Just passing through once again, to send everyone well wishes. Here's hoping that whatever you do this evening to ring in the new year that you have fun and be safe!
I'll be back to posting sometime next year. :-)
Monday, December 31, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Just passing through once again, to send everyone well wishes. Here's hoping that whatever you do this evening to ring in the new year that you have fun and be safe!
I'll be back to posting sometime next year. :-)
Saturday, December 22, 2007
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
Just popping my head in to do a quickie post to wish everyone in blogland a very Merry Christmas. I'll be leaving out tomorrow to go hang out with the fam in Memphis. I hope that each and everyone of you spends the day with someone that you love. Safe travels to you all.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
I Am Legend
Don't worry, this is not a spoiler. :-)
Z and I went to check it out last night and I must say that I really really liked this movie. Even though it was not quite what I expected, the film really did a great job of showing the value of life and love. It is not action packed even though you will jump out of your seats on more than one occassion. You will however be treated to a process of the human condition and really great acting by the artist formerly known as "The Fresh Prince". The film also uses flash backs and real time account to show Smith's character Rober Neville's daily survival and outreach. One thing I really enjoyed was the use of a bare New York City as the backdrop of the film. IMO, the city was somewhat of a character in itself and does a great job of helping to keep your attention. All in all, there are very startling and scary moments and although creative license has been applied, the spirit of the story remains. I give it two thumbs up!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Teach Me How to Love (in the Sanctuary)........
One of my blog buddies sent this to me vial email. She says this took place in Memphis. If that is the case, it all makes sense now.
Members of World Overcomers were shocked on last Sunday morning when they entered the place where they assemble to worship God. In the pulpit was a Queen sized bed draped in burgundy and gold. Members were wondering why the place that normally Pastor Alton R. Williams preaches the word of God from had turned into a large bedroom, when he entered wearing a robe and pajama pants with his bible in hand, the lights are dimmed, mode music is playing,Williams at this point lays on the bed reading from the Songs of Solomon. While still reading the bible his wife Sherrilyn enters the sanctuary wearing a long red feathered seductive fitting gown. Mrs. Williams very seductively walks across the pulpit turn bedroom and sits on the bed next to her husband. She closes his bible and begins to rub on him, and then lefts him from the bed and very passionately embraces and kisses him. Pastor Williams whose Sunday morning freak session is designed to save marriages tells the women in the congregation "This is how to keep your husband so the Hoe don't get him".
*If I may interject just for two seconds to add a WTF???!!!!* Okay, back to the email.
In my opinion A.R. Williams has gone to far, the pastor who spent $260,000 to build a statue that reminds you of the Statue Of Liberty has lost his God focus and now become an entertainer willing to do anything to keep fleecing his flock of their money so that he can continue to live his luxury lifestyle.In a time that people in the community need the Word of God for deliverance from their plights by allowing the word to get them up and motivated to make changes in their lives, this fool wants to hold Sunday morning sex classes. What about salvation and the saving of souls? I guess with New Directions Church being less than a mile away Williams is losing members which means that he is losing dollars. So what will Williams do next Sunday, Show the men how to please their wives by performing oral sex on sister Sherrilyn, or maybe he'll give a course on the various positions of lovemaking. What ever it is you can be sure that his cult of followers at WORLD OVERCUMMERS will not get a show without paying.
Here is a response to the outrage caused by his display from the pulpit:
Hello All:Pastor A R William is now on the Bev Johnson Show explaining what he did on Sunday morning. His message: marriages are coming under attack and so many men are coming under an attacked by women on the outside. Husbands don't know how to talk to their wives at home so; they go out on the outside to get what they want because they are not getting it at home. If men knew how to talk to their wives, they wouldn't have to go outside to get what they are looking for…… so many women were taught at a young age that sex is wrong or nasty so as a way to get their attention, he got in the bed with his pj's on and his wife walked in without rollers in her head or flannel pj's. She came in looking sexy, which helps keep the man at home. He taught from the bed, reading the Bible, and explaining why so many men go outside looking for love. He was only sending a message; " How to keep your man at home by looking good and communicating. A wife needs to know what her man loves and what his needs are as well as the man needs to know what his wife needs and what she loves.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
I'm gonna get you sucka.....
.....is the first thing I would say if I ever crossed paths with this crazy ass dude. Long story short, a mother and daughter were shot by a guy the mother had dated. In an attempt to save her mother's life, the little girl (who is only 7 years old) jumped in front of the gunman and was shot 6 times.........SIX TIMES! A friend of the mother was also there at the scene. In an attempt to try and stall and to get help, the friend stops @ a gas station to get gas and to call the cops only to be told that they did not have a unit to send. WTF??? Are you kidding me?! *smdh*
My heart hurts for this mother and child. The mother has since been released from the hospital and is at her daughters side. I pray for strength and healing for this family. I wish for the ultimate punishment the law allows for that piece of shit.
The man that the mother date was a 4 time convicted felon but felon or not, let this be a lesson to everyone.........just be careful of who you choose to surround yourself (and children) with.
The story is below.
Girl, 7, shot 6 times saving mom
DETROIT -- A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an "angel from heaven" and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother's life.
Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm.
"She is an angel from heaven," said Aisha Ford, a family friend for 15 years who also was caught up in the evening of terror.
The girl's mother, Selietha Parker, 30, was shot in the left side of her head and her bicep by a former boyfriend, who police said was trying to kill Parker. The gunman was disarmed by police and arrested at the scene of the shooting, a Detroit gas station. Police identified him as Calvin Tillie, 29, a four-time convicted felon whom Parker had dated for six months.
Parker, who was treated and released at Detroit Receiving Hospital, is now at her daughter's bedside. She declined to comment Tuesday.
The drama began to unfold just before midnight Saturday, when Parker called Ford and asked if she and Alexis could spend the night at Ford's home.
"She said she had no heat and they were very cold, and I said , sure I'll come and get you," Ford said.
Ford said she drove her burgundy 1998 Ford Expedition to Parker's home on Dwyer. She said as Parker and Alexis walked up to her vehicle she saw a man on the porch, who she assumed was a furnace repairman. She said Alexis, who walks with a limp, slipped momentarily on the icy sidewalk and as she helped the girl up, she saw the man and recognized him as Tillie. He was holding a gun.
Tillie ordered them into the vehicle, cursed at the women and angrily told Ford to drive him to Six Mile Road, she said.
"He looked like he was enraged and didn't care what he did. I knew if we went to Six Mile, he would kill us," Ford said. Instead, she told him she needed gas and drove to the Fast Stop Gas station in the 5000 block of East Seven Mile Road, a station that requires customers to pay the attendant inside.
"I figured if he got out to pump the gas, I was going to take off," Ford said.
Instead, Tillie gave her $10 and told her put in $5 worth of gas.
Ford said she dialed 911 on her cell phone as she walked into the station.
"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."
Ford said she paid for $5 of gas and slowly returned to the vehicle, stalling for time as she handed Tillie the change. She said she kept stopping and starting the pump, hoping the police would show up.
"I told him I needed more gas and took money out of my purse and went back into the station," she said. The attendant, Mohammad Alghazali, 30, said he noticed Ford was crying and she told him what was happening. He called 911 as he heard shots coming from the vehicle.
"It was very scary. She (Ford) was scared and screaming when the guy was shooting. I was scared, too. I was on the phone talking to the police when he started shooting," he said
Parker told police that Tillie said Ford was taking too long
She said she pleaded with him but he pointed the gun at her and shot her in the side of the head. She told police she was shot in the arm as she lunged at Tillie.
Before Tillie could fire again, Alexis jumped over the seat between her mother and the gunman and begged him not to shoot her mother.
The police report said Tillie "without hesitation" pumped six shots into the child.
As police arrived, they saw Parker, covered in blood, running from the truck, screaming, "He just shot my baby."
The officers said Tillie came out to the vehicle holding a blue steel 9 mm semi automatic and dropped the weapon when ordered to do so. Officers said they found Alexis huddled on the floor under the steering wheel, covered in blood, surrounded by spent cartridge casings, a spent bullet on the floor and teeth on the seat. There were bullet holes in the windshield and blood inside.
Alghazali said a police car on a street nearby arrived in less than a minute after his call.
Marvin Bodley, a Detroit Public Schools attendance agent, spent two days at Alexis' hospital bedside and said it's miraculous that she's alive.
"What a courageous, courageous little girl," he said. "You see more bandages than child," he said. "It's a horrific sight."
Bodley said Alexis receives special education services at school, in part because of a weak left eye, which is the result of a massive stroke she suffered as an infant.
Ford said doctors at the time had predicted that when Alexis got older she would have trouble with tasks such as writing, but she is now able to write her name.
"She is a good little girl who is very protective of her mother," said Tonya Colbert, Parker's cousin.
Tillie is being held in the Wayne County Jail facing kidnapping, assault with intent to murder, child abuse, felony firearms and habitual criminal charges.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for Dec. 13.
My heart hurts for this mother and child. The mother has since been released from the hospital and is at her daughters side. I pray for strength and healing for this family. I wish for the ultimate punishment the law allows for that piece of shit.
The man that the mother date was a 4 time convicted felon but felon or not, let this be a lesson to everyone.........just be careful of who you choose to surround yourself (and children) with.
The story is below.
Girl, 7, shot 6 times saving mom
DETROIT -- A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an "angel from heaven" and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother's life.
Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm.
"She is an angel from heaven," said Aisha Ford, a family friend for 15 years who also was caught up in the evening of terror.
The girl's mother, Selietha Parker, 30, was shot in the left side of her head and her bicep by a former boyfriend, who police said was trying to kill Parker. The gunman was disarmed by police and arrested at the scene of the shooting, a Detroit gas station. Police identified him as Calvin Tillie, 29, a four-time convicted felon whom Parker had dated for six months.
Parker, who was treated and released at Detroit Receiving Hospital, is now at her daughter's bedside. She declined to comment Tuesday.
The drama began to unfold just before midnight Saturday, when Parker called Ford and asked if she and Alexis could spend the night at Ford's home.
"She said she had no heat and they were very cold, and I said , sure I'll come and get you," Ford said.
Ford said she drove her burgundy 1998 Ford Expedition to Parker's home on Dwyer. She said as Parker and Alexis walked up to her vehicle she saw a man on the porch, who she assumed was a furnace repairman. She said Alexis, who walks with a limp, slipped momentarily on the icy sidewalk and as she helped the girl up, she saw the man and recognized him as Tillie. He was holding a gun.
Tillie ordered them into the vehicle, cursed at the women and angrily told Ford to drive him to Six Mile Road, she said.
"He looked like he was enraged and didn't care what he did. I knew if we went to Six Mile, he would kill us," Ford said. Instead, she told him she needed gas and drove to the Fast Stop Gas station in the 5000 block of East Seven Mile Road, a station that requires customers to pay the attendant inside.
"I figured if he got out to pump the gas, I was going to take off," Ford said.
Instead, Tillie gave her $10 and told her put in $5 worth of gas.
Ford said she dialed 911 on her cell phone as she walked into the station.
"The first operator clicked off and I dialed again and told that operator a guy with a gun was holding me hostage with a mother and baby and threatening to kill us. I told her the name of the gas station and then she said they didn't have a unit to send."
Ford said she paid for $5 of gas and slowly returned to the vehicle, stalling for time as she handed Tillie the change. She said she kept stopping and starting the pump, hoping the police would show up.
"I told him I needed more gas and took money out of my purse and went back into the station," she said. The attendant, Mohammad Alghazali, 30, said he noticed Ford was crying and she told him what was happening. He called 911 as he heard shots coming from the vehicle.
"It was very scary. She (Ford) was scared and screaming when the guy was shooting. I was scared, too. I was on the phone talking to the police when he started shooting," he said
Parker told police that Tillie said Ford was taking too long
She said she pleaded with him but he pointed the gun at her and shot her in the side of the head. She told police she was shot in the arm as she lunged at Tillie.
Before Tillie could fire again, Alexis jumped over the seat between her mother and the gunman and begged him not to shoot her mother.
The police report said Tillie "without hesitation" pumped six shots into the child.
As police arrived, they saw Parker, covered in blood, running from the truck, screaming, "He just shot my baby."
The officers said Tillie came out to the vehicle holding a blue steel 9 mm semi automatic and dropped the weapon when ordered to do so. Officers said they found Alexis huddled on the floor under the steering wheel, covered in blood, surrounded by spent cartridge casings, a spent bullet on the floor and teeth on the seat. There were bullet holes in the windshield and blood inside.
Alghazali said a police car on a street nearby arrived in less than a minute after his call.
Marvin Bodley, a Detroit Public Schools attendance agent, spent two days at Alexis' hospital bedside and said it's miraculous that she's alive.
"What a courageous, courageous little girl," he said. "You see more bandages than child," he said. "It's a horrific sight."
Bodley said Alexis receives special education services at school, in part because of a weak left eye, which is the result of a massive stroke she suffered as an infant.
Ford said doctors at the time had predicted that when Alexis got older she would have trouble with tasks such as writing, but she is now able to write her name.
"She is a good little girl who is very protective of her mother," said Tonya Colbert, Parker's cousin.
Tillie is being held in the Wayne County Jail facing kidnapping, assault with intent to murder, child abuse, felony firearms and habitual criminal charges.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for Dec. 13.
Friday, December 07, 2007
No Rhyme or Reason...........
.......for this post at all.
Nothing much going on over here folks, just the routine AR Gal life schedule. Work, home, walk, bathe, eat, chill, sleep. This by the way equals b-o-r-i-n-g. *sigh* I am still looking for a new car and have found something that I like but I am going to see about going through my bank for financing -vs- the dealer before I commit to anything. I am looking @ pre-owned cars (that's all I've ever had)......I have no problem with letting someone else taking the depreciation and then me reaping the benefits of a lower cost for a quality vehicle. It's a win-win situation in my book. Hopefully I will have something before the end of the year. Wish me luck.
Nothing much going on over here folks, just the routine AR Gal life schedule. Work, home, walk, bathe, eat, chill, sleep. This by the way equals b-o-r-i-n-g. *sigh* I am still looking for a new car and have found something that I like but I am going to see about going through my bank for financing -vs- the dealer before I commit to anything. I am looking @ pre-owned cars (that's all I've ever had)......I have no problem with letting someone else taking the depreciation and then me reaping the benefits of a lower cost for a quality vehicle. It's a win-win situation in my book. Hopefully I will have something before the end of the year. Wish me luck.
Monday, December 03, 2007
It's not the Oz I remember...............
.......but I like it. Last night, I watched part 1 of 3 of the mini-series "Tinman" on the Sci-fi network. Word is this has been heavily advertised for awhile. I personally only found out about it after seeing the local "tv guide" thing in the Sunday morning paper and an ad on Yahoo yesterday. I checked out some of the clips on scifi.com, it looked interesting enough so I decided to check it out. I was glad that I did.......even though I'm still not really sure why the powers that be titled it Tinman. *scratches head* It's a different take on the oldie but goodie "The Wizard of Oz" with different twists and turns (D.G. (ie Dorothy) having nuture robots as parents(this is the scifi channel folks, lol) and having a sister). Some of the acting is not the greatest but I am really interested in seeing how the storyline progresses so I will be tuning in again tonight. Some people may not really be able to quite get into it. The only thing that I can recommend is just to take it for what it is not what it is not. If you're interested and want to see part 1, it will re-air @ 6 pm(CST) and part two will air @ 8 pm (CST).
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Good Music
I'm a fan of many styles of music, one of them being country. Now while my collection doesn't reflect it (I only have one country cd; Dixie Chicks "FLY" album), I really enjoy listening to several of the artists. I was surfin the web this morning and found this youtube clip of Dolly Parton's latest song and video. The vid is cute but the words in this song are something to live by. Just take a listen and you'll see what I mean.
Friday, November 30, 2007
I may just need some help after all............
I hadn't planned on posting tonight but I was over @ Creole's site and felt compelled to do so. Most of ya'll know her right? If not, click the link over there *points to the left* and go check her out. She's a helluva lady.
This particular post was about people and their issues....ya know things in life that have helped to shape and make people what they are (flaws and all). As I was reading through the comments I felt compelled to add my two cents. The more I typed my comment the more I felt the need to do a post. I've taken my original comment and added onto it as made me think a little bit about things I had put on the backburner. I tend to go a bit off kilter in my list (ie lots of random ish) so bear with me.........I'm far from sane and quite a bit on the "off" side. :-)
1. I never met my dad
2. He died down the street from our house 5 months before I was born in a car wreck.
3. My mom almost lost me.
4. I didn't find out #3 until I was 16 from a classmate of mine.
5. I often get sad at just the thought of never meeting my father and cry because people always tell me what a great man he was.
6. As awesome (and nutty) as my mom is, I believe not having that male influence has fugged me up to this day.
7. I admire my mother a lot. She's had to deal with A LOT of loss in her lifetime...a father, a husband, a mother, two brothers, and a miscarriage. That's enough to send most folks over the edge.
8. I don't know what I would ever do without her.
9. I could not stand one of my older sisters growing up.
10. When I was younger, I used to wish my mom had miscarried her instead of my brother.
11. She was mean to me...I got older and got mean back.
12. I like her better now.
13. My dog just pooted and it smells like garbage...peeeee-u!
14. I still have insecurity issues.
15. I don't like my job but I'm grateful to have it.
16. I think one of the people I work with has the potential to be a serial killer/rapist. He gives me the heebie jeebies.
17. I have yet to get to the place where I feel like I know what my lifes work is supposed to be.
18. I really don't know why that is.
19. I am happy with a lot of things in my life but I often wonder if I will ever be 100% happy with everything.
20. I often wonder about how I will die.
21. I only want death to come to me in one way....in my sleep.
22. This world is often the most beautiful and sick place.
23. It sometimes frightens me to even think about bringing kids into this world someday.
24. I pray often that my niece, nephews, and friends children will never have to see or experience the truly ugly side of this place called earth.
25. In my heart of hearts, I don't know if that is possible.
26. I like animals.
27. I like shoes......A LOT.
28. I finally got a digital camera! lol
29. Once I start taking pictures I just may post some. lol
30. I hope that today I was a better person than yesterday....I hope I am an even better person tomorrow than I was today.
This particular post was about people and their issues....ya know things in life that have helped to shape and make people what they are (flaws and all). As I was reading through the comments I felt compelled to add my two cents. The more I typed my comment the more I felt the need to do a post. I've taken my original comment and added onto it as made me think a little bit about things I had put on the backburner. I tend to go a bit off kilter in my list (ie lots of random ish) so bear with me.........I'm far from sane and quite a bit on the "off" side. :-)
1. I never met my dad
2. He died down the street from our house 5 months before I was born in a car wreck.
3. My mom almost lost me.
4. I didn't find out #3 until I was 16 from a classmate of mine.
5. I often get sad at just the thought of never meeting my father and cry because people always tell me what a great man he was.
6. As awesome (and nutty) as my mom is, I believe not having that male influence has fugged me up to this day.
7. I admire my mother a lot. She's had to deal with A LOT of loss in her lifetime...a father, a husband, a mother, two brothers, and a miscarriage. That's enough to send most folks over the edge.
8. I don't know what I would ever do without her.
9. I could not stand one of my older sisters growing up.
10. When I was younger, I used to wish my mom had miscarried her instead of my brother.
11. She was mean to me...I got older and got mean back.
12. I like her better now.
13. My dog just pooted and it smells like garbage...peeeee-u!
14. I still have insecurity issues.
15. I don't like my job but I'm grateful to have it.
16. I think one of the people I work with has the potential to be a serial killer/rapist. He gives me the heebie jeebies.
17. I have yet to get to the place where I feel like I know what my lifes work is supposed to be.
18. I really don't know why that is.
19. I am happy with a lot of things in my life but I often wonder if I will ever be 100% happy with everything.
20. I often wonder about how I will die.
21. I only want death to come to me in one way....in my sleep.
22. This world is often the most beautiful and sick place.
23. It sometimes frightens me to even think about bringing kids into this world someday.
24. I pray often that my niece, nephews, and friends children will never have to see or experience the truly ugly side of this place called earth.
25. In my heart of hearts, I don't know if that is possible.
26. I like animals.
27. I like shoes......A LOT.
28. I finally got a digital camera! lol
29. Once I start taking pictures I just may post some. lol
30. I hope that today I was a better person than yesterday....I hope I am an even better person tomorrow than I was today.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Next time I'm bringing Hot Chocolate and a Coat......
......for Black Friday! So I knew Thursday evening that I was going to have to wake up early in order to get to Se.ars for my microwave. After a late start (thirty minutes after the alarm went off) and several run-ins with walls in the house, I was ready to go. So I get to the store and it turns out locating the home appliance department took longer than finding out that they had none of the microwaves advertised in the sale paper in stock. *sigh* Seriously? I knew I should have listened to my inner voice and gone to North Little Rock store instead.....I'm really going to have to start paying more attention it.
I decide to drive out to Tar-jay and check out their selection of turbo ovens. I wasn't about to get the Emer.son brand that was on special. I've read more than enough reviews about that product to know that I didn't need to spend $$$ or something that would not even last a year Don't believe me? Go to tar.get.s site and look at any E.mer.s.on brand microwave. A majority of the people give it a big fat thumbs down! lol So I'm thinking all the stores opened up @ 5 am....shucks Ko.h.l's opened @ 4 so why wouldn't everyone else already be open?? Little did I know that Tar-jay didn't open until 6. I got there @ 10 'til 6. Oh lawd! The people...OMG the people!!! They were everywhere!!! There was this loooooooooooooooooooooong line from the door to the the far end of the parking lot. I sat in my car and contemplated going in or not. I didn't have a coat ( I had on one of those velour jogging set thingys) and it was FREEZING outside. Then I remembered that Z did want a drill set they had on special there........oh fugg WHY NOT!
I get out the car and eyeball the line. People are steady lining up and cars are steadily coming into the parking lot where the people are.....ummmmm yeah, there ain't no way in hell I was about to get in that line (risking life and limb) so I mosey on up to the front of the store opposite of where the line was and grab a basket and chill out until they open the doors. While waiting, I notice a tv crew inside filming, "them" (the folks who had been waiting for heaven knows how long) giving "us" (the folks that had just got there) the evil eye, an older lady standing just to the side of the main line with her shopping cart (she had me laughing), one woman standing next to me changing her mind and going back home, and "security" (an early twenty-something girl who was no taller than 5'4" and couldn't have weighed more than 110 lbs wet) telling "us" that we need to move to the end of the line with "them". I swear this other lady and I looked at each other and CTHU! Like I said.....wasn't no way in hell. So anyway, the time that comes to open and I swear folks started pushing ("them" not "us"). They finally get the door open and I'm looking to see when another door was going to be opened.....still waiting. So I say to the lady standing next to me, "You mean to tell me that they are only going to have one set of doors open to let everyone in???". Her: "I know, this is crazy right?". Hmmmm, crazy indeed. After a couple of minutes, someone with some sense decides to open the other doors....thank goodness. I would have hated for someone to have gotten trampled or almost like another person did somewhere.
Oh, remember the older lady that was standing just to the side of the main line?? Ok so the doors open and she is standing there just waiting for an opening so she can squeeze on in (with a shopping cart, lol) with everyone else. "Security" tells her (while pointing) that she will need to go to the end of the line. *eye roll* Ha! That didn't stop her, she left that cart where it was and walked past that girl and on into the store. I was dyin laughing @ this point.....all I needed was a coat and some hot chocolate and I would have been set. Amidst staring at all the pushing and hearing a whole lotta of "hey watch it's", I remembered that I was there for a reason. I ditched my cart too and just mosied on in back to the hardware section, picked up the drill set and walked over to the microwaves to take a look. I saw nothing, so I made my purchase (and scored a gift card for $5) and left. In hindsight, I should have made my way over to the toy section to be really entertained......hey I was already there......lol
As for me, I ended up going to the NLR store to get the microwave but all they had left was black. I didn't want to wait for it to come in through special order. I ended up going to Sam's and spending more $$ but hey, I'm happy.
I decide to drive out to Tar-jay and check out their selection of turbo ovens. I wasn't about to get the Emer.son brand that was on special. I've read more than enough reviews about that product to know that I didn't need to spend $$$ or something that would not even last a year Don't believe me? Go to tar.get.s site and look at any E.mer.s.on brand microwave. A majority of the people give it a big fat thumbs down! lol So I'm thinking all the stores opened up @ 5 am....shucks Ko.h.l's opened @ 4 so why wouldn't everyone else already be open?? Little did I know that Tar-jay didn't open until 6. I got there @ 10 'til 6. Oh lawd! The people...OMG the people!!! They were everywhere!!! There was this loooooooooooooooooooooong line from the door to the the far end of the parking lot. I sat in my car and contemplated going in or not. I didn't have a coat ( I had on one of those velour jogging set thingys) and it was FREEZING outside. Then I remembered that Z did want a drill set they had on special there........oh fugg WHY NOT!
I get out the car and eyeball the line. People are steady lining up and cars are steadily coming into the parking lot where the people are.....ummmmm yeah, there ain't no way in hell I was about to get in that line (risking life and limb) so I mosey on up to the front of the store opposite of where the line was and grab a basket and chill out until they open the doors. While waiting, I notice a tv crew inside filming, "them" (the folks who had been waiting for heaven knows how long) giving "us" (the folks that had just got there) the evil eye, an older lady standing just to the side of the main line with her shopping cart (she had me laughing), one woman standing next to me changing her mind and going back home, and "security" (an early twenty-something girl who was no taller than 5'4" and couldn't have weighed more than 110 lbs wet) telling "us" that we need to move to the end of the line with "them". I swear this other lady and I looked at each other and CTHU! Like I said.....wasn't no way in hell. So anyway, the time that comes to open and I swear folks started pushing ("them" not "us"). They finally get the door open and I'm looking to see when another door was going to be opened.....still waiting. So I say to the lady standing next to me, "You mean to tell me that they are only going to have one set of doors open to let everyone in???". Her: "I know, this is crazy right?". Hmmmm, crazy indeed. After a couple of minutes, someone with some sense decides to open the other doors....thank goodness. I would have hated for someone to have gotten trampled or almost like another person did somewhere.
Oh, remember the older lady that was standing just to the side of the main line?? Ok so the doors open and she is standing there just waiting for an opening so she can squeeze on in (with a shopping cart, lol) with everyone else. "Security" tells her (while pointing) that she will need to go to the end of the line. *eye roll* Ha! That didn't stop her, she left that cart where it was and walked past that girl and on into the store. I was dyin laughing @ this point.....all I needed was a coat and some hot chocolate and I would have been set. Amidst staring at all the pushing and hearing a whole lotta of "hey watch it's", I remembered that I was there for a reason. I ditched my cart too and just mosied on in back to the hardware section, picked up the drill set and walked over to the microwaves to take a look. I saw nothing, so I made my purchase (and scored a gift card for $5) and left. In hindsight, I should have made my way over to the toy section to be really entertained......hey I was already there......lol
As for me, I ended up going to the NLR store to get the microwave but all they had left was black. I didn't want to wait for it to come in through special order. I ended up going to Sam's and spending more $$ but hey, I'm happy.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Just stopping by to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope the day/weekend is spent with those who love and care about you.
I'll leave you with a youtube clip of a segment from "LAPD Life on the Street" to get you through the weekend. The feature "character's" name is Cybil.........it explains so much. lol
Have a good one.
I'll leave you with a youtube clip of a segment from "LAPD Life on the Street" to get you through the weekend. The feature "character's" name is Cybil.........it explains so much. lol
Have a good one.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
More conversations with mama…
I spoke with my mom this morning. She’s in St. Louis right now staying with my big sis until they leave out for NYC tomorrow. We were talking and then she informed me that my 3 year old nephew told her that he was gonna beat her butt and the convo ensued from there.....
Me: He said what?!
** me laughing **
Mama: Yeah, that lil joker told me that he was gonna beat my butt
** me still laughing **
Me: You know he probably got that from school right?
Mama: Yeah but I had to let him know that wasn’t proper for him to say.
Me: Well that’s good that you corrected him.
Mama: Yep sure did…..with my belt.
** me laughing again **
Me: WHAT?!
Mama: Oh child, I didn’t beat him down I just popped his bottom a little
Me: Oh okay
Mama: You know they just let these kids get away with anything around here.
Me: What?!
** me still laughing **
Mama: Don’t act like you don’t know.
Me: I don’t.
Mama: Well you come up here and visit for awhile….then you’ll see.
Me: I should go up and visit huh? I think I’ll keep it short to like the weekend. You know I like my space.
Mama: Mmmmm, hmmmm yes I know. I guess that’s what happens when you’re in love………
Me: What?! I was like this long before I met Z.
** silence **
Mama: Yeah I guess you’re right. You’ve had that "I only call when I need something" issue for a long while.
Me: What?!
Mama: Don’t what me. You know.
Me: I haven’t asked for anything from you in a long time. Now I just call to talk.
** mama laughing **
Mama: Yeah for now
Me: I used to call just to talk back in the day too.
Mama: When you wanted something…
** me crossing & rolling my eyes at the same time**
Me: So where’s the other one (my youngest nephew that’s two) at?
Mama: In the hallway sleep next to me.
Me: Ummm, what are ya’ll doing in the hallway?
Mama: Well his mama left to go to work for a little bit and to run some errands so he had a fit and this is where he finally fell out and fell asleep at.
Me: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Mama: I knew he was sleepy. He’s been up since I woke up @ 5:30 this morning.
Me: Oh wow
Mama: You’re usually up by then I should have called you.
Me: Yeah you could have but I probably wouldn’t have answered
Mama: And why not?
Me: ‘Cause I’m slow enough as it is getting ready for work in the morning and being on the phone would have just slowed me up more. I would have called you back from the car though
Mama: Well what if would have been an emergency?
Me: You would have left a message, I would have heard it, and I would have called you back.
Mama: Well I know not to call you that early then.
Me: Oh lawd…… Let me get off this phone so I can get back to work.
Mama: What do they have you doing now?
Me: Oh just this and that……not too much going on this week though.
Mama: Ohhhhh
Me: Well if I don’t talk to you guys tomorrow, I’ll call you Thursday.
Mama: I already said that I was gonna call so why would you call.
** sighs then laughs **
Me: We’ll just talk to each other Thursday then. Love you
Mama: Love you too.
I swear I said What? so much that I felt like Lil John! lol
Me: He said what?!
** me laughing **
Mama: Yeah, that lil joker told me that he was gonna beat my butt
** me still laughing **
Me: You know he probably got that from school right?
Mama: Yeah but I had to let him know that wasn’t proper for him to say.
Me: Well that’s good that you corrected him.
Mama: Yep sure did…..with my belt.
** me laughing again **
Me: WHAT?!
Mama: Oh child, I didn’t beat him down I just popped his bottom a little
Me: Oh okay
Mama: You know they just let these kids get away with anything around here.
Me: What?!
** me still laughing **
Mama: Don’t act like you don’t know.
Me: I don’t.
Mama: Well you come up here and visit for awhile….then you’ll see.
Me: I should go up and visit huh? I think I’ll keep it short to like the weekend. You know I like my space.
Mama: Mmmmm, hmmmm yes I know. I guess that’s what happens when you’re in love………
Me: What?! I was like this long before I met Z.
** silence **
Mama: Yeah I guess you’re right. You’ve had that "I only call when I need something" issue for a long while.
Me: What?!
Mama: Don’t what me. You know.
Me: I haven’t asked for anything from you in a long time. Now I just call to talk.
** mama laughing **
Mama: Yeah for now
Me: I used to call just to talk back in the day too.
Mama: When you wanted something…
** me crossing & rolling my eyes at the same time**
Me: So where’s the other one (my youngest nephew that’s two) at?
Mama: In the hallway sleep next to me.
Me: Ummm, what are ya’ll doing in the hallway?
Mama: Well his mama left to go to work for a little bit and to run some errands so he had a fit and this is where he finally fell out and fell asleep at.
Me: ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Mama: I knew he was sleepy. He’s been up since I woke up @ 5:30 this morning.
Me: Oh wow
Mama: You’re usually up by then I should have called you.
Me: Yeah you could have but I probably wouldn’t have answered
Mama: And why not?
Me: ‘Cause I’m slow enough as it is getting ready for work in the morning and being on the phone would have just slowed me up more. I would have called you back from the car though
Mama: Well what if would have been an emergency?
Me: You would have left a message, I would have heard it, and I would have called you back.
Mama: Well I know not to call you that early then.
Me: Oh lawd…… Let me get off this phone so I can get back to work.
Mama: What do they have you doing now?
Me: Oh just this and that……not too much going on this week though.
Mama: Ohhhhh
Me: Well if I don’t talk to you guys tomorrow, I’ll call you Thursday.
Mama: I already said that I was gonna call so why would you call.
** sighs then laughs **
Me: We’ll just talk to each other Thursday then. Love you
Mama: Love you too.
I swear I said What? so much that I felt like Lil John! lol
Saturday, November 17, 2007
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Have you seen this movie? If not, you should. It's an oldie but really really goodie that was released in 1981. AR Gal was just a lil tyke then and knew nothing about this movies existence then, but I wish I had. This.movie.is.hilarious!!!!
If you've never seen it before, the plot is basically about a Bushman in Africa that finds a Coke bottle who is determined to return the bottle to the ends of the earth after it brings violence and jealousy to his tribe. It's really not violent unless you count people getting molly-whopped upside the head with a bottle. If that's violent to you then you're a wuss! lol Just kidding....well not really. :-) I know it sounds extremely boring but believe me it's not. You will laugh from beginning to end......I promise.
Do yourself a favor and check it out. Here's a clip of the first 15 minutes of it.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Random Thoughts and Sightings
Last night when I got home, I laid in the bed to chill out after work before I took the dogs walking. My chillaxin last 3 1/2 hours as I dozed off to sleep. Noone went walking.
While going to lunch the other day, I spotted a homeless man in a wheelchair. How did he get that?
I was listening to one of the local radio stations this morning talking about homeless folks around town. One of the DJ's mentioned a story when he was living in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area that about this homeless guy that used to beg(read harass) people for money at a major mall. A local newstation decided to follow the guy one day. Turns out he lived in a three story house in a gated subdivision and drove a Mercedes Benz. GAH! *Note to self.......find a new line of work*
There's a lot of roadkill on the streets, highways, and bi-ways in Central AR. Namely, deer, 'coons, turtles, and possums.
I saw a dog walking against traffic on I-40 on the way home last week. I hope he didn't become a part of the aforementioned club above.
The Home Depot commercial where the woman is talking to her husband about redecorating and calls the wall color o-ker drives.me.insane! What the hell is o-ker??!! I'm southern so it took me a time or two of watching it to realize she was actually talking about O-kra! Booooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Updated: Freaky D has shown me the error of ways and corrected me. The lady in the commercial is saying ochre not okra and it is an actual color. Who knew?? Apparently not me! lol
This weather sucks major tittayballs. Hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold...... Gotta love global warming.
I saw a lady with short shorts, Nike sandals, and a coat on yesterday evening. It was in the 50's. *blank stare*
I've been eating a lot of salad for dinner lately. Namely baby spinach leaf salad with a boiled egg, a dash of grated parmesan cheese, and an olive oil vinegarette (sp???). It's really good (to me anyway), try it for yourself.
I absolutely can't stand the song "No One" by Alicia Keys but I like "Like You'll Never See Me Again". It's a good cold weather song. lol I heard some of the songs off of her latest album. It's not too bad. I suppose I'll go pick it up tomorrow.
I bought a Rick James greatest hits cd the other day and just love it. Say what you want about him, his music is timeless.
If it weren't for Monica and William, "Girlfriends" would totally suck!! I loved her reference to her "Ms. Kitty" and it being a show cat! Hilarious!
My guilty pleasure is "The Hills". Those kideos are funny.
My mother is taking all the fam to New York City next week for Thanksgiving. I had to respectfully decline as I'm trying to save money for my new car.
Z (and many others) said I'm a silly goose and should have gone. He doesn't understand why I worry about money so much (ummm cause I like it a lot) since it's the two of us. He wants to take me out of town next weekend to make me feel better. We do actually both need a break from this place. We'll see............
We are going shopping for Turkey Day this weekend......oh the joy!! *rolls eyes* I'm thinking maybe midnight would be a good time to go to avoid the annoying crowds.
I have a love/hate relationship with pushing the clocks back an hour. Love the sleep, hate the loss of daylight.
I'm glad that we have a gas fireplace. See previous post for details why. :-)
My mother does not understand why I no longer like Christmas shopping. Please reference annoying crowds above and add a dash of horrific traffic.
I will never understand why people allow their children to be adequately dressed when it's cold yet they are fully covered.
Several people in town have had their Christmas lights up and on already for a couple of weeks. Is it too much to ask to let Thanksgiving pass first??!! Good Grief!!!
Emma's clothing selection is growing. She may have to have her own closet before long if I don't stop. lol
I try finding things for Cochise but he is just so big. Why don't they think about the big dogs when they make this stuff?? Z says it's all good though....Cochise is a man's dog and doesn't need all the bells and whistles. I beg to differ....I'm on a mission.
Why did I just look down and see a pair of my underwear in Emma's bed??!! LMAO She must have stolen them while I was showering. *steals draws back to put in clothes hamper*
I love my family.
They love me.
I love my friends (who are actually like part of my family).
They love me.
I love my dogs.
They love me.
I love my man.
He loves me.
The End.
While going to lunch the other day, I spotted a homeless man in a wheelchair. How did he get that?
I was listening to one of the local radio stations this morning talking about homeless folks around town. One of the DJ's mentioned a story when he was living in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area that about this homeless guy that used to beg(read harass) people for money at a major mall. A local newstation decided to follow the guy one day. Turns out he lived in a three story house in a gated subdivision and drove a Mercedes Benz. GAH! *Note to self.......find a new line of work*
There's a lot of roadkill on the streets, highways, and bi-ways in Central AR. Namely, deer, 'coons, turtles, and possums.
I saw a dog walking against traffic on I-40 on the way home last week. I hope he didn't become a part of the aforementioned club above.
The Home Depot commercial where the woman is talking to her husband about redecorating and calls the wall color o-ker drives.me.insane! What the hell is o-ker??!! I'm southern so it took me a time or two of watching it to realize she was actually talking about O-kra! Booooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Updated: Freaky D has shown me the error of ways and corrected me. The lady in the commercial is saying ochre not okra and it is an actual color. Who knew?? Apparently not me! lol
This weather sucks major tittayballs. Hot, cold, hot, cold, hot, cold...... Gotta love global warming.
I saw a lady with short shorts, Nike sandals, and a coat on yesterday evening. It was in the 50's. *blank stare*
I've been eating a lot of salad for dinner lately. Namely baby spinach leaf salad with a boiled egg, a dash of grated parmesan cheese, and an olive oil vinegarette (sp???). It's really good (to me anyway), try it for yourself.
I absolutely can't stand the song "No One" by Alicia Keys but I like "Like You'll Never See Me Again". It's a good cold weather song. lol I heard some of the songs off of her latest album. It's not too bad. I suppose I'll go pick it up tomorrow.
I bought a Rick James greatest hits cd the other day and just love it. Say what you want about him, his music is timeless.
If it weren't for Monica and William, "Girlfriends" would totally suck!! I loved her reference to her "Ms. Kitty" and it being a show cat! Hilarious!
My guilty pleasure is "The Hills". Those kideos are funny.
My mother is taking all the fam to New York City next week for Thanksgiving. I had to respectfully decline as I'm trying to save money for my new car.
Z (and many others) said I'm a silly goose and should have gone. He doesn't understand why I worry about money so much (ummm cause I like it a lot) since it's the two of us. He wants to take me out of town next weekend to make me feel better. We do actually both need a break from this place. We'll see............
We are going shopping for Turkey Day this weekend......oh the joy!! *rolls eyes* I'm thinking maybe midnight would be a good time to go to avoid the annoying crowds.
I have a love/hate relationship with pushing the clocks back an hour. Love the sleep, hate the loss of daylight.
I'm glad that we have a gas fireplace. See previous post for details why. :-)
My mother does not understand why I no longer like Christmas shopping. Please reference annoying crowds above and add a dash of horrific traffic.
I will never understand why people allow their children to be adequately dressed when it's cold yet they are fully covered.
Several people in town have had their Christmas lights up and on already for a couple of weeks. Is it too much to ask to let Thanksgiving pass first??!! Good Grief!!!
Emma's clothing selection is growing. She may have to have her own closet before long if I don't stop. lol
I try finding things for Cochise but he is just so big. Why don't they think about the big dogs when they make this stuff?? Z says it's all good though....Cochise is a man's dog and doesn't need all the bells and whistles. I beg to differ....I'm on a mission.
Why did I just look down and see a pair of my underwear in Emma's bed??!! LMAO She must have stolen them while I was showering. *steals draws back to put in clothes hamper*
I love my family.
They love me.
I love my friends (who are actually like part of my family).
They love me.
I love my dogs.
They love me.
I love my man.
He loves me.
The End.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
When Keeping it Sexy Goes Wrong
I was reading a couple of fellow bloggers post about their most recent adventures in falling and fire which made me think about a time many moons ago (count 10 years) when I was staying with my big sis.
I (relunctantly) moved in with her when I was in college in Little Rock. (I actually started and graduated from UCA....this is a whole 'nother story in itself). The good thing about this though is that my sis was rarely at home. She had recently been promoted @ her job and it required lots and lots of travel, so I basically had the house all to myself. YAY! I would walk around the house naked, turn the music up loud (not loud enough to disturb the neighbors but just loud enough for me to enjoy), just really enjoying being young with benefits ya know. So anway, one time I had just gotten out of the shower and had not toweled off yet when I heard the phone ring. I ran from the bathroom through the den to the phone in the kitchen (yes back in the day, phone calls were just that important for me to answer). As soon as I picked up the receiver my ass slipped and fell on the floor! lol You know how you see in movies when people fall but the fly waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up in the air then crash.......yeah it was like that (in my mind anyway). I probably laid on the ground for all of about 30 seconds before I realized the phone was in my hand. The person I was talking to was trying hard to show concern but I knew all they really wanted to do was laugh. I let them know I was okay and then they cracked up laughing, I did too. I still do to this day. :-)
Now while at the house I would often ummm entertain. Not wild house parties or anything, just a few folks that I trusted and was really cool with. Now me being a semi-broke college student (thinking back I don't see how this was possible seeing as I paid I think about $50/month in rent and the rest was mine to do with as I pleased) entertaining didn't consist of much outside of renting a couple of movies, getting a bucket of chicken from Church's (which I can't stand to even eat now), and bit of cheap liquer from the spirit's store. This one particular evening, I decided to be romantic and invite my boyfriend over. In preparation, I went out and purchased new "smell good" stuff, my good old stand-by Pear Glace', from Vickie's Secretions and a new naughty evening wear. I also decided set the mood by lighting the fireplace. It was chilly out and I figured it was as good a time as any to light it up. Now I had never lit the fireplace before and had never asked my sister how to do it but I figured it couldn't be too hard....right? right?! Just load the logs add a flame and voila you have fire......WRONG!! Soon after, I noticed that there was some kind of lever thing that controlled ventilation so I flipped it the way I thought it should go to let the smoke out and went to shower and get ready. By the time I was done, I started to smell smoke..........oh vey! I opened the door and smoke was just everywhere! OMG!!! I freaked out!! I flipped on all the lights and the only thing running through my mind was that I had to put the fire out so I ran and got all the baking soda I could find (even the spares) and chunked it in. It put the fire out but there was soooo much smoke in the house that I couldn't breathe so I opened up all the doors and windows and turned on all the ceiling fans. Now keep in mind it was chillier by then so I'm freezing with my robe on. I then picked up the phone to call my friend. Thank goodness she was at home! As a show of moral support, she talked about and laughed at me so hard! :-) She offered to come out to help but I told her to just stay put because seriously what could she have done.....help blow out smoke with her mouth?? lol I finished up talking with her and called my bf and told him to not worry about coming out. I was sooooo bummed! I ruined my entire evening.....I guess that's what I got for trying to be fast. ha ha
My sister returned the next day and was home before I got there. I had tried to do as much damage control as I could prior to her return but failed to notice the soot stains on the cream wood accents accents around the fireplace. She was waiting for me (and no doubt had called my mom to talking major trash) when I got home from work with a towel, bucket of soapy water, paintbrush, and paint for me to get to work on my new found second job. She simply told me to go put my stuff down in my room, change my clothes, and come clean up this mess. I was tired and had an attitude....yeah I know I was lucky that she didn't bitch slap me. Anyway so I'm cleaning and painting while getting a severe tongue lashing the entire time....*sigh* Needless to say, I didn't bother messing with the fireplace again.
I (relunctantly) moved in with her when I was in college in Little Rock. (I actually started and graduated from UCA....this is a whole 'nother story in itself). The good thing about this though is that my sis was rarely at home. She had recently been promoted @ her job and it required lots and lots of travel, so I basically had the house all to myself. YAY! I would walk around the house naked, turn the music up loud (not loud enough to disturb the neighbors but just loud enough for me to enjoy), just really enjoying being young with benefits ya know. So anway, one time I had just gotten out of the shower and had not toweled off yet when I heard the phone ring. I ran from the bathroom through the den to the phone in the kitchen (yes back in the day, phone calls were just that important for me to answer). As soon as I picked up the receiver my ass slipped and fell on the floor! lol You know how you see in movies when people fall but the fly waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up in the air then crash.......yeah it was like that (in my mind anyway). I probably laid on the ground for all of about 30 seconds before I realized the phone was in my hand. The person I was talking to was trying hard to show concern but I knew all they really wanted to do was laugh. I let them know I was okay and then they cracked up laughing, I did too. I still do to this day. :-)
Now while at the house I would often ummm entertain. Not wild house parties or anything, just a few folks that I trusted and was really cool with. Now me being a semi-broke college student (thinking back I don't see how this was possible seeing as I paid I think about $50/month in rent and the rest was mine to do with as I pleased) entertaining didn't consist of much outside of renting a couple of movies, getting a bucket of chicken from Church's (which I can't stand to even eat now), and bit of cheap liquer from the spirit's store. This one particular evening, I decided to be romantic and invite my boyfriend over. In preparation, I went out and purchased new "smell good" stuff, my good old stand-by Pear Glace', from Vickie's Secretions and a new naughty evening wear. I also decided set the mood by lighting the fireplace. It was chilly out and I figured it was as good a time as any to light it up. Now I had never lit the fireplace before and had never asked my sister how to do it but I figured it couldn't be too hard....right? right?! Just load the logs add a flame and voila you have fire......WRONG!! Soon after, I noticed that there was some kind of lever thing that controlled ventilation so I flipped it the way I thought it should go to let the smoke out and went to shower and get ready. By the time I was done, I started to smell smoke..........oh vey! I opened the door and smoke was just everywhere! OMG!!! I freaked out!! I flipped on all the lights and the only thing running through my mind was that I had to put the fire out so I ran and got all the baking soda I could find (even the spares) and chunked it in. It put the fire out but there was soooo much smoke in the house that I couldn't breathe so I opened up all the doors and windows and turned on all the ceiling fans. Now keep in mind it was chillier by then so I'm freezing with my robe on. I then picked up the phone to call my friend. Thank goodness she was at home! As a show of moral support, she talked about and laughed at me so hard! :-) She offered to come out to help but I told her to just stay put because seriously what could she have done.....help blow out smoke with her mouth?? lol I finished up talking with her and called my bf and told him to not worry about coming out. I was sooooo bummed! I ruined my entire evening.....I guess that's what I got for trying to be fast. ha ha
My sister returned the next day and was home before I got there. I had tried to do as much damage control as I could prior to her return but failed to notice the soot stains on the cream wood accents accents around the fireplace. She was waiting for me (and no doubt had called my mom to talking major trash) when I got home from work with a towel, bucket of soapy water, paintbrush, and paint for me to get to work on my new found second job. She simply told me to go put my stuff down in my room, change my clothes, and come clean up this mess. I was tired and had an attitude....yeah I know I was lucky that she didn't bitch slap me. Anyway so I'm cleaning and painting while getting a severe tongue lashing the entire time....*sigh* Needless to say, I didn't bother messing with the fireplace again.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
The Amazing Race
One of my favorite shows is on. Are you watching? Who are your fav teams so far?
For me so far (in no particular order), it's the grandfather/grandson team Nicholas & Donald. They made me laugh instantly at the beginning of the race when they got everyone a little steamed for making them wait to start the beginning of the race.
Nicolas: Chicago, IL23, Pilot
Donald: Elkhorn, WI68, Retired
Next up is the brother and sister team of Azaria & Hendekea. They are self admitted smarty pants with the book cred to back it up. Even though I was upset with them for messing up a bit almost right after their confession about just how smart they were, they managed to end the night in 1st place. Way to make a comeback! Azaria: New Orleans, LA27, Facilities Engineer
Hendekea: Torrance, CA23, Aerospace Engineer
Then we have the father/daughter combo of Ronald & Christina. Honestly, I only like them because they seem super nice. Christina is a smarty pants as well. According to her bio @ cbs.com she holds degrees from both Princeton AND Duke. My brain just exploded. :-)
Ronald: Tacoma, WA58, VP of Sales
Christina, Washington, DC26, Policy Analyst
And just because I think this couple has the potential to add some really serious drama, I am throwing a fourth team into the mix..... Lorena & Jason. They've been dating for 3 years and live together. Basically she's ready to get hitched. To bad they don't see I2I because that's not the impression I got from her beloved. Only time we'll tell. I sure hope they don't disappoint. Lorena: Sherman Oaks, CA27, Bartender
Jason: Sherman Oaks, CA33, Wedding Videographer/Actor
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Cause this is Thriller....Thriller Night!
Today's post includes some stories from one of the local radio stations "Thriller Thursday" segment. During the month of October, the station has people call in or email their stories of experiences with the unknown. It's actually quite interesting to listen to. I hope you all enjoy them as much as I do.
#1
My grandfather and I had always been close. I could be found at his house every weekend until he passed away Dec. 2000. After he passed away I would visit the Little Rock National Cemetery where he was buried every couple of weeks. I always felt at peace when I was there. I graduated high school in 2004. On graduation day I visited his grave site and was a little upset because he would not be there to see me walk across the stage. As I was sitting there I started to smell his cologne which was Brut. Well I looked around to see if anyone else was there but there was no one else around as far as I could see. The smell was getting stronger until it smelled like he was right there next to me. I then heard the word proud whispered in my ear. I thought I was just hearing things and didn't think much of it, until I heard "I am proud of you" whispered in my ear. I then felt a pressure on my shoulder kind of like a hand squeezing. I asked "papaw is that you" thinking I was losing my mind and hearing things until he whispered "i love you jessie." He was the only person that ever called me jessie. I knew then it was him letting me know that even though he wasn't there to watch me graduate he was still proud of me. I told him that I loved him too. As soon as I said that the smell disappered and the pressure on my shoulder was gone. I still visit his grave every once in a while. On the days that there is something important going on I can smell his cologne and his hand on my shoulder. I haven't had him talk to me since but I know that he is still there with me when I need him.
#2
I have one for you. My husband and I moved into an apartment which; was our first apartment as a married couple. During the time we lived there we experienced many strange things. The bathroom toilet would flush by it's self and the doors would open and close throughout the night. Our TV channel would change right in the middle of us watching something. (And mind you this is during the time before we had digital TV) so you literally had to get your butt up and change the channel. Lights would go off and on all the time and the worst part of all of this was we would wake up in the middle of the night with the stove burners blasting at high with loud banging sounds coming from the kitchen. Like someone hitting a pot on the counter or something. This went on for quit a long time and my husband and I were convinced we were being haunted!
Well our son who was about 1½ to 2 years old at the time, was terrified to sleep in his own room or even go in there to play. And every time we would lay him in his bed asleep, he would wake up screaming and crying running to find us crying "mommy ghost ghost daddy ghost" So we ended up having to keep his bed in our room. We didn't even understand how he would even know what a ghost was at this age! He was an only child and there were no other children around him at this point. And we never exposed him to anything containing ghost in it.
Well one day we were sitting in our front room floor my husband and me, and we were reminiscing over old family pictures. My son walks up behind us and looks over our shoulders and see's a picture of my husband's late mother. He goes into an immediate panic and is basically inconsolable pointing and crying GHOST MOMMY GHOST DADDY GHOST! Tears came to my husbands eyes as did mine and we closed the book and immediately tried to settle our son down.
That night we talked to our son for a long time, and we tried to explain to him the best way we could that in short; that he need not be afraid that, the picture was of his grandma who loved him and lived in heaven and you can't go to heaven if you're a bad person. We told him how wonderful she was and would not hurt him. We eventually after a day or two got him to look at the picture without being terrified. A week later he finally started sleeping in his room. We had never asked him about the ghost for fear it would start all over again, but about a week later he came out from playing in his room and told us that he loved his grandma. We were so shocked I can't even begin to truly explain what we were feeling. We clarified that it was my husband's mom he was speaking of and he said; "yes grandma in the picture! So we knew it wasn't my mom he was speaking of who is still with us.
My mother in-law passed away several months before my husband and I even started dating. So I myself had not ever met the women. Long story ended, the weird stuff all ended the first night my son started sleeping in his room. We are convinced it was my husband deceased mother.
#3-(I looked for the pic on the stations myspace page but they did not have it posted)
My grandparents had a very wonderful marriage. The two were very close and very much in love. They would play fight with each other about things saying "This is my house." "No, this is my house." Things of that sort. In late July years ago my grandfather repaired the old fence in our backyard. My grandmother had been after him for some time to do that. I called it the last great act of the Patriarch, because by early August he passed away. It was very hard for all of us..especially my grandmother. She wasn't dealing with his death well. The two of them owned their own private Insurance agency, and one day while we were all at the office going through old files my grandmother let out a scream and began to cry and LAUGH at the same time. When we calmed her down she explained that she felt something go through her that just made her feel so wonderful, and she believed it to be my grandfather. Well, shortly after that I was at her house when I caught a glimpse of my grandfather standing at the end of the hallway wearing the exact suit he was in when we buried him. I decided that what I had seen was caused by grief and let it go. Later that winter I was on the phone with my grandmother who was still convinced that it was my grandfather that passed through her and that I had really seen him at the end of the hallway. While arguing this I heard her scream, drop the phone, and stop replying to me. Then I suddenly heard the distinct sound of her vivtar camera clicking away. Finally she returned to the phone and told me to immediately come over and go with her to Wal-Mart. I did as she asked and we immediately went to the 1 hour processing center. About an hour later we got the pictures and she immediately started to look through the photos. Afterwards she handed me the pictures and just asked "Tell me what you see." Upon looking at the photos I saw that she had taken pictures of the fence that my grandfather had put up before he died and the shadow of the tree that is in front of it. Looking closer I then saw that the shadow of the tree and the leaves formed the words "My Fence" and was underlined. We have the picutres framed and hang on the wall to this day, and I can send you copies of the picutres to see if you'd like.
#1
My grandfather and I had always been close. I could be found at his house every weekend until he passed away Dec. 2000. After he passed away I would visit the Little Rock National Cemetery where he was buried every couple of weeks. I always felt at peace when I was there. I graduated high school in 2004. On graduation day I visited his grave site and was a little upset because he would not be there to see me walk across the stage. As I was sitting there I started to smell his cologne which was Brut. Well I looked around to see if anyone else was there but there was no one else around as far as I could see. The smell was getting stronger until it smelled like he was right there next to me. I then heard the word proud whispered in my ear. I thought I was just hearing things and didn't think much of it, until I heard "I am proud of you" whispered in my ear. I then felt a pressure on my shoulder kind of like a hand squeezing. I asked "papaw is that you" thinking I was losing my mind and hearing things until he whispered "i love you jessie." He was the only person that ever called me jessie. I knew then it was him letting me know that even though he wasn't there to watch me graduate he was still proud of me. I told him that I loved him too. As soon as I said that the smell disappered and the pressure on my shoulder was gone. I still visit his grave every once in a while. On the days that there is something important going on I can smell his cologne and his hand on my shoulder. I haven't had him talk to me since but I know that he is still there with me when I need him.
#2
I have one for you. My husband and I moved into an apartment which; was our first apartment as a married couple. During the time we lived there we experienced many strange things. The bathroom toilet would flush by it's self and the doors would open and close throughout the night. Our TV channel would change right in the middle of us watching something. (And mind you this is during the time before we had digital TV) so you literally had to get your butt up and change the channel. Lights would go off and on all the time and the worst part of all of this was we would wake up in the middle of the night with the stove burners blasting at high with loud banging sounds coming from the kitchen. Like someone hitting a pot on the counter or something. This went on for quit a long time and my husband and I were convinced we were being haunted!
Well our son who was about 1½ to 2 years old at the time, was terrified to sleep in his own room or even go in there to play. And every time we would lay him in his bed asleep, he would wake up screaming and crying running to find us crying "mommy ghost ghost daddy ghost" So we ended up having to keep his bed in our room. We didn't even understand how he would even know what a ghost was at this age! He was an only child and there were no other children around him at this point. And we never exposed him to anything containing ghost in it.
Well one day we were sitting in our front room floor my husband and me, and we were reminiscing over old family pictures. My son walks up behind us and looks over our shoulders and see's a picture of my husband's late mother. He goes into an immediate panic and is basically inconsolable pointing and crying GHOST MOMMY GHOST DADDY GHOST! Tears came to my husbands eyes as did mine and we closed the book and immediately tried to settle our son down.
That night we talked to our son for a long time, and we tried to explain to him the best way we could that in short; that he need not be afraid that, the picture was of his grandma who loved him and lived in heaven and you can't go to heaven if you're a bad person. We told him how wonderful she was and would not hurt him. We eventually after a day or two got him to look at the picture without being terrified. A week later he finally started sleeping in his room. We had never asked him about the ghost for fear it would start all over again, but about a week later he came out from playing in his room and told us that he loved his grandma. We were so shocked I can't even begin to truly explain what we were feeling. We clarified that it was my husband's mom he was speaking of and he said; "yes grandma in the picture! So we knew it wasn't my mom he was speaking of who is still with us.
My mother in-law passed away several months before my husband and I even started dating. So I myself had not ever met the women. Long story ended, the weird stuff all ended the first night my son started sleeping in his room. We are convinced it was my husband deceased mother.
#3-(I looked for the pic on the stations myspace page but they did not have it posted)
My grandparents had a very wonderful marriage. The two were very close and very much in love. They would play fight with each other about things saying "This is my house." "No, this is my house." Things of that sort. In late July years ago my grandfather repaired the old fence in our backyard. My grandmother had been after him for some time to do that. I called it the last great act of the Patriarch, because by early August he passed away. It was very hard for all of us..especially my grandmother. She wasn't dealing with his death well. The two of them owned their own private Insurance agency, and one day while we were all at the office going through old files my grandmother let out a scream and began to cry and LAUGH at the same time. When we calmed her down she explained that she felt something go through her that just made her feel so wonderful, and she believed it to be my grandfather. Well, shortly after that I was at her house when I caught a glimpse of my grandfather standing at the end of the hallway wearing the exact suit he was in when we buried him. I decided that what I had seen was caused by grief and let it go. Later that winter I was on the phone with my grandmother who was still convinced that it was my grandfather that passed through her and that I had really seen him at the end of the hallway. While arguing this I heard her scream, drop the phone, and stop replying to me. Then I suddenly heard the distinct sound of her vivtar camera clicking away. Finally she returned to the phone and told me to immediately come over and go with her to Wal-Mart. I did as she asked and we immediately went to the 1 hour processing center. About an hour later we got the pictures and she immediately started to look through the photos. Afterwards she handed me the pictures and just asked "Tell me what you see." Upon looking at the photos I saw that she had taken pictures of the fence that my grandfather had put up before he died and the shadow of the tree that is in front of it. Looking closer I then saw that the shadow of the tree and the leaves formed the words "My Fence" and was underlined. We have the picutres framed and hang on the wall to this day, and I can send you copies of the picutres to see if you'd like.
#4
My whole 31 years, my grandmother has been a very religious person. I used to kid her about being born with more religion than Jesus is. She is an open, honest, blunt person. She told me she was not always the goodie goodie I see today. She was a rather hellcat back in her day. My grandmother is 82 years old so I guess she could have had a life before being a granny (lol). Well during one summer, I believe it was in 1988, my aunt and cousin were visiting us from ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />South Carolina . Granny had all her granddaughters and daughters spend the night. It was like a big generational slumber party. I was teasing Granny about being a holy roller (we are close and kid all the time with her), she said that she had a story to tell me that caused her to find GOD and find him fast. Back in the day, my granny's brother Vaughn was a hooligan, as Granny put it. He was cavorting with a married woman. One day my great Grandmother told Uncle Vaughn to baby-sit my granny. He was a good 10-11 years older than she was. He threw a fit about watching his sister because he had some place he needed to go. Great Grandmother told him to take Granny with him. Uncle Vaughn made Granny walk with him down the field and across the brook to his lady friend's house. On the way, they passed this HUGE tree, directly across the street stood an old 3-story home that was vacant at the time. As they approached the tree, Uncle Vaughn and Granny both stopped dead in their tracks. A huge fireball rolled from the top of the tree, across the street, and under the old house. The house did not burst into flames, as one would think. Granny said it just rolled under the house. Uncle and Granny both looked at each other confirming the other had seen the same thing and bolted down the road. Granny swears it was a warning from a higher power telling Uncle Vaughn to leave that lady alone. Sure enough, as they approached the lady's house HER HUSBAND WAS HOME. Uncle Vaughn wanted to wait him out, BUT Granny started crying and he decided to walk her home then come back. On the way, back they had to cross the tree's path once more. Nothing happened this time. Great Grandmother was not home yet and Uncle Vaughn had to stay and watch Granny. Two hours passed and Great Grandmother came home and she was distraught. It seems that Uncle's lady friend and her hubby had a terrible fight and the husband SHOT and KILLED his betraying wife. My Granny swears to this day God was telling them what he was doing was wrong and he saved them from being there and possibly being shot. Granny said she found God that day and has not let him out of her grips.
So that's all I was able to post as their myspace page starting acting wierd. Maybe the the ghosts and goblins didn't want me to share anymore stories. If you're interested and want to read more here's the link (http://alice1077.com/goout.asp?u=http://www.myspace.com/mcpoolboydjhb) to their myspace page, just click on the Thriller Thursday links in the blog section.
Last week they had some guest on from ARPast which stands Arkansas Paranormal something or another. At the top of the post is a pic from one of the hospitals they investigated that has since closed down. I really don't know what to think of it other than it just looks really wierd but it's interesting nonetheless.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
It's 2:00 in the mernin........
......I'm up and not even close to being sleepy. I got home from work this evening (after the drive in traffic from hell), took off my clothes, and got into bed. My intention was not to go to sleep but just to rest and wind down for a minute. So I'm laying there watching a bit of "Oprah", "Reba", and thinking about if I wanted to take the dogs walking when I dozed off. I guess that answered that. I remember waking up around 7 or 8 and turning the tube to Lifetime because I wanted to watch that show with the Lisa Williams chick. I apparently stayed up just long enough to change the station because I was out again until about 10. I've been up ever since. Just my luck, I won't get sleepy again until it's time for me to wake up and take the car in to get serviced. Thank goodness for afternoon naps! :-)
We had to take Emma to the vet Thursday evening because she was limping around the day before when we got home from work. She was fine Wednesday morning so we are guessing that she may have gotten her leg caught in her kennel. The doc checked her out and nothing's broken or swollen which we figured because she was not crying and did not seem to be in pain. He says it's probably just a sprain or bruise and gave her some doggie dope (ie some med's) to take to help just in case she's feeling a bit sore. She's up to 8 lbs! I knew she had grown (she's all legs) but figured she was about a good 5-6 lbs. No wonder my arms were sore last weekend from carrying her around during the race.....maybe I should get her a stroller. HA! NEVER!
So today at work, I get in and do my usual prep to get ready for the work day. I hear my other co-workers start to drift in including E-40. Thankfully there was no phone fight ensuing with his wife.....hey you gotta be grateful for the little things sometimes. He was however, talking to this other guy (we'll call him Mr. Buffy since he lifts weights) that sits next to him about the review he had yesterday and said that it all went well and that he only disagreed with one negative remark. The manager told him that he needs to work on his interpersonal skills and try to conduct himself in a more professional manner. lol lol He really couldn't believe it. Really? After the stunt that you pulled last week, you're shocked...no seriously you are....AS IF!! Like I said, dude is nice but he can go overboard and that is so not a good look. Mr. Buffy actually told E-40 that it probably just made the manager uncomfortable and it didn't bother the other guy. Well, ummm duh? It made me uncomfortable as well. I don't know if the other guy took it personally but the look on his face was not one of extreme pleasure.
In other news, we are changing offices. Today was our last day in the current building. Come Monday morning, I will have to drive up 3 extra exits to make it to work which ironically is right up the street from where I used to work and even more ironically (is that even a word??) it's in the old building that I used to work in many many years ago. The new building is really not that much further up the road but I had gotten spoiled with the other location as it's off of the first exit right after you cross the river and just a quick lane merge and left turn away after you exit the interstate. Quick and easy access...you can't beat that. Oh well.....ce la vie!
I've started to detect some yawns so maybe I have a few extra zzzz's left in me after all.
Hope you all are having a good weekend.
We had to take Emma to the vet Thursday evening because she was limping around the day before when we got home from work. She was fine Wednesday morning so we are guessing that she may have gotten her leg caught in her kennel. The doc checked her out and nothing's broken or swollen which we figured because she was not crying and did not seem to be in pain. He says it's probably just a sprain or bruise and gave her some doggie dope (ie some med's) to take to help just in case she's feeling a bit sore. She's up to 8 lbs! I knew she had grown (she's all legs) but figured she was about a good 5-6 lbs. No wonder my arms were sore last weekend from carrying her around during the race.....maybe I should get her a stroller. HA! NEVER!
So today at work, I get in and do my usual prep to get ready for the work day. I hear my other co-workers start to drift in including E-40. Thankfully there was no phone fight ensuing with his wife.....hey you gotta be grateful for the little things sometimes. He was however, talking to this other guy (we'll call him Mr. Buffy since he lifts weights) that sits next to him about the review he had yesterday and said that it all went well and that he only disagreed with one negative remark. The manager told him that he needs to work on his interpersonal skills and try to conduct himself in a more professional manner. lol lol He really couldn't believe it. Really? After the stunt that you pulled last week, you're shocked...no seriously you are....AS IF!! Like I said, dude is nice but he can go overboard and that is so not a good look. Mr. Buffy actually told E-40 that it probably just made the manager uncomfortable and it didn't bother the other guy. Well, ummm duh? It made me uncomfortable as well. I don't know if the other guy took it personally but the look on his face was not one of extreme pleasure.
In other news, we are changing offices. Today was our last day in the current building. Come Monday morning, I will have to drive up 3 extra exits to make it to work which ironically is right up the street from where I used to work and even more ironically (is that even a word??) it's in the old building that I used to work in many many years ago. The new building is really not that much further up the road but I had gotten spoiled with the other location as it's off of the first exit right after you cross the river and just a quick lane merge and left turn away after you exit the interstate. Quick and easy access...you can't beat that. Oh well.....ce la vie!
I've started to detect some yawns so maybe I have a few extra zzzz's left in me after all.
Hope you all are having a good weekend.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Conversation with my Mama
Here's an excerpt of the convo I had with my mama this evening that I found to be rather funny
Mama: What are you doing?
Me: I'm online while we are talking
Mama: Ohhhh, that's why you aren't paying attention to what I'm saying
Me: Huh what?
Mama: See that's what I'm talking about you too busy checking email. I don't see how that takes a lot of time since you don't ever send any
Me: Yeah you're right, I really don't. I receive a lot.....especially from you
*laughing from both of us*
Me: I usually just check them and then look online at blogs
Mama: Frogs???
Me: *laughs* No ma'am...blogs b-l-o-g-s
Mama: What's that??
Me: It's kind of like a diary that people type instead of write and put it online for other people to read
Mama: Why would you want to do that?
Me: Well different people do it for different reasons I suppose but from what I've found most do it as a form of self expression and to relieve stress
Mama: You don't have one do you?
Me: yeeeeep I do
Mama: You been talkin about me online
Me: If I have it really hasn't been that much
Mama: You bet not be
Me: *laughs* Why not?
Mama: I don't want all my business posted on the computer for folks to see
Me: Yes ma'am
Mama: Can you get in trouble for having a blog?
Me: In trouble with who?
Mama: I don't know
Me: No mother dear, it's perfectly fine
Mama: You don't do it @ work do you?
Me: *sigh* No mama
*thinks to self "I would if I could though but they have it blocked"*
Mama: Oh well that's fine I guess
*more talking about this and that*
Mama: What are ya'll eating for dinner?
Me: Cube steak, corn, and mashed potatoes
Mama: Steak? I thought Z didn't eat meat
Me: Nooooo mama, he doesn't eat pork
Mama: Ohhhh, I knew it was somethin or another. Well I'll let you go so you can cook and get back online
Me: *laughs* Okay woman, I'll talk with you later. Love you
Mama: Love you too.
Mama: What are you doing?
Me: I'm online while we are talking
Mama: Ohhhh, that's why you aren't paying attention to what I'm saying
Me: Huh what?
Mama: See that's what I'm talking about you too busy checking email. I don't see how that takes a lot of time since you don't ever send any
Me: Yeah you're right, I really don't. I receive a lot.....especially from you
*laughing from both of us*
Me: I usually just check them and then look online at blogs
Mama: Frogs???
Me: *laughs* No ma'am...blogs b-l-o-g-s
Mama: What's that??
Me: It's kind of like a diary that people type instead of write and put it online for other people to read
Mama: Why would you want to do that?
Me: Well different people do it for different reasons I suppose but from what I've found most do it as a form of self expression and to relieve stress
Mama: You don't have one do you?
Me: yeeeeep I do
Mama: You been talkin about me online
Me: If I have it really hasn't been that much
Mama: You bet not be
Me: *laughs* Why not?
Mama: I don't want all my business posted on the computer for folks to see
Me: Yes ma'am
Mama: Can you get in trouble for having a blog?
Me: In trouble with who?
Mama: I don't know
Me: No mother dear, it's perfectly fine
Mama: You don't do it @ work do you?
Me: *sigh* No mama
*thinks to self "I would if I could though but they have it blocked"*
Mama: Oh well that's fine I guess
*more talking about this and that*
Mama: What are ya'll eating for dinner?
Me: Cube steak, corn, and mashed potatoes
Mama: Steak? I thought Z didn't eat meat
Me: Nooooo mama, he doesn't eat pork
Mama: Ohhhh, I knew it was somethin or another. Well I'll let you go so you can cook and get back online
Me: *laughs* Okay woman, I'll talk with you later. Love you
Mama: Love you too.
Monday, October 22, 2007
50th Post!
It's my 50th post...woohoo! No biggie, just thought I'd share. To be quite honest, I didn't think I would even be able to blog for this long considering my previous blogging efforts http://givinyouthebestthatigot.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html :-)
I guess since I've made it to 50 the least I can do is stick it out to 100 post and then take it from there.
So the walk (for the race for the cure) went well. It was just a bunch of women walking at a slow pace (unless you were actually in the front and ran) over the course of 3 miles or was it 5? Hmmm So the plan was to meet up at one of the nearby hotels and go on from there in one vehicle. I already knew that I would be taking my own car since I had Emma and a lot of people aren't as pet friendly. So I'm following the other folks trying to find a park when she pulls into the parking garage. Oh well this is nice of them I thought, they opened up the garage for people to park at. HA, it was until I saw the sign that they were charging $5. Niiiiiccccceeee. I personally think it was rather tasteless to charge for parking (for this event anyway) but hey whatever. I drive on past and continue looking for me a park as I didn't have any cash. I phone my friend and let her know that I would call her as soon as I found a place to park.
She calls me 2 minutes later, "Have you found a park yet?".
I just laugh and tell her no and that I will call her when I find one.
2 minutes later again....same question....
Me: "Heifer didn't I tell you I would call you when I found one?".
She: "Aww girl, you should have called me we had some cash and could have paid your way to park."
*blank stare*
Me: "mmmhmm, lemme call you back"
I'll be the first one to admit that I have a really really really short temper when it comes to stuff like this. I'm the type of person that looks out for my friends....always have always will. Me personally, I would have called people before hand to make sure they had money to park before going in the garage. That's just what I do. This fruitcake....not so much and it irritates the shit out of me. I love her to death but she irks me to no end sometimes. *sigh* I told Z and he said that I really shouldn't be mad at them for me not having any cash on me. I told him it wasn't about that. It's just that she didn't even think enough about the situation to call me to check.....it's what I would have done.
Anyway, moving on. I finally found a park (after several conversations with myself weighing the possibility of taking my black ass back home) and find them in the midst of all those people. As soon as I get in the crowd, folks are oohhin and awwin at the puppy wanting to pet and hold a conversation about their dogs. *eyeroll* Don't you see me trying to get somewhere folks? lol
When I finally made it to the group, this one chickadee behind me would not leave me alone. She kept saying how much Emma looked like her dog and I quote "OMG, they could be like twins!" That was cool enough. I asked her where she got hers from because it was possible even though I don't remember any of the other pups having the same markings as she did. Turns out we got them from two different towns, soooooooo no twins here. She keeps blabbering about something and talking to the dog when she asks me where my doggie stroller was. If ya'll could have seen the look on my face. *smh* I told her mine was still at the store. She just laughed and thought that was the funniest ish ever. Needless to say.....her dog has a stroller. *smdh* All I can say is it will never be me......dogs like to walk for a reason.
So the big news in town is the murder (http://thecabin.net/stories/102207/loc_1022070005.shtml ) that happened yesterday afternoon. Crazy thing is it happened in the apartment complex I used to stay in. It was a nice quiet place (still is as far as I know), I always liked it there and never had any problems.....well except for the nice baby mouse that was in my bathtub one night after I came home from partying and the man who lived across from me that used to hit on me but that's a different story for a different day. lol I didn't know this guy however Z did. I looked at his pic and got that feeling of I've seen him before but just couldn't be sure. I've probably seen him around town several times before but just can't remember, that's neither here nor there now though. The newspaper reports says that he was shot between the eyes......execution style folks. In my opinion, this was no random act of violence, someone meant for him to meet death yesterday. I've heard different stories about what he did. Most everyone (except me), in the black population of Conway knew that he owned a barbershop. I've also heard that he sold drugs and the shop was a business on the side. I dunno, it may be true, may not be. I didn't know the man so I can't say. If that is the case, that makes me think even more that this was an isolated incedent and he knew the killer. Whatever the reason behind it, I feel for his family and hope that they find the person responsible for his death. It's always hard loosing a loved one, may he rest in peace.
I guess since I've made it to 50 the least I can do is stick it out to 100 post and then take it from there.
So the walk (for the race for the cure) went well. It was just a bunch of women walking at a slow pace (unless you were actually in the front and ran) over the course of 3 miles or was it 5? Hmmm So the plan was to meet up at one of the nearby hotels and go on from there in one vehicle. I already knew that I would be taking my own car since I had Emma and a lot of people aren't as pet friendly. So I'm following the other folks trying to find a park when she pulls into the parking garage. Oh well this is nice of them I thought, they opened up the garage for people to park at. HA, it was until I saw the sign that they were charging $5. Niiiiiccccceeee. I personally think it was rather tasteless to charge for parking (for this event anyway) but hey whatever. I drive on past and continue looking for me a park as I didn't have any cash. I phone my friend and let her know that I would call her as soon as I found a place to park.
She calls me 2 minutes later, "Have you found a park yet?".
I just laugh and tell her no and that I will call her when I find one.
2 minutes later again....same question....
Me: "Heifer didn't I tell you I would call you when I found one?".
She: "Aww girl, you should have called me we had some cash and could have paid your way to park."
*blank stare*
Me: "mmmhmm, lemme call you back"
I'll be the first one to admit that I have a really really really short temper when it comes to stuff like this. I'm the type of person that looks out for my friends....always have always will. Me personally, I would have called people before hand to make sure they had money to park before going in the garage. That's just what I do. This fruitcake....not so much and it irritates the shit out of me. I love her to death but she irks me to no end sometimes. *sigh* I told Z and he said that I really shouldn't be mad at them for me not having any cash on me. I told him it wasn't about that. It's just that she didn't even think enough about the situation to call me to check.....it's what I would have done.
Anyway, moving on. I finally found a park (after several conversations with myself weighing the possibility of taking my black ass back home) and find them in the midst of all those people. As soon as I get in the crowd, folks are oohhin and awwin at the puppy wanting to pet and hold a conversation about their dogs. *eyeroll* Don't you see me trying to get somewhere folks? lol
When I finally made it to the group, this one chickadee behind me would not leave me alone. She kept saying how much Emma looked like her dog and I quote "OMG, they could be like twins!" That was cool enough. I asked her where she got hers from because it was possible even though I don't remember any of the other pups having the same markings as she did. Turns out we got them from two different towns, soooooooo no twins here. She keeps blabbering about something and talking to the dog when she asks me where my doggie stroller was. If ya'll could have seen the look on my face. *smh* I told her mine was still at the store. She just laughed and thought that was the funniest ish ever. Needless to say.....her dog has a stroller. *smdh* All I can say is it will never be me......dogs like to walk for a reason.
So the big news in town is the murder (http://thecabin.net/stories/102207/loc_1022070005.shtml ) that happened yesterday afternoon. Crazy thing is it happened in the apartment complex I used to stay in. It was a nice quiet place (still is as far as I know), I always liked it there and never had any problems.....well except for the nice baby mouse that was in my bathtub one night after I came home from partying and the man who lived across from me that used to hit on me but that's a different story for a different day. lol I didn't know this guy however Z did. I looked at his pic and got that feeling of I've seen him before but just couldn't be sure. I've probably seen him around town several times before but just can't remember, that's neither here nor there now though. The newspaper reports says that he was shot between the eyes......execution style folks. In my opinion, this was no random act of violence, someone meant for him to meet death yesterday. I've heard different stories about what he did. Most everyone (except me), in the black population of Conway knew that he owned a barbershop. I've also heard that he sold drugs and the shop was a business on the side. I dunno, it may be true, may not be. I didn't know the man so I can't say. If that is the case, that makes me think even more that this was an isolated incedent and he knew the killer. Whatever the reason behind it, I feel for his family and hope that they find the person responsible for his death. It's always hard loosing a loved one, may he rest in peace.
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