Chix Chat

Ola, Michele!

So you’re not loving Yahoo? I guess when you get used to one email program, it’s tough to switch gears to another.

So about taping Angel, please tape it tonight! But, if you will, please hold it for me for a few weeks. My other source didn’t get to send me last week’s episode as planned, so she is supposed to include tonight’s ep as well. I’m hoping that you can be my backup. I’m still putting the postage in the mail to you today, because I’m sure that I’ll need at least one ep from you.

"You’ve been doing much better." What? Maybe that is Nora’s way of apologizing. Thank heavens she has put down the crack pipe and isn’t still giving you grief for ridiculous things! And what is the story with that Aubrey chick? I know just the kind of goofy "Oh my gosh" that you mean.

I was walking outside and it was a bit nippy, but bearable. I actually wondered how it was there in Pittsburgh. Whoa, it’s freezing?

I don’t belong to the Crossings book club yet, but I will check it out. Thanks!

A whole week of not emailing! ZOIKS! How will I survive? I think we’re supposed to have a test that week, so I guess that will keep me busy. And you’ll be busy there at the Happiest Place on Earth.

That’s it for today. Talk to you soon! God bless!

Anne

 Hey look! It’s Angel-face!

Hi Anne!

I don’t know if I like this yahoo mail so much. I might just get another hotmail account and use the same name, *****. Yes, I know I’m driving you crazy!! I’m just so used to hotmail and I’m not very good with change. What do you think I should do?

The CLD continues! Brian came over here a little bit tonight. I just felt so … well, left out. That’s the only way I can describe how I was feeling. THen my dad will unknowingly say things that really hurt me. For example- Brian bought danielle yet another stuffed animal ( our house looks like a toy store!) and my dad commented, "He better start saving his money for a wedding." I know my dad doesn’t mean to hurt me, but whenever he says things like that, it’s just a painful reminder that I don’t have anyone. I think according to my dad, I’m perfectly content with being single, and believe me, IM NOT! I mean, just because I’m a content person, it doesn’t mean I don’t long to find my soul mate and get married!

I get zits on my chin too right before my period! And I always get one right between my eyes too.

Okay, so I’ll tape Angel and I’ll send it out to you the next day. I’ll have to run out to the store before Monday and buy a blank tape. Or maybe I have one lying around here. I’m going to be pretty busy next week, getting ready for the trip. OUr flight is six am Saturday morning, which means we have to be there extra extra early! Yikes! A whole week of not e-mailing each other?! Well, if you still want to write to me every day, you can. You can just send short, one paragraph e-mails!

You should have said "you suck" in those e-mails you sent to that tapes site. The noive of them! XD

I chuckled at your "Angel acting like Ray" dream. Perish the thought! You probably wanted to find Ray afterwards and shake him and shout, "Stay away from my dreams, scumbag!!!" I can just see the question mark above his head and the puzzled look on his face!

It was another good day at work for me, Thank God. Nora said to me, "You’ve been doing so much better, Michele." Now mind you this is only one week since the "incident" and frankly, I’m just doing my job like I always do. I think that might have been Nora’s way of apologizing to me. I know some people can’t just come out and say "I’m sorry" (it’s difficult for me to sometimes!). If that was her way of apologizing, then I accept. But believe me, if if happen again, this time I’ll be ready!

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Hi again!

It is now Saturday morning. I have to go to work at 2. After work me, Shelly and Kristin (and maybe Danielle) are going to the movies (AGAIN?!). We’re either going to see From Hell or Thirteen Ghosts. Either one I’m still going to sleep with the lights on tonight!

I can’t believe a week from now I’ll be in Disneyworld. There is so much I need to do. Knowing me, I’ll wait till the last minute! I’m not too worried if I forget something. I mean it’s not like I’m going to another planet. There are stores down in Floridia that sell basically everything I need. I think the most important thing to pack is a lot of extra clean underwear. And believe me, I have enough bra and panty sets that I can open my own lingere store

Oh yeah, I forgot one more movie when I was giving you that list: Don’t Say A Word=

So that’s what, eighteen movies I’ve seen this year? and it’s only October. That’s about an average of two movies a month. It just seems like I’ve been to the movies a lot more than that.

How’s the weather there? It is fuc*$#@ freezing here!! I can’t believe that not even three days ago it was warm enough that I wore a short sleeved shirt, and last night I wore my winter pj’s! I dont like it when it’s too hot, but I don’t like it when it’s too cold, either. And this isn’t even cold cold yet. BBBRRRRRR!!!!!

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Hi once again! It is now Sunday. I got my period! Hooray!!! Normally I wouldn’t be so estatic to have my period, but I know I’m be safe for my trip. WHEW! Now all I have to worry about is having a safe flight!

Well, Shelly and I did see Thirteen Ghosts last night. It was VERY WIERD! Yes, I slept with the lights on last night! I don’t know why I torture myself like that. I still say The Exorcist is the scariest movie of all time.

Audrey screwed up on the registers again today! She just really gets on my nerves. I mean, first of all she’s ALWAYS smiling! You know, like "Love that Joker?" What’s up with that? and it also gets on my nerves the way she says "oh my gosh". She says it like Goofy "Oh my gorsh!" I just want to slap her when she says it, and she says it all the time. THen while Shelly and I were trying to fix Audrey’s mistakes, Audrey acts all innocent, like she wasn’t the one who made them! I just wish Nora would let her go! FYI- I had to call Nora last night and then this morning because I was having trouble closing out one of the credit card machines and she acted fine with me. Another WHEW! to add to the list.

Oh! My rating for 13 Ghosts is .

I don’t think I’ll be able to make it to the movies again until after I get home from Floridia. THen I’ll have a ton I want to see!

I was meaning to ask you, do you belong to the Crossings book club? It’s a christian book club. I belong to it and I really like it. I think their website is www.crossings.com Check it out sometime.

well, that’s it for now! I hope you had a good weekend. Til next time take care and God bless!

GOD BLESS THE USA!

Hi, Michele!

I’m sorry to see that you’re having a CLD. I was having one of those myself a day or two ago! "I’m fat! I hate my face! WHY don’t I have a man?" To elaborate on that face thing, sometimes I’ll see my reflection and think, "Whoa, I am gorgeous!!" But sometimes I’ll see myself at a certain angle or in a certain light or in a photograph and think, "Egads! Is *that* what people see?!" Anyway, I think I’m also experience the joys of PMS - I have a bumper crop of zits on my chin. Yep, it’s pretty charming. You wrote a while back that it seems life is generally better with someone to love - that is so true! Even while I just had my big crush on Randy - it was so nice to feel like I had someone that I was really crazy about.

Yesterday, I checked my Angel email and there was a letter from a person in my same predicament: their Fox station that used to show Angel has stopped showing it. I wondered if she lives in this area. She was asking me to tape it for her or let her know where to find them. I wrote back and said that I am in the exact same boat and that I was still trying to obtain the eps for myself. I told her that I’d let her know what I find. The next email that I opened was from "ScoopMe" which sends out a generic email to me when they add a new Angel article. At the bottom of that email there was a link to their "tapes" site. I checked it out; it’s where members can post what tapes/episodes of various shows they have available for other viewers to "borrow." I found one with the episode I missed last week. Great! I’m "coordinating" with the owner of that tape to "borrow" it. I don’t want to do that for the rest of the season, but it’s a great short-term solution. If you could still tape the ep next week, I’d be ever so grateful! I’ll send the postage for you, and I will remind you on Monday as you requested. If you could mail that one ep to me during that week, that will be perfect. I really, really hope to find a local source in the next week or two.

After I joined that tapes site yesterday for free - today they sent out an email announcing that there is now a $12/year fee to use the tape service. This is crazy! I used to see the show for free! I have sent two "you suck" emails and a snail mail letter to our local Fox station. (blech!) No, I didn’t use the exact phrase "you suck" but I really wanted to! I may even call them to complain as well. I don’t think it will accomplish anything, but I will feel better for making my voice heard.

Look at how I go on about this situation. I told my sister, "Yes, I know that if this is the biggest problem I have in the world then I am doing very well." If I didn’t have the website, I probably wouldn’t be as anxious to see the shows, although I would miss them. I really hate this; I had been doing so well at keeping the reviews up to date!

As a side Angel note, this morning I dreamed for the second time that Angel was acting like Ray - that is like a huge jerk! When I wake up from those dreams I like Angel a lot less until I realize it was just a dream. In this dream, I think I was begging him to stay but he still left me for that Playboy bunny. I seem to recall an announcement from the WB to the effect of "We’re canceling the show, but thanks for watching." I wonder where that thought is coming from. (Sarcasm there.)

ANYWAY! In other news …. I’m trying to think of some other news. Oh! I have an inventory gig tomorrow at the grocery store where my mother works and she is working tomorrow evening as well. She’ll get to see me do my counting thang. Tomorrow morning I need to go get the oil changed on my car. This is my second gig for the month of October; I am raking in the mega-bucks now! (lol) It’s also the only gig I have on my schedule.

Since I worked over, my boss said yesterday that maybe I can leave a bit early today. That would be great! But I’ll believe it when I see it. Sometime this weekend I must finish up the HW that is due on Monday.

So is everything still going okay with Nora? I’m curious, has she ever said anything like that to anyone else that you know of?

I enjoyed reading your movie reviews! I was trying to recall one I wanted to see .. oh yes, Keanu’s "Hardball." (Talk about things that sound dirty but aren’t. Giggle! Blush!) Do you know if that’s still playing? I’ve seen Castaway; yes, Mr. Hanks’ performance was excellent. He is one of those actors that consistently does a very high quality of work.

That’s it for today. Have a great weekend! God bless!
Anne
God bless the USA!

Hi Anne!

I’m still trying to get used to this yahoo account.  Yes, it’s me!  Moi!  It is I!  I was having a crappy day.  Well, a CLD.  I’m thinking "I’m Fat!  I’m Lonely!  What have I accomplished in my life?"  Blah blah blah.  Don’t mind me.  I get like this sometimes.  I know I should be grateful for all my blessings, but sometimes, I don’t wanna!  I think I’m due for my period.  I just hope I get it before my trip.  Then again, the most important thing is that we have a safe flight.

Sounds like you had a pretty rough two days.  My sympathies.    You know, if I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is quit my job!  People would say to me, "Wouldn’t you get bored just sitting around the house all day?"  And I’d say "NO!"  That’s why I want to marry a rich man so I can stay home and be a housewife and take care of our kids (whenever we have any)

Yes, it seems like it was The Twilight Zone *****.  Nora hasn’t mentioned the e-mail that I sent her.  I’m hoping that she did read it, since she’s acting ok with me and all.  Thanks for keeping this situation in my prayers.

Heres a link for info about the movie Joyride: http://www.focusonthefamily.org/pplace/pi/films/a0017971.html   Its from the focus on the family website.  Like I said it was a really good movie.

yes, I too often wondered how a nice guy could have such a bitch for a girlfriend.  One of these days I’m just going to ask them, "Excuse me, I’m just wondering why in the world a friendly, sweet man like you has such a bitch for a girlfriend?"  Yeah, and watch my ass get kicked!

I like these new emotions!  Lets see what would I use when I’m thinking about Arnold Vosloo?     (Lol)

Ok, so I’ll tape Angel next week.  I’m going to miss the week after, though, but when I come back, I’ll tape the week after. How many episodes should I tape before I mail the tape out to you?  Just remind me the day before it’s on.  I think its on Mondays, right?  Well, its on Mondays here in Pittsburgh.

If I were you I’d give that network what for!!  The noive of them!!

just for fun, and also since I really can’t think of anything else to say right now, heres a list of all the movies I’ve seen this year and my ratinngs for them:

Notice how I didn’t use the  rating for any of the movies?  I just don’t want to think that I’ve wasted my money on any of them!

Well, I guess that’s all for now.  Til next time, take care and God bless!

God Bless The USA!

Michele

Hi, Michele!

What a day (or two) I am having! Yesterday I was here until 7:00 (yes, pm!) working on printing and typing stuff for the booth today. We went over there about eight this morning and we got back here about 2:30. It was pretty nice, although it wasn’t as busy as we hoped. They provided a nice lunch for us there. I picked up a bunch of free handout things like pens, can holders, monitor cleaners, etc. My day is complete!

So you had to start another email account? I was thinking, "She should get a yahoo account." Then I re-read the paragraph - you did get a yahoo account. (It’s been a long two days!) *****’s babe, huh? Why can’t I have something cool like that? No, I have to be "*****." For what it’s worth, I like that yahoo account that I have (for the Angel site). I discovered a way to check my work email using the yahoo account by using the check other mail option and entering this account’s info. That could come in very handy!

That’s great that things are going well for you at work. But, I agree, that does make Friday’s episode seem much more odd. What is that, the Twilight Zone [store]? I bet you want to ask her, "Excuse me, what the heck was all that about?" On the other hand, you don’t want to get her started again! I will still keep your job situation in my prayers.

Hmm, Joy Ride? I don’t think I’ve heard of that. Who’s in it? What’s it about?

It is odd how Darrell and Ray have the same b-day, but Darrell is one year younger than Ray. I know that Ray was extremely jealous of Darrell for having a good job. No, they’ve never met as far as I know, but one time Ray and I wound up eating at the same pizza place as Darrell and his wife, but Darrell didn’t stop. He only waved at me as he passed our table. (This was when he was still working for *****.)

I know exactly what you mean about catty women and their men, although I have no idea why they have to be that way. I saw that so many times when I was waiting tables. The guy would be really nice, but the woman would be a total b! (And I wondered with amazement, "And yet *she* has what seems to be a great guy. How …?") And I know the look they give us, the attractive sales people. I remember taking an order at a middle table one time, and I turned my head a bit and leaned in so I could hear better. I realized later that it looked like I turned to look at the guy at the table next to me, the woman at that table was giving me such a look. I used to always think, "Honey, don’t flatter yourself: your man ain’t that great." I liked your sentiment, "If you are that insecure in your relationship, I don’t see you having much of a future together." So true!

I haven’t seen the Rocky movies, but I do know a little about them. No, our Rocky doesn’t occasionally shout, "Adrian!" When he enters a room though the theme from Rocky does play, and sometimes a bell rings to signal another round.

Re: taping Angel. I’d really, really, really, really appreciate if you could tape the next two or three. (Really!) Do not worry about the picture quality - since our channel went to a mainly digital format, those of us with antennas have a terrible reception. As I said, I am brainstorming hard to find a way to tape it here. I’m really angry at that channel for doing that to me, four shows into the new season no less! I do not exaggerate to say that it ruined my day! It appears that I’ll need to make some new friends that have that kind of cable. Like I mentioned, it isn’t regular cable it’s "digital cable." (Well, la - di - dah!) And it isn’t even available in our house! My lead option right now is to see if I could get it at work. My lead problem is how to explain that to the boss! I am going to find a way! And I am going to send that channel many more emails and letters to express my dissatisfaction!

That’s it for today. Talk to you soon! God bless!
Anne
God bless the USA!

Wesley: At your service. What can I do for you?
Buttercup: You can die slowly, cut into a thousand pieces.
From The Princess Bride
(That’s exactly how I feel about that Fox channel of ours!!)