I think I can smell everything

Even the stuff I DON'T WANT TO SMELL.

For instance, I knew I didn't like the taste of our tap water, but for the past couple of days I can SMELL the chlorine. It's like bleach it's so strong.

I live in a rural part of the country. I usually don't smell farms until I get right near the cows. Now when I go outside, it stinks. :-(

And Evan's breath. Lordamercy. LMAO. He needs some Breath Assure or something.

And I've been having odd dreams. Which isn't really unusual, but I've been having more than usual.

The other day I had a dream and Dr. Cameron (from House, MD) was in it and said "I've been medically edutized."

???

The dreams the kind where I wake up and have to ask Evan if something actually happened and suffer his "Are you insane?" look before he says "Nooooooooo" like I'm mentally challenged.

So besides the smelling.

Everything tastes wrong.

I'd gotten used to my dead taste buds. Now everything is just wrong. Like Reese's Fast Break bars taste salty. And some cheap cereal I got tastes burnt. The only thing that really tastes good is pretzels. But the upside to that is that I'm not stuffing myself because everything tastes wrong.

The watermelon gum I got tastes like shit. Half of the Dum Dum lollipops I got taste gross. :-(

I want my old dead tastebuds back.

Chantix is a miracle. Really. Right now I feel like I could stop taking it and not smoke again. Not feel the need to smoke, you know? And I'm not nearly as bitchy as I thought I'd be.

Evan must agree. He's been here since Sunday and hasn't asked to call his Nana to tell her I'm being mean once, LOL.

What else?

My back is killing me again. Right up my spine. From my hips to mid back. So I'm back on the damned heating pad.

Whatever.

I'm out.

*Warning* TMI - Chantix

So, I picked a really bad time to quit smoking, LOL.

Got my frigging "P" the day after I had my last cigarette. School is over. Etc, blah blah.

But it hasn't been as hard as I thought it was going to be.

The first 3 days are the hardest, right?

And that's over.

Anyway, I had to get up this morning to take Chantix because it's my first day taking it twice a day. That sucks, LOL. I don't know what time I fell asleep, but I think I got close to 8 hours of sleep.

And I didn't even take anything.

But now I'm wide awake.

And I have a headache.

I think I've avoided constipation from the Chantix by taking Aspirin for my headaches. I don't do well with aspirin. Or caffeine.

Which is why I had aspirin and I'm drinking caffeinated tea. :-)

Other than that, I'm cool.

I started playing Lego Star Wars over again. And I rented 4 movies. The Cleaner, Deja Vu, The Breed & .... um .... something else, LOL.

The Cleaner was funny! I'm going to watch it again. Deja Vu had Robin Thicke's wife in it. When I looked at the cover, I thought it was Halle Berry. Which is why I didn't buy the movie. I'm not a "fan" of Denzel. I intensely dislike Halle Berry. I couldn't not pay $13 for a movie with 2 people I don't like in it.

Anyway, The Breed was long and kind of boring.

Oh, Night at the Museum. It was amusing, I guess. But it's really more for Evan. And he's not here.

Mommy Dearest apparently thinks I'll kill Evan since I'm not smoking now. He's been there since Thursday.

I told her to bring him by today to watch his effing cartoons that recorded on DVR or I'm going to delete them.

She can take him back if she wants, LOL.

I've straightened up the house and it's STAYED straightened since he's been gone. Cool.

Maybe my lack of cigarettes would be harder if he were here talking me to death?

We shall see...

Saturday Memes

Scroll down for Scavenger Hunt. :-)

Saturday 8 - It's Relative

1. who's the oldest living member of your family? My maternal grandmother.

2. who's the newest? My niece. She's 10.


3. if you could spend a two-week vacation with one family member, who would it be? Evan. This question was asked like I'd want to spend any free time with family members.

4. the old saying goes, "you can pick your friends, but you cannot pick your family." if you could choose one of your friends, who would you 'elect' to become a member of your family? Sunshine. I feel like she is family, though.

5. who in your family can you just NOT stand?
Mommy Dearest's other daughter.

6. do you have a member of the family who is currently suffering an illness? (i'm going for physical illness here, but feel free to talk about the batshit-crazy ones, too) Only me. :-)

7. do you have a family member that you've lost contact with? who are they, and why do you not currently have contact? My mother's other daughter. Because I can't stand her.


8. do you have any famous family members? No, but my mother told me one of my cousins is on some show on the ABCFamily network. I can't remember what it is. I blogged about it.

The Saturday Special Meme
~Your Brand is Showing! (suggested by Marge)~

1. Food: Do you buy brand names or go for the cheaper store name brand?: It depends on the product. I will not eat generic Froot Loops. Or hot sauce. Don't like generic diet sodas because they usually only have cola. But other than that, I don't really care about brand names.

2. Clothes: Wear designer jeans/slacks with a brand name or regular department store jeans/slacks?: Whatever, man. I'm not too proud to shop at thrift stores. I could not care less about brand names.

3. Handbags: Buy a designer bag or look for a less expensive copy?: I have never bought a designer handbag and I never will. I've made purses from old jeans. When Evan was a baby, the diaper bag was my purse. I don't care, LOL.

4. Shoes: You got the drift, designer or a cheaper copy?: If they're a fad, I buy cheap copies. But if they're tennis shoes, or shoes I expect to wear year after year I go ahead and buy the brand name. You can wash/dye "good" shoes and not worry about them falling apart. When a cheap pair of shoes gets dirty, might as well scrap them and get a new pair.

Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt

This week's theme is Colorful.



Back before I practically shaved my head, I used to keep it braided. It was much easier. When my hair was shoulder length it took me an hour to blow dry, and even then it wasn't all the way dry. So I just kept it braided. And I'd change the color every couple of weeks. I've had it red, blue, green, purple...I think I even have some yellow hair, but I don't know if I actually used it because it might have been too bright for me. :-)

My actual hair is probably going to undergo a colorful change too. As soon as I pick the color....

OMG, I want to smoke so bad.

I've quit before.

When I was pregnant.

Whenever I get bronchitis I can stop smoking until I can breathe again, LOL.

But those times I was DESPERATE. Like digging through trash for a long butt desperate. Or driving to Wal-mart at 2 am just to get a pack.

I don't feel like that.

I want it more out of habit. Physically, I feel fine. I mean, I feel the usual aches & pains but I don't feel withdrawal yet. I've been taking Advil every 6 hours so I won't get a withdrawal headache.

It's only been 28½ hours, though. It could get worse.

Or the Chantix is better than I thought.

The thing is, a couple of years ago when I was going through this ultra religious phase and I was going to stop smoking, I got down to 1 cigarette a day and I was about ready to stop when some dude at church wouldn't shake my hand and he shook my son's hand.

The child.

??

I noticed that they treated all women like second class citizens.

So that was an excuse for me to start smoking again, LOL.

Anyway, the point is that I don't think I'm as much of an addict as a creature of habit.

If I'm out all day around people who don't smoke, I don't smoke. And I don't feel the need to smoke.

I just do it to pass the time.

Half the time I'd light a cigarette and it would have burned almost all the way down before I remembered it.

Now I'm chewing this effing gum because I'm bored watching TV or playing video games.

My jaws hurt.

I don't know. I guess I just expected to be in more...mental pain. The fact that I haven't gotten into the car to go get a carton of cigarettes is saying a lot.

Evan's not here. I could smoke the whole carton before he got back, LOL.

The other day, though, he checked the mail. He came back in and said "There's something here that I hope you don't want."

Me - What?
He - A coupon for cigarettes.
Me - Just rip them up and throw them away.
He - *relieved* Good.

I wonder why he's so worried?

I blame the bleeding heart liberals for their goddamned propaganda. Yes, smoking can cause cancer. We all know that now. But it's still OUR CHOICE if we want to kill ourselves slowly.

As you can see, I really don't want to quit.

I like smoking.

I'll probably start again at some point.

Because I can.

And because I'm self destructive like that.

Friday Memes

May 25, 2007
FOUR FOR FRIDAY - THE DEATH EDITION

Q1 - Remembrances: Given the choice, what would your headstone look like and what would it say? I wouldn't have a headstone. I want to be cremated. My ashes flushed down the toilet for all I care.

Q2 - Your Call: What do you think would be the best and worst ways to die? Best - In my sleep. Worst - Burned to death.


Q3 - Better off Dead or Alive: Jerry Falwell? Dead. He's in Right Wing Heaven
now.

Q4 - Sphere of Influence: What dead person has influenced your life the most? My father. If he hadn't died, I wouldn't be living in this godforsaken place. If he hadn't died, we would have moved to NYC and I'd be on Broadway or working on Wall Street or some shit, LOL.



1. If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility

2. Which is more attractive to you: physical appearance or personality? Personality

3. Who did you last fight with? I don't remember.

4. What did you eat last night? Lots & lots of pretzels to feed my oral fixation.

5. Who are you mad about? Hugh Laurie. More accurately, Sir Hugh Laurie. :-)

Smoked my last cigarette today

I'm glad because I'd never quit if I had cigarettes to smoke.

I'm not happy because it's going to be hard to be on the computer or drive without smoking. :-(

Here's what I found a minute ago:

"How Quickly Do the Benefits of Quitting Start?"

* "Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and feet increases to normal."

* "A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal."

* "Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen your chances of having a heart attack."

* "Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your ability to taste and smell is enhanced."

* "Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better because your lung capacity will be greater."

Breaking News from United!!! Cold Turkeyiers Take Note! 3 days... Nicotine Out of System!!! Time to Celebrate!!!

Next 3 Weeks ~ Then it's time to Life without *Sickerettes* ~ Retrain the Brain to do everything without our old habit ~ End of 3 - 4 weeks wraps up the worst of the mental retraining & time for Graduation/Celebrations... so sez United [/end United's Personal Notes... returning u 2 the Surgeon General :::giggle::: ]

* Within 2 weeks to 3 months ~ "Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting."

* "Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce infection." [united luvs when Cilia do the wiggle ... ok... returning u 2 the surgeon general...]

* "One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker."

* "Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that of a nonsmoker."

* "Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases."

* "Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmokers.

Evan is spending the next 2 nights (at least) with is Nana.

*sigh*

Last Day of School

So Thursday is officially the last day of school. It's only a half day, and you only have to be there if you're graduating from 8th grade.

So all week I've been telling Evan I was going to make him go to school on Thursday because I wasn't quite ready for school to be over. (And it does seem like it's gone by fast this school year. The good news is that they'll be going back August 8th.)

Anyway, after he came home from school, he immediately started asking if I was going to make him go to school today. I said "It depends on how bad you get on my nerves this evening."

But I knew I wasn't going to make him go. I'm sure he knew it too, LOL.

He made a list. It just happens to have 13 things on it.

So here's Evan's list for "Ultra Super Evan Jam Party Summer"

1. Procrastinate
2. Eat
3. Fart
4. Sleep
5. Use Bathroom
6. Irritate Mom a tiny bit less
7. Talk
8. Play Video Games
9. Spend the night with Nana
10. Dance Crazily
11. Talk Crazily
12. Drink soda & water
13. Have a great time!!!!

Honestly, the list isn't any different from weekends, LOL. Except I stopped him from spending the night with Nana when he came home sick TWICE and had to miss a few days of school. So I told him no more spending the night until after school is over so that if he gets sick, it won't matter.

He said he told all of his friends today that he's going to irritate me as much as he can before I run out of cigarettes and become "eviler". He's so sweet, isn't he?

I'm going to try to talk him into singing his song for me on youtube. Because "Ultra Super Evan Jam Party" has a theme song...

Wednesday Mind Hump

Hello everyone! Ready for another mind hump? Today is Bifocals Day - what a boring topic! We'll just go with Saturday's theme, which is Bob Day.

1. Who's your favorite Bob in the world of music?
Bob? In music??? The only Bob I can think of is Bob Dylan. He's not one of my favorites.

2. Who's your favorite Bob in the world of movies? OMG. For such a common name, I can't think of any Bobs today at ALL.
"What about Bob?" That movie with that guy who used to be on Saturday Night Live.

3. Who's your favorite Bob in the world of sports? Andre Agassi

4. Do you have any Bobs in your family? How are they related to you? I'm black. So no. Occasionally, white people try to refer to my uncle Robert as "Bobby". But that only happens once.

I wonder if there are any black people named Bob?

BRB.

Bob Marley. But he was Jamaican, LOL. It's not a common name in the black community.

Hypnosis

So last night I was looking for the video "Get me bodied" by Beyonce. I had only caught the tail end of it one night when I was channel surfing.

Then I saw something about smoking.

So I looked up "Smoking".

There was one called "The last cigarette". HA!

Then I saw "Stop smoking in 3 minutes!!!" So I watched it.

It was extremely boring.

I don't believe I'm susceptible to hypnosis. The same way I don't think I'm susceptible to mass hysteria.

But I'm willing to try anything.

So after the 4 minutes (and change), I immediatly lit up. I wanted to see if I smelled burning rubber or tasted elephant poo.

I taste burnt rubber.

I don't smell poo. It just smells off. I smoke menthol. I didn't get the cool mentholy feeling.

I think I took 2 puffs and put it out.

I didn't smoke again until 11 hours later.

Still tasted "wrong". Still smells "wrong".

So I'm going to watch it for the next 5 days or whatever is recommended.

I wonder if hypnosis can work even if you don't believe it.

There's some kind of "power of suggestion" shit going on here.

Which really ticks me off, LOL.

But I'll worry about that AFTER I've stopped smoking.



P.S. - I just thought about all the shit I can do with the extra money I'm going to have next month, LOL. WHEEEEEEEEEE! It makes me happy. :-)

Random

First, Desperate Housewives.

Did Edie really kill herself on Desperate Housewives? Somehow, I doubt it. I think it's some kind of ploy to get Carlos back.

WTF is wrong with Lynette? She acts like she's going to be able to have chemo & go on with her life as usual. Like nothing will change except she'll go bald. She's not dealing with this. I don't think she's accepted her diagnosis.

How long will Gabby stay married to that ASS? Not long. I wonder how it will end? :-) I can't wait.

Second, I had MEAT yesterday.

I mean real MEAT. Not just seafood. Not chicken. BEEF. Sometimes, when I get PMS, I crave red meat instead of chocolate.

Anyway, I used some "House Seasoning" (Paula Deen's recipe. Equal parts salt - I like kosher salt, garlic powder and black pepper) on a steak & cooked it on the George Foreman for 3 minutes.

Oh.My.God. I'd forgotten how GOOD steak is, LOL. And I couldn't find my A1 sauce, so I used some Chipotle Tobasco sauce. It was so freaking good!!! I might go back to the store today and get another steak, LOL.

And some chocolate. And gum. Lots of gum.

Third, I was blog hopping today.

A lot of people have pics of their kids in bathing suits. It got me thinking.

I just wonder if they think about all the pedophiles out there.

I remember one summer I was at the pool with Evan and some girl's stupid ass mother had sent her to the pool in her underwear.

Yeah.

So after she got wet, you could see everything.

????

There are at least 3 registered sex offenders within a mile of me.

I know you can't live your life being paranoid about shit that could happen. But it doesn't mean you can allow yourself or your children to be oblivious to the realities of life.

There are pedophiles.
There are probably some living in YOUR TOWN.
Bad things happen to good people.

*sigh*

That is all.

For now.

I'm scared, y'all.

I only have 2 packs of cigarettes left.

Part of me is like "Fuck it, I'm going to get a carton."

The other part is saying "WHORE, you just spent $110 dollars on something to help you STOP smoking. Get some more gum."

But Evan reminded me that Thursday is the last day of school.

So I'll be quitting RIGHT WHEN The Boy is home all the geedee time!

WTF was I thinking?

Plus, I don't want to gain any more weight.

Last year, for some reason, I lost about 50 lbs.

I needed to lose it, but I wasn't trying.

I was smaller than I'd been in HS!

Then I got on fucking Celexa and gained about 15 lbs back.

:-(

On the plus side, Mommy Dearest said she won't be stopping by because she remembers how evil my father was when he quit smoking.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Pray for me.

Throw some bones.

Whatever it is you do.

Thanks.

Unconcious Mutterings

I don't normally like free association. You're supposed to say the first thing that pops into your mind. But with some words, I don't think anything. I can actually hear the wind and see tumbleweed going across the desert of my mind...

We'll see what this is like.

1. Coastguard :: Sea


2. Buddies :: Morons


3. Nap :: Good


4. Groan :: Sex


5. Sitcom :: ...


6. Reader :: Me


7. Heroes :: Hiro


8. Amazing :: Aerosmith


9. Woman :: Roar


10. Don’t! :: Do that

Situation Sunday

Situation Sunday # 7

1} Your best friend who you have known your whole life, tells you the person you are dating and plan to marry is total wrong for you and no good. And that person hates your best friend. What do you do if anything?
Sunshine would never say anything like that. We didn't speak for about a year one time because I said things like that about her last husband. IF she did, I'd have to seriously re-evaluate my relationship because she's the smartest person I know. And I know she loves me and only wants the best for me.

But if the dude hated my BFF, it would suck for him, LOL. I love her more than anyone else in the world, other than my son.

2} You have just won the largest jackpot in history. How is your life going to change? What will you do first?
I will own my own house. My son will be able to go to the college of his choice. So will Sunshine's kids, and my nieces.
And I'd have sex every other day because I'd hire a sex slave.


3} Someone you are close to is dying.You are the POA. You have the power to save them, (whether the money for a cure, or an organ that you can give them) they tell you no, they are ready to die. What do you do?
Respect their wishes as I hope one day someone will respect mine.

I was tagged!

By Taylor Blue, one of the people in my new blog catalog neighborhood.

The Rules:
Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

People who are tagged need to write posts in their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.

At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.

Eight things *sigh* I don't know if I'm that complicated, LOL.

1. I've never gotten a tattoo. There's nothing I can think of that I'd want on my body forever. People have suggested "What about your son's name?" I remember his name. I picked it.
2. I don't like Oreo Cookies.
3. Stephen King is my favorite author.
4. I like digital scrapbooking
5. I'm better than my 11 year old at video games. IF he has the nerve to question this, I beat his score so bad he never wants to play the game again, LOL.
6. I'm not very competitive.
7. I am very sarcastic.
8. I have Multiple Sclerosis.

I don't have 8 people to tag.

Most of my internet friends don't do memes or tags or whatever you want to call it. And I really haven't done much @ blog catalog than look at the blogs of the people who've joined my neighborhood.

Most of them have blogs that fit into a specific category (like all music or gadgets) so a meme wouldn't really fit in with their blog.

If you want to visit 8 random blogs, look in my sidebar. :-)

Saturday Memes

Because I don't think I have pictures of anything I've cooked for the Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt. And I'm too lazy to look. :-)

The Saturday Special Meme
~TV Delights~

1. Favorite TV Chef: Paula Deen. I've cooked a lot of recipes from her show. And she's really fun to watch.

2. Favorite TV Cooking Personality: Paula Deen.

3. Favorite TV Dinner: Seafood Scampi. I can't remember the brand. It comes with yellow carrots & green beans. Evan says it's "Corner Bistro".

4. Favorite Watching TV Movie Snack: Cigarettes.

Saturday 8
Personality. (I went back a couple of weeks to 4/28 because they didn't have a recent meme.)

1. when was the last time a person was able to make you very happy (non-sexually, ahem) and what did that person do to make you smile? Very happy is not in my nature. Neither is moderately happy. Content is the best it gets. And I don't remember. :-(

2. when was the last time that a person seriously pissed you off and what did they do? Yesterday. My mother. Read about it here.


3. when was the last time an individual made you know that you were loved beyond a shadow of a doubt, and how did they show it?
This morning. I had to go to the bank. I didn't feel like putting my walker in the car or taking it back out because my effing back hurts. So I asked Evan to walk me out to the car & look for me to come back so he could bring my walker out to me.

He did. I didn't even have to honk. And then after he brought it, he stood around waiting for a while and he said "Do you think you can make it back to the house ok? Or should I wait in case you start to fall?"

Awwwwwwwwww. He so sweet. I don't know what he thinks he would do if I did start to fall, LOL. But it's sweet that he takes care of me. He always does. :-)

4. when was the last time an individual guaranteed (via action or words) that they would never care about you again?
LMFAO. I don't think I've ever experienced that. I wish some of these zkurvysyns would leave me alone. The other day at Wal-mart, I saw an ex sex partner. I sped away as fast as my little electric cart would carry me before he saw me. The idiot used to call every September just to see if I'd changed my mind about going out with him again. He only stopped when I got my land line disconnected...

5. do you still care about that person, even a little bit? N/A

6. when was the last time that an individual totally did something that absolutely confused you, and what was it?
Last year sometime I think. My aunt was living in her own apartment. Her kids had both been banned from the apartment complex because when they lived there, they had the police called on them multiple times. Anyway, she finally had some peace & quiet. I love my aunt. She works herself to death to take care of her stupid kids because they can't take care of themselves.

That's her fault, but I don't care. I love her. I wish SHE was my mother. She's so sweet.

On second thought, I don't really wish she was my mother. Because then I'd be an adult who couldn't take care of herself too.

Anyway, she moved into another apartment with her kids. A smaller apartment, with higher rent, so she could split the rent with her daughter (her son hasn't worked in years) so her daughter wouldn't get evicted.

....

They have to grow up sometimes. They won't do that until she stops bailing them out. But I'm almost half her age. She won't listen to me...

7. when was the last time a person made you feel 'sexy,' and how did they accomplish that?
*sob* I don't remember. I don't think "sexy" is something I normally feel. "Hot" or "Beautiful" or "Desireable" are more appropriate. And I can feel the first 2 just by putting on some makeup.

8. when was the last time someone made you question your belief system(s), and how did you react?
I don't think that's ever happened. I've always been pretty stubborn. Hard headed.

If it has happened, it was probably when I was in my 20s so I can't remember.

OMG. I'm insane

So I just joined blogcatalog.com. I've gotten several e-mails today telling me that so and so has added me as a friend or joined my neighborhood. (Whatever that means.)

Anyway, I was looking at some of the discussions. One was "If you could invite 5 people to dinner, alive or dead, who would they be and why?"

I said:

1. Hugh Laurie - because I luff him.
2. My dad - He died 19 years ago. It would just be interesting to see what he had to say.
3. My BFF - so she could talk and I could just sit and stare at Hugh and she likes him too. :-)
4. My paternal grandmother because I've never met her (she died right after I was born) and everyone says I look like her & walk like her.
5. Satan because I'm already going to hell, maybe I can sell my soul for 100 million dollars & fatal revenge against all enemies. :-)

I wonder.

If Answer #5 is the first thing people see about me, do they think I'm a devil worshipper?

HA!

Evan, Mommy Dearest, & Smoking

I already told you that Evan took 2 breathing treatments before he went to school. He went to school anyway because HE wanted to. He didn't want to miss that Field day.

Since I'd been up since 5:30 this morning, I decided to try and take a nap around 12:30.

I don't think I got to sleep before Mommy Dearest came knocking on my door.

Her - Evan has called me 3 times at school asking me to ask you to come pick him up. (I usually have my phone off and rarely use it.)
Me - Ok. Will you go pick him up?
She - I'm not dressed for that! (She had on shorts & a t-shirt)
Me - They don't care what you look like
She - But I do
Me - Please?
She - I'll drive you and you can go to the office.
Me - I'll take myself. Bye.

The reason I asked her to check him out is because it takes so long to walk to the office that by the time I get there I'm sweating and I feel like my legs are going to give out.

If I park in the front, I have to walk up this long ass ramp that keeps zig zagging because the school is on such a steep hill.

If I park in the back, I have to walk the distance of a football field to get to the front of the building.

It's exhausting & I'm afraid that one of these days I really am going to pass out in the hallway and Evan & I will both be embarassed.

So, I was pissed. FURIOUS AT THE FUCKING MUTANT TOED BITCH!

When Evan was in Elementary School, I could park right in front of the door, walk about 20 feet, and be in the office.

The middle school used to be a high school so it's much bigger.

Anyway.

I went to the office & collapsed in a chair.

The principal told me that Evan had been in the office for about 2 hours. He didn't actually have an asthma attack, but he was having a lot of trouble breathing and he was wheezing.

When Evan got to the office, he asked to go to the Dr. *faint* I knew he was feeling really bad. On the way to the Dr's office, I asked Evan what he had done before he started feeling bad. He said he'd played volley ball. But most of the time he just sat there.

It was really windy today & the pollen count is high, so being outside and excerting himself was a BAD idea. But who am I to tell a child that he can't go to school? That's the Dr's job, LOL.

So they gave Evan a steroid shot & another breathing treatment. Then we had to go next door to get a chest x-ray. (SO happy about that. There used to be a hospital beside my Dr's office, but it closed a few years ago because everyone was going to the NEW hospital that's about 15 minutes away. They just opened up a diagnostic center in the old hospital. YESSSSSSSS. No more driving for 30 minutes (round trip) for x-rays & waiting for those fuckers to send the x-rays to the Dr.)

Then we had to go back to the Dr's office so he could look at the x-rays.

Evan's chest was clear. But when I saw the x-ray I said "Isn't that thing in the middle supposed to be his heart?" It was so big it almost looked like a stomach.

The Dr. said "Yes, that's his heart. It is a little big." But he didn't seem concerned.

Evan said "Well, when people tell me that I have a big heart, I'll know that it's true."

I said "And when they tell you that you're full of poop, you'll know that's true too. See all those dark spots? That's poop."

:-)

I also saw the doctor since I was there. I needed a refill on some of my meds & I wanted to ask him about a new stop smoking aid I read about on Ohmygodyall (If you click the link, scroll down until you see the post titled "Gentle laxative my ass") It's called Chantix

When I run out of cigs, I'll start taking it. Some of the side effects are constipation (whee!) and trouble sleeping. Joy. Just what I need.

It cost me $110. For a month. But that's cheaper than what I spend on cigarettes per month so I'm cool with it. My doc gave me a 3 month prescription. And I have to go back periodically to get bloodwork done because the Chantix can affect liver function and some other crap that I don't care about. :-) (I won't care unless it starts affecting my liver. But it won't. Because I said so.)

What else?

I can't remember now.

I'm out!

Friday Memes

1. How poor are they who have not patience! But even poorer are those who've never tasted raw cookie dough!

2. All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: Nausea, Heart Burn, Indigestion, Upset Stomach, Diarrhea, PMS or Thirst.

3. It's the friends that don't stop by unannounced that I value most.

4. Hate Target, love Wal-mart.

5. Everything has its place but not everyone sees it because they don't bother to LOOK even though you tell them exactly where to look because they want to drive you crazy.

6. I don't give a damn for a man that can only drink beer & fart.

7. The advantage of a bad memory is that you don't remember the murders you've committed bad things you've done.



Now and always

1. What was on your mind yesterday? I don't remember! I've slept since then...

2. What is on your mind today? Evan. He got up at 3 AM and took a breathing treatment, and then took one before he went to school. Today is "Field Day", which is like an all day play period. He said "It figures that the one day I want to go to school, I feel bad." :-( I hope he makes it ok.

3. Do you like bonfires? Never been to one.

4. Do you believe in the paranormal? Yes.

5. Can you swim? Yes. Well, I can get to the edge of the pool before drowning. It's not pretty, but it works, LOL.




Top 5 On Friday
Top Five Songs you love from artists you hate
*sigh* I am embarassed to admit that I listen to ANY of these freaks. :-(

1. I'm a Slave 4 U - Britney Spears (whore)
2. Last Night - Diddy (the most narcissistic man EVER)
3. Bad Mamma Jamma - Foxy Brown (disgusting kurva)
4. The Jumpoff - Lil Kim (Ex-con děvka)
5. With You - Jessica Simpson (I hate that I like ANY of her songs. I hate that I watched her freaking show. I hate her dad. I hate that she left Nick, even though he deserves better. Dumb bitch.)

Thanks to Sue for providing me some Czech words to use so I didn't have to keep saying WHORE.

Thirteen Shows I'm looking forward to this summer

I don't know if they'll all be back on. I don't know if I'll like them all because I haven't seen all of them yet. They're in no particular order. And I don't know if there are 13 of them...

1. Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Premiers on June 5th on TBS. I love Tyler Perry. I just saw an ad for it today. I didn't know Madea was going to be in it. But that's probably just a guest spot. I hope it's good. Anyway, I took the quiz. I'm like Pops. :-)

I see that that say's it's premiering 6/21. But the commercial I saw TODAY (from Chattanooga's TBS) said 6/5. Check your local listings.

2. Top Chef on Bravo. I love cooking shows. I get a lot of ideas from them. :-)
3. Hell's Kitchen. I don't know if it's coming back. I hope so. That BRITISH dude is such an ass! I'd go to jail if I were a contestant on that show. Gordon Ramsey, that's his name.
4. Nip/Tuck on FX
5. On the Lot on Fox. I'll watch it once to see if I think I'll like it.
6. Project Runway on Bravo. I have a love/hate relationship with the show. The judges ALWAYS keep the crazy guy on. I totally hated Santino in his season. I mean, his designs. His imitations of Tim Gunn were hilarious. :-)
7. So you think you can dance on Fox. I love it. From the auditions to the finale.
8. Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List on Bravo
9. Last Comic Standing on NBC
10. Doctor Who on Sci-Fi
11. The 4400 on USA
12. Dead Zone on USA
13. Monk on USA

As you can see, I'm not a Reality TV hater. I'm just a dating show, dancing with celebrities, extreme makeover (people or houses) hater. :-)

Free Samples

I go to the Freebie Sites (see my sidebar) about every other day and order free samples for myself, Mommy Dearest & Evan.

I might go a week without getting any, and then get several the same day.

ANYWAY

Here's what I got today:


Caress Exotic Oil Infusions

I got the Moroccan one. It stinks. Ew. I'll try it IF I run out of every other body wash in the house, including Evan's man scented ones.

Today I took a BATH (I usually take showers) and tried this:

Dove Cream Oil
I got Cherry Blossom & Almond. It's not scented that strongly, which is good. Because I like smelling like my Lavender & Chamomile lotion.

So, I assumed it was just like all other body washes. I squeezed about a peanut M&M sized dollop on my squishy bath thingee. That was all I needed. For my entire body.

It's SOOOOOOOOOO rich. I love it! The lather was so thick.

Normally after a shower/bath I apply lotion and have to re-apply after an hour or two because my skin's so dry. It's been about 5 hours now and I still haven't had to reapply my lotion. So that's great! Plus the sample bottle is just under 2 ounces but I only used that one dollop so I can use it again and again before I have to think about buying some, LOL. Plus I got coupons. :-)

And I got:

Coromega Original Orange Omega 3
Omega 3 fatty acids (found naturally in fish & I don't know what else) is supposed to be really good for your skin. Or something. I don't really pay attention to stuff like that, LOL.

You can add it to yogurt (which I don't have), orange juice (which screws with my stomach) or you can just take it.

So I cut the top off of the little package and tasted it. It tasted like orange. Cool.

So then I squeezed my eyes closed and sucked it all out into my mouth.

Almost threw up.

Swallowed it.

It didn't taste bad. It tasted like Orange Sherbet. But the texture is like mayonnaise. Or something. I don't like the texture. I won't be using the coupons they sent along with the sample to buy any because you're supposed to take one a day.

I'd rather eat fish. I like fish. And the texture of fish doesn't make me want to vomit. :-)

In the past week I've gotten so many samples I can't remember them all. Bar soap (which I never use and only have on hand if I'm too lazy to go to the store and buy body wash), shampoo, allergy medication, etc.

I LOVE freebies.

It's like Christmas every day checking the mailbox to see what I'm going to get!

Last week Mr. Evan Lastname got a sample of Dunhill cologne. He loved the way it smelled. Most men's cologne smells the same to me, so whatever. But he enjoyed getting mail with HIS name on it. :-)

American Idol SUCKS this season

I'm so OVER American Idol. I don't know if I'll ever watch it again.

Probably.

Because I LOVE the auditions.

But this season has been total crap.

Melinda is gone. I didn't really like her singing, but she IS better than Blake on his best day and her worst.

The Sanjaya thing went on too long.

The people voting are idiots.

What the hell?

I bought CDs by Ruben, Fantasia and Elliot (his new BIG teeth freak me out, LOL). I will not be buying a CD by anyone from this season.

Gross.

Anyway, after I watched "Notes from the Underbelly" to get over my pissosity about American Idol, I started visiting my favorite blogs. When I got to Hits & Mythses, I saw this:



Wheeeeeeee! I love seeing my blog in that Criteo (or whatever) blog roll. He's always the top link on mine. I don't know how they decide whose blog appears on there, but it's the first time I've seen my blog.

I know it's appearing on other blogs because I've seen the stats. I've gotten some visitors from that. (HI!)

I was really disappointed in House this week. Last week was SUCH a good show. Yesterday was just so-so. I'm over the Foreman thing. I don't care if he leaves. Just stop drawing it out.

*sigh*

I must have PMS.

I know because Hugh and I had an argument (in my head).

And my back is killing me.

And everything is pissing me off.

Sunday I stopped by Mommy Dearest's house so that Evan could give her the Mother's Day cards, flowers & the drawings he did for her of Al Green (He gave me 2 drawings of Hugh Laurie. He's so sweet. Evan - not Hugh, I'm still mad at him.)

Anyway

She gave me some religious card...

I'm not a religious person.

I believe in God. But I also believe He's going to send me to Hell so he's not my friend.

WTF was she thinking?

It was like

I can't even explain it.

It was the kind of card I would have expected from a Jehovah's Witness.

I'd tell you what it said but I set in on fire in the middle of the pentagram I drew on my back porch.

Does she know me at ALL???

*sigh*

Vulgarity - **Mature Content** (Allegedly)

When I was younger, I used to think people who cussed were less intelligent than everyone else. There are MILLIONS of words that can be used instead of cussing.

Then I started working. I worked for CEOs and Owners of companys, you know?

THEY cussed.

Every time I heard a curse word, I felt a physical jolt. It shocked me that much. Like when you get shocked on your finger after walking on carpet and touching someone.

After I quit working, I met one of my neighbors. She cussed WORSE than a sailor. But she rubbed off on me.

Now I cuss a lot. I can still censor myself, depending on who's there around me. But since I rarely go see anyone, and people rarely come to see me, it hardly matters.

Anyway, there are still some curse words that I hate. I don't use them.

Following are the offensive terms, and alternatives so that YOU don't have to use these vile words either. (See, this is an educational post. I'm providing a service...)

Don't say Titty - Instead use: Breast, Boob, Funbag, Hooters, Ta-ta, Boobalins (courtesy of my SIL).

Don's say Cock - Instead use: Penis. There are other words, but I don't really use them.

Don't say Cunt - If someone's a bitch, just call her that. But if you're referring to a specific part of the female anatomy, say Vagine (think Borat), Vajayjay, Coochie, Pocketbook (courtesy of my SIL), Monkey (Courtesy of the aforementioned neighbor)

Don't say Pussy - Unless you're talking about a Punk Bitch. If you're talking about coochie, use one of the above words.

Those are the most offensive curse words TO ME. Feel free to tell me what the most offensive curse words to you are in the comments. (57 cool points if you can cuss in a foreign language)

Lunch

So I called Mommy Dearest this morning and asked her if she wanted to have Mexican for lunch.

So she came to pick me up at noon.

I KNOW you're wondering WHY I ask her if she wants to do something when she gets on my nerves so much, LOL.

Because I won't have to drive.

:-)

So we went to the restaurant that has new owners every other month. I've been craving a taco for a couple of weeks now, and Taco Bell doesn't cut it.

The waiter had BLUE eyes. I've seen Puerto Ricans with green eyes, never seen one with Blue eyes. Maybe he was from Spain.

Anyway, my mother and I were wearing the SAME SHIRT. (Not THE same shirt, that wouldn't have worked out very well.)

It's very odd. More often than not, we wear the same color on the same day. But this is the first time we've had the same shirt (same brand, I mean).

It started happening when I added color to my wardrobe. I used to be a black, navy and Taupe/tan person. It was when I worked. So I didn't have to think about matching. Since I stopped working, I have a lot of t-shirts. I buy mens t-shirts because they're cheaper. (Same shirt, but it's like $2 difference. So stupid. It's not like they make the women's t-shirts with extra fabric in the boob area. Why are they more expensive???)

Turns out she buys mens t-shirts too.

It freaks me out.

Tuesday Memes & Questions & Stuff & Thangs

3 Things

What are 3 things that are on your desk right now that shouldn't be?

1. Proof of insurance cards. They should be in my car & wallet. :-)
2. A Halloween Card that Meg sent me.
3. An open but undrunk (??) can of Diet Coke Plus. I hate coke. But I thought I'd try it. It still tasted like Coke. I was hoping for something else.

Take Me Back Tuesday
Memory Lane....

What musical formats do you remember (CD, Cassette, LP etc)?
All of the above. I know that 8 track existed, but I don't think I've ever heard one.

What was your favorite format 5 years ago? 10? What is it now?
5 years, CD. 10 years, probably still cassette because I didn't have a CD burner. Now, CD. Dur.

What was your first portable music player? What is your current portable music player? A boom box, inherited from my brother. I have a couple of CD players, but I don't use them anymore. I don't need an Ipod. If I had one, I'd never use it.


Ten on Tuesday

10 Songs that make me sad

I don't know if there are 10...let's see
1. Mama Knows - Shenandoah
2. I believe - Fantasia (It doesn't make me sad, but it makes me cry if I'm in the right mood.)
3. Make it Happen - Mariah Carey
4. If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
5. The Dance - Garth Brooks
6. Computer Blue - Prince (I don't think it makes me sad, but when I'm in "a mood" I always listen to it. Maybe it's the one that makes me not sad...I love it.)
7. Perdido Sin Ti - Ricky Martin (I don't speak Spanish, but the song always sounded sad to me. I know "Sin Ti" means Without You.)
8. When I was a kid (in the 70s) there was a song that ALWAYS made me cry. It was called "Jack & Jill" I think. I don't know who sang it. I've tried to find it since then so I can hear it again and figure out WHY the song made me cry...No Luck.
9. Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles. (That song MAKES me sad. I don't listen to it often.)
10. Somebody's Somebody - Christina Aguilera

Tuesday Twosome
When you have to do without...

1. Internet service, how do you react and what is the first thing you do?Call the cable company and start cussing them out & tell them I'd better have a credit on my bill for the lost time.

2. Electricity, how do you react and what is the first thing you do? Wait 15 mins & call the electric company

3. Cell Phone or home phone service, how do you react and what is the first thing you do? I probably wouldn't notice. I don't like the phone.

4. Cable/Dish TV, how do you react and what is the first thing you do? Put in a DVD. Call the cable company & tell them I want a credit on my bill for the down time.

5. Air Conditioning/Heat, how do you react and what is the first thing you do? I can't live without the A/C. Once it was out & I had Evan spend the night with my mother so he wouldn't bug me to death. Then I called the landlord and told her that due to my medical condition, being without A/C is just as bad as being without heat in the winter and she'd better get someone to fix it pronto or I would call someone on my own and send her the bill. :-)

Random Poop

Sue wrote a post and at the end she asked about men in turtlenecks. She was asking if they look gay, because one of her friends thinks so.

I said "No"



Hugh does not look gay here.

I don't think wearing a turtleneck necessarily looks gay. It would depend on the man. I would prefer that he didn't cover his huge adam's apple with a turtleneck, but they didn't ask me before they did the wardrobe on this episode of House.

He looks a little gay here:



It's how he's holding his hand. It's why I haven't made a tag with that pic. I don't want anything remotely feminine in the pics I stare at of my crush. It's bad enough that he's British.

Speaking of British, The Cynic is engaged! Read about it. So cute! I mean, the fact that he's engaged. I wouldn't know if HE was cute because even though he teased us that he was going to put a picture of himself & his fiance on his blog, he didn't. Typical British Arse... ;-P

The Saturday Six

Another meme I found at Patrick's Weekender.

1. How often do you dream while you’re sleeping?
90% of the time.

2. What percentage of dreams do you actually remember details from the next morning?
1%. I'm sure I dream WAY more than I can recall. Even 5 minutes after I wake up.

3. What is the strangest location you have ever had a dream set in?
Marilyn Manson's house. Don't ask.

4. Take the quiz: What do your dreams mean?

What Your Dreams Mean...

Your dreams seem to show that you're a bit disturbed... but nothing serious. You may have a problem you're trying to work out in your sleep. Overall, you are very content in your life. Your dreams tend to reflect your insecurities. You have a very vivid imagination and a rich creative mind.

What Do Your Dreams Mean?

I wish I was creative enough to think of something to blog about...

5. Have you ever solved a real-life problem through something that happened in a dream?
I don't think so? Sometimes I dream about tags I want to make. But then when I wake up I can't remember exactly how I made the tag so it never looks the way it did in the dream. :-(

6. Have you ever looked up elements of a dream you have had in a dream dictionary, and if so, did the definition make sense to your life at that time?
Yes.

Once I dreamt that a big 6 foot purple & black spider was chasing me at work. I had to run into my boss' office. She came to the door and told me that the spider wanted her babies back. Somehow they had gotten into my pants. So I had to take off my pants and give them to the spider. Then I had to wrap newspaper around myself and walk to my car.

I looked in a dream dictionary & spoke to a friend and we came to the conclusion that the spider represented my mother. That she wanted more from me than I am comfortable giving & that when I do give it to her to get her to LEAVE ME ALONE I am ashamed and resentful afterwards.

Happy Mother's Day. ;-)

Friday Fill In

I remember watching something with Hugh Laurie where he said "Fill Out a form? This isn't America, shouldn't it be Fill IN the form?" Probably A Bit of Fry & Laurie. The more I think about it, I think it was the sketch when his car got stolen and he went to the new police station to report it.

Anyway.

Found this meme today

1. It's Friday! Woohoo!
2. Only 13 more days til school starts.
3. It was Thursday yesterday! [ed. note: that was for Monique!]
4. I love my DVR.
5. _____ is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a _____.
6. Mothers: No comment.
7. I'd like to do _____ and _____ this weekend.

I can't think of any answers. And the ones I did think of are boring ME. I have to find another meme, LOL.

Be back in a sec...

....


I'm back. We'll try the Friday Fiver.

1. What do you obsess about?
Evan. Mothering him, specifically. Am I too laid back? Am I too demanding? Am I too demanding about the wrong things? Will he be a decent human being as an adult or will he be a serial killer?

2. What do you do for a living?
Nothing. :-)

3. Where do you call home?
My house...

4. Have you lived up to your parents' expectations?
HA! LMFAO! No. And that brings me so much joy. :-)

5. Are we more likely to find you in a coffee bar or a nightclub?
Neither. You'd be most likely to find me at Wal-mart.


And yet another meme. Friday Fun. This week's theme is Fantabulous Friday.

1. What is the most fantabulous thing that has happened this week?
I don't even remember this week. I know I didn't want to leave the house... So I barely did. I don't remember anything until Evan slammed the door at 7am as he was leaving to catch the bus this morning. I just asked him if he tried to wake me up this morning. He said "No." (I've told him to wake me up if I don't get up on my own so that I KNOW he's up and ready to go to school.) I asked him if my alarm went off. He said "Yes". I said "How long did you let it beep?" He said "Until you told me to turn it off."

I don't remember that at ALL, LOL!

2. When you are feeling kinda down, what do you to make yourself feel fantabulous?
Listen to music. That's the quickest & best way to change my mood.

3. If you could change one thing about your life that would make you feel more fantabulous, what would it be?
I'd win the lottery. :-)

Mother's Day Giveaway

5 Minutes for Mom is having several contests for Mother's Day.

The prizes include a 4GB Apple iPod Nano, jewelry, “Hannah Keeley’s Total Mom Makeover - The Six Week Plan to Completely Transform Your Home, Health, Family, and Life.”, mommy cards and a baby carrier.

Go enter!

Or don't.

It betters my chances of getting some jewelry if you don't.

Nevermind.

;-p

Notes on a Scandal

Awesome.

The acting by ALL of the characters was great.

Judi Dench stars as Barbara Covett. (Ironic name choice.) She's a teacher. One day, a new art teacher (Cate Blanchett) starts work at the same school. Scandal ensues.

I don't want to get into what the movie is about in case you haven't seen it. I just want to talk about the performances.

I only know Judi Dench from "As time goes by". I've seen her in other things since, after I developed a crush on her, but I'm basically used to seeing Jean Pargetter.

So when the film starts and we hear Dame Judi's voice and she's saying such bitchy things... Honestly I was excited. I LOVE seeing actors I admire playing characters that are unexpected. And Barbara Covett is SUCH a bitter bitch, LOL. Not at all like my impression of who Judi Dench really is. (In my mind, she's hilarious. She has a wicked sense of humor...)

Cate Blanchett's character is supposed to be a middle class person? I got the impression that she didn't grow up wanting to be a teacher. She wanted to be an artist. Living in Paris. Blah blah. Someone whom I doubt I'd befriend, IOW, but whatever.

In the last third of the film is when she really starts "acting". That's one of the things I admire most about actors. They have to forget their embarrassment and just DO IT. Whatever it is. I can't do that. I'm too self-conscious. Even watching people do things that I would be too mortified to do IRL makes me uncomfortable.

Bill Nighy plays Sheba's (Blanchett) husband. He also gives an awesome performance. I think he was probably overlooked in this film. He wasn't nominated for anything in this one. I think people mainly focused on the women. But if he hadn't been so awesome, he could have effed up the entire film.

When his character, Richard, is arguing with Sheba, he also has to give a really emotional performance. It was SO GOOD! He really felt that role.

I heard some actor say that acting is just telling the truth in false circumstances. Or something like that.

I believed all of these characters. The shit that went on in this movie could be going on in any household in any democratic country. (IOW, not Iraq where they want to stone bitches for leaving the house without their husband's permission...)

Go rent this movie. Now.

5 out of 5 stars.

I won the lottery!!!

$65,000.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I can get me a double-wide.

Now all I have to do is use this money that they gave me:

as a partial payment to claim my money. From the lottery. In Australia. The check is from Detroit, MI. The letter is from England...

It will only cost me an additional $3000 for taxes and a finder's fee for Gould Products to get my money! I'll end up with $58,000.

WHOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I'm rich, bitch!

My 13 favorite episodes of House, MD

See that expression? He's embarrassed because I'm blogging about him again.

But I've been here for a couple of hours playing Cubis and I still can't think of a Thursday Thirteen Topic. I don't have 13 favorite flavors of ice cream. Or 13 favorite alcoholic drinks. It's music, movies, books and Hugh Laurie. I considered a "13 things that suck about being a mother" but The Boy hasn't hit puberty yet, so I don't even think I have 13 of those *gasp*.

Blah.

Here's the list.

1. Detox
2. 3 Stories
3. All In
4. The Honeymoon
5. Failure to Communicate
6. Distractions
7. House vs. God
8. No Reason
9. Meaning
10. Words & Deeds
11. One Day, One Room
12. Insensitive
13. Airborne

You can go to hughlaurie.net for episode synopsis iffn you really want to know what each episode is about.

I didn't include last night's episode because I can't remember the name of it and I don't feel like getting up to look at the info on the DVR.

I think I've watched "All In" more than any of the other episodes. "Three Stories" is Evan's favorite. "Failure to communicate" is probably my second most watched one.

One of the things I'm amazed by is the actor who's playing the reporter. He has aphasia (sp?) so he says stuff like "Why consign? I'm tabled." because his brain can't think of the word he wants, so it substitutes other words. He doesn't realize he's doing this. I think the acting is amazing. It has to be hard to deliver lines properly if they don't make sense. I wonder if he actually said the words as they were written or just substituted whatever he wanted because we (the viewers) wouldn't be able to tell anyway.

It's awesome.

I have favorite scenes in other episodes of House, but on this list I just put the 13 episodes I've watched the most.

I can't wait until Season 3 comes out on DVD. :-)

I'm still awake

For the past couple of weeks, I'd been sleeping slightly more normal hours.

I don't remember exactly what happened, but now I'm back to NOT SLEEPING AT ALL.

Today, THE BOY woke me up as SOON as I'd gotten to sleep good. Around 7 pm.

I'd given him the remotes to the TV, the DVD player and the DVR.

I said "I don't care what you do, just don't make any noise."

So

He go out his fishing rod (????) and slammed it against the fucking door.

*sigh*

I don't even think I was fully awake and I yelled "DAMMIT, WHAT?!?"

He said "Sorry" and sat down really quickly.

It's cracking me up now.

But at the time I was PISSED.

He'll be up in 10 minutes. It's 5:30.

I'm going to get in bed and watch "The Omen" that I bought today at Wal-mart even though I've never seen it because it was only $7.50. I thought I bought it last week, but I accidentally picked up the old one with Gregory Peck.

This is the first time I've been out to return it.

Why was the 70s movie $13.98 and the newer one only $7.50?

No idea.

Bye.

Television

House was so good tonight. I watched it twice.

I noticed that House seemed more jocular this week than usual, but then I just re-watched "Detox" and "3 stories" so anything is happier than that. BUT, I never guessed that Wilson had been slipping him anti-depressants.

One of the best parts was after House dosed Wilson with the amphetamines and he was tweaking. LMFAO! I laughed so hard I started choking. He was talking so fast! I can't get over it. I hope someone puts that on youtube for you people who don't normally watch House. (????? What is WRONG with you people?) Anyway, it almost makes me hate Wilson less. I still haven't forgiven him for what he did to House at the beginning of the season.

Someone tell me that House isn't going to start having a relationship with that Granola Bitch. It's ok to lie to me about this, LOL.

I really don't think he can have a relationship. Unless it's full of angst. (For her, I don't think it would matter for him.)

Anyway, I found it exceptionally funny at the end when he said "I really hate tea." The way he said it.

He's so sexy.




The Unit was exciting. For the past few episodes I've been wondering WTF is going on? WHY is the CIA so determined to send Jonas to jail? WTF did he do???

I was happy that the dude from Terminator 2 (I can never remember his rank or name on the show) decided to stand by his men. I think? I have no idea.

But Jonas left. Went to Panama. Without his wife?? WHAT? What is going on? Was that the season finale?

American Idol
I watched it because I knew Barry Gibb was going to be on.

Awwwwwwwwwwww. What happened to Barry? He was THE hottest Gibb. Yes, hotter than Andy. But I honestly thought he was dead. I knew Maurice was dead. I guess Robin is the one who's dead.



Maurice had become the better looking Gibb as they got older.



Barry gotten a little chunky and his hair was receeding. (NOT that I have a problem with bald. I just have a problem with mullet like balding.)

Wow. I mean, I knew he was old. LOL. I think he was in his 30s when I was a kid so he's got to be a senior citizen now.

It just hurts my heart when all these men that were SO CUTE to me when I was younger look like old fat bald fuckers to me now. (Hugh Laurie, OTOH, has gotten better looking with age...)

The singing.

I couldn't listen to it. I love the BeeGees. I don't want to hear these punk chidrin (pronounce it the way it's spelled) doing injustice to their songs.

I never knew that Barry Gibb wrote "How can you mend a broken heart". I love when Ruben Studdard sings that song. I'm sure Mommy Dearest loves it when Al Green sings it. Evan thought Al had written it. I had no idea who wrote it and I didn't care.

Whatever.

Blake pisses me the eff off beatboxing on all the damned songs. We know you can do it. Stop. And stop trying to dance. Asshole.

Work Out
It is SO sad that Doug died. :-(

But it cracked me the eff up when that girl, Rebecca?, was talking about Jackie's other girlfriend and said "She has tiny teeth. She's all gums. I wonder how she looks when she smiles? OMG, she should NEVER do that."

LOL! Jealous much?

I'm sure I watched some other shit too, but I think this post is long enough already.

TMI Tuesday

TMI Tuesday #82

1. What sight, sound, smell, object or whatever most remind you of a special someone? The Gap Band. With the first BF, weI used to start singing one song and then go into another. It used to piss him off so bad, LMAO!

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me
So I gotta get up early in the morning
And find me another love.

2. Favourite body part/parts of the opposite (or same) sex? Hands & Big Adam's Apples

3. Do you prefer to give or receive? Receive. Dur.

4. One night stands- What's the protocol? Stay the night or get the hell outta there? Leave ASAP. DUR.

5. What is the strangest place you've had sex?
I don't have sex in strange places.

Because I was bored

And I really have nothing to blog about.

And I don't feel like blogging about the nothing that I'm doing.

And because I haven't done this in a while.

Best moments from "House". (According to someone else)


I don't normally include the other characters in House when I'm posting youtube videos. But this makes me LOL every time. Look at Chase's face. :-)



Yes, Hugh Laurie is really playing the piano. That dude, Dave or David from that band with that hit song, is not.



Houseisms

Situation Sunday

Found a new Meme here.

1) You are standing on the edge of a cliff, you have 2 ropes you are hanging on to. On the other end of one rope is one child, and on the other rope is another. You know you can't pull both of them up, only one. What do you do? I would never be standing on the edge of a cliff.

But let's forget reality for a second and pretend that I'm actually able to pull one child up without falling over and killing all of us.

If one of the kids is mine, I'd pull him up first and he could help me pull the second child up. If he wasn't one of the kids, I'd pull the bigger child up and he/she could help me with the second child.

EVAN said: It depends, is one of them my brother or child or are they both someone I don't know? Which is the youngest? Which is the oldest? Am I by myself?

2) You are invited to dinner at a co-workers house. You get there and all is going good. The meal comes out and it is something you would never eat- Possum stew ,with a side of frog legs. How do you handle it?
It's a coworker, not a boss. There's no danger of offending her and getting repercussions at work. If I was invited to dinner, I'm assuming that we're actually friends too. I'd just tell her that I wasn't eating that & eat a PB&J sandwich.

EVAN said: I'd tell the person I can't eat that.

3) It is late at night and you are driving a hundred miles to get home. Your cell phone has no service. The road you are on is not one with lots of traffic. You break down 10 miles from home. Do you stay in your car, hoping someone will come by or walk, run the rest of the way home?
It doesn't matter what time of day/night my car breaks down. I'm not walking 10 miles. I'd put my hood up and hope a cop drove by. Plus, if I wasn't home in a reasonable amount of time, someone would come looking for me. Because I'm special, LMAO!

EVAN said: Walk the rest of the way home.

4) A friend asks you something that is totally against your principles. You do not want to hurt their feelings. How do you handle it? I'd go ahead and hurt their feelings by speechifying about why the request is fucked up and how they know me so they shouldn't have asked me something like that in the first place because they would know I was unlikely do to it. Then I'd re-evaluate my friendship with said friend. Would a true friend ask me to do something to which I was morally/ethically opposed? NO.

EVAN said: Tell them I can't do it. I'm sure they'll understand. If they don't, that sucks for them!

Photo Hunt 56

This week's theme is Childhood.


I don't know where the disk is with my baby pictures. Plus I think it'd be a floppy disk, LMAO!

So it's back to my favorite scrapbooking subject. :-)

Random Stuff

Well since my back was hurting so bad this week I really didn't blog all that much or visit any blogs other than my daily reads.

I'm considering going to visit all the other Friday's Feasters. But my back JUST stopped hurting so bad, so I don't think I should sit here that long.

Yesterday when I went to Wal-Mart, I was looking for something (anything) to help my back. (Yes, I refilled my Lortab prescription, but I don't like taking that all the time.)

MOST of them had the same active ingredients in the same dosages. Like Excedrin Migraine Relief is THE SAME as Excedrin back & body pain. Maybe there's caffiene in one and not in the other.

Anyway, Goody's has a new "Cool Orange" flavor.



I know Goody's works fast, but it tastes like SHIT. It had more of something than the other pain relief products so I got it.

I thought, because I just tried a free sample of Alavert the other day that tasted good and WORKED for OVER 24 hours, that this new Goody's powder might not taste so bad. (FYI, both Evan and I have allergies. Even with the prescription meds he's on, he's usually sniffling all day. I didn't hear a sniff or a sneeze from him until about 7pm the day AFTER he took the Alavert. It will be our new OTC allergy medication from now on.)

I was wrong.

It just tasted like ground up aspirin on which someone had spilled a tiny bit of orange mouthwash.

But it worked.

Yesssssssssssssssss!

That or the Aleve I started taking earlier this week finally kicked in. I've had it all along, but I heard on the news that NSAIDS reduce your risk of heart disease if taken regularly. Or something. I wasn't really listening. But taking Naproxen Sodium is more palatable to me than a steroid shot in my back.

What was I saying?

No Idea.

I'm out!

:-)