MASH Revisited March 30, 2009
Posted by reddlissa in Family Affairs.Tags: Chris Osgood, Corvette, divorce, games, predictions, society
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S came home today eager to play a “new” game she had learned at school: MASH. I’m sure you all remember the game that predicted every middle-school girl’s future. Who will I marry? How many kids will we have? What kind of car will I drive? Where will we live? Here are MY results:
I am married to Justin Timberlake but we have zero children and *only* live in a house. I drive a Corvette and work as an astronaut. My job pays me $0 a year. I am having an affair with Chris Osgood and will eventually get a divorce.
Did you read that carefully? I having an AFFAIR??? I’m getting a DIVORCE??? These 2 “Categories” were never part of the MASH game that I played in elementary and middle school. What a sad commentary on today’s society that young girls see these 2 events are predictable outcomes in life 
(By the way, S married Bozo the Clown…LOL!!)
Senior Citizens Home Now Open March 16, 2009
Posted by reddlissa in Family Affairs.Tags: kitties, old farts, PetCo
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I learned last week that I should be running at “retirement home.” According to the knowledgeable people at PetCo (and my own suberb reading skills), my cats are SENIORS. I had no clue!! I had to purchase a new type of food for them which looks, smells, and thankfully costs exactly like their old food. I wasn’t convinced I needed to make the upgrade but the professionals at PetCo assured it this was necessary for the health and happiness of my babies old farts. I just hope dementia doesn’t set in any time soon 
Activity Day at the old folks home is always fun 
The exercise program here is very strenuous!
The Girls Are Together Again March 10, 2009
Posted by reddlissa in Family Affairs.Tags: best friends, Louisiana, motherhood, roommates
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This weekend S and I traveled to Lafayette in order to attend my college roommate’s baby shower. Darla and I were as close as sisters during our time together at Northeast Louisiana University and in the years that followed; I think some people considered us one person because where one went the other was sure to follow 
. In fact, she was in the delivery room when S was born and had the bruises on her hand to show for it! After I graduated from McNeese State University in 1999, S and I moved to Lafayette and it was a given that we would share an apartment with Darla. Despite our many difference, I was happy in Lafayette and happy with our living arrangements.
Eventually S and I moved to Houston and life presented circumstances that pulled Darla and me apart. We spoke once or twice a year and exchange cards on birthdays and Christmas but the close relationship faded. Before last weekend, she hadn’t seen S in at least 5 years.
This visit was one of the best we’ve had in many years. After the shower, S and I visited Darla at her home. We sat in her living and talked for hours. It was very much a repeat of the past but different –better – becasue S was an active part of the conversation. She was able to connect with Aunt Darla and form her own opinions about a shadowy figure in her memory. Darla was amazing in her ability to pull S into the conversation; if that’s any indication of the future I know she will be a wonderful and caring mom.
There was a taste of bittersweetness to the trip. I saw Darla interacting with her “new” friends and it was clear to me that she has found new close friends to fill my place. I don’t know why it stung my heart — I have made close friends here in Houston, too. I guess I just always referred to her as “my best friend” and now I see that isn’t the case. I know we will always have a connection, but I suppose a part of me misses the way things used to be. I have hope that this visit is the first step in reconnecting our separate lives.
Music to Reflect Moods March 5, 2009
Posted by reddlissa in Rants/ Raves.Tags: anger, Caleb, Disturbed, moods, music, need
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Too much going on both inside and outside my head for me to even attempt to write a coherent post. Instead I present you with 2 music videos; I’ll let you read into them what you will.
I fucking love Disturbed. Sorry about the language but when you talk about that band the word fuckjust seems to trip off your lips so easily…weird. Anyway, the video is some stupid anime bullshit but it’s the only unedited version on You Tube, and a censored version of this song is akin to a censored version of Eddie Murphy’s Rawor one of Sam Kinison’s stand-up routine… fucking pointless (see, there’s that word again)!
So now that you’re worried about my sanity and questioning if I have an anger problem (which I do but I control very well thank you — I haven’t hit anyone in years!) here’s the video to my newest favorite song. I am sooooo in love with this Caleb Followill’s voice!
