Jayelle's Kitchen TableJayelle's Kitchen Table - LiveJournal.comToo much time to think- February 24, 2006 I'm thinking about a lot of things.About doing something I've wanted to for a very long time, and cussing out my aunt late last night. Some members of my family only really care about the rest of us being happy, and don't particularly care if we make choices they wouldn't. And some only really care if we do what they would choose for us, and don't particularly care if we're happy. My aunt is in that latter group--essentially, that's it. That and she's hurt my mom and K's feelings one too...http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/323040.html Surf City- February 21, 2006 My last job was at a city library. I like my current job, but I do miss the public sector on all those lovely little federal holidays like President's Day. Man, they had me earning my paycheck yesterday! One of my girls, who works as an executive assistant for a financial firm, says pink collar workers like me can get all those holidays off by working on Wall Street. Trouble is, you'd have to show up to work on the Street eventually, and I'm not interested in having to buy Tums by the drum..http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/322798.html Color theory and two Daytona 500s- February 21, 2006 First of all, I guess I should start by apologizing to all y'all. But this is a place for me to talk about things that made an impact on me, and that sushi sure as hell did! I think one of the things I find attractive about NASCAR is the color. I am not referring to their Black History Month promotions (and did y'all ever think you'd live long enough to see that!) I mean the bright shiny candy colors of the cars. Color theory, which the blue sushi rice was meant to illustrate, fascinates...http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/322548.html Blue really is an appetite suppressant!- February 17, 2006 I'm sure we've all heard that the color blue's supposed to be an appetite suppressant. This page explains it.As an example of what blue and black do to the appetite, the author showed this sushi.And it really does work on me! It worked even better when the author mentioned that the pink is....SPAM!!!Y'all can thank me for helping you with your diets in any way you please... ;-)http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/322051.html Stupid risks on water, air, and land- February 17, 2006 I'm going surfing tomorrow come hell or high water! (Or snow or whatever.) I think it'll actually be a decent surf day.K and I love getting ready together because it's a way for us to really talk in a semi-relaxed manner. We even bathe together. (Water conservation is so important. :-) One of us sits on the toilet or bathtub edge while the other puts on her makeup and plucks her eyebrows. Today K told me she worries about me when I surf, because I go for bigger waves than she would and I.http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/321982.html From the spoiled, skinchick-fetishizing brat who won't shut up.- February 17, 2006 Some days it just doesn't pay to turn on the computer.Today I unified people on both sides of the culture wars who clicked onto my blogs (willingly, I might add, and with no prompting from me other than my usual comment-links and e-mail signature). An opponent to same-sex marriage said that I am "spoiled" and that it is my "sense of entitlement" that is making me push for special rights. This was prompted by the "pandas for my birthday" post. An "ally" asked, "What are you, ten" Another...http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/321614.html For my birthday, I want pandas. No, hear me out.- February 16, 2006 My mom told me tonight, "Sometimes you're such a hippie. You don't always have to be politically correct." I laughed and laughed at the idea. When I recovered, I told her, "Look, I have enough things. The things I want, nobody can really afford to get me for my birthday. You asked, so I'm answering.""Fair enough," she replied. Gods, I feel so very lucky that on the heels of Valentine's Day, my mom, my best friend, and my wife have all asked me what I want for my birthday already! (March.http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/321364.html "Cowboys are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)"- February 15, 2006 I told joannasatana I would find it. Thanks for the tip, hon! I love Willie Nelson!And I love this song, too. Everybody sing along! :-)http:www.secretcowboys.comhttp://princesswitch.livejournal.com/321212.html JohariNohari- February 15, 2006 I finally learned what those "Johari" and "Nohari" windows everyone is talking about are.So here are my Johari and Nohari windows.If you've got 'em, let me know and I'll do yours, too!http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/320899.html Happy Valentine's Day! And...- February 14, 2006 "When tradition is the guise under which prejudice or animosity hides, it is not a legitimate state interest."--Judge M. Brooke Murdock, Maryland"The more I make love, the more I want to revolt. The more I revolt, the more I want to make love."--Graffito seen in Paris, 1969Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of a state close to us, New Jersey, will be hearing arguments for and against same-sex marriage. We want the court to find it constitutional, of course. It would be nice to be considered married.http://princesswitch.livejournal.com/320743.html |