alstaxidermy

@alstaxidermy (269)

United States • Age 44

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They killed the time lady!!!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 1 Oct 07

Anyone in so california knows by dialing 8521212 they could get a recording that would tell them the time and update it every ten seconds. Well, they used to be able to anyways. I called the time lady today for the first time...

california

death of the time lady

discontinued

phone service

time lady

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Babies and Okra!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 1 Oct 07

I know, very random combonation. But my niece, who is 9 months old now, had her first piece of okra tonight. Actually, she reached up and stole it off of her moms dinner plate! Thank goodness it was stewed with tomatoes and corn,...

Do you have a schedule or do you change things up?

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

When it comes to meal planning I mean. I myself do not plan ahead or get things scheduled in advance when it comes to my kitchen, I kind of fly by the seat of mypants. I mean, I know what's in there and the possiblities it has...

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Bored by fancy icecreames??!!??!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

I know it doesn't sound possible, but I know I am, and I think everyone at my house is too! When we went shopping today, we all wanted something plain! It was ODD!! SO we brought home a giant tube of neapolitan icecream cause it...

boredom

chocolate

ice cream

new flavors of ice cream

strawberry

vanilla

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I love a sale!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

So today was big shopping day for the month, and as usual we made out like bandits! In our area we have a grocery store by the name of Stater Bros, and the had a pretty good sale going on, plus all of our usual stops (like Costco)...

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What's really the best way to sell handmade stuff?

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

Just curious, especialyl in the southern california area. If anyone knows, please fill me in!! I hae been doing a little bit on ebay (actually, not in a month or so now, been pretty busy with other stuff) but that takes time, and...

What to do with my life??

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

I honestly think for the most part that I would love to go back to school and become a lawyer - spefically geard towards mortuary law - but I wonder. I wonder how long it will take considering I would basically be starting from...

The passing of a dear friend...

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

Sadly, my mother's dog passed away today. He was only 7, had been sick for about two weeks, lost a lot of weight (from 40 down to 20 lbs) and had appeared to be getting better. The illness just came on suddenly, with no...

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The Little Gypsy peddlers are here!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 30 Sep 07

Once again it is school fundraiser season, and I hate it! I feel bad in a way, since we basically turn away every little kid that comes to the door seeling gift wrap and candy, but at the same time I would feel worse if we bought...

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When is it too early to decorate??

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 19 Sep 07

Personally, this varies year by year. Sometimes I put up stuff for Halloween before september is even over, and sometimes I am too busy to ge to it until like the week before. But I ask because our crazy neighbor decorated for...

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All good things must come to an end...

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 14 Sep 07

I say that because all of my life I have been really bad about starting projects, not finishing, starting something else, and bouncing back and forth between a bucnh of different stuff. Eventually it all would get done, but thinsg...

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On a roll!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 14 Sep 07

For some reason, I don't know why, last year I hardly got any cross stitching done at all. Most of my artsy fartsy stuff was centered around scrap booking, quilting or crochet. But this summer has been nothing but cross stitch for...

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Kanine identity crisis...

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 13 Sep 07

That's what we call her sometimes. Our dog thinks she is part cat I guess. She plays with string and balls of yarn, is terrified of water, and is even trained to use a "dog litter" box because if the grass is wet outside then she...

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can't wait for cold weather!!!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 12 Sep 07

i honestly can't wait for it to get cold. really, it's not because i hate summer - i love the heat! but...we have a fireplace in our new apartment, and i haven't had one for about 2 years now, and i really really really want to...

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anger managment needed i think.....

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 12 Sep 07

i knwo when discussing politics people can get very heated, especially if it reaches a topic they are passionate about. but why is it that soooo many people get down right angry?? I don't let other's thoughts and opinions anger...

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the holidays are coming!!!!

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 12 Sep 07

i get so very excited every year right after school starts for all the kiddies because I knwo it means the holidays are coming!! Halloween, thanksgiving, christmas, new year, and the best of all, my BIRTHDAY!!! I love decorating,...

Bobbie, Bobby, Bobbi - what is it with that name????

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 17 Aug 07

ANyone else ever noticed that if your name is bobbie (no matter how you spell it) that the world seems to want to rename you? If you are a girl they just can't accept that it is only bobbie and not roberta or barbara or anything...

Cold Spaghetti O's????

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 17 Aug 07

Who likes 'em? I do, I hate heating them up, but I love chef boyardee products straight out of the can. My sister thinks I have lost my mind for this, but I just can't make myself heat them up? Is there anything wrong with that?...

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Is anyone else a list maker?

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 17 Aug 07

I find myself making lists all day long, not that I always stick to them, nut I do try most of the time. Am I nuts or something? No one else I can think of is as bad as I am. I have a list for everything and a notebook that they...

following directions

life

lists

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What would you do if....

alstaxidermy @alstaxidermy (269) • United States 17 Aug 07

Your neighbors started playing music so loud at two in the afternoon that it made your legs vibrate as youw alked around the apartment? Generally I would care, but the other day this happened (yet again) and my niece was napping...

apartments

battle of the stereos

life

loud music

neighbors

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