melancholy

I'm not the only person that blog stalks and then feel terrible about myself right?  Is this an old conversation that has been discussed for so long that I don't hear about it anymore?  Or has everyone in the blogging world stepped up their life to the high expectations of perfection in love, family, and adventure? 

Its not just blogs or even facebook, its the whole Europian American time frame fixation of doing.  We must always be doing something, it's expected of each of us.  When we see someone we ask "What have you been up to?" or "How are you doing?"

In my mind, chunks of time go by in weekly intervals.  Every week I make sure I have some sort of doing prepared.  A tidbit of activity that I can offer up to the masses that want to compare and contrast my activities vs. his or hers.  

Did you know, In the Chinese culture time is looked at differently, while I look at a weekly calender a person in China is looking at the Year of The Rabbit.  Long term accomplishments are valued and there is no pressure to fill a day with a million things because a day is just a day and the larger goal of a well spent year is more important.

Probably moving to China,

Leslie
 

Near Death Experience

I went to sleep last night and felt as safe as you can while living in a NYC Apartment on the wrong side of the island.  I set all three locks on our door.  checked all the windows and i even looked under the bed.  I crawled into bed next to Rafael and fell asleep ready for sweet dreams.  Then like a shot of lightning a loud growl swept over me.  I sat up in alarm, an intruder was in the house.  I ran to the bathroom, leaving Raf to whatever fate would meet him there.  I shut the door behind me in the restroom and flicked on the lights.  I was not alone in the room, the intruder fallowed me in and there was no way to escape now.  For the next three hours I struggled to survive.  It was my will against the intruder and the intruder was winning.  


The truth is, I ate, and ate is not the word for it, gulped, inhaled, attacked a pizza!  After eating nothing but vegetables for two weeks my body went into war mode with the amount of cheese and bread I ate in a matter of minutes.  To avoid being too graphic lets just say I was multitasking the toilet and garbage can at the same time.  Eventually I fell asleep on the cold tiled floor until I woke up with my arm and the toes on my left foot still asleep a few hours later.

Why was I only eating vegetables?  Cause of a Documentary of course, check it out if you dare.

Trouble Duty

Woke up early to babysit this morning.  My friend's kid, and I don't mind doing it.  But let's just say I was less than thrilled when she told me he learned how to crawl.  Yesterday.  That means I have 2 crawlers to all to myself until 4:15.


And it's only 7:45.  And I've already run out of ways to entertain them.  And my house smells like poop.

Plus, this morning, I tried to put my bra on OVER my FEET.

We've got the makings of an awesome day here.

Heaven help me never to have twins, Crystal

Texting about Crystals Cat Eddie

Crystal: Eddie just stuck his whole entire head in my cup of milk.

Leslie:  Bhah ha ha ha I LOVE cats!

Crystal: I drank it anyway.

Leslie: Bhah ha ha ha I LOVE Crystals.

Look What I Found... And Then Thank Me

I can only hope that one day our blog will be this awesome...

Cat vs. Human

Cat-lovin', Crystal

37th and 5th

Cross Streets in NYC or the Twilight Zone?

I spend a good amount of time on 37th and 5th and at times it is a really nice place to be.  like last week, weather was beautiful and as I stood on the corner waiting for the light to change in my favor.  Two men on their two bikes come peddling up and were screaming at each other insults and cursing at each other...again, while peddling bikes, something little girls do.  They looked so dumb and I enjoyed all of it.

For the last two weekends when I walk down 5th to go back to the train people have been been REALLY emotional about me using my phone.  One man standing in a doorway in his pajamas sneered at me while I was checking my voice mail and called out "You and your cell phone."

 I was hurt but I got over it.  Then the next week I had just pulled out my phone to check it and a man while walking past me starts mumbling "texting (swear words) she's texting (MORE swear words)" and  I looked up as he passed and I said back to him, "I wasn't texting!!!"  (but I actually was...don't tell him.)

Lastly, the man who runs the food cart on 37th and 5th recently confessed his everlasting love for me.  His name in Mohammad and I think we could be happy together,  I do love hot dogs....and he told me he would be there for me if anything happened to Rafael.

I've seen wizards and a tin man, I've seen models and actors...I can't wait to go back.

Leslie

I am in Love

 I am DYING!!!

These My Little Ponies are the best things I've seen all day,  And I saw a lot today.  Including...
Two guys riding bikes down 5th avenue screaming at each other ready to duke it out while peddling down the road...THAT was pretty great.

Also, a really great episode of Murder She Wrote.  I'll tell you all about my brand new Angela Lansbury obsession later.  WHAT IF ONE OF THESE PONIES WAS ANGELA LANSBURY!!!!

 

My Little Nostalgic,

Leslie