Out of all of the fictional genres out there I love horror. It all started when I first saw Nightmare on Elm Street when I was in my early teens. Yeah, it seems goofy now, but back then is scared the crap out of me.

When I told my father how much I liked it he introduced me to Stephen King. It was love at first read. I don’t remember which book I read first, I think it was The Shining. And while I love Stephen King’s books I don’t care for most of the movies made from his books. Shawshank Redemption being an exception.

Instead I enjoy horror movies such as Hostel or Saw. They have been very controversial because the scenes are so horrific. I guess they think mad men are going to get ideas. I hate to tell them that the stories like this come straight from headlines we already read about.

When I heard about Frontier(s) I had to see what it was about. It opened in select theaters on May 9th which is interested since most unrated movies never make it to theaters. Unfortunately for me when I checked the select theater listings there isn’t a theater near me for me to go see it. However, the DVD will be released on May 13th. I can’t wait to see it!

We have been waiting on our stimulus money from the IRS and expected it this week, but we have not seen it yet. We filed in mid-February and had our return direct deposited. Has anyone gotten theirs or know anyone who has?

We could really use it since our dishwasher is on the fritz. A couple of weeks ago it leaked all over the floor, but we couldn’t figure out why nor could we get it to do it again so we just let it ride. Wednesday night it leaked some again so we decided we are going to replace it. However we don’t want to buy it on credit. We try to avoid credit as often as we can. We don’t like paying interest (or as we like to call it stupid tax). We CAN pull the money out of savings if we have to, but I’d rather not. It is our emergency fund and this isn’t an emergency. We can always wash by hand if we have to. Besides we still have the portable dishwasher if we get desperate.

This is just stupid! Many years ago Jefferson County started building on the sewer system. It ended up being full of bribes, fraud, costing too much and way bigger than the county needed. Now the county is in serious debt and is trying to find a way to pay for all of this. As it is sewer fees are outrageous. Before we moved our water and sewer bill was an average of $70-$80 per month. Now that we are on a septic tank we pay about $20-$30 for water. Yes, that’s right, we paid roughly $50 a month for sewer alone. NOW the county wants to charge those of us who don’t even USE the sewer for THEIR mistakes! They have got to be kidding me. They are calling it the “Clean Water Act”. It makes me so mad! We talked about it last night and if this passes we will be selling our house and moving out of the county. I will NOT pay for something I am NOT using! These people need to go to drug rehab!

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I skipped my weigh in this week because I gained. I have excuses. None of them good ones, well, one is a good one. PMS bloating, but other than that I have no one to blame but me.

Time High: 177.5
Last Week: 160.5
This Week: 163.0
Weekly change: 2.5 pounds gained
Over all change: 14.5 pounds

But this morning I weighed at 159. I managed to lose four pounds in two days? I can’t figure that out. Still, I haven’t used the treadmill in over a week. I am not drinking enough water and I have not been taking the stairs. I know what the problem is. I have no motivation. I have nothing particular that I am working for. I guess I need goals and rewards.

I know what I can use as a reward. If you have been following my Dollhouse Blog you know I am working on a copy of a room from Stephen King’s book, Duma Key. The room is that of an artist and it will need paints and such. I want this:

It’s about $50 so it’s not something I can just go out and buy, but it will make a great reward.

But I don’t know what a good goal would be. What do you think? Using the treadmill five days a week for a month? Losing 10 pounds? HELP!!

CSM Robert Prosser and LTC Erik Kurilla
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four)
LTC. Erik Kurilla and CSM. Robert Prosser’s story is an amazing one. One that Michael Yon has told far better than I ever could. Warning. The site contains very graphic images. Some may want to turn off images before viewing.These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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I have decided to get off of the Super Information Highway. I have deleted my MySpace account and deactivated my FaceBook account. I have spent wasted too much of my life on the internet. I have a real life and I want to live it. I have been attached to computers far too much over the last decade. I can’t remember what life was like before the internet. Besides, the spam is covering up my inbox!

Don’t worry, I am not deleting my blogs. I paid for these and I am going to use them! Besides the extra income from them is paying off my credit card and school debt. Only a total of $3500 left to go. But once that is paid off I will probably use the extra money for my Dollhouse habit.

Like the title of my blog says, the only constant in life is change. But sometimes we have to be the ones to make the change, choose to make the change in order to improve our lives. And right now I am choosing to focus on my real life.