posted by EmpressSassy on May 28
I have a headache today that won’t quit! Headaches suck!
Archive for May, 2008
posted by EmpressSassy on May 28
I’m going to do that thing that I complain about; you know that “judging thing”, but sometimes a girl has to call it as she sees it.
You’ll know who I’m talking about, I’m sure every office has one. It’s Ultra Man, you know the guy that is just perfect, the guy that is livin’ life and can do anything better than everyone and you just get sick to death of hearing about it. Yep you’ve met him. His car is better than your car, His weekend was more fun than everyone else’s, he went to the best party in the city, etc. He’s still dating women and basing his choice off of the fact that she’s “hot and looks good for her age.” Yep, that guy.
What you can’t wait for is that guy to get pegged by a girl, smitten by love and yanked into a regular relationship and then it’s all over for the Ultra man isn’t it? Yep, he spirals down like the rest of the regular Joe’s and he’s hen-pecked like the rest of them. Gone are the long weekends, the endless vacation days to do as he pleases and the constant bragging rights to freedom.
The funny thing is that he doesn’t ever see it coming does he? She just grabs him and sucks the life right out of him and it’s over. Then he realizes one day in the middle of a meeting maybe, or the middle of buying his new love tampons that he is totally under control of an evil spawn called “woman”. Damn it’s just funny isn’t it?
It happens, it just takes a while, but it’s worth the wait because most of us had to live through the boring, vain, obnoxious stories day-in-and-day-out about the bachelor days so when they fall, it’s great to see them fall hard!
Just an observation, not that I know one personally, I would never purposely talk about anyone specifically. Totally not my style is it? Just talking among friends and this topic came up! LOL!! Although I know someone that will read this and think of someone at their office immediately because we talked!
posted by EmpressSassy on May 28
Am I just a geek to be so excited to have my Jeep back? (Don’t answer that question!)
Well the answer is yes and I was SO excited to drive it last night. I was finally above the traffic again, not a little bug on the road. Again, no offense to my sister because I totally appreciate her letting me borrow her Honda, but geesh, you’re so little on the road. You can’t reach the ATM either and Semi trucks don’t even see you on the road.
I’ve never been attached to a car before, but this one I am so attached. It’s just mine and I like it; a lot. I loved it the minute I saw it on the lot and I knew it was going to be mine. I know, I’m being a total girl, but hey, I get a few girl moments during the year.
Anyway, it’s back and running like a kitten. I have to take it back after 500 miles to let them check her to make sure all is well. The coolest thing; the annoying clicking sound is finally gone that it used to have when it idled. Thank goodness.
posted by EmpressSassy on May 28
posted by EmpressSassy on May 27
Well my neighbor is back, remember from my March entry when he tried to park his truck in someone else’s yard thinking it was his drive way? OK, well we’re outside yesterday and he’s cutting the grass. I hadn’t seen him for some time, and honestly thought maybe he was back in rehab. He told me he “visits” from time to time.
All of a sudden I hear this, “Hey you” (Nice right?) He comes over and asks if I noticed he had been gone for 42 days? (Like I would know exactly 42 days?) Anyway, he slipped down his steps carrying wood while he was drunk. (nice again) and he bumped his head. Days later he finally realizes he might have an issue and by the time he goes he has blood on his brain.
He then proceeds to go into graphic details about how he has almost died and that they sawed his head open (as he bends down to show me the scar) and then tells me 5 days ago he couldn’t walk. (Did I mention he was just cutting grass?). It was just a strange, little conversation that we had and I told him I was very sorry and he should probably try to take it easy.
He just mumbled something that I couldn’t really understand and walked away. Alrighty then, I guess I can’t be fortunate enough to have all normal neighbors! CHEERS!
posted by EmpressSassy on May 27
OK, so of course I’m going to look up the Crystal Skull legend information after the movie right? Isn’t that what everybody is doing?
Here is the thing, I looked under 3-4 different websites; Wikipedia, National Geographic and a couple others that I thought were reputable and it basically says the same thing………….they just aren’t real!
Notes: Many crystal skulls are claimed to be pre-Columbian, usually attributed to the Aztec or Maya civilizations. Mesoamerican art has numerous representations of skulls, but these do not share similar stylistic elements with the crystal skulls, and none of the skulls in museum collections comes from documented excavations. Research carried out on several crystal skulls at the British Museum in 1996 and again in 2004 has shown that the indented lines marking the teeth (for these skulls had no separate jawbone, unlike the Mitchell-Hedges skull) were carved using jeweler’s equipment (rotary tools) developed in the 19th century, making a supposed pre-Columbian origin even more dubious. The type of (rather poor quality) crystal is Brazilian, and unknown within the Aztec or Maya territories. The study concluded that the skulls were crafted in the 19th century in Germany.
Perhaps the most famous and enigmatic skull was allegedly discovered in 1924 by Anna Le Guillon Mitchell-Hedges, adopted daughter of British adventurer and popularist author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. The skull is made from a block of clear quartz about the size of a small human cranium, measuring some 5 inches (13 cm) high, 7 inches (18 cm) long and 5 inches wide. The lower jaw is detached. In the early 1970s it came under the temporary care of freelance art restorer Frank Dorland, who claimed upon inspecting it that it had been “carved” with total disregard to the natural crystal axes without the use of metal tools. Dorland reported being unable to find any tell-tale scratch marks, except for traces of mechanical grinding on the teeth, and speculated it was first chiseled into rough form, probably using diamonds, and the finer shaping, grinding and polishing achieved through the use of sand over a period of 150 to 300 years. Although various claims have been made over the years regarding the skull’s physical properties, such as an allegedly constant temperature of 70°F (21°C), Dorland reported that there was no difference in properties between it and other natural quartz crystals.
Here is the catch on this one: As well as the traces of mechanical grinding on the teeth noted by Dorland,[20] Mayanist archaeologist Norman Hammond reported that the holes (presumed to be intended for support pegs) showed signs of being made by drilling with metal.[21] Anna Mitchell-Hedges refused subsequent requests to submit the skull to further scientific testing
Sometimes I think we just NEED myths to chase to make history more exciting. It makes the Indiana Jones movies come to life in a much, more exciting way doesn’t it? Could it be true, could it have happened? This one however was just a little to far-fetched to grasp for me! Give me facts, hard, stone-cold, true facts that back up these so-called crystal skulls and I’ll give it another read.
posted by EmpressSassy on May 27
I got this in my que by mistake and decided to make myself watch it. It was just an average movie and very predictable. Drew Barrymore plays a shy, meek character and she doesn’t pull it off very well. Eric Bana is knew to me so I don’t know much about him. If you’re a Troy fan I guess you know this guy. He was sort of cute, but again this movie was predictable.
His father was played by Robert Duvall and that’s what kept me tuned in. They have a love/hate relationship revolving around gambling addiction. Again, it’s OK if you need a movie to watch, but it’s not fabulous.
posted by EmpressSassy on May 27
We went to Incredible Dave’s Saturday night; myself, Jerry and Jacob and we had a pretty good time. We bowled first and I have to agree with Jacob (see his blog entry), it’s difficult to bowl there with all the glow in the dark spider webs on the floor. They are sticking too so when you go to release the ball your shoe gets stuck and sometimes you almost trip at the end of the lane. PS: Jacob DID really suck, and he normally doesn’t. Must have been the black light and the spider webs. He can’t bowl under strange conditions.
Jacob left after bowling but Jerry and I hung out and played DEAL OR NO DEAL, which I love. I had a blast and we laughed at how good you can do and then how bad you can suck. I did however, manage to rack up a few points for Noah’s card. When we take him soon he will be able to shop at the “ticket store” and come away with a GRAND PRIZE! Not some rinky dink, crappy prize I tell ya.
It’s a really cool place. The food isn’t so great, can’t give them that, but the atmosphere is good and it’s pretty clean! There are lots of different things to do and you can act like a kid and no one cares. I played the “Devil Spin Game”, that’s what I call it and I did good on that too. Must be the relationship with that one!
Anyway, check them out, it’s a fun place to go.
posted by EmpressSassy on May 27
We went to the Petting Zoo at Huber’s Sunday as a family outing. Nice place if you haven’t been there in Starlight. Lots of rides for the kids; tractors, bikes, ponies, jumpy things and then the animals. Numerous goats and llamas of course and then you have your ducks, bunnies, geese and a few Shetland ponies too.
I love to watch the different types of parents at the petting section. It’s a petting zoo for pity sake and guess what? There are animals to pet so you’re child is going to guess what? That’s right, touch a dirty, smelly animal.
Some mothers follow their little ones around, literally with the wipies in tow, grabbing hands as soon as they leave the animals body. We can’t have animal germs on our tykes hands can we? Only to go to the next animal and start the process again!
Then you have the other mother who just lets their child feed the goat, touch the goat, get licked by the goat and eat their cookie from their backpack all at the same time. Why not, you’re at a petting zoo, we can clean up at the end? LOL!
It’s funny to watch the kids too. A petting zoo can be terrifying when you’re only 3 feet tall. A goat got my arm jammed in between the fence and our 3 three old got quite upset. I guess he thought I’d be gone for good. He eyed the goats for the rest of the day with a piercing glare!
To me, bunnies are an odd choice for a petting zoo. Why? Well for one thing they don’t exactly come over to the edge of the fence to be petted. They kind of migrate to the center of their area and hang out on their own. They seem to do their own thing and don’t require a lot of “petting needs.” Just my observation!
All in all it was a nice day and it’s a great place to take your kiddo’s for the day.
posted by EmpressSassy on May 23
SPOILER ALERT: I can’t talk about this without giving things away.
OK, so we went and saw the final movie (or at least we think right?). First things first; it had a sci-fi theme and I have no interest in this so blah! Now, that being said I didn’t hold that against the movie.
I can’t say this movie sucked, it had Indiana Jones charm and I wasn’t bored as the critics said I would be in the middle. Harrison Ford was as charming as ever and I loved the fact that they brought back Marion Ravenwood as his “forever love interest”. She was as sassy as ever.
Shia LaBeouf did a great job playing Indiana’s son and it was great how they brought him in. The look on Jones’ face when he finds out was priceless.
I have to give Harrison Ford credit, he is getting up there in age and if he truly did most of the stunts himself, go Harrison! Way to go dude. He looked as good as ever in his “Indy get-up” and it worked like it always does!
All in all I think it was a pretty good movie and I think it deserves a good rating!
Check it out if you get the chance.
