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theladyrose ([personal profile] theladyrose) wrote2006-01-10 12:09 am

flattery won't get you anywhere, but don't stop trying

Useful lesson of the day: Never mix anything meant for a blender with a tablespoon, especially for a milkshake.

Useful observation of the day: When the moon is out you can actually see where you're going when dragging out the trash instead of tripping over random things and seeing your trash can rolling down the street. And the stars are quite pretty. That's what I missed this past summer, except for the nights of the meteor shower-not being able to see what's up in the sky due to light pollution.

Not terribly useful realization of the day: I'm going to really miss dinnertime conversations with my family when I'm in university.

I've attempted to figure out the key components of said conversations-I can't think of any dull at-home dinnertimes in just about...ever. They seem to usually compromise of the following, among other topics:

-three references to a Pink Panther/Mel Brooks (almost always Young Frankenstein, but the Producers and Blazing Saddles have been known to appear as well)
-my mother waxing (slightly) melodramatic about her experiences with hospitals
-my mother and me speaking in at least two strange accents
-my mother remarking about how strange I am
-my mother wondering why my friends are crazy
-my objecting to my mother's claims that I meet too many crazy people
-my mother expostulating on why all of us belong in the local insane asylum
-my pondering aloud why we aren't all in the insane asylum
-my father relating some obscure occurence during my childhood to avoid any awkwardness and succeeding slightly
-my father scheming of ways of using various kinds of military technology to get rid of random bugs around the house
-my mother looking guilty about having stuck me in daycare for roughly ten years, though mostly not on a full time basis
-my parents quizzing me about my friends' and classmates' college decisions
-my father making some sort of reference to World War II out of context
-my mother complaining that my father rerecords way too many Band of Brother reruns
-my mother claiming that she is an alien
-my discovering that I have even more cousins than I thought previously (the official count is at 28)
-my discovering that someone in my family has some sort of freaky medical condition
-my father asking for his daily serving of phosphoric acid (a.k.a. Coca Cola)

And I seem to have gotten into college. Sort of-it's mostly implied. I only figured that out about thirty seven minutes ago. But the mail has made me happy today.

[identity profile] lacesilkvinyl.livejournal.com 2006-01-10 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I assume by the "implied acceptance," it means you were a finalist for JES. Good for you.

I'm just bitter and angsty today, but don't worry, I'll call for help if Dashboard Confessional even thinks of playing itself on my stereo.

[identity profile] theladyrose.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. Did you get a letter, too, or have you not received anything from Scripps yet?

Please do call if you have the time. I have an unfortunate habit of losing phone numbers, but I'll try this weekend and see what happens.

[identity profile] lacesilkvinyl.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I got rejected.

Well, not completely rejected, but they're not giving me any money, which basically means I have no chance of going.

Guess I can't come visit.

[identity profile] eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Your list cracked me up. It sounds like you have a delightful family. And congrats on your great news!

[identity profile] theladyrose.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Many thanks! Let's just say that my family and I can be a little wacky amongst ourselves :D

Congrats

[identity profile] horosha.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Where'd you get accepted to? I'd like to meet your family sometime. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Re: Congrats

[identity profile] theladyrose.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure that I got into Scripps College, which is one of the Claremont Colleges (Harvey Mudd and Pomona are two others) in southern California. My family is awesomely strange (I consider that a compliment) but unfortunately they tend to be a little more boring in public. If you do meet them, you could probably get the ball rolling by asking my mother if she's an alien if she doesn't introduce herself as such.

Re: Congrats

[identity profile] horosha.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'll remember that. I'll have to raid your minifridge when I visit your dorm. Or apt. Or wherever you'll be staying.

Re: Congrats

[identity profile] theladyrose.livejournal.com 2006-02-07 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
You're welcome to drop by wherever I might end up. Will your gay twin come visiting, too?

[identity profile] eyepiece-simile.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Strange friends?! Your friends aren't strange *twitch twitch*

[identity profile] theladyrose.livejournal.com 2006-01-13 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
That's what *you* want them to think!