@ 11/12/2008 – 04:20:29 pm
I just gave a quick check of my e-mails, and someone from one of the forums I visit, sent me a quick note that I thought I'd pass on to you lot.
I've been sent an e-mail that tells me that actor David Tennant's back surgery went well and that he's resting as comfortably as possible.
@ 11/12/2008 – 04:15:07 pm
Well, I zoned out this afternoon--went to bed around 11am, fell asleep eventually, and didn't wake 'till nearly half-past 3 in the afternoon.
The storm continues, but so far it's nothing much to write home about--maybe 2 inces of snow so far, with some ice pellets coming down, now and again.
CURRENT WEATHER
25.6 °F / -3 °C
Light Snow- Mist
I woke with a wicked headache in the back of my head, but it's improving. I've not eaten since early this morning, so I reckon I'll go and see to getting a bite to eat. Hope you all have had a good day. Cheers.
@ 11/12/2008 – 09:04:34 am
I don't want to be, but I've been ordered to stay home and rest today. I do indeed seem to have PCS--post concussion syndrome...and woke this morning with a swelling on the back of my head. I can go back to work tomorrow, if I'm feeling better, however, so thankfully it's not a two-day lay off. I do have some money left--but I wanted it for emergencies next year, in case we get laid off...but now, I may have to use it to pay the electric bill, as I'll likely get only a 50 dollar pay check next week. Damn. I was looking forward to actually having some extra money on Christmas.
Doesn't rain but it pours. Wish I had a job with sick pay.
Well, it's starting to snow, here. Looks like I'll get to sit out the storm here at home.
@ 11/12/2008 – 08:59:58 am
Senate Republicans are bent on having their own way with the car companies--even if it costs tens of thousands of jobs and sends an already broken ecoonomy, downward into a tailspin, to crash and burn.
By doing everything they can to bust up the auto bailout, republicans are directly hurting their own supporters--many of whom work in the auto industry--both in the upper mid-west and the southeastern US. They also hurt their wealthier supports, because it the US auto industry tanks (though Ford isn't quite failing yet, and will likely survive), it will have a massive domino effect--sending the nationwide poverty rates at unprecidented levels since the Great Depression...and Wall Street would be at the epicenter of this financial earthquake.
Besides that, even more businesses would have bankrupcies and closures, making the housing and contruction market fall even futher, and putting more pressure on the House and Senate, as states also slide towards bankruptcy, as they try to deal with hungry and angry citizens.
Once again, republicans are so caught up in their own petty, greedy narrow agendas, that they fail to see the harm they are doing to their own party!
Will all these unemployed republican voters care, if the republicans in the senate have their way? No. All these hurting party supporters will know , it that they lost their jobs because their fellow republicans simply didn't care about the consequences their stubborness will have on their own suppporters.
Good news for us liberals, bad news for everyone else.
It's not a good time to be a republican---republicans just don't get that their party is over, the fat lady has sung, and it's time to shut up and go home.
@ 11/12/2008 – 08:05:03 am
Whoa!
Well, we're not going to have a good couple of days. We're expecting a nor'easter--normally a blizzard, for the next two days. However, temperatures being what they are, besides heavy snow, we're getting ice pellets, as well...lots of ice pellets. Heaps. For two days.
Last time we had a bad nor'easter--Valentine's day of 07, we got over 3 feet of snow in one day...not sure what this storm's gonna' hold for us.
It won't grind things to a halt, but it may slow things down a little. Here where I live, we're set to get anywhere from 8 to 10 inches of heavy wet snow--but that will be mixed with ice, at times. Up into the higher terrain of the Adirondacks, some 15 to 3w0 miles north of here, they will get up to 12 to 13 inches of snow.
Down south in and around the captial city of Albany, they are supposed to get a mixture of icy rain, ice pellets and a smattering of snow. To the east of the captial city of Albany, New York--that's where the bad stuff's gonna' really happen--they're getting the dreaded ice storm, that can crumble power lines like they were made of aluminum foil, caves in roofs, causes masses car accidents and falls. This includes southern Vermont, where my sister lives--tho' literally living on top of a mountain as she does, next to the Green Mountain National Forest, it's likely she's probably get more snow than ice. Fortunately, as well, they heat entirely with wood--even their boiler is wood fired. And, I think they have a portable generator as well, so they should be okay...though getting to work, even in their Jeep Cherokee (the vehicle of choice for many Vermonters), might be an issue.
Not the worst that can happen--that would be a straight-up ice storm--but, not going to be a fun couple of days, for me walking to work....I still haven't got my snow boots, yet! Time to break out those big ol' ugly rubber wellies.
Well, everything is staying to the south, at the moment. Will keep you posted.
WHAT'S A NOR'EASTER?
Nor'easters can occur in the eastern United States any time between October and April, when moisture and cold air are plentiful. They are known for dumping heavy amounts of rain and snow, producing hurricane-force winds, and creating high surfs that cause severe beach erosion and coastal flooding. A Nor'easter is named for the winds that blow in from the northeast and drive the storm up the east coast along the Gulf Stream, a band of warm water that lies off the Atlantic coast.
When I was around 2 years old, a nor'easter shut down New York state for about 5 days.
Here's the offical forecast (the "captial district" refers to a roughly 30 mile wide circle in and around New York's captial city of Albany, NY)
SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICESTORM FOR US
A large and strengthening storm over southwestern Georgia this morning is already causing precipitation to over spread most of the East Coast from Florida to Maine. The storm will get stronger and move northeast, reaching the Gulf of Maine by Friday afternoon. This storm will be a long duration event and depending on your location and elevation will determine what type of precipitation you get and how much will fall.
In general south through east of The Capital District mostly freezing rain mixed with sleet will fall today through early Friday morning before a brief change to snow as the storm winds down. Ice accretion will range from 1/2-1 inch these locations. In the immediate Capital District Hilltowns Northern Catskills...snow this morning will change to freezing rain and sleet this afternoon through tonight before changing to all snow by around midnight. To the west and North of Albany mostly snow will fall during this storm. Check out the Special Graphic below for detailed locations regarding snow and ice amounts.
The peak of the storm, when the precipitation will be the steadiest and heaviest will be between 6pm tonight through 6am Friday morning. By late morning through early afternoon the storm will end from west to east
Good news regarding this weekend's weather: It will be quite and storm free. Saturday will be very cold and Sunday more seasonably cold.
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TODAY: Snow this morning from Albany west and north with freezing rain and sleet to the south and east of the Cap. District then Freezing rain and sleet from Albany south and east this afternoon, mostly snow to the west and north. precipitation becomes heavier by late afternoon. HIGHS 24-29 north and west of Albany, 27-32 elsewhere.
TONIGHT: Heavy snow to the north and west of Albany, heavy freezing rain and sleet elsewhere changing over to all snow towards Friday morning. Temps steady 25-32
FRIDAY: Wintry mix changing to snow through the morning, ending by afternoon. HIGHS: 30-35
@ 11/12/2008 – 07:41:53 am
Some of David Tennant's fan-girls have shown their true colours, I'm afraid.
Are they upset because Tennant is in such intense, excruciating pain, that he has to go under the knife today?
NO.
Are they upset that the poor man has been forced to give up doing something that he very obviously adores doing, has very probably looked forward to doing for a long time, and most likely has spent countless hours working hard to perfect?
No.
They're whinging and moaning 'cos they can't see the star prancing about onstage as the Prince of Denmark.
Did many of these...airheaded little Barbie girls...get tickets to see one of the greatest plays in the history of the world, being performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean ensembles in the world? No. They only wanted to see Tennant, and sod the immortal bard, William Shakespeare.
Do they care that David Tennant would want them to see this play anyway? No.
Do they care about anything but themselves?
No.
Apparently, at least a few of Tennant's so-called fans are selfish, shallow little rugrats, who seriously need to grow up and get some perspective of the world outside their little bubble--at least, the fan-girls over the age of 14, anyway.
And, to the those fans that went to the play--and enjoyed it--anyway, I salute you. You have shown yourselves to be fans with depth, character, and caring.
@ 10/12/2008 – 09:45:28 pm
I'm sorry, but PLEASE, don't insult me.
I had to delete the "there's lots of jobs out there" post because of all the sick twisted remarks I was suddenly getting. Not all of you, mind, but too many--some people on my so-called "friends" list, some total strangers.
THIS IS ADDRESSED TO THE SNIDE, FLIPPANT AND INSENSATIVE JACKASES WHO LEFT COMMENTS ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS TOWARDS THE UNEMPLOYED AND "THERE'S LOTS OF JOBS" POST:
I was unemployed for months--I even was looking for a job on the day of my mum's funeral, okay? This isn't a subject I take lightly.
Because I couldn't find work, I lived without heat in minus 20 F temperatures...confined for three months to one small room with one tiny little electric fire for heat. I also had no hot water to bathe with, as both my furnace and boiler broke within weeks of each other and there was no money to fix them with---I was using nearly all my funds to pay for petrol for my car, and to keep my electricity on and internet and phone running, so I could look for a job.
I f'ing put in over 600 applications in 2 months--and had people tell me, "there's lots of jobs out there." I HATE anyone--with a passion--who blithely says that, and hasn't a single clue? Have any of you putzes actually gone without food or heat, because you were unemployed? Have any of you yobbo's ever even known what it feels like to be unemployed, and NO ONE will hire you? Do you sicko bastards have any idea, how fucking worthless that makes an already vunerable human being feel? No! You go and you make you flippant remarks--or you can do the right thing, and apologize--but if you make one more stinking flippant remark to me, about "there's lots of jobs--stay the fuck away from me, because you are NO, I repeat, NO friend of mine. Friends don't hurt friends--and joking about this subject seriously HURTS me.
Because I couldn't find work, I lost my home!
I really find any levity on this subject, disgusting! Anyone who makes light of another person's suffering--is living inside a black bubble.
Trust me, the unemployed DO SUFFER, got that my little sunshines??? When you make light of the unemployed, you are directly insulting me.
if you have to be this way, please take me off your friend's list. I want nothing more to do with you.
@ 10/12/2008 – 07:47:29 pm
)How long have you been blogging?
A little over two years
2)What do you do for a living?
telemarketing services rep
3)Favorite food?
pizza, steak, prime rib, Italian, Mexican, Indian, BBQ, homecooking/comfort food (stew, meatloaf, pot roast, homemade soup, shepherd's pie, etc.), roast chicken, pork, hot and cold sandwiches.
4) An embarrassing moment?
The day mum told one of our neighbours--while I was standing right there-- about the time when I was quite wee, and did some toddler artwork, using my own poo apparently, on the nursery wall. Gee, thanks for sharing, mum. 
5)What are your favorite topics to write about on your blog?
Dr Who, politics, the news, the weather, nature, transcendental-ish stuff, poetry and other creative writing, my cats, personal issues, local news, sights around my area, places I've been, memes (like this one), humour, stories from my past.
6)Name a few things that you can't stand whatsoever
People with crap for manners
bigotry
sarcasim/snarky behaviour, slagging everything all the time
excessive (unnecessary) swearing
extremeism
People who have to hurt others to feel good about themselves
The anti-overweight fashion-ist movement
children and teens who think it's acceptable to yell and be rude to adults
writing in text-speak outside the bounds of actual texting
drivers who don't give a damn about human life once they get behind the wheel
Crap lazy parents who are oblivious to the necessity of teaching their kids how to behave like proper human beings.
7)Hobbies?
writing
reading
collecting little model horses
sometimes silk flower arranging
antique saddles (but no longer collecting)
history and antiques
8)What color is your sofa?
Alas, I haven't had the pleasure of owning a sofa for a couple of years now.
9) Mattress: hard or soft?
Not sure--sort of hard and lumpy, I guess--it's mum's old plastic covered hospital bed matress, and it's sort all lumpy and slplt open in several places...it used to be hard, but it's gotten softer, of late.
10)Have you ever been on TV?
Yeah, my local Dr Who fan club used to man the phones in the studio, at public televison fund raisers--I remember coming home and having mum say, "I saw you on TV," a couple of times. I was interviewed by BBC's Breakfast in, I think, 1988, when the Dr Who traveling exhibit came to Loundonville, NY. And, I did a breif stint--all of about 5 min.-- behind the camera as a news presenter, for my broadcast writing class at my 2 year college
11)What kind of music do you like to listen to?
Rock/pop, oldies, disco, jazz, blues, classical, big band, western swing, folk, bluegrass (but NOT country), celtic rock.
WESTERN SWING MUSIC:
12)What DVD would your friends be surprised that you own?
I don't own tonnes of DVD's, less than 30....not sure any of them would count as "surprises."
Maybe "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar," or, maybe "A Double Life?"
13)Shoes or sandals?
comfy shoes, thanks
14)Where do you purchase your clothes?
Label Shopper/Peter Harris (owned by same company), TJMax, K-mart, Fashion Barn, Tractor Supply Company (they have a small ladieswear department), Target, Bargain Box consignment shop.
15) Where would you like to buy your clothes (somewhere you usually are unable to shop)?
Coldwater Creek, completeoutfits.com, Talbot's, womenssuits.com, Land's End, pfiwestern.com, softsurroundings.com, Eileen Fisher, Fuller Fillies.
16)What are your favorite TV shows? (don't get tele)--most of the stuff on my list hasn't been on air in a while.
Dr Who (all of them), Remember WENN, Queer Eye (US), Are you Being Served? Keeping Up Appearences, Father Ted, Black Books, One Foot in the Grave, Cadfiel, Lovejoy, West Wing, Law & Order, Frazier, Designing Women, Vicar of Dibley, The Carol Burnett Show, Star Trek TNG, All in the Family, Emergency!, Antiques Roadshow, Top Chef.
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