A while back I posted about an
800 # that provides totally free directory assistance. You have to listen to a short ad, but other than that it is quick and efficient. Of course something that good didn't last, and it recently quit working. I searched and searched and searched and after major effort, (not really) I've found another one that does the same thing:
1-800-411-SAVE
You have to hear a man's voice- which I don't particularly like the sound of, but I'll tolerate that and an ad for free info. No more $1.50 per call crap.


Now back to regularly scheduled programming.

Stephaine has visited her blog again, only to tag me with this looooong thing. :) Here goes.

1. You can press a button that will make any one person explode. Who would you blow up? Rickey, when I'm really aggravated at him, but only if I could press another button to make him intact again. Just imagine: ---blow up---back together---blow up--- back together heehee


2. You can flip a switch that will wipe any band or musical artist out of existence. Which one will it be? Does Paris Hilton count as a musical artist?


3. Who would you really like to just punch in the face?
ooooo too political for me.


4. What is your favorite cheese?
Cheddar.


5. You can only have one kind of sandwich. Every sandwich ingredient known to humankind is at your immediate disposal. What kind will you make?
Deli chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, and pickle on Sourdough with mayo.


6. You have the opportunity to sleep with the movie celebrity of your choice. We are talking no-strings-attached sex and it can only happen once. Who is the lucky celebrity of your choice?
Waaay before I got with Rickey, of course, it would have been Brad Pitt. Oh, wait. Keanu Reeves. Or Brad.


7. You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who do you pick?
Again, waaaay before Rickey, it would have been Jon Mayer.


8. Now that you've slept with two different people in a row, you seem to be having an excellent day because you just came across a hundred-dollar bill on the sidewalk. Holy shit, a hundred bucks! How are you gonna spend it?
Get my nails "did" (pedicure and manicure) and eyebrows waxed. Am I out of money yet? No, okay, gotta get my hair did, too.


9. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
Hawaii or Paris, but I'm scared to fly. Very.


10. Upon arrival to the aforementioned location, you get off the plane and discover another hundred-dollar bill. Shit! Now that you are in the new location, what are you gonna do?
Get the massage that I thought of, but didn't get when I found the first $100.


11. An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. It is...? I only drink occasionally and the thought of a lifetime supply of any drink doesn't appeal to me, so I'd ask if I could just have a lifetime supply of coke-- the COLA :)


12. Rufus appears out of nowhere with a time-traveling phone booth. You can go anytime in the PAST. What time are you traveling to and what are you going to do when you get there?
These questions are just too damn thought provoking. What if I say the wrong thing and regret it!!!?



13. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. You make the rules. What is the first rule you put into place?
Such a simple question but I can't think of any thing---- other than...I make the rules....comply or go away.

14. You have been given the opportunity to create the half-hour TV show of your own design. What is it called and what's the premise?
I think an awesome premise would be an unmarried, aspiring New York actress and her dating and audition adventures? Hear that Eileen ? :)

15. What is your favorite curse word?
My blog is a G to PG rated blog, but the eff word is the most satisfying when I'm really mad.



16. One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren't really doing anything, they're just standing around your bed. What do you do?
Leave....extremely quickly and never, ever return.


17. Your house is on fire, holy shit! You have just enough time to run in there and grab ONE inanimate object. Don't worry, your loved ones and pets have already made it out safely.So what's the item?
Picture box.



18. The Angel of Death has descended upon you. Fortunately, the Angel of Death is pretty cool and in a good mood, and it offers you a half-hour to do whatever you want before you bite it. Whatcha gonna do in that half-hour?
Convince him that it is absolutely not yet my time to go.


19. You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What's it gonna be?
The ability to will in any super power I wish during necessary circumstances.


20. You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
After giving birth ---first seeing Jason and Dylan. Would have to take 15 minutes for each. I want to stress again... AFTER the actual delivery.

21. You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be? (the answer "nothing" doesn't count) May 17.


22. You got kicked out of the country for being a time-traveling heathen who sleeps with celebrities and has super-powers. But check out this cool shit... you can move to anywhere else in the world! Bitchin'! What country are you going to live in now?
France, but I reserve the right to country hop.

23. This question still counts, even for those of you who are under age. Check it out. You have been eternally banned from every single bar in the world except for ONE. Which one is it gonna be? The one where all the coolest celebs are hangin'.


24. Hopefully you didn't mention this in the super-powers question.... If you did, then we'll just expand on that. Check it out... Suddenly, you have gained the ability to FLOAT!!! Whose house are you going to float to first, and be like "Dude, check it out... I can FLOAT!"?
LOL The closest one to mine, "I can float! Look everybody, I can float!"

25. The constant absorption of magical moonbeams mixed with the radioactive vegetables you consumed earlier has given you the ability to resurrect the dead famous-person of your choice. So which celebrity will you bring back to life?
This question sort of repulses me when I think of really doing it. Chris Farley?


26. The Celestial Gates of Beyond have opened, much to your surprise because you didn't think such a thing existed. Death appears. As it turns out, Death is actually a pretty cool entity, and happens to be in a fantastic mood. Death offers to return the friend/family-member/person, etc. of your choice to the living world. Who will you bring back?
Jesus, because the world really needs his physical presence again.



27. What's your theme song? I'm still searching for one.


Okay, I'm tagging --which means copy and paste to your blog--
Anamika
Eileen
Kirk
Denise -although she prolly' won't do it,
and Smact

It was sort of fun to fill out --in an entertaining, but I'm thoroughly glad I finally finished way.

Jason on a live sky-cam today at college. He was on his cell phone -got me to see if I could see him on the sidewalk. He's the tiny figure in the center of the sidewalk on the left. The last one is him lying down. :)

Regarding the letter I sent and posted about the other day-- although I said I couldn't let how the person responded affect me, this person is extremely important in my life, and I wasn't able to stop dwelling on it and worrying....and hurting. "Let go and let God" It took two long days, with me continuously checking email and voicemail, email and voicemail, but the person called me last night and I'm happy to say that we have made a positive step.

Fall is in the air, and I'm welcoming the change. The September sky looks beautiful and surreal, just like a dreamy painting. The feathering clouds streaking against the neon blue backdrop make me realize they are God's brushstrokes on his canvas. I can't wait until the colors on the leaves begin changing. Christmas will be here faster than we realize. Three months away! I need to hurry and make out my Christmas list.... ;) I try to do better every year, but I've frequently been one of those last minute shoppers. I then end up disgusted by the crowds and swear that I won't procrastinate the next time. Actually, we've been Halloween shopping, which is something I also usually put off until the last minute. I've even been embarrassed a couple of times over the years when early arriving trick-or-treaters come to the door and leave empty handed with me going, "Come back by-- we are getting the candy right now!"
Rickey loves Halloween and gets as excited as a little kid. He tries to dress up as something scary. This year it's gonna be Jason Voorhees from Friday The 13. I may dress up, too. Another post. I'll keep you posted. :)

I recently wrote someone that I care about very much a letter and I am reflecting on whether or not it was the right thing to do. The letter was written as an appeal to replenish our relationship, some of it letting the person know how deeply I am hurt by their actions, and also how much I love them, and finally appealing for him/her to please respond in the same manner in which they have been regarded from me during the course of our relationship. It was a difficult letter in one sense, touching on a lot of core feelings deep within my heart, but also very cleansing. I was able to release in a healthy and honest way, intense feelings I had been supressing for a while. So, even as I write this, considering if it was right for me to have sent it to him/her, I know in my heart that it is right. Whether or not it touches the person's heart and wondering how the person will reply, cannot be something that I allow to consume me. (easier to write that last sentence than to do ) My hope for the future is that at the very least it will set in motion a true rebuilding of something that got torn down.

These look so good. I love oranges. And I thought they'd be pretty on my blog for the weekend. Have a good one. :)

Some fun products I've gotten recently from Sephora

BENETINT lip dye and gloss in one















BLISS shower scrub















the BEST eyelash curler

Tiara Soft Cotton Headband

I was in Target today and Rickey called me over to see the pictures of Suri in Vanity Fair. I'm telling you what. Go look at the last picture in the 20 something page spread and tell me that isn't a baby with a totally different ethnicity than Tom or Katie. If there had never been a suspicious pregnancy and we were presented with those pictures under the premise of- "We adopted a baby from another country...isn't she lovely", I wouldn't blink an eye. She looks Asian to me. I really believe more than ever that they did it. And$ got$ away$ with$ it.
It is insane. I don't know if they westernized her eyes, or if she is half Asian, but with nearly all the pictures you can see it. It is being reported around that the latest agenda is that Tom is now intensely on a damage control/ rebuilding of image campaign. It is creepy to me. There doesn't seem to be a mainstream media backlash as of yet, although I've noticed ALOT of suspicions (features and comments) on many websites. The baby was supposedly only 3 1/2 to 4 months when the pictures were shot. Looks older. Either the world has been succesfully punked, or people are afraid to sound paranoid. I've even wavered at times, feeling uneasy to believe something way out like that. I tried to tell myself , "She has dark hair like both of them. Maybe Katies lips?"
I've read comments where people gush that the baby is the spitting image of both of them and totally has Katies and or Tom's eyes. I have tried. I just don't see it.
I keep reflecting on how Rickey's first reaction when I showed him the pictures the night they first came online was,
"That isn't the baby. That's a joke! That's an Asian baby."
Some things I kept thinking, trying to objectively make observations
were: the hair looks kind of like a wig, maybe dyed? The eyes seem funny. Every picture looks different.
I've since read many other opinions of hair dye/wig assessments, wig jokes and referrals to baby wig websites, Asian speculation, Eskimo speculation, and commenting that the photos are all heavily, carefully doctored.
One thing I've discussed with Rickey is how in the world would someone have the audacity to even TRY pull off a stunt like that? Who COULD pull it off? Who would have the power, the money, the arrogance, the ego to believe they could do it? A celebrity. One who is quite accustomed to selling an image to the public.
As the saying goes...where there is smoke.....
Closure?
No, I got no closure from seeing those pictures. I know I (and many others) will be curiously looking as she grows up, though.


** I tried to find the photo online and could only find this photoshopped copy. The only thing that is altered from the one in the magazine is the eyes.




















photo-Gawker.com


***Okay, found it Chinadaily.com -Topic Asian features.

Gallery of the Absurd

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF) You are a passionate, caring, and unique person. You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals. You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily. Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings. You seek out other empathetic people to befriend. Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships. In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily. At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career. With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone. As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style. On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test

Word Of The Day

Perspicuity
Perspicuity


pretty cool word

I still feel a lack of perspicuity regarding the relationship, pregnancy, and subsequent birth of Tom and Katie's baby.

Suri Cruise

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Okay, imagine me singing, using a whispery voice, sort of an English accent combined with Australian, improvising this song on a recent road trip.


I don't want
to fight
in the car

I don't want to fight
when we
drive real far

I don't want to fight
at night
Even
if I'm right

I don't want to fight
in the
morning
Consider this
your warning

I just want
to get along
That is why
I've sung
this song

Quote of the Day















"I'd like to think the best of me is still hiding up my sleeve....."
-John Mayer, from his song No Such Thing

We recently took a trip to the tiny little town where they made the film Fried Green Tomatoes. That is an awesome movie.