Strolling along memory lane January 31, 2007

I pulled out a bunch of old stuff today, writings dating from 1988 to 1993 – the end of my high school years, and on into college. I had a huge laugh at myself reading it. Talk about high drama! Whooo!

I came across something lovely, that someone I dated wrote about me. He was a very nice person. I enjoyed his company, and I think about him fondly when he crosses my mind. Unfortunately, he came along at a time when I was busy licking my wounds from a breakup he didn’t know about, or at least, he didn’t know how serious it had been, and he ended up being a rebound. I’ve always wished that I had treated him better, not because I think we would have dated longer, but because he was a good person, and while I used to have a history of loving and leaving, I don’t enjoy hurting people.

Anyway, here is the poem, me through his eyes:

“Lace you are – complex and feminine

And Leather – strong and Earthy

But also fire – Bright and dancing

And magic – mysterious and wonderful

You make hope something more than a refuge for fools.

~AJA~”

Wish I was that person. He made me sound like something special.

Now, I’m going to go back to laughing at myself, shaking my head at my exploits.

Those 15 minutes January 22, 2007

nothing like chasing them!!

There has been an “uproar” over American Idol this past week, with people claiming that the judges “went too far” with their criticism of some of the auditioners.

Watching the Today show this morning, one of the two who has really been complaining that Simon hurt him so bad gave himself away. (It’s all publicity, bay-bee! He’s got an agent now, whoo-hoo!) He claimed he’d been watching the show since season 1, and has NEVER seen Simon make fun of someone for their looks.

Um… excuse me? Wanna run that by me again?

Hey, bush baby, I don’t believe you. Think back a little. Simon OFTEN makes fun of people for their looks. Heck, even a couple of successful Idolites have suffered those comments from him. Clay Aiken anyone? What about Jennifer Hudson?

Anyone who has watched the show, from the first season or no, knows exactly what they are in for should they decide to go audition. I know that the judges sometimes get really out there – but as the more reasonable of the two on the Today show said this morning, they’re making a television show. That kind of thing, it makes good tv. It’s not my favorite part of the program – I much prefer when it gets down to the finals – but, it is, and always has been, part of the show. And a SHOW it is.

Inspiration in a song January 17, 2007

Some years back now, we were up north, on our way back to the hotel, all of the kids in tow (I was pregnant for Peanut at the time). A song came on the radio that I’d never heard before. Halfway through, I had to grab something to write on. I wrote three pages of ideas for what turned out to be a lengthy fan-fiction story. I never did finish it, but I enjoyed the writing that I did do. One day, I might rework the story, morph it into something not related to the fandom. Or not. (*J and T forever!*)

Anyway, today I was looking through the cd library, and came across the song, and had to give it a listen.

Never Had A Dream Come True
S Club 7

Ooh…

Everybody’s got something they had to leave behind
One regret from yesterday that just seems to grow with time
There’s no use looking back or wondering
How it could be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can’t find ways to let you go

I’ve never had a dream come true
‘Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I’ve moved on
You’ll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You’re the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be with you

Somewhere in my memory
I’ve lost all sense of time
and tomorrow can never be ‘cos yesterday is all that fills my mind
There’s no use looking back or wondering
How it should be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can’t find ways to let you go

I’ve never had a dream come true
‘Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I’ve moved on
You’ll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You’re the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be

You’ll always be the dream that fills my head
Yes you will, say you will, you know you will
Oh baby, you’ll always be the one I know I’ll never forget
There’s no use looking back or wondering
Because love is a strange and funny thing
No matter how I try and try I just can’t say goodbye
No no no no

I’ve never had a dream come true
‘Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I’ve moved on
You’ll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You’re the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
A part of me will always be with you…

Powering down January 13, 2007

What a long day! Productive, though. 12 hours of work gets a lot done. I started off right out of the gate this morning. Took the Christmas tree down, and put all of the Christmas stuff away in the cupboards under the stairs. While I was there, I straightened up half of the work room area of the basement, and also finished unpacking my pantry. Now you can actually see the majority of the floor in those areas! Whoo-hoo! Imagine, being able to walk through without having to go around boxes. Those chores took me until nearly 1pm. At that point, I put the makings for a lentil and ham soup in the crockpot, and did all of the dishes. It’s the first time since my holiday company left that ALL of the dishes were done. Then, I started on the 24 bins and 12 boxes of clothes in the garage, which took the other 8 hours I worked. Hubby brought them in the house for me, and I unpacked, sorted and re-packed.

Some few of the clothes are in piles in the bedrooms waiting for me to put them away in the morning. I have 10 boxes packed to go to the Salvation Army, and 6 bins to go to storage, sorted and labelled. Summer clothes, clothes Princess has outgrown that we’ll keep for Peanut, etc, etc, etc. Of the bins, 5 of them are full of fabric. Those will need to be sorted through as well, but I didn’t worry about those today. My chore for next weekend is going to be the sewing room. I’ll take care of the fabric then. (the rest of the bins, by the way, are now empty!)

So, for all of you nay-sayers, take a look at my garage now, lol. You can see a good portion of the garage floor thanks to eliminating all of the boxes and bins. There are a couple of things left to bring in – a cabinet to go over the toilet (the little cupboard that is there will be moved to a different wall), and a cupboard that belongs in the sewing room. Once those things are done, we will be able to use half of the garage for one of the cars. We need to get a truck and make a trip to the dump with a bunch of stuff that was in the garage when we moved here. Our other fridge is going to go either back to the apartment or to my office, and when that is done, we will be able to use both sides of the garage for cars. Slowly but surely, it’s getting there. It helped having a whole day when neither of us had to be anywhere.

I’m a little bit sore. I had an accident while I was working this afternoon. My slippers slid while I was carrying a bin of fabric, and I fell down the steps into the entryway. Only two steps, and I didn’t hurt myself too much, but the hip I landed on is achy. Of course, with all the work I’ve done today, I expect I’ll be a little stiff in the morning.

I’m going to get up and get the clothes put away first thing. I want to be able to have a little time to relax – I’m not going to get overly involved in doing a lot of housework. We have to go visit the mil tomorrow after hubby gets home from church. It will be a short visit, as we need to leave at 6pm so she can go to her evening church service. Suits us just fine – tomorrow night is the season premiere of 24!!! And Idol starts on Tuesday. Lots of good tv to watch now! Once Heroes comes back from winter break next week, we’ll have too much to watch, and will be taping some programs to watch at another time.

Anyway, I guess I’ll quit my rambling. Have a good night!

For you, and for me, just because January 11, 2007

Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
U2

I’m not afraid
Of anything in this world
There’s nothing you can throw at me
That I haven’t already heard
I’m just trynna’ find
A decent melody
A song that I can sing
In my own company

I never thought you were a fool
But darling, look at you. Ohh…
You gotta stand up straight, carry your own weight
‘Cause tears are going nowhere baby

You’ve got to get yourself together
You’ve got stuck in a moment
And now you can’t get out of it
Don’t say that later will be better
Now you’re stuck in a moment
And you can’t get out of it

I will not forsake
The colors that you bring
The nights you filled with fireworks
They just left you with nothing
I am still enchanted
By the light you brought to me
I listen through your ears
Through your eyes I can see

You are such a fool
To worry like you do.. Ohh…
I know it’s tough
And you can never get enough
Of what you don’t really need now
My, oh my

You’ve got to get yourself together
You’ve got stuck in a moment
And you can’t get out of it
Oh love, look at you now
You’ve got yourself stuck in a moment
And you can’t get out of it

I was unconscious, half asleep
The water is warm ’til you discover how deep
I wasn’t jumping, for me it was a fall
It’s a long way down to nothing at all

You’ve got to get yourself together
You’ve got stuck in a moment
And you can’t get out of it
Don’t say that later will be better
Now you’re stuck in a moment
And you can’t get out of it

And if the night runs over
And if the day won’t last
And if your way should falter
Along this stony pass

And if the night runs over
And if the day won’t last
And if your way should falter
Along this stony pass

It’s just a moment
This time will pass

“Does it come with pork chops?” January 11, 2007

A Peanut-ism. Something she asked upon choosing a microwaveable fried rice bowl for lunch. “I wish I had pork chops to eat it with.”

It only took me a second or two to realize that she meant “chop sticks.”

Happy New Year! January 3, 2007

Okay, so I’m a little behind. What can I say? I’ve been busy!

Had a very nice holiday week this year. Watched lots of movies (including the last three Harry Potter films and the extended versions of the LOTR trilogy). Ate some good food. Got some nice presents. Enjoyed my holiday company. All in all, it was a lovely time.

Went to the salon last night, got my hair cut. I feel SO much better. No more sheepdog look for me, at least for now. She didn’t take as much off the back as I wanted her to – my hair still falls below my brastrap, and I’d wanted it above, but I can deal with that. No biggie.

Anyway, I need to get the kids up and going. Princess goes back to school today. There was more I wanted to talk about, as usual, but not enough time to get it all in. So… next time!