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Pictures from Thanksgiving 2004 @ Mommy & Papa's.

not turkey-drunk, but ham-drunk...
...myra, archie, mommy, me

Katie's pictures from Maureen's 25th Birthday Party -- Nov 27, 2004.

the good corner of the room...
...antoinette, fatima, me, marina

"Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again".

Turkey Factoids

The caruncle is a red-pink fleshy growth on the head and upper neck of the turkey.

Turkeys have a long, red, fleshy area called a snood that grows from the forehead over the bill.

The fleshy growth under a turkey’s throat is called a wattle.

The male turkey is called a tom.

The female turkey is called a hen.

Tom turkeys have beards. This is black, hairlike feathers on their breast. Hens sometimes have beards, too.

i have officially mastered the art of getting hurt.

below is a foward i received from one of my i/t colleagues. its really really dorky, but it made my hands sweat:

INSTALLING LOVE
Tech Support: Yes, ... how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What doI do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running?

Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-esteem, Grudge andResentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-esteem with a module of its own called High Self-esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge andResentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components ." What should I do?

Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

Customer: Thank you, God.

Sharon's pictures from Thara & Ryne's 21st Birthday @ Funky Buddha Lounge -- Nov 13, 2004.

the girls...
...rachel, me, juvy, thara, fatima, sharon, antoinette

pitchers of sangria? good
hanging out with friends? gooooood
hung over at work? not good

Pictures from Preset before Funky Buddha Lounge @ Abby's w/ Juvy, Fatima, Chris, Paul, Sharon -- Nov 13, 2004.

good times...
...me, juvy, chris, fatima, paul

i wish i may
i wish i might
i wish i could be with you tonight

oh my god. im still at work. oh my god.

new... Steve's pictures from Starved Rock State Park w/ Steve, Marina, Mike, Antoinette, Liss -- Oct 23, 2004.

"tabagonning" -- the way girls like it...
...antoinette, marina, me, overly-happy liss

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sitting atop starved rock...
...liss, antoinette, steve, me, mike, marina

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enjoying our sweet treat a little too much...
...marina, antoinette, liss, me

...good times...

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

Katie's pictures from Jen's 23rd Birthday @ Cafe Iberico & Moda -- Nov 6, 2004.

the girls @ moda...
...kris, marina, jen, katie, maureen, me

Pictures from Trick-or-Treating with my cousin's kids in Roundlake, IL -- Oct 31, 2004.

post-treating / pre-eating...
...gabrielle (my 1st godkid), sierra (my cousin's oldest daughter), me
...in the back: april (my cousin)

oh my god
im so stressed...and moody and tired
i think some of my hairs turned gray/white since i got to work this morning
sigh
...
you know how my hands sweat? if they're hot and sweaty, that means im nervous. right now they're cold and sweaty -- that means "uh-oh, abbys going to flip out soon"
...
sigh
...

im wondering what you're doing right now.