What on earth...?

[ysobelle]

My insane decluttering & cleaning phase has STILL not abated. I'm still throwing out bagsful of trash, and last night, on a whim, I cleared out a corner of my bedroom where I haven't seen floor for...well, a few years, I think.

I also, for the fourth or fifth day in a row, cooked. Last night, I sauteed a zucchini, a squash, some sweet onion, some baby bellas, cherry tomatoes, and diced ham in olive oil with a ridiculous amount of garlic. Sadly, it wasn't quite as successful as a similar dish had been the night before-- I think I heated the oil too hot, which, according to Mom, makes it bitter. And I crisped the garlic I'd minced. Still, it didn't taste half bad! I'm unbearably, smugly, impressed with myself. But I love being able to stop at the produce shop down the street on my way home, grab something, and experiment. I find I'm much more relaxed when I actually say to myself-- out loud!-- "I have NO idea what I'm doing!"

Best of all, I've lost three pounds.

And I finished a corset last night.


So I believe Allie, Fallon, and Audrey are coming over for New Year's. It was going to be what I still think of as Shok's party, but now I think we're going to have a girls' night: watch movies, eat, and probably slag on men. Why, if Fallon's husband were showing up, we'd even have party games! Though to hang a pinata, I think you need special equipment, and I don't know where my ceiling studs are, anyway. Hm. Anyway, if you're in the area and would like to join us, please do!

Comments

[ocdperson.livejournal.com]

There are no ceiling studs in your ceiling, although I share your wishes for their existence. I like rafters, personally, just in case you feel the need to install a swing set.

But for hanging a pinata, where it's going to get whacked possibly hard enough to pull out the fastening.....a threaded hook (cheap at any hardware store) should do the trick. Make it a 1/4 or 3/8, with at least an inch of thread, and the fit should be very tight (drill the pilot hole smaller than the threaded hook, then manually screw the hook in with your hand---it should be a little difficult, but a tight hold).

Fastening is cool.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I think this pinata prolly weighs about 250, at least. And we'd be whacking it pretty damned hard.

[smileitsme.livejournal.com]

We would love to stop by, but no can do w/ Sleepy & cats. And as much as a girl's night out sounds like fun, not in a million years w/out my hubby on that night! I know you understand. Please, don't kill me! :-)

Glad you got the corset finished.

And will you be cooking dinner next Wednesday? *eyes wide open with smile on face, waiting in anticipation for an answer of yes, but of course my dear!* LOL

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. I don't know if I'm ready for prime time, yet! Wow. Er...can I get back to you on that? I don't want to kill you!

[smileitsme.livejournal.com]

No worries!!! You don't have to cook. I'll eat at home before you pick me up --- or we could just get a pizza on the way to your place. Nice and easy!

[center.livejournal.com]

http://www.phillyfreecycle.org/

give it away.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't have much to give away at this point. It's mostly just huge amounts of papers and junk and just crap. Honest. I'm like a colonic for my apartment at this point.

Can I ask a question?

[hennabee.livejournal.com]

This actually sparked a debate at work. If you're goth, but you're Jewish, is there any sort of lifestyle or moral conflict when trying to celebrate the Festival of Light?

Re: Can I ask a question?

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

I will try to formulate an answer when I'm done laughing til I cry.

Re: Can I ask a question?

[hennabee.livejournal.com]

Okay. Let me know, because there's 5 techies who are desperately awaiting your reply at this point.

Re: Can I ask a question?

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Okay.

See, there's at least one thing bopth Goths and Jews already have in common: angst. It's more than an emotion: it's a way of life. So we're covered whether we celebrate Channuka or not. If you do, well, just don your 45spf and your welder's-glass shades, and light those candles. If you don't observe the holiday, well, you've got the instant guilt of knowing your style was more important to you than the culture of your forefathers, and oy, do you want to kill your poor mother?

Jews are masters of engineering no-win situations. This is one of them.

Re: Can I ask a question?

[hennabee.livejournal.com]

ahhh, and you make an excellent point. We had also noted the common denominator of angst, as well as the fact that there is a resigned exceptance of the crap that rolls downhill in life. So at this point being Jewish, per usual, trumps all other aspects in life. Fascinating. I will convey this to my cohorts.

Re: Can I ask a question?

[snugglyevil.livejournal.com]

You know......I can almost picture her mind trying to wrap around that one from here!

LOL!!

This worked for me

[deathwardegg.livejournal.com]

My solution to the clutter problem was to buy a new, larger house, and move. I still have three rooms that I don't even use yet!! Not a very elegant solution, admittedly.

But seriously, the very best thing I ever did to address that issue was to buy a heavy-duty shredder - only about $40-50. (Trust me, you do NOT want people finding your SS # or other info in a Dumpster.) At least once a week I go through one box (or pile, if not boxed up) of papers, with the shredder by my side. Everything either goes into the shredder, or it goes into only two other categories: "Needs action" (bills to dispute, other business matters) or "Archive" (photos, concluded business that I need a record of, etc.) The archive part gets a bit nebulous - do I really need that ticket stub from (insert awesome concert here)?? But it works.

And wait, you COOK?? That makes you the ever-elusive "quadruple threat" - smart, funny, pretty AND can cook! ;-)

[pngwn.livejournal.com]

damn! Wish I could be there to hang some meat hooks~ oh, wait, he's not coming! Now I disappointed! :) Have fun!