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January 31, 2005

Buying stock in Kleenex

Ok, this is just F'd up! I am NOT sick. I don't feel feverish, I don't feel achy (well I do but that's bad genes) I dont feel tired (well I do but that's just laziness) Anyway, I am forever blowing my nose. I mean blowing my nose enough to go thru a box of tissues a day!

My right nostril is forever feeling like there is something in there. Like something has taken up residency that shouldnt. I blow my nose. Nothing comes out. Two seconds later I feel the creature moving around again. So I blow my nose, nothing comes out. Two seconds later I blow my nose again. Nothing. Ugh! WTF?

OK, one good blow and I try again. Something comes out but I think it was cartlidge from shoulder or something. Nothing nose related.

Maybe I'll call and go see and ENT specialist. Or maybe run to the store and just buy Kleenex by the case!

OK, one good blow and I try again. Something comes out but I think it was cartlidge from shoulder or something. Nothing nose related.

Maybe I'll call and go see and ENT specialist. Or maybe run to the store and just buy Kleenex by the case!

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January 29, 2005

Ebay Addiction....

Have you all heard of this? Ebay? I absolutly LOVE it.

Its by no means "new" to me, I have been buying stuff on Ebay for years. But recently I have been selling things too. Selling ~ selling ~ selling. I sell under this name or that name. I buy under this name or that name.

Recently I've been on a roll with selling stuff. Stuff that is sitting around my apartment, stuff that has been sitting in the attic. Stuff I didnt know I even had. Stuff the EX left behind years ago. $hit I am making a small fortune here in 2005! Pretty soon my place may start looking like Cindy Lu Who's house on Christmas Eve when the Grinch hit it.

I know you can't sell live animals or human organs, but I wonder if I can sell a whole live person? Lets just say, some members of my family are tap dancing on my last nerve and may soon be listed on Ebay!

It just amazes me what people will buy & sell. For example, someone sold an extra large frosted cereal flake, Yes Tony the Tiger "They're Greeeeat", for $47. For one friggin flake!

Then there was the guy who sold his forehead for advertising for 30days to a company. He got almost $40,000! Nooo, I didnt mistype a few extra zeros there either. Forty Thousand Dollars! I tell ya what, I haven't worked in almost a year, where do I send my resume for that job? I would shave my whole head for advertising for those prices!

Have you all heard of this? Ebay? I absolutly LOVE it.

It just amazes me what people will buy & sell. For example, someone sold an extra large frosted cereal flake, Yes Tony the Tiger "They're Greeeeat", for $47. For one friggin flake!

Then today someone bought a little plastic donkey like on the Ellen Degeneres show. You know the one, right? Where you push down on its ears and it dispenses a cigarette out of its jack ass?

Oh yeah,,the buyer of the jackass? Yup, that was me! And I bought a couple of them for friends. I know one fellow blogger who is sighing in relief that she doesnt smoke anymore and wont be getting "that" as a gift from me.

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January 25, 2005

It's almost here......

Yay! Only 11 months til Christmas!....That means only 10 months til my birthday!!

Oooh you don't have to "thank me" I'm happy to supply you with this vital information!

Pssst...do you think Deb and Laura have started to decorate yet? Wait? Do I hear someone fa la la~ing?

Yay! Only 11 months til Christmas!....That means only 10 months til my birthday!!

Oooh you don't have to "thank me" I'm happy to supply you with this vital information!

Pssst...do you think Deb and Laura have started to decorate yet? Wait? Do I hear someone fa la la~ing?

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January 23, 2005

Click....Click....Click

So they are calling for snow. Oh look, it is actually snowing. Okay fine. I mean, hell this is New Jersey, we have gotten snow before.

Do we really need every local station and even the national cable news stations interrupted for the day to tell and show us that its snowing and cold out? I think NOT!

Channel 2, "the snow is now falling"...click. Channel 4, "the snowfall is expected to"....click. Channel 5, "Local authorities say the snow"....click. Channel 7, "Snowfall amounts in our area"...UGH!

Okay we get it already! ITS SNOWING. THERE IS ALOT OF SNOW. STAY INSIDE TIL LATER!
Even the Spanish stations, "El snowo in la New Jerseya is mucho"
NO SHITO SCHMUCKO!
I guess its time to go thru the dvd's and pick something to watch.

So they are calling for snow. Oh look, it is actually snowing. Okay fine. I mean, hell this is New Jersey, we have gotten snow before.

Do we really need every local station and even the national cable news stations interrupted for the day to tell and show us that its snowing and cold out? I think NOT!

Channel 2, "the snow is now falling"...click. Channel 4, "the snowfall is expected to"....click. Channel 5, "Local authorities say the snow"....click. Channel 7, "Snowfall amounts in our area"...UGH!

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January 17, 2005

I have this friend......

Her name is Donna. She is almost 12 yrs younger than me but I would have to say she is "my best friend." She has been married now for 5 yrs to a great guy. They are expecting their first child in July. They are both 30.

Her hubby is a BIG guy, very tall, average weight and VERY Italian. Hell he evens swears at me in Italian sometimes.

But whatever, I call him "Raymond"~you know, Everybody Loves Raymond~ I mean come on, his Mom & Dad live next door to them. But whats fair is fair, Donna's parents live 3 houses away!

Donna is also Italian and average height and built. They should make a beautiful baby between the two of them.

So how "is" the pregnency going? Oh I'm glad you asked! Now mind you I have NO kids of my own. Cause I live by the following motto: "NO children will be cut or squeezed out of this body EVER"
Anyway back to the expecting couple:

Her hubby is a BIG guy, very tall, average weight and VERY Italian. Hell he evens swears at me in Italian sometimes.

But whatever, I call him "Raymond"~you know, Everybody Loves Raymond~ I mean come on, his Mom & Dad live next door to them. But whats fair is fair, Donna's parents live 3 houses away!

Donna is also Italian and average height and built. They should make a beautiful baby between the two of them.

Donna has already laid down some ground rules FOR THE BABY & others in her life.

The doctor who delivers the baby is to "clean that crap off the baby" before handing it to her.

There is no way~~no how that she is breast feeding. As she says "My husband doesnt even get the boob!" Aaah she would NEVER make it as a lesbian, which she was pleased to hear.

She will NOT miss out on her sleep. The baby better learn to sleep at least 5-6 hrs at a time BEFORE it is brought home. (let me know how that works out for ya)

She is NOT buying a changing table cause their stupid, no one uses them. Well I kinda agree on that.

She is only buying a crib. The baby is getting their current bedroom furniture cause they are getting new and redoing their house soon from the foundation up.

There will be NO kicking of her car seat- there will be no throwing up in the car-- there will be no snacking or drinking in the car. She drives a BMW SUV. She plans on having the backseat covered in plastic, you know to give the effect of being in a mobil Italian living room!

Mind you all of this is coming from the kid who's diapers I use to change! From the kid who would strip naked if a single drop of water fell on her while walking to the car!

I dont know what it is, maybe I'm too old for this. Maybe she is too young. Either way, the kids whose diapers and spit up you use to clean up,,,,shouldnt be having babies yet!

God I feel so old.

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January 15, 2005

Is there a doctor in the house?

I take Lipitor for high cholesterol. One tablet a day.

Here's the question:
If I eat double yolk eggs, should I take two pills?

I take Lipitor for high cholesterol. One tablet a day.

Here's the question:
If I eat double yolk eggs, should I take two pills?

YES, I'm just yolking! HeeeHeeee

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January 13, 2005

A very sad evening with a friend.

I have these 2 women friends, we'll call them BA & G. I have known them for almost 15 yrs. They have been life partners for 17 yrs.

Around this time last year, G was diagnosed with cancer, terminal cancer. A few months ago G died. It was a slow and very painful death from what BA told me from time to time when I spoke to her. G wanted no visitors during the tail end of things. No phone calls. I think I last spoke to her directly last spring. But every few weeks I would send her a greeting card. Sometimes a "just to make you laugh" card but more often a "thinking of you" card. G never acknowledged getting them, nor did I really expect her to, but I got a call once in awhile from BA letting me know that they arrived and how they always put a smile on G's face regardless of the bad day she was having. In some small way, it made me feel better. I'm not really sure why? Or of what I was feeling better about. I knew it was terminal cancer. So now

I have these 2 women friends, we'll call them BA & G. I have known them for almost 15 yrs. They have been life partners for 17 yrs.

Its been a few months since G's death. There was no obituary printed. There was no wake or funeral service. She died. She was cremated. She is in their house now in a small urn.

So I visited BA for the first time since this all happened tonight. I dont think I ever, EVER left a place so saddened in my entire life. I mean I knew it was going to be a "hard" visit. You see, I'm not a very serious person to start with. I try to make people laugh, I try and make light of things. Certainly this was not a situation to try either of those things.

BA spoke of G like she was still alive, like she was just away for the weekend or something. Of course I wouldnt dare correct her tense of wording. OMG could you imagine? Nothing in the house of G's is moved. Not a single thing is out of place. G's truck is still in the driveway and BA is making the payments on it. The house was pitch black inside and outside when I got there, 7:30pm, it was all very eery to me.

What is my point? You know what? I'm not really sure. I just know that since I left there this pm, I feel strange. I feel empty myself. I feel hollow. "I" even feel cold, and that hasnt happened since I left my mom's womb 41 years ago.

Well, like I said, I dont know what the point is of this blog post, but I "kinda" feel alittle better now that its all typed out. Why? Why would I or should I feel better? The woman is still dead and obviously her partner is still hurting.

I'm in NO WAY trying to make this about me, cause its not in any way, shape, or form. I want to help BA if I can. I want to get her out of the house. Get her mind on other things. Is that the right thing to do? Should I leave her alone? Should I push for her to go places and do things? How long til I stop feeling spooked by all of this myself?

I really dont expect answers, like I said I just feel alittle better writing it out. Maybe that is exactly what the meaning of blogging is.

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January 07, 2005

The "REAL" Hooters Story

Ok, so you got a version from Debby and a version from Laura , here is the REAL story.

First off, Hooters is NOT very lesbo friendly. We sat in the back of the restuarant. At a regular table with our view blocked by some big a$$ pole of structure! WTF? Are you kidding me? Do I actually have to go to Hooters with someone carrying a peni$ in order to get a good table? Whats a good table to me?

Ok, so you got a version from Debby and a version from Laura , here is the REAL story.

A good table is HIGH, like a bar stool kinda high. This ensures maximum viewing ability. I mean $hit, I'm only 5'2" tall.
Now for the pole, the pole that was enclosed in wood. I understand structure and sound constuction, but "HEY!, ever heard of plexiglass interior design idiot?"

So we get to the table, can you believe Debby tried to give me a seat where "my back" would be to the ~~showgirls~~ friendly staff? I don't think so Princess, plus I had to sit between Laura & Debby in order to protect Laura. Hey, what can I say, I'm a good friend.

Here is my main disappointment, seeing that my dear friend Debby, would NOT "take one for the team" and go along with the birthday lie. Oh, it was just such....such a bummer. The girls could have been surrounding us like a school of sharks. Things could have dropped on the floor, hands could have been misplaced. I'm pretty sure she is aware of the fact that I have been single for over 2 yrs now. Times are tough here! Geez.

Laura's burger: Was listed on the menu as: Hooters (more than a mouthful) burger. How was it ordered? I'll have a cheeseburger please. Hey! Someone went thru alot of trouble thinking up the menu wording, we should respect that and order exactly as its written on the menu. Say it with me Laur, "more than a mouthful"

And I must admit, ordering dessert "was" a way to maximize my viewing pleasure and time ::wink wink::

But never-the-less, as always it was a fun time with my 2 lady friends! Now, don't forget, if you're looking to get me something for Groundhog day, a BRAND SPANKING NEW HOOTERS GIFT CARD will do just fine....Aaaah yes, JUST FINE!

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TGIF

Lunch...the MOST IMPORTANT meal of the day.

Ummmm Ummmmm GOOD!
Pleeeease ma'am I want some more.
"Hooters" they're not just for ~~breakfast~~ kids anymore.

Are we there yet? How much longer?

Lunch...the MOST IMPORTANT meal of the day.

Ummmm Ummmmm GOOD!
Pleeeease ma'am I want some more.
"Hooters" they're not just for ~~breakfast~~ kids anymore.

Are we there yet? How much longer?

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January 06, 2005

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

Yay! Its finally snowing! The roads are covered even. Yippee I love the snow. I even love to drive in the snow.
Of course it is easy for me to say that since I'm not employed right now and I have a truck with 4WD.
But that doesn't mean that "just for the hell of it" I go out and drive around in the snow. BUT, I paid extra for 4WD and I hate being stuck in the house, so if I have somewhere to go, I'm going honey!

What does drive me INSANE is the people with their $30,000-$50,000 sport cars out in the snow with NO wheel drive trying to turn the corner doing 10MPH and fishtailing the whole time.

Or the soccer moms in their Lexus trucks or minivans who dont have a clue how to drive in nice weather, that are out on snowy days going to get their hair highlighted or going for a pedicure. Oh and lets NOT forget that they are talking on their cell phones while they drive!

UGH~~Stay the hell home! Those are the people who cause the accidents. Okay, I think I'm done. God, I feel better now, Thanks.

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January 02, 2005

Out with the old & In with the new

So the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is behind us now. Is it just me, or does it appear to anyone else that its 2-3 months of prep for about 60 seconds of enjoyment?

Well whatever, its now 2005. This is going to be a good year for me, I'm just going to keep telling myself that. 2002 sucked BIG BIG time, 2003 sucked slightly less, 2004 was so-so sucky. That's it! No more sucky years for me.

This is the year for a new job. This is the year to find someone to share my life with. This is the year I'm stronger and smarter. This is the year I'm less dependant on my friends.

Wish me luck, its not going to be easy, but I'M GOING TO DO IT.

So the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is behind us now. Is it just me, or does it appear to anyone else that its 2-3 months of prep for about 60 seconds of enjoyment?

This is the year for a new job. This is the year to find someone to share my life with. This is the year I'm stronger and smarter. This is the year I'm less dependant on my friends.

Wish me luck, its not going to be easy, but I'M GOING TO DO IT.

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