je suis la jeune fille

Ok, I just bought these online

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:27:31 -0500

Yes, the men’s Dickie’s Hickory Stripe Bib Overalls. What is with this male model though? He is cracking me up. These are for my cute gardening outfit. I refuse to garden unless I have a cute outfit!

Happiness through material goods

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0500

Since I have had a crappy week, and got some disappointing news, and generally have an overall sense of feeling sorry for myself ickiness, I’ve decided to reward myself with some kind of expensive purchased item. Yes, I have fucked up ways of dealing with emotions. Get over it. It’s actually very good that I no longer work in Rockefeller Center, as it was way too easy to mask my emotions with retail therapy there. Many a day when shit was making me :( or :| or :\ or :& (whatever that last one is), I would dash out and furiously pace around the block, landing at H&M or J. Crew, caressing the merino sweaters or chintzy synthetic fabrics, then I would black out and end up back at my office with a $25 headband or a handful of cheap necklaces. And I wonder why I got rid of literally 10 huge garbage bags of clothing and crap when I moved out.

Anyway, I just don’t know what to get. Meh. Whine. How unsatisfactory. I don’t want to actually go to a store and try stuff on (too much effort). And what I really need is a new bathing suit and there’s nothing like trying on bikinis to send a fragile psyche over the edge. Better not chance it.

Perusing Amazon accessories is not helping. Also, the point is IMMEDIATE satisfaction, not satisfaction two weeks from now when this shit arrives in the mail. Blergh. Now this inability to make a frivolous purchase is going to further exacerbate my sense of incompetence and failure. WAAHHHHH. I better go to K-mart and buy a bunch of cosmetic products and Hanes cottonwear before this crisis reaches a boiling point.

Katie and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:03:32 -0500

I feel like puking and crying at the same time. I really need this feeling to go away.

You, Wednesday, November 4th, have been a really shitty day, and I’d like you to be over now.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:38 -0500

You, Wednesday, November 4th, have been a really shitty day, and I’d like you to be over now.

Halloween 2K10 FOR SURE. No one will get who I am, but this...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:13:56 -0500

Halloween 2K10 FOR SURE. No one will get who I am, but this outfit is awesome. And I need a dorky Bruce Campbell on my arm.

Screw Twilight, the best vampire movies are obviously from the...

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:32 -0500

Screw Twilight, the best vampire movies are obviously from the 80s (or 1990 in this case, splitting hairs). I pulled out this DVD last night for the first time and OH HO what I have been missing. “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat” is a gem on the level of “Troll 2”. It’s like one step up from “Troll 2” in terms of production value and acting (and if you haven’t seen “Troll 2”, run, don’t walk to Hulu for a cinematic treat unlike any other). The Sundown cast is also amazing: Bruce Campbell (greatest actor of our time), David Carradine (RIP), Maxwell Caulfield (you know him as Rex Manning from “Empire Records”), Bobby from Twin Peaks (sorry, buddy, that’s your name now), and some wonderful child actresses to give Tatum O’Neal or Margaret O’Brien a run for their money. Basically there’s a Southwestern town populated by vampires who are trying to wean themselves from human blood and have created a blood synthesizing factory. How do they protect themselves from the sun’s deathly rays? Why with a little something called SPF 100, straw hats and large fashionable sunglasses. I can’t decide which detail I love more: the stop-motion bat animation or the LA rocker vampires named Chad and Burgundy. The clip above is some crappy fan edit trailer, but I can’t find the real trailer. Anyway, Lionsgate released it on DVD last year, and it heartens my soul to know I was doing God’s work in publicizing this wonderful film.

Songs that have been stuck in my head since last week

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:31:05 -0500

1. Werewolf Bar Mitzvah

2. Ghostbusters Theme Song

3. Up on a Housetop (click click, down through the chimney with old St. Nick……aggggghhhh make it stop…. Reindeer pause, down comes good old Santa Clause… IT WON’T STOP!!!!!!!)

Happy Halloween. If only I could dance as gloriously as pumpkin...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:55:19 -0400

Happy Halloween. If only I could dance as gloriously as pumpkin man, I would be the belle of the ball tomorrow night. I shall go home and practice immediately.

Vid from Emily, who has the best dance youtubes up her sleeve.

Necessary Components

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:45:00 -0400

Last night I was driving home from work after a quick stop at the grocery store to grab some items for dinner (garlic salt, grated romano, frozen peas, 2 bottles of organic wine— WEIRD). I was thinking about getting home, throwing a Fresh Air on the ipod, taking the pups for a walk, making pasta for my parents, and then throwing a DVD on the ol’ tube . It made me feel very contented. When I was in NYC last year and stressed and unhappy and hating life and my job, I often came home and cooked elaborate meals for myself (yeah, that’s fucking pathetic, cooking giant meals for one, and yes I was aware of it at the time). Aside from the pathetic aspect, cooking was very soothing and made me happy and completely consumed my ever-active mind. It was sort of a mindless activity that allowed me to wind down and think about something aside from life, work, anxieties, etc. You know how dogs have to circle themselves before they lie down? I’m kind of like that; I need a lot of wind down time before I can relax. So as I was driving home yesterday, I started to compile a list of things, like cooking, that are necessary to my mental and physical health and well-being. Or, gosh darn it, they just make me happy. Here goes said list of necessary components:

- Cooking

- Pets/Animals

- Yoga

- Coffee

- Wine

- TV on DVD

- NPR Podcasts (nerd alert!!!)

- The New Yorker

- Club Soda (debilitating addiction)

- Lavendar Oil (OMG, my friend Alisha turned me onto this, put it on the soles of your feet before bed, best sleep aid since yoga and margaritas)

- Sunshine/Vitamin D

- Veggie Burgers

- Youtube (ok I just really like Youtube)

Ok I think that’s all for now. I can’t think of any more and I have to go write some blog posts for work!

A.O. Scott and I have one of the same favorite movies of all time!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:22:10 -0400

A.O. Scott and I have one of the same favorite movies of all time! :

MARCELLO!

Sigh. I just answered the phone at work by saying, “Encoder….” I’m sure our...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:00 -0400

Sigh. I just answered the phone at work by saying, “Encoder….” I’m sure our client appreciated that. 5 fitful hours of anxiety sleep two nights in a row plus the mind fuck of trying to figure out how to convert MP4 files (seriously, EFF WINDOWS) has rendered me completely incoherent. Fembot wiring has come undone.

I just sneezed in the office. I immediately said, “Thank you,” even though neither one...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:22:30 -0400

I just sneezed in the office. I immediately said, “Thank you,” even though neither one of my two coworkers who sit within 10 feet of me said anything. Huh.

Island Life

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:15:38 -0400

me: Blacktress, a hobo just came into my office and asked me to "write two statements" for him
me: i cannot make this shit up
me: the sad thing is 1) I know his name
me: 2) he does this all the time
Blakctress: HAHAHAHHAHA
Blacktress: what?!
Blacktress: katie, i am about to choke on my tea from laughter
me: hahaa
Blacktress: what statement does this island hobo need?
Blacktress: and how can he just saunter into your office?
Blacktress: and why do you know his name?
me: the door is open! we are on the street!
me: i just know his name, everyone knows all the hobos names
me: this one saw me in a coffee shop one time with my computer
me: now everytime he sees me, he's like, "hey girl, you working on your computer??"
me: and im like "YUP I am, Victor"
me: actually my friend who works at the coffee shop wrote some statements for him once
me: she is a nicer person than i

Bear with me people, my Mike Ness obsession is rearing...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:09:25 -0400

Bear with me people, my Mike Ness obsession is rearing it’s head again.

Seriously, you guys. I did this today. FOR WORK.

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:51:51 -0400

Seriously, you guys. I did this today. FOR WORK.

Highlight of my week

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:07:55 -0400

Getting “Revenge of the Nerds: Panty Raid Edition” for FREE because the Kmart checkout people forgot to charge me for it. Simple pleasures, people.

Baby Doll, 1956 Directed by Elia Kazan, Written by Tennesse...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:16:14 -0400

Baby Doll, 1956

Directed by Elia Kazan, Written by Tennesse Williams

Ugh, this movie is SO GOOD.

St. Thomas!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:13:42 -0400

St. Thomas!

Seaplane!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:11:35 -0400

Seaplane!

I should also mention

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:37:38 -0400

I can’t believe I forgot to mention in my below rant all my “can’ts”- I can’t walk, can’t exercise, can’t go to the beach, and I can’t effing drink because I’m on damn antibiotics. If there was ever a time when I deserve a drink, I think it’s this goddamn week. Look out, Thursday.