Hmmmmm Trick............. or Treat..................

Friday the 21 was my court date and I have not wanted to put it into words for fear that it was not all a bad dream. Sigh so here is the reality. It was real. I paid a fine of $310, which I cannot afford, and even though they told me that was all that would happen, I called the state of Maine. Yes, I will be losing my license for two months and no, they cannot speed that up and let me do it now. I will have to wait the two months it takes to find and process the paper work. This of course lands me losing it right when I am on call 24/7 during the only time of year I really have to have a license. Oh and of course, they will inform me just like last time. (ha ha ha) So I will have to call once a week from now until it happens to find out if I still have a license because I do not trust them to actually let me know. Oh BTW no one knows what happened to my actual license so I’m driving around with a small piece of white paper that gives me permission from the state to drive due to the cop saying he had it which he apparently does not have it now. Do you have all that because my head hurts from it all? Oh, because of my head hurting from it I went out, had many many tequila shots that night, and cannot remember dancing in the rain in my socks. I am sure it was quite a bit of fun though. Thank you Robyn!!!

The 28th was the Big House Party and I spent all week getting the place to my liking knowing that it would be destroyed in the first 30 minutes. Still I am glad I did. I hate it when that place is a mess. Everyone seemed to have fun. No one puked or peed on the floors and nothing got broken whether it was relationships or actual property like in the past, so I guess it went well. There were tons of interesting costumes this year or maybe it was just the first year I actually paid attention because I was not avoiding or fighting with someone. It was a nice change of pace. I spent most of the night true to my costume of Little Miss Susie Homemaker but still had fun. It was not the same without Vic though.

The 29th was Goth Ball and wow everyone looked great. Conrad dressed in a tuxedo with tails and a top hat and looked amazing. He bought me a dozen roses and was so sweet I even got a dance in with him. Tallon and Inge won Goth King and Queen, which made sense because they looked fabulous. I just wish I had not been dealing with Me-shelle outside so I could have voted for them. It was not her fault I was outside and I know I did not have to deal with it but she was not that bad. The bouncer who was new was really rough with her. This surprised me because they never treat girls that way not even the ones they do not know, so I went to collect her stuff and call her a cab. Juliette & the Licks played but as I am sure you have read on other blogs, they were not the best and from what I heard I should have arrived earlier if I had wanted to hear the better band. The Drama was at soap opera standards high for everyone but still it was a good night with all the pretty people, great DJ’s and lots of pictures being taken so I can post them for you later. Hint Hint

Today is Halloween and I am sitting in a half painted office wondering why the painters never showed this weekend and where they are today. I wore Gothy clothing in celebration of the day, and because its fun whenever I can get away with it now that I don’t have the Monday night outlet for cool dress up anymore. I have school tonight (as a bonus I get extra credit for dressing up) and then I’m thinking if I’m out early enough I should swing by and scare my nephews as any good Auntie should do.

I hope your tricks are just as good as your treats this year and that someone out there is having a more intersting day than I am.

October, 2005 Bizarre and Unique Holidays

Month:
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Apple Jack Month (huh??)
Awareness Month (aware of what?)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Clergy Appreciation Month (Not THAT kind of appreciation you sickos)
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month (COOKIES)
Eat Country Ham Month (Umm ham makes me sick)
International Drum Month (psichron you should have fun this month)
Lupus Awareness Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Popping Month (Pizza and popcorn should be in the same month it's like a junk food junkies dream this month)
Sarcastic Month (Ha read all my post if you don't understand sarcasm)
Seafood Month
Spanish Heritage Appreciation month(submitted by stiner_net)


Weekly Celebrations:
Week 1 Get Organized Week (No it's just not possible)
Week 1 Customer Service Week (The only customer service I want to deal with is on the receiving end)
Week 2 Fire Prevention Week
Week 2 Pet Peeve Week (I've a list if you'd like)
Week 3 Pastoral Care Week

Each Day:
1 World Vegetarian Day and Chinese Moon Festival
2 National Custodial Worker Day and Name Your Car Day (My car's name is Precious)
3 Techies Day and Virus Appreciation Day (This just doesn't seem like it needs celebration)
4 National Golf Day (No thanks I'm not a golf fan)
5 Do Something Nice Day (Damn I missed this one and it's just to late now)
6 Come and Take it Day(HA HA HA HA and it's a Thursday I was thinking of skipping the bar scene tonight but this almost makes it worth going again)
7 Bald and Free Day, National Frappe Day, National Frugal Fun Day (This day just covers it all doesn't it)
8 American Tag Day (Tag your it)
9 Curious Events Day, Fire Prevention Day, Leif Erikson Day and Moldy Cheese Day, (I like my cheese not moldy please)
10 Columbus Day and National Angel Food Cake Day
11 It's My Party Day and Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (Party with your teddy's day? Wait no that's a different kind of party)
12 Farmer's Day, Moment of Frustration Day, and Emergency Nurses Day (One of these things is not like the other one of these things just doesn't belong...Sorry got distracted for a moment)
13 (It's BLANK DAY)
14 Be bald and Free Day and National Dessert Day (Wait we just had a bald and free day how many holidays do bald people need?)
15 Sweetest Day and Cane Safety Day (Ok are we talking walking canes or canning canes cause the later of the two I'll think about celebrating)
16 Bosses Day and Dictionary Day (Blah I guess I have to be nice to Vern this day and use big words doing it)
17 Wear Something Gaudy Day (Hmmm I think I have a green and orange shirt... WAIT no I don't!!!!)
18 No Beard Day (Aww darn and I just started growing this out)
19 Evaluate Your Life Day (It sucks read the last few post enough evaluating)
20 Brandied Fruit Day
21 Babbling Day and Count Your Buttons Day (sounds like a fun day... shot me now)
22 National Nut Day ( ha ha ha of course your a nut after you count all those buttons)
23 Mother-In-Law Day, National Mole Day, and Tv Talk Show Host Day (I'm not participating in this one it doesn't sound like fun)
24 United Nations Day and National Bologna Day
25 Punk for a Day Day (SWEET)
25 World Pasta Day
26 Make a Difference Day and Mule Day (Make a difference be a mule)
27 Navy Day
28 Plush Animal Lover's Day (Oh dear GOD!!!!)
29 Hermit Day and National Frankenstein Day ( Do we celebrate by rounding up hermits and dressing them up like Frankenstein?)
30 National Candy Corn Day and Mischief Night (YAY who wants to make mischief I need ideas)
31 Carve a Pumpkin Day,Halloween,Increase Your Psychic Powers Day(My favorite holiday of the year is Halloween)

Pay back for Paris

For those of you who actually paid attention to my 5.27.2005 Post here is a remake of that commercial that makes it all better. :)

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/106/1/Carl%26%2339%3Bs-Jr.-Commercial-gone-wrong

Hey Alabama John pay attention this is one for your sick and twisted mind. hee hee hee

Death and all that

In 1994 during my senior year at Portland High School My Uncle Russell suffered a stroke. At the time I thought it the worst thing to see him paralyzed on one entire side of his body but grateful that he was too stubborn to go just then. Selfish I know but I was not ready then.

At 1:30 am on 9/21/2005 I received a call from my baby sister Catherine telling me that my Uncle had a stroke and this time he was not going to be able to cheat death. This one had hit on the other side and towards the middle instead of the outside. If he survived, he would be a vegetable but there was little chance of survival. Conrad drove me up to Norway because I had taken a sleep aid that night in order to get a full night sleep and of course it was kicking in around the time of the call. When I got there he was in a coma and that morning was pronounced brain dead. Family was called and all of those that made the trip that night stayed to discuss the rights and wrongs of such things as last rights and discontinuing life support. I got home at 7:30 that morning took a nap and drove back up to Norway for the remainder of the day. Over the next week I spent every moment I could up at the hospital but Uncle Russell never pulled out of the coma. I watched his breathing get more ragged and heard the death rattle that I have heard in both my Grandmothers and my friend Scott’s passing. I went there with the hope of seeing him pull through but also for the support of my family. It was an hour and fifteen minute drive one way but worth it. Family started arriving over the next few days and I believe the hospital kept him on fluids right up until the last of us arrived. Some flew in from Florida, some from Georgia and a van full of relatives descended last minute from Colorado. All of his sisters, brothers, kids, and even his 78-year-old father, made it in to say goodbye. The only nieces to live in Maine showed as well. What can I say the man was well loved.

On the afternoon of 9/25/2005 he passed on. One moment he was breathing and the next there was nothing. The Doctors said there was no pain that he had no brain activity and the only reason his body had continued to function up until that point was from the memory of doing so for fifty-five years. In my opinion, he was just too damned obstinate to go until the last person had arrived. That’s my family, Grandma did the same thing when she passed in 1997 only she came out of the coma long enough to tell us she saw angels and was going home.

Since my Uncles passing I have spent time with the family listening to stories about his exploits as a child and his adventures as an adult. He was a Vietnam Vet with a Purple Heart. A hell raiser but a devote catholic. He was an alcoholic but gentle with children and animals alike. He’s the only hunter I’ve ever heard of who went hunting one day and brought back a pet deer instead of dinner and once when I was young he promised to give me his purple corvette. For years he told me it was in the mail. I spoke at his funeral and told my own stories and how much I respected and loved the man and how he was my favorite Uncle.

He is not in pain and I know I will be fine but I will miss the hell out of him.