My upper abs still hurt.  When I went to the gym Wednesday, I worked them more then I thought I did.  I couldn’t even use the ab machine on Thursday they are so sore.  Friday I was just wiped out and thinking off all that I needed to get down before we went out.  So we actually skipped the gym…I feel guilty as hell.  I’m going for a good walk tomorrow and do some floor abs to make up for it.

I know that I haven’t updated in a few days.  It is a combination of things…….other then work, nothing much else has been going on.  I have been having issues with focusing on work.

It is this damn election.  I’m totally addicted to surfing news sites….I’m waiting and wanting an “October” surprise that totally knocks out McCain because I don’t trust the GOP on stealing the election.  Then there is the race issue that may play into it.  But articles like this, help to give me hope  : Quiet Political Shifts as More Blacks Are Elected

Then there are idiots like this one who wants to become the next Joe McCarthy : ‘Anti-American’ comments hurt rep’s campaign Who is dumb enough to completely deny her own words and say she was”lead” into a trap?!?  Bachmann: Talk show appearance `big mistake’  Watch her video, she knows exactly what she is saying and it horrible!  It is nothing but a witch hunt that she wants to happen.  Then you got Rep. Hayes: ‘Liberals Hate Real Americans That Work And Achieve And Believe In God’ Is so pisses me off.  When the hell did being a liberal or living near a city mean that you weren’t a “real” American?!?   The really need to read this book and learn what being a “real” American is : The True Patriot  The books is online, here is the home page : The True Patriot Network 

One of the things that Powell brought up when endorsing Obama was how being muslim is treated in this country.  Which is sad because they do serve and die for this country.  But of course, it is not something that media bothers with very much : Moved by a Crescent

We came across an article that goes into the Oregon, particularly the Portland culture when discussing strip clubs.  It helps to give you a feel and how different it is here, which we so love :   Strip Club Teases Small Oregon City

Our new babies are doing great, still playful.  Trying to get them to recoginize their names.  We don’t remember when Alexis & Reggie started to respond to them.  The kitten sure don’t know the word no yet…lol  They are fearless.

Sleepyheads 2

Here is Sakura using Reggie as a pillow………lol

Drew Brees Chilling Out

Alexis

She loves to sleep on the bathroom rugs.

Last night we went to the 10th Annual Pimps & Hos Ball here in Portland.  It was a trip.  Torn looked awesome.  My outfit could’ve used some more work.  But now we know what to expect we can plan for next year….grin  For one, wear shoes that don’t hurt that bad….ouch, that part sucked.   We took pictures with our little party camera, Torn will be going through them for our members to see. =)

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Well, Purdue lost horribly.  Knew we were going to lose, but this was ugly.  I couldn’t even finish watching it.  =(  It is going to be a very ugly season for us.  At least Penn St won over Michigan…..but it took almost a whole half before Penn St showed up.

We got our election ballot Saturday!  Very cool.  We have been wondering when it would show up.  We had received all of our Oregon Voter’s Guides which is something that I find very useful.  So we spent a few hours researching and voting.  I really like the fact that Oregon does it by mail, gives you time to research it when deciding.  I dropped them off at the Post Office this evening.  So we have done our part…..now we just have to wait for the results.

Torn made his vegetable beef soup that I love.  I had 2 bowls of that aday and it hit the spot.  =)

I was horrible this weekend and didn’t go for a walk.  That is not good….and even though it was chilly, it was still beautiful out.

The cats are doing much better. Reggie and Alexis are allowing the other 2 close to them without getting too close.  Even got a picture of Sakura sleeping next to Reggie’s back.  I don’t think Reggie really knew it……..lol  Drew is the instigator….grin  He is so cute when causing trouble.  We woke up this morning to the kittens right between us and Reggie was between my legs…..neither one of us could move….lol  What is funny is that we never realized how large Alexis & Reggie were until we got the kittens….they are huge when next to them.

I finally got some work done today….I feel like it is a little more under control.  But that will change tomorrow.  I really need to sign us up for insurance tomorrow.  That will be my goal.  I just don’t look forward to all the info that I’m going to have to fill out.

My dad finally got a myspace account.  I’ve been wanting to set him up on that for the instant message system that they use.  I use that one for friends & family only.

We love the fact that Colin Powell endorsed Obama!  That is huge!  And the timing is excellent.

If you’ve read Torn’s post we now have 2 new members to our family.  In case you didn’t see his post, here are the pictures that he took, including our oldest 2.

http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/2008_1015_cats/Alexis.jpg

14 + years/female

http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/2008_1015_cats/Reggie_Miller.jpg

13+ years/male

http://www.tornrose.com/Odds_n_Ends/2008_1015_cats/Sakura.jpg

4 months/female

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4 months/male

The kittens haven’t really slowed down enough when a camera has been in reach.  They are fast little buggers!  \

Torn so totally surprise me.  I’ve been pestering him since Aurora passed saying that I wanted another kitten, a feisty one like Randi & Aurora were.  Reggie & Alexis are totally different from those 2.  And when we lost Aurora, it made me mourn Randi’s passing from 2 yrs before all over again.  So I wanted another cat as ornery as they were.

Well, my husband is a softy when it comes to animals, especially kittens…..grin  And he just fell for them, even though he was only going to get one.

Yes, I’m the one who named Drew……..grin  It just seemed obvious to me.  =)  It is weird as hell to have two feisty kittens in the house again….it is has been 13yrs.  They have no fear.  It doesn’t bother them when they are hissed or growled at by Reggie & Alexis, they just stare at them and back away.  They don’t know the work NO yet…..lol  And correcting them doesn’t faze them in the lest.

Drew has seemed to have become my baby, while Sakura has become Torn’s.  Which works, she seems possessive of him and reminds me of his late cat Randi’s orneriness and carries herself like she use to.  She is the trouble child, that is for sure…..grin…but we are loving it.  Drew loves to follow me and sleep in my lap a lot.  They play hard and fast, but they also chill out good and crash hard.

Alexis & Reggie are slowly getting back into their normal behaviors.  They aren’t growling & hissing as much.  But we have been trying to give them as much love as they let us.  Reggie has yet to cuddle on Torn like normal, but you can see he wants it….but is too annoyed at him to do so.  I will say, there is nothing like having kittens (even 4 month old ones) to make your older cats look huge in comparsion.  It kind of weird.

We have an appointment for Drew & Sakura next week.  The shelter said that they needed follow ups to their surgeries within 10days.  We are taking them to the vet that Torn really liked when he took Reggie.  What is cool is that they honor that visit as part of the shelter program, even though they weren’t on the list.  The shelter has it arranged with certain vets that your 1st visit to them is free.  So we get to establish their primiary care physian with the one we like, even though we were going to take them there regardless.

Our kittens came with those shoulder chips in case they get lost.  So all I need to do is to register them this weekend.  We just need to remember to bring pictures of them to the shelter in a few months, they asked to see how they are doing.

With having Drew & Sakura around, if they aren’t on our laps or playing (where we can hear them), I get worried on what they are up to….lol  For the 1st time in 2yrs I had to get a 3rd litter box going…….at least it isn’t 5……lol  I had to do that when we had Randi, Aurora, Reggie & Alexis because Aurora was picky as hell even though you kept it clean.

They have totally distracted me from work and I am behind…..icks.  I got some of caught up and I really need to write this, it has been awhile.  I really need to balance our books after this so I know what is going on.  I have a few errands tomorrow, but I really need to work around that and apply for health insurance.

We spent the week out in Ohio.  Not really happy to be in that part of the country, but love visiting with our friends there, they are great, so it makes up for it.  We stayed our friend’s new place and he has a great new spread.  Torn got a lot of work done with them, since it was a business trip, and we both learned a lot of what has been going on.  Since we are out here in Oregon, we don’t always keep up.  It is always a great learning experience when we visit with them.  Torn is probably going to be out there to visit every few months and I’ll be going with him sometimes.

We really enjoyed visiting with  Trisha Uptown & Brandi Love. They are both really great women and really down to earth.  Which we love.

We now have a Members Only Social Network with a few other sites, like Trisha Uptown & Brandi Love & Raven Riley.  So check it out and create your new profile.  Now I can really get the chance to get to know you.  =)  I spent time filling my profile out and trying to learn it.  I was trying to upload a song but it didn’t take.  =(  I’m going to have to play around with it more.

I spent the last week getting my work done, visiting and playing catch up with everyone.

This weekend was a bust.  I did get all of our stuff unpacked and washed.  I really need to pick up dishwasher soap tomorrow, just used the last of it tonight.  Kind of stressing over the gym tomorrow…..just because I hadn’t done it all last week due to being out of town, but also can’t wait to get back into it.  Felt very strange not to be going.  But I will say it was so kind of nice to eat without counting my calories last week.  Even treated myself to my beloved chocolate sundae with strawberry topping at DQ.  I’m a major DQ addict.

At least a few of my teams won, even though my Purdue was beaten.  =(  Saints & Colts won, my Bears lost. I did get a walk in today and one late last night.  I may need to do more night ones, it was kind of nice.

I’m wondering when did it become a crime to be educated?  Most of our founding fathers were self taught and many of them felt very consious of the fact that they didn’t have “proper schooling”. It was the goal of families to get their kids educated as much as possible.  When did being uneducated made you more of an American?  The Class War Before Palin  I think the GOP as made it so, so the educated rich ones can get away with abusing and using the uneducated.  The less you know, the more they can abuse you.  You are nothing but sheep being lead to slaughter.

Why is everyone surprised that the rheotic of McCain/Palin  is fanning the flames of racism?  Rep. Lewis clarifies controversial remarks about McCain, Palin  Palin enjoys the culture wars (Palin heightens rhetoric on abortion ) and the dirting of people with code words and sneaky smearing.  She is a female Rove….disgusting.  McCain is going to really regret this.  Deep down, I don’t believe he is a racist, I think he is desperate and has sold out.

Can someone explain to me how she can claim that she has been cleared in the report ?  Palin Makes Troopergate Assertions that Are Flatly False ““There was no abuse of authority at all in trying to get Officer Wooten fired,” Palin said.”  Is it me or did she just admit that she abused her position?

I’ve kind of been in a funk the last 2 days.  I have no idea why, but just haven’t felt like doing anything….couldn’t even force myself.  It was kind of annoying.

I finally got down to it, grudgingly, today.  Got about 95% of my work caught up.   We did watch Purdue lose to Penn St….which we knew was going to happen, but it won’t have been so bad if our kicker would’ve at least made some of the field goals.  Indy won thankfully.  Hopefully Brees & the Saints do good tomorrow night.

I’ve just been news surfing and given into my politics addiction.   I have been disturbed by the VP debates. It has been rolling around in my head since Thursday.

Palin didn’t have any substance, gave no solutions or plans,  talked in circles, didn’t answer questions and played it “cutesy-woosy”.  ( The Palin Problem  ) She is a disgrace to being a woman going for one of the highest offices in the land.  She is acting like it is a beauty contest and if she smiles just right, she’ll win.  She seems so artifical and fake and it annoys me.  If Clinton tried any of that, she would’ve been roasted by everyone.  But unlike Palin, Clinton actually knows policy and issues.  I want a policy geek, someone who knows the issues in office, not a beauty contestant that doesn’t have a clue.

Biden did really well, came off extremely knowledgeably, kind and presidential.  You could see him holding back just so he didn’t get accused of beating up on a woman.  Which is BS since she was able to do the attacks and he couldn’t truly fight back like he should.  If it was against Clinton, she would’ve been treated like any other office seeker, like it should be.

Then the McBush camp wants to treat us voters like we are idiots.  Trying to distract us with innuendos and lies about Obama’s associations : Will Palin’s Obama-Terrorist Speech Backfire?

Which has some racial overtones.  But of course that isn’t going to stop them lying.  Most people don’t do their research, they don’t have time or access to it for the facts : Fact Check: Is Obama ‘palling around with terrorists’?

I really do like the fact that Obama has called the McBush camp on the lies and even used their advisers words against them since it proved it :  Obama in Asheville to Hit McCain for Adviser’s “Turning a Page on This Financial Crisis” Remark

What very disturbing is an article that we came across : Will Dress Code Affect Your Right To Vote?

Wearing campaign buttons and shirts while voting has always been part of American Politics.  So this really annoys me and worries me on what the slimmy operatives will do to stop people from voting.  It is disgusting.

I thought this was a very good article and example of Obama being able to be friends and work with people with different ways of thinking :  Obama’s Other Pastor This is the man that married Bush’s daughter.

But here is a bit of history on the word Maverick and the family where it came from  :   Who You Callin’ a Maverick?

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Current Mood: Cool

Today was a complete bust on working out for me.  I had only gotten 5hrs of sleep so it really sucked the life out of me.  So I planned on only 15min on the treadmill and then weights.  But we encountered our 1st asshole at the gym and left early.  I did get some of my abs in.  I normally do some more abs in before my shower, but I could barely do them….just felt like crap.

I did some work but I couldn’t get my mind to work, so we laid down for about hour.  I felt so much better afterwards.  I finally got my work done this evening, that was tough….not motivated as much.

I found this interesting article from last President child that actually served in combat, while his dad was in office  : Presidential Children Don’t Belong in Battle 

I read this article the other day and I have been disturbed by it ever since  :  McCain and the POW Cover-up

This man has been responsible for lost of 100s of men by covering it up and treating the families of MIA/POWs like crap.  I can never look at McCain the same again.  What little respect I had left for him has been trambled on.

Watching The Daily Show tonight and Stewart brought up a point that has been bothering me for while…just because some one lives in the city or big town does not mean that they are any less American then someone in a small town in Midwest or Alaska.  I’m getting sick and tired of them saying that they are the “true Americans”  BULLSHIT!  I’ve lived in small towns, big towns, army posts, and on the outskirts of a city…….we are all True Americans.  Living in small towns doesn’t mean you are any better then the rest of us or our experience is any less American, because that is bullshit.  Hello, it was the “city dwellers” of Boston that helped to stand up to the British….New York was the our nation’s capital before DC, the Declaration was written in Philly.  All cities, large for thier time.  It was the ideals of the Enlightment that was started in the cities of Europe that helped to give our founding fathers their ideals and the determination to do what was right.

Small towns have the same issues as cities, just smaller since most people know each other so it is easier to control.  The problem that I have with really small towns, is that unless they have diversity, that you come across a lot more racism.  Is that a True American?

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