I look like an Aquarius?

You Look Like an Aquarius

It's likely that you are very striking. You stand out in a room. You are probably also taller than average, and that also helps you get noticed. You have classical facial features... what some might call a handsome face. You have are attractive in a cool way. You're so attractive, it's intimidating. Like most Aquarius people, you are probably extremely independent... both in your thoughts and actions. You find other people fascinating, and you develop deep, long lasting friendships.

What Sign Do You Look Like?

No, I think not.

I'm not a baby, I'm 13!

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his is what my newly 13 year old son said to me last night at midnight after I said "Goodnight, baby."

HA!

He'll always be my ONLY baby.

So far, he still lets me smother him with kisses (as long as no one else is there to see).

So far, he still refuses to clean his ears so I have to do it. I think he likes it. Seriously, how hard is it to stick a washcloth covered finger in your ear in the shower? *sigh*

Whatever.

He's out with his Nana for his birthday lunch of Chinese food. I don't know when he'll be back.

That is all. :-)

Christmas 2008

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here to begin?

On Wednesday, 12/24 we went to MD's house and had the dinner that is usually reserved for Christmas. She cooked chicken & dumplings, dressing, green bean casserole and probably something I don't remember. My grandmother ALWAYS cooks chicken & dumplings on Christmas, so we were told not to tell her that we'd had it at MD's house.

I wrapped most of MD's presents that she'd gotten for other people because I like to wrap.

Then she let Evan open on of his presents from the school. It turned out to be a yo-stick.

Then we went home and I did not sleep all night. I think I fell asleep at about 8am, so I wrote Evan a note that said "DO NOT wake me up. Don't talk to me until the alarm goes off." I had set the alarm for 12pm.

When I woke up at about 10am to use the bathroom, he said:

Evan - When are we going to Nana's?
Me - When I feel like it.
Evan - I want to go now.
Me - Bye!
Evan - Well, I'll call her first and let her know.

So he walked to Nana's. I slept until 12:15ish and then took a shower & whatnot. Went to Nana's and they (Evan & MD) pulled up right behind me.

Apparently, Evan had opened his gifts and just wanted to go home and play with the present I got him (StarWars: Jedi Outcast II) but they pulled up to the front of my house and saw MD's sister and they started talking while I was in back of my house getting ready to leave. :-)

Evan got a lot of clothes & stuff & money from MD & the school. He also got a bunch of Artemis Fowl books and another book called "Do hard things" from MD's other daughter.

I got money & 2 pair of sleep pants and a nightgown (I love sleep pants. They are my uniform when I'm not going outside.)

Then we went to my grandmother's house. She had made ME a chocolate cake (She makes caramel for everyone else. But I don't eat caramel, so she always makes chocolate for me. I don't know what her recipe for icing is, but it's soooooo good. I love her chocolate cakes.) I took about a quarter of the cake home. Didn't have any chicken & dumplings. She said that she's never cooking like that again since no one will eat it. Poor thing. Evan got more money.

Then we got home & Evan looked up cheats for the game and started playing it. I wanted to play it for real. The way it's supposed to be played. He doesn't.

I don't understand how it's fun to play when you're invincible and you already have all the weapons & stuff. What is the goal if everything is already given to you???

So I try to play by myself, but of course he decides that he needs to play as soon as he sees me having fun. I guess I will have to wait until school starts again before I can play the game without him backseat playing. *sigh*

Evan had said that he wanted to spend his money online to get some action figures that they don't have at Wal-mart. But, of course, it was a different story with the money burning a hole in his pocket. He spent it all (except $5) at Wal-mart the other day.

I have been feeling sick. Like I need to vomit, but I never do. I haven't been getting much sleep either. Like 2 hours and then I just lay there wanting to throw up but not being able to. :-(

I don't know when I'll next update my blog. I didn't even want to update today.

Whatever.

The Snow Test

Your Snow Test Says You're Independent

You feel like something good will happen to you in the next few weeks. You love to work, especially when work is creative. You have the makings of a successful artist. You are an independent, individualistic person. You thrive when you're doing your own thing. Your biggest worry in your life is your health. You tend to be a bit of a hypochondriac. When it comes time to relax, you have no problem letting go. You are already pretty relaxed as is!

The Snow Test

Thanks for all the Christmas Wishes & stuff!

I

got 12 hours of sleep last night.

Because, for some reason, my back and my thighs were sore. Like I'd run a marathon.

So I took my last Darvocet.

Forgot that I'd taken the Darvocet & took a sleeping pill.

Full night's sleep.

I only woke up because the mail lady put a box between my screen door & my regular door. I always wake up whenever anyone opens my screen door.

Anyway, I'll tell y'all about Christmas tomorrow.

My back still hurts. :-(

I knew I was a non dialect American!

You Speak General American English!

55% General American English 20% Yankee 15% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Merry Christmas!

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Now playing: Harry Connick, Jr. - This Christmas
via FoxyTunes

Got Eggnog?

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e were supposed to sing "Deck the Halls" (The version from "A Christmas Story") but The Boy decided to flake out.

Because he's a punk.

:-)

OMG! It's cold!

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heeeeeeeeee!

See? We had ICE. All day. I even went out today. :-)

I got to wear my big winter coat that I haven't worn in about 2 years.

The heat actually came on. I even turned it up a degree (to 70°).

I'm happy, LOL.

I even gave "My Greeter" a hug today. (I'm not a touchy feely person, y'all.)

This is what winter is supposed to feel like!

I think only other people with MS understand how much the weather affects how I feel. When it gets over 60°, I'm sluggish and I hurt more.

Today I was able to clean the oven (it's been a long time) and vacuum and all kinds of crap that I've let go because my back hurts so much.

Wheeeeeeee!

It will be getting warmer as the week goes on, but at least I got some stuff done today!

Thanka Jaysus! :-)

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Now playing: Ludacris - Cold Outside
via FoxyTunes

The Castle Test

You Are A Thoughtful Idealist

You have no problem diving into new experiences. You're so brave that you don't even notice how courageous you are. You like to think that people see you as intellectual and wise. You consider yourself to be very smart. You are a very romantic person. You can't help but see the world as it should be. Right now, stress occasionally makes you feel trapped in your life. You usually have a clear perspective on things though! Overall, your life is dramatic and unpredictable. You life in interesting times. You feel like the fate of the future partially rests in your hands. You believe you need to help make the world a better place.

The Castle Personality Test

??????? I don't know about this.

I should live in a purple state

You Should Live in a Purple State

Your preferences are 35% Blue, 65% Red You may not be a swing voter, but you feel comfortable around moderate people. You tend to do best in states with a red and blue mix - like Nevada and North Carolina. You are adaptable. You can converse with a church crowd as easily as with grad students.

Should You Live in a Red State or a Blue State?

Why it's good to be poor at Christmas

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r it could be because I'm disabled? I have no idea...

But the school feels sorry for your kid and he gets a shitload of x-mas presents from "Santa". The churches (even the ones we don't go to) donate too!

HA!

I wonder if they'd be that generous knowing that we may be poor "technically", but we are doing much better than the people with mortgages & car payments & multiple kids & whatnot.

It's all at my mother's house so he won't bug me until next Thursday to open "just one?"

Wheeeee!

I got him one gift. I'll give him money that he can spend post Christmas to get other crap he wants.

[rant]

I AM SO TIRED OF ALL THIS MOTHERFUCKING RAIN!

It's been like 3 weeks of this crap.

I have my BACK DOOR OPEN WIDE because it's so effing hot. And I'm tired of parking in a mud bog.



I'm dreaming of a cold Christmas. I mean, I enjoy not having the heat come on constantly, but I'm sooooooo tired of the weather. I should not be sweating in December. I should not need a damned fan in the middle of winter!

OMG. The mosquitoes are going to be horrible next summer. *cries*

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Now playing: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun via FoxyTunes

High Five Friday - 12/19/08

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ere are this week's recipients, in no particular order.

Monday Morning Power for Picture of the Year.

Amy Oops for OJ. :-)

Bad Gals Radio for RuPaul as Michelle & Barack Obama. He's a better looking Michelle than Michelle, IMO. I hate that bitch! (RuPaul) It's not right that a man looks better in makeup than a natural born woman.

Jokes @ jDonuts for Redneck Harley.

Odd Planet for Redneck Shoes?

Makes you laugh for If State Signs Told the Truth, Corporate Lesson 2 and Don't Laugh: Learning English.

I can't stand the rain

I

think that's why my effing knees have been hurting so bad these last 2 weeks.

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Now playing: Pink - Stupid Girls via FoxyTunes

I tried a sample of Biore Daily Facial Scrub and my skin looked so smooth I was inspired to put on makeup. I didn't even put on any foundation or powder because my skin looked so smooth. I just did my eyes and my lips (I took the picture after I got back, so I just have Chap Stick on now.) It's been so long since I last wore makeup, I've forgotten how to put it on.

Furreal.

My eyes are jacked up, LOL. Plus I didn't put on contacts before I did the makeup, so the liner is uneven & whatnot. Whatever.


Anyway, MD & I went to Wal-mart today. My greeter told me that I looked good today.

Me - Thank you!
She - I've never seen you with makeup on before.
Me - Well, I don't normally wear it. But my mother always says I should. So this is her Christmas present for the year, LOL.
She - I think you look pretty either way.
Me - So do I!
She - Well, the makeup just makes your eyes pop more.
Me - I agree. (It sounds so conceited when I read it. I mean, I am conceited, but I didn't say it the way it reads.)

That is exactly why I don't wear makeup all the time. Sometimes it's just nice to get a compliment. When I don't wear makeup that often, I get the compliments. When I used to wear it almost every day, everyone thought I was sick if I didn't wear it.

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Now playing: Christina Aguilera - Somebody's Somebody via FoxyTunes

We went to Wal-mart because MD wanted to get the ingredients for something she had at a Christmas party. Did you know there's a place where you can search for recipes by ingredient? I didn't. But now I do. Because she brought one of the things home so that I could try to figure out the ingredients. I have a better palate than I thought. She thought it was peanut butter. I knew it was butterscotch morsels. :-)

She could not find the chow mein noodles or the butterscotch morsels by herself. Then I had to search for a shirt for Evan's favorite cousin for X-mas & some shoes for Evan. What would she have done without me? Wander around for an hour trying to find everything?

Then we went for Chinese food. There was a baby in there who was so well behaved and happy. She reminded me of when Evan was a baby and we could take him anywhere and not worry about him disturbing the other patrons. That little girl (I guess it was a girl) was so smiley. :-)

No, the picture of the baby is not the baby I saw today, but they look similar.

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Now playing: Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me via FoxyTunes

MD was in the mood for Christmas Music, she said. What she meant was "I'm in the mood for this one song over and over again." Luckily, I can stand the song. It was "Silent Night" by The Temptations.

The entire time I was in the restaurant, I was humming the damned song. So I have to listen to other shit so that my mind will be on something else besides "Silent Night" all day.

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Now playing: Shakira - Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) via FoxyTunes

I know you've heard about the reporter who threw a shoe and President Bush by now. EVERYONE has talked about it.

Who knew that W had the reflexes of a cat?



That is all.

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Now playing: Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) via FoxyTunes

Too much time online

I

spent way too much time online this weekend.

My right hand hurts. Like the beginning of Carpal Tunnel.

So I won't be online or dropping cards as much until it feels better.

Calms Forté

R

ecently, I ordered a free sample of Calms Forté.

It's advertised as a sleep aid/stress reducer.

There were 4 pills in the sample pack. They are as good a xanax IMO, but they're all natural and non habit-forming.

YESSSSSSSSSS!

So after I finished the 4 sample tablets, I went to Wal-mart and bought a pack.

It's less than $4 for 32 pills.

Some days I take them because I'm stressed out, some days I only take them to get to sleep. I LOVE IT and it's cheaper than xanax, LOL.

When I take them for sleep, I fall asleep within 30 minutes. I sleep all night. I don't feel "hung over" the next day.

When I take them because The Boy is ticking me off I feel stressed, I feel calm within 30 minutes. I think it says to take them 3x/day for stress, but I've found that only one does the job.

If you're stressed out or an insomniac, definitely give these pills a try! :-)

My rainbow is tinted gray...

Your rainbow is shaded gray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are an elegant person. You appreciate tradition and wisdom that comes with age. You depend on modern technology and may feel uncomfortable without it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

Did you see my BF hosting SNL?

I

am so happy that the writers stepped up to the plate this week! I LOVED the show. If you didn't record it (and save for the foreseeable future), or watch it live (????) check your tv schedule (Pronounced SHED-yule) for the repeat!

The only thing that sucked on the show was Kanye West. (Seriously, WTF was that? He's trying to sing now? And do Michael Jacksonesque dance moves? Really?!!?)

This is my favorite skit, Bronx Beat:

(Bronx Beat Sketch)

I've also watched this sketch several times:

(Christmas Dinner Sketch)

Yay! I'm so happy. :-)

**Update** - Pooooooooooop! Frigging Copyright issues. *sigh* If NBC would get the show up on their freaking website instead of being weeks beind, people wouldn't need to post clips on youtube.

Here's a promo for the SNL that Hugh hosted.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

I

haven't seen the remake with Keanu Reeves yet, obviously. The original came on the other day, so I watched it. Here's a quick review.

Starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: Sci-Fi Drama Thriller
Plot from IMDb: An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Should you see it? Yes
Rating (out of 5 hearts): ♥♥♥♥
My Comments: I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. It was 1951, after all. There was no CGI back then (I'm sure you didn't realize that...). But after the first few minutes, I didn't even think about how weird the robot looked, LOL. The story is engaging and is still relevant today. Which, I suppose, is why they did a remake.

I was distracted by Hugh Marlowe. His face reminds me of someone else. This happens to me all the time, but usually I can find out by reading the bio who their children are and that's usually a name I recognize. No such luck today. :-(

Anyway, see this one before you go see the shiny new version!

Evan has a blog

I

don't remember why he wanted one.

But you can check it out if you want to.

No perverts or pedophiles, please.

Thank you.

Chasing Pavements

W

hat is it with all these British singers sounding like old R&B singers?

Whatever, I love it. :-)


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Now playing: Busta Rhymes - Arab Money Remix via FoxyTunes

What my home says about me

What Your Home Says About You

You come across as very intellectual. People take your wisdom seriously. Your hygiene is passable, but you may be hiding some dirty secrets. You are a very domestic person. You enjoy decorating, cooking, and making things homey. You are not a nurturing person by nature, but you can easily take care of someone you truly love. You feel settled in your life. You have enough time to focus on little details. You are not a very self sufficient person. You depend on others more than you realize. Your friends see you as honest, humble, and responsible.

What Does Your Home Say About You?

Unfortunately, I am not as self sufficient as I'd like to be. :-(

High Five Friday - 12/12/08

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ere are this week's High Fives, in no particular order


Jokes @ jDonuts for How's your day going? and Marshmallows.

Amy Oops for Sense. The first time I saw that, I burst out laughing. Her caption is so perfect! :-)

Steven Humour for This snowman looks suspiciously like a penis.

Skirmisher for this. I'm pretty sure that the pictures weren't taken in sequence. It feels like someone just put them together for effect. But what gets me is HOW CAN YOU BE FAMOUS, KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING YOU ALL THE TIME, AND STILL DO SOMETHING SO STUPID??

Makes you laugh for Naked fire rescue. It took me a long time to feel comfortable sleeping naked, because I always thought "What if there's a fire? I'll be outside naked." I don't do it anymore, because of The Boy. But this picture is just precious, LOL.

Freaky Frugalite for Man builds his dream girl. I'm speechless.

LinGZ for Food for Life V. Cute!

I'm twisted & so is my boy.

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t's my fault. I admit it.

Yesterday I was reading YHTBT at Using Humor. It's about when people tell you a story that they think is funny and when you don't laugh, they say "You had to be there."

Dan told a joke about Descartes and pointed out that it would only be funny to someone who knows about Descartes.

Descartes’ famous quote was Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am.”

This is how I'm twisted:
I woke up from a nap at about 6:30pm. I immediately said to Evan "Want to hear a joke?"
He - Sure.
Me - This guy Descartes goes to a restaurant and orders a hamburger. The waitress asks if he wants fries with that. He says "I think not" and disappears.
He - *confused look* Ok.........
Me - LMFAO!

Then I explained to him why the joke was funny. He was not amused.

Why did I do that?

For the look on his face. I knew he'd think that I was just "sleep talking" like the time I told him to be careful of the frogs in the kitchen (I said that once, apparently).

I wish there was some way to hook my brain up to the computer and download what I see when he does some stuff. When he gives me certain looks. I have a picture of him when he was about 12 mos old and he was looking at me like "Have you lost your damned mind, woman?" I love that picture. I don't remember why he was looking at me like that, but the expression on his little baby face is so adult. I love it!

Here is how The Boy is twisted:
Evan - Today at school, JimBob (made up name) poked me in the arm. So I waited until he was in front of me and poked him in his back. He fell flat on the floor and said "Oh my God, my back is numb!"

I proceeded to crack the fark up. (Again, demonstrating how I'm twisted.)

Evan - Do you want me to poke you in the back so your back will be numb? (Awwww, so sweet. He wants to relieve my back pain...)
Me - Did it look like it hurt?
Evan - Yeah.
Me - No thanks, then.

The Boy cracks me up. He is acting more and more like a teenager & it ticks me off, but then he'll tell me some insane thing about one of his friends and it makes me laugh as hard as Bernie Mac ever did.

He's a joy.

But maybe you'd have to be here to understand...

I am a Reluctant Shopper

You Are a Reluctant Shopper

You really don't enjoy shopping. For you, it's just another chore. You approach shopping systematically. You research what you're going to buy and come prepared with a list. Of all the types, you are the most likely to not buy things you don't need. You try to de-emphasize stuff in your life. You find shopping and buying things to be a rather empty experience.

What Kind of Shopper Are You?