Read Secrets

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Just found it today and I can't stop reading it.

Confessions of a Blonde Super Hero

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http://blondemomentsblog.blogspot.com/

Irrational Fears

Do you have a phobia?

Some strange innate fear of something that you can not explain?

Such fear that you heart beat quickens and your forehead dampens with beads of sweat?

So yeah everyone has his or her little fears. Mine however are a little comical and bizarre.

I have a terrible fear of Mayonnaise.

Yes, you did in fact read that correctly, Mayonnaise.

I can’t even begin to explain it but I absolutely hate the stuff. I do NOT allow it in my house. Ever. I go myself a boyfriend that doesn’t like mayonnaise just so that I wouldn’t have to be around it. I do not eat anything made with mayonnaise (never have, never will). I even refuse to touch the actual container mayonnaise is in. If I am home at my parent’s house I actually take a long wooden spoon or something and move it to the other side of the fridge of whatever I was going to grab. When I was a personal care attendant I made bologna and mayonnaise sandwiches for my employer. He got me the squeezable mayonnaise bottle and I wore rubber gloves.

So, what are you afraid of?

A little R & R

So I took off Thursday and Friday of last week from my work and basically my life just to sit at home and watch as many movies as possible, read a book or two, and splurge on some soap opera, and much on some yummy food and basically make myself ill with gluttony and laziness. So in other words I thoroughly enjoyed myself and can’t wait to do it again in a few months. The posts that will follow are a catchall on what I did with my lazy self on a four-day weekend.

Hostage

This movie kept me on the edge of my seat till the very end. Granted I am partial because I think that Bruce Willis is an excellent actor and extremely hotttt too, but I highly recommend this movie!

Devastated by a hostage situation that resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her child, LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley exists Los Angeles for a low-profile job as chief of police in the low-crime town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home intending to steal their car, they inadvertently pick the wrong house on the wrong day. The trio finds themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town owned by a corrupt accountant. Panicked, the teenagers take the family hostage, placing Talley in exactly the kind of situation he never wanted to face again. Soon after, Talley readily hands authority of the hostage situation over to the Ventura County Sherriff’s department and leaves the scene. But inside the compound, is digital information critical to the mysterious criminals and their operation. They will stop at nothing to get what belongs to them, including taking Talley’s family hostage and, forcing him to resume the command he had abandoned. The stakes quickly evolve into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.

Cast: Bruce Willis , Kevin Pollak , Jimmy Bennett, III , Michelle Horn , Ben Foster , Jonathan Tucker

Book of the Week

Seems pretty good so far… I am enjoying the crisp clear dialect of the characters and appreciating the fact Card’s imagry allow for the reader to use their imagination rather than there being fine details.

On the cover of Orson Scott Card’s (The Memory Of Earth, Xenocide, Speaker of The Dead) latest novel Magic Street it states, “The long awaited contemporary fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Ender’s Game.” Well, I’ve never read any of his novels so I didn’t go in feeling burnt out or jaded like long time fans can sometimes get. Nor did I go in with any pretense that this was going to change my life. I was just a blank canvas waiting to experience the book for what it was, on its own merits.

Magic Street is a stand-alone urban fantasy that takes place in a peaceful and prosperous African American neighborhood in Los Angeles. Dr. Byron Williams picks up a homeless man named “Bagman” (he has the ability to temporarily force people to do what he wants them to) on the side of the road, and along the way Williams feels like he was hypnotized by the old homeless man to do things he didn’t want to do. When he gets home, Williams finds that his wife was instantly pregnant (like coming to full term with a baby within an hour. How’s that for a gestation period!). She gives birth to a baby boy. Bagman eventually shows up at William’s home and takes the baby and puts him in a paper bag. This is how Mack Street comes to be.
Mack grows up to be an odd but decent kid, and no one could know his connection to Bagman. Not even Cecil “Ceese” Tucker, who found Mack in the shopping bag, can believe how these dreams that are flowing into his head slip out in a bizarrely twisted manner. But who is putting these ideas in Mack’s head?
It’s also a story of how a neighborhood bands together (with a character found in a magical realm) to fight the evil lurking on their block.

The Boy-Toys Birthday

I need to get something for Jon’s Birthday (he will be turning 3-0) and since he was offered 5 houses to paint and possibly more I was thinking of getting him a cell phone for his birthday. I want one of those Trac (sp?) phones that you use pre-paid minutes. NO CONTRACTS. Now I haven’t owned a cell phone in years and I am trying to figure out what I want to get him.

Requirements:
Voice mail
Caller ID
Spiffy ring tones

Anyone have any advice on what I should look for. Does anyone recommend a particular phone? Suggestions?

Make for a Cheery Monday!

Busy day for me, I hope to post later today. Took a few days off work last week to rest my tired head after a MONSTROUS payroll week. Otherwise, doing fine and hope to talk to y'all later!


>Corporate Lesson 1
>A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her
>shower when the doorbell rings. After a few seconds of arguing over which
>one should go and answer the doorbell, the wife gives up, quickly wraps
>herself up in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there
>stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she could say a word, Bob says,
>"I'll give you $800 to drop that towel that you have on." After thinking
>for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.
>After a few seconds, Bob hands her 800 dollars and leaves. Confused, but
>excited about her good fortune, the woman wraps back up in the towel and
>goes back upstairs. When she gets back to the bathroom, her husband asks
>her, from the shower, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor,"
>she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "Did he say anything about the
>$800 he owes me?"
>Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit
>and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to
>prevent avoidable exposure.
>
>Corporate Lesson 2
>A priest was driving along and saw a nun on the side of the road. He
>stopped and offered her a lift which she accepted. She got in and crossed
>her legs, forcing her habit to open and reveal a lovely leg. The priest
>had a look and nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he
>stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun looked at him and immediately
>said: "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest was flustered and
>apologized profusely. He forced himself to remove his hand. Changing gear,
>he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said: "Father,
>Psalm 129?" Once again the priest apologized, "Sorry, Sister, but the
>flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun got out gave him a
>meaningful glance and went on her way. Upon his arrival at the church, the
>priest rushed to retrieve a bible and looked up Psalm 129. It Said, "Go
>forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
>Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might
>miss a great opportunity.
>
>Corporate Lesson 3
>A sales representative, an administration clerk, and the manager are
>walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a
>Genie comes out in a puff of smoke. The Genie says, "I usually only grant
>three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one." "Me first! Me first!"
>says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat,
>without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone. In astonishment, "Me
>next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on
>the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of pina coladas, and
>the love of my life." Poof! He's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to
>the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after
>lunch."
>Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.
>
>Corporate Lesson 4
>A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit saw
>the crow and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day
>long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not?" So, the rabbit sat on the
>ground below the crow and rested. All of a sudden a fox appeared, jumped
>on the rabbit and ate it.
>Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting
>very, very high up.
>
>Corporate Lesson 5
>A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the
>top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the energy."
>"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.
>"They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and
>found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch
>of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the
>second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was, proudly perched
>at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot
>the turkey out of the tree.
>Moral of the story: BullShit might get you to the top, but it won't keep
>you there.
>
>Corporate Lesson 6
>In Africa, every morning a gazelle awakens, knowing that it must outrun the
>fastest lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning, a lion wakes up
>knowing it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to
>death.
>Moral of the story: It makes no difference whether you are a gazelle or a
>lion: When the sun comes up, you had better be hauling ass.
>

Would you wanna live here.

I swear this really is the dumbest town.

Columbia Man Gets Life in Prison for Beating Pizza Driver
A judge sentenced a man to life in prison Tuesday for beating a Columbia Domino's pizza driver. Ronald Bell pleaded guilty to robbery, assault and armed criminal action. Authorities say Bell and another man stole two pizzas and chicken wings from Alan McCullough in June. The trial for the other defendant starts on Wednesday.

Driver Arrested in Connection with Running into Pedestrian
Police arrested a Columbia driver Tuesday in connection with hitting a pedestrian and leaving the scene. Witnesses say Jacob Blumer intentionally swerved his vehicle to hit the victim on Gazelle Drive. Blumer's charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving while intoxicated.

Jazzes

Went to a "newer" restaurant here in town over in the "richer" part of the neighborhood called Jazzes.

We thought it would be highly ironic if we went to a authentic New Orleans kind of restaurant after the hurricane. The food was fantastically good. I had the blackened catfish the boy-toy had a small cow, needless to say we came home with a very large "kitty" bag to eat later (and obviously to feed our kitty cat too). "bout 50 bucks for the two of us and I felt like we were eating like royalty. Jon ordered beer, I ordered a nice white wine and I really believed time was slowing down. There was a small jazz band up on stage (sounded more like blues than jazz) and we just sat in there and ate and talked for hours.

Guess what we did at home afterwards for hours??? Can you guess?

Dinner, and not on me!

My boy-toy is taking me out to dinner tonight!

I just don't have a clue where I want to go to eat.

He likes cow. I like sushi. He likes something he can dress up for. I like something I can go in t-shirt and jeans.

But who gives a fuck, he's buying!

and in case you have been following my blog for a while, the court caseworker gave him/us freedom till 10:00 tonight.

Hmmmm... maybe we could go see a movie too....

Turn Turn Turn

One good turn deserves another said the door knob to Alice.

Well I am still unclear about what I am doing with my life but I ended up getting a LOT of excellent suggestions.

Yep something in books would be nice. Book promotions, book sales, advertising, hmmmm... an80snut thanks for reminding me that I needed to first enjoy my job.

I am also prioritizing my thoughts and doing a spiffy little pro/con list on where I am staying at currently (home/city) as well as my job. (thank you Dusty) I shall be posting that tomorrow I believe. It is also nice to see that I am not the only person in the world with these issues although sometimes it feels like it.

If anyone has any more suggestions by all means bring them on!

Jon said no stripping (but cocktail waitress in Vegas is a complete go).

To be continued....