My Thanksgiving Day feast today was...egg rolls!  I'll get my turkey on Saturday with my family.  Today I'll be working and making a crap load of money (about $45/hour...which is why I'm working tomorrow night too - holiday pay rocks!).  I just hope no one decides that it's time to beat each other tonight!  I'm hoping for a quiet night.  Hope everyone has a great holiday and eats lots of turkey and pumpkin pie...eat a piece for me!!

I was browsing on BestBuy.com a few days ago looking for Christmas gifts...I did get one...but I also ended up getting four things for me...oops!  I couldn't help it.  I got some great deals.  One of which was the movie Empire Records.  I absolutely LOVE that movie and I haven't been able to find it in my local Best Buy store.  I haven't seen it in several years and I'm STILL able to pretty much quote it word for word.  My favorite character is Lucas.  Maybe it's a bit juvenile for a 32 year old woman to like this movie, but it totally cracks me up...oh, and it has a killer soundtrack.  Some of my favorite lines:  

AJ: What's with you today?  Yesterday you were normal and today you're like the Chinese guy from the Karate Kid.  What's with you today?

Lucas:  What's with today...today?

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Lucas: [to Warren - shoplifter] Warren, look what you took.  Rap.  Metal.  Rap.  Metal.  Whitney Houston.

Warren:  It's for my girlfriend, okay?

Lucas:  Sure it is.  You know, someone like you needs to diminish their criminal impulses, not magnify them.  Maybe some jazz or classical.

Warren:  Maybe you bite me.

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Jane:  Do any of you like Rex Manning's new record?

Warren: [laughing] Dance party USA teen-bopper kind of shit, right?

Jane:  Actually it tested well amongst teenage males.

Lucas:  Jane, did you compare the percentage of teenage male Rex Manning fans to the incidents of homosexuality amongst teenage males?

Do you ever have those times when you have so much to say, but you just don't feel like sayin' it (or typing it rather)?  I'm in one of those times.  Although lately it's mostly been when I'm in the shower that I start "composing" my next blog entry and by the time I'm out of the shower...it's gone.  The brilliant lines that I was writing are now just a pile of useless boring words.  Then when I'm sitting here in front of my computer I don't feel like putting in the effort to come up with something to say (much like this garbage I'm tpying now...sorry about that).

So, here's me just waiting for inspiration.  When I get some, don't worry, you'll be the first to know!!  I think I need to get off my duff and clean my house.  Maybe if I can get something accomplished, I'll feel better.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I love this one!

"There is no problem we cannot ignore, confront, plot against, drown in chocolate sauce, or run over with the car!"

...lets see if I can actually get to 100!

"Our family - just the right mix of chaos and love."

Yeah, that's pretty much how it works!

  "Success is just getting the wash into the dryer before mildew sets in."

A bit funnier than yesterdays, I think.

Other than this, I wish there was something better for me to write about.  Oh, I almost quit my job the other day.  I guess that's blog worthy.  I'm SO tired of parents who blame the police when we catch their 15 year old child drinking alcohol!  And not just drinking alcohol...but being DRUNK!  When a 15 year old can blow a .108% BAC without showing any outward signs of intoxication (stumbling or slurring words)...guess what?  It's NOT THEIR FIRST TIME DRINKING!!  And from what I've witnessed in this job, it won't be their last when their parents blame the police and not their "good kids."  Hiring a lawyer to get your kid out of a CIVIL violation and a educational program that will show them the dangers of their actions WILL ONLY HURT YOUR KID IN THE LONG RUN!!  I've seen it more times than I'd like to admit.  These parents care more about the fact that their kid might not get to play on the sports team than the fact that they are DRUNK and riding around in cars with other kids who are DRUNK!!  How sad is that?  Oh yes, it's the police officers fault that you cannot be a parent to your kids!  That's right, I forgot!!  And you know if any of these kids gets hurt someday, these same parents will again blame the police because we didn't stop it from happening.  It's a no win situation.

Can you see why I'm frustrated?  It's like banging my freakin' head against a brick wall.  We get nowhere and the one's who are going to get the shaft are the kids.  If you don't think some of these kids won't end up with a criminal record in the years to come, you're nuts.  Granted, not all of them will...but I've seen it with my own eyes.  God forbid we actually try to help any of them.  WE'RE JUST THE BIG BAD MEAN COPS!

I need a nice desk job where I can sit alone in my cubicle and no one bothers me!!

In an attempt to find a cheap way to post more often, I received a book for my birthday titled, "Stuck on You: Laugh Notes."  There are 100 "laugh filled ways to brighten someone's day"...or so it says.  So, I decided that I could post a new one everyday.  Some are funny...some not-so-funny...but I'm just the messenger.

So for your first installment:

"Just take it one gigantic, earth-shattering crisis at a time."

See I told you not all of them were funny...oh well.

Exciting day!!  Did you vote?  We'll see what tomorrow brings!  I do not have a TV hookup (satellite is my only option) but I DO have high speed internet and found the live MSNBC feed!! 

Get out and VOTE!!

My computer MAJORLY messed up and posted my last entry like 5 times...so I deleted all but one of them...however, I think I deleted a comment.  If you commented, I didn't mean to delete you...and you can post it again if you'd like.  I didn't get to read it.  Bad night for computers, I think!

If you knew what I was going through, this song might make more sense, but it's still a great song.  It's sung (and I believe written by, but don't quote me on that) by Amanda Marshall.  She's an artist from Canada...and she ROCKS!  You should YouTube her at least to hear her voice.  Anyway, one of my favorites...for reasons probably only known to me...

Out of Bounds

Standing on the edge of time
playing out a reckless pantomime
and every day's another wrong to rectify
I dream about a strangers touch
and voices in my head, I cannot hush
and every night's a hunger I can't satisfy

CHORUS:
It's the secret that I keep
it's the ache that makes me weep
And I know I'm in too deep--
I'm gonna drown
it's the emptiness I fear
baby, please don't leave me here
cause I'm lost inside a dream
that's out of bounds

I close my eyes and it's so real
and all at once, I know just what I feel
and baby, it's the kind of rush
that terrifies
but I am weak
I am wrong
and everyday I swear that I'll be strong
but there's a bond between us
that I can't deny

CHORUS

I wanna surrender
I wanna give in
I wanna lay down
and let it be now
let it begin
let it begin.

It's the secret that I keep
it's the ache that makes me weep
and I know I'm in too deep--
I'm gonna drown
it's the emptiness I fear
baby, please don't be leaving me here
cause I'm lost inside a dream
that's out of bounds
out of bounds
out of bounds...