Daddy-O, Curley and I spent the day together yesterday and I haven't laughed this much in a loooooong time.
Curley likes to knit and crochet, my dad is an artist and card maker, and I like quilting and scrapbooking, so we had to go to Hobby Lobby and to a fabric store. We had a great time browsing and making fun of weird stuff, like a cannibal African Art sculpture riding a motorcycle- seriously, I mean really?
AND I got another PINK Christmas tree, like a Charlie Brown tree!!!!!!!!!!! It was 80% off so it was $5- and Daddy-O got it for me!!!!! I'm going to decorate it for Valentine's Day so I can leave it up longer! Did I mention it was pink?
Curley, Daddy-O and I laughed all day long, with one silly story or observation after another. They even indulged my need/ want/ desire for Starbucks! We ate at Fazolis. We laughed and laughed (even though I told an inappropriate story about penis pictures and said "shit" a few times in front of her!)
I also have a pattern for a skirt and Curley's gonna see if we can make one for me and maybe teach me how in the process and I could make several! It's a cute flippy skirt and will be perfect for the summer. With cute shoes, or even with flip flops!
To top it off, I even hung with Mac for a little bit. He and I grabbed a coffee and then made fun of people walking around the mall.
So, it was a great day. And I also want to say a special thanks to Curley and Daddy-O for spoiling me with the goodies- OMG, Curley got me shoe paper and sticky notes and a tiara headband!!!! With SE-quins!!!!!! (Pictures will be forthcoming!) and silly string- adore silly string, even though Daddy-O said I canNOT use it in the house or car!!!! And some other little goodies- thank you both! And thanks for such a fun day and being wonderful people
Kissies,
Maggie
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Can I have a ride?
I lived in the Wild West for almost 3 years and I never got a driver's license from there... yeah, I know, I know.
But, my Civilization license expired on my birthday, so I have been driving on an illegal license for several months. In my defense, I didn't know it expired on my birthday in 2008; I legitimately thought I it expired in 2009.
Now, all that being said, one of the first things I wanted to do when I got home was get my ass to the BMV so I could renew it. But I had to wait until I received mail at my new address.
I get my mail, my Social Security card, and my old license and bebop down to the BMV. I had a book and a coffee- I laid in supplies for the long wait. I walk in the door and lo and behold I am the only person in there, other than 6 employees. And when is the last time you've seen happy BMV workers? They were happy- or at least no longer bored because I was a living, breathing person other than themselves.
I happen to get a clerk I'll call Dolly because she wanted to be Dolly Parton. At least I think she did by the hair. Her big hair. That same Dolly color- well, parts of it were the Dolly color. The fake super curly clip piece was the Dolly color and could've been purchased as a gen-u-ine Dolly Parton hairdo from Dollywood Gift Shoppe. Her original color was a sort of blond with smoke yellow highlights... But she seemed NICE!
She wasn't super bright either... but she was NICE! So I take a seat, give her my mail with my new address, my SS card, my old license (with the super CUTE picture of me!), and she smiles at me. I smile at her. She taps in the computer and then she frowns at me. I frown.
Dolly: "You have points on you're license."
Me: "Oh."
Dolly: "There are 6."
Me: "Oh."
Dolly: "You have to take the test."
Me: "What? Oh shit, are you kidding?" Uh, yes, I said Oh shit at the BMV. Loudly.
Dolly: *giggles* "Hunny" she said this and patted my hand- "Hunny, it's not so hard. I work here and almost failed, though."
I have test anxiety. I about stroked out right there in the middle of the BMV. What if I failed? I hadn't studied! I'm a teacher; I would never allow a person to take a test who didn't study! And I think I blurted that out because the next thing I know, Dolly is printing a test for me and telling me if I fail, I can come back and take it as many times as I want until I pass- it's free. Was that supposed to make me feel better? It didn't.
I take my test to the testing nook, under the watchful eye of Dolly, after being told I am NOT ALLOWED TO USE MY CELL PHONE while taking a test- what, did they think I would phone a friend? I read the directions- I could miss 6 written questions and 2 signs, and still pass. Six?!? If I missed 3 signs or more, I automatically failed. If I missed 7 written or more, I automatically failed. Well, that's reassuring, isn't it? I was not feeling BMV love, or Dolly love. But she sat behind her desk, smiling encouragingly, and doing a twiddle finger wave at me.
Like a good test taker, I read through all the questions first, I knew I had no time limit so I could take my time, I was breathing deeply and I found the answer key attached to the back of the test. Oh great. The answer key. now- I had the Good Angel in Manolos and the Bad Angel in Payless Pumps yakking in each ear... Manolos won and I gave Dolly the answers back- but it would've been really easy for me to NOT have done that!
So, I take the test and sweat. I'm thankful she didn't tell me I had to go to defensive driving school or take the driving part of my test. At question 8 I thought defensive driving school might not be so bad. At question 13 I thought I might be able to bribe a person who would be giving me the driving test. At question 22 I was ready to cry. At question 28 I was wondering if Daddy-O would loan me his bicycle. At question 32, I was plotting the murder of Sheriff Deputy Sam in the Wild West who gave me all the damn tickets that caused the points, and at question 37 I decided driving was overrated, walking would be good for me, and that the people who wrote this test knew nothing about test writing at all- obviously they were not educators and they probably thought No Child Left behind was good legislation. And the signs- a plain, empty circle? I was really thankful for multiple choice.
During the 37 minutes it took me to take the test, in came 26 people and the computers went down. I had no idea what would happen since the computers were down. but lucky me, they came back on just as I went back to Dolly. I took that as a good sign that I would pass!
She graded my test and I missed 1 sign. A picture of a truck with a slash through it doesn't mean "trucks are bad"; it means unloading or something like that... I missed 2 on the written part. How many feet are you supposed to stay behind a car at night and keep your dims on- feet? FEET? I had no idea- I guessed poorly. The other one I missed was another feet/ yards question. I was just thrilled that I passed! Dolly told me I was brilliant! Well, you know... what can I say? Whew!!! I passed... Then she made me take another test- the eye test. I was practically hyperventilating at this point... I thought after all this, I wouldn't be able to see! But alas, I can drive, as long as I do it with glasses or contacts, which I've had as a restriction since I was 16 years old.
Next, I had to get my license picture. This was interesting because with the whole identify theft of people sweeping the nation, we are now basically having mug shots taken. I realize I have committed some criminal acts in the past *Please Trooper, don't take me in!* but I've never yet been arrested and after seeing my new picture, I never want to be! And my old picture was soooo cute! Anyway, I had to take my glasses off, and pull my hair off my forehead. I wasn't allowed to smile largely and no showing of teeth and I couldn't cock my head to the right like I'm prone to do in all my pictures. Yup- I'm sporting a Civilization license that resembles a mug shot. I knew I was too cute for prison...
It was an ordeal. I was overwhelmed. Something I thought would be easy turned into a situation that came out well! I sport a 6 year license, I'm a donor, I look like a criminal and I'm ready to drive- all for a mere $26.
Did I mention my Mocha Latte got cold during all of this? No wonder people hate the BMV!
Stay off the roads,
Maggie
But, my Civilization license expired on my birthday, so I have been driving on an illegal license for several months. In my defense, I didn't know it expired on my birthday in 2008; I legitimately thought I it expired in 2009.
Now, all that being said, one of the first things I wanted to do when I got home was get my ass to the BMV so I could renew it. But I had to wait until I received mail at my new address.
I get my mail, my Social Security card, and my old license and bebop down to the BMV. I had a book and a coffee- I laid in supplies for the long wait. I walk in the door and lo and behold I am the only person in there, other than 6 employees. And when is the last time you've seen happy BMV workers? They were happy- or at least no longer bored because I was a living, breathing person other than themselves.
I happen to get a clerk I'll call Dolly because she wanted to be Dolly Parton. At least I think she did by the hair. Her big hair. That same Dolly color- well, parts of it were the Dolly color. The fake super curly clip piece was the Dolly color and could've been purchased as a gen-u-ine Dolly Parton hairdo from Dollywood Gift Shoppe. Her original color was a sort of blond with smoke yellow highlights... But she seemed NICE!
She wasn't super bright either... but she was NICE! So I take a seat, give her my mail with my new address, my SS card, my old license (with the super CUTE picture of me!), and she smiles at me. I smile at her. She taps in the computer and then she frowns at me. I frown.
Dolly: "You have points on you're license."
Me: "Oh."
Dolly: "There are 6."
Me: "Oh."
Dolly: "You have to take the test."
Me: "What? Oh shit, are you kidding?" Uh, yes, I said Oh shit at the BMV. Loudly.
Dolly: *giggles* "Hunny" she said this and patted my hand- "Hunny, it's not so hard. I work here and almost failed, though."
I have test anxiety. I about stroked out right there in the middle of the BMV. What if I failed? I hadn't studied! I'm a teacher; I would never allow a person to take a test who didn't study! And I think I blurted that out because the next thing I know, Dolly is printing a test for me and telling me if I fail, I can come back and take it as many times as I want until I pass- it's free. Was that supposed to make me feel better? It didn't.
I take my test to the testing nook, under the watchful eye of Dolly, after being told I am NOT ALLOWED TO USE MY CELL PHONE while taking a test- what, did they think I would phone a friend? I read the directions- I could miss 6 written questions and 2 signs, and still pass. Six?!? If I missed 3 signs or more, I automatically failed. If I missed 7 written or more, I automatically failed. Well, that's reassuring, isn't it? I was not feeling BMV love, or Dolly love. But she sat behind her desk, smiling encouragingly, and doing a twiddle finger wave at me.
Like a good test taker, I read through all the questions first, I knew I had no time limit so I could take my time, I was breathing deeply and I found the answer key attached to the back of the test. Oh great. The answer key. now- I had the Good Angel in Manolos and the Bad Angel in Payless Pumps yakking in each ear... Manolos won and I gave Dolly the answers back- but it would've been really easy for me to NOT have done that!
So, I take the test and sweat. I'm thankful she didn't tell me I had to go to defensive driving school or take the driving part of my test. At question 8 I thought defensive driving school might not be so bad. At question 13 I thought I might be able to bribe a person who would be giving me the driving test. At question 22 I was ready to cry. At question 28 I was wondering if Daddy-O would loan me his bicycle. At question 32, I was plotting the murder of Sheriff Deputy Sam in the Wild West who gave me all the damn tickets that caused the points, and at question 37 I decided driving was overrated, walking would be good for me, and that the people who wrote this test knew nothing about test writing at all- obviously they were not educators and they probably thought No Child Left behind was good legislation. And the signs- a plain, empty circle? I was really thankful for multiple choice.
During the 37 minutes it took me to take the test, in came 26 people and the computers went down. I had no idea what would happen since the computers were down. but lucky me, they came back on just as I went back to Dolly. I took that as a good sign that I would pass!
She graded my test and I missed 1 sign. A picture of a truck with a slash through it doesn't mean "trucks are bad"; it means unloading or something like that... I missed 2 on the written part. How many feet are you supposed to stay behind a car at night and keep your dims on- feet? FEET? I had no idea- I guessed poorly. The other one I missed was another feet/ yards question. I was just thrilled that I passed! Dolly told me I was brilliant! Well, you know... what can I say? Whew!!! I passed... Then she made me take another test- the eye test. I was practically hyperventilating at this point... I thought after all this, I wouldn't be able to see! But alas, I can drive, as long as I do it with glasses or contacts, which I've had as a restriction since I was 16 years old.
Next, I had to get my license picture. This was interesting because with the whole identify theft of people sweeping the nation, we are now basically having mug shots taken. I realize I have committed some criminal acts in the past *Please Trooper, don't take me in!* but I've never yet been arrested and after seeing my new picture, I never want to be! And my old picture was soooo cute! Anyway, I had to take my glasses off, and pull my hair off my forehead. I wasn't allowed to smile largely and no showing of teeth and I couldn't cock my head to the right like I'm prone to do in all my pictures. Yup- I'm sporting a Civilization license that resembles a mug shot. I knew I was too cute for prison...
It was an ordeal. I was overwhelmed. Something I thought would be easy turned into a situation that came out well! I sport a 6 year license, I'm a donor, I look like a criminal and I'm ready to drive- all for a mere $26.
Did I mention my Mocha Latte got cold during all of this? No wonder people hate the BMV!
Stay off the roads,
Maggie
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Satchels and Shoes- another Vera...
Hecate gave me this beautiful Vera Bradley bag for Christmas. She said since I officially live back in Civilization I need one. This is a stunner and I love the warm browns and pinks with the basket weave pattern- it's gorgeous! Thank you Hecate! And since I like to be casual, I got a new pair of brown lace ups. They're Sketcher knock offs called Mojos. Shoe Carnival specials for $16. I had a pair similar to these that I officially killed last week; I stepped into a puddle and had a wet sock, so that made it officially time for a new pair; these fit the need, the price, and the foot.
In Shoes we Trust,
Maggie
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Year in review and preview
1. Drinking buddy of the year
Hmmmmmmmm, well... I usually drank alone... or with no one special...
2. Lifetime Service Award (longest friend)
Hecate!!!!!!!!
3. Newcomer Award (newest friend)
Philsgirl!!!! WOW!!!
4. High Point of the Year
Daddy-O visiting me in the Wild West or moving back to Civilization...
5. Low Point of the Year
Mac dying his hair black, missing my friend D-Nice's wedding and not having a job since I moved back to Civilization
6. Best Holiday
Christmas!
7. Your Song for the Year
“Home” by Michael Buble
8. Movie of the Year
A tie — Mamma Mia and The Dark Knight.
9. Most Memorable Moment of the Year
Directing a school play in the Wild West with kids I hadn't worked with before- they were so FUNNY!
10. Best Laugh of the Year
There are good laughs almost everyday… I really can’t remember just one!
11. Whom did you spend Valentines with?
I don't do Valentine's Day...
12. Best Relationship
I was cultivating a great relationship with my students... and on a personal level, with my friend Philsgirl and Hecate... and more recently with my niece, Littlebit!!!
13. What were you for Halloween?
A modern day, Hippie Snow White- I even had 7 Dwarfs!
14. Restaurant of the Year
In Civilization I can eat at Casa's again- thank the goddess!
15. Book of the Year
The Other Boleyn Girl or Lucy
16. Best Decision Made This Year
I think it was moving back to Civilization, but I'll let you know...
17. What are your plans for next year?
Find a job, travel, get laid
18. TV Show of the Year
Grey's Anatomy
19. Most Loyal Friends
Hecate, Philsgirl, Bookqueen, and my family!
20. Biggest Change of the Year
Did I mention I moved across the country, 2000 miles, back home?
21. Biggest Influence Award
My former boss, HBIC, who showed me what I do NOT want to be
22. New Year’s Resolution
I refuse to make one because I have zero willpower and won't follow through
23. Things I’m looking forward to in 2009
Employment, insurance, living in the historic district, $$$$$, buying shit, sex
Employment, insurance, living in the historic district, $$$$$, buying shit, sex, travel
Meme-ly yours,
Maggie
Friday, January 2, 2009
Fate? Or better titled: The gods are fuckin' with me
I thought when I left the Wild West I wouldn't be teaching again- at least not for awhile. I thought I might take a break or do something different...
I called an old friend tonight to see how he and his wife were doing and they were thrilled to hear from me. We made plans to meet tomorrow evening, and through the basic course of "catch up" conversation... I found out he works for an institution of higher learning- and he is in charge of hiring all the adjunct faculty. And wants a copy of my resume... And I'm supposed to bring it with me to his house tomorrow when I get together with he and his family...
I think my dogma was just run over by my karma,
Maggie
I called an old friend tonight to see how he and his wife were doing and they were thrilled to hear from me. We made plans to meet tomorrow evening, and through the basic course of "catch up" conversation... I found out he works for an institution of higher learning- and he is in charge of hiring all the adjunct faculty. And wants a copy of my resume... And I'm supposed to bring it with me to his house tomorrow when I get together with he and his family...
I think my dogma was just run over by my karma,
Maggie
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Live from Madam Tussauds Wax Museum...
...is Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve! Okay, did anyone else think the man looked like a wax figure? His upper lip never moved. It was frightening. Someone told me he was sick earlier this year, that maybe he had a stroke or something, but in the name of fat happy Buddha, that was darn scary! I thought he looked like a talking wax figure. Or like a dude who was wearing one of those rubber masks in the form of Dick Clark...
That weirdness aside, I had a nice, quiet New Year's Eve. I took myself to a movie- Marley & Me- and then I came home, ate a cheese sandwich and watched tv, and read. At 7 pm EST, Irish Sam called to wish me a Happy New Year, the 5 hour time difference you see. Irish Sam and the lads were kicking around a football and were quite pissed- that means drunk, not angry, in irish speak, I guess. He gushed a Happy New Year and made kissy sounds into the phone, which left me giggling hystirically. (Today's email had him inquiring if he made a total arse of himself and was he a total wanker on the phone??? Damn, I just love his accent and his lingo!) As for the rest of the night, I just hung out by myself, which was good. Daddy-O went to a party and I had the house to myself.
I was glad that I shut my cell phone off when I went to bed because at 2 am my time, and midnight in the Wild West, I had a flurry of phone calls and text messages from kids and a Sam from there. That was fun to wake up to this morning!
Daddy-O and I spent the day in northern Civilization going to Hobby Lobby and Micheal's, both of which are craft stores. Hobby Lobby had 66% off of all Christmas items- I was thinking about pink ornaments. We also ate dinner and just chilled out. It was nice. Did I mention there was a trip to Starbucks in there?
Hope you all rang in the new year in a safe and fun way!
In vow to resolution break,
Maggie
That weirdness aside, I had a nice, quiet New Year's Eve. I took myself to a movie- Marley & Me- and then I came home, ate a cheese sandwich and watched tv, and read. At 7 pm EST, Irish Sam called to wish me a Happy New Year, the 5 hour time difference you see. Irish Sam and the lads were kicking around a football and were quite pissed- that means drunk, not angry, in irish speak, I guess. He gushed a Happy New Year and made kissy sounds into the phone, which left me giggling hystirically. (Today's email had him inquiring if he made a total arse of himself and was he a total wanker on the phone??? Damn, I just love his accent and his lingo!) As for the rest of the night, I just hung out by myself, which was good. Daddy-O went to a party and I had the house to myself.
I was glad that I shut my cell phone off when I went to bed because at 2 am my time, and midnight in the Wild West, I had a flurry of phone calls and text messages from kids and a Sam from there. That was fun to wake up to this morning!
Daddy-O and I spent the day in northern Civilization going to Hobby Lobby and Micheal's, both of which are craft stores. Hobby Lobby had 66% off of all Christmas items- I was thinking about pink ornaments. We also ate dinner and just chilled out. It was nice. Did I mention there was a trip to Starbucks in there?
Hope you all rang in the new year in a safe and fun way!
In vow to resolution break,
Maggie
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Pink dreams really do come true
I can't believe I forgot to tell you! You know how I wanted a pink Christmas tree? Well, when I got back here to Civilization Daddy-O surprised me with a very merry PINK Christmas! He got me the tree and it's beautiful! And just down right cute! He had it all decorated and set up in my room! Go look at it!
Pink lover,
Maggie
Pink lover,
Maggie
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