Just a quick question.....

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow!

2007-01-16T23:47:00.000-05:00

So long, cruel world!

I am departing from JAQQ. Shed a tear for me. BUT... I am moving to a new location... a JAQQ2 of sorts. It's all explained in the first post of JAQQ2.

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Tis not goodbye, but Til we meet again!

Pretty, Pretty Princess

2007-01-06T22:18:00.000-05:00

So, I've realized I have finally gotten to the point in life where I seem to have time on my hands! How great is that! So I'm going to try to start the whole blogger thing again. Hopefully it'll stick!

So, I've decided to spoil myself and go to Barnes and Noble once a week. I get my amazing Starbuck's coffee (most, if not all, Barnes' have a Starbucks in them), grab a book, and sit in a comfy chair and read for 4 or 5 hours. It's great! I've been going normally Wednesdays, as soon as the school day is over. I'll read, then write down what page I've left off at, then go back the following week to finish it. It is SOOOO relaxing!

I heard once that going to Barnes is a great place to pick up guys. Hmmmm... It quite possible may be true. The one night, I sat and was reading my book. There was a very attractive guy sitting in the chair across from me. At one point, he started talking to me. Every half hour or so, we'd talk about our books. Well, some random guy came up to him, and was like, "Dude, do I know you from somewhere?" and hottie replied, "you do look familiar. Not sure where though." THey talked a bit about where they grew up, etc. Then hottie said, in an attempt to get rid of him, said, "I'm sure it'll come to you later," and wierd guy left. Hottie and I talked about how odd that was. We wnet back to reading. Half an hour or so later, wierd guy comes back. He's adimant that he knows him somehow. They talk. Hottie says he's a personal trainer, and weird guy wants to loose weight. So hottie gives the guy his phone number, and guy left. Then hottie started in on how he shouldn't have given guy his number. What if the guy turns into a needy stalker? At this point, I think to myself, well, guess I won't ask for his number. He'll think I'm a needy stalker girl. Who picks up guys at book stores, anyway, right? Ah, well. The dream was fun while it lasted!

Then another time, I went back. I sat near this cute African American guy. He was dressed like he was from the 'hood or something. But the book he was reading was the most shoking thing in the world. He was reading a book from the Princess Diaries series! How strange! So I avoided talking to him... He's probably gay and in denial!

So the question is, where is the best place to pick up a guy or girl? Where is (or was) your "playing field?"

And, is that guy gay? Or is he just in touch with his feminine side? ... The world may never know!

Death of a Salesman

2006-12-02T23:45:00.000-05:00

So, I've heard that's a good play and all- D. of a SM. Never read it though. (It is a play, right?)

Regardless, I thought it a good title for my newest, last post.

Give myself a grand finale of sorts.

But this isn't going to be grand, just a finale. I didn't want people to stumble across this blog and say- I wonder where this chick went to. Or my old fans to wonder if I died all of a sudden. Though, those people also know that Becky L is my sister, and she still writes about me occassionally.

I just got too busy with life in general. No, I didn't get swept off my feet by Prince Charming... not even by Prince Not-Quite-So-Charming-But-Will-Do. (Didn't you know the the S in Abigail S means Single?)

Nothing at all exciting. I'm working 2 jobs, teaching Kindergarten and working at a women's clothing store. Crazy Busy!

One awesome thing- for my old peeps, if they ever wander back. I finally moved out of my parents'! Now I live w/ anotehr teacher from my school, only 5 minutes away from the school! No more hour drives every day! ... Though my second job is an hour away... but that's only 3x a week, not everyday.

You may be thinking "Why don't you just delete this blog?" Well, here's why. I hold the smallest glimmer of hope that one day I may get to the point where I can pick it back up. "Cuz (as cocky as it may sound) I think this is a great blog! A very unique idea. So, that's that!

Well, goodbye my friends. Til we meet again! Kiss, kiss, hug, hug.

Cars

2006-07-24T19:07:00.000-04:00

This post is in honor of the new Disney movie: Cars!

So, I like my car. It's been faithful to me. Listen to these great stories about how my car got my back.

After I graduated college May '05, I drove by myself from Georgia to Pennsylvania. That's about a 13 hour drive. Not a single problem during the trip. It was a smooth ride! I get home, park my car, and unpack my stuff. The very next morning, not 12 hours later, I went to go to the store, and I had a flat tire! Isn't that awesome! I was so thankful that it was after my trip, and not somewhere in Virginia.

Then more recently, Becky and I drove down to Georgia for a wedding. This was oh, 2 months ago. Trip was fine. The day after we got back, my car died. So sad, yet at least it wasn't in Virginia!

So, now let's practice some math. Before this recent trip to GA, a little light saying "O/D OFF" came on. Having never seen it before, I took it in to the garage. Sometimes, that comes on when a car needs a transmission fluid change. I spent $85 on that. The next day, the light came on again. I took the car back to the same place. They did some "tests" and said that "blaa" needed to be fixed- $275(I forget what was wrong). A week or so after the $275 bill, I left for Georgia with my sis, as mentioned above. Well, while in GA, I realized I was overdue for an oil change, so I got that done- $40ish. While there, the rednecks (no offense) pocked a hole in the pan that holds the precious transmission fluid that I had just replaced. All the trip home, I leaked fluid. And like I said, the day after I got back from GA, my car broked. I had to replace the fluid again (3/4 had leaked out) and replace the pan. Total of around $460. Well, 3 weeks later, I had to get state inspection done, plus yet another oil change. This was $95. Then (oh yes, there is another 'then!') I noticed my car had this yucky smell if I drove it more than 10 minutes. And it started jerking and shaking. So I took it into the car hospital yet again. They had to replace something inside the transmission itself. That bill was $2,100! Eek! I got my car back. They said my car should be good for several years now. THEN! 4 days later, my "service engine soon" light came on. What now! Well, I took it in yet again, ready for a fight. Here they did something wrong or something. They acceptable resposibility for it, and fixed it for free. Darn tootin'!

Calculator, please. Hmmm, add this, then that, that, and... grand total of around $3,055!

Good times!

Any similar car stories?

The New Beer

2006-07-09T22:58:00.000-04:00

I get a kick out of all these alcoholic beverage commercials out now. They all have a tiny note on the bottom of the screen that says stuff like "drink responsibly" or "only in moderation." Some even venture to say the given words out loud, though quickly and very quietly!

The best one the I've seen is for... Oh crap! I forget one kind of drink it was for... ah well. I can still describe the commercial. It was at a fancy-shmancy party, and there was a guy pigging out on the shrimp coctail. It was actually kinda gross looking... Any the spokesperson comes out and says "The same thing about shrimp coctail is true of all coctails... Always in moderation." Hillarious! I laugh every time!

Well, just now I was watching a movie on TV... And I saw a commercial that made me giggle and gave me a great idea for a post. It was for Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate (beautiful stuff!). And I noticed on the bottom of the screen was written the words: "enjoy in moderation." I about lost it! I thought- "What?! Is chocolate the new beer?!"

So, here's the question- Some people love dark chocolate, others HATE it. Which are you? When you get a bag of assorted mini Hershey candy bars, which do you gobble up first? The Krackle, Mr. Goodbar, Milk Choc, Special Dark Choc? Do you mix it up, eating a few of each? Of eat all the Mr. Goodbar, and then move on to the Krackle. Or do you detest all things chocolate?

Well, whatever your answer, remember:

ENJOY IN MODERATION!

Life happened!

2006-06-26T01:38:00.000-04:00

As you can tell, I took a little hiatus from the world of blogdom. Why? Life happened. That's my newest phrase.

I'm a teacher, so I was busy with end of the school year stuff. There was a trip to Georgia over Memorial Day weekend, the Kidergarten graduation to plan and prepare for, trying to get a summer job, my car died on me (took $450 to fix), a trip to Iowa, starting my summer job, etc. etc. etc.

By the by, I LOVE my summer job! I'm working at a nearby Dress Barn, a clothing store for women. It is great, and I'm good at it, too! My job is to actively help the customers. You know how at some stores, the workers say "hi," and that's it? Well, at DB, I help women find the perfect outfit, or hopefully outfits! When they are done shopping, I am supposed to ring up them up personally. The computer keeps count of how much money each worker sells. The more I sell, the more hours I get.

Well, I am awesome at doing all that! I'll be helping five customers at once. I bring in the money! Each day, we have a $ goal, usually between 400 and 500. I always reach above my goal. On Saturday, I was the top sales person at over $1200! I rock!

Well, there's no question for today, just this update. I'll try to post regularly now. And visit yall's blogs, too!

These are a few of my favorite things...

2006-06-05T19:08:00.000-04:00

girls in white dresses with red satin sashes

snowflakes that fall on my nose and eyelashes

brown paper packages tied up with string

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS!!!

okay, so i probably completely messed up the lyrics. So sorry. however, the concept remains... What are some of your favorite things?

Especially in regards to summertime! Okay, so many bloggers live in various parts of the country/world. So your climates are vastly different from Pennsylvania. Oh well. The question still will remain: what are some of your favorite summer things???

I like picnics in parks :-) Though i've rarely done this in the past few years. I do hope to this summer though. Its just so much fun. Take a blanket, sit on the grass, enjoy the warm weather and nice breeze.

What's your favorite things?

Deal or No Deal?

2006-06-01T10:13:00.000-04:00

So, whats the deal with the whole bird flu thing??? is it something we should really be thinking about and preparing for?

I thought: "no-- people just like to worry about silly little things."

but then of course, oprah had a segment about it. She was talking with some Infectious Disease Specialist guy. And he said that this strand of flu is extrememly similar to the 1918 flu pandemic.

So, of course, if oprah says it, it must be true. So, as soon as my precious little daughter wakes up from her nap, we're off to the grocery store to buy lots of bottled water and canned foods.

Question for you:
-Are you worried about the bird flu?
-Is it something that we need to all prepare for?

story time at JAQQ

2006-05-17T09:59:00.000-04:00

its story time!

i'm the kind of person who LOVES telling stories. No, i dont mean fictional kinds: i'm not gonna type up some cutesy story of a pennyless girl who ended up marrying a prince.

i'm talking about real stories that happen to me. When in college, i worked in the library [no, i'm not a nerd]. And each time i went in, i'd share my latest stories. Well, the one guy said: "your stories are always lame." i took offense to that.

one day i came in with a GREAT story though. That morning i had been to the local gas station to buy some coffee. Yum! I love french vanilla coffee with french vanilla creamer. so good... Well, as i went to get my coffee, i noticed that it was all empty. SAD DAY! the little old lady behind the counter said: "oh here-- i just made a new pot of it." So, she thought she'd be nice and pour it for me.

Unfortunately, her aged hands werent quite so steady-- She poured scalding hot coffee all over my hand!!!

the first thought that crossed my mind was: "She's somebody's grandmother." So, i didnt scream, i didnt cuss, i didnt throw a fit. I just breathed in, breathed out, and said "its okay. no problem."

Then i proceeded to drive to college, though one-handed since my burned hand was in so much pain. I walked into the library and shared my story-- which this guy claimed was equally lame.

Question for my readers:
1) Is my story really that lame?
2) Share your own story with us!

The Ups and Downs of Finales

2006-05-14T00:02:00.000-04:00

Tis the season... when season finales are coming around on tv. Some of them are terrible- they leave you with a huge cliff-hanger of an ending, like "Oh crap! My favorite character might be dead!"

Then there's the great season finales- they leave off on a happy side, having your wildest fantasies come true.

And you have some that do both. So I'd call them "So-Sos" or some such word.

But despite which kind of season finale it is, they all have one common suckiness in common- You have to wait until September to find out what happens next! Talk about torture. Plus having to deal with reruns all summer long!

So, I absolutely LOVE the tv show "The Office" on NBC. It is so freakin' funny! But the main reason I love it is because of the underlying love triangle of Roy, Pam, and Jim. Pam has dated Roy since high school, and they are now engaged. Pam and Jim are best friends at "the office." Jim secretly loves Pam, and Pam secretly loves Jim, but she feels stuck. (None of this is ever said outloud- Just in certain looks, etc.) Well, on Thursday's season finale... Jim tells Pam that he loves her... She says she just sees him as a friend. He sheds a tear and leaves. (Boy broke my heart!) Well, she goes and calls Mommy dearest and sounds all confused. Jim walks in, Pam hangs up the phone, and without saying anything, Jim goes right up to her and kisses her. She, in turn, kisses him back. I started cheering! It's about time! And then it ended. So, it was a happy ending. But it sucks having to wait until September to see what happens next- does she dump Roy, regret kissing Jim, run away scared? Who knows! But for now- I'm sticking with the "excited" bit.

Then, you have your series finales. Those suck, cuz you hate to see a good show go. But at the same time... Now you have some closure. It'll be sad to see Alias, West Wing, and Will & Grace go.

There are some good summer series on. TNT has an awesome one called "The Closer" and USA has a show called "The 4400," which is AMAZING!!! If you've never seen "The 4400," get it on DVD. I promise you that you'll love it! The 1st season only had 5 episodes. The 2nd seson had 12. The third season is starting June 11th. I'm so excited! It's about 4400 people who were abducted over the period of 50 (or so) years. Then, all at one time, they all reappear. The government is trying to figure out what happened and what to do with these people, especially when it becomes apparent that many of them have "special powers." Season 2 left with a HUGE cliff-hanger. So I'm glad it starts up again soon.

Well, share your thoughts on season finales. Any good ones, bad ones, so-so ones? Let's hear it!

UPDATE:
Check out this website for an awesome video of Pam and Jim. If you've never seen the show, you can still check it out. See what great stuff you're missing!

Well Hello There Mr. Officer... Part 2

2006-05-11T20:30:00.000-04:00

So last week, my dad got pulled over by a cop. He was going 70 in a 35 zone (or something close to that... I forget the particulars). I guess the cop was feeling particularly forgiving that day, because he let Pops off with just a warning. Talk about LUCKY! I mean, seriously! You can get your licence taken away for going 20 over the speed limit.

Now comes the question.

Are you a smooth talker? Can you get yourself out of a speeding ticket? Or, if you're like me and have never been pulled over, what do you think you'd do?

Be silly or serious with your responses. I love them all!

Well Hello There, Mr. Officer... Part 1

2006-05-07T14:47:00.000-04:00

So, a cop car almost hit me yesterday. So that got me thinking... Hmmm, maybe there could be a question in here about that.

So I came up with this:

You know how women are always saying that they have a thing for a man in uniform. Well, ladies, do you? And which kind of uniforms? Police, military, etc?

And guys- you aren't getting off the hook. I then started wondering... Do guys have a thing for women in uniform? Or is a turn off?

And then, what is it about the uniform that makes the person appealing? Just the looks? Or the meaning behind the uniform?

what would you do??? [get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses...]

2006-05-02T10:32:00.000-04:00

Okay, so awhile back i saw a little segment on TV news testing the whole "good samaritan" principle. Trying to see if people would help a victim. This time, a child.

On a really busy street in NY, a man was kidnapping a 12 year old girl. He'd walk up to her and say: "where have you been? i've been looking everywhere for you!" [pretending to be her dad, mad that she ran away.] He grabbed her arm and started dragging her away. She was screaming out: "leave me alone! leave me alone! you're not my dad!"

And, did people stop? Did anyone even call 911???
What would you have done?

They went thru this time after time. For over 2 hours. And NO ONE intervened. I couldnt believe it. Finally, two guys did come to the rescue; it was kinda comical-- b/c they were gonna beat the crap out of the guy; he quickly let go of the girl, but his hands in the air, and shouted out to them: "TV! this is for tv. The cop is right over there!" [b/c the whole thing was being very supervised.]

It made me so sad, and so MAD! this is a child's life at stake. A defenseless child. And no one helped.

What would you have done?

Will thinking about this now change what you may do in a future situation?

Standardized Crap

2006-04-27T17:38:00.000-04:00

Well, all this week, I've been torturing my students. Mwa-ha-ha!

OK, so it's against my will. I have to torture them. Sad, but true. How, do you ask, am I torturing them? The answer is simple:

SAT's!

Every grade in my class has to take them. Yip, my poor Kindergarten kids have to suffer through the SAT's. Every day this week, we do about one hour of testing in the morning. I try to break it up, with a snack/stretch break inbetween parts.

I feel bad for these poor kids. Heck, I feel bad for me! It's so boring... Yet at the same time, I don't have to prepare any lessons! After the tests, we mainly just play the rest of the day. Poor kids!

The test is so mean. It really tries to trick these kids. It makes me so mad! They're only six! Stop trying to mess them up! Grrr! Poor, poor kids.

So, what do you think I should do to make it up to them? ... A party? ... Movie? ... Cheat sheet? (totally JUST kidding!)

its raining, its pouring, the old man is snoring...

2006-04-24T17:39:00.000-04:00

So, you wake up from an awful night's sleep. You stretch and yawn, trying to think positively about the day. But, before you even get a chance to start the mantra of: "i think i can, i think i can, i think i can," you notice a foreboding sound outside.

its raining! its pouring! winds are gusting and leaves are falling everywhere. How are you most apt to respond:

A) AWESOME! i love playing in the rain; it makes me want to be a kid again
B) Go for your morning jog anyway; you'll be soaking wet, but at least you got your adrenaline going
C) Say: "stink it!" and climb back in bed
D) Make a cup of coffee [tea, or coccoa if you prefer], sit next to the window, and watch the rain pour down; you imagine it washing away your stress

It's Been A While...

2006-04-22T13:30:00.000-04:00

Sorry it's been a while since I last posted. I've been super-crazy-busy.... With some super-crazy-lazy mixed in.

At this current time, I cannot think of any questions. So maybe I'll just talk and a question will pop in my head.

I'm probably happier now than I've been in a long time. For so long, I haven't really had any contact with people my age. Everyone is either older than me and married, or younger than me and in college. Now, there's nothing wrong with being married or in college. It's just that I have very little in common with those people. It's that way at my church. There's a young adults group that gets together every once in a while. But they're all younger than me. As a person out of college who's working for a living, I feel like I don't fit in. It's just kind of depressing. I've been staying at work until 6ish every day, and I've been going in on weekends. I guess keeping busy kind of took my mind off being lonely.

Well, a few weeks ago, I met someone who introduced me to someone my age. She's been going to a young adults' gathering at a church in the area. So I started going with her. But it's only the first and third Saturday of each month.

It is so much fun! There's maybe 40/50 people there who are all like me! Looking for a place to belong. Well, at that Saturday night place, someone told us about a Friday night one at another church, which meets every week. So she and I went there last night! It was so much fun! I'm a very shy person, but I was really able to connect with people. I guess they're just as eager as me to find people to connect with.

So, no question. I just wanted to vent my excitement!

King of the Burgers

2006-04-13T16:04:00.000-04:00

I decided to get Burger King for lunch. I LOVE their chicken sandwiches. Yum!

You know how different fast food places decorate their cups, bags, etc. in various themes? Like right now, McDonald's is "I'm Lovin' It." (Which, quite frankly, is getting a little old AND more than a little annoying!).

Anyway, back to BK. They have different funny saying on their bags, wrappers, etc, that have to do with the given product. Well, there was one that made me laugh... and reminisce. It was on the take-out bag, and said as follows:

"OFFICIAL BAGGLER PROCEDURE"
Frech fries that have attempted to escape from their containers only to strand themselves in the bottom of the bag are called "bagglers." Bagglers are fair game. The first to open the bag and retrieve the baggler gets to eat the baggler. Therefore, it is in one's best interest to be the keeper of the bag.

Well, what made me appreciate this so much is the fact that growing up, my siblings and I used to fight over these "bagglers." Even to this day, those stranded fries seem to taste better that the others. I feel special, like I was given a bonus treat. And I get mad (seriously!) when there are no fries at the bottom of the bag.

I'm a loser.

So question: Growing up, what kind of fights did you get in to with siblings over food? Which slice of pizza is bigger? Which carton of fries is the fullest? Which salad has more croutons?

Blogger, You Suck!

2006-04-13T08:44:00.000-04:00

What's going on! Arg!

I just spent 20 minutes composing a good post. I hit the "Publish Post" button. And somehow, it got deleted!

So now I need to retype it. Well, I'm not gonna make it fancy with links or pics. Sorry about that.

So the post was supposed to be titled: Yes, No, Maybe So.

Som the other day, Becky and I were watching the Today Show. They were interviewing some doctors. Because of medical advancements, people have been living longer. We now have several people living past the age of 100. Well, apparently, people will soon be living to 150+.

No thank you! There's no way I'd want to live that long! To me, 80 sounds like a good age to end on. Enough time to live life, but not enough to fall into major bouts of dymentia, loneliness, depression, weakness. There's no way I'd want to spend 60 years in a nursing home, never getting any visitors, dying slowly. No way!

How about you? Would you want to live to 150?

Sorry for such a depressing post! I just found the concept of living to 150 to be very interesting and worthy of discussion.

When You Wish Upon a Star!

2006-04-08T23:58:00.000-04:00

So my silly sister got me on this Avatars kick. I tried making a person who looked like me. So I put mine and Becky's on the sidebar by our profiles (Aren't we cute?!)

Then I decided to make my dream guy. This is how he turned out:

Pretty sexy, huh! And romantic, too! Gotta get me one of those! ... Too bad I don't even know any single guys. That would help things. Ah well.

So making my dream guy got me to thinking. What is my "type?" I'm not too sure. Whatever it is, I never dated it. Each guy I've dated has been so extremely different from the others. How about you? Do you date your type? Or for some, did you marry your type?

PS... Check out the sidebar. I added some other stuff besides our Avatars pics.

Road Kill

2006-04-05T10:12:00.000-04:00

Imagine this:

its late one night... You're driving down some dark, deserted road. Its late... really late. You were headed to a party, but were given bad directions. You had gotten so completely and utterly lost: hence, the dark and deserted road. Needless to say, you never made it to the function. And you're starving. You skipped lunch that afternoon because you knew you'd be stuffing your face full of fantastic food that evening... but now you've missed out on that fancy food!!!

your mind is racing with these thoughts... your stomache is growling and cramping in hunger.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, a tiny little rodent-like animal jumps out in front of you on the road. Do you...

A. Swerve to miss the animal, subsequently crashing your car into a tree. You suffer severe bodily harm, but at least the animal is okay.

B. Slam on the brakes! You dont stop in time, and your back tire ends up directly on top of the rodent, pinning him to the ground. Your car is covered in guts, but at least you tried.

C. Speed up and laugh to yourself while picturing in your mind the look of terror on its face... Hey, you're tired and grouchy; you need something to cheer you up.

D. Hit him straight on. Then, pull your car over, get out your lighter, and start a fire on the side of the road. Cook the little rodent... you're starving and dont care WHAT it is that you're eating.

[this is meant to be funny. so, have a little humor in your answers.]

turn the other... ear?

2006-04-01T10:22:00.000-05:00

okay, you may have heard the saying: "turn the other cheek." aka: if someone does something crappy to you, just let it go; breathe in, breathe out; stay calm.

but do you have to turn the other ear?

here's a dilema... My surrounding community thinks its "cool" to blare their music loud when its nice outside. They turn on their cars, roll down the windows, and turn the music up really loud. And half the time they arent even outside when its playing. On many occassions, there are four or five cars doing this all at the same time, but with different songs.

it drives me nuts.

SO... here is my devious thought: i'm gonna go out, turn on my car, roll down the windows, and blare my music... but i'm gonna play kids' music. Perhaps everyone will see how obnoxious "The wheels on the bus go round and round" is, and rethink their own music.

is that mean? or should i turn the other ear?

6:00 am

2006-03-28T06:07:00.000-05:00

Need...

More...

Sleep...

Jack the Ripper

2006-03-24T14:07:00.000-05:00

Ok, so my post isn't really going to be about Jack the Ripper. I try to come up with fun titles that semi-match my question. And the ? is about ripping your pants. So Jack the Ripper is all I could think of. And now I had to waste my and your precious time by explaining that. Ah well. (The movie poster is for a great Jack the Ripper movie. You gotta see it. Since it is about J the R, it is very gory. Just a little warning there.)

So, moving on.

You're out to lunch with your coworkers. Not your buddy coworkers. The higher up kind that you really want to impress. You sit down... You hear and feel a RIP! Oh crap! Did you just rip your pants? To check, when no one is looking, you slip your hand under your bottom and yup... there's a rip there. It's a good sized one too. Oh crap! Inside your head, you think every curse word you know... and invent some too. (Yes, I said 'bottom' and not butt. I guess it's a teacher thing)

Now, luckily the meal just began, so you have time to think out a plan of what to do. The waitress comes, you order a water and a salad (You want to impress your coworkers by having them think you're a very health-conscious person... Very mature). The waitress comes back and goes to hand you the water. As you reach for it, you feel another RIP! Oh crap! The rip just got bigger! You try to act cool. You gotta figure out a course of action.

Do you:

All stealth-like text message your sister saying to call you in about 20 minutes. Perfect timing, she calls you just as everyone is getting up to go. Tell everyone it's a business call, that they should go on, and you'll take a taxi back to work. Then run to the nearest Walmart and buy a quick pair of pants that look similar to the ones you just ripped.
When it's time to leave, tell everyone to go ahead while you pay the check. This way you'll stay behind them the whole time, and so not showing them your holey bottom. Paying the $100 is a small price to pay. Besides, you'd also be impressing them with your generosity. Spend the rest of the day carefully manuvering around the office so as to not expose that bottom.
Feign illness. That chicken in your salad must have been under-cooked. Food poisening... Works every time! And hey- maybe you can even take the next day off work too! Party hardy!
Just tell them... It's a risk, but maybe they'd get a kick out of it. You could turn into the cool kid!

By the by... Did anyone every figure out who Jack the Ripper was? Or is it still a mystery?

I Can Hear!

2006-03-20T20:41:00.000-05:00

Well, hello blogger friends.

I'm not sure if you noticed, but I've been gone for 3 or 4 weeks. Becky's the one who's been running things. I've been a bit depressed. Dunno why, just have been. But I'm back now. Let's hope it sticks!

So, I can hear! Woot! For the past 3 weeks, I haven't been able to hear out of my left ear. Or more like, it was really muffled. Put your hand over your ear- you can hear, but not really. That's how it was like.

So I just got back from the Dr's office. Here it was major ear wax blockage. He flushed out both my ears... and I can hear! This is going to take some getting used to. Three cheers for hearing!

So the question:

If you had to lose one of your 5 senses, which would you give up? For those who didn't make it through Kindergarten, the 5 senses are:

Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell

Or conversely, which would you hate losing? For those who already lost a sense, would you trade it for another?

(I know it's not Easter time yet... But other than that, I thought the cartoon fits!)

blogger errors

2006-03-17T10:39:00.000-05:00

so, i made a nice new post for my adventuresofmommyhood blog. when i finished typing it, i went to view my blog... and it wont show up. so i started my pursuit for answers...

apparently lots of people have been expieriencing this. i checked out http://status.blogger.com/ and apparently my blog is on the "bad filer." anyone else experiencing this problem??

i hope they get it up and running soon so that you can read about my chopped off finger (which is making it very hard to type right now)

what flavor are you?

2006-03-13T09:08:00.000-05:00

Watching TV today, i saw a commercial for coffee-mate creamers. they are trying to come out w/ a new flavor.
[i saw this commercial a few months ago... i might even have blogged about it. i'm not sure. but here it is regardless...]

so i visited the website and looked at the new coffee creamer ideas. here are the options:

-vanilla chai spice
-coconut creme
-chocolate orange truffle
-tres leches

to me, most of those sound disgusting... EXCEPT the chai. i think its an amazing idea to make a chai creamer for coffee. i would totally use it.

so, which would you pick? tell us... and then tell them, by submitting your own answer. While you're there, you can check out other cool things:

-Find your perfect drink. Just tell them the time, weather, your mood, and a few other things, and it will give you your perfect match. For me, it was: heavenly hazlenut hot chocolate. YUMMY! it gave me a recipe for it. i may just make it.
-Find other great recipes too. There are different coffee/cappuccino/latte ideas, smoothies and frappaccinos, chai tea, and even little coffee cakes and such.

some stupid stuff

2006-03-06T10:57:00.000-05:00

What is the stupidest thing you've ever done?

often time people ask about the most embarrassing... but this time, lets ask about the studidest. Of course, when you do something stupid it IS embarrassing, though in a different way...

example: my most embarrassing momment is probably when i was out bowling with some friends, stepped over the "line," and ended up slipping on the waxy lane and fell down. Yeah, all the old men who were bowling pros just laughed at me. Totally embarrassing...

The studidest thing i did, no one actually knew about (unless i told them) so it wasnt really embarrassing at the time. but oh it was so stupid...
a friend was over and we ordered Pizza. My hubby had left cash out on the counter for me... there were two tens. when the guy came with the pizzas, i felt like being generous. I handed him both bills and and said: "you can keep the change." He looked at the money, looked at me, made a strange face, then gave me the pizza and left. Then, my friend and i proceeded to have a lovely time together.

So, hubby comes home after work and says: where's the rest of the money? I said: "i told him he could keep the change." he said: "Becky, there were two twenties."

i dropped to the ground and beat my head against the wall. HOW COULD I BE SO STUPID! i thought that they were two ten dollar bills; but they were two twenty dollar bills. I GAVE THE GUY FORTY BUCKS!

so so so so stupid

so, whats the studidest thing you ever did? please share so that i dont feel quite so studid.

You old fart!

2006-03-02T09:20:00.000-05:00

Well, we gathered some ideas for new blog posts. (and you can still share them under the previous post.)

sdit, i was originally liking your idea about dreams, but then realized that we did that before. you can check it out to see some of the ODD answers that were given.

BUT, we'll go with this one: share your craziest fart story. Here's mine:

[this is so embarrassing.] When i was a youngin', only in 4th grade, i was with my classmates in Music Class. the teacher had to step out for the momment, but told us to sit quietly. We were all seated cross-legged on the floor. All of a sudden, i farted. I couldnt keep it in. And it was one of those LOUD farts. i tried acting nonchallant. One of the guys [whom i had a huge crush on] said: "becky farted!" i tried pretending like it wasnt me, but to no avail.

... sigh. Ah well.

Now that i'm a mommy, i dont have to worry about farting in public. Because if its stinky and someone's nearby, i can just say: "oh erica! did you just dirty your diaper?" hahaha-- way to pass the blame!

no prize for you!

2006-02-27T13:44:00.000-05:00

for quite awhile now, written on the top of this blog was: "Thought I'd change this. There will be a prize for the first person who notices this."

well, apparently no one checks that out anymore. So, no one wins.

The only reason i am posting this now is to cover up the fact that i have writers block. (or bloggers block?) i really cannot come up with any questions.

Any suggestions?

think, think, think

2006-02-24T09:08:00.000-05:00

I just could not think of a question for this post!!! it was so frustrating. So, in a very "winnie-the-pooh" -like fashion, i tapped my forehead and said "think think think!"

and then i got my question.

When i was in college in South Carolina, i had two friends with whom i was inseperable. We had a blast together. For spring break, we decided to go to Florida. While shopping at the Disney store, i saw something i just HAD to have. (hehe) It was a pack of winnie the pooh underwear. And the one said: "think think think" all over it.

HOW FUNNY IS THAT!?!?!?!

So, my question to you is: what is (or was) your favorite pair of unerwear? What made it special?

[okay, i know that this topic is a bit odd. So, i ask you to just remember that here at "Just a Quick Question" we like to keep things 'appropriate.' So, try not to say anything that we may not appreciate. THANKS!]

a massive apology

2006-02-19T22:39:00.000-05:00

There's one rule that people really should abide by when visiting someone's house: never never never never never NEVER look in their cabinets. Obviously, if something is hidden it isnt meant to be seen. Really, do you really want to snoop just to find feminine hygene products? or toilet bowl cleaner? or whatever the heck else?

so, first of all: come clean! are you the kind of person who snoops?

regardless of whether you do in real life or not: say you did check, and to your HORROR everything came crashing out. a huge mess is everywhere, and you even managed to shatter a glass.

how do you even begin to apologize?

[side note: abby and i would also both like to extend an apology for not "getting around" as often. We try blog surfing, but things have been a bit busy lately. especially for abby-- her kindergarten class has a school assembly coming up and there is TONS of preparation needed to go into that.]

Back To The Business At Hand

2006-02-17T21:12:00.000-05:00

I hope yall enjoyed your brief vacation with V-day posts. Now it's back to pooh. Yay!

Genre: Bathrooms

Topic: Public restrooms at restaurants.

Main Point: Every time I go to a restaurant, or fast-food even, I can't help but judge the place based solely on the bathrooms.

Details: It is my firm belief that you can tell how clean a place is based on the potty room. If the bathroom is sparkling clean, sweet smelling, and fully supplied with soap, you KNOW the whole restaurant is going to be clean. The kitchen, the dinning room, everything! It always puts me at ease to see a clean potty. Conversely, if the room is dirty, nasty, stinky, no soap, etc. you can pretty much guarantee the whole place is a wreck.

Related, but not-so-important, story: I had a former employer who I once shared these views with. He in turn replied that he felt the same way. But he took it to an extreme. Upon first entering any food place, he would first go to the bathrooms. If they were "unacceptable," he and his family would leave and go elsewhere to eat. Me, I don't take it that far... But more power to him for being semi-psycho.

Question: So, do you agree or disagree? Have you even ever thought about it? If you agree, to what extent?

Pathetic begging: Please, please, please share your views!

Kissing booty: Thank you! Much love!

The annoying PS: ps Hope you enjoyed the unique format. If you hated it, don't worry. I won't be doing it again!

Another Valentine's Day Question

2006-02-16T10:11:00.000-05:00

So, i was out and about yesterday. And guess where i went?

I went to Intercourse. It's a quaint little town in Lancaster County. Its just a hop-skip-and-a-jump away from Paradise. (Nowhere near Virginville though.)

Whats the oddest town name that you've ever heard of?

Heart Of My Heart

2006-02-14T19:47:00.000-05:00

(This post is in honor of sdit, how requested a V-day question. Don't worry, we'll be back to bathrooms soon!)

So, on my way driving to work this morning, guess who I saw?! CLARENCE! I love that guy... errr, that car. Best car in the world.

But I digress....

Share your best and/or worst V-day story.

I have never had a good V-day. Only twice have I been in a relationship w/ a guy on this particularly special day. Both times, the guys did absolutley NOTHING for me! Jerks!

The one guy is THE definition of "scrub." We were together for over a year, and in that time, I paid for EVERY SINGLE DATE we ever went on. Grrr... So on V-day, he didn't do jack-squat. Not even a card. I was so pissed. Yet I stayed with him for another 8 months. What was I smoking?

The second guy was a great guy (or so I thought). We were dating long distance- me in Pennsylvania, him in Alabama. For the month before V-day, I would buy him all these cute things. Each time I bought something, I'd tell him, "I got you the cutest thing! I can't wait til you get it!" Then when I mailed it a week before V-day, I told him it was on its way. V-day came, and NOTHING! He called that night to chat, and he couldn't figure out why I was mad. When I asked him why he didn't get me anything, he said he forgot about it. MY BUTT he forgot! Boy was lazy! Well, the next week he sent me 5 dozen roses. First- I hate getting flowers as gifts. They are too expensive and die in a week (or less). Second- the damage was already done. We broke up a few weeks later.

So, tell me your good, bad, happy, and sad stories.

Freedom!!!

2006-02-13T05:17:00.000-05:00

No school today! Awesome! Becky is over at my house visiting... she came over yesterday... So we get to spend the day together!

Over the weekend, we got over a foot of snow... I think it was close to 16 inches. The streets were plowed pretty well... But now we are facing a lot of ice. It is currently 18 degrees outside, with a windchill of 6 degrees! So it's pretty dangerous to be out driving. I'm more relieved about not having to drive than freedom from teaching. (Does that make sense?) Especially since it's an hour drive. Scary!

So anyways, it's 5:30 now. I'm fixin' to go back to bed. (That "fixin' " is for you, Linny! I picked up the saying when I was living in Georgia.) I got up at 4:30 to keep an eye on school cancelations. Of course my school waited until 5:00 to announce it was closed. As of last night 11:00, there had been 312 schools already closed. Ah well. My bed is calling my name.

So I'll leave you with this ?

What kind of hand soap do you prefer to wash your hands with?

A bar of soap- you're an old-fashioned kind of guy/gal.
Liquid soap, the gel kind- you like the slimy feel of it.
Liquid soap, the creamy kind- it makes your hands to smooth!
The kind of soap that when you pump it, it comes out already foamed- laziness becomes you.

Me... I prefer the creamy kind of soap. That pre-foamed stuff kinda freaks me out. How does it work, anyway?

Bonus: Who came up with the concept of soap, anyways?

PS... Becky and I just got back from the mall... and guess what we bought? HAND SOAP!

Over, Under, or Any Way You Like It

2006-02-10T23:26:00.000-05:00

Ah, now we come to a touchy subject. Over or Under? Still confused? Let me elaborate.

At your place of residence, do you have the free end of your toilet paper roll hanging over the front of under the back? Some people, dare I say MOST people, are very anal about this! (hehe! Get it? Anal!) I am by far an OVER kind of girl. I am a bit OCD, and there was a time when, if I was at another persons house and they had the TP under, I would switch it to be over. I don't do that anymore.

So, how about you? Over or Under? And share why you have this opinion. I know why I have it over. It is SOOO much easier. Under just seems too difficult to me. I am baffled at why anyone would want it under. I came across this, which helped to explain the Under mindset:

When I am queen. When I am queen, I shall decree that all rolls of toilet paper be correctly inserted into the toilet paper dispensers. Correctly? You have all been improperly instructed to place your toilet paper with the "tongue" facing outward. This is incorrect. Why? It's ugly. Please view the illustration [on the right]. Isn't the arrangement on the right far more aesthetically pleasing than that on the left? But what about ease of use you ask? I don't give a rat's a** about ease of use. I want the world to be a more beautiful place, and I'm going to start with your toilet paper. Thank you.
Words in [ ] and ** are mine, and not from the original quote.

Ok, so I'll give this chick credit for the whole "aesthetic" thing. The under does look nicer. But I care more about ease.

Freaky Friday

2006-02-10T23:10:00.000-05:00

So I took this quiz online. You know, one of those silly blog quizes that you can post the result on your blog. It asked a bunch of ?s and would tell you the age you act. Well, here's the result:

You Are 24 Years Old

You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

What Age Do You Act?

The freaky thing is... I AM 24!

Funny story: A few weeks ago, for the life of me, I couldn't remember how old I was! I can't keep track of these things. After 21, I just lost track. So I had to check my blogger profile to see I was 24!

Guilty as Charged

2006-02-09T10:39:00.000-05:00

Dont you just hate it when you walk into a public restroom and the toilet you go to use is-- well, nasty? TP everywhere, pee everywhere, and a nice little "present" waiting for you. GROSS!

How can those people be so inconsiderate?

Well, what if YOU are the culprit? You eat at taco bell for lunch, and a half hour later, YOU NEED A BATHROOM! You race to the nearest public restroom, and unfortunately, you clog the toilet.

So-- what do you do?

[Just FYI: this does NOT come from personal experience!!! and abby-- if you use your 'administrative skills' to change it to THIS DOES COME from personal experience-- i'll kill you!!!]

Must Have Coffee!

2006-02-07T22:06:00.000-05:00

Ah, the morning! For some it's great... For others (like me), it is the worst part of the day! I'll hit the snooze button on my clock for forever. Last Saturday, I hit the snooze for 3 hours! Most work days, I'll hit the snooze for 20 minutes... and the alarm goes off every minute!

But back to the main point! What is your typical morning bathroom routine? Me- I tinkle, wash the hands, brush the teeth, floss, and then shower. Oh, and I drink massive amounts of coffee!

What do you do in the a.m. and in what order?

[sidenote: in order to see the graphics of the pict, click on it for the full view-- sorry for that!]

A Tale of a Lonely TP Roll

2006-02-06T16:06:00.000-05:00

And yet again, here comes another question that you probably never ever thought about. Only me... Well, it's a good thing I do. It makes interesting posts. Let's get some good discussion going on over this one!

When you go to the potty in a public restroom and there are two rolls of toilet paper to choose from, which one do you take from?

* The closest one- It's the laziness in you.
* The furthest one- The extra stretching gives you a good abdominal workout.
* The one that's the emptiest (Is that a word? Bah- you know what I mean!)- The sooner it's empty, the sooner the custodian can replace it. The evil part of you wants to make that sucker work hard!
* The one that's the fullest- You don't want one to empty too much before the other one. The leftover one would feel lonely and depressed before it got its new companion. And by then, it would be low and soon be replaced, and the first replacement would then be lonely. It's all so sad!

Again- you may have never thought about it... But I am positive you have a set routine without even realizing it.

Who Would Have Thought...

2006-02-04T13:23:00.000-05:00

So, what's your hand washing ritual? I know you may never have thought about it before. Who would? Anyways, think about it now. I'm sure you DO have a ritual even though you never knew it.

Let's go under the setting of a public bathroom. So, do you:

Rinse, get soap, suds up, rinse, use two paper towels to dry.
Rinse, get soap, suds up, rinse, shake your hands til they're dry.
Get soap, suds up, rinse, use the air-blowing hand drying thing.
Get soap, suds up, rinse, use 10 paper towels to dry.
Get soap, suds up, rinse, get more soap, suds up, rinse, shake your hands til they're dry.
Rinse, use your shirt to dry your hands.
Get out the Hand Sanitizer that you carry in your purse and use that.
You don't wash your hands- It's your little way of rebeling against society.

Am I wierd that I think about these things? As this series goes on, you'll think I'm wierder and wierder when you see all the bathroom things that I think about. Ah well. That's me! Love me or leave me.

Bonus question: Do you wash your hands when you're at your house? For some reason, that makes a difference to some people.

Oh Crap!

2006-02-02T05:41:00.000-05:00

So, I've decided to start a mini-series for the next several posts. It's about bathrooms! It'll be fun! And hopefully not stinky.
To start it off, I have a quite lengthy story to share. I'd received this via email maybe 2 years ago, but I never deleted it. It's hillarious! No question today. Just enjoy the story!

My mother was a fanatic about public bathrooms. When I was a little girl, she'd take me into the stall, teach me to wad up toilet paper and wipe the seat. Then, she'd carefully lay strips of toilet paper to cover the seat. Finally, she'd instruct, Never, NEVER sit on a public toilet seat. Then she'd demonstrate “The Stance” which consisted of balancing over the toilet in a sitting position without actually letting any of your flesh make contact with the toilet seat. By this time, I'd have wet down my leg and we'd have to go home to change my clothes.

That was a long time ago. Even now, in my more “mature Years”, “The Stance” is excruciatingly difficult to maintain, especially when one's bladder is full. When you have to go in a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women that makes you think there's a half-price sale on Victoria's Secret underwear in there. So, you wait and smile politely at all the other ladies, who are also crossing their legs and smiling politely. You get closer and check for feet under the stall doors Every one is occupied.

Finally, a door opens and you dash in, Nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall. You get in to find the door won't latch. It doesn't matter. The dispenser for the new fangled seat covers (invented by someone's Mom, no doubt) is handy, but empty. You would hang your purse on the door hook if there was one -but there isn't - so you carefully but quickly hang it around your neck (Mom would turn over in her grave if you put it on the FLOOR!), yank down your pants, and assume “The Stance” Ahhhh, relief. More relief. But then your thighs begin to shake. You'd love to sit down but you certainly hadn't taken time to wipe the seat or lay toilet paper on it, so you hold “The Stance” as your thighs experience a quake that would registeran eight on the Richter scale. To take your mind off of your trembling thighs, you reach for what you discover to be the empty toilet paper dispenser;your mind, you can hear your mother's voice saying, “Honey, if you would have tried to clean the seat, you would have KNOWN there was no toilet paper!” Your thighs shake more. You remember the tiny tissue that you blew your nose on yesterday - the one that's still in your purse That would have to do. You crumple it in the puffiest way possible. It is still smaller than your thumbnail. Someone pushes open your stall door because the latch doesn't work. The door hits your purse, which is hanging around your neck in front of your chest, and you and your purse topple backward against the tank of the toilet. “Occupied!” you say loudly, as you reach for the door, dropping your precious, tiny, crumpled tissue in a puddle, and sliding down, directly onto the insidious toilet seat.

You bolt up quickly, knowing all too well that it's too late. Your bare bottom has made contact with every imaginable germ and life form on the uncovered seat because YOU never laid down toilet paper- not that there was any, even if you had taken time to try. You know that your mother would be utterly ashamed of you if she knew, because you're certain that her bare bottom never touched a public toilet seat because, frankly, dear, “You just don't KNOW what kind of diseases you could get.”

By this time, the automatic sensor on the back of the toilet is so confused that it flushes, sending up a stream of water akin to a fountain that suddenly sucks everything down with such force that you grab onto the toilet paper dispenser for fear of being dragged off to China.

At that point, you give up. You're soaked by the splashing water. You're exhausted. You try to wipe with a gum wrapper you found in your pocket, then slink out inconspicuously to the sinks. You can't figure out how to operate the faucets with the automatic sensors, so you wipe your hands on your pants and a dry paper towel and walk past a line of women, still waiting, cross-legged and, at this point, no longer able to smile.

One kind soul at the very end of the line points out that you are trailing a piece of toilet paper on your shoe as long as the Mississippi River! (Where was it when you NEEDED it??) You yank the paper from your shoe, plunk it the woman's hand and tell her warmly, “Here, you might need this.”

As you exit, you spot your hubby, who has since entered, used and exited the men's restroom and read a copy of War and Peace while waiting for you. Annoyed, he asks, “What took you so long, and why is your purse hanging around your neck?” He looks flabbergasted when you say “Shut Up!”

This is dedicated to women everywhere who have ever had to deal with a public restroom (rest??? you've got to be kidding!!). It finally explains to the men what really does take us so long. It also answers their other commonly asked question about why women go to the restroom in pairs. It's so the other woman can hold the door and hand you Kleenex under the door.

Happy New Year???

2006-02-01T05:18:00.000-05:00

Right after the New Year, I was listening to the radio and a guy said something quite amusing. He said that he never started his New Year's Resolutions until February 1st. He said to start January 1st is to gaurantee failure. There's too much of a negative view on New Year's Resolutions.

So, I'm starting my resolutions today. They are:
1) To lose weight. It's much needed!
2) To go to church every Sunday. I've been too lazy to go lately. I sleep in til noon usually. I want to change that.

So, what were your New Year's Resolutions? Did they last, or fail already? Make some February 1st resolutions, and share what they are.

Recantation

2006-01-31T05:23:00.000-05:00

I would like to publicly apologize to Eminem. A little while back, I wrote a post making fun of him for being such a jerk. I accused him of grumbling and complaining about how much he hates it that he hurt his family, yet is unwilling to do anything to change that.
Well, I recently came to learn that Eminem has re-married his ex-wife. He is trying to right the wrongs he has done, and is trying to save his family. Isn't that nice of him?!
So, now I need a question to match this little apology. Hmmm...
I really can't think of one...
... ... ... ... ...
Oh. I think I thought of one.
Soon, Becky and I are starting a series that will last for the next few weeks. Any guesses on what our series is about? I think you'll enjoy it. It should be starting on February 2nd or 3rd.

Precious Jewels

2006-01-28T18:24:00.000-05:00

Be forwarned: the following may contain gross images.
So in high school, abby and i had to read a good manners rule book of sorts fromthe renaisanse period. There was one thing that always stuck out to us. Ive been remembering it all these years adn just a little bit ago i mentioned it to abby. And she remembered it too! It said that "thou shalt not blow thine nose into a hankerchief and behold it as if it were precious jewels." That always made us giddy, because how true is it! I think everyone blows their nose and looks to see what came out. At least i think everyone does. Let us know.
The other thing is, i am positive everyone in the world picks their nose when no one is looking. Lets face it. Tissues dont really work all that well. So do you pick your nose? If you are too embarassed to answer, at least comment under the anonymous feature.

Triple Digits

2006-01-24T16:33:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday to me! ... Or more like, Happy Birthday to Just A Quick Question!

My blog is officially 100 posts old! This gives cause for deep reflection. There were good times, there were not-so-good times. Good posts, and to put it bluntly- crappy posts. There were a few gems though. I, personally, loved the Deer Tick Warning one. It made me giggle.

So, in honor of this historic occasion, I thought I'd ask a question that I've been very curious about the past few months that I've been blogging. Here it is:

So how did you come across Just a Quick Question? Some of you I know how... but most I don't. Did you find me because I posted on your site? Did you find me through the "Next Blog" icon? Or via someone else's blog? I am very curious.

My longest running reader is, of course, Becky L. She found this blog because, well, she's my sister. The next one is Dairn. I know the answer to his: I commented on his blog first. I was at another blog, read a comment he had made, and went to his site because of it. I loved his blog- laughed my booty off! Then he started visiting here.

So tell me about you. I actually am VERY curious!

I am very glad you're all here! In the very begining, if you read the first few posts, you'll notice a lot of commenters who weren't bloggers. yeah... that was me. I'm pathetic! I just felt better thinking that someone was reading it... I'm lame! So anyways, I love yall!

Lazy/Busy Me

2006-01-23T11:54:00.000-05:00

I would like to apologize to all of my blog peeps. Sorry that I haven't been faithful in reading your blogs. I'm been SOOO busy lately. I've been working on Report Cards for my students. Not fun. It wasn't really what I would consider hard... But it was time consuming.

And then when I did have a free moment, I felt so lazy. I just wanted to fall into bed. (It's my favorite place in the world!) I did manage to write a few posts of my own. And I thought- I don't have time to read everyone's blog, so I didn't read any. Lazy, I know.
So what I think I'm gonna do is try to read 5 each day. I'll try to do more, but I can't make any promises.

Anyway, so I'm sorry for being a bad blogger friend. Please don't hate me!

So, the question of the day is: What's something you've done that deserved an apology to someone else, but you never actually said sorry?

what an odd little thing...

2006-01-19T19:11:00.000-05:00

Isnt it interesting how people can have such odd, little habbits? things they do that are just... well, odd!

This especially happens when driving... If no one is driving with you, then out of boredom you start doing some of these odd little things...

I do this odd thing... When i drive, i look at the BIG green signs that say what exits are coming up, how many miles till such and such a place, what route you're on, and so on. And when i see them, i think: "i wonder how big that is in proportion to my body? is it taller than me? is it shorter?" and i actually imagine myself next to it, trying to gauge how big it is.

I'm so odd.

What odd little things do you do when driving?

All good things come in fours

2006-01-18T08:08:00.000-05:00

Ok, this comes from a tag from Raj.
Instead of passing it along as a tag, i'm gonna invite you all to share some of
your own answers under the comments...

4 Jobs you've had in your life:
-Tutor (when i was in High School, i tutored a 7th grade kid)
-Camp Counselor (for FIVE summers)
-Housekeeping (cleaned guest rooms at my college)
-Sales associate at Victoria's Secret Beauty (just perfume/makeup)

4 Movies you'd watch over and over
-Moulin Rouge (i like to sing along)
-Queen of the Damned (i'm obsessed with vampires AND stuart townsend)
-Zoolander (most people thought this was dumb-- but it makes me laugh!)
-Harry Potter (all of them!)

4 places you have lived
-Whitehall PA
-Columbia SC
-Lancaster PA (the actually city)
-Where i am now -- in Lancaster County PA

4 TV shows you love to watch
-Surface
-The Office
-Law and Order (any variety)
-The Today Show

4 Places you have been on vacation
-Orlando, FL and a cruise to various islands (like Nassau or however its spelled)
-Niagra Falls in Canada
-Pocono mountains of PA
-Chincoteague Island VA

4 Favorite Foods
-PIEROGIES!!! (do any of you even know what they are?)
-Pizza
-Philly Cheese steaks
-Pasta with tomatoes and cheese (i make it for erica and me)
[notice how all start with a P]

4 Places you'd rather be right now
-Sleeping
-The mall
-Anywhere with my sister (awe, how cute)
-Coffee shop

4 Books you loved reading
-Any and all Harry Potter books
-An Unquiet Mind
-Dracula
-Interview with a Vampire

Star-Struck

2006-01-16T22:46:00.000-05:00

Stuart & Charlize 4 Ever

Watching the Golden Globes tonight, I was inspired with the idea for a post. It hit me when I was watching the Red Carpet show. They did a mini-interview with the ever-wonderful Charlize Theron. And I noticed a huge void next to her.... Where was Stuart! Did they break up? Is he deathly ill? Is he too embarassed to come since his tv show tanked? What's happening? I felt myself slipping into a dark abyss. Life has no purpose anymore!
Then the interviewer chick asked Charlize where Stuart was tonight.... I tiny spark of hope filled me.... She replied that he is currently away filming a movie and wasn't able to make it. OH PURE JOY! All is well in the world.

They are just so perfect together! They're engaged. I can't wait til they're married! How wonderful! They've stuck together through so much. When she gained over 30 pounds to do "Monster," he still loved her. And even though his career isn't all peachy, she still loves him!

They've done 3 movies together so far. They met while shooting the movie "Trapped." (Never saw it though). They did "Head in the Clouds" together. Amazing movie. And she stared in Aeon Flux, and he had a role in it, too. (Never saw that one. Not really my kind of movie. But I think I will see it, just cuz it's them) I just love them!

A quick key to the pics: The top left is them at an awards ceremony, the middle right is from their movie "Head in the Clouds," and the bottom left is them in "Aeon Flux."

So my question is: Who is your favorite Hollywood couple? Of course, by now you know mine is Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron. But who is yours? and it doesn't have to be a couple that is still together. You can say, "My all-time favorite couple was Tom and Nicole. I hate Cruise for leaving her! They were so great together!" You know Hollywood. No one stays together. Except for Charlize and Stuart. They will ALWAYS be together.

Quick Rant- I'm mad about the Golden Globes tonight. For leading actress in a movie drama, I wanted either Charlize Theron (for North Country) or Ziyi Zhang (for Memoirs of a Geisha). I didn't really care who won. They are both amazing! I haven't seen North Country yet, but I love Charlize. And yall already know how I feel about Memoirs. And who won? That chick from Desperate Housewives doing a movie about transvestites. It's not the movie persay that I am upset about. It's the chick. In my opinion, she's over-rated. She can't even get close to the awesomeness of Charlize and Ziyi.

VH1's Got It Right!

2006-01-14T19:59:00.000-05:00

I don't know about you, but I LOVE to watch "I Love The 80's" on VH1. If you've never seen it, they go through the 80's and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of that decade. Each segment is maybe an hour and govers one year. They'll talk about movies, TV shows and commercials, music, clothes, fads, products, world events, etc. It's great! Sometimes, I'll be watching it, and they'll mention some fad, and I'll say, "Wow! I forgot about that! That was so horrible!"

So the question: What did you love the most about the 80's? What do you wish they'd bring back?
Or even yet, what are you so glad isn't around anymore? What was horrid about the 80's?

frankly, my dear, i dont give a d- - -

2006-01-12T11:07:00.000-05:00

Let me tell you about our brother... He's cool. Everyone thinks he's the funniest guy ever. He always has these "catch-phrases" that make people laugh. We think that he's ingenious for coming up with them...

... But most of the time, it actually comes from a movie or tv show.

My husband did a similar thing. Whenever he was sick or in pain, he'd say: "I cant feel my toes." I thought it was ridiculous, and i couldnt stand it. Then... one fateful night, we were watching a movie... and one of the characters said it!

"i cant feel my toes... I DONT HAVE ANY TOES!"

do you know what movie it was from?

Let's all share favorite movie quotes in the comments. Then, give the answers in the post directly after this one.

Here are some other quotes that i like:

-Good morning sunshine! The earth says "hello!"

-My little strawberry!... Everythings going so WELL!!!

Were you able to stump everyone?

2006-01-12T11:05:00.000-05:00

Share the answers to your quotes under comments here.

My answers:

-I cant feel my toes; i dont have any toes---> Shrek [donkey says it.]
-Good morning sunshine, the earth says hello ---> Charlie and the CHocolate Factory [Johny Depp- ie: willy wonka]
-My little strawberry.. Everythings going so well! ---> Moulin Rouge [Zidler says it to Satine]

Be Still My Beating Heart

2006-01-10T23:03:00.000-05:00

Ok. So tomorrow is Pajama Day at school. Teachers and students are all supposed to wear PJs. Well, I sleep in sweat pants and a T-shirt. (really sexy, aren't I?) After work, I went to Walmart to buy some cute PJs. I love them! They're like a red/pink/white flannel. I feel like a pepermint.

I go to check out at the "self-check" aisle. I love being able to swipe the bar codes myself! Well, I go to swipe my PJs... and there's no tag on them. So I have to leave and walk to the very back of the store to get a pair that does have a tag. By the time I get to the front again, there's a couple at my self-check lane. Grrr... So I decided to go to another line that has an actual cashier lady. I go on up and set down my purchases and wait til the person ahead of me is done. Well, I glance over at the person.... OH MY GOD! It's only THE hotest guy I've ever known! He makes my heart go pitter-patter. I knew this guy a while back. We did have a few "moments." (Or at least, that's how I took it!) He's hot! I mean, REALLY hot! Totally not my type... But just thinking about him... Mmm! (Ok, maybe that was too much!)

So I said "Oh hi, Matt!" (Probably a little too excitedly. I'm pathetic) He says hi back, then silence. And I'm thinking, "Oh no! He doesn't even remember me!" After a small pause, then he does start talking to me. He paused cuz he was getting his $ out to pay. After he got his change, he stuck around to talk til I was finished checking out. Then we walked out to the parking lot and...... said goodbye.

I so suck! I should have said something. But I was too scared I'd blurt out, "I want to have your babies!" or some such thing. I'm not too good at the whole guy thing. So, what do I do?

Just let it go. He's too hot for lowly me.... Ok, I think I am in some regards attractive. But I'm not all that.
Forget about it. Maybe he really didn't remember me. It's not too hard to pretend you know someone. I don't remember him using my name. Crap!
Wait for him to call me. So what if he doesn't have my number. If he really is interested, he'll call our mutual friend for it.
Call our mutual friend and get his email addy. Play it semi-safe. If he's not interested, he just won't reply.
Get his phone number from the forementioned friend. I mean, come on! It surely was a sign from God! If I hadn't had to go to the back of the store, I never would have seen him.
Go to his house. I know where he lives... I had helped him move in to his place a while back.

Things that go BUMP in the night

2006-01-10T10:20:00.000-05:00

You are driving at night on a dark, windy back road. Its been snowing, so the roads are quite slippery. Every now and again, you feel your car starting to slide, but you manage to stay on the road. You look out into the woods; The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But you have promises to keep, And miles to go before you sleep, And miles to go before you sleep...

BAM!!! CRASH!!! BOOM!!!

You touch your face, your arms, your legs... Yes, you're still alive. But what happened? Upon stepping out of your car, you see the culprit:

A deer jumped out in front of your car. Stupid deer. Its a big one too-- A TEN point buck. He's still faintly alive though. He's wimpering and looking at you with eyes full of pity.

What do you do with it?

A. Reverse your car, then put it in drive, speed up, and hit it again-- best put it out of its misery.
B. Dial 911-- maybe they can get an ambulance to come and save the deer's life.
C. Call your buddies over-- they LOVE some good deer meat (yum, venison!)
D. Cut its head off, then get it mounted to hang on your wall at home-- how often does someone get a ten point buck!
E. Drive away and pretend like nothing happened.

[I am sorry for those of you who do not have snow or a plethera of deer around your areas. And in case you dont know: ten point deer means that its antlers have ten little sprout things.]

Gotta Love The BOGO

2006-01-08T13:15:00.000-05:00

Picture this:

You're out for a fun day of shopping. Nothing gives you greater pleasure than to shop and find the best deals out there. You know... Those jeans that are marked down in clearance, and then there's an extra 50% off.... Or those sweaters that are buy one get one free... Or DVDs that are buy 2 get 2 free. You love getting more for your money.

So, you pick up a few things. There are some good deals here. You pay for your stuff, and walk away. As you're heading for your car, you start thinking... That bill was a bit higher than you thought it would be. You take out your receipt and have look. They charged you $25 for that shirt when it was marked down as $20.

Now you're caught in this perdicament. What to do? It's only $5 and you're already in your car. But then again, you're always such a thrifty shopper... You could have stretched that $5 and gotten lots at the next store.

What would you do?

Lil' Oinker

2006-01-08T13:00:00.000-05:00

Scroll down to the very bottom of this page. I just added a little pet! He's so cute... He follows around your cursor. You can feed him apples. If you click him, he oinks. And if you click him a lot, he rolls in the mud. Then you can give him a bath. It's so cute!

I wanted to put him in my sidebar... But he's too wide. It wouldn't fit. So he's been banished to the bottom of my blog where no one will see him. Poor Lil' Oinker!

dont get caught with dirty underwear!

2006-01-05T19:35:00.000-05:00

i remember all the jokes or whatever that people should never wear dirty underwear-- cuz if they are in some sort of accident and get rushed to the hospital, you'll be quite embarrassed!

yeah, lame.

BUT... there are things i'm afraid that people will catch me with.

Example: i'm almost paranoid that when i'm home and pop a zit, someone's gonna come knocking at my door and i'm gonna have to answer it with my face all bright red and bloody-- even though it rarely happens that someone unexpectedly knocks at my door. Or [along the same lines], i'll get pulled over by a cop after i've popped a zit, and he'll think i'm weird.

So, whats an example that you can come up with?''

[Just to remind you all (though i'm sure you all already know this), keep everything nice and clean! dont be TOO disturbing.]

It's Not OCD! I'm Just .... Particular

2006-01-04T21:02:00.000-05:00

So I was at Sam's Club the other day... Oh- If you've never been inside one, here's a quick description: There are piles and piles of stuff in mass quantities. For instance, in one aisle there were boxes and boxes of hand soap, dish washer soap, Clorox wipes, etc. Each of the boxes held maybe 20 huge bottles of soap, wipes, etc. And there were boxes stacked on boxes, stacked on boxes.
Well, as I was walking down this particular aisle, I saw the most hillarious/sad sight I've ever seen. There was this guy walking down the aisle "organizing" everything. Note: he did NOT work for the store. If there were 2 boxes of hand soap, each being partially empty, he would take all of the soap out of the 1st box and put it into the 2nd box, hence making 1 empty box and 1 full box. He did this all the way up and down the aisle, and then moved to the next aisle. I wanted to laugh! But at the same time... I felt bad for him. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder sucks!

Now, I do believe that everyone has OC tendencies. I'm not saying everyone has OCD. Just that everyone displays some forms of OC behavior, even if it is just slight.

So share. In what ways are you OC? Be honest!

Have any of you ever seen the TV show "Monk"? It is hillarious! It's about a private investigator who is over-the-top OC. Take the "Are You Monk-ish" Quiz! Good times had by all!

Tell me about your Monk-ish results and tell me about your OC tendencies.

a short not-so-important question

2006-01-04T10:40:00.000-05:00

please read the previous question. This is just a "technical" question...
do any of you use yahoo mail? i cant get it to open. I tried yesterday and today. i keep getting an error page. its quite annoying. and its not just that i cant log in. Everytime i just type "mail.yahoo.com" it wont open up. grr argg...
ok, thats it.

BUY ME! BUY ME!

2006-01-03T11:08:00.000-05:00

Some advertising gurus are quite ingenious with their ad campaigns. Others just suck.

But, every now and then, something catchy and original comes out. A little slogan that you just LOVE!

I remember when Vanilla Coke first came out, i'd hear the ad on the radio all the time:

"Vanilla Coke- Smooth and intriguing.

Vanilla Coke- Smooth and intriguing."

Okay, i dont actually drink it. I drink Diet Vanilla Pepsi. But its close enough. I love the ad though. In some ways, i think it describes ME. yes, I'm oh-so-smooth, and very intriguing.

What advertising slogan best descibes you?

The Source of This Madness I Call My Blog

2006-01-03T10:15:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't guessed it... A lot of silly scenarious on this blog actually came from real-life situations that I have found myself in. You know, those silly stories that are written in 2nd person point of view. Almost all of them have happened to me.

The previous post about McGriddles also stemmed from personal experience. I ordered the aforementioned meal, and received a Egg McMuffin. The VERY NEXT DAY, I went and ordered a McGriddle. I receieved a sausage, egg, & cheese biscuit. I was spittin' mad! But I didn't do anything about it. The VERY NEXT DAY I went and ordered my beloved sausage, egg, & cheese McGriddle, and I received a BACON, egg, & cheese McGriddle. I was fit to be tied! But I still didn't do anything. The VERY NEXT DAY I went to McD's for breakfast w/ my parents on our way to Becky's... I got my meal correct! ... But they messed up my mom's order!

For now on, I'm checking the bag!

(No question with this one. Just thought I'd share my inner most thoughts... Or something!)

The Woes of Fast Food Drive-Thru's

2006-01-01T17:04:00.000-05:00

So, you're starving. For days you've had a huge craving for a McGriddle. Yummmmmm! You're running late for work, but you decide to splurge and waste 5 minutes by doing the drive-thru thing. You order you McGriddle meal with a Coke (no coffee- you don't have the time to stir in the sugar and creamer). You pull out of the place. As you drive, you pull out the hash brown. It's pretty good. Then... the McGriddle!

Now, it's really early as you drive to work. It's still dark outside, so you can't really see things. You reach into the bag, pull out the sandwich, try to unwrap it while keeping your eyes on the road. You take a bite with expectations of warm pancake with imbedded syrup and egg and sausage!

What the heck! You taste no sausage. You taste no syruppy pancake... It's a bagel with egg and bacon. You didn't order this! You didn't want this! You don't even like bagels.

What do you do?

A) Drive back and cuss them out. Who cares if you're late for work- you want your McGriddle.
B) Eat it anyway. Food is food when you're starving this badly.
C) Throw away the bagel, but eat the egg and bacon. You're not defiling yourself with nasty bagel.
D) Throw the whole thing away, but stop at the next McDonald's you pass and get a McGriddle there.
E) Get out your cell phone, call the operator, get the number for that particular McD's, and call them to cuss them out.
F) Some other original idea.

Ebert and Roeper, Move Over!

2005-12-29T13:21:00.000-05:00

I'm amidst a time of great joy! Becky L. and little Erica are visiting me for the week! It's a blast!

Last night, we (well, not Erica, she stayed home w/ her grandparents) went to see a movie at the movie theaters. Actually... we saw two! We never get to go, we're just too busy. So we decided to splurge and see two!

We've wanted to see Harry Potter ever since it came out into theaters. We are obsessed with the books! So, we decided to see that and another one. We wanted to also see King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, Fun With Dick and Jane, and The Family Stone. Tee deciding factor was what could we see immediately before or after Harry Potter. The only one that would work was Memoirs of a Geisha. I am SOOOO glad that we saw that one. It was amazing!

Becky and I were inspired to write a post in honor of wonderful movies. So here are the questions:

1) What is the best movie you've ever seen? It entertained you, touched you in some profound way.

2) What's the worst movie you've ever seen? You know, the kind that when it's over, you feel that your life has been enormously depleted. It was just a complete waste of your time. You'll never be the same again. A little part of you died during that awful 2 hour time span.

PS There may be some disagreement between you. Please do not get offended and do not purposefully cause offense. Thank you!

We Wish ME a Merry Christmas

2005-12-24T11:11:00.000-05:00

So, the holidays are packed full of buying stuff for other people. And we love doing it (most of the time, anyways).

But, in all honesty, the best gifts we buy are the ones we buy for ourselves. You know it's true! You go out shopping for family, friends, not-so-favorite co-workers. You see something you like, and you say, "What the hay!" (hehe! I rhymed!) And so you buy it for yourselves.

And I'm not talking just Christmas, cuz I know not all of you celebrate that holiday. Maybe you're out buying a birthday present for someone, and the same situation occurs.

We all do it! ... At least, I do it, and so I assume everyone does. Tell me if I'm wrong!

So the question. What present did you buy for yourself this holiday season? (Or in another setting.)

I got a Christmas bonus Thursday. $75 made me pretty happy. So I got myself a NICE present! I've needed a haircut for a while. So I went in Friday for that reason. Now, I don't go to your little mall haircut place. No, I break out the big bucks when I get my hair cut. I go to a full service salon to get my hair done. We're talking $35 for a haircut. Well, I also decided to get highlights done. And, to shell out even more cash, I had THE JOSEPH do my hair. The place is called "Joseph's Salon." I usually have someone else do my hair... it isn't as expensive that way. But, like I said, it was a special present to myself. Well, there went the bonus... It was worth it, though. Dang, I'm sexy!

So, to recap: Wish yourself a Merry Christmas, go broke on yourself, and share all!

I have to go tingle

2005-12-23T15:47:00.000-05:00

People at public restrooms are rude. Public restrooms are crude. Ewwww. [shudder]

I dont like it when i'm trying to get thru a door with my baby stroller, and someone just stands there watching. HELLO, help get the door for me.

At home, one of our doors has a festive little bell on the knob. Whenever you open or close it, you can hear "jingle, tingle, ring-ting," etc.

In my younger years, i had a necklace that had a jingle bell on it. i'd wear it during the Holiday season; i thought i was cool. ... Yeah, not really.

ANYWAY...

When i finally got my DSL up and running, i was so thrilled that i wrote a song: "Ode to DSL." Its to the tune of "Jingle Bells."

DSL, DSL,
makes me oh so happy!
i'll stay on all day long
Just because I can!!

Now, its your turn to write new lyrics to the tune of Jingle Bells. It doesnt have to be about DSL. It can be about ANYTHING! [well, almost anything.]

a lasting impression

2005-12-21T11:59:00.000-05:00

[forewarning: this is a "thought-provoking" question, and may be a bit sombre.]

Have you ever heard a news story that has really touched you in some way? something that you think you're sure to remember forever?

One day when i was pregnant, i was at home watching the Noontime news. Out in York PA (a bit south of Lancaster) there was a shooting. Some guy shot a pregnant woman in the head at a grocery store as she was unloading her cart. When police ?ed him, he said: "i just felt like killing someone."

i cried for hours over that. [when you're pregnant, you're emotional to begin with.] It was just awful.

Well, a few days later, i heard an update on the story. here, i thought she had died. No. Somehow the bullet did not hit anything major [i'm not really sure of the specifics], so she was alive but on life support. Her husband was in the Army over in Iraq. The military was gonna let him come home for as long as needed... that was nice of them...

Over the months, i kept hearing updates. Then, wouldnt you know it... When i was in the hospital after Erica was born, i was watching the news and this woman had her baby round 'bout the same time. And her husband was able to be there with her.

This touched me because of two different things: 1) She was pregnant. 2) Her hubby was in the army. My hubby spent 8 months overseas w/ the Army while we were engaged. I know how hard it is to be seperated, and it made me teary eyed to know that he was able to be around for his wife and the birth of their child.

So, have you ever heard a story that really touched you in some way? Maybe its a good, heart warming story. Maybe something that you felt an odd connection to. Maybe something that intrigued you cuz you just couldnt figure out how or why it happened?

please share.

He's NOT Real!

2005-12-20T06:16:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I know there's no such thing as Santa. But that didn't stop me from writing to him in my time of need. Here's what I wrote:

Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl.
It really wasn't my fault what happened at Becky's Christmas party. It was 'Liya who spiked the punch with too much Smirnoff. I can't help it if I drank 33 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just like grapefruit.
I thought it was funny when I put Raj's scarf on my head and danced the tango on the bed while singing `Freak Nasty'. I didn't mean to break Tickneen's cell phone and don't know why Agnes would sue me for stealing.
I don't remember calling Dairn's wife a sexy elephant---even though she looked like one with pink eye shadow and purple lipstick!
And when I threw up on Micheala's husband's elbow, it was only because I ate too much of that day old pizza.
After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired. So I fell asleep on my way home and drove my FUxplorer through my neighbor's bedroom. I don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me an ugly penguin and have me arrested for murder! So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all tense and loud. And I'm really not to blame for any of this ugly stuff. Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!
Sincerely and desperately yours,
Abigail (Really a nice girl!)
P.S. It's only 67 bucks!

Talk about a bad day! Try making your own!

Ummm... I can't quite think of a question to match this post. Crap! Well, just write whatever you want to write. Or don't. I'll excuse you.

Cheap as Free

2005-12-17T18:31:00.000-05:00

Tis the season... to spend lots of money!

Increasingly, malls are being avoided and internet stores are being visited. Really, it's so much easier to find exactly what you're looking for! (Question #1- do you shop via internet?)

So, assuming you do... You buy these awesome gifts online- three things from the same site. A week and a bit later, you get them in the mail. Three large boxes. That's kind of wierd... the things weren't supposed to be big. You set them down inside, and go about your business. A few days later, you decide to take them out and wrap them all pretty-like. You open the first box... What in the world! You didn't order this stuff! You open the next box... Ok- this is your stuff... all three things... So what's the last box? You open it up... a bunch of stuff you didn't order.

Each box has a sales slip. The box of your stuff has your sales slip. The first box has a sales slip that says, "Ship to Suzanne Lee, Green Lane, IN." What the heck?! You look at the sales slip for the last box. It says, "Ship to Richard Jones, San Diego, CA." Why in the world did this stuff get sent to you?! Well, at least you got your stuff, and your not poor Suzanne, waiting for a package that just isn't coming.

As you look through the other boxes, you think, "Oh! I like this stuff! This would make a great gift to Grandma Georgette! Aunt Betty would LOVE this!"

You're caught in a bit of a perdicament. You were never the kind of person that would even think about stealing. But yet... Money is tight this year. And you technically wouldn't be stealing. (Question #2) So what do you, the law-abiding citizen, do?

Keep it all! They'll never figure out you have it!
Donate it to Toys For Tots. Poor kids need it more than Suzanne and Richard.
Pick out a little gift for G-G and Auntie B. Send the rest back. Maybe they'll think if they made one mistake, they made another one, too, by not including all the items.
Mail it to Suzanne and to Richard. They deserve a happy holiday, too!
Call the company. Make them come and get it. Why should you pay $15 to ship it back? It wasn't your mistake.

Regardless of what you would do... Have a Merry Christmahanukawansa! And a Happy New Year!

It's A High Roller!

2005-12-17T18:20:00.000-05:00

I think I need to get rid of that thing on my sidebar that tells how many people are currently checking out my site. It makes me depressed. Like, just now it said there were 8 people on my site. I was all excited! I was gonna get lots of comments... People love me!

Not one of them left a comment. How depressing. Excuse me while I go cry!

to sleep, perchance to dream

2005-12-15T13:53:00.000-05:00

I had a nasty dream the other night. I dreamt that Erica climbed over her crib railing and fell out.

It startled me awake, and i ran into the room to make sure she was ok.

...

When i was in elementary school, i would have the same dream at the beginning of every school year. The difference was, each year the "roles" were by different people: the kids in my class. I only vaguely remember it.

Something like: we're at this big creepy castle. and there's a witch lady. and she can fly. and she chases after us and we try to escape her. We can fly too. How fun. ... There was a bit of romance... and whoever i "fell in love with" in the dream is who i had a crush on all school year.

So... what dreams do you have?

Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?

2005-12-13T21:46:00.000-05:00

Eminem is not my favorite singer out there... but I do enjoy some of his songs. They can be catchy. But he's really starting to make me mad!

I wish he'd stop all his B***ing and Moaning about how sucky his life is and how distraught he is about alienating himself from his family. This latest song of his was the last straw for me! Instead of whining about how bad he feels for being a jerk... IDEA: do something about it! He complains in his songs that it's too late... But I'm sure if he really tried, if he really changed, they'd be happy. I guessed he'd rather cry and complain about it.

So, in honor of Eminem, here's our new question:

What's your favorite kind of M&M ? I like the dark chocolate peanut M&M's. Yum!

Let's Get Serious!

2005-12-09T05:01:00.000-05:00

No School!

I'm SO excited! I love snow. After I write this, I'm going back to sleep until noon! ... Then I have to clean my room.

Well... Driving home from work yesterday was a very eventful drive. I was stopped at a red light, and had been so for at least 2 minutes (traffic was horrible). I'm just chillin', listening to my radio. SLAM! The car behind me slammed into me... Ok, it wasn't really a big SLAM! ... It was more like slam. I did get quite a jolt though. So we pulled off the side of the road. I was all shook up. This was the first accident I've ever had.

We got out of our cars to survey the damage... There's not a dent, not even a scratch, on the cars. Everything seems fine. We exchanged insurance info. She asked if I could not report it, but she also said she'd understand if I did. I told her I needed to take a closer look later. There might be internal damage. She then gave me her phone number and asked if I could call her when I make a decision.

So what do you think I should do?

heee-heee

2005-12-06T10:10:00.000-05:00

i love the pillsbury dough boy. he is the cutes thing EVER! i saw him on TV today and i got this sappy smile on my face. sigh... what a cutie pie.

its so cute when they poke his belly and he says: heeeheee.

gee, i'm getting all sappy here...

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, MAN! -- i mean WOMAN!!

So, here's a question for you...

-- Who is your favorite "icon?"

-- For those of you who are ULTRA-CREATIVE-- If you could create a NEW icon for any product, what would it be?

[ps. you NEED to visit the pillsbury website and make the doughboy dance! its great fun!!!!]

Snow, snow, snow!

2005-12-06T04:55:00.000-05:00

Since I'm from eastern PA, I LOVE the Eagles! In last night's football game, they got SMASHED! They lost 42-0. How horrific is that?!

Anyway... Moving on...

So yesterday, the weather man was forcasting 5-8 inches of snow for overnight. I was so excited! No school!... Well, I wake up, and there's a slight dusting! Not enough to even shovel! How crappy is that?So we have school today... there's not even a delay!

So, the question... back in the days of school, what did you do on snow days? If you live in an area where it doesn't snow... What did you do when school was unexpectedly cancelled?

Me... I'd sleep in! Gotta love the extra sleep time!

I know... this is a lame question. Sorry to disappoint. But it's getting late and I need to hurry and get ready for school.

Becky- if you have time, post a GOOD question for us!

Mmm Mmm Good!

2005-12-04T00:01:00.000-05:00

Pay day! What a yummy candy bar!

Oh, wrong kind of pay day! Oops! So, you get your paycheck. All you need to do is take it to the bank and cha-ching! You're rolling in the dough! (And I'm getting hungry!)

Only problem is... You, for some stupid reason, thought it was a great idea to to get a checking account at a bank that is 30 minutes away... Very smart! And going on with your smart tendencies... You let your gas tank go down to just about empty. You'll never make it there w/out filling up. BUT you have no cash on you! Just $3.00 in dimes and quarters in your change purse. AND your checking account is currently at 76 cents. Good Job!

So what do you do?

1) Go to the gas station and buy $3.00 in gas, and get strange looks from the cashier.
2) Pump gas, and drive away w/out paying... Rules are meant to be broken.
3) Beg the cashier to spot you some money... You're a pretty cute girl/guy.
4) Try to make the trip as is... What's life w/out taking risks, right?!
5) Use your Debit card anyway... Maybe it'll work, and you'll just pay the overdrawal fee later.
6) Your own ideas.

The moral of the story is... Get direct deposit. It's so much easier!

Now... Excuse me while I go in search of some sort of sugary treat!

Addicted to the "Boob Toob"

2005-12-03T02:39:00.000-05:00

I know a few people who refer to the TV as the "boob toob." (or is it tube?)

Its quite disturbing.
(PLEASE, no nasty comments on bossoms)

So anyhow... there are some shows that i'm addicted to.

Reality TV:
I recently mentioned the Apprentice [on my other blog, of course]. I'm so stinking into that! i want randal to win so badly! (and, i do think he's sexy-- i just didnt want to admit it where family may read it)

Comedy:
Also, i think The Office is the FUNNIEST thing ever. OMG!!! LMAO!!! if you havent seen it, you are TOTALLY missing out. ... ok, so some people think its totally dumb. but i'm in love! my husband makes fun of it... but i hear him laughing too! Its about this small workplace in Scranton PA (yeah for pennsylvania!), and there are some normal-type employees, and some not-so-normal people. The boss is extremely odd-- everyone dislikes him, though they do get a laugh out of him now and again. He thinks he's the funniest guy ever, and God's gift to mankind. But he's not. And Dwight- OMG! he's just crazy. He's a total kiss-up and will do anything to make the boss happy. And then there's jim and pam... they're in love but wont admit it. sigh...

Drama-ish
Not sure if this is drama, but not sure what else to call it. "Surface" is great. i'm intrigued by it. There are these animal-dragon-fish things in the ocean. tons of 'em. i'm excited, trying to figure out whats gonna happen with this. Cuz, they are "bad," killing people and such. But, this one teenager kid found an egg and hatched it and raised it as a pet-- and he's a good animal. Even saved the boy's life. So-- are they good? are they bad? hmm...

So, what are you addicted to watching?
[Again, no "bad" comments about questionable material]

You Gotta Be Kidding Me!

2005-12-02T05:54:00.000-05:00

It's funny, yet sad, how there are so many... what's the word I'm looking for? Hmmm... Hypocritical? That'll do... Ok now-

It's funny how there are so many hypocritical teachers out there. You look at them and think, "What the heck?! You gotta be kidding me! How can they possibly teach me this when they don't even know it?!"

For example, just about every gym teach I've had growing up has been a fat old person. If they had to run the mile that they made us run, they'd probably die of a heart attack! How dare they tell me I'm too slow cuz I can't run a mile in 5 minutes!

So share with me... with us all... What kind of hypocritical teachers have you had growing up?

I sure hope I'm not one of them! Let's see... I know my ABC's and I can count to 100. I think I'm good! (Kindergarten is SO easy!)

Excuse Me!

2005-11-30T00:34:00.001-05:00

Tis the season... for the flu! Which means flu vaccinations! Oh, joy...

Since I'm a teacher, I decided it would be wise to get a flu vaccine. So I made my appointment for Tuesday evening, after work. I've heard that some people get sick from the vaccine. Since I've never had one, I decided it would be wise to prep my class in case I did get sick. So I prepped the room Monday- made sure all my lesson plans and supplies were laid out. I knew it was early- if I did get sick from it, it wouldn't be until Wednesday. But I figured- what the hay! I'll do it early. Well, this morning (Tuesday, that is), I woke up deathly ill! ... Ok, not deathly, but pretty crappy none the less.

So I called in sick. At least my room was ready! I then figured the best way to not "get sick" (I'll refrain from using more descriptive words) was to sleep. Makes sense, right? Well, I finally woke up at 2:30 in the afternoon! My first thought was "Holy crap!"

So I got up, visited some blogs, talked to my sis on the phone... poor little Erica is sick. (Check out her site... I'm sure she'll post more details there soon.) I was checking out links from fellow bloggers. Came across this... Check it out! I had a good half hour of fun there. And I did some additions to the site. Added my profile and Becky's to the sidebar. I also added a thingy that tells me how many people are currently checking out my site. It took a while for me to figure out how to do it all. Gotta love html (note the sarcasm).

The crappy part of being sick and sleeping in is... I'M WIDE AWAKE! I just can't fall asleep. I laid in bed for an hour before giving up. So I took care of some banking, paying some bills. How fun! Now I'm here, complaining about crap.

Oh, yeah. About the flu shot... I called in and the nurse told me not to get it since I was already sick! So I had to reschedule for next week! Talk about ironic!

So, I need to ask a question. This blog isn't supposed to be about me... It's supposed to be about "funny, thought-provoking, and sometimes, just plain pointless" questions. I'll try to make it match my ravings.

What's the worst excuse you ever came up with for skipping work, having a project done late for a class, etc? Now, I really WAS sick today. But asking "when were you really ill that you called in sick" seems kind of lame. So we'll go for the worst excuse. Or most unique.

I have a good example of one... But this post is already too long! So I'll spare you!

Please excuse me for having such a long post! (pun intended!)

Another Parking Lot question

2005-11-29T11:35:00.000-05:00

It seems like we've had a lot of questions lately about parking lots... specifically Walmart parking lots. well, here's another one...

I was at Walmart yesterday. Had to pick up the basics: milk, bread, canned green beans...

So, i was loading up the car afterwards. Taking care of erica. Yes, i put the cart back where it belonged. As i was put my groceries in the car, another car parked next to me. A little old lady and guy stepped out and oggled over Erica. (This happens quite often.) Then, they went inside.

I continued doing my business. Then, i see this shady-looking guy come walking up. Mid-twenties, white, shaved head, ratty green jacket. Hmm... I was a bit scared (I always imagine the worst-- like, what if he's gonna kidnap erica). But i said to myself: Its daylight out, and tons of people are around! But still, i kept my eye on his every move.

He walked up to the car next to me... the one that was just parked. He takes out his keys, and pretends to try to unlock it. I was watching carefully-- he didnt put the keys IN the lock, just kinda pretended to be. I think he realized that i was watching. So, he took a few steps away, pulled out a cell phone, and pretended to be talking to someone.

i wasnt sure what was going on. i KNEW it wasnt his car. but was he gonna steal it? or what? I hem and haw, fiddling with stuff in my purse, trying to think what to do...

~Do i yell to him: Thats not your car! It belongs to a little old lady and man!
~Drive away like nothing happened?
~Go inside the store and report what i'm seeing?

Well, i pull out of my spot. As soon as i start doing so, he puts away the cell phone. I drive to the other side of the parking lot, then drive back to see if the car is still there and if he's trying to get in it. As i drive by again, the car is there but he is not...

So...
?What was going on?
?What should i have done?

Lazy America

2005-11-27T17:14:00.000-05:00

Yes, I am making fun of my fellow Americans. If you are a non-USA'er, feel free to dis us, too.

I am often taken aback by the laziness of the people here in the good ol' U.S. of A. Tonight was probably the worst case of laziness I've ever seen. I was spittin' mad!

If you've read one of my earlier posts, you would have learned that my biggest pet peeve is people who leave their shopping carts in the middle of the parking lot. Well, tonight I was at Walmart, doing some school shopping (I have to buy Christmas decorations for my classroom). After I loaded my car, I went to put my cart in the little cart-carrol (I think that's the name for that caged in spot in the parking lot designated for shopping carts). As I was doing that, I passed by the car that was RIGHT NEXT TO the carrol. They had loaded their bags, and were getting into their car to leave. They had left their cart in the middle of the lot, right behind another car! How LAZY can they be?! All they had to do was take 3 short steps to the carrol with the cart! But no! They just left it there! I was spittin' mad! Grrr!

I wanted to go up to them and rant and rave about their laziness... But I thought that someone that lazy was probably also someone who would be very mean. So I didn't say anything. But I DID walk over, grab that shopping cart, and put it away for them. They saw me do it, but they didn't say anything either.

Question One: What would you have done?

A. Nothing- I'm just as lazy as them!
B. Nothing- I'm not a confrontational person.
C. Politely told them where to shove it.
D. Take that cart and rammed it into their car.
F. Something else.

Question Two: What are some other lazy things you've seen people do?

A Flame Rekindled

2005-11-23T23:31:00.000-05:00

I went to Walmart tonight with my sister-in-law. We had to get some last minute items for T-day. As I was pulling into a parking space, I saw a sight which made me scream out in joy:
"CLARENCE!"

He was my first true love. Yes, Clarence and I had many special years together. Good times and bad, he was always there for me. Then I went off to college.

And then I got that dreaded phone call from my parents- Clarence was gone, and gone for good. My heart was broken! ... But all is fair in love and war, for I had already bought myself a new one- Percy.

Yup- Percy was far superior in so many ways. I mean really- I'd much rather have a 2001 Ford Taurus than a 1995 Plymouth Acclaim. But I still from time to time miss my little Acclaim. My parents had taken Clarence and donated him to some group that gave cars to people in need.

I was elated to see him tonight. And he hasn't changed one bit! In highschool, Becky and I shared Clarence. We went through a phase where we bought all these random bumper stickers and put them all over Clarence. And there were a lot of window clings too. When I saw him tonight- they were still all there! The new owner even kept all the window clings! Even the one that was for my college! Crazy!

So here's the question: What was your first car? Did it have a name? What ever happened to it?

FYI
Since tomorrow is T-day, and I have 25 people coming to my house and staying until Sunday, I probably will not be posting for a while. Feel free to answer this question and previous questions as well. Just cuz they're old doesn't mean they're any less cool!
Have a great T-day!

I'm late!

2005-11-23T06:07:00.000-05:00

No... not that kind of late! I'm late leaving for work! Ahhhhh!

Quick question:

What's your favorite Thanksgiving food? Stuffing? Turkey? What?

Worthy of Being Worthless!

2005-11-21T18:17:00.000-05:00

So, I came across this thing today. It shows you how much your blog is worth. I thought I'd check it out. I didn't think it would be much. I mean, I think my blog is awesome... But do others? I'm sure it's not much more than $300. Well, here's what it came up with.

My blog is worth $2,258.16.
How much is your blog worth?

Interesting, huh? I was very surprised! I wonder where they get that $ amount from. Is it just made up? Or derived from number of viewers and commenters?

Tell me what you're worth. (In my book, yall are priceless!)Should I phrase that into a question? Ok, let's try this- "How much is your blog worth?"

Shhhh!

2005-11-20T15:49:00.000-05:00

I have to be very, very quiet. I am supposed to be cleaning! But here I am, slacking off.

For Thanksgiving, everyone seems to be coming to my house. Ok, to my parents' house. (Yes, I still live w/ them. I am currently looking for my own place closer to work.) But back to the story at hand. I have a lot of family from Georgia. They are all coming up Wednesday and staying til Sunday. ("They" meaning aunt, uncle, cousin and fiancee, cousin and husband and 3 kids.) When I was living in GA, I lived with my one cousin (the married one w/ kids). I sure do miss them! Oh, and also coming are my brother and his wife and baby,my sister and her husband and baby, my cousin and her husband and baby, my aunt and her son and his girlfriend, and my uncle and his wife. I think that's it.

So we are in the process of super cleaning the house. I've found an excuse for my current absence: I have to email some parents of my students. So here I am. Just call me a liar.

So what kind of excuses do you come up w/ to get out of cleaning? If you currently live alone, what kinds of things did you say growing up at home w/ the parents?

I hope yall are excited for T-day! I sure am.

... Now back to the cleaning. I need to vacuum my room. Eek!

and who-- may I ask-- are you?

2005-11-18T12:22:00.000-05:00

I couldnt fall asleep last night. Mainly because my daughter had been crying and crying. Even though she tired me out, i was wide awake.

So, i layed there, just thinking. And i wondered: "Who am i?" Really, could i describe myself in a few short sentences? In even just a few little words?

I'm 24, married, and a mother. -- those are just the basics.
I'm also emotional... to an extreme. i normally let my emotions guide my
actions. Which can get me into trouble.
But, I try to be wise, be kind to others, and to do whats good and
right.

Many of us have been blogging with eachother for awhile. We know stuff about eachother... but now, take some time to share w/ us WHO you are.

Til break-up do us part

2005-11-16T05:59:00.000-05:00

What's the worst thing you ever did to a significant other when breaking up?

For example, in college I went out a few times with this one guy. I knew him from work. At the end of the semester, he wanted my home phone number so he could call me. I said when I saw him at work, I'd give it to him, as well as my address. Well, I skipped work so I wouldn't have to see him. I never heard from him again!

all i want for chistmas is my two front teeth

2005-11-14T13:08:00.000-05:00

Ok, its not even thanksgiving yet, and already people have Santa Claus, reindeer, and snowmen scattered on their lawns. And when i went shopping, there are already holiday gifts for sale.

Example: I used to work retail at Victoria's Secret Beauty-- we just sold the perfume and makeup. ANYWAY, for the holiday season, we sold tree ornaments that had little perfumes in them. We didnt put them out to sell until after thanksgiving. ... well, i was at the mall Friday, and they were already being sold.

gee.

So, it makes me think: What gifts do i want this year?

Please share with us: What is one thing (or more) that you want as a present?

[sidenote: If you do not celebrate Christmas, you can still answer as to what is something that you really want to have.]

PS
Abigail updated her story on the Night Stalker post. make sure you check it out!

Night Stalker

2005-11-12T12:28:00.000-05:00

I used to work at a summer camp... Did for 6 summer.

Many times, I had to walk across camp in the dark. I can watch scary movies and not be scared at all. But in real life situations.... I scare very easily.

The one night, I was walking along, all by myself. I'd forgotten a flahslight, so I walked by the light of the moon. I was crossing through a covered bridge. When I was just about to the end of it, someone jumps down from the rafters! I about crapped myself, I was so scared. It was one of the other staffers out playing practical jokes. From that day on, I was terrified of that bridge!

Well, one night I was walking across camp at night. I was passing by some trees. I got this eerie feeling that something was in there, lurking, waiting to attack. Like I said, I scare easily... But this time, I really did have a strong, bad feeling. I wasn't sure what to do.

What would you have done?

Kept right on walking... You're not taking any chances.
Stop and peer in... See what you can see.
Call on in... "Is anyone in there?"
Get a friend, and go back to investigate.

After a few answers from yall, I'll let you know the rest of my story.

UPDATE
Since I've had several answers, I'll tell you my story. There WAS a guy hiding in the trees. He was on staff that summer... I guess his way of flirting is stalking. (Note to guys- that DOESN'T work!) Well, I was going to walk on by w/out stopping. When I passed him, he came out of the trees and started to follow me. I saw a friend on the other side of the field, so I ran over to her.
I told my boss about it. He gave a stern talking to Stalker, and that was that. I personally think the guy should have been fired. Don't you think?
After that, the stalking ended... but he did start writing me these creepy little love letters. Gross!
I got my revenge... I started dating his best friend! I'm awesome!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

2005-11-10T10:20:00.000-05:00

Read the following descriptions of the 7 dwarfs. Take a guess at who you are most like. Then, take this quiz to find out REALLY which one you are...

Dopey: the youngest, sweetest, and silliest of the seven, and the only one to be completely bald and beardless; wears a too large lime green tunic and purple cap.
Bashful: evokes his bashful nature through a classic pose of shyness (hands clasped behind back, shoulders slightly raised, eyes upturned)
Sneezy: frequently shown with one finger underneath his nose, as if trying to stifle a sneeze
Sleepy: he wears a perpetually sleepy looking, heavily lidded expression on his face
Happy: the most rotund of the dwarfs; wears a brownish two-tone tunic, yellow cap, long white hair and beard.
Grumpy: the grouchiest and most curmudgeonly of the group, though even he is supremely devoted to the beautiful Snow White; wears a red tunic, long white hair and beard.
Doc: the only one of the dwarfs to wear glasses (so presumably the most intellectual); wears an orange-brown tunic, long white hair and beard.

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

2005-11-09T10:22:00.000-05:00

Several times in my own personal blog, I've talked about The Man Around Town (see also). He lives in our town and every now and then, BOOM-- there he is! Its like playing Where's Waldo.

I suppose you could say i've become "infatuated" with him. Okay, not really. But, i'm the kind of person who looks at people and wonders: "What is their life story?"

So, Saturday I was driving home from Walmart and saw Mr. Man Around Town at the local Wendy's. And, he was hitchhiking. I thought: "hmmm, should I pick him up?"

Then, i decided on No. I had so much to do at home, i couldnt take the time.

So, the question is: Would you give a hitchhiker a ride?

Freaky Friday

2005-11-07T18:55:00.000-05:00

I have yet again stolen a scenario from a fellow blogger. This name, it's from Parth Anand. Hope you enjoy!

For lunch on Friday, I decided to go to the buffet at Pizza Hut. I filled my plate with a few slices of pizza and some salad at the side and took my seat. In the mean time, the table, diagon alley across which was vacant finally got its occupant. A beautiful looking lady with her 10 year old son. Whenever I looked at her table, I found her staring at me. Now if you notice that someone is looking at you, you tend to check back after a few minutes to see if that is still continuing. Checked her from the corner of my eye and she was still staring. My hair was combed fine, pants zipped up and I had not spilled pizza sauce on my shirt. And this made me feel uneasy and
uncomfortable.

I decided to look straight at her and give her a smile, probably to initiate a conversation to see what was wrong. I got no response from her but now I was cent percent sure, that she didn't have a squint in her eyes and she was indeed looking at me. I scratched my head to think if I knew this woman even remotely or if I had ever seen her somewhere. This was the first time I had ever seen her.

This woman was making me loose my appetite. I wanted it to stop. I decided one last attempt to look straight back at her and make it stop, else I would approach her directly.I looked up at her. She turned her face, checked to see if her son had eaten fine and walked off to pay the bill. As she walked out I was sure she would look back and she did. Good riddance I sighed! I couldn't stop wondering what was up her mind. She had walked in much later than me, had barely eaten and left. There was something amiss somewhere.I had lost my apetite as well and decided to leave. I went up to the cashier to pay the bill and he said"You have already been paid for! The lady with the kid that sat across, paid for you!"

Pretty freaky, huh?

Two part question:

1. What would you have done in this situation?
2. Why do you think she was staring at Parth Anand?

Feel free to answer one or both questions... Or none.... But that would make me sad.

Thanks for letting me steal your story, Parth!

And I thought I was weird!

2005-11-06T11:19:00.000-05:00

Over the years, I've come across several "sports" that just caused me to giggle.

In college, I became aware of the arm wrestling sport. I never would have thought there would be actual arm wrestling competitions. A friend of mine was a novice arm wrestler. He made me watch Over the Top. I went to an arm wrestling competion with him. I definitley have interesting stories about that trip. Let's just say it was in a bar, I got locked in the bathroom, and the manager had to break down the door to get me out. Good times.

THen a few months ago, I stumbled upon a website about competitive Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot! You can even hire a professional trainer! They teach you to read facial expressions to guess what the other player is going to do next. It's so weird!

Tell me about some weird sports you'd like to see become professional!

Veritable Wasteland

2005-11-06T10:27:00.000-05:00

The weekend pretty much sucks... at least, in the world of blogging it does. Everyone goes out to have fun... Blogger becomes a veritable wasteland. Maybe, just maybe, you'll have a chance to update your own blog... But to check someone else's blog? There is NO time for that!

... And then there's me... I almost never have time during the week to blog. Over the weekend, I pre-write several survey questions, and then during the week, I'll quick post one. I try to read the blogs of others, but I don't always have time for it. Let me tell you- being a teacher, you have NO spare time! Here's the day: 4:45/5:00 wake up, get ready. 6:00 leave for school. Try not to fall asleep while driving. 7:55-3:30 actual school day. 5:00/5:30 finally leave school. Grab a quick dinner. Once home, work until 10:30/11:00 on stuff. 11:30 finally go to sleep. So you see... The week is a busy one! (So, please don't be offended when I don't regularly read your blog... I try!)

Anyway... enough of that! Let's move on with life!

Doritos and Smirnoff

2005-11-03T16:04:00.000-05:00

So, you're on your way to visit your old college pals. It's gonna be quite a night on the town!

You get on the interstate highway. You're speeding along at 70... 75... 80... SLAM!!!

You hit a huge traffic backup. Oh, crap! Well, it shouldn't take that long. Your exit is only one mile up the road. Traffic should be moving, even if it is very slow, right? Maybe 10 minutes. 15 tops.

20 minutes later, you haven't moved a centimeter! You turn on the radio to check the traffic report. "Traffic is stand-still for miles. There was a huge accident involving 10 vehicles, including 2 large trucks."

Ok, so you're gonna be there for a while.

What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop makin' tired excuses... Oh wait... that's a song... Nevermind that. So, do you:

A. Crank up the music, honk your horn, make mean faces to your fellow drivers, grumbling, "Stupid people and their stupid accidents. How dare they mess up my night?!"

B. Turn off the car, open the windows, and enjoy the afternoon breeze. Might as well make the best of this.

C. Praise God that you had Doritos stashed in the back seat! At least you won't starve to death!

D. Or even better! You had some Smirnoff back there too! Might as well party while you're missing the real party.

E. Get out and make pleasant conversation with the other nosey drivers who have gotten out of their cars to check if they can see the accident. You share theories of how long this will take.

Tell it like it is!

Move On Over, Regis!

2005-11-01T22:16:00.000-05:00

So, who wants to be a millionaire? ME!

I don't know about you, but when McDonald's has its Monopoly contest, I go a little crazy. Basically, for the past three weeks, I've been eating there twice a day- breakfast and dinner. I'm addicted to the desire to win a huge fortune! So, I've probably gained 5 pounds so far. I can't wait till this stupid contest is over!

But I digress. Let's leave the topic of my weight and get back to the question!

If you WERE to win a million dollars, how would you spend it? Now, be honest! Everyone says something noble, like give it to the Red Cross or some other do-good organization. But, in reality, would you really? I want painfully true answers.

Trick-or-Treat... Give me something good to eat...

2005-10-31T12:54:00.000-05:00

Ok, imagine yourself as a 13 yr old, prone to mischief, and are out trick-or-treating.

You go door to door, ringing the bells and shouting "Trick or Treat!" and the nice home-owners give you gobs of candy. Yum, yum... a sugar high for the next month!

You come upon a house, ring the doorbell, and no one answers. The car is in the driveway, the inside lights are on, so you KNOW someone is home. You ring again. You ring again. You ring again.

Finally, some one comes storming to the door, and grunts to you: "No candy here! Go away!!" Then, he slams the door at you.

Well... it is trick-or-treat night. And technically, if someone doesnt give you a treat, you have the right to trick them... right?

What big-time prank are you gonna pull on them? How will you get your revenge???

Double-O... 8?

2005-10-28T23:58:00.000-04:00

If you could make up your own secret code name, what would it be?

(I know this ? is a quickie... Deal with it!)

Tag- You're It!

2005-10-28T22:33:00.000-04:00

So I was tagged again by another one of those blogging tag games.

Well, here it goes!

10 Favorites:

Favorite Season: Fall, of course! The hot is going away, and the cool is coming in. Plus, the leaves turn such beautiful shades of rad, yellow, purple, and orange. It's great!
Favorite Sport: The only time I watch sports is when the Eagles are playing.
Favorite Time: Whenever I get to snuggle in my bed.
Favorite Month: November, because Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday!
Favorite Actor: Definitely Stuart Townsend. God, he's SOOOO hot!
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate peanutbutter ripple.
Favorite Food: Pierogies! for those of you not from PA and surrounding areas, you probably have NO clue what they are, and you are totally missing out!
Favorite Drink: It's a toss-up between coffee and diet pepsi.
Favorite Place: Home, of course.

9 Currents:

Current Feeling: Out of it?
Current O/S: Windows ME.
Current Windows Open: Internet Explorer- this blog.
Current Drink: Diet Pepsi
Current Time: 10:33 PM
Current Mobile(s) Used: Cingular
Current Show on TV: Queen of the Damned is on USA. It's my favorite movie. But since I own it and watch it maybe once a month, I decided to watch something else that I own.
Current Thought: I have so much that I should be doing right now!
Current Cloths: Gap jeans (they are my new favorites), a purple long sleeved shirt from J Crew.

8 Firsts:

First Nick: Abby
First Kiss: Don't make fun, but it was on my 20th birthday.
First Crush: 1st grade- Chad Redmond. Half way through the school year, he moved to Wisconsin. I was devastated. Oh well, it wasnt meant to be.
First Computer: Some Gateway comp that my dad let me use.
First Vehicle I drove: CLARENCE! In our family, we name our cars. My sister and I shared Clarence. He was a white Plymoth Acclaim.
First Job: Camp counselor.
First Movie I watched: Right, like I remember. Probably some disney movie.
First Pet: We had turtles that were SO cute. Myrtle and Charlie were their names.
First Shave: Right, like I know. Um... Well, I do know that my sister and I learned at the same time.

7 Lasts:

Last Chai (Tea) : Goodness... probably a year ago. I normally opt for coffee
Last Movie: Well, I'm watching Clue right now.
Last Time I Drove: Today when I drove home from school.
Last Time Shaved: This morning.
Last Web Site Visited: Michaela's blog.
Last Pill I Had: Extra Strength Advil.

6 Have You Evers:

Have You Ever Broken the Law: No, unless you count speeding.
Have You Ever Been Drunk: Nope, and I don't think I'm missing out on anything.
Have You Ever Climbed a Tree: That's a 'No' also.
Have You Ever Kissed Someone You Didn't Know: No way!
Have You Ever Been in the Middle/Close to Gunfire or Bomb Blast: Yeah, just this morning.... On second thought, no.
Have You Ever Broken Anyone’s Heart: Afraid so, yes.

5 Things:

Things You Can Hear Right Now: The washing machine, tv, and dish washer. Talk about noisy!
Things on Your Computer Table: Besides computer stuff- some change, perfume, 3 empty soda cans, pencils, pens, calculator, and a can of shaving cream.
Things on Your Bed: Pillows, sheets, pajamas, teddy bear.
Things You Ate Today: Scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, cheese steak, brownie.
Things in Mind: When am I going to get everything done? God, I'm tired!

4 Places You Have Been Today:Home, church, car, outside.

3 People You Can Tell Anything To: Becky,

2. Choices:

Black or White: Black-- much easier to keep clean looking
Hot or Cold: I'm very cold natured. I always feel cold. On the rare occasion that I feel hot, I hate it.

1 Thing You Want To Do Before You Die: Get married.

People I'd like to tag:

Wrigley1, Bravefish, Lorena, Angela

Dont get caught with a bear-butt

2005-10-27T00:01:00.000-04:00

So, envision this. You are in the middle of the woods with your significant other, in a most "compromising" situation. To your horror, you hear a not-so-distant sound of crunching leaves and realize that someone is coming closer and closer to you. You look around and give a sigh of relief, followed by a sudden surge of terror...

BEAR! BEAR! BEAR! Think quick: what do you do?

a. Do a little dance for him; maybe it'll make him happy
b. Leave your significant other to deal with the bear, and make a great escape by yourself
c. Faint-- at least if you're passed out, you wont feel him mauling you
d. Go at him with sticks and stones-- maybe they WILL break his bones, before he breaks yours
e. Something else that quick runs through your mind