"My Halloween"

Hello dear world

Happy Halloween !!!!!!!!!!!! Did you run into any black cats while you were out ? I didn't thank goodness. My Halloween was a fun one. Why was my Halloween fun you might be wondering ??? Good question. Well earlier tonight my sister, both of my nieces and I went to a friend of ours whose name is Halima. Who is Halima ? Well she is a friend of ours who we have known practically forever. We met her in California when my sister and her were friends when they were both little. When we moved to Georgia Halima and her family moved here as well. She is a very sweet person. She has an older daughter who we grew up with in California. I will get back to all of this later.

Anyway.......my sister, my youngest niece and I went trick-or-treating around her neighborhood. I was dressed up like a devil with a red and black cape and horns on my head. I didn't ask for any candy but my youngest niece got some. My oldest niece went walking around with some of her friends in the neighborhood. While I was with my sister who was at someone's door with my youngest niece I was standing at the person's mailbox. An older guy and ( 2 ) of his children walked up. This guy looked at me and then he approached me......that's not all. He came up to me and started hugging me. He then started rubbing me on the arm. At that moment it felt like he had grown slimy tentacles. He also smelled like he had smoked a liquor store. I then told him that I had to go. The truth is I didn't like him but I didn't tell him that.

Later on I went back to her house where I gave away candy to trick-or-treaters. The daughter of the person I have told you about she is almost the same age as my oldest niece. My oldest niece and her are the best of friends. She is also as tall as my oldest niece. Anyway.......some of their friends popped in. Their friends who are teenagers were quite friendly. I had never got the chance to meet all of them until tonight. I enjoyed talking to them and giving them candy. Some of them came back more than once because I was giving away lots of candy to them. They seemed to have a lot of fun.

On the way home a really nice looking guy waved at me in his car. I said hello back to him as I waved back at him. I have to say dear world that I can't wait until next Halloween. I'm sure it will be as fun as this year. I wasn't planning on going over to do any trick-or-treating but I am glad I did. I got many compliments on my costume which was nice. I had a really fun evening.

I have to say dear world that I couldn't wait to get home to talked to you. I'm sure that tomorrow I will have to come and talk to you as well. I hope that your night was as nice as mine. The weather held up it wasn't too cool outside. On a scale of 1-10........10 being the best. This night was an absolute 10. Of course I have to get up and go to work tomorrow. What will your day be like tomorrow ? I hope your day goes well from start to finish.

It is late here in my part of the world so I will say good-night my dear friends.

Sweet Dreams.

Some Notes & 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Hello dear world

First of all I would like to say "Happy Halloween"everyone.So how was your day ? Today in my part of the world the weather was rather nice. It was also another day at work for me. I must tell you the Tiramasu cake from last night was pretty good. My oldest niece also loved it.

As I started telling you I am in the middle of reading a book I bought at Barnes & Noble titled "13 Little Blue Envelopes" written by a writer named Maureen Johnson. You might want to check out a site that I am about to share you -----> http://maureenjohnsonbooks.com/13lbe.html . In the book there is a young woman named Virginia Blackstone or otherwise called ( Ginny ). She goes to a place and receives  a package from another person who receives it from her aunt to give to Ginny. Inside of the package is a $1,000 in cash for a passport, a one-way ticket from New York to London, and a backpack. Also inside of her package she receives some rules from her aunt. Here are the rules her aunt gives her:

Rule #1: You may bring only what fits in your backpack. Don't try to fake it out with a purse or a carry-on.

Rule #2: You man NOT bring guidebooks, phrase books, or any kind of foreign language aid. And no journals.

Rule #3: You cannot bring extra money or credit / debit cards, traveler's checks, etc. I'll take care of that.

Rule #4: No electronic crutches. This means no laptop, no cell phone, no music, and no camera. You can't call home or communicate with people in the U.S. by Internet or telephone. Postcards and letters are acceptable and encouraged.

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Right now I have found out that Ginny is in Rome. She also goes for coffee with a young man who is Italian. After being in Rome she then goes to Paris by train. After getting off the train Ginny finds herself at the Louvre in Paris. She also visits "The Tuileries". After a little bit more reading she ends up going to Amsterdam where she visits the "Rijksmuseum". At the Rijksmuseum she sees Rembrandt's "The Night Watch". After all of that she then makes her way to Copenhagen. That is about how far I have gotten with the story dear world.

All in all do you have any plans for Halloween ? I have to work tomorrow so that's how I will be spending my day.Question:  Have you read any good books lately ? I am hoping that your Halloween will be filled with lots and lots of wonderful treats and fun. Tomorrow I shall be thinking of you.

Just as a note: I know that 13 Little Blue Envelopes might be something of a book for teenagers but Ginny's travels keep you interested at least they did for me. So don't give this book a TKO....Give it a try !!!!!!!

Take care everyone. Good-night !!!!!!!!!

 

A Really Wonderful Day

Hello dear world

How was your day ? My day began with a trip to one of my favorite stores : Barnes & Noble.

I LOVE Barnes & Noble it is one of my favorite bookstores. I love the place. There's a ton of books there. There are shelves and shelves of book of every category, shape and size. There a poetry section, a self-help section, a romance section, a cooking section, a magazine section, a travel section etc. etc. etc.

My folks and I went to Barnes & Noble as well as my youngest niece went. My oldest niece is at a Confirmation retreat but she will be home in a little while. Anyway.....while I was there I purchased some books one of them is called "13 Little Blue Envelopes". I asked one of the women who worked there if she had any books by Mr. Scalzi and she told me they didn't carry his books but they could order the book I wanted. I was hoping to find his book "The Ghost Brigades" in the Science Fiction section but they also didn't carry it. If your reading this Mr. Scalzi you might want to tell Barnes & Noble that they need to get some of your books into the bookstore for readers like myself. Here's another something else you might want to consider.......you might want to do a book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Fayetteville, Ga which I frequent.

I also wish I lived next to the bookstore because I saw some other books there I would like to read. My dear world did you know that there is an aroma when you first walk into the bookstore that stays with you. The aroma is quite wonderful. Have you ever walked into a bookstore and stood in the doorway for a moment and just smell the place ? Question: Do you have a favorite place you like to visit ?

Before we got home we stopped off at the grocery store. The one we go to is called Kroger. I have a piece of advice for you my dear world.....Do NOT ever ever ever ever go to the grocery store hungry. While I was there I got some snacks for work. Did you know dear world that there are boxes with noodles in them and it comes with different sauce mixes. They have a herb & garlic mix with noodes and another one with a butter & olive oil mix with noodles. The noodles are wonderful I have had them before. While I was there I also purchased a Tiramasu cake which you put into the freezer. When you get ready to serve it you sit it out to thaw and then serve. I can't wait to eat it. I also purchased some TCB hair grease for my hair which is now officially red or what you might call a mixture of red and purple. I just lovvvvvvvvvve it. I love the color of it. The blonde highlights in my hair are gone except for one streak that decided it didn't want to change. So my dear what is the name of your grocery store and what is your favorite thing to get there ?

All in all I had a pretty nice day. The weather wasn't too bad. I didn't know I was going to Barnes & Noble today. How is the weather in your neck of the woods ? Here is a little piece of advice for you:

1.) Don't make any plans over the week.

2.) Just go out and do something you enjoy.

3.) Perhaps you might want to go to some place you haven't been to before.

4.) Try to do something you consider fun.

5.) If you have to work try to do something after work even if its trying a new place to eat.

I really hope that you have a great week. Don't forget to enjoy your Halloween. I really hope you have lots of tasty treats. Until then I will talk to you all again soon.

Maybe you will want to do a little trick-or-treating through J-Land.

Byyyye !!!!!!!!

 

Saturday's Miscellany

Hello dear world

How are you today ? I am feeling rather good. How is your day going ? Early this morning in my neck of the woods it was a rather grey morning and a little frosty. Its warming up nicely though. Here in Atlanta, Georgia its race weekend though I decided not to go.

Anyway....earlier today my folks and I went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast which let me tell you the breakfast was delicious. Chick-Fil-A has this breakfast bar in the middle of the restaurant with all sorts of goodies like crisp bacon, scrambled eggs which are my favorite, grits, sausage, biscuits and gravy just to name a few. I had this Bistro dark coffee which wasn't all that good it was alright though.

After breakfast we then went to the Dollar General where they sell all sorts of items for a $1. I got some little items and my folks got some stuff. I got some Halloween ribbons to stick in my hair for Halloween which are rather cute.

After that we then took a ride to Blockbuster to rent some movies. I rented ( 2 ) scary Halloween movies. One of the movies is called "Halloween Night" and the other one is called "Dream Home". I am going to watch them tonight. My folks got a movie called "The Sentinel" which I just finished watching. "The Sentinel" was a really great movie. It included Michael Douglas, Eva Longoria and my very favorite actor Kiefer Sutherland who also stars in a show I watch on television called "24". I must tell you Kiefer is a very talented actor. He can do all sorts of movies like nobody else. He is also very handsome I must say. I would watch any movie he's in because I think his acting is amazing. I would suggest this movie to everyone to watch. It has lots of action and you will love watching Kiefer. So my dear world go out and get this movie immediately.

After getting our movies we then went to a store called Eckerd which is a great place to shop. At Eckerd I bought ( 2 ) Herbal Essences hair dye. The color I bought is called rich auburn brown. Its a very rich color and so I will be doing my hair tonight.

By the way dear world you will be happy to know that my new Voter Registration Precinct Card arrived in the mail. I guess I will have to start doing my research on the candidates before its time for me to go out and vote. Will you be voting this year ? I'm not quite sure who I will be voting for yet but I will do my research. It would be nice if the candidates came to your door so you could get a feel for what they will be doing for people like me who go out and vote.

All in all I had a very busy day. What will you be doing this evening ? I don't have any plans tomorrow. I hope your weekend is a really nice one. I will be thinking of you my dear friends and hoping you are well.

I have one final note before I go.....I colored my hair and I have a head full of red hair. I now look like Claire Danes when she was on the show "My So-Called Life" here is a link to the show to see how she looked ------> http://www.mscl.com/frontpage/ . My hair is the exact same color.

Take care everyone. Byyyyyye !!!!!!!!!!!!

Its Friday And A Little Michael J. Fox

Hello dear world

How are you today ? In my neck of the woods it is a dark, wet and shivering with all of your clothes on kind of day. I spent half of my day at work which went well. On my way home from work I stopped off at Kaiser which is a medical facility. I went there to pick up some medicine for my mom. Anyway....it was raining there and the parking lot was beginning to form itself into a stream because it was flooding. I'm sure that after a little bit more rain there will be bass fishing in the parking lot. It is also raining here at the house. By tomorrow we will wake up to a lake in our backyard. How is the weather in your neck of the woods ?

Question dear world : Do you have any kind of talk radio in your neck of the woods ? I sure do. There are some talk radio hosts in my part of town who are named Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and a few others.

I have to tell you that I am a huge fan of Michael J. Fox who starred in movies such as "The Secret Of My Success" and "Back To The Future" why am I telling you this ? Well recently I was listening to the radio when I heard Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity make some derogatory statements about Michael J. Fox's illness which is Parkinson's Disease. I think that its sad that such talk radio hosts have to be talking about someone's illness in a rather rude manner on the radio. Michael J. Fox is trying to find a cure for the illness which he is suffering with not just for himself but for others who have the illness.

In my opinion I think that Rush Limbaugh and people like Sean Hannity would want to help contribute to finding a cure to such a terrible illness as Parkinson's Disease. It is sad to hear them talk on the radio because they aren't contributing to finding a cure they are just a part of the problem.

I think that any kind of work done by Michael toward finding a cure for himself and others is a good thing. I really hope that Michael is able to find a cure. I really do think that if people like Mr. Limbaugh and Mr. Hannity had an illness like Parkinson's Disease they would look at their views in a totally new light. They could make their talk radio shows more balanced and informative if they perhaps started fundraisers and charity organizations for such illnesses like Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis.

Sorry dear world......I hate to get off on a rant but I just feel that the talk radio shows are focusing on being negative instead of being helpful to those who might need it. Forgive me for going off on a rant. If you would like to read a little bit about Michael J. Fox and his illness.....here is a link -------> http://www.michaeljfox.org

So how was your day ? How are things with you ? What's new in your part of the world ? I hope that you had a great week. Of course I will talk to you again soon.

Take care dear world. Byyyye !!!!!!!!

Its Wednesday

Hello dear world

How are you these days ? Did you miss me ? Sorry I didn't write yesterday I've been working. Anyway.....these last few days its been cold or in other words glacial, cutting, arctic, polar and pretty much close to below zero. I don't have hypothermia and my fingers didn't fall off at least not yet.

In other news....some of the Atlanta Journal Constitution wasted half of their paper with news of when Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will be getting married. Now we can all take a sigh of relief and move on with our lives....I really wish Tom and Katie, Angelina and Brad as well as Madonna would pack up and move to somewhere else preferably Mars. I would rather hear about Mr. Clooney....Mr. George Clooney that is. Did you know that he was voted the No. 1 Man's Man according to a list compiled by --------> http://www.askmen.com/ . I first fell in love with him when he starred on ER.

By the way......did you know that Justin Timberlake came out with a new CD ? I can't wait to buy his new CD. He looks as gorgeous as ever. Here is link to see him ---------> http://www.justintimberlake.com/ . I really like his music and I think he is really talented.

On a different note.....I wanted to share with you ( 1 ) journal and ( 1 ) blog that I think you will like. The first one is titled "In The Shadow Of The Iris" here is the link -------> http://journals.aol.com/justaname4me2/InTheShadowOfTheIris/ . The writer of this journal is a very talented writer that I find writes with such wisdom that I really enjoy reading it. Please go over and say hello.

The blog that I wanted to tell you about is titled "therefore I'm single". The lady who writes this blog shares her heart with her words and her honesty. Here is the link to her site --------> http://thereforesingle.wordpress.com/ . Go over and read her wonderful writing.

So my dear world enough of my news how was your day ? What's new with you ? How is the weather in your neck of the woods ? I will talk to you later my dear friends.

Good-night.

 

Just An Ordinary Day

Hello dear world

How are you ? First things first....there's only 7 more days until Halloween....its time to run out for those spooky snacks and edible eyeballs for those trick-or-treaters. Don't forget those worm pops....just kidding.

Okay.....you will be shocked to know that I did absolutely nothing this weekend but watch television. I saw "The Lake House", "The Ring 2" the 1st "Halloween" and "Children Of The Corn" which was a little bloody.

Of coure today started another week at work for me. It is getting quite cool here in Atlanta, Georgia. If I knew how to put graphics in my journal my dear friends you would be seeing lots of snowflakes, children building a snowman and people skating on a pond. Anyway...it does feel like Winter here in more ways than one. If you don't hear from me tomorrow you will know that my fingers will have fallen off due to me getting hypothermia.

I do have to tell you my dear world that I miss seeing my favorite show "Bones" on television. I hope that its not going off the air. Fox better hurry it along and give me back Mr. Boreanaz A.S.A.P !!!!!!! Excuse me for a moment why I scream at them for a minute .........WHAT'S GOING ON FOX ????? ARE YOU LISTENING ?????? COME ON ALREADY !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M WAITING !!!!!!!!!!!!! DO I HAVE TO GIVE UP ON YOU FOX ??? HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO WAIT ???????? Alright my dear friends I'm done. You have to excuse me sometimes. Please forgive me.

I have a question: Do you read the comic section of your newspaper ? I have gotten to like a few. The newspaper in my neck of the woods is called "The Atlanta Journal Constitution. In the comic section there is one comic strip I like called "MUTTS" which is pretty funny. What comic strips do you have in your neck of the woods ?

I know its pretty late....I have rambled on long enough. I will let you get back to your regular scheduled program but I'll be back !!!!!!!!!!!

Bye.