Just a few quick questions I have for those of you who might be lestenin' -
1. For those of you who use Mozilla Firefox, I have to ask - did it seem like, when you first got it, it was really cool and fast and so much nicer than Internet Explorer? But now, months or days or years later, does it seem like it has become bogged down and slow and clunky? My computer isn't the best, but it's not very old, and I'm just about ready to give up on the firefox endeavor. If you have downloaded the new IE7, is it, like, way better? Because I did, and frankly, it's changed so much I can't get used to it. I be confoosed.
2. For those of you in the Dickinson County Metropolitan Village Township City - why is Lake Antoine pronounced "Ann-twine?" In French it should sound more like "Ann-twonn." In fact, in French class we had to pick French names to go by for the extent of the class, and my name was Antoine. If anyone would've said "Hey Ann-twine" I would've gotten angry and smacked them! Well not really, because I wasn't that type of kid. But I would've pouted.
3. Does anybody know of any reason why I could NOT have chickens in Hermansville? I only want to get some banties (little chickens) that are female, so no noise problem, and they would be built a very nice, secluded little habitat. I miss having chickies. Someone at work said "no" but I just don't believe it. How could there be such a rule in a town where people burn tires every monday, and you pay your sewer bill to some lady at her house down on third street?
4. This isn't a question; it's a recommendation. If you live in or around Norway, go to the Norway Pharmacy, because they are the best pharmacy anywhere, and they have some cool stuff. Sure, they sell a "yooper mosquito trap," but that doesn't totally disqualify them from the realm of coolness.
Also, check out Pine Ridge Gifts behind Family Dollar. They have some cool shit. And the lady with the long hair is cool, especially when her hair gets all caught in everything she walks past, and it doesn't seem to bother her.
And Family Dollar is cool too. Just don't buy the meat products.
And, don't EVER EVER EVER do your business at the First National Bank of Norway. They are thieves, pure and simple.
By the way, if you're not from the Norway/Iron Mountain area, then just disregard this, and please don't move here based on what I said above, because you will regret it in the long run.
5. I noticed some people have more than the allowed 16 pictures in their 'photos' section on myspace. If this is possible, why can't I do it?
6.I've worked at the Emergency Department for 2 months, and so far none of you have come in so I could register you! I mean, come on - it's only $800 a visit, on average! Pure pocket change. And I can get you free alcohol swabs and vomit bags, and personalize your wristband with any nickname you like.
7. Is it ethical to give money to the Salvation Army? Or are they in the same category as the gay-bashing, moral-preaching churches that are against stem cells and all that? I'm not trying to be an ass - I just really want to know if anyone has an opinion on the Salvation Army. Because when I pass them without giving them money, I feel like a turdburger.
29. What happened to the Smurfs? Did they get stepped on over the years and just go extinct? I thought the smurfs were the coolest when I was a kid. All I hear about now is something called Dora the Explosive Whore, or whatever "she" is. I think someone should rally with me to bring back the smurfs, because not only did they teach racial purity with their uniform skin color, but they also smurfed everything, which was dumb but endearing. Why didn't they just move away from Gargamel? Or poison him with the mushrooms? Or maybe they did, and THAT is why the show is no longer on.
41. Is Ashton Kutcher finally gone from the celeb scene? God, he annoys me, even though I wish I looked like him.
3. Oh, nothing.
God, I need to go to bed.
12 December 2006
11 December 2006
Bulletinitis, and other made up words
I really think that the "Bulletins" part of myspace is the best part of the whole system. Not only does it provide a random yet constant source of entertainment, but it also is a very good "gauge" for typifying a sender's personality. Not that I sit around and analyze everyone's personality, but - well, yeah, I guess I do. But I only do it because I love weird people. "Normal" people are boring and useful to society only as workers, such as receptionists, managers, and concrete pourers. I'm kidding, but am I? You may never know.
Anypoop, weird people, in my checkered mind, are people who fit into any category other than normal, which is a very large set of categories. Am I making sense? I hope not. They can be the highly intelligent people, the not-so-smart people, the schizoids, obsessive-compulsives, loners, divorced obese women, divorced dwarves - and on and on.
I guess the best definition of a "weird person" would be this:
weerd' per' sun: any person who, after you have communicated with them, makes you do one of the following: roll your eyes, sigh, laugh, cry, vomit, or question your own sanity.
Back to the bulletins. There are a few things I will say before I share one very special bulletin with you:
1. I read about 39% of the bulletins that I see on the main page;
2. I read almost every survey, whether it is someone I know or not. Yes, I know that some people write one every other hour. But I still love reading them. God help me.
3. There are bulletins that just make me shudder and question the intelligence of the average human being.
4. Above being said, if you send a bulletin that has a headline such as "I'm A Crunchy Dill - what kind of pickle are you?" or "The Underpants Game", I won't read it. That's final. I was sucked in one too many times to reading such garbage, and no longer.
5. Some bulletins just defy any explanation.
For your (choose one) amusement, horror, shock, amazement, or whatever, I present the following GEM that was in my bulletin box earlier this week.
Date: Dec 6, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject WHO THE F*CK WROTE THIS
Body: Body: *has serious problems and needs to fucking get shot. fuckers*
WHY DO THIS
GOD IS A FAG.
HIS DICK WAS LITTLE.
HE FUCKED MARTHA.
AND SUCKED JOSEPH OFF.
GOD CAN GO TO HELL.
I HATE GOD.
GOD IS DEAD.
FUCK GOD.
WHY?
MY NAME IS CHEVERE AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, THEN REPOST THIS WITHIN 2 MINUTES.
NOW LETS SEE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS, REPOST THIS AS
"WHO THE F*CK WROTE THIS"
STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, AND IF YOU IGNORE THIS MESSAGE JUST REMEMBER, WHEN THE WORLD ENDS, WHO DO YOU WANNA SPEND THE REST OF YOUR AFTER-LIFE WITH? HAPPY WITH GOD OR BURNING IN HELL?
YOU
JESUS SAID:
"IF YOU DENY IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS, I WILL DENY YOU IN FRONT OF MY FATHER
I know what you're thinking - "Whoa - that's deep."
Whether your Christian or Communist, just read it a few times, analyze it, and then just forget you ever saw it. I will say one thing about it though - it covers so much material in so little words! Although what the meaning is, I don't think anyone will ever know.
Maybe it's a quotation from the show "Lost" or something that I didn' t catch. Or the Gospel of Judas, although I doubt that they used the word "fuck" back then. Update me if you know the answer.
Oh, I forgot about the "other made up words" that I promised in my subject. Try these out -
Ferjastinate.
Copantlessness.
Amniocensexiness
I just made them up.
Ok, now I'm going to do a survey. I always enjoy the ones that my friend Michael, the somewhat-relative-of-my-horrible-ex-boyfriend, fills out. I don't have the innate ability to find good surveys elsewhere, so I usually steal someone else's, and his are always good.
1. Height?
-5'11"
2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
- No
3. Do you own a gun?
- No, I don't pack heat.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments
I get nervous when they pull out the blood pressure cuff. I hate
having my blood pressure taken. Don't ask me why - it's just
a phobia of odd origins.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Funny story. I hate them. And as a kid, I was forced to eat one a couple times, and I gagged. I don't understand the whole hot dog thing.
7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson (without the lyrics)
8.What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Strong black coffee, or just my usual diet Coke.
9. Can you do push ups?
Yes. And pullups, but I haven't in a while, and I have a desire lately
to start working out again. Weird.
10. Is your bathroom clean?
It is being cleaned after I have finished this. It isn't filthy - just cluttered.
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My watch. That's all I own for now.
12. Do you like painkillers?
No, they make me nauseous. I stick to Aleve.
13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
A "leg-snare trap for women" baited with Partylite candles. Seriously,
I don't have one.
14. Do you have ADD?
Yes I do. Severely. And I am on Ritalin for it, which is the wonder-drug
for anyone who doesn't like to clean.
16. Middle Name?
Douglas (don't even ask.)
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment,
- Tomorrow I shall have some money.
-I love my new slippers
- I hope that candle doesn't drip on the monitor.
18. Name the last 3 things you have bought?
Pop
Dinner last night at work
Gas
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
Diet Coke
Coffee
Iced Tea
22. Current worry?
- How am I going to afford all these bills?
23. Current hate?
-winter
24. Favorite place to be?
- the beach
26. Where would you like to go?
- now? Tahiti
27. Do you own slippers?
- Hah! Read above. That's too funny.
28. What shirt are you wearing?
a grey "ringer tee" under a plaid cotton button-up
29. Do you burn or tan?
Both. I try not to burn though.
30. Favorite color(s)?
Green, blue, shades of grey
31. Would you be a pirate?
No, because I'd be too shy.
33. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't. I talk to the pets, because they all like to come and watch, nasty little perverts.
34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Skeletons and clowns.
35. What's in your pockets right now?
-My keys and an empty envelope.
36. Last thing that made you laugh?
This -
....
(hint - you have to click on the above link to read it.)
37. Best bed sheets as a child?
I had no special bed sheets.
38. Worst injury you've ever had?
fractured ribs from a car wreck in front of the Border Grill in Marquette.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
1, and one on the porch. With a broken toilet on top. Redneck-style-fuck yeah!
41. Who is your loudest friend?
Mark. But he's mad at me now......
42. Who is your most silent friend?
Carrie, because she never calls or writes :(
43. Does someone have a crush on you?
God I hope so.
44. Do you wish on shooting stars?
Always.
45. What is your favorite book?
The World Almanac. I used to read it as a kid. Really.
46. What is your favorite candy?
Divinity, or fudge.
47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
"Fancy" by Reba McEntyre. That would be AWESOME.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I just want a "Sweatin' to the Oldies" tape playing in the
background. With a picture of Richard Simmons taped to the front of
my coffin. I think it would really make people think.
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Recovering from work.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?
"I wonder how long that thing's been going off? Oh shit....."
Have a good whatever, kids!
WHY?
MY NAME IS CHEVERE AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
Anypoop, weird people, in my checkered mind, are people who fit into any category other than normal, which is a very large set of categories. Am I making sense? I hope not. They can be the highly intelligent people, the not-so-smart people, the schizoids, obsessive-compulsives, loners, divorced obese women, divorced dwarves - and on and on.
I guess the best definition of a "weird person" would be this:
weerd' per' sun: any person who, after you have communicated with them, makes you do one of the following: roll your eyes, sigh, laugh, cry, vomit, or question your own sanity.
Back to the bulletins. There are a few things I will say before I share one very special bulletin with you:
1. I read about 39% of the bulletins that I see on the main page;
2. I read almost every survey, whether it is someone I know or not. Yes, I know that some people write one every other hour. But I still love reading them. God help me.
3. There are bulletins that just make me shudder and question the intelligence of the average human being.
4. Above being said, if you send a bulletin that has a headline such as "I'm A Crunchy Dill - what kind of pickle are you?" or "The Underpants Game", I won't read it. That's final. I was sucked in one too many times to reading such garbage, and no longer.
5. Some bulletins just defy any explanation.
For your (choose one) amusement, horror, shock, amazement, or whatever, I present the following GEM that was in my bulletin box earlier this week.
Date: Dec 6, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject WHO THE F*CK WROTE THIS
Body: Body: *has serious problems and needs to fucking get shot. fuckers*
WHY DO THIS
GOD IS A FAG.
HIS DICK WAS LITTLE.
HE FUCKED MARTHA.
AND SUCKED JOSEPH OFF.
GOD CAN GO TO HELL.
I HATE GOD.
GOD IS DEAD.
FUCK GOD.
WHY?
MY NAME IS CHEVERE AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, THEN REPOST THIS WITHIN 2 MINUTES.
NOW LETS SEE WHO BELIEVES IN GOD.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THIS, REPOST THIS AS
"WHO THE F*CK WROTE THIS"
STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT, AND IF YOU IGNORE THIS MESSAGE JUST REMEMBER, WHEN THE WORLD ENDS, WHO DO YOU WANNA SPEND THE REST OF YOUR AFTER-LIFE WITH? HAPPY WITH GOD OR BURNING IN HELL?
YOU
JESUS SAID:
"IF YOU DENY IN FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS, I WILL DENY YOU IN FRONT OF MY FATHER
I know what you're thinking - "Whoa - that's deep."
Whether your Christian or Communist, just read it a few times, analyze it, and then just forget you ever saw it. I will say one thing about it though - it covers so much material in so little words! Although what the meaning is, I don't think anyone will ever know.
Maybe it's a quotation from the show "Lost" or something that I didn' t catch. Or the Gospel of Judas, although I doubt that they used the word "fuck" back then. Update me if you know the answer.
Oh, I forgot about the "other made up words" that I promised in my subject. Try these out -
Ferjastinate.
Copantlessness.
Amniocensexiness
I just made them up.
Ok, now I'm going to do a survey. I always enjoy the ones that my friend Michael, the somewhat-relative-of-my-horrible-ex-boyfriend, fills out. I don't have the innate ability to find good surveys elsewhere, so I usually steal someone else's, and his are always good.
1. Height?
-5'11"
2. Have you ever smoked heroin?
- No
3. Do you own a gun?
- No, I don't pack heat.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments
I get nervous when they pull out the blood pressure cuff. I hate
having my blood pressure taken. Don't ask me why - it's just
a phobia of odd origins.
6. What do you think of hot dogs?
Funny story. I hate them. And as a kid, I was forced to eat one a couple times, and I gagged. I don't understand the whole hot dog thing.
7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
Sleigh Ride, by Leroy Anderson (without the lyrics)
8.What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Strong black coffee, or just my usual diet Coke.
9. Can you do push ups?
Yes. And pullups, but I haven't in a while, and I have a desire lately
to start working out again. Weird.
10. Is your bathroom clean?
It is being cleaned after I have finished this. It isn't filthy - just cluttered.
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My watch. That's all I own for now.
12. Do you like painkillers?
No, they make me nauseous. I stick to Aleve.
13. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
A "leg-snare trap for women" baited with Partylite candles. Seriously,
I don't have one.
14. Do you have ADD?
Yes I do. Severely. And I am on Ritalin for it, which is the wonder-drug
for anyone who doesn't like to clean.
16. Middle Name?
Douglas (don't even ask.)
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment,
- Tomorrow I shall have some money.
-I love my new slippers
- I hope that candle doesn't drip on the monitor.
18. Name the last 3 things you have bought?
Pop
Dinner last night at work
Gas
19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink:
Diet Coke
Coffee
Iced Tea
22. Current worry?
- How am I going to afford all these bills?
23. Current hate?
-winter
24. Favorite place to be?
- the beach
26. Where would you like to go?
- now? Tahiti
27. Do you own slippers?
- Hah! Read above. That's too funny.
28. What shirt are you wearing?
a grey "ringer tee" under a plaid cotton button-up
29. Do you burn or tan?
Both. I try not to burn though.
30. Favorite color(s)?
Green, blue, shades of grey
31. Would you be a pirate?
No, because I'd be too shy.
33. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don't. I talk to the pets, because they all like to come and watch, nasty little perverts.
34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
Skeletons and clowns.
35. What's in your pockets right now?
-My keys and an empty envelope.
36. Last thing that made you laugh?
This -
....
(hint - you have to click on the above link to read it.)
37. Best bed sheets as a child?
I had no special bed sheets.
38. Worst injury you've ever had?
fractured ribs from a car wreck in front of the Border Grill in Marquette.
40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
1, and one on the porch. With a broken toilet on top. Redneck-style-fuck yeah!
41. Who is your loudest friend?
Mark. But he's mad at me now......
42. Who is your most silent friend?
Carrie, because she never calls or writes :(
43. Does someone have a crush on you?
God I hope so.
44. Do you wish on shooting stars?
Always.
45. What is your favorite book?
The World Almanac. I used to read it as a kid. Really.
46. What is your favorite candy?
Divinity, or fudge.
47. What song do/did you want played at your wedding?
"Fancy" by Reba McEntyre. That would be AWESOME.
48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I just want a "Sweatin' to the Oldies" tape playing in the
background. With a picture of Richard Simmons taped to the front of
my coffin. I think it would really make people think.
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Recovering from work.
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning?
"I wonder how long that thing's been going off? Oh shit....."
Have a good whatever, kids!
WHY?
MY NAME IS CHEVERE AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.
03 December 2006
A Dysfunctional Pre-Christmas Blog
But first, I want to share the following from CNN.
"As temperatures rose into the 20s, Tawana Jean Cooper and her family spent Sunday at a Red Cross warming center in St. Louis, which they were able to reach on Saturday from her suburban home after roads were cleared of ice, downed power lines and broken tree limbs left by Thursday's storm.
Joining her at the shelter were three young grandchildren.
"They know this is not home. They know this is a disaster," Cooper said as she cradled her sleeping 5-month-old granddaughter in her arms.
"The American Red Cross has been a God's blessing," she said. About 70 others also spent the night at the shelter.
Missouri National Guardsmen had been sent into the area to knock on doors and make sure people were safe. By early afternoon Sunday, the St. Louis temperature had reached only about 22 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
Two men, ages 37 and 35, died after they tried to burn coal in a cooking wok to stay warm. Fire officials found deadly levels of carbon monoxide in their home. A 56-year-old man may have suffered hypothermia, and an 81-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of his home's stairs."
Living in an area with extremes that are way in excess of what they would experience in St. Louis, I might be biased in my thinking. But are these people insane? Maybe I don't know the whole story, or maybe I'm just a big mean moron. But haven't these people heard of blankets? Candles? Doritos? Winter coats? Or is the media just crying for more New Orleans-type disasters, while they sit in wait for the Democrats to take over Congress? OK, St. Louis probably is somewhat disaster-like. But Tawana, don't you have any neighbors with a gas stove, or some candles? Don't you stock snack foods in your home? It was 35 degrees yesterday in St. Louis, because I just checked. Certainly not disaster-type weather to me.
Or maybe instead of being a high-falluting bitch-head, I should fear for myself. For what if the unthinkable happened to us here? What if our power went out for two days? I'm not talking now - it's in the 20s and 30s at present - we'd be fine. But what about mid-January, when the temperature sometimes gets as high as 10 degrees? Would we get the same press coverage? Would we start burning coal in our Walmart woks? Where the hell do you get coal, anyway?
Anyway, enough of that.
Here's some pre-Christmas updates from my charming, crooked home -
I actually have done a bit of decorating in my house now, because I have furniture now! It came in the form of a sectional sofa from a lovely lesbian couple. It's an awesome megalith of a couch, and the cats and Eddie think it's a toy. So now I am all decked out. My upstairs is still nailed shut, to conserve on heating (although maybe I'll take a wok up there later) but my downstairs is now complete. Still crooked too, but I finally hung up my fancy key-wind clock tonight, which just struck the half-hour in all its glory. I had to hang it somewhat cleverly to compensate for the crookedness of the wall, but it works. I also hung a few pictures.
And, being the huge Christian that I am, I decorated for Christmas. My little fiber-optic tree is sitting on the end table, and the cats have already pawed at it. Besides the tree, I also have two wall ornaments, a tiny Santa figurine on the microwave, and a cookie tin! Festive, hey?
To counteract the sun-like glow of my neighbors' Christmas displays, I thought I might go very low-key and put a wreath on the front door, and one of those little candle-lamps in each window. But I ran into a problem. First, I can't find the damn candle lamps in any stores - they have battery-operated ones, but who the hell wants to put up with that? Second, I looked at wreaths today, and, not surprisingly, a woven circle of pine branches costs around 30 bucks. I was not prepared to swill out that kind of change. So far, my house remains a blank, heathen anti-Christ display of agnostic minimalism.
If you have cable internet, and you are still using a regular phone, you should really check into one of the internet phone services. I got mine this week - there were no connection fees, nothing to buy, my bill is a flat 22 bucks a month and I can call anywhere I want. Plus I have a local Hermansville number and real 911 service. If you want my phone number, just ask. I might even answer, since the telemarketers haven't gotten wind of my new number.
I decided yesterday that I was wrong all along, and there really are people out there that I just don't like. Period. Nothing else to say on that one.
I have become comfortable with my job, and although it's not the kind of job that makes me break out in glee and make snow-angels, it's fine. And I get paid well.
I realized that I was fooling myself when I thought that my family wasn't really as crazy as I made it out to be. My family is full-blown nuts. Maybe every family has a little bit of weirdness, eccentricism, or hostility within its confines. Mine has a bit of each, plus a pinch extra.
Back to work again. I have now been exposed to the flu, hepatitis, vaginal yeast infections, scabies, cellulitis, pinkeye, extreme exczema, death, and pneumonia, and I haven't caught any of them. Yet. Knock on my desk. But I did get my final hepatitis vaccination and the MMR vaccine, and ended up with soreness, swollen glands, and the chills for a week.
I am realizing again that living 20 miles from a major supermarket chain, 10 miles from a gas station, and 23 miles from my bank really sucks.
I now know that when you get out of a relationship that lasted 3 years, your ex doesn't necessarily handle things well, and instead of just leting it go, goes around and says cruel and untrue things. All to cover up the fact that the relationship ended because this former partner can't deal with his latent homosexuality and his perverted need for back-alley sex, and so he had to use made-up excuses to tell people when they asked why I "just disappeared" from his life. Do I sound bitter? I'm not, but now that I have a very public job, I run into these people every fricking day.
To add some much-needed humidity to your heated home, and a lovely sense of holiday spirit, take a kettle, fill it with water, and add some cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, and flavored tea bags. Let it simmer gently on your stove, never forgetting that it's there of course. It adds a lovely, festive scent and makes your cats happier when you pet them, because you don't shock the daylights out of them with static. If you do forget about it, then you get a kettle full of burnt-up tea bags that smells horrid.
One more thing I have discovered - I can actually go more than 2 or 3 hours without a cigarette and not go stark-raving mad. And hospitals suck, because they make you go smoke in your car. Or maybe they don't suck, because like I said, I can actually go more than 2 or 3 hours without a cigarette and not go stark-raving mad.
Enough. I want to go watch my Christmas tree turn all sorts of dazzling fiber-optic-enhanced colors.
26 November 2006
Senselesslessnessness
Since my life has been void of overly exciting tidbits in the last few days, I have been hard-pressed to come up with a blog. So, here's another dumb survery and a picture of my perfect nephew, Owen.
Oh, and a link to a documentary on google from BBC, about Temple Grandin, who is an amazing woman with autism. It's called 'The Woman who Thinks Like a Cow"
here
1. Where were you 3 hours ago?
At the Emergency Department - working......
2. Who are you in love with?
In a romantic sense - I'm not sure.
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?
I'm sure I have chewed on them in my distant past.
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
I'm color blind, so I'm not going to go through the effort to find something.
5. When is the last time you went to the mall?
Many moons ago - I don't consider what we have here to be "malls" although they are named as such.
6. Are you wearing socks right now?
Yes, and they are probably mismatched, although both white.
7. Do you have a car worth over $2,000?
Yes
8. When was the last time you drove out of town?
About 4 days ago.
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
No.
10. Are you hot?
I'm always freezing lately. Definitely not hot.
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
I have a diet coke from the gas station at the moment.
12. What are you wearing right now?
My khaki work pants and my t-shirt.
13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?
About 50/50.
14. Last food that you ate?
a cinnamon roll.
15. Where were you last week at this time?
probably exactly in the same spot.
16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
Yes, a pair of khaki pants from , ahem, St. Vinnie's
17. When is the last time you ran?
I ran all fucking night at work, until about 9.
18. What's the last sporting event you watched?
A little bit of a packer game, maybe a month ago.
19. What is your favorite animal?
Cats.
20. Your dream vacation?
A two-week stay in Tahiti, followed by a driving tour of South England, around the coast of France, and then hop on a plane and check out New Zealand for a few days, before heading to some Arctic village in northern Canada for a 2 day stay.
21. Last person's house you were in?
My mother's
22. Worst injury you've ever had?
Car accident - whiplash, broken ribs. Hurt like hell for months and I still feel it
23. Have you been in love?
Yes.
24. Do you miss anyone right now?
Yes.
25. Last play you saw?
I can't remember the name. Large production - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring Shawn Cassidy's brother and a chick from American Idol, in Chicago. It was very good.
26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Oh god, I don't know. My weirdness and striking feet. Hmmm???
27. What are your plans for tonight?
Sleepy-poo
28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message?
Michael Pizzuto, a Chino-Maltese actor in Hong Kong.
29. Next trip you are going to take?
May go to Connecticut and NYC this summer.
30. Ever go to camp?
4-H camp and band camp (yes, really, but it was military band camp)
31. Were you an honor roll student in school?
No
32. What do you want to know about the future?
I just want to have a plan for the future.
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
Yes, but it's probably worn off.
34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit?
December 5. My insurance kicks in on the 1st.
37. Do you have a tan?
A little left from the summer.
38. What are you listening to right now?
the blower on the furnace, and one of the cats just groaned.
39. Do you collect anything?
junk, and clocks.
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?
I know many. Probably Joyce from my old job.
41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?
June.
42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?
No, because I call it pop. And I'm drinking my pop from a straw right now.
43. What does your last text message say?
just the letter "k"
44. Do you like hot sauce?
Yes
45. Last time you took a shower?
1pm this afternoon
46. Do you need to do laundry?
always
47. What is your heritage?
English, Irish and a bit of German
48. Are you someone's best friend?
I guess.........
49. Are you rich?
comparatively more so than this summer :)
50. What were you doing at 12AM last night?
Just getting home from work........
Oh, and a link to a documentary on google from BBC, about Temple Grandin, who is an amazing woman with autism. It's called 'The Woman who Thinks Like a Cow"
here
1. Where were you 3 hours ago?
At the Emergency Department - working......
2. Who are you in love with?
In a romantic sense - I'm not sure.
3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?
I'm sure I have chewed on them in my distant past.
4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
I'm color blind, so I'm not going to go through the effort to find something.
5. When is the last time you went to the mall?
Many moons ago - I don't consider what we have here to be "malls" although they are named as such.
6. Are you wearing socks right now?
Yes, and they are probably mismatched, although both white.
7. Do you have a car worth over $2,000?
Yes
8. When was the last time you drove out of town?
About 4 days ago.
9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
No.
10. Are you hot?
I'm always freezing lately. Definitely not hot.
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
I have a diet coke from the gas station at the moment.
12. What are you wearing right now?
My khaki work pants and my t-shirt.
13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?
About 50/50.
14. Last food that you ate?
a cinnamon roll.
15. Where were you last week at this time?
probably exactly in the same spot.
16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
Yes, a pair of khaki pants from , ahem, St. Vinnie's
17. When is the last time you ran?
I ran all fucking night at work, until about 9.
18. What's the last sporting event you watched?
A little bit of a packer game, maybe a month ago.
19. What is your favorite animal?
Cats.
20. Your dream vacation?
A two-week stay in Tahiti, followed by a driving tour of South England, around the coast of France, and then hop on a plane and check out New Zealand for a few days, before heading to some Arctic village in northern Canada for a 2 day stay.
21. Last person's house you were in?
My mother's
22. Worst injury you've ever had?
Car accident - whiplash, broken ribs. Hurt like hell for months and I still feel it
23. Have you been in love?
Yes.
24. Do you miss anyone right now?
Yes.
25. Last play you saw?
I can't remember the name. Large production - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring Shawn Cassidy's brother and a chick from American Idol, in Chicago. It was very good.
26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Oh god, I don't know. My weirdness and striking feet. Hmmm???
27. What are your plans for tonight?
Sleepy-poo
28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message?
Michael Pizzuto, a Chino-Maltese actor in Hong Kong.
29. Next trip you are going to take?
May go to Connecticut and NYC this summer.
30. Ever go to camp?
4-H camp and band camp (yes, really, but it was military band camp)
31. Were you an honor roll student in school?
No
32. What do you want to know about the future?
I just want to have a plan for the future.
33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
Yes, but it's probably worn off.
34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit?
December 5. My insurance kicks in on the 1st.
37. Do you have a tan?
A little left from the summer.
38. What are you listening to right now?
the blower on the furnace, and one of the cats just groaned.
39. Do you collect anything?
junk, and clocks.
40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?
I know many. Probably Joyce from my old job.
41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?
June.
42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?
No, because I call it pop. And I'm drinking my pop from a straw right now.
43. What does your last text message say?
just the letter "k"
44. Do you like hot sauce?
Yes
45. Last time you took a shower?
1pm this afternoon
46. Do you need to do laundry?
always
47. What is your heritage?
English, Irish and a bit of German
48. Are you someone's best friend?
I guess.........
49. Are you rich?
comparatively more so than this summer :)
50. What were you doing at 12AM last night?
Just getting home from work........
21 November 2006
Mismatched topics with illustrations
First, a couple of photos.
This first one I like because, not only it this my favorite cat, but you can sort of see his extra toes. He has seven on each front paw.
This is a cat with a name that doesn't stick. It was given to him by my former partner, who was rather dense in the head and was given to naming animals such poetic names as "Mama Ugly." Anyway, my cat's name is Lex, and I never call him that. My animals all have a formal name, and then about a dozen nicknames each that change frequently. The closest I ever come to calling him "Lex" is "Lexie Poo-poo" which is really ridiculous.
UPDATE ON THE NEIGHBORS
I reported recently that my neighbors had done a cheap job of jazzifying their house for the birth of Christ. Well, since my prior posting, they have added to their original conglomeration, with stunning effect. The picture following is not very representative of the completeness of the scene - you cannot see the snowglobe (which they keep on all day, so you can see the fountain of "snow" raining constantly through the clear,wrinkled plastic) and they must have switched off the flagpole lights, which really add to the effect. I mean, really - nothing says Merry Christmas better than a 15 foot column of red mini-lights:
This display is, of course, right outside my bedroom windows, and they don't turn it off at night.
Tonight I was finally introduced to Dr. Dennis Whitehead, who is the head of the Emergency Department. As usual, I was presented to him as "Mod's sister" which is fine, but I do have identity issues that peak out once in a while. But oh well. Dennis is a very interesting character. He is ultra-liberal, he owns a plane, he is single, and he has gone to the site of every major disaster in the past 3 years - the tsunami in Indonesia, the earthquake in Pakistan, and most recently, the New Orleans disaster. Anyway, he was showing me pictures tonight on his computer which he had taken in Pakistan, and they were fascinating.. First of all, the people there are beautiful. Second, they were devastated in a way that would be incomprehensive to most of us. Dennis is hated by many, but loved by everyone who works for him. There were at least three people in the department tonight (employees) that had been flown somewhere by Dennis in his plane, and he is flying Darcy (a nurse practicioner) somewhere tomorrow to have one of her triplets checked somewhere - I didn't catch where. When my mom had her stroke last spring, he offered to fly her anywhere she wanted to go. So I was very happy to get to meet him face to face tonight, regardless of the fact that I have worked with and passed him many many times already. Some people just aren't good at introducing new people, and I am not the forward type who just races up to someone and throws out my hand and my name.
Apparently, before my shift started today, we had an admission in the ED that everyone was quite stirred up about. I am bound by confidentiality not to tell details, but apparently it was of a sexual nature, and involved objects placed in nether regions, only to be lost. Ok, I think I gave it away somewhat.
We finally have some sun this week, which is good, because my bipolarism is at the low point right now, so a little sunlight could bring that mood gauge up a bit. Apparently it will be 50 degrees the next couple days - tropical! God, I need a vacation.
This first one I like because, not only it this my favorite cat, but you can sort of see his extra toes. He has seven on each front paw.
This is a cat with a name that doesn't stick. It was given to him by my former partner, who was rather dense in the head and was given to naming animals such poetic names as "Mama Ugly." Anyway, my cat's name is Lex, and I never call him that. My animals all have a formal name, and then about a dozen nicknames each that change frequently. The closest I ever come to calling him "Lex" is "Lexie Poo-poo" which is really ridiculous.
UPDATE ON THE NEIGHBORS
I reported recently that my neighbors had done a cheap job of jazzifying their house for the birth of Christ. Well, since my prior posting, they have added to their original conglomeration, with stunning effect. The picture following is not very representative of the completeness of the scene - you cannot see the snowglobe (which they keep on all day, so you can see the fountain of "snow" raining constantly through the clear,wrinkled plastic) and they must have switched off the flagpole lights, which really add to the effect. I mean, really - nothing says Merry Christmas better than a 15 foot column of red mini-lights:
This display is, of course, right outside my bedroom windows, and they don't turn it off at night.
Tonight I was finally introduced to Dr. Dennis Whitehead, who is the head of the Emergency Department. As usual, I was presented to him as "Mod's sister" which is fine, but I do have identity issues that peak out once in a while. But oh well. Dennis is a very interesting character. He is ultra-liberal, he owns a plane, he is single, and he has gone to the site of every major disaster in the past 3 years - the tsunami in Indonesia, the earthquake in Pakistan, and most recently, the New Orleans disaster. Anyway, he was showing me pictures tonight on his computer which he had taken in Pakistan, and they were fascinating.. First of all, the people there are beautiful. Second, they were devastated in a way that would be incomprehensive to most of us. Dennis is hated by many, but loved by everyone who works for him. There were at least three people in the department tonight (employees) that had been flown somewhere by Dennis in his plane, and he is flying Darcy (a nurse practicioner) somewhere tomorrow to have one of her triplets checked somewhere - I didn't catch where. When my mom had her stroke last spring, he offered to fly her anywhere she wanted to go. So I was very happy to get to meet him face to face tonight, regardless of the fact that I have worked with and passed him many many times already. Some people just aren't good at introducing new people, and I am not the forward type who just races up to someone and throws out my hand and my name.
Apparently, before my shift started today, we had an admission in the ED that everyone was quite stirred up about. I am bound by confidentiality not to tell details, but apparently it was of a sexual nature, and involved objects placed in nether regions, only to be lost. Ok, I think I gave it away somewhat.
We finally have some sun this week, which is good, because my bipolarism is at the low point right now, so a little sunlight could bring that mood gauge up a bit. Apparently it will be 50 degrees the next couple days - tropical! God, I need a vacation.
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