Sunday, November 08, 2009
My feet hurt :(
Long day, crappy shoes. Bad idea.
But it was all in all a good day, and now I'm kicking back in my bed with the kitties about to watch Amazing Race, so I guess I can't complain that much :)
But still...my feet REALLY hurt.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Happy Reunion NPHS class of 89!
Tonight is the class of 89's 20th year reunion. I know this because of facebook. And because they opened up their last 2 hours of their reunion to all classes. I won't be crashing this one though, like I did for 88. Last year I happened to be in NJ at the time, this year I'm not, so it's definitely not something I would take a trip for.
When I went to my own reunion 2 years ago it was really amazing meeting all those people again. I had NO IDEA what anyone was up to. No clue what they looked like, what they were doing for work, or where they were living. And I think that's part of what made it so cool to go. Every conversation was interesting. Even the boring people ;)
But now since most of my class is on facebook, I wonder what our 25 year will be like. I also wonder what tonight's will be like for the 89ers since I think a huge chunk of them are on too.
If you've seen each others' pictures, read the stati, know their day to day stuff... I almost wonder what's the point of a reunion? There's one going on every day online.
I wonder how fb has changed reunions anymore. Don't get me wrong, as long as I can, I plan on attending my 25th in a few years, but I really think the magic might be missing. We'll just have to wait and see!
Friday, November 06, 2009
Good news / Bad news
So the good news is, my cousin is pregnant. This is the cousin who was my best friend growing up, that we pretty much lived in each others' pockets for the first 18 years of our lives. She's six months along, and everything is going well, all the tests have come back normal and healthy :)
The bad news is SHE'S SIX MONTHS PREGNANT AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY!
How does this happen? This is the girl who I used to take baths with, and now the most important thing that can happen to a woman is happening to her and I DIDN'T KNOW till now!
When I was young my mom was a SAHM and her mom worked, so she and her brother were often hanging with us. Also, we all were very close to my grandmother so we all spent OODLES of time there. We lived close to each other, and seriously spent ALL THE TIME together.
The extended family fell apart a bit after my grandmother died, but I never imagined that Mary and I would be so distant that something like this could happen and I wouldn't know.
Granted, I live in another state now, we really haven't been wicked tight since the 80's, but still. Wow.
She had no idea I didn't know. She assumed I would have heard through her mom. I don't know yet if her mom thought Mary should be the one to tell, or if she told my mom to tell me and she dropped the ball, but wow.
It makes me so sad how fractured our family has become over the years.
I really hope that my life lines up right that I can make it up to Jersey for the shower, which probably won't be till January she said.
I hope the kid is born on my birthday :)
Thursday, November 05, 2009
I have some good friends :)
So today I went to check the mail... There were some lame things, some icky things, and a card.
I've had a bad October, and for the most part I've been keeping it quiet. Very few peoples know the details of what was going on, and today there was a card from one of them.
It also included a bottle of wine. Ok not, really, it included $10 with instructions to go pick up a bottle of wine with that cash.
It made me really happy :) She did this once before when I was having a bad week, and the instructions were to get wine and cake with the cash. We're both doing weight watchers now though, so I guess that's why no cake this time :) And hey, it means I can get a slightly better bottle ;)
The best part about this card though wasn't the wine that went with it, it was the reminder that even when things seem crappy, I am reminded that I am, in fact, blessed and lucky. With good friends, how can I be anything but?
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Happy Birthday Sesame Street
I really was struggling for inspiration today. (what else is new?)
And then I had to google something. And there was a googledoodle today :)
It's the 40th birthday of Sesame Street!
Which made me take pause and realize, that I am 10 months older than Big Bird. Who would have thought it?
One of my happiest childhood memories involves going to a mall or something (that part of the memory is fuzzy) and meeting Bob and getting a hug from him. One word- SWOON! :)
So happy birthday to all of the people in the Sesame Street neighborhood!!
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
I may need to use this method more often
I need to make commitments and have accountability to get off my ass and do things sometimes. It nagged at me all day that I had promised to show the pic of my counter, and so I finally forced myself to do it. And now I'm really happy :) Look at how nice and clean it looks!!
Tomorrow, expect a picture of an empty laundry basket!!
So in other news, there really is no news. I spent the afternoon IMing with a friend from my past who's into interesting geek-like activities* and she was telling me about Steam Punks. I had never heard of them before, here's an explaination...
Steampunk is a sci-fi genre based on an alternate universe in which technology advanced along mechanical lines, not digital as we have today. It generally refers to a culture with technology powered by steam, often with dark, grim and dystopian themes.
Steampunk is derived from the fashion and technology of the Victorian era, but frequently includes aspects from other eras and cultures such as the wild west cowboys and swashbuckling pirates. Steampunk fashion uses accessories and attention to detail that conveys the use of technology through mechanical means.
For pictures, here is a Steampunk Fashion Show.
I love that I have friend's with such varied interests. I wonder if I'd have the balls to dress up in one of these outfits and sell it like these people can. I'd like to think I could, but I don't know. I think I've become somewhat lame in my old age. Plus I'm more likely to rock a tiara and boa then peacock feathers ;)
So who else out there has heard of this or something similar? I wanna see more!
*do not take offense to my calling her and her activities a geek. She is actually a member of a local chapter of a Geek Society and recently went to a Geek Gala. :)
My cleaned off counter!
Monday, November 02, 2009
Breakfast for lunch
So I have been on a huge breakfast kick lately. Blame the sale on pre-cooked, just nuke it for a few seconds Oscar Meyer bacon at Target. I love all things breakfast! Pancakes, Waffles, French Toast, eggs... bring it on!!
Today's lunch consisted of French Toast and Bacon. Back in the day I used to pride myself on making the Best! French! Toast! Ever! (quick aside- recent line in some tv show {Flash Forward I think?} French Toast- toast of love!) But lately I have become lazy. My FT is yummy, don't get me wrong, but no longer the best. How does one make the best? Well I shall give you some of my secrets...(but not all, cuz then I'd have to kill you!)
- Challah. This stuff is already yummy, so it's a good base to start with. (My first Challah experience was when I was working at the Brick Oven Bake Shop {click link for photo of the sign and the blog of the dude I met working there back in the 80's} and we had this bread slicer and I found this to be the most challenging bread to slice. Occasionally I would try to convince people it was better for them to slice it themselves at home, thicker than our slicer would do. Most people would go for it! hee)
- Korinje Cinnamon. WAY better than the normal stuff. I buy mine from Pampered Chef. It rawks. (this is the same type of cinnamon they use in Cinnabon's)
- A wee bit of vanilla extract
So when I was making mine today I was using "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter". I usually use real butter, but I prefer the whipped kind. The last time I was out of butter I was at Kmart, and not a grocery store, so I picked this up because it was all they had. And it's not horrible. But I do believe it's not butter. Although it's not like the margarine of my youth. Do y'all remember that stuff? It had it's distinct chemical taste that was NOTHING like butter and yet I LOVED IT! My mom though was a very loyal butter buyer and so I never got to have it. If I went to a sleep over at someone's house who had it I always wanted toast slathered with the stuff for breakfast. I know, I'm a freak. I sometimes wonder if these early gobs of margarine are somewhat responsible for my high cholesterol of today? It's possible. (or it could be the bacon...but I shared that with RSK, so I'm sure it's not that! :) ) ANYWAY, I recommend whipped butter for your best french toast.
So there have it. Now go forth and have breakfast for dinner. :)
Oh and in other news, I was noticing how much crap I have on my kitchen counter. In an effort to force me to clean it up, I am telling you all now that tomorrow I will post a picture of my kitchen counter. Since I wouldn't want to be embarrassed by what it looks like now, that will force me to clear it off :) YAY! (I'm sure you don't really want to see a pic of my counter, but if this is what I need to do to get things done, I'm doing it!) Till then...
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Happy BloMo (take 4)!
This is the fourth year I'm joining in on NationalBlogPostingMonth and this is the first year I'm a wee bit worried. Yeah, I've done a few other random months, but they don't count, THIS is the real month.
But as anyone can see, I've been really out of blogging the past few months. I have been having some ideas to blog about though the last few weeks, so that's something promising :)
Today though, I don't have too much to say unfortunately.
Why is this? Because on Thursday evening I got food poisoning. And have spent the last 4 days sick. Not a lot to report due to that.
I know it's food poisoning because I shared a wee bit of my chicken with RSK and he too has been spending a bit of quality time in the litter box. Thank GOD he only had a wee bit of the chicken and 2 visits to the box, so I don't feel like the worstest of worst mom's. Still feel pretty bad though.
So I decided to call the place I got the food from to give them a heads up. I didn't want to say that I knew it was their food because my cat and I got sick, so I said 2 of the three of us ate it and we are the two who got sick. I thought that sounded better. The place thanked me for letting them know, and said they'd look into it. I seriously doubt they will though, unless other people call them too.
Anyway, don't worry about me, I'm staying way hydrated and doing ok. I apologize for my first post of the month being about something so unappealing, but hey, try living it for 4 days :P
So good luck to everyone else this month! I'm getting excited to start reading some new blogs and trying to be more creative with mine! And for FINALLY winning a prize this year! (It can happen, right?)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
a mighty hunter strikes again!
I started this post over a week ago and never got back to it! Sheesh! I am such a slacker!!
Anyway, 2 Mondays ago I decided to have my first fire of the season. It was a dreary, windy night, seemed perfect. As I was arranging the logs in the fireplace I heard what I thought was wind up in the chimney, paused for a minute wondering if it was too windy for the fire, but then decided it was fine.
So I lit the fire. Seconds later, a fast, black blur came flying out of the chimney, and through into the kitchen and up into the window under the curtains.
I yelped, and kept repeating to myself "please don't be a bat, please don't be a bat".
I opened the kitchen-to-porch door hoping it would fly to the porch, and then I could open the porch-to-outside door and problem would be solved. It didn't fly out immediately so I came into the other room to a)give it some privacy so it would not be afraid to fly outside and b)hide and c)update my facebook status.
A few moments later I heard the muffled meow of a mighty hunter. You know that sound? The one that sounds like they have a mouthful of recent kill? Yeah that.
Next thing I see- Ringo Stu walking in with a mouthful of black. I continued my chant "please don't be a bat, please don't be a bat" and slowly peeked at what he proudly dropped at my feet.
THANK GOD IT WASN'T A BAT!
Sadly, though, it was a Chimney Swift, which is, in fact, an endangered species.
So I was afraid Ringo might be wanted by the feds till someone pointed out that he was just protecting us from a home invasion.
So we're safe, we've had one more fire since then with no other unwanted visitors, and all is well.
(Well, unless you're that poor Chimney Swift)
Monday, September 28, 2009
times when I should keep my mouth shut...
So I kinda had a bad day. Ok, no kinda about it. Other than my dentist visit which revealed no cavities even after it's been 18 months since I had a cleaning due to no dental insurance...
But yeah, something I did, with the best intentions, ended up hurting someone I liked. Yes, he had culpability in the whole scenario, but it shouldn't have turned out how it did, plain and simple.
SO I keep telling myself it's not my fault, he made the choices he made. But I still feel like shit.
So I had a few glasses of wine. And then I shared more than I should have about a completely different topic with someone who probably wasn't ready to hear what I had to say.
So really , I would like to turn back time and add some duct tape to my mouth. Can this be arranged?
Monday, September 21, 2009
what can I say?
I know I totally have neglected this for way too long. But my life has pretty much become just a bunch of stuff I don't/won't/can't put out there for the whole interwebs to read so I've just avoided writing anything.
I hate this too. So much going on, yet nothing to share. But I have to say I've been blessed with some very amazing friends who have lent their ears through it all. I don' t know what I would have done without them.
Here's hoping that soon enough the drama will be gone, and all that's left will be good and I'll be back to posting regularly :)
So let's see what else? I have a doctor's appointment for my sinus infection AGAIN. I have failed 3 different courses of antibiotics. I'm not a happy camper about failing the last one either, because that was a $50 copay! At least I have health insurance though, so I guess I can't complain THAT much! I also have been bruising wicked easily- I currently have 2 finger marks on my arm just from where I gave my arm to a patient to help the patient sit up. It's not like they squeezed super hard or anything, I just bruised. I have so many on my legs you'd think I was taking a hammer to them. So I think I need some bloodwork done for that. I'm sure it's nothing, if anything my body is just angry from having this stupid infection for so long, but I still think I want some peace of mind.
So in good news, fall tv season is starting! Tonight is House and I'm insanely excited :) There are a bunch of shows I plan on giving a try this season, I wonder how many I'll last with through October. I am getting WAY psyched for Lost, even though that's still a ways away. ABC seems to be doing some Lost school for dorks, at Lostuniversity.com which I will be enrolling in. That should keep me busy til it returns in January. I really want the LU hoodie for Christmas- I love that the school mascot is a polar bear.
Well I guess that's about it. Maybe till life gets more open again, I'll keep this blog about tv shows that I watch :) Perhaps I'll give a review of House tomorrow :) Till next time...
Friday, July 17, 2009
Sorry for being MIA
And for once it's not because I've been blue. Life has actually been pretty swell since the last time I posted!
I got a new job! YAY! I actually got hired over 3 weeks ago, but am not starting till this coming Monday. I'm disappointed that it's not a travel gig, that I had to give up that dream, but I can always go back to it some day. So it's a local permanent job and everyone I've met so far is super super nice, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to work. Although I confess I am a bit nervous. I know it'll be great though, right?
And then because I had 3 weeks before starting, I headed up to Jersey to visit family and for a friend's birthday celebration.
I have a hunch I will not be driving back up there for quite some time. We had some peeing in the car issues (Ringo, not me) and I just don't have the patience for many of the little nuances of Jersey that I used to.
I still had a great time though :) My friend's birthday was down the shore, I got to spend time with people I've known forever but haven't talked to in close to forever and that was great :) Unfortuately my fabulous sunglasses were sacrificed to the party gods, but I guess it was worth it :)
The night before I left I met up with an old friend at Bowcraft Playland and Amusement Park, a small amusement park we used to go to growing up. In HS there were some friends who worked there who referred to the place as Blowcraft Slaveland and Abusement Park. :)
It was quite the time warp being there. Kinda scary how little the place has changed in 30 years though. One of the parks attractions was a little train that made it's way around and there were all these "animals" it went past. Kinda like a pseudo safari. There was a pond that had some water creatures there- an alligator, a hippo, some flamingo's a jumping dolphin... now it's a grassy area and the same animals are still there. They look a bit odd, but whatever :) I didn't get a good shot of the "deep water" area, but here is the seal and duck and seahorse.
My favorite creature though was the Polar Bear. Apparently he can't stand on his own anymore, so they have him tied to a tree, with the rope going around his neck. I believe he's actually more intimidating now than he ever was. Poor guy.
A good time was had by all though. At one point I saw a kid sneeze right onto the hand rail, and thought it was kinda funny. Now I seem to be sick, so it's less funny. Hopefully I'll be healthy by Monday though!
Anyway, there you go with a quick update of what I've been up to since going MIA! I'll try and be better and get back in the swing of regular updates :) I'm guessing I'll have some stuff to say soon about how the new job is going! Plus I might actually start to have a bit more of a life since I'll be leaving the house :) YAY!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
I can't win...
So lately I've been all about drinking my 8 glasses of water a day. (GO ME!)
I have a cup that fits 16 oz, so I just need to drink 4 of those. Easy right?
I kept losing track of how many I had drunk.
So I had a brilliant idea- I got rubberbands, and I would put one around the cup each time I drank one.
Now I keep forgetting if I had already put the rubberband on or not.
I think I've had 10-14 glasses of water a day because of my total airheadedness. I may have set a new world record for how many times peeing in one day. I make sure I get my 8 (that I have actually counted, but more like 10 or 12) early enough that it doesn't disrupt my sleep. But it still does.
The good news is I'm very well hydrated!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, Kmart doesn't suck...
However, Rite Aid still does.
Today I switched my prescription to the Kmart pharmacy because I never heard back from Rite Aid that they addressed my issue with them.
I go to Kmart just about every week to buy cat food (yes, it's cheaper there than anywhere else I've found, although the litter is way more expensive than the grocery store, go figure) so it's just as convenient to go there. Plus they gave me a $20 in gift cards for transferring my script, so it's win/win!
Oh and a bonus- my prescription at Kmart was 68 cents cheaper than at Rite Aid and it only took her about 4 minutes to fill it :)
So although Rite Aid Eric was great for reaching out, somewhere after him a ball got dropped. RA Eric, I'm sorry your company sucks. But at least you get paid to google :)
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Not like before...
So back in jr high, high school and college I was a big journaler. I realized though that I really only wrote when I was blue. In fact, if one were to read those journals, one would think that I was the most depressed person on earth.
But the fact was that I didn't need to write when things were going well. I used that writing to get through the bad times. It worked for me.
Of course once someone did happen to read one it ruined it all for me. I never felt safe again putting those deepest, darkest emotions down on paper again.
When I first started this blog I mentioned that. And I said that if I wrote knowing people would read, that maybe I would be able to do some type of journal again, although this time it would be an online one.
If you have been a long time reader though, you have seen times when I don't write for a while. And you know what's going on during those times? Unlike my previous journaling life, those are not the times I'm happiest. Those are the tough times when I just can't bring myself to write here. I can't truly share my sadness with the blogosphere, so I just stay away.
So yeah, it's been a tough couple of weeks for me. I got my hopes raised for something amazing and then they were smashed and crumbled. It's really hard to keep having hope when stuff like that happens, you know? And everyone kept saying stuff like "it wasn't meant to be" or "something better will come along". But you know what? There's only so many times I can hear those platitudes before they drive me freaking nuts. Sometimes, it just sucks. Plain and simple.
I also had some anniversaries that caused some introspection.
None of this is stuff I really wanted to put out there in specific details.
But I felt like I should check in and say that I'm alive, I'm surviving, and I hope to get some hope back soon... I'd really love to have lots of happy stuff to write about.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Another Friday Shuffle
So my shuffle today is pretty random, as usual. No Dar, which is very unusual, but 2 Susan Werners to make up for her. And thing about these two is they were cowritten by Greg Simon who happens to be a friend of a friend of mine. Weird he cowrote two songs, and that they both showed up here. Both are phenomenal songs that really can make one think, I recommend doing your best to find both of them. Or if you can't find them, ask me and I'll email them to you. Susan Werner is an AMAZING artist and I recommmend that each and every one of you find her stuff and learn to love it as much as I have :) Anyway, I was going to do memories, but none of these songs trigger significant ones, so I'll go with lyrics this week.
I see no theme going on, anyone else see one?
I've got a restless spirit that nobody can own.
Every picture tells a story
won't you listen to mine ?
I'm searching for the answer but it's so hard to find.
You'll see much deeper when you read between the lines
Like Bonsai - Susan Werner
Some trees were meant to reach
Reach up for the sky
Some trees we trim to keep them pretty
Like bonsai, like bonsai
Baby Give it Up - KC and the Sunshine Band
Everybody wants you
Everybody wants your love
I'd just like to make you mine all mine
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,
Baby give it up
Give it up, Baby give it up
Heart of Lothian/Wide Boys/Curtain Call - Marillion
It's six o'clock in the tower blocks
Stalagmites of culture shock
And the trippers of the light fantastic, bow down, hoe-down
Spray their pheromones on this perfume uniform
And anarchy smiles in the Royal Mile
And they're waiting on the slyboys, flyboys, wideboys
Rooting, tooting cowboys
Lucky little ladies at the watering holes
They'll score the Friday night goals
Raspberry Beret - Prince
Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing
But different than the day before
That's when I saw her, ooh, I saw her
She walked in through the out door, out door
Forever Young - Alphaville
Let's dance in style, lets dance for a while
Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?
Surfin Safari - Beach Boys
Early in the morning we'll be startin out
Some honeys will be comin' along
We're loadin' up my woody
with the boards inside
and heading out singing our song
The Great Out There - Susan Werner
Oh when you get there, is there a there there?
Do people care there, are people aware there?
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there?
I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club
I get a crazy feeling
That chases in my head
Its nothing that you do to me
Its nothing that you said
Its love in stereo
Paper Bag - Anna Nalick
But someday we'll all be old
And I'll be so damn beautiful
Meanwhile I'll hide my head
Here in this paper bag
Thursday, May 21, 2009
18 things I figured people would know....but I thought wrong
So the latest facebook thing is these quizzes about oneself for friends to take. the first one I did nobody got over 50% and most got like 12%. The second one people did better, but nobody got 100% yet. SO here I will give all the answers to both and then if you haven't already taken them, you can go and impress the hell out of everyone...
I have lived in 10 states. NJ, NY, PA, MA, GA, AZ, MD, VT, NC and TX.
I went through 4 different majors- Psych, CDFR, and Education at IUP and then Nuclear Medicine at LGC.
My first kitten's name was Mittens. We had him (her? I don't remember) for a very short time. She scratched the crap out of everything in the house, including me, so my mom gave her away.
My first celeb crush was on Mr. Rogers. I loved when he sang "You Can Never Go Down the Drain"
I have only been to 2 other countries other than the US- Canada and Mexico. I still don't have a passport. I wish I had traveled more and hopefully someday I will.
I do not have a middle name.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Garnets. Not only are they my birthstone, but they are my "power stone". I wear them every day, and I carry some in my pocket when I feel like I need extra strength.
I have a purple Saturn. I fell in love with it because it was Purple.
I have a travelling Teddy Bear named Oatmeal. I also refer to him often as "The Oatster". He rawks. Not only does he travel with me anywhere I go, but I sleep with him every night.
In college we were all about the Kool Aid and Purplesaurus Rex is my favorite. It's basically grape lemonade.
I have never seen Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi, the only reason I ever saw Star Wars was because I lost a bet. I have never seen any of the Indiana Jones movies. I also never saw Top Gun. I do LOVE Wizard of Oz and essentially would consider that my favorite movie.
I saw NKOTB in concert at Great Adventure when I took my mom's friend's daughter (who now I consider my friend but back then she was way younger than I was) I saw The Police in 2007, I saw Billy Joel with my friend, her mom, and her grandmom. I always thought it was neat that his music appealed to 3 generations. I saw Bob Dylan when the Alarm opened for him. I only stayed for a few songs cuz he really doesn't do it for me. Plus it was at an outdoor arena and yet I was getting a contact buzz. I have always wanted to see REM but I have either not had the money or someone to go with when they were around, or they didn't come to where I was when I did have the money or people to go with. Perhaps someday.
I have never been to the pacific northwest. I really hope to make it there in the not too distant future. At one point towards the end of college I considered moving to Seattle- hell it was the early 90's, who didn't want to live there then? But I never got around to it. Remember, I am very fickle and have geography ADD.
First job ever was at the Brick Oven Bake Shop. First mall job was at Victoria's Secret. I still have my giant terry robe that I got that first Christmas that I worked there. Seamus has torn it up so there are tons of strings sticking off of it, but I can't bear to give it up. My mom keeps buying me new robes which I will wear, but when they get old I go back to this ancient one. Go figure. I then worked as a manager for Bath and Body Works, and when I wanted to leave there I thought I should choose a job where I wouldn't spend half my paycheck.... so I got a job at Gymboree. Right when my best friend had a baby. She was very well dressed, and I spent a nice chunk of my paycheck there after all. Never worked at the Body Shop.
I just got a brand new cell phone and it's purple. I love love love it! Not just because it's purple, but I do love that about it too. It's QWERTY (which is fun to type, try it!) and I used to hate texting but now I do it daily :)
I think the first time I ever really swooned over guyliner was David Cook. But now I love it. Love Ricarus Alpert's rocking of it, and last night I LOVED Adam Lambert's glass shard looking guyliner. hot! hot! hot!
We all know who the fabulous Lost actor is who left a comment here. YAY Jorge!!
And I actually won't talk about the last one here. I try to keep certain details of my life out of this blog, and that's one of them. Since I work with a local chapter and have mentioned some details of that on here, and wasn't necessarily the most positive about some of the people involved, I am pleading the fifth. If you want to know, go look at my flair on my fb profile.
So there you go! 18 random lame facts about myself. Now go kick booty on the quizzes!! :)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
I totally get it now
So about 2 months ago my friend gave me the first 3 Twilight books to read. I have resisted a bit because I usually can't get on board with something so trendy. Plus I had some resentments towards them using and thus branding the name "Twilight" because that was a name I used on the interwebs back in the early 90's. I felt like they stole it from me!
Plus I liked vampires back during the whole Lestat era and couldn't really see it getting much better than that. I mean c'mon, a rockstar vampire who the author used Sting as inspiration? Plus Anne Rice has some pretty amazing characters even if her writing is wordy as all get out.
I remember in college we read Queen of the Damned and decided it would make an awesome movie and "casted" it. Needless to say when the movie came out our choices were MUCH better than the ones they went with. In fact, I didn't even bother with the movie. I saw Interview and really couldn't get on board with Tom Cruise so it kinda killed the whole series for me.
I did recently stumble across a new book in the series, it was actually Lestat and the Mayfair Witches together. I thought it kinda sucked, but it was an abridged audio version, so perhaps the real one was better. Dunno. Anyway, I figured I was over Vampires.
And then I ran out of stuff to read. So I turned to the Twilight books I'd held on to for a few months.
And now I get it. I cant explain it, but I get it. I think that there is some kind of spell woven into these books. I have never been as invested in characters as I became in these. It was almost as if I was literally feeling the same emotions Bella was having. I was falling in love with a fictional character. Odd. Last night I stayed up till 5am to read the second one. I am completely captivated.
Oh and since I didn't see the movie or even really pay attention to ads for it I don't really see those actors as these characters. For some reason, as I was reading I realized that I started picturing Adam Lambert as Edward. I know Edward's hair is supposed to have more red in it, but can't you see Adam as a hot vampire? Even though I know he prefers to smooch boys instead of girls, he is perfect for the role of Edward in my mind. So there it is.
And even though I don't really care who wins on Idol tonight, I think they are both equally talented and deserving, a sneaking part of me that has a crush on Edward Cullen wants Adam to win because of that. I know, I'm pathetic. I do think that Kris might win though... We shall see!!
And now I'm going to read a bit before the Idol finale :)
Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday Shuffle... Multiple Personality Disorder version
So I am in another cycle of insomnia. Kinda sucks. But it could be worse, I could have to get up early tomorrow...
So I decided to write a post, but wasn't really feeling a topic, so since it's technically Friday, I thought I'd go with the old fallback, Friday Shuffle.
I did the shuffling before starting to write because I wanted to see if there as some type of theme that came up that would lead me to a decent topic. The only thing this shows is that I have the most random taste in music, EVER.
One thing surprised me though, TWO (2) songs from the Lost Mix that Barb made me that I have now added to my itunes showed up. Weird, right? And of course 2 Dar Williams songs showed up too, because she likes to be on Friday Shuffles. Also, 2 Frat party dancing songs, 2 Atlanta songs and 2 songs that remind me of concerts I've been to and 2 songs that remind me of jobs I've had...weird so I guess it's the MPD/Noah's Ark version actually :)
Since the lyrics on these songs are so very very random, rather than doing lyric quotes along with each, I'll just do a memory that goes with each song :)
1. And a God Descended - Dar Williams
honestly, no particular memory with this song, just Dar in general makes me think of my friends Amanda and Blakely
2. You All Everybody - Drive Shaft
when I watched the first season of Lost I did it all in one weekend, right before the second season started. That was the best weekend... no commercials, and no waiting for the next episode! I can't believe I have to wait 8 months for it to come back!! NO FAIR!
3. I Need Love - LL Cool J
freshman year at Hofstra, I'd give more details, but I'd rather keep them to myself ;)
4. Wild Wild West - Kool Moe Dee
This song is one of the ultimate beer slop soaked fraternity basement dancing songs.
5. Leavin On Your Mind - Patsy Cline
Another Lost song :) But it actually reminds me more of (going way back here...) yesterday :) I spent most of the day listening to the Lost CD Barb made me then watched the season finale which was pretty damn good...
6. Teen Angst - Cracker
Atlanta. This song was ubiquitous on 99x, the radio station I was devoted to. Saw Cracker 2x in concert too, but not on purpose, once was when they played with the Spin Doctors and Gin Blossoms (aka the Spin, Gin, and Crack tour) and the other time was the WBCN River Rave. They are pretty decent live :)
7. I Can Love You Better - Dixie Chicks
This was a Bath and Body Works song. I was a manager there for several years and we had these tapes we had to play... some months were better than others and got played A LOT. Plus they repeated every few hours so I'd hear the same songs 2-4 times in a shift. It still amazes me that I still love many songs from BBW tapes...
8. Monkey Man - Special Beat
Special Beat opened for Sting one year...It was either the Soul Cages or Ten Sumner's Tales tour, their music makes you want to move.
9. Put Me Down - Cranberries
Atlanta again, but not 99x. I had a great job for a while...I worked for a guy who was an amazing man, but a crappy businessman. The company closed after just a few short months, due to many reasons, but while I was there I had a few CD's I was obsessed with and played constantly, this was on one of them...
10. Better Things - Dar Williams
My favorite Dar song... I cannot be in a bad mood when I hear this song, so I have used it MANY MANY times to bring me up, I can't even begin to choose just one, but many times I blasted this on the way to or from work on a bad day.
and a bonus because it made me smile:
Someday I Suppose - Mighty Mighty Bosstones
This song should remind me of an ex boyfriend because he put it on a mix tape for me, but it actually reminds me of another guy who will always hold a place in my heart for many reaswons... most of which I will not get into here, but one being that he was the stop/stayover on my St Louis leg of my cross country drive :D
Ok since I've been writing this, 2 U2 songs and a second Cracker song have played. What is up with all these pairs? Kinda cool though :) The one that's on now, Get Off This, has lyrics that fit a recent post of mine, so I will leave you with those lyrics:
And get on with it,
If you wanna change the world
Shut yer mouth and start to spin it
Get off this
Get on with it
If you wanna change the world
Shut your mouth and start this minute
Monday, May 11, 2009
I'm so cranky even I don't want to be around me
No big reason, although lots of little reasons I guess.
It just sucks. No more good mood for me.
I may be being overly sensitive, but I'm feeling a bit of hurt feelings over something nonspecific. I hate feeling this way.
Also...
I have been waiting for 3 days (not counting the weekend) for a phone call. I have a hunch it won't happen today either which means tomorrow is another day of waiting. I hate waiting. I'd almost even rather it be bad news than to keep being in this state of limbo.
Ringo just jumped up, stood on my chest and burped in my face. Thank GOD I love him or I'd be even crankier, but he just gave me my first smile of the day. Cat's rock.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Celebrity blog comments and a broken meower...
So as y'all can see, I dedicated my blog post yesterday to the fabulous Jorge Garcia and it worked! Googlebot alerted him and he left a comment!! I like that he took the time to actually reply. It's so nice to see a celebrity who is still down to earth. I was a fan before, but I am a HUGE fan now. It totally made my night and I love that he thanked me for thanking him. So now I am thanking him for thanking me for thanking him. This could be endless ;) I realize I didn't mention that there is an expiration on my invitation...if I do end up moving away from here next June. Since I doubt his visit will ever happen, I don't think it'll be an issue though :)
So regarding the broken meower... poor Ringo Stu Kitty has laryngitis again. So here is where I tell my REALLY BAD JOKE... ready? "When is a kitty not a kitty? When it's hoarse!" HAHAHA! Ok yeah, I warned you it was really bad.
For those of you who have been long time readers, you know that RSK has chronic pancreatitis. For the last 10 days or so he's been having a bit of a flare up. Fortunately he doesn't get REALLY sick, but he does puke a lot. He eats a lot too- he is not a normal cat, but when we first started dealing with this it was because of his ravenous appetite... I thought he might have been hyperthyroid from the volume of food he was eating and the weight loss going along with it....turns out he was puking up everything and that's why he was always hungry. So we just need to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated and is not losing weight, and we can just sorta glide through these flare ups.
Well the plentiful puking leads to him having no voice. Now any of you who have ever met him, or who have ever talked to me on the phone know that he is a TALKATIVE kitty. But after mucho pukes, he gets all raspy and squeaky, but yet he still keeps trying to talk, which is really funny and quite pathetic. I do feel bad laughing at my sick kitty....a bit. But since he seems fine overall, I know he's not really sick (if he gets lethargic we worry) so it's ok to laugh a little.
And he loves when I laugh, he comes up and gives me bonks and stuff and so I have no guilt :)
So that's my story today. I am the coolest blogger ever because Jorge Garcia left me a comment, and I am a quasi mean mom because I laugh at my kitty with the broken meower.
Life's ok :)
Friday, May 08, 2009
A blog post about Jorge Garcia
I am going to mention his name more than a few times because he googles himself and I'd love to see if he actually finds this post... this post about Jorge Garcia...
So why is this blog post about Jorge Garcia? Well other than the fact that he's a fabulous actor and plays one of my favoritest characters in the history of TV, it's because I just discovered his blog.
The other day my friend Barb posted a list of songs she was burning onto a Lost themed CD... and I saw that "You All Everybody" was missing from her list. When I asked her about it she told me she couldn't locate it. So of course, being the dork that I am, I had to find it, download it, then email it to her. She was wicked excited and we started emailing back and forth about the show, as we are both HUGE fans. I had commented to her about how much I adore all scenes with Miles and Hurley because I LOVE both of their characters separately, and together they are hysterical :)
So Barb replied and asked if I had seen the pictures he had posted of the two of them on his blog. I hadn't even known Jorge Garcia HAD a blog, so I promptly had to go :)
I spent several hours last night and this morning reading the entire thing, and now I appreciate him more than I even would have expected! Even if you aren't a Lost fan, you should go check it out!
Interestingly enough, last night I was discussing the Topsy Turvey tomato thingies with a friend and Jorge Garcia actually reviews them on his blog. I had always been tempted to get them, because I LOVE LOVE LOVE me some fresh garden tomatoes and being that I live in a second floor penthouse I don't have a yard. I thought that would work nicely on my porch. Sadly though, Jorge Garcia gives them a thumbs down. I am glad though that I never spent my money on them. I'll just have to head up to Jersey this summer and get some tomatoes there. Interestingly enough, my mom's friend has the best tomatoes in the world in her garden. No joke! I assume she has magic dirt or something? Anyway, everyone agrees who's ever tasted one that Wanda has the best. And she always hooks me up whenever I go up to visit my mom.
Ok, enough with the tomato tangent...
Jorge, I hope you found your way here through your googlebot. (I think I wrote your name enough times!) I just wanted to thank you for bringing so much laughter and so many smiles into my life first through Hurley, and now through your blog. You totally rock! And if you're ever in the Triangle Area of NC, drop me a line and I'd love to take you out for some Carolina Barbecue (different from everywhere else in the world!) and a drink at the Best Wine Bar anywhere (ok I'm biased cuz my friend owns it) (but Colin Firth was there last week so it can't suck...(ok he was only there cuz they are filming in the area, and I would have rathered if it had been Andrew McCarthy who had gone, since I've loved him since St Elmo's, but don't tell Colin that he totally doesn't do it for me, but anyway...) and they held the Mammoth Records 21st birthday party at their other location the week before...) Anyway, thanks again for the smiles. Oh and tell your girlfriend I read her blog too and loved her post about driving far far far for a turkey sammich :)
And for everyone else who's interested, here is Barb's fabu Lost CD mix. She's sending me a copy since I hooked her up with Drive Shaft and I can't wait to get it!!
1. Joe Purdy - Wash Away
2. Driveshaft - You All Everybody
3. Damien Rice - Delicate
4. Patsy Cline - Leavin' On Your Mind
5. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
6. Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind of Music
7. The Drifters - Up On The Roof
8. Dave Matthews Band - Stay (Wasting Time)
9. Staind - Outside
10. Petula Clark - Downtown
11. Sarah McLachlan - Building A Mystery
12. Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (couldn't find the Charlie Pace cover!)
13. The Hollies - Carrie-Anne
14. Nirvana - Scentless Apprentice
15. Buddy Holly - Everyday
16. Pixies - Gouge Away
17. Geronimo Jackson - Dharma Lady
18. Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride
19. Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California
20. Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
21. The Fray - You Found Me (Season 5 Promo video: http://abc.go.com/primetim
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Here's a pet peeve...
People who bitch and bitch and bitch about things but do nothing to try and fix them.
If you're miserable, fix it.
If you don't like the way the world around you is... do something proactive.
But bitching is not going to get you anywhere but alienated from your friends who are sick of listening to you bitch.
That's all, thanks for letting me vent :)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
disappointment
That's today for me.
And when I was asked "you're mad, aren't you?" and my answer was that I was not mad, but disappointed, I realize I'd rather be mad.
With anger you can feel it, and then let it go. Disappointment is a bit of anger but with a whole lot of sadness. And unfortunately, it lingers.
With anger you can totally put the blame on someone else. But with disappointment there is no real blame.
Anyway, it totally blows.
Friday, April 24, 2009
So perhaps just THAT Rite Aid sucks...
Someone from Rite Aid who did read my blog post has reached out to me for more information. I hope that he is not just blowing smoke up my butt and pretending to care.
I think I maybe be making this my mission to get that list changed.
That pharmacist never should have told me to "just worry about myself" (sic)
That is what made me realize just how important it is to make sure that nobody else has to deal with a situation similar to mine. (I feel like John Locke on Lost-- "DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO!")
So thanks to Rite Aid Eric for reaching out to me, and I look forward to hearing how this was resolved.
And I wonder, is your whole job to google your company and follow up on what people say about them? That's actually pretty cool. Technology may be deleting some jobs, but look how it's brought new ones into existence! So what's your title? Chief Googler for Customer Service?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
and yet...another reason why Rite Aid sucks...
So Rite Aid has been googling themselves and found their way here.
They now know that I was given the wrong drug just because it was "on the list" and that I got appallingly scolded by the pharmacist for trying to make her understand that it was still wrong even if it was on the list.
And yet, they did not care enough to leave a comment to try and contact me to find which location this was.
Way to be on top of things guys!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Rite Aid sucks
So I got my correct prescription today, along with a scolding from the Rite Aid pharmacist. She showed me her list which she thought proved she was right. I explained that I believed her that the list said so, but it is NOT the same thing but she told me that the list said it was.
Aren't pharmacists supposed to be educated? Shouldn't she have grasped the concept?
So here's the whole story...
From the years 1998 - 2004 I had 5 surgeries and lost one ovary due to endometriosis. This is a condition that is often treated with hormone manipulation because estrogen is the enemy. One way they manipulate the hormones is with the use of birth control pills. When I was going through all of this at first, we tried several different pills to find one that worked for me. Some birth control pills are monophasic and some are triphasic-- in other words, some give a continuous dose of the hormone the entire 21 days, and some change the dosage each week.
Hormones are a pretty delicate thing, and you can really screw someone up with them. I tried triphasic ones and I was a basket case on them, plus it made my endo worse. Finally, we found one that worked, one that is monphasic. It is really is crucial for me to keep my levels even to keep the endo at bay.
So I was on a monophasic for many many years. In 2007 I lost my health insurance and wasn't in a relationship and I was completely pain free from the endo so I decided to go off the hormones.
After the last few months I decided that in order to keep the endo at bay, it was time to go back on. I got the doctor to call in the exact monophasic pill I had been on for many many many years.
I picked up my pills yesterday and it was a triphasic one. I explained this to the pharmacist and she insisted that because it was on the list, it was the same thing.
I called the hospital pharmacy because I thought maybe I was nuts. That I might have somehow forgotten the name of a pill I took forever and knew was a monophasic. She looked it up, I was right, it was a monophasic, and the substitution that Rite Aid gave me was definitely a triphasic, and definitely not the same medication in generic form.
And yet, this pharmacist at Rite Aid swears that because it was on the list, that it was. She was not open or caring enough about the health and well being of her customers to accept the fact that the list might be mistaken. I explained to her the difference between monophasic and triphasic pills (shouldn't the pharmacist be explaining this to me??) and that the list is not accurate and I said that I had concerns that other patients might be given the wrong pill too. She told me to worry about myself and not others.
So someone else might end up having their hormones completely thrown out of wack, causing who knows what problems because of something a list says.
If she were a proactive, thoughtful pharmacist, she would have investigated, realized the discrepancy, and contacted the authors of said list to get it straightened out.
I am pretty sure that I will be switching pharmacies.
Monday, April 20, 2009
SICK!
I have been on hiatus due to my health. I went to see my friend Steve in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang a few weeks ago and there were lots of snotty kids in the audience. A few days later both myself and my friend, Ali, who went with me got VERY VERY SICK. Stoopit snotty kids! We both ended up with ear infections (I had 2, go me!) and sinus crap, and then lungs... Not at all pretty.
I am pleased to say though that it is not TB! Ok not that I thought it was... but I had my annual appointment for my ppd test for work during this time and that was negative. It was handy that it coincided with my illness so I got some drugs for that. My doc said my one ear was "Majorly bulging" which kinda freaked me out. I was never the kind of kid who got ear infections, but I know many who were, who had their ear drums perf regularly. I am terrified of this happening and I'm guessing it was close to happening if I was "majorly bulging". Although it no longer hurts, I really can't hear very well out of my left ear so I almost wonder if it did perf? I dont know, does that hurt like hell or does it stop hurting because the pressure is relieved? (kinda how once your appendix bursts the pain stops)
Whatever, at least I'm feeling well now. Other than the fact that the allergies are kinda kicking in...
So remember last July when I said I loaded all sorts of crap in my kitchen while they cleaned my carpets? Well I finally got everything out of the kitchen and just today I brought in the kitchen chairs that had been out on the porch this whole time. (I think I have only eaten about 4 meals at my kitchen table in the 4 years I have lived here!) I had to wash them down because they were YELLOW with pollen. I mean COVERED! and then of course I was sneezing like a fool. Thank GOD for Claritin :)
In other news I went to the new Rite Aid to get a prescription filled and they gave me the wrong thing! I called and they claimed that what they gave me was an approved generic substitute. Except it was NOT THE SAME THING. I thought I was crazy so I called the hospital I used to work at's outpatient pharmacy where I used to get scripts filled (and this, which I used to take back then) and she confirmed that what I got was what I thought and NOT what tried to give me. The smart pharmacist told me what IS the approved generic alternative and so I called Rite Aid back and told them to get me that instead. It scares me that this pharmacist kept saying that what she gave me was on the list so it was ok. The list is wrong. I explained to her how it was wrong, how it was different... blah blah, but since her list said it, it must be...whatever...
So now I've lost my train of thought thanks to several IM's so I'm just going to end this here :)
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Something I just realized...
I laugh easier than I ever did before.
It used to be that I would RARELY laugh at something I read or saw. LOL was just a computer shorthand for "that's amusing" to me rather than actually meaning I laughed out loud. Oh sure I would smile, or chuckle, but no full on laughs!
But in the past 6 weeks or so (ever since the beginning of my unexplained happiness) I realize that I LOL out loud all the time! And you know what? It's awesome. I suspect that it's not just the mood prompting the laughter, but also the laughter prompting the mood.
I also smile more. Oh sure I smiled often before now, but now I catch myself smiling for no reason. This morning I had no good breakfast foods in the house so I decided to enjoy this GORGEOUS day and take a walk to the bagel place that's about a mile away. On said walk I saw Dogwood trees in full bloom- I hadn't noticed any others down here to my recollection. That made me smile. We lived in a house when I was small that had a Dogwood in the front yard and since I was pretty small at the time I have very few memories of that place, but many of them involve that yard and that tree. So as then I happened upon some pansies, which are a flower that remind me of my grandmother. Normally these make me smile, but I realized I was still smiling from the Dogwood. Then I passed some girl also taking a walk and she smiled at me and I realized it was because I STILL had the smile on my face.
And as I sit here typing this guess what I'm doing? Smiling :)
My hope for you is that as you read this that it makes you smile too :)