Monday, 07 May 2012
-
Gainfully...
EMPLOYED!!!!!!!! And going to see this band on November 20th:
Thanks to Joe's mom, we're going to be sitting in the first 15 rows!
Saturday, 05 May 2012
-
Do You Love Me?
If you do, can you do two very important things for me?
First, click HERE and sign this petition. Its for a little girl who was raped by her father when she was just four months old. He was sent to prison for a very long time for his crimes, but his name is still listed on her birth certificate and the state of Rhode Island will not allow the mother to remove it. He has been stripped of his parental rights, but all that little girl needs is a name when she is older, and it will be very easy for her to go online and find out all of this information, possibly long before she is ready. Additionally, every time the mother of this little girl has to fill out a legal form in regards to her daughter, she is required by law to include his information, and she is forced to re-live this terrible tragedy that happened to her daughter at such a young age. So please, go sign the petition to have his name removed from the birth certificate.
And second, on a much more positive note, Joe and I will be celebrating our three year anniversary at the end of this month, and I need your help deciding what we should do. I've written a post HERE about the choices we've narrowed it down to, and I could really use your input on what to do, so after you've signed the petition (it should open up in a browser tab for easy navigation) please come back here and click the second link and let me know what you think. Thanks!
Thursday, 03 May 2012
-
I have NO words for this.
I'm dumbfounded and speechless. Violence against children because they're not acting the way they're supposed to? Really? I've officially lost all faith in humanity at this point. Go HERE to see what I'm talking about.
Sunday, 29 April 2012
-
Survey, Schmurvey
- First off, what is your name? Liz :)
- What did you do last night? I made crockpot BBQ pulled chicken and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Pictures at the end, I promise :)
- Do you have a same sex best friend that you can talk to 24/7? Yes, unfortunately she's 350 miles away from me :(
- Do you have any siblings? four, two older sisters and two younger brothers.
- Where are you exactly? In the office, multitasking.
- Got a boyfriend/girlfriend? Ha, I guess 3 years together qualifies him as bit more than a boyfriend, but for lack of a better word, yes, I have a boyfriend :)
- What does the 7th message in your mobile say? "Ok" Riveting, I know. Wouldn't you like to know what stimulating conversation I was having with my mom to require such an eloquent response?
- What are you? Not normal, that's for sure

- Do you like ramen noodles? No, I like real food.
- Where is your dad right now? Chilling in his chair at home, possibly with a cat on his lap, or his laptop, watching whatever is on Fox news right now

- Do you have any kids? Not that I know of

- Who is the 5th person you got a missed call from? Dad.
- Closest black object?Mah iPhone :)
- Closest silver object? The keyboard.
- Would you go back in time to change anything you've done? Heroin addiction is probably worth a re-do.
- Do you sing in the shower? Sometimes. Nope, I don't feel like getting made fun of.
- Are you wearing socks? Nope, too hot (its a LOVELY 90 degrees at 7:45pm)
- How does your hair look right now? Like I stuck a finger in an open electrical source. This is what happens when I don't blow dry my hair(picture below)
- Last time you listened to country music? Oh god, its been forever. The last time I was in the car with my mom, so Christmas?
- If you could kill someone, who would it be? No one at the moment, though I do know a few people that could use a beating.
- What do you hear right now? The TV, Harley's collar.
- Do you like kangaroos? Uh, sure. Not that I think about it actively or anything

- What are you wearing? Yoga pants and a tank top.
- Who was the last person to comment you? Uhhh, @Helloroxyy, I think.
- Do you sing? Nope, I know I'm tone deaf, so I don't inflict that torture on others.
- Screamo or Country? Country. Screamo gives me a headache.
- Rock or Rap? Rock.
- Would you give your boyfriend/girlfriend a second chance? Depends on the offense. Cheating and beating are automatic expulsions from my life, sorry.
- Who last called you? Dad.
- Was your Valentine's day nice? Yup, we had two huge steaks with all the trimmings :)
- What are you doing now? Making dinner. Carnita's tacos and Spanish rice :)
- Who was the last person you said I love you to? Joe.
- Would you die for someone? Yes.
- Do you have to pee right now? Nope.
- What did you dream about last night? I hardly ever remember my dreams :(
- What are you doing this weekend? I cleaned, I went grocery shopping, we went to Islands for lunch yesterday, I made crockpot BBQ pulled chicken for dinner yesterday, I cleaned some more, I passed out for like four hours, I made crockpot carnitas and Spanish rice for dinner, and now I'm here, writing this with a lovely mixed beverage

- Bed sheet color? Purple sheets with a dark chocolate duvet and plenty of pillows :)
- Do you have any piercings? I sure do.
- What did you do today? Cleaned, cooked, slept, and ate :)
- Last thing you ate? A peanut butter chocolate chip cookie :)
- Do you have an obsession? At the moment, Pottermore, but we'll see how long it lasts.
- Do you own a car? Yup, a pretty 2012 Hyundai Sonata that is in desperate need of an oil change and a bath.
- Plans for tomorrow? Drag Joe to get his hair cut and to get the oil change done on the car, with hopefully a car wash thrown in somewhere. We'll see though.
- Do you own a pogo stick? No, I'm much less dangerous with both feet planted firmly on the ground.
- Do you own ripped jeans? Do the ends count?
- What makes you mad? Surprisingly, not much. Bad drivers seem to have a knack for getting on my last nerve, but otherwise, it takes a lot to make me mad.
- What if you found out you were adopted? Haha, well, I kind of was. My "dad" adopted me when I was 5 1/2 yrs old.
- Are you jealous a lot of the time? Nah, because I trust Joe. Its amazing what happens when I realize he's not going anywhere :)
- Do you like the rain? Since I've had to deal with it so much less here, YES.
- Do you work? Not at the moment, but if I do say so myself, I keep a CLEAN ass house.
- Do you have low self esteem? It rears its ugly head from time to time, but I have more good days than bad :)
- Do you own any big sunglasses? Nope, I don't dig the bug look, and since I have transitions lenses, I would have to wear them inside as well as out.
- Who can make you laugh during the hardest time? Joe, and Jayne :)
- Person who posted this before you? @Grtt
- Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days? Nope, but I do believe plans are in the works for The Avengers on opening night :)
- If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? On the couch, snuggling with Joe :)
- What do you hate? I can't say that I really HATE anything. Dislike? Sure. But hate takes too much energy.
- When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you said? I need to not be so white, its really very scary, especially considering where I live. I wonder what would happen to me if I went outside to walk Harley, which takes about 15 minutes round trip, without wearing any sun screen?
- Last person who slept in your bed? Joe :)
- Do you do the games in the ads on MySpace? Lol, MySpace.
- If your best friend died right this very instant, what would you do? Be heartbroken.
- Do you like 80s movies? My movie tastes are rather eclectic, and includes lots of 80's movies.
- What song makes you cry? Whiskey Lullaby By Brad Paisley, featuring Alison Krauss.
- Ever encountered a shark? Nope.
- What kinda movies do you like? Old school comedy, before all this awkward bullshit came along, chic flicks, disney movies, you name it. Not a huge fan of horror, especially not modern horror.
- Are you a crazy stalker? Does it count if I live with him already?
- Would you like to move? Since I've moved twice in the last 14 months, no not really. And I'm going to be helping my family move again in a couple of weeks.
- Do you have a lot of friends? I wouldn't say a lot, unless FB counts, which I don't really think it does.
- What is your middle name? Jo :)
- Do you miss someone? Yes, my mom. I need to call her tomorrow :(
- Are you sad? Nope. I'm quite content.
- Do you have a best friend? Yes. I need to call her too.
- Favorite time of day? Snuggle time, which is usually just as I'm waking up and when I drifting off to sleep.
- Have you ever licked someone's cheek? Yes :) More than one, actually.
- Watch all Spiderman movies? Not in their entirety.
- Are you in love? Definitely :)
- What are you looking forward to? Snuggle time :)
- Do you like haunted houses? Hell. No.
- Do you want to get married? Yup :)
I forgot the pictures! Here they are:

Dinner tonight. Crockpot carnitas tacos with sour cream and cilantro. Spanish rice. I'll post the recipe's HERE, and you can find lots of other yummy-ness as well.

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, recipe at the same link above :)

Dinner last night, crockpot BBQ pulled chicken sandwich and a salad. Recipe at the same link above :)

Sorry about the shiny-ness, Photo Booth isn't exactly flattering at 10:45 at night :)
Saturday, 28 April 2012
-
First World Problem
So I have this cat named Snickers, who for the last few VERY early mornings has decided that she is going to scratch the shit out of my linen cabinet until I get up and feed her at the most ungodliest of hours. Well, that is until this morning. I got up and fed her (yes, begrudgingly, and I may or may not have tried to drop kick her across the room for waking me up @ 5am
), went back to bed, and an hour later? She's at it again. I get up, food is STILL in the bowl, virtually untouched. Check her water dish, she's got plenty of water. Litter box is clean and accessible, so I know its not that. I look at her with hate in my eyes and go back to bed, only to be woken up AGAIN by the cat an hour later. I finally give up on going to sleep, take the dog out of her crate, take her for her walk, come back, and now?The cat is ignoring me

No, kicking her outside is not an option (too hot and she's ALWAYS been an indoor cat), and neither is closing our bedroom door because she'll just scratch at it until I open it. I'm pretty sure its because we've started crating Harley at night and she's not sure how to react, but Harley has been going in her crate at night for over a week now, so Snickers should have gotten used to it by now. My dad's dog was crated at night as well, and she did fine with that, so I'm not sure why its a problem now. And no, not crating Harley isn't an option either, she's ruined three rugs and pissed on the hard wood more times than I can remember, and she doesn't let us know that she has to go to the bathroom before she's handled her business. I would set my alarm for 6am and still get up to find that she had pissed all over the rug, so its not a getting up too late issue either.
So what should I do?
- browse entries:
- older »

