well duh

bush-”most Democrats are (more) afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org … than they are of irritating the United States military.”

um, yeah. they should be afraid of irritating moveon.org…why? because they represent 3.3 million Americans. it’s not the organization per se, it’s the people. the government SHOULD be afraid of us. especially if they aren’t doing what is in our best interest but rather following their own agenda.  if they piss off the military, the military can’t do anything about it because they have dedicated themselves to serving the country which is supposedly represented through our “government”. it’s bollix people. i’m going to retire in belize. anyone want to join me?

so simple yet so amazing

water is really incredible isn’t it? i know that sounds like a lame question but really…it’s amazing. i was washing my hands and just began staring at the water running over them. it was bubbling and looked like a waterfall coming down the sides. so insane that it’s really only 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen. so simple.

when i’m in the woods, i feel at home. the smells, the sounds…it’s like a separate reality but one that i am part of. but when i’m looking at the ocean i can’t help but feel really scared. all that water makes me nervous because it’s so uncontrollable. i actually have nightmares about being stuck in water where there are monsters and such. i always have to keep jumping from one thing to another to keep from falling back in. there are eels and sharks and fish with big teeth. when i would go swimming as a little kid i hated to touch the bottom of the lake. it was so squishy and i was sure that all the fish were down there. the lake we swam in most was chock full of blue gills. i remember my grandpa trying to calm me down because i was so scared of touching them. he laid in a tube on the water and said that sometimes they come up and nibble at you but there is nothing to worry about. i still can’t handle the thought of touching a fish. especially stepping on one.

pro-works really well to keep you smelling better than a taco bell
con-you have to wait a while before your pits dry otherwise your shirt will look like you have sweat stains

pros-covers well/lasts a long time on your skin/feels really good on your skin

con-can make sensitive skin break out if you aren’t careful/decent price, but have to buy more often

man o man. i wish i could go to the pumpkin show this year. it would be wonderful to be able to take istopher for the first time. i would have pumpkin french fries, pumpkin elephant ears, pumpkin dough nuts, pumpkin fudge….they make everything with pumpkin. one year i WILL go and i WILL take istopher and i WILL most certainly pig out!

speaking of pumpkins, i need some more pumpkin recipes. not just pie. i want something new and interesting. you know what? last thanksgiving was the first time i’d ever eaten pumpkin pie. i know, right? i just wasn’t brave enough. i read this book when i was a kid about a baby bear that didn’t like to try new food. his mom tried to get him to eat tapioca and he refused. eventually he tried it and it became his favorite. well, good for him! i’ve still not tried tapioca and i don’t think i ever will. when i was little my sister told me it was made out of fish eggs and i have been averse ever since. she also told me that tortellini was made with snails and i didn’t eat it for years. i don’t know what was worse, her telling me these things or me actually believing them.

dear goodness

ok, i don’t normally trash talk, but there are a couple of people that just get me going.  unfortunately there are few people trustworthy enough to expel your word vomit onto as most of them are inclined to either 1. tell you that’s not nice.  2. tell the person you are talking about.  or 3. not get into the conversation.

thankfully i now have 2 people as go tos.  gab pal #1 is very very animated about talking smack.  gab pal #2 has a lot of great counter-biyotch stories that compliment mine very well…it’s like, white wine and fish…

i just got done with a session and i literally feel lighter.  like a burden has been lifted off my shoulders.  knowing that you are not the only one that believes something is one of the best highs i’ve ever experienced.

thank you thank you my lovely gab pals…

roller girl

lol i was invited to join a new girls roller derby by a complete stranger.  evidently someone gave her my name and said i’d be good.

oh woe is me oh woe is me…i used to have a hampster tree

so i spent a good bit of time updating my celluloid and playlist sections with fun things to play with.

i had a full day. i had a funny thing happen which wouldn’t be funny to anyone but me because you had to be there.

why i love goodwill:

pumpkin pancakes with homemade whipped cream:

my first applesauce:

my helper <3

new tart burner and festive tarts:

so i figure…if a plant can grow in concrete, i can write a research paper:

fall will taste really good

i am actually really looking forward to cooking this fall. this surprises me as i have so many recipes that can only be made in summer (without breaking the bank). but, i have just discovered a lot of really great fall type recipes.

pumpkin pancakes, homemade applesauce, hot cider, apple crisp, berry crisp…

i love to cook. i think what’s even better is the fact that if i didn’t want to cook, istopher would do it. i am so glad that i am not tied down to being forced into things that i don’t want to do. for example, i am in a career counseling class right now and we are talking about self efficacy and satisfaction. i just thought of how much i love to sew, but how miserable i would be if i were forced to do it or starve.

a woman came to the door and when i answered she asked for “the lady of the house”. i said that’d be me. she proceeded to talk to me about cleaning products she was selling. i stopped her and said that my husband does all of that. she thanked me for my time and left.

i have pondered on the strangeness of this situation a lot. i have come to the conclusion that she must have thought i was trying to get rid of her by telling her that i wear the pants in the family so to speak. i wonder as to when it will be considered normal for men to be just as active in taking care of the home as women? sure, i clean, but istopher does a heck of a lot more then me! actually, a portion of our wedding vows included a clause that he would be responsible for dishes. i swear.

it’s times like these that i love the program i’m in. it is mostly women and when i told this story, most of them joined in with stories of their own ranging from how their husbands take care of the kids while they are at work all the way to one woman who said that she didn’t even know what was in her kitchen let alone how to use it. it was really comforting to be surrounded by others that share my beliefs.

new threadheads

make sure to vote for threadheads!

why are people so rude?

i have to say that by now i shouldn’t be surprised at all when someone is rude to me for seemingly no reason.  here’s today’s example:

i was making copies in the library.  i turned to go back to my desk.  i notice a larger female looking at me.  i look back.  her mouth moves so i remove my earphones to hear what she had to say.

her: are you wearing headphones?

me: yeah

her: do you know how loud your music is?

me: no, how loud is it?

her: i can hear it all the way over here (at another copy station 10 feet away)

me: you must have really good hearing

her: not really

then i walk away.

why in the world couldn’t she just say “your music is really loud and distracting.  could you turn it down?”  instead she had to be obnoxious.  why?  what in the world did i ever do to her???  seriously folks!  i really shouldn’t be surprised as i am used to being treated this way by people…especially females…and extra specially by females that are ugly and/or overweight.  it’s called relational aggression.  utter nonsense.

big changes

i am deleting my myspace and old email account. i have replaced them with a new and improved username. email my old acct for details if i somehow missed you in my mass email.  all this crazy business will go down on october 1.

ho hum

 words cannot describe how wonderful this salad was:

working on my paper

following my yellow brick road

fantastic bumper stickers: