i'm just a girl

[verbicide]

Jeff would look amused and assert that I am the shriekiest, girliest thing on feet. But not so much with the things on this list.



1. Piles of magazines everywhere, comprised of tons of pretentious ones that are clearly untouched and then severely thumbed-through Vogues and Luckys.

Nope! Just one dying scrip for EW that only Sarah reads.


2. Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridge.

Quite the reverse!


3. Scented candles.

Noooooo. Well, one.Which was a lovely xmas gift and is pretty and unusual.


4. Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroom.

Two lipsticks I rarely wear and a puffy brush.


5. Stuffed animals in the bed.

Just Hobbes. Okay, and my teddy bear Michael, given to me at age 16 by Judy.


6. Cat hair on the furniture.

Oh, yeah.


7. Cat smell.

Nope. Thank you, Feline Pine!


8. Cabinets full of mugs featuring the likeness of lady who looks like those hypertrophically-limbed Daily Candy illustrations, bearing the legend "I Love Shopping" or whatnot.

Dude, I have taste. So, no. Also, I hate mugs.


9. Anything pink.

Not so anyone'd notice, I don't think. Some of the guest towels.


10. Ornamental pillows.

Not ornamental or bead-y or anything, but fluffy down ones covered in silk.


11. Unedited bookshelves, esp. if they include He's Just Not That Into You or anything along those lines.

To quote lietya: What on Earth is an "unedited bookshelf"? But, no, I don't have swill like that book on my shelves.


12. Nair.

No, gross.


13. Lite cottage cheese in the fridge.

See above.


14. Anything lite or diet around. Cases of Diet Coke. Weight Watchers 'Just 2 Points' bars.

I have diet pepsi and crystal lite. Reduced fat crackerses. Big frigging deal.


15. Inspirational or thinspirational things on the fridge.

Barf, no.


16. Framed posters.

Hrm. I have framed art...


17. Handbag tree.

Nooooo.


18. A copy of "Bridget Jones' Diary", either the book or the movie.

I will cop to this guilty pleasure, as I have and love both.


19. A really cool shower curtain.

Well, I like it. It's simple and elegant.


20. A "goody drawer".

Not really.


21. Smelly bath salts, fizzes, or bubble bath gel.

I'm all out at the moment, actually. Oh wait, maybe there's some Mr. Bubble left.


22. Some product from a home selling party (Tupperware, Cookie Lee, Party Lite, Naughty Lady).

Nope.


23. Soft fuzzy socks, possibly with an image of an animal sewed on.

Like, a pair.

Comments

[lietya.livejournal.com]

This meme is not very good at identifying women who are girly but not annoying/aggressive about it, apparently. :) Or who aren't on a diet...

Crystal Light is diet? Huh. I may have lied, then; we might have some stuffed somewhere, because it's tasty.

Did you know Nature's Miracle makes a litter additive? So far, it seems to be working; I'm paranoid now that we have to have litterboxes in the entrance hallway (there really wasn't anywhere else I was willing to coexist with them, and the cats were making it clear that trekking down to the basement during the day was NOT their first choice), but that stuff really is a miracle.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Totally agree about the meme!

Crystal Light is very tasty,,,but also low-cal and sugar-free, and thus dietic, I think.

And I haven't heard of Nature's Miracle--you just add it to your existing litter?

[lietya.livejournal.com]

You have a cat and haven't heard of Nature's Miracle?? :) Their flagship product is a liquid cleaner that removes all traces of cat vomit and cat pee so thoroughly that even a CAT can't smell it anymore (and, as a nice bonus, also happens to dissolve a lot of other "organic" stains such as chocolate and milk and blood), but they also make the litter additive that's a dried form of the same thing. Basically, although it's impossible to kill all scent in a *litterbox* so a cat can't smell it, it'll placate some more finicky cats and generally keep it under the point where human noses notice.

We toss a teaspoon in every time we clean the boxes.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

That does sound like a miracle! :) I am totally going to go get some!

[margotheangel.livejournal.com]

Brian would make fun of me if I posted this in my own journal, but it looks like fun and I'm bored, so you get a commentmeme!

1. Piles of magazines everywhere, comprised of tons of pretentious ones that are clearly untouched and then severely thumbed-through Vogues and Luckys.

No - I don't really like reading fashion magazines anyway. I do get Gourmet now (birthday present from parents - yay!) but I read those.

2. Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridge.

No. Brian and I share one shoe rack, and there's usually a lot in the fridge. (I'm trying to get rid of leftovers now, though, cause we'll be gone for two weeks.)

3. Scented candles.

I do have scented candles in the bathroom. I don't light them all that often, though.

4. Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroom.

Well, I do have some makeup and I don't wear it often, but it lives in the cabinet under the sink in some semblance of order, so I'll say no.

5. Stuffed animals in the bed.

Nope. Brian and I each have one stuffed bear from our childhood - they sit together on my dresser.

6. Cat hair on the furniture.

Nope.

7. Cat smell.

Nope.

8. Cabinets full of mugs featuring the likeness of lady who looks like those hypertrophically-limbed Daily Candy illustrations, bearing the legend "I Love Shopping" or whatnot.

Haha, no. I do have a number of mugs from Boeing, though. In fact, I think that every mug we have is from Boeing.

9. Anything pink.

I have some pink clothing, but it's not like my house is decorated in pink.

10. Ornamental pillows.

My grandmother went on this ornamental pillow kick for a while. She gave me one or two every time I saw her. However, I seem to have managed to get rid of most of them.

11. Unedited bookshelves, esp. if they include He's Just Not That Into You or anything along those lines.

Yeah, I don't understand what that means. Just that I don't get rid of the books that I buy? I don't, really, but I don't own He's Just Not that Into You. (I do own Lipstick Jungle, by the author of Sex and the City. That book is TERRIBLE.)

12. Nair.

I hate Nair. It makes my legs itch.

13. Lite cottage cheese in the fridge.

Negative. I do have lowfat yogurt in there right now, though.

14. Anything lite or diet around. Cases of Diet Coke. Weight Watchers 'Just 2 Points' bars.

I don't like diet soda. I do buy reduced fat sometimes if I think it tastes the same as the real thing and won't give me three arms or something, but I'm sure men do that, too.

15. Inspirational or thinspirational things on the fridge.

Nope, but we do have a picture that Brian's (four-year old at the time) niece drew of herself so that we wouldn't forget what she looked like. (SO CUTE.)

16. Framed posters.

I also have framed art.

17. Handbag tree.

No. I have two purses, and I use one of them.

18. A copy of "Bridget Jones' Diary", either the book or the movie.

Nope.

19. A really cool shower curtain.

What? This is so weird. I love my shower curtain, but it's white cloth with a windowpane design on it.

20. A "goody drawer".

Negative.

21. Smelly bath salts, fizzes, or bubble bath gel.

Nope. But I do love bath salts - I should get some of those.

22. Some product from a home selling party (Tupperware, Cookie Lee, Party Lite, Naughty Lady).

I have a Pampered Chef baking stone and I have something from Passion Parties, but that's because I won a game at a Passion Party, not because I bought it.

23. Soft fuzzy socks, possibly with an image of an animal sewed on.

I love soft fuzzy socks, but I don't think I have any socks with animals on them.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Yay for commentmeme-age!

Clearly this was created by someone who has pretty antiquated notions about what being a girly girl means!

[mattguy.livejournal.com]

and unedited bookshelf 1) sits in plain view (usually a common area) and 2) contains titles that could potentially be embarrassing (ie He's Just Not That Into You or Living With Irritable Bowel Syndrome.) One "edits" his bookshelf by removing said embarrassing titles.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Oh. Weird.

[c425cc33.livejournal.com]

Women are complicated, so I can't resist this. And I find it very reassuring that there are other people for whom lite cottage cheese is, in a word, gross.

1. Piles of magazines everywhere, comprised of tons of pretentious ones that are clearly untouched and then severely thumbed-through Vogues and Luckys.

Yes, with qualifications. A few pretentious computer magazines that I really ought to read because they would be good for my career development, but well-thumbed Cat Fancy, Weight Watchers, and Runners World. Lucky is for somebody else.


2. Overflowing shoe rack and nothing in the fridge.

Never a shortage of *any* kind of supplies in this house.


3. Scented candles.

*cough* *gag* Never.


4. Slovenly heaps of little-used makeups in the bathroom.

Very well organized make-up with lots of playthings but in reality I mostly wear blush, mascara and gloss.


5. Stuffed animals in the bed.

My husband is the stuffed animal kinda-guy. He has a rhino, an armadillo, and a Kliban cat.


6. Cat hair on the furniture.

Big time. Cat hair is a condiment in our house.


7. Cat smell.

Maybe we should try Feline Pine. I don't think it's as bad as it could be, but...


8. Cabinets full of mugs featuring the likeness of lady who looks like those hypertrophically-limbed Daily Candy illustrations, bearing the legend "I Love Shopping" or whatnot.

No, no. There are a few boxes of mugs in the back basement but there's only a small shelf of readily available mugs. Several very large ones purchased at Starbucks are my favs. No ladies.


9. Anything pink.

Not really. I do have a pink t-shirt and a "Hello Kitty" set of PJs.


10. Ornamental pillows.

My ornamental pillow is a stuffed fish. He's a trout (the fabric is printed and he has glued-on eyes) and I found him in the office supply section of the All-Nite K-Mart. He's on a chair in the living room.


11. Unedited bookshelves, esp. if they include He's Just Not That Into You or anything along those lines.

Ditto: What on Earth is an "unedited bookshelf"? OK, I do have a psychopharmacology textbook, but it's mostly hockey, cookbooks and other non-fiction. Truly, the public library can be your friend when you want a book "fling."

12. Nair.

OMG! People don't really use that, do they?


13. Lite cottage cheese in the fridge.

ZOMG! People don't really eat that, do they?


14. Anything lite or diet around. Cases of Diet Coke. Weight Watchers 'Just 2 Points' bars.

My husband drinks the diet soda (he's diabetic). I drink unsweetened iced coffee/tea/water and my preference is to have one "real" cookie than 4 "fake" ones.


15. Inspirational or thinspirational things on the fridge.

I guess the recycling calendar doesn't count, huh?


16. Framed posters.

We have several large framed posters from Japanese animations that Gene is fond of and they are very cool IMHO. Otherwise, we stick with sentimental photos and actual artwork.


17. Handbag tree.

What the f*ck is that?!


18. A copy of "Bridget Jones' Diary", either the book or the movie.

Uh oh. Who is Bridget Jones?


19. A really cool shower curtain.

I got mine at IKEA. It is blue fabric and has drawings of toothpaste, toothbrush, hairbrush and comb and other assorted bathroom items on it.


20. A "goody drawer".

What is this? I have a bin plastic bin for my costume jewelry...


21. Smelly bath salts, fizzes, or bubble bath gel.

My bathroom only has a shower (there's Pomegranate body wash in it). His bathroom has the tub and you couldn't pay me to use it.


22. Some product from a home selling party (Tupperware, Cookie Lee, Party Lite, Naughty Lady).

Yeah, OK, I went to some Tupperware parties a few years ago. Got this great ice scoop as a party favor.


23. Soft fuzzy socks, possibly with an image of an animal sewed on.

A pair with a "Life is Good" sewn on. Matches the nightshirt.

***********

This was very fun!! I don't think of myself as a manly girl, so maybe I should write down my own definition of what a girly girl is. BTW, I am having a plateau. And I keep thinking about the Au Bon Pain 1/2 price bake sale (1/2 hr before store closing). Cheers!

[c425cc33.livejournal.com]

Enjoyed your meme answers. I'll trade you an IBM mug for a Boeing mug. *g*