BREAK IT DOWN

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Laser Lites. One of the few products I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT and their service? Well...for once in life I can say that I have TRUELY experienced outstanding service! Their Ohio branch here in the states must have folded. I've tried to call them for over 2 months with no answer. I thought maybe they were avoiding all MS calls because I ..well...bit his head off last year for allowing my card number to lay around on his desk for almost 6 months. That's bad when my bank calls :/  And after having no water pressure for 3 months...I was FRANTIC about not having their product to groom Paros. I already had to shave Annabelle and Bayou. So I emailed their Australia office. Whew!!! What a life saver! Not only did he ship the products out to me...but waived the international shipping charge!! I ordered WOW detangler too and think it will knock "The Stuff" off the shelves whereas I'm concerned. If Silk and Drape kept Paros from matting too much...I am eager to try WOW detangler!! :D

Have Products, Need Water

So right after the last post my products arrive, voted in the primaries (but reverting back to Obama since my man Ron Paul was not getting very far in that run lol!), and viewed most of Crufts Dog Show on FB (Europes Westminister but older and more prestigious to me :}). More shots from the hound groups there than online. I was soooo happy about the outcome too! The artist, Martial Robin whose paintings I've purchased, won along with another person who bought one of his dogs. And Paros' breeder, Evi Tragali...one of her dogs won in the hound group. She is owned by Pat Latimer (owner of Paros's father; Gamer). She is also a breeder, handler (and judge sometimes too :}). I just sobbed like a baby knowing I bought one of the finest hounds in the world and no help or services in this place to show him. I don't even care to breed. It's just he derserves this and maybe someone could have used him in their breeding program. I really didn't know how lacking this state was till then.

Luna Moth on Gun Cabinet :l

Oh. It's not that they don't have canine activities here. It's just more geared to hunting (bird and gun) dogs. We do have fabulous specialty veteranarian services in Memphis at least. And although my parents moved to Mississippi a couple years after their divorce, I only experienced high school here for no more than 2 yrs. I should have seen the red flags when we had to get special permission for me to attend a school out of our district right after boarding school in Tennessee. And the 5 yrs I had the beach house on the coast...well...Louisiana was only 15 minutes from the house so all my services and hound people were very obtainable to me.

New LS inspired on hold with ATT :/

Well, Jim has me watching "The Bing Bang Theory" with him now. Says I'm a bit like Sheldon. Is it because I make him drive around a new restaurant inspecting their windows to see if they are clean to avoid potential food poisoning? Maybe because my verbal jargon perturbs him sometimes. I know it isn't because I go around talking about quantitative analysis from Chem lab or molecular structaral deviations causing organic malfunction in cellular pysiology (unless he talks about his profession :/). I think it is more due to my exacting virgoian nature of having to be set up and organized before proceeding with a project. The thought process just flows better for me :} He is more of a 'Get Her Done' and 'Wing It' man :l

Thank You, Kids Formal :}

Anyway...there is a lot for him to get done around here now since the 80 gal hot water heater went out and there will be 9 of us here next month. Not to mention during another power failure due to the ancient apparatus our hokum (Sheldon word ;)) electric company charges an 'extra' $100 a month each month for (claiming it is because they didn't buy enought fuel from TVA...BS :P), I threw a lit candle and holder when I saw my hair on fire last night and broke a HUGE custom sized mirror that I AM NOT going to pay for! Then I was up till about 2:30, hot, with all the dogs barking at them. Seems the pole they were working on is in the front 3 acres of my property and is the same damn pole ATT was working on last week with their services out! I already fell down the stairs last year when the power went out...and had to replace the graphic card TWICE in the duo core hard drive with their 'flickity flick' power surges. Not to mention sending it in the HP the second time...Fed X beat the box up so bad....they broke something new TWICE MORE....and the 4th time I replaced the NIC card (it hit the news here around Christmas film how the workers just 'chunked' packages over gates...one a monitor with the picture on the box!!!). Glad I have all this in the blog somewhere. I am soooo damn done!!

Last week in church I broke down and sobbed when the pastor mentioned Japan. I guess it hit me about my daughter transfering over there. I was so busy being happy for her and arranging this cruise I didn't stop long enough to see how I felt about it. Of course with all the incidents this week...I am afraid to go this Sunday. I am apprehensive about what fire may errupt but it is doubtful he will mention ATT, Tallahatchie Electric, or lack of grooming/handling services. And oh dear....I do have a 12 year old from church coming today to help me around here! I am excited. I was industrious as she when I was her age so I hope I am a good mentor to her :}
And at least it was my neighbor at the police dept. last night when I went in barefoot, crying, couldn't find money, didn't know where a pay phone was. At least he can relate to this constant power failure issue! I'm definitely breaking down and purchasing a cell phone after this :P

So to break it down further...I am just done! No more paying for inept services and atrocities caused by their lack of services!!! I'm submitting the bills :P

And the Lhasa Apso won BIS at Crufts btw :}

Cardinal of Chaos?!? Noooo :}

Thanks to Ceri for song inspiration, Kids Formal for prompt service and 'Girly Glitter' inspiration while on phone ordereing with you ;), ATT 'heart attack' while on hold :/, and Laser Lites...wow!!! For beautiful, easily manageable glistening and impeccable coats with friendly expediated service! One reason to why the hounds are more gorgeous in Europe ;)

MAD DASHES

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Oooo....so close when I can get off this WYSIWYG online editor I can taste it! Of course I am still rerouting computers and have to check modems. I decided to keep the wireless N modem ATT gave me because the computer went down a couple times due to storm and another line issue around here so it will have to do for now until I can shop for a more sound (900+ Netgear) modem/router. I have just been busy with vacation planning, Easter coming, hunting house/pet sitter, arranging for 2 more camera's installed, and with Easter coming....too much going on. Did finish the Easter tutorial I've been following at Alfoart. Man he is tough :l

And with us gearing up for sounds...I've been playing with Ipod backgrounds. The brick background came from Mayang Textures. I really enjoy her site so when MPT (my photoshop textures) or LT (Lost and Taken) don't have what I need...she does! She is an amazing girl and has traveled extensively. It's like eye candy in her sites!! :) The tutorial for the neon came from Zee at Abduzeedo (I think...I got frustrated and just did my own thing so it isn't as nice :/). Porche font, Brewer's line art at Adobe exchange.

Got some help on Saturday. Wasn't for long but she did an awesome job and we got a bit done. Jim was home too so lots of spring cleaning will get knocked out before we get a sitter but if not...we'll just board them (~gloom~dread~) and set all the alarms and cameras, have the neighbors watch for us (one neighbors son works for the police dept here) and then I'll just probably panic about the dogs boarding :l  Already found the internet cafe on the ship so I can view the house from time to time but think I'll just take the lap top and view where I want onboard.

Primaries are tomorrow so off to vote for Ron Paul. I think he may have jumped out though. Haven't eyed the news as much this past week or so. If so...I'll vote...~cough~....Obama whom I am mad at :P  Messin' with our gun laws and religion :( No points won there with a southern girl in the bible belt :/ Here is a link to those confused like him about religion here. And the differences between Allah and God here. For atheists here, and my favorite sermon by Lockridge on how and why he says God came from nothing lol...here. Hell...if all these links confuse him...just go to ehow.

As for safety at our borders...a friends bday package was thoroughly examined. I don't know if it was the "NO MOLESTE" door sign I taped on it, or maybe the DVD and 3 CD's had our master plans for mayheim on them (which would be something more along the lines from an "I Love Lucy" show lol!!). Maybe it was that huge $25 check. That's enough to fund a feminist terror camp on males :l  Maybe they read BDAY as "Biker Dames Against You" and took it personally lol :D  Regardless...I got a good laugh. Still rolling 2 days later!! :D

Till then......

PLAYGROUNDS

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Sometimes things just come about right and lead you somewhere you didn't expect. I just sat down to render a background and do some layer styles out of the snake skins I took macro shots of and smack my demons out the way because 2 days later this piece emerged! Oddly enough we'd all talk of the demons in our lives and after reading corintheans 12 (Paul's vision and his thorn)...this would come about! I am happily, but painstakingly, pushing this forward into a wall piece with angelina copper flash fibers, sauder drippings on sticks for the cross to be painted with metalic copper, and I do have black silk chiffon for the wings with pearlescent pigments (weee...love to play with my stuff!).

I still have some work on it but went surfing for a biblical quote for my apocolyptic war angels and found this site by a Howard Johnson that does art in this form too so I can't wait to check it out in depth but in the meantime...thanks to Qbrushes again for the chaos circles and wings brushes and to My Photoshop Textures for the paper texture. I've been up drawing wings and rendering some to my taste from my drawing books along with some public domain star and horoscope charts but may need Jim to custom me a LARGE protractor to transfer the circles or I can see me making a mess dragging a tire upstairs to my playground! :D

Came across one of my oldest daughters articles tucked away in my wings drawing book from when she was in the roller derby. Funny enough but her nickname is 'Linsanity' too only hers has been that way for years in both her band and roller derby name. I've always called her 'Lins' but spell it 'Lynz' because nothing is ever normal around here lol. Sorry Jeremy Lin...but years of home movies with me holding up a banner with that name along with posts, emails, photos....we are what we are...and have been that way so you are sharing with us...not the other way around honey (but go get 'em anyway and hope your nose heals ;) Hmmm. Rough playgrounds there :l

Well...this week has been ok and can't believe we don't owe the IRS! I was happy with last years 'draw' but this year...we get money back lol!!! And more than half of my posts went out too. Just too happy my precious grand daughter will get her mask. I just have to order stuff from Laser Lites for the dogs I have been having issues with but the main people out of Australia are helping since there are issues with their branch over here. And our trip is changed to a Carribean one since Mexico is thugging cruisers on port excursions over there :l That's cool. More festive and happy dances on their playgrounds there with the grand kids and my girl :}

I always depict life as a playground we are balancing on till we are called in so it was sad about Monkeys 'Davey Jones' leaving us. Reminded me of playing the game 'Who Stole the Cookie' outside with my friends right before it got dark. I was always next to the last to be called in so the game seemed to go on forever and was pointless till I asked one day what was the point?!? Not one really. It would just quit when the last kid was called home :l How sad they must have been with everyone gone :(  And being next to last....I kind of know the emptiness but I wasn't the damn cookie thief lol :D

Easter is coming and I played red rover long ago and chose sides so I know who my King is ;)  Just glad to be around to play longer. Hope I get to finish playing with the tutorial I am following along of Alfoart's as well as post some comments on Lockridge and CNN's piece on the 'drawing heaven' miracle (11 yr old jewish girl's materpiece paintings and prophecies since 4....don't choke up non believers!).

Whatever ground you're on....play fair and have a good life ;)