Overbooking

I hate to keep complaining about overbooking myself, but apparantly I do it an awful lot. It's only been while I've tried to describe my day here and to friends that they say, "How did you do all that since I saw you yesterday?" Enroute home from bar/picking up breakfast on Tuesday (Wed 3am) did a cheerleader looking move which skinned my knee and leg all up. Shower, snack, sleep. Woke up, Hung out with Bolder Options chick to go for a bike ride with her, dropped her off at her new job, didnt have enough time to go home and ditch our bikes so I had to park in the ramp and bring both bikes inside when I went to work for a few hours of overtime. Took both bikes out with me to see Little Brother for a bit and remind him that I'll see him Saturday (they still have no phone so I have to stop by to say hi) Came home brought the bikes upstairs, fixed the loose seat on one. Attempted to take a nap, made some phone calls, received some phone calls, went out to sing Karoke at one place (Where there was a DOA shooting a block away) and then played pool at another bar, then went to play Taboo and Texas Strip Him (r) dropped my friend off at home and finally came home to let the dogs out and then read a book in bed for a bit before dropping off to sleep. And now I have to get ready for work. And I didnt get my laundry done dang it!

38 Questions Survey

1. What is the geekiest part of your music collection?
Mariah Carey Christmas Album

2. What is your secret guaranteed weeping movie?
Field of Dreams... just the part where Doc "Moonlight" Graham steps off of the field onto the grass and they realize he can't go back

3. Do you have a completely irrational fear?
Fear of being alone forever

4. What is the little physical habit that gives away you’re insecure?
I scratch this spot on the back of my neck. I have a better one but other people don't notice it.

5. Do you know anyone famous?

3 degrees of seperation from Princess Leia in metalwork bikini! (Only cause I'm 2 degrees from original Darth Vadar -James Earl Jones). A few local actors and directors/producers. I met Katie Smith #30 last night.

6. Favorite starbucks drink?
If it's corporate coffee it's Caribou... otherwise I'm all Indie baby!

7. What stickers do you have on your car, if any?
Which car? On the Del Sol - long thin glitter rainbow sticker
They all have a little something somewhere

8. Describe your bed:
Currently futon covered with dog hair. Normally loveseat pull out which is about a twin size and the requisite metal bar poking your back all nite.

9. Are you spontaneous or planned?
My friends say Predictably Unpredictable.

10. Who would play u in a movie?
The role I was cast. I'm good at suspension of disbelief

11. Do you know how to play poker?
yes and I do tourneys and almost win sometimes

12. What do you miss most about being a kid?
People forgive you easier when you're a kid

13. Are you happy with your given name?
Sure. It's been given again but I dont think I would change it

14. How much money would it take to get you to give up the Internet for one year?

The only thing I really do online is play games I can do that IRL. Internet is not the same as email right?

15. What color is your bedroom?
Decopaged with postcards...so multi colored I guess

16. What was the last song you were listening to?
What more Can a Woman Do - Sarah Vaughan (1945)

17. Have you ever been in a play?
Yes a few, but awhile ago

18. Have you ever been in love?
not exactly

19. Do you talk a lot?
sometimes

20. Do you like yourself and believe in yourself?
Well....

21. Do transient, homeless, or starving people sometimes annoy you?

Just aggressive ones, and one's that their outfit cost more than mine but I'm still supposed to give them money.

22. Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
Yes for the most part

23. Do you spend more time with your girlfriend/boyfriend or your friends?
Been awhile. I was probably that girl that I hate that drops all their friends for their girlfriend. Okay it wasn't that severe and girls that try to get me to drop my friends actually get dropped themselves recently.

24. What is your ideal marriage location?
Como Park Conservatory. Although I went to one at the Walker Art Center which was nice too.

25. Favorite fabric?
To wear? Breathable but stylish. Otherwise some cotton something. Clean sheets which last about 10 minutes (if that)

26. Something you love and hate?
Being a pet owner, they're my kids but you gotta take care of them and not able to just run away for a couple days. Which is actually probably a good thing. Keeps me from making bad choices heheh

27. Do you tell your friends about your sex life?
Just close chums. And then it's not play by play. Just "I was naughty last nite" People often tell me too much tho.

28. What's the one language you want to learn?
Japanese

29. How do you eat an apple?
i cut it into pieces and eat them with my hands if I'm sharing. Otherwise just bite, turn, bite, turn. You know.

30. Have you ever pierced your body parts?
Why yes actually.

31. Do you have tattoos?
Most def.

32. What's one trait you hate in a person?
proficient liar

33. Do you consider yourself materialistic?
not exactly. but I love collecting and having "stuff" which is causing problems right now.

34. What do you cook the best?
anything...i love to cook. But don't like to clean up afterwards heheh

35. Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
stand out.

36. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
yes I usually do for fancy occasions. I consider dresses to be drag for me, even tho I apparantly look damn good in one sometimes.

37. What kind of books do you like to read?
All except romance. Murder mystery, sci-fi/fantasy, graphic novels, most anything really.

38. If you won the lottery, what would you do?

Finish paying off my house (which will be done by end of next year anyways) buy my dad a house so he moves out of my building. Maybe the one next door, close but not too close. Hire a maid I trust. Give my vehicles to PBS, you know I should just do that now and get it over with. Open a women only bar/restaraunt. Travel more. I would like to say I'll keep working where I'm working cause I love my job, but I think they would treat me differently and I wouldn't be able to handle it emotionally. Pay off my mom's house and tell her not to bother me anymore. Hire a nurse for my gram, that understands about alcoholism and that it's too late for 12 step if she don't want it. Oh the list goes on and on but that's enough. I'm feeling overexposed already.

Happy Pride Peeps!

Just a quick note when I should be sleeping saying HI! Went out dancing on Friday nite and picked up some str8 chicks and went to breakfast with them. Went out last night and danced a bit and of course hosted my Speed Dating event which was a success as far as I'm concerned. Got many new memberships which is cool. Now I'm getting ready to go see the Parade and hang out in the park a bit. I'll be in pain at work later tonight but that's just what I'll have to deal with. Plans to see a former coworker later as she's coming into town after she goes to church hehehe. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Wow - it's that time already

So yesterday it was so hot I lost my damn mind and bought a new bicycle. Way more than I wanted to but it's a million times better than the old one. Although that's not a difficult thing to accomplish. Good thing I get paid today as I didn't have any credit cards with me so I used the check card. Been busy, busy of course. Motorcycle ride last weekend with friend that I've been trying to hook up with for awhile for a ride. Saw my Little Brother three times in the past week, but we'll be back to regular weekly visits since he started his summer school on Monday. Been trying to hook up with Bolder Options chick but she was out of town at camp for her probation last week missing yet another bike race. So now we have to do three bike races in the five and half weeks until her "graduation" for her to get complete award program. Plus general hanging out and causual training rides. It's going to be a really long month. And I'm all ramped up for Pride this weekend. Already got my drinking and hangovers scheduled in. Still have to decide if I'm riding with Dykes on Bikes this year. They're charging each driver five bucks this year. =( Plus they're suspposedly cracking down on arrival time too. There is no way I can be concious at 0900 hours on a Sunday after drinking too nights in a row. The only time I'm up this early is if I'm still up like today... Speaking of which, the yawning is now interfering with my ability to type. KBYE!

Who are you -=a=-

So instead of forwarding this in email, I thought I seemed overdue for a post:

01. Last Cigarette: Sometime around 1983...oh wait Clove 1997 maybe
02. Last Kiss: march I think
03. Last Cry: yesterday,well technically this morning but before that it had been awhile...i was doing good..and then had a moment...:( im over it for the moment now though :)
04. Last Library Book Checked Out: A Hole is to Dig
05. Last Movie Seen In a Theatre: Layer Cake and Fever Pitch with papa
06. Last Book Read: Angel of Vengenace
07. Last Cuss Word Uttered: crudbunnies!
08. Last Beverage Drank: water
09. Last Food Consumed: brueggers everything bagel with olive pimento cream cheese
11. Last TV Show Watched: L Word? Oh wait, "Are you my Daddy?" Fox Reality Channel on father's day no less!
12. Last Time Showered: this morning before bed...so hot today!
13. Last Shoes Worn: Adias classic shelltoe whi w/navy stripes
14. Last CD Played: Boyz to Men II
15. Last Soda Drank: Diet Sprite? DOn't really drink soda
16. Last Thing Written: Love, Amanda on a card
17. Last Words Spoken: Get in the house! (To the dogs just now)
18. Last Sleep: just woke up
21. Last Ice Cream Eaten: Oh geez. I don't even know.
22. Last Time Wanting to Die: have never seriously wanted that
26. Last Big Car Ride: Does Wisconsin count? Three weeks ago I guess
27. Last Crush: hmmm been having crazy feelings for innappropriate people lately
28. Last Annoyance: hot weather = no sleep
30. Last Time Scolded: this morning by Shawna Faith*
32. Last Web Site Visited: games.yahoo.com
N U M B E R O F . . .
01. piercings: 6 currently
02. tattoos: 3
03. height: 5' 09"
04. shoe size: 8 or so
05. hair color: brown
06. siblings: 2 sisters from a different dad and 1 brother from my auntie


L A S T . . .
01. movie you rented: Camp!
02. movie you bought: The Cooler
03. song you listened to: Shake that Ass Girl
04. song that was stuck in your head: Whatever friggin ice cream truck was just playing. I don't know the real name of it tho.
05. person you've called: teja
06. person that's called you: OTB Lee
07. person or people you were thinking of: M&M, shawna faith*
08. friend you made: I guess Sherry. But feels short lived.

D O...
01. you have a crush on someone? not now
02. you wish you could live somewhere else: nope not anymore
03. you think about suicide: no
04. you believe in online dating: Yes because ive done it
05. others find you attractive: maybe some do....not sure where they are though :)
06. you want anymore piercings: no probably not. Maybe get cartiledge redone
07. you drink: yes please
08. you do drugs: nope
09. you smoke: cigarettes? no way.
10. you like cleaning: Not at all...but sometimes its satisfying to clean...so once its done i like the feeling.
11. you like roller coasters: Yes, but I have a daily limit directly proportional to the amount of junk food I've eaten.
12. you write in cursive or print: Both...depends...


F O R *O R *A G A I N S T ...
long distance relationship: For it. Then I don't have to see her all the time.
killing people: Against
teenage smoking: Against
doing drugs: well...I think pot should be should like cigs even tho I don't do it.
driving drunk: Against (ride my bicycle DK tho)
soap opera: If L Word = soap then for em... if you're talking about my life - WAY WAY against!

F A V O R I T E . . .
thing to do: I don't know anymore. Flirt? Ride motorcycle.
thing to talk about: butch/femme dynamics and how people relate to them and whether they should at all, and why you care that people think you are who you are. Like all the people who don't want to be labeled really are just saying they don't want to be labeled *THAT* whatever that thing is they despise in themselves.
drinks: water..booze...arnold palmers
clothes brand: who cares
movie: I could go on and on so I'll just say I see a lot of movies
singer: dunno whoever I'm listening to at the time. David Bowie. Etta James.
holiday: halloween

H A V E Y O U . . .
ever cried over a female: yes
ever cried over a male: I really don't remember but I think yes. Maybe not for the boy but for what the boy represented
ever lied to someone: yes which I regret
ever been in a fist fight: yes
ever been arrested: My mother is cop. I got arrested all the time.

W H A T . . .
shampoo do you use: Pantene
shoes do you wear: Stanley steel toe chucka boots
are you scared of: yikes. Right now just heat stroke. In general: being hit by a car, being lonely, being a parent.


N U M B E R . . .
.. of times you have been in love? You might call it that I guess- once.
.. of times you have had your heart broken? not really, or that once
.. of hearts you have broken? broken hmmm.... none that I know of
.. of girls you have kissed? Wow I ahh...
...of boys you have kissed? Like four no that can't be right - Just kissed maybe eight or so
...Drugstaken illegally? none
...of people you consider your enemies? Harsh word - I'll say none (I hope)
...of times your name has appeared in the newspaper? last name a few, my full name none that I know of.
...of scars on your body? a whole bunch
...of things in your past that you regret? Small regrets a bunch. Big ones two not being thankful for what i have had at times....making someone else feel bad about their own choices (But I don't regret saying I don't want to be around those choices).

Busy Weekend

Of course, much work, including overtime has occured. But one of my rare single vacation days was last night. It didn't help that I was up all morning having breakfast with some coworkers after shift and had plans all evening but it was nice to get so much socializing done with friends. My L Word group got together and watched the season finale, which I had already seen but was still good. Unfortunately one of our friends who had also already seen it, couldn't stop talking about it during the viewing and ruining for those friends who had never watched it yet. But that's just her, and there's nothing I can do about it for two weeks. After Pride, the gloves come off! Well I don't mean physical confrontation, just we have some events in common between now and then that can't be avoided, so afterwards we can float together when it suits us and just not hang out much except special occasions. After that I talked to a friend L and convinced her to come to Sunday str8 Nite, as she has just passed her motorcycle safety course earlier in the day and I had a present for some Congrats. Also got to socialize with one person that doesn't usually attend Sundays anymore (I hear she used to go back at the CC Club) and I hope that changes since the conversation the five of us were having had a great flow and different ideas all around. After the group broke up L and myself went to play some pool at the 19 and really get into deep conversation. I really wonder what a conversation with her and another L friend and myself would run into. They have simliar views to each other that differ from me and other views that I just can't comprehend and yet fancinate me at the same time on the topic (butch/femme). I wonder if there's anything we agree on? Another time. Maybe at the 10-9-8 party next month. Anywho, got chores to do before work.

Slacker!

A much need respite from the computer has been accomplished. My over commitment to volunteer work is lessening slightly. I finally got to get some gardening done in the yard with some help from a friend. The start of overtime season has begun (aka summer) We're like fifteen people short at work and to make it easier (not) management sent down a big directive that they're going to start the progressive discipline process on people making personal phone calls, coming in late every day etc. Which is about time really, and yet the timing seems trite and punitive to everyone - not just offenders who aren't doing there jobs (I'm a union steward too). I have a Bolder Options bike race next weekend and of course my mentee is away at camp until the day before. Did I mention that in our first practice ride a pudgy guy jogged past us at Lake of the Isles? We've got a long way to go in only six more weeks. I'm also on a Speed Dating Commitee and there are a lot of events coming up between and for Pride Week that need to be advertised at for our first big event on the 25th. Yesterday I hung out with my Little Brother and we went to play in the kiddie pool at Powderhorn Park becuase the park closest to his house was being sanitized and would not be able to be used for the rest of the day (read someone's diaper fell off in the pool the day before - Yuck). Time to get ready for work.

Road trip (to poor manners)

Yesterday I was able to languish the day away rock hunting in Wisconson. Also bought some plants from a nursery way* cheaper than anything locally. So that was cool. Uncool part approaching. There is a chum I rarely get to see anymore and we had plans in the evening. But the tape I was supposed to bring was in Brainard the the trunk of my friend's car that I was borrowing it from. And rock hunting which was supposed to have me home in plenty of time to let the dogs out, shower and change clothes and still get to my friend's house was suddenly later and later and we still had to drive back to MN! Grrr. I hate letting other people drive, because they drive my schedule too. And upon talking to chum I don't get to see it was just becoming more difficult and more obsticles kept getting thrown in my way. (Started raining - I was riding my motorcycle which was parked miles from my house at the road trip driver's), my possible tardiness made Chum and wife want to eat supper which means I would have to eat something before I went - making me even later. So we called it off for the night. Which took a load off my mind (want to see their new place but don't want to keep them up all nite etc etc) but made me sad just the same. It's kinda funny that I hate cell phones and don't have one and I'm assured that somehow having access to one ruined the night. If I wasn't able to use one I would have felt more comfortable pushing to leave Wisc. earlier to be back on time. Expressing my stress about the timeline just made them hand a phone over. So I could call and say I would be late but no alterations on their part would be made to be on time just because I was able to call and be rude and say it's all about me how can you adjust your life to suit my lack of planning? *sigh* Anyways, I have to get ready for work now.