Bring it!

oohh the new year. I have no plans for the New Year night. I haven't decided whether I can deal with a loud or quiet welcome to the year.

Last year was loud and Jan 1 was filled with peace. And of course, complications, but overall, pleasant indeed. A nice balance.

I was going to get reflective and all that but.... life decided to remind me that looking for a fresh start is a good thing.

Although this was an "interesting" year. I know I've been stressed. The year was filled with chaos, uncertainly and me totally off my game.

 

To top off the last week of the year, I lost my debit card the weekend before Christmas, thus all presents, gas...everything went onto my AMEX because without the card, I have no access to cash.

It's weird, I don't tend to carry much cash anyway, but this became traumatic! 

Did you know that you can't cash a check at the Kroger without having a history of having made checks there? I always used my debit card, now I guess I'll throw some variety into the mix. Needless to say, without access to an ATM or the check cashing priviedge of the grocery store, I just did without. Thank Goddess for AMEX!

So I dealt with that and now have a new debit card in hand, and am just waiting on the PIN to be sent to me. (grrr)

THEN, as if that wasn't enough, I lost my wallet in Waco on Monday when I came back to town! Screwed I tell ya!

With no access to cash and no access to money at all I had to resort to writing a check to my manager so I could at least have gas money until this hell warmed up a little.

I called in the police report to Bellmead and the nice lady said "We dont' take reports over the phone" and I said, "Well if I go down there, you better have a cot for me because I won't have any money to refuel and return home!" She kindly took the report over the phone.

I spent Tuesday on the phone boohooing to my friend in Seattle. She offered lots of advise, and wanted to help me with money, but all avenues lead to an ID!

The only photo ID I have is my employee ID.

I know it sucks not to have money, but it's excruciating looking at your bank account and seeing money and ya can't do a darn thing about it.

So here's my list of things you can't do without an ID, not exactly an annual top ten, but observations nonetheless:

Check writing as well as cashing.

Western Union - no one can wire you money if your wallet was stolen.

Pawn Shop - um...ID please.

Check cashing store.

Blood donor - who are you?

egg donation - long process anyway and I'm too old and oh yeah an ID!!

 

I think the only option I really had was selling my books and CDs/DVDs.

Thank goodness the line at the DPS office was short (it was 7am!) and they barely blinked at the police report. They just compared the signature on my SSN card to the one they have on file and with $24 cash, I have the ID coming to me.

[That was a journey in itself this year. DPS lost my renewal this summer and I went back to have it replaced - the lost driver's license had only been in my possesion for a few weeks.]

 

What an ordeal! Lots of ordeals -- ordeals with complications!

I do think the year will turn out better.

Bring on 2006!

 

 

Annoying Thing Overkill

For some fun and entertainment.

A follow up to the "Annoying Thing" from last year.

I kept ignoring this on CNN, but I finally decided to actually see what the heck the link was all about.

 

Go to www.cnn.com.  -- stay on the main page.

On the left column, find the "frog" and just hover over it with the mouse. make sure your sound is on.

--For variety, hover over the arrows to change the song then hover back over the "frog".

 

 

Don't miss it it might be gone after the holidays!!!

 

Have a great holiday weekend!!

R (T)

Mon-chi-chi

Monchichi Monchichi

Oh so soft and cuddly

Put his thumb in his mouth it's really neat!

Fun to wiggle his little feet.

La la la...

La la la...

Happy Happy Mon-chi-chi!

 

errr! I can't get that jingle out of my head!!

so I thought I'd share. :)

...who knew we would survive to adulthood?!

Remember when the playground had a HUGE metal slide in the middle of it's asphalt/concrete play area?

Remember when the playground aide made you swing facing the center of the playground, rather than facing the grass?

Remember leaping off the swings even though it was concrete?

Yeah, me too. good times good times.

Google Name Meme

Wow, I really like this particular meme that Hauself tried. I did a search for  “<Turtle’s real girl name here> is”
Here’s what I found: (my favorite is the very last one)

 

‘Turtle’ is an Answer Geek!  (the first answer, Wow!!)
‘Turtle’ is the current chair of the West Essex Board of Realtors’
Community Service
‘Turtle’ Is Strange (duh)
(Hotel) ‘Turtle’ is close to all public services, such as banks, bars, ... (physically and psychologically too)

 

Googlism when is ‘Turtle’
‘Turtle’ is an African American because she "didn't wash her hair" (so do I become French if I bite my nails??)
‘Turtle’ is not at all "a suitable mate" for a gentleman of Wooster's description (a description I do not have)
‘Turtle’ is a fascinating personal odyssey of one man's search for significance, enacted by a superb cast and highlighted by very conscious art direction.  (Fate, thy name is Stephen Spielberg)
‘Turtle’ is voted out in The X Factor (15 minutes of fame!)
First live showdown ‘Turtle’ is voted out. ... ‘Turtle’ is voted out. (oh the shock, the dread, the shock!)
I joke around with her to set the mood but quickly realize ‘Turtle’ is one serious cookie. ... Long story short: ‘Turtle’ is not only beautiful but extremely (what?! What! WHAT!)
‘Turtle’ is the current chair of the West Essex Board of Realtors (Whapow)
 ‘Turtle’ is different.  (mmhmm)
The consummate scholar, ‘Turtle’ is among the most disciplined learners (a sponge, I tell ya)
‘Turtle’ is the most beautiful supermodel of all time -- ‘Turtle’ is the superset supermodel in the world -- Even though she is American, she is more famous ... (can’t help where I’m born, SON)
Ertoel has done some “tweaking”, and the ‘Turtle’ is now better than ever, 
‘Turtle’ is a proactive professional when it comes to helping clients through buying or selling a home
‘Turtle’ is so in tune with people and she is such a good listener (hehe, just had to throw that in)

 

On page 10 of…a lot:
‘Turtle’' is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (cha ching)
The fact that ‘Turtle’ is guided along by so many accidents, rather than making some clear choices of her own, also sets her back to a non-subversive (what? What?! WHAT!)

 

‘Turtle’ is admitted to the DC, Texas and US Supreme Court bars. .(they said Bars-again, hehe)
‘Turtle’ is also a Master swimmer, and teaches drownproofing for children under one year ...(drownproofing, whasat? Is that like a spray, like for waterproofing? ScotchGuard for kids??)

I decided to try “was” instead of “is”….Maybe I was trying to glance at my future, who knows. Here’s what I found:

 

‘Turtle’ was the first Canadian woman to see earth from space.<How cool, eh?!> <Take off Hoser, yer just jealous!!>
‘Turtle’ was an incredibly intelligent, stubborn, funny and opinionated woman. (Duhh)
<My Favorite:> People have asked me to tell the story of the first time Bad ‘Turtle’ was bad. ... It really began the day Bad ‘Turtle’ was born.

Yep - Geek Heaven

Did you know the guy that created Chuck E Cheese restaurants also invented Pong and was the founder of the Atari corporation?

If you think about it, it's Geek Heaven, really. Pizza, pitchers of sodas, video games, practical seating (Also known as ...Cheap and easy to clean) and you walk out with a crappy plastic slinky with the company logo on it to show for a full day of hard work. The big wig entices you to show up there for your birthday and as many major holidays as possible. Oh, and the owner might give you an appreciative hug before you leave.

 

Yep.