Go Fug these shoes

My fav blog, Go Fug Yourself, fails to comment on the shoes Kimberely Stewert is wearing in this pic. Is it me? Am I out of style, or are these Christian Louboutain shoes simply hideous (Naarah, feel free to chime in here..)? I hate these shoes, and I've been seeing them around now for about 9 months. They are 70's, plain and simple, and I do not like them, Sam I Am!!

OMG - CHECK OUT THESE SOCKS

OK. I'm not the best dresser in the world, but COME ON!! And please take the time to read the commentary,b/c it is funny.....

Interesting news out of Corvallis...

Cournety Love's mom lives in my hometown of Corvallis, OR. I had heard that thru a close friends, whose father I believe is friend's with Courtney's mom. The pic attached shows where Courtney gets her looks from. This book could be an interesting read in the bathrooom maybe......

Headline: Al-Qaida No. 2 calls Bush a "butcher"

Do I really need to add more comentary to this headline?! Please. Al-Qaida calling Bush a butcher? Do we need to re-hash the butchery that was 9-11? Apparently al-Qaida forgot about that episode in world history.... When they kill us it's always justified somehow, but if the U.S. stikes back, then we are butchers. Ah ha. Yes, we got it. You good, us bad. I'm so tired from my trip across the country, I really don't have the energy to comment on this pathetic cry from the middle east.
Read amoungst yourselves here.

THE SEAHAWKS = SUPERBOWL

OK People, the Superbowl is this coming Sunday...the ONLY team to root for is our SEAHAWKS!!! They cannot be stopped!! This is their year and the year for Seattle to shine. Rob and I are truely sorry we are not there to celebrate with our fellow fans. The two of us will watch here in our NH apartment - me with a bottle of red wine from WA (I moved here with a case from Pete's wine shop on E. Lynn in my old work neighborhood of Eastlake Ave E.! - shout out to Naarah here) and T with a beer or two. GOOO HAWKS!!!!

Hello Again...from New Hamphire! Part 1 of Many

Well, we meet again after many, many days of non-blogging! I am back with a vengenance - no stone will be left un-turned and all topics are on the table. First up on the list is my trip from Seattle to Nashua. This long journey began the morning of Monday, 1/23 and commenced with our arrival in Nashua on Friday 1/27 @ approx 5pm local time - that is 2pm for you on the West Coast. Here is a general outline of how things went for my dad and I (Pic attached is us today at the infamous Logan Airport in Boston -departure place of one loathesome piece of shit - Mohammad Atta):

Mon 1/23: I arise after a fitful night of sleep at 6am. I have asked Bekins to show up at 8am, so I figure this is enough time for one last Starbsucks run, shower and load my car. Apparently being "on time" is not part of the customer service stragety at Bekins. I give it to 9am, as I am trying to be flexible, and then call to track these people down. I get put on hold for a few, then told the guys are running late to due heavy traffic and un-named "issues" - I'm like "HUH"?? At that very moment I am watching the traffic report on TV and all freeways are green, which means smooth sailing. My guess - I'm dealing with some hungover guys who just celebrated the Hawks making it to the Superbowl!! If that was the case and they were honest with me, I could have gone with that, but the mysterious "issues" doesn't work for me. I am told they will be there by 10:30am! ugh.... I could have slept for an extra hour! Once these yahoos show up, they move FAST! So fast that I'm sure my stuff will get broken...ML is very nervous watching them. I am convinced that hiring movers has turned into a debacle big time. I am finally out the door by 1:45pm, after doing a very quick walk-thru with my bldg mgmt. Sounds like I will actually get most of my deposit back, which is a huge surprise, as usually I get screwed out of these somehow. I race down to Southcenter, my car so loaded down I cannot see out of the back or right mirrors -yikes! I am so frazzled at this point I leave Seattle in my dust and have no time to feel sad or melancholy....all I want to do it meet my parents and get my dad in the car so we can hit I-90.... We manage to get on the road close to3pm. I get us out of the metro area and to Ellensburg, WA safely. We grab a bite here at the oh-so-healthy, but pocketbook-friendly BK -the first of many fast food stops which will wreak havoc on my body later in the trip (more juicy details on that later in the blog - bet you can't wait!).....My dad takes over the drivers seat from Ellensburg. It is smooth sailing all the way thru to Spokane. I am disappointed I am hitting Spokane at night, as I haven't been there since I was 4 yrs old. I am very impressed with Spokane. If R landed a job there, I would be thrilled...

Being Stupid = Fame and Fortune

It just boggles my mind how our society continues to pay attention to stupid people and reward them with fame/fortune. Here is Example Number One - Paris Hilton. Below are some brilliant thoughts by this ditzy airhead, as published by MSN.com. Apparently she was involved in some kind of deposition recently, and this is what came out of it:

On her people skills: "If something happens bad to someone, I just don't talk to them again. I don't confront people. I don't do anything."
On being kind to others: "I was trying to be nice. Because if you are nice to someone, then they can't talk bad about you. Like, they'll feel bad saying mean things about you."
On the impact of technology: "Whatever I write in an email, it doesn't mean anything. It is just words I write."
On interpersonal relationships: "I meet so many people. I don't even know some of my friends' names."
On her former publicist referring to Graff as a "stalker" in the Page Six piece: "I would never say stalking. I'm not like a dude. Like, I think a girl can only stalk a guy. She can't really stalk another girl."
On her deep knowledge of Greek culture: "It is like a weird Greek name. Like Douglas or ..."
On whether she knew that "U.K. publications" had picked up the Graff item: "No ... there is stuff in London." When her lawyer points out that "London is a U.K. publication," Paris replies, "Right. U.K. Whatever."
On globetrotting: "I was in Europe the whole summer, and all there is is like French -- I didn't see anything [about the Graff story] because I wasn't in America."
On the physical impact of the deposition: "I'm so hungry."
On Graff's alleged plan to bring down Paris and Paris: "[Latsis] said that she was going to do voodoo on me. And I kind of do believe in that stuff a little bit, so I was a little bit scared about that ... " Continues Hilton, "[Latsis] said that she threatened to send Mexican people to come and beat the [bleep] out of him."
The deposition concludes with a worried Paris asking, "This is not going to the media, right?" Told that it wasn't, she sighed, "Good."

Her parents must be very proud at the brilliant offspring they produced!

This is why I am no fan of the camera-phone

Here is exactly why I think camera-phones are a bad idea. I saw this story/situtation a mile away!! As you can see from the photo he has one phone taking the pic, and then he's on another phone probably describing his actions to one of his greasy loser buddies. I can bet Daniel Thurman might have some trouble on the dating circuit after this.... what a total slime.

Fashion Roundup

Way back in 1986 I would have killed for this outfit!! Sweet off the shoulder sweater, frosted eye shadow and perfect legwarmers. But I'm pretty sure back then my parents would not have let me out of the house in this consdering pants are missing....and I was 11 years old then.
Please, be my guest and click here and enjoy

Weather: Northeast style

Crazy storm in the Northeast. Rob's first big NorEaster! Apparently the power was out at the airport where he works for a while. Read more here.

Calling all Mervyn's shoppers

For those of you who are loyal Mervyn's shoppers, I am here to announce that all of their Washington stores will be closing. Also 7 in Oregon will close. Hmmmm.... not sure how I feel as I rarely step foot in that store. I was never really sure what Mervyn's was supposed to be about...

Updates on the Big Move out East

Well, here are some updates on our big move:
1) Rob arrived the evening of the 13th. Assestment: Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Our town is pretty old and maybe he didn't get that fully at first. I have a feeling come Halloween, he might be right. Hopefully our new house will not have a ghost.....
2) We have a kick ass mall in our town and I have already Mapquested how to get there. You know, shopping is key...gotta know where the mall is.
3) Yesterday was Rob's first day as a flight instructor. It was not his best day, but things should get better. He is out of his comfort zone big time and will have an adjustment period. Today was better I think from the conversation I had with him. He has one student right now.
4) There is lots of packed snow/ice on the ground and it's cold.
5) Today starts my final last days at work here in Seattle. I'm super busy and starting to feel sad. I love my job, and have very high hopes that I will be re-hired by my company in a few weeks. I will be doing my same job as I did here, but for the New England district.
6) I'm still packing and collecting good boxes. Last night though I only managed to pack 4 boxes, so need to do a better job tonight. I will be ready for the movers on Monday.

Tuesday funny

Just as I finished my daily reading of Go Fug Yourself, and had my dose a side-aching laughter, my good friend Naarah emailed me THIS and lauched me into hyper-ventalation mode. All I can say is OMG! As you can see from the subtitle of this site, "Archive of the world's ugliest brides maids dresses", there is much potential here for future belly laughs. Let's give a shout out to Naarah, who has a keen eye for the funny.

Governor Vampire anyone?

Oh boy....if this guy wins this election then I think this country may have just taken a left turn towards HELL.... What's up over there in Minnesota?

Update on Rob

I just spoke with him and he was somewhere near Elkhart, IN trying to make it tonight to Erie, PA. Tomorrow will be the final push to Nashua and our new home!! That poor boy must be sooo tired.

Seattle is a SUPER NICE city!

Well, looks like Seattle is not on the list as America's Meanest Cities. Check out this story about a study done by the National Coalition for the Homeless. The homeless have their own coalition??!! what? Very odd. No wonder Seattle is overrun by homeless...this city bends over backwards for those folks.
I am soooo hoping that in my new city of Nashua I may actually go one day without being asked for money. That truely would be a blessing :-)

The Nashua Telegraph

In an effort to get to know my new hometown newspaper, the Nashua Telegraph, I've made it a favorite on my computer and am checking it out each day....mostly for the weather report. BBRRR.... it's cold.
But today I found this little editorial that really cracked me up. Made me think of so many, many annoying moments in the check out line at Safeway, on the freeway, etc... Take a moment to read this one.

Moving 3000 miles is pure insanity!

Woa...this moving stuff is crazy! Last week I never went to bed before midnight, and I believe only ate one meal each day. This weekend got better, but was busy getting Rob ready to leave on Sunday morning. Now today, life is back to no sleep, knots in my stomach, and all I've eaten today is two bananas and some popcorn! HA Maybe I'll start losing the 20 pounds I've packed on these past 5 years here at AIG VALIC. Sitting in this desk has not helped the waistline one bit. Finally at 6:20pm I'm about to leave my office to go home and continue packing and feeling frantic. Hopefully watching the soap I tape each day, my beloved Young and the Restless will help me relax.....that and a glass of wine for sure! :-)

I am New Hampshire bound

For those of you who read my blog... I would guess all 3 of you....thought I would annouce my departure from Seattle. Yes, you read right - I'm heading to beautiful New Hampshire with Rob this month. He leaves tomorrow morning, and I will be leaving on the 23rd. Here is our new address: 20B Holmes Street, Nashua, NH 03060. Please write to us, check my blog, etc.... Stay in touch! :-) We will be keeping our same phone numbers for now, same emails, etc... I am buying a digital camera once we get back there, so will start posting pictures on this blog of all my adventures checking out New England and Boston!!

This story makes my blood boil!

This man is allowed to teach in our country?! He is completely insane. The Holocaust was a myth? Please read this article....very scary indeed. People like this man really worry me. He think he knows history, but does not. Spreading the idea that the Holocuast did not happen, hammering that idea into people's head's is very dangerous.

A Happy New Year to All!

After today, I will be off my blog until Jan 3rd. Wanted to wish you all a wonderful new year! Here's to lots of good blessings in 2006.

This is just SICK

Holy crap! I hope the two men in this story get what they deserve - a one way ticket to hell!

THIS cracks me up!

According to the Brits, Tom Cruise is the most annoying of all time! HA I agree! Quick Story here.

Is ABC smearing Catholics?

Check out Primetime Live tonight and make up your own mind. Apparently we had a female Pope at one time. I've never heard of this. I will watch tonight just to see how ABC spins this story....

What a bunch of stupid, whiney students

The students in this story are a bunch of whiney babies. Wearing a yellow star as part of a school assignment on the Holocaust is NOT going to all of a sudden turn you into a Jew. It is not violating anyone's religious freedom. No one asked these students to convert to Judiasm. Wow, what a bunch of stupid kids.

Wonderful little story

I love squirrels. Our dog spends lots of time cashing and hunting them :-)
This little squirrel story warmed my heart. Thought I would share.

Religion of Peace? I think not

More honor killings in Pakistan. This story clearly shows that Islam and the culture borne around it is not peaceful. Where is the honor in killing your own family members? There is no honor in killing. Only shame.

Who does something like this?

This story cracked me up just b/c it is so weird. Who is the person who
does something like this? Obviously this guy is one card shy of a deck...

What is going on in MIilwaukee??

This story is sick and disturbing. I will be praying for this man.
My question is....who/where are the parents of the kids involved
in this senseless crime? Who raised these people to be such savages?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

This is a belated Merry Christmas message. I took some time off over Christmas, so was not blogging. I'll be back on the blog this week thru Friday, then off again until the 3rd.

This is rich...

The Mexicans are upset that we are thinking of building a wall along our border!! Well, tough shit, it's our border. Hey Mexico, last time I checked, this is our country, not yours. Butt out and get out!

The TomKat Saga - Birthday Party

Check this blurb out about Katie's birthday party. Very strange. The dinner sounds normal and nice, but then it takes a big detour at Bizarre Drive and continues onto Weirdo Lane.

Saddam is now playing the victim

Oh boo hoo. Poor Saddam. Looks like his very negative karma is coming back to get him. If they are indeed beating him, I hope they keep it up and take it up a big notch! He completely deserves everything he gets. Too bad he can't be held over here in San Quienten or that big supermax prison in Marion, IL. He wouldn't last 2 minutes in either of those places.

Hmmmm.....

This is a creepy picture of the Pope.

Great Blog - Make it a Favorite

I stumbled onto this blog thru Michelle Malkin's site last week. It really is funny, and the source of my Stratego post last week. Now that I've given it a read for about 7 days, I am suggesting it to all of you. Make it a daily must read for an assured belly-laugh :-)

SIX MEAT BUFFET

Tuesday morning follow-up, Part Two

As I drove into work this morning, yesterday's nightmare was just about forgotten, when it dawned on me that they could have gotten into my trunk. Rob mentioned this yesterday, but I don't really have anything worth stealing in my trunk, so I kind of blew off what he said. How wrong I was! I checked the trunk when I got to the office, and sure enough, they stole some Christmas items from me. So, Meltdown Level RED is back in effect.
When I was in Corvallis back on Dec 5/6th, my mom gave me all these Christmas gifts to take back up here, as well as gifts for my families in Vancouver, WA. I had brought everything into my house, except for the Vancouver stuff since I was heading there this weekend. I also had left my Christmas stocking in the trunk. I completely forgot it was there.
Of course those were the items some piece of shit stole from me. The Vancouver gifts were candy and food, so not as big a deal, but the Christmas stocking is a major deal. This is my stocking that I have had since my very first Christmas in 1975!! I'm going to have to check with my mom, but I think someone made it for me and it had my name on it.
I'm very sad about this and my Christmas spirit is now hanging by a thread. Some low life empitied it out, and probably just threw me away in a dumpster!! My mom is going to be crushed when she hears this news.
I'm disappointed with myself for not bring these items into my place, but DAMMIT I should be able to leave a few things in my trunk for God's sake!! Whoever stole from me, I hope they choke on the food that was in my stocking. I'm sorry, I know that is not in keeping with the Christian spirit of Christmas, but man.......

Tuesday morning follow-up

Well, as you all can see from my earlier post, Tuesday did not start out very well for me. But the day got better, as I got a second very thoughtful gift from another financial advisor and work went pretty smoothly. My Meltdown Level is now down to BLUE...which stands for tranquility.
I also got a good belly laugh from this little nugget, curtosy of The Onion

Germany - you suck on this one!

Now come on Germany, what are you thinking??! Releasing a killer back into society?! This little move is not helping U.S.-German relations. Story here.

The ACLU Takes a Beating!

EXCELLENT!! Great News! Read here.

Holocaust Denial

This story is extremely disturbing to me. Not much more I can say. I think the story speaks for itself.

So far my morning is really sucking...

As usual I was running late this morning, trying to get out of the house by 7:30am, so I could pop into QFC and get gas on the way.
Let me start with some background information.....my studio apt is about 530 sq feet and normally not too cluttered and decently decorated.....a cozy home. Well, Rob has moved back up from Corvallis, so at the moment my apt has turned into insanity...boxes everywhere, piles of drycleaning, clutter, etc.. no room to move and my attempt at some level of home decor is shot to hell. But, I love R and very glad he is back...
So, as you can see I am already on Meltdown Alert Level Yellow and moving toward Red. In the midst of all the chaos I'm trying to pull together some kind of an outfit, curl my hair and put my makeup on. I finally get out at 7:40am, so doing ok on time, going to be about 5 mins late to work. Walking out to my car, I'm feeling my panic subside knowing I'm not going to be too late. But LOW AND BEHOLD, my car was broken into overnight!!! Yes, that is correct! Meltdown Level Red and then some! I am now in a mood most foul. I see a business card from a cop sitting on my driver's seat. I have no time to deal, so just picked up all the crap from my glovebox that some piece of shit rifled thru and snap at Rob to get in. We cruise over to our local Starbucks, where I pull up to drop him and our dog off. While I'm sitting there, an a-hole in a big van pulls up behind me determined to get my spot after I drive away. There was PLENTY of room in front of me for him, but he just HAD to have my pole position.
After Rob and Janni got out of the car I sat there rearranging my purse and some other things...then the van honked at me!! ARRGGGHH.... I threw him the arm and finger and I think Rob yelled "What are you honking at?!". I drove away in fury!
So, after all this I was 15 minutes late to work and extremely frazzled. But I opened my email and what did I find....a $100 gift certificate from one of the financial advisors at my office!! I was blown away. What a great gift. I felt my anger slowly melt and my Christmas spirit re-enter my body, and I smiled for the first time today. Although my morning has been one of the worst on record, this gift is a major bright spot and gives me hope that the rest of my day will be good.

The TomKat Saga Continues...

Here is the latest installment into this bizarre pairing. Boy these two creep me out. She sounds like a robot. Did the Scientologists suck out her brain? I am thinking yes.

Too much Tookie

I came across this excellent editorial today on the Seattle Times website. I think this worth reading.
Tookie Williams was a demented individual, not a martyr or saint deserving of the attention he received. There is something very wrong in this country when we glorify a murderer and ignore the victim(s).

Give me a break!!

Oh boy... I'm not sure where to start with this story. The headline is this: "Eminem Music Allegedly Used As U.S. Torture Device". Of course a human rights watch dog group is all over this one.
Now Eminem is not exactly my favorite and I sure wouldn't want to listen to it for 20 days straight, but torture? I don't thnk so...
Now having to listen to jam bands like Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews or Phish...that might count as torture.. HA!
All joking aside, the bottom line here people is this: The focus needs to be fighting terror and winning...not which music is played in a prison.
Ugh!

Wishing the death of another...

Only one day after Sharon suffers a stroke, the religion of peace and tolerance is wishing death upon this human being. This is really sick, but since it's the Palestinians I'm not surprised in the least.

Words of Wisdom

Finally, some wise words from a celebrity for once. I completely agree with Morgan Freeman here. What this country needs is less people playing the "race cards"...can't we all just be Americans. Looks like Morgan Freeman hopes so...

Jews not human?

According to the Palestinians, Jews are not even human. Rather, they are descended from pigs and monkeys. Wow, I'm so glad the Palestinians cleared this up for me b/c all this time I had been thinking that Jews were my fellow human beings.
And wait, isn't Islam supposed to be the great religion of peace and tolerance? huh. not seeing it here.

This woman is a moron

A Merry Christmas sign in North Carolina is offending a woman b/c it mentions Jesus. UGH!! I will mention that she is Jewish, but that still doesn't excuse her misplaced offense. I personally think if a sign LIKE THIS offends you, you have some kind of mental problem or too much time on your hands. This is a positive message, not a negative one.

I'm Catholic, thus a Christian, but the menorah of Hanukkah doesn't offend me in the slightest. The 8 lights are beautiful! In fact, perhaps I will have one in my home one day and light it up! Why not. It's not hurting anyone, just as much as Merry Christmas should not be hurtful.

A gift for your pacifist friends

A MUST SEE!! Found this on Michelle Malkin's website. This is the gift that should be under every good liberal/war hater's tree!
(I had a stomach ache from laughing so hard) For more on this game, the pieces and how to play CLICK HERE. Fun for the whole pacifist family!!

HOLY LIPS!!!

Click here to see what happens when you get too much collagen on your lips. YIKES!!
I am so glad God blessed me with normal looking lips that are medium full and will never need any work.