Last year I didn't decorate but this year I promised my boyfriend that we could decorate. I bought Christmas sheets and a candle from Pier 1. We're be putting our existing decorations tomorrow. I have to be careful because my cat just loves the decorations and he loves sleeping under the tree. He is like his own little present.

So today I was supposed to fly to Chicago for the Supernatural con, however here I am at home and suffering from, I can't believe it, the swine flu. I couldn't get on a plane and go to the con in good conscious because I'd feel horrible if I knowingly spread the germs around. Having said that, it totally sux. I feel like crap and now I've lost a whole bunch of money on top of that.

Ugh I'm going to sleep.

Reposting from nocturniquette1 who reposted from 9thof9

"A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend has a 5-yr old son in his last stages of a 2.5 year battle with Neuroblastoma cancer. They are celebrating Christmas next weekend and he's requested Christmas cards. Anyone who would like can send a card to: Noah Biorkman, 1141 Fountain View Circle, South Lyon, MI 48178. Let's see how far away... he can get a card from! Come on all you great people across the country, help out a little boy!"

House of Lantis posted this and I am too. This is what she posted: I found this on [info]veritas_st LJ and thought it was a wonderful idea. Please take it and run with it, but give credit to veritas_st. Thanks!

Happiness

1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this everyday for eight days without fail.

Today I found out that my request for off on Friday was approved. Yahoo!!!!

House of Lantis posted this and I am too. This is what she posted: I found this on [info]veritas_st LJ and thought it was a wonderful idea. Please take it and run with it, but give credit to veritas_st. Thanks!

Happiness

1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this everyday for eight days without fail.

Today my boyfriend and I had breakfast out together. And we chatted about nothing. It was fun.

Oh and Zombieland was awesome.

House of Lantis posted this and I am too. This is what she posted: I found this on [info]veritas_st LJ and thought it was a wonderful idea. Please take it and run with it, but give credit to veritas_st. Thanks!

Happiness

1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this everyday for eight days without fail.

****

I made a date with my boyfriend. We're going to see Zombieland tonight.

I've seen both men and women cheat so I don't believe the sex of the person matters. I think what matters is why the person would cheat. If someone is going to cheat they aren't happy with what they have but either don't want to admit it their partner or themselves.

Do I believe in marriage? I did when I married my ex-husband. Now though I'm torn. I've been with my current boyfriend for almost seven years and am happier now than when we first got together. We talk about marriage but at this point I don't see why we would need to. We're happy and why ruin that with marriage?

So my biggest worry right now? That my procrastination/laziness is getting out of hand. I've been putting off everything. Even keeping up with friends. Of course then I wind up being a crappy friend and I worry about that. I even stopped working out. Then I get really worried about how my behavior reminds me of my mother who I don't speak to. And being like her is the last thing I want. Oh man I guess I'm just a worrywart aren't I? Should I be worrying about that?

I'm forwarding this because Nocturniquette1 rocks! And if she asks for a favor like this I do it without hesitation.

Go here: http://digitalwave.livejournal.com/361528.html

A very nice person has some personal items (collectibles, books, jewelry, etc.) up for sale and please give it a look over, and if you'd be so kind, repost the link so it's seen by as many people as possible.

I very much appreciate it!

Thanks and Happy Shopping!

I got this from Nocturniquette1

YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!

1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favourite Film:
5. Favourite Song or Album:
6. Favourite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favourite memory of us?
14. What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarky) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favourite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? (If you have no idea, just say something crazy, it'll entertain me!)
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?

I saw Hangover, it was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

I got this from nocturniquette1.

Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? — No
Been arrested? — No
Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? — yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? — Yes school not work
Held a snake? — Yes
Ran a red light? — Yes
Been suspended from school? — No
Experienced love at first sight? — Yes
Totaled your car in an accident? — No
Been fired from a job? — Yes
Fired somebody? — No
Sung karaoke? — Yes
Pointed a gun at someone? — No
Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes
Kissed in the rain? — Yes
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — Yes
Saw someone die? — No
Played Spin-the-Bottle? — No
Smoked a cigar? — No
Sat on a rooftop? — Yes
Smuggled something into another country? — No
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? — No
Broken a bone? — Yes
Skipped school? — Yes
Eaten a bug? — No
Sleepwalked? — No
Walked on a moonlit beach? — Yes
Ridden a motorcycle? — No
Dumped someone? — Yes
Forgotten your anniversary? — No
Lied to avoid a ticket? — No
Ridden in a helicopter? — No
Shaved your head? — No
Blacked out from drinking? — Yes
Played a prank on someone? — Yes
Hit a home run? — No
Felt like killing someone? — Yes
Cross-dressed? — No
Been falling-down drunk? — Yes
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — Yes
Eaten snake? — No
Marched/Protested? — No
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — No
Puked on an amusement ride? — No
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — Yes
Been in a band? — No
Knitted? — No
Been on TV? — Yes
Shot a gun? — Yes
Skinny-dipped? — Yes
Given someone stitches? — No
Eaten a whole habenero pepper? — No
Ridden a surfboard? — No
Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? — Yes
Had surgery? — Yes
Streaked? — No
Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? — Yes
Tripped on mushrooms? — No
Passed out when NOT drinking? — Yes
Peed on a bush? — No
Donated Blood? — Yes
Grabbed electric fence? — No
Eaten alligator meat? — No
Eaten cheesecake? — Yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? — No
Killed an animal when not hunting? — No
Peed your pants in public? — No
Snuck into a movie without paying? — No
Written graffiti? — No
Still love someone you shouldn't? — No
Think about the future? — Yes
Been in handcuffs? — Yes
Believe in love? — Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? — Yes

Ok I got this from House_of_Lantis

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
A. Yes I am.
2) What was your dream growing up?
A. To be a rocket scientist and work for NASA
3) What talent do you wish you had?
A. I wish I could sing well.
4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
A. That's tough either Pepsi or Snapple Lemon Iced Tea
5) Favorite vegetable?
A. Peas
6) What was the last book you read?
A. A Disorder Peculiar to the Country
7) What zodiac sign are you?
A. Gemini
8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
A. Pierced ears I want a tat and a belly ring tho
9) Worst Habit?
A. I'm the worlds worst procrastinator.
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A. Only if I recognize you.
11) What is your favorite sport?
A. American Football - Go Patriots
12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
A. I'm optimistically negative. Nah I'm just negative most of the time.
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A. Give you story prompts til you told me to shut my cakehole
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A. Getting disowned by my parents or getting molested as a kid. It's a toss up
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
A. I have this thing with even numbers. I try to make number combinations work out so they are even. I'm odd that way.
16) Do you have any pets?
A. An indoor house cat named Sunkist or as I refer to him Psycho
17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A. I'd apologize for my messy house.
18) What was your first impression of me?
A. That you had a good imagination
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A. Scary - thanks John Wayne Gacy
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A. I'd be much thinner
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A. Crime Partner
22) What color eyes do you have?
A. Blue
23) Ever been arrested?
A. Nope
24) Bottle or can soda?
A. can
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A. Restock my savings and pay for my friend and I to go to Creation's Vancouver Con
27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
A. Home
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A. I'm not sure I used to say no but my close friend is a medium. So now I don't know what to think.
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A. Read and hang with my man
30) Do you swear a lot?
A. All the fuckin time.
31) Biggest pet peeve?
A. Slow drivers
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A. Enigmatic
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A. Yes
35) Do you believe in God?
A. Not really sure either way. I don't believe in organized religion
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A. Yup
A. Location: Fredericksburg VA

OK I'm dying to see what nocturniquette has to say about me and this pic isn't bad either..

Stolen from </b></a>tishawyman.who stole this from jaredluver1108

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, post to your LJ and paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, and use your number as the header.




() Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
() Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
() Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total so far: 6

(x) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
() Labyrinth
() Saw
() Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
() 50 First Dates
() The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 10

(x)Scream
(x) Scream 2
() Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 17

() Harry Potter 1
() Harry Potter 2
() Harry Potter 3
() Harry Potter 4
() Harry Potter 5
() Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
() The Village
() Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 18

(X) Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
() The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 21

() Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
() Never Been Kissed
() Meet The Parents
() Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
() King Kong
Total so far: 22

() A Cinderella Story
() The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
() Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
( x) Halloween
() The Ring
() The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
() Flubber
Total so far: 23

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
() Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
(x) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 27

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
() Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 31


(X) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
(x) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
() Bourne Supremacy
() Bourne Ultimatum
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
(x) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 39

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
() Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds
() Rush Hour
() Rush Hour 2
Total so far:41

() Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x ) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 48

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x ) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
() Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
() Shrek
() Shrek 2
total so far:56

() Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
() The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
(x) Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 60

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 66

(x) Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devil's Rejects
() Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
() Three
Total so Far: 67

() The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
Total so far: 68

(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
Total so far:71

() High Tension
() Club Dread
(x) Hulk
() Dawn Of the Dead
() Hook
() Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
() Waterworld
Total so far: 73

() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() The Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 73

(x) Star Wars Ep.I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep.II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep.III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep.IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep.V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep.VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 79

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Total: 83

What's your score?

Hey Guys!!! I know I don't have a lot of friends here on LJ, but I know some of you do. A bunch of us are trying to spread the word about Jim Beaver's new book "Life's That Way". It comes out on April 16th. The talk shows don't want Jim on to discuss a depressing book. We want to show them the book isn't depressing. Here is what I wrote on my Myspace...

Hello All!

I know I haven't written since my surgery but life's been busy. I promise I will write a summary of my trip to LA and all my weight loss efforts (and missteps).

But I'm here to tell you about a book I think you all should read. You were all supportive of Dakota and his fund raiser and I can only hope you're as supportive of this book.

Now a lot of you know who Jim Beaver is. For those of you who don't he's an actor who was on Deadwood and currently plays Bobby Singer on Supernatural. He's also in the upcoming Harper's Island on CBS April 9th.

Jim has written a memoir about some difficult times in his life. Below is a note from Jim about his book, "Life's That Way" coming out on April 16th. You can find out information about his book from www.lifesthatway.com.

"LOTS of people are messaging me about book signings in their cities and about TV talk-show appearances. Well, here's the scoop on both.

Sponsoring a book tour costs publishers and bookstores money, for the travel and other aspects. Some are reluctant to do tours unless they're confident that they'll sell enough books at each signing to pay for the cost. Makes sense. Personally, I think, just by the outpouring of support I've had here and on MySpace the past few days, that there would be considerable turnout for a tour. My publisher has scheduled a few signings in the L.A. area, and a good turnout would certainly influence the decision whether to have signings in other cities. But if the L.A. ones don't sell enough books to cover costs, they're sure not to want to spend the money it takes to send me elsewhere. So if you're not doing anything on the 16th or 23rd of April or 11th of May, and you're in the L.A. area........

As to the talk shows, I've been terribly disappointed. I've got what you might call a perfect storm going on here: a book coming out, a new highly-touted TV series premiering, and a lot of action for Bobby on Supernatural, within a matter of days of each other. Yet the response we've been getting from Oprah, Ellen, Good Morning America, Today, etc. is that "With the economy so depressed, no one wants to hear about a "sad" book." Maybe there's more to it than that, but that's what we're hearing back. (Of course, while there are tears aplenty, I prefer to think of my book as uplifting and even funny at times. But then, I've read it. ;-) PLEASE: I do NOT advocate kidnapping Oprah's pet iguana and holding it for ransom. If you want to send a postcard, fine, but no iguana-napping! Hear me?

As the old Bartles & Jaymes commercial guys used to say, "Thanks for your support." I mean it.

Jim"

My friend Jane wrote up a synopsis and since I only steal from those worthy of my time I'm attaching her synopsis.

Synopsis

A special book about the end of one life and the beginning of another.

Life's That Way is a modern-day Book of Job. In August 2003, Jim Beaver, a character actor whom many know from the popular HBO series Deadwood, and his wife Cecily learned what they thought was the worst news possible— their daughter Maddie was autistic. Then six weeks later the roof fell in—Cecily was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer.

Jim immediately began writing a nightly e-mail as a way to keep more than one hundred family and friends up to date about Cecily's condition. Soon four thousand people a day, from all around the world, were receiving them. Initially a cathartic exercise for Jim, the prose turned into an unforgettable journey for his readers.

Cecily died four months after being diagnosed, but Jim continued the e-mails for a year after her diagnosis, revealing how he and Maddie coped with Cecily's death and how they managed to move forward. Life's That Way is a compilation of those nightly e-mails. Jim's experience is universal for anybody who has lost a loved one. But Life's That Way is not solely about loss. It is an immediate, day-by-day account of living through a nightmare but also of discovering the joy of a child, of being on the receiving end of unthinkable kindness, and of learning to navigate life anew. As Jim says, these are hard-won blessings. But then again, life's that way...


Upcoming book signings:

Thursday April 16th at 7:00 pm at the Barnes & Noble store in Huntington Beach, at 7 p.m. It's at Bella Terra, 7881 Edinger Ave. #110, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, 714-897-8781.

Thursday, April 23rd at 7:00 pm at Book Soup on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, 8818 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood CA 90069, phone 800-764-BOOK. http://www.booksoup.com/au....thor-events.asp?offset=20

Monday, May 11th at 7:30 at the Barnes & Noble store in The Grove at Farmers Market, 189 Grove Drive Suite K 30, Los Angeles, CA 90036, 323-525-0270.
Now if you can get to these book signings that would be great. I can't believe a story of surviving lifes punches can be seen as depressing. If anything it should be uplifting. A lot of us are going through tough times and it's good to know we're not alone.

If you can (and I hope you do) write Oprah, Ellen and the other talk shows regarding Jim's book. Here are some addresses...

Oprah:
https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?plugId=216

Regis and Kelly:
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/askregiskelly/#formSendTextMessage

Bonnie Hunt:
http://www.bonniehunt.com/show/respond/?PlugID=50

If peanuts can save a TV show then maybe our words can promote Jim's book.
Thanks for your time... 
If you can spread the word it would be fantastic

I would totally miss Thanksgiving Dinner. For those not in America it's mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, turkey and of course really good bread stuffing. It's my favorite meal of the year. If I had to pick only one food it would be Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

OK I had three and I still love them. Jaws, The Sound of Music and Grease.

As an adult I'd add The Usual Suspects to the list.

I met 2 of the stars of the TV show Homicide Life on the Street. Richard Belzer (Det. Munch) and Kyle Secor (Tim Bayless). We were at a function at John's Hopkins in Baltimore. I rode in the elevator with them. We chatted it was kinda cool.

I've also met Jared and Jensen and most of the people from SN that act. I've been to too many cons if you ask me.