Another Word For Love

Starr sent me this message earlier today:

I was looking up synonyms for love and this is what the synonym dictionary gave me . . . just saying.

sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk

You’d think there would be more than one way to say it in a non sexual way, but I guess not.

Ha ha, but really?!? I immediately went to my usual source Thesaurus.com and found the following:

Main Entry: love

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: adoration; very strong liking

Synonyms: adulation, affection, allegiance, amity, amorousness, amour, appreciation, ardency, ardor, attachment, case*, cherishing, crush, delight, devotedness, devotion, emotion, enchantment, enjoyment, fervor, fidelity, flame, fondness, friendship, hankering, idolatry, inclination, infatuation, involvement, like, lust, mad for, partiality, passion, piety, rapture, regard, relish, respect, sentiment, soft spot, taste, tenderness, weakness, worship, yearning, zeal

Main Entry: love

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: person who is loved by another

Synonyms: Juliet, Romeo, admirer, angel, beau, beloved, boyfriend, courter, darling, dear, dear one, dearest, flame, girlfriend, honey, inamorata, inamorato, loved one, lover, paramour, passion, spark, suitor, swain, sweet, sweetheart, truelove, valentine

Main Entry: love

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: adore, like very much

Synonyms: admire, adulate, be attached to, be captivated by, be crazy about, be enamored of, be enchanted by, be fascinated with, be fond of, be in love with, canonize, care for, cherish, choose, deify, delight in, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, fancy, glorify, go for, gone on, have affection for, have it bad, hold dear, hold high, idolize, long for, lose one’s heart to, prefer, prize, put on pedestal, think the world of, thrive with, treasure, venerate, wild for, worship

Main Entry: love

Part of Speech: verb

Definition: have sexual relations

Synonyms: caress, clasp, cling, cosset, court, cuddle, draw close, embrace, feel, fondle, hold, hug, kiss, lick, look tenderly, make love, neck, pet*, press, shine, soothe, stroke, take into one’s arms, tryst, woo

Now that’s better! I thought maybe she was kidding, but I was able to find her original source. I’m not going to link  it, but it does exist…

It’s Friday and I’m Thinking About Food and Drink

1. I don’t know if I will ever make these, but I am curious, very curious:

Peanut Butter Bacon Blondies
posted by Jessica over at How Sweet It Is

2. I did make beer brats and corn on the cob for dinner last night. Yum!

3. Starr just said, “did you know that you can open a bottle of wine with your shoe?” Which prompted a Google search. Armed with a shoe, Starr and I tested it out. We tried it on two different bottles of wine with no luck. I guess I will just have to make double sure that I keep a corkscrew handy!! Though maybe we just weren’t desperate enough? I am thinking that urgency could have a direct impact on the results.

4. Taste of Fort Collins is this weekend. I’m looking forward to it. Maybe I will remember to take a picture or two. Probably not.

5. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Please Don’t Jump

I haven’t made a secret of my love for PostSecret “an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Select secrets are then posted on the PostSecret website, or used for PostSecret’s books or museum exhibits.” Every Sunday morning Frank posts a collection of secrets, some are funny, some unbelievable, some that resonate with you, many that are moving and some that stop your heart for a second.

This secret was posted last weekend:

And a movement was started in an attempt to let this person know that people care. That suicide isn’t the answer. A Facebook page was created and as of this writing over 35,600 people have become fans and have left messages of support and love. I find it beautiful and moving. I hope that this person is able to connect with the message and I hope that others who are thinking about suicide see it, reconsider and chose life. You are loved.**

Facebook|Please Don’t Jump

A fan video inspired by the movement featuring the song “You’re Not Alone” by Saosin

**Continued love hugs and prayers to Hallie, John and Connor. I am keeping you all very close to my heart…each and every day.

Lazy

This is how Sammy and I spent our Sunday morning last weekend.

It was nice!

Yup.

Starr (after getting in the shower for a moment to shave her forgotten legs): I wish they made (some sort of contraption) so that it was easier to shave your legs.

Me: I hopped in the shower the other day fully clothed (I was wearing shorts) and did them that way.

Starr laughing: Mom, you are the coolest. I love you!

Me: I am guessing that by “the coolest” you really mean “so pathetic it’s cute”?

Starr: Yup. Pretty much!!

It’s all About the Girls- Sunday Mix

mp3: “Colors” – April Smith & The Great Picture Show
Songs For A Sinking Ship
April Smith and the Great Picture Show|Facebook

mp3: “Crushing Limbs” – Anni Rossi
I found the song on this sampler, and it’s free! 4AD Sampler
It looks like her album will be coming out this Summer here: Anni Rossi @ Beggars Group
Anni Rossi|Facebook

mp3: “All I Want” – Sarah Blasco
As Day Follows Night
Sarah Blasco-MySpace

mp3: “Ways of Looking” – The Mynabirds
What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood
The Mynabirds|Facebook

Bike Shopping

Starr has a new bike this afternoon! All of a sudden she needed a bike and needed it now. I know the feeling of needing something in a hurry, but I don’t know if the best decisions are made when you give in to it…we will see. She’s been wanting a bike for several years and I didn’t want to spend the money. With her first paycheck for working full time this summer, she bought her own!

First we visited a friend of mine who is selling her bike. Nope, it wasn’t exactly what Starr had in mind. Then we visited a used bike store where we saw the cutest vintage red Schwinn similar to this:

It also cost $900. Yeah…no, it’s not that cute!

Two stores later, she finally found one that made her happy and rode it home.

How Sweet it is!

I know that my diet could be much better than it is, but as I’ve said before, I am trying. Trying to eat more whole foods and reading labels. One thing that I’ve kept an eye out for is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). My pantry is not pure, but I do watch out for it when I can. I use real maple syrup…it’s lovely. Starr on the other hand claims to hate maple syrup and will only eat Mrs. Butterworth’s —high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, salt, cellulose gum, molasses, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium hexametaphosphate, citric acid, caramel color, natural and artificial flavors—sounds delish!! Not. I hope to change her mind sooner than later.

The one thing that we have used for years that has HFCS is ketchup. We use (she uses) a lot of ketchup around here. I’ve tried the organic brands and just didn’t care for them. The good news is that Heinz has recently started offering Simply Heinz Ketchup which contains sugar instead of HFCS, and Hunt’s has removed HFCS from their ketchup line altogether. I bought a bottle of Hunt’s HFCS free ketchup last week and was happy with the taste.

In passing, I mentioned it to Starr, who said, not for the first time, “What’s wrong with High Fructose Corn Syrup? It’s made from corn, it has the same calories as sugar and it’s fine in moderation.” parroting the flippin’ Corn Refiners Association advertisements. Ugh. So I thought I would do some Googling to see if I could find some data for her. During my search, I ran across this HFCS commercial spoof that I appreciated and thought I would pass it along:

King Corn: Commercial Spoof

I don’t know if HFCS is the root of all evil, the “cause” of obesity or a serious contributing factor in diabetes, but I do know that I would rather eat real food and limit the amount of chemicals and chemically altered foods in my diet. In the long run I know that I am moving in the right direction, hopefully Starr will join me and teach her future kids better than I taught her!! She is making some changes without really thinking about it, more water, less fast food, adding exercise, etc. It’s funny, she asked me for Activia the other day, I pointed to the refrigerator and said “why don’t you drink some probiotic Water Kefir.” She looked at me like I had grown a second head. “Never,” was her answer. : ) Oh well, maybe someday.

Smell That Smell

Every year around this time, I look forward to it. Some years are better than others, but I really love the smell of the lilac bushes wafting through the house. Florals in most other cases just intensify my headache, but the softly scented air from the lilacs just makes me happy. As Spring progresses I find myself glancing at the bushes every day watching for the hint of blossoms and then keeping an eye out until they bloom. One year, our neighborhood landscapers trimmed the bushes just as the flowers were blooming. Gone, just like that! I was livid, how dare they!

Yesterday, I was sitting at my desk when it hit me. Yes! Blissful lilac scented air! *sigh*

My “Baby” is 21!!

Yesterday marked Starr’s 21st birthday. 21 years ago, it seemed like it would be forever before she was out of diapers and forever again for her to start school. From this perspective, the time went by so flippin’ fast!! Yikes.

She did go out and do the “I’m officially 21 bar hop” last night. I am relieved to say that she is home safe (and currently sleeping!) and she had a wonderful designated driver/designated friend to watch out for her well being! Thank you Skye!!

I took Starr and Skye out for lunch yesterday. Lunch included “Sex on the Beach” and her first opportunity to get carded.