Well, my brakes are fixed. Thanks to Chuck and the amazing guys at Midas on Convoy. Anyways, yesterday afternoon Chuck had his Ultimate Frisbee finals. His team lost both games. They were missing some people and it was 100 degrees yesterday, so I can't blame them. The thing I'm most upset from yesterday is a dog and his owner that were also there. There is an older male dog named Max, who comes to frisbee up at UCSD. He's about 7 years old and he's obviously an alpha dog. He picks on Chase and tries to dominate him. In the grand scheme of things, Chuck and I would both prefer if Chase could fight his own battles and either prove that he's an alpha or get his butt kicked and understand that he's a bravo. The problem we had to face yesterday is that Max was bullying Chase. Trying to dominate and then growling when Chase tried to sniff him. Chase is by all accounts still a puppy, and wants to sniff and play; but to have a dog constantly bullying him is going to end up scaring him. Did I mention that Chase was staked down and only had 6' of slack? Did I mention that Max was off leash? Yeah, all the makings for an angry couple and a douche of a guy not knowing what he did wrong.
You might be wondering what it is that Max's owner did that was so wrong? Well, its a matter of perception. He casually called Max away. No authority in his voice whatsoever. This dog then continued to bully. His called out that he was friendly. That's when he snapped at Chase and made him whimper and recoil. In my opinion, a dog owner who doesn't apologize fore that kind of behavior, is a complete *&#hole. Here is a dog that is staked down and kind properly defend himself. He never came over and got his dog away. He never apologized. Nothing. Luckily, there were people out there that could see what the problem was and ushered this dog away. One of my biggest beefs in life is irresponsible dog owners. As most of you know, there are several things that bother me deeply, but this has always been in the top 5. Being responsible goes far above caring for your dog. I'm not going to go into it anymore, because its over and its not worth anymore time.
Besides, I golfed a great game today. My score ended up being 1 over on a 19 hole course. It was cooler today...not by much, but cooler. Chuck and I had Chipotle tonight. It was a good day. By the way, has anyone noticed a theme with each blog title? You get a prize if you do.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Well, its currently 6:27 AM. I've been awake since 2. Literally. I went to bed at 10:30 last night because I wanted to be able to get up early and take my car in to get the brakes fixed. I woke up around 1:30 am, checked the time, rolled and went back to sleep. 30 mins later, I was awake again. I was uncomfortable. Chuck was kind sprawled across the bed, so I can blame him a little. It wasn't very warm in there, because we had the fan on high. I had severe cotton-mouth, so I got up and got a drink. I went back to bed, and at 2:30 decided to just get up and move to the couch. I figured I'd be restless, and didn't want to disturb Chuck too much. He has his Frisbee finals today, and he's been tired lately. Anyway, whenever I can't sleep like this I usually watch infomercials until I feel sleepy and go to sleep on the couch. I watched 2 1/2 hours of infomercials. I now desperately want a GT Express 101. I'm pretty sure you can get them at Target...Christmas is 4 months away. ;) I then tried to go to sleep. I turned the TV off and curled up on the couch to no avail. Right now, my alarm is going off telling me to go to Midas. It can wait. Did you know that approx 1 in 8 or 11.76% or 32 million people in USA suffers from insomnia? (http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/i/insomnia/stats.htm). Insomnia isn't about not being able to go to sleep, but being able to stay asleep. Chuck teases me because he always gets up with Chase on the weekends, because I sleep so hard and I never hear him. I'm wondering if that's going to change. Looking at a list of causes for insomnia doesn't do me any good. I don't have any of these symptoms...at least not that I've had a problem before. I'm a little stressed. Anymore that usual? Not really. Its been extra hot here, as I stated in my last blog, but I've gotten used to it, and like I said...our room had cooled down quite a bit. So, what was the cause of my insomnia last night? I'm not sure. I even took 2 Tylenol Simply Sleep pills before I went to bed. While I was up this morning, I decided to look at what people had to say about this over the counter drug. Reviews? Eh, mixed at best. Most people say it only took one pill to knock them out for 6+ hours. Some say it didn't work in the slightest. I take them occasionally when my mind won't seem to shut itself down. They generally work for me. I try to take them at least an hour before I want to go to bed because that's how long it takes to kick in. I wonder if this is purely psychological or if I may suffer from a mild form of Insomnia. Maybe its hereditary, after all...my grandpa had it.
My maternal Grandfather fought in the Korean war. The battle of the Chosin Reservoir. He was one of "The Chosin Few". He never told me specifically about any of the details of his war experience, but what I did pick up along the way was he developed insomnia because he and his division, at least those that we left, could not risk falling asleep for fear of freezing to death. Thinking about it now, it makes sense to me that he hated the cold. He loved the hot and humid weather. He was a great man and taught me so much in my young life. I used to spend some summers when I was younger at my grandparents house while my parents were at work. My grandpa would always be awake at 6am when they dropped me off to let me in, have breakfast with me or put me back to sleep. I thought it was because I was special. I later learned it was because he was. RIP Gam-pa.
The point I'm working towards is that I wonder how much fear is involved with insomnia. Last night as I was trying to sleep on the couch, I was hit with a sudden wave of fear. Chase was up with me. He'd been whining in his crate, so Chuck got him out and I said he could stay with me. Big mistake. At about 4:30 we heard a thud in the front yard/porch area. I thought that it was probably a cat if anything. Chase flipped out. He barked at the window and stared int he direction of the porch for a good 10 mins. Had he not been there, I wonder if I would have fallen asleep. But, from that point on every small sound was an intruder, or a murderer, or someone looking to do me and family wrong. Chase was agitated and couldn't be settled, which led me to think that I shouldn't be either. Fear took over at that point...causing my rare insomnia to become full blown. I wish I could find more information on fear based insomnia. See stats and polling results. I may be on to something here.
By the way, the huge gap in time from me starting this blog and posting it, is the time it took to get Chuck up and take my car to Midas. They should be calling soon with a quote and we will get doughnuts. I might even try to take a nap.
My maternal Grandfather fought in the Korean war. The battle of the Chosin Reservoir. He was one of "The Chosin Few". He never told me specifically about any of the details of his war experience, but what I did pick up along the way was he developed insomnia because he and his division, at least those that we left, could not risk falling asleep for fear of freezing to death. Thinking about it now, it makes sense to me that he hated the cold. He loved the hot and humid weather. He was a great man and taught me so much in my young life. I used to spend some summers when I was younger at my grandparents house while my parents were at work. My grandpa would always be awake at 6am when they dropped me off to let me in, have breakfast with me or put me back to sleep. I thought it was because I was special. I later learned it was because he was. RIP Gam-pa.
The point I'm working towards is that I wonder how much fear is involved with insomnia. Last night as I was trying to sleep on the couch, I was hit with a sudden wave of fear. Chase was up with me. He'd been whining in his crate, so Chuck got him out and I said he could stay with me. Big mistake. At about 4:30 we heard a thud in the front yard/porch area. I thought that it was probably a cat if anything. Chase flipped out. He barked at the window and stared int he direction of the porch for a good 10 mins. Had he not been there, I wonder if I would have fallen asleep. But, from that point on every small sound was an intruder, or a murderer, or someone looking to do me and family wrong. Chase was agitated and couldn't be settled, which led me to think that I shouldn't be either. Fear took over at that point...causing my rare insomnia to become full blown. I wish I could find more information on fear based insomnia. See stats and polling results. I may be on to something here.
By the way, the huge gap in time from me starting this blog and posting it, is the time it took to get Chuck up and take my car to Midas. They should be calling soon with a quote and we will get doughnuts. I might even try to take a nap.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Talking 'bout a Heat Wave
You know what's so great about living in San Diego? The perfect temperature all year long. Bull! Its currently 91 degrees in the house right now. I have the big fan pointed directly at me. and its not really helping. But, I'm glad to know that its pushing the hot air around. Chase keeps going in and out laying on the cement in the shade until he gets too hot, then comes back inside curl up on th tile. I might join him later. Whenever it gets hot like this in late August, I always think about school. I remember taking the bus so early in the morning and freezing my butt off, and then sweating to death in the afternoon. It makes me wonder about kids going back to school. We have a elementary school a few blocks from us, and every once in a while a school bus drives down our street. Remember how excited and nervous and pissed you were that school was starting back up? I remember thinking about seeing my friends that I didn't hang out with during the summer. Wondering what order my classes would be in. I went to a performing arts high school. We had such an opportunity to study art, music, dance, and theater in a complete way. I so enjoyed my time there and the things I learned, that I'm curious whether or not other children will have the opportunity to learn like I and my school mates did.
Arts program funding has dwindle over the last 10 years, but we've only heard about it for about 5 years. I encourage you to look into ways that you can support arts programs in your area. Its amazing the difference that one person, determined to change things, can make.
Arts program funding has dwindle over the last 10 years, but we've only heard about it for about 5 years. I encourage you to look into ways that you can support arts programs in your area. Its amazing the difference that one person, determined to change things, can make.
Mama's Got a Brand New Blog
You know, I always thought of blogging as something for the intellecutally sound. And then I remembered that I got a perfect score on my SAT's. I got a 35 on my ACT, and I've been tested at genius levels. Now, does that me smart? On paper it does. But, I feel that my real smarts come from the everyday life I live. The experiences I've had and the people I know. C'mon people, I get confused watching Bill O'Reily, and he just yells at people! (Love you Mr. O!!) I may not be popular. I make not be rich. I may be a 'nobody', but I have a wonderful boyfriend, and I am a 'Mother' to a great black labrador named Chase. I have friends and family that I can count on and they know that I'm there for them as well. I play frisbee golf on Sundays, and I'm getting good! If it sounds like I'm nothing special, then you don't know me at all. BUt, if I sound like you or even someone you know, then this is the blog for you.
Tonight Chuck and I had his realator Kathy over for dinner tonight. She's a great woman! She's was paitent for a year and helped Chuck find his home. Unfortuneately, we only got see her for about an hour before we had to leave for Chuck's Ultimate Frisbee quarter-finals...which his team won! Yay for boyfriends! Anyway, we so rarely have people over, so Chase spazzes out everytime someone comes to visit. I take him for walks everyday. He meets people on those walks. He comes to frisbee with us on Sundays. He's used to those people though. I don't know what to do about him. Same thing with him tearing up all his toys. Every toy he gets, ends up shredded or in peices in a matter of minutes. He's almost a year and he's 92 lbs. Chase is almost too much to handle. And, yes, I realize that there are those of you that have children, and a husband and pets of your own. But, Chase is our baby. When you have problems with your kids, you complain and ask for advice. But then I get the people that look down on me because I think of Chase as my child and I have issues with him. UGH! Anyway, I found out that I am not smart enough to set up a Facebook business page. By the way, for those of you that don't know what Facebook is...well, you probably don't keep up with current events or use the internet, so you aren't reading this anyway. So, I was trying to set up a page for my cakes. I make specialty cakes and cupcakes. With all of my smarts, I could NOT for the life of me figure it out! Its so frustrating. But, I'll keep working on it. I'm on the lookout for a domain that I can set up a page for myself. But as it is, its 1:00 AM. I'm tired. It was 89 degrees in the house today. Did I mention that we don't have AC?
Tonight Chuck and I had his realator Kathy over for dinner tonight. She's a great woman! She's was paitent for a year and helped Chuck find his home. Unfortuneately, we only got see her for about an hour before we had to leave for Chuck's Ultimate Frisbee quarter-finals...which his team won! Yay for boyfriends! Anyway, we so rarely have people over, so Chase spazzes out everytime someone comes to visit. I take him for walks everyday. He meets people on those walks. He comes to frisbee with us on Sundays. He's used to those people though. I don't know what to do about him. Same thing with him tearing up all his toys. Every toy he gets, ends up shredded or in peices in a matter of minutes. He's almost a year and he's 92 lbs. Chase is almost too much to handle. And, yes, I realize that there are those of you that have children, and a husband and pets of your own. But, Chase is our baby. When you have problems with your kids, you complain and ask for advice. But then I get the people that look down on me because I think of Chase as my child and I have issues with him. UGH! Anyway, I found out that I am not smart enough to set up a Facebook business page. By the way, for those of you that don't know what Facebook is...well, you probably don't keep up with current events or use the internet, so you aren't reading this anyway. So, I was trying to set up a page for my cakes. I make specialty cakes and cupcakes. With all of my smarts, I could NOT for the life of me figure it out! Its so frustrating. But, I'll keep working on it. I'm on the lookout for a domain that I can set up a page for myself. But as it is, its 1:00 AM. I'm tired. It was 89 degrees in the house today. Did I mention that we don't have AC?
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