My Fun Day!!! I'm done bitching now...

Today I met D for lunch at the museum in down town. We had so much fun. Got yelled at by the guards (eyes rolling up in head), insulted some crappy art, took some pictures of cool things (although they didn't come out that great, couldn't use a flash in the museum) and saw great artwork... Monet & Picaso being my favorites....



Those are a couple of my favorite pictures - D in that funky chair and the Monet.

In our 3 hours at the museum I realized that there is a lot of crap that is mistaken for art. Some of the worst things I have seen were hanging on the walls. For example.. this painting was so damn ugly I had to take a picture... the picture actually does quite a bit of justice to this ... it's much worse in person...



but since it looks good in this picture, I'm sure I must come off as a complete idiot... oh well... if one is not safe to appear as an idiot in one's own home (blog) then where is one safe to do that? ;o) Anyway... seeing such crap just made me feel like I am a really good artist... I mean if this crap (and much worse crap) can be hanging in a big museum... then why can't mine! :o) hehehe... althought I doubt there will ever be an exhibit devoted to my little painted boxes (ps... the painting of The Sun is on the top of a wooden box....). Looking at some of the works by the masters did make me feel rather inferior at times though. I was in awe of some amazing paintings... I wish I knew how to paint like that. *sigh* maybe someday I'll learn to paint for real.

Well AFTER we left the museum we went to the farmers market and got tomatoes ... the absolute best tomatoes I've had in a while, squash, zuchini, an avacado, garlic, jalapeno peppers, mayhaw jelly, barbeque sauce and pickled beets... yum, yum... oh and some fruit baskets for Christmas presents. And such a good price for everything... D is far to generous.. she paid for it all. :o***

Then we stopped by Half-Price Books and wandered around in there for an hour. D saw this one sign on a shelf that was half covered so all she could read of it was 'assware'... hehehehe... It got us laughing pretty hard. D bought me a couple of books... we had a great time. I had a great day. . now I'm tired...

Off to bed!

Judy's Piss and Moan Session If your not up for my bitching about trivial shit, just skip this...

So I watched Ali tonight. I was kind of disapointed. It wasn't a bad movie, just not as good as I had anticipated it would be. And I found the way it jumped time periods confusing at best. I was disapointed that it really didn't tell much about Ali the man, just Ali the fighter and some superficial stuff about his religion... but even then they didn't go into that much. Disapointing... and... I didn't like how Wil Smith's weight fluctuated so much. I know he got pumped up to do this movie, but it looked as though some scenes were shot before he was at the size they wanted for his fighting. *sigh*

Tomorrow is work... eh.. I don't feel like going in. I always enjoy my job, it's a fun job... I just don't feel like going in tomorrow... Lazy-ass-itis setting in.

Tomorrow is also my husband's work Christmas party. They were told the dress for the party is 'Christmas Casual'.... what the fuck is that? A Christmas sweatshirt and sweat pants? A t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops? They have a casual dress code at his work anyway... do they really want everyone showing up like that? I mean really? If so, why did they bother to have it at a hotel and have it catered, etc. Idiots. I think they mean 'business casual' or 'business atire'... I'm going to wear a brown skirt, tan silk shirt and a faux suede jacket. I tried on the skirt a few minutes ago and it fits now.... but now I'm worried that since I tried it on, and I WANT to wear it tomorrow, that my ass will expand by 6 inches while I sleep. I'll dream of gallons of ice cream and cookies and I'll get larger just from that. *sigh*

Shit, I need a vacation...

3XThursday 12/12/2k2 :Musical Musings Thanks to Jake

1. Who is your all-time favorite performer(s)? Why?
Elton John... I've always loved his work... I fell in love with "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" When I was like 3 or 4...

2. What are your favorite types of music? Are you listening to anything new lately?
I have bizarre musical taste. I really like alternative rock and... country music... I like classical, jazz and blues as well.. Nothing new lately.. I keep listening to a GreenDay CD in my car... I need to get something else in there...

3. What about holiday/Christmas music? Do you love it or hate it? Why?
I like classical holiday music. I hate most of the shit that is played on the radio and in the stores. Why? because one year when I was in college I worked as a receptionist at a private airline and they had music that played in the background of the offices... right after Thanksgiving it was all decorated and the music was changed to a station that played Christmas music all the time. I was near insanity by the time Dec 25th rolled around.

Bonus Question for Comment Box: What is one CD that you are embarrassed to have in your music collection?
Oh shit.. just about everything that is my husbands! HAHAHAHAHAHA! I guess the Ace of Base CD (who I actually can not stand... the CD has never even been opened.. I don't even know how it got in my possesion).

YET ANOTHER MOVIE REVIEW The Power Puff Girls

Not a bad movie... but I think I need to watch it again... I wasn't giving it my full attention - I was painting in the beginning of the movie and was talking on the phone towards the end (bad me). I liked how they started with the creation of the Girls. That was so funny and cute. It did seem that it took a while to get the movie going though... that I didn't like so much. It was a pretty good movie, not fabulous but good.. I might change my mind after re-watching it though.

ANOTHER MOVIE REVIEW Planet Of The Apes 2001

I was surprised by this movie.. I liked it! I generally despise remakes of really great movies (example - The Time Machine), so I was leery but curious. I was most surprised by Mark Walberg... he CAN act! The movie was really great, the makeup was incredible. I liked how they stuck to the premiss of the original movie, but made the story their own and different... and the ending... that was great... The same as the orignal... but still different. I really did enjoy it...

MOVIE REVIEW Ravenous

I read a review of this movie a while back on a Friends web site and was intrigued... I love creepy movies... This was a fabulous movie! Robert Carlyle (he played Gary in The Full Monty) was excelent as the mad cannibal... and cunning as the shifty Col. Guy Pearce (from The Time Machine) played the cowardly soldier, he was great also... David Arquette was also in the movie... it was an especially wonderful scene when Pearce daydreams about killing that little fucker (i'm not a fan of Mr. Arquette). I'm not going to ruin the movie for those brave enough to watch it... It is a flawless movie. Not for the queamish though... very very bloody and violent... almost slasher movieish... but not... this movie has a great plot and I really don't think any of the killing was unnecessary to the movie (as it is in MOST slasher movies... but still enjoyable). There were some ironicly funny moments in the movie as well. Totally enjoyable.

The Sun

This is what I've been working on....

It's painted from a tarot card. I like it - I wish the picture was a little clearer, the details are really nice. I'm going to do a couple more, the moon and the star... and I may end up doing all of the major arcana. Anyway - what do you think?

Christmas Shopping.....

Ya know.. I really don't like Christmas shopping.. it's not that I dislike Christmas or even buying pressents for people.. I do love that, I just hate all the crowds and the awful commercialism. I used to try to get my shopping done well before Thanksgiving, and I have many years... but not the recent years. I end up thinking about Christmas shopping right after Thanksgiving, when everyone else starts theirs also. *sigh* I hate that. I did do some yesterday, just for my kids.

I still haven't come up with anything to put on a Christmas list... I know my husband is going to wait until the last minute... and he SAYS that he already has an idea of what he is getting me. This brings fear to me. He is only good at picking gifts for me about 50% of the time. Now I know, that sounds bad and sounds like I'm ungrateful, which I'm not, I still appreciate that he thought of me enough to get me a present. One year he got me this awful little statuette of a gnome on his treasure - horrible and ugly. Last year a Far Side calendar - but I had told him NOT to get me anything... I do love the calender though. One year he got me a beautiful leather coat... after 10 years together you'd think I'd be secure in beliveing that he could pick a present for me that I would like.... but I'm not.... actually it would not bother me if he didn't get me a present... maybe a small box of Godiva chocolates. I really don't need anything... and extravagant presents kind of make me self concious... I really would rather things be bought for my kids. It's not that I'm such a selfless person... that's not true at all.. it's that I'm CHEAP... very, very cheap... and when he buys me a present, I always worry that he spent way to much... I'm such a dork.

Fatwa on Pat Robertson... Consider It A Public Service...

My huband sent me this link, Robertson: Jihad at heart of Islam, it's an interview with Pat Robertson. He's such an idiot. As are most Televangelist... I say we issue a fatwa against the whole lot of them (save Billy Graham... he's not like the rest of them...), I think it would do a hell of a lot of good for this country if we got rid of the religious bigots.

And a related link, Amazon removes link in sex manual flap, this will give you a chuckle...

Who Wants To Date A Monster?....

This is specifically for D, but I think everyone else will get a snicker or two out of this... Butch Patrick's Date Profile! Apparently there's some show on E!, Star Dates, that sets this up... A date with a 'STAR' or in Butch Patrick's case, a date with a 'HAS-BEEN'. hahahaha! Now let me explain why this is soooooooooooo funny for D and myself. We know Mr. Patrick. He used to frequent the conventions we frequented... He's such a looser... and last time I saw him, he had a serious drug issue.... and he's a complete asshole. It's sad, he's still hanging on to the one successful acting job he's ever had... Eddie Munster way back in the 60's. He hasn't done anything with his life and that's pathetic. I've met Danny Mummy from Lost in Space also, but he has done things with his life, he's very intelegent (somewhat boreing) and supports himself (last time I heard about Mr. Patrick he was residing on a friends couch...). Mr. Patrick is funny and sad all at the same time... D - feel free to leave a comment below.

DAMN! What do I do? What do I wear?...

Hubby's Christmas party is this Friday... I have nothing to wear... really... nothing. In the past it's been a formal affair, but now it's just casual, but still I'd like something festive to wear. I have a really pretty gold shirt, but it's way to big since I've lost 40 lbs after having my baby.... but I've put on 7 lbs since Thanksgiving *sigh* so my favorite skirt is to tight to button... damn... Who knows... maybe by Friday I'll be able to squeeze into the skirt, I got rid of ALL of the junk food in the house yesterday and threatened hubby with bodily harm if he brought even one cookie in this house... he knows I'm trying to loose some weight and he knows I have a bad temper when pushed. ;o)

On to other things... Friday is also the opening of the new Star Trek movie. We are planning to see it... I'm excited. I don't know how we are going to swing it since we are going to his Christmas party. We may have to go on Saturday... but I don't know if hubby can wait that long... he's like a little kid waiting for Christmas.

Monday is time for the....Monday Mission thanks to PromoGuy

1. Do you get sick very often? What illness do you find that you've had most frequently?
I don't get sick to often... I used to get strep a lot... I get colds from my kids on a regular basis now... had anthrax twice this year... bubonic plague once... small pox once... ;o)

2. I know a man who flat out refuses to go to the Doctor's office. You'd need an ambulance to get him near a hospital. Not me, I'd rather go as soon as I feel sick so I can get better. Do you mind going to see the Doctor when you get sick? Do you know anyone who just refuses to go to a Doctor when they get ill? Any idea why they are like that?
I don't really mind... I'll go if I'm sick and NEED a Dr. I generally try to let things run their course on their own... I have faith in my immune system... once that was a bad idea though.. I had Salmonilla poisoning for 4 months because I kept self medicating and didn't want to see a dr. I was better within days of taking the pills the dr. gave me. I dont' really know anyone who won't see a Dr.

3. How about visiting the Dentist? Do you go get a check-up every 6 months? Or do you dread going?
I LOVE to go to the dentist.... I've talk about this before. I keep my check ups.


4. I've heard about a diet pill called "Thermolift" that allegedly gives you quite an energy rush (oh boy mentioning this will surelybring us all a ton of Google hits won't it?). Although I've thought about getting some of these pill for the times I need a boost, I'm probably not going to take the plunge. Have you ever taken any diet pills, energy pills or energy drinks? How did they make you feel? Do you still take them? How come?
yes I have, they did give me a boost, but didn't help with weight loss... I am skeptical of most of these things that claim weight loss that you can get off the counter... skeptical and a little afraid... so I don't take that stuff.

5. Have you heard about "Gastric Bypass" surgery that many celebrities are doing to loose weight? (The process reduces the size of your stomach to facilitate weight loss) What are your thoughts on this procedure? Would you ever consider it? How would you feel if a relative were to decide to undergo the procedure?
well that's kind of misleading to make it sound like it's some trendy cosmetic surgery all of Hollywood is getting done. It's not. I've checked into this and read a lot about it as well as talked to some of the nurses and Dr.s I work with. It's a very serious operation that is only done on people who are morbidly obese and have serious medical because of the weight. You have to be at least 100 lbs or 100% over your ideal weight or have a BMI of 40 or greater, or have the serious weight-related health conditions to even be considered for this operation. If I knew someone who fit that catagory and was considering this surgery, I'd urge them to check into all the pros and cons of it first so they know what they are getting into. Ultimatly I'd support them. But for the vast majority of us, the only solution we need is to eat right and get regular exercise.


6. What do you think the opposite sex needs to experience to fully understand what it is like to be your gender?
Child birth

7. And to lighten things up a bit before we go...What's the most worthless gadget, infomercial item or "looked like a bargain" item you have ever purchased or owned?
A potato cooker for the microwave... basically just a plastic stand for your taters.... lol - I didn't purchase it, it was given to me.

BONUS: Why can't every day be like Christmas?
Because there is a God and he is merciful enough to not put us through something like that.

Today's Comment Question: I have a new, faster computer and I am ready run some new programs and have fun. What do you like to do (games, programs, etc.) on your computer for entertainment?
play games, read blogs, write, internet porn (just kidding) ;o)

I LOVE GODZILLA!!!!

We rented Godzilla 2000 Friday and we watched tonight. I absolutly LOVED in the beginning when Godzilla breaths on the car windshield... and when the bus load of tourists say "Holy Crap!" in unison - I laughed for a full 2 minutes! Damn that is a great movie (cheesy, yes, but it's a Godzilla movie... it's supposed to be...). I'm a huge fan of the G man from way back.... I used to watch Godzilla movies in Japanese... I didn't care what the dialogue was, I could follow the plot on my own.. and it was WAY more fun to make up the lines.

I hated the Godzilla movie made in the US with Mathew Broderic... Godzilla is NOT some damn raptor, he's a guy in a rubber suit! Some things are sacred... Godzilla's look is one of them... Don't mess with the G-man... just ask Tokyo about that...

Night everyone.... I'll write more (yeah I know your waiting anxiously... *snort*) after work tomorrow....

Ahhhh... The Indignities My Cats Suffer....

Last night we had a game and I was knitting, but I screwed it up and had this little piece left. My cat was sitting on my lap so I put it around her neck as a collar... Everyone started laughing and I took it off her and made a ruffle for it. Then I made a matching one for the other cat... Take a look...



My cat (the orange tabby) HATED the collar but left it on, she was rather indignant with me though... Dusty (the gray calico) loves her collar and walked around like a newly crowned beauty contestant. Infact she is STILL wearing hers. Last night after everyone left, I went into the bedroom to change, when I came out Sunshine (my cat) had her collar down around the middle of her like a skirt. HAHAHAHA! Dusty was happy as a clam to have hers on. I didn't make Sunshine wear it for long (well after everyone left that is... ) And today I just put it on her to get that humiliating picture... She's still pissed at me from last night so I figured one more time in the collar wouldn't hurt that. Yeah I know.. I'm going to hell for this one... but it was funny... ;o)

More Strange Crap From Judy!!!

I should soooo be in bed right now, I have to work tomorrow... someone is sick so I'm filling in... more money.

Anyway... been a busy weekend... here are some pictures of the bush my lovely thisle came from.. I had to take a picture of it.. it looks like some alien plant that has come to take over earth... pretty cool...



The really fasinating part is that it has about 15 or so buds on it! It's December and this is still flowering!



Pete, I am in love with this already... I can't help it.. it's already happened... It's sooooo beautiful in such a primative way.

I'm not the only one who thinks so... as you can see from the pictures, a few blooms have been cut from the stalk... only one was mine. I'm starting to feel possesive and protective of it now.. I want to see how much it blooms and I've been really tempted to dig it up and put it in my flower pot..... the fact that it's covered in thorns is a huge deterant... huge... Anyway... just thought it was cool...