ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! REALLY?!?!

Defence given more time in dive death case

AAP

3 February 2009

THE case of accused honeymoon killer Gabe Watson has been adjourned to give his lawyers and the prosecution more time to prepare.

American David Gabriel Watson, 31, was required to appear in Townsville Supreme Court today charged with the murder of his wife Tina.

He did not appear in court, but solicitor Rohan Armstrong, of his Townsville-based defence team, asked for more time.

"I have been in contact with Mr Watson ... we need more time to take further instructions on the matter," he told the court.

The Crown also requested more time, and the matter was adjourned to a date to be fixed.

The Alabama newlyweds were 11 days into their honeymoon when Tina drowned during a dive off the Townsville coast, on October 22, 2003.

Mr Watson has since remarried in the US, and his lawyers there have already indicated they are likely to fight his extradition in the courts.

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Seriously! Like 6 YEARS ISN'T ENOUGH?!?!?!?!

TGIF!

THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY b/c I am pretty much feeling not motivated AT ALL to do anything up here! I think I may leave around noon b/c there's not really much to do. I am SO ready for the weekend! However, I don't think I'll be able to be very productive because Hubby's cousins are coming to stay with us this weekend b/c Jason has his hearing w/ the stoopid motorcycle guy on Monday. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a recap:

On my birthday in 2007, my friend and I were going to get our nails done before my Bachelorette/Birthday party later that night (I was leaving 2 days later for Vegas to get hitched!) and we convinced the Hub and his cousin (who lived with us at the time) to go with us to get their dirty-man nails purdy-fied for the wedding, so all 4 of us piled into Tay's truck and Jason drove b/c it was my birthday so the rest of us had been drinking (Jason was too little) and we left. Then I discovered that I didn't have my camera and that the momentous metro-sexual moment needed to be documented, so I told Jason to turn on the next street and go back to the house (we hadn't gotten but to the street in front of our house). So, he obliged, turning on his left blinker and started to turn, ::cue weird thud/crash noise::. We all looked around and were like "What the heck was that?!" then all you see is a tumbling mass of person and motorcycle and dirt. My BFF and hubby jumped out of the truck to go check on the dude. Jason and I stayed in the truck, not knowing what the heck to do--actually, I'm pretty sure we were just frozen stuck there. ANYWAY! The moral of this story is, the dumb kid was speeding down this tiny road and trying to pass us on the left, as we were turning left and laid his bike into the front left tire of the turck and proceded to tumble into the ditch, stickers poking into his un-helmeted head & he broke his wrist, some ribs, maybe some other stuff AND got a ticket for failing to pass safely or some crap like that and has been trying to sue my husband's insurance and my "cousin in-law" for something like mental anguish, disability, and some other BS. It's really lame. OH! And I myspace-stalked this dude, and turns out he's trying to get into the Police Academy here. That's who I want enforcing the laws! RIIIIIIIIGHT!

So, Jason has to show up for some hearing on Monday, to basically say the guy is dumb and he's not going to get anything. But we'll see. I kinda wanna go so I can see the dude and tell him he ruined my 21st birthday b/c NOT ONY did we not get to go get our nails done that day but I GOT ATTACKED BY ANTS while we were waiting the hour and a half for the DPS to show up!! (And we only live about 1/3 of a mile outside the city limits! For goodness sake, the police dept. showed up LOOONG before they did)! BAH!

Anyway! So I'm playing hostess this weekend and I pretty much don't want to but oh well. It wouldn't be so bad if it were just Jason, but he's bringing his cousin, who I don't think has ever even been to Texas (she's an interesting gal, BTW, so I won't really be trying for "hostess of the year" or anything like that, b/c I'm pretty sure it wouldn't really matter to her...)

So yeah..... That's pretty much it, I'm gonna go get some random stuff done before I go so it looks like I did something productive today!
ADIOS! :)

My 101 list is finally complete and posted!

It's a FUH-REEZING day today! It's been snowing/sleeting for the last couple of hours, and I am at home because I am a sissy and didn't want to drive today. SOOOOOO I have been productive cleaning and writing thank you notes for a couple of christmas gifts, and even a wedding gift I got over the break (over a year later, random, I know!) and I FINALLY finished my 101/1001 list!!!! WOOHOO!

Like I said yesterday, I kinda started it last week, but I am doing it full-blown now!
And since I'm home from work today, I'm really trying to get some of the stuff done like painting the baseboards, but I know I won't get it done today, but I may be able to cross that off by the end of the weekend. So right now I have a handful of things in progress, and one completed already, but check it out for yourself and let me know what you think. I know I won't get ALL of it done, but having those things on there really motivates me to do them.

ADIOS! I'm off to be productive and hopefully warm up in the process!

UPDATE!

The playlist music is WORKING!!!!!

I AM SAAAAAAAAAAAVED!!!!! :)

Brrrrr!

After it was almost 80 degrees outside yesterday, my hopes for a pleasant rest of the winter were dashed today when I walked out to my truck and it was 22 degrees with a windchill of 12! BOOOOO!!

Also, booo to my work's firewall for not letting my playlist play on here! I'm pretty sure I will go into a music-less coma if it doesn't start working! My itunes is working, but those songs might put me to sleep because over half of them are Celine Dion. No offense Celine, I love your guts, but you alone are not going to get me through this Monday! Today, it's just me and another lady in the office, and The Boss Lady is in meetings all day, so there's not really much to do... Thus the need for some snappy music!

I apologize for my lack of blogging this weekend, but I was actually being productive (GASP!). It was kinda chilly Saturday, so the hubby and I just hung out at the house in the morning, then in the afternoon we went and ran a couple of errands (he even went with me to the Fabric store!!!WHOA!) and Saturday night we hung out some more and I did a couple of loads of laundry and cut out fabric for some burp cloths.

Yesterday was GREAT! I made 25 BURP CLOTHS! (This pic is what was left after I took a load of them to the Crap Mall) I was a sewing machine! (Haha! Get it?!?!) The hub thought I was going to sew my hand onto one of those things I was zooming through them! I was pretty stinkin' proud of myself! Taylor went to the grocery store (YAY!) then grilled some chicken for fajitas outside and enjoyed the nice weather with the dogs while I was sewing, but I had the sliding glass door open so I could partake in the nice weather too!

IN OTHER GOOD NEWS!!!!! My BFF Allison just texted me, and WE'RE GOING TO CABO!!!!! I called her last week to address the issue of us needing to go on a girls trip and we quickly decided that since she's already going to New York next month, everywhere else we wanted to go, our hubby's would want to go too, so we were stuck. But her parents have a time share in Cabo and they aren't going to be able to use it until christmas, so they're letting us use it! WOOOOHOOO! So we are tenatively going to go in August. The summer is a busy time for her and her hubby (he's a Youth Minister in Artesia) and they're also in the process of exploring other opportunities to minister (as in, Texas or Oklahoma). And that's a good time for us as well because Taylor will be done with his welding stuff and I will have accumulated enough vacation days. So now I REALLY have some motivation to lose weight! Bikini body here I come!!!

This is the place \/

WOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!! I'M SO STINKING EXCITED!!!! :D

Okay, so moving right along... (I guess going 2 days without blogging makes for a long post!) If any of you have read my very first post on this blog, you would see that I inteded on making a 101/1001 list. What is a 101/1001 list you may ask? Well, I had to hijack another blog's explanation of it, b/c mine just wouldn't adequately describe it, hard to believe, I know :)

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past — frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Goal setting tips
Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

I'm cheating and I "technically" started last Monday (when I went on my diet, and started running) but I'm still workin on populating the list, so I'll post that whenever it's finished.

But here's the fun part: I'm challenging all 3 of my readers (that means YOU Ally! It will give you an excuse to actually blog!) to make a 101/1001 list and DO IT! Post the list and I will keep up with you! K? K! Good luck! :)

Day 2 of "Running"

Okay, so it was really yesterday, but better late than never, right? Okay, that's what I thought. :)

Yesterday (thursday) was day #2 of FAMILY running! I actually rather enjoyed it. Yes, you read that right. Although, my tune may change when we actually start hardcore running. Right now we're on Week 1 of the "training" plan that goes a little like this:

Warm up by walking for 5 minutes.
Jog for 60 seconds.
Walk for 90 seconds.
Repeat for 20 minutes.

I don't think I "enojoyed" the actual running part as much as I liked just getting to be with my little family and enjoy the unseasonably wonderful weather (78 degrees in the middle of January?!). Anyway, we'll see if I enjoy it as much in the mid-40's tomorrow...

Oh! And speaking of running, I've found what's going to be our first "real" race.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....

Tay and I are going to run with his sister and her husband in the BLOODGUSHER 2009 in Midland on March 28th.
It seems like a ways away, but hopefully it will keep me motivated, we shall see...
But for right now I'm sleepy, and I'm looking forward to my freedom to sleep in late the next 2 days, and maybe make a couple dozen burp cloths in between sleeping stents ;)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT #2!!!

FREE COSMETICS, SKIN CARE AND PERFUMES AT DILLARDS!!!!!

Wow! I feel very socially-conscious (??) lately with all these public service announcements, but nevertheless...

FYI!!!!

Dillard’s will be giving away free cosmetics, skin care and perfumes beginning Jan. 20, as part of a 5-year-old settlement involving price fixing on beauty products. So, make plans to go and get some of the random products they are giving away!

A list of the specific products as well as other details can be found at http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/

Dropping in...

I'm pretty busy at work, but I figured I would take a quick break and blog a little bit before things got too intense...

This weekend was pretty fun, we went to Midland (OMG, whodathunkit?!?!) and hung out with the in-laws and took some family pictures with Taylor's brother and sister and their families. They're a surprise for my mother and father in-law for their anniversary. I'm particularly excited about seeing them because I think Tay and I got some really good ones of just the 2 of us, and I've been wanting to get some prof pics taken since we never got "real" engagement ones done. Not that I wish we would have because we just didn't have the $$ and I had braces at the time, and who wants to memorialize those in expensive pictures, right?
On the downside, I kinda wish I would have been home so I could have gotten some stuff done (like make stuff for the booth), but what can ya do, right?

Moving on, today is the 1st day of my Special K challenge. I really am trying to stick with this one this time... I will spare you the details, but it's only for 2 weeks, and if I don't see any results, then I will just move onto something else. But I bet I will... And plus, Tay and I are going to start walking/jogging/running at a park a few times a week with the pups because--brace yourself-- we are going to run in a half marathon in Vegas in December. Plus, apparently running is a good way to lose weight, and no matter how much I LOATHE running, it really does burn fat quicker than anything else you could possibly do, and I'm just at that point where I will do it...

So that's about it... Hope all 2 of you are doing swell!
OH! ALLY! WHEN YOU GET DONE READING THIS- WRITE ON YOUR OWN BLOG! :)

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!

I just wanted to share a little lesson that I learned yesterday when shopping!

***DOLLAR GENERAL IS NOT CHEAPER THAN NORMAL STORES!***

I was putting together a baby shower gift for a girl I used to work with on the floor at the hospital and I figured I would get some baby bath supplies from there and save a little bit of money (I was trying to budget, and actually STICK to it!) So I went and purchased the token baby bath stuff (shampoo, lotion, baby Q-Tips, and some Desitin) at Dollar General only to discover that when I went to Target for some other stuff, that ALL of that stuff that I bought from DG was CHEAPER AT TARGET! Yes, you read right CHEAPER. And not just a couple of cents cheaper, like, I SAVED $2 CHEAPER! And I got MORE actual "product" (aka BIGGER bottles of stuff!) And if you REALLY know me, you're thinking "I bet she bought the stuff at Target and took back the DG stuff!" In which case, you are SO RIGHT! HAHA! (And I already LOVED Target, but now, I've decided that I'm TOTALLY justified when I shop there, which is AT LEAST once a week!)

So, I went to Babies R Us, picked out some washcloths (which I saved 15% on thanks to a coupon I had!) to match the baby towel wrap I made, then I came home, put my basket together (which, was FABULOUS if I do say so myself!) and made a tag with my Cricut cutter (::insert giggly squeal here::). But I'll just stop trying to describe it and post a picture!

OMG! I just saw the most AMAZING dining room put together on Divine Design! It makes me want to move into my forever house and make it my own! OOOOH to have my forever house! I have soooo many ideas!!! But that's another post on another day. Hopefully in just a few short months, we can start on that!

And now sadly, I must get back to being productive (aka making stuff for the booth in between laundry loads)! But I leave you with a picture of my little furry children from last night. They were being quite funny then they settled down and each had a bone. :)

And don't forget, DOLLAR GENERAL IS NOT GENERALLY CHEAPER!!!!!
Now you can't say you didn't know! :)

Not to worry!

I haven't forgotten about the 2 blog followers and all you other stalkers out there! I've just been super busy with work and by the time I get home I just wanna hang out with the hubby. But now, it's the weekend and my house is a mess! So unfortunately this thing is getting put on the back burner, but I am working on a new playlist and finding a new background because that's about all I have patience for, but if that's not enough for you, you can wander over to my shutterfly. I uploaded some random pics from Christmas and the Cotton Bowl. But you will have to find the link all by yourself. HINT: It is somewhere on this page :) And no, I will NOT be making a dedicated post about that game b/c I'm trying to pretend like it didn't happen. Boo. That's all I have to say about that! So there. TTFN!