Thursday, October 27, 2005
Is this heaven?
I found this article quite touching ... especially this part:
If you throw a parade, they will come.
Thousands of them. Or millions maybe. White Sox fans. Cubs fans. (OK, some,
not all.) Chicago fans. South Siders. North Siders. (OK, some, not all.) West
Siders. East Siders. (In other words, from Indiana.) White Sox fans from the
suburbs. Downstate fans. Baseball fans.
Ghosts out of Iowa cornfields. Shoeless Joe. Buck Weaver. Kid Gleason, the
1919 White Sox manager, who was born on an Oct. 26—it was on his 139th birthday
Wednesday that the Sox played for the championship. Maybe he will come.
And how about Charles Comiskey, the original owner, who died on an Oct. 26?
Maybe he could come too.
And how about your late dad, to have a game of catch?
Maybe they all could come.
A few thoughts...
Just a few quick thoughts on last night's World Series victory by the Chicago White Sox ... Just pasting in an email I wrote to a friend this morning describing how I felt ... You know, I'm not sure I know how I feel... or, I DO know how I feel but I'm not sure its possible to put it into words. I'll attempt something later but it definitely will not be a Pulitizer prize winning entry... but anyway... here is what I wrote (the part about me having been a reporter is true even though you might not see such 'quality' here in the blog; this is a way more casual way for me to write):
I AM COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY. I'm not sure I even slept last night!!!! Still it didn't hit me until I read it in the paper this morning. I'm so weird, I think its that teeny tiny little bit of a reporter thats still hanging out in me - don't believe it until you read it! LOL!!! Anyway, so I'm like sitting on the train this morning, both papers with me, going over it word for word. I'm not sure there are many good writers in Chicago - probably not - but I SWEAR every story I read this morning read like it was the best damn story ever written - lump in throat, all teary and shit. I'm so not kidding. I am certain that I looked like an absolute freak! LOL!!
I AM COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY. I'm not sure I even slept last night!!!! Still it didn't hit me until I read it in the paper this morning. I'm so weird, I think its that teeny tiny little bit of a reporter thats still hanging out in me - don't believe it until you read it! LOL!!! Anyway, so I'm like sitting on the train this morning, both papers with me, going over it word for word. I'm not sure there are many good writers in Chicago - probably not - but I SWEAR every story I read this morning read like it was the best damn story ever written - lump in throat, all teary and shit. I'm so not kidding. I am certain that I looked like an absolute freak! LOL!!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Sigh...
I need to feel better so how about a nice love poem?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Something to make you smile : )
A rainbow forms over the United terminal at Chicago's O'Hare Airport on Monday, Oct. 24, 2005. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Monday, October 24, 2005
IT WAS ALL A LIE!!!
I mean ... EWWWW...
There is me and well then ... there is .... EWWWWW....
I'm in the throws of absolute vomit at the moment.
Know how something hits you and leaves just a bad taste in your mouth? Ewww... That is me...
GAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know if I can even control myself.
There is me and well then ... there is .... EWWWWW....
I'm in the throws of absolute vomit at the moment.
Know how something hits you and leaves just a bad taste in your mouth? Ewww... That is me...
GAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know if I can even control myself.
Favorite poems...
I have strange taste I poetry I believe... Anyway, here is another new fave ... Speaking of fate ...
You who never arrived
by: Rainer Maria Rilke
You who never arrived
in my arms, Beloved, who were lost
from the start,
I don't even know what songs
would please you. I have given up trying
to recognize you in the surging wave of the next
moment. All the immense
images in me- the far-off, deeply-felt landscape,
cities, towers, and bridges, and unsuspected
turns in the path,
and those powerful lands that were once
pulsing with the life of the gods-
all rise within me to mean
you, who forever elude me.
You, Beloved, who are all
the gardens I have ever gazed at,
longing. An open window
in a country house-, and you almost
stepped out, pensive, to meet me.
Streets that I chanced upon,-
you had just walked down them and vanished.
And sometimes, in a shop, the mirrors
were still dizzy with your presence and, startled,
gave back my too-sudden image. Who knows?
perhaps the same bird echoed through both of us
yesterday, seperate, in the evening...
You who never arrived
by: Rainer Maria Rilke
You who never arrived
in my arms, Beloved, who were lost
from the start,
I don't even know what songs
would please you. I have given up trying
to recognize you in the surging wave of the next
moment. All the immense
images in me- the far-off, deeply-felt landscape,
cities, towers, and bridges, and unsuspected
turns in the path,
and those powerful lands that were once
pulsing with the life of the gods-
all rise within me to mean
you, who forever elude me.
You, Beloved, who are all
the gardens I have ever gazed at,
longing. An open window
in a country house-, and you almost
stepped out, pensive, to meet me.
Streets that I chanced upon,-
you had just walked down them and vanished.
And sometimes, in a shop, the mirrors
were still dizzy with your presence and, startled,
gave back my too-sudden image. Who knows?
perhaps the same bird echoed through both of us
yesterday, seperate, in the evening...
Friday, October 21, 2005
Go Sox!!
Not much more I can say other than that. The whole thing still feels surreal ... I'm not sure I can actually believe it. Guess I'll believe it tomorrow when I'm watching the game - unfortunately - at home.
My parents are in town this weekend. Dinner tonight with my sis and her roomie and her roomie's parents. My parents are pretty good friends with them. Then dinner at my place tomorrow and I'm not exactly sure what we're doing during the day. The most important thing will definitely be watching the game!
And, oh yeah, my sis is re-introducing her boyfriend to my parents this weekend. They were just friends when they met him before. It'll be interesting ...
My parents are in town this weekend. Dinner tonight with my sis and her roomie and her roomie's parents. My parents are pretty good friends with them. Then dinner at my place tomorrow and I'm not exactly sure what we're doing during the day. The most important thing will definitely be watching the game!
And, oh yeah, my sis is re-introducing her boyfriend to my parents this weekend. They were just friends when they met him before. It'll be interesting ...
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Jennifer and Vince
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/showbiz/showbiz2.shtml
See the story and pictures above. You know... I think they make a great couple and I'm not even a Jennifer Anistan fan. Yeah, I like Friends, but I always thought she was just annoying. Anyway, good couple, but of course the last time I said someone was a good couple, it ended in disaster - ie, Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. Hmm... Perhaps anyone I want to end in disaster I should just mention that they are a good couple. Something to ponder perhaps... Anyway, all pettiness and silliness aside, I do think Jenn and Vince are a good couple. I like him... he could seriously make my "list" too. (Think there was a Friends episode around that idea too.) I'm sort of weird; I think I have strange taste in guys ... Like... I either like them really skinny or a little on the tubby side. How weird is that? Its like that thing I have for Tony Stewart... Know what I mean? Vince definitely fits in with him I would say.
And while we're on that subject ... I think Angelina and Brad are a good couple. Now, the homewrecker thing isn't too cool (but why should I care, she got what she wanted - you go girl!), but whatever... I'm sure the world will eventually forget that angle of it. Hey, its not like ANY of these people are in 'til death do us part' situations. I wonder how many people actually are... You know?
See the story and pictures above. You know... I think they make a great couple and I'm not even a Jennifer Anistan fan. Yeah, I like Friends, but I always thought she was just annoying. Anyway, good couple, but of course the last time I said someone was a good couple, it ended in disaster - ie, Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. Hmm... Perhaps anyone I want to end in disaster I should just mention that they are a good couple. Something to ponder perhaps... Anyway, all pettiness and silliness aside, I do think Jenn and Vince are a good couple. I like him... he could seriously make my "list" too. (Think there was a Friends episode around that idea too.) I'm sort of weird; I think I have strange taste in guys ... Like... I either like them really skinny or a little on the tubby side. How weird is that? Its like that thing I have for Tony Stewart... Know what I mean? Vince definitely fits in with him I would say.
And while we're on that subject ... I think Angelina and Brad are a good couple. Now, the homewrecker thing isn't too cool (but why should I care, she got what she wanted - you go girl!), but whatever... I'm sure the world will eventually forget that angle of it. Hey, its not like ANY of these people are in 'til death do us part' situations. I wonder how many people actually are... You know?
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Fun stuff!
Cute idea passed along by Kelwhy:
Go to Google and click on the images link.
Type in the following and post the first (or your favorite) picture the search engine finds.
- The name of the town where you grew up
- The name of the town where you live now
- Your name
- Your Grandmother’s name (pick one)
- Your favorite food
- Your favorite drink
- Your favorite song
- Your favorite smell
Where I grew up - Sullivan, Indiana. This is a picture of the old elementary school where I went. It is no longer is use. When I was a student there, this part of the school was used mostly for the fifth and sixth grade classes (it was a huge deal to be "upstairs"), the cafeteria and other classrooms like music and art. When my mom went there (yep!), I believe this was pretty much the whole school!
Name of the town I live now - Chicago, Illinois.
My name - Melissa When I type my name in what actually comes up is a picture that I took of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans:
My Grandmother's name - Mary Reiss I have no idea what this picture is but OK ...
My favorite food - Pizza
My favorite drink -Margarita
My favorite song -"With or Without You" by U2 This is interesting:
My favorite smell -Pumpkin pie
Go to Google and click on the images link.
Type in the following and post the first (or your favorite) picture the search engine finds.
- The name of the town where you grew up
- The name of the town where you live now
- Your name
- Your Grandmother’s name (pick one)
- Your favorite food
- Your favorite drink
- Your favorite song
- Your favorite smell
Where I grew up - Sullivan, Indiana. This is a picture of the old elementary school where I went. It is no longer is use. When I was a student there, this part of the school was used mostly for the fifth and sixth grade classes (it was a huge deal to be "upstairs"), the cafeteria and other classrooms like music and art. When my mom went there (yep!), I believe this was pretty much the whole school!
Name of the town I live now - Chicago, Illinois.
My name - Melissa When I type my name in what actually comes up is a picture that I took of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans:
My Grandmother's name - Mary Reiss I have no idea what this picture is but OK ...
My favorite food - Pizza
My favorite drink -Margarita
My favorite song -"With or Without You" by U2 This is interesting:
My favorite smell -Pumpkin pie
Monday, October 17, 2005
I don't know what to say...
White Sox win! We're going to the freaking WORLD
SERIES!!! Who woulda thunk it??
Think I'll get tickets? I'd say my chances for this one are slim to none, but we shall see. I wonder what my options would be in Houston? Hmmm....
SERIES!!! Who woulda thunk it??
Think I'll get tickets? I'd say my chances for this one are slim to none, but we shall see. I wonder what my options would be in Houston? Hmmm....
Friday, October 14, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
I don't even want to talk about it!!
If you don't know what "it" is, apparently you didn't watch the game last night ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
You know ...
I don't know what it is with me today. Maybe it was the early start and the bad night and all of that but I lack motivation today to do ANYTHING!
1. I am in serious need of a manicure ... did I go get it at lunch? No... I just grabbed some food and hung out here. Tomorrow it has to happen. Actually, part of me is thinking that I'll get my nails yanked and just take a break from that for a while. I have tried that twice and end up going back the next week to get them put back on. The thing is, I really need a full new set and I just don't want to do that right now. I want to try and drag these out til November or even December and then start fresh. Err... what to do and why do I bitch so much about something so pointless and of no consequence?
2. One thing I AM going to go do today - although I don't want the trek out there - is get my eyebrows waxed. Why oh why do I go halfway across town to do this when 1) I could get it done super quick at the same place that does my nails right down the street or 2) I could get it done at one of the salons in the town I actually live in now. But no... I paid to park my car (only $2) out in the burbs today so I could get the early train in this morning for my early shift and then take a later train out (thats why I couldn't park at my friend's place, don't want to block her in) and then I will take a bus all the way down Michigan Ave (and I forgot my bus pass so I'll have to pay cash for that), go thru a 15 minute (if that) procedure... pay more than I probably should... and then have to either 1) get back on the bus 2) catch a cab or 3) walk back to the train station to take my later train home. Siiiigghhh...
3. My parents are coming for a visit next weekend. Now ... do you think I am actually even close to being unpacked from my move that was now like 2 months ago now? Ummm... no. Well, I overstate that. The whole place is fine except for the second bedroom which is either going to serve as either a 1) computer room 2) storage room or 3) combination of both... Its in complete disarry. I just keep moving things from box to box and getting nowhere. Can I just tell you how much of a pack rat I am? Before I moved to Lincoln Park from my old place downtown, I got rid of 9 trash bags of clothes. Before I moved to the burbs, I got rid of another 5-6 bags. Now I say "trash bags" but all of these were like kitchen-sized trash bags. I still have too much stuff. So as I was working on this room last week, I decided to go thru my clothes yet again and this time I filled another huge black trash (actaully the largest bag that Hefty makes) and filled it full. So that helped some. Moving sucks so much and you would think that moving actually helps you weed thru things and get rid of junk but in my experience, it doesn't. I got rid of so much stuff before I moved this time but now I'm of the opinion that I need to actually go back thru every single thing that I own and get rid of a ton more stuff. BLAH!! I know that little project definitely will not happen before my parents' visit but I needs to happen sometime, at least before I move again which I'm guessing won't be for another couple of years!!
1. I am in serious need of a manicure ... did I go get it at lunch? No... I just grabbed some food and hung out here. Tomorrow it has to happen. Actually, part of me is thinking that I'll get my nails yanked and just take a break from that for a while. I have tried that twice and end up going back the next week to get them put back on. The thing is, I really need a full new set and I just don't want to do that right now. I want to try and drag these out til November or even December and then start fresh. Err... what to do and why do I bitch so much about something so pointless and of no consequence?
2. One thing I AM going to go do today - although I don't want the trek out there - is get my eyebrows waxed. Why oh why do I go halfway across town to do this when 1) I could get it done super quick at the same place that does my nails right down the street or 2) I could get it done at one of the salons in the town I actually live in now. But no... I paid to park my car (only $2) out in the burbs today so I could get the early train in this morning for my early shift and then take a later train out (thats why I couldn't park at my friend's place, don't want to block her in) and then I will take a bus all the way down Michigan Ave (and I forgot my bus pass so I'll have to pay cash for that), go thru a 15 minute (if that) procedure... pay more than I probably should... and then have to either 1) get back on the bus 2) catch a cab or 3) walk back to the train station to take my later train home. Siiiigghhh...
3. My parents are coming for a visit next weekend. Now ... do you think I am actually even close to being unpacked from my move that was now like 2 months ago now? Ummm... no. Well, I overstate that. The whole place is fine except for the second bedroom which is either going to serve as either a 1) computer room 2) storage room or 3) combination of both... Its in complete disarry. I just keep moving things from box to box and getting nowhere. Can I just tell you how much of a pack rat I am? Before I moved to Lincoln Park from my old place downtown, I got rid of 9 trash bags of clothes. Before I moved to the burbs, I got rid of another 5-6 bags. Now I say "trash bags" but all of these were like kitchen-sized trash bags. I still have too much stuff. So as I was working on this room last week, I decided to go thru my clothes yet again and this time I filled another huge black trash (actaully the largest bag that Hefty makes) and filled it full. So that helped some. Moving sucks so much and you would think that moving actually helps you weed thru things and get rid of junk but in my experience, it doesn't. I got rid of so much stuff before I moved this time but now I'm of the opinion that I need to actually go back thru every single thing that I own and get rid of a ton more stuff. BLAH!! I know that little project definitely will not happen before my parents' visit but I needs to happen sometime, at least before I move again which I'm guessing won't be for another couple of years!!
One thing I have learned...
Do what you want, say what you want ... no matter how embarrassing it might be to you. SO WHAT! You know ... if its something that you want to be said, there is a reason so just DO IT! No regrets ... its definitely not worth it.
Another soldier from my home county killed in war on terror
PAXTON, Ind. -- A soldier from southwestern Indiana died during an attack in Iraq, his father said.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Kimmell, 30, was killed when on a military vehicle he was riding in came under attack, said Larry Kimmell of Paxton, the soldier's father. Paxton said Army personnel told him Tuesday of his son's death.
He said he was told two soldiers who were with his son were injured in the attack.
Kimmell was a career soldier and had been serving in Iraq since June, his father said.
The Pentagon's media office said today that it could not immediately confirm any information about Kimmell's death.
Kimmell's hometown of Paxton in Sullivan County is about 25 miles south of Terre Haute.
Kimmel is the 46th person from Indiana to have died after being sent to the Mideast since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in 2003.
Staff Sgt. Matthew Kimmell, 30, was killed when on a military vehicle he was riding in came under attack, said Larry Kimmell of Paxton, the soldier's father. Paxton said Army personnel told him Tuesday of his son's death.
He said he was told two soldiers who were with his son were injured in the attack.
Kimmell was a career soldier and had been serving in Iraq since June, his father said.
The Pentagon's media office said today that it could not immediately confirm any information about Kimmell's death.
Kimmell's hometown of Paxton in Sullivan County is about 25 miles south of Terre Haute.
Kimmel is the 46th person from Indiana to have died after being sent to the Mideast since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in 2003.
Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson...
I have a million awful things I could say about this, but I will refrain...
Today...
Mourning the White Sox' loss last night. A real bummer! I can't get over the missed opportunities, bad base running, stupid hitting calls (all of those bad bunts!) and just general poor execution. I had been saying all week that we had a chance against the Yankees but perhaps not against the Angels. I may be right. I guess we'll see... Six more games to go so its hardly time to give up yet but I don't think I'm going to be as glued to it as I had planned to. I have tickets for Game 7 - if there is a Game 7. If it comes down to it, not sure what I will do with those. My friends are going gaa-gaa over the amount of money I could potentially make if I sold them. Not the best of seats, but not bad either - upper deck, row 15 which is still the lower section of the upper deck so...
Today is a unique anniversary for me. Today is the 10-year (TEN YEARS?! I AM SOOO OLD!) of when I first started dating the guy I guess I would technically call my ex-ex boyfriend. Hmm... There were a few randoms in that timeframe but, you know what I mean ... my second to last serious boyfriend. Anyway, I was a junior in college at the time and we ended up dating for 2 1/2 years. So... we had this pact... you know ... the "backup plan"... that if neither of us was married by TODAY ... that we would get married. HA HA HA! How funny is that? So as you can guess, I'm letting him off the hook for this one. I do think we need to mark this occasion somehow though. He's actually still a fairly good friend of mine NOW... although he wasn't in the initial time period after we broke up, but I guess that is to be expected. I've heard so much more from him in the last year than I had heard in probably the previous 5-6 years.
So anyway, thats where I am today. Other than that, trying to avoid doing as much work as possible. I'm also seriously putting off getting this manicure I desperately need. I'm just not in the mood to go over there. I guess it can wait til tomorrow!
Later!
Today is a unique anniversary for me. Today is the 10-year (TEN YEARS?! I AM SOOO OLD!) of when I first started dating the guy I guess I would technically call my ex-ex boyfriend. Hmm... There were a few randoms in that timeframe but, you know what I mean ... my second to last serious boyfriend. Anyway, I was a junior in college at the time and we ended up dating for 2 1/2 years. So... we had this pact... you know ... the "backup plan"... that if neither of us was married by TODAY ... that we would get married. HA HA HA! How funny is that? So as you can guess, I'm letting him off the hook for this one. I do think we need to mark this occasion somehow though. He's actually still a fairly good friend of mine NOW... although he wasn't in the initial time period after we broke up, but I guess that is to be expected. I've heard so much more from him in the last year than I had heard in probably the previous 5-6 years.
So anyway, thats where I am today. Other than that, trying to avoid doing as much work as possible. I'm also seriously putting off getting this manicure I desperately need. I'm just not in the mood to go over there. I guess it can wait til tomorrow!
Later!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
More classic customer feedback...
This time from one of our foreign users - LOL!
"tahks alot melissa i love you"
"tahks alot melissa i love you"
Monday, October 10, 2005
Friday, October 07, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
How old do I look?
Not that I'll post a picture but ...
The last few years I have been getting the strangest reaction from female bartenders. And I guess I should be grateful but when I look at myself in the mirror, its difficult to believe...
I am 31 years old ... I get carded all the time...
Three notable times - 2 in the last year, all at different places:
Bartender #1 cards me, reaction: "OH MY GOD!"
Bartender #2 cards me, reaction: "I need to retire!!"
Bartender #3 cards me, reaction: "WOW!"
So I contemplate this... could I potentially look like I'm carrying around a fake ID? I mean seriously ... I had less of a problem getting into bars between ages 20-23 than I do now.
So I guess I'll just be thankful and chock it up to good genes. My mom doesn't look anywhere near 58 years old (that freaks him out actually) and I would say my grandmother doesn't look anywhere near 84.
Still, its weird to me... I mean, I may not look 31 but I know I don't look 20 either!
The last few years I have been getting the strangest reaction from female bartenders. And I guess I should be grateful but when I look at myself in the mirror, its difficult to believe...
I am 31 years old ... I get carded all the time...
Three notable times - 2 in the last year, all at different places:
Bartender #1 cards me, reaction: "OH MY GOD!"
Bartender #2 cards me, reaction: "I need to retire!!"
Bartender #3 cards me, reaction: "WOW!"
So I contemplate this... could I potentially look like I'm carrying around a fake ID? I mean seriously ... I had less of a problem getting into bars between ages 20-23 than I do now.
So I guess I'll just be thankful and chock it up to good genes. My mom doesn't look anywhere near 58 years old (that freaks him out actually) and I would say my grandmother doesn't look anywhere near 84.
Still, its weird to me... I mean, I may not look 31 but I know I don't look 20 either!
Best game of my life!!
There is really nothing more I can say about last night's White Sox game. It simply rocked! I have never been there and seen people more excited. It was even fun being there "alone" cause you know ... I wasn't really alone... I was there with 40,000 of my closest friends. LOL! Alone didn't matter... I would do it again and plan to tonight actually!! I don't know what will happen the rest of the way but it was great to be there and witness all of that. There is really nothing more I can say about it.
Linking to a few good stories in the press this morning...
White Sox `clout' brings antagonists together for day
Pierzynski has fun under gun
Outstanding—any way you say it
Iguchi's gutsy toss to 3rd stuns Millar
Sporting a red 'C' at Sox park? Good grief
Time to Jump on the White Sox Wagon
Video I took of the opening! : )
Linking to a few good stories in the press this morning...
White Sox `clout' brings antagonists together for day
Pierzynski has fun under gun
Outstanding—any way you say it
Iguchi's gutsy toss to 3rd stuns Millar
Sporting a red 'C' at Sox park? Good grief
Time to Jump on the White Sox Wagon
Video I took of the opening! : )
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Daily Leo Forecast
Quickie: A friendship is fading -- share your feelings. Whatever happens is for the best.
Ummm... yeah...
So I am minding my own damn business and walk into a local fastfood establishment here in Chicago for lunch. I had my hand on the door when this person leaving the restaurants, slams the door open, pushing me back and bending my hand back hard. He says "Have a nice day, bitch," and practically runs me over to get out of the place.
So I'm like ... what the hell... and my hand was sort of hurting. Its OK now, I don't think its really "injured", my wrist and top of my hand may be slightly sore but I don't think its worth a court case. So I go in and the first guy sitting there says "What did he say to you?" And I'm like "Well, he called me a really nice name." So I guess this UTTER LOSER was some sort of homeless person or whatever - although he didn't look too homeless in those pretty nice clothes he was wearing - and was in the restaurant begging and got kicked out. So I guess he decided to take it out on someone and that lucky person happened to be me. Yeah, well, sorry if I'm making a generalization here... perhaps he wasn't a homeless person, maybe he was just a DRUG ADDICT!
Thats life in the big city I suppose...
And speaking of life in the big city, how about life in the suburbs?? You know you read all of those news stories - horrific stuff that happens in the burbs? And you think, but why? this is the suburbs? how could it happen? Well, let me tell you, the burbs are full of creepy dudes and don't I seem to run into this on morning walks (runs) to the train station. Last week I parked at my friend's place to take the 10 minute (or less) walk to the train. On the way there is a house whose occupants have decided to make the whole yard and even the grass out by the curb into this massive garden. Back home I would say it was just someone who doesn't mow their lawn and therefore its all overgrown with weeds, but no, this is actual flowers and plants and stuff (some of it taller than me) but the place is a freaking jungle! So at 5:45am on this corner, its super dark and freaky so I usually try to pass by there quickly. Of course last week as I'm walking past this truck with two guys in it stops and asks me if I want a ride. Umm.... NOOOOO?????!!!! They drove on and I sort of hightailed it out of there. Of all places... And then this morning when I walked from my place, I was standing at a long stoplight and this guy in his car was sitting there with the window open LEERING at me. Thats the only way I can describe it. So yes, freaky people in the suburbs. I know there has to be tons more freaky people in the city but I think I got so used to it, it seemed the norm. I used to say that I could not walk down Chicago Avenue to the red line subway stop without running into at least one crazy person. I'm not even kidding about that.
The wrist seems OK, but it also seems sort of popp-ish too. Its definitely some kind of strain.
So I'm like ... what the hell... and my hand was sort of hurting. Its OK now, I don't think its really "injured", my wrist and top of my hand may be slightly sore but I don't think its worth a court case. So I go in and the first guy sitting there says "What did he say to you?" And I'm like "Well, he called me a really nice name." So I guess this UTTER LOSER was some sort of homeless person or whatever - although he didn't look too homeless in those pretty nice clothes he was wearing - and was in the restaurant begging and got kicked out. So I guess he decided to take it out on someone and that lucky person happened to be me. Yeah, well, sorry if I'm making a generalization here... perhaps he wasn't a homeless person, maybe he was just a DRUG ADDICT!
Thats life in the big city I suppose...
And speaking of life in the big city, how about life in the suburbs?? You know you read all of those news stories - horrific stuff that happens in the burbs? And you think, but why? this is the suburbs? how could it happen? Well, let me tell you, the burbs are full of creepy dudes and don't I seem to run into this on morning walks (runs) to the train station. Last week I parked at my friend's place to take the 10 minute (or less) walk to the train. On the way there is a house whose occupants have decided to make the whole yard and even the grass out by the curb into this massive garden. Back home I would say it was just someone who doesn't mow their lawn and therefore its all overgrown with weeds, but no, this is actual flowers and plants and stuff (some of it taller than me) but the place is a freaking jungle! So at 5:45am on this corner, its super dark and freaky so I usually try to pass by there quickly. Of course last week as I'm walking past this truck with two guys in it stops and asks me if I want a ride. Umm.... NOOOOO?????!!!! They drove on and I sort of hightailed it out of there. Of all places... And then this morning when I walked from my place, I was standing at a long stoplight and this guy in his car was sitting there with the window open LEERING at me. Thats the only way I can describe it. So yes, freaky people in the suburbs. I know there has to be tons more freaky people in the city but I think I got so used to it, it seemed the norm. I used to say that I could not walk down Chicago Avenue to the red line subway stop without running into at least one crazy person. I'm not even kidding about that.
The wrist seems OK, but it also seems sort of popp-ish too. Its definitely some kind of strain.
Happy thoughts...
Chicago just ran their monthly air raid sirens test... of course I have to find irony in this today... Today is the start of the playoffs - go WHITE Sox - whoo-hoo! Last time Chicago blasted the air raid sirens in a non-test situation was when the White Sox won the pennant back in the 50s. So... foreshadowing of things to come?
Monday, October 03, 2005
Saturday night's karaoke song list!
My song list:
1. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
2. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
3. Life #9 - Martina McBride
4. I May Hate Myself In The Morning - Lee Ann Womack
It's official - I now have FANS!!
LOL!!!
1. Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
2. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline
3. Life #9 - Martina McBride
4. I May Hate Myself In The Morning - Lee Ann Womack
It's official - I now have FANS!!
LOL!!!
Friday, September 30, 2005
Quote of the day...
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction." - Blaise Pascal
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Don't you have to question their "balance" in the first place? ; )
Q: If a Cubs fan living in Chicago pulls against the White Sox, does it indicate he or she might be mentally unbalanced?
A: "If the teams are not directly competing against each other, the idea of a Cubs fan rooting against the White Sox becomes a little pathological," says Dr. Robert Burton, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University. "Technically, it probably stems from some unresolved sibling rivalry kind of thing. Otherwise, you have to wonder what a Cubs fan has to gain by pulling against the White Sox. Not too much, really, unless it's to feel better about himself. If the White Sox lose, then they're both in the doghouse.
"A resolved sibling rivalry would let you enjoy the success of your neighbor, or whomever, and root against each other only when you're going head-to-head. Any kind of sibling rivalry is commonly referred to as arrested development. Then, you get history and other issues layered on top of everything, and it can compound things. I personally pay more attention to whichever team is succeeding."
-- Mike Conklin
A: "If the teams are not directly competing against each other, the idea of a Cubs fan rooting against the White Sox becomes a little pathological," says Dr. Robert Burton, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University. "Technically, it probably stems from some unresolved sibling rivalry kind of thing. Otherwise, you have to wonder what a Cubs fan has to gain by pulling against the White Sox. Not too much, really, unless it's to feel better about himself. If the White Sox lose, then they're both in the doghouse.
"A resolved sibling rivalry would let you enjoy the success of your neighbor, or whomever, and root against each other only when you're going head-to-head. Any kind of sibling rivalry is commonly referred to as arrested development. Then, you get history and other issues layered on top of everything, and it can compound things. I personally pay more attention to whichever team is succeeding."
-- Mike Conklin
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
19 year old Iraq war widow ...
Maddison Campbell, 19, right, wife of Sgt. Jeremy M. Campbell, of Middlebury, Pa., is presented the U.S. flag by Maj. Gen. Howard Bromberg, left, during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005. Campbell died on Sept. 11, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Blah...
Why oh why do random guys seem to come out of the woodwork and haunt me? Well... this one isn't so random... this guy I dated for a few months last year... anyway, he's a big Cleveland Indians fan and decided I was due some torment ...
Whatever, dude!
Whatever, dude!
Monday, September 26, 2005
You know...
I think its just one of those unhappy days and man do I hate those??
I actually had a pretty good weekend, lowkey, but good. Sang karaoke Saturday night. The place was dead so I sang like 7 songs. It was like "Me... in Concert"... I was good too. I'm getting better. If I took voice lessons again I know it wouldn't take long to get back to how good I was ... Blah ... something to consider I suppose.
So yeah I was in a pretty good mood all weekend and even this morning coming to work, although I didn't want to come to work...
Then its just like CRASH DOWN! Why do people - friends, coworkers, etc. always seem to insist on bringing you down with them? And why the hell do I allow it?? I've just been in knots all day long today and I'm sure it would not have happened if I hadn't been treated like crap almost as soon as I walked in and if I could just learn to assert myself better.
I talk about not being friends with people... You know, it isn't that. I don't want to lose friends but I just don't want to deal with the personal drama of other people. I hate how some people just seem to always bring you in. I mean, come on!! I try not to do that. I guess I'm the opposite of that and perhaps I should try and bring others in but you know what I mean, right??
I guess I'm just venting today and that makes me sad cause I really have nothing bad going on to vent about... I'm just so tired of some of this ongoing crap. You know, sometimes I would just love to run away, to make a total change in my life, to get the heck out of here - my job, this town, etc. etc. and really just start over new. I don't know, I don't know, I don't know ...
I actually had a pretty good weekend, lowkey, but good. Sang karaoke Saturday night. The place was dead so I sang like 7 songs. It was like "Me... in Concert"... I was good too. I'm getting better. If I took voice lessons again I know it wouldn't take long to get back to how good I was ... Blah ... something to consider I suppose.
So yeah I was in a pretty good mood all weekend and even this morning coming to work, although I didn't want to come to work...
Then its just like CRASH DOWN! Why do people - friends, coworkers, etc. always seem to insist on bringing you down with them? And why the hell do I allow it?? I've just been in knots all day long today and I'm sure it would not have happened if I hadn't been treated like crap almost as soon as I walked in and if I could just learn to assert myself better.
I talk about not being friends with people... You know, it isn't that. I don't want to lose friends but I just don't want to deal with the personal drama of other people. I hate how some people just seem to always bring you in. I mean, come on!! I try not to do that. I guess I'm the opposite of that and perhaps I should try and bring others in but you know what I mean, right??
I guess I'm just venting today and that makes me sad cause I really have nothing bad going on to vent about... I'm just so tired of some of this ongoing crap. You know, sometimes I would just love to run away, to make a total change in my life, to get the heck out of here - my job, this town, etc. etc. and really just start over new. I don't know, I don't know, I don't know ...
More about Yaga's...
The side of a three-story building on the Strand collapsed, exposing Yaga's Café and upstairs offices to the elements. An elaborate cornice of the building had been destroyed in the famous hurricane that killed 8,000 here in 1900. The fourth story was removed after damage from Hurricane Carla in 1961. Until Rita hit, the restaurant had served a cocktail called the "1900 Hurricane."
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Friday, September 23, 2005
White Sox
pathetic... PATHETIC... PATHETIC!!!!!!
At the very least I'll get a nice chunk of change back.
Just goes to show you ... stick with your teams, never "adopt-a-team"... See.. if I just would have stayed a Cardinals fan like I was when I was a kid, we wouldn't have problems now.
Its seriously something to reconsider!
At the very least I'll get a nice chunk of change back.
Just goes to show you ... stick with your teams, never "adopt-a-team"... See.. if I just would have stayed a Cardinals fan like I was when I was a kid, we wouldn't have problems now.
Its seriously something to reconsider!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
No... This isn't Texas, is it?
Prepared in his own way
I got about 40 lbs of rock salt, two bags of charcoal, two cans of ligther
fluid, 14 gallons of whiskey, and put my socks and clothes in garbage bags. I
got my waders and about 35 lbs of meat that'll keep with the whiskey and salt.
Other than that, you don't need electricity to bar-b-q and the rock salt is
non-lethal in the shotgun, and good as a preservative and for seasoning. Whiskey
is an old friend -- the best thing for cuts, snake bites, meat, and rainy
days.
--Tony Fairbanks, Houston, Texas
A few thoughts...
Seeing that JetBlue plane land at LAX safely last night was one of the most exciting things I have ever seen on television. Was watching the news on the Rita coverage yesterday and they broke in with the story so saw it from the beginning to end... Crazy stuff!!
And speaking of Rita ... Oh man... this is gonna be a bad one!! Looks like its heading straight to Galveston - another one of my favorite places! Looks like that place is gonna get pummeled. My cousin goes to grad school at Texas A&M at Galveston and the school has closed and all of the students have evacuated so she is now home in Houston but who knows if that will even be any safer. My uncle owns a condo on Galveston where Ellie and I guess some roomies live but I'm not sure where it is located. He used to have a house right on the beach there (may post some pictures at some point) but he sold that a few years ago. Its wood, its up on stilts, its maybe 50 yards from the ocean. My guess at this time is in a direct hit, that place won't make it. Chatting with my other cousin Mandy yesterday, I guess they're staying - not sure, she said she and her roommate went looking for batteries and they were out of batteries everywhere. She also said places were running out of gasoline which I saw reported today. So... Its going to be bad.
Horrible storms in the Chicago-area last night. Really bad lightening and thunder - scared the crap out of me - totally jarred awake!! I hate storms, I mean really really hate them! I think it has something to do with growing up in the country and having a huge backyard and fields around which look something like Dorothy's farm in The Wizard of Oz - ha ha! So I told him this morning that as I was lying there shaking about the storm I thought that at least I didn't have a Category 5 hurricane barreling towards me (you know, I'm all about putting things into perspective these days). He says I have to stop watching the news!! : )
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Crappy night/crappy day...
I have been experiencing some sleeping issues recently that are sort of freaking me out. It can happen any time but I think it typically occurs around the time of my monthly visitor. Anyway, basically the problem is that I am burning up hot ... like I'm running a fever or something (and I think I am) and am to the point of delirium where I do not know where I am, what I am saying or what I am doing. This has happened two times recently, once being last night. Its scaring the crap out of me. On top of that, I can never remember what happened. I don't know what to do about it either. So I'm in a horrible awful mood this morning because of this. Actually, last night I was quite sick - stomach issues, fever, headache. Took some aspirin, tums, and went to bed an hour and a half earlier than normal. So I guess the explanation behind all of it then was that I actually was sick. Still sort of sick today and wish I wasn't at work. I don't know, thinking about going home early today but I think it will just put me in a bad mood for the afternoon. Perhaps its better to be at work and be distracted. I guess we will see what happens ... : (
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Holy crap!
-- Hurricane Rita expected to reach category 4 in the Gulf of Mexico by 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, forecasters say.
Monday, September 19, 2005
I don't care...
I love how customers write to complain about stuff you have no control over. Guess what guys ... I DON'T CARE!!! Stop wasting words and emails by going to the trouble!
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Agreed...
"When the hurricane struck, it did not turn the region into a Third World country ... it revealed one" -- actor and activist Danny Glover.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Interesting...
The pictures from Hurricane Ophelia make it look a lot worse than I thought it would be. Hatteras Island - another one of my favorite places on the planet! I once spent a week there camped on the backside of a sand dune. Climb the dune, there's the ocean!!
Random thoughts...
Several things I need to do when I get home, specifically cleaning up the apartment, getting gas for my car, etc. etc. Also need to find something to eat! I think I'm officially out of food.
My cousin is crashing at the apartment tonight cause we're all driving down for Corn Fest bright and early tomorrow morning. He gets the couch - he can sleep with the cat! I hope to be out of there by 7:30am at the latest, hopefully earlier.
Keep asking Mom when the damn parade starts and she thinks its 1 but my cousin Lisa said something about it being 11. So I don't know. Anyway, I think we're going to head uptown immediately without stopping by my parents. I'm sure we'll find them easily. I told her I was just going to go up to people and ask "Have you seen my mom?" Easy enough to do in my small hometown, especially when EVERYBODY knows my mom.
Not sure what the plan for the weekend is though especially since we'll only be around one night. My dad has his class reunion so they will be gone to that for several hours. I think we should just go drinking with my cousins. We sort of did that last year and it was fun. Sound good? The bar we would go to is within walking distance of my parents' place. You can't beat that! Other than that we'll probably just hang around the carnival or whatever. Maybe we'll try out the new Mexican restaurant in town. Yes, Sullivan officially has a real Mexican restaurant and my parents say its good. My sister tried it and she said it was good so... I'm going to have to believe her since she loves Mexican food too. Plus, they actually serve ALCOHOL! I'm really impressed they got that liquor license. There aren't many places in town that serve alcohol. I guess its mostly margaritas and Coronas but hey, thats pretty cultured for Sullivan!!
Will have to spend some time with my grandparents which reminds me that I need to go get a birthday card for my grandfather on my lunch break!!
Ummm... other than that, my cousin Lisa and her family are down so we'll probably at least bump into eachother. I don't think I have seen her in like 8 years. Haven't seen her much in the last 25 years or so anyway. Her daughter recently had a baby which makes my parents great-great uncle/aunt. I think thats kind of funny.
And, other than that I'm guessing church and a nice meal on Sunday and then back home.
My cousin is crashing at the apartment tonight cause we're all driving down for Corn Fest bright and early tomorrow morning. He gets the couch - he can sleep with the cat! I hope to be out of there by 7:30am at the latest, hopefully earlier.
Keep asking Mom when the damn parade starts and she thinks its 1 but my cousin Lisa said something about it being 11. So I don't know. Anyway, I think we're going to head uptown immediately without stopping by my parents. I'm sure we'll find them easily. I told her I was just going to go up to people and ask "Have you seen my mom?" Easy enough to do in my small hometown, especially when EVERYBODY knows my mom.
Not sure what the plan for the weekend is though especially since we'll only be around one night. My dad has his class reunion so they will be gone to that for several hours. I think we should just go drinking with my cousins. We sort of did that last year and it was fun. Sound good? The bar we would go to is within walking distance of my parents' place. You can't beat that! Other than that we'll probably just hang around the carnival or whatever. Maybe we'll try out the new Mexican restaurant in town. Yes, Sullivan officially has a real Mexican restaurant and my parents say its good. My sister tried it and she said it was good so... I'm going to have to believe her since she loves Mexican food too. Plus, they actually serve ALCOHOL! I'm really impressed they got that liquor license. There aren't many places in town that serve alcohol. I guess its mostly margaritas and Coronas but hey, thats pretty cultured for Sullivan!!
Will have to spend some time with my grandparents which reminds me that I need to go get a birthday card for my grandfather on my lunch break!!
Ummm... other than that, my cousin Lisa and her family are down so we'll probably at least bump into eachother. I don't think I have seen her in like 8 years. Haven't seen her much in the last 25 years or so anyway. Her daughter recently had a baby which makes my parents great-great uncle/aunt. I think thats kind of funny.
And, other than that I'm guessing church and a nice meal on Sunday and then back home.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Whoo-hoo!!
Just picked up tickets to Games 1 & 2 for the American League Division playoff which will *hopefully* be hosted at US Cellular Field - assuming the White Sox don't blow it and believe me, they could still seriously blow it. If so, I'll get a nice refund. Anyway since they will most likely be day games (at least they were in 2000 when I went) I will be attending unaccompanied. Just me, myself and I going to the game which will be kind of weird because I've never really done that before. Oh well... regardless it will be a good time and if they turn out to be night games, I suppose I will be crashing on my sister's couch for those evenings. Hope it all works out!!
Perturbed...
Yeah so I go to Dunkin Donuts and get a bagel for lunch - I'm not very hungry but just looking for a little snack. So I get back to my desk, take it out of the sack and THEY FORGOT THE CREAM CHEESE. OK so there is no way I can eat this now. Took a look at the work refrig and there is nothing in there I can put on it. Darn it! Guess I'll take it home and have it for breakfast or something tomorrow!
Quote of the day...
"To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self"
-- Joan Didion (American Journalist and Novelist, b.1934)
-- Joan Didion (American Journalist and Novelist, b.1934)
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Girls...
I'm working on a little project for a friend of mine ... please send me any suggestions of either woman-empowered or man-hating songs that you can think of!!
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
You ever have one of those days ...
... where you just sit and do absolutely nothing at work and can absolutely not find any motivation to do anything whatsoever? You just sort of sit there browsing mindlessly stupid websites and watching the clock? Yeah, that is today for me. I'm so bored lately. Plus I have no idea what I'm even going to do tonight? My sister came over for several hours last night but I have a feeling tonight is going to be sort of lonely ... Oh well...
Fun stuff that makes me smile : )
First thing this morning, I got a nice email from a customer... its always nice to be appreciated:
Melissa, You Rock!! (:
Thank you.
Julia
You can't beat that!!
And, I got a mention on a blog!! I like to be interesting. In fact, I think I'm way more interesting than this blog portrays. No, I don't go into detail on stuff because I sort of learned my lesson on that the hard way - unbelievably, I've had people stalk me from blog to blog for whatever purpose, people break into my blog and email accounts, etc. etc. etc. Its a very long story.
Although I can be a paranoid freak (ie, oh my god, did I turn the curling iron off??!!), I'm not being paranoid about this. I used to have an awesome blog too that I kept for almost a year. I LOVED that thing and it was really a part of me. I even had several regular readers. Unfortunately I had to give it up because it was causing me just too much grief.
I've tried starting over so many times but ... I don't know, although you may think you are anonymous on these things (if you want to be), you really are not. Maybe I'll get back to all of that someday, I hope so, because I really had some fun with it. I am thinking of starting a new little project perhaps next year.
So for now, I AM writing for myself, perhaps telling the incidental story, or just venting, but writing is something that I like to do and enjoy doing every day. It has always sort of been a part of who I am and no one is going to take that away from me.
Melissa, You Rock!! (:
Thank you.
Julia
You can't beat that!!
And, I got a mention on a blog!! I like to be interesting. In fact, I think I'm way more interesting than this blog portrays. No, I don't go into detail on stuff because I sort of learned my lesson on that the hard way - unbelievably, I've had people stalk me from blog to blog for whatever purpose, people break into my blog and email accounts, etc. etc. etc. Its a very long story.
Although I can be a paranoid freak (ie, oh my god, did I turn the curling iron off??!!), I'm not being paranoid about this. I used to have an awesome blog too that I kept for almost a year. I LOVED that thing and it was really a part of me. I even had several regular readers. Unfortunately I had to give it up because it was causing me just too much grief.
I've tried starting over so many times but ... I don't know, although you may think you are anonymous on these things (if you want to be), you really are not. Maybe I'll get back to all of that someday, I hope so, because I really had some fun with it. I am thinking of starting a new little project perhaps next year.
So for now, I AM writing for myself, perhaps telling the incidental story, or just venting, but writing is something that I like to do and enjoy doing every day. It has always sort of been a part of who I am and no one is going to take that away from me.
Cool...
So I hear that one of the coolest chicks on TV - Tina Fey - had a baby. This reminds me of one of the most hilarious rants she ever went off on on Weekend Update on SNL. And the internet is a wonderous place ... I actually was able to find the text of it. This, as far as I'm concerned is CLASSIC, and I couldn't agree more:
The cover story of New York Magazine this week is Baby Panic. This goes
perfectly with the other magazines on my coffee table -- Where Are The Babies?
(US), Why Haven't You Had A Baby? (People), and, For God's Sake Have A Baby
(Time). Thanks Time Magazine, this is just what I need -- another article so
depressing that I can actually hear my ovaries curling up.
According to author Sylvia Hewlett, career women shouldn't wait to have
babies because our fertility takes a steep drop-off after age 27. And Sylvia's
right -- I definitely should've had a baby when I was 27, living in Chicago,
over a biker bar, pulling down a cool 12 grand a year. That woulda worked out
great.
But Sylvia's message is feminism can't change nature, which is true. If
feminism could change nature, Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be all oiled up on the
cover of Maxim.
Ladies, there's no reason to panic though: it's out of your control
anyway. Either your cooter works, or it doesn't.
My mom had me when she was 40, and this was back in the 70s when the
only "fertility aid" was Harvey's Bristol Cream. So, waiting is just a risk that
I'm going to have to take.
And, I don't think I could do fertility drugs, because, to me, 6
half-pound translucent babies is not a miracle! I'd rather adopt a baby. I don't
need a kid that looks like me. I was not a cute kid. I looked like a cross
between that chick from the Indigo Girls... and the other chick from the Indigo
Girls! Not a cute kid.
Monday, September 12, 2005
Friday night's karaoke song list!
My Songs:
1. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
2. Crazy - Patsy Cline
3. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
4. ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Umm... yeah... so this was an interesting night. #1 I sing a lot and I sound *if I may toot my own horn* pretty damn good on it. I'm actually a pretty good singer. I had six years of lessons, mostly classical stuff, so singing country and pop is kind of different. But anyway... I'm still good but I used to be so much better, but anyway...
#2 a fistfight actually almost broke out when I was singing this. I have never felt MORE like a real country singer - ha ha!
#3 another one I sound pretty good on
#4 I did this as a joke but ... I couldn't follow thru and be all goofy on it. The sad thing is that I ended up sounding pretty good on this one too
TOOT TOOT!!
1. Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
2. Crazy - Patsy Cline
3. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
4. ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Umm... yeah... so this was an interesting night. #1 I sing a lot and I sound *if I may toot my own horn* pretty damn good on it. I'm actually a pretty good singer. I had six years of lessons, mostly classical stuff, so singing country and pop is kind of different. But anyway... I'm still good but I used to be so much better, but anyway...
#2 a fistfight actually almost broke out when I was singing this. I have never felt MORE like a real country singer - ha ha!
#3 another one I sound pretty good on
#4 I did this as a joke but ... I couldn't follow thru and be all goofy on it. The sad thing is that I ended up sounding pretty good on this one too
TOOT TOOT!!
Friday, September 09, 2005
Last night's little adventure...
So the carpets were being cleaned last night. Its a long story and ... well ... I was kind of annoyed that this was being done on a random Thursday night, but whatever. It looks good now. So anyway, carpets being cleaned, I'm hanging out in my bedroom when all of a sudden, lights, computer, TV, air conditioner, everything goes out. Well, bummer. It appeared to just be in the bedroom and the living room. Everything was working in the other rooms. So... this has sort of happened before when I had the hair dryer and the air conditioner on in the same room - I guess it just doesn't like this. So... go downstairs to flip the fuse box or whatever and the ones for the livingroom and bedroom would not go back into place - usually its a super simple little thing to do. So... ended up talking to the guy downstairs who is also the onsite basic maintenance dude and he didn't think he would be able to handle it then so I'm like well, whatever, its not too hot out, have some lights and have an alarm clock so I guess it ain't that big of a deal. Well I don't know what happened then but he changed his mind, ran off to Home Depot to pick up a part or whatever for the box and whoo-hoo - electricity back up and running!! Thank goodness. Like I said, it wasn't that big of a deal but just would have been annoying to have had to wait til today. Can't imagine what it was like for all of those hurricane survivors to deal with no electricity, no water, no nothing for days on end. I mean this was only like an hour!! Another thing to make you really appreciate what you have and realize your problems are minimal. That is the thought I have gone over and over in recent days. No matter how messed up things might get or how upset I might get over various things. I don't have problems, they have problems. I guess that is what you call perspective.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Oh the drama!!
My sis has a mouse in the house. This all started about three weeks ago when she happened upon it and called my mom up freaking out! LOL! So I guess they thought the mouse was gone but apparently its back - or its a new mouse. Had sort of a funny chitchat about it with her on email. Talking about our cats back home - Frisco and Babe (Babe is no longer with us). Anyway, back in the day Frisk, who usually does not hunt at all (indoor/outdoor cats!) actually caught a mouse. Mom didn't notice and she let her in the house with it. Actually she was carrying both a mouse and a big leaf in her mouth. We always joked that Frisk was actually probably chasing a leaf (she's that kind of silly kitty) and accidentally caught a mouse. Anyway, Babe ended up "re-catching" Frisco's mouse and took it outside for a nice dinner:
Sis: Our mouse is back in our apartment! AAH!
Me: Set more traps or get a cat - ha ha!! ; )
Sis: I'd love to get a cat but Katie is allergic and doesn't like animals! I have to set another trap tonight. Minnie (our mouse) was in one of the drawers in the kitchen eating Hershey Kisses!
Me: OH NO!!! Did you get any poison?? I'd lend you Willow, but she's blind as a bat so I doubt she would be any help.
Sis: Yeah. I bought poison about 3 weeks ago. Guess it didn't work! This time, we
put the poison in the drawer that she was in though so hopefully that will work. 'll set another trap tonight too. I told Jaclyn I might have to borrow one of her cats too but they've only known the indoors so I don't think they've ever seen a mouse. I need Babe!! Or if I could disguise the mouse as a leaf, I could use Frisk!
Me: Exactly ... Babe hunted that one down that day that Frisk brought it in. That was too funny! LOL!!
Sis: Yeah, I don't think she really had any clue what she was doing! Silly kitty.
There is something bothersome to me that they have actually named the mouse and are calling it MINNIE!!
Ha-ha!!
Sis: Our mouse is back in our apartment! AAH!
Me: Set more traps or get a cat - ha ha!! ; )
Sis: I'd love to get a cat but Katie is allergic and doesn't like animals! I have to set another trap tonight. Minnie (our mouse) was in one of the drawers in the kitchen eating Hershey Kisses!
Me: OH NO!!! Did you get any poison?? I'd lend you Willow, but she's blind as a bat so I doubt she would be any help.
Sis: Yeah. I bought poison about 3 weeks ago. Guess it didn't work! This time, we
put the poison in the drawer that she was in though so hopefully that will work. 'll set another trap tonight too. I told Jaclyn I might have to borrow one of her cats too but they've only known the indoors so I don't think they've ever seen a mouse. I need Babe!! Or if I could disguise the mouse as a leaf, I could use Frisk!
Me: Exactly ... Babe hunted that one down that day that Frisk brought it in. That was too funny! LOL!!
Sis: Yeah, I don't think she really had any clue what she was doing! Silly kitty.
There is something bothersome to me that they have actually named the mouse and are calling it MINNIE!!
Ha-ha!!
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Some stuff...
A few interesting stories regarding the situation in New Orleans ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0509060122sep06,1,785100.story?coll=chi-news-col
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0509070245sep07,1,6482254.column?coll=chi-news-hed
Quotes of the day:
The worst thing about Europe is that you can't go out in the middle of the night and get a Slurpee. - Tellis Frank
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. - Robert Orben
And, oh yeah ... I found the "missing" 'Bill Nye the Science Guy'. Seems he now has a show called "Eye of Nye". Not sure if it was on PBS but some channel like that ; )
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0509060122sep06,1,785100.story?coll=chi-news-col
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0509070245sep07,1,6482254.column?coll=chi-news-hed
Quotes of the day:
The worst thing about Europe is that you can't go out in the middle of the night and get a Slurpee. - Tellis Frank
I take my children everywhere, but they always find their way back home. - Robert Orben
And, oh yeah ... I found the "missing" 'Bill Nye the Science Guy'. Seems he now has a show called "Eye of Nye". Not sure if it was on PBS but some channel like that ; )
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Bloggin'
Sorry my blog is so random and weird lately. Just like me - random and weird ; ) Anyway, I do plan to try and still stop by at least once a day. I miss my long detailed blog entries I used to write. People liked to read them too : ( Anyway, perhaps I'll do that again someday, perhaps not. We shall see...
More nonsense found on the web...
Well... at least she knows she's beautiful!!
Sheesh!!!!!
http://amberie.blogspot.com/2005/09/unavailability.html
Sheesh!!!!!
http://amberie.blogspot.com/2005/09/unavailability.html
Anne Rice on New Orleans...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/opinion/04rice.html?ei=5090&en=ce2f33f8719dba9c&ex=1283486400&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
Yes, the Irish came too. Two branches of my family first step foot on American soil in New Orleans.
Yes, the Irish came too. Two branches of my family first step foot on American soil in New Orleans.
Friday night's karaoke song list!!
Song list:
1. She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
2. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
3. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
4. Crazy - Patsy Cline
1. She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
2. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
3. I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
4. Crazy - Patsy Cline
Friday, September 02, 2005
You have to be kidding me...
Looters and lawlessness aside ...
THIS is actually what is wrong with America today:
http://www.repentamerica.com/pr_hurricanekatrina.html
Who are these people? Yeah right, the wrath of God and all of that. What are you people smoking?
PATHETIC!!!!!!!!
THIS is actually what is wrong with America today:
http://www.repentamerica.com/pr_hurricanekatrina.html
Who are these people? Yeah right, the wrath of God and all of that. What are you people smoking?
PATHETIC!!!!!!!!
Hurricane relief
Sign up here - simply your name, email address and location - and the Oxygen Network (Oh!) will donate $1 in hurricane relief..
http://speakup.oxygen.com/campaigns/neworleans/register/ 5a10b9058a1f0b4004a3009d04097080/
http://speakup.oxygen.com/campaigns/neworleans/register/ 5a10b9058a1f0b4004a3009d04097080/
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Spinal Tap guy gets it right ...
Watching MSNBC last night and they interviewed Harry Shearer who I guess has a place in New Orleans. New Orleans is one of my favorite places, as I've mentioned, and I thought it was kind of hard to explain why but I think his explanation best sums it up...
"Well, it is a real love affair, and like most love affairs, it‘s hard to explain if you don‘t partake of the emotion. But it‘s the closest you can get to someplace that‘s not in the United States without a visa or a passport. The culture, it has a totally indigenous culture that‘s unique and original, and it‘s been steeping there for 300 years. It‘s a mix of the Caribbean and the French and the African. Every day means something in New Orleans. There‘s a ritual or a meaning or a ceremony or something that marks each day as different from every other day, and it‘s a city that, you know, the joys are great and the sorrows are great, and we celebrate both."
I think I remember reading something similar to this that Jimmy Buffett had written.
"Well, it is a real love affair, and like most love affairs, it‘s hard to explain if you don‘t partake of the emotion. But it‘s the closest you can get to someplace that‘s not in the United States without a visa or a passport. The culture, it has a totally indigenous culture that‘s unique and original, and it‘s been steeping there for 300 years. It‘s a mix of the Caribbean and the French and the African. Every day means something in New Orleans. There‘s a ritual or a meaning or a ceremony or something that marks each day as different from every other day, and it‘s a city that, you know, the joys are great and the sorrows are great, and we celebrate both."
I think I remember reading something similar to this that Jimmy Buffett had written.
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