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5 Things not to do in the Morning

{ 13 July, 2008: Sunday @ 3:49 pm } · { Something Like Real Life }
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Last night I headed to bed with a migraine that I would put at a 12 on a scale of 1 – 10. 1 being the worst headache most people have experienced multiplied by 5, and 10 being well say that same really bad headache times 30… Not my worst by far but still pretty bad.

I took a lortab as I was heading to bed, and it took probably a good 30 to 45 minutes for it to kick in and for me to actually be able to fall asleep.

I came up with a list of things not to try the morning after taking this very strong pain killer… or at least not to attempt until you fully wake up…

  1. Don’t try to restart your computer with the ipod plugged in. I had to go wake DH up to realize my ipod was plugged in and that my computer was trying to boot windows from my Ipod… Awake I would have realized this right off…
  2. Don’t try to log into any website that requires a password… I kept typing my passwords in all caps this morning…
  3. Do not decide to pick up your 80 gig ipod which you can not hold onto yet, and drop it on a mirror…
  4. Do not decide to braid your hair…
  5. Do not try to pay your bills.

Anyways I am finally awake and able to all of these things I was attempting to do this morning without ruining stuff.

Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful day.

Tag I’m it

{ 11 July, 2008: Friday @ 9:09 pm } · { Something Like Real Life }
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Okay, I guess I’ll play!  I have been tagged by Becky of imagic reflections.  

She tagged my digiscraps blog but I have moved it here since my digiscrap blog was tagged yesterday. 

The Rules

  1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
  2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
  3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
  4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

7 facts about me.

  1. The person I most want to be like when I am older is my mommy. 
  2. If I don’t like a book in the first 20 pages, I put the book down and never touch it again. 
  3. I still want a pet tiger even though I know its not possible. 
  4. In high school I lettered in Poetry, Orchestra, Sports and for Academics.
  5. If it weren’t for the invention of spell check, I would be a horrible speller.
  6. My favorite snack food are Fig Newtons.
  7.  I don’t recommend having 15 fillings removed in one sitting at a dentist’s office. (I did it last June).

Now, let’s see, who to tag . . . 

  1. Mommy – http://janetwalgren.wordpress.com/
  2. Baby Sister – http://dawndrium.wordpress.com/

What a difference a century makes!

{ 2 July, 2008: Wednesday @ 9:50 pm } · { Something Like Real Life }
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What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics from 1902:

The average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven years.

Only 14 Percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The average wage in the US was 22 cents an hour.

The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

More than 95 percent of all births in the US took place at home.

Ninety percent of all US physicians had no college education.

Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

The five leading causes of death in the US were:
        1.  Pneumonia and influenza
        2. Tuberculosis
        3. Diarrhea
        4. Heart disease
        5. Stroke

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was 30.

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented.

One in ten US adults couldn’t read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were available over the counter at
corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, “Heroin clears the
complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and the bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.”

Eighteen percent of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic.

There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire US.

Happy Mother’s Day

{ 13 May, 2007: Sunday @ 7:31 am } · { Real Life, Something Like Real Life }
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Happy Mother’s day! Today we honor our mothers who in my case was and is my hero, one of my best friends, and the person I most want to be like when I grow up. Yes at the age of 27 I still don’t think I am fully grown up. My mother gave everything she had to protect me and my sisters. She chose to end a cycle of abuse and in doing so gave up her security for the future. Every day I live I am so thankful for my mother. I love you Mommy! Thanks for doing an AWESOME job!

For Mother’s day I thought I would give everyone something funny to read.

The 9 Things Women say that Men should know.

1.) Fine:  This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

 2.) Five Minutes:  If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour.  Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

3.) Nothing:  This is the calm before the storm.  This means something, and you should be on your toes.  Arguments that begin with Nothing usually end in Fine.

4.) Go Ahead:  This is a dare, not permission. Don’t Do It!

5.) Loud Sigh:  This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men.  A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about Nothing.  (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of Nothing.)

6.) That’s Okay:  This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man.  That’s Okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7.) Thanks:  A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint.  Just say you’re welcome.

8.) Whatever:  Is a women’s way of saying SCREW YOU!

9.) Don’t worry about it, I got it:  Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself.  This will later result in a man asking “What’s wrong?”  For the woman’s response refer to #3.

Drama! Drama! Drama!

{ 10 April, 2007: Tuesday @ 2:19 pm } · { Something Like Real Life }
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Fake or Real? That is for you to decide.This past weekend and into this week I have been having a discussion with a friend of mine who is into martial arts. He entered an underground fighting tournament for which the prize was a sword. Now a sword for a prize isn’t all that great a prize unless you collect swords. However, for my friend, this particular sword had a price more than a dollar value. The sword was made by his mentor, teacher, and friend who passed away some years ago.

Now, I don’t understand guys one bit.. They like to fight and their best friend can be a guy they beat up last week.

Us girls on the other hand we get in a fight and 10 years later we still hate the girl, yet we don’t remember what the heck we were fighting over to begin with.  

Anyways back to my friend and his fighting tourney. I received a text message from him on Thursday or Friday saying he was heading to Japan to visit his Shidoshi’s grave site. This is the guy whose sword he ended up fighting in the tournament for.

The way the conversation goes is what makes it so hard for me to understand guys.

I got permission from my friend to share the content of our texts back and forth as long as I left his name out. For the sake of being anonymous I will call this friend of mine S. 

Fri April 6… S.
Think ima spend a week in japan.

Sun April 8… Lia
Hope you have a good time in Japan.

Sun April 8… S.
Heh plans changed. Can barely move. Not gonna beable to go.

Sun April 8… Lia
What happened?

Sun April 8… S.
Sick. Got stabbed again twice and dislocated my sholder.

Sun April 8… Lia
You got stabbed doing what?

Sun April 8… S.
Martial arts tourny. Underground unsanctioned stuff

Sun April 8… Lia
You’re gonna kill yourself doing that crap.

Sun April 8… S.
Never fought so hard in my life. In a way was worth it to test myself

Sun April 8… S.
Heh maybe. But it was fullfilling. Being able to fight without holding back. Got nothin else.

Sun April 8… Lia
You have your music and your friends.

Sun April 8… S.
Heh

Sun April 8… S.
What does it matter. I fail at everything I try.

Sun April 8… Lia
<Lie>

Sun April 8… S.
Heh. Its true.

Sun April 8… Lia
No its not.

Sun April 8… S.
What have I done right

Sun April 8… Lia
You’re a talented musician. You care about your friends, and someday you will make a girl very happy.

Sun April 8… S.
Doubtful. U know better than anyone a relationship with me is to strained to work

Sun April 8… S
Round 2 2nite. Wish me luck.

Sun April 8… Lia
Good luck my crazy friend.

Sun April 8…
S
Heh its about honor.

Sun April 8… Lia
Good Luck

Sun April 8… S.
Thx.

Sun April 8… Lia
Np still think you’re a tad bit crazy.

Sun April 8… S.
Heh

Sun April 8… Lia
I do mean it though. Good Luck.

Sun April 8… S.
Heh.Just because I don’t get why you do it, doesn’t mean I cant wish you luck and hope you don’t die in the fight.

Sun April 8… S
I wont. But if I do I wont regret it.

Sun April 8… S.
Oh tonite I get to fight a thai-boxer. Means maybe a challenge. And a katana duel before. Might be fun. Katana match gonna last 3secs max tho.

Mon April 9… Lia
How’d your fights go?

Mon April 9… S
Won both.

Mon April 9… Lia
Grats.

Mon April 9… S
I dont lose.

Mon April 9… Lia
When fighting with knives that’s a good thing… I still think you’re a tad bit crazy.

Mon April 9… S
Heh.

Mon April 9… S.
God. I hurt all over. Bad timing for painkillers to wear. carryin 200lm water heater.

Mon April 9… Lia
That’s what you get for working after fighting with knives.

Mon April 9… S.
Katanas*

Mon April 9… Lia
Lol knives… Katanas… Same thing.

Mon April 9… S.
Nope. Katana is 3 feet. Knife is smaller than 12 in.

Mon April 9… Lia
Lol I still say its the same and what Princess Liadan says is always right even if its wrong.

Mon April 9… S.
Not in this case. And the rest is hand 2 hand.

Mon April 9… Lia
Lol I know what katanas are. In fighting I consider anything with a blade a knife no matter how long the blade is.

Mon April 9… S.
I only use longer blades.

Mon April 9… S.
After this tourny my col. breaks 200

Mon April 9… S.
BTW the Katana fight lasted 3 mins. Hand to hand took 10. He was good. Lost to me cuz of a miss step.

I will leave the conversation here. He went on to fight again that night. I wished him luck again, however I will never understand why guys get themselves into situations like this.

Now I know why he wanted to fight in the Tournament. The sentimental value of the sword, as well as to fight the man who fatally injured his mentor in a fight. To fight someone and win without taking a life shows not only honor but great strength of will during a no holds barred fight.

Now my friend won the tournament; however supposedly the price is that he took one too many hits to the head and is in a coma. My question is this… “What price is honor worth?”

 Is honor worth your life to show that you can honorably fight a man who will hit one too many times, and fatallay injure a person, sparing their life to let them know that you are the bigger person. Is it worth the price of your life, and your dreams to fight for your mentor’s name?

Again I said I am a girl, and I don’t understand all of this, but comeon guys… Don’t forget that you are a Son of a woman, the son of a man, maybe a brother or sister, father, friend, companion to others. Women you are a Daughter of a woman, daughter of a man, brother sister, mother, friend, companion. Think for a minute of all the people who would be affected by your choices. If you die there are people who care about you. There are people who love you. There will always be someone who will cry for you. Even if you can’t see it.

Think about the price of honor. I am not saying to die for what you believe in is wrong, but if the only reason you are fighting is because you think its all you are good for you are a bigger fool than the person who dies defending their beliefs because they want to protect those who they love.