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Accents [Nov. 2nd, 2006|03:23 pm]
[mood | full]
[music |www.wicb.org]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

The Inland North
The West
The Northeast
Philadelphia
Boston
North Central
The South
What American accent do you have?
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Which is strange, since I'm from WNY. But, as my Father used to say, "we are geographically and philosophically closer to the heart of Ohio than NY." :D
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My MindMap is here! [May. 2nd, 2006|08:38 am]
[Current Location |Work]
[mood | chipper]
[music |www.wicb.org]

Can you find yourself? ;)


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Sleeping position! [Apr. 24th, 2006|11:32 am]
[mood | contemplative]

I am a tetherball!
Find your own pose!

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Terrible Daughter for Easter [Apr. 13th, 2006|05:11 pm]
[Current Location |Work]
[mood | contemplative]
[music |www.wicb.org]

So, I’m a terrible daughter (I have I said this before)? My mother, called last night (she only calls when she wants something). SO, she wanted us to come for Easter dinner. Now, we’re not religious, we’re not churchy folk nor do we pretend to be. She and her husband (my step-father) are members of a local church & do celebrate the “holiday”. I told her “NO, I don’t want to come.” She was speechless that I would refuse so quickly.

What is strange is that my girlfriend and I were talking about our mothers on Tuesday night. She’s embarrassed by hers and I’m embarrassed by mine. She lives 10 min. away and I see her maybe every other month. She’s a “crap” collector: stuffed teddy bears (she’s over 50!) - they’re spread all over her “formal” living room, tons of Christmas stuff - she wants to put an addition on her house so she has more room for her “stuff!” She’s loud when she has more than 2 glasses of wine, she is bossy and inconsiderate... I could go on, but anyway...

Background: My mother had an affair that broke up my parent’s marriage. I found out first by snooping in her desk - I knew before my father did. She ended up marrying this guy - after HE got divorced! I stayed with my dad, she moved 3 hours away and I only saw her on holidays. So, we’ve never been close. I moved in with her after college, as I didn’t have a job or anywhere else to go. I stayed with her until I found my man & then moved in with him (this was 6 years ago).

SO, I feel badly to refuse her, but I don’t WANT to go. I spend all day dealing with people and being nice, I DON’T want to do it on my weekends. Arg.
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Am I Spoilt? Stolen from Well_Versed [Apr. 10th, 2006|11:44 am]
[Current Location |Ithaca, NY]
[mood | cheerful]
[music |Accoustic Cafe]

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OK... [Jan. 31st, 2006|02:26 pm]
[mood | disappointed]

So apparently, I thought our receptionist was peeved at our office manager (who has a sensitive nose and had complained (loudly) that the receptionist stinks today). It turns out she's peeved at ME for asking her to do something. Err, uh, that's her job. I asked her to scan in a document and proof it - she may have proofed it, but the margins are all off and it doesn't look like the document I gave her. SO, pish on her. If she can't ask questions like a normal person (is this important?, do I need to skip my lunch to finish it?), then that's her problem. I NEVER said she had to finish these things NOW, she must have misinterpreted what I did say (whatever that was). grrrr....

At least tonight should be fun - I'm taking a sushi making class! :D
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Thusday night... [Jan. 7th, 2006|06:18 pm]
[mood | exhausted]
[music |Rocket Man - Tori]

I got terrible pains in my jaw again, it woke me up. I was up for 2 hours. Husband doesed me with his 101 bourbon and I finally slept, only to wake up at 6:30 am. My doctor must have returned my call after we left the house (5:45 pm) so I wasn't able to get anything if this happens again. I wonder what agrivated my jaw so much - I'm certain the fiasco at PP didn't help. (I went in for BC, but, because in the past had migraines with visual disturbances, they cannot distribute any estrogen based pills to me because, apparently, I have a higher chance of having a stroke. I only asked them to fill my prescription, they did not and charged me $40.)

Dinner with Husband and two of his old friends (and their wives) was entertaining, Lou had his voice box removed (Agent Orange victim) so he's got one of those voice-wands (like the uncle's friend on SP) and Joe is waiting to get his leg amputated (fall from scaffolding). Very lively conversation.

*edit* AND from all my wailing on Thurs. night I have two hugs pimples on my chin. AAAHHHHH@Q!!!!

Yup, life on tabacco road is grand.
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(no subject) [Dec. 8th, 2005|09:11 am]
[mood | complacent]

harp
You're a Harp!


What Type of Alcoholic Beverage Are You?
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stolen from everyone! [Dec. 6th, 2005|01:05 pm]
[mood | calm]

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

In July I helped [info]hollylolly27 hide a body (-173 points). Last Monday I set [info]loffie's puppy on fire (-66 points). Last Tuesday I donated bone marrow to [info]goddess_sparkle in a life-saving procedure (300 points). In November I had a shoot-out with rival gang lords on the 5 near LA (-76 points). Last Friday I gave change to a homeless guy (19 points).

Overall, I've been nice (4 points). For Christmas I deserve a toy train!

Sincerely,
catinasink

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Movies! [Nov. 17th, 2005|01:56 pm]
[mood | full]

Last night we watched Vagabond (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089960/) - a French film, made in 1985. It was wonderful! The only music in the film is what the main character can here (and she doesn't own a radio). BUT there was one English song in it - "The Changeling"! I was so excited!

The lyrics:

"I had money, and I had none
But I never been so broke
That I couldn't leave town" were SO apropos of the movie!

Really, I would recommend the movie even if there WASN'T a Doors song in it!
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Harried Potter! [Nov. 14th, 2005|02:02 pm]
[mood | working]
[music |www.wicb.org]

For our anniversary my M-i-L gave us gift certificates (well, she earned a bunch of points on her credit card and gave us the points to get gift cards, but anyway) for Home Depot. We went on Saturday, to return something, and I found these 19" green pots for $33.53 ea! What a deal! These things are like 3 ft high and beautiful! We have three huge plants (two were given to us because we have a huge living room). So Saturday night we repotted those three plants (instant class for our crappy plants). Sunday I went back to Home Depot and bought 7 more pots and repotted all Sunday night too! I have 12 new plants (bad GardenCat). BUT the big jades look SO nice - the largest one (6" around) is in a green/blue egg pot with two smaller jades (4" around) in green pots beside the big one. Husband found a large plank of wood to put on his unused speakers so we now have a Jade Shrine now!
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So – where to begin? [Nov. 7th, 2005|10:19 am]
[mood | complacent]
[music |www.wicb.org]

Saturday dawned beautiful, we had such plans for outdoor work. Then the phone rang at 9:30, it was my husband’s cousin’s daughter, who was in town with her kids for a lacrosse tournament. Husband, being the generous soul he is, invited them to BBQ. As he left to see the game, I started to straighten the house (OMG guests?!?!). He returned shortly before noon with meat to cook, some store-bought potato salad and some Spachten Oktobefest. He started fretting that we wouldn’t have enough food, so he went back to the store to buy more chicken and salad. I destroyed my garden (so sad) and then doctored up the store-bought potato salad (added celery, red onion, chives, parsley, garlic powder, Old Bay, celery salt... - it was really good, I fessed up as we were eating, but no one would have guessed!) SO, at about 3 pm they show up & brought a friend, so we ended up making BBQ for 8! THEN we had a bon fire! Such a nice night (I drank a bit much of the beer), but the fire was wonderful! Everyone was gone by 9 & we started a movie. (I did dishes 3 times that day!)

Sunday - I didn’t get much done the day before, so it was time to bust hump before the storm hit. The paddle boat was first - it needed to be dragged out of the water, bailed out, cleaned out, fixed and put up for the winter. The grills by the pond house needed to be put away, the refrige cleaned, the stuff outside put inside. Done. Then the tomato cages & poles picked up from the garden and stowed away. Done. We straighted the hangar out (the previous owner had a plane - we use it as a huge garage!) So I was left to clean the house. Scrubbed the tub, mopped the bathroom, kitchen and living room, & vacuumed the rugs. Then washed the dishes & made for the clean tub for my Sunday ritual - a hot bath, Tori on the radio, a glass of wine and then a mud mask afterwards. Ahh, back to work today!
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Which Seseme Street Character are you? [Nov. 3rd, 2005|10:18 am]
[mood | cheerful]
[music |Reggae Explosion]

Bert
You scored 75% Organization, 53% abstract, and 49% extroverted!
This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are very organized, both concrete and abstract, and both introverted and extroverted.

Here is why are you Bert.

You are both very organized. You almost always know where your belongings are and you prefer things neat. You may even enjoy cleaning and find it therapeutic. Bert is a big neat freak and gets quite annoyed when Ernie makes a big mess.

You both are sometimes concrete and sometimes abstract thinkers. Bert is probably a bit more concrete in his bottlecap collecting addiction and his love of the weather. He does show his abstract side when he sings and performs his "Doin' The Pidgeon" song. You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren't afraid to explore your dreams and desires... within limits of course.

You are both somewhat introverted. Bert is probably more introverted, because he spends most of his time either with Ernie or alone. Still he has no problem being around other people in his role as chairman of "The National Association of 'W' Lovers." Like Bert, you probably like to have some time to yourself, but you do appreciate spending time with your friends, and you aren't scared of social situations.


The other possible characters are
Oscar the Grouch
Big Bird
Snuffleupagus
Ernie
Elmo
Kermit the Frog
Grover
Cookie Monster
Guy Smiley
The Count

If you enjoyed this test, I would love the feedback! Also if you want to tell me your favorite Sesame Street character, I can total them up and post them here. Perhaps your choice will win!





My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:


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You scored higher than 34% on intro-extrovert
Link: The Your SESAME STREET Persona Test written by greencowsgomoo on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test
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My mom's such a moron. [Oct. 28th, 2005|10:18 am]
[mood | sick]
[music |Jump - the Pointer Sisters]

So yesterday Husband ran into my mom at the T-burg Sure Save (the only place we buy meat). And she askes how he's doing:

"Husband (H): I’m just waiting for the Indictments.

MyMom (MM): Ohhh, are you getting arrested?

H: err, no.

MM (in a scandalized voice): Is Jeannine?

H: NO."

Apparently my mom doesn’t watch TV, but the real problem is that she watches TOO much TV! ;l;l
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Mother-in-laws [Oct. 25th, 2005|05:11 pm]
[mood | indescribable]

Just a quick question. Does your mother-in-law (or SO's mom) offer to give you crap? You know, like stuff she's got around, but doesn't want anymore (nor does anyone else in the family)?. Just wondering 'cause my MIL is ALWAYS trying to give use second hand stuff.
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How can he make me feel so sad? [Oct. 25th, 2005|03:41 pm]
[mood | gloomy]

Husband was sick this morning, so I left him in bed. I tried to call around noon (as I always do), no answer. So I tried again at 2:30. He was home and in a mood. His brother called about a business deal (brother got the family business, husband has never gotten over it). Husband does get some money from the family business, but it’s not like having a full time job. He hates to accept the money, but since he doesn’t have a job, he wouldn’t have any money if he didn’t.

I paid off all my college credit cards this year (wahoo!), so I’m finally to the point where I can pay for more things. Which I do (electric, garbage, phone, long distance service, most groceries), but he still gets mad with me for spending money. I mean, I’ve earned it, why can’t I spend it how I want? No, I don’t pay towards the taxes on the property, but IT’S NOT IN MY NAME. Yes, I live there, but I feel that until it’s in my name as well, it’s not my responsibility to pay the taxes. Is that wrong?

Anyway, he’s never trusted his brother (with good reason). And now his brother needs his approval to sell some land the company owns so he can make some money. He’s pissed off at his family and he takes it out on me. Saying that I need to stop spending money. I have to learn how to save. I have to do this, I have to do that. I know I had/have money issues but I have spent the last *5 years* paying off my credit cards. All I pay now is my car loan, student loans and car insurance. I want to put more money away, but it’s nice to not have to worry that my checks will bounce if I want to buy some extra groceries or want to buy myself something nice. I know I’m not at fault for his mood, but it doesn’t stop me from feeling like crying.
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Movies and more movies! [Oct. 24th, 2005|01:43 pm]
[mood | lazy]

So I've been getting movies at the Library lately ('cause it's free) and then we went and bought (3 for $12) some VHS taped movies!

Here's the list since Friday Night:
Pushing Tin (pretty good, 'course, Angelina is SO Hot, How can't it be good?)
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover (LOVED IT - run and rent it)!
The Cider House Rules (eh, it was OK, I don't think the conservative right liked it ;))
Stay (at theaters now, pretty cool!)
Blade Runner (it was OK, but a "must have" for the collection)
???? - I can't remember what that movie was!!!
Goodfellas (I thought I hadn't seen it, but I had)
The Hurricane (good movie)
St. Elmo's Fire (not so good movie ;))
True Romance (Brad Pitt smoking a Honey Bear Bong! LOVED IT!)
Inherit the Wind (didn't watch, merely listened, as I was in the kitchen with dinner)

So, that was my weekend, lots of movies!
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stolen from many [Oct. 19th, 2005|10:38 am]
[mood | content]
[music |Feeling Good - Nina Simone!]


You fit in with:
Humanism



Your ideals mostly resemble that of a Humanist. Although you do not have a lot of faith, you are devoted to making this world better, in the short time that you have to live. Humanists do not generally believe in an afterlife, and therefore, are committed to making the world a better place for themselves and future generations.


0% scientific.
40% reason-oriented.





Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com
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Phones and people [Oct. 17th, 2005|10:50 am]
[mood | tired]
[music |www.wicb.org]

So, our phone was out ALL WEEKEND, the phone company "may" be able to get someone out today, but it will probably be tomorrow. I'm at work and our receptionist "watered" her phone last week, so it doesn't work today. Yes, a receptionist without a phone, very useful. AND my husband's sick, and I can't check up on him. What a mess.
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