Yesterday I went to my uncle's funeral visitation. Today, I went to my uncle's funeral. My uncle was 47 years old. He has twin daughters who are 25. He has a 6 week old grandson. He also had pancreatic cancer and a liver that was doing him no good. On top of those things, he loved good food, good company, and doing good things. He was ( Read more... )

i haven't posted on live journal in ages and everyone else is up in here complaining about their jobs, i thought i should join in. i'm not feeling even remotely motivated to be productive today. i don't know about this new job and it's been less than a week. it's not what i thought it was going to be. it's not challenging, and that's kind of ( Read more... )

I'm hiring a personal assistant, so if anyone needs a job, be sure to submit an application. Duties include but are not limited to: laundry, grocery shopping, driving me around, snuggling now and again, and laughing at my jokes. I will pay the right person in witty remarks and sugar-free fudgesicles ( Read more... )

these blogs about books, so I'll keep them up. That was oozing with sarcasm, in case you weren't sure. Finished "By the Lake of Sleeping Children" by Luis Alberto Urrea. Interesting read. Sad. An eye-opener. The book was about people living on the other side of the U.S./Mexico border, and although I assumed things are not great for them, I really ( Read more... )

I've decided to start posting my MySpace blogs as LJ entries. You don't have to read them twice if you're on both. :)

I have nothing better to blog about than the books I'm reading, but I'll fill you in on that at the end.

Just finished "Crooked" by Louisa Luna. It was about a girl who just got out of prison. It was definitely an easy read ( Read more... )

Oh, Cathy! Bless your heart... are you going to come see Damn Yankees this weekend ( Read more... )

I need to shave. My legs are like jungles ( Read more... )

Dear Jerks,

If anyone has anything to say to me while Rick is 27, you's better say it now.

Love always,

Mandy

I don't really care about this going around again, I just miss the boat the first time. Don't feel obligated ( Read more... )

I finally finished my Christmas shopping. Now, the hard part begins. The waiting. I want to give gifts NOW! I'm excited about Christmas eve morning. Opening gifts with good friends, and the sweet boy, and having a big delicious breakfast! The party next Friday should be a good time too. Other than that, Christmas will be pretty strange. ( Read more... )