Today is Monday. That makes it dollar day in the video department at our local grocery store. Any movie is $1. I just got done watching The Village. I am still a bit unsure of what I think of the movie. I liked it up to the end. I am confused by the ending. It will require more thought. I don't mind spending a dollar, it's better than spending 20 for my husband and I to see one. We watched prices go from 4 per person matinee to 5.75. I find this offensive. 5.75 was the cost for us to see a movie at night when I was in high school. I graduated in 1995. In that short of years prices have inflated too much. They pay 'name' actors too much money. The name does not make the movie. The writing plus acting makes the movie. Writing bad=bad movie. Acting bad=bad movie. I have seen a few okay movies with unknowns that are better actors than the 'names'. I have seen good movies with 'known' actors kill the movie.
I discovered this writer/director with the movie Dreamcatcher. I don't watch horror movies, but the previews hinted at something that intrigued me. After seeing it, it made me hopeful we were back to the days that writers, directors, and actors were good enough to make a movie without resorting to blood and guts. I know, some movies need these things. They just over-do it. It makes it less scary, all that blood and guts. We are at our best when some things are left to our imaginations. It is scarier. Everyone visualizes something different.
I want The Village to be written into a book. There can be many more things added when writing a book. You can give more suspense and develop characters more fully. You can give a better 'visual'. A movie only allows so much time to develop things. Some things must go. I want to know what happens when Ivy tells whoever(I can't remember his name) that the 'monsters' aren't real. You know she will. This is why I didn't like the ending. She came back with medicine, THE END. Makes me want to pull my hair out. What decision was made with the village? Did anyone try to leave when they noticed she passed safely through the woods. Did they find Noah's body? Did anyone 'buy' the explanation? Someone had to go get it. It is forbidden to go there, but surely someone would ask the question.
This is why I never let anyone talk me out of seeing a movie I may be interested in. Everyone has different opinions. It's easier for me, if I didn't like the movie hell, I only payed a dollar for it. I seem to have a knack for being able to tell if the previews showed are pretty much the whole movie. I avoid most of these until my husband brings them home. He hasn't caught onto this idea yet. If you can tell the whole story in a 1 to 2 minute trailer, you shouldn't make the movie. You shouldn't charge people 10 dollars to see it. While I'm on this track, why do you allow people who can afford it see the movie for free? These high paid 'actors' go to premieres. For free, with door prizes. What a crock, we pay them (it is us, we are the ones who go watch them paying for it) and they get to see it for free. Even those who are not in the movie. Nothing to do with the movie. Apparently it is thought that if million/billionaires see a movie for free, the masses shall follow. UGH! People, have a mind of your own. I bet, if we quit paying to see these in the theatres they would quit paying outrageous money to 'name' actors. For $5 you and a group of friends can see a movie. For $10 per person you and a group of friends can see one with extra loud sound and a really big screen. I'm not really trying to tell anyone not to go to the theatre. If we did, a lot of people would lose their jobs. Minimum wage ones, but hey everyone needs a job. There are still many movies I wish to see, but I will wait for the video to come out, and be in on Monday. For those of us who have little spare money, it's our luxury. Theatres are out of the question. |

Ok, my name isn't really Micki, but you can be anyone you want to be on the internet. For all intents and purposes it's my name.
I'm addicted to disney movies. I watch them all. Every one. I can't wait to see Mulan2. Well, I will wait for video, theatre is just too expensive. My kids aren't old enough, really, to want to see them. I watch them for my enjoyment. I also collect Mickey Mouse stuff. Only Mickey, I don't like any of the others. I think I'm weird.
I'm addicted to cartoons. I watch them every day that they're on. Mon-Fri Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network has Inuyasha, Wolf's Rain, Big O. I watch whatever's on, but I don't like to miss my Inuyasha. Thursday is reruns of Saturday Nights Cartoons. FullMetal Alchemist is awesome, I also watch Ghost in the Shell but more often than not it confuses me. Friday I have to wait until 12:30am to get a decent cartoon, .hack// It was great last night, even if it was a rerun. Saturday morning, if nephew comes over, we see digimon, winx club, dragon booster and shaman king. If he doesn't I watch what's on when I get up. Today it was dragon booster. Winx club is a rerun and I have 30 minutes until Shaman King. I have time to write this. Later on today around 6pm central Cartoon Network has many good cartoons on. Justice League Unlimited, some weird but fascinating card game cartoon, teen titans, dragon ball GT. I won't be missing those either. Tonight is best. New episode FullMetal Alchemist, and Inuyasha. I usually watch twice if I can stay awake. Sunday has dragon booster and digimon, I watch the reruns anyway. I've got it bad! But then, I never had tv growing up and got into cartoons late. |

Ok, this one is going to be a little on the TMI(too much information), disgustings side. I now have 2 loyal readers, we snagged Judy, ha ha. She's at click here to visit.Ok, maybe not 'loyal' but she's been back a few times today. We have enough people to poll! Along with the one new reader we had yesterday.
Topic: Gross stuff about 'that time of the month'. So, I was thinking today as my body is betraying me yet again. I wonder if other people, us, have experienced this. When I was young it wasn't so bad. My body wasn't 'regular', I never had cramps, no clue what pms was, and Only bled for 3 days, yes I said 3 days. First baby, no change. Second baby, OMFG! Bleed on and off for 7 to 14 days. No clue when it will happen, but that's always been a problem. I can't use tampons. I'm too small. After having 2 babies, it's still the case. I had cesareans both times. Too bad, cuz I was hoping this would help me. Sex, for me, is painful without baby oil. TMI alert! If we don't have sex every day, my body reverts to virgin size. I have asked my sisters this, true for them too. Maybe I'm just lucky. I don't like this. It's not fair. He likes it though, great for him. We have gotten to the point where we know what works though, and it's enjoyable. Am I the only one in the world with this 'problem'? Did your body betray you even more after pregnancy or did it get better? Hmm, I'm not sure what I'm asking.
I guess 1.how long is your period 2.is it heavy 3. is it regular 4. has it changed on you over your lifetime 5. do you even understand what I meant by small and do you have this problem. Any suggestions would be nice also. Answer questions as you wish, numbers would be helpful for us to understand. Questions you want to ask me, I will answer if I so wish, as that will be your option for my questions also. I love this anonymous thing, makes it easier to ask questions you really want the answers to. |

Got the idea for this today when, not for the first time, I had to tuck myself back into the one I'm wearing today. Why can't they make one that is comfortable, pretty, and will fit me?
I want to pull my hair out! AAAAHHHH!!!! Bra makers are evil! Buy an ugly one, it won't fit. Buy an expensive one, it won't fit. Buy a sexy one, it won't fit. If it isn't the straps that fall off all the time, yes I know they adjust, one or both of my 'ahems' pop right out. I am jealous of small 'ahemmed' women. (I am using ahem because I find this amusing.)
Sports bras suck! They flatten you, which is painful. They do NOT work. Your 'ahems' still bounce. More painful. I have to say though, they are less painful than regular bras if you run. That time of the month makes it worse. The 'ahems' are so much more prone to pain. Am I the only woman who expiriences this?
If you're pregnant, no bra will ever fit properly. They lied to you when they said on the label, that bra would support your extra heavy 'ahems'. (O.K. Now I'm giggling, I like this ahem thing.) I don't know why women say they loved being pregnant. For me, it sucked. Besides the whole miscarriage thing (see the about me post) baby was heavy, my back hurt, my hips hurt, couldn't lay on my back. I spent so much time in the obgyn's office, cuz other women were having their babies. Not Fair! I was crying after 15 minutes. My bones hurt! My husband and I were there for an hour and a half. Poor guy, he tried to feel bad for me, he just didn't understand. This is why I have stripes on my 'ahems' now. Because they were too heavy and I could not find a bra to fit. Popped out of everyone I bought. Can you say 'let's rip off pregnant women, it'll be fun', they charge $50 per bra.
I even tried Victoria Secrets' bras. Okay, only one. Advertised as their most comfortable one. I don't wear it. Pop out. I don't even wanna see my 'ahems', no one else needs to. Have you ever tried to find a non-underwire bra that you don't pop out of? Impossible. I hate underwire. They dig into my skin.
I can hear it now, those evil bra makers. (evil accented voice)'Ha Ha Ha Ha, Suffer fool. How you like me torturing you every day. You should have been smarter than that. Why you think women didn't wear them way back when.' Of course back when was corsets. Ever wonder why the ladies fainted all the time? They couldn't breathe.
I think I'll start using the word ahem just to confuse my husband. It'll be fun.
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I know, I know! I should not do things like this. My curiosity knows no bounds. Today I found, by far, my most interesting visitor yet. Here's the info as shown on my tracking site:
VISITOR ANALYSIS: Referring Link *removed on request*; Host Name; IP Address *took it off*; Country Iran, Islamic Republic Of; Region; City; ISP Jahankadeh Maybod Service Solutions Provider; Returning Visits 0; Visit Length 0 seconds;
VISITOR SYSTEM SPECS: Browser MSIE 6.0; Operating System Windows XP; Resolution 800x600; Javascript Enabled; Navigation Path-Date-Time-WebPage
January 27th 2005;11:55:29 AM;mickicas.blogspot.com/ <--this is entry page *removed on request* <--this is referring page
So, I think 'cool' I'm checking this site to look for references to mine. Of course, of yet, I haven't found references to mine on any I have checked out. This person says they are from East Coast, United States. So, I posted a comment. I am unsure if it will backfire on me. I copy/pasted the info and asked who came to my site and how they found it. My curiosity is bound to get the better of me.
By the way, Tina, you are listed as Virginia. I won't post any of your other info though. I wonder where they get their info. I'm guessing it's where the 'head office' of the company is located.
*Update: seeing as it offended the person who's site that was, not necessarily that person themselves, I took the relative info off. The only thing, as far as I have been able to tell, you can 'glean' from that info is the ip address which you can use to block a specific user from accessing your site.*
*Another Update: I figured out how these people get here. I'm not linked anywhere. I just noticed, if I look up I can click next blog and it will take me somewhere else. I think this qualifies as a stupid moment. Well, some do come from my profile, but very few. I think it's an accident more than not.* |

Everybody has them. You know, that little thing/s you do that you would die before admitting to it. Yeah, that one. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours. Ha Ha. I make myself laugh. This is going to be one of my easier posts. For some reason, I seem to be able to tell strangers things about me that I would never tell most that know me about.
I'm gonna list them in no particular order that make sense to anyone, least of all me. I just think numbers are fitting for this list.
1. Chocolate, anything sweet. I try not to bring these things home. I cannot seem to help myself. I eat it all at once. Bad habit! It's why I am only able to maintain my weight around 165.
2.Playboy. Yes, I actually read it. I find it fascinating. The girls are pretty, but the only thing that goes through my mind seeing them is, I wonder how much they had to airbrush her. Why can't I be that 'perky' after having my 2 kids. I'll tell you something though. We are keeping my husband's collection for our boys. He will give them a few at the appropriate age. As I have no idea what age this should be, I am leaving it up to him. Yes, I'm going to make sure they have baby oil, cuz it's cheap, and kleenex in their room. I'm not dumb, I know one day my babies will be doing things I don't want to know about. Hopefully, they'll discard their 'gross stuff' in the trash or washing machine, whichever one is appropriate.
3.Trashy romance novels. No excuse for this one, I just like them.
4.Porn movies. Not really, as I have yet to find one with a story line but the day I do I know I'll watch it. My husband has a massive collection of these things. I don't mind. I wonder if that makes me a 'rare' type of spouse. Hey, he comes home to me. He never said he wouldn't look. Last birthday he had, we went into the little 'store', and I helped him choose new magazines and a movie. Embarassing, but he wanted to. I'm game. I had to curtail his surfing for porn habits though. Kept getting so many popups and he downloaded some toolbar on accident. Now I find them for him, even sometimes with him if I'm curious that day or he wants me to.
Do you have guilty pleasures? Want to share? Ah, well maybe this wasn't the most appropriate post, but it was kind of fun for me. If you made it through this and are still, shall I say, disgusted take a deep breath, it'll be a long time before I tell you about something you can do for him. It'll make him want to give you anything and you don't need to use your mouth. It's okay, it's over now. ;)
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You can't see me, but I'm waving my arms to get your attention.
I am a naturally curious person, so I found a website that gave me a counter that allowed me to see where people come from and such. Aside from a couple of people who read my site regularly, by a couple I mean 2, I have had a lot of 'hits' from weird places.
Most come from what I assume is their own site. I have looked at a few and there is no link to my site. How did they get to mine from there? I have had a few come from my profile, I understand how they got to my site this way. I have had quite a few from Spain. I found this curious, so I went to some of the sites and they are spanish speaking. I understand little spanish, so I am wondering how they got here. Only one of those people actually read my site. I thought this was cool.
Another curious thing. There is one where the isp reads them as being in Spain. On their site it says they are in Southern California. I wonder which is true. This also makes me curious as to where my isp says I'm from. I use SBC DSL, so I'm going to assume it says I'm somewhere in the US.
There are quite a few that come to my site only to leave and are read as having 'visited' for 0 seconds. Interesting. I hope someone will drop a line to say where they found my site. I know I'm not linked to anyone's site. I've checked. We'll see if anyone drops a line to tell me how they got here.
I also have one that read my site and has been back twice, I think. They came from a blog that is about car racing. To you...if you come back and read this...I have a question. Why do they call it drag racing? They don't drag anything. That, and how did you find my site? Just curious, drop a note. I allow anonymous posting, so you don't have to leave your name where I can find your site. I can do that anyway with my counter, atleast the site you came from.
Thanks for helping me with my curiosity.
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Idiots: why do I let them piss me off?
On the news, just now someone called the whatever county pd about phone calls they got. Someone wants to give them money. The catch? You must give them your bank account number, routing thing, etc. Why would anyone do this? Give you money, but we want to direct deposit it. With all the dateline, 20/20, etc specials on these kind of scams, why would anyone not hang up the phone?! Just like if someone sends you an e-mail to verify your credit card number, account name and password you click that button. Why? There have been many sites which I frequent, that say in large enough letters to see it they will never e-mail and ask you to verify your account name, password, card number etc. If you do this you must be an idiot. Or a little old lady. They should be educated also. If you have a grandparent new to online stuff, you have an obligation to tell them not to do these things. I guess it's a good thing my grandma refuses to use a computer. She is so nice, she would never believe someone would try to scam her. We'd have to have one of my cousins, who live near her, keep an eye on her e-mail just to make sure no-one could take advantage of her.
Grandma has such a sunny outlook on life. I wish I had the money to move to Nebraska. I'd go just to be near them. There is nothing like grandma's wisdom. She is non-judgemental. She loves us no matter how many stupid things we do. She has never been, or atleast shown, disappointed in us. I want her to live forever. She taught me what a mother should be. I sometimes wish she was my mother. Too bad I had bad examples in my life. Every once in a while I get a little resentful of her, showing me what I missed. But, that's stupid, that thought leaves as quick as it comes. The naivete of grandma is hilarious. That said, I have had talks with her about sex and the things that go with it. This woman has only been with one man, she is still with him. Her knowledge amazes me. Fierce over her 'babies', that is what a mother should be. What a treasure, I have a wish that everyone could know that kind of love from someone in their life. I want to cry, I know she's going to leave us soon. Her health is not the best. She doesn't take very good care of herself. She's more concerned about grandpa. He has shown me what a father should be. No nonsense, knows what's right and wrong, knows the world can be gray. He can't see anymore, but is not saddened that he can no longer paint. His paintings are beautiful. He uses canes to walk. One on each arm. A magnifying glass, very powerful, to do his crossword puzzles. All the things life has thrown at him, he has never let that get him down. It just takes longer to do, that's all. Grandma has started to talk about what she wants us to have. It bugs me, fact of life but still. I have nightmares about the day she leaves us. I wake up crying. I don't want their money, their things, I want them. They got married because grandma was pregnant. They celebrated their 50th when I was 12. I know that marriages can start rocky. I know there will be knockdown, dragout fights. These can be overcome. Ah, well, I can't think of anything else to say. I'm sure there will be more another time.
Back to where I was. Why would you place the health of your child in the hands of strangers on a message board? There was a post the other day that a mother asked how many degrees to add to 102.7 taken under the arm. The answer is 1 degree, regardless that is not the point. What the hell are you doing on a message board instead of giving your child tylenol and a lukewarm bath. You should call your doc or if it is too late at night, the ER. You will give them a little background information. Are they still playing. Any other symptoms such as a rash, pulling on ears, vomiting, etc. This will tell them that you should either take them into the er, or control the temp and see the doc in the morning. An idiot answered the post. Add 2 to 3 degrees she said. Tylenol takes 30 minutes to work it is faster than motrin, this is not true it takes up to an hour. New parents need to know what lukewarm means. It is barely warm to your hand. Anything else is too hot, less is too cold, doing more harm than good. If you are that worried about your child take them to the er. If it is unusual for your child to be sick take them, better safe than sorry. Anyone who rubs their child down with alcohol to cool them down needs to be shot. It is a well known fact this can harm your child. It is called rheyes something syndrome. Ah well, if something's wrong with your kid you shouldn't be on the message board anyway. Especially one that can give medical advice.
Off my soapbox now, take a deep breath, it's ok.
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Happy Birthday to Mikel...
He's 4 today. Taking both to the dr. Then we're going to the toy store and he gets to buy a new toy with the money his grandparents gave him. He says he's buying a bulldozer. Ice cream cake. He said he was going to eat lots and lots. Logic of 4yr olds. If I remember, I'll take pictures.
*update*
Mikel had pencil erasers in both ears. Just a sliver of one in each. The doc took out the one in the left ear, but was unsuccessful with the right. Poor baby had to go to a specialist. They took us right in. He screamed a little, but I think he was more scared than hurt. The specialist double checked to make sure. Gave him and his little brother a sucker. I told him to thank the specialist, but I got a dirty look. Then he did! It sounded a little mean coming out, but he did anyway. He's learning manners. Got a Buzz Lightyear action figure. It's a bigger one and makes all kinds of noise. First time he's ever been interested in anything but balls and toys. The pics are up just click here.
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Patriots vs. Eagles
Superbowl Sunday February 6, 2005
Today I was awed by the Patriots. They outmanuvered Wide Recievers who were said to be faster than their defenders. The Steelers QB made a good showing. I would not have guessed for a while that he is a rookie. I'll probably pay attention to what he's doing the next couple of years. He has potential, but a long way to go. I don't normally follow any of the teams in the playoffs this year, so I don't know much about them. I rarely miss that HBO football show though, so I consider myself somewhat well informed.
Eagles had a good showing also. The one thing I noticed most was all the rookie mistakes they were making. For some reason once teams get this far, with going to the superbowl on the line, they start making rookie mistakes. I saw one guy reach out and grab a facemask. Didn't pull on it, just grabbed it. Cost them 15 yards and a first down. I wonder why this is. We'll see if the teams do this in two weeks. I hope not. They are better than that.
I pick a favorite team every year. Whoever seems to have their sh*t together. I am not ashamed to admit I'm a fairweather fan. Maybe that's because I didn't know anything about football until High School. Being in the marching band taught me a lot about the game. It was the one place a guy wouldn't look at you funny and snort for asking what was going on. They seemed to realize you really wanted to know. Of course, we didn't have tv in my house. I didn't get into NFL football until I was around 19. My first favorite team were the Cowboys. This was for 3 years, around the time they won the superbowl twice. Emmet Smith and Jerry Rice were my first favorites. Of course, you can have outstanding players and a bad team. Some of these guys today are too focused on themselves, forgetting that they are not the only ones that win the game. The chiefs had a good showing this year. They can never be my favorite though, it is too much fun to tease my husband about how bad they are. This was curtailed a bit this year, he was so disappointed I had to point out what they were doing well. We even went to a game. Pictures are here.It was fun, but ticket prices are outrageous.
Drop a note with your prediction on who will win.
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Book Report
I think I will start making 'book reports' on my monthly books from zooba. I really enjoyed the book I got. I actually got it in the mail the day I was complaining about jonesing and not getting it yet. I have read it 4 times already. It's one of my 'trashy' romance novels. Great background story. Great obligatory sex scene. Yes, it's one of my guilty pleasures, the sex scene.
'A Dark Champion' by Kinley MacGregor. I do not usually purchase nor check out of the library a book written by an unkown author. I have been disappointed too many times. However, the synopsis for this book intrigued me. I love the 'historical' books. I took a chance. I paid $10 for a book of an unknown. Considering I normally don't spend $5, it's kind of a scary thing for me. I used books to 'escape' a lot of things when I was younger, so for me disappointment in a book is different for people who read for the fun of it. Books are part of my self-therapy. I need them.
This author did not let me down. My 'hero' was a so called brute at the set out. He turned out to be deep, compassionate, passionate and very protective of 'the little guy'. He had a mission in life, a noble cause. He did not fight for the entertainment of it, he fought because it was necessary. This is something I require of all my 'heroes'. No matter what kind of book it is, this is what I look for. Very visual settings. My imagination was fired up from the get go. I could not put this book down. I got mad when my husband interrupted me. This should tell you that it was that good. (I multi-task extremely well, this only happens when I am very involved in my reading.) My 'heroine' was spectacular too. She was not a needy woman. She understood her man. She did not wish to 'tie him down'. This is also something I require.
If you enjoy romances, this book is highly recommended. I found that it is part of a series of books. It is actually the second book in the series. This is the only thing that disappointed me. If I had realized that, I would have scoured my local library to find the first one. I do not like to read books out of order. That said, the story was complete in and of itself. I did not actually need to read the first book first, it's just an obsessive thing I do. I will probably read this book again tonight. Maybe all month. We'll see if I can find something else to distract me.
Happy Reading. I will be getting another book around this time next month, and I will tell you all about it. It's supposed to be 'The Morgawr: The Story of the Jerle Shannara' by Terry Brooks.
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A few things have occured to me today. After reading some blogs and message boards, I feel I have something to say to the hypocrites that give religion a bad name. No, I do not believe there is a god. That's my business, not yours. I have reasons as do you. I do not criticize your choice, but some seem to feel they have the right to criticize mine.
What gives anyone the right to say god loves everyone in one breath, and you're going to hell in the next? Just because I respect a woman's right to have control over her body? Just because I respect everyone's right to practice their own religion? Just because I believe the Christian's god has no place in public schools where there are many children of many religions? Just because I believe god has no place in our government? There are many religions out there. I got a stupid e-mail the other day. Another one of those chain letters about taking god out of school. At the end it said pass this on if you believe in god. OK, I respect that, it seems to respect my beliefs. What was the next sentence? If you delete this without sending it on you are going to burn in hell. Whoa there, this is what pisses me off. Who sent this to me you ask? A relative, yes one of those who knows we do not wish to discuss your literal interpretation of your bible with you. In order to get the one brother he has that practices zealously(meaning pushing their thoughts on you and you must obey) my husband says to him: I am an alien. My ancestors came to Earth from another planet. Shut him right up. For 2 seconds. My husband does not really believe this, he likes the idea though. He just wanted him to shut the fuck up. Some people do not understand clear sentences. If someone tells you, 'Look, I respect your religion, please respect my right not to believe in your religion. Let's discuss something else.' would you try to force the issue?
Let me tell you my background of religion. As a child my 'parents' believed there was a god. They did not attend church as they did not feel they needed to. Across the road from us lived one of the best friends I have ever had. His name is Michael. My son is named after him. The boy who saw what was going on with my family and helped me get through it. I helped him with his problems also, his mother wasn't that great either. Down the street (aka gravel road) lived an aunt of his. To this day we all call her Aunt Ellen, she's a great woman and I still miss Uncle Chuck. She took us to church. We had an after school club at her house once a week. We had questions, she would answer intelligently. At our church, we had Pastor Paul. He was awesome. He interpreted the bible in his own way and encouraged anyone to choose a different one and was always willing to discuss it. He played guitar and sang too. He was at our little club a few times. He left our church. Why? To be a chaplain in the Army. We were sad to see him go. He helped to choose our new minister. Thus begins my downward spiral and disillusionment. I played bells at that guys whatever ceremony. This man preached he was right and you were wrong. There is no black and white. My own, personal, first hypocrite. Imagine, if you will, my expirience with religion before. My grandmother is very religious. She never the less, had EVER forced her opinions on anyone. I have never been to church with my grandmother. One day I will do a post on how much I love her, worry about my catastrophic breakdown when she dies, and will always respect her along with my many reasons. My uncle and aunt are missionaries in Hong Kong. These also, I have great respect for. If I ever have a question about if the bible really does say something specific about an issue, I ask this man. He has no central religion, he practices according to his interpretation of the bible. He has never started a conversation with anyone in my family about religion. He only discusses it if we ask. He respects our beliefs. Therefore I now know there are many religious hypocrites out there. Almost every one I have ever met goes to church. I also have never met one that does not go to church but still practices their own interpretation. Odd, huh.
I have a challenge to every one of those hypocrites. What gives you the right to dictate to a woman? Consider your belief in abortion. Your absolute view that there are no circumstances that makes this okay. Imagine: Your daughter is raped. BRUTALLY. She is scarred for life because of this, and maybe with a lot of understanding and counseling she can work past this. She concieves. What gives you assholes the right to FORCE her to carry this constant reminder of that horrible nightmare that will, most likely, never leave her? That visual not good enough for you? I have a better one. Imagine: Your daughter is raped by a family member she trusted. Again, BRUTALLY. This, I believe is worse than the other. (As I have no actual expirience with this I apologize to anyone offended.) She is pregnant. You force her to keep this constant reminder. And even better, you hypocrite, She must still see this person at family gatherings. I have seen your like, forgive the asshole. They're family what do you care? Can you really say that you would do this to your baby? I have seen fathers. I know what they're like. If you have not killed this man, it is only because the police got there quicker. You would respect your daughter's decision and help her through this trauma. You cannot lie to me. I can ferret out a liar quicker than you can blink. Bullshit, you say, that's impossible. I have yet to meet one person who can lie to me without me knowing it. This is because I learned early in life how to look my father straight in the eye and lie. Bold face lie. He didn't have a clue. This saved me from many things. I can lie to anyone. They will never know it. I am not actually proud of this.
Let me pose another question. If god created everyone, why did he create 'gay' people. (Personally I hate this term, it's rude.) I refuse to believe someone would personally choose this hell. I term this hell, because of all the hypocrites that work to make these HUMAN BEING's life a living hell. Why does this matter so much to you? They don't care that you're straight. They aren't interested in your sorry ass anyway. How in the hell can they hurt your marriage? They aren't walking into your houses demanding that you have sex with them. They are better people than that. They find you repugnant. Love thy neighbor, saith the hypocrite. Yep, they most certainly show it. Your views on these things make me only respect these people more. They have courage. Why you ask? YOU gave it to them. Yep, you and your stupidity. They want the same thing you want. Someone to love and to love them. They didn't ruin your marriage, you did that all on your own.
I am getting off my soapbox now, but I'm getting back on it soon. You have been warned. If you do not wish to hear my opinion, do not read it.
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Here goes for my first ever and not last Author Review! Yeah!I love Ann Rice. She is awesome. I have a great imagination, it just needs prodding. It does not come up with things on it's own. Under her careful tutelage I have learned that vampires are sexy. Yeah, I said it. Vampires don't have sex, but this woman can still make me feel as if I have a chance with one of these characters. Yeah, my imagination is great! I have most of the vampire novels. I have read each one several times. Side note: I can read any book once, pick it up again years later and remember the whole damn thing. I hate my memory sometimes. That said, this is the reason I love her as a writer. I can still be caught up knowing exactly what happens next.
You have not exercised your imagination enough unless you have read one of her, let's call them 'Beauty', books. It was not at all what I thought it would be. I am so not into that stuff it's not funny. Yes, I have read the first one, still have it, still read it occasionally. I am also looking forward to getting a hold of the next one. Warning: These books are not for the squeamish. They are not for, shall we say, 'prudes'. (Ok, yeah I am one.) If you refuse to watch porn with your other, look down on them for their playboys do not read because I said you should. I do not want the blame for your choice. P.S. (when they signed that paper they never said they wouldn't look) (i may also get brave enough to voice my opinions on porn too)
She has books other than the vampires. I have read a few of them. Ramses the Damned was awesome. I 'saw' him so clearly, I wanted him at home with me. (fantasy can be good you know) Then there is Servant of the Bones. I can see those ancient places very clearly. A bit graphic, for anyone who wants to(should) monitor their young one's reading. Kind of like the racy romance novels, they have that 'special' part in the book no one younger than 18 should read.
I love nothing more than to occasionally 'lose' myself in, what I consider to be, a very good book. I have been reading since I was 4. I read fast too. My husband was being really sweet one day. He knows me. He brought me not one, but two of the Ann Rice books I did not have. He gets home around 8pm ish. I finished them both by 4am. Yeah, I cannot put down a good book I have read several times, let alone one I haven't read yet.Where is my new book. Zooba you are letting me down. 5 to 9 business days. Emailed that to me the day after they posted my book was in the mail. I figure by friday. It's gonna be a trashy romance this time. Got my Terry Brooks/Shannara fix last month. I am jonesing for a new book. I reread all 10 books I kept forgetting to return to the library, most of my dragon riders books, some of my ann rice last week. Yeah, I read three books in a day, during my kids naps, in the morning before husband goes to work, after kids go to bed, in between supporting my 'surfing' habits. I am getting bored. To the evil Final Fantasy Makers: make me another one I can play without having to pay for playing after I invested $100 for your playstation version. Hey I'm not stupid. I'm gonna find me a new RPG. So there.
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So, I have 2 kids. Mikel is almost 4, will be next monday, and Steven is 2. They do things that absolutely amaze and sometimes disgust me.
The other day, they were running around with suckers. I kept taking them away, and they kept getting more. I could NOT figure out where they were getting them. The next day, I catch them with HANDFULS of suckers when they were supposed to be napping! Make Mikel get me all the stashed ones. He brought me another handful out from under his bed. I am so glad he is still honest at his age. So I walk into the 'kitchen', I use this term loosely as the kitchen/living room/dining room is all one room and with a largish table barely big enough to walk around in, and what do I see in the sink? Can you guess? No, of course not. In my 'kitchen', I have a wall of cabinets(from someone else's house). They are installed with about 2 feet of space above them. On top of them we have put things we don't wish for the kids to get into. (Starting to get the idea?) My husband is attempting to quit smoking, so he bought a huge bag of those little dum dum suckers, like you get at the bank if you have kids with you. Mikel got into them when we had them IN the cupboards. We moved them into a cookie jar, my husband loves to hit garage sales and buy stuff we have no room for, and placed the jar on top of the cupboards on the other side of the 1 1/2 foot walkway in our kitchen. Now, I canNOT reach on top of these without a chair and my trusty very long tongs. MY SON GOT THIS THING DOWN FROM THERE! I have also found him on top of my refrigerator. Anywhere you would think a small child cannot reach, even with the help of a chair, my son CAN! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! When I use the restroom, I have to hope they will follow me in, so I can make sure they aren't getting into things.
Another thing they do: Mikel learned this very bad habit when he started to remove his own diaper. It did not take me long to figure out he could remove the diaper, but not the shorts over them. He would take off his diaper when he pooped. He was supposed to be taking a nap, after bedtime, whatever. That should be bad enough. Not for my sons. He plays with it. He pushes his hotwheels through it. He paints the wall with it. He rubs it into his carpet. He is now helping his little brother take his pullup off. I had to throw away several cars and stuffed animals this last time. Luckily this had not happened in over a year and has not been done since. I hope it will not happen again. I am almost out of that stuff they make for when your animals have accidents on your carpet. Amazingly it actually works. Gets the smell out and disinfects.
It's a very good thing I have almost everything in my house bolted to the walls, making sure the nails/long screws are in the studs. Good think I can find them with a hammer, my father taught me how when I was younger.
Another thing they do, Mikel actually pulled a dresser out of a wall! Yes, it was screwed into the wall. Apparently, one screw in one stud is not enough. You must put atleast two screws in two different studs so they cannot do the wedge/see saw thing to gradually pull it off the wall. His bed is even bolted in 3 places because he was taking it apart and moving it around his room. He still takes the bed apart on a regular basis and it is in not so good shape, but still not harmful to them. They love to sleep on the floor. We moved the little one out of his crib early because his older brother kept getting in it and taking up all the room, making him have one tiny corner to sit up and cry in.
Makes me wonder what's next? I have had to put a large screw over the lock on his window, because apparently even though it had been hard for me to unlock and open it was no problem to him. Lost a few years off my life to that one. He had thrown his toys, then his bed stuff out of his window and decided to follow them out. The air conditioner is right below the window and I'm sure it broke his fall. His door was closed because I thought he was napping. Ha! If your kid is quiet, it's best to look and make sure they're sleeping. The ER doc took good care of him, x-rays and catscan, he only had a couple of scratches and one bruise. One thing's for sure, that window will never open again without the aid of an electric drill and very charged batteries for it. A screwdriver will not work to get that one out.
I've been reading other peoples blogs, and I was inspired to do this one. I think it's more of a rant/complaint than anything else, but if even one person reads this and immediately bolts all of their heavy dressers/tv stands/appliances/etc. to the wall, I will have done a service. Kids can and have died from pulling things on top of themselves. I was talking to someone a while back and her grandaughter had pulled her dresser on herself, luckily she was not hurt. However, one of her friends had a grandbaby that pulled one on him/herself and died.
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Well, still trying to figure out how to put my own links on the side of the page. One of my favorites to go to is zug a practical joke site. They have some good pranks on there, but the people on the 'chat' part are very rude and a lot are not so funny. They don't like new people, and seem to get off on insulting them no matter how funny they are. Every once in a while, I feel like trying to win $2000 to $4000 at Three Eyed Bingo(free to play, hard to win). No, I haven't won any money yet, but I do know you can. If you are into satire, Then 'The Best Page in the Universe' is the place to go. Very funny, but you have to be able to recognize sarcasm when you see it. I have pictures of my 2 kids here. We went to a Chiefs game this year, front row behind one of the goal posts. Pictures are here. The link to the 9.99 books is here, just click. I am supposed to get my new book next week. I am really hard up for a new book. I know what happens in all of mine, when I so much as read the title. I NEED that book.
I frequent the WebMd message boards. Well, atleast the ones for 2 year olds, preschool to school age childrenandbed rest buddies for advice on my sister's bed rest stuff. It amazes me how the people on the kid message boards ask for medical advice for their kids. It seems they don't know that only a pediatrician knows what specifice treatments, vitamins, etc. will be appropriate for their child's age, weight, medical history, etc. This is for people who ask friends for advice on their child's health. ASK YOUR DOCTOR!!! You CAN call the doctors office and leave a message for the dr/nurse. The WILL call you back. When in doubt, call anyway. Your hospital should also have resources for you. One of my pet peeves as you can see. All I can give is an opinion, as i am not a medical professional. Those are the people who go to college atleast 8 years, plus must complete a 2 year 'internship' before they can practice on their own. Also, anyone specializing, such as a pediatrician, goes to even more school, and frequently attends health conferences for up to date/new treatments/diseases etc. for their special area of expertise. That said, I think webmd is an excellent place to go and check symptoms to get possible conclusions. They frequently advise to visit the doctor, for most semi-serious to very serious symptoms.
Ah, well, enough bitching.
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