impyisms

Hmmm

2007-04-11T00:29:00.000-04:00

Well, I was going to post an update but I don't think I'm up to it just yet. So I'll babble!

It seems as if we're all doing the separate thing. We've graduated and everyone's going and doing their own thing. Which is the way it's supposed to be. Make your own path, carve your own niche. Sure do miss my guys tho. Everything that's gone on in my life lately makes me wanna see my friends more. There isn't always a "later". Sometimes you have to make and/or take time. Time's never been my friend anyway.

The world would be better without watches and clocks.

Catch up?

2007-02-19T01:56:00.000-05:00

Bobby: I created you a gmail account. I used your nickname and your last name for the username. In the form of nicknamelastname "at" gmail.com. Your password is our sign off. I hope that makes sense (almost too tired to think) and that you check it. I sent you an email. If you don't have any other gmail account, you get there with http://mail.google.com. Maybe there's a mail link on google?? Who the hell knows.

Anyway, I'm exhausted. I'm off to bed. I'll update this later.

~impy

Title Goes Here

2006-12-09T23:42:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday, Bobby!

Life and Death

2006-11-30T00:56:00.000-05:00

Tuesday my uncle (Mom's brother) died. He had cancer. His funeral is Friday NIGHT @ 7:00. Strangest thing I've ever heard of, a funeral on a Friday night. Oh well. He was her 3rd brother to die, two this year. It hasn't been the greatest year for our family to stay alive.
My grandma has surgery to remove a skin cancer from her hand next Tuesday. My aunt (one of Mom's sisters) had surgery the end of last week. She'd been having a lot of pain and problems with one of her kidneys. Come to find out, the surgery she had last year at UAB, the idiots had apparently clamped off the tube from her kidney essentially blocking that kidney for the past year. All her complaints and questions were met with "oh that's normal" until now. I'm not a big fan of lawsuits, but she'd be crazy not to sue for that kind of shit. Maybe keep the idiots at UAB from doing it again. What am I saying? eh, maybe make them think twice at least.
I also found out today that my cousin married this crazy girl I went to school with. He's her 5th husband. She has a grown son. She started really early.

On a bright note, I'm taking off work Friday to go to my son's induction ceremony into the National Beta Club. Yeah, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I have a couple of great kids. The only way I could have better kids is if they came with remotes for to "mute" "off" and "volume" them. They're both smart, funny, talented, and well behaved kids (except at home of course).

Oh well, enough for now. I'm tired and sleepy and don't feel good. Again, I ask... Is it 2007 yet?

Tater's Tile's

2006-11-19T23:17:00.000-05:00

At my kid's school, when the kids accomplish something (Over 100 AR Reading points, High S.A.T. scores, etc.) they get a ceiling tile to paint with anything they want. Taylor and Tristan have both earned tiles in previous years and they've put cats and the solar system on those.
This year Taylor has earned 2 and Tristan has earned 1. Taylor said she wanted Ariel, The Little Mermaid on hers one of hers and an Aquarium on the other. Tristan wants jet fighters on his. My mom kept trying to talk her out of Ariel because it'd be too hard to paint/wouldn't look right. Well that, of course, irritated me. So I said "you want Ariel, Taylor... you got it."
I finished the second (aquarium) tile for her tonight. Taylor helped to paint parts of both of them. She drew the crab all by herself. Mom even helped paint some on the Ariel tile. Mom painted the starfish and helped me on the eyes. Tristan also helped to paint the bubbles on the Ariel one, and he and Taylor both helped to mix the paints. I drew and Taylor painted the frog on the aquarium one.
Mom actually complimented them and said they look really good and she told the kids that I have been hiding a talent. I 'bout fell over. As most of you who have ever heard me talk about my mom, I can't do anything right according to her. That of course, deserves a blog!
Let me tell ya, it ain't easy painting a holey tile either. Anyway, here they are...

and

Happy Halloween!

2006-11-01T23:28:00.000-05:00

Halloween was fun. yada yada. Here's Pirate Princess impy trick-or-treating Tomboy's house (drumroll please)...

And yes I DID fall down in those boots. Twice. hahaha

*Curtain Close*

The Trip

2006-08-17T02:05:00.000-04:00

Well, the trip to Texas went well. I have 2 more states checked off my list of States I've been to. We came home through Oklahoma and Arkansas. Stopped by the Oklahoma City National Memorial. I would suggest that to anyone, btw. I'm tired, I'll update more thoroughly later, but here's a few pics of us from our trip.

Now I'm off to bed. Update more later.

Go West Young impy!

2006-07-31T22:14:00.000-04:00

Well, I'm sitting here ALMOST packed... Heading out to Texas tonight. Gonna drive thru the night and miss most of the heat while driving. Hopefully the majority of the kid fights too.... Might have to stop since I got up early today and worked.
I dread it, don't really wanna go. But it's one of those things "ya gotta do what ya gotta do".
A surprise call while I was out there from the infamous duck would sure make my week. Hell, a surprise call from DFW airport... that's the ticket!
*sigh* I should be packing the rest of the stuffs. I wanna get started and get the drive over. We're supposed to drive yet further (well again, actually be driving back towards home) after we get there and go camping in Tyler. meh, we'll see.
Oh well, I'm off.

I'm packing up my game and I'm a head out west...
--Kid Rock

Update of Ye Ole Blog

2006-07-10T00:30:00.000-04:00

Well, time to update I suppose...
Went to Riverbend festival to see Hank Williams, Jr. Riverbend is just not what it's cracked up to be. Smell of river, urine, and sweaty bodies packed like sardines just isn't my cup of tea. Think I'll pass on future Riverbend nights. There were times it was so packed you literally couldn't move. Most fun we had was after we left and went to the roof of the tortilla factory. Was nice there, could still see the show on the big screens, but didn't have to contend with all the other bullshit.
Let's see... I graduated as seen in my last post. No celebration to be had there. My family tried to ruin it and so they, of course, succeeded. I ate at chick-fil-a drive-thru and went home and went to bed.
I had my nose fixed June 19. Looked like a battered wife for a couple weeks there. But now I can breathe!!! Well, I could breathe better if not for the fact that I now have a sinus infection and/or head cold that's been passed around my family. It's still swollen too. The doc said it would take up to 6 months for all of the swelling to completely go away. Even with the head cold I can tell a big difference from before the surgery. He also fixed it prettier while he was at it. The hump is gone! This is my new no-hump, straighter and can breathe better nose...

There's not a HUGE difference. It's still my nose, just revamped, lol. That pic was taken on one of our 'girls night out' last weekend. Carrie had spackled me with her heavy duty makeup, so the bruising wasn't as noticeable. I was still pretty bruised under my eyes and down to my left chin (where the swelling and bruising had went down 'cause I had to sleep sitting up for the first week). It's almost all gone now.
Things are about the same at work. SSDD kinda thing.
Me, Larry, and the kids went to the drive-in to see Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest and Click this past Friday night. Can't beat 8 bucks for 2 movies for 4 people. Pirates was GREAT (Johnny Depp *drool*). I fell asleep right after Click started tho. Wasn't feeling very well with the sinus thing going on and all. I hated the way Pirates ended though. Now I have to wait for the 3rd movie to find out how it turns out. And patience is definately NOT one of my virtues.

Oh well, this concludes our most recent addition to impyisms. Hope you enjoyed at least some of it.

--impy

Graduation

2006-06-17T14:13:00.000-04:00

I graduated last night! Yea me!

Congrats to all of us!

Enough Funerals

2006-05-21T22:49:00.000-04:00

I have had enough with funerals lately, I gotta tell ya. My aunt died today. Opal was a wonderful lady, and for any of you who know her... she was also Tomboy's mom. We have all decided to skip May next year. May hasn't been a good month for us. Least of all Tomboy. Anyway, it's about to storm, so I'm getting off the lappy. More later maybe, just wanted to let everyone know why I'd been so absent lately.
Hope everyone is doing well.

Life

2006-05-14T17:15:00.000-04:00

I found out last Thursday that I move to days Monday!! I have to stay till 4:00 instead of 3:00 like I had hoped but I'll still be getting home 4 hours earlier so I'll take it. I also won't have Fridays off any longer but at least I'll get off at 3:00 on Fridays :) I can finally spend time with my kids and visit my family and have somewhat of a normal life again.
I spent Friday afternoon and night at my uncle's house. My uncle died that night (Taz's dad, for any of you who know her). Thursay, May 11, was the 33rd anniversary of my Grandpa's death. Friday, May 12 - the day Charles died - was also the day his oldest brother died 5 years ago (tomboy's dad for those of you who know her). We'll be burying Charles on the same date we buried Hershel as well. It seems strange that their deaths were all together, but since there were 13 of them all together, I like to think that it is supposed to be that way so that there isn't an entire year remembering anniversaries when all of them are gone. I spent yesterday at the funeral home, but I am staying home with my kids today since it is Mother's day. I haven't seen them very much the past 2 days because they stayed home with their dad. I will work the first half of my first day on day shift then come home and attend the funeral tomorrow. Maybe next weekend we can celebrate Mother's day.
Now I am going to hunt new baby kittens and then help my tater make a solar system for her project tomorrow.
I'll be checking Chatnet and Starchat for the next few weeks, Bobby. Yahoo as well, most likely.

Happy Mothers Day! I hope everyone has a nice one.

Chat

2006-05-09T00:55:00.000-04:00

The Para-Chat was just taking up a lot of wasted space, since it was not being used. So, for the moment, it's gone. I'm going to work on the layout soon maybe... When I'm home in the evenings and have time! IF I ever get there!!!

To Post or Not to Post

2006-05-08T23:25:00.000-04:00

Well, It's about that time. Time to post that is. Not a lot going on in impy's life atm. Ted and Dennis are doing interviews tomorrow for my night time postition. I am hoping by Monday of next week I'll be on days. Cross your fingers for me.
In a little over a month from now I'll be graduating. A lot of my family will be there showing their support. I guess late is better than never. There are a lot of friends I wish could be there, but I know they won't. More often than not, they showed more encouragement and support of my education than most of my family did. While I understand why most of them can't be there for my big day, there are some of them that I expect to be there that I know won't be. While it's not one of those things that make or break friendships, it is for all intents and purposes a good way to show who your true friends are. There are some that I don't even expect an email or IM from congratulating me on my accomplishment. Rather depressing I know. But that's just the kind of mood I'm in today.
My uncle is dying of cancer. We don't expect him to live very much longer, a month at the most. That's what sucks the most about getting older. The more people you know die.
Here's a picture of me and the gang at The Mellow Mushroom couple weekends ago. Good times, good times.

Click to view larger

...and that's about it for now.

Life's a bitch, then you die
--anon

Smokies Weekend

2006-04-26T02:53:00.000-04:00

This past weekend was the Spring Rod Run in the Smokies. We stayed in Pigeon Forge and had a pretty good time. Not great, but good. We went to the Comedy Barn and Dixie Stampede. That Dixie Stampede is a great show and great food. The kids didn't wanna come home.
The Smokies are OK, but I just don't think it's as great as everyone else seems to. Once you've seen it once, you've seen it. Not a ton of things to do there. The trip only served to make me want a REAL vacation. I wanna go to Tybee Island sometime this summer. I love that place. Not a lot to see/do there anymore since I've been so often but hey... beach! I could definately be a beach bum with no problems whatsoever. Well, barring a Tsunami that is, lmao.
Allergies are kicking my ass lately, which makes me not wanna do anything. I'm getting REALLY tired of getting home so late. Something's gotta give. They either have to hurry up and get an evening person to replace me or I gotta find something else 1st shift hours.
Oh well, that's it for now.

~impy

Never Drinking Again

2006-04-16T23:56:00.000-04:00

Lord! I may never drink again! The first half of my Easter was awful. I was sick and had a headache. Larry and I went to Carrie's parents' house for a patio party last night. The food was great, her dad is a VERY good cook. The drinks were great as well. Until the ride home over that damn curvy Lookout Mountain. As Carrie so accurately puts it... I was tore up from the floor up (but of course you have to pronounce it "to' up from the flo' up"). I was sicker than a dog this morning. I'll spare you the details, but trust me, it was awful hahaha.
The evening was pretty good though. Went to the parents house for easter dinner. We rode 4-wheelers, the kids hunted eggs and then hid them and the adults had to find them, and we also had a water balloon fight. It was great to have such a nice and sunny, warm Easter for a change.

Did that training at work finally, and one didn't make it, he was out that day. I told 'em they better go ahead and do it though, before I forgot everything that was talked about the original day. I did forget a lot of it. And it was fun even though I was distracted the entire time by the threat of severe weather looming.

Ah sheesh, gotta go get all the papers signed and ready to send off and all. I hate tax season. Ended up owing Alabama this year... Bastards.

Man, being reasonable, must get drunk.
-- Lord Byron

College Graduate!!

2006-03-22T23:27:00.000-05:00

It's official. As of yesterday... noonish on March 21st, in the year of 2006... I am a bonafide college graduate! Can you say W00T!!! Grades haven't come in yet but I am sure my GPA dropped some. I made a B in Economics class. Man, that class was hard and SUCKED. Advice: DO NOT take ECO at Lanier Tech. No idea how I did in Javascript yet, but I'm sure I did well.
Made an 84 on the NOCTI exam. Filled out my application for graduation. yea! I'm done!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully, I'll be going to day shift SOON. I'm getting more and more tired of the late shift as each day goes by! 'Tween quarters now tho, so I gotta shut up and go to sleep. I have day shifts in the 'tweens. AND I have been assigned to instruct the maintenance guys and the assistant registrar tomorrow on how to be a "power user". So, gotta be awake for "technology training". Wish they'd pay me intructor's pay for it :/ No such luck tho.

Grasshopper, go out into the world and be like a sun and warm the earth.
--Master Po to Quai Chang Cain (original Kung Fu TV show)

How's "Update" for a title?

2006-03-15T02:30:00.000-05:00

Well, yeah, JavaScript and Economics have kept me pretty darn busy. So much to blog!!!
Working now back... An old classmate/friend from high school was killed late Friday night in a car accident. He was the first of our graduating class to die. We've been lucky to have not had more losses, as most other graduating classes from NSM have. It was with David that I had my very first ever trip to the principal's office waaaay back when. Good times, good times.
I have ONE test left in Eco and I'm done with THAT bunch of mental torture devised by men who never got any in their entire life. I have one more project to finish in JavaScript and I'm about half way finished with it now... if I can just make myself believe that it's better to just get it done. There are so many other interesting things to distract me though! and I have that final (which will be cake) but it's not gonna be posted till Friday, midnight. grrrr. I want DONE!!!! I'm sooo close to my degrees!
I have huggles!! My big, smitten, love sick till it ain't funny Siberian Husky found a wife in the form of a Beagle and they have had themselves babies... hence Huggles :) I will post pics sometime or another!
I get to go to first shift sometime in April (hopefully in April). However long it takes them to hire someone to take over my evening hours. Can't tell ya how thrilled I am about that.
Carrie and I took a girls-only vacation. We went to Fabulous Las Vegas!! It was a blast! Definately the best trip I've ever had (without my kids that is). We ate such good food and had such fun. I ate the best steak I've ever had, tried crab legs for the first time. Best place to me, is hands down, The House of Blues. I'd go back for their food, if for no other reason. And we crashed a wedding!!! hahaha, that was definately the most fun. No, we didn't see any shows. There's so much to do/see. We did go to the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay. Nothing to write about there though. Much better aquarium right here at home in Chattavegas. We did find the best place to dance... Gilley's Saloon and Dance Hall. I highly recommend it. Really nice place and great for making a redneck, country girl feel at home. Other than that.... what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas! hahaha. No really, we were good. Best tip I can give anyone thinking of visiting... don't make the mistake of looking around and thinking 'oh it's just right there, let's walk'... it's NOT just right there, lol. We found the ghetto of Vegas walking that way - walking forever I might add. The people you meet in Vegas are the best, too. There are definately interesting people in Las Vegas, hahaha. I'll post pictures of the trip later, too. Right now it's time to pass out asleep.

Let's get some fuckin' French toast!
--Nicky, 'The 40 Year Old Virgin'

JavaScript Sucks!

2006-01-28T02:14:00.000-05:00

OMFG, JavaScript sucks big hairy donkey ballz. I can imagine I'll be pretty damn busy figuring this chit out this quarter. So much for an easy last quarter.
I updated my blog just a wee bit (to avoid JS, haha) and the chatbox is back... tell a friend.
Oh man, I need sleep. haha.

T minus 13! w00t!

Going to watch a movie now and fall asleep in the middle of it. You can leave messages on the chatbox now B!

Your welcome :)

--impy

live chat???

2006-01-08T16:59:00.000-05:00

Well, as per the love of my daydream-life's request... we're gonna try out a little java chat on ye ol' blogger page. You better be on it B!!!
Well, what's happened in all this time?
Umm... finished yet another quater... Cisco A, Speech B... which gives me a 3.8 GPA. Christmas was pretty good, glad it's over.
Birthday sucked. Way to go Lar-Dale.
Had my last 2 wisdom teeth removed and swelled up and bruised like a battered wife. Thank God for pain killers, is all I can say hahaha.
That's about it, I suppose. Starting my very last 2 classes, both online... taking them as a transient at Lanier Tech. Back to work Monday (since I was out the past 3 days of work with my jaw).

And there ya go!

Boob Fund!

2005-10-21T01:16:00.000-04:00

I finally figured out the PayPal button. I now have a means for people to donate to my boob fund. I hopefully will have enough raised by Christmas to get a boob job for Christmas. It can be for my birthday and you can donate double if you want, too. :)

Notice the PayPal button on the left? Please feel free to feel extremely generous before and after you click. Go on, click it... you know you wanna.

God loves generosity and helping your neighbor.

Now I'm sleepy and am going to crash and dream of my boobs being bigger.

(. v .)
--boobs

My Poor Baby

2005-10-17T23:03:00.000-04:00

Well, got a call from Larry on my way home from work. He wanted to know where the ice pack is. Why? You may ask, as I did. Well, because today my brother took my kids golfing. He didn't watch them quite as well as he should've. Tristan swings the club with Taylor a little too close behind him.

Here is the result:

My Poor Baby!

She has pictures to take tomorrow at school. The picture is to go on their class t-shirt for their class trip. Figures, lol. She's having a hissy fit. Poor thing.

aaawwww
--impy

New Quarter

2005-10-06T10:34:00.000-04:00

Well! The new quarter has started. I made a B in Database class! woot! I made A's in the other 2 classes (Design Methodology and Cisco III). So my GPA is now 3.83 BIG W00T!
The online classes don't seem to be working this quarter. I may have to wait until next quarter to take those. But either way, this is my last quarter here for classes. If I have to I'll just take those 2 classes online NEXT quarter.
Speech class is so far sucking ROYALLY. I have to do a speech "object as metaphor". I needs chose an object that is "ME" and tell them why it represents me. SUCKS. I LOATHE public speaking.
OK, off to speech class! Can you say "eewwww"?

eewwww
--impy

2005-09-25T12:26:00.000-04:00

Here are a few pics for your pleasure or amusement as the case may be???

My polydactyl kitten...

A few of my friends from school, left to right... Micheal, Wade, David and the back of Johnny's head...

More later :)

Monthly Post

2005-09-25T11:34:00.000-04:00

Well, look at that, impy's posting. Nothing really to post about. Student Information is down, so even IF they had our grades posted early, can't check them to find out what we made anyway.

Work is going good, busy as bees, but at least it's something to do. I think we'll have everything ready for the first day of classes. AND at least I have one eye candy (construction worker) to ogle every now and again.

What's been going on? hmm... My son was elected to student government for 5th grade last week. As always, very proud of my son. They're little geniuses (take after me naturally). They both got new Suzuki quadrunners (160) a couple weeks ago. They both love that.. and mom does too. Those little suckers take turns great.

Starting the last quarter of school... YEA!!! I can't wait to be finished. Hopefully finished to find a real 40 hour a week job. Last quarter of Cisco. Gonna hate that speech class though.

I'll post some images later. I'm feeling rather peckish and hear an omelette calling my name.

iiimpy.... impyyy... impy...
--omelette

2005-09-08T10:55:00.000-04:00

5 more days!!! OMG, it's Thursday! Just realized. That means I only have a short day tomorrow. This quarter from hell is almost over. It's all good!
It should be illegal to habitually tease someone. Once in a while is fine, it's all fun. But to habitually tease someone is just mean. Be forewarened!!! Hug me tight and/or rub your ass on me one more time and I'm taking you up on your midnight rendevous! You know who you are. Rest up.

I NEED a mini vacation. I am so tempted to take off a couple days next week. But it's the last week of classes before finals on the 20th and 21st. I'm already slacking big time this quarter. Damn 8:00 class. Gives ya that nice, fresh "don't give a shit" feeling.

Gotta go to Taco Mac. No bike week this weekend!!! yea!!!

Cisco isn't calling me, but I have to go there anyway. TTFN.

I'm your huckleberry.
--Doc Holiday, "Tombstone"

Adventurous Weekend

2005-08-29T02:25:00.000-04:00

I had a rather adventurous weekend. Now I'm really, really tired. Be nice to have a good time and it not tire you. Getting older sucks.

I had the bejeezus scared out of me Friday afternoon when me and the guys went to Cracker Barrell to eat and Mike and David were racing on the way there. The food was good tho, nevertheless. We were like sardines on the way back. Got to see inside the new building at Northwestern, since they have most of the inside finished.

Saturday night we all went to AMF for a bit of cosmic bowling (or we all did once Kelly made his way to the right bowling alley). Was rather fun. I bowled a whopping 65!!! woot! I'm just good, what can I say?

Then today! I was lazy for the morning, then went 4-wheeling down the mountain over by Sherritt's and the old coal mine. Almost bounced my arse off on the rocky parts. Got briar scratches and blisters from holding on at the bouncey parts. I have come to the conclusion that I can't have fun without getting a battle scar or two.
THEN, I came home, washed the Saturn and vaccuumed inside and washed it all inside and did the windows. I even cleaned the melted crayons from the backseat door handle where the kids had left them and they melted into goo (when it's hot) and multicolored wax (when it's cooler). Then I came inside and cleaned the house a bit, and cooked fried chicken for dinner. Whew!
Guess who's going to bed????

It's me, it's me :)

Mini Rant

2005-08-26T00:06:00.000-04:00

This quarter SUCKS <--- *one of those high pitched, religious voices* He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named is being a royal ass, as usual. Nothing new, but still, reminds me why i had to take a He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named break. Just gimme my passing grade and let me get the hell away, please. At this point, don't care what my grade is , so long as it's passing and I don't have to repeat it. In either of the classes. hmm, I should be studying for that Cisco test.

I will post photos soon, some fun Summer Blast pics. Some kid pics. pics pics pics. Maybe this weekend. It will work quite nicely in aiding me in my goal of avoiding homework.

I intend on going to Vegas. Go here, visit, drool and return (YES return)
--> Australia's Thunder From Down Under <-- *Twitterpation* *sigh*

OK OK OK, gotta study a bit now.

-- *tickle* Kelly

Just posting

2005-08-12T08:58:00.000-04:00

Well, OK, yeah, I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy. Deal. Plus I just found a hilarious site to read. Superficial.com I highly recommend it for a good giggle.
Now I'm starving, I'm going to eat.

How many days 'till this quarter from HELL is over????

impy

Back to School!

2005-07-06T02:30:00.000-04:00

Time to go back to school. Seems like I was busier on the break than I was during the quarter. Only one more half a day of working though, and it's get up early and get home late. Gonna suck.
Grades were good, inched further up with the GPA. I now have a 3.88 GPA. I was inducted into the National Technical Honor Society June 7.
Tater has to have surgery :( July 26 she will have a tonsilectomy & adenoidectomy. I hate it that she has to have surgery, but I agree she needs it done. She should be able to breathe well after!
I keep thinking only 6 more months... 6 more months... 6 more months. It's the watched pot.
I've been tinkering with favicons. My first attempt is alright. Although, I forgot to make the background transparent. See my little pitch fork up top? yea impy! That's my site re-vamping for the moment. Most likely until this next quarter (from hell) is over.
White water owned me. I had a blast despite the nearly broken arse and "battle bruises". I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Now I want a pool. That's my mission at the moment.

It's good to have a mission.

Break out the hose!

2005-05-27T12:42:00.000-04:00

Sheesh!
The boys are having their MAN-PMS today. Mike's yelling at David, which causes him to leave and pout. David's getting aggravated at Mike and CSS. They start getting louder and louder. I was between them, trying to keep the peace, threatening to break out the water hose. They are at the moment happily co-existing.

I can take the 4x4 chevy off my wish list. I have one now. No... wait. I have to finish paying for it before it is mine. We'll leave it for now, LOL! When I can say it is mine, I'll take it off the list.

No classes today!!! That über owned :) <--- The diaeresis mark works :)

Because it's time.

2005-05-26T13:35:00.000-04:00

Well! impy is posting before a month has passed. On the news last night, I heard about a site called Chattablogs.com. I checked them out but didn't like theirs so much. I'm thinking of looking for an alabama-based free blog host.
That will be my research project for this weekend. Mr. Estes is actually gonna let us skip the test on the chapter we're working on. We're going on thru to the next chapter and just take a test on it. Thankfully I am done early on this chapter, and won't have to work on that this weekend.... like I would if I weren't tho, hahaha.
I'm selling candy for PBL right now. They are really good candy bars.
Speaking of which, I had some for lunch yesterday. Why is it when you get a little, you always want more? It's a conspiracy, but one I'm willing to be a victim of! woot!

I want candy!
--Bow wow wow

la-di-da

2005-05-18T00:50:00.000-04:00

well, what to post when you don't have time for chit? I'm working and schooling so much that I think it may just pay me to move to Northwestern.
My boss at work finally gave in and agreed to get me a lappy. He showed me a pic of it today. Check out my SWEET lappy...

Don't hate me just because you envy me now.

Off to dream of 1's and 0's now. More later.

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream.
--The Chordettes

Beach Bound!!!

2005-04-21T23:14:00.000-04:00

impy is going to Tybee Island, boys and girls! woot!

It was driving me crazy being an hour and a half away the weekend we went to Dublin for the SLC conference. That weekend was fun and rather enjoyable. Last weekend when we went to Atlanta for PBL sucked tho. It was one boring meeting after another. The competition was rather surprising as well. That test was HARD. Wasn't anything like the sample questions we had.

oh! ran outta gas, more later. To be continued....

Thank God Atlanta is Wet!

2005-04-18T01:48:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday Bong!

Well, last weekend was the SLC conference which was a lot of fun. So close to Tybee and yet so far away.... whatcha wanna bet impy is there next weekend?
This week was PBL and most of the weekend sucked. Best parts of the weekend were hanging out with mike and the alcohol. I found someone to watch chick flicks with, too. And Mike found someone to send his wife to chick flicks with, so he won't have to go. Study, study, study... yeah, yeah, I'm going (to bed, sshhhh).

Alcohol makes everything better.
-- impy

Another one behind me

2005-03-28T01:28:00.000-05:00

Time for my monthly post...

Well, another quarter over. Only 3 more to go! I made an A in both my Securities class and my first Cisco class. I get to go in to work earlier, and so get off earlier between quarters, which is delightful. Gonna suck when school starts back tho and I have to stay till 8:00 again.
Easter was nice today, even though it was rainy. The weather is getting warmer and warmer. Trees are budding and blooming. Gotta love that. And don't forget boys and girls... next weekend Daylight Savings Time begins. Definately gotta love that.
I'll be a busy bee in April. 2 conferences first 2 weekends back in school. oooh, gotta remember to fill out and turn in my state taxes too. I always wait till the last minute on state taxes. They don't do anything with them anyway, so why rush to send them in?
Oh well, I think that's enough for now. I'm sleepy and need to rest for my quest.

Call me Ishmael.
--Herman Melville, "Moby Dick"

Spring Fever

2005-02-21T23:16:00.000-05:00

Well, it's the end of February and I have Spring Fever again... already. I'm also ready for this quarter to be over (made it a little longer this quarter). I'm liking my new job, hate the hours tho. I hate getting home at 9:00 or later, but it's a really good job otherwise. Just don't have a lot of time to do anything anymore... again. Got a call this morning to do a Web site. As long as it's not really time consuming, I'm all for it. I'll be glad when my dues are paid and all this pays off. Sometimes I wonder if it ever will. Sometimes I think it's not gonna pay off around here.

I'm thinking of moving to Arizona or Nevada. Or maybe even Colorado. Every day it seems more and more like it's time to get outta Dodge tho. Time to start scoping out somewhere to move. Oh well, I have to go finish studying for yet another test. Then study tomorrow for Cisco test Wednesday. Yep, ready for this quarter.... make that year... to be over.

--All work and no play makes impy a dull girl

Employed impy

2005-01-27T23:46:00.000-05:00

impy has a job!!!

I had an interview last week for the Help Desk Support Technician position at Northwestern. The next day Mr. Thomas told me I got the job! Yeah, me! I started Monday, the 24th. I only work mon-thur. Which is a good thing. I don't particularly enjoy staying until 8 o'clock at night, but maybe it won't be so bad when summer gets here and it's still daylight when I get home.
School is going great. Making the grades in Cisco class. (Thanks Mike ... from the cool computer geeks anyway, lol) One of these days I will give in and get that "talk nerdy to me" t-shirt. We had our first test in Securities class today. I know I missed a few. It was a somewhat tough test. I think I still did well, tho. I hope he tells us what we made tomorrow, even though Charles wasn't there for the test. Really don't want to wonder all weekend.
Oh well, I have avoided the Kelly factor, and I am sleepy and have a load of laundry to fold and put away.

Who is... Johnny
-- El Debarge

Welcome New Year

2005-01-10T20:09:00.000-05:00

Well, Christmas is over, the 2 quarters from Hell are over, and it's a new year and another new beginning. Let's hope this one is better than the last. It's beginning better that's for sure. Mr. Thomas is teaching the Network Securities class and our Cisco class is mostly online, independent study. Our tests will be Cisco tests (non-Carter). I have more time this quarter. Hopefully I will get more done that I want to do, instead of only doing what I need to.
A week into the quarter and Carter still hasn't gotten us enrolled in our online gvtc tho. Surprised? no. Irritated? of course. Stay that way in her classes. But at least 4 days out of the week I will be able to be home by 12:30. That's wonderful after 2-3 quarters being there all day.
I got both my books today for my classes. Just one snag. I ordered paperback and the order invoice SAYS paperback, but that's not what I got. I got the delightful electronic version. I'm gonna roll with it. Complain and request my paperback I ordered, but keep this one till I do get it.
At least it is starting better than the last couple. Let's hope the rest of the year follows suit. Off to go do things I need, and wanna, do! woot!

bah humbug!

2004-12-01T14:16:00.000-05:00

I didn't realize it was so near the end of the quarter. When I was told how close the end of the quarter is tho, I was very happy, needless to say. There are some days that have their perks tho. For instance, I was very amused this morning in Design Methodology. Sing it with me!

ant ant ant ant ant anthony works in a grocery store

Computers are just too fun! Well, just took my html test, have one tomorrow to study for. I'm going home. I might post more tonight. I might not. I've become addicted to neopets.com games again.

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
--Andy Rooney

.......only the fun ones NEED to be done.

Two For One

2004-11-18T22:59:00.000-05:00

impy is New York bound! I joined Phi Beta Lamba a couple weeks ago. Tuesday I was elected treasurer. In May we will be going to New York for 5 days. I can't wait.
That nursing site is turning into a royal pain in the ass. I'll be so glad to have that project done and behind me. As for that I'll be glad to have this quarter behind me, lol.
The in-laws are coming for Thanksgiving. Hmmm, I'll be glad to have this year behind me come to think of it. I want it to be 2005 already.
Ok, I've blogged twice today. Updated and added Kelly's blog to my friend's list. Check his blog out.

zzzzzzzzz
--impy

La Di Da

2004-11-18T14:24:00.000-05:00

Well! I'm just posting to be posting basically. I won't be at school tomorrow most likely, 'cause I'm going to eat with the kids at school. They've been asking for weeks and I told them I would when they had Thanksgiving dinner at school. Cause let's face it... if you don't let your kids know that they matter to you, you end up with hoodlums on ritalin. I prefer not to look around one day and say "Oh my God, you're Thelma Ghostbuster Gina!!! It's only 2:25 and I'm already ready to go home. I feel like it's Friday. I'm ready for the weekend!
Me and Kelly went to eat lunch at Subway today. That's right, Jerry, got my own damn sammich, got tired of waiting on you!!! I will have to add Kelly's blog link on here tonight. Would do it now, but I left it in the car and I'm too lazy at the moment to go get it. I will add his this evening or tonight, though, for sure.
I heard that Mr. Thomas may come back to teach the Network Securities class next quarter! Oh wouldn't that be grand!! We might actually learn some things.

impy in New York! Can't wait!!! (more later)

I need beer
--impy

Cartoons R Good

2004-11-14T01:13:00.000-05:00

I went to see The Incredibles and Saving Christmas at the drive-in tonight. Both were good movies. That Ben Afleck is a cutie. No two ways about it. You have to love 2 movies for 4 people, for 8 bucks too. Doesn't matter if your kids blabber during the movie in your own car either AND they have good burgers and fries.
I finished my frames homework for xhtml class. Wish he'd finish with this chapter and move on!!! Now I only have 2 more modules to find the answers for, study, and test on for humanities class. AND I only have 1 more journal write and the field trip essay to write and I'll be done with that class too. That class was kinda interesting in the beginning. That wears off quick tho when you are hunting down your assignments because the instructor can't put them on the ASSIGNMENTS page, you're looking up an average of 150 questions per module, and writing assignments all the while.
Okay, I'm sleepy. That is all.

That's all folks!
--Porky Pig

Highs and Lows

2004-11-01T22:23:00.000-05:00

I am finished with Macromedia! Four weeks early. Love the product, hate the "tutorial" stuff we were doing. Now I can concentrate on the web page for the nursing dept. And Humanities. And the hundreds of waste your time xhtml pages we have to do in xhtml class.
Tomorrow makes 8 years since Jerry Dean died. I still wanna believe sometimes that it wasn't real. Afterall, he did have a motorcade of state troopers leading his funeral procession.... Jerry Dean! And he was the biggest bullshitter I've ever known in my life, and I've known quite a few.
Tomorrow is election day, woohoo. Might know who we have for our next president.... maybe, lol. Speakin of tomorrow, I have a test to study for so it's back to work for impy!

Beer is proof God wants us to be happy.
--Benjamin Franklin

THIS is MY fish, lol

2004-10-31T23:34:00.000-05:00

Well, got the job workin' in the computer labs and for the networking advisor. I like it much better and it actually pertains to my field of study. I'm almost finished working on my Macromedia stuff. Which is good, because I'll need the extra time to work on the Web site we have to do for the nursing department at school.
The kids had a good time trick or treating this year. Stocked up on candy, as usual. I took them after we finished trick or treating and let them roll a yard, lol. Think they had more fun doing that than they did getting candy.
Oh well, not much to say at the moment... chuggin along, I'll get more bloggy soon maybe. In the meantime... feast your eyes on my fish since I had it mounted.

Bertha mounted

... That's MY fish ...
--impy :)

Getting into the swing of things

2004-10-16T15:53:00.000-04:00

Well, after my lappy died and I revived it (after 2 frustrating weeks) and getting back to school things are beginning to settle down. I'm actually ahead in most of my work. The work I can be ahead on at least. It's a rather interesting quarter so far. I'm loving the Macromedia, gotta tell ya!
I'm thinking of taking a little impy vacation. I need one! Next quarter... vacationing impy... yeah, I like the sound of that.
I registered a domain the other day. Now I need to decide where I would like to host site for to use the darn thing.
Took trist the other day to get glasses. He's not at all happy about it. Although, at the same time, he acts excited as if he can't wait 'till they get them made and he gets to pick them up.
Gonna work on trying to get into something computer related for the work study at school... instead of the registrar's office. I like the ppl I work with in there, but would look a lot better to have actual computer related experience than "hey I can alphabetize all day for ya." Also gonna start looking for a job now. Maybe I can begin work and finish the degrees at night or online. Wouldn't that be grand?
Oh well, off to go waste this weekend and do nothing school related for a change... but wait... I have to prepare a presentation. One of these days I will have a lazy weekend.

Sleepy

2004-10-08T01:33:00.000-04:00

Well, the quarter is starting out OK. Let's hope it stays this way. I'm not completely sure about this Humanities class. It seems to be the sucky class of the quarter so far and I haven't done much yet. YET I say. He's got all sorts of essay type things for us to do to fill our busy lives with. Like I need more shit to do. The Studio MX and XHTML class seem like they'll be rather nice and interesting tho. I might actually fix up this ol' blog some during (hmmm, I have that damn Humanities class don't I? ...) or maybe AFTER this quarter... using some of the nifty little tricks I will discover. Oh well, off to fix a link and then fall into bed and sleep the sleep of the dead.

Quotes will have to wait until I have a quarter free of hours and hours of writing.

impy

School's out?

2004-09-25T22:15:00.000-04:00

Well, impy made it through another quarter. 3 A's and 1 B. Should it be surprising that the B was in Server class? Gotta love pop tests (because only 3 people show up for class), roller coaster instruction, and trick questions. Oh well. Best thing I can say about that class is that it is over. It only brought my GPA down a tenth of a point tho. Still have a 3.81. I'll be glad to get out of college. Looking forward to getting out and getting a job. Be nice to get paid for doing some of this stuff instead of paying them to let me. Sleepy, more later.

Monthly Post

2004-09-08T22:09:00.000-04:00

Yes, it's time for the monthly post again. impy has been a busy little bee (as usual). Ask not what impy has done... what has impy NOT done since the last post? She's written a few essays, completed a multitude of graphics, completed reports, a business plan project, helped work on a web page for said business, the usual homework assignments for 3 of my 4 classes (while helping the kids with their homework), had a family crisis of sorts, went to B'ham for a family reunion, then back to B'ham the next day to visit the zoo, been working in the registrar's office during breaks at school, the usual housework (dinner, laundry, floors, bathrooms, etc.), and HAD to sprinkle in a little fishing in amongst all that. Caught my first catfish too. I hate catfishing. Wasn't so bad that day tho. Catching something helps some but using bread instead of freakin' chicken livers helps EVER SO MUCH MORE. Nearing the end of another quarter at good ol' Northwestern. The end of every quarter I'm so tired I think about taking the next quarter off (always with "could use the break in the way of one less thing sucking money" excuse) but I haven't taken one yet. I want to get it over with. That and I can't NOT take the windows classes AND since they're in a series and I'm halfway thru the last 2000 server class series.... read that impy ain't repeating any windows classes! GO CISCO!!! Oh well, nothing has changed yet. Off to fold laundry and put it away!

... Miles to go before I sleep...
--Robert Frost

Silent prayer for Dwight

2004-08-12T10:42:00.000-04:00

Well, not much time lately with all that seems to go on in life. Been REALLY busy with school this quarter. I think this is the worst of them yet as far as work load is concerned. I feel like all I ever do is homework. Of course, that's taking time out for housework that never goes away and the kids are in school now so I have to keep up with their homework too and make sure they get their homework done as well. Then there's always just the usual things that happen that aren't planned for that always seem to throw a stick in your spokes.
Emotional distractions are the worst by far. I have a cousin in the hospital and is scheduled for surgery Friday... I guess that's tomorrow. Not sure anymore. There's quite a bit of family unrest over that and the whole situation. I have no idea how things are going to turn out. There's so many side "plots" going on at the same time, who the hell COULD know. I can't worry about them to the point that it affects my schooling tho. I can't do anything personally to help the situation or if I can I don't see it as yet. All I can do for now is pray for him and hope that he knows his family is here for him, love him and care what happens to him. I hope that he knows that we want to see him happy and safe.

Life's a bitch, then you die.
--unknown

2004-08-08T03:20:00.000-04:00

Well, I looked into it myself and found my blog listed on blog shares as well. But I only allowed myself a few minutes surf time. I must get back to homework... seein' as how I'm covered with homework this weekend since Mr. Estes was out Friday. Would rather he was there instead of a weekend full of homework. Ack!
Check the shares (whatever they mean) at Blog Shares.

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Big Fish

2004-07-25T01:35:00.000-04:00

I had a great day today. After going to Fort Olgethorpe to pick up Larry's rental, we went to mom's to take the kids fishing at a cousin's pond with my dad. After hooking 2 that managed to get off, I finally caught one big mouth bass about 8 o'clock. My only one for the day but that's alright 'cause it weighted 8 1/2 pounds. Yep, that's right 8 1/2 pounds. I have pictures to prove it.
Check them out!
impy and Bertha
Bertha from the side
Scales
Whew, after reeling that puppy in and it this late, I am tired and I am going to sleep.

The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.
--Thomas Fuller

Funny Stuff

2004-07-22T22:33:00.000-04:00

Found this and thought it was hilarious, thought you'd like it too mike.... I found it at http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=1704 if ya wanna check it and other articles out.
By Mike Magee: Monday 26 November 2001, 12:27

Clock speed
Intel: Clock speed is important because ours is highest.
AMD: Clock speed isn't important because ours isn't highest.
Apple: Our computers come in pretty colours.

Performance rating
Intel: PR ratings are misleading. We said so when Cyrix used them, we say so now AMD uses them. They were OK when we used them, though, because we called them ICOMP ratings.
AMD: PR ratings are a vital tool in helping customers ~~choose our processors because they think they run faster than they really do~~ make an informed choice.
Apple: This one's blue. Nice, isn't it.

Price
Intel: Our chips are cheapest.
AMD: Oh no they're not.
Intel: Oh yes they are.
AMD: Oh no they're… [OK, we get the idea - Ed]
Apple: Our computers are more expensive because they're prettier - especially this pink one. µ

People who buy Macs are the same people who said BETA is better than VHS 15 years ago.
--Anonymous

I shoulda stood in bed

2004-07-20T10:11:00.000-04:00

Well, yesterday was a bitch. Start to finish. 5 min. late for server class. Larry got rear-ended by some little girl with no license and I forgot to take my checkbook with me when I went to get groceries... so I had to stand and get what cash I had on me together (twenty bucks) and then sort through the groceries I had and decide which I wanted most. Cause I wasn't going back. I had already been there, or almost there once that day. I was on my way when Larry called and said he was in an accident. Can't blame leaving the checkbook on the wreck tho. I had left it at home the first trip to the store.
Did figure out how to do some interesting and fun things on the computer yeseterday in server class however. We were admonished for it when Mr. Estes found out tho. He threatened to take away our rights to everything, hahaha. He already won't let us shut down. Oh well, gonna go play some more before comp & rhetoric class.

I shoulda stood in bed!
--Mel Blanc, as Bugs Bunny

Family Reunion

2004-07-18T22:06:00.000-04:00

Well, spent the weekend finishing up my homework for server class, rearranging my daughter's bedroom and cleaning it up. Next weekend I'll tackled Blade's. Also went to a family reunion today. It was alright as reunions go. It was only the closest family members but surprisingly, there were more who attended. None of the ones noone likes though. Maybe that's what made it a good one.
I really wanna go see M. Night Shyamalans's The Village. Watching the secrets special about him on SciFi was very interesting. I like his movies anyway.
I so don't wanna go to school tomorrow. Think I'll see what we're supposed to write for next and get a jump on it. I love to write but hate it at the same time. I start revising and sometimes I think I revise too much. Can't wait to see what grade we got on those narratives though.
Oh well, off to chat and relax (for at least a few minutes of my weekend) and check that next topic out and go to bed!

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.
--Matt Groening

Dell Provokes Woman

2004-07-07T22:31:00.000-04:00

Well, impy was tired last night boys and girls, but I forgot to mention the highlight of my first day back at school. See, it went like this. Started out just fine. This Dell machine sitting there all innocent like in room 206. But when I sat down and grabbed the mouse to go to it, it didn't have a middle scroll button. I realized that wasn't an innocent look, it was a taunting look. OK, no problem, just a simple switcharoo with the unattended Dell down the way. But no! I move it and BAM! Loose all graphics. Thought it went kablooey. When you turned it on, you could hear it spinning up though. Pfft. I put a note on it that read "Out of Order, Please Fix Me".
As you can see from my explanation, it's death was in no way my fault. It provoked me first. I was only reacting to that provocation.
Now then. I can see this quarter is going to be ever so much better than last, even though I have to get up at 6 AM this quarter and stay till almost 3, it still beats last quarter by a long shot. At least I can look forward to learning something this quarter (other than math). Have I mentioned that before? NO MORE MATH!
Oh well, miles to go before I sleep! For future reference, however... Don't even BLINK hard at a Dell, boys and girls. Computer deaths are a sad, sad thing. Even the provoked deaths.

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.
--Steve Wozniak

First Day Back

2004-07-06T22:14:00.000-04:00

School started back today. Yeah! Got in my 8:00 server class. I know Carter will stick around till I'm gone. Just know it. So this way, I won't have to go an extra year but on the off chance she does leave, I can still take Cisco and use the Windows classes as related classes AND maybe get certified in both. Who knows yet.
I have Mr. Estes for 3 classes which is alright, he's pretty cool. Mrs. Cox, my Comp. & rhetoric teacher, seems to be really nice so far, too.
Got to Mom's, to pick the kids up, did my homework, came home, washed dishes, cooked a lasagna, ate, washed some clothes and now I'm bloggin and relaxin. impy needs sleep!
Back to the days of homework time again. Won't get much done here at home but I think I'll actually learn something this quarter. Don't like paying for nothing. 'Git 'r done!'
Glad to be back!

Side Note: I wanna go see Anchorman. 'That Will Farrel is a riot.'

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
--Chinese Proverb

Back to School!

2004-07-06T01:35:00.000-04:00

Had a good Holiday. Saw the pretty fireworks. Did the whole BBQ thing. Got to be with family. Food never lives up to what you remember from childhood, nor the fireworks (they were always so much bigger and prettier then... or maybe it was my viewpoint as a child??) But it's always good to see family (you only invite the ones you like, ya know).
Well, as usual, it's end of break and I'm up late cause I got used to staying up late again. Night owl by nature to begin with. I am glad to be going back to school. Get a break. Sad but true. I always thought you go home to rest and relax. I have to leave to rest. Who changed the rule?

If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.
--Larry Leissner

Added Titles woohoo and Spidey

2004-07-03T03:45:00.000-04:00

Well, I checked something somewhere late last night that said titles, so we're gonna see how that might look. Looks huge on the preview but maybe won't be THAT big on the true post. And Now maybe I'm done? Who knows!
Went to watch Spiderman 2 tonight at the drive-in. Gotta love that drive-in. 8 bucks for 2 movies per car. That's right, breaks down to 1 dollar for each of my little family for 2 movies. Spiderman was a really good movie. The second show was White Chicks. Good one as well. Was pretty funny.
Just a few more days before school starts back. Getting anxious to get back so that maybe I can stay sane! Made a note to myself tonight at the theater. Note: Don't take the kids next time if you want to see the whole movie.
Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. *yawn* *nod*

As for my blog design:
There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
--Louis L'Amour

As for Chris:
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
--Carl Bard

2004-07-01T16:08:00.000-04:00

Well, after obsessing over the blog for a few days now I think I'm gonna say 'nuffs enough. I had forgotten how much fun (and frustrating) designing a web page could be. But overall it was fun. Getting all geared up for the return to good ol' Northwestern Tech. Hope my car lasts the next year. At least until it's all paid for. Started burning oil, but now all of a sudden it's stopped doing it so much. Who knows. It needs an O2 sensor. Whatever that's for. I dunno, all I know is that's what the computer it was hooked to said was the reason for the service engine light. It's been such a good little car I'm sure I can get at least 3 more years out of her (hope she's listening).
For no reason at all: Go Dubya! 'Bout time we had a president who didn't kiss the asses of whoever he happens to be speaking to. And also, there are a few of us who paid attention in economics class. There are a few of us who know the economy is controlled by the masses, laws of supply/demand, etc. There are also quite a few of us who recall the economy was going down at the end of clinton's 8 year testosterone driven power trip. Also, policies take time people. Most of what Clinton was credited for were policies put in place during Reagan/Bush years and were just coming to fruit while Clinton was in office. Ask yourselves who bears the fruit of Clinton's policies? He had 8 years to screw things up. Course, he was a pro at screwin'. And after bitchin' about Clinton I found a good quote that fits him well.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
--Ronald Reagan

2004-06-30T14:54:00.000-04:00

Well, added a few more changes to the mix. impyin' it up a bit more. But for now I gotta run, go visiting family. Take granny some zuchinni (how ya spell that anyway?). She's funnier to talk to than usual since the doc put her on some nerve pills. Just as fiesty as ever, only now don't care what she says (more so than usual anyway).

The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
--Arthur Schopenhauer

2004-06-30T02:49:00.000-04:00

Damn that photobucket. That was enough to give one a headache. Not as well as two kids, but pretty effective all the same. I'm beginning to be so bored out of school. I can't wait for it to start back. Mommy gets a break again!
Almost every day is a test with kids. Dunno what it is about that magic 8 either but man they get annoying and strange around that age. They'll stay annoying till the day they hit 13, then they'll turn obnoxious. Stay that way for a few years and then you get to be warden for a few more. Then they spread their little wings and fly... or is that... you push them out of the nest and they fly or uhh??? Hahaha. Oh they have their moments tho. They have to. It's their survival technique. God made kids to do those darling smiles, say 'I love you' so sweetly or to say or do something funny at just the right time... you know the one I mean. That point in which you're ready to serve time and to hell with it? That's when God says HA! Then it's impossible to strangle them.
Oh well, off to bed. Hmmm *impy looks at her bed, sprawled with hubby and two kids, head-to-foot and side-to-side and grabs her comfy throw* off to the couch that is.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

2004-06-28T04:35:00.000-04:00

Well, I did it. I finished with the graphics (all I'm messing with right now anyway) and got it saved and published and all. I still wanna make some changes but that has to wait for another day. I wasn't completely lazy this weekend. Nor was I as bored. I was going to go to the movies the weekend but I didn't make it. Went shopping instead. More fun anyway. Most of the time. I rented 'Cheaper by the Dozen' but haven't watched it yet. I will have to watch it tomorrow before I take it back. 'Cause right now I'm going to bed. Bloggin' pooped me out tonight.

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
--Thomas Alva Edison

2004-06-26T03:09:00.000-04:00

Well, it's been a while since I posted, hasn't it? The quarter ended and I was just lazy. But I'm getting bored now so time to start doing something.
Larry came in a couple weeks ago with a kitten for the kids. She's become my baby since then, however. I don't chase her or try to scare her into running or torture her with silly stuff to make me laugh (as much as the kids do anyway). I save her more often than I torture her tho, so she loves me. What fun tho, now I get to jump out of hiding and scare not only the kids but a cat as well. She's much funnier, she fuzzes and scratches out as she runs away. :)
Larry was gone all this week to Knoxville for a course in SolidWorks. Just me here with the kids and I didn't have time for much of anything. When I did find some time to get online I just didn't feel like blogging. Wasn't much to tell anyway.
I worked on graphics for my own personalized blog today. I was going to do something with lightning but someone already did that *ahem*. So I worked today on making some graphics centered around flames. Figured it fit with an imp better anyway. I've also been reading through the web graphics book and tinkering around with photoshop. I'm not used to it. I'm used to working with psp. Know it, like it. Why couldn't we have a class on that? hahaha.
I made all A's *gasp* even in Algebra! Brought my gpa back up, now I have a 3.85 and the very best of it all??? No more math!!! Finished with it! Finito!

*impy does her happy dance*

Oh well, off to go play with graphics some more.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
--George Bernard Shaw

2004-05-30T14:51:00.000-04:00

Your daughter spends the night with her grandma, your son goes to a gun show with his dad. You have your house to yourself. Can you imagine the bliss?
There is a lot of new changes here. I just might have time to mess around with some of these new bells and whistles. It's been so long since I messed with a web page and so many things have changed or come along since I have. Now I just have to see if I can remember all that I've forgotten and that I can figure out all the new things. I am gonna try to figure out how to get this page working by hosting it on ftp. Gotta knock the cobwebs outta my brain where webpages are concerned, hahaha. I'm gonna try out this photo thing too. I'm trying out this comment thing. Wonder what all I can get myself into?
Just a couple weeks left in this quarter! yeah!!! I can't wait to see this quarter end. No more math with numbers AND letters. I agree with Jimmy, math sucks.
Let's go play!

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.
--Nicolaus Copernicus

2004-05-25T23:11:00.000-04:00

The Sand Man is hiding, I'm convinced. Well, the in-laws have descended and I'm hiding in my room. I've gotten lost in algebra. I missed evaluting the teacher who can't. Possibly the worst of all? There's no beer in the entire house!
It's all good considering tho. I missed school because I went to my kids' awards day at their school. Tater got an award for all A's and Blade (as he would prefer to be known) got an award for all A's and 1st place in accelerated math. Yes, they get it from my side of the family. And Tater... after taking the S.T.A.R. test, her teacher told me she scored the highest in the class. The end of 1st grade and she's reading on a level equivalent to a 3rd grader in the 6th month. That's MY babies. When they stand in a wagon and tell the other to pull them, they're their daddy's kids though. He did it not once but 3-4 times. THAT'S what made him his son, hahaha.
Today's moral kids... Check out their family, you get them too.

Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
--Ed Howe

2004-05-23T02:12:00.000-04:00

Well, I tried to go to the drive-in tonite to see Shrek 2 and Envy but they were all full-up 30 min. before show start with a cop turning ppl away. bleh. So I came home and worked some more on my I & M test and did a little bit more house cleaning, getting ready for the in-laws visit (can you hear the joy in my voice... or would that be see it in my typing?). I'm really not ready for an in-law visit right now. Well, it might be alright if they didn't bring their youngest son (mid-twenties) who is spoiled worse than any 2 year old I've seen. Ok, that's it then, I'm not ready for a spoiled brother-in-law visit. I'm also not ready to finish my post right now. More after I catch up with the Sand Man.

2004-05-10T17:25:00.000-04:00

Well, my Mother's Day went okay. Kids made me breakfast, and it was actually delicious. They must get their culinary talents from me. Never knew they'd get the talent so early though. I was taken to dinner at Ryan's and it was very delicious as well. A Pot roast I didn't have to make,dressing and rolls... I could eat my weight in those yeast rolls. I registered for summer quarter this morning. Adding the second degree I have longer to go but I'm thinking about a year and a half and I should be finished. I'm thinking I can even get it done in a year... if my classes fall right. Especially with no math class! With no math class I can take 4 classes no problem. Math sucks. Plain and simple. Went to the IMAX today with the kids on a field trip to watch Bugs! Was alright. Like most theaters they think louder must be better and I thought I would be deafened once but other than that was pretty cool. Well it's dinner time, time to slave over the stove and eat and unwind and get ready for a another day at good ol' Northwestern tomorrow (back to the grindstone).

2004-05-07T16:20:00.000-04:00

Well, it's Friday again, just in time for the freaks to come out of the woodwork apparently. Pretty sure I bombed our second Installation and maintenance test. It would help a lot if the instructor would teach or ya know, at least maybe tell us to study what the test will be over. Instead she tells us to be sure and study what turns out to not even be on the test. I've come to hate that class. Such a disappointment too, when I was looking so forward to it when I registered. I added Internet Specialist today so now I'll be doing double major. Won't be too bad considering the extra classes for each will go toward the electives for the other. Which also means I can choose either "official" advisor. With the instructor choices I have also decided to go the Windows route. Might pick up Cisco someday, who knows. Depends on what instructors I would have, lol.
I don't know how the weekend is gonna go. I'm going to dinner one night for Mother's Day. Other than that, who knows. Food's here! yea!

2004-05-03T01:42:00.000-04:00

Well, I had a rather full and yet at the same time, lazy, weekend. I slept most of the day Saturday, allergies were kickin' me bum most of Friday night and Saturday. Didn't make it to the movies Sat. night, so we went to Dan's friend's house, who he was house-sitting for and drank and watched movies. While talking to her, we figured out that our brothers work together and went on vacation together to Austrailia (and didn't take their dear sisters... mean brothers). Small world afterall. Her puppy made a friend of my hubby, which I thought was funny. I thought about cleaning my house all spic and span today, but only managed to do the laundry and get the kitchen spic and span. I did make a coconut cake today, though. I didn't get online much this weekend. I didn't get much at all done, that I was planning on, come to think of it. Hmm, oh well, think I'll just go sleep.

2004-04-30T18:08:00.000-04:00

Well, took me over an hour to get home today. First there was a guy going 45, -top speed- ALL the way up the mountain and across it because I was about 7 cars behind him. Finally get to pass him going down Lookout and ended up getting behind one of those steak-on-wheels "wanna buy some meat" dudes and got to go slow again. We really need that law here, that if you get 4-5 cars behind you, you have to PULL OVER. I've been trying to figure out which classes to take next quarter. There's not a lot in the way of choices for me this go-around. Maybe I can choose some decent classes after I add the second major. Looking forward to going to the movies tomorrow night. Now I gotta go edit that pie AGAIN.

2004-04-29T15:33:00.000-04:00

Ok, I think I'm beginning to figure out where all the settings are on this blog. Just in time too, I have to go pick up my kids from school now. Ain't that always the way it is? Now I will have to figure out where to change all the info when I get back.

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