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Social Networking enables me to fragment.I know and adore several folks who are consistently true to themselves across all social networking mediums - but I am not one of them.I need my mask. It's the only way I feel remotely comfortable expressing any genuine thoughts.I need to know that I won't show up at work or at a family gathering with a giant EXCLAMATION POINT hovering over my head.I want

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Some of you may remember a post I did called "What The Hell Happened To Hal Sparks" way back in 2008. It happens to be my most read post - and I'm pretty sure it has everything to do with the fact that a celebrity's name is in the title. I have also received the widest variety of comments from that single post - spanning nearly 18 months! Wow, make a comment about someone's personal style and

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This is why True Blood Season 3 rocks my socks:Best. Scene. Ever!Who wants more Franklin? I do! I do!!

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I have been the most random poster of late and in the spirit of randomness I present a lolcat. One that I feel perfectly represents moi in an advanced state of inebriation. Voila!I am the classic "I love you, man" drunk. Oh, and remind me to tell you about the "touch my butt" evening of drinking - that was a classic. Have a great weekend!

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It took me over a month, but I finally got around to having my recreation access pass made for the complex we live in. Since then, we’ve been going to the pool at every possible opportunity – it’s a great pool! It’s huge! Even on a busy day there is plenty of room for all the kids to mess about without running in to each other. My favorite part is that in the late afternoon (my favorite time to

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A few months ago I was walking with a co-worker at lunch and the subject of knitting came up. I mentioned that I had made a few things and she said that she had bought a book and wanted to learn. One thing led to another and I wound up giving her a tiny lesson in my office a few weeks later. She and I made a little bookmark (one of my very first projects) and we were both pleased. I had put

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I'm in dire need of assistance here, fair readers. How do I put the kibosh on sass backs? They seem to have developed overnight - not unlike that ugly mushroom outside my front door. One day I had a perfectly lovely little six-year-old. The next, I have a sassy little drama queen. Ok, to be fair, the drama was always part of the equation - but the sassy was not.I developed whip-lash neck

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Yeah, I suck. I haven't even WATCHED the last Lost Episode - and yet, this lolcat video made my day.We All Everybody!

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Wow. Six weeks have gone by pretty fast with no updates in Bebop-land. Any idea why that might be? Well, it's pretty much because nothing has happened.Oh sure, Muffin said some really cute things and her jack-ass of a dad acted like a... well, a Jackass. But neither of things is novel nor earth shattering. Though, as a mom I have to say Muffin's little turns of phrase are pretty adorable. She has

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I know I’ve been a ghost around these parts – I have a new addiction. No, not a video game (*cough*) but something else. I started writing, not here obviously, but yeah. I’m absolutely consumed with it. Takes up most evenings and lunch breaks these days. Times that were formerly devoted to snarky blog posts and other amusing antics. Hence, the ghostliness.Snippet #2: Muffin’s Dad has called her a

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A couple of weeks ago my good friend Deb visited and turned me on to my new favorite (kid friendly) phrase. What The French Toast? Apparently it is derived from an Orbitz commercial and now I will share that commercial with you.Lint Licker! Hoe-boken! Sweet...Anywho - remember that post I did a while ago about workplace culture and the like? Guess what all of my co-workers are saying now? What

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So, we were never exactly told the reasons behind Mr. X's arrest but I'm guessing it has something to do with the fraud allegations that were uncovered thanks to the modern miracle that is Google. Bless you Google for making it possible to spy on boyfriends/girlfriends/ex's/etc coworkers. You make the world a little less private and a whole lot more embarrassing. Oh, and according to you I'm a

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Well, here’s an update of sorts…Of course, Monday night my co-workers and I googled the HELL out of Mr. X and came up with some past convictions of fraud as well some other things but nothing really shocking or scandalizing. It does make one wonder though, how well do you really know your co-workers? I mean, this guy was apparently lying his pants off – and getting away with it – and nobody knew!

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SO! Guess what happened at work yesterday! What? No idea? OMG, lemme tell you!Ok, we have a meeting every Monday at 3PM that involves all the "major players" in project development. I work very closely with all of these individuals and one of these men, Mr. X, even sat in on my interview. He has a military background, like myself and we have worked together on several projects. I would call him a

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What is the quickest way to ensure your child has a mishap? Dress them up! Nice clothes attract misadventure – it’s a proven fact. So, after allowing Muffin to wear a dress and tights to school yesterday I shouldn’t have been surprised to find her in tears when I picked her up.Muffin was sitting alone, despondently poking at some Lincoln Logs when I came to pick her up. I could tell that she was

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Oh, the persecution of the kitteh...see more Lolcats and funny pictures

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OMG - a post about my daughter!see more I do love the "I Can Has Cheezburger" network... So much entertainment in one place!

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Wow. Friday. End of a five-day work week. Been a while since I’ve worked five days in a row – thanks to snow, and more snow and President’s day and then some more snow. I’m so exhausted that I have absolutely nothing to blog about.That doesn’t mean I can’t ramble on though! Let’s hear it for some rambling!I have fostered an addition in my child. She is now a hard core gamer. That’s right – when

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I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. There are times when I think it's pure evil and times when I think it's just slightly wicked. One of the things I HATE are the "friend suggestions" and here is a failbooking entry that completely captures this feeling:see more funny facebook stuff!No kidding! If I haven't "friended" them in the past year or so that probably means I don't WANT to "

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I saw this on one of my favorite giggle sites Passive Aggressive Notes - when I saw this I laughed out loud! What's sad is that I almost forgot to do the tooth fairy duty they other night. So, so glad I didn't.Here is the full story. I hope I never forget and incur the wrath of a passive aggressive first grader!

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My little girl lost a tooth last night! Well, I pulled it for her – but she came to me and said it was ready to come out and by golly, it was. She’s a brave little Muffin, that’s for sure. This is her third lost tooth. The first one was accidentally eaten at her dad’s house. Of course. The second one came out while we were still living in the crazy lady’s house and now this one.Am I the only one

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I try very hard not to eat fast food. It’s difficult in these “fast times” but I usually manage to talk myself out of a visit to the drive through by focusing on the hassle of getting my car out of the garage at lunchtime and remembering that the only fast food restaurant within driving distance is McD’s. Not that I’m knocking McD’s – but I can’t get excited about something that is always

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I’ve decided to give up my f-bomb filled Fridays. I did a little research on how my blog was being found and it was disturbing to say the least. Now, I know that I can be pretty disturbing but in my defense - I’m going to claim that the f-bombs were bringing the pervs. Nuff said.I’m still going to vent though. This time, I’m venting about traffic. I know, I know – we all hate traffic and

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Last night I watched the most recent episode of Lost as well as three episodes of True Blood. One might think that the combination would result in a lovely dream featuring this guy: Or maybe even this guy: But, no. Instead, my dreams were so surreal and vivid that I felt like I was watching a mish-mash of the two programs together. Without the sexy bits.There was an airplane crash – in Louisiana

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Here I am literally up to my knees in snow. That hasn't happened since... never. My car the morning after. Those little black specs on the hood? My wiper blades sticking straight up! The second car to the left is partially dug out here (because they are way smarter than me and chose to dig during the snow). You can see the ledge of three feet on the rear of their BMW.Paolo after the three back

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So, I guess being snowed in and having a federal holiday all rolled up together means I forget how to post, right? One would think that I could post from home but ironically – I am much busier at home than I usually give myself credit for. Also, though I’m sure blog fodder abounds, it never occurs to me until I’m on that long-ass commute to or from work. I’m like a trained animal that way.I

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This one is for my younger sister... From my new favorite site Failbooking!Oh Lord, please forgive me, but that last one? I'd think about it! ;)

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With yet ANOTHER big snow storm headed our way, I thought I'd put together my "lessons learned" from the previous storms. Behold!Upon first hearing of a “winter advisory” DON’T keep reminding your co-workers. They get it and most of them aren’t nearly as delighted as you seem to be.When the anticipated snow date is a few days away DO ensure that you have properly stocked your liquor cabinet.

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I'm a Lost Fan.Final Season Of 'Lost' Promises To Make Fans More Annoying Than EverMy office mate is already wishing for his own demise. Bwahh ha ha hah...

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Taken Saturday at the beginning of the snow. Grandmama and Muffin keeping each other warm.

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I love my job. I didn’t know that it was possible to actually like coming to work and I feel like I’m getting away with something because I do. This place employs a multitude of characters who are very lively and positive. Very different from my previous life. The only possible downside I can think of is the fact that there is always food. Everyday somebody is bringing something in or setting out

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This one is a two-parter. Both events happened yesterday.Fuck you little bitch who said you didn’t want to be friends with my daughter. You think you’re so special? I’ve got news for you – you’re NOT! You think you have the power to make or break someone’s day? The next time I come to pick up my little girl and she is in tears from something your fugly ass said I will stomp you into next week.

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For a special anonymous commenter - she knows what this is all about!See you at the Starbucks!

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Eggnog. Eggnog avec Captain Morgan's Rum. How else can you explain these pictures... (family forgive me!)Present?!?! Where's my present!?! PANTS!Brown Betty SUGAR BOWL!TURTLE FREAKING NECK!!Uhmmmmm.... NIECE!Yeah, the family that drinks spiked eggnog on Christmas morning together loves each other. Or, so I'm told. *cough* Ahem.In all actuality - these pictures were taken quite soberly. BTW,

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Those of you that know me (ish) may have come to the conclusion that I'm fairly girly and not at all into things like sports, spitting, muscle cars or bugs. And that would be 99% true. The one exception in my world is Top Gear.I fucking LOVE this show. LOVE IT! I cannot make it through an episode without tears of laughter streaking down my face. I love these guys:Mostly because they are English

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Random musings…I haven’t done a lot of crafty type things lately and I’m beginning to feel guilty. It’s like knowing that you have the power to save the world and you’re just too lazy – I feel like the mere fact that I know how to knit means I had better have a project or several on the needles. I feel lazy. I blame the boxes. And Dragon Age.Since my weight gain my boobs have grown and I’m not

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This F-U Friday is dedicated to Samsmama for the facebook message that ruined started off my morning.Fuck You Wonder Pets! Fuck your silly mind numbing song that loops in my head on repeat if I hear even a fraction of it at any time. Fuck your stupid little outfits and morality stories that always make Lenny out to be the all knowing God Of Helpfulness And Good Manners! Fuck you Ming Ming – I

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A friend of mine turned me on to this little gem... How about some apple juice!

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So how was everyone’s long weekend? Sleep late? Have fun? Drink margaritas? A friend of mine came to town and spent the night – it was fun. We drank too much wine and laughed a lot. Then we went shopping the next day and ate greasy cheeseburgers. Good times, good times.And that about sums it up. Not much, huh? In the interest of keeping my posts longer than one paragraph I’m going to reflect for

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Since I left my old job I haven’t done any Fuck You Fridays. Possibly it’s because I actually really like my new job? Well, I shouldn’t limit myself to the inanities of the workplace. Possibly it’s because nothing has pissed me off. No, that’s certainly not it. Lots of things have pissed me off including the bat-shit-crazy lady I sublet from for almost three months. Well, I guess I don’t have a

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I picked this little dress up at TJ Maxx on a whim... Now I can't get her to take it off! She loves being a princess ballerina!

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I'm not sure if this is going to be a regular feature on my blog but I didn't have anything else to write about today so here goes...Found at Once Upon A Win, a lovely video dating montage from the 1980's.Yes, hard to believe these men are still single. All I've got to say is "Fire Breathing Dragons!" Enjoy.

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Muffin and I had a pretty laid back weekend – how about you?Friday night we ate “special dinners” (frozen entrees) and watched Aladdin together. It was awesome to see her reaction – it was the first time she had seen it! Of course now she wants to watch it REPEATEDLY! What is up with kids and watching the same thing over and over and over ad nauseum? Oh well, it kept her occupied while I did some

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I’m not a big fan of resolutions – mostly because I have a hard time with the root word: resolve. I don’t have a whole bunch of resolve. Not in my personal life anyway. Another blogger mentioned that she wanted to call her New Year pledges revolutions. I can kind of get behind that root word – I have been known to revolt (and be revolting) from time to time. However, my personal betterment list

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Five day work weeks suck. When one has had two short weeks and some vacation time - the regular work week is torture! To top it off - we had a couple of inches of snow last night, my daughter's school is on a delay but we couldn't enjoy the extra two hours because my workplace was hardcore following the federal government which rarely closes for anything. grrr...Isn’t it hard to get back in

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Yes, stick a fork in it because chivalry is done. Last night I pulled into my parking space a little before my neighbor and proceeded to pile my arms high with school accessories, artwork, a heavy jacket, my purse and lunch box while Muffin managed her pony toy and book bag. As I was struggling to keep everything from falling to the ground my neighbor pulled in and parked his shiny new Acura. He

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I know some of you can sympathize with my plight. How the fuck did I wind up with so much STUFF! These first two pictures were taken the day after the movers crammed all these boxes into my new, much small than the last, home. I love how blissfully unaware my daughter is. After all, the mess will be taken care of by Mama, right? Dammit.Sadly, Muffin was forced to celebrate her sixth birthday

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Mama and I went to stay with her Aunt D who I also call Aunt D and is very nice. She let me help make Christmas cookies - I got to roll the dough and then mash the cookie cutter in it. It was fun and I liked it. While the cookies were baking I used my new art easel to draw a picture of a unicorn. Mama said it looked really good.Mama helped me put icing on the cookies and I asked her if I could

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So, here is something in the meantime.I found the answer to my prayers - Mr. Steamy!And no, I'm not talking about David Boreanaz or Henry Cavill - I'm talking about a crazy advertisement I saw on tv that will literally cut my ironing out altogether.You know how I 'fessed up to doing the old "throw the clothes in the dryer" version of ironing? Well, Mr. Steamy totally justifies this action!

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A lame title for a post, eh? Well, I feel like I have to shake the dust off and oil up my rusty blogging skillz because it's been for-damn-ever since I posted. I suppose I could fall back on the fact that it was the Holiday season and people tend to get rather busy at that time... But nearly everyone else found time to post so I can't really get away with that excuse, can I?It has been a busy

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First of all – I’ve been getting lots of spam. Spam of the Asian variety – so I can’t even read what it’s saying. However, if it’s anything like the other spam I’ve received it probably has to do with penis size and how to keep it up longer. Not that either of those subjects is ever discussed on my blog, but whatever.Speaking of penises… The lovely Logical Libby did a post about Tiger Wood’s

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Quick update!I know I’ve been off the grid since at least Thanksgiving. I am finally out of the bat-shit crazy land lady’s house and in my own home. That jewelry that went missing? She miraculously discovered it in her paperwork! Amazing! Like I believe a bit of it – I think it was my threat to call the police that made her cough it up.I moved all the shit I had been storing at her place and

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Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are all surrounded by loved ones and eat lots of turkey and pie!

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Because it's Friday and I have nothing else to talk about... Yep, been there. Awww, been there too.For the Harry Potter fans...And for the knitting fans... That is all. Enjoy your weekend!

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The Muffinator loves her computer games. Oh yes, she adores not only the Webkinz site but various "edu-ma-cational" sites that encourage development in reading and mathematics (which may explain the "exceeds expectations" results on her report card. insert smirk).Turns out, she also loves the computer itself! I came across these images which could only have been taken by Herself while supposedly

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One of my favorite sites, failblog, posted a link to this gem Autocomplete Me. You know how Google tries to read your mind autocomplete your search? Well, this blog has some real winners - here's one that almost made me cry.And another one - who can honestly say they haven't felt this way!Anyway - if you're up for a giggle - check it out!

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So, I've been buying salad-in-a-bag at the grocery and am frankly appalled at the price. I know that I'm currently going through the "used to buy at the Commissary but must now shop commercially" phase - but it's ugly! Seriously - I'm spending at least a third more on groceries and, I'm sure it's no surprise to everyone else, shopping healthy is freaking expensive!That being said, I decided to

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Wait, wait - before the mocking can I just say BEST EPISODE OF SURVIVOR EVAH!! Alright, the episode where uber-confident Ozzy got blind-sided was freaking awesome, but did Ozzy find TWO hidden immunity idols without a single clue? No. I mean, damn - Russell is a snake but I love him. Unconditionally. I'm sure that a kitten just died because I said that - but I can live with it.Ok, on to the

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Amber over at Everybody’s Working For The Weekend tagged me with this bit of bloggy bling a couple of weeks ago and because I’m a lazy good-for-nothing busy single mom I’m just now getting around to posting it!Anyway, the rules are to write 7-10 facts about myself and then pass on the award to other bloggers. Fair enough, let’s go!1. I am the world’s laziest cook. Have you ever watched that show

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To all of our brave men and women in uniform - I salute you! As a former sailor, I understand your sacrifices and am honored by your dedication.My family and I are forever grateful for your service. Thank you!!God Bless!

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**Warning, this post contains high amounts of bitching, moaning and speculation**I have mentioned in previous posts my dislike with this subletting gig, right? I mean, the lady seems nice enough but I’m not sure I can trust her. Frankly, I don’t know what is going on with her – so I’m going to post “the low down.”I found her ad on Craigslist back in September. She had a two bedroom pad in a good

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The lovely Bev invited us to post pictures of our office/desk areas and I'm going to play along... Obviously, my office is pretty bare - I've only worked here for about a month. But don't worry! I'll get it all cluttered up very quickly.We have some beautiful pictures of the Muffinator (that's for you Amber!), some awesome Aveda hand lotion, requisite water bottle, ipod speakers and ipod as well

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The glorious Ms. Sassy Pants Mommy gifted me with this piece of bloggy bling!Here are The Rules: USE ONLY ONE WORD! It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit yourself and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers so try your best.Let all of your blogger friends know that you think they are 'Over the Top'!1. Where is your cell phone? purse2.Your hair?

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Everyone has heard at least the first 30 seconds of this piece - if not in a commercial, than in a movie or television show. Anyway, here is the rest along with a little blurb about it and the composer.The "Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane, completed in 1942. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Armenian dance, where the

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By now, I'm sure you have all heard about the horrible incident at Fort Hood yesterday.The scary thing? That's where my brother (aka The Dude) is stationed.And the shooter was a Psychiatrist.Did I mention that Dude is a doctor?Yeah, he worked in the same freaking building as this lunatic.I managed to get a call through the lock-down and talk to him for a few seconds. He was cool, just busy trying

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Last week I lost my kitty Louis. He was 15 and it was not unexpected - but it was still sad. I'll miss you Loodle my Lou-burger. Hope you're having a blast at the great cat-nip farm in the sky.

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Guess who finally found the cord that connects her camera to her computer? Yay! Muffin's Pre-Zoo picture Riding the Metro Crowds of families trick-or-treating. One of the many displays set up around the zoo. Muffin's "Metro Ballet" which she performed while waiting for the train. God, I love this girl.

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Guess who didn't take their child trick-or-treating this year. Yep, that would be me. Lamest mom ever. I wasn't comfortable taking her around the apartment complex where I'm subletting (though I'm not supposed to be - see below) and I don't know of any nice neighborhoods to go to - seeing as I've lived here all of a month! Also, it was raining and she got to trick-or-treat at the zoo last

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You Are Betty GrableThe ultimate girl next doorYou're the perfect girl for most guysPretty yet approachable. Beautiful yet real.

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This week has been kinda sucky - despite the fact that today is my birthday! Argh. So, I'm posting pictures that make me smile. Muffin. Asleep. In the car. Adorable. Pictures were taken with my camera phone - and I only recently learned how to email them to myself. My little girl, she can sleep through anything - in any position. Gotta love it.

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Wow, when you have to work five days a week the weekend seems WAY too short! Just saying… This weekend was pretty busy. Muffin and I drove three hours back to Hampton Roads in order to get my hair done. I love my hairdresser and thought “Hey, three hours isn’t THAT bad” but I was wrong. Because, it’s not just three hours. It’s three hours to GET THERE, another two hours for hair dressing and then

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Ah, the return of Sunday Classics!I heard this one on the radio last week. It is a fantastic, moving piece composed by Bedrich Smetana back in 1874. He called it a Symphonic Poem - and that's what it sounds like to me. Here is an excerpt from his program notes:"The composition depicts the course of the river , beginning from its two small sources, one cold the other warm, the joining of both

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It looks like I might be a homeowner! I’m so excited! It felt right when I walked through it last weekend but I tried not to get my hopes up because of my recent contract failures. The housing market in this area is pretty tricky. Especially with the first-time-homebuyer tax incentive going on. Most homes in my price range are sold within days of being listed. This one had been on the market for

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I’m going through a phase right now. I’m obsessed with home-buying shows. I’m glued to the tv whenever House Hunters or Property Virgins comes on. I am an addict.I suppose it stems from the fact that I’m house shopping myself. I usually tend to drift towards shows that are paralleling my own life. When I was pregnant I couldn’t get enough of “A Baby’s Story” on TLC. God, it was scary. Scary, but

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Mary shared a story earlier this week that concerned a certain unsanitary client who happened to be in the house cleaning business. I commented on her post that I had a house cleaner story as well! So, without further ado – the Conspiracy Cleaner.You may remember that I house-sat for a friend of mine this summer (the whole “homeless” ordeal). It was really great and I wanted to have her entire

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About a month ago I visited the VA in order for them to assess me. Loads of fun, right? They look through a military member’s medical records and determine whether or not service in the military caused any sort of disability. It’s always a good idea to get the assessment because even if the VA doesn’t feel you are “disabled” per se, they will document that certain injuries or illnesses occurred

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I can't believe it's been almost a month since my last post. Time flies when you're busy I suppose... I'm finally relocated and currently sub-letting an apartment until I can find a place of my own. I started work one week ago today and am very happy with my new job. It's a small organization and everyone is very friendly. The workload is just right and keeps me busy all day long.Muffin and I

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Yes, I have finally re-surfaced. Well, sort-of. Ish.A couple of weeks ago I received my "official" job offer for the dream job in Northern VA. Praise the Baby Jesus!! It only took two weeks from interview to offer - but I swear, those were among the longest two weeks of my life! (I'm scheduled to start work on Oct. 7th. Yikes!) I'm not a patient person. Lazy, yes. Patient, no.So, once the

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Wow, it's been over a week since I blogged or commented. I totally suck. I wish I had a good excuse, but I don't. Can't even claim to have been busy house-hunting or moving or something because I still haven't received the "official" job offer.I called last week to check on the status of my application and the hiring manager said that she was pushing it through as fast as she could but still

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I had a very successful interview on Tuesday and yesterday, at 8AM, the hiring manager called to say that they wanted me and would begin the process by contacting my references. If all goes well, I should have a firm offer by Monday.But, the offer is not in Raleigh-wood. Nope, it is in Northern Virginia. Which isn't where I thought I'd end up, but it's a good offer and I really like the

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The last seven days have been pretty busy. Lots of driving and lots of visiting with a smattering of stressful interviews, some disappointments and a silver lining. Pretty eventful, right? Here's the low down...Last Friday we went to visit the homestead and enjoy a night of drunken tom-foolery family love with my parents and Lil Sis. We ate Mexican. We drank Margaritas. We were up late

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Today I'm going to mow the yard, take Muffin to her very last swim lesson, pick up my suit jacket from the tailor, drive to NC to see the fam-dam-ily and eat Mexican food.Tomorrow I'm going to the pool with Mom and Muffin and then coming back home to ready myself for a two-day job conference in Hampton. Sunday, I'm getting up at the ass crack of dawn to drive up to Hampton and start the

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In honor of a certain blogger who I hope still lurks around these parts... More Random Musings:Most of my posts are composed the night before and posted to appear the next day. I'm trying to multi-task by blogging at night and hunting for jobs during day. Not sure if I'm doing well on either front.I spend nearly as much time blogging and commenting as I do job hunting. I'm sure that this is

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Anyone who knows me can tell you - networking isn't my bag. It's sad to say, but I'm a pretty introverted sort of person and talking up strangers isn't one of my strong suits. Which is why I have had to turn down many "job offers" in the sales-related area. It's just not me.Neither is asking for help. I'm a pretty independent type and even though I would never hesitate to help out another -

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Here is the adagio movement from Mozart's famous clarinet concerto. As a violinist, I suspect that I would be considered disloyal for favoring a clarinet piece, however I can't help but love the mellow lilting melody of this particular movement. This is one of the songs in my "swim-P3" player. It's a little MP3 player that you can attach to your goggles and thus provide laps of musical

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Here's a commercial that cracks me up every time I see it:"I like it when you say things"I also like how the the computer screen says "Bill Shrink" because I have a feeling that after that visit from Ms. Zeta-Jones the bills aren't the only thing that are gonna shrink around there...

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Last evening I planned to put Muffin down at her normal time, enjoy a nice little murder mystery, get caught up on my comments and maybe even catch up on some knitting too. Then, a major thunderstorm rolled through. Right around Muffin's bedtime, of course.Muffin takes issue with thunderstorms. Though it didn't start with this event, it has certainly gotten worse since the time last summer

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At the end of this month I will receive my very last paycheck from the Department of Defense. Not very far away, huh? Oh - also, at the end of this month Muffin will start Kindergarten. Two big milestones that I'm unprepared for.I went to register Muffin at the local elementary school yesterday but since I'm house sitting I didn't have the "proof of residence" part of the registration package.

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Dear (undisclosed) Security Provider,Hi! I really love the commercials provided by your company and your competitors! They make me feel that using your service would spare me any unwanted invaders of the burglar or ex-lover variety. Super! I certainly don't want either of those! (unless said ex-lover has some how turned over a new leaf and is invading my home to tell me how fabulous he is - but I

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And by "little" I mean a very little. I'm only posting the Prelude to Act I from Verdi's famed opera La Traviata. I had the opportunity to see this opera in Columbia, SC when I was a freshman in high school. At the time, I didn't know much about opera - but I liked what I saw. This piece isn't very long but it is so sweet and lovely. I especially like that point at 1:18 where it breaks into a

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As you may know, I am a fan of the Twilight Saga. I love the adolescent angst. I love the beautiful ridiculousness of it all. It reminds me of my own all consuming teen love and it also entertains me. I swear to God that one of the most amusing parts of seeing the movie in the theater was the fan girls. Oh, to be that absorbed in the unrealistic. Ahh, youth...Now, as I was searching for my next

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I know that I have mentioned my computer troubles in the past. It's not terribly surprising considering the age of my dear old laptop. Seven years old!! Still, in the past seven years the old gal has given me a lot of support.Being who I am and being from Scottish/Lutheran stock - I couldn't bring myself to buy a new computer while the old one still did most of the things I needed. So, I

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A title inspired by some recent happy news. It's a good thing.Anyway, here are some Random Musings for Thursday:1. Saw Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince yesterday. I liked it. I know it's not action filled, but I still liked it. Perhaps I'm just blind to all things HP, but in my defense, I haven't read the book since it was published so the movie was still entertaining. Also, is it me or is

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Take a guess...Here's another vantage... Figured it out yet?Yeah, I know... Clouds can be confusing. However! I'm going to go ahead and tell you what I thought when I saw these particular formations last week!Aslan (from the Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe)! And... A Shark! Which, honestly if you pit Aslan against a silly little shark - well, we should not be surprised that he turned out on top.

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I know it happened last week... And I'm lame because it took me so long to re-post - HOWEVER! Both Bev and Amber D. were kind enough to give me this awesome award:Here's the hard part... I'm supposed to tag 15 bloggers and brighten up their day! Holy cow!It's so hard to choose! I'm gonna list some of my favorites as well as a few newer blogs that I've started following because I think you need

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Last Thursday I was excited to go to a job fair in Raleigh, NC sponsored by a veteran's hiring service (which is awesome and I am in no way criticizing). I supposed I had pegged too many hopes on the event for it to actually bear fruit. In fact it was somewhat of a disappointment.During the week, my sainted patient mother helped me to put together the perfect "job fair" ensemble. It included an

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This past week I bought my daughter Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus DVD for a mere $5.00 at Target. Little did I know what a profound impact it would make to her life. This is a little girl who LOVES all things "pony" and a mythical pony is the best.The soundtrack of the movie is based on Beethoven's 6th Symphony - The Pastoral. Very lovely - and also one of the features in Disney's Fantasia.

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Muffin is going to see her dad today. While this does pain me - I usually take the opportunity, during my Muffin-less time, to have a little fun. This week - I'm gonna see this:And I'm totally fine with being labeled as a big. fat. dork. I LOVE this series! Sue me! My Mama sent me this book when I was on deployment and I absolutely savored it! It was one of the few pleasures I had at the

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I signed Muffin up for two weeks of swim lessons three weeks ago and she finished them last Thursday. Day one was very, very traumatic. She kicked, she screamed, she did her level best to injure her instructor but he was kind, patient and dragged her in the water anyway. Where she screamed. At the top of her lungs. In an indoor pool area. My ears are still ringing...Needless to say I was

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Today I went back to work for a completely unnecessary "turn-over" with my relief. Basically, a giant waste of time. But, of course - I knew that going in, didn't I? However, there were a few little loose ends I needed to tie up before a 2pm appointment with the base personnel department so I thought the trip may turn out to be somewhat useful.I am an optimistic fool.I got there at 8:15am and

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