The Quiz Monster Strikes Again

You Need Some Green in Your Life

Green will make you feel alive, renewed, and balanced. And with a little green, you will project an aura of peacefulness and harmony. If you want stability, you've got to get a little green in your life! For extra punch: Combine green with blue or purple The downside of green: It can promote jealousy in yourself or others The consequences of more green in your life: You will be drawn to a new life path You will feel free to pursue new ideas and interests, no matter how strange You will be released from the demands and concerns of others

What Color Do You Need?

You Are a Retro Bikini!

You prefer a bikini that's flirty and feminine, not flashy. You look sweet and sexy - a rarity on the beach these days!

What Kind of Bikini Are You?

Your Russian Name Is...

Duscha Khristyna Solovyov

What's Your Russian Name?

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

(uh, no.)

Your Life is Better Than 60% of All People

Your life is pretty average, with lots of normal ups and downs. You're on the way to having a better life, as long as you focus on what's really important. Remember to take the time to do the things that you like best, and let the little things slide. No one on their deathbed ever wished that they spent more time worrying or complaining!

How Does Your Life Compare?

'Cause I've Been Blog-Lazy

I need to post here. I like posting here. I'm sure you guys find some modicum of entertainment in what I write, 'cause like, you guys read it and stuff.

Going back to work has been a big adjustment. Fiddling between getting to work on time, doing my job and trying not to think about what might or might not be going on at home while I'm gone is a tough thing. On days when DH is home, I wonder what he's doing, if he's missing me, and what I'll do when I get home. When he's not home, I don't think about him at all if I can help it. I know that sounds cold, but if I think about him, I start worrying about him, wondering things like, is this the very second that my sweet husband is being injured at work? I know. I'm a fatalist at heart, I suppose.

Much the same goes for Conman. I try not to think about him, because of those same sorts of thoughts. Yeah, I know. I'm weird. But y'all already knew that. Or at least you should know it, anyway.

And now we're 1 month from the ELC. Oh, yeah, have I mentioned tee-ball has started? And mom and dad are going out of town for 16 days starting on April 29? *sigh* I've got too much to do and not enough time to do it.

(Oh, and note to all you readers - as I mentioned, it's 1 month until ELC. Expect A LOT of "zomg, ELC, oh halp!" posts. All I can say is be glad you don't live with me.)

Last year the tee-ball and ELC was easier to manage. The league Conman played with didn't practice - their games were their practices - this year, they have practice and games. And now, with the job going, I have even more to manage. I have to arrange to get Conman to the practices and games when my hours at work (even though it's only three days of work) are as late as 7PM. On top of that, on my off-days, I have to finish up cleaning on the house and getting things ready for everyone.

Aaaaand speaking of cleaning the house - here's what's left to do.

#1 - Clean guest bathroom from ceiling to floor;
#2 - Put finishing touches on the kitchen cleaning and freaking keep it that way;
#3 - Remove massive amount of...stuff...from the computer room;
#4 - Vacuum entire house. A lot;
#5 - Finish up with outside stuff (i.e., get some garbage cans, weedeater everything, get new patio furniture, replace patio lights...);
#6 - Finalize Conman birthday plans; and
#7 - Tie up any loose ends and things that happen to "pop up" as we progress.

So, as you can see, I've almost got more I can handle. Thank goodness for the support of friends and family. I don't think I could survive without it.

Monday, In the Living Room, I Think it Was the 14th of April...

(Just in case you missed the reference...remember the old song that went, Saturday - In the park - I think it was the fourth of July...)

Anyway...

I spent my morning in front of the stereo in my living room belting out a few and trying out my new karaoke CD. It's got Don't Wanna Miss A Thing on it and a couple others that I kinda know, but none of the songs that are what I call my "regulars". I'll not bore you with that list right now, but there's about 9 or 10 songs that I sing all the time. Some Fleetwood Mac, some Journey, some Bon Jovi and a few strays here and there.

In that vein, though, I just made a purchase. I ordered two karaoke CDs - one that has Journey hits and one that has Fleetwood Mac hits. I bought the one I mentioned above (with the Aerosmith song on it) last night just to see if I could even sing with a karaoke CD. If I could, then I would order the ones with the songs I really know on it. Well...I guess the results are obvious, since I just ordered those other two CDs.

Anyway, my voice is scratchy from entirely too much singing. The only thing I didn't get but really wanted to find was a version of "She Talks to Angels" by the Black Crows. That's one of my "regular" songs. And unless I want a CD full of karaoke songs that I've never heard of, there'll be no "angel-talking". Ahh well, as I've said so oft before, ya can't have it all.

But, there ya go. I now have a chance (eight days hence) to practice up without the lead vocals. I hear that I'm expected to sing at this year's ELC, so better sing with music than without. Wish me luck!