random thoughts (finally!)

-i got the Palm Pre. it's the best phone on the planet. it's also so cute. i call it my Palm Pre-tty. it was an impulsive purchase, and i am not an impulsive person. (repulsive maybe thanks to my rude nature....) but on the day it launched, there i went to buy it without a thought in the world. and it's the best moo-lah i have spent in quite some time. (who needs new tires? bald ones work just fine!) anyway, as you regulars know, i don't always import my numbers in a timely manner. so if you haven't texted me in a while or anything, you may want to go ahead and do that so i can save your phone number. or shoot me an email so i can add it.

-i'm on a new med for my chronic nerve pain. it seems to be working well. but it has a side effect. it's making me very mellow. i'm still the same mean christine, but things just don't bug me as much. i'm not sure if it will wear off as i become accustomed to the med, but for now, i think i'm freaking out my co-workers. although, i did go on a rampage yesterday and today. i'd hate to think how that would have gone if i hadn't been mellow...

-i will hopefully post pics soon. i want to try out my new Pre-tty camera. maybe i will upload pics of me and Pre-tty frolicking through a field of daisies together.

it's alive!!!!!!!!!!

and by it, i mean me. i know it's been sixty years since i posted. i've been getting my ass handed to me at work, and have been otherwise distracted. i will be back to regular blogging self soon, i hope.

nephew hit by a truck

yes, that's right. the headline is no joke. i got the panicked call yesterday at work. at first i thought maybe it was only a small bump from a car in a parking lot, but when my mom showed up at the scene, it turns out that it was much worse.

luckily, it happened near a fire station, and the fire fighters were so great. they, along with bystanders and witnesses, began CPR and other emergency procedures to help, who i shall now call, Road Rash. (what kid who got hit by a truck doesn't deserve a cool nick name like that?!)

it was a long night. he has suffered multiple broken bones, tons of road rash, a possible collapsed lung, and (the biggest concern) a severe concussion.

the worst part was waiting as he was non-responsive until after midnight last night. once he began to stir, he was expectedly confused, but he seemed to be in good spirits. (he couldn't really talk as he was still intubated.) however, he resumed breathing on his own after a while so that's a good sign. more tests to come.

the support came out in droves. i swear that mini waiting room was no match for the people who love Road Rash. there must have been fifty or more people there for most of the evening waiting for him to wake up.

here are the local news links with video included. i'm wondering why i can't just have a non-dramatic life every once in a while. but i can't complain. as long as RR is getting better, i'm happy. i will tweet updates as i can from the hospital today.

local news story
another local news story

on a side note, his 8th grade banquet is coming up, and he was concerned that he didn't know how to dance. now he has a great excuse as he will be scooting about in a wheelchair for a while. he can tell people that he really can bust a move all Travolta style. he just can't show anyone since he got hit by a truck. maybe by the time he's healed up, they will forget his boastful proclamations.

the good, the bad, and the ugly

the good news is that i actually finished my script for Script Frenzy. see?!


the bad news is that the zombie apocalypse is closer than we think: yikes!

and the ugly part of this post is that i only have a few days left until my mini vacay, and i don't think i'm going to make it. i'm seriously stressed to the max at work and might keel over at any second from some stress induced disease. good thing i'm eating my flax seed muffins every morning. serenity now!

alive

yes, i'm alive. been busy with Script Frenzy and work. speaking of my script, i am so far behind. of course what else would you expect from a perpetual procrastinator like myself?

work is a mess. when people decide things need changing, it's always an arduous process. and making the sheep follow in line is a monumental task. i've resorted to shocking the sheep with cattle prods, so to speak.

i finished the MOD walk and was the first one from my company to cross the finish line. of course, i had to push and shove a couple of people, but that's not really the point. the point is that i win.

i've decided to have yet another garage sale to get rid of even more stuff. soon i'll be living in a mausoleum. eh. less to dust.

i love babies.

this is the last reminder if you want to contribute any $$$ to help babies. if your company has a matching gift program or if you want to donate via check or cash, you can swing by my office or email me to arrange for me to pick up. here is the widget again if you wish to contribute via credit or debit card.



and i just want to say thanks. i love babies and think that preemies should be given the care they need to start out their lives in the best possible way. the walk is this weekend if anyone cares to join me.

the weekend's over already?

-i got quite a bit of work done on my script yesterday. i'm still way behind. i also located that miscreant camera. (it was hiding in my laptop bag from when i went out of town.)

-i am craving a big ol' order of chili cheese tots. that can't be good.

-since i said i'd post more pics, here's Cornelius. he is wearing a makeshift poncho after getting caught in the thunderstorm on Thursday. everyone says he has my giant lips. he is just too cute in this pic!

April showers....

-it's been hailing and raining and otherwise wreaking havoc all over this p.o.s. town. i love the rain. the hail not so much. i got stranded at Jason's Deli yesterday while hail the size of fists pummelled my poor Honda outside. he has a thick skin, though. he can take it. and luckily, i was stuck with a peep and tons of sammiches. it could have been worse. i could have been stuck at work or at the doctor's office.

-speaking of the doc office, i had an appt with mine yesterday. he's so awesome. he's constantly wanting to set me up on dates with his other patients. i should let him. he knows their medical history, and i'm sure he would pick a good one. and i was so nervous before hand because i knew they were going to draw blood. but, i kid you not, this RN made the last one look like a butcher! this one did it on the first try and with no real pain. i was so relieved. it wasn't a spectacle of drama like last time.

-i updated my concert countdown. i'm getting super hyped about the show.

-i bought the cutest vanity. it's a nice, old piece of art deco furniture. i am going to try to refurbish it this weekend, weather permitting. if i can find that wandering camera, i will post pics.

-i have the strangest neighbors. for one, they don't have curtains. wtf?! why do i attract weirdos? two, the dude was outside yesterday night as it was raining/hailing and singing loudly. i think it was a country song, but it was hard to tell over my TV and the weather.

-i'm working on my script diligently. okay, not diligently. but i am working on it. i have a hot, coffee date tomorrow where i will either be working on it or working on this blog. i need to update it really badly.

random crap

- don't forget that the March for Babies is right around the corner. several of you have already donated or promised to donate. any little bit helps. and thanks to everyone who contributes. it really does mean a lot to me. here's the widget again if you'd like to use it.



-i accidentally sent a mass email out to my company that was meant for my sister. luckily, it was a very nice email and was mostly recalled. normally, emails to my sister are filled with profanity, name calling, and bitter comments. that was a close call!

-i haven't been able to go running because ol' Lubbsuck has been experiencing 50 mile per hour winds for the past six years. if i'm not in condition to run the March for Babies, then i will take a peep with me and enjoy a nice stroll. unless it's windy that day, too. then i will those around me will be experiencing a lot of profanity.

-i am still on this devil diet. after the initial sugar withdrawals, it's actually a good way to eat. i do miss beer and cereal a lot, though.

-my peep at work just told me to turn my TV to a particular music channel. he said, 'i just recently saw this band. they are hardcore.' so i flipped it over, and it was Anthrax. i was perplexed. turns out he was not watching it live, and he was talking about an entirely different band.

-i know i said i was going to post more pics, but i can't seem to find my digicam. i always have it in my purse or near me, but it grew legs and walked away. until it decides that my house is a better place than the cruel world and returns home, i won't be posting pics.

so you guys know i love covers. i ran across this nice, odd gem today. it's a cover of Britney Spears' Womanizer. notice the weird creature humping the mike. and the one in the back scratching itself. and what's with the floating Obama heads? hmmm.



here it is if you've ever wondered what it sounds like as a folk song. i don't really care for it myself.

my day

well i generally work banker's hours, but i occasionally go in later. today, i was going to go in at 11 so i planned to run before work. that was until i couldn't drag my lazy ass out of bed in a timely manner. good thing, too! the park where i normally go was the scene of an odd mishap. i could have been worm food!

so after i averted death, i remembered that i had a doc appt today. so i went to work early rather than use up any personal time. my doctor let me listen to myself with the stethoscope, too. that's a first. she wanted me to hear my breathing. it was raspy and wheezy as usual. so now i'm on more meds.

at work, i had two different people bring me Sonic teas! man, i'm so loved by everyone. although one or both may have been poisoned.

it's barely five, and i've run out of stuff to do at work. tonight is going to suck big donkey balls. i would work on my script for Script Frenzy, but i still have no clue what i'm going to write about. i'm the poster child for procrastination.

NIN put out a new album. you can check it out here. i don't think it's worth the twenty bucks what with no Miley or Lohan in it.

what a useless post for such a useless day.

yay!

-someone finally decided to make a Where the Wild Things Are movie. yay! here's the trailer:



-i actually did what i said i would do yesterday. i went home and went to bed. it felt great!

-for some reason, my mention of bifocals yesterday sent the senior citizen crowd to my blog in droves. i need to stop acting like i'm eighty.

-the wind here in West Texas has been especially crappy lately. well really the weather has in general. it is 80 one day and snowing the next. it's really cutting into my running time, and it's making me crabby.

-i'm ordering a new phone tomorrow. mine is cracked so it's dead to me. i think it broke during a drunken stupor. details are fuzzy. anyway, any suggestions for a new phone?

random crap

-i got NIN/JA tix. i failed miserably at the presale because i couldn't read the captcha...repeatedly. i think i need bifocals. that should prob exempt me from the pit, but i'm pretty sure they don't do a walkers, canes, reading glasses pat down at the gate. anyway, i got some during the regular sale. (tickets not bifocals...)

-since i'm taking time off to see the show and drink heavily on the road, i can't afford new tires. mine are bald. good think i believe in prayer.

-someone told me that i was the Daphne to their Niles. i thought that was incredibly sweet, and it melted my cold, black heart for all of two seconds.

-Script Frenzy starts in two days. i have no idea what my plot will be. again, i'm resorting to prayer. that or lots of booze.

-my plan today is to leave work and go home. and then promptly go to bed. i have a sneaking suspicion that someone is going to thwart my plan. that person will pay dearly. unless they bring a Sonics tea. then maybe not.

-i need more birds in my life. i'm considering a humming bird feeder, but i really don't know if Lubbsuck has humming birds. i'm too lazy to look it up. but i sure would like to have a couple of little bird friends hanging out on my porch.

conversation of the day

coworkers often check in with me before going to lunch. so this one guy asks me to clock him out.

me: make sure and eat something nutritious.

cw: uh, i guess i will eat a banana and meat.

he said it with all seriousness. i'm not sure what that meant, and i was afraid to ask. did he mean a banana and meat together? like a weird combo meal? and what did he mean my meat? mystery meat? when i think of nutritious, i sure don't think 'banana and meat.' am i the only one who doesn't get this?

random crap

-i thought the March for Babies was 3 miles this year and planned to run it. i just noticed it's really 4. that's a measly mile difference, but when you're panting your lungs out onto the street, it does matter.

-a friend had given me a gift certificate for a massage and a tangerine body scrub. i think i'm going to go cash in that mo fo this weekend. i've been all stressed out, and i think a hot, non-English speaking masseuse is just what i need.

-i like Twitter so far. i like that i can update it via cell phone so i can tweet from the bar, when i'm passed out in a ditch after the bar, or from the the road on a trip, etc. and all my peeps can keep up with my super exciting life. so can all the stalkers who follow me. plus i just like to say tweet.

-well i wasn't going to do it, but i caved. i'm going to go see NIN with Jane's Addiction. i've never seen JA live so that will be a treat. hopefully, it will be another pit experience. i'll let everyone know if was able to score tix.

-my boss keeps cooking us breakfast. i think he's doing it because he doesn't want to work. i can't say that i blame him. his shirking is my good luck as i love me some eggs and snausage.

babies on the brain.

it's that time again. that's right, it's time for The March for Babies. it's the ONLY charity i raise money for, and i would like all you guys to reach deep down into your cold, heartless souls dirty, linty pockets and scrounge up a buck or two. use this convenient widget to donate or, if you know me personally, hand me some bills. all the tiny babies and i thank you.

conversation of the day

a coworker came into my Dilbert cube, sat down, turned on my TV, and started eating an apple.

me: you seem to have mistaken my work area for a lounge area.

coworker: why are you so mean?

me: because i'm mean christine.

cw: but why? why can't you be happy?

me: i'm always happy. i'm just mean and happy.

Lady Satan

someone just called me Lady Satan. not in a mean way. just instead of my real name. it brought back memories. someone from my past used to call me Lady Satan a long time ago in a different life. i wonder what about me causes people to want to call me such a name...

serious post

well as serious as it can be coming from someone who just spend the last few minutes singing Blondie's "Call Me" at the top of her lungs to her coworkers and whose work IM blurb says that "i am Batman."

those of you close to me know that this past year has been tough for a lot of reason. physical. emotional. spiritual. you get the idea. i've counted on lots of resources ranging from friends and family to doctors to prayer, etc. you get the idea because if you're reading this blog, you're surely not a buffoon.

but i'm cleaning house. i'm moving on from detrimental relationships and habits. i'm getting rid of lots of mementos and things from my past. it's very liberating. it's very comforting. in all honesty, i didn't come to such conclusions lightly. i left the ball in others' courts, so to speak, and let their actions show me if they had my best interests in mind or not. some did. others didn't. of course, i don't expect everyone to have my interests in mind ALL the time, but with my recent troubles, i did need that for now. and i did make that clear. i can only control my own actions and not those of others. i'm assuming they have made choices based on what is most important to them, and i respect that. i've also decided to remove myself from relationships that were full of drama. personally, i left high school behind when i grabbed that diploma. so i just need to do what's best for me at this point.

so maybe in ten years, if i'm still alive and kicking (people in the shins), i will call up some old peeps and see if we can be friends. but until then, i have eliminated several people from my life.

on the other side of that coin, there is someone from my past that i've been thinking of contacting. it's prob not the wisest idea, but i'm thinking about it anyway.

that's enough rambling about such serious nonsense. let's lighten up this mo fo by me admitting that i've been calling a coworker by the wrong name for about six months. that can't be good...

let that shiner shine

i've seen some 'news' articles about people wanting Cover Girl to drop Rihanna after her douche kicked her ass. i say, 'hell no!' now is the time for the product to really shine. it can showcase how it covers those nasty welts and bruises, those bite marks and scratches, those swollen lips and left over scars. if she can continue to look beautiful even after the cycle of abuse, why that's the mark of a stand up product.

luck o' the Irish

i just gorged on green pancakes, green eggs and sausage, and Lucky Charms at work. they know i can't work after such gluttony. oh well. i will be under my desk sleeping for the next two hours.

must have

you know those little ideas that you hear about and think, 'man, that's so simple and yet so amazing?' here's one of those ideas. as an avid tooth brusher, i love it. what a great idea!