Friday, July 29, 2005

 

The Big Pet-Sit

This weekend, I'm doing a big pet-sit for a lady who has 5 dogs and 9 cats. I'll write more about it later ... because it's been quite an adventure so far, and I've only gone over there once. d;) One of the dogs needs special meds, one of the kittens needs a pill, one needs a liquid medicine squirted in it's mouth and peroxide put on an injured paw, one cat gets medicine crushed up in it's food ... I spent an hour and a half over there in my first visit earlier this evening, and I'm getting ready to go back and put them all to bed. *grin*

Thursday, July 28, 2005

 

Work Update

I know y'all have been waiting with bated (baited? bait? fish? ) breath to find out how my job search has been going.

I've known for the past week that I'm going back to my old job at IBM as of the week of August 22nd. I havent said anything because it's still a month away, and the way life seems to go, things can change at any moment ... I flinch every time the phone rings, especially if it's my contract manager Mike. The way I see it, it's not a "done deal" until I walk in the door.

It's not actually my old job ... I'll be doing some of what I was doing before, but some different stuff as well. They're creating some new positions, putting together a new team. I'll be reporting to Stan, one of the other three managers ... but still be doing some work for my old IBM manager, JP, as well.

The quirky thing is, I'll be working weekends ... doing shift work. Thursday 3pm-7pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7am-7pm. At this point, wont be able to work from home ... so it'll be a bit more structured than before.

But ... same pay, etc. And I'm glad that they (both the contract company, and IBM) have been fighting to get me back when neither have been under any obligation to me in any way ... that's sort of a miracle in itself, in these days when unemployed people are a dime a dozen. *grin*

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

 

Dare To Be Thankful

I DARE YOU to do this ... because it should be done every once in awhile as a reminder.

Write a list of ten things you can honestly be thankful for.

I am thankful for:
1) The friends in my life, some who date back from childhood to those from much more recently. I wouldnt be who I am without them. They've helped to shape and mold me in to the person I am today, and I appreciate that.

2) That I can pay my mortgage this month!

3) My critters, who have each taught me their own lessons of patience, strength, love and understanding.

4) My car, Morpheus the Matrix. It gets GREAT mileage (30+ MPG), zips around quite nicely for a 4-cylinder, got me safely to Missouri and back despite many severe storms and slippery roads, and transports the dogs nicely.

5) Truly truly thankful for air-conditioning. How sad is that?

6) My family, far and wide. From Montana to Nevada to Texas and Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, Missouri and Colorado ... family everywhere. All too far apart tho.

7) My health ... today, at least. d;) Never know when another migraine is going to sneak up and attack, but for now ... I can say that I do have my health.

8) My house. I'm starting to feel more comfortable and safe and secure here ... starting to call it "home". I've moved around so much, that I havent felt settled anywhere in the past 16 years or so. I havent LET myself, because I knew I'd just be moving on soon.

9) Ice Cream. C'mon ... it's just a durned good food!

10) My favorite blanket. Yes, in a way, it's my 'security blanket'.

 

The Hummingbird Experience

I was out watering my Crape Myrtle tree earlier which, altho I just planted it this spring and it's no bigger than a shrub, has decided to bloom.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a shadow flicker out of view. I thought "Durn, that's a pretty big wasp!", as we've been inundated with bees, wasps, hornets, beetles, dragon flies, and all sortsa winged buzzy things. I kept watering the Crape Myrtle.

Water ... water ... water ...

I'm looking down at the shrub-sized tree, and when I look up - about three feet in front of my face is a hummingbird! My first reaction is "Oh, shit! Am I wearing something red?" thinking it was going to attack me. It just hovered there, flitted about an inch or two in each direction. I imagined that long pointy beak poking out my eyeball, or something as horrific ... then wondered when I got so sick-minded. *laugh* There was nothing scary about it, she just looked curious. She looked at me, and I looked at her.

It was the oddest experience!!

Sunday, July 24, 2005

 

Reading With the Cat

I laid down on my bed awhile ago to read a book. My cat, Cinder, joined me. Therefore, my hopes of reading the book were over. Anyone who has ever owned a cat knows that cats-and-books do not mix.

You do not read the book, you read the cat.

If you manage to keep the cat from sitting or laying directly in the center of the book, then you get a tail as a moving bookmark ... or a paw directing you which words to read next... or 'assistance' turning pages.

Ah, the life of a cat owner ... d:)

 

A Harry Potter Thing

Everyone knows I'm nuts about Harry Potter ... came across this quiz:


You are loyal and protective of those you care about, but have a quick temper when an injustice is made, especially when that injustice was done by a Slytherin. You have a wild streak to you, but life has taught you what is really important.

Which Harry Potter Marauder Are You?

Woot! Sounds good to me! Slytherins beware!! d;)

Saturday, July 23, 2005

 

Relaxing

I had forgotten how yummy peanut butter and banana was. Y-U-M-M-Y.

After being so ill and feeling so miserable the past few days, I'm just relaxing today. I went out earlier to a large yard sale that the JCAPL (Johnston County Animal Protection League) was having ... bought a large jar to make sun tea, for 25 cents.

So here I am making sun tea, eating peanut butter on banana, and listening to Harry Potter on CD. I finished reading the book last night, so therefore now I'm listening to it on CD. d;)

It feels so good to not feel bad. I'm still a little sleepy, but otherwise ok.

Friday, July 22, 2005

 

Ugh... Just Ugh!

(Geez, I'm starting to sound like Antycat.)
After cutting the grass and having my Ramen Noodles for lunch, I started feeling worse and worse. I had woken up with a headache, but had taken Excedrin for it ... no worries.
But then, headache city. Pain. Much pain. I took some sudafed and Excedrin Migraine. Let me try and remember how this proceeded....

Then I broke down and took my prescription migraine drugs. More intense pain. Took a nap. Woke up, let the dogs out (it was 100 degrees, no way I was leaving them outside), took another nap. Fixed some mac-n-cheese, one of the other final ingredients in the cupboard, because I KNEW there was no way I was going to make it to the grocery store ... but needed to eat something with all of the drugs I was ingesting. At this point, much nausea and a cold sweat is accompanying the head that feels like someone is squeezing it in a vice. I ate some of the mac-n-cheese (macaroni... hmm... maybe yankee doodle had a migraine? ) and still felt like crap. Got out my secret stash of Hydrocodone (codeine) for just such an emergency, and popped a pill. Fed the critters and went back to bed. Two or three hours later, STILL felt like crap and head was still 5 sizes too large and being squeezed, so took some more codeine. Went back to bed.

So here we are ... about 12:30am, I've slept about 10 hours so far today (yesterday?) my head still feels ... not right, I still feel nauseous and shakey. Time to go back to bed.

(Usually when I have a migraine, I'm REALLY picky about what I want to eat ... my favorite thing to eat is Raisin Bran, but I have to pick out the raisins. Too sweet. But it cant be just plain Bran Flakes. I dont know why. That's how temperamental migraines are. And I usually have to eat the cereal dry, and one flake at a time .. piece by piece. So the macaroni-and-cheese REALLY didnt settle well. Ugh.)

Thursday, July 21, 2005

 

Grassy Soup

Yum YUM. Nothing like going out and cuttin' the grass, then coming in and having a nice hot steaming bowl of ramen noodle soup.

*sigh*

At the time, it was -only- 90 degrees, with a heat index of 100. (It's gone up since.)

I think it's time to run to the grocery store ... this is a strong indication that I'm out of groceries. d:(

 

why?

Why?

...why...Why... WHY?!?!?!

WHY did Yankee Doodle stick a feather in his cap and call it "macaroni"?!?!

Why the h*ll did he name it "Macaroni"??

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

 

Lightning Predictions

There was lightning all over, as I drove home from Smithfield obedience class tonite. Not a sound of thunder. Just *flash* *flash* *flash* all around. It was awesome!!! It lit up the dark night sky, and outlined the shadowed clouds. I drove about 80 MPH (Did I admit that? *halo*) to get home so I could pull up the doppler and see what was going on around our area, and so I could enjoy the storm from the safety of home (I'm still a little storm-phobic unless I'm comfy at home).

It's 10:15pm now, and it looks like the lightning is all gone so it's safe to turn the computers on ... on a whim, I decided to pull up my horoscope which is emailed to one of my accounts every day. I hadnt opened it yet, because some days I just dont want to know what is in store for me until it's over. *grin* Here's my horoscope for today:


Lightning is flashing way off on the horizon and it's putting on a pretty good show. But there's not a speck of rain anywhere to be seen. You are excited, like the electrical storm, but the buzz still feels like it's too far away for you to fully enjoy. You know you are on the edge of something big -- and that's has to be enough right now.


I cracked up when I saw the lightning comments! How precise can you get. d;)

 

Contemplation

I was thinking back to this past January and February, when I was filled with much stress and sadness. My Little-White-Willow-Bear-Coconut-Puddin'-Head was hospitalized, and I was told she was dying ... I was told my favorite Aunt in Montana was dying ... one of my favorite people was getting ready to leave the state ... I was having car problems which were costing me money ... my parents came to visit while Willow was in the ER, and summed it up as "You have to remember, they are just pets."

I was petting Willow a few minutes ago, and thinking about that statement. "They are just pets." That was my Dad talking. Willow is still getting better, it's been 7 months of treatment and drugs and before that it was 2 years of injuries and illnesses ... but I havent regretted having her for one minute, since I brought her home when she was 8 weeks old.

What does that mean, "just pets"? Does that mean I should have let her die? Yeah, I know I'm obsessed with my critters being 'my kids' ... but when you dont have anything else, you're supposed to give that up too? *ponder*



Monday, July 18, 2005

 

Chain-Interviewing

(not interviewing a chain)
Got this from my pal Gordy

First of all, here are the instructions:
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "Interview me." "Blow me" or "Eat me" are not acceptable substitutes.
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's will be different. I'll post the questions in the comments section of this post.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Second, here are the questions that were asked of me:

Q1. A date with a hot celebrity male, including gourmet food, champagne, flowers, etc or a rainy Sunday at home with your dogs?
A1. Dont tell the dogs, but definitely the date with the hot celebrity man. It'd be a once-in-a-lifetime chance. I've got my dogs forever. d;)

Q2. Like Bruce Almighty, if you were God for a short time, what would you do for the world and for fun?
A2. I'd make everyone follow "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten", by Robert Fulghum, as gospel law. That would be for the world, AND for fun.

Q3. What's the craziest thing you ever did?
A3. *ponder* It's hard to pick one. Crazy becomes normal after awhile, so who is to judge? I'll give that some thought and blog about it tho.

Q4. Sox or Cubs?

A4. Cubbies, fer sure!! NO COMPETITION, 'tween the two.

Q5. Finish this sentence. I woke up in a cold sweat.....
A5. ... every night for weeks when I was having nightmares that involved my friends getting hurt, injured, tortured and killed as I was forced to watch, and was helpless to do anything. I dreaded falling asleep because of the nightmares.

Sunday, July 17, 2005

 

Well, Hmm.

Wow. Um, Hmm.

It's now 9pm, and I havent a clue what I did today.

I woke up about 6:30am when the cat decided she needed attention. I watched the old 1995 tv series/show "Cybill" at 8 ... goofed off with the cat some more, got ready and went to earth church, took Riley for some socialization as he's still getting used to the fact that people arent going to hurt him anymore ... *ponder* Then it starts getting fuzzy.

I read a few pages of my Harry Potter 6 book, but really I've only read a handful of pages since yesterday (tho I know how it ends... a girl at church told me, but I had already guessed. *laugh*). I did call my Mom in St.Louis to tell her that I was reading Harry Potter, knowing that she hadnt gone out and bought it yet ... and ended up talking to her for a good long while, and then she put my Dad on the phone so then I ended up repeating the whole conversation to him for another 20 - 30 minutes ... after that, it's fuzzy again.

What the h*ll did I do today?? I have absolutely no recollection! If I didnt read, didnt watch anything on tv, didnt go out, looking around it doesnt look like I cleaned or rearranged or changed anything ... I dont THINK I slept ... ack.

Saturday, July 16, 2005

 

Hide me, I was recognized!!

Ack! I was RECOGNIZED! *cower* In the grocery store. Tonite. Someone recognized me. Eep!

I'd gone out to dinner with some
odd person who has an unnatural attraction to U2 and Dr.Seuss; we went out for Italian and had garlic, with some white pizza and bread 'knots' thrown in. Always fun, always yummy. d;)

Afterwards, I stopped by the grocery store to pick up some meds for the dog (Willow). Walking in, a man said an enthusiastic "Hello!" I didnt recognize him, but hey, this is North Carolina and people are friendly here so I said "Uh.. hi!". His wife came in and said "Hey! Hi! How are you? Fancy seeing you here!" They were both so pleased to see me! I racked my brain to try and identify these people. Best I could come up with, was they were in one of my obedience classes. I did recognize her ... but couldnt place her name, or which dog she belonged to, or even if it was one of my current classes, or one of my old classes. I made quick small talk... "Yeah, funny time to go to the grocery store, huh?" (It was 9:30pm or so). Anyway, after exchanging pleasantries, I ran in, got what I needed, and left.

Oh, wait. She did catch me pondering rice. I was looking at the long and wild rice selections when she caught up with me. She suggested the microwavable packet that you just pop in for 90 seconds, no muss - no fuss. I thanked her profusely for the suggestion and explained my current fear of the stove.

But it just blew my mind that in a random place at a random time, someone would recognize me. That kinda makes me feel more a part of the "community" ... more at home.

Thursday, July 14, 2005

 

BLEEP!!!!!

Anyone ever do this, or am I the only one?

You find out at the last minute that company is coming over or something... especially someone who has never been over to your house... so you panic and stick your dirty dishes in the oven. Great hiding place, right?

VERY BAD HABIT! VERY BAD IDEA!

This is now the THIRD TIME in my short (*cough* 34 years) life that I've forgotten above-mentioned dishes... turned the oven on to preheat... sat down to watch the news, gotten distracted, not cared when the 'oven is preheated' alarm beeps ... 30 minutes later ...

Freakin' Heck. (ok, it was more like "F^CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")

Someone just take away my "Unalienable Right to Cook", please!!

 

"Putting the cart before the horse ..."

... or in other words, "Job Update"

I just got off the phone with Mike, my former contract manager at Hudson. HE just got off the phone with my former IBM manager, JP. They're all still looking out for me apparently, tho none of them are under any obligation to me anymore... which is wicked cool. *grin*

Mike and JP said that one of the other IBM managers, Stan (there are three that worked closely together in our group ... I called them 'the band of brothers') got tasked with some more work and might be allowed a slot for 'one more head count' -- me. Stan, however, is currently out of the office until Monday (military reserves - he's in the Army band and sees soldiers in/out).

Before, I reported to JP but would do any work requested by JP, Stan or Rick (the third manager). It's all up in the air right now. We dont know if Stan will get the slot approved. We know he'll go for it. We probably wont hear anything until the middle of next week.... so, it's wishful thinking, it's hoping, it's dreaming... it's "trying really hard not to get my hopes up". But at least they're all still pulling for me. How cool is that?

 

*blank stare*

So far today, I'm having a... blank... day. I've neither smiled nor frowned yet. No, I take that back, I did yell at the dog for intentionally stepping on the cat. I slept TERRIBLY last night. I had a nightmare that came from nowhere, but is one of those that is demanding that I pay attention to the details.

I dont have any plans today, so not sure what I'm going to do.

I wish I had my new Harry Potter book, but that's two days from now.

Maybe I'll paint my fingernails and toenails.

I hate to say this, but maybe I'll go out and cut the grass about mid-day (yes, in the middle of the heat) on the off chance that it might rain later. It FINALLY rained really good yesterday so the ground is too moist at the moment.

Maybe I'll work on that Thomas Kinkade jigsaw puzzle that I picked up a few months ago.

Maybe I'll take a nap or two.

Maybe I'll update my webpage (horror of all horrors!).

Maybe I'll just sit here and stare at the wall until the dogs come and lick me to death.

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

 

The Fight!

The other day, I got in to a fight.

I was minding my own business. I was sitting down, working on something, when I was suddenly and ruthlessly attacked from behind by the vaccum cleaner. You could tell it was intent on blood. Mine. Here's how it happened:

I have an upright vaccum cleaner. I was sitting on the floor, using the attachment thingie to get in corners and along the floorboard. I pulled the hose too far, and the vaccum came flying at me but my back was to it ... so it fell on my back. Ouch!! I said a few bad words and set it upright, and continued cleaning. Mere seconds later, the exact same thing happened. I was setting it upright to the tune of MORE bad words, when I realized I was stuck in a time loop ... and by now my back was bruised! Was I REALLY stupid enough to do it a THIRD time??

...

Oh, come on! Give me a little credit!! I did not!

Monday, July 11, 2005

 

Haunted Stuff

I am fascinated with ghosts, paranormal activity, and just general haunted stuff. Yes, I've had 'experiences' of different sorts. Three come to mind, maybe I'll write about them later. At the moment, I'm watching a tv show called "Most Haunted" on The Travel Channel.

That's one of the things I'm adding to my '50 Things To Do' list ... spend the night in a haunted place.

More in a bit ... d:)

Saturday, July 09, 2005

 

Smeg!

I had to run some errands this morning, and then I had to convince myself that I really DID NOT want to go to the gem show at the Fairgrounds due to lack of income and lack of self-control ... I knew I'd see too many things that I'd want to spend money on.

SO ... I'm staying home, and settling in with some movies (red dwarf). Then I had to discuss with myself what to watch (red dwarf). Did I feel like being scared, laughing, crying, watching sickening lovesick sap... oh, the woes of having a fairly good movie collection (red dwarf).

We came to an agreement, we needed a good chuckle today. Maybe even a laugh. A guffaw. Possibly even a giggle-snicker-snort.

And so now, here we are ... with ... RED DWARF!

Friday, July 08, 2005

 

Job I-view

Had a job interview this afternoon, for a part-time job doing networky/computery stuff that would start on Monday. Thing is, dont really care if I get it or not. It was kinda fun going in to the job interview with a "dont really care, but I'll still do my best" attitude. It's not that I didnt still try ... but I could be honest with the dude and say "I honestly know nothing about that." The pay is decent for a part-time job, but it'd null out my unemployment benefits ... and I STILL wouldnt be pulling enough to live on for very long (and keep the house, etc.)

So, we'll see.

7:00pm update - Just heard from my contract manager Mike; darn, didnt get the job. Oddly enough, I'm not disappointed. *chuckle*

 

Which Pokemon Are You?

Awww... my favorite! Now I may have to go dig out one of my Gameboys ... "Squirtle, Squirt!"


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7: Squirtle - After birth, its back swells and
hardens into a shell. It powerfully sprays foam
from its mouth.


Of the Original 150, Which Pokemon Are You?
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Cindy Said ....

Cindy said... *flash* "Boom!" *flash* "BOOM!" *flash* "rumble... boom!" but didnt give us any rain here.

Cindy said much worse things to other areas, even just a few miles away.

Now we'll see what Hurricane Dennis is going to say, especially to the southern states. I hope everyone stays safe!!

Thursday, July 07, 2005

 

Cut the Grass

Oh, freaking argh! I'll say a hundred times that I love to cut the grass. Except when it's in the 90s and so flippin' humid out that you walk outside and immediately feel drenched! But the grass isnt getting any shorter on it's own ... I've been watching just to make sure. *SIGH*

I've also been watching the weather, and it's not supposed to cool off anytime in the forseeable future. So I'm trying to psych myself up to go deal with my grass/dust allergy and go cut the front yard at least.

Yep. Psyching myself up. Here I go. Right away. Uh-HUH. Yeah... and... here we go. Right now. And ... NOW. Ok. Let's go. Let's... GO. Must... cut... grass. (Hmm. It's not working yet. )

Looky! There! I moved a foot! ("I wonder where the hell my jeans are?") And now there are two feet standing on the carpet! ("and I gotta find my freakin' boots...") Oops... I sat back down. That's not good. ("which t-shirt should I wear? Hmm... the sage colored one! It wont clash with the color of grass and dirt! I AM a girl, after all! " ) Ok... standing again. ("bug spray. Need bug spray... and a ponytail... and my work gloves.")

Alright. I'm off ... *HEAVY SIGH*

See you after I've melted a bit!!!

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

 

Collections, Part Two

A few weeks back, I was listing things that I collect. Today as I was running errands, it occurred to me that I forgot to list my greatest treasure ... something I've been collecting for years.

Friends.

From all of my adventures, all of the places I've been, I've hung on to a few very special people from each place or experience. Collected them. Going all of the way back to grade school ... high school ... camp ... college(s) ... living in various locations ... even from the internet and online games. There have been one or two people that I've kept with me in spirit thru-out life.

How could I forget this collection? The most unique, the slowest growing, the most important to me ... absolutely priceless. My closest friends.

Monday, July 04, 2005

 

4th of July

Today is the 4th of July. Our Independence Day. I asserted my independence today by rearranging the furniture. Yup. The couch is now here. The fish tank is over there where the couch was. The bookshelf is over where the fishtank was. The dog crate is where the DVD shelf was. The DVD shelf has just moved down on the same wall for now. I also finished vaccuming and steam-cleaning the carpet, and I steam-cleaned the couch.

I think I'm going to be quite sore tomorrow.

Why, today, on a holiday, did I choose to do this?
--------------------------------
Today is the 4th of July.

Growing up, this was a HUGE holiday. The day started early, being in the local city parade. Usually, on the Ferguson Swim Team float... or a float for some other activity. A few years, I marched in the Ferguson Marching Band, playing snare drum. Growing up in Ferguson, a city of about 24-thousand, you still knew and recognized a hundred faces in the crowds.

After the parade, it was time for a picnic at the park ... there were game booths, entertainment, food, TONS of people, competitions, the pool was open, my Dad's Masonic Lodge always sold bratwursts ... the park was less than a mile from my house, so I could come and go several times thru-out the day, just walking to/from.

In the evening, we kids (my next-door-neighbors, brother and I) would run around with sparklers and we'd grill out for dinner ... usually have corn-on-the-cob, watermelon (gotta have watermelon seed spitting contests!), etc. As it got dark, we'd get out blankets or lawn chairs and settle in ... the city went all out with fireworks, which we could see from the backyard. We'd yell and cheer and scream. I've always LOVED fireworks!!

Since "growing up", I've tried many new things since then; spent many summers on Lake Michigan, spent paychecks on firecrackers (I'm scared to light them ... I'm a wuss ... which is kinda odd, since I love setting fire to things. *laugh*), I've had some great times. But I'll never forget those traditions ... ah, the innocence of youth.

SO .... when I'm on my own at holidays, I distract myself. Hence the 'clean and re-arrange the livingroom' project. I'll probably repeat the process at Christmastime. d;)

Sunday, July 03, 2005

 

Disturbing ...

I'm disturbed ... it's 9:30pm and the dogs and I are all watching Independence Day. Not sure where the cat is.

I heard a soft knocking at the front door. Bailey, always the first to react, started to bark and I got up to answer it. I dont have a peep hole in the front door, but I have a full-length front porch (runs the whole length of the house) and plenty of lights... so I peeked out the window. Didnt see anyone. So I opened the front door a crack, making sure that I had Willow, my german shepherd, by the collar in front of me ... Bailey barking at my feet, and Riley was just curious about what all was going on. Noone. I turned on the floodlight. Noone. *I* heard a knock. The dogs heard a knock. The logical conclusion is, they heard the dogs barking and left.

I went to the back door, turned on the backyard floodlight, and locked the door.

Now, my imagination has come up with an ILLOGICAL conclusion ... it was just a really big, confused, mutant bug that happened to be flopping helplessly against the door, since the door is dark blue ... same color as the night sky ... it was really trying to take a 'flying leap' but was going sideways instead of up ... and ... uh ...

Yeah. I'm really glad I've got three dogs. Out here in the (*cough*) "country", it gets really dark at night. Very few street lights, houses well spaced apart since everyone owns at least a half-acre. My subdivision has a lot of trees, so the lots are fairly private, and I'm at the end of a cul-de-sac that backs up to the woods ...

But I've always felt safe out here.

I dunno, I think I'm overly tired at the moment so my nerves are on edge. We were robbed when I was a kid, so I still tend to over-react to strange noises. Aaaand, there was just a -little- murder about a mile away last night/this morning (ok, one man stabbed two others)...

but like I said ... I've always felt safe out here. I still do. I wont be pulling out the guns just yet. d;)

 

What Famous Work of Art Are You?

Ooo... I'm a Monet!!! d=)





You Are Best Described By...









San Giorgio Maggiore, Twilight

By Claude Monet




What Famous Work of Art Are You?

Friday, July 01, 2005

 

Phone Call from Dad

I forgot to mention that my Dad called yesterday evening. That's not usually big news ... except that he's not a 'phone conversation' kind of person. But he knew yesterday was 'the big day', and he just wanted to let me know that I was being thought of.

I was sitting here on the couch, playing with some earrings. I have three ear piercings - two in my left ear, one in my right... all that I've had for at least 18 years. I couldnt get one of the left earrings in, and had just poked a hole in my earlobe on accident, with a rather pointy earring (and it HURT!!).

The phone rang, and the caller ID said it was my parents calling from Missouri. I didnt realize quite how painful it would be to hold the phone up to my ear (which was now bleeding pretty well) until I tried to answer.

"Ow...hello...ow... hang on ... ow... h... ouch... hi!"
"Hello, we just wanted to see how you were doing. What are you up to?"
"Well, bleeding at the moment, thanks... and in pain." (in my usual cheerful voice)

Dad figured that I was ok, so chuckled at this. He knows I'm prone to .. um .. unusual injuries.
Cutting my nose with a pair of scissors, slicing my face with a pocket knife, getting hit in the head with an iron rake, jumping out of a moving truck and spraining my wrist (you'd think it'd be my ankle, wouldnt ya?), dislocating my knee in London and walking on it for weeks, not to mention all of the bite and claw marks, bruises, well anyway, I could go on ....

My parents are neat people. I sure wish I appreciated them more when I was growing up.
d:)

BTW - the ear is feeling better now, thanks.

 

Bush

(The plant, not the President)

I got up early this morning because I wanted to wash my sheets and pillows without heating the house and using extra energy ... (SO hot out during the day!!! Heat index today is supposed to be around 105) so I was out in the backyard with the dogs around 6am. We were on one of our 'fence perimeter walks', and I looked outside the fence and saw a little bit of color ... thought "that's a strange looking flower!" Looked around it, and nope ... it was a berry! There were a few in various shades of red, leading up to black. I guess it was some form of blackberry (because I'm OH-so-knowledgeable! If it's black, it's gotta be a blackberry, right? *grin*). It was just a little young bush with maybe 10 berries on it. It looked ok, so I tried one. Again, with my limited knowledge, it tasted like a blackberry ... so I had two wild berries for breakfast! (they were about the size of a pinky fingernail) I'm thinking I'll probably have some toast or something else as well ... I'm still a little hungry. d;)

So now I'm the proud owner of my very own something-berry bush! I think I'll make something-berry jam! d;)

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