Cheeky Chatty

So, China finished building their 26.4 mile long bridge called Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, China .   Not only can I not pronounce that, but I could not see myself driving over it...maybe with a parachute, and life vest.  I tingle just driving over the Annapolis Bay Bridge, and to see this shiver me timbers !  I wonder who the first driver was?  As usual the U.K., has a plethora of unbiased information (which is why I love them!), but you can read all about the bridge and view some awesome pictures at Mail Online .  Anywho, I was trolling the Internet and came across the bridge while drinking my Soju and orange juice, and had to share this pivotal historic moment.  We are living in such interesting times, that there is no reason to exaggerate anything, because it's all just bizarre.  Well, back to my concoction I go :)

When is the time to reinvent yourself, once you have been known for something before or in early adulthood?  For instance, if you were given a nickname during infancy, and it's carried on throughout most of your life; when is it time to say, "Okay that's it I'm done...call me Tina Thomas not TT!  What about when you are known for dressing a certain way, or enjoying a certain color? At what point do you stop collecting collectibles?  Is it different if you are an entertainer?  When does it go from cute to obsessive? Normally, when people like to collect items or dress a certain way, they end up on shows like Clean House or How Do I Look?  However, I do realize that there are some that have an underlying issue as well.  Nonetheless, is it for others to care about?  My mom has a doll collection that started way before me, and I'm always trying to find ways to secretly sell/donate them.  However, they do not impede her life in any way.  Also, I...

A week ago I received the keys to an apartment I have transferred to.  It took me four days to move everything from the old to the new.  I did have a beast of a friend who helped me out the first day (Friday) with my furniture, but for some reason it took three days for me to move the rest of my junk ten feet (the distance to my current apartment).  By the car load I transferred stuff, and it did not seem to make a difference.  In fact, I still have non perishable items in my car!  I just shift it around, to make way for the kiddies :)  However, back to the grueling past weekend.  Back and forth I drove and walked with arm loads and car loads of crap.  I wore flip flops, which were heard from 7 am to 11 pm, and bore the brunt of flat dry feet, that could have been mistaken for the soles of Frodo Baggins. On Saturday, somewhere during the upright state of the sun, and hottest part of the day, my daughter asks from the coolness of t...

Every morning on my way to work, I pass by a dog park.  Within the area itself, everyone is very active with running, walking, and chatting with other dog owners as their pups played...just their way of beginning their day.  Flash forward to three/four hours later, and the dog park is transformed to a kiddie playground.  Not big kids, but babies and toddlers.  Am I the only one grossed out about this? Just this weekend, I wanted to rant as to why I should not have to pick up doggie poo (I do not own a dog for this very reason), and here in front of me are two worlds colliding.  I wonder if the stay at homes moms, nannies and au pairs know of the transformation.  Is that even sanitary?  I'd like to see the area's hand foot and mouth disease statistics, I hope they aren't staggering.  Is the community as a whole okay with this?  Why not build a playground area for the kids?  Of course I'm disturbed, because I know that not all of the own...

We are such emotional beings...some on a greater scale than others.  Amazing it is to know how something can crash a peaceful world, and cause a complete change in our demeanor.  In a tumultuous fashion, I watched two wonderful movies this weekend out of order, both vying for complete separate worlds. First off, I took my kiddies to see 'Kung Fu Panda 2'.  It was so adorable, and graphically appealing, with a powerful message of inner peace.  Acknowledging and accepting your fate/destiny, and the here and now.  I will definitely purchase the movie when it comes out, and subliminally play it on their "bad" days.  However, I learned  while sitting there in that theater along with my children, that I am at peace.  Of course I get thrown off sometimes, but it never last long.  I understand that nothing is permanent, and to not waste energy or time on foolishness. Needless to say, I had went outside of my romance and co...

Has your child ever embarrassed you to the point of questionable parenting?  Or, have they caused you to do a flashback of all lessons learned?  Well, today was my day. During the week I'm weary of shopping with my kids.  Sometimes they are just really active, and I don't have the patience, especially after an hour drive in traffic from work.  However, today I just wanted adventure, and to let them guess what our dessert was going to be (root beer float...yummmm), so I took them along.  After we get our supplies and are checking out, my youngest asks the cashier, "Why do you look like a vampire with no teeth?"  I was utterly humiliated, and swiftly popped her on the forehead.  Amazingly, the lady told my tactless child that she should take care of her teeth, and to not have them like hers.... but I didn't see anything wrong with the lady's teeth!   Dazed, humiliated, and embarrassed, I whisked us out of the store...thanking the la...

America at times reminds me of a bipolar teenager.  Current idiocy is the bickering over a video, from which an incident occurred, causing a bad reaction, by a remorseful person.  When I first heard Rihanna's "Man Down", I couldn't help but "listen" to the lyrics, and notice how powerful the song is.  In fact, I was interested to see how the video would be made, to convey the words to the song.  When I finally watched it, I though it was a great video that detailed the day of a bright haired young lady in Jamaica, and the life changing events that follow. The video wasn't masochistic, or showcasing a good life induced with drugs and alcohol, or bragging about riches soon to be depleted.  No, this video was about a reaction to an assault.  Of all the things going on in our nation, this is what some parents chose to choose a fight with...not to mention it's on an entertainment channel, on a cable network.  The same people who probably frown upon a...

This morning, I was listening to a segment on the Kane Show , called Closure Calls.  A lady called to see why the guy she was interested in, suddenly stopped talking to her.  After a long hesitation on the guy's part, it was found out that they were related...2nd cousins to be exact.  After he posted some pictures on his Facebook, an Aunt of his recognized her, and told him of the relation, and they were soon grossed out together. That closure call went well, compared to others I have heard (creepy guy driving his 1st date around his ex wife's cul de sac...numerous times in a row...same night).  However, I was thinking how great it was to get people together to see what the turn off was.  Before we departed, my ex husband and I had a closure conversation.  Without telling him that he was an idiot, I just told him that we were not compatible.  Therapy, brain surgery, and a new personality just wasn't going to help the marriage. Without anger, or emo...

I'm a romantic that has never been swept off my feet.  One day in the bathroom, I asked myself, "Where does your romanticism come from?"  Immediately, I flashed back to the 3rd grader reading romance novels in the bathroom, in the middle of the night.  I assumed real men like those within the novels existed.  But now at 30, I realize that they were made up.  Which explained the romance novel boom around that time.  It was like a brochure.  Are you not happy in love?  Read and escape to a fantasy world that will never amount to what you may encounter!  It's like hitting the lottery.  However, I'm so damn optimistic that I believe in it, still. Perhaps my love may not happen like the romance novels, but I think it can be found in everyday occurrences.  Sure I can't give my love away, the way I want; but I have learned how to spread it around evenly to those I meet.  My children of course receive the most, and I nurtur...