Football bets

I'm surprisingly doing well in the Def Leppard soccer game pool. You get 3 points if you determine the score of the game and 1 point if you determine who wins. I've managed to get myself 21 points even though I've missed betting in the first 4 games. The highest score so far goes to PaperSun with 27 points. So, statistically I'm doing alright. Funny for a girl who doesn't know anything about soccer.

Apparently the winner will receive a call from one of the Leppards. When I began the betting, I never thought I'd have a chance at winning. There could be a slim possibility that I could now. Errr.....nevermind. I don't want to jinx myself. There's no way I'll ever win.

Things are well at home for once. Except .....Pete found out that I'm coming into a bit of money. Now he wants to blow it all on two dominators for his race car because he's "not happy" with how much power it's making with the two carbs he has on it now. I told him I'd give him the money on two conditions....that we'd buckle down after the summer's over to put as much money toward our mortgage as possible. Ummm.....and if he says it's ok for me to see the Lepp's in September. I thought the best time to tell him that I've already purchased the tickets to the show in Buffalo would be when I hand him the "scratch". Yeah yeah...so I have to butter him up a bit before telling him. So what? You've done it too. Don't lie!

Trin

Flashers and the Pied Piper...

It has become an interesting morning....

I heard there was a 50yr old flasher in our downtown core. He's described as having a very large pot belly and flashes young women wearing his underwear on his head. They still haven't found this guy. Can you believe that? How difficult is it to find someone with that description? Fucking sick, isn't it?

Then I started thinking (which is always a dangerous thing). Why is it that we tolerate women flashing their tits at concerts and such but when a man does it it's against the law?
I suppose it's because male flashers are usually mentally ill and tend to flash little girls.
Anyway...enough of that.

Have you heard of the pied piper?
Here he is....













Do you notice something about these pictures??

They tend to draw you into his sadness, his depressed state. Makes it seem as though he's a very sensitive man (which is a rare find nowadays). This is why many women find him irrisistable. It tends to draw them in...sucks them from all reality into a dream world.
I know this because I was once one of those women. But, I'm one of the lucky ones, I suppose. I snapped out of my obsession after learning that he broke up with Camilla, his longtime girlfriend of nearly 2yrs and saw him at a beach with supermodel Petra Nemcova a mere 2 months later.

Pathetically, I've awoken to find that he's just like any other egotistical, self centered man out there. A man who didn't seem to mind dumping his plain looking girlfriend for "something better".
I believe he has deceived the world all into thinking he was the broken hearted british boy but apparently he has another side to him. A side many of his fans are not aware of. It's just sad to think that there are many young women out there that are blinded to this fact.

I have to admit that every so often, I get sucked into his charm again but ....one look at those pics with Petra and my disgust for him returns.
Sad.

Trin

Beauty and Money

I just had to write this little entry before my brain went to mush and I forget what Judge Judy said last night.

Yeah, I usually watch Judge Judy during dinner and she said something that made me smile.

The plaintiff was a mid forty, balding, overweight, not so good looking man. The defendant was his ex-live-in girlfriend in her early 40's, well spoken, half decent looking blond.
He apparently took her to court because of money that he said she allegedly stole from him. In one of his statements he said how she was only with him for his money. JJ asked the man if he agreed that his ex was a well mannered, pretty lady. He said yes and said that he loved her. JJ proceeded to mention something she had seen on television the previous night.

It was an interview she had seen with Donald Trump's new wife, Melenia. The reporter asked Donald's wife if she would have ever married him if he hadn't been rich and successful. She turns around and replied, "Well, do you really think he would have married me if I didn't look like this?"

I immediately thought of James and Petra.
That deserved a standing ovation!

Trin

Never meet your heroes.

Ross Halfin (June 10th) couldn't have said it better. When Joe Elliott introduced himself to one of his Idols, Snowy whateverthefuckhislastnameis, he was rudely ignored.

Still, a part of me refuses to believe that every star is shallow and egotistical but I've also been known to be gullable and naive. I'd hate to think Joe is like that to his fans but my good sense tells me that being in the music business that long must do a number on your "head".

One piece of evidence to support this very fact would be the pics taken of James and Petra at a beach in Spain. Do I really think they would be together if James wasn't popular? Of course not.

Those pics also prove how fickle men are when it comes to attractive model types. Hey, no offence to Petra. She may be what people say about her (down to earth and selfless), and I have nothing against her but it also proves to me that stardom does have its ...ahem..."rewards".

Looking at pictures taken with him and Camilla never bothered me. It actually made me feel good to know that he's a normal guy. Yeah, he's normal alright. A normal lustful man who falls for a pretty face and a drop dead bod.
Am I jealous? LOL No. I'm no supermodel but I don't think I'm that bad to look at either. I guess I really hate the fact that James has just shattered my image of him by hooking up with Petra instead of someone "normal".

Do I think the relationship will last? A resounding NO! Celebs who end up with other celebs almost never work out. Hey, maybe they'll be different. Maybe they'll get married, buy a mansion, have many Hilary children, and live happily ever after.

Yeah, ..........and I've been recently nominated to become the next Mother Theresa.

Trin

All talk...

Peter and I had a long talk yesterday.
It all started with him bitching about the dogs and one thing led to another....

Conclusion? Nothing new.
Obviously he can sense that I'm "off". I know it. He knows it. He's been busy and so have I. We're both going through a rough time with our individual problems. We both know he's concerned about his engine and his job. We both know how the change in medication has been affecting me. I'll admit that I have been distant and cold towards him as of late. I know he's in need of some affection.

I'm working on it.

My biggest concern is how he thinks putting his hand on my ass is supposed to turn me on. I'm in need of some sweet talk and all he can do is molest me like an octopus. Mind you, the molesting is a good thing but only after the particular mood is set. lol

Have you ever watched that movie "The Family Man" with Nicholas Cage? There's a scene where he chases his wife around the house, pins her down on the stairs and starts kissing her. She whispers, "Tell me what I want to hear" and he pathetically says, "Oh baby you make me so hot". She stops suddenly with a look of total disgust in her face, gets up and says "Thanks for sweeping me off my feet Jack".
That particular scene is how I've been feeling towards Pete. It seems as though no matter how I explain it to him, he doesn't get it.

I can honestly say that despite all the sadness and confusion in our household, one good thing has come out of this. I've picked up the guitar again. Learning how to play new songs has really lifted my spirits. But, it also has it's downfall. It takes time away from Pete so I resist the urge to play when he's around. Isn't that sad. You'd think he'd want to listen to how much I've progressed instead of giving me those "what are you playing??" sarcastic looks.

My favourite song to play to date? Tears and Rain by James Blunt.


I think he'd be proud.

Trin

Bird in a cage

I asked Pete if he wouldn't mind "switching" one of his days (to watch the kids) so that I could go out with Stella on Friday night but he's been so stressed about his engine that I don't dare push the issue.

He's been stressing big time. Jeff at Beatty & Woods has been a prick. Pete brought him his engine and he's taking his sweet time to finish it. Pete's getting pissed especially due to the fact that other people's engine's are getting done before his. I can relate but what I would do is call him constantly to make sure he's working on it instead of giving him room to work.

Pete calls it babysitting....I call it lighting a nagging fire up someone's ass to get what you want.
Anyway Jeff insists that it'll be ready on Friday so there goes my chances of getting out on Friday night.

I don't really care but I just didn't want to let Stella down. She'll probably end up going by herself now.

I really hope for Pete's sake that the engine is ready Friday so that he'll get off my case. He's been pissed off at everyone because of it. Then, he turns around and tells me that I look pissed off. I'm not...really. I'm more in an emotional limbo than anything. I agreed with him when he says I'm not myself but I'm definately not angry.

I've returned to the DL boards to chat with my Rochester friends. Janeen surprised me and sent me a great CD. She's so sweet. I recently joined the fan club and got a hold of some great tickets for the Buffalo show in September. I have yet to tell Pete about this. I'm afraid he'll freak out about going all the way to Buffalo to watch some band.

I'm starting to feel like a bird in a cage.