Miss Lucy took this picture of my punkin’ … I added the caption.

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∗ Posted by Monique on 05.18.2008
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Today is my little punkin’s 10th birthday. Ah, I remember when I brought him home in a shoebox. He was an evil little thing, all fur and teeth and nails. But he took to me immediately and has been by my side ever since. In fact, he’s sitting right next to me as I type this, probably grumpy that I’m using the computer and not scratching his ears. Twice a year, for their birthdays, I give the boys canned cat food, so they will be gorging themselves tonight for sure.

I feel lately like I’ve been a bad friend. I can’t put my finger on the reason, I just haven’t been 100% available. I think it’s all the stress at work. I have person A telling me something in confidence, person B telling me something else in confidence, person C griping about their love life … plus all this wondering about who is going to lose their job next (more positions were cut last Friday) and it gets exhausting. I don’t talk about anything because I can’t keep it all straight! And then outside of work, I’ve just been blah and self-centered and probably not that much fun. It’s not like when the depression was bad, because I can laugh, I can smile, and it doesn’t feel hollow. But I do think I have a bit of depression going on because, well, that’s just not me.

And then I bitch and moan about my little life when I read about something like this. Lisa has always been an honest blogger, telling things like they are. And it breaks my heart that she has had such a rough time lately and has another fight in front of her. Lisa, I am sending prayers, positive thoughts and hugs from Indy to Philly … I know you will fight long and hard and I know you will succeed!

∗ Posted by Monique on 04.01.2008
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Enter the ICHC online Poker Cats Contest!

∗ Posted by Monique on 03.04.2008
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My plan this morning was to sleep in a bit since I was stopping at the bank to sign off on my car-loan paperwork before I went into work and oopsie, I told the bank guy I’d be in about 9. Well, my beloved Mr. Man had his own plans. I woke up about 4 a.m. to him sneezing roughly 2 inches from my face. One sneeze sprayed kitty snot ON MY EYE. I could just imagine the virus seeping
through my eyeball. I am sure I will be developing some insane cat cold in 24-48 hours. I was awake, so I googled “cat sneezing” on my phone and since there wasn’t any yellow/green discharge, I think he’ll be ok. He eventually stopped and hasn’t sneeze since I’ve been home tonight … although I’m sure it will start up again between 2 and 4 a.m.

I have a recurring dream about this one particular Dunkin’ Donuts. It’s no Dunkin’ Donuts that I’ve ever been too … it’s small and homey and you buy donuts up front, then go around the corner to get coffee. There’s also a walk-thru … like a drive-thru but you walk. Very weird. I also keep dreaming about this Speedway gas station that is the largest Speedway I have ever seen. In my dream, it’s attached to a subway station and each time I am there, I ask the same person where the ladies room is. It’s a multi-level building and kind of reminds me of the buildings in Illinois on the toll road to Chicago. Very bizarre. Why do I have recurring dreams about buying coffee??? I would much prefer a steamy sex dream than one in which I go tinkle. Crazy.

Ok, from the Dream Dictionary:

Coffee
To dream that you are drinking or need your coffee, suggests that you should gain some insight and knowledge before making a decision or tackling some project/relationship. You may be acting too hasty and need to slow down. Alternatively, it may imply a need for you to change your routine.

To dream that you are drinking coffee with someone, indicates that you might have feelings for that person.

To see a coffee pot in your dream, signifies hospitality and sharing of knowledge, hopes, concerns and/or ideas. It may also represent neighborliness, comfort, and companionship.

Huh.

∗ Posted by Monique on 01.15.2008
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you wake up to the sounds of your cat yakking in the other room. UGH. I tried to pull the pillow over my head but finally got up. Reggie sounded like he was expelling a lung but apparently just ate too much. Nothing like cleaning up yak and trying to get stains out of the carpet first thing in the a.m. The little piggies ate ALL of their food last night. I give them food in the morning and at night but the bowl is rarely ever empty. They’re both sleeping off their binge now.

I went to the post office this morning to pick up two packages — including my case of Swiss Miss Fat Free Marshmallow Lovers Hot Chocolate! — and when I got home, I grabbed yesterday’s mail, which I didn’t get bc I was hauling in laundry, and I have another damn package to pick up! Oh well, won’t get that, whatever it is, until sometime next week, I guess.

My apartment is such a mess. Srsly. No idea where all of this clutter and crap came from. I have some empty boxes leftover from Xmas presents that I need to take to the dumpster, plus my kitchen table is covered in stuff. My desk too. Oh and the kitchen is a mess. I need to get things in order because it is driving me crazy to look at it all. Yay for Saturday cleaning. Blech.

But first I think I’ll reply to some e-mails … check the news … read a few blogs …

∗ Posted by Monique on 01.12.2008
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this would be me if I were a kitteh:

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∗ Posted by Monique on 12.14.2007
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I change my sheets pretty often because I let the cats sleep in the bed and they shed like motherfuckers. Mr. Man’s fur isn’t too bad because he’s white (and all my sheets are white) but Reggie is brownish-gray so he makes everything look dirty. It gives me such joy to sleep on clean sheets. I love it love it love it. It makes me happy to strip and re-make the bed. Ahhh …

I need to give a super big PPH shout out to Miss Laci who upgraded WP on Scandalous Bitches AND this site. I LUFF YOU!

I have the “dance” station on the TV and it makes me want to be out dancing. Sigh. When I move I’ll be only about 6 blocks from my favorite little dancing place but I don’t think it’s a walk I’d want to take at 4 a.m. lol.

∗ Posted by Monique on 09.08.2007
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I am trying to start a bidding war for blogathon donations but so far it’s not working. If you’ll recall, NYC Watchdog wanted me to post a video clip, back in the Easter Candy Wednesday days, of me eating a Cadbury egg out of my cleavage. Mr. Fabulous backed him up. At the time I declined. Now, I told them both that the biggest donor will get a clip of that (well, not a Cadbury egg because it’s July, but something) … but no response from either. WTF? A girl can’t even give away T&A these days????

I went out to my car to get the detergent and fabric softener I left in the trunk plus check for mail. That took what, two minutes? Add in a brief chit-chat with a neighbor and those few minutes under the blazing sun left me … glowing. WTF? I swear I never used to be like this. It’s not my weight because I wasn’t like this last summer. Maybe the thyroid medicine is finally kicking in and knocked from being always cold to toasty. Regardless, it sucks.

So. I’ve decided I’m going to church tomorrow. I’ve been neglecting my spiritual side for too long. I must admit, though, that the thought of going to a church by myself freakin’ terrifies me. I have two that I want to try, one a Methodist church nearby, and then also my friend’s church downtown. Hopefully this Methodist church isn’t too … oh, what’s the word? … modern. I don’t like seeing PowerPoint presentations during services … and the music at some of the churches I’ve been to makes me cringe. Like, it’s a hymn, stop trying to pretend it’s a frickin’ rock song and just sing it like it was meant to be sung. There have to be women in leadership positions (not just childcare). No anti-this, anti-that rhetoric. I don’t want to sit and listen about how so and so is going to hell. Inclusive language also is a must.

Do I sound like I’m trying to talk myself out of this? LOL

You’d think that the heat would make the cats want to chill, but nope they want to be RIGHT ON TOP OF ME. Last night I had some friends over and one remarked that Mr. Man is never far from me. At that time, the kitty was on the couch cushion behind me, with his paw on my shoulder. Mr. Man ignored me those two days I was really upset but ever since then he’s been my little buddy. Reggie is the opposite; he was my constant companion, day and night, when I was upset, but now while he may be in the same general area as me, he’s much less likely to scooch right up next to me. Except when he wants his butt scratched.

∗ Posted by Monique on 07.07.2007
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The cats were annoying me — swarming around me, trying to sit on me — so I broke out the catnip. Now they’re both asleep. Heh. Reggie’s on the couch, I have no idea where Mr. Man is. He probably snuck out to the bar across the street to score some more.

I am good at doing major stuff — like moving my furniture — but it’s the detail work I hate to do. I still have these little piles all over the apartment and I don’t know what to do with the stuff. It’s so tempting to throw all the crap back into the drawers in my coffee table but that won’t really solve anything. So I guess the piles will stay as is until I either get sick of them or someone that I want to impress comes over.

How is it 1:30 already?!?! All I’ve done today is eat breakfast, read the paper and take a ton of trash out. That took 3 trips down and up the stairs to haul everything out. Somehow I had amassed this collection of candles in my cupboards, candles I should have pitched a while ago. They make the trash heavy. Now I’m burning a Yankee Buttercream candle (yum) and some cheap-ass vanilla candle from an ex-boyfriend. No wonder I’m hungry.

Don’t forget about my radio spectacular with Mr. Fabulous tonight. Ok if it’s 1:30 now and the show starts at 7 … I need to start drinking at 6:30. Ha, I kid. Not really. Don’t feel bad if you can’t call in. You’re still expected to listen to the hour-long program later.

I reactivated my match.com subscription last month. I signed up for six months b/c they have that “find someone special” guarantee. I am into my second month and I’ll be damned if I am paying for it. Refund, here I come! LOL

∗ Posted by Monique on 06.10.2007
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I’m home on a Friday night and the cats are repaying me by being nasty. Reggie has been licking the inside of Mr. Man’s ears, I guess to clean them. It wouldn’t be that bad if they weren’t just a foot away from me. Ugh.

My head still hurts; I left work at 3 pm because (a) nothing was going on and (b) the dull thudding in my brain was a bit too much to take. After last night’s sleeping disaster, I definitely will be popping the Ambien tonight. But after last night’s sleeping disaster, I’m starting to see the wisdom in the sleep study my doctor wanted me to do.

OMG I am so sick of the commercials for this new Mandy Moore/Robin Williams movie. I am watching the bridal edition of What Not to Wear, but come on — is it really necessary to show this during every commercial break??? Gah.

∗ Posted by Monique on 06.08.2007
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