Healthy Fear and Cats

So I thought Ronald, aka Fat Catstard, wasn’t breathing, turns out he was sleeping. Now he’s super mad at me, but at least now he knows how it feels to be woken in the middle of the night. I fear repercussions tonight, if I don’t show up online tomorrow for work I need my coworkers to do a wellness check. Maybe send animal control, I don’t know, but I do know enough to have some healthy fear.

There we have it, healthy fear, what is a proper amount of healthy fear and what is overboard? Only individuals can answer that, for me healthy fear is knowing what is out there and making preparations to make myself as safe as possible.

There are few things I fear in this world, heights, I do fear that particular thing. Here’s the weird thing, I didn’t fear heights in my youth. The higher the swing went the more I loved it, climbing to the highest point on the monkey bars was my go to at recess. I very literally had no fear, of anything, now I am terrified of heights, I hate elevators, escalators, anything that takes me up. Forget ski lifts, those are the worst, I don’t even know if I could go up in one of those gondolas.

I do have another fear, I fear going completely blind and not being able to read anymore. That is my one besides heights, those are both irrational fears, not healthy ones.

I’m watching Star Trek TOS right now, part of me wishes I had waited to be born so I could travel beyond this planet.

Last night I rewatched the Lois and Clark where they put Dean Cain in the black Superman suit. It was a great episode, for many reasons. But in particular, the black Superman outfit, was the absolute best part of that episode.

No shallowness going on here, at all, if I could insert the eye roll emoji here I would do so. A lot of people like to pretend they are not shallow, but we all are in some way. I fully admit to being attracted to “pretty” men, with Dean Cain being the prettiest of all.

Sometimes I wonder if he has made a deal with God the way I have. He is aging amazingly well.

I have to go now, I am on episode 3 of season 1 of TOS and this one requires a lot of my attention.

People are evolving and being able to control things with their minds. I must pay attention.

Let the Fun Begin

So, yesterday, I did something I have not done in years, as a matter of fact I cannot remember the last time I had to do this particular thing. I went to a laundromat, I had to even google where to find one.

My washing machine broke about a month ago, I have been trying to have it fixed since then. The part is finally in and the repairman will be here next week to fix it.

In the meantime I ran out of clothes and towels, here is the thing, I have a lot of clothes and towels. I have so many clothes I didn’t have to do laundry all of this time. However, yesterday was a desperation day, I had to do laundry or go buy new clothes.

I decided to go to a laundromat instead of bothering one of my children because I could wash everything at once and bring it home to dry. I probably should have dried the towels there, so many towels. I was down to my beach towels, so that will tell you something.

Anyway, I found a place in McKinney so I loaded up the car and headed out. The establishment actually had an attendant who was very sweet to me and helped me find the right machines and figure out how many quarters I needed to complete the task. It was a lot of quarters, just FYI, and I washed my things. I didn’t take everything that needed to be washed, I took a lot, but I didn’t take the sheets and the whites. I like to bleach my whites and I have a particular way of doing it, where it takes three cycles to get it done.

Once again my closet and dresser drawers are full and I am relieved. I can wait till Wednesday to do the sheets and whites.

It is officially my birthday month, this year is going to be a great birthday month! Last year was very literally the worst birthday I have ever had, this year is going to be the best. I already have plans with great people the evening before and the day of is with some of the best women I know. I am so excited to usher in this new year of being on this earth. I know it is going to be one of my best years, in terms of me being just me. I really do love who I am, I know, huge surprise for everyone.

But if you can’t love yourself for who you are, then how can anyone else love who you are? I am a really incredible person, I’ve lived through some things during my time on this planet and I have wisdom to impart. Maybe not wisdom, humor, I have humor to impart. Knowledge, I have that as well, maybe some wisdom thrown in for good measure. Yeah, let’s go with that.

Anyway, today is going to be great, family dinner to celebrate Elizabeth Anne’s birthday. Picking up Tessa, I missed her the last time due to the flu, it has been way too long since I have seen her. We have planning to do for our week of fun in July. Never too early to plan.

I feel the need to mention I spent last Saturday evening with Dean Cain. Never mind that he was on my television screen and I was three dimensional in my living room. It counts as a date, right?

I have to go now, I have things to do, peace out peeps. As usual, any comments, criticisms or praise can be left here or sent to angie@angieworld.com.

Dean Cain Defection?

I have a dilemma, as you all know I own The Avengers movie, if you don’t know that you don’t know me. So anyway, I love Thor, not the actor that plays him in this movie, I love Thor himself. I always have since discovering the Norse mythologies.
Now, I have a working theory, that if I watch The Avengers enough, I will eventually assimilate into the movie itself and become Thor’s new love interest. Don’t want to hear about Natalie Portman, Jess….
Now here is my dilemma, is this cheating on Dean Cain? My love of Thor predates my love for Dean Cain, although my love for Dean has been a little consuming. If I am assimilated into the movie will I lose my knowledge of Dean? Will I no longer be able to watch him on old episodes of Lois and Clark? Will he know I have defected and my affections are elsewhere?
Here is my other challenge; I have to be wearing the right outfit when I am eventually assimilated. I have the right boots; it is just a matter of finding the right outfit to go with said boots as I will be wearing it from that point forward. I don’t see many costume changes in the movie. But here is another thing, should I wait for the next Thor movie to try and insinuate myself into it? There is not a lot of time for romance in this movie, tons of action, yes, romantic pursuits, no. So there you have it, I have many decisions to make regarding Thor and Dean Cain.
You know the funny thing is I have watched Dean Cain in Lois and Clark countless times and I have never been made part of the show. However I have a theory on that as well, since every episode is different there is little time to really incorporate myself into the story line. Since the movie is the same every time I fully believe eventually I will become part of it. I have seen The Avengers a total of 5 times now; I foresee a 6th time on the horizon.
What I am curious about is how many times does it take? Does anyone out there know? Please feel free to share any raw data you might have.
As for my relationship with Dean Cain, well, I still love him, with my whole heart and no matter what universe I end up in, he will always be my main obsession. Still waiting for him to come to town, he is after all in my pre-nup.

Dean Cain and Ares

It’s Friday and I was so desperate for a Starbucks treat, I had them put an extra shot of espresso in, just for luck. Soon I will be flying, I hate to be the one that breaks it to everyone, it is not Redbull that gives you wings, it’s coffee, caffeine, Starbucks that gives you wings.
I have discovered the HUB, it is a television station, it shows great television, for example: Lois and Clark; The New Adventures of Superman, Hercules, Sliders, just to name a few. I am so beyond excited, not just for Dean Cain viewing, but for Ares viewing on Hercules! I had the biggest crush on Ares, I know, cliché, we always want the bad boy. There is no badder boy than Ares; the god of war, that man was just, well, hot, there is not other word for him. His personality was on point, sarcasm with a hint of surly, who can resist that? Not this woman, I had high hopes for the actor that played Ares, he really was great in that role, unfortunately he has passed away. However I can still enjoy him in Hercules re-runs, just a hint, I would love the DVD’s.
So, last weekend I hurt my Achilles heel, Elizabeth Anne kept saying “you mean your tendons mom?” I said I like saying Achilles heel better as it makes me seem god like. She snorted at me; well it was more of a look, but still. Don’t we all want something to make us fee immortal? Didn’t we all want to be a god or goddess when we were in the fifth grade and read Homer for the first time? I remember reading the Greek and Roman mythologies and being transported to a world that was magical, powerful and where I got to be in control of not only my destiny but the destiny of others. What a heady feeling, so if I want to say I hurt my Achilles heel, I get to say that.
So, the Irishman’s oldest daughter is sick, and now so is the Irishman, with his ongoing illness it has left him vulnerable to germs. I am happy to report I am impervious, I never get sick, the most I ever get is sinus stuff and since I changed my artificial sweetener to local honey I don’t get that.
I hope everyone has a great day, a wonderful weekend and decides to consciously do the right thing, no matter what that may be.

Dean Cain

Last night was the finale to Stars Earn Stripes, it was a nail biter, I am still stressed over it! I so wanted Dean Cain to win, he was in the top three, alas he did not win in the end. However, he did acquit himself very well.
He conquered his fears and proved over and over why I love him so much, not just because he is pretty, but because he is fearless. He is also gracious and generous, he was there for the other people on the show, encouraging them to do their best as well. Dean, if you need comforting after your loss, call me, I can be very sympathetic and the Irishman said it is ok with him if we hang out.
In other news this weekend, Rene Baio (aka @MrsScottBaio) participated in the Disney 1/2 Run to raise money and awareness for her and her husbands charity The Bailey Baio Angel Foundation. Please go to the website http://www.baileybaioangelfoundation.com to find out more information. It really is commendable how this couple took an episode of their life, a false health scare regarding their newborn, and turned it into something positive. They have created a foundation to raise money and awareness for screening newborns for a specific disease. I am not going to go into detail here as it is their story and they tell it very well on their website. I have decided to make them my charity of choice when giving money. I have a couple of others, but they will be my main one, I admire so much people who take the negative and use it to champion others.
Taking a negative and making a positive, interesting choice, they could have easily said oh our child is healthy, see ya later. Instead they chose to use their celebrity for good instead of partying and being skanky and rude. Good for you Baio family, good for you!

Dean Cain Update and Stuff

So, Dean Cain has a new show, this time a respectable one, I have not watched Stars Earn Stripes yet, but rest assured it is recorded. I plan to spend part of my day off tomorrow watching it, then I will give a full report on my renewed love affair with Dean. I need it to be good, so far I am seeing good tweets about it, I need something to take the horribleness away that was that dating show. Ok, confession time, I still have that episode recorded that has Dean in it. I have never viewed it, I don’t even know if I can bring myself to watch it, however deleting Dean from my DVR is a hard thing to do. I love him, I cannot even begin to explain the level of commitment I feel towards supporting him in all of his efforts. It is pure insanity, however, it is an insanity I am not willing to part with.
Yesterday evening after work was spent catching up with a friend, much laughter was had, and good gossip was shared. Oh, get off our high horse, not malicious, hurtful gossip, fun stuff, like who got a new job and news like that.
It was also the return of Grimm, excellent show, from start to finish I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for the next revelation! Excellent start to the season, so mad it was a to be continued episode! I didn’t even realize the hour had passed, it was that good! If you have not checked it out, please do, catch up on season one and start with 2 right away.
I am still feeling the effects of Saturday’s spa visit, I am still relaxed and my face is beginning to peel from the chemicals. I love it, if I get the chance I am going back to see Todd the masseur, he was nothing short of amazing. If you want a great massage, no chatter and to feel wonderful, book a session with Todd at the Pure Day Spa in Frisco, TX. No, this is not a paid advertisement, just a satisfied customer.
Today is my Friday, so I shall sign off for now, will let everyone know how much I love seeing Dean Cain in uniform. I can barely breath thinking about it!

How Lois and Clark Helped Me

Lois and Clark, the New Adventures of Superman comes on Sunday nights now, I love that show. Probably not for reasons that everyone likes to make fun of me for.

You see when this show debuted I was a new single mother, and had just had to give up the home I was raising my children in. We had to move to a much smaller townhouse, out of the neighborhood we loved, away from the house I brought two of my children home to.
I was working at the mother’s day out at church and babysitting to make ends meet, it was not feasible to get a job as I was not qualified for anything. Anything I was qualified for would not have paid the daycare for the two youngest children.
I know they don’t know or remember, or care to know, but it was very bleak at that time, there were weeks where we only had $20.00 to get through the week. Between God and Lois and Clark I got through it. We survived and lived to tell the tale. Watching Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher once a week gave me an outlet, I had always been a fan of Superman. From the time I was about 4 years old and discovered comic books. He was my favorite, I wanted to be Lois Lane, girl reporter. She was everything I wanted to be, intrepid, adventurous, curious, courageous and intelligent. I wanted to be all of those things, I wanted to face life with a curiosity, and a verve for living, I wanted to wear cute clothes and dig for the truth. Most of all I wanted to be rescued by a superhero.
That was never to be, oh I have the cute clothes thing down, but the being rescued by a superhero part, well that never happened. I rescued myself and my children from a life of poverty, I made the best life I could for them, going to college, getting a job with a major telecommunications company.
But I never forgot Lois and Clark, the show gave me escapism once a week from our seemingly bleak life. It gave me hope that something better was out there, I will be forever grateful to Deborah Joy Levine for creating this program. I know it sounds a little silly, but when you have no hope, you don’t want to burden your friends with the reality of your life, sometimes it is something simple that can give you strength to go on.
I think that is why I am so loyal to both Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain, they gave me so much at a time when I had so little, the least I can do is watch their shows on television now. With the exception of the dating show. Dean, I will not be watching it, it is not watchable, I am still disheartened by it.

Friday, Starbucks and Dean Cain

It has been a strange couple of days, I have had nightmares two nights in a row, the first night was about one of my children. So I do the only thing a mom can do, I text all of them and make them all tell me they are ok. I irritated one as he was asleep, but you know what, I don’t care, I needed to know. So there. They were all fine by the way, but the bad feeling would not go away until I heard from them.

Last night the dream was about me, I was in a house and I had all of the doors locked, however when I went into the garage and got in the car and left someone ran in behind me. I saw him, so I backed out, closed the garage door, went into the back yard and looked in the window. I saw him, the burglar, making himself at home; he was sitting and watching my television! So I yell really loud 911, because that was what I was taught to do in high school. The burglar turns and sees me and gets up and has a machete, and starts to run toward me, I run out of the back gate and jump in the car and before I can drive off I wake up. I was terrified, horrible to wake up without getting away, now I will never know.

So many things happened yesterday, what to address first, well, I’ll go in order, the big meeting. It was a lot of fun, I was not wrong to look forward to it. I do believe they are learning that you praise to success, not berate to mediocrity. The new 2nd level manager and the first level managers gave out kudos and prizes for perfect attendance for the first quarter. The people with the top numbers were recognized as well as new team leads. The only thing that happened that I was sadly disappointed with was a trainer, there was a jeopardy like contest and the contestants were drawn randomly. He was one of them, instead of answering the questions; he was feeding the answers to another contestant. I felt this was inappropriate and unprofessional, this was supposed to be a fun thing, not a cheating thing. He should have answered and let everyone know why he was in a training position. To cheat, sad and wrong.

The rest loved it, we all clapped for our co-workers that won prizes, happy for their recognition, it almost felt like a Mary Kay meeting, I loved it.

The second thing is a not so happy thing, it was the premier of the Dean Cain show, however, I could only stomach about 10 minutes of it, as Dean was not in that segment. I have recorded it and will fast forward to his part, although I don’t even know if I will do that. I can see why I was not considered for this show. The girls are the typical ones you see on the bachelorette or MTV dating shows, more bimbo than nice girl. Of course that seems to be all men want these days, bimbos. Good luck when you procreate with them. Anyway, I don’t think I will be watching this Dean Cain offering as I am sickened by the premise.

On an up note, it is Friday and I am having Starbucks, Venti Passion Tea Lemonade unsweetened of course. So I want everyone to have a fantastic Friday, I hope you enjoy your day and your weekend. Oh I will be volunteering at the Susan G Komen run in Plano tomorrow, I am a race marshal, I can’t wait! Come out and cheer on all of the runners!

Hercules

Ok, so, on Sunday I watched three, back to back, Hercules movies, the Kevin Sorbo Hercules movies. The only thing that could have made it better would have been if Ares had been in any one of them. Who does not love Ares? God of War, the late actor Kevin Smith, so amazingly beautiful. I truly believe he was on the same level of amazingness as Dean Cain. If he had lived he would have given Dean a run for his money on my heart. And seriously, the Ares attitude, who did not love that cocky swagger and the large amount of sarcasm dished out? I was so happy when he went on to star in Xena and Young Hercules.
Truly tragic that his life was cut short. He is missed.
I am not feeling well today, I caught a bug or something, it started out as a major headache and has ended with stomach pains and, well, everything that goes with that. I will not go into details as I do not like being gross and disgusting.
I order new nail polish that came yesterday, so excited to do my toes, I have black polish and the silver crackle to go over it, I cannot wait to do my toes! Well that is all I have for now, I know not a lot, but I hope I inspired you to seek out your own Hercules day!

Cain vs Kane

So as we all know, or you should all know, I am insanely crazy about Dean Cain. Since 1993 I have been crazy about Dean Cain. I will always believe he is the prettiest man on the face of the planet. But now, there is a new Kane in town. Christian Kane. OMG, he totally rocks. He sings, he acts, he fights! He is from Oklahoma! How much more perfect can one man be? What is the problem you ask, well, in my prenup it is agreed I get to keep Dean Cain, but now I want to add Christian Kane. Fiancee says no, I can only have one Cain/Kane. How can he ask me to choose? They are both so different it is too hard. I think I should have both of them in my prenup. I mean honestly do you think that is selfish?