Rischa's Rants, Raves, and Ramblings

30 Days of Tumblr - Day 3

Day 03 — A television program you watch too much.

I don't think I watch any TV program TOO much, but I'm sure my family probably disagrees. If I were to choose one that I could lessen my viewing on it would be Roseanne. I have loved that show forever and always will. I don't know the year it went off the air for new episodes, but it's on a lot of channels now in syndication. I watch it every night on TV Land and any other time I happen to catch it on. I've seen every episode at least 10 times and never get tired of it. I have a few shows that are similar. Cheers, Everybody Loves Raymond, Golden Girls, and Seinfeld come to mind. I also watch shows that haven't gone off the air. I've watched Days Of Our Lives since I came out of the womb and will watch it until they make the stupid decision to cancel it. I wouldn't say I watch that too much, though, because I only watch new episodes and don't watch them over and over again. So the answer is ROSEANNE, for sure.

I love her! She's such a smartass.

XXOO

Rischa

I figured I should....

...post something on this blog every once in a while, so I'll show a little eye candy and be on my way. Here's a funny little something I made in Photoshop for my Photoshop group challenge.

The challenge theme I chose this time was "Funny" by the way.

As Porky Pig would say....

 

Nyquil Take Me Awayyyy

Yeah, I know it's Calgon, but tonight Nyquil is taking my troubles away I hope. Nose? Clogged! Head? Aching! Throat? Making me cough! I'm hoping that I'll be ready to dose off by the end of this entry.

So it has been a while....sue me! :-P I just haven't been in the mood for blogging. Not that there really is anything to blog ABOUT anyway. Hmm...blog topics? Oh, I know!

True Blood; Are any of you watching it? If you don't watch the show just skip to the next paragraph now because this one won't make much sense to you unless you're a fan. I can't tell you how much I love this show! And, no, it isn't because of Erick and his sexy eyes, hair, bod, and everything else! Although, it doesn't hurt. Jason and Bill aren't bad, either! Wait, where was I going with this? Ha! Teasing....I remember. I wondered after the premier season if the show could keep up with how action packed it was last year, but I'm not worried any more. I mean HOLY CRAP! Did you all see that half man half bull tonight? And WTF is in that stuff Pig Lady is feeding everyone? Oh, and who all thought Sucki was a moron for slapping Erick? I mean HELLO! He's a vampire, you dumbass! I know she's supposed to be our fearless heroin, but come on....she was coming off a little on the dumbass side there, which reminded me of her brother. It sure isn't hard to talk Jason into changing his mind, is it? If I wasn't getting sleepy and could remember all the names on the show I'd keep going with my theories, but it's getting harder and harder to concentrate. So I'll move on to the next paragraaaaaaaaph.........NOW!

Joel and I watched "Hung" after TB went off and were not impressed. I mean, really....it's about a man that's down on his luck with a big third leg. You don't even see the main character in the show! It hides behind a zipper the whole time. Not that I'm wanting to see the thing, but if it's centered around how huge it is then....well.....it's not good to have an invisible main character, ya know? Donny, the guy that the show is really centered around is only interesting beCAUSE of his "you know". Other than that he's just a football coach with a crap life. Most Pilot episodes pull you into wanting to see more. This one just made me want to watch True Blood, Nurse Jackie or Weeds to get that one out of my system. Seriously depressing show! Since it comes on after True Blood I'm sure I'll see it again. If that happens and it looks any more interesting the second go around I'll be the first to admit it has improved. It could happen I guess. For now, though, I won't be DVRing it.

So to let you know I'm not some couch potato that just sits around watching TV all the time I should probably report that I've been going to the gym for about 3 or 4 weeks now. Joel and I joined Anytime Fitness in Leesburg. It's working out very well for me. Joel has been having some health concerns and is seeing about it. He's only gone 3 times I think. I hope he can start going with me soon, though. It's more fun when he goes. He'll be seeing the doctor tomorrow morning to get some test results back. Wish him luck. I want our next 10 years together to be healthy ones. Which leads me to my next paragraph...

Joel and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary a little over a week ago. Well, celebrated might not be the best description of what we did, but we were together and we were happy with that so it was a success in my book. I had a doctor's appointment and some lab work done, so that wasn't exactly a dream come true, but the rest of the day was purely fun. We spent it in Orlando shopping, eating, and just enjoying one another's company. We ate at Bahama Breeze, which is our new favorite. We gave each other the gym membership. Haha...what are you supposed to get for your spouse after 10 years? We're not traditional. 

I had some other thoughts that were going into this blog entry, but right now I"m thinking about the back of my eyelids and how comfortable this bed and my pillow is so.... 

Getting to know your friends 2009

Instead of sending this each time I get it, I thought I'd post it here...

Welcome to the 2009 edition of getting to know your Friends. 'press FORWARD' then change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to your friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known!      1.  What time did you get     up this morning? 9:15 2.  Diamonds or pearls? diamonds 3.  What was the last film you saw at the cinema?  I don't remember. I prefer HBO on my home TV since we pay so much for it already. LOL 4.  What is your favorite TV show? Weeds 5.  What do you usually have for breakfast Coffee with either cereal or grits. If Joel's home then pancakes. 6.  What is your middle name? LeClair (after Great Grandmother) 7.  What food do you dislike? sushi & guacamole 8.  What is your favorite CD at moment. Don't listen to CD's. I have a play list I listen to on my art blog, though, if I want music. My favorite is piano music with no lyrics. Otherwise I listen to talk radio. 9.  What kind of car do you drive? A Tucson (compact SUV) 10.  Favorite sandwich? Grilled Cheese 11. What characteristics do you despise? Dishonesty, narcissism, snootiness, know-it-alls 12.  Favorite item of clothing My blue satin night gown 13.  If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Australia .14 Favorite brand of clothing? Fruit of the Luim or Hanes (comfy stuff lol) 15.  Where would you retire to? Where I live now, Central FL 16.  What was your most recent memorable birthday? 32nd 1/17/2009 17.  Favorite sport to watch? Dog agility (good answer, Fern! I'm keeping that one) 18.  Furthest place you are sending this? Not sending it. Putting it on my blog for all to see. 19.  Person you expect to send it back first? No one since I'm not sending it, but Mom will be the first to comment. ;-) 20.  When is your birthday? Jan. 17 21.  Are you a morning person or a night person? Definitely night! 22.  What is your shoe size? 8-1/2 23.  Pets?  Many 24.  Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? Hmm...I'm starting an online business, but I already shared that. 25.  What did you want to be when you were little? I don't remember when I was really little, but I had planned to be a Psychiatrist when I was in High School. I don't know if I told anyone that back then, though. 26.  How are you today? Happy as can be 27.  What is your favorite candy? Hedgehogs that Candice sends me at Christmas. 28.  What is your favorite flower? Orchids, Daisies, Tulips, Bouganvillias....oh, just one? lol 29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Hmm...I guess the day of the neighborhood yard sale. March 12-14th. Kolby comes home from GA then, too. 30.  What is your full name? Rischa LeClair Heape 31.  What are you listening to right now? The running water from the turtle's aquarium filter and my dogs snoring. 32.  What was the last thing you ate? Pancakes (Joel was home till 12 today. lol) 33.  Do you wish on stars? sure do 34.  If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Magenta 35.  How is the weather right now? Perfection!! Sunny....not too hot, but warm. Mid 70's. 36.  The first person you spoke to on the phone today? Kolby, my handsome son 37.  Favorite soft drink? Coca-Cola (which I can't have....dieting *sobs*) 38.  Favorite restaurant? Palm Tree Grill 39.  Real hair color? Dark brown with Auburn tones. 40.  What was your favorite toy as a child? Caroline doll and then my He-Men action figures. Yay for tom-boys! 41. Summer or winter? Summer, but prefer Spring 42.  Hugs or kisses? Depends on who. Both from my fellas (Kolby and Joel, of course) 43.  Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate ALL the way! 44.  Coffee or tea? COFFEE!!! 45.  Do you want your friends to email you back? Always 46.  When was the last time you cried? Last night, but it was something sweet. 47.  What is under your bed? Dust, magazines, and whatever Penny has dragged under there. 48.  What did you do last night? Watched tv with Joel, blogged, talked to Candice, took photos, etc... 49.  What are you afraid of? Loss 50. Salty or sweet? Sweet if I have to choose just one. 51.  How many keys on your key ring? 3 52.  How many years at your current job? 16 (Mom) 10 (Wife) Artist.....just started 53.   Favorite day of the week?  Friday     54.   How many towns have you lived in?  5   55.   Do you make friends easily?   Online friends, yes. In person, not really. I never really go anywhere to make friends any more. 56.   How many people will you send this to?  Again...not sending.   57.   How many will respond?   None....not sending, ya know. ;-)

Comcast Blows!!!

I'm so pissed off right now! For the umpteenth time, our Comcast DVR box has broken. And not only is it broken, but it's broken with a butt-load of good content stored on it that will, once again, be lost! We've taken back 4 DVR boxes since we subscribed to the DVR service! WTF?! I'd have quit Comcast a long time ago, but there are no other services out where we live that will provide both Internet AND Cable. And I do have to give it to them, their internet is second to none. But their cable BLOWS! They charge a couple of arms and a leg for their service and don't provide service worthy of the price. Or any service at all for that matter! So now I have missed the season finale of Two and a Half Men, today's Days of Our Lives, and countless other shows that I've been looking forward to watching. I can't even pause or rewind live TV on this thing. So I guess another Comcast DVR box bites the dust. Pissed off isn't even the word for what I am right now!! We pay too freakin much for this service NOT to get quality service.

Too bright!

Sheesh, now that I'm on my desktop computer I see that my photo below is WAY too bright! I was using my laptop and it was unplugged at the time, so I guess the monitor just didn't show it as it shows on the desktop. Oh well....nothing wrong with being colorful I suppose. I didn't intend for it to be so bright, though.

It's quiet again in the house as everyone's snoozing again. It's almost 1:30 AM. I'll be heading to bed after this entry and after I give the birds fresh water. I try to give them fresh water and then turn the lights out so they'll keep sleeping. That way they won't have time to dirty up their water before the morning. They sure can make a mess of it fast!

The brownies I made earlier weren't very good to me. I got a different brand than last time. I thought it would be better since it had Hershey's syrup in it, but NOPE! The cheap ones were much better and easier to make. Well, I guess they were good, but just not AS good as the others. Joel liked them.

Hmm...what else. I just watched a movie....sort of. It was on while I was in the room. I was really checking email and tidying up a bit. Blades of Glory was the movie. SUCH a stupid one! I knew it would be with Will Ferrel (sp?) in it. He always does the stupid movies. He's funny, but his movie choices are just so corny. I guess some people like corny movies. Why else would they keep making those "Scary Movies"? Not a big fan, myself.

Oh....you've gotta check out this blog! Just LOOK at the cuteness that Oliver brings to THIS page! They feature a new puppy each day. I'd love to have a Doxie JUST like Oliver as a friend to Penny. I love his spots and he just looks so sweet! My friend, Sharon, sent me that link yesterday. She's always on the lookout for Doxie stuff for me. :-)

Okay, I'm outta here for now. See ya!

Not for the easily offended...

I was just blog-hopping and found this hilarious video. As the subject says, don't watch this if your easily offended. It's really not that bad, but I know some might not find it in the best taste. LOL

I told you it was hilarious! :-P

Tagged

I'm sorry Elizabeth! I know you've tagged me several times, but I'll finally do this one. lol

Check here for Elizabeth's blog: http://unofficially-nameless.blogspot.com/
Leave her some love in the comments section. Everyone loves to get blog comments!

Here are the instructions: Copy these questions onto your blog and answer them. Tag all of your friends by posting a comment on their blog. Add links to their blogs on yours. Have fun, and learn more about your pals!

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?

Yes; My great aunt LeCrischa (sp?) and my great grandmother who's middle name was also LeClair.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? The last time Joel had to go out of town for business.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Nope, it looks like a 6 year old's handwriting. I'd rather type...I do that very well. lol

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Cajun Roast Beef!

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yep, Kolby Heath! Most handsome little man in the world!

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yep!

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Sarcasm? What's that? Does that answer your question? :-P Um, yeah!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes, unfortunately I do. I wish I hadn't have been such a baby about getting them out as a child so they'd be gone and not hurting RIGHT NOW! Yep, I woke up with a soar throat and a fever today. It sucks!

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No, but I probably would have if I hadn't seen so many of those shows where something bad happens and the bungee breaks. I've seen too many videos of bungee failure!

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Smart Start Healthy Heart (the kind with brown sugar)

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No. The only time my shoes get untied is when I fall asleep on the bed with them still on and Joel takes them off for me. He's such a sweetheart to me. Happy Valentine's Day Babe!

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG Physically? I'm about average I guess. My legs are really strong since I walk a lot. My back is very weak at times, though.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? You can't possibly expect me to choose ONE favorite? Okay here are my top 3 and that's as close as you get. Chocolate, Cookies & Cream, and Vanilla. (Also love Rocky Road but I promised just 3 lol)

14 WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Well since most of the people you see out in public you don't talk to I'd say I notice appearance is first. But if I interact with them I notice body language or if they're friendly or not.

15. RED OR PINK? Pink! Pink! Pink!

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
That's too personal. I think I'll keep that one to myself this time. No need to be negative.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? I can not possibly choose 1 person over another that I've loved and lost. I miss all of my grandparents and my friends Audra and Eydee. Even though I didn't talk to Eydee much I would hear Mom say that she heard from her and she said hello or I'd send a hello her way. And knowing that I can't just call her up or send a "hello" her way makes me miss her.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO PLAY ALONG WITH THIS GAME? Of course I do!

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Gray sweat pants (I have tons of sweats that I just love to wear...very comfy) and Blue, Silver, & White running shoes.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Pancakes.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The Shannon Burk Show, but the site seems to be having issues, so I'm hearing silence for some reason. Oh, and my typing on the keyboard.

22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? A very soft, pale, pink.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Honeysuckle, Gardenias, Freshly laundered linens, & Joel. :-P

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? I haven't talked to anyone so far today, but last night I talked to Elizabeth.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes! Of course I do! She's a pretty cool sista.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Is Nascar a sport? If not, then basketball. Especially the Globe Trotters. I saw them for the first time in FOREVER a few nights ago. They're so funny!

27. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown with some red. Although, I have some chemically treated junk that's growing out of it.

28. EYE COLOR? Brown. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope, I can't stand to touch my eyes.

30 FAVORITE FOOD? Seafood! Specifically SHRIMP! I like shrimp prepared any way! Shrimp soup, shrimp salad, shrimp...... (well, you've seen the scene from Forrest Gump, right?)

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Clerks.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Gray T with blue sleeves.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer between those two choices. Give me Spring over any other, though.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Warm, gooey brownie with vanilla ice cream on top and some fudge on top of that.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No one usually, but maybe Candice?

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Everyone! lol

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? A book about Dachshunds. It's a short one, but I read a little each night before bed. If I'm not in the mood for that one I've been looking through a beading book my mom left here.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing, it's just black. Does the mouse count?

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Two & a Half Men & Clerks while cooking and watching TV. I would have watched Days, but I was too tired.

42. FAVORITE SOUND? Kolby and Joel's laughter.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? They both rock!

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Arkansas. I know....I'm not very well traveled.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Photography I guess? It's not all that special, though. There are zillions of photographers way better than me.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, GA.

47. WHO'S ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING?
Anyone who chooses to do this.

Candice http://www.mysillybirdies.blogspot.com/

Vicki http://treasuresanddreams.blogspot.com/

Beth http://www.insyncwithdworld.blogspot.com/

Chloe http://digiscrapeng.canalblog.com/

Yenny http://funkyandcreative.com/

Happy New Year

It's 2008! Happy New Year to my blog readers! It snuck in on us here at the Heape household. We were sitting here watching some recorded shows on the DVR and heard all the partying in the streets. I looked down at my clock on my laptop and it was 12:02 AM. Wow....how exciting are we that midnight came and went before we noticed it was a new year?! LMBO

We went shopping today for a little while. We're about to switch our cell phone carrier from Sprint to Verizon so we wanted to go look at the phones and plans. Kolby already has a Verizon phone and so does most of my family, so it makes sense for us to get on the same plan. So we looked around at the kiosk, we went to get some Japanese food, we went to Books-A-Million, then to Joe Muggs to get some coffee, and, of course, The Dollar Tree to get some doggy toys. Oh....I forgot we also went to Tar-jay.....or Target for those who don't speak French. lol We found some doggy outfits in Penny's size on clearance. She's wearing one of her new outfits right now. It's so cute and she loves it! No....she really does seem to enjoy wearing outfits because she's a cold natured dog I think. She doesn't fight it at all and just wears her outfits all day long. We also got a shampoo brush and a brush for the dogs. The whole day we only spent about $30, though. Good sales after Christmas, eh?

Speaking of dogs....I picked up a dog for a friend a few days ago. She lives out of state, so the dog will be in my possession for the next few weeks. The dog is one of those "Designer Dogs" or "Millionaire Mutts" that you hear so much about these days. It's recognized as a designer hybrid on the American Canine Hybrid Club. The breed is called a Chi-Apsa or Lhasa-Wa. In other words, a mix between a Chihuahua and a Lhasa Apsa. This pooch is adorable with a capital A. It's only about 3 lbs. So how about some photos and videos? Wanna see some? Here are the pics:

        

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And now for the videos:

Please excuse the dirty floor in the second video. It's been a muddy couple of days here in Central FL. This guys future mom has yet to pick a name, but we've come up with a few from his personality and from the day we picked him up. When we picked him up and saw his daddy wearing a "Prince" T-shirt we decided that his first name was Prince. The we carried him in a basket similar to Dorothy's in The Wizard of Oz. So he was dubbed "Prince Toto"; "PT" for short. Then Joel said he looked more like a Groucho or a Murphy, so Joel started calling him Murphy. Well, today he got a new name from us.....two actually come to think of it. One was Hefner after Hugh Hefner (sp?) because he was already trying to be a stud with Penny. lol Then because of his many piddle episodes Joel also called him Rain Man. lol So we'll just see what sticks until his Mommy REALLY names him. He's a cutie patootie, though.....that's for darn sure.

Ok....time for me to call it a night for now. See ya next time!

Whoopie Pies

As I sit on the couch, watching HGTV, full from my chocolate milkshake, I hear the wind whipping around outside. It's pretty scary sounding out there. Kolby has already woke up a couple times with a worried look on his face. I think it brings back memories of the tornado he went through in Tignall year before last. Maybe it'll calm down soon.

I made a 2 page LO with a favorite childhood recipe today. I like black and pink used together, but I don't get to use pink a whole lot, so with using a recipe rather than a photo of one of my fellas (Kolby and Joel), I was able to use PINK! :-))

Here's what I used for the LO:

Kit: Jen Wilson’s Parisian Bedroom Paper Pack from SBB

Corner stamp is from Angie Briggs’ Chocolate Covered Elements from Scrapartist.com

Fonts: Archer DNA & ArgusExtraBold

Stitching: Jen Wilson’s Stitching 101 from SBB

And the LO....

Mam-maw used to make Whoopie Pies for me and my best childhood friend, Kristy, all of the time. I haven't had them since I was a kid, but I will be making some soon now that I have the recipe! Yummmm!

Hmm...don't know what I did to make the text appear so large, but oh well. This will be a short entry any way as I'm behind on emails and want to go get caught up. The box is still on "normal" so it should look the same as above. Maybe when I click submit it will look the same and this paragraph won't make sense. :-P

I made a new tag as a challenge in a group today, but the tag is on my other computer. I'm on the laptop and I'm just too lazy to go send it to this computer. LOL Maybe I'll show it tomorrow. I'm not too happy with the way it turned out. It's an animation and I can never see well enough to have the frames match up perfectly.

My knee is still swollen and hard to bend. Not much else to say on that subject. I don't want to dwell on it for long.

I'm gonna jump offline for now so I can take my meds and then I'll probably get on my desktop and finish off my emails. Maybe I'll do a little housekeeping on GC before I finally get to bed. Seeing as how I've had chocolate, I'm going to need to take something to help me sleep, so maybe by the time I'm done on GC I'll be sleepy. :-P

Night all! Have a great weekend!