So, like, I mean, totally, fersure
by For reals! YES
What's up homies. It seems like some of you out there are still using Internet Explorer. You reaally reaaaally need to switch over to Firefox www.getfirefox.com. It's a much safer browser to use, and it has TABS for great justice! Seriously, I want to see the 49% of you that are on IE switch over to Firefox by next week. Fersure.
Also, for anyone who hasn't seen the few pictures I took of Brandon and Jamie's wedding, here's the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ianzabel/BrandonAndJamieSWeddingSeptember4th2006
I probably won't be putting these up in the eZabel Pictures section anytime soon, so that's all you're getting from me.
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Is it fair to think someone should have to change the entire way they deal with situations, just because certain people around you have different ways of handling things? Shouldn't there be a compromise somewhere?
man u people are so monday
did anyone get their boss anything for bosses day? we got our boss a chocolate covered strawberry bouqet.
We had a big breakfast for all the attorneys and I got 3 of the ones that I work for gifts. I always feel bad because they give me stuff around the end of the year and for secretary's day, so I like to do something special for them. Plus, they're all girls, so it's fun to get little girly things. One attorney I worked for got me a box of godiva and a VS gift certificate one year. You just can't do that when you work with men. :)
aw thats so cool!! and yes shopping for girls is easier than for males.
Really? I luv shopping for guys!
I keep seeing things that would be so adorable for different ones I know.
A trim is not the same as a cut =(
I'd like to be the first to say today that.....MIKE SCHIANO IS GAY!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............
ill second that.
I'm sure you'd like to but everyone else seems to say it. Poor dude...
He brings it on himself. Haha...
BUT you cant help but luv him
Yeah, he's hilarious.
I'll third it. BUTTTT I do love him like a little gay brother.
SUPERHERO, you're my hero!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE SONG! SOOOO hot!!!
Ugh... I feel so crappy today. Donovan was sick last week and I think I caught it. But I guess it's better than being sick at the same time. :(
Tea! Lots of tea.
I'm still sick since like..Wednesday. Yaay. And I'm going to see Flogging Molly feeling like this. Bigger yaay.
Feel better <3
I'm on my third cup. :) It's making my throat better, but I've still got that heavy head cold feeling, you know? Plus I think the day quil is making me drowsy. Pharmaceutical liars.
Yeah..I still feel heavy headed. Not as bad as yesterday, though!
OJ is your friend!
I've had a really bad cold since last week. I'm on just loads of tea, oatmeal, and New England clam chowder pretty much, and started the cough medicine Friday. I think it might be the longest cold I've ever had.
Awww!!! I'm not sure if I'm physically better or just psychosomatically better because Donovan brought me egg rolls, puffy cheese doodles and a dozen roses last night. I think just smiling made me feel better. Don't forget your vitamin C! :)
aww! how cute! :-)
mmmm egg rolls
Just driving home from school and had a craving for egg rolls.
Thanks. I hope you get well soon as well. Unfortunately, I don't react well to vitamin C in most forms it seems. I can't really drink orange juice for example.
Really? Well broccoli and potatoes have tons of vitamin c too, maybe you could have those.
Awww Di, I hope you really are feeling better today, I'm so late.
*GUSH*
Getting flowers always makes a girls day. Like a week or so ago after working our event someone brought flowers in for all the WD reps who worked really hard I got so cheesey, lol =P
Thank you! I'm feeling better today. :)
u guys hear about the 6.6 earthquake in HI?? so insane!
nope its not all over the news, we live under a rock. Someone get this rock off me!
are you serious? its not on your news? maybe cause we're closer and know the earth shakes all to well. LOL
turn on your sarcasm detector sweety :) its around like on the 5th page not as exciting as the mets winning since no one died. Although i heard a frieds mother in law lost all her china on oahu and is sad. But that didnt make the news.
So this was me and Garrett's conversation while he was shaving and i was putting on mascara sunday morning:
G - "the wedding was alot of fun. i really like that ian zabel"
M - "yeah, he's a good kid, and mikayla is so super cute"
G - "yeah"
See Ian, you should feel special!! esp because that was like our only conversation the whole morning because we were sooooooo tired...hahaha.
haha that's great
garret's a cool guy!
it was nice to get to see you guys, and so many other people!
grats!
AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
WHY must everything be SO DIFFICULT!!!??????
Tell me about it... Yesterday was a nightmare for me as well.
hey, if you want to talk, give me a call. I got your txt, btw, and laughed my butt off. Literally. So if anyone asks or is looking for me, tell them that I literally my butt off, and now my butt is in a sling.
**tell them that I literally laughed my butt off***
Sorry your butt is having issues....I might take you up on that phone call offer later today.
Hey, BTW....do you know any other brothers, in PA, on the RBC, that was going to DR in December? (there are so many abbreviations here it's ridiculous.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APRTkG__bww
wow. Jehovah is created us so amazingly.
This is so remarkable! It's very suprising how when one looses an ability another can be used to compensate. Reminds me of this other case.
A young man was involved in a terrible accident... the accident caused trauma to the part of the brain that processes speech. A new therapy was recommended using music/singing. The idea was that because singing is processed in a different area than speaking he woud still be able to speak if he could learn how to properly control the different tones and pitches.
Very cool_(Sal 139:14)
sounds like ozzy. The man can hardly speak, but can sing quite well.
yes buy can he see a flying jump kick to the face!? I think he has like 1% vision and thus can see everything sorta ok
wow, I look retarded. it was only 12:27 PM server time, and I said Jehavah IS created us so amazingly. LOL. replace IS with HAS, and now it'll make sense. Sorry all!
It really shows how much we take our senses for granted, and a great example of attitude on life regardless of what position we are in.
Some of you I'll see tomorrow. I'll be visiting NJ circuit #1. My aunt will be on the morning program. It's not her first time on an assembly program but, it's the first here in NJ that we'll be able to see! :)
that assembly went by SO fast. i obviously still haven't come to terms with moving out of my original circuit. i've been double-assemblying since i moved out of there a year and a half ago.
Just watched my all time favorite movie-- Bonnie & Clyde.
I love Warren Beatty and Faye Dunnaway
I haven't seen it, I'll definately put this on my list.
I did however borrow - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof w/ Liz Taylor & Paul Newman it was really good waaaay ahead of it's time to.
You -must- see it, though it is ultimately depressing. I think it's a beautiful movie.
My mom and I were just talking about "cat..." becaue I have to read it for this Monday and she was saying I should just rent the movie and how awesome Liz Taylor is.
if i'm going to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morristown, is it better to take 287 to exit 36 and go from there... or Parkway to exit 140 and go from there?
getting two different sets of directions and not sure which ones are better/faster
anyone know?
It's right off 287 - that's the better way.
Thanks :)
SUPERHERO.....lupe fiasco/jill scott....ring a bell? lol *please*
yeah ... what's the name of the track again?
i dont know the name. all i know its a duet with the 2 of them.
daydreamin. i momentarily forgot. my pcanywhere to my home pc isn't working correctly for some odd reason, (maybe i need to re-install) so i sent the file to myself and emailed it to you. hope the element mail server likes mp3s, cause that's what it's getting
you sent it to my element one? aw man, i havent rec'd it :(
*THANK YOU btw*
Uuugh..still sick!! Medicine head makes it hard to concentrate.
poor little lynz. :(
Hah I have such a nice pile of hw to do and its not getting done today!
I spent about 5 hours between today and yesterday placing one of our clients in a nursing home. This client is super mean, but I can't help but feel bad for her, because she's probably going to be there now until she dies.
i know that you'll come back someday...
on a bed of nails i wait...
I miss your purple hair,
miss the way you taste..
yo ty me and you must attend the auditions and then take many pictures
what a great idea
i wish i had thought of this like, years ago.
"hottest moms in america, auditions at my parents house, i'll be giving out free does god care brochures at the end"
look at this photograph
everytime i do it makes me laugh
can one of the mods close the italics on my post #1338 then delete this one? I accidentally italicized the entire musings page....
i gotcha, just closed the tag.
Your friendly neighborhood mikeyjoe
and all of your friends i hope are listening,
I wish they'd stop wasting all my energy..
Baleee dat yo...
whats the material for the book study?
I'm going to invest in the bookmarker ( w/ the schedule for book study for you- people in my hall always had these) and the calendar with the Service Meeting + Bible reading for Matt.
i have one! I work at staples, i have everything. its just downstairs and i dont have plans to go down there any time soon
By the way it's chapter 13 paragraphs 10-19 no appendix reading...sorry I just got home ;)
thanks but its too late :(
Alyssa are you @ work I have a question and my cell phonehas NO JUICE, I repeat NO JUGO
no im home you want me to call you somewhere other than your cell phone?
Actually I'm in traffic on my laptop...well I'm leaving somewhere lol!
i hope to goodness your not driving!
I'm so late but, this is hilarious YOU, you know me better than that. Can you imagine YIKES!
i know, and with that stick!
I got an idea... Lets move this buy a house conversation to www.BuyahouseFORUM.com
kthnx
GREAT!
WESTBOUND I-80 AT HOWARD BLVD (EXIT 30) (MOUNT ARLINGTON) - CLOSED DUE TO A +SERIOUS ACCIDENT+...DELAYS GO BACK TO RT 15 (EXIT 34)....USE RT 46 AS AN ALTERNATE
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Can this day get any better!!!!!!!!!
it's already backed up 4 miles :(
I'm gonna take 287 to 10. I have to get the kids in Flanders anyway. 46 will probably be a nightmare since it is the closest detour to 80.
do you have to drive far to hit an alternate route?
I don't. There are a few major highways that intersect 80 before the accident.
You're better off going over to Route 10 by going eastbound on 46 and crossing over to 10 by making a right turn by AppleBees. Do you know how to do that?
that's 202 isn't it? I hate going that way.
No, 202 would be if you turned by Parsippany theaters and um...Michaels.
I'm talking about going further East to avoid traffic and turning onto Beverwyck by Applebees, ShopRite, Toys R Us plaza. If you turn right there adn take that road all the way down you'll hit Route 10.
Where on 10 does it come out by?
Whippany..um by LoneStar Steakhouse. Kinda far up but it beats being stopped dead on 46.
I get on 80 via exit 47, so 287 is right there. It looks faster for me to take 80 to 287 to 10. 46 by Parsipanny is horrible most days.
UPDATE
DELAYS GO BACK TO EXIT 42 (RT 202)
WOW!!!!!
oh yeah i been home for a like a hour sucka!
way to show respect for the dead..
What are the details of this accident?
i'm just jestin ya rojo..
took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to get home. ugh
and then i had to drive 5.5 hours out to pittsburgh area.
great night!
Really? You should have taken the route I took. Only took a little over an hour.
Pittsburgh? Why'd you go out there?
my friends (who are from hawaii) were telling me last night that there was a big accident on one of the highways (they only have 2) and it caused such a HUGE commotion, no one could move anywhere and it took peeps like 6 hours to get home. can you imagine that?
i assume u mean oahu? Traffic there is retarded, even worse then ny and they have bigger lane highways then here.
are you like me? are you too lazy to build playlists yourself, and just want the music for every occasion?
Check this out. It makes them for you, based on no work from you. Wow. I love this already.
does it actually work pretty good? how does it decide what to include in a playlist?
that is neat!
Someone want to clean my place every week for a few bucks. Hahaha... It's a disaster.
I have such crazy medicine-head going on today! I can't do my hw like this..I can't even focus on the computer screen very long.
Song of the Moment
Aphex Twin - Windowlicker
"nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh neh nahhhh,
zun zun zun, zun zun zun, zeen zun zunnnnnn zahhhh"
--least that's what it sounds like me
the end of that song RULES.
Yuck. I'm so sick and spent all night in a nyquil induced stupor but wasn't actually asleep half the time.
Today is International Moment of Frustration Scream Day!
http://www.wellcat.com/october/international_moment_of_frustrat.htm
I personally like Talk like a Pirate day better but.. this is cool too
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!
So there I was in the park minding my own business - reading a book.
Then this hot babe sits down next to me and starts reading an awake!..
So I said " Oh good articles in that Awake! "
She said " Hey are you a brother?!?!?!"
I said " Whoa you people are really rude. First of all - I prefer the term African American ! "
Threw my book down and walked away.
I'm sure she's still confused.
Take that Hot Witness Babe!
p.s. I want my book back - if you're reading this
I hope this is a joke cuz otherwise I'm gonna smack you. LOL!
give me my book back
dude that's hysterical.
so we got outbid on the house! oh well
next!
I guess you are trying to stay in territory, but Cathy Franco is selling her house. It's nice inside. It's on a busy road though. It's on Main St. in Flanders. I think she's selling it for $275 to $300K.
Is that in Hackettstown's territory?
It's just over the border in Randolph's territory. I guess 206 is the line.
ah ok. yeah.. def want to stay in the territory
You didn't like the Panther Valley townhouses? I had a friend who lived in one and his was decent. There are also townhomes in my neighborhood. I think they are fairly new. Last time I took the kids bike riding, I saw one or two for sale.
Or do you want a regular house with a yard?
we looked at 5 or 6 townhouses, but they all needed a lot of help.
we just fell in love with this house.
there's plenty of other things we can look at now, though.
Well, I hope you guys find something good.
thanks! we have time. our lease expires jan 31, and we can go month to month after that for a bit. so that's good.
Where are you now? Village Green?
yeah. which is SO convenient to route 80 that i'm spoiled and want to keep a short commute if possible. but mount olive/budd lake is too expensive for anything decent.
You need to have my commute. I don't get to work till 9am and I skip lunch so that I can leave at 5pm.
hmmm i'm gonna say.. NO i don't need your commute, haha
It's only that way because of the kids. I'd leave much earlier in the AM if I didn't have to get them ready.
Is she selling the house on her own? Or is it going through a realtor?
It's through a realtor, but she's having a tough time selling it.
And she needs to sell it because she can't afford the mortgage payments.
hmmm... what realtor? and its only $300k??
I think it's a Remax realtor. I'll have to check when I pick my kids up today. I think she's lowering it to $300K. The only drawback of the place is the driveway. It's tough getting out. It's a busy road.
Let me know.. send me a message with the house info and/or pics...
Are you a realtor?
Here's the link. I found it.
ian i just drove down waterloo and in the end that is hackesttown's territory that long sprawling house with the lake behind it right before you get to the railroad tracks. (if you were coming from b-ram) is for sale. i loooove that house. you should buy it!
i'm not sure what house it is, but i'm thinking it's a BIT out of our price range
lie ian lies. tell em you own the world and demand they give it to you.
Better yet! Tell them you own ezabel!
I own eZabel and I know where you live!
or will have monster find it out!
Oooh Baby... this has got to be the bad for the next eZabel 'get together'
:D
how is eStrogen.com doing this morning?
Song of last night:
Filter - Take a Picture
yessss i am going to be able to work remote indefinitely when i move! thank you!!!
forreste, that- that right there is awesomeness.
congrats!!!
i have been a nervous wreck all month over this! soooo relieved.
Feels so eerie standing here watching the plane crash with people from work on the 11th.
WNBC TV: Aircraft crashes into high-rise in New York City
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/
looks like it was a helicopter
it wasn't a helicopter, it was a small plane. Corey Lidle, a pitcher for the Yankees was the pilot and is confirmed dead.
Guess he couldn't deal with losing. I know...I'm awful.
too easy, too easy :P
At what point is it "enough's enough" when dealing with a situation you don't feel is being handled correctly, and you have a great deal at stake in it?
I've about had it with Tyler's teacher, and some of the stupid stuff she says, and how insensitive she is, and how she doesn't seem to grasp the idea that 7 year olds need to be taught what's right, not expected to already know?
Oh, and as a side note, to add to the already pent up aggravation, she threw the word "abuse" out there today, when talking to Adam.
Yeah....she went there.
well maybe you shouldn't abuse your kid! GOSH
Yeah, maybe....problem is, she wasn't talking about the "hitting" abuse....
What kind of "abuse" was she talking about?
Long story short.....and NO making fun of Tyler for this, but when he was younger, in oder to be "comfortable" while using the bathroom at home (ONLY at home, and only while um....dropping the kids off at the pool), he would remove his clothing while he sat there, and played Gameboy while doing his bid-ness.
He stopped that about a year ago, but apparently reverted back to it yesterday....in the bathroom at school.
Normally, I would find this kind of funny, but his teacher seems to think that his clothing removal is indicative of abuse somehow, and is now all freaking out.
By the by, he is not the first member of my family that does this,....I can name 3 others. So maybe it's genetics, I don't know. But it really offends me that she suggested that, especially since she is always saying what a wonderful home he comes form. UUUUGGGGHHH!!!!!
Wow. That teacher is insane. That is not that unusual for little kids.
who knows, maybe the teacher was abused at one time. she's just being cautious, i'm sure. but i would be offended as well. :(
Yeah, I said something to her about the offensive remark.
Not unusual. I've heard of a number kids doing this.
Additionally, the stress of relocation could cause a child to temporarily exhibit minor to major regressive behavior. I don't know how they do things out in rattlesnake country, but this teacher should do a little research.
Yeah....I've heard from a number of different sources, that the two hardest times to move in a child's life are in the 2nd and 3rd grade years, and in junior high.....so Tyler's right there. He also did a bit of the "baby talk" last month, which we stopped right away....so regressing is normal for him, it seems. Especially given the amount of stress he's been under lately.
Additionally, the stress of relocation could cause a child to temporarily exhibit minor to major regressive behavior. I don't know how they do things out in rattlesnake country, but this teacher should do a little research.
i would meet with the principle and take it as far up the school district and make that womans life MISERABLE for making such accusations. dude seriously start with the principle of the school....
But think..would you rather her not make the insinuation? She could have gone right to some higher ups instead of mentioning it to the parents first. Would you rather her just ignore behavior that may seem off to her?
you def have a point BUT thats something you dont assume. thats serious. and if K doesnt head it off the teacher will assume that when other issues arise that he is being abused.
Hahah....we're not there yet, I hope.....but it was seriously all I could do to keep myself from going over there on my lunch break and giving Tyler the rest of the day off of school. I swear, at times I am SO ready to pull him out of there.
Unfortunately, I think that would cause even more stress for him....he seems to being doing well making friends now, so I want to give it more time....but there's a chance that he may be attending a different school next year, I"m thinking.
*UPDATE*
I emailed the teacher this afternoon. To sum up the email, I said we wanted to speak with her on the matter at hand, ASAP. I explained the bathroom nudie history, and also added that to insinuate something as serious as abuse, in our minds is not only ridiculous, but also very offensive. I also added that he's going through a lot of stress due to the move, and so we'd appreciate it if he could be cut a little slack. Not saying to allow inappropriate behavior, but to allow for the fact that he IS only 7, not 16, so he, along with every other child his age, is still learning good social skills, etc.
She wrote back saying what a good day he had today, he's making friends, yaddayaddayadda. And this is what she wrote about the bathroom thing.
"I was relieved to hear that the undressing in the bathroom was something he had done before and is somewhat normal for him. I clearly jumped to the wrong conclusion and I apologize. He has been so emotional and defensive that I didn’t know what to think. I know it has been a hard year for him. If today was any indication, we have turned a corner."
I think I finally got her to see a line had been crossed, and it wasn't ok. So hopefully it's downhill from here.
downhill!?
Poor choice of words....I was trying to find a way to say "easier" and I started thinking "uphill=difficulty, work", so "Downhill must=easy" Hahahah...I need "word check" not spellcheck, hahaha.
WHEW I got nervous as I was reading.
Glad the teacher herself admits she was hasty without you having to go any further. Hope this took some weight off you.
Maybe you can plan some things for Tyler with some of the other little ones in your hall and/or the neighboring ones if there aren't any in his immediate age range right there.
Once he's settled into a routine (with the new school environment) and in addition has some extra activities (getting to make friends in the hall)maybe it'll help with the transition things will start to feel more like home.
Yeah, I keep meaning to get together with one mom in the congregation that shares our hall. Her son is in the class next to Tyler's, and they sometimes play together at recess.
Problem is, there are two kids his age in our hall....one just moved to Australia last week with his family, the other is....let's just say, it's better to keep a close eye on them when he's around. He's been known to fib quite a bit, and do things and blame them on the other kids.
There are other kids a bit older, most of them girls, and the other two boys that are in our hall are either not there most of the time, or attempting to show Tyler neat tricks like, what an Indian Burn feels like, or how much a noogie hurts.
Yeah, we got some winners out here, hahahaha.
Awww that's tough.
Well be patient with that... I'm sure it'll work out. Anywayze you're tons of fun and a great mom ;)
Thanks, Sweets!!!!
Livy, we're SO not havin' kids
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
what's the bible reading this week?
Prov. 7-11 (or 12?)
7-11
thanks guys!
watch out for hte new rolling stone. it's fergie in lingerie. i know socalgal will be excited.
OMG i am SOOOOO buying it!!
She strikes me as something that needs to have holy water thrown on it for your safety...
i got that yesterday! they just started sending me Rolling Stone. random.
she used to be hooked on crystal meth. hottt.
Yea thats why her face is all messed up.
SHe's nartsy.
She used to be cute.. in that group Wild Orchid or whatever they were called
OH MY GOD I loved Wild Orchid...
hi my name is bill.. you are?
my name is liz .. let's get together
ohh thats so cute. lets go
why are mothers evil?
at a recent wedding the mom of the bride said something like "wow that dress really slims her down doesn't it?"
haha
okay i guess it's supposed to be a compliment but "that dress makes you look less fat" doesn't sound like a compliment to me haha
I was reading an article on reducing stress in "Shape" the other day, and it said something about stressors in life, including 'Your mother. Even if you love her, you know she'll find a way to drive you crazy.'
Very funny.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/index.html
Don't know who posted the casualty list from the wars on terror, but in Iraq alone, 655,000 people have died. Just Iraqi's that is. Sad.
Mets will win in 5!
did they already beat the dodgers?
Swept them. 3-0.
haha nice!
ha celine dion just makes me want to laugh. that song 'it's all coming back to me now'...my little sisters and i have a dance we used to do to it. oh man. this is what mothers do to us when they listen to lite-fm.
106.7 rules my life!
OMG this is so me! one time i was at a hockey game, TOTALLY feverish, lungs hurting, coughing and waited to go to the emergency till AFTER the hockey game was over. LOL
last night, a sister said yoot-er-ance instead of utterance. for a second, i thought she said uterus and i was totally confused.
awwww. one of the brothers in my cong is philipino and has the strongest accent and he gave the local needs last wed and we could not concentrate cause every word he said was completely wrong or ran into the next word. He would say "deevel" for devil "enbouragmut" for encouragement it was the longest 15 minutes ever.
their love just shines through. the first part on the service meeting last night was given by a latin bro and it took everyone a few minutes after he asked a question to understand what he was asking. it was a really awesome discussion.
i'm pleased to announce that 57% of you are now using Firefox on eZabel. Internet Explorer is down to 39%.
It will be interesting to see how that changes when Internet Explorer 7 is released later this month.
What are the other 4% using? Opera?
im back on IE here and there
im back on IE here and there
it shows. (b/c of the double post)