And with just under four days remaining in National Novel Writing Month....I bring you the following conversation that indicates the state of my brain.

linden_tree need happier subject. does incense ever expire?
gleefulfreak no!  in fact, it improves with age
gleefulfreak at least the good stuff does
linden_tree well then why is this stick so stupid?
linden_tree i light it...i blow it out, and it does nothing
gleefulfreak it is stupid!
gleefulfreak i usually light it, let it flare for a moment, then wave it around till the flame goes
linden_tree am i doing it wrong?
gleefulfreak if you don't let it catch enough before you extinguish the flame, it just won't burn
linden_tree *watches yet again as the flame extinguishes on its own, and it doesn't burn*

linden_tree *realizes how stupid she is, and turns the stick around*
gleefulfreak oh deb, TELL me you did not light the bamboo end
linden_tree *shifty eyes*
gleefulfreak if you lit the bamboo end, please go to bed because you need to sleep! :)
linden_tree i didn't pay attention when i stuck it in the thing
gleefulfreak that's why i like japanese incense - it's a solid stick, you can light either end, or break it and only burn a bit at a time
linden_tree ya...it's the incense's fault.

And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is my only text update for NaNoWriMo 2007. I hope you enjoyed it! I'm at 46289 so far, and expect to win tomorrow if I can manage to write my dark and disturbing scenes in a well-lit coffe shop full of hyper Wrimos.

Warning: Clicking the link is NOT work safe!

ladyjutea Debs~ I'm bored~~~
ladyjutea Oh my GOD. http://www.boytaur.net/
linden_tree you...
linden_tree ...ARE...bored
linden_tree oh WHY did i click the naked picture?
ladyjutea Naked pic?
ladyjutea You mean you actually clicked on one of these pictures?
ladyjutea Why, Debs? Why???!!!
linden_tree because i wanted to know what a boytar was
ladyjutea HAHAHAHAHA
linden_tree and now i will forever have a 3-penised boy burned onto my retinas
linden_tree and his name is harold
ladyjutea I'm glad i got scared off by the picture on the main screen
ladyjutea 3 penises, eh? What is wrong with people?
linden_tree what i don't understand is...how the heck do they have such great abs if they're centaurs? like...seriously...how the heck do you do crunches like that?
ladyjutea You're putting way too much thought into this, I think. =P
linden_tree no, really! how do they do it? i work in a gym so i've seen it all, and i have no idea how that's possible!
ladyjutea *shudder* This must be a joke website, right?
ladyjutea And yet there are people posting naked pictures of themselves.
linden_tree how in god's name did you find this
ladyjutea http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2271


linden_tree my friend just sent me to the most disturbing site ever
gruberman Oh dear - dare I ask?
gruberman Was it the kids worshipping George Bush video?
linden_tree worse
gruberman Oooo -what could be worse than that?
gruberman You're keeping me in suspense!
linden_tree you truly don't want to know
linden_tree http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2271 it's something off here
gruberman Men's Long Hair Hyperboard
linden_tree i like that one! but no...
gruberman Ahahaha!
gruberman Furrs Fur Christ!
linden_tree lol keep reading
gruberman That Boytaur sure has nice abs!

While doing some light googling for some volunteer opportunities on Christmas day (an excellent idea by bunnyhero), I came across this gem:

"hi I woul like to do volunteer help in any work. But please you volunteer to give me more than 10$ per hour. thank you. Help me help you."

Dad: (who had just come home from dinner out with a friend) So I had a Texan Iced Tea today...
Me: You mean Long Island?
Dad: What's it called?
Me: Long. Island. Iced. Tea.
Dad: Ya, that was it.
Me: And?
Dad: There was alcohol in it.
Me: Ya...it's Long Island Iced Tea!
Dad: I didn't know there was alcohol in it.
Me: oO
Dad: My friend just said "I'll have a Long Island Iced Tea" and I said "I'll have the same."
Me: What did you think was in it?
Dad: Ummm...tea?
Me: Nope.
Dad: And then when it came my friend said "You know there's alcohol in it, right?" and I had no idea there was.
Me: There...always...is.
Dad: It had rum or something. What's in it?
Me: I don't know.
Dad: How did you know there was alcohol in it?
Me: Well whenever anyone talks about having an iced tea, the running joke is "Long Island?"
Dad: I didn't know that.
Me: I hate to say this, but this is blogged.

Another amusing conversation brought to you by Judy (who is watching Amelie) and myself (procrastinating as always).

linden_tree: need to write about a superhero in french. any ideas? i'm thinking either the listerine guy, or mr. clean
ladyjutea: Hahaha~ Listerine! It would be fun to write about gingivitis and plaque!
linden_tree: in french?
ladyjutea: Mais oui! Pourquoi pas? What exactly are you supposed to write anyway?
linden_tree: i'm not sure if we're suposed to create a superhero or pick one
ladyjutea: Hmph
linden_tree: i think it's "choose one" but he won't care
ladyjutea: What the superpowers are and who the main adversaries are and so forth?
linden_tree: no it's just to use the conditional; just talk about what you'd do
ladyjutea: Hmmm
linden_tree: can you think of any other twisted commercial super heros?
ladyjutea: I don't know....
linden_tree: i'll figure something out. it just has to be light because my exam paper got kind of political and was really heavy, contrast = good
linden_tree:anyway, i think it's going to be Monsieur Net. (Nettoie tout votre chez-soi, et tout ce qu'il y a dedans!)
ladyjutea: Mr Clean~!
linden_tree: c'est Monsieur Net!
ladyjutea: Doo doo doooooo Doo doo doooooo Doo doo doodoodoodoodoodoooo
linden_tree: i can talk about how his head shines with all the suns of the universe
ladyjutea: Fantastic!
linden_tree: that's how i'll start. "his head shines with all the suns of the universe. his fantastic muscles ripple beneath his sparkling white tshirt. who is this hunk of a man?" MONSIEUR NET!!!
ladyjutea: HAHAHA
linden_tree: bimbo: ooo! monsieur net! vous etes tres fort! qu'avez-vous?" "ooo! c'est mon effaceur magique!"
ladyjutea: HAHAHA

ladyjutea: Mmm, sex in the bathroom scene.
ladyjutea: I don't understand how everything in the cafe starts vibrating
linden_tree: oO!!! what? mr. clean has bathroom sex??
ladyjutea: Oh, I mean amelie
linden_tree: OH! the movie
ladyjutea: But if he did have sex in the bathroom, I bet it'd be fantastic.
ladyjutea: So very clean bathroom.
linden_tree: mr clean: you're pregnant, baby? that's okay, my magic eraser will take care of that too
ladyjutea: HAHA

The following routine singing of random song over msn took place with me in my slightly discombobulated state... :D

Shawn: Oy. To quote a certain sorceress: "Life's full of tough choices."
Shawn: Ursula.
Me: you'll have your looks, your pretty face, and don't forget the importance of body language
Shawn: That's her
Me: the men up there don't like a lot of glamour, they think a girl who gossips is a _____! on land it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word
Shawn: bore
Shawn: and after all, girl, what is idle chatter for?
Me: exactly!
Me: something ...conversation, 2 gentlemen avoid them when they can
Shawn: No the're not all that impressed with conversation...true gentlemen avoid it when they can...But they dote and (something) and fawn to the lady who's withdrawn, yes it's she who holds her toungue that gets her man....
Me: come on you poor unfortunate soul! go ahead! make your choice!
Shawn: I'm a very busy woman, and I haven't got all day....It won't cost much...Just your voice!
Me: err...poor unfortunate soul! it's sad, but true!
Shawn: If you want to cross the bridge, my dear, you've got to pay the toll....
Me: take a gulp and then a...? and go ahead and sign the scroll
Shawn: breath
Me: flotsam, jetsam, now i've got her boys! the boss is on a roll!!!!!!!!
Shawn says:
You poor, unfortunate...
Me:

SOUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

Me: omg...err...
Shawn: LOL
Me:

SOULLLLLLLLLLLL!

wootaameron is funny in his perhaps delirious state:

linden_tree: brb labour survey
wootaameron: you're in labour?! o.O
linden_tree: i was randomly selected by stats canada so they call me every month
wootaameron: Hehe, lucky you
wootaameron: what do they ask you?
linden_tree: job , rent, how many hours...
wootaameron: oooh
aelphaba of the western sky - says:
vacation, overtime, hourly rate
wootaameron: ... duh.
linden_tree: type of job...stuff like that
wootaameron: For some reason, all I could think of was some random thing:
"Excuse me ma'am, but would you mind taking a moment to complete our brief phone survey on labour in canada?"
"Sure, why not!"
"Okay. First question: Are you currently in labour? And if so, what are you on the phone with me?"
" Er.. I'm.. not. o.O"
"Okay, good to know! Thank you for taking our survey and have a nice day!"

I laughed until I cried. And then I watched and laughed cried some more. My stomach hurts and I feel wonderful. If you're a fan of RENT (or even if you aren't), you must check this out!

Mimi has the BEST Ass!
And the sequel...Sing it, Baby!

(while discussing the sexiness of Emily from Corpse Bride...)

Friend: yes, i was saving myself for the tiele-coloured women
Me:(after being confused for a while and wondering what the heck of tiele-coloured woman was) oooooh, teal you mean!
Friend: lolol, you debbie you
Me: i had no idea what you were talking about!
Friend: All of my life, I thought teal was spelled tiele - my life has been a big nothing -
Friend: nothing is what i thought it would be - not even the teal coloured women
Me: lol
Me: that’s what i said when i figured out the tune for "twinkle little star" and the alphabet was the same one
Friend: lol
Friend: ok now im being serious - i only realized that now, seriously
Me: oh man
Me: i’ve totally ruined your life

I *finally* reordered my copy of Half Blood Prince today off Chapters Online...

linden_tree what happened was...i ordered it online, got it shipped to me in quebec because i wanted to read it right away
linden_tree it arrived ripped, so i had to return it when i got to a chapters ( that was weeks later in montreal). because the store and the online are 2 separate things they couldn't just give me a new one because of the difference in pricing, so they reimbursed me with a giftcard so i could just reorder online
upsidedownjim whoa...so you're just now buying your copy correct?
linden_tree yes...because i didn't have the giftcard in an obvious spot, and also i read the copy they sent me before i returned it, so although i knew at the time i was going to get a new one, there was no rush to do so
linden_tree hahaha, the email in french goes Madame, Monsieur Deborah Isaac
upsidedownjim chapters seems to think you are a hermaphrodite
linden_tree yes they do ... oO
linden_tree a married hermaphrodite!

In response to my MSN name (debs -I am le tired. BEST 3RD PERIOD EVER),

Adam says: hmm usually women arent happy about periods..... and here i thought i was beginning to understand women
deb - says:
hahaha!
deb - says:
....hockey


...okay, so I'm going insane and needed to post something because I'm so tired and I have so much work I have to do, not for lack of budgeting my time, but simply because there's not much of it to go around these days :(

linden_tree my problem is that i think of everything in terms of when star wars happens
ladyjutea Pft! HAHAHA!!! I almost spit out my tea.
linden_tree it's sad but i'm serious! grade 12 seems late though
ladyjutea It was grade 11 for us, darling
linden_tree star wars was grade 11. it was after star wars, which would have made it grade 12.
ladyjutea But fall 99 was grade 11! And grade 12 seems way too late.
linden_tree may 99 was 11, i'm quite sure.
ladyjutea We were still in grade 10.
linden_tree i know cuz i was taking grade 12 enriched math during star wars
ladyjutea Wait a minute....Okay, never mind. I'm a silly goose.
linden_tree ahahaha! see! star wars!




....yes, ladies and gentlemen, supreme geek right here.

wolfbite: arllia?
linden_tree: arllia?
wolfbite: pic
linden_tree: ariel oO
wolfbite: i was close
linden_tree: lmao what kind of a name is arllia?
wolfbite: i don't know hey! don't make fun!
linden_tree: ARIEL.
wolfbite: meany!
linden_tree: bayley_jade had an icon with her the other day in her msn, and i was like "omg. i love ariel. i should have one too"
wolfbite: well she is hot
linden_tree: *slaps forehead*
wolfbite: what?
linden_tree: SHE'S 16!!
wolfbite: seriously?
linden_tree: and i quote "i'm 16 years old. i'm not a child anymore"
wolfbite: that was in 1989 though, she's 32 now and that's close to milf age
linden_tree: oO...well she does have a kid
wolfbite: now who's the fool
linden_tree: not i. she's 16
wolfbite: 32
linden_tree: regardless, still out of your age range
...
linden_tree: you can't even pronouce arllia

Today's conversation was a very interesting one, spawned, in part by the detailing of the relationship between a certain blond girl and a peroxide-haired vamp. Topics included Invisible Sex, What is a "Dirty Sanchez" (and other such disgusting sex related ideas), Does Size Matter?, Porn-Staresque Sex Skills, and Pregnant Sex. Tonight, the featured panelists are Deb (myself), Matt (wolfbite), Judy (ladyjutea), with special guest panelist James (aka Deb's nonbiological twin) along for the ride via telephone. I present to you now the highlights of tonight's discussion. Also, feel free to let us know if you have any ideas for the next issue. :)

( Dude, Where's My Penis? )
( Size: the Age Old Question )
( Pregnant Sex? )

After a weekend involving too many strong Martinis and a bad cold, I really think my head has been affected. Maybe it's because various people have been giving me chocolate all day....

Today after my first midterm (really makes you feel like you're back at school, no?), I walked down to the bus stop. There was only one person there, a shy looking guy, and I studied him out of the corner of my eye. He had long straight hair about to the shoulders, and a face that just told me he was into geek stuff, I don't know, something in his expression. Actually, he reminded me of a friend who I met in the Star Wars line. I was thinking he'd make an interesting conversationalist from the way he was standing. Presently another guy with a lip piercing who was smoking a cigarette came to wait, and asked if a bus had come by lately. We went to look at the schedule posted, and he confessed that he had absolutely no idea how they worked because he was from a small town where they didn't have buses (he was in first year). So after I explained it, we got into the small talk, which ended up continuing on the bus. We got to the "what's your major?" stage, and I told him I was in psych.

"Oh, that must mean that you've already dissected my head, right?"

"No actually. And it's funny because everyone always says that. But I think that you learn way more about people from talking to people than you do about learning the theories about people."

"Like randomly talking to people at bus stops, right?"

"Totally. Sometimes I just want to randomly go up to people and say 'I like your eyes' or 'you have an interesting expression' and just see what they do. But I'd assume that many of them would react badly. That sounds like a psych experiment to me. It could be fun."

At this point, my stop came, so I said bye and got off the bus. The first guy who had been waiting from the outset got off the bus as well, and started walking in the same direction as me. We were pretty much even, but there was the wide gap so it's not like we were walking together. Then he turned to go into a store on the left, which so happened to be a typical geek gaming/(comic?) store...with the Star Wars, LOTR, etc. in the windows. I'm sure it was partially that conversation I had been having on the bus which prompted me to blurt out "Oh my god. I just knew you were going to go in there."

As I said, I've been feeling sick and groggy, and my brain just did a "holy shit, why did you just say that?" thing.

He turned back, kind of taken aback, and, in a British accent,
"Is that a compliment?"

"Absolutely. I like this store too!"

Actually, I had just meant "I like the stuff in the store" (like Star Wars) but he thought I meant that I frequented the store, and held the door open.

"Oh my gosh, I don't know why I said that, I am so sorry, I was just thinking that at the bus stop. I don't usually do that"

Then more small talk ensued (the man at the cash must have thought I was a nutcase), and it turned out he was there for a D&D meeting. I told him I did the crazy Star Wars costume thing and he said he couldn't really picture it. At this point, I was seriously feeling the effects of my head, so I told him that I had to go home and study, but if we ever banged into each other again, hopefully he wouldn't have the weird impression. All and all, I left feeling 30% embarrassed and 70% "what the fuck is up with my head? Get a grip, girl!"

But it sure made for an interesting journey home. I totally think that being sick and having off sleep-wake cycles have something to do with not feeling quite right in my head, and being slightly uninhibited.

Anyway, I would love to hear people's experiences about talking to random strangers. And if you don't have any and are feeling like an adventure, go stand at a bus stop and lose a couple of your inhibitions!

(Aside: I wonder what actually gets random people to talk to each other. Now *that* would be an interesting study!)

And just to flesh out this entry, ( Things People Say )