My American Idol Pics

Who, who will it be? I have no idea. I am just guessing now. Ok, here goes the bottom four.



Oh, no, I love you Kevin!! I am thinking of starting my own Kevin fan club.

I would of put Kellie in the bottom four, but she has such a big following that just because she was totally lame yesterday does not mean that she will be off.

Comments on the show - Wow, those stylists have been getting a hold of everyone. Every one looks extra polished and super made up. I think Kellie did look like Dolly sans the big boobs. Bucky looked super girly with that hair. And Ace, well, he just needs to go.

This, That and TV

I have been running around like a crazy lady lately. I have actually been getting up at 7:30 every morning and liking it. I can get more done. Even then I am still running around getting things done. What am I doing you ask? Well, I have been thinking about quitting my job, and before someone runs over and tells my boss I must explain why. Well, this is pretty much it, JR travels for work and so do I. We have been pretty lucky that Baby Girl has only been going to Pre-K two days a week, but next fall she will be going everyday, all day long. What sucks is that my mother does not drive, so that leaves JR and I to drop her off and pick her up and what do we do if we are both not here?!!

Anyway, I have been thinking of starting a side business. I will have a heart to heart with my boss around August and see what he says about me not traveling. It would be great if I could still have my job and have a side business at the same time, but I do not want to count on it. Anyway, I am getting ready because if worse comes to worse I do not want to start a business after I loose my job, I want to have it up and running by then. So, doing that alone has kept me pretty busy.


TV Watching

I saw the first episode of Big Love on HBO this Sunday. I don’t know how I feel about it. I have always had a fascination with cults and religions, so I am pretty intrigued to see where the show will go with that story.

In case you don’t know what the show is about, I will tell you, it is a about a guy (Bill Paxton) that is married to three women, they live in, go ahead and guess, guess? Salt Lake City, UT. The show is full of sex, jealousy, religion, politics and a pretty mean guy that could be the devil, played by Harry Dean Stanton.

Like I said, I don’t know where HBO is going with this, but I will keep you guys posted.

My Reality TV

Congrats to Chloe for winning Project Runway. How cool is that?!!

American Idol

The Chicas

Ok, I guess I will be picking my bottom three this week. I thought I about picking four, but since there are only 8 left, well, it just didn’t seem right.



Comments on the show - There is too much laughing at Kellie’s expense, I feel bad for the girl.



The Chicos



I really, really do not like that Gedeon guy at all. I don’t know, but my man Kevin might be leaving this week, yes, he is a dork, but there is something about him that makes me cheer for him. Good luck Kevin!!

Comments on the show - Can someone get rid of Ace already. He is cute, and this is what makes me think the whole thing is fixed, he is a BAD singer, but everyone is like, ohh, yeah, you are great! Maybe there is something wrong with my speakers, but he sounds like he is squealing. He I nice to look at, but that is about it.

Chunky

The other day JR tells me “I don’t know how to tell you this, but you are starting to get kinda flabby”. Yes, my face looked just like yours does now. After I remembered to breathe and my mouth closed, I said “I will take that as a compliment since you did say starting”. Yes, boys and girls my body is mushy. If I wave I feel the fat in my thighs ripple back and forth…yuck.

The sequel was born a year ago (oops, I have not upload the bday pictures) and I have NOT lost my baby weight. I do have a good excuse though; I have a Bulging Disk and Swollen Cartilage in my pelvic region. I found all this out because after having the pain for so long, and getting no help from the medical establishment, I decided to have an MRI done. Getting the MRI were the 30 most claustrophobic minutes of my life. I wanted to scream “get me the fuck out of here!!”

Anyway, the Dr. says that there is nothing he can do about the swelling, wow, I want his job, get paid to do nothing. The part of the back that I am having a problem with has lost all of its watery material (I dunno what it is called, but is goes between the disks) and it is rubbing against a nerve, making it painful for me to even walk sometimes. There are several options to alleviate the pain, but the least severe is to have a shot of cortisone injected into my spine…fuck me. The other options involve some or other type of surgery, which I will have to consider if the shot does not work.

I have an appointment for the shot next week. I am, right now, looking for any excuse not to have it done. I even excised today to see if my pain tolerance has gone up, but no, it hasn’t. I guess I am going to have to get it done (I keep thinking of that scene in Pulp Fiction were John Travolta has to revive Uma – ok, yes I know, different drug and different place in the body, but I am pretty sure the needle looks the same). JR - please remember that honesty is not always the best policy…ass!!

Weirdest Thing Ever…

I get an email from a girl telling me that she was ego surfing and found a blog by a person that has her same name. She wanted me to check the blog out because she liked it and because it had a link to my blog and that was how she found me.

She included a link to the site and I had to check it out. This is where the weird thing comes in…I know that person. I don’t mean the hello/goodbye small talk knowing a person, I mean the, her and her husband flew down to Houston for our 10th wedding anniversary, knowing a person. I just never knew she had a blog. Man, talk about a small world. Weird. That is just like three degrees of separation.

Anyway, this is my friend’s site - StinkWeasel Stories Go say hi and tell her that Chica sent ya.

The Oscars

On Hollywood’s most important night some actors looked amazing while others, well, not so much. I don’t understand why that is, these women have stylists and the money to pay them; they get designer dresses and jewels for free! I think that if they are going to dress up just one day out of the year Oscar night should be it. The whole world is watching, so shine stars, shine!!


Reese Witherspoon looked AMAZING in this 1950’s vintage dress.



Jessica Alba, even though I am not a fan, really looked classy and sophisticated. What the Oscars are about.



Uma Thurman has had her share of Oscar visits and she really looked like a pro. I guess I really like the up-hair-dos.



Jennifer Gardner looked like she was running late and did what we all do, put her hair up in a ponytail, and not a fancy one at that. And where was Ben anyway?



Can someone tell Jennifer Aniston it is time for a new look.



Maggie Gyllenhaal’s hair looked awful and it looked like she could have a wardrobe malfunction at any minute.



Charlize Theron looks like a cafeteria lady.



Keira Knightley – I don’t know what to say about her, she is beautiful, but her hair looks like crap.

On a positive note, I did like the fact that most of the winners remembered their parents and thanked them in their speeches. I thought that was so nice. That is all we parents want, just a little recognition.

American Idol - Week 2

The Chicos

I have a really hard time picking the bottom boys. I was surprised last week when Patrick was voted less.
These are my bottom four boys...





Comments on the show - I am sorry, but I think that Ace should be seen and not heard. I think he sounded awful tonight. It is so sad because he is really good looking.
Also, I have to stick up for my boy Kevin, I really did not like the "Chicken Little" reference.


The Chicas

These are my bottom four girls...




Comments on the show - Since when is "organic" a synonym for Hillbilly?

Phone Blogging

Phone Blogging.

In Dallas for fun.

Phone Blogging

Phone Blogging.

At the Gaylord Texan.

Blogger Meet-Up Pics

Here are is a pic…



More pics on flickr, check them out.

Thanks to everyone that made it out, especially with all the rain and yuckiness. It was fun seeing everyone again. Lets do it again soon.

Blogger Meet-Up

Houston Chicas and Chicos, we are having a blogger meet-up. It has been so long since the last one, I so miss everyone. Ok, here are the details...

Place: Ginger Man (5607 Morningside - Rice Village)
When: February 24th - Tomorrow Friday
Time: 7pm

Hope to see you all there, if you plan on coming post the meet-up on your blog or just do it anyway...help spread the word.

American Idol

I think it was a lot harder to pick the worst boys than it was to pick the girls. Here are my picks on who might go home Thurdsday night.






I don't know about the last guy, but I don't like him.

My Reality TV

I am not a big reality TV fan, but as you all know American Idol started up again, and that is, well, pretty much tradition in my household. Another show that I started watching last year was Project Runway on Bravo. I think it is amazing how those people can put together a garment that looks good in a limited amount of time. I have a sewing machine and have sewn from time to time, but let me tell you I only sew straight lines and only on cotton.

Right now on Project Runway there are three finalists that faced off during New York’s Fashion Week and one of them is Houston’s own Chloe Dao. Here is a pic of us during one of our happy hours.



You can see all the Fashion Week outfits here. Good luck Chloe. Her boutique Lot 8 is located in the Rice Village.

American Idol
The clock is running down on two of the 12 girls on American Idol. Some of the girls are amazing and some others not so much. Here is my take on who sang her last song (ok, I am not a psychic so I will choose who I thought were the worst four).






I have been surprised before, but I really think that two of these ladies are going to be saying their auf Wiedersehen's Thursday night.

Ride From Hell

I officially hate winter. I have hated winter before, but never to this depth. Today in our way back home to Houston from Memphis we encountered the worst weather conditions ever. It took us 8 hours to get from Memphis to Little Rock, a trip that usually only takes 2:30!! The highway was covered with a two inch thick layer of ice. We were going 20 miles per hour the whole way. The whole experience was pretty scary; we would be driving and all of the sudden the car would start skidding, yikes. We saw overturned 18 wheelers, RV, and cars. Several cars lost control right in front of us…AHHHHHH!!! We decided to stop and spend the night in Little Rock, I really hope we can make it back home tomorrow. Wish us luck.

Picture Blogging

Picture Blogging.

In Memphis,Tn.

This and That

I so need to blog, but can not really think of anything, so here goes a little bit of everything.

This weekend we had our Second Annual Valentine’s Day Brunch. My friends live all over Houston so we designated a day that we get together just to catch up and talk. We do see each other at birthday parties and gatherings, but it is just nice to see each other without other things going on.

I am currently in Dallas working, some weird maintenance window thing. I will be up all night, great. When I travel it is pretty much the only time I get to watch tv uninterrupted. I must say that I really, really hate that guy from CSI Miami (you know, the one with the red hair). I mean they want to make every time he is on camera a dramatic moment. Oh, and the way he delivers the lines… “But (dramatic pause) who?” and “Is (dramatic pause) it?” And of course who can forget the taking off of the sunglasses.

What is up with Britney Spears? She looks like crap. She has lost the baby weight and all, but her face looks, well, not right. Her husband looks like crap too.

Also, what is up with Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow? I know they broke up, but didn’t she just say that she wanted 6 or 7 kids by him? I never approved of that relationship. He was married and had kids; a marriage is hard enough without having some skinny rich lady shaking her stuff in front of your man.

Cheez, I am in such a loving mood. On Cupid’s eve I should be talking about love and red hearts, and more love, and happiness, but I am stuck in Dallas watching crappy tv. With that, I wish you all a great Valentine’s Day. Much Love.

The Freaky Family

I have looked at Craigslist a lot, seen it all, and I have never, ever, come across an ad like this. Please bear in mind that this ad was posted in the baby/kid items for sale.

Couple with Toddler Seeking Friendship with Similar Couple

Do you love the T.V. show Yes,Dear? Do you wish that was your social life? Well, we may be just the friends you are looking for. I have a personality like Christine and my husband is more like Greg. I am 26 and he is 28....we have 2 kids, and 19 month old girl and a 7 month old boy. We like movies, pool, board games, camping, the beach, the zoo, childrens museum, etc. We have outgrown our friends, they are still single and have no idea what a life is like when you are married with kids...they still go clubbing...this life is not for us anymore! We rarely have baby sitters, so activities that involve the whole gang are good. Maybe you guys could come over and let your kids play with ours while we drink wine, play board games, and talk? Maybe we could all go to the zoo, or the park?

Here is a list of the qualities we admire and are looking for:

• 1. Honesty


• 2. Laid Back


• 3. Fun Loving


• 4. Working Professional


• 5. Intelligent/Clever/Resourceful/Good Common Sense


• 7. Open Minded


• 8. Good Sense of Humour


• 9. Nice

Email me and lets chat some more.

The last line really got me…“Maybe you guys could come over and let your kids play with ours while we drink wine, play board games, and talk?” I keep thinking of that weird couple on Saturday Night Live called The Lovers - The English Professors played by Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch. Freaky.

Update - I just noticed that No.6 is missing. I wonder what was there. Anything before "open minded" had to of been interesting.

I Have Been Tagged...

Yesterday I got a comment from Cybertoad saying that I was tagged. In the past I have always stay away from filling these out, because, well, I don’t know, I just have, but pretty soon you will find out why. Anyway, since I was tagged, I better get to it.

Four jobs you’ve had in your life:
Well, I have had over 14 jobs so it was kinda hard to narrow it down to just four. I will list my four latest.
1) Network Analyst – Not as intense as it sounds.
2) Public Relations/Event Coordinating for a Non-Profit – With the key word being Non-Profit.
3) TV News Reporter – Yes, as cool as it sounds.
4) Internships – I had several internships in College, but my PAYING job before that was as a Payroll Specialists.

Four movies you could watch over and over again (not to be confused with favorite movies):
Not in favorite order -
1) 10 Things I Hate About You
2) Dangerous Liaisons
3) Anything by John Hughes
4) Blade

Four TV shows you love(d) to watch (among many others):
1) Dead Like Me
2) It’s Always Sunny In Philadenphia
3) Nip/Tuck
4) Arrested Development

Four places you’ve lived:
1) Mexico
2) Panama – Central America, not Florida
3) Boston, Mass
4) Houston and surrounding areas.

Four places you’ve been on vacation to:
Another hard one see my 43 Places link. I will just write down the most fun.
1) Aruba
2) Venice
3) Munich for Octoberfest
4) Cancun – Visiting Chizen-Itza and Tulum.

Four places you would rather be (or where you’ll like to visit):
1) Hawaii
2) Japan
3) Egypt
4) At the beach, not Galveston.

Four of your favorite foods:
Another crazy question…one does not get to be kinda chunky by not loving food.
1) White Rice
2) Pasta
3) Arroz con Pollo
4) Ice Cream

Four websites you visit daily:
1) eBay
2) Craigslist
3) My blogging friend’s websites.
4) Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo for email.

Four tagged:
1) Chris
2) Greg
3) Sandra
4) Gretchen

Here Is What Happened...

Tuesday was the day from hell. I was in a rush the whole day. I woke up, got ready, and took Baby Girl to school. I drove to BFE because I was invited to a resale party and since I love anything with the word resale on it I went. I found out that Houston is HUGE. It took me a whole hour to get there.

After the party, in which I got a lot of neat stuff, I drove to my Doctor’s office. It seems that the new Walgreens can not get their act straight and can not seem to be able to contact a doctor (I have been trying for a month!!) for a prescription refill, so I had go and pick up a written prescription.

After the DRs I went to the post office. I forgot to mention that I had stayed up really late on Monday (or Tuesday morning) night getting the sold eBay items ready. I made a whopping $250. At the post office, like usual, there was the line from hell. Hell is getting very, very popular.

After that I drove home and got JR to take me to Avis to pick up a rental car. Another wait, great!

Behind the wheel of the rental I went to drop off the prescription at Walgreens. The prescription would be ready in an hour, so I drove home and packed.

JR went to pick up Baby Girl at school and I went to pick up my mother (both Baby Girl and my mother are going with me on the trip). My mother informs me that she left her wallet in my step-dads car and needs me to take her to pick it up, great.

I finally get home and get everything in the car. On the way out I stop at the drive-thru window at Walgreens to pick up my prescription. There is a line from hell and people keep stacking up behind me. One more car and I am next, I say. Well, I was waiting behind that car for the next 20 minutes!!! I could not back up, I was stuck. The only reason I was able to free myself was because everyone behind me moved to the second lane. I was furious!! When I was finally able to back up I drove around and went inside. I hate those people!! I spoke to the Pharmacy Manager and told him there is a reason they have a drive-thru and express pay - it is supposed to be fast. He just looked at me with that “I am not really listening” look. I wanted to jump across the counter and slap him.

With prescription in hand we finally make our way to Dallas. Yippie!! The excitement would not last long, at about 90 miles from Houston the traffic comes to a complete stop and we are taken off the freeway and into HELL. We were on stop and go traffic, on a two lane narrow road, for about an hour, we went through Falba, and Midway,Texas. I am about to kill someone when all of the sudden I look and see a beautiful sunset. I guess that is all I needed to take me to my Zen place. All the hatred just melted away, ahhhhhh.

Phone Blogging

Phone Blogging.

A great ending to a crappy day.

Links Update

I wanted to update you on two sites I have added to my blogroll. One of them is Cuz I Said So! - a blog from a Canadian Chica. Greg from Dissonance emailed me and told me that he had seen a link to my blog on her site and I checked it out. She is pretty funny and says what is on everyone’s mind about celebrities. You Go Girl!!

The second blog is from my long time friend Chris. Chris was one of those guys that emailed his friends with the weirdest, most obscure websites out there; he covered everything from the paranormal to natural disasters and every weird thing in between. I thought that a blog would be the best way for him to get his findings out there to people that could really, really, appreciate it, since his friends have stopped opening his emails long ago. Anyway, I have been bugging him for years to get a blog and he finally did! He can be found at Internet Curios. Also, ladies, he is single so email me for any personal info or questions you might have.

eBay, Sleep, and Sex

I need to blog, but don’t know about what. So, I will write about whatever comes to mind.

I am loving eBay more and more with each passing day. I just listed 23 pairs of shoes I did not even know I had. I took out around 14 pairs with boxes from my closet, I was about to take pictures when I decided it would be best to weigh them as I wrote down the description. In my attempt to find the scale I came across a big box of shoes that I had not even seen over a year. I found some really cute ones and 9 others I am getting rid of. I love eBay!!!

This morning I overslept, that never happens to me, especially when I have a maintenance window and need to be on the conference call by 6am. I woke up at 6:50!! Luckily for me everyone else was running late and I made it on the call just in time to start testing. The only bad thing is that I had to hold in my pee for around 30 minutes.

Speaking of pee…It was nice to see my blog get hit with over 1,000 unique users right after I blogged about Ricky Martin. Given my new found info I decided that I will close each post with the words - XXX, sex, and porn - that should keep em coming.

When It Rains It Pours

Sometime ago my mother tells me, “They are advertising on the TV that Ricky Martin is going to say something very shocking.” “He might be finally coming out saying he IS gay”, I answer.

I could care less if Ricky Martin is gay or not, but I hate all those public personalities that try so hard to cover their gayness that they come across as definitely, without a doubt, being gay. If you are, you are. Shout it out, be proud. I would not be one of those crazy women whose dream of sleeping with him has finally been crushed; I mean do they really have a chance? Anyway, back to my Ricky Martin story.

A few days later my mother tells me, “He did not say he was gay. He said that he likes “golden showers” and everyone is laughing about it, what is that?” I tell her that is when urination is used get some form of sexual arousal and tell her that at least he did not say that he likes someone going no.2 on him!

The backlash from Ricky Martin’s comments has been huge, people are asking for his resignation from UNICEF and from his own Ricky Martin Foundation. Isn’t a little unfair? I mean, he did not say he killed anyone or likes having sex with children. He just said what he likes and in the context of Blender (the magazine that did the interview) I don’t see what is wrong.

This type of public response is the same as when Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) was caught masturbating at an XXX movie theatre. Isn’t that an outcome of going to a XXX theatre? Was he hurting anyone? Are all theatre masturbators arrested and fined?

My advice to all celebrities - stick to missionary, but even then I think someone out there will be offended.

A lot to tell, a lot to tell.

I will start with a funny story. On Friday I had to pick up a few things at the store and since I looked like crap I picked Wal-Mart to do my shopping at. I though, I will run in and run out, no problem. As I made my way to the back of the store (isn’t that how it always is) this lady jumps out of nowhere and gives me what looks like a little bottle of All detergent, but the bottle is empty. I look down and notice that there is a slit on the top of the detergent bottle. I look at the lady and say “what is this?” She (promotion lady) looks at me and tells me “when you go to the laundromat you can keep all your quarters in here and take them out as you need them”. All I could think was WTF!! I don’t even look like someone that has a washer and dryer at home!! Great.

On Saturday we finally cleaned our garage. It was a lot of work, and now we can safely enter and exit without sustaining any injuries. I wonder how long it will last.

On Sunday we made our way to the Galleria. I HATE that place on the weekend. There are so many people, and it is so loud that I walk out of there with a headache. Anyway, I had to go to Tiffany & Co. to exchange the great bracelets JR gave me for Christmas.





All I can say is that Tiffany must be making their bracelets for anorexics or bulimics because, I have normal sized hands, NOT man-hands like JR now bugs me about, and I literally had to dislocate my thumb to get the bracelet to fit. I am not kidding; and it was painful trying to get it off.

The second bracelet looks a lot bigger in the picture. I was thinking that I was going to be the same size as the heart bracelet and it isn’t. It is more for a girl.

Anyway I exchanged the first one for a necklace (it must be a new style because I was not able to find a pic on the website). The second bracelet made it back home with me, they were out of mostly everything, and since I need to go back to Tiffany this week to pick up my other necklace I left for a thorough cleaning I will exchange it then.

Aside from Tiffany we went to Burberry where I got a pair of house shoes and jacket for Baby Girl.

Hey, we also ran into the Governor. I saw him coming and waved. Sometimes I forget that just because you read someone’s most personal thoughts and dreams on their blog it does not mean that they remember who you are. Anyway, I saw him coming and waved, I saw his mind working, gears cranking, and then the almighty “hey, I know who you are” smile. I like those smiles.

going, Going, GONE!!!

I need to peel myself away from eBay. I think I might be addicted. I have gotten to the point that if I see something super cute for the kids I say, “hey, I love that, I should buy it”. I then start thinking of how cute the item would look on and how I must have it, and how cheap shipping is, and if I buy something else from the same seller I can combine the items and save so much money on shipping, then the rational side of my brain kicks in and it tells me (in a British and sophisticated accent, I don’t know why, but I think that is the way my rational brain should sound), “ok, you do know that that outfit is a size 3T and that The Sequel is barely going to be one!”. I love my rational side. If it wasn’t for it I might have closets full of stuff I don’t need, oh wait, I do have crap I don’t need! My rational side and I will need to have a talk.

Anyway, I feel that I am barely getting back into a regular schedule, after the holidays and all. I am finally catching up on other people’s lives, I am reading blogs, commenting, and see, writing my own posts.

Hey, I wanted to see if any of you live or work in the north area of Houston. I have a couple of friends that work up here in The Woodlands and I was thinking of putting together a Lunch Bunch Club of sorts. We can get together on Fridays for lunch and chat. If you are interested in getting together and meeting new people email me and I will add you to the mailing list.

Ok, that is it. I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend. Much Love.

Hiking In Huntsville

Hiking In Huntsville.

New Year's Resolutions

It is that time of year again, time to jump on the bandwagon and make resolutions that will only last for a couple of months.

So, with that in mind, I will omit everyone’s favorites – Eat well and exercise (wah, wah, wah). Yes, I could stand to loose A LOT of pounds, but I am not putting that as a resolution for this year since it was my resolution from 10 years ago, and every year after that. I am also omitting the standards like “Pray for world peace” and “Try to end world hunger”.

My resolutions for 2006 are –

1. Clean out every single closet in my house and the garage (well, any place where there is a door and things can quickly be put away when company comes over). My garage is a disaster; we call it the Bermuda Triangle, if anything goes in there it is likely to never be seen again.
2. Ebay, Ebay, Ebay. I have a million collections. I really need to focus on a couple and let go of all the other stuff. (plus, I think this will help my closet problem).
3. Learn to play an instrument. I am thinking piano, but if that does not work out then guitar is my second choice.

Yeap, those are my three little resolutions that I will be lucky to get done before the next new years. Wish me luck!!

Happy New Year!!

For last year's words belong to last year's language
and next year's words await another voice.
-T.S. Eliot

Happy Holidays

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me!!!

Wow, some people really get carried away with their celebrity crushes. Colleen Nestrel from Santa Fe, NM, filed a restraining order against David Letterman claiming that he has caused her “mental cruelty” and “sleep deprivation”. Ok, at first I said that Letterman freak! but as I read the story I came to realize that they do not even know each other!

Nestrel claims that she and Letterman have their own secret language and that he has even proposed marriage to her through the television…Hellllllo! All I can say is that the judge that granted this woman a restraining order needs to have HIS head examined, plus what a waste of resources and tax-payer’s money.

If Nestrel felt so abused by Letterman why didn’t she just change the channel or turn her TV off? Oh, yeah, I forgot, he talks to her when her TV isn’t even on. Freak!!

Boston

Boston.

Yucky snow

Boston

I have been trying to post some snow pictures from Boston (and all you guys know how much I LOVE snow), but I fear my phone is frozen. The temperature up here has been wretched, the low has been around 7 and the highs have been in the 20s…yuck!!

I am up in Boston, yes, all together now, AGAIN?? Yes, it seems that people up here can not live without me. Yippy, lucky me.

I will try to upload some pics as soon as my phone defrosts.

Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

I am sick!! My throat is hurting so much that I can not even swallow, much less talk. Today is Elaine’s birthday party and I can not believe that I am missing it.

The kids have been sick for a while now (given Houston’s daily temperature change), since I had not gotten sick, I though that maybe I was going to be safe this winter, but I guess not. Those germs found their way in and ravaged my body. Damn them!!!

I was so looking forward to the party. Elaine, have a great birthday and an awesome time.

Have Gun, Will Shoot

Caution – With this post I do not mean to offend anyone that has a bipolar disorder or mental illness in any way.

Ok, with that said…what the hell was Rigoberto Alpizar (the guy that was shot in the Orlando International Airport on Dec. 7th by an Air Marshal) doing without his medication? And why was he on a missionary trip to Quito, Ecuador if he is bipolar?

I feel really bad for his wife and their families, but if I would have been on that plane I would have told the Air Marshals to shoot him. You would have to live under a rock not to know that suicide bombers are becoming the trend and that those types of terrorist attacks will be increasing here in the United States.

I think that anyone that says that the Marshals shot Alpizar too quickly, without waiting to see if he really had a bomb, are not thinking straight, or maybe they would think differently if it was them on that flight.

Next time I fly I am definitely paying attention to the lady on the airport loudspeaker that says that anyone making jokes or not taking the security measures seriously will be removed and that actions will be taken...and now we know they mean it.

Cold

Cold

Freaking cold in Houston.

Weird Conversation

I was at Wal-Mart today picking up some last minute items I need for my outside Christmas decorating. For some reason I feel that I need to keep up with the crazies down the street – they deserve a whole entry, so I will leave that one for later.

As I am looking at lights a lady comes up and stands next to me, nothing weird about that, except that she is talking to herself, nothing unusual about that either, I think; we have all done it at some point or another. I look at her and smile, she tells me that she was talking to herself (helllllo!! we all heard you lady). I make a joke and say, well, you know what they say, as long as you are not answering yourself you are ok. She tells me she answers herself and “my psychiatrist (holy crap!!) says that as long as I am talking to someone that it’s there I am ok. He will start to worry if I am talking to a…” at this point she starts waving her hand in front of her face and I say “imaginary”, she says, “yes, someone that does not exist”.

Moral of the story – stay away from the Christmas aisles, anyone that has waited this late in the game to get their Christmas shit together is dealing with other forces or voices inside their head.

Day From Hell

The day started off pretty good. I woke up early because Best Buy was delivering my new refrigerator and dishwasher. JR has wanted a new dishwasher for a long time, and since the holidays are upon us I was like, Merry Christmas honey!

Anyway, you might be asking yourself, didn’t she have a refrigerator? And what happened to her old one? Well, yes, I did, JR and I purchase this jewel, piece of crap, refrigerator that has been serviced over 5 times. A couple of weeks ago the darn thing completely stopped making ice, and nobody messes with my ice! So we called in again to get it serviced, we inquired about the non-lemon service agreement and we ended up getting a new fridge…yippie for us!!!

A couple of days later we made our way to Best Buy and got ourselves some new appliances. Ok, this brings me to today.

This morning two guys came and brought me my stuff. They gave me the basic instructions like, do not drink the first 3 gallons of water or use the first tray of ice, ok, got that. So I went on my way. A couple of hours later when I come home and open the fridge I see water all over the place. I am like, what the fu%k?!! I clean it up and call in right away. The lady that answers tells me to close the water valve, ok, I can do that. I tell the lady that I am not putting on with this and that I want to exchange it (I went through too much crap with the other fridge to have this one mess up the first day). She tells me to call the store.

Now, mind you that the people working at Best Buy are no PhDs, but they talk to you like YOU are an idiot. I tell the store guy what is happening. He tells me to take the filter out and gives me directions on how to reinstall it, maybe I am an idiot! I then turn the water valve on, I can do that. He says to go to the water dispenser and run it until the water is running out smoothly. I do this, but notice that two minutes later the water is still sputtering. I open the fridge side door to see if it is leaking and a tidal wave comes out and unto my hardwood floors. The rest of the story, well, you can just imagine how it went.

I am pissed and tired. I am marching into Best Buy tomorrow and getting me all different stuff…well, you all know what they say- lucky in love, unlucky in refrigerators.

Look Ma' No...Horns!?

That whole Cruise/Holmes baby pregnancy is just getting weirder and weirder.

It turns out that Tom Cruise is now pissing off a government agency. The Food and Drug Administration and the American College of Radiology are questioning his reasons for getting an ultrasound machine. The agencies are saying that continuous unnecessary exposure might harm the baby. Read entire article here.

The way I see is that when you have all the money in the world buying an ultrasound machine is like buying a baby swing to the rest of us, it kinda just comes with the baby. Plus, Tom has to check for horns if he wants to sell the picture of his “perfect family” and be on the cover of Vanity Fair.

Thanksgiving in Houston

Thanksgiving in Houston.

Thanksgiving in 82 degree weather.

Picture Blogging

Sorry I have not blogged in a while. I got a new cell phone (yes, I waited to get the upgrade) and have been wanting to do some picture/email blogging, but every time I try it I get a "can not connect" or some kind of error message.

I am thinking I should of gotten one of those phones with a key pad because it takes me forever to key in the entry and then the darn thing doesn't send the message, so I have to start over again! I just give up. I'll try it later I say.

Anyway, if you guys ever get a text/picture blog from me it will read something like, "bb grl @ 8 yrs" she is only 4 so maybe I can get this working by then.

Here is a pic of my new phone. Cool and stylish. If I can only get the darn thing to send a pic message I would be in heaven.

Happy Turkey Day!!

I hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving surrounded by your family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving

Black Friday

Black Friday is soon approaching (the biggest shopping day of the year – the day after Thanksgiving) and do you know which stores you will be hitting? Probably not, but I have some help. You can go to bp2005.com and click a link to see the stores advertised specials. The website also has other useful information, so it is a good place to get started while you wait for the store flyers to arrive. Planning IS everything.

Also, if you are a Banana Republic fan, you can now get $20 off a $100 purchase or $50 off a $200 just by using code BRGIVING at checkout. They also have 20% off outerwear and jeans. Offer is valid till Nov. 27th.

Neiman Marcus has 30% off its already reduced items and if you purchase $175 you can get free shipping by using code HOLIDAY at checkout.

Run Katie, Run!

Does the Katie Holmes/Tom Cruise pregnancy remind anyone of that Rosemary's Baby movie?? Creepy!!

Update - and now she is quiting her movie career to become a stay-at-home mom. Katie, I am telling you girl, RUN. Post a comment, I can get you out. I think it is too late for the baby, but save yourself.

Patch Warning

Article was taken straight from the Associated Press...

FDA issues warning for Ortho Evra patch

On Thursday the FDA issued a warning that the popular Ortho Evra birth control patch puts women at higher risk of blood clots and other serious side effects. Though Ortho McNeil's patch and the Ortho-Cyclen pill have similar levels of estrogen, women absorb about 60 percent more hormone on the patch because it is delivered directly into the bloodstream, rather than being digested first. The FDA's warning is a result of an Associated Press report that found women on the patch were three times more likely to die and suffer blood clots than women taking an oral formulation of the contraceptive. The AP report also claimed that in 2004 about a dozen women died and many more suffered strokes after using the patch. Ortho McNeil is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

Three times more likely?? Crap! ok, they have my attention, the patch is coming off.

All Chicken is NOT Made the Same

Do any of you think it’s weird that McDonald’s is doing the promotion for the movie Chicken Little? McDonald’s sells chicken nuggets (well, you all knew that) and I wonder if any kids out there have made the connection.

Boston News

I am in Boston, ahhhhgain! The weather is extremely pleasant for this time of year, so I am having a great time going out and shopping. There is nothing better to get your blood pumping than TAX-FREE shopping. So far I have bought me three Lacoste shirts, one Burberry shirt, Burberry gloves (that had to be sent back to the store because I did not notice I had two right ones), and some Banana Republic items.

In other Boston news...A new Ikea opened up this morning in Stoughton, Mass. The opening of the mega store is not the strange thing, what is weird is that people have been camping out in front of the store for a week!!! When I saw the news report yesterday there were hundreds outside in sleeping bags waiting to get in!! Those people must really LOVE Ikea and have the time to commit to it since, as you all know, when they get home with their purchases is going to take them another week to put it together.

A Spooktacular Halloween

It Rained!!! But I soon got over it and managed to make it the best one yet, decoration wise.

It was really nice having my nemesis (the family that won the Halloween decorating contest last year) come over and say that I did a really good job this year. They also shared with me the plans they have for next year…oh, it is so on!!

This year our family theme was Neverland. The Sequel was Peter Pan, Baby Girl was Tinkerbell, JR was Capt. Hook, and I was Wendy. I told my sister and anyone that came over to dress up as a pirate.



This year, because of the rain, we only got around 75 kids. The year before last, when Halloween landed on a Friday we got around 250!!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. And from now on I am asking to have it off! The whole day I was running around, getting everything set up while working! All my effort did pay off, JR and I stood outside for a while and heard the kids say very positive things (if spooky, scary, and creepy are positive, yeah!!).

I am already thinking of next year’s Halloween. I will keep you guys posted on what I come up with.