February 16, 2007
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o.c.d.
It seemed like a good idea to go with the ASAP delivery time slot. However, now that I am in the thick of the unavoidable timeline I have to question the decision. Here we are after a long day of work and Richard is upstairs ironing the new comforter set. After he is done I get to move all of the clothes out of the armoire, take it apart and put it outside. Then I have to dust all the decorative crap that we have and will still use into the guest room. Then the furniture pieces get disassembled and stowed in the garage. After that I will do the vacuuming.
Clearly it will be bedtime after that because we have to get up extra early to get the bed stripped and taken apart.
You see how this is going right? Guess what we get to do after work tomorrow and the new stuff is here? Yep. If you guessed put it all back together again and vacuum the whole house after the delivery guys stomp in and out you win the gold star!
But I am not complaining. I am lucky to get new furniture! But the planning yo. It needs work next time.
November 08, 2006
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making a living •
what's up?
How did I fall behind like this? The rules clearly state that I have to post every day… I guess I figured that I had posted like crazy the last few days I was off the hook. Gah! I don’t have time for my little OCD tricks either! You know the one where if you misspell a word you have to delete every letter you posted since then as punishment for the misspelling?
Ya, I know I’m nuts.
So how was the day here at dp.com? Well. Let me tell you. I feel like an ass.
October 25, 2006
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blogging •
o.c.d.
SO I just got done with this post over at Betty’s. I have to say that it seemed so much easier than posting here. Weird, right? I think that’s why I’ve latched on to the podcasting thing. It’s somehow easier… which is crazy cause it takes like waaay longer to edit and produce (cause that’s really what it is to edit and format and upload and post) a podcast. But I guess the thing about it is that I can still talk comfortably, but being face with a black screen I have to type WORDS onto has been a bit daunting. It made me think about earlier today when Richard was pointing out something he had read on a VOX blog about trying too hard. I think I do, and it’s sad because the overall content here suffers. I am censoring myself before I even sit down to blog. I go through this analysis of whether it’s something I would usually write about, or if my readers would want to even read it, and I eventually talk myself out of the entire post which is sad. You all never got to vote.
So then you have to add in the fact that I have committed to myself to post at least once a day. Once a day when I do not allow myself to just relax and sit down and type out whatever comes to mind? When I put all these restraints on what I can post? It’s a little insane… OCD anyone? I just know that once I put my podcast to an outline, something like a formula, I will do the same thing there. Just like my mom… I can strip the fun out of anything. Heh. I do it all the time. I have my daily routine so organized and streamlined in everything I do that there is little fun. I have to be outside of my bubble. That’s where I have fun. That’s why the guest post is such a thrill. I am out of my box!
What is my point here? Hmm. I don’t know. I am in the mood to analyze? No. I think I am expressing a true concern. Is it valid? I think so. Now that I’ve admitted it I need to work on it. That means more typing…. more stories about my day. More members only stuff, cause typically I drop anything to do with work first, cause I am not so fond of members only stuff…
October 13, 2006
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money spent •
o.c.d.
Of course, when I say Apple we all know I mean iTunes. It has always been a problem for me. I blame it on the OCD. Like that time I was trying to duplicate my music collection with MP3’s… Yeah. That didn’t end well. Then they started offering audio books. That was a difficult time as well. One click, immediate gratification shopping is just bad for me!
Now it is even worse. TV shows and movies! Gah! Sure the TV shows have been there for a while, but now I have a computer that can handle them… and movies. Movies. Ooh! That is just too dangerous. I could just see myself downloading a Brendan Fraser picture and enjoying every last pixel…
You know what this is? This is an opportunity to work on personal development. Specifically self control, right? I just have to ... refrain. I have to ... hold myself back. Yeah.
I have to be strong.
Hang on, my latest episode of Grey’s is almost downloaded.
September 29, 2006
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blogging •
what's up?
Podcasting pioneer and noted philanthropist Madge Weinstein of Podshow and Yeast Radio fame is in critical condition in a Guadalajara hospital following a botched combined liposuction and gastric bypass operation. Arguably fat, but not clinically obese, the outspoken shock jock was forced to head south of the border in quest of less ethically committed medical professionals to perform the risky surgery. While the situation is certainly grave, Weinstein seemingly intends to extend her philanthropic legacy beyond her time on this mortal coil. Her already prepared will provides for her usual pet causes of breast cancer and chronic female problems but makes unusual bequest to one of her radio peers. Full story.
This is terrible. The internets will never be the same.
Then to make matters worse… Well, I guess I have to wait till Monday for the public announcement.
Us OCD folks hate change people! What part of that do you not get??
September 16, 2006
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blogging •
o.c.d.
What the hell? It’s 3 am! What am I doing up!? Good lawd! I am tagging my blog entries. Yup. Not only that, but I am adjusting my capitalization as well as my formatting from the MT import to EE from all the way back to post #1. I am officially 8.6 percent done. That’s 203 of my 2359 entries. Is that math right? Feels like I should be further along than that. It’s gonna be a task!
November 13, 2004
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family drama •
making a living •
mmm, food... •
o.c.d.
What a busy day! I barely had a moment to myself, which is funny since I was alone all day... First of all, there has been this talk about a possibility of moving. It has really gotten me into a mood. There's all the career things to consider, yes, and thanks for all the comments on that. There's is also the feeling of not being prepared!
So I have started in on this "deep cleaning" thing. I mean, part of being ready to move is
freshly laundered bathroom rugs, and
windexed glass shelves, right? Why move anything dirty? And one doesn't want to have to do any cleaning after all your crap is out, so it's all about maintenance now. Don't get me wrong, we keep a tidy house, but I need to lift up the stove top now and again, and vacuum under that refrigerator regularly! I should probably wipe out the cupboards too, one every few days. Luckily we've just had the complex do our carpeting...
Tonight we had my parents over for dinner, so I was planning a meal this morning. I decided on a crock-pot dish, as I clearly had a lot of chores going on. I made a "slow cooked curry chicken". It was surprisingly good, considering the unusual ingredients in the recipe. Like salsa. (Salsa in a curry dish?) But it all worked out. In the pot at one, done at six. The sad part was Richard never told me that he'd been doubling all the crock-pot recipes. So it only made four small servings, and that would've been fine. There were four of us, except everyone wanted seconds. Oh well, at least it was a success!
Actually, it was a great evening overall. My parents were excited to share the plans for the house in Florida that they're having built. The conversation kept going back to that, but we shared the "San Diego Possibility" news and stuff. The cats harassed my mother, the usual fun!
March 26, 2004
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o.c.d.
I think I’ve been bit by the cleaning bug today. I got home at a quarter after seven. Since then I have: emptied the dishwasher, cleaned out the coffee maker, swept out the laundry room (that’s where the cat boxes are), did a load of laundry, wiped the bathroom counter, and swept and washed the kitchen floor.
I think I must be on the crack! I need to settle down!
I have to bitch about one thing with the laundry facilities though. Don’t get me wrong, I love that it is in my unit, but why did they install a super-size washer, only to pair it with regular sized dryer? It is so annoying. No matter what you do, the washer never seems full, and yet at the end, everything is wrinkled from being shoved into the tiny dryer. It really sucks.
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