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[Jul. 26th, 2008|02:20 pm] |
Grams found me a squash bug (http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/cucs/squashbugadult.JPG) It's adorable.... thing is, it's a pest of well.. what we're growing out there. I never know what to do then.....I don't want to kill it but, I don't want it to damage the stuff out there either.
Haven't seen hornworms in a while, those things are freaking awesome. I've been wanting some so I could see some hawkmoths... |
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| This wording could help defeat Propition 8 when it hits the polls |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|11:19 am] |
"This week, the California Attorney General’s office announced changes to the title and summary of the proposition that would overturn same sex marriage. Here’s what voters will read in November:
Proposition 8
ELIMINATES RIGHT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Changes California Constitution to eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry. Provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
Fiscal Impact: Over the next few years, potential revenue loss, mainly sales taxes, totaling in the several tens of millions of dollars, to state and local governments. In the long run, likely little fiscal impact to state and local governments."
-eqca.org Maybe ppl who hate gays but are worried about the economy will be swayed, haha.
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| Girl's Day Out |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|01:44 pm] |
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I'm heading down to Orlando with my daughter and her bridesmaids to try on bridesmaid dresses. While I am there I might try on some mother of the bride dresses. |
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| The Dish |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|01:18 pm] |
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In all my years as a J rock fan,i have not ever been so ....."lamed out".
All i do is watch complete ,unprofessional,ass backwards,2 faced, low life gits, do all this stuff ,so completely cluster fucked ,JUST to meet the bands and be "kewel" .....all i can say is......if you trust morons to do the "work ",you deserve everything you get .
Sadly,some of these VK guys do not know the difference ...but this weeks debacle ,just so put a disgusting taste in my mouth ...no joke .
I feel bad for the band in question,as they have no idea what is really going on,and as always,they are trusting a complete FUCKING MORON.
AND...the biggie of the week :
THAT IS NOT DIE ON FACE BOOK !!
1-HE DOESNT POSE NUDE OR SEND WEBCAMS .
2THE GUY IMPERSONATING HIM IS FUGLY AS ALL HELL,AND ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHAT DIE REALLY LOOKS LIKE ,WOULD KNOW THAT .3-HE WOULD NEVER NEVER POST AS, "DAISUKE ANDOU" .
4-HE NEVER USES WEIRD ABREVES LIKE :
"R U 4 REL ?!"
AND 5-HIS HAIR IS BLACK NOW ,THE GUY DOING THIS HAS FLAMING RED HAIR ..
DUUUHHH !!
NO ONE IS TALKING TO DIE ON FACEBOOK .WEBCAM OR OTHERWISE ,AND ANYONE BELIEVING IT IS ALSO A COMPLETE FUCKING MORON !!
And now with that out of the way ...onward ~~
1-The Dark Knight =the best fucking batman movie EVER !! It is so sad that this guy cannot ever reprise this role ,and he absolutely deserves and oscar nomination ..
Seriously sad how this all turned out .Reminds me of The Crow so much .
Speaking of the crow...awesome coming attracts tid bits ..
The Death Race car is a V8...for those of you who have nmo idea what that is...think MAD MAX !!
that was his car..a V8 interceptor..how cool is that .
They are making a movie out of the Watchmen ..one of my all time fave comic books ...and the entire mood of the coming attract reminded me of The Crow somehow..
Its looks amazing..
I fucking LOVED Rorschach !
I actually own all 12 original comics ,first press..
I wonder if they are worth anything now ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen
This is now out on DVD,and if i do not get it asap .. i will implode...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Boys_2:_The_Tribe
I missed out on tickets for the Twilight Nokia theater show with Stephenie Meyer...
totally sold out..tix going for like 300 bucks on ebay ..no joke.
I was bummed .
The new 007 looks kind of cool...very dark .
Michelle Yeoh is doing a lot lately .Shes in another domesti movie coming out besides the Mummy ..
I forget which now.
X Files...errrmm,,,parts were cool just for the cool old character factor,but otherwise...wait for the DVD. |
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[Jul. 26th, 2008|11:07 am] |
i get to foster puppies! wheee!
i dont know yet if i'll be getting one or two, but hinsdale humane society has an overflow and instead of euthanizing they're placing with private foster agencies until they can get them homes. so i'm taking an overflow pair of adorkable lab/shepherd/something crosses on tuesday. i dont know much more about them except that they're old enough to be away from mamma, they have a lot of energy, and their vetting and food is paid for by the HHS. so i just get to love them for two weeks, spoil them with park time, and absorb their cuteness.
so i'll probably require mandatory visits to my home so everyone can socialize the pups. who shall be adorable. |
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[Jul. 26th, 2008|06:40 am] |
I'm going to switch my virus scan from ZoneAlarm to Avira, and my Firewall from ZoneAlarm to Comodo. As I see it, free + high quality + light on resources = a winning combination, especially on my aging system, which wasn't even top of the line when I bought it nearly five years ago. Also, I think I'll be trying SUPERAntiSpyware to see how it matches up against SpyBot-S&D and AdAware. I also need to start burning stuff off to CDs to free up memory, run a defrag, play with CCleaner, physically clean out dust... basically, make this thing less of a glacier-slow piece of crap.
I'm a poor computer parent. |
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| Dragon Sighting at AX |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|02:27 am] |
This is one of two pics I took of Valentine having strawberry at AX. |
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| Good news, everyone! |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|10:48 pm] |
Turns out I still like goat's milk.
Hooray!
Now the bad news: apparently we're dipping chickens in chlorine here in the good old United States. And then eating them.
I can't say that I was particularly thrilled by this discovery. It's tough being a carnivore these days. |
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| Ha... |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|09:54 pm] |
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WELP everyone needs to shut their fucking mouths and stop causing drama because i'm sick of it and everyone else is sick of it, and we're not acting like adults at all. |
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| Not my best day |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|10:45 pm] |
Sorry guys, I spent the day in a big funk.
Spoke to my bank, my mortgage company has returned my last to payments to the bank. So I went to the store and purchased food. Fresh mice for the lizards, and food for Byron and Purrball.
I talked to my mortgage company again. They want about 22,000 dollars to forgive my being 4 months behind, and they want it by August 13 or they will take the house. I don't get it.
I have been trying to work with them to catch back up after I had gotten so ill last year. I ended up falling behind because my medical bills went through the roof. My prescription drug coverage dropped off. Suddenly I was responsible for all my medications until I had paid several thousand dollars. I figured that paying for medications that kept me alive would be a smarter idea.
Sadly, in the long time I have been working to save my house, and I wonder if the stress of that is what made it possible for my cervical cancer to return. That the stress will kill me.
So is it time for a rent party? Or a birthday party? Or a packing party?
Talked to a friend who is going to talk to her banker dad. Lets see what happens. I'll hit the piggy bank on Monday, and then take a hard hard look at if I can stay here with my current level of expenses. I don't know where I can cut, except for my medications. Or the car.
Or great yet another story of a doctor messing up during a surgery. i don't need that!!! |
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| I don't know. |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|01:34 pm] |
i just don't know.
what do you do when the person you love most in the world is torn apart by his friends because they don't think you're right for him? how am i not supposed to retaliate? how can i do the right thing? and is the right thing to run away from it all, leaving him with his friends who are selfish enough to make me break his heart just because THEY don't agree with our relationship? or is it to fight for our love, which is true and real, and to battle against his closest friends and either prove i'm worthy of their friend, or alienate him from them? how do i deal with this?
since diana told me about this yesterday, i've had a splitting migraine. i threw up three times this morning and i'm missing work today because of it.
i just want isaac to be happy. he claims he's happy with me and loves me so much, which i return in full, but i'm tired of this constant struggle for acceptance. whether it's because stephen is still uncomfortable, or arnold thinks i'm not good enough, or all of them think i'm nutzo because of my religious views, all i want is for all of this to just stop... why cant they just be happy that isaac is happy? why do they have to be selfish? i thought everything was going to be ok... what did i do to cause this to happen?
i feel more alone than ever now and maybe that's the way things should be. maybe i am just a curse on people's lives. maybe i don't deserve to find a perfect love... because everytime i think i do... some force of nature destroys it. i never thought i'd meet someone like isaac, and if he gets torn away from me because of this, i don't think i could go through it again.
a rose by any other name would smell just a sweet.
'tis time for a pilgrimage. |
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| Cleaning, now have a headache |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|02:54 pm] |
I hate when I get so involved with something that I get a headache from it :( not good.
Yeah, I was looking around the living room and for some reason, I have been all about minimalist. I'm not enjoying too much clutter...or decor accessories laying around. I took some boxes to storage of some closet organizers since they were all over the floor here. We aren't ready to use them yet so why trip over them every day? I also went through some nick knacks and boxed up things I don't want anymore. I will put them out by the dumpster with a free sign on them. Good stuff, just don't need it or have the room for it. Our cubby book case looks naked. I mean there are some things in there, but just temporarily. Once those items get placed where they look best we will need to figure out what to do with all that storage space. I'm thinking of getting a few pretty square baskets to put in half, then the rest can be some nice decorative pieces. Bigger pieces to fill the holes better with out having to have a bunch of little things.
I recently picked this up from craigslist:
BERTBY
Glass-door wall cabinet
It's a CD/DVD case, but can obviously be used for other things. It hangs on the wall and is VERY tall. I absolutely LOVE it.
RETAIL:
$99.99
I got it for $20. Good deal if you ask me. And it will match the living room furniture and bedroom furniture just fine. We have to see where it will look best though. I plan to put all my NICE nick knacks/accessories in it. I have some collectible pieces I got from a gift shop I used to work at and have wanted a proper display case to show them in. I will have to add one or two puck lights to it though and might need Dave's help with that.
I'm starting to get really picky about collectibles I want to buy. I grew up in an antique shopping family so certain things catch my eye. Lately I have wanted to start collecting Quarry Critters figurines, and old glass items. Only very well taken care of items and the glass must have a sparkle to it when the light shines onto it. I like unique pieces. Items you don't normally see. If I'm not in love with it, then I will move on. There were a few things I saw on ebay that I was lusting over, but knew I'm not ready to buy anything yet so I had to let them go.
Other stuff...
I gave Hurley some new toys in his tank to push around. I figured out the perfect turtle toys are actually plastic cat toys :) He has a round wire ball that sits on the floor. And two floating plastic balls up top to bite at and push around the surface.
My dwarf frog shed. He is doing very well. Spunky little man.
Nyx shed for us AGAIN. She looks so pretty. Nice and bright. Still haven't seen her eat her worms. Getting worried about that. I'm trying to just leave them in there and figure if she is hungry enough she will eat. The fact that she shed again AND took another good size poo she has to be eating SOMETHING, right?
The other gecko lovers, well, they are fine health wise but my goodness, do it already. They are not loving each other at all. HE tries for her but she just shakes her head and tail and bites him in the face. Poor guy. He keeps trying though. Go Striker!
Cats are good, kittens are recovering just fine from their neutering. They even got micro chipped which I didn't know was going to happen. Hopefully with in the next month or so they will finally go to their new home, he just has to finish getting his place in order. I'm gonna miss them, but am sooo ready for them to leave. It's just too crazy here and we are spending so much money with food and litter. I have to get food every week almost. Same with litter. It sucks. Plus we want our boys to have their lives back.
Not sure what else to talk about at the moment. Gonna take some pills for the headache. |
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| Oh God... |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|01:33 pm] |
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This crap is never ending it would seem.
Verucca totally redid her myspace to the point i think someone *was* pissed off ,and she had to totally revamp it .
But her latest post ,anyone see it?
She's actually saying shes mad, because people messaged her to tell her how pathetic she is for begging for money on line, to go to Japan. She actually hypothosizes ,on the post,as to how if a 1000+ peeps, all sent her a buck or two..she could make her 3000 mark .
Talk about trailer park trash.
Shes going from what seems like Sept 10 to i would guess Sept 22,23 ? Maybe less.
I mean seems as if she will be there less than 2 weeks.
I dont know if she leaves the 10th,which means she wont even have a full day there until the 12th ,and then shes going to come concert here the 24th .
And I wonder if she will waste all her hard ,begged for ,cash ,to follow Dir up and down the continent ,like i used to do for 2+ weeks at a time .Paying a fortune for tickets and travel and all of that ..
Except i WORKED, very hard ,for my money ,and i did everything i did out of love for the band and Die .
All i can say is ~~
What a douche she is .....
I mean the entire like, 12 days she is there, will certianly make her cooler ,and more hip that all of us who have gone for years or lived there,so so so lame .I am so sad i am so lame ..
And why doesnt Dai Dai pay for her to come over ,and put her in his room with him ,while they are on tour ?
Lets see how many lies come out with thaqt ..so ALL my peeps going to Dir lives in sept...FULL REPORT.
Let us know if hes STUPID enough to actually put her on the stage in japan too.
Maybe she can wear a shirt that says :
"I GAVE THE GUITARIST THE HERP !!"
And gosh !
What happened to the goth lolita orchestra..For soemone who wants to sing more that anything,she does nothing to get it off the ground .
If shes too sick to sing because of her fucking ear ,shes certainly shouldnt be able to fly with it either.
DUUUHHHHH !!!
please bitch .
Can you wait to hear it all..?
Me either ... |
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[Jul. 25th, 2008|10:00 am] |
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I FINALLY saw Batman last night (yeah yeah, I know the movie's called The Dark Knight, but Batman is faster to say and type. :-P ) We met Courtney and Kyle after work, got a bite to eat at Subway, then headed to the theater to get good seats.
Why yes, I did say "we." Kevin agreed to go, since we were going with friends. He said the movie was "fine," which is probably the best I'm going to get out of him. I told him that if any of our friends ask if we've seen the movie and whether we'd recommend it, to let ME do the talking, because his stubborn "it was fine" will not paint an accurate picture of the movie. The movie was AWESOME. It kicked ass. My ass, your ass, everyone's ass in between.
( Cut for spoilers )
END SPOILERS
Kevin and I were talking about possible future Batman villains and who should play them. He thinks Anthony Hopkins would make a good riddler, much more faithful to the Animated Series than Jim Carrey's off-the-wall performance. (Kevin is ALL ABOUT Batman: The Animated Series. It's pretty much his definitive source for how the characters should be. :-) Do you guys have any ideas/opinions on future casting? |
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| Bragging :) |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|09:27 am] |
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As has become my morning routine, after breakfast, I started preparing to go running. There's a greenway that runs along the Roanoke river that's about 13 miles long (the length of a half-marathon -- so far, I've only done 5 miles).
I slip on my running shorts, pull my sports bra over my head, and am hunting for a tank top when I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror.
Ho... Ly... SHIT!
I've done it. There are muscles on my abs now. I have defined hips, since the layer of fat on my waist has diminished considerably. I can run 5 miles outside, in the heat, only feeling a little bit like I'm going to die afterwards (and that feeling goes away in under a minute when I start walking to cool down).
The best part? I gave up dieting almost immediately. I haven't really changed my eating habits -- I eat healthy, sure, but I've always eaten healthy. But if I want to share a plate of chili cheese fries with my boyfriend, well damn it, I will.
I feel incredible. All the things they say about exercising is true. More energy, clearer skin -- hell, I'm even getting a bit of a tan from being outside all the time.
And I'm only just now noticing the weight loss because after I got myself on a regular exercise regime... I stopped caring. I haven't stepped on a scale in a month. I stopped looking at myself in the mirror and scrutinizing my body. If I get off the treadmill after running 6 miles, ready to do another 20 minutes on the elliptical and some weight training, I'm not thinking about the calories I burned. I'm thinking about what I'm doing for my body.
It didn't matter how I looked anymore, because I felt strong, fit, and sexy.
And that bikini? I'm wearing it with pride, because even if there's a little more jiggle around my belly than I'd like (I have muscles now, but I'm far from a six-pack), I know that I'm in shape, and that this body can do things I never thought it could.
My boyfriend and I go mountain biking and I'm faster than him every time. We play frisbee and we're running all over the soccer field after each other's throws. At work, I'm not exhausted after a shift anymore.
I'm in the best shape of my (admittedly short thus far) life, and I feel amazing. I've signed up for a half-marathon in November, and I'm going to run the shit out of those 13.1 miles. Brandon bought me a Nike+ setup as a present -- it's this little chip that plugs into your iPod, connected to a wireless sensor that fits into a cutout on the bottom of the Nike shoe, which allows you to track your time and distance via your iPod. I'm loving this.
I used to hate running, but did it for my health. Eventually I came to not mind it so much. Now I have to do it every day. It's sort of addicting.
13.1 miles by November 22! Here I come! |
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[Jul. 25th, 2008|12:02 pm] |
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| Hamlet premiere yesterday |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|11:14 am] |
Stolen from the OG:
The Prime Minister and his wife, Richard Wilson and Arabella Weir were there, Tennant seems even thinner in Real Life but has the same enthusiastic energy, plays the part partially barefooted (and is of course extremely hot) looks good fencing and the play was an awesome 3:30 hours long.
IS IT AUGUST YET?
I'm getting all nervous again! *bites nails* I should really start planning my trip a bit better, otherwise I won't see a thing of London or Stratford (current plan: Put that map away and start walking down the Thames, get to Stratford and then try to get Tennant's autograph... he seems to give a few at least. The End.) again.
Er, any good hints how I might get up to Stratford in time? I know your trains are a bit expensive, and I have no idea if I have to preorder at the National Express around this time of the year... there doesn't happen to be someone driving up there whom I could join, is there? I need someone to hold my hand, I think ;)
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| You better realize |
[Jul. 25th, 2008|12:58 am] |
1 . Ive come to realize that my boobs.....
are so soft and supple????
2. I've come to realize that my job...
is so much better than my last one
3. I've come to realize that when I'm driving....
the bitch in front of me who has had the damn blinker on for the last 30 minutes is going to wait til the last possible minute to get over, causing me to fly into a dark blurry rage and throw some shit...
4. I've come to realize that I need...
so many things right now
8. I've come to realize that money...
is a bitch
9. I've come to realize that certain people...
choose to be stupid
10. I've come to realize that I'll always be.....
searching for something more
11. I've come to realize that my boyfriend/girlfriend...
is at the moment not logical, nor is he trying to be
12. I've come to realize that my mom...
loves me but cant love me like she used to cuz god/the bible is telling her not to
13. I've come to realize that my cell phone ...
not next to me...hmm where is it?
14. I've come to realize that when I woke up this morning....
my arm was hanging off the bed and had fallen asleep big time
15. I've come to realize that last night before i went to sleep...
i should have smothered him with a pillow
16. I've come to realize that right now I am thinking about...
where my phone is...where did i put that shit.? i hope i didnt leave it in the car.
17. I've come to realize that my car...
needs to be replaced with something smaller
18. I've come to realize that when I get on Myspace...
i need to avoid watching that scary ass snake video cuz i almost had a seizure today when i did
19. I've come to realize that today ..
i am even more irritated
20. I've come to realize that tonight...
is just like today
21. I've come to realize that tomorrow I will...
probably feel the same way i feel today
22. I've come to realize that I really want to....
go on a trip
23.I've come to realize that the person who is most likely to repost is..
no one
24. I've come to realize that life..........
is a rather delicious cereal...but only the cinnamon kind
25. I've come to realize that this weekend...
i am going to sleep a lot
26.I've realized the best music to listen to when i am upset is....
Angie Stone: Pissed Off
27. I've come to realize that good friends...
are good to have
28. I've come to realize that this year...
i will be 25. wow |
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