I wasn't going to post today but I saw this video this morning and I could.not.stop.laughing. It's footage of the earthquake that happened in CA yesterday while the Judge Judy show was taping. Now, of course, I'm not that insensitive to laugh @ the actual event. What got me is the plantiff in this video would.not.budge from the table. Not because she was scared but she seriously thought they were going to continue with her case. Ya'll....I hollered. I tried to contain myself but......just watch. You'll see what I'm talking about. lol
I will also admit that I got tickled watching everyone, except the plantiff, run out of the courtroom. Not because they were running for their lives but for the fact that all it took was one person and everyone else was out! Lol Watching it made me think back to something similar that happened to me.
Back when I was a young buck I was in Nashville visiting my best friend. We had all gone out to this club and hadn't even made it in when a fight broke out in the parking lot. So we backed on outta the way so we wouldn't get caught up in the crowd of people watching/participating/whatever. As everything settled down we started making our way back to the door when this girl screamed. It was as if some cattle had suddenly been herded because folks just broke out runnin. Well I look @ my bf and the other folks we were there with and we break out runnin too. A few moments after we started running, my other homegirl just stops, busted out laughing and asked "What is we runnin fo'?" After she caught up (cause I was still runnin), I answered her question. I ain't know but I d@mn sure wasn't about to stand around and find out. Hell those folks were NOT running all willy nilly for nothing. lol Turns out, one of the guys that had been fighting earlier had said he was going to get his gun. That was reason enough for us to take our tails back to her apartment and call it a night.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
What do you want now????
I don't blog about the j-o-b too much on here because most jobs are pretty much the same story with the same characters just with different faces and diff't challenges (read bullshit). My current gig is pretty sweet for the most part. The work is relatively easy (it just involves a lot of reading and writing), everyone is pretty cool, and the dress code is extremely lax. You can wear pretty much anything you want on any given day...jeans, shorts (no coochie cutters of course), flip flops, I've even seen some folks with spaghetti strap attire. Now that's a bit much IMO regardless of what they say you can wear but I digress. I guess I just haven't loosened up enough from a strict corporate dress code to get with that program (and probably never will).
The environment is pretty laid back and everyone seems to get along for the most part although I have been able to detect some of the "cliques" and strong dislikes some people have for others. Speakin of which, I've been invited to join the "cool kids" lunch club. In an effort to combat high gas prices and average pay a group of folks decided to form a lunch club that meets a few times a week. They decide on a theme (mexican, italian, etc) and each person brings something to contribute. I was first asked verbally and then sent an email invite. I guess this means I'm "in" now. lol I normally bring my lunch everyday but I may go against my anti-social grain and stop by a few times here and there before the year is up. lol
Anyway, I'm gettin off track because that's not even what my post is about. lol Soooo, within the fancy building you can find almost any nationality of people. It's truly like the UN. Our admin happens to be from the motherland. She's sweet as pie and I really do like her but can I just put something out into the universe real fast?? She.gets.on.my.damn.nerves.sometimes!!!! I know you're like AR Gal, what doesn't??!!
Lemme explain. My employer emphasizes that face-to-face interaction is the preferred form of communication. Me, I'd prefer to just receive an email or talk on the phone and be done with it (please see anti-social reference above). The AA....not so much. She truly takes the ish literally and I suppose I shouldn't knock her for that but still....................*sigh* Anyway, today she came down to my desk no fewer than 10 times (seriously I'm not exaggerating). About the 4th time, I had this look on my face that screamed WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?? UGH!!! I'm not the one to tell people how to do their job but ya'll just don't know how bad I wanted to tell her "really, it's okay if you just pick up the phone and call". lol Honestly, I think the reason why she does it is because english is not her 1st language so her accent is really thick and she may think it's easier to understand her in person -vs- on the phone. To me she sounds the same either way. *shrugs shoulders* I think the annoyance was the fact that the things she wanted were simple things liikkkke I need the key # to your lock on your desk for such and such, do you still have that file on your desk (if she had called she would have found out I didn't and could have saved herself an unecessary trip to my desk), do you have any agenda items for our meeting next week.......the list goes on.
Oh well, there's not much I can do to change it now. I just needed to vent I suppose. I'm going to go to work tomorrow with a better attitude and try to keep it that way.....unless she comes down to my desk again. lol
UPDATE: It is not even 9 am and she has been down to my desk twice already.......
The environment is pretty laid back and everyone seems to get along for the most part although I have been able to detect some of the "cliques" and strong dislikes some people have for others. Speakin of which, I've been invited to join the "cool kids" lunch club. In an effort to combat high gas prices and average pay a group of folks decided to form a lunch club that meets a few times a week. They decide on a theme (mexican, italian, etc) and each person brings something to contribute. I was first asked verbally and then sent an email invite. I guess this means I'm "in" now. lol I normally bring my lunch everyday but I may go against my anti-social grain and stop by a few times here and there before the year is up. lol
Anyway, I'm gettin off track because that's not even what my post is about. lol Soooo, within the fancy building you can find almost any nationality of people. It's truly like the UN. Our admin happens to be from the motherland. She's sweet as pie and I really do like her but can I just put something out into the universe real fast?? She.gets.on.my.damn.nerves.sometimes!!!! I know you're like AR Gal, what doesn't??!!
Lemme explain. My employer emphasizes that face-to-face interaction is the preferred form of communication. Me, I'd prefer to just receive an email or talk on the phone and be done with it (please see anti-social reference above). The AA....not so much. She truly takes the ish literally and I suppose I shouldn't knock her for that but still....................*sigh* Anyway, today she came down to my desk no fewer than 10 times (seriously I'm not exaggerating). About the 4th time, I had this look on my face that screamed WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?? UGH!!! I'm not the one to tell people how to do their job but ya'll just don't know how bad I wanted to tell her "really, it's okay if you just pick up the phone and call". lol Honestly, I think the reason why she does it is because english is not her 1st language so her accent is really thick and she may think it's easier to understand her in person -vs- on the phone. To me she sounds the same either way. *shrugs shoulders* I think the annoyance was the fact that the things she wanted were simple things liikkkke I need the key # to your lock on your desk for such and such, do you still have that file on your desk (if she had called she would have found out I didn't and could have saved herself an unecessary trip to my desk), do you have any agenda items for our meeting next week.......the list goes on.
Oh well, there's not much I can do to change it now. I just needed to vent I suppose. I'm going to go to work tomorrow with a better attitude and try to keep it that way.....unless she comes down to my desk again. lol
UPDATE: It is not even 9 am and she has been down to my desk twice already.......
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Me and you must neva part............
......ma ki bouncy ball.
Not to be outdone, Emma must get her two minutes of shame....I mean fame too.
Simply put, this dog is a freak of nature. Other than food and the 'rents, fetching is her reason for living. Ever since she grasped the concept, it's been non-stop ever since. Climbing a mountain, walking in hot temp's, getting her shots, sometimes not even dinnertime will make her stop. Nothing but death will keep her from it! Now I don't want folks to get the wrong impression. I love playing fetch with her (because truly it's funny to watch) but when I do certain things of a personal nature, I need her to understand that we need to take a time out.
Sadly we must ignore our precious baby girl sometimes in order for her to get the point that it's not all about her. I too had to learn this lesson and it was a hard pill to swallow. I do believe that it will take her a lot more pills (or a slightly bigger one) as she has quite the big head. It hurts my heart but it must be done.
That's just Nasty................
Dogs eat grass.....
Said grass sometimes makes dogs vomit.......
Vomit is not meant to stay in the body..........
Throwing up is not fun.............
Believe me, I know.............
Seeing a 90 lb. dog do it in front of your face is even less fun............
90 lb. dog usually gives a signal..........
When we see that we rush him outside................
No signal this go 'round....................
Vomit+ carpet= some really fucked up shit...................
Why didn't he move to the tile..................
He's done that before too...................
He's a smart dog........................
Carpet=not good.....................
Tile=still not good but better than carpet..................
Thank goodness for home steam cleaners.................
Thank goodness I happen to really love this damn dog.......................
Said grass sometimes makes dogs vomit.......
Vomit is not meant to stay in the body..........
Throwing up is not fun.............
Believe me, I know.............
Seeing a 90 lb. dog do it in front of your face is even less fun............
90 lb. dog usually gives a signal..........
When we see that we rush him outside................
No signal this go 'round....................
Vomit+ carpet= some really fucked up shit...................
Why didn't he move to the tile..................
He's done that before too...................
He's a smart dog........................
Carpet=not good.....................
Tile=still not good but better than carpet..................
Thank goodness for home steam cleaners.................
Thank goodness I happen to really love this damn dog.......................
Saturday, July 26, 2008
OMG!
I decided to check my blog history to see how long I had been back in the blogging game. I figured it had been really close to a year since I started back. If you'll recall, I technically started blogging about 3 years ago but due to unforeseen circumstances (read laziness) I stopped. Well, I jumped back on the wagon last summer and was surprised to see that I've been going at it(somewhat consistently) for over a year now since 6/28/07. GO ME!
I honestly didn't think I would last this long and thought I would have a lot more depth to my writing but alas......I don't. lol I'm cool with that though. Blogging for me is really something to do in my spare time. I'm not out to change the world one keystroke at a time, my blog doesn't have a theme, and I've found that I thoroughly enjoy reading other blogs more than I like conveying thoughts in my own. Again...I'm cool with that. There's a lot of things that happen in the day of life of AR Gal that never make their way to the screen you see in front of your eyes and most likely never will. Partly because I don't want to share (sowwy, some things need not be on the internets (yes I spelled it like that)) and also because I just don't have the time or desire to type it out.
With that being said (because this post seems to be taking a rather depressing turn), I think I'm gonna stick around for awhile. I promised myself that I would try and stay with this for a good year before deciding if I wanted to hang up my "Gone Fishing for Good" sign. For the most part, I like my blog and I definitely have taken a strong liking to the folks that swing by and comment. For me, that's reason enough to keep on keepin on.
I honestly didn't think I would last this long and thought I would have a lot more depth to my writing but alas......I don't. lol I'm cool with that though. Blogging for me is really something to do in my spare time. I'm not out to change the world one keystroke at a time, my blog doesn't have a theme, and I've found that I thoroughly enjoy reading other blogs more than I like conveying thoughts in my own. Again...I'm cool with that. There's a lot of things that happen in the day of life of AR Gal that never make their way to the screen you see in front of your eyes and most likely never will. Partly because I don't want to share (sowwy, some things need not be on the internets (yes I spelled it like that)) and also because I just don't have the time or desire to type it out.
With that being said (because this post seems to be taking a rather depressing turn), I think I'm gonna stick around for awhile. I promised myself that I would try and stay with this for a good year before deciding if I wanted to hang up my "Gone Fishing for Good" sign. For the most part, I like my blog and I definitely have taken a strong liking to the folks that swing by and comment. For me, that's reason enough to keep on keepin on.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
AR Gal PSA.....
I absolutely positively, without a shadow of a doubt, cannot stand summer heat!
That is all, carry on.
That is all, carry on.
Friday, July 18, 2008
How 'Bout a Round of Applause?
I wasn't even going to mention this but for some reason I can't stop thinking about this experience I had. lol
I went to Zaxby's last Friday to pick up some viddles for me and my mane. Now Z is a very picky eater and sometimes wants his food a certain way. Cool, no problem (unless he picks the wrong day to test me, lol). The particular sandwich he likes he prefers to have the food components separate so he can just put it together himself because he claims the sauce on it makes the toast soggy. I pull up to the order box thingy and told the girl taking orders want I wanted. I even made sure to use their terminology of "building it yourself" because that was how it was given to me by a Zaxby's employee. She tells me to hold on for a moment then comes back to inform me that they do not do that. Hmmmmm.......
Me: Ummmm, okay. Well the last few times I visited it was not a problem
Girl: Well, they said they weren't doing it that way today
Yes I typed, to-damn-day.....*sigh*
Me: Today? And who the fu.....who is they?
Girl: The cooks in the back
Me: Well, are they doing it tomorrow?
Girl: Ummmmmmmm......
At this point I ctfu.
Me: Da hell do they....nevermind..can you hold on a minute?
I call Z. I'm holding up the line because I didn't give two shits about Zaxby's or anyone else behind me right then. I tell him that he is more than welcome to get something else from this joint (just let me know what he wants) but my black ass would rather starve.
Z: Did you ask to speak to a manager?
Me: Hell no, 'cause I ain't coming back so it does.not.matter.
Z: I can't believe that ish, she actually said today.
Me: Yup
*we both laugh*
Then I hear the girl on the intercom asking to see if I was still there. I just told her I changed my mind and thanks but no thanks and drove off. I mean call me stupid but how dumb is it that you would rather put the sandwich together -vs- the consumer requesting that you just put components in the container for them to do it and save you a little extra work.
*sigh*
You put on quite a show, you really had me going
But now it's time to go, curtains finally closing
That was QUITE a show, VERY entertaining
But it's over now
Go on and take a bow.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I's Tieahd...........
This week has been kicking my ass something serious! I'm in a training class this week to learn about some new software that we are converting to. The people in this class have to teach the rest of the folks in the company. Lawd, what have I gotten myself into. lol Since we are in there all day, I have no time to get my work done (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) and by the time I get home, I'm worn out. I skipped out on walking or doing Tae-Bo today....I'm spent! As soon as I'm done, if I get done, typing up this post, I'm getting ready for bed. I made my salad and told Z he was on his own tonight. Training for everyone else begins next week and I will have to be the secondary trainer in some sessions but the session I have to lead is not until next month (thank gawd!) so I still have a little time to get better prepared. :-)
I opted to do 3 posts instead of one. I had all the stuff I talked about in one but it would have been way too hard on the eyes. Knock yourselves out....I'm going to bed.
I opted to do 3 posts instead of one. I had all the stuff I talked about in one but it would have been way too hard on the eyes. Knock yourselves out....I'm going to bed.
Party Favors..........
So everything went well with the shower Saturday but the start of my day did not. I woke up early that morning to finish washing clothes (I had started the night before). I went to take the load out that had dried the night before and the clothes were still wet. I remember turning the thing on and hearing it roll around. Hmmmmmmmmm I restart the machine and I hear the power going through it but the drum wouldn't roll. Great, just phluckin great. *insert scream here*
**Sidenote: Have ya'll ever seen that show "Snapped" on Oxygen? Ummm, yeah I was THISCLOSE right then....THISCLOSE. First the air in the car, now this??!!
After throwing a tantrum (ie banging my head against the wall), I calm myself down and finish washing the clothes to take to the laundromat to dry. While there, I decided to just stop worrying about it, called Z to let him know so he could look at it when he got home from work and decided to focus my energy on the shower.
Sidenote: I'm happy to report the problem was nothing more than the belt needing to be replaced and we now have a fully functioning dryer again.
I met my friend to follow her to her FIL's house so I could park my car and ride with her. She was on time meeting me but behind in getting her stuff done. I thought we were heading straight over to the house to setup but it turns out we had to stop and get the cake and a couple of other things....no biggie. She drops me off @ Party City to pick up a laddle and she rides down to Kroger to pick up the cake. It takes me all of 1 minute to find what I need and pay for it so I just walked down the sidewalk (after almost busting my butt thank you very much) to the grocery store to find her. Once we walk around getting other last minute items, we head to the bakery. Now let me preface this by saying that she said that several people had recommended the bakery to her and told her how great the cakes were. The woman pulls the cake off the rack and it looks a HOT ASS MESS! lol lol lol The first thing I notice is that one of the corners is missing icing. I mean, all you see is brown! lol My friend by this time is just real quiet. After 13 years, I know that means she's pissed. She looks at me and rolls her eyes and I just put my head down 'cause I already know she's about to say something crazy. She asks for the baker and she comes up to the front.
Friend: We've got a problem
Bakerlady: Excuse me?
Friend: This is not what I ordered. The cake is pink, I asked for peach. The trim is messy, hell it ain't even in a straight line and this corner doesn't even have icing on it.
BL: Well ma'am, the cake is peach, I can show you the color palettes we work from and how pink and peach look. I did the cake like you asked.
Friend: Well, let's say the cake is peach, which it's not, what about the trim and missing icing? I mean did you think it was finished?
*me trying to ctfu*
BL: I apologize for that
Friend: Let me......let me just.....I'll be back
So we walk off to go get some oranges for a flower arrangement she was making.
Friend: Does that cake look peach to you? I'm just trying to make sure it's not me
Me: Hell no. That's pink if I ever saw it. Now that, nodding my head in the direction of this woman I saw, is peach. Her shirt is peach. lol
Friend: lol
Me: Go ask her to go stand next to that cake so you can show that woman what peach looks like. lol
Friend: Girl what am I gonna do? I am too embarrassed to show up with that shit.
Me: Weeeellll, you need a cake but I wouldn't pay for that ish nor would I want it.
Friend: Me either
So we go back to the bakery and she proceeds to tell the folks that she doesn't want it.
Me: Ummm, so no cake?
Friend: Oh I'm getting a cake. I'm going to stop by Sam's and pick one up
Me: Can they have one ready that quick?
Friend: Yeah, if I just get a pre-made one. Hell anything beats that shit in there.
Me: You got a point
So off to Sam's we went and 20 minutes later out she comes (I waited in the car) and off to the house we went. There was a nice turnout and the bride to be rec'd some nice gifts even though several people were still rolling in after it officially ended. *rollin eyes* Now just imagine, my friend, her SIL, and myself are cleaning up packing up the food and these kneegrows are coming up in there trying to get a plate. Da hell??? I gave this one girl this look that said if you don't get the hell away from me. The funny part is we forgot all about the cake until it was over. I realized it while going back to get one of the food trays. Most people were still there so my friend made a quick "oh yeah we've got cake too" announcement and that was that. lol
**Sidenote: Have ya'll ever seen that show "Snapped" on Oxygen? Ummm, yeah I was THISCLOSE right then....THISCLOSE. First the air in the car, now this??!!
After throwing a tantrum (ie banging my head against the wall), I calm myself down and finish washing the clothes to take to the laundromat to dry. While there, I decided to just stop worrying about it, called Z to let him know so he could look at it when he got home from work and decided to focus my energy on the shower.
Sidenote: I'm happy to report the problem was nothing more than the belt needing to be replaced and we now have a fully functioning dryer again.
I met my friend to follow her to her FIL's house so I could park my car and ride with her. She was on time meeting me but behind in getting her stuff done. I thought we were heading straight over to the house to setup but it turns out we had to stop and get the cake and a couple of other things....no biggie. She drops me off @ Party City to pick up a laddle and she rides down to Kroger to pick up the cake. It takes me all of 1 minute to find what I need and pay for it so I just walked down the sidewalk (after almost busting my butt thank you very much) to the grocery store to find her. Once we walk around getting other last minute items, we head to the bakery. Now let me preface this by saying that she said that several people had recommended the bakery to her and told her how great the cakes were. The woman pulls the cake off the rack and it looks a HOT ASS MESS! lol lol lol The first thing I notice is that one of the corners is missing icing. I mean, all you see is brown! lol My friend by this time is just real quiet. After 13 years, I know that means she's pissed. She looks at me and rolls her eyes and I just put my head down 'cause I already know she's about to say something crazy. She asks for the baker and she comes up to the front.
Friend: We've got a problem
Bakerlady: Excuse me?
Friend: This is not what I ordered. The cake is pink, I asked for peach. The trim is messy, hell it ain't even in a straight line and this corner doesn't even have icing on it.
BL: Well ma'am, the cake is peach, I can show you the color palettes we work from and how pink and peach look. I did the cake like you asked.
Friend: Well, let's say the cake is peach, which it's not, what about the trim and missing icing? I mean did you think it was finished?
*me trying to ctfu*
BL: I apologize for that
Friend: Let me......let me just.....I'll be back
So we walk off to go get some oranges for a flower arrangement she was making.
Friend: Does that cake look peach to you? I'm just trying to make sure it's not me
Me: Hell no. That's pink if I ever saw it. Now that, nodding my head in the direction of this woman I saw, is peach. Her shirt is peach. lol
Friend: lol
Me: Go ask her to go stand next to that cake so you can show that woman what peach looks like. lol
Friend: Girl what am I gonna do? I am too embarrassed to show up with that shit.
Me: Weeeellll, you need a cake but I wouldn't pay for that ish nor would I want it.
Friend: Me either
So we go back to the bakery and she proceeds to tell the folks that she doesn't want it.
Me: Ummm, so no cake?
Friend: Oh I'm getting a cake. I'm going to stop by Sam's and pick one up
Me: Can they have one ready that quick?
Friend: Yeah, if I just get a pre-made one. Hell anything beats that shit in there.
Me: You got a point
So off to Sam's we went and 20 minutes later out she comes (I waited in the car) and off to the house we went. There was a nice turnout and the bride to be rec'd some nice gifts even though several people were still rolling in after it officially ended. *rollin eyes* Now just imagine, my friend, her SIL, and myself are cleaning up packing up the food and these kneegrows are coming up in there trying to get a plate. Da hell??? I gave this one girl this look that said if you don't get the hell away from me. The funny part is we forgot all about the cake until it was over. I realized it while going back to get one of the food trays. Most people were still there so my friend made a quick "oh yeah we've got cake too" announcement and that was that. lol
Ice'y Hot
My air is fixed but not after some bumps in the road. They FINALLY figured out it was the blower motor resistor that was problem but they figured this out keeping it ALL DAY FRIDAY!! WTF??!! I was hot. I mean seriously, they had had the car since early that morning. *smdh* That's not all though. The kicker was by the time they figured it out and were able to order the part they wouldn't have enough time to do the repair because they would be closed so that car had no air in it all weekend. I was so mad I called Z and told him to drive from the house (30 miles away) to come and get me. He just told me to hold on and he'd be there as he could tell my anger level was high because my voice starts shaking and I start stuttering and ish when I am really mad. lol Sure I could have went up there and told them off but sometimes a mans presence is just better....feel me? Add to the fact that the asst. mgr . dude had been trying to holla since Thursday. I wasn't interested and my actions fully showed that....or so I thought.
He struck a nerve Friday morning. I'm sitting in the office waiting on him to do something in the garage and start getting impatient because (1) I needed to go to work and (2) I had questions I still needed to ask. After waiting about 5 minutes I go into the garage and start asking my questions and he interrupts and ask me if I'm married. Ummm WHAT??!! I had to bite my tongue because I was 'bout to call him a n*gga but I just asked him "what the fuck does that have to do with what is coming out of my mouth?" instead. That shut him up real quick. I finished my interrogation, called my ride and I was out. I figured I could show him better than I could tell him anyway so when Z showed up with me that evening, dude just looked dumb.as.hell. lol I swear you gotta show folks fat meat is greasy sometimes.
While picking up the car Monday, the manager was there (he had been out on vacay the week before. He asked me who services my vehicle. I asked him why (knowing good and well where he was going with it) and he told me he just wanted me to keep them in mind for all my servicing needs. I politely told him in no uncertain terms that it would be a cold day in hell before I ever brought my car back there again *knocks on wood* and that I could list off several reasons why. He asked, I told him (asst. mgr.'s tactics included) and I got nothing but I'm sorry's and a discount off of my service. That's cool, but I still won't be back.
Anyway, that's all said and done now. My air is fixed and thankfully we are a 2 car family and didn't have endure the cruel summer days ridin sweaty or restricted to the house.
He struck a nerve Friday morning. I'm sitting in the office waiting on him to do something in the garage and start getting impatient because (1) I needed to go to work and (2) I had questions I still needed to ask. After waiting about 5 minutes I go into the garage and start asking my questions and he interrupts and ask me if I'm married. Ummm WHAT??!! I had to bite my tongue because I was 'bout to call him a n*gga but I just asked him "what the fuck does that have to do with what is coming out of my mouth?" instead. That shut him up real quick. I finished my interrogation, called my ride and I was out. I figured I could show him better than I could tell him anyway so when Z showed up with me that evening, dude just looked dumb.as.hell. lol I swear you gotta show folks fat meat is greasy sometimes.
While picking up the car Monday, the manager was there (he had been out on vacay the week before. He asked me who services my vehicle. I asked him why (knowing good and well where he was going with it) and he told me he just wanted me to keep them in mind for all my servicing needs. I politely told him in no uncertain terms that it would be a cold day in hell before I ever brought my car back there again *knocks on wood* and that I could list off several reasons why. He asked, I told him (asst. mgr.'s tactics included) and I got nothing but I'm sorry's and a discount off of my service. That's cool, but I still won't be back.
Anyway, that's all said and done now. My air is fixed and thankfully we are a 2 car family and didn't have endure the cruel summer days ridin sweaty or restricted to the house.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Verdict is in......................
In the case of "To Help or not to Help a Friend", my conscience has found that AR Gal should indeed help her friend out.
What Z said that day really stuck with me and it made sense. Someone asked me had she ever gone out of her way for me and until that question was posed I hadn't even thought about it but yes she has. I won't go into the details but it was many many years ago (hence my memory lapse) and she was truly a friend indeed for a friend in need. lol I called to confirm with her that I'll be there and all is well. She told me that about 35-40 people were invited and that most of those people had called to confirm. I hope that house it's being held in is not small 'cause it's gonna be hot in there if that's the case. lol
In other news, the phluckin air in my car has decided to malfunction in out in the middle of the got damn summer. When you turn it on it comes on but then it shuts itself off.....then it turns itself back on.....then it shuts itself off. Da hell? I took it to the shop today but of course it didn't mess up while they had it but sure enough as I pull driving out of the parking lot off it goes and in reverse I went for them to pull it back in. lol It was close to closing time for them so I have to go back tomorrow for them to keep to see what's going on. One of the guys said it's probably a short somewhere which is what Z predicted as well. I don't give a care what it is I just want it fixed.....like NOW!!! UGH!!
What Z said that day really stuck with me and it made sense. Someone asked me had she ever gone out of her way for me and until that question was posed I hadn't even thought about it but yes she has. I won't go into the details but it was many many years ago (hence my memory lapse) and she was truly a friend indeed for a friend in need. lol I called to confirm with her that I'll be there and all is well. She told me that about 35-40 people were invited and that most of those people had called to confirm. I hope that house it's being held in is not small 'cause it's gonna be hot in there if that's the case. lol
In other news, the phluckin air in my car has decided to malfunction in out in the middle of the got damn summer. When you turn it on it comes on but then it shuts itself off.....then it turns itself back on.....then it shuts itself off. Da hell? I took it to the shop today but of course it didn't mess up while they had it but sure enough as I pull driving out of the parking lot off it goes and in reverse I went for them to pull it back in. lol It was close to closing time for them so I have to go back tomorrow for them to keep to see what's going on. One of the guys said it's probably a short somewhere which is what Z predicted as well. I don't give a care what it is I just want it fixed.....like NOW!!! UGH!!
Meme Time!!!!
I stole this from FreakyD. I figured I haven't done a meme in awhile and I liked the questions so here it goes....
1. How many rings until you answer the phone?
Honestly it depends on if I feel like getting up to answer it, then I check the caller ID to see who it is, THEN I decide if I want to talk. lol
2. Do you type with your fingers on the ‘home’ keys?
With the home keys. I've been doing it since my mom enrolled me in a typing class when I was 10. I tend to cringe when I see people typing "correctly". lol
3. Who told you they loved you last? Z just told me not 5 minutes ago...awwwwwwww. Now I wanna mate. lol
4. What color are your eyes? Plain ole' brown
5. Who is the first person on your top 8? Top 8 what?! NEXT!!
6. What’s your relationship with your first person in your top 8? *sigh*
7. Which shoe goes on first? I put my shoes on early this morning. I can't remember that far back...sowwy.
8. Would you consider cheating on your s/o if they were on the other side of the world for 3 months? 3 months...nahhhhhhh but you if you start asking about years then we will just have to part ways or something. lol
9. What do you usually order from Starbucks? I.don't.do.Starbucks.
10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? I have banged my head against walls before but I really didn't try to hurt myself....it just sorta happened.
11. Do you wear a watch? Rarely. My cell is normally my main timekeeper.
12. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Ummmm, I don't remember. I rarely have cash on hand.
13. What was the last thing you paid for with a credit card? Not shit. CC's are the devil....especially Discover! *looks @ SouthernGal* You know what I'm talkin about. lol lol
15. Is sex before marriage wrong? If it's wrong, I don't wanna be right!
16. What do you think of your friends? Their human, their good people, I love 'em like a fat kid loves cake.
17. Do you like painkillers? Depends. The one's that actually knock out the pain...yes. The one's that knock you out in the process....no.
18. How many TVs do you have in your house? Trois
19. Does your computer have a mouse? Yep
20. What is your zodiac sign? I am a Virginal Virgo *moves before lightning strikes*
21. What’s the most recent band you’ve been introduced to? Ummmm.....yeah........I got nothing
22. Who is/are your favorite comedian(s)? Richard Pryor, Simmore, Kat Williams, Ole School Bill Cosby
23. How do you feel about your hair? I wish it were thicker
24. What are you doing tonight? Wishing it were Friday
25. Longest shift you’ve ever worked? Hmmmm I've pulled some 12 hour shifts in my day
26. Who sleeps with you every night? Z and Emma. She's a sneaky lil bitch. She starts off in her bed and ends up in ours.
27. Would you ever fake illness to get attention? Nope but I reserve the right to cry wolf for mental health days that I may need to take in the future.
28. Have you ever been tied up/cuffed? Nope
29. Do you have any phobias? Kinda sorta. I can't swim so I don't like water in my eyes, ears, nose but I can deal with it if my main goal is to be clean.
30. How many years is it until you turn 100? 70. Makes me feel kinda young looking at it that way.
31. What letter/number does your street start with? (Freaky said this one best, lol)
What the fuck kind of question is that? Why not ask for my government name, phone number, and social security number too? I live at 555 Noneya Fucking Business Blvd between the intersection of Fuck You and Nosy Bitch!
32. Do you visit your grandparents at least once a week? No, all of my grandparents are dead.
33. Have you ever messed up your computer? I plead the fif.
34. Is your bedroom clean? Clean enough tonight, lol
35. Is wearing socks with sandals cute? Ehhhhhhhhhhhh......no
36. Have you ever had lice?Hell naw!
37. What color are the sheets on your bed? C.R.E.A.M
38. Do you know what an IP address is? Not by heart
39. What instantly makes you laugh/smile? Payday, silly texts from Z, hearing Niecy Nash sing "Who wants a Clean House?" on Clean House (I kid you not, lol), The Geico commercial with the old dudes......rental car smells like sunshiiiiiiiine. lol lol lol
40. Are you flexible? Not really....I need to work on that.
1. How many rings until you answer the phone?
Honestly it depends on if I feel like getting up to answer it, then I check the caller ID to see who it is, THEN I decide if I want to talk. lol
2. Do you type with your fingers on the ‘home’ keys?
With the home keys. I've been doing it since my mom enrolled me in a typing class when I was 10. I tend to cringe when I see people typing "correctly". lol
3. Who told you they loved you last? Z just told me not 5 minutes ago...awwwwwwww. Now I wanna mate. lol
4. What color are your eyes? Plain ole' brown
5. Who is the first person on your top 8? Top 8 what?! NEXT!!
6. What’s your relationship with your first person in your top 8? *sigh*
7. Which shoe goes on first? I put my shoes on early this morning. I can't remember that far back...sowwy.
8. Would you consider cheating on your s/o if they were on the other side of the world for 3 months? 3 months...nahhhhhhh but you if you start asking about years then we will just have to part ways or something. lol
9. What do you usually order from Starbucks? I.don't.do.Starbucks.
10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? I have banged my head against walls before but I really didn't try to hurt myself....it just sorta happened.
11. Do you wear a watch? Rarely. My cell is normally my main timekeeper.
12. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Ummmm, I don't remember. I rarely have cash on hand.
13. What was the last thing you paid for with a credit card? Not shit. CC's are the devil....especially Discover! *looks @ SouthernGal* You know what I'm talkin about. lol lol
15. Is sex before marriage wrong? If it's wrong, I don't wanna be right!
16. What do you think of your friends? Their human, their good people, I love 'em like a fat kid loves cake.
17. Do you like painkillers? Depends. The one's that actually knock out the pain...yes. The one's that knock you out in the process....no.
18. How many TVs do you have in your house? Trois
19. Does your computer have a mouse? Yep
20. What is your zodiac sign? I am a Virginal Virgo *moves before lightning strikes*
21. What’s the most recent band you’ve been introduced to? Ummmm.....yeah........I got nothing
22. Who is/are your favorite comedian(s)? Richard Pryor, Simmore, Kat Williams, Ole School Bill Cosby
23. How do you feel about your hair? I wish it were thicker
24. What are you doing tonight? Wishing it were Friday
25. Longest shift you’ve ever worked? Hmmmm I've pulled some 12 hour shifts in my day
26. Who sleeps with you every night? Z and Emma. She's a sneaky lil bitch. She starts off in her bed and ends up in ours.
27. Would you ever fake illness to get attention? Nope but I reserve the right to cry wolf for mental health days that I may need to take in the future.
28. Have you ever been tied up/cuffed? Nope
29. Do you have any phobias? Kinda sorta. I can't swim so I don't like water in my eyes, ears, nose but I can deal with it if my main goal is to be clean.
30. How many years is it until you turn 100? 70. Makes me feel kinda young looking at it that way.
31. What letter/number does your street start with? (Freaky said this one best, lol)
What the fuck kind of question is that? Why not ask for my government name, phone number, and social security number too? I live at 555 Noneya Fucking Business Blvd between the intersection of Fuck You and Nosy Bitch!
32. Do you visit your grandparents at least once a week? No, all of my grandparents are dead.
33. Have you ever messed up your computer? I plead the fif.
34. Is your bedroom clean? Clean enough tonight, lol
35. Is wearing socks with sandals cute? Ehhhhhhhhhhhh......no
36. Have you ever had lice?Hell naw!
37. What color are the sheets on your bed? C.R.E.A.M
38. Do you know what an IP address is? Not by heart
39. What instantly makes you laugh/smile? Payday, silly texts from Z, hearing Niecy Nash sing "Who wants a Clean House?" on Clean House (I kid you not, lol), The Geico commercial with the old dudes......rental car smells like sunshiiiiiiiine. lol lol lol
40. Are you flexible? Not really....I need to work on that.
Monday, July 07, 2008
I need a favor.........
I don't know about you but that phrase always makes me cringe. Why? 'Cause favors people ask of me always seem to be bit much IMO.
Example 1:
My eldest sister: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
ES: Would you mind taking off work, flying up to STL to help me drive from STL to Atlanta? I don't think I could make it all that way having to deal with both boys.
Me: Ummmm, don't you have a husband?
ES:So I guess that means no.
Me: *silence*
Example 2:
Co-worker: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
CW: Could you drive me to (insert restaurant name here)? I need to pick up the lunch ordered for boss lady and I don't how to get there.
Me: *trying not to blow my breath and roll my eyes* I'll go with you but you're driving.
Example 3:
Friend: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
Friend: Would you mind helping me with a shower I'm throwing next weekend? It's for such and such I used to work with.
Me: Who?
Friend: such-n-such. I don't think you met her or maybe you did, I don't remember
Me: Hmmmmmm, where's it at?
Friend: In Sherwood
Me: Hmmmmmmmm
Friend: My sister-in-law will be there to help to but I think I may need an extra pair of hands
Me: Hmmmmmmmmm, I'll think about it and call you back.
Example 1 was cut and dry no for me because my sister was going to a family reunion of some close family friends. My mom was also going but she was flying....as my sister should have. All of us had been invited but I had chosen not to go (and had told her this on several occassions). I still cannot wrap my head around why she asked me to help her drive down there. My folks work my nerve.
The request in example 2 really wasn't so bad but it was just the fact that she asked me to drive? The hell??!! If YOU need help, then YOU are driving....case closed.
Example 3 just happened yesterday. I told her I would think about it so that's what I'm doing now. As stated, she is throwing a shower for some girl she used to work with. I don't know the girl and if I ever saw her when I used to stop into the shop to visit with my friend I don't remember her. She told me her name but ummmm yeah...it didn't ring a bell. I asked her where it is being held for a reason because I thought maybe it was going to be in the town where I live (In Conway about 30 minutes away from Little Rock). Sherwood is on the other side of North Little Rock (which is just across the river from LR)....basically a nice little drive.
My first thought is hell no. My thing is this, I wouldn't ask my friends to go out of their way like that, especially for someone they didn't know. I was talking with Z about it last night and he said that there is no right or wrong response to her request but maybe it would help if I thought about it from the aspect of even though I don't know the girl, my friend needs my help. Hmmmm, true but still. Either way I'll let her know something by tomorrow at the latest.
What do ya'll think? Am I being mean? Please be honest.....it's always better than the giving the "right answer" in my book. Thanks!! :-D
Example 1:
My eldest sister: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
ES: Would you mind taking off work, flying up to STL to help me drive from STL to Atlanta? I don't think I could make it all that way having to deal with both boys.
Me: Ummmm, don't you have a husband?
ES:So I guess that means no.
Me: *silence*
Example 2:
Co-worker: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
CW: Could you drive me to (insert restaurant name here)? I need to pick up the lunch ordered for boss lady and I don't how to get there.
Me: *trying not to blow my breath and roll my eyes* I'll go with you but you're driving.
Example 3:
Friend: Could you do me a favor?
Me: Depends
Friend: Would you mind helping me with a shower I'm throwing next weekend? It's for such and such I used to work with.
Me: Who?
Friend: such-n-such. I don't think you met her or maybe you did, I don't remember
Me: Hmmmmmm, where's it at?
Friend: In Sherwood
Me: Hmmmmmmmm
Friend: My sister-in-law will be there to help to but I think I may need an extra pair of hands
Me: Hmmmmmmmmm, I'll think about it and call you back.
Example 1 was cut and dry no for me because my sister was going to a family reunion of some close family friends. My mom was also going but she was flying....as my sister should have. All of us had been invited but I had chosen not to go (and had told her this on several occassions). I still cannot wrap my head around why she asked me to help her drive down there. My folks work my nerve.
The request in example 2 really wasn't so bad but it was just the fact that she asked me to drive? The hell??!! If YOU need help, then YOU are driving....case closed.
Example 3 just happened yesterday. I told her I would think about it so that's what I'm doing now. As stated, she is throwing a shower for some girl she used to work with. I don't know the girl and if I ever saw her when I used to stop into the shop to visit with my friend I don't remember her. She told me her name but ummmm yeah...it didn't ring a bell. I asked her where it is being held for a reason because I thought maybe it was going to be in the town where I live (In Conway about 30 minutes away from Little Rock). Sherwood is on the other side of North Little Rock (which is just across the river from LR)....basically a nice little drive.
My first thought is hell no. My thing is this, I wouldn't ask my friends to go out of their way like that, especially for someone they didn't know. I was talking with Z about it last night and he said that there is no right or wrong response to her request but maybe it would help if I thought about it from the aspect of even though I don't know the girl, my friend needs my help. Hmmmm, true but still. Either way I'll let her know something by tomorrow at the latest.
What do ya'll think? Am I being mean? Please be honest.....it's always better than the giving the "right answer" in my book. Thanks!! :-D
Sunday, July 06, 2008
An Afternoon at the Movies: Hancock
Z and I finally got our ish together and went to see "Hancock" yesterday afternoon. True to form, we got there with only minutes to spare. We had a game plan though. We were going to go inside and use the machine, which the theater just got a few months back, to get our tickets so we wouldn't have to wait in line. That would have worked out great had the thing not been broken. Soooooo, back outside we went to wait in the now even longer line. After waiting for about 30 seconds, I said let's just get tickets to a later show or just go home because we are not going to have good seats. After waiting for about 10 minutes to get up to the front of the window because these school age children were to dumb to realize they needed two people working the window and not one *eye roll* we got tickets. Z went ahead and bought them for the 4:30 show....*even bigger eye roll* We walk in and it's packed, I turn around to give him that "I told you so look" and he is gone. lol He's outside talking to the people at the window and they just tell him we can go ahead and go to the other theater it's showing in @ 5:15.
He turns around and tells me...see babe, we get to see it in comfortable seats and for the matinee price.
Me: "You sneaky mf'er, did you plan this?"
Him:" hee hee hee".
Me: " I can't stand you, lol"
Him (after he stops laughing): "Nope, didn't plan it but you gotta admit, it worked out nicely"
Me: "I suppose....sneaky mf'er, lol"
The movie was pretty good. I'd read the reviews of the "pros" and other bloggers so I knew what to expect. As predicted, it starts off funny and ends not exactly how I would have liked. I'm pretty sure by now everyone knows the gist of the storyline....a drunk superhero who tries to revamp his image. There are not a lot of twists and turns to make your jaw drop, everything was pretty predictable (to me anyway). Case in point, when Charlize Theron's character makes her first appearance, you know that she and "Hancock" have a history of some sort. It was written all over her face. At that point it's just a matter of when this fact will actually come to light and what exactly their connection is/was. Speaking of Charlize, Z had me dyin' laughing in the theater. I was laughing so hard I had to cover my mouth because I didn't want folks laughing at me like we laughed at the man in the theater last weekend when we went to see "Wanted".
Z: "Hey isn't that what's her face?"
Me: "I don't know anyone by that name"
Z: "You know....uhhh uhhh...."
Me: "Nope, still nothing"
Z: "No Kevin..... it wasn't the wine Kevin...."
Me: *hollers"
Z: *laughing*
Me: *trying to contain myself*"Yeah, that's her"
If you are not familar with that line, it's what Charlize Theron's character tells her husband in "The Devil's Advocate" when she is trying to convince him that the ladies she was just out shopping with turned into demons. Both of us happen to love that movie and love that line from the movie even more. It's a line that we use all the time around here when we are feeling goofy (which is a lot of the time). Yes, we are wierd. lol
Annnnnnnnywaaaaaayyy, I that's about all I say about the movie. I won't say you shouldn't go see it but I won't say that you should either. I dunno, use your own judgement (like you wouldn't anyway) on this one. FYI....if you do go catch it at the theater, be sure to stay seated after the credits start rolling for a minute as there will be a brief cameo by Mike Epps.
AR Gal rates this one: It could have been worse
Saturday, July 05, 2008
I've Got More Ailments.....................
............than the law should allow. My potential plan of going to Memphis is all but out of the question. My back and/or my hip is feeling rather funky. Feels like it's cracked or something I swear! lol Bending over is a pain in the butt! I'm trying to think of what could have happened. I went walking yesterday but didn't jog so that's out (I guess). I didn't fall, I didn't bump into anything (yes I have to consider this as an option because I am really that clumsy) so I have no clue what's going on. Maybe I slept in a bad position....*shrugs shoulders* So as of now, I'm doped up on Excedrin with a massager/heating pad thing on my back side. I have some prescribed pain pills I could take but if I took those I would be asleep until at least 9 p.m. tonight......I'm not feelin it. If it becomes extremely unbearable I suppose I will be making a trip to the E.R. but that will be THE last resort and I'm not at that point right now. Let's face it, noone likes going to that place especially me. I've had to go there before, for myself and for others, and there is only one time I can count that I was in and out in a reasonable amount of time.
We still have yet to go see "Hancock". At the rate we are going, we may as well just wait for the dvd to come out and from what I've read, that may be a better option. We were going to an early afternoon show yesterday but by the time we had dragged our lazy behinds from a seated position, we only had 10 minutes to make it to the movie. Bump that. Z went ahead and threw some hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill for us. I made a salad, baked beans, and bought some potato salad (what!? Last time I made some it came out looking like creamed potatoes, lol), had a little watermelon for desert and that was that. We decided to forgo anything else because we usually don't eat it and end up giving the food away to his friends. I am still craving some ribs though....oh well. Maybe next time. He grills all the time so I'll be able to feast on some sooner or later.
Ironically, I'm watching Untold Stories of the E.R. on Discovery Health. If you've never seen the show, they reenact multiple stories that happened to featured doctors/nurses at hospitals in an episode. The story they are showing now is about a lady, that's kinda off in the head, that came in saying she had worms. Well, while the doctor was checking her out, he noticed that she had "tunnels" in her arms (which were so dirty and infested they were pitch black). As he was looking at one of "tunnels" in her arm, he finds out she wasn't lying. Ole' girl had worms.....as in earth worms she had lodged up her arm. Can you say ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. *vomits* As he was taking them out, the lady got upset because she had bonded with them and had actually named the durn things. lol So the doc finishes up the one arm and is taking off his jacket because he thought he was done when the lady hauls off and says she's got worms and holds up her other arm. lol All he could do was look.
Can you imagine being that far gone mentally that you would do something like that to yourself. I don't know about you but it makes me count my blessings. Sure everyone has a lil bit of crazy in them but still........that's just....ion't know. It just makes me thankful that I'm still somewhat in my right mind.
UPDATE: I thought they were done with the story of worm lady. Ends up she had some in her thighs too. Lawd! lol
We still have yet to go see "Hancock". At the rate we are going, we may as well just wait for the dvd to come out and from what I've read, that may be a better option. We were going to an early afternoon show yesterday but by the time we had dragged our lazy behinds from a seated position, we only had 10 minutes to make it to the movie. Bump that. Z went ahead and threw some hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill for us. I made a salad, baked beans, and bought some potato salad (what!? Last time I made some it came out looking like creamed potatoes, lol), had a little watermelon for desert and that was that. We decided to forgo anything else because we usually don't eat it and end up giving the food away to his friends. I am still craving some ribs though....oh well. Maybe next time. He grills all the time so I'll be able to feast on some sooner or later.
Ironically, I'm watching Untold Stories of the E.R. on Discovery Health. If you've never seen the show, they reenact multiple stories that happened to featured doctors/nurses at hospitals in an episode. The story they are showing now is about a lady, that's kinda off in the head, that came in saying she had worms. Well, while the doctor was checking her out, he noticed that she had "tunnels" in her arms (which were so dirty and infested they were pitch black). As he was looking at one of "tunnels" in her arm, he finds out she wasn't lying. Ole' girl had worms.....as in earth worms she had lodged up her arm. Can you say ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. *vomits* As he was taking them out, the lady got upset because she had bonded with them and had actually named the durn things. lol So the doc finishes up the one arm and is taking off his jacket because he thought he was done when the lady hauls off and says she's got worms and holds up her other arm. lol All he could do was look.
Can you imagine being that far gone mentally that you would do something like that to yourself. I don't know about you but it makes me count my blessings. Sure everyone has a lil bit of crazy in them but still........that's just....ion't know. It just makes me thankful that I'm still somewhat in my right mind.
UPDATE: I thought they were done with the story of worm lady. Ends up she had some in her thighs too. Lawd! lol
Friday, July 04, 2008
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!
I found this pic online and just loved it. I wish my furbabies would be patient enough to actually let me put a flag in their mouth AND let me take a pic of it. lol
Today has been pretty slow for us for the most part. I took the pooches out this morning for a good long walk and and just missed getting rained on. That happened to us last weekend and while it was somewhat invigorating it got old real quick. We were all soaking by the time we got home.............not fun. Anyway, it's supposed to rain on and off all day today. It needs to lay off for a little while because I want to at least get my mouth on a bbq hotdog. lol
I decided to go ahead and take off Monday just in case I go to Memphis tomorrow to see the fam. I'll be honest, I don't really feel like doing shit, especially driving a semi-long distance, but my niece, who I haven't seen since the end of March, is there. She is usually at her dad's during the summer but she is headed to high school in the fall and is in band so she has to go to band practice and all that jazz. They take band REALLY serious there. My two youngest nephews (their Mom, ie my sister) are there and I haven't seen them in what seems like forever. Guilt will probably reign supreme and we'll be driving our happy asses up I-40 tomorrow. *sigh*
Anyway, I'm off to wash my hair so that it will look cute when we go to the movies this afternoon to see "Hancock". The plan was to go last night but true to form at the end of the work week, I was tired as hell. I don't know why but this happens almost every Friday (well Thursday this time). It's like that's my designated night to sleep away the troubles of the world.....so stranjay.
Anyway, have a happy and safe fourth. FYI....be on the lookout for crazy people. To show you exactly what I mean, check out Pajnstl's post about her version of "The Fiddler on the Roof". lol http://pajnstl.blogspot.com/2008/07/police-just-left-my-house.html
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Stuff that Makes Me Laugh.......
After wasting precious brain cells blogging about HWSNBN (see below), I found something that made me laugh. Thanks to FreakyD, I went and dug this up.....it never fails to make me fall out laughing.
Kick Rocks!
Ya'lls president was in Little Rock today. I say ya'll 'cause I don't like claim him.....never have, never will. My president is Al Gore. I chant everyday in hopes that American's (or at least the majority) will someday wakeup and come to the realization that the man who has taken up space in the White House for almost the last decade is not the Commander in Chief (unless you count the crack rocks he used to smoke (and probably still does) back in the day).
Anyhoo, he was here on official business to discuss the nations housing crisis and the effect it's had on Arkansans. Here's a clue.....petro biyatch! Perhaps if you actually made a half ass effort to bring some REAL phluckin relief to your constituents, people could afford to pay the mortgage and not have to hang in the chow line.
UGH! I can't stand his ass.....just die already...JUST DIE!!!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Afternoon at the Movies: "Wanted"
I'm gonna cut to the chase and tell you that I loved, Loved, LOVED this freakin movie!!! I'm ready for it to come out on DVD or even get a bootleg copy just so I can watch it again. This film WILL keep your attention from beginning to end without any problems. It's humorous and action packed....you can't beat that with a wooden stick. One thing I will say is that there are a lot of scenarios that, in real life, seem a little far fetched but honestly those things are what make this movie so great. I won't give any of the plot away this time (surprising I know) but I will forewarn you and say that if you do not care for a lot of bullets going through people's heads and a lot of blood, then this is not the movie for you. What I do know is I wanted to be Angelina Jolie's character in this movie in THE worst way.....she's a bad bitch, period.dot. lol
One funny thing I have to mention is this guy that was sitting in the theater. He was SO funny and didn't even know it. This dude would just crack up laughing at the most random parts of the movie and what made it even worse is that he was loud as hell! lol The first time he did it, Z and I just looked at each other and tried to hold it in because we had the same question going through our heads.....what in the hell was he laughing at? I mean seriously, dude would laugh at the craziest lines like, "I'm gonna kill you"....bwahahahahahahaha. "Curve the bullet"....bwahahahahahaha. "Hello"......bwahahahahahahaha. This couple sitting behind us would also start laughing at the man because well, I guess you just had to be there but it made for an interesting experience.
Anyway, I'll reiterate that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. "The Hulk" was good but this was MUCH better IMO. And the theatric bullshit that is "The Happening" can't even hold a candle to it.
AR Gal rates this movie: Get up off yo seat!!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Hey There, Hi There, Ho There……..
……blame the title on The Steve Harvey Show. I was watching bits and pieces of it this morning. I just love Lydia Lyza Gutman, she cracks me up. Lol
To answer some questions from the previous post:
Freaky, no I didn’t go bowling. I was sore as hell by early evening so that maybe became a definite no. Maybe I’ll give it a try this weekend.
LadyNay, I eventually went to sleep that night. I dunno what was up with me that day. I was just wired up I guess. J
The weeks having been passing by rather quickly wouldn’t you say? I’m glad because the 4th of July weekend can’t get here soon enough. I’ve been debating about whether or not to take the Monday off following. Most people are like why wouldn’t you but I figure no one is going to be here at work (ie the boss) so that day is pretty much going to be a free for all. I think I’m gonna just save taking off for my birthday. It falls on a Saturday this year, so I think a 3 day-er will be just what the doctor ordered. Oh but wait, Labor is that Monday, so a 3 day weekend is guaranteed. I could take the Friday off and have a four banger! I’m down! Lol I’ve been searching for events going on that weekend but have found nothing other than Chaka Khan in Memphis so far. I love Chaka but don’t know if that’s the kind of concert I want to see though. I’m gonna have to keep looking.
Did anyone watch the BET awards? I’m not a regular viewer of that network at all but I tuned in about midway. The entire show was a m.e.s.s supreme from Rick Ross with his repurposed santa suit and man boobs to Lil Wayne taking off his shirt at the end *vomits profusely* I dare someone to try and prove to me that he is sexy……I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU and will call you a lie! Lol Did anyone hear those kids from Baldwin Hills reading the teleprompter? You couldn’t understand ish they said but someone please tell me why one of the girls read the ellipses. Ya know……………. She actually said “dot dot dot”. I almost fell off my bed ‘cause I was laughing so hard. Folks, BET is detrimental to your children’s well being…..block it from them! lol
I tell you I’m getting feeble in my old age. I’ve got one foot over 31’s threshold and I’m losing my mind already! Lol I called to schedule a hair appointment last week. I thought I had scheduled it for 7/1 so it would be right before the holiday and was extremely surprised when the reminder went off on my phone tell me it was for this PAST Tuesday. *sigh* What is I’m gone do??!! I need some help. Someone told me to try Ginkgo Biloba (sp?). I’m going to have to do something because my brain is slowly starting to disintegrate. Lol On a brighter note, my stylist told me I looked like I was losing weight. Hey, I’ll tip to that! Lol I’m just glad this work I’m putting in is paying off. Don’t ask me how much I’ve lost because I have NO idea. I don’t do scales. Just call me Queen Latifah…I’m a size trying to get healthy. Lol
I ate McD’s for lunch yesterday and my tummy started feeling weird about an hour after that. It felt like heartburn in my tummy, that’s the only way I can explain it. It was just weird. So once I got home, I worked out but my stomach still had that same strange feeling. Dummy me decided to take the dogs walking but I only made it around the block before I gave up (and that was a struggle in itself). Z told me before I left I wasn’t going to be gone long because I didn’t look right. Lol I got back to the house and just laid on the floor in the den for about 30 minutes and then got up a took a shower. I ended up sitting in the tub while the water ran (retarded I know) because I couldn’t take it. Then it dawned on me that this is the same way I felt when I ate that pizza a few months back so I did the same thing I did then. I checked to see if I had another toothbrush and proceeded to the back bathroom to make whatever this was get out of my body. Just like the time before, I instantly felt better, thank goodness! Z made me some chicken noodle soup that hit the spot and I went to lay down for the rest of the night. I guess it’s a sign that I need to leave fast food alone. I doubt if that will ever happen because I know me BUT if it’s any consolation I don’t eat as much of it as I used to. :-)
To answer some questions from the previous post:
Freaky, no I didn’t go bowling. I was sore as hell by early evening so that maybe became a definite no. Maybe I’ll give it a try this weekend.
LadyNay, I eventually went to sleep that night. I dunno what was up with me that day. I was just wired up I guess. J
The weeks having been passing by rather quickly wouldn’t you say? I’m glad because the 4th of July weekend can’t get here soon enough. I’ve been debating about whether or not to take the Monday off following. Most people are like why wouldn’t you but I figure no one is going to be here at work (ie the boss) so that day is pretty much going to be a free for all. I think I’m gonna just save taking off for my birthday. It falls on a Saturday this year, so I think a 3 day-er will be just what the doctor ordered. Oh but wait, Labor is that Monday, so a 3 day weekend is guaranteed. I could take the Friday off and have a four banger! I’m down! Lol I’ve been searching for events going on that weekend but have found nothing other than Chaka Khan in Memphis so far. I love Chaka but don’t know if that’s the kind of concert I want to see though. I’m gonna have to keep looking.
Did anyone watch the BET awards? I’m not a regular viewer of that network at all but I tuned in about midway. The entire show was a m.e.s.s supreme from Rick Ross with his repurposed santa suit and man boobs to Lil Wayne taking off his shirt at the end *vomits profusely* I dare someone to try and prove to me that he is sexy……I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU and will call you a lie! Lol Did anyone hear those kids from Baldwin Hills reading the teleprompter? You couldn’t understand ish they said but someone please tell me why one of the girls read the ellipses. Ya know……………. She actually said “dot dot dot”. I almost fell off my bed ‘cause I was laughing so hard. Folks, BET is detrimental to your children’s well being…..block it from them! lol
I tell you I’m getting feeble in my old age. I’ve got one foot over 31’s threshold and I’m losing my mind already! Lol I called to schedule a hair appointment last week. I thought I had scheduled it for 7/1 so it would be right before the holiday and was extremely surprised when the reminder went off on my phone tell me it was for this PAST Tuesday. *sigh* What is I’m gone do??!! I need some help. Someone told me to try Ginkgo Biloba (sp?). I’m going to have to do something because my brain is slowly starting to disintegrate. Lol On a brighter note, my stylist told me I looked like I was losing weight. Hey, I’ll tip to that! Lol I’m just glad this work I’m putting in is paying off. Don’t ask me how much I’ve lost because I have NO idea. I don’t do scales. Just call me Queen Latifah…I’m a size trying to get healthy. Lol
I ate McD’s for lunch yesterday and my tummy started feeling weird about an hour after that. It felt like heartburn in my tummy, that’s the only way I can explain it. It was just weird. So once I got home, I worked out but my stomach still had that same strange feeling. Dummy me decided to take the dogs walking but I only made it around the block before I gave up (and that was a struggle in itself). Z told me before I left I wasn’t going to be gone long because I didn’t look right. Lol I got back to the house and just laid on the floor in the den for about 30 minutes and then got up a took a shower. I ended up sitting in the tub while the water ran (retarded I know) because I couldn’t take it. Then it dawned on me that this is the same way I felt when I ate that pizza a few months back so I did the same thing I did then. I checked to see if I had another toothbrush and proceeded to the back bathroom to make whatever this was get out of my body. Just like the time before, I instantly felt better, thank goodness! Z made me some chicken noodle soup that hit the spot and I went to lay down for the rest of the night. I guess it’s a sign that I need to leave fast food alone. I doubt if that will ever happen because I know me BUT if it’s any consolation I don’t eat as much of it as I used to. :-)
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