I set my alarm for 7:30.  I didn’t get up till nearly 9:30. The snooze and the continuing dream were my friend this morning.  I’m still very sleepy. Not quite sure why. But I have to leave in about 2 and 1/2 hours to go pick up my friends who are coming over today for Ribs on the barbee.  We’re also gonna play sequence, go swimming and hang out.  I got the kids easter baskets yesterday.  I just like buying kids things, what can I say. It’s really kinda sick how they have these big ole baskets of toys and candy, always separated by gender.  Ugg. I had to get A a pink set and M a blue set.  There weren’t any neutral baskets.  I guess you have to make THOSE yourself. The ones I did get are almost the same, just different colors of balls and sidewalk chalk. From I can tell the little thing is more toy than candy, which is what I was going for.  Maybe if I get them write things on the ground in front of my apt, it will make it rain. :-)

I took my wedding rings off last night.  I didn’t want to get raw meat in them - when I was making the Lumpia.  (They turned out ugly looking, but tasty tasting.) I keep lookin down at my hand and it looks weird.  I didn’t get them back from husband last night, they’re still in the little small pocket of his jeans. I think it’s time to go get them. And him. Since he’s gotta put the ribs on the barbee now; otherwise we won’t be eatin anything till dinner time. Which is totally no bueno.

Listen to the Empire.  Ego te provoco.  Save Net Radio

I used to have this fascination with posting to my blog from the library. Seems now it’s posting via Pirate Wifi.  I can get online from almost every single one of my clients places, none of whom have internet at all, with pirate wifi.  Free is free.  If you don’t want people to use your wireless, lock it up.  :-)

I’m having a BBQ tomorrow. I’m excited. This will be the first time these friends (and their two kids) have ever been to our house. We’re gonna do ribs on the grill and play sequence and go swimming.  I may have to wear my old swimsuit, as I can’t seem to find the bottoms to my 2 piece.  I’m certainly not going to go bottomless. ;-)

Sunday I have to work for 10 hours. It’s no fun at all, but I think I have a way to MAKE it fun. :-) still 10 hours on a Sunday just really bite it.

Lordy. I need some Jibbits for for my crocs.  Seriously.  Like Diz said “they make {those shoes} kinda cute.” I need the skeleton, I need some flowers. Most of all I need the I love you.

Finally, I leave you with this quote. Just because I like it :-)

If I finish this post it’ll make the 5th one in a row. It’ll be a record. At least lately.

I had a fortune cookie at breakfast (yesterday). It said “Serious trouble will bypass you.” Ok. Yay?

I wish it would have stopped me from stepping in dog shit today. That was pleasant Shit is nasty. I guess I should watch where I step.

Just say YES to drugs. Especially Lithium.

I almost said to a client today “you need to change the channel of the little voices in your head. this game show is lame.” but I didn’t. I just though it. I guess you had to be there.

I wanted to go to bed hours ago. But then I wanted to watch LOST. Then I wanted to check my email, then I wanted to write this blog post. Of course I am going to future date it so you won’t even be able to tell what time it was when I originally wrote it. I’m bad.  (Dude I think the time’s all fucked up.  I’ll have to remember to look at that.)

Listen to the Empire.  Ego te provoco. (I dare you.)

So, yesterday when I picked up my paycheck I saw the deduction on there I’d not seen before. It was for 75$ too. I guess the bosses decided that when I went over minutes on my WORK cell phone that I would have to pay that out of my PERSONAL pocket.  There’s a couple issues I have with that.  1) It’s illegal, and it’s the not first time they’ve done it.  2) They didn’t TELL me they were going to do it and the third and final one 3) I’ve yet to see the bill that says I went over.  Technically I am looking at it right now. I printed it out too. Gonna go though and highlight every call that was personal and every call that was business. I GUESS I’m willing to pay for extra minutes that were personal - but - glancing at it, I know why I went over. It was all my calls to a certain govt program back in the first part of Feb that did it. IT just really pisses me off.  I am underpaid as it is, I get no benefits and I work full time.  I won’t get over time if I overwork, and apparently NOW if I over call, doing my job I might add, I’m to be penalized.  Female boss of course blamed it on male boss, and male boss will just stay out of it.  Female boss also told me that male boss was supposed to include it with the paycheck, but she was the one who signed the checks and then put them in the envelope with my name on them.  She KNEW that it wasn’t in there and she KNEW that I’d ask about where my seventy five fucking dollars went.  They make more money off of me in a year than I make.  They also like to tell me I make the “big bucks.” I’d like to know what planet it is that 11.50 for a college degree and 5+ years experience is “the big bucks.” I bring in over 32$ an hour for the company, as that’s the rate we are paid for services provided.  I get 11.50 of that. Where does the rest go?  I can tell you where it doesn’t go. We don’t have an office, I do all my work out of my own home, on my own computer, and usually on my own time, unless I am out with a client.  I have a cell phone, that apparently I’m partly responsibly for paying now too. Most time when I need copies of paperwork I have to go someplace like Kinkos or something to get them copied myself. I have to pay to fax things as well - that’s usually too expensive so I just mail crap to people.  She had a brand new car though. Says it’s a “business car.” Male boss also has a new car.  They also have two houses between them. So, unless there’s some hidden business expense that I am not aware of, I work my ass off every day to pay for their fucking life. Sort of scraping a living together from whats left. That’s what I do.

Tell me again why I’m still at this job?

updated : after telling her about my research shes gonna give me my money back.  Sweet! :-)

I need to find the batteries for my camera.  I KNOW they made it over in the move, I just don’t know where. It’s making me crazy.  I can’t use the camera without the fancy re-chargeable batteries.  I tried using regular ones and no dice.  I’m pretty sure the camera will work once I get batteries into it, I just wanna make sure.  Pictures are a must for the Eastern weekend trip. Not to mention the tomatoes hubby has growin the back yard and the eggplant and flowers out the in front need to have their pictures taken too.  That’s right - somebody in this house has a green thumb. It’s not me, but I’m sure benefitin from them.  I like to look at the them - hubby takes care of them all. :-) I am very much lookin forward to a basil (that hes also growin) tomato and bacon sammich.  (I’m going to get turkey bacon. Fuck him if he doesn’t like it. His fucking cholesterol isn’t the one I’m tryin’ to lower.) That will be delicious!  My pal over at http://www.toxique.org/ just sent me a recipe for Shanghai Lumpia and I am salivating at being able to make those.  We’re having some pals over on Sat for an honest to goodness BBQ and kiddie pool party and I’d love to make those as an appetizer.  They prolly aren’t aren’t any sort of OFA plan, but fuck it. Sometimes you gotta live for the tastebud. We’re doing ribs for the adults and hotdogs for the kiddies. I’m really lookin forward to it. It’s the firs time these particular peeps have been here. We did Thanksgiving with them last year - but at their place. It’s gonna be so much fun! :-) I wonder where my swimsuit is. I guess I need to find that this week. It’s a two piece one - pretty cute. Haven’t worn it since my birthday camping trip from last year.  I hope it still fits. :-)

Oh shit. That reminds me.  OFA! :-)

Listen to the Empire.  Ego te provoco. (I dare you.)

I want to blog.  It’s just hard.  I’m not trying for some sort of sympathy outpouring, just stating a fact.  Can’t blog about work stress, couldn’t blog about hobby stress - thanks to the heavens for that change! - so that else is there?  No body wants to hear me talk about TV Shows I’ve watched.  The only thing left was The Saturday Morning Show and I plan to still blog freely about that.  (Or at the very least keep the sidebar updated with info from TSMS.

I’m feeling very good right now. Very powerful and excited about doing what I love, and with people I’ve grown to love! I’m not gonna go all Girl Power on you - or am I? - but I’m having the BEST time right now helping to bring The Empire alive! StMan has given all us over there a great opportunity.  To make a COMMUNITY station - that’s FOR the people, BY the people!  With great shows, great people, great music and great times! :-) Won’t be anything you’ve ever seen.  The Empire wants me.  I want the The Empire so it’s all a WIN WIN situation. :-) I’m also ecited about the changes I have in mind for my show.  I will no longer be publishing the shows with the full musical selection. I will have a PodCast safe block in each show, fitting with that weeks theme (hopefully), but other than than - no music.  (Cept for music in show/station bumpers.) My goal is to make the show interesting enough in the talkin bits that it’s downloadable even without the music! :-) Side Story.  When I announced that I was leaving my last station, I had 2 different offers to move TSMS show to their station. One was BE Radio and the other Big Dawg Radio. Both said super nice things about me and my show making them totally two of the most welcome and most surprising things of the past week and a half! Big UPS to both those stations. Check em out. They’re defaults run 24/7 and you I’m sure that you’ll like what you hear!) I’ve started work on the first two shows, and I’m sure by the end of the this week I’ll already be workin’ on the third show!  I’m a little obsessive like that! :-)

In some fun travel news I’m going to Baton Rouge soon.  (...runs to put the calendars in the sidebar) My grandfather will be turning 85 and there’s a big party for him and a family reunion too!  I’m really looking forward to it! Not only is it some time off *thanks be to the heavens*!, but I also get to see my mom, my dad, and BOTH My brothers! :-) In fact - we’re all shacking up, hubby too, in a 2 room suite at this little place there in town! It’s gonna be like old times. Except were old and now my husband sleeps with me instead of my teddy bear.  (That’s not true either, in fact, I’ve taken to sleepin with the bear lately. Stress does that to me.) Last I saw my family was at Christmas (06) and before that it was Christmas (05.) I’m getting really tired of living so far away from them - but what cha gonna go. Grad school takes time, man! :-)

Listen to the Empire.  Ego te provoco. (I dare you.)

The Saturday Morning Show is now a part of MPYR Radio, otherwise known as “The Empire” or just empire! It’s a station that I am very excited to be a a part of! :-) Empire Radio - it’s all about the music!;-) I’ve been doing bumpers for the station, so WHEN you tun in to listen to the stream you could hear them! :-) And you KNOW you want to Tune in! Empire is broadcasting a stream 24-7 now, with a variety Of hits! Oldies, 80’s, metal, classic rock, country, disco, dance, talk shows, and even quiz shows. Live Show’s are slated to start running April 1st, but until the you can rock out with your socks out to the wicked default that runs, RIGHT Now!

I’ve quit ThatStationIWon’tName. I wasn’t happy the treatment I was receiving and I wanted a different “working” environment. I wanted more input and less “You’re All Wrong Luka”

So, I am not longer broadcasting on that station.  (I didn’t know my last show would be my last show, and the theme for this week will just be put on hold for a while.)

Until further notice* The Saturday Morning Show will be off the air.  I got the show it’s own domain name, though, so all info about the show will be up there! :-)

Thanks for your continued support!  And of course patience in this “difficult” time.

*and there WILL be notice! :-) Be sure that my next venture will be just as heavily pimped as my last! :-) If not MORE so, cause it’s rules! :-)

p.s. yes. I know I need to change the default skin. :-)

Operation Fat Ass in effect.  By hook or by crook, and with the support of fellow bloggers, friends and family I will be losing 80lbs in the next 10 months. That’s like a 1lb a week. Which, is totally doable. Hell even 2lbs a week is doable.  I’m going to start “counting” but not going to any meetings.  I’m going to start using my extra bedroom as a place to do some damn yoga. I need to stretch, relax and work on my fitness, so yoga is perfect.  I need to make a new category. And This Category will have an icon.  Somebody from OFA is making one. We opted for a group blog.