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Do something for you each day.

Learn to be cheerful & optimistic, by doing these things:

• Count your blessings.
• Learn the power of laughter.
• Enjoy beautiful music & literature.
• Look for beauty everywhere you go. Look for it in nature, in art & in the faces of loved ones.
• Strive to improve yourself everyday.
• Look for the good in everything.
• Walk a mile in your shoes… literally.

Do something for you each day. You will thank yourself for it sooner than you expect.

It’s no secret, I am addicted to blogging (reading moreso than writing lately), and twitter, and well… everything pretty much online. I’m a nerd, I know. I have been learning to love Twitter. I didn’t “get it” at first, but I can see clearly now that it’s pretty awesome.

However this week, I’ve been disheartened by some cruel, insensitive people out there in the twit-o-sphere. I’m not naming names, because I am not looking for traffic or comments or anything of the sort. I’m just disgusted. Flat out disgusted.

A fellow twitter-mom lost her 2 year old son a few nights ago. He fell in the pool. She tweeted for prayers for her son. I personally see nothing wrong with that – with reaching out to your network for support. How is it any different than calling a friend and saying “please pray” and that friend calling other friends to pray for her son?? It was a quick, simple, effecient way to contact an entire network of people for prayers.

I don’t know this mom, but my heart is broken into a million pieces for her, and for her son, and the rest of her family. Other twitterers have all but crucified this mom for twittering after her son’s death, claiming it was a hoax, it was for attention, or to collect donations. I can see the skepticism in donating money so soon if you don’t personally know this mom, but I cannot for the life of me fathom how someone could openly, publicly accuse a mother of these horrific things. This is no time to air your opinions, or criticism, or doubt, or… well, anything really, other than sympathy. If you doubt the validity of said mother, then just wait and the truth will reveal itself…

I have no doubt, I didn’t from the minute I read her tweet and my heart hit the floor. All I could think of was wrapping my arms around my very own son, and telling him how much I love him and how important he is to me. I can’t imagine another mother feeling any other way than to be THANKFUL for what you have right in front of you, and for feeling devastated for a mother who will never again be able to hold, or hug, or read a book to her little boy… because he’s gone.

I know that when you put yourself “out there” on the internet, you’re subjecting yourself to be in this position (being attacked, criticized, slandered, etc.) at any given moment. But good God, why would anyone choose THIS moment in someone’s life to pounce?

For you attackers, I hope you can sleep at night. Lord knows I have spent the last few nights awake and apalled at your behavior and accusations.

It seems that this mom has a great network of friends, and for that I’m thankful. The last thing she needs to feel right now is guilt. Her son is gone. Forever gone. No amount of accusations to make her feel guilty for anything she did or did not do will change that.

Fellow twitter mom, you are in my prayers.

This is a letter I sent to the girl next door tonight. She had sent me a short apology via Myspace, which enraged me because she is such trifling bitch. This isn’t my first go around with her. We have never gotten along. And to add to that tension, she is also the ex-girlfriend of this guy, who I will call J (and for the record, they were NOT together at the time of my post lol). He is a friend of mine. Yeah, we had a rough patch, but it’s over, and it’s all good (despite my lingering, and sometimes obvious jealousy). And you know what? I value my friends. This girl had another thing coming when she thought she’d send me a cheap apology and expect me to be all “Oh, it’s okay. No problem! Let’s be friends!” — I’m removing names to protect the innocent This is my prime example of the “Use Your Words” lecture my son always gets…

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T****,

Let me start out by saying that I don’t believe you. I don’t believe your apology is sincere. Nor do I believe that you have changed, as you indicated in the comment on G****’s page. I have watched you tell too many lies about people that I love dearly, and I’m much more inclined to believe that instead of changing and being apologetic for your childish actions, you are indeed still trying to pull one shenanigan after another.

If there were even an infinitesimal chance that you were apologetic or had changed, I believe it would START with you withdrawing any and all legal matters that you have started with J. Also, I am inclined to believe that someone who had genuinely changed would be the first to offer to give him his belongings back so that life could go on. So unless you’ve done those things, I don’t believe a word you say.

Your intention behind this email is evident. Also, it will never work. I know your sneaky tactics, T****. The simple fact of the matter is this: I always have been, and always will be J’s friend. I have no pity for you now, nor will I ever. The legality issues that you are having with J were brought on by you, and only you. You know as well as I do that it could be over with in no time, yet you continue to allow it to drag on.

Why can’t you just have a clean break? Why not break-up like normal people? He gets his things, you get yours, and everyone goes their separate ways? It was a matter of days before you had J*** living in your house, T****. Last time, you suckered poor C**** into falling for your trickery. You’ve always got a man readily available, yet you want to paint J to be the evil, heartless one. You should have a look in the mirror before you go casting stones.

I do hope that you have not violated any terms of the restraining order, because while I have not personally seen the paperwork, most seem to cover any contact with a third party.

And the very next time you want to accuse me of “wanting to fuck your man”, do your homework honey. Unless of course, you want to hear the sordid details? Because trust me, nothing would give me more pleasure than to deliver those details to you in glorious fashion…

You have done nothing but prove to everyone how profanely materialistic, greedy, obsessed, unstable and callous you are. And furthermore, your maneuvers to keep the things you have in life are nothing short of modern day prostitution. There is nothing respectful, or admirable about you. You have not, and you will not change. So having said all of that, let me end this by saying that I do NOT accept your apology, as I believe it to be of the utmost insincerity.

H~

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I wish she were smart enough to use her words, but the truth is all I got was a lame response from her… she can’t even keep it interesting for me. Damn the luck! Here is her response, unedited except to remove J’s name… I couldn’t make up this shit if I tried, lol…

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s far as the legal matters J did that would youlike to see I was sarved first. if it gets droped he has to drop it. he did it not me. and yes I am done with all the crap.Yea I am sorry take it or not. like it or not I hove lots of friends.

I have been transformed. I have now officially seen Twilight the movie. And can I just say, in no uncertain terms, that I loved it!!

I went into the theater so nervous, with very low expectations. I tried to forget the book, and watch the movie with an open mind. I realize they could not follow the book exactly, and I didn’t want that to be a crutch for me disliking or criticizing the movies. Man, was I pleasantly surprised. I think they did an amazing job!

These actors, they are Edward and Bella. They brought them to life for me in ways I didn’t know they could  or would. I am still irrevocably in love with Edward Cullen. Probably even more so now. At times he seemed a little awkward, but he was supposed to be awkward. It was just perfect, and I couldn’t be more happy with it.

I loved the vampire baseball scene. It was beautiful to see that part of the book come to life with such beauty and precision. Alice was great, and Jasper and his bat tricks were a little hot. Even though he looked a lot like Edward Scissorhands throughout the movie. It would have been really nice to get a little more interaction between them (Alice &  Jasper) and Bella. But, I suppose there was a story to tell and it revolved more around the love between Edward and Bella. It worked out beautifully.

I had so many “favorite parts” that I don’t even know where to begin. I loved when James said “You brought a snack” – wow, was that hot!!  I loved when Edward caught the apple. I  loved when Edward had to suck the venom from Bella’s arm. I love when Charlie was cleaning his gun and Edward was there to meet him. I love the way they arrived at school together and turned everyone’s heads. I loved Edward’s struggle in Biology class (and am especially thankful that I was able to read Midnight Sun to understand his struggle). Mostly though, I loved the way he adored and protected her. And the way she loved him without regard to her own safety or caring what others might think. Oh, and when the Cullens made their on screen appearance as they entered the cafeteria… it was as if time was frozen. It was beautiful.

I can’t wait to go see it again.

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This article about the new Twilight movie had me cracking up. It’s a great article, first off… and put to rest some of my fears about the book to movie transition. Some of the author’s choice words are amusing, to say the least. Check it out, it’s a good read. Here are some notable quotes from the article that had me laughing..

Hardwicke tenderly builds the love story of the emotionally lost Bella (Kristen Stewart) and BVOC (Big Vampire On Campus) Edward (Robert Pattinson). Their relationship develops under cloudy skies. That’s not being metaphorical. It seems vampires have blingish skin that sparkles in direct sunlight.

Okay, BVOC? Brilliant!! And yes, I’d say Edward Cullen is indeed the Big Vampire On Campus. I wish I’d thought of that. And as you can tell by the title of this post, I love his “blingish skin” – so funny. I’m very curious to see how they blinged his skin in the movie… I only hope it’s half as good as I have imagined Edward Cullen’s blingish skin (I just like saying that now).

The action picks up in the last fourth of the book, when Bella becomes the blue-plate special for a group of vampires who prefer to dine from the human menu.

Keep in mind, I’m easily amused… blue-plate special made me snort. I like this guys style of writing.