Aimee

So, I got a call about twenty to five this afternoon and after I hung up, I was desperately wanting (no, more like needing) to talk to somebody. I tried calling Angie, but we're in different time zones and I don't know, perhaps she was at work or something, but she didn't answer. I called Drew, but that was silly because I couldn't have talked to him about what was on my mind if I'd wanted to and he just succeeded in upsetting me further because he's gone and broken his wrist and refuses to see a doctor because they'd just end up putting him in a cast and telling him he can't ride his bike for an indeterminate amount of time, and apparently that is unacceptable. Sigh. By the time I hung up with Drew I was home and I tried talking to my dad, and that ended up being a mistake of distressing proportions. I love the man but he can be so outrageously insensitive sometimes and let me tell you, tonight took the cake. Needless to say, by the time I went upstairs I had a banging headache and I certainly didn't feel any better. I thought about calling my mom or Christie, but to what end, they're both going through their own shit right now and what I was needing was to talk not listen.

Anyway, the point of all this nonsensical rambling is, sometimes it kind of sucks not having someone to talk to when you're needing it.

Angie

I stole this from Aimee cause I'm a lazy bitch!! Love ya babe!!

1. How old do you wish you were?
I think I’m ok with 31 also.

2. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
At work.

3. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
I swear under my breath and then fill out those stupid envelopes, for all the good it does!!

4. Do you consider yourself kind?
I try!

5. If you had to get a tattoo, where and what would it be?
You mean where will I be getting my fourth? I have one on each ankle and one over my heart.

6. If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be?
Spanish. Yes, since I’m half and taking french was a total waste of like 5 years!

7. Do you know your neighbors?
Not really

8. What do you consider a vacation?
Any time I’m not at work.

9. Do you follow your horoscope?I read it, but I don't put much stock in it. – Me neither

10. Would you move for the person you loved?
That’s a complicated question – if I loved someone at this point, I might consider it

11. Are you touchy feely?
Sometimes, yes

12. Do you believe that opposites attract?
Absolutely, but I think it rarely lasts – you have to have something in common

13. Dream job?
Forsenic profilier for the FBI, or police department. Dancer.

14. Favorite channels?
Spike, TNT, FSN (Wild hockey games baby!)

15. Favorite place to go on a weekend?
My bed.

16. Showers or bath?
Showers. Baths are a rare thing and I typically only take them when I'm needing to unwind. – Yup what she said!

17. Do you paint your nails?
Yup, especially when the salon screws them up!

18. Do you trust people easily?.
Not on your life. This chick has been burned way too many times to fall for that old trickery again!!

19. What are your phobias?
I dunno – I don’t think I have any really.

20. Do you want kids?
Someday

21. Do you keep a handwritten journal?I used to but it’s so much faster to type these days!

22. Where would you rather be right now?
A beach with a fru-fru drink in my hand!

23. What makes you feel warm and safe?
My dog

24. Heavy or light sleep?
Depends on how much I’ve had to drink!! LOL I’m turning into a light sleeper, which is to say I’m back to waking up several times a night again! Fun for me!

25. Are you paranoid?
Why do you ask? LOL Depends.

26. Are you impatient?
Sometimes very much so to the point that I can make small children look well behaved. But I restrain it well!

27. Who can you relate to?
I’m a little of everyone I know.

28. How do you feel about interracial couples?
My brother is the product of one – race doesn’t matter.

29. Have you been burned by love?
Is there someone who hasn't? If so, I'd certainly like to meet them. – Well put Aim!!

30. What's your life motto?
I have a few – If common sence was so common, everyone would have it.
Just because you have one – doesn’t mean you have to be one.
I don’t have an attitude problem – you have a perception problem.

31. What's your main ringtone on your mobile?
just a ringer. I dunno – nothing special

32. What were you doing at midnight last night?
I was most likely sleeping, I think.

33. Who was your last text message from?
Petey my sweetie. He texted me on Thanksgiving but I didn’t get it until Friday and then we spent an hour or so texting.

34. Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
That’s kinda personal don’tcha think? No really, I slept in my own bed. How boring!!

35. What color shirt are you wearing?
Blue.

36. Most recent movie you watched?
I watched part of Titanic on Sunday night – does that count?.

37. Name five things you have on you at all times?
Purse, Cell Phone, chap stick, car keys, gum or mints

38. What color are your bed sheets?
Caramel flannel.

39. How much cash do you have on you right now?
$30 and change.

40. What is your favorite part of chicken?
Breast.

41. What's your favorite town / city?So far?
Wakiki, Hawaii

42. I cant wait ‘til...I
feel like a grown up?? I don’t know!!

43. What did you have for dinner last night?
I had a big salad and my french silk pie for desert

44. How tall are you barefoot?
5'10

45. Have you ever smoked crack?
Yeah that would be a big negative

46. Do you own a gun?
No but I wish that I did.

47. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Coffee - either cinnamon sugar cookie or my new fav, folgers chocolate truffle.

48. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
If I had one why would I reveal it??

49. Do you have A.D.D.?
Not the last time I checked

50. What time did you wake up today?
Which time? I got out of bed at 5:10 am

51. Current worry?
How long do you really want this to be? LOL

52. Current hate?
If I hated anything that would mean that I would have to have loved it with the same passion at some point, so right now, nothing.

53. Favorite place to be?
Anywhere warm

54. Where would you like to travel?
Europe or the carribean

55. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
Same place I am now, unfortunately.

56. Last thing you ate?
Strawberry and banana yogurt

57. What songs do you sing in the shower?
I don’t sing in the shower, I sing in my car and I’m a freakin rock star baby!!

58. Last person that made you laugh?
My co worker, he makes me laugh at least once a day.

59. Worst injury you've ever had?The cut on my left knee. I slipped on some ice when I was 7 or 8, a friend and I were coming back from the corner store, I slipped and cut my knee open on a broken beer bottle. Her dad was a Ramsey County sheriff at the time and I remember him coming up the sidewalk in his uniform to carry me to their house across the street and setting me down on the counter with my knee dripping blood into their kitchen sink while he called my mom.

60. Does someone have a crush on you?
Actually yes, my boss does.

61. What is your favorite candy?
Aww, see that’s not fair, why do I have to pick just one? Ok, my favorite candy? Anything from Rocky mountain chocolate factory. They have THE best peanut buttter cups I have ever tasted in my whole freakin life and oh my gosh if I could marry them and have babies with them I would faster than you could ever imagine!!! How that for a mental picture? LOL

Have a good one all!!

The Price of a Child.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.

It translates into:

* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or what stresses you encountered that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* Finger-paint.
* Carve pumpkins.
* Play hide-and-seek.
* Catch lightning bugs.
* Never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to keep:

* Reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh.
* Watching Saturday morning cartoon.
* Going to Disney movies.
* Wishing on stars.

And,

* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas.
* You get hand prints set in clay on Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters on Father's Day.

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.

You get to be a hero just for:

* Retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof.
* Taking the training wheels off a bike.
* Removing a splinter.
* Filling a wading pool.
* Coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs.

And you get a front row seat to witness their:

* First step.
* First word.
* First bra.
* First date.
* First time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no
college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limit.

That is quite a deal for the price!

Aimee

I clearly remember now why I do NOT like to get up and be amongst the living after I've had my infusion. I'm lethargic, nauseous as hell and pretty much everything, no matter how trivial, annoys the bloody hell out of me. Even Horatio (or however the hell you spell his name) is getting on my nerves right now.

And between Cameron and my dad it's a wonder my head hasn't exploded yet. Sigh. My dad knocked over a soda that was sitting on Cameron's armoire and the soda came precariously close to Cameron's PS2, so he, my dad, starts yelling at Cameron about the mess in his room (this yelling would be why I'm not currently flat out sleeping off my premed's) which prompted Cameron to go into a fit of whining--yelling, whining, yelling, whining--ARGH! Cameron is sleeping now and my dad is downstairs doing whatever, but me, my annoyance remains crystal. Dammit.

I really need to go back to sleep, but usually when I get up and stay up too long after an infusion the premed's have some weird reverse effect and I have a bitch of a time getting back to sleep. Sucks hard.

So, here I am. YAY. And I really don't have anything to talk about, but I figured this would probably be more productive than staring into space, though staring into space does have its merits.

And I do believe I'm done here, perhaps I'll swivel this chair around and actually pay attention to what's happening on CSI: Miami.

And because this song makes me think of someone and he's on my mind...

Nighty Night.

Aimee--Know what?

I just got an e-mail from someone informing me that my answer to question #60 in the post below is incorrect, so, because he insists that he has one, there apparently is indeed someone out there who has a crush on me. Isn't that just the sweetest? LOL. And because I mentioned my dream of being a writer in question #13, he suggested a "penname" and though I already have one, I rather liked it! So thanks for making me smile not once but twice!

Have I ever mentioned that there are some people with whom I work that I'd really like to inflict with bodily harm? No? Well, there are. I was checking the messages this morning (of which there were entirely too many) and already saved from last Tuesday was a message from Dr. Cox asking me to please call her office, she was needing to talk to me and she can't reach me at home because she doesn't have that number in my file. Seeing as it was saved but never actually delivered I didn't get to call her back until today. That agitates me, but since I know exactly who did it, we'll be talking about it later.

Because my nurse canceled on me last Tuesday, I have to have my infusion tonight and I'm really not looking forward to it. I hate how the premed's make me feel and I'm probably going to miss "CSI: Miami", but that's better than "House", which I would've missed last week if she hadn't canceled, so I'll quit complaining now.

In other news, I'm currently crossing my fingers (and toes) that my checking account plays nice with me until after my check clears tomorrow or else that'll really (really) suck. You see, I had to have this check postmarked by Saturday in order to avoid late fees and blah, blah, blah, and if the US Postal Service is running anything like normal, it won't be a problem, but with my luck, this'll be the one time the mail is running super-speedy. Oh well, nothing I can do about it so there's no sense giving myself a tension headache worrying over it.

And yet another meme (I'm so annoying with these things--heh), this one via e-mail from Angie...

Holiday Questionnaire

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Eggnog (Mmm, yummy)!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? He wraps them in bright, shiny, sparkly, childishly delightful paper, of course!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Color (lots and lots of color) on the tree and white outside (usually).

4. Do you hang mistletoe? I do. Cameron loves the silly stuff.

5. When do you put your decorations up? The Friday after Thanksgiving.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Potatoes Au Gratin.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? I honestly can’t remember.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Can't remember that either!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, my mom has this tradition that started when she was a kid, she gets each of us a set of "Christmas" themed pajamas and we always open them on Christmas Eve.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? With lots and lots of decorations, they're all different and mismatched (no themes), but it looks better that way!

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Well, cause we don't get any--LOVE IT!!

12. Can you ice skate? Hell NO! I bust my ass every single time I even make an attempt at ice skating.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Cameron! He was due December 26th, but he got a bit impatient and decided to grace us with his presence on the 8th instead. I got to bring him home on December 18th, he was such a teeny tiny thing, but I can't think of a lovelier gift.

14. What's your favorite thing about the Holidays? The lights and the food and the smells (cookies baking and pine needles).

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Ugh, there are just TOO MANY to name one! I love snowball cookies and mint fudge and that chex mix caramel yumminess Angie sent me, oh, oh, and the chocolate buried cherry cookies she makes! Mmm. Yum. Good. All of it!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I honestly don't know? I love the whole thing so it's hard to say.

17. What tops your tree? An angel.

18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? White Christmas.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum.

21. Have you or someone you know ever drank too many Chocolate Martini's and ended up passing out before dinner was even served? No, I've never had a chocolate Martini at all, but rum and eggnog on the other hand...

22. Ever re-gifted something your grandma (or anyone for that matter) got you?? Um, nope. Can’t say that I have.

23. Have you ever thought of asking your priest to come to Christmas dinner to perform an exorcism on a family member? Not literally, perhaps figuratively. LOL.

24. Favorite bottle of wine (or anything) you choose to drink during the holidays due to it helps tolerate certain family members? I don't like wine. Ick. It's rum and eggnog for me!

25. Have you ever went door to door singing Christmas Carols? Yes, but it's been a long time.

And that's it really. I'm out of here in 45 for my rendezvous with Nicole (she'd be my nurse). I hope you're all having a positively pleasant Monday.

I'm dreadfully bored...

...so, you get another yawn inducing meme I found some place or another (after 61 questions, I couldn't tell you where). Ah, enjoy? LOL.


1. How old do you wish you were?
Honestly, I'm okay with 31, it's a decent age.

2. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
At work.

3. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
Well, self-preservation tells me I really shouldn't answer this question, so, let's just say that I imagine kicking the bloody bitching hell out of the bloody buggering thing.

4. Do you consider yourself kind?
Eh, sometimes.

5. If you had to get a tattoo, where and what would it be?
Long ago and far away, Drew designed a tattoo for my lower back, it was two sunflowers whose stems formed a heart with the "CDW" (Cameron's initials) in the middle.

6. If you could be fluent in any other language what would it be?
Spanish.

7. Do you know your neighbours?
I do indeed know my neighbors and there are a couple of them that I absolutely wish I didn't.

8. What do you consider a vacation?
If I'm not working and I, by some miracle, actually manage to leave my house and/or the immediate area, it's a vacation.

9. Do you follow your horoscope?
I read it, but I don't put much stock in it.

10. Would you move for the person you loved?
If there weren't so many damn complications, I would, no doubt, move for the person I love.

11. Are you touchy feely?
Much to the dismay of others, I can be very touchy-feely, but not always.

12. Do you believe that opposites attract?
For sure or else Drew and I would've never ever gotten together and we certainly wouldn't have been crazy enough to marry each other.

13. Dream job?
If I could rouse myself to actually get serious about it, I'd go ahead and finish writing that book I started writing forever and a day ago. I love to write, I'd love to be a writer full time, but as it stands now, I just don't have the time that I'd need to devote to it.

14. Favorite channels?
At present, the only two channels I really watch are Fox and CBS.

15. Favorite place to go on a weekend?
Huh, I'm supposed to go somewhere on the weekend? How come no one ever told me? LOL. I don't really go anywhere, weekend or otherwise.

16. Showers or bath?
Showers. Baths are a rare thing and I typically only take them when I'm needing to unwind.

17. Do you paint your nails?
Nope.

18. Do you trust people easily?
Yes, sadly, I do.

19. What are your phobias?
Uh, you got all day? Well, the big ones would be my completely irrational fear of spiders and that odd strange issue I have with finger nail clippers.

20. Do you want kids?
Of course else I wouldn't have one, would I? As for more, it'd be lovely, but it isn't gonna happen.

21. Do you keep a handwritten journal?
No, but I really should.

22. Where would you rather be right now?
Somewhere far, far away from here.

23. What makes you feel warm and safe?
Mmm, bed.

24. Heavy or light sleep?
Typically, I'm a heavy sleeper, but there are those nights (like last night) where every teeny tiny noise pulls me from the peaceful slumber I'm longing for.

25. Are you paranoid?
Paranoid? Me? Says who? LOL. Sometimes.

26. Are you impatient?
Ridiculously so.

27. Who can you relate to?
I don't know, everyone and no one, I suppose.

28. How do you feel about interracial couples?
Race is irrelevant.

29. Have you been burned by love?
Is there someone who hasn't? If so, I'd certainly like to meet them.

30. What's your life motto?
Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin.

31. What's your main ringtone on your mobile?
I have absolutely no clue.

32. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Oddly enough, I was in bed trying to sleep, but sleep was playing hard to get.

33. Who was your last text message from?
Ah, I believe the last text message I received was from Angie while I was in California.

34. Whose bed did you sleep in last night?
The same bed I sleep in every night--mine.

35. What color shirt are you wearing?
White.

36. Most recent movie you watched?
Ah, I believe it was "Man of the Year".

37. Name five things you have on you at all times?
Wallet, keys, cell phone, gum and lip gloss/balm.

38. What color are your bed sheets?
Blue and white pinstriped.

39. How much cash do you have on you right now?
That'd be zip, zilch, zero--I spent my last $2 at Dunkin Donuts this morning.

40. What is your favorite part of chicken?
Breast.

41. What's your favorite town / city?
Can't say that I have one really, but it definitely wouldn't be the one I'm currently in.

42. I cant wait ‘til...
Cameron's birthday party, he's so excited that I just want it to get here already. Only 15 more days...

43. What did you have for dinner last night?
My dad made BBQ out of left over turkey from Thanksgiving.

44. How tall are you barefoot?
5'1"

45. Have you ever smoked crack?
Can't say that I have.

46. Do you own a gun?
Can't say that I do.

47. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Coffee, coffee and more coffee.

48. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
Don't have one.

49. Do you have A.D.D.?
Nope.

50. What time did you wake up today?
11:55 AM.

51. Current worry?
Oh, there are far too many to name.

52. Current hate?
I honestly can't think of anything just now, but I'm sure something will come to me just after I post this.

53. Favorite place to be?
Anywhere my Cameron is at is a cool place to be.

54. Where would you like to travel?
Far and wide. But seriously, I don't travel often so I really haven't given it much thought.

55. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
If fate is kind, it won't be here.

56. Last thing you ate?
Cucumber and tomato salad.

57. What songs do you sing in the shower?
Whatever is rolling around in my head at the time. Earlier it was "Hook" by Blues Traveler.

58. Last person that made you laugh?
Cameron. He was dancing around my room while he sang along to "Faithfully" by Journey and it was incredibly cute.

59. Worst injury you've ever had?
When I was but a tiny thing, I put my knee through this big ass aquarium and ended up with a nightmarish looking hole in my knee that required stitches and left a hideously ugly scar. Ugh.

60. Does someone have a crush on you?
I seriously doubt it.

61. What is your favorite candy?
I'm a big (huge) fan of Snickers, but lately I've been feeling the Mint M & M's they only bring out at Christmas time. Oooh, and these eggnog squares by Ghirardelli, gods they're yummy.

Thanksgiving 2006

Despite all the changes this year and the obvious absence of a few people (most noticeably, Drew, who decided to "do his own thing") Thanksgiving turned out to be a very good day. The food was positively yummy, everyone who was there actually wanted to be there and we ended up playing a five hour game of Monopoly that my son, Mr. Ants in his Pants, sat through without so much as a single complaint (even when it was evident he wasn't going to win). So, yeah, a very good day indeed.

^^The table just before we all sat down and detroyed that pretty set-up.

^^ Christie making her angel biscuits.

^^ Dad and Papaw.

^^ My mom.

^^ Moi.

^^ Sarah.

^^ Cameron and Sarah.

^^ Christie.

^^ My mom (who kicked all our asses at Monopoly) and me.

^^Cameron and Papaw decorating our tree.

^^ Cameron putting on the last of the icicles.

^^ All done.

The pictures of our tree didn't come out very good, they're a bit blurry, I'll have to try and take some better ones tomorrow, but it looks beautiful! Cameron thinks it's the best tree we've ever had! YAY!

I (Heart) Turkey!

But not as much as mashed potatoes and broccoli casserole and stuffing and good god, pumpkin pie with Cool Whip (lots and lots of Cool Whip)!

Mmm, yummy!

Enjoy!

Love, hugs & kisses,

Aimee

I've fallen helplessly in love...

...with this song.

Wee Bit of White Stuff in Orlando, Florida

Published: 11/22/06, 2:06 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - There was hardly a run on snow shovels, but a few flakes of the white stuff hit the ground in Orlando for the first time since 2003, meteorologists said.

The flakes mixed with rain fell Tuesday night in the central Florida hometown of Walt Disney World, National Weather Service meteorologist John Pendergrast said.

"It's just cold enough in the lower levels of the atmosphere" to keep the flakes from melting, he said.

The last time the region saw snow was in 2003, when flakes fell over Brevard and Volusia counties.

Temperatures in the area Tuesday night dipped to the low 40s, with cold weather in the area expected through Thanksgiving.


^^ Now that is just weird, but I bet it was cool to see. Sadly, the rare bouts of snow never make it this far south, but snow or not, it was colder than a bitch 'round here last night and with the wind kicking up, it was downright frosty. And I know this because I was outside running around in my bare feet just after midnight, and gods, my poor abused feet were practically in need of thawing out when I came back inside. Ouch.

Aimee--It's quite nippy out today!

And saints be praised, it's not gonna get above 70 degrees, and tomorrow, 65--YAY (and I'm figuring unless you live in South Florida you probably have absolutely no idea why that's exciting, but trust me, it is indeed exciting). By the weekend, we'll be back up in the 80's, but meh, that's then.

You know, I do believe that this will be the first time in, oh, 9 years that Drew and I will not be spending Thanksgiving together. Weird. Of course, he hasn't said definitely whether he is or he isn't, but I've known him a long time and from what I got when I asked him, I'd say he isn't. Me, I'll miss him, but I'll accept whatever decision he makes, but I don't know how Cameron's going to feel about not spending Thanksgiving with his dad. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, maybe he'll surprise me and come after all.

We're doing Thanksgiving at my mom and Christie's new apartment and the possible absence of Drew won't be the only big changes this year. Since they've separated, there'll be no Robin (my step-father), or any of the Porter clan for that matter. When Cameron was younger, he and Robin were very close, but Robin hasn't been around a lot over the last year, so they've grown apart, but still, I worry that Cameron's not going to understand all these changes and that bothers me. I need to sit down and talk with him about it, I'm just not quite sure how to approach it, especially since I'm not 100% sure whether or not Drew will be there. Sigh. Life can be so tricky at times.

But on a happy note, Friday, we're decorating our tree and putting up the outside lights. Cameron is so totally excited about that, he loves decorating just as much as I do. And I'd like to say I do all that cliche stuff for Cameron's benefit (and I do), but truth be told, I'd do it anyway. It's goofy and all, but I adore Christmas lights, I always have and if I'm anything like my mom, I always will.

And it's a short work week (yay), how cool is that? Very. I absolutely can not wait for Wednesday! That'll be a busy night with all the food prep my mom makes us do, but it's all good cause then we're off Thursday and Friday and that is such an awesome thing. And, because my momma didn't raise no fool, despite the fabulous sales, I will in no way, shape or form be out shopping with the masses on Black Friday, you couldn't pay me to jump into the middle of that nonsensical melee. Nope.

And that's about it. Tonight, if fate is smiling on me, I'll go home, kick back and enjoy being dreadfully lazy--sounds lovely, doesn't it?

But, before I go, and just because I wanna, a "meme" of the salacious persuasion...

1) If sex were measured in miles how far around the globe would your sex life reach?

Miles? Hmm. Well, sadly, I have to say, not very far. Sex is good, sex is great, I love sex (yes, please), but in reality, I haven't had near enough of it.

2) Hot nasty monkey sex with no guarantee of an orgasm or luke warm white bread sex with a guaranteed orgasm which do you chose?

Either, I'm not picky.

3) Romance or sex.

I'd take romance over sex, but if I could have both simultaneously, well, that'd be the ticket.

4) A lover who is physically attractive but lousy in bed or a lover who is OK looking but a power house in bed.

To me, being attractive is about so much more than what a person looks like, so, yeah, I'd definitely take the power house.

5) You are stranded on an Island with your 'dream lover' and one sexual aid.

Hmm, exactly what classifies as a sexual aid, do you suppose? Now that's one to ponder. But, honestly, provided he (or she--I did mention that I'm not picky, yes?) has all his (her) working parts and knows what to do with them, I figure we'll be just fine without any aid.

6) Your name is synonymous with a sex act...describe it.

My back against your chest, your knees bent up and pressed against the back of mine, your arm draped over my waist, caressing my tummy, mine reaching back over you, my fingers digging into your back while you press into me. Mmm, yes, let's be spoons.

7) If prostitution were legal in your local would you be a patron? A provider?

Can't say I'd be either one.

8) Name the person on your link list that you'd,
a) Want to have sex with?
b) Want to have dinner with?
c) Want to have an argument with?
d) Want to raise a child with?
And why?

Jeez... nosy, nosy, nosy, nosy. Personal much? Anyhow, if there is someone in my link list that I'd love to do any or all of those things with and he doesn't know it already then I'm obviously doing something wrong.

9) How many people does it take to have an orgy?

Well, as I've never had one, I can't clearly say, but I'm figuring once you get past three, you're well on your way.

10) Do you thank your partner for your orgasm?

Verbally? Usually. Physically? Well, I'm nothing if not thankful.

11) What are your true feelings about going commando?

Sure, why not.

12) Size, does it matter?

I just had this conversation not too long ago and I feel now as I did then (which is pretty much how I always have) and that's, nah, not particularly.

13) What is your signature move in the bedroom?

Signature move? For real? Can't say I have one. LOL.

14) How do you get rid of the pubic hair that gets caught in your throat?

LMAO. Is there actually a proper way to answer this question? Ah, discreetly because to do otherwise would totally kill the mood. And really, what's a little pubic hair compared to the mutual pleasure you're giving each other? Cause you know, giving is just as yummy as recieving.

15) If you could change one sexual thing about yourself what would it be?

If I gave it some thought, I imagine there are quite a few things I'd change about myself on the sexual front, but off the top of my head, I honestly have no bloody clue what they'd be and narrowing it down to one is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, it just ain't happening.

Aimee--Ah, yeah, exactly!

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

^^ What they said. LOL.

Oh, and this is compliments of Drew...

Aimee--Oops!

I'm late (I'm sorry, Drew!)--for shame! And I swear, I meant to post something Friday night, but I fell asleep just after dinner, then again on Saturday night, but it was pretty much a repeat of Friday night (apparently I was a bit sleepy), so I never got anything posted, but I meant to, I did!

My follow-up appointment with Dr. F on Friday went alright, I suppose, it was pretty much just a carbon copy of the last one, only add a bunch of embarrassing personal questions to this one, and minus that whole admittance into the hospital part.

And we're basically still clueless. But, Dr. F did say, if my body follows the natural order of things in a bit over a week here and the pain continues to persist for a week or so after that, he thinks I should consider having the laproscopic exploratory surgery to try and determine what's causing the pain. Although, I have to tell you, after he finished naming all the things that "could" go wrong during that procedure, I'm not thinking it's a really good idea. If they had even an inkling of an idea what they were looking for maybe I'd be more comfortable with it, but at this point, I don't think it's a good idea, not for me. And that's really all he's got for me right now.

But I'm home and for the most part, I'm doing okay. I am sorry for causing any worry by taking too long to post, though, but it was lovely to know that someone cared. Thanks!

And I hope every one is having a splendid weekend.

Aimee

Well, while I don't particularly feel all that much better, my mood has become a lot sunnier, which is rather odd I know, but I'm not gonna complain cause this improvement in my mood means I no longer wish to physically harm anyone (or not too many people) and that's a lovely thing.

I finally scheduled my follow-up appointment with Dr. F, it wasn't looking good for a bit there because they kept bouncing me to voice mail and I fucking hate voice mail, but someone finally answered this morning so we're all good, I see the man this Friday at 9:40 in the morning. The surgeon (who's name I now know because he left it on the message that he, for reasons that elude me, left on my mom's cell phone) wants me to give him a ring and really, I've tried, but there's another office that constantly bounces you to voice mail and honestly, I have no patience for that nonsense so whether or not I actually ever get to find out why it is he's wanting to speak with me remains a mystery, but I'm figuring he just wants a follow-up too.

Have I ever mentioned how I still, to this day, maintain a huge case of "hero worship" for Dr. F? He did deliver my Cameron after all, how could he not be a hero?

Speaking of Cameron, that child has gone and done something (completely accidental, mind you) that will no doubt have me bickering with one of the neighbors (again). Sigh. I just want a little peace, you know? Is that too much to ask? Plus, I feel entirely too icky to be arguing with anyone over anything just now. Sucks to be me. Drew suggested last night that when she finally manages to corner me (and that'll more than likely be tonight--dammit) I should just tell her to kiss my ass and had she actually caught me last night, I just might've, but I'm not thinking that'd be the best move. So, I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to handle this one yet, but it'll no doubt be interesting.

I finally roused myself enough to get the invitations for Cameron's birthday party, now I just need to fill them out and get them in the mail (preferably BEFORE his birthday party) so I can get an idea of how many kids we're talking, you know, for party favor purposes and all--I have to order the damn things online because apparently Party City doesn't think Tony Hawk is near as cool as Cameron does. And mores the pity because I'd really rather just buy it there.

Anyhow, since I haven't done much more than lay on my fat ass for the last week and a half (although, I did go back to work this week and I'm really not at all happy about it), I had plenty of time to compose a nice long list of songs I want Christie to download so she can make me a CD (she'll probably bitch but I don't care, I want them!)and catch up on my reading (JD Robb's new book "Born in Death" is bad ass) and watch a whole mess of TV. Sounds productive, eh? I could've (and probably should've) written at least one of the three short (that'd be between 1000 and 2500 words) erotica stories I have to have ready for submittal by April, but meh, I have plenty of time and because I appear to love self-torture, I always do shit last minute.

And that's about all I got. I hope every ones having a lovely week.

Yeah, I wish!

http://www.myheritage.com

Aimee

I'd really love to wax poetic about pretty much anything right now, but I'm tired, I hurt and I feel like utter shit, so, it just ain't gonna happen. You feel me?

Anyhow, I just wanted to say thanks to the few of you who expressed concern for me and my well being while I've been dealing with this wretchedly miserable shit that's plagued me since last Sunday. Sincerely, it's comforting to know that people care.

Much to my dismay, the wretchedly miserable shit hasn't been kind enough to go away and leave me in peace. But, interestingly enough, I do believe that Dr. F's last ditch, grasping-at-straws, perhaps-that's-it diagnosis just before he discharged me from hell Thursday night might actually be correct. Who'da thunk it? And it's a good damn thing I didn't tell the man he was out of his fucking mind (as I was sorely tempted to do) when he mentioned it because, well, if he is in fact correct, I'm thinking that major mishap on my part would no doubt make my follow-up later this week slightly uncomfortable. Ah well, I think what I'm needing is an appointment with Dr. C (she'd be my immunologist) because, if he is correct, she'd be the one who'll ultimately have to fix it.

Anyway, thanks again for the love and concern, it means more than I can say. Truly.

Angie

I received the following email from Aimee this morning and she wanted me to pass it along:

I was released from hell late last night. They did not do surgery because Dr. Fazzano (my OB/GYN) and the surgeon (can't remember his name) don't believe that the cyst is what's causing my pain (and how I wish they could switch places with me for a little while), but if the pain persists and so far it's still there like a sore fucking tooth, they're considering laproscopic exploratory surgery to try and determine what's causing the pain. They're not wanting to do that because of my immune deficiency so they're hoping the pain subsides.

So, basically, I'm still in obnoxious pain that, sadly, makes me nauseous and I have absolutely no idea what's causing it because they're saying they don't believe it's the cyst. I don't know? I'm just tired and I hurt. Blah.

Please continue to send positive thoughts her way!

Thanks,
Ang

Angie

For those of you still following along with our blog - I got a voice mail last night and an email from Aimee's sister this morning (thanks Christie).

So here's the update with what I know so far:

They admitted her to the hospital yesterday around noon for observation. She has a cyst on one of her ovaries and enlarged lymph nodes. She's in quite a bit of pain and as of yesterday afternoon, was waiting to hear from the surgeon - probably about the specifics of the cyst and how soon it needs to be removed.

I'll keep ya posted on how things are going. Send her some good thoughts!

Aimee

My extreme distaste for hospitals is pretty much the only reason I have yet to find myself haunting the local emergency room, but I suspect my distaste is going to be taking a backseat if this pain in my right side doesn't take a fucking hike and soon. And you gotta love the peeps I work with, they were discussing my dilemma earlier and it wasn't at all comforting...

C: Could be your appendix.

K: Or your ovary.

C: Hmm, yeah, your ovary, I never thought of that.

Aren't they wonderful? Truth be told, they really are wonderful.

Anyhow, apparently I've been giving off bad vibes lately which caused concern that was further exacerbated by my complete lack of response to an e-mail--that was incredibly shitty of me and I am sorry, but I promise, there is no need to worry about me, I'm perfectly fine, well, maybe not perfectly, but you get the gist.

And thanks, the e-mail(s) was sweet and very much appreciated.

EDITED @ 9:30 PM EST: Well, seeing as both my parents have come to the conclusion that I'm not going to die (in the literal sense) anytime tonight, they've decided it'd be wiser for me to just go and harass my PCP (Primary Care Physician) tomorrow, so, there will be no hasty trips to the ER this night. And, amazingly, I'm still on the fence about that one cause as much as I hate the fucking place, this annoying pain that's currently plaguing me is most unpleasant. Anyhow, provided my parents are correct, I'll be (un)happily haunting my PCP's office at approximately 3:45 tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck.

Pre-Halloween 2006

I've had a piss poor, no good, very bad week (closer to two actually) and since I don't much feel like talking about it, I'll just post a bunch of pictures instead (in two posts again).

So, here's some various pictures I took the weekend before Halloween...

^^ Cameron working on his foam haunted house

^^ Ditto

^^ And we're done...

^^ Isn't it cute?

^^ Cameron and Moi at the Haunted House/Carnival thing Saturday night

^^ Cameron, Sarah and Moi

^^ Christie and Sarah

^^ The pumpkin Drew carved for Cameron Monday night

^^ And since we haven't seen Drew in a while, here he is just after pumpkin carving Monday night.

Halloween 2006

And here's pics from the night in question...

^^ Christie

^^Cameron, Sarah and Drew

^^ Me and Christie (she's so gorgeous that I always look like utter shit next to her, but what am I gonna do?)

^^ Cameron and Sarah

^^ Cameron and Drew

^^ Cameron and Moi

^^ Drew and Me (Cameron wanted to take a picture of us together, he took three and they all pretty much look like this one--LOL--my son, the photographer)

^^ And this is what happens when you have smartasses running around, but it's alright, I got a nice shot of her on the potty (heh--payback is a bitch)