Nice day!

It's a beautiful day. I work in an establishment that has NO holidays. It recognizes the holidays in that it makes every holiday a day that you can't call in sick, but it does not recognize that every other business around has the day off or gets holiday pay for working.
There are NO holidays at the EQC. NONE!
My voice in my head said, "Call in! Get stuff done!"
The other voice in my head said, "Are you crazy? You'll be suspended!"
Even so, I am not the kind of person who calls in unless I really am sick, anyway. I enjoy going to work even when I really don't want to and wish I didn't have to go at all.
Oh, to be independently wealthy.
Well, I don't really care about being wealthy, but I miss those days of staying at home taking care of my home and family.
Got to go shower now!

Carved eggs

I was deleting some things off my computer today and I found these beautiful eggs from an email someone sent me.
I thought they would make a nice photo essay.

Just some stuff.

I got a lot done outside today. I had to buy a new weed whacker. I went to use one of the old ones and it started smoking heavily. What a stink! They were cheap ones anyway and last year I used them every single day that it was nice enough to do anything in the yard, so I got my money's worth. I just simply wore them out. This time I bought a little more expensive model and I like it better already because it doesn't need to be "bumped" to advance the string. I can't wait until tomorrow to make more progress on the yard. I can't believe how overgrown it is this year when I had it all down to size last year. That has made me realize I really do need to buy weed and feed. I always think it will make the lawn grow too fast, but really I realize that it's the weeds that are making everything grow too fast.
It's a beautiful day and I wish I didn't have to go to work, but such is life. I will get up early tomorrow and continue with my yardwork. Maybe I will be ready to invest in some flowers by next weekend.
I am not sure about growing veggies this year. There are so many rabbits when I come home late at night. I'm thinking if I grow veggies, it will be food for them and I won't be getting any of it for us. I will probably at least grow tomatoes, zucchini, and pumpkins even if I don't grow anything else.
I noticed today my Cosmos is coming up. Surrounded by weeds I didn't notice it.
Okie Dokie...time to go get ready!

I am the H.A.L 9000. You may call me Hal.

I think voices is a really hard theme. Of course, due to time constraints, I have been unable to find time to read how anyone else handled this theme, but I am really looking forward to June and a new topic.
On the plus side: I have managed to keep up with the blogging, even while whining and complaining about the theme. Yes, I know the theme is just a suggestion, but I enjoy trying my best to keep my posts on topic. I have been mostly successful with this topic, sometimes quite by accident.





So here are some quotes and they are quoted by some voices from movies:

Hayley Mills: "I've got a scathingly brilliant idea!"

Kevin Pollack: "He does think better with that bat!"

Jack Nicholson: "Don't bark at me! I didn't name you!"

Groucho Marx: "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."

Al Pacino: "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." (although I got this quote from "Two Weeks Notice".)

Charlton Heston: "Soylent Green is people!"

HAL: "I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. "

HAL: "Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."

HAL: "I am completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly."

Tommy Lee: "A person is smart; people are dumb panicky dangerous animals and you know it."

And that's all I have time to find today. I didn't put the movies, but you can ask if you need to know! haha.

Thursday Thirteen, Edition 15

It's been kind of busy and I missed a couple of Thursday Thirteens in there somewhere, but this week I want to combine it with the theme for my monthly NaBloPoMo.
Thirteen of my favorite voices. (in no particular order.)

1. Logan. He has the deepest little voice for a baby. I love to hear him babbling and talking in his deep little voice.

2. Any of my other kids or grandkids. If I list them all, they will make the whole list and I won't be able to include anyone else, so I'll just lump them except for Logan.

3. Tony. He has an accent and I love listening to his voice especially when he is talking in Tagalog.

4. Zimir. Again, it is the accent. I knew him first by voice because we talked on the phone at work. It's funny how you decide how someone looks by their voice. When I met him in person, I was so shocked at how tall (6'3") he was.

5. Glenn. No reason. I just love listening to him talk.

6. Bob Newhart. I miss that show so much. I finally started ordering the sets on DVD. I love his voice. His delivery of comedic material in his shows was perfection.

7. Brian. Even though he passed in 1996, I can still hear his voice and especially his laugh in my memory. He had a wonderful laugh!

8. Ben. You guessed it. Again it's the accent. And again, I love listening to him talking in his native tongue.

9. Champoun. Not only does he have an accent, but he has an amazing ability to imitate the voice of one of our slot games and several other voices, too. I love his sense of humor and his craziness.

10. The lead singer of Lifehouse. I love listening to their music. I love his voice.

11. The lead singer of Three Doors Down. I love his voice. I love their music. I could listen to them singing all day.

12. Tracy Chapman. So far the only female on my list, but I love her voice and she has some pretty interesting lyrics, too.

13. Junior. He has a great voice. His voice is very distinct and smooth. Maybe it's his great sense of humor showing through.

Ok, so it looks like mostly I like men's voices. Hmmm. I don't think there's any sublime message here. Those are just the ones that popped into my brain.

The Voice of Boys

David and Jeren in younger days.



So, yeah! Boys are weird, as all we girls already know. Just how weird are they?

Today my sister called to ask if my boys (19 and 24 years old) could help her move a hutch she had just bought up the street. It was a simple request as the hutch was sitting in the truck in the driveway and only had to be moved from the truck to the garage. I decided to make an executive decision and just say yes.
After I hung up the phone, I called out to the boys and let them know my sister was on her way over to pick them up to help. Oh, the whining and complaining that I heard. "I just got off work!" "Pete's on his way back over in a few." "Moving a hutch?" whine, whine, whine. haha.
Now mind you, they were not doing anything important at all. Jeren had bought himself a new air rifle and pistol and they were standing on the front porch with their friend, Jeff, shooting little plastic pellets at random things in the yard. (non-living things).
After their whining session I said, "Oh come on! It won't take any time at all with the three of you! Just deal!"
What an instant change I witnessed. Suddenly they were saying, "Haha, Jeff! You got recruited!" In just a split second they went from whining and complaining to joyfully poking fun at Jeff because I included him in the bargain.
Ha!
Boys are just weird like that.
My sister showed up a few minutes later. I don't think they were even gone five minutes and she paid them with a box of Dr. Pepper.

Classes.

Today I have to take three classes for work. They are mandatory and I signed up to take all three, one right after the other. I will be leaving soon and not coming home until after work. I really don't have much to say, today. The birds apparently like the rain because they are all in there chattering away. I don't mind the rain, but I hope it returns to nice for my days off. I would like to work on the yard. If not, I will continue with indoor projects. I'm not lacking for things to do. I need to do some sewing, too!
This is a lame post, I know, but it's all I have today. I've blogged every single day since the beginning of the year, sometimes several times in one day. I think I'm hitting a small resistant plateau.
ok, must go!