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penguin is rachael v.s.
internet alias: ivy
email: penguinessa@gmail.com
livejournal: maniac

I was attacked by an old lady at the grocery store today. Attacked as in I was told her life story for a good 20 minutes before she finally let me go. In her 70s and currently doing a display for Slim Fast. Normally she does the wine, but they don't have that set up until afternoons. Part of me wondered if I was stopped at first because I'm overweight and clearly need a Slim Fast bar, but she said she had to stop me because I have pretty long hair and my son has dimples and we looked like the perfect mommy & son. Riiight. She proceeded to tell me about her children, she pretty much hates her daughter who is 50, and she has had the same winter coat for thirty some years. She also has what she calls the "Funeral Coat" which travels amongst she and her friends with the soul purpose of attending funerals and wakes whilst wearing it. It has matching leopard print gloves. This amused me.

Anyway! I'm sitting here having skipped lunch eating said Slim Fast Fudge Brownie bar (not bad but not something I'd eat every day after a few more bites, I'm not entirely sure this is actually edible.) and a Blueberry-Pomegranate Gatorade... lovely combo, no? 

I also remembered to sign on AIM! HIGH FIVE, ANYONE!? Oh oh, it's Tiffany on AIM! Hurray! Someone human and female to talk to!

1.   starlit 
icons. icons. icons. icons.
2.   thequestionclub 
who doesn't like random questions?
3.   doctorwho 
because matt smith is exciting. and the old stuff is great, too.
4.   fandom_icons 
everyone has a fandom, right? (and we all need icons)

crush 
Hi. What's up?

I have a question. If a giant, rabid, white bunny with fangs and a hippo who could fly were in a fight... who would win, and why? What if there was a vampire involved?

Dreamwidth rocks my socks.

I also am now realizing I do not know the history of that saying but it sure sounds foot fetishly sexual. Regardless I am not actually wearing socks at this time so nothing is going on. So the point is my paid time expired yesterday and I was all sad but had emailed them since they are offering people extended time due to their check out problems. The minute they get those back up and running I am so freaking shoving money at them. I adore them and you should, too!

I miss being a kid. It's pretty funny because I remember a handful of times various people would tell me to enjoy myself. You are only young once. I threw all of it away on teenage angst and mental illness/screwage and became a mother much too soon. I had a couple of months of confusion where nothing existed and then I was someone else entirely.

I know that underneath it all I am happy. My boys are amazing and I feel generally sad for people who don't have kids. This is what life is about. It's not money or having the best things or the most fun it's life. It's living. It's sharing and loving. Life. Everything else is just drama and stress we make important and none of it should be.

So today I am happy.