Micah's Kozy Klatch

SERIOUSLY!!!

skywiselady — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:58:59 GMT

If you send a patient for a scan... one that could determine whether or not they are cancer free... that patient should not still be waiting TWO WEEKS LATER for results!! What the fucking fuck???

Makin' me CRAZY!!!

skywiselady — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:27:14 GMT

Okay, so... I live in a condo that I bought 10 years ago. Bank of America bought the mortgage about 6 or so years ago. Let me just say up front.. I HATE Bank of Fucking America. Since they took over my mortgage, I have had nothing but problems with them. They have absolute morons working for them. And none of them know what the other ones are doing.

So, every year, I get a letter from them saying that they need proof of my flood insurance or they're going to buy some for me. So, every year, I send them the insurance certificate in the envelope they send me. Then I get another letter saying they're still waiting for it. So I send it again. I get another letter saying this is my last letter before they buy the insurance for me. So, this time, I mail it AND fax it. Then I get another letter saying, "we've bought you flood insurance, it will be reflected on your next statement." So, then I have to get on the phone and argue with the morons and get them to take the flood insurance off my statement. I honest to god go through this every year. Now, anybody who knows me know that it takes a lot to get me riled up, but now, just the mention of B of A, gets me absolutely insane. I've never yelled at anybody over the phone before, but they do it to me every time.

So, about a month ago, I get a letter from B of A saying "FEMA has declared that you are no longer in a flood zone. We no longer need proof of insurance." THANK FUCKING CHRIST!! End of story... so I thought. A couple of weeks ago, I get a letter from them.. "we have not received your proof of insurance." What?? Oh, for crying out loud. Alright, fine. So, I email the insurance company. The rep emails me back. "Here it is, but Bank of America asked us for it already on October 31st and we sent it to them." Uh huh... Idiots. Fine. So, then a couple of days ago, I get a letter from B of A saying, "Thank you! We have received your proof of insurance. But, it does not say what flood zone you are in. Please provide paperwork with your flood zone." Seriously???? Ten years and NOW you want what flood zone I'm in?? God, you people are fucking idiots!!

I'm all prepared to email the insurance company again and see if they have that paperwork. Today, I get home from work and in the mail is a letter from B of A. God, what the hell do they want now?? "FEMA has declared that you are no longer in a flood zone. We no longer need proof of insurance." WHAT. THE. FUCK. GAAAAHHH!!!

I hate them so much.

Once Upon a Time

skywiselady — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:27:20 GMT

Who else thinks that Dr. Whale is going to turn out to be Dr. Frankenstein? Just from the preview... raising the dead? Lightning? And James Whale directed the original Frankenstein movie. Just my thought.

Anyway, that's just what I think... I laugh because my parents watch and every week my dad says.. "why do I watch this show? I never know what the hell is going on!" :-D They crack me up.

Oh and just as an aside to anyone that watches Hawaii Five-0... Steve's mom needs to go and she needs to go now. She is such a bitch and I hope gets the hell gone really soon.

Anyway... that's it! Have a great week!

Dr Who and Once Upon a Time

skywiselady — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:33:57 GMT

**Spoilers** Okay.. I was proud of myself... I was okay right up until the end, when Rory disappeared in the graveyard. Then I cried all the way to the end credits. Decent episode over all. Although... NOBODY in New York realized that the Statue of Liberty had moved?? I mean, I get this is Doctor Who, but even for this show, that was a wee bit far fetched. And I understand the reasoning behind the Doctor not being able to go back to 1938, but why couldn't he go back to 1939, or 1940? They really left that plot hole way too wide open. And I do hope that the Doctor goes and talks to Rory's father or he's going to be sitting there with the plants and waiting for a very long time! :-(

On to Once Upon a Time... Was I the only one who thought the woman playing Mulan was just awful?? And that whole plotline really bothered me. Sleeping Beauty has always been my favorite Disney fairy tale and they've completely mucked it up. Philip getting killed by a wraith? Treating Aurora like a 2 year old? And freakin' Mulan?? What the hell? Nope, definitely not liking it at all. Overall, everything else is fine, although personally, I would have let the wraith get Regina, but then, that would really shorten the lifespan of the series!

So, tonight I have Bones, Warehouse 13 and Hawaii Five-0. Hopefully Bones will be better. I used to really love that show, but I haven't really been thrilled with it for the last season or so. I HATED the Pelant character last season and he's going to be running all through this season too. Joy. And unfortunately, I thought Brennan came off as kind of a bitch last episode. Let's hope they fix that. Warehouse 13 is fine, except for Joanne Kelly. I'm sorry, but she is a terrible actress. Her idea of showing emotion is bugging out her eyes to varying degrees. I would like the show so much more if she wasn't in it. Five 0 should be fun. HATED McGarrett's mom. Thought she came off as an absolute self-centered bitch. And scolding Danny... calling him Danno!? I think not, sister! And I'll really be peeved if they make Wo Fat her son. Serious jump the shark territory.

Anyway, that's my TV rant for today! Enjoy your viewing! :-)

NCIS: LA

skywiselady — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:26:43 GMT

Okay.. I TOTALLY called that after the finale last May.

Man.. two days of season premieres and now I've got nothing until next Wednesday. Hmph. Guess I'll just have to watch my new Avengers blu-ray! :-)

Hawaii Five-0

skywiselady — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:46:43 GMT

Okay, watched the premiere last night. All I have to say is, if they make Doris Wo Fat's mom, I'm going to be seriously pissed. That is all.

WHY???

skywiselady — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:28:27 GMT

Why do I keep torturing myself by watching every Red Sox game?? It's actually painful and yet I do it anyway. I just can't even believe the suckage that is this season. Anyway, that's all I'm going to rant about them. Frankly, they're not even worth the effort...

So.. little health update. I had my radioactive iodine treatment in May. I had to go to the nuclear medicine department (comforting) and take a pill that looked like a grey tylenol gelcap. It came out in a lead lined case. Really made me want to ingest it. Anyway, I was then isolated for a week (at my own home, thankfully) and had to eat this HORRIFIC low-iodine diet for a few weeks before during and after treatment. Towards the end of the diet, I didn't even want to look at food. You don't know how many foods have iodine in them until you can't have them. Thank god for Trader Joe's or I would have been living on unsalted peanut butter on unsalted matzo forever. Mmmmm.... I'm finally able to get off the damn diet and eat real food but.. surprise! The iodine has completely muted my taste buds and I can't taste a damn thing. Joy.

That lasted for about 3 weeks or so. I could only taste really sweet things or really spicy things. Neither of which is my usual fare, but, what the hell. Started getting horrific leg cramps.. like when you've worn heels for the first time in forever and then that night you get a massive charlie horse. It was great. Turns out the combo of the diet and the iodine treatment had given me an electrolyte imbalance. Ate lots of bananas and that actually worked, so no worries there anymore.

My neck is still all swollen from the edema. I'm told it's going to take at LEAST a year for it to go down. That's the one thing that bothers me the most. It's so uncomfortable. It's still really hard to sleep.. I just can't get comfortable.. and this heat and humidity is killing me. I never thought I'd actually ever wish for the summer to end, but I really do. I'm hoping the cooler temps will help. I can't even take a hot shower because my neck swells up.

I'm slowly trying to get my stamina back. At first, I could hardly walk from my car into work, but I've been trying to start walking again and I actually went bowling last week. It was fun! I hobble around like a little old lady for a couple of days, but it was great. And that's pretty much where I'm at right now. I won't know if all the cancer's gone until a year from my RI treatment, at which time I'll have another scan (which seriously sucked the first time...1 hour in a PET scan machine) to see what's going on. The radiation works for a full year, so they want to make sure it's all out of my body before doing the final scan. Fingers crossed.

And just as an aside... does it seem like grammar in fan fiction is getting worse? Or am I just a grammar snob!?! Do they even teach it in school anymore? "ANYWAY" does not have an S on the end! There is no such thing as "I seen or I had went!" You TAUNT somebody and you pull something TAUT. It's a prostate people, not a prostrate! If you are in the prone position, you are on your stomach, not your back. That is supine.

Anyway, that's my rant! Hope everybody's summer is going well. Can't believe it went by so fast and September is just around the corner!

Gaaaaaah!!!

skywiselady — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:19:47 GMT

You know, it's bad enough I have to be swollen all the time and uncomfortable and not be able to sleep...Now I have to be on this goddamn low iodine diet, which totally sucks, but hey...bright spot.. you CAN eat bread as long as you make it yourself. Great! Steal mom's bread machine... set for French bread... AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE GODDAMN BREAD OUT OF THE MACHINE!!! Like I need this fucking aggravation right now. It's stuck on the friggin' blade and WILL. NOT. COME. OFF. Oh, I could cut it out in pieces, but that kind of defeats the whole, making-bread-for-sandwiches purpose. I could seriously cry with frustration right now.

Anyway...that is my vent for the evening...

Ugh

skywiselady — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:39:06 GMT

So.. I start the low-iodine diet tomorrow. Got the whole day planned out... no-salt rice cake topped with no-salt peanut butter and a glass of orange juice for breakfast. A salad with oil and vinegar for lunch.. Five ounces of protein with some kind of vegetable for dinner and fresh fruit for dessert. Oh man... it's gonna be a loooong month.

2 Months

skywiselady — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:25:27 GMT

Well... I haven't been on in a while, but there's a reason for that..well, other than my natural laziness, of course.

Today marks 2 months since I had surgery to remove my thyroid and about 29 lymph nodes in my neck. I found out right after Christmas that I have papillary thyroid cancer. Ho Ho Ho. I now have a lovely permanent necklace that goes from right behind my right ear, across my throat to just below my left ear. I also am completely numb in the incision area and the entire right side of my head. I can't even begin to explain how incredibly weird it is to not be able to feel your ear.

All things considered, everything has gone well so far. I still have to have a radioactive iodine treatment next month, at which time apparently I'm going to be my own night light for five days. But, after the treatment, that's it. Just really maintenance and thyroid meds for the rest of my life.

I just can't wait until I'm comfortable again and can get a full night's sleep. Right now, I have considerable scar tissue forming and lymph edema in my neck, so I'm stiff and sore and I can't lie flat. You know, you don't really realize how much you use your neck muscles until it's really difficult to use them at all! I had been told a lot of things to expect, but it's really the little things that you don't realize until they happen. Not being able to get a hair cut because you can't lean your neck back in the sink, having a really hard time washing your hair because you have to lean forward in the shower instead of back; and you can't even really do that for too long because it's uncomfortable; having to sleep propped up and not being able to turn on your side; just turning to look at something becomes something you really have to think about and of course, there's driving. I drive to work and home and to physical therapy, but that's really it. Can't do anything longer, because I can't really turn all that well.

I don't mean to bitch and whine... this is the first time I've really talked all that much about it. I just am tired of feeling constantly uncomfortable and tired. And I realize that I have it a lot better than some people, but, every now and then you just have to get crap off your chest. I just try to keep thinking, that this time next year, hopefully this will all seem like a distant dream. I can celebrate a year cancer-free. And that will be awesome.

Mini TV Rant

skywiselady — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:12:11 GMT

I've been remiss in my journaling, but I just had to have a little rant. Freakin' Hawaii Five-0. Love the show, but Policewoman Barbie has GOT to go!! What the hell?? Ever since she's shown up there has been noticeably less of Danny. This is unacceptable!!! The whole draw of the show for me is the bromance between Steve and Danny and they keep shoving her in there! GO AWAY BITCH! And does she even know how to smile? She always has what's supposed to be a serious look on her face but actually only makes her look constipated. I am happy that they wrapped up the whole Kono thing though. That was getting old really quick. And like we didn't know she was undercover. Come on. Loved protective Steve at the end, though!

On a non-ranty note... LOVED the ending of NCIS: LA tonight. Callen got Sam a car to replace Charlotte! Hugs! It's twoo wuv!! Keep it comin' boys!!

Pet Peeve!!!

skywiselady — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:04:04 GMT

Okay, I know that I haven't posted in a while, but I just had to get this off my chest. I'm SO sick of seeing this little pet peeve of mine in fan fiction!

NO "WITCHES" WERE BURNED IN SALEM!!! I've read several things where the big bad in the story goes all the way back to being burned in Salem during the infamous witch trials. Ugh! All of the accused were hanged except for one who was pressed to death. I realize that I may be a little more sensitive because I live where it all happened, but seriously people! Did you all learn nothing in American History in school? And how freakin' hard is it to look up??

And it's not only in fan fiction. I remember seeing the pilot episode of Charmed. Their powers were explained as being inherited from their ancestor that was burned at the stake in Salem. I actually wrote the network at the time, I was so pissed (and of course, never got an answer). I mean, these are professional writers! I know you're supposed to suspend your disbelief with a show like that, and usually I have no problem with that, but in order for things to be believable to me, they have to be rooted in factual things, so they seem like they could be possible. That glaring error in history never left my mind, even though I did enjoy the show.

My mother says that only I notice things like that, but I don't think that's true. I mean, I really don't think it's much to ask that Americans have at least a basic knowledge of their history! I personally love history. I know others don't really care, but when you're writing something, you really should at least do a little homework.

Anyway, thus endeth the rant. Carry on! I'm going to go to bed now and try to sleep without melting in the heat.

Episode for fangirls!

skywiselady — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:55:49 GMT

Okay, so if last night's ep of Hawaii Five-0 wasn't a fangirls dream, I don't know what is! Danny and Steve hiking together? Danny's "I heart you" mime? The big family get-together at the end? Awesome.

I loved Danny's "Freeze, Ahab" when they were arresting the boat captain.

I am a little concerned though that they're really playing up the team dynamic now just so it'll hurt all the more when they destroy it at the end of the season! (I haven't read any spoilers, so I have no idea if they are going to, but it seems like a setup to me!)

Also, just wanted to say congratulations to Supernatural for winning fave Sci Fi show, fave actor (Jensen Ackles) and fave non-human (Misha Collins) in the TV Guide Fan Favorites poll. I've watched since the first episode and it's nice to see the show getting some recognition after six seasons. It's only gotten better and better. And very glad it's finally a new episode this Friday!

SO glad NCIS: LA is finally back with a new ep tonight! Can't wait to see what my boys Sam and G bicker about!

Now I'm just waiting for Dr. Who to come back and everything will be peachy!

Wow.. I just realized that this is my first post in quite a while. I'm going to make a concerted effort to try and post a little more often. I've started making bead jewelry, so (if I can figure out how) maybe I'll start posting some pictures here. I decided I needed a hobby to get my mind off the miserableness that is work and maybe make a little spending money. I'm really enjoying it, so even if I don't make my fortune, at least I'm enjoying myself! :-)

EDIT: Congrats to Jensen Ackles for winning the Alpha Male poll over at E!online for the 2nd year in a row.

Also, I didn't get to see Sam & G last night! My cousin (who's going through a messy divorce) called and I wound up talking to him for an hour and a half! Thank goodness NCIS: LA is On Demand, so I'll be able to watch it today. Oy.

Red Sox Blog

skywiselady — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:44:10 GMT

Hi all! I know I haven't posted in quite a while as I haven't really been inspired, but this post is for (in my opinion) a worthy cause! My brother has gotten the opportunity to possibly write a weekly blog about the Red Sox at The Bottom Line - www.bottomlinesox.com - a pretty popular Sox blog. He's one of a few getting a trial run and the author that gets the most comments, gets the gig. So please, go to www.bottomlinesox.com and show him some love! Not only is this a dream job for him, being a lifelong Red Sox fan, but it will also help a little bit since he was laid off a couple of weeks ago (Merry Christmas).

So, go to www.bottomlinesox.com and look for Ted Grevelis. He (and I) would really appreciate it!

If I don't post again beforehand, everybody have a very merry christmas and happy new year (and kwanzaa and whatever else you celebrate!)

"Prone"

skywiselady — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:17:13 GMT

Okay.. I know I haven't posted in a while, and now when I am I'm going to bitch, but I just couldn't help it.

I have read three different stories in three different fandoms by three different authors in the last week who have said that a character was in the prone position when they meant supine. Now, I understand that prone is easier to use and people don't really use "supine" in casual conversation, but they mean two different things and convey two different images in my head. The author says that they are prone and then they do something and I think... wait a minute, they can't do that if they're on their stomach! And then I realize that they've used the wrong word... If you don't want to use supine, just say they're lying on their back!

I know... it's probably nitpicky, but it annoys the crap out of me!!

Okay.. that is all. Carry on.

Sigh

skywiselady — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:52:32 GMT

Did you ever just have no inspiration to do anything? I mean... I pop onto LiveJournal every day to check for updates and I do actually read stuff... but for some reason, I just can't be bothered to either write in my own journal, or comment on other people's stuff. And, I apologize to all those whose works I usually comment on. I've just had a case of the blahs lately, I guess. One of the reasons I'm even writing this now is to try and get myself out of it. The freakin' nightmare my family went through recently (briefly, thankfully) was resolved in the best possible way, and I spent most of the day out in the sun. Definitely makes things look a little brighter.

So.. just as miscellaneous observations...

Saw Toy Story 3 last week and am not ashamed to say that I blubbered like a little girl at the end. Ah.. so bittersweet! Took my nieces to see Despicable Me today. SO cute! I definitely have to get me some of them minions!

Oh.. saw about an hour ago that Orlando and Miranda got married secretly within the last couple of days. Talk about quick! Didn't they just announce they were engaged? Hmm... Whatever.. I won't speculate. I just hope that they're happy and healthy. Good for them.

My Red Sox have.. well.. sucked lately, but as I write this, they're beating up Seattle, so it's all good. I just hate these west coast games that don't start until 10 pm. I'm DRAGGING the next day!

Well.. I guess this whole thing was kind of random, but I'm hoping this will kick-start me into participating again. Hope to be talking to you all soon!

I'm still here!

skywiselady — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:10:58 GMT

So, it's been an age since I last posted. Lots of stuff going on that just didn't give me any inspiration, you know? My grandmother passed away at the age of 93 at the very end of February.... She was my last grandparent, but I was awfully lucky to have her for as long as I did. Not a lot of people can say they had their grandmother until they were almost 40. It was sad, but she had been so ready to go for so long, that I know it seems odd, but I was weirdly happy for her. She's back with my grandfather and all her brothers and sisters. I know they're all up there listening to the Greek music and dancing away! :-)

There were also some pretty crappy things happening at work.. Not directly to me, but to someone I'm very good friends with, so that was hard. I don't know why it still amazes me how awful people can be to one another.

So, now things have kind of settled down, finally. Went to see The Losers today. Honestly, I don't know why it's not doing well at the box office. It's just a really fun, popcorn kind of movie. Lots of action and stuff blowing up. And, best of all!? JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN!! Holy god, but that man is ALL KINDS OF SEXY!! ..... sorry... had to wipe the drool off the keyboard. I would watch that man read the phone book. Now I knew that he was sexy when he played Papa Winchester on Supernatural (now THERE'S a family with smokin' hot genes), but he just keeps getting better and better! rowr

Whew... anyway... I would recommend it if you're just looking for an hour and a half of fun and not having to give your brain a workout. Oh, and make sure you don't leave as soon as the credits start rolling.. there are a couple of extra scenes. Oh, and don't drink a 20 oz bottle of water either... was ready so 'splode by the end! :-)

So, that's it for now. Hopefully I'll be posting a little more often. Especially now that baseball season has started. I'm sure I'll be bitching and moaning about the Sox on a fairly regular basis (especially if they keep playing like the Keystone Kops).

Postscript...

skywiselady — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:51:48 GMT

Wow... two days in a row after not posting for so long! :-) But, this is really just a footnote to yesterday's entry.

Evan Lysacek was interviewed by Bob Costas last night for his take on everything. He was the epitomy of class. It was so nice to see. Kudos to him for being an all around stand-up guy.

Olympics

skywiselady — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:23:01 GMT

Okay.. I haven't posted in a while because I just haven't had the urge. But after watching the men's figure skating finals last night and then hearing the trash-talk of Yevgeny Plushenko yesterday and today, I just couldn't stay quiet.

Plushenko has been saying that Even Lysacek is not a "true champion" because he didn't do a quad jump. "An Olympian that doesn't know how to do a quad is just... I don't know. They should just call it ice dancing.." First of all, this ignores the fact that Lysacek does indeed know how to do a quad, he just chose not to because it puts too much pressure on the foot that he broke last year. He didn't want to risk falling and getting no points. The Japanese skater that got the bronze attempted the quad and fell. He lost almost 15 points.

I believe the sport is called figure skating, not ice jumping. The performance should be judged for ALL of it's merits, not just the jumps. It's great that someone can do the jumps, but if there is no grace, speed or artistry, it really doesn't matter very much. If it's just going to be about the jumps, why bother with music and choreography? Yes, Plushenko did a quad and normally his jumps are fantastic. Last night he did NOT give a gold medal performance. Every jump he did he landed awkwardly or was tilted in the air. The competitors not only get graded on the jumps themselves, but also how well they do them. He also completely left out a jump that was scheduled. His spins were slow and he did not have graceful transitions between jumps.

In contrast, Evan Lysacek landed all of his jumps beautifully (except for a slight bauble on one) and executed them all perfectly. His spins were fast and he had complicated footwork and graceful transitions. He gave the performance of his life and deserved to win. Hey, if Daisuke (the japanese kid that won the bronze) hadn't have fallen, I wouldn't have been disappointed if he had won the gold. He was fantastic and is definitely someone to watch in the future. Oh.. wait.. he fell on his quad... I guess according to Plushenko, he shouldn't have been on the podium at all.. Of course, it really tells you something that even with the fall, he still made it to the podium because the rest of his program was THAT good.

Mr. Plushenko? How do you say "sore loser" in Russian??

Happy New Year!

skywiselady — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:39:12 GMT

Happy New Year everyone. I hope this year brings you everything you hope for!

Happy Holidays!

skywiselady — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:43:11 GMT

Just wanted to take a minute to wish everybody out there a Happy Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Solstice... whatever it is you happen to celebrate. Hope your day is fantastic and filled with family, friends and fun!

GRRR...

skywiselady — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:14:23 GMT

I'm so pissed right now, I almost have no words. Now, anybody that knows me knows that I love my Red Sox, but right now I'm so thoroughly disgusted I could scream.

I realize that Mike Lowell is getting older for a ball player and that he has a hip problem, but he is also one of the classiest guys in baseball and a real leader for the club. Here's a guy that has an incredible work ethic, takes the younger guys under his wing, and shows how a player should act by his own graceful example. Not to mention that he still has a mean bat (Papi has been stinking the joint out lately.. I don't see why they couldn't keep Lowell as a DH. Then they'd have a lefty and a righty to choose from). Plus, he could have gone anywhere after the World Series when his contract was up, but he chose to take less money for a shorter time period so that he could stay in Boston, and THIS is how he is treated?? I'm sorry, but it's just not right. Sometimes, things besides money should be considered. I know that's naive and it'll never happen, but goddamn it, I'm pissed off and that's what I want for Christmas!

Oh, and while we're on the subject of money... Jason Bay can go piss up a rope. What, you can't live on $60 million, you ass? God, pissant stuff like that irks me so badly when there are people whose homes are being forclosed or are like me and have to figure out which bills are more important this week because I don't have enough to pay all of them, so I can only pay the ones that REALLY need to be paid.

Sorry.. I just really needed to get that off my chest. I am such a Grinch this year, it's not even funny.

Anyway.. that's it for now. I'm gonna go watch Family Guy so that I can get a laugh before I go to bed.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

skywiselady — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:23:54 GMT

Hi all... I'm waiting for the spanakopita to cool enough for me to handle it, then I'm heading off to the parents for Thanksgiving dinner. Just wanted to wish everybody a fabulous day! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Pet Peeves

skywiselady — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:15:33 GMT

Okay.. I just had to vent... these are just a few peeves I had to get off of my chest.

People writing "I should of" or "would of" or "could of." It's HAVE not OF!!!! That just absolutely drives me batty. I know it's petty, but I just can't help it.

Anyways. GAAAHH!!! There is no "S" on the end of that word. That one just really bugs me. Takes me right out of whatever I'm reading because it pisses me off so much.

That blonde woman in the Palm Pre (or whatever the hell it is called) commercials. I'm sorry, but that woman is seriously creepy and I can't stand even looking at the ads. She belongs in some kind of creepy horror movie or something. There's just something about her that just totally wigs me out.

Not being able to get away from reality TV shows. I don't watch any of them. I can't stand watching awful people acting horribly toward each other. But every time you turn around, they're either on the news or in a magazine.. I just can't get away from them!!!

Anyway, I think that's it for now... I'm sure there are plenty of others, but those are the ones that come to mind right now.

Oh, and just a shout out.. even if you're not a Supernatural fan, I highly recommend watching this past Thursday's episodes "Changing Channels." The boys parody a bunch of TV shows including Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Miami and they are DEAD on. So flipping funny. They even parodied those horrible drug commercials..Herpexia..for Genital Herpes. It was segued into so well that at first I thought it was an actual commercial until Sam showed up looking REALLY uncomfortable. I seriously laughed so hard I almost fell off my bed. Man, this show seriously just keeps getting better and better as it goes on... Anyway (no S), just thought I'd throw that out there!

Thanks for listening to me rant!

Hello?

skywiselady — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:32:51 GMT

I just realized that it's been almost two months since I posted anything. Ah.. the excitement that is my life. I did have quite a fun weekend, though. First, I just have to say.... GODDAMN PAPELBON!!! And that's all I have to say about that. There's always next year, right?

I went to see my favorite band, Great Big Sea (represented in the userpic), for the 6th time on Friday night. For those of you who don't know who they are, you should really check them out. They are SOOO much fun. Kinda hard to describe their style of music. They're out of Newfoundland and play a kind of mix of Celtic, folk, rock and local sea chanty. Their cds are great but they are absolutely phenomenal in concert. You can't help but get up and dance. And I have to say that their fans are some of the friendliest I have ever met. When you go to a GBS concert, there are whole families that go to see them. And the guys seem to genuinely have fun with each other and the audience. I urge you to go to www.greatbigsea.com and check them out.

So, we went to see them at the Portsmouth Music Hall. It's a great old, small theatre. Great place to see a show. There's really not a bad seat in the house. Well... we'd been there a couple of years ago and they've renovated since we'd been there last. It's... um... well.. okay, it's weird! When you walk in there is a sunken bar that's made to look like it's under water. I can understand the water theme... I mean, it IS Portsmouth.. but they couldn't really decide whether it was underwater, or outside. So, there were vid screens showing upcoming shows that were framed by portholes, but next to them were big trees that stretched from floor to ceiling. Walking into the ladies room was another experience altogether. It was like walking into a grotto. It was actually great fun just watching people's reactions. It was really very strange.

Anyway, that was the biggest excitement in my life for a while. And I'm definitely getting old, because being out all day walking around Portsmouth, then going to the show and driving back to MA to get home around 12:30am was exhausting! I was tired all of Saturday! How sad is that??

Oh, I had to bite the bullet and turn the heat on too. Usually I can make it til November, but it was cold over the weekend! And it's supposed to get even colder the rest of the week... hopefully it'll stop raining. Although, I guess I can't really complain. It's ice in Colorado where my cousin is and snow in Minnesota where my brother is. Crazy weather. I'm telling you... it's all the signs of the apocalypse. Beware!!