Lifestyles of the Easily Obsessed

January 09, 2007

Changes A Comin'!

If my site is unavailable or looks kind of wonky over the next few days just be patient. Wendy has re-designed my site and will be moving over to Word Press and tidying things up and changing things around. I actually dont know what will happen during the changeover. But dont be worried if I dont exist for a day or however long it takes Wendy to bring my site back up. I love the new template she came up with, its very pretty!

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December 31, 2006

Last Post of the Year

It's been a relaxing week around here. I took full advantage of being on vacation by doing NOTHING!

I've read, watched tv, movies, played wii and just this morning started putting Christmas decorations away. We'll leave the tree up for another week or so, but I was dusting and decided to just put some of this Santa stuff away instead of having to dust it again next week.

We have no big plans for tonight. We used to go out, but now we like to stay home. Mike has to work until about 8:00 and there are too many drunks on the road anyway. I bought a bottle of champagne for midnight and if we manage to stay awake we'll have a toast to 2007.

My sleep wake cycle is all screwed up from staying up late reading and sleeping in. I haven't been sleeping well, lots of tossing and turning and very weird vivid dreams. At least once I go back to work I can back on my regular schedule.

I was hoping to make it to 100 books by the end of the year but came up short. I finished up with #90- Santa Cruise by Mary and Carol Higgins Clark, #91- Cross by James Patterson, and #92- Capital Crimes by Jonathan and Faye Kellerman. I have a whole bunch of other books I had planned on reading but I started Lisey's Story by Stephen King and I'm not liking it too much so it kind of killed my mood to read. I feel like I have an obligation to finish it and its just not exciting me too much. Not one of his best.

I watched Poseidon last night (the remake) and was literally biting my nails. I loved the original, cheesy as it was and this one was just as horrifying, maybe more so because of the better special effects. The scenes with the single mom and her young son really got to me, hit way too close to home. I could literally feel her pain when she thought he had drowned.

I am not making any resolutions for the new year, who ever sticks to them anyway? I wont be doing the 50 Book Challenge next year either. I'll still be reading but I know that I can easily read 50 books, no need to prove it to myself. I'll still probably mention what books I've been reading in some way however.

Once tomorrow comes, I can officially start preparing for Mardi Gras! I'm so excited!

Wishing each of you, a very happy, healthy, New Year.

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November 30, 2006

Better

I went to the gym today and went for a 3 mile run. I feel so much better. Now if I can keep it up, maybe I'll be able to fit in my jeans by mardi gras!

I started moving my pics to flickr. I have all our vacation pics up over there so far. Over the weekend I'll work on family, holidays, pets, Bonerama and Harry.

Its November 30th and I'm wearing shorts. Something is wrong with this picture. Its supposed to get considerably colder tomorrow so hopefully that will kickstart my desire to get the tree and decorate.

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November 27, 2006

Thinking......

I'm really fed up with Gallery. I went back to look for a picture from last Christmas and half the picture links are broken. I'm thinking I might take on the task of moving all my gallery albums over to flickr. There are ALOT of pics to move but I would like to have them all in one place and Gallery hasnt worked right since I upgraded it. I really am liking flickr too.

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November 21, 2006

Some People Should Not Be Allowed to Leave Their Home!

No, this isnt about the mole people. I decided to take a walk to Boscov's at lunch since they are having a sale and we have a 15% off Employee Appreciation Coupon. Thought maybe I could find some stocking stuffers for the kids or some shirts/sweaters for Mike. I was looking at a rack of sweaters when I heard this god-awful loud fart! I looked up and there was this little old lady laughing her ass off! Some of the other shoppers near her started moving away and she was cackling "oh, man I really let that one rip didn't I? Mary and Joseph, I cleared the whole aisle, *cackle*, *cackle*!"

Who does that? Too bad Mike wasnt with me, he would have probably high-fived her...

I just reached into my desk to grab my lip balm and realized just in time I was about to put highlighter on my lips! ORANGE highlighter!

So, I ended up not buying anything. I was too hungry and headachey from the hunger to really put any effort into my shopping.

Tonight I have to go Turkey day shopping. We eat dinner at my parents but we like to do our own turkey and some sides to have all weekend to pick on. We are going to deep fry a turkey this year and Mike cant wait! I'm debating about going out on Black Friday. I've looked at all the sales flyers and nothing is really catching my eye. I'll have to look at them more closely in the paper on Thursday and see if there is anything worth my while. I'm still waiting for Connor and Jimmy to give me their Christmas lists.

One more day of work. Hopefully it will be a nice quiet day and we'll be able to leave early. For now, off to my last meeting of the week!

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November 14, 2006

Completley Unconnected Thoughts

I wore a blue sweater over the weekend and several people commented that it was a good color for me. I never gave it much thought but I was just cleaning out my closet and realized I do have alot of blue clothes.

Our lawyer looks exactly like Doug Heffernan

I realized I didnt buy my Hallmark Christmas ornaments yet this year! YIKES! Normally I put them on lay-away in August and have them paid off by the time we get our tree. I'm way behind this year. I did however buy my Christmas cards a few weeks ago. I found the perfect card for us. heh.

I have no desire to see "Borat". I do however want to see "Santa Claus 3", "Deck the Halls", "The Holiday" and "Happy Feet"

I was thinking of making Mike sleep on the couch Sunday night. The Steelers beat the Saints. It's all his fault.

Anyone out there that grew up in the 80's? Remember the slouchy boots that we tucked our jeans into? Did anyone else have those contraptions to help keep your pants tucked in? They were an elastic band with clips on each end that you would clip to the bottom of your pants and the elastic band would go under your foot? Anyone? Anyone know what they are called and if they still make them and where I can find them?

Today is the day of "Stupid J's". No offense to anyone whose name begins with J, but we have had no less than 5 people come into the office today that are driving us up a wall, and all of them have names that begin with J.

Speaking of my job, it would be so much easier to do if the other departments around here did their job. Thats all I'm sayin' about that.

One week until the students break for Thanksgiving. I have to work Wednesday but there are no classes. It SHOULD be a quiet day where I can get caught up on paperwork and maybe find my desk again.

Anyone see Prison Break last night? T-Bag and his hand....OMG....so gross! Why are there no smart women on this show?

Although I hold strong on my position that Uggs are ugly...they remind me of Pamela Anderson cause shes always wearing them.....however over the past year these have really grown on me and I finally caved and bought a pair. (In Espresso though). I love them. They are really comfy.

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November 13, 2006

Wow! It's Monday and I'm NOT Crabby!

I feel much better today than I did on Friday. Even thought its a cold, rainy, dreary Monday, I am so glad to put last week behind me and face this fresh, new week.

The weekend was pretty relaxing. It was the Holiday Fair at Connor's school and we went and got alot of Christmas shopping done. Some really nice crafts, jewelry, and Christmas stuff. I'm normally not a "craft" person (mostly because I am the most un-crafty person ever) but some of the stuff there was really nice! I know I'll be wanting to keep some of the stuff we bought!

November is a long month isnt it?

I am really looking forward to this weekend! HBO's Comic Relief it on Saturday night! (it will also air on TBS for those of you that don't like to pay for those extra channels- like me!). This year they are raising money for the Gulf States affected by Hurricane Katrina! I'm so excited for this. Guess who the house band is going to be?

BONERAMA!

Yes, my most favorite band will be playing at Comic Relief! I'm so happy and excited for them! So make sure you watch! Not only will it be HYSTERICAL and have lots of good music, but all the money raised is really needed down there, in that forgotten area of America. There is still so much work to be done! So, please tune in and please donate! Please.

Speaking of New Orleans, our ASB trip is coming along. We have a bunch of fundraisers planned over the next few months.

And....only 99 days until Mardi Gras. YIKES!

Here's to a good week y'all.

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October 26, 2006

Aaaah-Choo

I just sneezed while having a mouth full of tuna hoagie. I couldnt stop it and ended up spewing chewed up tuna hoagie about three feet across my office. Thankfully the cleaning people come tonight.

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October 17, 2006

Tidbits

One of the few things I enjoy about the seasons turning towards winter is that its dark by the time I get home from work. So I can just put my pajamas on as soon as I get home! Today was the first day I actually did that. Its rainy and dreary and gloomy. I'm ready to curl up on the couch and watch Nip/Tuck!

So, who else watches General Hospital? Is it just me or is Lucky turning into Pony Boy?

Connor and I stopped in the new Barnes and Noble before we came home. It's alot of space but it seems everything is really spread out and there really isnt alot of merchandise. It's also going to be the Kings/Wilkes bookstore so there is school merchandise and the lower level will be textbooks and school supplies. Also they dont have a music/video department which I was dissapointed to discover.

5th grade math is going to be the death of me yet!!!!

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September 18, 2006

It's a Monday

It's Monday, as can be seen by my day so far:

Was up half the night scratching. For the past few days I've had this weird rash all over and it itches like crazy! Last night I couldnt sleep because I was so itchy!

The water company had us up moving our cars before we were even dressed. They are putting in new water lines around town

Having to walk two streets over to get to our car after Mike moved them with Connor...between us we had to carry: my purse, my lunchbag, my work totebag, my gym bag, Connor's backpack, Connors lunch box, Connors trumpet and a pile of extra books that wouldnt fit into his backpack because he was off sick on Friday and his teacher sent home EVERY book.

Because of said new water lines, we have no water at home today. Thankfully I had already showered but Mike had not.

An unexpected $1,500 bill

A computer catching on fire in the class I was teaching

No one empited my garbage can in my office over the weekend and I hate chili for lunch on Friday. It smells wonderful today!

Another employee got the boot from here over the weekend.

We were out of dog food this morning. I wonder if Mike fed Cheerios to the dogs?

Did I mention I'm really itchy? My neck and chest are especially all rashy. Maybe I should call the Dr.?

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September 13, 2006

Housekeeping

Just a note that I created a Flickr site as well as my gallery. You can access it from the badge on the sidebar or click here. Ever since I upgraded to Gallery2 I've been having so many problems uploading pictures and then when I finally get them uploaded, half of them dont show up. It's been very tedious and frustrating. I'm not deleting my current galleries but all new pics will be going to Flickr while I give it a try. I know alot of people use it and it has lots of fun features.

I still have to write about the experience down in NOLA but life is a bit crazy right now. Hopefully I'll have some time over the weekend.I also have a funny story about my possessed printer here at work. Until then, take a look at this new video by Kalypso:

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September 05, 2006

Bag Lady and more!

So, I'm back to being a bag lady. No, Mike didnt kick me out for buying another pair of shoes, its just that I need to bring so much crap to work, I feel like a bag lady walking from my car.

First there is my purse. My day-to-day purse tends to run on the bigger side as I need to fit in my wallet, cell phone, 2 sets of keys, excedrin, make up, pocket calendar, gum/mints, hairspray, business card holder, various "to do" lists, water bottle, pens, checkbook....and sometimes my camera.

Then is my work tote. I need that for anything work related that I may have taken home and also to carry my Vacation Planning File Folder, my day planner, more water, umbrella, a book in case I find myself in a boring situation and want to read.

My lunch bag, which is just a grocery store shopping bag, I know, its so ghetto but I usually have a big salad and it just doesnt fit in a normal lunch bag thing.On MOndays I usually bring in some Red Bull, a can of peanuts, or some other type of snack to keep here at work .

And my gym bag- with my gym clothes of course, more water, ipod, weight lifting gloves, (no callouses for me!), sneakers, towel, etc. It's a pretty large sized bag. I also use it at Mardi Gras to haul beads home from parades.

So I lug this stuff every day and I realize I must look ridiculous. And I've tried to pare it down. Sometimes, I can stuff my lunch bag into my gym bag! I've tried carrying a smaller purse but it just ends up aggrevating me because everythign is crammed in there and I have to take everything out to find something. I like a multi-pocket, well organized purse. And this new one I got for fall is to DIE FOR. Dark brown, mock crock Liz. On sale. Its so pretty.

I tested my blood pressure at my moms yesterday and it was 120/70, which is closer to my normal. I still have a tinge of headache today. Im trying to kill it with Red Bull. Maybe I'm going thru caffeine withdrawl?

My trial contacts suck. I went back last week to tell the Dr. that my vision is still kinda blurry so he gave me a differnt trial pair and these are worse! UGH! I leave for NOLA in two days, not enough time to get more. I'll call him later today and see anyway. Maybe they have my script in stock. One of these days, I'm just going to bit the bullet and get lasik. I cant stand not being able to see.

Busy day today. Hope I can squeeze in some gym time! My weight his holding (havent gained since the last time I weighed in pre-vacation over a month ago) so I need to kick start some more weight loss!

Have a great day!

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August 25, 2006

I'm Saving Them for Later

I'm sitting here at my desk, eating peanuts, reading Zoot and laughing because clearly I am the Bitchiest Woman on the Planet...and I dropped a few peanuts down my shirt...So as I stuck my hand down the front of my shirt to retrive them, the IT guy walked in my office. He ignored the fact that I was digging in my bra for peanuts and asked if I was the person having printing problems. I turned 18 different shades of red and left the room to finish removing the peanuts in the privacy of the bathroom.

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August 16, 2006

Random Bullet Unrelatedness

The guest speaker at our training yesterday was wearing a navy blue sportcoat with a black tie. It bothered me. I wonder if he realized it?

I'm not ready for the semester to start. My mind is still on summer vacation

I think there was a ghost at the track last night. This woman was not just caucasion, she was white. BLINDINGLY white. Albino white. White skin, white hair with a hot pink outfit on. It hurt to look at her. I don't think her skin has ever seen the sun.

Connor and I saw a real albino at the mall a few weeks ago. It was freaky.

My to do list is so ginormous it is stressing me out just thinking about it

I joined this fitness challenge here at work, and everyone that joined recieved a pedometer. I dont think mine is very accurate. It says I walked .01 miles on Sunday.I know I didnt do much but come on! It also registerd 34 steps yesterday morning. Its at least 100 steps just from my car to my office. I'm going to smash the damn thing soon.

I have two Hurricane Katrina related books I've been saving to read around the time of the "anniversary". And I hate saying "anniversary" in relation to Katrina. Its nothing to be celebrated.

Bonerama is recording a new live CD on September 7-8 at Tips. If you live in NOLA or will be in the city on those nights you should definatly go. They rock my world.

I need to stop procrastinating by writing this stupid entry and go accomplish SOMETHING!

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July 25, 2006

5 Things

I'm procrastinating and stressing so I bring you a meme because lord knows I don't have enough things I should be doing right now.

Five items in the freezer.
1. Frozen waffles- Connor eats them for breakfast every day
2. Frozen lemonade-Mike uses it to make his iced tea
3. A gazillion packs of chicken tenders. I keep forgetting we have some and keep buying more.
4. Mango/Green tea sorbet- yummy
5. ice cubes

Five items in my closet.
1. A huge assortment of luggage. I've developed a luggage obsession.
2. My glittery belt from the Gap
3. Mike's shrimp boots
4. Random flip flops
5. My Mardi Gras Ball gowns

Five items in my car.
1. 2 beach chairs
2. a nylon jacket from Chicago
3. Various empty water bottles
4. LSU beads
5. Mikes ear covery things for the shooting range

Five items in my wallet.
1. My Gold Club card for the supermarket
2. stamps
3. A gift card for Best Buy
4. 23 cents
5. My list for the store

that was boring and wasted 2 minutes.

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It's Because of Things Like This That I Always Tell You To Be Careful

Whenever Mike or Jimmy is leaving the house to drive somewhere, I always tell them to be careful and they roll their eyes at me. They are both fine drivers and Mike will often remind me that he can safely drive a car at even high rates of speed but I tell them its not their driving that I worry about, its all the other nuts out on the road.

People generally have no patiece or manners. Everyone is in a hurry and everyone thinks they have the right of way, there is no courtesy on the roads today. People are also careless and yapping on their cell phones, eating, applying make-up, fighting with their kids or dealing with a miriad of other distractions all which are a recipe for an accident waiting to happen.

Then you have the complete lunatics like the one I saw yesterday.

(At this point I typed out a huge account of the accident I witnessed yesterday full of amusing observations and drama. I didn't save. My internet decided to crap out. I lost it. I'm not retyping it, so you get the Readers Digest Version)

Truck being chased by police drives up one way street the wrong way, smashes into police car and civilian car right in front of my office. I screamed. Loud. Truck driver runs. Police chase. Firetrucks. Ambulances. K-9 unit. Streets blocked off. Fat police. Man evades. Hurt people taken to hospital. Man still on run.

It was really much more exciting but I just don't care enough to type out all the details of the myriad of thoughts that were all going through my head and the discussions with other witnesses and giving my statement to the police and walking via thru a bunch of cops to get to my car cause they were still searching and the presentation of the argument that all law enforcement officers should have to pass a yearly physical fitness test. Beacuse really, some of the cops around here. It's a shame. You have to pass a physical fitness test to get in, you should be required to stay in shape. These cops were seconds behind this guy, they should have been able to catch him. Nuff said.

So anyway. Watch out for wackos on the road, Be careful y'all.

I didnt walk this morning because my blister still hurts.

Victoria's Secret is having a huge sale on their swimsuits so I ordered one and thankfully it will be here before we leave on Thursday. I was worried about it. I currently have two swimsuits. One is very old and way too small. The other is newer but its now too big and the top keeps falling down. I don't want to have an Tara Reid like moments on the beach, so I thought I should order one that actually fits. Now, lets hope it does indeed fit!

3 days......lots to do. Got the lists made. Must go grocery shopping for Jimmy. Pick up a few things at the drug store. Do laundry. Pack. pay the bills.

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July 12, 2006

Courtesy Police

Did you ever see someone do something so incredibly rude that you wish you could fine them for their behaviour? We have police officers to enforce the laws, but what about someone to enforce kind, mannerly behaviour? The Courtesy Police? It could be everyday citizens who hand out tickets to people who display gross ignorance.

For example I just came from the grocery store.

Ignorant Jerk #1- a big blue van parked on the side of the last marked parking spot, so they were actually in the driving area. Parked there? WTF? There were plenty of open spots, there was no excuse for that. Traffic was crazy with people trying to get around this idiot.RUDE!

Ignorant Jerk #2- The lady with 3 kids and a cartfull (of chips, candy, cookies, but who am I to judge eating habit, just manners)in the Express Lane. It took her forever and her kids were grabbing stuff off the candy rack and running around and crashing into people, yelling, crying. Then of course the woman decides she has to buy a bunch of lottery tickets. Of course. Meanwhile there is a line of 8 people with like 3 items backing up behind her. RUDE!

Ignorant Jerk #3- When I left the grocery store, in the parking spot next to me was this big truck,parked SIDEWAYS, taking up three spots and the rear of the truck was nearly touching the rear of the car on the other side of it. There was no way the other person would have been able to get out because the truck was blocking her in. I took my time putting my groceries in the car and the woman who owned the truck came out and she obviously knew she was parked too close as she went and climbed in the passenger side of the truck! RUDE!

Ignorant Jerk #4- Almost home now, a block from my street and there is an SUV parked in the middle of the street. The driver is out of the truck talking to someone on the sidewalk. There are parking places for him and he looks at the three cars waiting to get by and keeps talking. People are beeping their horns and he flipped them off! RUDE!

And that was only within a half hours time! How many rude people do with come in contact with on a daily basis? The idiot who cuts you off and slows down. The jerk who slides into the parking spot you were waiting for, even though you had your blinker on. The moron who blasts his music so loud it you can feel the bass thumping. It's an endless parade of rudeness! Wouldnt it be nice to make people accountable for their actions? Your first infraction and you have to go to Etiquette School!

Think what a nicer town, state, country it would be, if people just displayed some manners.

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It's Raining (again) and I'm in a Funk

I keep thinking today is Friday. I don't know why and its killing me every time I remember its ony Wednesday and I have two more days of work to get through.

It's not like my job is demanding. It's just being here that kills me. There are so many other things I want to be doing....of course without the paycheck I could never afford to do those things. And with the job I never have the time. Guess I'll keep playing the lottery.

15 days until vacation.

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July 11, 2006

I Have Nothing

Nada. Well I do have a headache but that's not interesting enough to write about. My life of late has been really boring. Every day same thing. Wake up at 5:00 am. Walk for an hour. Get ready for work. Go to work. Complain a lot. Go home. Cook dinner. Complain some more. Vegetate. Read. Watch tv. Sleep.

I couldnt wait for summer to get here, had all kinds of plans and now we arent doing anything we planned! By the time Mike and I both get home from work, its too late to really DO anything. Work really cramps my style. The paycheck is nice though. We STILL have not done squat in our yards. No flowers, no mulch. Nothing. And I've pretty much lost interest in doing anything. We need a new retaining wall out front and until we do that I really have no desire to plant flowers that will probably be dug up when a new wall is put in. And we havent even broached the subject of putting in a new retaining wall. Just commented that we need one. We also need a new hall floor but Mike said that will be his fall project. Along with painting the kitchen and computer(less) room.

I did take Connor to the brand spankin new movie theatre in town. It's finally open! It's been in the works for YEARS, I honestly wasnt sure if I would ever see it come to fruition, but here it is! I was really excited to see it, as its been described as really beautiful. I was a tad disappointed overall. I cant put my finger on it, but its just not what I was expecting from all the hype. Its kind of...blah. Sterile. Bland. Beige. No character. Yes, it has stadium seating but thats become pretty standard for movie theatres. Yes it has 14 screens, not a huge amount but not bad. The concession prices were really high I thought. So anyway, I wanted to go see "Pirates" but Connor wanted to see "Click" so I gave in. It was cute, some LOL parts for sure. It was really nice to actually see PEOPLE walking around downtown! That werent selling drugs! Or prostituting! Actual families! And couples! I hope that some other restaurants and shops open up in the newly renovated retail spaces soon so there is something else to do before/after the movie. It was still early when we got out of the movie but we went right home. We were both in the mood for ice cream and thought COLD STONE CREAMERY! Thats what needs to located here! There is a "PENDING" sign in one of the store front windows so I cant wait to see what moves in there. I know Barnes and Noble is opening by August in one of the spaces. And igourmet.com is supposed to be opening a cafe` too. It's been a long time since downtown Wilkes-Barre had a life and I hope this all happens.
It will be nice to see the downtown alive again.

Things should get more interesting later this week. We are going to a Red Barons game on Thursday and Saturday to the Soco Experience in Philly. Then it will almost be vacation time! Yah!

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June 20, 2006

I Never Have My Camera Phone Handy When I Need It

You know how there is always some chick at the gym or the track who wears just a sports bra with no top over it to work out? It's tacky and distasteful, but today, at the track, there was a girl working out wearing a regular bra. Black, push up and jogging. She wasnt a skinney gal by any means and I couldnt help but stare and wish I had my camera phone. It was the most disturbing thing I think I've ever seen. There were kids there working out and EVERYONE was staring at her. I just can't even imagine what this woman was thinking!

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June 15, 2006

Fun With Science

All our radio and tv stations have been doing this experiment this week. I think I may have to try it myself!

UPDATE: Even the sexy Anderson Cooper has been getting in on it!

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June 11, 2006

Liberating......

Sunday, a day of rest and boy do we need it! We've had such a busy, physically exhausting weekend so far. All I want to do today is sit on the couch and rest, but we have some things that need to be done today so I can't see that happening.

Friday Mike and I both took off from work for Connor's school picnic at Knoebels Amusement Park. We had such a great time and even got Connor to go on a few rides he wouldnt go on last year. He still wont go near a rollercoaster, but we're working on it. The weather held out for the most part, it rained twice; once when we were sitting down to eat and then at the end of the day when we were getting ready to leave anyway. It was a downpour and we had to wait it out under the pavillion for awhile until it stopped. Otherwise a great day!

On the way home we saw a rainbow, which was freaky, because we saw one at the same spot last year coming home from Knoebels!

We got home late, crashed and then had to be up really early on Saturday for the big yard sale! We started hauling stuff over to my parents yard around 7:00 am and people were showing up by 9:00. Mike and I made over $300, selling our crap! It was mostly old toys and some clothes, VHS tapes, CD's. We sold alot of stuff for $1. Everything that was left was loaded into my dads truck and dropped of at the Salvation Army. NOTHING was coming back into the house....It feels so good to have all that stuff gone from the house. I keep eyeing up stuff for the next sale....After we cleaned up we were pretty much too exhausted to move, so we ordered a huge pizza and we all fell asleep before 10:00 pm. We probably could have made more $$ but we were more interested in getting rid of the stuff. Anything we made was a bonus. If someone was interested, we'd take what they were willing to pay. Mike was selling boxes full of books for $2! I've already started a box for the next yard sale already.....Connor better hide his toys....

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June 08, 2006

Do The Right Thing

Have you seen the story of the Stolen Sidekick? No? Go check it out, great example of how we reap what we sow....karma's a bitch man. Also an example of how incredibly stupid some people are.

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June 02, 2006

Try Not To Fall Asleep Reading This......

HI! It's me! I'm still here! So, things have been really boring in my life. I decided against writing about last weekend and boring the three people that read this with the details of cleaning out our attic and my parents attic. It really wasnt all that exciting. Our Memorial Day? Boring. More cleaning of junk and digging up and moving of holly bushes. Do we know how to have fun or what?

Work is boring too. The students are gone. The clock moves very slowly these days. But its June! Wow! Wasnt it just Mardi Gras yesterday? June also brings the first day of hurricane season and I had all kinds of thoughts going 'round my mind yesterday about what that means and how NOLA is not ready and blah blah blah. Other people have written it better than I. I'm just starting the prayers early this year. Keep those hurricanes away from NOLA. She's had enough.

So Jimmy's car didnt pass inspection. It needs new front and rear brakes. We werent anticipating that bill right now. I still need to tie up a few loose ends for our vacation which cant come soon enough.

Oh, all you Northeast PA folks! Mark your calendar for July 15th and head the the Mellow Theatre at Lackawanna College! Poconotes is having a NEPA to NOLA fundraiser! The Storyvill Stompers (one of my most favorite bands from NOLA) will be opening for the Subdudes! Its sure to be a great time with these phenominal musicians!!! I'm so glad these bands are coming here! To my area! But at the same time mad that I have to miss it! What are the chances that on the very same day, my most ultimate favorite band, Bonerama, is playing in Philly? Thats so unfair! Seriously....365 days in a year and they all pick the exact same day to play here? AGH! I cant miss my Bones, so I will be heading down to Penn's Landing to catch them. But everyone up here- Go see The Stompers and Subdudes! I promise you will have a great time! And if you're in the Philly area, come to the SoCo Music Experience! Check out Bonerama!

Ok, back to my boring existance.....and reading...I'm halfway through two books.

Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:14 AM | Comments (0)

May 28, 2006

I Really Need To Start Taking My Cell Phone to the Track

I'm really beginning to think that people in my town do not own mirrors. Today at the track we had:

• The woman wearing shorts and a bra. Yes it was a sports bra, but it was just a plain white sports bra. Throw a tank top over it! Your bouncing boobs as you ran around the track was really hideous
  
• It's finally hot here in PA. Probably about 80 degrees. The track is in full sun all day. No trees, no shade. There was this chick in sweatpants and a sweatshirt and a hat. Running the track. And to make things stranger, she ran the very edge of the last lane. Not in the lane but in the very small shoulder between the last lane and the fence.
  
• Some idiot brought his weights to the track. Here he comes, struggeling to carry in his barbell and weights. Takes them to the middle of the football field and proceeds to lift weights. What a freakin' weirdo!
  
• Of course pantyhose and sandals woman was there again.
  
• A very large breasted woman, running, and wearing a regular bra. (she had on shirt but you could see her bra through it)No sports bra. She's going to be sore.

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 01:16 PM | Comments (0)

  May 24, 2006

  The Swarm

  There is a horror movie taking place right outside my front door. A huge swarm of hornets/wasps/yellowjackets. Apparently they have a nest in a my wall. I get skeeved out just thinking about it. And apparently the recent nice weather (read: TODAY) has brought them out of hibernation? Has hatched them? I dont know, whatever it is that swarms do. Today they are active and there are hundreds, no thousands of them. We have to run through the swarm to leave our house. I tried to get a picture but they dont show up. I squirted Clorox Clean up at them hoping to kill a few. It just pissed them off. I know, I know, I have to get some insectiside and spray it in the hole at night. I'm hoping before we kill them that they attack those annoying kids from next door.

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 05:31 PM | Comments (4)

  May 16, 2006

  A Bad and A Good

  The drugstore was out of my usual allergy meds so I picked up some Claratin-D and took one before I went to bed. The damn stuff kept me up all night! My legs were feeling all jittery and spastic, I was up at 4:30 and couldnt fall back to sleep!

  But then, when I was getting dressed I put on a pair of jeans I havent worn since Mardi Gras and found $20 in the pocket! Yeah!

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:10 AM | Comments (2)

  May 15, 2006

  It's The Small Things

  It's a miserable, dreary Monday morning. I'm knee deep in resumes and wishing I was anywhere but here right now. A man just walked down the street, singing from the top of his lungs, smiling, even doing a little dance. He's probably crazy but he made me smile on this dark and rainy day.

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:30 AM | Comments (0)

  May 09, 2006

  Living Diversely

  So, I attended one of those mandatory trainings that your work place will often send you to. The topic of this one was Diversity and I wrote a huge long entry about the traiing and my own experiences growing up with diverse populations, or lack of experiences and how it formed my beliefs that I still hold true today and some of my screwed up family beliefs and how I didnt start to question them until fairly late and all this good stuff....and I accidently deleted it before saving it.

  So I'll just say the the training was AWESOME! And that any type of educational experience that causes you to re-assess your beliefs and why you think a particular way is good thing. My eyes were opened to so much and made me realize I still have a long way to go and there is so much I want to pass along to my children and help them to become more aware of the biases that are perpetuated just from the environment we live in and to be open, and to be kind and to learn and understand.

  Ignorance is such a dangerous thing.

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 04:09 PM | Comments (0)

  April 26, 2006

  Ok, I'll Share Some of My News

  But it will be pretty anticlimactic for some of you who already know.
  But first a big SHAME ON YOU to the folks who e-mailed and called me asking if I was possibly pregnant! Haven't I warned you all to not even think of me and that word together? Does anyone really think I would be blogging about the possibility of being pregnant? HELL NO! I'd be curled up in the fetal position in my closet in a psychotic coma. GAWD people, dont you know me by now!!! You know I don't even wash my underwear with Mikes. I'm not taking any chances.

  So anyway, this isn't the big news, this is just a little bit of joy brought into my life this week thanks to my friend Tracy! Let me back up a bit.

  Back in October the tickets for Pajama Game, starring my imaginary boyfriend, Harry Connick Jr. went on sale. Some friends and I looked at our calendars, rejected alot of possible dates to see this show due to other obligations, weather considerations and spouses working schedules. We pretty much found one weekend that would work for all of us and bought tickets for Friday April 28th. We planned a weekend in NYC around seeing this show. Good thing we bought the tickets way back then, because the show is SOLD OUT! It's receiving amazing reviews, hottest ticket on Broadway! We would have gone to see it even if it was a bomb, but its a hit! With Harry! Whoo!

  Then when I got home from Mardi Gras I found out that Connor's basketball banquet was scheduled for, you got it, April 28th. My heart sunk. I knew in my mind what I had to do, but I admit, I struggled with it for a bit....but in the end, my kids do have to come before Harry (sometimes), especially for important events. I couldnt miss his basketball awards banquet, he would be heartbroken. So I gave up my ticket. I was glad that the person who is buying it loves Harry as much as I do and she was so busy planning her wedding she never got a chance to buy a ticket, so I was thrilled for her and I got over my disappointment and stopped reading reviews about how wonderful the show is.

  Then, Tuesday morning, I was leaving for work and as I grabbed my cell phone from the charger, I noticed I had a message. I was driving down the street and listening to my messages, I figured it would be a drunk call from Stacey who was still enjoying the post FQF mania at d.b.a

  But it was Tracy. And she had an extra ticket to see Pajama Game. On SATURDAY the 29th! OH.MY.GOD. I can make that day! I have nothing planned!

  I nearly drove my car into a fire hydrant I was so excited. She had called on Sunday night and I missed the call because I was just exhausted after living thu Prison Break and 24 (dear God and Baby Jesus those shows make me crazy, in a good way, and holy hotness, a double team of Wenty and Kiefer...)so anyway I was afraid she may have offered the ticket to someone else after not hearing back from me so I kept my little secret until I confirmed it with Tracy! I'm so happy I get to see Harry! On Broadway! And see my friends! So many of them! Yay!

  So I'll be bussing it to NYC on Saturday am, with my Mom (I scored her a ticket too, and I'm hoping that she comes to understand the greatness that is Harry thru this play, she doenst get him, yet)

  The other news, I still dont know about yet. But I have been doing alot of thinking. And alot of talking to the folks I work with and I pretty much can deal with the outcome, whichever way it goes. Although I'd prefer one way in particular, but I dont want to jinx it....so I'm still not saying anything...Hopefully soon.

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 06:53 PM | Comments (3)

  April 25, 2006

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

  are a coming.

  My head is reeling right now...some stuff going on, on the work front. More details to come when I know more, which will hopefully be soon, because I hate when people come and tell you, "this scenario may happen soon, I'm giving you a heads up, but cant tell you for sure"....I just want to know! Scenario A or B! Obviously the Big Heads know, so let us little peons know!

  Some good news on the personal front as well, waiting to confirm that info as well. Actually alot of good news on the personal front! Fun times ahead!

  Holding firm to my diet and exercise plan. Hopefully I'll start to see some results soon. something...

  Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:18 AM | Comments (3)

  March 22, 2006

  Two Work Days Left in the Week, 7 Workdays Left This Month

  • Connor's basketball team lost last night 12-13, in the LAST 30 SECONDS! AGH! It was a heartbreaker. We were ahead by 1 point the entire last quarter and with 30 seconds to go, the other team scored. I felt so bad for the kids, they played their hearts out. But at least we dont have to play again tonight now. The next tournament starts on Friday.

  • This morning when we were getting ready to leave the house, Connor says to me "your're wearing that to work?" Since when did my son become the fashion authority? I have on creme and brown striped pants (very nice and expensive except I got them on sale pants) and a tan shirt. He said I look like I'm wearing my pajamas.

  • I'm so over March. It is honestly the longest month of the year. I can accept that January and February are going to be cold, they are winter months. But after that week of nice weather, I cant accept this 19 degrees crap and warming my car up again. The flowers are budding, take a hint March, its supposed to be spring! I cant wrap my mind around the fact that there is another week in this month. I feel like it should be April already.

  • Some of the other 4th grade moms and I have decided to take the kids on a bus trip to DC in April. God help us. Its going to take 5 hours to get there on the bus. 5 hours with 4 ten year old boys. Alcohol will be necessary. It should be fun. I love DC and Connor has never been. Mike and I have wanted to take him for awhile now and I think we may go back for a long weekend over the summer to see more of the city.

  • There are rumors of lay offs here at my job, supposedly to occur next week. That makes me very uneasy. I have not feeling like my job is secure...makes me feel like I need to polish up my resume and get out there networking. I shudder at the thoughts of having to job search and interview. I never want to have to go through that again. I really like my job, I would hate to have to start over somewhere. This is probably the longest I have ever stayed at one job. I usually get bored and start looking for something else by this time. But I like what I do, I love working with the students. I like my co-workers. And this really isnt a bad place to work. Theres some stuff going on I may not agree with or dont understand, but overall, its an enjoyable environment. I'll be really sad if I am one that is laid off. *sigh*

  • Mike has some crap going on at work too. I dont want to say anything specifically, but if the outcome is not what we are hoping and I do get laid off, we said thats a sign and we are packing up and moving south.

  • I had a baggie with goldfish crackers on my desk yesterday. They are gone now. Either they fell off into the garbage or the cleaning people ate them. Which would really be rude because 1)they were my crackers and 2) they didnt even clean my office that well.

  • Tomorrow I will be at the Employment Fair all day. I hate the Employment Fair. It's long, it requires me to smile and be cheery all day and run around making sure there are enough tables and that everyone has everything they need. By the time its over, I'm ready for bed.

  • I need to lose 10 lbs right away. Or else I wont be fitting in any of my spring/summer clothes. I need to find a way to get to the gym every day. At least next week is daylight saving time so the days will be longer and hopefully warmer soon so I can walk after work if I dont make it to the gym.

    And now I must work. People to see, resumes to rip apart, dreams to dash......my work is never done..

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:41 AM | Comments (4)

    March 15, 2006

    Someone Stop Me

    One of my students just brought me a jar of tootsie rolls to thank me for the help I gave her. I may eat them all this afternoon.

    And I think I may order one of these. They would be fun for Mardi Gras dont you think?

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 01:52 PM | Comments (2)

    Humpday Thoughts

    Yeah so, that nice spring weather we had last week, as predicted it was just a tease. Yesterday winter came roaring back to northeast PA. Its in the 30's again and it was snowing last night. Just when I was starting to get out of my funk, I'm slowing sinking back down to wanting to stay in bed under the covers and hibernate.

    I've been really motivated at work this week (yes, I know its only Wednesday). It's amazing what two (almost three) weeks off of work can do for a person. I think I really needed that break. I was getting a bit crispy around the edges. I have a new found energy that I hope will get me through the rest of the semester. It will be over soon. Only 5 more weeks of classes, then finals and graduation! I have so many projects I keeping putting off to do in the summer and we will probably be moving this summer too. WIth the new master plan for the university our office will be moving somewhere. Where exactly we arent quite sure. I'm just praying it isnt the library basement like rumor has it. I HATE the library basement. Its dark. It smells. Its stuffy. The windows dont open. Its moldy. It gives me a headache to be down there. No one has asked our input yet, and they probably wont but it would be nice if someone cared about our opinions and our space needs.

    Hey, Jimmy was helping my dad demo an apt and he found a imac someone threw away. Its probably pretty old but he plugged it in and it works! Is running OS 9 and doesnt have a mouse or keyboard but hes going to clean it out and try to sell it for a few bucks.

    Connor's basketball team played in a tournement on Monday. They lost 3-30. Ouch. The other team was really good. We have one more tournament and then basketball season will finally be over. I think only 3 more weeks of the parent/child bowling league. That has been a looooong league. I cant wait for it to be over!

    Mike got his 'new" car, I'll have to post a picture of it when I get around to taking a picture...he loves it. Its really cute. And he yells at me for saying that, not masculine enough.

    I need to get back to the gym. Desperatley. I havent gained any, but I'm not losing either, not that I can tell. I've been eating really well since we came back from NOLA but I need to exercise too. Finding time to go is such a hassle. There is always something else that I should do instead.

    I guess thats it for now, need to go and review about a dozen resumes.....

    Happy Humpday!

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:54 AM | Comments (1)

    March 08, 2006

    Ramdom Thoughts From A Sick Person

    So yesterday, I thought for sure I was going to cough up a lung. Why I thought it was a good idea to go to work, I dont know. Because I did NOTHING. I couldnt stop coughing and I just sat at my desk and blew my nose and sucked on Halls cough drops and watched the clock. I gave myselff until 2:00 when I could pick Connor up from school and go home to my comfy couch. So I stuck it out and in the process I think I pulled a muscle in my chest from all the coughing!

    I came home and knew I had to take something to stop the coughing, but regular type cough/cold medicines, they knock me on my ass and make me usless for days. I'm so sensetive to them. So I thought I would try some CHILDRENS Tylenol cold medicine...I took the dose recommended for children 12 and over. And soon I was resting peaceffully, and was out cold for 3 hours! Mike came home during that time and I never heard him. Connor watched the new Harry Potter and played every extra and I never heard a thing. When I woke up at 6:18 pm, I didnt have that nasty hungover feelingg that Nyquil and other cold medicines give me! It was wonderful! I think I'm on to something here. I was able to eat some dinner and layed on the couch reading until I finished my book, then I took some more CHILDRENS cold medicine and went to bed. Amazingly I slept through the entire night! Without coughing! I woke up feeling slightly better, but still sore and coughing once I was up and moving around. So I decided to stay home from work so I can take some more CHILDRENS cough medicine and sleep and hopefully feel even better tomorrow.

    I dont know if I mentioned but Jimmy's car died right before we left for MG. Luckily he's on spring break this week so we are in the process of looking for a car. We decided to give him one of our cars and Mike would get a new (read: used car, new for him) instead since he's been eyeing up the Suburau Outback for some time. I was really really nervous about applying for a car loan and kept procrastinating. our credit, historically sucks. When I stopped working for 2 years when we had Connor we charged alot and ran up outrageious credit card bills. Its taken about 8 years but we finally have them all paid off and our credit is finally improving. But in my mind I was sure we would never get approved for a car loan. This morning I just decided to get it over with and did the online application with our credit union and WE WERE APPROVED! I almost peeed! I was so happy! Its such a relief. Now Mike can go take the car he found for a test drive today and have our mechanic take a look at it. If all goes well and no one else buys it before we get to, we should have it by the weekend! YAY!

    Keep your fingers crossed. Mike certainly deserves to have a new car and he really likes this one. He's got alot going on right now and this would just make him so happy.

    It's supposed to be 60 this weekend! I cant wait for spring. I cant wait to get out in the yard and plant flowers and make our yard pretty and cook on the grill and open the windows and let the fresh air in and not have to wear a winter coat and gloves and take long walks around town and eat watermelon and pick tomatoes. I love spring. And summer. Not much longer, I hope. We can still get snow here well into April, probably even May. Gag.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:41 AM | Comments (3)

    January 28, 2006

    Income Tax Time

    I did our tax return this week and was pleased to see that we are getting a return this year. I had said to Mike that I would just like to "sit on it" for awhile and not just run out and spend it like we usually do. Since that time I have spent it multiple times and we dont even have it yet!

    Some of the things we want to spend it on include:

    1. Mardi Gras
    2. New carpet in living room
    3. new hall floor/stairs
    4. save for trip to Italy next year
    5. family cruise this summer
    6. pay off one remaining credit card
    7. downpayment on a car

    So as you can see, I would need to increase our return at least sevenfold in order to do all the things we want/need to do.
    *sigh*

    The most frustrating thing is that I cant even file it yet because the stupid IRS hasnt finished updating an education form I need! So hopefully by this time next week, my taxes will be filed....even if we dont decide to use the money for MG, I will be more comfortable knowing its sitting my account in case we need it.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 03:11 PM | Comments (2)

    January 25, 2006

    Bet You Didn't Know This About Me

    Ten Top Trivia Tips about Lisa Mulvey!

    1. Lisa Mulvey never said 'Play it again, Sam'.
    2. To check whether Lisa Mulvey is safe to eat, drop her in a bowl of water; rotten Lisa Mulvey will sink, and fresh Lisa Mulvey will float.
    3. During World War II, Americans tried to train Lisa Mulvey to drop bombs.
    4. Lisa Mulvey once came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.
    5. On average, women blink nearly twice as much as Lisa Mulvey.
    6. Lisa Mulvey was originally called Cheerioats!
    7. The ace of spades in a playing card deck symbolizes Lisa Mulvey.
    8. India tested its first nuclear Lisa Mulvey in 1974.
    9. There is no lead in a lead pencil - it is simply a stick of graphite mixed with Lisa Mulvey and water.
    10. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching Lisa Mulvey.

    I am interested in - do tell me aboutherhimitthem

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:27 AM | Comments (0)

    January 24, 2006

    Random Catch Up On My Life

    I had to stop for gas after work today as my gas tank was nearing empty, so I had to go out of my normal route home to stop at a gas station and that put me behind schedule by about 10 minutes, which meant I got stuck in traffic. Normally I leave work at 4:25 so that I avoid all the courthouse, prison and hospital traffic, but today, got stuck smack dab in the middle of it. Which allowed me to write this really great and interesting blog entry in my mind. Of course now..... Completley forgot everything I was thinking. And the stuff I remember, really wasnt that interesting in the first place.

    I've really been neglecting writing any entries of actual substance. Work has been rather busy so I don't have time to sit and write. By the time I get home from work, make supper, clean up, help with homework, clean up anything that needs to be cleaned, get my lunch ready for the next day, iron clothes,feed the hogs, er I mean dogs....I'm too mentally drained to even think about it. I've even been too tired to read latley and thats not like me. I am giving myself this luxory tonight because I left the dishes for Mike to clean up. I still have a ton of things to do, but Mike is home tonight so I'll get some help.

    Lets see, whats been going on. Oh! Connor started his own blog! Its so cute. Stop by and check it out (often) and leave him some comments. He's obsessed with people commenting. He plans on writing stories and posting pictures of our zoo and vacations and what not.

    As Connor mentioned on his blog, his team won their game on Saturday wtih SECONDS to spare! Who knew 4th grade basketball could be so exciting! It was a real nail biter! The whole gym was freaking out, on their feet, yelling and cheering! I had taken my camera with me but got so wrapped up in the game I completly forgot to even take it out of my purse! Bad mommy! I'm going to need valium by the time he's playing HS B-ball!

    We leave for Mardi Gras in less than a month! WOW! Time really did fly. I'm so excited. And scared. It will be my first trip back to New Orleans since Katrina. I'm prepared as much as I can be for the devastation and plan on contributing greatly to the economy. I'm sure I will have a million gazillion bazillion pictures when we get back. I'm so not ready to go. I need more money. And to lose 15 lbs so I can fit in my clothes.

    I've got the house all decorated for Mardi Gras. I'm probably the only person in the Wyoming Valley that decorates for Mardi Gras. I'll be ordering our first King Cake for Mikes birthday on February 11th. I've started making my list of all the things I want to do during MG. There isnt enough time in the day/night to fit in all the parades, concerts, restaurants, bars, sightseeing, volunteering and shopping that I have planned. I guess I'll sleep when I get home.

    Good news! There was a Mole Woman sighting! She is alive! She's really making herself scarce latley but we have evidence that she is alive, and not buried in the Mole Yard. The other day the Mole Kid came over to our house and knocked on the door. Mike said "She was selling Mole Scout cookies".

    My eye surgery is scheduled for March 9th. I cant even think about it or I will panic and back out. But my eyes have been really bothering me alot latley so I'll be glad to get this taken care of. If you missed my rant about my eyes, I have Ptosis- weakening of the eyelid resulting in droopy eyelids. Since it is affecting my vision, the insurance company will pay for the corrective surgery...thank God. I'm tired of looking like I'm stoned in every picture....the nurse assured me that I will only miss two days of work and the bruising and swelling should go away within a week. Fabulous...

    We got our first gas bill of the winter..I nearly shit my pants! $468! For the month of December! Thats more than double what we normally pay and it hasnt even been that cold! I already keep the thermostat set at 68 and put flannel sheets and tons of blankets on the beds. I'm hoping for an early springg...

    Thats about it for us...same old, same old....January has got to be the most boring month.....maybe I'll go actually read my book for a little while before I fall asleep.....

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 06:45 PM | Comments (1)

    January 23, 2006

    My Governor Sucks More Than Yours

    Came across this Survey of US Governors approval ratings and was actually surprised that Ed Rendell has a 52% approval rating, cause quite frankley, the man is an ass. He is making PA a not very nice place to live. That article sums it up all so nicely... I dont even want to live here anymore. My husband is fed up with Rendell's anti-police policies- which I wont get into here....dont want to put anything in print that could come back to haunt the husband....suffice it to say, overworked, tired, stressed cops on the roads are probably not a good thing.

    Time to get rid of Rendell!

    Let hear it for Lynn Swan in 06!(even though he doesnt give autographs). Steelers in the Superbowl....Swan in the State Capitol....hmmm, I sense a theme here....

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 12:28 PM | Comments (2)

    January 17, 2006

    25 Questions

    While I continue to recover from my weekend activities and work on a real entry, I give you this- stolen from Southern Fried Girl:

    25 questions that no one would EVER think to ask.

    1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
    How dark are the circles under my eyes today?

    2. How much cash do you have on you?
    I actually have alot today because I have money from my friends for the hotel in NYC that I have to deposit and money from Jimmy for something he bought on ebay- $260.Otherwise I never have cash. I use my debit card for everything.

    3. What's a word that rhymes with TEST
    Rest- what I desperatley need.

    4. planet? saturn

    5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list?
    Wendy

    6. What is your favorite ring on your phone?
    "Welcome to New Orleans" by galactic

    7. What shirt are you wearing? Purple fuzzy sweater

    8. What do you label yourself? Never thought about it....

    9. Name the brand of your shoes you're recently wearing? White Mountian clogs

    10. Bright or Dark Room? Bright. Depends....what room and when?

    11. What were you doing at midnight last night? sound asleep

    12. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
    Directions to the turnpike

    13. Where is your nearest 7-11? We dont have 7-11's

    14. What's a saying that you say a lot? Relax!

    15.Who told you they loved you last? connor

    16. Last furry thing you touched? Trooper

    17. How Many Drugs Have You Done In The Past three Days? I took Extra Strength Excedrin on Saturday morning, thats it....

    18. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed? None, whats film?

    19. Favorite age you have been so far? My 30's have all been pretty good.....

    20. your worst enemy? -I hope I dont have any actual enemies....

    21. What is your current desktop picture? St. Louis Cathedral

    22. What was the last thing you said to someone? "Do you need my employee ID"

    23. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly, which would you choose? Duh - million bucks. Is that really a choice?

    24. Do you like someone? I like lots of folks

    25. The last song you listened to? -American Dream-Better Than Ezra

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:51 AM | Comments (1)

    January 11, 2006

    Funky Photo Fun With My New Camera

    I have been playing around with my new camera and thought these shots turned out pretty cool. This was using the "My colors" mode:

    

    

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    January 09, 2006

    I Wasn't Going To Bother doing This, Until I Saw This Cute Button......

    

    Apparently its National DeLurking Week...so go ahead, leave a comment...you know you wanna......

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 12:14 PM | Comments (2)

    November 20, 2005

    These Posts Are Just Incredibly Boring Latley

    So I made quite a dent in my 'to do" list, didnt quite knock off everything but I'm pretty satisfied. My dad questioned my list, I guess he realized it was a bit ambitious. I think I could have accomplished more but I really got into cleaning. It took me 7 hours yesterday to clean TWO ROOMS! But I did a real heavy duty cleaning- emptied the cabinets, cleaned all the stuff in the china cabinet, tossed a bunch of junk, etc. Then I started cleaning the "computer(less) room". Mike and I had talked about getting rid of our stereo/cd player system and our CD collection. Since we got ipods they have just been collecting dust. So I loaded it up in the car and will take it to "I Sold It" tomorrow and see if its worth listing on ebay and try to get some $$ for it. I listed a whole bunch of CD's on Amazon and already sold a few. Made $36 so far!

    Lets see what else did I knock off the list? Got Connor a new coat, cleaned out the litterboxes, finished Season 2 of 24 and started Season 3, uploaded my christmas CD's and got all the spring/summer clothes packed away.

    The only other thing I really wanted to do was get the leaves raked in case it snows soon. Hopefully we can get that done over Thanksgiving weekend. I'll try to get Jimmy a new light fixture during the week and we decided to hold off on the blinds for the windows since we'll be getting the tree soon and once the tree is up we cant put the shades down anyway. I'll get the cat shelter made next weekend too.

    God, Im boring myself with this post. There is just absolutley nothing exciting going on to talk about. So I guess I'll shut up.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 05:07 PM | Comments (2)

    November 10, 2005

    Contemplating

    I'm sitting here watching the clock and trying to decide what to do this afternoon.

    I feel rather crappy. Mike and I both have this sinusy, tickely-throat kind of thing going on. I feel so run down and and this point would just rather this cold come on full force so I can have an excuse to stay home, in my pajamas all day,watching 24 and reading. Instead I feel that I'm not sick enough so I trudge to work and sit here miserable all day.

    So my choices are 1)Go to the gym or 2)Pay my bills.

    Choice number 1 just makes me feel really tired right now. I could get changed, walk to the gym, do a half assed work out because I just dont have the energy to put into a kick ass workout or I could stay here cozy in my office and pull out the checkbook and pay some bills. Which I really need to do. If I dont do it this afternoon, I wont get to it until the weekend. And by then I will have spent all my bill money! HA! I have no self control.

    The only factor making me feel a smidge not guilty for going to the gym is that I have absolutley no appetite so I havent been eating anything really. I had tea and a poptart for breakfast and I tried to eat some pasta for lunch.

    What I could really use is a nap.

    So how about LOST last night? I knew Shannon was going to bite it but I didnt expect A-L to be the one to kill her! Crikey, nice way to make friends with the other survivors. I hope Sayid uses those Iraqi torture skills on her bitch ass. Set her out as bait for the Others. Just get rid of her. She is the Lauren of LOST.

    I also wonder about Mr. Eko....I wonder if he was part of that Nigerian drug plane that crashed...and is Libby one of the others...kind of odd that she dropped that line about being a clinical psychologist...and where the hell did Cindy go?! I cant wait to see Rose and Bernard reunited! And Locke and Eko should make an interesting team.

    And Charlie's preoccupation with Aaron is just creepy! If I was Claire I would be telling that junkie to back off!He's probably hiding his smack in the diaper!

    I'm dreading Alias tonight. That show is just not the same anymore. I'm hoping that it redeems itself eventually.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 01:32 PM | Comments (3)

    November 07, 2005

    Random Unrelated Thoughts

    Just need to get this stuff out of my head:

    I went to the Dr. today and of course the first thing they do is make you get on the scale. My weight-fully clothed and after breakfast- was the same as it was last time I weighed myself buck naked first thing in the am. So, in my mind my real weight is hopefully aout 2 lbs less than what the scale said. At least I didnt gain any.

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    I went to Target again after work today. I needed to pick up a few things. I ended up spending way too much money but I did get a few Christmas gifts for Connor. Some games- Scene It Harry Potter edition, some Da Vinci Code game and this Pipes game. I'm looking for Perfection but cant find it anywhere! I got him an iZ too. I try to stay away from board games because I HATE them and he always wants me to play games with him. I like puzzle games- like Scrabble, Jenga, Mastermind, Connect 4 even. But I despise board games like Life, Monopoly....too long and boring.

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    Has anyone seen the new chocolate at Target? Choxie? Its soooo good! It comes in really cool flavors like chili limon, orange mango, Lemon rose, hot chocolate, and many more. And they are really pretty too.

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    I also picked up this cat toy cube think that I read about on another blog, I think it was Bitchypoo, who has the cutest cats and posts really fun pictures of them and you should go check them out. Anyway, this cube thing, I finally found at Target. For weeks now, they had the shelf marked for it but no cube thing. None at Petsmart, Petco or Pet Supply Plus. But tonight, Target came thru. They had one package and you get two fun pop up cubes for $9.99! So I brought them home and popped them open and VooDoo ran and hid. Bingo came right over and took over the cubes. She went right inside and anyone any of us or the dogs came near the cube, the paw would pop out and swipe you! It was hysterical! She was going crazy in the cubes (they connect together if you want) and she was rolling all over the flying around the room in the cube! The dogs were amused and kept trying to stick their faces in to see what was going on and she kept swatting them. We all sat here and watched Bingo play in the cubes for about 45 minutes. Then she got tired and left the cube and fell asleep on the dining room table. Best $9.99 I ever spent. Right now Gumbo is sleeping in one cube, Voo in the other.

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    I'm so freaking tired. Our weekend was so busy. Yesterday after church Connor and I stopped at the Pet Expo which turned out to be really lame but Connor enjoyed it. He loves animals so he just walked around petting all the dogs and looking at all the exhibits. He wanted to stayfor the Stupid Pet Tricks auditions, so we hung out and watched a dog comedy show which was good, then we sat thru Dog Freestyle Dancing which was painful to watch. Picture this: really frumpy, overweight, middle aged women, wearing gaudy costumes dancing around the stage, with their dogs. They claim the dogs were dancing. Yeah, right. Those dogs were all about getting the treats from the ladies hands. Even Connor thought it was lame. About that time I started getting a headache and by the time Stupid Pet Tricks started, I was DYING. I got some water and downed some Excedrin but it didnt help. It was one of those headaches that dont respond to anything. Thankfully the SPT was really dumb, not amusing in the least and after about performances (a dog who plays dead, a rabbit who plays dead, a dog that says I love you and a pig in a tutu, Connor wanted to leave.

    We came home and I just crashed on the couch and tried to sleep. I was nauseaus too and just felt really bad. I think the headache may have been due to the change in weather. It went from warm and sunny to suddenly cold and stormy. REAL bad storm. The lightning was like nothing Ive ever seen and we had tornado warnings. Freaky. More like an April storm than November. Thankfully it moved through quickly and as Mike said- better than snow.

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    I didnt sleep much all night, and woke up feeling so sick. I was *this* close to calling off sick from work, but I have too much of a work ethic. I had class today and an appointment with a student who is graduating in December and looking for a job and I had a presentation to do with the Computer Science senior seminar class. So I went and just suffered all day. I really need some time off. I'm thinking of taking the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off so I'll have a nice 5 day vacation. But then I hate using vacation time for days that are quiet and relaxing at work. No one is ever around the day before Thanksgiving and our Dean always lets us leave early anyway. Usually I end up being the only one there. Maybe I will take it off now before everyone else does and I'm stuck there.

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    Target (yes I'm back to Target) has all their Christmas decorations out. There was so much I wanted to buy! I just love that everything is all glittery and beddazzled with rhinestones and sequines! Its been a long time since they were in style, probably 1978 or so. Last year I started noticing lots of clothes and accessories with rhinestones and sequines but this year there is even more! I LOVE IT!

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    My obsession with all that sparkles and shines began back in 1977, I was 10 years old, Saturday Night Fever was all the rage. It was the height of disco back then. My friends and I, although young, were completley caught up in the craze.

    It started innocently enough, my parents bought me the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever. Me and Sissy and Lynn had every song memorized and spent many a day and night singing them all. The movie was our inspiration, the Bee Gees rules the airwaves.

    Saturday Night Fever spawned the show Dance Fever, hosted by the adorable Deney Terrio. The dancers wore the most fun costumes- gold lame, glitter, sequines...I so wanted to be on that show. Instead we did the roller disco. Every Friday night, Skateaway. I had the satin shorts, glitter barettes, glitter socks, glitter pom-pom's on my skates, glitter nail polish. We put rhinestone studs on our jeans. The fad went away but I never lost my love of all the flash. Its so fun that its back in style.

    Now I have my sparkely body lotion, glittery hairspray, rhinestone trimmed shirts, glittery jeans, glittery make up, sequines on everything from shirts to shower curtains.

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    ANd now Prison Break is on. Time to go watch my imaginary celebrity boyfriend, Wentworth Miller. Yummy.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 07:27 PM | Comments (2)

    October 30, 2005

    I Set My Clocks Back and I'm Still Up Early

    6:41 am

    I don't see why people get all excited about the extra hour of sleep for daylight savings time. My body runs by its own internal clock. I wake up around the same time every day without any alarm. So I woke up around 6:00 and thought to myself that I should stay in bed and take advantage of it being a Sunday morning and us having no where to be right away but I couldn't fall back to sleep. So here I am.

    Mass yesterday was alot of fun. Msgr. dressed up like Zorro and the altar servers were Raggedy Ann and a belly dancer. The altar had carved pumpkikns all around and beautiful bouquets of fall flowers. The party afterwards could be described in one word: chaos. Imagine this: about 100 kids dressed in halloween costumes, their parents, food, candy, cake and soda all packed into a small gymnasium.

    The haunted rectory was cute. The junior social concerns committee did the whole thing so it wasnt really scary. It was the first time Connor has ever gone into a haunted house so that was a milestone for us.

    I forgot to take my camera but I took some crappy pics with my cell phone. I'll add a Halloween section later in the week.

    We carved our pumpkin yesterday. Connor came up with the idea, Mike did the carving. I just gagged on the smell of pumpkin gut.

    
    6:30 pm- 12 hours later

    Some new picsup in the Gallery. I'll add some more tomorrow after Connors school parade and trick or treating with some friends. Spent the day doing laundry and finally bringing out all the winter clothes and putting away all the warm wetahr clothes. Did a huge clothes purge too. Went through all of my clothes, mikes and Connors and got rid of stuff we no longer wear, stuff that doesnt fit, stuff we have no idea why we bought in the first place. I also finally caved and got rid of my fat clothes. They were my safety net in case I needed them. No more safety net. Its work harder to fit into my current clothes and my skinney clothes or go naked. To be honest they have been up in attic for over two years so its time to go. I cant beleive how much clothes I got rid of!

    So, all those empty hangars in my closet now, I'm allowed to go buy new clothes to fill them right?

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 06:38 PM | Comments (0)

    About Me

    Working on a real entry but until I decide to get up off the couch and find my camera and upload my photos, you get this, stolen from Southern Fried Girl

    
    Grooming Products:
    Shampoo - Aveda: I like the rosemary mint and I use the new Damage Remedy Restrusturing line.
    Perfume - I only wear perfume on special occasions. I use Beach by Bobbi Brown in the summer and Anis Anis in the winter. I also have some scent from Victorias Secret that I like alot but cant remember which one it is. I like mens cologne scents better, they smell fresh and clean. I hate real strong scents.
    Lotions and potions - Bath and Body works scented lotions. Usually the seasonal ones, like right now I'm using Pumpkin Spice. In the summer when I can show more skin I use Olay Body Quench or Jergens Moisture Shoft Shimmer because they have some shimmery stuff in them that makes my skin all sparkely, and its all about being sparkely!
    Toothpaste - Crest
    
    Electronics:
    Cell phone - Samsung flip
    Computer - ibook G4. How did I ever live with out this? I will be an apple girl for life now. Thank you Wendy and Adam for showing me the way. We also have a Mac mini for the rest of the family to use.
    Stereo - ipod mini in pink of course.

    Home:
    Sheets - random sheets. Time to bring out the flannel!
    Coffee maker - some cheapo coffee maker mike picked up. I dont drink coffee, I never touch the thing.
    Cars - Sad but I have no idea. Its a car, it takes me places. I'm so not into cars. I'd rather spend my money on shoes.
    Stationery -uh, I use post its to write reminders to myself....

    Food:
    Pizza - OMG, we have the best pizza places every up here!!!! Too many to pick just one! Franks is my favorite right now, nice thin crust, lots of gooey cheese. We also like Angelos, Dino's, DeMuros, for fried pizza its Pizza Loven, then Old Forge style there is Arcaro and Genelles, Salerno's, Revello's. I have to say we are blessed by the abundance of amazingly great pizza places here and we never have to eat at a chain pizza place. But I'm anti-chain restaurant in general.
    Thai Food - not a fan
    Mexican food - Our choices for mexican are severely limited here. I guess La Tolteca is the best option locally....
    Grill - Our own- a nice filet mignon with some Montreal Steak Seasoning. Or some ribs with my favorite dry rub...mmmmmnow we're talkin'!
    Burgers - Port Of Call in New Orleans has the best burgers EVER. Sometimes I crave them so badly I have begged my friends down there to fed ex me one. I was so glad to hear they re-opened and there is only 120 more days until I can have one. Locally we cant get a really god burger.
    Breakfast - Not a big breakfast eater. On vacation I'll go all out, eggs, bacon, omeletts, waffles, home fries, but at home its usually a pop tart, oatmeal or cereal.
    
    Beverages:
    Soda - I gave up soda years ago. 7-Up was my fave. Cola had to be Pepsi
    Bottled water - Dasani, Aquafina, whatever...not picky. Just no tap please.
    Coffee - YUKKK! The smell alone makes me want to barf.
    Alcohol/Liqour - Beer, with fav's being Spatan, Heineiken, Dos Equis, Sam Adams. In a pinch I'll drink Miller or Michelob. My husband would drink piss in a can if you told him it was beer. He has no standards.

    Clothes/Jeans - I love my Gap jeans. Low rise, boot cut. sooo comfy. I live in comfy t-shirts and jeans or the velour track suits. No turtle necks. Shirts are preferebly v-neck or scoop neck. More flattering to the large boobage. And a note to all the girls out there wearing those ultra low rise jeans: THEY DO NOT LOOK SEXY ON ANYONE! Please stop wearing them, I see you all over campus and they make your bodies look deformed! They do not look good on anyone, seriously, they are unattractive, trashy and make your bodies bulge in odd places. Get a mirror or an honest friend, please.
    Favorite Places - New Orleans, obviously! I also love St. John, Cape Cod, and Im sure the next few months, anywhere warm would make me very happy.
    
    Necessary Extravagance:- Books. Cant live with out them.
    

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 07:02 AM | Comments (2)

    October 02, 2005

    Quote of the Day

    God works for us, our prayers pay his salary- Marge Simpson

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    September 20, 2005

    I Feel Like I'm Writing A Term Paper

    Its been a loooooog time since I updated this. I can't tell you how many times I've opened it up and sat and stared at this blank space where I'm supposed to type my thoughts. And nothing. Nada. Complete writers block. And the more I stressed about how I need to write SOMETHING, the harder it became to think of anything to say.

    So, this entry will be completley lame and pointless but I figure just writing something will help the process.

    So, I'm wearing pantyhose today, isn't that exciting? First time in, lord, I dont know how long. Years possibly. I hate pantyhose and avoid them at all costs. In winter I will wear tights with skirts and boots, but I cant even tell you the last time I bought pantyhose. I was surprised to find this pair in a drawer this morning. We are having an open house at work today, and I put a skirt and heels on. Well, it looked really tacky going barelegged, no tan and a black skirt. And high heels. So I caved and put on a pair of hose. They are killing me and I cant wait to take them off.

    I saw my boys this past weekend and it was such an amazing time. I do want to write more about that, they deserve their own entry....there are pics in the gallery, not too many. I just wasnt in a picture taking mood.

    And that's about it......wow. Try to contain your excitement.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:35 AM | Comments (2)

    August 17, 2005

    *Yawn*

    I was up at 4:30.

    I woke up and thought we were leaving today.

    Today is going to be the longest day of my life. Except for the day before Mardi Gras, thats always excruciatingly long.

    Everything is packed except for Mike's clothes because he hasnt been home and toiletries which I'm still using.

    Clothes horse Connor is bringing more clothes than I am.

    I like this time of day, its so quiet, its just getting light out. Even the dogs are still sleeping. Usually they follow me downstairs and beg to go out. They looked at me like I was looney and went back to sleep.

    If I drank coffee it would be nice to sit on the patio and have my coffee now. The humidity has dropped, its just perfect. Anyone ever see Doc Hollywood? (one of my fav's, I'd move to Grady!) Anway, near the end, when Ben finally gets to Beverly Hills and is standing on the balcony of his high rise apt and he calls the Grady weather line and the woman gives that beautiful desription of the weather in Grady,down to the fireflies being out....thats what it feels like this morning.

    And I've been sitting here wathing it get light out and its nearly an hour later...now its time to start moving, get ready for work....

    Have a nice day y'all

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 06:01 AM | Comments (0)

    August 14, 2005

    My New Goal-Retiring Debt Free

    Recently Mike and I were talking about retirement. I realize we are only in our 30's and retirement is quite a ways off, but seriously, time is just flying by and before you know it, we will be facing retirement. I look back at the last 11 years and how quickly they went by. Mike can retire in 18 years. He will be 54. I can retire in 13 years. (After Connor finishes college) or keep working until Mike retires. Thats pretty exciting to me that we can retire when we are still so young.

    My grandmother retired when she was 78. 78! She worked her whole life and only had two years to enjoy her retirement before she died. My parents are in their 60's and not looking at retiring any time soon. They dont work at jobs where they have pensions. They dont have an IRA. Thankfully their house is paid off.

    I don't want that to be us. I already hate that we live our lives working more than we do enjoying each other, and thats not just us, but society in general. We spend more time at work than we do on leisure.

    So with retirement looming a mere 18 years from now, I started thinking. First, I'm so glad that we had our kids and bought our house when we were young....and poor. We struggled alot but it was worth it. Now here we are in our late 30's and our kids are practically grown. I don't think I could do all that now. I see my friends who are having kids and it just makes me tired watching them. I don't think I would have the energy or patience to have babies at this age. Jimmy is practically self sufficient. Although he has no plans to move out any time soon, he has it too good here, we never see him. He's off living his life, going to college, playing with his new band, travelling with his friends. Hopefully getting a job. Connor is 9 and hes pretty much independent too. He has his friends and activities and he can do most things for himself. While it makes me sad that my kids are getting so big, its nice to get back some independance too. Kids really put a strain on your own personal time. I'm really enjoying this phase of my kids. Mike once in awhile says he would like another baby, I tell him wait a few years and we'll have grandchildren. I am NOT going back to diapers and middle of the night feedings, sleeplessness and that whole pregnancy thing....I'm DONE!

    So, back to retirement. We have 18 years to get ourselves out of debt. We've been working hard to get our credit cards paid off and we are almost there. One more year should do it! I'm so proud of that considering we started off with 22 cards that had to be paid off and about $20,000 in debt.

    So, my plan then is to get our mortgage and my student loan paid off in the next 18 years. So, I need to sit down and figure out what we need to be paying on each of them every month to attain that goal. Then we can retire without any debt to worry about. And then we can enjoy ourselves travelling and relaxing. Let the countdown begin!

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 08:45 AM | Comments (0)

    August 12, 2005

    Alex, I'll Take "How To Make Lisa Look Stupid" for $100

    I never wear a watch. I usually just refer to my cell phone if I need to know the time. But, in the long ago past, I used to wear a watch and I have a nice collection of watches, none of which work. And because I never wear them, I never think about getting them fixed.

    Recently I was going through all my jewelry and putting together the pieces that I need to take to the jewler to be repaired. Some broken chains and clasps (and that reminds me Tracy A, remind me to ask you about restringing my bracelet)and a pretty dolphin anklet my mom bought me that was too big. I tossed two of my formerly favorite watches into the bag and figured I'd have new batteries put in them and maybe I would wear them again.

    One was my very favorite gold Gruen Curvex that I can't seem to find a picture of anywhere to show you just how beautiful this watch is. I just love, love, love it! My parents bought it for me and its just gorgeous. Its got a gold band, of really nice links and I had it sized to fit perfectly on my wrist. And can I tell you how exciting it is to know that my wrists are the same size they were when I was 22? At least that's one place I havent gained any weight.

    The other watch is my simple, silver Timex twist-o-flex. I got it in 8th grade and its just a sturdy every day watch. Yeah, just a Timex, but Ive had it forever and its just comfortable. But it wasnt running.

    So I tossed them both in and stopped at the jeweler today. So we go through what I need done to each piece of jewelry and I saved the watches for last, thinking they both only needed new batteries. She took the Gruen first and tried a new battery. Nope, still didnt work. Probably needs to be cleaned. So they are going to send it out for cleaning. Then she takes the Timex. She looks at me and I can tell shes trying not to laugh.

    Jeweler Lady: "um, this watch doesn't need a new battery"
    Me: "oh"
    Jeweler Lady: "Uh, yeah, you just need to wind it"
    Me: *turns bright red* *Looks for table to crawl under*
    "oh, hmm, now why didnt I think of that"
    All the other customers in the store: "Bahahahahahahahahahahaha"

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 02:51 PM | Comments (2)

    August 01, 2005

    Little Things To Simplify My Life

    Recently my bank hopped on the onine bill paying bandwagon and I spent a few hours setting up all my monthly bills- gas, electric, mortgage, car insurance, life insurance, credit cards, etc...I have it set so that I just have to enter the amount and the date and the bank send an electronic payment out. I could have set it so payments are automatically sent out on the same day each month, but that makes me too nervous. I'm always finegeling my money around and I need to be in control of the money leaving our account.

    This should make the bill paying aspect of my life much simplier. I never had a problem sitting down and writing out checks and getting evrything all ready to be payed on time. But I have serious Post Office issues. I would carry those bill around for days, sometimes weeks and they would never get mailed. So we got late fees and nasty letters and it was just ridiculous because the money was there, I just couldnt get myself to the post office to mail them!

    The post office is in a really nasty part of town. I hate going there. The lobby has pay phones (probably the last in the state!) and there is always some scary people on them yelling at whoever is on the other end and there are always sketchy looking folks hanging around outside. The area is notorious for drug deals, shootings, muggings, prostitution etc....so I would put off going as long as possible. But now, no excuses. Just pay my bills online. Its so easy! No fuss!

    In other news, my gym got an assisted pull up machine! Whooo! I love this thing. My old gym had one and I missed it at this gym. It really works the upper body, my arms are still wobbely from using it this afternoon!

    Has anyone seen those "new" ice cube trays that make cylindrical ice cubes? Supposedly so you can put them in your water bottle? Well I bought one. Its the dumbest thing EVER! Its impossible to get the cubes (are they really cubes though?) out wiht out making an enormous mess. Don't waste your money. I'll stick to my regular old ice cube trays.

    And now I'm off to trim the tomato plants a bit. They are climbing over the fence...

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 07:17 PM | Comments (1)

    July 31, 2005

    We're Not Afraid!

    Check out this great website- We're Not Afraid!

    Show those scum sucking, pussy terrorists that they will not immobolize you into staying in your house, cowering in terror.....

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    July 30, 2005

    More Albums

    I made small albums for Jimmy and Connor. It was hard finding pictures worht scanning. Alot of my old pics are faded and just bad quality.

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    July 28, 2005

    Scanning Memories

    I spent a good 4 hours scanning old pictures last night. Well first I spent a good two hours trying to get Jimmy's scanner to work on my laptop but gave up because I think the scanner is too old and I was too aggrevated by that point to figure out what I needed to do, even with all the help from Wendy, it was just too much work. So I grabbed some old photo albums and started looking for photos worth scanning and adding to my gallery. Man, I took a hell of a lot of crappy photos! Not just crappy as in bad quality but crappy as in stupid pictures! I must have looked at over 1,000 pictures and came out with 85 that I scanned.

    I still have piles more to go thru and piles at my moms, so this will be an ongoing project. And I was so bad at organizing them that there is no rhyme or reason to most of the albums. Thats one of my goals in life is to get all my photos organized by date, scanned and saved on disc and put in albums. It could easily take me 20 years to accomplish this.

    Here's a funny one of me and Mike on our honeymoon:
    
    Don't you just love those waist cinching shorts I was wearing? In PLAID? WHAT was I thinking?

    Here is Ronnie and Mike at Marconi Station, Welfleet MA, acting so mature
    

    I'll put them all up in my gallery as soon as I can get them sorted and in some type of order....keep checking for new additions if you're interested.....

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 10:33 AM | Comments (0)

    July 25, 2005

    Merry Christmas In July!

    July 25th. My wake up call that the year is now more than half over and I haven't started my Christmas shopping yet! When I was in high school and college, Christmas in July was a fun time. I lifeguarded at our community pool and I came up with the idea to have Christmas in July at the pool. We decorated the trees with lights,the pool house with all kinds of decorations. People brought their tacky plastic snomen, we threw sryofoam balls in the pool to look like snowballs. We wore Santa hats and had Santa come with presents for the kids. We hired a dj and played Christmas music all night, kept the pool open after hours. Served sno-cones and turkey bbq's.

    I remember the first year we did it. We charged $1 to get in. It was crazy! More people than Ive ever seen at that pool! It was packed! Ihave some pictures somewhere I need to dig out. Those were fun times. Lifequarding was the best job I've ever had. Wish I could have made a career out of it. Not to mention I had a kick ass tan.

    *sigh*

    I'm crankey today. Its Monday. Its raining. Its been thundering off and on since 5:00 am. I slept in. I have a headache. I didnt have time to make my lunch. My boss comes back from vacation today. I'm annoyed that people can't see how fake other people are. My car is fixed and now Jimmy and Mike are having problems with theirs. Oh, how I wish I could just go home and go back to bed until Tuesday.

    But I cant. So I need to go shake off this pissy mood and remind myself of all the fabulous things in my life. Like my husband and kids...my family, my wonderful friends. My adorable house. My crazy pets. My upcoming vacation. More wonderful friends who live in far away places, but make me laugh and cheer me up. My tomato plants that must be mutant because they are taking over my backyard and have enough tomatoes on them to feed the entire street! My fabulous job, that allows my son to go to college for free! All the options that drive me crazy but make me thankful I have these options to consider. My health.

    There, I feel better. I need to remember to be a duck, just let it all roll off my back. Heh, that was what we used to tell each other at my old job...either "be Gumby" (be flexible) or
    be a duck" (let it go) Today, I will be a duck.

    Quack.

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:07 AM | Comments (3)

    July 24, 2005

    I'm In Denial

    Last week I stopped at the mall to check out the sales. All of the summer stuff is already crammed into clearance racks a the backs of the stores to make room for all the FALL clothes. At Target, the summer section has given way to BACK TO SCHOOL! And all they flyers in the newspaper today are advertising back to school sales! It's only JULY!!!! There should be a law, no mention of back to school until at least the second week of August. I am still enjoying summer, I dont want to even think about fall yet. I think I'm still defrosting from the bitter cold of winter! That would explain why I refust to put a/c on except at night cause our room is a windowless loft and the air up there can get sweltering. At work, no a/c. People hate coming in my office because I just open the windows and let fresh warm summer air in.

    I realize I do have to get my back to school shopping done before we leave for vaation because Connor goes back to school right after we get back from New Orleans. He needs new uniforms, a backpack, lunchbox, shoes and socks. Thats the beauty of private school. Don't have to worry about tons of new clothes every year. Jimmy doenst do any back to school shopping anymore. I just have to shell out $400 for his books...

    But I can still wallow in my denail for another week or two...enjoying the warm sunshine and lazy days.......

    Posted by dolphnlvr6 at 09:04 AM | Comments (3)

    July 23, 2005

    Simply Glorious!

    I just want to say that today, july 23rd, 2005, is a glorious day. Its warm but not humid. The sun is shining, there are big a few big fluffy white clouds in the bright blue sky. I have my a/c turned off and all the doors and windows open. My flowers are blooming, the tomato plants have more tomatoes on them then we will ever be able to eat.

    Mike is off golfing. The boys are keeping themselves occupied. My house is clean. I'm sittting on the couch, with some cd's on low, reading and just enjoying this perfect day. I wish I could bottle it.

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    July 18, 2005

    Thinking.....

    I wonder what Mary Kate and Ashley Olson think when they see "Full House" reruns.....

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    July 02, 2005

    Live 8

    Today is the day, its Live 8.

    On July 6th, 8 world leaders will meet in Scotland for the G8 Summit. They need to hear that the world supports the plan to increase aid to Africa, cancel Africa's debt and change the trade laws. This is thier chance to make a huge step towards erasing poverty in Africa. Yes, there is poverty right here in our own country, but in Africa, every single day, 30,000 children die from extreme poverty. You've seen the pictures.

    This is not Live Aid 2 (remember the huge fundraiser back in the 80's?)...no one wants your money, just your signature and your support. Tell everyone you know to join in and sign the on line letter, write to President Bush, make your voice heard.

    Then, join the One Campaign which seeks to give Americans a voice, to ring church bells and cell phones, on campuses and in coffee shops, for an historic pact to fight the global AIDS emergency and end extreme poverty. We believe that allocating an additional ONE percent of the U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like health, education, clean water and food, would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation of the poorest countries.

    Get your bracelet, attend an event, blog your support. Dont just sit there. This is a chance for each one of us to make a difference

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    June 22, 2005

    Tornado Warning!

    Anyone know anything about dream analysis? I've had this reoccuring dream for years and I had it again recently, although it was a bit different. For years I've had a dream that I was at my parents old house where I grew up. I look out the window and I see a tornado coming and I become frantic trying to get all the pets and my kids down the cellar. Then we are all huddled down the cellar while the tornado is above and its windy and dark and we are all terrified. I would have this dream a few times a night, I wake up, go back to sleep and go right back into the dream.

    On Sunday night I had this dream again, but this time I was in my own house trying to get the kittens into a cat carrier to get them down the cellar. Jimmy was trying to help me. We were trying to decide where the safest spot in the cellar is, because there are three windows down there. And the cats kept running away from us. I woke up, was relieved I was just dreaming, fell back to sleep and started the dream again. But this time Jimmy had the dog cage set up in the basement and we safely got the kittens into the cage and then huddled under the stairs and everything above was being destroyed.

    Now, I've done my fair share of research on dream analysis and I've talked to some psychiatrists I used to work with about my dreams and from everything Ive learned, dreaming about tornadoes means you are stressed about something.

    I can buy that, that feeling chaotic and things being out of control. But the thing is I dont think I'm stressed about anything right now. I feel fine, life is good, work is good. Nothing crazy going on. But then to further evidence the suggestion that I'm stressed, Ive had insomnia for the past two nights! I only get insomnia when I'm stressed out. I have had such trouble sleeping and I'm just not sure why. I've been going to the gym regularly, eating healthy, not splurging at the mall....so I dont get it.....maybe I just need a vacation...56 more days till vacation....

    Speaking of dreams and dream analysis, Ihave one other re-occuring dream that I havent had for awhile...its always about me going somewhere,dont know where, but all my teeth fall out! I'm just standing there with a mouth full of bloody teeth, spitting them out into my hand!

    And waaaay back when I was five, I had this very vivid dream, that I have remembered to this.very.day. I was driving a purple convertable (and yes I was 5 in the dream too) and being chased by this alien spaceship. The spaceship was killing dogs and cats by pulling their heads thru a door and chopping them off, so I was driving around my neighborhood picking up every dog and cat to save them....

    So who wants to take a stab at analyzing THAT one?

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    June 19, 2005

    Snark Libs

    I played Mad Libs with Snarkwife.....I just crack myself up...

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    June 18, 2005

    Someone Please Come Over and Kick My Ass...

    Dear God...is it really 1:30? I really thought it was only about 10 or 11.... I'm still in my pajamas. I keep thinking I should get dressed and 1)go for a run 2)go to the grocery store and post office 3) do the laundry....or anything but what I've been doing all day which amounts to sitting on the couch reading. I'm feeling so lazy today. Its cold and grey outside. I guess we had our summer and now we're moving on to fall. Two weeks of 80-90 degree weather and summer is officially over before it started.

    I just have no motivaton to do anything today. I feel sooo incredibly lazy.

    In other news I finally watched Super Size Me last night and I will never ever eat fast food again. Not that I eat it now but this movie clinched it.

    Connor has has the tv on. Cartoons these days are really stupid. This one especially- Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends. The creators of these shows definalty do too many drugs...

    Ok, I think I will get off the couch long enough to find another book to read........

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    June 09, 2005

    Blog Dreamin'

    I had a dream last night that Dooce was over my house doing my hair in her "Patented Dooce Do"......freaky no? It looked really nice....

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    May 22, 2005

    I Will Not Get Sick, I Will Not Get Sick, I WILL NOT GET SICK.......

    About two hours ago my nose started running. I was hoping it was just allergies but it just doesnt feel like allergies. I'm getting a cold. It figures. Every time I get back in the gym groove I get sick and it throws me off track. Damn it.

    I just took some airborne, hopefully that will keep this cold at bay.

    And the preview for the LOST season finale was just on.....I CAN'T WAIT FOR WEDNESDAY!!!!!!

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    May 21, 2005

    My Home Away From Home

    I promised Wendy I would take some pictures of my office before they move us out of here.

    My office is in one of the old coal mining mansions that the Univeristy owns. Most of the staff offices are in these old buildings. Some of the mansions are dorms too. Its really quite charming and one of the perks of coming to Wilkes. You can live/work in a building with winding staircases, balconies, fireplaces, stained glass windows, pocket doors....oh the charm just goes on and on and on.

    As each incoming class gets larger, we find that we are running out of space for housing and classrooms. The past two years we have had students living in area hotels because we dont have enough places to house them! Our new President and some consultants have come up with a master plan for the next 10 or so years that is supposed to alleviate some of those issues. As part of that plan, most administrative offices are going to be moved into other buildings so the old buildings can be either made into more dormitory space or torn down (ACK!) to make way for building a new Health Sciences Center, which is also greatly needed.

    My office, which is now part of University College is slated to be moved to the Mold hole, er, I mean Library Basement. We are less than thrilled about this. Currently my office is in the Max Roth Building
    

    Pretty isnt it? I have a ginormous office with a fireplace. I open my windows in the summer or go sit on my porch.I have lamps instaed of overhead lighting. The library basement is an airless, windowless, flurescent lighting hell hole. It could be worse however. Most other offices are being moved to a building the U just bought, the former call center. They will be moving from mansionto cubicle. GAH! The indignity!

    So here is my office:
    

    
    And my work area:

    

    It will be so sad to leave this building. I suppose I should look at the positive side, that I still have a job! There are more pictures of my building on my gallery page if your interested.

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    May 18, 2005

    I WON!!!!

    I just won free movie tickets from Blingo!

    If you haven't signed up yet what are you waiting for? Blingo is a search engine (its part of google)that awards prizes. You sign up and whenever you need to search the net for something you search thru Blingo. At random times throughout the day, they give out prizes! It's free, no hassle, no spam. Just sign up and search. I've belonged for about mmmmm, maybe just short of two weeks and I won today! So click on this link and sign up. YOu can add Blingo to you tool bar to make searching easier. Then have your friends sign up for Blingo, because if anyone on your friends lists wins a prize, you win too!

    So sign up as my friend please?

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    May 12, 2005

    PA Proud!

    Of course this moron is from rural PA.

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    April 14, 2005

    Busy Busy Busy

    Why is that when Spring rolls around my life suddenly become so hectic? I have so much going on at work. I'm on another search comittee and we have interviews scheduled for today. Then I have to work late to do a presentation to a group of high school seniors. We have a weekend of cleaning out the cellar and painting planned. Maybe planting some stuff too, its supposed to be really nice this weekend. Also have to pop in at the fundraiser Connors school is having. Next week we have Connors basketball baquet, a political fundraiser for a friend and more cleaning and painting. May and June are insane already with birthdays, mothers day, concerts, a few trips to NYC, graduations, piano recitals, orientation.....I'm tired just thinking about it.

    We need to really focus on getting our house in tip top shape. My list is long and scary but we can do it. We are going to start at the bottom (cellar) and work our way up. I am going to try to leave work early tomorrow since Im working OT today and get a good headstart on things. Hopefully we an get to Home Depot and get some gardening supplies and paint so we can just get right to work on Saturday morning. Have a great weekened everyone!

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    April 13, 2005

    Strength

    Anyone reading this, please say a prayer, send some strength, some good thoughts or karma along to one of Jimmy's friends. Hes going thru an impossibly difficult experience right now and my heart is breaking for him.

    We're here for you Rich.

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    April 02, 2005

    Resto Nella Pace

    

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    March 26, 2005

    Things to be Happy About

    Today has been so wonderful I'm almost afraid to put into words for fear that I will jinx myself.

    I thought for sure it would be a crappy day since I stayed up until nearly 4:00 am watching the Bonerama webcast from Tip's and chatting with Tracy and Wendy. Almost as fun as being at a live show. Almost. Ok, well, not nearly but it was so much fun being all snarky and laughing hysterically while enjoying some great music. The Bones rocked as per usual. They really are the most amazing band ever. And if you havent checked them out yet then SHAME ON YOU!

    So I thought I would be really tired and crankey today. But I got a good 5 hours sleep and woke up feeling pretty energeic. I sat down with the bills and the checkbook, decided to tackle that chore before heading out shopping. To my delight I discovered that in the financial mess between Christmas and Mardi Gras, I overpaid several bills and now I dont have to pay them for at least a month! YAY! So, seeing as we are all caught up on our bills, the furnace is completley paid for, that means that Mike's nice OT check can go directly into the Mardi gras fund for next year! Hoorah!

    So as I was sitting here, I noticed the Fed Ex truck pull up. I hadnt ordered anything so I was sure he was going to a different house, but no, he had a large package for me! A very wonderful person sent me the most beautiful huge bouquet of flowers just because they miss me! ISNT THAT THE SWEETEST THING?! And no it wasnt Mike, or my parents or the kids....so that makes it all the more special...thank you so much special someone, you really brightened my day.

    Then I decided to take the bills to the post office and mail them before I spent the money at the mall. I decided to walk over since its so beautiful. Although its kind of chilly, the sun was so warm on my face and I just kept walking and walking and walking.

    So now I am off to Best Buy. Need to pick up some gifts for the kids and a new microwave.

    Happy Easter!

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    March 04, 2005

    My Two Best Friends

    I'm still sick. The two things making life bearable are this and this.

    Good night.

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    March 03, 2005

    I got hit by a train last night

    or at least thats what it feels like. I knew it was only a matter of time before this coldthat has been going around my house decided to take up residence in my body. I've been taking Airborne, and echinechea like crazy, washing my hands, all the precautions. But yesterday at work I felt it coming. I got so tired and my eyes were achey. I was sneezing like crazy and my nose was running. By last night I had the scratchy throat. I took some Nyquil after Alias and tried to sleep,but couldnt get comfortable. I just feel achey. Today everything from my neck up is just painful-my throat, nose, ears, eyes....So I called into work and will take a sick day.
    I dont use them that often and our office is small. We always yell at each other that if you are sick, STAY HOME! Don't share your germs.

    Hopefully Netflix or Blockbuster will get me some movies in the mail today so I can amuse myself. ...Hmm, thats another entry for later, my netflix issues and my decision to try out Blockbuster Online....

    Right now I'm going back to bed for awhile....

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    March 01, 2005

    St. Anthony Comes Thru Once Again!

    When I was a little girl, my mother always told me if I lost something, to pray to St. Anthony and he would help me find it. I dont have many recollections of actually using this prayer successfully until very recently. Most recently, St. Anthony helped us find Connor's lost Nintendo DS.

    Connor has been sick for the past few days. He hasnt been playing any video games. Until yesterday. He decided he wanted to play but couldnt find his DS. We looked EVERYWHERE. Tore apart the house looking for it. We thought back to everywhere we had been since the last time he remembered having it. We had given up hope of finding it, figuring it lost or stolen. We thought maybe he left it one of our cars or at school.

    Well, I had been praying to St. Anthony all night. I was continually drawn to Connors room. I found myself staring at his bookshelves. I thought to myself that I would clean them out over the weekend.

    Mike came home from work this morning and said a prayer to St. Anthony before he went to sleep. Then he had a dream, that Connors DS was on his bookcase, under a pile of magazines. When he woke up, he went and looked and there it was!

    So, thank you St. Anthony. And if anyone wants to know the prayer here it is:
    
    St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please look around,
    Something is lost and must be found.

    It works.

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    February 26, 2005

    Lenton Fasting

    So on Friday I was deciding what to eat for supper. Its Friday. Its Lent. I'm Catholic. So while I was really craving the left over ribs in the fridge, I was looking for something meatless to eat. Jimmy posed the question "why". Now, I was raised Catholic and we are taught from day one, that during Lent you do not eat meat on Ash Wednesday or any Friday. Its pretty much a habit, something I do with out even thinking about it.

    But Jimmy's simple "why" got me thinking. Although I was raised Catholic, over the years I've come to question alot of the things we were taught. I still take Connor to church on occasion. I DO believe in God and Jesus and Mary. Its not the beliefs I question as much as the rituals. The rules. The brainwashing. I have my faith, but I dont so much believe that the Catholics are the "chosen people".

    When I do go to mass, I enjoy the peace of being in the church. I think churches of all religions are not only beautiful architectually, but they bring me a sense of peace. Its the rote recital of prayers and the having to genuflect, stand, sit, stand at the precise moment that make me feel like I'm part of a cult.

    Religion and faith to me, are two completley differnt things. I dont need to have religion to have faith. In my own family we have members who are Protestant, Baptist and Jewish. Am I supposed to beleive they will not be allowed to enter Heaven because they are not practicing Catholics? I just dont buy any of that crap. I see the catholic church as being so hypocritical. In sooo many ways. I see people sitting in the front row at mass, every week who are cheating on their spouses, staling from their employers, gambeling all their money away. Are they going to go to heaven because they go to church every week but I'll be rotting in hell because I dont? I think that your final judgement is based on a heck of a lot more than your church attendance. Living a good life, giving to charity, helping the less fortunate counts for nothing if you dont participate in the weekly rituals?

    And sitting in church for an hour each week listening to the exact same things over and over just doesnt do anthing for me. It does not make me feel closer to God. It makes me feel like Im being brainwashed.

    'Ive attended services at other churches of other religions and Ive actually enjoyed them a lot more. They had more of a sense of communty rather than the sense of fear the catholic church inspires. And that I could get into. Being part of a community , celebrating lifes joys and supporting each other through tough times.

    And I've gone way off base here in my rant.I could write pages about my issues with catholocism..... I wanted to address the whole idea of fasting. I just kept repeating that why over and over trying to figure out why I continued to "obey"that rule. Am I afraid I will rot in hell if I eat a hamburger on Good Friday?It's not one of the Ten Commandments. Why do I keep enforcing that? WHY? The only thing I can think of is that its just so ingrained into my being that I cant shake it. The thoughts of eating meat on Friday produces such feelings of guilt. But why do we do it? I know all the explainations of how fasting is supposed to make you understand Jesus sacrifices for us and deepen our relationship with God. Does it do that for me? no. I just dont see how not eating meat on a given day can make me a better person. Canit strengthen my faith? It makes NO sense to me whatsoever.

    So while all these thoughts are going thru my head, I come upon an article in the newsapaper written by a priest, discussing lenton fasting. And it MADE SENSE TO ME. But its not about giving up meat on Fridays or not eating chocolate for 40 days during Lent...

    "In the Bible, Jesus fasted for 40 days and 40 nights before Satan tempted him in the desert. His fasting helped to prepare Jesus for the temptation he would face. In the same way, the fasting and sacrifices people offer during lent help prepare them for the temptations and spiritual battles we face in life.

    Above all, fasting seeks positive results in our lives. At a recent Lenten school Mass, our principal shared a positive spin on an ancient spiritual practice. Willian Arthur Ward wrote "this Lent fast from discontent; feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; feast on patience. Fast on pessimsm; feast on optimisnm. Fast on complaining; feast on appreciation. Fast on bitterness; feast on forgiveness. Fast from self concern, feast on compassion for others. Fast on idle gossip, feast on purposeful silence"

    This Lent is given to us to improve our lives, our relationship with God and with one another. All the sacrifices we make have the potential to do just that"

    See, now that makes sense to me!!! It sounds much more meaningful. Giving up engaging in petty, hurtful practices rather than chocolate or potato cips is so much more related to spiritual growth.

    So, that will be what I TRY to give up for Lent. To start. But for life, to help make me a better person. God help me. It may be harder than giving up chocolate.

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    February 13, 2005

    Post Mardi Gras Cold

    Not me....but Mike is sick as a dog. I packed about 10 bottles of Airborne to take to New Orleans and drank it religiously. I kept bugging Mike to take some but he refused to listen to me. I told him how after every MG it seemed everyone was sick- too much drinking and staying up just wrecks havoc on the immune system. He started with a sore throat on the way home and now hes got the full blown coughing, sneezing, runny nose, general crappiness. I told him so.....

    Meanwhile, I will be drinking airborne like water.

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    February 09, 2005

    Moving day

    This is a test of the Lisa Mulvey broadcast system.

    This is only a test.

    BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEp

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    January 21, 2005

    Hair Days

    I've been having really good hair days all week, and every woman out there knows how important that is! A bad hair day just sets the tone for the rest of the day. Might as well just stay in bed, because nothing good ever happens on a bad hair day. Or you run into Brad Pitt, rebounding from Jen and looking for some good times, and your hair looks like crap and there is no way in hell he would talk to you with your hair looking like that. Because that really happens, right?

    Anyway, the hair has been particulary coo 1400 perative this week, curling in just the right places, not frizzing, not too poufy and I realized that its time for the 6 week trim. Figures. My hair always looks fabulous right when its time to go for a trim. So then I start thinking about postponing the apt.....and it never fails, I'll cancel and reschedule for a week or two later and then the next day my hair goes back to being frizzy, bushy and unmanageable. So now, I dont know what to do. We leave for Mardi Gras in less than two weeks. I really should get a trim before we go or I'll probably be cursing about it the entire time we are there. Or I'll be too drunk and sleep deprived to care. My wig came yesterday so I can always just toss that on. And at Mardi Gras it would be perfectly acceptable to walk around with blue/green/purple hair every day. Here's my wig
    

    The wig I ordered has bangs and when I put it on yesterday, I was reminded why I am growing my bangs out. I look really stupid with bangs. So at least now when I do make it to the salon, I wont be tempted to have my bangs cut again.

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    January 09, 2005

    The Days Events

    My CopperTone Tan-
    I use scented moisturizer everyday. I try to use ones that are seasonally appropriate. I had a fabulous Spiced Pumpkin for fall and I just finished up the last of my Pomander Orange Spice from Christmas. So after my shower I was thinking about what scent I would go with during this in between seasons time and I had a scent inspiration. I could smell Coppertone suddenly. It was like "deja scent"! In the summer I usually use Coppertone as my moisturizer to kill two birds with one stone -moisturize and protect from harmful UVA/UVB. But use my COPPETONE in the winter? In January? Is that a scent faux pas? I decided to go with the impulse since I have a nearly full bottle of the splendidly smelling sunscreen sitting on my dresser. Today I feel like I should be at the beach!

    Coppertone lotion is one of my favorite scents in the universe. ......its so subtle and fresh and stimulates all kinds of memories.....its that whole "beach" smelll. This past year I aslo discovered "Beach" by Bobbi Brown and proceeded to buy every product in that scent. But I save that for special occasions like concerts and parties because it costs a hellava lot more than Coppertone. Restoration Hardware also makes a wonderful line of products in "Beach House" scent. There is lotion and sheet spray and laundry products! mmmm!!!! I cant wait for spring to start using them. And I don't see the "Beach House" products on their site anymore. There is a scent called "Shore" which I'm thinking must be similar? I'll have to check it out next time I'm in NYC.

    A New Dryer and a New Vacuum!
    Mike and I finally hauled ourselves out to Lowe's to look at new dryers. Cripes, who knew there were so many clothes dryers! So complicated and so many to choose from. I wanted one that said "start" and you push a button and it runs. I don't need a computer operated dryer that regulates itself and can tell when my clothes are dry. Although some of them were really cool looking, I really just need a basic dryer. I wash lots of towels and jeans and if I expect the men in this family to ever do any laundry, it MUST be a very simple procedure. So we ended up with a pretty basic Whirlpool that will be delivered on Tuesday. We also decided to get a new vacuum. I killed ours yesterday. Killed it. Dead. We go thru vacuums pretty quickly around here. So I refuse to spend alot of money on one that I will burn the motor out on in a few years. I always thought I would want a Dyson Animal Vac, but I just cant justify spending $500 on a vacuum cleaner. I have several friends with multiple pets and they said the Dyson didnt hold up any better than a regular old Hoover. One friend had hers die after a year. I dont think the Dyson company tested these machines in homes with 6 animals. If I have to replace my vac in a few years, I'm going for the $60 vac. And the other big complaint of other multiple pet owners is the "bagless vac"....no messy bags right? Well, you still have a messy container you have to empty EVERY time you vacuum and then you have to wash it out or it starts to stink! Now who wants to be bothered with that? I vacuum two sometimes 3x/day! I cant be taking extra time to empty and wash the cannister! I'll take my old bags and remove it, put it in the trash and attach a new one. Simple. Done. No Mess. No smell.

    Weekly Dinner with Turbo and the Parents
    Turbo made dinner tonight for Jimmy's birthday. His birthday is on Tuesday but Turbo made the big dinner tonight since he works on Tuesday and wont have time. Besides, Jimmy is probably going out with his friends on his actual birthday. Jimmy requested Chicken Franchaise. So as sides Turbo went overboard and made rice (for Connor), pasta, twice baked potatoes (a little starch anyone?), mixed steamed vegetables, salad and of course Ice Cream Cake for dessert. Jimmy always requests Ice Cream Cake for his birthday...my mom always complains, because its not really a cake you know...He still has to wait for Tuesday for his presents though, hehe. Mostly because I havent bought them yet.

    In Other News
    I put up my Mardi Gras Decorations today. Because I'm weird like that.  Makes me feel more festive and helps get us in the mood for our trip. As if we needed any help. A few pics of some decorations in the photo albums

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    January 01, 2005

    One For Mike

    GO LSU! Kick Hawkeye Ass! Let the phone wars begin.

    

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    December 18, 2004

    What's In A Name?

    I'm not sure I like the name I gave this blog. It was really tough coming up with a name......what describes me? My life? I tossed around a bunch of ideas, things I say alot, words or events that have special meaning to me, but none of them seemed right. Too many were private joke types things that no one would get and they really didnt encompass my entire life, just a single moment in time.

    I started asking a few people what one word they would use to describe me...."Obsessed" was one that came up frequently.  I do tend to get obsessed about things. It also seems to run in my family. My mom is obsessed with politics. I have an aunt and uncle obsessed with Bob Dylan. My brother, Turbo, is obsessed with the Red Sox, Cheers, The Sopranos- among others.

    When something piques my interest I find myself completley immersing myself in it. Until I get bored with it. Even food. When I find a food I like, I'll eat it every day until the mere thought of it makes me ill. I decided I wanted to do dog rescue and ended up with 3 dogs of my own. Thankfully I have a very patient and understanding husband who tolerates my crazy whims and humors me.

    So, back to my point....I may change the name of this until I find somthing I'm really satisfied with.....I'm open to suggestions as I'm not the most creative person in the world. I'd like to make it all sparkely...since I'm so obsessed with the sparkely, glittery things in life...

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