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Journal Entry for October 18, 2007 Mood
Thursday, October 18, 2007

Well, my new friend Bryan, whom I've recently exchanged messages and hugs with here on DS has requested that I update my journal with some recent news....here is the biggie: YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT THAT MY DIVORCE IS FINAL, AS OF MONDAY OCT. 15TH!!! I was so excited, bouncing up and down, hooting and hollering when I got that news! 3 years, 4 months and 2 days since I left the jackass and it is FINALLY over!!! Of course, I got screwed on everything, the house, lost all my belongings, etc...I will post my recent venting from ebay next if anyone is interested....I have been blogging on another site for more than a year, I guess, and that, I guess, is the reason why I don't keep my journal here up to date as much. But I have met so many friendly and helpful people here (I say 'met' but of course you know what I mean....) and I intend to get better at it...anyway, below is the text from my listing mentioned earlier....my keyboard damn near caught on fire when I was typing out my description and I just couldn't stop...here goes:

HUGE LOT OF BEANIE BABIES AND TEENIE BEANIES!! WOW! Item number: 330176558684

HUGE LOT OF (33) TY BEANIE BABIES AND (17) TY TEENIE BABIES.YEP, THAT'S FIFTY, COUNT 'EM, 50 TOTAL BEANIE BABIES...THESE ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.  WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING, DRIVING FROM STORE TO STORE BACK IN THE EARLY 90'S BUYING THESE STUPID THINGS UP LIKE CRAZY??? AND FOR WHAT??? TO SIT IN A PLASTIC TUB FOR THE LAST 10 PLUS YEARS OR SO?? I JUST HAD TO GET THEM FOR MY LITTLE GIRL. HAD TO GET THE HARD TO FIND ONES, HAD TO SCROUNGE THE MCDONALD'S HAPPY MEALS ALL OVER LOWER MICHIGAN TO GET THE TEENY ONES...AND SHE NEVER EVEN REALLY PLAYED WITH THEM. SO NOW, I'M CLEANING OUT MY STORAGE, TRYING TO FREE UP SOME SPACE, AND SINCE MY EX-HUSBAND SEEMED TO DISPOSE OF ALMOST ALL OF MY BELONGINGS, I FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL SELL WHAT I HAD LEFT AND START FROM SCRATCH. LIFE IS GOOD WHEN YOU GET RID OF OLD BAGGAGE...THE EX WAS THE BEST THING I GOT RID OF, AND AS MUCH AS I HATE TO PART WITH THESE CUTE LITTLE BEAN STUFFED TOYS, I MUST MAKE A CLEAN BREAK! THIS IS THERAPY FOR ME, SO WHERE THE BIDS END UP, I DON'T REALLY CARE. I WAS CLOSE TO USING THEM FOR DOG TOYS FOR MY TWO JACK RUSSELLS, BUT SINCE THEY TEAR APART THEIR TOYS AND THE COTTON FLUFF INSIDE GETS ALL OVER MY HOUSE, WELL, I DIDN'T FEEL IT WOULD BE WORTH IT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP ALL THOSE LITTLE BEANS OR PEA PODS OR LITTLE PLASTIC BEADS THEY PUT IN TO THOSE TOYS...NOT TO MENTION, IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HEALTHY FOR THE PUPS. AND FROM READING THE ABOVE SENTENCE, I GATHER YOU CAN PRESUME THAT THEY DO  NOT COME FROM A PET-FREE HOME. ALTHOUGH MY PETS HAVE NEVER PLAYED WITH THEM OR EVEN BEEN NEAR THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN LOCKED AWAY IN A PLASTIC TUB FOR YEARS AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I STILL HAD THEM TIL MY EX DECIDED TO CLEAN OUT THE RAFTERS AND BRING THESE BACK TO ME CLAIMING VICTORY THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T THROW ALL MY STUFF OUT, BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL DO I WANT WITH THESE? WITH THEM, HE ALSO BROUGHT MY WEDDING DRESS, TRAMPLED UPON AND ROLLED UP IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG (CHECK SOON FOR LISTING ;0) AND JUST WHAT DID HE THINK I WOULD DO WITH THAT??? I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE THE CLOTHES I COULD STILL WEAR  RATHER THAN THE REMINDER OF THE BEGINNING OF OUR NIGHTMARE MARRIAGE..ANYWAY...HERE THEY ARE, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:FULL SIZE BEANIES WITH TAGSGRACIE (SWAN)MAGIC (UNICORN)CHOCOLATE (MOOSE)FLIP (WHITE CAT)RAINBOW (DARK BLUE LIZARD LOOKING THING, I THINK MISTAGGED)HIPPITY (GREEN BUNNY)BONGO (MONKEY)SPEEDY (TURTLE)WAVES (SHAMU TYPE WHALE)LEGS (FROG)CONGO (GORILLA)LIZZY (LIZARD)CLAUDE (CRAB)SCOOP (PELICAN)SPUNKY (DOG)POUNCE (BROWN CAT)ALLY (ALIGATOR)PUGSLY (DOG)ECHO (DOLPHIN)IGGY (LIZARD THING THAT WAS MISTAGGED AND SHOULD'VE BEEN RAINBOW I THINK)NANOOK (WOLF)HALO (ANGEL BEAR, WHITE)POUCH (KANGAROO)PRANCE (GREY STRIPED CAT)CRUNCH (SHARK)EARS (BUNNY)SCOTTIE (BLACK DOG) INCH (COLORFUL WORM)WISER (CLASS OF 99 GRAD OWL)PINKY (FLAMINGO)SEAWEED (0TTER)AND A BLACK BEAR WITH NO HEART HANG TAG SO I DON'T KNOW HIS NAMEAND SPINNER THE SPIDER WITH NO HEART TAG TEENIE BEANIES WITH TAGSQUACKS (DUCK)TWIGS (GIRAFFE)SEAMORE (SEAL)SPEEDY (TURTLE)MEL (KOALA)GOLDIE (FISH)LIZZ (LIZARD)PINKY (FLAMINGO)SNORT (PIG)ZIP (BLACK CAT)BONES (DOG)PATTI (PLATYPUS)HAPPY (HIPPO)WADDLE (PENGUIN)AND 3 MORE WITHOUT TAGS, A SHEEP, MOOSE AND MONKEY.  NOW REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL THERAPY FOR ME. EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T EVEN MET MY HUSBAND WHEN I BOUGHT THESE, THE FACT THAT HE IS CLAIMING TRIUMPH OVER BEING SO CARING AS TO RETURN THESE LONG LOST TOYS OF MY DAUGHTER'S TO ME, MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. DOES HE SERIOUSLY THINK THIS IS WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID I WANTED THE REST OF MY BELONGINGS?? THAT WHATEVER HIS HO-BAG LIVE IN GIRLFRIEND WHO IS ALSO HIS FIRST EX-WIFE AND WORKS AT A FLEA MARKET DIDN'T SELL WHEN SHE CLAIMED THE HOUSE I BOUGHT AND TRANSFORMED, AS HER OWN MEANWHILE MAKING A PROFIT ON ALL OF MY DOC MARTIN SHOES AND ABERCROMBIE CLOTHES SINCE SHE WAS TOO FAT TO FIT INTO THEM...AS WELL AS ALL MY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, JEWELRY ETC..THIS IS WHAT I GOT. NICE, EH? AND THE EX GETS THE SLEAZEBAG THAT CHEATED ON HIM TEN YEARS AGO AND IS MORE THAN LIKELY DOING IT AGAIN ALREADY, THOUGH WHO ELSE WOULD HAVE HER, I DON'T KNOW...I SAY, THEY DESERVE ONE ANOTHER...AND I DESERVE TO FINALLY GET RID OF THE ROTTEN IDIOT AND MOVE ON. SO BUY THESE BEANIE BABIES SO I CAN PUT IT TOWARDS THE DIVORCE FEES. AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON MY ATTORNEY! YIKES!!! HE WON'T BE GETTING ANY REFERRALS FROM ME! EVEN IF THESE BABIES SELL FOR THE STARTING PRICE, THAT AT LEAST COVERS ONE OF THE PARKING FEES FOR THE FEW HOURS SPENT AT THE CITY COUNTY BUILDING IN COURT. SO HELP A FRIEND IN NEED...ADD THESE TO YOUR COLLECTION AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COLLECTING LYING, CHEATING EX-HUSBANDS, I'D BE WILLING TO SELL HIM TOO. MATTER OF FACT, I'D PAY SOMEONE TO GET HIM OFF MY BACK..SEEMS EVEN WITH HIS NEW DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENT, HE CAN'T SEEM TO LEAVE ME ALONE..GET A GRIP, BUDDY. THIS WOMAN IS LONG GONE, WAY OUT OF REACH FOR YOU. FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU, FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME...JACK ASS. KEEP YOUR SKANKY, FATASS FIRST EX-WIFE...YOU TWO DESERVE ONE ANOTHER...AND LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE. GO LISTEN TO TAMMY WYNETTE'S D-I-V-O-R-C-E OR LOOK UP THE DEFINITION...I AM NO LONGER YOUR WIFE AND THANK GOD, AM FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE.THANKS IN ADVANCE..AND AGAIN, NOT FROM A PET FREE HOME...WHY THAT MATTERS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A POPULAR THING TO ADD TO YOUR LISTING. THEY ARE FROM A PET FREE RUBBERMAID CONTAINER, THOUGH. AND THAT IN TURN WAS FROM A PET FREE RAFTER AREA IN THE GARAGE. OH WELL, NONE THE LESS, THERE MAY BE SOME JACK RUSSELL ALLERGENS THAT HAVE ATTACHED THEMSELVES TO THESE LITTLE TOYS WHEN I PUT THEM ON THE COUCH TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM...OH, AND SHIPPING, I FIGURE WILL BE ABOUT 10 OR 15 BUCKS, I DON'T KNOW. I'LL WEIGH THEM LATER AND LET ANYONE INTERESTED KNOW IF YOU SEND ME YOUR ZIP CODE. LONG LIVE THE BEANIE BABIES!!and by the way, I only take paypal if it is direct bank transfer. I am not a business and do not accept credit cards. If I had gotten all my stuff back, I may have considered opening a premier account with paypal, but this is all I got. Well, and the wedding dress, but who would want that?? 

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  1. revbry

    WoW!! This is the coolest! No one ever listens to me or does what I suggest.
    Thank you Joolz for making me stand tall and proud (even though I have a chicken on my head), I believe this is the start of something BIG!!
    have a great weekend!!
    blessings,
    revbry
    ps...no chickens were harmed in the making of my chicken hat!


    revbry

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