Deep In The Forrest

If I had a handful of change for every time I have talked on this blog in the last few months about "Change", I would... have a lot of damn change. "Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the FEARFUL it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things BETTER ." ~King Whitney Jr. Please stand by for a blog post that won't be perfectly written, just as my life is not perfectly written, and just like anything about life on this Earth is not perfectly written. However, I am of the opinion that things which are not always perfectly written, end up in most cases a much better read anyway! OK to start, I am not happy with myself for neglecting my writing, blogging. I've always said I enjoy writing immensely, so to neglect it is to neglect an important part of myself. If anyone is readi...

Feeling "ok" today, nothing to really make much note of... however, I feel a little mean. You know what I mean? If you have anything smart to say, then my response is... Yeah Me :)

It's getting colder, everywhere... Chillier days, falling leaves, life's chill. I still have my own warm heart to keep me going, that is if I can keep the fire burning. People do make it hard sometimes. We have to rise above things, and it's not always easy. Let me digress... Let's talk about something else besides my continuous growing pains. I can only imagine how boring that gets. Boy could I write a good book right now though. Going to get on that project soon... bet that. :) The weather has been giving me the lethargic and lazy qualities, so it's been a challenge for me to get everything accomplished. I have to be very tough on myself at times to meet my deadlines and get important work finished. There's really not much to report if I am not complaining about the current state of affairs in life, so I will just say that I am trying to get some work done, and listening to my Pandora Radio on my TV. Music always does help productivity for me. We'll see. ...

Hope everyone had a great, safe and fun Halloween weekend... Mine was pretty nice. Still I struggle to write, and search aimlessly for my muse. Maybe my muse is as dead as my heart sometimes? I don't know, we'll see. Moment to moment and I will continue each day to try a little harder to get back to full creative mode. Meanwhile, today I would like to pay tribute to our loved ones who have passed on, and remember them, celebrate them and thank them for having been a part of our lives and continuing to be so, in our hearts, in our souls, in our smiles, they live forever. I would like to share a quote given me by a good friend (niece's boyfriend), basically a family member (if you will), Eddy. "En la noche de la muerte, la esperanza ve una estrella, y escuchar el amor puede escuchar el susurro de un ala." It means... [In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing.] As I may have mentioned before, even as we walk through sh...

So it seems that every day people new and people old weave themselves in and out of my life, leaving me wrapped up in the web that they have weaved about me and dulling my senses. I can only walk moment to moment and search the shadows, in which I have always hidden so that I may find myself and take me home. AJ

Joyful as the thought may be of having all of the answers to everything, how much fun would that truly be? As painful as some of our lessons in life are, if you knew the end result of any given experience the odds are that you would avoid many endeavors that otherwise gave you a lot of joy, love and pleasure. You'd really miss a lot of those 'in between gifts'. So all's well that ends, well, even not-so-well. Forty-two is just about as good an answer to the question of life as any I can think of, so you will just have to accept that and continue licking your wounds, and continue experiencing things that are not always joyful, magical or fairy tale endings. You'll thank me as well as yourself later for allowing yourself to live life. Move forward, unafraid, knowing that in times of trouble you're equipped with an armor far tougher than you realized and bear a strength that has saved itself for this very moment. Remember, "Change is neither good nor bad. It j...

Dragonflies are something very magical... This must be true since they're one of the few enormous insects that I am enamored of and I do not run screaming from. Yes, I think they hold many ancient secrets of the universe ;) Read Dragonfly Symbolism . It just seems like a good day to take flight on the back of one of these mysterious creatures. What say you!?? Let's go! It's very far away It takes about a half and a day to get there If we travel by my uh, dragon-fly No it's not in Spain But all the same you know, it's a groovy name And the wind's just right. Hey ! Hang on my darling Hang on if you wanna go Here it's a really groovy place It's uh, just a little bit of uh, said uh, Spanish Castle Magic. The clouds are really low And they overflow with cotton candy And battle grounds red and brown But it's all in your mind Don't think your time on bad things Just float your little mind around Look out ! Ow ! Hang on my darling, yeah Hang on if you ...

All I seem to be able to say whenever I come by to leave a post these last couple of months is "Things have been crazy and I haven't had time to think/post etc". As much as I would like to stop saying that, it's been crazy for sure in all areas of life. Still, my longing to write, and to write something more than status messages for my blog is strong and I want to resume writing things that I enjoy here. My attempt to try getting back into the swing of things, and get back to "Jackie", even more than ever before is in progress. I am here, I have been digging deep down inside myself to keep 'her' from drowning. Nothing I could say here would merit just a blog, just rest assured that everything that I have gone through lately and in the past too will become part of my book. I've decided as soon as my feet are back on the ground enough to move forward, and I get some other projects done that I have promised to people, and that I have been trying to...

My feelings for today can be summed up by the lyrics, not necessarily the content of the video for this song (although I am not ruling that out at this point). :) Enjoy "Window Seat" by Erykah Badu

I know I have really taken a dive lately in the way of my blogging, but I seriously have had too much going on in all areas of my life to think straight, or think of much to blog about, or much that I can blog about too. No matter, I am still around and I am not quitting, just having to collect thoughts and do some soul searching, rejuvenate and regroup I guess. No fear, you can't keep Aunt Jackie down for long... just fun low on fuel every once in a while. So this is Labor Day weekend, and it's passing off faster than it was supposed to. There is no "True Blood" this weekend, so my B.F.F., Tamra and I are not happy about that. :) Means we don't get to have our usual Day-after True Blood discussions, plus when it returns next week for the finale, we will be disappointed it's over and have to wait until next summer to get the next season. Crazy sounding, I know. But it's one of those shows for us. Enjoy whatever you are doing this weekend to celebrate your...

I've been in a fog, haven't had much to write home about really. The heat, life, and all of the little 'this and that' have had my mind spinning around so I have been moving in high gear, and physically unable to sit and write lately. I'll be back on form soon, I owe it to myself since I love to write, not just because I hope you comment, even though I do hope you comment. Reading through old stuff, it would be nice to find something interesting... an old letter, more of my old teenage journal entries, something that might be entertaining. Maybe more voice (podcast) entries, but nobody really comes around enough to say, "Yeah, do ____ (fill in the blank)." We used to have a blog-hood, people hanging out and buzzing around each other more often, now it's more like those projects that end up deserted and boarded up... kinda depressing. "Radiation Blues" by Dax Riggs Bury this and the rhythm of breath, there is only death Maybe you're dead ...

This has been a really long, hot summer to me... I read someone's status earlier that stated they had complained about the heat in their neck of the woods, and they thanked Mississippi for reminding them of what heat really was. I concur. So, no I haven't felt a lot of relief from these insane temperatures, and it has had the effect on me of making me not want to do much of anything really. I've not even felt like blogging the last few days. I honestly don't feel like it now, I just wanted to say a few words. Today, my main objective and accomplishment was getting over a raging headache, so I wasn't feeling well for most of the day. I finally took enough Advil and a hot mineral bath, and ate a bit of supper and feel kind of human again. In short, I can't wait for fall... late this afternoon when I stepped outside it actually felt pleasant and not like I was sitting between Satan's legs. There is hope yet. Time For A Cooooool Change.

Today I looked down into the small deep eyes of an innocent puppy, and she only reminded me of all the spirit and soul that truly exists in the world. As small as her little canine eyes appeared, they were a vast universe of wonder and love. She looked directly into mine, unfaltering, as I sat still and stared into hers for a silent moment. It was as if they were a portal to an entirely bigger better world... perhaps they are. Yes my weekend has been o.k. so far, I visited my mother and I managed some time to myself to breathe. My mind has been quite tangled up in a fantasy world the last few days, and I cannot lie, I am not upset with that fact. Some might think that staying in a fantasy world, and not "growing up" would impede your adult life and cause you not to fit into your 'adult costume'. But you see, I can take care of business, do whatever 'big kid' things I need to do, and still revert back to my flights of fancy and my world of dreaminess. It's ...

With it being "Hump Day", I felt like doing something extra sexy special for you guys, and myself of course. It's been a busy week and a hot week too, so we need some relief! lol So here we go. A few videos that I think are appropriate and fun for this fine Wednesday (a.k.a. in many areas of the world, "Hump Day"). Get yours! ;) "Business Time" by Flight Of The Concords (Just damn funny) "She's Tight" by Cheap Trick (AJ kickin it Old Skool) "Bad Habits" by Maxwell (such a friggin sexy video!) and finally... "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground (Words are not necessary) Hope you guys got a kick out of these, or at least enjoyed.

Simple thoughts I would like to share today in the words of good ol' Mother Teresa (even though I am not Catholic or anything), I think these words are quite effective... Enjoy! Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. Mother Teresa While I'm at it, why not a couple more? Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your wo...

I often like to share cool links and articles that I find. So today I'm going to share something from an idea from a piece of Junk Mail I received this morning; yes I sometimes glean cool things from junk mail, although I don't actually click on the junk mail link for security reasons. I'll usually "GOOGLE" it and find out more. So kids, that's my reminder for you today always to be careful of what you click on, things that people send you, etc. If it looks odd, or seems like spam or a virus, just DELETE it. You should be able to tell. Anyway, this interesting piece came from something that was titled "The Photoletariat". I was intrigued, so I looked up the word and found http://thephotoletariat.com/ . One of their photos was from The Boryeong Mud Festival (Boryeong, South Korea) . I had never heard of this, but found it intriguing and there are more photos at the above link. I always enjoy reading about celebrations and ideas from other cultures. En...

Did not realize but today is National Milk Chocolate Day ! What a delicious sounding holiday! As far as the last few days goes, as you can see I fell off of my daily posting for NaBloPoMo, and I do regret it. But I just got really busy with other things and was unable to keep up over the weekend and through the start of this week. I should have known, but I thought it was at least worth the fun of trying. So it's too far gone and I am not going to back-track and try to cheat or anything by filling in lost posts. Besides, wouldn't be quality that way. Well, it's Hump Day, so hope all is well with you guys... Here's to the rest of the week! Rock it, & here's a head start. "Givin The Dog A Bone" - How appropriate for Hump Day. ;)

This is a blast from the past, just wondered if anybody else remembers? Happy Friday!

For those of us who are a slave to the grind, we've almost made it through another work week, that's a great blessing! For those of you who don't have to report to anyone for your paycheck, well it's another beautiful day, so enjoy! Richie went back to work today after Monday's oral surgery, still felt a bit loopy he said but all-in-all it has been a swift recovery. I'm glad... I did the best I could to take care of him. So the weekend is in sight, and I'm trying to think of fun things to do. It's so hot weather-wise, and I don't mean to complain but I hate feeling sweaty and smelly. I like being pleasantly fragrant and sassy. Nothing much to report otherwise, so I will let you go with a few cute graphics about the heat, one of which I stole from BBC's blog again (he always has the funniest cartoons). So there you go. Happy Thursday. v

This is a fun little gadget to entertain all of you readers out there who love to write! A coworker passed this along to me, and I thought I would share. Basically, what you do is simply input a few lines, paragraphs, or whatever--a sample of your writing and hit the "Analyze" button, and it will tell give you the name of an Author with whom you might share a common writing style. I tried with several different pieces of my writing, and got various authors, but the one that popped up more often than not was, Stephen King! Pretty cool. Anyway, hope you enjoy. I write like Stephen King I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software . Analyze your writing!

O.k., so I got a little caught up and missed a post. It's harder than it seems, but I'm not totally giving up. I'm still here, plugging away and trying to post each day, even if it is a little blurb about what I'm up to. This week, it is just work, and as I stated before I had to look out for Richie after having his Wisdom Teeth extracted. He's doing o.k. though, just another busy week. Will report more fun stuff as the week comes to a close. Happy Mid-week. Hope all of you are doing well.

Simply the fact that my "True Blood" show comes on tonight thrills me, is that so bad? I mean, I don't see any harm in wasting time especially on things that bring us joy. Today's motorcycle ride went well, I enjoyed it, everyone landed back home in one piece (as far as I know), and I know Richie and I did. I have photos from that, but won't get to put any of those up for a couple days. The ride was nice, scenic, sweaty and I was glad to get back home. The buffet was good too, so I have to put this day on the shelf as a perfect end to a really nice weekend. I'll update more later. Enjoy your Sunday evening. -AJ

Would've posted sooner but went to my Mom's house and then had to prepare for Sunday plans to go Motorcycle riding in Arkansas. So there, I have my excuse!!! :) Speaking of excuses, I wanted to post an example letter of excuse like a parent would write to their child's school to make a funny for this post, but it didn't quite work out. However, should I be upset at all that my blog is the first thing that pulls up when you type the words "please excuse jackie explosive diarrhea" into the search? It's funny, I'm gonna go ahead and laugh.

Though being sentimental is one of my good traits, it is also somewhat of a curse. I'm not quite a "Hoarder" like you see on those scary reality t.v. shows, but I do hold on to wayyy to much useless junk, and disposables. For instance, there are several blogs I have linked that have long moved on from the world of blogging, or have gone private, or even have simply deleted their blog. It is high time that I clean house, and stop wishing that these people would somehow miraculously reappear in the blogosphere. Besides, if they still read my blog, or care then I guess they will show up one day and leave me a comment. So I am cleaning up the link list and if you ever want to link with me, let me know. I'm always glad to make new acquaintances. I do the best I can to get around and visit and I try to leave comments when I have time. I LOVE receiving comments as well, but I don't get very many (much to my dismay). So, Here is a good funny that I saw shared over on BBC...

Saved from my Music Vault: My Sharona, originally done by "The Knack", but I happen to like this version recorded by Veruca Salt. They made it sound a bit edgier. To each his own, but enjoy: What's been happening the last couple of days you ask? Well just finishing up the work week, really, and Mr. J has gone and had his teeth xray'd in preparation of having his remaining wisdom teeth pulled. This will happen sometime on Monday. Sunday we are supposed to go on our ride to Crowley's Ridge with the guys, weather permitting and all. We've missed the last couple so I am raring to go. So looks like I'll be doing my preparations for that, seeing Mom, trying to clean, practicing and going on a bike trip all in one weekend. Busy one, me. But I have been trying to hold fast to the daily posting. Barely getting by on it but trying. :) Been a good week, I'm trying to stick with a more positive attitude and a better path. That's not easy some days, so wish me ...

Just wanted to share this. Kim let me borrow her copy, and it is really great. If you get a chance to watch this, do.

Quite a lesser known fact about July 13th is that today is National Embrace Your Geekiness Day . I wish I'd known earlier, but of course what I do in a day is geeky enough, so I guess I wouldn't have a need to go overboard. However, if you are reading this and still have time, feel free to let your geek flag fly. Helpful Geek Links: Geek according to Wikipedia Embrace Your Inner Geek Embrace Your Geekiness Day - How To Celebrate How To Tell The Difference Between Nerds and Geeks Anyway, I just thought that was fun to share. I heard it when I was listening to Doreen Virtue's Daily Oracle Card Reading , just something I enjoy that gives me a lift. Don't we all need a lift sometimes... and the answer to that is 'yes' for you 'Doubty McDoubtfires'. I think that's enough geek for one day, so I am signing out. Enjoy, and remember that any day is a good day to embrace the geek within.

Although I tend to hate the heat of a Memphis Summer now, if I take a break from the noisy buzz of the daily adult grind, and take a deep breath, I can remember some of the magic that Summer could conjure up as a child. Here are a few of the things that summer meant to me as a child growing up in the south. Catching Fireflies Going Barefoot (ah my soul)! Riding In Back Of The Old Pickup Truck The Smell of Freshly Cut Grass! Watermelon, and sometimes biting off more than one could chew... Oh Summer heat, still deliciously sweet if you can find just the right way of looking at it. I Miss My Childhood , Aunt Jackie (repeat from "I Miss My Childhood" -linked above)

Maybe I had a better night's sleep, despite the bad dream but I feel a little more energy today. The heat of summer seems to take most of my extra energy away. Fall and winter are just my cup of tea, although early spring will do nicely. No, I've never been a fan of the dog days of summer... especially not around Memphis. Just gotta sweat it out. I'm craving warm, flaky biscuits and gravy... I wish I had gone to Mom's last night and I could have eaten that for breakfast this morning. As it stands now, I haven't eaten anything yet, and I should... I've waited too long since awakening. Today I have plans to have coffee with Kim, and I know what you're thinking, 'You just finished bitching about how hot it was and how miserable you were with summer heat, but yet you will go for a coffee date?' Well, the answer is yes... Coffee does nicely any time of the year, it can cool you in the summer and warm you in winter. I got this from my Mother, and it rings...

Woke up wayyy too early, then we went to the grocery store and picked up a few essentials. Mostly low-carb since Richie is back on that kick again. After doing some dishes, and a few things around the house, I fell victim to quite a long nap. I guess I hadn't slept enough since I arose too early. Richie went to class, I played Wii a bit, then finished another load of dishes (yeah I had gotten quite behind this last week). Took a nice long soak too, which I am always up for. Had some supper and Richie's Brother and his wife came by after, so we watched a couple movies. Somewhere within the 2nd movie, sleep found me again. Ahhh Saturdays in the Summer heat, always looking for the cool on the other side of the pillow.

WHY is it that after I take a bubble bath, the tub is shiny and clean and perfect, but when my husband takes a bath, he leaves it looking like someone slaughtered a bear? So yes I have been trying my best to post daily, but it has been a challenge. That's why you are seeing short but sweet entries, which I hope are still enjoyable and entertaining. That's really it for today, except I will leave you with a Cat Funny... if you are married, or just like cats, you should get a giggle out of it. MEN!

Who doesn't love Bowie? I give you... "Thursday's Child".

It happened right on time for this guy!

Saved Commercials. Guess at one time, Colt .45 was more 'high brow'.

If you haven't heard "I Love You" enough lately, this is my gift2 you. I thought I was going to think this video was lame, but just hearing all those voices saying "I Love You" was kind of moving... it's a little infectious. And who can love us more than Animals?? Listen to Mishka the Husky say "I Love You". And you know that I love you all, right?? So you're very blessed ;) I'm sure the Negative Negatasons will have something to say now, right??

YOU are psychic! I bet you had no idea that it could be this easy, but it is. All you have to do is relax and listen closely, and raise your awareness. Find moments of quiet throughout each day to sit by yourself and just "BE". Have faith in yourself and your intuition. You hold every answer, all you have to do is apply within. Today I merely offer you this wonderful "Quote of the Day", if you had any doubts to your own potential: "The best way to predict the future is to create it." It's Right There In Your Hands! ;)

Peta's "Sexiest Vegetarian Alive"? Refuses to eat 'anything with parents' ? Two more reasons that Prince earns his name in my book! It's not an easy thing to do, but every step we take towards loving and protecting animals is a score! (Thanks Tamra for the wonderful link!) Peta agrees, " He's A Real Prince , siting his very words, "Compassion is an action word with no boundaries." Everyone could take a great lesson here. Thank you Prince! You really are "Revolutionary" ;)

As I was headed to work this morning, passing by all of the car dealerships, the memory of my favorite car flooded back to me. It was my 1994 Dark Green Mazda MX-6. When I bought the car, I was not close to being in the market. I was out driving around as I could often be found, in the current car I was driving, a little older black Mazda 626 GT, with Sun Roof, Stereo, 5-speed stick shift and all. It was a great car, and the only thing that was wrong with it was my Muffler had fallen off, and I needed a new one. For some odd reason, I got a wild hair up my ass that I needed to go car shopping. Usually, my Dad would go with me and make sure that I didn't get a bad deal, and co-sign, check everything out and all that. But this day I went out on my own, with head full of youth fever. I drove all the way out to Covington Pike Mazda (close to where I work now), and set out across the lot to take a look around. Of course one of the evil sharks was quick to fly over to his new-found prey ...

July seems like a good time for me to try my NaBloPoMo (daily posting) . I mean, half of the year has passed and I figure it might be a cool month to try. The theme for July blogging is "Saved", and that's whatever you make out of it, things we save or hang on to, saving lives, savings at stores, limitless possibilities. So yes, July is here, and the summer is in full swing of course and the thermostat in Memphis has been turned all the way up. It actually feels a little cooler today than it has in a while, but it has been a sweat fest. I'm just a fall/winter girl. Can't help it. Still, I can't believe that the year is half gone already... Yeah I know, time, shmime, right? What does it really mean? We are the ones who make ourselves a slave to the clock. Ok, so I am going to leave this post as is. I will make another official first post for "Saved", just letting everyone know that I'm trying for every day in July. Wish me luck, and leave no extra...

A few posts back I touched on creepy vintage ads in print. Now I simply must share these creepy commercials that I found in the depths of Marketing Hell. Toy Commercial Fail Good luck trying to go to sleep... ever again! McCreepy McCommercial No, he's no stranger, he's just a burger wielding psychotic clown who preys on young junk food eating innocents. Taste My Niblets Maybe they were trying to scare the kids into eating their veggies? No creepy commercial post would be complete without... Waking Up With A Heart Attack The King Pole Dancing (was a close 2nd) Any way you slice it, Burger King is Royally Creepy. Freaky Frost Bites It's nice to know that we haven't lost the creep factor in our modern commercials. And for a final freak out attack... Happy Meal This is french, and I don't think it's an actual commercial but it will probably make you a vegetarian anyway haha!

Yes, I think I will just claim 15 again, and stay there. Looking back, my teen years were worry free. I mean, there was the bi-weekly broken heart and all, but geez. It was a time when people said, "You've got your whole life ahead of you." and it was still true... wait, well it's still true, just now there is less of it ahead of me. That's all. No, I actually didn't get a cake, or any kind of party... Didn't really care. Basically, I just took off two extra days and treated myself to a 4 day weekend in honor of my birthday. Today, June 22nd is the actual date. However, my honorary "celebration" of it began when I got off work Friday night. We met up with some friends at the Midtown Sekisui, and then came home to watch a few more episodes of "Weeds", a tv series that many of you are probably familiar with, one that my 'ol' man' got me hooked on. Finally we have finished the series thanks to Netflix Streaming , and can await...

Here's hoping that all of you Dads out there are having a great day. I sure miss mine, so enjoy every moment with your kids. Make it a special one. I'm just going to leave it at that today.... oh, and with these. Ruth E. Renkel Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. Bartrand Hubbard I've had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me to where I started. Anonymous 4 years: My Daddy can do anything! 7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot. 8 years: My father does not know quite everything. 12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either. 14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned. 21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date! 25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much. 30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it. 35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first. 50 years: What would Dad have thought about that? 60 years: My Dad...

It's the humidity... right? That's what people always say around here. But they're lying. It is both. Memphis is a sweaty sauna. Maybe it's not the hottest city temp-wise, but I think we have a shot at first in humidity... and mosquitoes. This week felt long, and I am glad that the weekend is here. It's Father's Day weekend, and a few other things, but I will be doing a special post for Father's Day and all that. The holidays are still tender without Dad's physical presence... still hard for my Mom. So I intend to spend time with her for Father's day. Don't knock it, don't judge it. So, I think we are biking to Shiloh Sunday with our group, I know it's going to be hot, but I think it will be fun. I'm looking forward to it anyway. Little bit of Civil War reinactment, shooting off some cannons or somethin... Gonna take my camera. I know that it's going to be really hot, but other people have been riding around in this heat. It'l...

This song about sums up today's feelings... just click play :)

Even when I ramble on, I guess it's just a bunch of "Malarkey" as my Dad always called it. So many zany and interesting thoughts pass through my skull on a daily basis, and I forget to write all of them down. Maybe I should start to carry that little digital recorder around with me everywhere so I can capture each and every little and genius and amazing notion. But now I will just ramble a bit and see what comes. My kickboxing class fell through today since the teacher wasn't feeling that well and the other ladies in class had things going on. I was the only one who showed up today, and since it seems like we all had a rough go starting the week, I bowed out and gave Mrs. F an R&R day. I figured I could use the extra day to recharge my batteries too. I think we'll all feel a little better Friday, and maybe everyone will be there. So I went back home, and Richie (who is slightly ailing from an Arm Bar by his instructor), and I went to our favorite little Mexic...

It's Monday, that sucks and we deserve a little laugh. I have recently found a number of creepy, whacked out and just plain 'wrong' old Vintage ads, and I give you a peek at these of course including my commentary. Enjoy the slideshow! If you have trouble viewing the slideshow or reading the captions, Click Here To View Photos .

Oh terrible me, I see that I haven't written since the 1st. I can moan about being busy, but it won't help matters at all. I can moan about being stressed but it will only waste my valuable energy!! :) So let's see, what's been shakin? Still doing the Kickboxing class and I really am enjoying it. Whether I get good at it or not, at least it's something I always thought about trying, and did and I'm getting a pretty good workout to boot. Of course I listen to my music as I always do throughout the course of the day, and I get stuck on certain songs... sometimes I think when you hear a particular song over and over again, on repeat in your head, and just can't seem to get rid of it, that there is a message in there somewhere. For me, the last few days I have been stuck on Audioslave - Doesn't Remind Me Of Anything , which is an o.k. song, but I just don't get it. I haven't heard it lately, unless I just didn't pay attention so I don't know ...