The word of the day is “peripatetic.” July 9, 2007 ~ 10:51 am
Posted by Julie in : Random Insanity, Rick , comments closedBecause that’s what I am lately: peripatetic. On journeys to and fro. Friday night Rick and I drove up to Woodstock, Saturday morning we drove to Pittsfield, yesterday we drove home, tomorrow night I will take the bus back to Pittsfield, and Friday afternoon we’ll drive back to the city. I’m starting to feel like a bit of a gypsy, but on the whole it’s worth it. This weekend we brought Maynard (Jeffrey’s ancient cat) back to Pittsfield, which is going to be Rick’s base of operations from this point forward. Maynard is happy to be home, although he keeps walking in and out of rooms like “What the fuck, man, where did all the furniture go? Am I in the right room? Where’s my couch?”. Little kitty, your furniture got pitched because it smelled of centuries of smoke, and we have not yet moved Rick’s in. The set up we have now reminds me a lot of college, actually. Big freakin’ TV, and a couple of dining room chairs.
Wednesday is Rick’s birthday, so I am making a huge demonstration of how much I love him by taking a 4+ hour bus trip from New York City to Pittsfield. It’s basically the milk run, stopping at every little hamlet on the way. After a half day at work, a subway trip into Manhattan, and a 4+ hour bus trip, I think my ass will feel like I have drown roots by the time the bus pulls in at 9:20 tomorrow night. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is. Happy birthday, honey!
Men, leave now. July 6, 2007 ~ 12:02 pm
Posted by Julie in : About a Julz, Assorted Ailments , comments closedToday, I am going to go places that no male readers will want to go with me. But you women will know exactly what I’m talking about. Men, read at your own risk, because I have to rant.
I am currently in the grip of a yeast infection. And while there are many ways in which I copy our beloved ESC (*cough*Twitter*cough*), yogurt in…places…is not one of them. So yesterday on my lunch break, I hied myself over to the Rite Aid and bought some OTC yeast killer. And then I read the instructions. Yes, you can use this product when you’re on your period (did I mention I’m on my period as well? No? Well, I am.). But if you’re going to use it while on your period, we recommend that you don’t use tampons. Because they suck out all the medicine or something.
Hmmm. Here was a dilemma. Because while I was a relative latecomer to tampons (I think it was college when I realized, “Hey, I’m having sex and putting something up there anyway, what’s the big deal with using a tampon?”), I have not looked back to my pad-wearing days AT. ALL. But, yeast infections suck. Yeast infections in July? Unebelievably sucky. I wanted to get rid of this fucking thing as soon as possible. I went back to the drugstore and bought some pads. The package promised me they were ultra thin and regular sized.
Ladies, if this sucking thing is regular sized, then the extra long ones must be the size of the goddamned QEII. I seriously feel like I am wearing Pampers, they are just that big. I grant you, they are significantly thinner than when I last wore a pad, but the length…holy shit, they cover half my unders and I am not even kidding. I am so conscious of the damn thing that I am having junior high flashbacks of thinking that everyone knew when it was my period. And to top it all off? It’s July! It’s muggy as hell! And here am I with this thing stuck to my asscheeks, trying to walk along like nothing is the matter, but inwardly flinching with every step.
Tampons, I am sorry I took you for granted. I now remember that before I started using you I hated my period. After I started using you (and got on the Pill, come to think of it), my period was not such a big deal. What I’m trying to say is…tampons, I miss you. Please let this yeast infection pass quickly so that I can start wearing you again. I’m miserable without you.
End rant and spontaneous love letter to tampons which seriously came out of nowhere.
Top of the world July 5, 2007 ~ 9:44 am
Posted by Julie in : In Da Hood, Urban Family , comments closedHaving the 4th of July fall on Wednesday is just weird. It was like having a little taste of the weekend mid-week, and then having it all ripped away from you, like Lucy does with Charlie Brown’s football. I spent a lovely afternoon in a Bed-Stuy community garden with friends, and then we moved to the roof of their brand new apartment (they’re signing the papers on it today) to watch the fireworks. With a panoramic view of Manhattan from Midtown to the South Street Seaport, it was the best fireworks viewing spot I’ve found so far, and I have been to a fair amount of them. South Street Seaport was actually the best view overall, but we had to stake out spots early in the day and getting out afterwards was murder. Irene and Tumi’s apartment was no fuss: show up, climb the ladder to the roof, hold some cardboard overhead to keep the rain off all of us and the baby.
For the record, Samang was unimpressed by the fireworks. She slept through them.
Friendly July 3, 2007 ~ 11:38 am
Posted by Julie in : Politically Incorrect , comments closedWow, I wish I had a friend in the White House who would commute my sentence when I committed a felony.
On second thought, when I think of having Asshat as a friend and the favors Scooter is going to have to perform to make up for this…well, maybe being someone’s prison bitch is preferable to being someone’s White House bitch.
