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Actually, I’m not quite sure that the internet can be called the land of the living but I am alive and doing fairly well. Don’t expect much from me in the coming weeks as I’m busy seeing friends and family, shopping, eating at American restaurants and being terrorized by my 5 year old sister.

I did make it safely and without a whole lot of to-do although my last flight was delayed over 3 hours and I was seriously worried about it being canceled but it wasn’t!

I hope you all had a nice Easter, if you celebrated. Samantha is still high on the mounds of candy she received though she was nice enough to give me some. Our house was full of typical family drama which I would rather avoid but I suppose it comes with the territory.

Samantha is on spring break this weak and I have the pleasure of being babysitter; I will be so glad once she returns to school even if it’s only several hours a day! -lol-

More later!

I didn’t think I could, but I finished converting all the picture thumbnails to 100×100 and changed the layouts of the pages, too. I might add captions in the future as well.

I also added a new song for download. Enjoy!

PS, I leave in 10 hours and 35 minutes!

So I’m tying up loose ends before my trip. I packed most of my clothes but a lot of things I’ll use tomorrow yet. I finished most of my cleaning as well and my last day of work was today. I’ve been trying to use up most of the fresh foods but still have one roast that we haven’t been able to use and will probably go to waste, especially because there’s a small chance they may move us while I’m gone.

I just sent out the mail including my credit card bill which is quite low after this last payment so I have a nice cushion if I spend more than I intend to in Wausau.

I’m also trying to finish online things like icon requests and the pictures section of this site. I’ll be able to work on the site at Mom’s but not anything graphic related.

I spent several hours tonight at a Partylite party hosted by a friend of mine. Most of the other ladies there wound up being wives of men who work with Ryan, coincidentally. Partylite has a lot of nice stuff but the prices can be steep, especially when you can find them on Ebay for so much cheaper which I think I will do.

Speaking of Ebay, I purchased some sunglasses in late January and they’re not here yet. There were some communication issues with the seller and they were not mailed off until the 25 of February but that’s been some time and unless Ryan happened to get them in the mail earlier today, I’ll not have them for my entire break with is ridiculous. Every time we’re outside in the sun I say something like “You know what would be awesome right now? Sunglasses” which I’m sure Ryan is sick of hearing.

Tomorrow will be mostly relaxing – trying to spend as much time as possible with Ryan, lunch with a friend to give her baby presents, packing, the last of the cleaning and a load of laundry.

I can’t believe I leave so soon!

Actually, it’s not easy being a friend or caring about people when you see them making the same mistakes. There’s some people in my life right now making repeated mistakes and while most people tend to fall into a pattern or routine (sometimes negative) in any aspect of life, I’m seeing it frequently in the terms of relationships – whether it’s a cycle of mistakes in one relationship or making the same errors in a series of relationships.

It’s hard when I can see what seems to be obvious and I want to advise someone as much as possible but know I can’t make them do anything even if it’s for the best. Sometimes I just want to scream these obvious things at them but they’d probably just look like a deer in headlight. “Break up with him,” “Don’t let her do that to you,” “How could you not see it coming?” “You’re only thinking about yourself,” “Your SO doesn’t care about your feelings,” “You’re letting your heart take control” or “You’re just plain stupid” are all the types of things running through my head as I try, as nicely as possible, to tell people they’re being idiots.

But they’re not psychic and they don’t hear. They’re too caught up in the drama to see where it’s not worth it or to see where it is and I can’t make anyone do anything so I just remain frustrated.

1. We have hair in unfeminine places…
and if you notice it, that’s great but you don’t need to speak up. It’s extremely likely that, yes, we are already aware and that we’re hoping you won’t notice or we’re in between treatments (read removal or bleaching). Women don’t just shave their underarms and legs; stomaches, backs, butts, feet, chests and faces all have hair that can be a little more persistent than peach fuzz and we’d rather do without. If you luck out and end up being with one of the women who doesn’t give a rats ass and likes to leave it natural, good for you but the majority of us secretly deal with these hair issues and that’s that.

2. Beauty takes time..
and if you knew half of what many of us feel “needs” to be done, you’d be a bit more understanding. Instead of being a dick and saying something like “You look fine, let’s go already!” why not try “You are so naturally beautiful” as we just step out of the shower, instead. The aforementioned hair, skin cleansing, make up application, slipping into undergarments both protective and shaping as well as the actual dressing and the fine tuning are what make the complete package. Celebrities don’t naturally look like that and neither do we but it feels good to know that we can. Is it so bad if we always want to put out best face out there?

3. Women burp, fart, poop and pee..
just like the rest of the world, and just because we are women, doesn’t mean it’s dainty; it can be nasty. We would appreciate if you both didn’t freak out about it one you realize this and also don’t make it into some sort of party. Grow up and accept that it happens but don’t encourage us to do so (unless we’ve given you some sign that we’re into that sort of thing and we usually don’t).

4. Women like sex..
perhaps just as much as men and as often. We like to experiment, we like it rough, we like it with no strings attached and we like it a certain way. It doesn’t mean we’re freaks or perverted and wanting a guy to actually do something to get us off doesn’t make us bossy. It doesn’t mean we don’t also want to make love but don’t be afraid to spank or pull hair or talk dirty.

5. Women like porn…
because we like to see good looking people and get off by ourselves, too. Stop gaping and accept it.

6. We won’t break but we’re not one of the guys
We’re strong too and many of us strive to prove that we’re just as strong as you. But this doesn’t mean that we’re not different. We can take criticism but, yes, sometimes it will make us cry. We like rough sex but that doesn’t mean we want to wrestle with you. We may be emotional sometimes but we’re also here to take care of you when you’re upset. While you should treat us better than your buddies and not go out of your way to hurt us (mentally, physically or emotionally) you also shouldn’t go out of your way to protect us; we know the world’s hard and we like the challenge (and rough sex).

7. Women want you to be a man..
and just because we can change the oil, fix the sink, move the furniture, program the VCR, beat you at sports and drink you under the table, doesn’t mean we want to all the time. Women are stronger than they used to be and it means men should be stronger than they used to be. Unless you’re with some radical feminist who, by some reason, isn’t a lesbian, we want you to open doors, open jars and hold umbrellas. We want you to be a shoulder we can cry on, sometimes, without having to deal with your tears, too (there’s some for those later, I promise). “I’ll never be good enough” is not an excuse to not try and never will be!