. . . but I don't care.

I really frickin' fucking hate the fucking stupid Twilight series and I want to smack up my idiot nephew with a clue-by-four for fankwanking hard enough to go see New Moon this Friday, ALONE. Gawd.

I think this alone made up for 8 weeks of mediocrity. Please, please, whoever is in charge of this show, give these guys more screen time, especially together!



Thanks to takohiko for this .gif!

I am now officially addicted to Muse. ABC was playing their ads for V ad nauseum with Uprising in the background and I kind of liked it, so I naturally had to find out what it was. So thanks for that, ABC! And V isn't really all that bad, either, which surprises me, since I wrote it off as likely crappy when they started running commercials for it. I hate to say it, but I have to admit, I like the character and plot development in this one better than I do for Flash Forward. I'm still watching FF, and I really enjoyed tonight's ep, but I still think they could seriously do a lot better than this. And they need to just go ahead and let Simon and Lloyd dominate an episode for once, instead of all the random FBI crap. Dom and Jack have wonderful chemistry together, and I especially like the little face pats at the end of the ep, LOL. That was great. I wonder if it's too much to hope for a canon pairing between them . . . I don't think they like each other very much though.

Yep, random entertainment update, but what can I say? No bites yet in the job department and I am *so* close to finishing clinicals. Just one more 6-hour ER shift Tuesday and that'll be it. For real this time, too. I did one on Tuesday and while the timing killed me (up at 5am, UGH!), I had fun. My preceptor was a 67 year old man who'd been in the medical field for over thirty years and he was incredibly un-PC, which was awesome, lol.

And now, chat for a bit longer and off to bed. I just washed my sheets, and my legs are also freshly shaved and my hair washed. Smooth legs on clean sheets is one of the loveliest feelings, isn't it? And tomorrow is grocery/errand day so we'll go out to either breakfast or lunch, yum! Mom also says she wants to buy Up, which we haven't seen yet, so tomorrow should prove to be a pretty fun day. Oh, and I also saw V for Vendetta for the first time ever yesterday. Loved it.

Ta!

For the simple reason that there was nothing else interesting on, Mom and I watched Extreme Home Makeover tonight. Overblown, fluffy, emotional porn, but whatever. It makes for somewhat entertaining TV when you're bored. But a commercial for a new show came on towards the end, and I've actually got half a mind to apply/audition for it.

"FROM THE CREATORS OF EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION AND SECRET MILLIONAIRE.

Were you adopted? Did you make the difficult decision to give a child up for adoption? Have you been searching for a parent, child, or sibling and exhausted your resources? If so, award-winning producers want to hear about your experiences for the new ABC show, Find My Family.

The show will explore the profound issues involved when families separate and the lengths some go to reunite, find answers, and discover lost family. Are you searching for a loved one? Do you know someone who is? If you or someone you know is seeking answers, please consider sharing your story with millions who might benefit. We can make a difference.

For more information or to apply please contact us at missingfamily@rrstaff.com. "

For those of you who don't know, I was adopted and the people I've called my parents for 25 years have had me since I was 5 days old. I wouldn't have it any other way, but I've gotten more and more curious as of late about my biological family. I know I have at least three siblings/half siblings, possibly more. Pretty much all I know about my birth mother is that she was 36 when she had me and apparently brilliant when she was younger, but blew her mind on drugs in college and started living in the streets.

What say ye?

You know, for as much of a hopeless romantic as I'll admit to being, I'm not big on seeing it in films, simply because it's often done very poorly. But there is definitely one that I love and never get tired of watching, and that's the exchange and first kiss between Han Solo and Leia Organa in The Empire Strikes Back. They're my favorite on screen couple because they're just so believable and fun, not cheesy and soppy like certain other couples in that universe. Padme and Anakin, I'm looking at YOU. Han and Leia have the kind of relationship that I'd like to have; someone I can have a good fight with but always kiss and make up later, you know? LOL



Not enough scoundrels, indeed. *swoony*

A very close runner up would be the scene in Sense and Sensibility where Colonel Brandon is reading to Marianne.

Seriously, it has to be. Last night I had a long, hormone-soaked dream in which I was the Marquis DeSade's personal chambermaid, and it was in a really nice mansion instead of a loony bin. And then for some reason I was lying around, using Joseph Fiennes' thigh for a pillow and we were both naked O_O

 Remember when I crashed the truck I hadn't had for two months back in February? And my parents had to pay a $500 deductible to have it fixed? And the other moron's insurance company said it was MY fault? Well, a check from Progressive came addressed to me and Dad, paying back $475 of what they shelled out earlier this year. While they still think they should have gotten back the entire five hundred plus interest, I am simply ECSTATIC that we won the claim at all. It's been so long, I'd given up on it. And this means that they did in fact find the other person at fault, I didn't do anything wrong! I've been beginning to wonder if I wasn't being a ditz in denial and it really was because of me that I smashed my fender up and blew out a tire. My only regret is that I couldn't see this guy's reaction, as well as his boss', lol. It was his work truck that I ran into when he cut me off, not his own. Then he had the utter gall to try and impress the female cop with his amazing knowledge of who was at fault because "He works for the DOT and knows how roads work". Haha, sure you do, SUCKER! Karma's a bitch, ain't it? Mind you, I still avoid that particular intersection if I can help it, and I am very careful how I enter that turn lane when I do use it, but I can't tell you how good it feels to know that I wasn't the dunderhead in this case . . . ahhhh. 

( My thoughts of Flash Forward and a sexy picture behind here )

Well, I need to get off my rear and go help make lunch and bake a cake. Spice cake, and I'm going to put pumpkin flavored instant pudding in it for an autumn/Halloween touch. Trust me, this makes a box cake so incredibly moist; it's delicious. Dad is supposed to be home later this afternoon, I'm going to see if I can get him to help me wash the truck and maybe spend some fun time with the horsies. Just me and him and Mom, since Charles is at a friend's house and then going to the county fair with them later tonight. It'll be the first time I haven't gone in pretty much forever, but it's lost so much charm for me. The exhibits in the buildings are boring and my poor head and stomach can't take the rides anymore, so it gets old fast. I'll probably just stay in tonight and watch Sweeney Todd or Bram Stoker's Dracula or some other incredibly mild movie :-P

Hope everyone is having a fun and safe Halloween, for those of you who do it. 

Cool weather! Cool weather! I am positively euphoric. Now all I need is a nice warm body to snuggle up with . . . but I digress. This is the weirdest class. We have the simplest assignments ever, and I've got 100% on everything I've taken and turned in so far. Next week our assignment is a 'Time Management Project' and all she wants is a one week schedule of what we do all week. She said copying the calendar/planner we have for daily use and giving it to her would be fine. I'm not gonna complain! I seriously hope this weather sticks around for a while though. My skin is drying out, my lips are starting to crack, but I am SO happy. It's really hard to get me in a bad mood when it's like this. Although, on the note of wanting a warm body to cuddle with . . . yeah, that's the dumb thing about the cold. It turns me into a sappy, hopeless romantic. Of course, me being pretty much a recluse doesn't help much, but I've yet to find my new 'niche' in the community. Not working, I don't really see people like I used to, and I don't belong to any local churches. They're all so . . . wishy washy? I guess that would be the right term. And I'm tired of most of them hyping up their bands and musicians and selling all kinds of CD's and concert tickets, as well as dressing like thugs and drug dealers for Sunday service, all behind the guise of 'Awesome worship!' There is nothing awesome about a bunch of teenagers playing in a band and leading the congregation in a chorus of 'Thank you God, you are so awesome' for 20x. I guess it's all a matter of opinion, but I had to get on that soapbox for a bit. We've been going to the church I was in from the time I was 15-20 and it's alright, even though ALL of my female friends are married with kids and some even divorced and raising the fruits of a one night stand. And the guys? The ones that aren't married are scattered everywhere, so I don't see any of them anymore either. Oh well. Time will tell, I suppose.

I promised new Echo pics last post, so here we go! Being a September baby, his coat is really weird. His face is trying to shed out it's baby coat, but since it's coming up on winter, the rest of him is as fuzzy as ever. I love to touch and kiss his little nosey though, it's unlawfully soft. It was a rainy day when I took these last week, so excuse how sloppy he is.

Yeah, that second one is a total Dr. House impression, LOL! See how dark his coat is underneath though? Cool!


"I'm so ticked off that I'm molting!"

^ That would be why they are called the 'baby fuglies' at this stage. We still love him though. And look what I found in Sweet Tart's old baby book (Yep, you read that right! We have a lock of her hair in it and everything). Though you might enjoy seeing this - It's Spunky! AKA Sweet Tart's Daddy-O and Gramps to Sawyer and Echo. He was such a good horse. Not sure what he's up to these days, we sold him to a certified John Lyons trainer in '00 and last I heard, his son had started him barrel racing.   Handsome bugger, no?                             


*hugs everyone* Hope you're all having a good week!

Oh, and the last 30 seconds of Flash Forward last week? Freaking EPIC. He seems like such a self-important asshole and I'm loving it XD

Life is life here, nothing new in the area of job opportunities, but I did apply for 11 different ones at three of the Shands locations here. Hopefully I'll hear something! Four horses is an incredible amount of work for one person, but at least it keeps me busy. No idea why I am *still* doing all of Charles' work on Walker, since he's his horse, but I don't mind too much. I like Walker to look nice and sharp. He actually let me do his tail yesterday; I hadn't tried in forever. And the worst thing that happened was that he passed gas in my face, LOL.

We're hoping to get all three of the boys gelded as soon as possible, gosh that would be so nice. Then they could all four be turned out together without us having to worry about stallion fights, unwanted babies, and mother/son matings. We're keeping Sawyer separate right now and the lack of pasture and companionship has made him kind of grumpy. Baby Echo is doing great though, and getting much friendlier. He'll come up to us on his own now to get scritches and rubs. His baby coat is also starting to shed out and the hair underneath is really dark, almost a chocolate color. I'll try and get some pics later today for my next post.

Oh! And we are actually going to have the temperatures dip into the 40's (Farenheit) this weekend. Hu-freakin'-ZAH! I know all you northern people are rolling your eyes at me, but come on . . . this is Florida. Anything below 60 makes me giddy; I utterly loathe heat and humidity. Really, 90 degrees plus 98% humidity in October? That's just wrong. And that's the kind of weather we had last week.

YAY! Flash Forward tonight, and I'm pretty sure Dom's character is finally going to be introduced. Can't wait!

And one more thing - it's been a while since I did anything PotC or Hector related, but I saw this saddle just now on Tacky Tack of the Day and couldn't help but think that Barbossa would be proud to be seen sitting in this thing



I'll admit though, that if they only used one Jolly Roger symbol and nixed all of that sparkly crap, it wouldn't be that bad. Might look better in black leather as well.

OMG you guys, I entered an icon challenge at henrygalelovers thinking "Aww heck, just for the fun of it" and look what happened!



This makes me *squee* so badly, LOL! And makes me want to get back into the habit of making icons again . . .  *goes to put banner in profile*

Horsey-wise, I'm having fun. Getting back into the obsessive habit of going out all the time to groom and train them. Dad was home for a while on Sunday and gave me the desperately needed help in getting Echo started leading. I'd been putting his halter on him every other day or so, but it's SO much easier to start a baby leading if you have two people. One to lead mama and one to coax the baby into following on a lead and making him think it's all his idea in the first place ;-) I went out and did it again tonight, with Sweet Tart tied to a post, and this little guy walked all over the place with me, and wasn't even scared when we got far away from mama! I'm so proud of him. Though he really didn't need to slam his head into mine when I was trying to catch him . . . that hurts. And goodness gracious, did I say we were selling these two monsters? Dad is, as I suspected, head over heels in love with this baby and apparently very reluctant to sell anyone now *rolls eyes* But we are definitely NOT breeding back for anymore foals. No. No moar babies! He'll just have to drive a few extra miles each week to feed them. Silly Dads.

Also, I am a mean auntie and a woman of my word. Charles has been really piss-poor about keeping Walker groomed, especially his mane. It's really long and thin and gets tangled easily. After untangling one too many Rats' Nests of Epic Proportion©, I told him that if he didn't comb through Walker's mane at least every other day, I was going to put braids in it. I went out this afternoon (After he'd left for his GED classes) and lo & behold, there was another nest forming in that pretty white mane. Let it be known that Grace keeps her promises. And most of her threats XD






Poor guy. He doesn't look nearly as silly as I was afraid he would, though. And at least now his hair can't get all knotted up or fall in his eyes and make them water! Hopefully it'll thicken up and not get so tangled easily . . . . or *someone* will do a better job of combing him :-P I can't wait to see his reaction when he goes outside and sees him tomorrow XD

What on EARTH?  He had it hanging out off and on for like 30 minutes tonight. This is new . . . LOL!



And really, am I the only one who watched Flash Forward on Thursday night? *sniffle*

Time for me to fess up. The real reason I was so incredibly upset and antsy last time I posted was because my Dad was having an issue with a broken seal on a load he had delivered to a McDonald's warehouse, and there was a very good chance that he was going to lose his job over it. After much prayer and four or five days of him sitting at different warehouses (Un-paid, days, I might add :-( ) it looks like that's not going to be the case. I'm sorry I took it out here, but in this economy, the idea of the only working person in the household losing their job was a very scary one.

I'm also happy to report we've been making progress with Sweet Tart and the baby. Oh! He has a name now, by the way. We're calling him Echo. Echo One, Mom says, in case we're ever stupid enough to breed more of them, she'll just add Two, Three, etc to their names, LOL. I really think we've made enough babies for now though. He's a spunky little thing, that's for sure! I got a halter on him last night, so we've made it through step 1 of getting him halter broken. He's technically still for sale, but stupid me is now really hoping and trying to get a job so we'll be able to afford keeping him, LOL. Cause we really don't see Dad parting with Sweet Tart anytime soon. I actually felt bad because he came home the other night and we went out with flashlights to look at Echo, and the guy fell so totally in love with the little thing. He hinted that I could train Sawyer for harness and then Echo when he's old enough, and we'll have a matched team. Gotta admit, that'd be awfully pretty and nice.

I made a video of Echo and Sweet Tart yesterday, (with cameos by Walker and Sawyer) hope you enjoy! Oh, and don't tell YouTube I used that song! I don't want the copyright Nazis yanking it ;-P


OH! One last thing. Flash Forward last night was AMAZING. I'm definitely hooked, and I can't wait to see Dom's character and more of Jack's! Anyone else watch?

Never has excitement over something worn off so incredibly fast. I feel really mean saying this, but for some reason, I just don't like this foal very much at all. I can't place my finger on it, but there's something in his attitude and personality that's very off-putting. Then tonight, Sweet Tart wouldn't come up to eat her food and hay, and when I tried to go get her, she ran round and round the field in circles, the stupid bitch. I'd like very much just to sell them both; we were planning on selling this baby anyways, and Mom and I have been wanting to be rid of Sweet Tart for a long time now.

The problem is, when Mom brought this up with Dad, he said something to the effect of "Well we don't really need any of them, so we should sell all four." GAH! He's always ready to downsize and get rid of a bunch of stuff unless it's stuff that he happens to like, especially when it comes to his precious Sweet Tart. She's too small to ride, fairly ugly, and absolutely useless. Even when Charles was small enough to ride her, she wouldn't obey him,  she's caused us to have to do more fence repairs than I want to remember, and she can't get along with other horses to save her life. Sawyer got a huge gash over one eye last week that I'm pretty sure was her work. I just really, really want her to be gone. As for 'getting rid of them all', NO. FRIKKIN'. WAY. Firstly, we can't get rid of Walker because he has no shots or Coggins test. Oh yeah, and his halter broke a few months ago and won't let me put a new one on him. Besides, he's such an easy keeper, never breaks fences or tries to get out at all. And secondly, Sawyer? NO! I have put too much time, work, and effort into him and I'm very attached, especially these last few days, to just sell him. I realized how much I cared today when I yelled at him for nipping instead of just using the 3 second rule, and he put his head against me and looked at me as if he were going "I'm sorry :-(" Then I felt really bad about it. He's shaping up to be such an excellent little companion for someone someday, and I intend for that someone to be me. I love my little Sawbucks :'(

( Also, redundant class is redundant )

On a happier note, Congratulations to Michael Emerson on that Emmy win tonight, yay! I love how he's so sweet and humble about it, too.

HA! We were right! (See yesterday's post). Those were officially the last pictures taken of Sweet Tart during this pregnancy! And the outcome is . . . dun dun dun, another little boy. If I thought Sawyer was a carbon copy of his father, this one has proven me wrong. Except for a funny spot right in the center of his butt (LOL!) he has almost all the same markings as Walker. And. He. Is. Freaking. ADORABLE. I got up before my alarm and went out to see Walker gazing rapturously at something out in the field, and ta-da! There was Sweet Tart with her latest little one. We've already been out to put a little iodine on his belly button stump, and give him a 1st stage of imprinting. He's been rubbed down, had a halter on and off, saw what a rope is, and got copious amounts of snuggles and hugs. Which I plan to repeat very often ^_^ And he is soooo soft and tiny, especially his little face.  I just love foal noses! And even though he's got no teeth, he's already bitten me and gotten hold of my pants leg. Ok, ok. without further ado, picture time!




That spot on his butt is one of the funniest things EVER. At least I'll be able to tell him apart from Sawyer and Walker, because he has a black tail.

He's not named yet; we're probably going to wait until Dad comes home and let him do the honors. Out of all the dozens of animals we've owned, he's only named two or three, tops. That, and he was here yesterday afternoon and hated to leave for work again because it was pretty definite she was going to drop the foal soon. Whew, I'm tired now, lol. But it;s been a very fun morning :-)

Sooo, we went through a lot of these posts last year when we were waiting for Sawyer to make his grand entrance into the world, but Sweet Tart's not a maiden mare this time, so I'm hoping we're reading her signs right. She made absolutely none last time, no udder, no 'dialating' as you'd call it for humans, nothing. He was just there one morning.

Today however, her udder has doubled in size since yesterday alone, her girl part* has probably tripled in length, and she's generally not herself at all. We decided earlier today to keep Sawyer in his round pen until she delivers because he can be clingy and bully-ish towards her. Also we have no idea how he's going to react to the baby. 16 months old or not, I think he's still a mama's boy at heart. Anywho, got the little scoundrel corralled and gave him and Sweet Tart some hay to munch on. Being the glutton that she is, it surprised us when all of a sudden she jumped and ran away from her hay and left it abandoned for a while. Seriously, that's like the equivalent vampire not wanting blood, LOL. She stood by Sawyer's round pen and kind of stamped and looked at her belly a few times for about 30 minutes before she finally finished the hay. She's been lurking in dark wooded corners of the pasture too, all by herself. So I'm kind of expecting to see a gangly new family member when I go out tomorrow morning ^_^ I set my alarm for 6:30, hehe. Gotta sneak out before anyone else, you know. Mom's gotten the first glimpse at the last two foals (Sweet Tart and Sawyer) and I'm determined to 'discover' this one, lol. Well, that's about it for now. I'll leave you with some picspam from this afternoon. Look at this poor girl!


Sorry about the disembodied hands in that picture. I recently discovered Dad has a huge issue with me posting his picture on Facebook, where only people he pretty much already knows will see them, lol. So I cropped him out of these. Not trying to disown him or be mean, I promise ;-)

* I use the term 'girl part' when I normally hate cutesy crap like that, but I wasn't sure if anyone would be uncomfortable with having those actual clinical terms show up on their f-list without a cut.

Fairly fruitless day. We went out this morning and starting to shear Mumble, but the blades on the clippers came loose and flew off, so we're gonna have another shot in a day or two. The downside is, poor Mumble now looks really silly, with the wool missing from his back and and no where else XD

I made up a banner for name_is_simon , but I just can't figure out how to do a layout at all. Hopefully after the show starts, things will pick up and maybe I'll be able to find someone with layout making skills to make the place look all nice and official. Ah well, I'm happy with my banner anyways. It's been a while since I did anything productive on Paint Shop.

Okay, so in the past, communities I've started haven't exactly gone very far. But am I going to let that stop me from trying again? Absolutely not. For anyone who is interested, I've started a community for Dom's character, Simon, on the upcoming ABC show, Flash Forward, which has been the subject of much excitement and squee in recent posts.

name_is_simon 

Depending on the show's popularity, success, and heaven forbid the idea, how long Simon survives, I will probably need help running the community once it catches on. If anyone is interested in being a co-mod with me, or knows someone who would like to be involved, let me know! All I ask is for someone who is trustworthy, dependable, and mature. Oh, and someone who is interested in Dom, his character, and the show, obviously ^_^.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! WITH JACK DAVENPORT'S CHARACTER! Adhifoahdufhipa;hdufiadh . . . sorry. It's just that I've wanted to see these two on screen together before, but I never thought it'd happen. Apologies to those of you who saw this in the Dom community already, but I thought some of the Jack Dav and Joseph F. fans on my f-list would like it :)

Got to school today, and thought my old nurse's aid/home health/patient care assistant teacher wasn't there yet again, because I didn't see her car in the staff lot. But when I went in and sat down, she was unlocking the classroom; turns out our normal teacher couldn't be there so we got to have Ms. Smythe again, yay! So I at least got to give her back the textbook and DVD she'd loaned me, but it was neat getting taught by her again for a change. Still doesn't really help the subject material much, it's boring and redundant as heck. It's all about work ethics, how to behave at work, etc. BAH.

Speaking of the good ol' days, the mean spirited/trashy/drama-causer from those two first classes made the local news on Friday. And NOT in a good way.

http://www.wcjb.com/news/4805/lake-county-police-shoot-attacking-dog

Anywho, enough of that. Dad and I did Sweet Tart and Sawyer's feet last night and put some treatment on them; it's been raining all week so they've been standing in slop and are getting kind of thrushy again. But we also decided to practice with the bridle and saddle on Sawyer again.







That's all for now, hope everyone is well!

*sigh* yesterday was back to school. I'm not really thrilled about this class, as it seems to involve a lot of tedious written work, making a resume, mock job interviews, etc. I hate that kind of crap. And it ALSO has a freaking clinical requirement! I specifically asked the advisor if this class had clinicals, and she said no. Gah, but I'm so sick of clinicals! Especially when I have to go by myself without an instructor or other students. Bugger it all . . .  but I guess I'll make it. At least the actual class is only 90 minutes once a week.

For as skeptical as I was when I first heard about it, I'm starting to get really excited about Flash Forward, a new show on ABC this fall.


Besides an absolutely smashing casting job, the promo reminds me of the pilot episode of Lost. I'll cross my fingers and hope this one is just as good, because with Lost ending next year, I need a new show to fan over  ;-)

Some cool promo pics and slight spoilery info here - http://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/flash-forward-tv-news/new-flashforward-character-pics-feature-dominic-monaghan/8102

(!!!!! Why is he levitating?! Seriously hope he's playing a villain this go round. I've been wanting to see him do that for so long now . . . )

P.S. She's not due for a month, but Sweet Tart's udder looks like it's starting to fill. Yay!