another glimpse into the childhood? why not!

some more lil' diary entries filled with all sorts of depth...like shopping and miami vice...


Friday, January 17, 1986
Dear Diary,
We rented some movies until Sunday night! They're called "The Bellboy," "The Man in the Mist," "Hold that Ghost," and "Honeymooners." Right now I'm watching "The Bellboy." It's really funny. It has sort of a mix up plot story. Everybody is confused with everybody else. Look at my latest drawing! (insert drawing of some sort of box here). I "heart symbol here" Andy!
Goodnight, Kari

Saturday, January 18, 1986
Dear Diary,
Yea! Today I went shopping at Dakota Square and at Target. I got a really cute yellow and gray flowered shirt and a solid blue shirt! Also at Pic-A-Pair I got a $4.00 brooch! It goes with just about everything. I hope I'll get to go to "White Nights" with Joanna Markell. I do indeed hope that Dad gets back with the car before the last afternoon show starts.
Goodnight, Kari

Sunday, January 19, 1986
Dear Diary,
Gross! Tomorrow I have school. At least at 9:00 I'm going to the courthouse with my social science class, "Law & Justice." We're going to see D.U.I fines in court. That means "Driving Under the Influence," in other words, drinking and driving.
I still don't want to go to school. To top that off I have to get up extra early! I have 8:10 band.
Goodnight, Kari

Sunday, January 16, 1986
Dear Diary,
Guess what? On Thurs. nite I got sick and have been sick all weekend. I feel like shit! (officially my first cuss word in the journal!) My sister Amy was being mean and hit me on the back, just for mimmicking her! I'm really tired. I'm truly sorry I didn't write more this week.
Goodnight, Kari

Tuesday, January 28, 1986
Dear Diary,
Guess what? This morning the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up with 7 people on board. One of the people was the first person to go into space that wasn't an astronaut -- she was a teacher. It looks like there are no survivors. I still "heart" Andy!
Goodnight, Kari

wow. even as a child i was incredibly lame. it's nice to know that some things never change.

another night on the town

not so much "on the town" as "in the town." our friend andy g. turned 36 today, so we enjoyed a night out at nye's polainaise (sp?) and ate yummy food (pierogies!) and had nice drinks. and listened to lounge piano. and sang a couple of songs. and ate cake. right now i'm also multi-tasking: blogging AND msn chatting with my friend, captain narcolepsy.

i'm not the least bit tired. who else wants to chat? anyone? anyone? let's get at least three conversation windows open! bring it!

did is spell "pierogie" correctly? damn, they are exquisite.

music time!

not quite tired enough, so it's time for the "shuffle music and explain details to people who may or may not be interested!"

1. If You Leave by OMD.
Pretty in Pink. i was one of the girls who wanted andy (molly ringwald) to end up with ducky (jon cryer) in the end.

2. Stupid Boy by the Geardaddies.
a classic. the best come-back-after-a-breakup song EVER.

3. Strange Loop by Liz Phair
when i first listened to "exile in guyville," i was hooked on the first five or six songs. then more recently i've fallen in love with that cd all over again, and this song was one of the lucky winners. it was as though all songs from number 12 and below were meant for a 19 year old me, and the songs past that were meant for the me who is now. the now me. get it?

4. Suck by NIN
trent could read from a phonebook and i'd go weak in the knees. but this song...YIKES. wow. it never gets old for me.

5. Superstar by Carpenters (but covered by Sonic Youth)
i grew up hearing this song by the original artists, but this cover by sonic youth is fab. it was also the song in the trailer for the movie "high tension," and the youth make it more stalker-esque than before. well done!

okay. sweet dreams for real this time.

what happppppens when...

a girl who doesn't normally have drinks decide to have a few drinks -- and by few i mean a literal few, three -- well that girl has fuzzy vision. and why is that girl typing? and why is that girl speaking from the third person point of view?

all questions have some sort of answers. however i do not have these answers. but i do know it's my bedtime. but first i need to let in the dog. wait. let out the dog, then let in the dog. crap. i need to go to bed.

maybe i'll weight myself b/c i've cut out soda in an effort to drop a few. let's see....

hey! i've dropped 10 pounds on account of losing soda! nice! that is seriously the only thing i've changed in the last couple o' weeks, and this is weighing myself at the end of the day --- after i've eaten and had booze and everything. 10 pounds. nifty!

is anyone on messenger right now? i'll check.

nope. damn it. i'm actually feeling chatty now.

so i'm guessing that all my funny/witty/cool cred points are seeping down the drain with this post. nuts.

and now i'll continue that downward trend some more b/c all of a sudden, i'm pretty awake.

i like the clash. this is something i've been thinking about alot lately. whilst listening to the clash, i feel cooler and more interesting than i actually am. i'm a horrible bore in real life, but when the clash is on, that horrible bore disappears and i'm funny & interesting kari with a slight british accent for just a few minutes.

and there are cats swarming around me. seriously. we have six cats- in a house they hide out well, so it's hard to tell until it is bedtime and then they act as though they are vultures and there is rotting flesh nearby. vultures who purr and want to cuddle and rub their faces against your chin. so maybe not like vultures at all. maybe just like cats. they can sense that you want not to be bothered by their...catness. and yet there they are, rubbing in your face, trying to chew at the corner of you ibook even though you shove them aside.

whew! is it not yet midnight?

and, on a final note, here are the choice spam messages of the day:
"Inter-est rate of 3.59%" (they haven't run a credit check yet, have they?)
"Who else wants $148,000.00?" (ME! ME! I'M RAISING MY HAND!)
"The Ultimate Online Pharmaceutical"
"Mr. Ott has $220,000.00 for you!" (Yay! Mr. Ott, I'm waiting...)

sweet dreams.

a peek into my childhood

okay, so i've come across my diary that began on Jan. 19, 1986. here are the first few entries.

Dear Diary,
My name is Kari Larson. The boy I like is Andy. My age is 10. My birthday is May 9th, 1975. Well, tonight my parents bought you for me. I got to Campus Laboratory School, part of Minot State College. I have 2 parents. I have three sisters and 4 cats. My favorite show is "Miami Vice."
Goodnight, Kari.

Jan. 11, 1986
Dear Diary,
My tooth fell out! I am so glad! I am also mad! I went shopping today at both malls, I didn't buy anything! I am so glad that my sister Amy is going to take me to Kmart. They have really good brands now. Amy got one of her best shirts there. It is light pink wiht white leaves on it.
Goodnight, Kari

Jan. 12, 1986
Dear Diary,
Right now I'm watching this funny show on VHS. It's called "Scavenger Hunt." Yuck! Tomorrow I have school. But I also get to do my book report with Amy Lein. It's on Samuel Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain. Boy, do I want to see Andy, he is so cute! He also has a great sense of humor. Well, gotta go!
Goodnight, Kari

Jan. 15, 1986
Dear Diary,
Guess what! My little sister Meaghan peed all over my floor! Great, just great! Meggie also peed on some set drawings that Kimberly and I made. What will I tell her? Well, I'll just make new plans to show her on Saturday. Tomorrow I have to work on so many assignments at school. Tomorrow will probably be my busiest day ever! Except for my bday party, that is!
Goodnight, Kari

wow. how far i'm come in life. and for the record, my sister Meg can now control her bladder. (To be fair, she was only three at the time of that entry.)

kevin spacey rules

so i'm beginning a playlist on my ibook of songs for the pre-wedding and post-wedding events. kevin spacey's rendition of "beyond the sea" has totally made the cut, along with the following songs:

Something In The Way She Moves-the beattles
My Funny Valentine-Billie Holiday
It Had to Be You -Billie Holiday
It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork
Love Song - The Cure
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
That's Amore - Dean Martin
At Last - Etta James
Your Song - Ewan McGregor
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Such Great Heights - Iron And Wine
Something in the Way She Moves - James Taylor
You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
Make Someone Happy - Jimmy Durante
What A Wonderful World - The Ramones
Chances Are - Johnny Mathis
You And Me - Jude
Goreck - Lamb
you make me want to wear dresses - lisa germano
As Time Goes By - Louis Armstrong
A Kiss To Build A Dream On - louis armstrong
Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Louis Armstrong
I'll Melt With You - Modern English
Stardust - Nat King Cole
Adrift and At Peace - Nine Inch Nails
Turn Me On - Norah Jones
The Nearness Of You - Norah Jones
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
Someone to Watch Over Me - Rosemary Clooney
Posession - Sarah McLachlan
You Belong To Me - Tori Amos

any suggestions, anyone? i've got some slots to fill...

i've just recently re-discovered my diary that began in sixth grade and that i wrote in sporadically through eighth grade. who's up for some of that?

long time, no post

i've been posting sparingly lately, mostly on account of things like work, cleaning, knitting, work, cleaning, hanging out with child, and so on and so forth.
i've been a bad blogger! bad kari! bad blogger!
maybe lately i've felt like there is little to report. but that's no excuse, because i've blogged with less to offer.

and now i'm going to watch a movie with the kiddo, however this i pledge to you: i shall blog more. in fact, my saturday evening will be chalked full of blogging, i say! FULL OF BLOGGING!

i also need to catch up on my blog reading, as i'm feeling slightly out of the loop with the blogs i usually read.

it's movie time. i heart friday night movie time with the kiddo.

a great dress indeed

a great dress indeed
Originally uploaded by kllnin.

look at this dress. i want this dress to be mine.

spam o' the day, vol. I

here are today's goodies...and it's only 7 a.m., so you know it can only get better:
"Keep $273 to pay off bills "
"Take our Pizza Lover's Quick Poll "
"Mr. Ellis has $391,000.00 for you "
"Pre-approved for $449,000.00 "

so where is this damned money??? Mr. Ellis, you are falling short on your promise of $391,000.00, you teasing bastard. no fair.

i can't believe i've been at work for 2 hours already. gross.

is there any office policy, i wonder, about napping at desks? i feel as though napping in my car would prove to be both cold and silly-looking, so maybe if i just set my head down next to this keyboard...just for a minute or two...

those dreaded 4:30 a.m. phone calls

holy crap i'm tired. and i'm at work. and i'm working (mostly). i like to think of it as multi-tasking. is that word hypenated? because at 5:20 a.m., proper hypenation matters!

i work at a newspaper, and i'm on the call list. so if something is wrong with a page or any other reason that a printer can't print something, i'm called. which is okay, because maybe i'll leave before 4 today. and it's a nice quiet office with little to no distractions to speak of, so i get plenty of work done and i can listen to any cd i want.

but there's that whole downside of HAVING TO GET OUT OF BED AT 4:30 AM. that downside including the inability to warm up, the feeling that your eyes are so they hurt. the inability to have a coherent thought. but hey, extra hours are nice.

wait! they aren't nice! why? because it's a week with a paid holiday in it, I WON'T GET OVERTIME! f**kers. yeah, i'm leaving early today. screw this.

thanksgiving day plans to include:
watching parade (or all of them, depending on commercial breaks and speed of remote control usage)
wearing pajamas for better part of day
eating pad thai. or pizza. or something that involves no cooking whatsoever.
napping.

and the file is not cooperating, meaning they still can't print. crap. must make things work now.

f**king VH-1

i don't know why i'm so shocked and surprised about this, but VH-1 actually has a show about paparazzi -- a reality show that takes you along with them as they chase after people. it's nuts. gross. time to surf to some other channel.

Wedding Date: For REAL this time

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 2006.

for real. i mean it this time.

sunday night television

how can i not watch "the parent trap" when it's on tv?

fun with spam!

and i don't mean the canned meat product, i mean the crap that is in my spam box. on occasion i see the "Viagra at half price" and "Increase your lovemaking" spams, but today i am innundated with the following:

"Would $564,000.00 make a difference?"
"Would $423 more each month help?"
"Would $437 more each month help?"

why yes, anonymous spammer, the combined amount of $564,860.00 would make a difference. the holidays are just around the corner, you know.

i'm a total geek for famous people

i've been known to write emails to famous people who are willing to:
1. publicly list their email address
2. actually write back

i've received emails from both Henry Rollins and Jude.

the first from henry was after his show in mpls. and it kicked such complete ass that i had to write him and tell him. and then i got a reply from jude when i requested using one of his photos on my blog. i've just recently emailed jude to see if he'll be in the mpls. vicinity around the time o' the wedding, and if he'd consider singing at the wedding (a girl can dream, right?) and then i invited henry to the wedding.

henry's response:
"Kari, thanks for the invite. Congratulations and I hope it's a great day. I'm sure it will be. Henry"
so i'll take it as a "no," but at least it was a nice response and not a restraining order.

and on a completely unrelated note, if i came across anyone who said to me "hey, i'm gellin'," i'd run a spike through their head.

hey! "the wedding singer" is on! good times. and pretty accurate except that drew barrymore looks NOTHING like i remember the 80s looking. she doesn't even have Roos hightops or scrunch socks or mall hair or big shoulder pads in her shirts.

STOP THE PRESS!

so the date might be changed to jan. 28 to make it a little easier for some family members to attend, so when that is etched in stone, you'll know when i know.

back to your regularly scheduled programming.

wedding plans coming to life

our date: Feb. 4
our location: Theater Garage
our officiant: Rev. Shane A. Hansen, MT (ASCP), SC (ASCP), MSM (IT)

why, it's an audiopost!

update! update!

so maybe feb. 4th. maybe at the theater garage in mpls. maybe my cold will be gone by then.