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Monday, October 31, 2005
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Totally borrowed from GSD...
"Go to musicoutfitters.com and look around a bit. Type in top 100 of ____" in the search field.
Bold the songs you like, , strike through the ones you hate and underline your favorite(s). Do nothing to the ones you don't remember (or don't care about)."
I graduated in 1995.
Top 100 Hits of 1995 / Top 100 Songs of 1995
1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
2. Waterfalls, TLC
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
5. On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (My little brother used to sing this ... he sounded like an angel...then puberty hit and well...I wanted to put him outta his misery)
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
7.Fantasy, Mariah Carey
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan
11. I Know, Dionne Farris
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard
14. Run-Around, Blues Traveler
15. I Can Love You Like That, All-4-One
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Brian Adams
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic / In The Summertime, Shaggy
19.Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Nicki French
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G.
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her, w Hootie and The Blowfish
27. I Believe, Blessid Union Of Souls
28. Red Light Special, TLC
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow
31. Colors Of The Wind, Vanessa Williams
32. Someone To Love, Jon B.
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz
37. Baby, Brandy
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige
43. Shy Guy, Diana King
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet
47. Big Poppa / Warning, Notorious B.I.G.
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy
50. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
51. Dear Mama / Old School, 2Pac
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters (I made my friend Erin play this over and over again *grin*)
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
55. Roll To Me, Del Amitri
56. Scream / Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci
58. I Wish, Skee-lo
59. Believe, Elton John
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory
66. Can't You See, Total
67. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72.Player's Anthem, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
73.Feel Me Flow, Naughty By Nature
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette (This still makes me grin)
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans
80. Constantly, Immature
81.Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq
84. Sugar Hill, Az
85. Good, Better Than Ezra
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo
87.Turn The Beat Around, Gloria Estefan
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
90.Like The Way I Do If I Wanted To, Melissa Etheridge
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat
98. Best Friend, Brandy
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen
"Go to musicoutfitters.com and look around a bit. Type in top 100 of ____" in the search field.
Bold the songs you like, , strike through the ones you hate and underline your favorite(s). Do nothing to the ones you don't remember (or don't care about)."
I graduated in 1995.
Top 100 Hits of 1995 / Top 100 Songs of 1995
1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
2. Waterfalls, TLC
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
5. On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men (My little brother used to sing this ... he sounded like an angel...then puberty hit and well...I wanted to put him outta his misery)
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
7.
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan
11. I Know, Dionne Farris
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard
14. Run-Around, Blues Traveler
15. I Can Love You Like That, All-4-One
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Brian Adams
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic / In The Summertime, Shaggy
19.
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G.
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her, w Hootie and The Blowfish
27. I Believe, Blessid Union Of Souls
28. Red Light Special, TLC
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow
31. Colors Of The Wind, Vanessa Williams
32. Someone To Love, Jon B.
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz
37. Baby, Brandy
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige
43. Shy Guy, Diana King
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet
47. Big Poppa / Warning, Notorious B.I.G.
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy
50. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
51. Dear Mama / Old School, 2Pac
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters (I made my friend Erin play this over and over again *grin*)
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
55. Roll To Me, Del Amitri
56. Scream / Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci
58. I Wish, Skee-lo
59. Believe, Elton John
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory
66. Can't You See, Total
67. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72.
73.
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette (This still makes me grin)
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans
80. Constantly, Immature
81.
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq
84. Sugar Hill, Az
85. Good, Better Than Ezra
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo
87.
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
90.
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat
98. Best Friend, Brandy
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen
Thursday Funny
Pecans In The Cemetery
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..."
The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord." Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.
At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike.
Pecans In The Cemetery
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me."
He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk." When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..."
The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord." Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.
At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the boy on the bike.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Not tagged but I want to try this:
It's the one where you find the 5th sentence in your 23rd post of your blog and post it. My 23rd post was on May 22 (this year) and my 5th sentence was:
We had Sangria and roast chicken, souvlaki, greek salad, roasted potatoes, spanakapita, and dessert...can't remember the name of it...very cinnamonny...
Clearly about the awesome Greek Dinner I had with MyLuc. The last spontaneous thing he's done for me. *sigh*
It's the one where you find the 5th sentence in your 23rd post of your blog and post it. My 23rd post was on May 22 (this year) and my 5th sentence was:
We had Sangria and roast chicken, souvlaki, greek salad, roasted potatoes, spanakapita, and dessert...can't remember the name of it...very cinnamonny...
Clearly about the awesome Greek Dinner I had with MyLuc. The last spontaneous thing he's done for me. *sigh*
Wednesday Funnies and Not so Funnies but hmmmmmms:
Toilet Paper
A little old lady goes into the store to do some shopping. She is bewildered over the large selection of toilet paper. "Pardon me, sir," she says to the store manager, "but can you explain the differences in all these toilet papers?" "Well," he replies pointing out one brand, "this is as soft as a baby's kiss. It's $1.50 per roll." He grabs another and says, "This is nice and soft as a bunny, strong but gentle, and it's $1.00 a roll." Pointing to the bottom shelf he tells her, "We call that our No Name brand, and it's 20 cents per roll." "Give me the No Name," she says.
She comes back about a week later, seeks out the manager and says, "Hey! I've got a name for your No Name toilet paper. I call it John Wayne." "Why?" he asks. "Because it's rough, it's tough and it don't take crap off anybody!"
9 Things I Hate About Everyone
1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?
2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the tv remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel manually.
3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?
4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their asses!
5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.
6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?
7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.
8. When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?
9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass
Doctor's Office
There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way
this old guy handled it.
An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded Doctor's Waiting Room.
As he approached the desk, the Receptionist said, "Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for
today?"
"There's something wrong with my dick," he replied.
The Receptionist became irritated and said, "You shouldn't come into a crowded Doctor's Room and say things like that."
"Why not?You asked me what was wrong and I told you," he said.
The Receptionist replied, "You've obviously caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and then discussed the problem further with the Doctor in private."
The man replied, "You shouldn't ask people things in a room full of others, if the answer could embarrass anyone."
The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered.
The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, "Yes?"
"There's something wrong with my ear," he stated.
The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. "And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?"
"I can't piss out of it," the man replied.
The Waiting Room erupted in laughter.
Toilet Paper
A little old lady goes into the store to do some shopping. She is bewildered over the large selection of toilet paper. "Pardon me, sir," she says to the store manager, "but can you explain the differences in all these toilet papers?" "Well," he replies pointing out one brand, "this is as soft as a baby's kiss. It's $1.50 per roll." He grabs another and says, "This is nice and soft as a bunny, strong but gentle, and it's $1.00 a roll." Pointing to the bottom shelf he tells her, "We call that our No Name brand, and it's 20 cents per roll." "Give me the No Name," she says.
She comes back about a week later, seeks out the manager and says, "Hey! I've got a name for your No Name toilet paper. I call it John Wayne." "Why?" he asks. "Because it's rough, it's tough and it don't take crap off anybody!"
9 Things I Hate About Everyone
1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?
2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the tv remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel manually.
3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?
4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their asses!
5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.
6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?
7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.
8. When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?
9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass
Doctor's Office
There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way
this old guy handled it.
An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded Doctor's Waiting Room.
As he approached the desk, the Receptionist said, "Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for
today?"
"There's something wrong with my dick," he replied.
The Receptionist became irritated and said, "You shouldn't come into a crowded Doctor's Room and say things like that."
"Why not?You asked me what was wrong and I told you," he said.
The Receptionist replied, "You've obviously caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and then discussed the problem further with the Doctor in private."
The man replied, "You shouldn't ask people things in a room full of others, if the answer could embarrass anyone."
The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered.
The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, "Yes?"
"There's something wrong with my ear," he stated.
The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. "And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?"
"I can't piss out of it," the man replied.
The Waiting Room erupted in laughter.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Movie Meme
The TIMES Top 100 movies.
The ones I have seen bolded.
Aguirre: the Wrath of God (1972)
The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Baby Face (1933)
Bande à part (1964)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Brazil (1985)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Camille (1936)
Casablanca (1942)
Charade (1963)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Chinatown (1974)
Chungking Express (1994)
Citizen Kane (1941)
City Lights (1931)
City of God (2002)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
The Crowd (1928)
Day for Night (1973)
The Decalogue (1989)
Detour (1945)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Dodsworth (1936)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Drunken Master II (1994)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
8 1/2 (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Fly (1986)
The Godfather, Parts I and II (1972, 1974)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Goodfellas (1990)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Ikiru (1952)
In A Lonely Place (1950)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
It's A Gift (1934)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Kandahar (2001)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
King Kong (1933)
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Last Command (1928)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Léolo (1992)
The Man With a Camera (1929)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Metropolis (1927)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)
Mouchette (1967)
Nayakan (1987)
Ninotchka (1939)
Notorious (1946)
Olympia, Parts 1 and 2 (1938)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Out of the Past (1947)
Persona (1966)
Pinocchio (1940)
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Pyaasa (1957)
Raging Bull (1980)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Searchers (1956)
Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Star Wars (1977)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Sunrise (1927)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Swing Time (1936)
Talk to Her (2002)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Tokyo Story (1953)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Ugetsu (1953)
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Umberto D (1952)
Unforgiven (1992)White Heat (1949)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Yojimbo (1961)
The TIMES Top 100 movies.
The ones I have seen bolded.
Aguirre: the Wrath of God (1972)
The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Baby Face (1933)
Bande à part (1964)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Brazil (1985)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Camille (1936)
Casablanca (1942)
Charade (1963)
Children of Paradise (1945)
Chinatown (1974)
Chungking Express (1994)
Citizen Kane (1941)
City Lights (1931)
City of God (2002)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)
The Crowd (1928)
Day for Night (1973)
The Decalogue (1989)
Detour (1945)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Dodsworth (1936)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Drunken Master II (1994)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
8 1/2 (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Fly (1986)
The Godfather, Parts I and II (1972, 1974)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Goodfellas (1990)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Ikiru (1952)
In A Lonely Place (1950)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
It's A Gift (1934)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Kandahar (2001)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
King Kong (1933)
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Last Command (1928)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Léolo (1992)
The Man With a Camera (1929)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Metropolis (1927)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)
Mouchette (1967)
Nayakan (1987)
Ninotchka (1939)
Notorious (1946)
Olympia, Parts 1 and 2 (1938)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Out of the Past (1947)
Persona (1966)
Pinocchio (1940)
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Pyaasa (1957)
Raging Bull (1980)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Searchers (1956)
Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Singing Detective (1986)
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Star Wars (1977)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Sunrise (1927)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Swing Time (1936)
Talk to Her (2002)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Tokyo Story (1953)
A Touch of Zen (1971)
Ugetsu (1953)
Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Umberto D (1952)
Unforgiven (1992)White Heat (1949)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Yojimbo (1961)
Friday, October 14, 2005
Directions:
Go to Google and click on the images link.
Type in the following and post the first (or your favorite) picture the search engine finds.
- The name of the town where you grew up
- The name of the town where you live now
- Your name
- Your Grandmother’s name (yeah, I know you probably had 2 (or more); just pick one)
- Your favorite food
- Your favorite drink
- Your favorite song
- Your favorite smell
(Btw...I don't know how to put just the pictures on sooo...you have to click the link)
Elkford is the name of my hometown:
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.district.elkford.bc.ca/Jpg%2520Files/Elkford_Spring_Donald.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.district.elkford.bc.ca/&h=291&w=408&sz=47&tbnid=4QDHhLo5EAYJ:&tbnh=86&tbnw=121&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delkford%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D
New Westminster is where I live now:
http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vancouver-furnished.com/images/westminsterquay.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vancouver-furnished.com/&h=400&w=300&sz=52&tbnid=Mj8SPypiQ3kJ:&tbnh=120&tbnw=90&hl=en&start=9&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Bwestminster%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D
Melissa is my name and this is something I would totally do:
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My Grandmother's name is Ruby and she does not look like this:
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My favorite food is:
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My favorite drink is:
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My favorite song is "Meet in the Middle" by:
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My favourite smell is:
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Go to Google and click on the images link.
Type in the following and post the first (or your favorite) picture the search engine finds.
- The name of the town where you grew up
- The name of the town where you live now
- Your name
- Your Grandmother’s name (yeah, I know you probably had 2 (or more); just pick one)
- Your favorite food
- Your favorite drink
- Your favorite song
- Your favorite smell
(Btw...I don't know how to put just the pictures on sooo...you have to click the link)
Elkford is the name of my hometown:
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New Westminster is where I live now:
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Melissa is my name and this is something I would totally do:
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My Grandmother's name is Ruby and she does not look like this:
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My favorite food is:
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My favorite drink is:
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My favorite song is "Meet in the Middle" by:
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My favourite smell is:
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Sooo....
It's been a really really long two weeks. So much has happened, so many emotions surfaced...
Let me begin with Thursday, September 29, 2005. I received the dreaded 1030 telephone call from my Mom that one of my brothers had been in a car accident. She'd telephone me later when she had more information. That wasn't going to happen, me wait....so I called her right back we talked for a bit and then I had to wait, and wait and wait. 11:45 approx she called back. My little bro Stretch had crashed his car into a mountain near Moyie at 830 that morning. He was rushed to Cranbrook and then airlifted to Calgary at 3 and was identified at 9 that night. Identified?!? Wtf? He had no ID at all on him. They finally tracked our dad down through his cell phone, first calling his boss in Creston and giving identifying markings (thank god Stretch (my bro) likes Tattoos.) Then his boss called our dad, his wife called our other brother (Sprout) and so on. I was so upset and worried because the only information mom could give me was that he had internal bleeding from his seatbelt, brokern ribs, swelling on his spine, shattering of his left orbital bone, cheekbone and fracture to his upper jaw. That was quite enough tho'...I couldn't sleep, I cried and prayed and cried some more. MyLuc sat up with me and held me. I think I finally went to bed about 4.
I got up in the morning, went to work and waited and waited for more information. Nothing. No calls to the workline or the cell. I went home and waited and waited. Finally I spoke with Sprout. He told me that Stretch had had alcohol and drug tests. There was neither in his system. Thank goodness STretch isn't a drinker...he does smoke marijuana but I guess not enough to show?? They still weren't sure about his spine. He had seen a facial surgeon and was going to have plates placed in his orbital bone and cheek bone. They weren't sure about his sight.
Saturday I was functioning but still worried. I had one week to get everything ready for my bests wedding, still had to make an outfit and get the fabric for the outfit, had to be calm n' strong and not worry too much. I broke out in tears often and MyLuc was trying so hard to be there for me but he was making me angry more than helping me. I understand are powerful words. Use them sparingly. He was understanding that I was hurting, understanding that I was worried about my brother, understanding that I needed to cry, understanding that I was upset, understanding...about every freakin' thing. I wanted to scream. But I didn't. I just accepted that he wanted to help and was doing the best he could.
My girly girl and I went fabric shopping. I bought an underlining satiny material and an over matrial for my skirt. Bought a pattern. Went home and broke out the sewing machine. Started to building the underlining. Put in the zipper and tried it on. It was ghastly. No one my size should wear ruffles and ruffles it had. I showed MyLuc and he said "Aren't bridesmaids dresses supposed to be ugly?" I started to get upset. I'm the Maid of Honour not the Bridesmaid...I should look good. So I decided to use the overmaterial and make a wrap shirt using my valentines/xmas shirt for a pattern. After all...4 pieces with a long piece to wrap around ... what could go wrong. But I wasn't going to do that today. I'd had enough of sewing.
Monday went okay. I hadn't heard anything so I figured that was good. Monday night about 930 Stretch called me. He was all dopey n' drugged n' having problems speaking clearly but he sounded weird. Now, imagine the strongest man you know, one who doesn't cry, who has been through hades and come through with a clear mind/conscience and who doesn't cry....crying as hard as he can because "he sees a stranger in the mirror". I was devastated. I tried to be positive telling him that the outside could change all it wanted it was the inner person that would never change. He said he didn't know what had happened other than he tried to take on a mountain and lost. He had had some vertabrae (sp?) fused in his back because they had been crushed by the seat back when his face was meeting the steering wheel. This went on for about 1/2 hour and I was so upset. So then I called my Mom because I needed some cheering up and she tried her best to calm me down but it didn't help at all because all I could hear was my stepdad whining and complaining that her kids were so needy and couldn't they call at a decent hour. Grrrr! I totally dislike that man.
After hanging up I went and grabbed my Sara. A doll I've had since I was 5 that contains all my secrets, fears and o'course tears. She only comes out when I'm in dire need of someone who understands everything. I didn't stop crying for so long it seemed. I recall asking MyLuc if you could cry a bodies worth of tears. He said probably but it'd take a long while.
Tuesday I had the morning off because I needed to go to the Dr. for my depoprevara shot. At about 7 am Stretch called again wanting reassurance that he'd be okay. He was being released to our Dad and didn't know when next we'd talk because he knew I wouldn't call Dads...and he was totally not to call me from there. But that's a whole other story. He was calmer but still very depressed not knowing what he was going to do, how he was going to pay for everything, wanting to know that I would still love him and not be angry with him with any choices that he was going to make....he wouldn't clarify on the last point but I told him that I would be there for him no matter what.
After the appointment with the doctor I was totally drained mentally and emotionally. I called work and said I wouldn't be in. They were understanding which totally rocked. My girly girl emailed MyLuc and said that I needed her. She came over bringing three black dresses that I could choose from and then accent it with the wrap I was going to make. She was so awesome. Understanding that I needed to be alone yet didn't want to be.
Wednesday I seemed to cry all day long. I'd be fine and then I'd be crying. It totally sucked. I went into closed door meetings with both my lawyers and said I was taking Thursday as well as Friday off...I didn't think that I would be much use at work. They understood and said that if I needed more time than that they'd understand. MyLuc's friend Shawna ("Naughty") was going to meet with me after work to get some lingerie for her upcoming wedding. We had planned this day for a month so I wasn't going to cancel, plus I wanted something else to think about. I met Naughty at the Skytrain and we bussed it to the Mall only to find that the lingerie store had closed on Tuesday. Tuesday!!! That totally sucked. We ended up going to Applebees where MyLuc joined us for dinner...n' drinks. One drink and I was a very happy girl.
Thursday I packed my bag for the wedding. I watched six episodes of Season 6 of Buffy n' did laundry n' cleaned the apartment. MyLuc and I have an agreement. If I clean before I leave then he'll make sure it will be clean when I come home.
I left to go to the bus about 4 and it was pouring. So I took a cab to the skytrain. I went to the greyhound about 445. And then I waited n' waited. I lined up about 545 and the line seemed to go on and on. They called in another bus because there were so many of us. I sat with nooone until Chilliwack and then a very large older lady got on. Now I'm a big girl but she was crowding me into the wall of the bus. And she shifted alot n' sighed n' shifted. It was very annoying. By the time I had gotten to Castlegar Friday morning I wanted to walk to Trail. I was tired of being smushed.
Friday 500 a.m. the bus got into Trail. TNick picked me up and we drove home. This was the first time I'd been to their house since they had purchased it in September. It's just the right size I think. Chadney's family (Mom L, Dad L, the Grandma and Trev) had all arrived on Thursday and were in bed so we had the morning to ourselves. We talked n' caught up n' talked n' then I decided I should really finish the wrap shirt. I had only one panel left to cut and attach before trying it on and getting the neckline just right. We placed it on the floor and wouldn't you know it. I had TNick help me hold the fabric while I cut because I had run out of pins and then when she let go so I could see if it was straight - I had cut the shoulder off. *sigh* No luck atall.
About 10 TNick and I drove to the Mall. We went into Zellers and I tried on shirt after shirt after shirt. I had the piece of fabric with me so we matched colours very well but I was so disappointed when the only shirt that actually looked decent was a plain cotton tshirt. As we were leaving heading to the restaurant for breakfast I looked into Mariposa and there it was ... a wrap shirt just my size in the exact shade of the fabric I held in my hand. I walked away tho'...I had just bought a shirt I didn't need another.
During breakfast TNick told me how frustrated she was with people (Mom L) and that she was excited n' nervous all at once. We went over plans for the day n' the Saturday....just so that I woudl have some idea. There weren't many plans but there were enough.
Now I can't go into much detail here because there was so much going on. It'll have to wait for another day.
Friday - the Inlaws - I spent quite a while trying to help keep everyone was tearing eack others face off (TNick/Mom L) and trying to keep the stress level low. I did fairly well and kicked butt at cards doing so.
Saturday - the Wedding - Played remember when with TNick....it wasn't rainy n' my outfit of black dress n' plum wrap shirt matched the grooms outfit very nicely while the brides outfit went very well with the best mans. We all looked good. Pictures will come very soon. Drank the best man under the table *grin*, and o'course a happy drunk and will talk n' talk n' talk for quite a while. "Little Blue Dune Buggy" - TLick (as she will now be known) and I danced to this and were videotaped *blush*
Sunday - the Aftermath - not hungover but tired. Not much sleep when you are cold n' can't get warm. Was s'posed to visit with my Gran but didn't. Bad Granddaughter I am. Was supposed to visit with my Auntie but didn't...bad niece. Cleaned up. Said goodbye to the Inlaws. Had a nap. Went to TLick's family for dinner of leftovers. Watched Sahara with Chadney as TLick and Tuck crashed early.
Monday - was supposed to visit my Gran but didn't. Didn't try calling her more than once...bad bad Granddaughter. Did laundry. Packed up all my stuff. Went to late lunch with Chadney, TLick n' Tuck. And back on the bus.
Sat with noone until Kelowna which was awesome. Then sat with a friendly girl who was a talker as much as I and we chatted n' looked at pics on my digital camera. Arrived in Coquitlam.
4:00 a.m. Tuesday. Cab ride from Coquitlam to my home was $15. Not too bad. Gotta keep that in mind. Walked in and MyLuc was talking away. He normally wakes up on and off from 4 til his alarm at 530 because of the cats wanting cuddling. I went to have a shower n' wash off the bus stink and climbed into bed and he was still talking. Talk talk talk. I finally told him that I really really wanted to get some sleep before going to work at 645. He did. 730. Left home for work. Yup, I slept in. I even had had MyLuc turn the oven timer on and his alarm so I'd have three alarms. He did this and I still slept in. Work was okay other than everyone wanting to know how I was, how Stretch was, how the wedding was, the weather....... Went home and put in Buffy. MyLuc didn't get home til 9. I totally missed him. Didn't hear from anyone regarding Stretch so I presumed all was okay.
Wednesday - Work was a blur. It was a steady stream with no end and the time flew. By the time I got home I was so sleepy. I went and picked up veggies, n' fruit n' eggs from our Market and caught a cab home. I had set aside $20 a month for cab fare and I've totally almost used it all. *sigh* MyLuc got home at 6, taco salad, called my mom for info about Stretch. She said he's okay. His face is okay. The has some scarring on his eybrow n' cheek from the insertion of the plates, his bruising is all yellowed n' green and he's walking very slowly. She didn't know about the fusing of the vertabrae because Stretch had said he had pins implanted. She's going to talk with the doctor and get the real news. I was so totally relieved.
And that brings us to today. So far so good. Work is good. I was called in for a closed door meeting with the Coutts (1st on the letterhead) and he let me know I was getting a raise of $150. Woohoo! That rocks. Tonight MyLuc and I are having date night...dinner and a movie "The History of Violence" (I think that's the name).
If'n you've made it this far *HUGE HUGS* n' thanks for reading.
It's been a really really long two weeks. So much has happened, so many emotions surfaced...
Let me begin with Thursday, September 29, 2005. I received the dreaded 1030 telephone call from my Mom that one of my brothers had been in a car accident. She'd telephone me later when she had more information. That wasn't going to happen, me wait....so I called her right back we talked for a bit and then I had to wait, and wait and wait. 11:45 approx she called back. My little bro Stretch had crashed his car into a mountain near Moyie at 830 that morning. He was rushed to Cranbrook and then airlifted to Calgary at 3 and was identified at 9 that night. Identified?!? Wtf? He had no ID at all on him. They finally tracked our dad down through his cell phone, first calling his boss in Creston and giving identifying markings (thank god Stretch (my bro) likes Tattoos.) Then his boss called our dad, his wife called our other brother (Sprout) and so on. I was so upset and worried because the only information mom could give me was that he had internal bleeding from his seatbelt, brokern ribs, swelling on his spine, shattering of his left orbital bone, cheekbone and fracture to his upper jaw. That was quite enough tho'...I couldn't sleep, I cried and prayed and cried some more. MyLuc sat up with me and held me. I think I finally went to bed about 4.
I got up in the morning, went to work and waited and waited for more information. Nothing. No calls to the workline or the cell. I went home and waited and waited. Finally I spoke with Sprout. He told me that Stretch had had alcohol and drug tests. There was neither in his system. Thank goodness STretch isn't a drinker...he does smoke marijuana but I guess not enough to show?? They still weren't sure about his spine. He had seen a facial surgeon and was going to have plates placed in his orbital bone and cheek bone. They weren't sure about his sight.
Saturday I was functioning but still worried. I had one week to get everything ready for my bests wedding, still had to make an outfit and get the fabric for the outfit, had to be calm n' strong and not worry too much. I broke out in tears often and MyLuc was trying so hard to be there for me but he was making me angry more than helping me. I understand are powerful words. Use them sparingly. He was understanding that I was hurting, understanding that I was worried about my brother, understanding that I needed to cry, understanding that I was upset, understanding...about every freakin' thing. I wanted to scream. But I didn't. I just accepted that he wanted to help and was doing the best he could.
My girly girl and I went fabric shopping. I bought an underlining satiny material and an over matrial for my skirt. Bought a pattern. Went home and broke out the sewing machine. Started to building the underlining. Put in the zipper and tried it on. It was ghastly. No one my size should wear ruffles and ruffles it had. I showed MyLuc and he said "Aren't bridesmaids dresses supposed to be ugly?" I started to get upset. I'm the Maid of Honour not the Bridesmaid...I should look good. So I decided to use the overmaterial and make a wrap shirt using my valentines/xmas shirt for a pattern. After all...4 pieces with a long piece to wrap around ... what could go wrong. But I wasn't going to do that today. I'd had enough of sewing.
Monday went okay. I hadn't heard anything so I figured that was good. Monday night about 930 Stretch called me. He was all dopey n' drugged n' having problems speaking clearly but he sounded weird. Now, imagine the strongest man you know, one who doesn't cry, who has been through hades and come through with a clear mind/conscience and who doesn't cry....crying as hard as he can because "he sees a stranger in the mirror". I was devastated. I tried to be positive telling him that the outside could change all it wanted it was the inner person that would never change. He said he didn't know what had happened other than he tried to take on a mountain and lost. He had had some vertabrae (sp?) fused in his back because they had been crushed by the seat back when his face was meeting the steering wheel. This went on for about 1/2 hour and I was so upset. So then I called my Mom because I needed some cheering up and she tried her best to calm me down but it didn't help at all because all I could hear was my stepdad whining and complaining that her kids were so needy and couldn't they call at a decent hour. Grrrr! I totally dislike that man.
After hanging up I went and grabbed my Sara. A doll I've had since I was 5 that contains all my secrets, fears and o'course tears. She only comes out when I'm in dire need of someone who understands everything. I didn't stop crying for so long it seemed. I recall asking MyLuc if you could cry a bodies worth of tears. He said probably but it'd take a long while.
Tuesday I had the morning off because I needed to go to the Dr. for my depoprevara shot. At about 7 am Stretch called again wanting reassurance that he'd be okay. He was being released to our Dad and didn't know when next we'd talk because he knew I wouldn't call Dads...and he was totally not to call me from there. But that's a whole other story. He was calmer but still very depressed not knowing what he was going to do, how he was going to pay for everything, wanting to know that I would still love him and not be angry with him with any choices that he was going to make....he wouldn't clarify on the last point but I told him that I would be there for him no matter what.
After the appointment with the doctor I was totally drained mentally and emotionally. I called work and said I wouldn't be in. They were understanding which totally rocked. My girly girl emailed MyLuc and said that I needed her. She came over bringing three black dresses that I could choose from and then accent it with the wrap I was going to make. She was so awesome. Understanding that I needed to be alone yet didn't want to be.
Wednesday I seemed to cry all day long. I'd be fine and then I'd be crying. It totally sucked. I went into closed door meetings with both my lawyers and said I was taking Thursday as well as Friday off...I didn't think that I would be much use at work. They understood and said that if I needed more time than that they'd understand. MyLuc's friend Shawna ("Naughty") was going to meet with me after work to get some lingerie for her upcoming wedding. We had planned this day for a month so I wasn't going to cancel, plus I wanted something else to think about. I met Naughty at the Skytrain and we bussed it to the Mall only to find that the lingerie store had closed on Tuesday. Tuesday!!! That totally sucked. We ended up going to Applebees where MyLuc joined us for dinner...n' drinks. One drink and I was a very happy girl.
Thursday I packed my bag for the wedding. I watched six episodes of Season 6 of Buffy n' did laundry n' cleaned the apartment. MyLuc and I have an agreement. If I clean before I leave then he'll make sure it will be clean when I come home.
I left to go to the bus about 4 and it was pouring. So I took a cab to the skytrain. I went to the greyhound about 445. And then I waited n' waited. I lined up about 545 and the line seemed to go on and on. They called in another bus because there were so many of us. I sat with nooone until Chilliwack and then a very large older lady got on. Now I'm a big girl but she was crowding me into the wall of the bus. And she shifted alot n' sighed n' shifted. It was very annoying. By the time I had gotten to Castlegar Friday morning I wanted to walk to Trail. I was tired of being smushed.
Friday 500 a.m. the bus got into Trail. TNick picked me up and we drove home. This was the first time I'd been to their house since they had purchased it in September. It's just the right size I think. Chadney's family (Mom L, Dad L, the Grandma and Trev) had all arrived on Thursday and were in bed so we had the morning to ourselves. We talked n' caught up n' talked n' then I decided I should really finish the wrap shirt. I had only one panel left to cut and attach before trying it on and getting the neckline just right. We placed it on the floor and wouldn't you know it. I had TNick help me hold the fabric while I cut because I had run out of pins and then when she let go so I could see if it was straight - I had cut the shoulder off. *sigh* No luck atall.
About 10 TNick and I drove to the Mall. We went into Zellers and I tried on shirt after shirt after shirt. I had the piece of fabric with me so we matched colours very well but I was so disappointed when the only shirt that actually looked decent was a plain cotton tshirt. As we were leaving heading to the restaurant for breakfast I looked into Mariposa and there it was ... a wrap shirt just my size in the exact shade of the fabric I held in my hand. I walked away tho'...I had just bought a shirt I didn't need another.
During breakfast TNick told me how frustrated she was with people (Mom L) and that she was excited n' nervous all at once. We went over plans for the day n' the Saturday....just so that I woudl have some idea. There weren't many plans but there were enough.
Now I can't go into much detail here because there was so much going on. It'll have to wait for another day.
Friday - the Inlaws - I spent quite a while trying to help keep everyone was tearing eack others face off (TNick/Mom L) and trying to keep the stress level low. I did fairly well and kicked butt at cards doing so.
Saturday - the Wedding - Played remember when with TNick....it wasn't rainy n' my outfit of black dress n' plum wrap shirt matched the grooms outfit very nicely while the brides outfit went very well with the best mans. We all looked good. Pictures will come very soon. Drank the best man under the table *grin*, and o'course a happy drunk and will talk n' talk n' talk for quite a while. "Little Blue Dune Buggy" - TLick (as she will now be known) and I danced to this and were videotaped *blush*
Sunday - the Aftermath - not hungover but tired. Not much sleep when you are cold n' can't get warm. Was s'posed to visit with my Gran but didn't. Bad Granddaughter I am. Was supposed to visit with my Auntie but didn't...bad niece. Cleaned up. Said goodbye to the Inlaws. Had a nap. Went to TLick's family for dinner of leftovers. Watched Sahara with Chadney as TLick and Tuck crashed early.
Monday - was supposed to visit my Gran but didn't. Didn't try calling her more than once...bad bad Granddaughter. Did laundry. Packed up all my stuff. Went to late lunch with Chadney, TLick n' Tuck. And back on the bus.
Sat with noone until Kelowna which was awesome. Then sat with a friendly girl who was a talker as much as I and we chatted n' looked at pics on my digital camera. Arrived in Coquitlam.
4:00 a.m. Tuesday. Cab ride from Coquitlam to my home was $15. Not too bad. Gotta keep that in mind. Walked in and MyLuc was talking away. He normally wakes up on and off from 4 til his alarm at 530 because of the cats wanting cuddling. I went to have a shower n' wash off the bus stink and climbed into bed and he was still talking. Talk talk talk. I finally told him that I really really wanted to get some sleep before going to work at 645. He did. 730. Left home for work. Yup, I slept in. I even had had MyLuc turn the oven timer on and his alarm so I'd have three alarms. He did this and I still slept in. Work was okay other than everyone wanting to know how I was, how Stretch was, how the wedding was, the weather....... Went home and put in Buffy. MyLuc didn't get home til 9. I totally missed him. Didn't hear from anyone regarding Stretch so I presumed all was okay.
Wednesday - Work was a blur. It was a steady stream with no end and the time flew. By the time I got home I was so sleepy. I went and picked up veggies, n' fruit n' eggs from our Market and caught a cab home. I had set aside $20 a month for cab fare and I've totally almost used it all. *sigh* MyLuc got home at 6, taco salad, called my mom for info about Stretch. She said he's okay. His face is okay. The has some scarring on his eybrow n' cheek from the insertion of the plates, his bruising is all yellowed n' green and he's walking very slowly. She didn't know about the fusing of the vertabrae because Stretch had said he had pins implanted. She's going to talk with the doctor and get the real news. I was so totally relieved.
And that brings us to today. So far so good. Work is good. I was called in for a closed door meeting with the Coutts (1st on the letterhead) and he let me know I was getting a raise of $150. Woohoo! That rocks. Tonight MyLuc and I are having date night...dinner and a movie "The History of Violence" (I think that's the name).
If'n you've made it this far *HUGE HUGS* n' thanks for reading.
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