Empress Sassy

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 29

So, you’re a tattoo addict. But what happens when you run out of surface area to mark up on your skin?

All the cool kids are now getting ink on their eyeballs.

A Canadian named Pauly Unstoppable recently volunteered to have ink injected into his cornea until his eye appeared completely blue. Apparently, the process took 40 injections before the eye totally filled with the ink.

Give me a break!  Can you get any more weird?  I just don’t get it.  It’s bad enough when we see tattoos all over the body, but this is just over the top.  I also don’t get the body piercing of the nipples and penis, can someone explain this to me?  Can you say white trash?  Don’t tell me it’s sexy because if you do I will ask you to who?  The other white trash person that is in to you?  Get a life, and stop it.  Yes, piercing and tattoos can be tasteful, but the weird crap has to go.  I don’t think we need to see the nipples and penis pierced to turn someone on and if it does turn you on what the hell is wrong with you.

This eye tattoo thing……….just too strange for words………..fFreakville USA 
 

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 29

My friend Jacob has put himself on the “net” for dating and if you read his entry he is already frustrated.  It’s a little early honestly.

I tried this and I can honestly say now that I have (just my opinion) that I don’t think it’s for me.  As always, if this worked for you; more power to you and rock on!  I hope you and your  newly, romantic, significant other have many happy years together in blissful love!

Here is the thing, Eharmony was the first.  Now, they state there are 29 dimensions (and lets get real I can’t imagine I have 29 dimensions) but after you go through this treacherous, multi-page questionnaire I’m amazed at the matches they throw at you.  I’m getting these guys that list pastimes of hunting, fishing, camping….can you BE anymore NOT me!  How are they my type? 

If you are fortunate enough to get a nice guy up on the page you have the option to send your photo and a set of “first questions”.  This is what gripes me.  The guy should either answer the questions or close the match - you’d think right?  However the guys inevitably just leave the questions unanswered for weeks and never close the match; as if to say you are SO unimportant and SO not my type, you are not even worth paying attention to at all.  Nice.

Match.com I have to agree with Jacob was kind of a joke.  It’s like a dating cruise ship and the photos are just horrible.  The bios are cheesy and I don’t understand why people can’t just type what they really want out of a person. (Earlier blog entry).  I get so tired of the “long walks, loves to read books, holding hands, blah, blah, blah).  It kills me.  The two guys I did meet on Match.com were both complete freaks. 

All in all I still believe you have to meet people through people and in social settings. The pre-set up, on-line stuff just doesn’t work for me. People just tend to exaggerate and lie for some reason.  It’s like you put a keyboard in front of them and all of a sudden they are Superdad with all of these romantic skills they never knew they had (and guess what, they don’t!)

I still wish Jacob the best of luck, he’s a lot younger so maybe he will do better and open up to this new method of madness.  I’m just too old fashioned for this method I guess.

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 28

It was the ancient Egyptians who first figured out that the solar year and the man-made calendar year didn’t always match up.

That’s because it actually takes the Earth a little longer than a year to travel around the Sun — 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds, to be exact.

Therefore, as the hours accumulated over the centures, an extra day was occasionally added to the calendar, and over time the practice became more or less official.

Some Famous People Born on February 29

Born 1976 - Ja Rule, rapper
Born 1972 - Anthonio Sabato Jr., model & actor
Born 1916 - Dinah Shore, singer
Born 1904 - Jimmy Dorsey, bandleader.
Born 1792 - Gioacchino Rossini, Italian opera composer
Leap Year Cocktail

Born on a Leap Day?

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 27

We all know I’m a HUGE Mr. Roger’s fan so I think everyone should participate in this day! 

A tribute to children’s public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday.

March 20th is being promoted as “Sweater Day” to honor Rogers, who died of cancer five years ago. A sweater was his trademark garb on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

David Newell, who played speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the show, appears in a YouTube video that touts the event.

“Sweater Day” is the capstone to a six-day celebration planned by Family Communications Inc. of Pittsburgh. Rogers created the company to produce his show.

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 27

Dr. Phil made this statement just recently on his show and I love it.  He was telling parents about their children and how they should tell their children that EVERY right comes with responsibilities.

It’s true; if you are given a car to drive it comes with the responsibility to maintain it, drive carefully and be responsible.  If you want a job you  must show up on time, work hard and do a good job to earn your pay.  If you decide to have a child; you must be responsible enough to raise that child, support it financially, emotionally and take care of that child for the rest of it’s life. 

Children today have no clue that responsibility is mandatory with rights.  They feel they are due things in life because they are our children and that needs to stop.  We should remember to tell them more often, if not daily that “rights come with responsibility”.  With every right they decide upon they must accept the responsiblity or they do not deserve the right they are asking for in the first place.

Sadly even adults today need to learn this rule.  If you decide to marry; this right comes with responsbilities.  If you decide to enter any type of relationship this is a right that comes with responsibilities.  If you decide to take a stand, speak out for a cause or stand up for what you want in life; this is your right.  However, there are responsiblities that come with your rights.

This phrase wraps around every life experience that we encounter and I feel if more people would rememeber this it would help us to be more responsible with our actions.  Dr. Phil made a huge statement and it is one I will use daily to many people.

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 25

Well it’s up and running and I picked my theme.  I hope everyone likes it.  Thought the cat was appropriate.  For those of you that don’t know, the Sassy in EmpressSassy comes from my cat, Sassy so it all ties in.

Hope the theme looks good and welcome to the www.site.  I’m liking it so far after a long day and night fighting with Jacob to get it up, pretty and running smoothly.  He is a great guy for helping me (anal that I am)! 

Thanks a lot and I love him for all his help!   

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 25

My Ipod is dead. It died quietly; without any warning and from what I can tell in its sleep while not in use.

Now, had this been my vacuum cleaner, my hair dryer, or even my curling iron, I would not have a care in the world; as I’m not exactly good to these items. I have bumped them, dropped them and don’t exactly take care of them as I should. However, this Ipod has a life of luxury. It had its own case, its own resting place in the evenings and I always wrapped it up when I took it outside in the cold or heat. I never once abused it, dropped it or even scratched it. I never even let anyone borrow it!

It just died. The hard drive stopped spinning and I got a man with a “mad face” on the screen, which Jacob proceeded to tell me was very bad. Of course my warranty has expired and I have to now purchase a new one. Not that I’m complaining, as I can upgrade to one that I can watch videos, but it’s just that it died for no reason.

I’m wondering if it committed suicide. Maybe it hated the music I played? I had almost 3,000 songs, but maybe it was just so over my song choices it couldn’t take it anymore! Is my taste in music so awful that it just had to die to stop playing it? I will rethink this when I purchase my new one and begin to download all my music.

Today is a sad day, as I loved my Ipod very much and I hate to lose it. It has gotten me through many moments; some sad, some happy, some full or energy and some just because I needed to hear that perfect song.

I will mourn for my Ipod (only of course until I get my new one!)

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 25

I can only say that although this would be considered a good movie, I personally didn’t care for it. It had action, but truly no point that I could see. I’m a Dennis Quaid fan so that helped a lot, but it had a “Ground Hog” feel and the audience at our viewing actually laughed out loud at about the 4th “Vantage Point of view” which sort of tells you everyone was tired of the scenario going on during the movie.

The President gets shot, however it’s a dummy President, but the twist is that the terrorist know this and actually kidnap the real President. It’s up to Dennis to get him back. The papers said it was supposed to be the most awesome car chase ever made but I have to disagree. I’ve seen better in the Bourne Identity and a couple others actually. I can’t even say I would recommend this unless you just like action flicks and there is nothing else you want to see.

Jacob of course, liked it and will disagree with all of this and tell you it was a good movie (which I said that), but I just didn’t like it.

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 22

Every generation makes the same statement about the generation behind them, “If this is what we have to rely upon, what will happen to this world?” We tend to think they are lazier than us, don’t excel as we did or take the responsibility as seriously as we did. History has taught us however that the world continues to move forward, but I must admit as I get older I too look at my child’s generation and feel the same way.

Today’s world of “My Space” and “Face Page” has created a generation of communication individuals and it’s out of control. If you haven’t taken the time to view your child’s My Space page, you need to invade their privacy and do so; I guarantee that you will be not only amazed, but shocked at the conversations that are being held on these pages. It’s disgusting, vile and juvenile and these are “young adults” at the age of 20 up to the sad age of 35, acting like a bunch of Jr. High School kids. It’s sad.

Now, as always, I’m sure some people use it nicely and use it for good use, but trust me, so many do not. If you are one of those individuals that do not abuse these pages, good for you and you can respect I’m not talking about you, but the others that do abuse. The pictures of girls, half dressed, if not naked and what are they thinking? Does this make them think men will respect them? The conversations about sex and what girls are willing to do for boys, again do they think that is going to gain them respect? It is just a shame that young girls view sexual acts as a mean to get attention and/or popularity from guys.

As a woman of 40 you wish you could tell them they have an entire future in front of them with opportunities and advantages, why do they want to waste it acting like a fool, writing trash, putting their pictures on a web site, and letting the world know of their sexual acts? We need our girls to be more powerful and realize they can be more in life than this.

If you have a young daughter, or even a son, read their My Space page and get involved, you will be shocked. Don’t think “your child is different” or “your child just isn’t that bold or brave”, trust me you might just be surprised.

posted by EmpressSassy on Feb 22

Is it now? If you read Jacob’s blog (see link) he is beating himself up these days as he feels young and immature on how he handles his daily life adventures and tasks to get where he needs to be in life.

I stand by my earlier blog that I think you have to live your life in a certain order so that you can find out who you are and become what you want to be in life. The catch is that some of us get there quick, some get there slower and sadly; some of us never make it at all.

Is there a finish line? Of course not, it’s who YOU want to be and how happy you are with yourself. There are some things my dad has taught me and things I’ve learned along the way that have helped me realize things about the world:

My dad told me one time; never trust anyone that ever talks with their eyes shut. To this day, if someone does this I can’t trust them.

I truly believe a team effort is the only successful way to succeed in life. Going it alone leaves you alone. However your team has to be strong and solid. If there are weak links, your team will not succeed. You must work at your team constantly to keep it strong.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

A true hero doesn’t always wear a cape and jump buildings at a single bound. He or she may be closer than you think. Look around.

I believe there is true evil in the world.

I believe there is also true goodness in the world.

I believe everyone has lied, cheated, stolen, manipulated, conned, cursed, and thought evil thoughts in their lifetime. If they tell you they haven’t, they are a liar. It’s human nature to do all of the above in some way, shape or form.

If an animal or a child dislikes a person it is a definate sign that there is something wrong with the person. Animals and children have that natural sense about them.

First impressions DO matter and 90% of the time they are accurate. You can size someone up within 30 minutes of meeting them if you are able to talk to them for that time period. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not judging a book by it’s cover. That would be looking at someone and just guessing. I mean you have to be able to talk to them, but if you can, it’s that simple.

Sex and intimacy in a relationship is vital. If someone tells you it’s not, their relationship is not that great.

Family is all you have in life. Friends, co-workers, neighbors come and go, but family is forever. Now you can’t pick them unfortunately, they are given to you, but as I’ve said before; they come with attributes and if you look hard enough you can find things within each person that you can use to the families advantage to create a strong unit and avoid the differences of the individuals. (Team effort).

Pets a great source of comfort and everyone should have one. They love you unconditionally when you need them the most.

Your children do not always turn out as expected and there are no “instruction manuals” to tell you what is right and what is wrong. There is also no “blame rule” if they do not turn out as “right” as expected. You do the best you can and then you have to realize that is all you can do. At the adult level they make their OWN choices. If those choices are bad, this is not your fault. You can love them, but you do not have to be responsible for their bad choices.

I believe in true love and the one great love. It happens, it’s wonderful but it can also break your heart. It’s worth it. True love is an incredible experience.

I believe in Fate.

I believe in the Golden Rule and although sometimes we falter, you have to realize that in general it’s a good rule to try and follow.

I think if their was a little less grey and a lot more black and white, we’d be better off in our communication.

Well those are just a few, but if you had ask me in my twenties, I would have laughed at a lot of these. It just takes time to realize things about people, careers, family, love, finances and how the world works for you. You just have to get comfortable with YOU and when you do, things just sort of fall in to place.