Sad News
My best childhood friend just informed me that her grandmother passed away this morning ~ I emailed my parents with the news, and gotta let some other friends know.
Getting Things Done
Got some cards made last night- still have several sets to go through. Hope to have them in the mail tomorrow and then I'll let the hostess know.
Haven't been doing some 'deep end' thinking lately ~ been busy with things that needs attending to. However, I did find some time to do some card-playing ~ and talking to BabyCat on his 'throne.' Heh.
It's almost time to get ready, though. Today is Friday. Today is the end of the workweek. Today is the start of the weekend. Gotta do the payroll timesheets.
I need more moola. I need more vacation time. I need, I need, I need, so off to work I go.
Woohoo!
I'm soooo excited!
A special friend is coming June 30th from Germany! I got so many things to do before she arrives ~ whoa!
I gotta make some plans, get the house cleaned up, get the cats all spiffy and so on and on...
Dayum! I can't believe she's ACTUALLY coming!
Cranky
I hate red river days ~ especially when they keep on flooding over! I'm still having problems ~ it was bad yesterday and it looks like today gonna be the same... *sigh*
Also, I'm frustrated with my weight loss ~ I don't know if it's cuz of my time of the month, or I've really messed up... seems that the weight just keeps creeping back up, even when my stomach rumbles on and on!
*sigh*
Anyhoo, this is pretty way overdue ~ but congratulations to Terri and her hubby on their 4th pregancy!
Last night, cuz of the way I was feeling, I just took it easy and finished cutting for ATCs. I also need to make some cards for swaps ~ hope I have enuf color paper for a specific swap. I need to have at least 200 Christmas cards ready by the end of the year ~ hope I can make that goal.
I really need to get my budget back under control ~ I haven't been as careful as I should have been, and I messed up really badly twice over the last few paychecks. As it is, I will be behind some bills again and I'm gonna have to make some calls. I'm tired of finding myself in the same old destructive cycle again and again ~ and tired of beating myself up over this constantly. My priority is to get the cruise paid off ASAP so I can start paying off other bills and debts. Oh sheesh ~ I'm making myself black and blue in my mind again.
I also have to find money for the MoAD Conference in June ~ I still find it hard to lean on other people to help me pay my way... I've had to do it for myself and other people for so long. I still remember the 2003 Washington, DC trip. I still have about 8 people owing me money from that trip, and I know I will never see a penny from that. And what's worse, it wasn't the last time...
I gotta stop being such a sap for a sob story and stop letting people take advantage of me.
Another Monday
Urgh ~ bad today. I hate these times of the month, along with the mess, bloating and cramps. Especially since it seems to me that I just finished the last one a couple weeks ago. Either it's cuz I'm finally going menopause, the medication is screwing up my cycle, or I miscalculated the dates. I hope it's the menopause thingy. I will be sooooo glad to be done and done with it for once and all.
Anyway, this weekend was pretty good. Got the tzakani done Saturday morning, but it didn't come out very well. It was so thin and runny ~ I need to work on that a bit more. Will try again after a while.
Glad the party was a success Saturday night ~ got to see some friends and chat a while. Got home before midnight, and got almost everything put away that night.
Sunday morning, the cats were very restless ... we got up a bit earlier, lazed about for a while, and then got our asses moving. Jens cut the grass, and I did the ironing ~ took me about 5 to 6 hours to do it all. Ugh. I really do have a bad habit of putting it off. Jens took a shower, did the laundry and folding. I was finishing up when she left for the game ~ her team lost 14 to 5 (I think), but it was very competitive until the last inning.
I put the iron stuff away, made the bed, did the last of the dishes ~ then collapsed in bed. Relaxed and watched some TV til Jens came back home. She took a quick shower, then we watched Food Challenge and then Iron Chef America, which I had taped earlier. My favorite Iron Chef, Batila, was the one chosen for the challenge. Garlic, garlic and more garlic was the mystery challenge food. Wowza... no vampires are gonna come near any of those who were there that day! Talked a while, and then beddy~bye for us.
Now I'm ready to get out of the bath (urgh) and get ready. Gotta face Monday sometime today, and it's now or never... and never ain't an option.
Party's Over
Whew ~ party is finally over. All of the baklava was gone ~ good. Three~fourths of the greek salad was consumed, not too bad. I know I can improve on both. The tzakani was a failure tho ~ it didnt come out the way it was supposed to ~ it was too thin and runny. Need more practice on that.
The raffle was a success ~ we had about 23 items for the Great White Elephant Raffle, and earned over 100 dollars. Looks like we made a tidy profit on admission and drinks, too. Will know more later.
I got a great set ~ a porcelain cow creamer/sugar set. Jen got a colorful crab magnet! Perfect for her, since she's a Cancer!
All in all, it was a good party.
Greek Salad Cramps
Whew ~ finally finished chopping the vegetables for the salad. Sure got a LOT done... and it looks and smells good!
Frying My Brains
Boy ~ been doing a lot of thinking... abt FTM, MTF, Transqueer and Transexuals.
In some ways, they are a lot alike ~ with a few minor differences here and there.
Now, let's go from there ~ I do not know any that have had a sex change operation, but I do know some crossdressers, a few that are transistioning, and some that are 'transqueer,' meaning they haven't started, but feel the opposite as their biological sex.
I do know of two, but not personally, FTMs ~ Drago and Alex. Alex is Jens' online friend ~ and I've heard of Drago throughout several years.
This is where it becomes sticky - it's EASY to refer to Drago and Alex as males, for example, using the terms, he, his, him... because I didn't know them before their sex change operations. BUT for those who are transistioning, considering sex changes, or slowly changing aspects of their lifestyles... it's HARD to refer to them as opposed to their biological sexes.
I do know of one female that lives in a southern state ~ she goes by a male name, refers herself as a he, him and his ~ and even wears men's clothing and wears equipment that makes her more masculine. However, it's hard for me to refer to her by masculine terms, because she keeps calling herself as a lesbian, and not as a man or as a FTM.
Also, I've known her for a long time, since the early 1990's, and she gave me her birth name and nickname. It's been hardwired in my brain to see her as a female, not as a male.
Since then, after renewing our friendships (we lost touch with each other) and learning of the changes made, and with mutal friends, I've slowly started referring to her as him, he, his... although there are times when feminine terms come out...oops. (This is where I will use masculine terms now.)
He is very patient, though, since he knows it's been a long friendship and it's not easy to change one way of thinking to another.
I do know one thing ~ it's considered rude to refer a true FTM as a female ~ since they've already gone thru sex and personality changes, and changed their lifestyles. To refer to them as females, implies that you do not acknowledge them as males.
I do know of another bio~female that is making small changes in her lifestyle, starting her transistion. However, she is stuck in two areas ~ her family and job. She is in a very close~knit family, on both parents' sides. She's not sure how to proceed in that area yet.
As for her job, she applied as a female, and wears feminine clothing once in a while ~ however, she knows that to change while working there, will only cause problems for her. The people she works with, are very consertative Christians, and will not accept her as otherwise. The only alternative she has is to look for another job ~ which she plans to ~ and apply for the job wearing masculine clothing.
I have tried to change my way of thinking about her, and am kind of stuck halfway. I can think of her as a male, but in public, I still acknowledge her a female.
It takes time, as I've learned.
Daphne Wright to get life in prision
Well, the jury has decided. Daphne Wright will be in prision for life, and she's only 43.
I'm relieved. It will probably mean no appeals ~ no chance of her ever getting out. I know she killed Darlene, but putting Daphne to death won't bring her back, and it won't make anything better.
If she's in prision for life, she knows she will never have the chance to roam God's green earth, not in this lifetime. She will probably be alone in prison, and die all alone in the world, with no one left to mourn her.
And Mr. and Mrs. Vandergiesen has already stated they are satisfied with the verdict, and they want to move on. They have said that they have lost one daughter, and Mrs. Wright is losing a daughter, in a sense.
I'm satisfied. I will always remember and miss Darlene ~ she has a place in my heart and memory.
Whew!
Baked 2 big pans of baklava ~ my first time ever. It wasn't as bad as I feared, but still a little more work than I expected.
I might make it once in a while, and I know I will get better at it each time.
Thinking On and On...
Someone finally noticed that I occassionaly post from my bath ~ sometimes it helps to think things out while I'm in the bath. My knee is often too stiff in the mornings, a hot bath helps lessen the stiffness and pain.
Anyway, kudos to that friend!
There have been a lot of things on my mind lately ~ and on quite a few subjects over and over. It looks like I will be posting on them for a while... they're just sticky in my thoughts.
I'm glad I got good friends and a wonderful partner to be able to straighten and smooth out what my jumbled mind is trying to say.
First things first, I did go to Weight Watchers yesterday ~ weight was 313.4. Same as last week. Just noticed there's a 2 pound difference between the WW scale and my home scale. Weighed myself this morning - good enuf. I'm at 311.4, same as yesterday. I really need to seize myself and give a good shaking to wake me up. This can't continue, especially when my health counts on losing weight.
I also have to start exercising more at home, too. What's the good of having exercise books and PT exercise papers if I don't apply or commit myself to using them?
Now, this is where the interesting thing comes in... Weight Watchers, NutriSystem and Jenny Craig. I've tried all three, and while I admit that all three can get expensive, I've been able to stick and stay with WW. Yes, I did try both NS and JC ~ and I'm telling you, whoo hoo... the money outlay is way up there. I mean, look at the foodstuff you have to buy from both ~ a week's worth can cost upwards to between $70 and $100. And you have to keep buying from them ~ on and on. Yeah, they do EVENTUALLY allow you to introduce regular food into their meal plans, but... is it effective? Maybe the very rich can afford that ~ kudos to them.
I'd rather stick with WW - at least, you can stay with regular food. They do have prety good foodstuff, and you DON'T have to buy them. You can buy them here and there ~ they're pretty much available in almost every grocery store chains. For some, you'd have to buy them from a WW meeting place ~ and you're not pressured to buy them. Period. All you have to do, is to learn how to control your portions, learn how to subsitutue in recipes, get encouragement, ask questions, and bascially, just learn how to change your lifestyle at YOUR OWN PACE. If you lose pounds, there are hearty congrats and encouragement, and if you gain, you get positive reinforcements and ask you if you need to discuss issues you may be having and what you can do to change them.
I know that NS and JC does the same thing, too ~ BUT you HAVE to buy their food. You are pressured to do so. Word. No ifs, buts or hows. It's in their contract.
Bbllpptthh.
What an Evening
Just found out from a good friend ~ her mother has uterus cancer. Being a uterus cancer survivor, I know how it feels like when you learn of the news. I was lucky, I beat the odds seven years ago, although I have to be tested every year. She wont know how serious it is until next week, so I'm praying for the best.
Another piece of news ~ another friend IMed me and told me she lost her son in a custody battle with another family relative ~ she has to go back to court next month. I cannot imagine a mother losing her own son this way ~ it has to hurt big time.
Damn.
Angry
It makes me so angry when bloggers say they knew Daphne Wright - and how scared they were, how they hid and ... YET did not do anything - like call the police, make a report or any thing of that kind - instead, they kept it to themselves like a secret, and then said:
I had a narrow escape ~
I was lucky to be alive ~
I had to hide from her ~
I was afraid for my life ~
yet, in none of those blogs, did I ever find a mention of ANYONE calling the police and making a report, or even getting a restratining order or anything like that.
What is this? Is the Code of Silence so important in the Deaf Community that it must be kept a secret, until someone is actually killed, and then those self-important people come out of the woodwork and start telling their little "stories." They couldn't even find it important to let anyone know BEFORE someone got killed?
I lost a good friend, because of this stupid freakin Code of Silence - and I still miss her to this very day.
I mean, come on.
If you know someone is dangerous, and he/she threatens you, TELL THE POLICE. Get a report written up, and get a copy. Get a restraining order, if necessary. But DO NOT FOOKIN HIDE!!!
I will always blame those people who did not say or do anything and allowed a good friend to be murdered - and hold those in disgust who DARE to proclaim that they were in total fear of their lives, AFTER the fact has been done, and the killer locked away safely.
Next time, you get a threat, don't ever, ever hold on to the Code - it is NOT worth the lives lost. Especially when it could be your sister, your friend, even someone you know.
I've already lost Darlene - and her family, friends and co-workers lost a daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, good friend and co-worker. It was already weird going to Sioux Falls last year for the softball tournament, and not seeing Darlene there. All we could talk about was Darlene... Darlene... Darlene. That's how we were, and in some ways, still are.
We're still in shock here. It will be a long time before it's all over, and even then, some of us will never recover.
Dylan Thomas ~ Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Dylan Thomas
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
The poem was written in May, 1951, during the final illness of Dylan Thomas's father.
Another Day, Another Dollar
309.4 today - I knew I would gain something when I had the BBQ potato last night. I do really need to remeber to take out the chicken from the freezer today. Oh yes, and also the phyllo dough... I have to make baklava for Saturday's party.
Looks like Thursday and Friday nights, Saturday morning will be busy... gotta make baklava, greek salad and a dip for the party... urgh. I sure hope all goes well.
Anyway, Jens and I were talking last night ~ she told me that Subway now offers apple wedges and yogurt in place of chips ~ whoo hoo! I did admit to her that I dislike baked potato chips - they just have no flavor to me. She agreed with me - heh heh.
Still in bath ~ gotta stop for now and get my azz moving.
Last Weekend
Got the ATC backs done for this week ~ yippee!
Saturday, Jens went to her parents' home to visit with her Aunt Nat, who she hasn't seen since her Papaw's funeral in 2002 ~ she was so happy and excited! I stayed home and got some laundry done, got some supplies together.
When Jens got home, we took off for Jenifer's home in Illinois ~ we were to meet up with Jeni and Cass ~ for an evening of talk, laughter and scrapping! I got some paperwork done, then started prepping my ATC backs. I got about 11 sets done ~ whew! Jens was able to get about 3 to 4 pages done. Cass worked on a special project ~ she plans to frame a page with her dogs' names and pictures ~ it's gonna look fantastic when it's done!
Jeni wasn't as lucky ~ she had computer issues and was trying to reformat it and get the printer working again. She was finally able to do so, and got her Easter pictures printed. She had started working on a layout when it was time for us to leave ~ Jens had to work the next day.
Yep, Jens had to work Sunday. She worked from 12 noon to shortly after 4 pm, then she met me at Shop 'n Save for some food shopping. We needed some foodstuff for our home, and I needed to buy food for the party this Saturday. I hope we got everything we needed!
Jens then went to the softball game at BMAC, and I stayed home as my knee was tired from the shopping. We did have a delicious BLT sandwich for dinner, though. I had an apple and an orange for a snack later that evening. Jens came home in a good mood ~ her team won, 12 to 4. Yes, yes!
We talked a little and watched American Chopper ~ they were working on a bike for HP.
Now it's Monday morning ~ and I'm still in the bath at 7:50 am! I gotta get going ~ be back on later!
Daily Affirmations
I weighed myself this morning ~ finally went down to 307.8 lbs... but how long can I keep this up? It's such a struggle ~ I just want to eat and eat.
Bbllpptthh.
I'm trying. But it's NOT easy.
I miss Wendy's. I miss the Big Bacon Classic. I miss the french fries. I miss the Frosty. Where is Wendy's? Nowhere to be found in StL, that's for sure. Can't wait til July ~ Brad has promised to take me to the nearest Wendy's.
I have to try harder. McDonald's have really good salads ~ gotta think about that next time I get Jens' Friday night cheeseburger. Asian or Southwest?
I want a big slice of rich chocolate cake with gooey chocolate frosting.
Ooh boy. I got some serious food issues today.
A Daily Struggle
I know I often employ self~destructive behavior, which always results in staboage in my weight loss goals. I have to stop it somewhere, somehow. I now weigh 311.4 lbs ~ yes, I'm confessing my real weight here, but I feel if I type it in here, it may make a positive factor ~ by forcing myself to confess and face the reality, it might enable me to stop enabling such self~destructive behavior and start making good choices... I feel it's worth a try.
I need to start posting my daily weigh~ins here on my blog, and see how it goes.
I do admit I often make unwise decisions ~ for example, I KNOW ordering a hamburger, small fries and a small soda would be WAY better than asking for a Big Mac, large fries, large soda (Combo #1) ~ and then ordering apple wedges in place of the fries, and getting water or low fat milk in place of the soda ~ would cut the calories even further. I need to start doing that... and it's so hard. I mean REALLY hard.
*sigh*
It's so hard changing a whole lifestyle that's so deeply ingrained, but failure is not an option here.
My life depends on it.
Updating
Well...they've found Daphne Wright guilty of all three counts - premediated murder, felony murder and kidnapping. I wish I could be happy about that, but I don't. It made me miss Darlene all over again ~ I wish she was back and being silly again.
I know this will go on a long delay, too. There will be appeals on top of appeals and Lynda thinks it may even go all the way to the Supreme Court. I agree with her, too.
I just can't believe that they finally finished the trial.
I just feel numb.
Not because the trial is over, but because it all hit home again that Darlene will never come back.
She's gone...forever. Now only photographs and memories remain, all that is left of her.
Darlene, you are very much loved and missed.
Keep It Off
I found this Mother Goose and Grimm comic, and it is just perfect with what and how I feel at times!!!
Dancing Queen II
I found and scanned this Zits comic - I used to be able to do this, and I hope to be able to do this again after the knee replacement surgery...I do miss dancing!!! Especially so, since Jens calls me her Dancing Queen!!! LOL!!
Sally Forth
Found and scanned the Sally Forth comic about the Easter chocolate rabbit ears...I just LOVE this!!
Wow!!! An Easter Morning Suprise!!
Yeah - you're not imagining it - Jens did propose to me AGAIN yesterday, on Easter! The first proposal was on June 24, 2006, but it was not an actual proposal then, it was more of a promise.
Now this is the ACTUAL proposal - she did get on her knees and told me how much I meant to her, how she felt that I was the right person for her, and how she looked forward to a long life with me...almost made me cry - but I was sooo happy, and eagerly opened the box, and put the ring on quickly!! Yes, I told her YES, YES, YES!!!
Now, let me assure you - since I have a problem losing rings, cuz my fingers have been changing so much (yes, I've lost a lot of weight in my hands) - it is not a real diamond. I do not want to lose a REAL diamond ring, and I know that Jens is aware of it - but this is still PRECIOUS to me...period. I will wear this proudly, and show all those who asks me!
Easter Weekend 2007
Wow - it was a pretty busy weekend - well, in some ways...LOL.
Friday, got home a bit late - was supposed to leave work at 330 pm for Easter weekend, but couldn't get off 'til around 4 pm - I had some paperwork that couldn't wait til Monday. Got it all done, yay, yay!
Finished cutting the papers for ATCs, and can't wait to start doing them again!!
Saturday, I took it pretty easy as my knee was hurting and very stiff - Jens took such good care of me, got me breakfast, and basically did some chores around the house for me. Then we went to Jenifer's home for a PartyLite show - and yes, I did splurge a bit on candles and holders for the outdoor area...heh heh. Why not?? Then we went to Dierberg's and did a little shopping, and finally back home... I put my knee up, and Jens fixed dinner - steak and baked potato...she's good at it!!! Believe me, she is. Went to bed a bit early, so I could take painkillers and relax my knee - watched Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Finally got to watch it!!!
Sunday, Easter day, we went to Jens' aunt's home in South St. Louis County, and met up with her parents, aunt and cousins - and a delicious Easter dinner, complete with HAM!!
Then we stopped at my parents' home, to pick up the Easter surprise - twin chocolate rabbits from Lindt! YUMMY!!! Of course, mine is on the shelf in the blue room, and Jens' rabbit is in the fridge...and I'm planning a blitz attack on the ears, a la Sally Forth style.
(Humm...looks like I'll have to look for yesterday's comic page and then scan it!)
Then we went to visit Jens' Mamaw at the skilled nursing home - she's recovering from surgery. She seems more alert and a bit talkative than the last time I saw her.
Back home - Jens fixed poppers and brought me carrots, so it was a pretty light dinner - well, Easter lunch was pretty heavy! Then we went to bed a little early - watched the Food Channel shows (Iron Chef America, Food Network Challenge and Throwdown with Bobby Flay) and then to...beddy bye!
Am currently reading A CROOKED LITTLE HOUSE by Susan Rogers Cooper.
Blah, Blah, Blah
My knee has been hurting for the last few days - UGH. I think it's a combination of weight gain and the cold weather, but it's making me think big time.
I have not been able to walk well without limping heavily - there are times when I feel that I can't take a step further, but I force myself to do so. I'm starting to need more painkillers to keep the pain at bay, too. I've also started having trouble sleeping well because it hurts so much to move it around, and it's stiffening up pretty good, too.
I know that I will have to start using a cane to help me along, and I hate that very thought - I know that Jens doesn't like the idea of me using a cane, either. What worries me are the events coming this summer - Deaf Awareness Day at Six Flags Mid-America on June 2nd, Cedar Point on July 8th, and Silver Dollar City on August 18th... will I be able to do the walking? Or will I need a wheelchair to get around in those three amusement parks?
There will come a time when I will have to learn how to ask for help - and it's so hard for me to do that - I always get the feeling that while people wants me to help them, they don't want me to ask them for help or otherwise help me if I need it.
Maybe I'm a little paranoid - but it has happened a few times. There have been a few people that has asked me for help before, and I did help them out. However, when it came down to it, and I requested a favor, you would have thought I was asking them for a million dollars - they were just like...MOANING AND GROANING, saying they don't have time, they can't do it for me, they can't help me at all. They even WHINED, too, and I HATE it when people whine!!!
Yeah, it sure turns me off big time - and makes me more reluctant to ask for help, even when I do have a
legitimate need for help. That's one reason why I hate asking for help - and the other reason is that I feel that I need to be independent - not dependent on anyone for help, because I'm afraid that they will feel that I'm too dependent on them for it.
*sigh*
I know that there will come a time when I have to ASK, but I'm AFRAID to.
I know that the more my knee hurts, the time is getting closer when I will need to have the knee replacement surgery, and then I will need help for sure - because I know Jens can't do it all, my parents live about 20-30 minutes south of me and they can't keep coming up every day - I've had two offers from good friends that they would be happy to come up and stay with me until I'm able to do things for myself, but the fear is still there.
I just wish I didn't have any pain. Period.
All Thinking and No Spamming
After all the stupid drama from the last two weeks still have me thinking... why?
I just don't get the purpose of having all this fuss at all.
Seems that if one person thinks that another person is in love with her, and that person doesn't love her anymore, why continue to make trouble? Apparently that person has contacted a friend of both hers and that other person and went off on about that person - that friend went off on the 2
nd person and named some people that "apparently" told the friend about the 2
nd person and what a troublemaker she was - and all of the named people have said it was all not true. Now apparently the friend has threatened to call the police on the 2
nd person, if that person ever came to the apartment building...which posed a bit of a problem. There is another person living in the same building, and she has told the 2
nd person that she is welcome ANY TIME, period. No ifs, buts, or whys.
Also, that friend has told the 2
nd person she can go see the people living above the 2
nd person any time she wants to - isn't that a bit of
hypocrisy? If the 2
nd person is threatened with arrest for "trespassing," wouldn't it be considered the same thing if the friend came over to visit the people living above?
Even then, the 1st person contacted me by AIM, and was like, no, I wasn't mad at you, you got it all wrong... oh please. She even had the nerve to say that - she did blame me soundly for "telling" the 2
nd person about her being in the hospital - which I never did and she did get angry at me.
RME!!!
What really pisses me off is how
complacent and so
freakin sure she is about the 2
nd person being in LOVE with her - she needs to get off her high post and realize that the 2
nd person is no longer in love with her - not after what happened in the last two weeks ago, and also in the events that happened early last month. The 2
nd person has told me how turned off she is by that 1st person - totally and completely. The 1st person even had the nerve to tell me that she hopes I will "wake up" about the 2
nd person and hopes that my life won't get f***ed up with her - and that i will have problems with her, too. I told that 1st person that I'm not the 2
nd person's keeper, and it's not my problem what she wants to do with her life - of course, the 1st person is already set in her beliefs and will not change her opinion. She keeps saying I got the wrong picture, and will leave me alone til I "wake up." That is a BIG turn-off - big time.
What that 1st person needs is a good, swift kick in her pants and a scolding - to stay out of other peoples' business and to mind her own business. So many people have told me that they are totally turned off by her and her attitude - big time. It's not the first time she's meddled in other peoples' businesses - she's done it to a few others, too. And from what I've heard, it was the same thing in the other places where she's lived before.
The only person I'm worried about is the other person that lives with the 1st person - she's very dear to me and I don't want her to get hurt - which I am afraid she will, anyway. *sigh*
Nothing I can do about it, though.
Upcoming Weddings
Wow - three weddings this year!
Tania and Curtis - June 9th in Alabama
Pam and Brad - July 7th in Ohio (am in wedding as bridesmaid)
Jody and Tim - August 18th in Nebraska
I'm gonna go broke...but these are such good, dear friends of mine, and I want them to be happy on their special days!!!
I sure can't wait to see the pictures! You can bet I'm gonna show them off in the living room!
News to Catch Up On
I have several posts to go through today - so I'll start with the news of last weekend.
Let's see - it was rather a pretty easy weekend to begin with.
Saturday, Jens had to go to work from 12 noon to 4 pm, so I lazed around a bit before getting ready and dropping some stuff at two friends' homes - did that, and then met up with Jens at Barnes & Noble - bought some magazines, two Rachael Ray cookbooks and one entitled TALES FROM THE SCALE by Erin J. Shea - haven't read it yet, but am feeling it's almost time...heh heh. Am on CANDY APPLE DEAD by Sammi Carter. Also have to go through four magazines that has been in the blue room for SO LONG... Diet 2006, Prevention April 2007, Your Diet Winter 2006, and Fat Loss Winter 2006. I still have more mags waiting for me under the foot stool on my side of the Mission style bed - oh well.
Then Jens and I went to ASL dinner at Mandarian House Restaurant - an upscale Chinese restaurant in Overland, MO. Ky came also, along with five other people. We ate, chatted and laughed for 2 hours!!!
Left just shortly after 8 pm in a driving rainstorm - stopped at Starbucks for a small Caffe Mocha and a hot chocolate with Jens - talked for a while about that evening, some plans going on, and just being together.
Sunday, we left a bit early to go pick Leon & Lisa up before going to the MRD meeting at MoKaBe's Coffeehouse - love the viet iced coffee!! The meeting went pretty well - got some things decided and made some plans.
Dropped Leon off at his home, and then Lisa, Jens and I went to BMAC for the co-ed softball game - Jens played outfield and she did a gooooood job! We had a moment of laughter - Tammy N. was batting, and she said a bad word when she swung at the ball, missed and struck out. She went OOPS, looked back at the umpire, and the umpire just gave her a wink and a waggle of his finger. That was so freakin' funny!!! Tammy is such a hoot!!
Lisa went on home with Lynne and her son, and Jens and I stopped at Steak 'n Shake to rehash the game and to get a hamburger. Back home to the cats, and watched some Food Network shows...off to dreamland.
Now, let's see... yesterday I went to a visitation for the grandfather of my good friend, Jenifer B - he passed away last Saturday - she was in some pain in her back, and her hubby Jeff was so worried about her. Stayed with her for about a hour, and then went home.
That's about all we did for now.
The Murder Trial of Daphane Wright
Oh boy...
I didnt think it would ever happen... but it did. The murder trial of Daphane Wright, who is accussed of murdering Darlene Vandergiesen, has started.
There are videos of some excerpts of the trial and assorted evidence...
Links:
http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=040207security&Id=55942http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=040207wright&Id=55954http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=040307wright&Id=55975http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=040307wright2&Id=55984*sigh*
I just hope they will have a fair trial - it bothers me that they don't have any lesbians, Africian-Americans or deaf people on the jury.
Also, after seeing the pictures of Darlene... made me cry a little bit. It's been over a year since she was killed, and I still miss her.
In memory of Darlene Kay Vandergiesen 1963-2006
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
-Unknown Irish Monk, 1100 AD
