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Having to be Resourceful Sucks

Ariela Haro von Mogel July 9th, 2009

I have been talking about this topic with a lot of people lately, and it needs to be mentioned. I said a very unfortunate and un-PC comment to my husband the other day. I was griping about how I want to be environmental out of choice and not because I have to. In other words, I don’t like having to be resourceful because I’m a broke a**. No one likes to be reminded they are poor (student poor in my case), and feeling like you have to reuse items because otherwise you won’t have anything else is just no fun.

I realize this is a potentially classist thing for me to say. But this is how I feel. This is not necessarily rational. I want to be like Jennifer Aniston and just plop down a huge wad of cash to get skylights installed in my house. But no, I have to be some regular old Schmo and deal with the windows that I have. So unglamorous. Continue Reading »

LOL is NOT Supposed to be Said Out Loud

Ariela Haro von Mogel April 15th, 2008

I went to this party a few weeks ago and could not help but notice a young man (presumably a college freshman) say LOL in this dragged out, absurd way to anything he considered funny. Seriously, if any of you out there get this old school reference, he sounded like Joey from the 90’s show Blossom when he said it. LOL!

Maybe this guy spent way too much time typing away on AOL instant messenger and in chat rooms, that he somehow thought it was acceptable to say LOL in public. I mean, the next logical step would be for him to say ROFL and LMAO amongst mixed company. Actually, now that I think about it, that would be really funny to hear an adult human being say ROFL and LMAO in public. What would that sound like? Roffle? Lamow!

Anyways, next time I see this guy, I am tempted to sit him down and reason with him. Who knows, he might just get really mad at me and say WTF!

Seven Things I Hate About You

Ariela Haro von Mogel April 11th, 2008

Thanks for the meme Karl. Now I’m going to have to answer your silly “survery.”

My hubby-to-be, Karl Mogel at The Inoculated Mind, infected me with a blog meme. Here are the rules.

1. Link to the person who tagged you.

2. Post the rules here.

3. Share 7 random or weird facts about yourself.

1. When I die I want my ashes to be scattered over Mozart’s grave in St. Marx Cemetary in Vienna, Austria.

2. I am a Momma’s girl. I call my Mom every day just to shoot the breeze.

3. I have very diametrical tastes in media. I either love award winning films/sitcoms, or terribly banal and insipid programming. No middle ground.

4. I refer to Mozart as “Motzie” and Schubert as “Schoobie.”

5. I actually cheated on a Spanish test in high school and was chided by my teacher who taught my mom how to speak English when she first came to this country. (That one still gets me).

6. I make beeswax candles for sale at the Madison Farmer’s Market. Sometimes, when I think no one is looking, I like to take a bite out of some of the wax.

7. I am intrigued and sometimes obsessed with obscure and/or long words. People can often tell I used to be an English major.

4. Tag 7 random people at the end of the post, linking to them.

5. Leave a comment on their blog so that they know they’ve been tagged.

Okay, see, I just started blogging and I don’t know seven people who I feel I can send this stuff to. So, I’ll just answer these questions and go on about my merry way. Enjoy!