WTF

I've been blogging for over 2 years now, and NEVER had a problem with spam comments until I turned on comment moderation. Now I'm getting all kinds of crazies, most recently a rant about baseball and steroids. Um, ok, sure.

Aloha!

So, I took a weekend trip to Hawaii to see a friend of mine that I hadn't seen in almost 7 years. I must say, Hawaii is the most beautiful place I've ever seen, and 2.5 days there is NOT enough, even if you're just staying on Oahu. I'll probably go back in the early spring, because it was just painful to leave so soon... if not for the kids and work I wouldn't have gotten back on the plane!! I'm uploading pictures now, and it's taking forever because there are about 200 high res pics (and a couple short videos) from my trip. I'll make a slideshow out of them, and just post some of the best here.


Lava rocks off the beach at North Shore, where the big surf competitions are.


North Shore


North Shore


I can't remember the name of this little island, but we had to go through the tunnel in the next pic to get there.


This tunnel goes through the mountain


Honolulu and a big mountain, I forget it's name, from the top of a hill near Schofield Barracks

Honestly, the pictures don't do it justice. I'm going to have to upgrade my Flickr and Photobucket albums to Pro to show the really beautiful shots, and make slideshows of the entire album. It really was an amazing trip, I can't wait to go back!!!

My new header

Thanks to MajorDad, who adjusted my template to reflect my current status.What do you think?? Well done, MD!!

And that is quite enough of the bullshit...

The posts are coming down, because I do not feel my site deserves to have such bullshit posted/commented on here. Thank you to all of you who have shown support, I appreciate it. I know what really happened, and as much as my ex doesn't want to admit to it, he does as well. I'm going to be moderating comments from now on, in order to protect a few people who are innocent in all of this mess... Sadly enough, most of his family are good people, my children and I loved them like our own, but it's not my place to make them see their son/brother for who he has become. The dissolution of my marriage is not something I ever wanted to happen, but these things do, and unfortunately the ones who suffer the most are the kids. I'm tired of hearing them talk about Nate going to jail, and when can they see Oma and Opa and Ducky. It's painful, and shouldn't be something that is publicly drawn out, however some people want to force that issue. One of our friendly anon's is Nate or his girlfriend, to which I will remind them there is a no contact order, and I'm going to take the screen shots of the IP addresses and comments to the city attorney. They other is obviously his cousin. I have banned a few IP addresses from commenting, so if you leave a comment, know that I would normally approve you, and don't see it on here, please email me, and I will make sure you weren't accidentally banned.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming!!!

A man after my own heart...

And I quote...
"Hey I gotta run out real quick to the class six I need to pick up some Jager for ya! It's on sale!"
Thrifty, prepared in advance, AND knows what I drink. LOL!!

Fairy Tale

Life isn't a fairy tale, things don't always work out happily ever after... or do they? I'm going to be a bit mysterious right now, all I can say is life just got very interesting, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here. Suddenly, one of my favorite lines from a song makes even more sense. "It's crazy, I
'm thinking, just knowing that the world is round, and here I'm dancing on the ground. Am I right side up, or up-side down, is this real, or am I dreaming?"

"I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did."~ Patton

You'll know if this is meant for you.
You are pathetic. So much so that it's funny. "You can't spell FAG without the FA!!", what a BRILLIANT my*space screenname. Just remember, he didn't take anything from you, you gave it up...

Because I AM that bored

Stolen from Melanie, a little horoscope game...

It's about as accurate as MASH, but it was cute.

Chinese Horoscope
1. On a blank sheet of paper, WRITE NUMBERS 1 through 11 in a COLUMN on the LEFT.

2. BESIDE the NUMBERS 1 & 2, WRITE DOWN ANY 2 NUMBERS YOU WANT. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE NUMBER?

3. BESIDE the NUMBERS 3 & 7, WRITE DOWN THE NAMES OF TWO MEMBERS
OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.

4. WRITE ANYONES NAME next to 4, 5, & 6.

5. WRITE down FOUR SONG TITLES in 8, 9, 10, & 11

6. Finally, MAKE A WISH


1. 16
2. 3
3. Brian
4. Tasha
5. Madison
6. Erinn
7. Shane
8. Lover Lay Down
9. Promiscuous Girl
10. What Hurts the Most
11. She's Everything



ARE YOU READY?
HERE IS THE KEY TO THE GAME

1. THE NUMBER of PEOPLE YOU MUST TELL ABOUT THIS GAME is found in SPACE 2
3

2. THE PERSON IN SPACE 3 IS THE ONE YOU LOVE
Brian, and this is true, in a way

3. THE PERSON YOU LIKE but your relationship CANNOT WORK is in SPACE 7
Shane, our relationship is typical parent/child, and has it's stressors, but Brian would be a more appropriate answer here

4. YOU CARE MOST about the PERSON you put in SPACE 4
Tasha, and she is one of my best friends

5. THE PERSON YOU NAME IN NUMBER 5 IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL.
Maddie, and I doubt she knows me best

6. THE PERSON YOU NAMED IN 6 IS YOUR LUCKY STAR
Erinn? Ok.

7. THE SONG IN 8 IS THE SONG THAT MATCHES WITH THE PERSON IN NUMBER 3
Lover Lay Down, it's appropriate

8. THE TITLE IN 9 IS THE SONG FOR THE PERSON IN 7
Soemhow, this doesn't fit for my son...

9. THE 10TH SPACE IS THE SONG THAT TELLS YOU MOST ABOUT YOUR MIND
OMG, that's dead on...

10. AND 11 IS THE SONG TELLING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT LIFE
This is how I WISH someone felt about me.

11. NUMBER 1 IS YOUR LUCKY NUMBER
16 is my lucky number, for reasons I can't explain.

So how was your horoscope…did it get any right?

The new tat

Here it is, it's on the inside of my right forearm.



The trinity knot is shaded blue, and the heart pink, I would take a better pic, but my camera needs to be charged. The story behind it is it's next to a scar (left side of the pic) that I got this summer. The summer meant a lot to me, I learned a lot about myself, and how to trust again. I wanted a Celtic tattoo that meant something to me (I'm half Irish), and since the Claddagh worn on the right with the heart facing out signifies an open heart, this seemed an appropriate reminder to always go through life with an open heart. So, there you have it...

Tattoo V4.2

I'm thinking about getting another tattoo this weekend, which isn't surprising since I generally get a tat, piercing, or make a drastic change when life is changing. Of course, I hesitate, because it's going to be in a spot I normally wouldn't consider for a tattoo on a woman. And no, I'm not telling, unless I get it, in which case I'll post a pic.

The joys of management

I have officially had my team for 2 days now, and it's been interesting so far. Getting all of my permissions adjusted to access programs, and keeping tabs on 18 (soon to be 19) people is a pain in the ass. Still, I'm enjoying the challenge, and the distraction from my personal life is helpful right now.

The kids are doing great, although they still like to be terrors from time to time. I still haven't taken down my Christmas decorations, partially because I've been busy, and partially because I can't bear to right now. Hopefully they'll be down by spring. :)

Its De-lurking week, so I promise to stop by and leave a comment this week, as soon as I get some time.

Mental Jukebox selection

Song for the Dumped~ Ben Folds Five (anyone remember them? They were insanely popular back when I was in high school)

So you wanted to take a break
Slow it down some and
Have some space
Well fuck you, too
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch
I want my money back
(And don't forget to give me back my black T-Shirt)

Wish I hadn't bought you dinner
Right before you dumped me
On your front porch
Give me my money back
Give me my money back
You bitch
I want my money back
And don't forget...
And don't forget.


(Don't read into it too much, it's been amicable so far.)