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Friday, December 17, 2004

My father died last Sunday. My childhood is over.

posted by Caroline 12/17/2004 01:51:00 PM

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

All the posts I've written lately haven't published.

My worlplace has always been a haven for lizards, but this year there have been incredible numbers of them. We did have one young #@* slam his foot on one when he was trying to impress a girl, and I let him know the little lizard wouldn't hurt him and killing it wasn't necessary. For the most part the lizards live in harmony there.
Also seen outside my workplace was a Praying Mantis. It was the largest Praying Mantis I have ever seen. It turned it's head and that look was just amazing. I seem to remember this bit of urban folklore as a kid. That it was illegal to kill a Praying Mantis, or mabe that was a grasshopper.
Last week a friend's friend bought both her and me groceries. That was really nice of him. Too bad it wasn't earlier in the week, because I really needed them.

Last week I watched the movie "Stranger Than Paradise", it is an old Jim Jarmusch movie from the 80's. I'm not sure if I would have enjoyed so much if I wasn't from Hungarian ancestry, and if my grandmother wasn't born in Budapest. There is one scene with the Hungarian-American aunt that made me laugh out loud, really loud.

posted by Caroline 11/16/2004 01:07:00 PM

Sunday, November 07, 2004

For many years my workplace had been a haven for lizards. Lizards moved in and out from the small opening in the doors. This year seems to be the year of the lizard. At one time I could count 5 lizards in a room. Sunning themselves in the window, resting comfortably in our mail bin, blending with the cardboard boxes. I don't mind the lizards, alive and well and thriving. We did have some #$@ slam his foot on one this year while trying to impress a girl. I did imform the #$@ that lizards live here, and wouldn't hurt him, and he didn't need to do that again. Also one year a petrified lizard was found in our work shed. As a practical joke it was placed on my desk next to my cheese crackers. Not to be found by me until much later.
I also saw the biggest Praying Mantis that I ever saw outside my work last week. It's head turned and looked toward me. Ohhh.

More free stuff. I saw 3 free movies. "The Polar Express", it was good, but now that I see it was done in IMAX 3-D, I would like to see it that way too. I bought this book for my nephew when he was little and it still brings a tear to my eye.

posted by Caroline 11/07/2004 01:13:00 PM

Saturday, October 30, 2004

I just woke up from a nap . As I awoke ,I noticed that I was feeling my face to see if I got too much sun. It was a warm sunny and breezy day today. I gave both of my dogs, Big Loo and Little Winky baths. I didn't feel like bringing their wet bodies in the house so I walked them individually until they were blown dry.
More free stuff...Last night I went to see the author Isabel Allende. A friend was given a free ticket and gave it to me.

I don't like politics but election day is coming soon and I do usually vote.
I am happy to say I have never voted a straight ticket.

posted by Caroline 10/30/2004 07:21:00 PM

Sunday, October 17, 2004

More free stuff...yesterday I went to a small town fall festival. Instead of chairs to sit on they had bales of hay. The entertainment consisted of an Elvis impersonator, ventriloquist and a kazoo band (for kids) . They also had rides, the kind my mom never let me go on as a kid. Even with my fear of heights I have always wanted to go on a ferris wheel. I might have tried one of the rides if I didn't have to pay in tickets instead of cash. I had a nice time there, and the atmosphere was relaxing .

I have been waiting a long time....Now it looks like there is really something to look forward to in November--Pixar's "The Incredibles".

posted by Caroline 10/17/2004 03:52:00 PM

Friday, October 08, 2004

About two weeks ago I sat here trying to figure out how I was going to eat. I could not wait until my Friday payday. Thursday night I looked thru pockets and change on the floor of the car so I could gather up 5o+ cents to buy one can of dog food. The doggies go through 3 cans of food a day. I had also run out of cat food, but was able to get by on some old tuna that I had in the house. When I got off work on Friday and had some money I stopped at an all you can eat salad bar on the way home. I ate like I hadn't eaten in a week. I then stopped and picked up a few essentials that I needed, including a case of dog food.

The next day I was going to the annual International Festival at the University. I had been looking forward to going since last year. I got some Lebanese food, Thai tea* which reminds me that I need to add tea to my favorite things list. I had a good time there, watching the dancers and especially enjoyed the men doing the Turkish dances, they looked alot like Russian dancers when they circled the room on their knees. I bought a wooden snake at the Peru exhibit and startled some childen when I dropped it on the outside bricks and blurted out "my snake". The snake lost one of it's eyes in the fall and I went back and got a replacement snake.

posted by Caroline 10/08/2004 01:13:00 AM

Saturday, September 18, 2004

It's not good to start off writing haven't written in a while, but that seems to be the case.
While I was away I went to the Omnimax Theater to see 2 movies. I wanted to see them before they closed for 2 months for renovation. I saw a movie about NASCAR and a movie about the sea. Unbelievable as it sounds, I broke another tooth. So I better not think about having any money for the next couple of years. My old crazy kitty had his yearly trip to the vet. He has lost 2 lbs, which is not good and he is now getting some soft food to help him bulk up again. He also has a heart murmur just like his mama. I got a deal at the video/DVD store , I can watch as many movies as I want a month for 9.99. I have now seen the entire 2nd season of "Six Feet Under", "Starsky and Hutch", "13 going on 30" with the adorable Mark Ruffalo, who I first saw in "You Can Count On Me". I also watched, "The Philadelphia Story", "I Capture The Castle", "In The Cut"(only watched because Mark Ruffalo was in it and some others that I can't remember right now.
The weather became almost fall-like this morning, and that means it's time for festivals and maybe even trips to the park with the doggies (If I can get a willing party to come with me and walk one of them)

A few weeks ago I saw that one oe of my favorite TV shows of the 80's was out on DVD. I cannot wait to see it again. The show was called Sledgehammer!
I hope it is as funny as I remember.

posted by Caroline 9/18/2004 09:26:00 PM

Friday, August 27, 2004

There is now less of me to love

Last week I had two teeth cut out by an oral surgeon. Between the 2 Valium(because he thought I was the nervous type) and whatever they put in my arm to put me under, I slept for nearly 2 days. I also had a prescription for Vicodin for pain, but to get back to this world I decide to take Tylenol instead. I also thought during my time off I could take my kitty for his annual vet visit. Ha. Today I am pondering if I should do this. For some reason this time of year he gets these huge mats the size of small animals on him. I usually try to brush them out, then I have to resort to pulling on them and then cutting them out. This year is even worse because he has them on his belly too. He doesn't like being touched on his belly and last week I got a huge scratch letting me know that. If I can find the clippers that I have for my little dog Winky, I could possibly shave him down. Either way, I am going to be going into the vet's office with a cat that year after year goes in looking like a freak. I will go in saying , "The rest of the year he looks good".

Alot of people probably wouldn't think that I would like to go see The Allman Brothers/Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, but I would. I don't know how much the tickets are but they are probably expensive and the Pavillion that they are playing at is one on least favorite places to see a concert. Also I don't know if I can talk anyone I know into going with me. I once won tickets to an Allman Brothers concert. Could that happen again?

posted by Caroline 8/27/2004 12:16:00 PM

Monday, August 09, 2004

How much do events of our childhood influence our interests as adults. I am attracted to books about people decide to go it alone in the wild, and the books about travels along the Appalachian Trail. I like other books by Bill Bryson, because of his humor, but this book "A Walk In The Woods", is written about something that dream of, walking the the Appalachian Trail. When I was a child my family would take vacations in Vermont. We would often stay at Harvey's Mountain View Farm In Rochester, Vermont. When I was about 8, my family decided to walk part of the Long Trail in Vermont. The the Appalachian Trail joins the Long Trail there. We walked from Brandon Gap to Middlebury Gap, Vermont. Iit was supposedly equal to walking 50 miles on flat land. I do not know this as a fact. I was just a kid. I remember sometimes you had to climb to get up to the next part of the trail. I remember asking my mom if I could crawl, because my little legs were too tired too walk anymore. I also remember my dad saying something like getting a divorce for my mom getting him into this. I did finish the walk, and they (suprisingly) are still married.

posted by Caroline 8/09/2004 09:59:00 PM

Saturday, August 07, 2004

I didn't read finish reading my very overdue library book or watch the DVD I took home to watch this weekend. Instead I spent most of the day watching the Katharine Hepburn movie marathon and enjoying the cool weather.

This week.. sometime on Thursday a woman ran into my workplace looking for a bathroom. I did not find out about this until later, when inquiring about the" Out Of Order" sign on the bathroom door. It seems she didn't make it, and left a trail on the carpeting. I spent the next couple of days hopscotching about at work trying to avoid the brown spots like a chess player trying to avoid checkmate. Wouldn't you know the carpets were cleaned on Monday.

posted by Caroline 8/07/2004 10:53:00 PM

Thursday, July 29, 2004

Red
I just finished coloring the hair. It is usually pretty bright for the first few days to a week and then goes to a more natural color or less alien- like . Also I keep thinking that I smell cinnamon for about a week afterward. It must be the ginseng in the coloring.

I was a little down because I thought I only got a B in my class that I finished up last week. I finally found my school password tonite and I found out I actually got a A.

There is this show on TV where a couple go around to garage sales and find all this cool stuff, and some not so cool stuff. It's pretty fun to watch. It's like going to a flea market without getting dirty. Then they supposedly auction the stuff off online.

More free stuff-----saw a free movie last night and this next month there is going to be a lunch box exhibit at the gallery of the big library. I think I am going to love this. I used to get a zine called "Freakie Magnet." It was a magazine of vintage cereal boxes. Gotta luv that stuff.

posted by Caroline 7/29/2004 10:57:00 PM

Sunday, July 18, 2004

I stopped by the folks place tonite on the way home from church. While I was there my nieces's husband arrived with his father. We were all outside and noticed alot of lightning bugs this evening. (I didn't catch any and put then in a jar) They reminded me of my childhood summers. What else reminds me of summer? Playing midnight, freeze tag and red light green light with my multitude of cousins. Jerry the ice cream man. The bug machine/truck that was probably spraying us with DDT. The bug spray looked like the smoke coming out of the Batmobile or Couragous Cat's car. Swimming at the Babylon pool. The pool itself was on the Great South Bay and was surrounded with sand. I hated being sprayed by the sprinklers on the way into the pool, it was always so cold. In later years I also noticed that the teachers at the public schools worked as lifeguards at the pool. Summer also included lots of made up scary stories that usually had someone being buried alive. What reminds you of summer?

For now, back to studying

posted by Caroline 7/18/2004 09:42:00 PM

Sunday, July 04, 2004

July 4th.

Lots of firworks going off right here in the neighborhood, so not sure I really need to go anywhere to see more. Also might get a chance to see some fireworks at baseball game later this summer. At church tonite the song on the way out was "America The Beautiful".The lady next to me was singing proudly, and she said to me, that she was originally from Colombia(that is a country in South America, not a city in South Carolina),and this was her adopted country. She then said to me, "I love this country".

I've been quite overwhelmed lately. So many things going on, and most not good. So people try to be nice. Even if it kills you--which it just might.

posted by Caroline 7/04/2004 09:21:00 PM

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

Last week was the fateful day. The day I was going to call and change my cable from standard to basic. I mustered up enough courage to call, and when I did they asked why I was doing this, I told them I was taking a class now, and I didn't have as much time, and I also needed to save some money. This is when the cable lady said, " would you be willing to keep it if we reduce the rate to about $29 for six months, and then 30 something for the following six months". I figured this would save me more than the amount of money I was originally planning to save going to basic cable for a couple of months and now I could still keep my beloved cable.

So many good movies at the $1.50 movie and so little time.
Also looking good on the movie frontier, "Anchorman", "Terminal", and "Spiderman 2"

Big Loo ived up to her name yeserday

posted by Caroline 6/22/2004 09:16:00 PM

Saturday, June 05, 2004

I am about a week behind with my writing. Last week I dealt with more teeth problems,and a family dinner for my mother's 65th birthday at the Outback. It was the typical family nightmare. While my dad and my niece's husband were outside smoking, the staff came to sing "Happy Birthday" to my mom. My niece and her husband were about an hour and a half late, and it took us 3 hrs. for dinnner. Sometime last week I think I took my darvocet for my teeth and then the vicodin for my ankle mistaking it for the darvocet. Bluuuuur. I figure in one day I had two aspirin,two sinus pills, two tylenol, two imodium for my bad tummy from all my pills, and 4 darvocet, and then who knows what else...Last weekend I went to Speed Street, the ultimate NASCAR freebie event. If I didn't get anything else, I would have been happy because I finally got the Doughboy. Last year they ran out. I still need to cancel my cable, but I have to wait until after Monday, because the National Geographic Channel is premiering "Return To The Titanic". Did some going through stuff today, and I ran across some old photo albums that had some photos of people that have really changed in many ways, and seeing the photos made for a good laugh.

posted by Caroline 6/05/2004 12:17:00 AM

Sunday, May 23, 2004

This last week has been more of a get things done week then anything else. I got my school books, had my car tuned-up, paid almost all my bills, and spent as little money as possible. This last Friday I took my little dog to the vet. I will call my little dog Winky in this blog because she looks alot like Winky in "Best In Show". She has lost 3lbs. in 2 months and the vet was very impressed and said, "it is like me losing 20lbs". Now just 5lbs. to go. Winky has allergies and like most dogs with allergies she gets itchy skin. The vet suggested benadryl and I picked up some generic benadryl at the store. My big dog who I will refer to as Big Loo(for obvious reasons to me) in this blog has allergies too, but unlike most dogs she gets the sneezies. Yesterday I gave them both the benadryl and we all layed down under the ceiling fan for a mid-afternoon nap. Feeling like a mom giving her kids dramamine before a trip, more for me, than for them. What a calm came over the place. Now only if the kitty, who I will refer to as Crazy in this blog, could have some too. Yesterday I took a late nite trip to the store, in the produce section I saw something called Grapple(TM). I thought this might be a new hybrid and/or a genetically altered fruit. It cost $4.99 for 4, so I decided it wasn't a good day to try it. When I got home I looked it up online and it was disappointing. A Grapple is an apple that is infused with grape juice. Last week I watched "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory". A classic children's movie. I have extremely mixed feelings about a upcoming remake of this movie. In my time off I did get to the impressive teapot exhibit at the the uptown Mint Museum and while I was uptown I stopped at the big library to do a little genealogy research, since I didn't have any of my paperwork with me, I didn't get very far. I also saw Shrek II for free, and got a free CD of my vet's band.

P.S. I would like to be cloned.

posted by Caroline 5/23/2004 03:51:00 PM

Monday, May 17, 2004

Don't call my dog fat!

I was out walking my dog this evening. Someone who lives in my complex was arriving home and said to me your big dog has gotten BIG(FAT)." She used to be skinny but now she is BIG". My big dog has not been skinny since she was 1. She is now a senior dog. For six months she was on special food for medical condition, and she gained 14lbs on it. She is on lean food now and has lost some weight, although I haven't been able to walk her as much since I had the ankle injury. She now has a waistline again or an indentation as a reminder of the girlish figure she once had.

posted by Caroline 5/17/2004 09:36:00 PM

Friday, May 14, 2004

Will I Survive

I registered for a class, and it will be starting at the end of May. I finally paid off the big dog's surgery, and am awaiting word on a loan so that I can take care of my teeth. I want to borrow the money and pay it back within 3 months. If I can pay it back in that time I will not have to pay any interest. I have learned from many past mistakes, and if it can be avoided never put anything on a credit card, because you will be paying on it for many years and many times over. I have been trying to think of more free things to do and I have somewhat decided to do without my cable for a little while. How will I survive without the Weather Channel?, Discovery, BRAVO. Although I have been so busy doing free things or low cost things like the $1.50 movie. This last week I attended another workshop on dog food at the big library that is close to my house. Upcoming free things for me, a teapot exhibit at the Mint Museum that is free on Tuesday mornings-- and a friend is going to give me one of their parking tokens so I can park free too. A movie preview of Shrek II! A free DVD rental that I got by thru one of my label saving offers. Maybe getting rid of the distraction of my beloved cable will be good for me when I take my class. I hope it's not going to be like the old day's before I had cable. I am somewhat of a night person and the only thing back then on regular TV in the wee hours was infomercials. I have watched the Hair Club For Men for more times than anyone could imagine.

posted by Caroline 5/14/2004 10:16:00 PM

Sunday, May 02, 2004

Saturday night I went out to see a band with my friend Maria. We went to see them because she used to work at a bookstore with one of the members of the band. The band had an opening act that I really liked . Their name is Gold Coast.

ooooooooh...Hugh Jackman on " Inside The Actors Studio", tonite at 8 on BRAVO.

Where have all the dandelions gone? I was just watching TV,and there was a weed commercial showing a weed killer being placed on a dandelion. That stuff must really work, because I can't remember the last time I saw a dandelion. As a child I thought they were beautiful flowers.
My mom used to have have this saying on a needlepoint in our dining room.
"Once in a golden hour I cast to earth a seed, up there came a flower, the people said a weed". I hope I got that right , I am writing this from memory.

posted by Caroline 5/02/2004 03:24:00 AM

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Last week I went to the big library near me for a free talk they were having on archaeology. The person that was giving the talk is a professor from UNCC. I have always found stuff like this interesting, and now my interest in doing some online/distance learning includes this subject. While I was there I also signed up for a couple more talks they are going have. I guess I do alot of things that don't cost much, or very little. Besides clipping coupons(one of my favorite things), I often get lots of other freebies, including a movie ticket that I just realized that I have to use before the end of the month. What a disappointment for me when I realized that Van Hesling doesn't open until May.
It's been nearly two weeks since the ankle injury and I am getting better, but I am still swelling by evening. The big dog who lost about 5 lbs. on the new diet has probably gained it all back. It's funny, but for the last few days I have just felt like staying home and cleaning the house, and now people are coming out of the woodwork to do things. It seems to go this way. I'm zigging while everybody else is zagging. Which reminds me when I was in high school, one of my favorite comics was Ziggy. Later, I loved the Far Side humor, but I have never understood Calvin and Hobbes. Strange.

I had a weird dream last night, and it seems to be haunting me today.

My kitty is a sweet sixteen donut addict (powdered sugar).
This is not related to above dream.

posted by Caroline 4/25/2004 01:39:00 PM

Friday, April 16, 2004

Happy birthday to me.

posted by Caroline 4/16/2004 08:19:00 AM

Monday, April 12, 2004

I had plans for a wonderful visit with the little niece from Florida. Yesterday, we went out to to eat, colored Easter eggs, blew gazillions of bubbles with her new bubble machine. Today, we went out to eat and then she waited in the hospital emergency room parking lot for me. I woke up to the sound of the garbage sanitation truck this morning. I stepped out my front door and that is when my ankle failed me. My leg bent horizontally to the ankle and I ended up spread eagle on my tiny front lawn. When I finally could sit up I knew that the garbage man/sanitation worker could see me. Not a hey are you okay, you need some help, nothing. Maybe during his typical day it's commonplace to see a woman in her early morning gear spread eagle on her front lawn, I'm just happy that guy with big black lab wasn't walking by this time. By early afternoon I took up the offer for a ride to the hospital. It's not broken, but the doctor said I did have a chip on the bone, which may possibly have been there from a previous fall. Their main concern seemed to be the swelling, and I am suposed to use the crutches and the air cast that they gave me. I tried bringing the dogs out when I got home and the scenerio would almost be laughable, if it wasn't so painful.

Just to elaborate a little on the scenerio. Me on crutches, little dog that I am trying to walk terrified of crutches and is pulling away from me. Little dog is pulling so hard that she pulls herself out of her collar. I scream while trying to strain to reach her without losing my balance. I drop the crutches and drop to the ground, and grab the little dog by its back end. Little dog screeches in pain. I slide collar back on and pull little dog back in house.
Next, I walk big dog.

posted by Caroline 4/12/2004 07:21:00 PM

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Mortified. I will have to explain this later...

My parents will be driving halfway to Orlando today to meet the little niece's parents who will also be driving halfway so the little niece can spend the next week in town for a visit. The day before I even knew she was coming I bought her a bubble machine. Yeah, it's really a fancy bubbles and wand, but I still I can't wait to open it for her. I also spent last Saturday morning at the grand opening of a new dollar store. You can find alot of things for a 3 year old there . I am also gettting a few days off of work, so I can spend a little time with her too, though, I still have to work on Friday, the 16th, my birthday.

posted by Caroline 4/10/2004 08:15:00 AM

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Dog Park
When you have dogs and don't have a yard to let them run in, you usually get alot of excercise walking them, and also everyone seems to know your name. I walk so often in the circly area in my complex, it seems I know alot more of what's going on here than my other neighbors without dogs. On my days off I sometimes take the dogs walking along the park greenways. It is a welcome change from the monotony of walking in a circle. Last week someone came into my work and was talking about a dog park. It costs $35 a year, and you can take your dogs there and let them run off the leash. I am taking the big lumpy dog to have her staples removed (from her surgery), and my vet is not too far from one of the dog parks. We might just have to go down and see what it looks like. Unfortunately, I might have to wait a month before I can join because big lumpy girls surgery has really set me back, and I do like to eat regularly.

posted by Caroline 4/06/2004 12:49:00 PM

Tuesday, March 30, 2004

It seems the less money I have, the more I look in travel magazines to plan my dream trips. Here are some of them: Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, SC at Christmastime, Savannah, GA, Rochester, Vermont, Mackinac Island, Prince Edward Island home to" Anne of Green Gables", Discovery Cove in Orlando Florida, Babylon, Long Island (my hometown), Southern Ireland, and Yorkshire, England.

posted by Caroline 3/30/2004 08:53:00 PM

Sunday, March 28, 2004

During the "sign of peace" during church tonite, the couple next to me gave each other a very long romantic touchy-feely kiss. Yuck. I had to look around for other people to shake hands with so I wouldn't feel awkward until they finished.

posted by Caroline 3/28/2004 09:03:00 PM

Friday, March 26, 2004

While driving around town today I saw two pre-teen boys waiting to cross a busy intersection. While they were waiting one of them made a 90 degree bent arm and clenched fist pulling down motion that I reconized as a sign for blow your whistle trucker, pleeeeaaaassssse. It was nice to see, that kids still do stuff like this. I remember when my nephew, who was born when I was still in high school, and was raised for the most part by my parents would do this too . On long trips, he would try to catch the eye of a trucker, pull, pull, he would then motion. Often the trucker would reciprocate. What joy!

Today I also saw girls in front of Hooters hula hooping in their Hooter's outfits.

Yesterday my big lumpy old dog had surgery. She survived.

posted by Caroline 3/26/2004 09:45:00 PM

Saturday, March 20, 2004

oooooooooooooooooooh...the sound of bubble wrap.

People often say how hard it is to break a CD. This does not seem to be a problem for me. The most recent fatality, "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" by the Cure.

Here are some books I currently have overdue at the library:*
"The Slippery Slope" by Lemony Snicket
The Ethnic Food Lovers Companion" by Eve Zibart
"the Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys" by Chris Fuhrman
The Illustrated Woody Allen Reader" edited by Linda Sunshine?
"Frommer's Cozumel, Cancun, and the Yucatan"

*including but not limited too

posted by Caroline 3/20/2004 11:13:00 PM

Thursday, March 11, 2004

Mr. Stinky

There was a man that used to come into my work many years ago that we used to refer to as Mr. Stinky. After work this evening I stopped by the grocery store, and out in the parking lot was a large old 8 cylinder type car that I immediately reconized as Mr. Stinky's car. It wasn't just that it was an old car, but the side window was cardboarded, and the rest of the car was filled with what looked to be most of his possessions. Rolls of paper filled the rear window, and the car sagged with the load. I do not know where Mr. Stinky lives, but I believe it is quite possible that his car is his home. I was in the store about 15 minutes when I finally saw him. He was tooling around the store on a motorized cart. I do not know to much about this man, but I remember he did seem to know alot about computers, and he once tried to help me jumpstart my old car with his car/home?

posted by Caroline 3/11/2004 11:06:00 PM

Tuesday, March 02, 2004

While the dentist is drilling your teeth is is usually not a good sign to hear, him/her say "oh" or "uh oh". I found this out when my dentist finished drilling and said to his assistant, "do you want to tell her". It seems, that if what he did to my tooth doesn't work, my tooth will have to be removed. This was followed by saying something like this, you might be in so much pain you won't be able to stand it, and he proceeded to offer to write me a prescription for strong pain medication. I also heard the word oral surgeon and immediately substituted this $, in my my mind for it. My teeth have been in so much pain the last few months it was truly a relief to know the cause.

Earlier this evening I heard a loud crashing noise in my dining room, a minute later I saw my cat walking across my living room with a slice of pizza in his mouth.

posted by Caroline 3/02/2004 02:24:00 AM

Sunday, February 29, 2004

What to do, what to do

Last week while the snow was piling up outside, I sat and ate waffle sticks in front of my computer. Along with the waffle sticks came little plastic containers of syrup.
here is the equation
little plastic containers of syrup + keyboard = ?

this was alot harder to type than you think

posted by Caroline 2/29/2004 11:02:00 PM

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Fat Tuesday

Just finishing up a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies.

posted by Caroline 2/24/2004 10:13:00 PM

Saturday, February 21, 2004

The cost of a day trip.
About a week ago, friend mentioned in an e-mail that they wanted to go to the Titanic exhibit in Raleigh. It is an exhibit of some of the artifacts of the Titanic. I e-mailed back, to see if they needed someone to go with, because I was interested in going. It is hard for me to get away even for a day with my animals. I was just trying to figure what this trip would cost me.
$50.00 for Bordatella shots for two dogs--required for stay at doggy day care facility
$22.00 for stay at doggy day care, if we make it back by 6:00
$12.50 for museum
or 17.50 for museum with audio
$5.00 for gas? this is just an estimate
between $5 and $10.00 for lunch on the road
trinkets??????????
I would like to make one or two more trips this spring, including a trip to Brookgreen Gardens near Myrtle Beach, SC. This is one of the few places I have been, that needs to be on my top 10 places to visit. The first time I went to Brookgreen Gardens I wanted to know why I had never heard of this place before.

posted by Caroline 2/21/2004 11:07:00 AM

Friday, February 13, 2004

Wow, I haven't written in a while. In the last couple of weeks I have been dealing with ailing teeth and, getting my old car a 1987 Honda Accord emptied out, so I could give it to someone in my neighborhood in desperate need of a car.

Last weekend a large deer (ran), is this the correct word?, in front of my car. I don't have a large car, so I think there would have been much unhappiness for both if we connected. I hit the brakes hard when I saw it, and screeched and skid a bit. When my car came to a complete stop, I looked over and saw the the deer had stopped at the other side of the road was looking back at me.
Wednesday nite I went to see a band at the Visulite theater in Charlotte. One of the band members is one of my veterinarians.

posted by Caroline 2/13/2004 03:45:00 PM

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

When my parking lot became like an ice skating rink on Monday, I realized I could not bring both dogs out at the same time. First I brought my little dog out, and while I was out my big dog barked, because she is a big baby about these things. Yesterday, a neighbor who was also off, offered to walk one of them for me. I could bring both out at the same time. That is when I saw the funniest thing. One of the neighborhood guys was on a wooden sled, and was being pulled by his little terrier. My little dog went beserk. After he passed us, he crashed into the unemptied garbage cans that were lined up along the parking lot entranceway.
Last nite when I was on the phone with a friend we were both flipping channels on the t.v.. My friend flipped to the channel with the "Golden Globe Awards", and said to me, "boy, Steven Spielberg looks awful". I went to go look, and burst out laughing, there was this big guy on the t.v., the director of the "Lord Of The Rings".

posted by Caroline 1/27/2004 11:15:00 PM

Friday, January 23, 2004

While drivng back to work(after walking the dogs) during my lunch hour today, I heard the news that Captain Kangaroo died. The Captain lived in my hometown of Babylon for many years. Just knowing the Captain lived around the corner must have made my childhood a little more magical.

posted by Caroline 1/23/2004 08:41:00 PM

Thursday, January 15, 2004

It was just a bad day today. I couldn't wait to leave work. After work I stopped at the grocery store and I was then going to pay for my groceries with a debit card, and then get cash back, so I could pay for a egg drop soup and a tea at the chinese restaurant with cash. After I scanned my card, and put in my password to pay for my groceries, the message came up with would you like cash back. I chose yes. I then entered the amount, I wanted $10. You can't get $10 too many places anymore, usually the lowest amount is $20. I made a mistake typing in the amount . Before I had a chance to cancel or correct, the authorization, which never seems to go this fast, showed up. The cashier, said I could do it again, but I told her that the authorization had gone through. As I was saying that to the cashier , I heard the sound of the register opening. I was then the recipient of 10 cents instead of ten dollars.

posted by Caroline 1/15/2004 09:28:00 PM

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

I need a tummy tuck!

Last week I got a page a day video calendar at 75% percent off. It is a "Videohounds Night At The Movies" calendar. The "Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever" is one of my favorite reference resources at home, and the book I have is from 1997. I think it's time to go out and get a new one. I especially like their categories, including: books to film,adapted from a poem, satire and parody, stupid is..., ABBA-ca-da-bra and, coming of age.

Earlier this week I went to see "Love Actually: at the $1.50 movie.

posted by Caroline 1/14/2004 11:34:00 AM

Sunday, January 11, 2004

Last night while most people were watching sports, I was enjoying watching two John Wayne movies on the Turner Classics station. Later this week, the original Neil Simon movie ,"The Goodbye Girl" will be on, and then the remake will be premiering. I hope the remake is not too disappointing. They are also showing 5 other Neil Simon movies. They didn't include ,"The Odd Couple", which is one of my favorites, I've seen this movie many times, and it always brings a chuckle. I was going to take a class for the next few months, and with less time and the extra expense of the class I was going to reduce my cable to the very basic channels for a few months. I wanted to take a world religion class or something like that, but the day I was going was canceled. Then I tried to register for a history class, and they were all full. Registration has now ended and I still have not found a class to take. There is something called in-class registration, now if I can only find a class. There is a class in basic electricity that might fit my schedule. This does not sound like a sit back and enjoy class like a history class, but right now I don't have much too many choices .

posted by Caroline 1/11/2004 12:20:00 PM