Illinois House impeaches Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Friday, January 9, 2009

From yahoo

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an unprecedented action that sets up a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out for abuse of power, including allegations that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Impeachment required just 60 votes. The final result was 114-1...

What a jerk that guy is, wasting the time of the state with his selfish need to stay in power. If he had the interest of the citizens in mind, he would have stepped down when the charges were first made public. Bah. Glad I don't live there.

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Master Bathroom Remodel

Had Interior Designer #1 (Sarah's neighbor's designer) out yesterday. I had given her my budget on the phone and before even seeing the room, she immediately said it would be very tight. I want my designer to say, "We can do that! We might not be able to do everything you want, but we can do something great."

Once she got here, she kept suggesting more and more things to up the cost. I dunno. She had great ideas, but I want to talk to another person. We won't be in this house forever, so I don't need a dream bathroom.

This was my first experience with a designer. Now I know how the process works. You can have the designer just give you ideas on colors, materials, etc. or do a full-on plan, both at an hourly rate. (Average rate I've seen is $95 per hour. A bathroom would take about 3-10 hours for the drawing and plan.) She was here for an hour, and I'll have another person come out for an hour before I make any decisions. Totally worth it for ideas, to me. I'm an HGTV junkie and I hadn't thought of a lot of things she suggested. After the planning, you can have them manage the project or do it yourself.

Incidentally, for furniture and decor ideas for rooms other than kitchen/bathroom, many furniture stores will send someone out for free to do that sort of "decor brainstorming" with you. We did that with Bassett for our living room. It turned out fantastic.

Waiting for the second designer to call me back...

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Thursday

Thursday, January 8, 2009

OK, Facebook-Application-for-iPhone. I don't need to get a notification every time my friends install you. It's filling my News Feed today. *shakes fist*

Read my original LJ last night. I have two. This was the one from the fansite webmistress days. Good times, dude. There is some seriously funny stuff there. If Scotty can have a secret LJ, so can I. Meh.

Survey!

Do you like having your picture taken?
I don't mind it. I don't seek it out.

Have you ever done crossword puzzles?
I love crosswords!

Pick up the closest book and write a sentence at random from it.
Some SEO professionals have dropped rank checking out of the equation altogether because it is less connected to your business goals than other metrics such as conversion tracking.

The same with a lyric from either a cd or the radio:
One minute you'll be thinking that everything's fine
The next thing you know, well, you're there with your heart on the line


Can you sing?
Oh yeah.

What's your favorite color of Post-It note?
bright pink

Have you ever lied to get off the phone or out of talking to someone online?
Nah. You don't have to say "I have to go now," just say "I'm going to go now." Simple!

Do you read your horoscope?
No.

Would you rather chew gum or use mouthwash and why?
Chew gum. I love gum anyway. After mouthwash, I always want to rinse the taste out of my mouth.

How many times a year about are you sick?
0.5

Ever been in an airplane?
Many times.

What radio station do you listen to most?
94.7

Do you know how to play dominoes?
Yes.

What color are your eyes?
Green

Name one person your life is made better by.
Lauren.

Can you do math with ease?
Yes.

Are you a vegetarian?
Hell no. :D

How about an aspiring actor/actress?
No. I am a terrible actress.

Which movie can you watch and say the lines along with the actors?
Princess Bride. Well, most of the lines.

Name one of your passions in life.
Music.

What's your least favorite time of day?
Mid-afternoon. If I run out of things to do, it's usually then. I like to be busy.

What color is the inside of your head when you close your eyes?
Maroon

Have you ever said 'lol' in real life without thinking about it?
Um, yes.

What is the best present you've ever given someone else?
A poem.

What is the best present someone else has ever given to you?
Jeff surprised me with an anniversary trip to New Orleans once. He even coordinated it with Donna, so it was awesome with her expert hotel and restaurant recommendations.

Do you wear a watch?
No.

Describe the ideal superpower and what you would do if you had it.
Invisibility. I could observe everything without being observed myself.

Name something you've done in the last 24 hours no matter how big or small.
Grocery shopping.

What's on your computer desk?
Photo of Lauren, photo of me and my grandma when I was 9, NDA (New Drug Application) Team commemorative thingie from work, stability ball inflater (I need to put that away), desk calendar

When you're talking do you ever use your hands to do quotation marks in the air when saying certain words?
Yes.

What's in your fridge right now?
Stuff to make Hawaiian meatballs tonight. It's also pretty full of the usual suspects. Fruit, veggies, juice, milk... Oh- there is fresh banana bread. Want some?

How many people do you live with?
Two.

What is the strangest thing you've ever done?
It has to be any of the few times in high school that John (in his "punk rock phase") convinced me to let him dress me in punk garb and then go out somewhere in public. I specifically remember one of the Adam Ant concerts with a lot of interesting face makeup... and a movie with a jillion bandannas tied around me.

Have you ever been on TV or the radio?
On the local TV news when I was in elementary school and gave an award to Gordie Howe. Radio from a live broadcast in college, when I won Huey Lewis and the News tickets.

What is the worst thing anyone could ever do to you?
Lie.

Are you a fast typist?
I think so.

Describe how you sleep.
On my left side, with my head on a firm pillow.

Have you ever read a book and not understood it?
Yes. (But just so everyone knows- I "get" The Matrix.)

Do people pick up your slang language more than you pick up theirs?
No. I am a sponge for that stuff.

What would you like to do with your life?
Be a great mom and launch a second career in something fun

When they start sending rockets to the moon for us civilians, will you be on the list to go?
noooooooooo

Have you ever written anything on your skin?
Yes- mostly phone numbers in college

What color are most of your clothes?
blue

Are things as bad as they seem?
never

Do you like to look people in the eye?
Yes I make a specific effort to do just that.

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Broken finger

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Lauren's finger has a small "chip fracture," so she'll have to splint it for at least another week. Yikers! No wonder it looks so awful. She thought it was jammed, but it sure did swell and bruise a lot for that. Four years of cheer and she never broke anything. One day of color guard and she's busted up. Weird!

It is the most gorgeous day ever here. It's about 70 degrees and sunny, with a cool breeze. Even though it's cedar allergy season, I'm outside just enjoying it... before the cold returns in a couple of days.

Sanjay Gupta looks like he might take the Surgeon General spot in the Obama administration. Coolio!

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Kathy Slept Here

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

From Scotty, who found it on LJ-

List all the cities in which you slept in 2008:

Austin, TX
Arlington, TX
Irving, TX
New York City, NY
Marble Falls, TX
College Station, TX
San Antonio, TX
Houston, TX

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Old pics

Tracy and Kathy have posted tons of photos from their old scrapbooks on Facebook this week. I LOVE IT. It makes me want to post more of my old pix. Everyone cringing yet?

Waiting for x-ray results on the daughter's swollen and bruised finger. She also still has pain in one area from her wisdom teeth surgery Dec 19! It's getting better though. She is perfectly happy, not whiny like I would be with all that going on.

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Sushi Class

Monday, January 5, 2009

Everyone should take Origami Chef Tim Thomas's Sushi 101 class at Central Market (Lamar). He was awesome! Kathy L signed us up for last night's class as my Christmas present. His next two classes are Jan 25 and Feb 22.

We had appetizers, made three rolls, a hand roll and nigiri. He talked about the history of sushi, growing up in Japan, his family's restaurants and family stories, and had great recommendations for brands of products and types of fish. He was funny and entertaining. And cute. Not that I paid attention to anything but getting my rolls to look pretty. :D

The best CM cooking class I've taken so far!

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2008 in Review

Sunday, January 4, 2009

What exactly were you doing a minute before the ball dropped in 2008?
Watching Dick Clark's Ryan Seacrest's New Year's Eve show, and realizing that I am much older than its demographic. (Heck, Ryan is older than the demographic.)

What was your status on Valentines Day?
Married.

Were you in school anytime in 2008?
Nope.

Did you have to go to the hospital?
Dec 31, to have a "foreign body" removed from my foot.

Did you have any encounters with the police?
Nope.

Where did you go on vacation?
Marble Falls, Canada and the northeast coast.

Did you know anybody who got married?
Melissa and Graham.

Did you know anybody who had a baby?
Tara and Aaron.

Did you know anybody who passed away?
Just our kitty.

Did you move anywhere?
No.

What sporting events did you attend?
Several all-star cheer competitions, A&M women's volleyball (v. Colorado)

What concerts/shows did you go to?
Legally Blonde in NYC, a few Bob Schneider shows, Rascal Flatts, Dave Attell, Carrie Underwood

Describe your birthday:
I don't remember. Yikes.

What was your favorite moment?
Lauren's cheer team (and parents) shocked to win Cheer America Nationals against a fantastic opponent.

Any new additions to your family?
No.

Made new friends?
A few!

How many people did you date?
None. Jeff prefers that I not date.

Favorite night out?
Any of Jeff and my nights out that began at Musashino.

Other than home, where did you spend most of your time?
Area schools.

Change your hairstyle?
I got highlights for about five minutes. Every time I do it, I regret it. No more! And I wore it curly for about a month.

Have any car accidents?
Nope.

How old did you turn in 2008?
41.

Get married or divorced?
Neither.

Get arrested?
Never have been.

Been snowboarding?
No, but I would like to.

Did you get sick in '08?
Caught a cold on the cruise. Bleh!

Are you happy to see 2008 go?
2008 wasn't bad, but I am excited about '09!

Been naughty or nice?
A little of both.

What are you looking forward to most in 2009?
The new President.

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Weekend!!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Scotty has dropped off the planet. The año nuevo is three days old. I hope he's not still recuperating.

Melissa, my old partner-in-crime, and her hubby came over last night. We played "the card game," which she and Jeff won. Pure luck, I tell ya'. ;)

Lolo jammed her finger her first day of guard camp. Yikers. She hung in there though, and she's back for another round all day today. She says the routine is very cool. (She probably didn't say "cool," but that's what I got out of it.) Can't wait to see it! Unlike cheer routines, which are snippets of music strung together, winter guard routines are a single song. Pop music- no marching band stuff. I love their song, but she assures us we'll all be sick to death of it by the end of the competition season.

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Happy 2009!!

Friday, January 2, 2009

Whale, Nancy (haha)... New Year's Eve day was a bummer-and-a-half. Warning to the queasy (like me): This story is way gross.

I stepped on a sewing needle on the carpet. Not one of those pip-squeak thin ones. The giant one that sits in the middle of the group in the package. It went in at a lovely angle, and a good 2 inches. I couldn't pull it out and Jeff couldn't get it to budge with pliers. Seriously.

So up to the ER we all went. The x-rays were "impressive" according to the doctor, and the staff each got a good look over the three hours I was back there. Some more grossed out than others. It was much like an episode of "Trauma in the ER"... practically an ax through the head... for little Seton Southwest hospital anyway. It was definitely more disturbing than painful. I wasn't in any real pain.

Took the doc three pulls with pliers to finally dislodge the thing from the tendon it was stuck in. My foot was lidocained up, so no big thang. The worst part? The tetanus shot. Dude. Those things kill your arm for up to a week. Bonus though-- I am again immune to diptheria and whooping cough. Have you had a DPT booster in the last 10 years? Yeah, I had no idea either.

Hope everyone is having a terrific new year!

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