rants and ramblings of utter randomness

...AKA the bus trip from hell, which was replete with stupidities that definitely do NOT need exploring at this juncture (mostly because most of them were mine), I am finally here. mr_t00by got here before me and so could meet me at the bus station (which, as it turns out, is within walking distance of the hostel). Now we need to find Stuff to Do without spending much money. I have already started up with the picture-taking, of course. :)


So, um. Hello, Canada. I've missed you.

You know how people ask questions like, "Do you remember where you were blahblahblah years ago?" No?

Well, um. I definitely remember where I was nineteen years ago, because I'd just given birth for the fourth (and, alas, final) time. Despite my horrendous experience at Evil Baby Factory, the end result was, and is, pretty awesome. :D :D

Happy birthday, mr_t00by, YAAAAY! *kermitflail*

I suck at sentiment, so I'll let someone more eloquent talk instead (and yeah, this is the same thing I quoted when Hannah turned nineteen, but I'm pretty sure mr_t00by will appreciate it more, seeing as how he's actually read the text in question).

( On Being Nineteen )





And now for some pictures!

( Baby!Isaac, circa 1991 )

( This one's from last summer )

( And this one was taken in San Juan during a cruise in January )

patchfire, have you ever heard of Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland?

It's not specifically about the South (in fact, I think it's more about the Midwest/West), but it sounds like something you might like.

Also, stormymouse, j_s_cavalcante and eldritchhobbit sent me LJ-prezzies.!


*looks disdainfully at recent posts*

Hardly any fannish stuff recently. Not Fun. Maybe after my weekend from hell is over? Yes, definitely. I have a story due, after all. :D

Things that are not hellish: mr_t00by graduates from high school today, and later I get to see Amelia. Whee!

Things that are definitely hellish: Moving heavy furniture this Sunday after a night of no sleep in really hot weather when I have to work AGAIN Sunday night. I'm thinking of saying screw it and paying this month's rent so I can do it next week. Because ugh. I don't think it's healthy.

But I just found this and I had to post it:



mr_t00by never TELLS me when he puts these things up. I have to find them on my own. Geez.

Also, I need suggestions as to what colour to paint his room (note ugly walls in background). He's not giving me any suggestions except "blue". Anything's better than that mud-brown it is now.

So I spent last night at the Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, VT, while mr_t00by visits Johnson State College. I'm getting an AAA discount, so I'm not paying full price, which is good. I'm comfortable and warm and I got to take a nice hot bath, but the utter tweeness of the place is pretty overwelming. There are STENCILS OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS AND FRUIT ON THE WALLS. EURGH. Also the canopy bed and the oh-so-New-England muted burgandies and cadet blues, and the little shelves with books nobody ever reads (um. Readers' Digest condensed books? Come ON, people). But yay complimentary wifi!

Good things about being in upstate VT:

• Mountains and snow and old covered bridges (which are kind of scary to drive over).
  
• Chocolate Strawberry dessert martini. Yum.
  
• Yay complimentary wifi! I didn't even know until now that my laptop (which used to be mr_t00by's laptop) could do wireless.
  
• CTV and CBC. On TELEVISION.

Mneh things about being in Upstate VT:

• It apparently snowed last night, and I'm not good at driving in snow. It doesn't look like a lot, but still. Eep.
  
• I didn't bring a toothbrush.
  
• I think the guy at the front desk is fake. He's very courteous but sorta vacant.
  
• The inn is trying waaay to hard to be quaint. See above for OMG STENCILS OF BIRDS AND FLOWERS AND FRUIT. Dude. There are two pseudo-Amish birds stenciled on the wall behind me. I had to sleep under birds made of paint.
  
• etalk is as annoying as Entertainment Tonight (although peacey might want to know that Gerard Butler was featured on etalk, and also Canada AM, which is just as annoying as The Today Show). But really, I don't care if Jake Gyllenhall and Reese Witherspoon make a good couple.
  
• I have no time to do anything because I'm away from home so much these days. Tomorrow I'm bringing my mother home to Block Island (which is a good thing) and I'll be staying overnight at least, then I have to work Sunday to make up for not working Friday.
  
• For reasons that I can't be arsed to explore at this juncture, my bright idea to hey! wander around southern Québec didn't happen. Not that I was jonesing to go to Québec anyway, but still. There might have been a bookstore. With a section on politics. *cries* My inner dork is NOT pleased, not at all. blrgh.

Oh, and patchfire, take a look at this! I haven't read it yet. At first brief glance, it looks good except for some minor punctuation/quotes errors.

Paraphrased but accurate phone conversation regarding junior class play at mr_t00by's school:

mr_t00by: So you know how we're doing Macbeth this year?

primroseburrows: Yeah?

mr_t00by: So, guess who I'm playing?

primroseburrows: Um. Macbeth??

mr_t00by: Yep.

primroseburrows: *squees and gushes uncontrollably*

primroseburrows: You'll be careful, right? Don't do anything dangerous like climbing on high ladders and stuff.

mr_t00by: Okay.


When Dorks Collide. It's not a pretty picture.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS.