Ahhhhhhhh pokedy poke poke poke..... Happy New Year

So, I just got done reading the old New Year's posts..  Interesting.  :)  Happy New Year to all.  May 2014 bring you good things, good health, and good friends. 

Some things have changed, some not so much.  

I may be starting a new job after the first of the year - will post more if I get it.  Don't want to jinx it.  :)

Still haven't spoken to my father or siblings.  Still enjoying the peace and quiet as a result of that decision.  It upsets my son sometimes that I don't speak to his grandfather, and I hope some day he will understand.  And for those that worry that I'll regret it some day?  I will admit that sometimes I feel bad - and then I remember that this is the man that consistently forgot my birthday, that couldn't even send a congratulations card when I graduated from college - and I busted my ass to do so.  He is the one that keeps telling me I should pursue my calligraphy - something I haven't done since I was like 15?  Has been to see me ONCE in the past 10 years of living in Michigan, and only stayed one night, or maybe two?  And was more interested in the real estate around me than what was going on in my life.  That was when I was living with a millionaire.  

My sister?  Still a control freak martyr bitch. 

Brothers?  The one with ALS is still hanging in there.  Anyone in the family asks the above mentioned sister - and they get the standard response "sigh.... he's not well.. not well.. and his wife and the boys are doing the best they can"..  Which really?  Says nothing as to his condition, and tells the person asking NOTHING.  Just saying.. 

The other brother?  Still an enigma.  He's blocked me on facebook.  Not sure why - we never really had any contact on there to begin with - unless he needed something.   Oh well.  One less person to worry about.  

The boy turned 17, got his license, and has become a young MAN almost overnight.  He made Honor Roll last semester, and will probably continue down that road.   He's really sticking with the "I want to be a pilot" (much better than being a cop, as far as I'm concerned).  

I asked his father if he would help with costs, and his response was "You told the judge that he was not going to college that's why she gave you an extra 25 dollars a week"..  Um.. NO dickhead - you are STILL below the state minimum guidelines, and her concession to YOU was that the $25/week would go into a bank account, and if he didn't go to college, he would get that money on his 19th birthday.  YOU asked if that was all you had to contribute to college, and I think the Judge laughed at you and said "NO"...  
 
The boy's sister has emailed and/or texted me, but nothing to him.  Weird.  I wonder if she's not allowed to have contact with him.  Speaking of Jeanne, she's just batshit crazy.  I had her blocked on Facebook so she can't see any of my stuff, but she found out that we had a couple of friends in common, and deleted them.  There is just no reasoning with crazy. 

I'm still a "poke" person.  I don't deny it.   I will continue to poke at his father - just because he's a douche bag and deserves it.  Plus, I'd love for just one person to get pulled over by him - and for them to say they know his son.  I think it'd be the funniest damn thing to watch him run away back to his car.  I think that it'd get them out of a ticket for sure.  Remember that name people - MA State Police, last name Fay - works in the tunnels last I knew.  Tell him that you know his son Josh - ask him the last time he talked to him.  He will run away like Rudy the Rabbit.  LOL  (see? - "poke")...  Here's a picture..
LOL

Kevin B Fay, MA State Police with his son that he refuses to talk to

that's mine and if you touch it I'll shank a bitch....

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Questions for a New Year’s Eve Reflection Meme

From the archives!

1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year?  


Oh Jesus, I have to pick ONE?  I'll come back to this one..  Getting back into the blog thing?  But I really need to do more than the Saturday/Sunday occasional "fuck you" to the male parental unit though.  But oh, how I enjoy those.  LOL

2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened?
Going on a lot of job interviews, and having to deal with being #2, or not even being told I was #5 or anything.  Dealing with that type of rejection sucks.


3. What was an unexpected joy this past year?  
Watching my son turn from a C-D student into an honor roll student.  Didn't see that one coming.  :)



4. What was an unexpected obstacle?
 Money.  I didn't expect it to be so tight.  That has to change.



5. Pick three words to describe 2013.  
Fun.  Growth.  Over.  


6. What were the best books you read this year?  
I read a LOT this year.  They were all good, it's like picking your favorite child - can't do it.  


7. With whom were your most valuable relationships?  
My friends and family - those are always my most valuable ones.  Some of the family I choose, some is through DNA.  


8. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year? 
 Learning to let things go that I have no control over.  Still working on it..
 
9. In what way(s) did you grow emotionally?  
I don't cry at Lassie Come Home any more.  The end - that always killed me.  

10. In what way(s) did you grow spiritually?  
My love for God (aka Bruce Springsteen) has grown so much..  Just remember - at the end of every hard earned day, people find some reason to believe.  That's what I believe in.
11. In what way(s) did you grow physically?  
Well, I can tell you what didn't grow.  My boobies.  They're still fabulous, thank you!  

12. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others?  
I learned that sometimes, the best thing IS to keep your mouth shut.  For those that know me, they know how hard that is.  


13. What was the most enjoyable part of your work?  
Getting to meet the peeps that work in my building

14. What was the most challenging part of your work?
Working with some of the peeps that I do.  It's hard to keep my mouth shut when someone talks about how they only become friends with people that are as "cute as they are".  Yeah.  That happened.



15. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year?  
 Seriously?  Work.  I don't have enough work to do  - which is why I'm on level 199 of Candy Crush and have had the high score on Bejeweled many times.  LOL

16. What was the best way you used your time this past year?  
See #15

17. What was biggest thing you learned this past year?
 That I can't say "yes" to everything.  Sometimes I have to take a step back, and think about things first.

18. Create a phrase or statement that describes 2013 for you.
Thank you for flying DHS airlines, how can I help you today?
I don't know.  I think I've probably said "that's mine and if you touch it I'll shank a bitch" more than anything else.  I'm still learning to share.  LOL 
 

when all else fails, I'll take a pill for that.. or the one that segued into totally different questions LOL

Baby, It's Cold Outside

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Saturday 9: Baby, It's Cold Outside

1) How cold is it where you are? 

34 and heading up to the 40's.  It's a regular heat wave, people!  Break out the bikinis!  Which reminds me, I actually ONCE owned a two piece.  Well, kind of a two piece - it had a little strap down the side that connected the two.  I don't think I ever wore it in public, just at my friend Marianne's house.   Yeah.  That was a looooooooooooooooong time ago.  LOL  I'll never see those size 3 Eddie Bauer jeans again.  
2) This familiar song was introduced in a 1949 film called Neptune's Daughter. (watch a clip here). Name another movie song.

This one...  Which is what I put on my iPod and played to a bunch of my girlfriends after a very long dry spell had been broken.  You figure it out.  LOL

 

3) Who was the last person to call you "baby?" 

Oh Jesus.  Who the hell knows.  Nobody calls me baby.  I think if they did, I'd probably smack them up side the head and say "nobody puts baby in a corner"..  Seriously.  Baby.  Blech.  Don't like that term.  Kind of a teenager thing.  Which reminds me of one guy I went out with.  I was in my 30's - I had the boy, he was maybe 2-3?  He thought it would be OK to put a hickey on my neck.  SERIOUSLY?  WTF...  I told him that in no uncertain terms that if he felt the need to mark his territory he could go piss on a fire hydrant.  And that, my friends was the beginning of the end of that relationship.  LOL
4) This time of year is important to college football fans. Have you watched/will you watch any bowl games? 

I'm not a huge college football fan.  So unless it's on where I am, probably not.  
5)  Are you sad to see the holiday decorations begin to slowly disappear? Or do you think they should all come down right away?

To take them all down would imply that I put them all up!  I didn't even get a tree this year.  LOL  I was going to - and the boy was like "we don't have to get one"... I jumped on that bandwagon so fast, I tell you!  We were originally going to go back East, and then I realized that Peter wasn't going to come up with enough money for Paul to rob, and called that off.  Which is OK, because I was home the weekend after Thanksgiving and saw most of my faves.  :)

6) Did you tell the truth about your weight on your driver's license, or did you shave off a pound or two?

HAH!!!!  That that   MOFO - my license doesn't have a weight on it. 
7) Crazy Sam swears that the Echinacea she takes every morning keeps her healthy. Her boyfriend tells her she's wasting her money. Do you take any herbal supplements? 

If I feel like I'm getting sick, I'll pound the echinacea - so Sam isn't too far off with that!   Other than that?  Heck no.  I'm a "gimme the pill" kind of gal.  I am not one of those that say "oh, no, my body is a temple and I try and keep it healthy".... I smoke, I eat, I drink - and when all else fails, I'll take a pill for that.  What there isn't a pill for?  Another very long dry spell.  LOL

8) The average restaurant in the US tip is 18%. Are you a generous tipper?

You know, my uncle Dennis joined Facebook a few years ago.  He, being of the advanced age that he is (over 60) really had no clue about social media there for a while.  He put as part of his "about me" was that he was a "generous tipper" .  I got nothing after that.  How can you come back to that?  Seriously?  I usually tip 20%, and less if the service is less than stellar. 
9) This is the last Saturday 9 of 2013. Do you know the lyrics to "Auld Lang Syne?"

Yes.  Not like the 2nd half or anything, but yeah, I know it.  God knows there's nothing else I do on New Years' Eve.  It's not like I'm kissing anyone.  Which reminds me, wait.  No.  Never mind.  I'm not going there.  LOL

 

I hope everyone had a great Christmas (if you celebrate).. we had no power for a couple of days last weekend, and got it back on Christmas Eve, thank goodness!  Spent some quality time in the ER - the boy had an issue - which is resolving itself now, another thank goodness!  

 

A question...  if you're going to post a comment..   A little backstory here..  I haven't spoken with my father or siblings in almost two years.    It was my choice, I was sick of being treated like shit and chose to walk away from it and just be done.  

In May of 2011, I graduated from college with my Bachelor's.  My father called, and left a message - but never sent a card, gift, nothing.  NOTHING.  

And yeah, I'll admit it.  I'm still kind of peeved about that.  Right now I'm hosting my BFF's father and his significant other at my house.  They live in S. Carolina.  They are here at the very LEAST once a year.   My father and stepmother?  Have been here once.  When I was living with a guy that was loaded, in a million dollar house..  He was more concerned with how much the realty around me was worth, rather than how I was doing.  They stayed 2 days, and drove so they got in late, and left early.  I've lived here TEN YEARS.  Does anyone else see anything wrong with that?    

 

I don't think anyone should ever fake anything. LOL

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A Christmas Meme

From the archives!
1.The Christmas song I can listen to even in June is...
Christmas Lights by Coldplay or the Robert Downey, Jr. version of River..  love 'em both and they're in my year round shuffle list :)

2.Hot Chocolate, Egg Nog or Mulled wine?
Egg Nog.  With a wee bit o' the Captain involved in it..

3.When do you put your decorations up?
Bahahaaaaaaa, when I get around to it.  Sometimes the day before, sometimes never.  Depends on if I'm "home" for Christmas or not.
4. What are you having for Christmas dinner?
Oh no, the real question is - what am I having for Christmas brunch.  I am having around 15 people over - and there will be a delightful strata, french toast bake, maybe pancakes too, cheesy potatoes, bloody marys and mimosas.  Oh yeah.  I will be in my element.  Cooking for a crowd.  
5.What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
Growing up, it was always Christmas Eve.  My big, crazy family would all gather at one person's house and mayhem would ensue.  It was always a fun time, and as long as my grandmother was alive - you had to be there.  If you weren't - there better be a damn good reason.  One year my cousin Chris was in Italy.  I'm not sure if he was ever forgiven.  LOL
6. Have you ever gone Carol singing?
No.  I can't sing.  Trust me on this one. 
7. When did you learn the truth about Santa?
What truth?  What are you talking about? Don't you try and tell me Santas not real.  You should see what happened to the last beyotch that told me that.
8. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
With ornaments.  What kind of a question is that?  Silly... I think the real question should be - real or fake tree.  Now that I would have an answer to.  What is that?  Oh, real.  I don't think anyone should ever fake anything.  LOL
9. What's the best thing about Christmas?
That it's almost over?  I think it's become way too commercialized, and people need to remember what Christmas is about - not trying to out-do each other in the presents department. 

10. All I want for Christmas is... 
A Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time!

Merry Christmas all!

 

A pony, snails, twine, a red ryder bb gun, a puppy, two kittens

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SATURDAY 9: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
1. As you can see, when Sam Winters was a little girl, she loved giving her annual wish list to Santa. If you could ask Santa for anything at all, right now, what would it be?
A pony, snails, twine, a red ryder bb gun, a puppy, two kittens, twelve pairs of nail clippers, a new tweezer- has to be Tweezerman, though - those are the best, a job that I work hard and make lots and lots of money at, a portion of mega-millions, a nice man to call my own, and bubblegum.  Yeah.  That's it.  No.  Wait.  And a pink scooter.  Now that's it. 
2. Are you currently on the Naughty or Nice list? How did you get there?
I'm ALWAYS on the nice list!  How dare you suggest that I would be anything BUT nice.  Although - if you know me, you know that the way to get me from nice to naughty in less than 60 seconds is to be mean to my kid.  I don't care if he's 17.  He's my kid.  That's my baby.  Don't fuck with my baby.  I'll shank a bitch.  Or become your worst nightmare.  Just ask his father.  LOL
3. Are you traveling this Christmas? If so, are you going by car, plane or train?
Nope.  No traveling this year.  I'm too broke.  Staying home, but off from work until the 2nd.  Yay!! 
4. Did you buy yourself a gift this year? 
Well, duh...  And don't ask what it is - I can't open it till Christmas, silly!
5. What's your favorite holiday-themed movie or TV special? Have you seen it yet this year?
It's a Wonderful Life.  Hands down.  And not yet.
6. Which do you prefer: candy canes or gingerbread?
Not a fan of the cane.  I will eat a nice soft molasses cookie though.  mmmmmmmmm
7. Close your eyes and tell us the first carol that comes to mind.
Carol B.  She was my favorite aunt when I was a kid - then Maggie was.  I remember being SO mad at my Uncle Joe when they divorced.  I'm so glad that we're now friends on facebook!  But for favorite aunt, we all know that Harriet stepped up and took that role over.  She was more like a sister though, than an aunt.  But don't let my mother hear you repeat that.  She'll get you.  When you least expect it.  Like if you're coming out of the water at the beach?  A seagull will shit on you.  You think it's random?  But no - it's not.  That's Mary.  Extracting (or expelling, really) her revenge!
Oh.  Wait.  You meant Christmas carol???  Love 'em all.  Really.  Can't pick one.


8. What's your favorite winter beverage?



Well it USED to be eggnog and the Captain.  But now I know that eggnog will add 260 lbs. to my ass in one drink - I'm really a fan of the Sam Adams Cherry Wheat.  It's quite delightful.  And I'm not usually a fan of anything cherry.  But mmmmmmmm... it's goooooooooooood...
9. What will you remember most about 2013?
Hmmmmmmmmm  It was a big year for the boy.  But this isn't about him.  It's about me.  oh heck, I don't know.  It wasn't a great year, it wasn't a horrible year.  It was really nothing of consequence.  Oh, I know - 11-12-13.  Yeah.  That's it.  LOL
 

Besides. He blocked me. LOL

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The Blerp Meme

from Lucy B.'s Surveys

When you get a headache do you take painkillers right away or try to wait it out?  
Oh, I'll freely admit it - I am a pill pusher.  I grab painkillers right away.  None of that "my body is a temple" bullshit here.  Sometimes?  I take them just for the hell of it - because I might get a headache in an hour or so, here - take this, it'll make you feel better.  LOL

 Is there a really funny YouTube video you’d like to recommend to me?  
It's just not as much fun any more.  Things go viral in a hot second.  Everyone's seen them by the time they get to me.  So really - is there one you'd like to recommend to ME? 

Did you watch Sesame Street when you were little?  
Um... DUH.. Didn't every kid? 

What’s the last thing you touched, other than your computer?
  
My right boob.  I had an itch.  Or maybe I didn't.  Maybe I just wanted to touch it.  Ooop!  There, now you've done it - I grabbed the left one too!! 

When was the last time you talked to your best friend?
  
Which one? 

How often do you listen to music?
  
Every day, baby.  It's part of what makes the world go 'round

What color is your cell phone?  
Well, I can tell you what it's NOT.  Gold.  That's just a whole bunch of craziness, that iPhone gold, fingerprint scanner thingie. 

What is the last non-alcoholic beverage you drank?
I'm drinking coffee right now, does that count?  Oh, wait - some Bailey's would be really tasty in it..

Do you like to wear sweatpants?  
Don't you judge me.

What song are you currently listening to? Who sings it?  
The voices in my head are singing a song, but I'm not sure what it is or where it came from.  Maybe I should take some more of those painkillers - either I'll join them or they'll shut the hell up

Have you ever gotten a black eye? 
Yup.  More than once.

What caused it?  
Well, gee... if you get a broken nose - that usually provides you with lovely black-blue-purple all-around eye shadow.  I've broken my nose 3 times.  You do the math.  LOL

How many times have you checked up on your ex?  
Who wrote this question?  Kim?  I am NOT a Facebook stalker!!  Besides.   He blocked me.   LMAO 

If you had to get a tattoo what would it be?  
I already have one.  But I want another - a shamrock with the Red Sox "B" inside it.

How many tabs are open right now?  
3.  Or maybe I'm drinking TAB.  Ever think of that one, Einstein?  Huh?

Are you scared of needles?  
In a "get that thing the fuck away from me" way?  Or in "if I clench my hand enough maybe I'll draw blood and not feel it" kind of way?  I don't mind them, but Jesus - you'll never catch me shooting up or anything.  That shit's just crazy.l

Do you believe love can last forever?  

That would be my answer..

Are good-byes easy or hard for you?  
You know, there are a lot of open ended questions on this.  Good bye for now, forever, what kind?  Goodbye at a wake to a dead person - that's hard.  Especially if you cared about the person.  Goodbye at the airport because they're going on a trip?  Hard, but not too bad.  Come on now.  I need more details..
 

Would you rather sing or dance?
Trust me - you don't want me to do either. 

Who couldn't use a good 5-6 inches? Of snow.. SNOW!!

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Saturday 9: Jingle Bell Rock

1) Sam has affection for this song because, when she was very young, she tap-danced to it for a Christmas recital. Her parents told her she was wonderful. Do you have any memories from a school/church program or pageant -- either as a child onstage or an adult in the audience?

 Not as a child - but as an adult - going to all of the boy's school programs.  Lots of fun.  The best?  Band concerts.  Couldn't get enough of 'em.  LOL

2) Ok, she admits it: After too many cups of holiday cheer, Sam did a few steps of her "Jingle Bell Rock" routine at last year's company Christmas party. Have you ever done anything at a coworker gettogether that you now regret?

Ahhhhhhhhhh no?  I learned the expression "don't shit where you eat" early on.  It's true.  Literally and figuratively.  
3) Since that unfortunate Christmas 2012 incident, Sam can't even look at a cup of egg nog. How about you? Do you like egg nog?

Mmmmmmmmm  egg nog and the Captain?  Sounds like Christmas to me!
4) For special events, Sam slips on her favorite piece of jewelry: a charm bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. Do you have a special treasure from a previous generation? 

I have a few things of my mothers and my grandmothers that are special to me.  Which brings up the issue of pictures (wow, that was a segue, wasn't it?)  I have NO pictures of me as a kid.  None.  Zip.  Zilch.  Nada.  Why?  Oh, because rather than go through them and split them up as I suggested, my brother took the bins that I asked him to store for me (at the time, I didn't have the room) and went through them, and then brought them to my father's.  I asked to take them to the Cape with me so I could go through them and was told they couldn't leave the house.  Whatthefuckever.  Seriously?  So now?  I have none.  And considering the fact that I don't plan on spending time at my father's any time soon?  I will never see them again.  That just pisses me off.  Great.  Now I'm mad.  Fuckers.  Another reason for me to be pissed off. 

5) The only Christmas card Sam has received so far in 2013 is from her insurance agent. How about you? Have any holiday cards arrived yet?

I've gotten 3 or 4?  Just mailed mine out yesterday.  
6) Because of the chill in the air, Sam gave her dog his Christmas gift -- a sweater -- early this year. He's already gotten compliments on it. Are there any pets on your gift list?

Well, we have Ninja kitty.  But she doesn't understand Christmas.  Only food.  Water.  Sleep.  She gets plenty of those.
7) Do you need snow to get "into the spirit?"

Well, a little money to buy presents would be nice.  Which reminds me, I need to check my Mega Millions tickets.  And a tree.  Prolly should get a tree.  
8) Are you going to get/have you gotten a flu shot this year?

Little late on this one - already got it Einstein..
9) December is an important fundraising month for charities. Here's your chance to plug a worthy cause that means a lot to you.

Habitat for Humanity.  Give money.  Be a sponsor.  Be a hero.

 

But if money were no object?  I would love to help out single parents that don't know which way to turn.  I know too many, and starting off - I didn't know much, and it was a lot of "throw shit and see what sticks"  I was extremely lucky in that I had an attorney that took me on and helped me out a lot.  The rest I learned along the way.  Now, 17 years in - I know enough to keep me out of trouble.  LOL   At this time, I'd like to apologize to the citizens of MA that have been pulled over lately by Trooper FrhymeswithgAY..  Especially in the past month or two.  I will admit - I slam him any time I get the opportunity.  And really, it doesn't take much.  He answered an email with "in the mail".  You can imagine where I went with that one...  I came up with all sorts of things that could possibly be in the mail - stopping short at his balls, because we know that Jeanne has a firm hold on those.  

 

Anyway.. Enjoy the day - Snowmageddon is upon us.  Everyone's in a panic because of 5-6" coming our way.  Seriously - who couldn't use a good 5-6" of something?  

 

 

Black Velvet Elvis and living in Slumpartments.. Life is good...

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The I Amuse Myself Meme from FoxyDanish

01. What is something that you have lost recently?
My youth.  Jesus Christmas.  I went to my 30th HS reunion last week.   Some people are retired, some have grandkids, and I'm like "Jesus - I'm still looking for a career!"..  LOL  What the hell?  Where did the time go?

02. Do you own any self-help books?: 
Yeah, but obviously none on how to keep your youth.  I kind of like the Road Less Traveled.  Not for the book, just for the saying.  I love taking the Jeep off-road.  See?  I'm not that old.  Freaking geriatrics. 

03. Do you live near the sea or ocean?: 
Um.  How about a LAKE or the ocean?  I live 5 min. from Gull Lake, one of Southwest Michigan's premier all sports, cleaner than the usual lakes.  And 45 min. from Lake Michigan.  But my favorite?  Lake Superior.  Everyone that knows me knows I'm afraid of all things lake.  There's scurry shit down there.  But Superior - that is the absolute cleanest, nicest body of water I've ever had the pleasure to pee in.  LOL

04. Have you ever spent ages making/writing something on your computer when it suddenly crashed and you lost it all?: 
Hells no.  I'm smarter than the average bear.  I save shit all the time.

05. Do you enjoy food shopping?: 
I enjoy food.  Period. 

06. What are you having for lunch?: 
I don't know what I'm having for breakfast, and you expect me to know what I'm having for lunch?  Get a grip there, Leon!

07. Are you one of those people who can sleep through anything?: 
On a picket fence in a windstorm.  That's me.  I can sleep through just about anything, as long as it's consistent.  Even an MRI.  LOL

08. Do you like love letters?: 
HAH!  I've written many of them over the years.  I've never gotten one, though.  Maybe a "don't hate me because I'm an asshole" letter or two.  Or a "I'm going to write something nice so you don't take me to court for child support" one (yeah, that shit didn't work LOL).. I think I wrote one to Jens once.  He was an asshole.  You can read about him here
wow.  what a fucktard he was.  How naive I was.  Anyway.  Blech..

09. Have you ever received or written one?: 
What is this, the Department of Redundancy Department?
Here - here's one of the examples (just remember while you're reading that this man lies about everything - something that I didn't realize at the time):

 

10. How far does your nearest relative live?:
Blood relative?  Chicago!  TheManda!  Otherwise?  I have sisters and family all over this fair land.  Don't let anyone ever fool you - blood is not thicker than water.  I have enemies that treat me better than the siblings I grew up with.

11. Do you like velvet?:  
Only when it involves this:

Now let me give you a little of the backstory here... my older brother was one of two trustees for a cottage that my mother left us.  It needed improvements.  I suggested a couple of things, and he told me that I was not, under any circumstances, to bring any of my shit there and that I had "Black Velvet Elvis" tastes and that's how I'd decorated my "slumpartments" up to that point.  Now mind you - I was (and still am) a single parent.  I did what I could with what I had.  ALL of my apartments were decorated nicely (if at all), and while a couple could have been in better areas?  None of them were in the slums or even close to it.  But me, being the wiseass that I am?  Bought this on Ebay (it was his mother's most prized possession!) and left it at the cottage next time I was there.   The comments from my brother started a shitstorm like no other.  Jeez.  And to think, I wondered why our family was dysfunctional? 


12. What kind of art do you like?:
LOL right after the velvet question?   I own a few of these prints.  I love a lot of the classics. 

13. If you went to London, where would you go first?:
Well, I've been to London!  The first place I went to?  The airport.  Then our hotel.  LOL

This was from Hyde Park - where people really do get up on soap boxes!  The boy is now taller than me.  Holy crapola!  We only spent 3 days, I think?  But I loved it.  And would love to go back.  Damn, I miss when I was rich.... LOL


14. If you had to pick one friend who is the most interesting, who would you pick?:
Aw Hell NAW... I can't pick just one!  I have way too many. 

15. Can you think of the meanest thing you have ever done/said to someone?:
Wow, did you read the Jens story?  Holy shit...  Are you inside my head?   What's the meanest thing I ever did?  I think that sleeping with someone's husband is the worst thing I ever did.  And while I was young, stupid and in love?  That's no excuse.  And I am a firm believer in karma.  I have made peace with my decisions, apologized for my mistakes, and live my life the best I can.  And never EVER will I have anything going on with someone that is taken.  It's not worth it.  And for those wondering if karma will ever catch up with him?  One child calls him a "douche", another "an alcoholic asshole"..   So you tell me?

16. What magazines do you read?:
I like Better Homes & Garden, Journal, Simple Life, and those bastards - they discontinued the Martha Stewart cooking one - Everyday Food.  That was - hands down - the best cooking magazine ever.

17. What/who has been on your mind today?:
Elvis.  Karma.  You know, shit like that..

18. Would you be interested in ghost-hunting?:
Sure!  When do we leave? 

Hatchet? What hatchet? It's just a flesh wound.. come back here, I'll bite off yer kneecaps!

 

I was gone last week to my 30th HS reunion.  What an absolute off the hook time - from start to finish.  I got to see most of my faves, and get food from two of my favorite places (which, by the way - were the only full meals I had ALL weekend LOL), and generally have a wicked pissah good time.  Saw oh, so many people, danced and had a blast.  My niece got to meet an uncle and even more cousins (I think she's met almost all of them now!) and we got to spend time together, see her great apartment, and just spend time!  

I also, on a sad note, came to the realization that my son's sister (that we saw last Christmas) possibly just played us.  She won't answer my texts - never texted the boy on his birthday or anything - and now nothing.  She asked for honesty from me, and I gave it to her, and it's just so disappointing that she just couldn't do the same.  So maybe she's not so immune from all the bullshit.  Maybe some day. 

Saturday 9: Stand by Me

1) "Stand by Me" is one of the songs John Lennon did at his last public performance back in 1975. First recorded by Ben E. King, "Stand by Me" was also covered by Mickey Gilley and Otis Redding, among others. Can you think of another song that has been recorded and then re-recorded by someone else?

Blinded by the Light.   Bruce and Manfred Mann.  Yup.  Also, have you listened to the Seeger Sessions album?  Awesome.  Lots of down home good shit.  And one of my favorites?  The Lemonheads' version of Mrs. Robinson.  Haven't heard it?  Here you go:

2) The lyrics say, "Whenever you're in trouble, you can stand by me." Tell us about someone you know you can count on.

Me. Myself and I.  100%.  Anyone else isn't as invested.  I have great friends that I can count on, but sometimes they're out of town, working, sleeping, you know - silly things like that.   Which reminds me, that song by the Pretenders "I'll Stand By You"?  I used to think of the boy's father every time I heard that, when we broke up it made me cry.  Now it just makes me mad.  LOL

3) While "Stand by Me" was solo Lennon, John is best known as one of the Beatles. Which group do you listen to more often -- The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?

Um... Neither?  One of my favorite songs, though, is "Imagine".  
4) Lennon liked to tell how, when he and Paul McCartney were teens, Paul's father used to discourage friendship between the boys. Paul ignored his dad's advice and the result is the most successful songwriting partnership of the 20th century. Tell us about a piece of advice you're glad you ignored.

"Don't move to Michigan".  Yup.  In a couple of weeks, it'll be 10 years.  Best thing I ever decided for someone else's sake (the boy).. 
5) John loved cats. When he was a teenager, he first met his favorite, a stray he named Tich, in the snow and gave the cat a safe, lifelong home. John was very proud that Tich lived to be 20 years old. Tell us about a pet who has a place in your heart. 

Well I can tell you which one doesn't... that fucking chihuahua.  Stupid little pissant fucker.  How about these 2?

6) John unsuccessfully tried hypnosis in his quest to stop smoking. Have you ever been hypnotized?

Yeah.  So?  I'm not one of those that can be hypnotized easily, I guess.  Too much of a control freak?  Or not willing to give up that much control?   LOL
7) John has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. What Hall of Fame would like to see yourself in? 

The Hall of Fame For Really Freaking Awesome Peeps.  Duh.  
8) John had a passion for slot cars and raced them on an elaborate track in his game room. What games or toys do you still enjoy?

Twister.  Naked.  
9) John wrote about his jealous streak. What personality trait of yours do you wish you could change?

My ability to retain things.  I need to learn to let go more instead of holding on to the anger, frustration, disappointment, want to take a hatchet to someone's forehead - you know.  Shit like that.