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RADIO
Yes, I know it's been a while since I last updated. Sorry bout that.
Things have been weird for the past bit. Sometimes it feels like everything is going to start going well and life is going to start being--while not great at least good. Or should I say smooth. And then something happens and it all just bounces back to crappy and stress-filled. *sigh*
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I got (how the hell do you spell "jipt"???) out of winning a singing competition. The last night was on Halloween, so of course we had no audience. And all of my friends don't live on base so it would have been hard to get them all on. So, I had no one to vote for me. And it was audience vote. And the only people in the audience were people associated with the other 2 singers. Now, I am pretty honest with myself when it comes to admitting when someone else does a better job than I did. So, if I had been outperformed, I wouldn't have been upset. However, I truly believe that I performed better than the other 2 finalists and the only reason they placed ahead of me was due to the fact that they brought people in to vote for them. It was really upsetting and yes I cried. I didn't want to win just to "win" but I also really wanted first place because the prize as 500 bucks cash and we really really could have used it to help with bills. So it was upsetting twofold. Anyhoo......
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My birthday is coming up on the 19th. Anyone want to get me something? Gift cards are always very nice. Especially to places like Amazon or Target or Lane Bryant. Hell, I'd take gift certificates to the commissary or BX!
I admit that the upcoming bday is kind of freaking me out. I am going to be 26. No, I don't think that is "old" or anything, I just can't come to terms with the fact that I am hitting that birthday and I don't have kids. John and I have been married over 6 years. And it isn't that we don't want them, we do. But I need to lose weight. I am not going to have a child while being fat. It adds the possiblity of too many complications or side effects. So, I need to lose 100 pounds. Yeah, wow, I know. But that really is what I want to lose. Also, we both say that we don't want to have kids until we are financially stable. But sometimes I think that is not going to happen for a long ass time. Every month we struggle. I'd like to just be able to catch up and I know things would be fine. It's the catching up part that keeps dragging us down, ya know? I don't want to be 30 and still no kids.
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God, I feel like all I am doing is whining!!
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Another thing: IT IS FUCKING COLD!!! *shivers* I am not a cold person. I don't like the snow. I lived in it for way too long growing up. And now I am back and I keep trying to figure out why in the hell I agreed to come back here!
COLD!
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I took over a new group a little bit ago. It is the Zoos and Aquariums group and it is pretty slow. So if any of you like/work in either place, please come join us! I am trying to bring this group to life!
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I am trying to start selling stuff to make us some extra money. I have started selling on eBay. I put up some beautiful jewelry to start with, and I will be putting up clothes (most new from Lane Bryant) so if you are interested or willing, please go check out what I am selling and buy something! I have also listed some plus-size clothes over in the Swap Meet group. If you want and can buy anything, I'd really appreciate it!
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As some of you may remember, the Joe Grey Mysteries are my all time favorite read (I love cat mysteries). Well, the newest book came out and it is frickin' AWESOME:
It made me so happy that I cried at the end. I also did a couple self-contained squeals. I was so happy I had to go smoke a cigarette.
Things have been weird for the past bit. Sometimes it feels like everything is going to start going well and life is going to start being--while not great at least good. Or should I say smooth. And then something happens and it all just bounces back to crappy and stress-filled. *sigh*
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I got (how the hell do you spell "jipt"???) out of winning a singing competition. The last night was on Halloween, so of course we had no audience. And all of my friends don't live on base so it would have been hard to get them all on. So, I had no one to vote for me. And it was audience vote. And the only people in the audience were people associated with the other 2 singers. Now, I am pretty honest with myself when it comes to admitting when someone else does a better job than I did. So, if I had been outperformed, I wouldn't have been upset. However, I truly believe that I performed better than the other 2 finalists and the only reason they placed ahead of me was due to the fact that they brought people in to vote for them. It was really upsetting and yes I cried. I didn't want to win just to "win" but I also really wanted first place because the prize as 500 bucks cash and we really really could have used it to help with bills. So it was upsetting twofold. Anyhoo......
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My birthday is coming up on the 19th. Anyone want to get me something? Gift cards are always very nice. Especially to places like Amazon or Target or Lane Bryant. Hell, I'd take gift certificates to the commissary or BX!
I admit that the upcoming bday is kind of freaking me out. I am going to be 26. No, I don't think that is "old" or anything, I just can't come to terms with the fact that I am hitting that birthday and I don't have kids. John and I have been married over 6 years. And it isn't that we don't want them, we do. But I need to lose weight. I am not going to have a child while being fat. It adds the possiblity of too many complications or side effects. So, I need to lose 100 pounds. Yeah, wow, I know. But that really is what I want to lose. Also, we both say that we don't want to have kids until we are financially stable. But sometimes I think that is not going to happen for a long ass time. Every month we struggle. I'd like to just be able to catch up and I know things would be fine. It's the catching up part that keeps dragging us down, ya know? I don't want to be 30 and still no kids.
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God, I feel like all I am doing is whining!!
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Another thing: IT IS FUCKING COLD!!! *shivers* I am not a cold person. I don't like the snow. I lived in it for way too long growing up. And now I am back and I keep trying to figure out why in the hell I agreed to come back here!
COLD!
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I took over a new group a little bit ago. It is the Zoos and Aquariums group and it is pretty slow. So if any of you like/work in either place, please come join us! I am trying to bring this group to life!
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I am trying to start selling stuff to make us some extra money. I have started selling on eBay. I put up some beautiful jewelry to start with, and I will be putting up clothes (most new from Lane Bryant) so if you are interested or willing, please go check out what I am selling and buy something! I have also listed some plus-size clothes over in the Swap Meet group. If you want and can buy anything, I'd really appreciate it!
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As some of you may remember, the Joe Grey Mysteries are my all time favorite read (I love cat mysteries). Well, the newest book came out and it is frickin' AWESOME:
It made me so happy that I cried at the end. I also did a couple self-contained squeals. I was so happy I had to go smoke a cigarette.
I just hate when I miss a new set from one of my favorite SGs. How did I miss this?
I also think that this girl is ridiculous fucking hot and I can't believe I only just noticed her. Mrow.
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I am stealing this from one of Scully_Scuddy_MD's older blogs because I think it is a riot:
10 Things You Don't Know About Women
Jenna Fischer stars in NBC's The Office
By Jenna Fischer
1. If we run into your ex-girlfriend in public, the first thing you should do is put your arm around us. And if we have to introduce ourselves, you are in big trouble.
2. When you tell us about a business lunch you had with a woman, it's a good idea to tell us that she's fat, ugly, old, or a lesbian. Preferably all of them.
3. PMS is real. It's chemical, and it sucks. If someone told you that every thirty days you were going to get jacked repeatedly in the nuts, you'd be pissy around day twenty-six, too.
4. When we say, "I don't feel connected," the only appropriate response is, "I feel it, too. Let's go out for a nice dinner and reconnect." Try it. You will get laid.
5. If you can locate the following items in our home -- tape, casserole dish, Christmas ornaments -- you will get laid.
6. If you act excited about the bath mat we bought at Target, you will get laid.
7. We really want to have kids. That is, until you want to have kids. Then: "Hey, slow down. What about my career? It's my body. I'm not just a depository for your sperm, you know. Fuck off. Wait, come back. I'm sorry about that. It's sweet you want to have kids. Let's talk about it in a year."
8. You know what's really gay? Football. Instead of watching it, just have sex with another dude once a year. Get it all out of your system at once.
9. We can make a "celebrity safe list" if you want. But I am way more likely to get Patrick Dempsey to fuck me in a bathroom than you are to get Lindsay Lohan to suck you off in your car.
10. Okay, wait. Maybe not Lindsay Lohan. But you know what I mean.
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My husband comes back home tomorrow (Wednesday) night. He has been out in Washinton, DC, the past few days competing for Soldier of the Quarter at brigade level. It would be awesome if he won. He already won at company and then battalion level. If he wins, he goes on to INSCOM level and then (I'm pretty sure) Army level. As in Soldier of the Army sort of thing. That would be fucking sweet. I'm so proud of my honey.
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I will not be picking my husband up from the airport tomorrow night. Do you know why? Because I will be watching this delicious hunk of human flesh perform:
Yeah. Uh-huh. That's right. Josh-fucking-Groban. I am so excited. I will be working the concert. Keep your fingers crossed that I get to work a camera kill-zone so all I have to do is sit next to a camera and watch the show.
OMG. So excited.
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Speaking of concerts, working the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert on July 31st was awesome. I ended up working the edge of one of the thrust stages. So, basically, whenever one of them came down to the end to shake people's hands I stood up and kept people from rushing the stage. At all other times, I was chillin' in a seat watching the show. They both touched me. Faith leaned her breasts over me. Tim sweated on me. It was fucking awesome.
Oh and if anyone went to that Denver show and has pictures, I'd love to get some from you. Since I had to work it, I couldn't take any pics. So, any would be appreciated.
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One of my cats is in heat and won't shut the hell up. *sigh* She is yowling. And howling. Gah.
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One more thing, go buy this guy's music:
Cast In Bronze
I saw him this year at the RenFaire. He is amazing. He plays the fucking carillon. A portable carillon.
I also think that this girl is ridiculous fucking hot and I can't believe I only just noticed her. Mrow.
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I am stealing this from one of Scully_Scuddy_MD's older blogs because I think it is a riot:
10 Things You Don't Know About Women
Jenna Fischer stars in NBC's The Office
By Jenna Fischer
1. If we run into your ex-girlfriend in public, the first thing you should do is put your arm around us. And if we have to introduce ourselves, you are in big trouble.
2. When you tell us about a business lunch you had with a woman, it's a good idea to tell us that she's fat, ugly, old, or a lesbian. Preferably all of them.
3. PMS is real. It's chemical, and it sucks. If someone told you that every thirty days you were going to get jacked repeatedly in the nuts, you'd be pissy around day twenty-six, too.
4. When we say, "I don't feel connected," the only appropriate response is, "I feel it, too. Let's go out for a nice dinner and reconnect." Try it. You will get laid.
5. If you can locate the following items in our home -- tape, casserole dish, Christmas ornaments -- you will get laid.
6. If you act excited about the bath mat we bought at Target, you will get laid.
7. We really want to have kids. That is, until you want to have kids. Then: "Hey, slow down. What about my career? It's my body. I'm not just a depository for your sperm, you know. Fuck off. Wait, come back. I'm sorry about that. It's sweet you want to have kids. Let's talk about it in a year."
8. You know what's really gay? Football. Instead of watching it, just have sex with another dude once a year. Get it all out of your system at once.
9. We can make a "celebrity safe list" if you want. But I am way more likely to get Patrick Dempsey to fuck me in a bathroom than you are to get Lindsay Lohan to suck you off in your car.
10. Okay, wait. Maybe not Lindsay Lohan. But you know what I mean.
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My husband comes back home tomorrow (Wednesday) night. He has been out in Washinton, DC, the past few days competing for Soldier of the Quarter at brigade level. It would be awesome if he won. He already won at company and then battalion level. If he wins, he goes on to INSCOM level and then (I'm pretty sure) Army level. As in Soldier of the Army sort of thing. That would be fucking sweet. I'm so proud of my honey.
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I will not be picking my husband up from the airport tomorrow night. Do you know why? Because I will be watching this delicious hunk of human flesh perform:
Yeah. Uh-huh. That's right. Josh-fucking-Groban. I am so excited. I will be working the concert. Keep your fingers crossed that I get to work a camera kill-zone so all I have to do is sit next to a camera and watch the show.
OMG. So excited.
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Speaking of concerts, working the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert on July 31st was awesome. I ended up working the edge of one of the thrust stages. So, basically, whenever one of them came down to the end to shake people's hands I stood up and kept people from rushing the stage. At all other times, I was chillin' in a seat watching the show. They both touched me. Faith leaned her breasts over me. Tim sweated on me. It was fucking awesome.
Oh and if anyone went to that Denver show and has pictures, I'd love to get some from you. Since I had to work it, I couldn't take any pics. So, any would be appreciated.
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One of my cats is in heat and won't shut the hell up. *sigh* She is yowling. And howling. Gah.
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One more thing, go buy this guy's music:
Cast In Bronze
I saw him this year at the RenFaire. He is amazing. He plays the fucking carillon. A portable carillon.
Imagine that you play a musical instrument so rare that no one knows it exists. Imagine further that this instrument weighs several tons, making it next to impossible to perform indoors. To complicate matters, imagine that you have combined this unknown, very large instrument with other musical instruments thereby creating a completely new sound and musical style never before experienced.
Amazing.
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I swear, oh Lord, I will not complain about my life anymore. I don't think anyone has the right to complain, because at least you are not this man. Holy shit. And yes, it's real. Oh my god. 
It is officially my six year wedding anniversary. crashdog and I were married June 12, 2001. It's amazing how these years have gone by. We want to do something special tonight, but aren't sure what. This is the first time in 3 years that we are together for our anniversary, so we really want to enjoy this moment.
I love him so much and I still can believe, to this day, that I was lucky enough to find my true love. It really does it exist out there, people. You just have to find it.
I am listening to Jason Michael Carroll's "Livin' Our Love Song" right now. It is our song. I am going to post the lyrics for you. If you read them, you'll know exactly how wonderful our love is.
Baby, when I look at you
With your hair falling down and your baby blues
Standing there across the room
I get so lost in the way you move
It makes me reminisce, back to years ago
On a night like this
Teary-eyed, as you took my hand
And I told you that I'd be your man
So many thing have come, so many things have gone
One thing that's stayed the same is
Our love's still going strong
[Chorus:]
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living our dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Darling, when you look at me
With my heart beatin' fast, and my shaky knees
It's pretty hard to believe
After all these years, I still need you this badly
You're dancing in my arms
With a spotlight moon and a sea of stars
Oh girl we've come so far
Everything I want is everything you are
Just wanna lay you down,
say I love you without a sound
I think you know what I'm talkin' about
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Feels good to prove ‘em wrong
Just living our love song
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We went to a pre-screening of Disney/Pixar's newest movie, Ratatouille.
It was fantastic. Really, it was phenomenal. It will be released June 29, and I highly recommend you all go see it.
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I love him so much and I still can believe, to this day, that I was lucky enough to find my true love. It really does it exist out there, people. You just have to find it.
I am listening to Jason Michael Carroll's "Livin' Our Love Song" right now. It is our song. I am going to post the lyrics for you. If you read them, you'll know exactly how wonderful our love is.
Baby, when I look at you
With your hair falling down and your baby blues
Standing there across the room
I get so lost in the way you move
It makes me reminisce, back to years ago
On a night like this
Teary-eyed, as you took my hand
And I told you that I'd be your man
So many thing have come, so many things have gone
One thing that's stayed the same is
Our love's still going strong
[Chorus:]
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living our dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Darling, when you look at me
With my heart beatin' fast, and my shaky knees
It's pretty hard to believe
After all these years, I still need you this badly
You're dancing in my arms
With a spotlight moon and a sea of stars
Oh girl we've come so far
Everything I want is everything you are
Just wanna lay you down,
say I love you without a sound
I think you know what I'm talkin' about
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Baby just look at us, all this time and we're still in love
Something like this just doesn't exist between a
Backwoods boy and a fairytale princess
People said it would never work out
But living dreams, we shattered all doubts
Feels good to prove 'em wrong
Livin' our love song
Feels good to prove ‘em wrong
Just living our love song
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We went to a pre-screening of Disney/Pixar's newest movie, Ratatouille.
It was fantastic. Really, it was phenomenal. It will be released June 29, and I highly recommend you all go see it.
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If you like dinosaurs or paleontology at all, you should come post and chat on my new topic on the boards that I posted!!
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For all of you who commented on my last blog asking why I hated Pirates 3 so much, forgive me but it's still hard for me to put it down in writing. Even thinking about it makes me sick. Yeah, I take my Pirates seriously, and I still feel utterly betrayed. I'll write about it in the future when the thought of it doesn't make me want to kill someone. *sigh*
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For those of you out there who love the TV show Firefly and/or the movie Serenity, from June 16-24, cities all over the world will be showing Serenity on the big screen to benefit Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now. If you want more info or to see if it will be screened in your city, please visit:
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If you are in Colorado, here is the information for the screening here in Denver on the 23rd:
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For all of you who commented on my last blog asking why I hated Pirates 3 so much, forgive me but it's still hard for me to put it down in writing. Even thinking about it makes me sick. Yeah, I take my Pirates seriously, and I still feel utterly betrayed. I'll write about it in the future when the thought of it doesn't make me want to kill someone. *sigh*
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For those of you out there who love the TV show Firefly and/or the movie Serenity, from June 16-24, cities all over the world will be showing Serenity on the big screen to benefit Joss Whedon's favorite charity, Equality Now. If you want more info or to see if it will be screened in your city, please visit:
.If you are in Colorado, here is the information for the screening here in Denver on the 23rd:
From the MileHighBrowncoats website:
Can't Stop The Serenity
June 23, 2007 at 5:00PM & 8:00 PM
Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli
900 Auraria Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
The Mile High Browncoats are proud to host a charity screening of Serenity to benefit Equality Now. Celebrate Mr. Whedon's birthday, June 23rd, with your fellow Browncoats and donate to his favorite charity as well.
Admission is only $10 per person, all proceeds after cost will go to Equality Now. For every donation of $1.00, you will receive a raffle ticket and be entered into our drawing for shiny prizes. Each admission also includes 1 (one) raffle ticket. You must be present to win.
Within 24 hours of purchasing your admission(s) you will receive a e-mail with your confirmation number. Please bring this with you to The Starz FilmCenter at the Tivoli the night of the screening to get in. You will also receive any donation raffle tickets at the door as well.
If you can not attend but would still like to donate to Equality Now through this site, please feel free.
Doors open at 4:00 PM and the first screening of Serenity begins promptly at 5:00 PM. The drawing will be held at 7:15pm. The second screening will begin at 8:00pm. Seats are limited so order your tickets early.
Raffle tickets will also be available at the door.
I, of course, will be in costume. So will crashdog. It would be great to see lots of SGers there, even if you aren't a hardcore Browncoat. Just come watch the Big Damn Movie on the big screen for a great cause!
I am sick. Sick to my stomach. I could throw up. I am filled with fury and complete, utter disappointment.
Disney and Gore Verbinski let me down in such an extreme and awful way that I could cry. I can't believe it. I was so excited and happy, and now I feel like I've been betrayed.
Disney and Gore Verbinski let me down in such an extreme and awful way that I could cry. I can't believe it. I was so excited and happy, and now I feel like I've been betrayed.
Haven't been around here very much the last week. I haven't been feeling incredibly well, and on top of that I've had to be busy. Class, shoots, promo work for the agency, and I've been building cat trees for my cats (yes, the pic is all fucked up. Bad camera):
Anyhoo, I hope I'll be on here tomorrow a bit more.
Anyhoo, I hope I'll be on here tomorrow a bit more.
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