Year at a Glance

Wow...2005 has been a roller-coaster ride. In my entire life, I have had eight different jobs. In 2005 alone, I have had five. I did not like any of them, which is why they were all so short lived.

This year, I decided something that I never thought I would be willing do to. I have decided to go back to school. I hated school, so why would I want to go back? Well, Vita-hell taught me that I can no longer settle for anything. I want to be able to find a good job. More importantly, I want to be able to simply find a job! I want job availability, and I want employers to come looking for me. The answer to that...find a job that is in high demand. That is just what I have done.

Tonight is New Year's Eve. We are getting together at some friends' house in Broussard. Once I am there, I am staying there. The roads are far too dangerous to get out on this holiday. Also, Crowley is too long of a drive.

Goodbye 2005! I've made some friends, and I have met some people I hope never to see again. One thing is for sure, I hope 2006 is a happier year.

Jared

Tonight we attended Jared's wake. Funerals are always sad, but when it is someone young, it hurts even more. Here is a card that I picked up. I thought it fit him well.

Holiday Tragedy

This evening, Amber called to tell me a guy we worked with at Lafayette's passed away. He went out Christmas night, and he was in an automobile accident on his way home in the early morning hours. It was a single car accident, and he was alone in the vehicle. He was not wearing his seat belt.

Merry Christmas

Ahh...I love sleeping in, and not having to work. Guys, it does not get much better than this. Today when I woke up, Santa brought me what I really wanted. The house was empty, and there was peace and quiet. It is what I have always wanted. It was short-lived. I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Today brings more time with the family, or more appropriately put, too much time with the family. Finally, evening comes, and I'm out of the house.

Cypress and Amber called me to go hang out, and it did not take much convincing. Although, plans changed when Amber's roommate got home. Needless to say, neither were we expecting her, nor her guest. So, Plan B was Grant Street Dancehall.


I had totally forgotten that Christmas night was the final night that Grant Street was open, and I had been wanting to go. It is a great old building, and many famous people have performed there. Some include: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Candlebox, BB King, Korn, and Ray Charles, just to name a few.


Amber took a self-portrait, that she probably would not appreciate me posting on my blog. Also, they upload quicker when I crop them. I noticed that the guy standing behind her was wearing a shirt that Grant Street made to commemorate all of the great years in business. Listed on the back of the shirt, where names of some of the performers that have graced the stage over the years. Check it out.

Marc Broussard was behind us in line tonight. Amber was not feeling it, and she refused to take a picture of Cypress and I, with Marc conveniently located behind us. It would have been great blog material. Amber doesn't like Marc because he sleeps around, eventhough he has a girlfriend, and he is a baby-daddy.

The performance of the night was Curley Taylor. He plays zydeco music, and it is awesome. I am going to keep a lookout in The Times for this guy. He put on a great concert, and we had a blast. Surprisingly, I saw a bunch of people that I have not had the chance to see in a long time, at Grant Street.

Sadly, not only is Grant Street closing, but this beautiful historic building will be torn down. The lot that it now stands on will become a parking lot. The only thing that will remain are memories.


Last but not least, here is a picture of Amber and I leaving Grant Street. It was fun while it lasted.

Ghetto Resume

Rozonda LaQueeta "Pookie" Jenkins
2036 South Side Skreet Projects
Compton, CA 11122
Phone: Cut off right now but will be back on by the 15th.

OBJECTIVE
To one day fulfill my dream of becoming a SoulTrain Dancer and, you know, just gittin my life togetha and stuff. I also hope to one day be the best cosmotologecalist in the 'hood.'

SKILLS
I do hurh and nails in my kitchen and I use my glitter and weave bonding glue for arts and crafts and stuff. I do braids in any texture or color; synthetoc or human hurh.

EDUCATION
The "GET YOURS" Home Correspondence Course, INC: Big Mamma's House of Hair 'N Nails 'N Fried Chicken 'N Stuff (Gradiated with honors for the most extensions don in a year's time)

WORK EXPERIENCE
January 10, 1999-January 30, 1999
Big Daddy's Motel Motor Lodge Bar & Grill Pool Hall & Bait 'N TackleShop
Reason for leaving; I got sick 'n tired of Big Daddy hittin on me.

March 1, 1999-November 1, 1999
The Golden Tooth Dental & Jewelry Emporium
I loveded this job cuz they gave me a free toof ary monf and now I can spell my baby daddy name but they done up and fired me cuz I let one of my homeboys sniff the laughing gas. He just smelt it, he don't do drugs no mo.

November 2, 1999-November 10, 1999
My Baby Daddy's Day Care Center Car Wash & Barber Shop
Reason for leaving: They tried to work a sistuh ta deaf and I got thangs ta do

November 12, 1999- November 14, 1999
Kim Fung Toi's House of Rice & Skrimps and Stuff
Reason for Leaving: You don't even wanna know

Jimmy's Jheri Curls & Motor Lube
Reason for leaving: Hospitalized for spine injury when I slipped on an overflow of activator.

The Ike Turner Pimp Slap Recovery Center (They have lovely commodations; yes I worked there and was a patient too.)
Reason for leaving: Center closed down cuz Tina Turner done refused Ike's request to give a benefit concert and donate the money to Ike. Ike say Tina done got beside haself since she a big star and arythang. He say he remember when she was Anna Mae Bullock from Nut Bush, Tennessee.

REFERENCES
Lawanda Jenkins (from up the skreet)

Hezakiah Clevestus "The Playa" Jones (my homie's cuzzin's babydaddy)

The Right Reverend Aliza Benjarmin "ineedadrank" O'grady (pastor of the Greater Mt. Carmel Church of God in Christ Kingdom Hall of Our Lady of Saints Holy Rosary Latter Day Seventh Advent Saints Episcapaleen Sanctified Non-Denominational Baptist Church Inc., a not-for-profit agency.)

Great Day

Today was my first day at my new job, and ironically, I got offered another good job, with GREAT opportunities. Yes, I am being vague. Does that bother you? Good. You don't need to know every detail of my life.

Tonight I hung out with two of my closest friends. We just chilled, watched TV, ate take out, and thought about doing things that we never got around to doing. Gotta love those nights. That reminds me of an older country song: "I love a rainy night."

Speaking of rain, man...it poured tonight. I have always been a fan of thunderstorms. I find the sound of rain comforting. Tonight, we had a brief discussion about rain. It is water just falling from the sky. Is it not crazy? I find that normally we do not put much thought into it because it is something that has always happened throughout our lives. I find it interesting, too bad if you don't.

D-list?

I love watching comedy. HBO specials, The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, and the Queens of Comedy are some of my favorites. Currently, one of my favorite comedians is Kathy Griffin. There is nothing this chick will not say. It's great. That is the type of girl I want to entertain me.

I was watching one of her stand ups recently, and she was talking about a trip she went to in Iraq. They were there to entertain the troops. She was talking about the people of Iraq, and their religious beliefs. Mostly, how the women should be dressed, and the way they are treated by their husbands. Also, she talked about the female circumcision. I would go into detail, but it is much more funny from her mouth. Check it out, it is a must see. Anyone that can make fun of a camel jockey is an A-list in my book.

Oh, and she is no longer allowed to appear on The View. She went toe to toe with the legendary Barbara Walters. I saw her on The View, but I wasn't paying attention. OH...I bet it was great. Live TV is the best.

'Tis the Season

This years Christmas Village Scene at The Lakeside Mall. I hope it touches the hearts of you and yours, as it has touched mine.

Washington Post

I just noticed that my blog has been linked on the Washington Post website, for the article I that I posted about post hurricane aftermath. Does this mean I'm published? haha...I found that interesting, and maybe my few readers might as well. Here's the link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090101813.html

Now I'm thinking that I must remember to run spell check.

Owls are Wise

Over the past two months, my sleeping patterns have changed. I am working evenings now. I usually do not get home until about midnight. Of course, I am too wired to sleep as soon as I get home, so I stay up a little longer. In the mornings I have been sleeping later. Unfortunately, the majority of my friends have the opposite schedule. They wake up in the early morning hours, and they are sleeping before I get off work. It is getting slightly lonely. On the other hand, I like not having to deal with family as much. Ahh...there is a light at the end of every tunnel.

Also, everyday for the past month and a half, I have been thankful that I am no longer in vitamin hell. It feels so great to be free. Thank God I don't stink anymore. Praise Jesus!

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Global Personality Test Results

Stability (70%) high which suggests you are very relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.. Orderliness (80%) high which suggests you are overly organized, reliable, neat, and hard working at the expense too often of flexibility, efficiency, spontaneity, and fun. Extraversion (50%) medium which suggests you are moderately talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting.

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Brain Lateralization Test Results

Right Brain (32%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Left Brain (78%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain

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Personality Disorder Test Results Paranoid |||| 18% Schizoid |||||||||||| 50% Schizotypal |||||| 30% Antisocial |||||||||||| 42% Borderline |||||| 30% Histrionic |||| 14% Narcissistic |||||||||||||| 54% Avoidant |||||| 30% Dependent || 10% Obsessive-Compulsive |||||||||||| 46%

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So...am I crazy?

We're Watching You

Wrong

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion 46% Emotional Stability 56% Orderliness 90% Altruism 46% Inquisitiveness 33% You are a Trustee, possible professions include - management,accounting, auditing, efficiency expert, engineer, geologist, bank examiners, organization development, electricians, dentists, pharmacist, school principals, school bus drivers, file clerk, stock broker, legal secretary, computer operator, computer programmer, technical writer, chief information officer, police officer, real estate agent.

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Eugh, those are all jobs that I would hate. Funny how I answered "very inaccurate" to the teacher, police officer, and computer technician questions....yet those look like what it picked for me. Oh well, that's why I never listened to these things in the first place. They all seem like very repetitive jobs, all of which I would despise in five minutes.

Give me a buzz

Well, today I got my new cell phone courtesy of FedEx. I did not realize how much I relied on my cell phone, until I didn't have one. Isn't that sad? It wasn't that big of a deal. It was kind of nice actually. I like my new phone much better. Although, I'm sure that in about 3 months it will turn to crap like the rest of them. Until then, I'll be yackin' it up.

New Obsession

Well, I have a new obsession. Just like back in the day when Napster was free, I am once again downloading free music like it is going out of style. Can you think of any songs that I must have? I'm open to ideas. I'm into all sorts of genres. Reply quick, I can only download for free for the next 13 days!

Whoa!

Last night, I caught a few minutes of a cartoon that I loved as a child, Peanuts. I watched it for a few minutes to remember the days when life was more simple. I was shocked! I still find it hard to believe. I never knew that Peppermint Patty was a DYKE! She talked like a guy. She played football. She wore sandles. She was even followed by a little dyke hippy, whose name I can't remember. She flirted with Charlie Brown a lot too. I think it was because she did not have anything to worry about. Why would she? She's a DYKE!

Veto

Why are stores open on holidays? Doesn't corporate America realize that some people have families that they would like to spend time with? Today, I made sure that I did not go into any store and spend money. They are open based on sales. So, the less amount of sales that they will get, the less likely they will be open. Sounds like a good idea to me.

Seriously, it is not like the holiday just surprised us. We all had time to prepare long before.

Thanks

Everyday, I set some time aside to decide for what I should be thankful. By the way, this was not inspired by Thanksgiving. The one day people act like they are thankful for something, while they are browzing through sales papers for the next day.

Tonight, while I was at work, I saw a guy that was in my group of friends at one point. His name is Seth, and his last name starts with a T. (Just incase you wanted to know). So today, I am thankful that I am no longer friends with Seth.

I cannot stand her!

Ashley Simpson! If anyone deserves not to have a singing career, it would be this chick. I find she has an annoying personality. She is a horrible dancer. I hate the way she dances when she sings. "Sings," I use that term loosely. She is a horrible singer too. She's just a little rich girl who always got her way. I can't stand any girls like that. They are all useless to society.

Happy Birthday Beth!

Today was a milestone birthday for Beth. I will not say her age because I have been told time and time again, to never talk about a woman's age. If you really want to know, you can visit her blog. I have it linked on the left, check it out.

Tonight we ate at La Pizzeria. It was pretty good. Our server, however, did not have much of a personality at all. He did not do anything wrong, so I cannot knock him much. I am sure he hates his job anyway, like everyone else in the industry.

Now Beth has the entire week off to celebrate her birthday. Isn't it nice how her school closed doors in observance her day? Well, maybe it's not that dramatic. I think it's for a small holiday called Thanksgiving or something. I did not think people celebrated that anymore. From what I noticed, it's Halloween then Christmas.

This picture was taken at my old apartment. Since I see the Christmas tree in the corner, I am assuming that it was December 2003. I can't believe that it was that long ago.

Will I Stay?

Work sucked tonight!

...and that's all I gotta say about that.

BURRR!

I am so cold today. Earlier in the week, daytime high temperatures were in the 80's. Last night on my way home, it was in the lower 40's. Currently, in Lafayette, the temperature is 54 degrees Fahrenheit; however, it feels like 49.

I had chili for lunch to stay warm. I am not exactly sure of the reason, but I hate running the heater. It seems that it makes my face hot, and my feet stay cold. Usually, I put the heat on to get the chill out, and keep it off until the house gets cold again. It hasn't been quite cold enough, yet.

Beth, don't get jealous because I blogged about the weather.

J'ai Returner

Last night, I got back home from spending an extended weekend in Destin, FL. Nick and I went there, for a "business related trip." So, all expenses were covered, except our food. I had a great time. I needed the get-a-way. We arrived at noon on Friday, and we got back home around 22:00 Monday. I have never been to Destin before, so I was excited to see anything and everything. Our condo was right near the beach. November in Destin is a little different than the summer months. There were not many people to watch. Most of the people there were of retirement age, or they were there with there families. Although, I must say, it was pleasantly quiet. About the beach, the waters were a little rough. It was windy, and at times, it was a little chilly.

The drive there was interesting for me. We passed through Mississippi, an area hit hard by Hurricane Katrina. There was not much to see from I-10, but many trees were leaning and snapped in half. There were a series of billboard in Mississippi that were touching. Billboard #1 said, "Together." Billboard #2 said, "We will rebuild." Billboard #3 said, "We will be stronger." Billboard #4 said, "Together." There were more in the series, but I cannot remember them all. It was a great thing to see.

When we arrived, the weather was beautiful.
Our condo was really nice, and in a great location. There were several heated pool, and three hot tubs. Also, we were right across the street from anything that we needed. We were literally across the street from Target, along with several fast food joints. By the way, McDonald's in Destin is serving chocolate dipped ice cream cones. They were really good. We got all the work-related stuff done in about 20 minutes, then the rest of the vacation was all for us.

While we were there, we did the typical beach thing. We walked up and down the coast looking for interesting things. We saw a bunch of sea gulls, and brown pelicans. Pelicans are so cool. Like I said before, there were not many people present. Some of the beach houses were really nice looking. The beach was in the process from rebuilding after the hurricanes, but you couldn't really tell. I saw one building along the Destin Beach with storm damage. No telling which hurricane that was from. Florida has been hit with so many this year. We went to the mall. It was an outdoor mall. It was really nice. It would be really nice to have one like that in Lafayette, but then I thought about it, and it is way too hot for that. Plus, it would really suck to go shopping in the rain.

Our way back was a little more interesting. We had to stop by the Energy Building in New Orleans. Yay! I was so excited to go back. As we travel along I-10 back to New Orleans, it is clear that Hurricane Katrina did some major damage to this area. Only one bridge was open, so there was one lane of traffic in each direction. Apartment buildings were abandoned. It was strange such a densely populated area to be so empty. We passed in front of Jazzland. It was erie to see all the landscaping, but now it is a bit overgrown. It's not an identical comparison, but I could not help but thinking it was similiar to a website that I read about Chernobyl. I could tell that something was there before, but nothing really exists now. It is not quite on the same level because life can still exist in the post Katrina aftermath. I saw a boat docked on the side of I-10. It must have been one of the rescue boats because I soon realized that the entire interstate was recently underwater. From the lines along the trees and shrubs on the side of the road, the water would have been over the SUV that we were in. We passed in front of new car dealerships, and the cars were covered in mud, and completely ruined.

In the City of New Orleans, few traffic lights were operating. In some areas, the
city appears to be almost back to normal. Many people are back to work, but still numerous buildings are out of commission, for now. Across the street from the Energy Center, were cars parked. They must have been moved after the storm because for one, they were full of mud, and they could not have been parked in that pattern. The Energy Center is about two blocks from the Super Dome and the Convention Center. There was no detectible odor in the air. Well, nothing other than the regular smell of New Orleans.

Unfortunately, I did not get to see much of the city. Nick locked his keys in the truck, and we had to wait a while for roadside assistance to arrive. I really wanted to go into the French Quarter. Seriously, what is a trip to New Orleans without going into the French Quarter. Maybe I'll get to go again sometime soon. At least, I hope so.

Eat Your Veggies

Asparagus contains the chemical asparagine. This is an alkaloid that stimulates the kidneys and improve the circulatory process. These alkaloids directly effect the cells and break down fat. It also contains a chemical that helps to remove waste from the body by breaking up the oxalic acid, this acid tends to glue fat to cells, so by breaking the acid up, it helps to reduce fat levels.

Beets are a strong diuretic that focuses on the liver and kidneys. Beets flush out floating body fats. They have a special iron the cleanses the corpuscles, which are blood cells that can contain fat deposits. It also contains a chlorine that also helps to flush out fatty deposits. This chlorine stimulates the lymph which will clear out the fat deposits.

Brussel Sprouts stimulate the glands, the pancreas especially, which releases hormones that have a cleansing effect on the cells. There are also minerals the stimulate the kidneys. Waste is released quicker and it helps to clean out the cells.

Cabbage cleanses your body of waste matter because it contains sulfur and iodine, which helps to cleanse the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines. Cabbage is a great food if you should have a pot belly or a middle age spread. The diuretic cabbage will help to break up the fat in this area.

Carrots contains carotene, a form of Vitamin A, this carotene will start a fat flushing reaction in your system. This reaction will literally wash out fat and waste quickly. The carotene will be transformed into vitamin A, in the intestines, and this process will create a speed up in your metabolism and cause a reaction in your cells to remove fat deposits.

Raw celery has a high concentration of Calcium in a ready to use form, so when you eat it, the calcium is sent directly to work. This pure form of calcium will ignite your endocrine system. The hormones in your body will break up the accumulated fat build up. Celery also has a high level of magnesium and iron which will clean out your system.

Cucumber contains a high sulfur and silicon content. These minerals work to stimulate the kidneys to wash out uric acid, which is a waste product. With this uric acid being washed out, it stimulates the removal of fat, and loosens the fat from the cells.

Garlic is also a natural diuretic. Garlic has mustard oils and these oils create a cleansing action in the body. They promote a vigorous action of peristalsis, which is muscular contraction, and this will loosen fat and help wash out fats. They can also breakdown clumps of fat. So eat garlic and thin down.

We've all seen horseradish, few venture to use it, but it has an amazing effect of dissolving fat in cells (no side effects) and also as a cleansing effect on the body.

Lettuce contains iron and magnesium. These minerals will enter your spleen. Your spleen helps your immunity and protects the body from illness. The spleen will use these minerals make them stronger, and send them to the cells and tissues. It will also help the liver, increase your metabolism, and wash out fatty cells. The darker lettuces have more of the minerals.

Onions, similar to garlic, have minerals and oils that will help to breakdown fat deposits and speed up your metabolism. Have raw onions every day, it has more power than garlic and with the milder smell, it will make an excellent addition to your diet.

Radishes scrub the mucus membrane of the body because it contains high levels of iron and magnesium. These minerals actually help to dissolve fat in the cells.

Tomatoes have high Vitamin C and Citricmalic-oxalic acids. The acid will accelerate the metabolic process. It also helps the kidneys to release more water and helps to wash away fat. The natural acids with the enzyme activated minerals prompt the kidneys to filter out large quantities of fatty deposits and then you eliminate them from your system.

Use Apple Cider Vinegar in small quantities. You can add it to your salad as a dressing. What makes this such a powerful diuretic is this: It is made from apples and the malic acid in apples will create a fat burning process. Another factor with this vinegar is the fermentation process causes the vinegar to have constructive acids that join with alkaline elements and minerals in the body. This produces a cell scrubbing effect. It also contains high levels of potassium, which has an antiseptic quality to that helps to eliminate fat deposits.

It's Back!

I have been waiting all year, and it is finally back! French Vanilla Cool Whip (I couldn't help but sing the song when I typed that) is only available in stores during the fall and winter seasons. Gosh, it is such a treat. It reminds me of cake batter. Well, I think that is what I remember. It is GOOD, and you should try it. I have a bit of a sweet-tooth. I could pass up a meal anyway for something sweet. Pictured here is French Vanilla Tiramisu. If you are interested in the recipe for this dessert, it can be found at the Kraft website. If you make it...let me have a sample.

I'm ready to go back...

Suicide Bombs

Last night, public transportation must have picked up all the stinky people from UL campus and dropped them off at the bowling alley. Before I knew it, the place was packed with Fatemas and Nawafs. I was kind of afraid. You know, it does not take much for their kind to strap on a suicide bomb. Surprisingly, the bomb dogs came out, and the "all clear" was given. Whew...now I can enjoy my beer.

Boo-Yah

Crowley High beat Notre Dame tonight, in high school football! In years past, Crowley high was always a highly ranked football team. In recent year, they have dropped a few notches. Meanwhile, Coach Cook moved to Notre Dame High School and revamped their football program, and they were the first runners up in the state, in 2004. Although, tonight was an entirely different story. "Our deal ole' Crowley High" came back, in our home field territory, for a win. Gents over Pio's. It can't get much better than that.

I agree

I was going to post about something, but I came across this. I think this is a little better.

November 1

Today is the first day of November, and it seems that the holiday season is now upon us. Today, I could not help but to take notice of how everything is Christmas. Stores are selling Christmas decorations. They have the nicely packaged products, sealed with Christmas cheer. I even noticed that Marshall's plant store, for one, has decorated their Crape Myrtle trees with green and red lights.

I'm confused. Did Thanksgiving already pass?

It seems that every year, we overlook Thanksgiving and jump straight into Christmas. Christmas sells. Oh well, who is really thankful for what they have, anyway.

Beth Got Me Started

You're a Wild Drunk

You can get enough drink. Seriously, you'll just go puke and start pounding them back again!

What Kind of Drunk Are You?

I'm mostly just a fun drunk.

You Are Scary

You even scare scary people sometimes!

How Scary Are You?

It's always the ones that you would least expect.

You Are 21 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Actually, 22 was my favorite age. When I went out I did not get the, "OH you JUST made it!" I also had the most fun at that age. To this day I still catch myself saying that I'm only 22. Strange, huh?

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless. You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

Interesting.

Your Haloween Costume Should Be

A Bumble Bee

What Should You Be For Halloween?

Not Cool.

Your Career Type: Investigative

You are precise, scientific, and intellectual. Your talents lie in understanding and solving math and science problems. You would make an excellent: Architect - Biologist - Chemist Dentist - Electrical Technician - Mathematician Medical Technician - Meteorologist - Pharmacist Physician - Surveyor - Veterinarian The worst career options for your are enterprising careers, like lawyer or real estate agent.

What's Your Ideal Career?

I guess I can deal with some of those. Although, one in particular makes me want to hang myself. Can you figure it out?

You're a Freaky Kisser

When you kiss, you want to experience something new A new technique, a new partner, a new piercing... And your own personal kissing style is very unpredictable There's no saying where your tongue or hands will go

What Kind of Kisser Are You?

That sums it up.

Your Seduction Style: Au Natural

You rank up there with your seduction skills, though you might not know it. That's because you're a natural at seduction. You don't realize your power! The root of your natural seduction power: your innocence and optimism. You're the type of person who happily plays around and creates a unique little world. Little do you know that your personal paradise is so appealing that it sucks people in. You find joy in everything - so is it any surprise that people find joy in you? You bring back the inner child in everyone you meet with your sincere and spontaneous ways. Your childlike (but not childish) behavior also inspires others to care for you. As a result, those who you befriend and date tend to be incredibly loyal to you.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

...and don't you forget it.

You Are French Food

Snobby yet ubiquitous. People act like they understand you more than they actually do.

What Kind of Food Are You?

I've been called snobby on several occassions. I can't help it if I'm better than you. Quit being a baby about it.

How You Life Your Life

You are honest and direct. You tell it like it is. You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think. You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly. Some of your past dreams have disappointed you, but you don't let it get you down.

How Do You Live Your Life?

I think that these things are designed to fit well with every personality, just like horiscopes. I'm still addicted, thanks Beth.

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others. You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around. The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it. Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

I can't stop.

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You have a passion for everything - including sleeping. Outgoing and brash, you tend to still shock those who know you well. You tend to be selfish. You are the most likely type to hog the covers. You gravitate toward comfort and don't like extreme situations.

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Hmm...all that??

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Your Blog Should Be Purple

You're an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you're the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you - not what anyone else has to say.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Yeah...it's MY blog. It should be all about ME. But purple, seriously. That color makes me dizzy.

You Are 58% Addicted to Blogthings

You're a Blogthings fiend - addicted but not totally dependent. So what if you know your personality type by heart? And while you may feel like Blogthings is crack... There are people much worse off than you!

How Addicted To Blogthings Are You?

The End.

Chomp

Girl, where you got that pizza?

Strike a Pose

I got my new digital camera in last week, and today I went around a snapped around. I didn't have much of a selection in these parts because our yard isn't exactly picturesque, but I got a few.

This first picture is of Cypress Lake at UL-Lafayette. It was taken Saturday before I had to go to work. I had some extra time on my hands.

After loading this first picture, I am noticing how s-l-o-w my dialup internet connection loads things. It's not my fault I have dialup. It is the only thing available to me out in the boondocks. My pictures with my old camera added pretty fast, but they were 7 times smaller.


This second picture was taken in mom's flower bed. I haven't learned how to use all the bells and whistles that come with the camera, so hopefully my future photos will be...umm...something to talk about.

Mais Yawn

I want to post more, but I am so friggin' exhausted. I got a second job, and it's killing me. It'll be better once I finish training because then I won't be working every single night. So, there's my reason. Live with it.

SAVE THE HORSE FARM!

UL aims to sell horse farm for commercial development.

By Leslie Turk 9/28/2005

UL Lafayette officials have applied for rezoning of a large portion of the university’s horse farm property on Johnston Street, across from Mel’s Diner, in hopes of selling the prime land for commercial development.

Long operated as an equestrian center, the property has not housed horses for some time. More recently, it’s been used as a training site for CajunBot.

University officials could not be reached for comment last week on whether they have secured a buyer — a deal likely contingent on the university’s successful bid to rezone — or simply want to put the property up for sale.

On Sept. 7, the university applied with Lafayette Consolidated Government for reclassification of a 36-acre tract from multi-family residential to general business — a change that would significantly increase the property’s value.

“Right now, it’s zoned for any type of residential, including apartments,” says civil engineer Paul Miers, who is working with the university. South College Shopping Center borders the property’s north side, and Red Lerille’s Health Club is directly south of it. The property is also adjacent the Louis XIV Apartments, which are being redeveloped as condominium complex.

The university, however, is exempt from local zoning ordinances, meaning it is not restricted in the use of the property for its own purposes, Miers says.

Denise Womack of LCG’s Planning, Zoning & Codes department says the request for rezoning is being analyzed and that adjoining residents are receiving notification letters. The Zoning Commission’s public hearing is set for Oct. 17, at which time it will make a recommendation to the Lafayette City-Parish Council. When the rezoning ordinance is scheduled for final adoption, likely Nov. 22, the council will hold another public hearing, Womack says.

Miers says about 50 to 75 property owners are being notified. Residents living in Woodbriar Court and Woodbriar Place subdivisions — mainly those on Oakleaf Drive as well as people living in Evangeline Heights subdivision primarily on Acadian Drive — are closest to the tract. The engineer says the university has already agreed to extend the buffer zone beyond the required 5 feet for a commercial development. “I’m sure they’re going to have questions,” Miers says of local residents.

At the top of the list of questions is likely to be the development’s impact on heavily traveled and often congested Johnston Street. “Traffic considerations would be addressed when the property is developed and would depend heavily on the type of development,” Womack says.


This is a beautiful and unique piece of property that needs to be preserved for the future generations of Acadiana residents. We could utilize this property as a public access park, a working farm for farmers market produce. We need to explore, as a community, the importance of greenspace in attracting progressive companies who take care of their workers, and in the role it plays in quality of life in Lafayette. I seriously doubt that the couple who donated the horse farm to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette ever intended for this amazing piece of property to be developed. The potential for the horse farm to be an excellent tool for ULL students and hands-on learning is too great to be overlooked. Save the horse farm and sign the petition.

Strange

I feel excited today, but I don't know why. I didn't win the lottery. I didn't get a new job. I didn't even get a raise. It doesn't make much sense, but I like it. Maybe something positive will happen, and my guts are already feeling it. Yay...I can't wait.

Showering Instructions

How To Shower Like a Woman:

Wash your hair again to make sure it's clean.
Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown. If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas.
Look at your womanly physique in the mirror - make mental note to do more sit-ups/leg-lifts, etc.
Get in the shower. Use face cloth, arm cloth, leg cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone.
Wash your hair once with cucumber and sage shampoo with 43 added vitamins.
Wash your hair again to make sure it's clean
Condition your hair with grapefruit mint conditioner enhanced with real passionfruit.
Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red.
Wash entire rest of body with ginger nut and jaffa cake body wash.
Rinse conditioner off hair.
Shave armpits and legs.
Turn off shower.
Squeegee off all wet surfaces in shower.
Spray mold spots with Tilex.
Get out of shower and stand on bathmat.
Dry with towel the size of a small country.
Wrap hair in super absorbent towel.
Return to bedroom wearing long dressing gown and towel on head.
If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas.



How To Shower Like a Man:

Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
Walk naked to the bathroom.
If you see wife along the way, shake wiener at her making the 'woo-woo' sound.
Look at your manly physique in the mirror.
Admire the size of your wiener and scratch your ass.
Get in the shower. Wash your face. Wash your armpits.
Blow your nose in your hands and let the water rinse them off.
Fart and laugh at how loud it sounds in the shower.
Spend majority of time washing privates and surrounding area.
Wash your butt, leaving those nice coarse hairs stuck on the soap.
Wash your hair.
Make a Shampoo Mohawk.
Pee.
Rinse off and get out of shower.
Avoid bathmat.
Dry off forearms and butt only.
Fail to notice water on floor because curtain was hanging out of tub the whole time.
Admire self in mirror again.
Shake "it" to watch water fly off.
Leave shower curtain open, wet mat on floor, light and fan on.
Return to bedroom with towel around waist.
If you pass wife, pull off towel, shake wiener at her and make the 'woo-woo' sound again.
Throw wet towel on bed.

WOO-WOO!

Man Bites Hurricane

By Michael Graham

They were poor. They lived in homes that, to some Americans, would appear no more than shacks. They've suffered discrimination at the hands of their fellow Americans. And when the hurricane came, it seemed to veer out of its way, just to hit them.

So why didn't hundreds of Cajuns from western Louisiana appear on my TV screen this week, complaining that George W. Bush doesn't like them, demanding $200 billion of my tax dollars or blaming the bad weather on Halliburton?

Hurricane Rita may have hit western Louisiana harder than Katrina hit New Orleans, but Rita across folks made of sterner stuff then you'll find in the Ninth Ward. Here's how one Washington Post story described the scene just hours after Rita made landfall near Intracoastal City, a "city" that in many senses barely exists:

"The only people who can get here are the sturdiest of sorts, a small armada of Cajuns with pretty French names and sunburned skin and don't-mess-with-me bravado. The bayous were full of them Saturday, gliding high and quick in airboats, and so was the Vermilion River, where they were spinning steering wheels on fast Boston Whalers and kicking up wakes in flat-bottomed, aluminum boats. They did not wait for the president or FEMA or anyone else to tell them that there were people out there — out there and desperate, on rooftops...

'I got out of the sheriff's office in about 20 seconds,' said Steve Artee, as his son, Chris, made a hard, boat-tilting turn on the swollen Vermilion. 'They just took my cell phone number, and I was gone. That's because Kathleen Blanco wasn't involved.'"

Now, anyone who hates Blanco and bureaucrats can't be all bad. But I don't agree with Mr. Artee that the people of Vermilion Parish behaved more responsibly or showed more strength of character because Gov. Blanco didn't have their parish on her speed dial. I believe the people of western Louisiana behaved better because they are, in fact, better people.

The failure revealed by Hurricane Katrina was not a failure of government, at least, not any more than government always fails. The failure in New Orleans was a failure of character. Corrupt people electing corrupt politicians who gave millions in tax dollars to corrupt cronies to either mis-construct vital levees or to spend the money on entirely useless pork projects. Then, when disaster struck, these same people—living a Faustian deal of votes for tax-funded handouts— were utterly lost when those corrupt government officials headed for high ground without them.

As John Fund of the Wall Street Journal wrote: "In just the past generation, the Pelican State has had a governor, an attorney general, three successive insurance commissioners, a congressman, a federal judge, a state Senate president and a swarm of local officials convicted. Last year, three top officials at Louisiana's Office of Emergency Preparedness were indicted…. Just this summer, associates of former [New Orleans] mayor Marc Morial were indicted for alleged kickbacks involving public contracts. Last month the FBI raided the home and car of Rep. William Jefferson as part of a probe into allegations he had misused his office."

Not to mention the widespread looting by the citizens of New Orleans themselves, which included televised looting by police officers, too. The chief administrative officer for Kenner, LA, was just busted for pilfering food, drinks, chainsaws and roof tarps from New Orleans and stashing them in his suburban home.

Hey -- Stay classy, New Orleans!

Then came Hurricane Rita, Katrina's ugly sister, to wreak similar havoc just a few hundred miles to the west. The communities affected were, on the surface, similar as well: Abbeville or Cameron, LA were "low income" communities. The education levels were similar to the Ninth Ward, too. And you won't find many branches of the Aryan Nations meeting among the dark-skinned natives of Cajun country, whose heritage is a genetic gumbo of Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and American Indians.

But while the people of New Orleans were panicking and complaining (not to mention stealing, shooting and stabbing) days after the storm, the Cajuns of western Louisiana were out in their boats, looking for lost neighbors and rescuing strangers off rooftops.

It wasn't just because Gov. Blanco wasn't involved—it was because almost NO government is involved in these folks' daily lives. The people of rural Louisiana grow up with the assumption that their survival in this world of woe is their responsibility. Unlike far too many people in New Orleans, "low income" isn't an excuse to the working families in rural Louisiana. It's just a condition to be dealt with. They live their lives as though they own them, unlike those government-dependent "victims" who live as though life is something the state provides for them and is responsible to maintain.

Randy Gary, a fisherman from Cameron, LA, was asked about his future after his boats were destroyed and flooding poisoned the oyster beds he fished.

He didn't blame FEMA or accuse President Bush of stealing his lunch money. He wasn't spotted kicking in the door of the local Wal-Mart to snag a plasma-screen TV "for survival purposes." He has yet to join the Cajun Action Committee to investigate why so many of Rita's victims spoke French.

Instead, as the AP reports, he smiled.

"What else we gonna do?" he said, pledging to rebuild his shattered home and work. "It's my life. It's what I do."

Hurricane Rita, you've met your match.

Hot and Dark

Well, today is Tuesday, and post storm day number 3. In Crowley, we are still out of electricity. That means that out in the country we have no water either. Water wells run on electricity. It's hot! Oh, and for the main part, the house is still in tact. Just a few shingles got knocked off.

Thursday night, Kevin and his ex-before-last girlfriend slept in MY BED. I haven't been staying at home much, so I have not looked for stains yet. I'm going to explode once the juice is in the wires again.

So, out in Ebenezer, we now have 2 generators, and we are borrowing a window unit air conditioner that is temporarily installed in the living room. You know because a tiny window until will use less energy than the big central unit cooling off the entire house. This unit keeps the front of the house a chill 85 degrees Fahrenheit.

We have 6 people staying in our living room. Thank God I am not there. Hot, and a bunch of people that I do not care to be around.

Crowley is on a "Boil Order." This means that anyone one in the city needs to boil their water before using it. The shitty company that I work for gave us bottled water to drink, what a shocker. Unfortunately, they are ignorant. We have well water at work. Suprisingly enough, we have electricity, as well. Since the salt water, from the Gulf of Mexico, did not come this far north there is no danger from that. The water beneath the ground, in the water table, is naturaly filtered by the soil. So that means....it is as clean now as it was before the storm. Wow...idiots run this company. However, I never said that the water was safe. We do dump all our chemicals down the drain.

"Dilution is not the solution to pollution." Thanks Erin, you could not be more right.

MargaRITAville

Ok guys...it appears that the hurricane is coming this way. So far, it doesn't look like the absolute worst part is going to hit here, in Crowley. Although, the mandatory evacuation extends all the way to LA HWY 92, which is about 2-3 miles south of my house. OK...I'm convinced! I was here for Hurricane Lili, and I do not want to see a repeat with the bigger bitch, Rita.

I'm on my way to Shreveport, if I can't get in touch with my friends there, I have a friend in Kansas.

I hope all the gas isn't gone yet! Hopefully I will have a house to come back to. Wish me luck.

Beware of Rita

Well, Katrina did not strike the southwestern part of Louisiana, but Rita may take care of that for us. Things may not be looking good for Acadiana as we are on the bad side of the storm.

I'm going pack my hurricane survival bag, and put it in my trunk.

Jim, please don't come to my town!

Marc Opening for Bon Jovi

Marc Broussard To Support Bon Jovi Tonight - Special Broadcast...

Bon Jovi who will perform tonight (09/19/2005) at the grand opening of The Nokia Theatre Times Square on the eve of the band's US album release, have invited Marc to open the show for them. Bon Jovi are using the show as a way to further help generate revenue and awareness for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. This event will be broadcast in approximately 100 Regal Cinemas around the country (as well as on AOL and XM - for more info go to bigscreenconcerts.com or bonjovi.com) and a small portion of Marc's set will be a part of the broadcast. Marc's segment is scheduled to air live around 8:45pm EST.

Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last two weeks:

1. White folks don't make good news stories.
2. The hurricane only hit black families' property.
3. New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the hurricane.
4. Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down.
5. New Orleans has no white people.
6. The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama resident.
7. When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV.
8. The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans. Now the city is welfare, looters and gang free and they are in your city.
9. Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, instead bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet.
10. Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue efforts.
11. Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and give you money for being stupid

No More Reruns

Tonight I watched the season premiere of House M.D. It was great; however, I won't get into it. Also I am anxiously awaiting to see the second episode of Reunion, which plays on Fox, Thursdays at 8pm.

Now I'm waiting for the new episodes of Desparate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. Gotta love the fall!

Not My Fault

While dealing with the aftermath of Katrina, everyone is quick to point fingers. The hurricane was not a surprise, and unfortunately, natural disasters do occur. For all of those blaming the governor and the mayor, I propose this: If your neighbor's house is on fire, are you going to call him at work and ask for his permission to call the fire department, or are you just going to go right ahead and call the fire department? Yeah, that is what I thought. The Federal government and the National Guard knew exactly what was coming, and they could have made a decision then.

The only thing that I blame Blanco for is not having big enough balls to tell people where to go. Although, Mary Landreau is a little firecracker. I stand by Louisiana officials.

This Isn't the Last Dance

Riboflavin

Alternative names: Vitamin B-2 (riboflavin)

Definition: Riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin in the B-complex group.

Function: Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) works with the other B vitamins. It is important for body growth and red blood cell production and helps in releasing energy from carbohydrates.

Food Sources: Lean meats, eggs, legumes, nuts, green leafy vegetables, dairy products, and milk provide riboflavin in the diet. Breads and cereals are often fortified with riboflavin.
Because riboflavin is destroyed by exposure to light, foods with riboflavin should not be stored in glass containers that are exposed to light.

Side Effects: Deficiency of riboflavin is not common in the U.S. because this vitamin is plentiful in the food supply. Significant deficiency syndromes are characterized by sore throat, swelling of mucous membranes, mouth and/or lip sores, anemia, and skin disorders.

There is no known toxicity to riboflavin. Because riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin, excess amounts are easily excreted by the body in the urine.

Recommendations: Recommended daily allowances (RDAs) are defined as the levels of intake of essential nutrients that the Food and Nutrition Board judges to be adequate to meet the known nutrient needs of almost all healthy people.

The best way to get the daily requirement of essential vitamins is to eat a balanced diet that contains a variety of foods from the food guide pyramid.

Specific recommendations for each nutrient depend on age, gender, and other factors (such as pregnancy). The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a PDF file that lists these recommendations.

Hurricane Katrina

It has been over a week since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was in Lafayette, LA the weekend before Katrina caused the devastation. Beginning on Friday, I was glued to The Weather Channel, ready to make an evacuation myself. Friday, New Orleans was advised to make an evacuation, and Saturday the evacuation became mandatory.

Friday night, I did not notice much of a change in traffic; however Saturday, and mostly Sunday, I-10 was bumper to bumper with traffic. Unfortunately, not everyone could escape. Some chose not to escape. Some had no choice because of lack of transportation. Airports were closed, and rental cars were all taken. As a secondary measure, the mayor of New Orleans and Governor of Louisiana offered the Superdome as a shelter from the storm.

Mass chaos had already begun. A contra-flow system was created on I-10 from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. This reserved all lanes of the interstate to be directed out of the city, all in one direction. Its purpose was well served, and the city had advanced warning to escape from this, category 5, natural disaster.

Monday morning, Katrina made landfall. Here in Crowley, it was cloudy and breezy. We did not even get a drop of rain. However, not everyone was so lucky. New Orleans was hit hard, immediately. Those in the Superdome were safe from the storm. When the electricity first went out, reporters say that they were actually applause and fanfare. They were happy! These are people with no sense. After the storm passed the levees surrounding the city were breached. Causing the waters from Lake Pontchatrain to spill into and flood the city. Several levees gave way and followed suit. The media broadcasted that alligators, sharks, and snakes filled the city.

The days following the storm will go down in the history books. The Federal Government responded later than expected. Blame is being given everywhere. The residents of New Orleans begin to loot. There is no food, water, electricity, shelter, or hope. They become desperate and most of the act the same way you are I would, given the same situation.

I feel bad for the ones would could not escape. On the other hand, the ones that chose to stay because they wanted to, and they did not think they would be affected...I would rather not hear them bitch and moan about being trapped on television.

As seen on TV, people were trapped in their attacks, on top of buildings, and countless other places. They have been stranded for days deprived with the basic life needs. Again, it took much longer for the US Government to respond to their own tax paying citizens, than it took for the victims of the Tsunami.

Most are trying to make the latent response a factor of race. New Orleans has now almost been completely evacuated. New Orleans is predominantly black. St. Benard, on the other hand, is mostly white. People are still trapped in this city because most of the rescue efforts have been focused on New Orleans. That is how it goes, bigger cities yields bigger news. Even Oprah was leaning to the race factor.

No one can prevent a natural disaster. The Superdome is a man-made structure. It was a shelter, but no structure is weather proof. Also, nothing can completely withstand flood waters.

Emergency workers are struggling around the clock to save lives. Unfortunately, more than just nature is making this a difficult process. Thugs are shooting at the workers because they think they have been held down too long, and now it is their time to come up. In addition to civilian deaths, New Orleans emergency service agencies have had to deal with some suicides among their ranks, Mayor Ray Nagin stated: "I've got some firefighters and police officers that have been pretty much traumatized, and we've already had a couple of suicides so I am cycling them out as we speak, but we have a problem. I can get them to Baton Rouge, but once I get them to Baton Rouge there's no hospitals. They need physical and psychological evaluations."

A total coliform test was performed on a sample of the flood waters in New Orleans, it showed that the coliforms were 450,000x what should exist in normal pond water. Translation: That's some bad shit! It can easily lead to an epidemic. Yet another wave of tragedy.

Sunday morning, a woman's body remained lying at the corner of Jackson Avenue and Magazine Street - a business area in the lower Garden District with antique shops on the edge of blighted housing. The body had been there since at least Wednesday. As days passed, people covered her with blankets or plastic. By Sunday, a short wall of bricks had been built around her body, holding down a plastic tarpaulin. On it, someone had spray-painted a cross and the words, "Here lies Vera. God help us."

Baton Rouge has now become the most populated city in Louisiana. Lafayette has grown dramatically as well. It is estimated that they city will grow by 40,000 people, permanently. That is a large growth for such a small city. There are not enough homes, apartments, stores, gas, schools, or jobs for all of these people.

This morning, I heard news that the Canal Street levee breech has been repaired. It seems the city is on the up and up, but it will be at least 6 months before a sense of normality will return to the Big Easy. Here is a captured shot of the flooded Canal Street.

Now shelters are holding tens of thoughs of evacuees. More than anything they need monetary donations to the Red Cross. Volunteers helping out are good, but most of those people are just like you and me, except they just lost everything they own. They can do for themselves, and they can do for others, physically.

At the mall this weekend, I saw people grabbing loved ones and just breaking down in tears. It was a hard sight to see. It's sureal to see something of this calibar occuring so near. I have family that was trapped in the flood water's in St. Benard. To anyone who may come across this, Randy and Faye Blanchard are safe, and they are staying in Lafayette, LA. They are here with only the clothes on their back, and no home to return to.

David and Laura Hoffpauir are safe as well. They are still staying in their home.

www.dateline.msnbc.com

www.redcross.org

www.katrina.petfinder.com

Jim Cantore

If Jim Cantore is in your town for hurricance coverage, that means: GET THE FUCK OUT!

Dis fa real

Click Here

This is a link to a real business here in Lafayette. It cracked me up, especially the testimonials. You must check it out.

I was born in 1980

In 1980 (the year you were born)

Jimmy Carter is president of the US President Carter announces punitive measures and embargos against the USSR in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupts in a violent blast estimated to be 500 times as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th US president in a sweeping victory US Representative Michael O. Myers is expelled from the House for his role in the Abscam scandal Hewlett-Packard announces release of its first personal computer Microsoft announces their version of UNIX, Xenix Christina Ricci, Chelsea Clinton, Venus Williams, Jessica Simpson, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Gyllenhaal are born Philadelphia Phllies win the World Series Pittsburgh Steelers win Superbowl XIV New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup The Empire Strikes Back is the top grossing film "Lady" by Kenny Rogers spends the most time at the top of the US charts U.S. viewers get caught up in the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliff hanger on the soap opera series, Dallas, which is solved on a November 21 episode, drawing a record numbers of viewers

What Happened the Year You Were Born?

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I Am Bored

Wow...I'm Shocked!!

Your IQ Is 90

Your Logical Intelligence is Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Above Average Your Mathematical Intelligence is Average Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

House M.D.

The following conversation took place on FOX's House MD, after an interview for a new intern. Wilson thought she was great; House did not

Wilson: That’s our Hitler!
House: No way.
Wilson: Are you kidding? Her background’s perfect, she’s smart, she can obviously deal with your insanity…
House: Did you see her shoes?
Wilson: Her shoes? What, did your horoscope in Vogue tell you to avoid women wearing green shoes?
House: The eyes can mislead, the smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth.
Wilson: They were Prada. It means she has good taste.
House: They were not Prada. You wouldn’t know Prada if one stepped on your scrotum.
Wilson: Okay, well, they were nice, pointy…
House: Exactly, they were stylish, and very painful to wear. Only an incredibly shallow and insecure woman would rather be in pain all day then wear a decent looking, comfortable shoe, and that’s exactly the type I don’t need around here.

The new season begins Tuesday, September 13th!

Keep a knocking, but you can't come in.

OFF

Today I was off work. Oh my...was it nice! I don't ever want to go back. I better not even think like that because I must return to vitamin hell. It was nice smelling normal for a day.

Theme Song

I heard this song today. It is the theme song of all employee's of Company W. I'm not sure if anyone that works there is happy. The song is "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips.

I know this pain
Why do lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

Chorus:
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?

(chorus)

I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and
Break free the chains
Yeah i know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and you
Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your wayIf you hold on for one more day,
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Won't you tell me now
Hold on for one more day 'cause
It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can't you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on

CMT & Marc Broussard

This morning, I was watching the new Top 20 Countdown on CMT. I like to watch it every week because it gives me a rundown on my favorite songs (usually). Before the number one song came on, the viewers were given a "sneak peek" at a song from "Wide Open Country." I was shocked that this video was from Acadiana's own, Marc Broussard. It was an awesome video, of his song "Home." Shots were taken of his home town of Carencro, and several scenes were filmed at Lake Martin. I was pumped! Still am, for that matter.

"You from here, cher?"

I'm sure that many of you from Louisiana have seen this numerous times, but I always find them funny. I want to post it for everyone who may stumble upon the site, who isn't a native.

You might be from Louisiana when...

As a child, you play games with your friends by knocking down the crawfish mounds, and you get paid for it.

You greet people with "Howz ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

Every so often, you have waterfront property.

When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "cross da bayou" or "down the levee."

When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock, or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."

You've ever had Mello Joy or Community Coffee.

You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.

You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.

The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad. [Ceasar salads are healthy?]

You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake. [Cuz they show ain't no Spring and Fall.]

You "wrench" your hands in the "zink" with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. [It's not??]

You don't learn until high school what a "county" is.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.

You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.

You describe a color as "K & B Purple."

You like your rice and politics dirty.

You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins." [But if you're really from Louisiana, you say "New OR luns."]

You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.

You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.

You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.

You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.

When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.

You have flood insurance.

Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

A Bloody Mary or Mimosa is the perfect breakfast beverage.

You have a monogrammed go-cup.

You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and don’t think twice.

You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

The second most festive and anticipated holiday is Mardi Gras.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.

You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you give any thought to what you'll fix for supper.

You call lunch, "dinner," and you call dinner, "supper."

You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring about seafood quality.

When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

You call tomato sauce "red gravy."

You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.

Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw." ["Mom-Mom" and "Pop-pop"]

You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of box fans.

No one eats healthy.

At a crawfish boil, you are told not to eat the dead ones, and you know which ones they are.

You're excited because the Atkin's Diet allows cracklins.

You "save" the dishes and clothes.

You're a Saints fan!

You consider a Redneck to be anyone living North of I-10.

You're in high school before you realize that beaches are supposed to have white sand.

At the first sign of a cool front, it's immediately known as "gumbo weather."

Someone shows up at your house, and you hollar: "Get down!"

RIP Peetu

Well tonight I noticed that my fish died. Cypress bought Peetu for my birthday, this year. I miss her, and now I miss Peetu. Now, I'm all alone in my room.

Everyone in the house laughed at me because my fish died. I don't think it's too funny.

I threw Peetu out in the backyard. I figured another animal could eat him, and the circle of life would continue.

Ignorance

No matter where you travel, ingnorance exists in every corner. It doesn't only exist in the South. It doesn't only exist in the North, in America, or overseas. Certainly, it does not only exist in Louisiana.

Some of the most ingorant people that I know are the same people that think this of everyone else. So, get out and experience life, rather than just hearing it from everyone else. Cuz it ain't what ya heard.

Smile

Dinner and a movie with Beth tonight. We had fun. I recommend Wedding Crashers. I laughed throughout the movie. I wasn't expecting it to be really funny, but it was. Go see it!