Ever feel like you are just going around in circles and never getting anything done? Except getting dizzy? Or sick? That is how I am feeling at the moment. I am hoping to jump the track soon because I am tired of everything being a blur. Maybe I need to take a small vacation to get a change of scenery.

On a positive note the sun has been out for 4 days.... in a row!

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Finally caved and went to the laundromat this weekend. I have been lucky that my neighbor goes out of town frequently and asks me to watch her cat because she lets me use he washing machine. But she doesn't have any trips scheduled anytime soon so I loaded up the car and spent a good part of Sunday morning folding. Who knew I had that many pairs of underwear! One of the things I don't like about the laundromat is that people seem to feel the need to talk to me there. I just want to zone out. Yesterday this woman followed me over to the washing machines I was using because she wanted to talk. All I can say is why me?

The rest of the weekend was spent making cards and jewelry. Watching movies "Groundhog's Day", "Shaun of the Dead", "Jurassic Park Lost World" and "Some Kind of Monster" the documentary about Metallica. Overall it was pretty productive.  Now just to continue that through the rest of the week.

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Still not feeling too motivated to blog. I think is that it has been so gray here lately. I need to see the sun soon or I might have to run away to a state where it shines more than 10 times a year. I had a repeat customer on my Etsy site. I also had a new customer. Also there was someone who asked about wholesale prices on items. Not sure if he was legit or not, but if he is it is very cool. He has a store in L.A. The name and the store are real, but I am not sure if the email is from this person. We will see if I hear back. I heard a lot of people who have had a hard time selling on etsy, but I have had 4 sales and a trade in the first month. Not bad considering that it was after Christmas when people aren't really shopping.

This weekend I am going to work on my coasters. I want to use some of my photos on them, so I have to work out sizing.

Back to work...

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In a movie sort of mood here are some of the comedies I love.

• Clue (Brilliant cast, wonderfully funny)
• Thin Man (Again brilliant cast, fast paced dialogue)
• Strictly Ballroom (OMG the costumes, bizarre characters)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (Oh Crap! Sure to have you seeking Minnesotan)
• Freeway (Black black black comedy gem. Little Red Riding Hood retold)
• Shaun of the Dead (British zombie comedy utterly beautiful)
• Bubba Ho-tep (slow paced, but worth it. Bruce Campbell as an old Elvis and Ossie Davis as JFK are wonderful.)
• Saved (Mandy Moore as Hilary Faye had me in tears)
• Blazing Saddle (Genius of a man)
• His Girl Friday (amazing fast paced dialogue)
• Life of Brian (Monty Python at their best)
• Real Genius (Dated, but using popcorn to blow up a house is still funny)
• Better Off Dead (Ricky! I just love this movie)
• Dodge Ball (nice move by the submissive. Any movie with a guy who dresses like a pirate gets my vote.0

There are tons more, but these are the ones that came to mind. Enjoy.

k

I was thinking of all the jobs I have had over the years... and what a list it is. It is in rough order... many of them overlap.

1. Mowing my Grandparents lawn ($12 every 2 weeks. $20 if I did the edging.)
2. Clerk at the Clio branch of the District Library (I got to ride on a float in a prade and work w/the Wicked Witch of the West.)
3. McDonalds (1st of 4 times. Creepy Club started here.)
4. Central Michigan University Library student employee (Worked in 4 different areas.)
5. Flint McDonalds (Drunk customers in the drive through... got hit on more there than any other time of my life.)
6. Tennessee McDonalds (Sausage Gravy is gross smelling.)
7. Readmore Book and Cards (Miss Ruby the racist manager was my boss.)
8. Temped at a Fiber Glass Factory. (My mom ran a temp agency and she couldn't find me a better job?)
9. Worked at the Columbia Daily Herald stuffing ads in to the paper. (A more mindless job I have yet to find.
10. CMU McDonald's (Flipped out over lack of bandaid and coworkers stupidity.)
11. VideoLand in Mt. Pleasant (Worked w/some very attractive men.)
12. Liberty St. Video (Lots of Creepy Club Members
13. Meijer Thrifty Acres (The freaks come out at night.)
14. AfterWords (Best job ever!)
15. Ann Arbor Public Library (Helping the unwashed masses get their porn.)
16. Lane Bryant (Corporate Hell!)
17. Arbor Brewing Company (Just for the discount.)
18. UofM Law School Admissions (A very dark 6 months)
19. Grad Library (A career!)
20. Liberty Street Video (Part 2... )

I hope I am not missing something....

My dear friend Verlaine gave me a subscription to the Sun Magazine and it is wonderful. There is excellent photography through out and a great mix of fiction, poetry and non fiction. The last page is called Sunbeams and it consists of quotes sent in by readers. One of hte ones this month that I enjoyed was by Madeline L'Engle

"It is a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occassionally. It gives us some ense of what is rock under our fee, and what is sand. "

 For each rough time I have encountered in my life I am glad now that I have gone through them. I am a much stronger person than I would be otherwise. Challenges do not scare me like they once did. I can get through almost anything and that is encouraging.

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p.s. On a side note today I saw the liscense plate K8Ks which once I thought about it made me laugh... Say it out loud and you get........................ CAKES.

Yesterday was my annual trip to the gynecologist. Which as most women will agree is never high on their list of things they get excited about. The things is I love my gynecologist and if I had to see her once a month I probably wouldn't complain (too much). She is amazing. I wish more women could have the same experience I have. My last doctor asked me if I was certain I wasn't a lesbian when I asked him a question about a lack of intrest in sex. Then he proceeded to tell me that maybe if I lost weight guys would be attracted to me! It isn't a question of them being attracted to me, but whether or not I want to have sex with them. (I have had male doctors that are great, but this one was a prime example why a lot of women prefer female gynecologists.) After this disasterous encounter I wanted to get a second opinion. The problem with finding a new ob/gyn is that most of the good ones have full patient loads. I lucked out and called the U's OB/Gyn clinic and asked the scheduler to just get me an appointment with anyone. I couldn't have picked better myself. First off Dr. B is about my age which makes me feel like she isn't stuck using ideas of 30 years ago. Second she is funny and very upfront with you. If you ask she tells it like it is. Yesterday we talked about the fact that women often don't know how their body works and that they think it is "gross down there". She said "It is a vagina and I think toes are grosser than vaginas." It isn't often for you to laugh while your feet are in stirrups.

Dr. B is a rarity I think. And doctors like her are going to be rarer in the future. There are fewer doctors going in to the ob/gyn field for many reasons the biggest being cost of malpractice insurance. I fear for this area of womens health. Especially when you see that there are pharmacies  and gynecologists who won't perscribe the pill to women. Especially since not everyone is able to get a new doctor or to have a Planned Parenthood near them.  Something to think about. And if you appreciate your doctor let them know.

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I had a whole post written out in my head, but I am feeling a bit lazy and decided against posting it. Instead I am going to post some things that make me happy since I was feeling a bit grumpy.

• Diet Coke (always on the list)
• Goo Goo Clusters (A southern treat which I am happy to say that I have found North of the Mason Dixon line at Bed Bath and BeRobbed. These are heaven.)
• Triscuits and Cheese
• Seeing the sun (The 4 times it comes out in Michigan.)
• Clean Sheets (Though not changing the sheets... that is annoying.)
• Waking up slowly with out an alarm
• The fact that I have sold 9 books in less than a week on Amazon.
• I have almost 300 looks at my Etsy page. (I am really geeky about stats.)
• Cheesy action movies (But no Steven Segal or Jean Claud Van Dam)
• Dinner with friends
• Being creative. In many ways.
• Being able to curl up with a book and not have to worry about having to be somewhere.
• Hearing kids laugh.
• Baking.

Not to bad a list. I need a list like this since I needed something fun since in a couple hours I am going to my annual women's exam. Cold duck lips!

k 

As always I am amused by how people have found my blog... Here are some recent hits...

• Gatorade is gross
• Tush lickers
• boobs
• female pics
• Elmer Batters
• Thong Picture
• AfterWords closing
• Dancing to My Hump
• Lyrics to Huggin' and a Chalkin'

I have a feeling some of these people were disappointed by my blog. Also I have to wonder what goes through their minds as they type "tush lickers" in to google. I probably don't want to know.

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