an email to erin that i found funny

Hi! I'm so very sorry I started sending you text messages tonight and then just left you hanging with no response. How very rude of me! Kind of funny story, though. I have a friend who's phone number is 342-9025 and after sending you the first messages about the book, I then accidentally sent him the next couple messages. Then he called me and I was really confused at first because he was like "what are you talking about and why are you texting me?" (because we're not the kind of friends who talk on a regular basis, I'm actually more friends with his parents but he's pretty cool too.) Anyway, so then I figured out what I did wrong and was going back through my sent messages trying to figure out which ones I'd sent to you yet and when I sent the one that said "I named it Juicy" that was because I'd thought I'd already told you about the first part of that topic. But I guess I hadn't, when you replied "named what juicy?" But I was at the movies during all this texting and then the movie started and I thought it'd be kind of rude to continue sending text messages during the movie. I mean, it's not as rude as actually talking on the phone (like the lady next to me did twice) but the bright light might have been slightly distracting I suppose.

So there you have it. Long story, huh?

Oh yeah, and Juicy is my new car. Yes I named my car Juicy. I am on a naming kick lately I guess. Poppy...Pita...Juicy. I got a new car today and it is the exact same make, model, and color as my old car. Am I slightly sick? Don't answer that.

I think this email is funny. I think I'm going to post it on my blog. Yep. So you'll get to read it twice.

Bye Erin!

p.s. the movie was "In Good Company." Described as "a chick flick for guys." And Mike liked it. Score one point for the Romantic Comedy genre!

objectivity

I am a Fork

You are special, unique...and shiny...but you just don't know it. Many admire you for your outward appearance but you haven't truly expressed all of the great stuff inside of you. You have the potential to do great things and help others, and this will help you in the future. When you hold a grudge at someone, however, this can be dangerous. Despite your calmness that most people perceive about you, you keep a lot of feelings bottled up inside that one day can make you explode and stab something. Instead of resorting to that, you can just say, "Go Fork Yourself!"

Most compatible with Knife and Sock.

What Random Object Represents Your Inner Self?

famous-ness

I just googled myself (don't laugh--I'm sure you've done it too!!) and my blog with poppy isabella's name came up! That was very exciting to me. Except now I'm scared. What if other people google me (they might! someone might want to know about me!) and then they see my blog and people I sort of know but don't really know are reading my blog?! This is indeed a scary thought. Like, I am totally fine with random strangers reading my blog and people I tell about it and friends of those people. But people who only sort of know me? Oh dear. That is much worse than people I don't know at all. Know what I mean?

love meagan

Wait a minute! I just had a realization--my full name isn't even on my blog! What's it doing coming up on google? Hmmm, now I need to re-read my previous entries and delete my full name wherever I must have mentioned it. Oh bother...........okay, I found it. An entry from November 29. I sure hope no stalkers read it. Blogstalkers are okay. Just not regular stalkers. Gone! I was sneaky in re-writing it :-)

list

hello dear friends. the point of this list below was to type absolutely whatever came into mind first for each given category. therefore it becomes quite revealing. some of my items are quite silly and really have no point, some are quite deep, but i decided to be true to the exercise and not delete what i'd typed as my very first thought.

so if you choose to copy and paste this into your own blog (do it!) i hope you'll be honest too so i don't have to feel so exposed here. :-)

love meagan
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TEN random things about me/my life:
1. i have a noisy fish
2. i drink too much
3. i like cheese
4. my desk at home is messy
5. my desk at church is clean
6. my feet are cold
7. i buy a new toothbrush every 3 months
8. i miss mike
9. rosemary rocks
10. i have {tacky} absolut coasters in my office

NINE Things I enjoy doing (in no particular order):
1. playing piano
2. looking at websites & blogging
3. drinking diet coke
4. drinking martinis
5. being with my family
6. being silly with mike
7. putting on makeup
8. studying music
9. watching movies

EIGHT Things I want to do before I die (in no particular order):
1. grad school
2. make more friends
3. tell my parents "i love you" on a regular basis
4. lose weight
5. have a dog
6. play some serious liszt
7. be undignified on purpose
8. listen to any and all of mike's secrets

SEVEN Ways to win my heart (in no particular order):
1. be real
2. compliment me sincerely
3. realize how important music is
4. show me Jesus
5. love dogs
6. be nice
7. be mike

SIX Things I believe in (in no particular order):
1. God
2. that Jesus is God
3. that I am not big enough to be in charge of me or anyone else
4. rosemary crackers (a new favorite!)
5. the internet
6. family love

FIVE Things I'm afraid of:
1. being transparent
2. liszt
3. driving in iciness
4. cooked mushrooms
5. trumpet players

FOUR of my Favorite Items in my house (in no particular order):
1. poppy isabella
2. madeline
3. poco
4. petrof

THREE Things I do everyday:
1. brush my teeth
2. feed madeline
3. eat

TWO Things I am trying to do right now:
1. not be mad at the dots
2. not drink too much hornsby's

ONE Person I want to see right now:
1. mike

random

What's with the phrase "opening a can of worms..."?

Do worms even come in cans?

hibernating

before-message-p.s.: this entry was written on saturday, just posted on tuesday. oops.



hi. happy saturday.

It's snowing rather consistently outside and therefore I am hibernating.

I wish I could use that snow as my excuse for hibernating. But the weather was fine, just cold, thursday and friday and I was hibernating those days too. I don't know what's going on. Too much time spent all alone is not always a good thing for Meagan.

However(!), out of all this time spent at home alone I've watched lots of movies in one week. TEN movies! I mentioned this in my last blog entry and I'm bringing it up again because I am still so amazed and confused as to why I've spent so much time staring at other people's lives through movies. Here are the movies I've watched:
saved
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
jersey girl
stepford wives
raising helen
adaptation
bourne supremacy
mean girls
garden state
delovely
duplex

fame
putting it together (sondheim review)
a home at the end of the world
love actually
pieces of april

So that list actually includes five additional movies. Because now it is Tuesday and I am continuing this blog entry that was started on Saturday. FIFTEEN MOVIES! I am in a spurt. A trend. A current overflow of movie watching. Any comments on those above? I'd love to hear what you guys think of them. I certainly have opinions about all of them. Except "Jersey Girl." That movie was just dumb. Dumb dumb dumb. Anyone see it? It was written and directed by Kevin Smith, the same guy who did "Mallrats," "Clerks," "Chasing Amy," and "Dogma." And all of those movies I loved. I loved them because they were meant to be slightly brainless. In "Jersey Girl" he was going for depth and did not succeed. Has anyone seen any of those Kevin Smith movies I mentioned? I love them all. They are definitely in my favorites category, even though they are pretty... ummm... immoral. They're funny. And "Dogma" definitely gives you lots to think about.

One of the above list that was my favorite is "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." I LOVE THAT MOVIE. I LOVE CHARLIE KAUFMANN MOVIES! His screenplays rock. It's the same guy who wrote "Adaptation" (also on the above list) and "Being John Malkovich." They really get in your brain and twist around and have interesting stuff going on.

(HI TANYA! HI HI HI!!! I'M WRITING IN MY BLOG RIGHT NOW AND YOU JUST CALLED ME!!!)

Anyway, yeah, Charlie Kaufmann movies rock. What else did he write? I don't know of any besides the three above that I mentioned. I'm not very educated on these sorts of things.

Speaking of education, I went to a class last night. I enrolled to take a Music History class through Pacific Bible College in Medford. I was so excited about it just because it's been so long (well, just a few years, but it seems like an awfully long time) since I've done anything educational and music history is something I am really interested in. I got straight As in my music history class in college (how i don't know?!) and I loved the class even while most of my classmates didn't. I'm sure some of you (meaning Grumpy and Charlie Brown) know what I'm talking about right now. But really I am a music history and music theory DORK and I was so excited about this class. Also, the instructor is a guy from my church that I really like. Him and his whole family are some of my favorite people. Lastly, I was excited about this class simply because I have time for it right now!! That is a rarity for me, as you know. Musical theatre really eats up your time.

(HI AGAIN TANYA!! YOU'RE CALLING ME AGAIN!! BUSY NIGHT AT O'JAVA! okay I'll call you after 9!)

Anyway, about this class. It was cancelled!! I went to it last night and only four people had registered so they cancelled it. I was so disappointed I actually cried on the way home. (I didn't tell Mike that when I talked to him. Sorry, Mike.) I just was so very much looking forward to it on so many levels. One of those levels was just the opportunity to get out of the house for a reason other than a rehearsal for a musical. I really have done NOTHING besides musicals for way too long a time. Now that I am not currently involved in a show I'm realizing I have no social circle besides my family. As every actor reading this knows, whatever your current production is that's your current social circle. And it changes with every show. Things are weird with CTD right now, but still, it was my choice to not do a show this season. I've worked with several different theatre companies in the area and could have been involved with them.

So tonight (in 10 minutes actually!) I am leaving to go to the 20s & 30s Womens Mentoring Class of New Song. I have no idea what this actually entails. And I'm the church secretary! I should know this, shouldn't I? But I don't. And I certainly fit into that age group, but then I don't go to anything at New Song outside of my job there. I know it's a wonderful group of people and it is indeed my church family. Maybe this is the time. I'm so hoping that I feel "part of the group" tonight. This is a big step for me to go. I'm kind of apprehensive. I'll keep you posted.

I better get ready to go. It's 6:36. The meeting/class/whateveritis starts at 7. In Phoenix. Oops. Now I'll be late. Grrrrr. Blog making me late!

love meagan

poppy's pals

Hi.

Friday some toys for poppy came in the mail. An itty-bitty mouse! I can hold the whole thing in my fist. It's smaller than poco even. Maybe about the size poco was when she was one-month old. So itty-bitty and adorable it had to have a name too. Pita. That is the name of poppy's mouse. Don't laugh at me, Mike's the one that chose the name pita. It's sweet. Pita, like a spanish name. Not pita like the pocketbread.

Erin's blog has been extra exciting lately because of all the fun she has been having in Milwaukie and with her family holiday celebrations. I love reading it, however, it makes me even more aware of the lack of holiday celebrations I've had this week. New Year's came and went. Whoop-de-doo. Mike and I (he got into town Thursday night this week and doesn't leave until Monday morning!) stayed home and, well, didn't really do anything. Messed around on our computers. Watched The Learning Channel. Played Scrabble. Against the computers, not against each other. Drank 3 bottles of wine. Ate corndogs. Ran out of ketchup. Oh yeah. We know how to celebrate.

Since Wednesday night (the night I blogged about dinner) I've watched Garden State, DeLovely, Adaptation, Mean Girls, The Bourne Supremacy, Duplex. Six movies. In five days. Wow. My hermitation is officially full-blown. It's just been so fun staying home and not working on anything. I play piano every now and then but even that is currently tedious. I have a book I'm supposed to be transcribing for someone and I've had like just 25 pages left for weeks now. Where is my passion?!

Anyway. SIX MOVIES!!!

with love from meagan and poppy and pita