Romance

preface: I think I have two very different personalities inside this body

I am currently watching "Conversations with other women" and this movie is appealing to me because I've always been a fan of the "secret love affair"  I love that two people can share something so intimate even though they both know it's only for a little while.  It's exciting and fun and rebellious, almost like you're in another universe.  This secret love affair can also ruin lives, it can consume all of your thoughts and it could leave behind something that never goes away(like a child or infection of some sort).  Logically not the best idea but when you're in the moment you really don't care...

The other side enjoys the thought of monogamy.  One person. Forever.  I believe that you can stay true to the same person forever but finding that person is the trouble.  I believe in fairytale romance, I believe that you can be swept off your feet and stay smitten.  I just figure if I believe this stuff there must be a few other people that do too, even men.
Love,
Medusa

Magazine Firsts

Do you know who was on the first cover of Vogue? Or Time? Or Rolling Stone? Well you will now!!!

Vogue: An illustration of a Debutante (1892)
Rolling Stone: John Lennon (1967)
Time: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Joseph Gurney Cannon (1923)
Playboy: Marilyn Monroe (1953)
Baazar: An illustration of trendy hair styles (1868)
Teen Vogue: Gwen Stefani (2003)
People: Mia Farrow (1974)
Men's Vogue: George Clooney (2005)
InStyle: Barbra Steisand (1994)

Merriweather

Wave

I don't know if this happens in other places but in my town there is this wave when a car is given the right of way when they are either not supposed to or they are stuck and will sit there forever until someone lets them go. This happens most often when it is "rush hour". Yes. we do have a rush hour in this little place of mine. But I love this little wave when it is directly towards me because I know I have helped someone out and it matters to them. And I love this little wave when I get to use it because I know it is a "I'm sorry and thank you!" wave. So next time wave, it makes people feel good.

Merriweather

For Medusa

Not a turban, but your idea in full swing. I made this scarf in textiles as a sophomore

Merriweather

Bangs

I was a junior in high school when I decided to try the side swept bang.  I have had some form of bang since then (mostly because I am an impatient person and cannot wait for them to grow out).  I have finally decided to grow them out and I am almost positive, as a woman, growing out your bangs is more painful than childbirth.  I usually just grab a pair of scissors and snip away when they start getting too long but i've discovered that a simple ballerina bun atop my head keeps hair outta the way.  I'm also in the process of growing the rest of my hair to the middle of my back because I've always wanted long, long hair. 

Medusa 

Ending

A lovely song to end my day with a lovely lady

Merriweather

Cologne

My dad has a a few different colognes that he wears and one is saved for Sunday church. And I love smelling in on other men because it is overwhelming and it will always remind me of him.

Merriweather

Chicago

I am on vacation back in the city that I lived in for a little over four years and it feels like I haven't even left. I stare out Medusa's living room windows onto large buildings that glare back at me. I love being here, I love the smell, the cement, the shitty people. But it is so much more complicated here and you must plan, and boy oh boy do I like planning. I like control and I like when the train comes on time and when things just work out. In a small town things are simple, they are slower, time is so different with a smaller population. I am in the slow moving time frame and this fast pace is giving me a slight head ache. It is so overwhelming, but I will greet the sunny cold day with a smile and when I head back to my little rink-a-dink town I will not complain and I will absorb like I did when I lived in this magnificent city.

Merriweather

Two Types of People

We think that there are two types of people in any given scenarios.

Morning people/ night people
Cat people/ dog people
People who have children/ people who don't
People who hire movers/ people who use friends and family
Beer drinkers/ none beer drinkers
People who wear jeans/ people who wear slacks
People who fly first class/ people who fly economy
People who by nose bleed seats/ people who buy courtside
People who read soft covers/ people who read hard covers
People who use pencils/ people who use pens
People who take baths/ people who take showers
People who use dishwashers/ people who hand wash
Messy people/ clean people
People who gamble/ people who don't
Pop drinkers/ water drinkers
People who like socks/ people who don't
Sandal wearers/ shoe wearers
People who were shorts in the summer/ people who wear pants in the summer
People who were belts/ people who don't
People who went to public school/ people who went to private school
Outdoor people/ indoor people
People who like board games/ people who don't
People who order appetizers/ people who don't
People who eat bread with butter/ people who don't
People who order desserts/ people who don't
People that leave their hair natural/ people who dye it
Travelers/ Townies
People who have apartments/ people who have condos
People who live in the country/ people who live in the city
Sport watchers/ none sport watchers
Coke drinkers/ Diet Coke drinkers

Obviously some people are both of the choices because I know I am but we think the majority of people can say they are one or the other.

Medusa and Merriweather

Book Titles

When I write my book it will be titled "Never A Dull Moment"

Merriweather

Two Halves

Tonight I was watching 'Modern Family' and seriously laughed my ass off. The son and his husband were at a bar with their friends and they were talking about their first gay crushes. I knew who all of the mentioned men were except Montgomery Clift who I had only heard of and didn't know anything about. So of course I checked him out on my favorite website imdb. There I found this lovely quote that Montgomery Clift said about  Elizabeth Taylor

"Liz is the only woman I have ever met who turns me on. She feels like the other half of me."

How great is that? Pretty damn great.

Merriweather

In Memory

The lovely Elizabeth Taylor died today. She was truly a lovely actress. Cleopatra. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. Giant.

Merriweather

Lights OUT

While I sit in the dim light of a tropical candle I try to come up with things to do for the rest of the night if the lights do not come back on before my body tells me it is time for sleep. With my lap top draining and my phone about to do the same I am left with reading, which I dearly love. But my father always told me to read with a good light because he never did and he has terrible eyesight. But since I have had terrible eyes since the second grade I don't think this is a huge problem. Reading by candle light is dreaming and cozy and right up my alley on this gray rainy day.

Take a moment to think about what you would do if your electricity went out....

Remember there is no....

Cooking or baking

Vacuuming

TV, movies

Digital clocks, alarm clocks

Sewing machines

Refrigerator

Washer or dryer

Garage door opener

And there sure as shit isn't a blender to make mar-ga-hoo-has (a term coined by a dear friend meaning margaritas) 

Merriweather

Lessons

I got this book from the library today in the "self help" section titled "Life's Little Instruction Book".  These are the things that I agree with wholeheartedly:

Learn to tie a tie
Learn to change a flat tire
Don't believe people when they say they want you to be honest
Lie on your back and look at the stars
Watch the sun rise at least once a year
Never go grocery shopping when you are hungry
Drink eight glasses of water a day
Learn CPR
Buy vegetables from truck farmers who advertise with hand-lettered signs


Merriweather

These Are a Few of My Un-Favorite Things

I am not a gum chewer
I do not like honey
I do not like chocolate flavored things
I do not like cheesey chips

I have just recently had asparagus, and its great!

Merriweather

Sickness

Some things from my childhood I can play back in my mind as if it happened yesterday. I can remember trying to fall asleep in my day bed on the opposite side of the room from my sister while the back hallway light beamed in on me when I was little. My mother and aunt Suzie whispered over my sickness and the fact that I hadn't brushed my teeth. I could hear everything they were saying because I kept really still and pretended I actually was sleeping. My aunt being a nurse, told my mother that there was no need to brush my teeth because I was sick. My aunt died in a car accident not long after and I have taken this bit of cherished memory to heart. Meaning that while I am sick at home I do not brush my teeth because I was told I didn't have to. If I do need to leave I cave in and brush them, but not without a little fight with my conscious.

Merriweather

Laundry

I live in a 3 flat in downtown Chicago, so I have to go down my fire escape to get to my laundry room.  I have lived in my apartment for almost a year now and I've done laundry about 5 times, in bulk.  I have a ton of clothes so I could probably go 6 months without washing any of them.  I would have done laundry more if I had discovered this GIANT Ikea bag sooner.  I stole this one from work but you can get them for $2 at Ikea.  It's the best thing in the world.  Schlepping was 50% of the battle, the other 50% was the cold, icy weather that is Chicago 6 months out of the year and there is nothing I could do about that.  I'm doing a load now and I'll probably have some to do when I get back from spring break but at least it will be warmer out.  

Medusa

Chickens

I have said it before and I am saying it again; my mother is not your average mother. On this holiday I and my siblings stopped to have a drink downtown and thought "we should see if our mother is drunk off her ass and needs a ride home from the bar" and sure enough we were right.

When we surprise our mother she calls us "good little chickens" and tonight we were the best.

Merriweather

St. Patrick

Where I come from being Irish is all about family, food, and faith.  Even though the faith part is a distant thing in my life i still include it (similar to me believing in magic and gnomes and fairies).  EVERY single memory i have of St. Patrick's day is lovely.  I have never celebrated it in Chicago like everyone else does, mostly because I'm so busy and I've never had "Irish" friends.  When I was a kiddo my mom and dad would take my brother and I to the St. Louis parade and It is to this day the most elaborate parade I've ever attended, EVERY YEAR!!! My dad is a police officer and some years he would walk in the parade and stop to give us green carnations.  After the parade we would head over to my grandma and grandpa's house for some corned beef and cabbage and I would play with my cousins.  I'm already pretty homesick but this holiday makes it really hard for me to be away from family.  My cousin Emily and I are planning to visit our relatives over in Ireland this summer to get the scoop on our heritage.  My great uncle was an irish mobster and my other great uncle owned a pub that is still open for business.  I'm glad I have such a rich Irish/Italian heritage and an amazing, close family to share it with.

The Luck of the Irish

Today, if you were unaware is Saint Patrick's Day. This holiday is the most celebrated in my house hold. My brother has returned from college and is missing three days of class and my sister just happens to have these next two days off of teaching. The night before and the morning of is somewhat similar to when the McCallister family in Home Alone is trying to get to the airport. There are some many of them and they are running around trying to find everything and anything they would ever need. But we never leave anyone behind.

On this day we eat green doughnuts, stop by my father's office to show off that we are head to toe green and that we don't have to be inside doing crappy work. Then we park under this bridge in Saint Paul that is really not a parking place but it would be cheaper to get a $15 dollar ticket than to park for half of the day. Then we head into the same hotel we have gone to since before I was born and we meet with our family friends that we walk with in the parade. We eat corned beef and cabbage and drink drinks dyed green. It is very Irish and it is very silly and lovely.

One year we brought my best friend with and I apparently forget to tell her that we weren't just going to watch the parade, we were going to BE in the parade. So she gets to our house with jeans and a green sweatshirt and my father tells her that it is not sufficient. And she still doesn't know the plan until we are half way up to Saint Paul and she sort of flips out in the car. Hahaha Needless to say she knew for the next year and dressed appropriately.

I am off to be green!

Merriweather