Life Lessons with your Host: Lesbionick

homophobia

2007-06-02T05:30:00.001-05:00

being the true tale of a young gay man who was kicked to death outside a toilet in bradford ... homophobia ... up behind the bus-stop in the toilets off the street / there are traces of a killing on the floor beneath your feet / mixed in with the piss and beer are bloodstains on the floor / from the boy who got his head kicked in a night or two before // homophobia the worst disease / you can't love who you want to love in times like these / homophobia the worst disease / you can’t love who you want to love in times like these // in the pubs clubs and burgerbars breeding pens for pigs / alcohol testosterone and ignorance and fists / packs of hunting animals roam across the town / they find an easy victim and they punch him to the ground // homophobia the worst disease / you can’t love who you want to love in times like these // the siren of the ambulance the deadpan of the cops / chalk to mark the outline where the boy dropped / beware the holy trinity church and state and law / for every death the virus gets more deadly than before / homophobia the worst disease / you can’t love who you want to love in times like these.

Watching you watching me

2007-06-02T05:25:00.000-05:00

Pan's Labrynth - if you really want to see an exceptional movie (and don't mind reading subtitles) I suggest purchasing this film which was just released on DVD on May 22nd. One of the best movies I've ever seen, too scary for small children but worth watching as a teen/family film and not just a kid's film with some adult content thrown in. Thumbs way up.

Lucky you -if you didn't pay 7 bucks to see this film. They tried to make it date friendly by mixing poker with romance and heartfelt family drama, but it ended up disappointing on both sides and seeming too long. Thumb at horizon. I recommend Rounders as better option at the rental store.

Next - Nicolas Cage is not always my favorite actor but his charactor seems rather well suited for the role this time. A man that can see just a little into the future trying to figure out how to be a good person and not hurt others around him. Thumbs up.

Junk I been doing

2007-06-02T04:22:00.001-05:00

Important Dates in April!!

2007-04-16T01:19:00.000-05:00

April 12 - Look Up At The Sky Day
April 13 - Blame Somebody Else Day
April 14 - National Pecan Day
April 15 - Rubber Eraser Day
April 16 - National Eggs Benedict Day
April 17 - National Cheeseball Day
April 18 - International Jugglers Day
April 19 - Garlic Day

I'll be going to breakfast after work in a few hours to celebrate. Anyone wanna join me?

The Golden Man

2007-02-17T10:07:00.000-06:00

Oscar! It's that time of year for useless awards to tell overpaid people what the box office results can not
or will not. Who love's ya baby? Almost all of the movies that got a nomination I've seen. Heck, I wouldn't be imformative if I didn't. So here's my random, useless guesses for the winners... usually incorrect cause I like good quality movies instead of blockbuster drivel.

Foreign stuff, costuming and special effects should all be won by Pan's Labrynth. Musical stuff: DreamGirls. Animation: Monster House.

Best Supporting Actress I think is a toss up, I feel Abigal Breslin is a little too young to win even though her portrayal in Little Miss Sunshine was excellant. Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi, both from Babel, will split the votes and the award will go to someone entirely less deserving.

Best Actress: There has been so much hubbub about Penelope Cruz in Volver that I think she will steal it right out from under Judi Dench in the rarely seen Notes on a Scandal.

Best Supporting Actor: Another grabbag, but I'm hoping for Djimon Hounsou for Blood Diamond or *crossing fingers* Alan Arkin as the swearing, drug abusing then DOA grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine.

Best Actor: I love Will Smith, don't get me wrong, but his charactor was comparitively bland in his feel good role in the Pursuit of Happyness. Or I suppose the deciding panel will say it looked effortless and give him the golden man. Instead I would prefer Ryan Gosling as he really made you feel torn with his crack using teacher telling his students to stay off drugs, Forest Whitaker really makes you fear the possibility of dictatorship in the Last King of Scotland, and Peter O'Toole is amazingly Peter O'Toole and then some as a dirty bird in the sleeper unknown film Venus.

Best Picture: I'm sure it has no chance against the heavyweights but I still like Little Miss Sunshine. So sue me.

Best Director: You know how sometimes when someone should have gotten something before and didn't, they give it to them later when they really didn't deserve it? I think that will be the case this time around with Martin Scorsese and The Departed. I'll keep my chin up and hope for Alejandro Gonzalez for Babel or Clint Eastwood for Letters from Iwo Jima instead... but no breathholding as I can't call in dead for work!

So there's my ten cents. Keep watchin!

Happy Valentines day suckers!

2007-02-17T09:56:00.000-06:00

Yep I was gone... mostly due to broomball. Playing two to four times a week takes up a lot of time. That's over now though. Playoffs were this week. Needless to say my main team didn't get very far. Sad. Now we'll just play once a weekish until there's no ice. The other reasons were all work or illness/injury related. It happens.

Valentines day was spent working late, then sleeping, then working. I did get a box of chocolates though from the kid I'm a Big Sister for.... he's sweet. And geez does that boy like Old Country Buffet. Seriously now!

Oh and don't you hate when someone is supposed to meet you for lunch and they say "I can't make it cause I have to deal with my past" and then the cellphone bill shows they were traveling south at the time...ending up somewhere in Florida. Life is so funny sometimes. Even when it's not to me, it's always someone I know and usually related to hahah.

Keeping up the status quOH!

Oh and another thing....

2007-01-11T02:07:00.000-06:00

I don't wanna hear a peep about how I don't post. Neither do you. And comments sometimes suck... for example.

Like one of those annoying Christmas letters...

2007-01-11T01:49:00.000-06:00

SO like, Happy Holidays and all that. Mine were nice enough. Thanksgiving okay, thought I had to eat small cause I was going to more than one, turned out I ended up starving cause there was no consumable food. There was Big Brother Big Sister open house I went to with my Little which was nice. Xmas at auntie's (mom's side) was good, mom of course almost an hour late. Xmas Day different auntie's (dad's side) tasty fare. No steal a gift this year (thank gawd) but played CRL instead. I won a round in fact. The ultimate gift certificate: cash. NYE weather sucked and the drive was too long. Talk of staging a revolt for 2007/2008 but so far I don't forsee it happening to bring it back into town. No quorum at monthly poker night. Brother's birthday. He was quite snockered. The ABC trolls were a success. Soccor is finally over (at least for me) but Broomball slow to start cause there's no ice on the Lake where we play. Only practices so far, no games. SAD. Going on crazy movie marathon on Friday, can hardly wait. Sunday nights back on track (holidays were on Sundays so there was two week break). Still trying to be friends with the ex. FOr the sake of the team. I think the new thing has fizzled, it was at least weird last time we talked. Which has now been a few days. Work has been sucking and I have a bunch of training and mandatory 12 hour shifts coming up which isn't going to assist with the personal life at all. I'm burnt out.

Um, if you only knew.

2007-01-11T01:48:00.000-06:00

You have a sexual IQ of 131

When it comes to sex, you are a super genius. You have had a lot of experience, and sex interests you so you know a lot about it. You pride yourself on being a source of information and guidance to all of your friends.

Take this quiz at QuizUniverse.com

I get how long after surgery?!?!

2006-11-16T04:29:00.000-06:00

I know I sent individual emails to some of you but I thought this garnered repeating in a public forum as well!

Please click on the website below to vote against the insurance companies trying to make mastectomies and out-patient procedure. You don't have to put in your email address, even though it says it's required. Just your first and last name and zip code.

Mastectomy Hospital Bill in Congress

If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after surgery.

Mastectomy Bill in Congress

It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important...please take the time and do it really quick!

Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women.

Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. If you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the same.

There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour hospital stay for patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the "drive-through mastectomy" where women are forced to go home just a few hours after surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia and sometimes with drainage tubes still attached.

Lifetime Television has put this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on.

PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not give more than your name and zip code number.

http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledgehtml

This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family, and on behalf of all women, THANKS.

Leo all the way (almost)

2006-11-12T15:05:00.000-06:00

I've often said I'm as Leo as you can get if you believe in those types of things. Nice to have confirmation. I'm gonna take it again and see if the one question I waffled on makes a difference hahhaah.

You are 93% Leo

How Leo Are You?

Well that's fine but....

2006-11-09T13:03:00.000-06:00

Can I just say that results should not add up to 250% of a total?
Well nothing I can do about that I guess. I must be thinking girlie after being with all the guys at my pen collecting class. Um, oops did I admit that out loud?

You scored as Female. Being mostly female by thought, is even though (still) considered inferior to masculinity in Western culture, a good thing in many ways:By definition it means that you are more creative, and sensitive towards your environment, enabling you to express yourself freely.

Female

64%

Either

61%

Male

57%

Neither

43%

Should you be MALE or FEMALE?*
created with QuizFarm.com

Happy Halloweenie!

2006-10-31T04:21:00.000-06:00

On Friday I hung out with my little brother and after doing his homework we went to Savers to pick out supplies for his Halloween costume. After finding a sheet that was white enough and cheap enough we went to supper with my dad, then went back to house to construct the bestest ghost costume ever! Used the cut off edges to make a little belt thing to hold it in place (I had it when the eyeholes slip out of place) and then you can run around and have it flap in the wind without blowing off. Perfecto. I took some photos I'll try to put one up later if I can. And then last night at Targhetto I found the perfect trick or treat bucket... soft plushy ghost! TOo cute. Have the block club bonfire tonight and two other houses that I know of that are going to have some treaties. YAY!

Finish the line...

2006-10-30T18:07:00.000-06:00

1. Cigarettes: make your mouth taste like an ashtray

2. Kiss: me I'm cute! HA

3. Relationships: are something that befuddle me.

6. Crack: is too often seen on plumber behinds.

7. Food: is my blankie.

8. President: I didn't vote for him.

9. War: shouldn't be there.

10. Cars: suck!

11.Gas Prices: make me laugh! MOOHAHAHAH

12. Halloween: Will be fun.

13. Bon Jovi: is the first big concert I went to (I won't say what year)

14. Religion: NOYB

15. MySpace: Sometimes blows chunks, but let someone I'd lost find me again.

16. Worst fear: Running out of ink.

17. Marriage: for all... let everyone be miserable!

18. Paris Hilton: couldn't care less.

19. Brunettes: have more fun.

20. Redheads: are cute.

21. Politics: gut wrennching right now.

22: Pass the time: dink around online.

23. One night stands: way in the past.

24. Mobile Phone: don't have one.

25. Pet Peeves: tardiness, making promises you don't/won't/can't keep.

26. Pixie Stix: not in awhile but I remember fondly.

27. Vanilla ice cream: is nasty like most ice cream is.

28. Porta Potties: I will if I have to, but prefer not.

29. High school: not the greatest time of my life but I don't think I would change the experiences, they made me who I am today.

30. Pajamas: almost every night.

31. Wood: is nice for carving or burning.

32. Wet Socks : must come off immediatly!

33. Pictures: are nice but don't show the essence of a person/thing.

35. Makes you happy: good movies, good friends, afternoon naps w/ my poochies.

Well I do survive...apparantly a lot of things

2006-10-26T03:38:00.000-05:00

[1] I have eaten more than 5 meals a day.
[2] I have read a lot of books.
[3 ] I have been on some sort of varsity team.
[4] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[5] I have been to Canada.
[ ] I have been to Europe.
[6] I have watched cartoons for hours.
[7] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[ ] I have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[8] I have been snowboarding/skiing.
[9] I have played ping pong.
[10] I swam in the ocean.
[ ] I have been on a whale watch.
[11] I have seen fireworks.
[ ] I have seen a shooting star.
[ ] I have seen a meteor shower.
[12] I have almost drowned.
[13] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.
[14] I have listened to one cd over & over & over again.
[ ] I have had stitches.
[15] I have been on the honor roll.
[] I have had frostbite.
[16] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there
[20] I have stayed up til 2 doing homework/projects. (and later)
[21] I currently have a job.
[22] I have been ice skating.
[23] I have been rollerblading.
[24] have fallen flat on my face.
[25] have tripped over my own two feet.
[Hmmm sort of 26] I have been in a fist fight.
[27] I have played videogames for more than 3 hours straight.
[28] I have watched the power rangers.
[ ] I do attend Church regularly.
[29] I have played truth or dare.
[30] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[31] I have already had my 17th birthday.
[32] I've lost weight since one year ago.
[33] I've called someone stupid and meant it
[34] I've been in a verbal argument.
[35] I've cried in school.
[] I've played on a paintball on a team.
[] I've played baseball on a team.
[36] I've played football on a team.
[37] I've played soccer on a team.
[] I've ran on a XC on a team.
[38] I've played softball on a team.
[] I've played volleyball on a team.
[] I've played tennis on a team.
[]I've been on a track team.
[39] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my life.
[] I've bungee jumped.
[] I've climbed a rock wall.
[40] I've lost more than $20.
[41] I've called myself an idiot.
[42] I've called someone else an idiot.
[43] I've cried myself to sleep.
[44] I've had (or have) pets.
[] I've owned a spice girls cd.
[] I've owned a Britney Spears cd
[] I've owned an N*Sync cd.
[] I've owned a backstreet boys cd.
[45] I've mooned someone.
[46] I've sworn at someone in authority.
[47] I've been in the newspaper.
[48] I've been on TV.
[] I've been to Hawaii.
[49] I've eaten sushi.
[50] I've been on the other side of a waterfall.
[51] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.
[] I've watched all of the Harry Potter movies.
[] I've watched all of the Rocky movies.
[52] I've watched the 3 stooges.
[] I've watched Newlyweds Nick and Jessica.
[53] I've watched looney tunes
[] I've been stuffed into a locker.
[53] I've been called a geek.
[54] I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade on it.
[55] I've not studied at all for a test and ace'd it.
[] I've hugged my mom within the past 24 hrs.
[56] I've hugged my dad within the past 24 hours.
[57] I've met a celebrity/music artist.
[58] I've written poetry
[59] I've been attracted to someone much older than me.
[] I've been tickled till I've cried.
[] I've tickled someone else until they cried.
[60] I've had/have siblings.
[61] I've been to a rock concert.
[62] I've listened to classical music and enjoyed it.
[63] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've been picked last in gym class.
[] I've been picked first in gym class.
[64] I've been picked in that middle-range in gym class.
[65] I've cried in front of my friends.
[66] I've read a book longer than 1,000 pages.
[] I've played Halo 2.
[67] I've freaked out over a sports game.
[] I've been to Alaska
[] I've been to China.
[] I've been to Spain.
[] I've been to Florida.
[68] I've had a fight with someone on AIM.
[69] I've had a fight with someone face-to-face.
[70] I've had serious converstations on any IM. (but really said let's meet)
[71] I've forgiven someone whos done something wrong to me.
[72] I've been forgiven.
[] I've screamed at a scary movie.
[73] I've cried at a chick flick.
[74] I've watched a lot of action movies.
[75] I've screamed at the top of my lungs. (Won the contest too!)
[76] I've been to a rap concert.
[77] I've been to a hip hop concert.
[78] I've lived in more than 2 houses.
[79] I've driven on the highway
[80] I've driven more than 40 miles in a day (Heck I've biked more than that!)
[80] I've been in a car accident
[] I've done drugs.
[81] I've been homesick.
[82] I've thrown up
[] I've puked all over someone.
[83] I've been horseback riding.
[84] I've filled out more than 10 myspace surveys.
[85] I've spoken my mind in public.
[86] I've proved someone wrong
[87] I've been proven wrong by someone.
[ ] I've broken a leg.
[] I've broken an arm.
[88] I've fallen off a swing.
[89] I've swung on a swing for more than 30 mins straight.
[90] I've forgotten my backpack when I've gone to school.
[91] I've lost my backpack.
[92] I've come close to dying.
[93] I've seen someone die.
[94] I've known someone who has died.
[95] I've wanted to be an actor/actress at some point.
[96] I've forgotten to brush my teeth some mornings.
[97] I've taken something/someone for granted.
[98] I've realized how good my life is.
[99] I've counted my blessings.
[100] I've made fun of a classmate.
[101] I've been on a date.
[102] I've been on a date with someone of the same sex.
[103]i've been asked out by someone and I said no.
[104]I've asked someone on a date and was turned down.
[ ] I've slapped someone in the face.
[105]I've been skateboarding.
[106]I've been backstabbed by someone I thought was a friend.
[107]I've lied to someone to their face.
[108]I've told a little white lie.
[109]I've taken a day off from school just so I don't go insane.
[] I've fainted.
[110]I've had an argument with someone about whether-cheerleading is a sport or not.
[111]I've pushed someone into a pool
[112]I've fallen for someone who I can't have

Repost this saying "I have survived (number)/160 things"

Where were you when....

2006-10-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

Two years ago today....

How old were you? 32

Where did you go to school? Thompson Direct

Where did you work? City of (*removed) and Landmark Theatres

Where did you live? Same place

Where did you hang out? At work mostly then Maxwell's

How was your hair style? Shaved then growing out

Did you wear glasses? Nope

Who were your close friends? same as now mostly

Who was your regular-person crush?: Str8 chick..but it was under control. Cultivated a boy's crush on me too.

How many tattoos did you have?: same as now

How many piercings did you have?: same as now

What car did you drive? 97 GMC Sierra 1500 with the leather interior, running boards, cargo lights... the works. Also had a convertible, 66 Mustang and 6 motorcycles back then.

What was your worst fear? Being Single forever?

Had you drank yet?: very much so

Had you been arrested? Nope

Had your heart broken? Hmmm, I guess I'll say yes

Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter? Single and feeling ready to look around

**HA HA HA!!! LETS SEE WHAT YOU ARE NOW !!!!!**

How old are you?: 34

Where do you work? For the city

Where do you live?: In the city

Where do you hang out? the 19! and Chatterbox

Do you wear glasses? Still No

What is your hairstyle? Shaved again

Who is your best friend(s)? That's changed for sure

Still talk to any of your old friends? yeah of course

Have you drank yet? still

Who is your current interest? Whatever cutie is walking by

How many piercings? same

How many tattoos?: same

What kind of car do you have? NONE!! =) And that's a good thing. Still 5 motorcycles tho, and the Mustang. Anyone wanna classic car?

What is your biggest fear? Needing surgery on my hand

Have you been arrested since? If so how many times total? Still No

Has your heart been broken? Not anymore than previously. I'd say quite a bit more healed in fact.

Single/Taken/Married/Divorced/Bitter: Taken but suddenly unsure of it.

Oh and my excuse is....

2006-10-06T04:17:00.000-05:00

I haven't been posting much again... this time my excuse is that I'm on restrictions for a Repetitive Stress Injury. Drugs, physical thearapy, the whole kabob. So there. Be patient, and I love you all!!

Dating is fun! (for others - not me)

2006-10-06T04:06:00.000-05:00

And so is being the Yenta for other lovely women in the Twin Cities area. Lately I have hosted a singles picnic (in the rain) a rescheduled singles picnic (in the rain but not as much and had some cloudless time before the precipitation). Went to a dance on Friday night and had two current members come in and pick out some women and two new signups. And on saturday went to a Casino dance party and had two and a half new people sign up. Would have had more if I had more profiles. I ran out! Then I had to carry the heaviest box to the bus stop to get it back to the coffee shop where we keep them. Of course the scheduled volunteer didn't show up! GRRR. So I had to sit there... not like that was the worst thing but it was a pain in the tuckus. Another two members came in to update thier profiles and two more to look at the books. Seems like people are getting ready to snuggle in for the winter hahaha.

My snuggling is still going okay. Tomorrow I have to meet the "BEST FRIEND"... (play suspensful music) we'll see how that test goes. Hey, I passed the parent test with flying colors so there's still hope for me yet!

And I have other friends getting married next weekend. I have high hopes for that to be a pleasant experience. Plus the girlfriend can pass the "Overprotective Brother" test. That should be interesting.

All things considered...

2006-09-20T00:19:00.000-05:00

Yep, I've been vacationing, socializing, planning events (singles picnic redux this saturday!!) and reconnecting with my Bolder Options girl. And not posting. I got the city inspector off my back once again. The dogs are well. I've been bike riding a ton, and not posting. Chicka is well, and I'm busy trying to get her addicted to Gilmore Girls the way that I am. Would sure make our combined loitering a lot easier! Speaking of which the new season starts next Tuesday! I'm so very excited about that. It's the little things. Speaking of little things, I have officially used the G word to introduce my galpal to some old friends and it was well recieved on her end. So some progress even though we're still so different we have a miscommunication of a semi-severe magnatude about once a week. I guess I never thought about what kind of assumptions people make about each other based on the littlest things from the past. Nothing severe, just city mouse country mouse kinda things. There's still hope I think. After all we did just accidently sail past three months of official which is kind of a record for me. Aprroaching a year ago that I met her. I dunno.

Segue, the big bike ride for Bolder Options is this saturday morning. I apparantly don't get to sleep that day, or at least just in little fits and starts. But I'm excited to being doing it nonetheless. Hopefully it won't be too cold or rainy like last year. And dad doesn't work so I can borrow the car to pick her and the bikes up and bring to the starting line. Wish us luck!

Movie Maven

2006-09-20T00:12:00.000-05:00

Little Miss Sunshine has so much going on in this fantastic movie that I don't even know what to focus on! There's a strange family that's doing everything they can to keep together and support each other's odd and yet endearing lives. The cast, including Steve Cavell (40YO Virgin, American version of "The Office"), Greg Kinnear (As Good as it Gets), and some relative newcomers, does a great job so you'll have a vested interest in the outcome. Not for small children as there is plenty of swearing and some drug use. Thumbs WAY UP.

Greg Kinnear is also in the second movie getting a thumbs up today, Invincible, although this time it's just a supporting role to the rapper Marky Mark. I'm so glad he gave up the rapping as he's a much better actor! Although some of our staff was not around in 1976, you'll still enjoy this movie about a local yokel that makes good when the odds are stacked against him. It's Disney so all ages could attend, although very small children might get squirming at the 104 minute length.

And finally, Crank. If you're going just for the action you might be disappointed with the attempts to throw a plot into this movie about a professional hit man's bad day. Some of the ideas, stunts and chase scenes are brand new which is very nice but the overall feel is that you've seen this movie before, or it's a sequel since this actor has played the same type of charactor before. Adults only for male nudity, drug abuse, severe violence. Thumbs still up overall.

Gay week

2006-08-26T11:58:00.000-05:00

So it's been my own Gay Pride week.. doing all things queer and wonderful. The Big Gay Bakesale Fundraiser for the Flaming Film Festival was last Saturday. Went to see the Homocore bands on Thursday, April Electra last night and today, yes people it's finally happening.... I'm getting my hair cut! Ten minutes with the ol' gang and I was ready for the clippers. hahah. In between Gay Ol Times I've been spending time with K and disscussing how incompatible we are overall and how she just can't allow herself to get serious with me. I thought we were past that but it likes to keep resurfacing just when I'm feeling cozy. It's kinda funny cause for a change I'm not the Shane, or wait, I am but I'm dating myself? Anywho.

Good news all around, the person that bought my convertible sold her other vehicle so I got paid today! It's nice to be flush with cash when I need it. I was supposed to get off my butt and sell some of my other transportation but that hasn't happened and it's almost winter upon us. Sad to admit... I wonder if I could sell the Mustang to someone who wants to work on it all winter and have a stylin' vehicle for the spring? That would involve some motivation, and I already have a top priority on the list (another letter from the city inspector GRRRR) so I've got some gardening to do first and foremost.

Chica is out of town so time to enjoy a bachelor evening! Vacation is wonderful....

Happpy Birthday to me!

2006-08-21T06:08:00.000-05:00

So I just had my birthday featuring Costco sushi and lots of sake. My new gal came over and helped decorate and gave me one of the best gifts ever. I like handmade items, especially artistic. It was her birthday the week before and I made one of her gifts too... I made a cheesy sign for her classroom and got her a Gay Games rainbow bear when I was in Chicago. Of course there were small gag gifts too. Matching chopsticks (cause it's funny when bobos that have been dating awhile having matching everything), and a used jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes it's nice to have a private joke hahaha. A couple of the Sunday night str8 peeps came over and also my neighbor and his girlfriend. The neighbor couple and K and I went out dancing at the Townhouse. It was very interesting to say the least.... I have high hopes for them (as a couple) but it is not a widely held view I found out later. Weird. Maybe my basis for comparision is so skewed that they seem normal to me. I dunno. Overall a success even though I bought way more sushi than I could finish in the days following the party! A rousing success.

Romance and things...

2006-08-18T01:28:00.000-05:00

So this week was the first time there was some sort of issue between me and my new lady... seems with a little communication we've cleared the hurdle. And overall things still going very well.

I've reconnected with my Little Brother after my trip, we went and played at the Park on the jungle gym and ran around like crazy monkeys. And I also talked to my Bolder Options mentee on the phone, she's finally back from out of town visiting her uncle. They close on their new house on Monday. Sucky part is that it's further away, but we'll work something out somehow. Only eight months left in the program anyways, so just have to tough it out and borrow vehicles and learn the bus route between my house and hers.

Still pulling it all together and trying to only do the things that are important to me and let the rest take care of itself!! Keeping that New Year's Resolution to stop overbooking my life with the trivial and mundane.

Chicago Conference

2006-08-17T17:37:00.000-05:00

It's good to be home. I was surprised I wasn't more entertained in Chicago the supposedly 3rd largest city in the nation. I did check out Navy Pier and the gift shop at the Chicago Musuem of Art. And just did a lot of walking around in general looking at the buildings and things. The conference was good and inspiring, with great speakers like Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Plus really good conversations with my chicka. The one time I don't think cell phones are a scourge on the planet. FREE LONG DISTANCE!! hahah. And of course the orange alert did not make my flight home any easier, but compared to my flight there (under supposedly normal conditions) we left two hours late. Super sucky. I did a lot of train and bus riding, including to the parties on Thursday night. Brought home some souveniers and big ideas at least. Now to pass them on to my stewards!!

Quizorama

2006-07-26T02:07:00.000-05:00

1. Who's bed did you sleep in last night?
mine.

2. Who were you with?
Just the dogs

3. What was the first thing you did this morning?
go to sleep

5. Where are you?
work

6. Who are you with?
no one.

7. Did you kiss or hug anyone today?
Oh yeah!

8. Look at your cell phone, who is the forth missed call from?
no cellphone

9. Who sent you the last text message?
no cellphone

10. What about the third one down in your inbox?
allegra

11. Do you love anyone right now?
too early to tell...plus i'm about to learn about new defination, so maybe

12. Do you have a crush on anybody?
jIt's nice to have a crush on someone you're already seeing!

The PAST round
13. Have you ever told anyone you loved them?
yeah

14... And not meant it?
no

15. How old were you when you had your first kiss?
tweener maybe

16... Felt someone up?
How old? oy later teen

17. Have you ever been caught doing something you shouldn't?
yes

18. Ever been beaten up?
been in a fight

19. When were you last drunk?
last summer

20. Ever had a one night stand?
that I never saw again no...

21. Ever flashed anyone?
yes

22. Ever thrown up in public?
yes

23. What about passed out because of alcohol?
no.

24. What's on your mind RIGHT NOW?
lunch is almost over

the FUTURE round
25. Wanna get married?
I think so

26. Is he/she your current boy/girlfriend?
too early to tell

27. How many kids do you want?
whatever we decide

28. What sex?
of course

29. Would you make a good mom/dad?
I've been told I would

30. Would you take a bullet for anyone?
maybe

31. Where would you like to live?
I already live there

32. What kind of home would you like?
already own it

33. What do you want to be when you grow up?
already doing what I love...maybe another career later

34. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Same great life, just 5 years olders

35. 10 years?
more of the same

36. Do you plan on telling your boss to shove it any time soon?
I try that often

the MYSPACE round
37. Look at your top 8... who is number one?
super chum

38. Why is he/she number one?
see above

39. Ever kissed anyone on your myspace friends list?
yep

40. Ever seen any of them naked?
I don't think so...not intentionally

41. Who was the last person to leave you a comment?
Sweet Shawn

42. Are you good friends with him/her?
she's really nice!

43. How often do you log in to myspace?
weekly..sometimes a little more

4. Do you get excited by new comments/picture comments.
yep

45. Do you have any celebrities on your friends list?
Yes I would say local celebrity

Blueberry Morning

2006-07-22T15:01:00.000-05:00

Got some fresh blueberries from the Midtown Global Market... I just love that place, there's no way around it. And can I just say the irony has not been lost on me that the minute I'm dating someone officially the dating business is taking off? Maybe me being more comfortable has somehow improved the mood of the local singles scene? I was apparantly bringing everyone down hahaha

Went to a co-workers housewarming party last night and had a great time. Wish new chicka could have come with but she was attending her ten year high school reunion. Yes I'm robbing the cradle but just a little bit and she's within the decade rule so just back off ! And I somehow managed to get ketchup on my blueberries. Well not somehow, I know it's from my afterparty breakdown stop at a pale medival housing (r) establishment for french fries and my excited ketchup squirting got a little out of control. I'm paying for the krinkle fries today, but somehow it was worth the grease. Besides a little downfall helps me dig in the long haul of healthy eating. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Speaking of that phrase that I've been using for almost thirty years of excuses to parents/guardians/authority figures/engaged audiences.... Can I just say that I'm still irratated that some stupid actor boy made it poopular (sic) on SNL? How irratating.

Time to go watch some netflix that I been harboring. Take care of yourself... and each other!

Boom-chicka-boom

2006-07-22T15:00:00.000-05:00

Your Stripper Song Is

Toxic by Britney Spears

"With the taste of your lips
I'm on a ride
You're toxic I'm slippin' under"

You may dance for someone - but only to weaken their defenses.

What Song Should You Strip To?

It's my day! Worship me.

2006-07-16T02:02:00.000-05:00

Sunday night friends tomorrow (or today after I sleep I guess) and sadly one of my best friend's email bounced... from his work. Very strange. Luckily I can fix that because.........

Are you the Messiah??

Yes!

You are the messiah!

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Meat Madness

2006-07-15T02:19:00.000-05:00

So one of the reasons I was trying to avoid meat for the most part and avoid fast food totally was the most excellant book "Fast Food Nation" which is amazing and eye opening. It's now being made into a movie and here's a preview. It looks divine and it's been made into a (sick, sad) dark comedy which I happen to think is a wise move vs. the documentary it could be.

Kinda like one of my friends on myspace.... his photo is a slideshow that says "Going to McDonalds for a salad is like going to a crackhouse for vitamins" So there.

Juvenile Crime

2006-07-14T05:49:00.000-05:00

Here's a decent article about the upswing in Juvenile crime in Minneapolis and the why. I hope I'm part of the solution by being a mentor for Big Brother Big Sister and for Bolder Options programs. So hopefully these kids aren't turning to a life of more serious crime.

And can I just say I love the Farmer's Market? I got some tasty, just picked veggies that I used in making some supper with K tonight (last night for those of you who are stickler for that midnight switchover) sitting out on the porch, enjoying the sudden rainstorm that broke the heatwave for a few minutes. Bliss.

Junky survey

2006-07-13T02:58:00.000-05:00

Best1.
Male Friend: dave...no spencer...I dunno
2. Female friend: kelly/shawna
3. Vacation: Australia was nice... anytime away from work

Worst
1. Time of day: noon
2. Day of the Week: No worst
3. Food: liver
4. Memory: Family in hospital

Last
1. Person you saw: coworkers right now
2. Talked to on the phone: SGT logging back on
3. IM: oh geez, probably Demonic Unicorn
5. Messaged over myspace: Shaun

Today
1. What are you doing now: working
2. Wearing: t-shirt & denim shorts, sandals
3. Better than yesterday: no way, I had a date yesterday

Tomorrow
1. Is: already here but doesn't count until I sleep
2. Got any plans: Coffee in the evening before work
3. Dislikes about tomorrow: I have to work

Favorite
1. Number: huh?
2. Song: Luv Luv Luv by Pansy Division
3. Season: fall

Currently
1. Missing someone: Grandpa
2. Wanting: some girl

True or False
I am a cuddler: true
I am a morning person: not at all
I am a perfectionist: sometimes
I am currently in my pajamas: nope
I am currently single: true kinda
I am currently suffering from a broken heart: false
I am addicted to myspace: false
I am online 24/7: false
I am very shy around the opposite gender: false
I can be paranoid at times: at times true
I currently regret something that I have done: false
When I get mad, I curse frequently: false
enjoy country music: false, well not usually
I enjoy jazz music: true
I enjoy smoothies: sometimes
I enjoy talking on the phone: sometimes
I have a hard time paying attention at school: not in school
I have a hidden talent: only hidden if I don't know ya
I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal: false
I have a tendency to fall for the "wrong" girl/guy: true
I have all my grandparents: false
I have at least one brother and/or sister: true
I have broken a bone: false
I have changed a diaper: true
I have changed a lot over the past year: true
I have done something illegal: true
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color? false
I have had major/minor surgery: false
I have killed another person: false

2006-07-12T03:09:00.000-05:00

Saw another good movie last night called "The Heart of the Game" about a high school basketball team in Seattle Washington. Documentuary, quite good. Saw it with K of course. Supper afterwards. Talked about my level of guilt keeping her awake late when she has school early in the morning, even though it's completly her decision to stay up. Oh well. She went to meet the Sunday night str8 friends this week and seemed to get on well. At least I know they didn't accidently chase this one away hahhaha. She was specifically invited next week, I wasn't but hopefully I can assume... and it's an hour earlier (nice!) and at one of my favorite places to visit, the Chatterbox. Super YAY!

Just watched an excellant movie called "Night Watch" a lovely russian vampire film. Even if you hate subtitles you will get the most enjoyment from watching the Russian version with English subtitles. The book author overtitles are excellant as well as the director's commentary. Yes I watched it twice in a row. I'm that dedicated.

And a kind of cool story if you have the time to peruse a bunch of photos. This bear travels around the nation "visiting" police and fire stations. Cute, if you're into that. There's a back story somewhere too. Enjoy.

Kids in my life

2006-07-08T04:22:00.000-05:00

So I'm still a Big Sister for fifteen months now with same little boy, I'm also a mentor for BolderOptions biking program, second year but different girl. I took my Little to my friend's child's birthday party. Adorable the whole brood. I still wonder if I want a child as a part of my life on a more permanant basis. And if so, how. Research ensues. I've also been to all these events recently for Police Athletic League. Summer is a busy time for them since the kids are out of school for the most part.

I just took a survey for a grad student about volunteering and there were an awful lot of questions about whether volunteering is used to boost my own self-esteem and make myself feel better as a guise for helping these poor underpriveledged children. Maybe it was just the mood but it seems like I do. It's almost boasting when I talk about my volunteer work... I dunno. Maybe it's time for a haircut for Locks of Love. Or just to ignore the world and be introspective for awhile....

Independance Day Weekend

2006-07-06T16:34:00.000-05:00

Friday Saturday nothing special work work. Sunday slept, woke up felt ill, slept, dragged myself to see a friend that I had previously planned, knew life was going to be no good, called in ill to work, went home and slept *FOR FOURTEEN HOURS*. Monday evening finally woke up for more than a trip to consume or expel more water and went to work. Tuesday worked overtime from 1430-1830 went home saw dad and had supper, took some digital photos of the fireworks on the way back to work 2230-0230. Wednesday saw the cutie for a floor picnic in her new brownstone condo and sipping some wine in her back yard. Off of work so I slept some more.

Crazy Weekend

2006-06-27T04:11:00.000-05:00

Friday my friends never called (gawd I hate that... not first time for this duo either) so I stayed home and was a good girl. That seemed sad since it's supposed to be such a big weekend but I didn't feel like venturing out to super crowds by myself. Saturday went to my friend's dance at the Ramada. Nasty location but it's the closest to the park and makes sense if you're that type... overall it was very good, saw a bunch of people I haven't seen lately, got tipsy which has been months since that happened. The funniest part was afterwards, I was walking home (cause I'm stubborn that way) and it started to rain - ruining my determination so I flagged a cab and took it to the grocery store. Got some snacks and started walking home (it of course stopped raining while I was inside). So walking down the street a bunch of squads go flying by and one is my mom's squad but I can't see who's inside. Same squad comes back the other direction stopped facing westbound Lake St at Lyndale Av and I go running up and bang on the windows. The truck I had to pass to get there thought I was nuts and freaked out hahahha. So I rode around with mom for awhile and helped her pick out calls to go to and then she dropped me off at home. Short nap before I got up and decided that I was going to followthrough with an appearance at the park. I went to get the profile books for my dating service (oh did I mention I'm the boss now cause the other person flaked out??) and of course the coffee shop was closed. To me it doesn't make sense to not be open for coffee in the morning. And of course no posted hours so I didn't know when to come back. I was of course disheartened and still dog tired so I decided to skip the park altogether. Sunday evening was great, one of my Sunday night friends cousin is in a band that was playing at the Eagle so I stopped by and hung out with her (comped admission!) and I liked the band so much I bought a CD and Tshirt. Had to go right to work, luckily it's not far. Wish I could have hung out longer, they all seemed nice and it was a great wrap-up for Pride weekend.

Happy Pride Twin Cities!

2006-06-21T03:33:00.000-05:00

So the big weekend is coming up and honestly I don't know what to do. I have managed to get some days off but I just don't know if I feel like going to the park. It's been a crazy spring and the dating service that I help run is being dropped in my lap and I just don't feel like doing it all by myself. Friday there is a big dance/weekend kickoff party that my friends invited me to be their third wheel, which is okay cause they're nice peeps. There are two conflicting women's dances on Saturday and they both are a little spendy but one is being hosted by my friend and the other is in a big club which I don't know if I'm really feeling up for..... Sunday if I can drag myself out of bed at a decent hour the parade might be nice and a quick run through the park. Dunno. We'll have to see.

Body World

2006-06-20T16:00:00.000-05:00

Got to see it for free at the Science Museum with the Police Athletic League. Sometimes I love being a volunteer! The show is absolutely amazing especially for science nerds like me. I highly recomend getting there if you can. During the day is best I hear the crowds are bad in evenings and impossible on the weekends.

Speaking of nerves of steel....

2006-06-19T03:09:00.000-05:00

Saw a sneak preview of Superman Returns today. Happy Father's day. I took my dad and a friend (not that friend just a regular friend). I do love Kevin Spacey he stole some key scenes... although I didn't feel much spark between Lois Lane and Superman. The special effects are wonderful and the overall feel of the movie is very much like the earlier films if you can ignore the timeline not matching real life. Overall thumbs up.
I alos highly recommend National Geographic Channels' show "The Science of Superman" after the movie if suspension of disbelief in the film is important to you.

I musta said something right!

2006-06-12T14:05:00.000-05:00

She was out of town over the weekend dropping off her cats at her parents for babysitting for a big trip she's going on... during dinner I had said I'll see you when you're back from the big trip. But I musta said something right cause she called me Sunday (had to be mere moments after getting home) and asked if we could hang out before she leaves... wow, you bet. Wait, don't seem too anxious... don't be too goofy... oh forget it, if she don't like who I am already then too bad, gee I hope she likes me too ::sigh::

Nerves of steel

2006-06-10T04:47:00.000-05:00

Wish I had 'em. Tonigh I had a first date... well I think it's a date anyways. It's not the first time I've hung out with this person but this is definately an escalation of the type of hanging out we've done in the past (coffee, winter bike rides). And I had offered to have dinner before but she has been nowhere to be found for months... I think it went well... she was late but not enough to irratate me and we shared a tasty bottle of Greek wine and talked until the restaraunt was almost empty... I floated home on a cloud.

Thank heaven....

2006-06-08T01:38:00.000-05:00

...for little girls. Just for mentoring purposes of course! Get your mind out of the gutter! I've been matched with a new young person through Bolder Options biking program and so far it's been going well.... She hasn't been on a bike for years but we did almost seven miles today.

I'm so proud of her! Impending problem tho: her parents are trying to buy a house in SHAKOPEE!! And for those of you unfamiliar that ain't remotely close to Minneapolis when you have no motorized vehicles. Oh yeah, I've sold all my enclosed vehicles people! I'm a bicycle hippie 100%.

I pity the Cookie Monster you fool

2006-05-20T11:09:00.000-05:00

I highly recommend a trip to thesneeze if you're not already a regular visitor. They had some blessed events lately in regards to ridiculous cookie jars and they just posted a followup video with one of said jars of Mr. T which I consider a must see. (Also track back to original posts, very much worth a look and laugh FYI)

Oh, and you'd have me dead to rights by saying that I'm not posting much. But I'm not dead, just busy as...wait a minute, ever notice that most of those "busy as a..." idioms are now so overused as to be ineffective or just cuturally insensitive nowawdays? Anywho.

Minnesota IronWoMan

2006-05-07T08:12:00.000-05:00

So it was last weekend. It was freezing and windy and never stopped raining for a second. I did make it 50 miles before I got a flat tire, sadly ending my trip since I had no way to pay the mobile bike repair dude. =( It was also kind of a blessing in disguise, my odometer that has been broken all winter magically started working at the same time, and I was getting pretty effin tired. So I took the sag wagon back to the starting point, picked up my package of junk I ordered and walked a mile back to the place I stayed overnight before the race to hop in the shower. All I can say is I'm glad I did it, I know I could have gone a little further, and I can't wait to do it again. After a very lengthy rest of course =)

XMen and me

2006-05-07T08:11:00.000-05:00

You scored as Gambit. Gambit is another loner character. He loves Rogue. He has a very cool deboner personality. He's done things in his past that he's not proud of but he atones for his actions by fighting for peace with the X-Men. His weapon of choice is the playing card. Powers: Charges objects with kinetic energy by touching them, then they explode like grenades.

Gambit

85%

Jean Grey

80%

Rogue

80%

Cyclops

75%

Wolverine

75%

Emma Frost

70%

Iceman

70%

Colossus

70%

Beast

60%

Storm

60%

Nightcrawler

25%

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I'm afraid I must protest!

2006-04-07T08:18:00.000-05:00

As people who know me understand, I'm not a fan of reality shows. I think they take the trivial and make it completly ridiculous. However the majority of mind candy, brain dead lemmings here in America apparantly disagree because a new version pops up all the time pandering to the lowest common demoninator. I even tried to get into shows that were attempting to bring in more educated viewers and/or members of groups that would appeal to me. I did catch a couple of episodes of 1900 house, Top Chef and a healthy chunk of Boy meets Boy. But the one I just saw advertised actually turned my stomach with digust. And on a supposedly highbrow channel.... A&E's new show is called "God or the Girl". That's right, they're taking the very few young men they could find and shack them up with a woman and try to get them to give up their devotion. Seemingly forever casting this woman in the harlot's light of making a man give up his faith and become a sinner. Bad Eve. No apple for you.

I'm going to try to find the silver lining in this, there's less males every year applying for the priesthood... might eventually make them change their mind about women priests but that's another topic. Or maybe making a mockery of the celebacy vow will allow them to let it go thereby giving an outlet for sexual repression and reducing molestation cases. Going back to be to dream of peace on earth and good will to all.

One is the loneliest

2006-04-05T07:58:00.000-05:00

Body: Y O U | C A N | O N L Y | T Y P E | O N E | W O R D ! ! !
N O | E X P L A N A T I O N S

One Word Survey:

1. Yourself: changing
2. Your Lover: imaginary
3. Your Hair: itching
4. Your Mother: exasperating
5. Your Father: ronin
6. Your Favorite Item: dogs
7. Your Dream Last Night: freakish
8. Your Favorite Drink: yes
9. Your Dream Home: here
10. The Room You Are In: apse
11. Your Pet: cozy
12. Who You Are Now: available
13. Who You Want to be in Ten Years: relaxed
14. What You Want to be in Ten Years: sated
15. What You're Not: scrawny
16. Your Best Friend: clueless
17. One of Your Wish list Items: remodeling
18. Your Gender: female
19. The Last Thing You Did: fed
20. What You Are Wearing: jammies
21. Your Favorite Weather: crisp
22. Your Favorite Book: interesting
23. The Last Thing You Ate: salad
24. Your Life: messy
25. Your Mood: remembering

The Weekender

2006-03-27T07:37:00.000-06:00

More busy weekend junk. Saturday I went out with some coworkers and got my drink on. It's been a long time since I was out of the house and not at work. Had Little TJ's for "breakfast" and walked home from there. Also got approached by three different guys during my stroll. Glad to know I still look hookerific!

And I missed the tropical fish show I wanted to go to with a friend. Big pout. Dad finally bought his Mac-mini since I wasn't there to deter him. So I now get this Piece for my personal use. Saw my Sunday Nite Str8 friends at a new location. Not that much further, there's actually some available parking for all of them and it's super easy to get to work from there, which is nice. I voted for a permanant change since the old place doesn't really suit us anymore and they don't have drink specials on Sundays anymore which is one of the big reasons the gang went there in the first place.

And is it wrong that I want to go to this at the Science Musuem? I guess I'm still a nerdy learnin' girl at heart. Nitey-nite!

I knew I felt a youthful spirit this week!

2006-03-23T13:26:00.000-06:00

You Are 23 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Do you, uh, Lesbionick?

2006-03-16T12:33:00.000-06:00

Okay that's the slogan created for me when I put in my name in the automatic slogan generator. I've had fun playing with that this morning.

I'm training at work so I'm stressed. And naturally no end in immediate future.
The snow is making traveling difficult. I've had to do three mini-tuneups on my bike in the past ten days. That's lame. And haven't been able to take a big ride in the same amount of time. Also tres lame.

Found a tenant for the first floor. Wasn't looking, said maybe to a friend, then he said would have to think about it and that it probably wasn't going to happen due to costs, and then said he'd take it cause there just wasn't anything remotely in the same range value-wise. So now I have some paperwork to get ready to go. But YAY!

Bedtime. *Yawn*

Quick update

2006-03-10T08:05:00.000-06:00

As I sit here hemming and hawing about new tenants I of course read yet another horror story about tenants trashing the place. Just not what I needed this morning.

I'm teaching some dispatcher trainee's, and for the most part it went well except for the fact that once again they don't value the training process and we got pulled out of class to hit the floor for staffing shortages. GRRR. Add that to the fact that they had already wanted me to work overtime until 0645 when I had been downtown for meetings since 1645. I love 14 hour shifts. Hopefully tonight will go better. I somehow doubt it, especially since it's Friday night.

Bedtime for bobo's.

Well that's a fine howdoyoudo!

2006-03-06T07:23:00.000-06:00

What's good for the Bonobo's is good for the Bobo's? I think that kind of greeting would cause extinction for me if you greeted the wrong person. Then again you sure would have foreknowledge of results of foreplay. Food for thought.

Saturday night was broomball party for team 1 at friend's house. Was also my monthly poker party. I had plans to do both until I started watching this movie on TV which I thought fit right into my schedule but turned out to be FOUR HOURS LONG. Making the point at which I arrived at one party the time I had planned to leave for party #2. So I ended up missing poker. It's hell being social. At least poker is again next month, broomball party is annual.

Last broomball game was yesterday. Well it's going to be warm and rainy most of this week so that means no ice. I guess there could be some mudball but it just doesn't sound as fun, especially since I'm bad at keeping up with laundry in the first place. OTL with 2 of my teammates at one of my favorite places (Tea House in Plymouth) then home again. And of course during the drive was a Violent Femmes song which had all three of us singing along.

Sunday nite Str8 friends defected to a place called Eli's. Twas spendy and yet delish! I did hug my prego friend but I hadn't yet learned about the Bonobo greeting. I kinda think it would have creeped us all out just a little bit. Then to biked the rest of the way to work in the misty mountain hops. Ok, no hops. Just mist. Seriously now, gimme a freakin break here!

A little 69 action

2006-02-27T16:15:00.000-06:00

69 Odd Questions.
1) Are your parents married or divorced?never married. 2) Vegetarian?trying
3) Heaven?snuggling on the couch w/cutie watching movies, eating take out
4) Come close to dying?Couple risky moves on motorcycle that I freaked myself out about later but I think I could have just been crippled, well, as long as someone found me before I starved to death.
5) What jewelry do you wear 24/7?3 of my earrings never come out. Tongue stud.
6) Are you eating?not currently but dad's getting ready to go
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli?yes of course
8) Makeup?not in a long time
9) Were you the dumper or the dumpee in your past relationship?Dumper. 10) Would you ever have plastic surgery?hmmmm... I've thought about it, but actually doing it? Dunno.
11) What do you wear to bed?depnds on the night...whos in the bed...what the temperature is like... I just woke up so currently is long sleeved shirt under long sleeved flannel jammie top and boxer shorts, (not flannel) pajama pants under lined track pants. (It was effen cold this a.m.)
12) Have you ever done anything illegal?ya
13) Can you roll your tongue?ya
14) Tweeze your eyebrows?no
15) What kind of watch(es)?I got tons, currently it's the super sports watch/timer/alarm/pace dohickey one that I got from the Resolution Run.
16) Abortion?Oh gawd, some states make me sick right not. Rights being repealed all over. I can't believe that something that seemed so obvious when I was growing up is on the chopping block.
17) Hair color?brown (grey's are doinked out-ha!)
18) Future child's name?no clue. Will worry about that after I decide if I'm actually gonna have kids and if so HOW!!???
19) Do you snore?gawd yes. Except my last sleepover she said no, which really really surprised me.
20) If you could go anywhere in the world on a vacation, where would you go?The list is endless but lately I've been thinking about Poland again, and still the big trip here that I did in Australia
21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals?Well they did eat right before bed so I hope they're at least sated if not stuffed ;)
22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?Call an accountant. Call donate a car service to get rid of all the vehicles and extra bikes, or heck give em to needy peeps.
23) Gold or silver?Silver
24) Hamburger or hot dog?veggie burger
25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?something salty!
26) Beach, city, or country?city
27) What was the last thing you touched?other than keyboard - doggies
28) Where do you eat?everywhere I can
29) When's the last time you cried?Really can't remember
30) Have you read blogs?well of course
31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?I have. I've been in girl drag too.
32) Ever been involved with the police?Hahahahahah
34) Do you talk in your sleep?Hmmm...that one I don't know about
35) Beach or pool?I guess beach
36)What's your favorite song at the moment?oh geez...I can't pick one
38) Window seat or aisle?window
39) Ever met any famous bands/singers?accidently or friend of a friend yes.
40) Do you feel that you've ever had a truly successful relationship? successful is a weird term.
41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?twirl
42) Rickie Lake or Oprah Winfrey?RICKIE! Is she she on tho?
43) Basketball or Football?basketball
Playing or Watching?playing football
44) How long do your showers last?Depends on what activity I'm washing off/preparing for
45) Do you drive a stick?yes
46) Cake or ice cream?cake (no frosting)
47) Self-conscious?often
48) What time do you get up?about 2pm
49) Have you ever given money to a bum?yes
50. When was your first crush?I know I had a "wife" in preschool. I hope I actually like her hehehe.
51) Where do you wish you were?right here is fine :)
52) Have you ever broken someone's heart?dunno, I don't get damage reports really.
53) Have you ever rode in an ambulance?yes but not for me or anyone I knew personally
55) Last gift you received?Someone just bought me dinner last night.
56) Last sport you played?broomball yesterday
57). Things you spend a lot of money on?food, junk, stuff, items, toys, clothes.
58) Where do you live?South Central
59) High School you attend(ed)?Regina (private all girls) and North Minneapolis (public co-ed)
60) Last wedding attended?Last summer. Angie and Joel.
61) Favorite fast food restaurant?dont do fast food
62) Where do you work?911
63) Most hated food:fast food... nasty sugarness
65) Can you sing?Do I? yes. Can I? I was never booed, but that don't mean I'm good.
66) Last kiss?December something.
68) Favorite drink?water...booze
69) Current Crush?lalalalalalalal

Gee whiz I'm tired

2006-02-26T19:14:00.000-06:00

Played some pickup broomball against a really good team. I had to carry all my teams extra equipment on my back in a duffle on my bicycle. I'm hardcore. It just is.

Happy Birthday Man in Black. That was actually a good movie. Joaquin and Reese actually did their own singing for their portrayals which is the part I found truly amazing. A really good soundtrack. He's my only county man.

Friday was good dinner at the Chatterbox. First time I've been back there since the fateful night I broke up with S. Felt good. Like vindication/reclamation. I was there first. Since before the current owners back when it was a nasty little dive (vs. the current mod/retro dive with excellant food choices). Also caught a movie with my mom. It was her birthday. I bought her ticket. The afternoon was... hmmm... calm with an undercurrent of irratation on my side. She comes over while I'm in my jammies and wants to go OTL. So I race around to get dressed, secure the dogs, etc and she's what? Playing video games and we never leave. So no food. I was starving by the time we got to the theatre making me break down and eat nachos. I've been trying to be so good too. It happens.

Time to get ready to see my Sunday night str8 peeps and then off to work.

More Happy Birthdays

2006-02-22T14:40:00.000-06:00

George Washington - Prez
Edna St Vincent Millay - Pullitzer Prize winning poet

Glad it's warmer today.
I'm tired and up far too late.
My dad is sick with what I had over the weekend, except he's a really crabby sick person, which is bothersome since I tried to be so nice. Grrr.
Sushi is delish. NFI.

Layer Cake

2006-02-21T08:13:00.000-06:00

Body: 10 LAYERS OF ME...
LAYER ONE: ON THE OUTSIDE
Name: Panda Bear
Birth date: August 12
Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
Current Location: same
Eye Color: pale blue
Hair Color: brown
righty or Lefty: righty
Zodiac Sign: leo
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LAYER TWO: ON THE INSIDE
Your heritage: Polish, Jewish and some blended eurotrash
Your fears: boredom, everyone hates me.
Your weakness: pretty lady!
Your perfect pizza: green olive and onion (non-date night of course)
Goal you'd like to achieve: Rent out first floor apartment
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LAYER THREE: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW:
Your thoughts first waking up: Why am I sick again!?!? Wah!
Your best physical feature: hair, eyes
Your bedtime: 0700 if I'm being good
Your most missed memory: halcyon dating
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LAYER FOUR: YOUR PICK:
Pepsi or Coke: neither
McDonald's or Burger King: neither
Single or group dates: either. as long as it's clear it's a date
Adidas or Nike: Converse
Lipton Tea or Nestea: TEEBA
Chocolate or vanilla: ugh
Cappuccino or coffee: Capp
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LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?
Smoke: no
Cuss: yes
Take a shower: depends on how hard I biked to work
Have a crush: too many
Think you've been in love: nope
Love is Blind- Must be, I haven't seen it. Ha!
Want to get married: eventually
Believe in yourself: of course
Get motion sickness: inside of hot cars
Think you're a health freak: wish I could be
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LAYER SIX: IN THE PAST MONTH
Drank : yes
Gone to the mall: yes
Been on stage: yes
Eaten Sushi: yes about 3 hours ago!
Been dumped: no (I was dumper this time)
Gone skating: yes! Rollergarden rules!
Dyed your hair: no
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LAYER SEVEN: HAVE YOU EVER
Played a stripping game: yes
Gotten beaten up: been in a fight with no clear winner
Changed who you were to fit in: no
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LAYER EIGHT: GETTING OLDER
Age you hoping to be married: ? silly
How do you want to die: pass away in sleep then eaten by my dogs
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LAYER NINE: IN A GIRL/GUY
Best eye color: doesnt matter
Best hair color: doesn't matter
Short or long hair: doesn't matter
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1 MINUTE AGO: filling this out
1 HOUR AGO: working
1 YEAR AGO : buying mom bday gift
I LOVE: my dogs, my family.
I FEAR: lack of soup
I FEEL: sick to my stomach
I HATE: cellphone drivers who almost hit me
I HIDE: emotions
I MISS: Grandpa, Shawna Faith*
I NEED: time to sleep and relax
I KNOW: a little a lot of things
I WISH: to find a partner who likes me for me
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FIRSTS..
First piercing: ears
First credit card: Target card?
First musician: I liked? I heard? rather vague
Last big car ride: Mpls to Duluth and back
Last movie seen in thearters: Freedomland, Firewall
Last food consumed: sushi
Last phone call: Street Department
LasT CD played: Missippi John Hurt
Last drink drank: water
Last time scolded: I scolded someone a few hours ago. Or do you mean me?
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FAVORITES..
NUMBER: but this one goes up to 11
COLOR: black and hunter green
MONTH: the month I'm on vacation
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IN THE LAST 2 DAYS, HAVE YOU...
CRIED?: no
HELPED SOMEONE?: yes, everyday
GOTTEN SICK?: grrr, yes
GONE TO THE MOVIES?: yes
SAID 'i love you'?: no
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER: I'm my mind but haven't penned it yet
TALKED/ FAUGHT TO AN EX?: nope
MISSED AN EX?: just earlier in this bullentin
WRITTEN IN A DIARY?: no
HAD A SERIOUS TALK? no
HUGGED SOMEONE?: no
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LAYER TEN: ARE YOU.
TIRED: yes
HUNGRY: yes
LISTENING TO MUSIC: no
TALKING ON THE PHONE: no
DOING ANYTHING INTERESTING: Getting ready for bed

Happy Birthday

2006-02-20T22:19:00.000-06:00

Ansel Adams. I was going to find a picture but I ran out of time.

Winter Sporting

2006-02-19T14:20:00.000-06:00

I had the flu yesterday and threw up all morning but went to work last night anyways. I'm that hardcore! Well today was our last official broomball game. Rescheduled during this frigid weekend after being cancelled three weeks ago due to thin ice during a nice weekend. SO that's what's been hogging up my weekends for the past six weeks. Now just pickup games on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons as long as the ice lasts.

Work is hectic as usual, contract negotiations are in mediation and finally about to go to arbitration so that's freeing up some time. And now I'm on the Labor Management committee. So more of dealing with the same people I've been arguing with for four months, but I have to let that go and just be a team player. We'll see how that goes. So now technically I'm reduced to two mandatory monthly meetings with 2-3 others scheduled in there.

Oh, and I'm teaching a class for two days coming up and then taking one of those students under my wing in a coaching phase for a month.

And increasing my weekly biking mileage in preperation for the Ironman Bike Ride in April.
In addition to having a mini-crush on someone new and trying to hang out with her.
All in all, life is good.

Reverend Hellya!

2006-01-23T08:23:00.000-06:00

There's a church in my neighborhood with that minister. Sure the spelling was different but it just seems so appropos. So things are shaping up well in the new year.

Got rid of the unworthy excess baggage!
Checking out some new stuff that's gonna like me for me.
Meeting overcommitments have calmed down a bit... mostly because....
Contract negotiations went belly up on Thursday so we're cancelling future meetings and filing for mediation with the State board.
Back on track with Little Brother and hangin' out regularly. Still have to find out if he's really doing all his homework before we hang out or fibbin' just so we do fun things instead.
Playing broomball goalie like a mad fiend.
Supposed to have a family meeting with my Bolder Options mentee to refocus our efforts and see if she wants to complete the program or drop out.
Work is crazy but the amount of overtime has dropped with the colder weather.
And social life a little more active now that I'm on regular overnites and can hang out with my peeps before work almost every evening.
Finished a couple of crafty projects.
And still riding my bicycle 4-5 times a week.

Life is good.

In case you wondered...

2006-01-03T17:04:00.000-06:00

You are

What Rejected Crayon Are You?

Busy bees

2006-01-03T02:11:00.000-06:00

Seriously now. What happened this month that everyone has all these activities planned and it's been dead for two-three months. Oh, wait. Maybe I was just laying low during that time. Yeah, I'll buy that for a dollar. I'll just do what I can with the three events scheduled every day. And sleep less. Any maybe, just maybe get forced outta my funky mood!

Starting with snowtubing with P.A.L. on Wednesday when I should be sleeping. Rock on.

100 Ques?!? Who has time for these?

2006-01-02T17:39:00.000-06:00

(Lame, I have time heheh)
1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?One on my lower lip is from a ice skate to the face. "Skate to the face" is now common terminology in my life.
2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?Decopaged with movie,ad and personal postcards and stickers
3. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?Don't have one.
4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?all kinds - not really into country
5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?During the afternoon. Mom had to finish work first (!)
6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?I yearn hard for nothing...inklings of many small things.
7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?Granpa and gramma and uncle craig
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION/S?I'm still in love with my new bicycle even tho I'm thinking of trading it in on something even more coveted
10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?No but agrophobic sometimes
11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?naw
12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?My mother. Almost always my mother.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?CKbe
14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? No preference. Back when I pretended to care about boys they mostly had brown hair.
15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO?Previous proposals were lame. I dunno if I see it happening again.
16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?Usually Coffee but I've done the energy drink
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?Green Olive
18. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?A vegitarian steak that had the right taste and texture. Then I would be free at last free at last.
19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?My mom (again)
20. WHAT IS THE SONG YOU WOULD WANT TO BE PLAYED AT YOUR FUNERAL? I have a list. It would be a party tho. Nick Drake: Pale Blue Eyes. Cake: Never There and then start rockin out.
21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?can't remember
22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?"LIKE" like anybody? Sorta.
23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?nope
24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?none
25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?Already own it. Trying to sell it.
26.DO YOU HAVE A BONER RIGHT NOW?In a drawer maybe, I think it went away tho.
27. HOW BIG IS YOUR BONER?see 26
28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?That could happen. If I fell in love I'm sure it was be star-crossed and unsustainable in some freaky way.
29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?it's best to show them
30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDREDit seems like the rest of this question has disappeared.
31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?I've liked both. Usually brunette.
32. WHAT IS THE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?Downstairs cause I'm too cozy in bed to walk down.
33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?Lately tardiness and indifference.
34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?yep
35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?Salt. Chips.
37. FIRST JOB?Office assistant at the Phillips Neighborhood Improvement Assoc.
38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?yep as lame as it is or was...i was a kid
39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?Filling out a different one and posting it on my blog.
40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?Tummy tuck.
41. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?Cause I'm lame like that. And it's the only way I share things about myself.
42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?my hair (it's long again)
43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?Be sober. Or drink with the cops all the confiscated stuff like I used to do when I was a teenager.
44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?That's too far away.
45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?I waffle back and forth between zero and two
46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?Nope.
47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?I haven't lately. Maybe I should start again.
48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?huh?
49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?I think Christmas/First Eve of Hannakah one squeeked out
50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?sure
51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?snoked turkey
52. ANY BAD HABITS?Eating chips in bed
53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?Mariah Carey christmas album (it doesn't burn!)
54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?I dunno, I'm kind of an ass sometimes. I might date me tho. It's nice to be doted on.
55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?Not intentionally (I missed the sworn to secrecy part during someone else's into to gossip - and I went and told the person she was talking smack about....so I still feel justified)
56. DO LOOKS MATTER?Everyone likes to say they don't but c'mon, seriously now.
57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?Playing with the dogs. Just segue into something else really.
58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?The house I own (I'm at work the most)
59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?no and that's a sad thing.
60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?My Tonka Truck that I got right from the factory. And I had books and puzzles galore.
61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?No cellphone
62. DO YOU USE SARCASM?Often
63. EVER BEEN ARRESTED?not by the police
64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?yes
65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?That they like me, active both mentally and physically.
66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?Mander, KITTTTIEEEEE!
68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?Unless I'm exhausted and can't do it, yes. Most of my lace up shoes you can't get off w/o untying (big stompin boots)
70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?Ish. But twice annually PMS loves Cherry Garcia, or Coffee.
72. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?Black and Hunter Green
73. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?It's funny my gram just died but that's only making me miss my grandpa and the super close time I had with my aunt there.
74. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?All there.
79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE(same) SEX?Smile, figure and how they move it
80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?THought provoking for who? The things that make me think are not necessarily politial or important to others.
81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE?I hate hate.
83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN:For what? To party with? To date? C'mon peeps.
84. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?Aussie rules football.
85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?brown
87. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?Other than sunglasses no.
88. SIBLINGS?Two younger half sisters...and my "brother" cousin... and my BigBrother BigSister little brother.
89. FAVORITE MONTH?May...getting warmer and for sure ridden motorcycle by then and still have many riding days ahead of me.
90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?Love it. Had it two days in a row last week.
91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?My CAD screen changing.
94. SUMMER OR WINTER?They both have their benefits. But summer I guess.
95. KISSES OR HUGS?both
97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?Sugar wafers from the vending machine.
98. DID YOU WORK YESTERDAY?I work dang near everyday
99. WERE YOU STILL HUNGOVER YESTERDAY?Naw I was pretty good on Saturday
100. NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS?Be a good person, don't accept substandard relationships. Those are both huge and far reaching so I'll stop there.

Happy New Year peeps

2006-01-02T16:51:00.000-06:00

1. Who was the first person u talked to in 06?Lisa was standing closest when clock struck
2. The first person you hugged?Lisa again
3. The first person you called?OMG, I haven't made any outgoing calls yet!
4. The first person you texted?i don't text.
5. The first drink you drank?Had champagne in hand.
6. The first person that called you?
My Little Brother's family has woken me up three times today.
7. The first person that texted you?n/a
8. Have you talked to all of your top 8 yet?via comments or email all except 1 he wasn't at the NYE party
9. Any of your top 8?see 8
10. Who was the 1st person to hang up on you?Squad 207 but it wasn't intentional
11. What was the first thing you watched on TV?Dick Clark was on but I had my back to the TV...last night I watched Law and Order:CI
12. Who was the first person you thought of?My imaginary girlfriend (where the hell is she?!?)
13. What was the first thing you ate?Vegtable Frittata
14. What were you wearing at midnight?Grey shirt, maroon and grey tie, black pants, leopard print shoes and my new year's Resolution Run watch. One of those rubber bracelets that says "I am important in the life of a child"

2005-12-31T05:18:00.000-06:00

It's my baby New Year. Drive safe peeps.

Do-see-do

2005-12-22T08:14:00.000-06:00

Swing your partner, round and round. I think I'm going to move to Canada and open a "bawdy house" since the Canadian government just ruled that swingers clubs are AOK and pose no threat to society. It's amazing how some place so close to where I live could be so liberal and just that much further ahead in their thinking. Course I met an awful lot of pot smokers too. And I could get married there. Maybe meet a cute RCMP to cuddle with at night. Things to think about. Nite-nite.

Good weekend

2005-12-20T05:30:00.000-06:00

Well, of sorts. Did some socializing and energy sapping from friends. Watched bad movie on Friday with good friends. Bonded with causal aquaintance, actually became friends this week. Goofy door prizes for winning trivia contests are set to be regifted.

Saturday: Had breakfast with the person I'm faux dating and did some trinket shopping for gifts since I can't get big things for peeps. I decided I liked the trinkets better than anything I would have spent big bucks on. I know I enjoyed them more, and I'm less vested in whether they think they're fab or flop. I think I'm going to have major financial crunches before every big holiday season just as an excuse to get things I like and that aren't really returnable. Bought holiday cards that I probably will not mail/deliver.

Carpooling is nice, save the planet and all. Waiting outside in the bitch ass cold for someone to show up in their Beamer is not. But it was better than waiting for the bus I guess. And decided to definately keep that person in the aquaintance file. Ever have someone say something that just makes your stomach turn? Even if it's supposed to be a joke, especially if you don't know if they're trying to be funny. It was weird. And when said same thing for the fifth time, I knew the gloss was off the bowling bowl. Anywho.

I've been a bad girl...

2005-12-16T14:29:00.000-06:00

So I was accidently watching a show called "Freddy" and apparantly only depressed people write blogs. And my dad called me depressed a couple of weeks ago. Before I hooked up with possible new friend. But now new friend on the rocks (yes already, shut up) and although I've been low (November was a rough month emotionally and financially) I hardly thought that was depression until..

I realized that I have done some ill advised things and missed appointments/chances that were important to me, but somehow just letting them slide was okay at the time. I had more details but I had to delete it. Cause if you don't know me you'd think I was a crappy person and if you do know me (both of you) you'd think I was crappier.

Oh, and my Myers-Brigg test results have changed to ENTJ. Just FYI.

It's so cold today....

2005-12-06T11:46:00.000-06:00

I just need the Match Game audience to yell out "How cold is it?" gee that was a good show.
Anyways, it's so cold today that my smoke detector is going off and of course it's hardwired into the electrical system so it's not like there's a battery I can pull out and still get some sleep today. Kinda peeving me off.

So Sunday nite I didn't want to leave the house. And one of my best chums applied some well directed peer pressure to come out, so I did cause I haven't seen him lately and thought it was going to be just us. But it wasn't. I didn't call everyone asking if they were coming out. M and his girlfriend S were there. It seemed to me just to show off the ring he bought her. They're engaged. At least I don't have to listen to him whine about being single anymore as he disparages all women everywhere because they don't like him. Plus when making conversation about anything he might know about he redirects his focus to talk more than the person you're listening to. Oh well, he's still good peeps, and I actually like his fiancee a bunch so the irriatation level was fairly mild. Ha.

Bundle up kids! I need a mini blankie for my smoke detector. I'll start knitting now.

LIfe or lack thereof

2005-11-29T14:12:00.000-06:00

Well Gramma finally had some followthrough too. 33 hours after my Uncle. My mother in screaming match with Cremation Society rep in front of entire family, freaking everyone out.

Boiler for the second floor is completly non-functional. After many sleepless days and many quotes finally found people who only need hand and leg from me vs. arm and leg. Making due with space heaters but 2nd floor tenant is crabby. I'm having a hard time giving a shit tho.

Had a weird Sunday Nite Str8 event with only one other person about a week ago. It was actually very interesting to talk to him since he's not normally one of the people I chat with much and he's fairly infrequent attendee. Twas cool. Also learned new word - skitch. Anyone else familiar with this term? It's totally part of my vernacular now.

Things with new chicka progressingly nicely. Made her breakfast on Thursday before she went to her parents for the holiday. (only cause the restaraunt we were meeting at was closed) So we had a car picnic. Major points for me. Hung out Sunday had breakfast at the joint we were supposed to eat at Thursday, she loved it. Went to a couple of estate sales, groovy cool bargains. Had a break from each other, then watched a movie at her house. Brought over one of my dogs and we snuggled on the couch with some popcorn and clear malt beverage. Work last night and tonight but we have plans tomorrow.

And asbestos abatement dude comes tomorrow to pull out old boiler. New boiler and supplies being brought in and if time installed tomorrow night or Thursday morning. Finally real heat again. The space heaters are lame and cold if you're more than six inches from them in this big old house.

homily for the day

2005-11-22T17:34:00.000-06:00

In case you haven't laughed while crying yet today check this out. To add the the jammed packed schedule I've already had, my grandmother has been in the hospital for two weeks and they keep calling and waking everyone up saying "tonight's the night" crap and that the family better come in. Along the bad things come in threes line, my boiler is cracked and leaking water and of course can not be repaired. Although I'm getting more estimates tomorrow the one today said about $6000 to replace. And it can't be done until sometime next week of course. That's sooner than Minnegasco though, they're scheduling for a month out already. And then we got the call that my uncle-in-law took a turn for the worse. At least he had the decency to follow through and pass away this morning.

On a lighter note, I've been winning faux money playing poker, and trying to work out some romantic action with some new. Crap timing for her but things happen.

Time to go to work. *hugs* peeps!

Speed Dating

2005-11-15T18:16:00.000-06:00

So I hosted Speed Dating on Friday night. It went well I think. And then I got a bulletin post on myspace.com about the color of your heart. So I took the test too for fun... And the coincidental timing has been making me think a bit since I've only been dating recently what I really want from a relationship. And truthfully I'm not sure anymore. But I'll be thinking about it.

Your Heart Is Green

Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out.
When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life.

Your flirting style: Laid back

Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking

Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm

What you bring to relationships: Balance

What Color Heart Do You Have?

Absence

2005-11-15T05:14:00.000-06:00

All right, so I haven't been posting. Cause I suck.
And I've been so busy I can't see str8.
And FYI it's not going to get better for awhile.

In addition to working most of the hours y'all ask me to hang out, I'm sleeping the rest of those. And going to union meetings in the middle of my sleeping schedule. And getting voted as Executive Board Memeber only because there is no one else. Which is more meetings. And being the only union steward at work. And still a "Big Sister" and Bolder Options mentor. And trying to finish City Inspector's work orders before reinspection December 1st. And playing poker online. And visiting my gram in the hospital. And hosting Speed Dating. And trying to squeeze in a social life.

It's just not working, and for that I'm sorry. I'll do what I can. Don't take it personally cause I still love and miss you all.

2005-11-14T17:11:00.000-06:00

Didn't we do some of these already tho?
These are supposedly 26 questions that no one would ever think to ask...
1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at? face
2. How much cash do you have on you?None right here but like 200 bucks in my wallet in my pants...yeah im a high roller
3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST"?best
4. Favorite plant?China Doll for some reason. Or anything I've grown in my garden.
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?No cellphone but land line caller ID says Nate from work.
6. What is your main ring tone on your phone?Again, no cellphone
7. What shirt are you wearing?green and blu plaid pajama top
8. Do you "label" yourself, could you?I do, usually "dyke" but there was a time in my life when "Hoopa Cow" was all the rage. I'll tell you sometime.
9 Name the brand of your shoes you're currently wearing?bare feet
10. Bright or Dark Room?dark
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?She's a brilliant person who undercuts herself far too often for someone who's such a right on chicka!
13. What were you doing at midnight last night?Telling a fire truck where to go
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?No cellphone, my last IM said "Sleep well, I won't see you tomorrow cause I have a test"
15. Do you ever click on "Pop Ups" or Banners?nope
16. What's a saying that you say a lot?fer fucks sake..effenheimer...seriously now...anywho....C'mon!
17. Who told you they loved you last?my auntie patty
18. Last furry thing you touched?Ok I was going to be naughty but I'll just say my dog
19. How Many Drugs Have You Done In The Past three Days?If coffee, one. Booze, two.
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?What's a roll of film? ;) I'm mostly digital these days
21. Favorite age you have been so far?I dunno, I'm having a really crappy week but living a good life for the most part so I'll say now. (33)
22. Your worst enemy? Bacon. Love the taste, makes me sick tho cause I don't eat pork.
23 What is your current desktop picture?Marilyn Monroe
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?Oh that was on the internet this morning (search for the two teens that killed girl's parents - in custody FYI)
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to change a major regret?The money. The regrets I have I work on correcting myself all the time for free.
26. the last song you listened to?Nobody's Dirty Business - Mississippi John Hurt

I think I'm a convivial person...

2005-10-24T15:28:00.000-05:00

I hosted a card party last night which means opening up my house to strangers. Luckily none of the strangers showed up, it was just people I already knew about. I dunno why the one person I planned the party around her schedule didn't show up. I haven't been even left a courtesy message saying sorry I missed it. Anywho, after everyone left I then went out and saw my str8 friends. Rode my bicycle to bar. It's getting cold out there peeps. I also went to a games party the night before and had a blast. I do like being around people. Almost all the time. Today, not so much. I don't want to go to work either. But I will of course.

Everybody's

2005-10-22T13:36:00.000-05:00

working for the weekend. I've got this one off. And of course I'm sick. So I called out last night. Which provoked some guilt that I had to get over. Of course I've gotten emails at work chastising me for not posting more regularly which I consider a little censorious since I've seen her go four days without posting too.

So my updates: coffee date is either non-starter or biggest lull after a big start I've ever experienced. And I'm not sure how I feel about that. I thought she understood about my schedule (she applied for my job about six months after I was hired) but I think it's going to be a bigger issue (if there's even anything to worry about) Luckily my schedule changes Jan 1st so I'll have all my evenings free. If not this chicka another.

I had one of my str8 friends say I was "hopeful" about my dating sitch.
I guess I'll take that as a compliment.
I need about four more hours of sleep. I hate being sick.

OKAY then.

2005-10-18T16:02:00.000-05:00

The conference was good. Better than I expected actually. Roommate was fine. She actually went the the women's dance with me. And then the band and some newly made friends and an old friend and myself went to a gay bar in the Superior and danced. I tried to be so quiet coming home and I didn't even wake up my roomie. I found a unique trinket while I was walking home in Duluth for the wedding and it was the perfect size to fit inside one of those chocolate tins for protection so it wouldn't break (hand painted Italian pottery item) I wasn't going to go to the reception but I got talked into it. There was free booze for the people in the wedding party and myself cause I'm just that nice. I called my brother to attend who didn't know about the wedding, that the bride was engaged, what happened to the previous boyfriend he knew about, how the groomen's had a baby or even his wedding (which he was supposed to be my date for) like two years ago. Well it was good to see him anyways and catch him up on the gossip. I've been working almost everyday since. Including overtime tonight. There might be a new gal on my horizon again, more details if something develops.

Sloth

2005-10-06T12:13:00.000-05:00

I just can't seem to get going today. Maybe because I know it's the start of a long, strange and boring set of days and I'm just not excited about it. I have a meeting this evening. And right after that I leave town for a union conference in Duluth. I'm not sure why I agreed to go to this thing, and more the less I can't remember why I nominated myself as a delegate. So of course I have to share a room with another delegate who I don't know. Plus I want to party a little on Friday night but I don't want to come stumbling home and wake her up. Make her mad. And there is conference junk all morning on Saturday too. And then rush straight home to go to a straight wedding. Of course I haven't gotten them anything. Maybe I'll just do the lame Target gift certificate thing. Cause I never see her anymore and I've only met the groom once about a year or so ago. Blah. But I do love the weather. I haven't slept so well in a long time.

Tornado sirens

2005-10-05T12:59:00.000-05:00

They're annoying. They wake me up. I'm going back to bed.
But not before I tell you that today is Ray Kroc's birthday.
And that I haven't eaten at his chain of restaraunts since May 19, 2004.
And I was punished for that Egg McMuffin later in the day by being hit by a car.
I still have a scar.
Then again I haven't really had any fast food except salads from Dave Thomas' place andexcept I did have a chicken sandwich at Carl's JR when I was in California last summer. That's only cause they didn't have anything less nasty. Actually I thought of getting a bacon western cheeseburger but that would have caused sickness. But it would have tasted fantastic.

I have a hugger-mugger

2005-10-04T05:09:00.000-05:00

I once almost bought a 78rpm Victrola at an antique store in...dang I dunno the name of it even. Well I guess that will help keep it's location hugger-mugger.

Here's something we all can know. Today in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade satellite officially beginning the Space Age.

I'm not sure they've been first at anything else since. Not even vodka consumption which I thought would be pretty high, but of course my own heritage country Poland beat out even the USA for amount of college students that use/abuse alcohol at least weekly at a whopping 91%! Pretty much if you ain't boozin' you aint breathing! That's my kinda story. Kisskiss. Another vodka tonic please and thanks!

Ramblings

2005-10-02T14:33:00.000-05:00

Happy birthday Don McLean (1945) of the song American Pie, Groucho Marx (1890) of heavy eyebrows and original cigar toting fame, and Mohandas Ghandi (1869) of political and spiritual leader fame. And to mentally flow in a line Ben Kingsley played Ghandi in a movie about his life. And old ladies loved him. And Ben Kingsley played a mob boss in the movie "Sexy Beast" which is the movie that I received the most complaints about ever while I worked at the indie theatre. I'm not sure what those same old ladies were thinking his character would be about considering the title but they sure didn't like Ghandi swearing up a blue streak. Here they thought that "That Ben Kingsley is such a nice boy"

Spam Comments

2005-10-01T14:01:00.000-05:00

Sorry to make the change to the three people that actually comment on this blog that are actual friends but I've been getting more spam comments advertising for websites and crap then real ones. Forgive me loves. It was that or have to set up so only people I know can comment (Boo on that)

Wait I didn't mean...

2005-10-01T13:37:00.000-05:00

Have you ever gone to share something with someone, a few pieces from say a box with quantity thirty pieces inside and they take the whole box and say "Oh, thank you, and what a lovely tin in comes in" That just happened to me on the way to breakfast while passing a neighbor on their front porch. I know I only have myself to blame since I wasn't specific and to them it probably appeared like I had plenty to go around (since I was carrying three boxes total) but I guess I'm extra miffed at myself since these items were already in contention with the person that brought them to the country for me. Oh well, it's not like I can ask for some back or anything. Just suck it up. And look like a generous person vs. a stingy bitch. Blah.

Busy night tonight.

2005-09-30T23:46:00.000-05:00

Going to a movie with my Dad. Saw "History of Violence" warning: very graphic. Like the kind of graphic that used to get rated X or NC17 before Pulp Fiction/NBK/Kill Bill kinda movies came out and ruined good storylines with more and more gore intending to repulse. I'm not saying it wasn't a good movie, cause it was. Just weak stomach be forewarned.

Then supper at a place I hate. If not for the company I would not have gone. At least I hooked up with a friend there and we stopped for one at the 19. And then to a women's dance at a place that I hate and doesn't appreciate our business. And threatening to stop accepting our business if there's not more of it. Oy vey, what a lot of bull. My friend wasn't vibing on it since this "dance" is supposed to be from 9-1am and the music didn't start until after 10:30pm. I sure hope they do kick us out so maybe it would force them to find someplace decent that actually wanted us there. Oh well.

Cold wet nose

2005-09-24T12:06:00.000-05:00

Not that I don't love Bolder Options, cause I really really do, but every time there is a big group event it pours rain. I'm freezing right now. And because my mentee is a little less fit we couldn't even get going fast enough to warm up. Oh well. I'm a saint and that's all there is to it. We did six miles which is a little less than our normal loop but ten times the amount of hills she's used to. Hey I got new Tshirts too. How can you go wrong? Time to take a nap since I worked this morning and pretty much changed clothes and went to the ride. Toodles.

50 more things you didn't want to know anyways

2005-09-24T02:08:00.000-05:00

.1-WHERE DO YOU LIVE?A: Minneapolis, MN
2-SEX OR ICE-CREAM?A: sex
3-When is the last time you shaved your legs?A: 1999
4-WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?A: On break at work
5-WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU WENT OUT TO EAT WITH?A: My dad
6-IF YOU WERE A TOY, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?:A: Tonka truck
7-WHERE WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ON YOUR HONEYMOON?a: Hiking maybe. Get away from it all.
8-WHATS YOUR RING TONE?A: No cellphone
9-WHAT DO YOU THINK A TOBLERONE IS?A: French candy bar
10-WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?A: shorts, St Paul Classic Tshirt, my shell toe Adidas
11-DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?A: Nope 20/20
12-WHAT WAS THE BEST ADVICE EVER GIVEN TO YOU?A: Don't eat that
13-DO YOU OWN A VEHICLE?A: Own one yes, drive it in past 300 days - no
14-WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS?A: Make out a will so my "family" gets all my cool stuff instead of my relatives
15-3 FAVE FILMS:A: Office Space, Labrynth, Not Another Teen Movie
16-LAST FILM YOU SAW AT CINEMA?A: Just saw "The Baxter" brand new indie film.
17-FAVE DAY OF THE YEAR?A: Days of fall when it's not too hot and not too cold yet.
18-DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE?A: sure
19-ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK ANYONE OUT?A: Nope.
20- DO YOU SLEEP NAKED?A: Not usually
21-CHRISTMAS OR EASTER?A: Neither... I guess Winter Solstice/Christimas my family doesn't celebrate Easter at all.
22-LUST OR LOVE?A: What about em?
23-KISSES OR HUGS?A: Kissy kissy
24-WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?A: Caring what some jackass thinks and being embarassed. Then being more embarassed cause you realized you cared what they thought for a second. GRRR
25-WORST SOUND?A: Some jerk's cellphone ringing during a movie
26-WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN YOU WAKE UP?A: Take the dogs outside to pee. Or maybe me first (selfish bitch)
27-ROLLER COASTER, SCARY OR EXCITING?A: Exciting at first, then nauseous after cheese on a stick
28-HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU LET THE PHONE RING BEFORE YOU ANSWER?
A: Whatever number of rings is right after I see the caller ID
29-ZODIAC SIGN?A: Leo
30-IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?A: I drank it all.
31-MOST IMPORTANT PHYSICAL FEATURE:A: Smile
32-MILK.... CHOCOLATE OR WHITE?A: White for cereal/cooking/etc , chocolate to make my poorman mochas
33-DAY OR NIGHT?A: Night
34-SUMMER OR WINTER?A: Winter
35-CAKE OR PIE?A: Potato chips
36-DIAMONDS OR PEARLS?A: Neither... diamonds if forced. Pearls never.
37-SUNRISE OR SUNSETS?A: Sunsets
38-HAVE YOU BROKEN ANY BONES?A: No
39-DO YOU HATE ANYONE?A: No
40-DO YOU BELIEVE IN FIGHTING?A: No
41-WHO DO YOU TURN TO FOR ADVICE?A: Myself
42-IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SKILL IN LIFE WHAT WOULD IT BE?A: Better negotiator
43-WHERE ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO SHOP?A: Savers
44-WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WEBSITE?A: conceptispuzzles.com
45-WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?A: Vet
46-HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?A: I don't think so
47-BMW OR MERCEDES?A: Beamer if forced to. I'm a two wheel kinda girl
48-TATTOOS? AND DO YOU PREFER THE OPPOSITE SEX WITH OR WITHOUT THEM?A: Yes I have them. I don't care about the opposite sex at all.
49-PARIS HILTON OR ANGELINA JOLIE? BRAD PITT OR BEN AFFLECk?A: Angelina & Jack Black
50- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU REPOSTED THIS FROM?A: Emerging personality is fantastic

In the last 24 hours....

2005-09-23T05:23:00.000-05:00

THIS IS THE NEW VERSION OF GETTING TO KNOW YOUR FRIENDS. YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS COPY & PASTE, ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS, BLAH BLAH BLAH.LET'S BE HONEST NOW!!****
In the last 24 Hours have you... ****
1. Had sex: nope.
2. Bought something: Drinks for myself and chicka
3. Gotten sick: no
5. Been kissed: yes
9. Piercing/Tattoos: no new ones no
10. Did you drink: in the last 24 hours? Booze water and tea
11. What are you most scared of right now: nada
12. Where do you want to get married: wherever she wants
13. Who do you really hate: Nada - it's a happy day
14. Do you like being around people: yes
15. Do you like someone you don't have a chance with: I suddenly found out I had a chance!
16. Have you cried: On tuesday... was watching Gilmore Girls season premere.
17. Are you lonely right now: nope.
18. Song that's stuck in your head: nothing right now, the blower at work is drowning out all thought.
19. Been in love: nope
20. Played strip poker: not recently
21. Gotten beaten up: Into a fight yes, I wouldnt call it assualted
22. Been on radio/TV: yes
23. Been in a mosh-pit: Not recently
24. Do you have any gay/lesbian friends: Yes of course
25. Skinny dipped: Not in a decade

And I have no idea what happened to 4, 6-8 either. They weren't there originally. I should just make something up... but I won't.

Crickets... the sound not ball game

2005-09-22T18:04:00.000-05:00

Yeah so I'm a slacker. Do you really care? Did u even know I was gone?
Some new things. Possible girl on the horizon. Met her attending the Speed Dating event I was hosting at a coffee shop last Saturday. Cheesy line apparantly worked. =)

Biking like a madwomyn recently. St Paul Classic was awesome, even without water and the extra detours down and back up some monster hills. Hosted a bike to the movies event. Small but I still consider successful. Saw horrible movie that I had already seen but it gave me the opportunity to rip it further to shreds and find more flaws in the story/camera work/etc.

Biked last weekend with some friends. Big meeting with my Bolder Options chicka and our coordinator. Have bike ride with her this Saturday morning including volunteering before the ride at 0700 hours. Did I mention I have to work until 0430 hours? It's going to be a long morning. Then there is a Women Only Barn Dance hosted by a fellow OTB'er. It's a drive, mostly going to be country music and BYOB but my friends want to carpool and check it out. At least it starts early enough to come back to cities and go dancing or something. And Sunday morning is the Police Unity Bike Tour. 30 miles but supposed to be causal nothing hardcore.

Then of course Sunday Nite Str8 friends. And the new chicka wants to go. We'll see how that works out. Our date last night was great. Picked her a bouquet of flowers from my front yard. Hard to beat that when you're trying to impress a French Candian. She loves to sing Karoke so we went somewhere she could do that, then played a couple games of pool and ended the night on a "pleasant note". Getcher mind out of the gutter, I'm a good girl! And so is she. KBYE.

Great MN Get Together

2005-09-02T08:30:00.000-05:00

So yesterday I got two hours of sleep in the morning and then went to pick up my coworker at work at o'dark thirty. I wanted to go to use the Park and Ride at the U of M but little did I know he's deathly afraid of motorcycles. Which until I get tabs on my last car, all my transportation is two wheeled. So another coworker dropped him off at the park and ride and we went together. Stayed until about 10am and then took the shuttle back. Came home, tried to post for ya and my power went out. Took a nap, woke up and chatted with dad for awhile, then went back to the Fair for some supper. Home after another three hours, this time much more crowded GRRR but still fun. Got to see some things that coworker didn't want to bother with.

Some facts for you:
Today in 1901 Vice President Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech at the MN State Fair. You might be familiar with it, "Speak softly and carry a big stick".

Speaking of sticks there are 864 items on a stick at the Fair.

Yesterday which was Senior Day/Thursday is traditionally the least attended day of the Fair. (No wonder I prefer it - plus I go during the day while the chumps are at work, anywho)

Have a good one Peeps!

So many things...

2005-08-31T11:07:00.000-05:00

I would like to complain about but I never get the time...

Supposed Birthday party for me and a fellow birthday boy filled only with the hosts' friends and no one else we knew.

Two chums that I used to hang out with have now gotten girlfriends and dropped off the face of the earth. At least only one thinks that I'm mad at them and not speaking to them for some other reason. I'm not saying if I was dating one of these chickas more seriously they wouldn't come first, but I don't believe I would ignore all the people that got me this far...

Oh and Sunday Nite str8 folks suddenly got the idea that because our import from California likes racing cars and a different Sunday Nite boy's boss likes racing cars they should be hooked up in some way. Then again the new girlfriend is keeping California boy away all of a sudden so I don't think it matters really. I'm sure he'd just as soon let the car rust in the course of getting some since that's all he complained about the entire nine months he's lived here prior to girlfriend in life.

On a more positive note I've been doing a lot of socializing and seeing movies on my vacation and just plain relaxing which is very nice. Although I am trying to fix my dad's computer and because of his low level of training he just keeps saying it's broke/get rid of it vs. saying well I can see the progress you're making for me, FOR FREE, instead of me having to buy a new computer. Oh well.

Triple digits!

2005-08-24T05:42:00.000-05:00

Oh, for cute! This is post number one hundred and one! Hope you're having a good day! Had to drive my dad to work so I could borrow the car to pick up lumber. Now a nap before "My Toy Store" opens.

Slacker

2005-08-23T19:16:00.000-05:00

Upset that I'm not posting enough? Well, Screw you, I'm on vacation. Actually I worked almost every day for the last three weeks leading up to vacation and have really just eaten and slept during my single off day per week. And now I'm catching up on all the crap I've been putting off for a long time. Like the work that I bitched about earlier that was mandated by the city inspector. Not really good things to ignore. Those fines and threats of jail time

And here's a funny story. I sold my truck a month ago and the new owners had the chutzpah to call and ask me to pay half the bill to repair the tranmission that just broke down in Nebraska on the way to Mexico. At first I actually considered sending them some small token cause they were really nice and have a special needs child etc, then I'm like, wait a cottonpickin' minute here. I haven't even seen this vehicle in a month, hasn't even been in the same county as me, I told them about all the tiny, surface things that I knew about. So why should I be responsible for them making sure this vehicle was ready/able for a thousand plus mile road trip? How can you predict that a transmission is about to go out when there were not obvious signs when I drove it to BFE* to deliver it a month ago? Anywho.

2005-08-05T01:49:00.000-05:00

25 Questions You'd Never Think to Ask. (but I've asked similiar!)
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1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you look at? I don't look in mirrors much... I check for chin hair growth
2. How much cash do you have on you? $207
3. What's a word that rhymes with "TEST"?Best
4. Favorite plant?China Doll. But I can never keep one alive. My garden is awesome tho!
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your phone?Credit Direct Mortgage or some other lame ass solicitor
6. What is your main ring tone on your phone? My Targhetto phone has a regular old ring.
7. What shirt are you wearing?Black tank with red graphic
8. Do you "label" yourself?um no...but when asked I say "active fatty" or "long haired butch"
9. Name brand of your shoes currently wearing?Adidas
10. Bright or Dark Room?Dark
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? (kinda moot on a blog really...anywho)
12. Ever "spilled the beans"?um yeah
13. What were you doing at midnight last night?Working
14. What did your last text message you recieved on your cell phone say?I have no cellphone.
15. Do you ever click on "Pop Ups" or Banners?heck no!
16.What's a saying that you say a lot?Good Times. Still a classic
17. Who told you they loved you last?My dad.
18. Last furry thing you touched?One of the dogs as kicking out of bed cause it was too hot
19. How many hours a week do you work?About 60ish. Depends on what else I got happening socially
20. How many rolls of film do you need to get developed?Zero
21.Favorite age you have been so far?My current. Looking forward to new numbers next week tho
22. Your worst enemy?dont have one.
23. What is your current desk top picture?Marilyn Monroe
24. What was the last thing you said to someone?BRB
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to erase all of your regrets, what would you choose? The cash. I have few regrets ever, and none are current.

Zzzz

2005-07-29T21:01:00.000-05:00

Today was fantastic. After working late for a little overtime I slept the entire day away. Right through all the nasty sales calls and my mother. Some much needed rest after being hung over yesterday. And I'm not working any overtime on these next too off days. It's getting a little crazy at work becuase yet another person turned in their notice and their last night is Sunday. Just in case I thought the three temps we have were going to help relieve the pressure. Oy.

Graduation Day

2005-07-29T04:27:00.000-05:00

Finally my mentee from Bolder Options had her Phase I graduation ceremony tonight. Was nice, they even bumped it up to the "Gold Medal" as long as she attends two more youth meetings and her mom/gramma someone goes to the parent's meeting. Which means she gets to keep the bike she's been riding. It was a little comical loading my dad, her parent's and her little sister all into the Toyota Matrix. I mean it's a station wagon, but not like the big old wood panel versions from the 70's hehehe.

And the concert Sunday is this lovely chicka. Check it out. 4pm. Invite Only. And after the concert I go to Maxwell's. Okay bye.

This Sunday!

2005-07-27T02:47:00.000-05:00

Anyone local want to go to this house concert? Chick with guitar action. I guess they haven't been as well attended during the summer months lately and thinking of not doing it anymore. Even though it's a little Lite Rock for my tastes I would certainly like them to continue helping up and coming folks. Only ten of your hard earned bucks. Oh course after the concert I have to hang out with my Str8 friends. You're welcome to come help me overtake the tyranny of the masses on that front as well. =)

Survey 4

2005-07-27T02:31:00.000-05:00

(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the opposite sex
(x) Slept all night in a bed with a person of the same sex
(x) Slept for more than 12 hours
(x) Missed a week of school or more
( ) Put chapstick on more than 5 times in an 1 hour
(x) Kissed more than one person in a day
(x) Kissed more than two people in a day
(x) Eaten a gummy worm
(x) Jumped on a trampoline
( ) Ridden a unicycle.
(x) Done something special for someone else
( ) Stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant
( ) Paid more than $50 for food at a fast food restaurant
( ) Got caught for cheating
( ) Talked on the phone while going to the bathroom
( ) Brushed your teeth while on the phone
(x) Worked at a fast food place
(x) Written a poem
( ) Randomly called people out of a phone book ...instead I'll add a new one below
(x) Gotten a wrong number but talked to them anyways
( ) Been on a yacht
(x) Put bananas in your cheerios
(x) Lied to a friend to make them feel better
(x) Dated someone more than 4 years older than you
( ) Eaten frosting out of the original container
(x) Had a dream about a MySpace friend...at least I think it was her
(x) Fallen in public.
(x) Had your pants rip
(x) Recently had a PB&J sandwich
(x) Killed an animal, insects dont count
( ) Been prescribed to 3 or more medications by a doctor at once
( ) Wished you were an only child
( ) Used your friends razor...think gradeschool
(x) Been unproud of a decision you made
(x) Worked for a family member
(x) Been told you were too young
(x) Made out in a car
(x) Kissed a friend, then their best friend
(x) Gotten away with a lie to your parents
(x) Been dumped the night before a dance and left with out a date
( ) Gone out with a person one of your parents set you up with
( x) Hate to admit you are wrong
(x) Ridden in a shopping cart in the grocery store
( x) Break danced in a Mini Mart
( ) Went into a mini mart in socks...drop bottom pj's is another story
(x) Worn a tiara....silver plastic with hearts I found at the parade
(x)Gone to church more than 3 times in a week
( ) Copied more than 30 CD's in a day
(x) Made a movie ...claymation. Cause I'm awesome
(x)Dressed gothic
( ) Worn 5 or more layers of clothing.
(x) Had a stalker
(x) Been to California
( ) Lived on a house boat
( ) Swam in clear blue water. but I put a toe in while in Australia
(x) Sat in a doctors office with a friend
( ) Ran across 6 lanes of traffic
(x) Hit on a waiter/waitress
(x) Taken pictures with a stranger
( ) Stayed in a hotel room with 3 other school mates.
(x) Made a public speech
( ) Been on cable television.
(x) Been on regular television
( ) Put straws up your nose
( ) Choreographed a dance
(x) Felt used
(x) Made a smoothie or milkshake
(x) Had fun at work/school
( ) Watched Desperate Housewives
( ) Watched a movie so often you could quote every word
(x) picked bellybutton and smelled it
( ) Listened to an old NSYNC or Backstreet Boys CD more than
once.
(x) Kept something from a past relationship
(x) Given someone else flowers
(x) Taken a foreign language
(x) Gotten to school at 6:15 in the morning
(x) Not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class
(x) Laughed for no apparent reason
( ) Spent more than 10 minutes on this survey

The heat's unbearable

2005-07-23T23:45:00.000-05:00

One of the few times I've been glad for working so much. Someone else can pay to keep me cool. I also went to Women's Happening dance last night. Was supposed to have like ten people that I knew going and one went. I saw a lot of other people I knew but didn't know they were going to be there. Worked the Aquatennial Triathalon last weekend and seeing some of those people go by... I know I can do it now. Anyone wanna teach me to swim better tho? A mile is a really long way. Hanging with Little Bro of course (who finally got a phone YAY!), and trying to get Bolder Options chick to accomplish some overdue tasks so that she can graduate from probation on time but it aint working out that way. I guess there's a reason one of their slogans is "All it takes is all you've got".

Survey 3

2005-07-16T02:35:00.000-05:00

(x)I have been drunk
( )I have beed stoned
( x)I have driven while intoxicated (once a long time ago)
(x) I have kissed a member of the opposite sex
(x)I have kissed a member of the same sex
( )I crashed a friend's car
(x)I rode in a taxi
( )I have been in love....yeah, I'm not sure about this one..infatuation lots of times but love?
(x)I've had sex
(x)I've had sex in public
(x)I've shoplifted (and I got caught, I was like 5)
(x)I have been fired
( )I have cut myself on purpose
(x)I have been in a fist fight
(x)I've snuck out of my parent's house
( )I have been arrested
(x)I've made out with a stranger......but not in DAYS!!
( )I've played Beer Pong

( )I've walked around NYC
(x)I've stolen something from my job
( )I've celebrated New Year's in Time Square
(x )I've gone on a blind date
( )I've had a crush on a teacher
( )I've celebrated Mardi-Gras in New Orleans
( )I have been to Europe
(x)I've been sick on a major holiday
( )I've worn a hoodie to hide my dialated pupils from my parents
(x)I've seen/heard a ghost or other supernatural entity
(x)I've skipped school
( )I have thrown up in a bar
( x)I have eaten sushi
( x)I have been snowboarding
(x)I have been happy with myself
( x)I have met a movie star
( )I've punched myself in the face
(x)I went to a prom
( )I've bungee jumped
(x)I have been to a pop concert
( )I've witnessed the miracle of birth
(x)I have dated someone for over a year
( x)I've puked because of stress
(x )I've gone a whole day without food
( )I've gone to class stoned
( )I've broken a promise to someone I really love ...wait, did I *really* ever love someone?
( x)I've tried to punch a hole through a solid wall and busted my knuckle open instead
( )I've cheated to get accepted into college
( )I've cheated to help someone else get accepted into college
( )I've cheated on a national standardized test
(x)I have been in a car accident
(x)I have slept in the nude
(x)I've eaten cheesecake
(x )I've been to a rave
(x)I've been skinny dipping
( )I've had jury duty
(x)I've hated someone without knowing them...hate's a pretty strong word...let's say strongly disliked someone.
(x )I've vandalized government property...define government property
( )I've done spray-paint graffiti
(x )I've shot a real gun
(x )I've ran around with my trousers around my ankles
(x )I've gotten my butt kicked
(x)I've been caught smoking
(x )I've milked a cow
( )I've hocked a loogie at someone
(x)I've got in a verbal fight with a teacher
( )I've cheated on someone
( x)I've blatantly and unabashedly stared at an extremely ugly person
( )Lied one time in this survey
( )Lied more than once in this survey
( )Threw a party at a friends house when they were gone
( )Partied every weekend for the last month
( )Sniffed markers to get high
( )I've done hallucinogenic drugs
(x)Slept for more than 15 hours at a time
( )Petted a live tiger
(x )Kissed someone in the snow
( )Found a four leaf clover

2005-07-11T15:20:00.000-05:00

So friday night was my big card party for OTB and although small it was a rousing success I feel. Then a few of us went to the Twilight Dance at the Kitty Cat Club. I even invited a str8 boy. One injury to someone I don't know but might change future dances. I also had fun in spite of rescue and ambulance attending, and I got to flirt with a lot of girls inviting them to the Qmatch Speed Dating we were having on saturday night at the Blue Moon Coffee Shop. Also small but successful. Only one person (who came for a few minutes and left) didn't match anyone else about making new friends or setting up on a date! I'm wondering if it could be a monthly thing. Every two weeks didn't seem to adversly affect anything. Although that's too much for me to do all the time once a month seems feasible. Well got to go get my Little Brother, we're going to paint his name on the bicycle that we got for free on Saturday from the Rosemount police department and Big Brother Big Sister. We had to do some repairs which was fun and got to teach him how to work on his bike a little bit. It was cool. His dad even hung out with us too. Nice guy. And then work after that. Whew. Busy girl again.

Semi Political Semi Personal

2005-07-11T15:13:00.000-05:00

> FROM THE SPANISH PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH ON GAY MARRIAGE
>
> PRIME MINISTER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO -

We are not legislating, honorable members, for people far away and not known by us. We are enlarging the opportunity for happiness to our neighbors, our co-workers, our friends and, our families: at the same time we are making a more decent society, because a decent society is one that does not humiliate its members. . .
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> Today, the Spanish society answers to a group of people who, during many years have been humiliated, whose rights have been ignored, whose dignity has been offended, their identity denied, and their liberty oppressed. Today the Spanish society grants them the respect they deserve, recognizes their rights, restores their dignity, affirms their identity, and restores their liberty.
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> It is true that they are only a minority, but their triumph is
> everyone's triumph. It is also the triumph of those who oppose this law, even though they do not know this yet: because it is the triumph of liberty.
> Their victory makes all of us (even those who oppose the law) better
> people, it makes our society better.

> Honorable members, there is no damage to marriage or to the concept of family in allowing two people of the same sex to get married. To the contrary, what happens is this class of Spanish citizens get the potential to organize their lives with the rights and privileges of marriage and family. There is no danger to the institution of marriage, but precisely the opposite: this law enhances and respects marriage.
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> Today, conscious that some people and institutions are in a profound
> disagreement with this change in our civil law, I wish to express that, like other reforms to the marriage code that preceded this one, this law will generate no evil, that its only consequence will be the avoiding of senseless suffering of decent human beings. A society that avoids senseless suffering of decent human beings is a better society.
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> With the approval of this bill, our country takes another step in the
> path of liberty and tolerance that was begun by the democratic change of government. Our children will look at us incredulously if we tell them that many years ago, our mothers had less rights than our fathers, or if we tell them that people had to stay married against their will even though they were unable to share their lives.

> Today we can offer them a beautiful lesson: every right gained, each access to liberty, has been the result of the struggle and sacrifice of many people that deserve our recognition and praise.
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