Monthly Archives: March 2008

The great one has left the building.

We only get 1 PPV a year now, mostly due to time and lack of interest in the current stories, but we will never miss a Wrestlemania as long as I live and WM 24 will be remembered for a few reasons, and hopefully not because 40 people got hurt during the grand finale of pyro. From top to bottom it was a well done show, even the Mayweather/Show “match” was interesting, Mayweather did a much better job of it then I expected and he took the fact that the crowd hated him since it was announced and made them hate him even more and in the end, everyone saved face and I think, Show looked better than he ever has, he did his job and did it well and in this business, that’s rare.

Undertaker is 16-0 at WM and was in a match that started off boring as hell but got really good, the Triple Threat match was ok but the finish was amazing, NO ONE saw that coming.

Ric Flair has officially retired from the ring and swore he will never wrestle again, and in a world where the motto is “Never say Never” I truly believe deep down I will never see Ric Flair wrestle again. His final match versus Shawn Michaels was probably the best match I have seen Flair wrestle in since Ricky Steamboat in the early 1990’s. There was 3 blown “spots” but the fact that most people only saw 1 just proves how great Ric and Shawn are at what they do.

24 minutes is how long a soon to be 60 and soon to be 43 year old man wrestled for. To break that down more, 8-10 minutes is average for a match, 15 minutes is a long match, 20 minutes is a very long match, so imagine what 24 minutes would be like and then add into the factor their ages. Yes, they both have wrestled 60+ minute Iron Man matches in the past, but neither has done that in a very long time. Trust me; those 4 extra minutes are amazing.

The standing ovation Flair got from the 70,000+ as he walked out of the ring and back to the locker room for the final time as a wrestler was amazing and you sure could see it on his face how much it meant to him.

Ric Flair and I in 1998.How Do I Feel?: pleased pleased

Nothing Much….but Hi

I’m about to go freak out……every time I think I’m caught up so I can work on a major personal project, there is bunch of work to be done. I REALLY need to get on it….that is what is freaking me out…..gggrrrr

I really need a clone…..I SO hope that I can get onto it this weekend. I need one full day of focusing….then I can tidy it up then next weekend.

I did get my work done today and had enough time to do this entry (even if it is not much) and some messages…..surprisingly. I hope tomorrow is light one, because I really need to get my nails done……but I don’t want to lose those 4hrs.

Today we went into the gym later then usual. My trainer was subbing in a cycling class that she wanted me to try. DAMN it was a bitch, they have you do “zones” which is what they call tightening and loosing the tension on the bike…..I couldn’t do the standing, I couldn’t keep my balance. Some how I hurt my feet…..which I found very strange. But I did work up a sweat more then I have before and my legs were shakey as hell.

I woke up with my back hurting, that happens a bit…..just haven’t gotten around to a getting a new mattress. But it felt different today, so I wonder if it was from Wednesday’s workout. We are working on the front upper on Mondays and the back on Wednesdays, throw in some leg work and on Fridays putting it all together.

Weather has been weird……yesterday if flurried for 2 min….there was very small hail for 30 sec….rain and sunshine.   Wacky….at least none of it stuck.

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Nothing much ………

I have just busy as work, as normal……

After thinking this weekend, I’ve decided to try and make my cardo more intense.   I usually do 15-20 min on the treadmill or bike before meeting with my trainer.  She gives me a great work out for sections of my body, but I really need to burn some fat off since my job now involves sitting on my ass.  So I hit it hard today and worked up a really good sweat.   Which also made my leg part of my workout more intense.  Now, lets see if I can keep it up.

Well, I just wanted to stop in and say hi.  =)

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Crazy Busy Week & Stunning Weather

Dang, I have been busy as hell this past week.  Took me about 4 days before I could even get to our own checkbooks.  =(  But I did get them done and FINALLY got caught up on all my messages.  Lets see how long that lasts.

This was my 1st week of meeting my trainer 3 times a week.  We have been good on going to the gym.  We go M-F, workout hard on MWF and on T & TH just go in to stay in the habit and do some light work.  I may have to change that light work out…..gggrr….I’m not seeing any difference and it is driving me nuts. I just want to see a result…a dent…something.  Harold  and the trainer say that they see a difference but the scale doesn’t and I can’t see it.  So I tried on a pair of pants that I was able to wear just over a year ago, still can’t fit, but now I have something where I can actually tell.

 

Luckily we brought a new jeep last month, because the truck was squeaking a lot in the front end.  I was thinking it was the shocks, suspension or CB boot since my rims were black before I got it washed.  So the truck sat for a couple of weeks, before we got time to get it in.  Found out is was the ball joints and tire rod ends, which meant that it needed an alignment once all that was fixed….of course when they drove it they noticed that it was driving rougher then it should.  It ended having the fuel injection cleaned out.  I know most of this is because it hit 100k, but doesn’t make it any easier.  But speaking to the mechanic, said there is no reason why my engine shouldn’t last another 150k.  =)

 

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Of course, I had to take a picture of it when it turned……..lol

It is nice to have my truck back and being able to drive it.  I enjoy the jeep, the power steering is much easier then the truck’s, makes tighter turns, but I really missed driving my truck and it is running so much better.  Having all my things where I want them, my own space.  And I really am a truck girl…..I love driving other cars and suvs…..LOVE a powerful sports car…..I have an addiction to them, but I always feel like I am home when I’m in my truck.

I really enjoyed doing my errands today, because it was a stunning day out and I had my truck back.  I used the jeep later for tanning, just because I was afraid of losing my parking.  =(  We have a one drive way space and then it is where ever you can get parking on the street/alleyway.  And I like where I have the truck.  I don’t feel like it is going to get hit….it is bad enough that it has scratches….so I couldn’t handle a hit.

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This is one of the views we get while doing errands….nothing like seeing that among all the traffic and lights.

Like I said, it was a stunning day..almost hit 60.  I didn’t expect that because last I heard we are suppose to get rain for easter Sunday…. and it has been raining a lot.  When it is that nice out, I get really antsy, I hate staying inside…..so I had to go for a walk, even if it was brief (Purdue was playing today).  And I really wanted to capture some of the spring time.

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These are in our back yard, I just love the color.

 

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Now this is spring.  =)

 

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These are the trees that gave such brilliant color in the fall.  It is great to see that they start out as stunning.

 

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Kind of like pink snow…….lol

 

Bush’s War

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23745370/

This two-part “Frontline” documentary begins with the attacks of 9/11. Then, step by step, it moves toward the Bush administration’s shock-and-awe response. With Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein successfully branded Public Enemy No. 1, the invasion of Iraq began five years ago this month.

But that’s just the first part of “Bush’s War.” What “Frontline” calls a secret war — not so secret by now, but seldom exposed in such detail as in this film — airs on PBS from 9 to 11:30 p.m. EDT Monday (check local listings).

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This will be a MUST see.
How Do I Feel?: anxious