I'm watching Scare Tactics on SyFy and frankly, I'm thinking that some of these "accomplices" should get some current life insurance quotes because I think some of them might just get killed by the people they set up. Case in point, the groom who set up his bride - I'm highly doubting that she was happy at all - after all she told him he wasn't getting any that night. LOL! I love watching this show because some people are just hilarious when they find out they're on the show.
I fear my friends setting me up for that show, I really do. Namely because I've got enough fears that they could really capitalize on some of them. Such as heights, flying, spiders, snakes, and claustrophobia. Ugh. LOL So yeah, I'm afraid that they'll try setting me up on Scare Tactics. You ever been afraid your friends would set you up for something?
It is one thing to want to get our old high school gang of friends together for a dinner to catch up. It is another entirely when no one can get together on the same damn day. We suggested Dec 2, but no one can go then. So we switched to Nov 30, but some of us don't get money until Dec 1. So we switched to Dec 1. Now NO dates in Dec will work and it HAS to be on Nov 29 or 30. That's great, except there are three of us at least who can't do it on either of those days. Between working and/or not getting paid until Dec 1, there are three of us at least who will not be there. I guess it doesn't matter that we're not all going to be there.
The funny thing is - the three of us that won't be there, are the outcasts of the group anyway. Go figure.
You know, one of the things that drives me nuts is when people say that writing is only writing if it's going to be a book. So people who create newspaper articles aren't writing them, they're creating them? Bloggers are not writing, they are blogging? It doesn't matter if my subject is a novel for NaNoWriMo or if it is a blog post on a car blog that extols the virtues of the latest truck accessories it is still writing.
The act of putting words down, whether on a computer screen or on paper is writing. It doesn't matter to me what the writing is. Blog post, news article, novel, non-fiction book, biography, etc. It's all writing. Poems are writing. Words on a page/screen are WRITTEN. It is not that hard to figure out that concept but then you get these yahoos who say you aren't a writer unless you're writing a book. Whatever. I blog, I'm writing. I create an article, I'm writing. I write a book, I'm writing. End of story.
What do you consider writing??
I am so wishing for less commercials that are for products that not everyone is going to need. I am sick of commercials for male enhancement products, commercials for ED remedies, commercials for asthma medicines, COPD medicines, etc. I understand that the drug companies want people to have their doctors prescribe these medications to them, but good grief. Does my TV time, what little of it I actually use have to be filled with it? I mean, I see acne products, heartburn relief products, and everything in between every night when I watch TV. I can't get away from it. Even on Hulu and that, the ads might be for stuff like that. It's unbelievable!
With certain things, I am of the opinion that if you need it, you'll find it. If I need medication for a condition, I'll ask my doctor to help me find the right one for me. And I don't need my man to be enhanced. If I'm with him, then I love him regardless. Yeesh!
Lately I have been talking to some people around where I live about my "small businesses" doing web & graphic designs and making/selling jewelry & crocheted items. Several of them have asked if I have any sort of promotional products for my businesses. I ask them what kind of products they are thinking of, and they usually say things like pens with the business name, phone number, and possibly address listed on them, or business cards. I was thinking of getting some business cards to tuck into orders when I send them out or deliver them. It is a good idea, I just have to actually get off my duff and order them. ;)
So here we are, sitting around watching SyFy so we can see Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters Academy (LOVE those shows although the ghost hunters in training on GHA really irk me), and all of a sudden we're being barraged by commercials for everything from pills to burn belly fat to items of various types for helping out with that ever annoying ED. Here's a clue people. No need to advertise. You need it that badly, or want it that badly, you'll find it! Especially the ED stuff. You know, I get spammed enough via my Email and IM's for that stuff. What on earth makes people think I want to get it on my TV as well? I mean really? And some of the stuff they're advertising is on during prime time when kids are still up - that's not appropriate. Kids do not need Viagra commericals, Cialis commercials, or the "alternatives to Viagra and Cialis that are Medicare approved" commercials. They're kids. They do not need exposrue to this stuff. It pains me to think that kids are having to stop watching shows they like because the commercials are just inappropriate!
Oh how I wish I could just go to bed and not get up. I've been helping a friend look for stuff for her business. She's going to be opening a yarn/knitting/crochet shop and she wants to have a few things set up before she opens. One of them is an open sign, plus she'd like to have one of those exit signs above the door so that people aren't looking for a way out thinking they can't go out the same door they came in. (You'd be amazed.)
I told her I'd help her find what she wants or needs. I'd love to work for her as well (I both knit and crochet) but I can't because she's just getting started and won't be able to afford to hire any employees unless the shop actually takes off. I think it will because a lot of people are willing to buy the more expensive yarns for their projects. :)
Around here, most of our Christmas wishes are just that - wishes. We do not have very much money around here, and so we rarely, if ever, purchase Christmas presents. This year we have a few wishes, but are pretty skeptical that any of them will become reality in the first place. For instance, we have the digital cameras that BFL and I both want. We know this is not going to happen. If digital cameras show up for Christmas there will be only one of them, not two, and it is a guarantee that it will be BFL who gets one, not me, as it would be her mom who would be buying the present.
Another thing on our wishlist is a Wii. Not because we really want a Wii, but because our favorite Nintendo games such as Mario Kart, a Nascar Kart game, Legend of Zelda, etc are now being made for Wii only, and nothing for GameCube. *sigh*
Also on our list - a PS3. We doubt highly this one will show up at all, nor do we think there is a slight chance at a Wii. However, I do still hold out hope for a copy of Windows 7. :)
I'm telling you. I need to sleep. I slept for a couple hours this morning, a couple hours this afternoon, but I always end up waking up - on my own no less, a couple hours after I go to sleep. Does my doctor do anything? Not really. He tells me to make my bedroom allergen free (hello? I live in a 2 bedroom house w/ 2 roommates. I don't have my own room thanks), change my diet, and get more exercise and I'll sleep better. I've already tried all of those and no dice. So now I sit here wondering how to get myself to go to sleep and stay that way. *sigh* I mean, after all, it's not like eating right and using the dip machine at the gym has ever done any good towards getting me to go to sleep and stay that way. So now to figure out something else since my doctor is vehemently opposed to even attempting Lunesta or any of the other prescription or even OTC sleep aids. *sigh*
