A Soft Haze of Blue

I cant say enough how much I'm addicted to this song lately.

2008-07-07T19:43:00Z

Expectations of my friends

2008-03-17T18:52:24Z

Posting this here because i dont have the guts to send it to those who really need to hear it.

Expectations of my friends:

Share with me your happiness, sadness, joys and lows – I wanna know when you’re doing good, and share that happiness with you or be there to help when you aren’t
Return phone calls – otherwise I’ll spend my time second guessing myself that I’ve somehow done something wrong or something to offend you in some way and proceed to make myself sick trying to figure out what it could have been.
Be there if/when I need you – it may be rare, but it happens
If we had any sort of tentative plans and you need to change them, PLEASE bother to call me and let me know, I’m not expecting my life to revolve around you but again, I’ll think I did something wrong and proceed to make myself sick trying to figure it out
If you are upset about something I may or may not have done, tell me, preferably when you and I are sober so it doesn’t turn into some stupid cliché drunk girl convo

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2008-03-17T14:07:22Z

drama4 [ˈdraːmə] noun

exciting events
Example: Life here is full of drama.

Well, its been a bit since I've updated but thought I'd do so.

Reason for above definition is thats what life feels like lately, i'm half expecting half hoping the curtain will fall and all of this stupididty will go away.

I have one friend who i'm ultimately tired of because I feel like i talk myself in circles with her and I am sick of saying things that have no resonance. Bout 6mo ago she broke up with a man she'd been with for 9yrs, more like he broke up (i.e. left her) for an extended period of time there was the woe is me thing that went on, we all (my friends and i) worked on helping her out doing things with her trying to keep her outta her funk. She'd then go to her therapist and theyd discuss him again and we would wind up back at square one with crying jags and drunken events. It got old....quick. Well she began finding old friends online and talking to other "fringe" friends because she knew she had begun to wear on us because we got to a point where there was nothing more we could say or do to assist, she just needed to move on and let go (which I get it believe me a 9 yr relationship is hard to let go of especially when you move across the country and away from your family for him) So, now she's talking to old friends and new friends and one of these old friends happens to be a guy who she had a crush on back in high school, she says they have hour long convos on the phone, and they have a "connection" shes totally enamored with this man to the point where she wont go out or talk/date anyone else. Theres one problem...he's married with 2 kids and lives on the other end of the country, AND has no intention of leaving said wife and kids. He has told her what they have is good and he likes it, but as long as theres no "bunny boiling" type incidents they are good as it is. Now, she keeps falling more and more into him and he just gets the benefits while he goes home to the wife and kids, she goes home alone and waits, for a call...for an email for anything. In the time she's talked to him, she says she "loves" him, shes impressed with what hes done with his life and how far he's come, shes willing to even fly to visit him (which i think is a TOTALLY bad idea) especially when hes married (the wife would be outta town when she goes to see him) Every time she talks about him she compares him to the X .... which isnt the best either because I think she's still hung up on the x. Its a dead end situation and she's told him how she feels and hes happy with the status quo but knows it hurts her and she's not willing to let go because she wants to wait and see if it would work out eventually. So its a daily battle of her being upset and she just gets more and more damaging to herself, sitting home alone getting drunk and talking on the computer and being upset and its just too much to take. So more and more i havent really been around her much other than situations where alchohol typically isnt involved to save us from any excessive drama.

This friend also felt the need to tell another of my friends that i was talking bout them saying they didnt like them or whatever, which i never did. This makes me angry because 1. i never said it, 2. it upset my other friend. I dont know what to do about this because i'm not the type to get in someones face about doing things like that.

I have other friends....and i'm the type that counts alot on my friends and when they dont live up to my expectations I feel really betrayed, and i tend to jump to conclusions on alot of things. Thats one of the things i really dont like about myself... For example, i had a friend come into town from downstate and my friends here were supposed to go out on the town with us on Sat night, so i go to the previously scheduled meeting place, to find...one has gone out of town with the new guy she's dating...did she call me or let me know she wasnt coming? no. I called her in the afternoon and she didnt answer her phone, only know she left town because her sister told me. It kinda upset me because I had thought we all had plans but she didnt even call to tell me she was doing the other, not sure Im holding it against her because its a new relationship she's in and because its new i think she's just enjoying it and going with the flow.

Lately i call, try setting things up or call to say hello or whatever and people arent returning calls, should I take this as a hint? I ask about it later and they say nothing or give excuses that they were doing something and werent able to return my call or whatever, but I dont know what to think. And it makes me really upset that i cant count on people that I would really consider my closest friends. In any situation i'm there for them when they need to sound off, but when i do it seems they disappear and it makes me angry.

I dont know, i dont like childish antics, i dont like high school girl mentatlity and that seems to be whats going on more and more lately and its really beginning to piss me off, for girls that should be grown ups by now....they all tend to act like children more than need be. I dont even know if its them or me because I thought i'd be "further in life" than where i am now by now, and not being there wears on me and stresses me out.

I'm tired of being alone, going home alone, sleeping alone and counting on friends and not getting anything in return but aggrivation.

Writer's Block: blushes

2008-02-27T21:09:34Z

What is the most common compliment you receive?

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" I just have to tell you, you look awesome!!!!"....i recently have lost 60lbs...and it took awhile to really notice, and i bought new clothes recently that fit the slimmed down frame so more people have noticed....and i'm no good with compliments...i dont know how to respond

Charlie, charlie, charlie

2008-01-22T18:00:37Z

Not sure why unicorns have become the thing lately, but .... makes me laugh

Planet Unicorn heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

2008-01-22T17:59:05Z

Some funny stuff....there are some more "episodes" on you tube :) Enjoy!

I'm Moving!!!

2007-01-04T19:33:40Z

Yay yay, i got approved on an apartment in town Traverse City, and i will be moving out of my current situation this weekend. sigh....life is on the up side.

Scorpio? Its so me.....

2007-01-02T15:45:23Z

Scorpio is an astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Scorpius. Under the tropical zodiac, Scorpio is occupied by the Sun from October 23 to November 22, and under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently from November 16 to December 15. The opposite sign to Scorpio is Taurus.

Scorpio is the eighth sign of the Zodiac and associated with intensity, passion, and power. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a complex, emotional, analytical, keenly perceptive, focused, intuitive, determined, hypnotic, perspicacious and self-contained character, but one which is also prone to extremity, jealousy, secretiveness, possessiveness, stubbornness, cruelty and cunning. In terms of anatomy, Scorpio is said to rule the pelvis, reproductive system and urinary system. In terms of geography Scorpio is linked with Egypt, Syria, Algeria, and Morocco.

Medieval astrologers believed that "By virtue of its tail armed with its powerful sting, the Scorpion creates natures ardent for war and active service, which rejoices in plenteous bloodshed and in carnage more than in plunder. When warfare is in abeyance, they find themselves foes to attack, there are those who enjoy mockfights and joust in arms and devote their leisure to the study of war and every pursuit which arises from the art of war".

Scorpio is traditionally thought to be ruled by the planet Mars, but in recent years many astrologers have labeled Pluto as the ruler or co-ruler of Scorpio, attributing the intensity associated with the sign to the planet's influence.

In mythology Scorpio is often associated with Orpheus, from the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Scorpio is also associated with the Greco-Roman gods Ares/Mars and sometimes the god Hades/Pluto.

Famous Scorpios include John Keats, Anthony Kiedis, Jonas Salk, Marie Curie, Bill Gates, Alexander Alekhine, Jose Capablanca, John Cleese, Scott Weiland, Steve Ditko, Grace Kelly and Rock Hudson.

**Scorpio**

Zodiac Symbol:	Scorpion
Birth Dates (Tropical):	October 23 - November 22
Birth Dates (Sidereal):	November 16 - December 15
Birth Dates (Solar):	November 23 - November 29
Constellation:	Scorpius
Zodiac Element:	Water
Zodiac Quality:	Fixed
Body Part:	Genitals
Domicile:	Mars (or/and Pluto - currently under review)
Detriment:	Venus
Exaltation:	Uranus (Modern astrology)
Fall:	Moon
Birthstone:	Topaz
Colours:	Red and Black
Numbers:	Three and Five
Day:	Tuesday
Gemstones:	Topaz, Coral, Garnet, Ruby and Zircon
Metal:	Gold, Silver,

sigh

2007-01-02T14:06:20Z

So, here i am again....wanted to wish you all Happy New Year, heres hoping 2007 brings you happiness and health.

Myself, still stuck in shitty situation...well after careful consideration and discussion with my family and friends, i've decided to move, i'm practically sick about the whole thing, she's being "cool" i guess but its almost bi-polar cool. It feels like at any second something else could go wrong and all hell will break loose, and i cannot live like that. So over the past few days i've proceeded to look for a new location to live. All a bit more money but less hassle and less drive. I go today to look at a Duplex over nearby work, not a bad little place and its just for litle old me, and i'm sure once i'm in and outta where i'm at, my life will even out and i'll feel a bit better and sleep at night for once.

The one thing that angers me the most is that she implied i'm immature...I AM NOT. I'm a 30yr old woman who is perfectly capable of taking care of herself...just because i didnt put myself in debt to buy a crap ass house does not make me immature. I know better than to put myself into situations like that which is partially why all of this upsets me so much. Hopefully i'll have this handled within a week maybe and life will be pretty much back to normal. All i can say is wish me luck.

Heres hoping your lives are working out the way you planned!

Shitty, literally

2006-12-25T05:26:54Z

Yeah, so here i am posting, its been forever and now i post...bout the most useless topic.

Ok, recently (last week) i moved in with a friend out of where i was, and i'm not sure now/yet if i regret it yet. So, she owns a cabin out in the woods, the basement (my part of the house) isnt hard plummed, meaning the toilet, shower, sink, run on a pump thats plugged into the wall. Anyway....the toilet sticks sometimes and i was told to 1. try jiggling the handle and if that doesnt shut it off 2. un-plug it and plug it back in to reset it. So I come home from work thursday evening and it begins to run so i go thru the typical steps, well after unplugging and plugging it back in, it stops. I think ok, fixed it. Were good. I proceed to go upstairs to figure out dinner etc and watch some tv. When returning back downstairs i found part of the basement coated in water....the pump had quit, reason being is the plug had reset and shut off and the water wasnt being pumped correctly which caused the toilet to overflow. Now, upon this i freaked out and called my brother to come over with his shop vac to help pick up as much as i could, we did what we could, then i called my new "landlord" to inform her of what had happened, she seemed pretty understanding bout the whole ordeal and i put out how sorry and concerned i was about this. She had her friend come over and bring another more powerful shop vac, we worked on the basement for a good 3hrs to remove the majority of the water and basically we were left with damp carpet, which we ran fans on all night, so mainly friday morning the wetness was contained in the bathroom area. (dont worry, no icky stuff involved in this mess) so, i had to leave after work on friday to come home to my parents for the holiday, she stayed home, i emailed her a hello yesterday to kinda say merry xmas and so on. I sign back into my account today to find her message saying "i dont think you realize how much damage was done, we'll talk upon your return" now, thing is i dont know if she's just stating this or if she's actually pissed. Shes kinda a private quiet person, so i havent gotten the ability to really read her yet. Now my issue is, i feel horrible, i have since it happened, i did what i could to reconcile the situation and i dont know what to do. Myself i'm the kinda person to stew on something enough that it just makes me physically sick. I dont know what to do now, and i still feel horrible...sigh...i guess thats all i can say, i wanted to get it out and my saying this, i'm not sure if i tell her (which i have how sorry that i am for this happening) what difference it would make....i kinda just wanted to get it off my chest.

Everyone else is doin it so why cant we?

2006-09-08T13:01:31Z

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2006-09-08T12:43:10Z

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-09-07-frey-settlement_x.htm

Frey, publisher reportedly settle suit

Updated 9/8/2006 1:59 AM ET

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By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer

NEW YORK — Memoirist James Frey and Random House, Inc. have agreed in principle to settle lawsuits filed by readers who said they were defrauded by fabrications in Frey's million-selling book, A Million Little Pieces, the publisher said.

"I can confirm that we have an agreement in principle," David Drake, a spokesman for the Random House imprint Doubleday, said Thursday. "However, it requires court approval and may take several weeks and even months."

Readers who bought A Million Little Pieces on or before Jan. 26, the day Frey and his publisher acknowledged that he had made up parts of the book, would be eligible for a refund of the full suggested retail price, according to a person with detailed knowledge of the settlement, who provided background information on condition of anonymity because approval is still pending.

Manhattan federal court judge Richard J. Holwell consolidated the lawsuits in June. Lawyers for 10 of the 12 proposed representatives for the class-action suits have accepted terms of the settlement, which call on Frey and Random House to pay out no more than a total of $2.35 million. That sum covers the refund to consumers, plaintiffs' lawyers' fees and an unspecified donation to charity.

Under terms of the settlement, neither Frey nor the publisher have admitted any wrongdoing.

Reports of an imminent settlement first appeared on http://www.radaronline.com, a pop culture website.

To receive refunds — $23.95 for the hardcover, $14.95 for paperback — consumers will have to submit a receipt or some other proof of purchase: for the hardcover, page 163; for the paperback, the book's front cover. They also will have to sign a sworn statement that they bought the book because they believed it was a memoir.

Frey's book was a sensation after Oprah Winfrey chose it for her book club last fall, but in early January the website The Smoking Gun revealed that Frey's memoir of addiction and recovery contained numerous fabrications. Winfrey initially defended Frey, but soon changed her mind and berated him in person on her TV show.

Frey has also acknowledged extensive falsifications in a second memoir, My Friend Leonard.

Posted 9/7/2006 1:43 PM ET

hmmph... :)

My weekend...yes 2 days late!

2006-08-22T16:55:32Z

So, hmmm...not a typical, what ya been up to poster...but its been a bit and i feel bad that i havent posted.

Well, had a busy weekend this past weekend...

Went out and partied Friday night with some friends and caught a bit of a band at Petes Pub in Traverse, Indulge. Though we werent really there to see them, i enjoyed listening to them, even if the friends i was with were more into drunken pool than listening to some emo-guys. :)

Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/indulge

Sucks though since 1st time i heard them, then they moved to Boston like the next day. Oh well.

Saturday morning got up at 8ish to drive to Mt Pleasant to see my friend who was in from Florida

Thats Crystal with her son Riley....gosh hes getting big.

From there went out to the bar with Ezra and got home (to the rents house in
clio) bout 1:30 Sunday morn, let me tell you, i was draggin!

Then sunday, the fam came over (i'm talking the whole Weston clan) had a
BBQ and took a dip in my parents pool. My nephew got his first taste of my cousin Kevins harley

He's one hot stud, dont ya think? :) lol

Watch out Evil Kenivel (yes thats my dad to the right)

Yeah....he's cute, but i'm biased. Then again, theres the other nephew too, got some of his updated info this past weekend too.

He doesnt know quite what to do with this whole crib thing. He just finally got it here this past weekend...he's been sleeping in his cradle since birth. Thinks this mobile is pretty cool

Anyway, got home to Traverse around 9ish. All in all it was a pretty good weekend i guess.

Talk to ya'll soon....sorry bout all the pics...love my bragging rights.

ahhh, gotta love my hometown

2006-06-10T13:27:37Z

Principal files complaint after grads grab rear
CLIO
THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
By Ron Fonger
rfonger@flintjournal.com • 810.766.6317

CLIO - High School Principal Keith Smith says he doesn't mind being the butt of a good-natured joke, but he wants two graduating seniors to know his backside is off limits.

Smith filed a sexual assault complaint with police after Sunday's commencement ceremony at the Clio Amphitheater, claiming the male students reached around him and grabbed his backside when he tried to congratulate them for their graduation.

"These two chose to touch me on the butt and rub it," Smith said Monday. "They are 18. They are adults. It's not OK."

Still, some thought Smith was going too far over what might have been graduation high jinks.

"I really don't see it as that big a deal, but apparently he (Smith) did," said graduating senior Cassie Ratza. "That is pretty extreme to file charges."

Police took Smith's complaint, but a Clio detective sergeant said the investigation isn't complete. No charges have been filed.

"I don't even have a report yet. We responded on a complaint," said Detective Sgt. Ronald Steinhorst. The Flint Journal could not reach Police Chief James McLellan for comment.

Word of the incident is slowly making its way around the halls of Clio High School.

Freshman Chelsea Swinford heard about it in class Monday.

"We asked the teacher if it was true that they were crossing the stage and when they got their diploma, they grabbed his butt," Swinford said. "I thought it was pretty crazy."

She admits their action shocked her, but her principal's response really took her aback.

"I think it was a little overboard, but my teacher said he did it so (students) would know they can't do worse things next year," she said.

Junior Tyler Lonsway didn't hear about it in school Monday, but he was pretty sure something went down at commencement.

"I was there and I remember hearing them call off some cars' license plates, and announce the sheriff's deputies wanted to talk with the drivers, but I didn't see anything," Lonsway said.

Most students at the graduation ceremony were unaware of the incident.

"Nope, I didn't see it, and I haven't heard anything about it," said graduating senior Grant Gunther. "(But) they should've known he was going to do something. He doesn't really let things fly."

Smith said he's got a sense of humor and understands students might do anything to stand out in front of their peers one last time.

"Every year, you are going to have something like that - (like) a kid puts shaving cream in his hand," Smith said. "If they had just patted me on the back, it wouldn't have been an issue."

Smith said the incident didn't cause a huge scene, but it did upset him. He complained to an off-duty Genesee County sheriff's deputy, who referred him to city police to make his complaint.

Jeffrey Clothier, an attorney for one of the students, said he hopes someone videotaped the commencement so police can consider whether Smith was really the victim of a sexual assault.

By definition, he said, such an assault requires that the students touched Smith for their own sexual arousal or gratification.

"To think my client would touch his principal in that way ... is absurd," Clothier said.

Smith said the two seniors took attention away from their classmates by what they did.

"The thing to remember is 206 students crossed the stage beautifully. Two made poor choices," he said. "I know if I had done that, I would have lost my job."

***

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Do you think the Clio High School principal went too far in filing a police complaint over the butt-grabbing incident? Or did the students deserve a lesson? Let us know at (810) 766-6317 or rfonger@flintjournal.com. We may use your views in a future article.

Blah...

2006-04-17T16:59:34Z

Well, on wednesday i have to compete in Karaoke Finals for a contest i won a few weeks ago...some of you are thinking Karaoke? wtf? :) Others know me better..so i guess all i have to say right now is wish me luck...heres some of my songs and a random pic of me singing. :)

My list...its updated a bit since i made this...but just a bit of general idea, i'm kinda all over the place

Repertoire-

Fleetwood Mac- Dreams
Fleetwood Mac- Gypsy
Fleetwood Mac- Silver Spring
Fleetwood Mac- Landslide
Stevie Nicks and Don Henley- Leather and Lace
Bonnie Raitt- I cant make you love me
Rebecca Lynn Howard- Forgive
Fugees- Killing Me Softly
Lauren Hill- Can’t Take My Eyes off of you
Alaina Miles- Black Velvet
JoDee Messina- Heads Carolina, Tails California
JoDee Messina- I’m Alright
JoDee Messina- Bye, Bye
JoDee Messina- Stand Beside Me
JoDee Messina- Because You Love Me
Trick Pony- Pour Me
Jamie O’Neal- There is no Arizona
Kellie Coffey- When you lie next to me
Christina Aguilera- Beautiful
Christina Aguilera- Impossible
Christina Aguilera (Moulin Rouge)- Lady Marmalade
Christina Aguilera- I turn to you
Dixie Chicks- You Were Mine
Dixie Chicks- Without You
Dixie Chicks- Cowboy Take Me Away
Dixie Chicks- Long Time Gone
Dixie Chicks- Wide Open Spaces
Carolyn Dawn Johnson- I don’t want you to go
Sara Evans- Perfect
Sara Evans- No Place That far
Deana Carter- Strawberry Wine
Julie Roberts- Break Down Here
Janis Joplin- Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin- Piece of my heart
Gretchen Wilson- Here for the party
Gretchen Wilson- Redneck Woman
Martina McBride- Where would you be
Martina McBride- Whatever you say
Martina McBride- Wrong Again
Martina McBride- Independence Day
Martina McBride- How Far
Kelly Clarkson- A Moment Like This
Kelly Clarkson- Before Your Love
Mandy Moore- Candy
Oleta Adams- Get Here
Janet Jackson- That’s the way love goes
Reba McEntire and Linda Davis- Does He love you
Reba McEntire- And Still
Reba McEntire- She thinks his name was John
Reba McEntire- Fancy
Reba McEntire- For My Broken Heart
Reba McEntire- The greatest man I never knew
Reba McEntire and Vince Gill- The heart wont lie
Reba McEntire- You Lie
Leann Rimes- Cant Fight The moonlight
Leann Rimes- But I Do Love you
Leann Rimes- One way ticket
Leann Rimes- Probably wouldn’t be this way
Dido- Hunter
Dido- Thank you
Evanescence- Bring Me to live
Evanescence- My Immortal
Bill Withers- Aint no sunshine
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Aint No mountain high enough
Les Miserables- On My Own
Alicia Keyes- Fallin’
Extreme- More Than Words
Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow- Picture
Sheryl Crow- I Shall Believe
Sheryl Crow- Strong Enough
Sheryl Crow- The first cut is the deepest
Sheryl Crow- If it makes you happy
Billy Preston and Syreeta- With you I’m born again
Sugarland- Something More
Aretha Franklin- Chain of Fools
Aretha Franklin- Natural Woman
Fiona Apple- Criminal
Sarah McLachlan- Adia
Sarah McLachlan- Angel
Sarah McLachlan- Building a Mystery
Sarah McLachlan- I will remember you
Sarah McLachlan- Posession
Sarah McLachlan- Sweet Surrender
Gloria Gaynor- I will survive
Faith Hill- Breathe
Faith Hill- Cry
Faith Hill- Take Me As I Am
Faith Hill- Wild One
Gladys Knight- Midnight Train to Georgia

....spankin.....

2006-03-17T19:55:19Z

After a verbal scolding all the way from France, i'm updating my journal. :)

Thanks morganofthefay

So...first of all.... let me say....

Happy St Pattys Day!!!

So...whats new in my world....

Hmm...i moved into a house with some friends, actually its a couple, his house, i'm just renting a room, its nice, were pretty good friends so its not really getting in the way, luckily. He gets crabby sometimes...like all men, but ya deal. And it saved me a bit o money....by the way...addy on that new location is:
1370 Vic Way Traverse City, MI 49686

Hmm what else...oh, i've been on the south beach diet since aug 2005 and so far i'm down 42...just above my 1st goal...i want to lose that again...but its kinda lagging right now so i'm trying to do what i can a little bit at a time.

I've moved into a new department at work and i'm doing underwriting, basically i get to shut down people who send in their applications if its not something we'd do...its interesting sometimes, other times i hate arguing with people, i'm sorry sir, your nova did not come off the line from the factory with a blower out of the hood...therefore it is NOT stock. Thank you very much.

I'll try to be better at updating this....or yet again i may get scolded. :)

Talk to you all soon......

And go out and get some green beer!

kweston @ 2006-01-20T10:01:00

2006-01-20T15:02:02Z

Stolen from everyone:

YOU
1. Name:
2. Date of birth:
3. Where you live:
4. What makes you happy:
5. Currently listening/the last thing you listened to:
6. Do you read my journal?:
7. If yes, what makes it especially good or bad?:
8. An interesting fact about you:
9. Are you in love/do you have a crush at the moment?:
10. Favorite place to spend time:
11. Favorite lyric:
12. The best time of the year:

RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A band, a song, or album:

PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Look at my friends-list and tell what you like about one of our mutual friends:
4. Put this in your journal so that I can tell you what I like about you.

sooooooooooo....

2005-12-10T17:43:46Z

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak often) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.

When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your LJ and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you.

You KNOW you want to do this!

A beautiful autumn day here in Northern MI! :) Enjoy!

2005-10-19T13:58:58Z

kweston @ 2005-10-17T14:46:00

2005-10-17T18:50:23Z

Let me tell you how big of a dork i am, went to the store to buy my groceries and thought, "I think i'll pick up a bottle of wine" so i'm standing in the wine aisle and bam....there is the greatest name for a wine that i've ever seen....well i thought it was funny at least. :)

http://www.kellysrevenge.com.au/usfs.html

Just the description makes me giggle! :) Ive bolded the most entertaining parts to me. :) lol

Had a hard day? Stress getting to you? Work getting you down?

Kelly’s Revenge is perfect at the end of a long day. This great new range of Australian wines is packed full of fruit flavours and finished off with attitude. Strong, bold and full of character Kelly can handle anything. Kick back, relax, forget about the pressures and take revenge with Kelly.

It’s all about you now.

ARE YOU UP FOR IT?

So.........

2005-09-22T19:07:57Z

I'm so horrible with updating this thing...its been awhile since i really wrote an actual entry.

SO here goes...

Ok, i work at an insurance company, and i have for bout 2 years now and irony of ironies, i love the company i work for. While i enjoy the job i cant help but feel kinda stuck in one place being that i've been doing the same exact thing for the entire two years. I do my job and i do it well (if i do say so myself). While some managers have brought me into different development teams, some of those managers have left the company and the teams have yet to turn into any benefits on my part (i.e traveling, promotion, etc) I've applied 4 different times to transfer within the company, turned down 2 times and told 2 other that they were going to hire outside of the company. OK..kinda pissed me off, but i move on. So earlier this week i got a call from the HR department setting up an interview for 1 of the 2 where they were hiring outside the company, well, this interview wasnt just any, the first time it was just the HR lady and one of the managers of our claims department (the position for which i applied) this time it was HR lady, manager, and the VP of that department, which is kinda a big thing, there were other friends of mine that applied the first time that didnt get this 2nd call...so i'm kinda excited thinking this is a good sign for me, though kinda nervous because i feel like 4 times before i've had interviews and 4 times before somehow i wasnt good enough. I hate interviews. I think it went well, (that was on Tuesday by the way) but i've yet to hear anything, and stupid me didnt ask at the time. All i know is they were looking to hire 1 maybe 2 people for the department. SO here i sit and wait...which is completely aggrivating, though understandable in a way too. Its out of my control and i hate it. Im half tempted to ask the HR lady if i should hear anything soon, but then I'm afraid of getting a response that they decided NO.

lets see....
Issue 2 i guess, but not really an issue.
August 1st i started the South Beach diet at 242lbs (god i hate admitting that), since then i'm down somewhere between 15-19 lbs, i guess it kinda depends on when i weigh myself. Well, i'm happy with what i've done so far, but i really want to make it at least below the 200 mark, i'm really hard on myself for looking like this, i guess its my fault i got here, though if you look at me i dont think i look like i weighed that much. Part of my problem is i'm scared that if i dont look the right way i might end up alone, which i think is partly something ingraned by my mother, she is all gung ho on the weight thing and to give her credit my dads side of the family isnt exactly the healthiest and since it runs in the family i guess i see healthwise where shes coming from, but not otherwise. She claims to be trying to help, but her asking (even JUST asking!?) upsets me. I keep seeing friends and family married off or pregnant or moving on with their lives, but i feel like i'm stuck in a rut and not going anywhere...i know that everything above is not the case, i know i'll find someone, i know that my weight doesnt have EVERYTHING to do with it, but i cant help but think these things.

issue 3-
Not a big fan of this town, while being a beautiful place to live, there is nothing to do here, other than the tourist crap. People around here are either said tourists or have grown up here, and everyone knows everyone and in doing so gets benefits, like living next to one of the managers here guarantees you'll go someplace in the company. While not only being a tourist town, its a family town, most of the younger crowd around here is married or coupled up, or....gay..not that i'm against that in any way shape or form ("to each his own" i say "as long as you're happy") I miss all of my friends downstate, and the way gas is a 3-4 hr drive isnt an option, and most of them being settled arent coming this way either. Though i'm happy in that i've made a few good girlfriends as of late so its been nice getting back into the swing of having people around. My usual night consists of comin home and watching tv, with an occasional foray into going out to do some karaoke or for a drink with some friends.

issue 4-
Not really an issue either, though none of these are life altering issues
Jan 31 06 my lease is up with my apartment, i'm worried that my rent may jump if i re-up with them since they are "luxury" apartments and i kinda got a deal when i moved in. Though being that the whole family is downstate, and i'm single, it will be january in northern michigan, moving is gonna suck.

So...now that ive ranted, i guess i feel a bit better..

Interesting Article

2005-08-31T17:39:49Z

Whoops! Did old nasty really say that?
He certainly did. Could it be that all those chemicals he inhaled back when he ran a pest control firm in Texas finally reached his brain?
That’s entirely possible. However, he wasn’t talking about our present fiasco in Iraq, but about President Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia a decade ago. Republicans said a lot of things at the time that now seem grimly hilarious, some of which are on display on the Daily Kos (dailykos.com), one of the very few blogs worth putting down your Superman comic book for.
Karen Hughes, then as now the Shrub’s mouthpiece, said, “If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”
Later, perhaps when she had gone to the powder room, Governor George W. Bush himself echoed that, saying, “Victory means exit strategy, and it’s important for the president to explain to us what his exit strategy is.”
Naturally, the war in Bosnia was nothing like our present glorious crusade for freedom and against terrorism in Mesopotamia, or the greater Pan-American Co-Prosperity Sphere, or whatever we are calling it now.
For one thing, we didn’t lose a single soldier in combat in Bosnia.
For another, we did have an exit strategy. And we won.
We aren’t winning in Iraq, of course. We cannot win, we aren’t going to win and even if we could “win,” we aren’t willing to commit the number of troops necessary for enough years to have any chance of success.
Here’s a hint from history. Foreign wars that we won generally had front lines. You could follow the progress of our troops on the map. This was true in both world wars and in the Korean Conflict. There are no front lines in Iraq.
We merely drive around from village to village, and they blow up our men with roadside bombs. Then we shoot up a town or city. We kill lots and lots of them, and make lots and lots of new enemies.
According to The Washington Post, we killed between 4,530 and 6,050 Iraqi military during the initial phase of our invasion. During our occupation about 25,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, by British estimates. The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health estimates that figure is really more than 100,000.
Does that make you feel a lot more secure? Nearly 2,000 U.S. troops have now been killed in Iraq. Do you feel it was all worth it?
Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother Bush refuses to meet with, is the tip of the iceberg. There will be another mother who refuses to accept the lying banalities about why her son or daughter died — and then another, and another. The polls show support for the war falling, and most Americans now agree it was a mistake in the first place.
We have lost the war in Iraq. In the long run, that probably doesn’t matter very much. Back in the 1960s, volumes of ink were used to predict all sorts of horrible consequences if we lost the Vietnam War. Guess what. We lost, and it barely caused a ripple in the wider world, and the domino theory that predicted godless communism would then spread to Thailand and Laguna Beach was all nonsense, as much so as everything being said now.
Frankly, I don’t care very much about Iraq, though I feel for the people who have been horribly used by their own leaders and now by ours. What I’m really worried about is the war for the hearts and minds of the rest of the world. That, and the war for what kind of America this should be.
Everyone who drives expressways sees tractor-trailer trucks with what amounts to a terribly undemocratic slogan on their back door. Support our troops wherever they go. No aid and comfort to the enemy — No Way! That’s a slogan Adolf Hitler would heartily have approved.
Blind support for the military, whatever they do. The Founding Fathers would have found that about the most terribly un-American thing they could have imagined. But that’s how the gang in control of our government thinks.
They’re polarizing our country, and turning it slowly against themselves. What is even more damaging — though we barely sense it — is what they’re doing to our standing elsewhere. By and large, the world is coming to hate us.
You wouldn’t know this, because the vast majority of even our better media pay no attention. Take Canada, which is by far our most important trading partner, and our closest neighbor. This almost never appears in our press, but we’re in what amounts to a very nasty battle with Canada over softwood lumber, which we import in vast amounts. We’re improperly charging them tariffs on it.
What about NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement? Well, they looked into it, and a succession of impartial NAFTA arbiters has ruled that Canada is right and the United States is wrong. Matter of fact, they say we need to refund $5 billion our government has improperly charged Canada.
And we’re behaving like classic ugly Americans. Rob Portman, a hack GOP politician who’s now our trade representative, says we’ll ignore those rulings and refuse to pay. “What is there to talk about?” a Canadian senator told The New York Times. “The Americans won’t abide by the rule of law.”
Someday, not too far away, we’ll need the oil in Alberta to keep our Hummers running. Behavior like that will certainly help make sure Ottawa does all it can to help us out then, won’t it?
That’s how we treat our most important neighbor, the nation that’s most like us. I’ll bet the relatives of those dead Iraqi civilians really love us.
Eventually, if we persist in making enemies of the rest of the world, we’re going to be overwhelmed by the sheer weight of hostile numbers. That is, if the many millions who are being pushed into poverty at home don’t revolt first.
This isn’t any kind of a testimonial on behalf of the Democratic Party’s foreign policy; as far as I can tell, they don’t have one. The Democrats don’t seem to have any ideas at all, except hoping to inherit the wreckage after the Bush administration crashes.
That’s not good enough. We need a vast national effort to examine America’s future economic well-being, for one thing. And instead of attacking countries we don’t like, we need to try to create an international middle class, as was proposed brilliantly in The Nation magazine some weeks ago.
John F. Kennedy, almost half a century ago, understood that was the key to our future. “To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required — not because the Communists are doing it ... but because it is right,” he said in his Inaugural Address.
He also pledged to help poorer nations in this hemisphere in what became the Alliance for Progress. It wasn’t done well enough or for long enough, but he was right. “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich,” Kennedy added.
Nobody remembers or believes those words anymore, but they’re more true than ever, at home and abroad. We ignore them, very much at our peril.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Tori :)

2005-08-31T16:46:20Z

So on Sunday evening i went to see Tori Amos...havent seen her in a few years now so i was very excited, soooooooo happy got to see her and some old friends downstate :)

Set List

Original Sinsuality
Pretty Good Year
Amber Waves
Doughnut Song
China
Barons Of Suburbia
God

Karma Police (Radiohead cover)
Vincent (Starry Starry Night) (Don McLean cover)

Carbon
Crucify
Siren
The Beekeeper

1st Encore

Parasol
Baker Baker

2nd Encore

Twinkle
Tear In Your Hand

Hi all!

2005-08-29T19:59:44Z

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I bought some new movies....yay!

2005-07-25T19:11:27Z

The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy. Apart from discovering that he's a conservative voter, she has to deal with a new boss, strange contractor, and the worst vacation of her life.

Film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely successful musical. Beneath the Paris Opera House lurks a mysterious Phantom who becomes obsessed with Chorus Singer, Christine. When she falls in love with someone else, the Phantom is overcome by jealousy and imprisons her within his underground lair. Only her true love can save her… Excellent cast includes Gerard Butler & Emmy Rossum

Description
John Clasky (Adam Sandler) is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have afforded his family (T=E9a Leoni, Cloris Leachman) a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new housekeeper, Flor (Paz Vega), who has recently immigrated to L.A. from Mexico, and is trying to find a better life for her remarkable daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), who is rapidly embracing the American way of life. When Flor and Cristina move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous...especially when you're being embraced by an affluent, eccentric American family.

Vera (Neve Campbell) is a femme fatale for the 21st century; a beautiful, capricious young woman living in New York whom begins exploring the limits of her sexual and intellectual power. She picks up men on the street and has sex with them in her apartment. She also videotapes a sexual romp with a female lover, and has sexually frank discussions with her potential employer. As the daughter of wealthy, indulgent parents, Vera seems to be improvising her way through the beginning of her life as an adult. Her boyfriend, Ford (Frederick Weller), is a fast-talking hustler prepared to do anything to make a buck. Aware of Vera's promiscuity, Ford sees a chance to make big money when he meets an aging Italian media mogul, named Count Tommaso (Dominic Chianese), who is enamored of Vera because of her sexuality, her intelligence, and what he perceives as her naiveté. Ford cooks up an idea to pimp Vera out to the Count for $100,000, easy money, if he can only talk Vera into it. Incredibly, she agrees. Everything appears to be going even better than planned. But both men have gravely underestimated Vera, who has an agenda of her own. Ford and the Count unwittingly play right into her hands, and when her plan of deception and manipulation comes to fruition, the results are staggering.

I love movies! I'm so addicted! :) lol. Stayed up late watching Sex in the City! :)