Happy birthday sandy!

i spent the entire day with my one and only mom...
it was a great day and a happy birthday celebration!

yes this ones from sometime in the 70's and the aregial phase was just on the horizon!

we should never have attempted ice skating.

sandy was always one step ahead when it came to fashion...

we both had bad taste in lenses then...

to this day, we are still "that" close.

think about it...

Preface.

Life moves fast. The majority of us have become obsessed with the endless pursuit of more money, more possessions, more energy, more fun, more achievement, more recognition, more power, etc… Not only do we want more of it, but we want it faster and cheaper than ever before.

Some will argue that this pursuit is a positive one, pushing us to better our best and test the limits of our potential. Others would argue that it's bullshit. You see candidates for "Fukitol" everyday: people so wound up that you're sure they could just snap at any moment. Maybe you're one of those people. Luckily for you, the pharmaceutical companies have come up with all kinds of "cures" for you.

This may be great for the pharmaceutical companies who sell the drugs to cure the side effects that result from taking the drugs they sell, but what about your needs? Why should you have to buy one pill if your stressed, another if you can't get it up, and another if you're paranoid about getting fired from your job? Why isn't there one drug that will cure all of these things? A "super-pill" that takes care of all of your problems with no adverse side effects.

this is an A.P.B...

Philadelphia, he has arrived and isn't taking any calls just yet! There is decorating to be done, lists to be made and the bed needs to be broken in! please hold for the next available moment...

ps...kaj, who's the boy on the couch? don't even think for one second that i would believe he was one of the moving boys! i would however entertain the idea he had something to do with moving one box, the one labeled bedroom!

you go boy!

love
shacronda!

girl on the go

just wanted to wish "diva" and her man,
best of luck in their new home!
miss you...

yet one more obstacle in the road

as most of you already know, i have Multiple Sclerosis. i have at times talked about my symptoms, the impact it has made on my life and how expensive it is just to feel not-so "sick & tired". todays story takes a different route...

anyone with a disease will tell you, the more you learn the better off you are. in this case, knowledge has lead to anger.

last night i attempted to refill 3 of my scripts on line. once submitted, i got a response back that said two of my refill numbers were not found. ok so i thought it was an internet foepaw, so i tried again. much to my dismay, got the same error message. so i went to bed with plans to visit the pharmacy first thing in the am. naturally i over slept (woke up at 2:30pm) even more angry that much of my "day off" had already passed. i then called the pharmacy, explained my situation to which they said it was due to the fact that there were no refills left on the two scripts. standard procedure-they call the doctor and my neurologist and have them write two new scripts. i did a few things around the house to make some time pass and then headed for the pharmacy. once there, my already crappy day took a turn for the worse. the pharmacist told me that neither doctor had issued a new script nor would they until i scheduled an office visit for a check up! PISSED i was. i walked out to the car and sat there for a few minutes till i calmed down.

while there i got to thinking...getting an apointment with my regular doctor usually means a two-three week wait. apointment with my neurologist sometimes can be a wait of one or two months; there are so few here in northeastern pa. no, i wasn't calming down one bit. then i thought wait a minute i don't have a cold or an itchy patch of jock itch; i have an incurable disease last time i checked. i've been on these scripts for a few years because of the disease. the dosage hasn't changed, my symptoms haven't changed and i've been to both doctors fairly recently....

no, when i got home i didn't make any phone calls or schedule any visits. this experience had me too angry and also made me very "tired" so i went back to bed for about an hour. woke up still angry and still feeling crappy. i'd say it was expensive day off.

marie, new love in my life

yes it's frozen,
but it's delicious! its got some of my favorite things to eat and the salt content isn't that bad. takes about 6 minutes or so and it's worth every second!

there are still a few good pickins'

i want to share the following with you...

one of the guys ("c") i work with today told me about a new boy he is starting to "get to know". with the advanced technology of a cell phone, i was able to see a pic of this person. the picture of "d" was an outside shot, taken at dusk. on a first glance, he seems pretty basic and simple and by no means unattractive. earlier today "c" got a voice message from him as he decided to to tell his story of the missing orange. please forgive me if i don't remember all the details...in "d"'s message he spoke about shortly after arriving at work today, he noticed one of the oranges he brought along to work had gone missing. he went on to say that he wasn't too happy about it and that that he would later, head back tot the car and look for it. listening to his voice and the words he chose to describe the situation, i got a real sense of an honest, passionate, wholesome person. a few hours later "c" gets his second message; the mystery of the missing orange was still unsolved.

jumping ahead to closing time, "c" gets the call. the missing orange had been found. just listening to them gabble on the phone i could tell how happy everyone was feeling about the orange.

the subject matter of this call could have been about a new nick of paint missing from the escelade. maybe it was the hair gel not holding its own or better yet, it could have simply been me, me, me.

instead it was only about an orange. something natural, something sweet and something real.

i tip my hat to you "d"!

cleaning out my closets

well, its been almost two months since i reopened my ebay account. i'm pleased to say that it was a good choice on my part. i've already sold 12 items (collectible's i've had around the flat for ever) and as of yesterday, my first hand made silk aquarium plant was sold!

there isn't anything about the entire process i dislike. i spend many hours each day listing, monitoring, researching, packaging, shipping, accounting, photographing, cataloging and creating. i feel good about committing to something so strongly especially to one that helps me a little financially but more importantly, stimulates my senses to create. i'll keep you posted from time to time on it's progress. i'm always open to thoughts and or suggestions. if you have anything nasty to say, rid your anger in the direction of the white house!

here are two links to see all my stuff

images & text
my activa store front

just text
my ebay listings