Went to see the movie "Sideways" yesterday afternoon. I would recommend this movie.

We got some snow last night. The snow was forecasted, the funny thing was they said it would start in the afternoon. It sleeted for a litte before switching over to snow. Have some errands to do this morning, so getting out will be interesting indeed.

Had another dream about being in school last night. Have no idea what that's about.

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Woke up with a stiff neck and a headache. Wonder what I was doing in the night to get those. I do remember that I had some strange dreams, but I dont remember any dream details. Although I do remember one dream centered around me being back in school.

Am glad it has warmed up a bit. Can get a few loads of laundry done before the next cool down.

Johnny Carson passed away this morning. I stopped watching the "Tonight Show" after he retired. It just wasnt the same without him.

Yesterday was sunny and warm, managed to get three loads of laundry done. Today is cooler and cloudy. It's supposed to be cooler for the next few days. Did enjoy yesterday immensely, had the windows open for a few hours and the house smells a bit fresher.

Not sure what to do this afternoon, will probably get caught up with some shows I've taped recently and haven't had time to watch yet.

Presidunce Bush was sworn in yesterday, big whoop. Another four years of Presidunce Bozo at the helm. This should be fun.

Ruth Warrick and Virginia Mayo have both passed. I am familiar with both. My favorite movies are Citizen Kane (Warrick film) and White Heat (Mayo film). Miss Warrick is probably best know for playing Phoebe Taylor on All My Children.

Even though I am only 36, I have a love of old movies, I can pinpoint this to my childhood. My parents watched old movies as I was growing up, as a result I have an appreciation of older films. That's not to saw I don't like newer films.

The plumber showed up today. I don't blame him, someone at the company he works for dropped the ball and there was some communication mishaps. The company knew what was our problem was. We were told, if this is even accurate, that no one who could repair frozen lines worked on the weekend. And why a plumbing company wouldn't have a person or two that could work on the weekends or at least be available on the weekend so if someone called up with a problem like ours, they could be taken care of. Our weekend plans were totally screwed up because of the communication malfunction. The plumber was an older gentleman who was finished within a couple hours.

Managed to get almost of all of the water out of the basement. Had to spend one hundred dollars to get a much better shop-vac. The new vac can be used to pump water out via a garden hose. So in less then a couple hours, the water was nearly gone.

Yesterday was cold but sunny. We had a light amount of snow Saturday night. Today was cold and for most of the morning cloudy, cleared up this afternoon.

Two sunny days and one broken pipe later, we have the weekend. Yesterday, like Thursday, was sunny a great deal of the day and it was fantastic. The one minor problem was that a outdoor faucet ,that is covered with one of those faucet covers you see in improvement catalogs and hardware stores, burst/broke due to the cold weather. I didn't notice this until I went downstairs in the evening to open the garage door, so now we have water in the basement which he will siphon out.

We have had pipes do that only once or twice before. This pipe, like the previous pipes, have garage exposure. The other pipes in the house are either in the laundry room or the basement, both of those areas are warmer because we can shut doors and get a little heat gain in the place which help. It explains why the other outdoor faucet, with the same type of cover as the broken one, did not break. In fact, I have a bucket under the pipe that feeds the outdoor faucet that also has a main water valve and a faucet you can get water out of, it has leaked because of the cold air outside and it dripped from the inside faucet. But no this year, (I hope what I have said has made sense).

So our plans have been altered for the day, but it's nothing we can't deal with.

We got a lot of sunshine yesterday and even though it was rather cold, it was still nice to see the sun. Today it looks like the sun is trying desperately to break the clouds and I hope it wins.

Its going to be cold for the next dew days. The weather forecasters mention the chance of some form of perception next week.

Heavy rains are in the west and cold temperatures cover much of the west. This winter isn't much fun for a lot of folks in the states.

Its 10 am and its thundering outside. It is supposed to get to the mid forties today.

Hopefully I can get a load of laundry done this afternoon. Looks like it will be back to frigid temperatures later in the week. We have had like two hours or less of sunshine in this new year and that sucks.

It has been fairly dreary for the past couple days and it looks like it will continue. This is one part of winter that I don't like. I realize it cant be sunny and warm all the time, that would get old fast, but I would like a few sunny days in a row. Guess it's a sign I am getting older, when I was younger I didn't mind cloudy days all that much, now I savor them. Or maybe this just means that I am nuts. Not sure which it is.

Had a strange dream last night. I was an outsider looking upon all of the happens in the dream. There was a monster that was terrorizing people, but I didn't find it that scary. Was more annoyed by what it was doing and to whom it wasn't doing it to. I don't remember too much about the dream other than that. Sometimes I wish I could remember more details about the dreams I have. Might go back to keeping a dream journal like I have done before.

It was supposed to be warmer this weekend and so far it hasn't warmed up too much. It just barely got to 32 degrees yesterday and it was supposed to be in the forties. There was supposed be sunshine and there was none. I think we have gotten about two hours of sunshine in this year so far. Wouldn't mind so much if it werent for the fact I need to get some laundry done.

Went to Crown Center and Nelson-Atkins Museum yesterday and had fun.

There was supposed to be some sun today and we got all of 2 minutes of it this afternoon. But at least I don't have a headache today. It is supposed to get warmer this weekend.

We finally have sun! But once again I have a headache. We got about half inch of rain on Tuesday and a little snow on Wednesday. It is supposed to be warmer this weekend, which should melt alot of this junk. Mom didn't go to work yesterday because she didn't want to drive 30+ miles on ice. She slept in and worked on some things she had brought home.

Another day, another headache. This weather is playing with my sinuses and head. Its hot, then its cold. Mother Nature can't make up her mind.

Another storm is due today. Mostly ice, rain and maybe snow. Snow is one thing, but it's awful when it's covering ice.

We got about a inch and a half of rain over night and this morning. It stopped some time mid-morning. There is supposed to be more precipitation in the next three days. So far, it has rained every day so far this year. Which is only three days old.

I have had mild headaches every day in this new year. So far the year sucks.

Had short, but odd, dreams last night. In one dream My mom and myself were standing in the backyard looking at a neighbors house and she said "Poliwag". Have no idea what it is or what it means.

Saw the movie "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" yesterday. What a terrible movie. I should have known better than to go to a Wes Anderson film. I did not like two of his previous movies. This movie was slow, hollow and devoid of any real entertainment. Avoid it at any cost.

Had a headache yesterday and did not feel up to doing much of anything last night. We had dinner and pick our top three and bottom three films of the year and then I went to bed. Around midnight I woke up to the sound of fireworks going off. There were even a few idiots setting off fireworks at 3 am.

I have high hopes for this year. We will see how it unfolds.

Happy New Years everyone. May this be our lucky year. May the Cubs finally get to the world series in my lifetime and win.