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Happy Birthday dfwleathergirl !!!!!!

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So you and a bunch of friends want to go to Beyond Vanilla 18 this
year, but missed the early bird deadline???? Have we got news for you!!!!

This year, Beyond Vanilla is a running a special offer: if you and 5
or more friends [ie a group of 6 + people] sign up together with your
kinky group you each get the early bird rate!! That is a saving of
almost 25 dollars a person!!! WOW!!!! And you can use those savings to
purchase a Keynote Dinner ticket, a Beyond Vanilla T Shirt, Play Party
ticket or heck spend it at the Vendor Fair!!! Its up to you to choose...

So how do you do this you ask? It's soooo easy...download and fill out
a paper form for each person registering for the event [the form is
available on the BV website!] and send all the registration forms
together in with your payment[s] to NLA-Dallas. Make sure to put which
group you are with on the top of each form before you put everything
into an envelope and mail it in!!!Payment methods for paper
registrations and address for mailing in the forms is on the website.
And while you are on the website, check out the list of classes and
presenters, and who all is selling great kinky stuff at the vendor fair!

For those that live in the DFW metro area, a Beyond Vanilla committee
member can come to your event to pick up paper forms and payments for
valid group registrations. Please email the promotions committee from
the Beyond Vanilla website to let us know that you would like to have
someone come to your meeting! Also, a BV committee member will be at
4th Friday munch in August, so if you can get 6 or more people
together to register that night, you save a bundle!!!

Current registration online at www.beyondvanilla. org is $99.00.
Registration at the door will be $110.00. Registered guests receive
entry to all of the workshops and an event run pin. Commemorative
T-Shirts and tickets for the Saturday Dinner Keynote are also
available. Our Keynote address, offered by Ms. Twisted, will be an
event not to be missed. Volunteers are needed throughout the weekend
and anyone agreeing to volunteer will receive a $30.00 rebate after
completion of volunteer hours on Sunday. Play party admissions will
only be on sale at the Registration Desk of the event. Registered
guests and NLA-Dallas member may purchase tickets, but quantities are
limited so be sure to shop early.

The Sterling Hotel has a special room rate of $71.00 plus tax.
Contact the hotel directly at 214-634-8550 and mention that you are
attending Beyond Vanilla XVIII to obtain this rate. Rooms go fast, so
book early!!!!

It bit the bottom of my foot. My foot is ticklish, yet the bite itches and I want to scratch it. Every step I take, makes it itch more, but when I start to scratch it, I tickle my foot.


I'm having slight issues tonight, yet chuckling to myself about this dilemma. What is a girl to do?

I hate the news. Its so depressing. Drunk Driver hits little girl with Lukemia. Woman, child, and man all dead when man shoots his ex and the child. There were more children not involved, but now they have no mommy or daddy. Gas national average is $3.22 (its only 2.98 here :P :P) Cheasapeake Energy is looking for Natural Gas under the airport. A car crash leaves people dead.

AIGH. I'm so depressed I'm going to the kitchen and I'm going to accidentally slip on a butter knife. Sheesh.

Its Monday morning at 9:40 am. Everything is quiet. I'm getting dressed to go to the gym to do some cardio on the treadmill and then swim laps. Do I want to? On the surface, no, but deep down I really missed it. Plus I feel better when I go!

I took about a 2 week break and actually got back into the groove last Thursday and Friday. Of course, took the weekend off, which I shouldn't and its time to get my crap together.

My agenda for the day is really pathetic:
workout
shower
meeting
lunch
laundry
clean
ironing
work on my last project
another meeting
WoW

2 Bosses are on vacation. (the two that do most of the communicating) My scheduler is in, but this week has already started, so there will be no traveling I need to worry about. Daniel is leaving for a trip, and I only have one project this week (claps) See - I have some easy days weeks! Besides small meetings here and there, and one training presentation I have to attend on Wednesday, this is the week to catch up and just get back into my normal, no-travel, everyday routine.

Okay, so I know this is pathetic, but I LOVED this show. I never seem to get to watch it on Tuesdays and I hate missing episodes all the time, so I never watch on TV, but later watch EACH and every episode on DVD when it comes out.

I'm horribly sad. The SERIES Finale was this month. I just saw. Now I have to go grieve! Bye bye Gilmores! I'll miss you. Yes, pathetic, but I don't care!

I woke up at 1:30 PM today. I went out last night with a new guy (that's a whole other story), and I went out the previous night. Since when have I slept till 1:30???? I don't do that! I got up, made coffee and just relaxed. I read the news (gosh, I got old), checked my email. I look around the apt. It's not too bad, needs to be picked up a tiny bit - nothing a quick hour won't do. Normally my weekend cleaning takes quite a while, but I've been so good about picking up every day. There's not even enough laundry to take the whole day to do.

I woke up today to NO DRAMA and NO STRESS and that is AMAZING!!!! Not even 6 months ago, I would have never thought of waking up another day without a long long to-do list and complete chaos in my life. Professionally, I'm in a perfect place and 100% happy. I can't say I'm 100% happy in my personal life, but I'm 100% in a better place than I was in previous months, and its a wonderful feeling.

I vowed to myself that 2007 would be better and that I would take care of me and focus on getting everything in order. After 5 months, its starting to really pay off and I'm really seeing and feeling the results. So what if I decide to read all day, watch TV all day, or play WoW all day - is the world going to collapse... nope, not today, and if it does.... not my problem :) Everyday won't be like this, but every once in awhile, its a MARVELOUS feeling.

Well, its been awhile since I've updated anything here on LJ, so I figured I'd give everyone the rundown quickly. Life was chaotic and crazy since last October. I've had to move out of my apt that was broken into twice in a month, had my credit stolen (because of the burglary) and then a separate incident of my debit card being stolen. I've done my due, paid my hommage, and cleared up all bad karma or WHATEVER was out there. I'm lucky not to be in financial ruin after all of that.

I'm looking to buy my first house. Taking my time and trying to decide if I like city living (more expensive homes) or country living (cheaper homes by the cows). I'll tell you what I really like. I like CHEAPER homes in the City, but it doesnt' seem that I can have that where I am now, so I wait patiently for the perfect home.

I've started Wowing again (is that a word?) and continue to stay addicted to that when I manage to get on. I stayed up till 2:30 AM with bigredbull(what a flippin' name!)

Work is crazy hectic this year and I'm never home. Things have just started slowing down for my dept, as this was a huge year for us, so getting back into the online swing of things. The year is coming to an end again, which means good things and 'slow season'.

I tried to poison Bandit twice (with pet food recall crap) He is now on dry food only and sweet and loving as ever. He's actually gaining tons of weight after that crap and I think he may even be up to 7.5-8 lbs now!! (Trust me, this is hugely good news)

I work out 6 times a week (2 times a week with a personal trainer) ** you know how lazy I am and how much of an accomplishment this is!!** I refuse to be my size anymore and have vowed to get in shape and loose weight. Ugh. I hate working out.

Life is good, everyday is new and enjoyable right now, and 2007 is just me focusing on me and my well being, becoming a better person, physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, etc. You get it... everything :)

I think I turned T into a butterfly. Sorry!!!!! LOL. I liked this and wanted to steal it :) I am a Sergius (Tiger)

Yay. Phoenix again. I have the same places I hit all the time, including Houston, Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Phoenix. This week is Phoenix, nothing the next week, then Houston, then nothing, then ALASKA! I'm still jazzed about Alaska, even though I heard October is the absolute worst time to go, because all the summer tours have closed, its snowing and raining, and nothing "Winterish" has opened yet. I'm still jazzed because there are 5 of us going to be there (normally, I'm by my sweet lonesome), so not only is the networking huge at this convention, we have all vowed to go exploring on together, screw the tours! We are renting SUV's and taking warm clothes!

Our mission - to find a penguin. My mission, while they aren't looking, to find a penguin, moose, bald eagle, polar bear (my nieces request), and whale (I might need some binoculars if I'm standing on the coast- hahaha!) I love nature, I love animals. I swear, I should have been a veterinarian. Also, this same group is going to Hawaii next year and as long as everything goes well, I'm 99.9% pretty sure I'll be invited back to go.

My mom really wants to do Alaska with me, however, I think she's already planning time off for Hawaii.

As far as Phoenix - been there, done that, many times. I might try to find some nice place to relax and meditate in the mountains this time I'm there. I have that special place in Tucson. Phoenix can't be that much different can it? At least its easy to get around and I don't really need a map anymore!

Its funny. I was speaking with someone on a plane that was from England, and he mentioned how different the states were, and how really, its 50 different countries with 50 different personalities, not one country. Thinking about what he said, it is so true. Every state has its own personality, its own treasures to find, its own offerings it brings to the table, the trick is to find it. I guess that is why I've always loved traveling and I've always had the goal to visit all 50 states by the time I turn 50 years old. I'm WAY ahead of schedule, currently.

I stole this question thing from kimatticaand justcallmet. Come on, fill it out! you know you want to. :)

Wow - I'm cheerful today, huh? Well, here we go.

10. Pink. I always thought pink was girly, but found out that I look really really good in pink. Does that make me girly?
9. Addictive TV Shows. Really, I still love Survivor, Dawson's Creek, CSI, Law and Order, and the Gilmore Girls. Season 6 is coming out on DVD for the Gilmore Girls on Sept. 19 and since I can't ever see it on TV at the appropriate time because of all the traveling, I have to watch it via DVD, which means..I need refresher courses on what happened the previous seasons. I'm in a Gilmore Girl marathon right now before the new season comes out.
8. Addictive Games. I downloaded WoW. I see all the fuss, its pretty cool. I haven't been on since last night, but my roommate has been on for HOURS last night and today. He's addicted. He's been lost to the dark side. hehehe.
7. Needing a manicure and not a pedicure. I get them done at the same time and it totally chaps my hide when I need one and not the other. That is NOT a time saver, now I have to go more often.
6. Being sick. Being sick sucks. I'm not sick. It is just something I hate.
5. The odometer in the car not matching for the overall and trip. (We all have our obsessions and my cars trip odometer MUST match the overall odometer- don't knock my kink, I don't knock yours)
4. Stupid movies - I really despise these - I need a plot, not just a bunch of dorky guys standing around farting and cussing. Go figure. I guess I like my movies unrealistic! HAHAHAHHAA! (I just cracked me up)
3. Ten People/Family members in 950 sq. ft. apt of MINE all at once. 4 of them kids ages 8, 6, 4 and 4. Too much, too fast. Go home, I'll come visit you.
2. Being ignored. Lets face it - everything I say is IMPORTANT and everyone should drop everything for me at anytime. No, not really, but to just purposefully ignore me or blow me off really makes my skin crawl. Busy is one thing. Rudeness is another.
1. My Doctor. He's totally made me mad today. No "yay, you quit smoking" but he "Gasp! You gained weight" My words. Fuck off and give me my cigs back then.


Hehe - okay, so, I'm not totally mad at the world today, I just thought it was funny. I had to struggle to figure out 10 things to put in this list. I was just mad at my doctor :) One day I'll be skinny and sexy! muhahahaha.. well, at least I keep dreamin'.

There is a reason I don't have kids. I don't think I'd be able to keep them alive. I don't do so well with plants even. Take a look!



I loved this tree. Really I did!
I'd water it everyday. I'd talk to it.
I replanted it 3 times in a bigger pot.
Then disaster hit.
I bought the wrong soil.
Now, me? I thought dirt was dirt.
But, apparently, dirt is not dirt.
I got dirt that said "Do not place in a container".
My question--?? Where the hell am I supposed to put this dirt then?
Yep, I put it in a container.
With my tree.
I continued to water my tree.
My tree drooped and I don't know why.
I begged- Really begged my tree to be okay.
It withered and died.
My roommate got clippers and went to town on it.
He clipped everything. There was nothing left.
I went away to visit family and came home
VIOLA! My tree had growth. Little growth, but growth nonetheless.
I've been watering it every day again, and talking to it
and loving it. It is actually growing back fuller than it was originally!
Doesn't that beat all? Nature is amazing.



I bought this tree with my ex. We were going to plant it in the yard of the first house we bought together. We broke up. The tree died. I lived, got back on my feet, moved on - the tree came back fuller than ever. Doesn't that beat all? Nature. Its an amazing thing. At least its kinda symbolic in my mind.

Oh, here is my kitty by my tree. I have managed to keep him alive!!!!!

Well, this is my first journal entry ever. Don't I feel proud. A friend of mine told me to try out LJ, so I figured, why not, especially, since I know so many people on here using it! Where have I been and how have I not known about this thing??

Apparently, now that it is established that I live under a rock - a quick update to let people wondering know where I am, what I'm doing, and what has been going on in my life.

I'm living in the Lonestar state. I haven't decided how much I like it yet because I never seem to be here. I work EVERYWHERE, and by everywhere I literally mean pick a location and I'll probably be there. I even go to Alaska next month!! I work there for 3 days, but hey, I'm going to make a 2 week vacation out of it. I love my job. My career has finally taken a good turn and things are really taking off.

When I'm not working and traveling, I'm sitting at home "working" (HA!), watching TV, cleaning the apt, and exploring the city. I moved here for a few reasons, all which will bore you, and I've already had more than enough of my family, which are all within a 3 hour radius of me.

My roomie is fun. He keeps me in stitches and things are never boring. Sometimes he's a little annoying, but he's like this cute puppydog that you just have to love! We have a blast together.

Other things - I know how to cook, but I don't cook. My kitty is still around and being a pain in my rump. He meows all the time and has become really slow and wants to be petted all the time. He doesn't know it, but he's going to the Dr. for a check-up next week! muhahaha.. I sure do love my cat, Bandit. He's well traveled.

After relationship after relationship I'm on a relationship break. Eventually I will find what my heart desires and I will know it when I do, until then, I'm focusing on me, having fun, and my career.

alright, well, more later. I've got to get used to talking to a computer screen about me and my life and really, sharing my rambling thoughts.