Oink, Oink (Ok, this is about Pig Tails)

If you have dark hair and excessive gray roots, I don't recommend wearing pig-tails.  I'm not someone who thinks pig-tails are only for 7-year olds; I think older gals can pull it off and look very cute/sporty.  But, if you're sporting a lot of gray, and you have put the tails in haphazardly (as the woman I saw on the bus yesterday had) then it looks terrible.  She had bangs too, which was just another place on her head to show off her roots.  The purple puffy coat and pink converse just added to the entire ensemble, a definite 'no'.

Day 77 - Phantasmagoria

I often find myself drifting off in thought, and then I'll see what I've done that day in a phantasmagoria...it's almost as if I'm reliving my day in a dream-sequence...and it's not always conducive to staying on task!

Day 76 - Sachet

I can remember my mom giving me sachets for Christmas gifts, and I felt so grown-up as she showed me how they would scent my clothing if I put them in my drawers. Plus I remember thinking how pretty the little fabric bags were and so old-fashioned!

Day 75 - Languor

After being gone for two weeks and doing a fair amount of air travel, I just couldn't shake my feeling of languor. I decided to take last Friday off just to give myself a little more rest so that I could feel more refreshed and revived.

Day 74 - Inveterate

I smile while I think of David wandering the aisles at Target...he is such an inveterate browser....it's one of the reasons that I get so frustrated when I shop with him (he takes too long!) but it's also one of the things that I love about him!

Day 73 - Masticate

I had fish and lettuce for lunch today...ah the joys of HGCing. But, at least I focused more on masticating when I was eating...after almost choking on a piece of pineapple 2 inches wide while I was on my cruise last week, I decided that perhaps I should chew my food a little more...

Day 72 - Fealty

I pledge my fealty to the church of sarcasm...i will always be true.

Day 71 - Didactic

Didactic travel...that's what I need to start promoting, trips that educate!

Day 70 - Eructation

A loud eructation after a good meal may be a compliment in some cultures, but I'm still offended when someone belches without excusing themselves. This coming from a very loud belcher...

Day 69 - Temporize

It is difficult for me to understand where David is coming from as far as his job search goes. I think that if I were in his shoes I would be much more aggressive in looking for a job, sending out resumes left and right. But I am tying to temporize with his point of view, so that I don't always feel at complete odds with him.

Day 68 - Pablum

I know it's probably killing my brain cells, but when I travel I can't help but pick up a copy of People or US Magazine and filling my waiting time with the ridiculous pablum that those publications offer. I do usually also have something more substantial to read as well...but there's just something about being away from home that demands the perusal of those silly magazines!

Day 67 - Quixotic

I wish I could embark on more quixotic endeavors; I've always been jealous of those who can just pick up and go with only a moment's notice. I am such a creature of habit and always feel the need to have everything planned, and I worry sometimes that I'm missing out on life's adventures!

Day 66 - Supplicate

I often feel that I need to supplicate David in order to get him to put himself out there...and I hate putting myself in that situation. No one likes to beg, and humbling myself is not my strong suit.

Day 65 - Mulct

I set up a system in our house years ago, where I have imposed a mulct when Taylor leaves clothes turned inside out in the dirty laundry: 50 cents for every piece that I have turn right-side out!!

Day 64 - Gregarious

I always thought that gregarious meant outgoing, and loud. But really it means means to seek out others of the same kind, which is really what all humans tend to do. I know that I look for certain qualities in my friends which are the traits that I exhibit.

Day 63 - Arcanum

What is going on in David's head, since his layoff a year ago, is arcanum. I can't figure out if he's depressed, mad, frustrated, sad, or a combination of all three. He sometimes seems quite optimistic and I'm encouraged that he's coming out of his funk, and then we're right back where we always are...the dumps.

Day 62 - Fructuous

My biggest hope is that David's job search proves to be fructuous in a short time; he needs the boost of getting an interview or even better yet, just getting hired!

Day 61 - Fractious

I know that my mood can swing down pretty low, and often when I get home David immediately picks up on my fractious ways. He'll ask me what's wrong, I'll say 'Nothing' and we'll go from there. It's usually because I walk in the door and find dirty dishes in the sink...but sometimes it's just that the bus ride home was particularly rough.

Day 60 - Bombast

I believe a little bit of bombast can be a good thing: it is sometimes necessary to self-promote and build yourself up, but I think when you get to the point of being pompous and ridiculous you've crossed the line between good bombast and baaaad bombast.

Day 59 - Egregious

I think the way the David was treated by his contact at our former workplace was particularly egregious. To be so positive during a meeting regarding possible employment and then to never contact David again, that is something that I cannot comprehend or forgive.