| Monday, November 30th, 2009 |
| 10:17 pm |
Boink Boink
I get a sense of calm that I now have EZ pass. I now have an alibi for any random crimes to which I could be connected to - It was the reason why I would always say something random to the bartenders when I could go out to drink by myself. Yeah, I probably watch way too much Law and Order. |
| Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 |
| 9:43 pm |
Its not Friday but it might as well be!
Gobble gobble gobble....................says Tommy Turkey.......Gobble gobble gobble..............says Tommy Turkey.............Gobble gobble gobble says Tommy Turkey - it's Thanksgiving Day! Don't think he really said that - its was probably more like: Gobble gobble gobble - please have a ham, Gobble gobble gobble hey why not standing Rib Roast.........Gobble gobble gobble put that axe down.... anyway I don't think I'll be on much until Friday - so just in case.... Have a great one! |
| Saturday, November 21st, 2009 |
| 10:34 pm |
Okay - locals - Best place to buy a Hitachi magic wand? |
| Friday, November 20th, 2009 |
| 8:00 am |
OSU v Michigan
According to one of the local papers - this feud pre-dates football. It started in 18th century when there was a disagreement about a survey line. One line put Toledo in Ohio and the other had Michigan laying claim. While this should make me go - OH! wow! In reality - It explains what the hell is wrong with Toledo. The only thing keeping it from Michiganhood - is an absence of those weird u-turns. Woke up today - feeling better. Had a significant number of missed calls on my phone - both work and friends. Sorry - G. and I were both in a nyquil induced haze. I'm now getting better - just as he is coming down with it. And for the record - we watched Marley and me last night. I cried. However I have the WTF moment when I read IMDB this morning. The 'suggested' if you like Marley and me - then you will like these films... was soooo off 1. Blow. 2. Serpico 3. Yours, Mine and ours. um.really? |
| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
| 9:50 pm |
God and doctors
We all have as much access to God as we want - any time we want. I am blessed to be living practically within the shadow of the Cleveland Clinic. Yeah - my mom - and all the years we had her - god certainly had a hand in that - with her directly and within the hands of some of the world's best cardiac specialists. I'm so friggin thankful that my family and my friends realize that too. *hugs-positive thoughts-prayers* |
| 8:25 am |
Come on now...
I need posts to keep my occupied... entertained. If not I'm going to go outside and mingle with my fever! |
| Friday, November 13th, 2009 |
| 9:40 pm |
my children.
G. made a point today - I was worried about him being angry that I impulse bought a 9.99 t-shirt for myself at Target - BUT didn't bat an eye about dropping 30 dollars on gourmet food and industrial chew toys for my fur-kids. I need to make a pledge to myself that as a senior citizen (when that time arrives A LONG FRIGGIN time from now) that I will only take in 1 animal - just one - not one of each - but one total. |
| Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 |
| 6:35 am |
I need to look around more
Because Yesterday was Jen's birthday! Happy Belated Jen. Hope today - yesterday and all the tomorrows are fantastic. |
| Monday, November 9th, 2009 |
| 6:23 am |
CCM
Captain Chronic Masturbation. Apparently my 8th grade nephew - has discovered - well himself. It freaked my brother out to no end. After I said - I think this is an okay thing - I mean - it is healthy to learn about yourself. It also explains is extreme need for privacy - and therefore the major meltdowns when his two younger sisters barge into his room without knocking. I also comforted my brother with the fact that his son isn't killing bunnies and other woodland creatures - and that considering he now has a internet history - we know my nephew really likes girl on girl on guy...and not sex with circus animals. My brother was spazzing because of his sons age. I think this is a normal if not late age. BUT that is not the point of this post. The point is - I need to buy this young man a christmas present and I don't think legos is going to cut it this year. Is he too young for something like Maxim magazine? |
| Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 |
| 10:03 pm |
carrying to torch for so long
I didn't realize that my hand was numb. My first whirlwind - sweep you off your feet - tropical location, millionare, hot sex and adventure. Really it was sex in college and I realize that - but I've sorta cyber stalked this man for over 15 years. I just kept tags on what be published academically - how well the family business was doing etc.... All of the pictures were from 'back in the day' and in my memory we never age or change.... well finally a new photo after 15 years. The College posted updated staff pictures... and HE IS NOT AS HOT AS I REMEMBER HIM. ZIP - DONE - my torch is now out - holy shit. |
| Sunday, November 1st, 2009 |
| 6:21 pm |
November what?
The best part about halloween? Well there is candy and society sanctioned dress up - but for me the best part is the day after and hitting the stores for 50% off costumes! |
| Saturday, October 31st, 2009 |
| 9:56 am |
hey I totally missed it.
I didn't realize the Smart party was moved to Friday - I'm having a little trouble catching up on the backload of email I received. I had pretty much stopped reading it for september - and then trying to pick my way through October ... its a mess. I'm on the edge of a clean sweep for this month. and I love to dress up too. As it is - we're going to a halloween party and I'm not dressing slutty. Actually you could say I'm going as a repressed lesbian... Peppermint Patty. I've finally got G. into the Charlie Brown idea. |
| Monday, October 19th, 2009 |
| 8:44 pm |
grief sucks.
Yet another one of those posts. I'm one good knock on the head from being unstable. I just had this weird thought about the olympics. I would talk to Mom about them - every day - growing up my entire family would watch them non stop. Before expanded cable you could buy the gold, silver or bronze olympic coverage... we bought the silver - and would literally watch it - and go no where - for days. I keep finding myself wanting to do that - just watch the shows that made my mother happy and go no where, do nothing - and even make bathing an option I wouldn't need to exercise... yet there is a little voice that says - get up and shave your legs,brush your teeth and leash the dogs/ go for walk... and I do - when my heart still wants to cry every day... and be a non functional person. |
| Saturday, October 17th, 2009 |
| 7:54 pm |
sproing...
Thats the noise my plans have been making. I wanted to go to Smart tonight - I needed to go - actually but I haven't the energy. I need to recharge my batteries - but I don't know how.... Usually a glass of wine and a long soak can do it.... well maybe I should try that again because last nights attempt got to four glasses of wine before I realized I shouldn't get into the tub drunk....and showered instead. I feel like a pudding filled sponge. |
| Friday, October 16th, 2009 |
| 9:51 pm |
There ARE angels.
Last night before I went to bed - as per my usual routine - I internet for a few minutes. Last night I decided to watch a you tube video about Epilepsy. My nephew has been having seizures and being treated with medication for over four years. These last two years have been seizure free. G. asked me what I was doing and I said - I felt the need to see one - considering my nephew. I watched a video of a woman having one - being filmed for canadian t.v. It gave all the tips on what to do - and what to expect and obviously - the scary thing to see - today while visiting my dad - who didn't know he had the shingles ( another story that one) but I sent him off to the doctors. My nephew who lives with him - had a Grand Mal. Yeah, I knew what to do - and everything turned out okay... and I'm shaking - still shaking on the inside... that is the scariest thing I've seen. Especially the blue skin - but seriously... I'm also feeling a divine hand in something. I've always believed in the out there - the spiritual... but to actually feel - that I was guided - so either I could be prepared - or not be as scared, scarred and traumatized... has made me small... and awe filled. The Lord, my Mother, some other higher power... |
| Saturday, October 10th, 2009 |
| 6:51 am |
Rally around the old nerd tree
Yesterday started off a little rocky. G. is not usually in the position of someone else dictating his get up and go time - and yet the city she is slave to no man.... but we got ourselves together and off to our first destination: 1. National Archives. I didn't schedule a tour - but using hte guidebook tips about asking about day of cancellations - we managed to slip on to the guided tour - which gives time in the Grand Rotunda to look at the documents without being pushed along. I enjoyed the tour - G. liked the tour and so did the other adults. Why anyone would bring children under the age of 16 or even hell 21 to this site is beyond me. I think there should be a disclaimer - you are NOT going to see Nick Cage attempt to steal a document. The kids were miserable - the guide was doing her best to involve them...but it wasn't happening. Random stuff I didn't expect to see here - William Howard Taft's larger than usual bath tub. There was a little disclaimer that after he was the President and went on to be appointed to the Supreme Court he went on to lose 75 pounds. When I reporter asked him how he did it: I gave up bread,pasta and potatoes. I eat mostly vegitables and for meat animals of the fowl. Rarely do I eat Pork - or salmon. I read this and under my breath - He's friggin doing South Beach - which elicited a chuckle from the guy - standing next to me.... (lots of people in town for the rally today) The next site on our list was the new National Sculpture garden. It is a nice garden area with large culpture pieces sitting amongst the benches. It is nice. the Fredrick Meijer gardens in Grand Rapids- much better - but they've had a head start. We managed to get some cool pictures. We were then heading to the Library of Congress by way of the East wing of National Art gallery - mainly to see some 0th century art and a I.M. Pei designed building. We were passing the west wing (of Art) when there was a sign about french impressionists. G. LOVES them - so unscheduled but no less pleasurable we walked around there for two hours. I stood inches from a Michelangelo painting. Talked about cavity searches with the docent...and then we ran over to the Library of Congress. Ate lunch on the way at the congressional staff lunch room and then entered the Jefferson building. I can't believe I have never been here before. I feel like I've cheated myself. This is the most breath taking thing our country has to offer. However - I asked the docent here if the main reading room 'smells' like books. He looked at me like I was from Mars. ((Yes, we hae encountered Dan Brown fans here)) BTW if Robert langdon would have visited the library all his 'discoveries' here would have bee TOLD to him by the docent. But I asked someone else about the smell and she said 'no' That smell is downstairs in the stacks. We had dinner here. www.me-jana.com zucchini mint fritters rock. |
| Thursday, October 8th, 2009 |
| 8:57 pm |
a message from the sponsor
We're in DC. We had a total of three stops - two for bathroom breaks and one to see G's Mother. She is doing better and will probably go home tomorrow. I made a comment that these stops have been the equivilant of getting green lights when you're running late... every ladies bathroom I went in - had JUST been serviced. Now I know that doesn't always mean clean - BUT at least it smelled like bleach and citrus cleaner. We ate here: http://www.tallularestaurant.com/well we ate at the 'gastro pub' attached to this place called EatBar - We had the onion rings, pork tacos, and the dried meat platter. YUM, YUM and okay - but not as good as Micheal Symons. Tomorrow is a busy day.... |
| Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 |
| 8:40 pm |
DC
We're heading to DC tomorrow. It is mainly a vanilla trip... allowing my inner geek to squee. The agenda is library of congress, white house, archives, national cathedral and the monuments between these locations and those around our hotel. If we get in town early enough we might try to make a DO munch. We have to make a detour for G's Mom. She is in the hospital fighting a nasty infection in her leg. It gets me too emotionally raw if I think too hard about this. For the record - I planned my DC trip long before Mr. Dan Brown released his lost symbol book. However - I look like I'm following in the footsteps of some Freemason fans.... I'm not - it IS coincidence. And just cause its been so long since I had a "Scrubs style awake -day-dream" The other day I was working and had to go to the next room down to borrow a pen- The woodshop room. The gentleman in charge there was wearing a leather apron AND a Dr's coat. (My world's collide) I asked to borrow a pen or a pencil (having somehow lost all of mine- later to be found in my back seat having slid out of my bag) He said " wow, you're looking good. (there was a theme dress for work that day).. and what if I said I don't have a pencil? " **One was poking out of his coat's pocket at his chest... **** cue day dream *** I walk up all sultry and say "well then Sir - I'll just take this piece of (pause)wood right here" and lift the pencil out... and I hear a laugh - and wake up from the scrubs style day dream to the man saying " AHhh you're blushing - I have a pen right here" and he hands me one. I was juicy all day. |
| Friday, October 2nd, 2009 |
| 10:35 am |
IF anyone else wants to write a letter complaining about their narrow minded and ignorant comments concerning the Gay Games coming to Cleveland... the radio station's email is: feedback@wmji.com |
| 6:10 am |
I'm going to take the time to check the spelling later.. but My gosh.. Langigin and Mallohon on the Cleveland radio were completely offensive about Cleveland getting the Gay Games. This happened yesterday morning between 6:30 and 7 am. I don't even know what channel they are - only that it is the only channel that comes in on my little alarm clock radio while I'm in the bathroom getting ready for work. I mainly keep it on because for the morning news.... I'm going to get a different radio - or give up on news and music in the morning. They cracked a joke about every stereotype - whined about why its even going to be held in Cleveland. I'm ashamed for them...and won't listen to it any longer. |
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