Who would actually eat this????
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Just plain wrong...
My favorite morning radio show was talking about this today when I was taking hubby to work. I don't even know what to say...it's just disturbing on so many levels. Few things in life truly frighten me. This is one of them, I'm afraid.
Who would actually eat this????
Who would actually eat this????
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Nostaliga
I was getting ready to log on to Yahoo for a rousing game of on-line pool, when these 2 headlines caught my eye.
25 Best Hair-Metal Bands
25 Worst Hair-Metal Bands
Sadly, I know of all of these bands...Which shows my age more than anything. My thing is, I liked most of them...From both lists. I am surprised that Posion and Skid Row topped the Worst list, whereas Ratt, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns made the Best list. Don't get me wrong...I said I liked most of them, those bands included. But a lot of that late 80's/early 90's Hair band stuff was all copied off each other. It wasn't very often that a group came along with an original look and sound, although it was refreshing when it did happen.
Anyways...I found both lists to be entertaining, thought you might as well.
After seeing these lists, it got me thinking about all the different types of music that I have enjoyed over the years. I would still have to say that, even though I haven't had the privilege of seeing them perform live, Metallica is still my all time favorite. More recently, I have been listening to a lot of Papa Roach, 3 Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin (remember, I have a teenager), and that got me thinking that I'm super-bored with the music scene right now. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the new Motley Crue album, although I am a little bit nervous that it might be the same ole', same ole'...Let's hope not. I am also VERY anxious about the rumors of a new Metallica album this year, and I even found myself to be a little excited about hear that AC/DC was back in the studio...Even though most (or all, your opinion) of their songs sound the same.
So...Like I was saying, I'm bored with the music scene right now...Anyone have any suggestions for me? Please??
25 Best Hair-Metal Bands
25 Worst Hair-Metal Bands
Sadly, I know of all of these bands...Which shows my age more than anything. My thing is, I liked most of them...From both lists. I am surprised that Posion and Skid Row topped the Worst list, whereas Ratt, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns made the Best list. Don't get me wrong...I said I liked most of them, those bands included. But a lot of that late 80's/early 90's Hair band stuff was all copied off each other. It wasn't very often that a group came along with an original look and sound, although it was refreshing when it did happen.
Anyways...I found both lists to be entertaining, thought you might as well.
After seeing these lists, it got me thinking about all the different types of music that I have enjoyed over the years. I would still have to say that, even though I haven't had the privilege of seeing them perform live, Metallica is still my all time favorite. More recently, I have been listening to a lot of Papa Roach, 3 Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin (remember, I have a teenager), and that got me thinking that I'm super-bored with the music scene right now. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the new Motley Crue album, although I am a little bit nervous that it might be the same ole', same ole'...Let's hope not. I am also VERY anxious about the rumors of a new Metallica album this year, and I even found myself to be a little excited about hear that AC/DC was back in the studio...Even though most (or all, your opinion) of their songs sound the same.
So...Like I was saying, I'm bored with the music scene right now...Anyone have any suggestions for me? Please??
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Ok, for real this time...
Alright, I know I said I was back before, and then disappeared for a while, but I'm really back this time. I've had some serious life-changes in the past few months, and suddenly have an over-abundance of time on my hands, and what better way to spend my free time than to jot down my inner-most thoughts and feelings? Alright, maybe that was a little deep and all, but you get my drift.
So...where have I been? No where, really...Just kinda got out of the whole blogging thing for a bit...Ever get that feeling that whatever you're doing just seems redundant? Like you just keep saying or doing the same thing over and over and over? Yeah...
Life has been...Well, life has been pretty shitty as of late. I left a semi-secure job of 7 years, which I was completely unhappy in, to take a chance on a new job that turned out to be a joke. They recruited me...Actually chased me down for several weeks until I finally agreed to leave my secure little place in the workforce, only to drag me down a wretched path of self-doubt, questioning my abilities to function in a "real-world" job, and then fired me 7 weeks later. To say it was doomed from the start would be an understatement. They claimed that I wasn't living up to their expectations...What I don't get is what exactly those expectations were, because I did every single thing they asked me to do, and I even did it in a timely manner too. I guess I wasn't kissing the right ass or something. Anyways...
I'm not out to point fingers or place blame. We all make our own choices in life, right? And, I suppose that I could go back to my semi-secure former job, that I totally loathed, but I don't want to resort to that. I'd almost rather flip burgers at McD's or sling grease at TacoHell than to go back there. Fortunately, I am eligible for unemployment insurance for a bit, which isn't as much as I was bringing home at the new job, but it is still enough that I can take some time and find a job that I really like this time around. Hubby got promoted a few weeks back at his job and got a $1 an hour raise, and as long as Drama Queen's daddy keeps paying his support, we'll be OK for a bit.
Spring Break was a couple weeks back for the local school system and it just so happened that the day I got fired was the last day that DQ had school, and we had some extra cash stashed away, left over from our tax return this year, so Hubby took a couple extra days off from work and we rented a car and drove down to Nashville, TN to see the in-laws. Hubby hadn't seen his family in over 2 years and DQ and I hadn't ever met any of them, so it was pretty cool to get to meet the family and see where it was that my man came from. His family are lovely people and I was glad to finally have the chance to meet them all. Nashville is a beautiful place to visit, although I don't know that I would want to live there. We were kind of on a tight budget for the trip, so we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked to do, but it was cool just to walk around downtown and see things...For example, we walked across the Shelby Street pedestrian bridge and got some great photos looking into the Titans football stadium. DQ has become quite the photo-bug and she was snapping pictures the whole time we were there. She was even snapping pictures of herself in the car on the way down!! Silly girl...We are gonna try to go back for a couple days at the end of May for Hubby's nephew's high school graduation, but that is dependant on if I find another job and what condition our finances are in when that time rolls around.
Well, I guess I really don't have much more to say at the moment. I'm not gonna promise how much more I will update but let's shoot for every couple of days for now...I've updated the Blogroll with a couple new ones that amuse me. Check 'em out.
Peace out.
So...where have I been? No where, really...Just kinda got out of the whole blogging thing for a bit...Ever get that feeling that whatever you're doing just seems redundant? Like you just keep saying or doing the same thing over and over and over? Yeah...
Life has been...Well, life has been pretty shitty as of late. I left a semi-secure job of 7 years, which I was completely unhappy in, to take a chance on a new job that turned out to be a joke. They recruited me...Actually chased me down for several weeks until I finally agreed to leave my secure little place in the workforce, only to drag me down a wretched path of self-doubt, questioning my abilities to function in a "real-world" job, and then fired me 7 weeks later. To say it was doomed from the start would be an understatement. They claimed that I wasn't living up to their expectations...What I don't get is what exactly those expectations were, because I did every single thing they asked me to do, and I even did it in a timely manner too. I guess I wasn't kissing the right ass or something. Anyways...
I'm not out to point fingers or place blame. We all make our own choices in life, right? And, I suppose that I could go back to my semi-secure former job, that I totally loathed, but I don't want to resort to that. I'd almost rather flip burgers at McD's or sling grease at TacoHell than to go back there. Fortunately, I am eligible for unemployment insurance for a bit, which isn't as much as I was bringing home at the new job, but it is still enough that I can take some time and find a job that I really like this time around. Hubby got promoted a few weeks back at his job and got a $1 an hour raise, and as long as Drama Queen's daddy keeps paying his support, we'll be OK for a bit.
Spring Break was a couple weeks back for the local school system and it just so happened that the day I got fired was the last day that DQ had school, and we had some extra cash stashed away, left over from our tax return this year, so Hubby took a couple extra days off from work and we rented a car and drove down to Nashville, TN to see the in-laws. Hubby hadn't seen his family in over 2 years and DQ and I hadn't ever met any of them, so it was pretty cool to get to meet the family and see where it was that my man came from. His family are lovely people and I was glad to finally have the chance to meet them all. Nashville is a beautiful place to visit, although I don't know that I would want to live there. We were kind of on a tight budget for the trip, so we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked to do, but it was cool just to walk around downtown and see things...For example, we walked across the Shelby Street pedestrian bridge and got some great photos looking into the Titans football stadium. DQ has become quite the photo-bug and she was snapping pictures the whole time we were there. She was even snapping pictures of herself in the car on the way down!! Silly girl...We are gonna try to go back for a couple days at the end of May for Hubby's nephew's high school graduation, but that is dependant on if I find another job and what condition our finances are in when that time rolls around.
Well, I guess I really don't have much more to say at the moment. I'm not gonna promise how much more I will update but let's shoot for every couple of days for now...I've updated the Blogroll with a couple new ones that amuse me. Check 'em out.
Peace out.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
3 more days...
Ok, sorry, I know you all must think I fell off the face of the earth, but I am still alive and well and kickin' it out here in Indiana. I've had a lot goin' on lately and I haven't had much time to sit down, let alone feel clever enough to write anything.
Before I get into all that, let me just say that I have officially become the coolest mom in the world! We were one of the millions to be fortunate enough to get the free Ozzfest tickets this year and since Ozzy is getting old and who knows how many more years he'll be around or at least able to tour, I am letting Drama Queen skip the first day of school to go with us. Yeah, it's supposed to be pretty warm that day and there are going to be thousands of people there and all that crap, but I totally think it will be worth it to have the chance to see Ozzy live. We may not get another chance. And how many 13 year olds can say that their mom was cool enough to let them go, not to mention letting them skip school to do it?!?!
Also, one of the local radio stations has been promoting this newly-formed-from-old-no-longer-together-bands called HellYeah. Made up of former members of Mudvayne, Nothingface, and Pantera, these guys KICK ASS. Very good music, please enjoy and thank me later.
OK, so now for the life update...I moved, ya'll knew that. I got married, ya'll knew that too. My parents had a reception for us in May and the week after that I spent in the children's intensive care unit of Lutheran Hospital from Monday through Friday. Oh boy was that fun and exciting. Drama Queen was very very sick...turns out she has this extremely rare blood disorder called Evans Syndrome that doesn't have a cure, only different courses of treatment, and could possibly turn into something worse, like lupus. Now, let me tell you how traumatic this has been for us...I go from having a daughter that has always been very healthy, only sees the doctor for routine check-ups and the worst thing she has ever had was the chicken pox, to having a daughter that has a rare, potentially lethal blood disorder and has to have her blood tested weekly. Whoa. Talk about life-altering. On top of all that, I went and got myself knocked up, but, most likely because of all the stress I was enduring, I lost the baby on July 5th. Save the "I'm so sorrys"...It doesn't really help. I appreciate the fact that you may want to say something nice to convey your sympathy, but it really doesn't make me feel better, so thank you anyways. What makes it harder is that my one of my nearest and dearest friends is having a baby next month and another of my nearest and dearest friends is having twins and she is due about the same time I would have been. I'm truly happy for both of them and I wish them only the best, but it's hard to be around them and talk to them, considering all they want to talk about is the babies on the way, which is exactly how it should be for them.
So, there ya have it. That's where I've been. Oh, and I got transferred in my job too. Finally got to come home.
Before I get into all that, let me just say that I have officially become the coolest mom in the world! We were one of the millions to be fortunate enough to get the free Ozzfest tickets this year and since Ozzy is getting old and who knows how many more years he'll be around or at least able to tour, I am letting Drama Queen skip the first day of school to go with us. Yeah, it's supposed to be pretty warm that day and there are going to be thousands of people there and all that crap, but I totally think it will be worth it to have the chance to see Ozzy live. We may not get another chance. And how many 13 year olds can say that their mom was cool enough to let them go, not to mention letting them skip school to do it?!?!
Also, one of the local radio stations has been promoting this newly-formed-from-old-no-longer-together-bands called HellYeah. Made up of former members of Mudvayne, Nothingface, and Pantera, these guys KICK ASS. Very good music, please enjoy and thank me later.
OK, so now for the life update...I moved, ya'll knew that. I got married, ya'll knew that too. My parents had a reception for us in May and the week after that I spent in the children's intensive care unit of Lutheran Hospital from Monday through Friday. Oh boy was that fun and exciting. Drama Queen was very very sick...turns out she has this extremely rare blood disorder called Evans Syndrome that doesn't have a cure, only different courses of treatment, and could possibly turn into something worse, like lupus. Now, let me tell you how traumatic this has been for us...I go from having a daughter that has always been very healthy, only sees the doctor for routine check-ups and the worst thing she has ever had was the chicken pox, to having a daughter that has a rare, potentially lethal blood disorder and has to have her blood tested weekly. Whoa. Talk about life-altering. On top of all that, I went and got myself knocked up, but, most likely because of all the stress I was enduring, I lost the baby on July 5th. Save the "I'm so sorrys"...It doesn't really help. I appreciate the fact that you may want to say something nice to convey your sympathy, but it really doesn't make me feel better, so thank you anyways. What makes it harder is that my one of my nearest and dearest friends is having a baby next month and another of my nearest and dearest friends is having twins and she is due about the same time I would have been. I'm truly happy for both of them and I wish them only the best, but it's hard to be around them and talk to them, considering all they want to talk about is the babies on the way, which is exactly how it should be for them.
So, there ya have it. That's where I've been. Oh, and I got transferred in my job too. Finally got to come home.
Friday, April 27, 2007
Oh, how I've missed your smiling face...
OK, so I've been slacking on my posting for awhile...Sorry...Blogger is blocked at work now and when I'm home, I rarely sit down long enough to write anything. Never mind the fact that I really haven't had anything good to write about lately...I lead a mundane life!!
A few updates:
1. Married life is wonderful!! We are getting along great and I couldn't be happier. Well, OK, if I won the lottery tomorrow and could retire to the Caribbean, then maybe I would be happier, but since the likelihood of that happening are about as great as my virginity coming back, I'll settle for the here and now. Since we ran off and got married without involving my family, my parents have graciously offered to host a wedding reception of sorts for my new husband and I so we have been busy planning for that. For those of you that know me or have been reading here for awhile, you will recall that my family thinks they have to be involved in EVERY aspect of my life and it drove them ABSOLUTELY FUCKING CRAZY when Drama Queen and I moved out, and then when I announced that Hubby and I were getting married, they FLIPPED THE FUCK OUT!! But, nonetheless, they love me and they have accepted the fact that I am an adult (OK, most of the time, I am), and we've all moved on. My father still thinks that he's going to get a phone call in the middle of the night to come pick DQ up from the police station, because you all know that I let her run the streets all night long doing who knows what...He'll get over it. I'm a bit nervous about the whole ordeal because I will possibly be meeting my new in-laws for the first time...Hubby is from Nashville so they will have to travel up here, but they seem to be excited about coming up so, we'll see how that plays out. Hubby seems a bit nervous also...Makes me wonder if there is something he isn't telling me...
2. Work still sucks donkey penis. While I have gotten quite discouraged over the past few months about not finding something better or closer to home, I haven't given up hope that the perfect job will eventually fall into my lap. I actually had the opportunity to interview for the company that The Ex's new girlfriend works for, making about the same money, but with LOTS better hours and benefits, but I decided that would be too weird...So, I'm still plugging along, but certainly keeping my options open. If anyone knows any good resume tips, I'm all ears, because, personally, I think mine sucks, but I don't have the extra money to pay someone to spruce it up for me. So, anyways, keep your fingers crossed for me and I know that eventually, something will come up.
3. I'm about thisclose to skinning my dog alive. This move has not been productive for him or his bodily functions. I swear, this dog has issues. My carpet can't take much more. Neither can my sanity, for that matter. He keeps it up and one of these nights, we're gonna be having beans and wiener dog for dinner. OK, not really, but the thought has crossed my mind...More then once.
4. I've developed a sick fascination for this show. Impossible to explain. I love it. I can't stand to miss an episode. Sad, isn't it?
Well, that's about it. If anyone would like to send a wedding gift or come over and shampoo my carpets, I'll be more then happy to e-mail you the address. Happy weekend, faithful readers (all 2 or 3 of you) and THINK SPRING!
Peace.
A few updates:
1. Married life is wonderful!! We are getting along great and I couldn't be happier. Well, OK, if I won the lottery tomorrow and could retire to the Caribbean, then maybe I would be happier, but since the likelihood of that happening are about as great as my virginity coming back, I'll settle for the here and now. Since we ran off and got married without involving my family, my parents have graciously offered to host a wedding reception of sorts for my new husband and I so we have been busy planning for that. For those of you that know me or have been reading here for awhile, you will recall that my family thinks they have to be involved in EVERY aspect of my life and it drove them ABSOLUTELY FUCKING CRAZY when Drama Queen and I moved out, and then when I announced that Hubby and I were getting married, they FLIPPED THE FUCK OUT!! But, nonetheless, they love me and they have accepted the fact that I am an adult (OK, most of the time, I am), and we've all moved on. My father still thinks that he's going to get a phone call in the middle of the night to come pick DQ up from the police station, because you all know that I let her run the streets all night long doing who knows what...He'll get over it. I'm a bit nervous about the whole ordeal because I will possibly be meeting my new in-laws for the first time...Hubby is from Nashville so they will have to travel up here, but they seem to be excited about coming up so, we'll see how that plays out. Hubby seems a bit nervous also...Makes me wonder if there is something he isn't telling me...
2. Work still sucks donkey penis. While I have gotten quite discouraged over the past few months about not finding something better or closer to home, I haven't given up hope that the perfect job will eventually fall into my lap. I actually had the opportunity to interview for the company that The Ex's new girlfriend works for, making about the same money, but with LOTS better hours and benefits, but I decided that would be too weird...So, I'm still plugging along, but certainly keeping my options open. If anyone knows any good resume tips, I'm all ears, because, personally, I think mine sucks, but I don't have the extra money to pay someone to spruce it up for me. So, anyways, keep your fingers crossed for me and I know that eventually, something will come up.
3. I'm about thisclose to skinning my dog alive. This move has not been productive for him or his bodily functions. I swear, this dog has issues. My carpet can't take much more. Neither can my sanity, for that matter. He keeps it up and one of these nights, we're gonna be having beans and wiener dog for dinner. OK, not really, but the thought has crossed my mind...More then once.
4. I've developed a sick fascination for this show. Impossible to explain. I love it. I can't stand to miss an episode. Sad, isn't it?
Well, that's about it. If anyone would like to send a wedding gift or come over and shampoo my carpets, I'll be more then happy to e-mail you the address. Happy weekend, faithful readers (all 2 or 3 of you) and THINK SPRING!
Peace.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Ya'll really outta sit down for this...
Hey...Guess what I did Thursday? No, really, guess...
Are you sitting down?...You better be....
I got married. No, for real, I did. See, here's my new husband:
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Isn't he cute?...No, not the dog, silly. Well, OK, him too.
And here is the new happy family:
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I'm sure you are all wondering what the hell I'm doing on here when I should be enjoying my honeymoon...Well, I still have to work. I did take the weekend off so that we could enjoy some quality time together and then I have a vacation coming up in a couple weeks. Prolly won't have the money to go anywhere but just not having to get up and go to work every day will be well worth the wait.
Wish him luck, ya'll....He'll need it to put up with me!!
Are you sitting down?...You better be....
I got married. No, for real, I did. See, here's my new husband:
Photobucket" border="0">Isn't he cute?...No, not the dog, silly. Well, OK, him too.
And here is the new happy family:
Photobucket" border="0">I'm sure you are all wondering what the hell I'm doing on here when I should be enjoying my honeymoon...Well, I still have to work. I did take the weekend off so that we could enjoy some quality time together and then I have a vacation coming up in a couple weeks. Prolly won't have the money to go anywhere but just not having to get up and go to work every day will be well worth the wait.
Wish him luck, ya'll....He'll need it to put up with me!!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Getting there...
Things are coming along very well...Still moving stuff and unpacking stuff and currently living with no furniture except for our beds and a chair and the televisions. Got cable though. Don't be silly, of course I have my priorities. Gotta have TV and Internet...Who cares about a fucking couch? Not like I want anybody coming over to visit anyhow...That's why I moved in the first place. I guess if I do get company, they can sit on the floor...That will pretty much make them not want to come back, right??
Spent most of the evening in the ER last night...My new man was sick as hell...Got him all better though...Now I'm just tired as hell from being up half the night. Brought Drama Queen to work with me today since she didn't have school. Good thing, too, 'cuz I'm all alone and she can walk across the parking lot and get me some food, dammit.
Peace out.
Spent most of the evening in the ER last night...My new man was sick as hell...Got him all better though...Now I'm just tired as hell from being up half the night. Brought Drama Queen to work with me today since she didn't have school. Good thing, too, 'cuz I'm all alone and she can walk across the parking lot and get me some food, dammit.
Peace out.
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