tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:51:58 +0000The fat chick speaks!http://www.catay.com/index.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)Blogger1136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-8080529368912506851Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:51:00 +00002010-03-09T23:51:58.700-07:00I've seen several more Hoarders episodes since I last wrote about it inthis blog. I can see now for most people that the hoarding issues arefar more about mental illness than consumerism. There's been someextreme cases that are so, so, sad. One comes immediately to mind -- the woman that would tie herself into achair that was perched upon the heap of trash in the kitchen. She tiedherself in so http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-58-hoarders-2.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-8468086359853358804Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:29:00 +00002010-03-08T22:29:58.116-07:00That's what one of my Facebook friend's status said. The reasoning wasthat there are plenty of people who need money in the US. Basically a"take care of your own" concept.While I agree there is plenty of need in the US, countries like Haitidon't have a lot of other options. They were a struggling country beforethe recent devastation.Also, while those people in other countries fly under another http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-57-dont-donate.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-401385256166271688Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +00002010-03-08T12:55:09.094-07:00First one that came to mind -- sitting next to a woman in a hot tub who announced to one and all about her yeast infection. Maybe it wasn't TMI per se, 'cuz I was happy to know so that I could make a quick exit from the tub.I've also had several run-ins with people who have shared much-too-much about their sexual exploits. I'm not talking close friends...these were people I don't even know beyondhttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/what-most-tmi-moment-you-ever-had-who.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-1420204572639710777Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:50:00 +00002010-03-08T12:50:31.064-07:00Oh, hell no. I'm not a religious person at all. I am married to a non-practicing Mormon who has lots of active Mormon family. It's kind of like being married to the mob, but less dangerous. Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/per-one-of-your-answers-house-is-very.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-5406802634005559690Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:48:00 +00002010-03-08T12:48:25.983-07:00For his day job, he works for the state of Utah in their unemployment office. For his sideline gigs, he's an bottle digger, sheep herder and farmer. He's always got something he's working on during the warm weather months. Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/what-line-of-work-is-your-husband-in.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4409191166362037591Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:45:00 +00002010-03-08T12:45:51.856-07:00Checked her out. I'm not really a huge fan of opera, but she sounded decent. Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/oh-btw-i-found-incredible-opra-singer.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4033041881811396558Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:44:00 +00002010-03-08T12:44:27.720-07:00I've been stressed overall and trying to dig my way out of the pile! I hope the thoughts, although weird, are still entertaining and *maybe* even thought provoking? Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/are-you-ok-you-had-some-weird-thoughts.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-7627308263250938929Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:42:00 +00002010-03-08T12:42:59.626-07:00Why? Well, because I've had a pretty good experience on it overall. Sorry to read you've had a bad experience with the site. I would suggest you un-friend those individuals who turned into "hating friends". Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/03/why-facebook-i-just-deactivated-my.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-6639700000653102320Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +00002010-03-08T00:20:22.054-07:00  I noticed a plumpness to the 82nd Academy Awards that I've not seen before. Certainly you have the nominated beauty -- Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, but I also noticed John Hughes' wife, the always lovely Kathy Bates, and a few other pleasantly plump audience members. It was refreshing to see something aside from they standard stick figures at this show. Oh, and I really got a kick out of http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-56-fat-girls.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-6369068344486566198Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:06:00 +00002010-03-07T02:06:40.932-07:00I had a great idea! I only wish I had thought of it first.http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-55-great-idea.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-8685810813108379452Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:18:00 +00002010-03-06T00:18:29.965-07:00With all of thw work hours I have been avoiding the office computer forpersonal stuff the past few weeks. So, if I owe you an email it will becoming soon! I think I'm easily three weeks behind. Doh! Oh, the guilt!The guilt!!!http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-54-email.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-7386910137127128321Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:31:00 +00002010-03-05T00:31:02.612-07:00I came across a job title at work that was unbelievably long. It doesn'teven fit in the standard job title field on our network manager, ActiveDirectory. The title is a fairly long string starting with "manager". AsI mentioned on Facebook, it's kind of like: "Manager of Dohickey,Blotto, Stickfigures and Diversity of Shape." It's as if they couldn'tcome up with a generalized title like "Manager http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-53-job-titles.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-7904320746186588352Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:44:00 +00002010-03-03T23:44:57.668-07:00I haaaaaate seeing my fellow fat chicks wearing sweaters / cardigans /jackets that are two sizes too small. If it doesn't fit...don't wear it.If you don't know if it's fitting you or not, look in the mirror. If youhave one button buttoned, say at the waist, and there's a giant,strained triangle from the button to the hem edge, it's not a fittingsweater. That is a sweater yearning to be free...http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-52-ill-fitting.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4595833961023511037Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:07:00 +00002010-03-02T23:07:03.258-07:00Most of my valuables (with the exception of my gold ingot holder) have aglowing light to aid would-be thieves of their location. I'm thinkingthere was a clever band of thieves working closely with electronicsdesigners.http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-51-valuables.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4613785378554802462Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:25:00 +00002010-03-01T23:25:06.098-07:00The work project rolled today with just a couple of glitches -- nothingtoo serious, luckily. The feedback has been pretty positive, againluckily. It really feels good to get it off my semi-permanent to-dolist. Yay!!http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-50-success.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-3063278874970305172Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:39:00 +00002010-03-01T01:39:02.575-07:00After a couple of years of planning and long hours in recent months, along awaited project is finally rolling out. I spent most of todayfighting last minute issues, discovering and fixing some randomboo-boos, and locking everyone out of the old system. So, aside fromthis wee thought, there is genuinely nothing going on in my head rightnow aside from a wee stress headache.http://www.catay.com/2010/03/thought-of-day-2010-49-tomorrow.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-6893634247278070947Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:01:00 +00002010-02-27T22:01:19.465-07:00I spent some time today with a woman with the classic Mother Hensyndrome. She hasn't had kids of her own, so I think that probablyexacerbates the problem. She'll ask a question or offer something andif I say "No, thanks," she will ask again and again until either I feelthe need to yell NO and hurt her feelings or just cave to let her be"motherly." It seriously drives me batshit crazy. I try to http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-48-mother-hens.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-6336555418671330439Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:56:00 +00002010-02-27T02:56:24.753-07:00Forget global warming, I feel there's some major tectonic plate movementgoing on. The magnitude of the earthquakes seems to be increasing. Ofcourse I say this with no genuine knowledge and just a gut response toseveral large seismic events over the past several years. So, really,forget you ever read this.http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-47-global-shift.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4579196051082582823Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:08:00 +00002010-02-26T00:08:34.862-07:00I'm sure I've mentioned the fact that I feel time is passing tooquickly, and I've probably touched on the feeling that I currently don'thave the ability to manage time consistently. But have I mentioned thesheer panic I feel when I realize I've been in Utah for seven years??Panic. Seriously.http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-46-time-passing.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-4715742589316075145Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +00002010-02-25T00:34:27.538-07:00Ever get a prescription at the pharmacy? Ever get a refill? Or refillsevery month? Yeah, you end up with a new bottle each time. Oh, and eachbottle is packed in a bag and a huge piece of paper is stapled on theoutside with the drug's info. A super amount of waste involved here.My idea is that most pill refills should be provided in small,translucent, biodegradable wax envelopes. The envelope http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-45-brilliant-idea.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-7470657726264728762Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:14:00 +00002010-02-24T01:14:04.534-07:00Is there a point to pointed questions?http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-44-pointed.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-7907556636511198544Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:32:00 +00002010-02-23T01:32:17.053-07:00 What was your favorite childhood TeeVee show and how old you were you when you stopped watching it? I really remember loving Gilligan's Island, Little House on the Prairie, and Hogan's Heroes. Aside from Little House, I'm pretty sure they were already in re-runs at that point so I watched them in the afternoons after school. I would guess that the last time I saw Gilligan's http://www.catay.com/2010/02/formspringme_9997.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-5912937653594284114Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:28:00 +00002010-02-23T01:28:35.435-07:00 Do you have any secret talents? Yes, of course. But if I told you what they were, they wouldn't be secret. Ask me anythinghttp://www.catay.com/2010/02/formspringme_23.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-3817091456577265187Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:27:00 +00002010-02-23T01:27:16.473-07:00Is it time for Spring yet? The cold winds cut to the bone today... :-(  http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-43-time-yet.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601702.post-6894775802548461257Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:03:00 +00002010-02-22T01:03:02.793-07:00Living in Utah and not being Mormon can be tricky business. I've beentold that at certain church meetings, church leadership will askmembers if they know of any non-members. Yes, of course, they tell themthat they know me, a non-member. Yippee. What does this mean aside from the horror of being outed as anon-member? They will call and ask if the missionaries can come over. Orsometimes the http://www.catay.com/2010/02/thought-of-day-2010-42-outed.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Cat)2