Big Girl Underoos

I heard something on NPR the other night that made me literally gasp out loud and say "holy shit!" The commentator was talking about how much money GM has lost in the last year and said, "Put it this way, GM has essentially lost $3,700 on every single car of the millions they sold last year." That's just staggering.

Say "Irish Wristwatch" Just once. Three times is freakin' impossible.

I like New Year's Resolutions. Not only that, but I like creating themes for my resolutions. In 2007 it was " Git 'er done! " and in 2008 it was " Use it or lose it! " (and addendum ). I like blogging about them too because I can look back and both remind myself what the heck I wanted to accomplish and also see what I have accomplished. Looking back right now, I completed 5 of the 9 things in 2007. As for 2008, well, I did manage to get a massage every 6 to 8 weeks. That's gotta count for something! This year's theme is... 2009: Sassy's Time to Shine! It rhymes! And it's all about me! Whoo hoo! Here, in no particular order, are the things I would like to accomplish in the next 12 months. Start a storefront at Etsy.com Figure out how to create and write an eBook. I've got a couple ideas rattling around in my head. Something about fitness or organizing. It's TBD, I've got 12 months to figure it out. The hard part is figuring out ...

Sassy Pants to Friendster Guy: "If you need me I'll be upstairs." FG: "OK" 5 minutes pass... FG tromps up the stairs and into the office and says, "I need you." Sassy: "You do?" FG: "Yup." He then gives Sassy Pants a big hug and kiss and tromps back down the stairs. That man's a freakin' keeper.

As I mentioned a few posts ago , I am disturbed by all the commercialism that is the holiday season. Since I vowed to abide by at least 6 of the 7 virtues (chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility) I had better get cracking. For my first act I will be investing in humanity, not Wall Street, by donating to Kiva.org (see the ad in my side bar). Essentially, you loan $25 or more to an individual or organization to start or grow a business. Once that loan is repaid you can reinvest the money in someone else. It's the gift of giving that keeps on giving! I also plan to give a $25 gift certificate to my 6 year old niece for Christmas and help her choose someone to help. She can follow their story via journal entries and track their progress. How cool is that?

Hilarious! Star Studded! And right on the money. You go Hollywood stars! See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

The fact that a Walmart worker was trampled TO DEATH by people rushing to shop on black Friday makes me absolutely nauseous. It makes me want to boycott Christmas. I had already boycotted store bought gifts this year and plan to give things I've made myself. This just solidifies my choice. I'm not naive. I know Christmas is a capitalistic holiday but I didn't realize just how much the 12 days of Christmas are about the 7 deadly sins. The greed, gluttony, wrath, envy, pride, lust (originally defined as extravagance), and even sloth (indifference) exemplified by this incident is too much to even comprehend. Happily, each of the seven deadly sins has an opposite virtue . I'd like to bring more of them into my holiday season. They are chastity*, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility. I'm going to start by not shopping, or when I do (for things I need like food), also buying something to give to those less fortunate (such as food for a food p...

Between the fact that I don't sit at a computer all day anymore and when I do I'm updating my FaceBook status and occasionally writing posts on a professional website/blog I created for my clients I never get around to hanging out here on this here blog. Also, my life nowadays is pretty boring. I've gone through my divorce and subsequent dating frenzy and ended up on the other side as a homebody. I don't have a lot to write about at the moment. I'm not giving up on Big Girl Underoos though. Maybe my 2009 resolutions will include a resurgence of posting. We shall see.

Anybody else having a democracy hangover? Luckily, mine comes with a positive result. I'd hate to be a Republican today. Nothing goes with a hangover quite like a side of disappointment.

VOTE! Just wanted to remind you.

Check out this video. You'll be shocked (shocked I tell you!) by who "people on the street" are saying will bring real change to Washington. Seriously. AARP 08 Video Enter your name to see who can bring real change to Washington. First Name: Last Name:

From an ad I heard on the radio for Planned Parenthood : "Don't do it without us!" 'Nuf said.

But I would like to talk about the undead for a second. The other day Friendster Guy looked me deep in the eyes and said: So ridiculous. Yet probably the most romantic thing I've ever heard.

Dear men voting for McCain, Just so you know, if McCain and Palin make it to the White House women of the United States will be abstaining from sex for the next four to eight years. Birth control fails, and, since you support it being taught in schools so much, abstinence is the only way to go. Thought you'd like to know. Sassy ----------------------------- Dear Women voting for McCain/Palin - Are you f%^$ing crazy? Sassy

...but I'm going to be one of the first in line to see this.

You ever have one of those days where you're anxious for no apparent reason? It feels like you had too much caffeine or sugar but you didn't have any? That's me all day today. I'm guessing it's coming from a big presentation/performance thing I have going on this weekend wherein I have to rap. Yes. Rap. Like this . Have I mentioned I'm a white girl from New Hampshire? I can't seem to control my nerves as much as I'd like to and it's annoying me. I really don't need to have butterflies 48 hours in advance. I'd be happy with just a couple hours of pre-performance freak out thank you very much.

I was told yesterday that I look like Megan Follows, the woman who played Anne in the PBS series Anne of Green Gables . I don't really see it; however, since I longed (who am I kidding, long ) to be Anne and have Gilbert Blythe fall in love with me I'm going to take it in the flattering manner in which it was intended. Puff sleeves and all.

I stole this verbatim from Joolya at Naked Under My Lab Coat . "What we have here is the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the ones you've read, put in blue the ones you read for school, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish." Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Anna Karenina Crime and Punishment Catch-22 One Hundred Years of Solitude Wuthering Heights The Silmarillion Life of Pi : a novel The Name of the Rose Don Quixote Moby Dick Ulysses Madame Bovary The Odyssey Pride and Prejudice Jane Eyre The Tale of Two Cities The Brothers Karamazov Guns, Germs, and Steel: the fates of human societies War and Peace Vanity Fair The Time Traveler’s Wife The Iliad Emma The Blind Assassin The Kite Runner Mrs. Dalloway Great Expectations American Gods A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Atlas Shrugged Reading Lolita in Tehran : a memoir in books Memoi...

I'm not going to vote for Sarah Palin. However. I think it's bullshit when people comment that she shouldn't be running because she's got 5 kids and a lot on her plate (granddaughter on the way, a 5 month old with Down Syndrome). If someone said that about a man, well, I just don't know what I'd do because it wouldn't be said about a man. In fact, Obama got the opposite kind of flack for going on vacation and spending time with his daughters*. Kids, can you say double standard? Would I want her life? No. Do I want her to win? No. But do I think she has a right to run for political office? Absolutely. * A spokesman for McCain painted the Hawaii trip as an indulgence. "Americans are facing sky-high gas prices, and instead of Barack Obama taking the initiative to call his allies in Congress back from vacation to carve out real energy relief, he's joining them at the beach," Tucker Bounds said.

I've been having the weirdest dreams lately. Last week I dreamed my niece went into a mine (or something like that) where bad (paranormal?) things had happened to kids over decades but instead of bad things happening to her she ended up being the "chosen one" and when she came out she brought all the other kids out with her. They were still the age they were when they went in and they were wearing their outfits from whatever period they were from. Hoop skirts, suspenders, etc... Then, I had another dream where my Dad was morbidly obese. As in home bound. As in bring on the crane to get him out of bed. (I have to stop watching the Discovery Health channel.) Finally, last night, I dreamed that Friendster Guy joined the military and was heading for Iraq. Without telling me. Boy was I pissed.