12/27/06 01:52 - 33ºF - ID#32954

It's my ____ in a box!

^^This one was posted on You Tube by NBC, so hopefully it will stay up and they won't delete their own content!! lol

This is the uncensored version, so beware!! ;)

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Location: Lewiston, NY

12/27/06 01:42 - 33ºF - ID#32953

The holiday spoils....now with pictures!

^^Pretty pic of my emaciated tree :)

Edit: Forgot to post my most favorite present!!!

^^From Steve. :D

^^Pengie salt and pepper shakers from my daughter

^^The Sims 2 Pets

^^Poker chip pinup chickies. Yum.

^^Steve and the Hanukkah gift card holder bear my sis got for him.

^^10 qt. Faberware stockpot (I actually asked for this)

^^Panini maker.. I love new kitchen stuff!

^^My camera wouldn't focus on it, but this bottle has a little fairy on top.

^^One of my gifts from (e:theecarey). A folk art kitty and birdhouse light. I <3 it!!

^Fire opal ring from my seeester

^^Mr. Orange in his new hideout

Hope you all had a great Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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12/20/06 10:10 - 39ºF - ID#32952

Best SNL skit ever!!!!

May you all get one for Christmas....or...something.. lol

EDIT: damn YouTube and NBC to hell.

To view the uncensored clip, go to www.nbc.com--it is right at the top of the page. If they move it, search their videos for "SNL, in a box"

ANYWAY, I love it when Justin Timberlake is on SNL. He's one of the funnier guests they have.

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12/03/06 01:22 - ID#32951

Chiristmas, Christmas...time is near....

How I love my 4-day weekends! I can be super-busy Saturday and Sunday and still feel like I have a weekend. :)

Thursday Hailey and I went on a crazy Christmas shopping expedition. (I was actually looking for Guitar Hero 1 and 2 for my boyfriend, and ended up shopping for everyone else!) We also made a stop to visit Martha's section @ K-Mart and pick up all our tree trimmings. (we fought over colors b/c I wanted purple and silver and she wanted the blue and silver. She won--mostly because there were very few purple ornaments left. *pouts*)

After running to a few stores in that horrible Friday night weather, I went on a mad cookie spree. I only got through Oatmeal and some double-chocolate w/ Christmas Kissables ones before calling it a night, but it was a LOT of cookies!!

Yesterday my ex-step-daughter came over and we decorated the Christmas tree. (Okay, I set it up and she and my daughter Hailey did all the fun stuff!) They did a great job, as you can see here:

And one of them from last year...damn, kids grow so fast!

^^Little red-eyed demon kids at that!! :)

Then my parents came over for pizza and to hang out w/ the kiddos for a bit (which was just surreal in itself, as I don't believe I've ever actually had my parents over for a real visit before).

Today, I am making some yummy Italian wedding soup (which I have never actually tried before, so wish me luck!) and just hanging around the house. I think more cookies may be in order later, too. :D

Wondering why I feel compelled to cook and bake when it gets cold out. Is it an Italian thing or an old age thing? lol

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11/28/06 07:31 - ID#32950

Penny Arcade and Christmas giving.....

If anyone knows of Penny Arcade, you probably know that the guys created a charity called Child's Play a few years ago.

Well, Children's Hospital has finally gotten in on it. Here's a link to their wish list:

Check it out. :)

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Category: potpourri

11/22/06 10:20 - ID#32949

This is what happens when I'm bored...

Just in case anyone was interested in donating their body for Plastination...

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11/19/06 04:37 - 37ºF - ID#32948

Walking in a Winter Wonderland?

After reading of (e:theecarey) 's terrifying mid-November Christmas music run-in, I thought I would post in regards to my own unavoidable Christmas horror.

I walked into work on Friday evening to find "The Blondes" (2 girls i work with) had spent the entire day listening to Christmas music and over decorating our office. (We have a bi-national office consisting of 5 Americans and 2 Canadians...Canadians have already had their Thanksgiving.)

There was a small decorated Christmas tree twinkling away and windows sprayed with fake snow, but most notably, our ENTIRE wall of windows had been defiled with a snowy scene of Santa and his eight tiny reindeer (and Rudolph) prancing across it.

I'm sure you could imagine my horror and disdain.

Fast forward to this evening. I'm working my beloved midnight shifts this weekend, and after spending an hour or so alone with the window scene I decided it needed some improving. (Seeing as us Americans haven't even gotten to our Thanksgiving yet.)

After a quick clip art search this is what I came up with:

Before (partial wall taken with my camera phone...sorry for the crappy quality)

And after I got to it.....

(Reindeer Turkey)

Now I will sit back and see if anyone notices. :)

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11/08/06 02:31 - 57ºF - ID#32947

Voting!

Hope everyone got off their buns and voted yesterday!! I had to go to traffic court and had to drive right past the polling place, so I had no excuse! :)

Glad I did, though! At least I feel like my vote counted for something this time around. :)

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Location: Lewiston, NY

10/13/06 04:33 - 46ºF - ID#32946

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

I was awakened this morning by Steve walking in the bedroom saying, "I bring you tales of chaos and destruction for your birthday!" (he made it up to Kenmore this morning, only to find that the plant had no power, so he came home.)

Okay, off to me mums for pizza and cake. Yay.

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10/02/06 09:04 - 63ºF - ID#32945

Ramblings and PMT apology.

PMT: I am SO sorry for not gracing you with my presence Saturday! (seriously, you probably wouldn't have enjoyed my presence very much) I had to work till 4, then I got home and felt really crappy so I figured I'd wait awhile to come up. "A while" became several hours. Finally, I was going to just run up for a little bit b/c my father had these 2 crappy painting/prints in really nice ornate frames that I was going to snag to see if Matthew wanted them. (My dad is moving from his commercial garage and said he *thought* they were still there) I stopped by his garage and they weren't. :(
After that I lost all motivation to travel and just went home.
Again, I'm sorry. I'll make you guys something yummy to make up for it. :)

Guh!! I just want a day off. Just one. I'm on the stretch at work that essentially works out to 14 days of work w/ 2 days off in the middle. My 2 days start on Wednesday. One more day...then 2 days off...then onto afternoons. JOY!!! I seriously hate swing shifts sometimes.

Has anyone noticed the rash of school shootings? There were 2 last week and 2 just today!! (well, 1 and an attempted one)
It's a really scary time to have school-age kids. :

Speaking of school, I have my sights set on returning next semester. I'm getting really antsy about it. I want to start NOW. It seems that everytime I start planning for a return something unforseen happens. (since...oh, about 2000) I'm really hoping things pan out this time. Time is a'ticking!

I'll be 31 on Friday the 13th. Craziness. I'm planning on hitting up the ghost walks in Allentown on that Friday and/or Saturday, if anyone's interested. It's $10, I believe.