I bought a totally cute puppy purse at purprlepinkandorange.com today. I used to do swaps over there with Amy but she got all busy and now she’s closing up shop. There’s some cute things there. You might want some of it! When I get my lovely new thing, I’ll post a photo. I would steal the one from Amy’s site but it’s gone now since I bought the bag. I probably shouldn’t be buying new things but eh, who cares. I get paid next week anyway. And I have my review at work next week so I should be getting a raise. I mean, I know I’ll be getting one, I just have no idea how much. We shall see.

i googled “heroin” for the last post to make sure that i spelled it correctly.

we celebrated the passing of another year in heather’s life by throwing her a rocky horror themed birthday party. men dressed in drag. lots of fishnet stockings were worn. we did the time warp. we ate a lot of lumpia which i promise was not laced with heroin. i don’t have many pictures to show for the party, as i got buzzed and forgot to properly document the event, but i know there were photos taken and perhaps you people will be nice enough to share some with me. *hint hint*

more sickness abound: sinus infection + tonsillitis (take two). will the fun never end? end please. i beg of you.

LEOMINSTER — Jeanne J. (Cormier) Desjean, 79, of 200 Atlantic Ave., died Tuesday, April 17, in the Highlands after an illness.

She was born Feb. 26, 1928, in Fitchburg, daughter of the late Patrice and Bernadette (LeBlanc) Cormier. Mrs. Desjean was a member of Jeanne D’Arc, Daughters of Isabella, Ladies of Saint Anne at Saint Joseph Parish, Our Lady of the Lake Women’s Guild, Saint Francis Senior Center, and the Fitchburg Senior Center. She enjoyed playing Scrabble, cards, puzzles and baking.

Mrs. Desjean was predeceased by her brother, Emile Cormier, and her sisters, Rita Poisson and Lorraine Desjean.

She leaves her husband of 57 years, Raymond E. Desjean; six children, Thomas R. Desjean of Fitchburg, Steven R. Desjean and his wife, Annette, of Baldwinville, Russell L. Desjean and his wife, Nenita, of San Diego, Calif., David Desjean of Fitchburg, Patricia J. Howe and her husband, Robert, of Fitchburg, and Joyce E. Houle and her husband, Kevin, of Baldwinville; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Collazo, Mary Desjean, Keith Desjean, Alicia Howe, Ashleigh Bain, Theodore Howe, Jordan Bain, Chad Desjean and Tyler Desjean; one great-granddaughter, Lauren Collazo; two brothers, Clarence Cormier and his wife, Louise, and Donald Cormier and his wife, Suzie; two sisters, Pauline Strout and her husband, David, and Claire Powers and her husband Alan; her best friends “The Old Gang,” Lorraine Couture, Irene White, Terry Bernard and Anne Rufiange; many close nieces and nephews.

DESJEAN — The memorial Mass will be held Friday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 1400 Main St., Leominster. Burial will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Road, Fitchburg is directing arrangements.

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My grandmother was a beautiful, kind and very loving woman. She didn’t have a harsh word for anyone and excepted everyone and everything. She was the first person I ever played Scrabble with. I can’t imagine her not being around anymore. I will always remember you, Memere. I miss you and love you.

This was my first trip to SOMA. Most people go to SOMA for the first time when they’re in high school as it’s one of the only all-ages venues in town but I don’t know, I wasn’t really into shows or something back then. We saw “The Almost”, “Saves the Day” and “Say Anything”. There was also another dude, John Ralston, who we only saw for two songs and it seemed more like a warm up than anything else. I checked out his website earlier this week and it doesn’t even say that he’s on tour, so obviously he’s really serious about getting people to come out and see him. Hmmm!

“The Almost” were almost okay. I listened to their CD but wasn’t really impressed either way. There was one song that I liked which they played last but I still wasn’t into it. The guy thought he was cooler than he was and he had prettier hair than I did. We though “Say Anything” would come on next, but we were wrong. “Saves the Day” came out next and “Say Anything” was headlining (which, gee, made sense since my tickets said “Saves the Day” on them?). I don’t really care for them either. I really cared for them quite less when I found myself in the middle of a mosh pit as soon as they started playing. After awhile I just tried to stand my ground and shove away as many people who invaded my space as possible. My only hope is that I bruised them as much as they bruised me. Damn kids. I feel old saying that, but honestly. Is there any reason to go shoving people and jumping around like a freak? It’s just a band people, come the fuck on.

“Say Anything” made for a slightly mellower crowd, plus we moved more over to the right and we less in the mosh pit than before. They played some damn rockin good songs, like “Alive With the Glory of Love” (opener), (the rest in random order since my memory is not *that* good): “Woe”, “The Futile”, “Yellow Cat (slash) Red Cat”, “Every Man Has a Molly”, “An Orgy of Critics”, “Little Girls”, “Metal Now” “A Walk Through Hell” and they closed with “Wow, I Can Get Sexual, Too”. They didn’t do an encore because they said “Let’s not waste anyone’s time here and just not do an encore.” since they were starting to run out of time. Hearing “A Walk Through Hell” made me very very very excited. I wish they had also played “Total Revenge” but that’s at least I got A Walk Through Hell. They might have also played something else, but that’s all that I remember. I was just glad to not be flailing about anymore by the time they came out. Yay shows! My next show will be They Might Be Giants at the Belly Up. yayayaya.

Also on the way home when I was alone in the car after dropping off my concert partner in crime, there was a creepy guy in an SUV driving next to me. I was in the middle lane and he in the fast and he was matching my speed and so I thought, “Why the fuck is this guy driving next to me like this?” and I look over and he’s staring at me and I turn to look ahead again. And he’s still driving right next to me. So I keep looking. He eventually turns on his map light and it looks like he’s trying to pull something out of his pants. But I’m only half paying attention because really, I don’t want to die driving on the road next to a someone who’s being weird. Eventually he gives up his quest and slows way, way down, switches lanes and doesn’t try to catch up with me again. People are so freaky weird sometimes.