Deborah Woehr

If you like cats, watch this video. I loved the similarities between how a cat ignores its master and how a nerdy engineer tries to pick up on women. The results are the same.

It’s time to whip out the Neo again because since I’ve returned from my vacation, I’ve gotten very little writing done. Designing my husband’s website and finding a job (any job) were top priorities. I managed to land a 3-day assignment later this week, which eased the stress level a little. My husband assures me that we’ll be fine until the end of the month, which falls on Tuesday. So I have from now until Wednesday to relax before I start stressing again.

Four things made my day.

1. A birthday card from my brother. He and I love to send each other raunchy cards. I’m not sure which one of us started this, but we like to tape the envelope so it takes a lot of effort to open the damned thing. Once I got it opened, I laughed when I saw the dollar bill taped to the inside with the caption that read, “Buy yourself something great with a weekly salary from ______.”

2. My mother-in-law’s compliment about the website I created for the family business. That was a biggie.

3. Knowing that my family and I may never see that stupid Smiling Bob commercial ever again. That was a great prime time family commercial . . . NOT! I found this article after I read Michael’s post about the new WordPress T-shirts. The man in that photograph somehow reminded me poor Smiling Bob, God rest his pathetic and perverted soul. I think it was the pained oh-just-shoot-me-now smiles.

4. Knowing that mindless spam sites like Facebook and MySpace are beginning to lose their luster with the A-List crowd, which means that everyone will eventually shut up and move on to another “innovative” timewaster. Hallelujah and Praise God!

I’ve had friends and family give me tarot readings in the past, but I’ve never quite understood exactly what these cards mean and how you can read your past, present and future. Getting a reading was a fun way to pass the time, much like this quiz, which I found on Jason Evans’s blog.

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon’s Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of hearing about the soap opera of Paris Hilton and her little pals. That’s why I enjoyed this video.

I received this in an email from one of my colleagues and thought I would share it with you. Anyone who has teenagers may appreciate the humor, depending upon how much of a hellion your kid is.

A father passing by his 15 year old son’s bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to “Dad.”

With the worst feeling of dread, he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.

Dear Dad:

Love,
Your Son John

The father damn near had a heart attack, but then he noticed there was more to his son’s letter.

P.S.

Dad, none of the above is true. I’m over at Tommy’s house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than a report card that’s in my center desk drawer. I love you. Call me when it’s safe to come home.

Ben has tagged me with this meme. It’s a rather difficult one. If you read the list, you’ll know why.

The Rules:

1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their 8 things and post these rules.
3. At the end choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and to read your blog.

Eight random things about me

1. I broke my wrist while standing on the sidewalk in a brand new pair of skates, talking with my little brother. One of my feet gave out from under me, and I landed hard. Needless to say, I never wore that pair of skates again. It was a long time before I put on another pair of skates.
2. I hate wearing dresses because I have to wear panty hose and heels. I’m most comfortable in a pair of jeans and a T-Shirt.
3. I love having a slew of projects to work on at the same time.
4. I’m organized at work, but live in organized chaos.
5. I don’t need to get drunk to make a fool of myself. This quality has both positive and negative ramifications.
6. I tend to disappear in a crowded room.
7. I make a lousy first impression in job interviews because I feel that my skills have no real value. Therefore, when the interviewer says, “Tell me about yourself,” I stammer out whatever comes to mind, which usually isn’t much.
8. Today, I found out how much my co-workers care about me when I told them that my doctor thought I had a blood clot in my leg. I hope to keep in touch with these people when this contract ends.

There you have it. Eight random facts about me. Consider yourself tagged.

Growing up, I used to be wary of the number 13 because of its implication with bad luck. As it turned out, I’ve experienced some significant turning points in my life on days that fall on the 13th. I’d say that most of these turning points were good.

1. 8/13/85: I started my first real job at my local bank.
2. 4/13/89: I got in a car accident, which disabled me for several months. But in the end, I got a decent settlement which allowed me to buy a new bedroom set and have some spending money for my honeymoon.
3. 2/13/93: My husband and I moved into our rental place and lived there for almost 13 years.
4. 10/13: My youngest son was born on Friday the 13th. He was overdue and had pooped in his water bag. The doctors were wary of pneumonia, but the only thing he got was jaundice.
5. 8/13/2005: We moved into our first house.

Do you have a number that keeps popping up in your life?

Karen tagged me for this meme. Some of these questions were easy to answer, while others I either had nothing or had to decide what was the most significant/important. Feel free to pass this around (with your own answers, of course).

Four Jobs I’ve Had:
1. Secretary
2. Security Officer (for 4 days)
3. Hospital Inventory Clerk
4. Dispatcher

Four Movies I Can Watch Over And Over:
1. The Stand
2. What Lies Beneath
3. Grumpy Old Men (and its sequel)
4. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Four Places I’ve Lived:
1. Denver
2. Milbrae, CA
3. Campbell, CA
4. San Jose, CA

Four TV Shows I Love:
1. The Apprentice
2. Amazing Race
3. The Medium
4. Battlestar Galactica

Four Places I’ve Vacationed:
1. Maui
2. Flagstaff, AZ
3. San Diego, CA
4. Philadelphia, PA

Four Of My Favourite Dishes:
1. Strombolis
2. Burritos
3. Seafood (especially dishes with shrimp and scallops)
4. Anything with chocolate

Four Sites I Visit Daily:
1. http://enterthelaughter.com/blog
2. http://badsneaker.wordpress.com
3. http://www.fredquattrone.com/thetruth/
4. http://www.paranormalwatch.com

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now:
1. At home
2. At the book store
3. Visiting Arizona (It’s beautiful this time of year.)
4. Did I tell you that the book store is my second home?

Four Books I’ve Read Lately:
1. Heart-Shaped Box, by Joel Hill
2. Window Beyond the World, by John Howard Weeks
3. I’m seriously lagging in my reading this year.
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Four Bloggers I’m Tagging:

Consider yourself tagged.

If you were a girl in the 70’s…

You had that Fisher Price Doctor’s Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it. My bike had flowers on the banana seat.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels. Yep. I loved the way they clacked on the asphalt when I tried to “walk” in them.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!) Yep. He was a babe magnet.

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island. Never. I looked forward to hearing Tatoo’s “De plane! De plane!”

You had either a “bowl cut” or “pixie”, not to mention the “Dorothy Hamill”. Long and poker straight because that’s all my hair likes to do.

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.

YEAH! You owned a “Slip-n-Slide”, on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.

You owned “Klick-Klacks” and smacked yourself in the face more than once

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession. I had a Holly Hobbie bedroom set in those horrid orange and yellow 70’s colors.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. Remember Dittos? I loved them at the time. Looking back, that saddle stitch made everyone’s butt look bigger than it was.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon. I was into playing outside at the time, clacking around with my now-antique skates.
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I have absolutely zero interest in football, and neither do the majority of my friends. That doesn’t stop us from getting together every year for the Super Bowl. Compared to last year, we were very subdued. The young boys migrated to the back room of our friends’ house to play video games. I don’t know what the girls did. Most of the adults were recovering from a crab feed we went to last night.

Is it just me, or did the commercials suck this year? The only one I considered funny was the CareerBuilder.com commercial where they toiled away in a jungle. As an office worker, I can totally feel their pain.

Oh, and I just loved the half-time performance by Prince. That pretty boy is almost as plastic as Michael Jackson. Yikes!

Congratulations to all you Colts fans out there.