LiveJournal [public] 1/16/2008 - 9:17 AM
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Quiz stolen from Tiffuchan [public] 12/17/2007 - 1:47 PM
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Quiz [public] 12/16/2007 - 7:34 AM
 [I'm Mai!] Which Avatar character are you? |
New Journal Layout [public] 11/28/2007 - 12:59 PM
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http://slrjoecool.greatestjournal.com/ Since ![[info]](http://img.greatestjournal.com/userinfo.gif){kind=small} tiffuchan updated her layout, I figured I'd do one, too.
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Comic [public] 11/7/2007 - 8:06 AM
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mood : amused Click here for comic I SWEAR this is what Carmen and Bastian do, honestly. Hell, any of my old cats, actually.... XD |
So it begins... [public] 11/6/2007 - 9:00 AM
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mood : blah Weather.com for St. Paul - Thu Nov 15 - Rain / Snow 43°/32° *le sigh* |
My Celtic addiction surfaced once more... [public] 11/1/2007 - 11:11 AM
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mood : amused music : CelticRadio.net Stitch in Time by Wild Thyme - Lyrics The MP3 This is why you don't mess with a woman... |
[public] 10/24/2007 - 11:19 AM
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mood : bored I suppose I should update this thingy... ^^; My Mom moved back in with my Dad this past weekend. They both know that they need to work things out, between them, and on their own, so they're seeking help. My Mom kinda surprised me by getting "interested" in the baby... She really has sounded like she didn't care, then this last weekend she told me that she bought a baby blaket at a garage sale (it was new), and that she's looking for shoestring licorice for Tiff. She might also send some fall leaves down, since Tiff's never really seen the leaves change colors. (Yay Texas -_-) Work is so dead, I'm bored out of my mind. I got a new lawnmower last weekend, and thankfully, it was already assembled. X_x So, now I don't have to pay someone $25 every two weeks to pay our lawn. And it only takes me 30 minutes with a pushmower, so win. That's really about it... |
[public] 10/7/2007 - 8:37 PM
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Okay, my dad's been found. He's currently in the hospital, getting his stomach pumped, and then he's gonna go to a mental facility in the next few days. I don't think he'll be out of the hospital for at least a week, but he kinda needs it now. I was debating on going to see him, but now I'm not so sure, as everyone is saying that I probably won't get to see him, and I should just save my money. I really don't know what to do. I just feel useless in this situation. The only thing I was able to do was call people to go help him. |
[public] 10/7/2007 - 4:58 PM
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My dad just called... He claimed he took a bunch of pills and some whiskey... I called 2 of my aunts to go look in on him, and my brother and mom. Now, I'm pretty much useless, and worried. |
The parents are at it again... [public] 10/6/2007 - 8:59 AM
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*le sigh* My mom called me Thursday, but I wasn't feeling well, so I didn't answer. So I called her Friday. She's leaving my dad today around 1:00 PM EST. She's all sorts of depressed, doesn't know what she wants, and she's afraid that my dad will do something (Either to himself, her, or both.) Luckily, she's going to have my Aunt, Uncle, and brother there to deal with him when she does leave. She's claiming it's only temporary, and that she just needs time to think, but I really don't believe it. This has been going on for over 4 years, apparently. She's been "seeing" another guy on the side, which she told my dad the last time this shit happens. My mom says that nothing's been going on, just drinks and whatever, but again, I don't know. I know things were bad for her around when her father died. My dad was basically 0 support for her. This is around when I became my parents psychologist. I was the one who had to sit there, listen to my mom bitch/complain/vent about my dad. Then, about a year later, my grandmother died (her mother). At this point, I actually had to tell my dad that he had to talk to his wife, or she was going to leave him. I actually had to TELL him this. Things appearred to get better, but then again, I was only home on weekends, so I really wasn't around much. My mom told me that she got even more depressed when I moved to TX and got married (being that her marriage wasn't going well, and she didn't want me to be in the same boat.) My brother still lives at home, but that won't last much longer. He's 22, and he wants his own place. I know he doesn't want to stay in NY either. He wants to become a full-time fireman, or possibly a policeman. There really isn't a call for that in our area, so he's been looking for places in North Carolina and surrounding areas. My mom is terrified to be alone with him, because she doesn't know what my dad will do. He might just snap one day. He's been trying to make her feel guilty about trying to leave him, even making comments about wanting to kill himself. I think it's mostly an empty threat, but I really don't know anymore. I know he's excited about the baby, but I really don't know what he'll do. I hate being in the middle of all this. I hate being my parent's psychologist. I hate to say it, but I really don't miss them much. Even when I went to visit them (when I was living in NY) all they'd do was watch TV. We'd talk a little bit, but their world revolved around that damned television set. I don't want to go see them around Thansgiving, becuase I know this bullshit will come up, and it's stress that Tiff and myself don't need. I want to go to NY to see my friends, and my other family, but I really don't want to see my parents. I'm sorry this go so long. I just really needed to vent. Please keep me in your thoughts/prayers/etc. |
[public] 9/18/2007 - 5:57 AM
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Robert Jordan died the other day (the 16th to be exact). That is all. |
[public] 8/23/2007 - 5:31 PM
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Things are getting better... [public] 8/22/2007 - 11:50 AM
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mood : blah Well, my dad is sobered up, and he no longer wants to kill himself, so that's a good thing... Me and him talked for a little while on the phone while I was at work yesterday, and he told me that him and my mother were going to try to work things out and go to counciling. That's a good thing, too, but I don't know if it will work. My mom doesn't trust counselors, and thinks they're all full of it. I'll still hope that it will work. It turns out that my dad is all excited about being a grandfather. XD That's a much better response than I got from my mom, which was pure silence. He wants a grandson, since between my brother and myself, we're the last ones with the family name. I told him Tiff and myself both wanted a girl, but I'd like a boy as a second child, and he said that he really didn't care, as long as the child was healthy, but he would prefer a boy. Why is that everyone's response, anyway? It's like they're saying that we'll hate our child if it's not the sex we prefer. It's not like we're gonna drown or abort our child if it's not our preferred gender. We might be slightly disappointed at the time, but it's our child, so it's not going to matter. Anyway, things are looking better, but only time will tell. Thanks for your thoughts/prayers/etc. They do mean a lot to me. |
.... [public] 8/21/2007 - 12:32 AM
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mood : depressed So... I had to talk my dad out of killing himself tonight. My mom threatened to leave him, and actually spoke to a lawyer tonight. When she told him that, he started drinking. After a while, he and my mother were talking, and he started threatening to kill himself. He called me, and I talked to him, between the sobbing and the drunkenness, I managed to talk him out of it, saying how much we needed him, and etc, etc. He kept telling me that he loved me and by brother, and how proud he was of me. Then he continued with "and my grandchild, who I'll never get to meet." While trying to calm him down, I had my mom call the sheriff's office, and they send the sheriff, state police, and the fire deptartment (In out town, there is a rescue team in the fire department.) They were all talking to him, getting him calmed down and etc. The finally got him to go to the hospital, where he will undergo a psych evaluation in the morning, once he's no longer drunk. I'm going to talk to him once he's sober and ready to talk, and I'll see what I can do to help him out. I was just a really scary and upsetting thing, hearing one of your parents talk about killing themselves. I could use any prayers/thought/what-have-yous that anyone is willing to offer. |
[public] 8/19/2007 - 12:04 AM
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Happy Birthday, Tiff. I love you! |
Misc [public] 8/6/2007 - 3:08 AM
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mood : disappointed To my Wife: Good morning, Love, I just wanted to tell you something before I left for work. I love you, so very much. I am so happy to be your husband, and you make me incredibly happy. It sucks that I have to leave this morning, but life isn't exactly fair. Just know that I am going with you on my mind and my heart. ~ Your Husband, Joe ~ To Jo and Smiffy: It was awesome meeting you, and I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye properly in person. I hope we can meet up again soon, because you are both wicked awesome. ~ Joe To everyone else: Thanks so much for the warm wishs on our wedding. It means a lot me Tiff and myself. Thanks again. ~ Joe |
God. Damn. [public] 8/1/2007 - 7:14 PM
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Damn. Just... damn...
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Exercise Log [public] 7/19/2007 - 8:47 PM
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mood : accomplished Since I haven't posted in a while, I'll just post my Exercise Log: ( Exercise Log Here ) I'm gradually increasing my mileage =D. Soon I want to be able to increase the "level" on the bike, so I lose more calories at the loss of some mileage. |
What a weekend XD [public] 7/15/2007 - 8:02 PM
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mood : amused What an interesting weekend I've had. XD First, Tiff and myself went to watch Harry Potter and The Order of The Pheonix on Friday. On our way there, some flat-bed driver just... appeared behind me (I was in the middle lane) and started making these.. swerving gestures with his hands. I was like O_o; WTF?, but kept driving. Since he had been a bit of an ass, I slowed down about 5-10 miles an hour, just to piss him off, since he was an ass and all. We finally got to a spot I could get over, and as he was going past us, he flips us off. Of course, me being the kind of person I am, said "HELLZ NO YOU DI-DN'T." and started going faster, just so I could flip his off back. He does the same, then I slow down, so I don't get a speeding ticket. Then Tiff and myself laugh like hell, because I had done nothing wrong, and he was all "RAWR." to us. XD I mean, seriously. If you wanted to pass me, that's what the left lane was for. I wasn't the slowest car on the road, as I had been passing other cars, so he could have passed me if he wanted. Instead, he had to be an ass. On Saturday, Tiff and myself went to the "Taste of Dallas" festival. It's basically a big food festival, with vendors and music and win. As we were heading to our hotel (Yay free hotels due to work!), we passed by the Gilette "dome", and they made an announcement saying "Win a Free Ipod!", so of course that got our attention, and we went over. 4 people got chosen to go on stage, but you had to guess the number that the announcer picked. The first number was 13, and some random person got it. When she picked the 2nd number, I was chosen second to guess a number between 1 and 10. I went with lucky number 7, and lo and behold, t'was it. So I got to compete for the Ipod! (Yay!) It was a trivia game, in which you had 25 seconds to memorize the most info about their new razor, and then answer questions. Tiff got picked from the audience, since she had a second hand on her watch, to time it. The first question was asked "How many blades are their on the razor?" The first guy answers "5" and he was wrong, so it was down to me and 2 others. I answered the question correctly with "6". The next question is answered correctly by the next guy, and the last person got her question wrong. So it's down between me and another guy for the Ipod. We enter a round robin for the Ipod, in which we both answer correct and incorrectly, so we go into sudden death. The final question is, Finish this sentance. Gilette, the ______." The first guy shoots up his and, and I'm thinking.. Shit, he knows it. He answers "The best product ever!" I was like O_O! I win. So I answer "The best shave a man can get." (Which is partially wrong, it's "The best a man can get", but they gave it to me.) So, I wound up winning a Ipod Shuffle (Worth $80), which I gave to Tiff, since I already own an Ipod. Tiff got a razor for keeping time, so she gave it to me. XD Other than that, we just ate random foods from the vendors, and bought some stuff, and watched an ice sculptor do his thing, which was awesome. |
