Last post of 2006!

...I think.

I am currently deciding whether I am going out or not. On one hand, I don't want to; on the other hand, I am pretty much committed to go. I may go and then come back; I don't know. This is a thingy with the person that I still have to really go into, and it will end up being a kind of work-thing, I guess. A bunch of work-friend types getting all dressed up for No Real Reason, basically.

Butsoanyway.

Hugs, Love, and happy New Year! Please be safe and careful out there!

Love,

me.

p.s.: I have been getting a bunch of hits (and a few emails) from the blog title, 'Don't Push Me, 'Cos I'm Close to the Edge'; it's an old song, and just turned up in Happy Feet. :-) The song is called The Message, and it is by Grandmaster Flash. Hope this helps, and saves someone email postage. :-)

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It is not over yet!!!

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Wow, was I angry.

Meg left for another trip, and decided to not answer her cell for almost four hours. I probably wouldn’t have noticed, but I tried to phone her to ask where she left Harry The Cat’s Pill Pockets (he likes chicken, where Romeo likes salmon), and I started to worry when she wouldn’t answer the phone, so I sent my usual ‘I’m getting worried’ series of text messages every thirty minutes or so…and didn’t get an answer until *finally* she answered her phone about ten minutes shy of a full four hours. I was worried because that’s not like her — she’s usually pretty good about keeping in touch. Then she tried to sell me on some crap about how her cell must not have been getting signal etc., as if I were incapable of discerning the difference between a cell phone call that is being delivered to the handset and one which isn’t because of no signal/being powered off. Nice try.

I told her that the next time she wanted to take a break to get laid, just shoot me a text message and shut the damn thing fully off.

Butsoanyway.

I spent all today (now yesterday) totally alone at work (eight hours, Job 2; the three hours I was at Eviljob early this morning were hours which were unfortunately jam-packed with company), which was weird; I was *supposed* to have had a co-worker helping me with our suite of equipment, but he was a no-call, no-show…which was odd for him. He’s been acting a little odd in general over the past week, and I don’t know what is up with him. My boss slipped and told me that he was diagnosed as being clinically depressed (which is kinda obvious), and I think that with the semester over, he is just imploding.

I ended up asking our resident Wacky Divorcée to help me out and play Victim. :-) We had a lot of fun. Well, we ended up talking a lot. I like her; she’s…well…wacky. She’s older, and just has this amazing way about her—she’s funny and awesome. Eventually I will have to get around to describing everyone, but for now I have to get to sleep.

Harry The Cat is doing better, by the way. Better is good. :-)

I was going to post this yesterday, but fell asleep. Yes, that’s correct: I fell asleep sitting up at my computer. Please do not ask how I managed that one. Today I had off (sort-of), which is one of the perqs involved in working for (at the end of the money chain) the RCMP—one gets holidays up the wazz, although I usually have too much to get done to actually take advantage of those holidays.

Today I ended up sleeping late (I am beyond exhausted; there is not a *word* for what I am) and just going to my (new-ish) chiropractor. No, I don’t fully subscribe to all that hooey; chiropractic does not cure deafness, or any of the other wild and wacky claims made by D.D. or B.J. Palmer. But it does help with some pain and range-of-motion issues, which I have loads of, because my neck has no curve like normal people have—this means I have muscle pain, headaches (especially tension headaches, which are on *top* of the migraines I get), and occasional stiffness that is a tad more frequent than the majority of the population who all have a nice little cervical lordosis going on up there.

And yes, I have multiple x-rays, made throughout the years which show that my cervical bones are ruler-straight. It was actually discovered in an emergency room when I was seventeen and had just been in a car accident (one which had just totalled my virst car, and no, I wasn’t at-fault), and in case anyone is completely anti-chiropractic, it was MDs who first brought it to my attention, and my father looked at those first radiographs as well, as have other physicians. So the answer to my most often-asked sceptical question is no—I wasn’t diagnosed by a chiropractor, nor have I only seen chiropractors about it.

Butsoanyway.

So since I have no one to give me neck massages, I started going to a chiropractor about a month ago; he is a Life graduate (the first I have been to; for all my razzing on D.D. and B.J., I actually prefer Palmer graduates—it’s just so damnably easy to razz on D.D. and B.J. :-D); he’s a very funny, nice guy who looks like Danny DeVito’s older, taller brother, and he isn’t making extra money by being a freaky-assed homeopath, or anything psychotic like that. I flat-out refuse to patronise anyone nutty like that. Plus he is literally around the corner from my subdivision, and he’s on my PPO. The only thing that he ‘sold’ me on is taking Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and MSM supplements (which I picked up at the drugstore; he doesn’t sell them), and I think they are actually helping. Oh—and getting a more supportive pillow.

Butsoanyway.

It’s frustrating that I have such a hard time relaxing when I visit, though. I mean, I really have significant difficulty. I know that I must aggravate the crap out of him, but I really cannot help it; I am just one of those people who take an inordinate amount of time to relax, if it happens at all. Today was a bad day, and I didn’t really benefit at all, though he was funny. So that sucks. Except for the being funny part.

Then I went to feed the kitties, and the two remaining kittens ran up to me with their tails up. :-) With Harry being diagnosed with FeLV, I am now in more of a bind as far as they go—I have no one to take them, and would have to keep them in my house until I could re-release them…but I am now the proud owner of FIVE CATS. FIVE.

Just so you know, this pushes me WAY PAST the Glenn Beck measure of sanity. *WAY* past.

But then, so does everything else I do and am. :-D

So after that, I went shopping and did NOT buy anything I didn’t need, which includes a really cool-looking olive oil shampoo and conditioner set that I found (but, again, didn’t buy). But I did get a broccoli pasta thing, which I am cooking now. Yay. I love broccoli. And now I have to go—Brain Candy is on tonight, and I haven’t seen that in ages.

Oh—and—I have so far watched Jingle All The Way at least twenty times this season.

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Best Positions in Bed!

Hey, lookit!

I'm thisclose to having a sex blog...

Oh, yeah!

Now let's review *MY* favourite positions:



























Oh...get your minds out of the GUTTER!

:-D

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I am a lime tree.

This was just sent to me today. Mine is pretty accurate, I think--especially the part about being a jealous, catty, nasty hoor. ;-) Or whatever. Though in all honesty I haven't read all of them. But I fell off a lime tree; I am a sour, nasty, bitter person, and everyone hates me and uses me as a derogatory term for Brits. And my juice sells far less often compared to those god damned lemons when I am squozed up into little plastic replicas of myself (do you catch the bitter jealous envy there?). And I am green.

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Find your birthday and then find your tree. This is really cool and somewhat accurate. Then send it to all your friends, including the one that sent it to you, so they can find out what tree you fell from, but don't forget to change the subject line to your tree before forwarding.

Dec 23 to Jan 01 - Apple Tree

Jan 01 to Jan 11 - Fir Tree

Jan 12 to Jan 24 - Elm Tree

Jan 25 to Feb 03 - CypressTree

Feb 04 to Feb 08 - Poplar Tree

Feb 09 to Feb 18 - Cedar Tree

Feb 19 to Feb 28 - Pine Tree

Mar 01 to Mar 10 - Weeping Willow Tree

Mar 11 to Mar 20 - Lime Tree

Mar 21 (only) -Oak Tree

Mar 22 to Mar 31 - Hazelnut Tree

Apr 01 to Apr 10 - Rowan Tree

Apr 11 to Apr 20 - Maple Tree

Apr 21 to Apr 30 - Walnut Tree

May 01 to May 14 - Poplar Tree

May 15 to May 24 - Chestnut Tree

May 25 to Jun 03 - Ash Tree

Jun 04 to Jun 13 - Hornbeam Tree

Jun 14 to Jun 23 - Fig Tree

Jun 24 (only) - Birch Tree

Jun 25 to Jul 04 - Apple Tree

Jul 05 to Jul 14 - Fir Tree

Jul 15 to Jul 25 - Elm Tree

Jul 26 to Aug 04 - CypressTree

Aug 05 to Aug 13 - Poplar Tree

Aug 14 to Aug 23 - Cedar Tree

Aug 24 to Sep 02 - Pine Tree

Sep 03 to Sep 12 - Weeping WillowTree

Sep 13 to Sep 22 - Lime Tree

Sep 23 (only) - Olive Tree

Sep 24 to Oct 03 - Hazelnut Tree

Oct 04 to Oct 13 - Rowan Tree

Oct 14 to Oct 23 - Maple Tree

Oct 24 to Nov 11 - Walnut Tree

Nov 12 to Nov 21 - Chestnut Tree

Nov 22 to Dec 01 - Ash Tree

Dec 02 to Dec 11 - Hornbeam Tree

Dec 12 to Dec 21 - Fig Tree

Dec 22 (only) - Beech Tree

YOUR TREE (in alphabetical order)

Apple Tree (Love) -- quiet and shy at times, lots of charm, appeal, and attraction, pleasant attitude, flirtatious smile, adventurous, sensitive, loyal in love, wants to love and be loved, faithful and tender partner,very generous, many talents, loves children, needs affectionate partner.

Ash Tree (Ambition) -- extremely attractive, vivacious, impulsive,demanding, does not care for criticism, ambitious, intelligent,restless lover, sometimes money rules over the heart, demands attention, needs love and much emotional support.

Beech Tree (Creative) -- has good taste, concerned about its looks,materialistic, good organization of life and career, economical, good leader, takes no unneces sary risks, reasonable, splendid life time companion, keen on keeping fit (diets, sports, etc.).

Birch Tree (Inspiration) -- vivacious, attractive, elegant, friendly,unpretentious, modest, does not like anything in excess, adores the vulgar, loves life in nature and in calm, not very passionate, full of imagination, little ambition, creates a calm and! content atmosphere.

Cedar Tree (Confidence) -- of rare strength, knows how to adapt, likes unexpected presents, of good health, not in the least shy, tends to lookdown on others, self-confident, a great speaker, determined, often impatient, likes to impress others, has many talents, industrious,healthy optimism, waits for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.

Chestnut Tree (Honesty) -- of unusual stature, impressive,well-developed sense of justice, fun to be around, a planner, born diplomat, can be irritated easily, sensitive of others feelings, hard worker, sometimes acts superior, feels not understood at times,fiercely family oriented, very loyal in love, physically fit.

CypressTree (Faithfulness) -- strong, muscular, adaptable, takes what Life has to give but doesn't necessarily like it, strives to be content, optimistic, wants to be financially independent, wants love and affection, hates loneliness, passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, quick-tempered at times, can be unruly and careless, loves to gain knowledge, needs to be needed.

Elm Tree (Noble-mindedness) -- pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, modest demands, tends not to forgive mistakes, cheerful, likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, likes making decisions for others, noble-minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical.

Fig Tree (Sensibility) -- very strong minded, a bit self-willed,honest, loyal, independent, hates contradiction or arguments, hard worker when wants to be, loves life and friends, enjoys children and animals, few sexual relationships, great sense of humor, has artistic talent and great intelligence.

Fir tree (Mysterious) -- extraordinary! taste, handles stress well, loves anything beautiful, stubborn, tends to care for those close to them, hard to trust others, yet a social butterfly, likes idleness and laziness after long demanding hours at work, rather modest, talented, unselfish, many friends, very reliable.

Hazelnut Tree (Extraordinary) -- charming, sense of humor, very demanding but can also be very understanding, knows how to make a lasting impression, active fighter for social causes and politics, popular, quite moody, sexually oriented, honest, a perfectionist, has a precise sense of judgment ! a nd expects complete fairness.

Hornbeam Tree (Good Taste) -- of cool beauty, cares for its looks and condition, good taste, is not egoistic, makes life as comfortable as possible, leads reasonable and disciplined! life, looks for kindness and acknowledgment in an emotional partner, dreams of unusual lovers,is seldom happy with its feelings, mistrusts most people, is never sure of its decisions, very conscientious.

Lime Tree (Doubt) - intelligent, hard working, accepts what life dishes out, but not before trying to change bad circumstances into good ones, hates fighting and stress, enjoys getaway vacations, may appear tough, but is actually soft and relenting, always willing to make sacrifices for family and friends, has many talents but not always enough time to use them, can become a complainer, great leadership qualities, is jealous at times but extremely loyal.

Maple Tree (Independenceof Mind) -- no ordinary person, full of imagination and originality, shy and reserved, ambitious, proud,self-confident, hungers for new experiences, sometimes nervous, has many complexities, good memory, learns easily, complicated love life, wants to impress.

Oak Tree (Brave) -- robust nature, courageous, strong, unrelenting,independent, sensible, does not like change, keeps its feet on the ground, person of action.

Olive Tree (Wisdom) -- loves sun, warmth and kind feelings, reasonable,balanced, avoids aggression and violence, tolerant, cheerful, calm,well-developed sense of justice, sensitive, empathetic, free of jealousy, loves to read and the company of sophisticated people.

Pine Tree (Peacemaker) -- loves agreeable company, craves peace and harmony, loves to help others, active imagination, likes to write poetry, not fashion conscious, great compassion, friendly to all, fall strongly in love but will leave if betrayed or lied to, emotionally soft, low self esteem, needs affection and reassurance.

Poplar Tree (Uncertainty) -- looks very decorative, talented, not very self-confident, extremely courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, great artistic nature, good organizer, tends to lean toward philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership seriously.

Rowan Tree (Sensitivity) -- full of charm, cheerful, gifted without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest, and even complications, is both dependent and independent, good taste, extremely genero! us, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive.

Walnut Tree (Passion) -- unrelenting, strange and full of contrasts, often egotistic, aggressive, noble, broad horizon, unexpected reactions, spontaneous, unlimited ambition, no flexibility, difficult and uncommon partner, not always liked but often admired, ingenious strategist, very jealous and passionate, no compromise.

Weeping Willow (Melancholy) - likes to be stress free, loves family life, full of hopes and dreams, attractive, very empathetic, loves anything ! beautiful, musically inclined, loves to travel to exotic places, restless, capricious, honest, can be influenced but is not easy to live with when pressured, sometimes demanding, good intuition,suffers in love until they find that one loyal.

So what are you?

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Oh. And...

I am a lime tree.

But we all knew that, didn't we?

I am not going to say...

...that things could suck worse, cos if i say that, then everything
will go wrong. Or worse wrong, that is. Christmas wasn't bad; Meg
stopped off to see our brother and his family, and came home with some
rare tropical disease that she caught from my three-year-old nephew,
so she's snot-filled and grumpy. She and i went out looking at
Christmas lights in this crappy weather, and it wasn't that great;
everyone's being a grinch this year. Meg was delayed in leaving out
again, so she'll be playing trivia with me tonight, and that alone is
a really cool present to me. Not that i want her to miss out on poker,
or anything.

Ok, now for the bad news...

Harry my outdoor cat had a respiratory infection, so i took him to the
only vet open on Christmas Eve (besides Dr Superhero, cos it is always
PACKED in there on holidays). So he's on Clavamox and some ear drops.
He's ok except for testing positive for feline leukemia. Sigh. So i am
having to figure out what to do there. That vet only did the Snap
test for FeLV (and FIV, but he was negative), and that tests for
antigens--not the virus itself. Plus, a significant number of cats
test positive and never become ill, and even test negative later. So
i'm just getting him over the immediate infection, and then I'll see
what happens. And keep Harry away from my other cats, and get them
vaccinated against FeLV.

As always, my situation is hopeless, but not serious.

It's almost here!

Ack! And I am not ready... I am getting up and out early to do last-minute shopping, and to score some freaking *food*. I forgot to go shopping this week, and did not have time to grab anything yesterday. I'm thinking Vietnamese or Thai, to put a new twist on my traditional holiday Chinese food. :-)

Mummers and Meg-O-My-Heart are back, and so I'll probably end up taking at least one of them with me.

Yay, I think.