Good news:
1. My sister emailed yesterday that our Little Rock/Clinton Library trip is all set for May! YAY! We're staying at the Peabody Hotel and it will be fun.
2. I'm buying bagels for breakfast this morning.
3. It's Friday.
4. LP and I are visiting my mom and staying over Saturday.
Bad news:
1. Weather sucks
Friday, March 02, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
March/Cinnamon Scone/Doe's
March is coming in like a lion. We've got a full blown thunderstorm here: complete with thunder and lightning. Ugh.
Update on yesterday: We bought tax lady Judy a cinnamon scone and received a bigger refund than anticipated. Don't think the two events are related. With having to prepay quarterly estimateds, we just never know how much we'll receive/have to pay.
Oh! Judy's family's originally from Little Rock. I mentioned that my mom, sister and I might make a trip there this spring to go to Bill Clinton's Presidential Museum, and she lit up. Another Bill fan! Evidently Bill has an upstairs apartment on property that he stays in whenever he's in town. She gave me some tips on restaurants. . . . especially one named Doe's. It's a little hole in the wall, but a Little Rock icon and a Bill hang out. She said that her ex husband was one of Bill's good friends and they hooked up with Bill on several occasions. No, I didn't ask her to define "hooked up."
Update on yesterday: We bought tax lady Judy a cinnamon scone and received a bigger refund than anticipated. Don't think the two events are related. With having to prepay quarterly estimateds, we just never know how much we'll receive/have to pay.
Oh! Judy's family's originally from Little Rock. I mentioned that my mom, sister and I might make a trip there this spring to go to Bill Clinton's Presidential Museum, and she lit up. Another Bill fan! Evidently Bill has an upstairs apartment on property that he stays in whenever he's in town. She gave me some tips on restaurants. . . . especially one named Doe's. It's a little hole in the wall, but a Little Rock icon and a Bill hang out. She said that her ex husband was one of Bill's good friends and they hooked up with Bill on several occasions. No, I didn't ask her to define "hooked up."
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
No Work/Errands
I am taking off of work today. BP and I have an appointment with Judy, our tax lady this morning. Then he and I are going out to lunch and do some errands.
I went to my bank yesterday and asked about the George Washington dollar coins. They said they didn't order any and the only way they'll get them is if a customer brings them in. The nerve! So anyway a friend went to buy stamps at the Post Office and the lobby machine gave him dollar coins as change. So I guess I'll do that. I saw the coin live and in person yesterday and it's quite pretty.
In May the Post Office is raising the price of their first class postage stamp to 41 cents.
Oh! That reminds me . . I have to get passport applications for all of us.
I went to my bank yesterday and asked about the George Washington dollar coins. They said they didn't order any and the only way they'll get them is if a customer brings them in. The nerve! So anyway a friend went to buy stamps at the Post Office and the lobby machine gave him dollar coins as change. So I guess I'll do that. I saw the coin live and in person yesterday and it's quite pretty.
In May the Post Office is raising the price of their first class postage stamp to 41 cents.
Oh! That reminds me . . I have to get passport applications for all of us.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Two of My Favorite Green Men
Larry David (drives a Prius; his wife Laurie is very active in environmental causes)
Ed Begley, Jr & his wife Rachelle. Living with Ed. 'Nuff said
19 Time Loser
This is movie sound mixer Kevin O'Connell. He was nominated last night for Apocalypto. he lost to Dreamgirls. He's been nominated 19 times, he's lost 19 times. Poor thing. Story.
"How many people win an Oscar? How many people get nominated for an Oscar in their life? It's insane, just to be part of that is an incredible feeling, so I don't get discouraged."
From CBS:
For each of his nominations -- starting in 1984 for "Terms of Endearment" up to his most recent, for "Memoirs of a Geisha" in 2006 -- O'Connell has penned an acceptance speech, all of which are tucked away in a drawer at home.
"Some of them are written on the back of a business card, some of them are written on the back of a napkin," O'Connell said ahead of Sunday's Oscars. "I collect memorabilia, so it's become an extension of my hobby."
He has also framed and mounted each of his 18 Oscar nomination certificates. "I don't have any space left on my wall now," O'Connell said. "But there's still plenty of space on my mantlepiece!"
"Some of them are written on the back of a business card, some of them are written on the back of a napkin," O'Connell said ahead of Sunday's Oscars. "I collect memorabilia, so it's become an extension of my hobby."
He has also framed and mounted each of his 18 Oscar nomination certificates. "I don't have any space left on my wall now," O'Connell said. "But there's still plenty of space on my mantlepiece!"
Maybe next year, Kevin.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Me, Badgley Mischka, Wolfgang Puck and Uncle Harry
I watched the tape of Saturday Night Live. It was so awful even Rainn Wilson couldn’t save it.
I went grocery shopping at Meijer’s and bought kitchen-can sized garbage bags, big trash can sized garbage bags, scrubber sponges, milk, eggs, rye bread, jalapenos, pineapple, mango, organic grape tomatoes and a Wolfgang Puck cheese pizza which is in the oven right now. I’m the only one home, so I doctored-up the pizza. I added snipped fresh rosemary, crushed pepper flakes, roasted red peppers, oregano, and sliced garlic,.
That’s me in my Oscar night Badgley Mischka dress. I’ll be borrowing twenty million dollars in jewels from Harry Winston . . . or a Winston from my Uncle Harry. I forget which.
This is my awful secret: I don’t want Jennifer Hudson to win Best Supporting actress tonight. She probably will, but I’m sick of her. I’m sick of seeing her on every magazine and television show. Enough already. Same thing withHelen Mirren. I love her but I want Meryl Streep to win for Devil Wears Prada. She’ll give a funnier speech than ole Helen.
I hope Ellen DeGeneres is funny. I love Ellen, and I’m excited to see how she’ll fill out her tuxedo,
I wish I had some Poppycock to eat during the show. You know Poppycock? Butter Caramel/Toffee corn with nuts? Yum.
In the dress department . . . . Who will be this year’s Bjork?
Friday, February 23, 2007
Hair and Movie
I got my hair cut and highlighted yesterday. I love my hairdresser Kasey, but yesterday she was driving me crazy with her talk of her two pitbulls. I know more about those two creatures’ habits, likes and dislikes than a person needs to know. She’s 6 months pregnant and has to give away the big pit bull Charlie because he is evidently a pussycat who loves to flop his big ass 100 pound self on her lap and get petted. Blah, Blah. Blah. Hairdressers should know when to shut the hell up and just do their thing.. BTW she’s naming their baby boy-fetus Logan with no middle name because her husband’s Italian and the people in the part of Italy his family is from do not believe in middle names, but if it was a girl-fetus the name would beLoreleiJaneandtheLoreleiisfromsomebodyon
TheGilmoreGirlsandKasyandherhusband
JameslovetowatchtheGilmoreGirlsandI’m
runningallthewordstogtherbecausethisishowKasey
wastalkingtomeyesterday.
I was willing myself to breathe and be calm and wishing my hair was naturally cut, highlighted and cute so I wouldn’t have to hear these stories. I wish I could just stare at Kasey’s vivid green walls and the plastic neon pink flowers that were held in a glass vase at her work station. The upside? My hair looks fabulous.
I just watched For Your Consideration and I didn’t love it like Guest’s other movies, but it’s still worthy. The standouts:
Fred Willard as an Entertainment Tonight-type host with weird freaking rooster comb hair.
Ed Begley, Jr as a gay make up artist
Catherine O’Hara as an over-the-hill actress who believes the hype found on the “WorldWide Interweb.” In the last part of the film she gets a face life, Botox and collagen and goes from a normal looking person to a plastic Hollywood woman. Catherine O’Hara really did give an Oscar worthy performance. She was very good.
Parker Posey was also in the movie and everytime I see her in a movie I think of old Feral Wolfy—may he rest in peace in someone’s basement and/or tool shed.
TheGilmoreGirlsandKasyandherhusband
JameslovetowatchtheGilmoreGirlsandI’m
runningallthewordstogtherbecausethisishowKasey
wastalkingtomeyesterday.
I was willing myself to breathe and be calm and wishing my hair was naturally cut, highlighted and cute so I wouldn’t have to hear these stories. I wish I could just stare at Kasey’s vivid green walls and the plastic neon pink flowers that were held in a glass vase at her work station. The upside? My hair looks fabulous.
I just watched For Your Consideration and I didn’t love it like Guest’s other movies, but it’s still worthy. The standouts:
Fred Willard as an Entertainment Tonight-type host with weird freaking rooster comb hair.
Ed Begley, Jr as a gay make up artist
Catherine O’Hara as an over-the-hill actress who believes the hype found on the “WorldWide Interweb.” In the last part of the film she gets a face life, Botox and collagen and goes from a normal looking person to a plastic Hollywood woman. Catherine O’Hara really did give an Oscar worthy performance. She was very good.
Parker Posey was also in the movie and everytime I see her in a movie I think of old Feral Wolfy—may he rest in peace in someone’s basement and/or tool shed.
An Alert for The Office Fans
Although there is usually only about five funny minutes in any given 90 minute
episode of SNL . . . this week Rainn Wilson is hosting it. I'm going to tape it.
episode of SNL . . . this week Rainn Wilson is hosting it. I'm going to tape it.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
DVDs/Ice
I went DVD shopping yesterday. I bought two seasons of Fresh Prince of Bel Air for LP. He started watching it on Nick, and loved it (don't ask me why.)
I bought Chris Guest's For Your Consideration and will watch it this weekend. I just read Respighi's less than stellar review of it on her blog. Bitch. I'll still love it though. I love his humor and his ensemble of actors he uses.
I also bought Season 4 of Columbo. I've blogged before of my Columbo love.
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We have dense icy, sleety fog this morning! A 2 hour delay for LP's school. I'll let him sleep a little longer and I'll make coffee as soon as I finish here. I called in work and told them I'd be in late, after I drop him off at school.
I bought Chris Guest's For Your Consideration and will watch it this weekend. I just read Respighi's less than stellar review of it on her blog. Bitch. I'll still love it though. I love his humor and his ensemble of actors he uses.
I also bought Season 4 of Columbo. I've blogged before of my Columbo love.
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We have dense icy, sleety fog this morning! A 2 hour delay for LP's school. I'll let him sleep a little longer and I'll make coffee as soon as I finish here. I called in work and told them I'd be in late, after I drop him off at school.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Hello????
1. Just when did "at the end of the day" become a wind up a national catch phrase? Watch a news interview show and tell me if someone does not say, ". . . at the end of the day, it's his fault." " . . . at the end of the day, Iraq is a quagmire." " . . . at the end of the day, George W. Bush is the 'decider.'" News shows, television shows, it's all about "the end of the day."
2. Remember when everyone said "HELLO!!!???" as if the comment s/he made was so earth shattering everyone knew what they were talking about? "HELLO?????!!! I said this meeting is bogus."
3. Remember when white girls copied black girls and said, "Oh, no you dit int!" with an attitude? I said this to one of my younger staff members last week--with a snap. She snorted, "Gawd! you're too old and white TO SAY THAT!!!" She was right, but it was funny.
4. Remember when everyone said "NOT!" at the end of a sentence? "You're so handsome . . . . NOT!" I think SNL started that. That got old really fast but people still say it. "Sure you can go home at 3 today . . . . . NOT!" "Bert sure has a long penis . . . . .. NOT!" harhar
2. Remember when everyone said "HELLO!!!???" as if the comment s/he made was so earth shattering everyone knew what they were talking about? "HELLO?????!!! I said this meeting is bogus."
3. Remember when white girls copied black girls and said, "Oh, no you dit int!" with an attitude? I said this to one of my younger staff members last week--with a snap. She snorted, "Gawd! you're too old and white TO SAY THAT!!!" She was right, but it was funny.
4. Remember when everyone said "NOT!" at the end of a sentence? "You're so handsome . . . . NOT!" I think SNL started that. That got old really fast but people still say it. "Sure you can go home at 3 today . . . . . NOT!" "Bert sure has a long penis . . . . .. NOT!" harhar
Monday, February 19, 2007
2 Great Websites to Visit
If you either, A) don't believe in global warming, or B) don't care a rat's ass about global warning, read no further.
www.TerraPass.com
I learned about Terrapass through the Living with Ed HGTV show. Basically you pay a fee and it will reduce your carbon footprint. You can pay for your car, home and even the airplane trips you take. Terrific organization. I bought a TerraPass for both my house and my Lexus, so now I have negated my carbon footprint in those two areas. YAY
From their website:
The first step you can take to fight global warming is to reduce your carbon footprint through conservation. Drive less. Turn down the thermostat. Buy locally produced goods.
Then use TerraPass to reduce your carbon footprint all the way to zero.
When you buy a TerraPass, your money funds renewable energy projects such as wind farms. These projects result in verified reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. And these reductions counterbalance your own emissions.
Read the FAQs on their website--very interesting.
Another great conservation site is www.greendimes.com .
If you get a megaton of unsolicited credit card offers, requests for donations, catalogs, and other junk mail, this site will eliminate the junk mail you receive, and plant a tree for you every month. It helps save trees and water.
www.TerraPass.com
I learned about Terrapass through the Living with Ed HGTV show. Basically you pay a fee and it will reduce your carbon footprint. You can pay for your car, home and even the airplane trips you take. Terrific organization. I bought a TerraPass for both my house and my Lexus, so now I have negated my carbon footprint in those two areas. YAY
From their website:
The first step you can take to fight global warming is to reduce your carbon footprint through conservation. Drive less. Turn down the thermostat. Buy locally produced goods.
Then use TerraPass to reduce your carbon footprint all the way to zero.
When you buy a TerraPass, your money funds renewable energy projects such as wind farms. These projects result in verified reductions in greenhouse gas pollution. And these reductions counterbalance your own emissions.
Read the FAQs on their website--very interesting.
Another great conservation site is www.greendimes.com .
If you get a megaton of unsolicited credit card offers, requests for donations, catalogs, and other junk mail, this site will eliminate the junk mail you receive, and plant a tree for you every month. It helps save trees and water.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Top Sheet/Monkey
LP had his friend Chace (sic) spend the night. When I went to bed they were in his room watching a movie Once Upon a Time in America. This morning when I get up they’re sleeping in the living room . .LP on the couch and Chace sprawled out in the big recliner. I’m guessing they came out here to play Xbox or something like that then just fell asleep. I’m letting their lazy butts sleep until 10 then I’m getting them up.
I’ll either make them eggs and bacon for breakfast, or we can go to IHOP. I’ll let them choose.
What’s on tap for today: I have to launder my sheets and pillow cases, and I have to vacuum, and clean the bathroom.
This just came to me: When we were growing up, we never had a top sheet. Just the fitted mattress sheet. I don’t know why. Maybe there were just too damned many of us to buy top sheets for our beds. I’ll have to remember to ask my mother. It wasn’t until college when I saw my roommate make her bed with a top and bottom sheet that I decided that two sheets was a good idea. Today, it would feel odd not using a top sheet.
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It's the Year of the Pig!!! And I'm a monkey
Chinese Zodiac
I’ll either make them eggs and bacon for breakfast, or we can go to IHOP. I’ll let them choose.
What’s on tap for today: I have to launder my sheets and pillow cases, and I have to vacuum, and clean the bathroom.
This just came to me: When we were growing up, we never had a top sheet. Just the fitted mattress sheet. I don’t know why. Maybe there were just too damned many of us to buy top sheets for our beds. I’ll have to remember to ask my mother. It wasn’t until college when I saw my roommate make her bed with a top and bottom sheet that I decided that two sheets was a good idea. Today, it would feel odd not using a top sheet.
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It's the Year of the Pig!!! And I'm a monkey
Chinese Zodiac
Friday, February 16, 2007
MIscellaneous Stuff
My sister is home from her business trip to London. She said the weather was kind of crappy and that Londoners freaked out when they got a few snow flurries and some sleet.
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I was in Atlanta once when it snowed there, and the same thing happened . . motorists forget how to drive when there's a dusting of snow. Unbelievable.
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Anyway she said she bought me something from Harrod's but wouldn't tell me what it was until we see her in a week or so. Yay! Surprises!
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I took our next door neighbor some chili I made yesterday. Since the Big Snow, I didn't know whether or not he's gotten to the grocery.
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It's supposed to snow another 2 to 4 inches tonight--with blustery winds. but Monday It's supposed to get up to 40 degrees. Talk about a slushy mess the streets will be.
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Spidey, I watched The Office. Angela wearing her rain bonnet was priceless! And ole Dwight putting that big garbage bag over poor Meredith's head--ha. Did you watch the very end when Kelly went crazy because Ryan's desk was moving by hers? snort. I hate that Pam is back with Big Roy, and that Jim is being a butthole. Oh, well.
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I was in Atlanta once when it snowed there, and the same thing happened . . motorists forget how to drive when there's a dusting of snow. Unbelievable.
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Anyway she said she bought me something from Harrod's but wouldn't tell me what it was until we see her in a week or so. Yay! Surprises!
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I took our next door neighbor some chili I made yesterday. Since the Big Snow, I didn't know whether or not he's gotten to the grocery.
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It's supposed to snow another 2 to 4 inches tonight--with blustery winds. but Monday It's supposed to get up to 40 degrees. Talk about a slushy mess the streets will be.
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Spidey, I watched The Office. Angela wearing her rain bonnet was priceless! And ole Dwight putting that big garbage bag over poor Meredith's head--ha. Did you watch the very end when Kelly went crazy because Ryan's desk was moving by hers? snort. I hate that Pam is back with Big Roy, and that Jim is being a butthole. Oh, well.
Gandhi
The other day I was watching a Grammy fashion wrap-up on E! During the hair segment, this funny, fey hairdresser assessed Shakira's puffed out curly 'do by stating, "Oh, my God it's drier than Gandhi's sandal." The others on the panel laughed and I LOL'd. I'd never heard that one before.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Rags and Sparky Sittin in a Tree
Whoaaaaaa. Sparky and Rags on the rampage on the Shelf. Thanks "Anonymous Source." Those two together have the IQ of a stump. But I'm somewhat surprised at "Lady"rockmed's nastiness because to my knowledge, I've never "gone after her," as Rags would say. Although she is a Republican, so that might explain it.
Well, here they are bitching and moaning and gnashing their teeth.
Woe is me, after I have been so nice to Rags in the past--sent her towels and money for a textbook. Maybe she ought to do some soul searching to see the one who "has changed."
Vanda52BANNED
Vanda52: hahaha
Jam7604801: hi webs
LadyMtnMedic: banned from a site?
LadyMtnMedic: say what?
Vanda52: long story roc but yes , im banned
LadyMtnMedic: who banned you?
LadyMtnMedic: and dont say Emma
LadyMtnMedic: she is full of BS
Vanda52: as i said its a long story not wrth getting into
Jam7604801: allan i could get you un banneded
Vanda52: how so jam?
Jam7604801: i could write tree and get her to set me up then give it to you
LadyMtnMedic: come on, why do you think you are banned? Tree banned you?Ragamuffingirl35: rocky she terminated his account when he said he quit
Vanda52: nah , thanks jam but if they dont want me as me forget it , ill be fine
Vanda52: thanks tho
Ragamuffingirl35: he failed to give in and kiss emma's ass
LadyMtnMedic: you emailed Tree saying you quit?
Ragamuffingirl35: no he said it in that one thread
Vanda52: i said i quit in the site and next thing i jnew i couldnt comment , it was fast like a roadside bomb in iraq
LadyMtnMedic: oh for cripes sake
LadyMtnMedic: thats ridiculous
Ragamuffingirl35: yep rocky
Vanda52: tree was looking to ditch me for a long time roc
Vanda52: and i gave her the way to do it
Vanda52: so is life
Ragamuffingirl35: i didn't even realize vanda was parodying emma's blog when he made that post until emma started yelling theif
LadyMtnMedic: she does not like your taste in , um, "art"
RoseGarden450: i dont think i know this emma and it sounds like i wouldnt get along with her
Vanda52: i think i might scare those people
Mg500mv: Emma also came after me
Ragamuffingirl35: emma posted about dahmer being the possible killer of adam walsh AFTER i posted it in my blog, and i didn't holler theif
LadyMtnMedic: thief
Ragamuffingirl35: thanks rox
LadyMtnMedic: LOL
LadyMtnMedic: since Emma never reads mine, her or her cronies, I don't care
Jam7604801: why don't emma and those loons come in here anymore
Ragamuffingirl35: i read yours. i wish you'd update more
Ragamuffingirl35: i don't know and i don't care jam
Ragamuffingirl35: the room is more pleasant without them
LadyMtnMedic: mine require thought and care takes me a while to get comfortable with posting the thought
LadyMtnMedic: I have one should be out iin a day
Jam7604801: i think tree should pass a rule anyone on the site has to at least come in here once a week
Ragamuffingirl35: yay!!!!
Mg500mv: Jam, do yuo really want Emma here?
LadyMtnMedic: I am also off for a couple days, hope to get some writing and reading time in
Ragamuffingirl35: some shelfers no longer have aol jam. like pete
Ragamuffingirl35: i sure as heck don't mary
LadyMtnMedic: geez Jam, don't summon the spirits
Ragamuffingirl35: tree doesn't even hardly come in here
LadyMtnMedic: say where is Roger lately?
Ragamuffingirl35: once every few months is all
Jam7604801: emma was always nice to me
Mg500mv: Roger, is busy
Ragamuffingirl35: he's been busy rox
Ragamuffingirl35: she used to be nice to me, but she changed
Ragamuffingirl35: she sent me towels when i moved into my last house
Ragamuffingirl35: suddenly about 2 1/2 years ago she seemed like she was angry all the time about everything and nothing at all
LadyMtnMedic: schell kinda went the same way
LadyMtnMedic: she got real edgy it seemed like
Ragamuffingirl35: well schell i understand. she has a hard life
Vanda52: women always seem to go "bad"
Ragamuffingirl35: i'm not as sweet as i was 10 years ago
Vanda52: hi kal
ParaMyrrh: hi Lady
ParaMyrrh: Raga
Well, here they are bitching and moaning and gnashing their teeth.
Woe is me, after I have been so nice to Rags in the past--sent her towels and money for a textbook. Maybe she ought to do some soul searching to see the one who "has changed."
Vanda52BANNED
Vanda52: hahaha
Jam7604801: hi webs
LadyMtnMedic: banned from a site?
LadyMtnMedic: say what?
Vanda52: long story roc but yes , im banned
LadyMtnMedic: who banned you?
LadyMtnMedic: and dont say Emma
LadyMtnMedic: she is full of BS
Vanda52: as i said its a long story not wrth getting into
Jam7604801: allan i could get you un banneded
Vanda52: how so jam?
Jam7604801: i could write tree and get her to set me up then give it to you
LadyMtnMedic: come on, why do you think you are banned? Tree banned you?Ragamuffingirl35: rocky she terminated his account when he said he quit
Vanda52: nah , thanks jam but if they dont want me as me forget it , ill be fine
Vanda52: thanks tho
Ragamuffingirl35: he failed to give in and kiss emma's ass
LadyMtnMedic: you emailed Tree saying you quit?
Ragamuffingirl35: no he said it in that one thread
Vanda52: i said i quit in the site and next thing i jnew i couldnt comment , it was fast like a roadside bomb in iraq
LadyMtnMedic: oh for cripes sake
LadyMtnMedic: thats ridiculous
Ragamuffingirl35: yep rocky
Vanda52: tree was looking to ditch me for a long time roc
Vanda52: and i gave her the way to do it
Vanda52: so is life
Ragamuffingirl35: i didn't even realize vanda was parodying emma's blog when he made that post until emma started yelling theif
LadyMtnMedic: she does not like your taste in , um, "art"
RoseGarden450: i dont think i know this emma and it sounds like i wouldnt get along with her
Vanda52: i think i might scare those people
Mg500mv: Emma also came after me
Ragamuffingirl35: emma posted about dahmer being the possible killer of adam walsh AFTER i posted it in my blog, and i didn't holler theif
LadyMtnMedic: thief
Ragamuffingirl35: thanks rox
LadyMtnMedic: LOL
LadyMtnMedic: since Emma never reads mine, her or her cronies, I don't care
Jam7604801: why don't emma and those loons come in here anymore
Ragamuffingirl35: i read yours. i wish you'd update more
Ragamuffingirl35: i don't know and i don't care jam
Ragamuffingirl35: the room is more pleasant without them
LadyMtnMedic: mine require thought and care takes me a while to get comfortable with posting the thought
LadyMtnMedic: I have one should be out iin a day
Jam7604801: i think tree should pass a rule anyone on the site has to at least come in here once a week
Ragamuffingirl35: yay!!!!
Mg500mv: Jam, do yuo really want Emma here?
LadyMtnMedic: I am also off for a couple days, hope to get some writing and reading time in
Ragamuffingirl35: some shelfers no longer have aol jam. like pete
Ragamuffingirl35: i sure as heck don't mary
LadyMtnMedic: geez Jam, don't summon the spirits
Ragamuffingirl35: tree doesn't even hardly come in here
LadyMtnMedic: say where is Roger lately?
Ragamuffingirl35: once every few months is all
Jam7604801: emma was always nice to me
Mg500mv: Roger, is busy
Ragamuffingirl35: he's been busy rox
Ragamuffingirl35: she used to be nice to me, but she changed
Ragamuffingirl35: she sent me towels when i moved into my last house
Ragamuffingirl35: suddenly about 2 1/2 years ago she seemed like she was angry all the time about everything and nothing at all
LadyMtnMedic: schell kinda went the same way
LadyMtnMedic: she got real edgy it seemed like
Ragamuffingirl35: well schell i understand. she has a hard life
Vanda52: women always seem to go "bad"
Ragamuffingirl35: i'm not as sweet as i was 10 years ago
Vanda52: hi kal
ParaMyrrh: hi Lady
ParaMyrrh: Raga
Happy Valentine Day to you
I had to call and cancel our tax prep appointment. The woman on the phone said, “That’s okay Judy couldn’t make it in either.”
I had gotten up at 5 when the alarm went off only to remember that LP’s school was already closed, and I don’t have to go into work either and BP has a few days off, so I went to pee and got back into bed when this buzz started happening. No, it wasn’t a sexual thing. It sounded like what happens when a smoke detector’s battery is low. I checked LP’s room, the kitchen and our bedroom and it wasn’t coming from any of those. I nudged BP and told him, “Get up! Something’s buzzing. Go find it.” He said, “Now?” and I said, “Yes, please.” When he’s away on business I usually have to handle things like this, so I figured it was his turn.
So I snuggled back into the covers while he went on a hunt. He couldn’t figure it out either but thought it was the carbon monoxide detector in the basement. So he went down there to look (he took his ciggies to smoke one while he was down there, so the trip wouldn’t be a complete wash out). About ten minutes later he came back. The buzzing had stopped and it was the carbon monoxide detector battery. Case solved and he came back to bed.
It’s 9am and he’s still sleeping. I’m up with the cat, having my coffee. I went outside and there’s a four foot drift up against my neighbor’s house.
When LP comes home from Jordan’s he’ll have to shovel because I have to get to the store today. I used the last of the milk for my coffee.
I hope restaurants are opened today because I want a nice Valentine’s Day dinner.
We’re the lucky ones though, a lot of Hoosiers were without power because a lot of people got sleet and damaging ice instead of just snow. I hate ice—unless it’s served with a gin and tonic.
Here’s a shout-out to
1. My newspaper carrier. Through all the bad weather he manages to still get up and toss up paper on the porch by six am.
2. To the US Mail. I saw my carrier, Marcia, through the window yesterday. She appeared to be three times as big as normal. She was walking like that giant Pillsbury Dough Boy in Ghostbusters. She must have had on four or five layers of clothing. God Bless her heart.
3. To the Street Department workers. I heard the plow early, early this morning clearing our street. I only hope they’ll soon clear the alleyways too.
I had gotten up at 5 when the alarm went off only to remember that LP’s school was already closed, and I don’t have to go into work either and BP has a few days off, so I went to pee and got back into bed when this buzz started happening. No, it wasn’t a sexual thing. It sounded like what happens when a smoke detector’s battery is low. I checked LP’s room, the kitchen and our bedroom and it wasn’t coming from any of those. I nudged BP and told him, “Get up! Something’s buzzing. Go find it.” He said, “Now?” and I said, “Yes, please.” When he’s away on business I usually have to handle things like this, so I figured it was his turn.
So I snuggled back into the covers while he went on a hunt. He couldn’t figure it out either but thought it was the carbon monoxide detector in the basement. So he went down there to look (he took his ciggies to smoke one while he was down there, so the trip wouldn’t be a complete wash out). About ten minutes later he came back. The buzzing had stopped and it was the carbon monoxide detector battery. Case solved and he came back to bed.
It’s 9am and he’s still sleeping. I’m up with the cat, having my coffee. I went outside and there’s a four foot drift up against my neighbor’s house.
When LP comes home from Jordan’s he’ll have to shovel because I have to get to the store today. I used the last of the milk for my coffee.
I hope restaurants are opened today because I want a nice Valentine’s Day dinner.
We’re the lucky ones though, a lot of Hoosiers were without power because a lot of people got sleet and damaging ice instead of just snow. I hate ice—unless it’s served with a gin and tonic.
Here’s a shout-out to
1. My newspaper carrier. Through all the bad weather he manages to still get up and toss up paper on the porch by six am.
2. To the US Mail. I saw my carrier, Marcia, through the window yesterday. She appeared to be three times as big as normal. She was walking like that giant Pillsbury Dough Boy in Ghostbusters. She must have had on four or five layers of clothing. God Bless her heart.
3. To the Street Department workers. I heard the plow early, early this morning clearing our street. I only hope they’ll soon clear the alleyways too.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Snow Today
We’ve gotten about ten inches so far, with the snow not subsiding until around midnight tonight. LP’s school’s already announced the closing for Wednesday which is good considering that the county’s under a state of emergency and no one’s to be on the road unless it’s an emergency. Watching the closings on television, whole cities are closing down!
LP shoveled the front walk before noon and of course you can’t even tell it now. He wanted to walk to Jordan’s (about three blocks) and after assuring me that he’d dress in layers with hoodies and gloves, I let him go. I called him 15 minutes later and he arrived safely but he said he had to walk backwards half the way because the snow-wind stung his face. I don’t know why it would kill him to stay home and do something here just for today. Anyway he called an hour ago and wants to stay the night there. Big Surprise. I don’t know yet—BP can probably get the car out of he garage and go pick him up.
My Muncie sister called and said that Ball State (she’s faculty/staff there) called off classes but left it up to faculty and staff on whether they wanted to come into work. If they didn’t they’d have to take a vacation day instead of a weather day. That’s kind of ridiculous. She said her boss emailed all of the people who work in the department and said that they can “work from home” today. So she and her husband and three kids are at home.
She said her husband had to shovel a path to get to the dog’s house (which is attached to the garage) because the doggie couldn’t get out to pee. When she looked out later the dog was out in a snow drift and couldn’t move! Dave had to shovel her out again.
Anyway, back here, the two kids from a few doors down were out playing in the snow and were trying to run a radio-controlled truck out in the street. When the thing couldn’t move, the little kid would reach down and throw the truck and try again. Sigh. Those tiny kids have no business playing out in this weather.
The older man next door was out shoveling his walk! Jesus. He has no place to go, and should just wait until tomorrow when the guy with the snow blower will come around the neighborhood. I’m afraid he’ll have a heart attack.
I heated up leftover Italian roast beef for lunch. It was most excellent, and then we were organizing receipts and other tax stuff. We have an appointment with Judy our tax lady tomorrow, but with this weather we’ll probably reschedule it.
I was going to make cookies today, but since LP might stay the night at Jordan’s I think I might just watch American Idol, and then Boston Legal with my BP.
LP shoveled the front walk before noon and of course you can’t even tell it now. He wanted to walk to Jordan’s (about three blocks) and after assuring me that he’d dress in layers with hoodies and gloves, I let him go. I called him 15 minutes later and he arrived safely but he said he had to walk backwards half the way because the snow-wind stung his face. I don’t know why it would kill him to stay home and do something here just for today. Anyway he called an hour ago and wants to stay the night there. Big Surprise. I don’t know yet—BP can probably get the car out of he garage and go pick him up.
My Muncie sister called and said that Ball State (she’s faculty/staff there) called off classes but left it up to faculty and staff on whether they wanted to come into work. If they didn’t they’d have to take a vacation day instead of a weather day. That’s kind of ridiculous. She said her boss emailed all of the people who work in the department and said that they can “work from home” today. So she and her husband and three kids are at home.
She said her husband had to shovel a path to get to the dog’s house (which is attached to the garage) because the doggie couldn’t get out to pee. When she looked out later the dog was out in a snow drift and couldn’t move! Dave had to shovel her out again.
Anyway, back here, the two kids from a few doors down were out playing in the snow and were trying to run a radio-controlled truck out in the street. When the thing couldn’t move, the little kid would reach down and throw the truck and try again. Sigh. Those tiny kids have no business playing out in this weather.
The older man next door was out shoveling his walk! Jesus. He has no place to go, and should just wait until tomorrow when the guy with the snow blower will come around the neighborhood. I’m afraid he’ll have a heart attack.
I heated up leftover Italian roast beef for lunch. It was most excellent, and then we were organizing receipts and other tax stuff. We have an appointment with Judy our tax lady tomorrow, but with this weather we’ll probably reschedule it.
I was going to make cookies today, but since LP might stay the night at Jordan’s I think I might just watch American Idol, and then Boston Legal with my BP.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Mourning Oranges
Today:
Waited one and a half hours at the doctor’s office. My blood pressure was high because I had to wait so damned long. The nurse practioner (I hate nurse practioners) gave me scripts for codeine cough liquid and some antibiotics for my sore throat—which wasn’t strep like I told BP it WASN’T, but he insisted that I go to the doctor’s office to have it checked out because it has been sore for over two weeks.
Anyway some kid was bawling at the top of his lungs and his mother ignored him, as we sick people wanted to do, but could not.
I waited another 20 minutes at the pharmacy, sitting next to an elderly woman. I glanced over and saw a blue blob on her earlobe. Upon closer inspection found that it was, or had been, a tattoo of a spider-like creature. Although now the ink had all bled together and it looked like a big messy blob. I figure that’s what Mary J. Blige and Angelina Jolie and and all of those other dumbasses who get gigantic tattoos will look like one day: All the ink will run together into their wrinkles and old age fat and they’ll look like one big blue blob walking around.
Speaking of Mary J. Blige . . . what’s the deal? Why is she so popular? Why did other performers worship at her feet? I saw her “emotional” Grammy performance which was blah to me.
So last night after my friend called and told me we were getting a hellacious snow storm, I ran out to Kroger’s. I got some stuff to make chili, some Lean Cuisines, and some Stewart’s orange & cream soda, and some rye bread. As I was looking around at the produce and buying some garlic, peppers and onion, I noticed the oranges! GOOD GOD!!! Ninety nine cents for one fecking orange! Last year I could buy 4 for 99 cents. Was the price hike because of the freezing California/Florida weather? Lemons were 89 cents apiece. I refuse to pay 99 cents for one orange. It’s un-American, it is. So if I get scurvy—that’s why. It’s an abomination.
Instead of Iraq why don’t we invade some orange producing country so we can ship free oranges to the masses. I love navel oranges. I could eat three every day. They peel easily. They segment easily. They’re juicy. Delicious and nutritious. I miss them already. Maybe send one measly Naval battleship to South America to bring me a boatload of navel oranges. Free. The navel oranges would morph into Naval oranges.
Waited one and a half hours at the doctor’s office. My blood pressure was high because I had to wait so damned long. The nurse practioner (I hate nurse practioners) gave me scripts for codeine cough liquid and some antibiotics for my sore throat—which wasn’t strep like I told BP it WASN’T, but he insisted that I go to the doctor’s office to have it checked out because it has been sore for over two weeks.
Anyway some kid was bawling at the top of his lungs and his mother ignored him, as we sick people wanted to do, but could not.
I waited another 20 minutes at the pharmacy, sitting next to an elderly woman. I glanced over and saw a blue blob on her earlobe. Upon closer inspection found that it was, or had been, a tattoo of a spider-like creature. Although now the ink had all bled together and it looked like a big messy blob. I figure that’s what Mary J. Blige and Angelina Jolie and and all of those other dumbasses who get gigantic tattoos will look like one day: All the ink will run together into their wrinkles and old age fat and they’ll look like one big blue blob walking around.
Speaking of Mary J. Blige . . . what’s the deal? Why is she so popular? Why did other performers worship at her feet? I saw her “emotional” Grammy performance which was blah to me.
So last night after my friend called and told me we were getting a hellacious snow storm, I ran out to Kroger’s. I got some stuff to make chili, some Lean Cuisines, and some Stewart’s orange & cream soda, and some rye bread. As I was looking around at the produce and buying some garlic, peppers and onion, I noticed the oranges! GOOD GOD!!! Ninety nine cents for one fecking orange! Last year I could buy 4 for 99 cents. Was the price hike because of the freezing California/Florida weather? Lemons were 89 cents apiece. I refuse to pay 99 cents for one orange. It’s un-American, it is. So if I get scurvy—that’s why. It’s an abomination.
Instead of Iraq why don’t we invade some orange producing country so we can ship free oranges to the masses. I love navel oranges. I could eat three every day. They peel easily. They segment easily. They’re juicy. Delicious and nutritious. I miss them already. Maybe send one measly Naval battleship to South America to bring me a boatload of navel oranges. Free. The navel oranges would morph into Naval oranges.
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