Have a Safe and Happy New Year Everyone!

This just in from Carrie:
Pack of Angry Chihuahuas Attack Officer

*snort*

A BIG FAT UPDATE!!!!

Or "How Do You Spell Irony?"

Where to begin?

Well, let's start by saying that I have decided to go back to school. I have been accepted into Boston University's Center for Digital Imaging Arts program. I will be cutting my hours at work and starting school in May.

I got this fabulous news Wednesday night, and on Thursday morning I get to work to discover that 2 of my photographs of the flood the library had 2 weeks ago are in that mornings newspaper. My first published photos! How exciting is that? It would have been more exciting had I actually been CREDITED for them though, but alas, someone forgot to mention my name when talking to the reporter.

I was rather pissed off over this little lack of recognition, but that may have been intensified by the onslaught of estrogen I was experiencing. If I hadn't recieved the good news about school the night before I would probably have been more vocal in my anger. I am the angrylittlebitch afterall!

New Years Resolution???

In the year 2006 I resolve to: Remember how many times to rinse and repeat. Get your resolution here

I feel like ass

Today has been a weird day...
I'm also cranky and crampy.... I want scrambled eggs and peanut butter... I want my heating pad and a blankie and a footrub. I want salt and I want sugar! WAH!!!! Aw yeah... gotta love the monthly bloat.

I will give y'all a proper and exciting update soon... maybe even tomorrow! Wow! Just think of it! For now I will go take some ibuprofen and lay down.

Self Portrait Tuesday!

It's Tuesday Again!
Look I'm wearing my glasses!

More info on Self Portrait Tuesday can be found HERE.

Holiday Round Up!

Here's a round up of all the pictures I took over Christmas. Enjoy!

- Party at Carrie & Tom's - Friday December 23, 2005
- Christmas at Keith and Jennie's - Saturday December 24, 2005
Gee... you can't tell who all of those people are related to, can you?
- Christmas with Ron's Parents - December 25, 2005
- Christmas at Aunt Judy's House with my Family - December 25, 2005

That is not what I meant by "bush"

Yes folks, this tree is entirely decorated with feminine hygiene products. For more tampon handiwork go HERE.

Merry Christmas!

And Happy Birthday to my little brother Joey!



And now I leave you to ponder this photo:



Brilliant, eh? Hope your holiday is as brilliant!

Happy Holidays!

More pictures from this set can be seen HERE.

Let the Festivities Begin!

It was a shopping, pizza, overtired, liquor store, friends, chips, salsa, dip, gingerbread, presents, icing, boys, photos, smoke break, music, scattergories, goofy, jagermeister, cheese, new camera, xbox, toys, tired, chicken wings, cranky, soda, pirates, sausage, christmas tree, new fridge, homemade marshmallows, hugs, fun, onion rings, giggles, cat, strangeness, cocoa, peppermint martinis, lime tostitos, nutcracker, and stomachache kind of day.

Random Holiday Weirdness

Festive Pyrex Table Decoration
Originally uploaded by iamafriendofthesquirrels.

Happy Winter Solstice!

I stand alone this bottom of the year,
the sands of time running out towards the end.
This time, this end time,
when the misty sun descends at half past three

Mysterious dusk, pink sky and dark lace trees
put me in mind of fairy places, and a richness beyond the everyday.

I stand and watch in stillness,
while the busy world careens along,
oblivious of this time, this solstice, my magic

- Rona Davis

Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!

Self Portrait Tuesday

Welcome to Self Portrait Tuesday. This is an online group where all members post a self portrait every Tuesday. As you can see I did not get very much sleep last night. I blame Charles de Lint.

I hate Christmas

Yeah, yeah, yeah... you all know how much I hate Christmas.

I'll just say that this year is shaping up to be slightly better than previous years, but we shall see what this week brings.

I got me a Weather Pixie!

If you look down the right side of this blog you wll see a new addition of a Weather Pixie just below the Moon Phase thingy. It tells you what the weather is in my neck of the woods and I also think it's pretty neat. I apologize if it makes this blog load slower.

I have a Terrific Twat!

Really!
Doctors and husbands agree!

I had a doctor's appointment recently... yes, THAT doctor. The one man on the planet who other than my husband gets to investigate those hard to reach places.

Why do I have a male gynecologist? Well, I chose him because he was convenient... right across the street from work, and so far this has worked for me. I do sometimes wonder why men get into this particular field of medicine. It's sort of like someone who doesn't know how to drive fixing cars for a living.

This doctor is purely professional though. Very calm, patient and answers all my questions. He never strays from his script while my legs are in the air and explains everything he is doing as he is doing it. He did his thing, told me all was well, and on his way out shook my hand and said "Everything is great, you're terrific" and left me to get dressed.

Terrific?

Hmm. Terrific.
NOT a word you hear everyday and not one usually heard after a man in a white coat has had his gloved hand up your twat so far you had to clear your throat. This struck me as rather funny. If he wasn't so pleasant and professional in general I might think he meant something slightly more sinister by the word terrific.

So, it's official. I have a terrific twat.
Aren't you glad I shared that?

Flying at Suck-Factor 12...

Today was a big bowl of suck.
About 10am this morning the library I work in experienced a HUGE flood in the Children's Room. The newly updated, slightly renovated, squeaky cleaned Children's Room. Apparently a pipe or some sort of coil froze and burst and spewed inky black water all over the place.

While we were in the middle of cleaning up this mess, I realized that there were only 3 people upstairs taking care of all the usual business of the day. I said out loud, "I'm going to go back upstairs and see if they need help up there" and I left.

I get upstairs to find one of those people running around looking for anyone to help out because the ceiling had opened up with another burst pipe right over the fiction area. So I go running back downstairs to announce the latest flood and everyone goes running upstairs to watch as the fiction section gets destroyed by water.

They ended up closing the library for most of the day and we all spent hours and hours cleaning and discarding wet books. Thousands of dollars worth of wet books. The day was pretty much a big bowl of suck.

Yo! Yo! Yo!

It's that time of year again folks!
Yup, that's right... I am updating my address book!
I know, I know, the excitement is just too much. It's coursing through my veins!
Must obey my veins!

If you have moved in the last year or so please email me with your new address.
My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at gmail dot com.
(Ha! Figure THAT out, fucking spam robots!)

More Random Time Wasters for Y'all to Enjoy!

Definately NOT work safe...

- Lewdness in Parisian Cemetery
- Lego Porn (an oldie, but goodie)
- Virtual Sea Monkeys!
- Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers!
- More Extreme Knitting
- The Camel Toe Report
- The Clown Sweater Project

I call upon the Angry Little Bitch Army!

Did you know you can go into any library and ask them to buy a book? Yes, Virginia, you can! I would say 9 times out of 10 they will buy any book you ask them too, reserve it for you and then make sure that you, yes YOU, are the first person to check it out and enjoy it.

I asked my library to order THIS BOOK put out by the folks who do THIS WEBSITE. I was told they wouldn't order it for what I think is a rather lame reason.

So please, do me a favor? All you folks in Eastern Massachusetts call your local library or any library for that matter and ask them to order this book. It will cost you nothing to ask. Actually, feel free to do this with any book that takes your fancy.

I don't know if will do any good, but I know some of you live in the same library network as me. Maybe if enough folks ask for it someone will buy it.

Not terribly Bizarre Bazaar

We did indeed make it to the Bazaar Bizarre today and it was alot of fun... BUT.... Frankly I didn't think the crafts were really all that bizarre. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but whoever juried this show obviously had a certain aesthetic in mind. Don't get me wrong, there was some cool ass stuff there, but nothing jumped out at me as truly "bizarre".

Maybe I am old and jaded?

Afterwards we ate dinner with Kenny and Carol at The Village Smokehouse in Brookline. And of course I took a few PICTURES.

Richard Pryor died today.
He was 65. More info HERE.






Hey! Check this shit out!

Cool Photo website of the day!

Day? Week? Whatever...
This guy has some pretty good stuff. I especially like his portraits.

*** titty alert if surfing from work! ***

Clayton Cubitt

Pull My Finger!

THIS is even funnier than it should be today.

Because as some of you know me and Ron haven't been feeling well this week.
Which made this afternoon's long ride home feel somewhat... longer.

None of that "Yeah, but it's pretty" bullshit here!

I had the shittiest commute home today... yeah they closed work early because of the snow, but not early enough to make a difference. It took me 2 hours to get home and it's only 16 miles. Carol said she would call me when she got home... we all left at 2:30 and it is now 5:42 and she hasn't called. Hmm....

When will they realize that there comes a point in every snow storm where it may actually be better to close the building, but let staff stay until the roads are plowed? When will they realize that perhaps it would be better to close the building and let folks go home BEFORE the roads become impassable? But no, they wait until it's the worst possible moment and thrust us all out into the storm to fend for ourselves. The entire downtown area where I work was a fucking parking lot because NOTHING had been plowed. Grrr..... I'll stop now.

Hope y'all got home safe!
Leave a comment and check in will ye?

(She made it home! YAY!)


Anger is slowly subsiding. I am trying to look on the bright side... at least I wasn't stuck HERE.

How Bizaaah!

We are planning on going to the Bazaar Bizarre this year... yes, an actual plan! It's on a Sunday this year and it should be alot of fun. Maybe we'll see YOU there?

If you can't get out on Sunday there is always The Punk Rock Flea Market on Saturday at MassArt. We won't be going to this one, but you folks can all go and tell us about it later.

Things my mamma warned me about...

More disturbing handmade "toys" can be found HERE.

Cocktails Anyone?

I know, I know... it's been a few days... forgive me. I had a headache for almost 3 full days and it has finally gone away... and I have been busy.

The cocktail party for Bill and Amanda wasn't as painful as I thought it would be, or anywhere near as painful as it could have been. I don't care who you are, or how well you get along with your family, any family gathering has the possibility of being really good or really bad.

So without further ado, here's the pictures!
- Cocktail Party
- Cocktails after the Cocktail Party

New Bunnies!

Angry Alien has new bunnies! See it HERE!

Proper update coming soon.... gotta upload pictures to go with it.

ciao dearies!

Got something to say?

Got something to get off your chest?
This guy has created a device which will amplify your voice for one full minute with whatever you have to say. Check it out HERE. It kind of reminds me of THIS.

Clothing Swap anyone?

I just had an idea!
I am planning to attack my closet today... weed stuff, try everything on, and bag stuff up to get rid of. I was thinking what the hell should I do with this stuff? Then I thought, what if a bunch of us gals had a clothing swap?

Yes, I know we are all busy with the holiday season upon us, and my brothers wedding is not far off, but I thought it would be a good way for all of us gals to get together sometime after the New Year. It could be an alternative to our regular Saturday night thing or just a way to spend a Sunday afternoon... or if we can all get the same Friday off we could do it then. When the swap is over we could just throw everything that is left in the car and drive over to the thrift shop my mother-in-law volunteers at and drop it all off.

So think about it... I still want to clean my closet today, but I'll bag everything up and stash it away until 2006 if anyone is interested... or if you know anyone who is interested.


Later that day...
I have amassed the shoe army and of the 25pairs of soldiers I have dismissed 9. Farewell my friends... you have served me well.

2 hours later...
I completely went through the closet! I was BRUTALLY honest, because honestly... will I ever be a size 10 again? I haven't been a 10 in years so bye-bye hot magenta bustier and matching silk skirt. *wipes a tear* And then there's the size 12 stuff... some of it was um.. er... a little snug so sadly, that too is now in a bag. *sigh* Only one red t-shirt had to go though! I have yet to hit the dresser, which is full of fun old t-shirts, some new t-shirts and other assorted oddities.

I will hang on to this bag, and any other bags I fill until after January if anyone is interested in a clothing swap, otherwise I nop one says anything in the next week I will give them to the thrift shop, or to the first person who says "I'll take it all!"

If anyone wears shoe size 8 - 8 1/2 and isn't sqeamish about wearing other peoples shoes, give a yell or else those are going to the thrift shop this week. These include the Shoes of Doom.

Hooray a day off!!!

Have you ever wanted to get so many things done in one day that you don't know where to begin so you sort of freeze up and do nothing? I am feeling like that today. It's frustrating... Perhaps I'll just pick the top three most important and do those, then I shall succumb to the siren call of Sim City.

Well, I am now caught up on my photos... There really wasn't too many.
- Saturday November 26, 2005
- Sunday November 27, 2005
- Big Hair Girl

So now I am surfing around online and I find... um... this. (So not work safe...)


2:34pm
Yummy! The first meal of the day always tastes the best! And Caramel apple cookies are extra tasty! They make a perfect meal anytime! Apples are healthy... right?

3:52pm
Still futsing around... packaging stuff up to mail... getting deposit ready to go to bank... cleaned my desk... did some laundry... not much else though. I should eat something real... and probably shower.

4:18pm
I actually remembered THIS before it has happened. Maybe I will go this year... or maybe not.

5:19pm
Just missed getting to the post office before they closed... still need that shower, and I should probably start thawing something for dinner... I lead such an exciting life.

News and Weirdness...

I'll be adding to this as the night goes on... Enjoy!

- 4 year old girl denied visit with Santa because mom couldn't afford to pay for photo.
- Interesting art piece in England
- Innovative furniture
- More dildos!
- When Knitting gets out of control
- Gorilla Nipple Fetish
- A very clever, if rather silly blog-journal-site thing...
- The Art of Chess
- More fun in London
- Wanna buy Jerry Garcia's toilet?
- This just isn't right...
- Do you like hot dogs? I mean REALLY like hot dogs?

I scream, You scream...

I am SO bummed out right because THIS PLACE is closed until April 21st. I really want some of their Oreo ice cream right now.

And I just re-read this mornings post... I can't spell for shit first thing in the morning.

While the dream is fresh...

Good morning... I feel like total ass.

I just had the weirdest dream... weirder than most.

I had just pushed a library booktruck to work (about 16 miles) laden with my bag (purse, joural, book to read inside...) my sweatshirt that I always wear, my coat and my clothes. I get to work on Thursdayy morning (I go in early every thursday) and I do what I do every thursday... I get there before anyone else on thursdays and in the dream the place is crawling with staff.

I am wearing only my uncerwear, a pair of red pants and my sneakers and no one can see me. I go about doing what I normally do on Thursday mornings and finally a 9am when the place opens someone can finally see me. She says "you better go get dressed." So I go into the coat closet to get the rest of my clothes on. I forgot my bra and my earrings. I always feel strangely naked without earrings... As I am getting dressed in the closet, which where I work has no door by the way... I notice a workman of some sort standing in the closet doorway. He looks more like of of the more derelict patrons of the establishment where I work. He enters the closet and grabs my hair in a gesture of trying to help me get dressed. I scream at him to let go of my hair and no one can hear me. The words come out of my mouth all slow and slurred. The man then vanishes.

I make my own jewelry and during this time of year I bring some in to sell to co-workers. I am relieved to realize that I can just grab another pair of earring for my naked ears and just wear my coat all over my bare chest.

And now that I am awake, I have to go, get dressed and go to work... all over again.