roguechick

...until you have to go through the same fears.

Been watching the news today about the shooting at Fort Hood. My cousin and her family live there, as her husband is an MP. Normally, I would watch and feel sorrow for the families of the victim and even the shooters family. But I was always disconnected. No one I know has ever been involved or near any of these events.

But now I know. Seeing the fear that was coming through loud and clear on my cousin's facebook because her phone had died and she couldn't reach her husband and children. Not knowing where they were can crush a soul. Fortunately, my cousin was able to get through to her husband using facebook. They are all separated at this time. She's in an office building that is locked down, he's at home and both their children are locked down at school. The fears that were felt by myself and my family have lessened, but our sadness for the lives lost and injured are quite strong. I'm sure my cousin and husband knew at least one of the victims.

How heartbreaking this is.

Make A Delicious Difference Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6rpkyWck3A

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I was just at ExtraLife, and Scott Johnson had created a little list of his favorite sci-fi movies after seeing District 9 (which I want to see so very much along with Moon). It got me to thinking of my favorite sci-fi movies.

Now, I love sci-fi. I fell into being a fan of the genre back in 83-85 with the miniseries V and watching the anime Robotech. I’d seen the original Star Trek series, but wasn’t what you would call a fan. That didn’t happen until Star Trek the Next Generation.

1. Blade Runner – This one is probably on nearly every sci-fi fan list. I first saw it when I was going through a Harrison Ford movie binge. The only copy the rental counter at the grocery store had was the original theatrical cut. I didn’t think much of it. Then my sister and brother in law bought me the director’s cut for Christmas a few years later. So much better. Instantly had me. I now own the final cut and all the other versions from the nice set that came out a few years ago.

2. Galaxy Quest – Yes, I know it’s a comedy. Yes, I know it’s send up of all things sci-fi geek. But darn it is funny with just a great cast that works.

3. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension – Cheesy, campy and makes absolutely no sense. Discovered it when I was home sick from school on HBO. I’ve watched it when not under the influence of cold meds too. Either way works.

4. Star Wars Trilogy – Can’t have a proper list without Star Wars. A New Hope was great. The Empire Strikes Back was better. The Return of the Jedi was good. The nice thing about Star Wars is that it’s a great way to introduce new people to sci-fi.

5. Star Trek – And I mean the reboot version from this year. I love the Star Trek family of movies and tv shows, but this movie just kicked it up several notches.

6. Stargate – I don’t think the movie gets as much love as the series. But it’s good. Honest. And I love me some Kurt Russel being all macho.

7. Contact – This one is bit more thinking man’s sci-fi in my opinion. It really makes a person question a lot of things, that’s for sure.

I’m sure I’ll come back to this list as my mind rolls over the subject longer.

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Been nearly a month.

I’ve been doing, well, not much. Things have been pretty boring around here. It’s been flooding in the Red River Valley, but I’m 16 miles east of the river and my town didn’t have any trouble with water.

Got my new computer monitor. It’s a Gateway HD2201. It was a good price and I really liked it over the others in the same price range. Also got myself a new cell phone, the LG Scoop. One of the common complaints about it is it’s lousy camera. My opinion. Phones are for talking and texting. When I want to take a picture, I use my camera that I always carry in my purse. Some people are never happy.

I’m trying to decide if I should snack on an orange or the fresh pineapple I got. Hm.

TTYL!

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It’s a week from my birthday. Decided to go through some things and found a birthday card from last year. It was the last one my late aunt Karen sent me.

When do the tears stop?

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Well, I forgot to update you all on my lost billfold. It was found the following Monday. Everything was still in there, but I forged ahead with changing everything anyway. Better safe than sorry. Got all my replacement cards. Yay!

Did my taxes. I’m getting a nice chunk for federal so I plan to get a larger monitor for my desktop. I’m thinking larger than 19 inches. My computer is where I pretty much watch movies and tv shows now days, so why not. It will be worth it.

Been battling a cold for the past week. I’ve been miserable. Hopefully I can get rid of it this weekend, since I don’t have to work.

TTYL!

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Friday was my worst day ever. My billfold was lost/stolen while I was shopping with my mom. I had to put a stop on my checking account and report my credit cards lost to the card companies. Tuesday I have to go to the DMV and get a new license, as that was in there too.

Had to cancel a few things that are automatically withdrawn on my cards, including my WoW account and website.

Such a pain in the ass.

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posted on the wrong blog.

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I actually went outside today.  Tagged along with my sister and niece as they ran some errands.  One of the stops was to a local boutique because my niece wanted a new Webkinz.  Cute things.  She got a dinosaur.  I walked out with a skunk I named Fleur.

My niece also got a haircut that looks absolutely beautiful on her.  She’s only 11, but she looked so grownup today.

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The weather decided that snow wasn’t enough for us.  Today we got freezing rain, so now it’s dangerously icy out.  Schools are closed, people called into work, and I now have nothing to do today.  I was supposed to go to the food shelf, but we are now closed due to the weather.

I’m just glad the weather waited to get yucky until after I got home.

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I decided to do one nice thing tonight.  I introduced my mom to the joy that is lolcats.

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Today was supposed to be my day off. But here I sit. It’s been slow though. I think most of the town is a various Super Bowl parties.

It’s okay that it is slow. I managed to finally put together photo albums for my sites.  Check them out:
Pet Photos
Family Photos
Misc. Photos
Nature Photos

I’ve got the rash from my allergic reaction under control.  Benadryl FTW!  Stupid fabric softener.

I don’t really have much more to talk about.  Been quiet lately.

TTYL!

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I’m am sore all over. On my skin. I just found out I’m allergic to Downy fabric softener w/ Febreze. I’ve got an itchy rash all over my arms, chest, legs. It feels awful. Now I have to rewash everything. I’ve slathered myself with Cortaid, calamine lotion or Gold Bond for some relief. I’ve even taken cool showers, which brought me back to the days of working at a fiberglass plant. I just want to stop itching.

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Hire some strong guys the next time I need to move furniture out.

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Tonight, I’m dragging my couch out to the dumpster. Tomorrow, my mom and dad get their new furniture, so I need to make room. I also have to clean my living room again. The cats deemed it their duty to drag some stuff out onto the floor. *sigh*

Just got a nice family tree of my mom’s paternal side of the family. My aunt emailed the stuff to my cousin, who in turn emailed it to me. Now to figure out what I did with my dad’s family tree.

Diet going ok. I’ve had some trouble with the fruits and veggies because of lack of protein, so I’ve had to make some minor adjustments. I’m going to experiment with making smoothies, see what I can come up with. That should be fun.

Tried playing WoW a couple of days ago, but I just wasn’t into it.  I must be a bit burned out from it, so I guess some more time away is needed.  That’s not a bad thing.

My dad has asked me to look into Social Security for him, since he plans to retire this year.  I don’t even know where to begin.  I really think he should go to the office in Grand Forks to get the info.  I’ll see what I can do, but I’m lost when it comes to that kind of stuff.

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Well, my diet starts today.  I'm beginning with a detox, just fruits and vegetables.

So, now my fridge is full of fruits and vegies.  Apples, oranges, lettuce, cukes etc.  I spent over $60 for all that!  I'm actually eating grapefruit right now.  I love grapefruit, and I have never put sugar on it in my life.  Yuck.

Am going to drink more milk.  I bought a gallon of skim milk when I got the vegies and stuff.  I don't drink nearly enough, and with the history of osteoporosis in my family, I figure I better start.

I feel better today.  Still got a bit of a thud by my eye, so I think it's allergies bothering me.  I'll take something for it later.  The meds I have make me sleepy.

It's a beautiful day out.  Temps are at 22 above, which is so much better than the -30 and lower that we've had.  Felt good when I ran to the store.

There's a bottle of Pepsi on my desk.  Gah!

And it starts out badly.

It started with the death of the 3 year old daughter of a girl my younger sister went to school with.  She died yesterday morning at home.  And then, there was the death of the father of my youngest sister's best friend last night.  He was only a year older than my mom.

My heart and thoughts go out to both families.

At least the weather is getting nice.

So of course, I come down with a flu bug.  On my weekend off.

I need to clean house.  Guess I'll take it easy tonight and try to get better.  I can clean tomorrow.

Starting my diet tomorrow, which should be a good start when I'm sick.  I don't eat much when I'm sick.

My younger sister and her husband are going out on a date tonight.  They are going for dinner and a movie.  I have no idea where they are eating, but I do know that they are going to see My Bloody Valentine 3-D.  Not my idea of a date movie (I can't stand horror movies), but to each their own.

Got grapefruit and light yogurt in my fridge.  I wonder which one I'm going to have now.

TTYL!