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March 4th, 2009

Looking for help

3/4/09 04:54 pm

I'm putting my house up for sale very soon (goal: March 17), and am hoping I have some friends who can help me fix a couple of things.
I need to replace the sliding glass door in my kitchen.
I need to replace the bathtub and surround.
There's a light in the basement that won't work. (yes, I've tried replacing the fluorescent bulb)

Those are the major things.

I also have a ghetto pond to remove (long story) but that will have to wait until it's unfrozen.

If you, or anyone you know/trust, would be willing to help me out, I'd appreciate it!
I'm looking to do this as cheaply as possible, so will be shopping for the cheapest stuff.
I need someone who really knows what they are doing so the measurements are correct.

after all that is done, I'm hoping to get some painting done so it will hopefully freshen up the place.
That, however, is rather low on my To Do List.
Thanks,
Jenny
beastgroomer@hotmail.com

Current Mood: hopeful

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December 22nd, 2008

yet another childhood constant is broken

12/22/08 06:23 pm

My family grew up in Bethesda before it was cool. My parents bought a little house way back in the 60's, and when my Mom moved to Florida 9 years ago, she gave (yes, "gave") the house to my oldest brother, Greg. He and his wife moved in and still live there with their 2 kids. The phone number for that house was a CONSTANT. It never changed. When Greg took over, they kept the number.
It was the House's phone number. Not mom's number, or greg's number, but the House's number. You know?
Today, I read an email from him telling me and my brother Peter, that they have a new phone number. WTF, I thought to myself.
So I called him. His wife told me that because they signed up with Verizon for an internet service package, they HAD to change their phone number. How the hell does that make sense, Verizon? She said they'd have had to pay extra to keep the number and would have had to wait longer for internet service. Whatever.
The phone number for that house got changed after 40 years.
When I put the new number in my cell phone and updated Greg's info, the cell asked if I was sure I wanted to overwrite the entry.
And believe it or not, that actually brought tears to my eyes.

I kind of feel sorry for whoever gets our old number in the next rotation. Good lord, people will be calling it for years to come, asking for the "Go's" the "Goo's" the "gow's" and maybe even the "goff's" (which is the correct pronunciation of our last name, "Gough")

wow. Who could have expected such a feeling of loss over such a little thing as a phone number.
It hasn't even been my phone number for 12 years!! But it's been in the family... ah well.

Current Mood: crushed

July 9th, 2008

(no subject)

7/9/08 11:15 pm

See my new userpic? I made that! I downloaded a photo editing program tonight, and started playing with it.
I took a pic from a wedding reception I attended, and snipped the other people out, to leave just the 3 of us. I just loved our cute little pose so much, that I thought it could stand alone as a pic, and I'm happy to declare that I was right!
I love the pose, because to me, Chrissy (

takayla) looks like my Fairy Godmother, giving her blessing to me & Brad.

Of course, the original pic is super cute too. If you go to

cyaneyed's flickr.com page, you can find the pics from Anya & Brian's wedding reception.

Current Mood: accomplished

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June 22nd, 2008

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6/22/08 09:31 pm

I had a great weekend! Spent Saturday evening at Anya & Brian's lovely wedding in Fairfax. I really couldn't tell you much about what was said during the ceremony, because my brain switches off when there's too much god mentioned. I felt a little sorry for my date, Brad, who got the full brunt of my fidgetyness: knee boucing, seat squirming, finger tapping, wandering eyes, and an occasional sigh. Luckily, the holy dude did stop talking and the ceremony got rolling. Lovely!!!
The couple looked great. The bridemaids sucked balls, with the exception of

takayla, who was the Maid of Honor. She actually knew what was going on, paid attention, and didn't look bored (even though she probably was). The groomsmen looked like chocolate! White chocolate tuxes, milk chocolate vests, and pink ties.
I got to sit at the best reception table: Me, Brad, Jason, Sean & LuAnn,

punkwalrus, CR,

takayla, with

cyaneyedand Scooter (the fabulous photographer duo) stopping by. Kris & Jason are a rather adorable couple!
I did enjoy spending time at A&B's house afterwards. It's a super cute house, and I liked just hanging out in a relaxing atmosphere. However, my poor Brad had been suffering insomnia all week long, and had probably only gotten about 10 hours of sleep since that monday! So he hung in as long as he could, and then we left. I'm pretty sure we were a well behaved couple and weren't overtly lovey dovey.
Spent more time with the bf today too. We saw "Kung Fu Panda" and it was pretty funny.

august_baby27

Current Mood: happy

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June 18th, 2008

Grump mood makes for crappy afternoon

6/18/08 12:21 am

For reasons I'm not aware of, I was in a grumpy mood today. Could have a little something to do with the cough I've had for 10 days, and that it interferes with my sleep. Today, I had to reschedule my morning clients because I was too tired to drive or groom dogs. I went to work in the afternoon, and on my way home, f-ed up a simple turn and popped the tire on my grooming trailer.
This was not covered by AAA, which I thought it was. After several blind phone calls, I did locate help, but I had to drive up the street with my totally flat tired trailer. That was scary. But the happy ending, is that it was fixed for under $200.

update on the BF: still going well, despite my total grumpiness today. We had a great weekend, and he brought me to meet his folks on Father's Day. I was nervous, but did well. His mom sent me home with some plants, as we share a gardening hobby! :)
I was invited to come back again to their summer cottage and meet the sister who will be visiting in July, with her family in tow.
I even scored hugs from both parents upon our departure! Rock on!

So, that's all I really have to say for now. If I said anything else, it would most likely be bitter, grumpy crap, and I don't want to do that. I'm just hoping that the new medicine I picked up on monday kicks the fking crap outta my head/lungs so I can stop this irritating cough. What's worse, is that it's now worrying the bf. *sigh* I'm so not used to this concern from a partner. I know he just wishes me well, but it's hard to hear. Which makes me sound fked up, but, well, there ya go. So let's all cross our fingers, or sacrifice a chicken nugget, or whatever it takes to make this cough go the F away!!!

Current Mood: grumpy

June 9th, 2008

Love snuck up on me

6/9/08 03:37 pm

Get your insulin shot ready or barf bag--- I'm in love and am going to post some oooey gooey love stuff! you've been warned!

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ok, for those of you who survived the super sweet romantic posting, congrats!
I'm happy as can be. I wasn't looking for love, but it certainly found me! Sort of snuck up on me and pounced, landing smack in my lap. And he likes Brie. Seriously, what more could you want?
He loves me yeah, yeah, yeah... (a la Beatles)

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Current Location: Home
Current Mood: giddy
Tags:
boyfriend, happy, love

March 16th, 2008

Eddie: on the Death Star

3/16/08 12:36 pm

tidbit of Eddie, talking about the Death Star

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Lucky Me!!!!

3/16/08 12:01 pm

SKWEEEEEE!!!!!! Oh it IS a lucky day! I just scored some choice seats to see EDDIE IZZARD on Friday, May 2nd at DAR Constitution Hall! Oh yes I did! wheeeeeee!! I just called my best bud at work and told him the glorious news. He's just tickled shitless!
Oh we are HUGE fans of Eddie.
If you don't know him already, you can find snippets of him on youtube.com and he has a website: http://www.eddieizzard.com/home.izz

YAY!!! Happy St.Patrick's Day! he's now my favorite saint! LUCKY ME!!!

*Happy Dance*

Current Mood: ecstatic
Current Music: random
Tags:
comedy, eddie izzard, luck

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March 11th, 2008

mother effing #*&%) bastard writer

3/11/08 06:50 pm

I'm so grindinly upset right now. I just finished the final book of Philip Pullman's Trilogy: His Dark materials.
I'm cutting this rant here, because there will be explitives galore, which will certainly contain spoilers for book 3.

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Ok, rant done. The good news is: cherry M&Ms are pretty tastey.
And I think I've made some fairly decent plans for Memorial Day weekend this year, which happens to fall around my birthday weekend too. So I'm going camping! woo hoo! Hey, it's my birthday, and I'll do what I want. Stargazing, cooking outside, sleeping in my camper with my darling dogs, hanging out with my dear longtime friend and her family, and I'll bring along a proper book. One which does not suck ass. One which is good. One which does not make my imagination feel violated and soiled. asshole.
oh, right, I was supposed to be thinking happy camping thoughts! Yeah, so it's a place I've never been before down in NC called Lake Gaston. So I'm excited about that!

oh crap. Time to go and make client calls. my NOT favorite part of the day.

Current Mood: pissed off
Current Music: Yaz: Bad Connection

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February 26th, 2008

glorious happy splediforousness!

2/26/08 07:47 pm

Yeah, I'm thrilled to pieces!

( why is Jenny Happy? )

"So I say, thank you for the Music, for giving it to me!" ABBA

Current Location: Living room, upstairs
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: shuffled, nightmare b4 xmas
Tags:
music, soul

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February 22nd, 2008

here I am

2/22/08 08:51 pm

I haven't posted in a very very long time.
What's new with me?

( rambling here... )

Current Location: living room
Current Mood: thoughtful

October 5th, 2007

God of Grommets

10/5/07 09:05 pm

moliarity is a Grommet God

Here is the proof:

This is a bodice I made, which is part of a whole new outfit for Faire & Halloween. I know it's a little hard to see such a small print fabric, but it's super purty in person. Matt did all the grommets for me!
Yay Matt!

Current Mood: pleased

September 24th, 2007

"Big Bang Theory"

9/24/07 09:07 pm

this show was super clever funny
nerd love. nerd life. nerd jokes. tee hee

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August 19th, 2007

long overdue update

8/19/07 10:04 pm

the van is repaired, and has been in working order for several weeks. I'm back in the habit of grooming, earning income and all is good.
Furthermore, I have just completed a whirlwind journey to and from South Carolina. I picked up my brand new Grooming Trailer, and I love it! I will be dropping it off sometime this week to have a generator installed, and then it will be ready to GO!! woo hoo!
I'm still tired from all the driving. Of course, my tailbone would be happy if I would give it a rest from all the sitting!

In other news, Panama kitty was diagnosed with FIV and FeLeuk, which are both immune disorders. She also has an upper respiratory infection. We are now on week 2 of liquid antibiotics.
She has been camping, and travelled to SC with me & the dogs, since she requires 2 doses per day. She has proven herself to be a good traveller, as long as either music or audio books are playing. Whenever I would turn the stereo off in order to answer the phone, she would start to complain. weird cat.

Dogs are well, and the weather has been grand. Hope all is well with all who read this!

Current Mood: chipper

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June 26th, 2007

prayer, good thoughts request

6/26/07 10:45 pm

I need a little help.
For the past 6 weeks, my work van has been in and out of the repair shop with generator problems. One thing gets fixed, but another breaks. It works for a few days, then back to the shop. This has put a huge stress on me, physically, mentally and financially. Today, I just about broke. It looked like the gen was fixed, only to have the mechanic call me a couple hours later with another problem.
What I need:
For John, the mechanic, to have inspiration and luck in finding the problem and fixing the generator once and for all. Quickly.
For myself to have the strength to keep going under this stress, and the courage not to give up hope.

Please, say a prayer for these 2 things I need.
If you don't pray, please just think a kind thought in my general direction.
Whatever spiritual thing you do, please do something positive towards me.
It's hard to ask for help, but I need it.

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that Wednesday is THE day.

Thanks so much and have a blessed day
~Jenny

Current Mood: crushed

June 15th, 2007

for CJ

6/15/07 05:03 pm

to my wounded foot buddy, check out my pretty colors! :)

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June 14th, 2007

(no subject)

6/14/07 11:42 pm

Nice bruises, huh? Somehow bashed 2 toes in the fall. scraped off nail color too.
(see previous posting for the stupid story of how I did this)

June 10th, 2007

ememployed and effed up

6/10/07 11:19 pm

On Thursday, May 31st, the generator on my grooming van stopped working. Kaput. I had only gotten through one appointment that morning, and then it was all over. I figured there was no point in me bringing it home with me, since I couldn't work anyway, and so I dropped it off at my usual repair shop, even though they were swamped. Got a ride home with my not-nephews and began my span of unemployed life.

Perhaps the mechanic misjudged things, but the parts he ordered to fix the gen never arrived. He was going to go in on Saturday to see if he could scavange parts from other old gens he had in the shop. Never heard from him.

I don't know when I'll get it back.

Luckily, My friend Laura let me borrow her grooming van this weekend while she was away. I groomed as many dogs as I could and earned enough money to make sure the mortgage check wouldn't bounce.

If I had known from the beginning that the van would be in the shop for so long, I would have taken a little trip somewhere. Done something more fun than wait around and call the shop every damn day and ask how things are going.

Oh, and today on my way home from Laura's, I stopped for gas for my car. I tripped over the gas hose and went splat. I mostly landed on my knees, although about 5-6 inches below the knees is included in the boo boos. Also bashed my little 2 toes on my right foot somehow. Must've been as the foot escaped from the hose. Hurt? Hell yeah. I'm scraped, bruised, limping and a wee bit embarassed.

So, that's my life lately. how you dooooin?

Oh, and the Sopranos finale can suck my salty balls. I can't believe I spent 6 hours of my life watching those last few episodes. JeeezLoooeeeez, did that ever suck. I could have done without wasting my time watching that crap. I was hoping for one of those epic gun battles. Nope. Series Finale of "Angel" was the way to go.

Current Mood: uncomfortable

May 24th, 2007

Studio 60!!! what a gift!

5/24/07 10:29 pm

Studio 60!!! what a gift!

I was feeling kind of down tonite, and everything on tv seemed to be reruns. Then, the happy promo came across my screen that "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" is returning for a short series of new episodes!!!

HOOORAY!

This is probably the best birthday present I've gotten so far.

I am only a few minutes into the show, and already, I'm just as happy as can be. The writing is some of the best I've ever heard. Jeez, I just love this show!

Gotta go; commercial break is ending!

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May 15th, 2007

Joy

5/15/07 11:01 pm

The air is perfect tonite. It smells clean, there is a gentle breeze and the temperature is just right. Clear skies are above, displaying the night sky. It is 11:20pm in Mount Airy, and I'm feeling Joy.

I often take time to savor moments.
The feel of the breeze on my skin.
The delicate or complex flavors of gourmet foods.
The smell of blossoms drifting through my window.
The sounds of frogs and toads singing to their mates in the evening.
The soft fur of Edgar Puppy's ears.
The daily miracle of beautiful sunsets.

I could go on and on, but I might risk sounding like even more of a sap.

Perhaps this is one of the advantages of being an optimist
I revel in the daily joys of life. I find joy in simple things, in nature, in moments.

Current Mood: content

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