Sunday, January 18, 2009
Just a thought
Does anyone else see that continuously comparing Obama to Lincoln is a really bad idea? I mean, we all know how Lincoln ended up. I'm just sayin'.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Your MOM is honest!
This is the second or third time I've been tagged for that "Honesty" thing, so I figured I'd better do it now.
So now I have to write ten random honest things about myself then tag seven other people who blog. This should be interesting since I have like two whole readers on here.
Here's my ten:
One - Around Christmastime when I has six, maybe seven, my mom told me to leave the Christmas lights on the tree alone. She told me that every year. This time I didn't listen and I went to plug them in. I must have been touching the metal of the plug because then I felt a poweful zap and saw everything in skeleton vision (ya know, like in cartoons when a character gets electrocuted). How much does that explain about me! Oh, and I don't think I ever told her. The currents through my body was enough to keep me from doing it again. I didn't need to be yelled at.
Two - Sometimes at night, especially if everyone else is asleep already, I still have to take a flying leap from the middle of my room to my bed so the monsters underneath can't grab me. I also have to sleep with my fingers and toes under a pillow or blankets so said monsters won't eat them while I slumber.
Three - I HATE being in school. I love teaching. I hate studenting. (I have an English degree. I can make up words.)
Four - I loathe drivers from Oregon. The speed limit is 65 buddy!!!
Five - I regret giving up choir. I know one is supposed to live life without regrets, but I was happiest when I was singing and I never should have given it up. Karaoke's just not the same.
Six - I spend way too much time driving and on the computer - not simultaneously of course.
Seven - I refuse to drink the water at work because I am convinced that I will be the next one to be knocked up. Seriously.
Eight - Sometimes while driving to work I space out for miles and can't remember the drive from the levee to the freeway. It really freaks me out when I do this in the fog.
Nine - I recently started going back to church and love it. I don't know why I stopped going for so long.
Ten - My favorite place to go is the beach. When I die, I want to be scattered at the beach. Beach location to be determined at a later date.
These seven people need to do their own list now. You're welcome!
1. Kyle
2. Jenn
3. Nichole
4. Joel
5. Lindsay
6. Jaime
7. Deanna
So now I have to write ten random honest things about myself then tag seven other people who blog. This should be interesting since I have like two whole readers on here.
Here's my ten:
One - Around Christmastime when I has six, maybe seven, my mom told me to leave the Christmas lights on the tree alone. She told me that every year. This time I didn't listen and I went to plug them in. I must have been touching the metal of the plug because then I felt a poweful zap and saw everything in skeleton vision (ya know, like in cartoons when a character gets electrocuted). How much does that explain about me! Oh, and I don't think I ever told her. The currents through my body was enough to keep me from doing it again. I didn't need to be yelled at.
Two - Sometimes at night, especially if everyone else is asleep already, I still have to take a flying leap from the middle of my room to my bed so the monsters underneath can't grab me. I also have to sleep with my fingers and toes under a pillow or blankets so said monsters won't eat them while I slumber.
Three - I HATE being in school. I love teaching. I hate studenting. (I have an English degree. I can make up words.)
Four - I loathe drivers from Oregon. The speed limit is 65 buddy!!!
Five - I regret giving up choir. I know one is supposed to live life without regrets, but I was happiest when I was singing and I never should have given it up. Karaoke's just not the same.
Six - I spend way too much time driving and on the computer - not simultaneously of course.
Seven - I refuse to drink the water at work because I am convinced that I will be the next one to be knocked up. Seriously.
Eight - Sometimes while driving to work I space out for miles and can't remember the drive from the levee to the freeway. It really freaks me out when I do this in the fog.
Nine - I recently started going back to church and love it. I don't know why I stopped going for so long.
Ten - My favorite place to go is the beach. When I die, I want to be scattered at the beach. Beach location to be determined at a later date.
These seven people need to do their own list now. You're welcome!
1. Kyle
2. Jenn
3. Nichole
4. Joel
5. Lindsay
6. Jaime
7. Deanna
Sunday, January 11, 2009
A plug for drinking...
The evening before New Year's Eve I decided to finally get my papers done for an online class I'd signed up for through University of San Diego. I had to read a book and then complete four papers on different prompts for the book. Well, I read the book last summer and never got around to writing the papers. I mean, I had nine months to complete this thing... what can I say? I'm a procrastinator.
So anyway, I'm at the counter working on the first paper (by the way, I don't do drafts) and my sister pops open a bottle of wine. Who am I to turn that down. Wine hits me FAST and before I knew it I was on my second paper with a happy little buzz. By the fourth paper I was definitely drunk but was as focused as ever to finish this paper. Well I did, and then I thought to myself, "Self, should I review these in the morning before I fax them off for a grade?" NOPE. I had them faxed over that evening, which was difficult because I have a hard enough time with fax machines when I'm sober, but I got it through.
I got my grade in the mail on Friday and managed to get an A for my thoughtful analysis and response! I should have drunk more in college. I would have been a much better English student and had a much better transcript. :)
So anyway, I'm at the counter working on the first paper (by the way, I don't do drafts) and my sister pops open a bottle of wine. Who am I to turn that down. Wine hits me FAST and before I knew it I was on my second paper with a happy little buzz. By the fourth paper I was definitely drunk but was as focused as ever to finish this paper. Well I did, and then I thought to myself, "Self, should I review these in the morning before I fax them off for a grade?" NOPE. I had them faxed over that evening, which was difficult because I have a hard enough time with fax machines when I'm sober, but I got it through.
I got my grade in the mail on Friday and managed to get an A for my thoughtful analysis and response! I should have drunk more in college. I would have been a much better English student and had a much better transcript. :)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Highs and Lows - 1/5/09
My high for today was that I got an email from a director in Indiana who said he heard some great things about my musical that I finished last month and wanted to know if I could help him out with his show. INDIANA!!! I mean, I knew I was a rock star, but damn! HAHA!!
My low for today was that I had to get up early this morning.
My low for today was that I had to get up early this morning.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Resolution
It's a big one, and won't be completed this year... only started:
Masters Degree!!!
Oh I'm goin' there! And it's gonna cost too!
Masters Degree!!!
Oh I'm goin' there! And it's gonna cost too!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
A shout out
I'm not sure who the credit should go to, but I sure am thankful that someone finally thought of this: The Snuggie. Finally, someone is taking their cues from monks and fashioning blanket-wear after them. What I want to know is WHY has it taken so long to come to be? I mean, seriously, why hadn't we figured out how to wear a sleeping bag sooner? Here I was all the time trying to keep my blanket on the old fashioned way while watching T.V. - lying it on me. Little did I know how much my back and shoulders were missing out by not WEARING my blanket. Damn!! Why should the front of my body have all the warmth? Thank you Snuggie!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Drive safely!
Many of you know this, but for those of you that don't, my dad is a truck driver. He hauls steel, tin, and aluminum coils for a living. He drives all day long in a giant truck that gets going really slowly and stops really really slowly. With a full load, his truck weighs something like 40 tons. I believe that is the legal max. Anyway, most people understand that these huge, heavy, rapidly moving vehicles cannot stop on a dime. Why then do people drive around them as if they can?
I admit, I hate being behind a truck just like everyone else, but I do know it takes several hundred feet for them to stop when moving at freeway speeds, so I do my best to not cut them off.
I was riding with my dad this afternoon - I haven't done this in like 10 years. I remember there being drivers jumping out in front of him and cutting him off, and he tells us all the time about these things happening everyday. Today, we were driving to Riverbank, outside of Manteca and a little red Honda Civic pulled right out in front of us. This would not have been a big deal if the car had pulled out and accelerated, but this guy poked along for a good 1/4 mile before we right on his tail (with brakes) and my dad had to blow the horn to get this clown's attention. Even then it took another second or 2 before the guy stepped on the pedal. Also there was no one behind us at the time so this means the Civic driver could have easily pulled out behind us and taken his sweet-ass-time without the danger of getting smashed by a ginormous truck.
Folks, when you're out on the roads, please take care around these big rigs. I know a few rogue drivers have given them a bad rep, but most of these guys are trying not only to keep their own driving safe, but are also trying to drive everyone around them - and guess what, that's impossible. And don't assume they can slow down or that they see you, their line of sight is way different than yours in a car. Be safe.
I admit, I hate being behind a truck just like everyone else, but I do know it takes several hundred feet for them to stop when moving at freeway speeds, so I do my best to not cut them off.
I was riding with my dad this afternoon - I haven't done this in like 10 years. I remember there being drivers jumping out in front of him and cutting him off, and he tells us all the time about these things happening everyday. Today, we were driving to Riverbank, outside of Manteca and a little red Honda Civic pulled right out in front of us. This would not have been a big deal if the car had pulled out and accelerated, but this guy poked along for a good 1/4 mile before we right on his tail (with brakes) and my dad had to blow the horn to get this clown's attention. Even then it took another second or 2 before the guy stepped on the pedal. Also there was no one behind us at the time so this means the Civic driver could have easily pulled out behind us and taken his sweet-ass-time without the danger of getting smashed by a ginormous truck.
Folks, when you're out on the roads, please take care around these big rigs. I know a few rogue drivers have given them a bad rep, but most of these guys are trying not only to keep their own driving safe, but are also trying to drive everyone around them - and guess what, that's impossible. And don't assume they can slow down or that they see you, their line of sight is way different than yours in a car. Be safe.
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