• After getting a lot of well needed rest and relaxation yesterday, I’m back and feeling much better than I was. I could still stand to relax some more, but my ginormous list of Things To Do disagrees with that logic.
• I just got off the phone with my Dad. He’s not doing nearly as well as I had hoped he’d be. 
He said he’s really been dealing with feeling overly dizzy lately. The doctors aren’t sure why. He’s 6′4″ and weighed about 225 lbs. prior to the heart surgery. (Less than four weeks ago) He’s now down to 205 lbs. - which is a pretty unhealthy weight for his build. He’s underweight, and apparently the doctors think that maybe he lost too much weight too quickly, and that’s why he’s dealing with dizziness. He’s doing his best to eat and gain weight back. I hope he feels better very soon. 
• Lonnie made coffee today. It’s a little bitter, but still pretty good. The gesture was certainly a sweet one and very appreciated!
• My Mom is at a job interview right now. I’m hoping that she gets it. She is having one heck of a hard time finding a job. It’s stressful for all of us and has left her feeling depressed and useless.
• Wow…I’m just a ball of sunshine today, huh?! 
• I’m making Taco Salads for dinner tonight. With ground turkey, of course.
• I just turned LaunchCast on….wow. There is some really crappy music on that thing.
• Okay, now it’s on Big Hits of The 80’s. Maybe that’ll be good.
• I feel like a big, fat cow lately. I hate feeling this way. I mean, nobody likes to feel like a cow, but I really, really hate it.
• “I’ll Be Watching You” by The Police just came on.
• I just got up, walked over to Lonnie, planted a huge kiss on his neck, and came back to finish my Randomness. 
• It occurred to me a couple days ago that I’ve not taken pictures of anything in about a month. That’s just not like me. I think I might be beginning the downward spiral to S.A.D.. I need to nip that mother in the bud!
• I also need to recharge the batteries for my camera. This whole not taking pictures thing is buggin’ me. I love posting picture blogs…and other people seem to enjoy them, too. I will make a point to get that going ASAP!
• “Don’t You (forget about me)” by Simple Minds just came on. Pretty neato song…I LOVE “The Breakfast Club“! Holy crap…I had some MAJOR hots for Judd Nelson in that movie.
• I’ve always gone for the “bad boy” type of guy. Lonnie was pretty much the first decent guy I really ever went for. All of my other boyfriends were more of the long-haird, hard-ass kinda guys. 
I wish I would have known then what I know now! Nerds/Geeks make awesome partners!
• Psssht…I hate the fact that this LauchCast Radio thingy has commercials.
• I still haven’t gone to a doctor for my broke toe. I just keep stubbing that sucker more and more. I haven’t taken anyone’s advice and taped it up or anything. I have no idea what my problem is…I just keep making the break worse and worse.
• I suddenly got an urge to play some Grand Theft Auto. Too bad I wasted my lazy day doing nothing yesterday!
• I think I’m going to go take a shower and do some laundry…then come back to my computer and work on a layout. Yeah…I will. Catch ya’ later!
Stumble It!
Great you finally talked to your Dad!
So … all he’s gotta do to completely recover now is eat a lot? Lucky him! 
Hopefully he’ll be back to imself very soon! 
Good luck to your Mum (though I suspect that by the time I’ve finally gotten around to commenting, she’ll already have the results)!
Get thee to a doctor for thy toe, woman! Yea, verily, it shall fall off if thou striketh it much more … !
David’s tip o’ the day: Sugar counteracts the bitterness of coffee!
(I know, I know … coffee ‘coinasewers’ will be fainting about now … )
Hi David!
I know…must be rough having to eat constantly, huh?!
Although I’d not want to go through what he’s gone through to get to that point. 
My Mom just got back from her interviews…apparently she had two different ones. She said they went well, so hopefully she’ll get a call saying they want to hire her. :crossed fingers:
I use Splenda in my coffee. I’m not as ‘lucky’ as my Dad….I’m not underweight.
huh!? why are you hearing music you dont like with commercials in the middle!?
hear pandora radio!
http://www.pandora.com
also… eeeewww artificial sugar is not my thing… i dont like its flavor. and i hate that almost everything now has either splenda or aspartame or other nasty sugar substitute… :angry:
As for me…I’d rather have a bit of fake sugar flavor in my junk than have more junk in my trunk! :p
Thanks for the linkage! I’ve gone there before, but totally forgot about it. I’ll go listen to some tunage right now.
HOLY CRAP! I opened Pandora and immediately heard Dying Fetus. :drool: I love those guys!
Apparently I was already signed in. Awesome! Now I can personalize my account.
I like Pandora a lot. It’s one of the few stations that will stream with minimal problems on our connection at work.
Fake sugar. :yuck:
Splenda is made from sugar, though…so it tastes MUCH better than stuff like Equal and the pink crap.
GOSH! What a bunch of haters!
As long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.
I never could do the fake sugar. Splenda isn’t as bad, but it still has a weird aftertaste.
I guess I’ve been using it for so long that I don’t even notice the aftertaste.
Besides…you don’t need fake sugar. From what I understand, you’ve got a pretty high metabolism. Lucky you!
In some ways it’s good to have a high metabolism and in some ways it isn’t. Sometimes it sucks when you have to constantly eat. No liquid diets for me.
Hope your dad starts getting on the upswing. That is no doubt contributing to your feeling down.
Taco Salads with Ground Turkey, Eh? Well, I’ve had Turkey Flautas with Chile con Queso. So, that’s what I’d toss on a Turkey Taco Salad.
Ahhh … The Breakfast Club … Molly Ringwald.
Thank you, Carlos! I’m sure you’re right about my Dad’s issue helping my crappy mood lately.
I don’t eat beef or pork, so I always use ground turkey in place of ground beef. Besides, it’s much healthier that way, too.
Casey - My daughter is the same exact way. She gets sick of eating sometimes. I wish I knew the feeling!
That’s true…it probably will change a bit.
I agree with Casey. Splenda is not as bad… but the aftertaste…. eeew.
It is good to know i am not the only one that dislikes artificial sugar, tho.
also, Its good that you found pandora again. What’s your screenname over there? i might look you up and suscribe to one of your stations, just to see what kind of music you hear…
Here’s my URL: http://www.pandora.com/people/karen287
I haven’t used it very much AT ALL, so there’s not much going on over there. I think the only band I have listened to so far is Dying Fetus.
I don’t mind most things baked with artificial sugar. Just can’t stand most drinks with it in there.
I bookmarked you on Pandora Karen.
Sweet! Thanks, Casey…although I never remember to use Pandora.