Sad But True

Last night in bed. 2AMish (not Amish, but the time, around 2 AM) or thereabouts. I'm fidgeting restlessly in bed, reading Why Girls Are Weird (a book I'm loving so far by the way).

Klaus: Something wrong?

Me: I'm hungry.

Klaus: Again?

Me: I never eat til I'm full anymore, so I always feel hungry.

Klaus: What? Why?

Me: I dunno, I just get tired of eating. It's exhausting. And I get bored.

Good god people! Isn't that just pitiful?! Well that was last night. So today, despite the urge to just grab quick bites, say of those iced cinnamon rolls staring me in eyes, or those oh-so-convenient Lucky Charms who are always yodeling my name, I attempted to eat something that might have some nutrients. Being a vegetarian every other day, today being one of them, I wasn't turned on by the quick-protein-fix idea of meat. What's a girl to do? Luckily, I remembered a can of refried beans and heated those up and concocted two nice veggie tacos. Not bad.

And since Klaus graciously pointed out how lame it was that I didn't have the strength to finish a meal, I thought maybe I'd try this yoga tape I'd checked out of the library three weeks ago. Better late than never, naysayers! I'm not very electronically inclined nor am I interested at all in the topic, but Klaus had showed me how to get the tape to play. I mean we have a cable box, TiVo, a DVD player, a TV, it gets confusing. So I did as I was told and pressed the damn little button and got a blank black screen. Over and over again. I was pretty sure I was doing it right considering all I had to do was press the TV/Video button on the TV itself and then press play. Plus the TiVo worked fine as it was supposed to. But nothing. Was it a sign? A sign that yoga wasn't worth this much work? I think so.

But, did I give up? Not entirely. I still managed 25 jumping jacks. Yes, I said jumping jacks. Does anyone do jumping jacks anymore or has anyone other than me performed one since 1985? I also did a few half-hearted sit-ups and a decent amount of stretching. Boy was I pooped. What happened to the obnoxiously hyperactive girl I once was? I mean, I can barely touch my toes these days, and I used to run track! Play volleyball! Hell, I was even a cheerleader! I did gymnastics and the whole football team, er, I mean the whole nine yards.

Klaus came home tonight and I gave him my standard and quite dull report of what I did for the day, and when I got to the VCR part, he revealed that he'd hooked up the cable/wires/things I'm not interested in to the DVD player, which is why I couldn't get my damn library yoga tape to work. Traitor.

This is a good place for a tangent. So the library, have you been? To like a public community/city library? Man. They're simply amazing. I mean, they seem so…antiquated. I don't really remember being in one since high school. By the time I was in college, the place to be was the computer lab, not the library itself. So I find them to be intimidating. I mean the card catalogue system is no longer around, and I wouldn’t even know how to use it if it were. So going in is a very novel experience (pardon the pun), harkening back to memories of youth and….well, reading. And the one here is so Gilmore Girls. Big leather chairs in cute little reading rooms, and get this, the library is free! Free books, videos, CDs! Where else can you get something for free without being accused of stealing? Exactly. I highly recommend them.

So I know that was a tangent, but I can't really remembered the original thought process or path I was on, and quite frankly, I'm too tired to figure it out. I'll be right there, you damn Leprechaun! Ay, me Lucky Charms.

All Things New

BussBuss Update: Tuesday, November 18 To my most favoritest Busstas, Cheerio tarts and metrosexuals! I hope this finds you all well and full of glee. And if it doesn't, I hope to bring you some! No, I'm not offering you OxyContin, but lots of fab content and new goodies instead -- sorry, we're a drug-free BussBuss! But here are a few ways you can get a fix: Check out your November horoscope! Scope out the new Holiday Gift Guide -- because there really is no need to leave your couch and face those stinkin' shopping crowds, really! Browse our fabulous newly renovated shop! We've added new pics of chicks "modeling" our great bags and accessories (okay, so the chick just might be me, but it's worth a chuckle or two, I swear)! We've also started a new Vintage & More clothing section with new items being added daily. Read our interviews with awesome leading ladies: Ophira Edut -- One half of the AstroTwins and Teen People astrologer dishes on what's in store for Bennifer and how we, too, can conquer the mad, mad media world. Stefanie Moran -- Founder of Crucial Cosmetics proves you're never too young to start your own makeup empire. Anita Ghatak -- New York jewelry designer gives us the dl on her gems. On the Happy News Front: BussBuss goes international! We've been scoped out by a new shop opening in the UK and will be selling our wares abroad beginning in the new year! More info to come in the coming weeks… BussBuss gets syndicated! We've been asked to provide our clever horoscopes to the fabulous zine CRASH. More info to come soon! Be on the lookout for BussBuss in the December issue of Bust! And while you're at it, please please please vote for us on Bust's Girl Wide Web (simply type "BussBuss" into the search bar here and give us a 10...thanks!). Things to Keep in Mind: If you're itchin' to give the gift of BussBuss to your loved and hated ones this holiday season, be sure to order soon. Items are handmade and of limited quantities so there will be a deadline of some kind...just as soon as I set it. If you're stuck for holiday gift ideas, perhaps your traveling friends would lurve you to death for buying them custom travel pillowcases. They don't clean those horrible airline ones often, so you will be giving a gift that truly keeps on giving! On the Burner: We're brewing up more fabulousness in BussBussland including interviews with the brilliant designer Pamela Barsky and the fabulous jewelry artist DeDe Sullivan, so keep your eyes peeled! Ouch! So there you have it! BussBuss would like to thank you for your awesome support and wish you a very happy Thanksgiving holiday! Keep on Spreading the Lurve One Buss at a Time! BussBuss! Kelly

There's No Place Like Home

So there's a tornado watch/thunderstorm warning here in the Detroit area. Which normally means nothing to me. But with Klaus out of town -- he flew out at 7 tonight, hopefully successfully, I can't help but get a little weirded out by the non-stop rattling of our windows. I mean, we're on the 15th and top floor of an apartment building, with these floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room. I think they're double-paned, but um, I really don't know. All I know is the whistling of the wind and the shaking won’t stop. It's also slightly eerie that the blinds, on the INSIDE won’t stop blowing, even though the windows are shut. So my point? If I happen to get picked up and carried away in the wind, I'd like to tell you, I'm still craving fro yo. And if the power gets knocked out, will somebody, for the love of god, please record The O.C. for me? Thanks.

P.S. Shouldn't Klaus' flight have been cancelled since there' s this horrible storm and all? Damnit.