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| I literally haven't been over here to Xanga in a few months. I've pretty much decided that my life is so damned uninteresting that it doesn't warrant a weblog, but I will still pop in every now and then with a post, like now- since I have something I want to discuss.
My daughter is an amazing kid, but she has her moments where she drives me completely insane. 2 different days this week she threw big screaming fits, one at a friends' house which was very awkward. Seems they think that I don't discipline my child severely enough- or in the manner that they do (i.e. fear and hitting). Hey, whatever, that's their bag, not mine. But Alex does tend to have a sassy mouth because I like to talk (or more accurately yell) out our problems. My problem to deal with, right?
Well, today after taking Alex out to the bookstore to pick out some computer games for her birthday, she started getting whiny about wanting ice cream.
"I want Maggie Moo's," she said.
"No, you have a Sonic sundae in the freezer at home," I told her.
"NO! I don't like that kind!" she sassed back. and started whining. Well, after the two other fits this week I had had about enough. So I raised my voice (not screaming, not yelling, but the kind of voice raising your parents used to do when they would talk through their teeth) and said:
"Enough! I will hear no more. Shut your mouth!"
End of discussion. I stopped yelling and she quit yapping, and we were happy and moving on. Until some crazy tanorexic bitch who I saw eyeing me from across the parking lot came up to me and said "Is that your daughter? Because you should speak more nicely to children."
I was literally stunned, and am normally not the kind of person to confront anyone but I turned said "You should mind your own damn business."
"Well, when you talk that loud it IS my business," she said.
"I'm sure it is," was my reply.
End of discussion. She got in her car and left, and I keep expecting cops to come knocking on my door. But where the fuck does she get off? It's not like this was an extended screaming match or anything. And I sure as hell didn't put a hand on my child. Just one moment in time taken out of context by some nut in a parking lot. But I can't help but feeling a tad bit guilty. I do feel in the right, but I still feel weird about it. But who the hell goes up to a stranger and says something like that? Am I wrong? | | |
| Something unexpectedI spoke to my father today. Sounds like a mundane thing, but I haven't spoken to my father in nearly 10 years, so it was quite a shock. He called me out of the blue. It was so surreal, like no time had passed at all. He sounded so good, too. He's sober 2+ years now, which is a miracle. Also, he's practicing Christianity, which maybe has to do with his turn around. He was a Scientologist for as long as I can remember, and he was never good and/or sober for all of that time. So I have God to thank in more ways than one.
I'm really hoping at this point we can piece together some kind of relationship. When I told Alex that I was talking to "my father" on the phone, she said "Poppy?" (my grandfather) and I had to tell her "No, my daddy." "Grandpa?" (which is what she calls JR's dad). I didn't really know what to say to that. She doesn't know him, so he's not really Grandpa. I don't know what he is really. LOL! it's all just a foreign concept at this point.
Anyway, I have his number and address now. It's just so odd. Never in a million years did I think I would have gotten a call out of the blue like I did. But I'm glad I did.
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| Crappy dayThe weather was crappy, and the day was crappy. First of all, JR's dad put JR's mom into a nursing home. It's actually a good thing- she's not far away and the place is nice. However, today we rushed to visit her after school and before Alex's Girl Scout trip to a local fire house. Alex gets out of school at almost 4pm and JR swore to God the field trip was at 7pm. Fine, plenty of time, right? Well, not so much. After we pretty much spent the whole afternoon visiting, eating and shopping, we went to the station at about 6:45... at which point it turns out the trip was almost over. JR got the time wrong. They got there at 6:15. I about died of embarrassment. I could tell the other parents and the troop were not happy. I could have died. Now I'm totally freaking out about it. Seriously, I haven't had a moment like this since I started taking my new anxiety medication a few months ago. I feel just dreadful. And JR of course thinks it's no big deal. Well, it is a big deal. Like I said, I really think the other parents looked at us like "WTF?" and I do worry about that. I don't want us or Alex to be outcast from the group. It just tears me up, it really does. | | |
| If I don't have sex soon, I think I'm going to die. It's been like over a month. I think all of my muscles down yonder have atrophied. First, JR had his stupid roulette class which was 5 weeks long and we never had time to do it, then I had some female problems (my periods are out of whack), then I finally GOT my period... ARGH! I've even been dreaming about sex a lot, which is unusual for me. Poor JR better watch out, because I'm going to jump on him without warning like one of the cats. LOL!!!!
Other than that horribly graphic image, I have nothing left to report. I've been having some non-computer time. Life is good.  I'll try to pop on more often. Later!!!
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| Yes or no?I was going to post this over on the RMO.com posting board, but I thought it might lead to an uprising... LOL! Let me know what you think.
I have a question... and I really hope I'm not being a serious downer here, but is there an official position from Richard on what he thinks about his concert footage up on YouTube? I seriously love the content, and I'm more than happy to look at it, and I appreciate the links on here, but I know it is less than legal to record at most concert venues, so I have a guilt complex. LOL!
I mean, I know cell phone recording is going to be done. I cannot confirm or deny whether or not I've participated in such activities ( ) but to see the videos posted on the board of his own website kinda gives me a weird feeling.
I can understand posting up old TV footage, since it was out there for public consumption to begin with, but seeing unofficial concert footage on his own official board seems kind of off. YouTube has a great search feature, and I use it a lot to find great RM videos... I just don't post it up on here.
So can anyone ease my mind on this issue? Is this an ok thing to do?
Liz here again... so, does that seem like an inflammatory statement? I have a feeling it'll piss off the newbies who didn't go through the whole "no sharing MP3s" thing on the board. I want to not piss anybody off. And like I said, I look at the videos- I love YouTube!!! I'm just not sure about the widespread sharing.
Anybody who knows me also knows that I love sharing RM video. Normally it's through trade or gift on DVD or VHS. I'd love to get it out there to more people on YouTube, but- let me be perfectly honest- I like getting something in return. LOL!!!! And it seriously chaps my ass when something I shared with someone (either through trade or gift from myself) is splayed out for everyone to see. That's what gave it trade value in the first place!!!!!! It's called supply & demand, people!!! Sheesh! So I am a big hypocrite in this department, and I don't want to step on any toes.
So, what do ya'll think? I realize this is more pointed toward my RM buddies, and I usually just do a private post for these things, but I want to put it out there for answers. Thanks!
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