I don’t know if it’s Katrina or not, but the cooling off in the weather was just what I needed. Thank you Mother Nature.

Tell me a story about That picture I posted for the FFAF! I though I’d tell you what it REALLY is! :) It’s my younger brother on his birthday. He’s the blonde being spanked by Chuck E Cheese. At the time though, that place was called Show Biz, and not Chuck E Cheese, so I am not sure of that monsters name actually. 

I’ve been doing “surf-by Luka Commenting™” doing on BLEX. Last time I did this I got some comments.  I would like to point out - if I’ve come by YOUR blog and commented, if you don’t comment here I won’t likely be by again. It’s not that I am a snob, just that I am forgetful. If I hit your blog in a surf then I won’t remember where it is. So - reply to my comment by email, and NOT just on your blog - cause likely I won’t see.  A little helpful tip from me to you. You’ll thank me later. Maybe much later. But later.

I am waiting for the cable people to come today. Our connection’s been good today, but it was out a lot yesterday. Somethings funky with the connection so they are sending a tech. Sometime between 8am and 8pm today.  With a 30 min warning.  At least my connection is up now, cause otherwise I’d be really bored waiting on this dude.  (I saw dude cause I’ve never had a cable girl. Now, I’ve talked to Cable Girls o the phone, but it’s always been a cable guy to come to my house. And the last way, WAY cute!) Wait. Where was I?

Oh yeah. The end.

Twice last night on the way home from the movies I was almost in an accident due to someone else’s crappy driving. The 1st time a yellow cab was merging into a car in the right lane. That car swerved to avoid being hit by that cab and I had to slam on my braked and swerve to avoid being hit by that white car. Not cool. The second time was in our complex parking lot. I was driving and this guy start pulling out in front of me.  i was right up on him and had to slam on my brakes so i wouldn’t hit him. I burned rubber.  Not cool.

My favorite number is 9 and today I had 9 FFAF posts! :) See you again on Sept 30th!

Oh. And there was one trivia question not answered.  To be fair, amber did make a 1/2 correct guess, but I didn’t give her credit.

1. What couple’s unborn child was offered $10 million to play in the 2017 A&P Tennis Classic?

1. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf’s.

Hopefully on Monday, when I usually do trivia, I will have some buttons to share with y’all.

10 years ago: 8.26.95. I was 15. I was lost inside myself trying to find out who I was supposed to be. I was watching my father die from ALS. I felt abandoned and alone. I was a sophmore in high school but didn’t really belong. I had grown up way before my time. I was experimenting with pot and alcohol and started sneaking out to just escape from my reality. I learned my mother was mentally ill and was going through a nervous break down. I realized I had no one in the world but myself and how cold and hurtful that made me feel.

5 years ago: 8.26.00. I was 20. I had just found out that I was expecting my first child. I was thrown out of my mothers house for getting pregnant. I was living in my car until I met Janet (my surro mom) and John (her son and my boyfriend even though he was not the father of my baby). I got to experience the hurt and betrayl of getting pregnant and the man who helped me get in that position disappeared. I was going to college full time (thank goodness for the hope scholarship) and training for Delta Airlines at night ( my career for 4years). I was becoming an adult and learning a lot of responsibility.

1 year ago: 8.26.04. I was 24. I seperated from a dead end relationship. I was once again alone but with two children in Florida instead of Georgia. I started working for Walt Disney World and fell in love. I met my current husband there and have learned what it is to have stability and endless love. Most importantly what it is to be really loved by someone who appreciates me and worships me. I can actually say I am happy and am able to give my children everything that they need or want. I realized how much I really went through and that crying does not mean that I am weak. Opening up does not mean that I am weak. Actually taking a chance and living life does not mean that I am weak.

Yesterday: 8.25.05. I am 25. I have a career in a bank. I actually make enough money an hour to start planning to own my own home. I am planning a wedding even though we got offically married in May. Child Support Enforcment has finally located Daddy Dead Beat and I may actually see him be held responsible for his children. I am happier than I have ever been.

I’m a rebel!  I refuse to do her given topics.  *cackles like a mad scientist*coughs* Er.  Luka said I could.  *nods* Ya. It was all Luka.

Anyway.  Game obssessions.  I am currently utterly obssessed with a couple of games on my computer. 
1.  Jewel Quest by Game House.  Oh yeah.  Turn those squares to gold!  Yeah!  GO!  Yes, yes.  I’m weird.  Luka knows this.
2.  Rays - which is part of Hoyle Puzzle Games 2004.  Bouncing those rays off the nodes really gets me going.  XD

Why am I obssessed by these games?  One - it’s SOMEwhat mindless.  You could play them without thinking.  They would be much harder to win, but you could do it.  Two - they require some form of logical thinking.  I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of logic puzzles.  Trying to put all the pieces together to find the solution - oh yeah.  That turns my crank.  (; Three - they are shiny.  No, really.  They are.  Oh, and I dig the music.  The Rays game has this aromatherapy/sleep/new age stuff going on and I really want it to just loop for eternity.  I dig it that much.  Woo.

Anyway.  Those are *my* obssessions.  What about yours?
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This bit of bizarreness brought to you by Barbara of Burning Evanescence.

I’ll pass on the photo thanks - just a tad scary :s

As for 10 years ago, I was six. I honestly have no idea what I was doing. I can tell you that I was going into year two at first school, I think my teacher was called Miss Long, but I’m not sure.

5 Years ago, I was 11, I was about to start at my current school BGS. I was part of the school’s first year seven group. We had had a school reorganisation and the council had taken away all the middle schools. I had bought my big red blazer (which of course was two sizes too big - as schoolwear always is, “You’ll grow into it” - yeah, right) and all my pens and pencils, and I was starting big school! Safe to say I survived (and possibly even enjoyed it in the process :p)

One year ago I had finished the first year of my GCSEs, I was half way there and being pushed like mad, it wasn’t a fun time, but it was worth it.

Yesterday I was nervous, then ecstatic - I passed every one of my exams with flying colours...I had the day off work and partied with my friends. I probably drank a little too much, but it was fun :D

Wow - descriptive...Phill - it’s an FFAF bank-holiday bonanza at blackheart.

Okay, I don’t want to tell a story about that picture!!  Holy crap! 

lol

Looking forward to this fall?  Certainly it’s not how busy I will be, but I see October and November being EXTREMELY busy for me.  Of course, December’s always busy, so this will be going on for some time.
I am looking forward to the leaves changing and the weather being somewhat decent.  You know Missouri though, it might not be all that decent.  I have a possibility of five craft fairs to do, though, so I really hope the weather is nice!  I am looking forward to my friend’s wedding come Thanksgiving weekend…

Things like that :)

valerie

Chuck E. Cheese with his hand on a bum?
That’s enough to make a parent go numb.
Although I can’t say I blame him,
if I had to entertain them,
it would be hard to resist spanking some!

Captain Platypus
Platypus-Society.Net

Guess what? I didn’t forget FFAF this time around!  :-P

10 years ago, first quarter of 1995, I was 16 then. I worked in a supermarket as a lowly paid cashier. Back then, it seemed fairly reasonable, but now when I look back, it’s in fact kinda low! Anyway, it was my first temp job while waiting to start my Polytechnic studies. There were three of us temp cashiers. The interesting part of it was that all three of us were guys, and it’s not exactly a common sight to see male cashiers ... in supemarkets!  :lol: I had my first taste of real work, and the meaning of “money doesn’t fall from the sky”.

5 years ago, in the year 2000. I just turned 21, and had the unfortunate luck of spending it in the army! I had just gotten together with my first girlfriend barely half a year ago. Inbetween life in the army and being with her, it was literally bitter and sweet - bittersweet. As a popular song went “Opposites Attract”, it also holds true that opposites do infact, repel. Little did I know that the latter did indeed happen, three years later.

1 year ago, in May 2004. I fell in love with the place called Nepal. One of the best trips I’ve ever been on. Gave me the combined experience of trekking in dung, sand, rocks and snow, with temperatures ranging from 30 dec celcius to a little below 0. First time I’ve been away from home for more than a month, with only my friends for company. I’ve never looked back since. More trips to come, I can be sure of that!  :coolsmirk:

-- The EndlessTrail