Mutual Weirdness

...Where Science Meets Imagination I meant to make this post well over a month ago, but better late than never huh? Early in June the Hubby and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary. How did we do so? Well, we took a trip to Exploration Place to see the traveling exhibit, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination. The exhibit opened Memorial Weekend in May and will be there until Labor Day Weekend in September. The exhibit hosts over 80 props from all six movies and includes many displays showing the development of robotic technology developed from the imagined technologies of the movies. It is a wonderful exhibit and if you are anywhere near Wichita, KS I recommend going to see it. If you are not near here, well, I'm sorry, you might check to see if it will be coming to a city near you. It will be traveling the world. And I don't want to disappoint, what would a blog post be with out some pictures? The Hubby Yours Truely Yoda!

Time for an update! I am finally once again a part of the workforce! I've officially been back to work for 3 and a half weeks now. I'm an Executive Secretary for the County Manager's Office and I'm really enjoying it. I'm making a bit less money than I did at my previous job, but considering we pay less in rent here it makes up for it. I have to dress and look a lot nicer for this job, but that isn't such a bad habit to get into. Though that means I have to actually spend money on clothes and makeup. And shoes...oh how I loath shoes. Never anything cute in the big foot section, at least not at the stores I go to. I refuse to pay more than $30 for a pair of shoes that are just going to wear out in 6 months anyways. Only time I've spent more was in high school/college when I'd buy Doc Martins. $100 for a pair of shoes seems silly, but I'd wear a pair of those for 3 years, and I'm talking every day! Bah, but enough about shoes. I think I need to g...

Contribution by Paula Gonzales   My daughter is taking an economics class in college and, while home one weekend, spent a good portion of a Saturday searching the internet. She had to present a comparative report on television and internet services and city infrastructure within three major cities across the United States. The first place she looked was http://www.tvbydirect.com/ . It sounds like a boring report to me but she really gets into economics and statistics and she had a great time compiling the information she gathered. She wants to be an economist and I can see her working in Washington or at the state or federal level elsewhere, solving issues in education, health and the environment. Or she might be hired by a large corporation, research firm, or think tank, so to speak. She definitely enjoys analyzing data, conducting surveys, and preparing reports and charts. What sounds boring to some of us is quite exciting to those who love to analyze and sol...

So this last week was spring break. That  being said it obviously rained most of the week. But that isn't what made this week interesting for us. On Monday we noticed that the carpet in the short hallway of our apartment. Now being that we are on the first floor of a two story building we knew it wasn't from the rain. We called in maintenance on Tuesday morning and they showed up quickly. Right away it was decided that our hot water heater had a leak in the bottom. So they spent a good part of the day taking the old one out and bringing in a new one. They left behind a fan to dry out the floor and since they tore out some of the padding under the carpet we were told to expect a visit from some people to come and replace it. They showed up on Thursday to replace the padding. Went quick and they were out of here in no time. We thought that would be the end of it. We were wrong. That night on the way to bed I decided to check to make sure that it was dry since the carpet in th...

Posted by Arden Wallace After eating dinner at our neighbor’s house the other day, we decided to compare cable companies . The reason I decided to look into it was because the neighbor’s told us how much they were paying for their service. It was a lot less expensive than our television price. After doing the comparison, I found a way to upgrade our service and actually save money by switching companies. So with the amount of money that I save every month now, I have started to put it away. I put it into a special account that I save money for Christmas gifts. It is not a ton of money every month, but each little bit adds up. I always find myself around the Christmas holidays with no money. I end up putting stuff on the credit card and end up taking almost an entire year to pay off. By the time Christmas rolls around this year, hopefully I will have a little chunk of change and I will not have to put everything on the credit card this year!

I've been a horrible slacker with posting here. Though really it probably has more to do with the fact that there really isn't much going on in my neck of the woods. Sadly I'm still unemployed though looking. I must say that I've been in a terrible funk. I don't have much to do each day other than fill out job applications. The games I play haven't been holding a lot of interest and I find myself sleeping quite a bit more than usual. I should try to get back into exercising but the problem is I don't find that fun or enjoyable either. My mind has a way of avoiding any activity that I find to be "boring". That being said, I really don't have much else to say. Well, if you hear of any great paying jobs that don't require a lot of talent/experience, please let me know! Personally I'd love a work from home job, but I'm not holding my breath. And just so that this post isn't completely dull and down here is a cute image for you. ...

Tomorrow is Valentines Day. Men, make sure you get your significant other something nice or this might happen...

Written by my friend Betty Walls My father and I enjoy watching golf together on Sunday afternoons. He can no longer play golf but he knows the game well and enjoys following the professionals from one tournament to the next. The great thing about expertsatellite is the many options for sports viewing. My dad and I talk about our favorite player, Phil Mickelson, and his family, as if we know him. A sports figure who comes into your home regularly through your television, just like any television show actor, becomes family to you. I feel as if I know Kathie Lee Gifford because she has been a part of my morning television viewing for years and years, first when she was on with Regis Philbin and now as the co-anchor with Hoda Kotbe on the fourth hour of the Today Show. Dad and I have a connection when we sit together and watch golf. I listen to him fuss about Tiger Woods and cheer on the underdog, even though his true loyalty lies with Phil. But the greatest resul...

Guest post written by Kenneth Peters I always loved watching the movie Grease. I remember that my older sister took me to the movies to see it when I was younger. I think that if our parents found out at the time, I might have gotten in trouble, actually both of us! But I loved it even more over the years. Then when I heard that there was a touring Grease play coming to town, I thought that it might be fun for me and my sister to go and see it just like old times! I looked onlien to see if I could find soem good discounted ticket prices and while I was doing that, I ran across some info on Miracle Ear . I actually passed it on to my sister because she kept talking about how she needed some hearing aids. So I listended to her and she actually got the hearing aids! I was even more excited that she got them before we went to the play. I didn't want to have to repeat evertyhing that they said during the play!

Just another image I found ages ago, but I'm pretty sure this what my cats dream of after they play with a laser pointer. I hate to think what they might manage to do should they ever figure out how to use any technology.

I found this image ages ago and just thought I'd share. It really is true though. One of my cats follows me in nearly every time I use the bathroom. She's just there to be pet and knows I'm a captive audience for at least a few moments.

I have finally received my wedding pictures and I've selected a few to share. Enjoy! Just the Two of us :) His parents, us and My parents The ceremony in front of my parents pool house. Everyone! The Cake! The Ham! No he didn't really get any of the bubbly.

Post contributed by Josue Durham I saw a La Puenta direct TV Commercial when I first moved into my new house and I had been trying to decide about satellite anyway so I went ahead and called. Have any of you guys moved recently? It’s a pretty big hassle but man when it’s said and done it sure feels good to get in your new place and get it all set up. I’ve been here about 4 weeks now and I’ve gotten all the boxes unpacked but not really started on all the decorating . I mean, I’m a guy so there’s not a lot I can do without a woman’s touch so I’m just waiting for my mom to come down and help me with that stuff! It feels really good to be a homeowner though but paying that mortgage every month sure does sober me up when I think about how much fun I’m having in my new place! It’s nice to not be wasting it on rent, though.

I've been wanting to make a new post for weeks but I've been holding off in the hopes that I'd have wedding pictures back. Alas I still don't have them. We managed to get moved on the weekend of June 17th. It was a bit of an adventure in that we ended up having to drive 30 miles north of town to pick up the U-Haul truck as some lady decided she couldn't return a truck on time. We spent all day loading it up to the point that it was very late before we made it to the new place. We waited until the next day to unpack though we did managed to get the bed out that night. We also had to go back later in the week to clean and that took another full day. That's what happened when you live in a place for 3 years and are not a very good housekeeper. The next weekend we had a bachelorette party for my youngest sister. We went to Texas Roadhouse and then to the Loony Bin to watch The Sandman who is a comedic hypnotist. It was a really good night and even though I didn...

The Author of this post is Velma Baird I'm an interior decorator and believe me when I say that I my own house has been a lesson in futility. I have absolutely no restraints when it comes to decorating my own house and I've gone totally over budget so far and I'm not even done. Luckily for me, I got a great deal on the house itself and recently negotiated for a great utility rate after doing some reading on http://www.shopelectricityratestexas.com/texas-electricity-companies/Texas/W/West-Columbia/ . I have my eye on a Persian rug that costs well into the thousands and no I haven't bought it yet, I'm seriously considering it. I may have to get a second job if I keep spending money the way I am! I'm planning on staying in this house for a long time and maybe even for the rest of my life, so I want to make sure it's style totally reflects my personality. If my clients ever meet me at home I want them to feel confident I can do a good job in their...

My where has the time gone? It's been over a month since my last post and I feel like such a slacker for it! Lots going on here. The hubby and I are planning our wedding. Yes, that's right, we're not actually married yet. But we're fixing that come June 11! Its just going to be a small affair with immediate family only as we're doing it in my parents backyard. I'll be sure to post pictures after all is said and done on that. We're also going to be moving to Wichita right after the wedding. So on top of planning a wedding we're looking for a new place to live and planning a move. We have been approved for an apartment not to far away from my sisters so that should be interesting. I'm really looking forward to moving and being closer to family again. The hubby will be going back to school come July as he's been accepted to Wichita State. He'll be working towards a teaching certificate. As for me, I just hope to find work there as soon as poss...

Facebook games seem to be the "thing" to do right now. Nearly everyone has a Facebook account, even those of the older generations who may not completely understand what it is. And what better way to make sure people spend as much time on the system as possible but to create addictive, time consuming games where the only way to get the best items is to either buy Facebook credits to purchase the items or to get an insane amount of friends to play with you and help unlock the goodies. I told myself for a long time that I would not get sucked into playing these games. Farmville never sounded fun to me and the Sorority Life that my sisters play seemed akin to playing with Barbie's again. But I failed. Miserably. I have some friends who play a few of the games to support a friend. Their good friend got a job working for Crowdstar Games who makes 6 or 7 games for Facebook. In hearing them talk about the games I decided to try them out. Big mistake! Now I'm addicted to t...

  A Guest Post by Eowyn, the cat. Hello all you Human's out there! I am Eowyn and I happen to be a cat. But not just any cat, no, no. My human happens to be BlueRose who is the normal writer of this blog, of course I just call her Mom. Today she has been nice enough to let me write a post for all of you to tell you about Noah's Ark , a place for animals on the internet. Noah's Ark is a new message board on Yuku for just us animals. It was started by my new friend Bayley (he's a dog, but that's ok, I still like him). There are several of us there already, both dogs and cats and we'd love to have more friends to talk to. All animals are welcome, just NO HUMANS! The reason we picked Yuku is because our humans have been using it for many years now and they just love it! Not only is there a message board but we all get interactive profiles that we can customize and use to say hello to each other and post pictures of ourselves on. It's really very cool. O...

Recently I've been browsing more and more shopping sites looking to see what's out there to buy online. I absolutely hate shopping so buying online is always a better option for me. But sometimes its hard to know if I'm getting the best price for what I'm looking to buy. In my searching I found Become.com . This site is great for online shopping as it lists items from many different sellers all at once allowing for price comparison and bargain shopping. One of the things I'd been looking at recently were bedding sets . They have a lot to choose from and just about anything can be found, from Red Queen Comforter Sets  to Old Fashioned Hurricane Lamps . Just type in what you are looking for and the site does the rest. All you have  to do is browse and buy. While looking at the site a little bit close I was surprised to find that Become.com has been around since 2004. Amazing that I'd not heard of them until now as they've done a wonderful job of creating...