http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/ en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:06:43 GMT vBulletin 10 http://sowal.com/bb/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/ http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/34-wow-horoscope-dead.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:14:32 GMT My horriblescope, as I like to call it most days, was certainly on track yesterday as I applied and was accepted to work with my favorite band on a new website they will be going live with in a few... My horriblescope, as I like to call it most days, was certainly on track yesterday as I applied and was accepted to work with my favorite band on a new website they will be going live with in a few days. Horriblescope said that the newest in tech stuff could be entering my life and that I should embrace it and all that it could bring my way, so I almost peed myself when signing online this am to find a email from the man himself letting me know that I would be going over submitted material for any copyright infringement issues. Since the music industry is in a huge state of turmoil and the large record companies are on their last leg and suing everyone under the sun in hopes of paying those huge executive bonuses, most performers are being extremely careful about what they put out on the internet. But on the downside, it will mean that alot of my internet time will be spent listening to some stuff that isnt really my cup of tea but as long as it helps to insure that my favorite artist is around for a long time to come, I am up to it. Now I am off to hone my "ACCEPT/DENY" skills... ]]> jodiFL http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/34-wow-horoscope-dead.html http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/32-too-tired.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:43:24 GMT Well the last couple of days I have found my self fighting a losing battle with myself and my self-control. I have been speaking up about things I feel passionately about and thats not a bad thing I... Well the last couple of days I have found my self fighting a losing battle with myself and my self-control. I have been speaking up about things I feel passionately about and thats not a bad thing I dont guess but sometimes I have a tendency to want to get the last word in. Whether it be in a trivial argument with the spouse or kids to stepping into the political issues of the world and/or my little corner of it. But I have decided that I will have a long talk with me during a long shower tonight and let me know that sometimes it is better just to step back and let others have the floor. I dont know what it is with me but sometimes I can do physical labor, go to a stressful job, or many other tiring things but that the mental fatigue of trying to find and state facts without making myself look like an utter fool or worse yet, an all out ass can whip me like an old rug. It just takes it all out of me. Especially when I know that everything I try to get across just wont go across that great divide of personal opinion. Why do I do this to myself you ask? Well, if I figure it out, I'll let you know. But in the mean time I am going to make it a point to make some time for myself and do something good for me and my family and let the rest of the world slip into the background. None of the problems facing any of us will be solved within the next week or so. Hell, they might not even be solved in my lifetime. So for the time being, I resolve to have more fun, cook more awesome meals, spend more time around live music, and connect with more positive people that make me laugh. ]]> jodiFL http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/32-too-tired.html http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/29-can-pride-stifled.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:59:50 GMT My daughter came home from a day of hanging with friends, dressing up, snagging some free candy to tell me that she had made it to the top 8 for Homecoming Queen. I starting giggling and pride... My daughter came home from a day of hanging with friends, dressing up, snagging some free candy to tell me that she had made it to the top 8 for Homecoming Queen. I starting giggling and pride swelled up in me until she gave me a look that said it all. She has no intention of participating in this most memorable of high school events. You see, she is not an attention grabbing kind of person. She doesnt wear makeup, would rather be in jeans and a Tshirt, and really could care less about being voted as a representative of her school. I tried to explain that she should be proud, that her classmates had bestowed on her an honor, tho I wouldnt really know because I was never nominated for this type of thing. And now at a time when I should be driving back from dropping her off at school, on a day that most girls would be acting extremely "girly" on, I am still trying to get her to to even GO to school. During our conversation last evening, I asked if any of the boys were her friend or that she liked that she would consider walking out on the field with. She let me know right quick that all the guys on the ballot were either "JOCKS OR JERKS", and that she was going to ask them to take her name off the ballot. WHAT?? But I respect her wishes and at a time that I would normally be getting kinda "girly" myself about it, I understand that this is not something I need to force upon her. She is a beautiful young woman that is always kind and smiling but that also can speak her mind and stand up for herself. I guess I should be more proud of THAT, than of some popularity contest that is really only embarrassing her. Should I insist she go to school today knowing that it will be a day of anxiety and embarrassment? I think not. I should be more proud of her the way she is. ...Although, it would be kinda funny to see her win and then decline it as she stands there in her jeans, Nine Inch Nails Tshirt, and flip-flops telling them " y'all run with it....have fun" (her words last night) :lol:
I guess pride cant be stifled because I am more proud of her now more than ever.
]]> jodiFL http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/29-can-pride-stifled.html http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/24-mixed-messages-vague-visions.html Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:42:01 GMT I often wonder how some people get through life never saying _anything_ definitive. You know those people that think everyone else is at fault for not being able to read their mind. I often have to... I often wonder how some people get through life never saying anything definitive. You know those people that think everyone else is at fault for not being able to read their mind. I often have to deal with people that are firmly entrenched in the vague vision that everyone just knows what they mean. Sometimes I can read between the lines and figure this stuff out but there are times when I just dont feel like dissecting every syllable they utter in order to make sure that something that wasnt said might actually be worth reading into a conversation. And then there are the times that you do interpret something that wasnt said one way and it turns out to be the opposite of what they meant. But I am supposed to the one at fault for this mixed message? How is a person that makes themselves clear on things supposed to deal with those that think that by being vague they are somehow conveying a complete thought? Do we just keep dissecting the talks we have with these people? Do we speak up and tell them they are not making themselves clear on a certain point? Or do we go on out on that limb and tell them just how vague they are and that being that way makes them look deceptive? I am not saying that all people who are vague are deceptive but the vast majority of dishonest/deceptive people that I have had the misfortune of knowing are vague in the way they deal with people in order to hide their real intentions/motives. Should a person base a relationship, whether it be personal or professional, on that first impression of vagueness? Should one make themselves clear on how much this bothers them at the first sign of mixed messages? Or should one just go with the flow and let a person think that one has ESP and hope it doesnt come back to bite them in the ass? Maybe one day when I have more time to dissect each syllable that I have just written I will figure out this conundrum. Or maybe it will come to me as an unspoken vision....... ]]> jodiFL http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/24-mixed-messages-vague-visions.html http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/6-wow-another-blog-me-neglect.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:35:03 GMT Well, since I can seem to find anyone else blogging I guess I will go ahead and do the first! Although I dont have much to write and to be perfectly honest there isnt alot going on right now to blog... Well, since I can seem to find anyone else blogging I guess I will go ahead and do the first! Although I dont have much to write and to be perfectly honest there isnt alot going on right now to blog about. Unless you count the horrible things going on in Burma. Or the war . But I promise that just as soon as I find something worthwhile to link up here I will! ]]> jodiFL http://www.sowal.com/bb/blogs/jodifl/6-wow-another-blog-me-neglect.html