Iss-SHOES!

See what I did there?  Like a combination of "issues" and "shoes"?

...okay yeah, that was terrible.

Anywho, I was at Wal-Mart yesterday trying to find the shoes I needed for my costume for a group dance number (we all need to match for this one).  I wear a size 6.5 so I was looking for a pair of 6.5s or 7s, but all they had were one pair of 6s and one pair of 7.5s.  I decided to give the 6s a try, knowing the 7.5s would be too big.

I tried on the left shoe first and was surprised that it actually felt a little loose.  I had a look trying to find the size on the shoe itself, and it turned out it was a 6.5.  I checked the right shoe, and it was a 6.  Now, mismatched shoes happen, and it's not usually a huge shock, but when I took this pair out of the box they were still stuffed with cardboard and paper, and were attached to each other!  WTF, Wal-mart?

"Friday" by Rebecca Black, as interpreted by a bad lip reader

Hahahahahahaha,brilliant!  I hope these guys make more of these for other videos.

The downside is that I now have this stuck in my head...

Bizarre playlists

I was listening to one of the playlists on my iPhone when I realized the combination of songs was really weird. The first 5 in order are F**k You, Russian Roulette, Dammit, Africa, and Take it Like a Man.

Eeeeeeeeee cute!

Seems like the cat and the bird are starting to reach an understanding. Yesterday the bird said "hello" to the cat. Today the cat stuck his nose up against the cage and the bird gently touched it with his beak (rather than biting the cat like he usually does). I really have to start recording videos of their interactions - or at least trying. They both have some sort of camera-detecting powers and like to stop whatever it was they were doing as soon as I start recording. It took us 5 1/2 years to get a video of the cat chasing his tail, and he does it almost every day!

Kitteh!

I had a serious "d'awwwww" moment last night: the cat climbed on my lap and went to sleep while I was sitting in bed reading a book. It was kind of uncomfortable trying to sleep with him curled up right in my way, but he's normally NOT very cuddly (more like a little demon in feline form) so I didn't want to discourage his behaving like a sweet little normal cat.

Maybe the awkwardness of trying to sleep under/around the cat is to blame for my tiredness today. I suppose it also could have been due to staying up too late reading about pointe shoes (I recently bought "The Pointe Book" by Janice Barringer). Either way, I wish drinking coffee did something for me, because I'm so sleepy I'm having a hard time balancing while standing/walking.

Anyway, lots of homework to do. Better get back to it!

A few brain droppings

I have a couple pretty spectacular bruises from dance rehearsal last weekend.  They're kind of amazing.  I was doing a backwards roll over another girl's back and lost my balance on the landing, fell forwards and somehow (with my mad klutz skillz) hit my knees and my head.  My head's fine but my knees are all kinds of rainbow colours now.

I got a chiropractic adjustment done yesterday.  I haven't seen a chiropractor in years and I forgot how uncomfortable it can be - at least it's over quickly!  Not really feeling any better yet, but that's not really a surprise since it was only my first treatment.

The bird's been really chatty lately - he is so damn cute!  He's been making some new sounds.  I'm not sure if it's a natural IRN sound, something he picked up at the pet store, or something he learned from us.  His speech still isn't very clear, but he's working on "hello" and "what are you doing?"  He's trying a couple other phrases I haven't figured out yet - I think they MIGHT be "give me a kiss" and "good birdy".  He's also been tearing through his "bird kabob" toy like mad lately (it's a destructible toy made of rounds of balsa wood hanging from a sisal string).  He seems to love it.  His eyes pin like crazy while he's chewing on it.

I have a new song obsession: "Someone Like You" by Adele.  Also digging "Rolling in the Deep".  The album was definitely worth buying on iTunes.

In other awesome news, I saw this on Etsy yesterday, and the item description cracked me up so much - especially the "conversation piece" part.

Also kind of Etsy-related (that is, it's Regretsy-related) - I want this poster so badly (mildly NSFW due to language).  It never gets old.  I <3 April Winchell's hilariousness.

Ooh! Shiny things! (A crass commercial announcement)

Just an FYI for anyone who is a magpie at heart (like me), I just reopened my Etsy shop after a long hiatus.

It contains one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry handmade by moi. I'll be adding more to it gradually, whenever I have time to take more photos. I'd like to add some crocheted items and maybe some of my "artwork" (and I use the term very loosely here) as well, whenever time permits.