Things that Piss Me Off

The list could go on forever, but here's some of the top ones:

1. People who still believe emails saying Obama's a Muslim and other such nonsense. These same people won't look you in the eye when questioned why they don't "trust" him, either.

2. People who think Sarah Palin would be good for this country. You people scare the hell out of me. Quit breeding with your cousins and learn how to read a damned newspaper.

3. Conference calls.

4. People involved in the aforementioned conference calls who continually ignore my contribution to and knowledge of the project we are forced to work "together" on.

5. Insurance companies.

6. HR departments who don't immediately question why a pay increase for an employee winds up in their hands instead of the correct finance sector. (Almost two months and I finally get my raise--only because I asked why it hadn't shown up!)

7. Prince Charming. Who the hell does he think he is, anyway?

8. The myna bird next door. Hey bird, if you're going to sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" all day long, could you at least learn the words????

Click Every Day to Help!

As most of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Or as my friends and I refer to it--Save the TaTas!

There are many ways to help out, by purchasing pink items at Target, Race for the Cure, and most of all, making sure you check yourselves. I found a lump last year that turned out to be nothing, but it's best to be cautious rather than ignore something potentially life-threatening!

Or just click on the link below every day:

I'm Bored. Can't You Tell?

Got this chain questionnaire thing from my uncle. I'm just bored enough to share my answers with everyone.

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? On my way to the ER.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Sometimes.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Peppered Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No. And would someone PLEASE remove this bedeviled ovary????
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Nah. I'm a real pain in the ass.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Does a bear poop in the woods?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes. But has anyone seen my thyroid?
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Don't really feel like going splat.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Chocolate Chex.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Why bother?
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I manage to get out of bed every morning, so I guess so.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Chocolate Almond Marshmallow.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? There are other people?
15. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Narcissists don't have least favorite things about themselves. But we're not talking about McCain, so I have to go with my thighs.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My cat Nicky (he lives w/ my grandad)
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Whomever wishes to respond in the comments, feel free to do so.
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Brown.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? A Blue Bell Ice Cream Sandwich.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The sound of an adding machine.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Purple.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Fresh-baked bread, and cookies.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Stacy
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yeah, he's my favorite uncle, despite his political leanings.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Cat wrestling.
27. HAIR COLOR? L'Oreal Medium Ash Blonde.
28. EYE COLOR? Green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? To paraphrase my great-aunt Thelma--anything that doesn't eat me first, as long as it doesn't have tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, or dog hair on it.
31. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Run, Fatboy, Run.
32. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Navy blue, with a coating of cat hair.
33. SUMMER OR WINTER? Spring
34. HUGS OR KISSES? Depends on who's offering.
35. FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything chocolate.
36. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Becci, since she's my only loyal reader.
37. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Everyone else.
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Last Patriot by Brad Thor, The Automatic Diet, and a Farscape novel.
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't use one.
40. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? New Adventures of Old Christine.
41. FAVORITE SOUND? Turtle's purr.
42. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? The Monkees
43. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME??? Toronto.
44. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Sarcasm.
45. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? I wasn't born. I rode up on my bicycle.
46. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyone who wants to respond.

Get Me a Cane to Shake at These Punks!

My friend Becci and I seem to have a knack for adopting the young guys at the bowling alley. There's several of them that we have to check in with every week and we cheer for them when they're playing other teams and harass the snot out of them when they're playing us. Most of them are away from home attending college and evidently we're the only motherly figures they can find. Or more like den-motherly. I find it very strange to be big with the 20-somethings.

Becci is more "with it" than I am, I guess, despite having two grown daughters. Last night, one of our guys comes in with a mohawk. I'm not talking faux hawk--it's dead-on sides-of-head-shaved mohawk. Evidently he lost a bet with his drinking buddies. Becci raved about it, and I do think he actually looks really cool with it, but the first thing that came to my mind was "does your mother know about this??"

Once I got past the shock of thinking like an adult (I guess I don't just look like my mother these days--I think like her too!), I was able to tell him that I thought it was pretty cool. And his ego was boosted by the fact that he got phone numbers from three girls during a trip to the grocery store. So we then had to tease him about those girls just thinking he was a bad boy, but we know better. This is our sweet little J-Rod we're talking about here. (He reminds me of Cody Lindley from Hannah Montana--except now with a mohawk.)

And an update on the problem I discussed yesterday: I made it through bowling, but there was a moment where it hurt so bad I almost wet my pants. Then I went home and crawled freezing into bed. I got up and put an extra blanket on the bed and put on my bathrobe and fuzzy socks. I finally got warm, but my temp was only 97 degrees. Weird. And did you know there's really no answer on the internet as to why body temps drop without being hypothermic? Google and Wikipedia have failed me.