"He's a teacher from Rockville Center and he's gonna die on the moon."

[maypirate]

So in retrospect, the picture for my "weekend summary" made it look like I was dead, which wasn't the intention, but I have this problem where I assume people understand what's going on in my head when I do or say things, regardless of how strange they are.

I did have a good weekend, and it was fairly low key.

Saturday I worked for a while until I thought I might start crying (Maxwell Street Days I hate you so much), then gave the pigs a bath, which was horrible for Olivia but we all survived (there will be pictures at a future time.

Then I went over to caffeaffogato's and we had toy time, with our new Charlottes, a plush QB, and this fantastically posable Asuka figure she and kleptoneko got me. Much time was spent bending her into Matrixy positions for kicks.



Sunday infinityduck and I drove to Kenosha to go to a lunchy thing for monkeybobert's future wedding. Food was consumed. Heat was sat in. Words and pleantries were exchanged. And then we drove back!



And then I don't remember what I did, but I bet it was quiet and hopefully productive in some magical way.

Anyway. The rest of my life mostly revolves around trying to prepare the store for the sidewalk sale, which I've mostly done single-handedly. I mean, I had to make my boss actually do her damn job - if I'd left it to her, we probably wouldn't have started until today. I just. Ugh. I know I got myself in over my head a little, but goddammit, no one can do anything right around here, or even makes attempts, so I've been trying to make it less of a Hideous Clusterfuck of Many Sorrows, but it'll probably end up that way regardless. It's all making me dead inside, I will be so happy when it's over.

And then I will answer comments and be good at LJ and not a total monster sobsobsob.

Here's that fun question meme, from qetuo4756,

1. What fictional character would you like to meet?

Daraarghgh. I have no idea! My honest first impulse was Hamlet, because I had such a crush on Hamlet back in high school, but I'm not sure if he'd actually be a delight to hang around with or not. I suppose it would depend on his mood. I'd always be up for Asuka, or Robert Chase, from House M.D., since I love his dumb face.

Or Sulu. That would be good too. Or Pippin, from LotR. Man I'm never any good at these questions. :F

2. What is your greatest fear?

Well I really hate throwing up and run away when it happens near me, but I've had a lifelong fear of tornadoes that was really bad when I was a kid, got better when I was a teenager, and then my house got hit by a tornado when I was in my 20's and I was like "OH GOD THEY CAME BACK FOR ME." And especially considering the devastation this year, and the heartbreaking story from my guinea pig community of the woman whose house was demolished and had her pigs blow away... I just. Man. I'm always the person narrowing their eyes at the sky, wondering what's being planned.

...also I'm afraid people won't get it together and will make my country even worse and not realize all the ways we can/need to save ourselves from global warming/lack of bees/etc, but if I think about that too hard I just get so depressed.

3. Which character do you identify with the most?

Ain't no surprises there.



This hot bitch. She is my girl. I started out hating her, but our bond has only grown deeper over the past ten years. She's so proud, and her pride hurts her so badly. She wants so much, but she can't always reach it. She's broken, but if she could learn to accept her brokenness and get past it... there could be so much good. She could make her own life so much better.

And I know I'm not as messed up and broken as she is, but she struggles and she fights and she thinks so highly of herself and then so lowly of herself. She's so conflicted and real and maybe what I like the most is how limitless she is, and everything that she's capable of being. I want that for myself, I suppose. To get beyond what holds me back and be everything I'd like to be, just like her.

4. What do you want to be remembered for?

SOMETHING TOTALLY AWESOME. I just...don't know what yet. My quote in my senior yearbook was "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it," (Churchill) but that was when I thought I was going to be a historian, so it was a double entendre. Nevertheless, I'd still like to think that of myself.

I dunno maybe I'll write the definitive novel on graverobbing or something who even knows. :F

5. Which body part of yours do you want replaced?

It might be nice to have a less bitchy GI tract. Or maybe some kind of powerful steel esophagus that would get rid of my heart burn/acid reflux problems. Maybe a new right shin, because mine hurts a lot.


Good times. Also, I've made it three days without my heartburn medication, which I think is some kind of record.

And my iced tea latte from Starbinx is better than the weird seemingly-never-ending-but-not-good-mocha that I got from a local place yesterday. What can I say, corporate whoredom sometimes pays off.

Right. Back to Maxhell Street Doom preparation.

Comments

[herongale]

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ASUKA IN MY MIND, MAY

ALWAYS

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU HERON

THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME ;;_;;

[tavella.livejournal.com]

What *is* that title quote from?

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

It's a possibly misquoted line from the sketch show "The Human Giant," wherein they have a reality show where they kidnap people, release them on the moon, then hunt them down. :F

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Ah! I was trying to google, and could not come up with anything.

[shipwreck-light.livejournal.com]

YOU CAN BE DEAD IF YOU WANT THAT'S OK.

Is that the Asuka figma or an Asuka from a different line? I have trouble resisting those and OHMIGOSH SO CHARMING. Ahem. Cough.

Thank you so much for the chocolate head! It made my afternoon. Also, Backatcha, you awesome person you. EPIC BROFIST.

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

It is indeed the figma! I didn't actually know anything about them, but caffeaffogato is a big whore for nendroids, and knows my deep-seated Asuka needs.

I'm glad you liked your random head gift! I think your writing style is great and your exuberance and comments always make me smile, I just supersuck at commenting, especially when my job hollows me out into a bitter husk. BROFISTTT.

[qetuo4756.livejournal.com]

Toy time sounds fun. Asuka's looking good with her half-way back flip! ;)

You know, tornadoes might actually be a conspiracy. I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

You could also write a how-to book about grave-robbery, as well. ;)

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that wasn't even the best pose I got her into. Her stand is high quality!

And here I always thought that we Jews controlled the weather! Well clearly there's a glitch in the system!

...I'm gonna need to do a little more research first. >.>