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Random Thoughts and Stuff
Jan. 6th, 2006 08:06 amOkay, so I'm posting for two reasons: one is to "talk" to adults and not refer to myself in the third person as "Mommy", and the other is simply because I wanted to use my new icon, because the Swedish chef rocks.
( Baby musings )
I actually wrote yesterday. Two pages of Accidentally In Love, and a review for Serenity. The review isn't that great- it boils down to "I liked it and now I need to watch Firefly", but it's a review. I was happy with what I wrote for AIL, and now I'm in a scene I've been dying to write since I figured out where this chapter is going.
I've also gotten to start reading A Game of Thrones. It seems like it's sort of a soap opera set in a fantasy setting. I suspect I'm really going to enjoy this!
Valentine's Day is fast approaching as well, which I need to think about since I really need to do my shopping online again. I hate V-day. For one, I hate the pressure to be all romantic just because it's one day. Two, I hate the fact it's only two months after Christmas. Why can't it be in July? Three, I hate the way it makes anyone who's single feel like shit. Why do we need a day to celebrate romantic love? I mean, I celebrate my love for my husband on our anniversary- a date that actually MEANS something to us. Three and a half, my husband's version of romantic gestures stretches into the practical, not the frivolous. His version of romance is bringing my car back with a full tank or shoveling the driveway or cleaning the toilets because he knows how much I despise doing that. I'd rather have his version. And four, what's with jewelry?
If you asked me what I wanted for V-Day, I'd be sure to reply that jewelry wouldn't go amiss and would be very romantic. Of course, I think my husband is more likely to get me Firefly on DVD. But you know, although I like jewelry, I don't wear it much. And when I do, it tends to be the nice costume variety. Heck, I don't even wear my engagement and wedding rings right now. (Partly because I still need to lose weight and partly because poopy diapers and diamonds don't go together too well.) So why the heck to I want jewelry? It baffles me.
So do flowers. Sure, I'd love a bouquet of roses. But they're expensive and only last a few days. (Okay, so I really wouldn't mind if he'd stop at the supermarket every now and get roses there, where they're like $10 a dozen instead of $60 a dozen.) Chocolates? Again, they don't last and I really don't need the calories anyway. In fact, the only Society Sanctioned Romantic Gesture I really appreciate is a nice dinner out, and that's largely for the company anyway. Plus, getting reservations can be impossible. Like I said, there's different kinds of romance, and the kind that V-Day pressures you to bring out isn't at all our style. (Except for the dinner. We probably will go out to dinner around V-Day.)
Anyway, there's my rant for the morning. Let's go see if the snacker is awake and if he is, let's give him a bath, shall we?
( Baby musings )
I actually wrote yesterday. Two pages of Accidentally In Love, and a review for Serenity. The review isn't that great- it boils down to "I liked it and now I need to watch Firefly", but it's a review. I was happy with what I wrote for AIL, and now I'm in a scene I've been dying to write since I figured out where this chapter is going.
I've also gotten to start reading A Game of Thrones. It seems like it's sort of a soap opera set in a fantasy setting. I suspect I'm really going to enjoy this!
Valentine's Day is fast approaching as well, which I need to think about since I really need to do my shopping online again. I hate V-day. For one, I hate the pressure to be all romantic just because it's one day. Two, I hate the fact it's only two months after Christmas. Why can't it be in July? Three, I hate the way it makes anyone who's single feel like shit. Why do we need a day to celebrate romantic love? I mean, I celebrate my love for my husband on our anniversary- a date that actually MEANS something to us. Three and a half, my husband's version of romantic gestures stretches into the practical, not the frivolous. His version of romance is bringing my car back with a full tank or shoveling the driveway or cleaning the toilets because he knows how much I despise doing that. I'd rather have his version. And four, what's with jewelry?
If you asked me what I wanted for V-Day, I'd be sure to reply that jewelry wouldn't go amiss and would be very romantic. Of course, I think my husband is more likely to get me Firefly on DVD. But you know, although I like jewelry, I don't wear it much. And when I do, it tends to be the nice costume variety. Heck, I don't even wear my engagement and wedding rings right now. (Partly because I still need to lose weight and partly because poopy diapers and diamonds don't go together too well.) So why the heck to I want jewelry? It baffles me.
So do flowers. Sure, I'd love a bouquet of roses. But they're expensive and only last a few days. (Okay, so I really wouldn't mind if he'd stop at the supermarket every now and get roses there, where they're like $10 a dozen instead of $60 a dozen.) Chocolates? Again, they don't last and I really don't need the calories anyway. In fact, the only Society Sanctioned Romantic Gesture I really appreciate is a nice dinner out, and that's largely for the company anyway. Plus, getting reservations can be impossible. Like I said, there's different kinds of romance, and the kind that V-Day pressures you to bring out isn't at all our style. (Except for the dinner. We probably will go out to dinner around V-Day.)
Anyway, there's my rant for the morning. Let's go see if the snacker is awake and if he is, let's give him a bath, shall we?
