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I’ve been in hibernation. It’s been wonderful. Rodney and I spent the holidays with our family and friends. I have no complaints. Good times, good laughs, and lots of good food. You know I love good food. Yum. I even did my part to stay away from the computer, from the news, from the blogs. I think it’s great to have so much information at your fingertips. But sometimes I get obsessive, and spend too much time on it. So I stepped away… This is the most comfortable I’ve ever been in my own skin. I can be so introverted at times, especially at Christmas. But not this year. I talked to people, I told them how I really felt. Do you ever want to tell someone how much you love them, but hold back? Me too. I told one person that I’d been praying for her. She had the early stages of cancer growing on her eye lid. She had to have the skin cut off and replaced through plastic surgery. I hugged her tightly and told her she was strong and the worst was over. We’re not even that close, but I did it because I felt it. I listened as another person opened up and told me all about her stress as a mother of two teenager girls. She cried. I’ve never seen her cry before. I put my hand on her knee and just listened. I also hugged people I’ve never hugged before. Isn’t it awkward when you aren’t sure exactly where you stand with someone, so you don’t know whether you should shake their hand or hug them? Oh, who cares! I hugged them all. Men, women, children. I hugged everyone. They all hugged me back. I also spent a full week playing the New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS Lite that my parents bought me. It was like being in the 1980’s again. I beat Bowser. Yay! Anyway, I’m rambling. It’s been a lot of fun. I am refreshed and ready for 2008. Bring on the good times!
Picture it… Christmas dinner, everyone in the family is piled in the room. There is coughing, runny noses, and food right in the center of it all. Hardly anyone has washed their hands before eating, and now you’re all sharing plates, silverware, food… It’s a hot bed of germs, and the snot to air ratio is overwhelming. If you aren’t sick yet, you’re going to be. So this is just a friendly reminder about a post I wrote last summer, which stated if you take zinc tablets every day, and then take echinacea whenever you’re around sick people, you will be much less likely to get a cold or flu. It’s not too late… stop by the local grocery store or drug store on your way to see your family and friends. Trust me, this really works. I’ve dodged some pretty bad colds this year already. In fact, Rodney was pretty sick for about 3 weeks, and his doctor said he couldn’t believe I hadn’t been sick too. It was the pills people. There you have it. Zinc pills and echinacea. You’ll thank me. Oh, and wash your hands before you eat (which you already do, right?). So on that note, I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas. Drive carefully and with compassion. Happy Holidays everyone!
What makes Christmas so special? Is it the love we share with family and friends? The festivities, parties and decorations? The snow, the gifts, the holiday cheer from Old St. Nick? The peace on earth and good will to men? No, silly. It’s the food!
My favorite thing about Christmas is the food. I’m in heaven. I haven’t started on the crackers and cheese yet. I love all kinds of cheese. I am always up for some of that. But what’s the secret to my heart? What one little item could make me love you forever??? Godiva Chocolate. There is no chocolate like Godiva Chocolate and even suggesting that there is such a thing is like blasphemy. I love Godiva. If you give me a box of it, I will eat everything. I don’t care if it gives me a stomach ache later, it’s like crack to me. Mmmm… Rodney gave me a box of 4 Godiva Truffles today. I tried to pace myself and spread them out. I devoured 2 of them as soon as I opened it. I ate the third one a few hours later. I planned on saving the fourth one until tomorrow, but it was gone before Midnight. Mmmm… My private fantasy is to swim in a pool of Godiva Chocolate. Yes, I realize that would be highly unsanitary. But ohhhh it would be nice.
Oh the things we do to our pets for a picture. Rodney’s laughing, Petey… not so much.
How many readers are a fan of Showtime’s series Dexter? When it debuted in 2006, there were a lot of readers who commented to say they loved it. I’m wondering if you maintained your interest until the end of season 2? The season 2 finale airs tonight on Showtime. If you are a fan, you’re probably quite excited to see how it all unfolds after being left with the cliffhanger of last week’s episode. What will happen when Lila discovers James? Is Dexter really going to turn himself in? And what about those pesky internet rumors that Dexter kills himself and Lila takes over in season 3? (Okay, I made that one up… or did I?) I have all the answers. The last episodes were leaked early in December, and I was surprised to notice there wasn’t more buzz about them, at least not on sites I’d expect. And there’s heavy speculation that Showtime is responsible for the leak. The network made no effort to have the leaks taken offline, and they were actually very easy to get. So maybe it really was a clever marketing ploy. So what happens… who dies… do you really want to know? Visit the comments section to get the scoop.
It’s on! Watch as Nathan and Purr Purr take on Rodney, Prissy, and Petey in a snowball fight over Santa’s toy shop. Don’t send a lame Holiday eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!
(Inspired by Jason’s video.) Oh, and by the way… look for the flub near the end. Jib Jab got the characters crossed and I end up with breasts in the last scene! haha!
Yahoo! has a community called Yahoo! Answers where people can post a question and ask for advice from the readers. I find the “Relationships” section to be particularly active, mostly with confused girls and women who aren’t getting along with their boyfriends or husbands. I rarely respond, but decided I’d repost this one to see if I could give a good answer. Her question: My boyfriend doesn’t respect me.. but why does he stay with me? I feel like its like this with everything, if he puts his mind to something he’ll find a way to do it even if its thru lying and that hurts me and we talk about this stuff so much and he promises me the world and doesnt do any of it. if this is the case and he doesnt love me or whatever why does he still stay with me and say i love you? 5 yr relationship by the way My Answer: I’m sorry to hear that you don’t feel respected after 5 years together with your boyfriend. It sounds as if there are two distinct topics at hand, which you’re merging as one. The first is love, the second is respect. Love and respect do not necessarily go together, though both are important in making a relationship work. So getting the easiest part out of the way: Does he love you? If he says he does, he probably means it. I don’t know if he would be with you for this long if he didn’t. The problem is that most couples think love is all you need. It’s a great concept in movies and songs, and Hallmark makes millions off it. But in reality, love is just the tip of the iceberg. When I read stories about couples who’ve been together 50 years, I don’t think any of them say that love is how they made it that long. Trust, respect, and communication are the secret ingredients of a lasting relationship. Love loses its bloom sometimes, passion loses its flame. But if you trust, respect, and communicate, you will make it through the hard times. Unfortunately, you and your boyfriend are missing all three of those. And it can’t just be a one way street. You’re both going to have to work on it together if you want it to improve. The first step is that he has to come to terms with this and realize that what he’s done is unacceptable. It doesn’t matter if other women say strip clubs aren’t a big deal. You can’t worry about the way they manage their relationships, you can only take care of your own. And in your own relationship, you and your boyfriend made a verbal agreement that he would not go to strip clubs. He has broken that agreement and lied about it. The next issue is lying. This is never acceptable and needs to be addressed immediately. You will never be able to trust him if he is lying, and the disturbing part is when people become comfortable with lying. This opens up a whole world of mayhem, and if he can lie about one thing, he could be lying about all sorts of others. It’s not about him saying “I won’t lie anymore”. It’s about him developing an internal conscious that really believes lying is a bad thing. It can be destructive in relationships, in jobs, in friendships. It’s just not a good habit, and he needs to break out of it. Finally, on the topic of communication, there seems to be a lot of this missing. A relationship takes two people to work. I think now would be a great time to sit down and really evaluate things together. Is he completely satisfied with this relationship? If he isn’t, find out what you can do to improve things. Make sure he still wants to be together and make it work. Also, make sure he understands the things you are dissatisfied with. You also need to make sure you still want to be with him. Best of luck to you. Remember, it’s not about love. That’s just what gets you through the door. It’s about trust, respect, and communication.  ©2005-2008 Nathan Exposed . All Rights Reserved Meet the Cast
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Cookies, brownies, cakes, breads, candies… Yum yum yum. I have been eating sweets non-stop since last week. Some many delicious sweets. I love them all. ALL OF THEM, I tell you!
