Favorite new product of the day

I just found this at the grocery store





It tastes great! The one I got doesn't have honey, but it's still sooooo good. Plus, it's Beaver brand, and well...... yeah, I don't need to say any more. Try it! Eat the Beaver cranberry mustard!

Instasing

I used to take care of a little girl who couldn't say the word 'interesting.'

Got a call this morning from a travel agent looking to interview me for a position. In our short conversation, we clicked and I got a good feeling about him. Might be a nice part-time gig..... who knows?

Just read my horoscope and wanted to remember it:
Change is in the air, dear Gemini. Whether it is a dramatic change of faith or a major shift in your life's goals, prepare yourself for a profound transformation. This change is likely due to the fact that you now have more freedom to do what you want, when you want. Perhaps a financial windfall has made this possible? Whatever the cause, take care to choose your new path with care as it does not loop back and offer the opportunity to return to your old lifestyle.

Happy birthday, Jbrizzle!

Sounds like you're having a good birthday week~ hooray! You deserve it.

Well, I should be working on a marketing proposal and getting some bands for a concert, but thought I'd waste a little time 'round these parts.

First, the Lil Kitten That Could is fully healed! Yay!!! Her pooper is even better than before, thanks to the skilled hands of her anal surgeon. Photos upon request. OK, that was a joke, but I must let you know, dear readers, than 2 people asked for pictures of Montreal's broken booty prior to surgery. Ew! I didn't take any~ sorry to disappoint.

Second, look how horrible Jessica Simpson looks!





I mean, I've never been a fan, but I do have to admit that she mostly dresses well. So what's up with this train wreck of an outfit? Too many no-no's to even begin a commentary, so I'll leave it alone.

How much do I love Denise Richards? Soooooo much! She was a model in that fashion show I went to in LA and looked awesome. She's so rad. The thing I like most about this pic is her bag, though. Ky-vit? (For those of you not in the Amateur Lovers world of the mid-90's that my friends and I still live it, that means: Can I have it? You know, just said really fast.)






While unable to fall asleep a few days ago, I googled my full name and did an image search. This is 1 of the 6 images that came up:





I have no idea why that would come up~ I'd never seen it before, though I really like it.

Alright, that's about all for now regarding my meaningless ramblings. I'll be back on Monday with some silly stories, I'm sure.

That's the news and I am outta here.

Boneheads!

CBS should be ashamed of themselves:

Keach Hagey: If you're thinking that Don Imus will never resurrect his tattered career, don't bet against him. Look at the curious case of Mike Barnicle during last week's Imus saga. When Imus was merely suspended, CBS's boneheaded first move was to tap Barnicle to fill in. A longtime Imus guest, friend, and joke-lifter, Barnicle made headlines as recently as 2004 for mocking a black woman on the air.

She likey

Danielle with the belt buckle I bought her....






I miss my mischievous friend!!!!!
I love you, D!

3.8

You Have A Type A- Personality

You are one of the most balanced people around Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you. When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love! You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

Dove Evolution

Sucked into the Stars

I'll admit it~ I'm completely addicted to Dancing with the Stars. Here are my favorite 2 couples:








I like Billy Ray so much because you can tell he's way out of his element, though he's trying his hardest~ you can see him counting the beats and he's a horrible dancer. But there's something about him that I adore and I hope he's in the competition for a couple more weeks.

As for Apolo~ he's so rad! He got the first perfect score. Whoo hoo! Uh, yeah~ I shouldn't know this stuff, yet I do.









Montreal got her stitches out today. She still needs to be watched, though. I'm so glad she's recovering.

Peep the earrings I want:






Thank you and good night!

Bye bye, Sweetie

I just received this email from Nikki, which was titled, 'bunny funeral':

"Well...Sweetie was found dead today at the tender age of somewhere around a year. Plus or minus a month or two. Probably mocked God sometime recently, and he smote her.

So sad though. Annalies is absolutely devastated. We've already been on CL looking for Sweetie's placeholder in The Hutch. We had a nice burial in the backyard, and the three of us all said something nice about her. Annalies barely choked out the words. Trevor told her it was okay. "All things die Annalies. Even you." That somehow didn't cheer her up much."

An email that well written deserved to be published.

Poor, poor Snowflake lost her sister...... They're going to a bunny farm this evening to look for the perfect new hoppy companion.

I WANT MY MONEY, BITCH!

This is brilliant~ Pearl commands respect.

Happy Friday the 13th!

I always love these days. Some of my favorite birthdays were on a Friday the 13th. Awwwww yeah, baby! It's like that! Hahahaha! I'm not superstitious, though these days tend to be good for me.





Here's my horoscope for today:
You've been juggling career, romance, and creative interests for the past year, dear Gemini, and this is apt to continue. However, you might find yourself building a new career, perhaps in addition to the one you have now, that involves writing or speaking. You're also apt to develop a vigorous interest in building health, and could make a powerful effort to change your diet and exercise habits. Good luck with it all!
Oddly accurate..... but I won't expound upon the specifics right now.

Anyhoo, Montreal is much better today. She's back to soaking her tinsel balls in her water bowl~ for some reason she LOVES to do that. The funny thing is that the balls look the same wet as they do when they're dry, so it's typically a surprise to pick up a heavy, drenched ball when she drops it at your feet. They sure do throw better than the dry ones, though...... One day, maybe~ just maybe, when the littlest one is all healed, my world will get bigger again and my life won't be as cat-centric as it is now. Just a thought.

I'm looking forward to a great weekend with my beau and our newest Arrested Development DVDs~ such a brilliant show!





And a spin class or two....








Later!

Montreal is so Elizabethan

Here are some pics of Montreal freshly home from the vet. These were taken only a few minutes after her full night at the emergency clinic, which was immediately followed by an hour-long visit to her regular vet. As you can see, she's a cheerful cat and doesn't let anything keep her from playing w/her ball.











She also doesn't let something like a huge collar keep her from being mischievous!





She's mastered making sure to stretch her leg muscles while sleeping~ now that's multi-tasking!




Yup, she's a good one!

Sometimes kitty butts just fall right out

I had no idea it was possible. Perhaps Montreal's fell out as a means of getting her back for the horrible fumes she makes it emit. At any rate, it fell out Monday night and Mark and I rushed her to the emergency vet clinic. A sleepless night followed, several status report calls were made, followed by a 7 am pick up which lead to a visit to her regular vet. Couple hours later we were all home and poor Montreal was able to get a bit of sleep~ even though she donned an Elizabethan collar.

Not to make this too long, it's been a traumatic couple of days filled with painful meows and too many visits to the vet (averaging almost 2 visits/day). The good news is that we rounded a corner tonight and the little one is feeling much, much better. I even took her collar off for a few hours to let her play her favorite game: fetch the tinsel ball.

I have some cute pics of her playing with a ball while wearing her collar, which I'll upload tomorrow.

To all of you who kept her in your thoughts: thank you so much! This little kitty means the world to me, Mark and Cleveland. She's our Littlest Boo!

Littlest Boo

Our cute kitten got sick tonight. Very sick. I'll spare you the details, but it requires her having some surgery and spending the night at the emergency vet clinic. She'll be ok, we're told.... Totally miss her, though. In an effort to show you her cuteness so you can keep her in your good thoughts, I thought I'd share some photos.












And this series of pictures cracks me up. Cleveland was laying there, minding his own business and she plopped down on him. Then she got hyper, attacked him, got put back in line and resumed cuddling. I laugh everytime I see these.
























Anyhoo, please keep her in your good thoughts. She's the sweetest thing and has been a wonderful addition to our little family~ and she's so great for Cleveland.

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny hates you. And you. And you.

The Easter Bunny Hates You

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The Easter Bunny may hate you, but I don't. I hope your day is a great one!

Stalkers

Two days ago, a woman was murdered by her stalker. She was a University of Washington employee and the murderer shot her in her office, then turned the gun on himself and took his life. Hearing about this story makes me shiver.... The fear this woman must have felt, not only at that moment, but in all the time leading up to the horrible event. One article I read said she had moved several times, changed all of her contact information and even worked from home for over a month just so he wouldn't be able to find her. And, of course, she had a restraining order.

This story conjured up terrible memories of when I was a University of Washington student and had a stalker. It's true. The guy followed me from 1992-1994. Apparently, he saw me on campus and was able to get my name and other information. He eventually broke into my apartment (more than once), stole some of my artwork and more....., and the worst: he was in my fucking apartment when I came home from work one night! Talk about a nightmare coming true. This man called my apartment nonstop, called my parents, called my place of work and also followed me to these places. He was always sneaky, though~ not obvious.

I filed a police report~ it's listed as first degree burglary and stalking. Since then, I've changed my hair, job, car, residence and will never be listed in any phone book ever again.

People that stalk are not sane. This is an understatement, of course. But, to them, they think their actions are justified. My guy undoubtedly thought he was in love with me. What? He knew where I lived, what I looked like and where I went to school. Is that love? Should be obvious.

Crazy people are all around us. When I moved into my new apartment, another tenant ran up to me and introduced himself. He pointed out the colors of my car (red with white) and then showed me that his car is white. He was planning on painting green racing stripes along the side of his car, but now that he saw mine, he thought it might be "fun" to have the inverse pattern as mine. Sure enough, over the weekend Dude put a red stripe on his car. Does that mean he's a stalker? No. Does it mean he's clinically insane and I should move? Difficult to say...., but probably not~ though I'm certainly paying attention.

MySpace is a wonderful arena for stalkings of all kinds. Shortly after I created my profile, men wrote me saying that I seemed like the kind of girl they'd like to get to know and date. They knew this from my profile. What had I written on that profile? Nothing. I had written nothing. And by nothing, I mean that I hadn't written any words..... Yet, they felt they must know enough about me to ask me out. (Never mind the fact that I had made sure NOT to include "Dating" as a reason why I was on MySpace.)

Even now, with blog ramblings, photos and comments that span one full year, the persona I have on MySpace is an online persona~ a little, tiny part of my life that doesn't get too personal. After all these years of being (knock on wood) stalker-free, I am still very guarded about what I chose to share with any onlookers.

All this is to say that I've deleted any blog entries that actually give insight into my real life. This space will be silly musings, more in line with what I used to post on Chris's page: meaningless, light hearted and fun..... A momentary escape from the crazy world we live in.

Blades of Glory

I LOVED it! I loved every minute of the movie and I can't wait to see it again! Yes, Will Ferrell and Jon Heder were great, but Will Arnett and Amy Poehler added so much. It wasn't one of those movies that is funny at first and then drags and then is funny again. Nope, this one was entertaining all the way through.








Plus, it's always so much fun to hang out with Gina and Kelsey~ I haven't done that enough now that we're living in the same city. We all saw it together, then grabbed overpriced drinks and appetizers at the Fox Grill (ew~ save your time and money and DON'T go there!). Having it be the 4 of us made it worth it, though.





And now we're home..... catching up with some people on the phone, emailing, blogging and watching Bewitched. Lazy Sunday. Loved it!

Evolution of Dance

One of my favorite famous viral videos. I rediscovered it last night and showed it to Mark for the first time.


My allergies are SOOOOO bad right now! I've been coughing like an emphysema patient, which really grosses me out. Eeeewwy! Taking Claritin every 12 hours, but I don't like the way it makes me feel. My run was pretty weak yesterday~ ugh! Don't get me wrong, I still managed to get out there for 35 minutes, it just wasn't as strong as earlier in the week. Can't wait to be rid of these horrible allergies. (Hee hee~ side note: I had Mark convinced that I was allergic to him due to his horrible cigarette smoking habit. This became disproved one day when I went into a sneezing fit while talking to him on the phone.)

Can't wait to see Blades of Glory. Totally looking forward to that! Jon Heder's blonde curled hair makes me laugh without him even needing to say anything.









Alright, the kitten just dropped a stink bomb, one of her specialties, so now I'm forced to evacuate the area. Lates!