Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Dennis’ better pictures came in today. I scanned them, cleaning off the scanner glass before scanning since last time I scanned pictures, they had specks of dust on them. Not good. I don’t know if I should upload them since I’m going to be changing hosts anyway really soon.
In celebration of Steady On‘s 200th play in my iTunes, I registered a MySpace account. I got that name off a font I bought over the weekend. That was a pretty steep font. I hope I can come up with something nice to use it on. I’m always buying fonts, downloading themes, and then they just sit on my hard drive or server until I delete them. I have zero motivation for anything computer-related anymore.
I fell Saturday night while I was feeding the dogs. Our lab danced in front of me, and I dodged her, got dizzy and fell down the stairs. I spent Sunday relaxing and I was able to drive around today. I feel better, but I don’t know if I can stomach six hours of exams tomorrow, two hours Wednesday and another two hours on Thursday. I’m not taking any classes this summer, I need a break. I’ve done this for four years straight. I deserve a break, right?
I have an MRI scheduled for Friday. I hope the results come back good. I’m scared to death of medical testing, especially with my co-worker, who was exposed to the same stuff I was, being so sick. Someone tell me it will be ok and I’m just over-reacting once again.
Dennis and I are making cupcakes, chocolate and vanilla, for finals week. I was hoping to get more studying done. My doctor told me not to enroll for fall. Why not? I almost don’t want to go back to him in a little over a week.
Enjoy some pictures.
I thought I’d post the 80′s Meme as seen on Groovy-mom.com here.
1.How old were you in 198O? I was born in 1980. Does that make me too young for this meme??
2. How old were you in 1989? 9 years old in June.
3. Were you a Toys R’ US Kid? Yep. Still am. I got most of my Wii games from there just last year.
4. Did you watch Transformers? They were sometimes background noise.
5. Did you see E.T. on the big screen? Nope. I got to see it when it came out on video, though. I still have that video somewhere. I really need to upgrade it to DVD.
6. Did you own a Lite Bright? Yes. I still have it somewhere. The only downside to it was it got extremely hot after a while.
7. Who is your Favorite Golden Girl? Never watched that.
8. When someone says ” Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Billy and I still play that song. Religiously.
9.What was your favorite toy? Barbie. I had a lot of Barbies and built my “story” around Skipper and Courtney. I even progressed to the 90210 dolls and before them I had the New Kids on The Block dolls, both the street team and the Concert Kids.
10. Did you have a Pogo Ball? Yes. I still have it somewhere, but I think it’s flat now.
11. Did you listen to New Kids on the Block? Yes, they were my first artist on CD, my first concert, my best memory of music. =)
12. What New Kid did you have a crush on? Jordan. Although I dated a man who looked like Danny Wood later on.
13. Did you play M.A.S.H? Yes.
14. Did you watch The Care Bears? Sometimes. When/if they were on.
15. Did you have Jelly bracelets? I had a few.
16. Did you have a charm necklace and/or bracelet? I remember having one, but I don’t know where it would be now.
17. Did you have a Glo Worm? Yep. Several.
18. Did you ever own a slap bracelet? Yep. Several.
19. The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles? Breakfast Club. I watched that when I was pregnant. There was also St. Elmo’s Fire. I still have that somewhere, too.
20. Did you have a crazy hair style? Is “unbrushed” crazy?
21. What was your first bike? I think it was a neon pink Huffy.
22. Name one thing you still own from your childhood! My 90210 dolls. Actually, I have a lot of my Barbie dolls and AG dolls, too. But the AG dolls came much later. They’re dolls for girls in the double digits.
23. Did you have a Cabbage Patch Kid? OMG, I had more Cabbage Patch Kids than anyone I know. I even had the little sister/big sister sets. I think I still have those somewhere.
24. Did you dress like Madonna? No, she was considered a whore back then. Still is, really.
25. Rainbow Brite or Strawberry Shortcake? Neither? Although I used to relate to the purple haired girl with glasses on Rainbow Brite.
26. Did you watch Miami Vice? No.
27. Did you own a pair of Jelly Shoes? I had a pink pair, but nothing special. Everything I owned has been pink. Tell you something??
28. Did you own a Trapper Keeper? I had a few. I still have one left over from the 5th grade.
29. Atari or Nintendo? Both. When I was a toddler, I used to watch my older brothers play Atari all the time. Then in 1987, I got a Nintendo.
30. Did you play Pac-Man? Yes. And Mrs. Pac-Man. And Pac Jr.
31. Which was better: Jem or Barbie and the Rockers? Barbie?
32. He-Man or She-Ra? I watched them both. I think that’s where my love of the Middle Ages came from!
33. What movie scared you the most? The Friday The 13th series. The movies (There was a Canadian TV show called Friday the 13th in the 1980s too, but it had nothing to do with the slasher films.). Jason. The Camp Crystal Lake Killer. My older brothers were allowed to watch those movies and I’d sneak off and watch them with them. Then have nightmares forever more. =D Coming in at second would be Nightmare on Elm Street.
34. Did you try to dance like Michael Jackson? Not until 1992.
35. What Is The First Thing That Comes To Mind When You Hear “Flux Compasitor”? Family Guy. And that’s sad.
36. What other colors did Pepsi come in? Clear. Then you add food colouring for fun!
37.Roger Rabbit Or Howard The Duck? I remember seeing Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the theater. Does that count?
38. Did you ever beg your parents to have your school picture taken with the ‘LASER’ background? No. Our school never got that until the 1990s.
39. Do you know what the Ninja Rap is? No, but I know what The Reaper Rap is. =)
40. Do you know why people cringe when they hear the word BUCKNER? No.
41. Can you name the family members from National Lampoons Vacation movies? No, but I remember hating Chevy Chase because his show replaced Perfect Strangers. You don’t mess with my Balki!
42. Wally-World or Europe? Neither.
43. What was your favorite movie from the 80’s? The Breakfast Club, hands down.
That was fun. Now I must get my turtle outta the oven because the timer went off. =)
Due to an unexpected death in the family on Saturday, I will be going to Chicago tonight and probably I will be gone until Thursday evening. The funeral is Thursday morning, at 10am. Dennis and I don’t have the autopsy report back yet, but we expect to have it by the time we get back. This has deeply affected us both, and I’m still in tears over it. Please don’t expect much from me in the coming days.