Worldless Wednesday

Introducing KC The Frog Cat

This is why I call KC my frog cat.

For Heidi: See any resemblence to the shorter arms and very long back legs?

Innova Cat Food

Because I posted about my baby kittens having the runs and because Lee brought up the topic of what might be fed to them I wanted to share what I do feed them.

I have had kitties since the age of 12. As I got older and I learned about holistic healthcare I started to ask about organic foods for cats. A few years ago I learned about Innova. Now there is also Wellness and a few others on the market that are similar. Innova and Wellness are supposed to be the best of the best.

Here's what they say about Innova which is the canned food I feed all three cats:

Innova Cat and Kitten exclusively uses only the highest quality turkey and chicken. Innova Cat and Kitten is the first pet food to take advantage of advanced fresh cooking methods to incorporate lean turkey and chicken, lactose-free milk, vegetables and fruit along with whole ground grains to create a cat food unequaled in nutrition and health benefits.Innova Cat and Kitten is guaranteed nutritionally complete and balanced for all stages of a cat's life. Innova is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages.

I also give them Innova dry as well as Wellness dry kitten food and kitten canned food. Here is what is on the Wellness website:

I want to thank Lee for taking so much time to write out what she does feed her baby. I know that when someone offers their own knowledge and experience and the person who received that info seems as though they are shooting it down, it can be frustrating. I hope it won't be received back that way.

This is what I feed my itty bitties and Leo.

I am not quite sure why the babies have such bad poohs right now. Leo seems to be just fine. When I first got him he also had stomach issues.

Maybe it is just the adjustment period? Maybe they caught a virus when I took them to the Vet for their boosters. I really hate taking them for shots. Since they are so little and they were strays taken in by families until old-enough to be adopted out I felt it was important to get them started on their boosters. But there is evidence starting to come out from Vets themselves that boosters may not be the best thing for animals as once thought. I have been of that mind for a while. I do wonder if the shots lowered their immune functions or if some other animal had an airborne virus that my babies caught.

I don't think it is the food as it is the highest grade on the market other than cooking myself, which sadly I think would make them worse. I am a terrible cook.

It took trips to three pharmacies to find Kaopectate but I finally found some and the babies have had two doses. I finally started to see more solid kaka from them. HALELUJAH!!!!!!!!

I must admit I am really really exhausted today. I got very little sleep last night. I was up with them every hour, cleaning up after them and then finally changing two boxes completely. And while I napped a little today, I had a lot to do and had to be out and about. So if I haven't commented on your sites today that is the reason why. I did go and read most of my daily reads. Where would I be without them??????

Knee Deep

IN SHIT!

I spent the entire night up with the kittens. They have terrible pooh and they wouldn't stop running.

I think I may have to rethink my love of soft chocolate ice cream after what I saw over and over last night.

The Vet said to give Kaopectate which I haven't done yet. I have been using another holistic tummy medicine he gave me for Olivia about a year ago. He also instructed me to get them to eat white rice. That I have done.

I had to completely change two litter boxes that were already new ones, after cleaning that at least 20 times in about 4-5 hours. The poor girls had no where to walk, even after cleaning up right after each messy pooh.

The gurgling noises I heard from poor KC. OH MAN!

Cleaning their legs in my sink...oh the joys of the 2lb kitty screaming bloody murder at 3AM.

This morning I didn't see much in the boxes. I have no idea if this is because there is nothing left in the kitties to expel or if it is because they are getting better.

Then I had to feed the piggies. Sadie my less than 2lb kitty is a food stealer, if you didn't remember. So KC that smart gray kitty has learned to growl like a grown dog and eat and wack her paw sideways without looking away from her bowl, when she thinks Sadie is approaching. It is really funny to watch. It's like a cartoon...the speed of the wack in the head is something I will have to try to catch on video for all of you. It truly is something I have only seen in cartoons.

So right now Sadie and I are locked in my room while the other two are eating their own food in peace.

And I am praying for no more sick kitty poohs.

The Mosaic Picture Meme

Kathy over at The Junk Drawer is playing this meme and I thought it would be a fun light post to do as well.

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Google Image Search or same type of search engine for pictures.
2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image. You can’t search forever for a certain image.
3. Copy and paste each in any program that you can post the pictures in a mosaic pattern

The questions:
1. What is your first name?… Lauren
2. What is your favorite food?… sushi
3. What high school did you go to?… I'm leaving the name blank but will post the image.
4. What is your favorite color? … purple
5. Who is your celebrity crush?… I honestly don't have one but I will pick someone for this.
6. What is your favorite drink?… Thai iced tea
7. What is your dream vacation?… I'd love to go to Israel.
8. What is your favorite dessert?… soft chocolate ice cream on a waffer cone
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?… labor companion
10. What do you love most in life?… watching babies being born
11. What is one word that describes you?… unique
12. What is your blog name?… Can You Be A Part Of My Life

Things I loved

Here are some stickers I collected as a kid. I was sticker crazy! These are the smelly ones. The grape still smells like grape today.

I remember sending away for free stickers too. I have coca cola stickers in Hebrew which I thought was super cool at the time.

I found a lot of cat stickers, none for dogs. Hmmm.

Around 1986 I started to read Seventeen Magazine. I couldn't find a cover from that time so here's one from the 70's. I don't know if my mother threw out the box of my magazines I saved. I loved them and I loved fashion. I saved every dime I earned babysitting to buy clothes I wanted. It wasn't much at $2 an hour but I would always end up with one really nice outfit after many months.

Somewhere around college I lost the interest in all that and sleeping in and putting on my sweatpants and going out on the lawn to study seemed more important to me. I think my boyfriend had a lot of influence on that change. Looking back he probably loved changing that about me so that I was a bit less attractive to other men. Straight men aren't always the brightest...I went to a conservatory my first year, where we met and dated, and he was probably one of 10 non-gay men on campus. Oh well!

I moved to NY in 1991 after breaking it off with that fellow and for a long period of time all I can remember was trying to survive. I am racking my brain to remember what I loved at that period of time. Truth is that I can't think of a darn thing. I was very focused on school and working and not much else.

I adopted Olivia a few months after moving to NY and then six months after that I adopted Emily. I loved having those two silly girls. And while it is fun to have the kittens now, there will never be another two like them. It's just hard to explain.

After my break up with the only man I truly loved (completely different guy than the one from college), and then breakdown, I found karaoke. As someone who sang since she was three years old, first to Sesame Street, then to the records of the day that Mom would buy me, I saw this as my only hope to getting back to my normal self and off the floor. Somehow I found this couple who ran a very professional karaoke on Sunday nights at an Italian restaurant in the Village. The sound system was amazing. The singers that showed up were amazing and it was run like a show, not just some KJ who called your name and you sang and then he played some shitty records inbetween or sang all night mostly and barely called people up, like most hosts do. This was fun and like being at and in a Broadway show.

Going there once a week probably saved my life. It was the only thing I looked forward to doing and when I went I was welcomed and encouraged and made a lot of friends there. Yes, that IS me just a few years ago. Svelt from severe depression and posing with the fleet weekers who came in to sing with us.

The wife of the karaoke couple introduced me to India Arie's music which I found completely inspiring and eerily ironic because as it turns out, India Arie went through a similar man situation and spiritual awakening at the same time as me. I had never heard of this singer before being brought to her concert at the Beacon about two years ago, give or take, but much to my jaw dropping surprise, the songs she sang seemed to mimic exactly my very experience and many of the realizations I had just come to. The words to Can You Be A Part Of My Life are on the sidebar of my blog.

Today I love India Arie's music, reading spiritual books by Marianne Williamson and Eckart Tolle, Wayne Dyer etc...the color purple because beside white it is the highest color on the energy scale spiritually, my kitty cats, walking in the park, sushi, helping to bring babies into the world, the show Weeds, my passion for Israel, going to a live baseball game -preferably the Yankees, and well....

Well, I don't know what else. I wish I did. And that's what I will be working on figuring out this year.

I'm Late

I was given this award by Jessica at Thoughtful Reflections on June 1. So you see I am late getting this up and running over here.

Here's the sweet things she said about yours truly, "Lauren's blog is a must read. She shares, and voices her opinion on a wide variety of interesting topics. I seem to learn something new every time I visit."

The Rules:
1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4. Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

So without further adieu here are my picks:

Carrie at Candid Carrie -OH BOY this woman has the most hysterical way of seeing the world. Caution: Before visiting her blog make sure you pee first or have a Poise pad on.

Ms. Monkey at Drowsey Monkey - This woman is the Canadian equivalent to Carrie. Watch out before you go there as you might get stomach pains from laughing at her antics.

Karyne over at Karyne's Kronicles - Sweet and kind and always sharing her life with you honestly.

Karen at Mystic Gypsy - A kindred soul, who shares her wounds openly and we are better for it each time we read.

Lee from Why Isn't There Mouse Flavored Cat Food - She's a fun and delightful read!!!!!!

More Things The Mass Media Won't Tell You

In the last century, while Jerusalem was under Jordanian rule Christians were subjected to restrictions to visit their holiest sites, laws were passed to stop new Christian schools from being opened and required Christian schools teach the Koran. Christian charities were not allowed to purchase land, and the Armenian Patriarch-elect was deported from Jordan. Hundreds of Jewish gravestones were used to pave a highway and used as bathrooms by the Jordanian military. Only after 1967 when Israel liberated East Jerusalem were these discriminatory laws abolished restoring religious freedom to Christians and Jews.

It's Official, Leo Does NOT Like My Singing

OK. I bought a Michael Buble karaoke cd Saturday during my break at work. Later that evening I decided since it was pouring rain and the huge Forest Park Night Walk was cancelled due to flash flood warnings and thunder and lightening, I would try out my new music to pass the time.

Yes, yes it was Saturday night and I am NOT on a date. But right now I am not seeking that out. If I should be thrown in the path of a fantastic man to date I am ready willing and able, but seeking it out...no no.

I sat myself down on the glider's foot stool infront of the fan and started to sing. At first, Leo just whined. Then he started to pace. Then when I tried a new song that I had to do in a high register, which I proudly can still hit, thank you, I felt 11lbs of fur and muscle fling itself onto my back, and heard a very loud crying plea for me to stop the noise.

You'll just have to use your imagination and picture this cause there is no video proof. And if you are getting a hysterical video in your mind you're on to exactly what transpired. This 11lb monstronsity, that I love, was fully on my back, all four legs with his head right next to my left ear crying.

I wish I had this on video because it really was funny. But I am too vein. I don't know that song very well and wouldn't want it posted for anyone to hear. But it was funny to have Leo react that way. So dramatic, just like his momma :0

Life's Too Short

Today's post is inspired by two things, the sudden passing of Tim Russert and a photo on Drowsey's post today.

Yesterday while going to my car to get my father's gift out of the back so that I could find the proper box for it and mail it to Florida for father's day and his birthday which suck for him as they fall into the same month, I noticed that some asshole tried to steal my license plate off the front of my car.

First this idiot was such a major moron that he didn't even realize that he didn't have to cut the plastic around the plate to take my license, but that is what he did. And because that is what he did I knew it wasn't that the plate just got loose but that some idiot tried to take it.

So here's my advice to that shitty thief: KEEP YOUR DAY JOB YOU LOSER. YOU SUCK AT STEALING!




So I realize I need to take the car to the mechanic to get them to fix this problem so that when I drive it, whenever I can afford gas again, it won't fall off.

I get in my car and put on talk radio. I am listening to Sean Hannity and he is telling nice stories about Tim Russert and he says,"He donated $10K to my charity and asked me never to tell anyone about it."

HUH?

I realized immediately that something wasn't correct. People only divulge those stories when someone dies. But he isn't saying Tim Russert is dead or he died or what happened.

I picked up my cell phone and called my mother at work and asked her to go online and see what they are saying. Mom says, "Hold on a minute. No nothing on WABCradio.com, nothing on Yahoo." And so I say to Mom, "Go to CNN or something." And then I hear her, "OH MY G-D! OH MY G-D!" And at the same time the radio starts to play Tom Brokaw announcing the sudden passing of Tim Russert. And I am telling mom, "Shhh Shh." And I move the phone from my ear so I can hear the details.

What shock for all of us. 58. Only 58 and in a minute he is gone. Whatever you thought of his politics he had a brilliant mind. He could analyze stats and spin details like no other. In a flash the man is gone.

Today Drowsey has a post about rap music and foul words. But she also has a photo of two old folks walking hand in hand. The events I write about today and her photo made me think about my grandparents, and the time we spend with people.

So today I also share with you a photo from their wedding and a photo of them at what I think was their 60th wedding anniversary party a few years ago.

Grandma died almost three years ago. Grandpa is 90.

Usually we didn't see them being affectionate with each other so catching them kissing and showing this kind of love was a treat, which I share with you today. Grandpa is a curmudgeon, a complainer to the core. Grandma was the sweetest thing on earth.

Grandma stops by every now and then. How do I know this you might be asking? Or maybe I am being too nice and your thoughts lead you in another direction. :-) Well, sometimes a friend or even a stranger will mention something completely out of the blue, give me some word that doesn't seem to make sense, but it does to me. Like when one of my friends told me she saw roses around me. Grandma's name was Rose.

Grandpa doesn't feel so great lately and doesn't like to talk much on the phone. He gets tired, he says. But every now and then I pick up the phone anyway because life's too short.

Carrie's Friday Foto Finish

For Carrie's Friday Foto Finish

America Ferrar look-a-like?
Taken from my cell phone on the qt.

What looked like an almost naked girl waiting for the train at Roosevelt Avenue.
Taken from my cell phone on the qt.

Perception Vs. Reality

Often I believe our perception of "political" situations and the reality do not match. There are many reasons for this. The media is a HUGE factor.

So in an attempt to show some reality today I saw this breaking headline and wanted to share it with you:
Supreme Court sides with Guantanamo detainees again

Now where I live and I am guessing where you live too, there's a lot of Bush bashing and Republican bashing. Especially concerning the handling of the Iraq war. A lot of liberal people in NYC and the surrounding area complain about Guantamamo and cite it as a huge human rights violation etc...

The Supreme Court is pretty packed with conservatives especially after the last two appointments from G.W. Bush. Everyone including my own parents are very worried about the next president's appointments and what a conversative Republican or even moderate one's appointments will mean for our rights here at home.

You'd think with the last two appointments that a ruling such as the one today could not be possible. But there it is. From a very very conservative court, the highest in the land, a ruling in favor of legal rights of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

BTW I am a registered Democrat, who leans right and left depending upon the issue...so I equally piss everyone off!

I'm Changing It Up

OK I have had a lot of silly and fun posts. And quite to my total amazement you have loved my kitty photos. I really thought I would be boring you all to death and I got the opposite results. It's been fun and more will be on the way.

But I have another love and it is Israel. And so this post is going to be informative. And I even venture to say you will read things here today you never knew. I hope it will give you a new perspective and maybe even make you think about why you never knew this before with all the media attention the Middle East gets.

Jews have lived in the land of Israel for the last 3700 years. While the Romans fought the Jews and conquered us, we still lived there under their rule. Many also fled. The Romans changed the name of Judea ( now referred to as the West Bank) to Palestinia to take away the Jewish identity of the country and from the hearts and minds of the people there and surrounding. The Muslims invaded this same land in the 7th Century.

Fast forward to 1882 when large amounts of Jews from all over the world started to immigrate to then Palestine, a territory under British rule, fewer than 250,000 arabs lived there. In 1919 the First Congress of Muslim-Christian Associations met in Jerusalem for the Paris Peace Conference and said,"We consider Palestine as part of Arab Syria, as it has never been separated from it at any time. We are connected with it by national, religious, linguistic, natural, economic and geographical bonds."

You're Fired! Sorta

OK here's something I hate about temping.

Can someone please tell me why there is always ONE person who is a total asshole and has to give you shit at each corporation? Seriously?!

Is it a power trip to do this to the temp? Seriously folks, does this person not know her own staff she works with each day and that I am not part of that staff and don't know all the ins and outs of each persons wishes like the person I am filling in for, and so it is some damn power trip to come out and yell at me in front of people for NOT PAGING THEM and instead leaving them voice mail? Or is this person really that daft that she doesn't realize I am not the regular person, and then if that is the case what does that say about her and paying attention to her support staff?

Yes this really happened to me today. I have been doing reception temp work for many months now. People love me and ask for me back. Now I am not going to claim that everyone always loves me or that every job ever has but most do and most ask for me again.

Today however, even though I showed up early, never asked for a legally required break of 15 minutes twice and followed the directions as I was given, never being told to page someone unless the caller asked me to do so, here I was being scolded, given the dirtiest of looks and then receive a call from my agency asking what happened that they cancelled the job which was to go on until tomorrow.

So here's what I'd REALLY like to know. Hey MS. BIG ASS BITCH making tons of money and prestige: is your life so damn empty that you need to beat on some lowly little hourly temp trying to scrape by while she builds her business just to make yourself feel better? Can you not be happy with the success you have and the position you have brought yourself too? Geeze!

Some people's lives are so empty!

Oh well. Hope this streak stops here. As little as the pay is I need this right now.

Sorry I just needed to vent.

Wordless Wednesday

Do You Remember Beanie Babies?

Cat House On The Kings

It's Official

You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too--yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party
Yes we're going to a party party.
I would like you to dance--Birthday
Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday
I would like you to dance--Birthday
DanceYou say it's your birthday
Well it's my birthday too--yeah
You say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.

Currently, there are more than 80,000 Americans 100 years of age or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That number is expected to rise to more than 580,000 centenarians by 2040.

And in today's Daily News they published my comment:
Facts on the ground
" Voicer Anne Selden Annab tries to delegitimize the State of Israel, yet she gives no historic facts. The term "Palestinia" was given to the land of Israel by the Romans in the second century C.E. after defeating the Jews, to minimize Jewish identification. King David established Jerusalem as his capital around 1,000 B.C.E. It is only due to foreign imperialist conquerors over the last 3,000 years that Jews have had interrupted sovereignty over the country."

Here's what I actually wrote, and I think they did leave out key wording, but hey at least they put it in:

Voicer Anne Selden Annab employs the typical tactics of character assasination in her attempt to deligitimize the State of Israel, yet she herself gives no historic facts. Historic Fact: the term Palestinia was given to the land of Israel by the Romans in the second century C.E. after defeating the Jews, in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification. Historic Fact: King David established Jerusalem as our capital around 1000 B.C.E. Fact: It is only due to foreign imperialist conquerers over the last 3000 years that Jews have had interrupted sovereignty over our country.

Pretty awesome way to start off my birthday. Let's hope my colorist is able to continue this good pattern. She is FIXING the job she did on Saturday which didn't take to my white/gray hairs.
:-(

OH and it just got better. The news just stated that alternate side of the street parking is SUSPENDED today. HALALUJAH!

As I said in the post below: it's hotter than Satan's A-hole here in NYC again. My sad little 16 year-old air conditioner is doing it's best to cool us all down. There are parts of Brooklyn and the Upper East Side of Manhattan (where I lived when I first moved to NYC) that are still without power. It's more than 100 degrees with the heat index. KC is sleeping on the desk in front of me right now. She all tuckered out from watching the computer screen make so many keystrokes. :-)

So go out and have a piece of cake and a glass of wine today! I know I will be, well maybe minus the wine in this HEAT. I know, I will give myself a huge extra scoop of refreshing Gelato instead. HA!

And here's a video of Leo being docile and me being, well...

Conversation With My Father

How's this for irony?

I had to call my father tonight about my tax refund check and what I owe the State of NY. After that was taken care of Dad says this:

"How come you sent the pictures of the other kitty to Mommy and not me?"

You've got to be kidding me!

"Because I didn't want to catch shit from you because you gave me such a hard time on the phone when I mentioned I might get two kittens instead of one."

"OH COME! Send me the photos WUD YA! I didn't give you a hard time. (senility) I don't care if you have hundreds of cats."

"Didn't you see them with Mommy?"

"What are you talking about? WUD YA just send me the photos. PLEASE."

"Can't Mommy forward them to you?"

TOTAL FRUSTRATION and change in tone and added desperation cause I am making him jump through hoops of course!

"NO. Her computer is too slow. Why can't you just send me the photos. I want to see the photos of the other kitty!!!!!"

OK OK DAD. Take a chill.

Cute Sadie story:

It's hotter than Satan's A-hole here in NYC so I went to the bodega and bought me an ice cream sandwich. I put some of the ice cream on my finger and offered it to both the kittens but KC doesn't want any part of it. Sadie on the other hand LOVES IT. But the Momma is a piggie too and ate it all.

I washed my hands and face and came back to the computer to write this post. Sadie jumps onto my desk, all 1.5 lbs of her and sits in front of me and grabs my fingers and starts inhaling them thinking she is going to get more ice cream.

Poor thing. ALLLLLLL GONE!

34D

What say you? What exactly is that title all about?

Well I will tell ya folks! Much to my own surprise I am a 34D NOT a 38B! I think I would make Olga very very proud!

So here's how today's venture started out. Me running VERY VERY late to pick up Sarah for my bra fitting appointment at 2:30 today.

I leave my apartment around 1:20 sending a text to Sarah saying see you in about 15 minutes. I get all the way downstairs and realize I am such a shmuck because I forgot my bridesmaid dress for the fitting.

Text to Sarah again: I am a shmuck, 4got dress, am back in my apt.

Sarah to me: LOL it's ok.

I finally get going. I am driving on the Grand Central Parkway and I think I am being so smart to get out of the lane that is always backed up to get onto the L.I.E. Smart smart Lauren! HAHAHA on me. (I was supposed to take the L.I.E.)

I have the radio turned to 1010wins and they give the traffic report. They remind us to stay away from the Upper East Side today because of the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

I pick up the phone and illegally call Sarah. This is how my conversation goes:

"Holy mother of g-d! Did you know it was the Puerto Rican Day Parade when you made this appointment!!!! I should have remembered since it is always the Sunday around my birthday." [LOUD BREATHY SIGH}

"Sarah no I didn't." (very calmly I might add) She started to say something else but this is what shot out of my mouth next:

" I am almost near.....OH MY G-D! I am so stupid! HOLY SHIT! I went the wrong way to your home. I am so stupid!!!!! SHIT SHIT SHIT!"

Now mind you it was over 90 degrees today. I am getting old, 37 on TUESDAY [shameless plug] and my boobs were killing me today from PMS.

Sarah:"Calm down. It's no big deal"

Lauren:"I am fine. Really I am. I just realized in the moment what a big mistake I made. I am ok."

So well I figured out an alternative route to her home. But a trip that should have taken me 20 minutes took an additional 20 just to get to her. She and I called and text each other along the way.

Text to Sarah: I left my brain...

Next text to Sarah: @ home. I blame the heat.

Next text to Sarah: I figured out how to get to you.

And well some calls inbetween

I am sure you get the jist!

And even though Sarah was up until 2am since she was out drinking last night, she was cool calm and collected and didn't care I was late. THANKS!!!!!!! :-)

When I arrived she gave me an early birthday present, this purple dragon fly. She knows I love the color purple. It lives in my car. It's funny and I like it!




It was really hard to park because of this parade.

My car is parked where this hydrant used to be. This parade has the LARGEST turnout of any parade and finding parking was hard and many streets are blocked off because of it. I believe there are more Puerto Rican's living in NYC than on the actual island of Puerto Rico.

Someone stole ONE hubcap a few months ago. It's kind of like having all your nails polished except for one.

On our way to the specialty bra shop, where I was promised they would fit me for a bra properly, we passed many interesting people celebrating their cultural heritage. This girl noticed me taking her picture and wasn't that happy but didn't cause me any trouble.

Last you saw me in my Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Post, you will have noticed that my girls were sagging. Carrie commented that they needed to be upfront and center I believe. Here is the second best bra I tried on today. Not so bad and I almost bought it. The girl in the background is Mary and she helped fit me. Poor thing, actually had to look at my naked cow utter breasts. She swears they aren't that bad and she has seen MUCH MUCH worse and that I exaggerate.

Here's me in the bra(s) I bought. Cleary you can see the lift is SOOOO much better. TADAAAAA!!! Almost as good as when I was in my 20's!

Here's the name of the bra that I bought. In this designer's bra I am a 34 D. Whoooohooo!

This is how they wrap it up. So pretty!

And the pretty bag they put it in.

And this is Sarah, sporting her new glasses for me as I dropped her off at her home.

She is so photogenic and I am jealous.

In the photos of me you can see I am hot and splotchy and sweaty. Not Sarah. Pretty as can be.

Thanks Sarah for all your help!

I Told My Mother About Sadie

Well, I emailed Mom and told her about Sadie. I received the following reply:
"you are correct - you're a grown woman. it's your call. she's cute - good luck."

In my mother's language that is code for: I disapprove but can do nothing about it as you do whatever the eff you want as always. And then adds the good luck, to attempt to sound supportive and happy for me so I can't call her on it.

And even though this Tuesday I am turning 37 (yes that is my shameless plug for birthday wishes from my readers) I still hate Mom's dissaproval. Shhh...NEVER let her know that!

Dancing Queen?

Well I have been inspired by Carrie and Gypsy to write about some childhood things.

Can you guess where I am in this photo? Here I will tell you a few things about me to help you guess: I am five years old, I have dark dark brown hair, I am wearing black ballet shoes even though I wanted pink.

OK OK ...all teasing aside, the midget on the right is me. YES, I am five years old there.

Mom put me in ballet class and here's what I remember. I know I loved to perform but in this class for some reason I felt silly and embarrassed. This teacher had all her students learn dances that together made a real ballet. The year I went to her dance school she did Alice in Wonderland.

I honestly don't remember much, I think most of the time and most of my life I am and was living in a fog, totally inside my head and not really paying attention to what others would or should. And I probably was doing that then too.

I do remember that my class had to sit in a circle and pretend to whisper something into the ear of the girl next to us. The teacher made it seem like it was the biggest deal and for some reason I don't know myself, I felt completely stupid doing this. So each time it was my turn the girls knew to pretend I did it, 'cause I just wouldn't and then take their turn.

But I do love this photo of me. It's adorable if I do say so myself. And seriously, I think it shows the potential of the adorableness of babies I could make with some lucky guy someday, wink wink ;-) So hey all you still single men out there...if you want your kids to even stand a chance at cuteness, you know where to apply.

So Apparently My Ex Isn't The Only One Obsessed With Getting A Piece Of Tail

What My Book Title Would Be

This morning I found that the kittens had gotten into a cubby hole where I stored two dating books. Their playfulness knocked the books onto the floor. And there staring at me was the title: Why hasn't he called?

I read that book amongst others to get inside the head of the single male's mind. And I personally think it is a noble attribute to want to do this for myself. BUT...

And this might change when I decide I want to date someone again...for now however if I were to write a book it would be called:

WHO GIVES A SHIT IF HE CALLS!

This book would be about empowering women to realize how much they have to offer and how much a man should be worshiping the ground we walk on for finding such a wonderful, well-rounded person.

Let the men read books on how to catch and keep a woman. Heck we are the stronger minded gender, the more rational gender and the gender that can multi-task. They should be begging us for our attention!

Candid Carrie's Friday Foto Finish Fiesta

Well I am a bit cat crazy right now so here's my submission for today's foto finish.


These are fotos of my family.

Leo

Sadie (BTW at the Vet today she weighed 1.5 lbs- Vet thinks she will be fine.)























KC

Sadie and my thumb

This is my mother, me, my sister-in-law (to be) Alison, and her sister-in-law (Blechy) I mean Becky (haha--if you knew her you would understand) and my brother's new Mother-in-law.

Yes, those are my sagging titas, which is one of the reasons my friend Sarah is taking me bra shopping this Sunday.

Sadie Puked A Lot Last Night. New Kitty Mommy Exhausted!

Sadie is a piglet. She will steal food from Leo about 100 times her size and he lets her. Baffling. I am actually proud of him for being such a good boy!

But last night Sadie puked about four times, under my bed no less, where it was hard to get to. All the food she ate just came up. She has puked before. She wouldn't drink any water on her own after that and I was quite concerned as she is so tiny that vomitting like that I fear could be fatal. She probably lost half her body weight, no exaggeration.

I took a syringe I had from Olivia and filled it with water and forced it down her. I also took some holistic tummy meds and gave a really tiny dose of the liquid to her, that I had from Olivia as well. She didn't like THAT very much.

She slept in bed with me throughout the night. Again not her usually M.O. Eight hours is a lot for a six week old kitten to sleep at one time.

This morning she went to her bowl to eat. However, the way she ate was quite different than her normal behavior. She usually will not leave the bowl. She did this time. She ended up going back and forth and I saw her take a little water on her own.

She played a little with KC and a sparkly toy I enticed her with. But I am concerned. So I called out from my temp job as a "family emergency". Heck that is why I temp. When I can't work or don't want to I don't and I work as much as I can to help buy me time to build my reputation in the field of my choice.

I may be taking her to the Vet today. I'll keep you posted about what we do.

That Assinine Swinger Show

All I have to say about this pathetic new show is that DTM must be in hog heaven. The idea of the show makes my stomach crawl. But if you have discovered my blog DTM let's just be clear...at least THOSE people were honest and upfront about what they were doing unlike you and that horrible horrible seduction cult you belong to.

This Story Left Me Wordless...And Giggling

Dutch man injures posterior in mooning accident

UTRECHT, Netherlands - Utrecht police say a 21-year-old Dutch man is recovering after a "mooning" that went horribly wrong.

A police statement says the man and two others had run down a street in Utrecht with their pants pulled down in the back "for a joke."

It says that at one point the 21-year-old "pushed his behind against the window of a restaurant" that broke and resulted in "deep wounds to his derriere."

The statement released Tuesday says police detained the three men after the incident Sunday morning. But the cafe owner decided not to press charges after the men agreed to pay for the broken window.

The injured man was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital.

Posting Early For Wordless Wednesday

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Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeres Sadie!

I chose a name. She is Sadie.

The girl's name Sadie \s(a)-die\. Diminutive of Sarah (Hebrew) "princess".

A few people chose this name but only one blog commentor. Leezee52 offered this suggestion along with my friend Sarah.

I liked a lot of other names. Especially ones that Carrie suggested but they never seemed to roll off the tongue and hours after I thought I would choose one of hers I would completely forget the name. Didn't think that was a good sign. Even the one I initially thought of myself I would have to stop and think, what the heck was that name again.

So Sadie it is.

I don't think Leezee52 participates in Entrecard. Let me know if you will be signing up and I will transfer 100 points to your new account. I have to give Carrie 25 points. She just poured her heart out on this. So please email me to get that going.

My Sex And The City Movie Experience

Sunday afternoon I met up with a Queens movie meetup group in Bayside. It was my first time meeting with this group. I was pleasantly surprised.

The organizer was super personable and down-to-earth. Out of nine folks that RSVP'd yes, five women showed up. We arrived around 12:30 for a 1:30 showing of Sex And The City, The Movie.

For some reason I had to make two bathroom trips before we even got into the movie. Not sure if I am getting an infection or this is just what happens as we age but I kept feeling like I needed to go, not that pressure feeling, but feeling like things were coming out of me but nothing was. So if any of you wise women who read my blog have any words of wisdom on what this is PLEASE for the love of g-d tell me!

OK back to the topic...At first the lobby was rather empty. But about 10 minutes to 1:00 they had us cue up starting right outside of the theater the movie was to play in. By the time they let us in that line was enormous and went down the hall and out to the lobby.

Our theather wasn't full but it certainly wasn't empty. We got great seats and no big-ass woman sat in front of litte five foot me to block my view. Woohoo! There were 20 minutes of previews. HOLY COW!

What surprised me the most was that there were a lot of senior citizens at this movie and many with their husbands. Dirty old men or dragged along with their elderly wives?

All in all it was a decent movie. If you liked the series you'll enjoy this and feel it was worth the price of the ticket. There is ONE scene that is absolutely jaw-dropping hysterically fantastic. You'll know which one this is when you see...

Did you really think I would spoil it for you?

Our meetup group rated this movie 3.5 starts on a scale of 5.

If you went to see the movie let us know what you thought.

Sex In The City Movie Today

Since I am not getting any Sex In The City I figure I will go see it in the theater.

I'm ok with not getting any really, considering the last time I was with someone it was with the manipulative sedouche bag. [Oh no she did not! -- Oh Yes, she did! :O)

I'm doing this with a Queens Meetup group and totally psyched to see it. Ticket is pre-purchased.

I suppose it will be about 100 women in the theater and one guy hoping to meet 100 women. HA!

Not much different than women who go to sporting events to meet men. Although women who go to sporting events to meet men realize that the men she will meet aren't going to be buff atheletes. On the other hand, I do think the men going to this think that they are going to meet women who are just like the characters portrayed. It's just part of the whole male fantasy thing they almost always have going on in their head.

I'll let you know what I think when I get home.

Half A Vote?

I am changing the topic for today's post because it's my blog and I can do what I want! Hrumph!

DNC should stand for Dumb Numnuts Committee! Half a vote! HALF A VOTE! This is the epitomy of liberalism gone array.

My parents live in Florida. They didn't make the law. They didn't write the rules. They are not half a person. Pardon my French folks but...this is Bullshit!

I know that my family has been life-long registered Democrats but I swear to you this Democrat is seriously thinking of switching party affiliations.

The values that I grew up with that used to be values that were shared with this particular political party, I believe no longer exist within this party. This political party has been taken over by the most left-wing racists who use bully tactics to stop dialogue.

This week Geraldine Ferrarro said, "Since March, when I was accused of being racist for a statement I made about the influence of blacks on Obama’s historic campaign, people have been stopping me to express a common sentiment: If you’re white you can’t open your mouth without being accused of being racist."

I agree with Ms. Ferrarro. The facts are behind her reputation. (To talk about this subtopic could take an entire other post.)

My views on this may not be politically correct or popular with some readers but they are mine nonetheless and I stand by them.

The extremist way the leaders of the Democratic party bully others into silence is the EXACT reason I HATED the Republican party as a child and young adult. But it seems to me there has been a huge shift and while there are a handful of offensive positions and players in the Republican party, there is an epidemic of this in the Democratic party.

Supposedly in the guise of "being fair" my parents votes are going to count but only half as much as any other citizen in the nation. Just how the hell is THAT fair?

It's not! It's just pandering bullshit.