and joined Facebook. I am fascinated by the whole time suck that IS Facebook. You can add pictures and "flair" and all sorts of other things. I was just on it for like an HOUR and I didn't even notice the time passing.
So if you're on Facebook, feel free to add me!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Being Bored
I am so bored. Got up at 9am and took Monty out, took a shower and proceeded to watch the following:
"It's Me or the Dog" on Animal Planet
"Ghost Hunters" via Tivo
"Cold Case Files" where I'm learning about a guy who killed a woman and kept her in his fridge for 11 years. Creepy. I have also determined that every single job out there is from a temp agency/recuriting agency and they are crap. Crap, non existent jobs that are solely listed to taunt me. Specifically me. I truly believe that every morning they are all thinking the same thing "Katharine needs a job, let's stuff the internet full of jobs that she is overqualified for and not call her if she inquires about them". Yes sir, that's EXACTLY what's happening!
Bah I say. BAH! And why is there no ice cream in this house when I so clearly deserve ice cream???? Double Bah!
Update: Jeff is stopping at the store and getting something sweet for me on his way home! Yippeee!!!!
"It's Me or the Dog" on Animal Planet
"Ghost Hunters" via Tivo
"Cold Case Files" where I'm learning about a guy who killed a woman and kept her in his fridge for 11 years. Creepy. I have also determined that every single job out there is from a temp agency/recuriting agency and they are crap. Crap, non existent jobs that are solely listed to taunt me. Specifically me. I truly believe that every morning they are all thinking the same thing "Katharine needs a job, let's stuff the internet full of jobs that she is overqualified for and not call her if she inquires about them". Yes sir, that's EXACTLY what's happening!
Bah I say. BAH! And why is there no ice cream in this house when I so clearly deserve ice cream???? Double Bah!
Update: Jeff is stopping at the store and getting something sweet for me on his way home! Yippeee!!!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Job as a Massage Therapist
I get quite a few questions from clients, especially clients who have never had a massage before, and I thought I'd answer some of them here.
1. Most women will say something like "Oh I didn't shave my legs beforehand, I'm so embarrassed". Now, trust me ladies when I say that as a therapist I do not care. You have NO idea just how hairy some of the men are who come in for a massage and your leg hair stubble just does not compare. So no worries there.
2. Some will ask if I have a "body preference", meaning does it matter if the client is really heavy or really thin. Honestly? No. No preference. If someone is REALLY, REALLY thin I find it difficult to give them a deep tissue massage because I feel like I might break them. And if someone is very heavy its hard to massage them properly as well. But for the most part, no preference. If you can get on my table, I can give you a massage.
3. Is my husband okay with me performing massage, asked primarily by male clients. Yes, yes he is. I think this question is more like a "is my husband okay with me touching naked men" question. And yes, he is. Mainly because, it's a massage. Not a date. For the most part, each guy is just another guy and then another guy and I really have no interest in anything beyond that point.
4. Underwear, on or off? I prefer you to take all your underwear off. But that's me and I can work around it if you keep it on. Though I do prefer that women take their bra off, it's easier to massage your back without that in the way.
5. Do I get under the sheet? Yes, please for the love of everything get UNDER the sheet. I so do not want to see your bits and pieces all on display.
6. What are the terms?
Swedish Massage - generic massage, usually a light massage but it can be used to describe just about any therapeutic massage session.
Deep Tissue Massage - just what it sounds like. Now a LOT of people say they want a deep tissue massage and they don't. A true deep tissue massage will leave you sore, and you will be limping and bruised the next day. It will hurt like hell.
Hot Stone Massage - a massage session done withe heated, flat stones. Usually the stones are warmed in a crock pot like container and they are placed on different points of the body and also in the therapists hand. This is a relaxation massage, it warms and soothes tired muscles, it is NOT good for deep tissue or injury work.
Sports Massage - good for specific injury work and includes a lot of stretches and specific focus on a particular muscles.
7. So what do I want? Most people want a massage that incorporates stretches, deep tissue work, and light Swedish massage all in one nice little session.
What have we learned? Talk to your therapist, tell them SPECIFICALLY what you want and what areas of the body you want worked on. Your therapist should listen to you and do what you want (within reason people!!!), and also make sure to tell your therapist if what they are doing hurts. Remember they have no idea what your pain tolerance is so you need to speak up. Long and short, you will not hurt my feelings if I'm doing something you hate. I will change my technique to what will best suit you to the best of my ability.
Any questions?
Update: Roxanne brings up a good point - its sometimes nice to "switch things up" a bit and try a a different therapist. I have no problem with my regular clients doing this and will generally spend a few minutes before their next massage with me asking what the other therapist did, what they liked, and what they didn't. That way I can maybe bring in some new things that we might not have previously tried. It doesn't hurt my feelings, and I promise you I don't hold it against you as clients if this happens! ;-)
1. Most women will say something like "Oh I didn't shave my legs beforehand, I'm so embarrassed". Now, trust me ladies when I say that as a therapist I do not care. You have NO idea just how hairy some of the men are who come in for a massage and your leg hair stubble just does not compare. So no worries there.
2. Some will ask if I have a "body preference", meaning does it matter if the client is really heavy or really thin. Honestly? No. No preference. If someone is REALLY, REALLY thin I find it difficult to give them a deep tissue massage because I feel like I might break them. And if someone is very heavy its hard to massage them properly as well. But for the most part, no preference. If you can get on my table, I can give you a massage.
3. Is my husband okay with me performing massage, asked primarily by male clients. Yes, yes he is. I think this question is more like a "is my husband okay with me touching naked men" question. And yes, he is. Mainly because, it's a massage. Not a date. For the most part, each guy is just another guy and then another guy and I really have no interest in anything beyond that point.
4. Underwear, on or off? I prefer you to take all your underwear off. But that's me and I can work around it if you keep it on. Though I do prefer that women take their bra off, it's easier to massage your back without that in the way.
5. Do I get under the sheet? Yes, please for the love of everything get UNDER the sheet. I so do not want to see your bits and pieces all on display.
6. What are the terms?
Swedish Massage - generic massage, usually a light massage but it can be used to describe just about any therapeutic massage session.
Deep Tissue Massage - just what it sounds like. Now a LOT of people say they want a deep tissue massage and they don't. A true deep tissue massage will leave you sore, and you will be limping and bruised the next day. It will hurt like hell.
Hot Stone Massage - a massage session done withe heated, flat stones. Usually the stones are warmed in a crock pot like container and they are placed on different points of the body and also in the therapists hand. This is a relaxation massage, it warms and soothes tired muscles, it is NOT good for deep tissue or injury work.
Sports Massage - good for specific injury work and includes a lot of stretches and specific focus on a particular muscles.
7. So what do I want? Most people want a massage that incorporates stretches, deep tissue work, and light Swedish massage all in one nice little session.
What have we learned? Talk to your therapist, tell them SPECIFICALLY what you want and what areas of the body you want worked on. Your therapist should listen to you and do what you want (within reason people!!!), and also make sure to tell your therapist if what they are doing hurts. Remember they have no idea what your pain tolerance is so you need to speak up. Long and short, you will not hurt my feelings if I'm doing something you hate. I will change my technique to what will best suit you to the best of my ability.
Any questions?
Update: Roxanne brings up a good point - its sometimes nice to "switch things up" a bit and try a a different therapist. I have no problem with my regular clients doing this and will generally spend a few minutes before their next massage with me asking what the other therapist did, what they liked, and what they didn't. That way I can maybe bring in some new things that we might not have previously tried. It doesn't hurt my feelings, and I promise you I don't hold it against you as clients if this happens! ;-)
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Seriously messed up Gmail advertising
I really think my Gmail advertising is messed up. If it isn't first telling me how I need a colon cleansing, it's giving me recipe ideas such as this:
Spam Imperial Tortilla Sandwiches - To serve, cut each roll in half
Curious? Here's the recipe
SPAM IMPERIAL TORTILLA SANDWICHES
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 cn SPAM Luncheon Meat (12 oz)
1 pk Cream cheese, softened (8oz)
1/3 c Chopped green onion
2 tb Chopped fresh dill
3 Flour tortillas (8")
1 md Cucumber, peeled and thinly
-sliced
1/4 c Sunflower seeds
1/2 c Alfalfa sprouts
In bowl, combine SPAM and cream cheese. Stir in green onion and dill.
Spread 1/3 of SPAM mixture evenly over each tortilla. Top with 1/3
each cucumber, sunflower seeds, and alfalfa sprouts. Roll up tortilla
jelly roll fashion and wrap in plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining
tortillas. Refrigerate 2 hours. to serve, cut each roll in half.
Now I'm certainly no chef, but this just doesn't sound appetizing AT ALL. Spam in tortilla form??? No thank you Gmail, I'd rather sit down to a dinner of saltines and peanut butter than bite into that.
Spam Imperial Tortilla Sandwiches - To serve, cut each roll in half
Curious? Here's the recipe
SPAM IMPERIAL TORTILLA SANDWICHES
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 cn SPAM Luncheon Meat (12 oz)
1 pk Cream cheese, softened (8oz)
1/3 c Chopped green onion
2 tb Chopped fresh dill
3 Flour tortillas (8")
1 md Cucumber, peeled and thinly
-sliced
1/4 c Sunflower seeds
1/2 c Alfalfa sprouts
In bowl, combine SPAM and cream cheese. Stir in green onion and dill.
Spread 1/3 of SPAM mixture evenly over each tortilla. Top with 1/3
each cucumber, sunflower seeds, and alfalfa sprouts. Roll up tortilla
jelly roll fashion and wrap in plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining
tortillas. Refrigerate 2 hours. to serve, cut each roll in half.
Now I'm certainly no chef, but this just doesn't sound appetizing AT ALL. Spam in tortilla form??? No thank you Gmail, I'd rather sit down to a dinner of saltines and peanut butter than bite into that.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Book Ideas
So I haven't posted a part three in my book idea because I've been kind of disenchanted with my characters. I've started and stopped about four other short stories, and also started a "young adult" book since I was completely inspired by the millions that the "Twilight" series is raking in. Hell, if there's money to be made writing a bad young adult book, than I should be making it. I don't have an English degree for nothing people! But I'm feeling kind of blah about it, I think just because I'm job hunting and that's sucking all my spare energy, not to mention the whole in and out of the hospital game that marked my summer. Oh, and the fact that every freakin' day there's another spider running around our house in some sort of weird parody of the movie "Arachnophobia". Before I post part three, let me know what you think, do my lovely readers care enough about Gwendolyn and Thomas to see what happens when the power goes out? Should I scrap them and rewrite another story? Send me some inspiration people, I need it desperately!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tom Tom
Okay, it's not MY Tom Tom GPS Navigational Device, it's really Jeff's navigational device. But guess who uses it ALL THE TIME? That would be me. See, I'm an idiot with maps and directions. If I need to go ANYWHERE by myself I can pretty much guarantee that I'm going to be calling Jeff at some point sobbing hysterically because I missed a turn or a road was blocked off or something along those lines. Jeff than winds up being forced to find me via Google Map (and I NEVER know where I am), so he can direct me to wherever I need to go. He loves this. Maybe *loves* is a strong word, what I really should say is that he HATES this with a deep and passionate loathing. So we have the Tom Tom. For the most part, the Tom Tom works perfectly, telling me when to turn, how to turn around if I've messed up and it requires almost no thought on my part because its like listening to a back seat driver take you wherever you need to go. I do, however, have two complaints about the Tom Tom.
First: If you are say, speeding down a highway at 75 MPH waiting for an exit (remember, Tom Tom doesn't TELL you what exit you need, it will just tell you to turn) and the Tom Tom doesn't take into account that you're say on a HIGHWAY and tells you to turn MUCH TOO LATE. I'll hear "Turn right" and I'll blink and the exit is gone. Grrrr.. that's so annoying.
Second: Tom Tom is a bit like an unreliable boyfriend in that it will get you MOST OF THE WAY to your destination, but will leave you stranded outside a strange area while repeating the helpful phrase "You have reached your destination". Over and over again. I'll find myself arguing with the Tom Tom, "No I haven't, I have no idea where I am, don't you crap out on me now"!!!!
But otherwise I adore the Tom Tom and since I started using it I have only called Jeff crying once. And that's because I hit "New Hampshire" by mistake when plugging in directions. But we won't talk about it because I like to pretend it never happened!
First: If you are say, speeding down a highway at 75 MPH waiting for an exit (remember, Tom Tom doesn't TELL you what exit you need, it will just tell you to turn) and the Tom Tom doesn't take into account that you're say on a HIGHWAY and tells you to turn MUCH TOO LATE. I'll hear "Turn right" and I'll blink and the exit is gone. Grrrr.. that's so annoying.
Second: Tom Tom is a bit like an unreliable boyfriend in that it will get you MOST OF THE WAY to your destination, but will leave you stranded outside a strange area while repeating the helpful phrase "You have reached your destination". Over and over again. I'll find myself arguing with the Tom Tom, "No I haven't, I have no idea where I am, don't you crap out on me now"!!!!
But otherwise I adore the Tom Tom and since I started using it I have only called Jeff crying once. And that's because I hit "New Hampshire" by mistake when plugging in directions. But we won't talk about it because I like to pretend it never happened!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Movie Night with Jeff and my Father
I don't know what it is about having my father over for movie night that compels Jeff and I to put in a movie that we *know* he would never in a million years choose to watch. Last night we watched "The Orphanage", which was actually really good, spooky movie. I wouldn't call it a horror movie, but it was definitely a thriller, ghost story of sorts. Frankly, it creeped me out QUITE a bit and I did not, I repeat, did NOT sleep well last night. Ask Jeff, I wound up watching QVC at like 1am just to get to sleep. And the ending, oh my. Brutal, brutal in the sense that you were just horrified at the ending and how wrong it was. Not wrong in the way that it didn't fit in the with story, but wrong in the sense that it was just plain wrong. They try to lighten it up a little bit with the end scenes, but its still pretty bad. If you're looking for a scary movie, kind of like "The Others" but with a few more twists and a REALLY creepy kids game that is played with ghosts, than this is for you. If not, well pass this over because OOFAH, I didn't get to sleep until like 4am.
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