A 3 weeks after losing my stepfather to pneumonia (among other factors), Brian is now in the ICU with pneumonia, and an undiagnosed virus (?) that we still can't figure out.

He has been sick for a few days, and we brought him to the ER last night at 9pm. They discovered that he has a secondary infection (not related to the first infection he had earlier in the week) which happened to be the beginning of pneumonia. At 1am they admitted him into the hospital, and by 7 am, he looked ok. The nurses sent me home saying he was stable and I should get some rest.

I'm now sitting in an ICU and he's attached to a breathing machine, 5 hours later.

I'm not a praying person, but if you are, he can use all the help he can get...

Love,
Melissa

I just hope that now that he's gone, people may actually listen to the words he put forth, and leave the Nazi comparisons, the Hitler analogies, and the socialism barbs aside. He was so passionate for this cause, the cause of his life - and he fought until his last breath for this.



Hopefully it was not all in vain, and maybe more people will learn to reach across the aisle as he was so willing to do.

Rest peacefully, Senator.

Can you identify this South African runners gender identity?

She won her last races, beating previous records. Though, she looks a bit...masculine. All reports say the tests can take a long time.

Has anyone thought of just yanking down the pants and taking a look for Junk AND a Trunk? The way I see it, 20 seconds, max.

So I have a bit of time to kill most mornings since I can't start walking dogs until 11:00. That being said, I have found a plethora of The Funny on The Interwubs this morning.

Automatic Door Fail, The Video. I love that after the incident, the door slowly closes behind him. No sound needed for this video.

The Total Eclipse of the Heart Flow Chart


Barney Frank reverts back to his ethnic heritage: On What Planet Do You Spend Most Of Your Time?

The Helen Thomas "incident": Clicky Here

Helen Thomas is my homeboy.

I went with the Boyfriend to his family reunion in Rochester NY. The following events happened at a sketchy local bar his friend was providing the entertainment for (a Sublime tribute band).

* The drunk guy that hit on me when I was BLATANTLY being draped on by said boyfriend. Drunk Guy leaned in, tried to kiss my neck, and I pushed him away, pointed to my hand intertwined with The Boyfriends hand. He later went over to a couple of girls that were ALSO being draped on by rather involved gentlemen, was told to step off, and then started to hit on one of the boyfriends.

*Hantai playing on a big screen next to Sportscenter. Every man in the bar stood in front of the giant Sportscenter screen. As an animated woman was actively sexing on another animated woman, then started to flick the animated bean, one guy yells to his buddy across the bar - "Hey, dude - you HAVE to see this! Federer may get another title tennis shot at Wimbledon!" Meanwhile, 6" to the left, crazy Japani-porn was happening, which went unnoticed by everyone at the bar aside for the two of us. 30 seconds later, the screen went back to 80's music videos.

*The lead singer of the band unable to continue for public drunkenness.

*Some "fan" from the audience walking up nonchalantly to the drummer during the set, and his awkward attempt at a conversation with said drummer. The guy looked like he wanted to play the drums, but like a little child, seemed more annoying than actually inquisitive. Plus, all of this was happening during the set, which was weird. At one time the guy picked up a drum stick, as if to say "please let me play. I brought my own stick!"


The rest of the trip was everything that a family reunion would entail. Lots of food, illegal fireworks, and a 4 year old child escaping via Big Wheels. When we got home after 4 days, we discovered that our cat had been locked in the spare closet for the duration of our trip. It appears she only eliminated once in her closet-prison, which is amazing. The first thing she did when let out of the closet was run over to the toy mouse, and bat it around. Cat, do you want food? Sustainance? Maybe some water or a pee break? No - toy mouse must die. She's fine.

Sadie, Zeppy, Cooper and I did a little somethin' somethin' for NECN. Sadie and I did a quick (really modified due to weather) routine for K9 disk. Cooper learned how to catch a Frisbee. Zeppy stood there looking out of sorts. All in all, it was a lot of fun, even if it was pouring buckets!

Segment #1: Disk Doggin' with Sadie

Segment #2: Teaching an ADORABLE puppy how to play Frisbee

Dear Dick Cheney,

You can't avoid the media and the spotlight for essentially 8 years, going so far as to take your residence off of Google Maps - and then show up in every media outlet that will have you. It looks suspicious. I hate to say it, but I think I liked it better when you were hiding and no one had to hear from you. We all know what you did, and how you conducted the affairs of this country for 8 years - but coming out of the shadows and flailing like an overboard business man on a Booze Cruise isn't helping your case. A better way? Simply pass the buck, and duck away.

You've already started - last week when you brought your old boss into the fray was FANTASTIC! By saying that "he basically knew what was going on, he signed off on it" really just sounds like a desperate attempt at getting a bit more attention, and to cover your own sorry, desperate ass. Go get 'em, Tiger!

Love,
-Me

It's 4pm.

I had a dog today that was bleeding out of its anus. Awesome.

The downstairs is 75% totally cleaned: Vacuumed, swept, mopped, and aired out. Dusted, disinfected, and glass is all Windexed. I have a stiff margarita in hand, and Oprah is on in the background.

I miss my man, and want him to come home. D. Steve is showing up to stay in the spare bedroom so we can wake up bright and early ....well, early, at 4am for our movie shoot.


All in all, it's a good day, a great night, and hopefully a fabulous movie shoot.

Today marks another trek into 48 Hours of Film. At 7pm tonight we get the prop we have to use, line of dialog we have to incorporate into the film, and the genre that we'll be working with. We'll be shooting tomorrow in a toy store, which should rock. Shooting a movie in a toy store? Boo Yeah!

We have to start shooting at 5am, and it's all the way in Essex (45 minutes north of the city) so an early wake up, but we'll be done by 10 am (when the store opens) but I'm working with a really professional and fun crew, which has a goal of 4 minutes (it takes 1 hour of shooting to get 1 minute of film for these events). The rules state that the movie has to be between 4-8 minutes long, so we're on the short side of that.

Can't wait!

My Childhood just died a little....

30 Awesomely Bad Unicorn Tattoos Gallery

NSFW due to douchebaggery.

I belong to a group that finds random signs that are pretty amusing, and posts them. This is an ENTIRE WEBSITE of "In The Butt" stickers that people put on any random sign.

In my current hungry, overtired, and silly mood, I find this Utterly Childish...and Hysterical.


Everything's better...in the butt!

Which is why I think that IS AN AWESOME AND BALLSY TATTOO.

Yay for the Flying Speghetti Monster :)

But wait...the story gets stranger.

Seriously? Oh, she's done this before?

<a href="http://tapespace.com/view/Censor_Bar_Fun>Fun - with Censor Bars!</a> Technically not work safe, but everything does have a censor bar! Enjoy!