Work

Sometimes, I wonder why I even try. I wasn't sure for a long time if I would comment about co-workers in my blog or not. Part of me was worried about them seeing this. I realized that it really didn't matter. I'm entitled to my thoughts and feelings. I'm tired of working with people who don't give their best effort. Our job doesn't take alot of brain power, just attention to detail. I hate it when I have to fix things that others screwed up. One person screws up so much, I HATE working with her. It's bad enough that some of the patrons are mean to us, without our own people being useless. Maybe I just need a vacation. Somehow, I doubt that a small amount of time away will make a big difference.

Summer

Ah! My favorite time of year! Nothing makes me feel more relaxed than being in the water. I can be at the beach or in the pool. It doesn't really matter. I am starting a new class on the 24th. It's Biological Science and I'm excited about it. It's the first class that's close to my major. I know that as I progress through the core classes and get into the more advanced classes, things will get more difficult. I hope that I'm ready!

Family

I've really been looking forward to Thanksgiving. It would be the first time since just after Christopher came up here that we've all been together. I was looking forward to it so much, I was worried that something would get screwed up. I'm happy to report that nothing went wrong! Brandon and I got to the hotel in about 3 1/2 hours. We got the room that has the sofa sleeper so that all of us could be together. We had called Christopher when we got on the Greenway, so it wasn't long before he was knocking on our door. I had brought plenty of food, so we were soon munching away. We were laughing and joking and having fun being together again. As soon as Christopher found out that I had missed the last 3 episodes of "Chuck", he was going to Hulu so that we could all see it. After getting caught up, we went to his place to play some video games. We had brought our XBox 360, but the TV in the hotel didn't have anywhere to plug it in. Since the hotel is right next to where Christopher lives, we walked. I got to make my avatar for my gamer profile. It doesn't look exactly like me, but it's in the general ballpark. I watched Brandon and Christopher play "Little Big Planet" for awhile. It's a neat game. It could grow on me, given time. They then decided that it was time for them to play "Left 4 Dead". That is a really hard game! I've always sucked at zombie games with fast moving zombies, so I wasn't quite ready to try it. The biggest drawback that I saw was that there weren't many save places. That meant that you have to play for a really long time before you can stop or you lose your progress. I decided about midnight that I needed sleep. Brandon had a key, so I headed back to the hotel to get some sleep. I don't know when, or if, they'll show up here, but I'm going to bed very happy! I love having my family all together. The world seems right again. We aren't leaving until late Saturday afternoon, so we'll have another whole day to be together. Sleep well.

It's been a while since I blogged. I haven't done a whole lot of stuff, so I haven't really had anything to write about. Work is the same as usual. Friday was kind of fun. Since it was Halloween, we were allowed to wear costumes. Wearing a costume is like pretending to be someone else for a short time. I went as a Goddess. I didn't realize it until I saw the pictures that were taken of me, but, there were times when I was showing a LOT of cleavage! The pictures were put up on the library system's shared drive, so anyone in the county could see them. Crap! Oh well. I chose a costume that was in good taste, not frightening, and not slutty. How was I supposed to know that at times I looked busty? It's such a rare occurrence, I wouldn't have thought to worry about it. Well, on to other things. Rob is at a snake show, so Brandon and I have the house to ourselves until Monday. He's been playing Fallout 3 most of the day, while I watched Hulu. A couple of times during the day, we got together and played Lego Batman. We 100% completed a game, but there were some achievements that I couldn't get as player 2, so we started a new game with me as player 1. I finished watching the first season of Bones, then looked for the second. Hulu didn't have it! Damn! Now what? The library has the series, so I figured that I would check out season 2 there. What could I watch now, though? I know. I'll watch Buffy! Sorry Christopher. The actor that's in Bones is in Buffy, then in the spin-off Angel. I decided to watch Buffy, then watch Angel at another time. Well, it's time for another episode. I just want to say before going that I'm really glad that you guys went to Orlando. It was really nice of you all. I know that Christopher loves Full Sail and that he loves living in the Orlando area, but he misses have good friends to hang out with. You guys just made a good place even better. Sleep well!

Bones

Okay. I admit it. I get obsessions, too. After a boring day at work, I came home. I made tacos and finished Brisingr. It was great! It was supposed to be the final installment in a trilogy, but to wrap it all up would have made the book extremely long. It was really long as it is. I even read the acknowledgments. Now, keep in mind that the author graduated at fifteen, and wrote the first book at nineteen. He said that he got the part about a "lonely god" from a show and that the doctor could possibly travel to other realities. How could you not like this kid? He has great taste in TV. After finishing my book, I watched last nights episode of "Sanctuary". I was now caught up on my shows. What could I do while Rob watched football? I started watching the first episode of "Bones". I've now seen the first four episodes and I'm tempted to watch another one before I go to sleep. Now, I've seen the show before, just not the early episodes. I also see the books go out all the time at the library. It's a really good show as long as you don't have a weak stomach. I want to keep watching until I see all the episodes that are out. Since these early ones say that they expire in five days, I'd better settle in for a marathon! Sleep well, all.

Politics

I gave this blog the title of something that I truly dislike. I have found over the years, that many normal, rational people will become rabid dogs when discussing politics. The people that were already mouthy, know-it-alls become downright obnoxious! Case in point: I was in my room, watching all of the episodes of "Chuck" that I had missed, when Rob decided to turn on TV. His favorite channel is a news channel with shows like "Hannity and Colmes" and "The O'Reilly Factor". I avoid news channels whenever possible. There are enough depressing things in life that can't be avoided to subject myself to something that CAN be avoided. As usual, the topic of conversation on the news show had to do with Sarah Palin. I had pretty much decided that none of the candidates were worth voting for. Rob started in about the "nigger" communist and other crap. He always makes slurs about people he doesn't like, but when others are making those kinds of comments about someone he does like, he calls them ignorant and other derogatory names. I decided to piss him off. I told him that I had decided to vote. I was going to vote for everyone in my party. I'm a registered Democrat. Boy, did he get hot under the collar! He started in on how I was being ignorant and stupid by doing that. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, we started in on the candidates. He kept saying that women don't like Palin because she has morals. She didn't have an abortion when she found she was having a down syndrome baby. I told him that if she'd learned to keep her legs closed, or practice birth control when she was too old to be having a baby, it wouldn't have been an issue! Well, as usual, he tried turning it around by saying that meant that I hated his daughter, Tessa. Yeah, really downhill, huh? This is why I don't discuss politics! He stormed out of my room and hasn't come back in. Oh well. Guess I'll go to bed now. I have tomorrow off and plan to sleep in (as much as I can in my recliner). Sweet dreams, all. And Christopher, I'm glad that your schedule worked out so well for next semester. Getting up early would have really sucked for you :)

My Bad

I haven't blogged for a couple of days, so my title says it all. The last couple of days have been quiet. I got a 74 on my Statistics test (yuck). Yesterday, I watched "Dirty Jobs" when I got home from work. It was one of the funniest that I've seen. Mike Rowe had to castrate lambs. When he found out HOW the lambs were castrated, he said that it was the most disgusting job that he ever had. They expose the testicles, then bite them off! Gross! I was laughing so hard, I almost cried. Tonight, I watched "Mythbusters". Two nights in a row with great shows. They were testing the myth that people look better when you're drunk. Jamie, Adam and Carrie all rated pictures of the opposite sex while sober. Then they had a little to drink and got buzzed. They rated new pictures. Adam rated them better, Jamie rated them almost the same, and Carrie rated them worse! She said that she was a mean drunk. Next, they all got drunk and rated a combination of pictures from the first two groups. Once again, Adam rated them even higher, Jamie just about the same and this time, Carrie rated them a lot higher! It was a lot of fun to watch them. Adam and Jamie took on some of the sobering up myths, too. They tried coffee, putting their heads in ice water, a bracing slap and exercise. Man, are they funny when their drunk! Adam fell on his ass when exercising and just got right back up to try again. Jamie got to slap Adam, and when it was played in slow motion, it looked like Adam had a rubber face. After watching all this educational stuff, it was time for "South Park". How they manage to sink so low every week amazes me! It's sad that I find it so funny. Well, guess that's about all. Don't worry Christopher and James. I have no plans to make a video blog! lol
Good night and sweet dreams!