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Last Updated: 3/18/2009

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Gender: Female
Status: Married
Age: 32
Sign: Cancer

City: WESTFIELD
State: Massachusetts
Country: US
Signup Date: 11/17/2005

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Monday, March 23, 2009 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
So I have been thinking about the statue of late and I am wondering if Tunisia is the exit point when people leave the island via the 'wheel room' if maybe there was a way to reverse that and people could enter the island via Tunisia? In which case, maybe the statue was brought there by ancient peoples or constructed by ancient people who somehow got to the island. I am hoping that the mystery will be solved this season - I am not expending too much energy on it.

I love that the girl dancing has a Geronimo Jackson t-shirt. Where can I get myself one of those?

Horace! Didn't he appear as a hologram or hallucination to Locke? Why was that? I forgot all about that until I saw his greasy head.

Oh Sawyer, you look like a Breck girl with that hair! We all like you better dirty. And shirtless. And dirty. Really really dirty.

Okay, so Miles and Sawyer are DHARMA now. How did that happen? I guess we'll find out, but it doesn't seem like the DHARMA people are interested in any new recruits.

Jim and Miles drag Horace home and who do they find - Michelle from 24! Oh boy. I was so happy to be rid of her and now she's on another show I like. grumble. And she's having Horace's baby. Who's Paul?

How come on tv women just go into labor when they are surprised or worried or mad? I had to have this baby ripped out of me! So I could have just been shocked into labor?

So now Ginger is just dead somewhere in the ether? That is so depressing; even though I hated her I feel bad that she is just going to rot alone in the jungle.

Who put Sawyer in charge? The galaxy!

Excerpt from Sawyer's diary: Okay, here I am walking through the woods and I see a damsel in distress and I of course run to save her only to what, lose my nerve and not shoot the bad guy so JULIET has to be the one to save the day? Damn that non-moving-while-she-talks-upper-lip blonde!

Daniel says that whatever they did is what happened which kind of blows my mind when I try to think about time travel. And as I surmised in my last note I guess Daniel could be the one who deduced all that theories about time travel that Eloise was telling the Losties about. So then, she's definitely NOT his mother? Or is she? That kind of confuses me.

How did they manage to bury 2 people? Did they have shovels I wasn't aware of? Really big spoons in the picnic basket?

Ah, the sonic fence. Where can I get one of these jobbers?

Code to the fence? 3-8-5-6 of course.

Why do the women always deliver on the mainland? When did the problems with pregnancy start on the island? Post-1970's obviously. So why did they start? Did the island shift or something then and create a problem?

Is Horace the de facto leader of the Initiative people at this time?

We were talking about the Jughead bomb at work the other day and wondering why Daniel had them bury it? Did he just use the bomb as an excuse to get away from the group, see what's what? Were they in any danger from the bomb? Where is it now?

What do the hostiles want with Paul's body?

What happens in the 2 weeks we don't see to convince Juliet to stay? Does Sawyer waggle his manhood in front of her, enticing her like a carrot on a stick? Okay, that's a little obscene, but I couldn't help myself.

And, by the way, what a woman Juliet IS! Fixing cars, birthing babies and she still has time to cook a sensible dinner.

I am not even getting into the whole "is 3 years long enough to get over someone [and find someone new and blonde and robotic to sleep with]" conversation and how ironic that the very next day (?) Freckles shows up. If she IS pregnant with Jack's baby, I guess it'll make it even weirder than it would have been otherwise, eh?

Currently watching:
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Release date: 2009-02-03
Friday, March 13, 2009 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Okay, we finally find out what happened to Locke. I have been wondering about him since the season finale last winter.

Caesar is rummaging around somewhere - is this the present or a flashback? If this is the present, where is he? What happened to him after the flash? Are all the passengers of the plane on the island? What's with the gun? He seems like he knows what's going on and doesn't seem at all surprised by what he's finding. Actually he seems like he's looking for something specific. What's his deal?

And, given that I have seen the next episode prior to writing this, I already have a bit of foreknowledge but besides that, all those papers with science-y stuff on them - are they Daniel's from when he was in the past as part of DHARMA? And in "316" when Daniel's mom said a man came up with the way of predicting where the island would be, was that Daniel in the 70's too?

Now, Marshall proxy comes in and she doesn't seem surprised about anything in there either. What's with these people? Did they know something was up before they got on that plane but got on it anyway? Are they in on this? How is she so sure "the man" wasn't on the plane?

LOCKE! You crazy bastard, here you are, all unscathed and whatnot. Death really becomes him, no?

The pilot took the outriggers? Frank and who else? Where did they come from? Are we going to find out who the boats belong to? We've seen them a few times, but no answers.

Is Tunisia on the other side of the globe from this island? It's like the freaking conservatory in Clue.

Are these crazy Jawas expecting Locke? How? Don't drink that nasty water, John!

Here's Widmore, another crazy bastard, come to visit Locke in the "hospital" - when he asks him how long it's been and Locke says "4 days" does my time travel theory hold true? If it does, that means that Widmore would have remembered 4 days ago that the encounter with Locke took place however many years ago. So Widmore, with all his moolah has nothing better to spend it on than cameras in the desert? Why did Ben exile Widmore? What war is coming? How does Widmore know? Is he in a war with Ben? Forces of evil afoot?

Jeremy Bentham - for those of you who have extra time on your hands and have read my LOST thoughts, you will recall that Bentham was a British philosopher who was heavily influenced by John Locke.

"Just press 2-3" Ahhh... the numbers...

Does Widmore not want Locke to mention that he's involved because it would dissuade people from cooperating or because he's up to no good?

Matthew Abaddon! Another blast from my blogging past - Abaddon means "a place of destruction" I have been wondering when we would see him again. Hurley is not kidding that he is bad news.

Sayid...sweaty Sayid. Ahh...no comments.

Helen Norwood, John? Do you think she wants to see you?

Walt! Is this the original seasoning Walt? Extra crispy season 4 Walt? Remember when Walt was going to be the key to everything? What ever happened to that story line?

I thought it was cute that Hurley thought he was hallucinating Locke.

Is Kate in love with Aaron and she knows if she goes back that she will have to leave him behind? I don't know why else she would let everyone on the island die. I thought that she loved Sawyer and I didn't think that she would let him die, but I guess the love of a mother is stronger than any other love.

When Abaddon said that no matter what you do or don't do you end up back at the island, it makes me wonder a lot about free will vs destiny. I guess we'll never know what the deal is with Abaddon because he dies.

How does Jack still scoff at destiny?

I know it's so lame but when Locke was getting the rope ready to hang himself, I was close to tears. Here's this man of utmost faith and he's so desperate to fulfill is purpose, he'd take his own life to do it.

Then in comes Ben! That weaselly little cocktail shrimp is always everywhere. And we find out that Locke didn't break his promise to Jin. Of course it was Ben, furthering his own goals to the detriment of everyone. When it turns out that Ben's not evil after all, I'm not going to believe a word of it. Why does Ben kill Locke after he mentions Eloise? Because he knows that maybe she'll say Ben has to be the one to die? Because he doesn't want Locke to talk to her for some reason? Because Locke really is special and if Eloise meets him, things will move in a direction that doesn't benefit Ben? Because Ben knows John has to die and he's gotten all the info he can out of him and now he'll just finish it?

Currently reading:
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)
By Stephenie Meyer
Release date: 2007-08-07
Saturday, February 21, 2009 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Aside from being a play on the numbers, is the episode title a reference to John 3:16?




I will say that even though I thought this episode was nearly flawless, it doesn't mean I don't have questions!

Starts just like the pilot episode! Nice!

I thought this was a hallucination for at least the first 5 minutes. Then I realized it was going on waaay too long!

How come on tv when someone is unconscious, all it takes to rouse them is another person saying his or her name a few times?

I really enjoy the shout-outs to Chronicles of Narnia on this show.

When Ben say he didn't know about the Lamp Post did ANYONE believe him? Does he ever tell the truth?

Who built the pendulum? Daniel in the past? Widmore? Dr. Candle? Richard?

What's with the face Eloise makes when Des mentions Daniel? Is he not really her son?

Was Desmond's purpose to not press the button and cause whatever made the plane crash and left the Losties stranded?

Ajira Airways....so they were back on this island a few episodes ago when Juliet et al found the bottle?

So, that obit from last season is somewhere online, right? I remember a grainy screen shot of it last winter.

You would think after all this that Jack would have a little more faith. Even doubting Thomas was easier to convince. Is Jack's middle name Thomas, per chance?

For one brief second I thought Ben might not be evil, but then I remembered who I was talking about!

What loose end does Ben have to attend to? Killing Penny, maybe? Hope not! What other promises to old friends does he have to keep?

So Ray, the grandpa, what's his deal? Is he even old enough to be Jack's grandpa?

When I die, feel free to bury me in whatever shoes you want to. I don't need to look stylish in my coffin and in Heaven I will wear Vans all day. I am pretty sure even in the afterlife I won't want to tie my shoes.

So Kate shows up, sleeps with Jack, doesn't leave before breakfast, then leaves after he makes her breakfast (coffee and juice anyway) and is a total dick to him...what gives? How can Jack never ask about Aaron? We need to know, at least! I am assuming there will be a flashback to Kate and what she did between leaving Jack and showing up at his apartment. "Why hold on to something that makes you feel sad" could be a reference to the shoes or to Kate's hopes for a relationship with Jack.

What happened to Ben? Did he try to hurt Penny? Did he succeed?

Wondering again, who is Jill? Was she an Other? What's her tie to Ben? He must have done something for her that she is helping him now. No one just helps Ben unless they need something or have something they want kept secret and he's got to keep quiet.



How did everyone end up on the plane? Hurley? Sayid? Who's that lady with him? Sun?

If I knew my plane were going to crash and all I would have with me would be whatever I was wearing, I'd have on like 15 layers and 20 pairs of underpants and socks and some waterproof matches! And a backpack with snacks, but that's just me =) Kate was right when she told Jack he should wear hiking boots.

What about the rest of the people on the plane, Ben, you uncaring cocktail shrimp!?

Where did Ben go and what happened to him when the plane went down?

Currently listening:
Fearless
By Taylor Swift
Release date: 2008-11-11
Friday, February 20, 2009 

Current mood:  dorky
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
So Sun has been hanging out all this time waiting to kill Ben and she waits till AFTER she gets out of the car and gets almost to Ben before cocking the gun? i hate that!

How does Ben know that Jin is alive? He proves it by showing Sun Jin's wedding ring - but how did he get it? Locke gave it to him? When?

The numbers are playing over the radio broadcast (that Danielle will eventually change to her distress signal) - who is reading them and why? When will we discover the secrets of the numbers?!

How did Danielle live all that time without encountering other people? Because, it seems to me like anyone on the island runs into the Others, or Dharma people. Did she just avoid them? They must have known she was there - they track everything. and Danielle had a fire burning on the beach - they must have known she was there. How did she give birth all alone?!

The smoke monster usually only seems to kill people with bad motives - what did that French guy have in his heart? What about Nadine?

That weird roller-coaster chain noise the monster makes is just so creepy!

The French get to the smoke monster and they all go in except for Danielle, thanks to Jin. So Danielle only lives to meet the Losties thanks to a Lostie. How come she doesn't recognize Jin when she meets him? Because of my previous theory that she wouldn't remember meeting him until the present day has caught up to them and unfortunately she is dead by that point.

What is this temple? What's it for? Who built it?

Danielle told Sayid that her whole group had gotten sick except for her - they got something from the smoke monster - what kind of sickness is it? I thought that maybe they all got bloody-nose sickness, but I guess not.

Danielle is so smart to take out the firing pin! I love that wacky broad!

Ben got everyone all together and then it got all messed up - how frustrating! Now they have to get to Eliose HAWKING (zing!) and figure out how to get home. Is Eliose the same Ellie that was an Other? Is she Penny's mom? Is she Daniel's mom? Is she the "Eloise" of rat fame?

"This place is death" - I think so many of the Losties think this place is life for them - a place where they can live freely (Locke can walk, Kate would have been in jail, Charlie got clean, Hurley was released from the stresses of the cursed numbers, Richard lives forever) or a place where their dreams can live...

Ben thinks he kept everyone safe, and if he had Sayid kill Widmore's men, then I guess he did, but he also puts them in peril at every turn if it furthers his own goals. And Jack talks a big game, but he would no more kill Ben if Sun doesn't then he would have quit doing drugs if Ben hadn't flushed them down the toilet. Jack is not a man of action off the island.

Charlotte is yammering just like Theresa. Her brain is all out of synch.

Geronimo Jackson... look it up on lostpedia ... maybe Charlotte knows about it because she grew up here and it was one of few bands the Others listened to. I say this because the records in the hatch were an odd and obscure collection.

Juliet jinxed them by opening her big yap. Grr...

How old was Charlotte when she left? Who is her father? Who is her mother? How weird is it to hear her speak Korean with a British accent? She remembers the man (Daniel) coming to see her and telling her not to come back NOW because the future/past has caught up to her. My theory rings true yet again. We just haven't seen Daniel do this in the past/future, but it doesn't mean it didn't happen. He thought he could change things, but you can't change the past.

The rope stays with Locke just like the boat stayed with them in the water.

Locke looks Jin right in the eye and lies. He lies. He's so "moral" and yet he conspires to lie. He thinks he's saving everyone, but why is he under that impression?

If Locke let them lower him down, he wouldn't have fallen and hurt himself and I think he wouldn't have had his pain-induced hallucination of Christian. I think the island is determined to cripple him again - he keeps getting hurt in the legs!

Ding dong! The ginger witch is dead! I don't know why I hated Charlotte so much, but I am so happy she's gone!

So is Jacob manifesting himself as Christian to get Locke to do what he has to do? Interesting theory, Longo.

Does Locke have to move the island because he is special? And did Ben lie to get himself off the island for some reason? Just so he could torment Widmore for killing Alex?

Christian won't help you up because he's not real!

I have a feeling a lot of these hallucinations, nosebleeds and whatnot are a result of the radiation coming from that chamber. Remember how wary the men were when they discovered it behind the rock?

DESMOND! What are YOU doin' here! So now we all know Eloise is Faraday's mom. And Desmond will recognize her from the jewelry shop. Did she ever come into contact with Jack or Sun in the past?
Currently watching:
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget: Uncensored
Release date: 2008-12-30
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 

Current mood:  sleepy
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
The psychic insisted that Claire raise Aaron, but now Kate is raising him. Why did Claire have to raise him? Or did the psychic just say that to get her not to fly to LA to give Aaron up, thus saving her from being on that plane?

I am so surprised by Kate's maternal instinct.

No one who saw any footage from security tapes from the airport would buy that Kate was 6 months pregnant

I have never once found a handgun in a box of Russell Stovers!

Wouldn't you have lost the tie days ago if you were Daniel?

Why is everything happening because the 6 of them left? Why does the island care if you leave it?

My theory of time travel - if you go back on 02/15/09 to the past and interact with someone, they won't remember what happened until 02/15/09 and it will seem to them to be a memory, that way you have preserved the space-time continuum and you haven't changed anything. That's why Des just remembered Daniel.

Either that orderly is the worst "hitman" ever or sayid was meant to find the address in his pocket.

Jack is an absolute disaster in life unless it's about the island and then he's a hero.

Maybe all those weird whispers in the jungle are the Losties traipsing around out there in the past.

Aaron is like 3 months old when he was born! Amazing!

Jack drives the cruddiest car for a doctor!

I don't think that if Locke had gone back and talked to himself the night the hatch lit up that it would have changed anything.

Is Miles sure he was never on the island? I'm not convinced he's not Marvin Candle's baby!

When they get back to the camp, is it the future? Who are those people with the boats and where did they come from?

Why does Juliet know anything about an Indian airline? She is so shifty. I just know Sawyer is going to hook up with her and I am going to barf!

Did anyone else totally think that when they shifted through time after being shot at that the boat was going to disappear? Why didn't it? Is it the same reason as why your clothes become invisible if you're invisible?

What do you call that weird boat?

It's raining on the island and in LA....coincidence?

Aaron actually is Jack's family.

Funny how the lawyer is everyone's lawyer just like the lawyer on the Wire who is the attorney for all the bad guys.

How can Juliet hook up with Sawyer (as we all know she is going to do) when she knows how much he loves Kate? It's almost like cheating.

Anybody speak French? Now, on first viewing I did not think it was going to be Danielle's boat, but some of you did, so I guess I was just not thinking. So, Locke's people are at the same time almost as Jin and Danielle. I know it's all relative, but I'd like to see a comparative timeline of events. They seem to jump around to important times in the island' history and none of it seems random.

And I also didn't see Jin being alive coming from a mile away! I think this baby has slowed my processing speed!!

So Ben just wants to set some wheels in motion? You think he'd be nicer about adopting an orphan since he did the same thing to Alex (well, she wasn't exactly an 'orphan' but...)!

Jin's English got really good!


Currently watching:
Nip/Tuck - Season 5, Part 1
Release date: 2008-12-30
Monday, February 16, 2009 

Current mood:  relaxed
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
I left off after the part where Richard appears.

What happened to Theresa? Is she time traveling? Did Daniel leave so he could solve the mystery of what happened to her?

Widmore funded Daniel's research? Hmm...

Is there a less intense love affair on tv than the one between Daniel and Charlotte? Honestly.

How did the Army find the island?

Locke is anything but a "sodding old man"

How old is Richard? He's always been here? How?

Daniel says Ellie looks so much like someone - who is that someone?

Some theories about Eliie - she's Faraday's mom, she's Penny's mom, she's names Eloise and Faraday's rat is named after her.

Who IS Penny's mom? Have we ever learned about her? Could she be Eliie and could Penny be 1/2 sister of Daniel? If he's Widmore's kid it would make sense why Charles funds Daniel's research.

Where will the bomb be buried?

How old is Faraday?

Looks like everyone is converging on LA. The wheel of Ka. (to reference another mind-blowing obsession of mine)

Widmore knows an awful lot about what's going on and the imminent danger that's due for everyone.

So Widmore used to be an Other....huh...

I love how much Des loves Penny. It's the stuff of legends.

Does Richard really not understand about time travel?

Richard goes to see Locke when he's a kid - what thing on the table did he want him to pick when he went there?

Currently reading:
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Signet Classics)
By Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Wednesday, February 04, 2009 

Current mood:  relaxed
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
So we know that Charles Widmore was on the island at one point - how did he get off? Why did he get off?

Is the island moving or are they? (Matt Longo, we'll see if you're right!)

So cute that Des named his son Charlie :)

I am so glad I had a c-section!

Charlotte, things do not sound like they're going well for you. How will Daniel stop something bad from happening to her?

Call Miles "Eagle Eyes!"

Does Ellie know Daniel? How?

As soon as Des said he wouldn't want to go back, you know he's going to go back!

Why does Ellie think the Losties set the mines up?

The Others speak Latin! LOL!

Why does Locke ask Juliet why the men speak Latin? He should ask her how she knows it!

Thanks for reminding us of Miles' powers - I was afraid they were never going to bring it up again.

Richard you handsome devil!


Currently watching:
Hamlet 2
Release date: 2008-12-21
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 

Current mood:  curious
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Only made it in 20 minutes the last time.

So Locke is really dead, right? Then why is Ben on a deadline to get back? Does the island's magic work within a certain amount of time to bring people back to life? Is that how Christian is trotting about? Is he actually alive? Or just a spirit? What about Claire? Or Charlie? Or any of the other dead people?

Are Daniel and Richard time travelers? If Richard is, is that how he stays so young? Is Daniel just bopping around to make sure everything goes as it should? As his MOTHER wants it to go? Because I am assuming that jewelry shop owner lady/ scientist would be Mrs. Faraday.

Every one is on his own side but working towards the same goal for different reasons. If they all would be honest with each other they wouldn't have to fight so hard to get back to the island. But then the show would have ended 3 seasons ago.

Is that baby with Marvin Candle Charlotte? Because she's supposed to go 'back' to the island, but she didn't know she was there before. And Daniel loves her, but doesn't seem phased that she's going to die like those guys on the freighter when their noses started bleeding! And who are her parents?

The little gimmick of showing only the bottom halves of people, or the backs of their heads and then *gasp* revealing them was getting a liiiiiiittle bit old.

How many aliases does Dr. Candle have anyway?

How come when Daniel talked to Desmond in the past he didn't change the future? But now in the present Des can remember what happened? So did Daniel prove or disprove string theory?

Daniel is so sneaky! i don't trust him and I can't believe how instrumental he is turning out to be.

This show is so well-cast. Ben, Daniel, Sawyer - perfect casting.

How did Locke get off the island? When did he talk to Jack? How did he die?

WHAT DID SAWYER SAY TO KATE?! Ugh, I want to know!

How big is this island and how does it not run out of wood for fires or boars?

When does Locke tell Richard that he got shot? When he gets back to the present?

Is the compass Richard gives Locke the same compass from when Locke was a kid?
"What is this?"
"It's a compass."
"What does it do?"
"It points north, John."

Who is investigating Kate? Agostini and Norton. Do those names mean anything? Who does Aaron think is his daddy?

See what happens when you complain about Bernard not being able to start a fire? You get immolated, Frogurt.

Could you imagine how happy I'd be if Sawyer slapped Charlotte?!

How come Juliet isn't phased by the explanation of time travel? What does she know?

Who would win in a fight between Sayid and Jack Bauer?

If Daniel just told Sawyer how important that notebook is, why would anyone believe him when Daniel says he forgot it and has to go back to get it? Does he flip to the page that tells him Desmond is his constant? How is Des unique and special?

When Juliet explains the hatch and when Hurley explains everything that happened on the island, you realize what a mind fuck this show is!

Why is Widmore so obsessed with the island?

Glad Michelle Rodriguez is getting some work!

323-555-0156 - clever!

What did Ben take out of the vent and pack?

So much caviar, Cheech. Yuck!

Who's the woman who has to watch Locke's body?

Think Rose feels bad bout being mean to Neil?

Where DID dinner come from?

Why is Hurley lying to his dad and not to his mom? Magical mom powers?

The scene with Kate and Sun is very well acted. I feel like a part of Sun hates Kate so much.

Why do "they" want Aaron? Why is he so special? Remember when Walt was supposed to be special but we never really found out why?

Who is throwing perfectly good Hot Pockets!? Those things are awesome!

Hurley is so dumb he just listens to what people tell him and doesn't really take the time to think things out for himself. Except that he 'doesn't want to lie' he never makes a stand. And even then, he bent to the others' will.

"The first one isn't negotiable, it's just to show how serious I am" - I nearly died laughing at that line!

Locke makes a good deus ex machina.

Ugh, writing with chalk is so sloppy looking and dusty and old-fashioned! I hate it!




Currently watching:
Mozart & The Whale (Widescreen)
Release date: 2006-12-12
Saturday, January 24, 2009 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Um okay, time travel? Did LOST just jump the shark? I'm 5 minutes in and I am dubious.

Are the names Hoffs and Drawler significant?

If Sawyer and Juliet end up getting together I will sincerely barf. I forgot how much I hate her.

*gasp* if Sawyer hit Charlotte it would make up for any Juliet-based nooky he engages in for at least 3 episodes :)

...to be continued..
Currently watching:
Cashback
Release date: 2007-07-24
Friday, January 16, 2009 

Current mood:  amused
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Tiernan
Currently watching:
Something Mental
Release date: 2008-03-11
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 

Current mood:  annoyed
Category: Life
I am a prolific thank you note writer. If I get a gift, I write a thank you. It's just a part of who I am. I have a box of notes at my desk, at work and I keep a spare in my purse just in case. I probably wrote about 100 notes over the past year, possibly more. I take the time to think about the person and the gift and I make the note meaningful - no generic "thank you for the gift, it's really lovely, love Sara" coming from me!

Now, here's the question: Why is it that I seem to be the only person under age 50 that I know who writes thank you notes? Is it really so hard to do? A box of 25 note cards costs $5 at Walmart, so it's not prohibitively expensive. Your life is really busy and you don't have time? Oh really? I just had a baby and I got thank you notes to people who visited me in the hospital out to them within the week. How about before you put the gift away, take it out of the package, even put it down, you go get a piece of paper - a Post-it would do! - and you take 1 minute to say thank you. I took the time to go to the store, buy a gift, wrap it, get it to you (and I have a BABY!) and you don't have 1 lousy minute?

This is a general rant, so if I have given you a gift ever and you didn't write a thank you, don't think it's aimed at you. It's a rant in aggregate. I am not expecting a mailbox full of notes next week.

The sad thing is, as pissed as it makes me, if you give me a gift after not writing me a thank you for the one I gave you, I'll still write you a thank you, even though I won't want to. Because I have manners. My parents must have raised me differently from yours. I am sure you do stuff I don't do, like not swear and go to church and fold your socks, but you're perfect and your manners are lacking.
Currently watching:
30 Rock - Season 1
Release date: 2007-09-04
Sunday, December 28, 2008 

Current mood:  indescribable
Category: Life
So, Renato is 3 months old as of Christmas eve. We had a very nice holiday. We bowled on the 23rd (rather, we went to a party at the bowling alley - neither of us bowled, we just hung out with the boy) and went to Chris's brother's house on Christmas Eve. Then we had Christmas downstairs and a 2nd one yesterday. Renato got all sorts of fun toys - Clipo, a light up piano, some books, a talking barnyard, an iPod, rubber ducks and stuffed animals. It's really hard to buy for a newborn - they need nothing and can't really play with toys yet. Next year will be even more fun.

Still exclusively breast feeding. It's a lot of work and it sometimes makes me feel so isolated. I have to leave the room to go feed him when we have company or when we're out and I just wish we lived in a world where it wasn't so weird or taboo to whip out a tit and let your baby suckle it ;)

He laughs all the time and I am waiting for the day when it is less of an excited squeal and more of a ha-ha laugh/ giggle, but he is just such a happy boy. Smiles and razzes and bashfully hides his head.

Chris said this morning that he can't believe he loves Renato more today than yesterday and I can't believe that my heart can hold all the love I feel for this little boy. It's so amazing. People told me that I would feel this way and it's not that I didn't believe them, I just didn't know I was capable of it. Everything in the world takes a back seat to this kid.
Currently watching:
Jericho - The First Season
Release date: 2007-10-02
Sunday, December 07, 2008 

Current mood:  triumphant
Category: Life
Just made out all my cards and let me say - there are far fewer this year than ever before. I usually give out 25 or so to people at work and get back like 4 so this year I am just doing the ass-kissing admin and secretary ones and screw the rest. If I get one, I'll give one back but no more hours writing out individualized messages to people and getting bupkis back.

Also I usually do them all the day after Thanksgiving. HA! Not any more!
Currently watching:
Fred Claus
Release date: 2008-11-25
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 

Current mood:  sad
Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
I go to work so that this boy can have the best life possible.

So that I can change his diaper 500 times a day and not worry about the cost of diapers

So we can keep the heat on 70 so his little feet don't get cold.

So that when he turns 1 we can have big party and everyone can come.

So that we can finish the house and he can have more room to run around.

So that when he's 7 and wants to go to Disney, we can afford to go.

So that when he's 10 and wants a new wii 3000 turbo or whatever kind of shit they have in 2018, he can have it.

So that when he's 16 and needs some money for a car, we can afford to give it to him.

So that when he's 25 and getting married we can help pay for his wedding.

So that when he's 32 and having his first child, we can spoil her rotten.

So that when we die, we can leave him something to make his life the best one possible.



I may have 150 kids in front of me every day, but the only one that matters is the one waiting for me at home.

He's why I go to work even though it breaks my heart.
Currently watching:
Infant Massage: Power of Touch
Release date: 2003-11-04
Monday, November 24, 2008 

Current mood:  amused
Category: Life