Welcome to the Insanity

tygrkitn @ 2009-10-27T11:12:00

2009-10-27T18:13:10Z

So I found a web site that has bras that actually will fit me...I'm impressed...it's been impossible to find one for less then $50 but this site has them for $32...So for all my real sized friends (size 12 or bigger), if you want sexy lingerie, try this site.

http://www.hipsandcurves.com/plus-size-lingerie/

this was taken today

2009-10-18T22:47:55Z

He's getting so big

tygrkitn @ 2009-10-16T22:49:00

2009-10-17T05:53:09Z

Ok, now i've seen everything...I'm on a site called FetLife, it's for the BDSM community, and there a groups so you can discuss whatever your fetish may be...well there is a new group...BDSM Christian Virgins...yes you saw that correctly, BDSM Christian Virgins... people who are christian, virgin and into the BDSM lifestyle...and since they are virgins I'm assuming that means none of the sex related BDSM....well I guess it takes all kinds...

tygrkitn @ 2009-10-15T22:26:00

2009-10-16T05:29:38Z

Mike Powers, the owner of The Power Exchange (a BDSM sex club in SanFrancisco), had this to say about the BDSM community.
"They love me or they hate me," he said. "They either want to get a rope and string me up, or they say, 'Hey, get over here, and I'll get a rope and string you up.'"

Awesome!

He's Walking!

2009-09-05T02:43:19Z

Squishy just walked all by himself! I'm sitting on the couch and he was walking with his hand on the wall and he saw the cat so he took his hand off the wall and took the 4 steps to get to the cat.

Stupid College Students

2009-08-29T19:07:28Z

We had an interesting night last night. I woke up around 2am because the light in the hall went on. I looked up to see someone walking from my bedroom into the living room. Apparently an ASU student was at a party and got really trashed and got in a fight with her boyfriend. She ran off from the party and wandered into our place. So we had to deal with a drunk, hysterical, 19 yr old college student. Ended up having to call the cops and paramedics cause she didn't have any ID or any way to get her home and she was so drunk that she threw up on my chair and ended up passing out on my living room floor. All the commotion woke up the baby twice... and it was an hour before everybody was out of the house and I could try and get back to sleep.

Yay for the start of the school year.

Squishy's Birthday Party

2009-08-04T04:07:04Z

tygrkitn @ 2009-06-03T20:09:00

2009-06-04T03:21:15Z

So I pulled a stupid today, was in the car and tried to reach behind me to get my wallet and tore the muscle in my shoulder. It is excruciatingly painful. Since I've been pestering Shiny* to take care of the torn muscles in her knee, I fully expect her to pester me. After all, turn about is fair play.

Squishy is doing well, getting really big and crawling all over the place. We've been taking him swimming just about every other day to try and make sure he is never afraid of water. Now that he has a float it is easier as I don't have to carry him the entire time. He loves to lean over and splash water at me. :)

*Shiny is a friend from the SCA that we rescued from Colorado. She has been staying with us since the beginning of the month and we are talking about finding a larger place for the 4 of us...possibly even buying a house together. And yes, the name Shiny fits her very well.

tygrkitn @ 2009-05-12T07:25:00

2009-05-12T14:27:58Z

I apologize in advance as this will offend some, but it is an accurate representation of my feelings on the Christian religion and talking to die hard "Born Agains".

This morning there was a knock at my door. When I answered the door I found a well groomed, nicely dressed couple. The man spoke first: "Hi! I'm John, and this is Mary."

Mary: "Hi! We're here to invite you to come kiss Hank's ass with us."

Me: "Pardon me?! What are you talking about? Who's Hank, and why would I want to kiss his ass?"

John: "If you kiss Hank's ass, he'll give you a million dollars; and if you don't, he'll kick the shit out of you."

Me: "What? Is this some sort of bizarre mob shake-down?"

John: "Hank is a billionaire philanthropists. Hank built this town. Hank owns this town. He can do what ever wants, and what he wants is to give you a million dollars, but he can't until you kiss his ass."

Me: "That doesn't make any sense. Why..."

Mary: "Who are you to question Hank's gift? Don't you want a million dollars? Isn't it worth a little kiss on the ass?"

Me: "Well maybe, if it's legit, but..."

John: "Then come kiss Hank's ass with us."

Me: "Do you kiss Hank's ass often?"

Mary: "Oh yes, all the time..."

Me: "And has he given you a million dollars?"

John: "Well no, you don't actually get the money until you leave town."

Me: "So why don't you just leave town now?"

Mary: "You can't leave until Hank tells you to, or you don't get the money, and he kicks the shit out of you."

Me: "Do you know anyone who kissed Hank's ass, left town, and got the million dollars?"

John: "My mother kissed Hank's ass for years. She left town last year, and I'm sure she got the money."

Me: "Haven't you talked to her since then?"

John: "Of course not, Hank doesn't allow it."

Me: "So what makes you think he'll actually give you the money if you've never talked to anyone who got the money?"

Mary: "Well, he gives you a little bit before you leave. Maybe you'll get a raise, maybe you'll win a small lotto, maybe you'll just find a twenty dollar bill on the street."

Me: "What's that got to do with Hank?"

John: "Hank has certain 'connections.'"

Me: "I'm sorry, but this sounds like some sort of bizarre con game."

John: "But it's a million dollars, can you really take the chance? And remember, if you don't kiss Hank's ass he'll kick the shit of you."

Me: "Maybe if I could see Hank, talk to him, get the details straight from him..."

Mary: "No one sees Hank, no one talks to Hank."

Me: "Then how do you kiss his ass?"

John: "Sometimes we just blow him a kiss, and think of his ass. Other times we kiss Karl's ass, and he passes it on."

Me: "Who's Karl?"

Mary: "A friend of ours. He's the one who taught us all about kissing Hank's ass. All we had to do was take him out to dinner a few times."

Me: "And you just took his word for it when he said there was a Hank, that Hank wanted you to kiss his ass, and that Hank would reward you?"

John: "Oh no! Karl's got a letter Hank sent him years ago explaining the whole thing. Here's a copy; see for your self."

John handed me a photocopy of a handwritten memo on "From the desk of Karl" letterhead. There were eleven items listed: • 1. Kiss Hank's ass and he'll give you a million dollars when you leave town. • 2. Use alcohol in moderation. • 3. Kick the shit out of people who aren't like you. • 4. Eat right. • 5. Hank dictated this list himself. • 6. The moon is made of green cheese. • 7. Everything Hanks says is right. • 8. Wash your hands after going to the bathroom. • 9. Don't drink. • 10. Eat your wieners on buns, no condiments. • 11. Kiss Hank's ass or he'll kick the shit out of you

Me: "This would appear to be written on Karl's Letterhead."

Mary: "Hank didn't have any paper."

Me: "I have a hunch that if we checked we'd find this is Karl's handwriting." John: "Of course, Hank dictated it."

Me: "I thought you said no one gets to see Hank?"

Mary: "Not now, but years ago he would talk to some people."

Me: "I thought you said he was a philanthropist. What sort of philanthropist kicks the shit out of people just because they're different?"

Mary: "It's what Hank wants, and Hank's always right."

Me: "How do you figure that?"

Mary: "Item 7 says 'Everything Hanks says is right.' That's good enough for me!"

Me: "Maybe your friend Karl just made the whole thing up."

John: "No way! Item 5 says 'Hank dictated this list himself.' Besides, item 2 says 'Use alcohol in moderation,' Item 4 says 'Eat right,' and item 8 says 'Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.' Everyone knows those things are right, so the rest must be true,too."

Me: "But 9 says 'Don't Drink,' which doesn't quite go with item 2, and 6 says 'The moon is made of green cheese,' which is just plain wrong."

John: "There's no contradiction between 9 and 2, 9 just clarifies 2. As far as 6 goes, you've never been to the moon, so you can't say for sure."

Me: "Scientists have pretty firmly established that the moon is made of rock..."

Mary: "But they don't know if the rock came from the Earth, or from out of space, so it could just as easily be green cheese."

Me: "I'm not really an expert, but I think the theory that the Moon came from the Earth has been discounted. Besides, not knowing where the rock came from doesn't make it cheese."

John: "Aha! You just admitted that scientists make mistakes, but we know Hank is always right!"

Me: "We do?"

Mary: "Of course we do, Item 5 says so."

Me: "You're saying Hank's always right because the list says so, the list is right because Hank dictated it, and we know that Hank dictated it because the list says so. That's circular logic, no different than saying 'Hank's right because he says he's right.'"

John: "Now you're getting it! It's so rewarding to see someone come around to Hank's way of thinking."

Me: "But...oh, never mind. What's the deal with wieners?"

Mary blushes. John says: "Wieners, in buns, no condiments. It's Hank's way. Anything else is wrong."

Me: "What if I don't have a bun?"

John: "No bun, no wiener. A wiener without a bun is wrong."

Me: "No relish? No Mustard?"

Mary looks positively stricken. John shouts: "There's no need for such language! Condiments of any kind are wrong!"

Me: "So a big pile of sauerkraut with some wieners chopped up in it would be out of the question?"

Mary sticks her fingers in her ears: "I am not listening to this. La la la, la la, la la la."

John: "That's disgusting. Only some sort of evil deviant would eat that..."

Me: "It's good! I eat it all the time."

Mary faints. John catches her: "Well, if I'd known you where one of those I wouldn't have wasted my time. When Hank kicks the shit out of you I'll be there, counting my money and laughing. I'll kiss Hank's ass for you, you bunless cut-wienered kraut-eater." With this, John dragged Mary to their waiting car, and sped off.

A friend of mine actually did this

2009-04-21T21:30:10Z

Bacon & Cheese stuffed Pizza Burger

Yes. You heard me right.

Now bow before it's Majesty!

Lonely

2009-04-18T07:41:08Z

Grrrrr...I hate this, I love Minion dearly, but when he isn't here or is running his StarWars game I get soooo lonely. I sooo need company on nights like tonight. The baby's been asleep since 8 and I've been just sitting here watching movies and wishing I was anywhere but here. Our friend we call Shiney will be here by the end of the month and that should help, and if I can get a job, that would help too. But tonight...just sitting here alone...just makes me depressed.

A friend of mine did this

2009-04-15T18:14:50Z

My friend Nathen did this...its awesome

I got a letter for some Jehovahs Witnesses asking me to attend their Kingdom Hall. Here is the letter, warts and all:

Nathaniel Pedersen

I am writing you, because we can't call at your home.

In these difficult times people like to find sound guidence. The Bible helps us see were we are in the stream of Time. and what the future hold for us and our familys. In John 17:3 it says "This means everlasting life. There Taking in Knowldege of You The only True God, and the one who you sent forth Jesus Christ." We offer free home Bible Study, if you are interested please call me, I am sending you an invitation to visit our Kingdom Hall at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday. at xxxxx SE xxxx St. for a Free Bible Discourse + Watchtower Study

Sincerely,
Marlene
(503) xxx-xxxx

---

Pretty awesome, right? Rather than ignore this letter I sent back one of my own, as follows. Note that I did my best to make this look like official-type stationary:

To Whom it May Concern:

Thank you for your interest in the eternal soul of our client, Mr. Nathaniel J. Pedersen. However at this time Mr. Pedersen's soul is being held by my firm as Mr. Pedersen traded it for some Ovaltine (hot!), a copy of Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo on laser-disc and a ninety-day supply of strawberry Pocky.

However, if you or any of your congregation would like a free quote on an immortal spirit trade deal please feel free to give me a call and set up an appointment. We'd love to hear from you!

Sincerely,
Lucifer Morningstar
Satan & Associates, Inc.

p.s. See you in six months! *wink*

Epic Amazon Fail

2009-04-13T14:17:21Z

I copied this from rosalarian

I was going to wait to post this until I heard more details, and I've heard enough now.

Amazon.com, the go-to place for books, DVDs, music, and other stuff (but mostly books) has done a bad thing. A very bad thing. They have removed the sales ranks of any books deemed too "adult" for general audiences. This includes anything with LGBTQ content. This includes children's books like "Heather Has Two Mommies". Because this book, written for five-year-olds, featuring no sex, violence, swearing, or nudity, is somehow too adult.

Here's the letter a concerned Amazon customer received upon inquiring about this:

In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude "adult" material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.

Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back to us.

Best regards,

Ashlyn D
Member Services
Amazon.com Advantage

Now, someone from Amazon has since said that this is a glitch, and that there isn't even a rule about adult content. How does a "glitch" go about sending an email explaining the adult content rule? If all the LGBTQ books suddenly disappeared, just "Woop! All gone!", that would be a database error. But this has been happening slowly, over a period of months, with things being taken down one by one. This leads me to believe it is a person, or group of people, systematically removing the ranks by hand. I suppose it could be a few rogue employees, but I highly doubt it.

What does removal of sales rankings mean? Since the search results are displayed in order of rank, if you don't have any number at all for a rank, the book won't come up in searches. No more stumbling onto a good LGBT book. LGBT books no longer have the opportunity to be a bestseller. You can't be #1 if they won't let you have a number at all. Several books that were once on bestseller lists have disappeared from those rankings.

Guess what the top ranked book under the search "homosexuality" is: "A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality".

A list of books that have had their rankings removed so far
community.livejournal.com/meta_writer/11992.html

Amazon sells sex toys. Those still have rankings. They sell "Lolita", which is all about pedophilia. That is ranked #2,925. Diablo Cody's memoir of her stripping days has a rank, but not a gay author's recounting of his days at a gay strip club. They sell Hitler's book "Mein Kamph". That hasn't been deemed "too adult" for a sales ranking. Some heterosexual erotica books have had their ranking removed, but not heterosexual romance.

Lots of the LGBTQ books that have been deemed "too adult" have no sex in them. Radclyffe Hall's "Well of Loneliness", written in the early 1900's, with zero sex scenes at all, has had it's ranking removed. It seems that simply the act of being gay is inherently "too adult" for people to handle.

Self-help books written for LGBTQ people have had their rankings removed. Books whose message is "Hey, don't commit suicide because you're gay, there's another way." Books that people might really need to find now cannot be found.

And here's the kicker: you must be 18 in order to buy anything from Amazon anyway! Why exactly are they screening so-called "adult" material in the first place? I'm sorry conservatives, but if you don't want to see LGBT books come up in your search results, you need to build a time machine and go back in time. There will still be gay people, because there always has been and always will be, but at least you won't have to be inconvenienced by having the people around you acknowledging them as human beings.

This is obvious discrimination, and it makes no sense. Shouldn't they be doing everything in their power to sell as many books as possible in this economy?

So what can you do about it? Well, most GLBTQ creators and supporters are calling for a ban on Amazon until it's reversed, and I think that's a good idea. Until they reverse the ban, do not order anything from them. There are other places to buy what they're selling. You can also call Amazon: 1-800-201-7575 or email them: ecr@amazon.com. Let them know how disgusting and discriminatory this is.

There is also a petition:
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy

tygrkitn @ 2009-03-27T01:48:00

2009-03-27T08:50:19Z

April 26th is my birthday, I'm going to be 21 plus shipping and handling ;D So April 25th I'm having a get together...BBQ and pool/hot tub at my place. This is a family friendly event as there will be smalls there, however after 9 when the smalls go home or to bed, there will be drinking and debauchery in my condo. We don't have a large place but we do have some crash space if necessary. Please let me know if you are going to make it.

Damm crib

2009-03-15T23:53:48Z

Grrrr...so went to put the crib together so Squishy can sleep in his own room and we are missing the dresser that goes with it...no biggie I thought...I can survive without the dresser...WRONG! without the dresser the crib is useless and can't be put together. So if anyone knows of anyone getting rid of a crib...I have a crib mattress already just need the crib.

Real update

2009-03-14T15:13:37Z

so i know it's been awhile since I did an actual post...so here goes.

In October when I came back from maternity leave, I got fired. That really sucked cause it's hard to take care of a new family when you have no income. Fortunately my hubby is on SSI so that plus my UI was enough to pay bills and keep us going. Well, now the UI has run out and I still haven't found work. I've gone from looking for just customer service jobs to looking for anything...including grocery stores and whatnot...this sucks. I still haven't gotten anything but one place that told me I was overqualified....yea, but I still need to pay rent. So I've been a bit stressed out.
The baby is doing well, had his first ear infection back in January...he's getting huge, 98% for height and weight for his age...only 7 months and already growing out of the 9 month clothes.
I got my tax return last month and we bought a car, now we just have to get it fixed up so JD can turn it into a cab and help bring in money. He is a really good cab driver.
Went to Etrella War last month, baby's first camping trip...it got too cold for him at night and he and I went home early.
Other then that, just been surviving...hanging out with friends...soaking in the hot tub...you know, the usual. Our policy is if any of our friends want to hang out and soak in the hot tub, come on over and we'll go soak.

So that's about it...not much new is happening...I'm starting to think about planning a get together for my b-day next month, any ideas are welcome.

Ronnie's First Christmas!!!

2008-12-25T05:24:27Z

Ronnie's First Christmas!!! Such a Handsome Boy!!!

Awesome song and very impressive video

2008-12-08T18:57:00Z

tygrkitn @ 2008-11-03T15:13:00

2008-11-03T22:13:13Z

So I've been having back issues off and on since I had my son, sometimes it hurt so bad that it made me nauseous. Last Friday one of those episodes hit. It was a bad one and lasted all weekend and I wasn't able to eat all weekend. So Monday I went to the UrgentCare so I could get a referral to a Chiropractor. They didn't even bother checking my back, they took a look at my urine results and told me to go to the hospital. So I get to the ER and they take a look at the results that the UrgentCare got and hook me up to an IV. You know how the IV goes drip...drip...drip at the rate your body absorbs the fluid? mine was going dripdripdrip. They did an ultrasound and x-ray and admitted me. Turns out I don't have back problems, it was all a result of Gallbladder disease. I had 3 gallstones blocking my system. They gave me lots of painkillers and scheduled me for surgery on Tuesday. So Tuesday they took out my Gallbladder and Wednesday they took out the 3 stones. Lots of painkillers later I am now home with 6 holes in my tummy and can't do a whole lot.

tygrkitn @ 2008-10-08T08:30:00

2008-10-08T15:30:56Z

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
tygrkitn goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Bat.
alanna_liadon gives you 12 light orange passionfruit-flavoured pieces of bubblegum.
aramuswulf gives you 12 pink cola-flavoured wafers.
cosmicjester gives you 1 purple passionfruit-flavoured nuggets.
i_hate_la tricks you! You get a wad of paper.
kultrshok tricks you! You lose 23 pieces of candy!
matrixleap tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
mike_burns1002 gives you 19 yellow pineapple-flavoured gumdrops.
norahaura gives you 5 purple grape-flavoured nuggets.
purrplexitty gives you 10 blue strawberry-flavoured gumdrops.
raitonotenshi gives you 6 milky white mint-flavoured gummy bats.
tygrkitn ends up with 41 pieces of candy, and a wad of paper.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

tygrkitn @ 2008-09-27T07:47:00

2008-09-27T15:29:08Z

pics of my Son

tygrkitn @ 2008-09-07T07:44:00

2008-09-07T14:47:05Z

I'm into my pre-pregnancy jeans and they fit better now than they did then. Only 4 more inches till I'm at my goal size! YAY! All I need to do is tone up my belly and those 4 inches will drop off. I is a Happy!!

tygrkitn @ 2008-09-04T09:25:00

2008-09-04T16:26:23Z

This is the way i feel lately.

I HAS BABY!!!!

2008-08-03T05:30:51Z

Ronnie was born at 10:08 AM 8-2-08, weighing in at 9 lbs and 11 oz and 22 and 1/2 inches long

frustration

2008-08-01T15:32:36Z

grr grr and more grr. the baby was due yesterday, we have done the induction twice and i'm scheduled to do it again tomorrow. Still no baby! My mother is in town till Sunday, we were hoping to have him before she got here, now we are hoping he shows up before she leaves. I'm sooo tired of being preggo, I just want to hold and cuddle my son.