Kryptonite Dragon

Yet another meme.

2011-12-04T20:18:00.000-05:00

Shows watched

Bold the ones you've seen more than 3 episodes of, underline the ones you've seen all the episodes of.

Yes I watch way too much television. And any of the "kids" shows are totally the fault of my daughter's watching habits. (yeah, right)

24
30 Rock
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
Alias
American Gothic
Angel
Arrested Development
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
Batman: The Animated Series
Battlestar Galactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead
Beverly Hills 90210
Bewitched
Blake’s 7
Bonanza
Bones
Bosom Buddies
Boston Legal
Boy Meets World
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Burn Notice
Chappelle's Show
Charlie's Angels
Charmed
Cheers
Clarissa Explains it All
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Coupling
Covert Affairs
Cowboy Bebop
Crossing Jordan
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
DaVinci's Inquest
Dawson's Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadliest Catch
Deadwood
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate Housewives
Dharma & Greg
Different Strokes
Doctor Who
Dragnet
Due South
ER
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Farscape
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Felicity
Firefly
Frasier
Friends
Futurama
Get Smart
Ghost Whisperer
Gilligan's Island
Gilmore Girls
Glee
Grey's Anatomy
Grange Hill
Growing Pains
Gunsmoke
Happy Days
Haven
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys
Highlander
Highlander: The Raven
Hogan's Heroes
Homicide: Life on the Street
House

I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
Inuyasha
Invader Zim
Invasion
Hell's Kitchen
JAG
Joey
Kim Possible
Kung Fu
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
La Femme Nikita
LA Law
Laverne and Shirley
Law and Order
Law and Order: SVU
Lie to Me
Little House on the Prairie
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Malcolm in the Middle
Married... With Children
Melrose Place
Miami Vice
Mission: Impossible
Monk
Mork & Mindy
Murphy Brown
My Life As A Dog
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
NCIS

NCIS:LA
Ned Bigby's Declassified School Survival Guide
Nip/Tuck
Numb3rs
One Tree Hill
Oz
Perry Mason
Phineas and Ferb
Power Rangers
Pretty Little Liars
Prison Break
Profiler
Project Runway
Psych
Quantum Leap
Queer As Folk (US)
Queer as Folk (UK)
Red Dwarf
ReGenesis
Remington Steele
Rescue Me
Rocko's Modern Life
Roseanne
Roswell
Rugrats

Sanctuary
Saved by the Bell
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scrubs
Seaquest DSV
Seinfeld
Sex and the City
Six Feet Under
Slings and Arrows
Smallville
So Weird
South Park
Spongebob Squarepants
Square Peg
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Starsky & Hutch
Superman
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
Teen Titans
That 70's Show
That's So Raven
The 4400
The Addams Family
The Amazing Race
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Brady Bunch
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Honeymooners
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The Lost World
The Love Boat
The Magnificent Seven
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Monkees
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Powerpuff Girls
The Pretender
The Real World
The Shield
The Simpsons
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sopranos
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
The West Wing
The Wonder Years
The X-Files
Third Watch
Three's Company
Torchwood
Traders
Twin Peaks
Twitch City
Unfabulous
V (2009)
Veronica Mars
White Collar
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)
Will and Grace
Wings
Xena: Warrior Princess
Young Justice

2011-12-04T20:16:00.002-05:00

long time no see...

2010-03-08T21:52:00.002-05:00

It's been over a year since my last post. Some things have stayed the same in my life. Many things have changed. Some good. Some bad.

Stuff that is the same. Cherub is still unemployed. And driving me insane in the process. Moppet is a sweet wonderful little girl, who if she keeps growing the way she has in the last two years, won't be so little anymore! She's grown 8 inches in the last 2 years! Ack! I'm still working part time, but without the in-laws continued financial support we'd have lost the house months ago.

Stuff that is different. I've gained weight. A lot of weight. I know out weigh Cherub by 40 pounds, and he's no lightweight. I've stopped looking in the mirror, because I'm so ashamed of how I look. 'nuff said. Baggins (our oldest mutant Cabbit), ran away from home in late summer. two doors down from us is a nice couple, two ladies who foster the local cat colony, and Baggins seems to be much happier there, he's lost weight, his fur is glossy and he's still alive. We have a new kitten. Her name is Kelda and she's pair bonded with ME!?! She's a calico/tabby cross and she's an imp. She's driving Precious (our oldest) tortoise/tabby cross absolutely nuts!

My mom was admitted to ICU the weekend of Aug 8 because she was having difficulty breathing. Turns out she had multiple pulmonary embolisms (also known as blood clots in the lungs), and DVT (aka clots in her legs and abdomen). They put her on blood thinners right away, but no before she came very close to a heart attack. She pulled through okay, but that resulted in the cancellation of my 40th birthday party (my decision), and she is on the long road to recovery. It was a sobering realization that my mother is getting older. When she was 40, my grandfather was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and she spent a lot of time taking care of him and ensuring that his final wishes were followed. My mom came very close to death (more than 80% of people with pulmonary embolisms are diagnosed on the autopsy table), and I was turning 40. The parallels were impossible to ignore.

I've been knitting a lot lately, but have had a major case of startitis. I have multiple projects on needles, waiting for me to continue, or finish, but I just can't seem to get motivated to do so. And Moppet's school is having a Spring Bazaar as their major fundraiser, and I've booked a vendor table to sell my chain maille jewelry. Anything to get some bills paid at this point in time.

I have spent a lot of time counting my blessings. I have many. A happy, healthy little girl. A (mostly) healthy husband. Both who love me very much, as I love them. We have food on our plates, clothes on our backs, and a roof over our heads. The friends that we have are loyal, trustworthy and doing their best to be supportive in our difficulties. The being said, we have no money, we're drowning in debt and there are times when I want to drop kick my husband out the door to dig ditches, so that something is coming into the house besides what little my minimum wage, part time job brings in.

I'm feeling angry and frustrated, depressed and defeated. I'm 240 pound of useless blubber, and wonder where the healthy vibrant active woman went who used to inhabit this body?

I am...."meme"ing?

2009-02-02T09:01:00.002-05:00

This was stolen from Wendy Knits.

Use the first letter of your name to find a word for each of the following:

Your Name - Rosanne
Four letter word - read
Boy name - Reginald
Girl name - Rhianna
Occupation - Register Nurse
Color - Red
Beverage - Root beer
Something found in a bathroom - Razor
A Place - Rhode Island
Reason for being late - Resting peacefully (RIP)
Food - Rice
Something you shout - Right On (okay I'm channelling the 70's here)

Well, that was...interesting.....

DH hasn't found work yet, but he did have a job interview last week. So we'll see. I'm hoping he gets the call that he's got the job. He's going insane with not working and being Mr. Mom.

Our second car (the purple '97 Ford Escort wagon, dubbed the "Barneymobile") has officially been drivin into the ground. And, living in the small city (Woodstock Ontario), we pretty much HAVE to have 2 cars, at least for on the days that I work. Cherub has started to get some serious cabin fever while I've been at work.

I'm hoping that in the next few weeks we can pare down some of our possessions (as we seem to be choking on them lately) and declutter the house a little bit. *sigh*

I am....delurking

2009-01-12T22:28:00.003-05:00

Well, I've been up and down and all around lately.

I've gained 40 pounds since the surgery. I'm the heaviest I have EVER been.

I'm getting very good at knitting.

My DH has lost his job. Again.

I'm looking for full time work and trying to NOT be a "mouse potato".

I spend far too much time on Ravelry, reading HP fanfic, and avoiding the world.

It's time for a change.

I don't know that I can maintain it, but I am going to try.

First things first, time to cut out as much processed sugar as possible.

Next, start walking.

And I might sign up for Flylady. It couldn't hurt.

Wish me luck. I think I'll need it.

I am....Random

2008-08-26T16:57:00.004-04:00

Life has been interesting this summer. Cherub lost his job the day of my surgery. He's slipped deeper into depression because of it.

I've been working full-time hours at work for the last three weeks. Ugh.

Moppets's fretting about going to school and I have yet to receive a letter telling me when her bus will be arriving. My parents took her "back-to-school" shopping today. I asked them to just get her a backpack (big enough for her lunch box and change of clothes) and 2 pairs of shoes. Guess what she came home with? 3 pairs of shoes, 2 outfits, about 30 pairs of socks, a crap load of dollar store stuff and a chocolate "princess" lollipop. *sigh* At least most of it will stay home, but at least the shoes, backpack and clothes are high quality.

I've been knitting up a storm lately. I've been working on Xmas presents, as we can't really afford to buy everybody on our list a lot. And it's keeping me sane. I joined Ravelry, and have been plundering it for advice, free patterns, contacts, etc. I've also purchased a LOT of books and patterns (either online or at work). That's given me a lot of options as to what to knit as prezzies.

I've decided to apply for a job at the local utility. It's full time (35 hrs/wk), union, benefits and the hours are reasonable (8:30-4:30). However, since DH isn't working, he'll have a schedule of cleaning, decluttering and job searching. Sounds stupid for a grown man to need such a detailed "HoneyDo" list, but he works better with structure. And when Moppet was at Day Camp and I was at work all week, he managed to get his list completed everyday. And he seemed to think it made life easier.

If this post seems somewhat random, it's because my brain is flying all over the place. I've been doing major data-mining of the internet for decluttering/organizing tips. And I can envision the results of decluttering. But I have to take it one small step at a time. Otherwise it's overwhelming.

I turned into a total couch potato after the surgery (justifiably so for the first month), and managed to gain about 15 pounds. I am NOT happy. This is the heaviest I've ever been. So the house is a disaster, my self image is the lowest it's been in a long while, and I'm severely stressing about money. Not a good sitch.

I am....almost better!

2008-06-28T22:10:00.003-04:00

It's been about 4.5 weeks since the surgery. Most of the pain is gone. I still get stabbing pain usually centered around my nipples, as the internal tissue damage heals up, and nerves that we cut slowly reconnect. I never realized just how irritating wearing a bra 24/7 is when you've had to do it for 4 weeks straight. It's required to provide the necessary support while everything heals into the proper shape. In that time, I've had 5 migraines (all weather related). Which is a darn sight better than one every day for the 5 weeks before the surgery.

I attended the Faery Fest with DH & Moppet (located in Guelph) and we had a great time. I have a leather corset purchased at a local (now defunct) RennFest. It provided amazing support and I was comfortable in it. I'd be tempted to wear it non-stop, if it wasn't so BLOODY HOT!!! *grumble b*tch complain*

Cast on (and frogged) the Goddess Anniversary Mystery Shawl about 20 times. Still haven't finished clue 1. However, I'm ALMOST done DH's socks. But I've misplaced the first one, and until I find it, the sock will hibernate. I've started socks for Moppet (knee highs out of "Not Just Socks for Kids") yesterday and I'm almost to the heel flap. Since they're being made out of superwash wool, they'll be for when the cool weather comes. Which definitely won't be happening for a couple of months.

I am...sore

2008-06-01T10:52:00.002-04:00

It's been a week and 2 days since my surgery. I have been to one follow up appointment (everything is healing nicely and I can shower again WOOT!), one emergency doctor's appointment (my body did NOT like the antibiotics perscribed and gave me rampant diarrhea for 48 hours) to change my meds. He also confirmed that I was healing nicely. AND my period decided to arrive. A week early. My poor, sore tummy!

My husband lost his job (wasn't a "good fit") on the day of my surgery. So he's been around to help out. But he's not earning any money. Which makes it a little difficult to pay bills, since I'm out of commission for the next couple of weeks.

I've spent most of the last week of convalescence surfing the internet on my laptop until my wrists rebelled, knitting up a wrap sweater for Moppet, and trying very hard not to whine too much. Or make my hubby want to strangle me. *sigh*

On a happier note, like I said, I'm healing nicely. And The new antibiotics are helping, rather than kicking the sh*t out of me. And I can actually spend time downstairs in living room rather than holed up in my bedroom going stir crazy.

So, how was YOUR week? ;-)

They're TINY!!!

2008-05-24T12:52:00.003-04:00

Well I'm back from the hospital, where I had breast reduction surgery. I went from an H cup to a D cup.

I'm sore, stoned on percoset and laying here in bed, almost wishing I was back in the hospital with the automatic bed that moves to make me more comfy.

For those who know me in RL, know that I've been wanting to have my breasts done for years. It's only been since our decision to not have any more children that I looked into it. After all, you can't breast feed when your mammary glands have been removed. *smirk*

I'm in a certain amount of discomfort, and the swelling is bad right now. But I'm already much happier with how I look and feel. And my parent have been AMAZING!!! They took care of Moppet from 8am yesterday to 2pm today. They took her to playschool AND dance class. They fed her lots of treats (which they really weren't supposed to do) and kept her occupied. Which is a good thing, since she woke up crying because of nightmares.

I'm going to be laying in bed, surfing, watching DVDs and generally relaxing. At least for today and tomorrow.

I....am dead

2008-05-14T16:11:00.002-04:00

*sniff* I have been killed. In Sock Wars. My assassin destroyed me with a beautiful pair of hand knit socks.

But! I have a pair of socks, knitted JUST for me! And I didn't have to make them! *glee*

I will post a picture of my feet in them, just as soon as I dig out my camera.

What is it with obsessions? Mine tend towards crafting. Right now it's all about the knitting. About 6 months ago it was cross-stitch. 6 months before that it was chain maille. And before that, it was paint by numbers. (the NICE ones, with 50 colours, and lots of detail)

So, hopefully this obsession will last long enough for me to knit enough socks for my family members for Xmas. Yes Christmas. I tend to plan for this early, as most of the gifts are handmade.

Inaugural Post

2008-05-10T19:58:00.002-04:00

Okay, this is my first "blogger" post.

I'm a SAHM, with a precocious 5yr old daughter (AKA Moppet) and a loving husband (AKA Cherub). I work for a craft mail order company answering phones on weekends and holidays.

My favorite forum is Krewmembers (see link). My favourite web comics are too numerous to mention.

I'm currently disguised as a suburban housewife. Who likes goth, vampires, Discworld, slash fanfic, leather, dark chocolate, folk and goth music, science fiction and fantasy.

I don't exactly fit in where I live. But like I said, I'm in disguise!