IT'S FAT TUESDAY Y'ALL!!!

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!


Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we fast!
King Cake, which more closely resembles a rich, sweet bread, is the preferred dessert in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. The making of King Cake honors the coming of the three wise men who brought gifts to baby Jesus. The three colors of the sugar used to decorate the cake are purple (representing Justice), green (representing Faith) and gold (representing Power). A plastic baby is placed inside the cake, and the tradition is whoever receives the baby in their piece of cake must buy the next King Cake or throw the next party!



I love Mardi Gras! Whether the religious aspects of Mardi Gras appeal to you or not, Fat Tuesday is a great excuse to eat like a pig, drink what you want and live it up!

Let the Good Times Roll Baby!!

Mad Eye Moody Monday!

Hmmm...sounds like a day to give the stink eye, so here it goes!



Lurkers. That's what my friend Beth likes to call people who hang out, read your blog but never publish a comment. Comments are fun for everyone, exhibit A, the story about me getting asked out by the entire press department. 11 comments!!! Back and forth, differing views. It was great! You don't have to tell me who you are, post as anonymous, or make up a name. Maybe you don't comment b/c the post didn't strike you, and that's fine. I am just starting to feel that most of my posts are not striking a chord, so why am I bothering? I admit that I need some reinforcement, even just a "Hey that was good/funny/terrible". This blog is here to make you laugh just as much as it is a forum for me to express myself. Comments let me know if you are enjoying, hating, or sick of it. If you don't like it, I can take it, tho my goal is that I'd rather you enjoy reading it and that it puts a smile on your face!

Office Gift Giving: Why on earth does my department insist on giving a fairly elaborate gift to LD (the Looney engaged girl) when noone likes her? Not top mention none of us are invited to the wedding, this is her second time around and she is the most difficult person in our small department! My supervisor had the wonderful idea to have a bottle of champagne, strawberries and crystal glasses sent to the honeymoon suite as a wedding gift for the happy couple. I make a ridiculously low hourly wage at this place and I am not about to spend almost 2 hours of my pay to buy a wedding gift for someone who can't speak to me on a regular basis let alone is selfish, not trustworthy and NUTS! I am not fake like that. I told my Supervisor that I don't have the money to give. It's ridiculous that I have to explain myself and that is expected that everyone will participate. If she wants to send champagne, strawberries and glassses to their room, then she can send them...on her own time and with her own money!!!

Apartment Maintenance Men: Last Thursday I had some issues with my downstairs bathroom toilet. The water level in the tank was not regulating and it was running and leaking. Seeing as tho I was alone and it was 11:39pm, I decided to wait until morning to call maintenance to fix it. I opened the back, fiddled around with the floaty thing to make the water level lower so that it wouldn't overflow while I slept and I went to bed. Woke up and so far so good, my plan had worked. I call the apt and tell them the problem and that I was going to work and away for the weekend and I wanted them to fix it so there wasn't an overflow for three days while I was gone. I gave them my number and didn't hear anything back.

I get back yesterday afternoon and check it myself. Still running, still leaking, so I call them back. The guy comes over and he tells me he came friday but didn't see what the problem was so he left it alone. He had my number!!! Why didn't someone call me?? What in my explaination of the probalem was not understood? Did he even check it at all? Did he know what he was looking at? ( I think probably not b/c he is words were "When I came in the back was off of the toilet downstairs, but I didn't see what was wrong". WARNING!!! Mental Giant Ahead!!!!

I also had a feeling from his demeanor that he figured he was dealing with a young girl who didn't know much. Yeah, well I took off the back and showed him and explained to him how the toilet works and what was not working that was causing the runing and leaking/overflowing. he went and got his little tools and upon inspection found that the seal was old and wasn't sealing to regulate the water flow, so he replaced it and we are all set. Finally. he did tell me that I did the right thing, but adjusting the water level so it wouldn't overflow. (yeah thanks asshole, I already knew that!) Unfortunately for him, he didn't realize who he was dealing with. Me being the renaissance woman that I am! That was a very fufilling thing.

Ok, now I feel better!!!

Holy Quizzes Batman!

It's Friday and all I can do is take lame quizzes so here are a few of the good ones!

Who should Paint me:

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci should paint your portrait. You are a very mysterious person with a hidden depth. You are very smart and often find that few people understand you. You create a lot of talk wherever you go because of your strangeness - but people just want to know more about you. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

What Historical Figure am I?

You are Cleopatra Beautiful and Charming. You are able to persuade anyone to do anything you would like, because of your hotness and charisma. You are an expert in gaining power over anyone you choose. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

My Celebrity Match: (yay!)

Your celebrity match is Johnny Depp. You like your men funny and smart. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

What Halloween Costume I should Wear:

You should be Catwoman You love to dress your sexiest, and tempt all of the hotties at your Halloween party. You are a bit of an exhibitionist and you put a lot of effort into all of your Halloween costumes. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

How funny is that? I was Catwoman for Halloween! Once as the tv show version and a few years later as the movie version. I don't agree with the exhibitionist/temp the hotties thing but I do put effort into my costumes!

Just for Shirts and Giggles!

Lamby and I were getting a little silly and discussing possible options for Anti-PieHole T-shirts last night. These are a few designs I came up with today. I am trying to keep them "family friendly" just in case we actually get a chance to make up actual T-shirts for the whole fam damily!!!

T-shirt A:


T-shirt B:



T-Shirt C:


Of course I came up with some others with the help of this cool website called Sloganizer.

"It must be PieHole"

"PieHole, spice up your life!"

"PieHoletastic"

"PieHole? You bet!"

"Don't get in the way of PieHole!"

"PieHole, your family will love you"

"Hhhmmmmm...PieHole"

"Do you know PieHole?"

"PieHole never sleeps"

"What is PieHole?"

"Thanks, PieHole."


That was fun! If I ever get a PieHole original T-shirt made, I will be sure to post a pic of it here! tee-hee

Psycho Witch Coworker Rant

You have probably read previous posts about certain coworkers of mine that annoy me. Well today I would like to just rant for a bit about one person in particular.

Rememeber LD, the PSYCHO WITCH? She is the one who was divorced, then tried to reconcile with her ex and then a month later started dating a guy from work and within a month of dating they were talking about getting engaged. Just for the record, he actually asked me out about two weeks before he asked her, but I turned him down. So anyway, on to my reason for ranting:

She is one of those hypochondriacs who always has something wrong with her. A cold, her back , her feet, her muscles...I could go on and on! She has a DR for everything and seems like she has an appointment every week for something! For the past three weeks she has been depressed. Why? Who the frig knows, but as my coworker in the same dept, she has been horrible to work with. She is the one who came into work on Friday and left after a half hour, conveniently after our supervisor had asked her to man the reception phones since our temp was leaving and the regular receptionist was out with health problems again. So guess who had to sit on the phones? Yep, me. She had been leaving early and complaining about something being wrong with her the entire week. Obviously I had to cover for her a few times already and it was getting annoying. So I told her that I am sorry she isn't feeling well, but I am going to have a ton of work to come back to on tuesday b/c I will be out fo the office (to take that class) Monday and now add to that doing her work and less time to do mine b/c I am on the phones. I told her I wasn't mad at her but I put the guilt on thick (which I NEVER do) and she has been ignoring me since Tuesday when I got back. I try to say hello and be nice but she has been a jerk to me. Oh and everyone is noticing my hair and saying they love it (including her fiance) and she hasn't said a word. Are we in 3rd grade again? Guess I stood up to her and she didn't like it. Tough.

Of course I am sympathetic to my coworkers, but when someone is completely taking advantage of the system and spinning their rhymes of "poor me" it gets really annoying! WEB OF LIES!!!

Yesterday our supervisor wanted to have a meeting with both of us to discuss our duties in order to train each other in our tasks so that when one is out (like when Nutcase goes on her honeymoon in a week) that the other can fill in the necessary gaps. We go over our daily tasks etc and my supervisor says to me that LD will be putting together a proceedures manual and she would like me to do the same. I tell her that I already have a proceedures "folder" but I can transfer everything into a binder if she prefers it in that format. My supervisor's eyes light up in delight b/c I am WAY AHEAD of everyone, and LD gets a sour taste in her mouth. Point for me!!! 30 minutes alter I was in my supervisor's office with not one but two copies of my proceedures manual, one for her and one for my desk. I wonder when LD will get her manual done???

Next after discussing duties, I tell my supervisor that now that the main receptionist is back I have handed over the things I was keeping up for her and need some extra tasks during the am to keep me busy. LD of course spews forward that she will take on extra work too...mind you she was just complaining how busy she is to practically anyone who would listen last week!! I feel like I scored some major points there (not meaning to b/c I do want more work and I am sick of asking for more all the time), but b/c LD looked like she was trying to keep up.

Oh, and then she also gets the unprofessional award this week for telling a story about her and her fiance during the meeting!!! Can you stand it!?? She is always inappropriate/ She also used this baby voice when my supervisor asked her if she will be changing her name after the wedding or not. I told you she was nutsy!!!

I mean, I am on top of things, even tho I get carried away with the blogging and email sometimes, my work is always complete and I ask for more. I think that makes me worthy of a little blog time! She makes it so obvious that she takes 8 or more smoke breaks a day, takes two lunches, emails and shops online in plain view and takes tons of personal calls everyday. Me on the other hand, I always look busy, even if I am not. It's about being stealthy, but I guess she thinks since she has been here just over 10 years she is entitled and they will never get rid of her. Grumblings have begun and people know she does nothing all day. I think she better watch her step! Hey, if it was someone who was nice to me I would give them a heads up to straighten up and fly right. She has never shown me that she is trustworthy and would go to bat for me so sink or swim baby!!

I think I will be like Amy (Still Just A Me) and play little tricks on LD. Amy has written about doing that to her annoying coworker and she is inspiring me! Any ideas would be welcome!

Sorry about being long winded! I am really working on that I promise!!! Have a great Thursday everyone!

New Additions

Just wanted to post about some new additions to my blog. To your left under the "links and blogs" menu I have listed some new sites and blogs recently that are my favorites. Check them out and let me know what you think!:)

Oh, and please make sure you check out my Johari Window! It only takes a minute and I am interested to see what I get. If you have one up and I haven't checked it out yet, let me know! Click on the link below:

How do you see me?

On a Break...

After taking a few days off from blogging (Did you miss me? haha!)I am back! We had a major power outage here Friday. We were out of power from about 9am to 4:45pm! The phones still worked tho and since the receptionist and the temp and the back up were out, I had to man the phones. Yay. It was about 17 degrees outside and we had no heat all day...I was cold and bored and having withdrawal from my blogging and emailing!

Monday I was at a microsoft training class for Outlook. I was there to learn some of the more in depth things about the program like scheduling, meeting planning and voting. Very cool stuff. The day went by fast and the class was small. We actually got out a bit early too. My normal work day here is 8:30am -5pm with 1/2 hour lunch. Yesterday at the class it was 8:30am -4:30pm (but we got out at 4pm) with 1 hour lunch. I kinda like that schedule!!!

Thanks to all for your kind words on my hair. Everyone here at work seems to like it. Actually the men are the ones who are noticing it, so I guess that is a good sign!! tee-hee! Saturday was a bit stressful for me. Driving in terrible snowy conditions with accidents on all sides of the road to get my hair cut was annoying. I got home and figured it was too nasty to go do my afternoon plans at the Billiard Tourney so I stayed home and watched movies all day. I hat it when you have plans and something goes wrong and you can't keep them!!! How annoying!

I watched a bunch of movies tho, a few I had seen and two I hadn't. "Flight Plan" and "Wedding Crashers" I had seen in the theater, but they were good the second time around too. (That Vince Vaughn is a phenomenal dancer.:))

Then I watched "Just Like Heaven" where Reese Witherspoon's spirit runs amuck. It was cute but weird but it ended well so it was worth it. Lastly watched "Into The Blue". Jessica Alba was buff and tan (cursing her right now with my alabaster winter skin!!!). She is just cool and she kicks some butt too! But Paul Walker...bad actor but hot bod! That boy is just lovely to look at. He needs to keep his mouth shut and just stand there tho.
MMMmmmm. He is, as a friend of mine likes to put it, a HOT COMMODITY in this movie! I recommend it just to watch him! It was cheesy and slow but some scenes were exciting. Glad I rented and didn't spend the $$ to see it in the theater!

Here is a cool girly quiz I found last week. I thought it was right on for me! Those crazy quizzes!!! Have a great Tuesday! Enjoy!

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you don't need. You just feel like flirting around and playing right now.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Ready for a change

Well, I got my hair cut, and I mean cut! I went in expecting to get a trim and a color and I came out with long layers and highlights!!! Imagine my surprise when I looked at 4-6 inch peices of hair falling as she cut my hair. The Horror!! I think it came out good tho, it's new and different for me and I miss my long hair, but I'll get used to it! Carolyn got a new do as well with some color and a trim! Here are some pics!

Me and my new do. I think it looks better in person than in the pic, but I think you get the idea.


Here we are with our new doos figuring out the camera timer!

A Job for Piehole

I realize I have been mean in my previous PieHole posts. I thought maybe today I would take a different approach.

While perusing the jobs posted on “BigMonster.com” I came across this ad and I knew PieHole would be perfect for the job. She fits all the criteria and I know she needs a job. It's a match made in heaven!



I guess my approach today is being REALLY mean instead of just plain mean. Hey, at least I do it with a little flair!

A First for Me

This morning I was doing my rounds throught the factory portion of my company as I normally do passing out memos, tracking down packing slips etc. Today as I was saying my normal "hello's" and chit-chatting with many of the employees, something strange happened. I was approached by a guy (6 ft 5 inches approximately 250 lbs)who works in our Press Department. I know him by name only (and that I am not even really positive I have right) and the exchange went something like this:

Guy: "Hey Carol"

Me: "Hey How are you?"

Guy: "A bunch of us are going out tonight after work to this bar and we wanted to know if you would come with us"

Me: "Oh, who's going?"

Guy: "That bunch over there" (points to a group of 7 guys from his department and names the guys. They are all standing in a group smiling at me)

Me: "Oh, I don't know that bar" (I am thinking...creepy...gang rape scenario here)

Guy: "No?"

Me: "um, No"

Guy: "Oh, no problem"

Me: "Yeah, but thanks for asking"

(walk away)

I think I just got asked out by an entire department! ? ! ? What the frig was that?

8 guys asking a girl out might be a little intimidating (OK a lot)? Oh yeah, and get the 6 ft 5, 250 lb ginormous NFL linebacker guy to do the asking! I know some of them and they seem nice at work, but seriously! You never know who people are outside of work and that was not a chance I wanted to take.

I am still scratching my head on this one. The full moon already passed this week right?

Coming Soon...

This was my Valentine from the ever-talented Nate. He cracks me up! I had the best time passing the printout version around work asking if anyone had seen this movie. They'd say, "Oh yeah, Mr and Mrs. Smith!!!" And then they look again and say, "Hey! That's you!". The face expressions have been priceless. That was by far the best Valentine ever! We are a dangerous duo.

I hear a tv spinoff is planned and they are looking for unknowns to fill the lead roles...


IN OTHER NEWS: Grumblings that Tom and Katie are over are getting louder. A friend of a friend of a friend (you know how that works) had to go in early at the magazine tabloid (to remain nameless) to change the headlines to TomKat is caput. Who knows how real it all is, but we will see. I wonder why Tom would cut bait before he harvests his spawn? Was this the elaborate plan the whole time: (Tom:)"Hey Katie, I need a vessel and if you have my baby, I will make you a big star!" (Katie:)"OK, I guess tht would be a great boost for my career, sure! I mean you are Tom Cruise after all!" Man those two are sick and twisted. Like a train wreck, I just can't look away!

Happy Valentine's Day...

A few things came to mind when I thought about a Valentine's Day post: The card I made for Mr. Smith for the occasion (above), my friend Nate's cartoon he drew for me and a particular Outkast song that I just happen to have set as my ringtone this month on my cell.

Nate drew this for me a while back and it's hysterical. I like to call it "A Date with Kong". Some of you have seen this already. :) You may have to click on it to see a larger version. He is so talented and funny (and a riot to hang with). I hope he has some other fun stuff for me to post at some point! I know he is swamped animating at work right now tho. If you'd like to take a look at more of Nate's stuff you can find it here on his site www.natepratt.com



OutKast - Happy Valentine's Day Lyrics

My name is Cupid Valentino,
the modern day cupid.
I just want to say one thing.


Happy Valentine's Day!
Every day the 14th!
I don't think ya'll heard me?
I just wanna say Happy Valentine's Day!
Every day the 14th!
Can ya'll dig that?


Now when arrows don't penetrate,
Cupid grabs the pistol,
He shoots straight for your heart,
And he won't miss you.
That's alright ya'll won't believe in me anyway but,

Ya won't believe in me but you would fancy leprechauns or ground
hogs,
No thank you, Easter Bunny!
There's all this talk about Santa Claus,
But see love will rule supreme.


Happy Valentine's Day!
Every day the 14th!
When cupid knocks at your door,
You can't ignore me (there's no need to run)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Every day the 14th!
If you know what love means
Somebody tell me.


Ya won't believe in me but you would fancy leprechauns or ground
hogs,
No thank you, Easter Bunny!
There's so much fuss about Santa Claus,
But see cupid will not be defeated.


Happy Valentine's Day!
Every day the 14th!
Now I know your hearts have grown cold, and that bothers me.
Now I understand 'cause I used to be a bad boy in my day.
I know your tryin' to protect your lil' feelings,
But you can't run away. (Uh oh)

Ya won't believe in me but you would fancy,
Hey don't you suppose to be some kind of player or somethin'...

Bunny!!
Well keep on runnin', player cause I got my good shoes on
And I got 'em tied up tight, so your gon' find out tonight.



Got a sweet lil' darling back in my corner
Below I know I love her but, act like I don't want her
Surrounded by the lovely but yet feel like a loner
Could be an organ donor,
The way I'd give up my heart but never know because shit I never
tell her
Ask me how I'm feeling I'd holla that it's irrel'
I don't get myself caught in the Jello jella,
And pudding pops that other opt to call falling in love but,
For the record have you ever rode a horse?
Likely you just sent me to Pluto, I said of course
But if you ain't a sweety indeedy I won't endorse
Han Solo till I'm hit by bullets, obey the force
Bewitch you, and I rich you in better time permits
For now show me samples, examples why you're the shit
But how am I to know with the profession that I'm in
And if you do not know me then how could you be my friend


Happy Valentine
Happy Valentine (Valentine)
Happy Valentine's Day (Happy Valentine's Day) (x3)

Creative Singles Ad

In honor of Valentine's Day this week I wanted to post this email I got the other day from my sister Linda. This has to be one of the best singles ads ever printed. It is reported to have been listed in the Atlanta Journal.

SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I'm a very good girl who LOVES to play. I love long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand. I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me. Call (404) 875-6420 and ask for Daisy, I'll be waiting....



Apparently over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society about an 8-week-old black Labrador.



Well, this week has been a killer already. Lots of crazy stuff going on. Our Receptioist is back in the hospital AGAIN and our Temp is coming back to help out with the slack starting tomorrow. I was on the phones this am playing receptionist. It's like my life is a stagnant pond of sludge. The same old things keep happening and it's two steps forward and three steps back. I am wasting away here! Tho I am taking some classes and trying to move ahead I feel like I am treading water. I am getting very tired of it and I hope something happens soon to end this slump! WHy is it that I am being proactive but nothing seems to be going my way? It's truly frustrating. Let's hope the fates are holding me back a bit b/c something good is coming up!!

Here is a neat thing I stole from Wiccachicky's blog. Click on the link below and follow the directions. I am interested to see what everyone thinks.

How do you see me?


Have a good Monday y'all!

Gerry and Me

Ok, so I didn't really meet Gerry Butler. I am just a psycho who put my face on someone elses's body! Not bad tho Right? I am actually much shorter than this girl, and my hair is much longer, but it looks pretty convincing!! Just a little fun here on a Friday!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday Thoughts

In the news and on my brain, some ramblings on current celebrity doings and the village in my head!

New TomKat News Today
from msn.com...

The buzz is that Tom Cruise wants his wife-to-be to focus on being a wife and a mother — not on her career. He also reportedly wants her to avoid the spotlight for a while.

“I’ve got Katie tucked away, so no one will get to us until my child is born — and until I want them to,” Cruise recently told “a friend” according to the new issue of Life & Style Weekly.

Ok! Hold on! Let me dissect this little tidbit: Notice how he says he has Katie "tucked away" as if he is hiding her from the world so she doesn't find out that he's a psycho. The next part is very selfish sounding "my child" and "until I want them to". He's basically is saying that he is the boss, it's HIS child and confirming that Katie is just the vessel for his evil plans. Who is "them" anyway? The filthy masses who made him famous?

What’s more, according to the mag, the friend claims Cruise doesn’t want a repeat of his marriage to Nicole Kidman; the couple had two adopted children and also tended to their careers.

“I said [Katie's] life from now on was going to be about being a mother,” Cruise allegedly said. “I’m not giving her the chance to turn into another Nicole.” Cruise’s rep denies the story.

WOW! That's so nice of him to run her life likethat! I wonder what (or if) Katie thinks? I think this proves my theory that he picked Katie because she was young, impressionable and not a very good actress. He did this b/c noone would notice or she would not be missed if she stopped acting to bring up Tom's alien spawn! How dare Nicole Kidman continue to act (b/c she has talent) AND bring up her children? Does Tom realize that most women work and have families at the same time??? Poor Nicole! Glad she got out of that mess!

THE GRAMMYS

Congrats to U2 for taking it away from Mariah. No offense to you Mariah fans out there, but I am so happy she only got three. That's enough. She had her big comeback, now retire! PLEASE! A big surprise to me was Kelly Clarkson winning 2 awards! I like her, she's pretty good, but now all the American Idol contestants will think they are all Grammy material (whatever that means nowadays). She deserves it tho. She seems like a hard worker and has some cool music. Go Kelly! Disappointed that the Gorillaz didn't snag one tho.

A Bad Dream

Last night I had a terrible dream. I hate to bring a downer in to this post but I have got to get it off my chest. I was on a boat (like a ferry) someplace warm with a bunch of people, the only one I knew was my roomate. There were about 6 of us in this inner cabin. It was set up like an office with a large dark wood desk and a couch against a picture window overlooking the deck of the boat. A man and a woman, along with my roomate, were looking out the window at some commotion outside . One man was standing in the middle of the room, another behind the desk. I was looking at maps on the opposite wall from the window.

The commotion outside got all of our attention and we began to walk slowly towards the window where a woman was yelling to another man and both had hand guns. She turned and looks at us who were peering out the window and said something that I cannot remember. She had this vacant crazed look in her eyes as if taking a human life meant nothing. She began to shoot each person in the room I was in thru the window (tho no glass was broken). First she shot my roomate in the stomache then the other two who were at the window. She aimed for the tall man in the middle of the room sho was standing in front of me. She saw me look around him and took a shot at me but she missed. She aimed at the man who was coming out from behind the desk and shot him in the stomache and turned to me, the only one not hit. She shot twice more and this is the most horrible part. The tall man in front of me was beginning to slump and I actually grabbed him and used him to shield myself from the bullets. This unimaginable fear just gripped me and I thought to myself "I don't want to get shot, I don't want to die" then I pretended to be shot so she wouldn't hurt me.

This dream disturbed me to the point that I woke up out of a deep sleep and when I tried to get back to sleep it kept replaying like a memory. I cannot believe that I used another human being as a shield! Would I do that in a crisis to save my own life? Did I assume that he was already shot so why not save myself? It makes me ill to think about how real this dream seemed. Everything was crip and clear. I will never forget the look on that woman's face. I have a dream dictionary so I probably should look that up. I am a huge believer in that b/c a few years back I kept having a reoccuring dream which translated that I should see my DR. immediately and b/c I had a medical problem. I used that dictionary as a form of entertainment until I finally went to the DR. 4 months later I was having a major surgery! No joke!

I think I need to lay off the PieHole rage! Maybe be talking about non concience/consequence killing yesterday brought it on? I better take the passive approach of Wiccachicky! Anyone into dream interpretation? Any help on this one!? Sorry for the derranged dream tangent but I do feel better about writing it here.

Time for a Change

You know how every so often you just need a change? Well now is the time for me. This usually means I throw out a bunch of clothes I don't wear/don't want anymore and I do something with my hair. This time I think I will be chopping off about 3 inches, which is a lot for me! I think I will go to the "just below the shoulder" length and I need a color desperately. Unfortunately my genes gave me prematurely grey hair. I am not amused. Every 6-8 weeks I have to cover those suckers if I don't want my next celebrity lookey-like to be "The Bride of Frankenstein"!!!! I am still on my search for a new hairdresser. Hopefully this next one will work out. She does a few of my coworker's hair and she does amazing cuts and color on them. Let's hope she will be my Obi Wan of Hair Stylists!!!! "You are my only hope!"

Well, that's about it from here! Hope you enjoyed your trip into the Twilight Zone that is CC's lifeorsomethinglikeit!!! Have a great one!

PS) We just got 7-8 inches of snow a few days ago and we are set to get another 5-8 tonight. Winter has returned! Yay! or ARRGGHH!! Whichever you prefer!

Whatever Wednesday

Here are some random thoughts for the day: The Good the Bad and the Ugly.

THE GOOD:
I have made plans to travel to Myrtle Beach, SC with my sister Kathy and her two daughters. Alysa has a dance competition and so Erin and I will beach it and explore during the day. I am really excited b/c we are going for a full week. I haven't been in a few years. Also what's exciting is that my friend Ari will be vacationing there the same time and Red Head lives in Wilmington which is very close by. It's going to be a great week and I can't wait to catch up with Ari and Red Head. I am really looking forward to spending time with Kathy and the girls since I don't usually get to spend lots of time with them normally! Yippee!! July 22-29th! Sun and Fun for me!!

THE BAD
I have been a bad seed today. I seem to have a wicked streak in me today. I am getting so tired of the lack of work around here that I get my stuff done and then mess around blogging or emailing. I need a new job with some promise and opportunity! Please send me a job that is challenging and busy!!!! I HATE BEING IDLE. You know what they say: "Idle hands are the Devil's workshop". Today I think I can plead innocent to any charges b/c the Devil made me do it!!!

THE UGLY
Unfortunately being in the mood I am in from lack of work and challenges, my mind wanders and I begin to think that maybe I am the one who is psychotic. OK not really but: Have you ever hated someone so much that if you were given the chance (and ONLY if you were given this chance) to kill that person without consequence OR concience, you'd do it? Now I am not saying I have Homocidal tendencies b/c I know that there is no crime without consequence or concience. I guess this is my ugly way of dealing with my feelings towards PieHole. I often hope that she will get what she deserves sooner rather than later. It bothers me that she brings out this agressive violent reaction in me. I am sure everyone has thought these things from time to time. It's just entertaining the thought, I could never actually hurt another living thing...except a spider 'cause they all deserve to die if they come near me!

Well that was heavy for a Whatever Wednesday huh? On a lighter note, how about something fun? A quiz perhaps?

Your Famous Movie Kiss is from Spiderman

"I have always been standing in your doorway. Isn't it about time somebody saved your life?"

What Famous Movie Kiss Are You?

Yay that was fun! I hope you all have a great Whatever Wednesday!

PieHole: Uncovering the Beast Within

It is apparent to you all by now how amazingly off balance my sister-in-law PieHole is. She flies off the handle and then as if nothing has transpired, she sends me a nice note as if she is my best friend. There is obviously an underlying agenda hidden in her words. Mr. X tells that she understands she is not invited to Vermont and this letter proves that she is trying to gain information or ruffle feathers about it.

My first impression is that she is writing to let me know that she knows I am going. I never thought that my neices wouldn't tell their mother that their Aunt is attending the festivities. The eldest was so excited she said to me in an email "If you come with us it will be the best weekend ever!". It's hard to hide excitement and I am sure she told her mother I might be coming along. I am excited too! I mean, last time I spoke with Piehole (via email) she told me I wasn't allowed to email or see my neices ever again. In less that 1 month I will finally see them for the first time in 8 months. They live only 1 1/2 hours away. Yeah my brother "Tim" was really helpful in keeping the connection alive. I believe his answer to her nasty emails were "She's a PieHole, Ignore her" Thanks for your support ball-less wonder!

My second impression was that she wanted to tell me she was going (as if I don't communicate on a regular basis with my siblings, duh!) in hopes that I would back out and disappoint the girls. I would still go if she was going and according to Mr. X, that is not the case! I am sure "Tim" will cave and Piehole will rule by either coming along or not allowing them to come at all.

My third thought was that she is trying to see how much I know about the trip and get info from me. Funny how she thinks she will get information from me with that sweet letter after the mean, nasty letter I got from her a few months back. Why would I want to speak to her when she attacked my family and I personally and professionally? She is dealing with a Scorpio here. We never forget, and they always say, "Beware the Scorpio's Sting!".

In light of all this, I am doing some recconnaisance of my own to assertain whether PieHole is reading her children's emails or not. She had been doing this last time, sort of "checking up" on them by reading their emails and deleting without their knowledge or permission, as well as sending nasty emails back to me and others as if it were from my neices...nice right? How sad that she used her own daughters to try to turn them against me. She made some major mistakes and I turned out to be a decent detective and exposed her for her transgressions. Obviously she was mad at me and hence the major blow-out in the end.

BREAKING NEWS: My brother "Tim" emailed me this afternoon to tell me that PieHole was mad about me going when he told her she couldn't come. Apparently this angered her greatly. She actually told my brother that I mentioned to HER that I was coming along. He said he didn't know I was coming and I said I wondered why "Sadie" hadn't told him what we had planned but told PieHole. Nothing jived here and I immediately set the record straight that I have not spoken or emailed her at all (why would I?) , that she was lying and that "Sadie" had either told her or she is reading her daughter's emails again. He wanted my side of the story so he had some ammo to go home with tonight. She is playing her games again and using her family and mine for her own wacko agenda!PSYCHO!!!

Doesn't she realize that she is not invited because no one likes her? She has been mean and nasty and has said things that are not able to be forgotten or forgiven (not that she's EVER apologized). Why would any of us want to spend time with her let alone VACATION time with her? It's not that she's not invited b/c there are space issues (although that could be a valid argument...:)), or because of any other excuse she is thinking of. She is not invited because she is a BITCH. I think that is reason enough. If she wants to take her life into her own hands and show up in Vermont or at my parents 50th Anniversary Party in April, let her come. It will be like Lions stalking a boar.

Unfortunately, reality sets in and we are dealing with a really, seriously, mentally ill person here. I fear for my brother and my neices who are subjected to her crazed rantings on a daily basis. She is causing damage to those girls (ages 10, 13 and 16) and my brother doesn't have the balls to end it. It's a sad story really when you look at it that way, even tho I make light of it and post crazy things here. Maybe that is my way of coping with a situation I have no way of controlling or fixing. The only thing I can do is be there to email my neices (especially the eldest "Sadie"), and let them know that I love them and I would never abandon them.

To understand me better...

Amy tagged me for this meme. It was fun but hard! I tried to start from childhood and work my way up. :)

Movies You Need to See to Understand Me Better:
The Goonies, The Crow, Indiana Jones Trilogy, Lethal Weapon 2, Batman 1,2,3, Serendipity, Ace Ventura 2, TombRaider 1 & 2, Back to the Future, LOTR Trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Adventures in Babysitting, Mr and Mrs. Smith, Mary Poppins, The Saint, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Mummy, Pretty in Pink, Jewel of the Nile, Charade, To Catch a Thief, Any Abbot and Costello movies, Ok I need to stop...


Albums You Need to Listen to to Understand Me Better:
Sting: All of his albums, Coldplay: Rush of Blood to the Head, Radiohead: The Bends, Harry Connick Jr Trio, Phil Collins: No Jacket Required, Phish: Rift, Supertramp: Greatest Hits, Steely Dan: Greatest Hits, The Eagles: Greatest Hits vol 1 & 2, Bruce Hornsby & the Range: The Way It Is, Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon, The B-52's: Cosmic Thing, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (all 3 TV), Batman, Batman Returns, Indiana Jones Trilogy, and Tombraider soundtracks (both score and pop) OK stopping now...

TV Shows You Have to Watch To Understand Me Better:
Dukes of Hazzard, Remington Steele, Moonlighting, The A-Team, Knightrider, The Muppet Show, Mission Impossible, Who's the Boss, Three's Company, The Carol Burnett Show, Counterstrike, Le Femme Nikita, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Smallville, CSI, SpongeBob Squarepants, Anything on National Geographic or TLC or Discovery!

Places You Need to Visit to Understand Me Better:
Dolgeville, NY (where I grew up)

Periodicals You Need To Read to Understand Me Better:
National Geographic

Catalogs You Need to Read to Understand Me Better:
None, but can Amazon.com count? That site is addicting!!!

Games You Need to Play to Understand Me Better:
Clue, Hearts, Life, Balderdash, True Colors, Scrabble

Books You Need To Read To Understand Me Better:
Anything on Ancient Egyptian Culture, Pirates, Castles and Archaeology/Anthropology.
Timeline by Michael Crichton

Musicals/Plays You Need to See To Understand Me Better:
Guys and Dolls, Brigadoon, Phantom of the Opera, Cinderella

The Return of PieHole.

Four, Five! Still Alive!!! That cold has not captured me yet. I am proving that in certain circumstances, Resistance IS NOT Futile!

I know you all have been jonsing for a bit of PieHole, so today you will get a new saga that is unfolding live today. Yes, months after her mean and nasty emails she sent one out of the blue today and is sweet as pie (or so it seems to the untrained eye). I will post it here and dissect it for it's true meaning.

First: The backstory. My Brother Tim and his girls were invited by my brother,who we will call Mr X, (without PieHole due to the fact that everyone in the family has had to put up with her crap as I did) to join he and his wife in Vermont for a few days to ski. I was also invited to come along and I decided to email my niece Sadie and say that I should catch a ride with them, b/c then I could see them since I haven't in a LONG while. Sadie was really excited and we decided that would work out well. I thought, how nice will it be to hang with my brothers and my neices without PieHole!!! Well, then I got this message (two weeks after my communications with my niece).



"Hey C.C,
Heard you were getting a ride with us to our family ski trip in Vermont. (So, you invited yourself on our vacation huh?) That's great. (Great.)I do cross country skiing also it will be a fun trip. (I haven't cross country skiied in awhile but I will write that b/c I know it will make you mad that you may have to go skiiing with me!)Hope we can fit those skis in the van I'm sure they will fit on the floor. (I hope your skiis won't fit so that you can't come with us)
I haven't down hilled in a long time but I am going to try to get out before March to get ready for MT Snow. (I am worried that the sheer volume of my body will make me go too fast so I need to practice first so I don't look like an idiot) I went there with my family many years ago. It is a nice place. (I have been there before so it's no big deal for me. You being the sad little "glorified secretary" will think it's a big deal tho) Sadie,Jen, Marilyn have a dance competition in Niagara falls the March 4,5,6 and we will be getting back on Sun afternoon late. So it will be a long trip in the dark I think. (I am hoping that our schedules don't mesh so you can't ride with us.)
Rest up I'm sure it will be a exciting weekend. (Get ready, I'm going to push all of your buttons that weekend, so you better prepare!) Just hope we get some snow!!!!:) "

Can you Imagine PieHole Skiing? Do they make skiis for women her size? I wonder if they are made out of Titanium. Strong stuff! even an Elephant could stand on them I bet! At least downhill you just use gravity (I bet she will go fast!!!) but cross country requires balance, strength and endurance... Hmmmm... Maybe I should take her on a long arduous trek in the woods, get ahead of her and leave her to freeze or find her own way back in the cold MT air.

I think the whole idea was to let me know that she is coming and that I can't back out b/c of her now b/c the girls would be heartbroken. She is a worthy adversary sometimes, tho I believe a liquid diaretic would come in handy and keep her in her place over the mini-vacation.

THIS JUST IN!!!!!
Breaking news on the wire says that Mr X, the Master of Ceremonies, doesn't know anything about PieHole coming to Vermont. I forwarded him the email from PiehOle and it was news to him. He said he will talk to Tim and see what the deal is b/c Piehole was not invited. Curiouser and Curiouser. The Plot Thickens.

UPDATE!
Mr X just emailed that he spoke with Tim and tells me "That is not the plan and she knows it." Mr X has instructed all agents to maintain radio silence until further information is available.

Friday Punday!

My sister Linda had sent me an email with a bunch of puns a few weeks ago and I have been dying to post them. Puns are corney, yes, but very creative. I love them and have posted some of the best out of the 20 or so she sent me. Enjoy!

• Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
• Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"
• Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
• A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
• I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
• Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"
• Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
• A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."

Well, it's Friday! Yippee! I am heading out after work tonight for awhile to check out some new places. Tomorrow night I hope to stay in and veg. I feel as tho this cold that has been chasing me for two weeks is going to win eventually. I am not feeling so great this afternoon but will overcome for a few more hours to enjoy a little happy hour. :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Words of Wisdom

Here is a little wisdom I received in an email entitled "Zen Philosophy" from my sister Linda. I have put together the ones I felt were the best and most relevent. Enjoy!

• Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
• Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
• If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
• If you lend someone $20 and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
• If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
• Good judgement comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
• Never miss a good chance to shut up.
• There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
• No matter what happens, somebody wil find a way to take it too seriously.

Now I shall post a quiz that I stole from Wiccachicky so that Beth (you Big Geek) can see what yarn she is!


You are Mohair.
You are a warm and fuzzy type who works well with

others, doing your share without being too

weighty. You can be stubborn and absolutely

refuse to change your position once it is

set, but that's okay since you are good at

covering up your mistakes.


What kind of yarn are you?
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Lara is Back! ABSOLUTELY!

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend for PS2 (etc.)was announced to be available in stores April 2006! The game's story sounds pretty neat and I am psyched that they have revamped her movements and there will be cool new environments to explore.

I love the Lara Croft movies as cheesy as they are and yes, I own a PS2 and enjoy the games as well. I am really excited for this one to come out b/c I have heard it will be more in line with the original games than the last one "Angel of Darkness".

I bought a PS2 about 4 years ago b/c my nephews got me addicted to Lord of the Rings games. I am not a true gamer b/c all of my titles are of the tv/movie genre. I have all of the LOTR games, Batman Begins, an animated Batman, Dark Angel, Alias, Indiana Jones, The Mummy Returns and of course Buffy. I don't play too often (maybe a few hours every few months) but it's nice to chill out for an hour and dust some vamps, fight crime or kick some ass after a stressful day!

You have to admit that as a fictional character, she has it all. She is a strong independent woman who is fearless and intelligent. She kicks ass and looks great doing it. What could be cooler than that?