Dear Universe

Dear Universe,

I DID ask for sun the other day.  Thanks for listening.

melody
...

I was talking about pathetic fallacy the other day.  It's still pathetic.  So pathetic.  But this is in the good way.  Once again, it's pouring and I'm dancing and it's great.

Water-log

By the time it was over, there was water on the floor, the tub ledge, the mats, the ceiling, the toilet--there were wet indentations in the toilet paper roll and huge wads of it in the toilet itself.

I had noticed a spider on the ceiling AFTER I'd started to shower.  He was a mobile sucker and was making his way over my head where the shower controls and shower head was.  I tried to discourage him at first by flicking water up at him (water on the ceiling), but while it paused him for a moment, it wasn't enough to deter him and he continued to mosey on over the taps of the shower.  I really tried my best to ignore that he was there at all--I could barely see him without my glasses--but when he started to DANGLE from the ceiling, that was enough.

Out of the shower I flew (water on the mats), leaving the water running because there was no way I was reaching DIRECTLY UNDER the spider to turn the taps.  I grabbed a huge wad of toilet paper (wet indentations on the tp roll) which proved to be harder than you'd think with sopping wet hands--the water kept melting the squares.  Once I had an adequately gimongous mass of tp, I climbed back onto the edge of the tub (water on the tub ledge), aimed, and smushed the spider where he stood--upside-down on the ceiling.

Success!

I tossed the wad of a coffin down to the toilet below (water on the toilet) but missed (fail) because the wad stuck to my still wet fingers and changed the trajectory completely. I had to get down to retrieve the carcass (water on the floor) finally tossed him to his final doom in the can.

It was then and only then that I was able to finally return to my shower in peace.

Of course afterwards was when I noticed there was a spider over the sink...

Better in the Sun

This morning was grey.  It was dreadfully grey.  Though I'd already slept in, it took a lot of convincing to drag my body out of bed.  Not even a peanut butter and banana sandwich could break my gloomy mood.  I set the kettle to boil before I plopped myself in front of the computer to open up all I had to work on for the day.  Two minutes later, I tweeted about the lack of sun and bailed back downstairs to make myself a cup of tea to try to melt away the cold blueness I was feeling.

Back at the computer, I had to plug my phone in to charge since I'd neglected to do so last night--it was then that I noticed that I'd missed a call from a long distance number.  Normally this would result in me crabbily deleting the notification and grumbling something about damn-telemarketers...but this one left me a message.

No way.  Someone wanted to talk to me about my resume?  My application to a job was actually viewed and viewed by human eyes?

I called Sandra back (though Sandra wasn't even a Sandra - thank god I'd actually taken a minute to LISTEN to the message) and we talked.  And talked and talked.  And as we talked, I swear the sun came out, even just for a little bit.  

If ever pathetic fallacy actually said anything about the moment, I hope it was this one.  

Song of the Moment: "Somebody that I used to Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra

Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kinda sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believin it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

But you didn't have cut me off
Make it like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
and that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
...

Though I'm pretty sure it's, like, EVERYONE'S song of the moment.

Arrested on The Fringe

Due to season finales and breaks, we've moved from those other series on to this one.  As Malcolm explained "I could get three seasons of this show all at once!"  Good enough reason for me.  It's been keeping us busy.

While each episode leaves you wanting for more, it's not the cliffhanger gimmick like the other episodes.  The plots are fun, but each episode wraps itself up nicely so that if you need to go off to bed before watching the next installment, you can do so without having to toss and turn wondering if our heroine is going to make it out alive.

What's also been keeping me busy is something that I really should have done (and completed) a long time ago.

Brodder bought me all 3 seasons a while ago, but I never cracked it open until now.  

"There's always money in the banana stand."

Do I get training for that?

I think I might just apply.  :)

Pop references

me:  How the hell was that a drawing of britney?
bro:  Google "britney car umbrella"
me:  Seriously?
me:  How did I not know this?
me:  In that case, that was an amazing drawing.

I can't believe we didn't screen shot that.  :(