No, my back isn't better.

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esterday I called MD and asked her to come over here for when Evan got home from school. I wanted to go get some more PMS Medication (works wonders on my back pain normally) but I didn't want to lock the door. (I have to go out the front door and walk to the back to my car in order to keep both doors locked.)

Earlier, I had gone to my car for some reason and I finally looked my new neighbor in the face. This is the neighbor who has 15 people at his house at all times and they all sit right outside my sliding glass door so that I can hear their conversations.

Me - Are you Deion? (Not his real name)
D - Yes, hi Angy! How are you doing?

When I was in HS, I went by "Angy". Anyway, Deion is like a tall Flavor-Flav. When I was in HS & on the School Newspaper staff, he and I decided to play a practical joke. We put an announcement in the paper that we would be getting married on the football field on April 1 @ 3pm.

Everybody was saying "I thought you would marry Toddler Penis. I didn't even know you and Deion were 'talking'" ('Talking' is what they called it right before you became BF & GF.)

Anyway, he told me about his plans for the future (he wants to be a football coach at the HS) and said:

D - I saw your son
Me - He doesn't play football, in case you were going to ask. Everyone asks him that as soon as they see him.
D - Oh. *sounding disappointed*

Anyway, it was nice to speak to him because he told me about...Pookie. I had a serious crush on him in HS. He was 5 feet tall then and he probably still is. But anyway, he told me that Pookie had asked about me last week or something. (Maybe I'll get to have sex again before I die after all!)

Blah.

So while I was at Da Dolla Sto, Evan came home from school.

MD - Your mother asked me to come over and sit with you until she got home.
Evan - Yes, she thinks I'll throw a party if she's not here. She doesn't trust me.

:-)

Last night I took the PMS Pills every 4 hours, laid on an ice pack & took a Xanax to boot.

Today my back isn't hurting quite as bad as yesterday (last night I could barely move in bed), but it's different.

I was washing some dishes. I have to move my legs every so often or my knees will hyper-extend and get stuck then swell up for the next 2 or 3 days.

Every time I moved my legs, I had to grab the sink because my legs would give out?!?!

WTF is this fresh horror?

I'm used to my knees buckling, not my lower back.

This is some crazy shit.

I'm going to have to call my dealer (MD) and get some Darvocet.

*sigh*

I really don't like taking narcotics.

But I like being in this much pain even less. :-(

TTYL!

September must be Blog Award Month...

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ecause I've gotten 3 in the past couple of weeks, LOL.

I got 2 Kick Ass Blogger Awards. One from My Frakkin Blog! and then from Shae Shae.

Then I got the Proximidade Award from Carol.

And I just noticed today that I got an "I love your blog" award from Web-Betty.

What have I been saying this month? LOL.

Seriously.

I would have finally passed these awards on today but for some reason, my lower back feels like I got stabbed with one of those 2 pronged forks that you use when you're grilling.

So I'm going to lie down (Do objects lie or lay?) and take some drugs until I feel better.

Plus it will give me something to blog about tomorrow. :-)

I believe I'll have to take this again.

Because this first results is NOT me at all!

You Are Bubble Tea

You are playful, sweet, and light hearted. No, NO, ok? You almost always have a smile on your face. HA! Almost never in public. You don't take life all that seriously, and you're always up for some laughs. You are very modern. You are up on the latest food, fashion, and entertainment trends. I'm ain't! No, No, No! You are open minded and open to new experiences. Finding new things to love is a minor obsession of yours. Ok, I can accept that.

What Kind of Tea Are You?

Now this is more me, but I wouldn't describe myself as delicate even though I tell Evan that I am a delicate flower, LOL

You Are White Tea

You are quite delicate and very sensitive. You are easily overwhelmed. No I'm not, not I'm not. Not at all! Peace and serenity are important to you. You shy away from intensity of any sort. Yes, they are. No I don't. Everyone needs a little intensity to make sure they're still alive! You appreciate a simple quiet moment. You can relax easily without feeling bored. Yes, I agree. You take the time to enjoy life. Even when things are busy, you make the time. All I have is time, man.

What Kind of Tea Are You?

Anyway, this is why they're labeled STUPID blog quizzes.

*&$#(*& Effing CBS

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o I'm watching some of the crap I recorded Sunday night, and the first 12 minutes of "The Unit" is whatever came on before it.

Which means that I didn't get the last 15 minutes of the show I wanted to tape.

I didn't know until hours after it had recorded.

Now I have to watch it online.

I hate it when the networks forget about those of us with DVR and delay our shows for some shit that nobody watches.

So now I have to set "The Unit" to record for 15 minutes after it's supposed to go off, just in case.

I'm used to doing this for Sci-Fi network shows. "Eureka" always starts up to 15 minutes late. I'm used to setting things on MTV or VH1 to go 5 minutes over because those shows never start on time either and the crap gets cut off right before we find out who gets kicked off or whatever.

*sigh*

At least I was awake & watching when Bush had his speech, so I knew to set things to record over. I don't even know what was on tonight.

On another note.

I went ahead and added all the channels that will be active on 10/16 so that I can see if the DVR will record the shows I have programmed, or if I have to change them.

I happened to see the Krystal Square Off V Competitive Eating Competition that took place in Chattanooga. Kobayashi (the Japanese dude who used to always win) didn't win. He came in 3rd place. The man who won last year didn't even eat as many Krystal burgers as last year.

For you Yankees, Krystal is the same thing, IMO, as White Castle. For the non-Americans...I don't know what to tell you. Look it up.

Anyway, Kobayashi couldn't compete last year because he had some kind of jaw injury. I guess he hasn't gotten his mojo back. But it looks like he doesn't even chew anyway, so I don't get it.

Every time I hear the name "Kobayashi" I think about Kayser Soze in "The Usual Suspects". Kevin Spacey kicked bootie in that movie.

I'm out.

Product Reviews

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love freebies (who doesn't). I order so many freebies that I get something in the mail virtually every day.

Today I got one of the new Kashi Cookies. It was Oatmeal & Dark Chocolate. I decided to try it because it was free I LOVE Kashi Go Lean cereal. I usually add raisins to it and it's soooooooo good that I don't even mind that it's good for me, LOL.

The cookie?

Well, normally when I get a freebie, Evan has to beg me for half of it. Like the FiberOne cereal bar. So good. I've bought a box. And I'll buy more too!

Anyway, the cookie was jank. (Disgusting, for those of you who don't watch Tori & Dean.)

Something about me that you might not know is that I have a very mild (IMHO) case of OCD. So when I'm drinking a soda from a can, I slurp really hard so that that little bit of soda isn't left around the rim, nodamene? When I'm eating something that might cause crumbs, I inhale as I bite so that crumbs will be sucked into my mouth instead of falling into my bra.

So when I inhaled before this bite of cookie, it smelled/tasted like the crap we used to feed the hamster. I felt like I could taste every one of those 7 grains, and 83 more besides. Not even the chocolate made it taste better.

I gave Evan the rest of the cookie.

Evan - Well, I didn't really like it, but if you're not going to eat it, I will.

That's saying something. That boy will eat anything. (except beans...)

So my advice to you is to make sure you get 35% of your daily fiber intake from one of the FiberOne cereal bars and if you want 7 whole grains, get the Kashi Go Lean cold cereal.

Unless you happen to be one of those vegetarian/raw food eaters. You might like the cookies if you haven't tasted a peanut butter cookie in a while...

Remember that episode of House

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ith Harold (Harold & Kumar go to White Castle) and he had an infected jaw?

He was suffering from Aphasia. Where you can't remember nouns.

So am I. But it's more like CRS, cause I can't remember verbs or adjectives either.

Anyway, I commented at Ben's blog about "Bones" and I said "Constance is funny with her social awkwardness" (or something like that). He said "Yes, TEMPERANCE is funny." (But not mean, LOL.)

I just knew it ended with "ance".

And I couldn't remember David Boreanaz's character's name either.

I've been watching this show for a couple of years now.

The only new staffer on House that I know is 13, because that's easy to remember. I don't know which one Kutner is, unless he's Kumar?

When I try to remember things, I have to remember them abstractly. Like I know the Indian dude was in the movie "Harold & Kumar". So he's always Kumar.

David Boreanaz will always be Angel. I still watch that show almost every day when Evan is getting ready for school.

And that chick on "The Ex-List" will forever be Kurev's psycho girlfriend because that's where I first saw her.

ANYWAY, I finally remembered what I wanted to say when I first posted this morning:

I was about to watch Survivor when I saw a clip of the show "The Doctors". One of the doctors (a woman & ob/gyn) was having a "slumber party" type thing with 9 & 10 year old girls talking about sex. One of the girls asked what oral sex was.

The doctor said "It's basically kissing the penis or vagina."

You should have seen the faces on those girls! LMFAO! One of them said "Oh my God! That's so disgusting!"

That's cute. I hope her mom saves that show so that she can look at it when she grows up, LOL.

I am Andale Mono

You Are Andale Mono

You are a geek, pure and simple. You spend a lot of time online. In fact, you probably love the internet more than anyone you know. You are picky about design, mostly for readability's sake. You are the type most likely to be irritated by a bad font.

What Font Are You?

I wonder what the other font types are? Because I don't like the Andale. Here are a few of my favorite fonts:



Yes, that's only a few, because I have hundreds from my "Tagging Days".

A quickie

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ecause, for the first time in about 2 weeks, I am going to Wal-Mart. I need bread & milk. And chicken. And candy (chocolate). And xanax.

Link Love (in no particular order)
1. My Frakkin Blog!
2. Daffynitions
3. Daddy Papersurfer
4. Wonderful Pic Collection PG-13
5. Slap and Tickle
6. Monique Renae
7. Stud Kickass
8. Letters
9. Damien Riley


Evan
A couple of years ago, he told me that every time I told him to have a good day at school, he had a bad day. So I started saying stuff like "I hope you have a sucky day." or "I hope your day stinks"

Also, while I don't consider myself a superstitions person, I do believe that your attitude helps to determine your outcome. So if I'm thinking out loud and say "OMG, I'm gonna fall.", I'll probably end up falling.

So today when he left I said "I hope you have a horrible day"
He said "I probably will because I broke the mirror in the bathroom (full size) and that's 7 years of bad luck."

The good thing is that he actually told me. I saw it last night, but I decided not to say anything to see if he would tell me on his own or act like he had no idea what had happened.

The other thing is that I don't know if he is seriously supersticious or he was just being sarcastic. I don't think I'm supersticious. But I have said "Don't put that out in the universe" when he vocalizes a negative thought.

I think that's all.

Oh, I got 2 awards this week. One from Shae and one from Carol. I'm getting to it. Just not right now. :-)

Smooches! :-)

How to get your mother to do your laundry.

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his is for people who don't still live with their mothers. People who have been doing their own laundry for 20+ years.

It's easy.

1. Decide what day you need your laundry to be done. Call your mother 2 days before that and ask if you can use her washer to wash "a few things". Say "I wanted to do it tonight, but I'm not feeling well. I think I'm coming down with something."

2. Don't answer your phone for 2 days. In the meantime, be sure to come down with something.

3. On day 3, your mother will come by to check on you. She will ask if you need anything. That's when you tell her about the laundry.

It's easy!

*rolling eyes*

I told you about not getting more than 10 minutes sleep, right? Well, at 1 pm I decided to get in bed. I knew that falling asleep would only mean more of these narcoleptic days and sleepless nights, but I didn't care.

So guess who shows up at 1:30?

Ayuh. Mommy Dearest. At least she didn't bring Chinese food this time. (Did I tell you about that?) She wanted to watch Al on youtube.

Normally, when she walks into my house, the first thing she says is "Oooh, it's cold in here!" and borrows a blanket or something, LOL.

Today she came in and I'm lying under two comforters and the a/c is at 73°. So she starts sweating.

Whatever. She said she was going to watch Al until Evan came home and then she'd take him to her house, feed him dinner and do his laundry.

Cool! :-)

So between 2:30 and 3:30 I took a nap, apparently. I remember the first 5 minutes of CSI: NY (on Spike TV, marathon today) and then when I woke up, it was almost over.

MD - Did I wake you up?
Me - No.
MD - Oh, good. Because I wanted to stretch my legs and use the bathroom, but you were sleeping so good that I just sat here. (Awwww)

When she came back downstairs after her pit stop, she told me that I was snoring for 20 seconds at a time or some shit. Apparently, I was so loud that she heard me over the music (and she listens to it LOUD).

Me - That would explain why my nose feels this way.

Complaint #14 My nose feels like I've sucked up all the air in the tri-county area and/or am getting a sinus infection.

I know I have some flu medicine tablets somewhere. I really don't want to drink that Nyquil shit.

*cries*

Thirteen Complaints I currently have...

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feel like there are 75,000 complaints I could come up with today, but I will restrain myself.

1. President Bush's speech screwed up my effing recordings last night. As soon as I realized that everything on the big 3 networks was 15 minutes late starting, I reprogrammed everything that I could. But I couldn't reprogram CSI: NY so I don't even know how it ended.

But last night was the first time he actually seemed "Presidential" to me. He almost had me convinced that America should spend $700 Billion to bail out banks that were making bad decisions.

Do we get a bailout when we make bad credit decisions? I don't know. I don't use credit cards because I don't like buying something without knowing that I have the money to cover it in my mother effing bank account. But that's just me...

2. I'm tired of freezing all day and burning up at night. I don't know WTF is wrong with me.

3. I need to sweep and mop the kitchen floor, I don't like mopping.

4. I don't feel like mopping because my back hurts.

5. I want some baked chicken but I have no chicken and I don't want to go to the store because that would require that I get dressed.

6. I don't want to get dressed for outside because I think I'd look pretty stupid wearing my big Michelin Man Coat when it's only 65° outside and not 30°.

7. My back hurts, did I say that?

8. My neck hurts.

9. I've gotten a grand total of maybe 10 minutes of sleep in the past 36 hours. I think I fell asleep briefly at 5:50 am, but woke up when Evan's alarm started going off at 6 and he didn't stop it until I started screaming. Which woke me up.

10. The damned ticker on my DVR hasn't updated in several days. Even though it reset itself last night, per usual Wed night behavior.

11. David Blaine's finale trick sucked. But that other stuff was cool.

12. Everything tastes weird.

13. I want some cheesy chicken & broccoli rice. But I have neither chicken nor broccoli. :-(

Random thoughts - 9/24/08

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tuff has been running through my mind, but none of it is interesting enough for an entire blog post.

So here's what I've been thinking about lately:

1. Does anyone take Ben Affleck seriously as an actor? I was watching some Harrison Ford/Tom Clancy movies and they asked who made the best Jack Ryan. Affleck, Ford or Alec Baldwin. I have The Hunt for Red October & one or two of the ones starring Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, but I still can't remember which one Ben Affleck did and I don't care enough to look it up. The only movies I remember with Affleck were Good Will Hunting and Gigli... What else has he done?

2. Have you noticed that when critics love a show, it gets canceled? "Fringe is being hailed as this season's best new drama series." So I'm kind of expecting it to get canceled after one season, LOL.

3. I just started watching Lost on G4. I love it! But I couldn't watch it before because it conflicted with other shows I watched. At least now I don't have to wait a week to see the next new episode. I get it every day. :-) Don't tell me what happens.

4. Fucking cable company is changing the channel lineup AGAIN. I have most of those crap channels blocked from my DVR. I do not watch shopping channels, weather channel, soap network or Christian networks. Does this mean I'll have to a) go back and add all those freaking channels back? (probably) and 2) change my series recordings to match the new channels or will the DVR be smart enough to figure this out on it's own? I have about 150 series scheduled (You know, for the fall, mid-season, summer schedules). Thankfully, the big 5 networks won't be changing, but I'll have to reprogram all the Bravo crap and Travel Channel crap. And some of that stuff isn't on the schedule right now. And I will forget about the show. I don't even know what day anything I watch NOW comes on (Except House) until I see it on "My Recordings".

5. I'm looking forward to "Chocolate News" with David Alan Grier (or whatever) and Real Housewives of Atlanta. Damnitalltohades! I just remembered that I'll have to change any comedy central & cartoon network (Boondocks, Squidbillies, Aqua Teen, Lucy - Daughter of the Devil) shows I tape too! *cries*

6. I like Tabatha's Salon Takeover. It's like Kitchen Nightmares for salons! I hated Tabatha when she was on that Bravo show with one of Charlie's Angels. (I know her name, I just don't feel like typing it. Bite me. I don't, however, remember the name of the show.)

7. I loved CSI: Miami last night. Horatio kicks anus!

8. And I loved tonight's House episode. I like the private detective guy. I guess he's House's sounding board until Wilson's bitch ass comes back. But anyway, tonight's (Oh, I'm writing this yesterday at midnight thirty) episode made me LOL several times. And Hugh looks good with the shorter hair. Is it just me, or are they showing more of his bald spot this season? Me likey. Plus after all of those "You're losing your hair" jokes/comments from Wilson, and the fact that everyone knows that Hugh has a rather substantial bald spot, it's kind of stupid to keep trying to make him look younger. He's sexy just the way he is. :-)

9. I'm halfway through the premier of Heroes. I'm recording it on G4 because NBC conflicts with other crap I'm taping. Don't ask me what. But anyway, I had totally forgotten that Nathan Petrelli got shot. When I read the info and it said "We find out who the shooter was" I was thinking "Who got shot?" HA! WTF is wrong with the Indian doctor? He wants everybody to have superpowers? Seriously?

10. I love the G4 Network. Ninja Warrior, Unbeatable Banzuke, Hurl.

11. Last year I finally stopped watching Prison Break (or maybe before? I don't remember how long it's been on) because I lost interest after they broke out of the first prison. I still recorded it for Evan, though, because I thought he liked it. Turns out he only liked it because it he thought I liked it and it was something we could watch together. Awwwwwwwwww. How sweet is that? We still watch House together, but I'm hoping we will find another series that we both like. He liked "The Mentalist" tonight. So maybe that will be "our show" from now on?

This post is probably long enough.

And I have to tinkle.

I'm out.

Eyebrow Piercing?

You Are an Eyebrow Piercing

You are unique, quirky, and more than a little eccentric. You cultivate the weirder sides of your personality, and you don't mind sharing them. Ever since you were a kid, you've had strong opinions. You've never been like everyone else, and you're okay with that. And you've always been able to tell people exactly what you think - even when they don't want to hear it. You love to create, dream, imagine, and communicate. You live in your own universe. And unlike most people who live in their own little world, you're happy to invite anyone in!

What Piercing Are You?

My definition of Feminism

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eminism is defined by MerriamWebster.com as:

1 : the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2 : organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

My definition of feminism is: not letting the fact that I happen to be female stop me from doing what I want to do.

I know how to change a flat.
I know how to check my oil.
I know how to change my car battery.

I know these things because I don't want to have to rely on a man to do it for me. The stereotypes about women not knowing anything about cars pisses me off. I know what I need to know.

If I could get down on the ground and up easily, I would have learned how to change my oil & brake pads from my Ex who used to do it for me. I would love to know how to fix everything on my car because it's cheaper and I like feeling self sufficient.

I also know how to cook & do the laundry. I know this because my mother taught me and my brother how to do these things.

Being female is not an excuse for not knowing something. Nor is it an excuse for not doing something.

You can wear heels and have your nails painted and still be prepared to get dirty when you need to!

/sermon

Oh no she didn't!

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od even answers prayers that I haven't expressed through praying!

I was just wishing that I had something about which to blog. I had decided that I was going to resort to the "Monday Memeage" of this blog's past. So I went to The Daily Meme and saw a few new memes that I had never tried.

The first blog that I decided to try (which shall remain nameless because I'm really not trying to start some drama) had the following graphic/javascript on the page.



The part that really caught my eye was "The vast majority of these people will go to hell."

First, I knew instantly that I didn't want a link to my blog on that page. Secondly, I already know I'm going to hell, I don't need anyone to tell me.

Maybe one of the reasons I'll be going to hell (I mean, besides the pre-marital sex that I have enjoyed immensely and can't honestly ask for forgiveness for it when I know I'll do it again at the first opportunity) is that I don't try to "Witness" to any and every person that I meet either in person or on my blog.

Your beliefs are your business. As are mine. I mean, my beliefs are my business and yours are yours. Not that yours are mine and vice versa.

HA!

Confusing enough? I've been practically narcoleptic during the day and, as a result, sleepless at night. So I'm trying to beat those damned War Wasps on Metroid Prime. Which doesn't help. Not even letting Hugh Laurie's voice lull me to sleep when I put my House DVD's in on repeat. :-(

Whatever, back to the subject.

Not yet.

That freaking song "Oh No You Didn't" has been running through my head for the past 48 hours. I have no idea why, but it won't get out of there. It's like when the Fruit of the Loom Guys had that "Blue" commercial. But at least I genuinely liked that song, LOL. The only good thing about it is that it got "When I grow up" by PCD out of my head...

NOW back to the subject...

If I can remember what it was...

Oh! I was going to say that the good thing about the internet is that you can leave the page if you see something you don't like. You aren't forced to stay and read it.

Which is what some people who land on this page need to realize. But I won't get into that, until the next time I'm feeling bitchy. :-)

Ta!

OMG! I'm rubbing off on The Boy!

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oday, on the way home from Wal-Mart, Evan & I had the following conversation:

Evan - I've decided that I'm not going to say the word "retarded" anymore. I'm going to say "special". (Re: This post)
Me - Cool! (Thank GOD! He's been using the word "retarded" for his ONLY negative adjective for months!) You know, Rick & Bubba use the word "precious" when they mean that something is stupid.
Evan - So when you call me precious, you're calling me stupid?
Me - LOL! No, you really are my Precious Honey Bunny.
Evan - You're calling me "special"!
Me - No Precious, I'm calling you precious as in "Dear" or "Darling".
Evan - Well, ok then. That's what I thought.
Me - You're so special.
Evan - *fake crying*

HA!

I don't know what it is about teenaged (or practically teenaged) boys that they only use one word for months at a time. Evan actually reads. He has a college freshman reading level. I know he has a bigger vocabulary than just one word to describe "bad" or "stupid" or "weird".

*sigh*

At least "Special" won't be as irritating to hear as "retarded". I reckon I'll be hearing it a lot for the next few months...

My Driving Style

What Your Driving Says About You

You are generally an easy going, laid back person. However, you can't help but feel a little jealous and competitive sometimes! You are a fairly aware person, but you can't help but make judgment errors from time to time. You are not a fair person in the least. Justice be damned - you get whatever you can for yourself. You are a calm, peaceful person. You realize that arguments are only temporary, and you try to give people the benefit of the doubt. You have mixed feelings about authority figures. You understand their place, but you believe their power needs to be in check. You are somewhat focused, but you are also a bit scatterbrained. Distractions can get you in trouble. You don't feel a responsibility to anyone but yourself. You value your freedom more than anything else. Your ego is a healthy size. You don't think you're more important than anyone else.

What Does Your Driving Say About You?

Not true. I DO think I'm important than some people, LOL.

I'm in tears.

I

don't even know what to say.

I was writing a post for tomorrow, and I mentioned "Rick & Bubba". They are local DJ's that I had listened to (and watched) for a long time, but I haven't really listened to them lately unless I happened to be up at that time (7am-10am) CST. I still buy their books when I see them at Wal-Mart, though.

Anyway, I was looking for a video of them and I saw something about Bronner dying. I thought "This must be a mistake, not Rick Burgess of Rick and Bubba."

Then I found "A Father's Heart" on youtube.

It's things like this that remind me why, in spite of my dislike for Him, that I still believe in God. It reminds me that my "problems" with God are my issue, something that I have to learn to deal with.

This father, who just lost his youngest son, can still believe in and serve God with no reservations.

I would love to have that kind of faith.

Seriously.

Having experienced depression, I KNOW that the loss of hope is one of the worst feelings that anyone can experience. But I also remember when I was about 16 and I had just tried to kill myself for the 7th (and last) time, that I knelt by my bed and prayed. I asked God why I was here if I had to feel like that all the time. I asked God to let me feel His love for me. I felt the most amazing thing. I can't really describe it. I saw and felt a golden light surround me and hold me tight. Like a hug. Like you would do to your child if your child was hurting.

I knew, at that moment, that there really is a God, and he really does love me. No matter what I do. No matter what I say. I know that He is there for me when I call on Him.

I pray more often than you might think. And God answers my prayers all the time.

I am not trying to convince anyone that there is only One True God. I'm not one of those people (normally) who likes to talk about Religion or Politics except with my real life friends.

I just had to share...

Link Love -9/19/08

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ere are this week's Link Love Recipients in no particular order.

1. deClubZ for their "Chocolate Toothpaste" post. I've never heard of such a thing, but I sure wish they sold it here!

2. Reenashwina for her "Paint Your Cat" post. Really. This has to be the only thing more stupider (yes, I said "MORE STUPIDER") than dressing up your pets in sweaters and crap. But some of them look kind of cool, LOL.

3. Karlonia for her "Salt Substitutes" post. I am a Saltaholic. It's rare when anything is too salty for me. But with my family history of High Blood Pressure & other crap, I really do try to use less salt than I want to. It's still probably more than the average person. But anyway, today I bought some "Lite Salt" to give it a try. I tastes a little different than regular salt, but at least it's saltier than Kosher Salt and waaaaaay less crunchy! Kosher Salt is only good when you're trying to sear a steak or make some long cooking soup, IMO.

4. Odd Planet for "Can you hear me now?" Ew. LMFAO! But still, ew. *giggle*

5. Sexy Old Broad for her "Why Women Move to Florida" post. No explanation needed, LOL.

6. All the BS for the Ninja Cat video. It made me laugh when I first saw it and it Cracked Evan the Fark Up! :-)

7. Damien at the Speed of Life for his "Angelika Wins a Date with Hugh Laurie" post. The title really made me smile (and wishhhhhhhhhh) and the post was really complimentary. :-)

OMG. Samuel L. Jackson is on Craig Ferguson and he asked "Has there been a murder?" This is only surprising & funny if you watch the show on a regular basis. They'll probably put the skit on youtube.

Back to the LL.

8. Steven Humor for his "Homeless Man Needs a Pair of Underwear" pic. That is a sad bootie in that pic. Poor man. :-(

9. Fabulously Jinxed for her "Palin the Monster" post. I don't watch the news. Especially not during election season or when some natural disaster happens because that's all you hear about. But anyway, I had no idea about this. Anybody see that movie with Ice T (back when he had dreadlocks, I think it was called "The Game") and some hunters were hunting humans? This is worse than that. Because at least the humans knew they were being hunted and could try to hide. I really never had a problem with McCain except for Social Security. But had I felt like voting for him, his decision to pick Palin as a running mate would have seriously given me pause! (This is beside the fact that I think picking a woman was just a ploy to get Hilary's voters on his side.)

10. Slightly Drunk for this post. I don't know if it's a true story, but it is amusing. :-)

11. Jokes @ jDonuts for the "Minimum Wage = Minimum IQ" post. For the record, I don't agree with the title. I have worked for minimum wage and I definitely don't have a minimum IQ despite what you may think after reading my blog...

12. The Best of DIY for this post. Can you tell that I'm a Child of the 80s or what? ;-)

13. Pepper Spray, Stun Guns & Tasers...Oh My! for this post. I don't have the words to even describe this. ???

14. Shawna for her Aleigha in a tutu photo shoot. Isn't photo #2 one of the most gorgeous images you've ever seen? I swear, I love Shawna's pictures. And she's one of my JJHF peeps too! :-)

15. I do things so you don't have to for her post about "Making a good thing better". I don't remember why. Honestly. Maybe it's just because her sense of humor is almost as juvenile as mine? (That's a compliment, BTW.)

Das Ende! &hearts

Metroid Prime

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k, so a while back Evan was watching some "Let's Play (Insert Video Game Name Here)" videos on youtube.

He kept cracking up.

So finally I watched one with him. I ended up watching the entire series. If you want to know, it was "Let's Play Jedi Outcast by Tenike1". (Tenike cracks me up whenever he messes up. And I LOVE the way he "abuses the saves".) I'm going to buy that game from Amazon soon.

But I stopped at GameStop (GameSpot?) first to see if they had it. They didn't. So I got a different first player game, Metroid Prime. I figured Evan would like it because he's addicted to First Person crap. His favorite part of the movie "Doom" is when the dude is walking through like he's in a video game.

I never used to like First Person games because they made me kind of dizzy. But I guess Tenike kind of got me used to it.

Anyway, I put the game in and started playing dying. So I looked on youtube to see if there was a "Let's Play" series about it and there is! It is so much more convenient that reading the walk-throughs online. Other than the darkness, you can actually SEE where to go and not have to guess if the person who wrote it knows their left from their right.

Whatever.

I haven't gotten far, but I've gotten further than I would have without Lordsounga. I wish Tenike1 had done this one. I've gotten used to his delivery & he actually TALKS ABOUT THE GAME instead of random crap that's on his mind. Well, he talks about how the Lakers are doing, but then he gets back to the game.

Anyway, I plan on getting further today.

Pray for me.

Because I like being better than Evan at video games.

Because he's better at math than I am now that I've forgotten everything I had to know for the tests. He's almost as tall as me now, so video games are the last thing I have to hold over his head, LOL.

Cool! Now I can ask House, MD

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hy only one butt cheek hurts at a time! Or any other question that pops into my twisted brain.

Dur!

You Are Much Closer to Your Friends

Your friends are so great, it's hard not to be the closest to them. As for your family, your relationship with them is probably a bit strained. It's okay though. While you can't pick your family, you can pick your friends. And you've picked some amazing friends who count as family to you.

Are You Closer to Your Friends or Your Family?

A little love to Damien

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ecause I just got an e-mail that someone had fueled my blog lately. So, just for kicks, I checked to see who had fueled me since January 1 of this year.

Damien's name kept popping up. I don't think he's ever commented here (another Relax Max?) but he's obviously reading my blog. Or he's reaaaaaaaaaaally bored and fuels my blog for the hell of it, LOL.

Anyway, he has 3 blogs. (Is it just me, or does he look a little like Frasier Crane?)



So stop by and show him some love for me! :-)

Cary Grant Quick Reviews

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have watched several Cary Grant movies in the last 2 weeks or so. Here are the ones that I don't think I've reviewed.

My Favorite Wife
Starring: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne
Director: Garson Canin
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Plot: On the same day that a man has his wife declared dead (after she's been missing for 7 years) and marries a new woman, his first wife shows up alive.
Should you see it? YES!
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts
My Comments: For some reason, I didn't want to watch this movie. But it only took a few minutes for me to get into the story. Cary Grant was at his comedic finest. Irene Dunne was funny too. Loved it!


Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy
Director: H.C. Potter
Genre: Comedy
Plot: After living in a small New York apartment for years, Mr. Blandings decides to buy a house in Connecticut. (Think "The Money Pit")
Should you see it? *shrugs* If you have nothing better to watch.
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts
My Comments: Cary looks good...


The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Starring: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple
Director: Irving Reis
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Plot from IMDb.com: "A high school girl falls for a playboy artist with screwball results."
Should you see it? If you want to see Shirley Temple as a teenager...
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts&hearts
My Comments: There were some amusing/charming moments. Overall, I didn't need to see it.


Father Goose
Starring: Cary Grant,Leslie Caron
Director: Ralph Nelson
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Adventure, War
Plot from IMDb.com: "During WW2, a man persuaded to live on an isolated island and spot aircraft finds himself responsible for a teacher and several students, all female."
Should you see it? Sure.
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts&hearts½
My Comments: The ending is ridiculous. But Grant is funny playing the "alcoholic" & Caron is amusing playing the uptight teacher.


Indiscreet
Starring: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
Director: Stanley Donen
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Plot: A famous actress thinks that she will never find love. Enter the attractive & charming stranger. He tells her that he is married, but if she's okay with that, he's okay with dating her. Turns out, he isn't married.
Should you see it? YES!
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts&hearts
My Comments: I LOVED it! Both of them (Grant & Bergman) did an excellent job. Bergman's best line (after finding out that Grant's character isn't married) is "How dare he sleep with me and not be married!"


Walk Don't Run
Starring: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton (Timothy Hutton's father)
Director: Charles Walters
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Plot from IMDb.com: "During the housing shortage of the 1964 Toyko Olympics, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two."
Should you see it? Yes.
Rating (out of 5 hearts): &hearts&hearts&hearts
My Comments: It was interesting to see Grant as the "older guy" and not the heartthrob. Hutton's character was hilarious. I really enjoyed the movie. The best scene is when Hutton's character is power walking through the streets of Tokyo & Grant falls in step beside him. Loved it!

I can't believe I've watched so many Romantic Comedies lately. But Cary Grant is worth it. ;-)

What??? I can't buleedis.

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arlier tonight I gave Evan a badly needed haircut. Told him to go take a shower. Post shower, he yelled down to me "I'm staying up here to watch TV".

So I just crept up the stairs holding an empty water bottle in my mouth so that I could bust into Evan's room, suck all of the air out of the bottle, and scare him half to death. (He always jumps when I suck all of the air out of the bottle, HA!)

Guess what I found when I got upstairs?

No.

He's asleep.

With his lights off.

And the TV is off too!

So not only did I NOT get to scare him, but I didn't even get to yell at him for running up my electricity bill.

What the hell?

;-)