I HAVE MOVED
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12/11/04 10:27 AM
No condo pics. I REALLY wanted to like this place. I love the location, I love the building... I hated the spaces. Couldn't imagine living there. There was virtually no storage space. I'd have to downsize so much to even think about getting my stuff in there. There was little convenient free parking for guests. It just didn't feel right. We walked through model after model and I was willing myself to like the place: "C'mon - you should LIKE this!" Nope. So, on to plan C. I'll start looking again just after the holidays.
I'm marching in the Holidazzle Parade tonight! I think I have enough layers of clothing to wear. When I look at the hourly forecasts (how do they guess THOSE, anyway?) they say 31 degrees at 6pm, so it won't be brutally cold. Not for us tundra-dwellers, anyway. This will be fun!
I remember exactly where I was when I first heard "We are the World". It was a big deal - all the Twin Cities radio stations played it at the same time. I was at the health club on the bikes, and everyone just kinda stopped and listened. I don't know that they can capture that moment again.
I'm no great fan of Wal-Mart, but how is this lawsuit even possible? How are they to be held responsible for censoring band lyrics?
"Spanglish" looks good. Looking forward to seeing it.
When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, one of the boys brought dog food (I think it was Liv-a-Snaps) to school and we ate them. Ewwwwwwww. Ewwwww. Ewwwwww.
Yikes. "LiveStrong" - or die! Which does it really mean?
Talk to youse all later. Ciao.
12/10/04 4:54 AM
A quick synopsis of chele's day yesterday, hour by hour: good, busy, BAD, busy, busy, BAD, good, knitting time!, good, BAD, BAD, VERY BAD, WORST EVER, busy, good, BAD....
Well, you get the idea. Today I work the morning, then meet fabulous RealtorGirl for lunch, then we're looking at some condos. A bit of gift shopping, and then - well, I've had a hard week!
Quick look at the news:
At least players and the owners are talking to each other again. It's a start. They better get it settled, because, oh my GOD do we really wanna watch this?? I don't even know what this is!
Watched ER last night. BlahBlahBlah. She euthanized her dad. BlahBlahBlah. I'm so over it. When Mark Greene died I wept like a baby. Now I just stare at the TV incredulously. She's actually smart to get out now.
This is so sad. Why would someone do this? I guess you can never get into the mind of a crazy person, and because he's dead too, we'll never know. Madness.
The 81-year-old atheist now believes in God. He says he now believes because of "scientific evidence". I say he's just hedging his bets! After all, he's 81 years old!
Gotta get going. Condo pictures later! Ciao.
12/9/04 5:04 AM
I just heard on the news that NHL players and owners are talking in Toronto today. Could it be? Will it be?
Normally, MaddyCat is the good one. This morning she ran over my big toe with her razor-sharp kitty back-claws, resulting in two huge scratches. OUCH, man. That could not hurt more. She knows she was bad.. she's trying to be all cuddly-cat-pet-me-look-how-cute-I-am. No way. I'm not buying it.
Did you SEE West Wing last night??! It's getting good again!
Martha Stewart is planning her comeback show. This will be huge.(C'mon. Admit it. You'll watch).
Dick Clark had a stroke, but it was mild, and he'll be fine. I think he's really some kind of robot/clone thing. How is it possible that he looks that good at 75?
Holy God. This is horrible, and it could happen anywhere. I swear, I'm never leaving the house again.
I keep telling you all to get onboard the Desperate Housewives bandwagon! This might be the beginning of the end of all the reality schlock.
Oy. Wayne Brady needs to accept the fact that his 15 minutes are up. Show of hands - who will watch his hilarious new series? Uh Huh. That's what I thought.
Yeeeeouch! In order to avoid this, don't run through the neighborhood naked, okay?
I've had three days of back-to-back chaos at work. Late yesterday I blocked off my calendar for today so that I can actually get some desk work done. I'm supposed to have tomorrow off (last vacation Friday of the year), but I might have to go in - at least for part of the day. I don't know what's different about this week, and why it's so crazy. But, as always, chele gets through it. I always do. Have an excellent day. Or at least a sane one. Ciao.
12/8/04 5:03 AM
What's new? Oh yeah, I have my own domain name now! Same ol' cheleblog, without the ads and the netfirms banner at the top. Both addresses will work - I have to put that redirect script thing in, and I think I know how to do that. But I'm not doing it at 5 AM. I'll do that this weekend. But you may want to update your favorites or links. Last time I'm changing addresses, I promise.
I can relate to the trouble you can have when your sleep time changes. They don't mention my particular cure - MORE COFFEE. I've found you can go on almost any amount of sleep as long as you drink enough coffee when you get up!
What's the "N" Network? That's not on my cable line-up. We have the worst cable in the world. I remember it took forever for us to get MSNBC! We still don't have the Hallmark channel or the Speed Channel.
I'd forgotten about Camille. New American Idol season starts up in January.
I would put some news up here for you.. but the internet is broken. Well, my internet is, anyway. So I'll just blather a little bit.
Here is my fabulous new robe.. nothing is more important than the right fluffy robe.
I worked on my legwarmers for 2 hours at knitting last night at knitting. I'm afraid I'm not going to be done with them before Saturday. The next project is going to be on BIG needles so I finish quickly!
Who's going to march in the Holidazzle Parade on Saturday? Oh, that's right - ME.
I can tell that it's damp and cold outside. My leg is killin' me. I broke it.. how long ago was that...15 years? I can still forecast the weather with it.
Yeah, I know. Most boring post ever.. I got nothin'! Have the best day possible. Ciao.
12/6/04 5:04 AM
Top Ten Winter Songs
Merry Kwanzakkuhamas! (did I leave anyone out?). Here are my top ten winter/holiday songs, as always, in no particular order:
1. Christmas Time is Here/Linus & Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
What are these, you may ask? Four Words: A Charlie Brown Christmas! They're on the soundtrack. It's absolutely impossible to NOT be happy when you listen to these songs. (and they're on iTunes. You know you want to hear them..)
2. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
"Met my old lover in the grocery store. The snow was falling, Christmas Eve." No one tells a song-story like Dan Fogelberg.
3. Frosti - Bjork
It's the big ol' musicbox song! One of my favorite parts of this song is the sound of snow crunching underfoot.
4. Christmas Island - Leon Redbone
"How'd you like to hang your stocking on a great big coconut tree?" Oh yeah..I spent one Christmas in Hawaii, and I must admit that I really did miss the snow. After you've lived in the tundra for this long, your brain starts to freeze.
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - The Carpenters
This song should also be on my top ten "songs I'm most ashamed to admit that I like". But I love Karen Carpenters' voice. She should have eaten more fruit cake or something..
6. Out in the Cold - Judas Priest
It's not really a holiday OR a winter song. It just has the word "Cold" in the title. But it wouldn't BE a chelelist without one Judas Priest song on it. (The two Charlie Brown songs will offset this one, so I'm not cheating!)
7. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Boris Karloff
I dedicate this one to all you Scrooges out there. Bah, Humbug!
8. White Christmas (1947 Single) - Bing Crosby
The one from the White Christmas soundtrack. It's not officially the holidays until I watch this movie at least twice.
9. Silver Bells - Johnny Mathis
My dad used to sing this song to us. Keep in mind that English was not his native language: "Seeeelvah Belllllls, Seeeelvah Belllllls. It'sa Christ-a-mis-a-time in Nevada." Why he sang it that way I'll never know. But it wasn't until I was about 10 years old that I found out otherwise!
10. Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
::Dancing around:: Once again - just TRY to be unhappy when this is playing! ::Continues dancing::
That's my list. Go wish all these other people a happy Hanuramakwanzachristmas, too:
At first I didn't understand why baseball players using steroids was such a big deal. Then I read the quote by McCain. "I don't care about Mr. Bonds or Mr. Sheffield or anybody else...What I care about are high school athletes who are tempted to use steroids because they think that's the only way they can make it in the major leagues." Okay. Now I get it.
In my twilight zone moment of the week [insert creepy music here], I watched Mask on Friday (TiVo got it for me), and then I read that Laura Dern just had a baby. I hadn't even remembered that she was in that movie.
Oh, now this is sad.. washed up country singer passed out behind the wheel. I'm pretty sure there's a C&W song in there someplace.
I'll probably watch the game this afternoon. I have to run one more errand (to get the one thing I was SUPPOSED to get yesterday. sheesh!), then it's definitely time for cleaning. Definitely. Have a great day! Ciao
12/4/04 4:08 PM
It's so very 80s... But they'll be so warm!
12/4/04 8:21 AM
Good Saturday morning to you. I've got the extra-industrial-strength coffee going, and the Moody Blues on iTunes. Oh my God. I think that means I'm ::gasp:: middle-aged! That's okay, though.. I can say with all conviction that I've earned every wrinkle - I now understand why they're called crows-feet - and gray hair - which are easily covered by ColorSilk #34. Hey, I never said I was going down without a fight!
I've gotta do the usual running around today. Why does it take a minimum of two Target trips to get everything I need? And that's when I HAVE a list. And I'll probably have to go to the yarn store as long as I'm out and about. I'm making the legwarmers from the Stitch 'n Bitch Nation book. (yeah, yeah, I had some when I was about 14 or 15... I should have just kept 'em). If I spend a little time on it today I'll have the first one done today. Pictures as soon as it is.
It's almost the first Monday of the month, which means another top 10 list from allofus. The theme this month is Winter Songs - holiday or otherwise. I've got a good jump on it, so I won't be scrambling on Monday morning.
I haven't read the news yet, so I don't know what's going on in the world. Think I'll go do that right now.. if there's anything that I can't keep quiet about, I'll put it up here. Otherwise I'll talk to youse all later. Ciao, Bellas!
12/3/04 4:59 AM
Has this been the longest week EVER or what? Not that I'm complaining..had another bday dinner last night.
I just don't get it. Again - HOW does the fact that she's a lesbian negate all the good she does in her church? It sounds like her parishoners and fellow clergy think she's an "Outstanding pastor and person of great spiritual integrity." It's so sad that she's not going to be allowed to minister. The God I know just isn't as mean as some of those right-wing nutjobs out there.
Heh.. the caption on this picture of Brian Williams should read "what the hell am I doing here?" I'm sure he'll be good.. but he's looking a little petrified!
EWWWWWWW. Thank you for not subjecting us to that ad. (Warning - do not read that headline if you are eating).
.....I told you! ewwwwww.
Well, this is a noble pursuit. I guess. Sounds a little dangerous to me.
I'm sneezing, sneezing, sneezing. What's that about? I think I need to stay home on the couch tonight. Have a good day. Ciao!
12/2/04 4:52 AM
First of all: CONGRATS TO DAME!! Welcome back to the world of getting up early for work. Don't worry... you'll get used to it.
It's the end of the world as we know it. The Chiefs last and the Chargers first?? It's the bizarro world.
Sadly, the NHL is losing face with some fans. It's not been that bad so far - but just wait until football season is over. What am I gonna watch in February??
The new U2 album is da bomb! (get it? heh heh... I'm like a comedian...) No disappointing tracks at all.
Who didn't see this coming? NBC's success really did rest almost totally on Friends. Anyone want to wager how much longer Joey will last?
WHEN will they open an all cereal restaurant here? I'd be all over that! Apple Jacks! Cocoa Puffs (and Cocoa Krispies.. my REAL favorite)! Cap'n Crunch! EEEEK! I feel a sugar high coming on...
Desperate Housewives... Number ONE show! I so thought that Nicolette Sheridan was getting bumped off this week. And what is Bree gonna do about her soul-less child?
A few more details about Martha's possible new reality show. And c'mon... you KNOW you'll read her jailhouse memoir. Or maybe that's just me.
On the other hand, I KNOW I don't wanna see the DaVinci Code movie. Just leave well enough alone.
