With 24 hours left in the year, so this is what I did in 2008 (or what I can recall):
The Cons---to get it out of the way---
The year started out on a shit note. Still trying to learn to live without I'd known for the first 22 yrs.
Even before I could settle my own familial struggle, one of my OMEGAs' father passed away too (found out he was sick the day after we found out about my father, so we hit the emotion train togeth).
Things were just moving for a while
Then Swoozy's Aunt and Grandma passed away
I lost employment and never (STILL) got paid
Me Mo (another roommate's Mom) passed away
Time moved slower
Mom and I hit a an All-Time high in fighting ( ii blame her old woman's disease)
Transmission went on the rodeo, missed my Dad more then ever in that moment b/c I didn't have that automatic there
Somehow, Cali voted Yes on 8, and Florida, Arizona and so on voted for discrimination
The Pros
Greg and Amanda finally got married!
I took the firefighting exam
I ended up top 60 on the hiring list of firefighting
President Elect Barack Obama
KP08
OMEGAs became even more awesome, even when we lived all over the state
**reserving the right to add/edit as needed**
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election Day '08
It's finally here.
Later tonight we will know the future of this country. All the hub-bub will be over and there will be a new President Elect. What does it mean for America? for Americans? for everyone and everything else? While at work today it was was the topic of conversation all over, many of the customers had their own conversations going: a pair of brothers that always come in were sitting outside on the bench, and asked a girl I work with who she was voting for, her response surprised them, and their responses surprised each other, the elder brother was disappointed, the younger was pleased. She is voting for McCain/Palin. This fact alone I can barely stand, especially because when I asked her her motivation for voting McCain/Palin she said she doesn't believe a black man can be President. What? What what?? serious??????????? I did that thing Scooby-Doo does with the shaking the head and making the weird Arrrrrr sound. So, I asked her aside from the race issue she has, why she is voting the way she's voting, her response insensed me to paraphrase: I just don't trust him, I feel like if he gets elected he's going to blow up America, and if he doesn't he'll be assassinated and then Biden would be President and that guys a tool.
My response: WHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT????? What year is this? What's going on? Isn't it 2008? This is a joke right? You're just fucking with me?
So she asks me to explain why I am voting the way I'm voting, I explain my views and political views on education and economy and the war and how I enjoy my civil rights.
And so she just says I just don't trust him. And would no longer talk to me about it.
Either way at the end of the day the battle is over and there will be a winner, someone will go home as the NEXT President of the United States of America. The question is, are we really united? will this new President bring the country together, will he be answer we are looking for? If done right, ABSOLUTELY! It won't happen over night, it won't certainly won't happen in the first year, maybe the ball can get rolling, but it will take time to re-Unite these States of America.
**On a side-note** The state of California best be voting No on Prop 8, and I love how Bridget McManus had done that commercial about the church backing the yes campaign, and then the news in Utah attacks the commercial, saying that they are "respectful" of people who "do not follow traditional marriage" --yanno, what I call "traditional marriage" people who love each other, and want to take of one another for the rest of their lives, who are there for each other unconditionally, who make one another happy, who support each other and who want to live their lives freely ---- anyway I just side-noted my side note, my point is how can the Utah news station that produced this piece and whatever Mormon church group invested millions of dollars in the yes campaign to DENY homosexual couples EQUAL RIGHTS complain of disrespect.
Also, separate but equal was repealed in the 60s because it is not truly EQUAL. I believe Ellen put it most eloquently when she had Sen. McCain on her show, she said something like, it seems like your saying I can have a contract but I can't have a marriage, which to me feels just like you can sit there you just can't sit here.
Go vote!
Later tonight we will know the future of this country. All the hub-bub will be over and there will be a new President Elect. What does it mean for America? for Americans? for everyone and everything else? While at work today it was was the topic of conversation all over, many of the customers had their own conversations going: a pair of brothers that always come in were sitting outside on the bench, and asked a girl I work with who she was voting for, her response surprised them, and their responses surprised each other, the elder brother was disappointed, the younger was pleased. She is voting for McCain/Palin. This fact alone I can barely stand, especially because when I asked her her motivation for voting McCain/Palin she said she doesn't believe a black man can be President. What? What what?? serious??????????? I did that thing Scooby-Doo does with the shaking the head and making the weird Arrrrrr sound. So, I asked her aside from the race issue she has, why she is voting the way she's voting, her response insensed me to paraphrase: I just don't trust him, I feel like if he gets elected he's going to blow up America, and if he doesn't he'll be assassinated and then Biden would be President and that guys a tool.
My response: WHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT????? What year is this? What's going on? Isn't it 2008? This is a joke right? You're just fucking with me?
So she asks me to explain why I am voting the way I'm voting, I explain my views and political views on education and economy and the war and how I enjoy my civil rights.
And so she just says I just don't trust him. And would no longer talk to me about it.
Either way at the end of the day the battle is over and there will be a winner, someone will go home as the NEXT President of the United States of America. The question is, are we really united? will this new President bring the country together, will he be answer we are looking for? If done right, ABSOLUTELY! It won't happen over night, it won't certainly won't happen in the first year, maybe the ball can get rolling, but it will take time to re-Unite these States of America.
**On a side-note** The state of California best be voting No on Prop 8, and I love how Bridget McManus had done that commercial about the church backing the yes campaign, and then the news in Utah attacks the commercial, saying that they are "respectful" of people who "do not follow traditional marriage" --yanno, what I call "traditional marriage" people who love each other, and want to take of one another for the rest of their lives, who are there for each other unconditionally, who make one another happy, who support each other and who want to live their lives freely ---- anyway I just side-noted my side note, my point is how can the Utah news station that produced this piece and whatever Mormon church group invested millions of dollars in the yes campaign to DENY homosexual couples EQUAL RIGHTS complain of disrespect.
Also, separate but equal was repealed in the 60s because it is not truly EQUAL. I believe Ellen put it most eloquently when she had Sen. McCain on her show, she said something like, it seems like your saying I can have a contract but I can't have a marriage, which to me feels just like you can sit there you just can't sit here.
Go vote!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
I don't know if you know but..
There is a reason that this is the greatest season of the year. It's the only time I enjoy sitting outside and doing nothing or everything. I just sat on the back porch for 2 hours reading, playing fetch, and utterly enjoying what a beautiful day it is. Something about the changing leaves and the chill in the air, which means I have to bundle up a little bit makes everything seem more pleasant. Even though I had been sick of throwing that damned chewed up frisbee I continued to for the sake of Daisy's good time. I felt like sharing it with her, she gives me this look of satisfaction when she comes back to drop the bee time after time, who am I to end such a good time. Also the book I'm reading may have heightened my sense of environment, but that just made it all the better. Desert Solitaire. A suggested, or not really even suggested but someone told me it was one of their favorites and to help further understand the person I took it upon myself to read this book. The author truly appreciates his environment, and reading his argument for the preservation of our National Parks, Monuments, etc. helped me realize where I was, what I was doing, and just exactly how glorious a day it actually is. The only time I was interrupted from my peace and sanctuary of the day was when the train went by and Daisy howled and I lost concentration on my page because the dang horn was so loud and intrusive. When Daisy and I went to the Pond Meadow for a walk, we were again surrounded by beauty and the pure nature that exists even in the suburban town. It is not on the same level by far of the beauty that is a National Park like the one described in the book, but working with I got around me, it may as well have been. It's just a good day. Plain and Simple. With the only a sweatshirt and a fleece, my dog and her excitement, today has been a beautiful picturesque Autumn typical New England day. And for that Mother Nature, I thank you.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Is everybody ready?!?!?!
It's the playoff season! The Red Sox are in California playing the Angels, and Jason Bay has just hit a 2-run homer to take the lead!! Sweetness. OK so because of my excitement, I feel the need to say I FUCKIN LOVE THESE BOYS.
...so I took a little break and now it's the top of the 7th and David Ortiz is up with 2 on and 2 out, can we say RALLY ON 2!!!!!!
This is a very exciting week with the start of the post-season ...FUCK HE STRUCK OUT... and this vice president debate that is going down tomorrow. I must say Biden does not always say the right thing, but I would almost guarentee that he makes a more appropriate canidate. I hope/believe that this debate will show Americans unsure of what they will be getting into, that John McCain has made the "lipstick wearing pitbull" selection as a way to attract voters because she is a woman, not because of anything she has done or anything she stands for. This should be an interesting show.
and
GO RED SOX!!!!!!
~Madden
...so I took a little break and now it's the top of the 7th and David Ortiz is up with 2 on and 2 out, can we say RALLY ON 2!!!!!!
This is a very exciting week with the start of the post-season ...FUCK HE STRUCK OUT... and this vice president debate that is going down tomorrow. I must say Biden does not always say the right thing, but I would almost guarentee that he makes a more appropriate canidate. I hope/believe that this debate will show Americans unsure of what they will be getting into, that John McCain has made the "lipstick wearing pitbull" selection as a way to attract voters because she is a woman, not because of anything she has done or anything she stands for. This should be an interesting show.
and
GO RED SOX!!!!!!
~Madden
Monday, September 22, 2008
EBAY...
Ebay is going to take every penny I will ever make.
I have recently made some awesome purchases, I think. I bought a bike, and an Ipod in the last three days. Now granted I am still under the hundred dollar mark for these two purchases, I am only barely under it. The problem is I wake up super early in the morning because the dog has go out and take care of business, so I have to get up with her, and the only thing to do when you wake up super duper early and do not have to be in work until late afternoon. How come people make these wedsites and then I sit here and spend all the money I make when I do go to work. GAH!
So anywho, speaking of my dog and and having to wake up b/c she wakes up super duper early...
**dream report: outside at the house I used to nanny at, and Daisy was with me. She started chasing a squirrel and climbed all the up the tree to where it started to branch out, about like 15 feet up,and then she just jumped off the tree and hurt her paw and then I gave her a belly run, and she was better.** Then the train went by and she started barking and I was awake at 6a.m. and back on EBAY!!
Craigslist isn't any better, but it hasn't caught up to ebay yet, thnak goodness.
anyway I've got to learn to savemy money.
~Madden
I have recently made some awesome purchases, I think. I bought a bike, and an Ipod in the last three days. Now granted I am still under the hundred dollar mark for these two purchases, I am only barely under it. The problem is I wake up super early in the morning because the dog has go out and take care of business, so I have to get up with her, and the only thing to do when you wake up super duper early and do not have to be in work until late afternoon. How come people make these wedsites and then I sit here and spend all the money I make when I do go to work. GAH!
So anywho, speaking of my dog and and having to wake up b/c she wakes up super duper early...
**dream report: outside at the house I used to nanny at, and Daisy was with me. She started chasing a squirrel and climbed all the up the tree to where it started to branch out, about like 15 feet up,and then she just jumped off the tree and hurt her paw and then I gave her a belly run, and she was better.** Then the train went by and she started barking and I was awake at 6a.m. and back on EBAY!!
Craigslist isn't any better, but it hasn't caught up to ebay yet, thnak goodness.
anyway I've got to learn to savemy money.
~Madden
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Ironic...?
My brother and I have been in a stupid fight for way too long, but either way issue resolved. Not the point weirdly, we both did the obsessive blogging the couple days after the fight, he made his, I changed it up to better fit my mood. Our blogs look EXACTLY the same. Well they did, now he's got a pic of his nephew pumping a keg and I have a pic of my beauty and me in the kitchen. Whatevs, again not the point.
We just talked out our issues and decided we hate fighting with each other, and that we are not the siblings that fight, but when we do fight (which hadn't been for YEARS) we are both stubborn and pig-headed and won't cave til the other apologizes first. Now, like yesterday I was thinking I was going to call him so we could end this feud and be ourselves again, and he calls me today. Freaking weird.
And. getting back to the blog thing, our sister is a big blogger has been for years, and she has been tring to get both of us to start a blog and this that and the other thing. How weird is it that both my brother and I take to blogging on basically the same time line and choose to make it look exactly the same?? Weird, right??
Well I am not going to be changing my layout because I frikken <3 it, and it proves how similar and different my brother and I can all at the same time.
~Madden
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
It's raining
how about now? SO, I finally have a couple days off in a row, it's nice. I bought a new sweater today and I'm in love with it. I don't care if it's only a sweater, it is friggin awesome. But that's not what I was going to be talking about when I started this. And now I'm distracted again because the RED SOX are kicking ass right now and this is a WONDERFUL thing. And there was just a clip of NOMAR and despite not having been on the team for like 4 years I still love him.
Whatever this is now officially what I was meaning to say when this whole thing started, ready? Me too.
Ever notice that time doesn't move the way you want it to? It's like if you want it to slow down it speeds up? And when you want to speed up and virtually STOPS?!?! I've been doing this working 6 days a week thing for the past 2 weeks in hopes it would speed time along, but I think my plan backfired b/c all I am is exhausted and what I want to happen still isn't here yet!
GAH!! O snap this is getting ridiculous. I must go watch Tim Wakefield be awesome [i still need to bu myself a wakefield T-shirt]
~Madden
Whatever this is now officially what I was meaning to say when this whole thing started, ready? Me too.
Ever notice that time doesn't move the way you want it to? It's like if you want it to slow down it speeds up? And when you want to speed up and virtually STOPS?!?! I've been doing this working 6 days a week thing for the past 2 weeks in hopes it would speed time along, but I think my plan backfired b/c all I am is exhausted and what I want to happen still isn't here yet!
GAH!! O snap this is getting ridiculous. I must go watch Tim Wakefield be awesome [i still need to bu myself a wakefield T-shirt]
~Madden
Monday, September 1, 2008
I'm so excited....
...for some strange reason this is shaping up to quite the week/weekend/end of month/ holiday thing for me...
1) The Alumni Game made me love the game of soccer again, b/c it was competitive and fun at the same time, and I missed that.
2) After the Alumni game, Mama asked me to come help train the new keeper on the team
3) The last 2 nights have brought in like $75 in tips
4) It is FINALLY September!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1) The Alumni Game made me love the game of soccer again, b/c it was competitive and fun at the same time, and I missed that.
2) After the Alumni game, Mama asked me to come help train the new keeper on the team
3) The last 2 nights have brought in like $75 in tips
4) It is FINALLY September!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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