Hello I am dissing my bed to blog for you.

Dear Loyal Readers:

I just ate some meatballs from ikea. They were delicious. Wow! How did you do that, you say, at 10:25 on a Sunday night? I bought them from ikea when I went Saturday. With my Fabulous Cooking Skills I simply put them in a bowl, covered them, and put them in the microwave on high for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Wow, a delicious meal in 3 minutes and 30 seconds. I also ate some carrots just for variety (which I skillfully microwaved). So next time you go to ikea BUY SOME. Yes, I am bucking the trend and writing ikea in lowercase letters. But NDH can get away with it.

Also observed at ikea (Houston) : They should have a sign outside stating that a requirement for entering is that you must be dressed slobbily. Simply an observation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill. I did go in the morning, maybe Houstonians did not have time to dress normally, but still.

I told this guy (maybe in his 40s)in a Michigan sweatshirt that I liked his sweatshirt and that I went to school there and he smiled politely.

My last ikea observation: Who could use that many containers and laundry baskets?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill.

I was at church today (St. Monica's in Dallas). There is a portion where you are supposed to pray for a bunch of different people (the sick, the president, and more). Then the reader says, "Now let us pray for our own Special Needs." Well, I was not done praying for my Special Needs when she said, "AMEN." That is not fair.

I really like a song I heard last night, I just discovered it is by Cracker. It's old, but I sitll like it. Lyrics are: "Being with you girl, like being Low, Hey, Hey, Hey, like being stoned." If you do get a chance, you should go to the record store and buy it. In fact, buy it immediately.

Have to go be church-y and pray for my Special Needs.
Chillax,
xo,
blogging brunette bombshell

Alice

Photo That You See to the Right

The photo at right was taken at the scary gas station. After High-level Negotiations I was able to get the photo. One of the workers, Marley (sp.?), said no, then yes, then no to a photo. The other guy, Umess (they are both Indian), took this photo. I am standing right in front of the cash register in the photo, where I normally pay. I gave the employees this blog address but I don't know if they will check. Anyway, now you readers get to see what the scary gas station looks like. And there is a new photo of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill.
Your favorite negotiator,

bbb

Alice

*Scary Gas Station Adventure sponsored by V8 Splash, Raisin Bran and Pasta-Roni*

E-mail Addled, You are hugely addicted to my blog.

Hi, Back again... With a Vengeance...

Now that I am E-mail addled (I've been checking for a while, and tired of staring at the screen) I will attempt to do a blog post. Pardon Moi for any cheesy mistakes.


On the airplane coming back from Mexico the other day, this is what I overheard from a girl sitting somewhere behind me (in a loud, obnoxious voice -- I would reenact but you cannot see me through the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill ):
"If we get into a crash, is this seat belt really going to protect us? It should have a shoulder strap. It's not like huge scientific bafflement." Wow, I have not heard the word bafflement in a sentence in a long time. Luckily, we did not get into a crash, that is why NDH is still here and can still blog. But it was raining the day I flew back.

I've been listening to Leona Lewis, Spirit. Even though I am not a big fan I bought the album anyway because I like the song "Better in Time." It is track #4. Good song, I may listen to it tonight. Thats what's in the changer.
And I have been listening to Faux Fox. It's still v. enjoyable.

I like wearing my hair with one side only up. It confuses (and addles!) people. It's like an optical illusion.

Well, have to go for now.

Jack White (the White Stripes) was my inspiration for this blog.
Be Delicious,

always unique bbb

Alice

Addition

also I went to the scary gas station the other day and the Indian guy refused to let me take his picture, but he said later someone else might let me take one.
hasta luego,
Alice

Went to Oxxo, You are addicted to my blog

Hello Loyal Readers:

I´m blogging from Mexico. Today I went to a convenience doorway (I would say a convenience store but it was not a convenience store) and bought a coke, some chips and some crackers. I thought the crackers were cookies but when I got to muy cousin´s house I realized they were more like Ritz crackers. Then I went to an Oxxo store ( a convenience store like a 7-11) and bought a newspaper, El Mural, a Guadalajara paper. I have not read all of it yet. The Oxxo is just like a 7-11 in the U.S. but I did not go to the 7-11 nearby because I didn´t want to. I´m going to post a photo of me on the airplane, with one and a half hours sleep. I´m sure you will laugh your butt off.
I also took a photo of a sign someone put up on Avenida Lopez Mateos (Lopez Mateos Avenue) that said, ´´Te Amo Richard,´´ or, I Love You Richard. It was a cool sign. People gave me funny looks because I was taking a picture. }
Going to go have to go mail my postcards.
enjoying mexico,
try to work the word ´´piggy´´ into your normal everyday conversation,
Alice
bbb

Moosey being gone makes me mad, a Little Birdie and special Profanity Edition

Dear Loyal Readers:

Every time I walk or drive by the old Shell gas station on 635 and Preston and I see the bulldozers and construction workers tearing it up, I get pissed off because Moosey (employee from Ethiopia) is no longer there. Also, I get pissed off because everything is closing these days.

At the Grammys on Sunday, Coldplay won three awards. The Brit rockers won Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. Coldplay also won Song of the Year for Viva La Vida, and Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group. The Dallas Morning News called them an "art rock" band in Monday's newspaper. W'sup with that, Mario Tarradell? What is "art rock" about Coldplay, and what does "art rock" mean anyway. Coldplay is more of a stone cold rock band. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, it's nice to invent new labels for no reason.

Anyway, Props to Coldplay for winning so many awards.

I got a letter from the Peace Corps:

"Dear Alice,

Thank you for your application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer and for your willingness to give two years of your life in service to others around the world. You are one of over 12,000 Americans this year who have applied for approximately 3,600 Peace Corps Volunteer assignments available worldwide." Yes, there is more to the letter but this is the most interesting part.

People are clamoring for Peace Corps positions and Half Price Books (on Preston Rd. and Dilbeck Rd.) is not even hiring. What is this world coming to??

A little birdie told me I need to get my sh** together. Even though I told the little birdie I need to get my sh** together first, the little birdie's words are haunting me. You know how sometimes someone says something to you and the word or words just won't go away? In this case, it is like there is a giant billboard haunting me. Like spiky words in my life.

Also I spoke to my old editor recently who said, "what have you been doing since you left San Angelo?" ( I left there in 2004). There is no better way to quickly assess the last five years than having somebody ask you what you've been doing for the last five years. Ahhhhh, summing up your accomplishments for the last five years, isn't it blissful????????????????????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill.

By the way, at the Grammy's Alison Krauss had HUGE hair. I do not listen to her music, nor do I know any of her songs.
Remember, Life's a B**** and then you die. Ok, I am not so cynical, but sometimes it's true. I like saying this phrase when it is useful. Welcome to the special swearing edition of my blog.

Chillax,
Peace,
bbb

Scary Gas Station Update and Where's Moosey?

Hi,

For those of you anxiously following, I went to the scary gas station today. I saw one of the Indian guys that usually works there, I think he recognized me. I wanted to take a photo for this blog but the other Indian guy would make a better photo, and he was not there.

The Shell station on 635 (LBJ Freeway) and Preston Rd. closed. Is everything closing these days?? yes. Yes, yes, and yes.

There is a guy who used to work there (Shell station) named Moosey (sp?), and when I saw that the gas station had closed, I was thinking, where's Moosey? Even though he is from Ethiopia I'm sure he will find another job. Is everyone who works in a gas station from Ethiopia? No, they are also from India.

I also went to Family Dollar. It was my shopping for the day.
Chillax and chill on,
Bow down to Regina Spektor, (been listening to her),
Alice

Glad I didn't get married in high school

Dear Loyal, Gentle readers:
The other day (Thursday) I was eating lunch at my mom's clinic (DeHaro clinic in Oak Cliff) and this woman who is a cashier in the pharmacy started talking to me. She asked me if I was married and seemed really curious. I told her I wasn't (one day! that is what I always say) and she told me (she was about 38 or 39) she got married in high school and has 3 kids. I was kind of thinking to myself, I'm glad I didn't get married in high school and that I don't have 3 kids by now. We talked about some other stuff but that was the most interesting part. YOU get the benefit.


MUSIC News 'n Views: (don't you like how I just invented that? Maybe I will make it a regular entry): I have been listening to MC LYTE, Bad as I Wanna Be. I know I have blogged about the album before, but I still like it, so there! In fact, last night I listened as I went to sleep. "Have U Ever" is a good song and so is "Cold Rock a Party." I highly recommend buying it and playing it as much as humanly possible.
I have also been listening to Shakira (her very first album). I know it is old but I really love the first song (the song that put her on the map!), "Estoy Aqui." I have been listening to that over and over. Shakira lovers, unite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill. Now you have a little insight into what's in the changer (why do magazines and newspapers always have a column titled, "What's in the changer"? Does everyone have a changer?) Now I dare you to tell me what's in your changer.
Have to go and SLEEP (early SAt. night, how tragic yet January-ish).

Remember, that's the way the cookie crumbles, and it keeps crumbling, and crumbling, and crumbling away. Crumble! Crumble! Crumble! Crumble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! exclamation mark overkill.

bow down to shakes from McDonalds,
peace,
bbb/Alice