mybagoftrix

Send me to rehab... I'm a junkie!!!

2008-08-30T14:38:31Z

No, not drugs or alcohol and not even the kind of rehab that David Duchovny is in (wouldn’t mind having that problem, though!). I am a political junkie. MSNBC, CNN, even Fox News… you know, for the “fair and balanced” view. I watched as much of the Democratic National Convention and I could and I plan on doing the same for the Republican one.

It’s not that I’m trying to make up my mind who to vote for. That ship sailed long ago. It’s that I am fascinated by the whole process. I love to see where loyalties are placed and misplaced, who is repeating the party line and who steps outside the box. I enjoy trying to figure out the strategies and why the powers that be do the things that they do. I am addicted to the way the pundits analyze every word and nuance of a speech and the way the members of the different parties try to spin things their way. I crave the sound of Chris Matthews voice as he throws question after question at the person in front of him. I need to hear the stuttering and floundering as the candidate or surrogate is knocked off their talking points.

When the debates start, I’ll follow the action like I’m watching Federer and Nadal at Wimbledon. I’ll hang on every word and cheer at every lob and volley and groan at every double fault, just waiting for that one over head smash. I’ll clap for my champion and heckle the opponent while my kid and the cat peek through the door, wondering if I’ve gone crazy.

And in November when it’s all over, I’ll either be jubilant or angry at the outcome, but either way, I’ll feel the effects of the binge of the previous months. There is no cure or remedy for the political hangover that is sure to come. I’ll walk around in a daze for a while until things go back to normal as I remember that it’s only two years until the midterm elections. Not that I get the same kind if high from those, but the fix is enough to tide me over. I think I need help.

Why are we not dead?

2008-05-19T01:17:47Z

I mean, really! We were not protected at all… not the way we protect our kids. We didn’t have helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards. We spent all day outside without checking in. There were no cell phones or pagers.

I grew up in a neighborhood that was almost surrounded by woods. We spent entire days in those trees, building forts and tree houses. There was a creek at one edge of the neighborhood and on hot summer days we would find a deep enough “hole” and swim in the muddy water.

All of the kids pitched in to build a tree house in our yard. It was triangular and three stories high. In warm weather, it was our outside home. We slept up there several nights a week.

We left the house in the mornings and spent all day on our bikes (no helmets, of course) coming only to grab some lunch unless one of the moms brought some out to us. At supper time we finally went home, only to head back out again after dark for a game of kick the can. Our parents had to force us to come in to take a bath and go to bed.

We didn’t worry about sunscreen or insect repellant. Sun burn and mosquito bites were just a part of summer. With all of the time in the woods and in the creek, we should have worried about copperheads and water moccasins and poisonous spiders. Hundreds of ticks were removed at our house alone. We had bumps and bruises and scrapes and broken bones, yet we are all still alive.

Now, kids have play dates, sports and lessons. Parents have to know where they are at all times. They are covered in SPF 50 at all times and a complete set of body armor if they are going to be near anything with wheels.

Do we worry too much or is the world a more dangerous place now? Are the kids having as much fun now as we did? Are we too protective? Our parents weren’t and we are still here. Although, after all that we did, I still don’t know why.

It's My Baby's Birthday!!!

2008-02-28T11:31:11Z

Happy Happy Happy Birthday to history_gurl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who loves ya, baby? (wait... did i just channel Kojak?)

The Glitz and the Glamour

2008-02-25T02:30:16Z

Huh… Well, since everyone else is blogging, I guess I will too. Damn peer pressure!!

I’m sitting here watching the Oscar’s and realizing that I have seen none of the movies. In fact, I don’t remember the last film that I actually saw in the theater. Unless it’s one of those films that you just must see on the big screen, I rent it later. It takes me forever to see anything good (or bad for that matter). My kid goes to the movies with her friends and really doesn’t want Mom tagging along.

Anyway, Jon Stewart is doing a great job hosting. He has the right amount of funny without all the song and dance that Billy Crystal did and none of the silliness of Ellen Degeneres. He did get a little heavy on the political side, but that’s to be expected in this crazy election year.

The Red Carpet was a tad dull. No one wore a truly hideous dress or went totally wild with a powder blue, ruffley tux. I miss the days of Bjork in a live swan. Gary Busey did try to take out Ryan Secrest. Now THAT would have been fun!

OK, we’re an hour in, so only 3 hours more to go!!

Look what I did this weekend...

2007-06-10T21:15:58Z

My kid and I took her room from this...

To this...

What do you think?

Happy Mother's Day

2007-05-13T13:07:19Z

To all of my friends who are moms and all of those who have moms and all of those who feel like moms... OK... to all of my friends... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

I think this says it all ...

2006-12-17T14:14:40Z

10 Facts

2006-12-14T02:26:30Z

This is in response to something history_gurl posted...

RULES: Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged need to write a blog entry of their own 10 weird habits/things/little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. No tagbacks.

So, without further ado...

I have rediscovered my “inner punk” thanks to my new XM satellite radio. There are some awesome alternative stations! I’m sure I look ridiculous in my white Ford mommy-mobile rocking out to Souixsie and the Banshees and The Beastie Boys and Alice in Chains at 7:30 in the morning.

My kid is the queen of the non sequitur. Really… she is totally random. The other day, out of the blue, she asked, “Mom, why don’t you hop more?” Um… huh???

I own too many shoes. There are at least 30 pairs in my closet right now.

My new job makes my brain hurt. I shouldn’t have to think this much.

I hate house cleaning. I put it off until I just can’t stand it anymore. Especially folding clothes and mopping. I like when it’s all done, though. I need a house boy.

I also need a yard boy. Think I can find one who will work for trade?

I love cartoons. Most of them actually, but specifically cartoons by Chuck Jones. He was an absolute genius.

I was supposed to be a boy…according to my mother, anyway. She was convinced that she was having a boy and when they brought me in to the room after she came to she said, “That’s not my child! I had a boy.” This supposed to be a funny story in my family. Somehow, to me, it isn’t.

I think that beds are wonderful things. I like my bed in particular. It’s very comfy and it has lots of pillows and I figure that if I don’t get lucky in it, I can always sleep.

10. I believe in The Storyteller’s Creed:

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge,

That myth is more potent than history,

That dreams are more powerful than facts,

That hope always triumphs over experience,

That laughter is the only cure for grief,

And I believe that love is stronger than death.

Happy Dance!!!!

2006-11-10T11:39:37Z

"Studio 60", the absolute best thing on television right now was teetering on the brink of extinction. However, someone up there has made the right decision for a change. This wonderful show has been picked up for the rest of the season!!!!

Life is good.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

2006-10-27T23:43:52Z

No… not Christmas or even Halloween. It’s Election time!!! As a self-confessed news junkie, I thrive on the polls, the pundits, the political ads… especially the negative ones. I’m always amazed at the depths to which some candidates will sink in an attempt to win an election.

Of course, this is just a mid-term election. The big guns will come out in 2008, but for now, I find myself more amused every day. Trust me if you aren’t watching the news this next week, you are going to miss out on some extremely funny stuff.

There’s a candidate who tried to call his office from a hotel. He misdialed by one digit and got a sex hot line at $1.25 per minute. He hung up immediately and called the correct number, but both showed up on his hotel bill. His opponent made an entire ad about how he charged the tax payers to call a sex line. I'm sure many will be fooled by this.... NOT!

Another candidate has been consistently voting against the war in Iraq, but he has voted to keep some grants going that happen to study some pretty racy stuff. Again, an entire add about how he is financing studies on the sex habits of Vietnamese prostitutes, the masturbation habits of older men, and something about teenage girls watching porn. He didn’t initiate these studies, just voted to continue the grants that happen to fund these studies.

Then there’s the news. Bush took a day to stump for two candidates that have some serious issues going on! The first cheated on his wife and was charged with assault for allegedly hitting his mistress. Yeah, he sounds reliable. Then he went to Virginia to assist George “Macaca” Allen, who has been accused of using racial slurs and denying his Jewish heritage. Would helping either of these guys be a good political move? Who knows? I just hope that they keep it up. It keeps me entertained.

mybagoftrix @ 2006-10-06T01:59:00

2006-10-06T02:00:11Z

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
mybagoftrix goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Mad Scientologist.
blade_girl tricks you! You get a dead frog.
crazymadi tricks you! You get a wad of paper.
ertia gives you 15 dark green raspberry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
history_gurl gives you 1 light green blueberry-flavoured jawbreakers.
salzanetta tricks you! You lose 7 pieces of candy!
mybagoftrix ends up with 9 pieces of candy, a dead frog, and a wad of paper.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Whoo hoo!!! I got a dead frog!!!!!

Blogging

2006-09-10T14:07:39Z

I mainly signed up here to keep up with a few friends that I used to keep up with other places on line. Since circumstances have conspired to keep us from seeing each other there, we all ended up here. I have a couple of other blogs, so I will probably not spend a lot of time writing here. However, I recently came upon a couple of things that amused me that I thought I'd share.