I got my flu shot today. When I walked up I made sure to let the nurse know not to let me see the needle (tend to pass out if I see it). She was good and didn't let me see it. But then the Bitch jabbed me hard with the needle. My arm still hurts!!! A flu shot hasn't hurt this bad for years! Wahhhhhhh!!!!!

food for thought
http://www.petv.org/

Wanna see my new vanity site? It's meant as a sort of online theatrical resume. There's photos (I'll add more as I find ones I like), songs, resume, links, blogs, yadda yadda. I'm still tweaking it, but for one day's work by someone who doesn't know diddly-squat about webpage building I don't think it's too bad.

http://brianbonell.com/leisl_bonell/

A woman visited a psychic of some local repute. In a dark and gloomy room, gazing at the Tarot cards laid out before her, the Tarot reader delivered the bad news.

"There is no easy way to say this so I'll just be blunt, prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year."

Visibly shaken, the woman stared at the psychic's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself. She simply had to know.


She met the Tarot reader's gaze, steadied her voice, and asked:







"Will I get away with it?"

I just got home from the doctor - we reviewed my test results from 2 weeks ago. It's official ... once again, I have the world's healthiest blood. The doctor said he's never seen such perfect blood - not just in a person my age, but EVER. He said that just by looking at my test results you would never in a million years know that there is a history of diabetes or heart disease or anything in the family. Go figure!
He said my chest pains are most likely just from my GERD, which is improving by leaps & bounds thanks to prescription Prevacid, but that we are still going to do an IMT next week to check my arterial somethingorothers, just in case.
No idea why I'm so tired all the time, tho. And the dizzies are just my benign positional vertigo & I'll just have to keep getting used to it.
BUT, he's still confident this chronic daily headache I've had for 20+ years will go away within the next 2 months if I keep taking my norvasc. That will be amazing if it really happens.

For all the wine fans out there.

Who needs a corkscrew?

I did something terrible to my wrist. I don't know what and I don't know how. I just woke up this morning to the worst pain imaginable. I thought maybe I'd slept on it funny or something & tried moving it around - that usually works. Today, it just made the pain worse. So I tried taking some Ibuprofen. Didn't do a thing. Keeping it immobilized helps a little, so I bought a wrist brace. Fine ... 'cept now I'm having a hard time typing, buttoning my pants, driving ... I even have to have my teenage daughter do the cooking tonight. Ugh!

JibJab is at it again! Here's their new video about "outsourcing". Something, Ray knows about firsthand!

Just in time for halloween
So You've Decided to be Evil

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.

--Mitch Hedberg 1968-2005

Make your own french flag.

Ed update:

He got a job in the dorm cafe washing dishes. He only has to work 15 hours a week and it will close the gap in financial aid plus leave him some spending money. He's really enjoying his classes and making some friends - including a couple of his TAs. The boy is on his way. I'm just so proud of him.

Tree Hugger

A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter,
purchased a piece of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the
highest points in the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural
splendor of her land so she started to climb the big tree. As she
neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her.

In her haste to escape, the woman slid down the tree to the ground
and got many splinters in her crotch. In considerable pain, she
hurried to the nearest doctor. She told him she was an
environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she came to get all the
splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and
then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he
could help her. She sat and waited three hours before the doctor
reappeared. The angry woman demanded, "What took you so long?"

He smiled and then told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service and the Bureau of
Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a
recreational area. I'm sorry, but they turned me down."