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what i do online each day
2008-03-22 20:21:00 Each day, there are specific things I do online… My “dailies” so to speak. Google home page, which is calibrated for my own interests, including my email and weather Aol mail and news Blog mail Twitter (which is actually an all day refresh kind of thing) FreeRice Mvelopes Guild Website (for WoW) Google calendar Bloglines Cafemom MySpace cre8Buzz Yuwie - Although I’m considering deleting my account Disaboom Blog here Blog Stars Behind Bars Blog Special Needs Parent And various other places that are linked to here in the sidebars. That activity comes through emails though, so I only go there when there’s something new I’m notified of. Mondays - the weekly stuff Waste of Time Comics - Heh. He’s in my wow guild. BlogHer Gig Forum Mmolecule comics I’m also working on my review site, but I’m not ready to start publicizing it really yet. It’s all organized neatly in bookmarks and my foxpro buttons, so it’s fairly... More About: Online
Truthiness
2008-03-20 19:41:00 I decided that I’m woman enough to show you all my true self. As part of the Self-Portrait Truthiness project at Flickr. I am a real woman. Yes I wear makeup and jewelry. I groom. Heck, I even shower! But in the morning all you get is me - morning breath and all. But, my husband sees this every morning and hasn’t run away screaming into the dark morning hours yet, so I know he loves me anyway. Sweetney had this to say: I post this for two reasons. One, I think we’re all very good at glossing over and covering up, and let’s face it, that’s kind of lame and cowardly. We all promote our best head-shots, our most flattering angles, and stuff under the rug the reality of what we REALLY look like without tweaking and all manner of artificial support. I’m no different, of course: I edit and select all of the images I post here, and am loathe to publish photos that make me look less-than-attractive(-ish). But I’m not a head-shot, and my life mo...
My Poe
2008-03-19 19:54:00 This photo is significant for two reasons. How hot is my husband?! This should tell you I finally received replacement cords for my digital camera, which has been missing since last July.
Tired of the Fight
2008-03-18 19:32:00 Cross-Posted at Special Needs Parent as well Do you ever just get really really tired? Tired of it all? Tired of the drama… Tired of being the “responsible adult…” or the “responsible parent…” Tired of dealing with all the kids issues, and having to be on top of it all, and realizing at a certain point… My God will it never end? And it won’t. And I’m feeling it today. So, my youngest son, Logan (he would be the one with the heart issues) is going to be held back in Kindergarten next year. He’s just not keeping up. Bad news - He’s being held back. Good news - He’s being held back. On the one hand - developmentally speaking - he’s very very young. That’s just because of his heart issues… Smart as a whip - but more like a 4 year old (physically and mentally) than a 5 year old. Smallest in his class. As his teacher put it, there are no learning issues, there are no psychologica... More About: Fight
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
2008-03-17 17:34:00 Having absolutely nothing to do with St. Patty’s Day, this is the conversation from the car this morning, on the way to school: Joseph: Logan, what do you want to be when you grow up. Logan: Police. Joseph: Well… You could be a Sheriff too, you know. Logan: What’s that? Joseph: Same as police - they just wear a different hat. More About: Patrick , Happy , St Patrick
Pay no attention
2008-03-15 01:33:00 Testing feed. Please go back to your business. More About: Attention
Nothing I Can Do
2008-03-14 23:25:00 Well… There’s nothing I can do really… The are long excerpts, not the whole thing - the excerpt, plus the link, means it basically sucks, and there’s basically nothing I can do. I am going to be taking some steps for prevention of this in the future, however. And yes that could mean partial feeds. I’ve already gotten feedback that I will not be read due to that. I’ve decided that if I go that route, and I’m not read because people want don’t want to click over? That’s ok. Sucks, but ok. I need to do whatever I’m comfortable with. I’m not sure what that looks like yet - but the only thing I’m selling here on my blog is me.
On a lighter note…
2008-03-14 22:39:00 Last night: I come home. Poe is folding laundry. When he does tasks like this, he likes to blast music. The kids also like the blasting music. Poe is trying to talk to me, and we look like idiots trying to yell through the music to talk to each other. I turned the stereo down two volume notches. Logan marches over to me and puts one hand on one hip and points to the stereo. Logan: Why did you do that? Me: So I could talk to your father without yelling. Logan: That… Just does not Rock! More About: Note , Lighter
I’m Pissed Off
2008-03-14 20:34:00 So. Someone is stealing my content. However they are linking to me. They are scraping my content, but then listing the link to the entry. So, I think, technically it’s not illegal, since they are listing my link. Problem? There’s my entry, with a bunch of google ads that I’M certainly not getting the money for. See - they’re not commenting on the entry. Just Hoox, or some other names wrote this… Then my entry… Then my link. I don’t really know how to make them stop (since they’re linking me!ARG!) They’re making money off of my content, without providing content of their own. But the link makes it legal, as far as I can see. Not only that - but I don’t want my own readers to think I am the one doing it to get more links out there or hits out there. So - I’m doing some research. I apologize if you read this in a feeder - I may be going to partials instead of full. I also will probably be do... More About: Pissed
How do I Twitter?
2008-03-14 16:55:00 So… How do you Twitter ? I don’t mean the nuts and bolts - I get that. I mean when you’ve got people you’re following. Do you just check Twitter several times a day to see what people are up to? That’s the part I’m not getting.
Do you love me?
2008-03-14 03:56:00 If you’re reading this, then I encourage you to take the survey. The data helps BlogHer and BlogHerAds stay relevant to both me the blogger, and you the reader. More About: Love
to laptop or not
2008-03-13 14:14:00 I think I need some advice. Do I buy a laptop or not? I will have the money from our refund. however, I’m not sure I should spend it on that or debt. Then again - this other refund - that rebate thingie for the economy - is found money. I didn’t work for it, I didn’t earn it, so heck, why put it towards debt? I have an old clunky laptop which is fairly unuseable. When talking to those in the know about such things, they basically said “Go new… Even if you try to upgrade the old one, it’s just not meant to handle that much processing.” OK fine. I won’t upgrade, it would be new. Then there was the mac vs pc debate… Which I still haven’t reconciled. Why do I want one? I have a desktop at home, and one at work. They both are fine. I have no complaints there. But every once in a while I would like to go sit on the couch instead. Every once in a while, I’d like to go to starbucks and write without ... More About: Laptop
bah
2008-03-12 17:11:00 I am really really struggling today. The kids are annoying me. Joseph stole a Diet Dr. Pepper. He argued constantly about what he should bring to school… We ran out of the house late, and so I have no makeup on. Just one of those freakin’ days. I prayed. About my attitude. ‘Cause this sucks. And further more - this project of Joseph’s was for his Student of the Week. Jesus, am I a bad mom or what?
twit. me not you.
2008-03-11 21:15:00 I’m officially twittering now. Figured it was an easy way to rant a oneliner - rather than posting a blog about how I’d like to bop someone on the head. heh. So yeah - let me know if you’re a twit too. I’ll follow you. More About: Twit
Quotations
2008-03-11 16:45:00 Genuine listening means suspending memory, desire, and judgment and, for a moment at least, existing for the other person.-Michael P. Nichols I want to remember this when my husband is talking to me. More About: Quotations
March = Mine
2008-03-10 23:20:00 So. You may have noticed the new button over there on the right. It’ll go away in April. It’s part of Sonia’s March Birthday Party. I’m turning 33 on the 29th. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s going to be forgot around the home parts - it’s been a bit crazy. So - if this is the only recognition it gets? So be it. It’s my birthday month. I’m celebrating. More About: Mine
Time Flies
2008-03-10 14:04:00 What does it make me, if I got really excited about the time change, ’cause the clock in the kitchen now has the correct time? You know - ’cause it never got changed last time? Lazy? More About: Time , Flies
Registered
2008-03-08 15:00:00 It’s official! I am registered for BlogHer 2008 in San Francisco. Thank you, work bonus. I also went ahead and did my hotel, so no worries, even if I can’t find a roommate. But I went ahead and got the double beds. Just in case someone loves me and wants to share the cost Can’t do the flights though, until they set the schedule, but it’ll probably be first flight out on Friday, and then an early evening flight out on Sunday. It’s only an hour’s flight for me. Now if they could just update the bling so I could decorate around here…
The Results
2008-03-07 15:00:00 Well, I went to the doctor for the followup visit yesterday. Finally. The good news? No cancer. Now, let’s see… Weight is still fluctuating. This time it was down 10 pounds from the last time I saw them. Whatever. My thyroid is normal. Ulcers - 2, small, right next to each other. I tested negative for H. Pylori - so it’s a combo of stress, too much acid, and my headache pills. I’m not giving up my headache pills - I’m a chronic headache sufferer (hormones cause them, nothing I can do about it.) So I’m to stay on the drugs I was on. The ulcers will heal slower, but counter-act the effects of the headache stuff on my stomach. Cholesterol - High! This surprised me, as that’s new. Never been high before. No drugs - although I may try some supplementation along with diet. Hernia - I am about to get a stomach hernia. It’s just begun. There’s nothing they can do about it until it pops, for lack of a better phrase. And i... More About: Results
BlogHer Here I Come
2008-03-06 15:00:00 So, um, yeah. Remember how I said it was a choice between our anniversary and BlogHer? No longer the case. I talked to Poe. He wants to take separate trips. Me to BlogHer in July, and him deep sea fishing in August. A trip he was invited to the day I brought this up to him. With tax money, this whole thing is doable - albeit incredibly panic inducing for me of the penny pinching fingers. We’re going to do something low key like dinner for our anniversary. Point is this: I’M GOING TO BLOGHER. Now. Any readers who are going and don’t think I’m terribly annoying and maybe kinda maybe want to split a room? How’s that for a sentence… I’d rather not pay full price for the room, and split with someone. But even that opportunity doesn’t come up, and I pay for the room all by my lonesome, ’cause no one loves me - doesn’t matter. Why? ‘CAUSE I’M GOING TO BLOGHER.
Eve
2008-03-05 18:25:00 Here’s the thing. I don’t know if Adam and Eve are going to be in Heaven or not… Scripture is a little unclear if they served God faithfully AFTER they got the boot from the garden. But when I get there, I’m hunting her down and slapping her upside the back of the head. This month’s “curse” was a really bad one.
What’s a working woman to do?
2008-03-04 21:11:00 Let’s share my day with you… Starting around 5am… Period, oh hello! And welcome to you exhaustion, cramps, and backache! Joseph - I’m going to throw up. Papa and grandma are gone for a couple days. Where? Playing BINGO! Dad is long gone. Fine. Get everyone ready… I can’t call in sick. Logan to school. Joseph comes with me, while I juggle covering for a different executive, finish tax prep, and make travel plans for two people going two places, you know, tomorrow. While Joseph is here, on the lot, with me. Pray for me. The end isn’t looking pretty. More About: Woman , Working
To BlogHer or Not to BlogHer
2008-03-01 19:18:00 So. I have not been able to afford to go to BlogHer in any year. Last year was close, but then some things happened, and I wasn’t able to afford it. This year is no different. I think I’d be able to afford it (thank you refund) - however. This year (in April) will be Poe and I’s 10th anniversary. I’d really like to do something like a weekend away (sorry - he rates.) That, however, takes an act of God - between babysitting, time of work, etc. So… Basically, we’ll see. If we’re not able to make it work, I’m hoping to go to BlogHer and meet people I only know through the screen. But, we can only afford one, not both. Basically, this post is to say… We’ll see.
Imagine
2008-02-29 19:55:00 Imagine, if you will, that you’re the parent of a college student. You’ve just gotten word that your child is in lockdown at their school in a classroom with a gun-wielding maniac. Imagine, if you will, that you’re the college student. Imagine, if you will, that you’re the teacher. Imagine, if you will, that it was all a drill - you just didn’t get the memo. It just happened. These people thought they were going to die. Apparently, it’s all ok since it didn’t really happen. BS. These people now have to get over genuinely thinking they were going to die in that moment. At the very least two things should have occurred that didn’t: There should have been a sit down with the teacher, not an email (he didn’t get the email.) And there should have been a broadcast on their emergency PA system 5-10 minutes prior. Oh, and the text alerts they were using? Voluntary. Only about half the students signed up. Someone was hit... More About: Imagine
No More Facebook
2008-02-28 15:37:00 I’m done. I’ve deactivated my Facebook account. It is no more! I just couldn’t get it. All the applications! All the little invites! I never could tell what the heck I was doing. OH NOES I just sent that to everyone! I actually was nervous every time I signed on. Over a stupid networking site. I decided to deactivate, ’cause c’mon people… I’ve got enough stress in my life. You can still find me in numerous places (see my drop down above, and the right hand side bar.) I’m not dropping being social - just facebook.
Ambivalence of the Spirit
2008-02-28 15:30:00 I’ve been finding myself changing. I think it’s a good thing. I feel like it’s God working on me. My values, my priorities, where my life is going, what I’m doing with the time I have. Good. These are all good things. I feel, however, like I’m the verge of something in my life. Something big, some big transition. For the life of me, I don’t know what that is. I know that I’ve been researching more the concept of a Proverbs 31 wife… Christian femininity… And more. I find myself inexplicably drawn to women’s websites who are leading these lives. I’m playing with the finances… Trying to make the numbers work. So I can come home. It just won’t work yet. Yet. The advice I was given was quit anyway, God will provide. But I’m not getting that nudge from God. I’m getting the nudge to prepare, but not to do. I think that’s because I wouldn’t be a good s... More About: The Spirit , Spirit
a little bit of squee
2008-02-27 15:00:00 In this post, I’m going to be starstruck. Please be prepared. I’ve been writing online for 11 years. Various incarnations. Lost a lot of them. Back then, I had free ftp and webspace on aol. This was before the blogging platform was even thought of. If you wrote an “online diary” you wrote it in notepad, did all the html from scratch. You then ftp’d the entry to your server space. And then you edited and uploaded your previous entry (so the link to “next” was correct), and you edited and uploaded your archives page. Painstakingly. There was no such thing as a blogroll. Although pretty soon the webrings and burbs started coming about. Flash forward to now. I’ve never been one of the popular kids in the blogging world. But I kept it up. Writing about my life, my diary here. And here we are. I have another blog, which is my baby. I shopped the idea to numerous networks, as I felt the topic was more important...
stuff
2008-02-26 15:14:00 You know what? I’m not that materialistic. I’m not. I AM materialistic in the sense of wanting a microwave, car for transportation, a soft place to sit, a computer… But the microwave is the one my parents gave us when we married… Almost 10 years ago. My car is my mother’s old truck. The “daddy chair” was a gift for my parents when their plans for the darn thing fell through. My computer was paid for by my mother - and I honestly can’t remember why at the moment… But it’s been years. These things work just fine. I don’t need a big screen TV, but I DO want to be able to see what’s going on. So, I suppose in the “western culture” sense I’m materialistic. But I find that in a real sense the less “stuff” I have the more clear my mind is. No. That’s not true - everything needs to have it’s “place” and the truth is our living spaces have b... More About: Stuff
Made me Smile
More articles from this author:2008-02-25 19:33:00 I was on my way home from work the other night. I drive through a little portion of a city that was sort of made for “date night.” Near a nice mall, lit up tree lined streets, shops, galleries, restaurants and the like. So I’m a stop light, and look to my left - when what to my wondering eyes should appear… **cough** I looked to the left and saw a man who looked JUST like Santa crossing the street. I mean he had the hair, beard, cheeks, and belly. Seriously. Anyway, this isn’t any ordinary Santa… He had on a t-shirt, down vest, and capri pants. He also had tattoos up and down his legs. And socks with sandals. We’ll let that one go. He was pushing a standard stroller. My thought was, “What a cool grandpa! When that kid grows up he can say his grandpa IS Santa!” Then I looked down. In the stroller, was an absolutely beautifully groomed Lhasa Apso dog. Wearing a hot pink jacket. It was the coolest, ... More About: Smile , Made 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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