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I've been so busy this past year that I've felt like I haven't had a life. I changed stores last spring and have been so busy there, and my mother-in-law has needed so much of our attention that we really haven't had time of ourselves. Motherhubbard helped us out so much the past few months by taking care of her three days a week. I don't know what we would have done if she hadn't been able to help us after the last caregiver had to quit. My house seems to have fallen apart, too. I haven't had ...

So many things come by.
So many things are brought with the time.
So many new things fill our minds.

In the middle of that rush, smiles, and life;
I keep trying hard not to forget the past.
Sometimes, when you look back
It’s not clear as it was.

My memories...
Deep inside of me I don’t want them to go away
So I run back to embrace them;
But each time they look smaller and farer away
I just want to live ...

I don't know what it is about the Silver Screen, but I love the classic films. When I say classic films...I don't mean anything that has been produced in my lifetime. (I was born in 1972 for those who don't know.) The classics were made back when acting was genuine, special effects was an art of lighting and sound effects, and no one ever noticed the fake looking background because they were focused the PLOT!! Yes, and there was a PLOT. The men were human, the women were real, and you had to ...

With Madonna attempting to use her 'fame' to adopt yet another African child, and being aghast at the media coverage of this event, its time I climbed on to my soapbox once more, and have a rant about modern celebrity culture:

'Celebrity' is such an odious term, and a repellent idea, at least in its modern application. Everywhere I walk, its soulless stink surrounds me. All men are not equal - this I freely acknowledge - but the distinction is not a meritocratic one. Rather, it is ...

I forgot that there was a reason why I used to game so much online:

The jokes.

As a lady gamer who surrounds myself with a variety of friends, I'll find myself making a game joke, or a little sound snippet from a Zelda game ("You found your keys! Yay! *open treasure chest sound*") and just get weird looks and the: "Oh, well, that's Haleigh for you!" statement.

However, I recently picked up Counterstrike again with every one else ...