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I had an intense dream about Terry Farrell, who starred in a cheesy movie ("Deep Core"; scroll down to the movie description) I watched on the Sci-Fi channel Sunday night.
Yes, it was very intense. *blushes* What can I say? She's hot!
Monday, August 30, 2004
Today, I am...
infuriated! You should be too, after reading about this incident. Proves my point that people are stupid, stupid to the nth degree.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Listening to...
Tonight I'm listening to "All That You Can't Leave Behind" by U2. I especially like the song "Walk On." It reminds me of the winter of 2000. I had not been online very long, and I used to play this CD all the time while I surfed the internet.
DH went fishing and is spending the night at his parents' house, since he has another tournament tomorrow. (It's his dad's boat and his dad is his fishing partner.) DD and I will probably goof off at home. She's in bed right now.
It's a quiet night, except for the CD. The a/c has been running almost constantly since I got home from work. It was very hot today; temperatures hit 90. It was a long day at work, and TGIF! Somehow, I slept wrong on my neck and upper back. I could hardly turn my head all day. I need a massage!
Five Things I'm Thankful For:
DH went fishing and is spending the night at his parents' house, since he has another tournament tomorrow. (It's his dad's boat and his dad is his fishing partner.) DD and I will probably goof off at home. She's in bed right now.
It's a quiet night, except for the CD. The a/c has been running almost constantly since I got home from work. It was very hot today; temperatures hit 90. It was a long day at work, and TGIF! Somehow, I slept wrong on my neck and upper back. I could hardly turn my head all day. I need a massage!
Five Things I'm Thankful For:
- Fixing my bracelet with the hematite stones
- DD went to bed with no fits or arguments
- a/c
- speaking with an old friend who I hadn't talked to in ages
- a nice hot shower before I go to bed later
Five Things I Miss:
- long conversations
- writing longer entries
- getting encouraging feedback on my writing
- writing daily the way I did from February to May
- listening
I don't know if I'll have a chance to blog later, so have a happy weekend!
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Sentimental Journey
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Cass's Rules for Online Journaling
Here are some "rules" for online journaling that I've come to know in my three years of keeping an OLJ:
- Never, ever say anything about anyone that you wouldn't say to his or her face. Even if you think you are anonymous, someone you know in real life is bound to come across your online journal. If you tell people about your journal, be prepared for the fallout when you paint an unflattering picture.
- Never, ever start a mudslinging contest (even unwittingly) by talking about another online diarist. It just gets really ugly.
- Never, ever write anything you don't want the whole world to read. If you think a particular thing needs to stay private, then DO NOT write about it in ANY public forum!
- If you want to link to someone else's diary (other than through a blogroll), try to tell them in advance. It's the polite thing to do.
- If you want to steal someone's survey, link back to the person. Again, just the polite thing to do.
- Don't steal someone's bandwidth.
- Don't steal someone's layout or graphics, and then pretend they're yours.
- Leave comments! People love comments.
- Make your entry readable. Do not use 5-point white type on a black background, or any other hideous font/color combination. Do not use ALL CAPS. Do not tYpELiKeTHis. Do not use chatspeak. Do not use "gangsta" talk.
- Do write descriptive entries about your life, other than "I went to the store; I came home; I drank beer and got laid." Quelle bore.
- Sex sells, but it gets old fast.
- More to come...
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
The Fall
It was still raining and cloudy this morning. I was on my way out the door, and to get to the door, I have to walk down about five steps. Somehow, I ended up on my butt. I have no idea. All I remember is my hub talking to me about my niece's first birthday party, and then I hit the steps. I think I was off-balance with my bag o' books and purse, and I stepped down wrong or something. Then my ankle must have given way.
My butt hurts.
It scared me more than anything, and DD was scared also. Thankfully, I did not hurt myself seriously. My ankle is fine and other than a scrape on the palm of my left hand, I feel okay.
I am such a klutz.
In better news, the kid was not up super-early. I guess she is still tired from the busy weekend.
My butt hurts.
It scared me more than anything, and DD was scared also. Thankfully, I did not hurt myself seriously. My ankle is fine and other than a scrape on the palm of my left hand, I feel okay.
I am such a klutz.
In better news, the kid was not up super-early. I guess she is still tired from the busy weekend.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Long Night
Not much to talk about this evening. A storm blew through here earlier, and DD was a little scared. I let her stay up later than her usual bedtime, and we cleaned up the toys from the living room and the computer room. I cannot believe how much trash three people generate on a daily basis!
Then a friend called and we talked for a long time. I hadn't talked to her in ages. She was updating me about her four-month-old baby and I blathered on like an idiot about my job. Guess I had some issues there! In fact, I think I barely let her get a word in edgewise about herself, on her nickel. Teehee.
DD fell asleep on the floor, and I had a hard time waking her up to put her to bed. I think she would have preferred just to sleep on the floor all night. *shrugs* She was rather out of it. All that toy-cleaning-up must have worn her out. Good. Maybe she won't wake up at the buttcrack of dawn.
After putting her to bed, I toddled into the computer room and wrote for awhile, while checking email. Basically, today was SSDD, but without any arguing or yelling. I decided to make a more concerted effort to be less yell-y. So far, it's working.
Then a friend called and we talked for a long time. I hadn't talked to her in ages. She was updating me about her four-month-old baby and I blathered on like an idiot about my job. Guess I had some issues there! In fact, I think I barely let her get a word in edgewise about herself, on her nickel. Teehee.
DD fell asleep on the floor, and I had a hard time waking her up to put her to bed. I think she would have preferred just to sleep on the floor all night. *shrugs* She was rather out of it. All that toy-cleaning-up must have worn her out. Good. Maybe she won't wake up at the buttcrack of dawn.
After putting her to bed, I toddled into the computer room and wrote for awhile, while checking email. Basically, today was SSDD, but without any arguing or yelling. I decided to make a more concerted effort to be less yell-y. So far, it's working.
News Items & Links
I was reading some articles about the Olympics; John Kerry; Zane, an African-American erotica writer; stupid Americans overseas; and why Tylenol thought it needed to be minty-fresh. As if pill companies did not spend zillions of dollars trying to get people to tell their kids that medicine is not candy.
And, since I work in the textbook industry, I never want to hear another college student complain about the price of textbooks. If they can afford beer, they can afford textbooks. (Although the article deals with the UK, I'm sure it's similar here in the U.S.)
I've been watching a lot of the Olympics, but only because nothing better is on.
This quote speaks for itself: "North Korea described President Bush Monday as a tyrannical political imbecile..."
Gawd, I hate pop-up ads that hog the whole computer screen!
I should just post this, since I've been skimming articles for two hours.
And, since I work in the textbook industry, I never want to hear another college student complain about the price of textbooks. If they can afford beer, they can afford textbooks. (Although the article deals with the UK, I'm sure it's similar here in the U.S.)
I've been watching a lot of the Olympics, but only because nothing better is on.
This quote speaks for itself: "North Korea described President Bush Monday as a tyrannical political imbecile..."
Gawd, I hate pop-up ads that hog the whole computer screen!
I should just post this, since I've been skimming articles for two hours.
Busy Busy
I had a busy weekend, visiting with family and doing household stuff. Read all about it here. I meant to update the blog late last week, but time ran away from me, as it always does.
For once, I felt really good all weekend. I didn't dwell on the past or what could have been. I stayed rooted in the present for a change.
For once, I felt really good all weekend. I didn't dwell on the past or what could have been. I stayed rooted in the present for a change.
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Playtime
I finished all my work today and got to leave an hour early. That was nice. So I hurried home and ended up watching "Dr. Phil." The family on today's episode (a rerun, I think) was so messed up. I am surprised the couple is still together.
One thing I couldn't figure out, though: at the end of the show, Dr. Phil told them he was giving them an all-expense-paid five-day trip to the Carribbean. Now, that's all fine and dandy, but why not use that money to help pay their overdue bills, which were causing even more marital tension? I would like to go on a trip like that, but I'd rather have the money to pay bills.
It was definitely nice to get home an hour earlier than I usually do, and just veg out in front of the tv. DH was showering and DD was napping, so I had plenty of time to veg. I even spent some time writing in my paper journal.
Having an extra free hour at home was especially nice since I woke up in a foul mood today. The starlings were arguing with each other at 4 a.m. Stupid birds. I think I woke up every hour after that. Ugh. Stupid birds. The weather turned humid today, so I turned the a/c back on. I am not about to try to sleep without the a/c on tonight. Too hot.
Time to take some miracle drug. My shoulder hurts.
Did I mention that since I started devoting more time to writing, my tension seems to have dissipated? I guess that's what happens when I find a new obsession.
One thing I couldn't figure out, though: at the end of the show, Dr. Phil told them he was giving them an all-expense-paid five-day trip to the Carribbean. Now, that's all fine and dandy, but why not use that money to help pay their overdue bills, which were causing even more marital tension? I would like to go on a trip like that, but I'd rather have the money to pay bills.
It was definitely nice to get home an hour earlier than I usually do, and just veg out in front of the tv. DH was showering and DD was napping, so I had plenty of time to veg. I even spent some time writing in my paper journal.
Having an extra free hour at home was especially nice since I woke up in a foul mood today. The starlings were arguing with each other at 4 a.m. Stupid birds. I think I woke up every hour after that. Ugh. Stupid birds. The weather turned humid today, so I turned the a/c back on. I am not about to try to sleep without the a/c on tonight. Too hot.
Time to take some miracle drug. My shoulder hurts.
Did I mention that since I started devoting more time to writing, my tension seems to have dissipated? I guess that's what happens when I find a new obsession.
Monday, August 16, 2004
"We're Not an AOL Chatroom"
Sexy Undies
Hello readers. Did you all have a nice weekend? I did. ;)
Saturday was pretty slow. We puttered around the house, or I should say, DD played while I wrote a little bit, and DH took a nap. Then DD & I walked uptown (about ten blocks) to buy some chips and some toilet paper. The weather was beautiful, but I was definitely worn out by the time I got home. (I'm so out of shape.) DD could have walked many more miles, but I needed a nap.
We watched the Olympics in the afternoon, while DH decided to go see the movie "Alien v. Predator." More Olympic-watching followed in the evening, and I was asleep by 10:30. I never did get that nap.
On Sunday, we got up late--DD was up at 6:39 a.m. Ugh. We ended up going to the outlet mall where I bought myself some new sexy underwear.
Low-rise panties with a matching camisole (couldn't find a pic of it).
I have it on good authority that the effect is quite SEXY. ;)
Saturday was pretty slow. We puttered around the house, or I should say, DD played while I wrote a little bit, and DH took a nap. Then DD & I walked uptown (about ten blocks) to buy some chips and some toilet paper. The weather was beautiful, but I was definitely worn out by the time I got home. (I'm so out of shape.) DD could have walked many more miles, but I needed a nap.
We watched the Olympics in the afternoon, while DH decided to go see the movie "Alien v. Predator." More Olympic-watching followed in the evening, and I was asleep by 10:30. I never did get that nap.
On Sunday, we got up late--DD was up at 6:39 a.m. Ugh. We ended up going to the outlet mall where I bought myself some new sexy underwear.
Low-rise panties with a matching camisole (couldn't find a pic of it).
I have it on good authority that the effect is quite SEXY. ;)
Friday, August 13, 2004
Bon Appétit, Julia.
Julia Child has gone to that great French restaurant in the sky. Hard to believe she was almost 92 years old!
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Miracle Drug
Excedrin for Tension Headache (There's a website for just about everything!)
...mmmm... yummy....
I took two of these pills last night and before I knew it, I thought to myself in surprise, "why Cass darling, you have no pain at all!" A bottle of 24 pills cost $3 at the local Dollar General store.
...mmmm... yummy....
I took two of these pills last night and before I knew it, I thought to myself in surprise, "why Cass darling, you have no pain at all!" A bottle of 24 pills cost $3 at the local Dollar General store.
Stops to Make You Think, Doesn't It?
I keep a paper journal as well as my online journal. Although I am somewhat guarded in my OLJ, I write all kinds of things in my paper journal. This item is disturbing because the prosecution will use this note as evidence against the defendant.
Now, I'm not exactly saying that the note shouldn't be used as evidence, but who's to say the wife really felt that way? What if that's just how she felt that particular day? I've written terrible, probably incriminating, things in my journals over the years about my DH and my DD, and it's quite frightening to think that if, gods forbid, something ever happened, and I were to be charged with a crime, my journals would be used against me. I guess the old adage is true: never write anything down that can be used against you later (or something like that).
In other news, was this really the only reason we went to war? I like the popup subtitle: "A Con Man Pushed the U.S. into War."
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Monday, August 09, 2004
Meltdown
Friday ended up being a washout, as far as attending the kid's bible school thing. Apparently, she stopped going after Monday. The theme was "Lava Lava Island," and due to a (delicious) dinner at a Japanese steakhouse, the kid is afraid of volcanoes. However, the inlaws did not inform us that she wasn't going to the classes.
Instead, they spoiled her by buying her new clothes and shoes and stuff. Now, I truly appreciate the clothes, and I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth, but if we had known she was not going all week, we would have brought her home. The reward system works well with DD, and generally, if she misbehaves, we take away a privilege or whatever. So, IMHO, the inlaws should have withheld the new stuff, and maybe she would have went to school like she was supposed to. (Then again, maybe I'm just mean.)
Even DH agreed with me. On Friday afternoon, we arrived at the church to a frantically crying DD and my FIL. She was so upset that she could not speak. I was like, "wtf is going on?" Then FIL told us she had stayed away all week. I tried to calm her down, and gave her the choice of staying to watch the program or going home and going to bed. She chose the latter. I was like whatever, so we left and went back to the inlaws' house to get her overnight bag. I made her take off the new clothes and shoes and leave them there. I wrote a short note saying that when DD could behave again, then she would be allowed to have the new stuff. I don't think that sat well with MIL.
When we got home, we put DD straight to bed. MIL called later in the evening to ask what was going on, because she had arrived after we left. DH told her in no uncertain terms that if DD was not behaving, then she didn't deserve new stuff.
I called them on Saturday, and DD apologized for throwing a fit. Later in the afternoon, MIL called and asked to speak to DD. After DD said goodbye, I took the phone back, expecting MIL to talk to me, and the phone clicked dead. She hung up without even saying anything to me. I just laughed. Whatever. She can blame me all she wants.
So, Sunday, after she got off work, MIL came over with the new clothes. I was busy in the kitchen, making soap, so I did not go in the living room to talk to her. (Plus, I was not fully dressed. Teehee.) Thankfully, she did not stay long; of course, she had to make snide remarks about how DH used to be afraid of the dark and stupid shit like that. I was like, "whatever. Get over yourself." It wasn't like we had asked her to buy DD stuff.
Yes, DD is four years old, and bound to be afraid of some stuff. But, she KNOWS better than to throw such a fit, just as she knows the consequences of her actions.
Thankfully, though, this incident did not ruin the weekend, even if we didn't get to go see "The Village," like we had planned.
Instead, they spoiled her by buying her new clothes and shoes and stuff. Now, I truly appreciate the clothes, and I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth, but if we had known she was not going all week, we would have brought her home. The reward system works well with DD, and generally, if she misbehaves, we take away a privilege or whatever. So, IMHO, the inlaws should have withheld the new stuff, and maybe she would have went to school like she was supposed to. (Then again, maybe I'm just mean.)
Even DH agreed with me. On Friday afternoon, we arrived at the church to a frantically crying DD and my FIL. She was so upset that she could not speak. I was like, "wtf is going on?" Then FIL told us she had stayed away all week. I tried to calm her down, and gave her the choice of staying to watch the program or going home and going to bed. She chose the latter. I was like whatever, so we left and went back to the inlaws' house to get her overnight bag. I made her take off the new clothes and shoes and leave them there. I wrote a short note saying that when DD could behave again, then she would be allowed to have the new stuff. I don't think that sat well with MIL.
When we got home, we put DD straight to bed. MIL called later in the evening to ask what was going on, because she had arrived after we left. DH told her in no uncertain terms that if DD was not behaving, then she didn't deserve new stuff.
I called them on Saturday, and DD apologized for throwing a fit. Later in the afternoon, MIL called and asked to speak to DD. After DD said goodbye, I took the phone back, expecting MIL to talk to me, and the phone clicked dead. She hung up without even saying anything to me. I just laughed. Whatever. She can blame me all she wants.
So, Sunday, after she got off work, MIL came over with the new clothes. I was busy in the kitchen, making soap, so I did not go in the living room to talk to her. (Plus, I was not fully dressed. Teehee.) Thankfully, she did not stay long; of course, she had to make snide remarks about how DH used to be afraid of the dark and stupid shit like that. I was like, "whatever. Get over yourself." It wasn't like we had asked her to buy DD stuff.
Yes, DD is four years old, and bound to be afraid of some stuff. But, she KNOWS better than to throw such a fit, just as she knows the consequences of her actions.
Thankfully, though, this incident did not ruin the weekend, even if we didn't get to go see "The Village," like we had planned.
Weird News Items
Killing over an XBox. I swear, is prison worth that?
The Hacking case gets weirder.
Just because I think it's important... I'd love to see Springsteen, and Mellencamp. I agree that too many opposing viewpoints are either being silenced, or people are too afraid to speak up. Kudos to those who stand up for what they believe in. Even if you hate politics or think your vote doesn't make a difference, it does. VOTE!!!
The Hacking case gets weirder.
Just because I think it's important... I'd love to see Springsteen, and Mellencamp. I agree that too many opposing viewpoints are either being silenced, or people are too afraid to speak up. Kudos to those who stand up for what they believe in. Even if you hate politics or think your vote doesn't make a difference, it does. VOTE!!!
Friday, August 06, 2004
Vacation is Over!
Hello dear readers. Perhaps you were wondering where I've been. Well, as I might have mentioned, my home computer is back in action. I, however, have been taking a needed break from the online world.
I also went to Cape Girardeau, MO, to visit my sister this past weekend. I took Monday off to recuperate from the four-hour drive--although it was my mom who did all the driving. :) We drove up to Sikeston to eat at Lambert's Café, and it was worth the trip, even if the tourists were crazy. And on Saturday, we visited a charming little shop in downtown Cape called Renaissance. I found a great collage-y kind of picture featuring the Eiffel Tower that I just had to have for $50.
Journal Entry
It was back to work as usual on Tuesday, and I kind of stayed offline until Wednesday, needing a break from the virutal world, as I seem to have mentioned above. :)
This weekend will be busy. We will probably go see a movie on Saturday, and tonight we'll be watching DD's first play--a bible school performance. Kids grow up fast.
I also went to Cape Girardeau, MO, to visit my sister this past weekend. I took Monday off to recuperate from the four-hour drive--although it was my mom who did all the driving. :) We drove up to Sikeston to eat at Lambert's Café, and it was worth the trip, even if the tourists were crazy. And on Saturday, we visited a charming little shop in downtown Cape called Renaissance. I found a great collage-y kind of picture featuring the Eiffel Tower that I just had to have for $50.
Journal Entry
It was back to work as usual on Tuesday, and I kind of stayed offline until Wednesday, needing a break from the virutal world, as I seem to have mentioned above. :)
This weekend will be busy. We will probably go see a movie on Saturday, and tonight we'll be watching DD's first play--a bible school performance. Kids grow up fast.
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