It was a talent, is all I can say. :) I had one male conductor who'd have a meltdown if he noticed mismatched bow lengths in a section - like, would walk off stage and get Bugs Bunny level angry. :P And during rehearsals that rhythm thing was bet into us because you want everyone to look as uniform as possible when on…

Another job that doesn't require "skills" that should be paid a better wage is CNA/Home Health Aide: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare… ... these are people who will be doing more than just babysitting your relatives: it can and will include light wound dressing, minimal physical therapy assistance and any thing else…

This reminded me of a guy I was in class with who once asked me why I cut myself, and when I told him it was to deal with stress, he said he could understand that. When I asked him what he did to deal with stress, he detailed how he'd do fridge drive-bys late at night and then purge it and repeat until his alarm rang…

I saw a nude photo I took of myself as a 19 year old and then I matched it up to one I took during my weight loss progress shots a few years back as a 30 year old. I had this solid moment of "My breasteseseses! :(" each time I looked at perky me and torpedo-tit-dive me. And then I remembered "Haha, perky me! You have…

Fact: the first chairs in all my orchestras were females. Fact: all of them took the optional music theory class which enabled them to also conduct our orchestras during competition. Fact: we slayed in competition. Fact: we earned more awards under female-led orchestras than we did with our male-led ones.

Tape on the mouths is a good reminder it's quiet time. And, you know, kinda kinky so.. there's the danger laying down might lead to other, stress-relieving activities if you are so inclined. :P

I still wind up reading The Crimson Petal and the White at least once a year because it's so immersive. I have yet to have seen the miniseries they did a few years back on it though. Once I saw his name, I was thinking "Need the book, stat."

When my guy and I have rough times where everything's going down the shitter with expedient delivery, aside from getting our talk on and trying to work through a plan to attack the outside problems affecting the inside couple: we go into a room, turn off all objects of noise, lay down on the bed clothed and just look…

I need this Certain Dri stuff like yesterday, obviously. I have been having wacky sweating-during-A/C-laden indoors events and I'm just "What? Why you do this to me, body?" and never mind the scene on my shirts if I go outdoors. I don't wanna say it's an issue, but I feel like linebackers have followed me around all…

http://www.viruscomix.com/page498.html You can go through the entire back history of this most excellent comic. :D

I don't suppose I can inquire about the antiperspirant/deodorant you may use to combat the swamp? I finally had to swap brands because my old unscented Mitchum was not cutting it for me any more, and am giving Secret's Outlast "48 hour" junk a trial... it's passable but not ideal for the actual anti-perspirant bit of…

Lifelong H-town resident: It's a crapshoot. About every 5-6 years we might see some light snow. Like, build a snowman the size of your head snow. If you need a cold/autumn fix, take a day trip to Dallas, Austin, Livingston, etc. :) As for makeup, when I'll be outdoors all day - I generally do a CeraVe lotion base then…

A Dozen Summers Against The World....

"We don't want you to develop cancers because of your space adventuring, but you might blow up on the pad, be set alight by re-entry, or you know, or die during training. But just as long as you don't croak from the radiation exposure, we're good."

Aw yeah, Mom! *high five back in time* I swear I heard that in the coolest Claire Huxtable cut-you-down voice ever.

Nah, fuck that. That's when you act like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman:

I am currently with a great guy, but I have had two special ones who had a lot of inappropriate or spite-filled "just joking" in public ball&chain kind of habits. It also was something that happened a bit in my family so I'd do that whole "Uh, can I blend in with this wall... is this possible, oh please say it is"…

I'm the same way re: fix/smooth. It has taken a lot of work to change that response of mine when things get uncomfortable in mixed conversation. Now I usually practice the walk away tactic and reserve the cutting remark deal for when I can't as easily fade out of the group - like in a carpool or roadtrip. :P

I know. I hate the high and dry especially when I'm raring to go. I pity/envy the man who gets your next date, he knows not the meaning of ravaged. :D

Love it so much I had it on VHS first :D