Party of One

by Eden on May 17, 2012

I know I promised a podcast club post so you get another day or two to listen to this week’s podcast up for discussion.

My dad’s unresponsive and the doctor at his nursing home told me this is the beginning of the end. Its like he’s borderline in a coma. Its so scary and all I want to do is cry to my mother. On top of that, it my first night back at my dad’s.

And its weird and lonely to be back.

I turn on the TV (and I’m beyond thankful my dad got cable and I’m catching up on episodes of Girls which everyone is buzzed about).

I put on music.

I do what I can to give the house some noise or life.

But I still feel incredibly lonely. My apartment was small so the lonliness never bothered me as much. I’m also kinda scared not being a locked building anymore. My dad has an alarm system that we havent used in ages because we had a german sheppard for 13 years that did a much better job at alarming than the system ever did.

Anyhow, I know I’m single and fabulous, but I think I’ll need to do something about this imaginary boyfriend business.

 

 

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So I’m Now A Disney Character…

by Eden on May 16, 2012

I sat in traffic today and saw a billboard for a new Disney movie and this thought came to me:

Is there an animated Disney movie that features a heroine with two parents who are alive and present in the main character’s life for the entire movie?

So I guess I’m a Disney character now.

And then this thought came to me:

You should write a post about which Disney character you should become.

So here goes nothing:

Snow White

I’m sorry, if you like her, but I think Snow White is obnoxious.

She lives with seven dudes and basically their slave even though she’s 13 times their size; cleaning their shit, making them blueberry pie, probably preforming sexual favors ( I think Disney had to cut that part out). And how can we ignore that voice of a five year old!

Creepy.

No wonder that queen hated her so much.

I’d shove an apple in her throat  and put her on a spit like a pig at a luau. Anyhow, there’s no way in hell I’d be Snow White. I’m not that submissive and I went through puberty.

 

Princess Jasmine

As much as I love the movie, I’d rather be Ursula from the Little Mermaid with her purple skin and jiggley arms than Princess Jasmine.

She resembles a Disney version of Kim Kardashian.

I just cant'.

Spoiled, whiny, small waist, ample bum, expecting men to drool over her etc… Good formula for a reality show but not me at all (except the part about expecting men to drool over me, I know I have that effect!).

 

 

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty had it fucking made!

All she did was sleep and the handsome prince still fell in love with her. She was never abused by evil step-parents (she had those three granny fairies at her disposal), she never had to compete with some other pretty princess for the prince’s attention, and the only harm she had was a teeny prick on her finger which I’m sure wasn’t as painful as those blood glucose checks.

I bet she thought that needle was a penis

 

Belle

Belle is probably the only Disney princess that resembles me.

No mother for most of her life.

Her dad gets sick.

She talks to furniture.

She likes baguettes (I can’t confirm this but she’s French so I’m gonna run with this assumption).

The one thing I don’t really have in common with her is that she’s a “book nerd” or whatever.

I don't wear glasses so I'm SO not dork.

I like that she isn’t shaken by the Beast’s intense appearance or douche baggery, but wants only to save her father. If only I can turn dogs into handsome men.

sigh…..

 

 

So I’m a mixture of Belle and some old maid:

Single, worrying about my sick dad, and talking to furniture.

I am SO a Disney Princess!

 

Which Disney character do you resemble the most? Which is your favorite/least favorite?

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“Moving” Revalations

May 15, 2012

I hate moving. I’m moving back to my dad’s house today which I guess is my house now. Its the house I grew up in and I do love it. But its so sad without my parents there. Anyhow, throughout the moving process, here are some revelations I’ve been having:   “Eden, you have entirely [...]

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Cringe-Worthy Things I’ve Done Lately

May 14, 2012

I’ve been cringing a lot lately. So like any clueless but curious person in 2012, I googled what make other people cringe. Turns out, people have whole pinterest boards dedicated to stuff that makes them cringe! Wait, so pinterest isn’t just for wedding fantasies and food porn that you know you’ll never eat because you [...]

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Weird Food News To Lighten the Mood

May 13, 2012

When life gets sucky and tough like mine is at the moment, I try to find less depressing news than the usual stuff on CNN and the BBC (yes, I like to pretend I’m British and stream BBC on my laptop). So I thought I’d share with you the weird and wacky things I discovered [...]

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Thanks, Mom.

May 13, 2012

I’1ve written so much about my dad these past few weeks that you’d think my dad is a quintessential attention whore. But he’s doesn’t have a blog or twitter account so he can’t be that much of an attention whore. Today is not about my dad, or food, or how people need to stop taking [...]

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First Podcast Club Kickoff: Radiolab’s “The Bad Show”

May 12, 2012

Since people seem up for it, I’m kicking off the podcast club with one of my favorite Podcasts, Radiolab’s  ”The Bad Show”. You can download it for free on itunes or listen to it here. I know this is kind of an old episode, but its got lots of interesting discussion points. Anyhow, I’ll announce [...]

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“I Quit”

May 12, 2012

My dad’s fighting a bitter battle. A battle that I think if I had to face, I would’ve surrendered ages ago. I listened to a podcast from Freakonomics radio called “The Upside of Quitting”. If you’re like me and far too impatient to read a book lately, podcasts come in handy and they pass the [...]

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Like Father, Like Daughter

May 11, 2012

As I’m parting with my dad, I’m realizing more than ever how similar we are. Its that weird stage in life that I bet most people go through where they stop and think: “Holy shit! I’m becoming my parents!” Don’t worry. It’s not like I’m suddenly interested in math or growing a penis or anything. I’m [...]

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“Touched” In The Non-Creepy Way

May 9, 2012

I sometimes wonder if its tacky and distasteful to write about my father dying. But I figure whoever reads this lost parents and can relate. Or, you’ll one day have to face your parent’s death, and maybe these posts of mine will give you some sort of peace and maybe even some advice. (even though I [...]

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