I am finally going to get to see Gogol Bordello! I missed the last show - even though I had tickets - because I was overwhelmed with school and other things that were going on at the time. But now.. I have another chance. Jeremy is going to pick up tickets tomorrow. How lucky am I? Pretty darn lucky.

With all the talk about Silent Hill lately, Jeremy and I couldn't help but start playing the games again. We are currently playing Silent Hill 3 on the PS2.

It's funny.. we have the entire series, but not all for the same platform. Silent Hill 1 we have for the Playstation (PS1, but obviously is compatible with the PS2), Silent Hill 2 we have for the Xbox, Silent Hill 3 we have for the PS2, and Silent Hill 4 we have for the Xbox. We should probably trade in some and get them all for one platform, but this works for now.

Anyway, we decided to skip over the first and second installments because they are a tad bit slower than the most recent two. Yes, I know.. we are quite pathetic. It's OK though - we are both aware of it and have willlingly accepted it. *grin*

So now I am going to change my desktop again. Yes, the last desktop was also from Silent Hill 3, but I have saved several of them from this installment and feel like sharing.

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Here are a few movies that Jeremy and I have watched over the past few days.

Elizabethtown: We both enjoyed this movie. It's a "feel good" chick flick, but entertaining nonetheless. It has a great cast including Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom and Susan Sarandon. Worth renting!

The Weather Man: An absolutely horrid movie - not even worth the few dollars to rent it. We shut it off half way through - and that was being generous. I wouldn't even give this movie half of one star. Blah.

Just Like Heaven: I hadn't really seen much about this movie, but had Jeremy pick it up anyway because I assumed it would be good with actors Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon starring in it. It started out as a normal "chick flick" and then got weird about 30 minutes into it. I was beginning to feel disappointed, but after giving it a little more time was glad I did. Overall it was a decent movie. Nothing to "write home" about, but worth a rent if you have nothing better to do.

The more I see/read/hear about this movie the more difficult it is becoming to wait two months to see it. To show my enthusiasm, here is my latest desktop...

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Today is my birthday. Do you want to know something amusing? Every year it seems easier to forget that it's my birthday. When I was younger, I was completely aware of the fact that it was my birthday every moment of the entire day. It's not like that anymore. In fact, this is the first year it was painfully obvious. For example: When I came in the door this evening Jeremy said that my mom had called. When I asked if something was wrong he said, "Uh, no, babe.. I think she was probably calling to wish you a happy birthday." That thought hadn't even crossed my mind. Wow, being thirty-something is really taking it's toll. *grin*

I went to bed this past Sunday feeling dandy. I woke up on Monday morning with a sore throat and by lunch was complaining to one of my co-workers that I felt as if I had a fever and could very well fall asleep at my desk. I made it until two o'clock and decided I'd had enough. I drove home - trying not to kill myself - and took my temperature as soon as I walked in the door. As I had suspected, I had a fever of 101 degrees. Fun times. I took two Nyquil Liquigels and passed out until 8 AM on Tuesday. I did manage to open an eye once or twice when Jeremy came in to check on me during the evening.

Tuesday morning I called work and advised them I would not be in. Then I slept another two hours before callling my doctor - only to find out that she had left town for a family emergency and there would be no replacement until Thursday. Hmm? Why bother answering the phone then, eh? Fuckers. I had no choice but to visit the local "MedStop" as a "new patient." Again, fun times. Jeremy drove my unshowered, pajama-wearing ass there and within a handful of minutes I was being seen by the doctor. From what I remember, it's highly unusual to be seen within the first couple of hours when going to a walk-in clinic. So far, so good.

The doctor walked into the exam room, asked a few questions, gave me a shot of something in my ass, wrote me a prescription and sent me on my way. Yes, I did say "a shot in my ass." I can't remember the last time that happened. Doctors don't normally volunteer to give you a shot of anything. They normally just write a prescription and tell you that all should be well in 3 days.

Yesterday, after taking the antibiotic, that I have never taken before, for two consecutive days I realized that I could not stop itching for anything. I felt as though I had poison ivy or chicken pox or something. It has been driving me mad! It took me forever to fall asleep last night because I could NOT STOP ITCHING.

I went back to the doctor this afternoon and advised him that I thought I might be having an allergic reaction. He happily gave me ANOTHER shot in my ass, wrote me a new prescription and charged me for another office visit. WTF? This time the shot hurt. It was some kind of steroid to stop the itching. It hurt like a bitch. And I think it upset my stomach. Hopefully that is the last visit I will need to make to the shot-happy doctor.

Helluva week I'm having, eh?

I just ran across this little morsel of information that made me grin from ear to ear. It's due to come out sometime in 2007. That seems like such a long time to wait.

I'm hoping that this movie will be decent enough to hold me over. It comes out the day that me, Jeremy and the boys come home from Florida. Great timing! We just finished watching the trailer and we're both very impressed with it. It's very much like the game.

It's been a very long, exhausting week for this family. My dad's best friend, who we were all very close to, passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 52. It was unexpected and heartbreaking. I still can't believe it really happened.

Jeremy and I have been talking about going to school for Mortuary Science. At first we talked about him going, but the more we have talked about it, the more I am thinking about doing it too. I know that to most people it seems like a creepy thing, but I don't feel that way and neither does Jeremy. There are so many benefits to doing it together. We will be able to help each other get through school. And, the good thing is that the classes I've already taken will not be wasted because they are required for the M.S. program also. There are a total of 68 credit hours required for pre-requisites before you go into the Mortuary Science program at Wayne State University. So, Jeremy is going to join me over at WCCCD during the summer semester and we will go from there.

Oh, and... in case you're wondering... no, I haven't told my parents yet. I don't imagine it will be a problem, but my mother is so excited about me getting into the nursing program. I'll discuss it with them when we get a little further into it.

I have fallen in love with my sister's new site - Talking Smack. If you are at all into celebrity gossip this is the place to go. I'll tell you what.. she's saving me a whole lot of money these days. Now I don't need to buy a People magazine everytime I'm in line at a store. Thanks sis!

I have changed my desktop to show my appreciation of a well made, highly entertaining movie.

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Jeremy and I both agree that Underworld: Evolution was a damn good sequel. I would say it is just as good as, if not better than, the original. I'm glad we were able to see it in the theater.

I decided to get rid of my service with Sprint. Jeremy and I are now on a family plan through Cingular. We purchased two of the new Motorola Razr. Jeremy's phone is black. Mine is pink. The photo doesn't do mine justice. It's much prettier in person. We decided to purchase new phones together to celebrate our 3rd anniversary - which was yesterday.

We are now on our way out the door to see this movie. I'll let you know how it is.

I haven't updated here in a while, I know. I have been quite busy lately. Lots of things to do with very little time. We are celebrating the Pisces birthdays (me, both of my boys and my brother-in-law, Gerry are all within 13 days of each other) this weekend because my parents are leaving for Florida in one week and won't be back until the last week of April. So.. we had to run out and do some early shopping for the boys. Also, I have been trying to obtain all information needed for our mortgage rep - which we now have most of. Then there is school and work which keeps me fairly occupied. The rest of my time goes to Jeremy and our boys. So, that is my reason for slacking so much here.

Well, I am now going to jump into my pajama's and cuddle up on the couch with Jeremy so we can continue watching the 2nd season of Six Feet Under. Since Jeremy had never seen even one episode, I decided to start over. I had only made it through the first two seasons anyway and that was long enough ago that it's not a big deal for me to watch it again. There are four season on dvd now so at least I will get to watch more of it without a huge gap between seasons.

Speaking of great television shows... did everyone who watches Grey's Anatomy catch the intense episode last week? And aren't you looking forward to the continuation coming up? Good stuff!

Cell phone companies suck. I have heard horror stories from so many different people regarding each individual cell phone company out there. I went with Sprint over two years ago. I'm not sure what made me choose Sprint, but I did and for two years I had absolutely no problems. Then Sprint merged with Nextel and now everything has gone to shit. I have been on the phone with them three times (several hours each time/transferred from one person to another/disconnected/etc) over the last few weeks regarding over charges and whatnot. I went to use my phone at break today to call Jeremy and got a recording stating that my service had been interrupted because I either failed to pay my last bill or went over the allowed usage. WTF?

So I just spent an hour and thirty-five minutes on the phone with them - mostly on hold - to figure out what the problem is. I called to dispute internet charges three weeks ago and the manager I spoke to told me he was crediting my acct for all internet charges up until January 14th. Well, he lied. He only gave me a thirty-eight dollar credit, yet I had been wrongly charged for more than one hundred dollars. On top of that they are charging me for 464 minutes over my call plan. Again.. WTF? My average daytime minutes for more than two years has been approximately three hundred minutes, but now.. all of a sudden.. I have used nearly a thousand? I think not!

Well, after much time arguing with the rudest, nastiest woman employed by Sprint I ended up paying the full balance over the phone anyway. I don't have half of my life to waste on the phone and I can't go without my phone so I was stuck. Those fucking cell phone comanies! I despise them.

Our tickets for Taste of Chaos came in the mail today. I can't wait to go! There are so many great bands performing. I didn't even have to purchase the tickets. My parents bought them for my birthday.

Yes, I am going to be thirty-something this month and.. yes, I asked my parents for concert tickets. Well, I don't feel thirty-something and I don't look thirty-something so I'm just going to let people think I'm still twenty-something. Most people say that Jeremy looks older than me and I am perfectly OK with that. *grin*

I have been so busy lately. There is so much going on in our lives right now. It would be difficult to describe everything in any type of detail, but I will attempt to give you the semi-short version.

Jeremy and I have decided to put the "house purchasing" on the back burner for right now. I mean.. we are still buying a house and hopefully everything will go well and we will be moving in by the end of summer, but it's not our number one priority at this moment. There are a lot of things we need to gather to take into the mortgage rep and we are not going to kill ourselves trying to get them to her in the next week or so. We've decided to push the meeting back a few weeks until everything else settles down. What is "everything else" you might ask? Really only one thing, but it is so much.

Evan is having more and more difficulty staying focused and keeping his behavior under control - at school and at home. A year and a half ago when his 1st grade teacher presented the possibility that he has A.D.D. I completely blew up at her. Now, I am beginning to think I was wrong in doing so. Jeremy and I took him to a child psychiatrist yesterday. We met with a psychologist for an initial evaluation - the first step in determining the cause of his behavior. At first it was the three of us in her office. She asked us questions and then she asked Evan questions. She made notes on her paper and nodded and "hmmm'd" a lot. Then she sent Evan out to play in the childs waiting room while the adults talked. We expressed our concerns in a way to help her understand the desperation we all feel regarding this matter. She tried to say that perhaps it is an anxiety disorder or maybe even that he is being defiant in order to gain attention. She suggest weekly therapy would do the trick. Jeremy and I - as well as my parents - strongly disagree with her opinion. Evan is a good boy. He doesn't purposely act out to make us angry or attract attention - negative or otherwise. We honestly feel that he does these things without thinking. He just goes, goes, goes and doesn't think beforehand. The proper way of doing things is obviously to think before you act. He, on the other hand, simply acts without thinking. So, I am pursuing another avenue to deal with this situation. That is our number one priority at this time.