Six Word Saturday

It's that time of the week again, where we pay tribute to armadillo's with lasers by playing Six Word Saturday!

If you've never played this fun game before, you just describe something using six words. Simple enough? My words for this week are out of exhaustion:

Will everyone please let me sleep!

The worst thing about being a night owl and working a job that caters to that life is the other people around me that don't live that way, or at least not on a daily basis. While attempting to sleep on Friday, maintenance started working on someone's stair case (sawing and hammering away) what seemed like right outside my bedroom window, then if that didn't wake me up fully, the neighbor with noisy pipes took a shower, the ones on the other side of my bedroom wall were watching tv at a loud volume, the cat was crying into my door (I have to keep it closed or she'll never let me sleep), then my mom and her boyfriend woke up, started being noisy in the kitchen. My mom works nights Saturday-Monday nights, but becomes this annoying day person the rest of the week. If my husband was around, I'm sure he would've added some yelling at his computer to the mix, but luckily his job gave me a small break from that. I finally went back to sleep AFTER my alarm went off, Vx called me an hour before I needed to be at work, so I hopped up, threw on several layers of clothes (did I mention I'm working outdoors, sitting in my car?) ate part of some pizza at home, took some more with me, grabbed lunch and left. It's a miracle I'm making it to work on time or very close to it!

To participate in this fun game, click on the pretty graphic on the top (the colorful one, not the pillows) to visit Show My Face, post a comment, use Mr. Linky, and watch out for the armadillos, lasers, and I'm sure there's some scissors laying around as well.

Enjoy your weekend, I'll be trying to sleep and making a little green.

Six Word Saturday

It's time again for Six Word Saturday! This week, my entry will be a little more creative than the others:

No more chicken and stars soup

I've been living on the stuff for the last week and a half, I never want to see it again! Unfortunately, these two cans and maybe another one or two still remain. The one on the right is a convenient cup you can microwave and drink, the one on the left is the original stuff that you have to either cook on a stove or pour into a microwave bowl. My jaw is improving and the swelling is minimal, so I should be able to eat more normal foods at a more normal pace and time soon.

To participate in the fun little game, visit Call Me Cate's wonderful blog by clicking on the colorful picture at the top (not the soup one) to play along, grab a button, Mr. Linky, and leave a comment. You can also check out some of the other 6WS entries to see what other creative (or not so creative) things that others have came up with.

Another six words I just thought up:

I hate the freezing cold arena!

While this is one of the better posts to work at (hours, access to plug ins, ability to move around, little noise, etc.) I HATE THE COLD!!! Most of the time I've worked at this post, I have had to wear 3 or 4 layers of clothes and use a heating blanket just to somewhat stay warm, EVEN WHEN IT'S 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!! Right now its not, but in the middle of the night, it was warmer outside than it was inside, and its still winter time. I also have to walk up and down the stairs which bothers me at times. There is an elevator, but it's famous for getting stuck, like it did last night with a member of the cleaning crew inside. Luckily he was a skinny man, and was able to push the door open wide enough to get out.

This same cleaning crew, a former member of it died last week. He started about the same time I did, he flirted with me, was about my age, but the way he died and how others treated his injured/dead body does upset me. He was shot at a restaurant in a not so nice part of town in the middle of the night. People walked over his body to get their food, and when the ambulance and police arrived, people were in their way, so EMT's were unable to work on him until they arrived at the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There were a bunch of people around, but no witnesses will come forward.

Sorry to be a debbie downer, but those are my thoughts at this moment. Tonight should be my last night in the arena for a while, then back to my "normal" life.

Try to have a good day, and have some fun for me!

I suck, well not completely

So much for my "read a book every month" resolution, it's March 2nd, and I'm on Chapter 6 or 7 (not even sure where the book is). I did floss every week (a few days late once, but it got done). I had a perfect opportunity to catch up, even finish the book, one weekend I sat at a door at my job for 8-14 hours each day for 3 days, but I feared reading a book with Sex in the title would not be appropriate at a family event, so I didn't read it, or make the effort to hide the cover. Then there was the recovery time, when I wasn't sleeping that would've been a great opportunity, but I didn't.

That was the "I suck" part of the title, the "well not completely" part is a funny story from today:

As some of you may or may not know, I had 3 wisdom teeth pulled last Tuesday. I've been having more trouble with my jaw than anything, I can't open my mouth very wide without lots of pain. The surgeon told me I need to work on that, I told my husband this, he suggested something I could do to help out my mouth.

Yeah, I'll pass.

Sorry for a post filled with sex, I guess that's what I get for losing all my wisdom.

p.s. Eating tacos a week after is not a good idea. It took me over an hour to eat 3 soft tacos with only ground beef and cheese on them. The fork and knife didn't help much either.

Six Word Saturday

The weekend has returned, so it's time for another edition of Six Word Saturday! Last week, I was unable to participate mainly because of my work schedule (long hours, no internet access at work, my Blackberry doesn't like leaving comments on blogs, etc.) so this week's words:

My cat and I are drugged

She's been playing with her catnip, and I took a pain pill about an hour ago, so were both being loopy together. Tuesday I had 3 wisdom teeth pulled, the one on the left was impacted, so I've been having jaw pain on that side.

To participate in this fun game, visit Call Me Cate's blog by clicking on the picture above, please use Mr. Linky and leave her a comment, she'll even show your 6WS some love.

Enjoy your weekend!

February 14th

This day is much more than Valentine's Day. This year, it's also the Chinese New Year, it's my sister's birthday, and Monday is a holiday for some.

I will also mention that my birthday is coming up on Wednesday. If you know someone that has a birthday after Valentine's Day, for the love of god:

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THEM LEFTOVER VALENTINE'S STUFF!!!

If your going out to a chinese restaurant today or another place celebrating the new year, you may hear some very loud music, and drums. Do not bitch out the staff because of this! I almost whacked a woman with my cane a few years ago for this. Please tip the lion, some places may have red envelopes you can use for this purpose, if not just slip some money in the mouth. If the team is from far away, this will help them greatly with travel cost, if its a local group, then you'll probably help pay for dinner after a long day of dancing and demonstrations.

Enjoy your day!

Superbowl Clydesdales CA

Back in 2006, the Budweiser Clydesdales west coast hitch was at my job for a rodeo. They arrived the Monday before, the rodeo was Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, then they left Monday morning. At night, I was responsible for keeping an eye on those 12 huge boys and their donkey. If you remember a commercial from several years ago, a donkey was pulling the wagon, then after they went over the hill, you saw the 8 horses pushing the wagon. Last year, a horse name Thunder was on a commercial, one of the horses I watched was name Thunder, idk if it was the same one or not. Anyways, here's this year's commercial:

Resolution update

Book reading: As I type this, I'm on Chapter 6. I've been skipping days, but I've been reading 2 chapters on the days I don't skip, so it's not going as well as it could, but if I keep up with reading 2 when I do read it, I should stay on track. The book is somewhat like the tv show, but not quite. I've also watched the show in an edited version, some edits more obvious than others, so I'm sure that makes a difference. Still not sure what my next book will be, but I still have time to figure that out.

Dental care: I flossed my teeth on Friday. I haven't left the house in a few days since I've been feeling bad, so I don't think I've brushed my teeth in a few days. MUST WORK HARDER ON THAT PART! I do have an appointment scheduled to get the other 3 teeth pulled, so on the 23rd around 9 am Central Time, if your teeth hurt, then you'll know why, your having sympathy pain for me, so thanks! Luckily this time, sedation is an option.

Things could be better, but it could be worse as well. I'm pleased with what I have accomplished.

Six Word Saturday

#booyah! It's time for another Six Word Saturday, the object of this wonderful game is to describe something in six words. It's harder than you think! This week's words:

Greatest diet plan: sleep 18 hours

I haven't been feeling very well since Thursday morning, so I've been sleeping for about 18 hours straight, wake up, eat something, play around on the computer, watch a little tv, enjoy a small snack, then go back to sleep. At least I'm sleeping through the pain without drugging myself silly!

To play along, click on the lovely graphic towards the top of this post, show Cate some love by using Mr. Linky and leaving a comment for her to read between her family torture sessions.

Have a great weekend! I'll be sleeping.

New Years Resolutions (better late than never)

So I realize it's now February 1st, but I just came up with some resolutions that I think I can pull off this year.

Every month, I will read a book. I've never been a big book reader, so this will be something that will require some effort. I will start by reading this book:

When Vx and I were cleaning the living room, I found this book. There was a receipt inside from 2006, so I've had the book for that long (at least) and I've only read bits and pieces of it. There are other books laying around here that were purchased with good intentions, but were barely touched, so I will try to have at least 11 books read by New Years 2011. There's 27 chapters, and I'll probably forget once or twice, other times I may want to read a few chapters, so March 1st, this book should be read, and a new one will await my eyes. Maybe on the 28th, I'll write a review to finish off the month. My sister in Minnesota has already asked to borrow it, so I'll either mail her the book, or wait until she comes back for a visit and I'll pass the book along to her.

BTW, I read the intro and first chapter right before I typed this, so I'm already getting a good start.

Another resolution I'll be working on was suggested by the hygenist I had a teeth cleaning with on January 20th. Floss my teeth. I don't brush my teeth everyday (I don't leave home everyday, so it doesn't come to mind), let alone 2-3 times a day like your supposed to, I never flossed my teeth since it always seemed to get stuck between my teeth, and with the troubles I'm having now, this resolution is needed badly! It was suggested that I start out slow, so for February, I'll floss once a week, March it'll increase to every 6 days and so on. It was also suggested I use those floss stick things, my husband keeps those things stocked in the apartment, and if by some chance there isn't any around, there are several of those regular boxes of floss around here. Brushing my teeth more often will also be included with this one. If I'm lucky, no teeth pulled in 2011! (I still need to get those 3 yanked out soon)

So, I have goals. There's others that need to be made, but I hesitate to, so I'll work on those 2, hopefully the others will come along as well.

Wish me luck!

Six Word Saturday

I believe most everyone who would be reading this are trying to stay warm indoors (with electricity, obviously) so what better activity to do on a freezing ass cold day like today then Six Word Saturday? My (somewhat) creative mind tried to make this phrase only six words, this is what I came up with:

What's this stuff on the ground?

Yes, the white stuff has returned, and unlike the normal stuff that falls from the sky, it's not melting. Look snow, just because you stuck around during the Christmas holiday doesn't mean you need to stay around again, so melt, be gone!

To participate in this fun little game (that should keep you warm), visit Call Me Cate's wonderful blog by clicking on the picture that (I assume) her creative mind came up with, please use Mr. Linky and leave a comment. She shouldn't bite, and I'm sure she won't try to stab you with needles to give you a flu shot.

I'm listening to a radio station while typing this, they just did a PSA for flu shots, much better than yesterday's National Guard PSA. It was obviously made for Oklahoma, 2 guys are outside filming a tornado heading in their direction (AKA what you do when a Tornado Warning is issued, for a Tornado Watch, the camcorder goes on the charger) and they see the National Guard drive by, in the direction on the tornado. It gave me a chuckle.

Hope everyone stays safe, power stays on (or at least stay off for a short time) and try to have some fun!