bits of today...

This

auntie_pita — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:18:05 GMT

was on my scale yesterday...

Why???

auntie_pita — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:50:17 GMT

Because I said so... My scale ... My rules

following Sandra and Deena....

auntie_pita — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:50:34 GMT

1.Tankard, Goblet, or Plastic Cup? This year it has been a wooden cup. or my tankard... in the past it has been a ceramic cup or ceramic tankard 2. Did you dress your 1st time at Faire? The first 'paid' time... oh yea... the first time I went to faire... rented a horrendous 'bodice'... 3. Big Faire, Dam Faire, or Southern? Big Faire... Southern... (those two are the same to me... I never was at Agoura....) 4. Do you regularly smuggle alcohol into Faire? Moi?! 5.What was the last thing you bought - other than food and drink? At faire... a giftie for the rub... 6. Do you regularly pirate pictures? ummmmmmmmmmm I give credit... 7. Ever followed the parade all the way through Faire? Having been a tumbler ribbon bearer... and a banner bearer... and a water otter... yes... 8. Have you seen every show? NO 9.What does your favorite pin say? yes yes no 10. MUST your costume be period? Must it be faire approvable? Yes. 11. Where was your last out-of state Faire? Las Vegas. 12. Do you know the words to a Poxy Boggards' song? Most of them 13. How many costumes do you have? 3 14. Do you carry a blade? Not regularly 15. Have you been flogged? No. 16. When was your virgin year? My first faire that I ever went to was Black Point, and I was 21... the next time I came to faire was when we started at Devore... 17. Who originally introduced you to Faire? a former friend... and the newspaper announcing that faire was coming to Devore 18. Have you been drunk at ale stand zero before ever entering Faire? no 19. Ever gotten a henna tat? Yes... several times... it was fun to watch the co-workers faces when I showed up at work with one on my hand 20. Had your hair braided? yes... 21. Do you use a tankard cover? depends on the tankard... 1 has a cork, 1 does not 22. Do you have pockets? yes 23. After seeing what happened to TruBBle, will you tell anyone it's your birthday? My birthday this year was opening day! 24. Do you carry a cell phone where it can be seen? no 25. Will you shed part of your costume if it's hot? For the first time this year I did... one of the skirts... 26. Do you want an article off of someone else's costume? nope 27. Ever had a run-in with security? Yes... at Devore... ask me about it privately... 28. Do you bother with Faire-speak? But of course! 29. Have you been on either end of the blue ribbon? :-) 30. What do you carry on you, that most other people probably do not? If I am on walkabout I carry and use a drop spindle 31. Is sunscreen a normal part of your costume? I try to make it be... 32. What color is your shirt? This years shirt... pale beige... I committed chemise last year... Yay for Barbara Butcher!!!

About that green Fairy

auntie_pita — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:37:50 GMT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080429/sc_livescience/absinthesmindalteringmysterysolved;_ylt=AiMcQ7GINwA9xYwJcH67BO.s0NUE

Friday eve has struck...

auntie_pita — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:05:03 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUYEavsSz74

Its been one of "those"....

auntie_pita — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:36:25 GMT

But this gave me a giggle... note the contact name... and the 'from' name :::::Personal Memo::::: ---After Reading Please Contact My Secretary Directly---- From:David Mark.... My Dearest Friend, I could not contact you earlier before now due to my tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferd under the cooperation of a new partner from India. Presently I'm in New Delhi with the partner for the some projects with the money. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in that process despite that it failed us at that time. Now,I want you to contact my secretary,his name is Valentine Smith and his email address is: (valentinesmith62@yahoo.fr ) ask Him to send you the total sum of ( $900,000.00 ) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Valentine Smith and instruct him where to send the Draft to you. Please do let me know immediately you contact him to receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that Draft, so feel free to get in touch with Him and He will send the Draft to you without any delay as I have instructed him to make sure that He send you the Draft via EMS for security reason and urgent delivery of it to you. Best regards, David Mark....

Just cause...

auntie_pita — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:27:42 GMT

Want to sound of about something, that isn't faire related... http://tribes.tribe.net/thatissonotfaire

Come the Revolution...

auntie_pita — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:40:10 GMT

A friend and I were talking last night about 'stuff'... the folk I deal with at the scale... and the folk he deals with at the company he works with... and he made the comment that "come the revolution... x, y, z would probably be sent across the wall... " (paraphrasing a bit...) Come the revolution... Will you be one who can / will survive Or Will you be sent across the wall... What life / trade skills do you have that are viable? I was thinking about that this morning on the way in to work... I spin, I knit, I crochet, I weave... I wield a mean hoe and shovel... and have successfully grown things... I think I would survive... What about you???

following Lee

auntie_pita — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:56:48 GMT

Hit forward and place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. Answer the 30 questions at the end and send it to your friends (including me). This is for your entire life! ( x ) Gone on a blind date ( x ) Skipped school ( x ) Watched someone die ( ) Been to Canada ( x ) Been to Mexico ( x ) Been to Florida ( x ) Been on a plane ( x ) Been lost (I don't get lost.) ( x ) Been on the opposite side of the country (Florida is the opposite side of the country) ( x ) Gone to Washington , DC ( x ) Swam in the ocean ( x ) Cried yourself to sleep ( x ) Played cops and robber ( x ) Recently colored with crayons ( ) Sang Karaoke ( x ) Paid for a meal with coins only ( x ) Done something you told yourself you would not. ( x ) Made prank phone calls ( x ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose ( x ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue?' ( x ) Danced in the rain ( x ) Written a letter to Santa Claus ( x ) Been kissed under the mistletoe ( x ) Watched the sunrise with someone you cared about ( x ) Blown bubbles ( x ) Gone ice-skating ( x ) Been skinny dipping outdoors ( x ) Gone to the movies 1. Any nickname? Pita 2. Mother's name? Jennie 3. Favorite drink? coke 4. Tattoos? Not yet... 5. Body Piercings: ears 6. How much do you love your job? 95%. 7. Birthplace: Nevada... which i why I'm a gambler 8. Favorite vacation spot? the beach 9. Ever been to Africa ? No 10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? yes 11. Ever been on TV? yes 12. Ever steal any traffic signs? yes 13. Ever been in a car accident? yes 14. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 5 15. Favorite salad dressing? ranch 16. Favorite pie? cherry 17. Favorite number? 9 18. Favorite movie? pirates... all of them 19. Favorite holiday? my birthday! 20. Favorite dessert? cherry cheesecake 21. Favorite food? crab 22. Favorite day of the week? friday 23. Favorite brand of body wash? olay 24. Favorite toothpaste? baking soda 25. Favorite smell? lavender 26. What do you do to relax? spin fiber 28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? hopefully not in so cal 29. Furthest place you will send this message: ... 30. Who will respond to this the fastest? ???

giggle...

auntie_pita — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:45:54 GMT

OH, MAN I'M TIRED ! A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through, so he prayed: Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to switch to mine for a day, Amen. God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish. The next morning sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, then drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and balanced the checkbook. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 P.M. and he hurried to make the bed, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies and got the kids organized to do their homework, the set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing. At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids and put them to bed. At 9 P.M. he was exhausted and though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint. The next morning, he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said: "Lord, I don't know what I was thinking, I was so wrong to envy my wife being able to stay home all day, Please, Oh! Oh! Please, let us trade back." The Lord in his infinite wisdom replied: "My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You'll just have to wait nine months though. You got pregnant last night."

I've said it before...

auntie_pita — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:43:09 GMT

If you have to win by being a bully you haven't won, You're just a bully

A friend sent me this today...

auntie_pita — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:04:48 GMT

http://people.tribe.net/pixievision/photos/fa398c36-1fff-47e4-9567-44c7cd0d8e9e

Snoopy's happy dance...

auntie_pita — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:42:02 GMT

Uno the beagle won!!! photo from http://msn.foxsports.com/other/pgStory?contentId=7785068

Just sayin...

auntie_pita — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:47:18 GMT

If you stop and ask for directions... Its kinda (read very) tacky and rude to argue with the person who has the map and is giving the directions... Again... just sayin

Following... my political compas

auntie_pita — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:46:10 GMT

Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -7.62 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.51 www.politicalcompass.org/test

I want this cubicle!

auntie_pita — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:46:47 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27IOmm7zlCw

:-) roseisrose.com

auntie_pita — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:41:24 GMT

I see this every day...

auntie_pita — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:01:40 GMT

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-me-trucks21jan21,1,4873020.story?page=1&track=rss

Harp Music...

auntie_pita — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:44:21 GMT

A few days ago, an artist on one of the groups that I belong to put up a blurb asking for 'reviewers' for her harp cd... I said that I would take a listen, and put something up on my meanderings... The cd is In Faerie by Harpsidhe (harpsidhe.com)... I was / am happily impressed... I haven't listened to alot of harp music, even tho I have Margaret Rose... the harp that was gifted to me by a fellow harpist... I find the music very relaxing, and my fingers want to find the strings and pluck along... Please give a listen to the snippets, and support her!

My 4

auntie_pita — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:59:55 GMT

4 things... Four jobs I have had in my life: 1. Nurses Aide 2. Receptionist 3. Microfilm editor 4. Weighmaster Four Places I have Lived: 1. CA 2. AZ 3. KS 4. WA Four Places I have been on vacation: 1. Mexico 2. California (Northern) 3. California (Southern) 4. Oregon Four of my favorite foods: 1. Carrot Cake 2. Multi-Bean Soup 3. Salmon 4. Potatoes Four places I would rather be right now: 1 On a road trip 2. Ireland 3. England 4. New York for visit (never been there)

Mommie 'stoup'

auntie_pita — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:00:56 GMT

My girls both have colds... and the cry went up for mommie soup... This is what I fixed for them 1 pkg of multi-bean soup... 15 bean soup is grand, just don't use the seasoning packet 1 32 oz vegetable broth (I used the Swanson's broth, in a box...) 1 c rice 1 c barley 1 c split peas 1 pkg lentils serves 6 with leftovers I did the quick cook method for the beans... bring the beans to a hard boil, and boil for 2 minutes... cover the pan and let it sit for an hour... dump the beans into a colander and rinse the beans well then place them back in the pot... add the vegetable broth, then using the box, fill it with water and add that to the pot... 64 oz of fluid. I seasoned with a bit of salt, pepper, thyme, saffron, curry, chili pepper flakes... you can add what every your heart desires... bring it to a boil, stirring occasionally, then turn the heat down to medium low... and simmer for about an hour... adding water or more broth as needed... add the rice, barley and lentels, and 3 more cups of water. you will have a very thick hearty 'stoup' with enough leftover for freezing for later!

The Sky is falling

auntie_pita — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:05:24 GMT

in the inland empire... The rain rain rain came down down down... be careful everyone!

Reminder...

auntie_pita — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:27:01 GMT

Request... When you are driving... Please hang up and drive... or use your blue tooth... or other hands free device... you really can't talk and park, or talk and back up or talk and... safely... (really and truly .. you can't) Thank you!

Just so you know...

auntie_pita — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:26:06 GMT

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze201j5/countdown.htm

George Carlin...

auntie_pita — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:31:46 GMT

A friend of mine sent me this... What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete... Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath