A Lamborghini huh?

I'm a Lamborghini Murcielago!

You're not subtle, but you don't want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you're a raging bull.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

I have been SO busy!

I've been busy busy busy lately.

I owe my mother money from many many moons ago. In her infinite wisdom, she decided that instead of paying her back, she'll have me do some things for her and she'll "forget" about the money I owe her.

Sooo...she has been wanting to get rid of the karaoke machine and cds that were at the bar/bowling alley they bought over a year ago. I took them off her hands and have been posting them up for sale on Ebay. They've been selling really well. All but 15 CDs are gone and I'm hoping someone will take the karaoke machine. It's not easy putting 66 CDs up for sale individually, especially when you have to type out all the songs on each one lol.

Once this is done and it's all settled with mom, I'll be getting back to doing my real "work". We've got a bunch of art shows coming up starting in March and I am nowhere near prepared for them. I have so much inventory I need to make yet. I'll be a busy girl for awhile, but I don't want to let this blog go either. It's a nice place for me to just put down the stuff that's going on.

We'll see how that goes.

Great news!

After two loooooooooong years, the settlement for my car accident is finally settled! I was beginning to wonder if this was going to go on for the rest of my life. I really hate suing people. I think the United States as a whole has become a litigation-happy society and I can't stand the vultures out there just waiting for something to happen to you so they can reap the benefits. When I got hit by the guy, I had completely intended on handling things myself. I was injured and his insurance company knew that. I got them to pay for my car (it was totalled) and after that, they refused to deal with me anymore. I had no choice but to find a lawyer. This whole thing has been one huge drawn-out process that seriously should not have taken two years to settle. Some of the claims they were making so they could try to weasel out of paying were absolutely ludicrous! At one point, the insurance company even tried to claim that the accident was MY fault even though HE got a ticket, HE ran a stop sign, and the police report shows all that. Unbelievable.

I'm so happy it's over now! Scott thinks I should get more money than I'm getting, but to me...I'm just glad it's over, I'm not hurting anymore because of it and I can move on with my life.

I went shopping

I wasn't planning on it. But somehow it happened. I went shopping. I'm not sure how I feel about that yet lol. The original plan was for me to meet my sister-in-law for lunch. We were going to discuss the plan on getting into the art circuit by March. I had NO idea she'd planned on shopping! I showed up at her house, she said "ok, let's go" and off we went. Mostly we hit craft stores, a couple of art galleries and then ate at this one art gallery that has two floors of art, a cafe and then upstairs they have a studio for local artists to work in. It was pretty cool. I saw some pieces similar to the kind of work I do...but I know I can do better. It seemed like the artist was on the right track, but was lacking in originality, color, creativity...something. It just didn't seem finished. I don't know...maybe it's me.

Anyway, I bought some glass plates I've been wanting to pick up and my sister-in-law sent me home with two boxes full of scrap stained glass. I LOVE that she does that kind of work! I get all my stained glass FREE!! Yaaaaaay me! Now I just have to get this damn studio finished so I can get to work. I have SHITLOADS of inventory to make before I can even consider getting on the circuit.

And a week later...

I still haven't left the house. I want to make an appointment with a new neurologist down here. We have this new insurance company and they require that all appointments with specialists go through my primary care doctor. He is being a giant ass about referring me, even though I already have a neurologist from up north. I think he's one of those doctors that thinks he can just manage everything for me.

I'm sure he'll refer me to someone down here. It's just a matter of getting mean with the man til he understands that I know what I need for my health. Fortunately, I don't take shit from these doctors anymore.

I'm feeling ok for the most part, I'm just holed up in the house for fear I'll get confused again. Scotto's been doing all the shopping and running. I think he's scared too cuz he keeps telling me there's no reason for me to go anywhere lol

We'll work it out. We always do.

Oh so very tired

Ok, so I was sick for about 3 days. Nothing major, just a sore throat, earache and headache, fever, you know...all that. I averaged about an hour and a half of sleep each night that I was sick and have only been getting about 3 hours each night since. I thought everything was going fine and was actually amazed at how well I had been keeping my composure despite not sleeping when it happened...


I was at the store. As y'all know, I hate shopping so I just wanted to get in and get what I needed and get out. I go in, grab a cart and start walking. A few minutes later, I'm standing in the middle of an aisle. I didn't know what store I was in, why I was there, what I needed to get or where I could find it even if I did know. I was SO scared, I wanted to cry and run from the building but I couldn't remember where I put the car! So I just slowly sauntered around the store, looking confused until my brain came back to me. It was probably about 10 minutes. Things slowly came back to me, started to make sense, started to look familiar. Needless to say, I got what I needed very quickly and got the hell OUTTA there.

I haven't left the house since lol

Decisions, decisions, decisions

Ok, so I've been thinking it over and decided to casually look for my half-brothers. I think if I go about it in a nonchalant, casual way...It will be a little more care-free for me and less stressful. So here's what I've done so far.

I did some Internet research and came up with a few names and stuff that had promise. It occured to me that I can't find the boys without finding the sperm donor first. That's ok as long as HE never finds out I found him.

I managed to get my sperm donor's last 4 known addresses. This is not to say that any of them are current or correct, but at least it's a start. It shows that he married that woman he left my mother with. So now I have her info too. I hope that helps me in finding the kids. This address listing thingie also had a phone number on it. I looked the number up in a reverse lookup thingamabobber (technical term) and found out that it's not his number anymore. That's ok, I wouldn't have called anyway.

I did some more looking and I'm not sure where to go with this information yet. I know there are a number of P.I. services out there where for a nominal fee, they will find the people you're looking for but I want to see if I can do most of this myself. I think for a day's worth of work, I got pretty far.

Other than that, there really isn't much new here. I was sick for a few days right after New Year (no...NOT the bottle flu!)...but I am feeling better now. I just need to get caught up on some sleep and I'll be back to "normal".

Hey, if y'all have any suggestions on things I can do with this address info, they would be greatly appreciated.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all have a wonderful, safe, and peaceful new year!