what a way to wake up

Bo peed in my bed this morning, dammit.

It's maybe 6:30, and he jumps in bed with me with a little chewy flip-toy, and he's going to town on it. I will mention I took him out to pee at around 5 AM when he woke me up. (He doesn't bark to wake me up; he just comes in my room, jumps on the bed and nudges me with that cold nose.) Mom took him out to pee maybe an hour later. I'm just laying there, cuddling with him and letting him chew his thing. He jumps off the bed, and I roll over...and he FRICKIN' PEED. No warning or anything, and it wasn't a little tinkle. He full-ut peed.

Yeah, I'm pissed. (So to speak.) I had to wash my comforter and sheets, I had to deodorize my mattress, and now the comforter and sheets are drying.

But I can't stay mad at him for too long. I love the little shithead.

well, speak of the devil!

So I'm at the library getting some stuff done. On the way here, I was thinking about how Tina and her family had moved to Lowell, and I was just wondering if she and Jacob had set their wedding date yet or if they had made any plans about that stuff.

I get here at the library, and guess who's working here now. Jacob! I guess he's the computer tech guy. So he and I caught up a little, and here I am now, farting around on the Internet here while doing some other...ah, what the hell, I just had to get out of the house.

I sent my admissions stuff to Purdue Calumet today. What was ironic about it was that I was watching an episode of "Spongebob Squarepants" while filling out my information. I also managed to cancel my subscription to Vibe magazine (I've been getting it through some offer from FYE, but I very rarely read the magazine), and my refund check from Ford Credit should be coming in the mail tomorrow. Score! :)

The weather is getting disgusting outside. I guess there's a tornado watch until 9 PM tonight. It was all dark on one side of the street and still light and shiny on the other side, and the rain was coming down hard in big drops.

*le sigh* If I get reeeeally bored, I can always re-read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Earlier, I was chatting with Jeed online. We're basically just trying to flesh out stuff for Starbright Continued. I wanted to get a joint post in with Jem and "Ace." Oh, it's gonna get good this summer. I can't wait. Which reminds me--I need to start doing sketches of how Rio will look with the dark blue hair. I honestly couldn't make up my mind if I wanted to replace Rio's purple hair with dark blue or brown for "Ace," so I asked Jeed for her input. We both came to a consensus on dark blue, because in the "Jem" universe, it wouldn't fit for a main character to have a normal hair color (unless it's Jerrica, of course).

And don't tell me Craig Phillips has blue hair and I'm just copying off of him. This is DARK BLUE I'm talking about. It's going to look cool. ;)

it was the mash!...it was the Monster Mash...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_en_ot/obit_pickett

NEW YORK - He does the "Monster Mash" no more.

Bobby "Boris" Pickett, whose dead-on Boris Karloff impression propelled the Halloween anthem to the top of the charts in 1962, making him one of pop music's most enduring one-hit wonders, has died of leukemia. He was 69.

Pickett, dubbed "The Guy Lombardo of Halloween," died Wednesday night at the West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital, said his longtime manager, Stuart Hersh. His daughter, Nancy, and his sister, Lynda, were at Pickett's bedside.

"Monster Mash" hit the Billboard chart three times: when it debuted in 1962, reaching No. 1 the week before Halloween; again in August 1970, and for a third time in May 1973. The resurrections were appropriate for a song where Pickett gravely intoned the forever-stuck-in-your-head chorus: "He did the monster mash. ... It was a graveyard smash."

The novelty hit's fans included Bob Dylan, who played the single on his XM Satellite Radio program last October. "Our next artist is considered a one-hit wonder, but his one hit comes back year after year," Dylan noted.

The hit single ensured Pickett's place in the pantheon of pop music obscurities, said syndicated radio host Dr. Demento, whose long-running program celebrates offbeat tunes.

"It's certainly the biggest Halloween song of all time," said Demento. The DJ, who interviewed Pickett last year, said he maintained a sense of humor about his singular success: "As he loved to say at oldies shows, `And now I'm going to do a medley of my hit.'"

Pickett's impression of Karloff (who despite his name was an Englishman, born William Henry Pratt) was forged in Somerville, Mass., where the boy watched horror films in a theater managed by his father.

Pickett used the impersonation in a nightclub act and when performing with his band the Cordials. A bandmate convinced Pickett they needed to do a song to showcase the Karloff voice, and "Monster Mash" was born — "written in about a half-hour," said Dr. Demento.

The recording, done in a couple of hours, featured a then-unknown piano player named Leon Russell and a backing band christened The Crypt-Kickers. It was rejected by four major labels before Gary Paxton, lead singer on the Hollywood Argyles' novelty hit "Alley Oop," released "Monster Mash" on his own label.

The instant smash became a sort-of Christmas carol for the pumpkin and ghoul set. In a 1996 interview with People magazine, Pickett said he never grew tired of it: "When I hear it, I hear a cash register ringing."

While Pickett never re-created its success, his "Monster's Holiday," a Christmas follow-up, reached No. 30 in December 1962. And "Graduation Day" hit No. 80 in June 1963.

He continued performing through his final gig in November. He remained in demand for Halloween performances, including a memorable 1973 show where his bus broke down outside Frankenstein, Mo.

Beside his daughter and sister, Pickett is survived by two grandchildren.

*gasp!* OMG!

It's from the "Intrigue at the Indy 500" episode!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/JEM-production-cel-doll-rare-animation-anime_W0QQitemZ200102763035QQihZ010QQcategoryZ1532QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I WANT EEEET!!! *criez* I can't afford it....