Dreamy Dreams

I woke up this morning at 830 hung-over, parched, and with a sneeking suspission that the front door was open (albiet, not unwarrented. Our door is very tricky and unless it's locked, or closed properly, it randomly opens when the air pressure in the complex is inturrupted.) So I got up to get some water and check the door (it was closed) and went back to sleep. Though, for some reason, I still had anxiety about the door being open, I fell asleep quickly. I went on to dream about:

random people coming into our apartment because our door was always open, and I had become friends with these people. Well, one night (in my dream) I was cleaning (which I have to do in actuality) and Patrick Swayze walked in.




PATRICK SWAYZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






******swoon!******


ohmigosh.

so for some reason we were dancing. haha! (he's such a good dancer, ya'll. seriously.)

ah. I can't believe Patrick Swayze was in my dream. MY dream! And he wanted to dance with me!!!

At one point, we went to the grocery store (probably becase I pretty much live there. And we didn't goto mine-we went to the "other" one.) And there were a lot of people there and it was crowded, but he was so polite-helping old ladies with their bags and not cutting in line!

Oh. This just cements that we were meant to be.

That was like the end of my dream I think. Just dancing and going to the grocery store. I woke up right after that and I was all excited about it but I went back to sleep. But I remembered the dream. That's probably the best thing that happened to me all vacation!!! (That's not true, but needed to be said for dramatic effect).

So, Patrick Swayze if you ever read this: I'm here. And I'm waiting for you.

Now I must make the apartment look all spick and span!! (are those real words?)

this is AWESOME!!!

I played The Gotham Gazette Garbage Game and sent 1,897,871 tons of refuse across 121,224 miles.

lastnight was criz-azy.

i don't have to work today.





























GOOD THING!!

Sex and the Socket

haha!! i just found this adorable video about CFL lightbulbs!!





Also of note: This website: www.green-e.org has direct information about how to get "Green" energy for your house! Once you click on the link, click "Buy Green-e Certified" then click "Renewable Energy For Your Home" and you can search by location to find all of the different companies where you can get energy from. And just like that, you can have that much less of the strain on the environment!

JACKPOT!

Okay...so if you scroll down to the previous post, you'll see this exact same post as this one but the pictures and text are all jumbled around. Well, after about 7 grueling hours (divided between yesterday morning and this morning) I finally figured out how to make a table (that's what it's called in the world of html). Oh mygod. You would just not believe how long it takes to write up codes!! I wrote it in microsoft word and it took up FOUR pages!!! I tested it out on howstuffworks and it was pretty much through trial and error that I got everything layed out. It's still not the perfect way I wanted it (for example, in the last box, I wanted the text to be on the left and the images to be on the right but somehow, I just could not switch them!!), but it's my first table ever and I'm just so proud of myself!! (also, I have no idea why there is such a huge space between this text and the table...but I'm not sure how to change it, so we'll say it's a happy mistake...or something.)

As promised, yesterday I said that I would post pictures of the great stuff I got from Goodwill.

I found these beauties just sitting on a shelf and could not believe my luck! I absolutely love belts and I wear them every chance I get! All together, there were eleven belts in the zip-lock bag! What caught my eye was this gem of a yellow belt. I swear I will wear it way more than I should! So, i put the bag o' belts in my basket and thought about it for the rest of my journey through the "store". Then I rationalized: $1.95 for eleven belts......or a life of regret about not buying them. I had to get them! My mind was made up. When I got home and opened the bag o' belts, I noticed that they were all brand-spanking-new. AND the Yellow, Purple, Blue, and Pink ones (all the same style) are stretchy!!!! WHAT LUCK!! So even if I end up only wearing the Yellow, Purple, Blue and Pink ones, it will still totally have been worth it! And I might even have to cut out the blue belt-just because I hate wearing blue with jeans. And I almost exclusively wear jeans-unless I find a great shirt that just cannot be worn without the blue belt. EVEN IF I only wore the Yellow one, it would totally be worth it! Man, I love this yellow belt.
These little beauties were the first things I saw when I walked in. I always go straight to the shoes first, in hopes that there will be something to fit my "large" (size 9, but people with size 9 feet don't tend to get rid of cool shoes) feet. So as soon as I saw these, I knew we were meant to be. Deep Purple (they may look navy in the picture, but I can assure you they are not) is my all time favorite color. And with the little side bow! ADORABLE!! For me, there is no greater feeling of confidence than when my shoes match my outfit. I always try to convince myself that I don't have a shoe fetish, but I must admit now that I do. Am I okay with that? Not really, but it's not going to stop me!
When I find shoes that I like and that fit me, I feel obligated to buy them. They deserve a loving home in which they will be shown off and I firmly believe that I am the person who can do that for them. So, naturally, I had to buy these shoes as well. These shoes to have leather on them. And let me take this opportunity to tell you a little something about leather: I am vegetarian, yes. I do not buy leather goods. But-I feel as though this is not contributing in any way to the encouragement of leather-goods. The money that i paid for these leather shoes is not going into the pockets of these shoe-manufacturers-it's going to...wherever Goodwill sends the money. There's more about that on their website.
I found this magazine rack just sitting in a corner by itself! It's from Ikea (I just looked it up and it's $10 and they only have black and silver now.) It's made out of metal and it's so shiny! I think I might hang it in the bathroom-there are always papers and books and magazines all over the floor in there. I think this was like $1.95 or maybe $2.95-but still way cheaper than paying for shipping! And even if it doesn't get used, it looks like wall art! I have yet to hang it.
	I found this little storage cabinet for $2.95, I think. But it's priceless! It’s a vintage "bread box"/"storage unit" thingy. I think that once my dad makes the shelf to go over my desk, I'll set it on top of that and use it for files or something. I'm not going to use it as a breadbox, although, it would definitely fit in with the 70-esque green stove and dark cabinets in the kitchen. I just don't think I have the room for it in there. Plus-do I really want my bread/food stored in this object that I got second hand, when I don't know what it was previously used for or how old it is? That's what I thought.

Oh-and I also got 6 adorable coffee mugs (we have been using cereal bowls) with flowers on them. They don't all match, but that's the beauty of it! And man, coffee just is not as good without sugar and creamer. I must run out and buy some immediately!

JACKPOT!

As promised, yesterday I said that I would post pictures of the great stuff I got from Goodwill.

For your viewing pleasure:

First up-the belt goldmine:

I found these beauties just sitting on a shelf and could not believe my luck! I absolutely love belts and I wear them every chance I get! All together, there were eleven belts in the zip-lock bag! What caught my eye was this gem of a yellow belt. I swear I will wear it way more than I should! So, i put the bag o' belts in my basket and thought about it for the rest ofmy journey through the "store". Then I rationalized: $1.95 for elevent belts......or a life of regret about not buying them. I had to get them! My mind was made up. When I got home and opened the bag o' belts, I noticed that they were all brand-spaking-new. AND the Yellow, Purple, Blue, and Pink ones (all the same style) are stretchy!!!! WHAT LUCK!!




So even if I end up only wearing the Yellow, Purple, Blue and Pink ones, it will still totally have been worth it! And I might even have to cut out the blue belt-just because I hate wearing blue with jeans. And I almost exclusively wear jeans-unless I find a great shirt that just cannot be worn without the blue belt. EVEN IF I only wore the Yellow one, it would totally be worth it! Man, I love this yellow belt.

Next:


These little beauties were the first things I saw when I walked in. I always go straight to the shoes first, in hopes that there will be something to fit my "large" (size 9, but people with size 9 feet don't tend to get rid of cool shoes) feet. So as soon as I saw these, I knew we were meant to be. Deep Purple (they may look navy in the picture, but I can assure you they are not) is my all time favorite color. And with the little side bow! ADORABLE!! For me, there is no greater feeling of confidence than when my shoes match my outfit. I always try to convince myself that I don't have a shoe fettish, but I must admit now that I do. Am I okay with that? Not really, but it's not going to stop me!
OH! They're just too cute!

HAUTE!!

Next:

When I find shoes that I like and that fit me, I feel obligated to buy them. They deserve a loving home in which they will be shown off and I firmly believe that I am the person who can do that for them. So, naturally, I had to buy these shoes as well. These shoes to have leather on them. And let me take this opportunity to tell you a little something about leather:

I am vegetarian, yes. I do not buy leather goods. But-I feel as though this is not contributing in any way to the encouragement of leather-goods. The money that i payed for these leather shoes is not going into the pockets of these shoe-manufacturers-it's going to...wherever Goodwill sends the money. There's more about that on their website.



Next:

I found this magazine rack just sitting in a corner by itsself! It's from Ikea (I just looked it up and it's $10 and they only have black and silver now.) It's made out of metal and it's so shiny! I think I might hang it in the bathroom-there are always papers and books and magazines all over the floor in there. I think this was like $1.95 or maybe $2.95-but still way cheaper than paying for shipping! And even if it doesn't get used, it looks like wall art! I have yet to hang it.

Next:



I found this little storage cabinet for $2.95, I think. But it's priceless! Vintage "bread box"/"storage unit" thinggy. I think that once my dad makes the shelf to go over my desk, I'll set it on top of that and use it for files or something. I'm not going to use it as a breadbox. Although, it would definitely fit in with the 70-esque green stove and dark cabinets in the kitchen. I just don't think I have the room for it in there. Plus-do I really want my bread/food stored in this object that I got second hand, when I don't know what it was previously used for or how old it is? That's what I thought.


Oh-and I also got 6 adorable coffee mugs (we have been using cereal bowls) with flowers on them. They don't all match, but that's the beauty of it! and man, coffee just is not as good without sugar and creamer. I must run out and buy some immediately!