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| Friday, December 5th, 2008 | | 2:07 pm |
eeeeee!
i got volunteered for the party planning committee at work. our first meeting is this afternoon and all i can think of is 'the office.' eeeeee, please tell me i'm not angela or phyllis! Current Mood:  amused | | Friday, November 14th, 2008 | | 4:03 pm |
leave my tw alone, please
what the heck? i just heard that they referenced torchwood on the halloween episode of the new knight rider. what is this world coming to?? please tell me, because that is just so beyond wrong. Current Mood: repulsed | | 1:49 pm |
| | Monday, June 2nd, 2008 | | 2:00 pm |
| | Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 | | 11:35 am |
Gay Rights
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest J. Gaines, author of 'A Lesson Before Dying' We would like to know who really believes in gay rights on LiveJournal. There is no bribe of a miracle or anything like that. If you truly believe in gay rights, then repost this and title the post as "Gay Rights". If you don't believe in gay rights, then just ignore this. Thanks. | | Sunday, March 21st, 2004 | | 10:10 am |
it's my party
my journal is friends only for the time being. if you're a friend, comment here and i'll add you to my friends list. | | Saturday, March 20th, 2004 | | 8:57 pm |
they got a pepper bar!
some weeks ago my hubby asked if i had seen a certain commercial, 'the one with the mutant hamster things.' well, no i hadn't. he asked again a few days later and i still hadn't seen it. he became obsessed with me seeing this bizarre and disturbing ad, and finally, after several attempts, he managed to get upstairs to the bedroom tv, grab the remote and change the channel in time for me to see the spongmonkeys. yes - spongmonkeys. i was deeply disturbed. several days later i found out the we weren't the only ones disturbed by these creatures when they were featured on an npr radio show. i found this link and showed it to the hubby. he then followed it to the original spongmonkey feature - a snappy tune about the moon - and we were hooked. now at odd hours of the day the spongmonkeys dance in my head, singing, 'they got a pepper bar!' or my other favorite line, 'we like the moon!' http://slate.msn.com/id/2095868/ Current Mood: amused | | 7:24 pm |
thunder and cat hijinx
decided i needed to get over here and update a bit. things are well, over all. today was nice. woke up about 5am to loud rain on the roof, then really loud, very close thunder. even with the blinds down and my eyes closed i could see the lightning. nice, very nice. it made me happy. i didn't mind being woken up - it was better than silent snow. i'm tired of the silent snow. spring thunder is welcome at any hour of the day! got up early and took three of the cats to the vet. once at the vet's, getting pip out of the cat carrier was a hoot. he wouldn't come out when i tried to coax him, so i tried to pull him out, but he was in the smaller carrier and i couldn't really get a grip on him. one of the aids tilted the carrier a bit. that didn't work, so she tilted it more. still no pip. finally she just lifted it up vertically. no pip. it was like in the cartoons where they're looking for the cat and lift the box and no cat - he's clinging to the inside of the box. i was so embarrassed. at least the aids were laughing, too. they called him an acrobatic cat. he's going to run away and join the all-cat version of cirque du soleil. finally, carrier still vertical, a hind leg emerged. i reached in and grabbed it and the other hind leg. somehow he managed to grip something - the inside of the carrier?? and i couldn't get him out. they put down the carrier and the other aid just reached in, grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and dragged him out. finally. all went well the rest of the time, even when the vet needed to remove some plaque from smooshy's teeth. i wrapped him in a towel and he was fine, except for a little growling. good thing i got paid yesterday. so pricey, even with the 10% multiple cat discount. i'm just glad i don't have to take sushi in until august. it was rather sad tho', one of the cats who lives at the vets' had died since the last time we were in. she always sat in a cat bed on the counter by the cash registers and she was obviously very old. at least she'd had a happy, full life. someone had made a framed collage of photos of her - very nice. while i was there i picked up some revolution, thank goodness. it's the medicine for fleas, ticks, heartworm, etc. now when i gets nice out, i can take pip outside with me. he loves to go out, but without the medicine it's really not safe, especially if it's warmer out. so he hasn't been able to go out, which upsets him a great deal and he spends serious time on the weekends yowling at me from the stairway. i have been taking him out when i refill the bird feeders, which shuts him up for a short time, but he really wants to be able to go out for long hours at a time. well, me too, babycat, but it's 10 degrees out there! which, of course, he doesn't understand. i'm just glad it will be nice enough soon that we'll both be able to go out. | | Friday, March 12th, 2004 | | 3:51 pm |
i've been wondering. . .
i've been wondering how long i could stay in my own little world. but i guess the time is now, the jig is up. we went in for an ultrasound monday morning, and i'm having another miscarriage. surgery is tomorrow, so i'll probably only miss work on monday. which is good since i was already out this past monday and wednesday. couldn't deal with going to work monday after the news. wednesday i had to go back to the dr - bleeding and cramps started tuesday. it was odd timing, almost like my body said, 'oops, she's seen the ultrasound and knows there's nothing going on, might as well pull the plug.' it's just been really weird. i guess i'm still numb. things have just seemed normal lately, like i knew it was going to turn out this way. like i was expecting it. they did more blood tests since one miscarriage is pretty normal, two is not. the tests came back negative. a good thing, except that means they don't know why i'm miscarrying again. just two 'unhappy accidents.' steve asked if i wanted to try again. well, of course. although i did realize while leaving the office monday, that i've passed into the next level of thinking. maybe this won't happen, maybe i won't have kids. to add perspective, when we called my parents monday night, we found out that a coworker of my dad's had just had her college-aged son die in a car accident. how do people continue on after something like that. so we're going to the movies tonight. maybe i'll make steve take me out for dinner also. get all those things i haven't been able to eat. wine, or course, and fish, heavy on the mercury, please. Current Mood:  numb | | Friday, March 5th, 2004 | | 6:19 pm |
i just have to say that i'm really hoping that the new 'starsky and hutch' movie is good. i don't sit around watching the reruns and i'm not going to buy them on dvd, but it does bring back fond memories of one summer ages ago. i must have been about 8-9 and every wednesday i'd stay over at my friend pam's house just so that i could watch 'starsky and hutch.' because of course my parents wouldn't let me stay up and watch it. later, pam and i had a falling out and weren't friends anymore. but it was fun while it lasted. and i got to see 'starsky & hutch.' Current Mood: happyCurrent Music: news on tv | | Sunday, February 22nd, 2004 | | 10:16 pm |
i don't even know where to begin
ok, so i guess it's about time to update this thing. it's only been a month since the last time. babywise things are fine here. i went in to see the nurse tuesday. gave bodily fluids and discussed my medical history. she nearly made me take the gestational diabetes test. i was not happy about that. i know i'm weighing too much right now, but geez, i didn't think it was that much. it doesn't help that i never lost the weight i gained during the first pregnancy. in fact, i gained a few more pounds after the miscarriage and had just lost 2 of those pounds when i found out i was pregnant again. i've now gained those pounds back already. not a good thing. i have to go back to exercising again. the nice weather should help. at least i can go out and walk on my breaks from work. the ultrasound is on the 8th. makes me nervous just thinking about it. i'm sure everything will be fine. oh heck, of course i'm not sure everything will be fine. in fact, i was having real problems sleeping last week. a couple nights i woke up around 4 and couldn't get back to sleep. i even had some bad dreams. one night the cat woke me up scratching at the door. after i remembered my dream, my first thought was that i'd been watching too much 'law&order.' but really i think it's more like i was channeling my worries into something unreal. in the dream the svu unit was investigating a dead child in a basement. lots of blood. ugh. the waiting isn't helping. i feel like i'm in limbo. only two weeks, i can manage that. i have plenty to do to keep busy in the meantime. Current Mood:  tired | | Tuesday, January 20th, 2004 | | 9:04 pm |
5 Recent Things
1. we went to see 'calendar girls' yesterday. i just have to say that it was a real delight to see a cast of nearly all women. usually the token woman is the sexy girlfriend or supportive wife, and that's about the size of their rolls. so it was nice to have women, women and more women fill the screen. also nice that they were 'older.' of course, lately, since the most of the movies seem to be populated by young nymphs, i'm happy if a movie contains a woman over 30, never mind women in the 50s and 60s. 2. i was happy to see a trailer for the new coen brothers movie, a remake of the wonderful 'the ladykillers,' staring tom hanks. 3. the university where i work has a mlk jr symposium every year. yesterday i attended one of their events - lani guinier. all i can say is, wow. she was so impressive. so smart, a wonderful and very powerful speaker. makes me proud to be a woman. it really was a very moving event for me. i think back to when i was young, women just weren't in positions of power. and if they were, i wasn't seeing them. now there are women athletes, astronauts, lawyers, and on and on. it's so liberating to see. the president of our university is a woman. our governor is a woman. that somehow came up when we were at my parents for xmas. they live in ohio and my mom was thrilled to hear that we had a woman governor in michigan. i remember how happy she was about geraldine ferraro. i think that was the first time i realized how things were and how they could be different. it's wonderful to see the changes. 4. finally picked up the dry cleaning. i also dropped off some more - the curtains from our bedroom, don't know when they were last done. flylady would be so proud. 5. thankfully the house no longer smells like smoke. i managed to totally forget the soup fixins i had on the stove sunday. i came upstairs to billowing smoke. probably just seconds before the smoke detectors went off. got the windows open, brrrr, but couldn't really get the smell out. so i'm grateful it's finally gone. next time i'll set my timer. Current Mood:  awakeCurrent Music: chris isaak | | 9:00 pm |
#5 from last week
ok, so after law & order i started watching 'the ring.' it was totally freaking me out, so after about 40 minutes i managed to make myself turn the channel. saved by another episode of law & order svu. i've seen 'the ring' before, so really it shouldn't freak me out that bad, but it just does. Current Mood: freaked out | | 8:45 pm |
| | Monday, January 19th, 2004 | | 9:49 pm |
| | Wednesday, January 14th, 2004 | | 9:53 pm |
5 Things About Today
1. we had a ton of snow today. it took us 1 1/2 to get home. usually it's about 20-25 minutes. we were not happy. then 1/2 hour of shoveling the driveway. we must buy another snow shovel. we only have one, so i used a shovel meant for dirt. i felt like i was using a tablespoon. my shoulders are killing me now. 2. we dropped my car off this morning for some routine maintenance and a recall notice. the recall notice i'd gotten last may. figured it was time to actually get it taken care of. it was ready at 10, but because of the snowstorm traffic delay we didn't get to pick it up. tomorrow morning will be soon enough. 3. my hubby accused me of eating his pop tarts. i just laughed. doesn't he know by now that i don't like fruit pop tarts. chocolate, yes. cinnamon, also yes. but fruit, nooo. 4. i waited in line at the post office for 26 minutes. next time i'll take my book. some fun stamps coming up - candy hearts on them! ok, only 4, so sue me. time for law and order, so that's it for today. Current Mood:  okay | | Friday, December 12th, 2003 | | 1:49 am |
my blonde moment of the week, for Pamelicious
after work the other night i did some shopping and then headed back to the parking garage. i decided to take the elevator since my ankle is still bothering me a bit. i got there, stood in front of the elevator door and suddenly realized that i was pointing my remote control car door opener at the elevator door. thank goodness i caught myself before i could actually push the remote's button and feel even more like a complete ass. ah, sleep deprivation. it does not do a body good. and so i'm off to sleep. Current Mood: tired | | Sunday, December 7th, 2003 | | 1:22 am |
hmmm
commerical chimerical, chimaerical, comical, clerical, numerical, geometrical in my previous post, the spell check did not recognize 'commerical.' it is a word, isn't it??? things that make you go hmmm. | | Friday, November 28th, 2003 | | 3:30 pm |
we're going down to the folk's for the weekend in just minutes. where does the time go? well, let's see - dishes (2 loads), laundry (3 loads), coffee(mmm), getting together with the hubby for lunch,(he had to work today)(a most yummy salad of goat cheese, greens, fruit and nuts), baking cookies (oatmeal banana walnut choc. chip), packing, watering the plants, feeding the birds, etc. so the time's gone and at least i'll be able to relax over the weekend. i'm giving much thanks to the wonderful friends here:-) late cards, letters, etc., are on the way! Current Mood:  rushed | | Saturday, November 8th, 2003 | | 9:18 pm |
well, i guess it's about time to update this. things are going well. i had an appointment with the dr wednesday and things are going well. we should be able to start trying again in a few weeks. a good thing, and one that does make me feel a bit better, but at the same time, it won't be the same. miscarriages happen in 1 in 5 pregnancies. amazingly common for how little they're talked about. i'd read an article in prevention about a woman who had 7. then today a friend mentioned that her teacher had 9. i just wonder what the horrible, crushing record for miscarriages is. scary. but i'm sure i'll have a baby and that all will be well. but like i said, it won't be the same. now, when i check the pregnancy test, any feelings of happiness at being pregnant will be tempered with a ton of fear. and, when we go in for an ultrasound, my major emotion will be relief that everything is ok and not the innocent joy that we both had when we went into that examining room last oct 15th. the things i've been reading about miscarriage have all said that i may feel guilty about it, as if it were my fault. well, that's one feeling i haven't had. i did say 'sorry' to the baby on the way out of the dr's office on the 15th, but i didn't feel guilty. i've seen too many women who have boozed, smoked and drugged their way thru their pregnancies and have had perfectly healthy babies. i did everything right and it didn't work out. that's just the way it is. when i went in wednesday, as the nurse flipped thru my chart, i noticed that they'd kept the ultrasound picture of the baby. i wanted to ask her for it. just to have something concrete. but i didn't. the nurse said that she'd been thru the same thing. that's one thing that's been a comfort. everyone's been so nice. thankfully no boneheaded comments from anyone who just doesn't understand that it really is a major loss. we'd planned so much already. talked about names, joked about the baby's chinese horoscope - a monkey, heehee. exercise, eating, all those everyday choices have to take the baby into account. everything revolved around the baby and now it's all just gone. no, i never held the baby in my arms, but she was in me and it was amazing. i know that i'm already so blessed to be healthy and to have such a wonderful husband. if that's all i'll ever have, then that's enough and i'll accept it. but i do hope we'll be blessed with a child. Current Mood:  drained |
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