Published On: 10-29-2006 04:13 PM
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Boy did I have a doozy of a dream last night. It was wierd enough that I had to share.

Okay, first off the dream is a sequel to a dream I had months ago. In the prior dream the Sun was about to go supernova. The only way to stop it is to find a missin' equation, upload it to a computer, beam it to a satellite and then to the Sun. In the previous dream this all went well. The sun didn't go boom.

Move on to last night's dream. A terrorist organization somehow makes the Sun want to go supernova again. I've got to find the equation...but, I can't find it. It's not in my house (why it'd be in my house, specifically my dinin' room, is beyond me). I'm frantic. This Black lady I've never met before in my life is helpin' me look. We're both panickin'. Cut to a scene of the Sun....Big old soon to be Black Hole Sun. It's roiling, flares explodin' from the surface. It's just plain bad y'all. Cut back to me and my new friend lookin'...back to the Sun....back agian...and again to the Sun...I wake up.

Now, the funny thing is it was one of those dreams where you know for a fact you're dreamin'. But, you can't do anything about it. You can't take control and find what you need.

It was just plain wierd. Very wierd. Glad I woke up before everything went boom.

Published On: 10-02-2006 04:44 PM
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I'm gonna rant a little bit today. Got a phone call last night from someone. The first words out of the person's mouth were: "Who's speaking?". Woman, you called my house...you should know who you're callin'! Proper phone etiquette, people, is to call the person you want to talk to and ask: "May I speak to so-and-so?". You do not ask "Who's speaking?". It's just plain rude; you know who you wanted to call, ask to speak to them. If you've dialed the wrong number, apologize and try again.

Things like that make me want to scream. I shouldn't be surprised, though. Simple manners and respect are continuously bein' ignored. It's not just in phone etiquette either. There's a new Camry or Hyundai commercial out (I forget which) where this woman is on the phone with a guy who is outside in his car. She keeps sayin' she doesn't see his car and gets irritated. Well, he finally leaves and she then notices him. I know it's a commercial and it's supposed to be humorous, but every time I see it I can't help but think that if that fellow had been a gentleman, gotten his sorry butt out of the car and went to the door like he was supposed to, then they wouldn't have had that problem. The thing that bugged me about it is that it's not just a commercial...many members of the male half of our species really are that stupid these days.

Listen, it's simple y'all. Let me try to break it down for you:

1) Say "Yes Ma'am"/"No Ma'am" and "Yes Sir/"No Sir" to a person, regardless of age. It shows that you respect them.

2) Look people in the eye. When you shake hands, shake firmly -- none of that limp-wristed, cold dead fish crap. If for some reason you don't shake hands for religious/moral/hygiene reasons, have the good manners to politely explain why so you don't come off lookin' like a complete jerk.

3) When on the phone ask "May I speak to so-and-so (insert name of the person you called)?" As mentioned above, it's piss poor etiquette to do otherwise.

4) Men, go to the door when you pick someone up on a date. You most likely asked her out. The least you could do is get off your sorry butt and go to her home/apartment door and greet her there.
     addendum: This rule relies basically on heterosexual datin' and good old-fashioned ideas regarding said dating. Not bein' of the other persuasion I have no clue how it should be handled and am smart enough not to try to figure it out. Also, this rule only applies if the couple hasn't decided to meet at the place they're goin' on the date. Chivalry ain't dead, no matter how many people might want to see it dead.

4a) Similar to 4, but not exclusive to it: If you go to someone's house call first. When you get there, do not lay on the horn. Get your sorry butt out, walk to the door, and knock/ring the doorbell.

5) Open doors for people, most especially women and the elderly. Give up your seat to same. It's the right thing to do. Do it.

Okay...I feel much better now.

Published On: 09-22-2006 03:46 PM
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Hey y'all!



Okay, so this is my first time trying to write a blog so please bear with me. I'm not sure how often I'll be postin' here, it'll probably be pretty haphazard. Anyways, a little bit about me because I know you're just dyin' to know...right? Let's see, there's all of my personal stuff on my profile: I'm 29, from Georgia, single and a graduate of Georgia Southern University. Right now I'm pretty much unemployeed except for the occasional stint substitutin' at my local high school. I volunteer some as a tutor for GED students as well (though not lately - bigtime burnout). I was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect, and I've been in a wheelchair since I was 9 - got my wheels waaaaaaay before anybody else .

Now for the interestin' stuff. I'm big into genealogy, child welfare (chaired a child abuse council for a while until it fell apart), Southern History and Heritage (I'm a member of The Ogeechee Rifles Camp #941 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans), and books. I love to read; I love books and reading so much I created a website and forum called The Book Nook Café devoted to the topic last year after joinin' the Book Nook Cafe Group at the Fuselage, a site sponsored by the creators of the show LOST.

Okay, so that's me in a nutshell. Hope I didn't bore those of you readin' this too much *L*. I promise to be more interestin' in the future.