What is this world coming to

So I was driving in my car, listening to the radio on the way to work yesterday, I hear stockpile on those mother's cookies NOW, they are being sold on ebay at twice the market price. Then the DJ on the radio proceeds to say how those iced animal cookies were the best thing on earth. Aaargh, I am in the car, there is no internet access to my disposal. I scrurry to my office and quickly turn on the computer, google "mother's cookies". The listing comes up Mother's cookies has gone out of business plus numerous other articles on the same thing. So in this post, I dedicate my love to american goodness. The Mothers Chocolate Chip Cookie, so good with a glass of cold milk. Oh, now to go find a bag.....probably impossible at this time. Oh, please some cookie fairy please rescue this company!! I know there is at least a few rich people left in this world. Oprah, please I plead. Do not let the best bagged cookie on earth go to cookie heaven.

Marriage and Life

I awoke today and news broke that my idol Madonna was getting divorced from her husband of 7 and a half yrs Guy Richie.  I am not totally shocked, but I am saddened.  This woman has (had) it all, a family, a career and a husband.  I wonder what made this match made in heaven fall apart? It makes even the brightest star a little bit more human.  Statistics now show that marriage is about 75 percent ineffective.  Relationships are hard things to master, I think communication is a big key and then understanding.  Also, it only takes one to make the relationship fall apart. It is kind of a  symetric dance that always needs to have some balance- I am not a good dancer but I guess I am surviving my relationship dance so far, nothing is broken yet.  On another note, I got my Obama, Biden Vote Nov. 4th T-shirt.  It will go nicely with my Nov. 4 Madonna concert- I am sure despite her personal setback, her show will still rock. I wish her happiness.

It is home/just thinking

Thoughts are always running through my head...can you be one of those people that do things on a whim and succeed?  In reality, this is not me.  I am cautious of my actions in life, I plan in my head and make sure that there is plan B. What I am is a survivor. If I had to survive, I know I could, those instincts are there somewhere.  I read a blog recently,  and I am paraphrasing. There are people that just have stuff fall into their lap and there are people that actually work for it.  I think I am somewhere in-between.  But the main point of the entry was we are all lucky in this world (or at least America), we are not born in a time when there is a health epidemic like the plague or crappy air diseases that wipe out thousands at a time, we also live in technological times of the internet, space travel, world travel, which is good.  I know there are scientists and others that devote their days making our country and other countries better.  I salute that.  I salute those who try on a daily basis to love, live and make this world a better place to live.  I still have thoughts in my head, on how I can leave my thumbprint on the world... I know right now, I am doing this through raising my kids in a proper way (the best way I know how).  But occupation wise, not so much... I truly am working for the man. But this is all about survival. Granted, I do this with a small surrogate family of my fellow-man working collegues. With all those thoughts running through my head, I guess I am working on changing that, and that is what is called slow-evolution.

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Just thinking

In my option, I am sick of the news... I am sick of the world economy, I am tired of the political bashing....My opinion, why has the world gone awry? Because of greed and ego-centric behavior.  But it is in the 'reality world' times we live in, I still care and keep up with this news. It is reality, but sometimes I think it is all a bad dream.  I just think, people thrive on drama, it is in a lot of people's nature to find things that are not logical.  Is that why we are in this mess? Not thinking or evolving but just doing.  Success takes process and well thought out execution otherwise it becomes the chaotic mess we live in. It may not be the plague but it is a sickness that many people put upon themselves.  Vote Barack- lets get us out of this mess now!!

my exciting weekend

Not.  Just another weekend.  I did relax a lot on Saturday, I think I watched many movies this weekend. I saw Iron Man, Nick and Norah's Infiniate playlist in whole.  Saw parts of No Reservations, Atonement...just because they happened on HBO and I was watching tv this weekend. Sun, I went to hillcrest farmers market. I bought a couple of lavender plants, two artichokes,  a watermelon, a mini cantalope, a couple white nectarines. Then walked around downtown for a while.   I have decided, I need a vacation. It seems I always need a vacation. I also forgot to do my french homework for my Mon. Nt. class.  Hopefully, I will be able to do it sometime Mon. afternoon.  I have also decided this entry isn't exciting either.  Maybe next week.

Weekend- the fastest two days of the week

It seems like my weekends always fly.  It is already Sunday... I have a whole day to clean my house, do my french homework, and get ready for the rest of the crazy week.  I feel like I am obsessed with this learning French thing, reading up on Paris and people's blogs abroad on how they live.  I think the best thing for me right now is just to visit.  Plan in the next 5 yrs. a strategy on how I can stay a whole month over there.  I guess this means to get in to something that self sustains my living.  I am going to start brainstorming... I think this is the beginning of the "5 yr. plan".  I actually think that I can get the best of both worlds eventually.  I love the conveniences of america, thinking of leaving for good- is just talk for now.... but I just love the crappy food, crappy tv, my prius. Yet,  I love the culture and lifestyle of the parisian- slow pace in a fast environment, french crap tv not understanding anything, their crappy version of American Idol, nutella crepes, the metro and the smell of old buildings.  I am sure I will love other parts of France as well, and other European Countries for that matter. What can I do to marry these two worlds together into my world.  I need to find out fast... not too fast.. Just 5 years fast.  This can be done. I will do some research on trades I can get into that can be transcontinental for future endeavors.  This does not mean that I would pick up and go permanently, just a good transition into dabbling in the life of a european, one month at a time.  The 5 yr. plan is to spend a month in Paris/Europe, no interruptions.  Whether this be while on current job's vacation time or whatever life brings to me at this time. The goal is to go there and not be broke, sustain living with the family. Hopefully, all of my family will be able to partake in my experiment. 

My so called life

So how has been life been treatin' ya lately? You might ask me while runnin' in to me unexpectedly at god knows where. Well my answer to you probably on the fly would be "fine, busy, great, grand, astonishing". Well here is the lengthy, thought out answer in a ramble:

Lately, I have been feeling like crap. I have this awful cold that won't go away. Everytime, I think it is going away, it comes back in a different form. My breathing may be better, but the wheezing still exists and the cough sounds like I just smoked a pack of cigarrettes. My neck and back aches and my nose started wanting to drain all the snot I have in my system. Maybe this is a good thing that my gooey bodily fluids want to escape but please now, can I just return to my normal self, where it is ok to do some streneous exercise and return to my weekly yoga class.

My kids are grand, they are kids... They fight and do some idiotic things, but they are good kids in general. Elise can't keep her room clean but I guess neither can I. Ryan is lazy, but I guess that also runs in his genes, but he is overcoming this laziness by playing soccer once a week and doing the household duties of our choosing. I am not lazy but I am not greatly motivated and do not wish to become vice president of the US of A either ( which I may ad could be a heartbeat away, if that idiotic pagent wanna be can, I can as well). I will not go to my newly found following of the political world right now.

My husband is grand as well, he is keeping busy with keeping our family in tact. Thank god he does our finances and keeps all that in order. His obsession of the moment. Faux drumming. Yes, faux drumming.... Rock band style. Takes all the time away from those nifty household projects around the house and constructive work he could be doing. Also, he is a stones throw away from graduating college, which I may add... video games equal time drainer.. therefore school would not equal video games.

Myself in general, my real thoughts....I am loving my house, my dog and my family. If all of those moved to France. I would be really loving my house, my dog and my family. I so wanna learn french, so I am taking classes stateside. In the event, I am able to move across the pond. Which I can say may be more of a reality if last name M and P become the leaders of this free world, I will be semi prepared. I like my job as well, but it is not the end all be all of jobs or careers, it sometimes stresses me out, but there are more pros than cons at this point that I will not turn it in for something else. I wish I could reach out more to friends that are a stones throw away but we are often to busy to do stuff. I am loving tv at the moment...all brainless activity a go! My guilty pleasures.. crap teen dramas... Gossip Girl, 90210... adult crap dramas.. dirty sexy money, californication... good shows about crap... entourage, the office, picking daisies..vampire shows... True blood. All of these shows I am lovin'. The hills not so much, but it is fun to easedrop from time to time.

Well that is all that has been going on...I am sure things will change in a month or so, but this is my so called life at the moment.