Thought of the Day 2010 #61 - Chaos

"Chaos" - one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in today's
vocabularies. Though not nearly as bad as "ironic" was a few years ago.

Thought of the Day 2010 #60 - Dimensions Magazine Rumors

I read the other day that there might be a new push to create an online version of Dimensions magazine again. Last time it was published, it was a paper issue and I was featured in it. They posted a copy of it in PDF on the Dimensions site, so if you've never seen it, here it is: http://dimensionsmagazine.com/pdf/Dim88_screen.pdf. Enjoy. Not really "safe for work", but no real nudity either.

Thought of the Day 2010 #59 - Precious

Wow. What a movie! Emotionally charged, very well acted, and full of
*gasp* moments. Wow. Wow. I heartily recommend this movie. Bring some
Kleenex.

Thought of the Day 2010 #58 - Hoarders 2

I've seen several more Hoarders episodes since I last wrote about it in
this blog. I can see now for most people that the hoarding issues are
far more about mental illness than consumerism. There's been some
extreme cases that are so, so, sad.

One comes immediately to mind -- the woman that would tie herself into a
chair that was perched upon the heap of trash in the kitchen. She tied
herself in so that when she would sleep she wouldn't fall into the
garbage. That was the same woman who no longer had running water, so she
used adult diapers instead of a toilet. The pile of diapers (and human
waste!) was so bad in the bathroom that the floor needed to be removed
'cuz the human waste rotted the floor. It was so extreme. So sad. What
even became sadder was that when the crews were on hand to help clean
the house, she was still unwilling to let some of the trash go. The junk
was more important than the relationship with her daughter, her
health...or anything. Seriously ill and very sad...

Thought of the Day 2010 #57 - Don't Donate Overseas

That's what one of my Facebook friend's status said. The reasoning was
that there are plenty of people who need money in the US. Basically a
"take care of your own" concept.
While I agree there is plenty of need in the US, countries like Haiti
don't have a lot of other options. They were a struggling country before
the recent devastation.

Also, while those people in other countries fly under another flag, we
are all on one planet and despite what some might believe, what happens
in other countries *does* affect us.

"No man is an island...," even if they are physically on another island.

Take care of our own *and* reach deep into your cash reserves to aid
others on this planet. You'll be glad you did.

What's the most TMI moment you've ever had? Who was it and what did they over-share?

First one that came to mind -- sitting next to a woman in a hot tub who announced to one and all about her yeast infection. Maybe it wasn't TMI per se, 'cuz I was happy to know so that I could make a quick exit from the tub.

I've also had several run-ins with people who have shared much-too-much about their sexual exploits. I'm not talking close friends...these were people I don't even know beyond their first names.

Ask me anything

per one of your answers - "Little House is very Mormon friendly,..." I was just curious. Are you Mormon? Michael

Oh, hell no. I'm not a religious person at all. I am married to a non-practicing Mormon who has lots of active Mormon family. It's kind of like being married to the mob, but less dangerous.

Ask me anything

What line of work is your husband in?

For his day job, he works for the state of Utah in their unemployment office. For his sideline gigs, he's an bottle digger, sheep herder and farmer. He's always got something he's working on during the warm weather months.

Ask me anything

Oh btw, I found an incredible opra singer Charlotte Margiono. Big lusty delicious amazon babe Wow. Her voice shattered my glass near me! LOL.Check her out at youtube. Type in her name and don giovanni. She rolls in the bed with a guy LOL. Mmm!

Checked her out. I'm not really a huge fan of opera, but she sounded decent.

Ask me anything

Are you ok? You had some weird thoughts lately LOL.

I've been stressed overall and trying to dig my way out of the pile! I hope the thoughts, although weird, are still entertaining and *maybe* even thought provoking?

Ask me anything

Why facebook? I just deactivated my account because I got tired of seeing people who I thought were my friends degrading into hating fiends. Why do you stay?

Why? Well, because I've had a pretty good experience on it overall. Sorry to read you've had a bad experience with the site. I would suggest you un-friend those individuals who turned into "hating friends".

Ask me anything

Thought of the Day 2010 #56 - Fat Girls Representing!

 

I noticed a plumpness to the 82nd Academy Awards that I've not seen before. Certainly you have the nominated beauty -- Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, but I also noticed John Hughes' wife, the always lovely Kathy Bates, and a few other pleasantly plump audience members. It was refreshing to see something aside from they standard stick figures at this show. Oh, and I really got a kick out of Sidibe's quote: "If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot, and you know it." Yay!!

Thought of the Day 2010 #55 - Great Idea!

I had a great idea! I only wish I had thought of it first.

Thought of the Day 2010 #54 - Email

With all of thw work hours I have been avoiding the office computer for
personal stuff the past few weeks. So, if I owe you an email it will be
coming soon! I think I'm easily three weeks behind. Doh! Oh, the guilt!
The guilt!!!

Thought of the Day 2010 #53 - Job Titles

I came across a job title at work that was unbelievably long. It doesn't
even fit in the standard job title field on our network manager, Active
Directory. The title is a fairly long string starting with "manager". As
I mentioned on Facebook, it's kind of like: "Manager of Dohickey,
Blotto, Stickfigures and Diversity of Shape." It's as if they couldn't
come up with a generalized title like "Manager of All Good Things", but
instead, they needed to explicitly state each area of responsibility. I
think I'm going to change my job title to "Lackey of internet things
that most see as magic, databases, pretty graphics, email technologies
and jelly jam production." It would work, but I would need a much wider
business card.

Thought of the Day 2010 #52 - Ill Fitting

I haaaaaate seeing my fellow fat chicks wearing sweaters / cardigans /
jackets that are two sizes too small. If it doesn't fit...don't wear it.
If you don't know if it's fitting you or not, look in the mirror. If you
have one button buttoned, say at the waist, and there's a giant,
strained triangle from the button to the hem edge, it's not a fitting
sweater. That is a sweater yearning to be free...

Thought of the Day 2010 #51 - Valuables

Most of my valuables (with the exception of my gold ingot holder) have a
glowing light to aid would-be thieves of their location. I'm thinking
there was a clever band of thieves working closely with electronics
designers.

Thought of the Day 2010 #50 - Success!

The work project rolled today with just a couple of glitches -- nothing
too serious, luckily. The feedback has been pretty positive, again
luckily. It really feels good to get it off my semi-permanent to-do
list. Yay!!

Thought of the Day 2010 #49 - Tomorrow

After a couple of years of planning and long hours in recent months, a
long awaited project is finally rolling out. I spent most of today
fighting last minute issues, discovering and fixing some random
boo-boos, and locking everyone out of the old system. So, aside from
this wee thought, there is genuinely nothing going on in my head right
now aside from a wee stress headache.

Thought of the Day 2010 #48 - Mother Hens

I spent some time today with a woman with the classic Mother Hen
syndrome. She hasn't had kids of her own, so I think that probably
exacerbates the problem. She'll ask a question or offer something and
if I say "No, thanks," she will ask again and again until either I feel
the need to yell NO and hurt her feelings or just cave to let her be
"motherly." It seriously drives me batshit crazy. I try to avoid her as
much as possible, but I don't want to be rude as she is a very nice
person...a very nice person who wants to be ever so *helpful* even if it
kills both of us. AAAAAAAck.

Thought of the Day 2010 #47 - Global Shift

Forget global warming, I feel there's some major tectonic plate movement
going on. The magnitude of the earthquakes seems to be increasing. Of
course I say this with no genuine knowledge and just a gut response to
several large seismic events over the past several years. So, really,
forget you ever read this.

Thought of the Day 2010 #46 - Time Passing

I'm sure I've mentioned the fact that I feel time is passing too
quickly, and I've probably touched on the feeling that I currently don't
have the ability to manage time consistently. But have I mentioned the
sheer panic I feel when I realize I've been in Utah for seven years??
Panic. Seriously.

Thought of the Day 2010 #45 - Brilliant Idea for Pharmacies

Ever get a prescription at the pharmacy? Ever get a refill? Or refills
every month? Yeah, you end up with a new bottle each time. Oh, and each
bottle is packed in a bag and a huge piece of paper is stapled on the
outside with the drug's info. A super amount of waste involved here.

My idea is that most pill refills should be provided in small,
translucent, biodegradable wax envelopes. The envelope could have a
handy shaped tear edge that would aid in emptying the pills into the
existing bottle. The envelope could have an identifying, warning-filled
sticker on the outside for the anal and litigious amongst us.

The switch from plastic bottles for prescription refills would save
money *and* the environment.

Thought of the Day 2010 #44 - Pointed

Is there a point to pointed questions?