Blogger's Block

Wow... it's been a while since I clicked "New Post" on my dashboard. Actually, that's not entirely true. I pushed it just this morning but I was interrupted by Crabman, per his usual. So it's more accurate to state it's been a while since I clicked "Publish." Here's to hoping I get that far with this one. Well, I've had a bit of blogger's block lately... mostly because I'm tired, per my usual, and we've had tons of things going on, per Plumberboy's usual. Soccer season is kicking off, school is in full effect (anxiously awaiting spring break, although it begins with an out-of-town trip to see the kids' eye doc... FUN!), we're still working on the house, plus the weather is beautiful so it seems shameful to sit inside in the afternoons. One thing I haven't been busy with is typing. I had a most splendid respite from transcription work recently and I barely got on my desktop computer (where I do all my transcription work) at all. Don't get me wrong, I lurve my laptop and wireless internet but I loathe those itty bitty so-called keyboards. They are a cruel, carpal-tunnel joke and no self-respecting transcriptionist types on those things. And I'm seriously too lazy to get up and go all the way to my desktop just to blog. There's one other contributing factor in my lack of postings: there's so much to say that I don't even know where to begin! I find myself unable to remember whether I actually blogged about something or just thought about blogging it. So my apologies in advance for any deja vu moments. My mind is mush... hence the lazy, link-light list format below. (My sister's not the only one that can alliterate!)

Speaking of Deja Vu: We recently watched Deja Vu with Denzel Washington and while it was somewhat entertaining, it was even more unrealistic than those God-like computers on 24. Fascinating Messiah theme throughout the movie though (just like the Pirates movies... did anyone else pick up on that?!?!) Hopefully I can check out my Blockbuster quiche (as we call it here in our house... you probably know it as the queque) to remind me what other movies we've watched recently so I can give my thumbs up or thumbs down accordingly.

Meredith: Haven't talked to the Dallas bunch as of this post but I believe Meredith had a cardiologist appointment today. I will update as info arrives. We expect nothing but good news as she has really done well so far.

Ricky Bobby: Still holding his own in fantasy NASCAR. And still really into US Presidents. I'm wondering how a Presidents-themed birthday party would work...

Crabman: Good thing he's cute because he's getting on my nerves lately. He is so sweet and wonderful and all that (truly all that) but he's teething and NEEDIER than a refugee in quicksand. He gets up throughout the night and doesn't nap much during the day. Sometimes he's downright irrational from all of the above. I think we're over the hump now but this new phase still isn't conducive to blogging. I'm also thinking about his birthday party plans since it's quickly approaching...

Plumberboy: Slammed at work and slammed at home. He started painting our brick last weekend despite protests from his Yankee relatives. Apparently there is a congenital Yankee aversion to painted brick (but no so much in The South--obviously!) Lucky for me Plumberboy has renounced his Yankeeness and actually likes the painted brick. He's also coaching soccer, teaching Sunday school, and trying to spearhead a local plumber's association. Glad to see he puts the H in ADHD to good use.

House: See above. I'd post pictures as we go along but you know good and well I'm way too paranoid to post pictures of my residence on the world wide web. Duh. :) Which brings me to...

Co-ed murder arrests (I'm not a fan of the whole "co-ed" term but nonetheless that's what Greta van Susteren uses so far be it from me to stray...): Glad they caught the guys in both the AU and the UNC case but I'm not sure I'm any more relieved. I think both of those cases illustrate the randomness of many violent crimes, more so than most people want to acknowledge. Thus, I'm checking around to see how much this would cost me. (Probably one husband. And maybe a father. Not that the dog would eat them--they would just disown me out of protest. But I digress..) The Nevada co-ed was killed by a serial rapist turned murderer who walked past an apartment and saw her through an unlocked sliding glass door. For goodness sake, lock your doors. I mean seriously, how hard is it to lock your doors? It takes just a second--the flick of your fingers--and you've in all likelihood done enough to deter a dangerous criminal. God forbid they aren't deterred, you've at least slowed them down and given yourself some sort of heads-up when they make a racket breaking in. And lastly: Ladies, you are always a target. You can try to ignore this and think of more pleasant things but it won't change that harsh reality. Please act accordingly.

Politics: Wow... this is a really good political season and I've enjoyed it more than most. I'm hoping to delve deeper into my political thoughts during the summer because the current time constraints don't allow such talk. All this despite the fact that no one reading this blog cares about my thoughts. Which seriously is fine and all but DANG, I thought I could at least get some good dialogue going! I know it's going on at other blogs but no luck here...guess I'm no Geraldine Ferraro or Samantha Power. Rowr! Would y'all rather discuss the Love Gov?

Me: Still tired. But quite possibly over my blogger's block now. See you again soon?