kjc_texas

Thanks, George

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:02:57 GMT

George Carlin never stopped being funny and never stopped telling it like it is. If you haven't seen any of his standup, you should check it out.

Here he is talking about how language has changed.

Okay, Random

Wed, 10 May 2006 17:18:28 GMT

I hear commercials on the radio every day for these upscale steak restaurants. It's usually a couple of guys talking about how great the food and atmosphere are. At the end, they always dedicate the same song to their wives and the commercial ends with a line from that song. This week, they're advertising their special mother's day menu and they end by dedicating that song to mother's everywhere. Here are the lyrics that play:

It's a sin, my darling, how I love you.

Now, I know they didn't mean for that to sound squicky; it's just the song they always use. But I couldn't stop laughing the first time I heard it.

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I really wish the new sandwich guy didn't just plop the apportioned slices of ham in the middle of the bread. Dude, you're supposed to spread it out some. I would think anyone who's ever eaten a sandwich could figure that out.

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I want to move to the Pacific Northwest and run one of these places. So, if anyone has a few hundred thousand dollars you want to loan me, just let me know. I'm good for it.

Hee. I just realized that some of the rooms have small human-like beds for the dogs.

Thu, 04 May 2006 17:16:17 GMT

Snapple real fact #8:

A bee has 5 eyes.

(I miss reprintgoddess)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLI! You have brightened my day more times than I can count!

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Today is not going well for me. I swear I would probably kill someone if it wouldn't make me miss the finale tonight.

A Poem and a Story

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:25:44 GMT

With poetry, you get a story. After reading the talent show recap from weesta, I was reminded of my fourth-grade talent show. (And the word "talent" is used very loosely here.) I'm not sure why I felt obligated to participate, but I remember my mother suggesting I recite a poem. Because, apparently, my talent was....memorization and public speaking? Little did I know this would lead to other poetry reciting engagements before the end of fifth grade. My Spanish teacher had me go to other schools to recite a poem and my music teacher had me recite a poem for our big Christmas production. (I wanted to be a singing snowman, but they wouldn't let me do both. And I guess no one else could learn Twas the Night Before Christmas in Texas, That Is.) Luckily, my mad poetry reciting skillz were forgotten by the time I started Jr. High.

My Shadow
Robert Louis Stevenson

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow--
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.

He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

And you agree with everyone else, right?

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:28:31 GMT

I wasn't going to say anything about this because I'm a little too worked up to present a solid or eloquent opinion. And I don't usually get into stuff like this in my journal. However, this just keeps swimming around in my head and I'm not going to get any work done today if I don't get it off my chest.

A Dallas radio station decided to let their listeners vote on whether or not they would play the Dixie Chicks latest release, Not Ready to Make Nice. The response was about what I expected: freedom of speech versus not supporting America/being a bad citizen. Personally, I call bullshit on the second one, but that's a whole other issue.

People threatened to quit listening to the radio station if they played the song. As passionate as people are about this, I'm sure they would. The radio station believed them, too. The vote came out 54% in favor of playing the song and 46% against it. To appease the 56%, they played the song once. Once. Way to take a stand. They said they didn't expect the vote to be so close and they don't want to offend almost half of their listeners. Well, that makes sense, because the other half who voted for the song are more reasonable and will continue to listen anyway.

I understand not wanting to support someone's career because you don't agree with their opinions, lifestyle, or politics. But to not listen to a radio station because of one group? Do these people really think they would agree with the opinions of every other artist played on that station? Do they not have a problem with the artists who were busted for drug possession, DWI, or indecent exposure? And I have a real problem with a radio station deciding not to play an artist's music because they made disparaging remarks about the President. Not playing a specific song because of a statement it makes or offensive lyrics is one thing, but to ban an artist entirely? That reeks of McCarthyism.

Now, I'm not a huge Dixie Chicks fan. I know some of their songs, but I don't own any of their CDs. Nor do I listen to this radio station that much. I also know that this is a very minor infraction on freedom of speech. There are certainly bigger and more important events happening in regard to this topic, but this is the rant I had to get out of my head today.

The Dixie Chicks' new CD won't be out until May 23rd, but the lyrics for Not Ready to Make Nice are on their website. I thought I would share them here.

Not Ready to Make Nice
Words and music by Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Dan Wilson

Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting

I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting

If you actually made it here, you deserve many cookies. Eat up and enjoy!

A Stalker! Yay!

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:38:30 GMT

kjc_texas's LJ stalker is kimmyray!

kimmyray is stalking you because they have nothing better to do with their time. They are also stalking you in real life. Look out!

LJ Stalker Finder
From Go-Quiz.com

Kimmy! I knew you weren't really doing all that schoolwork!

Oh, What a Night

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:18:47 GMT

Big thunderstorms came through last night with lots of wind. I woke up around 1:00 to see my clock flashing so I reset it. I woke up a little while later to no electricity. When it didn't come back on after a few minutes, I got up to call the electric company. I only stepped on two of the dog's bones and muttered a few curse words before getting the flashlight and making my way to the non-cordless phone. I accidentally called the hearing impaired number first, then left a message with the automated system. Then I grabbed my cell phone, set the alarm on that for 5:00 and went back to bed. When the alarm went off, it had started storming again, so I had to wait until it died down to get up. No point in even trying to take the dogs out in weather like that.

I showered and put on makeup by the light of my camping lantern and had to just let my hair dry on the way to work. Yeah, I look lovely today. My mom was coming over to take my dogs to her house (she likes to hang out with the granddogs at least once a week) so I gave her a mission to save the Ben & Jerry's. She's a saint. She just called and said she took everything out of my freezer and put it in hers. (She's also letting the dogs play with their supervised-only toys.) They have no idea when they'll have the electricity back on, but hopefully it will be today. Anyway, I'm sleepy, I have a ton of work to do today, and I'm just not motivated. I would ask for somebody to yell at me to get to work, but I would probably just roll my eyes and flip you off.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:30:43 GMT

To this day, reading Dr. Seuss books makes me happy. Now, however, I see so much more in them than I did as a kid. There's one book in particular that I make a point to read quite often. It just sums up life so wonderfully and motivates me when I find myself in the "waiting place."

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't
Because, sometimes, you won't.

I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.

You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You'll be left in a Lurch.

You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.

NO!
That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.

With banner flip-flapping,
once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!

Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.

Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.

I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.

And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.

But on you will go
though the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.

On and on you will hike
and I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!

George Clooney: He's Bona Fide!

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:45:18 GMT

I love George Clooney. Not just because he's hot (although, there is that), but he's also funny and intelligent.

A Chat with George

If You're Bored and You Still Want to Play

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:58:46 GMT

Step 1: Get your music player ready, put it on random, and play.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 30 songs that play.
Step 3: Let everyone guess what song (and artist!) the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly

1. ~~Well, some people, ain't no damn good~~ Crumblin' Down, John Mellancamp magickly

2. When you try your best but you don't succeed

3. ~~He was a hard-headed man, he was brutally handsome~~ Life in the Fast Lane, Eagles beeker121

4. ~~They paved paradise and put up a parking lot~~ Big Yellow Taxi, Counting Crows dakatos_tale

5. ~~I waited till I saw the sun~~ Don't Know Why, Norah Jones smartertm

6. ~~Some bright morning when this life is over~~ I'll Fly Away, Alison Krauss smartertm

7. ~~Oh, thinkin about our younger years~~ Heaven, Bryan Adams atthebeachgirl

8. ~~All you've got is this moment, 21st century's yesterday~~ Need You Tonight, INXS smartertm

9. There are stars in the southern sky

10. ~~Let me tell you how it will be, there's one for you, nineteen for me~~ Taxman, Stevie Ray Vaughn

11. ~~If you see a faded sign at the side of the road~~ Love Shack, The B52s dakatos_tale

12. ~~You just stood there screaming~~ My Friend of Misery, Metallica gigglingkat

13. ~~Well I heard there was a secret chord~~ Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley jennifus

14. ~~And I'd give up forever to touch you~~ Iris, Goo Goo Dolls dakatos_tale

15. I need a bed that nobody's slept in

16. I've been having a bad, bad day

17. ~~He was born in the summer of his 27th year~~ Rocky Mountain High, John Denver jerseybelle77

18. Hard times and low times, fast times, Lord, we've seen some slow times

19. There ain't nothin I can't do or nothin' I can't say

20. There's nothing like a day out on the beach when all it does is rain

21. No one in the world ever had a love as sweet as my love

22. ~~The sky was falling and streaked with blood~~ Into the Fire, Bruce Springsteen gigglingkat

23. ~~Tell me do ya think it'd be alright if I just crashed here tonight~~ Hey, Jealousy, Gin Blossoms smartertm

24. ~~It's all the same, only the names will change~~ Wanted, Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi jerseybelle77

25. Love, is gentle as a rose

26. Shouldn't a got so loaded, damn near exploded

27. ~~When the day is long, and the night, the night is your's alone~~ Everybody Hurts, REM gigglingkat

28. Drivin home this evenin', could of sworn we had it all worked out

29. ~~Please, please tell me now~~ Is There Something I Should Know?, Duran Duran atthebeachgirl

30. I'm busy talkin' to this guy, when I see out of the corner of my eye

I Love Polar Bears

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:06:41 GMT

I got this in an email today. They're just so adorable, I had to share.

Here's what I wish for you:

TIME FOR RELAXATION

GOOD SLEEP

GOOD HEALTH WITH EXERCISE

SOMEONE TO DANCE WITH

A BIT OF ADVENTURE

GOOD LOOKS

BUT MOST OF ALL...

I WISH YOU LOTS OF BEAR HUGS

AND THE COMFORTS OF REAL LOVE

AND MANY, MANY BLESSINGS!

BUT WATCH OUT FOR THOSE BASTARD PENGUINS!

Behold: The Power of 80s Cheese

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:07:55 GMT

So I watched most of A Walk to Remember this morning. Yes, it’s a manipulative, sappy movie and I cry every time, then get mad at myself for getting sucked into it. But Shane West is just so sweet. Luckily, I was saved from wallowing in my tears by a particularly bad and cheesy 80s movie: Satisfaction.

If you haven’t seen Satisfaction, here’s the summary at IMDB.

A couple of teenagers have a band, Mystery, with Jennie as the lead singer. They go to a bar on the coast and play during the summer. Jennie falls in love with the owner of the bar, Martin. They get an offer to play in Europe and perhaps become famous. But are they ready for it?

Starring:

Justine Bateman as Jennie – lead vocals, cowbell, and tambourine. Should she take that college scholarship, go to Europe and play dive bars or shack up with an alcoholic who’s old enough to be her father? Oh, the choices we all had to make when we were 18.

Liam Neeson as Martin Falcon – washed up song writer who now owns a bar and drinks too much. Does he really love Jennie or does he just want some 18-year-old booty?

Julia Roberts as Daryle – hot chick on bass. In spite of being low-class and having big, frizzy hair, could she really land a law student or will she end up with hometown boy, Frankie? It’s basically the same role she played later in Mystic Pizza and Pretty Woman and Flatliners and Dying Young and Runaway Bride and Erin Brokovich.

Trini Alvarado as Mooch – tough chick on drums. Will she always be cold enough to wear jeans and a black leather jacket to the beach or will she thaw enough to let that special someone into her heart? Aw, c’mon. There’s a tough chick on drums in all of us.

Scott Coffey as Nickie – dorky guy on keyboards. Should he ditch the girlie name, get some sun, and put on some weight to win over Mooch? Of course not, because what’s hotter than a pale redhead with a small waist on keyboards? Except that it’s a guy.

Britta Phillips as Billy – stoned chick on guitar. When she gets clean, will she realize that she’s the only one in the band with actual talent? If she had been on a popular 80s sitcom, she would have been the lead singer.

And special guest appearance by Deborah Harry as Tina – old chick looking for her earrings at Martin’s place when Jennie comes over. It’s a pivotal role. No…really…it is.

Classic Scenes

Keystone cops-style beach volley ball game that leads to roasting marshmellows on the beach with the high-brow law students. And, no, that’s not what the kids are calling it these days. They actually build a fire in the middle of the day to roast marshmellows. What better time to gather round the fire than when the sun is out in full force reflecting off the water and making the sand really hot?

The lush and Mallory, I mean Jennie, take the boat out and fall in the water. This leads to Jennie borrowing one of Martin’s shirts while she dries her hair by the fireplace. Surprisingly, his shirt is barely long enough to cover her underwear even though he’s a foot and a half taller than she is. He must buy petite shirts.

The gang attends a swanky party thrown by the law student Pretty Woman wants to snag as her boyfriend. This is where Mooch gets her makeover and finally falls for redheaded pasty guy after he says she’s sad and lonely. I guess that line worked better in the 80s than it does now.

Pompous law student guy drags Pretty Woman away from the plaid-covered party and into a room with stuffed animals, but not the cuddly kind. These are the kind mounted on the wall with fake eyeballs that follow you around the room. Or, as pompous law students call it, a great place to seduce women and get laid. It backfires, though, when Pretty Woman decides she’s not that kind of girl and whacks him on the head with a mallard.

Billy takes too many pills and the band revives her by making her puke then bitch slapping her in the shower. The movie definitely could have taken a different turn at this point had the director realized what he could do with four girls and a guy in the shower. But porn wasn’t mainstream in the 80s.

Mooch gets mad at Jennie for turning down the offer to play dive bars in Europe. After accusing Jennie of being selfish, redheaded pasty guy tells Mooch they only wanted Jennie for the tour. Now for the big group hug moment that gives us these words of wisdom: “As long as we hang out together, anything can happen.” I’m thinking that probably nothing happens, but that’s just me.

While loading the van, Jennie has to go back into the club for her castanets (no, I’m not making that up). She runs into the lush and he makes some long-winded speech that I think is supposed to reveal something profound about his character. She says she’s going to keep his shirt.

How powerful is the cheese of the 80s? It’s powerful enough to make Liam Neeson look like a bad actor. It’s powerful enough to help Julia Roberts land the same role in better movies. It’s powerful enough to get me to watch this movie for the third or fourth time. Okay, it doesn’t take much to make that last one happen. Speaking of which, I have to go now; Grease 2 is on.

Joining the Love Fest

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 05:21:16 GMT

Maybe it's the season, but I've really wanted to say this for awhile. I just don't know how to put into words the joy I have found getting to know the SNSFs. There's so much I don't know about all of you, but that doesn't seem to matter. I don't think I've ever met so many people I felt so connected to so quickly. I don't mean to sound trite when I say this, but it really is beautiful. Everyone is so open and supportive and bright. When I say that SickFuckVille is my happy place, I mean it because you guys are wonderful (even when you're bitchy). I've never met people online before and I'm more than a little surprised by how much I really care about everyone. So, thank you for being the truly beautiful and unique individuals that you are. I hope you all have a joyous holiday and find that life has even more wonderful things to offer in the coming year.

Meme Christmas

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:41:17 GMT

Stolen from Nadia, because I'm like that.

***crying section***

when was the last time you really cried your heart out?: PMS, a couple of weeks ago.
ever cried yourself to sleep?: Yes.
ever cried on your friend's shoulder?: Yes.
ever cried over the opposite sex?: Sure.
do you cry when you get an injury?: No, I have a fairly high pain tolerance. But I do cuss a lot.
do certain songs make you cry?: Depends on the song and my current mood. Mostly, some songs just make me sad.

***happy section***

are you normally a happy person?: Yes, I try to be.
what can make you happy?: A sense of accomplishment, hanging out and laughing with close friends.
do you wish you were happier?: Sometimes.
what makes you the happiest?: Making people laugh.
can music make you happy?: Absolutely.

***love section***

have you ever loved someone so much, that you'd die for them? Yes.
did you ever love a guy/girl, tell them that, and only got 'thanks' as a reply?: No, I'm not one to say it first.

***hate section***

who do you actually hate? I don't really HATE anyone. I really dislike some people, though.
ever made a hit list?: No.
have you ever been on a hit list: I doubt it.
are you a mean bully?: No, I'm very non-confrontational.
do you hate any one that breaks your heart?: No.
do you hate George Bush?: No, but I don't like him.

***self-esteem section***

is your self-esteem extremely low?: No.
do you believe in yourself?: Most of the time.
when people say they think you are pretty, do you deny you are?: I just say thank you.
Ever thought you weren't good enough?: Sometimes.
are you happy with who you are?: Yes, but there's always more I want to learn and do.
do you wish you can be someone else?: No.

***Look At Me***

What's your natural hair color?: Blonde
What's your current hair color?: Blonder
What color are your eyes?: Blue
Long or Short Hair?: Shoulder-length
Straight or Curly?: Straight, will hold a curl for about 10 minutes.
How tall are you?: 5'2" (I might be able to stretch it and say 5'3")

***Currently Wearing***

What shirt are you wearing?: Green t-shirt
shorts/pants/ are you wearing?: Jeans
Socks?: Yes
Necklaces?: Not right now
Bracelets?: Not right now. The jewelry comes off as soon as I get home.
Lipgloss?: Does carmex count?
Mascara?: Yes.
Eyeliner?: Yes.
Any other make up?: Foundation, eyeshadow, and blush. But only because I had to work today. I don't usually where makeup on the weekends unless I'm going out.
Is your hair up or down?: Down

***Have You Ever***

Kissed the same Sex?: No, but I wouldn't rule it out.
hugged someone?: Yes, but people touching me at work weirds me out.
Been on the phone until the sun came up? Yes.
Put a song on repeat for more than 2 hours?: Yes.
Laughed so hard you pissed in your pants?: No, but only because I made it to the bathroom in time.
Got in a fight with someone (not including siblings)?: Sure.

***The Last***

person you talked to in person?: The lady at the day-old bakery.
person you talked to online?: SFs at the MM
person you talked to on the phone?: My sister
person who made you laugh?: SFs at the MM

***Random***

What kind of shampoo do you use?: Loreal Vive
Do you ever wonder what your life will be like 10 years down the road?: Not really.
Are you scared of what life will be like in 10 years?: No. I think it will just get better, or at least I'm getting better at making the most of it.
you get along with your parents?: Yes. I've been fortunate to get to know my parents as an adult and be friends with them. We still push each other buttons sometimes, but it's easier to get past it now.
Are you old enough to vote?: Yes.
Did you ever tell you parents you didn't feel good so you didn't have to go to school?: Oh, yeah. My mom didn't care if I took a day off now and then. I just had to let her know so she wouldn't be caught off guard when the school called to ask where I was.
Current Mood?: Tired.
Current Music?: None.
Current Taste?: Chips and hot sauce.
Current Hair?: Flat.
Current Annoyance: Laundry!
Current Longing: A day in bed.
Current Thing I Ought To Be Doing: Laundry
Current Favorite Book?: The Bang Bang Club Although, favorite is a hard word to put with this book. It's disturbing.
Current CD In Stereo?: Kansas
Current Video In VCR?: The most recent episode of Veronica Mars, which I haven't watched in its entirety.
Current DVD in DVD player?: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Current Worry?: I just remembered that I forgot to pay my water bill which is due Sunday. Crap.
1 Current Thing in Your Wallet/Purse: I have this newspaper article my dad cut out for me in the mid-70s. It's about Neptune becoming the farthest planet from the Sun when it goes outside of Pluto's orbit. I'm not sure why I still have it anymore.

Where Does the Weekend Go?

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:59:33 GMT

I can't believe it's almost Monday again. I have done absolutely nothing productive this weekend. Oh, wait. I shaved my legs. Does that count? I can't even bring myself to do unproductive, yet fun things. I got the Dark Angel DVDs on Friday, but I haven't watched them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is in my DVD player, but I don't have the attention span for that either. I have a bunch of CDs I need to rip and load to my iPod (which I think I'll name Pedro) and I need to load the SIMS stuff on my laptop. Of course, I wait until almost 6:00 on Sunday evening to get motivated to do anything. This whole five/two split of the week just isn't working for me. Seriously, someone needs to look into four-day work weeks and three-day weekends. But I would probably just piss away the extra day anyway.

So, in the interest of nonproductivity, here are pictures of my dogs.

This is Ranger. He thinks he's the man of the house.

This is Casey. She's goofy and sweet.

Here they are together. Sorry for the quality, it's taken from my cell phone.

What? I'm Working - Kind Of

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:22:51 GMT

Because I actually got some work done, I decided to fill this out like everyone else.

[x] I am shorter than 5'4.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars.
[x] I tan easily
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[x] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color. Well, they've seen the roots.
[x] I have a tattoo.
[x] I have/I've had braces.
[ ] I wear glasses Laser surgery
[x] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100 percent safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[x] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[x] I have freckles. Mostly on my shoulders

::Family/Home Life::

[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[ ] My biological parents are not together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[ ] I want to have kids someday.
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've miscarried/aborted a child.

::Embarrassment::

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something My other hand counts, right?
[x] I've laughed til some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public

::Health::

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches.
[x] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctor's office with a friend.
[x] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I had a serious surgery.

::Traveling::

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. I drove from Dallas to Savannah in two days by myself. I love car trips.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[x] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.
[ ] I've been to the Eiffel Tower

::Experiences::

[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas. Just the solid-colored pj's, not the Scooby Doo or Eeyore pj's.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[x] I've been in a car crash. I had totaled two cars by the time I was 23. Neither my fault, though.
[ ] I've been Skiing.
[x] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.

::Relationships::

[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment. No, but I have a fear of abandoning people.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[ ] I've kept something to remind me of a past relationship.

::Honesty/Crime::

[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[x] I've done something I promised MYSELF I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x] I've cheated on a test/quiz.
[x] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[x] I've shoplifted. Just some candy when I was a kid.

::Drugs/Alcohol::

[x] I've consumed alcohol. My nickname in college was Tequila Kat.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[x] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[ ] I've smoked weed
[ ] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous.
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[x] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem

::Death and Suicide::

[ ] I'm afraid of dying.
[ ] I hate funerals.
[x] I've seen someone dying.
[x] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[ ] I've planned my own suicide.
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[x] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
[ ] I've hurt myself on purpose.
[ ] I am/was addicted to self harm.
[x] I've woken up crying.

::Materialism::

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ] I collect comic books/magazines.
[x] I own something from The Gap.
[ ] I own something I got on e-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.

::Random::

[x] I can sing.
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[x] I curse regularly.
[x] I sing in the shower. Only if it's an afternoon or evening shower. I don't speak in the mornings.
[ ] I am a morning person. HA! My dog who's happy in the morning annoys me.
[x] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[ ] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[x] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[x] I bake well. But for some reason, I have trouble with slice and bake cookies.
[x] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue.
[x] I would wear pajamas to school or work if I could
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[x] I know how to shoot a gun.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I laugh at my own jokes. I crack myself up all the time.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[x] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[ ] I am really ticklish.
[x] I love white chocolate
[x] I bite my nails.
[x] I play video games.
[x] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[x] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. But knowing and doing are very different things.

I Want to Go Home

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:51:15 GMT

Is it time to go home, yet? No? Because I have a headache and I just don't really want to work today. I've been at my desk for almost three hours now and I haven't done much of anything. I was trying to get caught up in the MM, but IE keeps giving me an error and closing. It's really annoying and I'm way too co-dependent with that site.

I'm going to listen to John Denver some more and maybe that will help my headache go away. I love his music, but it's really just making me sad today. Maybe because he's dead. Or maybe because I think of the muppets, then remember that Jim Hensen's dead, too. Man, I'm really bumming myself out here. I think I just want to be a little sad today. Of course, I still laughed until I snorted when I saw Smarter's sparkly Texas Angle (actually, it was JA's Texas Angle, but Smarter made the picture). So I guess the emotional forecast for today is sadness with intermittent laughter.

Okay, I'm off to post another comment, then I'm actually going to attempt to work. I give it 15 mintues, tops.

Don't Know Much More

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:28:04 GMT

I talked to my friend last night and Bob was doing slightly better yesterday, but they're not sure if it's because they got his blood sugar under control or if he's responding to the antibiotics. Hopefully, the test results will be in today that will tell us if the staph infection has gone to his heart. At least I was able to get Ken to stop planning Bob's funeral and be cautiously optimistic. I know it's still not good, but there's always room for a little hope.

I had to laugh a little when Ken said he didn't want to talk about how he felt because of the whole "it's not about me" thing. I said I was just talking to some people about that. What am I going to say, "You know, that topic came up in the TWoP MM somewhere in between pretty boy lust and songs that remind us of pretty boy lust."

Thanks for all of your support, prayers, and good energy. He's not out of the woods, yet, so please keep them coming. (It would be totally inappropriate of me to giggle here because I said "coming" wouldn't it? Yeah, that's what I thought.)

Not Freaking Out

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:36:07 GMT

I am not going to freak out about this. Okay, Bob's in the hospital and it's pretty bad, but it's too soon to start wondering what I'm wearing to the funeral. Ken says I should prepare for the worst and I know he's probably right, but he sounds like he's already resigned himself to Bob's death. You don't know how sick I just got typing that. Bob can't die. For almost 24 years, it's been me and Bob and Ken. He's 37. He can't die from some stupid staph infection that got into his blood stream. The thing is, I'm usually very pragmatic about death. I rarely cry at funerals and I've been to plenty. Even when my sister was suicidal, I was resigned to the possibility of losing her. But this is different. This can't happen. Maybe Ken's just letting his sister's death color this situation. He doesn't want to be caught off guard again and would rather decide the worst is going to happen and be relieved when it doesn't. Shit. Breathe. I just need to breathe. My head is pounding and my legs are weak. It's going to be okay. I need to believe that right now even if it is denial. We'll know more tomorrow and all I can do in the meantime is pray.

Stupid Freakin' Cold

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:33:25 GMT

Normally, I would love to lie around and barely get off the couch for three days. I'm just lazy like that. However, it's really not as much fun when you're temperature has barely dropped below 100 and you've coughed until your stomach muscles are sore (and I wasn't even sure I had stomach muscles). Anyway, screw this. I have to get back to work tomorrow, so I decided to get some things done around the house today. Maybe if I just pretend like I'm feeling better, I will actually feel better. I got dressed, ate a piece of toast, and started a load of laundry (which included folding the clean laundry from a week ago). Now, I'm coughing, exhausted, and nauseous. Stupid, freakin' cold.

Of Course I Have Weird Habits

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:16:38 GMT

Yeah, I'm weird. Like you didn't know that already. I can't remember now who started this, but I stole it from them.

Ground rules: The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "Five Weird Habits of Yourself" and the people who get tagged need to then write a LJ entry about their five quirky little habits as well as state the rules of this game clearly. In the end, you need to list the next five people who you want to tag.

#1. I always have to put my left shoe on first. If I forget and put the right one on first, I have to take my shoes off and start over.

#2. I have to look at all the tires on my car before I get in.

#3. If a pen has a cap, the cap needs to be on the pen. I cannot stand to see pens lying around without a cap. If I can't find the cap to a pen, I will throw the pen away.

#4. Cabinet doors and drawers in the kitchen must be closed (unless you're actually getting something out of them at the moment). I will get up from the table and close them even if it's not my house.

#5. My mom makes this dessert that has a graham cracker crust, cream cheese base, and cherry pie filling on top. I have to eat all the cherries off the top before I can eat the rest of the pie. I also have to do this with cheesecake that has any kind of fruit topping.

I'm not tagging, respond if you wish!

More about me

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:40:11 GMT

Stolen from witchofthedogs, because I know you want to know this stuff about me. </snark>

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
McDonalds
Counting money at a movie theater
Business Analyst
Technical Writer

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
Shaun of the Dead
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Princess Bride
Of Mice and Men (with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich)

FOUR CITIES/TOWNS YOU'VE LIVED IN
Houston, TX
Webster, TX
Richardson, TX
Dallas, TX

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
Supernatural
Veronica Mars
Ghost Hunters
Miami Ink

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION
San Francisco
Savannah, GA
Chicago
New York

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
televisionwithoutpity.com
livejournal.com
cnn.com
straydog.org

FOUR OF YOUR FAVOURITE FOODS
pasta
chocolate
pizza
quesedillas

FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
Galveston
Yosemite
Savannah
the back seat of the Impala

SNOW DAY!

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:04:19 GMT

Snooooooow Daaaaaaaay! Okay, technically, it's an ice day, but whatever. The point is: I don't have to go to work today. I don't even care that I won't get paid for it. I'll work some extra hours next week to help make up the pay. I honestly don't know why I didn't go back to bed after getting up to take the dogs out this morning. I didn't go to bed until after 3:00 because I took the opportunity to participate in Deansomnia on the SN boards. I'll just have to take a nap this afternoon. I love naps. But now it's time to make some cocoa and think about breakfast.

Spiced Tea

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 04:46:30 GMT

Because zoey asked, here's the recipe for the spiced tea mix. It makes a bunch.

18 oz. jar of Tang (yes, they still make this. it's usually by the Kool-Aid)
1 cup instant tea
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
Red hots (optional)

Mix well in large bowl. Store in a tightly closed container. Add 3 teaspoons (and some red hots, if desired) to a cup of hot water.

Provisions

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:20:16 GMT

So I left work early today because it's 20 degrees and sleeting, which means the roads are going to get icy. I know most of you deal with much colder weather, but I'm not driving on the dreaded "black ice." Anyway, since it will probably still be icy in the morning, I stopped off at the drug store to pick up a few provisions while I'm home. And what, you ask, were my provisions? Kleenex, Nyquil, Dayquil, Twizzlers, chicken noodle soup, tampons, and Aleve. Now I'm off to mix up some of my homemade spiced tea and I'll be good to go. Bring on the snow!