While I'm On the Subject of Ebay

One of the guys in OSF has listed his cast, yes a cast for his broken arm, on Ebay. It's got just over a day left on the block and bids are up over $25!!

It does have some incredible artwork on it, especially for the Sci-Fi fan.

See it HERE!

This Diamond Ring...

I'm selling this on ebay for a friend. She is trying to finance a trip to Australia, her homeland, this summer.

It's a beautiful diamond engagement ring, so if you are in the market...go bid HERE!

Another Cult?

Katie received a reminder in the mail today about donating blood. Notice where the Bloodmobile is going to be! LOL

Living Strong, Dying...

It is good to live strong,

but it is better to die saved.

My DIESAVED bracelets arrived today, so I'm wearing one right now. I'm hoping it helps me with a couple of things:

- as a conversation piece and witnessing tool
- as a self-accountability tool

From DIESAVED:

Wearing the band is a constant reminder of the brevity and fragilenes of life. It is good to LIVESTRONG but more important that WHEN we die we DIESAVED. The band is a useful tool to help people address their own mortality, and to recognize that we all die and have a choice where we spend eternity.

I've had people come into my store and ask for the LIVESTRONG bracelets. I don't carry them...but go buy them somewhere! They help fund cancer research and fuel awareness, plus they carry a positive message, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I don't know if DIESAVED will catch on like the LIVESTRONG bracelets, but in the meantime I hope that I can get some mileage out of them. Knowing me, if the DIESAVED movement catches on, I probably won't like it anymore anyway! LOL

How Popular is Your Name?

I found this site and it's fun to type in the names of family members and see that in fact, the names they have are popular to the era in which they were born. That's not really newsworthy I guess, it's kind of like "duh", but it was still fun to poke around there.

Check it out HERE!

Discovered via I've Gone Undone while surfing Blog Explosion.

My Senior Year

Found at the Starloft, thanks Jennifer!

What year was it?
1983-84

What were your three favorite bands?
Duran Duran, Rush, The Pride of Highland Marching Band!

What was your favorite outfit?
Jeans and I had this old rawhide pullover shirt that I loved wearing...I think it was inherited from Grand-dad. Loved that leather smell. Then, one day, came the chocolate ice-cream stain. Bummer...wonder what ever happened to that shirt?

What was up with your hair?
It's still basically the same style now! LOL (I've never been one to spend too much time on my hair!) It was a bit lighter though...I used to spend a lot more time outside and in the sun and my hair was more blonde than it is now.

Who were your best friends?
Lynn Hale, Kim Ross, Suzanne Boleman, Jenny Sasala and Lori Eimer

What did you do after school?
Softball or band rehearsal, if there wasn't practice or rehearsal it was General Hospital!

Did you take the bus?
yes, althought I walked a quarter mile daily to catch it, and again to get back home.

Who did you have a crush on?
I can't recall that I did. I don't think I had a crush on anyone my senior year.

Did you fight with your parents?
no

Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on?
Kevin Bacon...Footloose!

Did you smoke cigarettes?
never

Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day because you were too nervous to find your locker?
No, I never used my locker, instead I took over a "slot" in the band room. To this day I sometimes have dreams that I go back to school and just know there is stuff in my locker but I can't recall the combination to get it out!

Did you have a 'clique'?
no, not really.

Did you have "The Max" like Zach, Kelly, and Slater?
who? I have no idea what this is referring to.

Admit it, were you popular?
no, only in my exclusive circle of friends, namely band people.

Who did you want to be just like?
my mom

What did you want to be when you grew up?
Band director (and I was for awhile)

Where did you think you'd be at the age you are now?
I never really imagined myself in the future. I still don't.

That was fun!

Shedding Our Shed

The post below will share some of my experience from this morning.

Here is a picture of the end result of whatever happened. You can see where the shed was, and now where it is. The worst damage is the broken chain link fence, and the fact that the lawnmower had been tipped (since corrected) over and leaked gasoline onto the tent, and the carpet that was out there waiting to be cleaned.

It is strange to note that the neighbor's plastic chairs were still sitting in their comfy spot on their patio. It must have been some weird freak wind that came through in one instant, because there was nothing sustained going on at all except major ground to cloud lightning. Hearing the "crash" sure was scary though!

We, or rather Katie, has been working hard around the house trying to declutter. I think this was God's way of helping us declutter. Much of the stuff in the shed is now in the trash out at the road. The incident was quite "motivational"! LOL

Ah, and notice at the closest edge of the shed's platform, that Spiderman is dead.