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- Protocol :: Fatal
- Girlfriends :: the movie
- Shoulders :: cry on
- Coming home :: Major Tom
- Let it in :: John Lennon
- Honor :: Badge of
- Tyler :: Bonnie
- Thriller :: Michael Jackson
- Angela :: Betis
- The winner is :: Oscar
Archive for February, 2008
28
Feb
Stress in not a lover
I have a confession to make… I am looking for a new place to live. What? You were expecting something dark and damning? Look, I am not that complex.
We (my family and I) decided that we are going to stop renting, a wise decision given that by one calculation I could save $19,000 in seven years by owning a home as opposed to renting. It seems that tax breaks over those seven years would be a hefty sum. We have narrowed our housing down to three models which are going to be further determined by what price we can get and if we can get some land.
That’s the problem, land. Were we live now, land is expensive so we will be moving to a nearby county (taxes are cheaper as well). Then comes the other problem of finding a lot not too far away that is reasonably cleared of trees, is not too expensive (have to include the price of land in the mortgage), and doesn’t flood. So far we can two but not three in the land we are looking into (unless we buy 45 or more acres).
And there is a sense of urgency… don’t know why, just a feeling.
This all makes for a very stressful time… little sleep, little time, too much to do.
Plus there are the upheavals at work… not enough people in the department, too much work, too many projects on the table, and people leaving for better positions, not to mention the pay is not anything to write home about (which is why so many people are leaving).
And there is a problem I am not at liberty to talk about right now, but it’s initials are MOM.
We now return to our regularly scheduled whining.
Feeling: 
tired
Name five…
1. … things you can’t live without.
Money, clothes, food, water, shelter.
2. … of the best moments in your life.
The birth of my daughter, the birth of my son, my wedding, graduating from college, the smiles on my children’s faces.
3. … celebrities you can’t stand.
Pauly Shore, Emo, Simon Cowell, Oprah, Dr. Phil.
4. … books you enjoy(ed) reading.
War of the Worlds, Collection of HP Lovecraft works, Collection of EA Poe works, Dark Images, Repairman Jack novels.
5. … items in your purse/backpack/on your desk.
Laptop, laptop accessories, pens, pencils, snacks.
Compulsionary volunteerism. That is the what politicians are looking into today. Sound familiar? It was an idea proposed by Ronald Reagan back in the ’80’s to stir patriotism and community service and to bolster the ranks of the military. You will also remember if from the movie Starship Troopers.
“They’re doing their part. Are you? Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship.”
So in order to graduate you have to do stuff that is normally a punishment for law breakers?
“But enforced community service at this time in American history could bring immeasurable benefits to the nation’s psyche as it grapples with housing foreclosures, doped-up national sports heroes and serious challenges to our international image as world leaders.”
Say that again. I don’t see how one thing has to do with the other. Kids are going to look at this as another attempt by adults to control them. What about the kids who will not have time to fulfill the service requirements (due to jobs, family obligations, etc)? Are you going to penalize these students? Sounds like there is going to be more problems for the poor and working poor than those who could skirt there responsibilities because of money or who their parent’s know.
Another “we didn’t think this through” idea that will catch on like wildfire in the political ranks and will be sugar-coated to get the popular support.
Yes, I know Israel has something similar and look how frelled-up that country is.. you have to be Jewish to be a citizen (and no, France’s system of volunteerism is quite different that what is being proposed).
Feeling: 
rainy days and Mondays
Listening to 
The Encore Collection by Kansas
Point 1…
If I knew that getting used to my new glasses would be so painful I would have stuck with the old ones… Great Old Ones have come from the spaces between stars….IA IA! Anyway, getting back to my glasses, I’m not sure that I have the correct lenses as my eye are awfully tired… because they just flew in from Burbank….. Um, okay, let’s move to a new subject.
Point 2…
I apareently can’t type a blitherijng ideiot bit today. Maybe it has something to do with my glasses or just being tired.
Point 3….
I have lost all signs of sanity… no you haven’t… yes I have… noooo way youse insane…. I prove my point.
Point 4…
I am looking to buy a house. Yes, I am going to get out from under the rent situation and go into incredible debt so that I can own a home. Now the problem is coming up with a way to pay a $200,000 mortgage and still eat and bathe. (Well, you could sell all those body parts you have in the freezer.) Would you stop that! Last time I allow someone to graft a second head on my shoulders. (Heh, it beats being grafted to your butt.)
Feeling: 
spooky
- Passport :: London
- Small world :: Disney
- Radio :: Gaga
- Marine :: tough
- Wall :: Another Brick in the…
- Wanna be :: Cowboy
- Pigtails :: and inkwells
- Hyphen :: web
- 9.99 :: but wait there’s more
- Unrated :: Feast
1. Do you ever wonder if the way you see things visually aren’t how other people see them?
Yes, given that I have terrible eye sight.
2. What kind of sounds are the most annoying?
Fingernails on blackboards!
3. When walking through a store, do you shop with your hands by touching/feeling the texture of things?
4. If you could only smell three scents for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Newborn baby, my children, roses.
5. What sorts of things do you savor when eating them?
Good steak and chocolate.
14
Feb
Happy Valentine’s Day
13
Feb
Tomorrow?
Just in case you forgot.. TOMORROW IS VALENTINE’S DAY! Panic! You have only a few hours to get that girl a really big bouquet of roses or she’ll use you as a bowling pin on Friday night… and not in the good way either.
Yes, I have arranged for my flowers to be delivered, chocolates to received, and kisses to be stolen.
So remember, stimulate the economy and by flowers for all your girls.
(This is a paid announcement by WWAGTPTHBLITDGR – Women Who Are Going To Punish Their Husbands-Boyfriends-Lovers If They Don’t Get Roses)
Feeling: 
Amorous
Listening to 
Serenity by Original Score
- Score :: soccer
- Luxurious :: room
- Party :: animal
- Limited edition :: book
- Security :: safe
- Betty :: Ugly
- Under construction :: my web site
- Pest :: control
- director :: of photography
- Express :: Lube
Feeling: 
cheery
Listening to 
Cheap Trick: The Greatest Hits by Cheap Trick