It all comes down to "the reason" ROFL
Typical Sunday. Went to church tonight. Afterwards, headed up to AB's. Sat with DAVINA. TRACY came by and chatted a bit. JADE, MICHELLE, and VIRGINIA were there as well. I had a salad and chicken fingers. KYLE was up there. Tried to get him to talk to TRACY, but wasn't successful. She was quite chatty. Cute chick was sitting at the table next to us. I thought she looked familiar, but I'm not sure if or when I've seen her before. Her name was TASHA. Quotes of the night...

"Service with a smile." lol

"Are the sarcastic remarks free?"
"Yeah, those are no charge."

"What are we going to do?"
"I guess we can adopt a child. Oh, you mean tonight?" ROFL

"Do you know what that is?"
"No."
"It's the theme to Ms. Pac Man."
"Ya'll still play that?"
"Nooooo, I never play video games. Oh man, that was a big one."

"Just talk to her."
"Nah, I'd rather go home and shoot myself. That's much easier."

Got the football game on, not really watching it. KC is up on BUFFALO 28-5 at halftime. Wow. lol That's a whoopin' right thur. Nothing else going on, because of 'the reason.' ROFL

Ran to WAL-MART this afternoon to pick up a few things. Talked to JACK online. He offered me two season tickets for next season, because his brother isn't going to get them again. So that's something to think about. It's pretty expensive though, for a poor, hard-working white boy at Branch Davidian Southeast. We'll see.

So many times throughout the day something happens that causes me to say, "That's going in the blog." However, the majority of the time, I forget those things by the time I do my next blog entry. I really need to start carrying a tape recorder around with me. Alright, it's back to work tomorrow.

"You keep callin' me on the telephone. You say you're all alone. Well that's real sad. You keep leavin' notes stuck on my door. Guess you're hungry for some more. Well that's too bad. Cos I ain't that lonely yet..."

Sunday Sunday, laaa laaa, laaa la la laaa
Wow, it's been quite a weekend. My voice is gone. lol The ALABAMA/TENNESSEE game yesterday went into 5 overtimes. It started at 2:30 and got over around 7:30. It was, needless to say, the longest game I've ever been to. When I got back to my car, I had four missed calls and a nice text message from J-MO saying "Go Vols!" Everyone had called to talk about the game and tell me they had seen me. We were on the second row in the end zone, and apparently, I was plastered on the JUMBOTRON the entire game. My aunt had called and said that one of my uncles said I got on CBS around halftime. So hopefully, I can find someone who taped the game and see. Overall, it was great fun. It's hard to lose a game like that. I think everyone, fans, players, mascots, cheerleaders... was exhausted. lol There were two hotties sitting right in front of me. So when there was a lull in the game, that was some nice entertainment. If you were in Section S6, Row 10, Seat 22, please contact me. lol

Traffic was a little rough last night, and I ended up getting home around 11:00. There was a wreck rigth behind us just after we'd pulled out of the parking lot onto the road. Someone got rear-ended. Blech.

Today was another adventure. As soon as I shut my door at church, I realized my key was still in the ignition. Nice. Fortunately, there was a clothes hanger inside, and thanks to some help from some of the folks there, we got my door unlocked after about 15 minutes after the service was over. Had Taco Bell for lunch. Sitting here watching the COWBOYS, losing right now 10-0 at halftime.

Looks like an APPLEBEES trip could happen tonight, since I missed last night. lol

"I'm not above being cool for a while, if you're cruel to me I'll understand. Some people run from a possible fight. Some people figure they can never win. And although this is a fight I can lose, the accused is an innocent man..."

Gargantuan Bananas
Typical Friday night of BILLIARDS and APPLEBEES. I have developed a serious problem of fouling while shooting the 8 ball. In the last two nights, I have lost something like 8 games, 5 of which have been due to fouling on the 8. I know, if you're an avid billiards player, you're saying "That's not a loss." And you are correct. From the standardized BILLIARDS rules:

"When shooting at the 8-ball, a scratch or foul is not loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped from the table. Incoming player has cue ball in hand."

For some reason, we don't play that way, and that could save me A LOT of games. You have no idea. lol But the way I look at it is, at least I am shooting at the 8. There are a couple of other rules we don't exactly go by, like "ball in hand" on any foul, after the break. We usually play ball in head behind the head string. This disallows your opponent from fouling on purpose, leaving you a difficult shot. Overall, I think we were all disappointed in the quality of billiards Friday night. I did win two games of 7-ball. lol Maybe that's my game. We probably need to adjust our games to the standardized rules of 8-ball. I'll run it by the rules committee.

Anyhow, it was a fun time, as usual. BELLE was working. Went to APPLEBEES for dinner. Sat with DAVINA. I had the shrimp. It was good. BETH came by and chatted for awhile. She was working in the kitchen which was odd. MICHELLE was hostessing, which was odd. It was like BIZARRO AB's. I asked B where JESS was, cause she usually comes up there on weekends. KYLE and JON got sundaes with their kid's chicken finger basket, so Davina was like, "Do you want ice cream?" And I said no. But I caught DONNA looking over there and I was like "I want a banana split," just kidding around. And she made me one, the sweetheart.

The funniest thing was the size of the banana. It was like hanging off two inches on each side of the plate. I went by and thanked DONNA on the way out and I was like, "That banana was gargantuan." She was like "I know." We all had a laugh. Seriously, it was like it had been growing next to a nuclear power plant or something. lol

Found out SUNDAY is MAGGIE'S birthday, so obviously, they're all going out Sunday night. I ticked KELLY off a bit, by telling her from a distance I thought it was KRISTINA. It was an honest mistake, but the thing no one could figure out is why I told her about it. lol KYLE and I discussed the NY trip a little. Looks like we'll shoot for MARCH or APRIL.

Somehow, we (KYLE and I) got into this humorous thing of imitating 80's video game music and sounds. We got to singing/humming the Ms. Pac Man theme. It was very funny at the time.

Not much else happening. Getting ready to go to the BAMA/TENNESSEE game. So I'll be out most all day.

"So what are you doing back? Well, I sat back and thought about the things we used to do. It really meant, a lot to me. You mean a lot to me. I really mean that much to you? Girl, you know it's true..."

Status report following the Coronal Mass Ejection...
Looks like I made it through the sun burst OK. I haven't noticed any effects. I LOVE JOHN TESH!!! So that's a relief. You never know what might happen. I LOVE JOHN TESH!!! But the cell phone, digital cable, computer, etc. seemed to work fine. I LOVE JOHN TESH!!! I like the name though-- coronal mass ejection. That sounds humorous somehow.

Ran to CARDINAL for lunch and picked up something for my sister as well. A really cute carhop brought my food, so I tipped a dollar. I usually don't tip up there. Is that wrong? lol And what do I hope to accomplish by this? OK, I just freaked myself out. Someone was cruisin' around and had us blastin' on the radio. That was kinda cool.

Just heard that a few female friends of mine headed up to NY for the weekend. That only reinforces me desire to move there. Wish I was there right now. Have to get serious about this plan.

MARRIED.. WITH CHILDREN was on a few minutes ago. It was the one where AL gets glasses and then realizes what his car, his wife, himself, etc. looks like, so he decides he likes his life better through blurry vision. lol It's also when BUD was in the GRANDMASTER B stage. In this ep, KELLY calls him Cross Dresser B and Grand Pappy B.

Looks like BILLIARDS may happen at some point tonight, as usual.

I was listenin' to my Hits of 1987 CD last night, if you can't tell. lol

"Set me free, why don't ya baby? Get out my life why don't you baby? Ooooo ooo ooo, cos you don't really love me. You just keep me hangin' on..."

The No-Name Cats are no more :*(
Enjoying the off day... preparing for the solar burst to reach Earth around 2:00 Central Time. Who knows what might happen? Slept in today. Woke up a little after 9:30. I have been going on 6 hours sleep so long, it's really catching up with me. I went running about 11:45. Took a shower, and now I'm about to go out and get some lunch.

We had to give the kittens away :-( My sister found someone to take them. She said they cried and clung to her and they didn't want to go. I HATE THAT!!!!!!!!!! I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!!! It breaks my heart. I've never even really liked cats that much. Always preferred dogs. But they were soooo sweet :-(

In other news, I've had it with the Subway commercials. Have you seen this latest one? It has Jared (who we all love) in a nice restaurant and someone sees him and says, "Jared. What are you doing?" He's like, "It's OK. I had Subway for lunch." Good grief. The SUBWAY and HARDEES commercials have made me boycott both places. Ok, so I had long ago boycotted HARDEES, but still. lol

Had a dream about AMBER last night. That was weird. I love dreams, though. I think I might become a DREAMOLOGIST. It is so neat that we have these thoughts and visions in the night, which we have little or no control over, which sometimes we cannot remember at all, often we can remember very little, and occasionally we can remember vividly for months or years. If you've never read Freud's Interpretation of Dreams, check it out. I find it very, very interesting.

Well, my tummy is telling me it's time to find some food.

"Sleight of hand and twist of fate. On a bed of nails she makes me wait. And I wait without you, with or without you. With or without you. I can't live, with or without you..."

Late night report...
Shot BILLIARDS with KYLE this evening. We split 3 games. I played decent, except for one game, AND except for the fact that I fouled on the 8 in two games. They got brand new balls on all the tables, so that was nice. They are much more reactive than the old ones. I asked WES if I could just get a bag of chips with my tea. Then when I went to pay for it, he waved me off and said not to worry about it. Sweet. NICHOLE was up there, too.

Afterwards, headed to APPLEBEES. Checked the seating chart and sat with CHARITY, or so I thought. NATALIE ended up coming by saying she'd be taking care of us b/c CHARITY wanted to be cut. Oh well. NATALIE knows the procedure, so it's cool. I had the boneless buffalo wings, cos it was half-price appetizers after 9:00. JESSICA and TRACY both came up there. JESS waved, so I motioned for her to come over (we were way up in the corner..table 63, I believe). She sat and talked for a minute, and said she was going home to get in bed. She's pretty kewl (and cute). After that, I came home.

Didn't go running today or yesterday. I should have no excuses tomorrow, since I am off work. YANKEES lost again tonight :-\ They are up against it now.

The majority of people I know dislike their jobs, or aren't satisfied with their current positions, etc. And today I read a headline that says "United States asking for billions for Iraq." We keep pouring money overseas, when our economy here is in shambles. I have known more people who have gotten laid off in the past couple of years than probably in my entire life before that combined. It's just frustrating.

Exchange of the day:
Me: Will you sing 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' at my wedding?
Kyle: Sure. ROFL

Alrighty. Let the three-day weekend begin. Hey, one less day of asbestos and radon exposure can't hurt, can it? lol

"And we can build this thing together, stand this tall forever. Nothing's gonna stop us now. And if this world runs out of lovers, we'll still have each other. Nothing's gonna stop up, nothing's gonna stop us now..."

Free at last, free at last!
Well I had to work like a 10-year-old girl in a Taiwanese sweatshop, but I got all my work done, left on time, and I'm off til Monday. Three-day-weekends are a rare treat and the longer I live to more I cherish each one. And since Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend, it's actually a 3 day + 1 hour weekend. lol Every little bit counts. Rock on...

The Boys Choir of Harlem is on Mister Rogers today. In other news, as I'm sure you've heard, Fred "Rerun" Berry has passed. He was 52. He played Rerun on the old show "What's Happening?" There was Rerun, Rog, Dwayne, and what was the lady's name... Shirley? I can't remember for sure.

Also, I heard a report today that there will be a feature film based on the 80's show "The A-Team." Dun-da-daaaaa... duh-duh-daaaaaaa... duh duh da daaaa... daa..da da da daaaaa.." Sing it! Ranks right up there with Dallas, Sanford & Son, and Miami Vice as the best theme songs with no words. lol The only prob I see is recreating the characters. Much like the Charlie's Angels movies, the modern-day stars just didn't match up with the originals. I mean, no one could portray B.A. like Mister T. And what about Face.. Murdock.. Hannibal? Is George Peppard still alive? Nevertheless... I can't wait!!!

Losing famous and semi-famous people puts me in mind of a song...

"Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray. South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe Dimaggio. Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe..."

Quote of the month!!
"You'd rather go watch 34 guys run around the field, as opposed to checking out chicks in bikinis?" ROFL

We were discussing a possible beach trip this weekend, when I said I had to be back Saturday because I'm going to the Bama/UT game. And one of my friends responded with the hilarious quote above. I think he was kidding... maybe. ROFL (For the record, there are supposed to be 22 players on the field during a football game.) lol That was one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

In other news, went to BIBLE STUDY last night. We had several people out sick. We are right in the middle of a chapter-by-chapter study of JOB. We were on Chapter 26 last night, which includes a lot about God's power revealed in nature. It's interesting... and awesome.

Looks like BILLIARDS will happen at some point tonight. I plan on working like a one-armed lumberjack to get things done so I can take off tomorrow. We'll see how that goes though. I may have to work over an hour or two just to take off a day. That really, really, really.. doesn't bother me at all. lol SERENITY NOW!!!

Observations on the World Series...

Roger Clemens' four kids are named Koby, Kory, Kacy and Kody. Nice names, but it would get confusing to me. lol "One of ye, come 'ere!"

Great game between the YANKS and MARLINS. Tied up at 2-2 now. SIERRA tripled with a full count and two outs in the ninth to tie it and send it to extra innings. What the crap is Jeff Weaver doing out there?

David Cassidy.. Shelby Lynne... what is the deal with the people Florida has gotten to sing "God Bless America" at the Series? I know it's not NY or LA, but aren't there a couple of famous people in Florida, besides Gloria Estefan?

"Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who, heard it from another you been messin' around. They say you got a boyfriend, that you're out late every weekend. They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down..."

Oh noooo!!! I'm a closet Dr. Phil fan!!!
Lunch was CAPTAIN D'S today. My fish was nearly raw. Since when did Cappy D's start servin' up sushi. Blech!!

Just finished up folding the last of my LAUNDRY for the week. I did remember one other funny quote from last night. You had to hear it in context though. It went something like, "Dude, what were you doing talking to kids seven years younger than you?" ROFL

Was conversing with KYLE earlier. They've changed their band practice night to Wednesday, so it looks like we may be switching BILLIARDS night to Thursday. That's good, because Wednesday was really rushing me with everything I had to do. It's like I worked eight hours, home for two hours, then gone for five more hours basically. So Thursdays it is... for now.

Did anyone besides me watch Dr. Phil yesterday? Wow, he had on this one couple that had filed bankruptcy, maxed out credit cards, and taken a second mortgage on their home. Why? Because the wife had a spending problem. She urged her husband to get a better job or second job to support her habits. He said he had a job, which he relatively enjoyed, and was happy there. But he had made the mistake of putting her in charge of all finances. She wasn't telling him how much she was spending and it had gotten way out of hand. She said her Dad had owned his own business and admitted he had spoiled her. However, as Dr. Phil pointed out, when you enter into marriage, you can't expect to start out at the same level as your parents. Your parents most likely have worked for years and years to get to where they are. He also told her if she valued the proper things (i.e. the kind of person she was inside), she wouldn't have to have the latest fashions and wear designer clothes and care what other people thought. It was bizarre. No, I don't watch Dr. Phil. That was only the second or third time I've ever watched it... or fourth... maybe. lol

Today, he has couples who are arguing over how many kids to have and/or when to have them. OK, I'm turning it now. lol

In other news, I just got this email with the subject line, "Here's how to stop your hot flashes". lol I have no idea what that means.

"Chances are so hard to come by, and the second one is impossible to find. The clock keeps running, and the odds keep getting higher, that it?s all just a fantasy of mine. But I shouldn?t be thinking about it. I shouldn?t be worried about it. It?s just a clock on the wall, but it?s ticking away..."