Serious Man: didn't know what this was when I started watching, though it was billed as a comedy. Definitely extremely dark comedy, and very good, but it really makes me uncomfortable to watch other people go though misery like that. Overall, a good movie - thumbs up

Fame: Terrible. The dance/musical scenes were strange, the characters were wooden & stereotypical, and I really didn't give a shit whether or not these kids made it. I turned it off before the ending, but I doubt it would have redeemed the whole film.

Imagination of Doctor Parnassus: As soon as it starts, you can tell it's a Terry Gilliam movie - it has the look and feel of Jabberwocky & Brazil, and the same bizarro world that is supposed to be taken for granted (and takes a wee bit to catch up and understand what's going on, like walking in on an ongoing conversation). It's a good movie & all, but the hype about Heath Ledger's death and the use of Jude Law, Colin Ferrel & Johnny Depp in the alternate sequences took me out of the story a bit. Granted, they were all done well (and Colin's scenes were particularly well-cast), but I was expecting....more? Different? Not sure. I'd still recommend the movie, especially to Gilliam fans

Up in the Air: What seemed to be a promising movie about our isolated-in-a-crowd society was a bit melodramatic at the end. but still a good watch. I don't think the performances garner any awards or anything, but it was a nice movie.

2012: Formulaic disaster movie, complete with the he's-dead-everybody-cry-oh-wait-lookie-here! scene (actually, 2). John Cusack isn't really an action star, and spent the whole movie looking harried & confused. And really, if a multi-billion dollar machine that's relied upon to save the human race can be rendered useless by a $10 hose, y'all deserve to die. The visual effects were good, but more at the "Hey, look at me - I've pierced my cock so many times, it can no longer be used for sex! I'm so DIFFERENT and SPECIAL!" than the much more simple and powerful "I've got a huge cock here." I also don't really enjoy watching the different ways billions of people can die in horrific and devastating ways - but that's just me.

Fantastic Mister Fox - cute, and I love the old-school animation. You can totally tell it's from the same director as Life Aquatic & Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson films have a very distinct look and tone to them.

Amelia - started the movie, didn't really get into it. I might finish it later, or I might abandon all hope for it.

Book of Eli - same thing, started it, but couldn't get into it. Will definitely try again later.

Dorian Gray: same thing as the two above, I'll try again later.

Room with a View: downloaded it after reading a Helena Bonham-Carter interview & watching Fight Club. I do love period pieces, and this one was a bit off the normal path for them, I liked it. Her eyebrows are a bit distracting, I can see why Tim Burton calls them the dancing caterpillars.

Breakfast on Pluto: downloaded it after reading about Cillian Murphy, and I was really surprised by the movie. Very good, and not the normal "check out the freaky tranny" movie slant.


To See List

Armored
Alice In Wonderland (DUH!)
when in rome
a single man
Hurt Locker
Michael Jackson This is It
Couples Retreat
Cirque Du Freak
Jennifer's Body
Invictus
Invention of Lying
Legion
Book of Eli
The Fourth Kind
Smoking Aces 2
It's Complicated
Pandorum
Dorian Gray
Lovely Bones
The Road
Alvin & Chipmunks 2
9 (animated)
Nine (musical?)
The Informant
Christmas Carol (with Jim Carrey)
Wolfman
Valentines Day
Percy Jackson & Olympians
From Paris with Love
Tooth Fairy




Shows:

Lost
Big Bang Theory
Chuck

Game, set, match:







Monday 1/25

Court for ticket from November, $446 due March 15th, and now that nightmare is over!

Katie & Nick came over & hung out at my house, then we went to Fresh Choice. I gave Katie some corsets to borrow, & lube to keep (you can never have enough lube). Everyone gets party favors at my house!

Tuesday 1/26

Watched the girls at lunch so Heather could go to work, then picked her up after work to go to the gym. Ran my first mile, & really pushed my limits for everything.

Subspace & ex-client

Wednesday 1/27

BRB, going to Narnia.



Whitney was running late, so I got to keep my car for the day. I went over to Heathers for lunch, then back over after work to watch the girls for Heather & Vinny to go check out a preschool. We went to Ikea and met Nick & Katie there for some shopping fun - I got way too many frames. We fed the kids there, & it was funny to see Katie & Nick watch the chaos that is mealtime. I don't think they have any idea what's in store for them...

Back to Heathers, & I was just too tired to trek back out to the munch, so I made it an early night. I did use my new weight set for about 20 minutes, enough that I was a bit sore the next day. Yay!

Thursday 1/28

Heather couldn't make it to the gym, so I went by myself. That in and of itself is a milestone - in the past, I would have made an excuse not to go, or slack off, somehow "cheating". Now, I went and kicked ass! I ran over a mile, biked a mile to cool down, then did all the machines at a higher weight. The only thing I cheated on is that I didn't do the stretching afterwards. But, that's really good for me!

Friday 1/29

Picked up Whits, went to work, then to Heathers after work to switch cars. Off to the munch, and it was awesome - no one to make it weird or awkward, old & new friends there, it was so much fun!

Afterwards, I continued the Photo Project of Doom - the place is going to be chock-full of photos, but I like it like that. Oh, and I upped my sleeping pills to 5 diphenhydramines (250mg) a night, and it seemed to take the worst of the edge off the insomnia, but this can't be what I do for the rest of my life.

Saturday 1/30

Up early to start cleaning the house, then Heather picked me up for Bella's ballet class, and OMG it was so cute! She has so much fun in the sea of pink - and it's really refreshing to see girls indulging in girly things without being made to feel bad about it.



After that, we went back to Heather's house to pick up Sophie & Vinny, then headed to Costco to become members. I'm now a card-carrying member of Costco! There goes my paycheck...actually, I did pretty well, getting out of there for just under $100.

Sunday 1/31

Girly Day! But first, workout with Heather. We did the mile, then when she went to the treadmill, I did the bike, ended up doing 2 miles on the bike. Weights all heavier (did some leg lift thing at 100 pounds - 3 full sets!), and then stretching. I really do feel better after exercising - exhausted, but better.

Girly day was a hoot - Mama Heather (not my twin sister), Jaelyn, Shelly, Jullie, Meg & Genavieve all crammed into my wee house. We crowded around the table and traded makeup, did nails, gossiped about everything under the sun, and generally had a smashing good time. When peeps broke for dinner, Julie, Heather, Jaelyn & I went to IHOP for unlimited pancakes (wasted on us), and a trip to the dollar store, where I bought EIGHT triple frames for 5x7s. I justified that if I can't put them all up now, I'll use them at some future time.

Great weekend - got my downtime, but still was totally social, and I love having people over.

Can we get some more pink for this poor girl?



Monday 2/1

Happy February! Vinny left for a 4 day business trip, so I went over after work and hung out with the girls. I walk in, Heather grabs my arm and says, "I'm so glad you're here!" Apparently, Sophie has found her skreeching capabilities. We went for a walk. looking for the moon and chasing our shadows - kids really do let you relive your childhood. I felt like Wendy, helping Peter Pan catch his shadow. As I got Sophie out of the tub, Bella decided to take a poopie in there: OH MY GOD. I'm so glad I didn't have to clean it up! Heather's in there, "I'm gonna throw up. This is nasty." Aww, poor Mama.

Even Dastardly Villains need a nice tubbo sometimes.







Tuesday 2/2

Visited Heather & the girls for lunch, then after work, picked up Heather for Gym Day. We didn't have much time, Whits was watching the girls, so we did cardio and stretching only. Up to a mile running & 2 miles biking on level 8: not bad for a couch potato!

Chubby perfection



Took a shower @ herher's, then attempted to bust ass over to Topspace. 101 decided to thwart my efforts, but I got there before 7:30. It definitely has a different vibe to it, more informal and chatty than intimate, but I think the group of people is really good at interacting with each other. I still do worry about talking too much, especially with Mr. Story Man coming in every 2 minutes with a not-quite-on-topic story about a scene he did, or an ex he liked. I pray I don't sound like that.

You talkin' to me?



Wednesday

Nance is out sick, so I get my fuck-off days a bit early this week. I also have an 11am sleep study appointment at Kaiser, which consisted of them handing out monitors to wear tonight to a group of people. Any questions? Yeah, what happened to patient confidentiality? I really don't want to discuss my sleep problems with Bubba over there drooling on his shirt. According to Kaiser, there is only 1 sleep problem - Sleep Apnea. If you don't have that, you're pretty much fucked. Great.

Lunch at Heathers, though they weren't there, so I drove to the park. Bella eschewed the entire playground to play in my car, and I updated the clings in the back for Valentines Day.

The munch was fucking ricockulous - we were all trying to offend each other with our un-PC ways. We figure, as long as we have a token whatever-we're-talking-about (black, sex worker, ageplayer, etc.), it's ok for us to do a party in that theme. We're set!

This is from Collarme, which of course is quiet until I log in when I get the notification of new email, then blows up again - Catch-22! 



master1977 on 2/1/10 at 6:16 AM:
if your really good sub ill stay for you in redwood city

CourtneyDisney on 2/1/10 at 12:35 PM:
Wow - before trying to dominate others, I'd recommend attempting to master the English language first.

master1977 on 2/1/10 at 2:57 PM:
i was drunk yesterday so never mind . did i say any thing bad ????



Remember, when replying to anyone on Collarme, it shows you the list of replies and comments just like above.  So, when asking that question, he had to scroll past what he said originally. 

I think there's a lot of pressure in the kink world to be some flavor of poly, because that's what everyone else is doing, it's more enlightened, it broadens your horizons, only petty people have a problem with sharing or jealousy, etc.. If there's a couple at a munch or class, and in the course of introductions says, "My partner and I don't play/fuck/scene outside our relationship. We don't play with others.", I've heard people dismiss them as too vanilla, say they're deluding themselves, or say it's just a matter of time. Why is it ok to completely minimize what may essentially be how they primarily identify themselves?
There's a difference between a societal default in identifying as monogamous out of habit, taboo restrictions, or ignorance of choice, and an informed decision about how one chooses to engage in relationships with others. If the decision is made to identify as monogamous after seeing that poly is an option, and people still don't respect that decision, that really makes me think less of that person.
It should be ok to say, "I'm monogamous." without being questioned, laughed at, derided, judged, or dismissed.

A 32 year old female from the UK:

"Hey Sweet angel. hope you are doing great i am moving there next month.. i would love to be a part of a existing BDSM family where i could do more.. i am not sure if you and your dom (if any)are looking the same.. can i talk to your dom and then we could see if he is interested."

My response:

If you're going to send such a poorly written canned email, you might want to make sure you're sending it to someone who at least matches what the hell you're talking about.

I inherited these dolls from a friend who had a death in the family, but know nothing about them.  My google-fu has brought me to tons of different sites for doll museums, different types of dolls from Japan & other countries, but not these specific dolls.  From what she's told me, they're from her late husbands family (either his mother or grandmother), who traveled a lot.  They look like they could be from anywhere from the 1940's to the 1980's.  One is actually made from a hollowed out egg and thread spool!  There are about 50 dolls in the collection, here's a few:






Anyone know more info, or where I can find out more?  I'd really like to keep them, but if they're worth eleventy billion dollars, I don' think I can take care of them as well as they should be.


You can click on the pictures to see more dolls - it takes you to the entire set on Flickr.

Here's what I've seen in theaters, or downloaded in the last few months

Sherlock Holmes: I loved the chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law - the girl was kind of irrelevant.  Good solid movie, one I could watch over and over, and the plot was twisty without being completely ridiculous.  I hope they make more!

Avatar: As a friend put it, "Smurfahontas".  Blue native princess, white dud who comes in and saves the day, & Sigourney Weaver smoking and pissing everyone off.  Good movie, saw it in 3D which really enhances the experience.

500 Days of Summer: Very cute movie, an unexpected find.

Men who Stare at Goats: Funnier than I thought it would be, with a little sadness mixed in.  Good rental, I wouldn't have paid money to see it in theaters.

Zombieland: Funny as hell, even with the fucking clown.  Even if you don't like scary movies, you might like this one - I'm a total pussy, and I really liked it.  Fucking clown.

Precious: Good, but not really living up to all the insane hype around it.  Precious' mom was a great performance.

Hangover: Paging Doctor Faggot...totally un-PC, and totally funny.  I think it'll be a modern classic in masturbation jokes and cuckolding.

District 9: better on the small screen in terms of watching all the shaky camera shots, the plot is a bit thin, but a good filler movie.  The new star guy is awesome, can't wait to see him in the A-Team remake.

Princess & the Frog: Disney has another classic! Good story, great songs, and the characters are a bit different than past archetypes, but still close enough to get everyone to like them.

Surrogates: Good action/sci-fi movie, a few holes in logic, but overall, something I might watch again.

Law Abiding Citizen:  Great movie up until the last 10 minutes, then it just got silly.

Angels & Demons: Good, but I could see the ending coming a mile away.

Bad Lieutenant: Terrible.  Quit after watching 10 minutes.

Brothers Bloom: Good movie, another unexpected download.  I like the twists.

Funny People: Enh.  Adam Sandler seems to have lost his edge, now that he's not the young kooky kid.

Observe & Report: horrible movie, I watched it just for the "date rape" scene, and it was completely tame compared to what people had been squawking about.

Planet 51: cute movie, but rather forgettable.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Better than Planet 51, but not amazing.

All About Steve: Not great, but not the pile of moldering shit everyone said it was.  Bullock's character was eerily similar to many socially retarded female geeks I know.

Whip It: Less funny than I thought it might be, but it had its moments.

Inglorious Basterds: Good movie, I'd watch it again, if only to get more of the nuances - watching it while doing something else, & you can miss some of the subtitled dialogue.

Bruno: mostly dumb.  All his schticks from Borat, with a different accent.

Where the Wild Things Are: Triggered some of my responses to rage, but a really good movie.  Made me cry!

Up: Really amazing movie, gets better every time I watch it.

To watch:

Hurt Locker
2012
Michael Jackson This is It
Couples Retreat
Cirque Du Freak
Jennifer's Body
Invictus
Up in the Air
Invention of Lying
Legion
Book of Eli
The Fourth Kind
Smoking Aces 2
It's Complicated
Pandorum
Dorian Gray
Fame
Lovely Bones
Imagination of Doctor Parnassus
Fantastic Mister Fox
The Road
Alvin & Chipmunks 2

Shows:

Lost
Big Bang Theory
Chuck

Watched the girls at lunch while Heather went to a doctor's appointment - Sophie's new thing is just to yell. A lot. I actually asked her at one point, "What do you want?!?!"

Sophie went to Picture People today to get pictures, and the results are too cute to post here - I'm afraid I might cause some heart problems with the cute overload. I got two words for you: nekkid & bow.

After work, we hit the gym, and I hit 2 personal records - I ran over a mile, and I hit the wall so many have talked about - about the 15 minute mark, I had a stitch in my side, breathing heavy, didn't think I could go much further, and then....it got easier. The stitch went away, I could breathe, and I started actually enjoying it! My longest time ever on the elliptical, and today I don't feel like complete ass.

Subspace was good - I still feel afterwards like I talk too much & too loudly/brashly in it, but I'm working on that. The weirdest thing was that a former pro-domme client of mine (you know, the one that I sent home from serving at the tea party cause he kept touching his junk) came, but I think it was to meet what appeared to be a pro-domme for a session there. I had to ask her why she was there, 'cause she just sat down & started listening to everyone. That was weird-squared!!

Unbelievably hideous sleep last night, woke up around 3:30, didn't get back to sleep till about 6. Dreamed that I had everything I owned in a pickup, & was leaving a poly relationship which included my pregnant sister. Went to Apple to ask the advice of a friend, and two random guys started hitting on me under the World's Largest Pint glass from Illinois on display in the lobby (wtf?). Hid out in a yoga center so that no one could find me.

Today is a better day mentally, but physically, I might be totally drained from the kids, so I might not make it to munch tonight.

Went to court yesterday for the last bit of November's car fiasco, took 2 hours to get through the line just to check in, and finally saw the judge for the requisite 30 seconds of bullshit. I'm now done! No more worries about that - if I get a ticket now, it'll be just a plain ol' ticket that I can pay for normally, without court.

Got home and cleaned once more, in anticipation of Katie coming over - she called & told me she was bringing Nick to drive her. I really do like him, but I was hoping to get just she and I together for some girly talk, but all was well. We hung out and bullshitted, looked through pictures from Scotland, England & Vegas, then went to dinner at Fresh Choice.

I gave Katie 2 corsets to borrow (how much you wanna bet that they're gonna come back with sex stains on them?), & some lube - you can't ever have too much lube. Oh, and I also hit them both with my stun gun, by request. Katie wanted to "remember" what it felt like, and Nick didn't want to have Katie show him up - but he was worried about how it would affect his jumblies. :)

I really need to get going again on the picture project - I've got about 500 photos just sitting there, waiting to be "done".

I forgot to add: shadow's new boy looks exactly like Al Gore, and seems nice. He's got that patronizing exasperated-teacher tone, where he pauses & waits for everyone to stop talking (yeah, right), but he seems pretty cool. Shadow bloodied herself with the exit sign when closing the door - of course, I had to run back and tell everyone about it!

Monday:

So sore from the gym yesterday!

Whits came over the hill to watch the kids, Heather doesn't normally work on Mondays, but the opportunity arose. Got dropped off at work, & they had my car for the day.

When I got home, I added a whole slew of photos to frames that I had gotten the past weekend for the Great Photo Project - though I like that they're in frames, I'd really love to get some of the nicer shots matted & framed slightly larger. Mats can be found for about $1 each online, but the frames are tougher to track down for a reasonable price (I want 20-30, so even $3 each adds up quickly). They don't have to be glass-insert frames, just something to finish the pieces well. I'm gonna check Ikea soon.

Tuesday:

Went to Heather's for lunch - I hate leaving & making Bella cry!

I went to Michaels to check out frames, and saw Keith for a while there. Their christmas sale stuff was up to 80% off, and I picked up some massive candle jars for $1.19 each - score! I didn't buy any frames, but might have to go back for them later on.

I had a yoga class after that with Heather - though it certainly was tough, it wasn't as impossible as I thought it would be. The teacher had no problem with modifying poses for newbies (about half the class). I did better than I thought I would, and really liked the ending cooldown.

Wednesday:

The pain is back! Yoga made me more sore than anything else I've done to date - it worked muscles I didn't even know I had. My hamstrings are the most sore, which makes getting up from sitting, walking, and bending a delightful romp through Painville.

I put some beans in the crockpot, & added some mole sauce. It's a total crapshoot whether it's going to be good or not, since I've never done it before, & have no clue if it'll work. Picked up Whits at the station, & went to work.

Went out to dinner with Whitten, Unkie, Vinny, Heather and the kids - Fresh Choice is a perfect place for feeding healthy shit to kids, & letting them run around a bit. Bella accompanied every person when they got up to get more of something, she was our security. ;)

Crockpot - beans were a bit overcooked. Not burned, but definitely crispy around the edges. I'll see if I can salvage it later. It does smell good, though!

Then it was off to munch, I swear, every time I go, it gets crazier and more chaotic! Alex continued his running gag of bringing me some water in a random cup - this time it was a plastic cup with a to-go lid on it , I called it my sippy cup. I really do hate the new layout of the munch - it impedes the larger groups we used to have, and the seating tends to keep people separate. I guess it does encourage flitting around, though.

Thursday:

Watched Bella over lunch again, as Heather had an opportunity to pick up more hours at work. She was a bit late in getting home, so after killing a bit of time at her house (and watching Vinny shimmy under the house to check on the pump that he put under there to get the flooding down - he came out looking like a mud monster), I headed over to the gym.

I now know why some people become gym rats. It's really a good spot to go when you've got some time to kill & want to be productive, had a bad day and want to blow off some steam, or just want to get moving. The gym is better for me than working out at home because it's a focused space - there's only one thing you do there, and that's kick your own ass. Or, as I had that night, have a personal trainer kick your ass for you. She put me through some great workouts that really challenged me, but I did them all, & the stretching we did afterwards helped with the soreness from yoga. Was it good? Sure. Would I pay $50 per session in the future? No, I think Heather & I work well together, and don't really need a trainer.

After the trainer, I went to the $1 store to check out if they had more frames, & they didn't, but I did get some pill boxes to use for my nail art fimo cane slices. Perfect size!

On to Kelly's house for nephew babysitting. This time, it was Nick who was an angel & Chris was a bit bratty. We made trail mix for them to take on their Tahoe trip the next day. Chris made a sweet mix without baking, & nick made a savory mix. It got a bit overcooked, but it was still really good. I gotta make some Chex mix!

Friday:

Whits was late to the station, & I was early, so I skipped breakfast & went to JitB for some drive-thru goodness. I do love the taste of fast food, but it always makes me feel bloated & gross afterwards. I gotta start making more protein-heavy breakfasts.

Work sucked, lots of little emergencies, & a cancellation for Monday mornings job at 4:55 on Friday, so I scrambled to figure out how to fill that, without success. That's gonna bug me all weekend.

Got my car from Heather & headed to the munch. Holy shit, the crack flew everywhere! I'm trying not to let it be too awkward between Dan & I, but it still really is. I don't think he gets that I don't really want to talk to him all that much, & the uncomfortable insertions (that's what she said) are uncomfortable. Dude, just go find another munch, this one is literally mine!

After munch, Dave & Zan & I went to see Avatar at Vallco - I have to admit, it did live up to the hype. Visually stunning, the characters were predictable (as a friend said, it's Smurf-ahontas), but still pretty good. The 3-D was good even in the second row (the place was PACKED, and the movie has been out for a month!), and didn't give me a headache or anything. Coming out of the theater was weird, my vision felt a bit wonky.

Saturday:

Lazy day, or so I thought! Heather brought Devin & Bella over for a visit after Bella's ballet class (blarg, I am ded of the cute!), & Devin says, "This house smells like Aunt Courtney". Damn, I hope that's a good thing! They prompted me to get going on cleaning, and had the house relatively picked up by the time they left. Worked on projects, then went over to Heather's house for gingerbread cookie making until the girls went to bed.

Sunday:

Finally got off my ass to pick up some needed things: yoga mat, weights, and exercise shoes - I was tired of wearing my Converse to the gym! Spent more than I should, but the money from babysitting covered my spree. I found the $10 lottery ticket in my car, too - now I just have to remember to find a place to cash it in!

Heather picked me up for the gym around 5 - did a half mile speed-walking, half mile on the elliptical, and a mile on the bike, all in 25 minutes! Gotta love the speed of the gym, too. Over to weights, I upped my weight lifting by at least 10 pounds on every machine, though my legs are way stronger than my arms. Did free weights, then stretching, & I was home by 6:30.

Made gnocchi for dinner, which was really good, and pasta sauce for lunches for the week - whole wheat organic pasta, I'm so Californian! Framed some more photos & hung them, the 2 huge collages are in the hallway, and the smaller frames are all going along the stair wall. I'm probably about 50% done with that, then I can put the rest of the pictures into the collage books.

Whew - it was a busy week!

:43:04 PM angel136965: hello i am angel
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I've been lax in updating this, so I'll make one big update for the past few months. The new year reminded me that I've not been using this as a journal much, only as a repository for my archived tweets.

December 1st: Ikea with Shelly, for random shit I didn't actually need.
12/2: Photo Shoot with Bella & Sophie in front of the tree
12/3: Kelly's kids
12/4: Christmas in the park with Jaelyn, David, Brock, Heather, ? (their new girl), Genevieve, Meg & Keith. So much fun!
12/12: Cookie Exchange @ Tiffs - caught up with Cathy Ledtje & her adorable little girl, stopped by Disney Outlet in SJ
12/13: Watching Bella so Heather & Vinny could go christmas shopping
12/16: Payless order of 4 pairs of boots & 2 pairs of heels - none fit. SUCK!
12/18: Christmas in the Park & Spaghetti Factory with the whole family - 14 of us!
12/19: Kelly & Randy singing at Eucalyptus Street Lights in San Carlos - went with Herher & family
12/20: Family Christmas at Tiffs
12/21: Met with Connie & Randy about dogsitting, brought Whits, Ichiban Kan is closed down:(
12/25: Christmas morning at Heather's house - Maryann was there & it was super-amazing-awesome.
12/27-1/3: Dogsitting at Connie & Randy's house - got paid $220!
12/28: Dinner w/Ryan & Alanna, Harry's Hofbrau House
12/29: Subspace, led 1 of 3 smaller groups
12/31: dyed hair again after a long absence of red awesome
12/31: NYE at Edges: wore Valia's full-length dress & black buckle corset, gave my word to s D's d.
1/2: Flea Market with Ryan & Alanna
1/2: Drunk night at Dave & Zan's - Spin the Bottle. Tez beatings, fulfilled my contractual obligation to Dave, & there are pics to prove it!
1/5: Finished massive edit/tagging of pictures to print, placed order for 700 photos for frames, collage & boards
1/5: Thrift stores with Nance
1/8: Ikea run with Shelly before munch, she bought teapot set for Sunday
1/10: High Tea at Dave & Zans, beatings for Dave - took pics of the amazing marks
1/11: Katie told me she's PREGNANT! Baby daddy is Nick
1/12: Dinner & shopping with Katie & Nick

Starting in November, I've been watching Chris & Nick every Thursday, so Kelly & Randy can go to a church function. I gotta say, I don't know how Kelly keeps her sanity with 2 boys, especially with Semantics Unlimited Boy (Nick). He's smart, but sometimes I just want to tell him, "Do it because I said so." Lord, that boy will drive one to drink!

Also, every Wednesday & Friday, I pick up Whits at the train station & she goes to watch Bella & Sophie. Heather takes my car for the day, & someone picks me up at night.

1/14 Thursday

I went over to Heathers house and picked her up for our first gym outing! We did the elliptical & it kicked my ass - 20 minutes straight, and I thought my lungs would explode, my hip fall off, and my head float away. After that, the weights were easy - I actually like the ab one, once I fit my boobs over the bar.

Over to Kelly's for babysitting, Nick is in the play Guys & Dolls, & Chris wants to go see it. Ok! We walked over to the school and watched - Nicely Nicely was really good, as was his sidekick. Nathan Detroit was a bit stilted, but Skye Masterson was excellent, as was Adaline. Naaaathannn!

Friday was a much needed chill night - I stayed home and sorted pictures that I got in the mail - Winkflash was surprisingly fast, but all the pictures seem a bit dark.

Saturday, I made a quick road trip to Vacaville for a Disney pin event. Took me a while to get there, but the drive was nice overall, and the storm hadn't hit yet. The event was a whole lot of fun, and I won a 6 piece Pooh Christmas Puzzle Pin for coming in 2nd at the Jeopardy game. That game was so much fun! I didn't really go to trade pins, more to meet new people and socialize, but I did trade a few pins.

After that, I stopped by the Jelly Belly factory, primarily to pick up some Belly Flops, but as I was walking out, they had one last tour going through the factory, so I jumped in. It was interesting, but would be better on a weekday when they have the factory running at full capacity. The free Jelly Bellys at the end were worth it.

Home around 7, after shopping at a few places on the way home - I got matching frames for the Europe photos I took, but I think I want to get 8x10 frames and mat them. I can use the 5x7 frames with mats for the smaller pictures.

Sunday, I went to the gym super early with Heather, and we worked our asses off. Started with the treadmill, then the eliptical, nautilus machines, & free weights, then ended with stretching so our old bones wouldn't snap in two. There's no scale in the gym - that's weird.

After that, I went home and finished the sorting of the 700 Winkflash photos:

Family - Sophie
Family - Bella
Family
Paris
Disneyland Paris
Scotland
London
Switzerland
Vegas
Disneyland - Katie
Disneyland - Dan
Disneyland - Epic Win Trip

I still have to print additional shots of Berlin, Brussels, Munich, WDW, Bahamas, Reno, Vegas with Dan, NYE & Drunk Nights.

Watched Up this weekend, after the Jeopardy category "My Name is Dug" totally stumped me. That is one sad movie. Sunday night

Ok, that's a good enough update for now. I'll try to be better about posting content.

Let it never be said that I didn't do anything with my life.

If I were a month, I'd be early December, cold & with the anticipation of Christmas around without the crowds!
If I were a day of the week, I would be Saturday, sleep in with Sunday still to come.
If I were a time of day, I'd be 11am on a non-workday, 6pm on a workday.
If I were a planet, I'd be Saturn. I like rings.
If I were a sea animal, I'd be a shark. Suck my dick, I'm a shark!
If I were a direction, I'd be up.
If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a canopy bed.
If I were a liquid, I'd be Vanilla Diet Coke, or tea with cream & splenda.
If I were a tree, I'd be a peach tree.
If I were a flower, I'd be a pink rose.
If I were a kind of weather, I'd be a crisp fall dusk.
If I were a musical instrument, I would be a guitar.
If I were a color, I'd be pink, of course!
If I were an emotion, I'd be laughing to the point of tears.
If I were a fruit, I'd be a banana.
If I were a sound, I'd be laughter.
If I were a car, I'd be The Disneymobile.
If I were a food, I'd want to be a spinach salad, but end up being a cheeseburger
If I were a place, I'd be Disneyland.
If I were a taste, I'd be sweet and fruity.
If I were a scent, I'd be a fruity perfume.
If I were an object, I'd be a snowglobe.
If I were a body part, I'd be a weenis.
If I were a facial expression, I'd be cross-eyed.
If I were a song, I'd be the cheesy one that everyone knows, but no one admits to.