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Growing up, I was always the "weird" one. Now I know that I'm unique. Here's the proof!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 1 or fewer people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

There is only One person in the US of A with my name, and thats me!!!

Christmas is coming- fast!

Once again, the holidays have sneaked up on me. I'm a procrastinator by nature, so I put off gift-buying "until next paycheck". This starts around October, when the Christmas decorations start shoving the ghosts, goblins, and candy corn from the store shelves. But, as ever, its 2 weeks before Christmas and I still have a pile of gifts to get. I'd planned on making more gifts this year, but thats on the procrastinators list as well.

Whatever happens, this will be another magical season. A time for family, pretty wrapping paper, and eating specials dinners around the table.

Create your own snowflake

I like this site. It allows you to create your own snowflake without having to break out the paper and scissors.

Random tidbits...

...for today

Outside my window... I'm in my office and have nary a window. Though if I did, I would see the setting sun and blue skies.

I am thinking... That I ate my Chinese takeout waaay too fast (cashew chicken and pork-fried rice, my favorite!)

I am thankful for... An open-minded family, a wonderful girlfriend, and a working car.

I am wearing... Khaki pants, a red uniform shirt and no shoes (its nice having your own office!!)

I am reading... Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series... again!

I am hoping... that I can get in sooner for my dentist appointment

I am creating... another blog post

I am hearing... ambient office noise, the fan

Around the house... since I'm not at home, I can only guess that the dogs are laying on the bed, Amy is on the computer, Tito is sitting in front of the patio door begging to go out and Droopy is tormenting Tito.

One of my favorite things... girls in white dresses with blue stain sashes.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... unpacking from our recent camping trip, laying out the tent and tarps to dry and clean them (it was wet and rainy when we packed up, ugh), shopping for a dog kennel, working

Lifesavers.

For those that know me, you know my job involves a lot of down time. In the times between calls from people who really should have been exterminated before birth, there are a few sites that I habitually peruse. They are:

www.wfrv.com (gotta stay on top of the local headlines and the days comics)
www.usatoday.com and/or www.cbsnews.com (gotta stay on top of who's killing who)
http://www.farmfreshiowa.blogspot.com/ (a little preachy at times, but the author's girls are adorable and hilarious)
http://www.crochetville.org (like crack for your crochet hooks)

and these two sites: http://ihasahotdog.com and http://icanhascheezburger.com/
The captions are just absolutely priceless. The two posts below are examples of whats on the sites. These two sites are what keep me from going postal and stabbing someone in the temple with a blue ball-point pen.

I don't know what it is about this picture, but dammit, I laffed for 5 minutes about this pup...

too cute...

see more dog pictures


see more dog pictures

Random simple pleasures

I saw this on someone else's blog, liked the idea, and came up with a few of my own. These are simple, random, day-to-day things that make me smile.

1. The smell of the woods after a rain
2. Snuggling under a warm blanket with my girlfriend
3. Waking up in the morning to find the two furbabies curled up with me
4. Thunderstorms
5. A warm spring day and being able to roll the car windows down
6. A campfire
7. Curling up on the patio with a good book
8. Ribs fresh off the grill, slathered in dads bbq sauce, eaten with the family
9. A night of board games and cards with friends
10. Finding a $5 bill in a coat pocket

How apropos...

Thank you to Mike at http://www.infinitecat.com/ for this intresting bit of mind fluff:

"It's an odd thing this web site business, much like a message in abottle. You throw it out there and you never know who might find as it swirls and eddies along the vast cyber tidal pools."

So true Mike... so true.

You gotta be kidding me...

If this guy gets this flowery about coffee, imagine what he's like in person...

http://www.coffeereview.com/allreviews.cfm

Emotions

Emotions have never been an easy thing for me; its as if I am emotionally impaired. I don't seem to feel them as other people do, at least, not as strongly.

Is that a sign of a sociopath? Ok, don't leave me alone with sharp objects. :-D

Anyways. Its as though I try to distance myself, to not feel or experience them. Very strange. Perhaps it is simply a case of not being very self-aware. Or perhaps there is a lot of bottling going on
... someone get the bottle opener!

Don't get me wrong- poke me with a stick and I'll cry. Or, at least try to twap you over the head with said stick. But intense emotions- happiness, lust, sadness, etc- they don't come through as clearly
...try adjusting the rabbit ears!

Strangely, all of this self examination goes on when in a relationship- why is that? Am I the only one that learns more about herself when her thoughts and emotions are reflected off another person? Perhaps it has something to do with what my girlfriend has gone through and is dealing with. I put myself in that situation and say "what the hell would I do?".


Who knows...

click

Its amazing how that click can happen. You aren't looking and *click*! there she is. All pretty brown eyes and dimples to die for.

I can't even say that I wasn't looking, because I was. Hard, often, and everywhere. Sad, really, creeping up on desperation. But anyway. There she was, not even sure what it was that caught my attention. Was it a new face that caught my bored eye? Or was it just one of those thing were you look up and... there it is? Whatever the case, she got me. Every time she would walk by, I was hyper-aware; she seemed to be everywhere. I agonized for a week about asking her out. The last thing I wanted to do was cause drama at work if she wasn't intrested in girls. But finally I did. I have never been so giddy about giving anyone my phone number- male or female.

That first date was the most fun I had had with anyone in a long time. There wasn't as much nerves as there typically is on a first date. It was relaxed, and just a great time.

Since, we've been almost constantly together. I've told her more about myself and opened up to her more so than to 99.9% of the people in my life. There is a comfort and openess there never before found with anyone else.

It fits. It truly fits.

And it is beautiful.

A short rant...

on cereal...

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