Another example. Today, we'll hopefully be doing early voting. Sweet. With Bill headed out of town next week during the election, we'll get it taken care of and I won't have to attempt to take the little one to the polls by myself. Not that I couldn't do it. It's a matter of want, really.

So far, that's all the "early" I've got. We'll see what the rest of the day brings.

Thank goodness it's almost the weekend. Except that means I have 2.5 days left to convince Billy that the dinosaur costume he wanted is not scary at all and that it's FUN to wear. Ordered online, you know. Cute kid wearing the costume on the website. The little one said he wanted it. He wanted to RRRRRROOOOOARRRRR. The costume arrives, and the little one wants NOTHING to do with it. Hmm. Fabulous.

Oh well. Happy Wednesday.

Happy Birthday to Clarkie, he's FOUR today!!

Tonight, she vomited her dinner up.

I'm done being lazy. I'll call the vet tomorrow to see if they're open. Barring emergencies this weekend, she'll definitely be going in to the vet early next week.

Poor girl. She really is the sweetest dog I have had. She annoys me much of the time with her constant running off to see the neighbors and chasing things, with her intense fear of thunder, fireworks, and sometimes rain, and with her constant stinky ear infection, not to mention the mauling of my son. Ok, she didn't MAUL him, but she did nip him twice when he was just learning to explore. But anyway, she is very loving and well behaved otherwise.

So, we'll see what the vet says.

I enjoyed my birthday a few days ago. It seemed to be an odd day. I am pretty pretty sure I wasn't down about turning 35, I mean, I don't feel any older than I did a week ago. But, I did have a slight case of the blahs on Tuesday. Could be attributed to the gloomy, monsoon-ish weather we have been having.

Billy has been all about the "No!" the past week. It's really tiring. He's stopped with the "I love you", now it's "too". He's surprising us each day with the types of sentences he puts together. My little boy is growing so fast.

I'm really sick of the politics, bailout, and crappy economy. I plan on holding on to my investments, and hope they climb their way back up out of the doldrums. Holy crap. We'll see what happens after the election is over.

I have a lot of things on my want-to-do list. Nothing is getting done.

On that note, good night!

We woke somewhat early, considering it's the weekend. Showered and went to breakfast at Harold's Diner. Very inexpensive and homey in a cramped sort of way. We ventured to Walmart for a few things and discovered big changes at the store. We have been seeing them renovate the outside (gone is the blue and red, in with the brownish taupeish color). Inside, today, it was like being in a Target and then a KMart. Pretty funny. They've installed wood-type flooring in many of the departments, so it reminds me of the new Ala Moana Walmart. And since they are still in the midst of the renovation, the part that was underway was like a Kmart. Anyway, it will be pretty nice once it's done.

So, now time to relax and check my football scores, as well as put Billy's closet and room back together. Maybe he can sleep in his own bed tonight, after a week in mine.

Yesterday was John's birthday. Happy Birthday John!!

So, their latest MP3 album deal, which I think is their Saturday deal, is the Jay-Z album, Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter [explicit]. It's ninety-nine cents. Seriously! But, I don't like that kind of music, so... great deal for those that do.

And, for your inner teeny-bopper, part of their Friday Five is Miley Cyrus' album Breakout. $5.00. I haven't bought into the whole Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus thing... so, it's not something I'm going to download.

I'm a little sad that two of my all time favorite bands will be in Orlando this fall. Coldplay and Staind!! But, I'm too cheap to buy the concert tickets. That, and they're in Orlando. Oh well.

*sigh*

Must. Find. Will. Power.

And, to round out the five, they also have Husker Du (Zen Arcade) and El-P (I'll Sleep When You're Dead. Never heard any Husker Du songs before, and never heard of El-P. I already have the Wilco and Maroon 5 albums, but may get the Mamma Mia album. These are going for $5 a piece until Monday.

Happy Aloha Friday!

The Ad:

And, CBS didn't like that Anti-Obama ad, it made YouTube pull the video. So, the above probably won't be available if they pull the "response" too.

My opinion? He wasn't talking about Palin, he was talking about McCain's "change". And, apparently that phrase, lipstick on a pig, is a common political phrase. But, you KNOW he knew that a majority of people would take it that he was referencing Palin, so let's just say it was a poor choice of words. Bill asked me what would happen if McCain said in a speech after referencing Obama, "Let's just call a spade a spade." You could be darn sure the same flurry of media frenzy would happen.

So, how about the candidates start focusing on telling us what they will do for us instead of what the other candidates will do (or, not do) for us?? Either that, or Biden needs to do some river-dancing so that we get more interested in him. Maybe he should have an affair with Britney Spears?

And, hello Obama... Palin is not your direct opponent. I can just see McCain sitting back, watching all this, and laughing.

Signing off for the night,
Ms. Independent