Yep, that’s right I’ve decided that six blogs aren’t enough. So, I’ve added a step-child, if you will, to the MyFickleMind family: My Fickle Birthday Blog! It’s an experiment of sorts. I wasn’t going to launch it until August 1st, but I was on a roll today, so it’s up now.

What is My Fickle Birthday Blog, you ask. Well, it’s an attempt to get birthday presents. Yep, I’m asking complete strangers to send me stuff. Go check out the blog and see all the details. Then tell your friends. And your neighbors. And your family. And people on the bus. And people on the street. Tell everyone! I want lots of birthday loot! So, get going!

Oh, and I’ve cross posted this to all my blogs, ’cause well I can.

I just finished catching up on the last six weeks of America’s Got Talent episodes. During the auditions, I’ve noticed some interesting similarities between it and Britain’s Got Talent. Not just that they’re the same show in two different countries, but that they have some of the same acts. Not the same people, just the same act. Is this just a coincidence or a conspiracy? Here’s the evidence, you decide:

Note: The videos I’m including are from YouTube. Because they are actually clips from the show and due to the fickle nature of YouTube, it’s very possible that they will eventually be no longer available. So, if any of the following videos aren’t available, please let me know.

Baton Twirlers: Johnathon Burkin VS Craig

Adorable Little Girls Singing “Over the Rainbow”: 4yr Old Kaitlyn Maher VS 6yr Old Connie Talbot

Large Men Singing Opera: Neal E. Boyd VS Paul Potts

Woman Using Angle Grinders on Their Bodies: Miss Pussykait VS Victoria

I totally understand there being similar dancing or singing or magic acts. But more then one grinding act? Did these people watch Britain’s Got Talent and see how well those acts did and decided to try their hand at it? Or are they government clones?

If I missed any, let me know.

Dear Diary,

So, as I wrote in my previous post, I fell down our stairs on Saturday morning and hurt my ass. After two days of not being able to sit comfortably or for very long, hubby decided I needed to go to the doctor. I hate doctors. I’m always worried that they’ll find something horribly wrong with me. Or that I’ll forget to explain some detail which will keep the doctor from finding out what’s really wrong with me until it’s too late. And of course there’s the cost. We don’t have insurance so we go to a family clinic that charges a co-pay and bills the rest. They’re very quick and efficient. But we don’t have the money. So, doctor bills have to come out of the money ear marked for my dental appointment(s) which I’m now going to have to postpone longer.

Hubby decided I was going to the doctor the next day on Sunday. I spent most of the day debating about going or not. I mean there probably wasn’t much they could do, right? You can’t put a cast on a broken ass. But then again, I couldn’t sit. It would proably be a good idea to get it checked out. So, I let hubby take me to the doctor.

The car ride over was horrible. I nearly screamed in pain when I got out. About an hour and 1/2 (mostly waiting) & $105 later (after dropping my pants and having my butt poked) it was determined that my tailbone wasn’t broken, just bruised. I was told to ice the area (with frozen peas or corn because they conform best with the area) and take Advil. I should heal in about 6 weeks. Oh joy. Doctor also gave me some Vicodin to help me sleep (it’s literally a pain in the ass to roll over). But she couldn’t give me anything to help me sit comfortably. Well, she suggested a donut pillow but I had already bought one and discovered it doesn’t work. My pain is mostly in the very high tip of my tail bone. So, it mostly hurts to sit completely on my butt or all the way back in a chair.

I’ve spent the last two days trying to find comfortably positions to sit in. I’ve finally determined that the best position is laying on my side on the bed. Hubby helped me set up my laptop so I could watch TV (we have a slingbox that allows us to watch our cable on our computers and it’s hooked up to a generic Tivo). I’ve been catching up on all my Tivoed reality shows.

I’m freaking miserable. I’m worried that my injury is worse then the doctor said. I’m worried that I’ll be basically bed ridden for the next six weeks while I heal. I worried that hubby’s going to get fired for working from home while taking care of me (he keeps telling me that his boss understands). I’m exhausted and sleeping a lot. I’m bored not being able to spend time on the internet like I usually do. I just want to not be in pain. I keep finding semi-comfortable sitting positions but they don’t last. I’m very frustrated. I’m just glad I have my hubby. He’s taking very good care of me. I just wish he didn’t have to. I hate asking for help. I feel like I should be pushing myself through the pain or something. But I hate pain. This sucks.

Dear Diary,

I’m such a freaking klutz! I was just heading downstairs after tucking my hubby into bed when my foot slipped and I fell from the third step to the bottom of our stair case - on my ass. Hit the back of my lower legs on the way down (that’s going to bruise) and I think I did something to my right foot. I’m glad I didn’t land on my head but I don’t enjoy having a bruised tailbone. This is actually the third time I’ve bruised my tush and the second time from failing down these stairs.

My yelp of pain brought hubby out of the bedroom. He calmed me down and made me walk to make sure I wasn’t broken. He made me grab some Bayer to help with the pain and offered to get me the heating pad. I sent him back to bed when I had Bayer in my hand and a glass of water ready. Good thing I looked at the pills first - I don’t think a double dose of multi-vitamins would of helped my throbbing butt.

I now get to spend the next several days flinching when I sit down. Oh joy. I do not enjoy pain yet I always seem to be suffering from minor injuries.

So, do I ice or heat a bruised ass?

I’m sure it’s Friday somewhere so I give you this week’s Friday’s Feast!

Also, feel free to take a look around while you’re here. And don’t forget the other My Fickle Mind Blogs.

Appetizer
When was the last time you had your hair cut/trimmed?
Over a year ago, I shaved my head. Haven’t cut it or trimmed it since. Trying to get hubby to shave it again for me, but he didn’t like the texture so he won’t do it again. And we’ve already learned that I shouldn’t do my own hair, ever.

Soup
Name one thing you miss about being a child.
I can’t ever only name one thing on these kinds of questions. Do we not get the “fickle” part of this blog? I’m going to go with having someone else take care of the cleaning and the bill paying and the feeding and all that stuff. Oh, and getting an allowance. So, that’s two things. Deal with it.

Salad
Pick one: butter, margarine, olive oil.
Depends on what I’m picking it for: For baking or sauteing veggies, I go for butter. For toast or frying eggs I go with margarine. For frying, I go with Olive Oil (if I don’t have veggie oil, that is). For lube, any of the above works.

Main Course
If you could learn another language, which one would you pick, and why?
Spanish so I could watch Spanish soap operas.

Dessert
Finish this sentence: In 5 years I expect to be…
In 5 years I expect to be happier. Sorry I didn’t come up with anything more profound but that’s how I’m feeling right now.

I have no witty intros today so let’s just get to this week’s Ten on Tuesday!

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Alright, this week’s theme is sports. I don’t do sports - watching or playing. I sucked at sports in school and I don’t understand how they can be entertaining to watch. So, I’m going to stretch the meaning of sports a little (see the air quotes in the title?) for this list. Most of the reality shows I watch are like sports in the sense that people are competing against each other for a prize. So, that’s what I’m going with today - reality shows.

10 Favorite Sports to Play/Watch

1. Survivor - I didn’t get into watching this show until it was several seasons in (that happens a lot with TV shows for me - I’ve only ever watched one or two shows from the very first episode) but once I started watching, I couldn’t stop. My favorite part is when the contestants seem surprised that other contestants are lying to them! What part of “outwit, outlast, outplay” do they not understand? I’d rock Survivor. Or I’d be the first contestant to ever die on the show.
2. Amazing Race - I love the pairings they put together for this show. Especially couple’s that just broke up or an estranged father and daughter. What better way to try to fix a relationship then on a reality show? I also love the arguing and whining people do during challenges. I’d love to do this show with my best friend MJ. We’d be labeled as “Gay Man and his Fag Hag”. And I’d probably get us lost, a lot.
3. Top Chef - I’ve learned so much about food from this show. And it’s entertaining. I wonder though if it’s a smart thing to give some of the contestants knives.
4. Iron Chef America - I’m just waiting for the chairmen to lose it and announce the secret ingredient as “human flesh!”.
5. America’s Next Top Model - I mostly watch this show for the pretty people in pain. Once, when the models were doing a challenge that involved walking down the runway in horribly high and too small high heels, I was chanting: “trip, trip, trip”.  Is that wrong?
6. American Idol - Seriously, what’s better then watching people who think they can sing because people at a Karaoke bar told them they could and then having Simon crush their dreams? 
7. Project Runway - I love the creative challenges and the gay men on this show. And it’s fun to watch designers get upset.
8. Design Star - Hmm, I watch this for the same reason as I watch Project Runway.
9. Food Network Challenge - My favorites are the cake challenges. Especially when the contestants go over the top and have insanely tall or delicate things that then need to be moved to a table. Is it wrong that I hope they fall apart (the cakes or the contestants, either works for me)?
10. Last Comic Standing - They get a lot of hilarious people on this show but they also get the weirdest people auditioning - usually in costume or with props. I swear they just want to get on TV. Or maybe I’m wrong and they really think they’re funny and talented. Whatever, it’s great to watch.

Well, that was fun to write. However, I think Queen of Darkness and Fag Hag snuck in and added their two cents to some of them. Oh well.

Well, another Monday has come around so I’m going to start it out right with this week’s Manic Monday!

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1) What sound or noise do you love?
The whoosh sound of a cappuccino machine steaming milk. Actually any sound associated with coffee making is good. I love coffee. Mmmm…milky brown wake up juice.

2) What sound or noise do you hate?
Anything in the fingernails on a chalkboard genre. There are lots of things that are an odd texture and make horrible sounds when scratched by fingernails. It’s the worst when it’s my own fingernails - makes my skin crawl.

3) What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Well, my current “profession” is jewelry designer and owner of Adalea’s Designs (I use air quotes cause I don’t always remember that it’s a job!). I don’t really want any other profession ’cause I don’t want to work for “the man” and I love being creative. However, if I could somehow find a way to get paid for reading slash fan fiction or watching gay movies, that would be awesome!

4) What profession would you not like to do?
Anything in the blood and guts or sad story genres. Like being a doctor or funeral director or a cop or a CSI. There’s probably more jobs I wouldn’t want then one’s I would.

Woo Hoo! It’s Friday! I give you this week’s Friday’s Feast!

Also, feel free to take a look around while you’re here. And don’t forget the other My Fickle Mind Blogs.

Appetizer
What is the weather like today where you live?
I have no idea. I’ve been cooped up in the house all day. Went to bed at 2pm, woke up at 1am. Just went out to get some Jack in the Box but it was dark and I was in the car. Didn’t pay attention to the weather. But according to my iphone, it’s currently 61 and cloudy.

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?
Again with the negative numbers for me: -3. I’m a stay at home housewife without kids and I’m bad at it. I put off my chores for as long as I can. I make my own beaded jewelry and try to sell it (operative word: try). I will get a job if I have to, but I don’t want no stinking career. And I have a bad work ethic in the sense that I won’t put my job above my own life or family.

Salad
What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.?
Really, really boring off-white blinds on all our windows. We live in a condo with a home owner’s association that has strict rules on exterior stuff which includes window covering’s - they have to be white on the side that faces outside. But they don’t say anything about painting my living room fuchsia.

Main Course
Name something that instantly cheers you up.
My hubby. He always makes me smile or laugh when I’m stressed or cranky or sad. He’s like my own personal clown. Just got to get him to wear the shoes and the nose.

Dessert
How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?
Zero. I don’t set the alarm, I wake up whenever I wake up. And I’ve learned to sleep through hubby’s alarm.

When I win the lottery, one of the first things I’m going to do is go to Serendipity3 in New York and buy the Golden Opulence Sundae for $1,000. How could you not love a Sundae with real gold and caviar? It’s fit for a millionaire, I tell ya. I might even let my hubby have a bite.

Well, I’m up early (or late actually since I haven’t gone to bed yet - I’m on nocturnal mode right now), so I thought I’d go ahead and post this week’s Ten on Tuesday!

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Inventions That Have Made Life Easier

1. The Foodsaver: I remember watching the infomercials for the Foodsaver many years ago and was fascinated with the machine - especially when they food save the marshmallows. Hubby and I finally bought one a couple years ago and I love the thing. You have no idea how much money we’ve saved with not having to throw out moldy cheese or meat anymore!
2. The iphone: I gave my hubby such a hard time about needing a $600 cell phone just because Apple made it. I didn’t really understand a multiple task phone. Then he bought one and let me touch it. I was hooked. Had to wait several months to get my own (our original cell phones were on Verizon which I kept while he went on AT&T for the iphone - had to wait for the Verizon contract to end before I could buy my own).
3. The DVR (generic version of the Tivo): Why would anyone watch TV in real time when they can record it to watch on their own time? I love my DVR. Well, I did until a couple days ago when the hard drive died on one of them - we have two - and we lost everything we’d taped. It was 78% full which was over 40 hours! I almost cried. I’ll love it again when we get it replaced.
4. The Universal Remote: We have a TV, two DVR boxes, a DVD player and probably a couple other things I’m forgetting, that all have their own remotes. It was so confusing until hubby got a $200 universal remote to control everything. I like it when things are easy.
5. The Internet: I have a feeling this is going to be on a lot of lists. I couldn’t live with out the internet - I get all my info from the internet. I’d be so lost and confused if I couldn’t just hop onto my laptop and find out who that actor was in that movie.
6. The Garbage Disposal: I usually have to remind hubby to scrape his plate (or to pick up his socks or put the can opener away) so a lot of food gets in the sink. If it wasn’t for the garbage disposal, I’d be an unhappy camper whenever I went to do dishes.
7. Coffee: If I knew who invented coffee, I’d worship them. Build them an alter and pray to them daily. I love my milky brown wake up juice, it’s the sweet nectar of the gods.
8. The Food Network: Weekends at our house usually consist of hours and hours of watching the Food Network. Hubby and I have learned some valuable info from this channel. Now my cooking repertoire consists of more then just pasta salad and chicken.
9. The Dishwasher: Why did I spend all those years hand washing my dishes when I could of had a machine do it for me? I love my dishwasher.
10. Bacon: Okay, not really an invention, more of a discovery, I guess but it’s still delicious. Who doesn’t love bacon (sorry vegetarians - but you like soy bacon, right?). Bacon makes everything better, it’s a fact.