i gotta pee (said in a forrest gump voice)

almost every morning i have a dream with the same theme: i need to pee but i can't for some reason. i have these dreams when i'm very close to waking up and the reason why i can never pee in my dream is because i think i'll end up peeing in real life. so i think having these dreams is my way of stalling so i can wake up and actually tinkle in my waking life. 

these dreams are always creative in how i'm unable to pee. sometimes i'll find a toilet but the lid is glued shut. another time i found a bathroom but it was filthy and i wouldn't step inside it. a spider walking around the toilet bowl also prevented me from peeing before. so this morning i had a dream that i was at rita hindo's house for new years. there were a bunch of people there and their bathroom was in the middle of one of the rooms with windows all around. so even after shutting the door, everyone could see me. i said, "hell no i'm not peeing in front of everyone." so i went upstairs in search of another loo. i found one that had a toilet in the corner hidden next to a cabinet. the door to the bathroom was one of those that have a little hook as a lock, so it could open about an inch wide even when it was locked. i made myself comfortable anyway and as i finally let go of any fear, a 2 year old boy decided to try barging in. i said, "no go downstairs! your mommy is downstairs, now shoo!" he went away for about 2.5 seconds and came back giggling thinking we were playing a game. i was pissed. i wanted to piss. (haha.) to make things worse, his parents came upstairs and were coaxing him downstairs, meanwhile i am crouched in the corner on a makeshift toilet hoping they would disappear. 

so i woke up to the pouring rain and ran to the real bathroom with no spiders or 2 year-olds.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

holy cupcakes

my jesus nite lite says "bless you my child." 

i want to clarify something: i don't think a cupcake party is stupid. i just didn't want to make a big deal out of my birthday. but i am not opposed to having my lovely family/friends over for rummikub and chai haleeb. i also kind of want to be in paris for my birthday, but since i know that will not happen, rummikub it is. 

only in west bloomfield

i found this attractive sopping wet cell phone holster on the ground at the gas station last night. 

january 9th 1980

my poor mother. i'm suffocating her. 

around this time last year, i was mildly freaking out. it was mostly internal and therefore made me a little crazy. i was turning 27 and couldn't deal with it calmly. i felt like my life was rushing by and i was not doing anything i wanted to be doing by my late twenties. 

this year is different (thankfully). i've been more at peace with myself and have come to understand that if i want to do something, i must make it happen myself. nobody is going to hand me anything and i need to be in control of my life. this understanding has made a lot of things seem very simple because it IS simple. happiness comes from the way you choose to view your life. 

so, turning 28 in a few days isn't daunting. i don't feel frustrated like i did before. i feel a new hope. 

also, i think it's funny that my birthday/cupcake party is being planned on my blog comment page and without me. 

post script

i am taking orders for cupcakes. :)
but, it'll cost you. depends on who is asking. reta, i'd like some prescription drugs. dina, i'd like a bowl of steamy hot white rice. renee, some craft supplies will suffice. michelle, you don't seem to like cupcakes so you're out. 

not oprah's favorite things

i am not ashamed to say that i love products. i love new scents. i love the packaging things come in. i love the feel of a new box in my hands. i love opening it for the first time and making it mine. 

here are just a few favorites of mine: 

satsuma glycerine soap from the body shop. 

this soap is a chunk of heaven. actually, i'd like to take a chunk out of it with my teeth. its sweet orange scent overpowers the entire bathroom once the wrapper is removed. i worked at the body shop right out of high school and have thought so highly of the company ever since. it was started in the 70s by a british woman who didn't believe in animal testing and did believe that people deserved natural products that nourished not only the body, but the mind. the body shop carries a variety of soaps including satsuma. 5 for $12. 

                                                                              

(michelle, you are probably laughing as you are reading this.) 

i just love this glue stick lookalike! it's palmer's cocoa      

butter formula with vitamin e swivel stick. it's a stick for 

chapped lips and skin. i love using it on my nose because the smell is comforting and it heals all those nasty dry spots you get during the winter. you can find it at your local cvs pharmacy for around $4. 

this is my absolute favorite eau de toilette. it's by a french company called la maison de la vanille and the scent is vanille givree des antilles. i found it when i went to los angeles to visit chrissy poo. we walked into a fantastic boutique called spirituali somewhere on melrose. the shop is owned by a french woman in her 50's and her daughter. they carry a 

large array of unique items including soaps, incense, perfumes, jewelry and even children's clothing. it sounds completely cheesy and cliche, but when i        first smelled this spray, i closed my eyes and imagined myself on a beach basking in sunlight! 

i love many many things, so more of these posts will pop up on my page. perhaps i'll start a not oprah's favorite things revolution? probably not, though, cuz i can't give a sample to every reader. you know, all three of you. 

to ye future

had a chill new years eve with family and friends. 

i made yummy white cupcakes w/ chocolate frosting. (i cut out

 little stars and taped them to toothpicks as decoration.)

the view from my bedroom window at 3 a.m. 

'twas quite peaceful.

happy 2008.