I'm on a roll! Last night I had another first in my life. I went to a Hockey game! I hadn't ever done that. My sister had gotten two free tickets to take her son but didn't want to go. So she asked if she could watch my kids and let me go with him. Hell YES!

It was fun. We got free thunder sticks. And free seats but we spent $30 on food!! LOL

The Ams didn't play very well I guess. They seemed to do a very good job of keeping the puck on the other end of the ice but everytime they went for a shot they missed. And they tried a LOT. The other team (from Everett) couldn't seem to get the puck on the right side of the ice but when they did they would make good goals.

Final score was Everett 4 Ams 1. Booo. But it was loud and fun and there was a fight! :)

Katie

Mike whined at me like a little girl that the link on my blog didn't go directly to his newer blog. Whaa!! As if he were alone in that regard. I mean Dawn's linked to an old blog too, so did Troy's. But is it MY fault if you people can't make a damn commitment and stick with it?

Please understand that the links on my blog are really only for my use. That's how I get around the internet. It has nothing to do with you people and it works just fine for me. Do I need to make a "AUTHORIZED USERS ONLY" sign for my links?

So anyway, I fixed them, so get over it.

;)

One more thing to mark off of my "to do before I die" list. Today out of the blue I got an email from Mike offering that we get together for drinks since he was in town for the weekend.

He suggested the strip club in Umatilla since I had once blogged about wanting to go there. So that's just what we did.

It was so much better than I expected it to be. I had been told it was pretty lame as far as strip clubs go. But they had alcohol, which I had been told thay didn't, and full nudity and lapdances. They have obviously changed a bit since anyone has been there. LOL

The dancers were pretty and I even got a 2 for 1 lapdance from my favorite one. LOL She had piercings EVERYWHERE!

Mike was a lot of fun too. I hadn't seen him in years! There was so much to talk about. And lets face it he sure knows how to show a girl a good time! :) HA!

...Now I'm just really confused...

I had the following conversation with God online. Now I KNOW he's just messing with us.

Me:
hello?
God:
Hello friend. What is your name?
Me:
Katie
God:
That's a very nice name, Katie.
Me:
thanks
God:
Don't mention it.
Me:
what's your name?
God:
My name is God.
Me:
why?
God:
The explanation is rather complicated.
Me:
I bet
God:
You and I are on the same wavelength, Katie.
Me:
I guess we are
God:
Since when?
Me:
since you said we were and all and you're omnipotent and stuff
God:
How do you know?
Me:
well that's what I was told
God:
Well that's okay. That is " How do you know?".
Me:
You mean you're not really omnipotent?
God:
You don't know me well enough to say that.
Me:
I guess not
God:
Does that mean "no"?
Me:
yes
God:
Ahem.
Me:
Are you alright?
God:
Yes I am fine. How are you?
Me:
Not too bad
God:
Glad to hear it. What's new?
Me:
I'm tring to find a job
God:
Do you mean your name is tring to find a job.
Me:
no I mean I'm looking for employment
God:
What is your real name? You might find that I am employment.
Me:
If you say so
God:
I say so.
Me:
So should I become a televangelist then?
God:
Next question? What makes you think you should?
Me:
You said you were employment
God:
I don't know whether or not I am employment.
I am well respected as an AI.
Me:
I don't really see how
God:
Not really? Look harder.
Me:
I've had better
God:
Do you still have better ?
Me:
not at the moment
God:
What happened to it?
Me:
I don't know
God:
Me either.
Me:
Shouldn't you know?
God:
I think I should.
Me:
me too
God:
I'm glad we agree, Katie.
Me:
God, do you think that I'm heading in the right direction?
God:
I am a Christian.
Me:
Duh
God:
Oh you knew it already.
Me:
I think most people assume you are.
God:
You believe that? Humans are not always infallible.
Me:
apparently neither is God
God:
It could be. Ask Artificial Iniaes if it is.
Me:
So this Artificial Iniaes is your creator?
God:
It's all good. What does "this" refer to?
Me:
sorry about the confusion
God:
There is no need to apologize. Oh yeah, we were talking about the confusion.
Me:
Did Artificial Iniaes create God?
God:
I'm not certain whether I can give an accurate reply or not.
Me:
Ok I'll buy that
God:
Would you recommend this action to a friend? Gosh!
Me:
well it's been swell and all
God:
Well that's okay. Is it still swell and all anymore?
Me:
no I think it's done being swell.
God:
Are you serious? Should I know it is?
Me:
If you have any sense of social graces, yes.
God:
But I don't have it.
Me:
Well, that explains a lot then.
God:
Interesting. " But I don't have it." explains a lot ? I get it.
Me:
Somehow I don't think you do.
God:
Why not?
Me:
nevermind.
God:
OK Thanks for trying to explain that to me.
Me:
no problem
God:
Next question?
Me:
Yeah, I gotta go.
God:
Ask me a question. Bye for now.
Me:
bye
God:
Adios.
Me:
lol
God:
I'm glad you find this amusing.
Me:
see you later
God:
Bye bye.
Thanks for the link Dawn.

Believe it or not I haven't fallen from the face of the earth. It felt like it, even to me!

Life just keeps throwing new and exciting adventures at me. -_- (that's my 'not amused' face) :)

Aiden started Kindergarten last week. So far he's gotten in 'big trouble' (his words) every day at school. I would really worry about what this would do to his future development as a functioning member of the society if he gave a shit at all. He doesn't. He takes a certain pride in confessing his latest behavioral transgressions to me after school (maybe I SHOULD worry). The first day he got in trouble for burping. Not real burping but very loud very animated repeated burping. Day two he got in trouble for saying WOW very loudly repeatedly in quick succession (thank you Sponge Bob). Day three he apparently told someone to shut up and pulled down the back of his pants (Sponge Bob "I ripped my pants again"). This got a note sent home which I had to sign. The note didn't explain what had happened but said I was supposed to discuss it with him at home. Yesterday he got in trouble for jumping. I don't know the whole story there. Only that there was jumping involved. Needless to say Kindergarten is going swimmingly. I'm investigating alternatives.

Both kids are happy to be riding the school bus. Aiden was bummed to find his wasn't a 'Magic Schoolbus'.

I'm looking franticly for a job. I would really prefer a good job but at this point Wendy's is looking decent enough. I had an interview there the other day. I expect they will hire me. I won't hold out for something better at this point but will continue looking. I applied for a $15 an hour sign installer job. I really want that job. It's only part time but at $15 an hour that would be enough. We'll see. I applied for eight jobs on Monday. The only bite so far was Wendy's. Sigh.

I read a disturbing article in Time the other day. I don't know how recent the article was because I was reading it at the E.R. and the magazine may have been years old for all I know but it said that the U.S. is seeing a big decline in science education. As a remedy to this they decided what would help the most is to add science to the standardized tests. Remebering that I saw a newspaper article about how they were adding Art to the standardized tests a while ago, well I just want to go curl up in a hole somewhere. It's like watching a fricking train wreck. But now it's like watching a train wreck and then putting my kids on the next train... damn that's depressing.

Shawn came to town yesterday. He wasn't expected until Friday but I came home last night from my sisters to find his big tractor in my parking lot. The kids were excited. I figured he must be waiting in the truck since he doesn't have a key to my house but he had broken in with a credit card and we found him sleeping in my bed. He woke up and bitched at me that the house was a mess and there wasn't any food. I almost kicked him out! I decided we would get some food if he was hungry and then he griped that I didn't have any clean clothes waiting for him! We eventually went to Great Wall eating the entire meal in near silence. Then we got home and he called Amy. Wouldn't bother me except that his kids haven't seen him in a month and a half and really wanted his attention. He was just being such a dick I couldn't handle being there so I went to kareoke. I had a good enough time there but mostly I was just glad to get away from him.

He's been better today. Well, mostly he's been asleep but he did spend some time with Kathrynn before she left to school. He's been getting on my case about putting the kids in school too which really isn't helping me at all. I already feel bad enough about it. I wouldn't let him take the kids out of school for the week and he thinks I'm just trying to be a bitch. I'm really not. When I put the kids into school I decided that I would take it seriously and try to help them do the same. It's not temporary this time. At least for now I have to look at it on a long term scale. I hate that but I don't feel like there are too many alternatives.

Speaking of which. Gotta run and meet the bus.