Vixzen's Ramblings

2:49pm: Moving....
OK, don't freak...not me moving, just my noggin....

onedizzyvizzy.blogspot.com

I have not broken down and gotten a website....not yet anyway.....but the purple pen came out last night (it helps me think better) and this was one of the changes that I decided upon....

8:51am: Silly people...
I so enjoy using a combo of store and manufacturer coupons......it confuses employees and I get a great deal....and it's perfectly legal....most people just don't think to shop that way....

8:49pm: Impressed with myself...
OK, it may only be impressive to me, but I listened to Journey - by choice and more than one song - and did not cry. Not even a tear up. Yes, we have forward progress!

Just keep me away from "Open Arms" - that song is always the one that breaks me.....

4:18pm: Rainy Sunday...
I needed a rainy Sunday....to sort through my mail, to do a bit of nothing, to reign in Tivo.....

I'm feeling uneasy....like it's time to change things again....

I did need the day at home though....well, the place that I call home...for now....

11:22am: Back from Exile...
I was in Ohio for a week - work related....felt a bit like exile....I finished a 700 page book in four days....I got to see a friend who I never get to spend time with....I had time to think....

I can't move there - I own too much black.......or am I just talking about it to get more comfortable with the idea?

Well, I will content myself with proclaiming that people should lose their heads......and throwing stones from my pedestal in my glass house......

9:48am: Wine in a carton....
I tried something new (ok, there was a rebate and it came out almost free)....wine in a carton - not a 5 gallon box, but about as much as you would find in a bottle.....I kept wanting to shake it like a British nanny shakes a baby.......umm, I mean, shake it like a carton of orange juice....

10:35am: Confession Time....
I have to confess - my paper journal is backlogged....I do have notes to make one entry per day, but I find that I am not taking the time to play catch up. I just don't have time to do it. Maybe that's why I'm more active here.....trying to fix that routine that has been a piece of my life since I was 13...

And the things that needed to be immediately written about were - full descriptions on a sheet of paper - just never transferred to their "official" place. I don't feel like rehashing some of those things though....maybe it's the underlying reason as to why I haven't played catch up.....

9:12am: Stubborn?

The lone purple flower says - I'm gonna grow where I want to - damnit!!

Sound familiar?

10:35am: Is it wrong?
Is it wrong that I'm delaying talking to some people so that I can still enjoy "the happy" from this weekend? Because I know that interacting with them will let certain parts of reality in and bring me down from "the happy"?

Some phone calls I returned quickly but others I'm just avoiding.....I will return the call to be polite....but not just yet.....

7:09am: Return to camp....
There’s a lot to be said for being in a place without cell reception - it gives you a chance to relax and focus on enjoying the moment. And you can spend a great day relaxing on a blanket in the grass....well, until the guys round the corner again and you are dodging golf balls.

Things I learned:

Lickfest needs to die/stay in college where it belongs.

I am “strong-willed”, yet a bit shy about getting up in front of a room of people to speak, but give me a prop (pitcher of beer or basket of pirags perhaps) and I will bounce around.

My anger with certain things needs to be destroyed or locked away so it doesn’t rear it’s ugly head when I drink too much and cause trouble.

I am happy that I have people that look out for me, but it’s not fair to them – they need to be able to enjoy the evening without having to worry about me bouncing into the lake.

Excessive bouncing will give you many blisters.

There are times where I am remembered only by my dimples.

We are all pyromaniacs.

Make sure that you are on time for lasagna.

The “Lapin Kundze Survivors Group” may show up on Facebook.

I still remember most of the words to “The Hangover Song”.

Sometimes when you request “Stairway to Heaven”, someone will humor you and play it on the piano.

If you are going to not be so great on the guitar, play with some conviction and make up fun lyrics. Or just revert back to U2’s “All I Want is You” or “Ode to Joy” and I’ll cheer for you.

“Take 2 chairs from Ezer Maja” may be the hit of the summer.

“Candy, Candy, Candy, I can’t let you go, All my life you’re haunting me, I loved you so....” is still running through my head – I forgot how great of a song it is.

10:15am: U-C-O-N-N.....
First game of the season, debut of the new uniforms, fantastic weather and a new announcer...how could I say no to going on a school night?

I fought traffic to get there - I got off one road due to an accident, then the alternate route had an overturned dump truck.....argh...but I got a phone call and in 5 minutes went from rage to a smiling happy. (it's a real mood, really!)

The game was good - I think we won...I spent the first part being giddy that I was OUT of the car and then a good part of it chatting with people I haven't seen in a while, admiring the new uniforms, and being amazed at how the whole game operates like a well-oiled money making machine supporting it's brand....

Surprise of the evening - someone who does not have a liking of alcohol offered to buy me a beer since I was stressing....thanks!

Traffic on the way home sucked....especially when the "Reduce speed to 45 mph" sign showed up....I was going barely 5 mph....I want that hour of my life back....

7:47am: Vroom!!!
I didn't have my car for two whole days...two very long days....I missed my turbo......there is technically no reason to go uphill at 80 mph but I seem to do it without realizing it...

And it's the cleanest that my tires ever get....stupid alloy wheels....I used to crack one every winter...

But as I drove into work this morning the "Check Engine" light came back on (13 hours after being picked up from the dealer)....could this be the beginning of the end for my precious?

11:47am: Irony
Going to Dayton, OH for a business trip for a week – the same town where my godmother lived the past twenty five years....the same godmother who passed away a couple of months ago.....never visited the city when she was alive....now it will be my second trip in six months.....

11:09am: Fall is coming...
I am so digging the nip in the air.....a reminder that fall and football *cough* marching band *cough* season are almost here.....

And it automatically triggers that song - Vasara jau projam steidzas, Rudens veji grib mus sveikt......

6:25pm: A calm evening...
Two Tomatoes
One Red (seriously it's purple, can't we just call it that?) Onion
Freshly Ground Pepper
Roughly Chopped Basil
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar

All mixed together, put on crostini and a glass of red wine to drink.....yum......bliss.....

2:02pm: Deal giggles....
Yes, I love getting a deal...but I have to be able to use the item....there is no use in getting a great price for something but then not being able to use it.....

Glade Wisp - the starter kit - on clearance for $1.99 with a $2 off peelie coupon right on the package.....I like the scent....umm, no brainer! And it comes with the batteries included...so I had to pay tax on it and I got a free battery....*giggle*

CVS purchase today = $0.28 OOP (out of pocket) - all stuff that I will use....bonus *giggle* = at the bottom of the receipt it says "You saved $49.27 on today's trip".....

Woot!

12:48pm: Woot for my obscure country!!
Riga, Latvija is #2!

The votes have been tallied for the first-ever international MONOPOLY game and I believe that we replace Baltic Avenue.....get it, get it.....Baltic State...replaces Baltic Avenue....

http://www.hasbro.com/games/kid-games/monopoly/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsID=DB7DFA53-D56F-E112-458E61859535CD3D

10:54am: No more Colonel Mustard!
Goodbye Col. Mustard: 'Clue' goes tabloid

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26203228/?GT1=43001

I am actually a bit upset by this....granted it's a older game, but, but, but they got rid of the lead pipe, revolver and wrench and the movie was funny and the characters didn't need first names and stuff.....Why did they have to mess with it???

11:39am: Oh the cuteness...



see more dog pictures

10:52am: RAWR!!!
I'm a dinosaur....come on...look at it and use your imagination.....

The Jef-f Dun-HAM (dot com) show was incredible - I have not laughed that hard in years.

So, we're filming our Christmas special.....Achmed the Dead Terrorist has poliosis.....Peanut & the word 'Twas.......Jose Jalapeno could wear a garden hose....oh, it's your gardener's birthday?....red bull and nyquil....

The next day we all headed to Yankee Candle.....the flagship store...the one where it snows every four minutes....

We notice a red candle trend.......Ooo, look at this one....what about this one? It's red too and matches your shirt! Shut up! Sun & Sand candle - why don't you just snort some sunscreen?

*yawn* I'm tuckered out though....need some coffee, coffee, coffee......

11:16pm: Old Thumper.....
Posted on the door of the women's bathroom at the Casino in Hampton Beach, NH......total random flashback moment.....

3:00pm: Boy, girl, boy, girl…

Natural seating at the table - Boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl…….very amusing.

 

It’s OK, I’m a doctor…..

 

Daddy needs a drink….not that I’m an alcoholic or anything, but we lost to them and a shot would just fix it…..and on and on and on…..(some things never change - it's comforting)

 
And of course I have to point out the spelling error on the menu......

A late night but totally worth it – good times with old friends and bonding with new ones – some that drink $9 bottled water and forget to put their pinky in the air when they pour!

4:44pm: Food for thought....

 

THE JOB - URINE TEST

 

Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet.

 

I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their ____ , doing drugs, while I work. 

 

Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?

11:00am: Life's Department of Standards...
 

We all have our standards but in certain areas of life it becomes an emotional issue. Those areas have the “no ifs, and or buts about it” standard.  And when someone close to us doesn’t “keep to the code”, they “fail” us and we find ourselves doubting them as a person and if we should even associate with them. 

 

I’m pretty easy going in most areas – do what you want but don’t force me to agree with it if I don’t want to and don’t think that I will go along with it just because you are.

 

The excuse of “everyone around me does it” is not an acceptable answer either – don’t change for that reason.  If you had a certain belief before, what has fundamentally changed that you accept this lowered standard now? 

 

I wasn’t raised that way, I don’t believe in it and I refuse to accept it. 

 

And there are instances where we keep quiet to not rock the boat, but when you do that, are you staying true to YOUR standards?

10:43am: Sign from the universe?

Umm, the last time I had to enter a captcha is was "kill"....no joke....