Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Long or short?
Gonna be a little self-indulgent and perhaps a bit narcissistic here. But what do you think - long or short? I just had my hair cut a couple of weeks ago, and now it's the shortest it has been since the 7th grade. See?
Bah, screw it. I was going to post a picture of me with long hair for comparison, but since there's no going back, there's no need for it. Also, I usually just tied my hair back anyway and rarely wore it down. I like the way my hair looks now - it was time for a change!
Bah, screw it. I was going to post a picture of me with long hair for comparison, but since there's no going back, there's no need for it. Also, I usually just tied my hair back anyway and rarely wore it down. I like the way my hair looks now - it was time for a change!
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Blllaaaaahhhhhhhhhh.......
I wish I had something interesting to write about. I wish I had something interesting to think about. Unfortunately, it is Sunday evening and I am pondering what tomorrow will be like...but the answer is already too clear. I will be in a meeting from 9 to 3. First, I hate meetings. Second, I start getting angry when they go beyond an hour. Third, what's up with no breaks??? Fourth, don't even suggest a working lunch. Alright, here are some funny pictures to help me see my upcoming Monday in a more cheerful light. Ready? Here we go!
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Monday, January 06, 2014
On girl crushes and body image
Happy New Year! Very briefly, it's a new year and this is a new blog. I hate resolutions, but I resolve to transform this blog into one that's not so torturous to write (and perhaps read, I don't know how it is for you). Writing long posts to catch up was just killing me, so I put Marcilicious on hiatus (as well as Brainy Girls, but that's another topic). I want short, random posts! You want them too (maybe)! So here's the first one. Boom.
As you may know, I skate with the Storm City Roller Girls (and I also manage the website, so please visit - I just provided you with the link, see?). Throughout my entire life I've struggled with my own body image - being overweight, not pretty enough, blah blah blah. My girl crushes have been (and continue to be on) the fabulously dorky Drew Barrymore (although I feel our connection is diminishing now that she's on the having-kids-being-a-mom kick, but perhaps it's a phase) and the Hermione-esque Emma Watson. Oh, I've envied them and other women in the media like them for so long! Why can't I be more like them? Skinny, pretty, perfect.
The truth is, I never will be like them, and I've got to learn how to accept that about myself. I've known this for a long time and have told myself this a million times. But here enters derby and ALL THE GIRL CRUSHES!!! Here you could not ask for a more diverse group of women in terms of body shape, size, appearance, and style. And I want to be like so many of them! I found myself wanting to be just like girls who had very little in common with Drew Barrymore or Emma Watson (both physically and otherwise). And once I realized this, it was like, daaaaamn...if I think these girls are so awesome, maybe other people think I'M awesome, and maybe I can think I'm awesome too. Mind blown.
As you may know, I skate with the Storm City Roller Girls (and I also manage the website, so please visit - I just provided you with the link, see?). Throughout my entire life I've struggled with my own body image - being overweight, not pretty enough, blah blah blah. My girl crushes have been (and continue to be on) the fabulously dorky Drew Barrymore (although I feel our connection is diminishing now that she's on the having-kids-being-a-mom kick, but perhaps it's a phase) and the Hermione-esque Emma Watson. Oh, I've envied them and other women in the media like them for so long! Why can't I be more like them? Skinny, pretty, perfect.
The truth is, I never will be like them, and I've got to learn how to accept that about myself. I've known this for a long time and have told myself this a million times. But here enters derby and ALL THE GIRL CRUSHES!!! Here you could not ask for a more diverse group of women in terms of body shape, size, appearance, and style. And I want to be like so many of them! I found myself wanting to be just like girls who had very little in common with Drew Barrymore or Emma Watson (both physically and otherwise). And once I realized this, it was like, daaaaamn...if I think these girls are so awesome, maybe other people think I'M awesome, and maybe I can think I'm awesome too. Mind blown.
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| High-five ladies - I think you're incredible! |
Monday, June 17, 2013
Game of Thrones is Ruining My Life!!!
I'm soooooo happy that I'm on book 5 of the Game of Thrones series. Why? Because book 6 hasn't been published yet. Which means I can get my freakin' life back. Because ever since Kellie convinced me that I needed to read the Game of Thrones series, all of my free time has been held hostage by my NEED, my THIRST, my OBSESSION to read these books. Let's see how my life has suffered, shall we?
1. BOOK CLUB. Ok, each month I'm supposed to read a book for book club. I've been pretty good about finishing books...until a few months ago. Each GoT book is between 800 and 1200 pages, which means that I have trouble reading GoT AND a book club book. Guess which one wins???
2. BRAINY GIRLS. Poor Brainy Girls. I haven't had time to put the archive for the last issue together, nor write almost anything for this issue. Which SUCKS, because the theme for this issue is insects, which is awesome, and I'm running out of time to adequately cover the subject. Can I just finish this last GoT book already so that I can get back to doing quality Brainy Girls work, please???
3. ROLLER DERBY. Ok, not really. I've been able to stay pretty much on top of practices and events. Chris and I even went to the Rose City Rollers Hometown Championships a couple of weeks ago at the Rose Garden. It was awesome!!! HOWEVER, I did volunteer to set up and maintain the Storm City Roller Girls website (what was I thinking???) and that has fallen a little behind, too.
4. DIGITAL MEMOIRS (aka scrapbooking). My 2012 book is almost finished except for the covers and title page. I put in sooooo many hours working on that book and I just have to cross the finish line...however, finding out where Arya Stark is in Braavos is apparently more important than finalizing the record I have for everything I did in 2012.
5. OUR YARD. I will not post pictures. We have a guy who mows our lawn, but I've been meaning to get out there with the weed whacker for WEEKS. There are weeds in our back yard that are 6 feet tall. We have not planted our garden (except for the weeds). Shameful.
6. MY SLEEP. I've been sleeping HORRIBLY lately, and I suspect it is because I stay up late reading GoT. I wake up and think about GoT in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. It's starting to catch up with me.
7. HUMAN INTERACTION. I've become a recluse. My only social outlet is now online, and I'm behind at that (see above).
So, THANK YOU, George R.R. Martin, for hijacking my life. I've watched seasons 1 and 2 on Amazon and am waiting for season 3 to come out.
Oh, crap - are you kidding me??? I can't wait to be done with your epic stories and find out how this all ends. I can't wait to resume life as a regular human...that is, until book 6 is released...
1. BOOK CLUB. Ok, each month I'm supposed to read a book for book club. I've been pretty good about finishing books...until a few months ago. Each GoT book is between 800 and 1200 pages, which means that I have trouble reading GoT AND a book club book. Guess which one wins???
2. BRAINY GIRLS. Poor Brainy Girls. I haven't had time to put the archive for the last issue together, nor write almost anything for this issue. Which SUCKS, because the theme for this issue is insects, which is awesome, and I'm running out of time to adequately cover the subject. Can I just finish this last GoT book already so that I can get back to doing quality Brainy Girls work, please???
3. ROLLER DERBY. Ok, not really. I've been able to stay pretty much on top of practices and events. Chris and I even went to the Rose City Rollers Hometown Championships a couple of weeks ago at the Rose Garden. It was awesome!!! HOWEVER, I did volunteer to set up and maintain the Storm City Roller Girls website (what was I thinking???) and that has fallen a little behind, too.
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| Guns N Rollers battle it out with the High Rollers for 1st place! |
4. DIGITAL MEMOIRS (aka scrapbooking). My 2012 book is almost finished except for the covers and title page. I put in sooooo many hours working on that book and I just have to cross the finish line...however, finding out where Arya Stark is in Braavos is apparently more important than finalizing the record I have for everything I did in 2012.
5. OUR YARD. I will not post pictures. We have a guy who mows our lawn, but I've been meaning to get out there with the weed whacker for WEEKS. There are weeds in our back yard that are 6 feet tall. We have not planted our garden (except for the weeds). Shameful.
6. MY SLEEP. I've been sleeping HORRIBLY lately, and I suspect it is because I stay up late reading GoT. I wake up and think about GoT in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. It's starting to catch up with me.
7. HUMAN INTERACTION. I've become a recluse. My only social outlet is now online, and I'm behind at that (see above).
So, THANK YOU, George R.R. Martin, for hijacking my life. I've watched seasons 1 and 2 on Amazon and am waiting for season 3 to come out.
Oh, crap - are you kidding me??? I can't wait to be done with your epic stories and find out how this all ends. I can't wait to resume life as a regular human...that is, until book 6 is released...
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Three days later and I'm still sore!
I don't know if I'm crazy or just stupid. Either way, I've made the time and financial commitment to learn how to roller skate...with the Storm City Roller Girls! Last week I found out that Vancouver has a roller derby league so I immediately went to check it out and enlisted. Roller derby was something I thought about doing four years ago when I moved up here, but at the time, it was a little too far away, expensive, and time-consuming. But the opportunity is here now - I might as well grab it while I'm still young enough to do so!
These pictures were taken at my first practice with Storm City. In the first one, it almost looks like I know how to skate! I'm envisioning sucking for a while, but since practice is 4 days a week, I'm hoping that I'll improve quickly. We'll see!
These pictures were taken at my first practice with Storm City. In the first one, it almost looks like I know how to skate! I'm envisioning sucking for a while, but since practice is 4 days a week, I'm hoping that I'll improve quickly. We'll see!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
And for those of you who read or watch Game of Thrones:
Our House Sigil:
Shit. It's my turn to do the litter tonight. :o(
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