn’t suck.
January 11th, 2010: Mostly Sunny, High 33° Low...
1. Finally posted my useless shoes on ebay. 2. For 33 degrees it felt pretty warm today. 3. I’m finding things to take pictures of other than my cats. Almost. 4. I am going to stop feeling like shit. Starting tomorrow. 5. So far have been fairly successful at regular writing.
January 10th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 26° Low...
1. Can’t believe I never used Modge Podge for a switchplate before today. 2. Showered before 12:30. 3. Gathered a trashbag full of clothes I don’t need. 4. Eggplant calzone. 5. Got to mess around with my new flash.
January 9th, 2010: Sunny, High 23° Low 9°
1. Was able to find the fringe I needed without going all the way to Michaels. 2. I’m not the only one who can’t figure out the HDR photo tutorial. 3. Saw The Hangover again. 4. Found a really cool vintage photo effect. 5. Frosted Mini-Wheats.
“The thing about the 60’s is that there was a lot of creativity going on...”
– Jon
January 8th, 2010: Lamest "Snow Shower" Ever, High...
1. ALL of my music fits on my new FREE ipod. 2. Shutter Island is so good. I’m trying not to finish it too fast. 3. My flash came in. 4. I cooked dinner AND dessert. 5. Away We Go.
January 7th, 2010: Sunny, High 33° Low 20°
1. Finally went to the bank. (Note to self: Add “get out of the house once a day” to 2010 To-Do List.) 2. Got some kick-ass photos while I was out of the house. 3. Processed said photos. 4. Pesto white pizza at Liz and Brad’s. 5. Buzzed but not drunk… maybe…
January 6th, 2010 : Haven't been outside all day. ...
1. My boots arrived! 2. Figured out some cool HDR techniques. 3. Applied for about 12 more freelance gigs. 4. I realized there are people who are so much worse off than I am, and I need to stop feeling sorry for myself over things that are ultimately no big deal in the grand scheme of things. (Yet I started a new blog which will allow me to complain endlessly if I want to. Which I am...
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We Learned Our Lesson!!, May 28, 2008
My wife was desperate for a child and, knowing she couldn’t have one, picked this thing up behind my back. She went through all the pains of labor, just trying to put it in, and then decided that maybe birthing wasn’t for her. Needless to say she is recovering quite well despite all the tubes hanging out of her. I later learned that this is meant...
January 5th, 2010: Pestilence
1. Felt like crap all day but did NOT take a nap and DID get some important business-y things done. 2. Finished my Elance Profile. (It looks lame right now because the $ is at 0…) 3. Didn’t have to eat soup or pasta cuz Jon bought Pranzi’s. 4. The Keurig One-Cup Coffee Maker - how does it get so hot so FAST? 5. I believe my pestilence is clearing up.
Amazon recommended to me that since I have this on my wish list, I might also like this…
January 4th, 2010: Partly Cloudy, High 33° Low 15°
1. Vivian Cleaned House. 2. Found a hoard of Hoarders episodes OnDemand. 3. I have an actual case of sickness (rather than one I just think I have.) 4. Finally got to give Deb her Christmas gifts. 5. I didn’t have to dig my car out of the previous day’s snow.
January 3rd, 2010: Snow Shower / Wind, Low 22°
1. Started reading Shutter Island. 2. Cherry Seat looks awesome. 3. Ate a perfectly ripe mango. 4. Bought myself a new flash. 5. Finally took down our very sad, very dead Christmas tree.
January 2nd, 2010: Snow, wind cold.
1. Did some tornado cleaning. 2. Watched Helena watch Grease. 3. Dinner and drinking with Anne, Wendy and Nancy. 4. Found the Spaceship in the Basement guy on you tube!! 5. Windy, snowstormy peaceful day.
January 1st, 2010: Snow, High 29° Low 22°
1. Hungover, but no headache. 2. Started my 365 Project. 3. Jennifer’s Body - hilariously campy, awesome soundtrack. 4. Applied for a part-time dog-walker job. 5. Dog-walking company also cat-sits.
2010 To-Do List, in no particular order
1. Learn to drive standard. 2. Quit smoking (aka. Party Smoking) 3. Make 30 minutes (minimum) of exercise a part of my daily routine, no matter what it is. 4. Clean out one box of shit a week. Maybe every other week. 5. 365 Project. 6. Become a successful freelancer. 7. Take care of this vomit-phobia bullshit.
December 31st, 2009: New Year's Eve
1. Keurig One-Cup Coffee Maker and K-Cups. Makes me want to make coffee even if I don’t want to drink it. 2. Snowfalls and laziness. 3. Season 1 of 30 Rock. I can’t believe I have never watched this show. 4. Karaoke at Suzanne’s. 5. Brazilian New Year’s Celebration at the Cameron’s.