Below are the 17 most recent journal entries recorded in sleep_junky's LiveJournal:

Sunday, June 11th, 2006
2:54 pm	Heddi!! Baby's named a bad, bad thing This entry is for Heather, because I thought of you when I was reading my local paper yesterday. Many times I have enjoyed your link to Baby's Named a Bad, Bad Thing. The writer's comments are particulary funny. Anyway, in my local paper yesterday was a picture of two girls cartwheeling in the park, or something, and their names were in the caption. The younger girl, aged 5, was named ... wait for it ... Qwynci. No, I'm not kidding. I assume it's pronounced Quincy, but...Qwynci. I was stunned, and thought of you immediately. LOL! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
12:16 pm	Meme 1. What does your LiveJournal name mean? Um...that I wish I got more sleep? 2. Elaborate on your default photo. Jon Stewart is my hero. 3. Do you still talk to your ex? Why? My ex-what? 4. What's your current relationship status? married 5. What exactly are you wearing right now? Denim shorts, olive green shirt and Reeboks 6. What is your current problem? Too many bills, not enough money 7.What do you love the most? My girls 8. What makes you happiest? When the house is clean 9. Are you musically inclined? Yes, play piano and alto sax, and clarient a while back 10. If you could go back in time, and change something, what would it be? I'd go back to 2000 and have GW not steal the election. Wonder what things would be like today if Gore had been prez? 11. If you MUST be an animal for ONE day what would you be? A tiger 12. Ever have a near death experience? No 13. Name an obvious quality you have? I am very intuitive about other people. First impressions are usually dead-on. 14. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now? Wonder Pets theme song 15. Who did you cut and paste this from? heddi 16. Name someone with the same b-day as you: John Wayne 17. Have you ever vandalized someone's private property? Does TPing count? 18. Have you ever been in a fight? A physical fight? Only with my brother when we were kids 19. Have you ever sang in front of a large audience? Yes...church choir 20. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? ?? 21. What do you usually order from Starbucks? I don't like coffee. My kids like the coffee-less creme frappacinos 22.Have you ever broken a bone? Yep. Hand, finger and neck. 23. Has anyone ever said that you look like a celebrity? No 25. Do you still watch kiddy movies or TV shows? Having a three year old, it's not really a choice. 26. Do you wear braces? Nope, never did 27. Are you comfortable with your height? Yes 28. What is the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you? ?? 29. Do you speak any other languages? I speak some Spanish...enough to hold a basic conversation 30. Do you have a crush on someone on your LiveJournal? (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
10:08 am	Some people have too much time on their hands You know that book, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff? I am so sick of everyone whining about illegal immigration. It's just small stuff. Has anyone noticed that gas is $3 a gallon? Let's whine about that instead. Seriously, I was taking the kiddos to school this morning and I saw someone with these handmade signs all over their back windshield that said things like "Stop Illegal Immigration Now!" and "No Amnesty!" Geez, hate much? Racist much? And don't forget the Support our Troops magnet and the church sticker. I would bet a lot of money that the owners of that car consider themselves "Christians". I swear, "Christians" are responsible for more hate, intolerance, and racism than I can believe. And I put "Christians" in quotes, because to me, these people are not actual Christians. Christian = following the teachings of Jesus. You know, love thy neighbor, help the poor, blessed are the peacemakers, practice tolerance, and all that pesky stuff. I happen to live in an area (Chandler, suburb of Phoenix) where there are a lot of immigrants from Mexico. Yes, a lot of them are illegal. Every morning in a downtown section of my city, there are many Hispanic men standing around on the corners, waiting to be picked up by someone who will give them work for the day. Personally, I think if people have a problem with this (and I don't, other than the fact that these people are being taken advantage of by working in the heat like dogs for very little pay) then they should blame the people that hire them. Blame the rich white guy in his pickup truck who doesn't want to mow his own yard, or trim his own trees. He and others like him have created this market. Where I live, I interact with people who speak Spanish all the time. So what? Often, I will speak Spanish back to them. It's not perfect Spanish, but it's communicating in another language, and they always appreciate my not-so-grammatically-correct efforts. There are plenty of Hispanics here who speak both Spanish and English. I think if someone is fluent in two languages, they are probably smarter than me. They are most definitely smarter than all of these people who are running around OMGWTFSPANISH!!!one!!! I just don't get what all the hype is about. Live and let live, and mind your own business, I say. And then there are people who have their panties all in a twist about people singing the National Anthem in Spanish. Holy cow, who cares?? It's the National Anthem in any language! The spirit of the song matters, the language does not. Ask yourself this, if you're Catholic, do prayers only count in Latin? Of course not. Becuase it's the ideas that matter, not the words or the language. So get over it. I know I probably don't express myself that well, but I am just so fed up with people who are all wound up about something that to me, is a non-issue. If you want to bitch about something, how about...gas prices, The Bush Crime Family, Iraq, Iran (You know, the next country we're going to illegally occupy), terrorists, the madness of Karl Rove, etc. Oh, and one more thing...to call anyone who is an illegal immigrant a "terrorist" has got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. By definition, a terrorist is someone who terrorizes, who wants people to live in fear. I'm not afraid of people with brown skin who speak Spanish. Why should I be? (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
10:04 am	Swiped from heddi So many things I should be doing, and I don't want to do any of them. So I think I'll do this instead. :) A - AVAILABLE?: Nope B - BEST FRIENDS: Steve, Kati, RoAnne, Lori C - CRUSH: Rob Thomas, and Luke Perry. How sad that I'm still hooked on Beverly Hills, 90210. I should be shot. D - DADS NAME: Harold E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: Kati F - FAVORITE BAND? Matchbox 20, Greenday G - GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS: Neither..gross!! H - HOME: Chandler, AZ I - INSTRUMENT: Piano starting at age 5, clarinet 5th grade, bass clarinet 7th grade, then alto sax through high school and college marching band. J - JAM: ?? Strawberry? K - KIDS: Apparently, my uterus is a bit bigger thanheddi's. Danielle is 14 (help), Shannon is 11, and Kylie is 3. L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: From Phoenix to New York in a camper when I was five. M - MILK FLAVOR? white N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 1 brother, two years younger O - ONE WISH: Impeachment for the white house monkey P - PHOBIA: flying, snakes Q - FAVORITE QUOTE: "When it all goes to hell, and blows up in his face, and his administration collapses because they are all so evil, I'm going to say I told you so!" -- Me, directly after the 2004 "election" to certain people who voted for the chimp. And now, considering recent events....Mom, Dad, Jay, and others.....I TOLD YOU SOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R - REASON TO SMILE: I don't have to work tomorrow? S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD: Had a Bad Day - Daniel Powter T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 7am U - UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT ME: #1 I have a bachelor's degree in psychology from Party State U Arizona State University. #2 I'm not sure that said bachelor's degree is going to help me in being the mother of teenage girls. I'm not sure I have the patience, or the intestinal fortitude for this. sigh. V - VEGETABLE YOU HATE: Cauliflower W- WORST HABITS: Biting my nails, and yeah I've got the critical thing too. X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Hand, wrist, neck/cspine Y - YUMMY FOOD: Mexican Z- ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
12:44 pm	Evil Meme Interesting...I thought I'd be more than 40% evil. You Are 40% Evil A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. How Evil Are You? (Comment on this)
Sunday, February 19th, 2006
9:51 am	Kylie's trip to the ER Thursday night, I was at work. Steve called around 9:30pm to tell me that he was taking Kylie to the ER and she needed stitches in her forehead. Apparently she had been jumping on her older sister's bed, and went headfirst into the nightstand/bookcase. I left work immediately and met them at the hospital. I was pretty impressed with the service we received. We only spent about 20 minutes in the waiting room, and the whole episode took just over two hours. When I saw all the people in the waiting room, I really thought we would be there most of the night. Thankfully, we weren't. Also thankfully, stitches were not required. They used Dermabond instead. Apparently now they can just glue you back together when you break. :) I was very happy, as I was not looking forward to watching as they took needle and thread to my baby's forehead. She didn't even cry when they irrigated the wound, then closed it up with the Dermabond. Yay, ER staff! This is a picture with the cut closed up, it doesn't look bad at all. It looked much worse before they glued her back together. I would say that it gaped open at least a quarter inch at the widest point, and it was kind of deep. Squick. (Comment on this)
9:24 am	Personal Meme Swiped from kunstarniki 1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:15. On weekdays it's 7am, but I had to be at work this morning. 2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Curious George, with the smallest offspring. :) 4. Whats your favourite TV show? Lost, ER, Survivor, 24 5. What did you have for breakfast? cottage cheese and yogurt 6. What is your middle name? Ann 7. What is your favourite food? Anything of the mexican variety 8. What foods do you dislike? Most seafood 9. What is your favourite chip flavour? BBQ 10. What CD are you currently listening to? Rob Thomas - Something to Be 11. What kind of car do you drive? Chevy Astro 12. Favourite sandwich? Club 13. What characteristics do you despise? Arrogance, rudeness, and dishonesty 14. Favourite items of clothing? jeans and a very comfortable purple zip-up hoodie. 15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Ireland 16. What colour is your bathroom? White 17. Favorite brand of clothing? This would be a better question for my 13 year old daughter; I have no preferences. 18. Where would you retire to? Somewhere that is very green and gets a lot of rain. The pacific northwest comes to mind. 19. Favourite time of day? Evening 20. What is your most memorable birthday? Turning 21 was fun. 21. Where were you born? Phoenix, AZ 22. What fabric detergent do you use? Whichever brand I have a coupon for, and is on sale. 23. Coke or Pepsi? Coke 24.Are you a morning person or night owl? Night owl 25. What is your shoe size? 8 26. Do you have any pets? One small dog, he's a pug/chihuahua mix. I saw one such dog in a pet store once, he was called a "chug." :) Current Mood: tired (Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
9:24 pm	Four things meme Swiped from heddi and glimmer_moon: Four Jobs I've had in my life: 1. Jack in the Box 2. Front Counter at the bowling alley 3. Teacher's aide 4. Case Coordinator for Eclipsys Corp. (current job) Four places I have lived: 1. Tempe, AZ 2. Rio Rancho, NM 3. Lakewood, CO 4. Chandler, AZ Four TV Shows I love to watch: 1. Amazing Race 2. Survivor 3. The Daily Show 4. Lost Four places I have been on vacation: 1. Rocky Point, Mexico 2. New York City 3. San Diego 4. San Francisco Four websites I visit daily: 1. Yahoo 2. Live Journal 3. The Grocery Game 4. Crooks & Liars Four favorite foods: 1. Tacos 2. Sub sandwich 3. Burrito 4. Brownies Four Movies I could watch over and over: 1. Remember the Titans 2. Lord of the Rings (any) 3. Miracle 4. Harry Potter (any) Four Places I'd rather be right now: 1. Anywhere but here (work) 2. Home in bed 3. Somewhere in Europe 4. On a cruise ship Current Mood: bored (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
6:27 pm	Ideas, anyone? So tomorrow, middle daughter is turning 11 years old. She is having a sleepover ( I know, God help me), and I came up the idea of playing Win, Lose or Draw (or Pictionary) on the whiteboard easel. Remember the TV show with Bert Convey, or am I the only one that old? lol Anyway, I am trying to come up with sayings I can write on little slips of paper that they can pick out of a hat to draw. They can be sayings, movie titles, bands, songs, whatever...they just have to be something that 10-11 year old girls will be familiar with. Here's what I have so far: Somewhere over the rainbow On pins and needles The early bird gets the worm Don’t cry over spilled milk Twinkle twinkle little star Skeleton in the closet Green Day The Backstreet Boys Cheaper by the Dozen Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Three Doors Down Lord of the Rings March of the Penguins Kicking and Screaming Spongebob Squarepants The Cat in the Hat Liar liar pants on fire Row row row your boat Chicken Little Dora the Explorer Winter Olympics Amazing Race Fear Factor Any ideas are greatly appreciated!!! :) Current Mood: thoughtful (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 24th, 2005
10:47 am	I am a native of Phoenix, Arizona. I still live here...well, in the suburbs of Phoenix, anyway. As you might imagine, after living here for 38 years, I have deep roots. I have good friends, a few that go back as far as high school. Good friends that are a bit newer than that, as well. My kids go to a wonderful charter school. My parents, whom I adore, live here. Steve's parents live here also, although that is not as much of a plus for me, it is nice to see the healthy (finally!) relationship that has evolved between Steve and his father. I met my husband here. (He is from Colorado). I was married here. My children were born here. This is my home. Now, having said that, let me just say...I HATE HEAT!!! I hate the heat, I hate the sun, and I hate everything hot or even warm. What has brought on this rant, you ask? It's the fact that today, on Christmas Eve, and tomorrow, Christmas today, which to most people evokes images of snow and sleigh rides and hot chocolate and snow and roaring fires, it's going to be 80 FUGGIN DEGREES!! Yes, that will be a record tomorrow, as our previous record high for Christmas day is 78 degrees. 80 degrees. On Christmas. That is just so far beyond wrong that I don't even know how to catagorize it. Our normal high for this time of year is around 65, which I can handle. At least at that temperature, I can wear a pair of jeans and not be hot. 80 degrees. Did I mention that tomorrow is CHRISTMAS???? Let me drift back to a fond memory. It was about two weeks ago. It was a lovely day. It was about 58 degrees, overcast, and a bit windy. A perfect day, as far as I was concerned. I was actually able to wear one of my long-sleeved shirts, and dare I say...a hoodie. A co-worker and I were walking across the parking lot together to the cafe to get a sandwich. I mentioned what a lovely day it was. She looked at me like I was crazy. I told her that I wished every day was like this, and that I wouldn't mind if I never saw the sun again. People think I am nuts when I say that. The truth is, I have been baking in this hellish sun for 38 years, and I am not kidding when I say that it would suit me just fine if every day for the rest of my life was cloudy, cold, and windy. With some rain thrown in. People laugh at me, they say oh, you'd miss the sun if it didn't come out only for a couple of weeks. No. I. Wouldn't. I yearn for weather such as that in the Pacific Northwest. I would move there in a New York minute, if only I could bring everything here which is dear to me, with me. Unfortunately, I don't think all my family, friends, and the kids' schools would be willing to relocate. My kingdom, as it were, for a little rain. Some clouds. A nice breeze. Right now we have been under heavy pollution warnings for weeks. What would it take to rid us of the temperature inversion-induced high pollution days? You guessed it...some rain, and a good strong wind. Doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon. You know, the heat didn't bother me so much when I was a kid. We played outside when it was 110 degrees, and didn't think much of it. I now loathe the summer. I dream of October the way some people dream about winning the lottery, because that is when the daytime temperature will drop under 100 degrees. By November, it's normally downright comfortable. November, December and January, and sometimes February are my favorite months, because the weather is comfortable. Those months are far, far too short. I guess the reason I am so enraged by the weather right now is that 80 degrees is infringing on my few precious comfortable weather months!!! It's Christmas, for fuck's sake!! In case I have not been perfectly clear, let me reiterate: I. HATE. THE. SUN. /rant Current Mood: hot (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 21st, 2005
10:46 pm	Capitals, anyone? This is from a coupon message board that I belong to. This woman's spelling and grammar are always horrible, but her statement here scared the hell out of me. Thank goodess she is childless. She seems to have no concept of when it's appropriate to capitalize, among other problems. "My Sister HomeSchool My Nephew,He turn out very well He is now 25. He had a very good Job And doing fine. If I had Kids I would homeschool them." I went to post this to Grammar Whores, but the mod queue is full, as usual. Current Mood: bored (Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005
7:31 pm	:) Go to Google, and type "failure" in the search box, then hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. I know it amused the hell out of me. :) Current Mood: amused (Comment on this)
Saturday, September 10th, 2005
2:31 pm	Woohoo!! I got my tickets for Rob Thomas today! Yes, I'm a geek, but I'm very excited. He's going to be at the State Fair, and I am taking 13 yo daughter and 10 yo daughter with me. I think they are not as excited as I am. :) Current Mood: excited (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
4:33 pm	Story with a happy ending I had to break out the Kleenex after reading this one: Child in Charge of 6 Babies (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 11th, 2005
3:04 pm	Much love to Cindy Sheehan. God bless her for what she is trying to do, what she is doing. I was listening to her on the radio on the way to work, on the Ed Schultz show. They played a sound bite from the chimp saying how he personally grieves for every death in Iraq. Yeah. Sure he does. And later on today, monkeys are going to fly out of my butt. I think a lot of people see this country very divided politically. That is true, but I also see it very divided intellectually. Because anyone with the sense that God gave them could not have voted for Bush in 2004. I didn't vote for him in 2000 either, but we didn't have all the information then about his lies and deceit that we do now. So there are people with common sense, reason, and intelligence in this country who totally disagree with the Bush crime family and their administration. Then there are the others, who are basically sheep, believing everything they are told and spouting the party lines. 9/11, Sadaam, WMDs, terrorism, blah blah blah. It's pathetic that there are so many stupid sheep out there who can't think for themselves. The very sad part is, I think there are more of them, than there are of us. Things are changing though, I think...latest poll said only 38% of American's approve of his handling of the war. And that's less than 7 months into his second term. In another year, who knows? Maybe more and more people will start waking up. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 14th, 2004
8:10 am	Christian Values? Murder, war against a country that did nothing to provoke us, oppressing your own citizens, lying...these are NOT Christian values. I don't care what Jerry Falwell, or anyone else says. Wake up, Middle America!! Current Mood: irritated (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 7th, 2004
11:44 am	The election... Where to begin, where to begin... Wednesday, I was a mess. I never thought that GW being re-elected would hit me so hard. I watched Kerry's concession speech, and I cried. Crazy, I know. I was just so hopeful. Hopeful that something good would come out of this election, and that we (the country) could head in a new and different direction. A direction where people realize that going to war is a last resort, not a first resort. A direction in which no one tries to tell me what I can and can't do with my own body. Yes, I know Roe v Wade still stands, but if the Repukelicans have their way... A direction where I am not ashamed to live in this country. A direction where our leaders realize that they are but small cogs governing an entire populace made up of many different people from many different backgrounds, cultures, races, and opinions. And where all the people, not just a select few, are important. I hate W. Every time I see his beady little eyes on tv, I want to throw up. He is so arrogant, so sure that he can do anything he wants. He is also very sure that now that the election is over, we all need to "get behind" him. Well Mr. Bush...bullshit. I don't agree with you, and I don't have to stand behind you. I consider myself a patriot. Consider what Theodore Roosevelt said: "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President." That's about where I'm at right now. I love this country so much, and right now I hate it's leader. I believe in my heart that he is dangerous, to us and to the world. We need to start working together with other countries in order to move towards global peace. Isolating ourselves from our allies and friends, and those that used to respect us, is NOT a great idea. We need to work with other countries. We need to foster a spirit of peace, harmony and goodwill. But of course, GW doesn't see this, because he is a greedy little moronic bastard who is only intent upon taking care of his friends in the oil industry, and of course, Dick's company, Haliburton. Please click here to view at 100 facts about GW's first term: (God help us, there will probably be at least twice as many with a second term. http://www.cybo.co.uk/bush/ My feelings about the outcome of this election are that I am disappointed, and sad. Sad that so many people in this country are so blind. They have blinders on, out there in the bible belt, and they think that he's "a man of faith", so that's all they see. Well, #1, I don't believe him. He can say he's a Christian all he wants, and that he prays blah blah, but I don't believe it. I think it was a tactic to win the presidency. And guess what, it worked. Way to go, sheeple. Here's a guy with those great morals that you are all so fond of. He was arrested for DUI. He snorted coke in college. He deliberately missed an AF physical so he would be ineligible to fly. He pussied out of the draft, and then couldn't even manage to show up to National Guard duty when he was supposed to. He is arrogant without a reason. He has lied to us. How many more reasons did you all need to vote him out?? But with those bible belt blinders on, "he's a man of faith" is all you needed. Well, guess what? Osama bin Laden is a man of faith. He has more faith than you'll ever have. He actually believes that he is on a holy crusade against us, and that he will go to heaven with 55 virgins. He might be a certifiable nutcase, but he really believes all that. So he is a man of tremendous faith. I have a John Kerry for President sticker on my car. I have been told, in this Repukelican state that I live in (where Bush got 55% of the vote, Kerry 45%), that the election is over and I should take the sticker off my car, that we all now need to get behind the president. Well, screw you! I am not taking it off. I voted for him, and I'm proud of it. And when (and it is a question of when, not if) GW screws things up so badly that even the repukelicans go "wow, maybe this wasn't a great idea after all", and the country is going to hell in a handbasket, I want everyone to know that I didn't vote for him, and it's not my fault. Just a couple more quotes here: "The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly as necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1912 "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from the government. - Thomas Paine I just hope to God that after four more years, there is something salvagable left of our once great country. God bless, and God help America. Current Mood: cynical (1 Comment |Comment on this)