your mind's in disturbia it's like the darkness is the light disturbia am I scarin' you tonight your mind's in disturbia ain't used to what you like

Here is the weekly round-up of what caught my interest this week:

.:. This is pretty interesting, pleasing smells can trigger happy dreams.
.:. Lol...this is pretty amusing...since when can grandpa have a baby?
.:. Ew...PETA is just crazy. Who would want to buy ice cream made with human breast milk?
.:. Giant, prehistoric potholes at the former WTC site...
.:. Umm, yeah...this lawyer is part of the reason they get such a bad name...
.:. The U.S. penny is getting a new look!
.:. This article about the "Big Bang" machine thingy made me think of the boy because he's super fascinated by it.
.:. Holy crap, what a psycho (ex-?)girlfriend!?! Swinging a sword at her boyfriend 'cause he didn't do the dishes...
.:. Seriously, what an idiot...smoking practically on the train tracks, when he could see the train coming? No wonder he got clipped by the train.
.:. Umm, can anyone say 'insanity plea'? 'Cause why else would he claim that he's a secret agent...
.:. Some athletes are donating their brains to concussion research (postmortem, of course)...that's pretty cool.
.:. So, it looks like MI may be getting more carpool lanes...
.:. This is just sad...but not surprising...

And now for some amusement from Overheard in New York...

Laugh While You Can, Stupid Americans! Oh, Sorry...
Arabic professor: "Qadam" means foot. How do you say more than one foot?
Male student: Feet.
(class laughs)
Arabic professor: In Arabic.
-- Fordham University, Lincoln Center

This Leopard-Print Fannypack Is Just Style
Flyer guy: Want to see a comedy show? It's hilarious!
(passers-by ignore him)
Flyer guy: Okay, good talk.
Hipster girl: (giggles)
Flyer guy: Oh! You like laughing, want to see a comedy show?
Hipster girl: No. I'm not a f***ing tourist, leave me alone.
-- Times Square

Think I Know How This One Ends...
50-something woman: Do you have baked goods?
Girl with empty wicker basket: Excuse me?
50-something woman: Baked goods. Where are you going with them?
Girl with empty wicker basket (slowly looking into basket and then back at woman): To grandmother's house.
-- Penn Station

When She Misbehaves, She Has to Tell the Maid to Clean Her Room
Mother: You sent 340 text messages and went over the plan. You owe me $10.
Daughter: Can I have $10?
Mother: Sure. (hands daughter $10)
Daughter: Here! (hands mother $10)
-- Outside St. James Theatre

Everything She Knows About Europe She Learned from Greek Tragedies
Male third grader: It's illegal to marry your sibling.
Female third grader: Yeah, unless you're from Europe.
-- Bus

tomorrow we'll rise so we fight today and no I don't give a f*** what you think and say cuz we are gonna rock this whole place anyway

Oh em gee!! Seriously now people, how hard is to drive the freaking speed limit!?! Or to to not stop at the stop signs with the metal over them!?! I mean, c'mon now people...if you are not going to do the speed limit, then why are you in the far left lane? And I don't mean, the people who are only doing 65 when the speed limit is clearly posted as 70...I am talking about the people who seem to think that 50/55 is a good speed to travel in the far left lane while on I-75. ::sigh:: This bugs me because I have to drive a little under 50 miles every day for school and of those miles driven, at least half of them are on the expressway. So it's really annoying when I get stuck behind the people who don't do the speed limit.

Oh, and the people who have to do like 100 and then ride my a**...yeah, they annoy me just as much as the people who are going too slow.

::sigh:: And on a sidenote, I'm really effing annoyed because last night my stepdad asked me when I had about a half an hour that was available that he could use to loosen the stupid driver's side window of my car (he's the one that put it in way too f***ing tight in the first place). So I told him that after 5:00p when I got home from watching the girls was the only time that I really had...yeah, he's still asleep. He's probably never going to loosen that d*** window until I tear the f***ing muscles in my arm. I'm not kidding about tearing the muscles in my arm either. I have to use both arms to get the window fully up and/or down and that's really not a possibility when I'm trying to drive. So I have to put my window down when I'm stopped at red lights or hold up the line of people trying to get into the parking garage. I have to roll my window fully up/down (well, nearly all the way down the centimeter or two that isn't rolled down shouldn't count) four times per day, five times per week...it's to the point that I'm going to cry the next time I have to open the stupid window. But the main reason that I'm annoyed about the d*** window is that, I asked him about loosening the window last Wednesday and he said that he'd do it over the weekend.

So...now that I had to f***ing wait for him, I didn't get to go visit my dad today because of the homework that I still need to get done. I'm so f***ing sick of other people expecting my life to revolve around theirs.

I won't be your Superman I won't be your hero everything I did was for you everything you said was a lie my pain your gain who's your hero today?

Here is the weekly round-up of what caught my interest this week:

.:. This is just incredible...she was able to call 911 for herself and she survived.
.:. Aww, poor mommy...pinned for five days, but says that her kids kept her alive.
.:. What a good little puppy dog!! She helped out the elderly neighbor...
.:. How cool is that? The puppy dog called 911 for his owner...
.:. Eep...I don't think I could do that...poor kitty cat...
.:. This is just gross...8 organisms that'll make you say "eww"
.:. What an idiot...no, seriously, officer, the crack made me do it...
.:. This is just sad...little boy brings gun to school for a second time...
.:. How sweet is this...Disney quotes helped a dad and his autistic son while afloat at sea...
.:. This made me think of the boy: dust devils photographed on Mars.
.:. Oh...em...gee...that's one gigantic diamond...
.:. Hurricane Ike didn't do all bad things...like this: helped to uncover a Mississippi River shipwreck.
.:. This would quite possibly cause me to freak out: finding a stranger snoring in my toddler's bed.

That's all for this week.

Yay for cider mills! I want to go to one...that would be awesome. ::sigh::

And if this wasn't in Grand Rapids, then I would want to go. Well, I still want to go...I just mean that I would want to go more, and quite possibly actually buy the tickets. Oh, well...

And now for some amusement from Overheard in New York...

Serves You Right for Trying to Be Tactful in New York
Woman leaving train to suit with open fly: (inaudible)
Suit (loudly): What is "the barn door is open?" What is that supposed to mean?
-- 6 Train

Wednesday One-Liners Been There, Done That
Old guy sitting on bench, to other: I'm gonna send your picture to Bellevue, so they can get the food ready for ya.
-- Central Park
...and there are six more one liners...

Wednesday One-Liners: The Final Frontier
Crazy man dressed like a king: Everyone, I just bought the sun! So if you don't mind, I'd like a hundred dollars an hour if you're using my sunlight.
-- Sheep Meadow, Central Park
...and there are five more one liners...

when I lose the will to win I just reach for you and I can reach the sky again I can do anything cuz your love is so amazing cuz your love inspires me

I went and saw my dad this evening for about an hour and a half. He had his facial reconstructive surgery yesterday...and that's a really good sign. That means his brain injury has been healing at a remarkable rate and they were able to move the facial surgery up from the projected date of two weeks from now. He's still pretty weird...but that's to be expected. We're just watching and waiting to see if that's a permanent change to his personality or not. We're hoping not.

I was amused because when the nurse tonight asked my dad who he (meaning the nurse) was, my dad said, "[the boy]." (The nurse looked a bit like the boy does.) So he had to ask my dad who he was again after he told him, "no, my name is ***." Unfortunately, it had to be repeated once or twice more before my dad got it right...but he did finally get it right. And he did get the year correct on the first try this time (he's been getting that off quite a bit lately). He also answered correctly when asked his name ("My first name is *******.").

Okay, well...I need to go get some sleep...it's nearly 11:00p and I have to get up at 7:00a for school. I'll try and update more frequently, but it's hard to do because of school and watching the girls...and now visiting my daddy. I really need him to get better...even if he's not 100%, I just need him to get back to at least 90%. Because I don't know what I'll do...I really don't...

something's missing and I don't know how to fix it something's missing and I don't know what it is no I don't know what it is at all

Today's Cosmo horoscope says...

Libra - You're smokin' hot with both Mars and Venus rolling through your sign. Single? This sexy boost might attract a manslide of cuties to choose among. Attached? This is a good day to wrangle any favor your heart desires.

Hahahahaha!!!!!!! When I first saw this, this morning, I had very little faith in anything coming of it, mostly due to the lack of time to see the boy today. And...nothing came of it...

Ugh...things went horribly with the boy this afternoon. It pisses me off that he'll get mad at me (or more realistically, the situation) for saying what's bothering me, but doesn't let me fully explain myself and then things just get worse than they really are. Like, right now, he thinks that I'm jealous and insecure that he's out tonight at a bachelor party and he's going to see a bunch of pretty girls. Some of the places that the guys are going to tonight, have a dress code, so he needed to get some new dress pants and needed a new dress shirt for the wedding in a few weeks (which apparently, he R.S.V.P.'d that the two of us would go to)...and when he asked me if I was going to go shopping with him for the new clothes to help him pick the stuff out, I told him that I didn't want to go because I didn't want to help him "look pretty for a bunch of skanky girls." (my words, not his) But it was pretty obvious from my tone of voice and my body language when I said it, that I didn't really think that I had to worry about him (doing anything to cause me to worry, or responding to the behavior of other girls) or about the behavior of the so-called skanky girls.

But now, like I already said, he's mad at me for saying that a few days ago and then for even telling him to have fun tonight, after he told me that he finds me to be increasingly jealous and insecure. I really do want him to have fun with his friends tonight...even if it does make me a little uncomfortable that he's going to be at a few different strip clubs, looking at (possibly more, too) pretty girls wearing next to nothing.

Oh, yeah...I was going to mention a little more about the wedding that he R.S.V.P.'d to saying that the both of us would go to. It's one of his really good friend's wedding...and last weekend, when the boy had said that he'd R.S.V.P.'d, I'd just assumed that he'd said that he was going alone (the off-the-cuff way that he mentioned it, the way that things have been going between the two of us and the fact that he didn't even ask me if I was able to go were my reasons for assuming that). But then Thursday, he told me that he had already said that the both of us were going and then, almost a week later, asked me if I was able to go. It's a good thing that the girls' parents can be flexible, and if I need to get out of there earlier for some reason, they understand and go with it because the wedding is on a Friday evening.

I don't like knowing that he thinks I'm a b****...or that he thinks I should just go find some other guy because he's given up trying to make me happy since he doesn't think that he can do it anymore...or that he lies to me more often than I can prove. But as long as he keeps doing something that makes me happy or giving me hope that he still loves me...then I'm going to continue being stupid and stay with him.

she's waitin' on my blessings 'fore she hits that open road baby get ready get set please don't go

Really late Wednesday night, my daddy was in an accident and now he's in the ICU...but he's doing really, really well now. I'm happy. Yesterday, I was not doing so well. I skipped lab...so now I have to go to the 9:00a lab tomorrow morning. Oh, joy...school on a Saturday morning...shoot me now...

Oh...and my mom turned our central air off on Wednesday...so it's stifling in our house...it's ridiculously warm in our house now... I have no idea how I'm going to fall asleep (comfortably) tonight...

My Cosmo horoscope for today says...

Libra - Single? Your quiet sex appeal might motivate a shy cutie into making a move. Attached? Uranus wants you to shake up the weekend and do something different, like not leaving home for 24 hours. Have a movie marathon of recent releases, cook together, share funny childhood memories, and, of course, have spontaneous, hot sex.

Interesting...but there's very little chance of happening tonight. The boy has lab on Friday nights that gets out at about 10:00p...so I don't see him on Friday nights, let alone hear from him.

And now for the weekly round-up of the things that intrigued me this week:

.:. These Impossible Experiments from Psychology Today amused me...some of them a little more than others...
.:. This obsession is a bit extreme...so glad that I don't have OCD...
.:. What a weirdo...burglar, spices, sausage...I don't know....
.:. This is kinda cool...a son gets the same dorm room his dad had 35 years ago...

And the next thing that I have for the week is some amusement from Overheard in New York...

And That Time It Led to an Accident!
Lady in car at full parking lot to man in car: D***it, where we gonna park?
Man, getting his keys: Don't worry, I'm going to pull out.
Lady in car: Yeah, I've heard that before.
-- W Broadway & Canal

Being Judgmental Does That to a Woman
JAP to friend: Why is it that I only get hit on by the creepy, ugly guys?
Hobo: Um, have you looked in the mirror lately? Maybe it's 'cuz you ugly!
-- Outside The Met

I Think We've Stumbled Upon the Idea for a Sci-Fi Flick
Girl #1: What do you call a person who delivers newspapers?
Girl #2: A "delivery person."
Girl #1: Fine, be the non-conformist.
Girl #2: What would the conformist say?
Girl #1: "Paperboy," and then get confused because what if it's an old woman?
Girl #2: Oh right, so, "paper person." But then it sounds like those paper people chains I used to make as a kid, except mine were always awful and deformed...because you make one little mistake and then they're all f***ed up. Suddenly I've got a chain of twenty-one legged freaks and can't sleep at night.
Girl #1: "Twenty one-legged freaks." Not "twenty-one legged freaks."
Girl #2: Though both terrifying.
Girl #1: The heck you talking about?
-- Union Square

Unfortunately, I Hollowed It Out to Fit My Flask
Guy #1: The new Harry Potter is coming out this summer; you should read the book with me before the movie is released.
Guy #2: If I wanted to read a book filled with stories of sorcery, I'd read the bible.
Guy #1: (mouth drops open)
-- Artapasta, Soho

If You Only Know This Term Because of Full House, Raise Your Hand.
Mother: So remember, when we get off the train, you have to hold my hand.
Five-year-old girl: Capeesh.
Mother: Do you understand? You have to hold my hand.
Five-year-old girl: Capeesh, mom! Capeesh!
-- A Train

Then Go With My Blessing, Caped Crusader
Mother of four-year-old boy (looking at display case): Wait up for me, Jack*. Don't go on the escalator without me.
Jack: It's okay, I can do it.
Mother: No, Jack. Wait for me.
Jack: It's okay, mom. I can go up by myself.
Mother: Jack. Don't go up without me.
Jack: Mom. It's okay. I can do it. I'm wearing my lucky Batman underwear.
-- Macy's

And the last thing this week...

***Spoiler Alert***

Bear in Birmingham, Ala.: Got anything good on my girl Samantha Who?
Paging Sebastian Bach! Sam Who wants you—or another real, live (with or without dead liver) '80s rocker for an upcoming episode. In it, Sam meets said rocker, and he's so charmed that she doesn't know who he is (because of the amnesia, see) that they start dating, but when she regains some of her memories, it gets a little complicated.

Spoilers are from E! online's Watch with Kristin

so is that what you call a getaway? tell me what you got away with 'cause I've seen more spine in jellyfish I've seen more guts in 11 year old kids

Gunfire breaks out on D-DOT bus...not that I'm saying I'm happy someone got hurt, I'm just saying that I'm grateful that it occurred on a Sunday when I was not at school. Seeing how it happened at the bus stop at the corner where the Welcome Center is...and I so don't want to deal with that. Homeless people on a daily basis I can handle (like the crazy one, on Thursday morning, yelling about his "mushrooms" or his "rooms", I'm not quite sure which because I couldn't understand him), but people getting shot I can't.

so give me something to believe 'cause I am living just to breathe and I need something more to keep on breathing for so give me something to believe

Okay, so I realize that it's been like a week since I've updated this...but...y'know what, school started this week and I've been busy. Deal with it. Between the three classes I have, they meet a total of 11 times over the course of five days and I also still watch the girls four of the five days. So it's not like I have all the time in the world to play on the computer like I would like. Instead I have to work on my school work...boo.

I try to make you see my side always trying to stay in line but your eyes see right through that's all they do I'm getting tired of this s***

And now for the weekly round-up of the things that I found interesting this week:

.:. Apparently, DVRs are good for more than just saving tv shows...they save relationships, too...
.:. This article from Psychology Today: In Brief: From Success to Snuggles had some interesting stuff in it...
.:. Awww...baby animals are so adorable!!
.:. Crazy, talking bird gets a door broken down by the cops because of a 'help me!' imitation...tsk tsk...
.:. Poor heroin addicted elephant...but at least he's finally kicked his habit with the help of rehab...
.:. Seriously, what is a dead shark doing in Lake Michigan?
.:. So...no speed limits on German highways, but a skateboarder is wanted for speeding on a German highway?
.:. This is just too weird...a cross dressing thief left his fake breast behind...
.:. Umm, yeah...if you're attempting to cash in on your life insurance policy by faking your own death, it's probably best not to make a doctor's appointment within the first six months of your alleged death...
.:. Holy s***...what a wacko! She stalked her virtual ex...even tied her poor, little dog!
.:. This is a bad situation with a happy ending...

Here's a quiz on contact from Psychology Today, let's see if you can do any better than I did (I only got two of them correct)...

Contact Quiz

Match the six emotions with the types of touch:

A = Anger; D = Disgust; F = Fear; G = Gratitude; L = Love; S = Sympathy

1. _______ Stroking, finger interlocking, rubbing
2. _______ Squeezing, hitting, trembling
3. _______ Trembling, shaking, squeezing
4. _______ Pushing, lifting, tapping
5. _______ Shaking, lifting, squeezing
6. _______ Patting, stroking, rubbing

Click here for the answers

I want to go to these shows:

.:. The Nutcracker at the Detroit Opera House ticket info almost any of the dates/times will work...
.:. Aladdin at the Detroit Opera House ticket info either time will work...

Somebody should take me (or y'know, go with me), that would be awesome.

And lastly for the weekly round-up, some amusement from Overheard in New York...

I Know I'll Never Need Anything Else As Long As I Live
Little girl: Please?
Father: I'm not paying attention to you.
Little girl: Pleeeeeeease? Do you want me to cry? I'll cry. Do you want me to cry, daddy? (holds up stuffed owl) Just get this for me and I'll be happy, please?
-- Gift Shop, Museum of Natural History

Sometimes One Is Unable to Rise to the Occasion
(little girl starts reading aloud the ads on train)
Girl: Dad! Dad! How do you say that word?
(dad looks over at the ad and tries to ignores her)
Girl: Im-po-tent! Impotent! Dad! What does "impotent" mean?
-- 1 Train

...Without Sashimi
Woman: Honey, how about McDonald's? You want some chicken nuggets?
Toddler in a stroller: I'd rather die.
-- JFK Airport

Your Real Parents Are Never Coming for You, Kid
(family stands facing the empire state building)
Tourist son: Mom, which one is the Empire State Building?
Tourist mom: I think it's the one with the circley top. (points to the Chrysler Building)
Tourist dad: No, honey, it's the one way out there, on the water.
Tourist son #2: That's the Statue of Liberty. (to no one in particular) I can't believe I'm part of this f***ing family.
-- Top of the Rock

Plus, It Would Be a Good Way to Keep Her Weight Down
Boyfriend: I've got it. A giant human hamster ball.
Girlfriend: You are not putting our daughter in a hamster ball to keep her away from weird men.
Boyfriend: But you have to admit it's better than the idea of a leash or the electric fence.
-- 81st & York

I Sell Myself Magic Beans Every Morning
Mr. Smith* (lifting student's backpack): That's overloaded. You need to get a boyfriend to carry that for you.
Student: I don't need a boyfriend.
Mr. Smith: Then find some sucker to carry it for you.
Student: I'm my own sucker!
-- Stuyvesant High School

The Day New York Stood Still
Atlantic Avenue announcement: The 2, 3, 4, 5, b and q trains are not running into Manhattan. As an alternative, take the n, d, or r trains.
Pacific Street announcement: The n, d and r trains are not running into Manhattan. As an alternative, take the 2, 3, 4, 5, b or q trains.
-- Atlantic/Pacific Subway Station

So, Wanna F***?
Good looking suit to lunch date: How about this--let's say that you and I are equally attractive. Now let's say that on any given day we each see 1,000 people of the opposite sex (a lot more, obviously, but that's a good number). You, as a woman, could sleep with approximately 850 of them--that 1,000 is discounted by the 100 who are gay (10%, as they say), and the 50 who are faithful to their wives/girlfriends. Now for me--I see 1,000 women, but 850 is way too high a number for me--maybe, if I'm lucky, I could find a few skanks in the group willing to bang a guy they don't know. Aside from that, I'm looking at 2-3 dates, dinners, phone calls, all that s***. That's why it's easier for girls.
Date: Wow.
Good looking suit: It's simple math.
Date: You would only allow 50 faithfuls? Sheesh.
Good looking suit: Men are scum.
-- Bryant Park

How the Hennecino Was Born
Starbucks barista (giving out some samples): Hey, would you like to sample our frappuccino?
Man with a bottle in a brown paper bag: Pssh. Nah. That shit don't go good with Hennessy.
Starbucks barista: Oh, okay. Have a good day.
Man with a bottle in a brown paper bag: Wait, sorry. That was f***ed up. Do you wanna sample my Hennessy?
-- Delancy & Allen, Lower East Side

I'll say anything you want to hear I'll see everything through I'll do anything I have to do just to win the love of a girl like you, a girl like you

This is the Fall TV edition of the weekly round-up...

.:. Gossip Girl premiere party fun...oh, c'mon, you know this is sooo much more important than all the other shows on tv this fall!!
.:. the premiere dates of returning shows...and the premiere dates of new series...
.:. a preview of the new Monday night shows (it includes what they're up against)...
.:. a preview of the new Tuesday night shows (it includes what they're up against)...
.:. a preview of the new Wednesday night shows (it includes what they're up against)...
.:. a preview of the new Thursday night shows (it includes what they're up against)...
.:. a preview of the new Friday night shows (it includes what they're up against)...
.:. a preview of the new Sunday night show (it includes what it's up against)...

all links are from E! online

***Spoiler Alert***

Tatiana in Baltimore: Loving the scoop on season two of Gossip Girl, but what is going on with Vanessa and Jenny? Clearly they are not chilling in the Hamptons!?
Jenny has been an intern for Blair's mama, Eleanor, and she's clearly moving on up because she'll even make a surprise appearance at the infamous White Party. As for Vanessa, I smell a new, scandalous romance brewing, and I don't like it one bit. (Hint: older man.)

Danielle in Glendale, Calif.: What's going on with those hot boys on Gossip Girl?
Nate is still in financial trouble (thanks, Daddy!), but he gets a loan from a new friend to help cover the difference. And Chuck...well, Chuck will make you squeal like a 13-year-old girl (especially if you are a 13-year-old girl) when he gets close enough to a certain Upper East Side lady to swap spit with her. Yes, Chuck is kissing someone, and I think you'll very much like who!

Francesca in Rhode Island: How about some support for the Winchester Boys of Supernatural?
Gladly. The new season is looking good, and I'm told that the black and white, monster-movie episode could well be one of the funniest Supernatural episodes ever. So set your TiVos—you may want to watch it twice.

spoilers from E! online's Watch with Kristin

so this is where the story ends a conversation on IM well I'm done with texting sorry for the miscommunication

I don't know if the boy was just busy yesterday or if I did something to annoy him, but he was barely talking to me yesterday. And he said that he'd call me after his class, but he didn't. I know that I could have called him, but the other day when I called him because he hadn't called like he said that he would, I woke him up. And I wasn't sure if I was going to do the same thing again...so I just went to bed. I don't know...let's see if he forgets to call tonight after class, too...

Today's Cosmo horoscope says...

Libra - Single? A steamy night might be in the stars under sultry Mars. Attached? Treat him to eye candy tonight by lounging around the house in your lingerie and one of his shirts.

Interesting...but I don't know if I'm going to even see the boy tonight...he's not too great at communicating with me.

And now for the weekly round-up of the things that intrigued me this week:

.:. This article from Psychology Today: Field Guide to the Nerd: It's All Geek to Me, amused me because it made me think of my 12 y/o brother and it made me think of the boy...neither are quite are nerdy as the extremes of the article, but, y'know...
.:. How horrible...who could/would do such a thing? Run a person over and then just leave him there...?
.:. Lol, seriously what is it with animals chasing off bears? Especially animals that really should be afraid of the bears...like this eight month old puppy...
.:. Aww, poor kitty cat...walled up in a tub for seven weeks...
.:. Weird...the cat has four ears!! Yes, that was not a typo, the cat has four ears.
.:. Aww, how cute...monkeys are empathetic, too. They like to give and receive, also.
.:. Poor baby elephant...his confused mommy was too aggressive to be around him...but everything is okay now.
.:. Umm, okay...what's wrong with having animals in the town? A one-horse town is soon to become a no-horse town...
.:. An abandoned newborn was found safe with a mother dog and her puppies...how sweet is that?
.:. Oh my gosh...what a lucky toddler!! His diaper pretty much saved his life...
.:. Oh, man...that's pretty crazy, she was able to diagnose the baby's cancer from a picture...
.:. Seriously now, how unfair is that? Just because a kid is better than the majority of the kids in the league, he's banned from playing?
.:. Last Friday, I mentioned something about the girl who was arrested for not paying her library fines...here's an update on her.
.:. Talk about your loyal customer...53 new Cadillacs in 53 years!
.:. What idiots...two self-called grammar police defaced a sign at the Grand Canyon National Park...
.:. Oh em gee...I want to be as lucky as this couple is, they won a $350,000 jackpot four times in one week. Four times in one week!
.:. Look! A new Rate-a-Trailer from E!...this time it's for a new Fast and the Furious...and it's with the original cast members, so y'know maybe it'll be good...

Okay...well, that's all for this week...

And lastly, some amusement from Overheard in New York...

Only Thirty-Nine More Quarters to Go!
Hobo: Can you spare a quarter?
Young female Brit on phone: Just a sec, Mitch* (turns to hobo) what is it?
Hobo: A quarter, can you spare a quarter?
Brit: A qua-what?
Hobo: Twenty five f***ing cents!
Brit: Here, have your quarter. No...in fact, take a dollar, go get pissed, or do crack. Or weed. Whatever you...
Hobo (interrupting): Actually, I was thinking sushi tonight.
-- 29th & 6th

sing me something soft sad and delicate or loud and out of key sing me anything we're glad for what we've got done with what we've lost

Grrr!! The internet...my computer...whatever it is, is pissing me off!! I keep trying to listen to music or watch a video of something, but the stupid things won't work. I have to stop whatever I am doing and completely close the internet browser and reopen it for the dumb things to work. Now does that make any sense at all?

Anyway, I have about half of my textbooks purchased...oh, boy. I seriously hate school. And I'm going to hate, absolutely hate my biology class this semester. I printed out the syllabus this afternoon and looked at the schedule of what's going to be covered and about died. I've already learned this crap...waaaaay back in the 9^th grade (I almost put 10^th grade b/c that's when the rest of my h.s. class took it). I don't think that I'm going to be able to handle this class...but at least I have it at 2:00 in the afternoon, not first thing in the morning. Otherwise, I probably would be in jeopardy of making enemies as opposed to friends.

Apparently, my 12 y/o brother is in charge of checking the oil level in my car for me since I don't know how to (or refuse to learn how to). And if it gets too low or something like that, he's supposed to add some oil for me. The kid can't drive yet and still has two years until he's old enough to take driver's training/education (whatever it's called), but he gets to be in charge of maintenance for a vehicle.

I guess that I should probably update on the situation with the boy... ::sigh:: But I don't like to say anything when things are going well though. It worries me to say anything then...that seems to be the only thing that I'm superstitious about. I don't know, I guess that I can say that we've both come to the agreement/realization that giving up is [probably] the smart thing to do...we're just not in agreement on what we want. I always want the same thing...he doesn't know what he wants more: the logical, rational thing or the emotional thing (y'know, brain vs. heart).

I heard you say you needed me now what’s the problem I can’t see you destroyed me I won’t fall apart again I’m not falling apart

I'm super scared that he went home with someone else last night (he was at a bachelor party last night). But I'm even more afraid that he's not going to talk to me today... I don't know what to do.

I know that I'm being stupid and self-destructive because I won't give up even though it seems to be obvious that our relationship isn't healthy for either of us...but I all I want is to know what to do to fix it so that we're both happy again.

I don't know why I can't be smart and give up... I don't know why...I really don't...if I knew, maybe it would all be easier...?

yeah 'cause we are broken what must we do to restore our innocence and oh the promise we adored give us life again 'cause we just wanna be whole

So...unlike the post earlier today, that I took down as soon as the boy started yelling at me for it...this one is just about getting opinions.

If a girl and a guy are in a relationship, but said "boyfriend" has had his MySpace relationship status set to "Single" for more than two weeks...would it still considered cheating if said girl were to go out, have fun and possibly end up with another guy?

It's not that I plan on doing something, it's just that knowing what other people think, too, would be a help. I, honestly, don't plan on messing around with any other guys because it just doesn't sound appealing to me. Actually...the whole gender sounds like a turn-off at the moment, but that's a whole 'nother topic...

Okay...well...I guess...this whole post is kinda moot now, since the "boyfriend" in question changed his status to some scrolling text...

[originally posted on my MySpace blog]

I know I could say we’re through and tell myself I’m over you but even if I made a vow a promise not to miss you now and try to hide the truth inside

Oh, yay. Last night was a blast. Seriously...like I couldn't contain my joy when the boy and I ran into one of his coworkers after dinner and he acted as though I wasn't even there. It was quite awkward when the girl asked him, "is this your fiancée Ashley?"

I so wanted to be a b**** and have a confused look on my face while saying, "no, I'm not his fiancée...I don't even think we're dating."

Instead, I just smiled at her and said, "hi."

Only a month ago, maybe a little bit longer now, the boy never cared if I touched his phone...but over the last few weeks, he's been so secretive with his phone. If he's using it, whether to text someone, to check email or to call someone (unless he's talking to his parents), he does it really quickly and angles the screen away from me so that I can't accidentally see what he's doing. I was just ignoring this change in behavior, trying not to jump to any conclusions...but when he pretty much bit my head off last night at dinner for keeping secrets from him, I got mad and tried to calmly ask him about all of that strange new phone behavior of his. I even asked him a hypothetical question ("what would you say if I asked you: could I have your phone and look through it?"), to which he responded, "that's crazy."

::sigh:: My reason for asking that wasn't because I actually wanted to look through his phone at his text messages or his calls list, but because I wanted to see if had something to hide. I don't want to see what is on his phone...I don't trust him right now, so seeing what's on there isn't going to ease any fears I have or be a help in confirming any fears I have. I simply wanted to see if he still trusted me like he did a month or so ago...which apparently he doesn't. Since letting me touch his phone in the past had never been a problem...and now he doesn't leave it alone in the same room as me.

[updated at 2:24p] I forgot about the explanation the boy gave about why he was acting this way with his phone lately. He says that he's been doing that because I don't like that he's always on his phone...

peel me from the skin tear me from the rind does it make you happy now? tear meat from the bone tear me from myself are you feeling happy now?

This is the weekly round-up of the things that amused me for the week of August 18^th:

.:. Lol...this made me giggle a lot...police called on a too loud party...
.:. What a silly cow, chasing after a bear...
.:. Haha!! Poor kid did not bargain for that when he attempted burglary of that 85 y/o woman's house...
.:. Aww, poor baby...stillborn, but was found alive a few hours later in the coolers...no other explanation than a miracle...
.:. Haha, what a wasted trip to get a "fugitive"...
.:. This is pretty cool: the human immune system is ridiculously durable...in other words, 1918 flu antibodies are still present in survivors.
.:. How cool is that? He forgot his bifocals and won the lottery!
.:. Hooray for intolerance! Or not...ACLU successfully sued school district on behalf of a girl outed to her parents (among other things) by her high school principal.
.:. Updated pop culture references for the Class of 2012 (high school class of 2008)...and for the previous years' lists go here.
.:. Good for the justice system..."World's Greatest Dad" is sentenced to 3-20 years...
.:. Hahahaha!!! This picture (and the accompanying comments) is awful/hilarious! I feel bad though...because I really did think it was Tom Cruise in the picture when I first glanced at it.
.:. Yay yay yay yay!!! Gossip Girl returns on Monday, September 1^st!! Here's a first look (from E!) at the second season!! - yes, I am excited...can you tell?
.:. Yay for increased tolerance! Hallmark is now offering gay marriage cards.
.:. Tsk tsk...things aren't looking good Olympics host country China...the IOC is launching an investigation into the age of gold medal winning gymnast He...
.:. How cool is that? The new sheriff in a county near Chicago is going to jail to learn what it's like to be in there...he didn't do anything illegal.
.:. What a stupid girl...$172 to get her released from jail to avoid $30 in library fines...tsk tsk...

That's all for this week...

And here's some amusement from Overheard in New York (::shrugs:: where else?)...

But You Know What They Say -- "Beer Before Liquor; Fly There Quicker"
Pilot (after landing plane in New York): American Airlines welcomes you all to foggy Ottawa, and we hope you had a pleasant flight.
Everybody on plane: Huh? What!
Pilot: Whoopsies, I mean New York City, JFK. [under his breath but still audible] I should drink less.
-- JFK Tarmac

You Earn Extra Street Cred for Creeping Out a Hobo
Suit lugging huge rolling suitcase to hobo taking up two seats on train: Pardon me.
Hobo (sliding over, looking at huge suitcase): What do you have there, a dog or something?
Suit (with deadpan look on his face, stroking suitcase fondly): I used to. [sighs]
(hobo slowly inches away)
-- L Train

Phyllis Puts on Her War Face Before Taking The Subway Home
Blue-collar guy holding elevator door: Have a good night.
Older professional lady getting off elevator: Peace out.
-- Office Building, Park Avenue

It Also Says You Owe Me Five Dollars
Young child: Can I have some candy?
Older brother: No, I'm not supposed to share. See (points to writing on label) it says do not share.
-- Pathmark, Queens

New York's Finest Wednesday One-Liners
Little kid to bus driver, after a police car siren is heard: Whenever I hear a police car siren, I always think that they are getting donuts, 'cause, ya know, cops love donuts, right?
-- B41 Bus
there are four more one-liners...

so don’t bother I won’t die of deception I promise you won’t ever see me cry don’t feel sorry and don't bother I’ll be fine

Okay...so I kinda sorta have two simultaneous plans set in motion. The second one came about by coincidence. I was only planning on putting the first in motion. Since the boy hasn't said anything to me today at all...I'm going to venture a guess that he doesn't know anything about my plan and didn't read this at all. So...I going to safely assume that I can mention the second plan, I'm not going to go out of my way to contact him. Although, Sunday, he did say that he wasn't going to make an effort or whatever it was...I don't remember what his exact words were. But somehow it related to seeming like he was ignoring me...so maybe, the second plan is a bad one. Oops. ::shrugs:: Oh, well...I'll figure out what to do sometime tomorrow afternoon.

As for the first plan, I think I'm going to give a deadline of Sunday and then I will begin to implement it. Since that gives him the weekend to solve the problem and since I'm really not that into being strung along either. But...who knows what will happen? Probably what I'm expecting since there in all likelihood won't be any communication to give him any indication what the problem is. ::sigh::

Well...I'm going to go get ready for bed now...sleepy time!!

I close my eyes and I kiss that frog each time finding the more boys I meet the more I love my dog

So...on my way home from my friend's Lia Sophia party tonight, I came up with a plan to implement within the next few days. I'd go into details...but I don't know for sure that the boy doesn't read this anymore.

After the two entries that I posted on 08/16/08 (first one, second one), he said that he didn't want to be tempted to read my blog anymore. I didn't really understand what I had said that was so horrible...or more specifically, "embarrassing." He claimed that I said embarrassing things about him, but couldn't tell me what I had said...so I didn't even know what I should apologize to him for. Other than to vaguely apologize to him.

But...anyway...originally, I had been planning on just asking him about something. But now, I'm just going to do something instead...see if he even notices. ::sigh:: It's quite possible that he will...hopefully, he will.

Ugh...something bothered me, a lot, last night, when I saw the boy. When I was letting him know what I was going to be doing tonight (out of courtesy more than anything) and playfully said something about flirting with other guys, he didn't seem to care at all. In fact, he told me to go ahead and then said that he would then have to sleep with another girl. I had only said it to him trying to get his thoughts on something (the same something that I'd been planning on asking about)...and then he just seemed to think that he was unable to stop me from seeing other people, not realizing that to stop me is as simple as asking me directly. But...he just kept saying that I could do whatever I wanted, and if that meant date other people, too, then he couldn't stop me. That whole conversation just bothered me a whole lot...not because he was saying that it was okay for me, but because it implied that it was okay for him. And, more than anything, that's what I'm worried about right now...

But...I need to get my tired and sleepy butt to bed...it's 1:00a and I've been up since, well, technically I got out of bed at 8:30a...but I was half-awake for about half an hour to an hour before that (as usual ::rolls eyes::). So...yeah...sleepy, sleepy, sleepy... G'night, everyone!!

[sidenote:] Oh...remember when I had my little rant about cheating and inconsistency? Well...I was just looking at other stuff and stumbled across the jealousy/cheating article that I was looking for that day (here is a link to it).

I never wanted to say this you never wanted to stay I put my faith in you so much faith and then you just threw it away you threw it away

Okay...so...maybe I do still have a boyfriend... Yesterday and Sunday were good days with the boy...well, nearly all of Sunday. There was a brief period of time that wasn't. But that's to be expected when two people who didn't seem to be communicating very well try to start an honest conversation to see if things can be fixed. I'm trying to be optimistic because I really do want to fix what's wrong...and it seems like he wants to try, too. I hope that I'm not just being blinded by what I want by seeing and hearing that from him.

what's the deal with my brain why am I so obviously insane in a perfect situation I let love down the drain

I'm sooo confused right now. I don't know if I actually still have a boyfriend right now. It seems that he's no longer making decisions because every decision that he makes is a bad one. So does that mean that asking me out in the first place was a bad decision? Or does that mean that proposing to me in the first place was a bad decision? Or does that mean that breaking up with me was a bad decision? Or does that mean that every time he talks to me is a bad decision?

He said that I wasn't listening to him when I asked him what he meant by that...but the only thing I remember him saying the first time that I asked him what he meant was something about face value. So...I don't know what he meant...so I'm just going to end up overanalyzing what he said to me. ::sigh::