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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Tue, 10 May 2005 20:24:30 GMT

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:01:03 GMT

I've Moved

I figured if I was going to keep doing this whole blog thing for any length of time, I wasn't going to want to keep staring at these dumbass ads and banners. And, while I was thinking (I know, it is a dangerous thing for me to do!) I reckoned that if I was going to upgrade I wanted to be able to have photo albums.

Ta-da! Come see me over at my new and almost improved site.

Monday, December 13, 2004

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:01:06 GMT

Epiphany

I have been doing alot of thinking lately about my life, where I have been and where I am going. I do not have too many regrets, mostly I regret the things I did not do, rather than the mistakes I made. I have learned from my mistakes and actually enjoyed the process in some instances. I am coming to terms with the fact that I hold myself back. Ton of bricks? No. The realization hit me harder than that. A friend said "You are the only one stopping you" I thought I would puke all over him at that moment, but he was right.

So, my New Year's Resolutions will involve getting over myself and getting on with things. I have resolved to actually participate in the things that interest me, whether I am good at them or not. I will try not to hold myself back and I will find a way to feel better about myself and find value in the things I have done, not only the things I have not done. I will compare my accomplishments to others' a little less. I have already started on these goals, and it has made all the difference.

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:58:02 GMT

Have I Mentioned.........

how much I hate having to buy Holiday Gifts for non-family members? It chaps my hide to have to spend money I don't have on bosses that make a kazillion times more money than me. If I wanted to put about a month of thought into something uber-hip and creative I am sure I could come up with something relatively inexpensive and cool as hell. But I do not want to do that. I want to put that energy into my dad, not the guy who clips his toenails at his desk and asks me to pick the rocks out of the soles of his shoes. ( I am not making that up) Don't get me wrong, I like my bosses. I just don't like them enough to go into more debt because I need a raise so I can quit my second and third jobs just so I can find the "perfect" Hanukkah-from- a- Mormon- girl- gift. Ya feel me?

Saturday, December 04, 2004

Sat, 04 Dec 2004 21:18:42 GMT

1st Attempt

Ok. finally got some pics, finally uploaded to web. My efforts may or may not improve. Go here and use this info to take a gander:

DECEMBER 6

OK I suck. Or maybe you suck. Try the link a few times and if you can't get it to work, be patient and I will figure something out.

Friday, December 03, 2004

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 16:47:06 GMT

Yowzers!

Ever heard the term media circus? That is our office today. The reporters and photographer/camera people are streaming in like the clowns scrambling out of the telephone booth at the circus. Needless to say, we are handling a relatively high profile case right now. It is a situation that leaves me with mixed emotions.

A person was seriously injured, sad. The claim is that the person was "hazed" on the job. My feeling is that some of what is being labeled "hazing" is an integral part of training for this particular job, which requires enormous amounts of stamina. Think boot camp atmosphere - tough training required for a tough job. The family is taking exception to the specific language/attitude of the trainers. It is a disturbing situation all the way around. Anyone else have thoughts?

Thursday, December 02, 2004

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 22:00:36 GMT

Shutterbug

I have been taking assloads of pictures. Now if I can only get them off the camera and into the computer, I will be a happy, happy girl.

Wednesday, December 01, 2004

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 15:19:04 GMT

4800 Effect

I am hyperventilatng with joy! While I was in Florida, my camera came. Of course it came the day AFTER I left.

Could not contain myself and had to take it out of the package just to touch it and look at its shiny casing. Ooooh, silver. I promised to give it back so Santa can wrap it up for Christmas, but I think I will learn how to use it first. I am bursting with fruit flavors because there are a zillion pictures I want to take, especially downtown. I walk down Main Street almost every day and it has been driving me batty that I had no way to capture these images. Watch out, here I come with my 4800.

Sunday, November 28, 2004

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:17:01 GMT

Sunny Florida

That is where I am spending my holiday weekend this year. Hopefully some of the pictures will turn out and I will have something interesting to post. So far the best thing about this trip is that my feet are TOTALLY exfoilated from walking barefoot on the beach. Oh, and I got some shells too.

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:16:16 GMT

Call Me Artiste!

Last night, in a fit of creativity, I bought and used this, and a few shades of these.

MORE NOVEMBER 23

Wondering

Does being pregnant mean that every sentence you utter have to include the words pregnant, pregnancy, maternity or baby?