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Sunday, July 31, 2011
aaaahhhh! 'tis sunday...
another sunday... tomorrow begins the move in on the new school. this should be interesting... :s
so, DC needs to get their heads outta their backsides! i just saying... i'm also just saying that why they make so much money for their jobs is BEYOND ME! seriously! that's why the country is in such bad shape, they get paid for sitting on their arses and argueing with one another all day! and kissing booty of people who want stuff and will give them money for passing stuff. it's just nuts!
also nuts is the weather this summer! if i didn't have to go back to work tomorrow, i would so be heading back to wyoming! it's like maybe 85F max up there, we've got the nasty 105F and up temps!
if you haven't read the book i've got posted on here, give it a look. i am aware it still needs work, but your imput would be welcomed. thanks!
so, i have a paper folding problem. it's probably an addiction... :) i always try to fold paper into those chinese shirken stars. even starburst wrappers! it's insane! i figured out how to fold the dollar bills to make 'em too, so i leave them as tips. it takes 2 to make one. i'll take pics and post.
reading latest bloody jack, jacky faber series book. the new one comes out in september. i'll get on the waiting list for it at the tulsa county library. i don't have the money or space to support my reading habit, so for $50 a year i get a tulsa county library card. we don't live, work, or go to school in tulsa county so i have to pay, but it's a bargain for the amount of books we check out.
saw part of the zardoz movie that sean connery was in back in 1974... interesting to say the least. the high point of that is sean in the red speedo and thigh high leather boots! couldn't take more than 30 minutes of it before i let the girls have the tv and i went to read a book. read the synopsis on imdb.com, read the reviews (roflmao), and decided that it wasn't for the girls to watch anyway. i agree that this movie was cooked up on an acid trip! what kind of dirt did they have on sean connery to make him star in this?! i'd really like to know... it must have been really bad!
ok, things to do. stay tuned...
so, DC needs to get their heads outta their backsides! i just saying... i'm also just saying that why they make so much money for their jobs is BEYOND ME! seriously! that's why the country is in such bad shape, they get paid for sitting on their arses and argueing with one another all day! and kissing booty of people who want stuff and will give them money for passing stuff. it's just nuts!
also nuts is the weather this summer! if i didn't have to go back to work tomorrow, i would so be heading back to wyoming! it's like maybe 85F max up there, we've got the nasty 105F and up temps!
if you haven't read the book i've got posted on here, give it a look. i am aware it still needs work, but your imput would be welcomed. thanks!
so, i have a paper folding problem. it's probably an addiction... :) i always try to fold paper into those chinese shirken stars. even starburst wrappers! it's insane! i figured out how to fold the dollar bills to make 'em too, so i leave them as tips. it takes 2 to make one. i'll take pics and post.
reading latest bloody jack, jacky faber series book. the new one comes out in september. i'll get on the waiting list for it at the tulsa county library. i don't have the money or space to support my reading habit, so for $50 a year i get a tulsa county library card. we don't live, work, or go to school in tulsa county so i have to pay, but it's a bargain for the amount of books we check out.
saw part of the zardoz movie that sean connery was in back in 1974... interesting to say the least. the high point of that is sean in the red speedo and thigh high leather boots! couldn't take more than 30 minutes of it before i let the girls have the tv and i went to read a book. read the synopsis on imdb.com, read the reviews (roflmao), and decided that it wasn't for the girls to watch anyway. i agree that this movie was cooked up on an acid trip! what kind of dirt did they have on sean connery to make him star in this?! i'd really like to know... it must have been really bad!
ok, things to do. stay tuned...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Idioic new road construction sign! Seriously, who's dumb idea was this!?
Friday, July 08, 2011
oooohhhhh! i can post from my phone!!!!
just got one of those smartphone thingys... mom and dad got them, and i got the same one so i can help mom with it. she's just a bit technophobic...:s i'm on mom's plan. husband has his own plan with those nasty at&t people, the girls are with net10 and tracphone. i guess you can say we like to spread our cell phone dollars around.
so, lordy! what's going on?
well, we were driving on riverside (raceway) drive in tulsa, and of course there's construction. when isn't there construction in tulsa?! so the sign says "flagger ahead"... when did "flagman" morph to the idioic term "flagger"!? that's just like the stupidest thing i've EVER heard! are "freshmen" to be called "freshers" now!? i'm all for women's lib and wotnot... but really... this is just a bit much. there's some people who need to check the want ads for these things called "jobs". i know they can be far and few between at the moment, but still... go wait some tables or flip some burgers or wash some cars... but quit with the messing up of the american english language... it's messed up enough already!
OK BIG RANT THAT WILL PROBABLY PISS SOME PEOPLE OFF BUT I DON'T CARE, you've been warned, stop now if you are easily offended.
this has to do with learning the language of the country that you live in. IF you are going to move to a new country, AND try to work in a job where you have to deal with the public (ie, food service, etc.) WOULD YOU PLEASE BE FUNCTIONAL IN THE LANGUAGE?! if i get my fastfood order messed up one more time i may scream so loud you can hear me from space! it's not the people working the counter, it's the ones in the back who can't read the screen to get the order right. that poor girl at the sand springs walmart mcdonald's was having a heck of a time when we were in there the other day. IF i moved to another country and tried to get a job... they would expect me to already know the local language, BUT for some reason in this country, we're... too... tollerant, maybe. this is one of those things that you just can't be tollerant about, i'm sorry.
went up to wyoming to visit dad's parents and 2 younger brothers (and their families). rented a nice car from hertz, a toyota corolla, for 10 day for $335! i checked plane fare, just for kicks and giggles... $2000 for 4 round trip tickets! and that's before i pay for luggage and am TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL just to get on the plane. add in $200 for 2 nights of hotel (half way stop is lexington, ne) and another $223 for gas and it's still cheaper than the plane. plus, we got to see rural america on the way there! we saw the fur traders museum in chadron, ne and carhenge in alliance, ne and mt. rushmore in south dakota. AND the center of the 48 states in lebanon, ks and the largest ball of sisal twine in cawker city, ks! it was just a fun family vacation! and just a bit cheesy... but that's part of the adventure. :)
in the hot season now, but it is summer... hello!?
oh and if you're looking to put in an in ground swimming pool in the sapulpa, ok area DO NOT USE BAKER CONSTRUCTION! they royally screwed up a pool for one of the houses mom cleans!
ok, done for the moment. stay tuned...
so, lordy! what's going on?
well, we were driving on riverside (raceway) drive in tulsa, and of course there's construction. when isn't there construction in tulsa?! so the sign says "flagger ahead"... when did "flagman" morph to the idioic term "flagger"!? that's just like the stupidest thing i've EVER heard! are "freshmen" to be called "freshers" now!? i'm all for women's lib and wotnot... but really... this is just a bit much. there's some people who need to check the want ads for these things called "jobs". i know they can be far and few between at the moment, but still... go wait some tables or flip some burgers or wash some cars... but quit with the messing up of the american english language... it's messed up enough already!
OK BIG RANT THAT WILL PROBABLY PISS SOME PEOPLE OFF BUT I DON'T CARE, you've been warned, stop now if you are easily offended.
this has to do with learning the language of the country that you live in. IF you are going to move to a new country, AND try to work in a job where you have to deal with the public (ie, food service, etc.) WOULD YOU PLEASE BE FUNCTIONAL IN THE LANGUAGE?! if i get my fastfood order messed up one more time i may scream so loud you can hear me from space! it's not the people working the counter, it's the ones in the back who can't read the screen to get the order right. that poor girl at the sand springs walmart mcdonald's was having a heck of a time when we were in there the other day. IF i moved to another country and tried to get a job... they would expect me to already know the local language, BUT for some reason in this country, we're... too... tollerant, maybe. this is one of those things that you just can't be tollerant about, i'm sorry.
went up to wyoming to visit dad's parents and 2 younger brothers (and their families). rented a nice car from hertz, a toyota corolla, for 10 day for $335! i checked plane fare, just for kicks and giggles... $2000 for 4 round trip tickets! and that's before i pay for luggage and am TREATED LIKE A CRIMINAL just to get on the plane. add in $200 for 2 nights of hotel (half way stop is lexington, ne) and another $223 for gas and it's still cheaper than the plane. plus, we got to see rural america on the way there! we saw the fur traders museum in chadron, ne and carhenge in alliance, ne and mt. rushmore in south dakota. AND the center of the 48 states in lebanon, ks and the largest ball of sisal twine in cawker city, ks! it was just a fun family vacation! and just a bit cheesy... but that's part of the adventure. :)
in the hot season now, but it is summer... hello!?
oh and if you're looking to put in an in ground swimming pool in the sapulpa, ok area DO NOT USE BAKER CONSTRUCTION! they royally screwed up a pool for one of the houses mom cleans!
ok, done for the moment. stay tuned...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
baby naming guidelines...
ok, there seem to be a rash of people spawning around me. either people i know or friends of friends. one of my daughter's teachers is having twins! so, here are the naming guidelines... follow them if you DON'T want your kids to hate you later in life... if you DO want them to hate you and have to spend money on court costs to change their name, then disregard the following info. :)
1) try to stay away from the top 20 popular names for at least the last 2 years. you have more of a chance of your child having to use their last initial on their name while in school if you don't. are you aware of how confusing this is? for everyone involved? not to mention that my 8th grader knows 3 taylor's, 2 are girls, one is a boy... can you imagine this in elementary school?
2) use the correct spelling!!!!! for god's sake, "jackson" is not spelled "jaxyn"! "nikki" is not spelled "nique"! and for another thing, name her nicole... nikki is a striper name! just ask prince... lol!
3) if you are, in fact, having twins... DO NOT GIVE THEM RHYMING NAMES OR NAMES THAT START WITH THE SAME LETTER!!!!!! i spent my school years with the following twins: dena and gena, patrick and phillip, danette and danelle (that one is just another form of the other). my daughter goes to school with stephen and stephon (i'm not joking, they aren't even identical)! they are different people, be kind. it may seem cute when they are babies... but surprise... they TURN INTO ADULTS!
4) please pay attention to your last name, and what initials spell. we've got a guy in town with the name of richard head... and i know someone who had a teacher with the name of sharon acock... she changed her first name. i would have changed the whole thing. my cousin named her daughter so that her initials are AAA. i've heard of worse... i guess...
5)please remember that you are naming a future adult! this isn't something trivial here! I'M SERIOUS! names like the following are just cruel and unusual punishment: whisper, wolfe, candy, sugar, cherry, dreamer, sunshine, chasity (she will spend high school proving this wrong), timber (her last name is camp!), etc. do not pick baby names while under the influence of the drugs they give you in the hospital! we had our girls names picked out by the time i was 4 months pregnant... but i like being ahead on these things. that's just me... :)
stay tuned...
1) try to stay away from the top 20 popular names for at least the last 2 years. you have more of a chance of your child having to use their last initial on their name while in school if you don't. are you aware of how confusing this is? for everyone involved? not to mention that my 8th grader knows 3 taylor's, 2 are girls, one is a boy... can you imagine this in elementary school?
2) use the correct spelling!!!!! for god's sake, "jackson" is not spelled "jaxyn"! "nikki" is not spelled "nique"! and for another thing, name her nicole... nikki is a striper name! just ask prince... lol!
3) if you are, in fact, having twins... DO NOT GIVE THEM RHYMING NAMES OR NAMES THAT START WITH THE SAME LETTER!!!!!! i spent my school years with the following twins: dena and gena, patrick and phillip, danette and danelle (that one is just another form of the other). my daughter goes to school with stephen and stephon (i'm not joking, they aren't even identical)! they are different people, be kind. it may seem cute when they are babies... but surprise... they TURN INTO ADULTS!
4) please pay attention to your last name, and what initials spell. we've got a guy in town with the name of richard head... and i know someone who had a teacher with the name of sharon acock... she changed her first name. i would have changed the whole thing. my cousin named her daughter so that her initials are AAA. i've heard of worse... i guess...
5)please remember that you are naming a future adult! this isn't something trivial here! I'M SERIOUS! names like the following are just cruel and unusual punishment: whisper, wolfe, candy, sugar, cherry, dreamer, sunshine, chasity (she will spend high school proving this wrong), timber (her last name is camp!), etc. do not pick baby names while under the influence of the drugs they give you in the hospital! we had our girls names picked out by the time i was 4 months pregnant... but i like being ahead on these things. that's just me... :)
stay tuned...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
oklahoma blizzard... without the nerds candy mixed in!
the dairy queen blizzard with nerds mixed in is one of my favorites... then they quit having it! RUDE! something about the candy company not selling the nerds in bulk... RUDE! now if i want it i gotta take an unopened box of nerds to braum's and they'll mix it in for me.
SO! we have a blizzard of another type going on outside at the moment... the nasty, you're not going anywhere for a couple of days kind. maybe up north they're equiped to handle this stuff... we're NOT! i layed in enough supplies for about a week, but we should be able to get out on saturday, maybe. at least it's not like that nasty ice storm where we lost power for a week...
schools are closed, DUH. maybe the state can forgive a couple of these days we're out so we don't use up all the snow days. that would be nice. we'll see.
the a/c heater combo unit we use to heat and cool our bedroom is frozen. we'll have to pull it out of the case and into the bedroom in a bit to un freeze it and put something over the top outside so it'll work again. had the down comforter on the bed last night, it's probably 45 F in there. it's 60 in the rest of the house, so we're good. it's like 10 outside with a wind chill of -1 or something nasty like that.
ok, on to find something to eat for breakfast.
stay tuned...
SO! we have a blizzard of another type going on outside at the moment... the nasty, you're not going anywhere for a couple of days kind. maybe up north they're equiped to handle this stuff... we're NOT! i layed in enough supplies for about a week, but we should be able to get out on saturday, maybe. at least it's not like that nasty ice storm where we lost power for a week...
schools are closed, DUH. maybe the state can forgive a couple of these days we're out so we don't use up all the snow days. that would be nice. we'll see.
the a/c heater combo unit we use to heat and cool our bedroom is frozen. we'll have to pull it out of the case and into the bedroom in a bit to un freeze it and put something over the top outside so it'll work again. had the down comforter on the bed last night, it's probably 45 F in there. it's 60 in the rest of the house, so we're good. it's like 10 outside with a wind chill of -1 or something nasty like that.
ok, on to find something to eat for breakfast.
stay tuned...
Saturday, January 01, 2011
aaaahhhhh... 'tis the new year!
so, i read too much. but you knew that already. here's the booklog from last year. i don't know why i can never get the formating right, i keep this thing in an excel file. anyway... note the new star rating for 2010. :)
books I've read 2010
title
author
pages
1-5 stars
JANUARY
blowfly
patricia cornwell
465
***
trace
patricia cornwell
435
***
harry potter #7
j.k. rowling
759
*****
white picket fences
susan meissner
389
*****
predator
patricia cornwell
****
leepike ridge
n.d. wilson
224
***
a week in the woods
andrew clements
190
***
FEBRUARY
royally jacked
niki burnham
229
****
princess izzy/estreet shuffle
beverly bartlett
242
**
the magic of ordinary days
ann howard creel
274
*****
ghost at work
carolyn hart
290
***
MARCH
notes from the dog
gary paulsen
132
*****
spin control
niki burnham
245
****
airhead
meg cabot
*****
being nikki
meg cabot
*****
secret of castle cant
k.p. bath
291
****
APRIL
poor little bitch girl
jackie collins
472
****
also known as harper
ann haywood leal
243
*****
wait till helen comes
mary downing hahn
184
****
split image
robert b. parker
277
***
MAY
the city of ember
jeanne duprau
270
****
big boned
meg cabot
280
*****
escape from castle cant
k.p. bath
287
***
deep & dark & dangerous
mary downing hahn
187
****
JUNE
demon ex machina
julie kenner
309
**
runaway
meg cabot
310
*****
the other side of the island
allegra goodman
280
****
fancy white trash
marjetta geerling
257
*****
the stand: graphic novel #2
unpaged
*****
falling in
frances o'roark dowell
245
***
the people of sparks
jeanne duprau
338
****
runaway
wendelin van draanen
276
*****
the stand: graphic novel #1
unpaged
*****
running out of time
margaret peterson haddix
184
****
the compound
s.a. bodeen
245
***
the prophet of yonwood
jeanne duprau
289
***
the diamond of darkhold
jeanne duprau
285
****
insatiable
meg cabot
451
****
the black velvet gown
catherine cookson
346
*****
angus, thongs, & full-frontal snogging
louise rennison
247
****
JULY
where the heart is
billie letts
358
*****
on the bright side…
louise rennison
233
****
shelters of stone
jean m. auel
883
****
miss julia renews her vows
ann b. ross
341
****
shoot the moon
billie letts
333
*****
swapping lives
jane green
410
****
knocked out by my nunga-nungas
louise rennison
173
****
dancing in my nuddy-pants
louise rennison
206
****
away laughing on a fast camel
louise rennison
266
****
then he ate my boy entrancers
louise rennison
300
****
sebastian darke-prince of explorers
philip caveney
408
***
startled by his furry shorts
louise rennison
260
****
love is a many trousered thing
louise rennison
250
****
stop in the name of pants
louise rennison
286
****
are these basoomas I see before me
louise rennison
296
****
cat pay the devil
shirley rousseau murphy
295
***
AUGUST
cat deck the halls
shirley rousseau murphy
343
****
cat playing cupid
shirley rousseau murphy
354
*****
cat striking back
shirley rousseau murphy
319
****
the people who watched her pass by
scott bradfield
146
****
nightlight (a parody)
the harvard lampoon
154
***
my so-called death
stacey jay
229
***
smells like dog
suzanne selfors
357
****
the chocolate puppy puzzle
joanna carl
220
****
lucky girl
mei-ling hopgood
244
*****
SEPTEMBER
cleopatra's daughter
michelle moran
431
****
undead and unfinished
maryjanice davidson
296
***
pride, predjudice, zombies graphic novel
jane austin and seth grahame-smith
unpaged
***
born to bite
lynsay sands
358
*****
what every girl (except me) knows
nora raleigh baskin
213
****
silverfin graphic novel
unpaged
***
I love you, beth cooper
larry doyle
253
****
twilight graphic novel, pt. 1
young kim
unpaged
***
the daughters
joanna philbin
275
***
big girl
danielle steel
323
*****
ghostopolis
doug tennapel
267
***
OCTOBER
fat vampire
adam rex
324
**
because of winn-dixie
kate dicamillo
182
*****
amy and roger's epic detour
morgan matson
343
****
winter's bone
daniel woodrell
193
*****
girl, stolen
april henry
213
****
not quite a bride
kirsten sawyer
307
****
NOVEMBER
harry potter #7
jk rowling
759
*****
the lighteing thief/graphic novel
rick riordan
unpaged
****
love finds you/calico
elizabeth ludwig
343
***
beauty
robin mckinley
247
*****
DECEMBER
hungry for you
lynsay sands
353
****
the road
cormac mccarthy
287
****
the juvie three
gordon korman
249
*****
the graveyard book
neil gaiman
307
****
lost
jacqueline davies
242
****
the stand: graphic novel #3
unpaged
*****
mini shopaholic
sophie kinsella
418
****
stay tuned...
books I've read 2010
title
author
pages
1-5 stars
JANUARY
blowfly
patricia cornwell
465
***
trace
patricia cornwell
435
***
harry potter #7
j.k. rowling
759
*****
white picket fences
susan meissner
389
*****
predator
patricia cornwell
****
leepike ridge
n.d. wilson
224
***
a week in the woods
andrew clements
190
***
FEBRUARY
royally jacked
niki burnham
229
****
princess izzy/estreet shuffle
beverly bartlett
242
**
the magic of ordinary days
ann howard creel
274
*****
ghost at work
carolyn hart
290
***
MARCH
notes from the dog
gary paulsen
132
*****
spin control
niki burnham
245
****
airhead
meg cabot
*****
being nikki
meg cabot
*****
secret of castle cant
k.p. bath
291
****
APRIL
poor little bitch girl
jackie collins
472
****
also known as harper
ann haywood leal
243
*****
wait till helen comes
mary downing hahn
184
****
split image
robert b. parker
277
***
MAY
the city of ember
jeanne duprau
270
****
big boned
meg cabot
280
*****
escape from castle cant
k.p. bath
287
***
deep & dark & dangerous
mary downing hahn
187
****
JUNE
demon ex machina
julie kenner
309
**
runaway
meg cabot
310
*****
the other side of the island
allegra goodman
280
****
fancy white trash
marjetta geerling
257
*****
the stand: graphic novel #2
unpaged
*****
falling in
frances o'roark dowell
245
***
the people of sparks
jeanne duprau
338
****
runaway
wendelin van draanen
276
*****
the stand: graphic novel #1
unpaged
*****
running out of time
margaret peterson haddix
184
****
the compound
s.a. bodeen
245
***
the prophet of yonwood
jeanne duprau
289
***
the diamond of darkhold
jeanne duprau
285
****
insatiable
meg cabot
451
****
the black velvet gown
catherine cookson
346
*****
angus, thongs, & full-frontal snogging
louise rennison
247
****
JULY
where the heart is
billie letts
358
*****
on the bright side…
louise rennison
233
****
shelters of stone
jean m. auel
883
****
miss julia renews her vows
ann b. ross
341
****
shoot the moon
billie letts
333
*****
swapping lives
jane green
410
****
knocked out by my nunga-nungas
louise rennison
173
****
dancing in my nuddy-pants
louise rennison
206
****
away laughing on a fast camel
louise rennison
266
****
then he ate my boy entrancers
louise rennison
300
****
sebastian darke-prince of explorers
philip caveney
408
***
startled by his furry shorts
louise rennison
260
****
love is a many trousered thing
louise rennison
250
****
stop in the name of pants
louise rennison
286
****
are these basoomas I see before me
louise rennison
296
****
cat pay the devil
shirley rousseau murphy
295
***
AUGUST
cat deck the halls
shirley rousseau murphy
343
****
cat playing cupid
shirley rousseau murphy
354
*****
cat striking back
shirley rousseau murphy
319
****
the people who watched her pass by
scott bradfield
146
****
nightlight (a parody)
the harvard lampoon
154
***
my so-called death
stacey jay
229
***
smells like dog
suzanne selfors
357
****
the chocolate puppy puzzle
joanna carl
220
****
lucky girl
mei-ling hopgood
244
*****
SEPTEMBER
cleopatra's daughter
michelle moran
431
****
undead and unfinished
maryjanice davidson
296
***
pride, predjudice, zombies graphic novel
jane austin and seth grahame-smith
unpaged
***
born to bite
lynsay sands
358
*****
what every girl (except me) knows
nora raleigh baskin
213
****
silverfin graphic novel
unpaged
***
I love you, beth cooper
larry doyle
253
****
twilight graphic novel, pt. 1
young kim
unpaged
***
the daughters
joanna philbin
275
***
big girl
danielle steel
323
*****
ghostopolis
doug tennapel
267
***
OCTOBER
fat vampire
adam rex
324
**
because of winn-dixie
kate dicamillo
182
*****
amy and roger's epic detour
morgan matson
343
****
winter's bone
daniel woodrell
193
*****
girl, stolen
april henry
213
****
not quite a bride
kirsten sawyer
307
****
NOVEMBER
harry potter #7
jk rowling
759
*****
the lighteing thief/graphic novel
rick riordan
unpaged
****
love finds you/calico
elizabeth ludwig
343
***
beauty
robin mckinley
247
*****
DECEMBER
hungry for you
lynsay sands
353
****
the road
cormac mccarthy
287
****
the juvie three
gordon korman
249
*****
the graveyard book
neil gaiman
307
****
lost
jacqueline davies
242
****
the stand: graphic novel #3
unpaged
*****
mini shopaholic
sophie kinsella
418
****
stay tuned...
Saturday, December 18, 2010
i love my job...
and it's not just because i get all the school holidays off work. it's because i love books, and reading, and libraries... i could spend the whole day in the tulsa central library just browsing the stacks... yeah... good times!
on vacation now, back to work on january 4th. let me tell you, those kids really need this time away from school! they were bouncing off the walls yesterday!
so, read a book. it's called "the road", saw the movie on showtime... very visual... you don't listen to the movie so much as you absorb it with your eyes. the book was the same way... very odd... no chapter divisions. you don't listen to the book either, you are visually involved with it. i'm thinking that the author was physically drained after writing it, i know i was drained from reading it. i won't need to read this book again, it will stick with me... like "the lovely bones"... that sticks with you too. still haven't seen the movie... i will at some point.
the new elementary school is so cool! they let us tour it on wednesday. it's very odd... there are these things on the walls, on every wall in each room, i think they are "electrical outlets"? and there's this other thing called "storage"... these are foreign to those of us who work at washington or woodlawn. we're not sure what they are... but we are sure to love them very much. right now we're lucky to have maybe 2 outlets per room, that's 4 plugins. and storage... good lord! our buildings look like paddy's market most of the time since we have no where to put anything. we get to move in over summer... yea!
trying to ignore the annoying holiday madness around me... but it's getting harder.
ok, things to do.... stay tuned...
on vacation now, back to work on january 4th. let me tell you, those kids really need this time away from school! they were bouncing off the walls yesterday!
so, read a book. it's called "the road", saw the movie on showtime... very visual... you don't listen to the movie so much as you absorb it with your eyes. the book was the same way... very odd... no chapter divisions. you don't listen to the book either, you are visually involved with it. i'm thinking that the author was physically drained after writing it, i know i was drained from reading it. i won't need to read this book again, it will stick with me... like "the lovely bones"... that sticks with you too. still haven't seen the movie... i will at some point.
the new elementary school is so cool! they let us tour it on wednesday. it's very odd... there are these things on the walls, on every wall in each room, i think they are "electrical outlets"? and there's this other thing called "storage"... these are foreign to those of us who work at washington or woodlawn. we're not sure what they are... but we are sure to love them very much. right now we're lucky to have maybe 2 outlets per room, that's 4 plugins. and storage... good lord! our buildings look like paddy's market most of the time since we have no where to put anything. we get to move in over summer... yea!
trying to ignore the annoying holiday madness around me... but it's getting harder.
ok, things to do.... stay tuned...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
my favorite time of year... NOT!
the most annoying time of the year is once again upon us. i'll be forced to change at least one preset on the car radio, as said station will play NOTHING but xmas music from thanksgiving through new years. ARG!
so, now i will go off on any apple/mac product.
it was veterans day on thursday, and we had in a former student who is now a marine to talk to the students, she was really nice and had a great power point to share with the kids. she brought her mac laptop to hook up to the projector... THERE WAS NO VIDEO OUT ON IT!!!!!!!!!!
WHY!?
we ended up using a teachers laptop, with her power point on her flash drive. the teachers laptop was a nice, normal HP... with a DAMN VIDEO OUT! it worked great!
why would something not have a video out? i do not understand... and people do not understand my hatred of all things mac/apple?! i REFUSE to own an ipod. i will NOT OWN an iphone. and i will NOT OWN an ipad... but for another reason...
IT DOES NOT HAVE A USB PORT!
seriously... what were they thinking?! probably someone dropped the ball like on the nintendo gameboy sp's... those came without a headphone jack. then they had to develop a freaky headphone jack to fit in the back existing port.
BUT REALLY... NO USB?
ok, on to other things.
like why that insomnia drug has fine print on the commercial that states that "they do not know how this drug works". and then there's the fun about how you can wake up in the middle of the night and do stuff and not remember it the next day...
yeah... like i'm gonna take that?! i don't think so...
i have an even better cure for insomnia... it's called "read one of those "classics" that they made us read in high school", you know the "classics" i'm talking about? here's a list:
the scarlet letter- a poorly written soap opera plot. got a D- on a paper junior year for stating that fact in my critique of the book, the teacher thought the sun rose and set on that waste of paper. i'm not against hawthorn as an author, i read some of his other stuff, and it was alright. of course, that D- could have come from the fact that i said my paper was "the cliff notes, to the cliff notes of the scarlet letter" and said teacher HATED cliff notes... i don't know.
les miserables- i got to the part where jean valjean is taking a leak against some building in more detail than i cared to know about. i read the cliff notes, and got an 86 on the final... the highest grade in the class. HAH! i pretty sure there was a whole lot lost in the translation, so if i ever learn french, i'll give it another go. i use this book as a title list for books that are overly described... i call it the "less miserable's" pile.
the old man and the sea- seriously! why was this book printed?! and why was i forced to read it?! to put me to sleep? 'cause it worked. you can't sleep? this works quicker than any drug will. i'm guessing it was because hemmingway wrote it, that guys only saving grace was his love of cats. he wrote this book from some short blurb in the paper, it was like one paragraph... he gets some susposed religious symbolism BS out of it and writes a book... he should have put down that bottle of whatever 100 proof he was drinking...
ok, i guess that's all the rambling for the moment... stay tuned...
so, now i will go off on any apple/mac product.
it was veterans day on thursday, and we had in a former student who is now a marine to talk to the students, she was really nice and had a great power point to share with the kids. she brought her mac laptop to hook up to the projector... THERE WAS NO VIDEO OUT ON IT!!!!!!!!!!
WHY!?
we ended up using a teachers laptop, with her power point on her flash drive. the teachers laptop was a nice, normal HP... with a DAMN VIDEO OUT! it worked great!
why would something not have a video out? i do not understand... and people do not understand my hatred of all things mac/apple?! i REFUSE to own an ipod. i will NOT OWN an iphone. and i will NOT OWN an ipad... but for another reason...
IT DOES NOT HAVE A USB PORT!
seriously... what were they thinking?! probably someone dropped the ball like on the nintendo gameboy sp's... those came without a headphone jack. then they had to develop a freaky headphone jack to fit in the back existing port.
BUT REALLY... NO USB?
ok, on to other things.
like why that insomnia drug has fine print on the commercial that states that "they do not know how this drug works". and then there's the fun about how you can wake up in the middle of the night and do stuff and not remember it the next day...
yeah... like i'm gonna take that?! i don't think so...
i have an even better cure for insomnia... it's called "read one of those "classics" that they made us read in high school", you know the "classics" i'm talking about? here's a list:
the scarlet letter- a poorly written soap opera plot. got a D- on a paper junior year for stating that fact in my critique of the book, the teacher thought the sun rose and set on that waste of paper. i'm not against hawthorn as an author, i read some of his other stuff, and it was alright. of course, that D- could have come from the fact that i said my paper was "the cliff notes, to the cliff notes of the scarlet letter" and said teacher HATED cliff notes... i don't know.
les miserables- i got to the part where jean valjean is taking a leak against some building in more detail than i cared to know about. i read the cliff notes, and got an 86 on the final... the highest grade in the class. HAH! i pretty sure there was a whole lot lost in the translation, so if i ever learn french, i'll give it another go. i use this book as a title list for books that are overly described... i call it the "less miserable's" pile.
the old man and the sea- seriously! why was this book printed?! and why was i forced to read it?! to put me to sleep? 'cause it worked. you can't sleep? this works quicker than any drug will. i'm guessing it was because hemmingway wrote it, that guys only saving grace was his love of cats. he wrote this book from some short blurb in the paper, it was like one paragraph... he gets some susposed religious symbolism BS out of it and writes a book... he should have put down that bottle of whatever 100 proof he was drinking...
ok, i guess that's all the rambling for the moment... stay tuned...
Saturday, September 18, 2010
just all kinds of stuff...
so, there's just all kinds of stuff in my head...
we'll start with that famous guy who got house arrest in his swiss chalet for some trumped up rape charge or something to that effect... really... like that's some kind of punishment?! i want to be under house arrest in my mansion... with the satellite and computers and staff to take care of me... boo hoo!
ok, so those kids who got kidnapped when they were "hiking" on the border of iran?! "hiking"... really?... really, really? like there's not a million other places to go hiking?! hiking in a warzone? who's bright idea was that? and who signed off on that visa? i know... it's the vietnam war... let's go "hiking" through the rice patty... that's like a really bitchin' idea! ARG! stupid people are now my biggest pet peeve, above ill-named children.
and speaking of ill-named children.
if your last name was "camp", would you name your child "timber"? or how about naming a girl jackson, but spelling it "jaxcyn"? or if you last name is "christmas" and you run a christmas tree farm... so you name your son "christopher"? we've got a neighbor whose name is roger rogers, and there's a guy in sapulpa with the name richard head, the nick name for richard is usually dick...
sapulpa schools had a golf tournament to raise funds, instead of holding it at the sapulpa golf course, they have it at oaks in tulsa. why? the sapulpa golf course could really use the money, the city government can't fund it forever.
had some 4th graders from last year who are now the 5th graders that i was really worried about, they were always in detention. this year they are really toeing the line... it's like they all went on vacation to stepford over the summer! everyone is so happy! now, we've got some pre-k - 2nd graders who are so far over the line they can't see it anymore. i just love being argued with by a 6 year old... NOT!
if you're bored, google pics from what they sell in walmart in china... interesting to say the least...
so, K, i'm outta here... stay tuned...
we'll start with that famous guy who got house arrest in his swiss chalet for some trumped up rape charge or something to that effect... really... like that's some kind of punishment?! i want to be under house arrest in my mansion... with the satellite and computers and staff to take care of me... boo hoo!
ok, so those kids who got kidnapped when they were "hiking" on the border of iran?! "hiking"... really?... really, really? like there's not a million other places to go hiking?! hiking in a warzone? who's bright idea was that? and who signed off on that visa? i know... it's the vietnam war... let's go "hiking" through the rice patty... that's like a really bitchin' idea! ARG! stupid people are now my biggest pet peeve, above ill-named children.
and speaking of ill-named children.
if your last name was "camp", would you name your child "timber"? or how about naming a girl jackson, but spelling it "jaxcyn"? or if you last name is "christmas" and you run a christmas tree farm... so you name your son "christopher"? we've got a neighbor whose name is roger rogers, and there's a guy in sapulpa with the name richard head, the nick name for richard is usually dick...
sapulpa schools had a golf tournament to raise funds, instead of holding it at the sapulpa golf course, they have it at oaks in tulsa. why? the sapulpa golf course could really use the money, the city government can't fund it forever.
had some 4th graders from last year who are now the 5th graders that i was really worried about, they were always in detention. this year they are really toeing the line... it's like they all went on vacation to stepford over the summer! everyone is so happy! now, we've got some pre-k - 2nd graders who are so far over the line they can't see it anymore. i just love being argued with by a 6 year old... NOT!
if you're bored, google pics from what they sell in walmart in china... interesting to say the least...
so, K, i'm outta here... stay tuned...
Saturday, July 17, 2010
bigger hitler in a warm up track suit
figured it out! yea!
doesn't he look so nice?!
hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, July 16, 2010
hitler in a warm up track suit!
ok! yeah... i got bored...
i'll see later if i can get it bigger... i'm new to the cutting and pasting heads on other stuff...
stay tuned...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
just some crazy stuff outta my brain...
so this is interesting...
Vaseline has launched a skin-whitening app for Facebook in India. The app lightens the skin tone of the user's profile picture. This is to promote Vaseline's skin-whitening products. Skin-whitening products are popular in India.
in america we darken ourselves to gain status... which is just too bizarre to think about... over there it's all about whitening... go figure.
so, have you noticed 3rd world dictators lately? they all wear those warm up suits... what would hitler have looked like in a warm up suit?! i maybe need to play with the paint.net now and put his head on a body wearing a warm up suit... i think it would be funny. wonder what color he would look best in?
so, the car died. engine went... 2 payments from payoff! normal! so i sold it on craigslist for $1000 and paid it off and the money i owed the mechanic and have some left over for tags on the new to me one i'll be getting soon. looking at a 2005 ford escape. consumer reports likes it, they didn't like the 2003 nissan sentra. should have done my homework in the first place.... hindsight is 20/20.
stuck at home... summer is boring at the moment. reading a lot. re read the shelters of stone from jean m. auel. the 6th book is due out next summer! woot! i can't wait! i love this series. instead of reading the first book, the clan of the cave bear, i just watched the cheesy movie on vhs... aaaahhhhh, daryl hannah before she became a tree hugging animal activest wacko.
yeah, ok. i gotta go make dinner now. taco tatertot casserole... yum!
stay tuned...
Vaseline has launched a skin-whitening app for Facebook in India. The app lightens the skin tone of the user's profile picture. This is to promote Vaseline's skin-whitening products. Skin-whitening products are popular in India.
in america we darken ourselves to gain status... which is just too bizarre to think about... over there it's all about whitening... go figure.
so, have you noticed 3rd world dictators lately? they all wear those warm up suits... what would hitler have looked like in a warm up suit?! i maybe need to play with the paint.net now and put his head on a body wearing a warm up suit... i think it would be funny. wonder what color he would look best in?
so, the car died. engine went... 2 payments from payoff! normal! so i sold it on craigslist for $1000 and paid it off and the money i owed the mechanic and have some left over for tags on the new to me one i'll be getting soon. looking at a 2005 ford escape. consumer reports likes it, they didn't like the 2003 nissan sentra. should have done my homework in the first place.... hindsight is 20/20.
stuck at home... summer is boring at the moment. reading a lot. re read the shelters of stone from jean m. auel. the 6th book is due out next summer! woot! i can't wait! i love this series. instead of reading the first book, the clan of the cave bear, i just watched the cheesy movie on vhs... aaaahhhhh, daryl hannah before she became a tree hugging animal activest wacko.
yeah, ok. i gotta go make dinner now. taco tatertot casserole... yum!
stay tuned...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
taco tater tot casserole recipe
i'm reposting this recipe for a friend, it's also in the september 7th or 9th post from last year.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this (but a 9 inch square would work too), line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
ok, so i finally tweeked that tater tot casserole to my liking. i never used the cream of mushroom soup, cause i hate mushrooms. i was using the cream of celery, but it lacked oomph. so, i started using the cream of tomato and a package of taco seasoning. it was alright... last time i exchanged the ground beef for owens italian sausage... and WOW! yeah! that's the ticket!
TACO TATER TOT CASSEROLE
1lb. pkg of owens italian sausage (or other italian sausage)
1 sm onion, diced
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 pkg taco seasoning
1/4 cup milk
1 cup diced frozen veggies mix from freezer case at grocery store
8 ozs shredded cheese (cheddar or monterey jack work well, you could also try pepper jack)
tator tots, enough to cover top in one layer
oven 350F. about 40 minutes to bake.
brown sausage with diced onion. add soup, taco seasoning, and milk, mix well. add veggies, mix well. i use the 10 inch square corning ware baking dish for this (but a 9 inch square would work too), line it with foil, so you don't have to soak and scrub the dish. put meat mix on bottom, spread for even layer, top with cheese, top with one neat layer of tator tots. i'm OCD, so it takes me a few minutes to arrange the tots for what i think is a perfect looking layer. put in oven for 40 minutes, let set about 5 minutes when it comes out. this also freezes well in small portions to heat and eat later.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
how liberals have ruined the public school system and this country
it all goes back to the touchy feely don't you dare spank that child nonsense that has been prevalent since about the early 80's. When they took swats out of the discipline line up in public schools, this country was all but lost. What can you scare them with to keep them in line? Detention? Suspension?...I'm sorry, but as someone who works in the public education world, I'm here to tell you that these things are a complete joke. Nothing kept you in line at school like the sound of someone getting swats echoing down the hall.
But, it really goes back to the parents. I have come up with and explanation for this, I call them “fish” parents, because they “spawn and release”. They may feed the baby (but they also are known to put soda pop in the baby bottle, I've personally seen this, I wanted to strangle the mother, but restrained myself), and keep the baby clean, but they don't read to them or teach them any manners or teach them how to behave in public or at school. They put them in front of the TV, or give them video games to play. By the time they are ready to enter the public school system at 4 for full day free pre-k, they are all but ruined. For most it's too late. They have become ill-mannered louts, who argue when given directions, who won't be quiet and do their work in class, who disturb others, and are constantly in trouble. They will become drags on the economy, instead of productive members of society. Some of them will become clients of the correctional system.
For those of us who actually “parent” our children, it is a trial also. Our children are forced to be in classrooms with these ill-mannered louts. Their education is hampered, not as good as it should be because the teacher is constantly having to deal with children that won't behave so that all can learn.
And the parents of the “louts” either think that it's not their childs' fault, or that the behavior is cute. Take one of my “repeat offenders” or “inmates” as I call them when they spend most of their lunch time recess with me in detention. It's a boy, and last year on the playground, he whipped it out and took a leak in front of everyone... momma thought it was “cute” and “well... he is a boy, and boys will be boys...” as if! If I had a son, and he did something like that... his back side would shine like the top of the chrystler building. But, if I had a son, he would know his manners and how to behave. I, thankfully, was blessed with two daughters.
But, it really goes back to the parents. I have come up with and explanation for this, I call them “fish” parents, because they “spawn and release”. They may feed the baby (but they also are known to put soda pop in the baby bottle, I've personally seen this, I wanted to strangle the mother, but restrained myself), and keep the baby clean, but they don't read to them or teach them any manners or teach them how to behave in public or at school. They put them in front of the TV, or give them video games to play. By the time they are ready to enter the public school system at 4 for full day free pre-k, they are all but ruined. For most it's too late. They have become ill-mannered louts, who argue when given directions, who won't be quiet and do their work in class, who disturb others, and are constantly in trouble. They will become drags on the economy, instead of productive members of society. Some of them will become clients of the correctional system.
For those of us who actually “parent” our children, it is a trial also. Our children are forced to be in classrooms with these ill-mannered louts. Their education is hampered, not as good as it should be because the teacher is constantly having to deal with children that won't behave so that all can learn.
And the parents of the “louts” either think that it's not their childs' fault, or that the behavior is cute. Take one of my “repeat offenders” or “inmates” as I call them when they spend most of their lunch time recess with me in detention. It's a boy, and last year on the playground, he whipped it out and took a leak in front of everyone... momma thought it was “cute” and “well... he is a boy, and boys will be boys...” as if! If I had a son, and he did something like that... his back side would shine like the top of the chrystler building. But, if I had a son, he would know his manners and how to behave. I, thankfully, was blessed with two daughters.
Monday, January 18, 2010
civil rights day
so, it's another civil rights day. i've read alot about martin luther king jr., and i believe that he would not have wanted anyone to name a day after him. he was for civil rights for everyone, not to make a name for himself. so, every year i cross out his name on the calendar and write in "civil rights day" above it.
going to the movies today. the girls want to see that chipmunks movie, i'd rather gouge out my eyes with a red hot poker. i'll see another movie in the same theater while they see that one. glad they are at the age that i can do that. i remember mom dropping off me and best friend to see horror movies at the theater when we were like 9 and 10. aaaahhhh... the days when they didn't care how old you were, just that you would pay the ticket price. then they actually started enforcing those age limits for the ratings.
winter break pretty much sucked! we couldn't go anywhere thanks to that stupid blizzard on christmas eve. then we get back off break, and we were out on thursday and friday because it was so cold. now we're out for a 3 day weekend thanks to civil rights day. anyway, we won't be out again until spring break. the kids are restless 'cause they haven't been able to go outside at recess because of the playground being a muddy mess. i hope it dries up soon...
read 102 books last year, wonder how many for this year.
ok, outta here. stay tuned...
going to the movies today. the girls want to see that chipmunks movie, i'd rather gouge out my eyes with a red hot poker. i'll see another movie in the same theater while they see that one. glad they are at the age that i can do that. i remember mom dropping off me and best friend to see horror movies at the theater when we were like 9 and 10. aaaahhhh... the days when they didn't care how old you were, just that you would pay the ticket price. then they actually started enforcing those age limits for the ratings.
winter break pretty much sucked! we couldn't go anywhere thanks to that stupid blizzard on christmas eve. then we get back off break, and we were out on thursday and friday because it was so cold. now we're out for a 3 day weekend thanks to civil rights day. anyway, we won't be out again until spring break. the kids are restless 'cause they haven't been able to go outside at recess because of the playground being a muddy mess. i hope it dries up soon...
read 102 books last year, wonder how many for this year.
ok, outta here. stay tuned...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
cartoons 24/7
"why are you still on the couch?" i asked my 10 yr old when i walked into the livingroom at 5:30 this morning. (i wouldn't be up this early during vacation if i didn't have to get my 2 cups of coffee before rebrewing the weaker stuff so husband could get up at 6am to have his coffee and go to work.)
"there's cartoons on... i stayed up..."
"all night?!" i asked.
"i guess... there's cartoons on..."
"sweetheart, there's cartoons on 24/7, that doesn't mean we stay up to watch them..." i said, as i switched on 6 in the morning on KOTV channel 6. she turned over, wrapped up more in the blanket and is now asleep.
ok, who remembers when we were darn lucky to have cartoons on saturday morning? or, as it got deeper into the 80's, we got them after school on one of the independent tv stations on the UHF. if you know what VHF and UHF is, raise your hand. seriously, it's just no fair! cartoons on 24/7 on like 10 stations on the directv.
it's fall break. we went to school monday and tuesday, and now it's like a 5 day weekend. i don't remember fall break... i think they called it state teacher meetings and we got a 4 day weekend out of it. we also used to just get a 4 day for thankgiving... now it's a 5 day too.
i spent yesterday fixing or finishing fixing computers. i had a laptop that needed a clean install of windows... without a recovery disk from the manufacturer. lucky i had a copy of winxp home from a long dead computer... didn't have the product key though. so, i spent time talking to tech support from india... such fun... not! this guy seemed to have a better grasp of english at least, the india tech support i got for at&t for a cell phone problem last year was seriously lacking. so, after i got it installed, i had to service pack it for 2 and 3... the install disk was so old. then it was to the toshiba website to download and install all the utilities and drivers to make the thing work and then i had to find a free dvd player to feed it too. anyway, it's all back up to snuff now... it was a real mess! at first i tried disk cleaning it, but it kept hanging up. so, i defraged it, then disk cleaned it, then defraged it again... still acting crappy. it had limewire on it... who knows what was on there... the windows install was so full of holes it wasn't funny. it wouldn't recognize usb and let me use it! the clean install was the easiest fix...
the next computer was dad's again. i had to slave the hard drive in my system again to format it and then put it back in his to reinstall windows. that disk was so messed up it wouldn't boot from the cd to do the install that way. i've got him fixed up with sandboxie, maybe that will help. and, yes! it did have virus protection and a fire wall on it! and every other kind of protection i could think of. this time it's got that new windows security essentials and i'm just going with the windows firewall ( don't pelt me... i know it sucks... but the other stuff didn't work either), on it and i'm hoping the sandboxie will keep all that crap from making it to the hard drive...
not reading so much at the moment, working on a preemie afghan for a friend's friend's baby girl, she was born at 28 weeks. then, i really need to finish that sweater coat i started for myself over summer, i've just got the sleeves and hood to put on it.
ok, off to do other stuff... and not work on computers for a while...
stay tuned...
"there's cartoons on... i stayed up..."
"all night?!" i asked.
"i guess... there's cartoons on..."
"sweetheart, there's cartoons on 24/7, that doesn't mean we stay up to watch them..." i said, as i switched on 6 in the morning on KOTV channel 6. she turned over, wrapped up more in the blanket and is now asleep.
ok, who remembers when we were darn lucky to have cartoons on saturday morning? or, as it got deeper into the 80's, we got them after school on one of the independent tv stations on the UHF. if you know what VHF and UHF is, raise your hand. seriously, it's just no fair! cartoons on 24/7 on like 10 stations on the directv.
it's fall break. we went to school monday and tuesday, and now it's like a 5 day weekend. i don't remember fall break... i think they called it state teacher meetings and we got a 4 day weekend out of it. we also used to just get a 4 day for thankgiving... now it's a 5 day too.
i spent yesterday fixing or finishing fixing computers. i had a laptop that needed a clean install of windows... without a recovery disk from the manufacturer. lucky i had a copy of winxp home from a long dead computer... didn't have the product key though. so, i spent time talking to tech support from india... such fun... not! this guy seemed to have a better grasp of english at least, the india tech support i got for at&t for a cell phone problem last year was seriously lacking. so, after i got it installed, i had to service pack it for 2 and 3... the install disk was so old. then it was to the toshiba website to download and install all the utilities and drivers to make the thing work and then i had to find a free dvd player to feed it too. anyway, it's all back up to snuff now... it was a real mess! at first i tried disk cleaning it, but it kept hanging up. so, i defraged it, then disk cleaned it, then defraged it again... still acting crappy. it had limewire on it... who knows what was on there... the windows install was so full of holes it wasn't funny. it wouldn't recognize usb and let me use it! the clean install was the easiest fix...
the next computer was dad's again. i had to slave the hard drive in my system again to format it and then put it back in his to reinstall windows. that disk was so messed up it wouldn't boot from the cd to do the install that way. i've got him fixed up with sandboxie, maybe that will help. and, yes! it did have virus protection and a fire wall on it! and every other kind of protection i could think of. this time it's got that new windows security essentials and i'm just going with the windows firewall ( don't pelt me... i know it sucks... but the other stuff didn't work either), on it and i'm hoping the sandboxie will keep all that crap from making it to the hard drive...
not reading so much at the moment, working on a preemie afghan for a friend's friend's baby girl, she was born at 28 weeks. then, i really need to finish that sweater coat i started for myself over summer, i've just got the sleeves and hood to put on it.
ok, off to do other stuff... and not work on computers for a while...
stay tuned...
Sunday, October 04, 2009
tulsa state fair park and ride!
wow! just the best time at the fair yesterday! decided to use the park and ride, and wow! yeah! we'll never park at the fair grounds ever again! parked the car at promenade mall, and the shuttle bus was right there. they drop and pick up at the pavillion, so convienient.
this year the girls had the one day mega ride passes, a friend bought them for them. they got to go on a lot more rides than ever before, it was fun for them.
fun time after we got back to promenade... my car wouldn't start! it had given me problems for a couple of days, but i was so busy i forgot. mom has AAA, so less than 30 minutes later the guy shows up, and says the battery has had it. we got a new one right there and we were on our way home. love AAA!
got one of those salt lamps, not for the susposed health properties, i just think they look neat.
ok, that's all... stay tuned...
this year the girls had the one day mega ride passes, a friend bought them for them. they got to go on a lot more rides than ever before, it was fun for them.
fun time after we got back to promenade... my car wouldn't start! it had given me problems for a couple of days, but i was so busy i forgot. mom has AAA, so less than 30 minutes later the guy shows up, and says the battery has had it. we got a new one right there and we were on our way home. love AAA!
got one of those salt lamps, not for the susposed health properties, i just think they look neat.
ok, that's all... stay tuned...
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