Becky's Greatest Hits Vol. II

This Saturday is World Autism Awareness Day . I have realized recently how far away I have gotten from discussing, spreading the word about and generally "working" on the cause. After spending some time talking about it with my significant other and a few other close friends, I realized I have reached a difficult point in both mine and Little Boy's lives. I realized it even when he was smaller, but it keeps coming to me in small doses all the time......the realization of Little Boy growing up. While it was difficult and upsetting to receive the diagnosis at age 3, so many behaviors can still be chalked up to being a baby. At the start of school, so much can be attributed to the changes of being in school and having to grow up a little. But now, at almost age 9, the picture of the future is becoming clearer. It has been especially hard in recent months as Little Boy's dad has wanted him to be more involved in various activities: camps, sports, and other events that

Teach Your Children by CSNY You who are on the road Must have a code that you can live by And so become yourself Because the past is just a good bye. Teach your children well, Their father's hell did slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they picked, the one you'll know by. Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry, So just look at them and sigh and know they love you. And you, of tender years, Can't know the fears that your elders grew by, And so please help them with your youth, They seek the truth before they can die. Can you hear and do you care and Cant you see we must be free to Teach your children what you believe in. Make a world that we can live in. Teach your parents well, Their children's hell will slowly go by, And feed them on your dreams The one they picked, the one you'll know by. Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry, So just look at them and sigh and know they love you. (Some lessons ne

I start out the day feeling great and putting on some of my new spring couture only to find myself in the doc office hours later being diagnosed with an icky stress-related ailment common to women over age 50. AND I am disappointed to learn that I weigh about 15 pounds more than the magical number I had been walking around thinking in my head to be true. Yay, me! Well, I'm really trying to look on the bright side and realize that a) luckily I have health insurance to cover the visit and the meds and b) I have the kind of job that allowed me to slink right out and make the appointment and c) I have the kind of coworkers who are all concerned but also joining me in agreeing that yeah, it really is gross. In other news, Little Boy has his first practice of t-ball today which inspires panic and excitement in his mother. I have decided to hang back a little and let Little Boy's dad take the lead on this when I finally realized that father/son sports stuff is still a father/son thi

Little Boy's current favorite song......no kidding. The most fun is listening to him trying to do the "bow wow wow yippy yo yippy yay" part. Good times......

The song is new, but the video.......oh, so retro.....

Heard on the drive-in........Ah, Morrissey!

Watch this scene and then go read the article here that is titled "Disney Boss Scared Bambi Star to Get Perfect Death Scene". Kinda makes you feel grossed out about how child actors are probably treated when no one is looking. I know directors have to do what they can to get their young actors motivated. I once read that during the making of Stand By Me , director Rob Reiner motivated a young River Phoenix to cry by telling him to think of a time when an adult really disappointed him. That would be sad, but nothing like what happened to the 6 year-old voicing Bambi. Sheesh, Walt.......

This suits my mood for everything that has been going on this week, but it's so damn happy sounding that you almost forget the subject matter! But what difference does it make? Edie Brickell is just so fantastic! If you've never heard it, check out her version of Bob Dylan's "Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall". Perfection. And just when you think she has disappeared, she returns........

The sun is starting to come out in NC. It broke out making the parking lot look almost golden. Such a shock from the earlier depressing morning rain. I'm hoping for the best.....

Shopping in the big box store And everything looks too big and too dirty. How could anyone ever need This many paper towels? And I'm looking at the plastic cutlery And trying to remember which my office mates prefer. Is it the clear? Is it the white? Does any of this trivial shit really matter? And somewhere someone is crying Because she lost someone she cared about. A brother? A friend? A son? He was something to her Even if he's just a punchline in a joke to you. I catch the eye of an elderly man That seems to look at my with a knowing smile. Do I know him? Or is he just creepily friendly? I told my best friend that I thought all old white men were scary But this man seems Almost Nice Like the kind of grandpa type that would welcome you on his lap But not in a gross old man kind of way. I keep shopping. Sniff in the soup aisle. Wipe tears in the frozen foods. Somewhere in a hospital There's a broken girl. Could I have helped her? Could I have fixed her? Could I be her? Ev

Sometimes I wonder......on a day like today.......how does Jerry Cantrell feel.....because even though I've never met him......and I know he's one of many who've lost......I just feel bad for him.

I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come on and come to me now Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through 'Cause I've seen the dark side too When the night falls on you You don't know what to do Nothin' you confess, could make me love you less I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you So, if you're mad, get mad Don't hold it all inside Come on and talk to me now Hey, what you got to hide? I get angry too Well I'm a lot like you When you're standing at the crossroads And don't know which path to choose Let me come along 'Cause even if you're wrong I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you Won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you Take me in, into your darkest hour And I'll never desert you I'll stand by you And when, when the night falls on you, baby You're feelin' all alone You won't be on your ow

Okay, so I started on the book my Big Sis has been dogging me to read. And it's.....okay.....I guess. I think when you go into something that has been so hyped before you got there that you can't help but expect more. I'm only halfway in, and I realize this series contains four books, so I don't want to judge yet. So far, I get the whole "I'm so misunderstood" thing as well as the whole "good boy/bad boy and good/evil" thing. I really do want to see the movie because I can totally see why teenage girls would be into this on screen with the descriptions given to Edward. But I hafta say....I just don't get Bella. I'm sure I had an awkward phase as much as the next girl, but I don't ever remember tripping, falling and having as many accidents as her. She just sounds like a damn weirdo......I'm sorry. I do enjoy a book that uses its environment as a character, so getting to know Forks is intriguing. I'm staying with it,

Weekend Shopping: one pair of black not-too-sexy-for-work-but-still-cute sandals one thrift store skirt one thrift store alma mater t-shirt (quite a find) one peasant blouse to add to the one I bought a month ago as the Peasant Look is one I plan to thoroughly work with this spring and summer one tank top to add to other skirt and tank tops in my Ballerina Look that Glamour tells me is going to be so "in" this spring two pairs of thrift store shorts for Little Boy that look never worn to complete his Cute Little Boy Look one thrift store Dickies t-shirt for E-Roc to continue his long-cultivated T-Shirt Look The heavy sweaters and cords have been stored......we're ready for Spring!!!!!

Heard this on the drive in this morning. Some tunes will forever be cool......

"I hate math. But math and accounting are not the same thing." (Jen-Nay, my coworker and somewhat of an accountant.)

Even though she won a Grammy 2 years ago, I'm so glad peeps are finally catching on to Adele! Wow....it's really shaping up to be a video clip kind of week.....

This morning on the radio show I enjoy, there was a game trying to discern which doofus said quotes like "my tiger fangs are dripping with blood". Is it Charlie Sheen or Libyan leader Momar Quadafi? (Sheen, believe it or not.) But I started realizing that I hear funny things around me all the time......famous people, radio call in peeps, my coworkers, my child.....etc. Why not exploit and enjoy them here? Today's quote comes from my fave FedEx delivery guy. After telling me he'd been on vacation and that's why he hadn't been delivering to us, I asked where he'd gone. "Aaah, to Stanley." (This is funnier when you're from around here and know that Stanley is a tiny old town and also when you hear him say it and it has about 6 syllables.) More to come.....stay tuned.....

misunderstood couples....we're everywhere....... "Why can't they just let us be happy?"