Comments are back.

I see that we have a new comment system we can plug up. Awfully nice of them to allow us to fill up their servers with a bunch of useless comments that we could simply banter back and forth with e-mail. Well it's their servers, and I will be more than happy to contribute to their demise.

I GOT A NEW JOB!!

I have a new job. Haven't even started the first job and already people want me to come to work for them. Kinda cool to be wanted so much. AT&T Broadband Internet hired me today to do upper level tech. support. If you have ATTBI you know what I am talking about because you most certainly have called them in the last month or so. Kinda cool. I get to screw up other people's computers now. Bad news is I have to wait to take a vacation now. That's ok though. Now I'll have the money to spend on the vacation. They offered me a $1.50 more an hour to train and $2.00 more an hour after training, plus a raise in 90 days and a sweet benefit package that includes 2 weeks paid vacation. You can't beat paid vacation after 90 days. After 6 months I get my internet for free too. Now that alone would make me work for them. Oh and I got to pick exactly what shift I wanted. NICE! Ok so I picked the best shift for the dog so she wouldn't be alone very long but it's still a good deal for me. I don't sleep at night anyway, plus the shift differential is a dollar so I'll be making $3.00 more an hour. Love that. Don't like the split days off deal, but if that's the worst of it then I'll deal some how.

So there you go. Post your resume on the internet and look what can happen. Copying Connie was a good idea.

I AM EMPLOYED!

Yes, yes, after monthes of back breaking (cough) work, I have a JOB. I am now a lowly tech support rep. Not the best job in the world. Certainly not the CAREER I want, but it is a foot in the door. I will actually be getting a real, honest paycheck. I have no idea what to do with that. Oh, and since there is a really good chance I will be pulling the night shift, I have now solved my not sleeping at night problem.

BTW, Wayne's paper was enlightening. It really is amazing that they are still allowing him to attend school.

I am off to see Lord Of The Rings again. I don't think I mentioned how great that movie is.

So here it is 3:00 in the morning and I am wide freaking awake.

Why is it that when I want to sleep my body fights it so ademently? When I have something I want to stay awake for, I can't seem to keep my eye's open? I am getting tired of having to take a pill just so that I can say I actually fell asleep and stayed that way for more than 2 hours.

Well I don't know about the rest of the world but I'm going to go and read Wayne's paper on Global Warming. Oooooo, goody for me.

Sweet Dreams All!

Have I ever mentioned my love of drugs?

While the gang all participated in the joy of the holiday's last night, I was laying in bed trying to study for a test with UTA today and fighting off a screaming migraine. Neither was successful, so I took a sleeping pill and shut off the phones. I managed to fall asleep and get so rest before the "kids" showed up. The good news is I got rid of the headache and the test today was pretty simple. It had quite a few questions about Windows 95, and since we had such a cooprative computer a few monthes ago I happen to have an in depth knowledge of Windows 95. And I thought that we had a bad computer. Little did I know that it knew I needed to learn these things.

I want to wish all a Happy Holiday!! I hope the party was a grand success as usual. Oh, and Mat, sorry I couldn't play attempt to get Grace drunk games with you.

Merry Christmas!!

Well, dad's done working.

Today was his last day at UTA. After 27+ years he decided he was old enough to leave the place. He's already decided that we are going to go fishing every day from now to eternity. Can't wait.

I think I need to go drinking with Scott.

Tonight I learned something I already knew but seem to have forgotten.

Most people fret about themselves and their status,
but you don't have to do this.

What is success and failure?

If you have prestige and favor,
all you worry about is that it'll get taken away.
And if you have a lowly place,
you are basically afraid.
So, both, at the root, make for fear.

What does it mean that success is a problem?

It means people are to bound up in themselves.
If they weren't so self-obsessed
they'd have no reason to be worried.

If you can put yourself aside -
then you can do things for the whole of the world.
And if you love the world, like this
then you are ready to serve it.

~Tao Te Ching

FINALLY!!!

I got my call back from UTA on the job I applied for. I go in on Christmas Eve to take another test. Guess I had a score close to someone else. I thought I was out of the running completly. This would be a premo job if I could get it. I guess we will see.

It's done.

Connie is in with her parents and I have space. For the past 24 hours I have been boxing up the little things that got left behind. Con will have to come and get them sometime soon. I was happy to know that my sleeping habits haven't changed. In bed at 11:00pm up at 3:00am . Four hours no more no less. I guess I should be glad I get any sleep at all. If it weren't for Ambien I probably wouldn't.

I went to the Doctor today and he informed me that it's all in my head and it's grey. I can't have green or yellow like everyone else I have to have grey. Biaxin, mmmmmmmmm, got to love it. At least my lungs are alright. I have been worried that it was starting to settle down in them. I have worked hard at not getting sick because I am afraid of turning back into that worthless blob that I was a few years ago.

Well, guess I am going to go up and study for awhile. I moved my butt ugly, orange chair upstairs. It is the most comfortable chair in the whole world. I can now sit by my window and read. Got to love that.

So I am sitting here chatting with my Cousin. Her name is Grace too. She is on the otherside of the world, literally. She lives in Melborne, Australia. 20 years ago I was trying to figure out how to write simple DOS programs. 10 years ago I was running from technology as a whole. 5 years ago I was wishing I had just stayed in school. Today, I talk to my Cousin in Melborne via a few simple wires and a keyboard. Wow. My Cuz, she's one of those geeky computer people too. She is getting her MCSD (Microsoft Certified Software Designer), maybe it's the name. She's only a few years older than me. From all I know about her she's a pretty cool gal. She has 2 aunt's named Grace, my Mom and our Aunt Boppo (I don't get the nick-name either). We were all named after my Aunt Boppo's and my Grandma's Mom. Believe it or not we actually have a picture of all 5 of the Grace's. Kinda cool considering 1 is dead and 2 live in the USA. Got to love technology.

Life is interesting isn't it.

1 potatoe, 2 potatoe, 3 potatoe, 4...
5 potatoe, 6 potatoe, 7 potatoe, more?

Ok all, I jumped the gun on Monday. I still am protective of Connie. I have, however, been reminded not to be. So I won't anymore. Besides, I have been reduced to a simple letter. When you can't even be called by name I suppose you should bloody well move on. So I believe I will do a bit o' grave dancing, if you will pardon the expression.

As for those who use other's as convience item's, I believe Lorene is correct. Time to let that boat float on it's own. If it sinks, well, oops, not my problem or anyone else's as far as I know.

You all have a good day now, ya here!

I erased it anyway Lorene. I'll just email it to you.

Ugh! I feel like shit today. Which one of you out in that wide world gave me this head cold and how did you manage to give it. If my head does implode you will feel real sorry. The party on Saturday was nice. Sorry I wasn't more "perky". That will come with time. I am real glad I ran into Jodi though. Man I can't believe how old she's getting. That makes me ancient. And don't you few out there whine that you're going to be 30 this year. It's still not as old as me, and I hate to say this, and never will be.

Well if I am going to manage to do anything today I need to go shove my head under a shower nozzle to loosen some of this crap.

Yeah Right!!!

If I were a work of art, I would be Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night. I am a tiny village at peace while overhead rages the tumult of the heavens. Objects whirl and flash around me in a fevered haze only partially reflected in reality while I remain grounded and secure in my isolation. Which work of art would you be? The Art Test

Yup, that's Me...



Take the What Cat Are You? test by webkin

Man am I tired today. You know sometimes the best lessons in life are never learned and no matter what people say and no matter what you say back the truth of the matter is that you still won't ever learn that lesson.

*SIGH*

I'm ok now for the most part anyway. I will be mucking up my blog here shortly though so everyone be patient with me again.

YES!!!! We have internet!

Ok so here is what I was going to post on Saturday but couldn't...

Argh!

So AT&T is fucked up right now and I have no connection and can’t even get through on the phone line to the tech support to try to get this fixed. I really hate that. It pisses me off.

Today is not going to be one of those good breakup days. I have come to realize that I really do hate all that is happening. I am angry and mad and confused and I am tired of saying that this is for the best. I don’t think that it is. I lied. I want Connie here with me forever and I don’t get that. It’s not fair. It’s fucked up. What the hell happened to us? Where did all that life that we had in our marriage go? What the fuck did I do to deserve this?

I am going into survival mode, which means that all I want to do is hurry up, and find someone else to fuck so that I can forget about the hurting. I know that it won’t take away the pain. I know that it would devastate Connie if I did. I know I really don’t want either on to happen. The pain will actually be good because at least I will learn never to give myself away to anyone again and Con really doesn’t deserve to be hurt.

I ache inside. I feel like shit. I don’t know what to do and I hate smiling and laughing and saying that things will be fine. So I‘m not going to anymore. I am going to cry and yell and scream and curl up in a ball in bed with the covers over my head and shut out the world.

Fucking AT&T. I wish they would hurry up and come back online so that I can post this and then go and hide. Man, am I angry. My head is burning. It’s probably good that I am writing all of this out now.

I know I’ll “get over it”. But, you know, it took 7 years to get here and I think I should have at least that many months before I can say it‘s not as bad as it is now.

Fuck the world, fuck relationships, fuck women!

And fuck AT&T.

I’m going to bed.

Man does this fit

Your Personalized Horoscope 11/30/01

Get your head out of the clouds today, Grace, and come back to earth for just a little bit. There are some things you need to take care of here. Mundane tasks and routine jobs won't be painful after you simply set your mind on getting the jobs done. You are actually able to accomplish quite a bit today. Just make sure that you keep a level head about the actual reality of the situation.

What does your Rising Sign have to say?

Too much exposure to computers or other irritants might have you feeling a little bit achy in the eyes and hands, so if you use computers make sure you take periodic breaks. This is also not a good day to run, as your muscles are more vulnerable than usual. Walk for exercise instead. A lot of fascinating information could come your way via the Web or other modern innovations. Do take care, though, even when reading.

Man, Scott where do you find these things?

If I was a James Bond villain, I would be Rosa Klebb. I enjoy severe military clothing, dominating young women, and kicking people with poisoned spikes. I am played by Lotte Lenya in From Russia With Love. Who would you be? James Bond Villain Personality Test

What's scary is it's true!

I am 68% SKA.



Well, maybe I'm trying too hard, maybe I'm not trying hard enough. I shouldn't forget my roots, and remember that punk and reggae wouldn't exist without ska.

OK! You all know what's going on. You all know how Connie feels. You all know how I feel according to Lorene. Now here it all is in a nut shell.

EVERYTHING IS GREAT!!!!!!!

I truly mean that. This is actually the second best thing that has ever happened to me. The first was meeting Connie in the first place. Besides, I seem to have a much bigger circle of friends than I gave myself credit for. Thank you to everyone for your concern. Now that I know I had you all hooked, you will never get rid of me. I'm like that gum that get's stuck to the bottom of your shoe that no matter what you do you can never get rid of it all, no matter how much you pick at it. 8-)

I am more focused on school. I have an interview for an internship next week. I am looking into a few job's out of state. So I am finally growing up and becoming an adult again. It's been awhile but I am thinking it's a lot like riding a bike, once you are back on the seat the wheels can only go forward (unless you have one of those really weird bikes and then you can go forward and backward, but I have never had one of those so I am thinking that I'm ok there).

So, not to worry. Breaking up really isn't hard to do, if you do it the right way. We needed this. We had both stopped growing and we we're really beginning to get to each other. We are still great friends and I think it is going to stay that way. I know that we still love each other, we just can't stand the thought of living together. That's cool. I can think of much worse things than that. Like George coming at me with his shotgun. But even her parents are being really cool about this. It's kinda odd, since nothing was ever really said about who WE were to them, not that they didn't know. Like I said, not to worry.

Oh yeah...almost forgot. For all those who know her...Dondra is having a GIRL! Her name will be Abbigail (not sure about how they will spell this one) Victoria (after me) Nance (it's a dad thing). Cameron will have a baby sister sometime in March (I think it should be on the 6th personally).
Rolls are done got to cook the bread now.

By the way I finally answered all your reblogger thingies.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!

It is now 5:30am. I have been up since 2:00am when Connie finally finished her half of the feast cooking. I can now say, the Deviled Eggs are done, celery is stuffed with cream cheese, the rolls are in the oven, and I even made two cinnamon roll loaves because I had so much bloody dough left over. Connie made bread pudding with sauce, boiled eggs for me, finished cutting up veggies for the platter because I was way too tired to keep standing ( I got up at 3:30am yesterday), and made green bean casseroles. We put all this food together for two households. I think the parents got off easy. All they had to cook for was their homes.
Wel got to check on the rolls.

Well ok so now noone knows what I am doing but me so I think I'll be back here for a bit. At least until I get Java down a bit more.

Or maybe not.

Ok now I'm am making progress.

Now to get rid of the ugly background. But not before I cook dinner.

OK maybe not

WOOOWOOO I think this link works.

So I'm getting closer to what I want.

Ok so the test didn't work. hmmmm

This is a test. This is only a test. If this had been an actual blog the information on you screen would have contained something remarkably insightful.

Ok I am mucking again so bear with me.

So, I have been burning CD's for the last 3 and half hours. Why? Because I can. That and I really don't want to study today. I guess I am just looking for an excuse to stay away from my books.

Damn! The computer froze up right in the middle of my blogging. ARGH!!!!!!!! I really hate that. ok so let me just start this again.

Ok, I made it to Wednesday. I know it's not much but it's something. Connie has had the stomach flu for the past 4 day's. NOT COOL! My parent's are now feeling puky. My sister is puking. My nephew was puking. Do you think people around me are sick of me? Hummmmm, makes you wonder, huh? I have had the ache's but I am not really ill, yet. Maybe those vitimins actually work.

*sigh*

"ok, ok, ok", Connie says with a tired look in her eye's, "ok mom, ok, alright, ok mom. Bye."

Well, we are off. To the mom's home. Not a bad thing, I am just tired. Been running nonstop all week and weekend and I just want a nap. Oh well, guess that will come later.

*sigh*

Have a good day.

It's Monday!

Yes once again we are plagued by that most horrible of day's, Monday. I don't know about the rest of you but I am thinking that we should all go out and hunt down who ever it was that came up with Monday and shoot him. I know it was a him that came up with Monday because no woman, sane or not, would ever create a Monday. I am going to spend my Monday with my father, yea. Not that he's a bad man, I just have things I would rather do right now (like study). Well go to run need to go pick up dad.

OK,OK I know we didn't show up at anyone's ouse last night but I have to tell you we do have a good excuse. We started out the rounds at my parents house, ended up going down to the church house because everyone in the neighborhood gathers there and Trick-or-Treats out of the trunks of their car's. Gave the parents (and my brother) their treats for Abbie. We decide that it would be easier to hit Connie's parent's home next. We got over there delivered their doggie treat's and then I walked over to the neighbors to give, as Connie would say, Satan (her name is really Sadie but she doesn't like Connie sooo....) her treats. I then walked over to pay on my new car. When I got over there (ok so here's where I start causeing the problem with the evening) I got talking to Lenard about these bad headaches I have been getting. Well one thing led to another and the next thing I knew I was in the basement, laying on a massage table with his wife rubbing me down 8-). Damn I really hate it when that happens, dont you? So by the time I got done with my massage it was too late to go over to anyone else's home. So, sorry everyone! But I do hope that you all had a great holiday.

Lorene, did you have fun in the pumpkin patch?

Oh yeah, my woman just informed me that I forgot to tell the world that Abbie LOVES pumpkin. I guess that makes her another one of those freaky things that love the Halloween holiday too.

*SIGH*

Ok Lorene, we all know it's the night before Halloween. What I want to know is if you were planning to spend all night tomorrow in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin or were you going to spend the night terrorizing little children? Connie and I are going to be taking our newest daughter (yes, I do mean the dog) out trick or treating, so be looking for us. Oh ,and yeah, I do want the damn candy too!

Connie is carving her pumpkin right now (I finished mine already 8-P). She's putting a spider on this one. Her first one was the traditional pumpkin face. It is kinda cute though. I did this funky dragon face that really came out looking like an Asian who's cooing. I tried.

Well, off to do my nightly bubble bath. Avon has spoiled me. See you all tomorrow night.

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you all, Connie and I got the pictures developed so stay tuned for drunk Dylan pictures. They're sure to leave you laughing.

Ok so I have to admit that Saturday's party was a BLAST! I had a great time. Everyone looked really cool. Once again Lorene threw us all for a loop and came as something nobody would expect (KUDO'S). Dylan managed to out drink me (which is a real suprise). This year I managed to keep the contents of my stomach inside of me and all my clothes on (much to Connie's relief). I'm not sure how that happened but I didn't see anyone complaining (which I am considering a personal insult). The Host and Hostess were magnificent. Michelle, any time you want to lift your skirt for someone just let me know (only because she has great legs [I didn't get a look at anything else so don't stress Jeremy]). Thanks again for a great evening.

ACK! Ok I got to stop the surfing now.

I AM 52% GEEK.

Nerd, Freak, Geek, Dweeb. Sound familiar?

Take the GEEK Test at Fuali.com!

Wanna know something even scarier...I can make myself look just like her.

Ok, so I was out surfine the blogger and I found this girl, Amy. She might be a bit off but she's totally real. Got to love that. We need more out there like her. I think I liked her site because I could say "Hey, I've felt just like that!" Check out her site down below.

I am sitting here trying to blog and Connie seems to think that I need to have makeup put one at right this moment. I think that she's trying to pawn her costume off on me. Now she says that I look like a boy with a wig and makeup on. Does that mean I'm in drag? Or, am I a man who wants to be a woman trapped in a lesbian's body? The answer to these and more puzzling question's may never be answered, but we are secure in the knowledge that they do exist.

Wanna read something scary...
I AM 23% GOTH.

Goth by night, normal by day. Deep in my
heart I know I am evil, but not on the
company's time. I do need to eat.

Take the GOTH Test at Fuali.com!

See you all tonight!!!

I find this background strangely appropriate. I am becoming Bill Gates newest little robot.

OK, so here it is 2:00 in the morning and I can't sleep. Man I really hate this. I have every possible MicroSoft (by the way, in case you didn't know that term is copyrighted [The computer doesn't just make that neat symbol cause it's being stupid again]) term going through my head. You would think I was worried about getting these tests over with or something. So tonight I am going to muck with my page layout in blogger or play games or read a book or just do something other than study.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

By the way, I do care Dylan, I just am not too worried about whether people enjoy what I write or not. I just haven't got the ego to stress about it any more. Hey Lorene...I atleast try to get to the blog site every week or two unlike others that will go unmentioned for the time being :).

So it's Sunday. Yep that's what day it is.

My head hurts from studying. So I am not going to study right now, I'm going to babble.

BABBLE, BABBLE, BABBLE.

Ok that's done. Back to studying.

Boy has it been awhile since I last wrote anything. Maybe that's cause nothing much has been going on. Well Last week made up for the lax in my ever growing dull life. Monday I sliced open my finger and managed to get see cartilage, so they made me get stiches. Tuesday I shopped around for car insurance. Wednesday I took and passed that damn Server test ( I'm a MCP now!). On Wednesday I also picked up my new, old car (I now own a wagon for my dog). Oh yeah, Wednesday Connie walked out on Pioneer (A#@HOLES!). Thursday I kicked back and did nothing worth remembering. Friday I got a massage. I don't have a clue what happened to Saturday and Sunday but they came and went. I am now getting ready to head out and see about passing a few more tests. Oh and UPS SUCKS (just in case you wanted to know).

Have a good day ya all!

It's Saturday. Lorene is probably peeing her pants with the excitement of being able to go to haunted houses tonight. Toni is probably also looking forward to the nights escapade though I doubt as much as Lorene (no one can come close to matching her joy at this time of year). Avon will be arriving shortly then all hell will break loose as we scramble to get things put together before we run out to accomplish whatever needs to be done so that we can hopefully crawl into bed before 2:00am. I hate the weekends. They seem to be more of a bother thaan the rest of the week. Everyone and anyone that can call and want or NEED something does and I just end up pissed off that once again the only time I have with Connie is spent doing for everyone else. I have come to the conclusion that I am just one very angry person. I hate stupid, nagging people. The worst part of it is that I can be that stupid, nagging person (which just makes me that much more angry).

So here is my take on the day...fuck Avon, fuck haunted houses, fuck the ringing phone, fuck the nagging family, fuck the Presidents call to arms, fuck the assholes that want to rule the world, hell, fuck the world!

I don't think I am going to have a good day today. What do you think?

Well...Lot's have happened in the last few weeks. I am not sure how I feel about all of the happenings last week. I do know that I am angry that we were attacked. However, there is a part of me that is going; 'If we weren't arrogant, know -it-all ass holes who have to do everything bigger better and faster than the rest of the world, maybe, just maybe they would all just leave us alone'. I know that this isn't how the rest of the contry feels right now but, like I said, it's just a part of me. I do hope all of this sorts itself out in the quickest, safest, and least costly way possible for the entire planet. The ball is in our court, we need to be careful who we pass it to. For those of you that can I do recommend donating blood as soon as you can. It's needed badly. I can't so that just leaves one more spot open for those who can. It doesn't take long and the give you cookies after so who wouldn't want to. A fear of needles is no excuse Lorene. If I can spend my life as a walking pin cushion you can handle getting stuck once to help someone else out. If it will help you, I cook you a special dinner after :).

Love's to all. Be safe in your travels. Treat other's as you want to be treated. Kindness goes a long way at times like this.

Wow! You think it's been a while since I blogged? Things have been very chaotic. We have had surgeries, weddings, and funerals and that was all in just the last week and a half. It's been tough going. Oh well, life goes on...yada,yada,yada. I am beginning to think that Abbie will only behave for everyone else but Connie and myself. At puppy school last week she was a holy terror. I am really hoping that tomorrow won't be as tough. Any way got to run, laundry waits for no man (or woman).

Well, Abbie is officially enrolled in school. Last night we went to puppy school orientation. It we almost as mush fun as high school orientation, but more. We took Abbie with us even though we didn't have to. She was spoiled. Only one other owner brought their dog and he came late so Abbie got to demonstrate just about everything. She loves the teacher. She's the "Lady with the TREATS". Which, as everyone who owns a dog knows, means she's the bomb. I think that it's going to be good for her. She comes right away now when I call her name. So now I won't be going hoarse when we go outside and she finds a cat to play with.

I saw the knee doctor, not to be confused with the knee fairy, yesterday. He gave me the ok to jump on my bike, so now I am free again. Took a ride this morning. I do ok in in the middle gears. Low is a bit too tough when I climb hills but It shouldn't take too long to work my way back up to it. High is a snap. I LOVE biking. Glad my lungs can handle it now. I've gone frome a 30% lung capasity in 1993 up to 64% this year. I might have real lungs by the time I die at this rate.

Lorene, Toni, and Rob. Have fun watching people beat each other up tonight. IT'S SMACK DOWN NIGHT! I know it's improtant to you. Do me a favor though. Don't pick any fights with stupid people. There will be plenty of temtation to do this tonight, try to avoid it.

Lorene as for your question, I can say just about everything under the sun to my mom and she forgets it instantly (think she's having a midlife crisis).

Lorene, bring them on.

Scott you really need to take a real vaction. When I see or hear those words "I'm tired", there's a BIG problem. Time to take a cople steps back and breathe. Trust me I know. I know I love you and miss you. I'm sure the others around here do to. Come on home and we will shower you with all of the unwanted attention you can handle (and some you can't). *BIG HUG*

I woke up felling icky. Sore throat. Achy muscles. Just feel crappy. I might not even get down to the school like I wanted. We'll see.

BTW Lorene, Toni, and my beloved Connie, You are all very strong people!!!!!!

God I hate people who work for Medicaid! It must be a requirement that all individuals that work for them must undergo a libotomy before their application for employment is even considered. Then they are only accepted as an employee if they really are the dumbest that they could find at the time. Common sense is thrown completely out the window when dealing with these people. I had to pay for a prescription today because they would only cover this particular type of medicine if the doctor broken down the main drugs in this medicine and wrote out 2 seperate prescriptions (one for each drug) for this one medication. The 2 drugs are more expensive if purchased sererately instead of combined but they won't pay for the combination. How smart is that?! Now I could have it worse. I could have shitty insurance with outrageous co-pay's for my prescriptions, or even no insurance at all. I should be glad that I have something to help me at all. However, I do have Medicaid, you would think that if a patient needed something because nothing else had worked they would cover the least expensive of the two possible costs. Call me 'SCROOGE' but it makes sense to me to do it that way.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so frustrated I can't think clearly!

Lorene FUCK FAITH!!!! Just get rid of the damn pain. We live in the age of technology and science. This age has given us new and exciting ways to create better living through advanced chemistry. Who am I to deny progress? I firmly believe in the use and abuse of substances to bring harmony and tranquility into my little universe. And I don't have to wait for some damn fairy to tinkle on in and get rid of a pain that could have been gone 20 minutes after it had arrived had I simply took a Loratab.

On a lighter note...I love the "Body For Life" book!

Lorene, your just jealous cuz I have decent knees now and you don't. :-P. SO THERE!! Oh yeah and we eat real good over in this house ( I LOVE YOU).

Scott you need a vacation. I'll leave it at that.

Today has been my triumphant day. I actually got Windows 2000 Advanced Server to run with only 96Mb of RAM. It supposedly needs 128Mb to even think about working. I am stoked. Now I can actually study. This is great.

Did I mention I'm happy?

Ok this is for Lorene...

WIMP!

Ok I said it.

I'm bar-b-queing again!! I love the good old outdoor grill. There is nothing like smelling bar-b-que. If your just driving through the neighboorhood and someone is bar-b-queing your mouth instantly begins making the brain work to discover what it is that's on that grill. Whether it's stake or hot dog's your brain will give your mouth an answer and your mouth will begin to water. "Someone's bar-b-queing," will then burst forth from your mouth. "We should have everyone over sometime," is usually next. This never seems to occur but the thought is always there. Tonight I'm getting creative with the grill. We will be having my version of a Louisianna Pot Roast Grill Style. Nice name huh? I have been marinading a pot roast all day in may own little concoction of herbs, spices, and wines(yes I said wines). The smell is absolutly fabulous. I am going to be grilling some veggie to go with it. I can hardly wait until it's done.

Hey if it works out maybe we'll have everyone over sometime ;-).

I HATE BANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was supposed to be *BIG-CHESSY-ASSED-GRIN*

Lorene I can't figure out why you never got my e-mail and now you are sounding a bit better so I am not sure whether or not it would be appropriate to resend it you just might get pissed off again *BIG-CHEESE-ASSED-GRIN*. So I have decided not to resend it to you at this point in time. Have a good day all.

The dog loves the strangest things. Yesterday she ate the limes out of my LimeRicky. Today she stole my bannana. She loves IrishCream coffee (found this out when my dad shared his with her). I'm not real sure but I think she would eat almost anything we gave her. I know that tin cans are one of her loves. Maybe we don't really have a dog. Maybe she's really a billy goat dressed like a dog. She doesn't bark at anything, eat's everthing....hummmmmm. Makes you wonder huh.

Does everyone remember the fun of lossing your baby teeth? I do. I used to love to stick my tongue up under the tooth and make that cool suctioncup-pulling-off-a- wall sound. It used to drive my parents nuts. Then putting the tooth under my pillow so that by the next morning it would some how undergo the metimorphis and become this crisp new $1.00 bill or shiny Susan B. Anthony dollar. So now what do you do for you puppy when they loose their teeth? Abbie can't really make that cool sucking sound or really put the tooth under a pillow. What she does do is crunch and lick at the tooth till it finally loosens enough for her to make one final swipe at it with her tongue and then swallow it. I don't know about any of you parents out there but I'm not thinking that anything that gets swallowed gets a dollar. Even if I did give the dog a dollar about the only thing that she could do with it is swallow it too. So, once again I ask, what do you do for your puppy when they loose their teeth?

Connie says that I have to BLOG. Therefore I am currently BLOGGING. You have just witnessed a blog.

Connie was kind enough to sit down and figure out why no one could actually read anything I had written. It appears I may have created two different BLOG spots and the one I had published to was the one only I got to read. I may have been a bit over worked back then. Anyway, you can now have the pleasure of reading all about anything I choose to ramble on about at any given moment in time. LUCKY YOU!!

I am recovering from my knee surgery quite well. I am hobbling up and down stairs, walking up and down hallways, doing leg-lifts, and just having a blast dodging the dog as she races around my legs trying to trip me. The only down side of all of the great progress my legs are making is that I no longer have an excuse not to be working on tests for school. Oh well. If you all have to work I suppose I can actually make an attempt at getting an education.

Well , I'm done.