i'm from Georgia.....the 48th Brigade is the largest combat unit of the Georgia National Guard to deploy since World War II. The brigade has 2,700 members across Georgia.  Thanks to the monkey face idiot in the white house, the 48th Brigade has lost 11 soldiers....not one, not two....but ELEVEN soldiers since arriving in Iraq in May 2005.  One of which, has served as my sons pediatric nurse at a children's hospital in Atlanta on numerous occassions.  Sadly, this man who has dedicated his life to his country, as well as children, will never meet his own newborn daughter. 

i DO realize how the war has helped the ppl of Iraq, but sometimes it's hard to understand just why we are there...still.  kudos to our governor, Sonny Perdue, who broke down in tears during his news conference, as he sent his condolences to the families of these soldiers.  Gov. Perdue has also called for a statewide prayer vigil and moment of silence on Aug. 18 in honor of  these latest casualities.

on another note....i've been pretty preoccupied lately.  my latest plans for life came to a quick and very screeching hault when....let's just say, someone is going to have a baby.  needless to say,  ALL my plans have changed in a very big way....changing lives forever!!

What an extremely whacky weekend.  I think the day I turned 32 my body began to retaliate and forbids me from just getting my normal buzz when I go out on friday nights to this new karaoke bar.  do you think i'm actually going to karaoke w/o a buzz?!?!  okay, yeah...i did.  three times actually.  the first song was an old one that i wasn't familiar w/, but when you have really close, loving, friends...they sign you up for something that they know is really going to make you look like a fool.  i think it was joan jett's, i hate myself for loving you.  it was a good thing that the lyrics seemed to burn deep down in my soul, coz i was truly feeling it.  i also attempted to sing a female version of creeds "arms wide open" with drew.  later, i got dared to sing ..."why don't we get drunk and screw".  by this time, we were drinking shots out of pitchers, so i really didn't care that i looked like a fool.  some guy ordered us two pitchers of what was supposed to be tiny shots.  it was the first time i had one of these delicious drinks that i gulped down w/ a straw.  i think the name of it was "southern peach piece of ass".  (the man that kept ordering the $40 pitchers said it was just $$ and it would be all the piece of ass he'd get that night, so after we'd finished the 2nd pitcher, he ordered yet another.  His final tab was $190!!!!!  After that, I only remember some girl grabbing me and telling me to "let this woman show you how to have some fun!!"  I was just dancing, not paying attention to the fact that the straps on my shirt were falling, when all of a sudden this lady KISSED ME!!  I am in no way bi curious (nor do i have anything against anyone who does).  It just seemed odd b/c several months ago, at a totally different place in another city...a totally different girl kissed me.  Drew, the guy that I was w/ asked me what my secret was b/c I seemed to be able to get more p***y than he could.