Date night @ The Boot

Charlie and I had an amazing date night on Friday at The Boot. Josh was an amazing host and even sat and chatted us up over manhattans and sidecars. The food was great as usual.
Charlie had the steak.

I had the duck, it was so good. So much for the veg diet.

After that, we went to Colley Cantina, watched Dave Blevins spin some great music and drank a few Modelos. Then we went home and I let Charlie fishhook me. It ruled.

tiny turtle

So, my mom found this tiny turtle hatchling and luckily I got to see him before we let him go. I hope he makes it to adult hood. He is absolutely adorable. I enjoyed hanging out with him for a brief time on Monday. Good luck my little friend, I hope you return to say what's up later on.

Food guide, summer 2009

Here's a list of my favorite things and places to eat lately.

1. Eggplant Parm from Neighbor's

2. Do-nut Dinette chickette on rye, lettuce, tomato, mayo.

3. Yorgo's vegan BLT

4. Eggs Benedict from Doc Taylor's

5. Chipotle vegetarian burrito

6. Ruby Tuesday's salad bar

7. Tortilla West 75 cent taco nights(Monday & Tuesday)

8. Tad's deli tuna salad.

And if you've never had limeade from Doumar's its fucking delicious and I highly recommend it. Also, as far as drinks go, I'm obsessed with Vitamin Water flavor cherry-berry(Sync) and Red Bull. Soda, as usual, can suck a dick.

This entry only made me more hungry and regretful of the lunch choices I have at work today(i.e. easy mac).

I am so stoked on food right now, though.

Adventures in horticulture pt.I

Earlier this spring I attempted to grow cherry tomatoes. It was still chilly out, so I didn't think they would do well if i sat them out on the balcony. I began growing them in a window in my living room. They sprouted quickly and were pretty much my babies. I tended to them twice a day, made sure they were warm, in proper sun, and watered. Then one morning Georgia decided to knock the bucket off the windowsill and that was that. Needless to say I was a bit heartbroken over the whole situation."Remember the time I broke everything you loved?"

So, fast forward to about a month and a half later. I happened to come across a kit for a sensitive plant. I was stoked because if I could tell you what my favorite plant was it would probably be this one. I don't think I can convey in words(this is a total lie, I'm just lazy) what this plant does so I have embedded a video for your viewing pleasure.

I like inanimate objects that I can interact with.Here is a picture of my babies, they are tiny. (Sorry for the shitty photo quality, but you should get used to it.)
I have a bonsai kit I might mess with soon, but I'm not sure how into that I am. I would like to get a planter for the balcony and try and grow a few flowers and maybe something edible. I will update when and if this comes to fruition.

Crime Scene Cleanup

I'm trying to get my hands on this book asap:

I'm looking into this as a job in the future. Who knows how my morbid curiousity will pan out, but I hear its excellent money. I'll post gory videos when I get off work.

This weekend

Saturday, in Chesapeake:

Also, I'm trying to drink away my feelings, maybe eat some eggplant parm, hang out at the oceanfront and maybe go to the go-go bar. I got my new phone last night, Lotus, even though I said I wouldn't get that phone but it just kept calling my name and I love it already.

Also, I got so stoked when Charlie and I talked about finally covering-up my butterfly tattoo and having a summer free of wackness. And check out the Restless blog(areyourestless.com) for pictures from RVA last Saturday. Lots of goodness.

We are doing a meat-free thing right now, so I am thinking of all the delicious vegetarian meals I enjoy. Number 1 right now being Chipotle vegetarian burritos. So tasty. Eggplant parm is close second, as usual. I can't commit to anything, so I'm not expecting it to last. I'm mad flaky.

Once I get new batteries for my camera, I'll start posting more photo blogs for all 3 of you readers.

p.s. I feel mad paranoid and crazy today, fyi! (Who cares??)

You're gonna get cancer!

Crabs smoking. Do they even have lungs??

I really want this

Its a tentacle dildo, and I WANT it. Since my birthday isn't until November, can we make up a holiday in the meantime where people receive gifts?

This is what I had for dinner last night

This will always be delicious. Fuck the haters(if there are any).

Happy Friday!

Hey, guess what?

My boyfriend makes me laugh harder than anyone in the entire universe.

I feel good about myself today

I haven't blogged in a while. I felt too boring. Maybe I still am. (Who cares?) I have a really bad habit of sleeping on my arms so sometimes when I wake up the joints in my elbows are sore. This is my reality this morning.

I want to start taking pictures of what I wear almost every day. I'm not the most creative dresser, but I always take the time to match my clothing with my shoes, with my makeup, etc. My Easter outfit was dope, I wish I would have documented it. It was all blue and hot pink. Once I start my clothing photo project(if you can call it that) I will wear it again just for evidence.

My hair is dyed so I feel pretty again. I've been really depressed about some weird things lately. I'm hoping I will get closure on them sometime in the near future. But today I feel good about myself. I feel good enough.

Our portrait from the Jamie Stewart solo show at The Boot came out great. This made me feel good, because I was sure I would look like shit, but it is just a great reminder of how much fun we had at that show and how happy I was to be there with Charlie. No one else can appreciate things like this with me but him.

I am at work for the first Thursday in a while. No more working from home, but at least I still have a job. They are moving our department to a new set of cubicles near a window. This makes me immensely happy because where I am at it is always night. I get out early tomorrow and it is pay day. Life is good at this moment.

Best shit ever

I cry everytime I watch this.

Once again

Last night I made the executive decision to go off my birth control again. Obviously and unfortunately, I have to wait until May when my next shot is due and I will see if they can put me on something else. I have been so crazy the last two months its outrageous. It gets even harder when I try to keep it all to myself so it doesn't affect my loved ones. My short fuse no longer exists, I feel like everyone is creeping behind my back and I am just so sad for absolutely no reason at all. I mean, its spring for god's sake, I should be at the top of my game. But I just feel terribly ugly, boring, irritated and paranoid. Normally, I'm so egotistical nobody can stand to be around me. Just kidding... sort of. I just realized that there is no way in hell I can spend another 3 months feeling like this. It's possible I will go off the deep-end and nobody wants that. I didn't even get the pleasure of the weight gain I was told I would have AND I've been on my period for about a month straight(TMI). Trust me, it gets annoying after a few days let alone an entire month. I have some kind of real or imagined personal turmoil I have to deal with every single day and I am sick of it. The beginning of this year has been utterly taxing and its starting to weigh heavily on me.

Intimate details

Man, can I hold a grudge! I was just thinking about it and I should get paid for it. If we are friends and you cross me, we may never speak again for the rest of our lives. And guess what? I probably won't give a fuck.

And If we've never spoken before, well, I might actually want you dead. No joke.

If someone wrongs you, cut them off. Period. I don't understand why you would continue a relationship with someone you dislike. Sorry if this makes me a bad person, But it seems like it would keep you from moving forward with you life. I'm pretty sure it does.

Holy Fuck!

This is definitley the cutest thing I've ever seen.

This confuses and irritates me all at the same time:

Children that grow up to be insipid clones of their parents.

So unbelievably wack.

was his name-o...

something cool I found...

(Ladytron poster, duh)
http://ffffound.com/

warm weather version 2K9

I can't wait until its warm. I am making a list of all the things I want to do when I'm comfortable again.

-Wearing short skirts/dresses

-Asking other people if I can walk their dogs

-Swimming in the ocean, a pool, lake, whatever.

-Staying up late again.

-Mid-night graveyard romps.

-Foot/leg tattoos.

-Rita's everyday.

-Waxing my armpits.

-Riding my bike.

-Sleeping through thunderstorms with the windows open.

-Partying outside.

I could probably keep going and going, and I may add more. But you get the idea. Summer is amazing and this one should be epic.

Octopussy

A la Shannon Reed.

When things like this happen, I think we share a brain. Magic.

What's in a name?

Quoted by some random girl at the bar last night:
"You're the prettiest, most stylist Amber I have ever met. Any others I've met are fat and gross"

I guess that's why people hate that name. Sorry, my parents named me that.
I always thought it was a strippers name or something. Guess I was wrong.

New doc martens?

I am contemplating buying a new pair of Doc Martens. I want them 14-20 eye and black. But I happened to stumble across this really awesome pair on their website. Probably won't buy this particular pair, but rad nonetheless. I've had a pair since I was 16, but never really cared for the style that I got and wore them only a handful of times. I may go this weekend and try some on for shits and giggles. Hopefully I'll find the pair that gets me all hot and bothered. I think they would look so hot with a skirt.

white wine vs. red wine vs champagne

Can I take a second and give you my opinion on wine? Of course I can, its my blog and you're reading it. So, let me just say that all wines that you could consider white or even pink are for white trash and all red wines are for classy motherfuckers, like myself.

Unless, you are drinking a box of red wine, in which case you can go ahead and get in the trailer with the rest of them.

This, of course, does not include champagne which is the preferred drink of all ballers. Unless you're drinking Andre, then you might be a hobo.

And that's as real as true love

So, tomorrow I've basically been with Charlie for an entire year. Although we would both admit to watching each other from afar before that. Normally this wouldn't faze me and if it were someone else I would be looking for a way out of the relationship way before this. But, I have finally met the one person that understands me, the only person that I could put all of my trust into, and a hot best friend I get to wake up next to practically every morning.

The first time we ever hung out was at the Greening of Ghent last year, and it was like something in our brains automatically clicked. It all still feels just as epic and exciting as it did a year ago and I highly doubt you will find two people more happy. I will love this man until the day I die. And I am glad neither of us had to settle for someone that was just "good enough".

C. Spring, 2008

He thinks he's people

(Hannah, I wrote this blog entry for you.)

2 things

1. Please, if you're going to dye your hair, keep up with it. Dying it twice a year and letting your roots grow for that long is just disgusting and lazy. Kind of like wearing sweatpants in public. Gross.

2. I get to see this guy in less than 4 days <3<3

I lost my mind this morning

That is all.

The cutest thing I saw all day

Oh my god!

I want to snuggle this little baby!

bad day, ending pretty good

I got my purple Vans Authentics in the mail today...totally excited. Best Authentics since the red ones. Got to spend some much needed quality time with my parents and do some laundry at the same time. I also get out of work after lunch tomorrow, which is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Plus, nice weather this weekend I am hearing. And you know how I feel about that.
BarNone tomorrow night, I think. Usually a pretty great time, except smelling like smoke afterwards, I hate that shit even though I smoke. Don't really enjoy smelling like an ashtray.
I've been reading Baby Sinead's blog on the regular now. That shit is a legit sex blog.
http://babysinead.com/
Hit that shit up if you want to see some naked ladies and a few boners.
Bed time.
Love you(maybe),
Amber

P.S. I have the most amazing and sexy boyfriend. Lucky girl I am(yoda speak)

New

Neko Case and Cursive, in the same week(sort of)....yes, please!
Neko Case's "Middle Cyclone" is definitely legit, it will probably be one of my favorite releases of 2009.
I'm currently in the middle of my first listen of Cursive's "Mama, I'm Swollen". I wish I would have never listened to The Good Life because sometimes when I listen to newer Cursive that's what I think of...and I HATE The Good Life. That band is such a snooze-fest and if you like Cursive, please save yourself the heartache. Also, in my opinion, they will never surpass The Ugly Organ. Its in my top 10 favorite albums. But nonetheless I'm looking out for tour dates though, I'm pretty sure the last time I saw them was 2006(?).

sex so good

I had to blog about it.

Right now, I hate it.

What do you think I would look like if I had a cuter, smaller nose?

I should know that if I get really stoked on my life that eventually I'm just going to end up ignorantly depressed sooner or later. I just want to cry about everything that has happened in the last month and take it out on someone else.

I need warm weather. Or a vacation. Or to move far away from here.

Taco Night Battle Royale

Tortilla West taco night > Barnone taco night

Sorry to those who disagree. I only like to eat hard shelled tacos motherfuckers!

One time at Tortilla, I killed 5 tacos. Don't judge me! I'm still svelte, but I'm morbidly obese deep down inside.

Twitter

https://twitter.com/AmberTentacles

Oh lordy.

Dear lingering winter,

I am SO cold. Please hurry up and get warm, I think I'm starting to get depressed. Thanks.

Love,

Amber

(P.S. Daylight savings is March 8th!)

I already have a bathing suit, I am going to swim so much this summer. Like 3 times probably!
The Prophecy is a great movie, but honestly when you find a dead body freshly burnt, why would you cover your nose/mouth? You know that shit smell like BBQ.

Oh and latex clothing...yes, please!

Faith No More-Angel Dust

Gives me flashbacks of drunkenly locking myself out of the house last summer and having to sleep in my hot car all night and almost suffocating. It was a bad night. Good stuff though. Listening to it now while at work, wishing it was warm out.

I haven't gone out in almost a month

This weekend is going to be bad news.

All I know is that I want to drink some Black Label this evening.

Oh yeah, super stoked on this:

If you miss this, I'm sorry for you.

Stoked, actually.

Well, that term is vague but regardless, I will be excited to spend my free time doing something constructive.

Like this? Kind of(I wish) but not really.

Whole sausages in spaghetti

Looks like 3 severed penises are floating around in that pot to me.

Sauce is bangin' though <3

I don't think I can sleep without you anymore...

changes(repost)

I have realized that I can no longer nap, only go to bed early. This is a definite change from not only my past in general but every winter thus far in my life. Sleep has always been a method of escape for me, especially from depression. This has been the biggest change overall in the past year. I talk about it a lot, I think, but believe me when I say its kind of a big deal. Winter is usually a very long black hole. But this one has seemed short and with light at the end of the tunnel the entire way. I never thought it would be like this.

It's been a rough few weeks personally, but Charlie is the best support system in the world. I honestly wouldn't know what to do without him.

(Is this about my feelings?)

The Secret Life of Bees DVD menu = Frampton come alive! and a side profile of Lil' Wayne. Don't ask.

I want

Kingsford Goes to the Beach - The funniest videos are a click away

I hate you internets

STREET BONERS and TV CARNAGE

If you are a lady, you might not want to read this...or maybe you do.

Wizard Clothes

If I had any, right?

Apparently this blog is about my feelings.

New laptop

My brand new, black HP Pavillion dv5z just arrived in the mail this morning...they must have over-nighted it. My brother is getting it all set up for me. I am sooooooooooo excited, I can't wait to get off work!!

- Onyx- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)- AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-72 (2.1GHz)- 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1280 x 800)- FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm)!!- ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics- FREE Upgrade to 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection- [For BrightView Infinity Display] Webcam + Fingerprint Reader- HP Color Matching Keyboard- Wireless-G Card- No Modem- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support- No TV Tuner w/remote control- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

Whatever the fuck all that means.

<3<3<3

happy wednesday

I think it is so fucking disgusting and questionable when parents kiss their grown children on the mouth.

over it

I can't wait until this is all over with.

I'm so sick of feeling as uncomfortable as I do.

P.S. Formula 50 is the best vitamin water flavor. Wanna fight about it?

Also, my new catchphrase: "Are you gonna eat that?"

I have been a bit food obsessed lately.

I feel like if I don't indulge myself I will die.

icat

I really, really want this. I don't think it has speakers to play music out of, which almost makes it worthless but its so adorable. I guess it just moves to the beat of whatever music you're playing.

I must be the luckiest girl in the whole world(maybe??)

Not only is Neko Case releasing a new album in March, but I just got an email saying she was going to be playing in Richmond on April 6th. This is the best news ever! I'm getting tickets today after work.

I put this obligatory tit shot up just for you!

(Apparently this photo is creepy, too! You know me...)

I need uv rays :(

The winter is kind of starting to get to me.

I am cutting my hair again. (what's new?)

I want shorter, more asymmetrical bangs.

Wouldn't it be weird if I bleached my hair and went with another color?

Happy fucking Monday...

Nike Halloween pack 2008

My Brother just bought these for me!

Black cats!

restoring order

I desperately need to shake my ass tonight and drink away my cold.

And I don't want to gossip about other people, lets just talk about me.

How many cans could I fit inside my fridge?

(I need a 2nd refridgerator for my spare room)

cold remedy

I am convinced that if I pump my body full of vitamin C and cup o' noodles(chicken flavor), I will get better. I am so fatigued and I wish this cold would just hit me full force already so I can recover. Right now, its just kind of lingering.

I won't have time to rest this weekend, only tons of house work during the day and partying at night.

I need a nap.

Also, I love my new tattoo so much that I already want Shannon to draw me another. I don't know anyone else who can execute my weird, random ideas so flawlessly. <3

I'm in my doors

changin' my deadbolts.

ASAP on Friday, January 16th.

p.s. I loathe Bacitracin Ointment, its repulsive.

equal to

I think these might be the same thing.

Can I just say...

That with pet over-population as it is, you should be ashamed of yourself for buying a dog from a breeder. Sorry.

R.I.P Sparks-2002-2009

I am heartbroken over the discontinuation of Sparks.

January 10th was the last day they were manufactured and stores will sell them until the inventory runs out.

I will be over-indulging myself until then...see you in a drunken stupor!

:(

p.s. Do you think a mall Santa has ever accidentally had a bOneR while someone is on his lap?

Weight Gain(who cares??)

Here is my weight gain plan/schedule due to start the beginning of next week:

• Weight gaining shake before breakfast, on the way to work
• Breakfast
• Small snack before lunch
• Lunch(I will attempt to eat at a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at least 3 times a week even though I hate them. They helped me gain last time.)
• Dinner
• Dessert
• 2nd weight gaining shake just before bed, after 8pm

This is usually rough for me since I generally don't snack and I am a fairly healthy eater. I'll have to opt for higher calorie foods even though I'd rather eat something else.

I'm going to buy a scale beforehand so I can monitor what I gain/lose each day.

I know this probably sounds odd, but the best I have ever felt about myself physically was when I gained about 10lbs. Don't judge me.

Me too!

"Every time I am done taking a shower, I must brush my teeth. I have to do this even if they were brushed before I took my shower. I have to do this since I believe that my body is then cleaner than my mouth and brushing afterwards I feel that everything is equally clean."

Read on Iamneurotic.com

This weekend:

I am making banana pancakes from scratch and horchata. I can't wait, I need to get back into baking nonstop again. I am going to attempt to make bread in the near future.

If it is at all possible, I am going to get my laptop. This will be awesome and I'll be able to start taking pictures again because I will have a place to store and edit them.

Also, I want a pair of boots. Really slutty ones.

And one of these:

It was beyond painful getting up this morning but dancing was sweet last night and so was the 2am car make-out session. <3<3

"Women, when driven by rage or jealousy, are willing to do irrational things, willing to throw their standards and self-respect out the window to prove a greater point."

When you live inside a circle of salt, you're near the end of your days

Sometimes really good, creative ideas come out of days worth of really painful depression. I may internalize all my hurt, frustration, and jealousy and turn it into self-deprecation, but at least I haven't completely ruined myself yet.

crab legs

I want to eat you for dinner.

I really hate myself sometimes. I just wish I would stop torturing myself.

so far, so good

My beloved ghost necklace that was given to me as a birthday gift by Charlie and lost a week later, was finally found. Its my favorite thing ever and I was heartbroken over its disappearance. Turns out it had just been misplaced in a drunken stupor.

Other awesome things 5 days into 2009:

• Tattoo appointment with Shannon on the 13th(!!)
• Turning my apartment into a funeral home/vampire's den very soon
• Weight gain process beginning sometime next week
• Being with the love of my life

confusion

This exactly sums up my commute to and from work.

(insert sad face, if you will.)

New Years Resolutions

1. Quit smoking
2. More tattoos (finish one full sleeve, at least)
3. Punch a girl in the face(??)
4. Gain some weight

Um, thats pretty much it. Things are really good, and smoking is my only vice. I guess I will just be a meaner witch in 2009. Also, brunch at the oceanfront is my new favorite thing, so maybe I need more of that in my life.

Anyways, xmas was egg-cellent and by that I mean I ate a lot of deviled eggs made by Charlie's mom. Believe me when I say they were delicious and I want some more. I got the best presents, including a purple ipod that I love like I gave birth to it.

We are headed up to NYC tomorrow for New Years Eve to see a midnight Crystal Castles show in Brooklyn. And if that wasn't enough, I get to stop by my sister's house in PA before returning to Virginia. I haven't seen her in a year and a half, so I'm excited. And Charlie finally gets to meet her which is cool because I'm pretty sure he thinks she is a made up person.

Presenting...

Count Kewpula

(Thanks, Shannon!)

No stealing, please.

Morrissey on Friday the 13th

I just got 3 tickets to see Morrissey at The National in Richmond on Friday March 13.

Jealous?

This is definitely my favorite Smiths/Morrissey related video.

I am finishing up the last full week of work before the holidays. I have two 5 day weekends in a row beginning the 24th.

I am also proud to report that my myspace usage is down by 90%.

Oh, and...

“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying a grudge, the other guy’s out dancing.”

This is why you can't talk shit on me. I never really give a damn.

xoxo

Let the right one in

Saw this yesterday evening, definitely recommended.

I'm interested in reading the book, there are some things that they didn't explain in the movie that are still messing with me.

Woman #1: Mandy received her first Precious Moments figurine.

Woman #2: I hate Precious Moments. They steal your soul while you sleep, that's why their eyes are so big.

WANT

I don't know how to make these, I wish someone would for me : )

new phone

I'm getting a new phone and I was considering this one

Until I read the tag line:

LG Lotus™
"It's hip to be square"

Bleh.

Santa = Satan

Charles, say hello to your future.

the stuff dreams are made of...

Guy to friend: Jeff Gordon riding a Velociraptor alongside Jesus...

true story

I'm eating a snickers bar the size of a horse's cock.

And last night, I put together an entire book case myself. I suppose this statement is on par with "I used the potty all by myself".

P.S. Morrissey in Richmond March 13th. <3<3

the heart is the carburetor

I am being really hard on myself today. I feel like a piece of shit.

I need to go to Ikea and get some furniture, badly.

So far, I picked this stuff out for a dresser and a new coffee table.

orand

(Theres no 'X' in Christmas) xmas list

I honestly have everything I want this year. I just want to spend the holidays with the loves of my life.

My mom asked me what I wanted and all I can tell her is I need money to go towards a lap top, because I actually need one and I might ask the same of Bryan.

Charlie and I are getting each other tattoos, which was the best idea because nothing says 'I love you' like a piece of permanent body art. I can also go to the negative end of the spectrum and say "Nothing says 'I love you' like 5 minutes of your time and a gift card to bath and body works". Am I right???

[On a side note unrelated to this post, name tattoos are so ridiculously stupid but matching tattoos are backed fully by me always.]

this was made for me

Am I right?

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8970378