I have to go to work today... someone is still sick. This is not entirely a bad thing as I do need the money AND on Friday.. I did something I should not have.. I brought the beeper home by accident. I just forgot that it was in my pants pocket. Well before I go there, I have to check my small hospital and get my application to The Picture People.
What do you get with bell pepper, onion, okra, tomato, chicken and sausage? GUMBO! Last night I made gumbo for dinner.. my husband's favorite. I'm not going to post the recipe though... you couldn't make it anyway... You'd have to know how to make a roux and if you know how to do that you probably already know how to make gumbo and have a favorite recipe, besides I don't really use a recipe. I made pumpkin bread also.. Yum yum yum... that was soooo good. I'll post that recipe later.. this is the best damn bread... Just had some for breakfast... with whipped cream.. I love whipped cream on just about anything... anything I tell you...
So I had this whacky dream last night. We go into a store to rent videos, theres a guy working there that looks like The Rock, and I'm all hot for him but I know he's married so I'm just casually flirting with him at one point he needs to get to something that is behind us and he doesn't say excuse me or whatever he just presses against me to reach it.. which I did not mind in the least (funny thing, in the dream I did not try to cop a feel, which in real life I would have, but I kept telling myself to do it!). I get my videos and theres this other guy I stop to talk to, there's piece of paper on the table and two markers. He starts writing on the paper and I say, "go ahead and put your number also." he looks up, surprised and says "what? really?" and I say "Yeah, give me your number." so he does... Then I leave with his number, off to the car, where my posse is waiting for me.. in the back seat theres a guy who looks like Gavin Rosdale from Bush (where the hell did that come from?). Thats it.. the phone rang and woke me. I don't know if I called that guy or not. I told this dream to a friend this morning, and their response was "Girl you need to get some action." HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Well I got to get going. I hope there is some hot water for me!
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
Monday, October 28, 2002
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Something I just found.. Top 10 Scariest Movies. Here is the list minus the movie info.
10. Eraserhead (1977)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
8. Halloween (1978)
7. Don't Look Now (1973)
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
5. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
4. Suspiria (1977)
3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2. Repulsion (1965)
1. Psycho (1960)
Just missed: The Shining (1980); Jaws (1975); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Dead Ringers (1988); Seconds (1966)
Now my comments: I was surprised that despite my great love for horror movies I am not familiar with 4 out of the 10. Who made up this list? I'm ok with Psycho being #1, it is a classic after all, but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre made the list? Was that supposed to be scary? And why was The Exorcist way down on #9? That is one scary movie... much more disturbing than Night of the Living Dead. I think Alien should have been part of this group. That movie scared me when I was 9 and it still scares me. Hmph...
So what is the scariest movie you've ever seen? and why did it scare you so much?
For me the movie that gave me sleepless nights was American Werewolf in London - I love that movie. I was it when I was 10 or 11, and I watched it by my self (what were my parents thinking!), but Amityville Horror came in a close second on that, my sister and I blatantly lied to our babysitter when we were little (I was just 7!!) and she took us to that instead of The Muppet Movie with the other kids. I had nightmares for a week! It's a good think we didn't talk her into the movie that I really wanted to see - Alien! Yikes - I'd still be scared from that one!
10. Eraserhead (1977)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
8. Halloween (1978)
7. Don't Look Now (1973)
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
5. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
4. Suspiria (1977)
3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
2. Repulsion (1965)
1. Psycho (1960)
Just missed: The Shining (1980); Jaws (1975); The Silence of the Lambs (1991); Dead Ringers (1988); Seconds (1966)
Now my comments: I was surprised that despite my great love for horror movies I am not familiar with 4 out of the 10. Who made up this list? I'm ok with Psycho being #1, it is a classic after all, but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre made the list? Was that supposed to be scary? And why was The Exorcist way down on #9? That is one scary movie... much more disturbing than Night of the Living Dead. I think Alien should have been part of this group. That movie scared me when I was 9 and it still scares me. Hmph...
So what is the scariest movie you've ever seen? and why did it scare you so much?
For me the movie that gave me sleepless nights was American Werewolf in London - I love that movie. I was it when I was 10 or 11, and I watched it by my self (what were my parents thinking!), but Amityville Horror came in a close second on that, my sister and I blatantly lied to our babysitter when we were little (I was just 7!!) and she took us to that instead of The Muppet Movie with the other kids. I had nightmares for a week! It's a good think we didn't talk her into the movie that I really wanted to see - Alien! Yikes - I'd still be scared from that one!
YAY L! YAY! I can't wait to see the pics! I'm so happy for you!
A - your little one probably heard that from someone at school. My oldest came up to me about a month ago and said "______ said poopy-head". she said it a few times, I think just to get a reaction, and I explained to her that it was not a nice thing to say. But when she's around other kids, she picks up things. What can you do?
It's raining here... *sigh* I think that's what's making me all down today. That and I haven't managed to get squat done today. I do hate that. Im going to make some pumpkin bread in a few minutes. Making chicken gumbo for dinner. That's my husband's favorite thing I make... so I'm making it for him...
Off to the kitchen to kill a pumpkin!
A - your little one probably heard that from someone at school. My oldest came up to me about a month ago and said "______ said poopy-head". she said it a few times, I think just to get a reaction, and I explained to her that it was not a nice thing to say. But when she's around other kids, she picks up things. What can you do?
It's raining here... *sigh* I think that's what's making me all down today. That and I haven't managed to get squat done today. I do hate that. Im going to make some pumpkin bread in a few minutes. Making chicken gumbo for dinner. That's my husband's favorite thing I make... so I'm making it for him...
Off to the kitchen to kill a pumpkin!
hmmm.. I'm really kind of tripped that the call from Mel is still on my mind. I can't stop thinking about Todd and how he has turned out. Mel said that he had really changed, he wasn't the same person. She said that recently she saw a group of former co-workers. They all got together, and Todd crashed the party. She was surprised he had the nerve to show up. Especially since Joe was there, and Joe had taught Todd everything he knows about the industry... in the end Todd screwed over Joe and betrayed him as a friend. I guess I should have known what kind of person Todd was at that point, because I saw this happen, but I was totally loyal to him. By the time I got laid off, I knew that Todd had changed... he was doing Stick and listening to what she was saying despite the consequences... and he ended up loosing that job. Now.. it appears that he's really screwed up his life. That disturbs me for some reason. I guess because I always thought Todd would do well... and he seemed pretty in control. He was a powerful man when I worked for him... now it sounds like he's a broken man... Mel said that once he mentioned that his wife was drinking two bottles of wine before he got home in the evenings... that's a lot. I guess I just figured he was smart enough to not let this happen... but I guess I was wrong.. I'm disapointed.
This morning has been absolutly insane. It's almost 11 and I just now got out of the shower! At 6:40 am I get a call from work, someone is sick at the hospital I work on Fridays, can I work it? No.. I have things to do today so I can't. Then at 7:30 someone else calls me, I let it go to voice mail because I don't want to talk to them... they call back.. 3 times. sheesh. Then at 9 am I get a blast from the past when a friend I used to work with at Nortel calls. I haven't talked to her in forever! Mel needed to vent about someone we used to work with.. who she now works with YET again.. and she HATES it. Stick is what we always called her.. she's a total bitch.. she hates Mel... Well Stick screwed me out of my job.. she was sleeping with my boss... everyone knew it.. The boss - Todd, got laid off from his job about a year after he laid me off.. I got a laugh at that.. I knew he would bounce back and find another job, he's really smart. He did, Mel works for him now. and he brough Stick on about 5 months ago.. all the women hate her.. she's a coniving bitch who sweet talks all the men.. and she got a boob job, so she's got huge boobs (which is kind of funny, she has this little stick body and huge boobs...) Mel said she looks awful, really old (she's always looked older than she was... she was about 40 when I worked with her, so she's probably close to 44 now... and since she tans a lot... I can only imagine what her skin looks like). So Mel tells me that Todd is in bad shape, he's drinking a lot, gained weight and is in danger of loosing this job, she also told me that everyone knows that he's doing Stick also.. And he now works for a small company.. really stupid. Mel said that there is trouble in his home life also.. his wife has started drinking also. *sigh* that's sad.. she was such an upstanding person.. I guess she found out about Todd's carousing... Anyway.. that made me feel really sad for him. I was angry that Todd laid me off the way he did, but I never wanted anything bad to happen to him. I guess it is true.. what comes around, goes around.
Anyway.. I still have so much to do.. damn.. I need to go...
Anyway.. I still have so much to do.. damn.. I need to go...
Well it's MONDAY! So that's means it's time for....*drum roll please..* the Monday Mission 2.43 (thanks to PromoGuy
1. Ever do anything over and over just to make someone else happy but discover you actually hate it?
Yeah.. It's generally called work!
2. What kinds of obligations do you enjoy?
I used to teach Sunday school to a 4 year olds, I did that for 7 years and loved every minute of it - even the really hellish class of one year.
3. What are your feelings about celebrating Halloween?
I love any occasion that calls for dressing up and getting free candy.
4. Are there any stories of bodily functions you would prefer people not share with you in conversation?
Oh yeah.. anything that involves mucus or anything from ones nose. *cringe* *shudder*
5. What do you think is the most important aspect of personal hygiene that bothers you when people overlook it?
deodorant and brushing ones teeth... anything that makes you stinky.
6. Ponder the thought of being forever young, living on endlessly, being immortal. What would that life be like for you?
Hmmm... weird...
7. What's the last thing you felt was "worth fighting for?"
Love
BONUS: Sooner or later, they all will be gone...why don't they stay young?
Because they have to... that's all...
Today's comment question: What is the last thing you do before going to bed? brush my teeth
Answer these and post them!
1. Ever do anything over and over just to make someone else happy but discover you actually hate it?
Yeah.. It's generally called work!
2. What kinds of obligations do you enjoy?
I used to teach Sunday school to a 4 year olds, I did that for 7 years and loved every minute of it - even the really hellish class of one year.
3. What are your feelings about celebrating Halloween?
I love any occasion that calls for dressing up and getting free candy.
4. Are there any stories of bodily functions you would prefer people not share with you in conversation?
Oh yeah.. anything that involves mucus or anything from ones nose. *cringe* *shudder*
5. What do you think is the most important aspect of personal hygiene that bothers you when people overlook it?
deodorant and brushing ones teeth... anything that makes you stinky.
6. Ponder the thought of being forever young, living on endlessly, being immortal. What would that life be like for you?
Hmmm... weird...
7. What's the last thing you felt was "worth fighting for?"
Love
BONUS: Sooner or later, they all will be gone...why don't they stay young?
Because they have to... that's all...
Today's comment question: What is the last thing you do before going to bed? brush my teeth
Answer these and post them!
Something freaky just in time for Halloween... True Hollywood Ghost Story: Was the Spielberg Brainchild Poltergeist Cursed?
That was a cool movie... scared the crap out of my husband.. hehehe...
That was a cool movie... scared the crap out of my husband.. hehehe...
Sunday, October 27, 2002
How frustrating… earlier I had a nice long post written and when I tried to post, I got an error… all my work was gone. DAMN!
So here’s my re-write. Today was a nice easy day at work, went fast, no crappy people to deal with (YAY!). Then headed home, grocery shopping, lunch, nice long nap, read comic books, make dinner (pizza), watch the God Father… now I’m writing. It’s funny when I met up with D at the book store, I begged her for paper and pen so I could jot down notes of strange, funny or interesting things that I thought might be worthy of writing.
Wacky things I noticed:
At the book store, under a large sign suspended from the ceiling that said ‘True Crime’ was the personal finance books. And under another large sign that said ‘Horror’ was the Gamers Bible. Hahahaha… Someone left their signed credit card receipt on a shelf… Doh! While in Spencers we saw this boy about 10 or so, intently looking at this greeting card with some very large topless women in it, D made a comment about him being to young to be looking at that, and he got embarrassed and put it back. HAHAHAHAHA! It’s funny what some boys will do to see tits. I see a large stack of porn magazines stashed under the bed in this kids future.
I went to the mall yesterday.. it’s like "Sightings" at the mall on the weekends… freaky people. One guy looked like he was going to audition for "Renegade", dressed all in black leather.. he wasn’t bad looking.. but he looked totally out of place in the mall (Hey dude.. the 80’s called, they want their look back). Hehehe.. A woman dressed in a skin tight black and gray outfit with leather trim.. she looked bizarre… and sad… a girl in a black sleeveless middrift shirt and skin tight black skirt over black pants with way too much showing.. my rule... if it's below the bra and it jiggles, you should not be exposing it.. that's not good for anybody.
The COOLEST thing we saw were some dolls - Living Dead Dolls! Mezco Makes the dolls (go look at them!) We saw them in the window and I loved them. I collect dolls, so I am jonesing for these! They have 4 series of them and a set of Mini Dead Dolls that I must have. Granted they will probably clash with the Barbies and the porcelain dolls, but they will be nice company for Freddy. I do love all that creepy stuff. I used to have quite a bit of bizarre creepy stuff but I lost quite a bit in the fire I really only have my serial killer books, true crime books, my two sets of serial killer trading cards (one with the rare extra card that I got from the author of the cards.. I begged..) and of course Freddy. I really need to see if I can find a place to get his sound box fixed, he really is my favorite doll… actually he’s the doll that started my doll collection with now that I think about it. HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s just bizarre. So.. I really WANT the Living Dead Dolls - especially the mini’s.. they are cute… in a creepy kind of way.
So we watched The Godfather tonight. I do love that movie. Very bloody… but damn good. Back in June it was on television… all cut to shit, but it was on. So we watched it (sort of) I found this stupid, they showed several very bloody Mafia murders but the one time a set of boobs was on the screen they blurred them. That tripped me, first it was about 10 PM when the movie was on, second why is it OK to show a brutal murder but not nipples? What’s so offensive about nipples? Especially a 30 second flash of nipples? Sheesh… anyway… The Godfather really is not a movie for commercial television.. it’s not a movie that should have anything cut out of it, that messes with the continuity of the movie. Oh funny thing… at the beginning of the movie it had an interview with Coppela and the guy who wrote the book, my husband says something about Coppela being dead, I said "He’s not dead." But he insisted…. So I looked it up on the Internet… proved to him that he’s NOT dead. *snicker* Score another for Judy. Interesting thing I learned, Coppela is a co-owner of a winery! That’s very cool.
Well I’m done now.. go look at the cool dolls… ;o)
So here’s my re-write. Today was a nice easy day at work, went fast, no crappy people to deal with (YAY!). Then headed home, grocery shopping, lunch, nice long nap, read comic books, make dinner (pizza), watch the God Father… now I’m writing. It’s funny when I met up with D at the book store, I begged her for paper and pen so I could jot down notes of strange, funny or interesting things that I thought might be worthy of writing.
Wacky things I noticed:
At the book store, under a large sign suspended from the ceiling that said ‘True Crime’ was the personal finance books. And under another large sign that said ‘Horror’ was the Gamers Bible. Hahahaha… Someone left their signed credit card receipt on a shelf… Doh! While in Spencers we saw this boy about 10 or so, intently looking at this greeting card with some very large topless women in it, D made a comment about him being to young to be looking at that, and he got embarrassed and put it back. HAHAHAHAHA! It’s funny what some boys will do to see tits. I see a large stack of porn magazines stashed under the bed in this kids future.
I went to the mall yesterday.. it’s like "Sightings" at the mall on the weekends… freaky people. One guy looked like he was going to audition for "Renegade", dressed all in black leather.. he wasn’t bad looking.. but he looked totally out of place in the mall (Hey dude.. the 80’s called, they want their look back). Hehehe.. A woman dressed in a skin tight black and gray outfit with leather trim.. she looked bizarre… and sad… a girl in a black sleeveless middrift shirt and skin tight black skirt over black pants with way too much showing.. my rule... if it's below the bra and it jiggles, you should not be exposing it.. that's not good for anybody.
The COOLEST thing we saw were some dolls - Living Dead Dolls! Mezco Makes the dolls (go look at them!) We saw them in the window and I loved them. I collect dolls, so I am jonesing for these! They have 4 series of them and a set of Mini Dead Dolls that I must have. Granted they will probably clash with the Barbies and the porcelain dolls, but they will be nice company for Freddy. I do love all that creepy stuff. I used to have quite a bit of bizarre creepy stuff but I lost quite a bit in the fire I really only have my serial killer books, true crime books, my two sets of serial killer trading cards (one with the rare extra card that I got from the author of the cards.. I begged..) and of course Freddy. I really need to see if I can find a place to get his sound box fixed, he really is my favorite doll… actually he’s the doll that started my doll collection with now that I think about it. HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s just bizarre. So.. I really WANT the Living Dead Dolls - especially the mini’s.. they are cute… in a creepy kind of way.
So we watched The Godfather tonight. I do love that movie. Very bloody… but damn good. Back in June it was on television… all cut to shit, but it was on. So we watched it (sort of) I found this stupid, they showed several very bloody Mafia murders but the one time a set of boobs was on the screen they blurred them. That tripped me, first it was about 10 PM when the movie was on, second why is it OK to show a brutal murder but not nipples? What’s so offensive about nipples? Especially a 30 second flash of nipples? Sheesh… anyway… The Godfather really is not a movie for commercial television.. it’s not a movie that should have anything cut out of it, that messes with the continuity of the movie. Oh funny thing… at the beginning of the movie it had an interview with Coppela and the guy who wrote the book, my husband says something about Coppela being dead, I said "He’s not dead." But he insisted…. So I looked it up on the Internet… proved to him that he’s NOT dead. *snicker* Score another for Judy. Interesting thing I learned, Coppela is a co-owner of a winery! That’s very cool.
Well I’m done now.. go look at the cool dolls… ;o)
Saturday, October 26, 2002
Well I'm back from work.. and it was a pretty decent day, had the cutiest twins to start the day with. I had a nasty little note from the weekday person regarding me leaving too many people to be done for her. Well tough shit. I am not going to badger people. And I did a retake for someone today, when I got done she mentioned how the photographer yesterday was being bitchy and they didn't like her. Some people are more interested in making numbers not making good pictures.
Today would have been my mom's birthday, she would have been 54. It's funny I really haven't thought about it all that much. It's really just another day. It's been a long time since she passed away... and... well mom never liked to celebrate her birthday. She was never embarassed about her aged, she just didn't like birthday parties for herself.
I miss mom. She was funny.
I met my sister today after work (gave up my nap time for you D!). I knew she might be a little sad because of today being mom's b-day. We had a nice time today. Walked around Half-Price Books, couldn't find the 2 books we were looking for, then off to the mall for the freak show. Ahhh the mall.. I'll write about that a bit later.. I was actually taking notes of things so I could accurately write about them (make fun of the freaks). It was an experience.
I hope D had a good time, I did. And I hope she doesn't miss mom to much.
If mom could get the internet in heaven, this is what I'd write her:
Dear Mom,
6 of your birthdays have passed since you left us. So much has changed in that time. Our hearts have healed, though we thought they never would. Our tears have dried, some of our memories have fades... memories of the pain and sadness. All that remains is the memory of your smile and your laughter.
I still miss you, you'll always be with me in my heart.
Love
Judy
That's all... I thought I was going to write more... but, that's all I need to say. I just realized that I was 25 when my mom passed, it was the month after my birthday, Jake turned 25 recently and I told him that 25 was one of my best birthdays... and I just remembered why... it was the last one my mom was here for.
OK, enough of that... go call your mom.
Today would have been my mom's birthday, she would have been 54. It's funny I really haven't thought about it all that much. It's really just another day. It's been a long time since she passed away... and... well mom never liked to celebrate her birthday. She was never embarassed about her aged, she just didn't like birthday parties for herself.
I miss mom. She was funny.
I met my sister today after work (gave up my nap time for you D!). I knew she might be a little sad because of today being mom's b-day. We had a nice time today. Walked around Half-Price Books, couldn't find the 2 books we were looking for, then off to the mall for the freak show. Ahhh the mall.. I'll write about that a bit later.. I was actually taking notes of things so I could accurately write about them (make fun of the freaks). It was an experience.
I hope D had a good time, I did. And I hope she doesn't miss mom to much.
If mom could get the internet in heaven, this is what I'd write her:
Dear Mom,
6 of your birthdays have passed since you left us. So much has changed in that time. Our hearts have healed, though we thought they never would. Our tears have dried, some of our memories have fades... memories of the pain and sadness. All that remains is the memory of your smile and your laughter.
I still miss you, you'll always be with me in my heart.
Love
Judy
That's all... I thought I was going to write more... but, that's all I need to say. I just realized that I was 25 when my mom passed, it was the month after my birthday, Jake turned 25 recently and I told him that 25 was one of my best birthdays... and I just remembered why... it was the last one my mom was here for.
OK, enough of that... go call your mom.
L- Oh gosh I hope you get the cool apartment! Then I'll come visit you! HAHAHHAA! Just kidding.. it's not like I get vacation! I can't wait to see pictures. Good luck!
OK, about the BITCH today. I was having a pretty damn good day, despite having 21 babies on the list to photograph. (eyes rolling up in head) the weekday person really had got to stop leaving C-sections until the last damn day. I had 2 NICU babies that had perfect pictures - I love doing the NICU babies because they are little miracles and I get to hold them for a few minutes. One baby was born on August 12 at just over a pound and was getting to go home today. He took great pictures. Odd thing about NICU pictures at that hospital, if the parents are there, they always look like shit. Not sure why.. just always works out like that. So ANYWAY... I'm down to the second to last person on my list and I go in, the mom is not sure she wants to get the picture today, because according to her the nurse that was in there earlier had upset the baby and made her break out in a rash *note - I was looking at a baby with out even a mark on her... a tiny little red spot that was fading was near her eyebrow. I tell the mom we can take the pictures and if she doesn't like them the sat photographer can do retakes (I'm trying to get credit on this picture.. this is before I realized she was the Bitch Queen's Daughter, Princess Bitchalot). She agrees. I get the cart and bring it in. then nurse sticks her head in the room and tells mom that the head nurse is here to talk to her (mom had complained about the nurse who upset her little pumpkin) mom is very abrupt with the nurse and tells her that the baby pictures are being done now, and she will talk to the head nurse in 30 minutes, I tell her it won't take but 15 to 20 minutes.. she tells the nurse she will see the head nurse in 15 minutes then. OK.... They dress the baby (grandma and mom) then I'm holding the baby and grandma starts criticizing me because I have her up on my shoulder and I'm trying to wake her up (mom wants her awake), grandma is criticizing because the baby's face is touching my sweater and she says that the baby does much better if she's not messed with (OK, what the fuck, the baby is 2 days old! I've had 2 kids, I know for a fact you don't know EVERYTHING about a child at 2 days - even if you gave birth to it!). I put the baby in the cart and start taking pictures. Grandma is across the room steadily criticizing me even touching the baby (pretty fucking hard to line up their faces if you don't touch them) I tell her that I have to do that and grandma proceeds to tell me that the baby always stays still if no one messes with her (yeah bull shit.. no baby stays still unless they are asleep.. and since we are wanting a picture with her eyes open...what ever grandma) Then grandma says how she's "taken 10 rolls of film already and the baby has cooperated for her" (the baby isn't being uncooperative... mom and grandma are just making this hard). I almost turned and said "Oh? would you like to do this since your such a skilled photographer?" Mom snaps at grandma to be quiet, I know what I'm doing. Well I stop touching the baby all together. I'm ready to fucking leave. Mom won't stop touching the baby, grandma is criticizing every picture (and they looked really good...she was just pissed I wasn't listening to her). Mom starts sticking a bottle in the babies mouth while she is in the cart.. to calm her down.. eyes rolling up in head (baby wasn't upset) I finally tell mom to move so I can take the last pictures. She pulls the bottle out, I snap the picture, mom starts messing with the baby again for another picture and I tell her I'm done. Grandma keeps criticizing the pictures (saying that some other pictures came out better because they KNOW the baby better) while I show them to mom, so I just print out the proofs and tell her that someone will come by tomorrow for re-takes. And I head for the door while mom is thanking me. shit what for? thanks for taking our abuse. whatever. I get outside, the head nurse is getting ready to head in. I turn to her and say "have fun" and give her a look of sympathy. she looks amused. People say to me all the time "Oh it must be hard to take baby pictures." I always reply "The babies are easy, it's the parents that are hard." This is why. But I have to wonder about this mom, this is her first baby, what is she going to do the first time that kid has a crying fit and she can't calm her down, what about the first night the baby won't sleep and mom is tired and irritable? If she gets so wound up over the baby crying now, she's going to need valium by the time this kid is rolling over!
OK, I've purged the negative experience.. I feel better.
Tonight I was discussing literature with my husband... I really need to find The Hunchback of Noterdame... I am curious about it now. I don't want to tell you why I am curious.. you would think I was stupid.. hehehe...
OK, about the BITCH today. I was having a pretty damn good day, despite having 21 babies on the list to photograph. (eyes rolling up in head) the weekday person really had got to stop leaving C-sections until the last damn day. I had 2 NICU babies that had perfect pictures - I love doing the NICU babies because they are little miracles and I get to hold them for a few minutes. One baby was born on August 12 at just over a pound and was getting to go home today. He took great pictures. Odd thing about NICU pictures at that hospital, if the parents are there, they always look like shit. Not sure why.. just always works out like that. So ANYWAY... I'm down to the second to last person on my list and I go in, the mom is not sure she wants to get the picture today, because according to her the nurse that was in there earlier had upset the baby and made her break out in a rash *note - I was looking at a baby with out even a mark on her... a tiny little red spot that was fading was near her eyebrow. I tell the mom we can take the pictures and if she doesn't like them the sat photographer can do retakes (I'm trying to get credit on this picture.. this is before I realized she was the Bitch Queen's Daughter, Princess Bitchalot). She agrees. I get the cart and bring it in. then nurse sticks her head in the room and tells mom that the head nurse is here to talk to her (mom had complained about the nurse who upset her little pumpkin) mom is very abrupt with the nurse and tells her that the baby pictures are being done now, and she will talk to the head nurse in 30 minutes, I tell her it won't take but 15 to 20 minutes.. she tells the nurse she will see the head nurse in 15 minutes then. OK.... They dress the baby (grandma and mom) then I'm holding the baby and grandma starts criticizing me because I have her up on my shoulder and I'm trying to wake her up (mom wants her awake), grandma is criticizing because the baby's face is touching my sweater and she says that the baby does much better if she's not messed with (OK, what the fuck, the baby is 2 days old! I've had 2 kids, I know for a fact you don't know EVERYTHING about a child at 2 days - even if you gave birth to it!). I put the baby in the cart and start taking pictures. Grandma is across the room steadily criticizing me even touching the baby (pretty fucking hard to line up their faces if you don't touch them) I tell her that I have to do that and grandma proceeds to tell me that the baby always stays still if no one messes with her (yeah bull shit.. no baby stays still unless they are asleep.. and since we are wanting a picture with her eyes open...what ever grandma) Then grandma says how she's "taken 10 rolls of film already and the baby has cooperated for her" (the baby isn't being uncooperative... mom and grandma are just making this hard). I almost turned and said "Oh? would you like to do this since your such a skilled photographer?" Mom snaps at grandma to be quiet, I know what I'm doing. Well I stop touching the baby all together. I'm ready to fucking leave. Mom won't stop touching the baby, grandma is criticizing every picture (and they looked really good...she was just pissed I wasn't listening to her). Mom starts sticking a bottle in the babies mouth while she is in the cart.. to calm her down.. eyes rolling up in head (baby wasn't upset) I finally tell mom to move so I can take the last pictures. She pulls the bottle out, I snap the picture, mom starts messing with the baby again for another picture and I tell her I'm done. Grandma keeps criticizing the pictures (saying that some other pictures came out better because they KNOW the baby better) while I show them to mom, so I just print out the proofs and tell her that someone will come by tomorrow for re-takes. And I head for the door while mom is thanking me. shit what for? thanks for taking our abuse. whatever. I get outside, the head nurse is getting ready to head in. I turn to her and say "have fun" and give her a look of sympathy. she looks amused. People say to me all the time "Oh it must be hard to take baby pictures." I always reply "The babies are easy, it's the parents that are hard." This is why. But I have to wonder about this mom, this is her first baby, what is she going to do the first time that kid has a crying fit and she can't calm her down, what about the first night the baby won't sleep and mom is tired and irritable? If she gets so wound up over the baby crying now, she's going to need valium by the time this kid is rolling over!
OK, I've purged the negative experience.. I feel better.
Tonight I was discussing literature with my husband... I really need to find The Hunchback of Noterdame... I am curious about it now. I don't want to tell you why I am curious.. you would think I was stupid.. hehehe...
Friday, October 25, 2002
A - "The little orange and white something corn candies"... that would be candy corn.. *snicker* You need some sleep... drug that child!
L - the third place on your list sounds like the one you want - take it if they offer it! I did the same thing when looking for my town house I live in now. I fell in love with the one I live in now, even though it was about $100 more than the other's I had looked at.... but I'm thrilled I took this one. I love it.
Shit.. I'm tired... had chili last night... The Chili Of The Living Dead.. it came back later. Uggh... after many many antiacids.. I did get back to sleep. And... I had a crappy person at work.. bitchy, bitchy, bitchy.. I'll tell about it later.. not that you want to hear it, I just need to vent. Need a short nap before I have to head out again.
L - the third place on your list sounds like the one you want - take it if they offer it! I did the same thing when looking for my town house I live in now. I fell in love with the one I live in now, even though it was about $100 more than the other's I had looked at.... but I'm thrilled I took this one. I love it.
Shit.. I'm tired... had chili last night... The Chili Of The Living Dead.. it came back later. Uggh... after many many antiacids.. I did get back to sleep. And... I had a crappy person at work.. bitchy, bitchy, bitchy.. I'll tell about it later.. not that you want to hear it, I just need to vent. Need a short nap before I have to head out again.
Before I leave for work I'll give you Halloween Friday Five... (I wasn't going to do this one.. since we just did a Halloween pool... but, what the hell, Jake did it.)
1. What is your favorite scary movie?
Nightmare on Elmstreet. I loved most of those movies.
2. What is your favorite Halloween treat?
hmmmm... tiny little chocolate bars...
3. Do you dress up for Halloween? If so, describe your best Halloween costume.
sometimes. I like to, but usually don't for lack of time. Best costume was when I was 3 and mom made me a butterfly costume. I also enjoyed going as a Cereal Killer about 6 years ago and a penguin about 5 years ago.
4. Do you enjoy going to haunted houses or other spooky events?
I love them. haven't been to one in years though.
5. Will you dress up for Halloween this year?
Not sure. I'd like to dress up as something cool, but I can't think of a damn thing.
Now it's your turn... answer these and post them for me. ;o)
I have got to get ready for work.
1. What is your favorite scary movie?
Nightmare on Elmstreet. I loved most of those movies.
2. What is your favorite Halloween treat?
hmmmm... tiny little chocolate bars...
3. Do you dress up for Halloween? If so, describe your best Halloween costume.
sometimes. I like to, but usually don't for lack of time. Best costume was when I was 3 and mom made me a butterfly costume. I also enjoyed going as a Cereal Killer about 6 years ago and a penguin about 5 years ago.
4. Do you enjoy going to haunted houses or other spooky events?
I love them. haven't been to one in years though.
5. Will you dress up for Halloween this year?
Not sure. I'd like to dress up as something cool, but I can't think of a damn thing.
Now it's your turn... answer these and post them for me. ;o)
I have got to get ready for work.
whew.. Judy's tired tonight. There will be no great social commentary tonight.. No words of wisdom.. No enlightenment... ok, who am I kidding! It's not like that was in great abundance on here anyway! HAHAHAHAHA!
So I go to the Dr. today, she offers me a new form of birth control because I didn't like the pills she gave me last time. I got the patch.. Birthcontrol in a patch (you change it once a week.. I think I can manage to remember it once a week...) It looks cool. I'm sure I could have done the shot.. but I hate needles, or the implant thing... but.. that involves needles... sometimes getting cut and stiched up! or some other method.. I think this is going to work though. I had this crazy thought tonight... what if I were using the patch to try to quit smoking... and the patch to prevent pregnancy... and got them mixed up... could end up wearing the same nicotine patch for a week and end up pregnant... not a pretty thought.
I had to run back out to the store this eveing, to get tomatoes for the chili and pick up some videos. I had 45 mins until my husband got home, so I headed to hastings, took way too long to find anything watchable... then stood in line. This particular clerk is named Princess.. and I've been through her line several times. Everytime I go I tell her to look up my husbands card so I can rent the videos. She always acts like I'm asking her to cut off her damn arm. I tell her that I've rented videos like this several times before. she asks for my last name I give it to her, and I watch her grossly misspell it (*note - I have a very easy last name to spell - 5 little letters... and it's a common common name), so I spell it back to her, she misspells it again. I spell it out again... same reaction from her. She's adding letters to my name. Again I spell it - a little less friendly this time, she looks hard at the screen for the misspelling and I point out the extra letter. Sheesh. She get's the file up and tells me that I'm not listed on there as being able to rent videos on the account. I tell her that I am and I HAVE done it before. The line is getting longer be hind me, I guess she notices and relents to rent me 4 videos. Then off to the store for a few things, and I get back an hour later. An hour to go 5 minutes down the block to rent 4 videos and get a bag of groceries. What a world, what a world...
So I go to the Dr. today, she offers me a new form of birth control because I didn't like the pills she gave me last time. I got the patch.. Birthcontrol in a patch (you change it once a week.. I think I can manage to remember it once a week...) It looks cool. I'm sure I could have done the shot.. but I hate needles, or the implant thing... but.. that involves needles... sometimes getting cut and stiched up! or some other method.. I think this is going to work though. I had this crazy thought tonight... what if I were using the patch to try to quit smoking... and the patch to prevent pregnancy... and got them mixed up... could end up wearing the same nicotine patch for a week and end up pregnant... not a pretty thought.
I had to run back out to the store this eveing, to get tomatoes for the chili and pick up some videos. I had 45 mins until my husband got home, so I headed to hastings, took way too long to find anything watchable... then stood in line. This particular clerk is named Princess.. and I've been through her line several times. Everytime I go I tell her to look up my husbands card so I can rent the videos. She always acts like I'm asking her to cut off her damn arm. I tell her that I've rented videos like this several times before. she asks for my last name I give it to her, and I watch her grossly misspell it (*note - I have a very easy last name to spell - 5 little letters... and it's a common common name), so I spell it back to her, she misspells it again. I spell it out again... same reaction from her. She's adding letters to my name. Again I spell it - a little less friendly this time, she looks hard at the screen for the misspelling and I point out the extra letter. Sheesh. She get's the file up and tells me that I'm not listed on there as being able to rent videos on the account. I tell her that I am and I HAVE done it before. The line is getting longer be hind me, I guess she notices and relents to rent me 4 videos. Then off to the store for a few things, and I get back an hour later. An hour to go 5 minutes down the block to rent 4 videos and get a bag of groceries. What a world, what a world...
Thursday, October 24, 2002
Wow.. I'm really surprised that no one had a comment on my death penalty post. I can only assume that everyone who read my rant agreed with me. I did hear from one person and he did agree with me. But the rest of you are silent and as I said, I will take your silence as agreement.
A - did you read my special post just for you? if not, go down and read it.. then plot to kill me for being a bitch. lol
AND.. again.. no one has left comments... am I unworthy of your thoughts? Am I not thought provoking? Do I speak for everyone? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Well I have got to get going, gotta get gas in the car, return movies and head off to the Dr. I'll be back..... and I expect some comments... *giving you stern look*
A - did you read my special post just for you? if not, go down and read it.. then plot to kill me for being a bitch. lol
AND.. again.. no one has left comments... am I unworthy of your thoughts? Am I not thought provoking? Do I speak for everyone? HAHAHAHAHAHA! Well I have got to get going, gotta get gas in the car, return movies and head off to the Dr. I'll be back..... and I expect some comments... *giving you stern look*
hehehehe.. I just found this.. It's relevant (sort of)... This is about my nephew "He is a carnivore. He hates veggies of all kinds. He has a t-shirt that says "How many vegetables died for your stupid salad?"
Gotta love that boy. I'm sure he's a member of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) like me...
Gotta love that boy. I'm sure he's a member of PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals) like me...
Gosh I'm am such the comicbook geek. I just found (via Promoguy's site) a link to Neil Gaiman's Journal. For those who don't know who he is - he's an immensly talented writer and comicbook creator. I discovered him (rather reluctantly) about 10 years ago while my husband and I were dating. As I've mentioned before hubby is a comicbook geek... Anyway.. he got me hooked by giving me some of the Sandman comics by Gaiman. I was hooked...like an addict. I must have read his entire collection of Sandman comics in 3 weekends. I loved them... The stories were fabulous and intellegent and lacked all the testosterone laden, spandex wearing superheros in most comics (that said, I do read some of thoes comics also... damn that husband of mine... but I tend to prefer the comics with storylines that are more thought provoking... Legion has had some of the best writing in the past 2 years of all of the comics I currently read... which is a suprise since it is a testosterone laden, spandex wearing superhero comic).
Anyway.. I'm such a geek.. this excites the hell out of me...
Anyway.. I'm such a geek.. this excites the hell out of me...
No A - Free Silken Secret is not an offense against God.. it's a little piece of heaven (if use right ;o)
Thanks to Jake for 3X Thursday 10/24/2k2 Eat Your Veggies
1.Have you ever thought about being vegetarian? If you have not then why? If you are vegetarian then why?
Fleetingly I have, but that usually lasted until my next dead animal filled meal. I like meat. All kinds of meat. If it's in the meat section somewhere, chances are I'll eat it. Nothing compairs to the real thing.
2.So do you like to eat your veggies? What fruit and vegetables do you like to eat?
I love veggies. I eat most veggies except onions and bell pepper (except in cajun food.. then I'll eat them). I don't really like a lot of fruit. I like berries... the occasional apple or orange... maybe a bananna. When I was pregnant with my first child fruits and veggies made me throw up. I could not even walk through the produce isle at the store without feeling sick... And just the sight.. no just the smell of a bananna made rush to the toilet.. I've never really gotten back to where I like fruit all that much.
3.What vegetarian food do you like? It can be made with dairy just not meat. Pick one non-meat food or drink that you think is groovy.
Well.. that's a misleading question... since I like most foods. I think you mean "What vegetarian dish do you like?" I mean I could just say strawberries. But I love a good spicy vegetable stir fry any day. Bean and cheese burritos - YUM! Pan roasted veggitables over pasta - to die for. Veggetable lasagna (the stuff I make) rocks. I do like the veggie burgers - the black bean ones are my favorite. I like the ones that aren't supposed to taste like meat... those are vile.
Bonus Question for the Comments: What is the tastiest beverage ever? Bailey's Irish Cream - it's even good on cereal ;o) or a good ice cold root beer in a frosty glass (A&W)
OK - I have to make a few comments - maybe in appropriate... but I'm still going to spout off. I've known (still know) lots of vegetarians. And I have no problem with the non-meat or meat product eating populace. I don't like the one's who try to make me feel guilty for eating a hamburger though. I do have a question for those who abstain from the tasty flesh, if you don't like meat, why do you make fake meat products? Like fake meat hot dogs (as if they aren't artificial enough!)? Fake meat chicken nuggets? Is someone going to come out with a fake meat SPAM sometime soon? Ya know, when I have a meatless meal, I don't even want it to hint of dead animal, I like to enjoy the flavors of the veggies. Alright, I'm done now.
AND on that note... This Little Piggy Was Used For Xenotransplantation Research. Yeah that will make you think twice on that pork chop... ;o)
1.Have you ever thought about being vegetarian? If you have not then why? If you are vegetarian then why?
Fleetingly I have, but that usually lasted until my next dead animal filled meal. I like meat. All kinds of meat. If it's in the meat section somewhere, chances are I'll eat it. Nothing compairs to the real thing.
2.So do you like to eat your veggies? What fruit and vegetables do you like to eat?
I love veggies. I eat most veggies except onions and bell pepper (except in cajun food.. then I'll eat them). I don't really like a lot of fruit. I like berries... the occasional apple or orange... maybe a bananna. When I was pregnant with my first child fruits and veggies made me throw up. I could not even walk through the produce isle at the store without feeling sick... And just the sight.. no just the smell of a bananna made rush to the toilet.. I've never really gotten back to where I like fruit all that much.
3.What vegetarian food do you like? It can be made with dairy just not meat. Pick one non-meat food or drink that you think is groovy.
Well.. that's a misleading question... since I like most foods. I think you mean "What vegetarian dish do you like?" I mean I could just say strawberries. But I love a good spicy vegetable stir fry any day. Bean and cheese burritos - YUM! Pan roasted veggitables over pasta - to die for. Veggetable lasagna (the stuff I make) rocks. I do like the veggie burgers - the black bean ones are my favorite. I like the ones that aren't supposed to taste like meat... those are vile.
Bonus Question for the Comments: What is the tastiest beverage ever? Bailey's Irish Cream - it's even good on cereal ;o) or a good ice cold root beer in a frosty glass (A&W)
OK - I have to make a few comments - maybe in appropriate... but I'm still going to spout off. I've known (still know) lots of vegetarians. And I have no problem with the non-meat or meat product eating populace. I don't like the one's who try to make me feel guilty for eating a hamburger though. I do have a question for those who abstain from the tasty flesh, if you don't like meat, why do you make fake meat products? Like fake meat hot dogs (as if they aren't artificial enough!)? Fake meat chicken nuggets? Is someone going to come out with a fake meat SPAM sometime soon? Ya know, when I have a meatless meal, I don't even want it to hint of dead animal, I like to enjoy the flavors of the veggies. Alright, I'm done now.
AND on that note... This Little Piggy Was Used For Xenotransplantation Research. Yeah that will make you think twice on that pork chop... ;o)
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
WARNING! POLITICALLY QUESTIONALABLE POST BELOW!
Read at your own risk. You may not like my views on this… And that’s cool, feel free to flame me, but do it in a thoughtful, intelligent way or I will just delete your comment and ban you from making comments. Thanks!
In yesterday’s paper, there is an article titled "Justices decline to review 2 capital murder cases". I’m going to summarize it here.
"One for a man given the death penalty for a killing committed when he was 17 and the other for a man who has spent nearly three decades waiting to die."
The court was split on executing juvenile killers. "Four said it was "shameful" to execute juvenile killers."
"The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society." Wrote Justice John Paul Steven’s, who was joined by Justices David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.
Justice Clarence Thomas expressed outrage at the thought of overturning death-penalty convictions for longtime death-row inmates.
The juvenile case rejected by the court Monday involved a Kentucky man sentenced to death for abducting, sodomizing and killing a gas station attendant when he was 17. Kevin Stanford, now 39 has been on death row since 1982. In 1989, the high court used Mr. Stanford’s case to uphold juvenile executions.
Mr. Stanford’s lawyers argued that such executions violate not only the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment but an international treaty signed by the US. Like the question of mental retardation, the issue of juvenile killer turns on the defendant’s capacity to understand the situation and level of culpability.
Dianne Clements of the victims’ rights group Justice For All said the dissenting justices appear to be trying to draw public support with the strongly worded opinion.
"When you say juvenile, your mind’s eye paints a picture of a cherubic child," she said. "It’s not a fair fight."
Justice Breyer also filled a separate opinion to say the court should consider whether it is unconstitutional to leave inmates on death row for extended time.
He said FL inmate Charles Foster has spent more than 27 years in prison and "if executed, Foster, now 55, will have been punished both by death and also by more than a generation spent in death row’s twilight. It is fairly asked whether such punishment is both unusual and cruel."
In response, Justice Thomas said Mr. Foster wouldn’t be in his situation if he hadn’t slit a man’s throat and then cut his spine when he realized the man was still breathing.
The end..
*note - this article was taken from the Tuesday Dallas Morning News… I tried to find this online, but they have a shitty, shitty site that is hard to navigate…
Now here is my opinion on all of this.
Why should a murderer who has been convicted by a jury and sentenced to death by said jury be spared because he was 17 at the time of the crime? The opponents of this say "the issue of juvenile killer turns on the defendant’s capacity to understand the situation and level of culpability." So am I to believe that a 17 year old is to young and naïve to realize that committing a particularly heinous murder is wrong? And that doing so could land them in prison and very possibly on death row? I find that hard to believe.. Am I to believe that at age 18 a person is considered an adult and can do everything but drink and would not longer be considered a juvenile by the state, but at 17 one would still be sketchy on this right/wrong thing, legal/illegal, go to jail/get a slap on the wrist thing. They aren’t talking about a 10 year old, but a 17 year old. I don’t know about you, but I recall being 17. I don’t remember being so stupid and unable to understand the ramifications of my actions or the level of my responsibility. Sounds like a bunch of slick lawyer lingo meant to cloud the real facts (that this person is GUILTY) and get someone a lighter sentence or out of prison.
About a death row inmate waiting for execution for 27 years. That is deplorable. His sentence should have been carried out years ago. And Justice Breyer asking whether it’s cruel and unusual… well yes and no.. yes it’s cruel.. to the victims family to have to wait so long to get closure, unusual.. not really. Many, many convicted murders on death row spend years and years and hundreds of thousands in tax payer dollars appealing their conviction and execution. In this country it is extremely rare that an execution is carried out in a timely manner. That is a crying shame, especially when the innocent victim was brutally murdered in a timely manner.
That’s it.. that’s all… I’m done for now. I have a few other articles that got me riled up that I’ll write about tomorrow, I think this is more than enough for one post. Go ahead and flame me if you like - I've got my asbestos undies on.
Read at your own risk. You may not like my views on this… And that’s cool, feel free to flame me, but do it in a thoughtful, intelligent way or I will just delete your comment and ban you from making comments. Thanks!
In yesterday’s paper, there is an article titled "Justices decline to review 2 capital murder cases". I’m going to summarize it here.
"One for a man given the death penalty for a killing committed when he was 17 and the other for a man who has spent nearly three decades waiting to die."
The court was split on executing juvenile killers. "Four said it was "shameful" to execute juvenile killers."
"The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society." Wrote Justice John Paul Steven’s, who was joined by Justices David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.
Justice Clarence Thomas expressed outrage at the thought of overturning death-penalty convictions for longtime death-row inmates.
The juvenile case rejected by the court Monday involved a Kentucky man sentenced to death for abducting, sodomizing and killing a gas station attendant when he was 17. Kevin Stanford, now 39 has been on death row since 1982. In 1989, the high court used Mr. Stanford’s case to uphold juvenile executions.
Mr. Stanford’s lawyers argued that such executions violate not only the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment but an international treaty signed by the US. Like the question of mental retardation, the issue of juvenile killer turns on the defendant’s capacity to understand the situation and level of culpability.
Dianne Clements of the victims’ rights group Justice For All said the dissenting justices appear to be trying to draw public support with the strongly worded opinion.
"When you say juvenile, your mind’s eye paints a picture of a cherubic child," she said. "It’s not a fair fight."
Justice Breyer also filled a separate opinion to say the court should consider whether it is unconstitutional to leave inmates on death row for extended time.
He said FL inmate Charles Foster has spent more than 27 years in prison and "if executed, Foster, now 55, will have been punished both by death and also by more than a generation spent in death row’s twilight. It is fairly asked whether such punishment is both unusual and cruel."
In response, Justice Thomas said Mr. Foster wouldn’t be in his situation if he hadn’t slit a man’s throat and then cut his spine when he realized the man was still breathing.
The end..
*note - this article was taken from the Tuesday Dallas Morning News… I tried to find this online, but they have a shitty, shitty site that is hard to navigate…
Now here is my opinion on all of this.
Why should a murderer who has been convicted by a jury and sentenced to death by said jury be spared because he was 17 at the time of the crime? The opponents of this say "the issue of juvenile killer turns on the defendant’s capacity to understand the situation and level of culpability." So am I to believe that a 17 year old is to young and naïve to realize that committing a particularly heinous murder is wrong? And that doing so could land them in prison and very possibly on death row? I find that hard to believe.. Am I to believe that at age 18 a person is considered an adult and can do everything but drink and would not longer be considered a juvenile by the state, but at 17 one would still be sketchy on this right/wrong thing, legal/illegal, go to jail/get a slap on the wrist thing. They aren’t talking about a 10 year old, but a 17 year old. I don’t know about you, but I recall being 17. I don’t remember being so stupid and unable to understand the ramifications of my actions or the level of my responsibility. Sounds like a bunch of slick lawyer lingo meant to cloud the real facts (that this person is GUILTY) and get someone a lighter sentence or out of prison.
About a death row inmate waiting for execution for 27 years. That is deplorable. His sentence should have been carried out years ago. And Justice Breyer asking whether it’s cruel and unusual… well yes and no.. yes it’s cruel.. to the victims family to have to wait so long to get closure, unusual.. not really. Many, many convicted murders on death row spend years and years and hundreds of thousands in tax payer dollars appealing their conviction and execution. In this country it is extremely rare that an execution is carried out in a timely manner. That is a crying shame, especially when the innocent victim was brutally murdered in a timely manner.
That’s it.. that’s all… I’m done for now. I have a few other articles that got me riled up that I’ll write about tomorrow, I think this is more than enough for one post. Go ahead and flame me if you like - I've got my asbestos undies on.
OK, this poll is from L.. and I think it merits deep thought...
What is your definition of betrayal?
Hmmm that's a really good one.. but I guess it's doing something to someone to hurt them intentionally.. stabbing someone in the back.. being a false friend... being disloyal..
Has a friend ever betrayed you? If so, was it in a big way or a little way?
well I've had it happen in small ways and in big ways. Small ways as in a friend who I told something to in confidence telling someone else the information I didn't want them to know, in big ways... someone I thought was a friend screwed (literally) me out of a job. And there have been others...
Were you able to forgive that person? If so, why? If not, why not?
The person who betrayed my confidenced? Yeah, mostly.. because I know she was just doing it because of her own insecurities and want for popularity. The bigger ones... hmmm... maybe.. it's hard to say, sometimes I'm still hurt by all of that. I try. I don't want to be a hate filled person and I know it's the right thing to do... forgive them. Even if I still don't like them, or want shit to do with them anymore, it's right to forgive them.
Have you ever betrayed a friend? If so, why?
I have, I admit with much shame. I talked about some women I worked with to gain favor with someone. It was wrong and this person is a really evil person who doesn't deserve anyone's time or attention. I appologized to one of the women, she accepted... she actually never was angry with me for it.. she's a much better person than I am and that made me feel like a real shit for having talked about her like I did. The other woman would not talk to me after, and I can't blame her. I was a real shit to her.
If someone attaches himself or herself to you with no encouragement, and you go along with the friendship, but eventually break off contact because you really don't like the person, is that betrayal? If not, how would you define the behavior?
No it's not betrayal. It's just a friendship (or whatever) running it's course. There are several people I have been friendly with at different places of work, or church or where ever, but when the convenience of the friendship ran out of us.. it just ended.. no hard feelings. No one should feel guilty for not wanting to be around someone you don't really like.
Someone courts your friendship until you eventually begin to depend on the relationship, but when the purpose of the courtship has been achieved, he or she becomes distant and unresponsive. Is this betrayal? If not, how would you define this behavior?
Hmmmm... Not necessarily betrayal. Sounds like boredom.
What is your definition of betrayal?
Hmmm that's a really good one.. but I guess it's doing something to someone to hurt them intentionally.. stabbing someone in the back.. being a false friend... being disloyal..
Has a friend ever betrayed you? If so, was it in a big way or a little way?
well I've had it happen in small ways and in big ways. Small ways as in a friend who I told something to in confidence telling someone else the information I didn't want them to know, in big ways... someone I thought was a friend screwed (literally) me out of a job. And there have been others...
Were you able to forgive that person? If so, why? If not, why not?
The person who betrayed my confidenced? Yeah, mostly.. because I know she was just doing it because of her own insecurities and want for popularity. The bigger ones... hmmm... maybe.. it's hard to say, sometimes I'm still hurt by all of that. I try. I don't want to be a hate filled person and I know it's the right thing to do... forgive them. Even if I still don't like them, or want shit to do with them anymore, it's right to forgive them.
Have you ever betrayed a friend? If so, why?
I have, I admit with much shame. I talked about some women I worked with to gain favor with someone. It was wrong and this person is a really evil person who doesn't deserve anyone's time or attention. I appologized to one of the women, she accepted... she actually never was angry with me for it.. she's a much better person than I am and that made me feel like a real shit for having talked about her like I did. The other woman would not talk to me after, and I can't blame her. I was a real shit to her.
If someone attaches himself or herself to you with no encouragement, and you go along with the friendship, but eventually break off contact because you really don't like the person, is that betrayal? If not, how would you define the behavior?
No it's not betrayal. It's just a friendship (or whatever) running it's course. There are several people I have been friendly with at different places of work, or church or where ever, but when the convenience of the friendship ran out of us.. it just ended.. no hard feelings. No one should feel guilty for not wanting to be around someone you don't really like.
Someone courts your friendship until you eventually begin to depend on the relationship, but when the purpose of the courtship has been achieved, he or she becomes distant and unresponsive. Is this betrayal? If not, how would you define this behavior?
Hmmmm... Not necessarily betrayal. Sounds like boredom.
OK, A (and I don't mean Astroglide) - I'll stop talking about 'the stubstance' (*read Astroglide). I actually was way beyond (Astroglide) in subject matter. In fact (Astroglide), I hadn't even thought about (Astroglide) since reading L's (Astroglide) blog. I mean I'm on to (Astroglide) politics and gramerical (Astroglide) incorrectness. 'The substance' (Astroglide) was completly out of my (Astroglide) mind... that is until you mentioned (Astroglide) it.
In fact I've been here at the library contemplating (Astroglide) this Steven King book 'The (Astroglide) Regulators'. And belive me there's no room in my injured psychie for any thoughts other than fear of (Astroglide) monsters. I mean I could just lock myself in my closet with my (Astroglide) teddy bear and stay there for a while.. if, deep down I wasn't truly afraid of (Astroglide) monsters in the closet!
Anyway the subject had completly 'slipped' my (Astroglide) mind.
*note* if you feel like smacking me now, that's totally acceptable. ;o)
In fact I've been here at the library contemplating (Astroglide) this Steven King book 'The (Astroglide) Regulators'. And belive me there's no room in my injured psychie for any thoughts other than fear of (Astroglide) monsters. I mean I could just lock myself in my closet with my (Astroglide) teddy bear and stay there for a while.. if, deep down I wasn't truly afraid of (Astroglide) monsters in the closet!
Anyway the subject had completly 'slipped' my (Astroglide) mind.
*note* if you feel like smacking me now, that's totally acceptable. ;o)
Ahhh a little something for self improvement...
The Word of the Day for October 23 is:
tousle • \TOW-zul ("OW" as in "cow")\ • (verb)
: dishevel, rumple
Example sentence:
Vic stood in front of the mirror and tousled his hair, trying to master the cool, disheveled look.
Did you know?
"Tousle" is a word that has been through what linguists call a "functional shift." That's a fancy way of saying it was originally one part of speech, then gradually came to have a different function. "Tousle" started out as a verb back in the 15th century. By the late 19th century, "tousle" was also being used as a noun meaning "a tangled mass (as of hair)." Etymologists connect the word to an Old High German word meaning "to pull to pieces."
I found that on Merriam-Webster OnLine after reading an article about bad grammar TALK GOOD . I realized that I really do need to work on my grammar and spelling... that's a bit of a lie. I've known for a long time that I needed to work on it. I appologize to all of you who read my ramblings and have to suffer through my awful grammar and deplorable spelling. I'll try to work on that.. *gotta find a way to do spell check on these posts*....
Anyway, off to my scary novel.
The Word of the Day for October 23 is:
tousle • \TOW-zul ("OW" as in "cow")\ • (verb)
: dishevel, rumple
Example sentence:
Vic stood in front of the mirror and tousled his hair, trying to master the cool, disheveled look.
Did you know?
"Tousle" is a word that has been through what linguists call a "functional shift." That's a fancy way of saying it was originally one part of speech, then gradually came to have a different function. "Tousle" started out as a verb back in the 15th century. By the late 19th century, "tousle" was also being used as a noun meaning "a tangled mass (as of hair)." Etymologists connect the word to an Old High German word meaning "to pull to pieces."
I found that on Merriam-Webster OnLine after reading an article about bad grammar TALK GOOD . I realized that I really do need to work on my grammar and spelling... that's a bit of a lie. I've known for a long time that I needed to work on it. I appologize to all of you who read my ramblings and have to suffer through my awful grammar and deplorable spelling. I'll try to work on that.. *gotta find a way to do spell check on these posts*....
Anyway, off to my scary novel.
All right I'm here a bit early... some of my stuff got canceled. I did get a chance to have lunch at la Madeleine. ahhhh... that was heaven on earth. I love the tomato basil soup. I had a chicken sandwich but should have gotten them to put it on softer bread - hard bread and braces are a BAD BAD combination. I kept having to stop eating to dab up blood on my lips. Ouch. It was worth the injuries though. I have not eaten there in a long long time.
This morning I was reading the news paper (a real news paper, not online or anything) and gosh, I'm going to have to break my rule of not discussing political things in my blog. There was an article on Martha Stupid.. I mean Stewart... SEC is coming down on her. Good. Then there was an article on the death penalty... ohhhh... something I have strong opinions about... I will discuss this further when I get home this evening.. I have quite a rant building up in me on this one. Then there's the governors race here... sheesh... that's just stupid... not to mention the other political places being voted on... BUT... not right now... I'm at the library. Ya know.. I haven't even finished the front page of the paper either!
I'm a news junkie. I love to get the news. Relivant news that is. I hate when news stories get repeated ad nauseam (sp?). I've always like the news... I used to watch the news when I was little. I remember hopeing to get home from college by 10 pm (night classes) so I could see the last news cast. I know.. it's sick, but I do love the news...
Oh to other things... the most rediculous thing of today (so far)
I'm driving around here, and the road I was on went from 3 lanes on the side I was driving to just one - really abruptly - right after a light. I had been driving in the middle lane, and saw at the light that it squeezed down to just one lane, so I pushed my way in the line (thats just the way you have to drive around here). The guy driving the car I squeezed in front of was not happy about that, he was bound and determined to not let me in, but I did it anyway. So we are driving, and it's going not all that fast because of the construction on the right and everyone being in one lane. We get to a stop light, as soon as the light turned green and the truck in front of me started moving, the asshole behind me started honking (*note* that really pisses me off when I get honked at for no freaking reason). The next light he does the same damn thing, so I pull away kind of slow... knowing he's gotta be loving that. The next light he does the same damn thing.. and we are almost to the end of the construction.. I was so irritated with that prick, I just barely touched the gas. He's honking like crazy. As soon as we were past the construction, I speed up to the speed limit, look in my rear view mirror.. this idiot is going about 10 miles under the speed limit! WTF was he in such a hurry for? *sheesh* some people just have their heads up their asses.
Well.. that's about all for now.. gotta go find The Regulators and read some more in that disturbing novel. Although I haven't needed anything like that to help me have disturbing dreams.. no talking butts last night, but still whacked out dreams.
This morning I was reading the news paper (a real news paper, not online or anything) and gosh, I'm going to have to break my rule of not discussing political things in my blog. There was an article on Martha Stupid.. I mean Stewart... SEC is coming down on her. Good. Then there was an article on the death penalty... ohhhh... something I have strong opinions about... I will discuss this further when I get home this evening.. I have quite a rant building up in me on this one. Then there's the governors race here... sheesh... that's just stupid... not to mention the other political places being voted on... BUT... not right now... I'm at the library. Ya know.. I haven't even finished the front page of the paper either!
I'm a news junkie. I love to get the news. Relivant news that is. I hate when news stories get repeated ad nauseam (sp?). I've always like the news... I used to watch the news when I was little. I remember hopeing to get home from college by 10 pm (night classes) so I could see the last news cast. I know.. it's sick, but I do love the news...
Oh to other things... the most rediculous thing of today (so far)
I'm driving around here, and the road I was on went from 3 lanes on the side I was driving to just one - really abruptly - right after a light. I had been driving in the middle lane, and saw at the light that it squeezed down to just one lane, so I pushed my way in the line (thats just the way you have to drive around here). The guy driving the car I squeezed in front of was not happy about that, he was bound and determined to not let me in, but I did it anyway. So we are driving, and it's going not all that fast because of the construction on the right and everyone being in one lane. We get to a stop light, as soon as the light turned green and the truck in front of me started moving, the asshole behind me started honking (*note* that really pisses me off when I get honked at for no freaking reason). The next light he does the same damn thing, so I pull away kind of slow... knowing he's gotta be loving that. The next light he does the same damn thing.. and we are almost to the end of the construction.. I was so irritated with that prick, I just barely touched the gas. He's honking like crazy. As soon as we were past the construction, I speed up to the speed limit, look in my rear view mirror.. this idiot is going about 10 miles under the speed limit! WTF was he in such a hurry for? *sheesh* some people just have their heads up their asses.
Well.. that's about all for now.. gotta go find The Regulators and read some more in that disturbing novel. Although I haven't needed anything like that to help me have disturbing dreams.. no talking butts last night, but still whacked out dreams.
Well I just finished my morning ritual... cleaning the SPAM out of my mail box. Shit.. I get a lot of that. For the past few days I've been agressively doing something to stop all that crap (i.e. unsubscribing and blocking). Seems to be working some... we'll see. The days I have to work and can't get to the computer (like today) will be the real test to my anti-spaming powers.
Anyway- must finish my breakfast and get dressed... Hope you don't miss me too much today!
Anyway- must finish my breakfast and get dressed... Hope you don't miss me too much today!
Well here I am screwing with my template again.. I was completly bored with the last one... This is a little better. At least it looks different... I've already screwed up the side menu so that one section looks different.. and I can't figure what the hell I did. Oh well. it's late.
Let me know what you think of this template...
Let me know what you think of this template...
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
hmmm.. I think I'm being stalked! Just kidding... No one would stalk me.. I'm FAR to neurotic for that... (oh... a new subject to write about... give me just a minute to finish this lame thought before I go on to that!) There are these two guys who are ALWAYS at the gym when I go work out. I sometimes get lazy and don't go on M-W-F so I'll go the next day to make up for it, then get right back on schedule (at least I try)... anyway.. these two are always there. I call them Dumb and Dumber. They truly are. Once they were talking with another hot bodied moron, compairing at what grade each of them had been held back in school! Shit, that is not something I'd be bonding over. It was so stupid, they were talking about it like it was something to be proud of. Another time they were discussing trucks... most of the rest of their conversations are so moronic that I can't bring myself to recall the subject matter. It's really a shame... such incredible bodies and no place for a brain. Today they finished up their work outs near me, which is a rareity since they generally stick with the free weights and I am a weenier and stick with the machines (less chance for me to fuck it up somehow), and they were oddly quiet today... that made them somewhat more attractive.
OK, back to the other subject... stalkers... I've never had an ex-boyfriend stalk me... I've known plenty of people who have, but I haven't. I don't know why that is.. and I don't know if I should be insulted or not. I've even had a psychotic boyfriend (really, he was... certifiable.. been diagnosed..) but even he didn't stalk me. I've had the occasional pissy ex who decided to diss me but that's about it. One person I know had an ex who she had to get a restraining order for, moved so he would not know where she lives, he called her all the time at work... she was on the brink of a nervous break down... (actually ALL of this person's ex's were like that...) another person's ex decided to go to the bar she would go to every week, then confront her and tell HER to stop hanging out there... she also seemed to attract the psycho type. And YET another person had an ex who told her he would cut her up and throw her body parts on the side of the road... hmmm.... again this was NOT her first psycho stalker ex boyfriend... I could go on and on about one of her's in particular, but I don't want to think of him anymore than I have to... ick. And me.. I've never had a stalker boyfriend, never had a bad break up (granted most of my break ups just involved me not calling them anymore or taking their phone calls), heck I've even still be friends with some of my ex-boyfriends... *sigh* Oh well... I guess I just don't rate as being so unforgetable that someone just could not let me go. *pout* *pout*
Anyway.. about stalkers (yeah I am just getting all distracted here), why is it that neurotic whackos are never stalked? It's always a normal person being stalked by a whacko.. never a whacko stalking a whacko... why is that? *sigh* I guess the world will never know...
OK, back to the other subject... stalkers... I've never had an ex-boyfriend stalk me... I've known plenty of people who have, but I haven't. I don't know why that is.. and I don't know if I should be insulted or not. I've even had a psychotic boyfriend (really, he was... certifiable.. been diagnosed..) but even he didn't stalk me. I've had the occasional pissy ex who decided to diss me but that's about it. One person I know had an ex who she had to get a restraining order for, moved so he would not know where she lives, he called her all the time at work... she was on the brink of a nervous break down... (actually ALL of this person's ex's were like that...) another person's ex decided to go to the bar she would go to every week, then confront her and tell HER to stop hanging out there... she also seemed to attract the psycho type. And YET another person had an ex who told her he would cut her up and throw her body parts on the side of the road... hmmm.... again this was NOT her first psycho stalker ex boyfriend... I could go on and on about one of her's in particular, but I don't want to think of him anymore than I have to... ick. And me.. I've never had a stalker boyfriend, never had a bad break up (granted most of my break ups just involved me not calling them anymore or taking their phone calls), heck I've even still be friends with some of my ex-boyfriends... *sigh* Oh well... I guess I just don't rate as being so unforgetable that someone just could not let me go. *pout* *pout*
Anyway.. about stalkers (yeah I am just getting all distracted here), why is it that neurotic whackos are never stalked? It's always a normal person being stalked by a whacko.. never a whacko stalking a whacko... why is that? *sigh* I guess the world will never know...
L said "I once had a very bad experience due to lack of Astroglide (the horror...the horror).
The importance of Astroglide cannot be overemphasized."
I sat here laughing for so hard I could not keep reading. I just had to copy that and put it here.. it made me laugh so hard.
*sigh* I've been wasting time today... my place is all clean so I have been getting on the computer every so often... Looking at other people's blogs... I have a crappy blog.. L has a cool blog... A - has a cool blog... Jake has a bad ass blog... I need a kick-ass blog... who will help me? who will help poor Judy to achieve coolness in the blogging? Yes yes I am shamelessly begging for help... I really an not sure what to do... I do need help don't I? Hmmm...
*sigh* I've just looked at everyone's blog... no one has written anything recently... WRITE SOMETHING DAMN IT! I'M BORED!!! Hell if nothing else... make a witty comment or something...
The importance of Astroglide cannot be overemphasized."
I sat here laughing for so hard I could not keep reading. I just had to copy that and put it here.. it made me laugh so hard.
*sigh* I've been wasting time today... my place is all clean so I have been getting on the computer every so often... Looking at other people's blogs... I have a crappy blog.. L has a cool blog... A - has a cool blog... Jake has a bad ass blog... I need a kick-ass blog... who will help me? who will help poor Judy to achieve coolness in the blogging? Yes yes I am shamelessly begging for help... I really an not sure what to do... I do need help don't I? Hmmm...
*sigh* I've just looked at everyone's blog... no one has written anything recently... WRITE SOMETHING DAMN IT! I'M BORED!!! Hell if nothing else... make a witty comment or something...
Oh gosh this is damn funny! I was checking my sitemeter and this is the latest search that brought someone to my site
mental challenged people pictures
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Hell I know I'm challenged, and even mentally from time to time but I don't think I qualify! HAHAHAHAHA!
hey.... what a strange thing to look for...
mental challenged people pictures
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Hell I know I'm challenged, and even mentally from time to time but I don't think I qualify! HAHAHAHAHA!
hey.... what a strange thing to look for...
L - Astroglide! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You are sooo damn funny. But the question was "Perfect Lazy Day" not "Favorite Erotic Fantasy" HAHAHAHA! Anything that involves Astroglide is not going to fit the definition of lazy! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
A - Private school might be a good thing for the kids. I went to Catholic school twice when I was growing up and I honestly don't remember any particularly negative moments... actually I don't remember it being much different from public school except for the religion and the uniforms. But I was young.
OK, I'm having a pretty damn good day... ask me why.. go ahead.. ask... OK! I'll tell you! NOTHING boosts a woman's ego like a hot 21 year old hitting on you... yeah sure he was trying to make a sale, but he did say I had nice boobs! (and that was AFTER I told him I didn't want any.... of.. what he.. was.. selling that is)
All right... back to your usual programing of my bitching (what else?)
Everytime I go to the gym I end up on the treadmill infront of the damn television. There's no choice... the televisions are right in front of the treadmils. There are 4 of them and they are all set to different stations - right below each television it shows what station to set your radio to so you can hear it. One of them is always set to watch some brainless crap like The Bachlor. I watched part of it sans the sound (I think I would have spontanously vomited if I had been able to hear it). I'm looking at the television and I see this incredibly hot guy who is 'The Bachlor'... wait a minute.. your telling me that HE can't find a date? As if! Then of course all the girls are all hot and perfect. So... let me see if I have this right... Some network went out and found this really really hot bachlor and ask him if they could set him up with a bunch of really hot girls to date for 6 or 8 weeks (or whenever they've milked this cash cow dry) and he has to eliminate one each week, then at the end he'll be left with the girl of his dreams? Yeah... that makes so damn much sense to me. Let's take this hot guy... who needs no help getting a date... and set him up with a bunch of club bunnies... who also need no help getting dates... Now I can see why a guy would agree to this - what the hell, take the chance to get hooked up with a bunch of hot girls - you bet. But the girls? What the hell are they thinking? Why would anyone put themselves in the position of being publicly humiliated and rejected? I mean 15 minutes of fame is great and all but is it worth being publicly rejected on television? And I'm soooooo sure this guy is REALLY looking at the person beneath that pretty package... that he isn't making his decision solely based on who has the best tits. *eyes rolling up in head* ... Pardon me why I vomit...
I am so sick of all the 'Reality' shows. I thought the networks had reached their all time low with "Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire" - that was a phenominal mistake on their part... but apparently that wasn't a mistake to them. Since then they have had so many 'Reality' shows I can not even keep up with them.. but the sleaziest of them are the ones that really piss me off 'Temptation Island'.. now what couple in their right mind would subject their relationship to that kind of crap? I mean 50% of all marriages end in divorce these days as it is, why intentionally put yourself in a position like that? Sheesh...
I know that these programs are popular (all the more disgust from me) but damn... when will this trend end? when will these types of programs only be airing on MTV or some other vapid cable network? When can we go back to the normal brainless drivel of network television? I think a REAL 'Reality' program would kill this trend... Maybe 'Who Wants To Date A Computer Geek' where they find the most pathetic computer geek and try to fix him up with some hot girl, or maybe 'Who's My Daddy?' where they try to pin down the paternity of some ho's baby .. oh wait... that would be Jerry Springer wouldn't it?...
*sigh* TV sucks...
A - Private school might be a good thing for the kids. I went to Catholic school twice when I was growing up and I honestly don't remember any particularly negative moments... actually I don't remember it being much different from public school except for the religion and the uniforms. But I was young.
OK, I'm having a pretty damn good day... ask me why.. go ahead.. ask... OK! I'll tell you! NOTHING boosts a woman's ego like a hot 21 year old hitting on you... yeah sure he was trying to make a sale, but he did say I had nice boobs! (and that was AFTER I told him I didn't want any.... of.. what he.. was.. selling that is)
All right... back to your usual programing of my bitching (what else?)
Everytime I go to the gym I end up on the treadmill infront of the damn television. There's no choice... the televisions are right in front of the treadmils. There are 4 of them and they are all set to different stations - right below each television it shows what station to set your radio to so you can hear it. One of them is always set to watch some brainless crap like The Bachlor. I watched part of it sans the sound (I think I would have spontanously vomited if I had been able to hear it). I'm looking at the television and I see this incredibly hot guy who is 'The Bachlor'... wait a minute.. your telling me that HE can't find a date? As if! Then of course all the girls are all hot and perfect. So... let me see if I have this right... Some network went out and found this really really hot bachlor and ask him if they could set him up with a bunch of really hot girls to date for 6 or 8 weeks (or whenever they've milked this cash cow dry) and he has to eliminate one each week, then at the end he'll be left with the girl of his dreams? Yeah... that makes so damn much sense to me. Let's take this hot guy... who needs no help getting a date... and set him up with a bunch of club bunnies... who also need no help getting dates... Now I can see why a guy would agree to this - what the hell, take the chance to get hooked up with a bunch of hot girls - you bet. But the girls? What the hell are they thinking? Why would anyone put themselves in the position of being publicly humiliated and rejected? I mean 15 minutes of fame is great and all but is it worth being publicly rejected on television? And I'm soooooo sure this guy is REALLY looking at the person beneath that pretty package... that he isn't making his decision solely based on who has the best tits. *eyes rolling up in head* ... Pardon me why I vomit...
I am so sick of all the 'Reality' shows. I thought the networks had reached their all time low with "Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire" - that was a phenominal mistake on their part... but apparently that wasn't a mistake to them. Since then they have had so many 'Reality' shows I can not even keep up with them.. but the sleaziest of them are the ones that really piss me off 'Temptation Island'.. now what couple in their right mind would subject their relationship to that kind of crap? I mean 50% of all marriages end in divorce these days as it is, why intentionally put yourself in a position like that? Sheesh...
I know that these programs are popular (all the more disgust from me) but damn... when will this trend end? when will these types of programs only be airing on MTV or some other vapid cable network? When can we go back to the normal brainless drivel of network television? I think a REAL 'Reality' program would kill this trend... Maybe 'Who Wants To Date A Computer Geek' where they find the most pathetic computer geek and try to fix him up with some hot girl, or maybe 'Who's My Daddy?' where they try to pin down the paternity of some ho's baby .. oh wait... that would be Jerry Springer wouldn't it?...
*sigh* TV sucks...
Two For Tuesday
1. Tell us about your first time you ever kissed someone. Now please, you don't have to limit yourself, we wanna hear allllll about it. You know you want to tell everyone.
Yikes! I can NOT remember! I can remember one of the first times... but for the life of me I can not remember that first kiss. Hmmm...
2. This one was sort of a toss up. So we'll leave it to your first job. (I'll leave the scandalous questions for later) We have all had those first jobs that we're not proud of, so it's time for everyone to fess up!
First real job... a file clerk. I've never worked fast food and only worked in retail once. I've been sheltered in corporate America. HAHAHAHAHA!
1. Tell us about your first time you ever kissed someone. Now please, you don't have to limit yourself, we wanna hear allllll about it. You know you want to tell everyone.
Yikes! I can NOT remember! I can remember one of the first times... but for the life of me I can not remember that first kiss. Hmmm...
2. This one was sort of a toss up. So we'll leave it to your first job. (I'll leave the scandalous questions for later) We have all had those first jobs that we're not proud of, so it's time for everyone to fess up!
First real job... a file clerk. I've never worked fast food and only worked in retail once. I've been sheltered in corporate America. HAHAHAHAHA!
Monday, October 21, 2002
OK, this is irritating.. and it's stupid too. But this happens about 3 or 4 times a year. People sign up for AOL Instant Messenger using my e-mail account. It completly pisses me off. Someone did it just a few minutes ago. These people are stupid. All I have to do is go to the site and request the password, then go sign on and change it. I always change it to something like 'dumbass' or 'buttface'. Tonight this 'bright' person was on AIM when I signed on so it bumped them off, they imediately signed back on - which bumped me, but I had already had enough time to click on change password and changed it successfully. Why would you sign up using an unknown person's e-mail address? they might be just like me and want nothing more than to just fuck with someone who does this. Now I just change the password, I used to get on their account and harrass people on their buddy list and change the profile to something offensive. I just don't like people using my e-mail for this. I get MORE than enough SPAM in my mail box, I don't need more. Anyway.. this stupid moment brought to you by AIM.
A - a movie sounds awsome! Just let me know when you can escape the hubby and kids and we'll be OFF!
Yes there are health benefits to eating jalapenos and other peppers... I think the stuff is called capsisin (sp?) and it has a lot of health benefits. I'll look up some links and post them here for you.
As far as black pepper, I don't know.. I've never heard of any advise to NOT eat black pepper. And the advice about sodium I think really only applies to people who are sodium sensitive. I read something once about how for years Dr.s had advised that sodium contributed to high blood pressure, but that it wasn't exactly the truth and in most people sodium does not cause a change in blood pressure. Although there are other more important reasons to steer clear of excess sodium - water retention (which sucks so much), sodium interfers with the absorption of calcium and can actually cause calcium loss from your bones (as does phosphoric acid... something that is in cokes and diet cokes *note to all non southers reading this.. we southerners mean all carbonated beverages when we say coke...*)... I know there are lots of other medical reasons to limit sodium but I can't think of them right now.. and since I'm not a Dr. (I just play one on TV) I could be inaccurate on some of these tidbits. Anyway.. I'll look for a few links for you.
Yes there are health benefits to eating jalapenos and other peppers... I think the stuff is called capsisin (sp?) and it has a lot of health benefits. I'll look up some links and post them here for you.
As far as black pepper, I don't know.. I've never heard of any advise to NOT eat black pepper. And the advice about sodium I think really only applies to people who are sodium sensitive. I read something once about how for years Dr.s had advised that sodium contributed to high blood pressure, but that it wasn't exactly the truth and in most people sodium does not cause a change in blood pressure. Although there are other more important reasons to steer clear of excess sodium - water retention (which sucks so much), sodium interfers with the absorption of calcium and can actually cause calcium loss from your bones (as does phosphoric acid... something that is in cokes and diet cokes *note to all non southers reading this.. we southerners mean all carbonated beverages when we say coke...*)... I know there are lots of other medical reasons to limit sodium but I can't think of them right now.. and since I'm not a Dr. (I just play one on TV) I could be inaccurate on some of these tidbits. Anyway.. I'll look for a few links for you.
Shoot.. I talk to much don't I? I was just looking at other people's answers to the questions, and no one else has paragraphs for answers.. sheesh.. not that any of you really give that much of a crap about my answers. *sigh* I guess I need to learn how to be consise in an answer.
Anyway... I have something else to ramble on about for a bit.. I had considered breaking my rule about discussing politics as there are so many topics in that arena that I could spout off about, but I decided to step away from the computer and have a 'cooling off period' so to speak, and came to the conclusion that politics are best left to others to discuss on their blogs. But! I do have a good topic to discuss.. It could sort of be considered political in a way.. probably just rediculous though.. and that's RIGHT UP MY ALLEY! ALIENS!
OK, watching Star Trek (Don't laugh at me! I know I'm a geek!) and I started thinking of a friend of mine (who will remain nameless on here so as not to be guilty of slander or just posting about what a dork he really is) who is into this SETTI thing (don't ask what that means, it's something about aliens and listening to space...) then I started thinking about some other alien movies, like "Invasion of The Body Snatchers", "Invasion from Mars", "Mars Attacks", etc. (yeah I know, I've seen way to many bad movies...). Most of the Star Trek movies make the aliens something worth knowing and being allies with... then there are the other movies that make the aliens out like monsters and all... Me personally, I have NO clue if there are aliens out there or not, and if there are, I'm not so sure I would want them here on Earth... but I'm also not sure I wouldn't want them either. (how's that for stradling the fence!) I mean if they were cool like the Star Trek aliens or even the ones of 'V' then sure I'd like them to be neighbors and all but if they were creepy and evil like.. all the rest of the movies.. fuck them. Although.. if they are smart aliens, they'd probably just detour past Earth - we humans have done plenty to this planet to fuck it up, I doubt they'd want to make it their next vacation spot.
hmmm... maybe I should stop.. I had this thought in mind a few days ago, and I wrote it down.. now here I am trying to write about it.. and it's totally not what I had intended.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Insanity...
Anyway... I have something else to ramble on about for a bit.. I had considered breaking my rule about discussing politics as there are so many topics in that arena that I could spout off about, but I decided to step away from the computer and have a 'cooling off period' so to speak, and came to the conclusion that politics are best left to others to discuss on their blogs. But! I do have a good topic to discuss.. It could sort of be considered political in a way.. probably just rediculous though.. and that's RIGHT UP MY ALLEY! ALIENS!
OK, watching Star Trek (Don't laugh at me! I know I'm a geek!) and I started thinking of a friend of mine (who will remain nameless on here so as not to be guilty of slander or just posting about what a dork he really is) who is into this SETTI thing (don't ask what that means, it's something about aliens and listening to space...) then I started thinking about some other alien movies, like "Invasion of The Body Snatchers", "Invasion from Mars", "Mars Attacks", etc. (yeah I know, I've seen way to many bad movies...). Most of the Star Trek movies make the aliens something worth knowing and being allies with... then there are the other movies that make the aliens out like monsters and all... Me personally, I have NO clue if there are aliens out there or not, and if there are, I'm not so sure I would want them here on Earth... but I'm also not sure I wouldn't want them either. (how's that for stradling the fence!) I mean if they were cool like the Star Trek aliens or even the ones of 'V' then sure I'd like them to be neighbors and all but if they were creepy and evil like.. all the rest of the movies.. fuck them. Although.. if they are smart aliens, they'd probably just detour past Earth - we humans have done plenty to this planet to fuck it up, I doubt they'd want to make it their next vacation spot.
hmmm... maybe I should stop.. I had this thought in mind a few days ago, and I wrote it down.. now here I am trying to write about it.. and it's totally not what I had intended.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Insanity...
OK, here are my answers:
Monday Mission 2.42
1. Have you ever felt like you were expected to set a good example for others?
oh yeah, especially when I was a Sunday school teacher.
2. What keeps you on the right path? For example, why do you think you turned out the way you did as opposed to the nut ball sniper out there?
Hmmm... I'm not sure. Maybe that my parents were strict about some things, and they really stressed that if I screwed up I'd have to be responsible for it. Also, they were not in the habit of bailing me out of my mistakes... We never really discussed a lot of morals and ethics.. but they did stress that if you were expecting to be treated as an adult you were expected to be responsible for your own actions, that lieing was unacceptable and that disagreeing was ok, but being disrespectful was not.
3. Sometimes things seem different than they really are. When was the last time you believed something to be one way only to learn you had it all wrong?
hmmm.. that actually has happened a lot. I care not to get into that on here...
4. Can you recall a time when being alert and observant kept you safe?
Let's see... that would be anytime I have to drive to or from work! Or anywere in this crazy city!
5. Who in your personal circle of relationships do you think is smarter than you? Are they smarter in just one area, or overall? How do you feel about that? How do they interact with you?
Well actually a lot of the people in my circle of friends are smarter than me in a lot of areas. I know a lot of people with multiple degrees, etc. No I don't think they are smarter overall.. I don't think anyone is smarter than me overall (or anyone for that matter)... maybe in a lot of areas, but not overall... there's always going to be someone who is smarter in someway, but there will always be areas that I am much smarter in than they are. Eh, it's just life, doesn't bother me. My friends and I are all on equal footing socially - I have one who I am extremely competitive with as far as games are concerned - he's one of the multiple degree people - I beat him in just about every game we play and that just chaps his ass. Occasionally I thow him a bone and let him win a game but that just makes him paranoid. HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah I like fucking with him like that.
6. Let's daydream a little: Describe in detail the most perfect lazy day, start to finish.
OK, this is just how I feel about this today.. tomorrow I might have a different answer... but right now in this time it would be to sleep late, then get up and have a breakfast of chocolate covered donuts (Krispy Kreme only please) with chocolate milk, then go back to bed to read until I fall asleep again (which would not be long with a carb overload like that) then get up sometime later to recline on the couch and watch cartoons for a while, takeing time to play computer games as well.. and having someone bring me lunch of Taco Bell... Watch more cartoons, maybe some brit comedies, South Park or Farscape, have someone else make and serve me dinner, then watch a movie that's so funny milk comes out my nose (even if I'm not drinking it) and my sides hurt, then sit and solve the world problems and discuss politics until I'm sleepy and head off to bed.
I'm feeling severly lazy today.
7. Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what as? If not, how come? What is the most favorite costume you ever had?
Probably not, no real reason to dress up. Hmmm.. probably the butterfly costume my mom made me when I was 3. I've never had a cool costume as an adult *sigh* I always spend so much time getting everyone else's costume made and ready that I NEVER give myself enough time to make one for myself.
BONUS: Come on baby tell me what's the word? KFC gravy
Today's Comment Question: What gives you the creeps? Spiders! Big nasty spiders! EEEKKK!
Monday Mission 2.42
1. Have you ever felt like you were expected to set a good example for others?
oh yeah, especially when I was a Sunday school teacher.
2. What keeps you on the right path? For example, why do you think you turned out the way you did as opposed to the nut ball sniper out there?
Hmmm... I'm not sure. Maybe that my parents were strict about some things, and they really stressed that if I screwed up I'd have to be responsible for it. Also, they were not in the habit of bailing me out of my mistakes... We never really discussed a lot of morals and ethics.. but they did stress that if you were expecting to be treated as an adult you were expected to be responsible for your own actions, that lieing was unacceptable and that disagreeing was ok, but being disrespectful was not.
3. Sometimes things seem different than they really are. When was the last time you believed something to be one way only to learn you had it all wrong?
hmmm.. that actually has happened a lot. I care not to get into that on here...
4. Can you recall a time when being alert and observant kept you safe?
Let's see... that would be anytime I have to drive to or from work! Or anywere in this crazy city!
5. Who in your personal circle of relationships do you think is smarter than you? Are they smarter in just one area, or overall? How do you feel about that? How do they interact with you?
Well actually a lot of the people in my circle of friends are smarter than me in a lot of areas. I know a lot of people with multiple degrees, etc. No I don't think they are smarter overall.. I don't think anyone is smarter than me overall (or anyone for that matter)... maybe in a lot of areas, but not overall... there's always going to be someone who is smarter in someway, but there will always be areas that I am much smarter in than they are. Eh, it's just life, doesn't bother me. My friends and I are all on equal footing socially - I have one who I am extremely competitive with as far as games are concerned - he's one of the multiple degree people - I beat him in just about every game we play and that just chaps his ass. Occasionally I thow him a bone and let him win a game but that just makes him paranoid. HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah I like fucking with him like that.
6. Let's daydream a little: Describe in detail the most perfect lazy day, start to finish.
OK, this is just how I feel about this today.. tomorrow I might have a different answer... but right now in this time it would be to sleep late, then get up and have a breakfast of chocolate covered donuts (Krispy Kreme only please) with chocolate milk, then go back to bed to read until I fall asleep again (which would not be long with a carb overload like that) then get up sometime later to recline on the couch and watch cartoons for a while, takeing time to play computer games as well.. and having someone bring me lunch of Taco Bell... Watch more cartoons, maybe some brit comedies, South Park or Farscape, have someone else make and serve me dinner, then watch a movie that's so funny milk comes out my nose (even if I'm not drinking it) and my sides hurt, then sit and solve the world problems and discuss politics until I'm sleepy and head off to bed.
I'm feeling severly lazy today.
7. Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what as? If not, how come? What is the most favorite costume you ever had?
Probably not, no real reason to dress up. Hmmm.. probably the butterfly costume my mom made me when I was 3. I've never had a cool costume as an adult *sigh* I always spend so much time getting everyone else's costume made and ready that I NEVER give myself enough time to make one for myself.
BONUS: Come on baby tell me what's the word? KFC gravy
Today's Comment Question: What gives you the creeps? Spiders! Big nasty spiders! EEEKKK!
Woooo hoo! It's MONDAY! time for the *drum roll please*
Monday Mission 2.42
1. Have you ever felt like you were expected to set a good example for others?
2. What keeps you on the right path? For example, why do you think you turned out the way you did as opposed to the nut ball sniper out there?
3. Sometimes things seem different than they really are. When was the last time you believed something to be one way only to learn you had it all wrong?
4. Can you recall a time when being alert and observant kept you safe?
5. Who in your personal circle of relationships do you think is smarter than you? Are they smarter in just one area, or overall? How do you feel about that? How do they interact with you?
6. Let's daydream a little: Describe in detail the most perfect lazy day, start to finish.
7. Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what as? If not, how come? What is the most favorite costume you ever had?
BONUS: Come on baby tell me what?s the word?
Today's Comment Question: What gives you the creeps?
Thanks to Promoguy
Please answer these and post your answers for my amusement. hehehe..
Monday Mission 2.42
1. Have you ever felt like you were expected to set a good example for others?
2. What keeps you on the right path? For example, why do you think you turned out the way you did as opposed to the nut ball sniper out there?
3. Sometimes things seem different than they really are. When was the last time you believed something to be one way only to learn you had it all wrong?
4. Can you recall a time when being alert and observant kept you safe?
5. Who in your personal circle of relationships do you think is smarter than you? Are they smarter in just one area, or overall? How do you feel about that? How do they interact with you?
6. Let's daydream a little: Describe in detail the most perfect lazy day, start to finish.
7. Are you dressing up for Halloween? If so, what as? If not, how come? What is the most favorite costume you ever had?
BONUS: Come on baby tell me what?s the word?
Today's Comment Question: What gives you the creeps?
Thanks to Promoguy
Please answer these and post your answers for my amusement. hehehe..
Sunday, October 20, 2002
Wow.... L - that is quite traumatic with your landlord. I don't blame you for wanting to move. I sure as hell would not feel safe either. Your landlord sounds like a world class pervert now. If not that, then he's got some real boundry issues. Good luck with whatever you decide.
Big HUGS! I do feel sorry for you... that's so awful to have your safety, security and privacy violated like that.
A - I can't wait to see the pictures of the little ones! Call me some time.... *You never write... you never call... I might as well be dead over here... *
Big HUGS! I do feel sorry for you... that's so awful to have your safety, security and privacy violated like that.
A - I can't wait to see the pictures of the little ones! Call me some time.... *You never write... you never call... I might as well be dead over here... *
Saturday, October 19, 2002
D sent me these little tidbits - I've heavily edited the list, so it only has the one's I think are funny.. or especially interesting... hehehehe...
Interesting Facts
The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. *snicker* That's a fun fact!
Kidney stones come in any color--from yellow to brown. That's a disgusting thought... a purple kidney stone
If you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. *note to self* buy lots of carrots to test this ...
You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000000000000071 ounce of its spray. Pardon me, are you wearing Eau De Skunk?
The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you'll have a bad dream. (BY 85 PERCENT) I think that's bullshit... I've had my most disturbing dreams in a hot room...
After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. It's not that they can't hear you, they're ignoring you! Nobody wants to be the one to do the dishes!
Your urine will turn bright yellow if you eat too much asparagus. *note to self* add asparagus to grocery list...
4 million children die each year from inhaling smoke from indoor cooking fires that burn wood and Dung Well darn, I guess I need to get rid of my indoor wood/dung burning stove...
Interesting Facts
The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. *snicker* That's a fun fact!
Kidney stones come in any color--from yellow to brown. That's a disgusting thought... a purple kidney stone
If you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. *note to self* buy lots of carrots to test this ...
You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000000000000071 ounce of its spray. Pardon me, are you wearing Eau De Skunk?
The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you'll have a bad dream. (BY 85 PERCENT) I think that's bullshit... I've had my most disturbing dreams in a hot room...
After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. It's not that they can't hear you, they're ignoring you! Nobody wants to be the one to do the dishes!
Your urine will turn bright yellow if you eat too much asparagus. *note to self* add asparagus to grocery list...
4 million children die each year from inhaling smoke from indoor cooking fires that burn wood and Dung Well darn, I guess I need to get rid of my indoor wood/dung burning stove...
Search Engine Queer-ies that have turned up my site:
Halloween Butterfly costume
lofthouse sugar cookie recipe
cow print clogs (yes I do have a pair of these... this search came up twice..)
info on gold fish
avacado and heart attack (what the hell does one have to do with the other?)
free scooby-do pictures to print
holiday stensil to print out (what the hell? oh well it was an aol search...)
Write to creaters of Spider-Man
hehehe... those were the searches for the past few days. I found a few of them to be especially funny and bizarre.
I had a very nice nap earlier. I needed it...
Halloween Butterfly costume
lofthouse sugar cookie recipe
cow print clogs (yes I do have a pair of these... this search came up twice..)
info on gold fish
avacado and heart attack (what the hell does one have to do with the other?)
free scooby-do pictures to print
holiday stensil to print out (what the hell? oh well it was an aol search...)
Write to creaters of Spider-Man
hehehe... those were the searches for the past few days. I found a few of them to be especially funny and bizarre.
I had a very nice nap earlier. I needed it...
Whew... I'm tired today... What a day yesterday was... I worked - that was cool (except the M-Th idiot left too many babies to be done for me... dumbass!).. then I went to an event with D&S. Yesterday it started raining... hard... the event was at a statium... with a big fucking hole in the roof! We got there early to beat the trafic and get good seats (and we did - they rocked...) we ended up sitting in the rain (with lovely yellow hefty bag-ish rain ponchos on) for 4 hours. Luckily it wasn't all that cold, just wet.. but remember that lovely, silky straight hair of mine... well it was a kinky, curly, mass of frizz by the time I went to bed! HAHAHA! I looked like I had a red brillo pad on my head this morning! hehehe... so It's curly today (doesn't look like a brillo pad now though).. far too much humidity for straight hair.. I had fun with D&S - it was a lot of fun (thanks D for taking me, and feeding me, and the shirt, and the drinks (just Dr. Pepper guys, no booze) and the CD... THANK!). By the time I got home and walked through the door, after 4 hours of soaked feet, wet hair and damp pants.. I felt completly inhuman.. and I was a bit cold. OH.. and I had a sinus headache at the event... D gave me these sinus tablets... I think she had me take one to many! I was awake until 3 am!!!! YIKES! I got up at 6:30 am this morning.. so I haven't had much sleep.. I'm surprised I am able to move at this very moment..
Again.. I have to ask, why is it that some people are so fucking rude? I walked into one person's room to see if they wanted pictures and the mother and the grandmother gave me such a dirty look and were soooooooo rude to me that I'm not going to even go back tomorrow to see if they want pictures.. even if they are calling the nurse to ASK for them... I won't take them. They were total bitches to me and that was totally uncalled for.
So.. do you ever get huge cravings for some horrible junk food? And you MUST have it... crave it for days on end other wise? Yeah me too.. I'm having a junk food craving.. and it's making me crazy because I want KFC original recipe with mashed potatoes and gravy (and a biscut!) so much.. I generally reserve KFC for special occasions like Elvis Day (my celebration of Elvis' birthday... eat KFC, watch a bad Elvis Movie *read... any Elvis movie* , wear sparkly polyester jump suit and side burns, contemplate wether the "Blue Hawaii" clashes with the 'Blue Suede Shoes" or not...). But damn it.. I want KFC.. I think it's all the rain.. maybe lack of sleep... or.... all the sinus medication... acting like uppers... making me feel Elvis-ish... therefore... making me crave... JUNK FOOD! oh... I think that might have even made a little bit of sense... hmmm.. I should go to bed.. I'm barely coherent...
VIVA LAS VEGAS! ;o)
Again.. I have to ask, why is it that some people are so fucking rude? I walked into one person's room to see if they wanted pictures and the mother and the grandmother gave me such a dirty look and were soooooooo rude to me that I'm not going to even go back tomorrow to see if they want pictures.. even if they are calling the nurse to ASK for them... I won't take them. They were total bitches to me and that was totally uncalled for.
So.. do you ever get huge cravings for some horrible junk food? And you MUST have it... crave it for days on end other wise? Yeah me too.. I'm having a junk food craving.. and it's making me crazy because I want KFC original recipe with mashed potatoes and gravy (and a biscut!) so much.. I generally reserve KFC for special occasions like Elvis Day (my celebration of Elvis' birthday... eat KFC, watch a bad Elvis Movie *read... any Elvis movie* , wear sparkly polyester jump suit and side burns, contemplate wether the "Blue Hawaii" clashes with the 'Blue Suede Shoes" or not...). But damn it.. I want KFC.. I think it's all the rain.. maybe lack of sleep... or.... all the sinus medication... acting like uppers... making me feel Elvis-ish... therefore... making me crave... JUNK FOOD! oh... I think that might have even made a little bit of sense... hmmm.. I should go to bed.. I'm barely coherent...
VIVA LAS VEGAS! ;o)
1. How many TVs do you have in your home?
One
2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week?
hmmm.... if you count videos... maybe 3 hours
3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children?
hmmm... some of it.. not all of it
4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken?
None...
5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like?
hmmm..... probably something like Cartoon Network but with better cartoons.
One
2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week?
hmmm.... if you count videos... maybe 3 hours
3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children?
hmmm... some of it.. not all of it
4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken?
None...
5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like?
hmmm..... probably something like Cartoon Network but with better cartoons.
Friday, October 18, 2002
Here's something to ponder for Friday...
DID YOU KNOW?
We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp - and 70% with a slug.
hmmm.... 70% slug... well that explains a lot...
AND *drum roll please* THE FRIDAY FIVE!!! (I'll answer these when I get home tonight...)
1. How many TVs do you have in your home?
2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week?
3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children?
4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken?
5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like?
Well I'm headed off to work... don't miss me too much. *smooches!*
DID YOU KNOW?
We share 98.4% of our DNA with a chimp - and 70% with a slug.
hmmm.... 70% slug... well that explains a lot...
AND *drum roll please* THE FRIDAY FIVE!!! (I'll answer these when I get home tonight...)
1. How many TVs do you have in your home?
2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week?
3. Do you feel that television is bad for young children?
4. What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you're heartbroken?
5. If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like?
Well I'm headed off to work... don't miss me too much. *smooches!*
Thursday, October 17, 2002
OK, I have a dilemma, I have a part time job that I love, but pays shit - $6 an hour (plus $2 commission on ever package I sell, $.50 on every picture I take but don't sell - I can take about 2 baby pics an hour). And the hours are not guaranteed. But I LOVE what I do. (I take baby pictures at the hospitals here). Now I have a friend who knows of a job, and can get it for me - and it would make $10 an hour working Friday Saturday and Sunday (those are days I already work now) from 10 am - 6 pm. But the job is a bit of a drive from where I live and.. the job is mind numbingly boring. I love love love taking the pictures, but I really would love love love making more money.. I need to see how long it would take me to get to work.. if I took the other job.
I need some feed back? WWYD? (don?t limit your answer to just these options either?)
I need some feed back? WWYD? (don?t limit your answer to just these options either?)
OK, I'm back to obsessing about my hair. I promise this will be the last picture I'll put on here... so you won't be tortured any longer.
Oh wait.. here I am again. HAHAHAHA! No really I promise.. this is the LAST one.
So what do you think? should I stick with this? It takes a bit longer to do, and if I'm in a rush, I just can't do it.. but.. if I do it like this, I don't have to wash it every day.. and once it's like this, if it get's a bit messy later, I can just brush it... although if it get's humid.. then I'll definatly look like a big poodle... hehehe... think about that!
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Something for Thursday
3X Thursday
1. What is the best Halloween costume that you have ever worn?
Hmmm... damn.. that's a good question... I've had a lot of crappy costumes in my life.. toga, serial killer, punk rocker, lame ghost... to name a few.. OH I know.. when I was 3, my mom made me this adorable butterfly costume for me.. I remember getting ready to go trick or treating and putting on these cute wings my mom had made and painted herself. I thought I was the cutiest thing in the world.
2. What is the best horror or Halloween related movie in your view?
I have to say the classic 'Halloween' with Jamie Lee Curtis. I do love that movie. In fact I do love most of those slasher movies from that era... 'Hotel Hell' comes in somewhere in the top 10 because it is a dog of a movie but it's pretty damn creepy.
3. What is your favorite tradition and activity for Halloween and why?
Trick or Treating! Why? well the obvious reason... FREE CANDY! I LOVED Halloween as a kid... trick or treating was the best.. the only time my parents would let me stay out as long as we wanted (and we would canvas the neighborhood untill the lights were being turned off...), and it totally did not matter if you had a good costume or not.. infact I think the lamer the costume the more the adults felt sorry for you and gave you more candy. Ahhh the sheer joy of a pillow case so full of candy you could hardly carry it, then getting home and eating as much as you could before bed time (when our parents would raid our candy...)... because every child knew that come morning, all that candy would have mysteriously disapeared. It would show up 3 or 4 pieces at a time in your lunch sack until Thanksgiving when all that would be left would be that horrible peanutbutter taffy that even the dog was getting sick of... *sigh* life was so unfair...
Bonus for comments: What should BBQ and I dress up as for Halloween? Flashers... and I want to see pictures.. ;o)
3X Thursday
1. What is the best Halloween costume that you have ever worn?
Hmmm... damn.. that's a good question... I've had a lot of crappy costumes in my life.. toga, serial killer, punk rocker, lame ghost... to name a few.. OH I know.. when I was 3, my mom made me this adorable butterfly costume for me.. I remember getting ready to go trick or treating and putting on these cute wings my mom had made and painted herself. I thought I was the cutiest thing in the world.
2. What is the best horror or Halloween related movie in your view?
I have to say the classic 'Halloween' with Jamie Lee Curtis. I do love that movie. In fact I do love most of those slasher movies from that era... 'Hotel Hell' comes in somewhere in the top 10 because it is a dog of a movie but it's pretty damn creepy.
3. What is your favorite tradition and activity for Halloween and why?
Trick or Treating! Why? well the obvious reason... FREE CANDY! I LOVED Halloween as a kid... trick or treating was the best.. the only time my parents would let me stay out as long as we wanted (and we would canvas the neighborhood untill the lights were being turned off...), and it totally did not matter if you had a good costume or not.. infact I think the lamer the costume the more the adults felt sorry for you and gave you more candy. Ahhh the sheer joy of a pillow case so full of candy you could hardly carry it, then getting home and eating as much as you could before bed time (when our parents would raid our candy...)... because every child knew that come morning, all that candy would have mysteriously disapeared. It would show up 3 or 4 pieces at a time in your lunch sack until Thanksgiving when all that would be left would be that horrible peanutbutter taffy that even the dog was getting sick of... *sigh* life was so unfair...
Bonus for comments: What should BBQ and I dress up as for Halloween? Flashers... and I want to see pictures.. ;o)
whew... had to take a break from that book 'The Regulators'... why the hell do I read books like this? this is absolutly disturbing.. especially since someone has started terriorizing the DC area... a weird sniper in a van... Not entirely like this book, other than the weird sniper in the van part. Except... I can't stop reading this.. It's totally gruesome and disgusting.. but I want to finish the book. It's not one of SK's better novels either... very long - I'm only about 143 pages in a 470 page book... I'm going to have to actually either check this out from my local library or get a copy at half price or I'll never finish this bastard book.. and this is the kind of book that will haunt you.. make you wonder how it ends... come back to your subconcious and play it's little scenes out.. then stop... make you wonder what happend to the characters... who died next? make you hope it wasn't that one character that you really liked.. the one that made sense to you, like y'all had become friends... Make you wish for the asshole of the story to get blown away next... and no one else... and you HAVE to finish the book... absolutly HAVE to get it.. no matter how much you might not want to read anymore.. the morbid curiosity get's the best of you and nags at you until you finally give in and finish the book... giving yourself nightmares and unpleasant thoughts that sneak up on you at the most inopportune moments... SK's books always do that to me.. Damn myself for picking this one up. I've never left a King book unfinished.. and several of them have given me the nightmare that scares you even when the lights are on. Lots of them have left their nasty little footprints on my memory.. waiting to pop into my conciousness and give me goose flesh at a moments notice.. for instance.. anytime I see heavy fog, I can't help but get a bit of a chill as I think of The Mist... eeek! It took me years to be able to walk into a closet without getting the heebe-jeebies. Saint Bernards still make me all teary eyed and a bit frightened as I think back to Cujo... And damn it if I didn't pick up another of these books that only a psychiatrist looking to cash in on my neurosis would recommend to me... Now I'll have an uneasy feeling about vans... hmmph... well I should go.. gotta see if I can finish a couple more chapters before I go (yes I'm a glutton for punishment... I'll make sure to watch a nice Disney movie before bed, hopeing to disuade my feeble mind from the sure to be gruesome nightmares...)
OK, so here I am... done earlier than expected so I'm at the Public Library (hey... what exactly would a private library be? A bookshelf full of books at your own home? hmmm....). This is always such an experience. Such a lack of decent reading material.. Last time I was here I was reading one of Steven King's Bachman books.. I think it was called the Regulators or something like that. I went and looked at the book store for it a week or so ago but it was $8 for a soft cover copy! FUCK! I'll just check it out from the local library or find it at half price. Yeah I know... I'm extremly CHEAP.
Well I truly proved myself to be the Queen of the Dorks today. I was trying to EAT in the car... was just starving so I went through and got a chicken sandwich and fries... I rarely ever eat in the car... and usually have like french fries or chicken nuggets... well today I was not using my head at ALL. I'm trying to drive, hold this big ole' samich in my left hand and eat... I ended up dropping the damn thing on me half way through. I started laughing so hard. Luckily I have a brown sweater with stripes of varing colors so the mustard and tomato blend right in. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Sheesh.. I wish I had something intelectual to discuss but... as usual.. I don't. Damn.. I have nothing of interest to discuss....
So.. I guess it's all that mental bloating for eating all that mental popcorn (read my first post for today.. the cryptic and stupid horoscope).
OH yeah one other dorky thing I did... this is kind of embarassing, but I'll tell you anyway.. your not right in front of me to laugh so what the hell (actually I'd have already told you if you were right in front of me HAHAHAHA)...
So I had gotten a large (i.e. bucket of) coke with my chicken sandwich and I really had to go when I got to the library. So I go in there.. *note.. this morning I had put on some pants that I haven't worn in years and years.. they have two buttons (I guess for extra security or something) and they fit great..* so I head right for the ladies room. Im trying to get the second button undone with the urgency of nature calling.. and I tore the button right off my pants! hehehehe... thank God for two buttons!
Oh well... hmm.. I guess that was funnier to me than anything... Sombody! Give me a topic to discuss!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!
Well I truly proved myself to be the Queen of the Dorks today. I was trying to EAT in the car... was just starving so I went through and got a chicken sandwich and fries... I rarely ever eat in the car... and usually have like french fries or chicken nuggets... well today I was not using my head at ALL. I'm trying to drive, hold this big ole' samich in my left hand and eat... I ended up dropping the damn thing on me half way through. I started laughing so hard. Luckily I have a brown sweater with stripes of varing colors so the mustard and tomato blend right in. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Sheesh.. I wish I had something intelectual to discuss but... as usual.. I don't. Damn.. I have nothing of interest to discuss....
So.. I guess it's all that mental bloating for eating all that mental popcorn (read my first post for today.. the cryptic and stupid horoscope).
OH yeah one other dorky thing I did... this is kind of embarassing, but I'll tell you anyway.. your not right in front of me to laugh so what the hell (actually I'd have already told you if you were right in front of me HAHAHAHA)...
So I had gotten a large (i.e. bucket of) coke with my chicken sandwich and I really had to go when I got to the library. So I go in there.. *note.. this morning I had put on some pants that I haven't worn in years and years.. they have two buttons (I guess for extra security or something) and they fit great..* so I head right for the ladies room. Im trying to get the second button undone with the urgency of nature calling.. and I tore the button right off my pants! hehehehe... thank God for two buttons!
Oh well... hmm.. I guess that was funnier to me than anything... Sombody! Give me a topic to discuss!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!
OK, this made me laugh this morning - read my horoscope...
Wednesday, October 16 2002
leo horoscope
It's a sensitive Wednesday, Judy!
A passionate interchange with a partner could be the mental picture that stays in your head today. This inner film reel will keep you a bit detached from mundane chores, as well as satiating your desire for someone who currently cannot be with you all of the time. Get settled with some mental popcorn and enjoy!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Anyway - must welcome another reader - Peter - thanks for the nice e-mail this morning. Feel free to stop by my little Whine Cellar anytime. ;o)
Strange... last night I had bizarre dreams. One was odd.. it had all the facts correct... but it didn't happen like that? had all the main characters but not in the right time period or sequence... then I had an extra person in there who had nothing to do with any of this. Jake! Weird. I guess he got included because I was reading his blog last night.. and his bio on his blog (he's a cutie... but young...). Damn.. that was strange though..
Anyway.. must run.. have to dry my hair.. just needed to get warm from my ever so cold shower... since SOMEONE in this household used ALL the hot water on a marathon shower this morning. *sheesh*
Brrr... heading off to dry my hair.. then gotta go get that mental popcorn. ;o)
Wednesday, October 16 2002
leo horoscope
It's a sensitive Wednesday, Judy!
A passionate interchange with a partner could be the mental picture that stays in your head today. This inner film reel will keep you a bit detached from mundane chores, as well as satiating your desire for someone who currently cannot be with you all of the time. Get settled with some mental popcorn and enjoy!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Anyway - must welcome another reader - Peter - thanks for the nice e-mail this morning. Feel free to stop by my little Whine Cellar anytime. ;o)
Strange... last night I had bizarre dreams. One was odd.. it had all the facts correct... but it didn't happen like that? had all the main characters but not in the right time period or sequence... then I had an extra person in there who had nothing to do with any of this. Jake! Weird. I guess he got included because I was reading his blog last night.. and his bio on his blog (he's a cutie... but young...). Damn.. that was strange though..
Anyway.. must run.. have to dry my hair.. just needed to get warm from my ever so cold shower... since SOMEONE in this household used ALL the hot water on a marathon shower this morning. *sheesh*
Brrr... heading off to dry my hair.. then gotta go get that mental popcorn. ;o)
Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Ah-ha! After much searching I found the 'Satan Cookie' e-mail ... for your reading pleasure... (this was written October 29, 2001)...
So my husband goes out with our daughter yesterday while I’m working and gets stuff to make a nice dinner for us. Well he also got desert for us… cookies… not just any cookies but the best cookies… really I mean it, the ABSOLUTE BEST cookies. They are sugar cookies, but they are soft and they are iced… yum…. Not something I would normally buy, and I never did … until.. my sister gave me one. And from that one cookie I became hopelessly addicted to these sugary delicacies. From that point on, I avoided them in the store.. sometimes it became hard as they were stacked in their shiny little boxes on a table near the entrance of the store, then I would eye them as I walked past. Look at them… consider how tasty they are… then I’d look at the price $3.99! That would send me on my way! (I’m sooooo cheap) Occasionally I’d throw caution to the wind and buy a box.. knowing full well that I would end up eating the majority of the cookies within minutes of the box being opened… OK slight exaggeration.. within hours though… an opened box never lasts a whole day. These are the only confection that has this evil mind control over me. And I rarely ever buy it. Otherwise I would never have been able to loose these 37 lb. I have and would have an embarrassing moment trying to explain to my Dr. why I would be existing on devilishly good cookies and milk. Sooo… anyway (gotten a little off the subject here… all that sugar is going to my brain!) Here’s the facts - I recently lost 37 lb., hubby knows this, hubby recently lost 20 lb., we both just joined a gym, he went shopping - unsupervised! - and bought not one, but two boxes of Satan’s little Sugar Cookies (my special name
for them) {His defense ‘They were buy one get one free!’ somebody kill him}! And now… now.. guess how many cookies remain (10 to a box)? 3.. just 3 cookies! (No I didn’t eat them all - he and our daughter helped). I fear stepping on the scale at the gym tonight. *sigh* So my question is Why are they sooooooooooooo good? Why can’t it be something like a banana or an apple? I’ve never heard anyone say "Oh those oranges were so good! I just could not stop eating them! I must have eaten 10!" Or "Gosh those carrots were soooo delicious, I just couldn’t stop eating them until I got to the bottom of the bag!" Oh well my only consolation to myself is that since my throat was soo sore from the Anthrax.. I mean Strep… I couldn’t eat hardly anything for 3 days… so.. maybe it all evens out… maybe… Oh well I better go use the rest of this sugar buzz to my advantage and finish cleaning my house! Ta for now! Watch out for those cookies!
Judy :o)
So my husband goes out with our daughter yesterday while I’m working and gets stuff to make a nice dinner for us. Well he also got desert for us… cookies… not just any cookies but the best cookies… really I mean it, the ABSOLUTE BEST cookies. They are sugar cookies, but they are soft and they are iced… yum…. Not something I would normally buy, and I never did … until.. my sister gave me one. And from that one cookie I became hopelessly addicted to these sugary delicacies. From that point on, I avoided them in the store.. sometimes it became hard as they were stacked in their shiny little boxes on a table near the entrance of the store, then I would eye them as I walked past. Look at them… consider how tasty they are… then I’d look at the price $3.99! That would send me on my way! (I’m sooooo cheap) Occasionally I’d throw caution to the wind and buy a box.. knowing full well that I would end up eating the majority of the cookies within minutes of the box being opened… OK slight exaggeration.. within hours though… an opened box never lasts a whole day. These are the only confection that has this evil mind control over me. And I rarely ever buy it. Otherwise I would never have been able to loose these 37 lb. I have and would have an embarrassing moment trying to explain to my Dr. why I would be existing on devilishly good cookies and milk. Sooo… anyway (gotten a little off the subject here… all that sugar is going to my brain!) Here’s the facts - I recently lost 37 lb., hubby knows this, hubby recently lost 20 lb., we both just joined a gym, he went shopping - unsupervised! - and bought not one, but two boxes of Satan’s little Sugar Cookies (my special name
for them) {His defense ‘They were buy one get one free!’ somebody kill him}! And now… now.. guess how many cookies remain (10 to a box)? 3.. just 3 cookies! (No I didn’t eat them all - he and our daughter helped). I fear stepping on the scale at the gym tonight. *sigh* So my question is Why are they sooooooooooooo good? Why can’t it be something like a banana or an apple? I’ve never heard anyone say "Oh those oranges were so good! I just could not stop eating them! I must have eaten 10!" Or "Gosh those carrots were soooo delicious, I just couldn’t stop eating them until I got to the bottom of the bag!" Oh well my only consolation to myself is that since my throat was soo sore from the Anthrax.. I mean Strep… I couldn’t eat hardly anything for 3 days… so.. maybe it all evens out… maybe… Oh well I better go use the rest of this sugar buzz to my advantage and finish cleaning my house! Ta for now! Watch out for those cookies!
Judy :o)
I'd like to welcome Jake to my reading audience. Thank you for the comment ;o). (although Jake may never come back, but hey, your always wecome here!) And Thank you A for leaving a comment! Woohoo! someone leaves me a comment.
OK - Let me tell you about my adventures today before I get to side tracked.
This morning I suddenly remember that I have 3 envelopes in my car of photo stuff for work. DUCK! Today is TUESDAY and these were from the WEEKEND! So... I needed to get off my ass and get them in the mail. So I leap into the shower, stay in there long enough to wash the stink off (although I was not stinky, I stayed in the required time it would have taken to remove stink IF I was stinky... so ... don't start thinking I'm stinky... nuf said..) and threw on some clothes. Dash to the car, realize I NEED GAS desperatly, off to Albertsons to get money. When I get there, I see 5 (yes 5!!!) firemen going into the store. WHOOO-HOO! I do have a thing for firemen... (firemen, cowboys, police men, men in uniform... just like most women...) Soooo... I go into the store and pretend to be shopping around them so I can look at them in their tight wranglers... (shit I love living in a not so large town in the south - where the fire fighter uniform consists of Wranglers and blue golf shirts with the fire station emblem on them... ahhh... that combines two of my favorite kinds of men to watch...), Then I went and got $20 for gas. Off to the gas station where I open the little door to the fuel tank and suddenly REMEMBER that I needed a gas cap since the VERY first time I put gas in this car I left the gas cap on the trunk of my car... sheesh.. so I stop the pump at $16, I figure a gas cap could not cost more than $4. I look in the station when I pay, but they don't have any. Off to WalMart for a gas cap. I find the automotive section with little or no trouble and find they have 2 types of caps available... hmmm... damn... I have no clue... so I ask the person at the counter to help me, she looks in a book and tells me which one to get. And guess how much the cap costs? less than $4? NO! $4.27!! Damn it! of course I only have $4 in cash, so I wander though WalMart looking for anything else I just MIGHT need (want) and get a few things.. end up spending $9.53... damn... So out I go, put the cap on my car... and it's almost lunch time. I head to Taco Bell, which I have discovered is THE place for all the hot cowboy type worker guys to go for lunch. Ahhhh... $2.88 for a decent lunch and 30 minutes of lusting. Nothing brightens a day like a little lusting...
Damn.. I should not have made cookies yesterday.. they are absolutly fabulous... and I can NOT stop eating them. Damn... Damn... Damn.. they are very very close to the Satan cookies (Lofthouse)... In fact I do belive I could alter this recipe just a tad and make almost exact replicas of the Satan Cookies... *sigh* (for thoes of you not familiar with the Satan Cookie storie.. I'll have to dig that up and post it here... Anyway.. I think I've eaten 5 or 10 dozen cookies today *sigh* (ok maybe not that many.. but I feel like it...) Damn... My hips must WANT to be wider...
Strange question.. why, oh why, do men get hair growing out of their ears as they get older? that is the most disgusting thing in the world.. Hell it's almost enough to make a straight woman become a lesbian just to avoid that horror of old age with a man... I think that's why God made men die before women.. so they don't have to suffer as long with old, hairy eared men.
L - that is freaky about your landlord. Don't be offended at his clumsy pass at you... Hell I take any pass by any man as a compliment. And good for you for turning him down.. the last thing you need is to screw the landlord, then have you both feel akward and weird and have to move so you don't have to face him ever again... hmmm... me personally, I probably would have no quams about doing something quite so foolish and would never realize it was such a stupid thing to do until I received an eviction notice from him...
Tonight I walked around the lake near me. Twice.. that's about 2 and a half miles. I'm surprised I could do that. If you would have asked me if I could walk 2.5 miles at once, I would definatly say no. Well if you had asked me if it was just over a mile around the lake I would have told you not it wasn't.. I'm really bad at judging distance.. and direction... I'm surprised I can find my way home from the store some days.. hell I'm surprised I don't get lost going up stairs in my own town house a lot.
Must run.. will look for Satan Cookie story...
OK - Let me tell you about my adventures today before I get to side tracked.
This morning I suddenly remember that I have 3 envelopes in my car of photo stuff for work. DUCK! Today is TUESDAY and these were from the WEEKEND! So... I needed to get off my ass and get them in the mail. So I leap into the shower, stay in there long enough to wash the stink off (although I was not stinky, I stayed in the required time it would have taken to remove stink IF I was stinky... so ... don't start thinking I'm stinky... nuf said..) and threw on some clothes. Dash to the car, realize I NEED GAS desperatly, off to Albertsons to get money. When I get there, I see 5 (yes 5!!!) firemen going into the store. WHOOO-HOO! I do have a thing for firemen... (firemen, cowboys, police men, men in uniform... just like most women...) Soooo... I go into the store and pretend to be shopping around them so I can look at them in their tight wranglers... (shit I love living in a not so large town in the south - where the fire fighter uniform consists of Wranglers and blue golf shirts with the fire station emblem on them... ahhh... that combines two of my favorite kinds of men to watch...), Then I went and got $20 for gas. Off to the gas station where I open the little door to the fuel tank and suddenly REMEMBER that I needed a gas cap since the VERY first time I put gas in this car I left the gas cap on the trunk of my car... sheesh.. so I stop the pump at $16, I figure a gas cap could not cost more than $4. I look in the station when I pay, but they don't have any. Off to WalMart for a gas cap. I find the automotive section with little or no trouble and find they have 2 types of caps available... hmmm... damn... I have no clue... so I ask the person at the counter to help me, she looks in a book and tells me which one to get. And guess how much the cap costs? less than $4? NO! $4.27!! Damn it! of course I only have $4 in cash, so I wander though WalMart looking for anything else I just MIGHT need (want) and get a few things.. end up spending $9.53... damn... So out I go, put the cap on my car... and it's almost lunch time. I head to Taco Bell, which I have discovered is THE place for all the hot cowboy type worker guys to go for lunch. Ahhhh... $2.88 for a decent lunch and 30 minutes of lusting. Nothing brightens a day like a little lusting...
Damn.. I should not have made cookies yesterday.. they are absolutly fabulous... and I can NOT stop eating them. Damn... Damn... Damn.. they are very very close to the Satan cookies (Lofthouse)... In fact I do belive I could alter this recipe just a tad and make almost exact replicas of the Satan Cookies... *sigh* (for thoes of you not familiar with the Satan Cookie storie.. I'll have to dig that up and post it here... Anyway.. I think I've eaten 5 or 10 dozen cookies today *sigh* (ok maybe not that many.. but I feel like it...) Damn... My hips must WANT to be wider...
Strange question.. why, oh why, do men get hair growing out of their ears as they get older? that is the most disgusting thing in the world.. Hell it's almost enough to make a straight woman become a lesbian just to avoid that horror of old age with a man... I think that's why God made men die before women.. so they don't have to suffer as long with old, hairy eared men.
L - that is freaky about your landlord. Don't be offended at his clumsy pass at you... Hell I take any pass by any man as a compliment. And good for you for turning him down.. the last thing you need is to screw the landlord, then have you both feel akward and weird and have to move so you don't have to face him ever again... hmmm... me personally, I probably would have no quams about doing something quite so foolish and would never realize it was such a stupid thing to do until I received an eviction notice from him...
Tonight I walked around the lake near me. Twice.. that's about 2 and a half miles. I'm surprised I could do that. If you would have asked me if I could walk 2.5 miles at once, I would definatly say no. Well if you had asked me if it was just over a mile around the lake I would have told you not it wasn't.. I'm really bad at judging distance.. and direction... I'm surprised I can find my way home from the store some days.. hell I'm surprised I don't get lost going up stairs in my own town house a lot.
Must run.. will look for Satan Cookie story...
Thank you L - my hair is my pride and joy... I actually have not stepped foot in a salon to get it cut in almost 4 years! It really does need a trim... but I have lost touch with my hair dresser and have not found a suitable replacement. I know I could call him and he would cut it with out giving me shit.. and he ALWAYS does a GREAT job.. I usually tell him what I think I want and he nods and says 'Um-hum.." a lot.. then looks at my hair and cuts it into something that looks fabulous. Once I told him I wanted layers, and he just 'um-hum'd me... and he did NOT cut them into my hair... I was actually quite happy he didn't... I know I would have regretted it. Anyway... I should call him.. but he's un-godly expensive. I have another friend who is a hair dresser, but this is a woman... and her hair is short..... I just can not trust a woman to cut my hair.. I must have a gay man... a Hair Fairy to be exact... woman have butchered my hair and left me unhappy... Hair Fairies... well.. they work magic. Anyway... I think I'll do my hair straight for a few weeks until it get's to be too much trouble hehehehe... then I'll be back to my normal curls.
And OMG - Fried Twinkies! HAHAHAHAHAHA! I think my cholesteral went up just reading that!
Well I must run for now.. I'll write more in a bit... must write about lunch at Taco Bell... mmmm mmmm good...
And OMG - Fried Twinkies! HAHAHAHAHAHA! I think my cholesteral went up just reading that!
Well I must run for now.. I'll write more in a bit... must write about lunch at Taco Bell... mmmm mmmm good...
Monday, October 14, 2002
OMG - L - I was laughing so hard at your answers. *sigh* I needed that... Also.. you should be able to click on 'All Quiet [0]' and leave a comment. I don't belive you have to be a member of anything to leave a comment. Ahhhh how I wish I had my own site like you. OH well maybe someday.. I'm not quiet computer/web savy enough to do something like that...
Anyway... I'll tell you about the one interesting thing from this weekend in just a min, but first I must tell you my adventures in dorkiness for today.
so I color my hair today (oh don't even pretend to be surprised...) and I was wiping the counter after I rinsed my hair/showered. I saw this spot on the floor, so I dropped the rag on the floor and proceded to clean said spot. Well my big ole' hips bump this stack of towels on the counter and knock my cordless phone into the sink... full of water... so I had to blow dry my phone. Sheesh...
Later... I'm making cookies... (don't know what's gotten into me... I have this urge to make cookies and decorate them.... must be insanity setting in...) I make the cookies, then I'm making the frosting... I cut the recipe in half so I'm trying to figure how to cut the frosting in half also. I put the butter in with the powdered sugar and turn on the beaters... POOF! large white cloud *coff!* *coff!*... then when I have that beaten in.. I look and there's this tiny tiny amount of frosting! Shit! so I dump in the rest of the powdered sugar. hehehe... Now I think I made too much! But I can truly say I'm a sweet person... I'm lightly covered in sugar. ;o)
I went to see a movie this weekend.... another rarity.. I usually don't like seeing movies in the theater... short attention span... Anyway, we go to see My Big Fat Greek Wedding. OMG - that is soooooo funny. go see it. Some critics said it's predictable, yadda, yadda, yadda... yeah well it is, but it's still funny and a great movie. Some parts are so sweet and touching, I cried in a few places, but it's a LOT of laughs.
Anyway.. I should go now... clean this sugar off me before the ants carry me away...
Anyway... I'll tell you about the one interesting thing from this weekend in just a min, but first I must tell you my adventures in dorkiness for today.
so I color my hair today (oh don't even pretend to be surprised...) and I was wiping the counter after I rinsed my hair/showered. I saw this spot on the floor, so I dropped the rag on the floor and proceded to clean said spot. Well my big ole' hips bump this stack of towels on the counter and knock my cordless phone into the sink... full of water... so I had to blow dry my phone. Sheesh...
Later... I'm making cookies... (don't know what's gotten into me... I have this urge to make cookies and decorate them.... must be insanity setting in...) I make the cookies, then I'm making the frosting... I cut the recipe in half so I'm trying to figure how to cut the frosting in half also. I put the butter in with the powdered sugar and turn on the beaters... POOF! large white cloud *coff!* *coff!*... then when I have that beaten in.. I look and there's this tiny tiny amount of frosting! Shit! so I dump in the rest of the powdered sugar. hehehe... Now I think I made too much! But I can truly say I'm a sweet person... I'm lightly covered in sugar. ;o)
I went to see a movie this weekend.... another rarity.. I usually don't like seeing movies in the theater... short attention span... Anyway, we go to see My Big Fat Greek Wedding. OMG - that is soooooo funny. go see it. Some critics said it's predictable, yadda, yadda, yadda... yeah well it is, but it's still funny and a great movie. Some parts are so sweet and touching, I cried in a few places, but it's a LOT of laughs.
Anyway.. I should go now... clean this sugar off me before the ants carry me away...
Monday Mission 2.41 my answers... I know you've been waiting. hehehehe....
1. What's the most expensive meal you've ever eaten? What was the occasion? Was it worth it?
The month after our apartment was damaged in a fire, hubby and I went to Ruth's Chris Steak House for Valentine's day. I was hopeing, hopeing, hopeing that I would be able to tell him that I was pregnant then, but I wasn't yet... Anyway.... It was extremely expensive and extremely good! Well after writing all that.. there is another time that is pretty close on this... a couple of years ago, we could not get a baby sitter for our oldest so that we could go to hubby's Christmas party so we took the little one and went to Paul's Porterhouse for dinner. We didn't realize that they did NOT have high chairs or kid anything (well duh... it's not really a kid place..)... but they were extremely nice about it, if not a little leary of us. It turned out just fine. The owner of the restaraunt was so charmed by our little one (who by the grace of God, stayed in her seat and did not make a huge mess or throw a fit at all) that he brought her quail soup (which she absolutly loved). We fed her off our plates and she ate it. hehehe... it was a very good time for us... the bill was HUGE (it always is there...) and the owner gave my little one a rose when we left (they always give the women roses when you leave)... it was so worth it...
2. What do you like to do when nobody is looking? oh gosh... I love to eat spicy pork rinds! LOVE them! but I won't eat them infront of anyone other than my husband... heck I won't even put them in my cart at the grocery store if anyone is around. HAHAHAHA!
3. What's your special purpose? Hmmm... to bring peace and happiness to everyone's life I touch. HA! I'm not sure, but I think it probably has something to do with scarcasm. hehehehe... Sheesh... what kind of question is that? I have no clue...
4. Do you like Autumn? If so, why? If not, tell me about your favorite season. I love autumn.. It's the end to the sweltering heat down here... everyone loves Autumn down here... although I do wish the leaves would change color down here.. that would make it perfect.
5. Ever recommended a movie to someone only to have them hate it? Which movie? Did you feel uncomfortable about that? Yup, I recommended A Nightmare Before Christmas, and they hated it. Nope I didn't feel uncomfortable. I don't want to put down what I did think because it was not a very nice thought towards that person. hehehehe....
6. I've had hay fever all day! Sniffles, sneezing, I tell ya, it's awful! Do you have any allergies? Anything that just gets you down for the count? I have sinus issues. When the weather changes I get horrible sinus headaches. In the spring I have some kind of allergies that accompany the sinus issues... then my life is a living hell that requires massive doses of OTC medication just to be able to think straight or stand up with out pain. Gotta love it.
7. Do you like mixed drinks? What is your favorite? As long as we're here how about you order me something too? Just "suprise me!" I like some mixed drinks... bloody mary's and Margaritas are my favorites. It's too early for me to drink.. I'll just have a Dr. Pepper, but I'll order you a screw driver... seems appropriate... *snicker* (there's that scarcasm gift again..)
BONUS: Why do we scream at each other? hmmm... sorry about that.. I tend to speak softly... I always have to repeat myself... I'd prefer if you'd just ask me kindly to repeat myself instead of screaming at me... K? thanks...
1. What's the most expensive meal you've ever eaten? What was the occasion? Was it worth it?
The month after our apartment was damaged in a fire, hubby and I went to Ruth's Chris Steak House for Valentine's day. I was hopeing, hopeing, hopeing that I would be able to tell him that I was pregnant then, but I wasn't yet... Anyway.... It was extremely expensive and extremely good! Well after writing all that.. there is another time that is pretty close on this... a couple of years ago, we could not get a baby sitter for our oldest so that we could go to hubby's Christmas party so we took the little one and went to Paul's Porterhouse for dinner. We didn't realize that they did NOT have high chairs or kid anything (well duh... it's not really a kid place..)... but they were extremely nice about it, if not a little leary of us. It turned out just fine. The owner of the restaraunt was so charmed by our little one (who by the grace of God, stayed in her seat and did not make a huge mess or throw a fit at all) that he brought her quail soup (which she absolutly loved). We fed her off our plates and she ate it. hehehe... it was a very good time for us... the bill was HUGE (it always is there...) and the owner gave my little one a rose when we left (they always give the women roses when you leave)... it was so worth it...
2. What do you like to do when nobody is looking? oh gosh... I love to eat spicy pork rinds! LOVE them! but I won't eat them infront of anyone other than my husband... heck I won't even put them in my cart at the grocery store if anyone is around. HAHAHAHA!
3. What's your special purpose? Hmmm... to bring peace and happiness to everyone's life I touch. HA! I'm not sure, but I think it probably has something to do with scarcasm. hehehehe... Sheesh... what kind of question is that? I have no clue...
4. Do you like Autumn? If so, why? If not, tell me about your favorite season. I love autumn.. It's the end to the sweltering heat down here... everyone loves Autumn down here... although I do wish the leaves would change color down here.. that would make it perfect.
5. Ever recommended a movie to someone only to have them hate it? Which movie? Did you feel uncomfortable about that? Yup, I recommended A Nightmare Before Christmas, and they hated it. Nope I didn't feel uncomfortable. I don't want to put down what I did think because it was not a very nice thought towards that person. hehehehe....
6. I've had hay fever all day! Sniffles, sneezing, I tell ya, it's awful! Do you have any allergies? Anything that just gets you down for the count? I have sinus issues. When the weather changes I get horrible sinus headaches. In the spring I have some kind of allergies that accompany the sinus issues... then my life is a living hell that requires massive doses of OTC medication just to be able to think straight or stand up with out pain. Gotta love it.
7. Do you like mixed drinks? What is your favorite? As long as we're here how about you order me something too? Just "suprise me!" I like some mixed drinks... bloody mary's and Margaritas are my favorites. It's too early for me to drink.. I'll just have a Dr. Pepper, but I'll order you a screw driver... seems appropriate... *snicker* (there's that scarcasm gift again..)
BONUS: Why do we scream at each other? hmmm... sorry about that.. I tend to speak softly... I always have to repeat myself... I'd prefer if you'd just ask me kindly to repeat myself instead of screaming at me... K? thanks...
Here it is the Monday Mission - I'll come back and answer these in a bit - but you go ahead and get started... can't wait to see your answers... Gotta go finishe some stuff right now... be back in a bit.
Monday Mission 2.41
1. What's the most expensive meal you've ever eaten? What was the occasion? Was it worth it?
2. What do you like to do when nobody is looking?
3. What's your special purpose?
4. Do you like Autumn? If so, why? If not, tell me about your favorite season.
5. Ever recommended a movie to someone only to have them hate it? Which movie? Did you feel uncomfortable about that?
6. I've had hay fever all day! Sniffles, sneezing, I tell ya, it's awful! Do you have any allergies? Anything that just gets you down for the count?
7. Do you like mixed drinks? What is your favorite? As long as we're here how about you order me something too? Just "suprise me!"
BONUS: Why do we scream at each other?
Monday Mission 2.41
1. What's the most expensive meal you've ever eaten? What was the occasion? Was it worth it?
2. What do you like to do when nobody is looking?
3. What's your special purpose?
4. Do you like Autumn? If so, why? If not, tell me about your favorite season.
5. Ever recommended a movie to someone only to have them hate it? Which movie? Did you feel uncomfortable about that?
6. I've had hay fever all day! Sniffles, sneezing, I tell ya, it's awful! Do you have any allergies? Anything that just gets you down for the count?
7. Do you like mixed drinks? What is your favorite? As long as we're here how about you order me something too? Just "suprise me!"
BONUS: Why do we scream at each other?
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