Friday, July 27, 2007

What a week!

My boss was out of town all week and had left me a bunch of stuff to keep me busy. I finished it all by Wednesday at about 2PM! I played on the internet some, visited the people in the offices around me, organized my desk and some file cabinets, twiddled my thumbs a bit and started digging around for things to do! Overall it was a pretty productive week I think.

I have news overload though :( If there wasn't any bad news I don't think there would be any news at all!

I have been having some pretty odd dreams this week. I wake up remembering them and thinking how crazy am I and wonder about myself and by the time I'm stepping into the shower they are gone. Then during the day I remember whisps of them-a feeling, a face or a place in the dream and it is gone again. I had thought about starting a dream diary, just jotting down a few parts of the dream to jog my memory later but with the way I feel about them when I wake up I'm wondering if I should just let them stay forgotten!

There is probably a reason why the memories of dreams are stored in our short term memory!

I'm excited about next week, I'll have more money in my grubby hands than I have had in a loooong time-I'm going shopping! First I'm getting the necessities first-new tires for my car, new eye-glasses, catch up on some bills, a few things around the house that we have been needing for awhile-and then I'm going to splurge a bit and put the rest in savings.

My resident barn swallows have hatched their babies! I see a bunch of cheeping beaks and sparsely feathered heads stick up! I worry about them so much at this stage since they are so vulnerable! It looks like there are 5-6 in that small nest and I worry they are going to fall out. When I came home for lunch today there was about 15 other birds all gathered on the railing of the porch and I was worried they were messing with the babies-I ran up and shooed them off. Here is a picture I took-they let me get so close-within 2-3 feet and pay me no mind!



I hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Thursday, July 26, 2007

My new hero...

Friday, July 20, 2007

Can you hear me now??


I entered a sweepstakes online Monday from a radio station out of L.A. They take random entrants and call them to be the people that play in the on-air games for the next day.

I got a call from them about 30 minutes after I entered asking me if I wanted to have a call the next day to play a game on-air. I was so excited and she told me that it would be between 4-5:30.
I was ready to win!

The next day rolls around. 4:00 rolls around and right at 4:05 I get a call and I'm on the air ready to play "Beat the band" and win a prize. We have some fun banter on-air where the host tells me that he is from the city I am in and that we would be right back after a word from our sponsors. So he comes back on the phone while we are waiting, then my cell phone crackles. Can you hear me now???? Then he says get ready, 10 seco......and my freakin' cell phone drops the call :O

I didn't expect a call back, I'm sure they just go down the list to the next caller. I hope they won a good prize! I had to laugh about it, otherwise I'd still be sulking!

I hope that everyone has a great weekend :)

Thursday, July 05, 2007

eBay and an IV

Tuesday I went in for a procedure/operation and had my first IV. Actually I had two. I happened to get someone that was new that couldn't get it right the first time. It wasn't too bad. When the good stuff was put in I remember telling the nurse I'm starting to feel something...then the next thing I know I'm waking up talking to Rick and telling the nurses how wonderful they are and shaking the Dr.'s hand thanking him profusely. Then I go in and out again and remember waking up in the car on the way home.

I get home at 10 something and fall asleep until 5:30! Wednesday I needed the hydrocodone and zonked out on it most of the day. I could easily get addicted to these-they make me feel so good! I'll have to flush the rest after I get over the pain!

I have had a pretty good week so far thanks to the happy pills! I sold my first item on eBay and got 3 times the amount I was expecting so that was a nice surprise. Now I am looking around the house for what to sell next while Rick hides stuff! He is not a pack rat per se, but doesn't like to part with things.

I have this huge ornamental mahogany birdcage that sits in our living room gathering dust. I found one identical for sale on eBay for $2500! I am thinking about selling it, maybe not for that much but Rick is putting up a fight. I made a deal that if he will dust it, I wont sell it. It takes forever to dust it as it has lots of small parts and pieces.

I hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Yesterday and today at work went by fast! We had a lot to do, tomorrow looks like it will be the same way.

We had a huge storm earlier and just as it was slowly going away, a HUGE lightning strike hit our transformer. I almost passed out it scared me so bad. We spent about an hour and a half sitting in the dark stuffy house laughing because we had nothing to stare at (meaning the TV) and came to the conclusion that we watch too much TV!

I saw this on my friend Ginger's Blog and thought I would fill it out to jog some fun memories of growing up! There were 40 of them, I'll do the rest tomorrow....

1. Do you prefer Playdough or Silly Puddy? Why?

I like silly puddy-something about the consistency I'm addicted to it. The smell of playdough makes me nauseas

2. Did you ever get sick on a playground merri go round?

I remember getting dizzy and falling down, then getting back on to do it again.

3. Four Square or Kickball?

I never played either growing up, I was a nerd that would read or play quietly by myself usually.

4. Which game caused you the most stress or trauma as a child? Operation, Dodgeball or Duck Duck Goose?

Dodgeball. I was the nerdy kid that all the bullies wanted to throw the ball really hard at. The thought of PE still makes me nauseas.

5. Gilligans Island or The Brady Bunch?

The Brady Bunch-I think I have seen every episode. I loved the Brady's house and would spend hours drawing the blue print on paper and filling in the parts that weren't on screen). I did that with the house on Bewitched too. Gilligan's Island irked me because of Gilligan's stupidity and the fact that everyone put up with it.

6. What was your first music video ever seen on MTV?

I was tuned in to MTV the second it aired and saw "Video Killed the Radio Star".

7. Did you ever pass the dutchie on the left hand side?

If it means what I have read it means, yes.

8. What pop song was played by your band during junior high/high school pep rallies?

Jump by Van Halen

9. Did you ever own a pair of leg warmers, bands of twisty beads or parachute pants?

I still have the first and only pair of parachute pants that I got in 1982. They were black and I thought I looked very stylish and cool in them.

10. How did you solve your Rubik's Cube? The tried and true sticker removal method or the break the damn thing apart with a screwdriver and put it back together method?

I solved it the good old fashioned way, all the puzzle games that came out back then I had a knack of solving. My Mom, Dad, Sister and Brother would see one in the store and buy it, bring it home, mess it up and see how long it took me to solve it. The hardest one was the orb. It took me 2 weeks!

11. What was the first movie you ever saw in a theater?

The First Star Wars, or the fourth one as we know it now!

12. What was the first book you remember reading?

In first grade we had a competition to see who could read the most books in the school year. At the end of the day we would pick one off the shelves, call out the title to the teacher and take it home. The first day of the competition, the teacher called my name and I said " I wan't my Mommy" (the title of the book) and she got a kick out of it and told my Mom when she came and picked me up! I ended up with a certificate for first place for reading 74 books.

13. The first song you remember hearing overplayed on the radio?

Probably something my parents listened to, so it was something country or something by Elvis.

14. Name a singer that looked completely and totally different from what you expected after hearing them only on the radio.

Rick Astley that sang "Never gonna give you up".

15. Can you now, or did you ever, moonwalk?

No.

16. Name one of the first posters you remember having of a heartthrob/babe in your room.

I was with my sister at a music store and used my money to buy a huge poster of Leif Garret for some reason. I didn't even know who he was at the time!

17. Did one or both of your parents have to walk to school....in the winter....uphill - both ways?

My Dad grew up in a rural area without all the modern conveniences but he never complained about them-he always was happy that he could provide us with things he never had growing up so I was really spoiled.

18. Can you recite, verbatim, the opening of the Twisted Sister video "We're Not Gonna Take It"?

I never liked that song, so I didn't ever learn the lyrics.

19. Did you go cuckoo for Coco Puffs?

No, it was Captain Crunch all the way.

20. What lesson do you remember in its entirety thanks to School House Rock?

That a Bill had something to do with the Government

21. Favorite Saturday Night Live skit:

My allll time favorite would have to be anything with Roseanne Rosannadanna AND Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn doing the Sweeney Sisters-they were a hoot.

Thursday, June 21, 2007

For some reason, I like this


Click on picture to see it bigger.

I had a pretty good week in spite of the small hangover that I hadn't planned :O

I didn't get to have any good old fashioned fun last weekend, but I am going to try my hardest this weekend and hope it works!

I hope everyone has a great weekend :)

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

What a day!

I'm having one of those days that if I let my guard down I will feel sorry for myself. I have been fighting it all day and I'm just not going to do it!

While watching a sad movie earlier I almost gave in to it but fought it back. I won't go into the gruesome details of what's causing the blues and bore you, but hopefully I'll be able to fix it all and take a load off my mind.

I also need sleep, I'm sure that is 90% of the problem. I haven't slept well all week, a little anxious I guess.

I hope everyone is having a great week and a great weekend :)

Thursday, June 07, 2007

It's been a long week

...and I am tired!



Work went well this week. I got a few things done around the house. Rick's son Brad is getting married on Saturday so I have to get ready for that. I'm excited for them-they are going to Las Vegas for the honeymoon and neither of them have been before.

Other than the wedding I hope to relax all weekend and catch up on my sleep!

I hope everyone had a great week and has a fun weekend :)

To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give. Taisen Deshimaru



Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Life

I haven't been up to a lot it seems, but a lot has been going on!

Everytime I turn around this month something unexpected and expensive pops up. I have been getting a lot of yard work done-the flowerbeds are doing great. We even made a new one so we can go buy more pretty plants and fill it up!

Work has been going good.

My Dad had a total knee replacement and is in rehab now-he seems to be recovering quite well.

I go in on July 4th for more "procedures" but so far the doctors have not said anything that is worrying me, nor do they seem too concerned.

I have been hobbling around since yesterday-I was vacuuming with the extension hose on my bookshelves and the vacuum flopped over on top of my bare feet. I saw stars it hurt so bad-that pain that is similar to having your shins hit!

I found this earlier-we will have a new tallest building in the world any day now! I can't wait to see it finished:


Click here to read about it-and this link takes you to more about Dubai and all the fascinating building that is planned and/or in progress.

I have been entering a few contests that have Dubai as one of the destinations-I would love to visit!

I hope everyone is having a great week :)

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Great Amnesty International Commercial

I have had a long week with unexpected expensive things popping up! My LCD television bulb went out, my car needs 2 new tires and property taxes-ugh.

Just when I thought I was ahead money wise and BAM the rug is pulled out from underneath me. I'm not really bummed about it, just resigned to it.

My flowerbeds are doing wonderful, when I get more time to sort through them I'll post some pictures I took yesterday. I have to spend some time this weekend on the rental lawn, the person who mowed last didn't do as good of a job as they said they would and with the rain we have had its turning into a jungle over there.

I hope everyone is having a great week :)


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Pranks

I was looking for some funny videos to cheer me up and found these funny pranks-I love a good prank!





Thursday, May 10, 2007

Shift Happens

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Sad, yet uplifting

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

And I thought I had a bad day....

Cancer-stricken winner of million-dollar jackpot dies

NAPLES, N.Y. The upstate man who hit a million-dollar state lottery jackpot a month after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer has died.

Friends of 50-year-old Wayne Schenk tell the Canandaigua Daily Messenger that he died last evening at a Syracuse hospital.Schenk's story drew national attention after he won a million dollars on a five-dollar lottery scratch-off ticket in January. A month earlier, doctors told the tavern owner from Ontario County that he had only months to live because of lung cancer.The lottery winnings were to be paid out in 20 annual installments of 50-thousand dollars each.

Schenk tried unsuccessfully to get lottery officials to boost the payouts. When he died, he had received just 34-thousand dollars from his jackpot.Earlier this month, Schenk married his longtime girlfriend. Friends say he made sure he could pass on his winnings to her.

Via WCAX

I'm sure there is a trick in there somewhere!

Monday, April 23, 2007

The meaning of life exercise

I found this while browsing the internet a few days ago. I haven't devoted any time to it as yet, it does sound interesting. I'm a bit skeptical, but hey, I'll try anything once!

How to discover your life purpose in about 20 minutes


Work has been hectic, we have an even Friday and we are ironing out the last minute details as well as doing business as usual. I hit the ground running this morning and about the time I take a breath and look at the clock it's time to go home. I suspect all week will be this way up to the event. The event will be fun and I'm looking forward to it-but I'll be glad when the work leading up to it is over!

I hope everyone had a great Monday :)

Friday, April 20, 2007

Funny Job Hunting ad