The USA channel is replaying the movie Elf over and over and over again today for 24 hours straight. Imagine, 24 hours of the same movie over and over and over again.
It was an ok movie, it wasn't wonderful, it certainly doesn't bear repeating 12 times in a row. Come on USA channel, what are you doing? Cable channels repeat the same movies over and over again in the same month so you know if you miss it when it's on you can see that it will be on again and you can wait until then. Don't repeat the same thing over and over sheesh lol.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Corn Dog
Today flower did the funniest thing. Since she's so small she can fit into tight places. I went into my room to get my drink then I was going to sit in the living room and watch tv and Chip said hurry look and I see flower laying inside the arm of Chips coat. I ran to the bedroom and grabbed my camera.
Walmart
Times are definately tough for a lot of people... ****EDITED****
I've already put an application in to Walmart via their website to be either a greeter or a stocker or checker or whatever they can use me for. I'm actually looking forward to getting out of the house and going to a job so I can't wait and I hope they accept my application and hire me. Even if I'm a greeter that's fine, as long as I get a check you know?
I've already put an application in to Walmart via their website to be either a greeter or a stocker or checker or whatever they can use me for. I'm actually looking forward to getting out of the house and going to a job so I can't wait and I hope they accept my application and hire me. Even if I'm a greeter that's fine, as long as I get a check you know?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Google 911?
Recently I asked a Rhapsody question and got a response within 24 hours on my own blog straight from the horses mouth. So... now I want to ask a question for Google.
This year I found out that Google had come out with 1-800-GOOG-411 to make free 411 calls. Their service is so amazing, you call and it asks you business name, city and state. You say like pizza hut bakersfield california and it automatically came up with a pizza hut on Stockdale hwy and said that it would connect me now or if I needed more listings to say so. Awesome! 411 calls are outrageously expensive being that you get 3 free 411 calls per month but after that it's $1 per 411 call. Thanks google.
But how about this? I'm thinking about canceling my home phone service and buying one of the new Nokia Skype phones from Skype.com because it's only $3 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls. I already got my goog 411 so now what about 911? Skype doesn't offer 911 like Vonage does so how bout it google? Are you going to ever offer that?
Google is a great company, I'm sure they can come up with an automated 911 service that asks you what your emergency is and you just tell the computer and then it asks you if you need a cop, fireman or ambulance and then it dispaches those services without needing to talk to an operator. Or they could give you the option to be connected to the actual 911 in your city.
The phone company isn't going to last much longer thanks to internet calling like Skype and Vonage so if landlines are gone forever (sorry ma bell) then we need a 911 replacement.
This year I found out that Google had come out with 1-800-GOOG-411 to make free 411 calls. Their service is so amazing, you call and it asks you business name, city and state. You say like pizza hut bakersfield california and it automatically came up with a pizza hut on Stockdale hwy and said that it would connect me now or if I needed more listings to say so. Awesome! 411 calls are outrageously expensive being that you get 3 free 411 calls per month but after that it's $1 per 411 call. Thanks google.
But how about this? I'm thinking about canceling my home phone service and buying one of the new Nokia Skype phones from Skype.com because it's only $3 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls. I already got my goog 411 so now what about 911? Skype doesn't offer 911 like Vonage does so how bout it google? Are you going to ever offer that?
Google is a great company, I'm sure they can come up with an automated 911 service that asks you what your emergency is and you just tell the computer and then it asks you if you need a cop, fireman or ambulance and then it dispaches those services without needing to talk to an operator. Or they could give you the option to be connected to the actual 911 in your city.
The phone company isn't going to last much longer thanks to internet calling like Skype and Vonage so if landlines are gone forever (sorry ma bell) then we need a 911 replacement.
Christmas Crafts
I was looking through a drawer today and came across some plastic canvas books that were given to me last year and there are 5 books with Christmas ornaments.
I'm going to try out some of the things that I have yarn for since I have a crap load of plastic canvas to work with but I don't have the yarn to do everything. Some of these need gold thread which I don't have.
It's not all plastic canvas though, there is 1 book with filet crochet projects like an angel that stands up (which means when you finish crocheting I guess you put glue on it so it stands up. And there are stockings and ornaments which are both crocheted and knitted.
One of the things I think is cool are the 3D christmas trees. One of them is furry so it looks really neat. It has little miniature ornaments sewn into the tree.
If my Kodak all-in-one printer didn't require ink to be able to scan then I'd have pictures available but I don't have any ink right now. Maybe once I get some things done or a bunch of things done I will take pictures and put them in the crafts section of my main website.
I'm going to try out some of the things that I have yarn for since I have a crap load of plastic canvas to work with but I don't have the yarn to do everything. Some of these need gold thread which I don't have.
It's not all plastic canvas though, there is 1 book with filet crochet projects like an angel that stands up (which means when you finish crocheting I guess you put glue on it so it stands up. And there are stockings and ornaments which are both crocheted and knitted.
One of the things I think is cool are the 3D christmas trees. One of them is furry so it looks really neat. It has little miniature ornaments sewn into the tree.
If my Kodak all-in-one printer didn't require ink to be able to scan then I'd have pictures available but I don't have any ink right now. Maybe once I get some things done or a bunch of things done I will take pictures and put them in the crafts section of my main website.
Video Phone
The future is now people! It finally happened. A company has come out with a video phone that you can use to make free video phone calls.
Here is a demo.
It looks like you can make skype to skype voice calls as well as video calls. The other person doesn't have to have this device as long as they have Skype on their computer and a webcam. And I saw on the demo that you can also make calls to landlines and cell phones.
It either plugs into your DSL/Cable router or you can use it via your wifi connection at home. It comes with a battery so maybe you can take it with you when you are on vacation and your hotel has wifi access.
It does have a hefty pricetag on it. $299.95 but I'm sure in time that price will most likely go down. It may have a small screen, 800x480 Pixel 7” TFT-LCD, but what are you expecting? If you are using Skype to make video calls on your computer you will know that it's 320x240 which is way smaller than this gadget. And it has headphone jack so you can have a more private conversation.
Just think what you could do with this. You could connect with friends and family and not just talk to them on the phone but actually see their faces too and if you hate to travel for business it could be used for meetings.
Since it's a free video call what would be really cool is to call someone on their video phone at Christmas time and just have it running and have the camera looking at the kids who are opening presents. This way the people who couldn't come can watch the kids playing. And whenever someone wants to come say hi to the person on video phone then they can walk over to it.
You can sit it on the dining room table and be eating while the person on the other side is also eating. This way you will be sharing a meal. The possibilities are endless.
Here is a demo.
It looks like you can make skype to skype voice calls as well as video calls. The other person doesn't have to have this device as long as they have Skype on their computer and a webcam. And I saw on the demo that you can also make calls to landlines and cell phones.
It either plugs into your DSL/Cable router or you can use it via your wifi connection at home. It comes with a battery so maybe you can take it with you when you are on vacation and your hotel has wifi access.
It does have a hefty pricetag on it. $299.95 but I'm sure in time that price will most likely go down. It may have a small screen, 800x480 Pixel 7” TFT-LCD, but what are you expecting? If you are using Skype to make video calls on your computer you will know that it's 320x240 which is way smaller than this gadget. And it has headphone jack so you can have a more private conversation.
Just think what you could do with this. You could connect with friends and family and not just talk to them on the phone but actually see their faces too and if you hate to travel for business it could be used for meetings.
Since it's a free video call what would be really cool is to call someone on their video phone at Christmas time and just have it running and have the camera looking at the kids who are opening presents. This way the people who couldn't come can watch the kids playing. And whenever someone wants to come say hi to the person on video phone then they can walk over to it.
You can sit it on the dining room table and be eating while the person on the other side is also eating. This way you will be sharing a meal. The possibilities are endless.
Video Post
Hey, what a cool widget. Not only can I make a video post using a webcam attached to my computer but someone who is replying to a post of mine can respond using their own webcam as well. All thanks to a company named Kaltura.
Skype vs. Vonage
I've been seeing these commercials for Vonage constantly on tv about how they are better than the telephone company because they only charge you $30 per month and you use your current internet connection to connect to your phone service.
What about Skype? Skype has phone service that works with your wifi connection and it's only $2.95 a month. Since it works with your wifi connection at home you can also use it at wifi hotspots like the cloud (whatever that is) and t-mobile hotspots. They have a USB phone, 2 wifi phones, even a video phone. You can call anyone who uses Skype for free if you only want to call other Skype users. Or you can also call landlines and cell phones for $2.95 per month. You get a phone number that only costs $30 per year. Their best phone is the black wifi phone that is on sale right now for $129.99.
They have a phone that is currently only in europe right now that uses the 3G network but I guess you can use it like a cell phone because you can make a call anywhere, you aren't limited to wifi hotspots like the ones I just talked about in the above paragraph. I look forward to that coming to the states.
Right now I use skype on my PSP to make phone calls. I don't have a phone number for it but I do have the option and since I am signed up with their unlimited calls to US and Canada they have given me a $30 coupon for a phone number for 1 year. I don't want to use it for my PSP because I won't have it turned on long enough to receive phone calls.
Personally, if I had to choose between Vonage and Skype, I'd choose Skype, especially if I was on a budget. Also I can take my Skype wifi phone with me wherever I go because it will work wherever there is a hotspot like Starbucks, McDonald's, Hotels, Airports, your friends and relatives houses etc. With Vonage you are limited to only being able to use it at home.
Edit: Ok I was looking at the Skype phone on their website and was watching a video (take a tour) and it was saying "for just pennies a minute". So maybe you have to do the skype as you go or I don't know, maybe it works with the monthly subscription. The only way to know for sure is to get the service and find out I guess. Skype as you go gives you a bit more freedom to be able to call other countries if you have to call people who are in another country and you only pay a few cents to about 20 cents a minute depending where you are calling.
What about Skype? Skype has phone service that works with your wifi connection and it's only $2.95 a month. Since it works with your wifi connection at home you can also use it at wifi hotspots like the cloud (whatever that is) and t-mobile hotspots. They have a USB phone, 2 wifi phones, even a video phone. You can call anyone who uses Skype for free if you only want to call other Skype users. Or you can also call landlines and cell phones for $2.95 per month. You get a phone number that only costs $30 per year. Their best phone is the black wifi phone that is on sale right now for $129.99.
They have a phone that is currently only in europe right now that uses the 3G network but I guess you can use it like a cell phone because you can make a call anywhere, you aren't limited to wifi hotspots like the ones I just talked about in the above paragraph. I look forward to that coming to the states.
Right now I use skype on my PSP to make phone calls. I don't have a phone number for it but I do have the option and since I am signed up with their unlimited calls to US and Canada they have given me a $30 coupon for a phone number for 1 year. I don't want to use it for my PSP because I won't have it turned on long enough to receive phone calls.
Personally, if I had to choose between Vonage and Skype, I'd choose Skype, especially if I was on a budget. Also I can take my Skype wifi phone with me wherever I go because it will work wherever there is a hotspot like Starbucks, McDonald's, Hotels, Airports, your friends and relatives houses etc. With Vonage you are limited to only being able to use it at home.
Edit: Ok I was looking at the Skype phone on their website and was watching a video (take a tour) and it was saying "for just pennies a minute". So maybe you have to do the skype as you go or I don't know, maybe it works with the monthly subscription. The only way to know for sure is to get the service and find out I guess. Skype as you go gives you a bit more freedom to be able to call other countries if you have to call people who are in another country and you only pay a few cents to about 20 cents a minute depending where you are calling.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Oral-B Advantage Floss Picks
Todays newspaper had a new Oral-B floss picks with a coupon for $1 off. I used it right away and was pleased at how easy it was able to go between my teeth. Those flossers usually snap when I use them.
This definately will make me floss more often.
This definately will make me floss more often.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Rhapsody Music Service
I'm hoping that someone will see this and respond to me. I would like to know something about Rhapsody from Real.com that they aren't telling me. When you pay the $14.95 per month do you have to pay to download mp3's? I see that they charge .99 cents per song or $8.99 for the album. When you pay their monthly fee do you still have to pay that or is it half or free? The reason I'm asking is because it says in the description under the $14.99 plan "buy albums". It doesn't say buy full price, half price or get for free. The commercials say that you get all the music you want for the price of 1 cd per month. So if that is true then the albums should be free. Or is that false advertising.
Before I spend a dime I'd like to know. If it costs $15 a month plus I have to pay .99 cents a song I think I'm entitled to know this before I give them my credit card information because I can just use iTunes and buy the full album without paying a monthly fee. If someone can please respond to this I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Before I spend a dime I'd like to know. If it costs $15 a month plus I have to pay .99 cents a song I think I'm entitled to know this before I give them my credit card information because I can just use iTunes and buy the full album without paying a monthly fee. If someone can please respond to this I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Pez Dispensers
This Christmas I was given 3 new pez dispensers to add to my growing collection.
I actually started this collection in 1999 when Star Wars Episode 1 came into theaters and the stores started selling the Star Wars pez dispensers. I decided to buy each individual pez dispenser which were just under $1 I think. I can't recall. But when we got home I didn't have any place to put them so I placed them side by side on a very large mirror which was on the wall where my desk was so as I sat at the computer I'd be looking at pez dispensers.
I told a few people about them and next thing you know people are sending them to me in the mail and when I visit people they are giving me these pez dispensers. I never asked for them but I won't refuse it either lol.
All of a sudden I had a huge amount of these little things that I went to the hardware store to buy wood to make a shelf and found these really thin and small pieces of wood so I got a bunch and some little nails and built me a shelf. When we moved to Bakersfield in 2000 I put the shelf up in the kitchen right next to my desk and at first there were maybe 20 pez dispensers but now there are 104 pez dispensers on the shelf in my bedroom.
I have 5 pez dispensers that are in their original packaging (although the packaging is getting too old and is tearing) because they have no feet which means they are valuable. And I have the 3 newer ones still in their tin which I will never take them out of because again, it gives them value. When I think about it I should've never taken any of them out of their package but that's ok, what's done is done.
Here is a picture of all the pez dispensers on the shelf as well as the new ones in their tin. Click the image below for full size.
I actually started this collection in 1999 when Star Wars Episode 1 came into theaters and the stores started selling the Star Wars pez dispensers. I decided to buy each individual pez dispenser which were just under $1 I think. I can't recall. But when we got home I didn't have any place to put them so I placed them side by side on a very large mirror which was on the wall where my desk was so as I sat at the computer I'd be looking at pez dispensers.
I told a few people about them and next thing you know people are sending them to me in the mail and when I visit people they are giving me these pez dispensers. I never asked for them but I won't refuse it either lol.
All of a sudden I had a huge amount of these little things that I went to the hardware store to buy wood to make a shelf and found these really thin and small pieces of wood so I got a bunch and some little nails and built me a shelf. When we moved to Bakersfield in 2000 I put the shelf up in the kitchen right next to my desk and at first there were maybe 20 pez dispensers but now there are 104 pez dispensers on the shelf in my bedroom.
I have 5 pez dispensers that are in their original packaging (although the packaging is getting too old and is tearing) because they have no feet which means they are valuable. And I have the 3 newer ones still in their tin which I will never take them out of because again, it gives them value. When I think about it I should've never taken any of them out of their package but that's ok, what's done is done.
Here is a picture of all the pez dispensers on the shelf as well as the new ones in their tin. Click the image below for full size.
DJ Battery
Since my Dell DJ battery is too big but it still works I have to just keep it on the outside lol. I have a neoprene camera case that it fits perfectly into and I had it out because I was adding a CD to the and all of a sudden it shut off and I looked and one of the wires snapped off where it had been soldered. Needless to say I'm not happy because when I start riding my bike again I will have no music to listen to unless I can find someone with a soldering iron.
Too cold for our cat
Our cat has been living in our patio which is sort of still being outside without being inside. It gave her some freedom of being outside but at the same time she couldn't leave the property and roam around the neighborhood. It's like she had her own room lol.
It's too cold now, about 35°F so she's decided it's too cold, I need to be in the house again. While we were in San Diego I kept her in the kitchen, although she found a way to escape so she could roam around the house. But now that it's too cold she's going to stay inside until at least February or March when it starts getting warmer again, at least in the 50's - 60's.
It's too cold now, about 35°F so she's decided it's too cold, I need to be in the house again. While we were in San Diego I kept her in the kitchen, although she found a way to escape so she could roam around the house. But now that it's too cold she's going to stay inside until at least February or March when it starts getting warmer again, at least in the 50's - 60's.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Bad CD
On Sunday, the day before we left for San Diego, I burned a bunch of CD's from music that I bought online (mp3's for my mp3 player) so that we have some good music to listen to during our ride and I was totally disappointed when one of the CD's didn't play at all. It was the latest Backstreet Boys CD called Unbreakable. The 2nd song played fine but all the rest of the songs didn't play at all. I don't know what happened.
I also burned the Charmed Final Chapter CD which I love personally because the songs remind me of the show which I miss. Chip wasn't into that CD though and there were 2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer CD's that I put in the cars CD player (it holds 6 discs) and I didn't bother playing those because if he didn't like the Charmed one then forget about the buffy ones hehe.
I think I'm going to start up the thing with Yahoo where you pay $15 a month and you get unlimited music downloads as opposed to having to pay $15 and get 15 songs from iTunes. I will most likely only get a few CD's here and there and not that often but who knows.
I also burned the Charmed Final Chapter CD which I love personally because the songs remind me of the show which I miss. Chip wasn't into that CD though and there were 2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer CD's that I put in the cars CD player (it holds 6 discs) and I didn't bother playing those because if he didn't like the Charmed one then forget about the buffy ones hehe.
I think I'm going to start up the thing with Yahoo where you pay $15 a month and you get unlimited music downloads as opposed to having to pay $15 and get 15 songs from iTunes. I will most likely only get a few CD's here and there and not that often but who knows.
Back Home
We got back home today around 5pm. I was so glad that my cat was ok hehe. She apparently escaped her prison cell (the kitchen) by pushing on the door hehe. She's never tried that before so she always stayed in the kitchen when we go out or when we lock her up all night long. I bring her in from the patio at night so she doesn't freeze to death and I have to lock her in the kitchen because the dog eats her poop from the litter box so she's used to being locked up in the kitchen by now.
We had some left over Rum from the fruitcake so when we went to the store tonight we got somie Egg Nog and so I had an egg nog with rum which is rare for me because I normally love egg nog by itself. Wow I put so much rum in it and it was only like 10% of the glass lol. I ended up having to water it down with tons of egg nog lol.
Well, I'm glad to be home now. I'm looking forward to buying a new bike wheel so I can start riding my bike again.
We had some left over Rum from the fruitcake so when we went to the store tonight we got somie Egg Nog and so I had an egg nog with rum which is rare for me because I normally love egg nog by itself. Wow I put so much rum in it and it was only like 10% of the glass lol. I ended up having to water it down with tons of egg nog lol.
Well, I'm glad to be home now. I'm looking forward to buying a new bike wheel so I can start riding my bike again.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve
T'was the night b4 xmas and all thru the house, not a psp was stirring, not even a chihuahua.
Hehe.
I just figured out how to make paragraphs with my psp so i'm taking full advantage.
Tomorrow were all going to Sarahs house and were probably going to be there for awhile so i will observe blog silence until we get home.
Merry Christmas to all, dont drink too much egg nog.
Hehe.
I just figured out how to make paragraphs with my psp so i'm taking full advantage.
Tomorrow were all going to Sarahs house and were probably going to be there for awhile so i will observe blog silence until we get home.
Merry Christmas to all, dont drink too much egg nog.
Monday, December 22, 2008
More fruit cake?
When Butch (Chip's brother) came home from work what was he carrying? A fruit cake hehe. Well it's bed time, I've taken an Ambien, I'm going to start reading a very good book a very good friend gave to me for Christmas. I will blog more tomorrow after the days events.
We arrived
After 5 1/2 hours in the hot car holding a hot chihuahua we arrived in Lakeside (San Diego). We had to have the heat on because of the cold from the rain and the defroster to keep the windows from being foggy. A lot of the trip was foggy but not because of the windows. There was snow on the ridge. I was told to mention that. Well since I'm using my PSP to blog I'm going to cut this short.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Fruit Cake in the making
WOW! I knew there was a lot of ingredients but this is a lot. The fruit and nuts are soaking in rum right now for 3 hours then I get to mix the rest of the ingredients. It's 5lbs. which if sold at a specialist bakery would be $100. So I'm at least satisfied with that. I really cant wait for it to be done.
Hours later...
The fruit cake is in the oven for 3 1/2 hours. I'm looking forward to taking it out and tasting hehe. By the way, I said earlier that the fruits and nuts were 5lbs. Well, with the batter it's over 7lbs. After I put the fruit cake mix in each aluminum container I weighed them (there are 3 cakes) and they are about 2 3/4lbs each.
Update: 1 1/2 hours to go. Boy does it smell so good. I keep looking at it and see it rising and see the color of the cake getting darker and just the smell makes me want to just take it out of the oven early and just take a slice. But I gotta let it cook all the way because if I don't it's not gonna taste right lol.
Update: Ok, I guess I forgot to update this post way back when but the fruit cake was a complete success. I followed the directions completely and it over cooked just a little so it tasted a little burned but that didn't stop it from doing a disappearing act real fast. Next Christmas I'm going to make this again since it was such a hit but not cook it for the exact complete time that it said. Maybe slice off (pun intended) half hour. Just to make sure it doesn't get burned.
Hours later...
The fruit cake is in the oven for 3 1/2 hours. I'm looking forward to taking it out and tasting hehe. By the way, I said earlier that the fruits and nuts were 5lbs. Well, with the batter it's over 7lbs. After I put the fruit cake mix in each aluminum container I weighed them (there are 3 cakes) and they are about 2 3/4lbs each.
Update: 1 1/2 hours to go. Boy does it smell so good. I keep looking at it and see it rising and see the color of the cake getting darker and just the smell makes me want to just take it out of the oven early and just take a slice. But I gotta let it cook all the way because if I don't it's not gonna taste right lol.
Update: Ok, I guess I forgot to update this post way back when but the fruit cake was a complete success. I followed the directions completely and it over cooked just a little so it tasted a little burned but that didn't stop it from doing a disappearing act real fast. Next Christmas I'm going to make this again since it was such a hit but not cook it for the exact complete time that it said. Maybe slice off (pun intended) half hour. Just to make sure it doesn't get burned.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
PSP Post
OK this is cool. I finally got my blog to be mobile so when we are in San Diego I will be able to blog.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
New Crafts
I haven't been able to do crafts since around November or December 2007 because my hands would get numb and I would even feel some pain when crocheting in my wrists so I was forced to give it up. Not too long after that I was diagnosed with carpel tunnel syndrome after harping on my doctor every time I went 3 visits in a row. He told me it's probably carpel tunnel but sent me to a neurologist to get a proper diagnosis.
Ever since then I haven't been able to do any crafts at all. I've had to wear wrist straps every night to bed which helps for some strange reason. Also not doing any crafts helped too. I still type because I don't feel that I can use voice recognition because when I do talk my voice is carried into the living room so nothing is private.
Since I haven't been doing ANY form of crafts I've been going nuts. Last week I picked up a crochet hook and some yarn and started crocheting. I've actually done a good amount of a new blanket. I went looking in my closet to see if I had more of the avocado color but instead I found these embroidery Christmas stockings that were given to me last year that I knew I couldn't do. I gave 1 a chance and so for the last 2 evenings I've been working on it and I have to say it's not as hard as I thought they would be. I'm actually having fun with it.
My left hand has been getting numb while holding it and my right hand was getting a little bit of pain here and there and so when I get the numbness and pain I stop for awhile. This stocking obviously will not be finished within the next week and half so I'm going to just keep working on it at my own pace and hopefully it will be done by next year.
There are 3 stockings (below) and I would eventually like to have them all done but I gotta do baby steps here lol. 1 at a time for now.
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Ever since then I haven't been able to do any crafts at all. I've had to wear wrist straps every night to bed which helps for some strange reason. Also not doing any crafts helped too. I still type because I don't feel that I can use voice recognition because when I do talk my voice is carried into the living room so nothing is private.
Since I haven't been doing ANY form of crafts I've been going nuts. Last week I picked up a crochet hook and some yarn and started crocheting. I've actually done a good amount of a new blanket. I went looking in my closet to see if I had more of the avocado color but instead I found these embroidery Christmas stockings that were given to me last year that I knew I couldn't do. I gave 1 a chance and so for the last 2 evenings I've been working on it and I have to say it's not as hard as I thought they would be. I'm actually having fun with it.
My left hand has been getting numb while holding it and my right hand was getting a little bit of pain here and there and so when I get the numbness and pain I stop for awhile. This stocking obviously will not be finished within the next week and half so I'm going to just keep working on it at my own pace and hopefully it will be done by next year.
There are 3 stockings (below) and I would eventually like to have them all done but I gotta do baby steps here lol. 1 at a time for now.
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Cost of a fruit cake
I just cannot believe how much it costs to make a fruit cake. Now I know why those things are so expensive. Dang $51 so far and I still need eggs and margarine. By the time I have all the rest of the ingredients it will be $55. I just hope that it makes a whole lot of fruit cake. It better.
I wanted to make it so bad because I can never find it in the stores and when I find it online it's so expensive. A 1lb cake is $25. I'm sure that I have about a 10lb cake so far lol. I'm going to have to split it up into a few smaller ones because fruit cake doesn't have a very good reputation. I bought these small loaf pans that have lids (disposible pans) and there are 3 in the pack so I can make 3 small. I also have a regular size loaf pan which I'm going to start with then put the rest in the smaller ones. I want to bring the small ones because I know that people are going to waste big slices if they don't like it and it's too expensive to throw away.
All I know is if I see 1 piece of fruit cake in the trash I'm gonna lose it lol. Just kidding. Maybe lol.
I wanted to make it so bad because I can never find it in the stores and when I find it online it's so expensive. A 1lb cake is $25. I'm sure that I have about a 10lb cake so far lol. I'm going to have to split it up into a few smaller ones because fruit cake doesn't have a very good reputation. I bought these small loaf pans that have lids (disposible pans) and there are 3 in the pack so I can make 3 small. I also have a regular size loaf pan which I'm going to start with then put the rest in the smaller ones. I want to bring the small ones because I know that people are going to waste big slices if they don't like it and it's too expensive to throw away.
All I know is if I see 1 piece of fruit cake in the trash I'm gonna lose it lol. Just kidding. Maybe lol.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Bromosexual?
Ok, what? When did this happen? When did they start saying Bromosexual? What the hell does that mean?
I was bromo-curious to find out what this meant so I just went to the yahoo search engine and typed bromosexual and got this...
Urban Dictionary: bromosexual
ROFL what the... these people that come up with words... And the person who said it was Ryan Seacrest. Need I say more?
I was bromo-curious to find out what this meant so I just went to the yahoo search engine and typed bromosexual and got this...
Urban Dictionary: bromosexual
ROFL what the... these people that come up with words... And the person who said it was Ryan Seacrest. Need I say more?
Skeletal Remains Found in Florida
Skeletal remains of a little girl found in Florida not far from Caylee Anthony's grandparents home. They think that it might be the skeletal remains of Caylee Anthony, the little girl who was murdered by her mother allegedly in June 2008. Notice I said allegedly?
Casey Anthony who is in prison right now for the murder of her daughter will probably get the death penalty. They took that off the table but it can be put back on the table. They are also testing the duct tape that was used to cover the child's mouth with for finger prints on the glue as well as the duct tape that was used to wrap the little girl with a plastic bag. When they finish looking at the finger prints they will know without a shadow of a doubt who killed Caylee if it is her. Also they said there is still some flesh on the skeleton so they can probably do a DNA test to make sure that it was Caylee's body. I guess they would do like a maternity test by comparing the DNA of the body with the mothers DNA.
Even though this is good news for everyone to find the body it is still bad news knowing that poor Caylee is not still alive. But it is not a fact that this is indeed Caylee until the autopsy has confirmed who it is. The skeletal remains have been sent to the FBI office for study.
Oh one more thing, they said that they found out that there was Chloroform used, they determined that by the smell inside the bag and they talked about how Casey Anthony was doing a search on the internet for Chloroform. The Fox News team were saying that it is not uncommon for parents to use Chloroform on their children to put them to sleep if they cannot find a babysitter. WHAT!?!? Not uncommon? Holy cow! What's going on in this world?
Update: I saw on the Fox News ticker just now that a utility worker who was going into those woods to take a leak found the bag and picked it up and a skull fell out. The skeleton was found 1/2 a mile from the grandparents home in Florida.
Casey Anthony who is in prison right now for the murder of her daughter will probably get the death penalty. They took that off the table but it can be put back on the table. They are also testing the duct tape that was used to cover the child's mouth with for finger prints on the glue as well as the duct tape that was used to wrap the little girl with a plastic bag. When they finish looking at the finger prints they will know without a shadow of a doubt who killed Caylee if it is her. Also they said there is still some flesh on the skeleton so they can probably do a DNA test to make sure that it was Caylee's body. I guess they would do like a maternity test by comparing the DNA of the body with the mothers DNA.
Even though this is good news for everyone to find the body it is still bad news knowing that poor Caylee is not still alive. But it is not a fact that this is indeed Caylee until the autopsy has confirmed who it is. The skeletal remains have been sent to the FBI office for study.
Oh one more thing, they said that they found out that there was Chloroform used, they determined that by the smell inside the bag and they talked about how Casey Anthony was doing a search on the internet for Chloroform. The Fox News team were saying that it is not uncommon for parents to use Chloroform on their children to put them to sleep if they cannot find a babysitter. WHAT!?!? Not uncommon? Holy cow! What's going on in this world?
Update: I saw on the Fox News ticker just now that a utility worker who was going into those woods to take a leak found the bag and picked it up and a skull fell out. The skeleton was found 1/2 a mile from the grandparents home in Florida.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Day Without A Gay
Today is Day Without A Gay day. That means that all the gay people are "supposed" to call in sick (or gay) and not work today and not even spend any money today as a form of protest because of Prop 8.
I don't really have to go to a job every day so that isn't a problem for me but I do support this protest. For example, I barely have any food in the pantry and fridge but I will eat tuna and egg salad sandwiches for lunch and dinner if that means I am helping out.
I don't really have to go to a job every day so that isn't a problem for me but I do support this protest. For example, I barely have any food in the pantry and fridge but I will eat tuna and egg salad sandwiches for lunch and dinner if that means I am helping out.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Recycling Numbers
Today we went to turn in our plastic to recycle and found out that different plastic containers have different numbers and they cannot all be recycled together. See I never knew that. I found this website that shows you what the difference is.
What do those recycling numbers mean?
I had all these different types of plastics. I had clear soda bottles, milk cartons, yogurt containers etc. and they had to seperate the clear bottles with the rest. The clear soda bottles had the 1 on the bottom inside that little recycle symbol. Those get you more money than the other ones which were 2 and up.
We had basically half number 1 and the rest were 2-6. When the guy gave us the reciept it showed us how much each plastic cost. The plastic with the 1 was a lot more than the rest. I think it was $7 something for all the number 1's but all the rest we got like .45 cents and that's it and it was half number 1 and the other half was all the rest and that rest was less money. So basically it's not even worth recycling the rest.
They basically told us that it's a waste of time to save anything but the number 1 plastic as well as even paper. The reason I am recycling isn't for the money although it helps in todays economy but also because those brita commercials where they say like 30 minutes on a treadmill, forever in a landfill. Those make me feel guilty for buying anything that comes in plastic or anything lol. But, you know if they are so concerned with it then they will have a machine that goes through the trash cherry picking all the certain types of plastics and paper etc. Chip told me that he read in the newspaper that there is like a mountain of recycled paper that they are having trouble getting rid of, that's why paper is so cheap to recycle. That's probably also why the plastic that isn't number 1 is cheap.
I'm not saying to not recycle because the CRV items like the soda bottles/water bottles and soda/beer cans give you a lot more money but I'm certainly not going to waste our patio space recycling milk cartons and yogurt containers and other plastics anymore. I'm going to find out about steel cans too before I waste any more time with those. I want to save the planet but at the same time if they don't want to recycle certain things then it's out of my hands. I can only do so much by using the cloth grocery bags and recycling plastic and aluminum.
What do those recycling numbers mean?
I had all these different types of plastics. I had clear soda bottles, milk cartons, yogurt containers etc. and they had to seperate the clear bottles with the rest. The clear soda bottles had the 1 on the bottom inside that little recycle symbol. Those get you more money than the other ones which were 2 and up.
We had basically half number 1 and the rest were 2-6. When the guy gave us the reciept it showed us how much each plastic cost. The plastic with the 1 was a lot more than the rest. I think it was $7 something for all the number 1's but all the rest we got like .45 cents and that's it and it was half number 1 and the other half was all the rest and that rest was less money. So basically it's not even worth recycling the rest.
They basically told us that it's a waste of time to save anything but the number 1 plastic as well as even paper. The reason I am recycling isn't for the money although it helps in todays economy but also because those brita commercials where they say like 30 minutes on a treadmill, forever in a landfill. Those make me feel guilty for buying anything that comes in plastic or anything lol. But, you know if they are so concerned with it then they will have a machine that goes through the trash cherry picking all the certain types of plastics and paper etc. Chip told me that he read in the newspaper that there is like a mountain of recycled paper that they are having trouble getting rid of, that's why paper is so cheap to recycle. That's probably also why the plastic that isn't number 1 is cheap.
I'm not saying to not recycle because the CRV items like the soda bottles/water bottles and soda/beer cans give you a lot more money but I'm certainly not going to waste our patio space recycling milk cartons and yogurt containers and other plastics anymore. I'm going to find out about steel cans too before I waste any more time with those. I want to save the planet but at the same time if they don't want to recycle certain things then it's out of my hands. I can only do so much by using the cloth grocery bags and recycling plastic and aluminum.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Fruit Cake
I plan on buying ingredients to make Fruit Cake for Christmas. But, instead of just doing it the traditional way by either making it like a loaf in a loaf pan or doing a circle with the middle missing, I'm going to do a loaf but then cut it down the middle then cut the 2 pieces down their middle so it's 4 long pieces so when you slice it, it comes out like cracker sized. This way if people aren't sure if they like it or not then they can just get a slice to taste it. This way people aren't taking these huge pieces of fruit cake then taking a bite and realizing how gross it is then throwing the rest of it in the trash. That would piss me off considering how expensive they are.
Now, when I say "how gross it is" I'm speaking purely on other peoples opinions of fruit cake. I like fruit cake. I've loved fruit cake since I was a kid so to me it's not gross at all. Frankly, I don't know why people would even give them as gifts at Christmas time considering how expensive they are to buy. They are also a little expensive to make, not as much as if you were to buy one but still expensive.
But cutting them in cracker sized slices is a good idea, I think it is. You can probably also make cup cake sized fruit cakes so they are individual and you can use the cup cake paper things so you don't have a huge mess. Hey that's a very good idea. I'm also thinking of putting some german chocolate cake frosting on the top of the fruit cake to disguise it a little lol. I'm sneaky that way.
Now, when I say "how gross it is" I'm speaking purely on other peoples opinions of fruit cake. I like fruit cake. I've loved fruit cake since I was a kid so to me it's not gross at all. Frankly, I don't know why people would even give them as gifts at Christmas time considering how expensive they are to buy. They are also a little expensive to make, not as much as if you were to buy one but still expensive.
But cutting them in cracker sized slices is a good idea, I think it is. You can probably also make cup cake sized fruit cakes so they are individual and you can use the cup cake paper things so you don't have a huge mess. Hey that's a very good idea. I'm also thinking of putting some german chocolate cake frosting on the top of the fruit cake to disguise it a little lol. I'm sneaky that way.
Bike Light
I think it was the day before yesterday or something but I noticed that the light generator wasn't touching the tire when you flip the switch and so I fixed it and then checked out the lights to make sure they were ok by pushing the peddles. I noticed that the back red light was working fine but the headlight wasn't working at all. I flipped the bike upside down and pushed the peddles with my hand to make the back tire turn and the light was just not coming on.
I took the light fixture off the bike and took it apart to see if the light bulb was just out and when I went to turn it to remove it the glass part came off and the metal was just not unscrewing at all. I'm pretty sure it's because the light set that I bought was old, it was made in 1991. I searched high and low trying to find a new bulb, I went to Albertson's, no go. I went to Walgreens, not there. I figured that maybe an auto parts store might have them because they have little tiny lights too but alas the car lights were the same size but no threads. The guy at the counter told me to try Home Depot or Floyd's hardware store.
I decided that since I can't use my bike anyway I might as well wait until I can to worry about it. But then I noticed a halloween tap light sitting in a drawer and noticed that the light bulb looked the same. I unscrewed the 3 screws on the bottom and was able to unscrew the bulb and sure enough, the exact same light bulb.
I brought it to the bike area (this was yesterday) and screwed it in and flipped the bike over and plugged the wire into the generator and pushed on the peddles but unfortunately it didn't turn the light on. I put it back in the tap light and put some batteries in there and tapped it and it turned on just fine.
I went searching in a computer drawer with old computer stuff and found some old mic's from when I got my first computer and never used the mic's and was all ready to strip the wires to use it but it was late at night and I couldn't find my scissors so I waited until today. This morning after Chip went to church I got up and went out there and my scissors were by the bike so I got all the stuff ready and sat down on the stool out there. I tried it one more time with the wire that came with the light set but this time I stripped the wire that touches the light to see if it was just messed up there but no go. I then thought, well what if the light has to be on the bracket on the bike frame so I just placed it on there and turned the peddles and sure enough the light came on.
At this point I'm not quite sure if it's just sheer stupidity or if my ADD is really that bad lol. At any rate I'm glad I finally figured it out and got one more problem out of the way so I can get back on with my life.
I took the light fixture off the bike and took it apart to see if the light bulb was just out and when I went to turn it to remove it the glass part came off and the metal was just not unscrewing at all. I'm pretty sure it's because the light set that I bought was old, it was made in 1991. I searched high and low trying to find a new bulb, I went to Albertson's, no go. I went to Walgreens, not there. I figured that maybe an auto parts store might have them because they have little tiny lights too but alas the car lights were the same size but no threads. The guy at the counter told me to try Home Depot or Floyd's hardware store.
I decided that since I can't use my bike anyway I might as well wait until I can to worry about it. But then I noticed a halloween tap light sitting in a drawer and noticed that the light bulb looked the same. I unscrewed the 3 screws on the bottom and was able to unscrew the bulb and sure enough, the exact same light bulb.
I brought it to the bike area (this was yesterday) and screwed it in and flipped the bike over and plugged the wire into the generator and pushed on the peddles but unfortunately it didn't turn the light on. I put it back in the tap light and put some batteries in there and tapped it and it turned on just fine.
I went searching in a computer drawer with old computer stuff and found some old mic's from when I got my first computer and never used the mic's and was all ready to strip the wires to use it but it was late at night and I couldn't find my scissors so I waited until today. This morning after Chip went to church I got up and went out there and my scissors were by the bike so I got all the stuff ready and sat down on the stool out there. I tried it one more time with the wire that came with the light set but this time I stripped the wire that touches the light to see if it was just messed up there but no go. I then thought, well what if the light has to be on the bracket on the bike frame so I just placed it on there and turned the peddles and sure enough the light came on.
At this point I'm not quite sure if it's just sheer stupidity or if my ADD is really that bad lol. At any rate I'm glad I finally figured it out and got one more problem out of the way so I can get back on with my life.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Decorated!
The house is finished being decorated. The tree up, all ornaments on it, the wreath on the door with the plastic canvas candy cane I made for it. It's all done finally. I've been putting ornaments on the tree here and there because standing for a length of time hurts my back so I can't be decorating constantly until it's all done.
We're not lights on the outside people so that's not a problem. I wish we were but I'm just afraid that in this neighborhood someone will come along with a knife and cut the wires if they are low enough to be able to cut. I know, paranoia right? Wrong! One morning I came outside and saw that our hose which was rolled up in the planter was cut and it was a significant amount of hose too. I went to walk to the store and saw the piece that was cut laying on our grass. I don't give anybody in this hood the benefit of the doubt. They don't deserve it.
However, we do have an indoor patio which is actually kinda sorta outdoors. It's the space between the house and the garage, it has a wall in the front of the building with a door and the back with a giant window and a door so it's pretty much closed off. Chip bought 2 boxes of lights that he wanted to hang out there, not for holiday decoration but just for regular decoration for mood. Tonight when I was at the store I picked up these holiday light hanger things that have nails and you hammer the nails into the wood then you just press the wires into the plastic and it holds the lights. This way if you decide to take the lights off you can then when you want to put them back up you don't have to do anything, just push the wires back in. It's really cool.
We're not lights on the outside people so that's not a problem. I wish we were but I'm just afraid that in this neighborhood someone will come along with a knife and cut the wires if they are low enough to be able to cut. I know, paranoia right? Wrong! One morning I came outside and saw that our hose which was rolled up in the planter was cut and it was a significant amount of hose too. I went to walk to the store and saw the piece that was cut laying on our grass. I don't give anybody in this hood the benefit of the doubt. They don't deserve it.
However, we do have an indoor patio which is actually kinda sorta outdoors. It's the space between the house and the garage, it has a wall in the front of the building with a door and the back with a giant window and a door so it's pretty much closed off. Chip bought 2 boxes of lights that he wanted to hang out there, not for holiday decoration but just for regular decoration for mood. Tonight when I was at the store I picked up these holiday light hanger things that have nails and you hammer the nails into the wood then you just press the wires into the plastic and it holds the lights. This way if you decide to take the lights off you can then when you want to put them back up you don't have to do anything, just push the wires back in. It's really cool.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Bad Luck
I have the worst luck of anybody in this whole universe. I don't know what I ever did, maybe my karma sucks really bad. I went to ride my bike for a minute or 2 so I could see if the bent tire would be ok and as soon as I opened the back gate then set my bike up with the kickstand so I could close the gate, the kickstand went back in and the bike fell and guess what? My brand new rear view mirror broke right off. So now I need a new one. I've had bad luck with crazy glue and plastic. If I glued it with crazy glue then every time I adjust it it will fall off. ARGH!
Front Wheel
I got my bike all fixed up and stuff and I just spun the front wheel and apparently it's bent a bit. I just spent $76 today and I really can't afford to buy a new wheel. I'm sure that I will be fine with a bent wheel until I get my next check in January. I probably won't be able to ride my bike for a week anyway so when I do start up again I can just ride with a bent wheel for awhile. I'd rather not ride with a bent wheel but there really isn't that much I can do about it for right now. All I can do is just be very safe when riding and hope nothing goes wrong lol. Or just not ride at all until I get a new front wheel. This is all costing more than the bike is worth lol.
"Stuff"
We went to Snider's Cyclry today to get the parts for my bike. I got a new stem that has an extension so that my handlebars will be high enough so I don't have to raise them as much to get height. I also had to buy new hand grips because in order to take the old stem off and put the new stem on I have to take everything off the right side of the bar to slide it through. I don't really have to take the grip off the other side but then it will be lopsided so I really kinda do have to. All that was $25
Then we went and got my glasses frame which was $35.
And lastly we went to Target to buy a new computer because the magnet fell off the spokes when I had my accident and when I was putting the bike in the car today to go to Snider's the wire snapped so I needed a new one. But instead of buying another 20 function computer for $15 I bought the 12 function because I don't need that computer, just the parts. The 12 function computer was only $10 and I would've spent that on the magnet plus $2 on ebay which would've been a total waste of money. While I was in the bike department I bought a new rear view mirror that goes on the rubber grip on the outside of the bike, not on the inside so I will now be able to see and I bought gloves with the tips missing.
Then we went and got my glasses frame which was $35.
And lastly we went to Target to buy a new computer because the magnet fell off the spokes when I had my accident and when I was putting the bike in the car today to go to Snider's the wire snapped so I needed a new one. But instead of buying another 20 function computer for $15 I bought the 12 function because I don't need that computer, just the parts. The 12 function computer was only $10 and I would've spent that on the magnet plus $2 on ebay which would've been a total waste of money. While I was in the bike department I bought a new rear view mirror that goes on the rubber grip on the outside of the bike, not on the inside so I will now be able to see and I bought gloves with the tips missing.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Rosie Live...
Rosie Live... More like Rosie Dead.
When Rosie O'Donnell was doing movies I liked her. She was a pretty good actress and a pretty funny comedienne too. I really enjoyed watching her movies and stand up comedy. Then she came out with her daytime talk show. Chip and I watched it every single day, it was a standing appointment for us, we made sure we watched her show and we both laughed and we thought she was the greatest human being for all the things she did for people on her show. She was constantly giving prizes away every episode. Not just whenever but all the time. She would shoot those things at the audience during the show and she was on top of the world. Then all of a sudden she got tired of it and quit and basically handed it over to Ellen Degeneras.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love Ellen's show too but it's a different respect you know? It wasn't as flamboyant as Rosies. Like Rosie had the desk and it was covered with stuff. Her set up was like the Tonight Show with the desk and chairs.
Then Rosie went on the View for a year. Boy what a year that was. All of a sudden she was pushing her views on everyone and not allowing anyone to disagree with her without her temper flaring out. You know, it's one thing to have an opinion and feel strongly about it but when you get into a fight over your passion for it then it's no longer a talk show. And remember, every action has a reaction. Let's say for example the fight between Rosie and The Donald. What was that all about? I mean come on. That year on The View basically ruined Rosie's career.
Now she started to go back to the fun days of having a variety hour show which I used to like in the 70's. I loved the Osmond hour and the Sonny and Cher show. I loved those shows. I don't seem to remember the brady bunch variety hour. It's a very vague memory. And apparently so is the new Rosie Live show because after only a few episodes it's being canceled due to bad ratings.
I personally haven't seen it yet. I don't even know what time it comes on. I have a regular schedule of things that I like to watch every weekday and I think that her show cut into that time frame. I hadn't planned on watching it though.
I did like Rosie so I don't want this to sound like I'm putting her down because I'm not. I'm just saying that her actions on the view is what destroyed this new chance at a future career in this industry and in order for people to forgive and forget she's gonna have to do a lot of ass kissing and start apologizing for pushing her view on people who have their own opinions and are passionate about that.
Hey, don't get me wrong, I have views that I'm very passionate about like gay marriage. I get so upset when I hear people telling me that I have no rights to get married just like a straight person does but I'm not going to let it rule me. If straight people don't like me getting married they have that right to think that. But I also have a right to tell them to shove it up their ass.
When Rosie O'Donnell was doing movies I liked her. She was a pretty good actress and a pretty funny comedienne too. I really enjoyed watching her movies and stand up comedy. Then she came out with her daytime talk show. Chip and I watched it every single day, it was a standing appointment for us, we made sure we watched her show and we both laughed and we thought she was the greatest human being for all the things she did for people on her show. She was constantly giving prizes away every episode. Not just whenever but all the time. She would shoot those things at the audience during the show and she was on top of the world. Then all of a sudden she got tired of it and quit and basically handed it over to Ellen Degeneras.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love Ellen's show too but it's a different respect you know? It wasn't as flamboyant as Rosies. Like Rosie had the desk and it was covered with stuff. Her set up was like the Tonight Show with the desk and chairs.
Then Rosie went on the View for a year. Boy what a year that was. All of a sudden she was pushing her views on everyone and not allowing anyone to disagree with her without her temper flaring out. You know, it's one thing to have an opinion and feel strongly about it but when you get into a fight over your passion for it then it's no longer a talk show. And remember, every action has a reaction. Let's say for example the fight between Rosie and The Donald. What was that all about? I mean come on. That year on The View basically ruined Rosie's career.
Now she started to go back to the fun days of having a variety hour show which I used to like in the 70's. I loved the Osmond hour and the Sonny and Cher show. I loved those shows. I don't seem to remember the brady bunch variety hour. It's a very vague memory. And apparently so is the new Rosie Live show because after only a few episodes it's being canceled due to bad ratings.
I personally haven't seen it yet. I don't even know what time it comes on. I have a regular schedule of things that I like to watch every weekday and I think that her show cut into that time frame. I hadn't planned on watching it though.
I did like Rosie so I don't want this to sound like I'm putting her down because I'm not. I'm just saying that her actions on the view is what destroyed this new chance at a future career in this industry and in order for people to forgive and forget she's gonna have to do a lot of ass kissing and start apologizing for pushing her view on people who have their own opinions and are passionate about that.
Hey, don't get me wrong, I have views that I'm very passionate about like gay marriage. I get so upset when I hear people telling me that I have no rights to get married just like a straight person does but I'm not going to let it rule me. If straight people don't like me getting married they have that right to think that. But I also have a right to tell them to shove it up their ass.
Skill going to waste
When I was 17 years old and my sister found me in Simi Valley after being homeless for nearly a year and let me move in with her I decided that after seeing my first boyfriend Robert crochet that I wanted to learn how to crochet too. I bought a couple of books about learning crochet and knitting as well as some knitting needles, crochet hooks and some yarn.
I learned how to knit but I never really liked and I learned how to crochet and found it was a lot faster to make something and I could read the directions easily and so I got hooked (pun intended) on crocheting.
Over the next 20 years years I had made many pillows, blankets, lots of coaster, a sweater during the rodney king riots and even a bed for my kitty. But last year I had to stop because my hands would get numb after only a few minutes of crocheting. I involuntarily gave it up.
Chips and his moms friend Julia had passed away after Halloween in 2007 and her neice was going through her house and found tons of yarn and gave the majority of it to me knowing that I crochet. Well, I was very happy to get it all but I knew that I wouldn't have much use for it anymore due to my numbness. I wasn't exactly sure otherwise I would've rejected it which would have meant it would all go to the trash which would've been a total waste of good yarn so I accepted it. At Christmas 2007 I brought a lot of the yarn that I didn't care about with me and gave it all to Chips neice and another family member as well as all these knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Well, even though I had a good 20 years of crocheting I'm not ready to give it up because I've been dying to crochet hehe. Even though I know I shouldn't do it because I don't want to flare up the carpel tunnel syndrome, I'm doing it little bits at a time. It's not going to hurt if I do little bits at a time.
I just think it's a total waste of a great skill because not a lot of men can or want to crochet. Some men think that if they crochet they aren't men but lots of men crochet like Rosie Grier the football player, my Uncle Ron who is probably the most masculine man I've ever met crocheted in his earlier years, the private detective on the tv show Pushing Daisies knits and crochets and they are always showing yarn on his desk in his office. So it's not a skill that is female specific. But it is a waste of a skill if you can't do it anymore. I would've liked to be able to do it all year because that is usually the source of christmas presents from me.
I learned how to knit but I never really liked and I learned how to crochet and found it was a lot faster to make something and I could read the directions easily and so I got hooked (pun intended) on crocheting.
Over the next 20 years years I had made many pillows, blankets, lots of coaster, a sweater during the rodney king riots and even a bed for my kitty. But last year I had to stop because my hands would get numb after only a few minutes of crocheting. I involuntarily gave it up.
Chips and his moms friend Julia had passed away after Halloween in 2007 and her neice was going through her house and found tons of yarn and gave the majority of it to me knowing that I crochet. Well, I was very happy to get it all but I knew that I wouldn't have much use for it anymore due to my numbness. I wasn't exactly sure otherwise I would've rejected it which would have meant it would all go to the trash which would've been a total waste of good yarn so I accepted it. At Christmas 2007 I brought a lot of the yarn that I didn't care about with me and gave it all to Chips neice and another family member as well as all these knitting needles and crochet hooks.
Well, even though I had a good 20 years of crocheting I'm not ready to give it up because I've been dying to crochet hehe. Even though I know I shouldn't do it because I don't want to flare up the carpel tunnel syndrome, I'm doing it little bits at a time. It's not going to hurt if I do little bits at a time.
I just think it's a total waste of a great skill because not a lot of men can or want to crochet. Some men think that if they crochet they aren't men but lots of men crochet like Rosie Grier the football player, my Uncle Ron who is probably the most masculine man I've ever met crocheted in his earlier years, the private detective on the tv show Pushing Daisies knits and crochets and they are always showing yarn on his desk in his office. So it's not a skill that is female specific. But it is a waste of a skill if you can't do it anymore. I would've liked to be able to do it all year because that is usually the source of christmas presents from me.
Atomic Alarm Clock
A few months ago I sent in a publisher's clearing house thing with a stamp for an atomic alarm clock. I'm kinda sick of having to set my TV to wake me up in the morning and I wanted something that was atomic because it sets itself via sattellite. It's not a radio alarm clock and it takes batteries, not plugged in which makes it even easier if we lose power.
As soon as I get it I put some batteries in and it says that it's 12:00 and it doesn't update right away like you see on the commercials. In fact it is still not set right, it says 5:08pm when it's really 2:06pm. I read in the manual about how it works and it says that it doesn't talk to the sattellite until night time so I pretty much have to wait until tonight for it to update. It also thinks that today is January 31st lol. Frankly I don't know how to set it yet so I am just waiting for it to set itself and hope that it sets the date too.
As soon as I get it I put some batteries in and it says that it's 12:00 and it doesn't update right away like you see on the commercials. In fact it is still not set right, it says 5:08pm when it's really 2:06pm. I read in the manual about how it works and it says that it doesn't talk to the sattellite until night time so I pretty much have to wait until tonight for it to update. It also thinks that today is January 31st lol. Frankly I don't know how to set it yet so I am just waiting for it to set itself and hope that it sets the date too.
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