Ok,

So, vittoria0 came in this weekend and we watched Sweeny Todd w/Johnny Depp last night. I am kind of glad we didn't pay full price a the theatre for the movie but I am glad I got to see it. Except for Depp, Bonham-Carter, Rickman, Cohen and that guy who played Wormtail, all the actors were relative unknowns. Who knew Rickman had such a fine singing voice. Or Depp for that matter. Although I don't think I would care to own the movie I think I may have to purchase the soundtrack. I don't think Depp deserved the Best Actor nomination for this performace as it was Cap'n Jack's voice, Edward Scissorhands' hair and Gilbert Grape's depression in the role. Although he did channel some really scary anger a few times, mostly he was morose and preoccupied. The cartoony blood helped to lighten the mood a bit. Cinematography was good and so were the sets but I think many of them were green screened in.

Overall the weekend was good. Got my garden in yesterday with tomatoes, yellow peppers, okra and watermelon. For herbs this year i have basil, dill, parsley, oregano, mint, sage, chives, rosemary and a teeny leetle marjoram plant. also Feverfew but i am going to grow it for the daisy-like flowers. I am going to work a little bit on my front landscaping after work this week and plant some vinca and another hosta as most of the rest of the hostas did not come back this year.

I Got Me A NEW Toy!!!! A Pretty Happy NEW Toy!!! A Bright Shiny Cute Little Toy!!!

Here it is...my new baby!! No name yet, will be forthcoming.

aRGH,

My job makes me want to puke!!!

.........Just today though.

Happy Birthday Vittoria0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111

1. Where is your cell phone? purse

2. Your significant other? home

3. Your hair? up

4. Your mother? sad

5. Your father? dead

6. Your favorite thing? cooking

7. Your dream last night? huh?

8. Your favorite drink? coffee

9. Your dream/goal? babies

10. The room you're in? cubicle

11. Your ex? none

12. Your fear? falling

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? mommy

14. Where were you last night? Home

15. What you're not? thin

16. Muffins? yes

17. One of your wish list items? books

18. Where you grew up? Ridgetop

19. The last thing you did? type

20. What are you wearing? jeans

21. Your TV? off

22. Your pets? cats

23. Your computer? pending

24. Your life? improving

25. Your mood? tired

26. Missing someone? dad

27 Your car? dying

28. Something you're not wearing? earrings

29 Favorite Store? NOrd's

30. Your summer? hot

31. Like someone? yep

32. Your favorite color? red

33. When is the last time you laughed? today

34. Last time you cried? Thursday

35. Who will/would re-post this? me

On Thursday last my stepfather, Cliff Deuel passed away. I went to Florida over the weekend with my sisters to be with my mom. Paul and Annette are to be married on April 13 2008. Mom said not to come to the funeral but I wonder if I should go anyway.

From the newspaper:

Clifford "Pete" Deuel, of Oxford, passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2008 at Heart of Florida Hospital in Haines City, Fla. He was born on January 12, 1933 in Norwich, the son of the late J. Byron and Mabel (Lawton) Deuel. On January 15, 1956, he married Nancy Miller, who passed away on September 5, 2002. On September 24, 2005, he married Claire Lashway, who survives. Besides his wife, Claire, he is survived by his children, James Deuel and Lana Byrne, Oxford, David Deuel, Oxford, and Paul and Annette Deuel, Eustis, Fla.; and his stepchildren, Melissa Cheran, Nashville, Tenn., Michelle and Chad Swallows, Clarksville, Tenn., and DeMaris and Thomas Scarpelli, Chattanooga, Tenn.; his brother, Donald and Esther Deuel, New Port Richey, Fla.; his sister, Phyllis and Bruce Hemstrought, Tavares, Fla.; his grandchildren, Michael Deuel and Becky Winston, Norwich, Josh and Jenna Deuel, Norwich, Danielle Deuel, Rochester, Amy Deuel and Mike Knochemus, Smyrna, Jennifer Deuel, Albany, Stephanie Deuel, Canandaigua, De Anna, Alyssa and Nik Scarpelli, and Weston and William Swallows; his great-grandchildren, Kaydance Knochemus and Christopher Deuel; and his niece and nephews, Karen, Robert, Scott, Dan and Duane. Pete graduated from Oxford Academy and Central School. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He retired from GTE, having worked for Chenango & Unadilla Telephone Co. and Contel for a total of 27 years. He was a life member of Fort Hill Post #376 American Legion, Christy Rock Post VFW, and the Norwich Elks Club. He enjoyed bowling, golf, woodworking and collecting old guns.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 18, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. from the Behe Funeral Home, 21 Main Street, Oxford, with the Rev. Ralph Osborne, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Oxford, officiating. Burial with full Military Honors by members of Fort Hill Post will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Oxford. Friends may call at the Behe Funeral Home, Oxford, on Thursday, April 17, 2008, from 5-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assn. or the American Cancer Society.

Crazy names
1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name)
Patricia Louis

2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad)
Charles Mile' (I can't remember if it is Mile or Milo, i never met the man and only knew him as Geddo, as in Bubbie and ...)

3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of
your first name)
Cheme

4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Red cat. Me too.

5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Marie Pontiac (ick)

6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Black Sugarfree Hazelnut Latte (huh?)

7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name)
Meran

8. GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Mint Oreo (why not?)

9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name).
Ash Nashville

10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy)
Polo Whoppers (ugh)

11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on)
Bagel Fox Terrier (getting really ridiculous now)

1. The Belgariad (vols 4 and 5) - excellent
2. Looking for Jake - neat stories
3. Perdido Street Station - really good
4. Iron Council - not bad, a little disappointed in the ending
5. Shadows over Baker Street - short stories Cthulu + Sherlock Holmes = pretty good
6. Earthchild - eh, it was a $1 used book
7. Odd Thomas - reading now

I also have Forever Odd to read as well as some other random books to be posted later.

Enter the ICHC online Poker Cats Contest! ...'cause the trees will eat it ... nom nom nom!

The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.

To participate in this blog game, copy and paste the above list into your blog, and bold the items that are true for you.

Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college (I don't think beautician school counts)
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers 
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like you were portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school 
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels 
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child 
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
You and your family lived in a single family house
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child 
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family

finished #3 - Perdido Street Station
reading Iron Council - China Meiville - set 20 yrs after PSS but a little slow to get into so fa

So, i have just finished reading book #2 (or 3 depending on how you count)

1 (2) The Bellgariad Volume 2 - Books 4 and 5 - i read books 1, 2, and 3 in DEcember.
2. Looking for Jake - China Meiville - short stories; all very good but many seem to just tease

Currently reading: Perdido Street Station - China Meiville

i will try to post them all here as i finish. I wonder if i can get to 50?

Has anyone else seen this show?

http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/how-look-good-naked

I love it. I wish we all had a Carson Kressley in our lives. I wish i could call him on the phone when i am having a bad day and i know he would cheer me up. He is not nearly as catty with women as he was with the other QE guys.

He's fun.

moar funny pictures

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

Well i hope everyone out there in LJ land had a merry/happy/suitable winter holiday of choice.

i got a ViaMichelin in car nav system, some books, a movie (Blade Runner 4 disc new version) and some gift cards.

I am shipping my mom's gift today (yes its late) but there are 9 days of Christmas left so its ok. I suppose i could have sent her the traditional 3 French Hens but i think what i did get her will survive the trip better.

Remember, its 4 Calling Birds tomorrow. I suppose a phone call would suffice instead.


In sadder news, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benizir Bhutto was killed today in a suicide bombing run after a political rally.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.sharif/index.html

This is a sad day for women and democracy all over the world.

Please remember her and what she stood for.

well, the tree is up and the lights are on. Only one trip for extra lights was required. We actually threw out a whole big box of "well-maybe-they'll-work-this-year" lights. Tired of futzing with them

We will be decorating the tree tonight and then ... more christmas cards.

fa la la la la, la la la la.

woo hoo, BB went well.  I had lots of help from lots of friends both old and new and some people i had never seen before.  The Goat arrived on time and was much enjoyed.  No one got cut, burned or otherwise maimed but we have got to make Madrun some new skinny garb.  Saxondog and i were discussing on the way home that when she and her DH first moved to TN i helped her let out all her pre-baby garb.  Now we need to make her all new skinny stuff.  'Course she's always been a hott chick in my book.  Where was that Lesbian Army recruiting office again?  Anyway, thanks to everyone who came out and helped.  I hope you all enjoyed the food.  I have to check with Maysun to see when i am allowed to do the next one -snigger-.