Das Bus Blathers

No ZZZZ's for Me!

2005-06-24T01:35:00.000-07:00

It's about 1:30 am, and here I am. I slept most of yesterday because I drank alcohol and took some sleeping pills. I got some good sleep, but in return, lots of back pain. I could probably go back to sleep now, but Becca's awake. So I'll stay up with her for a while.

It's been decided that we will not be taking the rv to Burningman. There's too much that needs to be fixed, and no funds to do it. Even still, we need to buy another ticket, and I have no idea where we'll get the money for that.

Personally, I'm doing terrible. Smoking like a chimney, no exercising, depression. Oh well, what else is new. It's not like anybody cares.

We're supposed to go out tonight, but I don't caare. It will probably suck. 'Cause it dosen't matter what I do, I'll get in trouble.

Gordy's now all of a sudden going to Vegas on Sat. It would be nice if just for once he wanted to take me somewhere and got excited about it. But who wants to be with a fat blob anyways. So he'll go talk to some of our friends, and tell them how horrible I am, and they will feel sorry for him. Then he'll go visit his 'other' Vegas friends, whoever they might be.

I'm ready for my close up Mr. DeMille...

F ME!!!

2005-06-20T04:41:00.000-07:00

HA! It took forever for me to figure out what my user name and password was; and I can

guarentee that I don't remember what it was! I just keep typing crap until it lets me in!

Back From Outer Space

2005-06-14T04:44:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm back! It's been a crazy few weeks. First, I spilled water on the laptop, so it dosen't work anymore. Plus, both my webtv keyboards are fried, so I have to order a new one before I can access the web through that.

IN THE NEWS:

We now have a new family member living with us, and his name is JarJar. Gordy drove up to Sacramento to get him and his bus. Unfortunately they had some mechanical difficulties with the bus, so it took twice as long for them to get home.

Zachary moved out, so JarJar now has his old room. We're in the 'adjusting' phase of our new nuclear family. I don't think you could find 4 people who are as different, but yet the same as we are. But it seems to be working out. Even the cat is starting to venture out of his room!

On the Zachary front, he moved into his friends' house, and I guess the parents don't mind. He feels he'll be more 'responsible' living somewhere else. Of course, he dosen't have a job yet. He could have gotten hired at Albertson's, but he dosen't want to cut his hair! Oy Vey!

That's the update for now.

See Ya!!!

AAACCCKKKK!!!

2005-05-27T12:47:00.000-07:00

Well, it looks like I fried the computer. So now I'm back on webtv. However, this keyboard sux, so I have to order a new one. (the keys stick, so it's hard to type - please excuse typos)

It was so nice having the laptop. I was able to do so much more on it, that it's hard to go backwards.

Oh well...

Whirlwind

2005-05-24T20:40:00.000-07:00

What a wacky few days its been.

First off, Dork Skuzz was considered a success. Luckily the weather Gods chose to make it extremely hot and uncomfortable during the day. (YAY Sun God!) Also, the 'promoter' was bad mouthing us to our friends. I hope he dies!

Next, a friend of mine will be spending the summer with us. And it just dawned on me that this will work out reaaaaallll well. Becca's gonna be out of school, so that means she'll be home all day. BUT, with someone else here she won't be able to get away with all the stuff she normally does when she's alone with me. MUWHAHAHAHAHAHA

Gordy got a call yesterday from one of the local health clubs, saying he won a free membership . What it boiled down to, was a two week pass that you could trade in and get a "special" rate if you sign up for 16 months! They even sent in a second salesman (or closer). But I prevailed! I signed nothing! And I think I'm gonna use that 2 week pass!

On the smoking front, I'm between 5-10 cigs a day, which is good, but not great. However, I am going to continue to battle this monkey until I have won! NO IRON LUNG FOR ME!!

As for my diet, I'm still eating mostly 'clean'. I'm hoping that I can finally get a good nights' sleep tonight, so I can also start eating correctly: which means 4-6 meals per day, a portion of protein and a portion of carbs. So, we'll see what happens. : )

I think that's about it for now, so

See Ya!!!

Amityville Horrible

2005-05-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

We went to the movies today, and yes, we saw Amityville Horror, aand paid full price to get in. I hate to say it, but the original was better, even though there were some cool special effects in this one.

When is anyone gonna make a decent horror movie? The Ring and The Grudge were good, I even bought the dvds'. But one good horror movie every few years doesn't cut it for me. The same goes for sci-fi movies. Where are the decent ones? Gordy wants to see Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but from the trailers, it looks like Muppets in Space to me.

If someone doesn't come up with something good soon, I may have to take up reading! Oy Vey!

Up in Smoke

2005-05-19T01:43:00.000-07:00

OK, well, I'm smoking cigs tonight, and I don't care. It may be the beer talking.

I'm really upset that all my friends are going to Dork Skuzz. I wish they would protest because the promoter really treated us like shit. I hope he dies a slow painful death. No, better yet, I hope this event throws him into bankruptcy. I want him to suffer.

How is a line up of DJ's a Burning Man event? The big headliner is being PAID to be there! Now granted, it's not much, and may only cover their expenses to get there: but do we really want to base an event on the entertainment we book? What happened to just showing up and performing? Guess they've gone big time. That's why they won't play at BM, but only venues that that cough up the cashola.

And how many of the DJ's - oops! - I mean artists; are being compensated? It's all a bunch of BS.

Dork Skuzz

2005-05-18T23:03:00.001-07:00

There's a stupid event happening this weekend, and it's billing itself under the guise of Burning Man. The only reason they agreed to be an "official" event, is because they wanted to boost ticket sales and promote their 'artists'.

Of course, at Dork Skuzz, the word 'artist' equals 'DJ'. Yes, that's right. If you stick a CD into a CD player, you are a DJ; therefore you are an artist.

But even worse than that, the "promoter" insulted my husband. And this isn't the first time he's done this. He held a Dork Skuzz last October or November, and insulted me BIG TIME when he said I should not attend unless I adhere to his rules of conduct for old people. Seems us old people are supposed to set an example for the youngins'. It would be tragic if they saw us having a good time.

UGH!!!! I'll continue this later. I'm gonna go be a 'bitch'. muwhahahahahahha

Crap!

2005-05-18T22:22:00.000-07:00

I know I had something cool to say, but the beer made me forget. There was something really funny that I thought of, but now I can't remember. So I guess you should just move along...

GRRRRRRR!!!

2005-05-18T21:24:00.000-07:00

So far, I've smoked 4 cigarettes. I'll probably smoke another tonight, but each day, I'm gonna work on it.

I know, there's those 'pruists' out there that say, just go cold turkey. I should do that, but besides it being hard, I'm mostly weak. And that's what it comes down to.

I was in a situation where I was drinking lots and lots 'O beer, and I didn't chain smoke while doing it. So that's good. If anyone has a sure fire way to beat this demon ((besides dying)), please let me know. I don't know how many more suckers/blowpops I can stand.

Smoking

2005-05-18T06:36:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day I am going without any cigarettes. I've got a bag of suckers, celery and carrot sticks. It's gonna be interesting. Maybe I'll sleep all day.

E.V.P.

2005-05-18T00:47:00.000-07:00

Electronic Voice Phenomenon

I had an experience about 25 years ago. Somewhere along the way, my sister Joan and I had heard that if you turned your tv onto a static channel, you could hear ghosts.
So we decided to try it. It was way late at night, and her apartment was creepy to begin with (that's another story). I don't remember how long we sat there, but at one point, my sister got up to change the channel. But instead of changing the channel, she sat back down and told me to change it.

So I get up, I put my hand out to change the channel (this is back in the dinosaur days when we didn't have remotes), and for some reason, I turn my head to the right to look down the dark hallway leading to the kitchen. Standing at the end of the hall was a shadowy figure of a man, wearing a suit and hat.

I turned my head away and slowly walked backwards to the couch. Joan looked at me and said, "Did you see him?". Man, that was scary! We didn't try that again!

E.V.P. Part Deux

About ten years ago, there was this woman in the neighborhood who took her recorder everywhere, and claimed she was recording ghosts. Lots of people believed her, but not me. She told me once that she had a message from some old person. I just said that was bullshit; even if it were true, an old person already had their time on this earth, so if they had something to say, they should have said it then. I think only baby ghosts should be able to send messages. I mean, if you die young, then you didn't have a chance, but an old person? Move into the light already!

Movie Reviews

2005-05-18T00:24:00.000-07:00

Alone in the Dark

I thought monster movies were supposed to have monsters in them! This movie was so bad, that I couldn't stay awake - and believe me, I tried!

The music and background noise was so loud, that I had to have the captions on to understand what they were saying! They tried to rip off The Relic but failed miserably. I don't know what happened at the end, but I hope everyone got ate.

White Noise

Slow moving, but OK. Of course, if I had watched this first, I probably would say it sucked. It's just that your expectations fall very low after watching something like Alone in the Dark

Gone Fishin'

2005-05-16T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I didn't post anything this weekend, 'cause I was busy - so there!

We went to the river on Saturday and went for a boat ride. Had fun, got drunk, was hung over on Sunday!

I've started on my Wellbutrin, today is day two. I smoked 8 cigarettes today, and will smoke less tomorrow. I'm just gonna take this one day at a time.

I'm still doing well on my eating, but I haven't been exercising. So I've got to come up with a plan to change that.

2005-05-12T20:41:00.000-07:00

Here is another great pic of the Toast Man on fire! He seems to be happy that his penis is not on fire!

Surivor

2005-05-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

This is the only Survivor I have watched all the way through, with the exception of missing one episode. As far as I'm concerned, the girls screwed themselves over when they didn't stick together. Even though I can't stand her, I hope there is a miracle and Jenn gets the next two immunities and makes it to the final two. Let Tom, Ian & Katie rot!

DJ FUCKHEAD

2005-05-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

How many DJ's does it take to put on an event?

Three times as many people that are attending!

BUWHAHAHAHA!!

Come on people! How much talent does it take to spin some LP's or throw an mp3 into a whatchamacallit??? PLUUULLLEEEEAAAAAZZZZEEEEE! How is this art????

I guess it's art if you don't scratch the records or make your computer thingy crash due to all the
repetative sounds coming out of your ass!!!

I mean really.... Becca can fart techno all night long! Show me something original!

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You know, I've got a feeling that this is the last year for Burning Man. My number 1 reason is because this is the end of that cushy two-year contract with the BLM. The Org will have to renegotiate for '06.

Number 2 (no...I don't mean poo-poo!); there are so many agencies trying to regulate what goes on out there. You have police, sheriffs', tribal police, state troopers, health dept., DEA, etc...
But worse than that, is the participants who want to regulate everything.

We expect that shit from government agencies, but not from our own back yard.

I seriously wonder if anyone actually reads the website anymore. I researched everything I could for 18 months before we actually attended!!!

And you know, I can't even go into what I think about attendees who bitch about Burning Man. And I'm talking that they're bitching about stuff they're "warned/informed" about on the website! That would take, like a thousand pages.

Anyways, I just got the feeling today that I need to make sure my family and friends go to the Burn this year. (That means YOU JarJar! And Chelle too!)

We've gotta do whatever we need to, to make this happen. I think it's important that we do.

Spammed by Mom

2005-05-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

I was just catching up on some email and stuff, when it occured to me, that if my mother were alive and had internet access, my inbox would be full of porno and stupid jokes. Ah yes, mom would have loved the internet!

She would have loved Burning Man too. Although she would have been too cheap to buy a ticket. And if you bought one for her, she would've sold it on ebay and kept the money. So in life, she would never had made it there. But I did make sure that she made the trip in death.

In '02 I took her ashes, which were sealed in a nice oak box, to Burning Man. I pushed her around in my shopping cart and introduced her to everyone. She liked sitting under our shade structure. And she liked the music flowing all night long.

I tripped over her a couple of times.

When people came by camp, I would say, "This is my mother, Claudia, but she likes to be called Cindy." I guess most people thought it was a joke. But when good old David Gross was leaving, he came by our camp, looked at my mom and said, "Good-bye Cindy, It was nice meeting you". If you've met Gross, then you'd know he meant it.

On the night of the Burn, I put glowsticks on her while she sat next to me and Becca. (I didn't want anyone else tripping over her) We had alot of fun that night.

Mom would have loved Burning Man and the internet.

Why don't I just go to sleep?

2005-05-11T01:19:00.000-07:00

HA! That would be too easy. Then I would feel all refreshed and everything in the morning.

Today was my second day of eating totally 'clean' . I used the exercise bike too. Gordy's gonna help me to stay motivated and exercise. Which I really need. I've got to lose some weight before Burning Man, especially now that I'm learning how to sew - I want to be able to wear really cool slutty costumes. I also need to be sure I can get through the door of the rv we're planning to take! : )

On the downside, my quest to stop smoking isn't going well. But hopefully after I get some Wellbutrin, that'll go better. If not, I'll invest in an iron lung.

2005-05-09T12:36:00.000-07:00

Das Bus!!!!

Here it is! A pic of the 'infamous' Das Bus! (see, it really does exsist!)

YEEHAW! PIC #2!!!!

2005-05-09T12:17:00.000-07:00

Giant Dice we burned at Decomdex '04!

Decomdex was a weekend get together we had on our property last October. A great time was had by all!

Sad Little Girl

2005-05-09T12:01:00.000-07:00

Everytime Becca watches the Young & the Restless, she cries during the theme song. Well, on today's show, there's a teenage girl in the hospital, maybe dying, and they did a retrospective of her life. All the while there's sad music playing. Man! You should have seen the tears rolling down Becca's face. What a waterfall! She almost made me cry! Heck! I think she made one of the characters' cry on the tv!

The History Channel

2005-05-08T21:51:00.000-07:00

OK, here is my plea to the cable company: Please cancel the History Channel! UGH! My husband, Gordy watches it ALL the time. How many shows about WWII can one watch? I know he's a WWII buff, but I'm not!

There's gotta be something better than this on tv. How 'bout Blind Date, Jerry Springer, Moral Court? We have more than one channel you know! GEEZ!

Well, hopefully he'll go to sleep soon. Then I will have control of the remote! MUWHAHAHAHA!
(and yes, I love that sound) MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

King of the World!

2005-05-07T22:24:00.000-07:00

Well, I don't really have anything to say, but since this is MY blog I can do what I want! hee hee hee.

I was just reading someone else's blog, and I guess they post several times a day. Does that mean they're bored, or are they wasting corporate money while at work? hmmmm..... I wonder... But you see, with me it dosen't matter, cause I'm a stay at home couch potato, so I can just sit here all day and post assinine things; I just don't get paid for it.

: )

Finally! I posted a Pic!

2005-05-07T17:51:00.000-07:00

Toast Man!

Saturday Morning - Half Asleep!

2005-05-07T10:31:00.000-07:00

Well, I tried posting a pic to this blog, but it didn't work. I just woke up so I don't feel like messing with it now. Maybe later. I'm still learning how this thing works.

Becca (my daughter) is wide awake this morning, so I'm drinking caffeine as fast as I can to catch up. I don't know how anyone can be so cheerful and energetic when they first wake up! At least she seems to be staying out of trouble . : )

I wonder if I can add smilies to my posts? Lots of people hate smilies, but I like them! When I post on discussion groups where most of the people hate smilies, I'm always sure to add some - I'm just that kind of girl! heeheehee

Ooohhh, look at this! I can change the text color! YeeHaw!!! I'm gonna have fun with this!

See Ya!!!

My First Post - May 6, 2005

2005-05-06T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hello! This is my first posting to 'blog'. I wasn't even sure what a 'blog' was, and had to look it up. A few years back, I had a diary on webtv, so I guess this is basically the same thing.

I'm not sure how I feel about keeping a blog. I mean, do I really want other people reading my thoughts? Do I spill my guts or only write what I feel is 'safe'? (i.e. do I want my husband to read this?) I guess I'll find out as I go along.

Anyways, a little about me: I'm 41, married 18 years, have two children (one teenager and one who is handicapped), live in Bullhead City, AZ., and am a professional couch potato. : )

I'm Bi-polar, and have been on meds for ten years. So I'm not as insane as I used to be, but more so than I was!

My personal goals, starting today, are to quit smoking and lose weight. I can't afford cigarettes anymore and I'm tired of carrying around an extra 50lbs. I am still smoking during this next week, but cutting back until I see my shrink next week and get some Wellbutrin.

I have no idea of how often I'll be posting. Could be once a month, could be once an hour; it'll just depend on my mood and alcohol intake! ; )

I guess this is good enough for a first post.

See Ya!!!