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Erik and I stopped by this new organic/natural grocery store, Sprouts Farmer's Market, yesterday and it was so cool. It's like having our very own little Whole Foods except without all the downtown hipsters. I love the huge barrels of granola and oats and nuts. If I was 5 years old again I would SO be shoving my hands into them. Can you imagine what it would feel like to put your hand in a big barrel of oats? Probably pretty awesome. Anyway, I bought organic honey-roasted peanut butter. Mmmmm. And Erik got some zucchini-nut bread that he's already polished off. We're definitely going to have to go back some time soon.

Also, looks like my birthday's coming up in like nine days. Kinda snuck up on me. Can't believe I'm going to be 24. Honestly, most days I still feel like I'm 18. I guess I've grown up a little bit, though. Still, in six years I'm going to be 30. Damn. Not cool.

Erik has discovered that, when all other methods fail, the best way to coax me from my warm and comfy covers in the morning is to promise mexican food for lunch (which is pretty clever on his end and just a little bit sad on mine). El Arroyo on monday was soooooooo worth it. Or was it on tueday...? I dunno, I'm mixed up. I spent all day thinking today was tuesday when it was really wednesday.

We went to Super Target this evening to buy the new Pearl Jam CD and ended up walking out with a stuffed cart full of groceries. Everything from milk to frozen fried ravioli. Still am not quite sure how that happened. And we didn't even get the CD, either. The sassy black lady who rung us up kept making comments like "Did you find everything you were looking for?" and "Did you come shopping on an empty stomach?" which I guess was kind of amusing. At least she made conversation instead of standing there, dead silent, ringing up the items. It unnerves me when the cashiers don't say anything, especially if I'm buying a lot of stuff. I imagine that they're calling me all sorts of names in their head, cursing me for choosing their check-out lane. Which I wouldn't be able to blame them for, because god knows I'd do it if I were in their shoes.

Anyway, I should get some sleep if I'm going to try tackling the dishes some time tomorrow. I'm so behind on dishes and laundry, ugh. It's almost 2010, weren't we supposed to have robot housekeepers by now?

Sorry Alan, kinda stealing for format for a spell
Some things lately that are very good:

- The movie 9
For only being about 80 minutes long, it's definitely one of the best movies I've seen so far this year, if not THE best (District 9 may still take the cake for me, not sure). It's definitely an emotional roller coaster of a movie and packs a lot of punch. Also, kids under the age of 7 may be scarred for life. Just a head's up.

- Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
I haven't played a new Mario game since...um...well, it's been a very long time. Luigi's characterization has changed. I remember him being unappreciated and overlooked in favor of Mario's awesomeness, though I don't recall him necessarily being worse than Mario in any noticeable way. His only fault seemed to be, simply, that he wasn't his famous brother. But now it appears that Luigi is bumbling, lazy, cowardly...I dunno, it's endearing, but I miss how it used to be. That, and I feel old.

- Dan Brown's new book, The Lost Symbol
I read The Da Vinci Code during my senior year of high school. I listened to the audiobook of Angels & Demons about two years after that. I've seen the movie adaptations of both books. I guess you could say I am a fan of Dan Brown, or at least his Robert Langdon stories. I know he's written other novels that don't feature Langdon, and I've bought one of them to read after I'm done with this new book. So far, I am insanely captivated. I'm about 175 pages in and shit is gettin' serious.

That's all for now. I think it's bedtime.

Okay Project Runway, WTF? Why is it that every single season, without fail, the one contestant with the worse sewing skills keeps not getting eliminated? I'm looking at you, Mitchell, you habitual screw-up. This is starting to get ridiculous. And now in the first two episodes they've already eliminated the two most "out there" people, so...who's going to be our resident crazy designer this season?

In funner news, Erik and I and going bowling with my parents on saturday for some Humane Society fundraiser thingie. The four of us are going to be one of a few different teams. I'm pretty jazzed about it!

My friends Carrie and her brother, Chuck, were in town the last two days staying at Sarah and Chris' home in Round Rock. I went up to see them all for dinner last night and had such a great time and the food was so yummy (Sarah is such an amazing cook that she cooked asparagus and I actually kinda liked it...my mom would flip). Even Alan was able to come, who I haven't seen even longer than everyone else, so that was an extra special treat getting to see him.

A co-worker of Chris' had dinner with us too, and about halfway through the meal him and I realized that he went to high school with my brother and was a pretty good friend of his. I think we spent a good half hour going down memory lane, talking about Stony Point and all the kids we both knew. It was so strange, I mean what are the odds?

And this afternoon, Carrie and Chuck stopped by the house to see me and Erik on their way home to San Antonio, which was nice because Chuck hadn't seen the place yet. All in all, it's been a truly fantastic pair of days. Now all that's left is to sleep! And tomorrow, I think Erik and I are going to see that District 9 movie. Aliens!

(Oh, and I don't want to jinx myself, but I've been reading some books on writing and I think I'm going to try my hand at it again. I have an idea that I've been fleshing out in my brain for over two weeks now, and it's kind of scaring me because I actually have figured out a way for it to end. And I can NEVER end stories. I would discuss my idea at length, because god knows I want to very badly, but one of the books I've read says that talking about a story can take all the wind out of its sails and leave you feeling uninterested when you sit down to actually write it. And that's my biggest problem, keeping wind in my sails.)

Current Mood: grateful

Quick question y'all - I'm wanting to sell an exercise bike on the Craigslist, and if a new model goes for $1100, how much should I be asking for this one? Save for a little dust, it's practically brand new since I've used it probably all of 5 times. Is it unrealistic to ask for $600, or should I go higher or lower?

Ugh, kids
I gotta come out of Livejournal hibernation to just say... what a little asshole.

Playing video games is a waste of time because it doesn't help humanity? Using that line of thinking, so is shooting hoops in your driveway or taking cooking classes. Jesus, talk about holier-than-thou. Maybe when he hits puberty and discovers girls he'll realize that not everything you do has to be some noble endeavor to better mankind for it to be worthwhile.

And now, I'm gonna play Sims 3 until I get carpal tunnel again, thankyouverymuch "genius" kid.

Stolen from hallo_katzchen
RULES:
_ Pick your birth month.
_ Strike out anything that doesn't apply to you.
_ Bold (or italicize) the five-ten that best apply to you.
_ Copy to your own journal, with all twelve months under a lj-cut.
_ Tag 5 people from your friends list.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. ~~Difficult to fathom.~~ Thinks forward. Unique and ~~brilliant.~~ Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. ~~Fine and strong clairvoyance.~~ ~~Can become good doctors.~~ Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. ~~Less talkative but~~ amiable. ~~Brave and~~ generous. Patient. ~~Stubborn and hard-hearted.~~ ~~If there is a will, there is a way.~~ ~~Determined.~~ ~~Never gives up.~~ Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. ~~Motivates oneself.~~ ~~Does not appreciate praises.~~ High-spirited. ~~Well-built and tough.~~ Deep love and emotions. Romantic. ~~Uncertain in relationships.~~ Homely. ~~Hardworking.~~ ~~High abilities.~~ Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. ~~Not able to control emotions.~~ ~~Unpredictable.~~

( The 12 months. )

I will tag...let's see - Kimmy, Sarah, Michi...actually, anyone who wants to do it! :P

= Kelly =

Current Mood: bored

Watching Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight is oh-so heartbreaking and yet it just has to be seen because it's fucking incredible. Pretty much the minute he appeared on screen, Heath vanished, and all I could see was the Joker. That usually never happens for me in movies; I'm always almost painfully aware that it's George Clooney or Elijah Wood or Johnny Depp or whoever else. Russel Crowe managed to do it once, and Cate Blanchett almost always does. Heath Ledger wasn't really ever once of those actors, but man he totally tapped into something for this movie. And we'll never see it again.

So, um, yeah...go see it.

= Kelly=

Current Mood: excited

Weirdness
( So today it was crazytown here at the house. )

= Kelly =

Current Mood: accomplished

Wow, has it really been a whole month since my last post?

Having Erik here has been a blast! I'm still not completely used to having someone else in the house with me all the time, but I'm getting there. God I'm so behind on laundry, though!

Anyway, we've been having tons of fun - playing video games, watching movies, just hanging out and enjoying each other's company and being huge nerds and slowly realizing that we don't have to have any more airport goodbyes.

There is some bad news on the homefront, though. Erik's grandmother, who had been in the hospital for three weeks or so, passed away last night. The viewing is on friday and the funeral's on saturday, so I think we'll be flying up thursday.

I promise to post more often - I'd write more tonight, but I've got a big bandaid on my pointer finger that's making it super clumsy to type.

Hope everyone's doing well!

= Kelly =

Current Mood: good

HOORAY!
So guess who's naked in my house? :D

(Kelly's note: I was going to post "Guess who's finally here?" but Erik just got out the shower and commandeered the keyboard...*shakes fist*)

= Kelly =

Current Mood: amused

This time tomorrow, I'll be on a plane to St. Louis again. This definitely won't be the last time, of course, because I'm sure we'll be visiting his family later this year. But this trip does have a sense of finality about it.

I'm admittedly very anxious about having Erik move in. This is the biggest change I've ever been faced with. I want him to move in more than anything, but I am nervous. Not because I'm afraid it won't work, but just because of what this move signifies. My brother asked me last night if we were getting married, and said, "I mean, that's where this is headed, right? You're dating a guy, it's going really well, he's moving in. It's gonna happen sooner or later."

Erik moving in with me...means that I'm going to have him for the rest of our lives. I can't even tell you guys how much I've wanted that to be my reality for the last year and a half. And now it really is going to happen!

Ha, I could gush about all this stuff forever and ever.

= Kelly =

Current Mood: giddy

So I've been using Proactive since the night of the 7th and I must say I've noticed some decent change so far.

( Check the picture! )

My cheeks and chin aren't as red and blotchy as they usually are, and also my skin is getting crazy smooth. Usually I can feel all kinds of raised bumps on my cheeks, but those are going away. And the pores on my nose look smaller and cleaner, too. So, thus far I'm pretty impressed with the product. It dries my skin out just a tad though, but I've got moisturizer for that so it's not a very big deal.

In other news, this is my schedule for the next week:
Monday - Mom and dad are coming down with a trailer to haul the old furniture in my garage away. Mom's gonna sell 'em in the Williamson County Animal Shelter garage sale.
Tuesday - CLEANING DAY.
Wednesday - Dinner in Georgetown with my parents and my Gramma Jerry, who's gonna be in town from Tuesday to Saturday.
Thursday - Packing. Grocery shopping. And some new furniture for the dining room area is getting delivered.
Friday - Leaving at noon to fly up to St. Louis!
Saturday and Sunday - Going to the lake with Erik and his family.
Monday - Chillin' and packing Erik's truck probably.
Tuesday - Erik and I drive down to Texas!!

YIPPIE!!! :D

= Kelly =

Current Mood: good

Blah blah blah, putz putz putz, bored bored bored.

Erik went out last night to chill with an old friend and they've been doing stuff all day today too, and while I miss talking to him and I'm all like dfgjhsdlfkgjs, it's pretty cool that they're getting to hang out after probably not seeing each other for a long time. Especially since Erik's moving down here soon. So I'm proud of myself for not being all clingly and calling him every couple hours.

Mrrrraaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...

Anyway. American Idol's on right now. Bo Bice is performing for some reason. And I really think Jason Castro is going home. ): I don't want him to, but I think his time's up. Especially after he missed some of the lyrics in Tambourine Man. I mean seriously, how can you sing that song and then forget "In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you"? I mean, that's like the lyric EVERYONE knows from that song. And then he remembered all the verses perfectly. WTF, Jason.

Oh, and random observation. Jenna Bush looks EXACTLY like a young version of her dad if he had fake boobs and dressed in drag. They have the SAME face. It's creepy. Seriously, I think her fiance has a secret fetish for the president.

I should be doing laundry...

= Kelly =

Current Mood: bored

Thank you Kimmy for giving me something to kill the boredom! :D

( 50 odd things survey )

= Kelly =

Current Mood: hungry

I don't like sleezy guys who smell like a billion cigarettes hanging out in my house...
Haha, nothing like getting hit on by the Sear's repair man come to do maintinence on my washer and dryer...

Him: So do you want the good news or the bad news first?
Me: Um...bad news.
Him: The bad news is you probably won't be seeing me again. I know, I know, but keep it together until I leave.
Me: Hahaha...ha...what's the good news?
Him: The good news is you probably won't be seeing me again - kidding, I'm kidding, that was the bad news. Your washer's fine, I couldn't find anything wrong with it.
Me: Oh, cool. That's a relief.
Him: Yeah, I didn't think there would be any problems considering it's only a couple years old.
Me: And it's not like I do a crazy amount of laundry or anything.
Him: Well how about I bring mine over sometime? That sound good? Hahaha!
Me: Haha...ha...ha...

And the whole time all I can think about is that I was too lazy to put on a bra today and him and I are the only people in the house and oh god please just give me my receipt and go already and pay no attention to the various colored and lacy undergarments that I did not know were still in the dryer. Ugh, talk about your uneasy feelings. At least the pest guy earlier came in, sprayed for bugs, had me sign his clipboard, and was on his way as simple as that. Sigh.

= Kelly =

Current Mood: groggy

I've been playing the Gameboy Advance release of Breath of Fire 2 on my DS for about the last week. I'm sure nobody knows what game I'm talking about...but anyway, I totally beat it! I used to play the SNES version as a kid and I never, ever beat the final boss. I also never really understood the richness of the plot when I was young, but man...the bad guys are such a metaphor for the Catholic Church. And the good guys all worship dragons and nature gods and giant trees and whatnot.

Anywho, so yeah, I'm proud of myself even though it's pretty much a meaningless accomplishment. :P

So now it's almost 1am and I'm gonna head out to HEB and get a bit of groceries. What can I say? I'm hungry and I've been trying not to eat a lot of fast food. And you know you need to go food shopping very badly when you're having dreams about it...

May 16th needs to hurry up and be here!!

Current Mood: accomplished