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2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 05,May,2004 | This is totally awesome! Check out what I got in the mail today! SUB: Contract For All-Star Super Klutz Please sign the attached contract and fax it to ### ### #### att: #### ######. Also, please email me 2-3 first person paragraphs related to how you came to this story or something about your life that would interest the reader. Thanks, ##### |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 04,May,2004 | ... He hadn't recognized me, which was the point and I was pleased. 'These are for you.' He squeaked, holding the flowers before him. I fingered the bottle, beneath the fabric of my purse, ignored the flowers, and offered him my arm. This was going to be too easy. Good ol' Joe was as regular as clockwork. The guy drove a friggin' Saturn... a friggin' TAN Saturn, no less. I almost sighed when I saw that car (Too much was too much!), but I covered it with a delicate yawn. 'Long day.' I commented when Joe raised an eyebrow at the yawn. 'Well, er... hopefully I can make it shorter! That is.. I mean make it longer, but gooder. I mean, good! That is... ummm...' I giggled, boys and girls. I really and trully did. Who could help it? He was almost cute, stammering like a 17 year old boy on his first date. I did him a favor and took the shovel from his mouth before he could dig any deeper. 'So, where are you taking me?' I crossed my ankles. Real ladies don't cross their legs. Then again, do real ladies uncross theirs, then shake their bottom in a bearded face? A question for a modern Socrates if there ever was one. Joe smiled. 'It's a surprise.' he said. I realized then that Joe Normal had dimples. How had I missed that before? It made him a bit out of the ordinary. Oh, well. I decided if he was free of lower body peircings, I wouldn't fault him the dimples. Dimples! Why in the name of Aunt Susie's fuzzy navel, was I stuck on the dimples? I realized I was starting to like Joe already, and it was only 8:30... too soon for attachment. Sometimes these things go off schedual. I reminded myself. It's happened before you know. Liking the guy before he made it to your room. You still went through with it. True. I did, but it was hard. Joe pulled into a parking lot then barely stopped before turning off the engine, jumping out of the car, and swinging open my door. 'I felt like I was on a date with the Tazmanian Devil for a minute there! I really...' I didn't finish my thought. I suddenly didn't even have a thought in my head. I'd just realized where this bozo had taken me! He must have seen something in my face. 'What? You don't like Putt-Putt? Thought we'd put in a couple of games then catch a movie. You hungry? They have great foot longs here!' I stopped him and reached into the car. To think I'd almost forgotten my purse! I followed Joe into the swinging double doors of what appeared to be an emaciated zoo and took a seat in the nearest booth. 'What can I get for you?' a waiter in a green T-shirt and cut-offs asked between smacks of chewing gum. 'There's no chance you have anything stronger than a Mr. Pibb is there?' I asked. 'You can get a pitcher of beer if you have an I.D.' Beer! Yuck! The last time I'd guzzled that crap, I woke up in a pool of urine and vomit that I was sure had to taste better than the liquid that got me there. Just then a kid threw a rubber ball across the room and smacked me in the side of the head. I dug in my purse for the I.D. 'Make that TWO pitchers.' I said |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 03,May,2004 | I had the weirdest dream last night. I dreamed I was one of a pair of twins. Actually, I kept jumping from her brain to mine. Anyway, we were identical except one was a preganant super model (rebecca jane stamos) and the other was a single mom of one and one on the way, who was a size 14 before pregnancy. For some reason the twins went on a pregnant get-away cruise. While there, they changed bodies. They went back home a month later, in their exchanged bodies, but still living their own lives. The super model was afraid her husband (JON STAMOS) was going to hate how she looked, but he told her she was more beautiful than ever. The single mom's best friends suddenly hated her (except one), and she was ogled constantly and sexual remarks were hurled at her wherever she went. Also, she learned from her sister that she had to take low impact kickboxing and eat two leaves of lettuce each meal to keep that super model body. There was a part when the super model mom went to some kind of fashion show and everyone looked at her like she was ugly and fat. She watched some kind of show where little people and tall, skinny people were half-naked and painted in swirling colors. When the super model tried to cross the stage later, she fell and couldn't get up because of a cramp in her abdomen. No one would help her, except on of the little people who said that he was a graduate of harvard drama (i don't know if that really exists), and these were the only gigs he could get. The model, who started off as a push-over was , by the end, a stronger person who stood up for herself. She actually slapped her agent in the face at one point because of a remark she made. The single mom, who had started off slowly working her way toward anorexia, learned that having that super model body wasn't worth the trouble it caused. She also found out how beautiful she could be and that she wasn't as fat as she thought, when she saw her sister dressed great and looking great in the size 14 body. At the end, they got their old bodies back, but the super model gave up modeling and became a plus-size designer. (she'd had to design her own clothes in her former body and decided she had a knack for it) And the single mom started dressing better and having confidence in herself without having to starve for it. What a weird dream. |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 31,July,2004 | Okay ladies and gents... I have slept the day away! I got my tonsils out yesterday (or really the day before yesterday) morning thinking it would be a breeze. Well... it's more of a hurricane. My throat feels okay now because i'm well doped up. the prob is that this medication keeps me up and hyper... i didn't take any all day, so i could sleep. I woke up at 11am, then went back to bed at 2pm and got up at 11pm! By then I felt like pure poop-on-a-stick! My mouth was dry and coated in a thick jelly of saliva. I could barely breath! Yuck, right? 'Yeah, definately, yuck... yeah yeah... yuck.' so sayth RainMan. Anywayz, so here I am up at the crack of 3:30am... and just signing online to talk to my new chat buddy (check out his blog at urlLink http://journals.aol.com/mikeurthy1/PeoplesPlace/ ) I just listened to 'Pieces of Me' by Ashley Simpson... the chick has a much better voice than her sis... I'm not against Jessica or aything, but I totally HATE the faces she makes when she sings! She looks like a carp gasping for air! Well... I'm off for now... if you wanna see some of my poetry, check out urlLink http://www.postpoems.com/members/soupygirl |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 25,July,2004 | okay... i've got some serious catching up to do from my last actual post. I am now living in NC permanently. I was going to stay in SC because I wasn't ready to make a commitment to settle down just yet. I didn't want to say i was going to stay here in NC unless I was totally sure I would stick to it. There are three big reasons for this, and they are my adopted little bros and sis. These kids range formt he age 9-13, and I am really close to them. They would be mega upset if I said I would stay them left because I've already donw that a few times in the past. I came up to NC, intially, because Gayle needed me to watch the kids while she went to florida to pick up a cadilac she bought. The week went great, and I was starting to think maybe I shouldn't leave. Things in SC are different. If you read just a little through my blog, you can see that for yourself. I really want Sky to have a nice life. I really do. I decided to stay. And so I am here, still, a couple of months later. I have rededicated my life to God, and I am actually INTERESTED in learning about the Bible. I'm reading this awesome book right now called learn the Bible in 24 hours. (you actually learn through 24 chapters in hour increments) It sounds boring, I know, but it really isn't. There are so many things I didn't notice in reading the Bible in my past. The guy that wrote the book has mad insight into what the Bible is actually saying. I'm halfway through the book. Anyway, so now you are caught up so I can begin blogging again! |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 16,July,2004 | urlLink i put my two fave poses form the three pics together,,, urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 12,July,2004 | urlLink all my chuk e cheese pics urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 12,July,2004 | urlLink the soup is cold urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 05,August,2004 | urlLink I babysat the kids again and really surprised them. i told htem if they had the house sparkling clean by 8:00pm, i'd have a surprise for them. I had them convinced that the surprise was coming in the guise of a woman carrying a large package. when they opened the door and it was je, they were so happy htey squealed! .... je tucked them all in and helped me tell funny stories, then we went out for a drive and talked and talked and talked.... je really wants to move here to mocksville and that makes me happy! urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 04,August,2004 | urlLink I am so happy right now. My oldest little brother, Je, called and said he was coming fo ra visit since he can't make it this weekend, urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 04,August,2004 | I am so happy and dissapointed at the same time.... i've been trying to get my bros and sis and i ALL together. Every since the pic below, there's always been one of us missing... i missed my sister's wedding, but the boys were there... i went with the boys to miami, but kimmie wasn't with us... it's so annoying... we were all supposed to get together this weekend for sky's birthday party... but je took LAST weekend off because he had the dates confused, and he won't be able to come up for 3 weeks! Kimmie can't come up in 3 weeks cuz she took THIS weekend off, and, after that, Teddie is starting a new position as an EMT and he can't pic and choose his days off... so whaaaaa... at least kimmie, teddie, robbie, and sheena will be up this weekend... robbie's best friend, bryan, (NOT my husband, lol) is coming, too. i've cancelled sky's birthday party. we are still going to chuck e cheese, but it is going to be a surprise shower for kimmie instead. she THINKS it's a birthday party for sky, haha... urlLink this is a pic of the last time all four of us (my bros and sis kimmie, who is taking the pic) were together... this pic was taken in feb 2001 when i was a newlywed and newly preg with baby anthony... the bald guy with the belly is my (ex) husband...also known on this page as... veggie, ant, anthony, bryan and jackass lol urlLink |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 03,August,2004 | I am still in pain from having my tonsils out... it's totally aggravating! I took care of gayle's kids tonight, so she and her husband could go to a church meeting and out to dinnner for the first time in forever. the kids were really good up until the last part of the night. then the boys started being loud. I had just put sky to bed, so i told them to be quiet. they didn't listen, and i told htem again. then i said'if you are loud one more time, you are going to bed.' well, they were loud one more time, so i sent them to bed. the first thing the oldest did, is call his mom and tell her it wasn't fair. (he always does that and it drives me bonkers) of course she said to do as toni says, and they went to bed. boy were they mad at me! they didn't even want to hear a funny story which is one of their favorite things. honestly, it made me feel kinda bad, but i know i have to stick to what i say. i was really trying to make tonight fun, and it was up until that point. well, i stuck to my guns, and eventually, the boys apologized and we talked it out. then i told them a few stories and they went to sleep. i went to bed after gayle and jon got home. i slept okay until my throat really started hurting, and i started coughing up a some blood. (which is normal) i went back to bed at 12 then woke up at 2 something cuz sky was crying and had gas. gave him medicine. went back to bed. woke upwith sky again at 3 something and stayed up... lol |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 03,August,2004 | for some reason, i feel worse than ever today! My ear is throbbing. I only slept from 12am to 2 forty something because my ear and throat wouldn't let me sleep! i went to help at the food bank today, but ended up not helping much because gayle was counseling and praying with a friend who was pretty upset. Gayle actually almost left without me! She told me she had to go to the food pantry to do some extra work. Well, I'm the main person who helps her, so I figured she needed me to tag along as usual. I went to the room to get ready, and when I came out, she was headed out the door. She thought I was going ot sleep LOL... I had just woken up from and hour and a half nap! ha! Anyway, like I said, I ended up not really helping her much. We had an over abundance of fried chicke, which a guy in a store next door took for us, so we didn't have to throw it away. Then we loaded off a couple of boxes of food to three other families. The freezers are almost full and we still have almost a full week of food coming in! I'm not complaining! It's a good thing. It's just hard to keep up sometimes. Definately better than 'not enough', though. |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 02,August,2004 | Sky took his first really good steps saturday... he's walking 5/6 steps without falling! Its so cute :) Church was really great. My pastor tlked mostly about 'the end times'. I don't know if you know all about it already, but you know the amrk of the beast? (666) well, there's a computer chip out RIGHT NOW whose numeric properties come down to 666, and they are testing it on soldiers and children. It's implanted uner the skin in your hand. Walmart around her already has a place shaped like a hand, where you can place your hand to purchase things!!! It's not usable yet, but it's there. that's freaky! Anyone who takes that mark will be choosing hell over heaven and they might not know it! I don't think children will be suseptible, because they are beneath the age of accountability. Anyway, all this stuff is scary. We also had some really good music. My church is non-denominational, not baptist, or pentocostal, or anything like that. The music is awesome. There's a decent band that plays anything from rock praise to soft worship. (all christian of course!) my stupid self (who LOVES to sing) couldn't keep myself from singing a few songs, and did I pay for it! My throat was killing me by the end of service! |
2,229,888 | female | 26 | Student | Aquarius | 01,August,2004 | i am wacko... my sleeping pattern is completely out of wack anyway! I didn't go to bed yesterday until 7pm then go tup this morning at 3! I need help. seriously. lol anyway, so I dooo feel better today, though my throat is giving me a bit of a fit. Sky took his first really good steps! I am so proud. He walked to me several times tofay from 3-f feet away. Isnt' he just the smartest baby ever? Of course, I was walking at 9 mos... I'm glad he decided not to follow my example. i have no idea how I am going to keep up with him as it is! I am in a great mood today. I am in a WRITING mood, even! I've been working on a new Christian kids' book. It's about three missionary teens who solve mysteries and stuff. I think it's going to turn out really well. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 28,June,2004 | Angry, Hurt, Disappointed. I don't know what to say. They say they are loyal, but do they even know what they are loyal to? They don't even know him. How can they even decide on TOBI's fate when they haven't seen what he can do? Even Marcus makes the decision blindly. With all my heart I love the boy, but he is no programmer. He wouldn't know TOBI's capabilities if TOBI were able to walk up and smack him over the head. From his reaction, I would guess that there is no way for me to convince him. He's made up his mind and he'll follow through to whatever end he regards as best. He always has been stubborn like that. If only Jude or Marty one would have survived. They would have been able to convince him. I can't believe how much finger pointing is going on. Someone actually accused me today of killing the boys. I can't believe that people would do that. How can they even think that? Uninformed decisions, assumptions...that is not the world that I'm from. Rather presumptuous...wretched....and downright hurtful. I hope none of these people ever talk to Virginia....it would break her heart. I'm leaving Wednesday night to return to Amboy. I hope to find something that Marty left behind as a clue. He was such a prankster that he might've left us something unintentionally even. I hope so and I also hope that Ms. Heller will be willing to help. She seems at least to have an open mind about what TOBI can do, and haven't I always said, that's all that it takes. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 21,June,2004 | He knows not what he is asking for. Can he possibly realize the potential that he would be destroying? My boy, if you are reading this...please, contact me. We must discuss the future. Like a child, he is learning and needs a safe environment to do so...won't you help him? I pray that you will reconsider the options, and know that I will help you in whatever way I can, but destruction is not the answer. Both Jude and Marty are gone and yet part of them lives on...we can't lose that nor can we lose you. You know where to find me... Perhaps that sweet reporter can help. I think I'll get in touch with her...maybe not today, but soon. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 19,June,2004 | The funeral was touching. After arriving back in OR, I was asked to be a pallbearer. I was reluctant to leave Virginia's side for even a moment, but she insisted that I honor Jude's memory. I couldn't bear to think of Jude being gone, hell, I still can't bear to think it. Whoever did this awful thing...whoever decided it was their right or duty or whatever to take away a life such as his...what is this world coming to? A bright light has been extinguished and yet, there are so many that don't even realize. Marty's memorial service was quite peaceful. I had held onto hope that Marty would miraculously show up somewhere alive. It would be just his style to scare us to death and then show up laughing at us all. Instead, Melody was heartbroken to tell me the news after his memorial service that his body had been found. That girl is really something, and how she can be a reporter is beyond me. All the reporters that I've known until now have been certifiable jerks; they claim they have to be to get the inside scoop. Melody though seems to be different; her vigor and charm, I'm sure, helps her to get whatever scoop she might be interested in. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 14,June,2004 | My poor dear boys. I cannot describe the feelings of tremendous grief that I am encountering. Yet, I must be strong for Virginia as her tender heart is breaking and I do not have the cure. Are we safe? Do I even dare to wonder if Marcus is and will be safe? If nothing else, I hope that the new employees will keep any information about his whereabouts safe. Perhaps together we can all protect him. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 13,June,2004 | How relaxed can a body be? I really hadn't realized how tense I was until I returned home and was able to tune in to myself and Virginia. She has been so good to me and we've been working around the house together which has been such a relief. Just being around her can change one's demeanor. Now if only I could get my mind back to Phoenix as well. TOBI is an amazing discovery. The boys told me how great he had become but I think that even they still have no idea of his depth. Jude shared some thoughts with me over the phone yesterday about how it seems that TOBI is just as anxious to be ready for launch as we are. It's so strange to be talking about 'him' like he's a person, but when people put as much into a project as the boys have, it's difficult not to see parts of them in it. I hope everything goes smoothly with launch and that Jude can make a trip out to Phoenix to visit with Virginia and I...I know she misses him dearly. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 05,June,2004 | Thank goodness I will finally have a couple hours rest today. I'm exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. Marty and Jude seem to have everything under control now and I can finally relax, but I just can't seem to settle down. There is something strange going on with TOBI, and everyone seems to be aware of it, although none of the boys want to talk about it. I do hope they're careful... Enough - I've decided that it's time to get back to my darling Virginia, I've missed her so. I wonder if she'll have some of those delicious sugar cookies ready when I get there... |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 28,July,2004 | I don't suppose I have to say again what a pain it is to be here. It must be ten times worse for poor Virginia, who has done nothing to deserve all of this. I feel terrible that she is having to endure this with me, but she has reassured me several times that she would much rather be with me in this awful place, than me being here by myself. All of this mess because of that crazy woman who has now taken a notion to killing anyone who says the wrong thing to her. Where will she draw the line? I found out today from FBOCA that one of the young ladies who worked with Ideltech was found by her husband. I can't imagine what she must've done to gather the wicked witch's attention, but apparently she did. Who else could've done something like they described? I try not to think about what she has in store for me, but I suppose that I can bear this room a little longer knowing that she will not get to have her way with me. I shudder to think of my dear Virginia having to find...ahh, no, I won't even utter it here. Getting down to business, I'm still working on getting back to those who expect things of me and I do hope that they haven't lost faith in me. I have an idea that may get me back to our boards within 24 hours. That is, if these oafs will go along with it. I think I can convince them, but if not, I may still find a way around them. I do hope they are continuing without me for the moment. They know where the site is and they have good ideas as to how to continue our work. There is one thing I want to let them know (I hope they are reading this)...When I got here, on the door was that same creepy picture we had been discussing, and just above it was that name. I have to believe those are the two pieces of information that we need. Can we take it another step farther? |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 27,July,2004 | I awoke this morning with a terrible headache. The weather has been hot, and there is no air condictioning here. I did not sleep very well because of it. It has been a harrowing few days, and it is only now that I am able to get back to here. The power is insecure, and even now, I write only by the blessing of a battery and a plug, and the glow of the screen is my only light. I got into contact with fboca, and he suggested... nay, insisted... that I should be moved to somewhere safer. And so it was that Virginia and myself were moved to this place. This safehouse. Safe it may be, but it is also small, cramped, and filthy. I know I shouldn't complain, because it is indeed safe. But Virginia is very uncomfortable here, as am I. I can only hope that we can find some way to move again soon. Hopefully to somewhere that was made for two, rather than for one. Things here are not at all secure. There is no way to get any messages out without leaving a trail that a blind man could follow. They looked incredulous that I could bring a computer here. What did they expect? That all my messages would be delivered by hand, with pen and ink? Or perhaps carrier pigeon? They promise that they can make it more secure, given time. However, for the moment, I am in search of software that will do the same. I can only pray my people are still working. I can do little for them here, as of yet. But patience, they say, is a virtue. I can only hope that I can have enough. |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 16,July,2004 | I called Virginia this evening and told her about Melody joining me in our search for TOBI. She was so happy to hear that, but also sad about Marcus and her. She, like me, was hoping that all of this chaos might bring the two of them closer rather than farther apart...but even Virginia reminded me that absence makes the heart grow fonder. I hope so for both of them. I know I certainly miss my Virginia, but hopefully once all this mess dies down, she'll fly up for the weekend and we can catch up on some stargazing. Oh, and someone asked me the other day about the titles for my posts here...I would think it would be obvious, but I do admire Shakespeare, he always put things so eloquently. So, I found this interesting site that has some of his quotes and when I put in the general feeling or idea that I have as a keyword, out pops quotes dealing with that word. Let's see if anyone can guess what was on my mind for this one ... |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 15,July,2004 | I know it's been a while since I've spoken. I must say that I'm still a bit in shock regarding the recent events in Amboy. Yes, I'm still here, and yes, I plan to stay for a while, but I'm just not sure what to think. Why would Junior feel the need to do what he did? What can bring a person to a place such as that? We have good people dying needlessly every day and to have someone take their own life, it just seems so...wrong. I think we need more committment in life, more relationships, more love. For my part, I've tried to be supportive of everyone's views. I know Marcus is under a lot of stress, but since he seems to be isolating himself, I'll do my best from a distance. Melody is in a whole different ballgame. She is hurt and confused and somewhat vulnerable. Everytime I've seen her this week I've wanted to throw my arms around her and tell her that everything will be ok and that she should hang in there. She is such a nice girl and I hate to see her still so upset. At a time when she could really use Marcus' support, he's pulling away from her...hopefully he'll come to his senses. I can only hope that time will heal that wound... |
3,551,239 | male | 41 | Technology | Taurus | 03,August,2004 | TobI-IboT 'Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and those who pierced Him will see Him, and all the kindreds of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.' (Rev 1:7-8) We need to talk about God TobI You talked to us about God once. You know where it is. We speak later today. If you want to know when? Follow God's word. For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. Amean. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 15,May,2004 | I dreamed I was back at work. I was working in the Livonia store tho. I had alot to do. I continued working for what seemed to be quite awhile. Then a coworker, Scott, came up to me & said they were discussing what they were going to get for lunch, & wondered if I wanted 'in'. I looked at my watch, & it was only 10:30 in the morning. I told him lunch wasn't for another couple hours. He said he knew it, but they had to decide in case it got busy later, & he would just leave as soon as he could & get it. Then he told me that actually one of the bosses was supposed to show later, but they were thinking of getting lunch from a Coney Island, but that they were not actually allowed to go there for lunch anymore. I told him I'd have to think about it b/c I didn't have much money. Suddenly, it was later & everyone else had gotten lunch already. I thought they hadn't bothered to remember me, but they said that I had told them earlier that I didn't have much money & couldn't afford where they were going. I couldn't remember that, but it was true. I kept working & I felt I had so much to do, I'd never get done. So I decided I'd work thru my lunch break. I'd talk to Irene every so often while I worked, but I still felt overwhelmed. Then I thought it was going on the end of the work day, & I noticed I was polishing some silver(plated) things, & wondering why I was spending time on that when there were more important things to do. Then I took a good look around & realized I'd gotten everything else done, there was still several hours left, & I was just keeping busy til the end of the day. So I walked over to a nearby gas station, except all I got was a bottle of Diet Coke & something I don't remember now. As I left, I realized it wasn't much, but I didn't bother getting anything else. Then I went back to polishing silver. I decided the dream had become boring so I woke myself up. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 12,May,2004 | I was doing laundry. I had everything clean in a laundry basket. My cat jumped in it. She'd been trying to bite me, I don't know why. She just sat in the basket. I thought about taking a swat at her. I lover her, but she was turning mean. I finally swatted at her. She literally fell apart. Her paws were still in the basket, but her body flew into another direction & she was still alive. I felt bad. I told her, I didn't want to do it, but I was angry b/c she kept biting me. Then I glued her body back onto her paws. She had magic powers & could turn into a human. After she was glued back together, I picked her up & got onto a bus. We rode for just a few minutes. The bus stopped, & she turned into a human. We were standing on the steps of the bus & she was looking at someone in the distance who was in some kind of trouble. She got off the bus, but had trouble walking b/c I hadn't glued her back together just right, so her feet kind of swiveled at the ankles. I felt really horrible. I thought she'd put a curse on me or something, but she said she wasn't mad at me, but I had to help people who were in trouble. I knew I had no time for something like that, but I felt I had to do whatever was needed of me. I can't remember the rest just now. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 30,April,2003 | I had a strange dream a few nights ago: I went to blockbuster and rented 3 DVDs. When I got home I either called someone or he/she called me. I told him/her about the videos I rented, looking at each one. The third I discovered was the empty case DVDs usually come in. I told the person I'd have to go back and hung up. When I got back to the store I explained what happened. I looked on my receipt and noticed I was charged for the purchase of the empty case for $4.99. Not sure how I missed all that when the DVDs were rung up. Anyway I was about to exchange it for the movie when I woke up. Never did know what movie it was supposed to be. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 30,April,2003 | My life is not really that interesting. I do however have a weird coworker who tells the craziest stories. For instance, recently she told us that she was in the hospital for a year and a half under quarantine with mononucleosis. Says she got it from eating bad meat--ribs from a pizza place. Anyway, she had 7 specialists watching over her the whole time. She couldn't eat solid food, so she was fed intraveniously thru her nose. (ouch) Another one is that her sister has the thyroid disease, but her eyeballs sometimes pop out of the sockets. The whole family had to take a class to learn how to shove them back in. And yes, she can still see when it happens. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 31,May,2003 | I know, it's been awhile since I've posted last, but I've been busy. I've taken up geocaching. I never thought I would even buy a GPS unit because I didn't really like the thought of being tracked by sattellites, but then I can turn it off anytime I want to. At least I would get lost less frequently. Right now the weather is back to being cold & dreary. It's usually in the 70s this time of year, but it's been in the 60s lately. Today, it only got to 59 degrees & the normal high temp is 75. It's been raining off & on for a few days now. At least my allergies haven't been as bad as they could be. I've also discovered a new 'character' I may begin collecting named Ruby Gloom and her cat Doom. Everything is a bit expensive tho. I also rediscovered Emily the Strange. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 12,May,2003 | It is cold and windy here in Michigan. Today had cold, wet gusts of wind most of the day. Other days it's cold and raining. Once in a while we get a nice warm, sunny day. We've had quite a few thunderstorms too. Now Kimba has to be on my lap all the time. It is a bit annoying when I'm trying to sew or knit. Last night I had a strange dream. I was riding on a bike with two other people. We were riding on the sidewalk of a strip mall when I passed by a police officer. Then one of the guys I was riding with, who was on my right said we were approaching a stop sign that was on our far right. I stopped at the last minute. Then the police officer approached me and asked hadn't I seen the stop sign. I told him I saw it at the last minute because it is so far over to the right. He said he was going to give me a ticket, but I didn't know for what, but then I woke up. Real early Sunday morning I had a dream that Ron & Scott got shot several times. Ron was sitting on top of a building sign & Scott was standing several yards away with a bunch of trees between them, and they were talking to each other on the phone. Suddenly a man with a rifle walked up to where Ron was, aimed the rifle up at him and shot him about 4 or 5 times. Scott ran over to see what happened and the man shot him 2 or 3 times. I got a phone and called 911. Once the EMS got there, I asked how they were & they told me they would be ok. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 06,May,2003 | Last Tuesday night, I turned off my living room lamp to go to bed. The switch is on the floor, so I bent over to turn it off. When I got back up again, I lost my balance. As I tried to regain my balance, I ended up stumbling across the living room and hit my TV. It's a 32 inch that sits on a stand. I knew it was heavy enough to support me with minimal damage to the TV. When I fell against it, I did push it back a little, but also hit my thigh against the corner of the stand. Wouldn't you know it, I was taking a shower last night and for the first time noticed a huge bruise on my thigh. The center of it is yellow & the outer 'ring' is a nice shade of purple. Of course my leg didn't hurt that much until I saw the bruise. Now that I know it's there it hurts much more. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 04,May,2003 | I took a nice nap today. Didn't really know I'd fall asleep, but I laid my head down on the couch & next thing I knew I was asleep. Felt good tho. I didn't sleep real well last night because my sinuses closed up & I couldn't breathe. I woke up a little a few times trying to inhale. Then the cats woke me up 15 minutes early for their breakfast. I was mad at them, but I had to go to the bathroom real bad anyway. So I went, then fed them, then went back to bed for another 4 + hours. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 03,May,2003 | Why are people so interested in my life? My life is so boring tho, that they have to make stuff up. I have had more rumors spread about me than Hollywood celebrities. More rumors than Michael Jackson, I think. I just can't go on Jay Leno or make my own special and publically announce that most of the rumors you have told about me are false. And never mind the ones that may be true. Even if they are, they are NONE of your business. If they were any of your business, I'd tell them to you. This is as public as I can get telling you to leave my boring life to me & try living your own a little better. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 02,May,2003 | I'm glad tomorrow is Sunday. I feel so tired. I just may be going to bed early. My upper back still hurts a little. Wasn't too bad most of the day. I still haven't paid rent. Hopefully I will remember to drop it off tomorrow. Anyway I have another computer desk now & it is easier to watch TV while I am on the computer. I still have to finish rearranging the living some more. I got some stuff thrown out, but I know I still need to throw out more. But of course I am too tired to do it now. Otherwise, nothing particularly noteworthy happened today. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 02,May,2003 | Well, my neck doesn't hurt quite so bad now, it has crept down a little between my shoulder blades. I know I shouldn't complain about people driving real slow during rush hour. I can't help it, it is so aggravating. Do they realize they are backing up traffic? If they know, do they just not care or are they doing it because that is there source of amusement? Are they looking at all the cars behind them and laughing? Ha ha & all. Oh yeah, I heard on the radio that 'bling bling' is being added to the oxford dictionary. I wonder what the definitions will be. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 01,May,2003 | The weather is kinda crappy. There was a thunderstorm last night. Sometime during the wee hours the thunder was right outside my bedroom doorwall, but I was so drowsy I was mostly asleep thru it. Even with my eyes closed I could still sence the lightning. I did the counting thing between the lightning & thunder, but it was too quick. The counting made me fall back into deep sleep. One of my cats is terrified of noises, but I was so drowsy I couldn't get up to check on him. My neck hurts real bad. Part of it is out of joint, but I can't afford to go to a doctor & get it taken care of. (sigh) I'm tired now & going to bed. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 17,July,2003 | It looks like I have to move. After several years in the same place I have collected far too much stuff. It is too overwhelming trying to get rid of it all. My rent keeps going up, along with the rest of my bills, but my income stays the same, actually decreases every year. Geez, Michigan is in a bad way. Ok, I know it isn't just Michigan. I wish I could find a better job. It would help if I could get out from under the high, old debt I have haunting me. I'm trying, but when they just keep adding services charges & I work part time in the winter, what am I supposed to do? If I'd had a crystal ball & could see what was going to happen September 11 that year, that the economy would take a turn for the worse, I would have been more careful. How was I supposed to know? I'm trying to get my first degree so I can get a higher paying job, but even that seems so far off that I feel ready to give up. But I won't--not yet. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 06,July,2003 | Wouldn't you know it, my July 4th holiday got off to a bad start. On my way home from work Thursday afternoon I end up in a car accident. I got to the intersection of Warren and Beech Daly as the light turns red. I needed to turn left, so I get in the left turn lane and a woman in front of me got into the lane just as I was passing her. Don't look to see if anyone might be coming up behind you or anything. I just hope you weren't talking on your cell phone. Fortunately the damage was minimal and no injuries. Except now, I can't open my front passenger door. Her car hit mine on the front quarter panel directly in front of the door and sideswiped most of the rest of it. Bother! Now I have to go thru the trouble of calling the insurance company, taking the car in to be fixed, etc., etc. Well, fortunately the rest of my weekend went quite well. Even did some geocaching, some relaxing, some swimming. My eye feels better, too although, there's still a little blood at my cornea. I REALLY don't want to go back to work tomorrow, but, what can ya do. sigh. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 02,July,2003 | Yes, it's been quite a while, again. Once again, busy. On June 27 I was sitting reading a book (I decided to join the Harry Potter craze) when I felt my left eye burning and itching real bad.I didn't pay much attention to it, but Saturday at work, Juan was talking to me & he asked me if my eye was bleeding. I figured they were just more bloodshot than usual. A few minutes later, I went to the bathroom & looked in the mirror & noticed a blood vessel had broken. It burned real bad for a while, but it is beginning to feel better now. During the Memorial Day weekend I'd gone up north to Grayling. My mother & I went geocaching. We searched for 4 or 5, but only found 2, I think or 3. I have found quite a few more since I got back here to Westland. While up north, I used a Magellan Sportrak GPS, but when I got down here I traded for a Sportrak Map, because it has more detailed street level maps. Unfortunately, it seems to be somewhat less accurate than the other. Ah well. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 22,October,2003 | Wow, I knew it had been awhile since I last posted, but I didn't realize it had been this long. I survived the blackout of 2003. Fortunately, I didn't have anything in my freezer or refrigerator that was worth saving. Don't really go grocery shopping too often. It was miserably hot & humid tho. Ah well, I'll tell my adventures as soon as I have a bit more time. Oh yeah, I never did move. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 21,December,2003 | I went to see Lord of the Rings: Return of the Kings on December 18. On the 20th I woke up for work with my right shoulder sooo stiff & sore. I dreamed I was battling Orcs & Urak-hai with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli & all the rest. I couldn't move my arm. Ouch. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 15,December,2003 | Yeah, I know, but I've been so tired lately. Besides working 40 hours a week, I've been juggling 4 classes (14 credit hours). Until last week that is. Finals. I'll check my grades in a couple more days. First I have to get thru the Christmas shopping ordeal. I got Uncle Kenny's gift already. I hope to get everyone else's Wednesday after work. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 26,January,2004 | Does anyone other than me think the 'Snuggle Bear' looks a bit evil? |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 25,January,2004 | I've been laid off work for just over a week now. It feels good to be getting enough sleep. I'd been feeling awfully tired & drowsy all the time for quite a while. I feel quite well rested now. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 22,January,2004 | Well, I've been laid off work since Friday. I stopped by work yesterday for my paycheck & W2 form. Someone there told me that Linda M talked about me for 2-1/2 days straight about how she misses me. She hates me, yet she wouldn't stop talking about me until yesterday afternoon. Jealous maybe? |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 06,January,2004 | Wow, I knew Juan is not the brightest bulb in the house, but Tim is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Last month, a cow with mad cow disease was discovered here in the United States. We tried scaring Juan over it (didn't work that well, he's still eating hamburgers--oh well). This past Friday, at work, I mentioned to another coworker in Juan's presence of a news report I had heard the day before. A reporter discussed about how some candles are made with cow remnants. The reporter went on to say that if you light such a candle & inhale it's scent, if the cow had mad cow disease, there is a very slight chance you could develop symptoms of mad cow disease. Tim, who was listening nearby, said that is B.S. I told him that was what I heard. So Tim says to me, ' So what you're saying is that if a house burns down that had a person with AIDS, and that person burns to death, then all firefighters and any neighbors nearby who inhale will get AIDS.' I asked him what AIDS has to do with mad cow disease, to which he replied, 'It's the same thing.' Ok, HUH??? I laughed at him and told him that was one of the stupidest things I've heard in a long time. As I walked away, he insisted that the two diseases ARE the same thing. If you say so Tim. (eyes rolling now) |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 01,January,2004 | I Never Did Well on Tests... I managed to pull a 3.06 grade point average last semester, pretty good for me for having 14 credit hours (full time student status) while working full time (40 hours in MI books). That is just above a B average. Maybe sometime I can make the Dean's List. That would be a personal accomplishment. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 16,February,2004 | The people at unemployment were not, in fact, finished with the games. Saturday I got in the mail a piece of paper with a whole bunch of stupid questions: 1. Can you work full time at all the hours, days, and shifts of your of your customary job? Never said I couldn't 2. Is there anything that would prevent you from immediately accepting an offer of work (for example: being out of town, a family death, being in jail, etc.)? If yes to any of these...YOU LOSE 3. Are you willing to accept work at the wages you earned with your most recent work? Does DUH mean anything? 4. Are you or have you been willing to accept work in the same location as you previously worked? Why do you think I was laid off in the first place? BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ANY WORK THERE 5. What were the dates that your were not fully available for work? What did I say that sounded like I wasn't? 6. On what date did you begin your school or training? Several years ago, but that shouldn't matter to you 7. On what date do you expect your school or training to end? When I graduate, but for your benefit I QUIT GOING 8. Are you attending school or training full time? Just for your benefit--NO 9. Does your class schedule allow you time to seek work and accept job interviews? DUH 10. Are you participating in an on the job training program? The income you are receiving for this on the job training is considered earnings (means it will be deducted from unemployment, should you actually receive any). tsk, NO 11. Is your school training part of an apprenticeship program paid by your employer or union? How about asking me questions that apply to ME 12. Does your class schedule conflict with the work hours of your usual occupation? Sometimes, but they didn't care. 13. If you were offered full time suitable work that interfered with your school or training schedule would you be willing to drop your classes in order to accept work? Yeah, like I'm gonna find 'suitable work' with no real skills & like I'm just gonna throw thousands of dollars away to please you people, but for your benefit I ALREADY QUIT. 14. If you were offered full time suitable work that interfered with your school or training schedule, could you have your classes rearranged in order to accept the work? You are required to provided documentation from your school that you can rearrange your classes. Yeah, right, specialty classes at a university? and again, like I'm gonna find 'suitable work' with no skills. If it's that damn important to you, I dare you to find for me a job at the same wages, that I could do. Otherwise just SEND ME THE STUPID UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 09,February,2004 | I tried filing for unemployment (here in Michigan) online on January 19. I received the date & time of February 2 from noon to 1:00 to call for my first check. I did that, but was told my application never actually went thru & that I needed my confirmation number to collect. I couldn't find it anywhere. I searched for a week & I could not remember where I put it. This morning, I finally called a phone number so I could begin collecting starting the week after my lay-off. She tells me that I have to go to an office because I stated that I am enrolled in school. To them, that means I am not officially available to work whenever a company needs me. Except I am scheduled to go back to my job May 1. Doesn't matter. She gives me another number to call to find a location to file. I go there. Except that location is only for a MI Works place for filing a resume online. I find that out *after* I post a resume. They say they have nothing to do with actually filing for unemployment. So I come back home & call again. I explain the ordeal I'm going thru. She gives me the address to a location. I head out there. Wouldn't you know it, on the way, I'm stopped for speeding. He claims I was going 18 mph over the speed limit. I was only going 12mph over (ok, big deal, I was still speeding). He writes me up for 5 mph over. The thing is, it's $ 100!!! I get to the unemployment office &, naturally, I have to wait for about 100 other people who got there before me. At least it only took about an hour +. Then it's finally my turn. She pulls up my name in the computer. Says my information is right there. It was posted today. !*^@*#??!! Then she hands me a couple forms to fill out so I can receive checks for the last couple weeks. Now it's a wait & see what happens. Have I jumped thru enough hoops yet!!?? Where am I going to come up with $100 for a lousy friggin' speeding ticket. Yeah, I know, 'That's what you get for speeding, stupid.' Doesn't help any. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 04,February,2004 | I tried to donate blood at the University today, except they have some kind of minimum hematocrit requirement thingy of 38% and mine is 34%. That means my red blood cell count isn't quite high enough, which means I'm a bit anemic. Bummer. On the bright side, I assume that is why I have been feeling so tired all the time. I'm sure it's bad nutrition based. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 31,March,2004 | Fortunately, nothing out of the ordinary happened at school today. Went to Psych class. Got back my test results. I did worse than I thought, but I still got a B which I won't complain about. This morning I went to the Oakland Community College Highland Lakes Campus in Waterford to see a Hearing Impaired performer. He translates songs into a Sign Language performance. That was really cool. His website is http://www.bertramweston.com and it was an hour performance. He wears hearing aids and he said can hear the music, but he also feels the vibrations for his performances. He said he had to search the internet for the lyrics to the songs to make sure he got them right. Some of the songs he performed to was: God Bless America, 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' by Savage Garden (I love that song), the Titanic theme song by Celine Dion, 'In the Arms of the Angel' by Sarah MacLaughlin & some others I can't remember the names of or by whom. I *think* one song is called 'Steps One Thru Four' and I *think* it's by Usher. I could look it up, but I don't feel like it just now. One of his first songs ever, he said and performed for us, was 'I Believe I Can Fly' by Usher. Very emotional, almost made me want to cry--but come to think of it, almost everything makes me want to cry. While watching 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' about every 5 minutes I had to keep from crying. Now, it's time to study for a quiz in tomorrow's 'Juvenile Justice' class. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 30,March,2004 | Tonite was History class. We have a quiz every week on assigned reading. This time it was on the European Union. The question was 'What 3 countries do not use the Euro as their currency?' I had no clue. If I'd read it I had no recollection. My heart sank. I figured there's my next 'zero' point. Then at least half the class said a collective 'HUH???' 'Did we read that?' So the instructor took pity on us & said if we don't know we could opt to answer the question 'In what area are the countries considered to be that are to rejoin the Europe this year?' I knew that one was in my notes (the quizzes are open notes, thank heaven). Answer: former Soviet-bloc countries. Again *whew* Geez, what next? And, OK, maybe I should already know the answer to the first question, but hey, I am historically challenged, I've never been to Europe, and I have enough trouble trying to keep track of my own happenings, much less everything constantly going on all over Earth. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 29,March,2004 | Maintenance has been fixing up at least one of the apartments across the sidewalk from me on the first floor. That apartment has been empty for at least year, maybe more. See the March 21 entry for more on that. I hope it isn't someone(s) who feel the need to make everyone listen to their music. I hate that. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 29,March,2004 | I knew there was a quiz in ASL class last night, for which I studied for (kinda, as much as a person can study for sign language alone), and I knew we had to bring a historical event article/story for the instructor's approval for a presentation to give next week, but when I got to class the 3 video cameras were waiting. Backing up, for all six levels of ASL classes, after every quiz and midterms & finals first the instructor signs 10 signs & we write down the English equivallant. Then is 10 sentences signed in ASL & we write the English translations. Then we take turns at the 3 cameras & sign whatever we were told the previous week. For the quizzes we have to bring in our own tapes. For the midterms & finals the instructor provides 3 tapes & the cameras are assigned 3 specific things. All the signing we do is written in English & we translate it to ASL on the tape. Anyway, last week she didn't say anything about what we were to sign. So last night I get to class & see the cameras, and it being quiz night, I realize I don't have my tape. I panicked a little. I just figured I'll have to set up a time when I can meet with her & sign whatever. Only one other person had gotten to class, but she wasn't there, just her books. Then a few minutes later a couple more people walk in & also panic. They ask me what are we supposed to sign? I tell them I have no idea. Then another person comes in-and panics. We finally decided that the instructor puts in a request for the cameras well in advance & maybe she forgot to tell the person who sets them up that she wouldn't need them this week. As more people walk in (there's actually about 14 or 15 people who can enroll at one time), & get the panic look, we decided we should have had our own camera to take a picture of THE LOOK as they walk in. But we tell everyone in turn we don't think there's any signing this time. Sure enough, when the instructor walks in, she sees the cameras, & tells us she forgot to let them know she doesn't need them this week. *whew* FYI, the historical event I chose is the Space Shuttle Challenger that exploded shortly after lift-off in January 1986. That was the one that had the first teacher who was supposed to go into space. I didn't really have much to show last night, so the instructor wants me to get more information on the people & their families, which is easy enough. That just involves lots of fingerspelling of names & many people (including myself) still have problems with reading fingerspelling. Ah well. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 29,March,2004 | After being away from home anywhere from a couple days to a week or more, most people declare, 'it's good to sleep in my own bed.' which is great and all, except they probably don't have a large flock of noisy, #^**@@!! birds hovering around their bedroom doorwall at daybreak. While I was away, I got to wake up when I'd had enough sleep. It pretty much started when the oh, so considerate woman who lived below me felt the need to bring as many birds to the windows as possible with bird feeders. On both sides of the building. The woman moved out a month ago, but, naturally, THE BIRDS are still hanging around. She made sure of it by dumping one upright-standing thing over onto the front lawn. There's still bird seed all over the grass. In the back, directly under my doorwall, is a piece of wood that warped upward. THE BIRDS are using it for a shelter. I can't get to it bc maintenence nailed my screen shut. Unfortunately, they did it without fixing the hole in the bottom of the screen the cat made back when there used to be a balcony for her to try & get out onto. Anyway, getting to the point, I was rudely awakened by the screen constantly rattling like crazy. I jumped up to look, knowing what I'd see. In the back of my mind, I hoped it couldn't happen, and never got around to doing anything about it. Sure enough, a bird had gotten into the hole & was caught between the screen & window. I had to try & get the window open just enough to widen the hole for the bird & direct it's attention to it while not getting pecked or it having fly thru the crack into the bedroom. It didn't take long for it to make it's way out, thank goodness. But I obviously have to get the screen taken care of. Right now there's a couple Oreo cookie tin lids blocking the hole. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 28,March,2004 | It took me about 5 hours to get home. At one point I thought for sure I was going to get a speeding ticket. I was back in Michigan at the time & saw the state police car on the left side of the road. He was facing Eastbound. He looked right at me going 80 miles an hour, except I had several people following close behind & I was passing other vehicles. He never did start after us, so after that I slowed down to 70ish for a while, but I eventually ended up going faster again. Overall, traffic wasn't too bad except, naturally, getting thru Chicago. Oh yeah, somewhere north of the Michigan border I noticed a sign for Macaroni Grill. So obviously, they are here. I just don't know where around the Metro Detroit area. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 27,March,2004 | We went to Chuck E. Cheese for Doug's birthday. Naturally, the kids had fun, which is the point. Later, for dinner, we went to Macaroni Grill. I don't know if we have one in metro Detroit. I haven't seen any--yet. But as with any good restaurant, we had to wait a bit for a table, but one cool thing was we watched the chefs making everyone's meals. I ordered a veggie ravioli. We didn't get the baked ravioli dessert because they were all out. Bummer. I'll be starting my trip home sometime today. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 27,March,2004 | I am in Illinois now. I got here yesterday. It only took me about 5 hours to get here, I think. I am somewhere west of Chicago. The drive was not all bad. There was the occasional person who felt the need to drive slow in the passing lane. I hate that. But many of them feel they own the road & start road raging if you make them think otherwise. Then I just wait until I can pass on the right, even tho you're not supposed to. I know, it's more dangerous. If I have no opportunity to pass, I just wait it out. Eventually they'll get over on the right. Anyway, in a little while we'll be going to Chuck E. Cheese for Doug's (my nephew's) birthday party. His birthday is actually in a couple weeks. He'll be 8 years old. But his birthday happens to be on Good Friday this year, so this was the best opportunity for his party. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 24,March,2004 | Well, I'm pretty sure I did fairly well on the Psych test today. It was multiple guess. There were some I questions I wasn't sure about. Ironically, they were about memory. Then she talked about sleeping, the stages, & when approximately they occur. Then she talked about sleep disorders. It would seem I have about 5 of them, one on a regular basis, one somewhat often, the other three not real frequently. Good thing, because then I'd start to worry. Although one that is not real frequently could be a disorder or not. The one I'm not sure of could either be night terrors, or they could just be me waking up from terrible nightmares, & I just don't rememeber I've just had a nightmare. If they are night terrors, which usually happen during stage 4 of sleep, I usually wake up with the symptoms during stage 1. More frequently, I do know they are following a real bad dream. Although, she said that having bad dreams frequently could be a disorder, which brings me to 6. I completely forgot to ask about the explosion-in-the-head thing. Would that be #7? Yay, me..NOT!! |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 23,March,2004 | Today, about 4 hours before my History class I'd suddenly remembered we have a quiz I'd completely forgotten about. I have no idea how I forgot seeing as we have a quiz every week at the beginning of class. I hadn't read the article the quiz was on at all. It's a good thing it's open notes, but there was about 6 - 8 pages to read, & no way I could get it all written down. I figured I'd just blow this test like I did the last one & I could still hope for enough cumulative overall points to at least get a grade C for the class. Turns out tho, the quiz question was fairly easy, & I'm pretty sure I'd written enough stuff to answer it to get the full 5 points. I never did get my 5 articles, in fact, I'd completely forgotten my news journal at home & didn't realize that until I was approaching the school. No big thing tho. I'll just try & get that caught up another time. I have lots to do over the next couple days, so I guess I better get to them. Like studying for tomorrow's test. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 22,March,2004 | Not much to report today. I went up to work to get my windshield wiper fixed. I ended up buying a new blade. That sucker cost me $14.00. It's supposed to be the best, but yet it's the same as the one that got messed up. It could be the way my wipers work. Also, this morning I just happened to remember about my Psych test that's on Wednesday. I'd forgotten to study for it this weekend. Fortunately, I haven't got too much else to do between now & Wednesday, other than get 5 newspaper articles into my journal for tomorrow night's History class. I'll start the test studying thing now tho. Do the articles tomorrow. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 21,March,2004 | I woke up kind of early this morning bc I thought I heard knocking on my door. That happens once in a while. I keep my bedroom door closed so my cat and her dander that I'm allergic too can't get in (even tho she is a short hair & doesn't shed too much). Other times it sounds like a door slamming, but I can never be sure. One time I read in the newspaper all about people who are asleep & suddenly 'hear' an explosion in their head. I'm always dreaming about something at the time, so the sound comes out as either knocking or door slamming. I can never be sure which it is bc the few people left living in the apartment complex are in the same building & some of them are door slammers. Although, one of them moved out the end of last month. The complex is becoming somewhat of a ghost town. The apartment rents here are high and the buildings beginning to deteriorate. It figures some of the people left are in the same building as I. Not real surprising tho. This building faces a parking lot & most people like to be able to see their cars from their windows. The building that's mostly empty has their kitchen/bedroom windows facing the pool, which can be noisy in the summer. Also, that building has regular bedroom windows, but this building has bedroom doorwalls. There used to be balconies, but they took them all off bc they were 'unstable.' I didn't think so, but after the stories I'd seen on the news about some balconies elsewhere across the country/world collapsing from too many people on them, I guess I can't blame them. Strangely, they left the front balconies on. Anywho, even tho I got up early, I still didn't get much done. I'd been feeling a bit lethargic lately & suddenly realized I haven't taken my iron supplement for a few days. I took it & after it took effect, I felt more like getting my errands done. That wasn't until late afternoon/early evening, tho. Strange, tho, feeling lethargic, yet not being able to sleep at night. I'm too used to knowing I can sleep in every day. Going back to work is going to be brutal. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 20,March,2004 | I found out it was a good thing I didn't go to the class I thought about going to last week (see dates 3/14 & 3/15). The instructor of my Thursday night Juvinile Justice class teaches the one I planned to sit in, but this past Thursday, he said the guest speaker just pretty much droned on for 2 hours. The instructor said he didn't know if maybe the guy was just real nervous, (I know, although some of you like speaking in public, many of us don't), but many students started nodding off. The only part that got people's attention was when the guy showed slides of the 2 year old who died. She was badly beaten & he showed slides of her on the autopsy table. My instructor said there was one of her with her eyes open, and her mouth slightly open, but you could tell there was no life behind her eyes. He did also say the actual cause of death was drowning. The mother put her under the running bathtub faucet so she could wash the blood off. Sick people in this world. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 19,March,2004 | I hate when I can't sleep in the middle of the night. Thuderstorms=Spring? Spring officially started at 2:00 AM & sometime after that so did a severe thunderstorm. I can usually sleep through those, & I was finally asleep at the time, except wouldn't you know it, the thunder was so loud that someone's car alarm went off. I figured it wasn't mine, but I just had to jump up & look anyway. Nope, not mine. But it didn't surprise me that it was the Mustang. Fortunately, the guy lives in the same building that faces the parking lot & turned it off. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 19,March,2004 | I had several errands to run, and I got kind of a late start, and it wasn't raining or snowing, so I figured I'd check my windshield wiper after I got my important, before everything closes stuff done. I figured it would take time to reattach it, bc it happened once before, but then it needed replacing anyway, & someone at work did it that time. Huge mistake, waiting. When I finally looked at it, I saw the whole top half of the wiper somehow got bent out of shape. I'm not sure how that happened. It was fine all the way to school, & when I first started out of the school parking lot. Then it just suddenly went screwy. My wipers are not the 'regular' kind that go in the same direction. I bent it back the best I could, but now I'm going to have to wait until Monday when I can take it up to work & have someone look at it. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 18,March,2004 | I tried going to bed early, but that didn't work out very well. I can't sleep. Mostly bc I'm having trouble breathing thru my nose. It's stuffed up, 'cept I don't have a cold. I hate that. Now that I think about it tho, I haven't had a cold for many months now. In fact I don't even remember when the last time I had a cold *knock on wood*, & I didn't get the flu this year. I think I managed to avoid it last year too *knock wood again*. I probably avoided all that by not touching anything any time I could avoid it. Some might say I bordered on ocb by pulling my sleeves over my hands or putting my gloves/mittens on to touch doorknobs & stuff, and washing my hands anytime I did touch something someone else may have touched. I also carry hand sanitizer around with me too and use it. Whatever works, I 'spose, cuz I always do that & have been doing it for the longest time now. Go, me. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 18,March,2004 | It started snowing again this afternoon, then sometime while I was in class, it turned to drizzle. I didn't get to De & Jerry's until after class & wouldn't you know it, on the way there one of my windshield wiper rubber thingys started to come off the wiper. Fortunately, it was the one on the passenger side. As long as I stayed from behind a vehicle, I didn't need to use my wipers. It was already late & dark out, so stopping to check it wouldn't have been convenient. I didn't have their gate pass yet, so I stopped at the security guard's window. There's a directory a couple feet back that you're actually supposed to go to, except that's only if the residents have a home phone, which they don't. So I passed it by & drove up to the guard. She says 'May I help you?' a bit snappishly, I think bc I interrupted whatever tv program she was watching. I told her who I was there to visit, then threw in that they don't have a (home) phone. She was cool after that, did her thing & let me pass. Everything there was ok. Hopefully I'll remember to look at the wiper tomorrow when it's lite out. Although I doubt I'll remember until I'm in the car driving & it'll probably be raining or snowing or something. *sigh* |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 17,March,2004 | Snow blew around all day today. A few days ago I said I hate getting up late. Getting up early isn't very advantageous either. I woke up around 8 in the morning, laid in bed & watched the news for an hour, then got up. Then I made the mistake of watching a DVD movie I'd rented Saturday called 'Russian Ark.' I thought it would be interesting bc it's supposed to be somewhat historical set over 300 hundred years in Russia, and all done in one single camera take. It turns out it was set in a Russian Palace/Museum. It WAS all done by 1 camera in a single 90 - 100 minute take, I didn't learn much history from it, but it made me so drowsy I had to take a nap. Today is my early class (Psych, 4:00 actually), so I still got nothing accomplished. I only got in 1 cup of Mate tea & it was kinda weak & not very hot bc I ended up having to drink it fast. I have a test next week. Fortunately, it's my only test. And no papers due next week. De called me too. She & Jerry should be well on their way to Georgia. Their plane was supposed to have left at 8:00 tonite. I don't know how long it takes to fly there. Shouldn't be very long. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 16,March,2004 | It snowed pretty much all day, but it wasn't a blizzard really. The streets were clear & class was still in session. I didn't think to wear my boots tho, & it was a bit slippy, especially for old tennis shoes with very little traction. I got my paper done at the last minute, right before I had to leave for class. I totally failed the quiz tho. The question was what was the second decision made by the President's Ex Comm when they found out Russia was assembling missiles in Cuba. I knew it was a blockade, but I for the life of me couldn't think of that word--'blockade.' I was trying to think of 'quarantine' also, but I suddenly couldn't get that word to the front of my brain either. That's only five points I lost, but still... I've come to terms with the fact that I'm definitely not going to make a 3.0 GPA this term, but oh well. It's just a good thing I'm not working now bc, it could be worse. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 15,March,2004 | I didn't go to that class I thought I would. I went to bed kind of early, & I woke up early enough, & thought about getting up, but then I decided I'd rather sleep, then start getting stuff done, bc I never started on the paper that's due tomorrow night. I also started watching a bonus feature on the 'Thirteen Days' DVD called 'Roots of the Cuban Missle Crisis,' it's interesting, but it's kinda hard to follow, when your attention span is as short as mine. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 14,March,2004 | It's much windier today than it was yesterday, but was warmer today. I finally finished watching the movie. I kinda followed it with the book. I haven't written the paper yet. I'll get started on that in a few. I don't feel like doing it now. I hate that. I get writer's block until I haven't much time to write something. I hate when that happens. I have to go to bed early tonite bc I'm planning to sit in on a 'Child Abuse & Domestic Violence' class tomorrow morning. There's a guest speaker who's going to be there who wrote a lengthy article about a little girl, the youngest of 5, who was beaten to death by her parents. Then they tried to make an older sibling take the fall, by saying he did it & it was an accident. It happened a couple years ago. There are too many sicko people in the world. And I'm gonna get started on my schoolwork. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 12,March,2004 | I really have to start getting to bed earlier. I hate getting up so late. It takes me forever to get motivated to get moving. The cat hasn't thrown up...yet. I've probably been giving her too much tuna fish. I've been eating it alot because it's cheap. Every time I open a can, I give her a little, cuz she's right there smelling it. But tuna fish has lots of Mercury. Women who are thinking of getting pregnant or are nursing are only supposed to eat it once, maybe twice a week, but I've been eating it more than that bc I'm in neither category (not by choice). Anyway, even tho the cat only gets a little, it adds up. Now I have to finish my Mate tea and finish watching/reading 'Thirteen Days' so I can get my paper for History class done. That's due Tuesday. Plus I have errands to run later, and I have to study for an ASL quiz tomorrow. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 12,March,2004 | I didn't do much of anything today. Went out for a little while. It was cold today, but not as cold as it's been all week--only because the wind wasn't blowing as hard today as it was all week. Last week was excessively windy too, but it was so much warmer & nice. Yesterday, I found some really nice scented candles at 'Bed, Bath, & Beyond.' Except, sometimes they almost smell kinda cigarry. I also found what I thought, at first, were floating candles, & I bought 'em thinking they would only cost maybe 99 cents, (they didn't have any prices posted anywhere). Turns out they cost $1.20. Wow! Then I got 'em home, unwrapped 'em & discovered no wick. huhh?. Then I looked at the label, & discovered they are wax air fresheners. Pretty cool I guess. Makes 'em a little more worth the money. I'd bought 3 of those, but all different scents. On a more serious note, my cat has thrown up 2 mornings in a row, and the 3rd or 4th time this week. I'm not sure what's wrong bc I didn't see any hairbally things in her vomit. This morning after she threw up, she wanted to eat again, so I gave her some canned food, usually I give her dry--the same stuff for a few months now. She kept that down ok. I'd only given her a little, & she was hungry again later, so I gave her some more & she still kept it down. She is real close to 10 years old, & otherwise still going strong. She is quite overweight tho. She still gets around good too. Once in a while I have her chase a red laser for exercise, she loves that. But also lately, I think she's been having weird dreams. She lays next to me on the couch & suddenly starts making weird noises & kind of twitches. Then she wakes up with a start & a high pitched rrrrrr & looks around for a second. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 12,March,2004 | WOO HOO!!! I GOT IT!!! Actually I got 2 checks. And they are for 7 weeks. I also got a 'Notice of Determination' that says, 'You attend night classes on a part time basis. You have done this while working full time and state you are available for work at any time. No ineligibility is imposed as the availability requirements of the M.E.S. act are found to be in order. You are eligible for benefits under MES Act, Sec. 28(1)(C), for the period shown. It is found that you were available for suitable full-time work.' Yay, me. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 11,March,2004 | I called them a few minutes ago. I was told a check for the last 7 weeks was mailed out on March 10. Now I just have to wait for the mail for the next couple days. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 11,March,2004 | I didn't call today. Definitely tomorrow. I usually have been doing my laundry on Fridays, but I decided to do it today, so I wouldn't have to think about it tomorrow. De (my sister, for anyone who doesn't know me & is actually reading this blog) called me this morning to say her father-in-law is in the hospital down in Georgia. He has had heart problems for the longest time. I never asked, but it could be as a result of his mother having German Measles when she was pregnant with him. That is a side effect along with deafness, which he has. Anyway, he had a triple bypass a few years ago, but this morning, she said he has one functioning artery. They may have to fly down to Georgia, so I told her I'd check in on their cat & apartment if they do have to go. It's a good thing I'm not working now b.c. this would be the third time now, I've had to come to someone's aid. Go, me. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 10,March,2004 | I called them this morning. Naturally, the ph # they told me to call if I hadn't received any unemployment checks was just a recording saying they are having a really high volume of calls and can't answer any of them just then. Whatever. So I called another ph #. After the usual voice mail crap, I got a live person. I told her I filed for unemployment back in January & was inquiring as to whether or not I would actually receive any checks eventually. She checked my file & whatnot, and as usual the hold up is still the friggin @@#**# school thing. She asked me was I still going, I told her NO, I quit a month ago, so what's the holdup. She asks me if I have transportation to find a job or get to job interviews. I told for now I do, but if I don't get any checks, I won't have transportation. She looks & asks me if I received a questionnaire about my schooling. I told her not only did I receive it, I mailed it back a month ago. They don't have it. That's funny, cuz my employers received a copy a couple days after I mailed it. So WHERE DID YOU IDIOTIC PEOPLE PUT THE ORIGINAL??? She says she'll have to find it & review it. Whatever. Expect another call from me tomorrow. And everyday until I get some dynamite up someone's ass. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 08,March,2004 | I made my biweekly call to MARVIN for another unemployment check. I think that's 5 they now owe me. If I ever actually get them, I'm gonna feel almost like I've hit the lottery or something. Trouble is it's already spent. With my luck, and their stupidity, I'll be back to work, then they'll decide since I'm working, I'm not entitled to them or something. Guess I'll start calling them everyday starting tomorrow. I'll call them until I actually receive the checks. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 07,March,2004 | Yesterday I went to Deaf Coffee Hour in Ann Arbor at Easter Accents. Dr. Philip Zazove was there. He's deaf & he's running for the House of Representatives. I had a brief conversation with him. For details on that click on the link to (my) Kim's webpage on the right near the top & go to the 'Essays' page. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 02,March,2004 | No unemployment checks yet. Still waiting. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 30,April,2004 | I've been blogging for a year now. Yes I realize I've been more regular since I started. Alot happens at times. At first it felt strange publishing my life on the web, but as I read other people's, I thought maybe someone somewhere would happen to read mine & be at least mildly interested.... Anyhoo, I slept 11 hours. Woke up at noon. By the time I'd thought about maybe going out to get stuff done, I'd decided it wasn't such a good idea. Friday afternoons suck traffic-wise. Too many fools out there behind the wheel. I almost went to the park for a walk, but it was windy & a bit cool. So in the end I stayed home & read & mostly watched TV. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 29,April,2004 | Yes today was nice out. It got up to 81 degrees F. I went to the park in Canton again & walked. According to the GPSr I walked 2 miles. Then I got my backpack & found a place on the grass, & laid down & read for awhile. I'd gone to the library in Westland & borrowed the first 3 I, Robot books by Isaac Asimov . The movie is currently scheduled for release in theaters July 16. I know I never got far in the books, so I figured I'd try to get as far as I could. The movie is supposed to be based on all 9 books. I know I'm not going to get that far. Before I went to the library, I went to the school to pay for the class I signed up for that starts next week. On my way I remembered I had a receipt from the last time I went to the bank. It said I had less money than I thought. I did some figuring & realized I never deducted from my Money program a check I wrote a week or so ago. I don't know why, but I thought I had. Which meant I don't have as much money as I thought. I went ahead & paid for the class anyway, but it's going to be a tighter squeeze than I thought. Hmmph. On top of all that, I couldn't sleep last night. I'd had some baked beans yesterday, earlier in the afternoon, & they were still with me. At 3:00 this morning, I finally got up & took my last Pepcid AC. The burning finally lessened. It had occured to me that happened the last few times I had baked beans. I'm never eating them again if I can help it. The pain was unbearable. I sat up & watched a previously recorded C-Span session that took place earlier yesterday in either the Senate or the House of Representatives on a discussion of the 'new, improved rules of who no longer gets overtime pay beyond 40 hours/week.' Police, firefighters, & all first response emergency personnel will get paid. Everyone else who is non-union making between $26,xxx (I forget the exact amount) to 100,000 is screwed. They are 'trying to strengthen the 40 hour work week.' Except some businesses depend on being open for many more hours than that each week. And can't afford to hire people to cover the extra time. Like where I work. They even gave some examples. A daycare worker who has to take care of even 1 child beyond the 40th hour is not entitled to overtime pay--unless he/she spends the time teaching the child something. If he/she is only caring for the child for the parent/guardian--no overtime pay. If you're a Manager & spend at least 20% of each week doing managerial stuff, your salary better compensate for the overtime your excluded from getting. If your job is a specialty one, such as fixing things, computer installer, electrition, etc. ditto. They even demonstrated by pure accident. Each member had 5 minutes to ask/discuss whatever they wanted concerning the 'new rules v. old rules,' or clarify something. At the start of one's session, his microphone wouldn't work. He moved to another, meanwhile another fixed the microphone. Afterwards, the one who fixed it said 'the good news is I fixed the microphone, the bad news is I won't be getting paid any overtime because it was a specialty job.' Ok, maybe to an extent they are trying to get people to do they're jobs within a reasonable amount of time. Here's more. They also said Funeral directors & specialty chefs who have 4 years of post high school education are excluded from overtime pay. Someone said it sounded like they are trying to penalize people for wanting a higher education. The secretary of Economics said all this stuff has been in the rule book all along, just not as specific. That's about all I remember at this point. I sorta quit listening, b/c it wasn't helping me get to sleep. The new rules are slated to begin in August. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 27,April,2004 | I looked out the window this morning & saw large, white things floating all over. I thought, ' wait that can't be...SNOW???!!?' No way, maybe it's flowery things from a tree blowing all over..a rather large area... I had to run a couple errands & I checked the weather on the weather channel. Considering it was in the mid-40's, I figured it had to be snow. I'm not surprised at how cold it is. Seems to me, it's been cold well into May in the past. Blech. This morning I considered dropping the class I registered for this next semester. I could certainly use that money to pay my bills now, but there's the nonrefundable registration fee. As it stands now, I can pay rent, & the car payment, & make half the tuition, but I'll have to wait until next week to pay the rest of the bills, except they are already overdue. Hopefully, 1 week won't matter too much, but I still have a few days to work it all out & make a decision. The registration fee is nothing to sneeze at. It's too much to just give it up. Next month won't be tight even if I'm not back to work. It's just right now. I'm glad I've been living otherwise simply, tho. I'm still considering moving to somewhere cheaper & the less I have to move the better. I'm just not sure about moving tho. Moving to a cheaper place pretty much means moving to a place about half the size of where I live now. Or, if I can manage to save enough cash by next August, I can consider moving to a manufatured home park. But the only 1 I really like is further away from work & school. And some of the drive would be a 2 lane (busy) road. *sigh* |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 26,April,2004 | I went to see 'Connie and Carla' at the Emagine Theater in Novi. I went to the first showing of the day. I and an older couple were the only ones to see it. I didn't mind. They sat further back, so I got to sit closer to the front in the middle & not be in their way at all, even tho it is stadium seating. I hadn't eaten yet, & I'd gotten there about 5 mins b/4 the movie was to start, so I got a cream cheese stuffed pretzel (one of the cheaper things on the menu). I'd never had one before, it was pretty good. Anyhoo, the movie stars Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, & David Duchovny. It was a few other movies rolled in one. Similar to Sister Act , they witness a murder & go into hiding. Except instead of impersonating nuns, they become drag queens. There's a brief reference to Thelma & Louise towards the beginning. There was a couple parts I thought dragged a little too long, but overall I thought it was funny. I also thought Nia Vardalos & David Duchovny worked quite well together. I'd been wanting to check out the Emagine Theater, that's why I went there. I can't swear to it, but I *think* the screens at AMC in Livonia are still bigger. It's been a few months since I was there. After that I went to the school bookstore. On Friday I was there & gave back many textbooks for some money. One of them was my Psych book, but there was also a workbook, a couple reference books, & a CD-Rom that came with it that I never used & had forgotten, so I gave those back today. Then I checked to see if the book I'd need for the next class was in. It was--$70. I didn't buy it yet. I still have to figure out my overall financial situation. Too bad the book wasn't in Friday, I could have paid for it with the money I'd gotten for the other books, but naturally, I've spent most of it already. Plus I'm going to have to get to Target soon, & get daily stuff. I'm not sure how much that's going to cost. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 24,April,2004 | Because I'm a blogger I got an invite to sign up with Google's GMail. I figured what the hey, even tho I already have an email address thru AIM's Netscape as well as another one. Last I heard, Google & Blogger are both owned by the Pyra Labs; or Google owns Blogger & Pyra Labs. Or whatever. Let's see how much spam I get. I'm finally feeling the financial pinch of paying off a rather large past debt. I registered for a class for the Spring/Summer semester & I need to come up with at least half the tuition by next Friday. That wouldn't be too difficult except rent & the car payment is also due at the same time. Hopefully, I'll figure something out. I'm also waiting for my grades. I've been checking online, I got my Juvenile Justice grade (an A), but he said he'd have everyone's posted within a day or two anyway. It's the Psych one I'm worried about. I wasn't feeling well & didn't study very well & ended up guessing at many answers. I'm disappointed in myself for that, but it's obviously too late too do anything about it. I am also worried about the ASL grade too. I didn't do all that well in the class. But she didn't tell me I'd have to take the class again. I heard later that someone else was told she would have to take it again. Meh. Now I'll have to wait another few days. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 22,April,2004 | The semester is over. I mentioned Tuesday night's cheater to the Juvenile Justice instructor tonite. Turns out his son was in the same class & had told him about it already. Thru-out the semester, the instructor has mentioned his sons, I just didn't know one of them was in the same History class. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 21,April,2004 | Normally, thunderstorms don't bother me. Listening to the rain is soothing & makes me drowsy. I prefer them at night so I can fall asleep. Yes even through the thunder & lightning. Unfortunately, they make my sinuses hurt real bad. There was a severe thunderstorm last night & this morning I woke up groggy & stuffed up. I should have taken a Sudafed when I got up, but nnnoooo. Naturally, by this afternoon my sinuses hurt so bad I felt sick. Had to take a couple Extra Strength Excederin to first get rid of the pain. I fell asleep on the couch for a couple hours, then took the Sudafed. I'm mostly better now. This past Monday I was supposed to make my biweekly call to MARVIN. I'd remembered about 10 - 15 mins b/4 my 1 hour block. But I got to doing other things (like blogging) and forgot until 4 hours later. So I have to wait until tomorrow. Sux. I would already have my paycheck by now. Not that big a deal tho, bc it doesn't matter too much now. Bills don't have to be paid until next week. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 20,April,2004 | I went, I conquered, I came back alive to tell the story. Some moron tried to cheat on the final exam tonite. To an extent I can understand it. There's so much memorization involved. I thought I was going to go krackers. The rest is a breeze compared to tonite's class--all semester. But I know I made it thru pretty good. Probably other students over the years have tried to cheat. The instructor had told us what to study. Naturally, he gives us a couple more things than what's really on the test. This guy had everything written down on note cards. We had to have only either an obviously blank 'blue book' or 3 sheets of obviously blank paper on the desk. Those using paper would have to ask to use more sheets. It was a pretend the reader of our papers knew nothing of what's being said essay. Ok, now imo, if your going to take the trouble to write everything down on the cards, why not write them asap after being given what to study, then study them throughout the week. I mean, many of us DO have busy lives, but if you're taking the classes in the first place, isn't that some sort of commitment to take the time & see it thru until the end? Anyhoo, about 5 or 10 minutes into the test, the instructor walked back to the guy & took his notes. He then walked to the door & waited. The guy gathered his things & walked out. On his way out the instructor told him he is done. The guy tried to talk to the instructor, but I think even he didn't have anything to say. The instructor came back in & closed the door for a while. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 19,April,2004 | I believe I did pretty good on the ASL final exam. She signed first a long story, then a shorter one. I know I missed some details in both, but I just couldn't remember it all at once. She made us put our pencils down while she signed each one the first time. Here's how it went. She signed the first story in it's entirety. After she finished, we wrote as much as we possible could. Then she signed the whole story again. Then we wrote down whatever we thought we missed. Next she signed the second story in it's entirety. This one was shorter than the first. Then we wrote everything down. Then she signed it again, & we wrote whatever we missed. I don't have time to give any other details now. Now I'll be happy to make it thru today/tonite. All aboard the crazy train. I'll be SO glad when I finish this one crappy, freakin class. It totally sux. I hate it real bad. Time to get back to it. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 19,April,2004 | I'll get back to my studying in a minute. I went to the park again yesterday. I took my GPS on my walk this time & I walked the same route as Saturday. According to the GPS I walked about 1.30 miles. Then I got my backpack out of my car & headed to the same picnic table. Except, wouldn't ya know it, I could tell a walker was headed for the same one from my left. He got to it a few steps ahead of me. I looked around for another suitable one, but there were none I liked. That was the only one far enough away from all the rest, was near a pond, and set away from the walk/bike/roller blade path. So why would he pick that one? Anyhoo, I just walked a few feet away & sat on the grass bc I knew he wasn't going to stay there very long. Even after he left, I thought about staying on the grass, but it was so darn windy out. So I got up & went to the picnic table. In fact, it was too windy to get much studying done. I had my notebook out, but I had to use my tape recorder, GPS, & Palm III as paper weights. The wind kept blowing directly into my eyes too bc I didn't have sunglasses, & it's a bit bothersome when wearing contact lenses. And I was facing the sun (I know, 'what, you want macular degeneration or something?!?). So I spent much of my time sitting there with my eyes closed leaning on my notebook. But I did get some studying done. Today there's a wind advisory. At John Daly & Michigan Ave. a traffic signal came down. That's around 10 miles SE of me +/- a couple miles. I won't have time to get to the park today (bummer) bc I have a report I should be finishing now, & then I'll get back to studying. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 18,April,2004 | I'm back again. I figured I'd fall right to sleep, but no. I laid in bed for a couple hours, then finally gave up. Now here I am. Been awake since 10:00 yesterday morning. Of course it didn't occur to me I could have just picked up one of my history books & started reading. I probably would have been asleep ages ago. Oh well. Now I'm gonna end up wasting the whole afternoon b/c eventually I will fall asleep, then sleep all afternoon. meh. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 17,April,2004 | Yesterday I went to Hines park & found a mostly quiet place to sit & study. Today I went to Heritage park in Canton. Not a whole lot of people there, fortunately. First I went for a nice brisk walk around it. I didn't think to have my GPS with the mileage counter with me, but I think, according to some posted guides, I walked about a mile. I listened to the history lectures while I walked. We were allowed to audio record them, thank goodness, otherwise I would have missed quite a bit. Then I found a nice quiet (metal) picnic bench right near a pond and & I sat there & studied. Sort of. Every so often, some ducks would 'dive' into the pond. It made me want to take a dip, 'cept there's no swimming--for humans anyway. I hope to go there often, as I've gained a whole lot of weight sitting around, eating too much, and being generally lazy for the last few months. That walk felt good, except when I first sat down. Even tho I stretched my leg muscles, I got that pincushiony feeling in both thighs. That's from restless leg syndrome. I get that every so often. Anyhoo, it was nice & quiet other than the ducks playing. It's only about 8ish miles from where I live. I have to get in some kind of shape (other than what I'm in now) before work, otherwise I'm going to be miserable. I'm still not sure when I'm going back (hopefully not real soon), but I'm giving myself about 2 weeks to get into a halfway decent shape. Not much time, but that's what I get. I slept quite well last night, no bad dreams, and I should sleep really well tonite. I'm a bit drowsy already, probably from the walk. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 16,April,2004 | I was so freaked out this morning by the nightmare I'd had that I'd forgotten to mention what I saw yesterday. Actually I guess I could have mentioned it in the blog I wrote last night, but I forgot then too, so here it is. I ended up going to the 24 hour post office yesterday afternoon bc I couldn't find my stamps, so I figured I'd buy a couple for my taxes. Silly me drove right past the post office 1/2 mile from where I live w/o giving it any thought. Anyhoo, on my way to the other post office, I drove past a house with that big, huge inflatable pink bunny holding the easter egg, the one that's almost as big as the front of the house it's sitting in front of. I can understand not taking down one's Christmas lights until 6 months later (if at all). But really folks, that bunny needs to be gone the day after easter (imho), especially one that darn big. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 15,April,2004 | It's nice out & I know I should grab my textbooks & stuff & go to a park & study, but I just can't make myself presentable to the public. I had a real bad dream that I woke up from at 6 this morning. About 10 seconds after I woke up, my bedroom doorknob rattled, & it scared the mess out of me. I told myself 'it's only the cat, it's only the cat' & sure enough, the cat then made her meow/cry. I jumped up, changed into sweats, went out, wrapped a blanket around me (bc I still had chills from what happened), laid on the couch with the news on tv & fell back to sleep at 8:00 & slept until 11:30. I can't get the dream out of my head. I'm writing it here so maybe I can forget about it. Eventually this post will be archived, in the meantime, anytime I review my blog, which I do on occasion to check for spelling errors & such, I will skip over this one. I don't care about misspellings & stuff here. If you have a queasy stomach, I'll tell you when to stop reading. And I will never mention it in another blog. I may even change the archive settings so it's not on the current page for very long. For all I know, once it's in writing in this blog, maybe it won't seem as bad as it is in my mind. I wanted to get a Deadjournal account to put the dream there, but it costs money, which I don't care to spend. Anyhoo, I think I know why I had the dream. It took me the 2 hours I was awake to figure out where it came from. Probably bc I was channel surfing for a few minutes before I went to bed last night instead of doing the smart thing & looking at the TV guide. I came across some movie & watched a few minutes to figure out what it was. There was a man walking down some stairs in a house. He was talking to a bunch of people gathered together. I could see him talking, but his mouth wasn't exactly moving. He had on a mask. The movie was 'House of a 1000 Corpses.' I changed the channel, but ended up with a couple minutes of Sci-Fi & 'Mad, Mad, House.' I changed it again & watched something else, which, I believe I flipped back & forth between Jay Leno & David Letterman. I figured I completely left the shows behind. If you know the movie & actually liked it keep reading. Otherwise STOP READING HERE . The first movie, they then showed a dead man who had been skinned from the chest up. I realized the talking man was wearing the dead man's skin. I changed the channel immediately, but made the mistake of turning Sci-Fi & 'Mad, Mad, House' where the vampire was going to make some people drink blood. Now here's your LAST CHANCE to turn away. The Dream: (Really it's disgusting, nauseating, it involves cannibalism so stop here) I dreamed I was on a bus or train going on a trip. I was sitting on a small bed watching a small television & eating a sandwich. Possibly honeybaked ham & cheese. Anyway, the TV program showed a guy mutilating himself. I wanted to change the channel, but I noticed other people watching it, so I just turned away until that part was over with. Suddenly it was no longer a TV, but a window, and the man's severed head was on a large stick. The head looked into the window at me & spoke, he'd said something about not being able to die & he could just sew his own head back onto his body. Then the trip was over, I'd gotten off whatever vehicle it was. Then I was walking thru woods with about 3 or 4 other people. We were on a path. We came across dozens of garbage bags full of something, & nearby was a mattress and a makeshift camp. There was a terrible smell. We looked inside a couple bags which held body remains & clothing. We kept walking & eventually came across more of the same. We had heard that people were disappearing. We figured out this same man was kidnapping people & eating them, but mostly their skin. We kept walking, & finally came out of the woods. All of a sudden we were inside the house where I really grew up & again, there was a really horrible stench of decomposition. The man was sitting on the couch in the living room munching on the fingers of his own left hand. He'd eaten them down to his bones. He felt no pain & he could regenerate so it didn't matter. One of the girls I'd journied with turned away & threw up. We then got out of the house fast. We started back thru the woods, but I told the others we had to kill this guy or he would keep doing it. We were whispering as softly as we could. The others told me there was nothing we could do bc the guy couldn't die. He would just keep regenerating. I kept telling them there must be someway, we couldn't let it go on. I suggested maybe shooting him in the heart. Everyone had stopped walking, they knew I was right, we had to do something. Then I started thinking what if this guy was following us. I started looking around. That's when I woke up. Time to go out & clear my head. And fill it with history & psychological disorders. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 15,April,2004 | This month is officially half over. My lockdown begins. Four exams next week. I got a spot of good news tonite. Next week's Juvenile Justice class final is open book. The midterm was as well, & although I got a couple wrong, I got full credit for an extra credit essay, so I still got more points than I needed overall. Tired now. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 14,April,2004 | I finished my taxes. I actually had done the Federal about a month ago using H&R Block's computer software program, I just never printed it or anything. The State taxes I did myself this morning, but it only took a few minutes. Not much changed since the year before. Now I just have to drag my sorry butt out to the post office to mail 'em. Have to go out anyway for class, but normally that wouldn't be until later after most post offices close. There's a 24-hour post office not too far away in Redford, but I'm not about to risk standing in some long line bc I was too lazy otherwise. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 14,April,2004 | I'm finally starting to wind down. Just have one more task to finish. Taxes. No I haven't finished all that yet. Been so busy. I got my 2 Psych papers done. Actually, an hour before class (right when I was supposed to be leaving for school). I just put an ending on the second paper, grabbed my things & took off. I got there with 15 minutes to spare. Actually, I have one more paper for ASL class, but I kinda did it over the weekend to hand in this past Monday, but I decided to work on it some more. One more class tomorrow, then I go into isolation for studying for all the exams next week. Blech. I do still have to get caught up on my current events journal & hand that in Tuesday, so I'll work on it Friday. I haven't been sleeping much, so I'm real drowsy now. Have been all day. Glad I could record today's lecture on tape bc I missed some of it, kept thinking of how tired I am. I also kept getting distracted by other people not wanting to be in class. Meh. |
1,450,156 | female | 37 | indUnk | Leo | 13,April,2004 | I got to class yesterday & once again there were the 3 video recorders & I hadn't bothered to bring my videotape. The original class syllabus said we were supposed to have another quiz, but I knew there were more scheduled events presentations. I asked everyone there who agreed that it was probably just another mistake. Which it was. Afterward, the instructor told us that for our final next week, she's going to sign 2 stories, each 1 twice & we have to translate them. But she didn't say how long the stories would be. |
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