I wanted to have a well thought out, useful post for you guys today. That dream died when I realized just how many pictures I needed for the post that of course I didn’t have since it involves food and I’m the worst at taking pictures of my food because I’m too focused on wanting to eat than remembering to take pictures. So maybe we’ll table that for next week.
Instead, you get another round of random Thursday brain dump.
You’re welcome.
- I have a cold. Again. Second one in a month. I’m pretty sure this isn’t fair and I’m really tired of sneezing and blowing my nose.
- I have more blog post ideas than I can keep track of but I’m hesitant to share some of them because sharing my weight loss stuff and book writing process makes me nervous because that’s just so personal. (You’re probably thinking that this sounds insane since I share all about my depression but for some reason, that’s not as sensitive of a topic).
- To know me is to know that pop music makes me queasy. But damn you, Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor for making me not only enjoy but like some of it. And then Meghan went and sang with Jimmy Fallon and she’s just too adorable for words.
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- I need to ramp up my work on the blog’s Facebook page (have you liked it yet? Go ahead. I’ll wait) but I keep not doing it. I don’t know why. Am I lazy? Am I forgetful? Do I not care enough? Probably a little bit of everything.
- Sons of Anarchy is killing me. It’s a hell of a final season. And this past week’s episode? STUNNED. I’m not giving any spoilers but if you’re watching it, please let me know so we can discuss.
- Working through NaNoWriMo this month is making me realize two things: I’m not nearly as disciplined as I need to be and I really need people to read my book when I’m done so I can get feedback for editing. But I’m too afraid to ask people to read it because I fear their comments. #ihaveproblems
- Jamberry, yes or no? I haven’t bought any, ever, and I feel like everyone’s all
- I have approximately zero Christmas and Hanukkah shopping done. My daughter’s birthday is in December and I always wind up focusing on that instead and the holidays always fall by the wayside which leaves me scrambling. It’s starting to stress me out.
- On voting: First, it bothers me that I don’t get a sticker when I vote. I mean, I’d do it anyway, and on Tuesday I drove 30 minutes to vote because I still haven’t changed my address on my license and couldn’t vote in my area, but damn it, I want a sticker like everyone else gets. Get your shit together, Delaware. Second, I find it a bit annoying when people don’t vote because a) it’s not that hard; b) it’s not that time consuming if you don’t have to drive out of your way; and c) for so long, so many people couldn’t vote. Why wouldn’t you exercise your right now that you can? Voting and jury duty are a few of the primary ways normal citizens, non-politicians and lawyers, can participate in our democratic process. I get that they’re an inconvenience but seriously, don’t complain about our government and our justice system if you do nothing to try to make them better. /rant
- There are so many pretty things I want from Etsy. People are so creative and I love the idea of supporting small businesses than buying more crap from big box stores.
- “What am I, your fucking sandwich welfare? I think you should establish a good line of credit”. This is probably my favorite scene from Good Will Hunting (which is back on Netflix, by the way. Hooray!)
Thanks for sticking around! See you tomorrow for Friday Favorites!
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I am not on facebook so I can’t like your stuff! My kids prefer me to be on twitter and instagram. I concur.It’s a good thing.
I vote around the corner. The elderly ladies who check people in could be on SNL. It’s like Who’s on first every election. No stickers ever in all my years of voting. Just glad we can vote.
I need to watch Good Will Hunting someday!
Lovely reading your thoughts today!
Love, SMD’s Momma
My mom is on FB and Instagram but I don’t think she can figure them out. She definitely is not on Twitter
Yes, you need to watch the movie!
i LOVE jimmy fallon and that sing-a-long made me so happy so thanks for that. also, THAT IS MEGHAN TRAINOR?? because i’ve heard of her and immediately cast her in the “ugh, she’s probably some lame teenybopper one hit wonder” category yet i had no idea she sang that song…the very song that kayla and i blast and rock out to erryday. wtf. first taylor and now this broad. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US.
also – SOA – i saw tuesday’s epi and OMFG. NO. shit just got real. all i keep thinking is JAX IS GOING TO LOSE HIS SHIT WHEN HE FINDS OUT!!!!!!
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Yep. That’s Meghan Trainor. She’s too cute, isn’t she? Not at all what you’d expect.
I literally gasped out loud when Bobby was killed (sorry to anyone reading this comment who didn’t know it) and it was awful and sad and WHY??? Jax is coming completely undone and so is Gemma and I’m pretty sure Abel is going to be the one who rats her out and then it. Is. On.
Sorry you are sick again! I’m the same way about blog posts! I have some ideas but a lot of them involve more personal things and do I really want to put that out there?
I’m so torn on Jamberry! They have such cute prints and I’d love to try a set, but they just seem kind of expensive to me and I’m afraid I would suck at putting them on and they would look like crap.
I don’t have any Christmas shopping done either. Oops.
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I’m 99% confident I will put them on and they will look terrible. But my daughter wants to do a Mommy & Me set so I might buy one for Christmas or Hanukkah and try it out. They are expensive, though. That’s definitely a negative for me.
Fucking Morgan, I love him. Great movie.
I’ll be your editor. Don’t be afraid.
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It’s more a fear of being judged for what I wrote than people thinking I’m a bad writer, if that makes sense.
I love that movie so, so much.
Holiday/kid birthday shopping requires immediate attention in my house, I’m feeling a little bit panicked I have none of it even started. Eek!
I love Taylor Swift’s new song Shake It Off, and I don’t even mind All About That Bass although I wasn’t a big fan of the version with Miranda Lambert on last nights CMA’s.
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Miranda Lambert just seemed like she didn’t care to be there. It was a pretty good performance overall, I thought.
I don’t even know what Erica wants. I keep asking her for a list and she keeps ignoring me. This should be a fun experience :/
My only thing on voting is that so many people vote just to vote and they have no idea what each candidate stands for or is trying to accomplish. I hate when my friends vote and just pick “the name that sounded the best.” (aka the one who did the most successful marketing) I didn’t vote because I wasn’t educated on the topics or the candidates and I knew it. But you also won’t hear me bitching about it, later, because I know I was lazy and missed my chance to have a say.
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I’ll tell you, our elections were hard to vote in this year. I feel like there was almost no campaigning and when I got to the voting booth, I hadn’t heard of many of the candidates so I voted for the ones I knew and what they had done over the last few years. We definitely got more PA and NJ commercials than DE ones which was frustrating.
I’m sorry you’re sick!! And uhm…I might have listened to “dear future husband” about a zillion times last night so I could memorize the words and dance for husband with a lipsync when he got home. This is what being a grown up is like. Or something like that. haha!
I need to listen to her other songs. I don’t perform for my husband like that but I do obsess over songs and force myself to learn the lyrics so I will listen to the 7809786 times until I do.
I am so lazy with my Facebook page too. SOA is so good, why does it have to end!!! You know i would totally read your book! 😉 I have not tried Jamberry and i don’t think I care to either. We didn’t get stickers either and I had the sads. I buy so many things from Etsy, support the small businesses!
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It did give me the sads not to get a sticker. Nonsense.
I need to start buying more from Etsy. People are so creative and the fact that I can help someone support their family or advance their product makes me happy.
I’m in actual mourning over SOA ending.
Meghan Trainor was on The CMA’s last night singing with Miranda Lambert. IT was pretty good! You can’t help but love that song because 1) It’s catchy and 2) The message of the song is great!
I haven’t tried jamberry yet, it’s kind of like younique mascara. Looks great but too much money!
I feel that way about Younique, too. A friend sells it and gave me tube and it’s good but I definitely wouldn’t pay $29 for it.
I watched the performance. Miranda Lambert did not seem into it at all! But it was cute and their voices sound good together.
Swift and Trainor get me every time! Love them! I am horrible with my facebook page. HORRIBLE! I got invited to like some Jamberry shit on facebook and I ignored it. Meh.
I love Etsy!!!! And I think sharing weight loss stuff is empowering for yourself and encouraging and relatable to your readers. Sorry you are sick again. Being sick is for the birds!
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I usually ignore Jamberry stuff but I’ve been bombarded lately and the products are cute. Maybe I’ll get one sheet and see what happens.
My FB is a nightmare. And since I need good numbers when I pitch to agents, I need it to not be. #ulteriormotive
lol i love taylor swift and (what i know of) meghan trainor. and ugh with the voting, it annoys me so much when people don’t vote! so stupid, like literally idiotic. RUDE.
i am the same with the weight loss – not that i have lost anything yet but i am wary of sharing my thoughts (any more than i already have) because it’s just too personal and scary.
feel better soon!
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It IS scary. I know I should probably share but I’m terrified. Maybe there’s a post in there somewhere, too.
I don’t know why people don’t vote. It’s frustrating, especially when they complain. Well, you didn’t help the situation so shut it.
Me. Pick me. I’ll read your book. I can’t like fancy edit your stuff but I would give you honest feedback. Plus as soon as I am done with mine I’m sending it to you, which believe it or not at this rate will be in a couple of months. I know, shocking right? I’m actually getting it done. I totally get the scared part of sharing on the blog. I am the same way despite how open I am about my life.
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I admit it: I’m one of those people who didn’t vote. I haven’t voted in two years because we’ve moved a couple of times and I have no idea WHO I’d vote for. I’m registered independent, though I sway to the right, but I don’t want to vote for someone I don’t know anything about because I’ve only been here a few months. Plus, obviously, I have no idea where to go to vote.
Also, I have a dozen blog posts started and stalled because I’ve realized how much “work” it is to put them together. #lazy
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OMG SOA!! i can’t even talk about it. my friends and i have theories on the last scene ever.
i get requests every day for trying jamberry, wraps, powder drinks, mascara, blah. and guess what? almost none of it works. it’s just a pyramid scheme to me, but hey, people are making money so good for them.
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I’ve decided that I’m not going to work on my Facebook page but rather Twitter because I use it so much more!
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I’ve never tried Jamberry… my nails always look horrendous and I’ve just decided to embrace it. Facebook is so challenging… they make it practically impossible to see your posts unless you pay to boost them!
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I haven’t tried Jamberry either. I don’t like things on my nails.
You should write the personal stuff. I always enjoy reading it.
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