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The problem with this is that you can't change your photo. The photo I have on the mentioned profile is my lips. So not adult! I edited the profile and unchecked the 'adult' box...
so if you're labeled 'adult', I suggest you change that status or be deleted.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
80 Degrees and chilly!
We're at almost 80 F degree weather but it's chilly with wind gusts. Some of the neighborhood kids were flying a kite this morning when I left for work. I hope they don't lose it to my huge magnolia tree like Charlie Brown... maybe the tree will eat a few of the kids instead.
Guess I've been reading too much of Bentley Little of late.
Our weekend weather doesn't look so lovely and warm... high's in the mid-to-upper 50's. I hope next weekend is warmer. I'm having a yard sale next Saturday.
Tomorrow night I'm treating myself to a movie at the Omni 8 (a budget theatre--$2 before 6 and $3 after). I've finally narrowed it down to the Eye. I think that movie is worth a few bucks. Thought of seeing I am Legend but I know they've changed the story and don't feel like going..."oh man, why did they do that?" through most of the show.
Al has to work until 9:30 pm, and the Tarheels (Go Heels) are playing around that time, so I know what he'll do. He's off Sunday...don't know what we'll do. He hinted that I should wait and go to see a movie Sunday but I how what he'll pick... Meet the Spartans..and I don't think I can sit thru that without getting high or drunk first...since I don't do either...watching it at the theatre is an non-option.
Guess I've been reading too much of Bentley Little of late.
Our weekend weather doesn't look so lovely and warm... high's in the mid-to-upper 50's. I hope next weekend is warmer. I'm having a yard sale next Saturday.
Tomorrow night I'm treating myself to a movie at the Omni 8 (a budget theatre--$2 before 6 and $3 after). I've finally narrowed it down to the Eye. I think that movie is worth a few bucks. Thought of seeing I am Legend but I know they've changed the story and don't feel like going..."oh man, why did they do that?" through most of the show.
Al has to work until 9:30 pm, and the Tarheels (Go Heels) are playing around that time, so I know what he'll do. He's off Sunday...don't know what we'll do. He hinted that I should wait and go to see a movie Sunday but I how what he'll pick... Meet the Spartans..and I don't think I can sit thru that without getting high or drunk first...since I don't do either...watching it at the theatre is an non-option.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
painting ... Lady on a Fence
I did this painting a few years ago... still haven't framed it. When I was around 11 or so, my paternal Grandmother Leggett gave me a kit that had colored rocks and other things like waxed braid. It made a picture of a girl in pink with a big pink bonnet on her head, sitting on a fence. I wish I had it. For years it hung on the wall above Grandma's favorite chair. But in the last five years of her life, she took it down and put up a photo of John Wayne--her hero. I asked her where she put it but she didn't remember. After her death, I couldn't find it, so I'm assuming she accidentally threw it away or hid it so well no once could find it.
I painted this thinking of that little piece of rock art...wondering what the girl on the fence would look like today..and ... here she is.
Orbs??
Back in Jan, we had a brief bout of snow. I took some photos while it was snowing and they all came out OK, although you couldn't tell it was snow--looked like rain coming down. So hours later, after the snow stopped there was a small accumulation, not much--just enough to semi-cover the ground. I opened the sliding glass door in the breakfast nook and took some photos.
And got Orbs! I could understand them if it were snowing but it wasn't. Nor was I outside the glass door. I just leaned out a bit and snapped some shoots. What's really weird is that the last night shot I took, I didn't really get any orbs. If it were a glare on the lens that shot would have had them too..I'm puzzled over this. (click on the photos to see enlarged version)
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Below is a picture of Al's cat, Slick I took at the end of Feb. She likes to come into the kitchen when I'm in there and talk to me. She was talking to me when I snapped this picture. Then immediately fell on her side and put her paws over her eyes as if she were shy. When I tried to snap another shot, the camera wouldn't snap and made the noise it does when the battery is low...but the battery sign was full powered green. I kept trying on and off all weekend but no luck.
Now mind you, I didn't mess with the camera again until I got new batteries. The Friday before Easter, I took some photos of the tulips in my yard. It wasn't until I went inside to put the camera up that I realized I hadn't changed the batteries. Strange that it worked outside and not inside..so I tested it again on a photo of a painting I did...and the damn thing worked OK inside. And the same batteries are still in the camera. The batteries are still strong.
Over the weekend I took the Easter hunt photos without changing batteries. I wonder why I can't get the camera to work for long at Al's house. Maybe I'll try again this weekend to see what gives!
And got Orbs! I could understand them if it were snowing but it wasn't. Nor was I outside the glass door. I just leaned out a bit and snapped some shoots. What's really weird is that the last night shot I took, I didn't really get any orbs. If it were a glare on the lens that shot would have had them too..I'm puzzled over this. (click on the photos to see enlarged version)
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Below is a picture of Al's cat, Slick I took at the end of Feb. She likes to come into the kitchen when I'm in there and talk to me. She was talking to me when I snapped this picture. Then immediately fell on her side and put her paws over her eyes as if she were shy. When I tried to snap another shot, the camera wouldn't snap and made the noise it does when the battery is low...but the battery sign was full powered green. I kept trying on and off all weekend but no luck.
Now mind you, I didn't mess with the camera again until I got new batteries. The Friday before Easter, I took some photos of the tulips in my yard. It wasn't until I went inside to put the camera up that I realized I hadn't changed the batteries. Strange that it worked outside and not inside..so I tested it again on a photo of a painting I did...and the damn thing worked OK inside. And the same batteries are still in the camera. The batteries are still strong.
Over the weekend I took the Easter hunt photos without changing batteries. I wonder why I can't get the camera to work for long at Al's house. Maybe I'll try again this weekend to see what gives!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
yahell, typing and dot coms
My main issue today is my battle with yahoo mail--it's not being Sherrie friendly. I had to run to mail2web.com to check my mail because it keeps sticking. A few weeks ago I switched to the new beta version that has the inner chat feature. It's ok. I will give it an A-, mainly because I can chat in email. It shows if I have offlines, etc, just like yahoo messenger but without the extra window. I love it.
Chatting is very humorous for me like when John pops by and we're chatting away. As he types the area above the typing slot usually says 'j s is typing' but there are occasions when it says funny stuff like:
"The Word of J S is being delivered."
"J S should really learn how to type with more than just 2 fingers."
"Stand by for a message from J S."
"Brace yourself for another ingenious dispatch from J S"
"J S is Typing! J S is Typing!"
"J S is in the Zone, Prepare for an AHA moment."
and my favorite: "A Thousand Monkeys are Jumping on J S's Keyboard."
These little nuggets are almost as funny as the messages you see on Taco Bell sauce packs.
But as always, Yahoo has to keep touching their hair and rearranging it, and on these days some other part of their site is affected, most often it's mail. I guess once they change the 360 sites into whatever feature they deem is best, that things will get better with their beta mail and I won't have to beg it to open.
On to another subject .... I've decided to get another website. I wanted to get the sherrieparnell.com domain name but it's taken... yea how dumb is that... and so is painterlady.com and fairyfyre.com... I'm sorta leaning towards sipofsherrie.com... what I want to do is put my art, my writing and also my photo restorations on it... so I'm tryng to find a name that will blend with all of the sides that I possess.
Chatting is very humorous for me like when John pops by and we're chatting away. As he types the area above the typing slot usually says 'j s is typing' but there are occasions when it says funny stuff like:
"The Word of J S is being delivered."
"J S should really learn how to type with more than just 2 fingers."
"Stand by for a message from J S."
"Brace yourself for another ingenious dispatch from J S"
"J S is Typing! J S is Typing!"
"J S is in the Zone, Prepare for an AHA moment."
and my favorite: "A Thousand Monkeys are Jumping on J S's Keyboard."
These little nuggets are almost as funny as the messages you see on Taco Bell sauce packs.
But as always, Yahoo has to keep touching their hair and rearranging it, and on these days some other part of their site is affected, most often it's mail. I guess once they change the 360 sites into whatever feature they deem is best, that things will get better with their beta mail and I won't have to beg it to open.
On to another subject .... I've decided to get another website. I wanted to get the sherrieparnell.com domain name but it's taken... yea how dumb is that... and so is painterlady.com and fairyfyre.com... I'm sorta leaning towards sipofsherrie.com... what I want to do is put my art, my writing and also my photo restorations on it... so I'm tryng to find a name that will blend with all of the sides that I possess.
Your Thinking is Concrete and Sequential |
 You are precise, orderly, and realistic. You tend to get to the point and get things done. Difficult, detailed work is easy for you. You take things step by step. Time limits aren't a problem for you either. You work well with deadlines. What does drive you crazy is any sort of task that isn't precisely laid out. You don't like anything to be ambiguous. You prefer to deal with the facts at hand. |
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Easter at my house
We had a pleasant Easter at my house. I called my sister's house at around 9 am and got her answering machine. I figured they were out for breakfast and left a crazy message on the machine. I disguised my voice and pretended to be the Easter Bunny, asking "Where are my Eeh-ehggs?" But I was wrong...Lisa and the boys were there, screening calls. We chatted a minute and made plans for an Easter Egg hunt at 2 pm or so... though it ended up being at 3, because Granny was taking a nap at 2 and we didn't want to disturb her.
I hid a bunch of plastic eggs all over the place. My Uncle Jerry came by to inspect my work and proclaimed me a genuine Easter Bunny Assistant. He stayed a while and then when back to his place. It was a nice day. I stayed outside, watching the birds fly around until my sister and the boys arrived.
The boys arrived and jumped right into finding eggs. Here they are overlooking at least 3. I hid them well. PS... here's one of my bedroom windows.
Ben found his Easter Bunny surprise.. a PC game from Cars (the disney movie). Hasn't he grown a lot this year.
And here's William pointing at something...probably an egg ...to my sister. He's almost as tall as I am...and I'm 5'4".
We had a great early dinner of Beer Butt Chicken and other things. Then banana pudding..so yummy. Ben told his Dad that I was the Easter Bunny because I hid the eggs for the hunt. Mom asked him how in the world could I be the bunny, when I'm a girl. He said that "When Aunt Sherrie touches the Eggs, she turns into the Easter Bunny, hides the eggs and then turns back into Aunt Sherrie."
Who can argue with that? He and Lisa dyed real eggs the night before but we didn't hide them, because he named each one. And wanted to eat them himself... the one he's holding is named "Baldy" because it's the only one he didn't dye. I feel sorry for my sister, especially if he ate 12 eggs last night.
Peee uuuuu...
I hid a bunch of plastic eggs all over the place. My Uncle Jerry came by to inspect my work and proclaimed me a genuine Easter Bunny Assistant. He stayed a while and then when back to his place. It was a nice day. I stayed outside, watching the birds fly around until my sister and the boys arrived.
The boys arrived and jumped right into finding eggs. Here they are overlooking at least 3. I hid them well. PS... here's one of my bedroom windows.
Ben found his Easter Bunny surprise.. a PC game from Cars (the disney movie). Hasn't he grown a lot this year.
And here's William pointing at something...probably an egg ...to my sister. He's almost as tall as I am...and I'm 5'4".
We had a great early dinner of Beer Butt Chicken and other things. Then banana pudding..so yummy. Ben told his Dad that I was the Easter Bunny because I hid the eggs for the hunt. Mom asked him how in the world could I be the bunny, when I'm a girl. He said that "When Aunt Sherrie touches the Eggs, she turns into the Easter Bunny, hides the eggs and then turns back into Aunt Sherrie."
Who can argue with that? He and Lisa dyed real eggs the night before but we didn't hide them, because he named each one. And wanted to eat them himself... the one he's holding is named "Baldy" because it's the only one he didn't dye. I feel sorry for my sister, especially if he ate 12 eggs last night.
Peee uuuuu...
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Inherit... the wind...
I got my blue eyes from my father. My mom has brown eyes. This morning we were discussing it...she and I while I was putting my make-up on. William sat playing at the computer and I was watching him, making commentary remarks etc. I had the hand-held mirror and made a comment about my eyes being so blue.
So the discussion began... after Mom left the room, I mused aloud, "Well Ben has my eyes. I guess he inherited it from me." Looking over at William, I wondered aloud again, "Hmmm... Ben has my eyes. I wonder what I gave you, William."
Never missing a click of the mouse as he battled Pirates, he said, "My Identity."
I laughed and returned to the mirror, only to look over it at him. The things he says...sometimes have deeper meanings that he isn't aware of. Did he get his identity from me... no, because he's an individual, but... I believe I've helped mold it, helped him become the young man he's becoming--smart and witty... and so loving. One day when he's ready, I'll watch him soar as he inherits the wind...takes on the world.
So the discussion began... after Mom left the room, I mused aloud, "Well Ben has my eyes. I guess he inherited it from me." Looking over at William, I wondered aloud again, "Hmmm... Ben has my eyes. I wonder what I gave you, William."
Never missing a click of the mouse as he battled Pirates, he said, "My Identity."
I laughed and returned to the mirror, only to look over it at him. The things he says...sometimes have deeper meanings that he isn't aware of. Did he get his identity from me... no, because he's an individual, but... I believe I've helped mold it, helped him become the young man he's becoming--smart and witty... and so loving. One day when he's ready, I'll watch him soar as he inherits the wind...takes on the world.
Sculpture Things
A professor at UNC-P has created a bunch of sculpture things and they're on loan for display around town. These are just two of them located at the Plaza. There's another one but I didn't take a photo of it.
I asked Wes, next door at Washington's (that's their window in the background) if he thought this thing crawled around at night. He said he didn't care if it did because he's at home. I've decided to look for signs every morning I arrive for work, because I park right beside it. So far it's been very clever at hiding them.
And this one... I saw it on the truck before they placed it and thought...wow that looks like a deep sea diver's helmet... and promptly thought of Scooby Doo Monster's Unleashed. Maybe I should call Mystery Inc.
I asked Wes, next door at Washington's (that's their window in the background) if he thought this thing crawled around at night. He said he didn't care if it did because he's at home. I've decided to look for signs every morning I arrive for work, because I park right beside it. So far it's been very clever at hiding them.
And this one... I saw it on the truck before they placed it and thought...wow that looks like a deep sea diver's helmet... and promptly thought of Scooby Doo Monster's Unleashed. Maybe I should call Mystery Inc.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Your Chocolate Easter Bunny Personality |
 You are friendly, optimistic, and kind hearted. You don't have a harsh word for anyone. You cheerfully live your life with little complaining or suffering. You are creative and artistic. You live in your own inner world. You live your life freely, without guilt or restrictions. And you would never feel bad about eating too much chocolate! |
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Happy Easter, Bunny!
I hope your Easter is full of fluffly happy things like baby chicks and bunnies...and not spoiled by rotten eggs.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Happy Birthday Granny
Today is my Granny's birthday. She's 83 I think... and doesn't know it nor that it's her special day. Mom and My Uncle Jerry are on their way to pick her up and bring her back for a visit. She'll go home Monday.
I am sad today... just so much going on around me that is so out of my control. Watching my loving Grandmother spiral down to someone who's a stranger to her ownself is so hard at times...
But I'm trying to hold on to all the memories of old and the hugs she still gives. Her I love You's mean more today than they ever did.
I am sad today... just so much going on around me that is so out of my control. Watching my loving Grandmother spiral down to someone who's a stranger to her ownself is so hard at times...
But I'm trying to hold on to all the memories of old and the hugs she still gives. Her I love You's mean more today than they ever did.
Things make more sense now...
that Ben has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder.
He was tested yesterday and scored very high. He's take low dosages of Concerta to help him focus.
I'm concerned about the medicine and also worried about his long-term outcome. I know... I know... one day at a time.
He was tested yesterday and scored very high. He's take low dosages of Concerta to help him focus.
I'm concerned about the medicine and also worried about his long-term outcome. I know... I know... one day at a time.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
To the Future...Not the Past...
When I got home yesterday early evening, William and Ben were in the den watching a television show... I think it was ICarly! Anyway, I had my shoes off and Ben who misses little said, "Aunt Sherrie, there's a hole on your toe."
The sock on my right foot had a hole at the big toe. I said, "Oh, it's just trying to escape. It wore through the sock. That's how toes escape, you know."
Ben looked down at his socks--they were holeless. I asked, "Where do you think a toe would go if it could escape off your foot?"
His eyes grew big and he said with 6-year-old enthusiasm, "NEW YORK!"
I laughed, "Is that where you would go if you could escape?"
"NO, I would go to the future so I could play with you, Mommy and Uncle John when you were little."
"The future? But we would be older not younger. You would have to go back to the past to play with us." I smiled to myself. Kids and their confusion on things!
"I CAN"T. I wasn't born then."
Talk about a loss for words! And no matter how I explained that if he could go to the future, he could go to the past---he still held to his idea of "I wasn't born then." I would love to see Bill Cosby handle this one.
The sock on my right foot had a hole at the big toe. I said, "Oh, it's just trying to escape. It wore through the sock. That's how toes escape, you know."
Ben looked down at his socks--they were holeless. I asked, "Where do you think a toe would go if it could escape off your foot?"
His eyes grew big and he said with 6-year-old enthusiasm, "NEW YORK!"
I laughed, "Is that where you would go if you could escape?"
"NO, I would go to the future so I could play with you, Mommy and Uncle John when you were little."
"The future? But we would be older not younger. You would have to go back to the past to play with us." I smiled to myself. Kids and their confusion on things!
"I CAN"T. I wasn't born then."
Talk about a loss for words! And no matter how I explained that if he could go to the future, he could go to the past---he still held to his idea of "I wasn't born then." I would love to see Bill Cosby handle this one.
Monday, March 17, 2008
UNC Tarheel's #1 Seed
I'm very proud of my Tarheel's. Not only did we win the Conference championship, we won the ACC championship and are THE #1 Seed going into the big dance.
We played Clemson for the ACC title and it was a nail-biting game. Our first contact with them went into 2 overtimes, our second went into 1 overtime and the champ game didn't... we won by 5 points and it was truly a great game. Clemson is a fierce team and I think they'll go a good ways into the dance.
Sorry J... looks like that little school in Philly is gonna play them this week...maybe they'll beat Clemson. I hope so...but...well, Clemson is really good.
Back to the 'Heels...can they win the NCAA champ... I think so.. I really do.
We played Clemson for the ACC title and it was a nail-biting game. Our first contact with them went into 2 overtimes, our second went into 1 overtime and the champ game didn't... we won by 5 points and it was truly a great game. Clemson is a fierce team and I think they'll go a good ways into the dance.
Sorry J... looks like that little school in Philly is gonna play them this week...maybe they'll beat Clemson. I hope so...but...well, Clemson is really good.
Back to the 'Heels...can they win the NCAA champ... I think so.. I really do.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Pinky the Poodle?
Woman defends right to pink poodle
BOULDER, Colo. (UPI) -- A Colorado woman says she broke no laws, or even Boulder city ordinances, when she colored her poodle pink.
Joy Douglas, owner of Zing Salon in Boulder, faces a fine of up to $1,000 a day for dying her pet, Cici. A hearing in municipal court Tuesday was postponed when Douglas said she has hired an attorney.
Douglas ran afoul of an ordinance that specifically prohibits dying "fowl or rabbits or any other animals."
"No person shall dye or color live fowl, rabbits or any other animals or have in possession, display, sell or give away such dyed or colored animals," the ordinance reads.
Douglas said Cici gets only natural coloring -- beet juice and occasionally pink Kool-Aid.
"Cici will be pink until they kick us out of the city of Boulder," Douglas told reporters.
She said one reason she dyes her dog is to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
Now come on... I have a problem with the 'one reason she dyes her dog' pink... there are better methods of supporting Breast Cancer awareness than to dye your poodle pink. Let's grasp for straws, lady...grasp for straws.
BOULDER, Colo. (UPI) -- A Colorado woman says she broke no laws, or even Boulder city ordinances, when she colored her poodle pink.
Joy Douglas, owner of Zing Salon in Boulder, faces a fine of up to $1,000 a day for dying her pet, Cici. A hearing in municipal court Tuesday was postponed when Douglas said she has hired an attorney.
Douglas ran afoul of an ordinance that specifically prohibits dying "fowl or rabbits or any other animals."
"No person shall dye or color live fowl, rabbits or any other animals or have in possession, display, sell or give away such dyed or colored animals," the ordinance reads.
Douglas said Cici gets only natural coloring -- beet juice and occasionally pink Kool-Aid.
"Cici will be pink until they kick us out of the city of Boulder," Douglas told reporters.
She said one reason she dyes her dog is to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
Now come on... I have a problem with the 'one reason she dyes her dog' pink... there are better methods of supporting Breast Cancer awareness than to dye your poodle pink. Let's grasp for straws, lady...grasp for straws.
Creepy Gnome?
Saw this on yahoo's front page...
Creepy gnome...maybe...but I swear he looks like a 'little person' a friend of mine in college dated... all her friends (including me) kept slapping him... because he kept telling us how great our hair smelled.
(yeah a bad joke... don't get upset)
But seriously it is creepy...
Creepy gnome...maybe...but I swear he looks like a 'little person' a friend of mine in college dated... all her friends (including me) kept slapping him... because he kept telling us how great our hair smelled.
(yeah a bad joke... don't get upset)
But seriously it is creepy...
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