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Saturday, January 31, 2004
To Burn or Not to Burn...
I still don't know when my grandpa is being cremated, but I assume next week. I also don't know for sure if there is a memorial service yet, but I'll find out prior to that time. My mother and I were discussing his decision to be cremated and scattered somewhere meaningful to him. (Which I think is perfect.) I want to do the same thing when I die and my dad does as well, but no one in the rest of our fam, even extended fam, plans to do that when they die.
The idea of being buried actually makes me cringe. Why would anyone want to decompose! BLEAH! I think that it's, for lack of a better word, icky. Worm food. No thank you! My mom says she doesn't like the idea of being burned to ashes, but it's far less disgusting than decomposing! And I think having your ashes spread somewhere important to you is really nice. (Even if it's illegal!) I wouldn't want my ashes in an urn on someone's mantle either. (I remember an episode of South Park, which I don't watch anymore but I happened to catch this particular episode, where Cartman found Kenny's ashes in an urn and thought it was hot chocolate and mixed it w/milk and drank it. lmao!) A good reason not to have your ashes in an urn I think!
I'll miss my grandpa... He was a pretty cool guy. I remember about 12 yrs ago, when he was staying w/us for a while. I was working out a lot and drinking Slimfast (bleah), and he was telling me how he drank Slimfast too, but he put ice cream in his because it tasted better that way! lol! I thought he'd make it beyond 100 actually, but he lived until 97 being overweight, eating nothing but meat and potatoes and fats his whole life. Unbelievable...
AAAigh! I just found a package I ordered sitting outside the back door. (UPS usually brings things to the front.) It has definitely been sitting there since yesterday. It's shampoo... Frozen shampoo. The bottles are expanded, so it's a good thing I found them now, or maybe they would have exploded. I hope it isn't ruined from being frozen.
Gotta go call Mr. Hype now... Have a good weekend!
#Hype
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Friday, January 30, 2004
This is the TB Deal...
Per what Jaz and Byrdy posted recently on the tagboard, if you have google and have auto-fill on (whatever that is), the color will be wrong and show up cream. Otherwise it is black... ---->
#Hype
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Cure for Pain...
(official rewrite) Good Afternoon~
I'm still trying to get the tb thing resolved. Even w/the change, a couple of the fields are still cream colored on many people's screens... :-/ Maybe you need a puter w/geists like mine to see it right! Hopefully it will be worked out soon. At least for now you can still type in it, even if it's not legible when you're doing it. And it looks distorted on Nessa's netscape but not Byrdy's! Yikes! I wish there was some consistency to this! I'd mess w/it myself, but I'd make a mess of it myself. It's still being worked on...
I didn't get enough sleep again last night and I don't feel so well right now. My mom is sick so we aren't going to my sister's this weekend. (NO Jaklynator! *cries*) I guess I'll have to wait until next month.
There has been a very recent turn of events that has upset me terribly. Someone I am close to isn't doing well right now. I just needed to say that what is happening just breaks my heart...
Have a good weekend all...
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On top of the earlier depressing issue I spoke of above, I found out my grandpa just died. :-( He was 97 but I thought for sure he'd make it to over 100, because his health was very good until... recently I guess. His mind never got old, which was so cool... He was never feeble in the head, just as clear as ever. He's being cremated and his ashes are being scattered over a forest way up north at his request.
I've been in tears all day and that was BEFORE I found out about his death, (because of the other thing I vaguely mentioned...)
It's been a rough day... So it goes...
#Hype
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Thursday, January 29, 2004
I Love It!
So, as you can see, Jaz finished my blog. I really love it! It looks best on a full screen. Actually, it pretty much needs to be seen on a full screen or some of the things overlap. I'm just writing a small test post. I should really be sleeping by now, since I've been up since 4am.
Some people are seeing some of the fields in the tagboard as cream colored, and the type is white. I see all the typing fields as black, and then white type, as does Jaz. I don't know if it depends on your OS or what, but I'd like to know if more people see it as cream. That's just bizarre! I don't know what could possibly cause it to look different on different puters!
We out... ...we out, we out, we out...
#Hype
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Excessive Postliness
*eyes WIDE OPEN* Well well... I got up at 4:00am and I'm still awake, (which is odd). Not just awake, but freakishly awake and hyperaware. I believe if someone dropped a pin on a 20 foot pile of cotton balls I could hear it from a quarter mile. EEK! I'm starting to wonder who spiked my diet coke with, I dunno, COKE? I don't think the cats could manage that. I've been running around doing things, then posting, doing things, posting, and I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin. I'll just chalk it up to a paradoxical reaction to not enough sleep... And I've been smoking like a banshee too...
So, our city has a water emergency. The water utility's intake pipes (on Lake Michigan) are badly frozen, so we are supposed to be conserving water. Of course I found this out AFTER I did laundry, etc. People w/hot water heat have no heat and it's still below zero. I feel bad for them.
I got my school junk in the mail today. It really would be far easier to just have taken a class on campus. :-/ I got 4 cassette tapes which I have to listen to and return, and then I get 4 more, etc. I'd rather be in class than listen to someone ramble on a tape. I have to dig up something around here that even PLAYS cassette tapes. And I have to order and schedule exams, but none of the info even says approximately when the test dates should be. Book, cassette tapes, study guide, and I think this will be more difficult because the whole class grade is based on 3 exams which are 50 multiple choice and 2 essays each. I'd prefer all essays myself. With multiple choice, you know it's going to be "On what date...?" I don't think memorization really has anything to do with learning. Rote memorization is useless. Bleah...
Catgat... I like that! :D
KEEP THOSE EYES OPEN!!!!
#Hype
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CATGAT!
So I guess I'm not going to sleep anytime soon. Waking up at 4am is so wrong. I've gotten a lot done tho... Temp -10, wind chill -28. Ugh!
I went out and did some errands earlier, and I noticed we're the only ones who still have our Christmas lights up. They're hooked to this light sensitive thing, so they automatically go on and off. I hope Mr. Hype can take them down Sunday. We just didn't get around to it yet, but going out there and taking them down when it's this cold isn't really the best idea. They look bad too, because when the guttermen were here, they hit something and there's about a 3 foot stretch that doesn't light up. (They're those icicle lights across the roof...) At least we're not keeping a 12' tall snowman up until April like one of our neighbors did. :-o
When I'm done w/this, I have to call school, because I haven't received a syllabus or my tapes. I e-mailed the prof yesterday, and she told me I had to order them from Extended Degree (the tapes). Last time I talked to them, Extended Degree told me I would just get them in the mail. I spent a while on the phone w/the computer help desk because the pw they gave me for all my online account crap didn't work. I do NOT like their website! It isn't easy to navigate at all, and you need different pws for different things, and there are all these stupid numbers and such.
Mr. Hype left on a job until Sunday, so I get to deal w/the kitties until tomorrow afternoon when I leave for my sister's. Jaklynator!!! Yay! ('Cept for the massive tantrums she's been throwing, and her naughtiness as of late :P ) My sister wants to cut her hair, and I asked if I could (because I'm good at it), and she said that she wanted to do it. Now I figure that's best, as so many kids cry or get mad when they get their hair cut the first time and I'd rather have her mad at my sister and think SHE's the meanie, and not me.
The in-laws are coming over to take care of the kitties and hang out etc. on Sat., while we're gone, so that will be nice. I don't play w/them that much because when they're upstairs, you can't do anything else but play w/them and watch them constantly, or they get into bigtime trouble. We have squirtguns within reach just about everywhere. Sometimes I carry one in my pocket when I'm watching them. I can see it now. I go to answer the door and it's Fed Ex or something and I'm packing a squirtgat! Catgat! <---That's perfect!!!
Maybe I'll get online tonight if I get everything done... (Big IF). I don't get on AIM much at all, and people keep telling me to go and play pool on Pogo. Pool on a puter seems bizarre, but it was explained to me. I won't have my kitties up when I do it, because they will pounce on the keyboard and try to bat at the balls like Flemmy's Ivy. lol!
I just have to tell you all about a blog I visited this morning. Most of you probably have seen it already, but I went there for the first time today after seeing the name on Gaz's tagboard. I'm talking about Rocka's blog. It is super way cool! Flash and stuff. After looking at other people's blogs, it makes me realize I am in NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM literate in HTML. *sulks* Anyhoo... other than the really cool visuals, the posts are REALLY a fun read! I was completely cracking up reading a couple posts that were up there!
I wish my posts were nearly as interesting, however, I am not doing much w/myself other than taking one class (at home even :-/ ), and I'm not working. I'm not a lazy ass slacker. It's just that I have to move very slowly into having a "normal" life again because of the Epstein Barr. I still have issues w/CFS, (falling asleep at odd times, even tho I'm on a med for it), so I can't just run out and go to school full time, or take a job, because who would hire someone who might konk out while at work! I remember when I was going to school full time, working more than half time, and going out with friends nearly every night, and I miss that actually. (Not the going out every night part... I'm WAYYY past that!) But it would be cool to go to school full time because I'd have my degree in a year or so. (It would be even sooner if they didn't add about 4 classes that I didn't have to take previously!) Anyhoo... I guess I'm done talking about that. Sometimes I just want to make it clear that I'm not some slacker just sitting around at home because that's what I WANT to do... 'Cause I'm not.
When I was out doing errands this morning, I heard a really cool song on Ethel. It was by Moby and it was called Bodyrock. I didn't look up what cd it is on or anything, but I'm wondering if the rest of it would be as good as that song. I really liked it a lot. If anyone is familiar w/it or has the cd, tell me if it's good!
I noticed I use the word "cool" way too much. Am I becoming a linguistic loser? Well, its time to go do stuff. So it goes... (I've always been hooked on that Kurt Vonnegut line!)
#Hype
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I can't believe I got up at 4:00! The wind chill is -31 and supposed to be between -25 and -30 today. :-(
I'm really excited about my upcoming bloggerness! Jaz sent me a sample of what she did when it was almost finished and it's super cool! It's mostly black and red and will only have one tagboard. She put in one like hers. I tried doing that before myself, but I messed up the smilies and couldn't get them fixed, and it wasn't working right. (I think due to the fact that I had 2 other tagboards as well.) I guess 3 tagboards is an excessive idea, but I've always been a person of excess... :P Klinks will be gone as well, since it doesn't work, so one comment section, one tagboard, cool pic on top, rainbow links (like the ones she has), and the print should be readable to everyone. It should be viewed on a full screen so everything can be seen correctly. I feel like a kid waiting for the Blog Santa to give me my pressie! *grins*
#Hype
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Kookie... Kookie... Hey Man... You're the Ginchiest!
No, I don't remember that show, whatever it was. I'm NOT that old! I remember the words from a Married w/Children episode where Anthrax guest starred...
Anyhoo... Saint Jaz, (and there's a reason I'm calling her that!), has been working on my blog and she sent me a semi-done sample template and it's way cool! :D It's going to look cooler and be more legible and the layout is great!
I had to call school because the pw they sent me to log onto my school acct. was wrong... not to mention other snafus... *grimaces*
I suppose I have other things to blog about, but I don't feel like it. I was sent this fun test by my sister, and it was accurate for me.
More another time... I have got to stop using "..." all the time. So it goes...
#Hype
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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Winter Song
Try to wait for the sky to fall...
It's kind of hard not to see it all...
Whisper song of winter in your heart...
So, we're still getting snow... bah! The snowblower is nice. Mr. Hype used it, but I haven't yet. Maybe I will today if it stops snowing before he gets home. If I do, I hope I do it right. :-/ It's kind of hibernation weather, actually. I'm just doing crap around the house today.
What I am NOT doing: Dealing w/WAMU ANYMORE!! I decided that spending 4 hrs a day on the phone w/these morons and getting nowhere is not worth the stress. We can't afford an atty., so we're just paying it. Screw it. Maybe I'll pursue it in my own time, slowly, and find out who to complain to, etc. But it's not likely we'll get any money back anyway... Discombobulated bastards... *sigh*
So, Jaz said she'd redo my blog for me! Woohoo! I am, of course, being an anal taskmaster I think. :-/ I'm looking for a pic for the top of my blog, and so far, the ones I like are a lightening storm, and a pic of some eyes. It looks like you have to pay for these or something... like .50 cents. I don't know. I don't know if the pic has to be taken horizontally to fit... Probably not. Eek... I wish I had an HTML clue...
Ah, I'm really tired. I didn't get enough sleep and I am zoning out right now, so I guess I'm out... Literally... So it goes...
#Hype
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Sunday, January 25, 2004
Kookie... Kookie... It's Smoggin' in My Noggin'...
Listening to: The Screaming Trees-Dust (and loving it!)
So I made my blog print large again. When I made it smaller, it was still WAY bigger than Byrd's, at least viewing it on my puter it was, but people said it was hard to read, so it's big again. I changed the colors to some that are less likely to cause a seizure when looking at them. ;D Jaz said she could make a really cool blog for me and I might take her up on that. I'd love to have a pic on top instead of that blogger ad...
Mr. Hype went to buy a snowblower, so that will be nice. We got some snow over night, however, it's not enough to use the snowblower, so as soon as I'm done w/this, I'm going to go shovel... BOOOO! He's also going to put the new TV in and move the other TVs to their respective rooms accordingly. That will be nice. I made some chili and it's got to simmer for 3 hrs. This time I put Sam Adams beer in it instead of Ice House, and it tastes much better! Even though it was really good before.
I have another week of sticking around the house on the phone w/various places re: the WAMU debacle. *grimaces* My sister says I should see a real estate atty. because, well obviously, they raised our closing costs on us, but it looks that they may have done that when they lowered our interest rate in the middle of the process... I think I may do that, as so far, it looks that we still have to pay for their deception and misrepresentation... *talking to myself: "stay calm... remove all homicidal thoughts..."*
I'm going to my sister's Friday-Sunday, so I'll finally see the Jaklynator! (Who has been rather difficult as of late... Sounds a bit similar to Gaz's daughter Lucy, as far as being naughty, etc.)
Off to shovel... So it goes...
#Hype
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Saturday, January 24, 2004
Yeah... I know... It looks like a bee... I'm still working on the color thang... I don't have the knowledge or cheat sheets to do much else...
#Hype
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*snicker*
With my current bank troubles, I can only say: "More power to this senior citizen!" Check it out. I got a chuckle out of it...
#Hype
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Friday, January 23, 2004
Angry Chair
MORE KITTYWOMPUS MORTGAGE CRAP:
As it turns out, I am NOT done dealing w/the mortgage junk. WAMU wrote up the mortgage incorrectly, and my goal is to get them to pay at least half of their error. Back then we would have had the money for closing, but it could be said that they did some creative work w/the numbers, to make it look like closing costs were much lower, only to nail us and take it out of our escrow later on and give us a deficit. *sigh... I wish this were over. I can't do shit because I have to be around for these phone calls and I am spending HOURS a day on the phone dealing w/this. I think it's straightforward... WAMU fucked up, (almost in a fraud-like way, but most likely just a massive snafu)... WAMU should pay the shortage... I am not going to post any more about this situation, at least until it's completely resolved, as it makes for a boring read for anyone w/out a mortgage, and even for those who have one that isn't messed up as they probably wouldn't even understand the concept of the way these people screwed up, as it's just bizarre...
NON-MORTGAGE POTPOURRI AND PUPPIES FROM THE PAST:
It's snowing really hard right now. We're supposed to get 3-4". Of course we haven't bought our snowblower yet. We were going to do it Sunday, but it would REALLY be nice to have it now! It's too cold to be out there shoveling! And there's no point in shoveling until the snow stops anyhoo. Maybe we'll end up buying one tonight. I really don't feel like running around looking for a snowblower tonight. Also, Mr. Hype bought a larger (27") TV last night. It was inexpensive and has that volume control feature so that when commercials come on they stay the same level and don't blare at you, which is nice. We thought it also worked from channel to channel, but it doesn't. That would be nice, because the volume level of the channels varies so much. Anyway, at least it's bigger, although definitely not a big TV. My friend Gloria has a TV that nearly takes up an entire wall! It's unreal! The 19" that we had in the living room will go into the bedroom, and the smaller one from the bedroom will go into the basement.
My posts for this week have been excruciatingly dull, as I have been able to do nothing but sit around and either wait for phone calls or make phone calls, so I haven't gone ANYWHERE!!! (Who wants to go out when the wind chill is -36 like yesterday anyway. Today it's only -8 tho...) I'm going to go off on a tangent now. Big surprise! I remember when I was a kid, and we had this big Black Lab named Smoky, and he liked to run off occasionally. He ran off one day when the wind chill was -100! NO SHIT! My dad had to chase him down, and he was so mad that he gave him away that day! (He gave him to someone who lived on a farm so Smoky could run all he wanted!) My sister wasn't happy... I remember that. We went thru a series of odd dogs... Gus, who was into coprophagia (ie: he ate his own doodie a lot)... eww... and he'd run sideways sometimes... Gave him away too. And we had one dog for a long time, Pudgy... (My sister named him.) Prior to getting Pudgy, we had another puppy from the same litter. We were really young at the time. One of our friends picked him up and my dad was driving the car in, and she set him down, and he ran right under the wheel of the car as it was coming in and he was *ahem, mashed right in front of us. That was so awful :-( ... seeing a little puppy run over... :*-( Anyway, then we got Pudgy, who was the cutest thing! He grew to be HUGE and scary! He was a Gordon Setter mixed with who knows what, and he was very protective and got to be a bit vicious... to the point that, yet again, he was given away to someone on a farm, after many years... *sigh... We probably should have had little dogs instead of these huge things... Kitters are much easier to deal with! You don't have to worry about them tearing anyone apart (much!)
I'm waiting for a 3-way PHONE CALL right now... *sigh... I'm soooo sick of this... As one famous author says: So it goes...
#Hype
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Thursday, January 22, 2004
Psycho Killer... Qu'est-ce Que c'est...
No reason for titling this post that way... I just have the song running thru my head, (which is better than the Hamtaro theme song, even tho Hamtaro is an adorable show!).
NOW I can finally get some things done! I've spent the entire week on the phone, waiting for calls, or at my puter trying to find WAMU personnel online. I found one site, but it only listed the CEO and CFO, and you had to pay for a subscription for any other listings... I wanted to find the manager at the top of customer service for home loans. No luck. However, I just spoke to a non-braindead WAMU employee who gave me useful info, including who to send complaints to, should things work out the way I'm quite sure they will. She actually gave me her DIRECT phone #, (while the cust service person said I couldn't have it!), fax, manager in charge of routing, blah blah blah. I think that because of the snafu on their end, instead of demanding they eat the error, I'll offer to split the difference w/them, 'cause that's just the kind of gal I am. (Not really... They're just more likely to go for it than to pay the whole sum!) I should have an explanation tomorrow, and then I'll go from there with getting it resolved. *sigh... I was so frustrated I was nearly in tears! Not to mix metaphors, but it was like trying to pull teeth from a wall with them! I am sooo sick of sitting on this puter hunting non-existent info and sitting on the phone and waiting for phone calls. I've been posting on blogs rampantly in between phone calls, and to break up the monotony of searching for personnel. Blah blah blah. For those who don't own a home, it's like if you were to pay your tuition (which is an up front dollar amount), books, etc., out of your pocket, and then 7 months later, they say you owe $1500, but they don't really know why. You just DO! And you HAVE to pay it or else! Just ridiculous...
It's still cold and supposed to be really cold tonight, and I think tomorrow again, so I'm glad I'm home, but also glad I can get off this stinking puter for a while, and the phone.
So, if all continues to go smoothly, I can just put my homicidal thoughts aside! Isn't that nice?
#Hype
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Yeah Some Call it Love... Love Love Love... Well That's Not Hypnotizing Chickens...
G'day mates! Yeah, sad, but it's about my best Australian... My dad called the other day and said Good Morning to me in Cantonese, (that's his latest language), but I don't exactly remember it or have the correct spelling so I won't mangle that...
My mom left yesterday afternoon. It was nice having her over. She peeled and cut the potatoes for my scalloped potatoes yesterday. I HATE cutting veggies, so I'm damned happy she doesn't mind doing that stuff! Of course, when my pimpin' ostrich feather adorned sweater-coat came in, she didn't like it. I like it a lot, however. I tried it on, and I'm thinking "Where will I wear this now that the holidays are over? Grocery shopping?!" hmmm... It's still pretty fun, but I hope the dry cleaners don't mess it up when it's time to clean it, being that there are feathers all over it. If I don't find anywhere to wear it, I guess it won't be an issue anyhoo...
MIGRAINY STUFF:
Mr. Hype came home from Chicago last night. Nice to have him back. I had a migraine... definitely not one of the worst, and I thought it was because I hadn't eaten much all day, so I chowed down bigtime when the scalloped taters were done. They were good! We played a few rounds of Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and both won the same amount of matches, but my head was still killing me and I didn't want to take my med so I just crashed. For Huffster: If you don't have Maxalt or Imitrex or something, you MUST get some from your doctor! If it is a true migraine (rather than some other type of severe headache, because there are others), it is a Godsend! I use Maxalt and it can sometimes kill a migraine in 1-2 minutes... Sometimes it doesn't work, but mostly it does... for the pain, nausea and light sensitivity, and when it doesn't work, it usually at least helps. It beats laying in bed in the dark w/a blindfold on top of that for hours at a time! A few yrs ago I was in the hospital ER about 4x a week w/severe migraines... ugh... Glad that's over! If you don't have insurance now, you should when you start Walmart fulltime right? (Just act like it's not a pre-existing condition!!! ;D )
LATE NIGHT/WEE HRS OF THE MORN STUFF:
I woke up at 3:00am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I was mucking around online, and all of a sudden my IE wouldn't work and a "Microsoft Error" message popped up and I had to submit it to them. It didn't start working again until morning. I want a new PC NOW! (Said like: "I want an oompa loompa NOW!")
HIBERNATION NATION:
The temp is -11 and the wind chill -30 right now! I'm soooo NOT going anywhere today! I'm going to change into something really warm. I feel like a real slug today... (SluG! With a "G" for those w/fuzzy phone connections and blurry eys, etc! ack!) I just tried to put in a cool new tagboard, like Jaz's... I installed it and it looked great until... I tried to post on it. Nothing. Then I posted on the bottom tagboard, and the post showed up in the NEW tagboard on top! (?!) Don't ask me what THAT's about. It was fuschia and yellow like my blog is, but the background behind the print was still white and the print was wrong... ahhh... I wish I knew more about html. I can't stand spending hours on this crap just for it not to work...
DA PRIMARIES:
Bah... I've been on an anti-politics kick since April of last year. That means I don't keep up on anything at all, really, which is just lazy on my part at this point I guess. I originally did it because I was sick of all the Iraq war crap and rhetoric... (Gee, I'm still sick of THAT...), but now I'm just lazy about it. I took a glance at the latest news on the Iowa primary. Big freakin' deal. So Kerry won out of no where and Dean was 3rd or 4th. And Kerry is ahead in polls in a few New England states. We're still talking just a FEW states! Not that I'm endorsing Dean. My point is just that everyone sees one state's primary result, and starts forecasting for the entire nation. That's just twisted, however, I see that his win has influenced polls, which is just weird... "He won in Iowa, so now I'll vote for him even tho I had someone else in mind." (?!) OK sheep, do what ya will... I personally figure I'll pay more attention when there aren't a boatload of candidates. It probably was better years ago when the parties themselves chose the candidates and put all their support behind that one person. Then you don't get wild cards in there that throw off elections, (such as Ralph Nader... Had he not been in the race, we'd have Gore right now and not Bush... Whether that would be better, I don't know, but I don't see that he could have been too much worse :-/ )
ON LAZY BUREAUCRATS WHO CONTINUE TO INCUR MY WRATH:
Well, I won't swear my head off over it. I did that several posts ago. I am still having the worst time w/my mortgage company. Thankfully the girl at the title company is being very helpful and actually doing a lot for me. I truly appreciate a service person who... you know... PERFORMS A SERVICE?! I can't express how much good customer service and support means to me. It's their JOB. And those who do it well should be commended. Unfortunately the moron I have to deal with at the mortgage company is useless, and the snafu is on their end. I am going to call her as soon as I post this. I thought it would be best to post prior to making that phone call rather than after, so I won't be RANTY again! :-) Onward!!!
#Hype
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Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Just Another Day... And LOADS of Quizzes!
OK, so yesterday's post was incredibly ranty. It needed to be said. For those of you who don't own homes, when you buy one, be careful and expect possible errors at closing!!! Anyway, no more "Ranting Swede"-ish commentary, at least not today. I know I swore up a storm on yesterday's post. Sorry about that everyone, but I was furious at the time.
This morning when I went down to clean the boys' litter boxes, I was leaning over and Zeros jumped on my back and just laid down and started purring. Like I was just going to stay in that position like a piece of furniture! He does that all the time. Then they both got in trouble upstairs and my mom put them back in the basement. It's been cool having my mom here, even tho we haven't done much. We're probably going out to dinner tonight, but I don't know where... The choices are limited to places that have decent low-fat, low cholesterol food, as her cholesterol is usually high, and she can't take the cholesterol meds that are out there now. Maybe a new one, but she wants to try to keep it down w/out meds. That hasn't worked in the past. She's skinny as a rail, and exercises, and doesn't eat fat, but still has high cholesterol. It's hereditary, but she's still hoping if she eats just about no fat and keeps exercising that it will stay low enough so she doesn't have to take pills. So, some of my fav restaurants are definitely out. All the ones that cook really good gourmet food are out as they use lots of fat... (That's why it's so good!!!) Anyhoo, when I got up she was knitting this morning, and it reminded me of this cool quilt that some lady in Madison made, which has the faces of everyone who died on 9/11 sewed into it. You can click on the pic a few times and it gets larger and you can see the faces. It's quite amazing. *sigh... I thought maybe I could remember how to put that link in by myself, but I still have to use the cheat sheet I got from Gaz... Hopefully I'll get this stuff pretty soon.
I talked to my sister today, and I guess the Jaklynator has been quite a hellion w/her tantrums. When I was on the phone, she was having a screaming fit because Lil Sis wouldn't let her tear up her Baby Einstein DVD cover, and then she didn't want to watch the Ein that was put in for her and she was just screaming something awful, so she was put in her crib and screamed the whole time we were on the phone. She's so cute, but she really has her tantrums! She also seems to be mechanically inclined like her daddy. A couple weeks ago, she took apart their Nordic Track! She came down stairs w/nuts and bolts in her hand as she took them all off! That cracks me up. She's always taking things apart and has since before she could walk. She'd take one of her toys and try to get the batteries out, and get frustrated when she couldn't open up the area where the batteries were... She just watches one time and then she wants to do it. I miss Jakl! I haven't seen her since early December, I think. I'm going to go down to see her next month definitely.
Lots of quzzage (some I've never seen before):
Your wings are DRAGON wings. Massive and
covered in scales, they shimmer with strength
and magic. They are the most obvious display of
your power - though it runs equally throughout
your heart and mind. You are uncompromising and
grave, with a profound sense of justice. You
have firm ideas about what is right and what is
wrong and set out to fix what problems you can.
You realize that you are more capable of
dealing with life and evil than most, and as
such you see it as your responsibility to
protect those who cannot defend themselves. You
have existed since antiquity and as such you
are wise far beyond your years in this
lifetime. While you strive for fairness and
peace, if someone should steal from your cave
of treasure (though not all that glitters is
gold) or compromise the happiness of you or one
who is close to you - they have signed their
death warrant. You have a mighty vengeance and
will unleash it upon such people immediately
and mercilessly. Arguing with you is
useless...you rarely back down and are known
for holding firm in your beliefs. Sometimes you
feel intensely burdened with the troubles of
others...acting as a Guardian can get so
wearisome. But you never give up...you see it
as your life's mission. Often very introverted,
you can be so smart...it's scary. Such a
combination of intelligence, creativity, power,
beauty, and magic is often intimidating to
those around you - who are also unlikely to
understand you. Arrogant, proud, overserious,
and sometimes a bit greedy or obsessed with
whatever treasure you choose to pursue...you
have enchanted people for centuries, and will
continue to do so.
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Rain: You are the sound of rain. You have two
important sides. There is your strong, powerful
side and your calm, gentle side. Both are very
important. Rain also reflects a bit of darkness
in your personality. It isn't bad, just shows
that along with the good, you also can see bad,
which can come in handy. (please rate my quiz)
What Sound Are You?(now w/ pics)
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Ghost or spirit: You are a lost soul. Very calm and
sweet, you are often the one who asks: What if?
With a clever mind, you want to explore the
world on a different level. Without the
answers, you aren't ready to move on. You are
most likely very creative and find yourself
thinking things through on a different level.
(please rate my quiz)
**Where will you go when you die?**(now with pics)
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You are guided by the wind. You obey your impulses.
You are the kind of person that is always comng
up with ideas that would be fun, yet somewhat
destructive. (Rate my test)
What force is your soul?
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You are Pope St. Pius X. You'd rather be right than
newfangled.
Which Twentieth Century Pope Are You?
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Congratulations! You're Merry!
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Good. You know your music. You should be able to
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Barry
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Congratulations!! You're a smart sophisticated and
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What Drink Are You?
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Well, it's obvious I'm procrastinating on the things I should be doing right now... I suppose I should get moving. At least I don't have to worry about speaking to any customer service people today, and that already makes my day! My mom left for a few hrs. to do some errands, so I suppose now is my chance to crank tunes!
#Hype
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Monday, January 19, 2004
Fuck Up My Finances and I Swear I'll KILL YOU!!!!
~warning: This post turned out to be excruciatingly long and embarrassingly personal~
Dammit!!! I am so pissed off right now! When we got our monthly mortgage statement, it stated that we have over $800 as an escrow deficit! BULLSHIT! We paid our entire escrow deficit when we refinanced in July! I just got off the phone and they said "Well, apparently there were some extra charges that should have been explained by the closing agent" (!) BULLSHIT! We have all charges in writing and I had spoken to the agents numerous times and they gave me the same amount that was required at closing. We put a large amount of cash on the table at closing to cover all this garbage, rather than sticking it into the loan, and I am NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS! It is IMPOSSIBLE that there would have been an extra $1400 in charges. All charges were listed and there IS no charge that could have come to that amount! I am just livid right now. I'm waiting for a supervisor to call me back. They seem to not have this information themselves! HOW FUCKING CONVENIENT! The woman I was talking to wanted me to call the title company, etc... I HAVE all the title info as well, so if they are just charging us for some bullshit that we weren't even told about, I'm going to make sure we don't get screwed with it. If they force us to pay for something we were never told about, (I can't imagine that there even could be other charges, it was all covered), I am going to report them to the Better Business Bureau. They have always been a good company (WAMU), although they did initially fuck up our closing papers by putting the wrong (and higher) interest rate on the paperwork, so we had to wait a week for the correct paperwork, and close later, which cost us about $60 in extra wire transfer fees. This kind of thing makes me so angry I can't see straight! AAAAGH!!!
Next rant/vent: I ordered a $13 bottle of vitamin C online, and I get an e-mail stating they can only ship $199 of my $214 order right now! And they charged this to our debit acct! I sent an e-mail back to them saying I never ordered this crap (which I never even HEARD of!), and after sending me several e-mails regarding the shipping of this crap I never ordered, they sent me an e-mail saying I must have made a typo... WTF?! I don't THINK so! I have the printed out receipt from my order: One bottle of vitamin C @ $13.49... They finally send me an e-mail saying they sent the original e-mail to the wrong addy and it wasn't supposed to go to me in the first place! How fucked up is that! I can see if it was just one, but they sent about 5 regarding this shit! ACK! Incompetence like that infuriates me! At least they're waiving shipping on my next order, should I ever bother to order from them again... All of this is so frustrating... *sobs while trying not to give in to the urge to grab the huge Narsil sword replica on the wall and go on a rampage whacking service industry people who screw w/everyone* *sigh... *cries more*
On a lighter note... Saturday morn, we woke up to a ton of snow. Mr. Hype had to leave at some obscene hour in the morn, and later the plows came thru and we ended up w/a huge snowbank blocking the driveway, so I spent the morning shoveling that out, as well as about 1/2 the driveway, the sidwalks, etc... Have to salt of course, because if the mailman wipes out, that would probably be a lawsuit... Damn litigious freaks in this world! We decided to definitely get a snowblower. We have a gift certificate from Home Depot so that will take care of part of it. We are also getting a somewhat larger TV for the living room... (27"). Our current TV is too small, and we have Best Buy gift certificates that have to be used up soon or they expire, so that will take care of part of that...
I was still light headed and couldn't think straight from that sugar hangover until about Sunday. I mean I seriously was confused and couldn't think straight. Mr. Hype said when I talked it sounded like I OD'd on drugs, because that's how confused and weird my voice was! (And I don't use drugs just for the record... but I think most of you know that!)
Mr. Hype and I played a few rounds of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game this weekend. It sucked until we started playing tournament rules, and then I won most the time! We're going to stick w/tournament rules (which means no card doubles in your deck). Works for me!!!
Mr. Hype is in Chicago for 3 days, so my mom is coming over to stay until Wed., just for the hell of it... to hang out or whatever. That will be cool... Maybe we'll do some baking or something... I certainly won't be cranking music for the next 3 days! :P
Oh, and I guess I'll just wear my heart and my skeletons on my sleeve here. I just remembered that in March I'll be 2 years clean! (Drug free for those who don't know...) I don't think anyone who reads this can possibly understand what a milestone this is. I guess I don't mind talking about it at all... So, for the record, I'm a recovering drug addict. And I wasn't just a mild drug addict either... very hardcore, and on top of that, having all my chronic illnesses (which btw, have no relation to my addiction or using). And I'm one of the lucky minority who has been able to truly kick it all. It' more difficult than anyone could understand unless you've been there. It's putting all your effort, time, heart and soul, just to get to ground zero where everyone else starts their life. And it really is incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't gone thru it. This might also be the time, and I think I apologized to those that I needed to, to say that a couple years ago when I was online a lot, apparently, I said/did things that were offensive to people or hurt their feelings, etc. I can honestly say I have no memory of it... blackouts, you see... Only until people TOLD me what I did, was I able to apologize, because I didn't know I did/said. And the things I said came from someone who isn't even ME... The chemicals warped everything and I said/did things I never would have had I been sober. And I apparently misunderstood a lot of things going on and with my warped interpretation, responded inappropriately. To those out there that I may have offended (because I don't know to who or what I said/did), I apologize. Of course I don't think this is relevant to anyone reading this, and maybe there aren't any people left that I haven't discussed these things with. There actually was one person in particular that I know of that I wasn't myself towards at all, and I have no memory of my actions either. Until this person told me what I did, I didn't even know about it. And it was something I never would have done/said if I had not been in the condition I was. Thankfully, everything is copacetic twixt us now! :-) Wow, I can't believe I'm getting so personal, but for some odd reason, I feel like talking about it... I've always been a sensitive person who wears her heart on her sleeve anyhoo, but being so open is also risky... You worry about what people think sometimes, but I know not everyone will accept me for whatever reason. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband, family, and friends who love me and stuck with me thru all of this. And none of them regret it... and that's more than enough for me. :-) I consider myself truly fortunate. I don't know why I'm blabbering about this, and perhaps I will regret posting about this. It feels sort of awkward... Oh well, there must be some weird subconscious reason that I am writing about this. OK, I think I'm done baring my soul! :P
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I just spoke w/WAMU, and it appears the title company screwed something up at close and we do owe almost $1600 actually, even tho it was their mistake! Ahhh... such is life. I'm in a better mood, 'cause I spoke w/my dad and he's going to help out w/that. Also, I told him that we were going to buy a snowblower, and out of the blue he said he was going to buy us a snowblower! I'm really happy, because apparently the smallish 5 HP type we need is actually around $600! I didn't know they were that expensive. He also gave me a great recipe for scalloped potatoes. My dad is really a great guy. I talk to him on the phone a lot, and he's a lot of fun to talk with. He always has something interesting or fun to talk about... (such as learning Zulu...lol!) As I said before, I've lucked out w/a great family. He lives about 3 hrs from me, up north, so to speak, so I don't get up there too often. I need to plan to go up there and see him soon.
Also, I spoke to my sister about trying to sell our condo rental for that week in Aruba, as we can't really afford it this year, and she said she'd just buy it back from us, because they want to either use the week as a trade for somewhere else, or bank it (whatever that means), anyway. So that worked out great.
Wow the difference in my mood at the start of this post and at the end is phenomenal! I started this post at 12:15, and have been on the phone with WAMU and such in between the beginning and end. What a long rant/vent, but what the hell, isn't that what a blog is for anyway?
Contentment and harmony to you all! :-)
(This is a pretty corny/sappy post, ne?)
#Hype
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Friday, January 16, 2004
Sawubona!
OK, so I changed my blog colors to the darker fuschia I wanted but was too lazy to dig around in the template and find where I needed to make the changes. I figured what the hell, as I didn't feel like updating, because who is going to read a page that takes 2 minutes to load anyway. Damn Klinks! I added another comments section and spaced out and didn't realize there were a ton of templates, so thanks to Huffy, I went back and found one w/a blue flower. It doesn't match and I don't care. I'm going to change Klinks colors when it comes back as well. That you have to do yourself in your own template as far as I can tell. The color codes are right in there.
Anyhoo, what random garbage do I have to rant about today... I have a sugar hangover right now. Mr. Hype brought junk food back from a job last night: chocolate decadence cake, a toffee/pb bar covered w/chocolate, fudge frosted w/chocolate, a giant pb cookie w/peanuts and pb chips, and a giant macadamia nut cookie w/white chips. Between last night and this morn, I ate all but 3/4 of the macadamia nut cookie and I don't feel so well. Guess I brought it on myself, but DAMN that stuff was good! I told him not to bring that stuff home for me anymore, as my will power isn't so hot when it comes to amazing deserts. They were from a Hilton and they WERE amazing!
My class starts Feb 7th. I still have to dig up the $ to pay for it... :-( Also, I spoke to an advisor regarding that letter stating "math requirement waived". She said it did NOT mean I didn't have to take calc, so I'm bumming about that. When I switch to on-campus econ classes, I have to change advisors from my extended degree advisor to the chair of the econ dept, whom I had taken many classes from in the past, but whom I am sure won't remember me as the classes were huge (and my attendance was sporadic). There is a chance that when I go over everything, he may waive the calc requirement as it wasn't a requirement when I started the major (eons ago). Isn't stats, quantitative theory and econometrics enough?! I think so!
We've finally been getting some decent snow. Today we're supposed to get 2-4" and we had snow last night as well. Unfortunately tonight and tomorrow it may be sleet and freezing junk... Mr. Hype has to work tomorrow early and I hate when he has to drive in this junk since his drive to work is 1 hr one way...
My dad called me last night and started to talk to me in Zulu! LMAO! He picked up these cds for the puter that teach 33 languages, just for fun, and he started w/Zulu, so he calls me up and says "Sawubona!", which is sort of like Ciao, in that it can mean hello, good morning, good afternoon, good evening, goodbye, only unlike Ciao, it depends on the voice inflection. He also was telling me useful phrases such as "Where is the ladies toilet?" in Zulu. I was just rolling! I told him that it was wise of him to start w/Zulu, as it is very practical, and he will use it often in the town of about 1400 in northern WI where he lives... :P
So to everyone: Sawubona!
#Hype
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Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Let it Snow, Etc...
It's snowing! I'm thrilled as usual. It's 28 degrees, so it's not too cold, and we're supposed to get 3-4". We are supposed to have 40 mph winds this afternoon, so we have a winter weather advisory and I suppose the snow will drift. Most likely in the driveway. It's really pretty outside right now. I think I'm going to bake some oat bran muffins today. (Oat bran, oat and/or wheat flr, flax, etc... fibery stuff...) It's a baking kind of day. I'd bake cookies or something, but I don't think I have the things I need to bake cookies. Maybe I could make peanut butter cookies or something, because I know I have peanut butter. I had a GREAT dinner last night! I don't know how I lived w/out a veggie steamer for so long. I steamed broccoli, carrots, and onions... YUM! I didn't have much protein yesterday, but I opted against the heinous protein drink I had the day before. I don't think it's worth the upset stomach. I'm going to get some protein/low carb bars when I go grocery shopping. It's just too bad that no one could come up w/protein bars or drinks that don't taste primarily like protein. There's just no way to disguise it. I've said this before, but whoever comes up w/a protein bar/drink that doesn't TASTE like protein will be wealthy indeed.
Klink's is being a bastard again... I noticed that for a while now, no one's Klink's are working. It looked like they worked for a short while this morn, as I see some people posted on blogs around the same time, but then they stopped working again. And Flems comments have been gone for a few days, period. The Great Comment Strike. I think I'm going to add another type of comments, just like I have two tagboards. Not that people are dying to comment on my blog, but I just think it might be useful... maybe... Ah, probably not, but maybe I'll do it anyhoo. I wish I was at least somewhat proficient w/htmlness... I'd like to change my colors to a deeper fuschia background, but then that means changing the fuschia titling in places, and for me that means tons of trial and error (frustrating and time consuming).
Another quick thang: Flem has been posting about his recurrent insomnia. (My heart truly goes out to you Flem! It sucks!!) I mentioned that I went 15 days w/no sleep, other than a half hour maybe 2-3 nights. I just wanted to say that I am NOT exaggerating! In my condition at the time, in the hospital, it was not possible for my body/brain to sleep! It was hell.... HELL I SAY!!! As far as being insane from it? Hell yeah!!! I think after a few days, if killing someone would have insured me some sleep, I would have done it! See how insane?! (OK, I'm exaggerating about the killing, however, it's NOT an experience I would ever want to go thru again, and fortunately, one I won't ever have to go thru again.) It sounds crazy, but w/that much sleep deprivation, the world doesn't even seem real. That is only a part of the hell I went thru at that time, so it's hard to fathom. In all my life I can't imagine that anything could have been that hellish as those 16 days in 1996! Bleah! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right?! Anyhoo, enough of my pity party!
I had Cartoon Network on TV in the bedroom overnight. I woke up early and then fell back to sleep again and then when I woke up Hamtaro was on. Now I CANNOT get the opening theme out of my head! That is one of those songs you don't want stuck in your head all day! "...HAMTARO...When we work together it's much better...MY BEST FRIEND..." UGH!
Well, despite not getting enough sleep last night, I am in some very bizarre syrupy happy-dappy mood. Much love to the world!!! :-)
#Hype
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Monday, January 12, 2004
I Can't Believe I Just Drank That!!!
I don't know why I'm blogging as of late, as I have nothing to blog about. I have an inordinate amount of time on my hands for the next couple days, so I'm just posting random drudge I guess.
I didn't sleep much again last night so I'm exhausted and feeling spaced out... most definitely not feeling "normal". (However, I don't think I'm so spaced as to try to backup my hard drive on floppys!)
I ate nothing but carbs yesterday. Bread machine bread (sourdough... YUM!), chips, and all kinds of unhealthy carb-related foods. Feeling a bit guilty about that, I decided to have a protein drink a few minutes ago. Extremely-Artificially-Flavored-Tries-To-Taste-Like-Vanilla-But-Doesn't-Come-Close-To-Succeeding-MetRx... It does however have 56% of your daily allowance for protein in a highly soluble form. I put 2 large scoops (which is a serving) into about an 8 oz glass and added milk. There was definitely more protein than milk and it was nearly impossible to stir and the result was sludge w/large chunks. I ate the chunks w/a spoon and slammed the rest as fast as I could hoping not to taste it. I have to say that pureed dung beetles would have been preferable. I'm a bit nauseous, to say the least... But that's all I've had for food today, so it's been an all protein day. (I feel all Atkinsy now!) Anyhoo, glad that's over!!!
I also ordered two things from Neiman today, as they were on sale... One is a black swing-coat type thing w/ostrich feathers... (Yep, ostrich feathers!) It's pretty cool, and I'll probably end up wearing it w/jeans and ruining the feathers and such. I told Bluey that I was ordering it and she told me about a show called "Queer Folk" and how one of the guys wore one of those a lot... lol! Gee, wonder if I'll look like a gay pimp in it... Ahhh who cares! :P
As you probably know, the Packers lost. Well, I wasn't expecting them to win, however I didn't turn the game on until about 3 min before the end of the 4th quarter, which got my hopes up, until the Packers made some entirely pathetic moves... Oh well...
And, last but not least, I've decided to spare anyone reading this the details of our recent sump pump issues! Lucky you!
#Hype
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Sunday, January 11, 2004
'Zausted~
I am way too tired. Not to mention I have cramps from HELL! HELL I SAY!!! I've gotten about 4 hrs of sleep the last two nights. I'm walking around like a zombie, and I can't think straight. Thus I've done a stupid thing here or there. Like yesterday, I decided to back up my hard drive.... *sigh* .... Onto a FLOPPY! DOH! WTF was I thinking! "Gee, I can put my C drive on one or two floppys!" I am pretty brain dead right now. I also want a whole new OS, and perhaps another HD. I wish they'd come out w/Windows 2K5, because if I get 2K, the new one will be out in a year. I think Mr. Hype said that a new one was coming out next year. If that's the case, I will probably just suffer thru another year of glitches and 'geists. :-(
I gave kittyboys some nip yesterday, and they had no interest. Maybe they overdid it the day before. That was hysterical. I may try to set up a Yahoo photo album so I can link the pics of the boys. They are really funny.
Friday night and yesterday, Mr. Hype and I played the Yu-Gi-Oh card game. It really is fun. Fri. night, Mr. Hype got all pissy because he lost 8 of 9 games. He is the worst loser...
Mr. Hype: "Something is wrong if you call the coin flip right 8 of 9 times! It's just wrong statistically!" *sulk sulk* Me: "Yeah, I'm using my telekenetic powers to influence the coin..." *thinking to myself*: "You big baby!" (OK, that wasn't to myself...)
Anyway, we got a chance to arrange our decks better and now we're both winning about equally. This is NOT an easy game. And just for the cards we got to start the game, we came up at about $200, which is a bit pricey, however, I think we will get our use out of them. Mr. Hype is a gamer from way back, and still is, and we both really like playing this. We're playing today, and I hope I kick his ass!
Some good news! I got a credit evaluation letter from UWGB. It says I am exempted from my math requirement! Now that could mean a few things, but I'm praying it means no calc! I'm going to call and find out next week. That is the one class out of all that I have to take that I most do not want to go thru. I'll take econometrics over that!
Packers play today! I hope they kick butt!!!
#Hype
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Friday, January 09, 2004
The Drug War
The weather forecasters were right for once! They predicted lake effect snow and it's been snowing all day. I LOVE it when it snows. It's so pretty out right now...
Today I gave my kitties catnip for the first time. Cats are supposed to begin to appreciate catnip between the ages of 6-9 mos. (Says that on the container anyhoo...) My kitters are 6 1/2 mos., so I didn't know if they would like it. I was a little shocked at their reaction. I put out a little pile, and they both started chowing on it and then Zeros rolled in it and Kuroneko couldn't get any so I put out another pile for him, and Kuroneko started eating it, but Zeros saw it and went and rolled on HIS pile! He wanted it all for himself! I ended up putting out a whole lot of piles, probably a total of 1/2 cup or so, and they were rolling around and chowing down and covered w/catnip. Then they started attacking each other and fighting over it! (I call this the Kittie Drug War.) It was hilarious! I took pics of them covered w/nip and wrestling w/each other. It was too funny. There was nip all over them and all over the floor when I went upstairs. Shortly after, I went back down, and ALL the nip was gone. None on the floor, none on them. They ate all of it. Guess they like it!
I've been cold ever since I went to the in-laws. I have the temp at 73, and I'm still a little cold. Maybe I should wear something warmer. I think I'm going to go be a slug for a while...
#Hype
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Thursday, January 08, 2004
Credit in Heaven
Aaaaallrighty then! A few minutes ago I went to go down into the basement, and the brats tipped the garbage over on the landing, and Kuroneko had pulled out the filter of coffee grounds that hubby threw out this morning and he had his snoot in it. Like that little ADHD Ritalin-needing boy needs caffeine!! :O They've already gone through their first scoop of food for the day. (They get 3.) They really are getting fat. Mr. Hype tried to give them a somewhat smaller scoop this morn, but when they ran out, Kuroneko went after the coffee grounds in the garbage, and I think I'd rather have him chubby than on a caffeine freakout. Zeros is REALLY big. I wonder what he weighs. I don't get it, because we don't overfeed them at all, and they run around and play and do normal cat things during the day. They are damned adorable tho! And so sweet! But fattish...
We went to the in-laws last night. YIKES!!! They had the temp in their house at 60 degrees! SIXTY DEGREES!!! My GOD! They're crazy! I had on a really thick wool turtle neck, and I was still freezing, so my mother-in-law gave me another wool cardigan to wear over it. I was STILL freezing and was under a blanket most the time we were there. My feet were almost NUMB! Is it really so costly to turn the heat up to something reasonable at least just for the time they have guests? My father-in-law was barefoot too! Sixty degrees might not seem that cold, but when it's around 0 degrees outside, it does make a difference. In the summer it wouldn't bother me much, I'm sure. I've never even put our air conditioning that low in my life! When it's really cold out, we leave the heat 70-72 degrees. For some reason, when it's really cold out and the temp says 71 degrees, for example, it is colder inside than when it says 71 degrees and it's in the 30's outside. But 60?!
I never watch prime time TV, but didn't have a choice while we were over there, so Mr. Hype's dad and I watched this show called "Ed". (Never heard of it before.) I don't know that I'd like to see it regularly, but last night's particular episode was pretty damned funny. I wonder if anyone else watched it. If any of you did, I think you'd agree it was pretty funny. The parts w/"The Decision Master" and when whoever the lead woman is was trying to write her 3 chapters for a book... I was totally cracking up at the pirate scenario when she was banging her head on the keyboard, and the characters of the story were saying the resulting scrambled junk that ended up on the monitor. If you didn't see it, nm... :P When we got back, Mr. Hype and I played our first game of Yu-Gi-Oh cards ::regresses::, (which btw, are a frickin' fortune! Man what a racket!). I still go w/the idea that it is more difficult than chess for sure. Chess isn't difficult when you think about it, but it might be when you first learn it. (I don't remember, I learned chess when I was a little kid, but it's considered a serious strategy game... Ask all those Russian dudes...) So anyhoo, the card game is difficult, because there are a million and eight different rules and the cards are complex to a degree. We sat there w/the instructions almost every time we drew a card, to see wtf we could do with it. I ended up kicking Mr. Hype's butt SEVERELY!!!! ::gloats a lot:: You start out w/8000 pts. a piece and the goal is to deplete the points of your opponent. I won 7200 to 0... ::gloats even more:: I think Mr. Hype was a bit surprised, as he's played a lot of those card strategy games in the past. Well anyway, it was fun! ::regresses some more:: ... Hell, at least if I run into any 7-15 yr olds gamers anywhere, they'll think I'm way cool for playing it. (Of course people in my age group will think I've regressed... Well, SO WHAT STUPIDHEADS!! NYAH!!)
Today I get to go back to GB for an appointment. I really don't want to go. I just hate driving an hour each way to see a dr. However, the doctors in this city, (and I've seen quite a few, when I was trying to find some in my area for insurance reasons), are pathetic! I've had enough bad experiences with them, (such as a neurologist giving me a prescription that would have killed me if I had taken it because it didn't mix w/another med I was on... I was aware of this, so I made him look it up in the PDR under BOTH med names, and he grabbed the script he gave me right out of my hand and tore it up!) Doh! If I, as a patient/consumer know this, how can a neurologist NOT know this! (This is why I see a neurologist in Chicago now... one of the best in the country btw... and no probs since...) ANYHOO, I digress, but that's my reason for traveling to GB for drs... the same ones I saw when I lived there, as they aren't so bassackwards.
Have a lovely day all!
#Hype
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Wednesday, January 07, 2004
Cigarette in Backwards
So anyhoo, my La Befana dinner turned out great! (With a couple issues... I steamed broccoli and the water boiled away and I scorched the pan. Also, my fingers still are stained from blueberry juice.) I made another trifle... peach and blueberry... YUM!
I went to get my hair done today and my friend/stylist brought a bunch of home made Christmas cookies and gave me a bunch of different kinds to bring home! Woohoo!!! COOOOKIEEEEZZZZ!! As usual, I spent a good share of the time giggling at the 70s disco music they had on... lmmfao! They have some sort of satellite radio, but they put that junk on and we just laugh at it.... crap like "Staying Alive".... eek! While the color was on my hair, I went out for a cigarette and I put it in backwards, but I realized it before I lit it. One of the nastiest experiences is lighting a cig in backwards. ("Cigarette in Backwards" is actually a song from a band I loved from Minneapolis, who I've seen a ton of times, years ago, called The Suburbs. The lead singer Beej Cheney is really an interesting guy! Some of you may remember "Love is the Law", which actually got quite a bit of airplay when it came out.)
Anyhoo, tonight we go to the in-laws so Mr. Hype can deal with their DVD player and their ungodly complicated digital camera. I have never seen anything with so many bells and whistles. It's too complicated in my opinion...
Also, I encourage you to check out the "AstroPics" link I put up. A friend sent that to me and the pics are really neat. This guy takes them all himself w/a telescope and all kinds of crazy enhancement equipment, which he describes and explains. I think it's a really cool site.
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Just Quizes...
I was originally going to put up quizes and then post, but after doing so many, (mostly pathetic) quizes, I don't feel like posting anymore. I'll post l8r, most likely.
I saw the Greek God quiz on Nessa's blog and thought I'd do it again. I always come up with the same two... guess it's the whole justice thing that always prevails in me...
Nemesis
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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Hades
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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You are guided by light. While all can be bad
around you, you still stay calm and make things
better. There aren't a lot of people in the
world like you. (Rate my test)
What force is your soul?
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This one is written more for kids, but I liked the pic that popped up on the result, so I thought I'd post:
'Fudged in the Head' PLEASE VOTE!!!
What Type of Lunatic are You? (With Cool Pics!!)
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Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Happy La Befana!
I'm bumming that I've been up since 4:00... I have junk to do today. I have to go to GB. Yay, and the wind chill is -25 or something... I went w/Mr. Hype to pick out eyeglasses last night. We got there 5 minutes before they were going to close because I NEEDED french fries and the drive thru line at McDonalds was long. When we got there, Mr. Hype tried on about 3 pairs of glasses and the first ones he tried on were the ones he got. It took all of 3 minutes actually! I have to go shopping this morning to find a La Befana gift for Mr. Hype. Believe it or not, I'm probably getting him that Yu-Gi-Oh card game... Actually cards for both of us so we can play against each other. (Yeah, we're both regressing!) I got a little info on that game and it seems more difficult than any card game or any other game I've ever come across. I can't believe kids can play this, because as you get into it, it becomes EXTREMELY complicated. It really is a thinking and strategy game, more so than chess I would say. WAYYY more so... Hopefully it will be fun. I decided to make this pork chop recipe my mom makes... It's really good with onions, carrots, and potatoes in it. And broccoli of course, and I'm making another trifle, this time w/the brandy for flavor. Should be a good dinner. I'm bumming because I think I may have gained a few Christmas pounds. Even tho I couldn't eat at all for a few days, I think I more than made up for that... When I get to my mom's, I'll weigh myself. (We don't have a scale, which is a good thing I guess.) It's cigarette and diet Coke time now! <---Breakfast of champions?
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Monday, January 05, 2004
Likin' the Snow (but not the -25 wind chill that's coming)
It was nice out today! It's the first day I didn't feel gloomy because the weather was gloomy. We have snow on the ground finally, and that brightens everything up. Of course now we're supposed to have -25 wind chill tomorrow, and tonight I think. Yippee... Hope I remember to put Heet in my car.
I didn't do much of anything today... Got online for a bit... First time in a while, and I got a program that deleted my 105 instances of spywear! I had no CLUE that shit was on my puter! I thought my security/firewall prevented that junk, but apparently not. How RUDE for people/companies to put that crap on peoples' computers!
I sent out some rather tasteless Michael Jackson jokes sent to me by Grimmayyy... It got me to thinking (yeah, I wasn't until then...): What parent would ever let their child spend time w/Michael Jackson? Much less stay over at his house unsupervised? That's just nuts!!!
I'm running some silverware (flatwear actually) thru the dishwasher right now. I bought it all several years ago and NEVER used any of it, as you're supposed to handwash it because there's gold on it. I never brought it out, because the hand washing will never happen, so I decided instead of letting it rot away in a drawer, I might as well use the stuff and wash it in the dishwasher and who cares if the gold comes off. At least it will be used. I won't get flatwear with gold on it ever again. A lesson to be learned here. (Unfortunately, the lesson is "Listen to your mother on these types of things."). I'm waiting for Mr. Hype to get home. I have to go with him to pick out eyeglasses frames. I don't trust him to do it himself. (I picture him picking out his frames and showing up looking like Bootsy Collins...) Well I know they wouldn't be that wild, but probably just not right anyhoo... I also realize that I absolutely require McDonalds french fries asap. We'll have to make a stop on the way for sure... I'm craving dammit! CRAVING!!! JONESING EVEN!!!!!
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Sunday, January 04, 2004
Sunday Sunday Sunday!!!
Not much new here. I slept the past couple days and I think I'm finally getting over all this sickness garbage. I woke up @ 3:30am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I've been up since then. There was nothing but CRAP on TV, so I watched some... The Real World. Why the hell did I subject myself to it? Dunno, maybe I'm a bit masochistic. I just wonder where they get the LOSERS they have on that show! Brain dead drama queens, every one of them. Anyhoo... I just spent some time putting away Christmas decorations. Might as well get it done. Our little fiber optic tree is still up though. Last year it was up until Memorial Day weekend. Kinda sad, but we like the way it looks. I don't think we'll keep it up that long this year. Our "BIG" snowstorm has so far produced no measurable amount of snow as usual. I want snow! It's so ugly and grey out all the time, and it would just be cheerier w/snow.
Mr. Hype had the Packer game on earlier today, but when it got tied up at 13-13 he turned it off and taped it, so as not to further jinx them and it paid off.... Woohoo!!!! I just found out how it ended! Go Packerzzzz!!! We're about to watch it on tape... Ciao for now!
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Friday, January 02, 2004
Rested in Peace
I actually slept last night! Yayyyyy me! I'm still illn' tho. My temp went higher yesterday despite that my bacterial crap is on it's way out because I've got a virus or two as well. Everything is still blurry too. When everyone discusses the end of the world, and such, believing it will end by nukes, etc., I think they are very wrong. I believe that viruses and anti-biotic resistant bacteria will wipe out humanity. I think my theory is far more plausible, and I also believe I am correct with it. It will be some disease similar to Ebola, but one that doesn't die out so quickly w/quarantine. When you think about it, the human race is just a blip in cosmic time. We haven't been here too long really, relative to other (mostly extinct) species.
Did everyone notice that I didn't put the Vikings in my "personal hell"? (Unlike mean ol' Flemmy who put the Packers, when maybe he should have put the Cardinals? :P ) Vikings fans have a rep of being mean. No offense to any non-mean fans, but they really do. Mr. Hype wanted me to put the Viks in my hell, but I don't think so. After this season, they already feel like they're there right! (Now, Flem, Byrds, don't take this all so seriously! When you guys dis the Packers I laugh it off... You guys should too! And if it makes you feel any better, the Packers won't get far in the playoffs I'm sure. I'm not full of Packer bravado, so to speak. I'm a realist!)
As Flem said, that "hell" thing came from someone name Tink's blog. I have no idea who that is, but it was lots of fun to do! I wish my hell was bigger, because I have about a million and 3 celebrity types I'd have added! Like Brittany-HasNoTalentToSaveHerSoul, etc. I hate self-indulgent, publicity driven celebs. I should have put them in circle 9 w/the insurance underwriters... Oh well, in my heart, that's where they are. As most of you know, Gaz is a bit obsessed w/Reese Witherspoon. I have to admit, she's one celeb who isn't some FREAK and she doesn't behave obnoxiously just for publicity and she IS talented, so I guess as far as obsession goes, he picked someone who doesn't make me want to barf! She's one of the few, though.
Also, congrats to Bluey and Mr. Bluey on getting a new house! It sounds really nice and I'm about to go look at pics on the link she sent.
I called my sister today and Jaklynator came on and said "Helllloooooooooo! Aunteeeee!!!" She also says "meow" when someone says my name because she loves my kitties! (...who are getting larger by the day... They are serious cuties tho! Mr. Hype got a pic of Kuroneko sitting on top of my puter monitor yesterday, behind some silk flowers... He was just lounging back there... What a cutie! Wish I could post it...)
Mr. Hype goes back to work on Monday. It's been so great having him home. I'm gonna be bummed when he goes back.
Anyhoo... this is much random babble, and I guess I'm done for the mo...
#Hype
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Thursday, January 01, 2004
My Axis of Evil...
I found this on a blog link on Phlegmy's blog. This was FUN!!!
Spammers
Circle I Limbo Litigious assholes
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind Ben Affleck/JLo
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Attorneys of Litigious Assholes
Circle IV Rolling Weights NAMBLA Members
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled River Styx Osama bin Laden
Circle VI Buried for Eternity River Phlegyas Uday Hussein, Gary Ridgeway (Green River Killer)
Circle VII Burning Sands Saddam Hussein
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement Health Insurance Underwriters
Circle IX Frozen in Ice Design your own hell
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2K4
2K4 is here... That means I'll be writing the wrong year on my checks until March as usual :-/ We had an uneventful New Years Eve. Brett Favre's Mother's Cajun Chili was a great success. It's super good! I'm just about to make Mr. Hype an omelet w/chili and salsa, etc. for breakfast. My trifle also turned out very well, (other than not being the most attractive thing in the world because it's in a squat casserole instead of a trifle dish...) We just sat around watching TV, and such. As usual, not much sleep so I'm going to attempt again today. I usually have NO trouble sleeping. It's just since last week when I got sick that I haven't slept so well.
Mr. Hype and I have decided to definitely celebrate La Befana. For those who didn't read my previous post on this. here is the link on that holiday. Mr. Hype finally read it yesterday, and the first thing he said is "We don't REALLY have to put out broccoli do we?!" Well, the Christmas witch is healthier than Santa, who requires milk and cookies, I must say! Since there are no La Befana cards around this city, I am trying to make him one w/publisher, however the version I have installed doesn't work, so I'm going to try to install the old one and see what I can do. It's something fun to do, deals w/my heritage, and hopefully I won't still be sick, and we can celebrate as we didn't do anything over Christmas. Hope everyone had a safe New Years Eve, and Happy New Year to everyone again!
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