jet lag

Pepper's thyroid is fine. She has renal failure, but as to how bad it is we don't know because of the dehydration. So, because I overslept this morning due to jet lag, I was at the house when the vet called asking if we could bring Pepper in again today for more electrolytes to be pumped into her - oh, and they close at noon. So, I'm working from home for a bit and then the "office" is closed at 2p.m. today.

Pepper is doing so much better. She's perkier. She's actually sleeping on the beanbag ottoman again (she hasn't done that in a month or so). She's eating. Yay!!

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the most awesomest tattoo and xmas pics

So, I've posted some xmas pics for ya'll if you're interested. My sister's friend, Cate, has the most awesome tattoo. It's seriously making me consider a second tattoo even though I had an allergic reaction to the pigments from my first. That's how cool it is.

The tattoo? A pressed fairy from Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book on her *ASS*. Beautius. I have this book, so I could easily head on over to the tattoo artist this weekend and get it done.... Oh man. So freakin' tempting.

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new year's bleah

So, since we're not going to go game, drink, eat, drink, game in broadalbin, NY this long weekend, we've got no plans for tonight. Was invited to go see a band in Boston tonight, dress up, etc. but don't feel like going. Was invited to go to a friend's new year's party in watertown, closer than boston, but still too far to go when one isn't in the mood to be social. Ah, the couch. That's not too far to travel. I can socialize with the non-blogging husband while playing my xmas gift of Mario Kart. Yeah, that's it!!

I invited Snowboard Girl and Head Pigeons over but the spaghetti sauce I was making has meat in it and they've decided to go back to being vegetarian so they're not coming by...they also feel like staying inside and playing video games. I've got focaccia bread still rising, didn't time it right for the spaghetti (we were hungry - must eat now!!), so we'll have it as dessert.

Well, Chris has Mario Kart in the Nintendo....gotta go kick some ass!

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happy pepper

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my poor kitty

We arrived from L.A. really late last night/early this morning to find Pepper doing some serious sniffling/wheezing through the nose kind of thing. She was also meowing at us rather furiously for leaving her alone (she doesn't meow much, folks). She also is very dehydrated, it seems, as she almost jumped INTO the shower with the non-blogging husband this morning to drink the water. She has plenty of it downstairs.

We're very worried about her right now. She's sixteen years old and not in the best of health. I'm trying to schedule a vet appointment. AIYEE. I love my cat.

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kitty update

Well, things aren't as dire as we thought they were, but it's definitely not good. We have to cancel our new year/weekend plans out to Broadalbin, NY to game, eat, drink and game for the long weekend.

Right now it's either an overactive thyroid or kidneys. They've taken blood and urine samples. She was definitely dehydrated, so they did an IV drip to re-hydrate her. It looks like she may have a serious left eye problem, but the vet couldn't take a pressure measure for glaucoma because it hurt her too much, they're going to try again on Friday. We need to watch her, right now we want to get her feeling better. She's lost 1.6 pounds since she saw the vet a year ago. They've given us special, high-calorie food to feed her for the next few days to try to get her strength up. She's definitely eating the wet, canned food (of course). So, we'll see how things go over the next week.

Whew.

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flooding, mudslides and thyroid medicine, oh my!

Since we arrived in Los Angeles there has been flooding and mudslides. Some unfortunate deaths. Nobody we know. Anyway, it rained all day long on christmas day. Which was fine since we stayed in and played games (killer bunnies), talked and hung out. Must buy killer bunnies. Just as random as Fluxx.

However, the day after christmas and today has been absolutely *georgous* with blue skies and about 65 degree weather. We went to the Huntington Museum today and walked through all the gardens. It was cool. And then we went and had a late lunch at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles. Damn that was some good fried chicken and waffles. There was a KFC next door. Amusing.

Now about that thyroid medicine comment. Well, apparantly, dad uses two spoons to crush pandora's (the cat) thyroid medicine and then mixes it with turkey baby food and feeds it to the cat. My parents also have their electric tea kettle next to where they place the spoons they use to crush the medicine. I did not know this when I made my cup of tea and used one of the spoons to stir in sugar. I thought the spoons were set aside so people could re-use them for tea. Oh well, at least I found out after the first mug instead of 20 mugs later....hope my thyroid doesn't mind.

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positive flying experience

Since most people talk about their negative flying experiences, I thought I'd say something positive.

1. Stay at the airport hotel when you have an early morning flight on christmas eve morning.
2. Get enraged that room service has the gall to keep the tip and total spaces on the bill blank. Don�t tip room service. Gouging bastards.
3. If you don�t get to the airport two hours before your *domestic* flight leaves, especially with a high terror alert, you�re a moron. You don�t deserve to go home for xmas.
4. electronic ticket check-in *kicks ass*. Use it.

They had a line herder for the security check-in which immensely improved and streamlined the process. I give the flight out to L.A. experience an A.

Here's a picture of me and my mom hugging hello at the airport. The non-blogging husband is behind us. I have no idea who the person in the foreground is.

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reading ideas

I'm going to do something I haven't done in recent memory (yesterday): read a book that has nothing to do with my college courses.

Anyway, I'm in the mood for fluff. Got any suggestions? Heck, got any suggestions for any good books? I'll need them for the plane ride to/from L.A. I'll pretty much read anything except sports books and war history books.

Goal: to finish God's Secretaries. I have not finished it due to lack of interest or anything to do with the book, but due to lack of time during college courses.

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mini hibernation

We'll be off to LA-LA Land Wednesday morning. As such, I probably won't be posting much for the next week or so. Hope you all have a merry christmas, cause I sure will!

(I will have the powerbook with me...maybe I'll blog...maybe...)

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i am clue fairy's full stomach

We put Fight Club in the DVD player last night. I love that movie. "Bob had bitch tits."

Non-blogging husband made me homemade chicken noodle soup. It is yummy. He made a double batch so we'd have plenty for the rest of the weekend. Well...we overestimated the amount for "the weekend" and we'll be freezing some of it. Especially since we have a hotel room Tuesday night at the airport and leave wicked early Wednesday morning for xmas in L.A. with my fam.

I made the mistake of stopping off at Best Buy yesterday morning after my nail appointment. When I parked my car, there were plenty of parking spots. *10 minutes* later, when I walked out of the store, there were none and people were following me back to my car to get my spot. I didn't buy anything. They only had one thing I wanted and I didn't want to wait in line to buy one stupid thing.

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recurring meetings

Open calendar on Palm. Set recurring meeting for 7p.m. every day. No end date. Title of meeting "See ROTK again." Conference room: Screen 1 at Framingham theatre. Save.

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warm feelings of goodness

So we tivo'd the holiday reunion of queer eye for the straight guy. And you know what I love about the 5 guys they revisited? They all kept up the regimen. There were lapses here and there, but nothing to write home about. One guy had even started working out regularly, eating healthier and had lost about 18 lbs - And he and his wife got inspired to paint and decorate their baby's room.

I'm going to get all corny on your asses, but, dammit, what really impressed me were the straight guys and just how much it really really meant to them. These guys really wanted to change, it wasn't just a quick fix. They had taken it to heart and decided to change their lives for the better, which is never an easy thing to do. Good for them and good for the fab 5 and their work.

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of course I liked it

I would offer to have Peter Jackson's love child, but my dance card has already been filled by Jackie Chan. Yes, it's even in writing to Jackie. But so far, he has not taken me up on the offer. Alas. (Story: While in Hong Kong with friends a few years ago, we made the trek to the Jackie Chan Fan Club headquarters. While there, we got to write on the windows a message to him. And that was where I pledged my love and devotion. They really treat the fans nice when you arrive, unexpectedly, at the place. They give you free soda/tea/snacks and have a little sitting room where you can just chill and soak up the vibes. It's also the location of his movie company. If you go to Hong Kong, you should visit.) But I digress.

Return of The King is excellent. More later, going to go to bed now.

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easy way to handle an awkward moment

You can always tell her about your gonorrhea boxers as a way to start that awkward "Have you been tested..." conversation.

Or, if you're not a good housekeeper the dust mites boxers could break the ice before you show her your bachelor pad for the first time.

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i'm such a fan girl

Current Tally (including non-blogging husband)

Money Spent on ROTK Movie Tickets: $33
Popcorn: too much money for so little
Tissues: 6

We just saw it again (actually, they were tickets we had bought before the opportunity to see it last night) this afternoon. Man, it just gets better and better folks.

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ROTK

t-minus 7 hours and 10 minutes until the movie starts. game plan created to minimize the risk of having to pee sometime during the movie. thought about bringing a porta-catheter, but decided against it. sounding like fangirl. do not care.

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la la la gifts...shopping

I love to shop. Except when I am pressured to do so (christmas time). So, I haven't done crap for shopping this year. Fortunately, the list is small because we're just buying gifts for close family members - and even then, some of us have decided not to exchange gifts. No christmas cards will be sent, either.

Jeff (non-blogging husband's bro), non-blogging husband and I are buying a DVD Player and set of DVD's for the mamacita. Grandma doesn't want anything so we're going to send her a gift certificate to a restaurant. She has basically decided there is no need for her to collect things at her age. So something that she can just use right away and not clutter up her house is just fine with her. No idea what to get Jeff or non-blogging husband's father. Probably gift certs to amazon. We're visiting my family in L.A. and the familiy has decided that we won't exchange gifts (our coming out for the holidays is enough) except that Kathryn (my retarded fos-sis) will get gifts, of course. So we'll probably get something from toys 'r us to take with us on the plane. And that's it. Now, I have found out that my fam in L.A. has bought "stupid, cute, little things" to open on xmas, so now we feel we have to do same....which is ok, I guess, because then people have stuff to open xmas morning. Which is always nice.

The non-blogging husband and I will exchange gifts before we head out to L.A. No sense in carting that stuff out there. For me, I'm just tickled that I get to see my family this year. That's the best gift of all.

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the trials and tribulations of being home sick for the day

Ah, daytime tv. So much crap to choose from it makes me giddy. Do I watch regis *cough*mysoginist*cough* & kelly? Depends on who their guests are. That's always the deal breaker on daytime talk shows. Meanwhile, I've just watched "Ambush Makeover" and the host's roots are showing! If your roots are showing, you have no right to makeover other people.

I've also been wandering around the blogsphere and have found two very very funny blogs. You must add these people to your reading list.

bunsen dot tv and tony pierce dot com.

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i want to bid

I want to bid on the reconstruction of Iraq. I want to open a tourist trap at the farm where Saddam was caught. People would pay for the

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survivor last night

Well, thank *god* Lill didn't win. I may have ended up resorting to violence against my tv if she had won. She was such a freakin' moron. How can you be a boy scout troop leader and not know how to fish??? Oh god, and when she was asked to rate her survival skills from 1 - I'd die the first night to 10 - I could stay on the island longer than tom hanks, she gave herself a *7*. And she can't fish. Oh lord...puhleaze.

I always liked Sandra and I'm very glad that she won. And she was totally honest about her answers of the tribal council questions. Which I respect.

And, what the f*? That Jon "fairplay" dude. He actually thinks he's attractive and desired by women all over the world. You gotta be kidding me. Eew. And what a mysoginist loser. Hahaha....he thought he had the million nipped in the bag.

Oh well, no more survivor for awhile. Fortunately, The Shield will start up again after the new year and I can be sucked into that tv show for awhile.

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Dear Clueless, If you think

Dear Clueless,

If you think that the capture of Saddam will lead to us actually finding weapons of mass destruction, stop the terror attacks on our troops, stop the spending of billions of dollars that we don't have, create a stable middle east and get our troops back home anytime soon, you need a clue.

Oh, and another thing: Saudi Arabia is on the list of approved countries that can bid on the reconstruction of Iraq. Am I the only one who finds that bothersome? As in, gee, wonder where Osama is....

Clue Fairy

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my ass is sore

We woke up early this morning and watched Fellowship and Two Towers back to back (extended versions, of course). Which is why our phones were off, folks. We wanted to make sure we were well prepared for Wednesday.

Peter Jackson is god.

Yesterday we went to the Kohrt's to help prepare for Cassie's birthday party, she turned 4. The theme was pirates and princesses. We had a blast. We made pirate hats for the kids that they got to decorate. They got treasure chests with chocolate pieces of eight and beads so they could bead necklaces. We made a huge cardboard tunnel they had to crawl through. Good cake was had. Then we hung out at their house for dinner and conversation until about 9 when we came home. The cardboard tunnel was a lot of fun to crawl through....we got pictures somewhere of all of us adults going through it. The Kohrt's have a *kick* ass fireplace. I think I used about a quarter of their wood stack yesterday...sorry, guys. But I can't help it...must have fire.

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at least the first one had a cheese factor

So, I managed to sit through the Battlestar Gallactica mini-series. The non-blogging husband enjoyed it for the most part, except he said parts were slow.

I, on the other hand, thought it was really really bad. I learned that in the future, people are stupid. No, really, they're more stupid than they are today, if you can imagine that. Which the writers managed to imagine. It's actually disappointing for me, because the main writer, Ronald D. Moore, worked on ST:TNG and did some good work there.

It wasn't even the kind of bad that had you laughing. I miss the old Galactica. I really do. Oh, and they didn't even have good eye candy.

Only cool thing: The new and improved Cylons. They were pretty freakin' awesome looking, baby.

Stay away from it. Seriously. Watch re-runs of the old series.

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boy, talk about a need for a clue

So, I'm at the Starbucks this morning grabbing a mocha cause I was craving one and while standing in line I looked around at the other people in the joint. And sitting in one of those comfy chairs that exist in every Starbucks, was a woman with a huge frappuccino on the table next to her. Like, big as your head frappuccino. And the book she was reading? "Frugal Living for Dummies".

Obviously, she has not gotten very far into the book......

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why i love my boss

E-mail thread.

Me:
I'm sure there's going to be nothing more exciting than a 4-hour road trip to Vermont with two auditors���.

hahahahahaha

Him:
Sure there is�.. dinner with two auditors and an engineer, breakfast with same, whole day with same , and another 4 hour road trip with two auditors�

See it on the news�.Man jumps from speeding car on I 91 south�found in snowy embackment curled up saying over and over�no I don't have the specs, yes I did test it as best as I could�.

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social drugs

I received an invite today that said "Meet and Greet Pharmaceuticals. Afternoon snack provided."

"Hello there, my name is Venlafaxine. Haven't seen you on the floor before. Want some?"

Meanwhile, the most phallic building in the world contest is amusing me at the moment. I love architecture.

And, what would life be without Elvis impersonator taxi drivers? I miss Seattle.

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a makeover story

I saw this the other day and thought I'd share it with you.

A forensic artist has done a time progression of what Michael Jackson would look like today if he hadn't of had all that plastic surgery....

He also has some other interesting age progression tricks up his sleeve. I'm rather fond of the charles manson looking david letterman....

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fond and cheesy memories from childhood

I used to watch Battlestar Gallactica. I watched it religiously. I've been trying to figure out why. Then I realized: Starbuck and Apollo. Starbuck was definitely my number one choice, cause he was the devil-may-care (re: bad boy) of the two. Did I even watch it for anything else?? I can't remember and it doesn't matter now. I even think he may have been my first crush on an actor, I was what, 9, when it aired.

And now it's back, without Dirk Benedict, as a mini-series on the Sci Fi Channel. And yes, the TiVo is ready to record it. Wonder who I'll get a crush on this time....

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snow pics

Looks like we got about 16 inches of snow. It's still snowing. I want to be skiing.

Looking out our back porch

Trees

More trees (this one is my favorite)

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it is done

My research paper has been e-mailed to the professor. I have one question to finish on my unix final (due Tuesday) that is freakin' annoying me. I almost turned the final in without answering the question cause I was so frustrated. But cooler heads prevailed and I put it aside to look at with a fresh mind tomorrow night. I have one more paper to do by next Sunday, but that one is going to be a breeze.

I am done with school work for the day. I'm going to go veg.

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becoming attached to people you�ve never met �IRL�

I found out right after thanksgiving that Hugh Kenner died right before thanksgiving. I didn�t know Hugh as the world knew him, an Ezra Pound biographer and literary critic. I knew him as �one of the writers on BIX�. What was BIX? BIX stood for Byte Information exchange (Byte = Byte magazine). It was one of the first commercialized online services (pre-dating AOL, MSN) that started around the same time as CompuServe and GEnie. I logged on in �87 and was active until �96ish. I think it�s still around or has morphed into something else�I do not know. I knew Hugh from BIX. I helped Hugh transcribe his audio tape recordings of his interview with Chuck Jones for the book he wrote, �A portrait of American genius: Chuck Jones�. He was a science fiction fan and he was a general nice guy who cared about everything and could debate about anything. I never met him in person, and yet I knew he was all of these things. He became a friend. I wish I had met him in person. And now it�s too late.

Goodbye, Hugh.

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the snow is so pretty...

It's snowing! It started around 11p.m. last night and when I woke up this morning, it was still going. Make that, still going right now. It's that wonderful soft, powdery snow you get that is great to ski on. No. Must focus on homework and stupid research paper. Finish this stuff and you're done for the semester, Jenn!

ooo....pretty snowflakes....

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my, er, our kitties rock....

Snowboard Girl inspired me to take some cute photos of our cats.

That was some nasty tasting Pounce(tm). - Pepper

And I do cute little things with my paws. - Cinnamon

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decisions.....decisions

Last night:

Sleep? Text Twist? Sleep? Text Twist?

Text Twist.

This morning on commuter rail:

Sleep? Text Twist? Sleep? Text Twist?

Sleep.

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feeling good....

So, Snowboard Girl and Head Pigeons joined the non-blogging husband and I for the weekly cuisine and survivor Thursday evening affair. I cooked an apricot glazed pork loin with a side salad and basmati rice with herbs (thyme, basil and some chopped green onions w/ parmesan sprinkled on top). It was good. There is no pork loin left for lunch tomorrow.

This weekend I will be engulfed in research paper and unix final college stuff. Perfect for a weekend that will probably have a ton of snow dumped. Except that I'd rather be skiing.

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whine

I'm going to whine a little bit. First off, who the f*k schedules 8a.m. meetings? Oh, my wonderful co-workers. Oh, the project from hell. The project that is a vampire sucking my time away.

Then, on the way into work this morning, which I had to drive into because there's no way in hell I could wake up early enough to catch an appropriate train for an 8a.m. meeting, my lovely Coach watch broke on a *seam*. So I have to go to the maul (stolen from spooky) to see what they're going to do about it. During xmas season. Which means I have to think about when I'm going to do that so I can avoid most of the crowds, she says hopefully.

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f*ing cold

It was f*ing freezing while I waited for the commuter rail this morning. I need a bubble suit with a portable heater or something. Or one of the thermal skin outfits mentioned in Kim Stanley Robinson's scifi book Antarctica. Yeah, that's it.

Good book. I couldn't get into his Mars books, boooooring, but this one I truly enjoyed. Maybe because it's a fascination I have with Antarctica. He did have some cool ideas in it, too. But I won't spoil it for you. I recommend it.

So much for not blogging for awhile....

Posted by jennj at 08:58 AM | Comments (0)

speechless

So, apparantly Dodge is sponsoring a Lingerie Bowl on pay-per-view during the super bowl half-time.

Get this: They're going to have women dressed in lingerie playing 7-on-7 tackle football game.

A part of me is disgusted. A part of me wants to watch and laugh till I pee my pants. (Note: Will not be paying any money to watch it.)

They're going to be coached by former NFL trainers. "Okay, run 10 yards, show your cleavage, I mean, fake left. Run right, bend over, I mean look over your shoulder to catch the ball." Bra interference! 10 yard penalty! Corset offsides! 5 yard penalty! Will they wear spiked heels?

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setting expectations

I've decided to take the next two weeks off from blogging. I may post stuff, but don't count on it. Finals are taking up my time and I really should focus on them instead of fun. So, my blogging frequency will match head pigeons.

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