From the Desk of Dr. Holly Goodhead

Darryl B oh Mary Jane..

2009-07-11T01:46:01Z

Darryl B
Originally uploaded by Itinerant.

Lookie what Joe found

Good Bye

2009-06-27T03:39:07Z

Good Bye
Originally uploaded by 5theyeV2.

Nice pic from the Hollywood Walk of Fame

OMG my phone is blowing up with Jacko jokes today... text is not his friend..

I guess there will now be a Thriller pt. 2.. with Jacko as an acutal Zombie..

Anyway..I've determined that I loved his music up until Black & White and after that it was all down hill. Ok Smooth Criminal was ok.. but he was already moving to that really freaky stage of wannabe.

So I hope he is now able to accept himself as he is and will come back in his next life and actually have a childhood.

Land of scluptures 16

2009-06-16T17:02:09Z

Land of scluptures 16
Originally uploaded by armin_bb.

Limo Ride to the Graduation 2

2009-06-08T03:03:32Z

Limo Ride to the Graduation 2
Originally uploaded by Certified.

Kat & Torn w/ Penis Coladas

2009-05-31T20:21:13Z

Kat & Torn w/ Penis Coladas
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

Congrats to Torn & Kat on being married 12 years!!! woot....

*thinks she must have a lot of patience to put up with him*

Frozzen Hot chocolate from above

2009-04-28T22:46:56Z

Frozzen Hot chocolate from above
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

Direct from Serendipity Las Vegas.. Frozzen Hot chocolate for 2. $8.50. Saying that you've "been there -- done that".. priceless.

Songha the Boxer - Terrier mix

2009-04-09T17:46:32Z

Songha the Boxer - Terrier mix
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

Our new "house" dog

I know it's sappy

2009-04-02T15:57:07Z

but It brought a tear to my eye to see the Queen break from tradition and actually embrace Michelle Obama. Normally I sputter when the news talks about the inbred Royals.. expecially Charlie & Camilla -- and really the Queen needs a kick in the arse over the Diana debacle... but to see this stick up her arse monarch actually come down from her high horse and embrace our "Queen" I just teared up.

and Yes i know I should be packing...not blogging

New Summer Project

2009-03-31T19:00:16Z

Every year Spud & I take on a summer "fun" project that involves getting out of the house. Since this year we'll be in a new house YEAH (as of tomorrow) with a fire pit, and a garden and a kitchen that we can acutally use without hearing snarky commentary OR having to feed masses of people (not that i mind doing that at all IF the snarky commentary wasn't present) .. I figured we'd do an "at home" project.. apart from the garden, kitchen etc.

So here is what we've jointly come up with.

Personal project: me

Re-read all of the books by Lawrence Sanders. He was my favorite author while in college and beyond but in the past 4.5 years I've fallen off the reading wagon. Mainly because I have NO where that I can actually sit and read. I have a chair that is at my desk.. if I'm not in that chair, Spud is in it. If I move to the bed (the other seating spot) I can read but end up taking a nap a few pages in.

Now he has 2 specific series of books that I really loved. The "Sins" group.. and "The McNally" group of books. Other than 1st Deadly Sin..which starred an aging Frank Sinatra, I don't think any of his other books were made into movies. I think some studio or tv-movie studio should really take a look at these books because they would translate really well to film. I think either Noah Wiley or George Clooney would make a great McNally with Edward Hermman as his dad and oh maybe Betty White or Doris Roberts as his mother.
Sadly, Mr. Sanders died in 1998 so there won't be any more of the books, but there is a treasure trove out there that is being wasted.

Spud's Summer Project:
His is 2 fold.
1 he is going to make 1 new meal per week from start to finish. cocktails to dessert.
His 2nd project is to take 40 days and change his bad habits. This includes drinking soda, procrastinating on his chores and personal hygene, as well as starting a daily workout routine. Apparently he saw or read an article that says that it takes 40 days to change your lifestyle.

Joint Project:
We are going to explore 1 new place every week that is outside of our current 2 neighborhoods, providing that I get a car. This will be Henderson, Boulder City, NLV, Summerlin etc. Outside of the Lakes and Spring Valley.

So now that those are set, we are off to finishing the last 2 months of school.

Birthday Bingo Babe

2009-03-26T20:54:56Z

Birthday Bingo Babe
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

Yesterday was Tiffy's birthday and her 1 year anniversary date. But sadly, and I'm not saying this without full knowledge that part of it is though her own actions, she wasn't surrounded by friends and family. So I planned a little surprise and had her meet me at Arizona Charlies for "bingo." I had heard from our own McCrazy who wanted to kick in his own contribution without being there.

We met a bit late at Charlie's so we couldn't do 11am bingo.. instead she donned her tiara, boa and flowers (see pic) and we took a few pics.. however a few minutes later 2 security guards came to tell us to stop. that was a first. Considering that any Smart Phone can take a pic I find it funny that security was 'concerned" however once we explained it was her birthday.. she batted her eyes at them.. they laughed and told us not to do it again.

We played some blackjack.. i actually won 25.00 AMAZING.. and then we went up for Bingo. The chick in front of us was pretty funny and besides us, the youngest person there.. and YES Tiffy was still wearing the tiara & the boa when we went in, so we decided to sit at her table and bother HER.

A few bloody mary's later.. and we were rolling.. tiffy hit a bingo for 100.00.. we were all giddy.. then nothing. we all came close but no cigaro (as chucky would say) ..the we got to the coverall.. we all beeped 1 number (yes we only played electric--more bloody mary's that way)... and we saw the number as it came up.. O73.. Tiffy's number.. she won 500.00 dollars!!! a great haul for the birthday girl.

We hung out for a little bit and then she took off with her bad ass motor cycle buddy.. I, on the other hand, stayed and played a few.. Still even .. yeah..that's a win in Vegas. Spud called and I had him call to Gorditas.. so i could pick up on the way home.. went out and no taxis.. but 3 funny valets called one for me.. while i was waiting.. tiffy came back.. on the back of the bike. Turns out she was headed over to her daughter's house so that she could spend the rest of the evening with her. YEAH.. we shared a cab to my house.. had a kick ass driver..

it was a great day..

Of course I'm kinda feeling the Bloody Mary's today..

Hatter modeling my newest eBay listing

2009-03-22T17:22:51Z

Hatter modeling my newest eBay listing
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

need a Juliet cap??? I got 'em

I'm so behind..

2009-03-18T15:17:10Z

I've been really deep into work, sorting, starting to pack for our upcoming move that I've not been watching my usual programming such as the news etc. and Only skimming the headlines of Yahoo and Wiki.

yesterday we watched "How to lose Friends and Alienate people"..the Simon Pegg movie, then Love, Actually with a huge cast of Brits including my lust monkey Colin Firth. If you haven't seen it, part of the story line is how newly widowed Liam Neeson copes with being a single father. Then last night I finally got to watch the national news and there it was the story about Natasha Richardson. Did i even mention that i lurve her mom and auntie, the Redgrave sisters???

Very sad.. which is why I sit at the fire and and sip hot toddys. I hope she recovers and the reports of her brain death are highly overrated.

Wholy Crap..

2009-03-17T00:38:49Z

The PI is going under????? OMG

I am kind of wondering why

2009-03-16T15:02:46Z

I have 2 friends in different departments left working at AIG. I rarely speak to either of them but we are connected on Linkedin (that's the professional Facebook for serious adults). I asked Mitch, who has been with AIG since the mid 1980's..how he was coping with the bad press since he is a fund manager for one of their many mutual funds. He told me not to believe everything I read. That his entire department, 127 people from AIG SunAmerica, a branch of AIG, the various fund managers on down, all refused their bonus checks. Even though his particular fund grew in 2008 by .05% (that's 1/2 of 1%) but still growth.. he and his fellow workers didn't feel it was right or in the best interest of the company to accept checks that added up to more than the fund's 1/2% profit.

My other friend, Hazel, who has been with them since the mid 1990's and works as an underwriter told me that even though her bonus would have been about 1/10th of what it was in the past, she and several other co-workers also returned their checks to the company.

So why isn't this on the news??? I think it goes to the part where we only want to hear the BAD news and never focus on the good.

Take Las Vegas for example.. Ok so Wells Fargo and State Farm cancelled. CES, NAB, MAGIC, WOC did not. And they are just a few of the shows in 1Q2009. But do we point those out?? NOPE we concentrate on the cancelled events.

So before anyone gets all pissy, I think, as the late Paul Harvey used to say.. we should all learn "the rest of the story"..Good Day.

Jewelry shopping today

2009-03-15T22:57:46Z

I bought the cutest EARRINGS.. omg they are adorable. and I got them in like hot summer colors.. they are all hand made with thread. some have beads, some are twisted. I watched her make them

Sooo prepare yourselves for an onslaught of Dangles!! LMAO

From the Oye Vey department

2009-03-13T07:43:46Z

Today we went to Town Square -- a pseudo knockoff shopping mall that's supposed to be laid out like it was in NY or Boston. Outside shops, walking.. etc.. the size of their escalators indicates they are not used to having fat folks there and NONE of the shops really had any thing remotely close to plus size but that isn't why we went.

We went to see the latest Medea movie, which was a good laugh. I'll probably buy it to add to our growing Medea collection. There was some irony that wasn't lost on me that it was Medea goes to Jail, (she did) and there I was sitting almost 5 years later, able to sit though it without being paranoid that the Po-po was behind every corner.

We had decided ahead of time to go to the Brazillian Steak House that is open for lunch. Of course it was on the exact opposite side from the movie theater. On our way there we got a call from Billy and he invited himself. We schleped over there only to find it closes at 2pm until 5pm. Like WTF??? in a tourist area --a mile south of the Mandalay.

Spud suggested Claim Jumper and off we went back to almost where we started. Billy was already there with a beer and shot of Jaeger. and HE was driving.
Somehow during lunch the conversation steered to the "losing the virginity" thing. NOW I Know exactly when both Dave and his friends lost theirs. and I will probably know when Spud loses his.. YES girls he is still a V-boy.

Rather than it be with some neighborhood skank (as the above mentioned Dave and his friends) as a parent it would be my preference that his (spuds) experience be at least pleasant if not fulfilling.
I was 14, he was 28. I was scared shitless NOT from the act but the location and the person. He was the youth director at my father's church, I was the babysitter for his kids and he'd always paid mucho attention to me, very protective. He was shipping out to Viet Nam on Monday..it was Saturday @ the church. etc etc. Up to the last time I visited the church in Huntsville Alabama, I still "imagined" I could see the stains on the carpet. And remember the struggle getting off the girdle that my mom insisted that i wear.

Most every one I talked to over the last 30 years -- has told me the same thing, that their 1st time was not what they expected. We got onto this convo today because graduation is coming up, and it was suggested that for a graduation present, he be given a trip to Pahrump.. NOT my choice, believe me. Of couse he's had 2 offers by older women in our lives and declined them both (i just found this out TODAY, btw..I will be having a little side convo on this..although if i had to pick someone other than the LOVE of his life, it would be one of these 2)

We've always been pretty open about sex in our conversations which is why I'm confident that he would prefer it to be someone who picked him and vice versa. But in thinking of all the conversations I've had with my friends, my kids and their friends, I'd say I only know of 1 or 2 people who actually saw fireworks and have a pleasant memory.

So at 1244am..this is what is on my mind.

My Friend's Obsession...

2009-03-10T04:09:45Z

with Facebook has caused me to once again abandon my station @ both LJ and multiply.
I'm wondering how many more sites are going to drag me in..
Someone just sent me a site called Plurk.. like "flickr only better" .. *rolls eyes*..

New Media and Web 2.0 are driving me INSANE.. *my best Crazy Eddie voice*

Yeah Rerun of Celebrity Apprentice

2009-03-08T03:54:31Z

but goddess knows I miss Gene Simmons. Maybe Dice will make up for it.
then it's the Matchmaker I missed to see a big blue nude man. For once I have TV to watch on Saturday night.
McCrazy is in town..just hoping he hasn't lost his mind and stayed in Henderson, of Course. I don't know who is crazier .. him or Ramona. LMAO..
ok.. him..
Have to work on eBay tomorrow and confirm my booth at the Bash!! Woot woot.. JULIE.. are you listening?????

What's Your Medieval Profession?

2009-03-06T22:40:37Z

You Are a Cartographer

You have a wide range of knowledge and you're very detail oriented.
You have a photographic memory, and you remember places very well.

Like a middle ages cartographer, you're also very adventurous and curious about the world.
In modern times, you would make a good non-fiction writer or scientist.

What's Your Medieval Profession?

No wonder Chrysler & GM are floundering

2009-03-04T01:58:31Z

Dah picked me up today at 930amish (with the OBM) so we could go over to the "Taxi Graveyard" to see what kind of a car I could get for my $$. I had 1K in my pocket.

well they were in such horrible shape.. like missing wheels..not just tires etc. So then he got the bright idea that we'd go look at a dealership. Ok fine.. I'm not so happy with that but the time was like 1030a and spud had to be at school at 12n. We head over to World Kia -- he'd seen a Chrysler 300 there for 9,988. I was skeptical but tried to keep an open mind. We get there and he sees and HHR that would be "perfect" for you.. *more on that later*.. HHR is a Chevy product. We'd seen it in the latest RJ book for 9,988. I checked the sticker. same number.. the salesman came out.. Rob was his name. Oily was his game. We asked him how much the car was.. he said.. without hesitation.. 11,998.00Would we like to run the numbers. I said is that sticker # 698787? He said yes..i said well you have it listed for 9,988.00. he said that sale ended 3/1. Slick. Dah wanted us to still do the math.. so we go in.. NOT my choice.. I told him i have 1K to put down. not a penny more. He said..no problem.. meanwhile Dah left me and the OBM there to go get spud... Rob comes back after 10 minutes wants to know if i have a copy of my pay stub. I said Of course.. and i showed him my last one dated 2/20. It showed I'd made what I'd told him. I work dayam hard. He goes back..then comes back 5 minutes later to tell me he can get me a loan but I have to put up 3K because there are no taxes taken out of my check. I said..No thanks, can I have my paperwork back please?? took and walked out the door to wait for spud/dah. he comes out about 5 minutes later and said he spoke with his boss and his boss told him that he could do it through another company for 2500 down..i coudl give him the 1k, drive it off and bring him the 1500 in 2 weeks. I laughed. Meanwhile Spud and Dah arrive. Spud is all excited .. he loves the HHR. I said..no go. we are headed up Sahara toward Jones when my phone rings..he's lucky i took the call.. it's Rob.. he said.. to come back and he'd see if he couldn't get it down to 1500 and let me drive it home. Tomorrow Dah is picking us up at 10am..we're headed to the Chevy dealership. With the news today regarding cars.. perhaps they'll be happier to take my 1K...

did i mention that spud is too tall for the HHR?? we pushed the seat all the way back and his knees were still propped on the dash.

zebra cake

2009-03-03T22:53:03Z

zebra cake
Originally uploaded by Retro Bakery in Las Vegas.

See how those stripes are??? that's what I want on my wall only Pink and black!!

Payroll is done

2009-03-03T01:09:08Z

and i'm off to Chilax..
the entire east coast is snowed in.. even Al-lan who went to see his old house in Brooklyn.. and visit with his cousins. Ended up having to stay over cuz they closed the bridges.

Dave had Snow in the A-T-L. Ro had 10 inches in south jersey..
all i can say is that it was 76 here today and overcast.

I'm off to order pizza and goddess help them if their site is down.. OH but I can dial the digits still.

Snowblind 09

2009-03-01T21:47:51Z

Snowblind 09 002
Originally uploaded by Certified.

Yesterday it was 65 in Atlanta..
today they have snow..
of course we here in Vegas have 77 degrees today.. I wish I could work in my new garden @ my new house.

1 down.. 4 to go

2009-02-28T17:46:24Z

Joey the Italian called me this morning.. turns out he's not coming to Vegas until July.. a week before the bash and will possibly be staying over for the Bash..

Which is a relief since I was only going because I'd agreed to it already -- BA -- and I told him about my current situation in the spirit of full disclosure. He was sad and wished me well and still wants to have dinner when he comes in July. Hopefully by then there will be some progress in my currently swirly personal-life situation.

I'm trying to decide if i want to schelp down to M tomorrow night for the opening.. I hate casino openings but Johnny-poika has a VIP early invite for cocktails on the terrace at 6pm and needs a "beard" so just for the photo ops, I might surprise him and go.

Otherwise I'm working all weekend.. what else is new??

Kitchen Swap #2

2009-02-28T15:25:28Z

Kitchen Swap #2
Originally uploaded by Doc Holly.

Finally got a pic up of my kitchen swap from Jan/Feb....

I scored big time but there was a funny twist.

I ordered in mid January some gem shaped ice cube trays, because my swap buddies name was "Sparkle Sunshine" and she likes "shiny things".. plus she, like me, has no kitchen but has a fridge/freezer.

They took the order, and then 2 weeks later informed me that they couldn't ship to a PO box so they shipped to me. Waaay late.

She was tied up with some r/t issues and didn't get my box shipped either.. we both shipped earlier this week and got our boxes on the same exact day.

Guess what..inside my box was the same GEM shaped ice cube trays.

I scored big time:

A new big mug from Starbucks as part of their valentines collection.
A regional cookbook (and she's from Penna. Dutch country)
an Apple Scented HUGE soy candle
Red/Black trivets to go with my new Red/Black kitchen.

You can click through for a better picture.

March/April swap is themed "Green" ..so it will be hella fun.