| Olive it is |
[Jul. 2nd, 2007|08:05 pm] |
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| | take me back to your house -by Basement Jaxx | ] |
I thought it over and have decided to keep Olive just as Olive (like Mario sugested)-i'm already attached to him with that name (even though I didn't know he was a he) and he seems to be used to it too. So Olive it is. Plus, once he gets neutered (on Thursday), no one will know the difference. Plus, an olive is just an olive. So if I name my cat Olive, it doesn't have to mean it's a girl.
so there. |
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| My Transexual Cat... |
[Jul. 1st, 2007|06:34 pm] |
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| |  surprised | ] |
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| | The White Stripes | ] |
So it turns out my cat is not a she, but a he. Thank you very fucking much, Maria... now I'm all confused. But all is well -I originally wanted a boy cat :)
I adopted the kitten a little over a month ago -now an adolescent, and a total pain in the ass, like all juveniles... Well, when I first met the cat (which I eventually named Olive), I was told it was a girl. I took it as a fact and adopted her and kept assuming Olive was a girl -UNTIL TODAY. A few days ago I noticed something not very girly on the back side of my cat. I ignored it and thought "well, maybe it's a weird cat-vagina thing" -because I could never be able to identify Othello and Ty (my sis-in-law's cats) as male, so I concluded "what do I know?"
Well, today, just for kicks I decided to do some research about sexing cats. Finally I just grabbed "olive," felt her up, and yeah -those are definitely balls.
Poor kitty (I refuse to rename him "Oliver" and am currently thinking about a new name -leaning towards "Floyd"), we just discovered his balls, only to get rid of them in a few days -My pests, I mean pets, have vet appointments on Thursday. The kitty that was going to be spayed will now be neutered... I should call the vet office and let them know... |
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| fatness |
[May. 16th, 2007|07:08 pm] |
I saw Bjork in concert last night. In Red Rocks, of all places, so it was absolutely amazing :) Got a shirt. wore it today. I'm so cool.
Other than that, I'm just sitting here watching one of those fat people shows on TLC... and eating ice cream. You would think most people would feel somewhat guilty/bad. fat people, that is. I just laugh. even though I AM fat, instead of thinking "that could be me in 10ish years if I don't watch it," I think something more like "hell! I'm not THAT fat! I can afford to eat some ice cream..."
mmm. chunky monkey...
-but seriously, the day I can't walk or fit through the door, beat the hunger out of me. JESUS CHRIST! |
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| meh~ I have no life... |
[May. 4th, 2007|08:52 pm] |
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| |  bored | ] |
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| | no woman no cry cover by Sublime | ] |
It's Friday, I had the day off, and nothing to do. Seriously, I ended up cleaning my apartment, pato's cage, bathing my dog, and walking her -like 5 times. I also watched Volver (which I bought last week AND LOVED) and Nacho Libre (love the soundtrack -listen to the opening song, "Religious Man" by Mr. Loco, totally great. makes my [lonely] day)..
I wanted to go see Spiderman 3, but no boys around (I'm guessing Mario is sleeping or otherwise indisposed, and Edgar claims to be on the verge of getting some booty) dumb boys and their problems. Also, I wanted to try some of the restaurants around my apartment, because there's a ton and I get hungry 3-4 times a day. But eating out by myself makes me feel like a loser. Eating alone -that's really lonely... unless I had something to do.. like homework or whatever... maybe I'll try getting some drawing done at the 24 hr cafe around the corner sometime later...
Ah, the single life. I likes it, but sometimes I don't know what to do with myself. I loved the weather so I really enjoyed all the walking. I love the smell of rain and the feeling of fresh, clean humidity... I need a fake boyfriend to go on long walks during rainy days and talk to about my shoes.
hm. getting sleepy. |
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| Movies and Stuff |
[Apr. 8th, 2007|01:38 pm] |
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| |  amused | ] |
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| | "te lo agradezco pero no" -by Alejandro Sanz (feat. Shakira) | ] |
I saw Blades of Glory with Mario and then Meet the Robinsons a couple of days ago with Lacey. I loved both movies. I was a little afraid of watching Blades of Glory because it sounded a bit too ridiculous even for Will Farrell to pull it off... but it was hilarious and I loved it :D totally funny. And then, even though I really didn't feel like going, I went to see Meet the Robinsons with Lacey, and it turned out to be totally worth it.
Now, something completely unrelated, I've been listening to this song by Alejandro Sanz "Te lo agradezco pero no," featuring Shakira. I guess this is just Shakira returning the favor from "La Tortura." I have to admit I like this one a lot -much better than "La Tortura" -which I did like a lot, but Alejandro Sanz's "Te lo agradezco pero no" is more my thing. I love Aleandro Sanz. He needs to marry me and adopt me some babies from like Africa and Cambodia and Latin America and India. Anyways, the song is in his new cd "El Tren de los Momentos," I think it's called. I need to buy it. I like the song so much that I want the actual, physical cd and am skipping iTunes for this one... |
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| The End of the World... |
[Mar. 30th, 2007|08:16 pm] |
I finished reading Murakami's Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World a couple of days ago and I loved it. It's interesting, fun (the laugh-out-loud kind), and yet so nostalgic. I liked the parallel stories for the parallel universes, reading alond and trying to connect the two worlds, figuring out who was who in each -totally for my own curiosity more than to get the story, since nothing really is set in stone through the entire book, especially the ending(which I enjoyed, but can see it frustrating some people). Also, my favorite fact: not one character is provided with a name in this book. Not one. I knew who they all were from what the narrator titles them (the professor, his grandaughter -AKA the chubby girl in the pink suit, the librarian, Junior, etc.), but there was never a name, not even for the main character, which escaped me almost completely for most of the book. Great book. I'd like to read more from the author, but he has written so many, I'm not sure where to go from here. I think I'll read Kafka on the Shore... not sure, but I think that was his latest one.
Immediately, I started reading The Namesake. I want to see the movie, so I thought I should read the book first... AND there's my continous love affair with everything Indian...At times it gets sort of childrens-book-like, but I enjoy the way her simple sentences can imply emotional content in these passages. Who knows, maybe it's an immigrant thing, but I can't help feel connected. Also, most people know of my recent change of heart from wanting to marry me a Jewish doctor to wanting an Indian engineer. Yeah, that totally unconnected personal trivial joke has an effect on my opinion of the book. Or so I think. Either way, it's a positive. I'm almost done with it and I really like it so far.
so yeah kids, read something! |
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| MY AWESOME DAY WITH OBAMA |
[Mar. 18th, 2007|09:35 pm] |
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| | -the sound of The Day After Tomorrow on TV | ] |
I just had a GREAT day and thought I would tell everyone :D -AND YES, Barack Obama was involved...
I had an early meeting about this summer art program I'm working in with the Denver Foundation, and on my way back home, I stopped by Tattered Cover. I've been wanting to read this one book by Haruki Murakami called "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" so I went in to buy it. In the process of finding the book, I also found "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, and since I really want to see the movie, I decided to read the book too. So I bought that one as well... Two awesome books -pretty good so far. Then I stopped by Twist & Shout, since it's right there, and ended up getting 3 CDs: Pan's Labyrinth OST -because I loved the movie and really liked the lullaby theme; Bjork's Post -because it has "it's oh so quiet" -one of my favorite songs ever, and finally, "Arco Iris" by Skybox... which I know nothing about, but got it mainly because one of the songs is titled "Disco Duck" -and that sounds awesome... and all the other song titles sounded interesting too. It turned out to be a great cd! check it out.
Then, when I got back to my place, I got to meet another one of my neighbors -he lives in the floor above me, and happens to have a little chihuahua named Elmo -so Frida has a new friend, and he offered to watch Frida while I work :D for FREE -AWESOMENESS. I don't have to feel guilty about leaving her home alone anymore!
AND FINALLY, I went to volunteer with my friend Lacey for this fundraising event for Barack Obama, so we got to hear/see him speak for free. He was just GREAT. I'm so rooting for him now (I already liked him, but was still open to other candidates -still am- but he is SO my guy now). We were told we would be able to meet him/get stuff signed/pictures taken, but Lacey and I lucked out -affected her a lot more than it did me. I was just happy to get to hear him speak -though meeting him would have made my MONTH -year, possibly. I'm so glad I went -I didn't even know he was going to be in town up until yesterday...
OK, so I didn't spend the whole day with Obama, but my day DID include him... |
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[Mar. 17th, 2007|09:27 am] |
I really want to paint -draw and paint. But I can never do it in a mess.. not that I'm anal about the conditions I doodle in, but I know I'll make a mess while drawing, getting all my suplies out, and all those cutouts I've been wanting to use for inspiration, and the loud music, and the paper and bruses everywhere (confined to the small area in which I'll be working, of course)... So I just tend to like to have the entire place be neat before making my litte art disaster zone. But alas, for that I need furniture and a roll of quarters (so I can do all my laundry). The furniture is totally secondary.
Frida is still doing well in the new place. So far no one has complained -so I guess she's not being too noisy (although I really don't see much of my neighbors... so maybe it's coming? I hope not). And last night, our family grew. I got a pretty little parakeet. I don't really know whether it's a male or female (the people at the store didn't know shit either), but it's pretty and it looks healthy. I'm naming it "Pato" -whether that's short for "Patricio" or "Patricia" we'll know for sure in a year or two. I'm rooting for the former.
k. gotta get ready to go see my mom. She turned 49 on Thursday. I don't think she realizes how YOUNG that is... |
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| oh neighbors... |
[Mar. 12th, 2007|09:43 pm] |
some couple in my building is breaking up. I live in the bottomest floor, so I get to hear everything. repeatedly. Still, I don't quite get it. I have no idea what happened, or which one's moving out... I kinda want to stick my head out to find out -see if it's one of the tenants I have actually met (4, out of a total of 8 units, so I haven't met 3 of my fellow renters).
Fun, ackward times :) |
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| All moved-in |
[Mar. 10th, 2007|06:26 pm] |
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I'm pretty much settled in the new place and finally got internet and cable hooked up. I still have to put some things away, but this feels like home now -I'm sure Frida likes it too (she's been going on a lot of long walks since we moved here). So yeah. pretty much everything is going well. |
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