Espresso Ramblings

Things I think about while under the influence of too much coffee...or not enough coffee...

lunar phases

 

Loud Mouthed, but with power...

 Thanks to Annonymous for the quiz below...although I'm not sure the description of me as Texas is all that flattering, a lot of my family is from there, so I figured I'd better just go for it!

posted by: jlhpisces at January 31, 2005 05:09 | link | comments (1) |

 

You're Texas!
You aren't really much of your own person, but everyone around you wishes you'd go away, so you might as well be independent.  You're sort of loud-mouthed and abrasive, but you do have a fair amount of power.  You like big trucks, big cattle, and big oil rigs.  And sometimes you really smell.  But it's not all bad, you're big enough to have some soft spots somewhere in all that redneck madness.
Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

posted by: jlhpisces at January 31, 2005 05:05 | link | comments (2) |

But wait, there's more...

 I had this all typed up at work, probably 30 total over the course of the day, and managed not to save it.  Then I figured that maybe 30 was too much information all at once, so here's 10 that I remember...

1. I like Steven Seagal movies, Bruce Willis, Michael Madsen, and James Gandolfini.  I sense a trend.
2. I wear colored contact lenses (bright blue) for fun., regular contacts or glasses for work.
3. I once gave a speech on animal experimentation in the medical industry to a room full of people eating a lasagna dinner.  I felt bad for them, but it was a good speech.
4. I saw the original Star Wars with my mom 17 1/2 times.  I fell asleep.
5. I sometimes sleep with a knit hat on if I feel chilly.
6. I think Stephen King is a great writer.
7. I like to sing in the car.
8. I'm afraid of thunder and lightning, flying, ants, and heights. I am not afraid of talking in front of groups or the dark (unless the bogeyman, Jason, Freddie, or the Blair Witch are out there).
9. I can be really superstitious and I believe in ghosts, luck, destiny and love at first sight.
10. I love the way the field looks when you first come out of the tunnel at a sports stadium.  The grass is so green it almost glows.

posted by: jlhpisces at January 29, 2005 23:44 | link | comments |

Things About Me

 I've been seeing a lot of blogs with lists of things about the creator...I always find them interesting to read, so I thought I would create one of my own to see if they are as much fun to create as they are to read...I'm sure this will be a work in progress, but here's the first installment:

1. I once competed in a rodeo.
2. I am a Pisces-Aries, which makes me dreamy but stubborn.
3. I was born a twin, but my twin died.  We were only 3 days old, so I don’t remember her, but it still makes me sad sometimes.
4. My favorite color is red.
5. I love marzipan covered with dark chocolate.
6. I love bananas, but not banana-flavored things.
7. Ditto peach-flavored things.
8. I have one cat.
9. And one son.
10. I have a beat up Chrysler convertible that I can’t bring myself to get rid of, even though it needs a ton of work

posted by: jlhpisces at January 24, 2005 23:44 | link | comments (5) |

Mountaintop For Rent?

 Every once in awhile, I just want to run away and hide.  Run away at top speed.  Not necessarily to stay away, I mean, I love my family and friends, but it's like I get full to the top with everyone else's issues and problems and realize that I've got a whole slew of my own to deal with, that I've been shuttling aside to help everyone else, and then surprise! no emotional reserve to handle it.  Don't misunderstand, I wouldn't trade helping others, but just once I wish I could remember to save some of that support for myself...but I don't...and it happens again...Blech.  Well, that's enough of that...writing it out didn't really help...maybe later.

posted by: jlhpisces at January 24, 2005 04:38 | link | comments |

Funny Funny Funny

 This article from The Wave had me laughing so hard I may have frightened my cube neighbors.  It may just be me, but I'll bet you find it funny too!  The Wave is great, BTW...

posted by: jlhpisces at January 20, 2005 02:01 | link | comments (3) |

Getting Closer

 Well, I finally managed to add back some of the features that I lost when I went to this new template...trivia quiz is back, and the blog tools that will help add traffic to your site (if that kind of thing matters to you) are now back in the left hand column...I also added a new poll...please vote and leave comments about your choice!

posted by: jlhpisces at January 19, 2005 18:38 | link | comments (3) |

Not So Intelligent Quotes

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," -- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff," -- Mariah Carey

"Half this game is ninety percent mental." -- Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." -- Al Gore, Vice President

"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." -- Dan Quayle

" It's no exaggeration to say that the undecided could go one way or another" -- George Bush, US President

"The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein," -- Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst. 

posted by: jlhpisces at January 18, 2005 22:27 | link | comments (3) |

Link For Trivia

 Please note that the link for the trivia quiz has reappeared at left!  Thanks for being patient while I update this new template!

posted by: jlhpisces at January 18, 2005 19:00 | link | comments |

Just for the record

 I am having a terrible day...it seems like everytime I turn around there is a crisis at work, and I am at the point where I just want to scream at everyone to deal with their own issues!  Two of the department bosses are gone this week, so I think that's a license for everything to fall apart.  And I'm just feeling overwhelmed, which is something that I usually can deal with, but not today.  I'm not looking for pity (much), I just thought I would write about it, to avoid screaming and yelling at the top of my lungs...I will admit that I've spent a few minutes in my car in tears, that did seem to help a little bit...so if anyone reads this and has something amusing to share that might help me out of this funk, please pass it on!

posted by: jlhpisces at January 14, 2005 00:21 | link | comments (7) |