I don't think that there is really such a thing as a "delicate cycle" on a washing machine. Every once in a while my things come out with big holes in them...right in the middle of the fabric. I can't figure it out! (By the way...I couldn't do it. *winces*)

dryer gnomes. they also steal my socks all the time!

~the same gremlin has been mucking up my long sleeve shirts as well...when i find it I will make sure I have a heavy blunt object in my possession and will not miss my mark when lowering the boom~

Have you tried turning things inside-out *before* you put them in the wash? I'll bet they come out still inside-out!

My major washer-dryer event is losing socks. Almost never Don's socks. My socks. Have I done something to offend the pair?

I hate to rat on the guy, but Buzz told me years ago that one of his more fun challenges in life was to sneak away for a few minutes while the laundry was going, turn a few sleeves inside out, and get back before you noticed he was gone. I guess you still have never caught him.

The sock thing, though ? That's real. Sometimes I lose some of my socks, and end up with others I've never seen before - probably Geeky or Cassie's !

Happy Friday right back atcha!!

Happy Friday, Empress!

I hope you and Buzz have a nice weekend, and tell him I say hi!

It would be great if he could just say hi on his blog, or mines, but I'm happy he's taking a break!

Happy Friday! Hope the work part of it goes very quickly for you!

Since I had convinced myself all week that yesterday would indeed be Friday getting up today and having to go into work has been very difficult.

TGIF!!!

Happy Friday! (Help me Empress...I'm weakening! Do I have to spell it out?)

It's FRIIIIIIIDAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!!

It's Friday :) TGIF Pat ;)

Perhaps you should change your days off to Fridays. I love saying "Have a great weekend" to people at work on Thursday evening. Mean, huh?

Happy Friday!

why bother putting yourself through all that pain? just take the whole week off!

There should be a national 4-day work week all the time. Let's start a petition!

THis is the first week that I didn't realize that it was Friday when it was on Friday!

ouch! don't do that!

believe it or not, i actually did that to someone else once. i was cutting my mom's hair for her, and she held up a piece she wanted me to cut. *snip* and i accidentally got her finger too. i felt soooooo bad.

I love your smilies. ..and I can't help but comment again. I cut my husband's hair for him, he'd rather put up with my ineptness than go to have it cut professionally. ANYWAY, I can't tell you how many times I have sliced the skin off my knuckles with the scissors. Thank goodness I don't earn a living cutting hair... blood on the client is so unseemly. Ahem...of course my knuckle skin is a little looser now than it used to be; well it doesn't flap over or get in the way..um...never mind.....

OUCH! My kids had a kid-safe scissors that cut my 4 year old's finger! Straight to the trash can with that pair!

Oww!!! I'm sorry to hear that. But at least you didn't do what my uncle did to himself when he was 14. He plopped himself down on the couch in that amazing way that teens do, and sliced his butt through his jeans with my grandmother's sewing shears. I think it embarrassed him more when my grandmother turned him over on her knee to put the peroxide on the wound.

OUCH! Need a pair of safety scissors? LOL

Ouch! I hope your finger heals soon. Also, I would stay away from scissors and probably staplers for a while.

That sounds like something I'd do. Suprised I still have fingers (knock on wood!)

Hope it heals up quick! Ooo, I bet it's sore.

Owie!

I hope you're ok. That sounds so much like things I have done.

Shame on us for sure! This is such a huge sore spot with me! Let's blame someone else and get rich off our own stupidity! I don't believe capping awards is the answer however; I do believe making frivolous lawsuits unprofitable is! I sat on juries in civil court and it's one of the things for which I am proud...we did not contribute to this craziness..in fact we had a rep for being stingy. oppss..sorry I could rant on forever on this ...

We are surely a bunch of crybabies, aren't we? Well, some of us! Always thinking our problems are somebody else's fault. I can't believe people can get away with suing for something so assinine, and then get money. Wow, what a disgrace.

Reality shows? Ugh, don't get me started on those. Too stupid!

I'm feeling a little crabby this morning,can you sense it? Lol. Have a great day!

Our sue-happy nation really irritates the crapola out of me.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

Have I ever told the story about when my GRANDMOTHER was suing me? How about the fact that I had an AUNT sue me?

Idiots...all of them!

Remind me to contact an attorney. I feel a vacation coming on, and sledding sounds SO profitable.

That is so ri-f#@king-diculous!!! Outlaw sledding?!?!? Maybe we should outlaw laughing too!! Let's keep all the children inside so they can just play video games and get fat from lack of exercise!!! Those people should be darn glad I'm not a judge, 'cause I'd kick their butts out of my courtroom sooooo fast!! Get a freaking life or wrap your kid in bubble wrap!! Man, I'm pissed by this story. IT's absolutely pitiful how sue happy our society has become!!!

Isn't that one of the risks of sledding and skiing and well, ANY sport? That there is a chance you might break a limb?! That's why I don't do it. My dancer legs need to be ok :)

That is just so freaking stupid.

Possibly next it will be to outlaw the use of a fork at the table because someone stabbed themselves with it.

Ridiculous!

Good thing I did my HARD CORE sledding in the late 60's early 70's.

I was going to post a comment full of facetious musings but my lawyers told me I couldn't. Sorry. Maybe next time (but you may not construe that as a commitment in any way).

-nef

that is terrible! people like that hurt me.

Its been awhile since I last sommented so first things first - hi!
I went sledding 8 years ago and hit a cement embankment at the bottom because I swerved t miss a kid...if i'd known then I could sue for it, I would never have paid 130,000.00 worth of medical..all he broke was his leg...I lost my kidney, spleen, part of my stomach and part of my small intestine....surely I deserve more?

DEAR GOD!

Who was the fucking idiots that gave 6 million for a sledding issue?

-d

That is sensationalism. I just hate that kind of reportine.

I followed your link, then was struck by a thought. They probably used that headline to increase the hits on that article, and I just helped them out.

We have nuclear power plants in Michigan???!! Hmmmm learn something new every day. I wonder if Homer Simpson works there too. Funny enough I don't think I live too far from there. AHHHHHHHHH!

I think your site hates me. It won't let me leave comments. *sigh* *pads away from Pat's site*
I was saying that I never knew Michigan had power plants. I just learned something new...and I'm from here!!! Wonder if I can go find Homer Simpson too :)

DOH!!

I agree totally! That is just obsurd. I wonder how many people ran screaming from Michigan?

Yellow journalism is like yellow snow- it might catch your attention but it ain't pretty.

Ha!

I assumed EXACTLY that. And then I didn't read the article, because Michigan is pretty far away from here, it's their problem :)

It's a good day for a fire. Have a nice warm mini vacation.

We got about an inch of snow here, but we did get the wind. Have fun get a sled!

Go out and make some snow angels, then have some warm cocoa with a bit of shnapps in it!

We probably got about 9 inches of snow here over the weekend. The kids had a blast playing in it!!

Why you two lil' schmarties...taking the day off and all. Wheee! Have fun and stay warm!

Stay warm and comfy!!!

"If I Had a Boat" is such a great song. The lyrics and the guitar in it are both fantastic. Have a good weekend, Empress (and old what's-his-name.)

Be careful what you get from Solonor. He may have rubbed his naked butt all over the CD.

I got one, too! Isn't it great? "Robots Never Cry" is really good, he wrote it.

"Robots Never Cry" sounds like a great song, because it's true, I think.

I hope you and Buzz have a great weekend, Empress, and tell him I says hi!

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it.

I hadn't heard of either of those artists, but I went out and listened to some Lloyd Cole. I might just pick up one of his songs and break it to pieces.

Oh yeah... Bite me, Sporty!!

How cool. I received a really nice cd at Christmas time from a friendly blogger.

Makes you feel kind of special, doesn't it?

Oops....I thought we got that memo that said five was the target number.

No wonder I'm in trouble this morning. Ugh. ;)

Here's my bit of wisdom. If you are drinking a Tangueray martini (shaken), ONE is enough! Trust me.

Wassa matter, punkin'?!?!? Did you sleep on the bathroom floor last night?

So - how do you feel after discovering that most important fact?

3 you say? What if they are made with fruit juice? That's gotta count for SOMETHING!!!

Had a couple (3) martoonies last Friday, one was raspberry & pineapple juice, one peppermint and my favorite was called a Karmel Sutra ;-)

Gotcha! That is definately good to know!

How profound!

Thanks for sharing that knowledge ;-)

Doesn't it depend on who is making the martinis?

Not you too??! It was bad enough when your husband stopped. DOH!

yeah, it seems like a lot of people quit around the 2 year mark... i guess that's just enough time to have fun with it, but too long to keep it all up. and a lot of times life just gets in the way.

but me? i'll be blogging forEVER. :)

What are you trying to say?

I'm a relative newbie, so can't offer any wisdom, but I hope you don't quit.

Pleae don't leave....I don't think I could take it. Maybe just cut back on writing, but don't stop. It will be a nice little surprise if I check in and you have written something. Its a nice way to keep up with you & Buzz.

i think when a group of people all start doing the same thing, and then a couple of them dont want to do it anymore, the rest of the group will eventually fade. you either realize that you were doing it because they were, and you didnt really want to, or its lost its fun because not enough of your fellow buddies are doing it anymore. it happens all the time.

I think the vibes you're picking up on is real. I know a lot of folks that are already gone or thinking about giving their blogging up. And it seems they've been in business for 2-3 years on the average.

It's crossed my mind lately as well...

I think the two year mark is when a lot of people start leaving their blogs. I keep thinking about leaving mine and it's in year two right now. I guess after awhile it loses it's sparkly feeling, I know for me personally I just don't have as much time anymore.

I'll hit the 2-year mark in May, I think. So far, I'm still enjoying the whole thing. I do miss some of the people who have quit, one especially who comes to mind instantly.

i get burned out and think of quitting about every six months or so -- its been happening to me for the last four years. i may cut back a little on the writing and concentrate more on the photolog, but eventualy i come back. i find one thing that's definately helped me continue this year has been meeting face-to-face some bay area bloggers, who have become real world friends. i guess it's all about keeping it fresh and having fun with it. when blogging becomes a chore, it's time to take a break.

that being said, i hope you don't quit! i enjoy your writing.

I wonder if it depends on what people have going on in their life. Like other "hobbies," things fade. I just don't feel like taking the time to post as much lately, but when I think about the people I normally read, I don't want them to leave. Kinda like you are losing a friend!

I won't hit the two-year mark until June, but I've considered taking some time away from blogging. I don't think too many people would miss me.

I do know for a fact I would miss your blog.
I already miss old-what's-his-name.

I've gone over the 2 year mark and have to say I don't feel compelled to write everyday. Both my sons have given up theirs for the most part and the one who was the instigater of all these had quite a following at one time. Life cycles, I guess. sigh

I'm about to have my one-year anniversary (plus a prior few months with a webpage newsletter that I treated like a blog). I'm actually enjoying it even mroe now that I've started reading and commenting on a lot of other blogs. But I can definitely see where it could get old. Or where I'd realize I hadn't cleaned the house in weeks and something had to give. Oh, wait--that's already happened.

Me? I'm going nowhere and I'm about to enter year 3. But I think I look at it differently. Like yesterday for example...

...we were talking about going to a Home Remodelling show, and I was saying how I went a few years ago and it sucked compared to the ones I went to at home in Michigan, but I couldn't remember exactly what I hated about it so much. Then I thought, "I'll go look it up on my blog." Then I realized I wasn't blogging back then. Dammit!

I wish I'd have started a blog when I was 18. Maybe then I'd remember stuff like what I did on New Years for the past 20 years. *lol*

I'm finding blogging is alot like chatting...it was OH SO FUN at first, then quietly faded away, but I'm still a relative newby (one year the end of Dec 04), so I'll be here awhile.

Maybe you should resurrect your MOTD!!!

Hmmm...I've been blogging since December of 2001 I think. I thought about quitting awhile ago but that was for reasons that were less about me and more about prying eyes and courtroom lies and being tired of the Perry Mason drama that my ex tried drumming up in the legal system based on Kazoofus writings.

I've seen a lot of blogs come and go and the do so on all kinds of timelines and for all kinds of reasons. Some get bored with it, some have situations similar to mine, some are around for weeks, some for months, some for years. I haven't really noticed any patterns.

YAY for a good night's sleep!!!

I'm glad you slept well, m'dear!

I so wish I was still sleeping right now.....

Congrats on your sleep!
Send some of those good sleep vibes my way, would ya?

And, as far as facial quality toilet paper? Not normally would ya need it, but in the case that one could afford either toilet paper, or facial tissue, I choose to by toilet paper and make it double as facial tissue, so yes, one would need facial quality toilet paper.....just my two cents! lol
Have a great day!

Hmm, I wouldn't say one cheek was more soft-worthy than the other. I was "swimming with sea turtles" this morning when the alarm got me..I think I need to go someplace warm. Congrats on the sleep!

I slept well last night, too. I just wish it had been for more than 6 hours.

Next thing you know they'll be claiming that facial tissues are "derriere quality."

I think you slept better last night knowing you can blow your nose with toilet paper.

Now tonight contemplate the double use of dryer sheets. They can also be used to clean a pot with food stuck to it. Just put a dryer sheet in the pot and fill with hot water and the stuff just falls of the sides.

Sweet Dreams.

A good night's sleep makes a huge difference in the day.

Hey, what a coincidence! I also had a terrific weekend! What are the odds?

Sounds like a super great weekend!
I had a good one chillin' with him and the kids, doing nothing much but watching all the sports and movies at night! Those make for the best weekends!

Got to admit to a smidgeon of jealousy here--our weekend was pretty busy, and I don't think I have a free one till at least May! But at least I did get to spend much of it with my favorite person, too!

Oooh! You're in love and with your own husband, too! Sick! that's unnatural!

(I'm heavy on the sarcasm, there!)

Oooh! You're in love and with your own husband, too! Sick! That's unnatural!

(I'm heavy on the sarcasm, there!)

we had a great weekend too ... nothing but relaxing, watching movies and hanging with the fam.

i don't wanna get up early tomorrow!

It sure is nice to be married to your best friend.

My weekend wasn't that relaxing. I'm glad somebody's was. Buzz must have lots of time on his hands now that he closed up his blog site. I miss his comments-he was one of the first ones I read when I started up. Putting out stuff regularly does get stressful thinking of interesting things. Anyway, keeep warm and enjoy your week.

I just SO love you two cuties!

aww, you guys are so great!

I just hope Buzz doesn't have to deal with another fallen tree in the harsh winter weather, like last year.

Please take care and stay safe up there!

We're getting bad thunderstorms down here this morning and it's supposed to last for almost two days. Some sort of cold front coming through...but it must be moving reallllllly slow.

The weather has been wicked weird all over the country this year! We've seen more of the wet stuff this year than we have in the past ten years! I mean, true rain, not just spittle. Keep safe and watch out for those trees!!

I think the weather is wicked everywhere. We have had rain for so many days.. I have forgotten how many. I know you have to be tired... I hope the howling has stopped by now.

TGIF !!

I heard the wind - it keeps me up too. And when I went to work early this morning, I had almost flooded roads to deal with. The puddles were very big and some of them very deep.

It's not so bad this afternoon. But really cold feeling.

I'm normally a nightowl and stay up until 11 or so while everyone else slumbers. But last night I was so tired I was falling asleep in my chair. So at 8 PM I proclaimed it to be early night for everyone and sent the kids packing to bed and went to bed myself. I was asleep within 10 minutes, but I had a restless night, tossing and turning all night. I hate that. If you are so tired that you are falling asleep, why do you toss and turn all night??? I needed one of those nights where you sleep so hard that when you wake up you can't believe you have even been asleep and you feel fully refreshed.

Trader Joes has it. You can get it where the vitamins are sold as well, GNC, drug store, etc. It's all natural. Trader Joe's has a peppermint chewable, that aren't too bad.

You're not having any caffeine after about 1 pm each day, are you? Eliminating caffeine in the afternoons, cutting back to one cup of half-caf/half-decaf in the morning, and only one glass of tea with lunch have all significantlly improved my sleep patterns.

Do you think it's nerves ?

I find myself running a million things through my head sometimes which intern makes me lay awake for hours. keith brings up a good point about caffeine.

I hope you get it straightened out.

i think you must not be drinking enough wine...

I think someone has put something in the water. I seem to have a lot of those nights, I toss and turn and think of everything I can accomplish to fix the world but guess what the next morning I accomplish nothing because I am exhausted.
Just make certain the melatoninis made from a very reliable place .

Sorry the above comment is from me.

You can buy melatonin in the stores, usually cheaper through health food stores. I never found it to work so well, however. Sleepy Tyme tea usually helps me somewhat. I am one who suffers insomnia like crazy and have my whole life. I don't usually find much to help me sleep except for "Andy Griffin" reruns. I just end up staying on the couch on those nights since as soon as I wake up and move myself to bed, the sleepy phase passes! lol

I agree with some of the other peeps - watch the caffeine intake after a certain point of the day.

I've taken melantonin before and it seemed to help me get to sleep and sleep more soundly. I see it for sale everywhere.

I think that sleep journal is a great idea, btw.

I just read some of the other comments. I don't know what you should do, but Sleepy Time tea is my absolute favorite. Tastes good, and I think it is very soothing.

Stay away from the melatonin! My Mom had trouble sleeping and took it and it turned here tongue all white and she had lots of trouble with it. Ended up at the doctors and evrything.

You can get it at most any health food store. I have friends who swear by it but never tried it myself.

A warm bath/shower and a glass of wine are good. Valerian from a healthfood shop. Lavender oil on your pillow. Soft classical music or the radio, just audible, for something to focus on that doesn't require thought. Writing down all the stuff that you keep thinking of on a notepad - that is REALLY good if your mind your mind is a whirr with thoughts about your day, what you plan to do about what happened, great ideas you want to put into action. Jot them down and you know they will be there tomorrow so you can stop thinking about them.

Have you tried melatonin? I honestly didn't think it was working for me. But I take 3 or 4 and drift.

You're a leo, we never shut our brains off!! I'm pretty much the same way you are.

I see you're still a big Jeff Corwin fan. I think he's pretty good too.

Explore your world...that is the english translation of my daughters spanish charter school motto:

Explore de mundo

Or something lke that. I don't speak Spanish so I probably wrote it wrong!

Ok, I think my comment has nothing to do with your post actually. OOOPS!

I LOVE Jeff Corwin. He makes me giggle while I learn. So you've been doing a lot of learning today it seems. I'm proud of you :)

Try a couple glasses of wine before bed. Wait I"m sure you have already tried this. TV works the best for me. All though I do wake up on the sofa at 3 something then can't get back to sleep.

thats cool! my new favorite channel is bravo. project runway rules! and queer eye for the straight guy, and queer eye for the straight girl.

I wonder what else you were up to during the night???????

I had to pack my scale up and put it at the top of the closet so I wouldn't weigh myself all the time. I know in the longrun, it's a very good move. But it's been difficult the last 2 days without it.

Good luck!

Scales suck. I normally go by how well my pants fit. Using a scale can be so dishearting some days.

You weigh yourself before bed??? NO wonder you were up all night. I am scared to go anywhere near my scale after 8 am.

Dude, make Buzz hide it from you and only give it to you once a week or something. Or ...for umm... "favors".

*snicker*

yup..throw it out! I go by how my clothes fit too and how I feel overall. Ahem...that is not to say I couldn't stand to lose a few or 15 pounds but I'm not going to do anything about it at the moment.

I am the same way when I am dieting. One of my weird things is that I will not weigh myself in the morning until AFTER I have used the bathroom. For some reason I feel that I will weigh much less afterwards.

I always feel like it has been a sucessful day if I go to bed with hunger pains! LOL!

I too am a scales freak. I have to weigh totally in the nude, after I have used the bathroom first thing in the morning. Sometimes I even take my glasses off, like they are going to make a difference.

Scales are too frustrating for me. One day up 10 punds a few days later down 10 pounds. I only use my scale as confirmation in how my clothing fit. I prefer a messuring tape, Then I can keep track of all the inches lost. Even better adding up all the inches seams more impressive for a pat on the back.

I don't even own a scale for that reason. I get too obsessive with it. I have to go by the clothes rule, because if I did own a scale, I wouldn't stop at any certain number, I'd just keep on going until at which point, I'd be considered sick. Hell, I don't even look at the scale at the drs office.

I weigh myself every morning after I've gone to the bathroom and right before I step into the shower and definitely before I eat anything. I never, ever weigh myself at night!! I am not very happy with my scale right now, but it's my own fault. So as of yesterday, I'm back on track! I'm not saying the "D" word...just eating better, eating less and no snacks. Goodbye chocolate!!!

I always did the weigh in weekly, and then would write the number on the calendar.

Yesterday I was disappointed, today disgusted. because it said I only lost .2 yesterday I looked today and it said I GAINED a pound! I'm just hoping somewhere along the line things start moving in the right direction. I haven't chjeated and I'm not giving up.

"I always find that if I'm dieting, I'm hungry. And if I'm hungry, it must mean I'm losing weight, right?"

~what matters most is exercise while dieting, keeping that metabolism up there...I have found and others have told me that eating less or no carb or whatever diet is good for ya, but you cannot truly lose weight unless you have a regiment of execise while dieting or following a specific eating regiment....now granted, I have not dieted in some time, but I do execise all the time...walking, pushups, etc., anything to keep me active, and I eat whatever I can, or afford to eat (lol)...I am not sure how you implement an execise regiment but you gotta include one...I tend to believe that scales were created by evil carney folk who smell like cabbage~

(i think i'm addicted to my scale, too. and mine is just as untrustworthy as yours seems to be. this morning, mine said i had *gasp!* gained a pound. this afternoon, same scale said i had lost two. this just does not make sense according to what Cosmo says--one is supposed to weight less in the morning, hence, morning time, just before showering and therefore naked without influence of clothing is supposedly THE optimal weighing time. so what's going on with my treacherous scale, then? tricksy little bastards they are.)

you should: throw it out the window, the window. do you know that song?

I've only ever felt down about my weight after weighing myself :P Going by how my clothes fit and how I feel about myself when I look in the mirror is a much better way to gauge what you should be doing. Scales are depressing. Exercise gives you an excuse to treat yourself now and then so that you don't get obsessive about what you've eaten, or feel guilty about food. You should NEVER FEEL GUILTY ABOUT FOOD. Only lack of exercise ;)

Great pick!! I LOVE the Beck's (as all right-minded people should)!!

Pete Beck ROCKS! Great choice!

What a great picture. Wait. Is he giving us the bird?

*lol*

~I agree, Pete is one helluva good guy, worthy of MOTB recognition...when I finally make that trek to the left coast I am gonna pop in and buy that guy a beer~

Never heard of him. Which one is he?

Love the parrot

Anybody with a parrot on his shoulder is okay with me.

Yeah, but what's the lovely little bird's name?

oh wow -- this is so cool! i am honored. Pat, you and Dave are welcome in our home anytime, and yes we will have a grand time! Craig, that goes for you too -- especially if you're buying the beers... :)

and i'm afraid i don't know the parrot's name -- he was sitting on a perch at this open air cantina in the Dominican Republic i was at last spring. he just hopped on to my shoulder while a friend took the picture.

Empress, it's always an honor to be mentioned in your blog! Although, now that Pete's attained MOTB status, he'll be wanting to charge for his autograph and pose for the inevitable MOTB swimsuit calendar!

BTW, the left coast is all gloomy since it's wintertime. Late summer/early fall is best. Come on out!

And we had a great time. Thanks

Cas

I hope you recover quickly.
See you soon

That's not even enough to soak up all the wine. I can just see it traveling through your body on its way to its final destination...your bladder. I hope there was a bathroom nearby. Or a salt lick...to help you retain fluid!

HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE A MCGRIDDLE???

Sorry. I couldn't resist.

I hope by now that you are feeling a little bit better. Couldn't resist !!

Happy Saturday !!

Make sure to eat a little more tonite! Isn't that what the cheese and crackers is for? To prevent a hangover? Hope you are feeling much better by now and can enjoy the rest of your weekend!

shhhhh . . . don't wake her . . . she finally got to sleep

How about pet names for your husband?

Let me think....A stands for....

Hmmm, never mind. That might not be such a good idea.

I don't have lists, but here is something I do that works for me. Picture the very top of a tall pine tree. Visualize every detail of the gree tree against a blue sky. Slowly visualize your way down the tree, forming the details in your mind. As the branches get bigger, feel them get heavier.

The same thing works for me with a stream. I start at the point where it bubbles from the ground and imagine it getting slowly bigger and gaining strength. Visualize the water going over rocks and making that music that small streams can make. As the water gets bigger, you should get more relaxed.

Both work for me in minutes.

Kinds of alcohol or drinks - A Absolut, B Budweiser, C Couvossier (sp?), D Dewars Hey, this is fun, I think I'll try to get through the whole alphabet!

Lists of your favorite books (I know you love to read), favorite authors.

How about names for future pets?

How about parts of the body? You can use Buzz as a model while he is sleeping! It'll be fun---try it!! Just point to the top -Head and work your way down-Head oh wait-that didn't work out as planned....I'll think of another one! haha have a good weekend!

you could count the federal deficit! no worries about getting through that one before you dozed off...

names of flowers might work. Or candy bars? or um, things you'd buy at the grocery store? anyway....

Too hard. Zyrtec does is for me.

How 'bout a wee nip o' Gentleman Jack?

try reciting the states in alphebetcial order

I don't count anything, I just count. If I make it to one thousand I know I'm in for a long night. Usually I remember making it to 4-500.

All hail to ginko biloba! ehhehe Happy TGIF!

I better get me some of that, because I don't feel so calm about my body breaking down and something tells me it's going to keep doing it anyway!

Well, I just can't wait to see them!

maybe you just need to grow into them?

yeah but they dont have strings!!

heh - I haven't seen it either

So did you like it? I loved that movie...

What a great movie! It's amazing how many GREAT lines came from that film.

Rick: Here's looking at you, kid.

Rick: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.

Rick: Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Ugarte: You know, Rick, I have many a friend in Casablanca, but somehow, just because you despise me, you are the only one I trust.

Annina: Monsieur Rick, what kind of a man is Captain Renault?
Rick: Oh, he's just like any other man, only more so.

Ilsa: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake.
Sam: [lying] I don't know what you mean, Miss Elsa.
Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By."

o/'o/'o/'you must remember this...a kiss is just a kiss...a siiiiigh is just a sigh...o/'o/'o oopppss excuse me, got carried away there for a moment. Love those old movies.

I had seen so many clips of it, I felt like I had seen Casablanca before I ever really did. Now I want to go watch Play It Again, Sam.

And I've never seen Citizen Kane, either.

I have never sat through the whole movie. I have seen pieces but not never the whole film from start to finish.

I love Casablanca! Bogart and Bergman are wonderful, but the supporting cast is great as well.

A definite classic - I've seen it numerous times. I'm so glad you finally got around to watching it.

Wow, a first time viewing of Casablance! I would have figured you as a "usual suspect."

Never saw it! Or Citizen Kane, or Gone with the Wind and many other classic movies.

That's still on my to do list...

but hey... I've done the Citizen Kane thing... so we are even... right?

-d

I've never seen it either.. oh the shame! I keep meaning to, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I haven't seen Citizen Kane either.. and I've never seen the whole move of Its A Wonderful Life either. I have no excuse..I'm culturally retarded.

Empress ! ! I made a special effort to see Citizen Kane, and came away quite disappointed in the movie. So, I read up on it, and what made Citizen Kane "great" was all of the groundbreaking things that went into it - not the story. Up until CK, all movies pretty much went in chronological order. CK jumped around, and kind of ended with the beginning. The camera angles were EXTREMELY funky (technical term) compared to what had been done previously. The movie was an unabashed slap-to-the-face at William Randolph Hearst, which also caused quite a commotion. Maybe I should watch it again, but to tell you the truth, I think I'd be more entertained by Napolean Dynamite than another round of CK. Just one cretin's opinion.
(Tell the Buzzmeister I said Hey.)

Wow, you've never seen South Park until now?????? What is wrong with you woman??

I had that feeling the first time I watched "Here Come The Brides"

I love South Park! They crack me up.

I remember The Charmings, but I must have never watched it. It you bring it back...I'll give it a shot!

It seems like Don and I never like anything till it's in reruns.

i cant believe youve never seen south park, its been on forever!

Not a fan of South Park, but would have LOVED to see Charming -- it sounds adorable!

On a side note, I'm a finalist for a BoB award AND it's my birthday!
Will you go vote for me today as my birthday present?? :)

http://www.blogmechanics.com/bob/vote.php?pollID=4
Make sure to cast your vote for Barefoot Principessa!

I know it's shameless to beg, but hey -- that's the whole point of the category I'm up for!
Fabulous!! Thank you!!

Please tell me you've seen the OSBOURNES! It's something that I've seen only twice but that was enough for me. Maybe you'd like it? Irreverant and oh so outlandish! (But if I could only understand what Ozzy is saying...)

So, you never listened to Merry F***ing Christmas by Mr. Garrison, when I posted it? I've been a huge SouthPark fan, since the first episode. The fact that they're totally irreverent to everything and everybody is what's kept me amused for so long. I think I see a DVD box set on someone's Amazon wish list.....

Hi, I'm Melissa and I'm a LURKERholic on your site, but today I'm coming out of the closet to spread some honey your way! Come share in this special De-Lurking Day and do some of your own.

Southpark is a perfect example of a a show that I saw and thought "this will never last". It's badly drawn cartoons that you can't understand. Shows you what I know.

Have a good day! I hope we won't be losing you too...

No, don't humiliate yourself today, it's only day three! You have plenty more days left for that sort of thing.

Hope your day turns out a-ok!

Gee, I didn't even realize it was Sleep Day when I slept in till 10 AM and made my husband do schoolbus duty for the 9 year old. I'm so proud of myself that I don't think I could possibly observe Humiliation Day today!

Well, darn - I missed Sleep/Humiliation Day. I will be celebrating Peculiar People and Penguin Awareness Day.

And let us not forget National Kazoo Day on the 28th...

I like deep sea divers to, don't know why.

This coming week I'm gona start working out like crazy, but that does not mean that I'm gona go crazy, because I don't want to be sent to the crazy house!

I hope you have a nice Sunday, and enjoy your book!

Hmmm...I like to read new and different books. Maybe I should check that out.
My rowing machine has finally been unpacked and set up in the basement. I will begin that again and also start a new diet. (meaning eating a LOT less!)
I'll start tomorrow. (I'm sorry, but there IS a Packer game on today and beer and chips is a requirement.)

Sounds like you're doing New Year's right. Since we didn't go out last night, my parents and us went out for a fancy italian meal, which was great because it wasn't crowded at all today. Watching the Rose Bowl with my dad and probably won't do anything the rest of the day. Enjoy your day. Happy 2005!

Sounds like a great start. It makes our day seem ambitious (not).

Hope the hives are just here for the first day of the year only.

Happy January 1st

You sound like me. I just took a shower because it was the sanitary thing to do. I can't believe I haven't done anything today besides eat, read a little, and watch Elf (again). This is the absolutely laziest day in existance!

Sounds like a nice day. I'm going to try it tomorrow. Today I got up early to see my daughter off , then took down and put away all the Christmas decorations. Just got out of the shower at 5:50pm. HAven't even taken time to eat since breakfast, so dinner is next. Happy New Year!

I was thinking about taking a shower.....but there's nobody around me today and it requires more energy than I want to spend.

It's great to take a lazy day now and again!

I was lazing around when some friends called and said this was the first chance we've had to get together so how about it. Not only did I get them to drag their butts to our house, they brought dinner with them right on down to milk and butter. Um...I did make some shrimp, spiced and some cocktail, some crackers and cheeses and such..I'm not totally slacking. close...

Happy New Year, Empress!

I'm happy that you are having a good year so far, just hope you get rid of those hives before those bees sting you!

So far my New Year has been good, played with firecrackers last Friday, my hand exploded, Sally says she loves me, and I'm a finalist at the BoB Awards!

So far, so good.

Those mimosas sound pretty darn good right about now!