Oh.... the silly things I am panicking over:

1. I don't have nearly the money I thought I would have-- once I'm done with shopping for others, I'll be lucky to be able to do anything for myself!
2. hamatokameko will be stuck with my dog and cat(s) for at least 6 days-- that is too much to expect of someone!
3. Wonder Twins are gonna cost mega bucks!
4. Can I afford THIS?1.bp.blogspot.com/_bLaSJk-pyFg/Sl9EUcoi9PI/AAAAAAAAB2s/aSHu2Bla4Dg/s1600-h/KBE-PAL+Jake+Black+benefit+print+in+colorb.jpg
5. Why am I panicking???
6. I wonder if I can afford to send the stuff I'm supposed to get for others as soon as I buy it?
7. I hope I don't embarrass myself sharing a room with Rei... >.>
8. MONEY!
9. I hope Charlie the landlord doesn't hassle Kameko.
10. What am I forgetting to stress over?
11. Oh yeah-- getting rid of cats.
12. *make effort to get K.E. to commission a "Mica luvs Leo" piccie as a gift*

Okay-- these are the panels I'm interested in or planning to attend. Panels in red are definites. The rest (some overlap) are open to my whims and the length of the lines. I'm not a fan of Venture Bros., but I'd kind of like to see it only because of Mike S.

( Behold, the Greatness that is Comic-Con! )

Comments? I read that David Tennant is there Sunday for a Doctor Who thing. I never got into the newer stuffs, but I can guess a few others out there will be wanting to see that one.

He-Ro™

Heroic Cosmic Warrior™
Real Name: Ro

Given the sword of He by the Overlords of the Timeless Dimension on Trolla, Ro was told to “go forth and combat evil." During one such epic battle, he was infected by a techno-organic virus by Horde Supreme and sent through a vortex to the magic planet of Eternia®. Once there, he was healed by Eldor in a mystical pool which absorbed his virus. In gratitude, He-Ro™ swore to help free Eternia® from the Snake Men™ and Horde Invaders. He defended the free people alongside the great King Grayskull™, eventually bequeathing his sword to the King upon his noble death.

You must be 18 or older to purchase this product.


Now, this was interesting to me for a few reasons. 

 

1. The sword of "He"????
2. What made his death noble?
3. So.... if his name was "Ro"-- why wasn't He-Man called "He-Adam"?
4. Why is it that you can only buy this product if you are 18 or older? Other than it all seems so Steve Reevesish..
5. How long before Kevin attacks me for questioning his toys of choice?

Comic-Con says "TBA" on the price, but I'm hoping MattyCollector.com is right in that it's $20.00.   I'd hate to pay more just because it was bought at Comic-Con.

EDIT:  Hey, Kevin!!!  What about this:

www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/ContentTheme/pbPage.News

http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci09_prog_thu.php


Thursday! Start planning!

www.tmnt25.com/road_trip/schedule/51.html

At least I know of ONE panel to plan for!

So-- are we gonna chase 5 buttons for a chance to participate in On Broadway Galabunga ?


BTW-- Usagi Yojimbo fans-- Stan will be on the following panels (I swiped this from his post on usagiyojimbo.com)

Mark and Sergio Show
Thursday, JULY 23
2:30-3:30pm
ROOM 8

Graphic Novels Sense of History
Saturday, JULY 25
5:00-6:00 pm
ROOM 8

Stan Sakai: 25th Anniversary of Usagi Yojimbo
Sunday, JULY 26
1:30-2:30pm
ROOM 8

So I know of at least two panels to plan for as Must See-- the TMNT one and the Stan Sakai: 25th Anniversary one.

I am surprised there are only 13 entries for Michael Jackson Memorial service tickets at eBay.

Despite the plans of the people presenting, 13 have posted their super-secret codes for anything from no starting bids to $10,000.  Even though one stipulation was that (as far as I remember) you had to be in the U.S., one seller is from Brazil.

I hope no one buys them.  I have to say, how they set it up was very impressive, in their attempts to keep it "fair" and "free".  But where there's a will (or a chance to make money) there's a way.

Meanwhile I marvel at how supposed "men of God" like Al Sharpton can be allowed to freely feed off the corpse of MJ-- his call for a national day of mourning, his suggestion that everyone at school and work and such should watch the memorial service on tv and discuss the life of Michael Jackson-- my God, I should be grateful that Jesse Jackson has been reined in, it amazed me how those two media whores were so quick to latch onto the bumper of the hearse as it were.

I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but lord, the media coverage out here was unbelievable-- and though it's died down, it's still beyond belief I think.

As for myself?  I have to give it more thought.  I am 4 years older than he was.  More or less he and his bros were of my generation.  I still think "Off the Wall" is a much better album than "Thriller", and Michael never looked sexier than he did on that cover.

Do I think he molested young boys?  I don't know.  I am a teacher, and the one thing I do NOT want to consider is that a child crying out for help is lying.  Something happened, something that could have been blown out of proportions and influenced by parents like the McMartin Day School Scandal-- or else it's all true. 

I do blame his father Joe for a lot of his messed up mind.  Gad, what a leech, I'm glad he was forced to crawl back under his sleazy rock!

Meanwhile, I'm glad I do not have to head towards school on Tuesday.  The traffic was horrific enough during the Lakers celebration.  Despite the plans of L.A.P.D. to keep the general uninvited public away from the Staples Center, I can only imagine what traffic will be like regardless.


EDIT:  I couldn't find the 10,000 one later-- but now it's up to 42 people trying to sell-- and I SWEAR one bid is up to 13, 000--- and THIS one cgi.ebay.com/2-Tickets-MICHAEL-JACKSON-MEMORIAL-STAPLES-CENTER-7-7_W0QQitemZ310153346248QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Tickets_all_in_one

Someone is playing a joke on someone, I'm guessing.

I can't afford to book unused beds. So this is the arrangement in Rei's and my room.

Rei and I will be checked in from the 21st through the 26th. Brinatello is booked for the 22nd through the 25th, and Christine is booked for the 24th and 25th.

This means that there is the chance we'll share the room with either one or two "boys or girls" on those dates the two beds are empty.

That is all.

Cynthia

P.S. No I am not changing any of this unless someone can convince me otherwise.

www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html

Billy Mays!  Only 50!!  What the heck!

www.museumofdeath.net/

hamatokameko  and I went sight-seeing today.  Planned on the Griffith Observatory first, but the darn place was so crowded (parking lot was full) that we were directed to park elsewhere-- which would have resulted in a major hike up a freaking mountain-- so I took her to Hollywood so we could go cruise Hollywood Blvd. and see the sights-- and we made a stop at the place above.

Kameko was in 7th Heaven.

I sat out front-- I'm not into the graphic-- and entertained the owner's two doggies Shadow (14 and a rescue) and Buddy (5 and also a rescue).  Ten minutes after we went in this young guy and girl with a toddler went in-- they toured rather quickly (and it's not cheap-- $15 per person).  The guy mentioned how they were doing brisk business on Sat.  I pointed out today was Father's Day.  He told me that must explain it, but strangely enough on Mother's Day they did WILD business-- everyone bringing their mothers! 

Me:  (voice) NOW don't you be getting any ideas!!

Gad... nothing says "I love you Mom" like a trip to the Museum of Death.

Seriously, I probably could have handled some of it, but not the really graphic stuff. 

But like I said, Kameko had a GREAT time-- she must have been in there about 45 minutes or more!

Meanwhile, this is the last week of the school year.  Gonna be rushed and stressful.

By changing my color to green-- not because I give a damn over which revolutionary idiot is president of Iran-- but because of the Iranian People.



And Mr. President-- words are important, as you once said-- and so far everything you've said is unbelievably  LAME!  Grow a backbone!  

In an interview taped Friday with CBS, Obama said he is very concerned by the "tenor and tone" of Khamenei's comments. He also said that how Iran's leaders "approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard" will signal "what Iran is and is not."


Dear Mr. President,

Where have you been since 1979?  We already KNOW "what Iran is and is not".

hamatokameko and others have I stolen this from. Fancy text version is my own. And I should list you all, but I won't. That will make you all feel special!

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.




And WHILE you are all feeling so special, you can click mah dragonzez.

One more cat to the pound-- caught Shadow.  Sissy is so on to us that no one can get close to her.

Tried the trick with the sardines... she turned up her nose.

Sam, however (my dog) LOVED them.... AND the anchovies I bought by accident... AND the cat food.

So at home on the deadline date we have Claude (on the lease), Mr. Purr and Bitty-Bit (in the apt. for the moment) and Sissy, queen of the feral cats.

I put a copy of the paperwork proving I'd turned in another cat, then I wrote on it asking for a few more days.  Meanwhile, TWO places I've tried to contact via email proved to have out of date info where the email was concerned.

I do wish our old special ed teacher were around-- he was very good at rescue work, and knew many places/organizations.  He and his wife were very much into rescue.  Alas, I've no way of contacting him-- it's been YEARS.

Haven't heard from Charlie yet. 

I do not want to give Mr. Purr nor Bitty-bit to the Humane Society.

Do not get me wrong-- the Pasadena Humane Society has done their best over the years-- they've even expanded recently-- and many times they've kept animals past the kill-date-- but they can't do it forever.

For the past four days the only ones that would be easy to turn in are Mr. Purr and Bitty-bit.... while Shadow and Sissy keep their distance and I DO mean keep their distance-- they show up for food at times when there'd be a lot of trouble keeping them pinned up for hours on end...

But the real problem is Purr and Bits-- I do NOT want to take them to the pound, but unfortunately tomorrow is the deadline.

I can't keep them all.  But I'd keep Purr and Bits-- but then I can't get rid of Claude!!!

So I've been rationalizing myself to God because of the fact that there are so many dying from diseases, and being killed, and losing homes, and starving, and homeless, and other stuffs-- and I am whinging about cats.

That's what got me through Tuesday-- rationalizing my belief in God with the weight of the world-- please do not try to disuade me on the existance of God.

If you want to persuade me on the existance of a spell check, however..... >.>

So there it is at the moment.

Wish me luck tomorrow.  I'm hoping to catch two cats and get an extension on the disposal of two more.

Many of you know how I somehow became a crazy old cat lady over the years (after chiding my sister for never getting any of her cats fixed etcetcetc)-- and how I've had on-again off-again run-ins with the landlord over how many cats I "own"...

Well, on Saturday my luck ran out (as it was finally bound to).  Through a series of unfortunate events, Charlie brought up the cat situation again (seven for those keeping score, but three were originally on the lease until last year when some bitch from nextdoor had a poop fight with Charlie and he told me to get rid of two). 

Anyway, while in the process of adding hamatokameko to the lease (he'd also met HER), he had said "3 cats" on the lease (after complaining about me having five cats, which he'd seen scurrying down the stairs that day when he'd "met" Kameko).  But I guess he overheard me talking to my neighbor, whom I was asking for help in understanding Charlie's new terms regarding the freaking $130.00 increase in rent I was to undergo by having someone "visiting" with me.  I pointed out the 3 cat thing, and had been rather happy-- THEN he showed up later (after I'd signed the damn thing) wanting it back-- because he wanted to talk about cats first!!!

Later he called and said I had a week to get rid of all cats except one "or else" I'd be out.


Well-- I can't afford to move, that's for sure.  So I hardened my heart and made the plans.

MEANWHILE, yesterday he returned the lease-- he gave me a copy of the one I'd signed WITH CHANGES added, including that if I did not have only one cat by the 14th the contract was BROKEN!!!!!!!


I swear, I do NOT have the money to move-- if I had the money to move, I'd hire a freaking lawyer and sue his slumlord ass.  And he's been sued before (and they've won) but he STILL operates this place in South Pasadena.  Ah well....


Tonight I caught two of the six who need to go-- Midnight (a real sweetie of a LONGhair) and Patience (who's been living "semi-feral" for the past year-- and took them to the Pasadena Humane Society.  I told them how I was needing to bring in about 5 to 6 cats etc etc-- and because they are at capacity, I have to PAY $25.00 per surrender.

So there was fifty dollars tonight.  And I still have four to go, including Sissy (who was so on to me she vanished).

I plan on putting a copy of the paperwork from today's "transaction" into Charlie's mailbox, pointing out the cost-- then I will make every attempt to catch Sissy and Shadow (who has vanished completely, she must have caught wind)-- I'm REALLY reluctant to place Mr. Purr (my one-eyed kitty) and Bitty-Bit there, especially as I am already running out of money from catching up the car payments and such.  I'm HOPING that if I can get Sissy and Shadow there, then maybe Charlie will give me some more time with the last two, and I can at least find a way to get Mr. Purr into this one place where he'd have more of a chance (cause I just KNOW when the Humane society sees that he only has the one eye, they'll decide he's not adoptable).

Strangely enough, I managed to hold it together today.  I'm really surprised, though I know if I allow myself I will bawl like a baby.  But I have no one to blame but myself.

So please wish me luck in catching the next two, and also with trying to get a little more time from my freaking tight-wad obsessive stubborn unpredictable asshole of a landlord

Stolen from:  Everyone

Rules:
1. You can ONLY answer 'Yes' or 'No'.
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks-and, believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming. Nothing is exactly as it seems.



1. Kissed any one of your LiveJournal friends? - No
2. Been arrested? — No
3. Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes
4. Slept in until 5 PM? — No
5. Fallen asleep at work/school? — No
6. Held a snake? — Yes
7. Ran a red light? — Yes
8. Been suspended from school? — No
9. Experienced love at first sight? — Yes
10. Totaled your car in an accident? — No
11. Been fired from a job? — Yes
12. Fired somebody? — No
13. Sung karaoke? — Yes
14. Pointed a gun at someone? — No
15. Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes
16. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — Yes
17. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes
18. Kissed in the rain? — No
19. Had a close brush with death (your own)? — Yes
20. Saw someone die? — Yes
21. Played Spin-the-Bottle? — No
22. Smoked a cigar? — No
23. Sat on a rooftop? — No
24. Smuggled something into another country? — No
25. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? — No
26. Broken a bone? — Yes
27. Skipped school? — No
28. Eaten a bug? — No
29. Sleepwalked? — No
30. Walked on a moonlit beach? — No
31. Ridden a motorcycle? — Yes
32. Dumped someone? — No
33. Forgotten your anniversary? — No
34. Lied to avoid a ticket? — No
35. Ridden in a helicopter? — No
36. Shaved your head? — No
37. Blacked out from drinking? — Yes
38. Played a prank on someone? — Yes
39. Hit a home run? — No
40. Felt like killing someone? — Yes
41. Cross-dressed? — No
42. Been falling-down drunk? — Yes
43. Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — No
44. Eaten snake? — No
45. Marched/Protested? — Yese
46. Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — No
47. Puked on an amusement ride? — No
48. Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — Yes
49. Been in a band? — No
50. Knitted? — Yes
51. Been on TV? — Yes
52. Shot a gun? — Yes
53. Skinny-dipped? — No
54. Given someone stitches? — No
55. Eaten a whole habenero pepper? — No
56. Ridden a surfboard? — No
57. Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? — Yes
58. Had surgery? — No
59. Streaked? — No
60. Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? — No
61. Tripped on mushrooms? — No
62. Passed out when NOT drinking? — No
63. Peed on a bush? — No
64. Donated Blood? — No
65. Grabbed an electric fence? — No
66. Eaten alligator meat? — No
67. Eaten cheesecake? — Yes
68. Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? — No
69. Killed an animal when not hunting? — No
70. Peed your pants in public? — No
71. Snuck into a movie without paying? — No
72. Written graffiti? — No
73. Still love someone you shouldn't? — No
74. Think about the future? — Yes
75. Been in handcuffs? — No
76. Believe in love? — Yes
77. Sleep on a certain side of the bed? — Yes

I love rain.

Today we had rain-- I didn't know it was going to rain-- neither did a lot of people evidently.  It didn't rain hard for long, more like a lot of on and off stuff-- but there was THUNDER and LIGHTNING!!!  Woo!!!!  "WEATHER"! 

Now it appears to have passed.  Damn it.

*sulks; longs for more*

So...

Things at school (both our immediate location as well as the entire District) have been so stressful. The in-fighting and twisty plans of the Principal (who has violated my civil rights by eavesdropping on my class, among his other unprofessional activities) are bad enough. The added knowledge that I've allowed myself to get behind again with real life stuffs, coupled with STILL not having settled all of Mom's stuff, makes it that much more "fun".

I take (AGAIN) the stupid tests the "state" has mandated to PROVE MY WORTH WHERE TEACHING SO-CALLED "EL" STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED, DESPITE TWO COLLEGE DEGREES AND ALMOST 29 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE June 13th. Considering that when I took the same three in the late 90s I passed only one at a time (three tests!), please wish me luck in passing all three at one go this time.

Mr. Lim asked me a few weeks ago if I dreamed of Mom (he lost his father last year), and I said that sometimes, but nothing strange.

Last night I had one of my "too much caffeine" evenings, where I would think I was asleep then find I was awake, then I'd dream I was awake when I WAS asleep-- in this one dream I was going up and down stairs to what was supposed to be where I'm living, only it was like one of the houses we lived in when I was a kid-- I was trying to gather stuff of Mom's in an attempt to sell it or something-- not quite sure-- Either hamatokameko or one of my sisters was following me up and down the stairs and into the rooms to deal with stuff-- and every time I went downstairs, Mom was in her chair making comments. I can't recall what they were, just that they were the types that used to tick me off-- and finally I said something like "Aren't you supposed to be up in Heaven rather than down here annoying me?"

I really need to get her remaining stuff gathered and sorted and disposed of or sent off to sisters.

On the dragon front-- I got a dino egg!!! I still can't believe it!

And I THINK I'm up to 300 dragons.

At this moment-- I would gladly quit my job.

Our new union "leader" is probably causing our power-hungry principal more joy than the one he actually wanted to win.

I need to make some serious decisions in the next few weeks.