day 90

the forgotten and unfinished list of the day:

"things i've recently discovered and now can't comfortably live without"

netflix

asiago cheese bagels

day 89

luckily, i have 3 to-do lists from march 30 (2008, 2009, 2010).

i've doubted anyone's interest in reading these seemingly pointless lists, but it's just so damn cool to have a to-do list for THE SAME DAY THREE YEARS IN A ROW that i've disregarded those thoughts

3.30.08

AB data

AB paper

AB test

reading paper

stats lab hmwk

watershed

ghosts of rwanda

note: AB is animal behavior, a class i was in at the time

no clue what watershed means

this list is school-based!

3.30.09

get outfit for picture

call jeff

write letter

order contacts

the picture was for the lsus newspaper that was covering a play i was in at the time

and jeff, well, he was a friend that meant a lot to me then

i can guess what letter that is but i'm not entirely sure

it could be that time dylan and i wrote a letter to two strangers and left one on a car in the walmart parking lot, and got a little too serious/stalker-ish with the other one

3.30.10

paint xylophone

leah 3-5

watch happiness

homework projects: tear titanic

call call call!

matilda

so far i've only done the first 3 things on that list. so i think now i'll work on my homework, it's too late to call (call call), and matilda is a secret shhhh

for yesterdays list i really need to add fatal attractions, a show on animal planet i discovered last night and watched for two hours. there was absolutely nothing more important or productive i could've done than learn about CHIMP ATTACKS....

like travis, oh you know, that chimp that was kept as a pet for far too long and then one day went crazy and attacked his owner's friend and just, you know, ate her face and hands. it's the same audio that dacoda plays at his shows that goes "my chimpanzee killed my friend! she's dead! she's dead! he's eating her!" in a panic-stricken voice that in turn, led to me one time having to leave dacoda's show and go outside and talk on the phone because i, too, began to panic (because a CHIMP ATTACK!)

or the story of moe's owners, who were visiting their ex-pet in captivity when they were attacked by more face-eating chimps who had escaped.

AND OH DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE LIZARD MAN who lived with giant lizards roaming free in his apartment (also face-eaters) but i didn't exactly catch HOW he died so i just spent the last half hour googling "ron huff cause of death lizards fatal attractions animal planet" and i still don't know if the lizards killed him or if he died of something else and THEN they ate him.

i really just don't know.

basically what i'm trying to say is THIS SHOW IS AWESOME and that's all.

day 88

xxx2

Y'ALL THIS WEEKS TOPIC IS LISTS

i love making lists, timelines, anything to make me feel not horribly disorganized in my life

so on my phone blackberry, there's a "memo pad" FULL of lists i have made in the 2+ years i've had it

most are to-do lists titled as dates, some are "things", "things 2" and "things 3" (because the first two fields are full), and there's even lists that i have no idea what they're referring to... "things to listen to on the way back" (back from where???)

ANYWAY, website and quote of the day are OBVIOUSLY over, so here i begin the list of the day, from memo pad, unedited:

"tv shows i like"

mutual of omahas wild kingdom

that's my baby

true life

i shouldn't be alive

nip/tuck

planet earth!!

freaks and geeks

clarissa

rescue 911

laguna beach

tyra show

dawsons creek

wizards of waverly place

arrested development

day 87

basically today i went to dallas and bought calexico AND iron and wine albums, and drank iced green tea from panera bread

my ears and tastebuds are happy

___

the very last.....

website of the day:

daytrotter duhduhduhhh

i found out about this because of the new frontiers and now i find new music on it all the time

free downloads, raw tracks from bands that i would never otherwise know about

brill!

quote of the day:

"Love is the heart's immortal thirst to be completely known and all-forgiven."- Henry Van Dyke

day 86

today, while my deathly ill boyfriend experienced the exhausting, torturous effects of gastroenteritis, i began rereading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

also known as My Favorite Book of All Time

NO BIG DEAL

so, naturally, website of the day: mcsweeney's (more of dave eggers)

and quote of the day:

"But everyone disappears, no matter who loves them."

-Dave Eggers (of course) from What is the What

also known as One of My Favorite Quotes of All Time ! ! ! !

as you can clearly see in the above picture, i'm slightly sleep deprived. i need to watch the tyra show more often so i can learn how to deal with these dark circles.

and no, i will not be watching skins instantly on netflix tonight.

and i might be going to dallas tomorrow.

GOODNIGHT

ps: that time is wrong. its really 1am. you know, just 3 hours before i usually wake up

day 85

i look way hip in this picture. on my way to play F-zero-X at dalzell y'all

w e b s i t e o f t h e d a y : make and takes

this website i love way too much considering i'm not a mom or an elementary school teacher

q u o t e o f t h e d a y : "Perhaps if those of us that are drowning held onto each other, we'd all be able to make it back to shore."-unknown. (i just have it written down. it's very unlikely, but possible, that i made it up)

and this evening's putt-putt:

ps: i ate waffle house AND ihop today

mmm/ew

day 84

website of the day: i found this sort of by accident

and then i didn't know what it was or what it meant

it will be especially hilarious to those of you with parents who don't speak perfect english

i mean paula is basically the only person i know who fits in that category

but regardless it has some funny shit

quote of the day:

"Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future."- Jonathan Safran Foer

(everything he says and writes is beautiful. i need to read everything is illuminated)

day 83

for those of you who don't know alan...

i offer you this link to my blog from almost two years ago

TODAY I ENCOUNTED ALAN AT BETTY VIRGINIA PARK

while i was pulling my nephew in his wagon hahahah

he asked if he could do a quick shoot

he was wearing a crop-top sweater

i've heard stories from MULTIPLE girls about alan's hopeful attempts at photographing them in parks

this time alan was even creepier than i remembered him

luckily alan MATLOCK happened to be strolling through the park to save the day, and alan scurried away, pictureless and broken-hearted

______

website of the day/a game i spent hours playing in high school

quote of the day:

"I wonder if you can get your birthday changed." -Philip Andrew Sledge

day 82

website of the day:

only words to play with

this guy is rad, he analyzes pop culture topics, for example LADY GAGA but also has links to very interesting essays on freud and shakespeare (king lear)

i mean basically his blog has a bit more substance than mine.

quote of the day:

"I mean, it's like, my hair's my life! ...other than my kids" -Shuntella, an ex-worker and on whom i base my philosophy of life

today i woke up earlier than necessary to take my dog for a walk, worked, dined at taco bell, and went to class.

that's about it folks.

i'm thinking about submitting some serious poetry and/or photography of my cat to the LSUS art/creative writing compiliation book.

day 81

i'm getting bored. i'm thinking about doing weekly themes.

this week: website of the day

so, here's today's:

how to massage your cat

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL....

quote of the day:

"I was listening to Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down, you know that part that goes *sings loudly and confidently* 'If I had x-ray vision, would you still call me Superman?' *long moment of silence* I was thinking, if Superman has x-ray vision, he's doing pretty good with women! *wink*"

- Don, everyone's favorite customer at my place of employment

++ ps: i just looked up the lyrics, and they say absolutely nothing about x-ray vision

day 80

i think today (this evening) i finally calmed myself down enough to be able to function as a normal human being.

for those of you asking "lizzie, did something happen to cause you to be in an almost-constant state of panic for the last few days?" the answer is no. i just get like this sometimes. also i think i'm going to die everyday.

but today i did get to eat an enormous amount of gummy bears, almost finish my blowfish and jellyfish while listening to leonard cohen, califone, phoenix, and bon iver, win at clue for the second time in a row, sleep almost 12 hours, and now i'm about to watch life.

now i know what you're thinking. "pshh, phoenix???" i didn't like them at first either, but the truth is THEY ARE AWESOME.

day 79

stimulated by real or imagined dangers:

i haven't been able to catch my breath since wednesday

day 78

**~the cinnamon girls~**

day 77

ohh HI

i'm just hanging out in my tshirt and shorts, thinking about the past, wondering about the future.

i don't know if you knew this about me, but i really love making and receiving mix cds

my latest creation for my boyfriend...

GOOD SONGS FROM THE 1980s:

1. Magic Dance- David Bowie

2. Crying- Roy Orbison and K.D. Lang

3. Dance Me to the End of Love- Leonard Cohen

4. Skin Deep- The Stranglers

5. Pop Song 89- REM

6. Everyday I Write the Book- Elvis Costello

7. 1000 Umbrellas- XTC

8. Once in a Lifetime- Talking Heads

9. But Not Tonight- Depeche Mode

10. Fear of Ghosts- The Cure

11. Beautiful World- Devo

12. Handle with Care- The Traveling Wilburys

13. There is a Light that Never Goes Out- The Smiths

14. New Religion- Duran Duran

15. Under Pressure- Queen and David Bowie

16. Purple Rain- Prince and the Revolution

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tomorrow night THE CINNAMON GIRLS are playing at dalzell

(that's my really talented, well-rehearsed band)

and it's phil's birthday party

so please come meow meow it will be a grand time~~

day 76

my bones have dulled:

we work here/

we live here/

we do not

sleep here

some of us live for the moment

and some of us

live for one moment

and that's it

day 75

i am only bits and pieces of

everyone

i've

ever

loved

day 74

b r o k e n r e c o r d

day 73

really rad pants and messy hair

ohhh yeah and MY BAND's playing a show this friday at dalzell

no lady gaga dress for me this time

our new years eve show:

________________________________________

today my mom and i had a short but stressful talk about my future

wah wah wah

i believe it's time for a list of immediate and ultimate goals to be completed soon

day 72

"has anyone ever given anything to you?

in your darkest hours,

did you ever give it back?"

......

++++

after opening shifts all week and last night's sorry attempt at all-night monopoly, SLEEPING IN TOMORROW MORNING IS GOING TO BE AMAZING

day 71

in iphoto there's an album called "last 12 months", adequately named for showing all the pictures i've taken within the last year.

and what shows up today...

[[and a flood of romanticized memories]]

^^that day was perfect

my life this time last year was so completely different than it is now and than it had ever been before

looking back, everything was so new and exciting in my heart and mind

BUT i know at the time i was also exhausted and afraid

i believe it was good ole march 2009 that i had to go home from work because i couldn't breathe.

and this

and when i saw ryan adams in memphis

and when we played hide and seek in the park

and when i experienced new friendships, new loves, and new hungers

i do believe it was one of the only times in my life when i felt beautiful

i let go

and

i let go

and i wonder now where i'll be this time next year.

what i'll be doing

how i'll have changed

or not changed at all

ohhh life

oh life

that's all

day 70

"i was cold/in line/picked out/backed down/fucked up/out of love/out of time/then you were/then you smiled/and again/and again/and i fell/i can see that ghost/that soul was buried alive/and i swore i'd never see that place again"

steel train's kill monsters in the rain:

also, in honor of my boyfriend having to pick me up from work lately while my car is temporarily disabled, i'd like to share>>>>

Dacoda

a haiku inspired by Shuntella

Lizzie likes hot boys

Ooooh, he look like a bad boy

Mmm, nice car, hot boy

day 69

just sipping on airborne, eating halls fruit breezers, trying to sleep off this illness that plagues me everytime the weather starts to get beautiful

..........

i am so captivated by this:

i saw it on life after people last night

jason decaires taylor's underwater sculpture garden, designed as a home for coral reefs/other sea life and TO BE AWESOME

day 68

that's actually just purple hair on my legs

day 67

"last night i dreamed we was running through the outlands

tears streaming,

your pretty face all a wreck"

oh jimmy eat world, i love it when you show up in my life unexpectedly,

like when i listen to the same 14 songs on repeat for the entire 4.5 hour drive

that awkward bop gets me every time

day 66

sunday was a bit more low-key since we sang until 2am and allison is sick and i'm sort of grumpy

we went to this place called painting with a twist where you paint the assigned picture

at first i hated mine BECAUSE IT'S NOT PERFECT but now i think it looks hilarious and i'm embracing it

today i also spent about an hour having a fashion show by myself and about 30 minutes watching justin bieber videos with allison

ate panera bread

watched the oscars

etc etc

i'll be back in shreveport tomorrow

mom jeans ^^

greatest shirt ever^^

day 65

OH HEY greetings from houston texas usa

aka SPACE CITY and CITY OF SYRUP

i've had a grand ole time so far visiting allison and just loving big cities in general

saturday:::

ate donuts for breakfast (bad idea)

ate lunch at a hipster yuppie YUMMY place

went shopping ohhh nbd

ATE AT THE MELTING POT

and then i experienced my 15 minutes of fame as a karaoke star. no seriously, i was getting hyphy y'all, in my fancy jumpsuit and blue boots, crawling on the floor, showing off my moves, getting vershon's #, you know, the usual

i learned from the lady who owns the house allison stays at that we need to find a nice older man who can afford to take us out

ohh and i'm staying in my own room with huge floor-ceiling windows that i love

and here's just some pictures of the room/me being serious/me and allison getting ready for dinner in her bathroom:

day 64

oh hey guys, it's just me, lizzie

i'll be on my way to houston in approximately 30 min so i apologize in advance for the potential late uploads.

after a shitty week at work i'm very much looking forward to leaving shreveport for a weekend

osiris is ready for the trip!

my mom is like HURRY LIZZIE HURRY YOU'RE GOING TO RUN INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC

then i'm like I THINK 6 OUTFITS WILL BE OKAY

i'm a nervous traveler y'all

day 63

something you've heard in one thousand terrible songs

day 62

"just this morning i woke up and wrote

"to continue in this sorrowful world is the greatest

personal triumph no one ever talks about"

but what i meant to say was

be enduring. dare to endure. Endure."

day 61

**junk room**

filled with things that i need to organize/get rid of

there's piles and piles of clothes and shoes of course

but also treasures like old wrestling action figures and jurassic park the board game

and OH YEAH, dacoda and i set a yard sale date for march 21

but it seemed like march was so far away when i said that

alsdjfoaiuefjadnlghadi

....

i love tuesdays because i have class

meowww

day 60

march 1st haiku:

shreveport weather, ew

fuckin' raining all the time

makes me miss L.A.