Goodbye, Blogger.

Due to the daily server outages and other technical problems with Blogspot, I've decided to change blog servers. I've used Blogspot to host Witless Nude for over a year now and I still love it, but it's clearly time to move on.

The new blog is can be found at http://lelia5150.wordpress.com

All posts/comments from here have been imported to wordpress so there won't be much of a change. Unfortunately, they do not allow template customization at this time so the look will be alot different. Hopefully I can find a theme that won't annoy me too much. At the moment there is some green chick...she's ok. The rest of the page I can't stand though.

Expect it all to change soon.

I'll be deleting this blog in it's entirety off this server within the next week...

Thanks for reading my ranting shit!

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Horoscopes For Today: 7/26/2006
Tentative plans for travel, social events or family gatherings are starting to come together right now, so use your great communication skills to get everyone on the same page. Emails, phone calls and good old-fashioned face-to-face conversations need to happen soon if things are going to go according to plan. There's a narrow window of opportunity right now -- people's calendars are going to be crowded soon, so act today to prevent scheduling conflicts.


I've been saying for days now that I do not want to have anything to do with any social events. My horoscope keeps saying I do. At this point, I want proof, certified, notorized, that I am in fact an Aries. I wonder how many Aries are INFP. Probably not too many.

Let's review an INFP:

Portrait of an INFP - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving(Introverted
Feeling with Extraverted Intuition)

The Idealist

As an INFP, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where
you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into
your personal value system. Your secondary mode is external, where you
take things in primarily via your intuition.

INFPs, more than other iNtuitive Feeling types, are focused on making
the world a better place for people. Their primary goal is to find out their
meaning in life. What is their purpose? How can they best serve humanity in
their lives? They are idealists and perfectionists, who drive themselves hard in
their quest for achieving the goals they have identified for themselves

INFPs are highly intuitive about people. They rely heavily on their
intuitions to guide them, and use their discoveries to constantly search
for value in life. They are on a continuous mission to find the truth
and meaning underlying things. Every encounter and every piece of
knowledge gained gets sifted through the INFP's value system, and is
evaluated to see if it has any potential to help the INFP define or
refine their own path in life. The goal at the end of the path is always
the same - the INFP is driven to help people and make the world a better
place.

Generally thoughtful and considerate, INFPs are good listeners and put
people at ease. Although they may be reserved in expressing emotion, they have a
very deep well of caring and are genuinely interested in understanding people.
This sincerity is sensed by others, making the INFP a valued friend and
confidante. An INFP can be quite warm with people he or she knows well.

INFPs do not like conflict, and go to great lengths to avoid it. If
they must face it, they will always approach it from the perspective of their
feelings. In conflict situations, INFPs place little importance on who is right
and who is wrong. They focus on the way that the conflict makes them feel, and
indeed don't really care whether or not they're right. They don't want
to feel badly. This trait sometimes makes them appear irrational and
illogical in conflict situations. On the other hand, INFPs make very
good mediators, and are typically good at solving other people's
conflicts, because they intuitively understand people's perspectives and
feelings, and genuinely want to help them.

INFPs are flexible and laid-back, until one of their values is
violated. In the face of their value system being threatened, INFPs can
become aggressive defenders, fighting passionately for their cause. When an
INFP has adopted a project or job which they're interested in, it usually
becomes a "cause" for them. Although they are not detail-oriented
individuals, they will cover every possible detail with determination and
vigor when working for their "cause".

When it comes to the mundane etails of life maintenance, INFPs are
typically completely unaware of such things. They might go for long periods
without noticing a stain on the carpet, but carefully and meticulously brush a
speck of dust off of their project booklet.

INFPs do not like to deal with hard facts and logic.
Their focus on their feelings and the Human Condition makes it difficult for
them to deal with impersonal judgment. They don't understand or believe
in the validity of impersonal judgment, which makes them naturally
rather ineffective at using it. Most INFPs will avoid impersonal
analysis, although some have developed this ability and are able to be
quite logical. Under stress, it's not uncommon for INFPs to mis-use hard
logic in the heat of anger, throwing out fact after (often inaccurate)
fact in an emotional outburst.

INFPs have very high standards and are perfectionists.
Consequently, they are usually hard on themselves, and don't give themselves
enough credit. INFPs may have problems working on a project in a group,
because their standards are likely to be higher than other members' of the
group. In group situations, they may have a "control" problem. The INFP
needs to work on balancing their high ideals with the requirements of every
day living. Without resolving this conflict, they will never be happy with
themselves, and they may become confused and paralyzed about what to do with
their lives.

INFPs are usually talented writers. They may be awkard and
uncomfortable with expressing themselves verbally, but have a wonderful
ability to define and express what they're feeling on paper. INFPs also
appear frequently in social service professions, such as counselling or
teaching. They are at their best in situations where they're working towards
the public good, and in which they don't need to use hard logic.

INFPs who function in their well-developed sides can accomplish great
and wonderful things, which they will rarely give themselves credit for.
Some of the great, humanistic catalysts in the world have been INFPs.

Jungian functional
preference ordering:
Dominant: Introverted
FeelingAuxiliary: Extraverted
IntuitionTertiary: Introverted
SensingInferior:
Extraverted
Thinking

Now...I've been tested a million times and no matter what I do I always test INFP. I may not like it, but that's what I am. I'm the pretty princess who wants to save the world and please don't hurt my feelings. I may fake something else most of the time, but this is what I have always tested to be.

With that said here's an Aries:

Aries Personality Profile
The Aries person seeks adventure and has
unusually high energy level. Pioneering, Aries will be the first to take a risk.
There were no doubt, a lot of Aries day traders when that first became popular
for example.

Aries is also a very dynamic person and can easily draw attention to
themselves when they enter a room. Make no mistake, an Aries person will be on
of the first to risk their life to save yours, and also the first to get really
mad at you for putting yourself at risk in the first place!

Money and fame many times find this zodiac sign, and lots of famous people
share your sun sign. Don't be surprised if the Aries in your life has big dreams
and plans for a bright future. Make sure you check out the list of famous Aries
people on the left, it is not a complete list either, but it is rather large.

Similar? I think not.

Anyway, on to other things. My internet at home works. Yay. Just in time for a class last night that was so stupid I 'accidentally' got disconnected. Some guy was in the 'room' lecturing about how to stay safe meeting people online. He was another student, mind you. Even the teacher was annoyed. I had never considered school a dating service before but apparently he does.

Aislin did not have a good day yesterday. Her med dosage was doubled (1/2 tab to 1 tab now). I got a letter this morning from he school saying "Aislin was extremely unresponsive today. She asked to lie down at 10:15 and could not even get up for lunch. If she cannot participate, she cannot be here." She was fine at home and still had problems sleeping but...

Nice. I have a call into her doctor but her doc is moving to the east coast and this is her last week...hopefully she will call back soon.

A co-worker friend of mine had posted signs all around our area that said something along the lines of respect your co-workers, no cell phones here please. There are many people that park themselves right in front of her cubicle and talk very loudly on their cell phones. Mind you, they don't do it at their own desks, or in their own department's areas. Someone just complained about it and made her take them all down...stating that HR had to approve any and all signs posted in common areas. How lame is that? God this place is a joke.

Beach Pictures

Three found dead in downtown hotels

[Updated: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday] Authorities said they've have found three people dead in downtown single-room occupancy hotels Tuesday. The body of the third person was found at the Hotel Congress near the corner of 12th and I streets, police said.

Sacramento Fire Capt. James Doucette said all three people have died in very hot rooms that were not air conditioned. Precise causes of death are not yet known.

"We're concerned about what is going on," Doucette said. "We have a couple community centers that will hopefully stay open longer than usual."

Police and firefighters will be going to single-room occupancy hotels Tuesday to talk to managers about making sure residents are being monitored, he said.

Doucette said city public safety officials will be meeting this afternoon with Sacramento Sheriff's officials to discuss a county-wide plan of safe-guarding vulnerable people from heat-related deaths.

Earlier Tuesday, two elderly men were found dead at the Golden Hotel near 10th and J Streets, police said, and authorities were investigating whether the heat may have been a factor in their deaths.

"It is under investigation as a natural death, but it may be heated related. The coroner is looking into that," Police Sgt. Terrell Marshall said of the men found at the Golden Hotel.

One man was described as being 80 years old and white, the other was a 79-year-old Latino.

Fake Zombies Arrested On WMD Charges

MINNEAPOLIS -- Six friends spruced up in fake blood and tattered clothing were arrested in downtown Minneapolis on suspicion of toting "simulated weapons of mass destruction."

Police said the group were allegedly carrying bags with wires sticking out, making it look like a bomb, while meandering and dancing to music as part of a "zombie dance party" Saturday night.

"They were arrested for behavior that was suspicious and disturbing," said Lt. Gregory Reinhardt, a police spokesman. Police also said the group was uncooperative and intimidated people with their "ghoulish" makeup.

One group member said the "weapons" were actually backpacks modified to carry a homemade stereos and were jailed without reason. None of the six adults and one juvenile arrested have been charged

"Given the circumstance of them being uncooperative ... why would you have those (bags) if not to intimidate people?" said Inspector Janee Harteau. "It's not a case of (police) overreacting."

Harteau also said police were on high alert because they'd gotten a bulletin about men who wear clown makeup while attacking and robbing people in other states.

Kate Kibby, one of those arrested, said previous zombie dance parties at the Mall of America and on light-rail trains have occurred without incident. Last fall, nearly 200 people took part in a "zombie pub crawl" in northeast Minneapolis.

Kibby said they were cooperative and followed the two officers to the station where they were questioned and eventually loaded into a van and booked into jail.

"It was clear to us that they were trying to get a rise out of us," KIbby said.

Members of the group could face lesser charges like disorderly conduct, police said

You put the R in Retarded

Horoscopes For Today: 7/25/2006
If you've been waiting for a jump start to your social life, today brings good news! All signs point to a fantastic new beginning. Things might not be quite ready to move forward today, but they'll start soon. It's all about moving slowly but surely, so remember what they say -- anything worth having is worth waiting for. Luckily, a big payoff is due today in another area of your life,
and it's one you should share. In fact, you would be wise to build a group social event around it.

Ironic, since I'm feeling more and more inclined to not have a social life. No group social event sounds even remotely entertaining or enjoyable. I just want to c-h-i-l-l.

I'm really effin' sleepy.

My car is disgustingly trashed from the little trip to the beach -- spent 20 minutes this morning dumping garbage out of it. After I tossed out all the water bottles and food wrappers it looked even worse. The girls got food crumbs everywhere in the backseat. At least the garbage covered it up. School starts tomorrow...hopefully my internet will be up and running by the time I get home so I don't start the quarter out by missing a lecture first thing. It's just an little pre-req for the school, not something I care about, but might as well get it out of the way correctly and it has to be completed before the start of the quarter. The lectures for the rest of my classes are on Sundays so tonite is the only thing I have to worry about for now. I have a partner-in-crime passed out on my couch waiting for the cable guy to come and fix it all. Hopefully it will go smoooooothly.

So...sometime last week I went to Arco Arena to see the Lippanzer Stallions with Aislin. We had tickets to the suite and were the only people who went. So it was me, her, and the entire suite all to ourselves. We sat on the balcony and left the lights off inside (because it's polite...). About 15 minutes after we sat down a security guard came up to us to and checked my ticket. I had no problem with this. He checked it, radioed his supervisor that the ticket was OK and then left. 10 minutes later he came back. I was annoyed at this point and again, he checked my ticket and then called down to his supervisor to tell him that the ticket was fine (keep in mind that you HAVE to have the correct ticket to enter a suite -- the door is unlocked with the barcode on your ticket.) He left again. A few more minutes pass and he returns again, with another guard. First, they ask that I sit inside the suite instead of on the balcony. I asked why. He said he didn't know. I asked if he was making everyone in the arena on the balcony sit inside. He said no. I refused to move. The other guard that came with him took my ticket and pointed out that I was supposed to be in seats 1 and 2. I told him there are no seat numbers in a suite something he should know if he worked there. He agreed but took my tickets down to his supervisor. Before he returned with my ticket a third guard approached me and I totally went off on him before he even had a chance to say boo. Eventually, they gave me my ticket back and said everything was fine, but I was so annoyed by this point that we left about 30 minutes later.

This morning when I got to work I had voicemail from Phillip MacDougall, the Sacramento Kings Director of Season Ticket Services (quite a title, eh?). We played phone tag for a bit, but when I finally spoke to him he was very apologetic which was cool. I'm pretty easy going and so I told him that if something would have been explained to me or made sense about the problems (apparently the horses were spooked by people on the sides of the arena) then I would have been A-OK, but everyone was rude and acted like I didn't belong there because I was alone in a suite that I've been in numerous times. So -- he is supposedly mailing me a $50 gift card to the Kings store (present for my mom I guess...) and wants to 'put me and my friends in a suite for a Monarch's game and buy us all dinner'. I don't care for the Monarch's but free food and a suite for my friends is awesome.

stress stress stress stress

Horoscopes For Today: 7/24/2006
The encouragement you've been waiting for finally makes its presence known today. You might not recognize it right away, but don't worry -- you'll definitely get another chance to when you're better prepared. People are looking out for you, and waiting to give you help whenever you need it. You're a big part of someone's life -- and today you may start to understand how big. A group outing encourages you to get out of your comfort zone a bit more, which can only be a good thing.

The only encouragement that I've been waiting for would come in the form of a check -- and I'm pretty sure it's not coming again today. I don't know who is looking out for me and I can't see anyway I'd be a big part of anyone's life without feeling really bad for them. I'm barely keeping my head above water and if someone tried to help me out I'm fairly certain I'd just pull them under with me. And for god's sake - no group outings.

On the flip side, I'm losing weight. Of course, it's 100% due to stress, but at least there is a bright side to it. I have zero appetite and the little I manage to eat I haven't really been able to keep down. I'm sure the heat doesn't help but...

Went to the beach this weekend since it was a million degrees or something this weekend. I have pictures that I'll upload maybe tomorrow. We showed up at Andrew's house in San Jose to surprise Lhiannan and picked her up and brought her, too. Aislin was excited to see her sister for the first time in about a month.

Took Aislin to the doctor this morning. They are doubling her medication. Thursday she got into trouble for kicking a kid in the head and punching him in the mouth. Then she turned around and hit and kicked a teacher as well. I have no idea what she is thinking when she does this stuff -- she said she did it because the teacher hurt her feelings... Maybe the higher dosage of meds will help. If it doesn't, there is another newer medication that I'd like to try but apparently Aislin's doctor is moving to the east coast and this is her last week at Kaiser...will be difficult to start the whole process over with a new doctor.

cftpa

BEELINE

the last time i was here it was december
the last time i was here you were mine
but i happen to know for a fact that it's not december anymore
& it's been six months since you made your final beeline for the door
& since you left i've made a list
of 374 reasons why i could never live without you
since you've left i've made a list
of 375 reasons why i never ever ever ever ever
want to see you again
the day you left it broke me apart
the day you left it cut me clean in two
but scars get smooth
i guess there's some sort of irony there
but you still haven't explained
what you're doing back here
& you still haven't explained
what you're doing
standing on my front lawn
i don't know where you've been hiding for the last six months
but i really think you ought to just go back there now
because i don't want you around here anymore
& if you'll excuse me i was kind of busy getting over you

Slow motion for all

Horoscopes For Today: 7/21/2006
Like confetti falling all around you, there are many trivial dramas fluttering about -- and they're equally celebratory. Good news is everywhere today, but most of it will affect the people around you more than it will affect you -- so be wary of the green-eyed monster showing up when you least expect it. The good fortunes of others may become downright annoying as the day continues, but try to remember that good things come to those who wait, and every good dog has its day.

I have the absolute worst hiccups. I can't even type. Bleh.

Imagine that you wake up one morning...

...and realize you are married to the most ignorant human being on the planet? What do you do?

I went to the grocery store at lunch time to get some food and there in the check-out line amongst all the magazines is some tabloid with George and Laura Bush on the cover proclaiming that the couple is secretly attending marriage counseling. Imagine that? Poor, stupid woman.

I laughed until the other people in line looked at me funny.

So dumb I didn't even want to post it.

Horoscopes For Today: 7/20/2006
It's great that you're so darned good at concentrating! Despite all the fun and chaos going on around you, you're keeping your eye on the ball and impressing people left and right. This laser focus will continue for quite a while, but is especially strong today -- take advantage of it. If you devote some time to working out an organizational scheme for an upcoming trip or social commitment, you'll get everything done with plenty of time to spare.

Tsunami victims given mass burial

Tsunami victims given mass burial

Rumours of another killer wave sparked mass panic today in the town hardest hit by the Indonesian tsunami, while the death toll rose to 531, with more than 270 missing.

More than 1,000 residents of the beach resort of Pangandaran ran, bicycled or drove inland amid shouts of: "The water is coming!"

"People suddenly started running so I joined them," said Marino, 42.

It was unclear how the rumour started. Indonesia has no nationwide tsunami warning system and coastal residents had no notice of the onrushing wave on Monday.



Amateur video aired today on Metro TV showed children playing in the surf and building sandcastles, followed by brief shots of a wall of black water bearing down on Pangandaran beach on Java island’s south coast. The camera operator runs away amid the sound of screaming.

The region has been rattled by aftershocks.

A strong quake today off Java's coast - just hours after the panic in Pangandaran - caused buildings in the capital, Jakarta, to sway for more than a minute.

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 7.7 undersea earthquake, smashed into a 110-mile stretch of Java's coastline, which was unaffected by the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami.

Waves more than 2 metres high reached 200 metres inland in some places, destroying scores of houses, restaurants and hotels.

Cars, motorbikes and boats were left mangled amid fishing nets, furniture and other debris.

Ambulances with sirens blaring brought bodies to a cemetery in Pangandaran for a mass burial as hundreds of spectators looked on. As darkness fell, 24 unidentified corpses were tagged with numbers and laid in the ground, five children among them.

Today's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1.

Suharjono, head of the earthquake division at Jakarta's meteorological agency, told Metro TV that the tumbler was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami, but he urged people to be on guard.

Police and army teams with sniffer dogs and mechanical equipment kept searching for survivors of the tsunami, but found only bodies amid the ruins, pushing the death toll to 531, said Maman Susanto, from the government’s national disaster co-ordinating board. Several foreign tourists were among the dead.

He said 275 people were listed as missing.

At the area's main hospital, in the town of Banjar, medics treated a steady stream of patients, most from the Pangandaran coast. Some slept on dirty mattresses on the floor, while others were treated in the admissions hall.

Surgeons amputated the left leg of a women who was trapped under the rubble of her house.

"I thought I was going do die, but God gave me mercy so I can carry on with my life," Tintin Rotiyani said from her hospital bed.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and Japan's Meteorological Agency issued warnings of a possible tsunami about 15 minutes after Monday’s quake. The tsunami struck Java about 45 minutes later - before authorities had time to warn anyone on the coast.

Science and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said Tuesday the government received both regional tsunami bulletins, but did not try to announce the warnings.

He appeared to back away from those comments today, telling el-Shinta radio that the government's meteorological agency sent text messages to at least 400 officials and one of his staffers appeared on national television to warn of the tsunami.

But Kadiman did not say whether the actions were taken before the tsunami hit, or whether the 400 officials lived on the threatened coastline.

Moreover, with no warning sirens or alarms on the beaches, getting the message to significant numbers of residents and tourists would likely have been impossible.

The quake was not felt by most people on the beaches. The first most people knew of the wave was when they heard screams of "Tsunami! Tsunami!"

Indonesia was the nation hardest hit by a 2004 tsunami that killed at least 216,000 people in a dozen Indian Ocean nations - with more than half the deaths in Sumatra island’s Aceh province.

The country started to install a warning system after that disaster and had been planning to extend it to Java in 2007.

One small step for S.F., one giant leap for America

San Francisco Supervisors Approve Universal Health Coverage

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to make the city the nation's first to provide all residents with health care.

The plan approved on Tuesday by the board would give adults access to medical services regardless of their immigration or employment status

Financed by local government, mandatory contributions from employers and income-adjusted premiums, the universal care plan would cover the cost of everything from checkups and prescription drugs to X-rays and operations

Unlike health insurance, however, it would not pay for any services participants seek outside San Francisco.

According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the plan, a merger of proposals put forth by Supervisor Tom Ammiano and Mayor Gavin Newsom, would go into effect next year, provided it passes a second board vote next week and is signed into law by Newsom -- both considered virtual certainties.

Bored

Most systems are down at work so I've been sitting here staring at nothing for about an hour. Thanks for the survey, Matt -- good way to kill time...

Okay, so we all get these Questionaires on our bulletin boards every fucking day, right?! So in lieu of posting this one right back up there on the BB, I decided to put one on my Blog for posterities sake.

FIFTY things you might not know about me.

1.What is your middle name?
Ann

2. What size is your bed?
Queen

3. What are you listening to right now?
People talking as loudly and obnoxiously as possible.

4. What are the last 2 digits in your phone numer?
78

5. What was the last thing you ate?
sushi

6. Last person you hugged?
aislin

7. How is the weather right now?
insanely hot. cloudy & 92. humidity sucks.

8. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
temperance

9. The first thing you notice about the SAME sex?
overall style i suppose

10. Are you single?
i hear i have a twin out there...

11. Do you want children?
ill keep the ones i have...not able to have more (intentionally)

12. Do you drink?
yes

13. Ever get so drunk you don't remember the entire night?
well yeah, but...if i was that drunk i don't really want to remember im sure.

14. Eye color?
green

15. Hair color?
brown


16. Is there anyone you think should be shot?
long list. lets start with GWB for now

17. Favorite holiday?
halloween maybe

18. Favorite season?
fall. i love jacket weather

19. Ever cried for no reason?
sure

20. Last movie you watched?
uhm...eight below.

21. How many mirrors are in your room?
one

22. Do you know any other fall out boy songs other than "sugar were going down?
who is fall out boy

23. Have you ever decapitated a barbie?
dismember and decapitated. once i decorated my old roomates garden with barbie legs tastefully posed coming up out of the ground like rockettes. she wasn't impressed or amused.

24. Do you enjoy the sensational taste of starbucks?
i enjoy the taste. sensational though? not really


25. Does the word "horcrux" mean anything to you?
its the phonetical way of explaining the crux of an arguement involving a whore (hor).

26. Do you have any gay friends?
yes

27. Ever do weed?
not in about 10 years


28. Is cheese like the best food ever, or what?
cheese is what keeps me from being vegan. i couldn't live without cheese.

29. What books are you reading?
cryptonomicron. finished decipher yesterday.

30. Piercings?
ears, navel. boring.

31. Two favorite tv shows?
THE OFFICE and THE OFFICE. (I like this answer! But...The office and Arrested development)


32. Favorite football team?
the one that wins. who cares?

33. What were you doing before filling this out?
blinking.

34. Any pets?
2 cats, 2 fish, 2 kids

35. Dogs or cats?
cats

36. Favorite flower?
daisies

37. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't meant to be doing?
daily

38. Have you ever loved someone?
yes but in retrospect ive wondered why

39. Who would you like to see right now?
ed mcmahon with that million dollar check.

40. What is your favorite baseball team?
uh. i don't even know a baseball team.

41. Have you ever fired a gun?
no

42. Do you like to travel by planes?
weeeee....

43. Right or left-handed?
RIGHT.

44. If you could be with someone right now who would it be?
ed mcmahon. i already answered this

45. How many pillows do you sleep with?
um...like 8 or something. ridiculous, i know.

46. Are you missing someone?
lhiannan

47. Do you have a tattoo?
a few

48. Do you watch cartoons on a saturday morning?
i sleep on saturday morning.

49. Are you hiding something from someone?
if i was i wouldn't admit it, would i? wouldn't be a very good 'hider'

50. Do you talk in your sleep?
no one has ever mentioned it...so i guess not

Is it too much to ask that Bush get cancer...

which could be cured through stem cell treatment...that we won't have because he is a fucking moron?

Bush Vetoes Stem Cell Research Bill
Senate Passes Bill Expanding Funding For Stem Cell Research

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush said he has vetoed a bill that would have allowed expanded federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research because it "crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect."

Bush said the measure passed by Congress would "support the taking of innocent human life in hopes of finding medical benefits for others."

He said it would have done away with what he described as a more balanced approach he had taken on the issue.

The move comes a day after the Senate passed a bill that would expand federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.

The bill passed 63-37, four votes short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override Bush's veto.

Even though big-name conservatives including Bill Frist and John McCain voted to fund research on donated embryos that otherwise would be destroyed, White House spokesman Tony Snow said it's a matter of principle for the president.

AAaaarrggggggggghhhhhh

Horoscopes For Today: 7/19/2006
As always, it's important that you succeed right now -- but it's even more important that you avoid putting too much pressure on yourself. Go easy! Pressure, stress and self-doubt are your biggest enemies right now, and they could cause a bit of a landslide if you're not careful. The good news is that you already have all the power you need to conquer anything -- it's deep inside of you \(whether you believe it or not\). When you need it, all you have to do is believe and it will be there.

Ok, I'm completely overwhelmed and it's only 9am. With the mothership dumping our California office for cheaper Ohio land, and more and more people leaving before the ship completely sinks I'm left with more and more work every single day that I get here. Today I could nearly not find my desk. My chair was covered with work as well. What gives people? My boss is gone for a month so I'm left with not only my work, her work and managing the group, but now all -this- shit as well.

I need a raise. A big, big one. Fuck, even my normal paycheck would be nice if I could just get it on time.

Hospital Staff Charged With Killing Patients After Katrina

Were some hospital patients put to death after Hurricane Katrina?

After a long investigation, the Louisiana State Attorney General's Office said a doctor and two nurses have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of patients at a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina.

According to Kris Wartelle, a spokeswoman for the Office of Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, the doctor and two nurses have been charged with second-degree murder.

The hospital -- Memorial Medical Center -- was cut off by floodwater after the storm hit. Power went out, and the temperature inside rose past 100 degrees, as patients waited four days to be evacuated.

During that time, at least 34 patients died there. Ten were patients of the hospital's owner, and the others were in a facility run by a separate company.

The charges will be formally announced at a 2 p.m. CDT news conference by Foti in Baton Rouge, La. CNN reported that the staff are accused of killing some of the patients so that the nurses and doctors could evacuate more quickly -- meaning the alleged slayings were not mercy killings at all.

Shortly after Katrina, Foti issued subpoenas for 73 employees who were in Memorial Medical Center during and after the storm. The subpoenas came after continuing rumors of mercy killings -- workers killing patients they thought would not make it and were suffering.

A coroner said several months ago that samples were taken from dozens of patients who died at various hospitals and nursing homes, to test for potentially lethal doses of drugs such as morphine

Previously, Orleans Parish coroner Frank Minyard told CNN that investigators told him they think some medical staff killed patients. "They thought someone was going around injecting people with some sort of lethal medication," Minyard said.

A nursing manager said that none of the hospital staff knew when rescuers would arrive and that the conditions at the hospital were miserable

"It was battle conditions," Fran Butler told CNN. "It was as bad as being out in the field."

She said the staff was desperate.

"My nurses wanted to know what was the plan? Did they say to put people out of their misery? Yes. ... They wanted to know how to get them out of their misery," she said to CNN.

Butler also told CNN that a doctor discussed the subject of euthanizing patients, saying that she “was totally against it and wouldn't do it."

Dr. Bryant King, who was working at Memorial during Katrina, told CNN that although he didn’t personally witness any killings, "most people know something happened that shouldn't have happened."

King said that one of the doctors who opposed euthanasia told him that a third doctor said she would be willing to "do it."

He said then, the floor where he was working was cleared of everyone except patients, a hospital administrator and two doctors -- doctors he said had first raised the issue of "mercy killing."

After a prayer, one of the doctors then produced a handful of syringes, King told CNN

"I don't know what's in the syringes. ... The only thing I heard the physician say was, 'I'm going to give you something to make you feel better,' " King said

"I don't know what the physician was going to give them, but we hadn't been given medications like that, to make people feel better, or any sort of palliative care," he said. "We hadn't been doing that up to this point."

After deciding he did not want to take part in what he thought was going to happen, King said he grabbed his bag, boarded a boat and left a hospital. He said he doesn’t know what happened after he left.

Wheels keep on spinnin' round..

Horoscopes For Today: 7/18/2006
You still need to get yourself more involved in the rhythms and activities of the people around you -- these folks are looking to you for a new idea or trend, and they have confidence that you'll dream up something major. If you need assistance getting something off the ground, just ask the supportive crowd that surrounds you. They have excellent ideas and are eager to help. You need to realize that the people you've chosen to include in your life are there for a reason.


Looking to me for a trend? I'm so apathetic about trends that I'm not even anti-trend. Don't look to me.

Today I became one of those people who carry their tennis shoes and take the elevator. I felt really stupid but...the coffee table attacked me last night, just jumped right out there totally unprovoked and nearly sliced my little baby toe in two. It hurts. I'm afraid that every step I take I'm going to leave a bloody footprint. Ouch.

Another more or less sleepless fucked up night. I fell asleep on the couch around 7:30 pm right in front of the air conditioner and woke up again around 9:30. At this point it was still well over 100 degrees in my bedroom so I was pretty set on dragging the other alarm clock out to the living room and sleeping on the couch (hey, it's a futon, that's what they are for, right?). Instead of going back to sleep, of course, I stayed up geeking out on some video game until around 1 am, and by that time it was finally a comfortable temperature in my room. I went to sleep and woke up again around 3 am for no good reason. Took a bit to get back to sleep...then up again by 6. If my body keeps this no-REM sleep thing up much longer I'm sure it's gonna kill me.

At work early today for another early morning meeting. Today is Brynna (my boss') last day before her month long quasi-vacation. Usually she goes back to France but this time her sister and nieces are all coming from France to stay with her. This sort of leaves me in charge and last time we had some 'unruly' employees and it sucked alot to have to manage them all. This time I think it will be ok.

Today we are celebrating Kamil's birthday since he has been out on vacation as well. Emma is organizing another of her fabulous mexican meals that I usually can't eat. This time I've brought my own veggie-"meat" and we're doing it build-your-own style so I actually get to eat something. I love that she calls me an Anglo. It's fuckin cute.

Finally completely enrolled in school yesterday. Class starts next week so hopefully I'll be able to get my internet working again at home. No idea what the hell I'll do if I can't -- spend alot of time at the library using theirs I guess. I haven't actually bothered to choose my classes yet since, again, no internet at home. I'm hoping that most of my previous classes are transferable since I've taken nearly everything they are expecting me to take. I've gotten most of the core classes taken care of, I just need the more advanced ones and a few of the generic general ed classes.

Aislin lost another tooth last night. She is starting to look really funny. I miss Lhiannan more than I can explain and its making me miserable. This is the longest she has been gone to her Dad's and it wasn't so bad when he was still in Sacramento but since he is back in San Jose there is no way I can see her on the weekends, etc. I can't imagine how much it will suck when they move to Texas. Thankfully, she comes home in a few weeks. She went deep sea fishing last weekend and not only caught the first fish (leopard shark) but in the end she caught the largest as well. Sounds gross to me, but she was really proud of herself. And apparently she ate the thing so I can't complain too much...

Ok, off to work...

I found you in the lost and found

Horoscopes For Today: 7/17/2006
If every little detail doesn't quite add up today, get out your mental calculator and rework the figures. Solving problems, making peace and aligning incongruent elements is your specialty right now, so have confidence in your abilities -- you can fix things! This is a blessing and a bit of a burden, too, since you need to get involved in things that normally wouldn't interest you. Make your presence known and speak up. You should suggest a better way to get things done.


Whatever that means.

In more important news...poor Java. They don't call that area the ring of fire for nothing. Move the fuck away...
Being a geology geek I get emailed everytime there is a major earthquake on our dear little ball of rock and at last count there have been 8 major earthquakes. If anyone is as geo-geeky as me, you can check out the specs on the first one (7.7) that caused a tsunami here.

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Horoscope free day...

For whatever reason, my horoscope was not emailed to me today. Also, because I had an appointment this morning at 9 I went to Weatherstone bright and early and sat and read a book for about an hour -- completely forgetting to look at the newspaper for one. Who knows what the day will hold for me...

I'm starving.

Why you should get married in a church

Sonia is a great source for entertainment -- thanks!

This is fucking stupid.

You are 75% Bisexual You are very bisexual. The choice between guys and girls is often agonizing for you because you really don’t have a preference. But you always double up your chances every night for getting laid. Take this quiz at QuizUniverse.com

It's sad that I'm resorting to lame quizzes instead of working. I have zero motivation today. I don't feel too well either, but then I usually don't.

The porno of Stephanie's life will be called ... "Boob raider - Robbing the Cradle" 'What will the porno of your life be called?' at QuizUniverse.com

Well, that's telling.

60% Ghetto ... Ghetto! When it comes to your sexuality you are ghetto. You may have probably done something really ridiculous in the past in order to guarantee yourself sex later. Also, you don’t have the highest standards in the world. 'How sexually ghetto are you?' at QuizUniverse.com

har har.

Stephanie's sexual nickname: "Sugar buns" Take this quiz at QuizUniverse.com

Why can't Starbucks deliver?

Horoscopes For Today: 7/13/2006
Like a neon arrow flashing and sirens blaring, what you need to do today is terribly obvious. The fact is, if you've been waiting for push to come to shove, your wait is over. Push has definitely grown into shove by now. You'll be sure about your actions, but they might require you to step out of your personality comfort zone. It's true: Being more aggressive or domineering isn't easy. But it's something you simply must do if you want to get somewhere \(or get something started\) with someone.


Nuff' said there. I don't see myself pushing anything or anyone to do anything but you gotta do what you gotta do.

I got fucked over on my coffee again today. I'm starting to wonder why I bother. Cappucino sounds nothing like 'mocha' or 'hot chocolate' or whatever the fuck they gave me that I can't drink. In fact, she even said "here's your cappucino" and handed me this sugery thing that makes me kinda ill. I wish they delivered or something so I could call and say "I overslept and desperately need coffee. Please, please bring it to me now."

But they don't.

Of course, there is a Starbuck's here in the building at work but...it tastes like crap. At least it's cheaper. Maybe if I get desperate enough..

Since it's starting out so well I'm sure this is going to be a swell day.


[Edit: I just realized that this Starbuck's cup has a quote by one of my favorite memoir authors on it so maybe it's fate that I got the wrong cup.
The Way I See It # 141:
"I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because, how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say, "Hi". They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word." -- Augusten Burroughs author of Running with Scissors]

7.12.06

Horoscopes For Today: 7/12/2006
Remember that you have one of the best guts around \(in terms of instinct, that is!\). So this recent bout of self-doubt is completely unwarranted and unnecessary. Today you need to trust yourself! This day offers you a big opportunity to try out your new optimistic self-assurance -- and the best part of it is that it will be fun and completely risk-free. Consider it training wheels for a healthier ego. Your ability to see the future will grow stronger once you start listening to yourself again.

I wanted to comment on this but it is so rank in my office that I can't concentrate. Someone must have slaughtered a skunk right here inside the office. I poured a ton of nice smelling lotion on my hands and have sat here for 20 minutes sniffing them just so I don't have to smell the skunk. To change things up I sniffed Sonia's hands for a few minutes since she uses a different scent of lotion than I do.

Anyway...

Self-doubt. Terrible thing. I know. I'm working on it. There is some light at the end of the tunnel. I was randomly websurfing yesterday and stumbled upon a 'new' degree that is being offered out of Utica College. (Yes, I know it's in NY.) Apparently they now offer a "Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity - Cybercrime Investigations and Forensics" which is exactly what I was going to school for before except there wasn't a specific program for it and therefore I had no direction and it was all guess work. I figured if I just concentrated on CIS and Criminal Justice that it would all be kosher. This makes it easier and more official. A major benefit here, if anyone thought I was considering moving to Utica, is that due to the technical nature of the coursework, they offer the entire degree online. I would probably at least visit the campus, but I wouldn't have to leave the comfort of my home for this. Problem is, of course, that you can't be considered for the program unless you already have an AA or 57 units. I don't think I'm quite at 57 (maybe, who knows) and I clearly never finished my AA.

Which leaves me trying to figure out options for finishing up my AA. There is no feasible way for me to return to SCC and actually complete that stupid degree. The classes I need are not available during times I am available and taking one class every semester as I have been doing will put me at graduation sometime in my middle 40's. So...I started researching further online degrees. I really don't want the stigma that comes with a generic online degree, but if it gets me in the door to where I want to go...maybe since, again, its a technical degree, not something that you need face-to-face education, it won't make as much of a difference.

Another consideration is...if I completed my AA with an emphasis in programming I would leave with a marketable skill regardless of whether or not I made it all the way through to a BA.

Who knows. I think I have too much time on my hands.

FYI

This page layout is going to be fucked up until I get internet at home running again.

Yeah.

Your tax dollars at work

Psychedelic: Mushroom Drug Produces Mystical Experience

NEW YORK -- People who took an illegal drug made from mushrooms reported profound mystical experiences that led to behavior changes lasting for weeks -- all part of an experiment that recalls the psychedelic '60s.
Many of the 36 volunteers rated their reaction to a single dose of the drug, called psilocybin, as one of the most meaningful or spiritually significant experiences of their lives. Some compared it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent.
Roland Griffiths of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, the study's lead author, said such comments "just seemed unbelievable." He also warned: don't try this at home. Almost a third of the research participants found the experience frightening.
Viewed by some as a landmark, the study is one of the few rigorous looks in the past 40 years at a hallucinogen's effects.
The researchers suggest the drug someday may help drug addicts kick their habit or aid terminally ill patients struggling with anxiety and depression
Funded in part by the federal government, the research was published online on Monday by the journal Psychopharmacology.

7.11.06

Horoscopes For Today: 7/11/2006
Consistency is an important part of your life right now, and it has enabled you to decrease your stress level quite a bit. Today the placid surface of your life gets stirred up a bit, but this is something you've been waiting for -- and looking forward to. It's not an upheaval; it's an invigoration. This change is a darn good one, full of lots of positive opportunities and some possible financial benefits as well. Never before has an earthquake yielded such a beautiful landscape!


My life isn't flacid...

Oh, placid. Right.

For the record, the only 'consistency' in my life has been that it is consistently inconsistent. Please, no earthquakes.

7.10.06

Horoscopes For Today: 7/10/2006
Your connections with others are growing, and this is something you should start taking seriously today. In your private life, you're feeling a growing responsibility toward someone -- this could be in a caretaking capacity, or in a lifelong capacity. Whichever it is, it's important to talk to them about it. Find out what they're feeling, and then go from there. Professionally, there are a few commitments you need to consider. Try to narrow them down or make a final decision now.

That's a rather vague horoscope.
Too much to do today to really blog much, even though I haven't been able to lately...

When one thing goes downhill, everything goes downhill

After speaking with Child Action and having to fax over 10 pages of income verification it has come to my attention that somehow I actually make too much money to continue to receive subsidized child care. Thankfully Aislin will be going to Kindergarten this August so the cost will be somewhat cheaper but now with two kids at Club M the childcare cost will be...well, about the same as my rent. So, if I'm struggling already, this is only going to make things worse.

Bummer. Just ...bummer.
I'm definitely going to fix up my resume tonight and apply for that other job. While I'm at it, I really need a second job, too.

New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings

WILKESBORO, N.C. -- It won't be chicken feed that fuels new power plants in North Carolina.

Fibrowatt, a British company, plans to build three new power plants that will burn chicken droppings to generate electricity

The chicken waste and wood chips will be incinerated at 1,500 degrees to produce steam to drive the generating turbines.

Currently, farmers are paying to have the waste trucked away. However, experts have said that alternative methods of disposal are getting too expensive to be cost-effective.

Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Yay for alternative energy!

I was just guessing at numbers and figures, pulling your puzzles apart

Horoscopes For Today: 7/7/2006
There's no need to be in the middle of any conflicts today -- people are at odds with each other, and you have nothing to do with it. Jumping in to make peace might seem like a great idea, but you may be overestimating your diplomatic skills. Emotions run deep, and there are circumstances you don't know about. Your presence could add gasoline to the fire. So stay on the sidelines and observe the battle. You'll gain perspective, and you may just see the whole, illuminating truth.

No need to tell me twice.

Day two of my self-imposed house arrest was uneventful. I read for most of the evening not even bothering to try to watch a movie because I knew I would just fall asleep. After taking so much Benedryl Cold yesterday, I was completely zonked. I was supposed to take Kyao back to Jovan yesterday, but when I called to see if it was OK to take her over there he wasn't home and never bothered to call back. Guess he doesn't want her back that bad. Who knows.

I'm feeling out of sorts and introspective today. I think all this quiet time is causing me to crawl back into my shell a little. A co-worker came up to me first thing this morning to tell me all about some fiber muffins she was going to make and I couldn't even muster the energy to fake an interested response. I don't really know what she wanted out of me by telling me, but she was very into her muffin recipe.

Further proof that my horoscope is right...

Well, after having to put my work phone on "Do Not Disturb" (straight to vm) and having to turn my cell phone completely off I have decided that I am tired of doing things for other people all the time and I'm basically done. I have been the best friend that anyone could ask for. I do things for other people, often at a high price, all the time. I get nothing in return from most of these people. I don't understand why I primarily surround myself with intensely self-absorbed selfish people. I hate it, it upsets me, and yet I continue to do it. Now, I'm done. My friends can figure out how to grow up by themselves. I refuse to be an enabler anymore.

(It goes without saying that this is not directed at any of my close friends that may actually read this.)

I'm pretty sure that this is true love...

Empty Nesters Make Cross-Country Trek On Foot

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Barbie and Paul Bentley are walking, but it's no stroll around the block.

The empty nesters are trekking across the country. They started just a few days ago at a farm near Moscow, Idaho.

The pair said they expect to finish at one of their favorite restaurants -- a catfish place in Astor, Fla. If all goes well, they'll be celebrating over catfish in November of next year

The Bentleys said they'll sleep in their tent most nights but will splurge on a motel once or twice a week. They plan to take a break for the winter and resume again in May 2007.

Barbie Bentley said the trip is going to give them a lot of time to talk and to revitalize their marriage.

For lack of a clever title...

Horoscopes For Today: 7/6/2006
Friendships are more important to you than ever, and you are rightfully proud of the fact that you've grown into a supportive, wise and caring ally for those special people in your life. Right now, someone you care about is going through some tough times -- and you don't know what to do about it. This helpless feeling is normal, but you shouldn't beat yourself up about it. They have to help themselves right now. All you can do is make it clear to them that you'll be there when they need you.


That's right everyone; save yourselves...

Really, I'm starting to think this Karma thing isn't all it's cracked up to be.
On to other things.

Yesterday marked day one of my self-imposed house arrest. With no internet at home at the moment (why is it that I never think to pay a bill until they discontinue my service) and therefore no home phone (I have VoIP service) there is little else to do around the house except the things that I'm actually supposed to do. I was amazed at how productive I was in such a short period of time. I fixed the vacuum cleaner (again and hopefully for the last time), I did all the dishes, cleaned out the fridge, mopped, and even cleaned the stovetop. I cleaned the bathroom and my room. I changed the bedding (it was starting to look like some sort of sex-ed science project) and cooked a pizza. I took care of a bunch of paperwork, even finally responding to a book request. I saved money by not leaving the house and wasting that valuable petrol...and all this was accomplished by 8 PM when I sat down to watch 5 episodes of Cowboy Bebpop Remix. Larry came by around 10 PM (did I saw that outloud? Well, no I guess I didn't technically...) with libations and games and he killed me over and over and over with various weaponry and a firebreathing Godzilla before I finally fell asleep. If I can keep this 'normal' pace then maybe I'll end up ahead somehow. I don't know how the house arrest will work for this weekend. Maybe I will issue myself a day pass because Aislin is going to be gone Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening and besides Trash Film Orgy, it's also Second Saturday...

I'm still sick. I bypassed getting to work early in favor of going to Walgreens for meds and tissue. I think I may have mixed the wrong pills because I feel positively like throwing up at the moment. Brynna and I are going to go in together on a Costco membership today at lunch. I don't know why I waited so long to get one and if we go in on it together it should only be about 25 bucks per person for a year. Warehouse food rocks.

I am so much older than I can take

Horoscopes For Today: 7/5/2006
The energy around you today is powerful, so take it seriously! Keep in mind that everything will be magnified 10 times at least ... tiptoeing around the house could cause walls to crumble, and a firm handshake could sprain a wrist. You can't even imagine what could happen if you smile at someone a little too long! The bottom line is that you carry extra weight today and can make a lot happen with little effort. Make the most of it -- take a big risk.


I'm doing my best to feel this energy but...
The past few days I've been miserably sick, but at least able to function. This morning I've discovered that while I mostly have my voice back, all the ickiness is draining and it feel basically like I'm drowning because my lungs are so disgustingly full of fluid. I've coughed up more nasty stuff than I can remember ever doing in the past.

Going to try and harness this imaginary energy...somehow...

Happy 4th

I've been laying in bed for about an hour waiting for the fireworks in my neighborhood to stop but its showing no signs of even slowing down. It sounds like bombs going off or rapid gunfire from all directions. Aislin was so freaked out that she is sleeping in my room. The cats are hiding. I'll never get to sleep. Its getting hotter inside by the minute, but I can't really open the windows because the noise is so loud. I wonder when these people sleep? Do they sedate their giant dogs because I know that they would be barking like crazy and they aren't as far as I can tell. Kinda hard to tell over the explosions...I think there is actually more this year than last year. I don't remember quite this quantity in rapid succession last year.

I'm making a vow to myself to get the hell out of this place by March of next year. Nights like this are a prime reason that I just can't keep up here. My deadline gives me a chunk of time to pay off bills and hopefully get my credit straightened out. I don't really have any big debt, just alot of little debt so I figure if I really tried I could get it all paid off fairly quickly and I'd have my tax return to move with (which is usually around 4000). Problem is, of course, I'm going to have to put myself on lockdown -- no more retail therapy, no more eating out every day, no more wasting money just to waste money. There are only two high dollar things that I actually need to buy and everything else can just wait.

I can hear a cat outside screaming...I wonder if Meow-Meow got out again...

Brain atrophy

Horray for 4 day weekends? Well, maybe not so much.

With no voice it's been impossible to have any type of conversation with any human being that doesn't have the patience of a saint (and I know none of these types). I can't even get a cup of coffee right (two strikes in two days). This leaves me with nothing to do except sit around and drool on myself. I suppose it is one way to pass the time but it's definitely telling. Perhaps now that I'm recognizing that my life at this point is just a series of lo-fi moments all looping on some giant reel in the sky -- perhaps I'll somehow find motivation to do...something.

School is out of the question for awhile, perhaps indefinitely, and as I age and watch technology evolve around me, I think maybe that's for the best. Perhaps a career change is in order. I'll be one of those retirees that decide to go back to school when their own kids finally leave the house. Wonder how much tuition will have risen to by then. In the meantime, I'll continue to collect cats as I work my way to that spinster badge that I should have earned by now.

I used to have all these 'things' going on. Projects, etc. None were ever finished to satisfaction and the truth is I can't remember a single one to think of picking back up. What the hell did I use to do with my spare time? I've watched the same piece of carpet for 20 minutes now racking my brain for inspiration, some sort of divine sign, but nothing is coming. It's still just carpet.

I've had the urge to throw nearly everything in my house away and start all over. I'm not much of a collector of things, but I've accumulated a bunch of crap. It makes me feel claustrophobic in my own house. I daydreamed today about just leaving the apartment and running to the airport - destination unknown, and not coming back. I want to be the friend that just sends cryptic postcards back home every few years, always from a different country.

This is fucking depressing.

Picture I'm a dreamer, I'll take you deeper, down to the sleepy glow

Hurray for 4 day weekends!

Nothin' much doin' today. I've been super sick with consumption, west nile virus, and the avian bird flu which all combined together to give me a nasty case of laryngitis. Yesterday I was only able to make squeaking noises. Today I sound like an old lady with a 7 pack a day habit. Sexy.

I cleaned about 75% of the carpeting yesterday and most if not all of the berry goo is gone from the carpets. I had to take apart and rebuild the vacuum twice yesterday because of all the cat hair clogging up the hoses. While I was doing this, all fucked up on Thera-Flu, two things came to mind.

1. I am NEVER living in a place with carpet again. I hate carpet, I've always hated carpet, and I'm sure I will continue to hate carpet for as long as I live. I miss the beautiful wood floors that Damon and I used to have and I almost miss the bizarre tile floors that Josh and I had. I will never miss carpet. Never.

2. Kyao is getting a fucking haircut. I did some research this morning and learned all about the 'lion cut'. I think this would actually be the perfect solution but I have no idea how much it would cost because she has the longest hair of any cat ever and she is huge. Plus it is so matted in some spots that (I was reading) she may require sedation to remove them. I've cut out the bigger more obvious mats, but some are just too close to her skin. I kinda prefer the punk lion cut to the original one, but hey...whatever works.

This is the 'original' lion cut:




And the punk version:

Insanely Bored.