My obsession with Scifi

Many of you may not know this, but you probably could have guessed that I am a SCIFI FANATIC! I love books, movies, miniseries, discussions, full series, and dreams all set in space or the supernatural. In order to commemorate my obsession I deemed today as official:

SCIFI LOVERS UNIT DAY FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This means you must choose your favorite scifi book, movie, or other category.

Books:

1. Gone

Kids all alone in a town with super powers. Animals morph too!

2. Twilight Series

Please don't tell me you haven't already read this!!!

3. The Dark Angel Trilogy (my absolute favorite)

A world is dying and one girl is chosen to save it inadvertently.

4. East

A fairytale with a Nordic girl and her bear.

Movies:

1. Firefly

Thats all for now Ben is shutting my computer as we speak...

Cats like Citrus

Today I baked a cake of lemon. I put copious amounts of lemon in every part. I put 1/2 cup of lemon juice in the cake and 1/2 cup lemon juice in the frosting. Somehow it was still not enough... First I thought to add grapefruit juice to the cake, but instead I made the frosting pure sour! I added more lemon juice to the frosting, and behold perfection! Once it was baked I put the frosting on top. It melted into a perfect layer. I ate a tiny little slice that made my face scrunch up. (just to test)

It was just perfect.

My kitten took a few bites. (without permission)

She thought it was just delicious. (purrrrrr)

If you would like a piece come on over!

Bring some tums...

And maybe some chocolate milk...

Sincerely,

An avid cake maker eater devotee and dictator

Recipe:

Betty Crocker yellow cake mix

Follow directions, BUT substitute 1/2 cup water with lemon juice

Frosting: a mountain of powdered sugar, some butter, lemon juice, and 1-2 drops yellow food coloring. Mix, add powdered sugar to thicken. Put on cake while still hot from oven. The white is the frosting without yellow food coloring.

Facebook and the types of people who post.

Everyday I look at my facebook account and I wonder what people are thinking. They treat facebook as though it is the most important thing to. Below I have listed several groups or categories of facebookers. If you disagree tell me why? If you want to add a category please do!

1. Mommies

These are the people who have just recently had a child. They are so enamored with their babies and post 1-2 pictures per day. Posts include quotes such as," Judy just picked up a cup and walked around smiling," or, "Jordan was angry during bath time." While this is somewhat endearing, you want to filter about half their posts in order to see more peoples statuses.

2. lovey couples

This is genre of facebooker that constantly post loving things about their significant other. Not only will they post these things daily, but also that significant other will say something equally as smoopey back. It will look something like this:

Javier is " loving the women who chose to marry him."

Emily: "Oh baby you are the best."

Javier: "No you are the best."

Sandra is "so thankful for a husband who does the dishes without her asking."

Bob: "Darling you are worth every scrub."

Sandra: "Let scrub together when I get home...:)"

You can see how this is like watching a terribly rated romance movie. Lets keep the love private and consider others without a significant other.

3. singles

This group includes partiers, just out of romances, and all other categories. These people post everything about how a party went, how drunk they were, and tend to group invite as a status update. Don't get me wrong, they are very entertaining, but how many drunk escapades do they post before everyone thinks they are an alcoholic? This group tends to flirt way to much as well. Their picture is very seductive and may include bare chests and cleavage. I say, " go to match.com!"

4. oversharers

Jaimie is, "I just pooped and it looked like a turtle."

George is, "Loving the new maytag washer that he and his wife bought ten minutes ago. It has a duel speed system. I even went to target and found this amazing green liquid soap that will be good for our environment. There is nothing like new $546.99 appliances that I was able to pay for from my savings account. Now I am poor. Want to buy my car? (503-456-****)

Violetta is, "Really excited that she moved up a bra size!"

enough said...

5. People who think facebook is twitter

This group updates every 30 minutes or so. This group can include any other category or group and most likely is a single or a mommy, or in some cases unemployed or sick.

6. songsmiths

I already demonstrated my pet peeve of random song lyrics as a post. If you are going to post please reference your quote. Otherwise, technically you are infringing on copyright laws.

7. gamers

This last group is by far the most annoying and yet so entertaining. Daily they remind you why it is important to have friends, pets, a job, and other things to do. Those people who spend hours a day playing games and posting their success are doing themselves a disservice. Rather read a book and tell my how it changed you!

Disclaimer: I am in no way judging other people. Instead I am reflecting on what I see and trying to make sense of it! I am sure I sometimes an part of these categories.

Oh, I forgot a category.....

8. People who join ridiculous groups...like my brother

A list of personal pet peeves for all to know.

1. teachers who talk with no purpose

2. t.v. shows that leave you with a cliff hanger

3. encountering more than two bad drivers during one trip

4. needing sugar but not the calories

5. late fees at the library

6. all my radio stations on commercial break

7. painful ponytails

8. not having sour cream when you need it!

9. judging one another

10. doing bad things to prove that you are interesting, so ridiculous...

ex. swearing, vandalizing, mocking, drinking, any drug, and just the choice to degrade your body and/or mind to prove to someone else your worth!

11. people who quit dreaming and working hard to accomplish that dream

12. being cold for too long

13. people who quote songs that I don't know as their facebook status

14. impatient people

15. the term love used foolishly

And that is all for now...

A day of love

To all my fellow lovers of men in the world,

With a cat in my lap and coffee brewing I contemplate what really happened yesterday. It was not that it didn't meet expectations, or fulfill the gift quota, or commemorate love. In fact Ben exceeded those categories. I just always feel like it wasn't the "perfect day." This tends to frustrate me every Valentine's day. I set myself up for failure. As a romantic I believe that everything about the day will be as spectacular as it should be. Countless hours could have been spent in preparation. Each reaction to a word or present is given with enthusiastic feeling. Instead I am met with the ordinariness of each day of my life.

I began to consider this phrase ordinary. Could not my ordinary be someone else's extraordinary? Ben has never taken me for granted. He buys me presents often, and he loves affection. Why would an ordinary day not be extraordinary? It seems to me that I need to change the way I think about what my husband provides naturally. He is a gift giver. He is very thoughtful. He gives me the affection I need and want. But most of all, he loves me deeply and fully. What more does a woman want? Forget about Valentine's day and hello Monday... :)

The beginning

I have decided to keep a journal of sorts to help me sort my life into coherent thoughts. I realize that more often than not my blog will be a place to vent or stew.

For example: Sometimes I feel like I waste too much time doing things that will never benefit anyone or anything. I watch to many BBC victorian romances. Tears roll down my face, my cat purrs into the blanket, and Ben comes home to ask," What's for dinner?" I take my melancholy mood and swing it into him. Before I have realized it the ridiculousness has slopped all over my real life. I need to quit taking time to watch depressing movies.