Where Am I Going, And Why Am I In This Handbasket?

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Pearls & Leftovers & TP in my Cooter

Dude, I'm wearing pearls today. My mom didn't even make me wear them. I don't know what this means. Am I just a full-blown yuppy now? No longer an opinionated nonconformist bleeding-heart liberal? I mean, I've never felt guilty for holding down a fucking job or paying taxes or separating my recyclables or living mostly within the law. But THIS? Ack. I'm wearing a collared blouse under my sweater, and I'm in khakis. I'm a fucking preppy now, too! Crap!

Especially since my mother never wastes an opportunity to tell me that pearls would go sooo great with my outfit. Not just with the black dress you wear to that winter wedding. She loves fucking pearls. Apparently they go with everything. "But MOM, I'm wearing jeans and a t-shirt, SHEESH!" No matter. Pearls will go with it.
Andi's mother has been subjecting her to the same propaganda. My friend is dating. Her mother told her to make sure she crosses her legs and that she should wear her pearls, just in case she meets his mom. Oh, great, TWO things to vomit about in one sentence. What the hell is going on?

Naturally, I've been boycotting pearls for years. I've been given no fewer than 7 necklaces, and almost as many bracelets.

I don't even want to tell Carmela that I'm wearing a pearl necklace today. She would recieve too much joy from this. But then again, she's sick as a dog and she's going to board a plane tonight. She could use the cheer. My mommy's a nice lady. Maybe I'm an asshole daughter.
QUEEN O' PEARLS ACK ACK ACK
Mmm I'm tho thmart. Mummy's proud.

So my old man turned 35 on Sunday. This is how I will refer to him. We even got him a Ben & Jerry's cake that said "Happy Birthday OLD MAN". There it is, official. Completed the effect with annoying trick candles that amuse only whoever ISN'T trying to blow them out. Needless to say I was giggling as I held the bastard cake out to him. For my old man is also a heavy smoker. He was tired pretty damn fast. I laughed some more.

The twerps and their friends continued blowing, following after me as we gave up and I walked the cake back to the kitchen to cut it up. As I set it down I noticed that one of the damn blowing zealots had heaved a loogey on the cake in their effort to puff out the fucking candles. I gagged a little and told them I was going to cut the spittle up and divide it amongst them to eat. Animals.

Then we went to his parents' house on Holleeday Monday because Old Man's mom had cooked up a whole meal. She sent us home with leftovers and then other random shrimp scampi leftovers, which I took to work yesterday. About a gallon's worth of frickin' pasta. I'll be eating it all week for lunch. I was pretty excited.

When I grabbed the tupperware containter from the fridge yesterday morning, I realized the green saran wrap she'd covered it with was loose, so I grabbed some more of our own to wrap it more tightly. Naturally our saran wrap was crap as well and wouldn't stick. I searched for a rubber band. I have personally thrown a dozen rubber bands in almost every fucking kitchen drawer. So of course, none were to be found. What the hell do these kids do with everything? Mojo wasn't walking around wrapped in rubber bands, Joey hadn't constructed some science project out of rubber bands. WHERE WERE THEY? Argh!

Instead, I find swimming goggles in the fucking kitchen drawer. Fuck it, I was in a hurry.


Seefood. Hahaha.


Then I notice that Chris' mom used a fuckin SHOWER CAP to wrap the scampi with. Well, then. That explains it.

So I'm picking toilet paper crumbs out of my hoohoo all day because there exists in my house not ONE complete, unbattered roll of toilet paper that the cat hasn't mangled. I refuse to throw out dozens of rolls. Mojo burrows into the cupboards under every sink and drags a new roll out and carries it to some corner and rolls around, molesting it. I came home the other day and Nick's room was fully populated with rolls Mojo had taken from the downstairs bathroom. FUCKER.

So this is the state our ass-wipers are in these days.


The look on fucking Mojo's face as I left for work this morning. I searched for a glimpse of penance, shame - even friendliness. Nothing. No, "I'll miss you today! Sorry about all those toilet paper bits in yer chonch! Bye!"
Nothing.

And today is an ex-boyfriend's birthday. He's gone totally bald. Ha.


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Saturday, February 18, 2006

From MLK Day to Presidents' Day

It will be five weeks on Monday. Without a drink. Not a glass of wine with dinner, or a White Russian instead of coffee, or a Vanilla Stoli & soda at a birthday dinner out, or a margarita at happy hour, or a beer on Superbowl Sunday.

And everyone's still alive! Haven't pummeled the Steppies, or kicked the cat, or pinched Chris in frustration. My mood has been quite lovely, as a matter of fact - I'm hiking, I'm attempting tennis, switching things up at the gym. Minus the bag of Valentine's day chocolates I stole from the twerps before they got home today - chocolates I ate so fast that I realized I'd also swallowed a bit o' bag, as it was missing a half-moon chunk on its side, which I only noticed because the bag was now...totally empty.

I stopped by Bookmans on my way home, a lil treat to start my long weekend.The only big indie store on my side of town. I found some Anthony Burgess books I'd never seen, and a tattered 60's print of Capote's In Cold Blood. Pretty swell. Not to mention I did this all at 3:30pm because we were let go early to start the holiday weekend. Omigod it takes so little to thrill me nowadays

And I'm watching the Olympics. I'm communing with the snowboarders, if you know what I mean. A nice Friday evening.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

I love me some Big Head

Last night my girlfriend Marisa and I went to see my favorite frickin' band, Big Head Todd & The Monsters. It was easily one of the top 3 shows of theirs I've ever seen, and I've been catching them for almost 10 years. It was a fuckin' blast.

I know I was supposed to be bummed that I didn't have a V-day with my working man, but this was one of the best nights I've enjoyed in long time. Hee. And I got me some Big Head anyway. Oh, yeah.

Below, Todd concentrates on me. Yup.




Taking advantage of my freakishly long arms to get Todd in the background. Hee. We begin our approach.


He let me touch his elbow. I haven't washed my hands since.
OH. Who am I kidding. I haven't washed my hands since last Tuesday.

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Thursday, February 09, 2006

The Pitfalls of Sobriety

So, I think my newfound sobriety has had a negative affect on Mojo. Maybe he's bored with our new healthy lifestyle. I'm not sure.

But I have recently come accross evidence that he's been frequenting titty bars in Rocky Point. And getting quite trashed.

That's "WOW", to you, gringo.

Hiccup.
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I don't know what to do. I've tried to raise him to be respectful of women and save his money. What kind of person would serve liquor to an underage kitten? Damn mescins. I think I might die of heartbreak.
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Oh. And when I die of this heartbreak, please don't take me to this place:

The last thing my poor loved ones will want is to be surrounded by is a family of foul and boorish morticians during their time of immense grief.


Okay.


I believe this photo establishes My Man as a handsome feller. Yes. There.


Now. Despite this highly relevant fact, and his talent as a bar/restaurant manager & bartender, his near 15 years of experience in the industry, and his skill and personality - his sometimes unfortunate work ethic will cause a dedication and loyalty that is totally undeserved by a dreadful establishment.
And now that Chris has left such a place, I feel that I can safely mock it. There is an enterprise which shall remain unnamed, which will surely go under soon, especially now that Chris has left it (as the only reliable and talented member of the skeletal staff). It has been run by two of the most incompetent and arrogant blowhards I've ever come accross. It would be funny if it hadn't so affected our ability to pay the bills, and allow my feet to fester after months without pedicures. The horror!
One owner deemed himself an artist and exploited the venue as a gallery for his paint-by-number, traced paintings of famous people. At first I couldn't decide if it was kitschy and funky, in that so-bad-it's-good way, but then I decided it was just plain tacky, especially in the super-upscale district this club lies in, surrounded by expensive boutiques and old money, and very little appreciation for garishness. I had to laugh every time I went in to flirt with Chris, because I kept noticing new paintings that were apparently completed overnight. You know, because great art is instantaneous.

Really? The Stoodges and Cosby? How about the Wall O' Elvi?

That's Brad Pitt & Johnny Depp hanging over the Martini Bar. Next to that are paintings of Angelina Jolie & a Wall O' Madonna (and we all know Madge is the Queen of Queens). Now, who am I to call someone Out? Especially when he's married to a bitchy fat lady and has several spoiled brats that he lets crawl all over the barstools. But gimme a break, Brad's SHIRTLESS. Try to visualize a straight man taking the time to paint his nipples ever so gingerly. Yeah, now you get it. There had been a suspicious ratio of Hot Man Paintings here, and it only grew from there.

This is Dad. He was a sailor. I don't even need a joke here.


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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Mojo is just like a fuckin' Man

See what I mean:

First he cuddles and feigns his interest in foreplay. He starts out sweet. "Come here, Teddy, let's get frisky. I will give you oral pleasure if you give me some too. If I knew what numbers were, I might call this 69. Let's try it!"

Then he just takes what he wants, dispensing with the niceties. Oh yeah. Here we go. Oh baby. Yeah.

When he's done he's done. Teddy gives and she gives, and then she's cast away.

By the way, it's been 2 weeks and 4 days since I've had a drink. Does this mean that I will now fill all that new emptiness with the inner life of my bastard cat? Probably. Yes.

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