Thursday, September 28, 2006

Things about me... Tagged by Anne

1. What time did you get up this morning? 4:30 INSANITY, we are doing inventory at work so I had no choice.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds hands down.

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? It was a scary one that I can not remember

4. What is your favorite TV show(s)? Gilmore Girls, Project Runway, Greys Anatomy, Americas Next Top Model, Standoff, House

5. What did you have for breakfast? Vanilla, pumpkin spice Steamer from Starbucks (its just steamed milk with flavor) I don't do coffee

6.What is your middle name? Leona Mary (no one gets to laugh)

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Indian

8. What foods do you dislike? I eat everything (which is relative to my ass size)

9. Your favorite Potato chip ? Old Dutch Plain Ripples

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment? I have not listened to a CD in a long time, if I do it’s the one the hubby made me that I sing out loud to in my car.

12. Favorite sandwich? Turkey

13. What characteristics do you despise? Arrogance

14. Favorite item of clothing? My bras, I have huge boobs and I love me some GREAT bras that actually fit my hooters. (DD's)

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Fiji or Thailand

16. What color is your bathroom? Taupe and White

17. Favorite brand of clothing? Not really into brands of clothes. Brands of makeup? MAC all the way

18. Where would you want to retire to? Bahamas

19. Favorite time of day? When my husband kisses me goodbye and tells me he loves me and to have a good day ( it never gets old and I love it!)

20. Where were you born? Thunder bay Ontario, Canada (WAY east coast)

21. Favorite sport to watch? Gymnastics (that counts right?) I competed for 9 years.

22. Who do you least expect to send this back? Anne's done it but T-Girl and Snarky girl are going to have to do it.. ha ha.. again… Oh and I want to see Jenster do this one too.

23. Person you expect to send it back first? Well it took T-Girl almost 3 weeks to do the last one.. so not sure

24. What laundry detergent do you use? Tide fresh breeze

25. Coke or Pepsi? EWWW I don't do soda

26. Are you a morning person or night owl? Both really

27. What size shoe do you wear? 6 1/2

28. Do you have pets? Sniff no not at this time, although I am getting close to the husband caving

29. Any news you'd like to share with everyone? My birthday is Sunday and I am excited cause I am FINALLY getting my camera.

30. What did you want to be when you were little? A mother. Serious when we would all sit in a circle in class and talk about what we wanted to be it was a mother.

31. Favorite candy? Oh this is a tough one. I am a candy freak!! Ok sour patch kids, cherry blasters, gummy bears.

32 What is your best childhood memory? Spending time at the cottage with the whole family. And my brothers convincing me Jack the fish was going to get me ( I am still afraid of dark water and I can not swim at night even if there are lights)

33. What are the different jobs you've had? Restaurant, retail, bartending, call center, bank teller, customer service.

34. Nicknames: Auntie Kisto, crazy girl

35. Piercing? Um. Ears and Tongue, I took out my belly button and my WHO HA piercing (yes I pierced my WHO HA)

36. Eye color? Brown

37. Ever been to Africa ? I wish!

38. Ever been toilet papering? Yep almost got caught too

39. Love someone so much it made you cry? Is that not what life is about?

40. Been in a car accident? Yes but never my fault, I have been in a bunch with other people driving (maybe that’s why I am a spaz in the car if I am not driving) I got re-ended by an 18 wheeler one time.

41. Favorite restaurant? Anything Indian, Red Lobster

42. Favorite ice cream? Um, Prailings and cream from Laura Secord (Canada) or Phish food Ben & Jerrys

43. Favorite flower? Daisies, roses… I love flowers really

44. Disney or Warner Brothers? Either or...I don't care..

45. Favorite fast food restaurant? McDonalds (gross I know)

46. How many times did you fail your drivers test? None 99% baby

48. Before this one, from whom did you get your last email? Client

49. Which store would you choose to max out your credit cards? Any shoe store

50. What do you do most often when you are bored? Read a book, watch TV, Scrapbook

51. Bedtime? 10-11 depending what's on the tube

52. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? Im curious about all of your responses! (see me not picking favorites!)

53. Last person you went to dinner with? The hubby, BIL and MIL

54. What are you listening to right now? Kiss FM

55. What is your favorite color? Purple

56. Lake, Ocean or River? Ocean

57. How many tattoos do you have? Three for now

58. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The chicken

59. How many people are you sending this meme too? Well other than those mentioned above, oh just for good measure Jenster, T-Girl and Snarky Girl.

60. Who sent this to you and what is something you didn't know about him/her? Anne, that we have the same size feet, now when we finally meet we can share shoes

61. What materialistic thing would you ask for if you had one wish to make? I beautiful house to raise a family in.

62. Time you finished this? 4:39pm

Other than the nominated people feel free to use this to take up space in your blog…. Ha ha… It’s a great time killer.

My dilemma...

So I am pretty fabulous right?

Ok so a long time ago (7-8 months ago) when I was medically released to go back to work I started to feverishly search all know means of finding a job. I went to the temp agency which was HELL
and I applied to just about anything that interested me.
Well on Tuesday I got a call from the City Office asking me to come in for an interview (I need to say how strange this is because its been 8 months since my first interview but with the County and the City things take FOREVER)
They ask me to come in on Thursday..Which I must say was quite strange as I was already leaving work early to go to a doctors appointment (I'll blog that later I can't make this shit up)
When they were trying to schedule a time with me I was trying to get them to do it after my Dr. appointment so work would not be any wiser.
I called 8 times (she asked me to keep calling back to see if they were at the 3pm interviews)
I called 5 more times and nothing, so she tells me to call at 3pm and she will see what she can do at this same time I told her "But I am FABULOUS you have to interview me!" half joking and making fun of myself. I am not even kidding I said this
So I call and she says Ok 2:30 it is.
So I leave work @ 12:30 for my 1:45 Dr appointment worried because the interview is across town.
I get to the office @ 1:08 (it always takes FOREVER at this Dr) my ass barely hits the chair and I am being called in. I was in and out WITH INJECTIONS TO MY SPINE in 25 minutes.
Shocked, I scoot across town to the City Hall building for my interview through tears because lets face it I just had 4 injections to my spine and its no picnic.
I cry in the car before I go in (the pain) I fix my makeup put on my favorite lipgloss and off I go.

I must say THEY LOVED ME. I got the job. Well not officially but pretty damn sure about it, she said she was SO happy she waited to interview me and she was SO glad I had gone last, I had all 4 of them laughing in the interview and they introduced me to people in the office.
Yeah pretty sure (that or I am just cocky)

So my dilemma is. Do I take it? See thing is its less money (not by much) and its closer to home (by 1/2 hour) and its with the City (once your in, you have to kill someone to get out)

See where I am, in the short 6 months I have been with them I like to think they like me, I mean I know they do, and I love what I do (not so much some of the people I work with but you get that anywhere) and I love the company. I am loyal to them.

I think I will wait till I get the "official" offer, then I will go to my company now and ask for more money and tell them why I want more money. If they fight for me (I hope they will, but who knows they just gave me a raise Sept 1)
I think I will stay (even though it means driving 1 hour to work and 1 hour home) if not City Office here I come

What would you do? (if anyone reads this shit)

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Oh Gilmore girls


So I go to the gym tonight.
I walk in and there are two guys "pumping iron" (if you can call that its a small gym) and I walk in and I laugh out loud. Both TV's are off

They both stare at me.

Me "Ok I am so embarrassed do you guys mind if I watch Gilmore Girls?"

Two Boys starring at me blankly

Me "Well I just wanted to ask because both TV's are off I did not want to interrupt anything"

Two Boys "Um, well, yeah, no problem, sure, " Continue to stare at me like I am crazy

I turn on the TV and the boys ran away.

So I really get into the show (Season Premier I LOVE THIS SHOW) and this big burley guy all tatted up walks in and turns on the other TV which is MUCH louder than the one I have on and I can barely hear my TV.

I am thinking "You Fucking Jackass I was here first and now I can not even fucking hear my show"

He turns to me smiles and changes the channel to the Gilmore Girls.

I again laugh out loud

Funny how the strangest things make you laugh

Open letter to the women I work with


Dear Ladies,

Ok I have bitched about this before. I have even kindly asked (I am so serious that I did) I asked that because our toilet in the ladies bathroom does not really flush "great" all the time could you please make sure not to leave any surprises.
I AM SICK OF LOOKING AT YOUR SHIT
Or to the fine, classy lady who left her TAMPON (you dirty slut) for my viewing pleasure.
I mean WHAT THE FUCK PEOPLE!!
Serious is it so hard to ask to check for floaters before you leave? I mean its bad enough to have to share 1 bathroom with all of you and somehow no matter what time of day I need to use it someone has just taken the B.I.G.G.E.S.T. stinkest ass shit know to man.
I will never claim that my shit don't stink but serious, if its that bad you should see your doctor.
Serious.
Oh and to the people who ALWAYS happen to walk by after I have done my business and swing open the door to cross paths with you I am in serious consideration of yelling out the door to make sure someone is not RIGHT there every time I shit. I never want anyone to smell me, and I know I can not even try to hide how guilty I am on my face, the look of "surprise" on my face that I would run into someone I work with right outside the door of the bathroom and I can not even look at you or say anything... umm yeah.. I just shit... And I do not know why that bugs me... but it does..

So Puh.lease. Ladies get it together. Flush twice if you have to (I know its a lot to ask) but its not high school, nore do we live in a frat house and its considered "cool" or "narly" to show other people your shit.
I appreciate it.
Thanks
Random

Monday, September 25, 2006

Wehew the schedual is getting full


Ok so the cousins trip is going to be SOO much fun!
Fri Oct 27 she gets here @ 7pm, we then head straight from the airport to Knotts Scary farm.
I know crazy, but she LOVES halloween and if she is going to be here then shes gotta see it.

Sat Oct 28 the hubby and I have a wedding to go to, so after the wedding me and Shan (I may as well just use her name) leave for Vegas, I mean the first time you go you should really get there at night (at least she can sleep while we are at the wedding)~ as soon as we get there we head to the "Party" tee hee

Sun Oct 29 recover pool side from Hangovers start to drink again at noon. Go see sites around Vegas

Mon Oct 30 recover pool side from Hangovers start to drink again at noon. Go see sites around Vegas (wait does that look familar?)

Tue Oct 31 sleep as late as possible cruise around after check out, gamble cause trouble when feeling up to it start the drive home (stopping to take as many pictures as we can)

Wed Nov 1 I have to drag my sorry ass outta bed and go to work****. (unfortunaley I am not rich and money does not grow on trees and I LITERALLY just took vacation so a girls gotta work) Maybe go to a movie and the mall.

Thur Nov 2 Go to work**** Watch Greys Anatomy and make my cousin cook dinner (shes a REALLY good cook and it will be SUCH a nice change)

Friday Nov 3 Go to work****, maybe even take my cousin with me and send her to the mall till I am done then head to hollywood.

Sat Nov 4 The beach..

*** To be continued....

***Subject to change if I win big in Vegas

Sunday, September 24, 2006

The PERFECT outfits for the Occasion






Ok so the hubby will NOT be going so its just me and my baby cousin.
So here are my ideas so far. Please vote on your Fav pair. The Angel and the Devil
Cops and Robbers School Girls or Girl Scouts?





I thought these were all cute, I would really hate to show up in BONDAGE gear and have no one "get it" lol

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Humm I wonder if I can convince my cousin to go to this


Ha ha
Well we were talking about what to do because we will be in Vegas around Halloween.
How much fun would this be?? What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Ok need to go talk to the husband about this.....

And yes this is something on my list to do before I die... I am a freak I know.

Friday, September 22, 2006

This was funny! How accurate!

Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 51%

Well, you don't have the worst job in the world, but it's not great.
And don't worry, you're not the problem - your company is.
Start looking around for another job, even if you're not totally fed up.
Because in time, you're going to be dying to quit!

I left work sick today... Again


My friggin back keeps bugging me so it makes my neck hurt, which is return gives me bloody headaches.
Friggin hell.

I L.O.V.E.D. Greys Anatomy last night. This is going to be SUCH a GREAT SEASON!! (did you cry? I so cried)

I am SO excited for my cousins visit.

Flight booked- Check

Vegas hotel on the strip- Check

Thursday, September 21, 2006

A great day!!

So excited about Grey's Anatomy tonight!!!!

Oh and finally its confirmed that my baby cousin will be here Oct 27-Nov 7th. So much to do and plan!! Trust me when I say there will be lots of debauchery and fun drunk falling down stories. Of coarse without question we will need to go to Vegas and I think she is scared. I mean I would be scared too if I had NEVER been on vacation or "technically" outta Canada, and lets face it she's coming to see me… sooo…. well I am just saying I can be one crazy cat.

True story

Baby cousin "I am scared really?"

Me "Why? Just because we have INSANE highways that people get shot at on for no apparent reasons, crack heads, and RUDE people, oh and the airport (LAX) is INSANE really, why would you be scared? I mean it’s a daily thing"

Baby cousin

Me "Serious, I mean depending on where we go there should not be TOO many crack heads?"

This is going to be fun!! Wait till she sees Vegas..lol

And will get to go to the ocean because she's never been and I have not been IN WAY TOO LONG. Its strange never living near an ocean then you move to the ocean and the only time you visit the ocean is when people visit. I am going to have to work on that.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Bastards at the credit card company


So we all get them in the mail. And having called in sick to work the other day I had a little time on my hands.
I actually read one of the offers. The travel one. Currentley the hubby and I have been collection airmiles for the last 6 years (2 years we lived in different countrys) so we have quite a few points. Well awhile back the hubby got a card that all the money spent turned into airmiles.
Cool.
So the offer I was reading was for the same card he had but with my airmiles number. But I read through the WHOLE offer.
The bastards failed to mention that for the last 4 years we have been using the hubbys card that with it one of the benifits is 2 $99 flights anywhere in the world PER YEAR.
WHAT THE FUCK
The amount we use the card and the amount of points we have (enough to fly anywhere the airline goes) they never once since the hubby had the card mentioned these HUGE discounted flights.
Bastards.
So I ordered a card with my number and I.AM.Going.TO.Milk.IT!!
Oh yeah. Every chance I get

Why I love my dad! And some explanation why I am crazy


Hey Girl:

Many thanks to both of you for the birthday card. The
stuff inside was a suprise as well as a mess. I got it
all over the floor.


James, Jen and I went to skydive yesterday. Jen and
James made their jumps fromm 11,500 feet and were both
happy they did it. Jen got sick after she was on the
ground but still enjoyed it. I unfortunately got up to
five thousand feet and had parts of the plane fall off
so we couldn't get the door closed. By the time we
landed, the weather had clouded over and the jumps
were put on hold. I am going back next Sat. to do
mine. You would think at 51 I would be looking at
bingo or something a little calmer instead of jumping
out of a perfectly good plane at over 2 miles up. Well
I guess some of us never grow up.

Miss you guys. Hope everything is ok with you. Talk to
you real soon.

Love, the old and still stupid guy


This is one of my favorite pictures from my wedding. Me my sis, and dad.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

BAD DRIVERS NO MORE!!


Ok I have pondered this for MANY frustrated hours. The hubby helped but his solution is that we should all have permission to just shoot bad drivers.
Serious just blow them away.

But I have thought up a solution. One that is not so brash as to take human life.
Ok so here it is. The right to bare arms.
All drivers should be aloud to have a paint ball gun in there car.

If you get cut off. Poof you get to shoot that car.

If the cars do not merge doing at least 65 onto the highway. You get shot.

If for any reason other than a small child dashing into the highway and you SLAM on your brakes. You get shot.

If you are doing less than 65 on the highway. You get shot.

If you wait till you are half way passed your exit and decide that YOU MUST do whatever it takes cutting off 4 cars in your hurry. You get shot

So this would MAKE people have to wear there shame. Serious it would be all out there for the world to see you are and IDIOT and not just an idiot a BAD DRIVER! So very scarlet letter of me

Who HATES more than anything than to be a bad driver?

Oh and its all set up for the Gov too. IF you have more than 3 shots against you (I have said 3 because lets face it some times we do stupid shit, we are not paying attention for a split second or whatever ), you have to pay a fine. Something stupid like $729. It would make a lot more people pay FRIGGIN ATTENTION ON THE ROADS!!! (this would be fined weekly. And if you could not pay, your car does not work)
And if you get fined more than 3 times your car does not start for you. Or your husband or friends cars will not start for you either. You are BANNED from the roads for 6 months.
And if you continue to re-offend then you never drive again. Simple

If you impede the flow of traffic because you and your dumb ass MINIVAN feel you have the right to drive in the fast lane doing 45. You get shot.
If you cut me off, where its OBVIOUS that I am going faster than you and cause be to almost hit you. You get shot.
You cause an accident. You do not pass go, you immediately lose your driving privileges for 6 months. (have you ever notice that its ALWAYS the same people getting into accidents)

Oh and if you are a GOOD driver (as we all believe we are) you also get rewards. While the GOV gets to keep most of the money as a good driver you are award a small appreciation check (maybe free gas I have not thought about this part too much)

If you talk on your cell phone, while doing 40 on the highway. You get shot.

If you block the traffic (well you and the other ASSHOLE) and then when the highway opens up and you now want to drive 90 so the 15 cars that have been stuck behind for the last fuckin 4 miles have to race you to get in front of you. You get shot.

I think I am on to something here. (ha ha can you tell how much thought was put into this?)

What do you think??

Friday, September 15, 2006

Secrets

I have been keeping a secret.
My birthday is in 2 weeks and I "that person" you know the one who starts the count down 3 months before hand that there birthday is coming up and by the time it gets here you just want to strangle the person.
This year is weird though. I am not sure if I am under the weather or what's wrong with me.
Maybe its cause I am pushing 30?
29 is a little daunting to me really
Not sure why…

October 1.

Oh but I am excited the hubby is coming home tonight and he's bringing me a surprise. I LOVE SURPRISES, although I am one of those people who can not keep a surprise. AT ALL. If I have a surprise for you I usually spill because I get SO excited about it…

I am nuts…. I have come to terms with this..

Thursday, September 14, 2006

One more sleep


Ok call me a cheese ball but I REALLY miss my hubby. He has only been gone one night and will be back on Friday
I will admit that I quite enjoyed the WHOLE bed to myself, no snoring, no being beat with a pillow in the middle of the night.

But the cons out weigh the pros.

No kiss good morning.
No warm spot to roll over into when he gets up (5:00am)
No lingering of his cologne when he hugs me good bye
No kisses good night
No snuggles
No one to debate the "shows" good and bad points
No checking him out as he leaves (he is SO friggin cute all done up for work)

**Sigh**
One more sleep and hes home

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Random things about Random


What is your salad dressing of choice?
Ranch

What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Wendy's (BAKED POTATOES!)

What is your favorite sit down restaurant?
Red Lobster

On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
I ALWAYS over tip. I working in the restaurant/bar industry for over 13 years so I can appreciate how hard servers and bartenders work. Always 20% usually more

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?
Indian food, fruit, salad

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Olives, no sauce and cheese

What do you like to put on your toast?
Raspberry Jam

What is your favorite type of gum?
Mint

**TECHNOLOGY**

Number of contacts in your cell phone?
Everyone I know. Most are from Canada in my personal phone, and everyone and there dog on my work phone

Number of contacts in your email address book?
OH GOD! Lots!! I think everyone I have EVER met in my life

What is your wallpaper on your computer?
Tropical beach setting (I NEED A VACATION!)

What is your screensaver on your computer?
None

How many televisions are in your house?
3 (one in every room)

What kitchen appliance do you use the least?
My crock pot

What is the radio station you listen to the most?
R&B and hip hop, a flip back and forth, the hubby caught me listening to country the other day I will ALWAYS deny that

**BIOLOGY**

What do you consider to be your best physical attribute?
My boobs.. They are HUGE

Are you right handed or left handed?
Right

Do you like your smile?
Yeah I guess

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Blood, teeth, oh so gross toenails.. (yes I have all my toe nails I just had an issue with an ingrown when I was 16 and had to have SURGERY to have it fixed) YUCKY!

Would you like to have something removed from your body?
My saddle bags... Oh and all my organs when I die

Do you prefer to read when you go to the bathroom?
Humm no I am a "power pooper" thats what the hubby calls it. I can NOT jus sit in the bathroom. EEWW gross

Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
Smell and touch. I get goose bumps if you brush my air of the hubby whispers in my ear

When was the last time you had a cavity?
I have never had a cavity... weird I know

What is the heaviest item you lift regularly?
Oh my purse for sure.. Its so friggin big I could probably live out of it. I think I have everything and the moon in my purse


Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
Yeah. I faint at the sight of blood. Even my own. They even put a little notice on my blood donor card that I have to have a nurse with me at all times cause I tend to pass out. Oh and needles too. Everyone thinks I am crazy that I still donate. Its not that bad really just a little embarrassing

**A bunch of stuff-OLOGY**

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
No, I think thats the beauty in it. You just never know

If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?
I would not, mines original

How do you express your artistic side?
I am a HUGE scrapbooker and a picture WHORE! Serious I carry a fuji quick snap in my purse usually. I love taking pictures

What color do you think you look best in?
Pink, Red, Purple. I like bright colors

How long do you think you could last in a medium security prison?
I have a tough exterior but I would be a HUGE wuss.

Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
I have swallowed MANY tongue rings I swear if they ever x-ray my stomach


If we weren't bound by society's conventions, do you have a relative you would make a pass at?
Ok, who is the sick f--k who wrote this survey? No. (I stole this from Virginia Belle) Gross

How often do you go to church?
Um...not at all

Have you ever saved someones life?
Yes. She was 4 and drown in a pool I had just finished my Bronze cross (lifeguard certification) No I was not a lifeguard it was at a friends pool

Has someone ever saved yours?
My husband from a life a lonelyness (isn't that fucking precious) No serious though I am not sure

**DARE-OLOGY**

Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
Hell yeah

Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
Been there and I did not even get paid for it. (done more than kiss too..lol)

Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
No. Money would not mean that much to me

Would you never blog again for $50,000?
No that would be WAY WORSE than giving up and organ

Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
Yep. I have posed naked before. It was fun actually. Would I be able to air brush it? Body double? lol No one would pay me that much to see me naked.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
I would.

Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
No, I could never do that.

Would you shave your head and get your entire body waxed for $5,000?
I already wax my WHOLE body (yes the WHOLE thing) and I shaved my head bald before

Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
This depends? Could I tape big brother? Americas next top model? Greys Anatomy? Standoff?

Friggin HELL that was long...

I will not tag anyone...oh ha ha... T-GIRL your it!! Oh and Snarky Girl..payback is a bitch..lol

Oh beautiful blog there you are..

Friggin hell.
Ok where have I been.... the hubby is away for 3 days so we have been spending some time together before he left (yeah I know we are sick)
so Weehoo THE PARTY begins..lol Work has been SO NUTS but that's how it goes. I am still catching up after being away for 3 days. I know, I know I was only gone 3 days how bad can it be...
BAD.
But that's so a WHOLE big long bitching post (i'll do that later)

I am busy planning my baby cousins trip because we HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO DO.. I am excited, its been over a year since I have been home and spending some time with family is going to be AWESOME!! I also need to plan a trip home and soon.

I am still fuming over my mothers conversation.

I have been trying to go to the gym "regularly" and that gets frustrated because lets face it there is just not enough time in the day and for some reason going at 5:30am is not as fun as it was when I was 20.

Its time to clean the closet. That should be fun

I almost re-ended this stupid ass driver just for the shock factor. The idiot keep slamming on the brakes like a child had run into the street and there was NO ONE within 20 car lengths in front of her. She was impeding the flow of traffic and I WISH I COULD HAVE JUST HIT HER, but then it would have been my fault and she would have called me an idiot and I would have hit her and gone to jail

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Remembering - Robert Francis Mace



This day we will always remember... An idea to unite the blogging world to have each victim honored The 2996 Project


Robert Francis Mace who's life was lost September 11th, 2001.


This is his brothers tribute.





You have been taken from us, but you live on in our hearts and memories

Each of us carries within a recollection of you that will never fade

A little leaguer that wore a Tom Seaver card tucked inside his cap

The competitor that always found a way to win, even if it meant changing the rules a bit

Of us two, the person whose backside finally broke the yellow paddle

The son that mowed down Dad's newly planted trees on his 1st trip on the riding tractor

Playing through the deluge of Hurricane Agnes with running leaps, landing on our stomachs to glide over the pools of water all over the yard

Building a baseball diamond with posts, chicken wire and lawn mowers wherever the farmer would grant us space for our "Field of Dreams"

Riding our bikes with fury at the sound of Dad's shrill whistle, knowing
that 5 minutes was the limit before time expired for dinner

The traveler who took mom on a virtual trip of Munich through the internet

The brash young attorney who quips a helicopter trip would close the deal in time

The Eagles fan whose voice grew hoarse with each passing quarter

The not so handyman whose best work was letting someone else do it

The uncle holding his nephew and niece with the love, play and smile of a parent.

A would be John Grisham novelist, penning his 1st legal thriller

The perennial kid even at 43, hustling off for a week of tennis camp

Though difficult to fight the emotion and bewilderment of loss, there is so much more to smile over and reminisce that it dries my tears and nearly makes me chuckle.

You will be missed, Rob, my brother, but my images of you are indelible

Ken Mace, Brother

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Saturday, September 09, 2006

I have been given and STD

By my dear friend Ms. Snarky Girl

Three people who make me laugh
1. Hubby
2. Salinna
3. Myself (fucking hell I am always laughing at myself)

Three things I can do
1. Sleep in (I am SO great at this)
2. the splits
3. Cry at just about anything

Three things I can't do
1. Live in 2 different countries at once
2. Be mad, or have people mad at me (not caring what they think is one thing but if I care about you then I am REALLY bad at being, or having you mad at me)
3. Speak 3 languages (I would love to learn Arabic and Spanish)

Three things I'm doing right now
1. Drinking a bottle of water
2. Sitting on my couch (trying to relax after the phone call with my mother, wilts avoiding all other humans in my house, as to avoid and random outbursts of profanity)
3. Thinking about jumping the husband bones (I'll report about that tomorrow)

Three things I want to do before I die
1. Go to Africa, Egypt, Australia, China, Spain, Paris, London, Fiji, Scotland (not nessarly in that order)
2. Be a positive influence in a child's life
3. Kiss on every continent

Three things I hate the most
1. BAD DRIVERS
2. Ignorance
3. Having to poop

Three things that scare me
1. Having someone I love pass away (losing my grandpa was one of the hardest things I have ever done)
2. People who are mean to each other really scare me. It makes me think of what HORRIBLE lives they must have
3. Gross feet (I used to make people wear socks in my pool)

Three things I don't understand
1. Why its SO easy for people to get a divorce
2. Why I love shoes so much (oh and purses too)
3. Panty hose

Three skills I'd like to learn
1. Any languages
2. The crazy hard stand on your head yoga
3. Sign language

Three ways to describe my personality
1. Curious
2. Sassy
3. Spunky

Three things I think you should listen to
1. anything that makes you dance
2. the sound of the ocean
3. a child's laugh

Things you should never listen to
1. my mother
2. rude people
3. people with small minds

Three favorite foods
1. Chicken tika masala (with nan and a mango lassi)
2. Pad Thai noodles
3. FRUIT

Three beverages I drink regularly
1. h2o
2. h20
3. h20 (serious thats all I drink usually)

Three shows I watched as a kid
1. fraggle rock
2. He-Man and the castle of Grey Skull
3. The Care Bears

Blogs I've passed this std to

Alfreds Mom @ All up in the Kool-aid cause its like she had all this spare time, with what a new baby and everything (really this is a way for her to cheat when she needs to feed Emma, who I must add is SO BEAUTIFUL so if you have not seen her yet you need to go sneak a peak!)

Anne @ Supposedly this is good Therapy because shes killed SMITH so now she has all this spare time on her hands (in the literal sense of the word)

Jenn @ Jennster well because I can. Oh shes a MILF thats why, I tell you what if I look like her after having kids.

ITS A FUCKING LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP


My mother.
She called tonight. See now you are about to find out WAY TOO much information about my real life, and my mother.
Before I start let me just say that I do love her. But I also HATE the way she is some times!! (well lets be honest most of the time)

Ok so we are chatting about life and everything and she asks about the hubby and I

Mom "So how are things with you and the hubby?"

Me "Things are great mom, I can not believe its been 3 years already. I am so lucky to have found such a great man that makes me so happy"

Mom - Long Pause "Yeah well"

Me "What?"

Mom "Well you know, its only been 3 years, I mean 3 years is nothing in what a lifetime that marriage is supposed to be"

Me "what's that supposed to mean? Hubby and I have been together for 8 years actually, not 3, we have been married for 3 but we dated for 2 1/2 years, we were engaged for 2, now 3 years of marriage. We will have been together for 8 years in February"

Mom "Well I am just saying"

Me "What, what are you just saying are you still convinced that "I am making the biggest mistake of my life?" mom have you not gotten over that yet? Can you not just be happy that I am happy? Can you not just say you are happy I have found someone that I love to death and who loves me back, no questions asked? Do you remember how when I called you through tears to share my joy with you and told you I was getting married, do you remember you were the first person I called because I KNEW it would mean the world to you and all you had to say was I was making the biggest mistake I ever will in my life, and we did not talk for 7 months? Do you remember how much that hurt me, and how long it took me to get over that. And the man I married is the one who with much argument FOUGHT with me to call you to make sure every thing was made right before the wedding?" (because as it stood she was not going to be invited, Oh and she's been a wedding co-ordinator for 15 years)

Mom "Well I do not remember it quite like that, and I still think maybe it might have not been the best decision"

Me "ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS? Your being serious right? That after 8 years you STILL THINK I am making a mistake, I wish for one minute mom you could see us together and see how great we are for each other and how we make each other so happy"

Mom "Well you did not really give me that chance did you?" (I must add here that she's still angry with me that I moved 3000 miles away from her)

Me "I have to go I love you"

I AM SO FRIGGIN ANGRY!!! I mean its not even that she does not like the hubby, she claims she does and my dad and him get along better than anything. It just really irks me that after all this time she would still get under my skin like this.

Oh and guess who calms me down after I vent that I hate the women and I feel like I am going to cry (its only my mother that can get me SO ANGRY LIKE THIS!!).

Hubby does, explaining she's still upset that I moved away, and that I have to understand that she had had 2 failed marriages and she's single so she's just jealous.


AASHHHHHHH FUCK!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

So now it all begins (or ends depending on how you look at it)


So I am officially a FOOTBALL WIDOW.
The hubby and the BIL have ordered NFL Sunday ticket , which to me means that on Sundays and Mondays I will be ignored. I have come to terms with this.
They are both HUGE football fans and I am WELL AWARE that the first game is tonight.
**sigh***
What will I do with myself? I mean these boys LOVE football so much that even if I walked around naked neither would notice (not that I would do that) However I do get away with more during football season.
I tell him I am bored and he tells me to go shopping, which of coarse I do and then when I come home with all my buys he just looks at me and sighs.... Ha ha he feels guilty so I can buy shoes and purses... (I think I secretly LIKE this football season)

So football season begins.
I should start a club. Football widow club. Sundays for coffee anyone?

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Now I know for sure


That everyone at work hates me.
But that's ok. I dislike most of them too.
Maybe they are still mad I got "superstar" fired.
Maybe they are mad that they payed there dues and I step on there toes (actually to be honest I dance all over them).

How do I know?

There are 5 of us in one office.

One of the girls got engaged over a week ago

I found out by asking when I saw the ring???

Small thing, yeah but we are women, all women. Seems strange everyone would know but me

And then whisper about it when I ask, as if I was supposed to know

Fuck them Ha ha it's entertaining really

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Open for discussion~

Cold case.
Did anyone else see it Sunday Night? Ok I'll sum up one part of it. (this was not the basis of the show it was a little "side" thing that happened within the show)

One detective (female) mentions that she has notices that there is a man at the park where her daughter plays and he REALLY creeps her out. She says he's always there and he is pretending to read a book, but is really watching the children.
He tells her that he will look into it, and goes to the park. There is a man sitting there in the park on a bench with a book watching the kids. He approaches him and sits on the bench with him.
"So which child is yours?"
"No I am just reading, I am here alone"
"We'll I would pick the one in the blue t-shirt, he's a bit of a loner and has no friends. It looks like you would prefer the little blond boy but he's too athletic and popular so there would be no way you could without a big fight"
The man just stares back at him.
The detective then walks behind the bench and grabs the man by the throat and tells him NEVER to come back her again.
The female detective reports that the man was gone for only one day and now he was back.
The detective goes back to the park and finds the man talking to a young boy.
He then proceeds to kick the shit out of the man.

Discussion ensues.

Me "I would have killed him!!"
Hubby "that's not right, technically he has done nothing wrong"
Me" I know that's why the detective beat the shit outta the guy because he knew that he could not arrest him on "suspicion of wanting to molest a child"
Hubby " Its still not right, Fucked up but not right"
Me "So if that was your child, your boy or girl that this strange man was talking to your telling me you would not have killed them?"
Hubby "No, I would have MADE HIM UNDERSTAND that he was never to come back"
Me "that's what the detective did, what if you had done the same thing and came back to the park the next day and that man was talking to your 7 year old daughter, or 7 year old son, your telling me you would be "calm" and collected.
He turns to me "Yeah your right I would probably fucking kill him, or maybe not kill him, just maim him for the rest of his life and prevent him from ever using his cock again"

I feel REALLY strongly about this matter and I usually do not get into politics and what's right ect. But I do believe that ANYONE who hurts or molests a child should be put to death.
A strong opinon I know but even the courts have proved that child molesters are UNTREATABLE and 80% re-offend. If this is proven then why do the courts let these fucking sicos out? 80% is a HUGE number of people walking the streets waiting to re-offend.
This whole thing makes me sick! Its so IMPORTANT to know and regularly check the sex offender lists in your areas.

You can check your list for your state her FBI Sex Offender Registry

I NEED TO WARN YOU!!


THE WICKERMAN WAS THE WORST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME!!!

And I would not steer you wrong. The titles say "intellectual thriller"
MY ASS!!
The plot was bad, the acting was bad...

0 * out of 5...

Save your money don't even rent it. Wait till its on cable. (Serious THAT BAD)
You can read more BAD reviews about it at Rotten Tomatoes

An Idea that is so much bigger than any of us know



So there is this guy, who had an idea that is so big.
He put out a call to arms for 2,996 bloggers. That on the anniversary of September 11th to remember the lives of all the people killed in the terrorist attack on the US.

The goal is that on 9/11 all the bloggers that have been assigned to a victim will have a tribute post for them on there blog.

I have been assigned victim #538. Read more about it HERE

He has just posted that ALL 2,996 victims have been assigned. I went through the list (through tears) I caught lots of names of people I recognize in our blog community.

Its good to be part of something that is bigger than you are.

Friday, September 01, 2006

Long Weekend Here I COME!!!

So everyone and there dogs are on vacation which means I get to come into work early then leave early.. WEEHOO which is cool with me because it’s a LONG WEEKEND!!
What's not cools is
~ Getting up when its still dark
~ Not being a coffee drinker (cause lets face it 5am is FUCKING EARLY)

Good things about it…
~Going home early for the long weekend
~ Have 1 whole hour in the morning where YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE HERE!! Well except for the roaches under your desk and you have come to terms with them (you change the trap regularly to avoid parties on the bug strip)
~ Did I mention one whole hour alone?
 
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