V-A-C-A-TION in the summertime

While the Queen is loving the moderate temps in the royal state of MI, she longs for sun, sea and sand. Therefore, let it be known -- the bags are packed for TEXAS. Little sister is hosting the bigs this week at her mansion in Mansfield. She's already fixin up a batch of her famous spicy chex mix, and gettin the boat and jet ski in prime condition.

Her husband and manservant Tony will chauffer the three sisty uglers (as our daddy used to call us, and yes we do have self-esteem issues from this) wherever we want to go, which will include a trip to Steinmart! He'll carry us to Target too for the sister discount. Nancy's daughter Lindsay is coming along too. I called Karen yesterday and told her I was bringing a boyfriend....................... just not mine! Lindsay's Biff can't be without her. Little does he know we'll make a manservant out of him too!

When the three sisters are together, we sing! Two of our favorties are "whisper a prayer" and "titanic." Mostly we laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Did I mention we can get loud? We were once shushed at the fourth of July fireworks -- for laughing too loud. I swear.

Celebrity Deaths

OK -- the Queen feels compelled to weigh in on the three celebrity deaths of the last couple of days, and the ONLY thing that has my sympathy is that Gen X may be mourning the loss of its collective youth. (OH BOO HOO)

Start with Ed McMahon -- he was a chummy schlummy sidekick for Johnny Carson, heh, heh, heh. Star search was cool, Publishers clearinghouse was a strange spokesperson gig. All in all, the guy had a good run and was probably worth some coin.

Farrah? ALL the guys loved Farrah in 1976. ALL the girls wanted that flip-banged long-haired look! She shouldn't have quit Charlie's Angels after the first year, because her acting career wasn't stellar after that. But she was a one name wonder - FARRAH! No denying she was beautiful -- even as a 60-something. Anal cancer must have been horrible, humiliating, and painful. We should mourn her death, as we mourn everyone who dies from this disease.

The Queen cannot possibly conjure feelings for MJ's passing. Was he talented? Absolutely. Was he sick in the head? ABSOLUTELY. Did our culture allow him to take advantage of young boys, his celebrity and wealth? Without a doubt. Shame on us for allowing the emporer of pop to go so long without clothing. He's wearing a suit of a different color now.

Overshare

The Queen was not amused when today a quiet, to the point of mute, commoner decided to dump his recent woes at the foot of her throne. This shopkeeper and others like him come together monthly to swap secrets of their trades in hopes of becoming rich someday. The Queen hosts these meets to spread the wealth. Seems this shopkeeper had missed the last meet and felt it his duty to spin a tale of suffering for the Queen's what... forgiveness? ... entertainment? The Queen is unsure...

Alas, the shopkeeper found himself in hospital last month due to internal bleeding. Through self-discovery, he sent the doctors on a search of ruptured piles. "Oh dear!" said the Queen, with an instinctive sphincter spasm, and a certain wince on her face. Yet, on he went to describe his anorectal condition, and on... and on...

"Be well!" said the Queen and tried mightily to escape. The once quiet commoner had felt the power of share, and things in the group may never be the same.

QIT - Queen in Transition

Queen had to pack up her treasures today. Been stuck in limbo land of the lost island of misfit toys for the past 18 months after the new library opened at Walsh. Not sure where they'll stick me while the old library is renovated into faculty offices. Tis discomfiting to not have a home. But thankful to have a job, and one that I love at that.

Prefer to be in a place of hustle and bustle - keeps my senses keen. When I first moved to the office in the old library, there was enough commotion I kept rockin. Once the library moved into its new, clean and very modern space, and I was left in the dead zone, I find I must get up and get out so as not to fall into a zombie-like state. Hopeful more people will come with this move.

Already missing the special features of the current little castle. The built in shelves are a perfect place to display crown jewels. Two sets of cupboards are alongside. Good hiding places for piles of junky jewels that seem to accumulate.

Packing provided little pleasures remembering the gift giver and the picking of a new possession. Funny how a little whim of buying one tiny plastic crown a few years ago has become a fully disfunctional obsession for everything queenly in such a short time. And it's not just me. Oh no. Friends find crowns -- they buy them or email links for me to buy.


So while not exactly dethroned, I am throneless, and must find a spot fitting for a queen. Fresh hell would be a doorless half-walled cubicle with no space for visitors - and I do have them!

For now, the treasures can stay in a box at home until a new special spot is found.

Scrapbookin

Finally finished an album of Prince Dan's football career. Newspaper clippings mostly, I had saved from his sophomore year on. Turned out pretty well. Now the decision is, save it here, or let him take it home?

Surprising, there were a lot of pictures with Princess Laura in them! They didn't date in high school, but they were in band together.

I'll post the rest of the pictures on my picasa pages.

I might be a hopeful cynic

Snapshot Report
Cynicism
33
According to your responses, you are generally the type of person who believes in the goodness of humankind. You give nearly everyone the benefit of the doubt (at least until proven wrong), and will often accept what people say and do at face value instead of making conjectures about their motives. You will at least try to find the good in even the most difficult of people, and are willing to place your faith in others. Unlike their more positive counterparts, pessimists have a lot of difficulty trusting others, believing that most, if not all people have hidden agendas. Tempered with that necessary dose of skepticism, your fairly trusting and accepting nature is refreshing, and likely provides you with a much more balanced and upbeat perspective overall.

Queendom

I've found the perfect website that blends my world of work with my queenliness. Queendom has dozens of tests for personality, winning the lottery, sales skills, you name it! One of my classmates found it, and put it on her blog. We had to do a blog in my leadership class this semester. I started mine on leadeership tests, then switched it to help for displaced workers since so much of my work is focused on putting together workshops for the unemployed. Now, everything comes together. Queen of Royal Cove + leadership tests = Queendom.com!