Politics, Pain & Fried Chicken

Posted by kim on October 25, 2008

Since I’ve decided to publicly endorse Obama, I’ve gotten the most criticism from my 10-year-old daughter.  They are having mock elections at school, and she thinks McCain is the best choice. 

In the middle of Wednesday night, said 10-year-old (aka Tatym) came into my room saying “I feel like I’m going to throw u…” and she proceeded to vomit all over my bedroom floor.  I thought I was then going to gag cleaning it up.  I figured I couldn’t send her school Thursday, and I didn’t want to leave her home alone all day, so she rode along to Omaha where I had yet another Lasik eye enhancement surgery.  So I then had to defend Obama in a long political debate during the drive.

I honestly don’t think Sarah Palin is qualified enough for the VP position, and especially not suited for the Presidency should McCain kick the bucket (c’mon, you can admit he’s ancient old).  The only good thing about McCain/Palin winning would be that I can continue to blog about Sarah Palin’s wardrobe and reap the profits.  Gotta love it when major newspapers do stories on my blog posts.  Someone told me this week that I have “the coolest job in the world” and it’s days like that, that I have to agree.

Anyway, Nebraska has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964, but that’s not gonna stop me voting for Obama (I’m even registered as a Republican).  What’s Joe the Plumber know?  He’s not even a licensed plumber, but he is single…

Back to me (this is MY blog), I’m glad this was my last Lasik procedure because if the previous ones had been this painful, I never would have had more.  First of all, I don’t think the Valium kicked in as I was in a panic mode, then the pain afterwards was atrocious, and I couldn’t see clear the next day.  I went into the eye doctor, who said my cornea is swollen, thus the pain and blurriness.  Hopefully these eye drops that I have to administer every two hours (and taste awful as they drip into the back of my throat) will cure the problem.

This weekend, I think I’ll lay low (due to my eyes, and I can’t wear makeup for a week).  I should start to get my house ready for the city’s Christmas Tour of Homes.  Tatym is trying to convince me to take her to the High School Musical 3 Movie, but she may have to swing her vote first.  

Song stuck in my head “Chicken Fried” by the Zac Brown Band

Busy as a Beaver

Posted by kim on June 15, 2008

Yes, I’ve been slacking on the blog posts. I was gonna claim I’ve been a “busy beaver”, but Urban Dictionary’s definition differs vastly from mine. So, what have I been up to? About 5′ 7″. Sorry, couldn’t resist the joke.

Speaking of jokesters, for one of my class reunions, I volunteered to type up the questionnaires of what everyone has been up to. People wrote their name, address, spouse, work, etc. Under “Children”, the former Homecoming King wrote “Waiting to see if I get any cards on Father’s Day”. And to think I dated him after that. Can’t say he was ever boring. Anyway, I think of that damn near every Father’s Day.

I’m not real close to my dad, as you long time readers would know, so I’ve been trying to muster some energy to go give him a card today. But the problem was just solved as he called asking me to loan (aka give) him some money, so I added a “happy” greeting to the call, and figured the money will be his present.

I had my Lasik enhancement surgery Friday and all went well. I can see better already, although my computer screens appear to not be as clear as before. If I need cheap eyeglasses for computer work, I’ll be okay with that. But I can definitely now see the detail on the camper that sits at the end of the culdesac, a camper belonging to new neighbors that now blocks my view of the passerby traffic. So much for my perfect view from my office window.

And isn’t it funny how I forgot just how much I hate to paint until one of my daughters wanted to move into the guest bedroom and paint the room hot pink. So we cleaned out the toy room (aka Barbie town) to move the guest bed in there, and painted away. It was so much easier to paint before trim was up and carpet was laid! And then she wanted a black stripe all the way around the room. Thinking what a pain it would be to paint a black stripe (the measuring and making straight), I had this *brilliant* idea to buy a couple rolls of black shiny duct tape, and it looks impeccable.

What I’m listening to on iTunes: “Last Name” by Carrie Underwood Reminds me of the movie “What Happens in Vegas” – great date movie, btw.