How F**king American Are You?

found this at Luka’s site.

Economic Left/Right: -4.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.85

Very interesting quiz and site. I like the comparison of different world leaders / politicians and there’s a lot more to read there. Not that surprised by my results though.

Your Familiar is a Deer. You are a free spirited
person, and love to be with small groups of
close friends. Trust in yourself, and open up
to others a little more.

What is your Pagan Familiar
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I watched Secretary over the weekend and it was interesting. Got me a little closer to understanding this concept of pleasure from pain - it’s still an itch I can’t quite scratch though. I’m notorious for having an extremely low threshold or any kind of sustained tolerance for pain so the idea of getting pleasure from pain is totally foreign to me. The idea of giving up control (and therefore responsibility?) is somewhat appealing but in most cases I’ve read the “sub” has more control while the “dom” has the pressure of responsibility. Thanks to the whole Delia Day thing reading up on this subject and trying to understand bdsm has become a bit of a hobby. Not practice - just study. And probably over-intellectualize but I’m really trying hard not to judge it - just trying to understand it.

The movie itself was fun. A little underlit and pretty slow moving for my taste but the last ten minutes were definitely worth the wait. I’m always a sucker for a good bathtub scene. And I was suffering some fairly serious bathtub envy there. What it was doing on the second floor of a dark law office (vague asian design scheme and cool orchid motif notwithstanding) is anyone’s guess. But I think the moral of the story is that true love and companionship come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. That and the idea that there’s a perfect match for everyone somewhere in the world.

So what did the Gylenhalls put in their water when they were feeding their kids? Those siblings are like the postmodern campbell’s soup kids - scary and precious with the cutest little widdle voices. I can’t figure out if they’re both kind of dim with an obtuse sense of humor or if they’re really smart and pretending to be dim just to appear more interesting. They both have eyes that remind me of Winter when she wants a treat.

We have friends from Alabama visiting this week so there was some initial panic trying to de-frat-house the place. I guess you could call us domestically challenged? It was somewhat short notice. It would’ve been less short notice if we ever answered the phone when unfamiliar numbers show on the caller id or ever checked our voice mail. We’re mostly just embarrassed about our non-checking-voicemail and nasty household habits.

We got the house cleaned for the most part (the public and guest rooms are presentable but past the office door there be dragons). But now their visit has been delayed. So we have a clean house which is always a novel thing for us. It’s fun while it lasts. We’re hoping to see our friends Thursday or Friday and that they’re not very allergic to pets because the guest room is usually the cats’ room.

I used this event as an opportunity to buy new sheets and towels for the guest room and bathroom (which is usually my bathroom). There was a clearance sale on swell products at Target and I had a ball buying semi-retro completely mismatched linens. My favorite bits were the groovy multicolored round target bath mat and the martini-glass toothbrush holder.

I’ve decided that there’s just no getting around the seventies suburban look of this house. Combine this with an accidental collection of mid 20th century furniture bought and inherited from different sources over the years the best option is to embrace the suburban retro concept. It’s certainly unusual and wouldn’t be entirely out of place here. The difference, I guess, is we’re doing it in an ironic way, right? Heh.

We also finally got a stucco guy to actually answer his phone, set an appointment, show up for it, give an estimate, and come back to actually do the work! In that order! This is no small task folks. And bonus jackpot: his guys do yardwork as a sideline so now our yard is completely weed-free. It looks amazing. Cost us a fortune but no more hay fever and goathead encrusted ankles for me!

I’d just like to reiterate my fandom of Torrid. They’ve opened a Halloween category where plus size women can actually get cool costumes. There’s a black kitty outfit, a pirate girl dress, a fairy costume, and more. Hmm. This is the first time in years I’ve actually thought about getting a costume and going out on Halloween.

Last week I went into the starbucks while Cody waited in the car. The barista must’ve been new because it took him a long time to make the drinks. Longer than usual anyway.

So I was checking out the coffee mugs and various toys and found this weird beige stoneware coffee mug with orange stripes that had an orange removable rubber bottom and lid of the same material that fit on top in a very strange way - so strange that I thought it was broken or warped but was actually a feature. I was intrigued by this mug - mostly for it’s strangeness and the combination of beige and orangish-burnt sienna stripes. This was a mug only a mother could love, right? I even thought about buying it but didn’t.

Cody went into the same starbucks yesterday and when he came out he was carrying a bag. At first I thought he had gotten a new bearista for me but it was the weird orange mug.

These are the moments when you know you’re with the right person.

Isn’t this the cutest little drawing?

I’ve seen so many simulations of “correct sleeping positions” for human spine and necks to sell pillows and foam pads and whatnot but I just couldn’t help thinking how cute it was they did one for doggies. And look at the little droopy ear. I love that.

You’re a Spirograph!! You’re pretty tripped out,
even though you’ve been known to be a bit
boring at times. You manage to serve your
purpose in life while expending hardly any
effort (and are probably stoned to the gills
all the while).

What childhood toy from the 80s are you?
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