Friday, February 27, 2004

Okay, so I mildly panicked yesterday morning. Lawyer called and brought up the subject of money. Oops, I owe him more than $500 and he has bills to pay too.... So....I was kind of freaking out, just kind of...thinking about all the bills and the trip to China I intend to make in June, and income etc....but, I went to Xiaoping and Junya's new house they bought in Gilbert...a gorgeous $215,000 home. They are CHOCK FULL of imported clay tools from China and I took home a SMALL DENT worth about $1000 and they said I can pay them over time....with a discount, so I can make money too. COOL TOOLS! Also clay work, mini teapots, necklaces, etc...SO FUN. I am a trader now, already sold a couple things. So, while at their home, I called Paradise Valley Community College to sign up for the 2-week trip in June, thinking they wanted their five hundred dollar deposit (have ONE card, no interest til aug, 500 max)...and that it was going to cost $2260. Well, good news- they had room (I am 7 of 10), the deposit isn't due until april 3, and the entire trip is $1961 (!). I am GOING TO CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, February 26, 2004

Welcome back world!

No internet for two days! AHHHH! One would think I actually did something useful with it, the way I carried on and on about my internet connection not working! Well, at least it was worth making the tech guy at Kanokla laugh when while I was discussing the problem with him I discovered I had knocked the phone line out of the DSL modem!! I felt stupid, but he enjoyed it. It's always good to make someone smile once a day.
Not much news on my end. Getting ready for my trip to TX next week and other than that just "floating." Still in that "drifting," unproductive state of mind I've been in for weeks. Hope spring arrives soon and wipes it away!
Kenzie had her 6 months check up yesterday and all seems well except they are still watching the malformed portion of her skull closely. Doctor really doesn't want to put a helmet on her, as it would have to stay on for 6-9 months for 22-23 hours a day. Also, Janelle and the kids would have to stay in Texas while Drew moved on to Kansas, as the helmet has to be adjusted every 2 weeks to allow for head growth. Right now he doesn't feel the problem is bad enough to warrant that and the OT and PT type of things Janelle is doing with her seem to be at least keeping it from getting any worse. Cj is a pistol, as always - 3 and 1/2 going on 10 most days. Janelle called this a.m. worried that his imaginery friend was getting out of hand. He was in his room playing with "Christopher Robin" (his other imaginery friend is "John") and actually had a loud verbal arguement with him! I, of course, thought this was hysterical, but anal retentive mom was worried.
Have decided if Digger is not doing better when I return from Texas, I will probably have to put him down. He will be 15 this June, and I've had him since he was 6 weeks old, (longer than I've ever kept a husband!) so it will be like losing a family member. But, the poor old guy has wasted away from 125 pounds down to 70 lbs. and is miserable all the time. I keep worrying that I'm inclined to do it for selfish reasons (loss of all bowel and bladder control has made every morning a chore - cleaning up the laundry room area we lock him up in at night), but then I wonder if I'm letting my own guilt keep him suffering.
Well, I guess a sad and morbid note is as good as any to close on!!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

I want to blog, but I have really nothing to type about...I started doing _The Artist's Way_ journalling, last spring, where you write out three pages every morning about ANYTHING...as long as it's three pages...and it seemed to bring lots of thoughts out of me, just the sheer amount of drivel I had to create. But, my hands much prefer typing to writing, so this might work better as a routine for me, especially without the 'three page' assignment...a paragraph is so much easier. I am feeling really unsettled for some reason, kind of heart-achy and empty...even though I am doing okay...motivated to clean more than usual...still. Saw Aliya last night, she came to class with me, and will again tonight, then Leesie spends the night tonight and has a skate lesson in the morning. Talked to my boys yesterday, everyone seems to be doing well...but I miss them so much still. Trying to not feel sorry for myself, seven months later :-( Time marches on.

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Well....I am pre-approved, stated income, for refi on our house...in my name only...passed the info on to my attorney for his perusal...Scary stuff! But...Gary needs to sign off...and agree to being on title but not on the note....We shall see what Mr Levine says.

Monday, February 23, 2004

The Burnt Earth Gallery

The Burnt Earth Gallery

Along those lines....

Sunday, February 22, 2004

Whistle making sequence

Whistle making sequence

Testing my new "blog this" button... check it out kids

Cleaned out my shed today, now have a new greenware room for cat protection! No more pieces smashed by being laid on or brushed up against... Will finish it up tomorrow, lots of trash and recycle.

Average life in America Today

the Fates have become the Furies, the Muses became the Harpies, and the Sages have become the fools!.....
From The RE-Declaration of Independence at ethepeople.com. MY favorite little political site.

Two Cute Sugar Gliders finishing off the cheescake

Prenant Daughter and My Sugar Gliders

My Beautiful Pregnant Daughter and her Daddy

Friday, February 20, 2004

You have my undying unconditional love but somehow I am not sure that is what you were after. :0)
Share all you want it is a public blog and it is nice to know someone might read it

Thanks for the blog Brandy, I'm sharing your birthday wishes with some people, hope that's okay. Warm fuzzies are nice, hoping for maybe some chocolates, flowers and declarations of undying, unconditional love, but a card or cd will do.

Thursday, February 19, 2004

Happy Birthday to Mishy

I remember when you were such a young thing. New mommy, college student. The crazy lady with the purple hair.
And I must admit I blame you totally for my downfall. Without you I would have continued in my profitable 9 to 5 job. I would have been able to continue eating chemicals and food additives and not have known any different. My kids would have spent 12 years in school instead of being in my face all day as they were with homeschooling. I would have money and a retirement plan. I would have never considered looking for strange creatues in a glaze run except when buying expensive art at some gallery for the normal. Even then I wouldn't have looked for pictures in the glaze but only at the price so that I could have something brag about to my other normal friends.

But the flip side is at least one of my kids would probably have ended up in jail. My marriage would be over and I would probably have ended up rich but in a nut house.

Damn I'm glad you arranged my downfall

You have been a huge influence on my life and I thank you for being there.
Love you -

Had some customers today (always a good thing) Nice couple with two kids probably 11 and 4. Very well behaved, I was impressed they seemed so nice. RIght before they walked out the door I waved goodbye to the youngest one and he balled up his fist and through a punch through the air towards me. He couldn't have hit me or anything as there was a counter between us, but he got this fierce look on his face when he did. His mother smiled and told him to stop which he did and then she apologized by explaining tho me that they were raising him to be a boxer.

I don't understand this, I will admit boxing may be an acceptable profession, though I will never understand it and I would certainly never date one or even go to a match. But what mother in her right mind tells a 4 year he is going to grow up to be a boxer. I mean did they drop the kid on his head early and figure that is the only option available. Do they feel he would look good with black eyes bruised kidneys and a busted lip. I just can't imagine wanting your baby to grow up to be beaten by anyone other than his parents. I can however imagine the problems this kid is going to have in school if the attitude is conmtinued. It just seems sad to start limiting a child so early in life.

I am not busy today, so that little blurb of busy-ness was okay. My 46th birthday tomorrow, thinking I will go out with the girls (Cyndi and Doreen) and meet up with Ron the city-bus-driver after he finishes his route at 11:30pm. I am taking my kids out to dinner earlier in the evening, lucky me on my birthday buying dinner for three large teenagers and a ten year old!

I'm sure it will be a nice birthday, Ron's been very sweet. Have had attention from some other men lately too, and I am very clear that I am NOT getting into anything serious at this point, it's a really strange and bizarre life. I'm becoming accustomed to a solitary life, which is very strange as well. Last night had some odd behavior from Gary, wondering what is up with him. I'm sure it's just his personal roller coaster but I wish he'd leave me out of it. I haven't been bothering him with mine.

Studio is fairly busy the past few days, seems to be picking up a bit around here, with my mood. I spoke with a mortgage guy about my options now, to present as possible solutions to our debt situation and the financial split. I have much more cleaning to do which I think I will get going on now, but first taking Claire (chocolate lab) on our 2 mile walk. 59F partly cloudy and beautiful here.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Java's Crypt: Main - Have fun looking

Java's Crypt: Main

At least I know I am acting my age

I really figured my inner child was closer to 12 but then I do whine a lot. MIshy you still sound toooooo busy.
All things going well here. Les bought me a puzzle for valentines so I have been trapped in puzzle land again. Ignoring every urge to write. SHould be done in a few days. Tell Cindy to pick out a name she will be my magic midwife. Blogging link to a cool jewelry site. Jewels are soso but they have great description of various mychical and fictional beings good for ideas.

Take the quiz and saee how old your inner child is today

My inner child is ten years old today

My inner child is ten years old!


The adult world is pretty irrelevant to me. Whether
I'm off on my bicycle (or pony) exploring, lost
in a good book, or giggling with my best
friend, I live in a world apart, one full of
adventure and wonder and other stuff adults
don't understand.


How Old is Your Inner Child?
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Hey, got my computer back finally, cleaned up and zoomy again. Yay! I want to participate, and I like the second beginning best. Will send along character traits soon. Lots going on in Mishy's life...I definitely NEED TO BLOG! But, am picking Aliya up in half an hour, going to teach a class and then taking her back to her dad's and swapping out for Leesie who will stay here tonight and go to an ice skating lesson in the morning. So, maybe will take some time tonight later after class to type some or maybe tomorrow.

Saturday, February 14, 2004

Story Notes continued

This is a vote you all get to pick which beginning I use - of course either would be expanded

"Children! What on earth are we going to do with children?" When does the letter say they will be here? Can we afford them? What are we going to tell them? How can we possibly hide Grand Central Station here? You know there are more and more of them using us for a hideout. The neighbors don't ever come around but children, Ugg they are into everything. "

That quite enough ?????? It is only for a few weeks, we can hide anything for a few weeks. Their parents will send us money so thats not a problem. We tell them nothing agreed. Agreed said the three grandmothers. Now lets make this place look normal if that possible. We have to drive to the city to get them on Saturday. After all they are just little kids how smart can they be.

The 3 women looked around the house which they shared trying to imagine normal, none of them were sure they could even remember what normal was like. Decribe house filled with fairy creatures of everytype. All misfits in one way or another. Henry is the gardener. Born a Troll Henry was never able to get into the typical troll behavior such as living underground and eating raw flesh. He prefers gardening and a good merlot with his steak.

Fairies and pixies swinging from chandeliers, A Gnome wandering down the hall fromt he bath in a towel. Shaking their heads they begin the long task of convincing their friends taht they have to go back to their world for at least a little while if they can't hide out.


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Each of the babies was born at home, high on a hill in the same room that seven generations of Williamses had been born before, Cj Oldest of the three, Jaden AKA Lady Bug, and Emily or Missy M as her mom was want to call her. The births had been celebrated with huge christenings in the chapel on the grounds of the gothic mansion in which they lived. After the ceremony, guest participated in a garden party complete with tents, Jugglers, and a buffet fit for a king. The Williamses never did anything by halves.

On the night of their christenings, long after the guests had gone home and the babies had been fed and bathed and were sleeping peacefully nestled on their nappies, 2 small points of light popped into the air above their heads and glittered as they zipped about the body of the small child. After circling they came to rest one glow at the feet and one at the head of the child, A quiet but high pitched buzz issued from their mouths as they stood at attention and intone the ceremony of awakening. Saralyn their mother thought she heard voices coming from the room but by the time she arrived the voices were gone, the rooms dark, the babies covered with a dust of gold, promises and portents seeping seeping into them. dissapearing into them. Remaining latent until their time.

Friday, February 13, 2004

Sounds like fun

I will try and get a picture for you next week, she is getting very round and it is a very strange thing to watch luckily for me she isn't haveing any of the problems Janell had . I know how much you enjoyed her pregnancies. But she was cute.

Basic story line

3 Kids CJ McKenzie and Emily - Parents off on some trip somewhere for the state dept or some such thing where they have to be out of the country for a long time, they can die eventually if we want them too. Because of whatever they get sent to Grandmothers house - Initial Draft Title is of course - On the way to Grandmothers house. 3 Middle age and getting older women who live on a farm in rural Okalhoma, I figure Kansas has already been done. Large farm - Grandmas are fairly magical but nothing exceptional. They run a half way house type center for misfit fairy creatures who need to escape their world. Can also go to fairy world on Rescue missions where the kids get dragged along. Exposure to any type of adventure we can dream up. Wide lattitude for long term sequel writing. SOmeday I will find an artist. (PS If you are an artist interested in illustrating a few fantasy books to see if we can get it sold as a package, write me)

Need character specs for the children, You know them best so you get your two Dona, I will work Em in around them. Need to know your characters traits. The only one I have ideas for is Michelles. I figure the farm has a resident potter friend complete with magical talking pots and the ability to read futures in pot shards. Are three old ladies will just be the grandmothers.

Mishy feel free to fill in anything you want for your chaaracter - looks, talants etc.... Now I just have to figure out who I am going to be.

Are you ready because I am envisioning a long ride into bookland again - Now if I can just stick to it. Will be making the new blog for the story soonest.

Hi Ho Hi Ho . . .

It's off to work I go. I know it's a dwarf song and I more closely resemble a Hobbit, but I don't know any Hobbit songs. I decided to take 2 seconds and blog this a.m. just to force myself into getting into the habit of blogging every day. (We'll see how long that lasts!)
No visits from Lestat (or Angel - damn it!) last night, so maybe I'm supposed to start getting in shape . . . just in case.
Brandy, I want to see of picture of April! I think they are all so cute when they are pregnant.
Well, I've done my time - now it's off to the land of disgruntled farmers and drunks

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Vampires - and such

Yes! It's really me! I figured I better write something (even if it be worthless drivel) before I'm kicked out of the blog circle! I have absolutely nothing of note to report. I seem to be stuck in a stationary vacuum this week. One of those spells where I have LOTS to do and LOTS of time to do it (happens so rarely one would think I'd take advantage of it) and less than NO interest or ambition to do any of it. I just seem to spends endless amounts of time drinking coffee (decaf, of course), smoking and watching the clock progress through the day. Hate when I get like this, but I know it will pass eventually. Decided I don't work well with having the time to do the things I need to do. Pressure makes diamonds and with no pressure I sit here like a lump of coal waiting for my "becoming."
I love the idea of misfit vamps and know exactly when I would NOT want to be turned. RIGHT NOW!! Let's see...30 pounds overweight, in the worst possible physical shape I've ever been in terms of strength, flexibility, etc., worst haircut since high school, 3 weeks past the point of being in desperate need of a dye job . . . Yes - if Lestat visits tonight, I'll ask him to come back in a couple of months and give me time to work on myself.
That's definitely an early version of Smoking Police, but has the essence of Brandy in it, so why change it??
Since it looks like we are staying here (no one seems to be bummed by that idea but me - I suffer alone) I've decided to start doing some minor things around here. Finally finished the painting, put up the new light/ceiling fan in the living room, and had a corner hutch that's been sitting in the barn for 2 years dragged in and I painted it. Next big project is painting the living and dining room floors. (A constant point of contention between Darrel and I as he wants wall to wall carpet again and I refuse - nasty old damp house in the country - NO wall to wall!!!) But, the floors won't get painted real soon - the high today is 24 degrees and painting the hutch in the closed up house the other day gave me a migraine so bad I wanted to put a knife into my forehead.
Speaking of which, I empathize with the no MSG search. When Janelle was a freshman in high school we discovered she's allergic to it and it took me MONTHS of reading labels (and shopping excursions of 3-4 hours instead of 1) to be able to buy groceries. Since by then we had moved to small town Kansas, needless to say it was quite a chore. I've slacked off since she moved away, but whenever she comes to visit I have to go on a MSG-free hunt for food while she is here.
Here's a sentence for you to work on, B. "Can you come in early?" It's been the bane of my existence lately, since my sister never knows what she's doing from hour to hour and every time the phone rings I can assume it's her changing my plans for that day or the next. And oddly enough, as I was typing this, the phone rang and guess what - Oh yeah! It was her wanting to know if I'd come to work tomorrow a.m. to open. (Needless to say I wasn't supposed to work again until next Tuesday night.) Well, I'm not really complaining, as it will definitely be better than spending my day sitting here only thinking about the things I should be doing instead of doing them.
Am getting excited about my trip to San Antonio next month. Having Derek with me will be fun and of course I can't wait to see Cj - the song in my heart and the light in my days. Jaden McKenzie doesn't even know me, but it will be fun to start getting to know her. I find I'm even looking forward to seeing Janelle, which either means she's growing up or I am. I hope it's not me.

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

MSG, & The History of Puritanical America

MSG - Monosodium Glutamate, The terror of my home. Both my husband and daughter get terrible migraine which make them ever so much fun to live with. One of the things that causes them is the food additive MSG. Now the food companies have known for years that MSG causes headaches and every year they consistently find more food to put it in. It is just a salt flavoring for gods sake and can't possibly be that crucial to every know form of food. I have been trying over the last few months to rid my house of the dreaded substance so that I do not have to deal with family members taking high doses of narcotics to remain normal human being. But I just can't believe the amount of shit they put this stuff in. The hubby has been very depressed as one by one his favorite foods are taken away. Almost all brands of potato chips have it. We are now down to baked Lays which I admit are healthier but I don't understand why if they bake them there is no MSG but if they fry them there is. Then there are crackers. Chicken in a biscuit was the family favorite now its a family no no. You can't even buy a can of Campbells soup without finding the nasty stuff in it. Yesterday I even had to take ranch dressing off the menu. I am old I want processed food, I am tired of cooking from scratch, I have earned a break after 22 years of being the perfect cook. Now if the food companies would just cooperate.

another rant also on the subject of headaches. I have been buying Ephedrine pills to help with weight loss for several months. On a lark I told the hubby to take one when he had a headache and amazingly enough the headache went away he felt better and I got laid. (Good things happen when Migraines go away) For the last few months hubby has been taking one every morning just one mind you and as long as he stays away from the above mentioned evil food additive he doesn't get headaches and even if he eats something that triggers one it usually isn't too bad. We thought great a cure for migraines I can buy a bottle of a 100 for 12.95. I can live with this. (previous pills prescribed by a doctor "Maxalt" also worked exceptionally well but they are 92.00 for 6 little pills. Lets see 12.95 for 100 or 92 for 6. This made a big economic dent in my checking account. Not that I can use it too buy food or anything because it all contains MSG. But now the government in it infinite stupidity over the concerns of a few deaths like 150 over several years and most had other contributing factors. They are going to ban it. So I am hoarding. Planning on purchasing 10 more bottles tomorrow. What I don't understand is the fact that Tylenol killed damned near that many people just last year and they don't take it off the market. Remember Kids were dying of heatstroke at football practice long before they started taking Ephedra products. We used to just blame it on the coaches. I know I sound callous but really parents, you should know what your kids are taking and if someone is stupid enough to take a handful of pills and then go run around in the heat the gene pool is probably better off.

And yes Mish I know I could get real food through the Coop without chemicals and believe me I would do so if they thought Corpus actually existed in America but they don't and the nearest delivery drop point is almost 100 miles away and I just don't have the time to get there which sucks, so I am reduced to HEB and the 1 local health food store. I should have known this was a scary place when they have only one health food store and it sells beer and processed food along side the good stuff. Sometimes I miss you more and more. So Ozark Cooperative if you are listening please come to Corpus I need you, I miss you and I promise to spend lots of money with you.

As to the history of Puritanical America - that was the help the child with the homework assignment for the day. Drawback to homeschooling - Your children really do think you are capable of teaching them everything and don't mind using you well into their college years. I am beginning to think the homework will never end. By the time April graduates and doesn't need a sounding board anymore Emily will be ready to start schooling and since no grandchild of mine will ever be in public school I guess I will be doing homework for at least the next 18 years.

that's what I get for having high ideals that I force myself to live by. Maybe I should learn to putz and not care - as if that were possible.

Truck update 3rd day and they still don't have a clue, still broke and no one knows why.

Time to go to bed I am way to bitchy to be blogging

Magical Mystery Tour

Magical Mystery Tour

My Blog pick of the day. I don't know this girl but for some reason I am sure I would like her

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Please feel free to edit

I posted it but it seems to be a pre Dona version feel free to edit or add as you like

The Smoking Police (Rated Adult)

Somewhere in New York there is a new breed of cop attempting to enforce the new anti smoking laws. No matter where you are or what youre doing they will catch you.

" Hurry Seargent Ammo" Screamed the street policeman in a much higher and squeakier voice that normal.
"We need back up, you can't understand the horror. If you don't get here soon there won't be anyone left."


"Okay men you have heard the tape, now were going in and were going to catch this roque smoker if we have to take out the city to do it. Do you understand me gentlemen?!!!"

"Yes Sir," They all yelled into the dark and rainy night. Turning to face the luxury Plaza hotel and armed to the teeth with automatic weapons and the latest in cigarette smoke detecting equipment. The Forty Men marched as one being into the hotel.

The News crews were already inside the building having intercepted the call from the lost policeman. They were interviewing the distraught guest about reaction to being exposed to the second hand smoke now inside the Plaza's sealed
ventalation system.

The City's top public victum counselors were trying to help the most damaged recover from their trauma explaining to them that they would only need a few years of counseling to get past this horrific event. The smoke alarms and flashers going off in the lobby gave a loud eerie blue cast to the lobby.

The Smoke police did not stop for these poor people caught in the crossfire, they continued their march to the elevators and then entered them in an orderly fashion.

Sgt Ammo was at the forefront, mad as hell that his other team had already been lost to this miscreant smoker, The elite team finally arrived at the 13th floor and headed towards door number 137, They stopped right out side the door. Loud moaning noises and the slurpy sound of spilled blood was echoing through the door.

Sgt Ammo was ready and with a fell swoop of his battering ram he knocked down the door. A wave of blue smoke poured out of the room, Luckily his men all had their googgles on so that the smoke would not bother their eyes. Unfortunately they had not brought the gas masks and the smoke sent them all into coughing fits.

Sgt Ammo was not to be deterred and he ordered the charge in between fits of coughing. Slowly the room cleared and he saw the men from the first team strewn about the floor. He could not believe his eyes, All of them were naked and rolling around on the floor with small blue creatures attached to their uh.... privates, smoking cigarettes. It was hideous.

Oh the shame how could they have ever put one of those illegal and forbidden nasty things in thier mouths.
Not to mention what ever those blue things were on their uh....middles.

He ordered the strike team to begin gathering up the men and trying to get the blue creatures off of them to they could be medivaced to hospital for the smoking insane.

Link the newest member of the team was the first to go down. He had been trying to peel the blue creature off one of the cops, uh....um... dick, ok I said they were sucking their dicks in a hideously wanton fashion, Anyways Link had just wrapped his fingers around the middle of the blue thing when this feeling of uncontrolable lust came over him and he ripped the creature off the other cop and quickly removed his pants so it could suck on him.

Soon Sgt Ammo's entire second squad was down with the first, Only Ammo himself didn't succumb to the evil. Perhaps because he was a stronger man, a moral man, or perhaps just because he left all the work to the other guys and never actually touched one of those blue things.

Ammo was looking around the room trying to think of something to do next as there were no more smoking police to call for back up and he didn't want to look like a complete idiot call in the swat team for a recalcitrant smoker, when he noticed the grill over the air duct was the major source of smoke that was pouring into the room. As the men on the floor had finished most of theirs by now and were passed out whimpering in pleasure as the creatures went right on sucking.
Active little suckers whatever they are thought sarge

Walking over the bodies and stepping on quite a few, Ammo reached the air duct and ripped the grill from the vent. Sitting just inside was a tiny old blue man about the size of a toy poodle.

"What you want man," the small blue smoking perp asked, Can't you see I am trying to have a smoke in peace." First you invade my room then you steal my pixies, Can't you just let me one cigarette in peace.

Sgt Ammo being a man who lived by the book started immediately reading the blue man his rights, Such as the right to put out his cigarette immediately or be shot.

"Ya right man" the blue guy said and proceeded to get up and walk around the curve deeper into the vent system.

"Stop or I'll shoot" yelled Ammo knowing it was useless but pro forma anyway. Signing with regret Ammo realized he wa going to have to go after the little man.

Hiking up his pants and stretching his shoulders Ammo put a dresser in front of the wall an climbed head first into the vent after the blue man. First the head, then the shoulders, then the beer gut and that was his undoing.

When Ammo was well wedged and cussing up a blue streak the little blue man came back around the corner and stared at him, shaking his head and tsk tsking you really shouldn't have done that man. With a shrill whistle, he called to his minions,

Ammo felt the zipper on his service pants roll down one tooth at a time, then he felt something warm and slimy remove his cock from his pants. Then there were tongues all he could feel were tongues, covering his entire body or at least the parts not in the vent. Seeing as how he had not had sex for more than ten years with anyone but himself it took mere moments for him to come, but the blue creatures did not stop and as they kept going it became painful.


Suddenly life seemed different to Ammo everthing was better, happier, stronger and brighter than before.
"Hey man" he asked the blue man, Can I bum one of those?

All of new York cities finest smoking police were lost that night, disappeared without a trace.

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Oooh The insanity

The first week of the month is always a bitch and I am sorry I haven't written more. Everyday I think of things I would like to write but by the time I get to it the day is over and all I want to do is land face first in my bed. This last week has been a bear. The first of the month is always our busiest as everyone pays for their units on the first. Makes it very hectic but it does make the rest of the month much calmer so I guess it is a fair trade. It is all they can do until they computerize at any rate. Besides being swamped life has been one thing after another this week. Fuel pump on the truck died, bought a new fuel pump. ($270.00) for a piece of plastic that barely weighs a pound including the box. And thanks to some stupid genius it is located in the gas tank so it takes hours to replace and generally must be sent to the shop unless you have all the specialized tools and an urge to see if you can blow yourself up off the gas fumes. To make matters worse it still doesn't work mechanic thinks maybe it is the computer drivers or some such thing. I love computers but they don't belong in cars. I miss 20.00 mechanical fuel pumps that took 20 minutes to change. We are thinking older precomputer cars for our next purchase that classic camero is cheap to repair in comparison to any of the cars they now have on the road.

To top that off my hampster died yesterday. She was almost 2 1/2 years old which is getting to the end of hampster life span but I still find it sad. She waited until I took her out of the cage to die. I guess she wanted to be held and petted. Of course now I feel guilty that maybe I handled her wrong or something but not as guilty as I would have felt if she had died alone. And yes I cried . I am almost forty and still cry over hampsters.

Children are doing well, April is getting bigger and we have been teasing her relentlessly. You have to have some fun as a parent. Her and the boy are getting along well and they are now well established in their new home and seem happy which is a relief. Josh is Josh, my speed racer also doing well. I miss him, the visit last month wasn't near long enough.

Strange thoughts I have had in the last week. If you were to be made into a vampire and assuming that you stayed the same after your making as the moment you were bitten, what age would you want to be when you became undead? Also in this vein are there misfit vampires. People who were bitten the first night after a bad perm. Or right after a bar fight where you had lost your teeth. That would have to be annoying but I guess they could get false fangs but it just wouldn't be the same. Those polite vampires who are always apologizing while they suck your life away. Les says misfit vampires wouldn't last long because the strong vamp would kill them. I told him in my world the vamps are politically correct and have laws against harming underprivileged vampires and other assorted misfit fairy folk. Can you think of times you wouldn't want to be made a vampire? I think misfit vamps have a place in the world of the smoking police and Joe and the Unicorn. Will post smoking police tonight. Silly story written after being given 5 words to write from. I think dona was smoking or quitting at the time.

Favorite web site this week if you are poor. Turbo Tax Freedom site. If you qualify (basically by being young or poor) you can do your taxes electronically for free. Takes about 10 days for the money to hit your account. Have used it for 3 years now and it works great. Will blog it separately in a moment.

I need to get started writing again so I am taking 5 word and 1 sentence requests from anyone who would like to make them. You send me the words and I will write a story just you. Has anyone else noticed that Blogger does not have th4e word blog in its spell check. A little strange don't ya think.

Will talk again tomorrow and hopefully will have the truck back running and hopefully not costing an arm and a leg.




Thursday, February 05, 2004

Okay, so surprise surprise, we didn't have to go to court. Attorneys came up with an agreement, on financial, to continue the current arrangement (better than the past five years for me), and have it written into temporary orders. And, it would appear that we are in better financial shape than I had thought, so that was a big relief to me (probably a big worry to Gare). I am a 'new, big bill' on his list. And it looks more possible to keep the house too...but it is still somewhat close. Time will tell. At least I am not destitute, that is a relief.