( 8:36 PM ) sisoflexx

Didn't find a C.T. house today, but one we're really interested in is on tomorrow's agenda. I'll let you know how it goes !

( 8:34 PM ) sisoflexx

Joke of the day :
A twist to a classic Beatles song...

Write in C ("Let it Be")
------------------------------------

When I find my code in tons of trouble,
Friends and colleagues come to me,
Speaking words of wisdom:
"Write in C."

As the deadline fast approaches,
And bugs are all that I can see,
Somewhere, someone whispers:
"Write in C."

Write in C, Write in C,
Write in C, oh, Write in C.
LOGO's dead and buried,
Write in C.

I used to write a lot of FORTRAN,
For science it worked flawlessly.
Try using it for graphics!
Write in C.

If you've just spent nearly 30 hours,
Debugging some assembly,
Soon you will be glad to
Write in C.

Write in C, Write in C,
Write in C, yeah, Write in C.
BASIC's not the answer.
Write in C.

Write in C, Write in C
Write in C, oh, Write in C.
Pascal won't quite cut it.
Write in C.
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( 10:46 PM ) sisoflexx

Once more, before I go beddy byes.

Happy 48th Birthday,

Mumsies !!!

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( 10:15 PM ) sisoflexx

I found a ' profound ' Acidman tonight in :
<$GUT RUMBLES$>
But, I digress AGAIN... I want a woman to cook nice suppers for. I want a woman to sit on the back porch with me and drink wine while I show off my show-off self by identifying the constellations in the night sky. I want to know if those stars appear to be a crab, or a bull or a hunter to her. I want to hear her laugh at my jokes and I want her to be quiet and listen when I play sweet songs on my guitar. I want her to sing, and know the words to songs that I know, so I can lay on a harmony. I want her to enjoy spooning in the bed on cold nights when we keep each other warm under all the covers I own. I want her to enjoy spooning in the bed on hot nights when we throw off the covers and sleep under a single sheet. I want to hear her snore. I want her to put up with my snoring.

I want to give her a key to my house and tell her that my door is always open for her. I want her to come visit me a lot.

But, right now, I want her to go home, too, sometimes.

It's funny how we, as people on the whole, don't think about men having feelings. I don't have mushy feelings. I feel, believe me, but I can do without the cuddly-touchy crap, and I don't know why, but there you are.
Jay's very romantic ( Or should I just say horny ) but my make-up's alot different. Like Jay tells me , I can be very passionate once he gets me in the mood. ( In other words, ceaseless hours of freaking annoying me until I give in.)
He works harder than anyone I've known, just to get a simple hug.

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( 7:54 PM ) sisoflexx

I'd just like to say :

Happy Birthday,

Mummy !!!

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( 5:53 PM ) sisoflexx

First, I noticed a Google search for enema nozzles being traced back to me, now it's :
Google Search: princess peach f**king mario

What next ? No, don't answer that.

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( 5:50 PM ) sisoflexx

Our motto at work is " It's Close Enough."
The reason that got started is because our model tech, Judy, would do the opaquing, sometimes good, sometimes bad, and when we once showed something that she screwed up to Lucky, he said, " Well, at least she tried. It's close enough."
So whenever anyone fucks up now, we just say , " It's close enough. That'll do, pig."
Well, today was Judy's last day, and I brought in a card and had everyone sign it, and Lucky went out to get drinks, plates, cups, and a cake. Semi ordered a couple of pizzas, and after Judy left, we had ourselves quite a celebration.

Just kidding, we all gathered to eat pizza and cake, and Lucky showed everyone the cake ( except Judy ) when he brought it in. In beautiful pink icing, it said :

Good
Luck
Jury

Honest. We were laughing, especially when Lucky told us how he'd told the bakery clerk the saying he wanted on the cake, and he'd be back in a minute. So he returns, and see's this mis-spelling ( ? ) Not even a mis-spell, obviously deafness on the clerks' part. I know Lucky is a New Yawka, but he doesn't talk with a mouthful of marbles ! Anyhoo- Lucky said, " You know, I thought, why bother ? She won't care, and it's keeping in line with, ' It's Close enough' ! "
You know, I don't think she even noticed. As soon as the pizza was scarfed down, Semi whipped out the spatula and started hacking at the cake with lightening speed, starting with the " Jury " area, so she wouldn't have a chance to see it.
It was so funny!

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( 5:18 PM ) sisoflexx

This doctor was doing the opposite of what you'd expect, giving a patient 2 for the price of one.
A surgeon was guilty of serious professional misconduct when he aborted a baby during a hysterectomy without the mother's consent, the General Medical Council ruled today.
College lecturer Barbara Whiten, 43, had not known she was 11 weeks pregnant when she arrived at the Kings Mill Hospital, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, for her operation in March 1993.
But consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician Reginald Dixon made the discovery while operating and chose to continue with the hysterectomy, removing Mrs Whiten's ovaries and terminating the pregnancy in the process.

I wonder if he added it onto her bill ?

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( 5:15 PM ) sisoflexx

Inmate broke back into jail after theft .

Yes, you read that right. Strange world.

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( 4:58 PM ) sisoflexx

For the guys :Page3.com - HOME

I remember growing up and sneaking peeks at my cousin's copy of ' The Sun'. I just couldn't believe they had naked ladies in there. And apparantly, they still do.

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( 4:51 PM ) sisoflexx

Just a blurb taken out of
" Live from the WTC ".
Which brings us to the real problem with deposit insurance: moral hazard. Which is a fancy way of saying that we take more risks when someone else is picking up the tab for our mistakes. People build their houses on flood plains when FEMA covers any water damage. People aren't as vigilant about setting the burglar alarm when the insurance company is responsible for replacing stolen items. Kids major in Comparitive Folk Dancing when it's mommy and daddy stumping up the 30K per annum.
You should read the rest of the column. It made me realize how ignorant I am about money matters.
Then again, now that I feel bad about myself, you shouldn't go. Hee !

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( 7:19 PM ) sisoflexx

Tourists are beaten in riots at Greek port
Tourists were kicked and dragged across the quaysides of a Greek port by striking seamen yesterday.

Holidaying women and children were caught up in clashes between dock workers and riot police when they tried to board ferries at Piraeus in Athens.

Television pictures showed frightened tourists being grabbed and dragged away from the ships as they tried to dart through the ranks of about 1,000 strikers.

"Greece is not the word."

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( 6:55 PM ) sisoflexx

I am Malnourished
(Normal Spoiled Dysfunctional Adult)

Like the tale of the pirate and the lamb in "Siddhartha," you were once fat as hell, but, through many faults of your own, are now *Malnourished* on the inside (NSDA). Your tender little baby is wanting of teats and milk. You would do well to let her suckle some.

All of your issues can be solved with an "emotional hamburger," i.e., treat your baby right. Find something to love and love it. Find something to buy and buy it. Find something to grope and grope it. This is the way of the inner child feeding frenzy.

Another avenue to explore may be giving your inner child up for adoption to someone who can love it better than you.
All this on the :The INNER Child Test!

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( 6:22 PM ) sisoflexx

Joke for the day
Pinocchio had a human girlfriend who would sometimes complain about splinters whenever they had sex. Pinocchio, therefore, went to visit Gepetto to see if he could help.
Gepetto suggested he try a little sandpaper wherever indicated and Pinocchio skipped away enlightened.
A couple of weeks later, Gepetto saw Pinocchio bouncing happily throughtown and asked him, "How's the girlfriend?"
Pinocchio replied, "Who needs a girlfriend?"

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( 3:57 PM ) sisoflexx

Nothing to report, except I forgot to write yesterday, as I was coming home, all four northbound lanes of I-85 came to a stop, just before the Suwanee exit.
I was on the cell phone ( hands-free ) talking to co-worker Lisa, and I told her " Well, I think I'm in the good lane, because there are a couple of semi's behind me, in my lane. And they would know, better than anyone, which lane's are best."
As I moved slowly forward, I saw the semi's get over to the right. Then the van in front of me slapped his blinker on to get to the right. As soon as he was over, I could see now, that there were no car's in front of me , except the mangled wreckage of a white Cutlass and a couple of cop cars.
So, I put on my blinker, look over my shoulder, and there's this big white truck and he's inching forward as I'm trying to move over. I'm giving Lisa commentary about all this as it's going down, and I thought, I'm so sick of these rude fucks, who can obviously see I'm not getting over to put them a few more minutes behind schedule. I can't go anywhere until this ass or the next five asses find it in their hearts to give me a break. For the next 30 seconds, I tried to move forward a little more, and try to slide on over. Nope. He wasn't having any of it. Then I had a thought : ' Wait a minute ! My car is 6 years old ! His truck's brand new. And if we know anything about rednecks' and their trucks....' Yep, I forcefully inched my way into that small opening, actually thinking I could care less if it scraped up either vehicle. He of course let me in, and I waved cheerfully to him. I think he was waving back. Now, I'm inching along again, coming alongside the wreckage, talking to Lisa still, and as soon as I passed the cop walking towards his cruiser, he steps out in front of the white truck and stops all the lanes from moving anymore, as the towtruck was backing in. Oh ! I haven't laughed that loud in a long time ! ( Excluding daily Jay doses, anyway ! ) I went on and on to Lisa how I was the only one going up 985, and that turd in the white truck is so-oo--oo pissed. There may be a god after all !

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( 9:30 PM ) sisoflexx

Jay said he knew I was having trouble getting to sleep last night.
I was. I went to bed at 11pm, not even tired, and switched right/left sides, on my back, to no avail. I remember checking the clock every time I rolled over. Last time I checked it was after 2am, and I had to get up no later than 5:30. I at last tried the sleep on back position, and next thing I know, Jay 's nudging me, saying " Sorry, Darlin', you were snoring."
So I roll over, look at the clock, and say, " I just f***king fell asleep, and my alarm's going to go off in five minutes. Thanks alot." ( I was exagerrating, but...)
Just a few minutes ago, we were laughing about it, and he said that's how he could tell I wasn't getting to sleep, he at least hears me breathing deeply. Then he started imitating my snore, which sounded awful, and I asked him to describe the sound, as I can't write down in letters and words the sound he made.
" Like industrial metal plating being horribly scraped together."

Fucker.

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( 9:04 PM ) sisoflexx

Tonight

I came home from work, and there's Jay looking all bummed. He told me the realtor had just called, and another offer had come in before ours, and the sellers took that offer. ( I guess I was secretly relieved. Like I told Jay, " I like the house, sure, but it's no clit throbber." Crude, I know, but it gets the point across.)
So, I asked him if he'd like to go out tonight, and look some more. We're going Friday night and Saturday to look with Kathy, but I thought it couldn't hurt. ( I also bribed him with dinner.) So he can't find matching socks, and wears one white, one black. I deal with this constantly. The trick is, to act like you forgot something in the car, you have to go back, and could he please get a table, you'll only be a minute. That way, he's seated, and feet are less noticable. While we're driving around, I ask him, " Isn't wearing different colored socks supposed to symbolize something ? Like you're gay ?" He says he supposes so.
I add, " Does this mean you're bi-soxial?"

Well, we look at houses, actually, there were none, so we moved our search, and then went to Red Lobster and stuffed ourselves. Then we drove some more, even though Jay was saying it was getting too dark, he's stuffed and tired. As we moseyed along, there was a beautiful sunset, and I said, " See, honey ? If you were at home right now, you'd be missing this." He agreed, and as we came along another road, Jay said, " Look at that." ( In a rather un-shocked/raised voice, actually.)
I look over, and in the oncoming lane, a huge white van has taken the corner too sharply, is plowing through the dirt and grass, and bouncing hard and high enough to actually flip. I'm thinking to myself, as the van is nearing us, " I hope Jay plans on gunning the engine , and swerving off the road to avoid this f***ker."
( He said later, he was.) Then right after the van passes us, it swerves across the lanes to our side, right behind us. I looked in the rearview mirror, to make sure it didn't hit a tree, or flip finally, but it didn't, it came to a stop in the grass. Other cars were stopping to help, and Jay and I said to each other, that the rest of evening would have been spent helping those poor people, too, if that had been the case. Too close.
As we pulled away, I said to Jay, " See ? If you had been at home, you wouldn't have been able to witness that !"
Our hearts were pounding.
Not as much as the driver of that van, though.

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( 9:30 AM ) sisoflexx

PromoGuy's Monday Mission 2.21

1. What happened this weekend that made you smile?
Finding a house
2. Did you make someone smile today? If not, will you try?
Not yet, hubby still asleep. Of course, I'll not only try, but do it !
3. Have you any clothes or accessories you love to wear but just totally embarass the person you are being seen with?
No, I haven't had the nerve to wear anything embarrassing since my late 20's.
4. What was the catch phrase you said the most in High School?
" Life's a bitch, and then you die."
5. Who are you remembering this Memorial Day? (or for those not celebrating it, tell me about someone worth remembering)
I don't know anyone who actually died in a war, but some people I knew were military, and died of old age and bad accidents. Like, Uncles : Sonny, Bert, and Jack. And girlfriend Vicki, to name aa few.

6. Do you think you are a good friend?
Yes. I'd give you the shirt off my back if you're a friend. Well, I'd buy you one.
7. (continued from MM 2.20) That outing tonight was a blast ... but that was last call. I totally overdid it and shouldn't drive, anything we can do while I try to "dry out?"
You're not going to "dry out ". We can get a cab or a hotel room. No, I get my own bed, I don't want you puking on me or sucking my big toe while you sleep.

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( 10:29 PM ) sisoflexx

My Google Search: I-285, Atlanta, 2 year old , police shot, May 2002 produced at least 17 pages of 10-15 possible links , and the only one I saw reporting this was my link .
That was on the fourth page. I gave up after ten. Oh well. ;o)

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( 10:24 PM ) sisoflexx

I got a hit on my link...
....from Yahoo , so I looked it up :
Yahoo! Search Results for enema nozzles --sisoflexx
... These nozzles unscrew completely to clean entire inside. ... in such an intimate way this
afternoon, with my head shoved up it's backside, like some exotic enema. ...
http://sisoflexx.blogspot.com/

Nice .

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( 10:09 PM ) sisoflexx

Yaay ! It's that time again !
Kitchen inspections.
Here are my favorite blurbs, and score of 95 passes.

Pizza Hut, 1398 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. Score: 84 All food products must be thrown out when their expiration date has been reached (milk found dated Jan. 27, May 6). All food contact surfaces must be clean of mold, mildew and fungus. Tea spouts heavy with growth. Repeat offense. All hand sinks must have paper towels, and they must be in a dispenser. Repeat offense. Get that ? " Repeat " offense.

Sun Garden Chinese Restaurant, 3630 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite 17, Gainesville. Score: 76 Food handlers performing many tasks -- taking out garbage, sweeping floors and preparing food -- without washing hands in-between. Hand washing needs to be done between each task to avoid possible contamination of food. Egg rolls are cooked and put into boxes used for shipping chicken. These boxes cannot be cleaned and sanitized, and can contaminate food put into them. Food discarded. Only store foods in approved food containers. Rice left out all night to "dry." Cabbage egg rolls cooked and left out overnight. Cooked foods must be held cold at 41 degrees or below or hot at 140 degrees or above. All discarded. Dishes not being sanitized in a three-compartment sink. Wash, rinse, sanitize and air-dry all dishes. Utensils stored dirty in dirty hotel pan under prep table. That's just great ! I ate Chinese food last Thursday.

McDonald's Restaurant, 707 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville. Score: 94
Floor under self-serve counter littered with food and trash; floor tiles do not extend all the way under counter.
Say no more .

Waffle House, 1240 Candler Road, Gainesville. Score: 95 - Wow !!!

Cattleman's Restaurant, 2810 Brown's Bridge Road, Gainesville. Score: 97 Buttermilk in walk-in with an expired 'use-by' date. Buttermilk is potentially hazardous and must not be kept past use-by date. To insure a safe, quality product is served, discard expired products. Yum !

Please keep in mind alot of these folks go out of their way to prepare us folks some good, warm grub with a smile, and their jobs are important to them ! I don't want anymore hatemail. They have feelings too!

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( 8:17 PM ) sisoflexx

I guess I don't follow links as much as I should, but having slow nights helps. I always wondered why there wasn't a Jawja ( Georgia ) Blogger's List. In fact, I did all the " googling "and " yahoo"-ing I could, and didn't find a 'social' Georgia group. In fact, all this research had me stumble ( Gad help me ) across a weblog named Gut Rumbles. It's true. The " Jawja " came in there somehow, and if you read his blog, you'll see why. My brother and friends have the D.C Bloggers, and there's nothing for Georgia. So, finally taking acidman's advice, I visited
Daxmontana.net , and found he too wonders about the lack of a "Jawja Blug Suckle ". ( That's " Georgia Blog Circle " to all you damn Yankees. Oh, right, I am one ! Anyhoo-oo , I'm listing him in my links, not only so we can get some Georgia thang going, but he has some ideal thoughts, and some... too dark, never mind, jest get yer ass in thar !

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( 7:11 PM ) sisoflexx

Couple of funny pics I've seen on the web today. Even though they're on rotten.com, they aren't gross.
After reading Alex's account of his soccer match, he may enjoy the first one, because he's a
Soccer Whizz and
the other is a wake-up call to Public School.
Enjoy !

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( 5:44 PM ) sisoflexx

A few days ago in the wee hours in the morning, there was a car pulled over by a cop on I-285 ( Atlanta beltway ), there was a scuffle between the cop and the father of a two-year old. The cops' gun went off, and the kid was hit, and died. I haven't heard the full story yet, but the Georgia State police have been running ads, and they're still running, about seat belt safety. They end the commercial with " We will save lives/We'll make sure you're safe !" And I couldn't help thinking how ironic it is. Are you going to shoot my kid if I'm not? That'll teach me !

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( 5:20 PM ) sisoflexx

I found this on acidman'sblog today. Very amusing !
ALL MEN ARE SWINE:
The following ad in "The Atlanta Journal" is reported to have gotten numerous calls.....
SINGLE BLACK FEMALE... Seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I'm a very good looking girl who LOVES to play. I love
long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping, and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand. Rub me the right way and watch me respond. I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me. Kiss me and I'm yours.
Call xxx-xxxx and ask for Daisy."
Over 150 men found themselves talking to the Local Humane Society about an eight-week-old black LABRADOR retriever......

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( 5:10 PM ) sisoflexx

House Hunting

Well, the other house is out. We went looking at houses today, and found a great one for a great price, so again, we offered for it. Spacious enough, privacy. That's all that counts. Jay had told our realtor Kathy we'd sleep on it, but I told him we should go for it, because I didn't believe a house like that would sit for long. I really like it, and I believe it suits our needs . Lots of built -in cabinets, a book shelf. I can strore all my crap. Haha !
We gave them until Tuesday to counter offer, so I'll let you know what happens.

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( 5:43 PM ) sisoflexx

Have You Ever ?

Have you ever done that embarrassing thing where you INGEST something ?
Jay and I spoke of this the other night, and I thought I'd include it.
Jay's was remembering a funny story/or film where someone accidentally used a product other than toothpaste to brush their teeth, and he said quite a few years ago he was brushing his teeth, and a friend, who knew Jay had screwed up, asked him how the toothpaste tasted. Jay said, " You know, it's kinda lemony." And when he looked at the tube on the sink, it was ' Brillcream'. He said he laughed about it.
One bad one for me, but not the worst : Diana, me, and another pal of ours at the time, Polly, were in Di's husband's study/den, drinking and smoking profusely, using a beer can as an ashtray. Yes, you guessed it by now, I'm sure. I took a swig of the ashtray, and the hot, bitter taste filled my mouth. At least there was no liquid in it. Ugh !
I'll include a story of my Mum's by proxy, of a near miss. Out of my family, of parents and sibling, I'm the only one who isn't legally blind.
After using our shower, she told me she searched through the array of bottles on the shelves, looking for the shampoo. She had actually squirted a glob into her palm, and thought it didn't seem like the right consistancy, so she squinted at the bottle a second time, only to find out it was ' Summer's Eve Feminine Hygiene Wash '.That was close.
I have a friend, who I am still friend's with, so I won't mention names, in case they stumble on this blog one day, who had an ex-husband who had a chronically digusting habit of picking his encrusted snots and flicking them in receptacles such as chip bags, soda/beer cans, and in fact had a friend of his swigging a warm beer of his that he knew he had put presents in, but didn't say anything. Sick Fuck. Anyway, my friend said that one night she popped popcorn for the family, and after they had sated their appetites, she nibbled the remaining kernals, and actually licked the bowl clean of salt, and other tasties. Then her ex asked " You didn't eat all of that, did you ?" She got a sinking feeling in her stomach. ( More than just a sinking feeling, I'll warrant ! ) He admitted ( to which he should have kept his trap shut ! ) to thinking everyone was done with the popcorn, and carrying on with said disgusting habit. Nice.
My worst one, because at the time it was emotionally scarring, was when I was a 14 year old girl new to British school and the kids, going with a so- called friend to a babysittng job, a job that her best friend was working on. I was actually enjoying myself, watching TV, talking girl-stuff, you know, doing girl- friendly things. Then these gals went in the kitchen to make dinner, ' beef burgers' they call them, not 'hamburgers' ( I guess thet shows intelligence on the Brit's part ) and they brought them out, we ate them , and I thought they tasted really funny, but after being used to Yankee burgers, I left it at that. While I was eating them, they were asking me if they were good, I said they were alright, but I choked down one and left the other, because it did taste crappy. And I thought I'd be nice, and not tell them that. After I was done, they started in unison, " ME-E-E-E-O-OW! Mee-ee-eoow! Then, they started giggling. I didn't get it. ( Duh! ) They then told me they had put cat food in my burgers. You know, the not-dry-but-not-wet-catfood? It comes in those sta-moist pouches ? I pulled apart the other burger, and yes, I could see kibbles-n-bits in it. Well, it was pretty much horrifying. I did the whole, ' Heather isn't touched, nor feels your contempt ' thing, but, it was a deep crush, knowing that people could be so nasty . I have become a person, who, over the years has been in the path of these nasty people, and each time I have done the ' Heather is not touched, nor feels your contempt ' thing.
But I do look and view these episodes as a by-stander, and actually look at it from their point of view .
No, I do not forgive them, There is nothing to forgive. Think about it : why should I forgive them, or even ponder on the good it will do forgiving them ? On a small scale, I feel they are not even worthy of contempt. Not mine, at any rate. Take away the power of your contempt, and they have no power.

Similar Subject( in a way )
See ? Now I'm going into completely different waters. But, since I have a few minutes, ( and I don't want to pack up my belongings ) I can start a whole new subject, or add-on. So easy !
One of my favorite quotes, is my husband's. He told me, " You take indifference to a whole new level."
And it is true, to a point. I refuse to let everyday life get me down, especially if it involves the views or opinions of others. Well, even that is slightly untrue, I DO feel, as does every other being on this sweet earth of ours, I just choose not not to give it more thought than it deserves. Jay has often joked that I have a bigger heart than anyone he knows, and this may be true, because I care more than I seem to show. ( Wow, I think I've had too much to drink, this is turning into a bleeding-heart-liberal-smushy-fuzzy thing) All I'm saying, in way of advice, or trying to help some younger, more ignorant ( if there is any ) people : no one is perfect, there is no such thng as a dysfunctional family, and there is no such thing as a ' sure thing/ soul mate'. Do not stay " friends/lovers" with some one, just because you feel you've invested so much time. Same goes for a job. If you're not happy where you're at, try to find a suitable substitute. If you can't, stick it out for a while , while you look for a good one. Even if it may not seem as great, or you don't have reassurances you're doing the right /sure thing, consider it, because it may be the best thing you ever did. If it isn't, chalk it up to experience, and start looking again. Don't ever stay somewhere, or with someone, if you feel uncomfortable. Life is too short, and you waste your energy and thoughts on someone or something that doesn't deserve it. Always remember ( and this may be a downer) : You may be dead tomorrow . It's true. If you have a week or a day left, do you want to spend it at that job, or with that asshole/bitch ? Or would you rather enjoy living it up, going out and trying to at least find that job ? I don't dwell on death, but I do think, every time I get behind the wheel of my car, " You never know, Heth, this may be it. Be f**kin' careful." And you don't know. That's the point.
I don't live every day to the fullest, believe me. I'm lazy, a procrastinator, overweight, and a brunette.But if I'm unhappy with something, I do try to change the circumstances.

Please bear with me. I know I'm spouting, but, I felt it had to be said. Still friends ?
Later, I'll bleed some more ! Keep posted !

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( 3:32 PM ) sisoflexx

I've added a couple of new blogs, just in case you're blind. Both are journals, with some wickedly ( well, not " wicked ", per say, but good, really good insights into others' thoughts and feelings. Check 'em out. Random Thoughts and Behind The Mask

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( 2:56 PM ) sisoflexx

On the way home from Morgan's school I drove over a groundhog. I mean, I drove OVER it. It was in the middle of the road, I could see as I slowed down, that he was chewing his cud, or choking. I thought, " Is his spine broken ? Should I aim for his head, put him out of his misery ?" There was an oncoming car, so I chose to stay in my lane, and a truck behind me. I'm a firm believer in, ' If an animal crosses the path of your car, don't put it's life in front of yours. Cream the f**ker.' Don't get me wrong, I'd be crying all the way home . ( Oops, that destroyed my image. ) But I'd rather be crying over the demise of a dog, squirrel, groundhog, or the hundreds of dollars I'd spend repairing my bumper and headlight, than have Jay and Morgan ( well, maybe not Morgan ) crying over my demise, because I swerved to avoid a critter, and end up in a perpetual lover's embrace with a rather large pecan tree.
Anyway, as I slowed, the idiotic rodent just sat there, and of course, just before I went over it, I could see that jerky " Oh man, danger ! Gotta hustle ! " movement animals get, like my cat Spaz, as I come up the drive way (which is at a 85 degree angle) she runs in front of the car, all the way up, while I'm gunning it in first gear, hoping I won't stall out. Plenty of times I've laid on the horn, yelling, " To your right ! To your right ! "
Anyway, I thought of the groundhog, too late buddy. I went over it, felt a light knock, but not the BA-Boomph! I expected. and when I looked in my rearview mirror, it was zipping in to the woods like a cannonball. I'm sure the people in the truck behind me thought that was a sight ! I was relieved, to say the least.

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( 2:47 PM ) sisoflexx

I went to see Morgan receive his awards for Honor Day. Last day of school. Lucky bastard.
He got 2 awards, one for Social Studies, which is weird, because he's anti social. Ha ha.
And one for having the second highest amount out of the whole school , of points in the Accelerated Reading Program. I know that'll make my Mummy proud. She was the one who demanded he be read to, she's very into that motherly crap.
I'm going to miss him for the next week, as he is with Judi and Charles. They bought me $50 worth of boxes, so I can pack during the weekend. I guess now I have no excuse. I was just going to pass out drunk every night. Oh well, can't win 'em all !

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( 9:49 PM ) sisoflexx

Sorry so lax !
What a slacker! Anyways, no news on the counter offer except for this: Their realtor gave our realtor the feeling that the couple want to sell their home at list price, no closing costs, and no repairs. They want to sell it a s a ' fixer-upper' or 'as is'. Of course, none of this is mentioned in the ads, or even when we began offering. As for leaving all their stuff ? Who knows ?
All we know, is if they counter offer with the choices above, we're out. I told my realtor we'll just wait a month, and bid on it when it becomes a HUD home. Then the bank will pay to fix crap. The way this couple are acting, this is exactly what will happen. ' Nuff said.

Tommorrow's Morgan's last day of school, so I'm off work to see him get an honor. Probably the ' Honor Of Being Most Misbehaved Bastard '. ( At least I'm not going to have another damn parent-teacher conference.) That gets old. I never pulled the shit he does, because I got " The Belt ". I told him I'd never do that to him, but sometimes I'm beginning to wish I did ! ;o)
Then his grandparents, Judi and Charles, who are coming to Honor Day also, are taking him with them for a week. Whoo-hooo! Just kidding. I'll miss him. Really, I will. He's soooo adorable !

I was supposed to go to Va., to visit with Diana and Val, and also visit Lex, but, with all this house hunting crap, I figured it would be pretty irresponsible. Oh well. Sorry, Diana and Val ! And Lex ? He couldn't care, and he has his big Basement Project , so he's probably relieved. And I didn't want to wake up with sawdust in my mouth. ( Or anything else, for that matter ! Wink, wink ! )

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( 10:13 PM ) sisoflexx

I've spent the last hour reading other's blogs, and usually The lexfiles has a gem or two. Today's :
I just walked past the Department of Education building. For a while now they've had these stupid little structures outside the doorways. I guess they're supposed to resemble schoolhouses. They have signs on them that say "Leave no Child Behind", written in that funky skoolkid font.

I can't help but think, every time I pass that place, that the money they spent on those ridiculous little structures could have been spent on something else. Like on leaving no child behind, say?

And acidman's chauvanistic joke brought forth chuckles, as did his Monday Mission from promoguy. I guess I shouldn't have left a comment about laughing about the question concerning his ' true love '. Sorry, Acid.

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( 9:52 PM ) sisoflexx

Counter - offer.

O yea. This house buying is for the birds. We offered a lower bid on the selling price, of course. Today was too funny.

When we put in a bid Saturday, the listing price for the house was $ 119,900. Our bid was $114,000 + closing costs.
Their deadline to respond was Monday, 5pm. Kathy, our realtor, heard from their realtor at 5pm, asking for more time, because the husband was out of town, and they weren't able to confer. Okay, let us know at the last minute. We haven't been waiting all weekend, or anything.
They asked to have until Wednesday, so we said sure, that's understandable.
So I got a call from Kathy today. She said the counter-offer was phrased thusly :
1. Purchase price : $ 122,000 WHA-AA? The list price was $ 119,000. How the HELL do you figure ? Well, the next one explained a bit.
2. Any repairs required by VA Loan to be paid by seller, not to exceed $ 250.00. Okay, they're confused. I'm learning , too, but I think their realtor could've done some home work on VA loans BEFORE scaring them into thinking that after the initial inspection, where all repairs and who's going to pay for them are bickered over for a week and a half, and BEFORE the VA will approve the VA Loan, a rep from the VA has to " inspect " the home, and approve/ pass it as a safe loan, that I won't get screwed, and in return, screw them by falling on my ass. That's all. The VA guy will look for crap, regardless of what the inspector found ( I think. ) and base ' okaying ' the loan from what he finds. We ( buyers ) have an out here, we can either get the shit fixed, or we won't get the loan. It depends on how bad we want the house. I think the seller's realtor told them not only would one inspector come out, and they'd have to repair or come down on the price, but then a 2nd inspector would come out and find more crap. So they upped the asking price. Too funny. I brought the fax with the counter offer, and told Jay, " Here's you a copy, so you can read it over. " He said, " I don't need to read it, because I don't accept it. " I told him later he should, just for comedy value. But he didn't.
3. Oh, they didn't accept our "ten day " Defect Resolution Period. They wanted nine. Picky !
Another great part : The time given to us to counter-offer : Until 10 am, the 22nd. Tomorrow !This is being told to me at 5pm tonight. Nice.
So I met with Kathy at 7:30, Jay had a list of demands written up before I even got home, and I brought them with me. $ 117,000 + closing.
And when Kathy asked me how long we should give them, she said, " Um, five..."
Then I said , " 5 am ! Tomorrow ! " And how we laughed! Naw, I gave until 5pm. Tomorrow. Naw, Wed.
We'll see.
Man, this sucks.

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( 7:37 PM ) sisoflexx

If you can..
I suggest you get over to Acidman's page. He has a really good joke on there.

Jay and I are still waiting to get an agreement on the price of our house. Everything looks good ! Just an update, I told you I wouldn't be writing as much. I guess just visiting other's blogs and stealing crap! Hee hee!

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( 7:33 PM ) sisoflexx

I found this in Lex's page today

My Mum's name is Jeanette. My sister and I have an old line that we pull out occasionally when we do something stupid (it's a well worn line by now). We turn to each other, turn on our very best tard voices, and say "Jeanettics!". Then we giggle hysterically. I guess you have to be there.

After watching movies last night I decided to retire. So I drag my tired little body off the couch and traipse upstairs, stepping though sawdust and wood shavings. I'd realized while I was working that I managed to cover everything in my office with a nice coat of sawdust. But I had my bedroom door closed through most of it, right?

Not so, my little fuckers. Everything in my bedroom was covered with sawdust. Everything.

Lex sighs, grabs alarm clock and pillow. Takes (sawdust coated) pillow case off of pillow. Traipses back downstairs and sleeps on couch.

Jeanettics! Giggle.

I left this comment :
This little saying was invented during our fourth pass at Philly,the city we couldn't quite get into, wasn't it? PhilCon, I believe.
It does fit, though!
Jeanettics!
Giggle ! We love you, Mummy! :o)

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( 7:06 PM ) sisoflexx

Monday Mission 2.20 from - - - > PromoGuy
1. When was the last time you went out with a true love of yours? What did
you two do that made it so special?
We don't go out. That keeps our love intact. Oh, we went house hunting this weekend. We had fun.
2. Which far-away friend would you most like to see again?
Diana. Or my parents. I miss them.
3. Any high or low points about this past weekend? What went on?
Jay and I found a house we both agreed on, and put in an offer for it. It's a deal,( so far ! )and it looks to be going our way!
4. I've been thinking about getting a buzz-cut for the summer, a big
change for me. Have you ever made any drastic changes to your appearance?
Just as a teenager. Oh, and at 29 years of age I got a tongue stud as one final grasp at my youth.Oh, and I got drastically freakin' fat.
5. How long do you think a couple should date before they get married?
Or if you are married, do you think you should have waited longer to get
hitched?
Married. No, we knew long before, but were too lazy to get it done. We did it when we did because some relatives from Britain were coming for a visit, and we figured that way, we'd have some guests!
6. I just found out my long-time friend does not like Star Wars (!)
and has only seen the original 1977 movie! Have you ever discovered anything new
or shocking about a long-time friend you thought you knew everything about?
No. I would hope not, or I may have to re-evaluate that friendship.
7. Well we had a nice picnic and saw the sunset, but now it's dark and
I think we should liven things up. Let's call some of your friends and go out.
Who do you want to invite and where should we all go?
I don't go out. The best place, really, for entertainment and music, would have to be the " Prog Day Music Festival", once a year at Chapel Hill, N.C., on Labor Day weekend.
(I don't get out much. Does it show ?)

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( 10:05 PM ) sisoflexx

Okay...
Here's my psychology rating this week...

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Low
Schizoid: Moderate
Schizotypal: Low
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: High
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

Try yet another test -

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