Month: March 2020

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Costco Run and Dean Cain

So yesterday I left my house, I went to Costco and then to get my hair done and then Target.

At Costco I was walking in at the same time another woman was, she and I looked at each other in horror. It was way crowded for a work day. She said I have five daughters at home, we need toilet paper. I said good luck, I said I’m here for my normal Costco run. Thank goodness I don’t need toilet paper, I did look, because Elizabeth Anne does need toilet paper. There was none, the employee I spoke with said that people were there when it opened and made a run for the paper goods. Ridiculous.

No one is admitting to hoarding the TP. I really want to know who is doing this.

No one symptom is diarrhea, so what are you people doing with all of that toilet paper? My guess is selling it for an exorbitant price, beyond ridiculous.

When I was getting my hair done, of course I was talking to my stylist, she said they told the aestheticians to go home for two weeks. Because they actually touch peoples faces, she didn’t know if they were being paid. The hair stylists were holding their breath hoping they don’t get sent home.

She agreed it was the stupidest thing ever, all of this panic, where was this panic for the avian flu? That killed way more people, or the swine flu, or ebola, which was way more deadly. I didn’t see a run on things then.

When I went to Target I noticed canned goods disappearing along with the paper goods. I did a little research and looked in the baby aisle, people are starting to take the baby wipes.

If you do not have a baby or toddler, please leave these items alone. There are parents that actually need these items.

While I was there I called my daughter-in-law that lives close to me, with my son, of course. And asked if they needed anything, she happened to be at Wal-Mart and they didn’t have any chicken, they did at Target. So I picked up chicken breasts for them, I have never seen anything like this.

All of you out there that are doing this, you are the problem. You are not getting what you need, you are hoarding, and when this blows over in a few weeks, you will have food that will go bad. So it is wasteful, and shame on you, people are now having to buy toilet paper out of the trunk of a car.

I just got my normal two week supply of food, that is all I need, that is all anyone needs.

So now, because of all of this madness, that the mass media is partially responsible for, there are real shortages. There is real price gouging, there is real need for real families. Shame on all of you doing this, especially with the goods that we all need, no one needs 5 cases of toilet paper.

On another note, Dallas Fan Expo has been postponed until June, the weekend I will be out of town for a wedding. This was not a hard choice to make, the wedding takes precedence. Yes, even over Dean Cain, there is nowhere I would rather be that weekend. Celebrating the joining of two special people and celebrating with their families.

It looks like no Dean for me in 2020, oh well, there is always 2021. I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your weekend and have enough toilet paper to last you the next two weeks at least.

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Friday the 13th

Ok, so, I have a plant that has been in my possession since 1984. That’s a long time and it is a very hardy plant, thank goodness, because the plant itself represents something that happened in my life that I would never wish on any parent.

It is a plant that was sent to my son’s, Michael, funeral, I have kept it all of these years. More importantly, I have kept it alive all of these years. Through the many moves, two across country, and through all of my forgetfulness in watering it.

I have even given other people plants from cuttings from this thing. I have given all of my children one, one survived and two died, the plants, not the children. So now I am in the process of replacing the two that died, once again, plant, not children.

The plant represents Michael to me, silly, I know, but it does and I hope it lasts until I join him.

Today is Friday the 13th, which is a special day in my family, not this day particularly, but Friday the 13th’s in general. My parents were married on a Friday the 13th and were married 59 years when my dad passed. So we celebrate all Friday the 13th’s that come our way. It is a good luck day for us, not that I believe in luck, I don’t, I believe in blessings.

There are certain things I am blessed with right now, amazing children, amazing daughter-in-laws, amazing granddaughter, amazing bonus grandchildren, amazing extended family and amazing friends. I don’t need luck, I have Jesus and God and the Holy Spirit, let’s just round that out with the trinity.

As we go through this uncertain time in our history I pray everyone takes the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families. I still say stop stocking up on toilet paper, I am seeing way too many posts where people who actually need it can’t find it. And on garage sale pages on facebook, way too many people selling it for inflated prices. I stand by my statement that this is the exact reason we can’t know about the aliens. It’s the people that are stockpiling every day items that we all use. Let’s face it, we ALL use toilet paper, and if you have not been using it before now, well, I hope I don’t personally know you.

And stop stockpiling hand sanitizer, those who need it, once again, our vulnerable people, elderly, people who have chronic conditions or medical conditions who cannot afford to catch anything, need these items. Stop taking all of the rubbing alcohol, there are people with children who get scrapes and cuts who need this item.

I completely stand by my statement, it is sheer insanity for the majority of the population to lose their collective minds. Cancelling school? Cancelling major events? Cancelling in country travel? It is insane when you think about how many people the actual flu kills and how many people get that.

Let me ask you this, how many were concerned about the flu? Pneumonia? Bronchitis? You all should have been taking certain precautions way before now. I do know a person that has been taking precautions with these things before now. But in all honesty I haven’t seen any posts from anyone regarding these things before this current health scare. No one talking about how everyone in the office has the flu, or something similar, the exception of me. I still need to find patient zero that got me sick last month. Especially considering it was right before my birthday, and yes, I wash my hands religiously. I am always wiping down my work space with Clorox wipes, that I supply myself. When someone one coughs I have been known to spay lysol.

I will say I have a really hearty health system, it is pretty rare for me to get sick, when I do, I am a baby. But I am a baby at home, alone, with the cat and dog, no one to witness my whining and complaining.

I shall continue to wash my hands and use my Clorox wipes and go out in public. Today I have plans to go to the beauty salon and have my hair done, I may go get a pedicure as well.

I refuse to allow this thing to keep me from spending money in my community. I have a feeling these places will need it if this thing continues for any length of time.

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Stop the Madness

Let’s talk insanity shall we, I’m not referring to Joker type insanity or even Harley Quinn insanity. I am talking about the insanity of wide spread mass media induced psychosis. 

I have so many questions, why are people just now discovering the simple act of washing one’s hands? Or the use of toilet paper? What has been happening before now? Why are people insisting on stocking up on these items? And bottled water? Stop it! This is crazy at a level I have never seen, ever, in 56 years. 

Oh and while we are at it, stop making your own hand sanitizer, there has been a run on rubbing alcohol. I have never seen that disappear from store shelves. I wouldn’t have noticed that except a coworker was saying how she had been to 5 stores and couldn’t find any. Her daughter fell and cut her knee and she wanted to put rubbing alcohol on it to kill any bacteria that might be there.

That is crazy, why are people bogarting rubbing alcohol? Now people who really need it can’t find it. Insanity. I even looked at Target yesterday and people had cleared out their supply of rubbing alcohol. I had looked because I thought surely Target shoppers aren’t lemmings, but I was wrong. I was going to pick a bottle up for my coworker so she could take care of her daughter. 

I will tell you I am a little apprehensive, because I need to go to Costco this weekend and get bottled water, I am down to 4 bottles and I like to grab one on my way out. I am hoping they have that, I also need to get a few other things but they are not apocalypse type items. 

Just so you all understand, what is happening now, this is why we can’t know aliens exist. If you people cannot handle something like this, how do you expect to handle Vulcans? This is why we cannot be told what is really being held in Area 51. This is why I can’t meet Superman, because what self-respecting Kryptonian would reveal himself to the human population? No way would I reveal that about myself to this world, they can’t even handle a virus!

What is the deal with the toilet paper? I keep coming back to that because I am very confused. Are people expecting something I am not aware of? They bought toilet paper and didn’t get Imodium? Think people, stop watching CNN, MSNBC or any of the news channels, think for yourself, use some common sense. For goodness sake, wash your hands, and continue to do so after this whole thing has passed. Don’t make this a one off. 

If the Dallas Fan Expo gets cancelled because of all of you, I am never, ever, going to let you forget it. Ever.

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The Rookie and some Eggplant Parmesan

I’m sitting here catching up on my Sunday night television, watching The Rookie and who do I spy, Harry Tang! From Chuck! Love it when the actors from a favorite show pop up on another show I like.

I will watch anything Nathan Fillion is in, I have loved him since his Joey Buchanan days on One Life to Live. My favorite roles he has played would have to be Mal, the Preacher and Castle, Officer Nolan is still growing on me.

This episode had Pete Davidson on it, I am not a huge fan, granted his humor and comedy is geared toward a younger audience. I really enjoyed his acting in this episode, I hope he does more roles like this one.

A friend of mine always says she can see me with a Nathan Fillion type over a Dean Cain type. I say she’s crazy but she says my humor matches NF more. Of course that is only based on what these famous people let us see of them. Never forget, we don’t really know them, we only know what they allow. Which is a good thing. People need to keep part of their souls to themselves. Can you imaging giving every single part of who you are to the general public? I can’t.

On a food note, I have been craving eggplant Parmesan for the longest time. I do low carb, dirty keto, so the real thing was out of the question. I looked up a recipe online and decided to make it. Then I came home from work yesterday and decided to improvise because I was tired. Spring forward, oxymoron. Spring exhausted. Anyway, I sliced up the eggplant and then layered it with sauce and mozzarella and topped it with Parmesan. It was so good! I used Rao sauce, it is the lowest in added sugars. I’ll be making it again, super easy, low carbs, tasty and healthy. A giant win all the way around.

Ok the countdown is on for the Dallas Fan Expo and seeing DC again and Terri Hatcher for the first time. Wash your hands people, I will not allow some pandemic to come between me and my fun.

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Total Disgust

Just so you know, I listen to a lot of the Dateline podcasts. I listened to one that made me completely disgusted. Not with the perpetrator of the crime, but with the mother of the victim.

Ok, so the victim was the son, he was getting married and asked his mother for a ring his dad gave her. She said oh I gave that to your sister. She’s on vacation I have the key to her house. I’ll just go over and take it from her and you can have it.

What the heck! Who does that? What kind of mother does something of this nature??? To add insult to injury the son just wanted the diamonds out of the ring. So he replaces them with cubic zirconia and says oh sis will never notice. She does.

Chris Matthews interviewed the mom and asked if she regretted doing such a thing. Nope. No regrets at all. Of course it caused a huge rift in the brother/sister relationship. Mother didn’t care. She even told the police her daughter probably killed her brother. What!!! Are you kidding me?? Completely shut her daughter out at the funeral. Wouldn’t even look at her. Turns out her perfect son was dealing illegal steroids. His business partner killed him and his wife.

Mother has no regrets her son died before he and his sister could make up. None.

She is literally the most odious woman alive, what kind of mother goes into her daughters home and takes her things.

Once you give something to someone as a gift it is no longer yours. It belongs to them, the mother is a thief, I want the daughter to press charges. I hope her daughter has a dozen kids and never lets her mother around them. What a horrible human.

I’m not a perfect mother, but that is something I would never do. If one of my children wanted something I had given another. I would tell them they needed to speak to their sibling about that. I would be totally out of that conversation.

On an up note, Tess and I went to the movies yesterday evening and saw Onward. Excellent movie, it was so much fun, then we came back to my house and she wanted to watch Revenge of the Sith.

So a perfect evening, this morning was blue pancakes with green swirls. All in all a really good weekend.

I saw Austin, TX cancelled SxSW, I’m going to be really angry if the Dallas Con is cancelled.

That’s all I have for now folks, I hope your weekend is amazing.

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My Top 20 Words

Ok, so, a friend of mine at work gave me the challenge of writing down 20 of my favorite words. These are not in any particular order. Buckle up, here we go:

1. Delicious. Try it, say the word. It just feels good in your mouth.

2. Mom. The word itself has so many meanings for me. I adored my mom and I love being a mom.

3. Jesus. The word brings up images of my salvation. I don’t like to think of what my life would be without that word.

4. Super. I love how a plain day can become a super day, how something cute could become super cute. It lends a little extra.

5. Vegetable. I can’t say it correctly but I love the word. I like saying it.

6. Breakfast. I just like the way it feels saying it.

7. Friendship. Such a simple word to express so much.

8. Bargain. Who doesn’t love that word! it says so much more than simply sale.

9. Investigation. It’s complex and so much is conveyed in one word.

10. Freedom. It invokes a feeling that is larger than I. The minute I say it I see eagles, American flags and for some reason a lake.

11. Empress. So much more than a mere queen. There is power in this word.

12. Whedon. The mere mention of this word invokes so many of my favorite escapisms.

14. Redemption. We all need redemption from one thing or another and we all strive to redeem ourselves.

15. Gigi. It’s the word that is second sweetest to my ear.

16. Love. There are so many types of love. Romantic love, which has never been directed towards me, unrequited love, which I have for Dean Cain, unconditional love which I have for my children.

17. Ubiquitous. It just feel delicious in your mouth. Say it out loud.

18. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Because the sound of it is simply quite precocious. We had to spell that in the third grade. I’ve never forgotten it.

19. Hello. It’s a beginning and there is nothing better than a beginning.

20. Evidently. I just love the way it sounds. With the right tone it can convey so much.

There you have it, my top 20 words. I would add one more, whatever. I can do a lot with that word.

What are some of your favorite words?

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Sadness

I am semi-rested up from my vacation, and here I am, writing. This is my outlet, it is my world, it is how I get everything out that is in my brain. Almost everything, some things do not get such an outlet, they should be kept to myself.

I have found, as I grow, um, not older, seasoned, yes, that’s it, seasoned. That I do not need to spew every thought that comes unbidden in my brain, my very overactive brain.

But there is something that really irritates me, so you shall get to read all about it here. My pet peeve of the week is unnecessary panicking, over things we cannot control.

Yes, I am talking about the latest threat to humanity, shows being cancelled out of the blue. Shows that we love, ok, I love, I am talking about the Magicians ending after season 5.

What is that all about? How is this ok? Who or what, can we protest to get this reversed? This is the Dollhouse, Serenity, Angel, Buffy, Lois and Clark and Chuck debacle all over again.

Gone too soon, it is a recurring theme in my television watching obsessions, get attached and the television executives yank it away.

How can they do this to me? How will I get my Margo and Elliot fix? I love Margo, she is so delightfully honest. She reminds me of someone, I can’t put my finger on it, oh yes, me. She reminds me of me, personality wise, Summer Bishil, the actress that gives her life, is beyond beautiful.

She has given life to the only character that equals Cordelia Chase, she is fully aware of who she is and what she can accomplish. She does it, with sass, honesty and some things that can’t be mentioned here. I love the character, she is scary at times, she is intense and can be brutal. I’ll miss her to say the least, please SyFy, don’t take her away from me!

Seriously, who do I have to bribe to get them to leave my show on the air? Ok, let’s be honest, I probably don’t have enough money for that. Is there anything else? Think people!

There it is, my sadness, my frustration, my anger all rolled into one.

Is there any television show that you miss and think ended too soon? I’d love to know!