it's good to be queen.......

recently i met a lady on the internet, a fellow gerry fan, who had started her own yahoo group for him. i really don't have time for any more groups (i quit all of the ones i was on in the past year for lack of time and energy!) but i joined just to help her out by being a member since the group was new. there are only a few of us there, and apparently most of the members are newer fans, so in my "spare time" (cough, cough!) i've added a few pictures to the galleries and also answered a couple of questions that the members have had about gerry's career. i've been a fan of his for about 8 years or so which seems to be rather unusual in the "gerry community." in times past.....i've been a participant in groups, and been a source of information for different folks who haven't followed his career for quite as long as i have or quite as closely. i've never tried to act like the "queen of all gerry knowledge" (because i am certainly NOT!) and only offered my help when it was requested, and given information when it was asked of me. i've never minded.....i enjoy "sharing the love" but i've found that, unfortunately, not eveyone appreciates my help........EVEN when they were the ones who requested it. i've dealt with fan clubs/groups before, and i SHOULD have learned my lesson about how proprietal, competitive and hurtful fans can be to other fans. it's a mind set that i've never had and totally don't understand, but having dealt with it before, it shouldn't surprise me OR hurt me, but every time it happens.........it does both of those things.

that being said........it was really, really sweet (and funny in a private joke kind of way, right shells??) to read the following post on this new group that i joined:

subject: LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

I am pretty certain that this is the first time that a queen has ever been elected. But I put forward the nomination of Sami as Queen of Gerryland in honor of her dedication to our "country". Long live the Queen. Oh, and thanks too.

no, m.....thank YOU!!!! you made my day........and you'll never know how much!

apparently it's not just me!!!

it's so nice to know there are others who are old fashioned and old school. i appear to be in good company.


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and to those of you who still own "record stores"...........i salute you!!

turn, turn, turn

i have tried to be nice. i have tried communicating. i have sent christmas cards. i have sent birthday wishes. i have inquired about health & vacations. i have given credit where credit was due. i have not bad mouthed. i have sent emails.

i give up.

why i've even bothered (or care!) is a mystery to me. i guess it's just that i have the sort of personality makes me curious as to why others dislike me when i have done NOTHING but try to be friendly and helpful. i wish there was a switch that i could just flip off and make me not give a damn. maybe i'll get there one day.

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die

A time to plant, a time to reapA time to kill, a time to hea

lA time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to build up,a time to break down

A time to dance, a time to mourn

A time to cast away stones,

a time to gather stones together

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time for every purpose, under heavenA time of love, a time of hate

A time of war, a time of peace

A time you may embrace,

a time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)

There is a season (turn, turn, turn)

And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose

A time to rend, a time to sew

A time to love, a time to hate

A time for peace, I swear its not too late

murphy's law updated

Murphy's law is an adage in Western culture that broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance.

the latest version of murphy's law:

"if there is a movie premiere that gerard butler stars in, and there are pictures out the wazoo of him all over the internet, and you want to be a good list mommy and try to get as many posted to your group that you can: THE COMPUTER WILL BE RUNNING AS SLOWAS FROZEN MOLASSES!!!!"

heehee....

instant karma's gonna get you......

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."- Jesus

Karma is simply the process of cause and effect. If you do A, B will happen. If you plant tomato seeds, and water and look after them, tomatoes will grow.

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. -The Beatles

it's really a shame that more people don't subscribe to these ideas, theories, philosophies, or whatever you want to call them. i strive to live this way...i really do, and sometimes i admit that it's quite hard....especially when i try *so* hard with some people, and don't have the same courtesy or respect shown to me in return! but......i am not responsible for other's actions.........good or bad. i am only responsible for the way *i* treat people, and in the end, i only have to answer for what i do. other people will have thier own actions, reactions and inactions to deal with.

why am i writing about this you ask? (ok....you DIDN'T ask, but we'll pretend like someone did!) i needed to remind MYSELF that i did the right thing......even if, yet again, i wasn't treated fairly. c'est la vie!

at least i'll sleep well tonite............

ghost in the machine.....

or a better description might be "ghost in the house!!" in the past year.....there have been SO many things that mysteriously go "missing" in the house.....never to be seen again. at first it was annoying..........now it's getting downright aggravating, frustrating and a bit frightening. in the last week my yoga pants and a knife (yes.....a KNIFE!) have just disappeared into thin air. i don't know about you, but i don't trust a ghost with a friggin' knife!!! i need to find someone who can explain to me how to shut off this vortex that keeps sucking up all of my possessions!!!!

to top it all off, i've had one of those days where not a single, solitary thing has gone right. i guess that is what prompted me to finally "vent" about the ghost!! GO AWAY CASPER!! i don't want you here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fly to the angels.......

thank you for enriching our lives for 16 years, coco!!! (my lil cokie girl!) we'll miss you, and when you see mr fu in heaven, tell him i still love him!