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Monday, 07 April 2008

Making Progress...

Well, my cousin finally bought herself a car. So, I have mines back! I'm free to go wherever and whenever without the limitations. Gas isn't so expensive anymore...well, maybe it is when its rising. My cousin also found herself a job. She works at Denny's most nights. Even though, she's trying to do things for herself...its getting to be difficult as far as finding a babysitter in the evenings. I dont watch them most evenings because I work too. I dont know how long this going to last. But, the next step is encouraging her to find her own place.
Also, with me...I have a job opportunity. See, its the same job but with a raise and working with hearing kids. I took it. My new boss is even setting up a job on the side for me during the summer so I wont be without pay. I think this is great after soo many summers of struggling to pay my rent and all. I guess I wont be struggling this summer or ever again.
God is Good!

Thursday, 13 March 2008

Currently Listening
Back of My Lac
By J Holiday
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Cramping my style

Hey all,
Yes, I am still alive. I just haven't found a reason to blog. I do now...but I am gonna keep it short and sweet.
I dont know if you all remember my cousin with all the drama and the kids? Well, as of Oct. my cousin and her 5 kids are staying with me in my one bedroom apartment. Some days are good, some days are bad. I had to share my bed with those kids. Imagine waking up with a foot or a butt in your face. Now, they have their own futon to sleep on, but some nights the one year old wakes up and crawls in my bed. Some days we get out the door on time and some days we dont. Oh yea, dont forget the car...we're sharing my car. Dont worry, she give me money whenever she gets some. She's not there "freeloading". And keeping the house clean is another story. Let me put it this way...you clean one day...the next its dirty again. Oh welll....Lord, give me great patience!
Spring Break is next week and I was going to try to come out for a visit. Someone in DC offered to pay for a ticket but since ticket prices are high. I nix that idea.
Well that's all folks!

Wednesday, 31 October 2007

Long List of TO DO

Got this from Reddasadle...
Find the ones that are ITALICTIZED
Have I ever....
1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain (a small one)
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb (petting count?)
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had/Have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the snake river
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (sign it!)
95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Broken a bone
113. Gone on an African photo safari
114. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
115. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
116. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
117. Ridden a horse
118. Had major surgery
119. Had a snake as a pet
120. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
121. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
122. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
123. Visited all 7 continents
124. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
125. Eaten kangaroo meat
126. Eaten sushi
127. Had your picture in the newspaper
128. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
129. Gone back to school
130. Parasailing
131. Touched a cockroach
132. Eaten fried green tomatoes
133. Read "The Iliad"
134. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
135. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
136. Skipped all your school reunions
137. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
138. Been elected to public office
139. Written your own computer language
140. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
141. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
142. Built your own PC from parts
143. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
144. Had a booth at a street fair
145. Dyed your hair
146. Been a DJ
147. Shaved your head
148. Caused a car accident
149. Saved someone's life

Wednesday, 01 August 2007

Drama, Drama, Drama

Hey all,
Here I am ....in my co-worker's home at 10:30 at night. I am house-sitting. Their dog, Jezzabell constantly whining, missing her Mommy and Daddy. They will be home tomorrow night. There are pros and cons of house sitting. The pro...you can get paid, eat their food, do laundry and lounge in their house. The cons....the responsibility of their pet and their house. This is my 3rd time doing it for him and the longest. The other times were just a weekend, or 4 days. This time is a full week. Cant wait to get this over with so I can go home to my bed.
Anyways, I wanted to give you guy a little update with me. Well, I got caught in a "Fatal Attraction" kind of scenario.
My cousin had this guy friend....who turned PYCHO. She had met him while her boyfriend was in jail/halfway house program. He was keeping her company. Dont go saying that "She hooked up with him or was in a relationship with him". She informed the guy that she loved her BF and she was open about everything she was going thru with her boyfriend. So, anyways...they were pretty tight....UNTIL he was in love with her and wanted to take the relationship to another level. She told him she didnt want that. He tried again and again. It turned to stalking by calling her phone and showing up unannounced. It got bad to the point that he kicked in MY APT DOOR and beat her up in front of her kids. (I was at work.) She got a restraining order against him. And the police could never find him or serve him. So, she laid low for a while. (Not at my place)
Then when we thought it was safe (After about a month, and nobody knew where he was ) (we didnt know it was him until after he showed his face) ....she was at my place again after about a month...the morning of when I was suppose to leave for camp. He showed up unannounced again. He found out that she was at my place when he rang the buzzer and she spoke thru the intercom....he continue to ring the buzzer a few time every 10-15 mins. He was in the building, but I told my neighbor to be on the look out and call the police if they saw him...so he was mad. He threw a rock at my patio ..but didnt break. He threw a rock in my car windshield and shattered the glass. Of course we called the police, they found him at a McDonalds across the street. He's in jail RIGHT NOW.
That's not all...he stole her van out of her MOTHER's drive way...drove it up to her apartment...broke into her apartment...ransacked it...threw cleaning chemicals on stuff and set her van on fire.
All of this costed me about 50 dollars to replace the lock, 300 dollars in rental car service, 300 to fix the glass and set me back. I dont know if its worth it to sue.
Any advice??
Blue

Tuesday, 10 April 2007

Currently Reading
A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath
By Jeanine Cummins
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When Marvelous had a lot of time on her hand because Gally was on hiatus of Spring Break. Fortunately for her I was visiting and spend some GIRL time with her. One of our stops were at Tyson's Corners Mall. I couldn't believe how HUGE this place was. We found some bargains while shopping there....
As some of you know I have a condition with my bladder that Marvelous and Reddasaddle sometimes find amusing when I stop in mid-stroll and start to do my "I gotta go to the potty and gotta hold it dance". Often they would see me make a beeline for the little girls room.
This one particular bathroom I didnt notice in my mission, that Marvelous did....What's wrong with this picture?

Marvelous and I found this great store on alternate furnishings. Various sizes of bean bags with different choices of fabric. So, I tried one of the larger one that seems comfortable like a bed....its big enough to seat 3 or 4 people. Take a look below, you'll see how big. It was very comfortable, I wanted to take a nap there.

This is Reddasaddle's very adorable and sweet Mia. She loved playing with me. On this particular night, I was playing with my camera and Mia was curious. So, I took a snapshot. She loved being in the spotlight.

I am very fond and affectionate towards animals. I gave Mia couple of smooches.

And my favorite...and you shall....

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