Well, I managed to survive another week in the rat race. Technically, it was only four days since I took Monday off from work. The weather has gotten colder and we have more snow on the way. I'll believe it when I see it. We have the most sophisticated weather technology and yet our meteorologists can't accurately predict the weather. Truth be told, I love snow. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to get into my snow suit and play in the snow. Now that I'm older, I don't wear a snow suit but I still love to be outside in the snow.

We found out a few weeks ago, that no one at the store will be getting a raise this year. If that weren't exciting enough, the Replenishment Team and Pricing Team will be restructured at some point during the coming year. The Replenishment team will have two full time people and the rest will be part time. Pricing will have two full time people and one part time person. Since there are four of us on the team, someone will be out of a job. My attitude is, what ever will be will be.

Mom called me up tonight to tell me that she's getting me a lazar printer for my birthday. Gee, thanks ma. I like nothing better than knowing what I'm getting in advance. Yes, I'm another year older on Tuesday and maybe another year wiser. Yeah, right. For those of you who may be in a festive party mood, I have supplied some cake and refreshments-which is all I can afford on my budget. Not to worry, after President Obama's stimulus takes effect on April 1, I will have an extra 15$ per paycheck. God, I'm so excited. I'll be sure not to spend it all in one place.

Have fun and please, share the cake. There's plenty for everyone.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

What would we be without the ability to find humor in life? Laughter can make us feel better. I start each day be reading the comics on my computer. Starting the day with a chuckle makes me feel good.

Now, here is a list especially for Jordina. She tagged me on Facebook to come up with 25 things about myself, which in all honesty wasn't easy. I added a few extra thingies so have fun getting to know me better.

I hate the sound of my voice.

When I was four years old, I had a turtle named Nixon.

I can't walk a straight line.

My favorite comfort foods are popcorn and pepperoni pizza.

My two favorite flavors of ice cream are: Black Raspberry Chocolate and Caramel

Praline Crunch.

I usually read three books simultaneously.

My best feature is my red hair.

I love wearing leather pants and high heel boots.

I believe that Scientology is a CULT

I've seen the film

50 times.

I started out as an English/Film History Major in college.

I'm German/Irish

The Tin Drum is my favorite book

Raging Bull is one of my all time favorite movies.

My dream is to get high with

Country music Icon Willie Nelson

The only country I've traveled to is England.

I'm fascinated with British/Irish History.

My favorite color is Lavender

I love black and white photography

The first album I bought was Hotel California by The Eagles

I think the song, Bridge Over Troubled Water is the best song ever written.

I think Def Leppard's song, Pour Some Sugar On Me, is the best song of the 1980's.

My only two celebrity crushes were on:

and

hmmmm...That's a tough one. I guestimate the photo was from back in the mid 60's. He;s the guy Carlie Simon may have been referring to in her 1970 song, "Your So Vein." He and his famous sister are both academy award winners. I've been drooling over him since I saw Bonnie and Clyde. His name is Warren Beatty and he turns 73 on March 30. IMO, he still looks great.

Betty Boop is my favorite cartoon character.

My worst subject in High School was Math

I hate reality TV

I prefer Pepsi over Coke

Since I had so much fun working on this list, all future blogs will contain a list of fun facts on a specific topic. I'll also try and include a movie review or two. I subscribe to Net Flix and I get two movies each week. I just received The Secret Life of Bees. I read the book and I hope the film is equally as good. Well, I'm off to finish a mystery book that 's due back at the library on Sunday.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

First of all, for those of you who have fainted at the sight of a new blog from yours truly, I offer the following items to make your landing softer:

Yes, I must say the Oscars was a much better production than in the past. Hugh Jackman really did make a great host.

Congratulations go out to Heath Ledger for winning Best Supporting Actor for his role as

and

Sean Penn for his moving portrayal of San Francisco Gay Rights Activist, Harvey Milk. I did see the film and I can't rave enough about it. I had a feeling that the entire audience was moved to tears when Heath's family accepted his award. I swear I thought I actually saw Sean Penn getting choked up. I really thought Ben Stiller was hilarious imitating Joaquin Phoenix.

So, yeah it's been almost a year since I've posted a blog-but as the saying goes "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Ok, so perhaps I took the saying much to literally but truth be told, I've been in pissy mood for quite a long time but I'm making baby steps to move past my negative mood. I have much to be grateful for. I now have both a Facebook and Myspace account so I've been seeing other blogs. Don't worry, I'm home now. I'll only be seeing blogs on Facebook and Myspace every other weekend.

For those of you who are may be asking how have I been coping with the pissy state of affairs, I'll give you this video by one of my favorite female country singers. I thank the Lord for LimpnJen for posting this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHby_TDUHaE

Tomorrow is my last day of vacation until April so I'm going to spend a few hours down at the Casino. Mom needs to get away and she wants to go down for the buffet and play the slots for awhile. My step father and I will stoically stand beside her and pull the handle. She's been working so hard the past few weeks, we feel it's the very least we can do for her.

Well I'm off to bed. Someone on this site has tagged me on Facebook to come up with 25 facts about yours truly. I'm almost done so by the end of the week, I'll share my list of 25 facts about ME here and on Facebook.

Have a great week, everyone.