tuesday morning

i missed my turn for the office this morning... hey, i've only been at my job for 5 or 6 weeks, i shouldn't know where i go every day, should i?

not gonna let that stupid grass cutter get me down... nosirree. i'm going for it again. i'll print out my very detailed instructions on how to start and use the mower (thanks Drew), go into the backyard and give that dumb machine what's comin' to it; that mower's gonna eat dirtgrass. did i tell y'all that i was so embarrassed by my inability to start the shredder that i rolled the thing to the backyard so i could fail behind the privacy of my fence? i was just sure that all the neighbors in my geriatric neighborhood were laughing, pointing and calling their friends behind the privacy of their miniblinds, ridiculing that silly little girl standing in her driveway fighting a losing battle with a yard tool. ::blushing deep crimson::

my due date is sometime this week... my water broke last night, and labor has begun; my new blogdaughter will arrive as early as today, and when she does, i know she'll receive a warm blogosphere welcome. we learned during our IMing over the last couple of days that we are sooooo much alike and were probably separated at birth; i hope the blogosphere can handle two of meus.

massage time, hooray!!! i wasn't able to see Mary either of my two weekends in Fort Worth, and i'm in mucho paino, so i'm going to a new one tomorrow after work. hopefully, she won't beat the snot out of me and understands that massages should be more relaxing than stressful.

more BlogLibbing tomorrow... low participation in last week's BlogLib, but the result, in my opinion, was pretty funny. so tomorrow we'll play again; don't forget to stop by and leave your contributions, and remember my keep-it-clean rules. i'm still deciding whether this is to be a regular thing...

new photo album later this week... or later today, whichever comes first or last. i've got some fun pics from my two trips hometo my former home, and since i'm a photoshop moron, why don't y'all give me some tips in the comments on how to make my pics look the way they're supposed to but still be small enough that there's no complaining. and for those of you still on dialup -- i'm praying for you and your connection; seriously, it's time to think about upgrading. :)

later, musees.

Comments

[Drew]

RE: Mower
That's the right attitude! Improvise, adapt, overcome! I realized later that you were probably just having a moment of frustration. There is nothing wrong with asking for help, then getting back into the fray. I was going to write and apologize for sounding grumpy, but I was that way only because you've impressed me as being intelligent, independent, and resourceful. So go conquer that silly machine and don't feel embarrassed at all.

PS - one or two slower pulls of the starter cord will loosen up the engine if it hasn't run in a while, and spread the oil around inside. That should make starting easier.

[Joel]

Believe me I would upgrade if I could, but when no type of broadband service runs down your road, you are pretty much sunk.

[Brandon]

I could give you some tips, but I'd have to know what program you're using first, there's a lot of 'em.

Oh- and from now on I'll use "really bad"

[Julie]

There is something disturbing about the new photo of you and that GUN. I know you love guns, blah, blah, blah......but WHAT would a person do with a gun like that? Hunt? I think not.

It just looks horrible....IMHO.

[AWG]

Julie,

You shoot Commies with guns like that. I should have thought that would be obvious. :o)

[Joel]

AWG is right. You never know when some sneaky red is going to spring on you and try to ruin your capitalism experience. That's why you have to be packing heat. Packing heat for democracy!

[sarahk]

julie, i would pose for pictures with it. :) and protect myself. not only am i responsible for mowing my own lawn, i also have to protect myself.

joel, i'd be spending all my time at the public library or any hotspot location. shoot, i'd drive 50 or so miles to one of them safety rest areas. ;)

drew, you didn't sound grumpy, you sounded like a dad. ha.

[Drew]

Horrible? I think it's pretty. I just hope she has another 2 or 3 around the house, lots of ammo, and gets to practice frequently. Never know when some sneaky commie/goblin might pounce, and they usually bring their friends along. I think she needs an AR-10 to keep them even further away.

Oh, and you CAN hunt with such a pistol.

[Tim O'Reilly]

Congrats on the baby, hope the delivery goes/went well and that you're both doing fine.

357? Heh, 3 of the trucks we use start off with that on the license plates. To bad we can't carry over here tho...something about gov't regs and contracts an such.
Regards
Tim

[Chad Coleman]

Julie - A 90 pound woman, can drop a 200 pound attacker/rapist male.

Should you ever be in that situation, I pray to God, you would have a gun.

A few of my favorite quotes:

Better to have a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not have it.

You dont shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

The Second Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.

Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

If guns cause crime, then spoons made Rosie O'donnll fat.

Those who trade liberty for security deserve neither.

If you don't know your rights you don't have any.

Jesus said to them, if you dont have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke 22:36

An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

[sarahk]

thanks, Drew and Tim. where's "over here"?

i like your list, chad.

[Julie]

Commies? Rapists? Hmmmm.......paranoid, are we, kinda??

I, personally, refuse to own a gun. But to each their own, as they say.....

[SpaceMonkey]

Sarahk, I lead singing at church and one time I got up to lead, and realized I had brought my Bible instead of my songbook to the podium. I said "ok this is my Bible not my songbook, excuse me a moment".
I had to walk all the way to the pew in the back where my family was sitting to get my song list and my book. Very embarassing.

[sarahk]

nice, spacemonkey. that's why i'm glad chicks don't lead singing at church; i'd do exactly the same thing, only i'd trip and fall on my face 3 times before i actually made it back up to the podium.