Yeah right - babelfish is cool, though.
Check out RbtPP in what I think is Italian?? LOL!
Siamo andato alla parte dell'aeroporto di Greenville/Spartanburg (funzione di FedEx) offrirsi volontariamente al fundraiser speciale di Olimpiadi che la mia azienda stava contribuendo a patrocinare (il motivo che era @ l'aeroporto era b/c FedEx stava patrocinando inoltre ed hanno avuti aereo-tirano... la gente pazzesca di aka che tira un aereo con le corde enormi. Risulta che hanno deciso spostare in su la nostra parte appena un piccolo dopo che abbiamo ottenuto là , in modo da anziché le cabine correnti di kiddie, abbiamo aiutato il pacchetto esso dentro per il giorno. In seguito, abbiamo camminato intorno al resto delle cabine, Josh abbiamo mangiato un leg(enorme del tacchino!) (TURKEY LEG - LOL), Ho avuto rad-ghiaccio della ciliegia, allora noi a sinistra.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Apples & Apples
I love Granny Smith apples. Though, I don't really have a Granny Smith. They should really be called PaPa Shirley apples. PaPa and Grandma Shirley (last name, of course... first names = James & Ruth) used to have Granny Smith apple trees and a pear tree in their backyard along with their vegetable garden. That's the whole reason I even like apples now. Every time I smell a PaPa Shirley apple, it takes me back to when I was a kid. I would go to their house and PaPa would let me pick as many apples as I wanted. I even picked the ones that fell from the branches too early and ate them (that's back when you could actually do that... despite the occasional worm - eww - LOL).
Of course, that's the whole reason I DON'T like okra. Slimy vegetables are not my friend.
Wow, I miss PaPa. He had alzheimer's in his later years, and he barely knew us before he died. In fact, he was introducing Grandma as his sister by the end. That really broke her heart. We could all tell that he probably didn't know us, but didn't want to let on that he was having a hard time with it.
It's funny what we remember about people.
Of course, that's the whole reason I DON'T like okra. Slimy vegetables are not my friend.
Wow, I miss PaPa. He had alzheimer's in his later years, and he barely knew us before he died. In fact, he was introducing Grandma as his sister by the end. That really broke her heart. We could all tell that he probably didn't know us, but didn't want to let on that he was having a hard time with it.
It's funny what we remember about people.
Saturday Anti-Old-Fogeyness
Josh and I finally stopped being homebodies for one night (well, we attempted at a whole day, actually)!
We went to part of Greenville/Spartanburg airport (FedEx Facility) to volunteer at the Special Olympics fundraiser that my company was helping to sponsor (the reason it was @ the airport was b/c FedEx was sponsoring also, and they had a plane-pull... aka crazy people pulling a plane with huge ropes. Turns out that they decided to wrap up our part just a little after we got there, so instead of running kiddie booths, we helped pack it in for the day. Afterward, we walked around to the rest of the booths, Josh ate a huge turkey leg(!), I had cherry shaved-ice, then we left.
Next, we went to Niki's first house (sister-in-law) that she is trying to sell and checked out the outside. We couldn't get in yet, but I love the outside. Though, we can't have a pool unless we get a small one! :( The yard is sloped, had a huge tree in the middle (like twice the size of the psychotic tree in Poltergeist), and it doesn't seem large enough to me. That really is a factor for me for house hunting... whether or not we can have a pool, b/c I REALLY want one. But, just the fact that Niki is willing to sell it to us for what she owes on it is weighing heavier on me than a pool. I can blow up a four footer pool with an air compressor, you know?!?
The reason we couldn't get inside the house was b/c Niki was hanging out with friends. She invited us out downtown Saturday night, and neither one of us could really pass that up. It has been quite awhile since we'd done anything like that, so we were pretty gung-ho about it. We went home, got ready, and waited on Niki's call, which was about 20 minutes after we got home - perfect timing, truthfully. We went out to Wild Wings, where the music kind of blew that time... and then on to Sharkie's Pub, which all of us liked much better. We met a lot of Niki's co-workers - Melissa 1, Melissa 2, Sherry, Darryl, Angie - nice to meet all of you/see you again (Angie)!! Hey, also - Darryl and Niki - thanks for the shot rounds! It was a good night, but Josh had to get up early on Sunday, so we had to call it a night quicker than we wanted. :( All in all - good times!
Geez - 1AM - I switched to 8:30 schedule at work from now on instead of my regular 10AM - I only work @10 on Mondays so my other guy can go to class in NC. What a drive at 5:30 anyway! It's bad enough getting through downtown G'ville during rush hour, much less across the SC/NC border.
I've got to get used to this early-bird schedule quickly - I almost fell asleep @ work today. That would seriously blow goats though - someone at work got fired yesterday, and @%#*& had been there over 5 years - I guess no one is exempt - sometimes you just need a wake-up call like that to get your act together, right?
Speaking of which - goodnight!
We went to part of Greenville/Spartanburg airport (FedEx Facility) to volunteer at the Special Olympics fundraiser that my company was helping to sponsor (the reason it was @ the airport was b/c FedEx was sponsoring also, and they had a plane-pull... aka crazy people pulling a plane with huge ropes. Turns out that they decided to wrap up our part just a little after we got there, so instead of running kiddie booths, we helped pack it in for the day. Afterward, we walked around to the rest of the booths, Josh ate a huge turkey leg(!), I had cherry shaved-ice, then we left.
Next, we went to Niki's first house (sister-in-law) that she is trying to sell and checked out the outside. We couldn't get in yet, but I love the outside. Though, we can't have a pool unless we get a small one! :( The yard is sloped, had a huge tree in the middle (like twice the size of the psychotic tree in Poltergeist), and it doesn't seem large enough to me. That really is a factor for me for house hunting... whether or not we can have a pool, b/c I REALLY want one. But, just the fact that Niki is willing to sell it to us for what she owes on it is weighing heavier on me than a pool. I can blow up a four footer pool with an air compressor, you know?!?
The reason we couldn't get inside the house was b/c Niki was hanging out with friends. She invited us out downtown Saturday night, and neither one of us could really pass that up. It has been quite awhile since we'd done anything like that, so we were pretty gung-ho about it. We went home, got ready, and waited on Niki's call, which was about 20 minutes after we got home - perfect timing, truthfully. We went out to Wild Wings, where the music kind of blew that time... and then on to Sharkie's Pub, which all of us liked much better. We met a lot of Niki's co-workers - Melissa 1, Melissa 2, Sherry, Darryl, Angie - nice to meet all of you/see you again (Angie)!! Hey, also - Darryl and Niki - thanks for the shot rounds! It was a good night, but Josh had to get up early on Sunday, so we had to call it a night quicker than we wanted. :( All in all - good times!
Geez - 1AM - I switched to 8:30 schedule at work from now on instead of my regular 10AM - I only work @10 on Mondays so my other guy can go to class in NC. What a drive at 5:30 anyway! It's bad enough getting through downtown G'ville during rush hour, much less across the SC/NC border.
I've got to get used to this early-bird schedule quickly - I almost fell asleep @ work today. That would seriously blow goats though - someone at work got fired yesterday, and @%#*& had been there over 5 years - I guess no one is exempt - sometimes you just need a wake-up call like that to get your act together, right?
Speaking of which - goodnight!
Friday, September 09, 2005
Rival Dread
Quick note: "Next blog" button is not recommended at work!! I don't think I need to explain.
Woo-hoo! My hit counter crossed the 200 mark! I think about 20 were me reloading the page on my remote access site, but who cares!
The band must travel tonight. We go to our rival team's school, Travelers Rest (TR for short, of course). I, as a band member in high school and college, loved it. However, I, as a pseudo-chaperone, hate going to rival school games in general, not just that away ones.
Just to give you an example of how bad I dislike it, here's a past scenario:
Last year, the Berea/TR game was at Berea (FYI: pronounced Ba-ree-ah, not Bear-ee-ay!). When we have home games, our band officers travel to the opposing side and meet with the other band's officers. You know... just so our kids can actually meet someone outside the Berea world. To get to the band, you have to walk past the entire opposing crowd. While doing that, we got cussed out, things thrown at us, and someone picking a fight with our drum major... and that was a HOME game! That being said, I am not looking forward to going to TR's home field. Good thing: at least their officers come to us tonight. And, by the way, TR and Berea's bands are not rivals, just the sports teams. We can't really be rivals when they're about 75 people larger than us!
Wish me luck.
Oh yeah, you can check our team out (and maybe a glimpse of the band) on the "Friday Night Hits" videos on www.thecarolinachannel.com!
Green font in honor of the football game!
Woo-hoo! My hit counter crossed the 200 mark! I think about 20 were me reloading the page on my remote access site, but who cares!
The band must travel tonight. We go to our rival team's school, Travelers Rest (TR for short, of course). I, as a band member in high school and college, loved it. However, I, as a pseudo-chaperone, hate going to rival school games in general, not just that away ones.
Just to give you an example of how bad I dislike it, here's a past scenario:
Last year, the Berea/TR game was at Berea (FYI: pronounced Ba-ree-ah, not Bear-ee-ay!). When we have home games, our band officers travel to the opposing side and meet with the other band's officers. You know... just so our kids can actually meet someone outside the Berea world. To get to the band, you have to walk past the entire opposing crowd. While doing that, we got cussed out, things thrown at us, and someone picking a fight with our drum major... and that was a HOME game! That being said, I am not looking forward to going to TR's home field. Good thing: at least their officers come to us tonight. And, by the way, TR and Berea's bands are not rivals, just the sports teams. We can't really be rivals when they're about 75 people larger than us!
Wish me luck.
Oh yeah, you can check our team out (and maybe a glimpse of the band) on the "Friday Night Hits" videos on www.thecarolinachannel.com!
Green font in honor of the football game!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Full Day
Oh wow - I have a hella day today. Here's the syllabus:
- This morning while getting ready for work with wet hair: Finished sorting 1/2 of the old music for tonight's 1st GCB practice (I'm the librarian)
- Try to dry my long hair!
- Load up entire car w/ music
- Grab quickie breakfast at Chick-Fil-A
- Make it to work on time, thank you very much!
- Sort music at work
- try to fit work in there somewhere!
- off @ 4 (early today)
- make it to high school practice late, finish @ 6
- haul butt to GCB practice with heavy tub of music
- FINALLY - go home
- sort rest of music for next week (Friday update: this one did NOT get done)
Geez!
Katrina Reaches Greenville Part 3
It seems I'll keep tracking this story.
First Evacuees Arrive At Expo Center
More Than 100 Arrive From New Orleans
POSTED: 8:14 pm EDT September 7, 2005
UPDATED: 11:43 pm EDT September 7, 2005
GREENVILLE -- After two days of waiting, the Hurricane Katrina evacuee shelter at the Palmetto Expo Center has its first residents.
A plane carrying 108 people from New Orleans touched down at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, where they boarded buses to the Expo Center.
Many Upstate residents were on hand to welcome the evacuees.
"Just the word welcome means so much to them," said Claudette Neeley. "They don't have anything ... We really do welcome them. We love them."
"It could have just as well been us. You don't never know. We need each other," Terri Cooper said.
New Orleans evacuees Betty Doyle and her husband were rescued by helicopter when their house disappeared under water.
"We walked over dead people," Doyle said. "We had to sit on a bridge for three days before we got a ride to where we were going."
Once they arrived, they were given a shower and registered into the shelter.
The Expo Center can hold as many as 1,200 people. Volunteers and workers have been setting up cots and inflatable beds at the shelter for the past two days. The Salvation Army is prepared to feed the evacuees.
Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey said the city is expecting another planeload of evacuees Thursday evening.
Copyright 2005 (Carri's Disclaimer - I am not trying to profit from this article (as you can see, I don't have any ads on this page!), I'm only trying to get the word out - don't sue me, please!)
First Evacuees Arrive At Expo Center
More Than 100 Arrive From New Orleans
POSTED: 8:14 pm EDT September 7, 2005
UPDATED: 11:43 pm EDT September 7, 2005
GREENVILLE -- After two days of waiting, the Hurricane Katrina evacuee shelter at the Palmetto Expo Center has its first residents.
A plane carrying 108 people from New Orleans touched down at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, where they boarded buses to the Expo Center.
Many Upstate residents were on hand to welcome the evacuees.
"Just the word welcome means so much to them," said Claudette Neeley. "They don't have anything ... We really do welcome them. We love them."
"It could have just as well been us. You don't never know. We need each other," Terri Cooper said.
New Orleans evacuees Betty Doyle and her husband were rescued by helicopter when their house disappeared under water.
"We walked over dead people," Doyle said. "We had to sit on a bridge for three days before we got a ride to where we were going."
Once they arrived, they were given a shower and registered into the shelter.
The Expo Center can hold as many as 1,200 people. Volunteers and workers have been setting up cots and inflatable beds at the shelter for the past two days. The Salvation Army is prepared to feed the evacuees.
Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey said the city is expecting another planeload of evacuees Thursday evening.
Copyright 2005 (Carri's Disclaimer - I am not trying to profit from this article (as you can see, I don't have any ads on this page!), I'm only trying to get the word out - don't sue me, please!)
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Wedding Pics, Part 2
Josh's Groomscake - White knight takes the queen! (Well, it was supposed to, but someone put the white knight in the wrong spot!)
Lauren caught it legitimately!
This one looks like I'm hugging a cardboard copy of Josh - LOL!
Me, Lisa Belt (family friend), Barbara and Cyndi Manire (Heather's Mom and sister)
My poor car! Some of that stuff is still on my paint!
Lauren caught it legitimately!
This one looks like I'm hugging a cardboard copy of Josh - LOL!
Me, Lisa Belt (family friend), Barbara and Cyndi Manire (Heather's Mom and sister)
My poor car! Some of that stuff is still on my paint!
Wedding Pics, Part 1
I promised I'd post wedding pictures as soon as I could get them all scanned! Here's me and my girls - (left-right) Niki (Josh's sister, now my sister-in-law), Jennifer (cousin), Heather (flute student), Wanda (sister-in-law), me, Dani (best friend) and Lauren (niece).
I love this picture!
Niki, Josh, and Beau (brother)
The boys! (left-right): David (my favorite cousin), Adam (brother), Rusty (Josh's best friend), Greg (Niki's husband), Beau (Josh's brother), Tristan and Tyler (Dani's boys, ring bearers)
My fellow flautists - Jane and Connie. Thanks to both of you!
Dad walking me down the aisle!
Our cake - if you look closely, it has kind of a lacy effect.
I love this picture!
Niki, Josh, and Beau (brother)
The boys! (left-right): David (my favorite cousin), Adam (brother), Rusty (Josh's best friend), Greg (Niki's husband), Beau (Josh's brother), Tristan and Tyler (Dani's boys, ring bearers)
My fellow flautists - Jane and Connie. Thanks to both of you!
Dad walking me down the aisle!
Our cake - if you look closely, it has kind of a lacy effect.
Cadets!
Cadets won! 99.15!! Woo-hoo!
My favorite part was when the d-line actually sang part of their drum break. I've never heard anything like it!
My favorite part was when the d-line actually sang part of their drum break. I've never heard anything like it!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Katrina Reaches Greenville Part 2
This is the center where my company has its Christmas party. I'm glad it's being put to good use for these people who need help.
Preparations For Katrina Evacuees Continue
Up To 1,500 People Expected At Expo Center
POSTED: 8:08 pm EDT September 5, 2005
UPDATED: 11:08 am EDT September 6, 2005
GREENVILLE -- The city of Greenville is about to grow by several hundred temporary citizens.
As many as 1,500 people are expected to arrive in the Upstate beginning Tuesday afternoon.
Many will be transferred Gulf Coast medical patients and their families, while others will be evacuees.
Red Cross volunteers were setting up cots and preparing plans to house hundreds of people at the Palmetto Expo Center Monday night.
"The best expectation we have is a week to two weeks, maybe as long as a month," Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey said. "FEMA and the federal agencies want to provide more permanent housing, rather than stay in the convention center on the floor."
Bourey said that the city has set up a toll-free hotline for people wishing to get information or volunteer: (866) 313-0081. Bourey said the shelter has sufficient volunteers for this week, but needs more people for the following weeks.
The shelter will be a combined effort by the Upstate chapter of the American Red Cross, the city of Greenville and the Salvation Army, though the city will be in overall charge.
Bourey said that the shelter does not need any items yet, but that the city will compile a list of needed items, then release that list and drop-off locations to the public.
Costs of running the shelter will be reimbursed by FEMA.
The Greenville County School District said that any child that comes to the shelter will be assigned to a school and bused from the Expo Center to that school each day for classes.
Greenville Memorial Hospital is also preparing for the medical cases it will receive.
"Dysentery, and cholera, and typhoid, and those could be conditions we will see. But we anticipate seeing a lot of chronic illnesses, diabetes, high blood pressure, maybe in need of dialysis," nurse Suzanne White said.
"We really want to do what we can, play our part in what really is a national disaster, a national tragedy," Bourey said.
The first non-medical evacuees are expected at Greenville-Spartanburg airport sometime Wednesday.
Medical evacuees and their families will arrive separately after flying to Columbia for evaluation and assignment, and could arrive Tuesday.
While no one knows how many evacuees will come to South Carolina, officials say it could be as
many as 18,000 over the next few weeks.
Officials said most will be housed in the Midlands and Upstate because of the potential for hurricanes in the Lowcountry and Pee Dee.
Officials said it's likely that at least some of the evacuees will become permanent Upstate residents.
Preparations For Katrina Evacuees Continue
Up To 1,500 People Expected At Expo Center
POSTED: 8:08 pm EDT September 5, 2005
UPDATED: 11:08 am EDT September 6, 2005
GREENVILLE -- The city of Greenville is about to grow by several hundred temporary citizens.
As many as 1,500 people are expected to arrive in the Upstate beginning Tuesday afternoon.
Many will be transferred Gulf Coast medical patients and their families, while others will be evacuees.
Red Cross volunteers were setting up cots and preparing plans to house hundreds of people at the Palmetto Expo Center Monday night.
"The best expectation we have is a week to two weeks, maybe as long as a month," Greenville City Manager Jim Bourey said. "FEMA and the federal agencies want to provide more permanent housing, rather than stay in the convention center on the floor."
Bourey said that the city has set up a toll-free hotline for people wishing to get information or volunteer: (866) 313-0081. Bourey said the shelter has sufficient volunteers for this week, but needs more people for the following weeks.
The shelter will be a combined effort by the Upstate chapter of the American Red Cross, the city of Greenville and the Salvation Army, though the city will be in overall charge.
Bourey said that the shelter does not need any items yet, but that the city will compile a list of needed items, then release that list and drop-off locations to the public.
Costs of running the shelter will be reimbursed by FEMA.
The Greenville County School District said that any child that comes to the shelter will be assigned to a school and bused from the Expo Center to that school each day for classes.
Greenville Memorial Hospital is also preparing for the medical cases it will receive.
"Dysentery, and cholera, and typhoid, and those could be conditions we will see. But we anticipate seeing a lot of chronic illnesses, diabetes, high blood pressure, maybe in need of dialysis," nurse Suzanne White said.
"We really want to do what we can, play our part in what really is a national disaster, a national tragedy," Bourey said.
The first non-medical evacuees are expected at Greenville-Spartanburg airport sometime Wednesday.
Medical evacuees and their families will arrive separately after flying to Columbia for evaluation and assignment, and could arrive Tuesday.
While no one knows how many evacuees will come to South Carolina, officials say it could be as
many as 18,000 over the next few weeks.
Officials said most will be housed in the Midlands and Upstate because of the potential for hurricanes in the Lowcountry and Pee Dee.
Officials said it's likely that at least some of the evacuees will become permanent Upstate residents.
Katrina Reaches Greenville Part 1
These people work with my uncle, who works alarm billing at the sheriff's office and used to work 911 dispatch with them. Please wish them a safe journey.
South Carolina Search Team Sent To Louisiana
More Than 20 Greenville Firefighters Part Of Team
POSTED: 10:42 am EDT September 6, 2005
UPDATED: 10:51 am EDT September 6, 2005
COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina team specializing in urban search and rescue has been called to Louisiana.
Also heading to the Gulf Coast are 22 Greenville firefighters and paramedics.
Officials say the 36 searchers were called to duty Monday to spend 14 days in St. Bernard Parish, looking for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The search unit will use equipment ranging from hydraulic jacks to high-tech listening devices to specially trained dogs.
The Greenville paramedics and firefighters are experts in handling hazardous materials, decontamination and rescues from water and confined spaces.
South Carolina Search Team Sent To Louisiana
More Than 20 Greenville Firefighters Part Of Team
POSTED: 10:42 am EDT September 6, 2005
UPDATED: 10:51 am EDT September 6, 2005
COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina team specializing in urban search and rescue has been called to Louisiana.
Also heading to the Gulf Coast are 22 Greenville firefighters and paramedics.
Officials say the 36 searchers were called to duty Monday to spend 14 days in St. Bernard Parish, looking for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The search unit will use equipment ranging from hydraulic jacks to high-tech listening devices to specially trained dogs.
The Greenville paramedics and firefighters are experts in handling hazardous materials, decontamination and rescues from water and confined spaces.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Football update
Hey, our team actually won Friday night! 28-21. The band did really well also. Some of the rookies finally started getting it together - I was so excited!!
Just got rid of a bunch of junk comments - I didn't even know people tried to advertise there as well. What a waste of internet space!
Josh rented "Flight of the Phoenix" and "Sin City". We've seen Sin City before, but it was good enough to rent again. We're watching FotP right now. It seems to be pretty good.
More later, I don't want to miss the movie!
Just got rid of a bunch of junk comments - I didn't even know people tried to advertise there as well. What a waste of internet space!
Josh rented "Flight of the Phoenix" and "Sin City". We've seen Sin City before, but it was good enough to rent again. We're watching FotP right now. It seems to be pretty good.
More later, I don't want to miss the movie!
Friday, September 02, 2005
Believe it or not
5:17PM:
I'm actually working my tail off today!
6:04PM: Ok this is pitiful - I was only able to write one sentence in 45 minutes! We have another football game tonight, so I have to haul butt from here to there. I'm already late when I get off work, so it's a serious time crunch from 7-7:30. Since we have a good computer at home now, Josh has finally learned how to email back and forth. Since I can't chat at work and he has a few days off, he's been emailing me like crazy LOL.
ok... gotta go...
I'm actually working my tail off today!
6:04PM: Ok this is pitiful - I was only able to write one sentence in 45 minutes! We have another football game tonight, so I have to haul butt from here to there. I'm already late when I get off work, so it's a serious time crunch from 7-7:30. Since we have a good computer at home now, Josh has finally learned how to email back and forth. Since I can't chat at work and he has a few days off, he's been emailing me like crazy LOL.
ok... gotta go...
The Pink Dress
You might have had this forwarded to you at some point, but I thought it was sweet enough to put here.
The Pink Dress
There was this little girl sitting by herself in the park. Everyone passed by her and never stopped to see why she looked so sad. Dressed in a worn pink dress, barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. She never said a word. Many people passed by her, but no one would stop. The next day I decided to go back to the park in curiosity to see if the little girl would still be there. Yes, she was there, right in the very spot where she was yesterday, and still with the same sad look in her eyes. Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl. For as we all know, a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.
As I got closer I could see the back of the little girl's dress. It was grotesquely shaped. I figured that was the reason people just passed by and made no effort to speak to her. Deformities are a low blow to our society and, heaven forbid if you make a step toward assisting someone who is different. As I got closer, the little girl lowered her eyes slightly to avoid my intent stare. As I approached her, I could see the shape of her back more clearly. She was grotesquely shaped in a humped over form. I smiled to let her know it was OK; I was there to help, to talk. I sat down beside her and opened with a simple, "Hello". The little girl acted shocked, and stammered a "hi"; after a long stare, into my eyes. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me with a sad face said, "Because, I'm different".
I immediately said, "That you are!"; and smiled.
The little girl acted even sadder and said, "I know."
"Little girl," I said, "you remind me of an angel, sweet and innocent."
She looked at me and smiled, then slowly she got to her feet and said, "Really?"
"Yes, you're like a little Guardian Angel sent to watch over all people walking by." She nodded her head yes, and smiled.
With that she opened the back of her pink dress and allowed her wings to spread, then she said "I am."
I'm your Guardian Angel, " with a twinkle in her eye. I was speechless -- sure I was seeing things. She said, "For once you thought of someone other than yourself. My job here is done".
I got to my feet and said, "Wait, why did no one stop to help an angel?" She looked at me, smiled, and said, "You're the only one that could see me," and then she was gone.
And with that, my life was changed dramatically.
So, when you think you're all you have, remember, your angel is always watching over you.
The Pink Dress
There was this little girl sitting by herself in the park. Everyone passed by her and never stopped to see why she looked so sad. Dressed in a worn pink dress, barefoot and dirty, the girl just sat and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. She never said a word. Many people passed by her, but no one would stop. The next day I decided to go back to the park in curiosity to see if the little girl would still be there. Yes, she was there, right in the very spot where she was yesterday, and still with the same sad look in her eyes. Today I was to make my own move and walk over to the little girl. For as we all know, a park full of strange people is not a place for young children to play alone.
As I got closer I could see the back of the little girl's dress. It was grotesquely shaped. I figured that was the reason people just passed by and made no effort to speak to her. Deformities are a low blow to our society and, heaven forbid if you make a step toward assisting someone who is different. As I got closer, the little girl lowered her eyes slightly to avoid my intent stare. As I approached her, I could see the shape of her back more clearly. She was grotesquely shaped in a humped over form. I smiled to let her know it was OK; I was there to help, to talk. I sat down beside her and opened with a simple, "Hello". The little girl acted shocked, and stammered a "hi"; after a long stare, into my eyes. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked until darkness fell and the park was completely empty. I asked the girl why she was so sad. The little girl looked at me with a sad face said, "Because, I'm different".
I immediately said, "That you are!"; and smiled.
The little girl acted even sadder and said, "I know."
"Little girl," I said, "you remind me of an angel, sweet and innocent."
She looked at me and smiled, then slowly she got to her feet and said, "Really?"
"Yes, you're like a little Guardian Angel sent to watch over all people walking by." She nodded her head yes, and smiled.
With that she opened the back of her pink dress and allowed her wings to spread, then she said "I am."
I'm your Guardian Angel, " with a twinkle in her eye. I was speechless -- sure I was seeing things. She said, "For once you thought of someone other than yourself. My job here is done".
I got to my feet and said, "Wait, why did no one stop to help an angel?" She looked at me, smiled, and said, "You're the only one that could see me," and then she was gone.
And with that, my life was changed dramatically.
So, when you think you're all you have, remember, your angel is always watching over you.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
The Lighter Side
I get to go to band practice today! I had to skip on Tuesday due to my glorious scheduling ordeal (which was probably a good thing, b/c I think it rained 1/2 the time anyway). I hope they learned most, if not all of the 2nd movement. We really need to get ahead this week.
On another note, I have come to the realization that I am a domestic micro-manager. I just have to look over poor Josh's shoulder almost every time he does something (like if I ask him to help out with a certain house chore or something like that) to make sure it's done right. I hate admitting this, but it looks to be true. It's not like he does any of it wrong, either! Geez, if this is what I'm doing, why not do it myself?!? Ok, ok, ok, now that I have committed to putting that fact on paper, it is a fact I would like to change to unprovable myth. I'll try for a week to leave him alone (which includes a weekend during which we need to clean, so that'll be a real test of will power). I swear I'll leave him alone.
On another note, I have come to the realization that I am a domestic micro-manager. I just have to look over poor Josh's shoulder almost every time he does something (like if I ask him to help out with a certain house chore or something like that) to make sure it's done right. I hate admitting this, but it looks to be true. It's not like he does any of it wrong, either! Geez, if this is what I'm doing, why not do it myself?!? Ok, ok, ok, now that I have committed to putting that fact on paper, it is a fact I would like to change to unprovable myth. I'll try for a week to leave him alone (which includes a weekend during which we need to clean, so that'll be a real test of will power). I swear I'll leave him alone.
Dream Journal - Volume 1
I had the wierdest dream last night.
I dreamed I was upset for some reason, like I was lost and no one could help me. I came upon two men on a street corner. One looked at me and walked over to me, and I kept thinking that he looked familiar. It was Eddie. I got frantic and told him to stay where he was, that I needed to tell someone that I'd found him. I left to go find help and no one would help me. I came back, exasperated, and Eddie was gone.
I woke up very upset, as you might guess.
I can't even begin to imagine how his family feels, if I was just a friend and I am having all of these feelings.
I dreamed I was upset for some reason, like I was lost and no one could help me. I came upon two men on a street corner. One looked at me and walked over to me, and I kept thinking that he looked familiar. It was Eddie. I got frantic and told him to stay where he was, that I needed to tell someone that I'd found him. I left to go find help and no one would help me. I came back, exasperated, and Eddie was gone.
I woke up very upset, as you might guess.
I can't even begin to imagine how his family feels, if I was just a friend and I am having all of these feelings.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Rainy Tuesday
Oh my goodness – I cancelled my AOL account today. Do any of you know what a freaking fiasco that task is? I got excited when I heard an automated service, but when it got to my secret code, it couldn’t understand what I said, so it switched me to live help. This guy kept me on the phone about ten minutes trying to give me a free month after my newest billing cycle is over. All I wanted to do was cancel. He kept telling me that I wasn’t getting the most out of my AOL. Truthfully, I didn’t use the features they offered anyway. I only used email, so having two email accounts was no good for me. Needless to say, it was an ordeal.
One of my good friends from band (one of the instructors from two years ago) called me and asked if I went to Eddie’s memorial service. First of all, I wish I had. Oh yeah, and he was buried this past Friday, August 26th, two weeks and one day after his death in Afghanistan. Wow, it takes a body so long to get home from there. But when she called, all the thoughts of Eddie came back and I was almost back where I started. I am a little better now, but it was hard at first. I saw pictures of his funeral online. It was hard to look at my friends going through something so sad. I’ll post more links to Eddie later on.
Geez – it’s REALLY windy here. We’re getting remnants of Hurricane Katrina, now TS Katrina, I guess. It just stopped down-pouring as well. Macy’s probably hiding and Lucy’s probably crying. She does when she wants attention, and she always ends up getting it! We had ants in the apartment (commonplace in SC) and they were making a trail on the kitchen floor. I found that after hearing Lucy cry in the kitchen (the first time I’d ever heard her do that). I ran to see what was wrong and she was looking at the ant line and crying (not whining or vocalizing, but crying!).
I can’t think of anything more to write. LOL
One of my good friends from band (one of the instructors from two years ago) called me and asked if I went to Eddie’s memorial service. First of all, I wish I had. Oh yeah, and he was buried this past Friday, August 26th, two weeks and one day after his death in Afghanistan. Wow, it takes a body so long to get home from there. But when she called, all the thoughts of Eddie came back and I was almost back where I started. I am a little better now, but it was hard at first. I saw pictures of his funeral online. It was hard to look at my friends going through something so sad. I’ll post more links to Eddie later on.
Geez – it’s REALLY windy here. We’re getting remnants of Hurricane Katrina, now TS Katrina, I guess. It just stopped down-pouring as well. Macy’s probably hiding and Lucy’s probably crying. She does when she wants attention, and she always ends up getting it! We had ants in the apartment (commonplace in SC) and they were making a trail on the kitchen floor. I found that after hearing Lucy cry in the kitchen (the first time I’d ever heard her do that). I ran to see what was wrong and she was looking at the ant line and crying (not whining or vocalizing, but crying!).
I can’t think of anything more to write. LOL
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Too Much Laundry For One Night
This living room is absolutely FULL of clean and dirty laundry. The only relief I get is knowing that I only have to fold and hang everything after cleaning. Josh gets to put everything up and I never have to worry about any of my clothes shrinking or coming out another color since I do all the washing. :)
I set up my new scanner today (the one my Dad gave me). I love it! After I've scanned something, I'm not sure how to make it look like a 4x6 picture instead of an 8.5x11 page with a 4x6 stuck to the top of it, though. I'll have to check out the owner's manual, I guess!
I bought my Dad a bunch of cool South Carolina Gamecocks-themed stuff... address labels, notepad, squishy pillow, stickers. I'm going to give it to him as part of his Christmas present. He LOVES Gamecocks. I do, too, though we live closer to Clemson (rival) than USC. He'd never dare root for Clemson!
Time to go - Josh just got home and I've only seen him for about two hours today! More tomorrow...
I set up my new scanner today (the one my Dad gave me). I love it! After I've scanned something, I'm not sure how to make it look like a 4x6 picture instead of an 8.5x11 page with a 4x6 stuck to the top of it, though. I'll have to check out the owner's manual, I guess!
I bought my Dad a bunch of cool South Carolina Gamecocks-themed stuff... address labels, notepad, squishy pillow, stickers. I'm going to give it to him as part of his Christmas present. He LOVES Gamecocks. I do, too, though we live closer to Clemson (rival) than USC. He'd never dare root for Clemson!
Time to go - Josh just got home and I've only seen him for about two hours today! More tomorrow...
Midnight in the garden of blogging and late-night snacking
Now that I have a good computer @ home, I am able to blog here as well! We had a pretty eventful couple of days.
The marching band I help instruct did SO well on Friday during the game. I had fears about them going on last night, but they pulled it off! We all were proud of them. I look forward to the competitions we have coming up in October.
We celebrated (for the 2nd time) Josh's birthday at his mom's home today. He and I went out on Thursday, his official date, by going out to dinner and opening his presents. His mom made fried chicken and baked macaroni (at Josh's request) and his sister and bro-in-law came over as well. Nice time had by all!
Afterward, I ditched Josh at his mom's and headed over to meet my parents at a funeral home for one of our family friend's visitation. This woman, Barb, knew me as a baby (in fact, knew my mom and dad right after they were married, I believe) and has always been such a great person.
I picked up Josh and we scurried over to Mom and Dad's where Dad presented us with a color scanner - woo-hoo! He got a new one and let us have his original (nothing wrong with it, just that he found an all-in-one scanner/copier/fax and had no use for this one).
Did you like my synopsis?
:)
Oh yeah, and I burned my very first Audio CD-R tonight! ::scattered pathetic applause:: Thank you, thank you. I'd like to thank my Dell for making this possible, and I'd like to thank Maxell for making my CD-R purchase require reading glasses to see if it'll play in my car. Thank you so much!
Ok - yeah - that's enough fun for tonight. More in the exciting life of a 28 year old fogey tomorrow!
The marching band I help instruct did SO well on Friday during the game. I had fears about them going on last night, but they pulled it off! We all were proud of them. I look forward to the competitions we have coming up in October.
We celebrated (for the 2nd time) Josh's birthday at his mom's home today. He and I went out on Thursday, his official date, by going out to dinner and opening his presents. His mom made fried chicken and baked macaroni (at Josh's request) and his sister and bro-in-law came over as well. Nice time had by all!
Afterward, I ditched Josh at his mom's and headed over to meet my parents at a funeral home for one of our family friend's visitation. This woman, Barb, knew me as a baby (in fact, knew my mom and dad right after they were married, I believe) and has always been such a great person.
I picked up Josh and we scurried over to Mom and Dad's where Dad presented us with a color scanner - woo-hoo! He got a new one and let us have his original (nothing wrong with it, just that he found an all-in-one scanner/copier/fax and had no use for this one).
Did you like my synopsis?
:)
Oh yeah, and I burned my very first Audio CD-R tonight! ::scattered pathetic applause:: Thank you, thank you. I'd like to thank my Dell for making this possible, and I'd like to thank Maxell for making my CD-R purchase require reading glasses to see if it'll play in my car. Thank you so much!
Ok - yeah - that's enough fun for tonight. More in the exciting life of a 28 year old fogey tomorrow!
Friday, August 26, 2005
I don't even have to tell you how much this pisses me off!
Carri's note: I'm glad some states are finally treating these incidents as felonies and not just misdemeanors!!!
Cat Survives Sword Attack
Arvada Man Faces Felony, Misdemeanor Charges
UPDATED: 10:51 am EDT August 26, 2005
ARVADA, Colo. -- An Arvada man chased a cat around the house with a two-foot-long sword, stabbing it several times, police said Thursday.
Richard Davis, 38, faces a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief following the incident, Denver television station KMGH reported.
Police were called out at 4 a.m. on Aug. 17 and arrested Davis after finding a house cat named Precious stabbed six times.
According to people living in the home, the cat had recently given birth to a litter of kittens and scratched and bit a woman who brought home a stray kitten.
Police said the woman was the fiancee of Davis, who became incensed and chased Precious through the house, wounding it severely.
The woman turned over ownership of Precious and her kittens to Planned Pethood Plus, which managed to save the cat's life and is caring for it while it recovers.
Davis is being held at the Jefferson County Jail, according to police.
Cat Survives Sword Attack
Arvada Man Faces Felony, Misdemeanor Charges
UPDATED: 10:51 am EDT August 26, 2005
ARVADA, Colo. -- An Arvada man chased a cat around the house with a two-foot-long sword, stabbing it several times, police said Thursday.
Richard Davis, 38, faces a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief following the incident, Denver television station KMGH reported.
Police were called out at 4 a.m. on Aug. 17 and arrested Davis after finding a house cat named Precious stabbed six times.
According to people living in the home, the cat had recently given birth to a litter of kittens and scratched and bit a woman who brought home a stray kitten.
Police said the woman was the fiancee of Davis, who became incensed and chased Precious through the house, wounding it severely.
The woman turned over ownership of Precious and her kittens to Planned Pethood Plus, which managed to save the cat's life and is caring for it while it recovers.
Davis is being held at the Jefferson County Jail, according to police.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Holy Crap! An Earthquake!
I TOLD Josh I felt the apartment rattle last night! I don't remember what time it was, but it was late, when we were in the living room. I was sitting at my computer and felt the desk shake and I could hear some of the glasses in our dishwasher tap against each other. It was only for a brief moment, which makes a lot of sense considering what I read below. I know we have a fault line somewhere near us, so the chances of feeling an earthquake if one occurred were rather high for us anyway. Wierd! I've never felt an earthquake before, but I know I don't have a good enough idea yet of how they really can be.
Earthquake Rocks Western Carolinas
Quake Measures 3.8 On Richter Scale
POSTED: 12:03 am EDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 9:07 am EDT August 25, 2005
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. -- If you thought you felt the earth move Wednesday night, you were right.
An earthquake struck the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia just after 11 p.m., causing some scares but very little damage.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was about 2 miles from Hot Springs, N.C., which is about 25 miles north-northwest of Asheville.
Preliminary reports indicate the quake took place about 3 miles below the ground and reached a magnitude of 3.8.
The area where the quake occurred has been previously identified by the USGS as having a higher potential for earthquakes than much of the surrounding region.
People across the Upstate and as far south as Augusta reported rattling dishes and glasses, and many said they could feel the tremor coming as it approached.
Others closer to the epicenter described the event as being like a bomb hitting their home.
The quake's duration was reported to be anywhere between 7 and 20 seconds.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported a rockslide on Highway 209 in Madison County, near the epicenter of the quake. Scattered power outages were also reported, mainly near the epicenter.
The USGS said a considerably smaller 1.6 magnitude quake happened Tuesday evening about 50 miles west of Wednesday night's epicenter.
Earthquake Rocks Western Carolinas
Quake Measures 3.8 On Richter Scale
POSTED: 12:03 am EDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 9:07 am EDT August 25, 2005
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. -- If you thought you felt the earth move Wednesday night, you were right.
An earthquake struck the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia just after 11 p.m., causing some scares but very little damage.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was about 2 miles from Hot Springs, N.C., which is about 25 miles north-northwest of Asheville.
Preliminary reports indicate the quake took place about 3 miles below the ground and reached a magnitude of 3.8.
The area where the quake occurred has been previously identified by the USGS as having a higher potential for earthquakes than much of the surrounding region.
People across the Upstate and as far south as Augusta reported rattling dishes and glasses, and many said they could feel the tremor coming as it approached.
Others closer to the epicenter described the event as being like a bomb hitting their home.
The quake's duration was reported to be anywhere between 7 and 20 seconds.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported a rockslide on Highway 209 in Madison County, near the epicenter of the quake. Scattered power outages were also reported, mainly near the epicenter.
The USGS said a considerably smaller 1.6 magnitude quake happened Tuesday evening about 50 miles west of Wednesday night's epicenter.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Fool me more than twice!
AM:
Things are looking better today – just in time for Josh’s birthday, as well. I'm planning a nice dinner and birthday cake (he likes carrot cake).
My scheduling problem with the band got so bad yesterday that I walked into practice completely prepared to quit (it’s not like I wanted to, but I didn’t see any other choice). The director talked to me and told me that if she had me once a week, she’d be fine, as long as I am there for the football games and competitions, which weren’t a problem anyway, since they didn’t occur during work time (try saying all that in one breath!).
I feel a lot better today. I was even able to talk about Eddie yesterday, which is a huge step. Any other time I’d thought about him, I had this huge lump in my throat and I knew it’d be a short matter of time until I cried. Now, I can look at his picture and yeah, I’m still sad, but I am also thankful that we had him in this world for as long as we did.
2-4PM:
Just got back from lunch, loved on the kitties, watched some People’s Court, had some Burger King. All in all, it was a good hour.
Oh yeah, you’ll laugh at this. I downloaded overnight what I read as The Hobbit 2006 Trailer (some of you might have done the same thing). I was excited that Peter Jackson was finally able to make the movie! I looked at it, and it was AWESOME. I text-messaged Josh to brag that I watched the trailer for it and he hadn’t yet. He called me back and told me it was probably fake. He said he’d seen one that had parts of the original movies and some from Dragonslayer and/or Reign of Fire awhile back; which, looking back, was EXACTLY what I saw!! I feel so dumb! Either way, though, fake or real, it looked good. If Peter Jackson makes the movie look anything like that fake trailer, then it’s going to be excellent. Truthfully, it makes me look forward to seeing the real movie even more.
New song of the day: Omnisoul: Waiting (Save Your Life). I love it! Oh yeah, and the entire Dragonheart soundtrack.
Things are looking better today – just in time for Josh’s birthday, as well. I'm planning a nice dinner and birthday cake (he likes carrot cake).
My scheduling problem with the band got so bad yesterday that I walked into practice completely prepared to quit (it’s not like I wanted to, but I didn’t see any other choice). The director talked to me and told me that if she had me once a week, she’d be fine, as long as I am there for the football games and competitions, which weren’t a problem anyway, since they didn’t occur during work time (try saying all that in one breath!).
I feel a lot better today. I was even able to talk about Eddie yesterday, which is a huge step. Any other time I’d thought about him, I had this huge lump in my throat and I knew it’d be a short matter of time until I cried. Now, I can look at his picture and yeah, I’m still sad, but I am also thankful that we had him in this world for as long as we did.
2-4PM:
Just got back from lunch, loved on the kitties, watched some People’s Court, had some Burger King. All in all, it was a good hour.
Oh yeah, you’ll laugh at this. I downloaded overnight what I read as The Hobbit 2006 Trailer (some of you might have done the same thing). I was excited that Peter Jackson was finally able to make the movie! I looked at it, and it was AWESOME. I text-messaged Josh to brag that I watched the trailer for it and he hadn’t yet. He called me back and told me it was probably fake. He said he’d seen one that had parts of the original movies and some from Dragonslayer and/or Reign of Fire awhile back; which, looking back, was EXACTLY what I saw!! I feel so dumb! Either way, though, fake or real, it looked good. If Peter Jackson makes the movie look anything like that fake trailer, then it’s going to be excellent. Truthfully, it makes me look forward to seeing the real movie even more.
New song of the day: Omnisoul: Waiting (Save Your Life). I love it! Oh yeah, and the entire Dragonheart soundtrack.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Monday part 2
I feel like the entire damn world is falling in on my head.
I guess it’s just my week to get crapped on…
I’ve been trying to adjust both my work and band schedules so that I can do both while not losing any time at either. Today I found out I can’t do it the way I’d planned. My boss (who I love to death, by the way, so don’t get me wrong… it’s not her fault) told me there wasn’t any way they could let me work earlier AND take time off on the early days. I understand, but it was the only way I could get the whole band season in. I really don’t want to disappoint my band kids. I didn’t let on to my boss that it bothered me, but it really does. I don’t know what I’m going to do about it.
I waited in line at Wendy’s for a half hour (which really wasn’t a big deal), but then I get to the counter and hear “our credit machine is down”, like they have never heard of the manual swipers (you know, those old back and forth swipers that use carbon sheets. I guess no one does that anymore? Like I said, no big deal, and I literally had just enough cash to pay for my meal. Lucky me, I only have an hour for lunch, so I’m glad it worked out that way instead of having to take something back to work.
Oh yeah, and then I accidentally spilled water on someone’s desk. It’s like one of those slow-mo events… you know what’s going to happen, and yet, you can’t do anything about it. Imagine me saying “Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo” in a really low voice and you’ll get the picture. Granted, it wasn’t A LOT of water, but it’s the perfect day to do so, right?
Josh had a drug test today for his upcoming new job this morning after jumping off my car. He said they cut, not pulled, about 200 hairs from his head. The brain children are going to have to do mitochondrial tests if they need anything to do with DNA. I don’t know a lot about drug tests yet, but I would have imagined they’d pull roots and make it easier on themselves to get a full substance history. Maybe they don’t need it like DNA analysts do. That's why I don't make the drug tests bucks. :)
I guess it’s just my week to get crapped on…
I’ve been trying to adjust both my work and band schedules so that I can do both while not losing any time at either. Today I found out I can’t do it the way I’d planned. My boss (who I love to death, by the way, so don’t get me wrong… it’s not her fault) told me there wasn’t any way they could let me work earlier AND take time off on the early days. I understand, but it was the only way I could get the whole band season in. I really don’t want to disappoint my band kids. I didn’t let on to my boss that it bothered me, but it really does. I don’t know what I’m going to do about it.
I waited in line at Wendy’s for a half hour (which really wasn’t a big deal), but then I get to the counter and hear “our credit machine is down”, like they have never heard of the manual swipers (you know, those old back and forth swipers that use carbon sheets. I guess no one does that anymore? Like I said, no big deal, and I literally had just enough cash to pay for my meal. Lucky me, I only have an hour for lunch, so I’m glad it worked out that way instead of having to take something back to work.
Oh yeah, and then I accidentally spilled water on someone’s desk. It’s like one of those slow-mo events… you know what’s going to happen, and yet, you can’t do anything about it. Imagine me saying “Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo” in a really low voice and you’ll get the picture. Granted, it wasn’t A LOT of water, but it’s the perfect day to do so, right?
Josh had a drug test today for his upcoming new job this morning after jumping off my car. He said they cut, not pulled, about 200 hairs from his head. The brain children are going to have to do mitochondrial tests if they need anything to do with DNA. I don’t know a lot about drug tests yet, but I would have imagined they’d pull roots and make it easier on themselves to get a full substance history. Maybe they don’t need it like DNA analysts do. That's why I don't make the drug tests bucks. :)
Sad Story for the day
This just breaks my heart - poor kitties - and poor soldier as well...
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Ok, so there wasn't a part 2 for Friday
I had intentions of writing a part 2 and never got around to it.
Here's my Monday morning synopsis -
- I lent Josh my car last night to go to Blockbuster and Bi-Lo (grocer). Apparently, he left the lights on (He's not REALLY that dumb, since his car has those lights that turn off automatically - he just forgot he was in my car instead of his, I guess)!! I had to make him drive back between orientation at his soon-to-be new job and going to regular work to jump my car off since there was no one else I knew had cables at home.
So, I didn't get to go to the bank to make my deposit b/c of that. I hope my Kazaa subscription doesn't come through before I get my band checks in the bank (by the way, if anyone knows a way to make Kazaa run faster besides using Morpheus through Kazaa, let me know - 4kb/s is NOT cutting it)!
- I arrived at work (only 7 minutes late, thank you very much) and suddenly had this overwhelming feeling of - well, I don't know what - dread, depression, Monday Blues? I've never really had Monday Blues b/c I love my job, but I don't know what else to attribute it to. I know I had a slow start today (and Kazaa pissed me off), but geez! I'm not even that sensitive!
My other theory is that Eddie's death has subliminally hit me a little harder than I thought. I was looking through the Greenville obits for Josh's grandfather and accidentally hit Eddie's instead (their names are close in the obit alphabet). Seeing his picture pop up this morning upset me. I guess it'll take some time.
I'm going to look at pictures of Macy and Lucy to cheer me up - don't fret!
More later - might be as late as when I get off work - who knows?
Here's my Monday morning synopsis -
- I lent Josh my car last night to go to Blockbuster and Bi-Lo (grocer). Apparently, he left the lights on (He's not REALLY that dumb, since his car has those lights that turn off automatically - he just forgot he was in my car instead of his, I guess)!! I had to make him drive back between orientation at his soon-to-be new job and going to regular work to jump my car off since there was no one else I knew had cables at home.
So, I didn't get to go to the bank to make my deposit b/c of that. I hope my Kazaa subscription doesn't come through before I get my band checks in the bank (by the way, if anyone knows a way to make Kazaa run faster besides using Morpheus through Kazaa, let me know - 4kb/s is NOT cutting it)!
- I arrived at work (only 7 minutes late, thank you very much) and suddenly had this overwhelming feeling of - well, I don't know what - dread, depression, Monday Blues? I've never really had Monday Blues b/c I love my job, but I don't know what else to attribute it to. I know I had a slow start today (and Kazaa pissed me off), but geez! I'm not even that sensitive!
My other theory is that Eddie's death has subliminally hit me a little harder than I thought. I was looking through the Greenville obits for Josh's grandfather and accidentally hit Eddie's instead (their names are close in the obit alphabet). Seeing his picture pop up this morning upset me. I guess it'll take some time.
I'm going to look at pictures of Macy and Lucy to cheer me up - don't fret!
More later - might be as late as when I get off work - who knows?
Friday, August 19, 2005
Friday, Part 1
I saw the funniest thing this morning.
On the way to work, I passed by my normal places… retirement homes, CVS, gas station, as well a place called Hartness International (some business, does I-don’t-know-what). They own a large open field and usually let the grass get about a foot high before they cut it in the summertime. As I came to it this morning, it looked like about 40 black snakes were rising up from the ground (I couldn’t tell that the grass was high until I got closer to it). I couldn’t help but think, “Why are all of their bodies curved the exact same way?” My other thought was that it looked like that popular faked picture of the Loch Ness monster multiplied by 40. As I got closer, I figured it out – they were grazing Canadian Geese!! Duh – I should have known – they hang out there and our apartment complex on a regular basis. I wish I’d had my camera with me – it would have been a funny photo.
On the way to work, I passed by my normal places… retirement homes, CVS, gas station, as well a place called Hartness International (some business, does I-don’t-know-what). They own a large open field and usually let the grass get about a foot high before they cut it in the summertime. As I came to it this morning, it looked like about 40 black snakes were rising up from the ground (I couldn’t tell that the grass was high until I got closer to it). I couldn’t help but think, “Why are all of their bodies curved the exact same way?” My other thought was that it looked like that popular faked picture of the Loch Ness monster multiplied by 40. As I got closer, I figured it out – they were grazing Canadian Geese!! Duh – I should have known – they hang out there and our apartment complex on a regular basis. I wish I’d had my camera with me – it would have been a funny photo.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Good news
Also - I forgot to say in my last post - my best friend gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday! She is SO beautiful. I'll post more info and pictures ASAP, as soon as my charter hi-speed is set up (which is supposed to be today).
Catching up
Wow – these past few weeks have been so full. I haven’t had time to write at all. Josh and I both have had some hardship as well. I’m not even sure where to begin, so I’ll explain in order:
1st:: Marching band camp went really well. The new director is great. She gets the kids “in line.” By the end of the 2nd day, she had them marching so well that I was astonished. Although some of them reverted back to their seemingly uneducated marching ways, most kept using the tips she gave them and have continued improving day by day. The field show is ¼ finished and well on its way to being finalized on the field. The 2nd movement will be on the field by next week (it would have been yesterday, but lightning made us send them all home – nothing worse than tubas and flag poles becoming lightning rods). I am excited about this year.
2nd: Josh’s grandfather died on 8-11. Josh’s mom left him a message at our home and I got it later on when I got there. I called Josh, and by that time, his grandfather had died only five minutes before. Even though Josh was not close to his grandfather, it was still hard for him to witness the pain his mother was going through. The service at the church was very nice.
3rd: One of my very good friends from band, Sgt. Eddie Heselton, was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, 8-11. He was a wonderful trombone player. He left behind his wife and one year old daughter, as well as his parents and an older brother named Charlie, older sister named Carla (one of my fellow Girl Scout members from elementary school) and a younger brother named Andy (one of my band students up until the year before last). Eddie was such a kind person. In fact, I never heard anything bad come out of his mouth. He was a highly spiritual person who thought pretty much anything could be done with just a little faith in oneself. He had a car repair business with a friend. Today is his memorial service, and he’ll be buried at Arlington. Here is the link to his obituary and picture (which I'll post as soon as I can) if anyone wants to take a look. http://news.greenvilleonline.com/obits/obits.php?content=obittext&id=86176.
The world has lost a very special, talented person. I will miss Eddie very much.
1st:: Marching band camp went really well. The new director is great. She gets the kids “in line.” By the end of the 2nd day, she had them marching so well that I was astonished. Although some of them reverted back to their seemingly uneducated marching ways, most kept using the tips she gave them and have continued improving day by day. The field show is ¼ finished and well on its way to being finalized on the field. The 2nd movement will be on the field by next week (it would have been yesterday, but lightning made us send them all home – nothing worse than tubas and flag poles becoming lightning rods). I am excited about this year.
2nd: Josh’s grandfather died on 8-11. Josh’s mom left him a message at our home and I got it later on when I got there. I called Josh, and by that time, his grandfather had died only five minutes before. Even though Josh was not close to his grandfather, it was still hard for him to witness the pain his mother was going through. The service at the church was very nice.
3rd: One of my very good friends from band, Sgt. Eddie Heselton, was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, 8-11. He was a wonderful trombone player. He left behind his wife and one year old daughter, as well as his parents and an older brother named Charlie, older sister named Carla (one of my fellow Girl Scout members from elementary school) and a younger brother named Andy (one of my band students up until the year before last). Eddie was such a kind person. In fact, I never heard anything bad come out of his mouth. He was a highly spiritual person who thought pretty much anything could be done with just a little faith in oneself. He had a car repair business with a friend. Today is his memorial service, and he’ll be buried at Arlington. Here is the link to his obituary and picture (which I'll post as soon as I can) if anyone wants to take a look. http://news.greenvilleonline.com/obits/obits.php?content=obittext&id=86176.
The world has lost a very special, talented person. I will miss Eddie very much.
Friday, August 05, 2005
Harry Potter 5
Finished! Finally! I stayed up until 2:15am to finish it the other night. Now I can finally move on to part 6!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
The Fabric of our Lives?
As much as I hate to admit it here, I'm afraid I must. My poor kitty must suffer no longer.
Macy is addicted to Q-tips. He chews off the cotton on both ends and leaves the sticks for Mommy to find.
Here are the warning signs that your piddy has an addiction:
Macy is addicted to Q-tips. He chews off the cotton on both ends and leaves the sticks for Mommy to find.
Here are the warning signs that your piddy has an addiction:
- He steals Q-tips from his mommy and daddy's hands.
- He has Q-dar (radar) and finds them in a trash can.
- He tips over the holder on the bathroom sink and spreads them all over the sink and floor.
- He jumps into the linen closet to find the extra Q-tip box and steals them.
I swear he's going to crap a cotton ball one day.
(Don't worry - I had him checked out - apparently, the cotton "exits" just fine.)
I'll post the evidence as soon as I can catch him "white-handed."
BBQ Party
Now I like BBQ just as much as the next South Carolina resident, but this is just too much for me. It brings a whole new meaning to "no recreation on the job".
Ananova:
Gravediggers held BBQ in cemetery
Gravediggers in a Belgian city have been criticised for holding a barbecue party in a cemetery.
It follows a complaint from a couple who visited the cemetery at Merksem, Antwerp, to visit the grave of their son.
François and Magda Boljau were shocked to find the gravediggers holding a party in a shed at the cemetery, reports Het Nieuwsblad.
Mrs Bolijau said: "It was happening only 15 metres from his grave. The music of 'Sex bomb, sex bomb' was coming very loud from the loudspeakers.
"Children were playing between the graves. I couldn't stand it and ran away in tears."
Alderman Erwin Pairon, who is responsible for Antwerp's cemeteries, said he was very annoyed with the gravediggers.
The gravediggers insisted they held a party every year in the same shed and that nobody had complained before.
But Alderman Pairon said: "Next year, they have to move. I understand it is very upsetting for the parents to have to listen to a party when they came to mourn."
Ananova:
Gravediggers held BBQ in cemetery
Gravediggers in a Belgian city have been criticised for holding a barbecue party in a cemetery.
It follows a complaint from a couple who visited the cemetery at Merksem, Antwerp, to visit the grave of their son.
François and Magda Boljau were shocked to find the gravediggers holding a party in a shed at the cemetery, reports Het Nieuwsblad.
Mrs Bolijau said: "It was happening only 15 metres from his grave. The music of 'Sex bomb, sex bomb' was coming very loud from the loudspeakers.
"Children were playing between the graves. I couldn't stand it and ran away in tears."
Alderman Erwin Pairon, who is responsible for Antwerp's cemeteries, said he was very annoyed with the gravediggers.
The gravediggers insisted they held a party every year in the same shed and that nobody had complained before.
But Alderman Pairon said: "Next year, they have to move. I understand it is very upsetting for the parents to have to listen to a party when they came to mourn."
Blue Lobster
This re-ignites my love of odd animals - see below.
Blue Lobster Caught
A rare blue lobster has been caught by fishermen in the US.
The crustacean owes its colour to a gene found in just one in five million of the creatures.
The female is housed at the Audubon Society Centre in Bristol, Rhode Island, US reports the Mirror.
Centre director Jeffrey Hall said: "Now that it's come out with this brilliant blue colour, it's attracting a lot of attention."
Story filed: 10:36 Wednesday 3rd August 2005 -->
This is as close as I could find for a blue lobster - cool, right?
Blue Lobster Caught
A rare blue lobster has been caught by fishermen in the US.
The crustacean owes its colour to a gene found in just one in five million of the creatures.
The female is housed at the Audubon Society Centre in Bristol, Rhode Island, US reports the Mirror.
Centre director Jeffrey Hall said: "Now that it's come out with this brilliant blue colour, it's attracting a lot of attention."
Story filed: 10:36 Wednesday 3rd August 2005 -->
This is as close as I could find for a blue lobster - cool, right?
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Alter Bridge Lyrics
"Broken Wings"
Fight the fight alone
When the world is full of victims
Dims a fading light
In our souls
Leave the peace alone
Now we all are slowly changing
Dims a fading light
In our souls
In my opinion seeing is to know
The things we hold
Are always first to go
And who's to say
We won't end up alone
[CHORUS]:
On broken wings I'm falling
And it won't be long
The skin on me is burning
By the fires of the sun
On skinned knees I'm bleeding
And it won't be long
I've got to find that meaning
I'll search for so long
Cry ourselves to sleep
We will sleep alone forever
Will you lay me down
In the same place with all I love
Mend the broken homes
Care for them they are our brothers
Save the fading light in our souls
In my opinion seeing is to know
What you give
Will always carry you
And who's to say
We won't survive it too
[CHORUS]
Set a-free all
Relying on their will
To make me all that I am
And all that I'll be
Set a-free all
Will fall between the cracks
With memories of all that I am
And I'll that I'll be
[CHORUS]
Butterfly (This makes more sense)
You're a Butterfly!
Fragile and beautiful, you work as a good-luck charm for those
around you. People are always happy to see you and sometimes beseech you to reach
out to them as a blessing for their day. Though you are proud of your reputation,
you strive not to forget your own humble beginnings and remember that not so long
ago, everyone looked down on you. All you can do is appreciate the metamorphosis
you made now that you're on its good side. You adore stained-glass
windows.
Take the Animal Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.
I'm a duck! (This makes no sense, but it's funny anyway)
You're a Duck!
Incredibly versatile and capable of carrying yourself over almost any surface of the Earth, you are a born traveler. As you journey far and wide, you tend to try to follow the climate to keep things mild and temperate. While you were always told you were ugly at a young age, you've since managed to grow out of it. You now find orange to be a very favorable color for shoes. Lately you've come to be caught up in the petty peddling of unnecessary insurance.
Take the Animal Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.
Book Update
I'm on pg 704 of Harry Potter 5! Not much longer now!
Oh yeah, I'm leaving work early today. We do this thing during the warm months called "Spring Fling", where you can work thirty minutes extra every day of the week and get off (including your lunch that day) a half day early one day that week. That's what I'm doing, and I'm splitting up my half day between today and Thursday.
Tonight, the marching band has a booster club meeting (parental and financial support system: aka: where my paycheck comes from). We're meeting our new director as well. Hopefully, she'll whip this band into shape like it has needed for a long time. Also, band camp next week! I have a whole week of vacation set aside just for camp. Though, I'm missing the next week, probably all of it, too. It's either that or miss some of the away football games as I don't have THAT much vacation time... I'd have to dip into my sick time, and I was sorry I took that step last year when it came time for my allergies to hit an all-time high. I'm just going to have to prioritize. Either way, I lose $$. We get paid not for the whole week, but for each separate event.
Thursday, we have our last Furman Lakeside concert. I really love being a part of it, but it's always hard for me to rearrange my work schedule to fit the rehearsals and concerts, just like with marching band. In fact, unless I change my actual work schedule, maybe even just 30 minutes earlier, that fact won't change. Wow - if I had just 30 minutes, I could keep so many extra days due only to the Greenville Concert Band that I have every Thursday during the school year, as well as Lakeside. Berea (marching band) would still require some 1/4 and 1/2 days off, but it wouldn't be so hard to work that out if I had the extras left over from these!
Yikes - I have a big mouth today, and I just got here! More later.
Oh yeah, I'm leaving work early today. We do this thing during the warm months called "Spring Fling", where you can work thirty minutes extra every day of the week and get off (including your lunch that day) a half day early one day that week. That's what I'm doing, and I'm splitting up my half day between today and Thursday.
Tonight, the marching band has a booster club meeting (parental and financial support system: aka: where my paycheck comes from). We're meeting our new director as well. Hopefully, she'll whip this band into shape like it has needed for a long time. Also, band camp next week! I have a whole week of vacation set aside just for camp. Though, I'm missing the next week, probably all of it, too. It's either that or miss some of the away football games as I don't have THAT much vacation time... I'd have to dip into my sick time, and I was sorry I took that step last year when it came time for my allergies to hit an all-time high. I'm just going to have to prioritize. Either way, I lose $$. We get paid not for the whole week, but for each separate event.
Thursday, we have our last Furman Lakeside concert. I really love being a part of it, but it's always hard for me to rearrange my work schedule to fit the rehearsals and concerts, just like with marching band. In fact, unless I change my actual work schedule, maybe even just 30 minutes earlier, that fact won't change. Wow - if I had just 30 minutes, I could keep so many extra days due only to the Greenville Concert Band that I have every Thursday during the school year, as well as Lakeside. Berea (marching band) would still require some 1/4 and 1/2 days off, but it wouldn't be so hard to work that out if I had the extras left over from these!
Yikes - I have a big mouth today, and I just got here! More later.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Rooster's Revenge
You fight for your women, Mr. Rooster!
My other thought is - roosters are 3 feet tall?!?!?!?!?!
from www.ananova.com
Rooster fights fox
A 3ft rooster fought off a fox after it broke into his coop.
Rooster Cogburn made sure the fox did not come near his hens reports the Daily Express.
Owner Tim Stone from Shepton Mallet, Somerset said: "I was asleep when I heard a huge commotion. I went outside to see what it was all about and saw fur and feathers everywhere. There was a yelp and I saw the fox limp off. The rooster was strutting around like a boxer after a fight and crowing like mad.
"He didn't have a scratch on him so I can only imagine he beat the fox within an inch of his life. I don't think he'll be coming back."
The bird was named Rooster Cogburn after John Wayne's character in the film True Grit.
My other thought is - roosters are 3 feet tall?!?!?!?!?!
from www.ananova.com
Rooster fights fox
A 3ft rooster fought off a fox after it broke into his coop.
Rooster Cogburn made sure the fox did not come near his hens reports the Daily Express.
Owner Tim Stone from Shepton Mallet, Somerset said: "I was asleep when I heard a huge commotion. I went outside to see what it was all about and saw fur and feathers everywhere. There was a yelp and I saw the fox limp off. The rooster was strutting around like a boxer after a fight and crowing like mad.
"He didn't have a scratch on him so I can only imagine he beat the fox within an inch of his life. I don't think he'll be coming back."
The bird was named Rooster Cogburn after John Wayne's character in the film True Grit.
What was your first clue?
Poor guy - he probably thought he had a gold mine. It's not nice to fool senior citizens. :( Thumbs down...
from www.ananova.com
Fruit salad tree was a hoax
An apple tree which baffled its owner by 'producing plums and blackberries' has turned out to be a hoax.
Harry Tomlinson's tree, in his garden in north Wales, was reported in newspapers and on TV news bulletins.
But close inspection revealed that the plums and blackberries had simply been stuck on.
The identity of the Abergele practical joker remains a mystery.
Dr Colin Norton, of the Welsh College of Horticulture, said: "We're always interested in new plants but this one, from 10 yards away, you can see it's a hoax."
Mr Tomlinson, who is 94, admitted he had been tricked and added: "I think it's a rotten trick."
from www.ananova.com
Fruit salad tree was a hoax
An apple tree which baffled its owner by 'producing plums and blackberries' has turned out to be a hoax.
Harry Tomlinson's tree, in his garden in north Wales, was reported in newspapers and on TV news bulletins.
But close inspection revealed that the plums and blackberries had simply been stuck on.
The identity of the Abergele practical joker remains a mystery.
Dr Colin Norton, of the Welsh College of Horticulture, said: "We're always interested in new plants but this one, from 10 yards away, you can see it's a hoax."
Mr Tomlinson, who is 94, admitted he had been tricked and added: "I think it's a rotten trick."
Book Update ++
Harry Potter 5: pg 631!
Oh yeah - the separate blogger names SEEMED like a good idea at the time, but I don't like that my preliminary profile doesn't come up now. I deleted the home name and will only use The Phantom Piccolo at home and at work.
By the way, I LOVE my wireless mouse at work. So much better than the old crappy one!
Oh yeah - the separate blogger names SEEMED like a good idea at the time, but I don't like that my preliminary profile doesn't come up now. I deleted the home name and will only use The Phantom Piccolo at home and at work.
By the way, I LOVE my wireless mouse at work. So much better than the old crappy one!
James Taylor Homage
Ok - I know the title made no sense for SOME of you, but this is a "Steamroller" tribute.
How funny is this? This is a pic of my good friend's daughter steamrolling the doggie (don't worry - the dog is such a softie)!
How funny is this? This is a pic of my good friend's daughter steamrolling the doggie (don't worry - the dog is such a softie)!
Beetle Bug memories
Funny - I found this pic somewhere online, but I swear I could have taken that as a child. My Dad has a '72 Red Beetle Bug. I'm going to commandeer (sp?) it one day and rebuild it.
Monday Credit Collection Blues
I work in a credit department, so I know all about the ways credit managers try to collect on an account, but I was mishandled this morning by one of my own credit line managers.
We have a jewelry account with a large well-known jewelry company for our wedding rings (and a couple of add-ons here and there... watches, etc). It's in my name but Josh pays it, which was the plan all along. We weren't touching his credit for awhile to help him close out an older item on his credit history. In fact, we only just now used his credit this weekend for the new computer. With the exception of one time during the no pay, no interest time and this month, we have made over-the-amount payments AND paid them early. Trust that I am telling the truth, b/c I am not about to lie about my pay history and have it bite me in the butt later on... even somewhere slightly anonymous like my blog.
Anyway, my credit report still shows "paid as agreed" and even "paid 10 days prior to terms" on one occasion (I check my report alot... as you should!). However, our so-called credit manager called me bright and early this morning for payment status. I asked her why she was calling on a perfect account that only once went two weeks beyond terms. For her information, Josh really was taking the payment to the actual store tonight, but I doubted she'd believe that. He was going to mail it in this morning, but we didn't have any stamps since we mostly pay everything online now and hardly ever have a use for stamps. He was going to buy stamps, but didn't have the cash to do it without putting it on his debit card, so he just decided to drive the payment by tonight after work (it's at our local mall, so it'll be open). I did manage to tell her all of that after she asked if we had a joint account that I could pay out of AFTER I said that I'm not taking care of it over the phone b/c my husband deals with the payments on that account even though it's in my name (you know you like run-on sentences!). I proceeded to tell her about the stamps, and then she wanted to know when I was going out and buying the stamps!!!!!! By this time, I was livid. I told her to stop acting like a robot and talk to me like a human being. I said I was getting the stamps, and I didn't know what time of the day I was getting them. I told her she's not getting any more specific payment information than that. She asked again when I was getting the stamps, and that's when I completely lost it. I told her I was picking them up at 12:49 or something, and asked her if that was specific enough for her? She said "If that's what you want me to write down." I finally said "Write it." I hung up on her as she was asking her next question. If I'd said anymore, I'd have had to call my Grandma and PaPa and tell them what a bad Methodist I'd been.
What a way to start out a day! I had to spill the beans to my cubicle-mate, who happens to be our in-house collections person. She said I should have transferred my call over to her LOL. THAT would have been funny.
How sad is it that I pondered over this post for about 30 minutes?
We have a jewelry account with a large well-known jewelry company for our wedding rings (and a couple of add-ons here and there... watches, etc). It's in my name but Josh pays it, which was the plan all along. We weren't touching his credit for awhile to help him close out an older item on his credit history. In fact, we only just now used his credit this weekend for the new computer. With the exception of one time during the no pay, no interest time and this month, we have made over-the-amount payments AND paid them early. Trust that I am telling the truth, b/c I am not about to lie about my pay history and have it bite me in the butt later on... even somewhere slightly anonymous like my blog.
Anyway, my credit report still shows "paid as agreed" and even "paid 10 days prior to terms" on one occasion (I check my report alot... as you should!). However, our so-called credit manager called me bright and early this morning for payment status. I asked her why she was calling on a perfect account that only once went two weeks beyond terms. For her information, Josh really was taking the payment to the actual store tonight, but I doubted she'd believe that. He was going to mail it in this morning, but we didn't have any stamps since we mostly pay everything online now and hardly ever have a use for stamps. He was going to buy stamps, but didn't have the cash to do it without putting it on his debit card, so he just decided to drive the payment by tonight after work (it's at our local mall, so it'll be open). I did manage to tell her all of that after she asked if we had a joint account that I could pay out of AFTER I said that I'm not taking care of it over the phone b/c my husband deals with the payments on that account even though it's in my name (you know you like run-on sentences!). I proceeded to tell her about the stamps, and then she wanted to know when I was going out and buying the stamps!!!!!! By this time, I was livid. I told her to stop acting like a robot and talk to me like a human being. I said I was getting the stamps, and I didn't know what time of the day I was getting them. I told her she's not getting any more specific payment information than that. She asked again when I was getting the stamps, and that's when I completely lost it. I told her I was picking them up at 12:49 or something, and asked her if that was specific enough for her? She said "If that's what you want me to write down." I finally said "Write it." I hung up on her as she was asking her next question. If I'd said anymore, I'd have had to call my Grandma and PaPa and tell them what a bad Methodist I'd been.
What a way to start out a day! I had to spill the beans to my cubicle-mate, who happens to be our in-house collections person. She said I should have transferred my call over to her LOL. THAT would have been funny.
How sad is it that I pondered over this post for about 30 minutes?
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Home Blogging
This is my first post from home since I have set up my AOL account here. Such fun!
Josh and I watched "Hide & Seek" with Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning. It was kind of scary... just to watch the reactions on Dakota's face when the crazy stuff happened.
Josh took Lucy to the v-e-t this morning while I had band practice w/ the high school kids. He said that she was sweet, but so pitiful when they had to take some...shall we just say... samples! However, at least she's done with the shots. All she has to do now is the spay/microchip session. She'll be under anesthesia for that. We're doing that in two months when she's 6 months old. With all the cats that hang out at our apartment complex, we definitely don't want her going into heat around here!
Yay! I finally bought a cordless optical mouse. I was going to get one of those new laser mice, but Circuit City was out of them even after the poor sales guy talked me into it LOL. It's for work anyway... I'm tired of those P.O.S. standard two-button scroll Logitechs they give out. I had one before that my dad gave me. It was everything this new one is except it was corded. I finally have my fwd-bkwd internet buttons on the side! I missed those after the one that my dad gave me died out.
I'm on pg. 574 of Harry Potter 5! Not long now! I hate that I'm reading so slow, but I can't help it since I'm in band season now. Book 6 might take longer. There are some band trips coming up, though... maybe I can catch up then... plus get back to Dante's Inferno and re-read Patricia Cornwell's "Portrait of a Killer", which I started way before any of the others! I swear I will finish at least these four before I start anything else.
Oh yeah!
Dude - we're gettin' a Dell! Josh ordered it tonight for my October birthday. It'll arrive after 8-10. I know it's early, but hey - we got the credit tonight without even knowing if we were eligible. The interest rate blows goats, though... if I write it down here, it'll piss me off next time I see it. Hopefully, we can pay it off earlier and avoid alot of that anyway. So far, with all of our debt, we've done that - even with my car loan I pay extra. With just paying 20 bucks extra a month, I pay it off 3 months early, and I have sometimes paid as much as half a payment extra. I get paid bi-weekly, so for two months out of every year, I'll get one extra paycheck. That usually catches me up or lets me get ahead. Last time, it let me get ahead - woo-hoo!
Starting diet Monday - not really dreading it this time so much. Josh promised me that if I lost the weight I want to lose, he'll quit smoking cigars (don't worry - he's not one of those "you need to lose weight" jerks, I mentioned the deal on my own). That really gives me the momentum to do it... as if I needed another reason, right?
Yeah, well - enough writing. Time to read. Goodnight!
Josh and I watched "Hide & Seek" with Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning. It was kind of scary... just to watch the reactions on Dakota's face when the crazy stuff happened.
Josh took Lucy to the v-e-t this morning while I had band practice w/ the high school kids. He said that she was sweet, but so pitiful when they had to take some...shall we just say... samples! However, at least she's done with the shots. All she has to do now is the spay/microchip session. She'll be under anesthesia for that. We're doing that in two months when she's 6 months old. With all the cats that hang out at our apartment complex, we definitely don't want her going into heat around here!
Yay! I finally bought a cordless optical mouse. I was going to get one of those new laser mice, but Circuit City was out of them even after the poor sales guy talked me into it LOL. It's for work anyway... I'm tired of those P.O.S. standard two-button scroll Logitechs they give out. I had one before that my dad gave me. It was everything this new one is except it was corded. I finally have my fwd-bkwd internet buttons on the side! I missed those after the one that my dad gave me died out.
I'm on pg. 574 of Harry Potter 5! Not long now! I hate that I'm reading so slow, but I can't help it since I'm in band season now. Book 6 might take longer. There are some band trips coming up, though... maybe I can catch up then... plus get back to Dante's Inferno and re-read Patricia Cornwell's "Portrait of a Killer", which I started way before any of the others! I swear I will finish at least these four before I start anything else.
Oh yeah!
Dude - we're gettin' a Dell! Josh ordered it tonight for my October birthday. It'll arrive after 8-10. I know it's early, but hey - we got the credit tonight without even knowing if we were eligible. The interest rate blows goats, though... if I write it down here, it'll piss me off next time I see it. Hopefully, we can pay it off earlier and avoid alot of that anyway. So far, with all of our debt, we've done that - even with my car loan I pay extra. With just paying 20 bucks extra a month, I pay it off 3 months early, and I have sometimes paid as much as half a payment extra. I get paid bi-weekly, so for two months out of every year, I'll get one extra paycheck. That usually catches me up or lets me get ahead. Last time, it let me get ahead - woo-hoo!
Starting diet Monday - not really dreading it this time so much. Josh promised me that if I lost the weight I want to lose, he'll quit smoking cigars (don't worry - he's not one of those "you need to lose weight" jerks, I mentioned the deal on my own). That really gives me the momentum to do it... as if I needed another reason, right?
Yeah, well - enough writing. Time to read. Goodnight!
Friday, July 29, 2005
Goal Post (pun intended!)
Ok - that's my only possible ha-ha for the day. I have no amusement left. It's the end of the month and we are being pressured to get pending orders "out the door". Therefore, everyone comes to me and my associate for our part of the job first. It's going to be a long day...
Which brings me to my next topic: I am FINALLY going back on a diet starting Monday. It's easier for me to start a diet on a work week rather than the weekend for some reason. My goal is to lose 10 lbs. at a time... working my way down to my ideal body weight. It's easier for me to work for little goals instead of discouraging myself looking at the big picture that will take me forever to reach.
Also, I'm going to embarrass myself by posting my weight here (I have put up pics of myself, so it's not like you'd think I'm lying, right?). My current weight is 256lbs. Yikes - that was hard to write down. It makes me not want to post this, but I'm going to! I'm sick of not fitting into my cute clothes! I have such a great wardrobe about four sizes smaller than I am now. I know it'll take some time to get there, but that's my "down-the-road" goal... to fit into those clothes.
Wow - I think this is enough frankness for the day. I'll write more later, but it'd better be funny!
PS: I'm on pg. 531 of HP5 - I'm getting closer!!
Which brings me to my next topic: I am FINALLY going back on a diet starting Monday. It's easier for me to start a diet on a work week rather than the weekend for some reason. My goal is to lose 10 lbs. at a time... working my way down to my ideal body weight. It's easier for me to work for little goals instead of discouraging myself looking at the big picture that will take me forever to reach.
Also, I'm going to embarrass myself by posting my weight here (I have put up pics of myself, so it's not like you'd think I'm lying, right?). My current weight is 256lbs. Yikes - that was hard to write down. It makes me not want to post this, but I'm going to! I'm sick of not fitting into my cute clothes! I have such a great wardrobe about four sizes smaller than I am now. I know it'll take some time to get there, but that's my "down-the-road" goal... to fit into those clothes.
Wow - I think this is enough frankness for the day. I'll write more later, but it'd better be funny!
PS: I'm on pg. 531 of HP5 - I'm getting closer!!
Quote for the day
This came from my company's healthy life newsletter - I don't know whose quote it is though - sorry!
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Rock Band Fun
My cousin David is the lead in a local rock band called Insidious Demise. They're playing next Friday night at the Handlebar. It's only 7 bucks for them and three other bands! Josh, Danielle (friend from work) and I are planning to go. I hope nothing crappy happens that keeps us from making it.
David is my closest cousin. We're only three weeks apart in age. He was even one of the groomsmen in our wedding! I'll put a pic up sometime. :)
David is my closest cousin. We're only three weeks apart in age. He was even one of the groomsmen in our wedding! I'll put a pic up sometime. :)
new additions!
I have finally added a hit counter to the site - woo-hoo! Let's see if I can mess up my html code anymore (You should have seen the effort it took to get it placed correctly!)
Oh - and check out the clock!
Oh - and check out the clock!
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Next few classes
Here is a tentative list of the next few forensic classes I want to take:
- Police/Community Relations
- Industrial/Retail Security (already have minor experience here by sitting in with the crackhead thieves we used to nab at Kmart)
These two classes should complete my Associate Degree in Public Service, then on to the Forensics Certificate, which will open the door to the county/city job!
Some of the other forensics classes I want to take soon: - Intro to Criminal Justice (I tested out of that class, but it's a pre-requisite to everything else and I am tired of having to get approval to take everything else I want.)
- Fingerprint Science
- Criminology (causation theories, society's reactions, etc)
- Forensic Photography (this looks like alot of fun!)
- Practical Crime-Scene Investigations (hands-on to evidence collection & crime-scene preservation, etc)
I'm excited to get back into the program, since I have been gone so long! Of course, it'll take a while to get all of these under my belt since I am full time work-force now, but I will stick with it!
Home at Last
Lucy's cosmic twin, Abby, found a home last night! When I got to work, I asked about Abby. Apparently, no sooner than we got the email with Abby's pictures, someone swept her away!
By the way, I got really nervous last night when I went home and couldn't find Lucy! As it turned out, she was hiding from me and effing with my mind, but I felt a twinge of pain when I couldn't find her AND had thought that someone else had a kittie that looks exactly like her! I also had a dream that she ran away! :*( I had to call Josh this morning and make sure he saw her also!
BREATHE - It's ok!!
By the way, I got really nervous last night when I went home and couldn't find Lucy! As it turned out, she was hiding from me and effing with my mind, but I felt a twinge of pain when I couldn't find her AND had thought that someone else had a kittie that looks exactly like her! I also had a dream that she ran away! :*( I had to call Josh this morning and make sure he saw her also!
BREATHE - It's ok!!
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Lucy's Twin
Ok, this is Lucy...
...and this is not! This is Abby, a stray we're trying to find a home for! How uncanny is that?!?
...and this is not! This is Abby, a stray we're trying to find a home for! How uncanny is that?!?
Harry Potter
I am at the halfway point in book 5 of Harry Potter. Eventually, I'll be able to read book 6, the one Josh and I stood in line for at almost one in the morning! What’s unfair is that he got to see the fourth movie preview first!! Which, by the way, he says looks really good. I can’t be jealous, though… he said he’s willing to go see it with me again. I think he saw something having to do with the Triwizard Tournament, which would have caught his eye - LOL.
Dante is on hold for now while I'm trying to catch up with Harry Potter. :)
Besides, it’s not like I can read book 6 anyway if I wanted to. I left it at my parent’s house the day after I got it!
Now I have word that my sister is supposed to go into the hospital on Thursday, not yesterday like I had originally understood. I had time to at least send her a birthday card this morning. I can’t send the care package yet, because she can’t have any friend/family contact for 45 days. So now, I’ll just hang on to what I have and make it even better, and I’ll send it closer to when she can appreciate it.
Dante is on hold for now while I'm trying to catch up with Harry Potter. :)
Besides, it’s not like I can read book 6 anyway if I wanted to. I left it at my parent’s house the day after I got it!
Now I have word that my sister is supposed to go into the hospital on Thursday, not yesterday like I had originally understood. I had time to at least send her a birthday card this morning. I can’t send the care package yet, because she can’t have any friend/family contact for 45 days. So now, I’ll just hang on to what I have and make it even better, and I’ll send it closer to when she can appreciate it.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Band Director
Finally!! We have a band director for the school (she's from Michigan and is supposed to be hard-core, so that's a plus for me - I won't have to do what I did last year which was basically baby-sit some of the students). We switched shows, too. Now we're doing the Magic of Mangione. Those of you in the music can attest that a ramped-up version of Carmen is definitely ALOT harder for middle/high school students than a Mangione show actually written for high schoolers... I can breathe a sigh of relief, thank you very much!
I can also stop writing drill... awesome! It was going to be a struggle having CARMEN ready for camp. I'm sure the drum captain who was doing it on his own was further ahead than me, since I was busier working on instrumentation and balance.
Wow - I just found out we're getting paid alot more than last year - this will cover my Christmas presents as well as whatever else I was planning to use it for!
Time to go - goodnight!!
I can also stop writing drill... awesome! It was going to be a struggle having CARMEN ready for camp. I'm sure the drum captain who was doing it on his own was further ahead than me, since I was busier working on instrumentation and balance.
Wow - I just found out we're getting paid alot more than last year - this will cover my Christmas presents as well as whatever else I was planning to use it for!
Time to go - goodnight!!
Funny Headlines
Truth is Stranger than Fiction (Random Stories) Hey, true or not, they're hilarious!
I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the Poison Control Center. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. I told her that she better bring her daughter in to the Emergency room right away.
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Seems that a year ago, some Boeing employees on the field decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. When they took it for a float on the river, they were quite surprised by a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator that is activated when the raft is inflated. They are no longer employed there.
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A true story out of San Francisco: A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.
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Drug Possession Defendant, Christopher Jansen, on trial in March in Pontiac, Michigan, said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in Christopher's jacket could have been a gun. "Nonsense," said Christopher, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket and laughed so hard he required a five minute recess to compose himself.
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Oklahoma City: Dennis Newton was on trial in a district court for the armed robbery of a convenience store when he fired his lawyer. Assistant District Attorney Larry Jones said Newton, 47, was doing a fair job of defending himself until the store manager testified that Newton was the robber. Newton jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said, "I should have blown your (expletive) head off." The defendant paused, then quickly added, "if I'd been the one that was there." The jury took 20 minutes to convict Newton and recommended a 30-year sentence.
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R.C. Gaitlan, 21, walked up to two patrol officers who were showing their squad car computer equipment to children in a Detroit neighborhood. When he asked how the system worked, the officer asked him for identification. Gaitlan gave them his drivers license, they entered it into the computer, and moments later they arrested Gaitlan because information on the screen showed Gaitlan was wanted for a two-year-old armed robbery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21, and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
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A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved,the startled first bandit shot him.
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A True Story. If she had killed herself, God forbid, she'd be a shoo-in for the Darwin Award. Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, California, a woman, new to boating was having a problem. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get her brand new 22-ft Bayliner to perform. It wouldn't get on a plane at all, and it was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power she applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, she putted over to a nearby marina. Maybe they could tell her what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything was in perfect working order. The engine ran fine, the outdrive went up and down, the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. (remember, this is supposed to be true.......) Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!
I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the Poison Control Center. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. I told her that she better bring her daughter in to the Emergency room right away.
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Seems that a year ago, some Boeing employees on the field decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. When they took it for a float on the river, they were quite surprised by a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator that is activated when the raft is inflated. They are no longer employed there.
******************
A true story out of San Francisco: A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.
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Drug Possession Defendant, Christopher Jansen, on trial in March in Pontiac, Michigan, said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in Christopher's jacket could have been a gun. "Nonsense," said Christopher, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket and laughed so hard he required a five minute recess to compose himself.
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Oklahoma City: Dennis Newton was on trial in a district court for the armed robbery of a convenience store when he fired his lawyer. Assistant District Attorney Larry Jones said Newton, 47, was doing a fair job of defending himself until the store manager testified that Newton was the robber. Newton jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said, "I should have blown your (expletive) head off." The defendant paused, then quickly added, "if I'd been the one that was there." The jury took 20 minutes to convict Newton and recommended a 30-year sentence.
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R.C. Gaitlan, 21, walked up to two patrol officers who were showing their squad car computer equipment to children in a Detroit neighborhood. When he asked how the system worked, the officer asked him for identification. Gaitlan gave them his drivers license, they entered it into the computer, and moments later they arrested Gaitlan because information on the screen showed Gaitlan was wanted for a two-year-old armed robbery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21, and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later.
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A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved,the startled first bandit shot him.
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A True Story. If she had killed herself, God forbid, she'd be a shoo-in for the Darwin Award. Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, California, a woman, new to boating was having a problem. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get her brand new 22-ft Bayliner to perform. It wouldn't get on a plane at all, and it was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power she applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, she putted over to a nearby marina. Maybe they could tell her what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything was in perfect working order. The engine ran fine, the outdrive went up and down, the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. (remember, this is supposed to be true.......) Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!
Sarah's Poem
Obviously this isn't a true story, but it rings true for many children in the world...
It's just part of a fwd I got, but it got to me.
My name is Sarah
I am but three,
My eyes are swollen
I cannot see,
I must be stupid
I must be bad,
What else could have made
My daddy so mad?
I wish I were better
I wish I weren't ugly,
Then maybe my mommy
Would still want to hug me.
I can't speak at all
I can't do a wrong
Or else I'm locked up
All the day long.
When I'm awake.
I'm all alone
The house is dark
My folks aren't home.
When my mommy does come
I'll try and be nice,
So maybe I'll get just
One whipping tonight.
Don't make a sound!
I just heard a car
My daddy is back
From Charlie's Bar.
I hear him curse
My name he calls
I press myself
Against the wall.
I try and hide
From his evil eyes
I'm so afraid now
I'm starting to cry.
He finds me weeping
He shouts ugly words,
He says its my fault
That he suffers at work.
He slaps me and hits me
And yells at me more,
I finally get free
And I run for the door.
He's already locked it
And I start to bawl,
He takes me and throws me
Against the hard wall.
I fall to the floor
With my bones nearly broken,
And my daddy continues
With more bad words spoken.
"I'm sorry!", I scream
But its now much too late
His face has been twisted
Into unimaginable hate.
The hurt and the pain
Again and again
Oh please God, have mercy!
Oh please let it end!
And he finally stops
And heads for the door,
While I lay there motionless
Sprawled on the floor.
My name is Sarah
And I am but three,
Tonight my daddy
Murdered me.
It's just part of a fwd I got, but it got to me.
My name is Sarah
I am but three,
My eyes are swollen
I cannot see,
I must be stupid
I must be bad,
What else could have made
My daddy so mad?
I wish I were better
I wish I weren't ugly,
Then maybe my mommy
Would still want to hug me.
I can't speak at all
I can't do a wrong
Or else I'm locked up
All the day long.
When I'm awake.
I'm all alone
The house is dark
My folks aren't home.
When my mommy does come
I'll try and be nice,
So maybe I'll get just
One whipping tonight.
Don't make a sound!
I just heard a car
My daddy is back
From Charlie's Bar.
I hear him curse
My name he calls
I press myself
Against the wall.
I try and hide
From his evil eyes
I'm so afraid now
I'm starting to cry.
He finds me weeping
He shouts ugly words,
He says its my fault
That he suffers at work.
He slaps me and hits me
And yells at me more,
I finally get free
And I run for the door.
He's already locked it
And I start to bawl,
He takes me and throws me
Against the hard wall.
I fall to the floor
With my bones nearly broken,
And my daddy continues
With more bad words spoken.
"I'm sorry!", I scream
But its now much too late
His face has been twisted
Into unimaginable hate.
The hurt and the pain
Again and again
Oh please God, have mercy!
Oh please let it end!
And he finally stops
And heads for the door,
While I lay there motionless
Sprawled on the floor.
My name is Sarah
And I am but three,
Tonight my daddy
Murdered me.
A list of 100 things about me you never wanted to know! - a work in progress
updated: 9-19-2005
1. I am female.
2. I live in South Carolina (United States).
3. I was born at 11:11PM at Greenville General Hospital.
4. I have an associate of arts degree and I am very slowly working towards another one in forensic science @ Greenville Technical College.
5. I am a senior credit investigator for a major barcode products distributor. The best company in the world!!!
6. I have never been farther west than Nebraska, farther north than Wisconsin, farther south than Florida, and farther northeast than Philadelphia.
7. I have two cats, named Macy and Lucy, and a 15 year-old false map turtle named Doc Holliday (I don't know what a true map turtle looks like).
8. I play flute, piccolo, oboe, clarinet, a little percussion and a little saxophone.
9. I attempt to be a perfectionist but don't usually achieve it.
10. I have light blue eyes that border on gray.
11. My favorite food is chicken cordon bleu.
12. I love butterflies, dragonflies and hummingbirds enough to stalk them with my camera.
13. The only carbonated things I will drink are Sprite and anything orange (Crush, Sunkist, etc).
14. For the past five years or so, I have been making a valiant effort to develop my own green thumb. I’ll post this season’s plants here and let you judge for yourself!
15. I like chocolate, but I don’t need it!
16. I hate coffee – but I love to smell it. I’d get a coffeemaker and brew coffee just for that reason.
17. I love to read.
18. I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra. I love my car!
19. I had a job during my senior year of high school as the Easter Bunny.
20. The only seafood I like is calamari.
21. I worked at a Dairy Queen during the summer after sophomore year and part of junior year.
22. I also worked at Kmart for 7 years, and then again for three months after my next job.
23. I worked for AMF (bowling) Greenville Lanes for 4 years until they closed, causing the Kmart relapse.
24. I was in the right place at the right time, and I was lucky to get the job I have now.
25. My parents are still married and they really are the perfect couple.
26. I have no children yet, but I have two nieces and a best friend with two boys who work just as well!
27. I take up a significant amount of time blogging, but it’s cathartic, so I can justify it.
28. I take my camera anywhere I go. I have it at work right now.
29. I love camping and I wish I could still do it on a regular basis.
30. I am fascinated by any type of bad weather – hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, etc.
31. Bugs I love: Ladybugs, fireflies, dragonflies, and butterflies
32. Bug who love me: Mosquitoes
33. I have VERY vivid dreams to the point of not knowing whether they were real or not.
34. I am anxious, but just b/c I’m nervous or excited, not to the point of needing medication.
35. Racism pisses me off and I feel that discrimination is pointless.
36. Edwin McCain is my favorite male singer. I even met him once!
37. I only wear shoes when I have to.
38. I enjoyed catching fireflies when I was little.
39. I haven’t liked the card game 52-Pick-Up since I was about five.
40. I have an older sister in Myrtle Beach and a younger brother in Greenville.
41. I am a borderline “Sunday” driver. I use the cruise control to keep from speeding.
42. I detest the smell of mayonnaise or even touching the jar for fear of touching the mayonnaise. My husband hates it too.
43. I love to bake, but I’m not the best in the world! My super-duper brownie rocks, though! I’ll post my recipe.
44. I have a lot of hope for our justice system.
45. My favorite show is Law & Order.
46. Josh and I went on Acrophobia at Six Flags over Georgia and Josh almost passed out from fear (he's not a wimp, it was just really unexpected!)
47. I still want to be a high school band director.
48. I used to collect Beanie Babies.
49. My family is goofy… and they’re passing it on to the younger generations.
50. I have never been in a cult.
51. I love rainbows – by golly, I do!
52. Qu-bert has always been my favorite video game.
53. My maternal grandma was the youngest of 17 children.
54. I like my in-laws.
55. My best asset is my long auburn hair (I used to get called Strawberry Shortcake in elementary school).
56. I wear size 8 ½ - 9 shoes.
57. I wear reading glasses when my eyes get lazy. (usually at night)
58. I marched piccolo in band for 5 year in high school and 4 years in college.
59. Volleyball is one of the very few sports I am good at.
60. I have acid reflux. Blah----
61. I was in a sorority for four years. Gamma Omega Sigma!!!!
62. Rascal Flatts is the only country band I like.
63. I cannot listen to enough of Loreena McKennitt or Sarah MacLachlan (my favorite female vocalists).
64. My favorite colors are kiwi green, lavender, purple and kelly green.
65. I firmly believe in saying what I mean.
66. I used to watch Xena religiously.
67. I enjoy learning about Scottish revolutionary war history and I’d like to go there one day and visit the battlefields and castles.
68. I am a registered organ donor… and you should be, too!
69. I like Disney Movies and own a lot of them.
70. I love the apartment we are in – the whole complex is so quiet - believe it or not!
71. I have the two sweetest kitties in the world!
72. I have a dream of dancing with Josh while Edwin McCain plays live in the background.
73. I love red trees (hence- fall season is my favorite!)
74. I hate okra.
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Dante's Divine Comedy
Lately, I have been fascinated by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. So far, I've only been reading Inferno, but I'm hooked. I had a mild Inferno setback due to Harry Potter, but I haven't quit yet. I'm working my way down the spiral!
This is a good site as well as the one in my blog title...
http://www.greatdante.net/
This is a good site as well as the one in my blog title...
http://www.greatdante.net/
Friday, July 22, 2005
Post-a-rama
Geez, I must love posting today. I haven't written in at least a week, and here I go making up for it now LOL.
Does anyone even read my blog? Here are my ready-made reactions to your answers:
Yes:
Good on ya! Winkie buttons for all!
No:
Do it! You'll get a winkie button!
Carri, you suck:
don't read it! Go away!
I'm just browsing, don't pick on me:
Aww... poor thing!
Does anyone even read my blog? Here are my ready-made reactions to your answers:
Yes:
Good on ya! Winkie buttons for all!
No:
Do it! You'll get a winkie button!
Carri, you suck:
don't read it! Go away!
I'm just browsing, don't pick on me:
Aww... poor thing!
Sis
My sister had to go to the hospital (details more than that will cost you a serious amount of euros/bucks/lira/pesetas. Just know that it is going to be an extended stay). My mom (her stepmom) and I are going to get together a care package to send her. She loves anything to do with flip-flops (for some reason, that's really popular. It is cute, I'll have to admit), so I've picked up some cute stuff to send her.
I hope she gets better soon. It's in her best interest... no doubt about that.
PS: It's her birthday 7-31, so I want to finish her care package before then.
I hope she gets better soon. It's in her best interest... no doubt about that.
PS: It's her birthday 7-31, so I want to finish her care package before then.
College Blab
I found out that I only have three more required classes to take before I earn my forensics associate degree (note that I am out of regular age to be in college... more like grad student age). Although I plan to take just about everything the school has to offer in that field (fingerprint science isn't even a required class if that tells you anything), I will at least have the degree and qualify again for lottery assistance. Then I can take the forensics classes that have the labs requirements and have fun collecting fake evidence!
Josh is really encouraging me to take the forensics road. He, however, would cringe if he had to see some of the things I'll be seeing. Funny if you think about it.
Josh is really encouraging me to take the forensics road. He, however, would cringe if he had to see some of the things I'll be seeing. Funny if you think about it.
Josh's favorite quote
This is from Pulp Fiction (& the Bible, of course)... Josh loves it and can say it at anyone's request!
Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."
Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."
Piggy Bust-Out
I had to dive into the piggy - I have caused major swine damage.
I do not know the final casualties, but I will post as soon as I do...
Poor piggy...
I do not know the final casualties, but I will post as soon as I do...
Poor piggy...
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
July 4th
Our concert went well... somewhat! Josh and I arrived early to picnic and watch another music ensemble perform before ours. The sun was shining and it was gorgeous. My in-laws arrived; some of us even had Dippin' Dots. We were having a really nice time.
About ten minutes before I went on stage to warm up, the clouds started rolling in. It got REALLY dark and we knew it was going to start raining. I walked up to the stage and I felt a raindrop. By the time I sat down (we had to wait for the stage to clear), it started raining a little. When we got out our instruments, it was pouring! I saw this mass of umbrellas come out all at once, my in-laws included. I had to tell Josh to run to the car and get my umbrella (rain wasn't really expected that day). About a third of the crowd left, and we cut our performance by around 5-7 songs.
By the time we played 1812 Overture, the rain was down to a trickle. The cannons still went off and the fireworks still went off as well. All in all, it was a good performance.
Poor Josh, though..... he was ABSOLUTELY SOAKED by the end of it all. Even his wallet took two days to dry out.
About ten minutes before I went on stage to warm up, the clouds started rolling in. It got REALLY dark and we knew it was going to start raining. I walked up to the stage and I felt a raindrop. By the time I sat down (we had to wait for the stage to clear), it started raining a little. When we got out our instruments, it was pouring! I saw this mass of umbrellas come out all at once, my in-laws included. I had to tell Josh to run to the car and get my umbrella (rain wasn't really expected that day). About a third of the crowd left, and we cut our performance by around 5-7 songs.
By the time we played 1812 Overture, the rain was down to a trickle. The cannons still went off and the fireworks still went off as well. All in all, it was a good performance.
Poor Josh, though..... he was ABSOLUTELY SOAKED by the end of it all. Even his wallet took two days to dry out.
Pictures
Can everyone see my pictures now? I have a bunch in June 2005 archives, so let me know if you can't see them. Apparently, there was some glitch in blogger-bot's programming and my pics disappeared along with some other people's pics I was used to seeing. They seem to be back, as far as I can still tell. I'm tiptoeing around my website just in case I might do something wrong!
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Craft Update
Lauren and I made cute flower pens this weekend! I’m selling them at work to try and re-coup the $$ I put into it. The way it looks, I might just keep on making them anyway. They seem to be a hit – I’ve sold four already! One of my co-workers is using that as an idea to help fund-raise for a girl to go to college. I think that’s nice.
Click on CRAFT UPDATE title for a fun place for crafts!
Click on CRAFT UPDATE title for a fun place for crafts!
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Friday, July 01, 2005
Grr
All of my pictures here are gone - I don't know where they went or when they plan to return, but I am getting to the bottom of it. I can't post any new ones, either. Trust me, I will hopefully fix it! :(
We have a long weekend, so I might not even post on Monday. It's going to be a busy day anyway, with getting ready for and performing in the 4th at Furman concert.
Wow - it poured rain today for about 30-45 minutes. I'm surprised that no flash floods showed up anywhere.
I'm picking up my niece tonight! We're going to have such fun together. I haven't had her over since the night before our wedding. We stayed up so late that night, too. We were both hungover from lack of sleep! We'll probably be like that at least one night this time, if not both nights. Her mom told me that she got up this morning and said something like, "It's going to be such a beautiful day today!" Her mom asked her why, and she said it was because I was picking her up today. That makes me feel so good! :)
Anyway, to whoever reads this in the U.S.: Happy Fourth of July!
We have a long weekend, so I might not even post on Monday. It's going to be a busy day anyway, with getting ready for and performing in the 4th at Furman concert.
Wow - it poured rain today for about 30-45 minutes. I'm surprised that no flash floods showed up anywhere.
I'm picking up my niece tonight! We're going to have such fun together. I haven't had her over since the night before our wedding. We stayed up so late that night, too. We were both hungover from lack of sleep! We'll probably be like that at least one night this time, if not both nights. Her mom told me that she got up this morning and said something like, "It's going to be such a beautiful day today!" Her mom asked her why, and she said it was because I was picking her up today. That makes me feel so good! :)
Anyway, to whoever reads this in the U.S.: Happy Fourth of July!
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