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No idea who the Kardashians are but Denise Richards used to be married to Charlie Sheen. She's some kind of actress but I couldn't name anything she's been in if my life depended on it.

playbiller - glad to hear you escaped the worst of it...

Oh, Yes!!! (tm Sir Robin)

I like those jeans... seriously... even without the butt that's in them... no, really... of course, I like them best with the butt that's in them... anyone know what kind they are?

Uh, excuse me... If you're going to throw this out there, you gotta leave a recipe too.... yuuuuuuummmmmmmy!! :F_05BL17blowkiss: Whadaya mean it's not all about the food?! Oooops..I should have known that! LOL PEANUT BUTTER PIE 8 oz cream cheese....softened 2 c conf. sugar cream together until fluffy....add 1 c milk 2/3 c peanut butter (crunchy or creamy...your choice) beat until smooth.....then fold in 16 oz Cool Whip, thawed Poor into 2 9" or 3-8" graham cracker crusts. Freeze We just top ours with drizzled hot fudge and chopped peanuts. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, it's official!! I love you!!! :F_05BL17blowkiss: Thanks!!!

Uh, excuse me... If you're going to throw this out there, you gotta leave a recipe too.... yuuuuuuummmmmmmy!! :F_05BL17blowkiss: Whadaya mean it's not all about the food?!

tulibu dibu douchou SHIT! I actually thought that was a different language at first... and then D101!!! I realized what I was hearing... Can't blame the wine on that one!!! And crap! Will wine make my keys stick?! I hate to waste perfectly good wine like that! At least I missed my white pants!!

Not sure what a yarncert entails but it sounds interesting! I have a h.s. graduation party to go to though so might not be able to, but thanks for the offer! Boy, all kinds of stuff going on today... not even sure where to start... lots of good conversation. I'll just WORD a whole bunch of you and leave it at that... you all have said it better than I probably could anyway. I don't really want to think that hard right now... it was a long day and it ended with an exit interview for an employee who was surplused and pretty bitter that she didn't find anything else, so she's no longer employed... it wasn't much fun (not that any exit interview would be unless it was your choice and you're happy about leaving...). Some days I hate being a grown-up... I much prefer being 12... Off to find my bottle opener and have a little glass of wine...

No worries here... I knew they were safe with you... :F_05BL17blowkiss: I'll have to see what I've got done since then that I can contribute! I've been working on some crocheted market bags so maybe some of those for those who might want to go green!

laughn hugs to you... get well.... 00Isee - thanks - great post! wanda - love your short, to the point (and often frickin' hilarious) posts! Why, yes, I do believe it is... and you can never stop!!! It wouldn't be the same without you! Lots of good posts today, took forever to catch up (of course, it doesn't help when you have to run to the grocery store in the middle....). Had lunch with a Clay friend today... good times... talked about our favorite concerts from each tour, reminised about Spamalot (who's in it, who's leaving/replacing, stage doors (hers)/no stage doors (mine)), that we'll miss having a tour this summer but that we need to get the local gang together regularly to keep the summer from dragging along without traveling to see Clay and of course, the "news"... neither one of us is really that worked up over it, my friend is still in the "doesn't really believe it camp" and I'm pretty much in the "don't give a crap camp".... it was a great time... no angst, just fun!

Hmmmm... so there's more than one kind of sex cake? The one I had was chocolate and caramel and I don't know what else... I'll have see if I have the recipe. But this one sounds yummy too... sadly no whipping cream or coconut in the house so I can't go whip one up.... guess I'll go have some crunchy cheese doodles...

You know, we were just talking about exercise at work yesterday... how some people are so motivated and I'm NOT (slug would be more appropriate)... but now I can't wait to go in tomorrow and tell them that I'm really getting quite a bit of exercise, thank.you.very.much!!!! {{{{{Rohdy}}}}} on your kitty news.... And yippee for Sebastian! And I think the only opinion I've offered so far was a Congrats to Clay and Jaymes... this whole thing doesn't really move me one way or the other. I'm fine either way. I'll agree it's probably not the "dream" I would have had for him, but I was really just dreaming the traditional dream I was raised with. Lord knows that over the years, I've seen or heard just about everything and have had all those years to think about and adjust to it. I've found I pretty much live by "live and let live" as long as it's not hurting anyone. And I don't know that I think this will hurt Baby Foster, Baby Aiken, Baby Foster-Aiken, whatever... it will be a while before the child goes to school (if not home schooled or tutored) and if anything, a lot of people have short memories... and really in x number of years, will this really be so "weird"? Times change. Time stands still for no man. Blah, blah, blah... I dunno. And thus ends any deep thinking on my part about this one... Do y'all have any red wine (without the h) in that FCC? Cuz that Better than Sex cake is some goooood stuff.... scooch on over, thanks... and I prefer the crunchy cheese doodle thingies... :F_05BL17blowkiss:

luckiest to you and your cat... I finished The Sleeping Doll (that was you reading it, right?). It was very good... of course, my son managed to scare the crap out of me last night - I'm reading along, it's getting very intense, he's watching the hockey game and when the Penguins tied the game at the end of regulation, he jumped off the couch and yelled really loud (he was happy).... holy shit, my heart damn near jumped right out of my chest!!!! I think I lost a few years!!! And I definitely need to have my hair conditioned this weekend (if you know what I mean and I think that you do!).... I see that Deaver's new book comes out this month so I'm looking forward to that... But first, Lee Child's new book came out today so that's my next one... another favorite author...

Just popping out of lurkdom to WORD this... Back to my Jeffrey Deaver book! :F_05BL17blowkiss: Wheeeeeeee! Which one? I am nearing the end of The Sleeping Doll and it's intense! That's the one I'm reading!!! I'm almost half way... I picked it up Friday night at the bookstore, but then realized that the main character was introduced in a different book. Luckily I had it but hadn't read it yet, so I spent all Saturday afternoon and evening into the wee hours reading The Cold Moon. (Well, ok, not the whole time - I was checking in here and keeping up with the shitstorm - having a book to distract me was great though!) And then Sunday, I moved on to The Sleeping Doll. I really like this author alot. He does a great job of keeping you invested in the story and you just don't want to put it down! I'll be curious to hear how you liked it once you're done! And - YOU GO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF, CLAY!!!

Just popping out of lurkdom to WORD this... Back to my Jeffrey Deaver book! :F_05BL17blowkiss:

With a side order of whiplash. Ain't that the truth!!! I'm afraid if I go to bed that I'll miss something! I'm going to be really tired tomorrow!

Good one, Kim!!!! And congrats to Clay and Jaymes! If they're happy, then so am I!

Yeah, agree with the ranting going on here... it really gets tiring cruising other places because it's just too predictable. I've decided that some people just aren't happy unless there's something to piss and moan about... and it doesn't take much to get them started... apparently that makes them happy.... and I did know someone (a friend!) who was honestly one of the most pessimistic people I had ever met - it's just how she was... needless to say, she's not part of my life anymore... who needs that?! So I've had my glass of beaujolais and some cheese (which probably wasn't the right kind but tough, it was good) and with this post, I'm off to listen to my iPod as I drift off to sleep.... Thank you! A nice thought to head off to bed with... I wasn't a huge Star Trek fan (that was Mom!) but I watched enough to remember those uniforms...

Because there are those who still want Clay to become the "rock stah" that they've envisioned him to be, and they think that because it's what they want, that it is what everyone else should want as well. We know from concerts that Clay CAN rock out with the best of them, but I don't believe that'll ever be his primary focus, and to me, although I love those kinds of songs in a concert setting, they don't showcase Clay's voice as much as the slower, more ballad-y songs. There are probably a lot of people out there who could sing "Falling", but not nearly as many who could credibly sing "Something About Us", if you know what I mean. I also think that "they" think he can't be cool or popular or acceptable if he's singing Clay Aiken songs... People have a vision of who they want him to be and singing Clay Aiken songs isn't it... And I think that for the most part, they want everyone to like him, to see what we see and I just don't find that realistic. Hell, I don't like everyone else out there who are cool and popular so why would I expect that everyone will like Clay? I'd rather he sing what he wants to, what he's comfortable with and let the chips fall where they may...

I'm still really enjoying this CD - not even close to being tired of it. It's finally nice around here weatherwise and I've been driving around with the windows open, CD blasting, wind blowing my hair, and having a great time! I'm sure there are those who will feel my tastes are predestrian because I don't analyze the lyrics, the production, who the musicians are, etc., etc. I just know what I like to listen to and what makes me feel good... and this CD makes me feel great! My favorites are all over the place... The songs I repeat change frequently depending on my mood... There isn't one that I skip (although I'm playing a Walmart version in the car so I don't have the iTunes bonus song or the QVC stuff). I like them all and the only opinion that really matters to me is mine. Yes, it took me some time, but I've learned who's (whose?) posts to scroll past. Too bad some of them don't realize they sound like broken records repeating their chant ad nauseum... at this point, all I hear is the teacher's voice from Charlie Brown when they post... whatever. Me too. Yeah, good analogy... sometimes it IS hard to turn away from it even when it bugs you... I really need to get over that.

Yeah, me too.... fun times, fun music! First concert. Heh. Charlie Pride. Mom wanted to go. I was her driver. He was really very good. He wasn't my kind of music but I did enjoy it. Other concerts... Billy Ocean - sat in line all day at Summerfest to be one of the first in the gate - this was back when they didn't have the fancy amphitheater that required a special ticket... so my teenage sisters and I took turns sitting in line or wandering around Summerfest until it was time to get in - got first row though! My sisters were into track so they could run fast! It was a great concert - fun, poppy stuff! Fleetwood Mac - outside - Alpine Valley something or other in southern WI - late 70's - we had crappy lawn seats waaaaaaaaaaaay in the back but we didn't care... and the air around us was rather fragrant! Those were the days... Michael Bolton - heh... three times... Mom liked him a lot... he actually put on a pretty decent concert - and one of the times we saw him, according to my sister (I don't remember so no idea if she's right or not), his opening act was Celine Dion... we went to see him play one of his charity baseball games too... I guess that's as close to fangirly as I got before Clay and it was with my Mom! Good times, good times... My sister and I have said all along that if Mom were still alive, she'd love Clay and would be doing the road tripping thing with us... Brooks and Dunn... very good... put on a great concert.... this was during my country, pre-Clay phase... Paul McCartney... four or five years ago... and of course, he was fabulous... I'm so glad I went... So rather eclectic with my choices... and now, other than Broadway shows (both in NYC and elsewhere), my dollars seem to go to Clay and I consider it money well spent!

Kareneh - I just read in the new People that Shania is getting the big D.I.V.O.R.C.E from her philandering hubby and music appears to be in her future again... so who knows what the future could hold....

Well, I'll just WORD a bunch of folks today and add... others are entitled to handle their fandom as they wish... I'm a fan to have fun... enough real crap exists in my life and the world around me that if this isn't fun for me, I'm outta here - this is my "Calgon take me away" kind of thing... so I have a choice, as does everyone else... I choose looking at the bright side, being happy, rejoicing the good/fun/happy and not worrying about nor spending time talking about the negative if I can at all avoid it... if people think that makes me stupid or unrealistic, then tough titty, won't be the first time nor the last that people to have thought that about me I'm sure. I realize it's up to me how I handle my fandom and I choose happy. Thanks for the great pics today! It's been so long since I've posted any, I don't know how to do the reduced size ones so won't take a change that I whack out the margins, but thanks to all those who brought the pretty today (and every day!)!

Dang! - took too long to open that emoticon window - I knew "someone" would beat me to it!!!