Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Feb 5, 2012, 9:00 am
Bratty Duke earned a free pair of shoes thorough her favorite shoe website's shoe referral program. Bratty loves shoes. Sadly, shoes can be an expensive habit and she is a responsible individual who knows that her chilren have to eat before she can have new shoes. I'm taking lessons from her. So,...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Feb 4, 2012, 12:44 pm
Yanno that birth control pill recall? I take those pills. I thought it was odd when the pharmacist gave me a different pill this month. He said it was the same thing just different packaging. But something in my head tickeld every time I looked at them. Something's screwey, thought I. yup. Thank ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Feb 3, 2012, 11:52 am
y'all know I love me some Liv Lane. If I haven't told you before that I love her, I'm telling you now. She... Inspires me to be better in so many ways. Every Friday, she has a linky party for people who want to share their bliss. As you know, I am trying to be more joyful and the first Friday I was...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Feb 2, 2012, 2:02 am
Today was overall, a pretty good day. There were even some genuinely happy moments and I don't think I was tempted to strangle anyone. This is a win. PLUS, I had dinner with my mom and family to look forward to. and then... I was asked to run a report at 4:30 so it would be as fresh as possible for ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 30, 2012, 3:49 pm
Have I mentioned yet that I like to send and recieve awesome stuff in the mail? Like cards and cookies and well, maybe not cookies. They get stale. Unless they are correctly packaged. Mmm. Cookies. I told myself I could make myself a whole batch of chocolate chip cookies when I had lost 10 pounds. I...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 30, 2012, 12:30 am
perhaps, like Chickie said, I was aiming too high. To post something joyful every day. I'm not going to lie, it was easy at first. Fresh off the high of family time, job was going good. volcano was disappearing. then reality came back. I'm still on my eating plan (mostly) and I'm still exercising (I...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 25, 2012, 1:43 pm
Where you smell something and suddenly you have a craving? I'm pretty sure what I was smelling was coffee but now I really really want... A tuna melt.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 23, 2012, 4:11 pm
pearl update: I managed to squish all the stuff out of the pearl - which wasn't a pearl after all, and update Chickie on all the gory details because, well, she's into that sort of thing. Was all excited that maybe it was gone for good... And it grew back. And this time it HURTS! Which means I may h...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 19, 2012, 12:34 pm
Not going to beat myself up over it. Plus, yesterday, I was being cranky and didn't have a whole lot of nice to say. I still don't, so I am focusing on happier things. Like... How good it feels to share my recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with my coworker who is trying to get healthier too. She is ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 17, 2012, 9:00 am
I looked in my medicine cabinet this morning and was momentarily confused. I didn't recognize the brand name on my ibuprophin. Where in the world did I buy the bran pu & pu? Then I looked again and thought about it for a second. Up & Up. I was reading it upside down. The bottle wasn't upside down, ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 16, 2012, 9:00 am
Apparently, the email about me reaching my fundraising goals was sent in error. I'm still a loser. But at least I'm a giggling one.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 15, 2012, 9:00 am
Part of the reason that I decided to become more focused on bringing joy into my world was because I got into a discussion on my website hosting community that turned very negative. I had posted what I thought was a constructive sugestion for us all, and it turned into something far nastier. So I st...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 14, 2012, 9:00 am
I just got an email that said that I have reached my fundraising goal for the March Of Dimes. I had forgotten I was fundraising. Since I vaguely remember something about blogging it here, then I would like to say, THANK YOU! for helping the healthy baby cause.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 13, 2012, 9:00 am
But we won't talk about me getting frustrated because it was about work and I don't talk about that here. Public forum and all. Actually, I don't talk about work ANYWHERE on the internet unless it's a happy thought because, well, I do like my job most of the time and I would like to keep it. So happ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 12, 2012, 9:00 am
Before I decided to return to my core needs and start focusing on being a happier person, I started planning a new "marketing campaign" with Bubbly Creations that allowed me to interract with my customers in a way that was fun and new. And different from what other people have been doing. So I went...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 11, 2012, 9:00 am
That I get to look up and see the sun set over the Sierras every day. There are days when it takes my breath away
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 10, 2012, 9:00 am
I'm oganizing all of the volunteers and non skaters for the bout coming up on the 28th at Roller Kingdom (yeah, I just did that) and started getting frustrated with the people who responded to my call for help with "I'll do whatever you want" or "I'm available for whatever!" because it doesn't help ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 9, 2012, 9:00 am
I looked around and suddenly I realized that the people I work with? I really sincerely like them. It was a good feeling.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Nov 1, 2011, 3:46 pm
I'm sure that I mention every year that Halloween has always been a particular favorite of mine. Like most things, I have calmed my fervor over the years; there are no longer bats hanging from my ceiling year round, and I no longer dream of decorating in a gothic manner, but to me, Halloween is more...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Oct 27, 2011, 3:35 pm
I still feel the way I felt before about it. But now it's coming out that no one really knows what all those people are protesting about; it seems each has their own adjenda, with no set plan for the group. Which kind of makes me slap my forehead with my right wing. Have a plan numbnuts. You can't ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Oct 14, 2011, 6:00 pm
Since I listen to NPR a lot and spend WAY too much time on Facebook, it has come to my attention that there is a little revolution going on in this United States (and some in Canada too) called the Occupy Wall Street Movement. It seems to me, that Americans are (finally) standing up and making thie...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Sep 22, 2011, 12:20 am
I have to believe and to have faith that somehow, wherever you are, you get this message. I know that you probably know these things already, but I have to get them out. I want you to know that you made a difference in my life. That your smile was infectious and I always looked forward to our intera...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Sep 20, 2011, 5:59 pm
It never really occurred to me to think of Dan Akroyd as a handsome man. Silly, goofy, fun, all those things that I find pretty dang attractive, sure. But handsome? Not really. I never thought he was BAD looking, of course, but I also never really thought he got to where he is based on his looks lik...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Sep 9, 2011, 12:05 pm
Dude. What the F*** with the fur vests? I don't follow fashion. I don't generally get into trends. My uniform consists of jeans and a T-Shirt for normal wear and short skirts and fishnets if it's derby. Usually with a T-Shirt. There are other things that I would probably wear if I had the kind of mo...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Sep 8, 2011, 2:21 pm
I'm not sure about you, but I need  pep talks when I am feeling a little down. Despite appearances, I do not go out looking for validation of who I am from other people and I certainly try not to solicit it. If I want to feel better about myself, I try to think about all the things that I like abou...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Aug 15, 2011, 1:17 am
www.postsecret.com I'm hoping I did that correctly.  I was in High School when I discovered the faith that would carry me through to now. Although I am not as into it as I was then, I still hold the philosophies close to my heart and try to follow the teachings, but no longer feel the need to be o...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Aug 11, 2011, 2:52 am
It isn't often that I come forward with a cause. I have known this family for... Many years. I went to high school with Mikayla's father. His was the first wedding I officiated. He and his wife are good people. Mikayla is a special girl. She's always lived with her mom in situations that were less t...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Aug 10, 2011, 7:34 pm
We've heard it before. Every year or so I decide to go on some sort of diet and lose weight and then two days later, I'm binging on cookies. When my old High School Choirmate suggested that I try a 5 day challenge, it didn't sound half bad. Emily is a Beachbody Coach and I have seen what the program...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Aug 8, 2011, 1:27 pm
Today, I realized that I have gotten in the habit of venting my frustrations to whomever will listen. Today, as I started to do just that, I shut my mouth, told the person who was listening that I wasn't going to dump on her; that I was going to go back to my desk. I felt better about myself in th...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Aug 4, 2011, 1:02 pm
After discussing briefly with Bratty the fact that the Grand Canyon isn't NEARLY as close to Las Vegas as all those tour companies would have you believe, I decided that that perhaps maybe I ought to go ahead and marry the first guy that manages to get me to said landmark as I seem to be incapable o...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jul 19, 2011, 1:58 am
Hey all. I know I have been missing a lot lately. There's just been a lot going on that I can't talk about without running the risk of getting myself in trouble. BUT, here is something exciting. As you may know, I have been giving more of my energy to Bubbly Creations than I think I ever have before...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jul 4, 2011, 3:58 pm
There have been a lot of things going on. Some are good, some not so, and some flat out broke my heart. I retired from roller derby, not because I don't love it still but because I took a hard enough hit to scare me into the realization that I am not invincible. and that one day, I may not heal. Sin...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - May 31, 2011, 5:04 pm
You can tell me that I am wrong, I might be, and if so, I will admit it, but right now, I am frustrated. I don't talk about derby very often unless it is to promote it because I know that there are a lot of girls in my league that have tripped over my blog, and I try not to be negative about it beca...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - May 16, 2011, 12:09 am
I wish I could tell you that things are fixed. That somehow I have worked through everything that was bothering me and that I'm back to true normal. Instead I feel like I am getting frayed at the edges. Unravelling. Having technical difficulties. From my skates, whose moving parts finally wore out,...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - May 2, 2011, 4:19 pm
I don't think that I have to point out that Osama Bin Laden was, in the eyes of America and a good portion of the rest of the world, a bad guy. A really bad guy. Evil Villian would probably fit if we gave those degnations to real people. I do not support anything he did while he was alive. But I ca...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Apr 21, 2011, 1:06 pm
Part of the reason I have been going so nuts is that with the track came a lot more stress and responsibilty. I only have a small share of it, to be sure, but when your cup already runs over, it's hard to handle another drop. HOWEVER it's still a good time. And today I am feeling pretty much normal...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Apr 18, 2011, 5:00 pm
I don't generally discuss matters of religion here. It's tough to avoid offending someone because most people, no matter what they do or don't believe, are pretty firm on it. Plus, I firmly believe that religion is between you and whatever you do or don't believe in. I don't consider myself particu...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Mar 28, 2011, 6:36 pm
This morning I came across a post from one of my daily reads. Go look at her here if you like happy stuff. She is upset today over some twitter messages that got posted over the weekend. I recommend reading the post so that you can see what I am talking about. Not one to get into twitter flame war...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Mar 15, 2011, 6:08 pm
Do you want to know my new secret to not spending money? Accidentally double paying my mortgage so that I am rediculously overdrawn. damnit
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Mar 9, 2011, 7:57 pm
I really like my boss. She's super nice and fun. professional, but fun. She cracks us up every day. Yesterday it was her announcement that she would be drinking Manhattans to cure her cold. Today, it was this... Me: LOL. Thanks. Nancy:  What does LOL mean???   Little old Lady????? Me: Oh, Nancy,...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Mar 9, 2011, 12:43 am
You know how sometimes life just gets crazy? This has been mine... Leave Friday, go to San Diego to attend and precide over Girl Roomie's wedding. Return Sunday Evening. work and derby monday. Work and movies tuesday. Wednesday leave work early, take the dog to the kennel, pack, and get on a plane h...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Mar 1, 2011, 1:34 am
I've been pretty well MIA lately. It's for the usual reasons. The things I needed to talk about, I didn't feel like I could talk about and even though I put it all down on internet, something told me that I shouldn't hit post. I listened to the voice in my head for once and I think that was smart. ...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Feb 1, 2011, 6:11 pm
Once again, I seem to be in the midst of an ebb. That is, I sure haven't been posting lately. Part of this is, as can happen, there are things I need to keep close to my chest. Also, the rest? hasn't been all that interesting. I have a cold. We are building our track and trying to find the money t...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 28, 2011, 6:42 pm
I do a lot of googling these days. I thought I would sare the google suggestions when they make me cry... Today google asked, "Did you mean Tiny Weiner?" I lost my shit.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 26, 2011, 12:43 am
Still hanging with the Boy Toy. Happy to do so, and am enjoying his company. Went on a date last Saturday, it was fun. Was honest and told him I was seeing someone but not seriously. It took a lot of the pressure off. We drove around a lot, talked, and had dinner. The track is almost built. I'm proc...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Jan 11, 2011, 1:41 am
I had a sneaky suspicion that perhaps my "relationship" wasn't quite as meaningful as I would like it to be. Once again, I was feeling like I wasn't getting quite enough attention, one morning I woke up and the voice in my head said "you desperately want this to mean something", and I have really go...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Dec 28, 2010, 8:58 pm
Overall, I will tell you if I like it when I start having normal days. In other news, although I am not really one to make resolutions, I decided this past weekend to stop being so critical of others. Even the people on TV who may not know I am poking fun at them, but who are people nonetheless. I r...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Dec 20, 2010, 1:38 pm
Tomorrow will be  my last day at my current place of employment. I never would have guessed my time here was ending 6 months ago. I was happy. Content in my little world, wishing for a little more money  but making ends meet. Then Poo called with a job offer that would have taken me in an excelle...
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Dec 8, 2010, 3:51 pm
Not much has changed, I think. I'm still happy. Everything is still good. I think. I worry. I'm trying not to dwell on how worng I have been in the past. I am certainly not being as neurotic as I know I can be when I am interested in someone. As always, time will tell.
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Gina C. posted an article on The Rants and Raves of a Monster - Dec 3, 2010, 4:11 pm
We have workd together for awhile not so I shouldn't have to tell you that if it's almost 1 pm, and I walk into your office to file something really quick with my lunch in hand that it isn't a good idea to tell me to wait a minute. for anything. Because at that point, I will gladly stab you with my...
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