Manical Laughter

So I called my mom today to ask her about a vision/dream/something that I’d been having for the last few days.

As I fall asleep, I can distinctly hear my mother calling me on the phone and telling me that her mother has passed away. My 3 year old adopted sister is in the background asking why she (My mother) is crying. As this happens, I get a stabbing needle like pain in the arch of my left foot.

Odd huh.

As I’m getting ready to get off the phone with my mom, I’m thinking to myself that it’s odd she didn’t wish me a happy birthday or anything.

Then she tells me that she’ll talk to me in a couple of days since “you have a birthday in a couple of days....uh...one day...”

Me: “MOM!”

Mom: “Oh my God, it’s today. Today’s your birthday! I didn’t realize what day it was!”

Now, my mom has been really stressed out with job issues and raising a three year old. She’s like me, unless you keep her on track with the day of the week/month, she’s semi-unaware of what day it is.

I found it more amusing than anything else. No offense taken and it added a nice spot of humour to the day.

Though you know, I’ll not let her forget her “senior moment” for a while. *grin*

Decorum is one thing...but this?

Taken from http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200508/s1446360.htm



Yawning out of order in Qld Parliament

The Queensland Opposition says the Speaker is so keen on good parliamentary behaviour he is even clamping down on yawning.

Tony McGrady has been strict on interjections since taking the Speaker’s chair last month, but today set a new standard.

“Leader of the Opposition, you’ve sat there all morning yawning. I think you’re being quite disrespectful to this House,” he said.

But the offender, Lawrence Springborg, says yawning is an effective theatrical device when the Government is delivering monotonous rubbish.

“[It is] very difficult to do too much in there. I suppose we’ll have to sit and stare blankly into space I suppose,” he said.

Liberal leader Bob Quinn is on Mr Springborg’s side.

“I think it’s ridiculous that Members of Parliament can’t yawn in the house,” he said.

Mr Springborg says the Parliament should be a robust place.

Schadenfreude

I was reading other people’s live journals today...and realized that it’s a source of Schadenfreude. My computer is now named schadenfreude.

In other news, I have to be at work at 11am to meet our district manager and “get to know her” as she wants to “get to know me”. I’ve not had this sense of foreboding since...oh...about fourth grade. That’s what it all feels like. There’s something not quite right about it all...but I don’t know what it is.

It’s a week to my birthday (next Tuesday). I have Mon/Tue/Wed off. Depending on how finances look, I may take a trip somewhere. I just want to get away and have some fun. After that, it’s work, storytelling, and not a lot of free time as we start to ramp up into the busy season at work.

My novel has ground to a halt. I look at it, but I just can’t get started writing again. I finally got a list of characters, who is on the team (with wives/girlfriends where applicable) and a list of pre-generated names for when I get that hair up my ass to add in a new character for a chapter or two. Now, I just look at it and realize that my entire plotline has hit a point that I am not comfortable with, I don’t want to strike half a chapter out of it, but at the same time, I need to get going somewhere with it.

I’ve been toying with posting it here or on my currently-vacant personal webpage. I’ll see how things are going next week with it all and if I’ve been able to write at all. If I’m still against that brick wall, I may post part/all of it and see how ya’ll think about it. It’s sitting at about 30 pages long right now, so it’s not a short read. I just want to get it fleshed out and done. I have the story line written down...it’s just a big roadblock in the plot is causing me much writer’s block and consternation.

Two pics behind the cuts..

I was headed up to St Cloud today...and saw this sign on US 10 just north of downtown Elk River. I actually pulled into the parking lot and took a picture of it...but my Goddess...I didn’t realize just how true “Mullet County” was...







And in the more fun news...Jay and Robyn up in St. Cloud got a new puppy named Diesel. He’s a mixed Black Lab and Coon Hound. He’s an adorable lil shit and if I could have taken him home myself...I would have! He’s a warm loving and lovable lil lump of black fur who loves to give kisses!







All in all...it was a very good day.

That’s all for now...I’ll post more later.

Stupid Human Error #4728042

Okay, here’s my helping hint.

DON’T WASH YOUR CELL PHONE!

I had an accident in the bathroom (missed the bowl) and threw all the wet stuff in the washer...totally forgetting that my cell phone was in the pocket of the shorts I was wearing.

I’ll be out of touch for a while until I can get a new phone.