The Ice Palace

I stole this from Bored at The Beach. A Little bit more about Me!

Four Jobs I have had:

1) Quality Assurance for a Call Center
2) Operations manager for a moving company
3) Manager of an Italian food joint.
4) Owned my own Rubber Stamp Business

Four Movies I could watch over and over:

1) The Princess Bride
2) Casablanca
3) Sleepless in Seattle
4) Sixteen Candles

Four Places I have lived:

1) Atascadero, Ca
2) La Mesa, Ca
3) Fresno, Ca
4) Cincinatti, OH

Four TV shows I love to watch:

1) Family Guy
2) Cops
3) Dog The Bounty Hunter
4) Inked

Four places I have been on vacation:

1) Graceland
2) Mount Rushmore
3) Deadwood
4) Mississippi Gulf Coast

Four blogs I visit daily: (even though I don’t have time to comment much)

1) Bored At The Beach
2) I am, therefore I date
3) Satirical Veracity
4) Love and Marriage

Four favorite foods:

1) Anything Spicy!
2) Pasta
3) Shrimp
4) Anything Chocolate

Four Places I would Rather Be:

1) Singing for a crowd
2) Shopping
3) At home in Bed
4) At the beach

Four Vehicles I have owned:

1996 Nissan Sentra
1978 Buick LaSabre
1988 Ford Escort
1990 Ford Tempo

Four Bands/Musical Artists I Love:

1) Kelly Clarkson
2) Evenescence
3) Heart
4) Wild Hare

Four People (non-family) that I can always depend on:

1) Tisha
2) Jenne
3) Jen
4) Scoopy

Four Favorite Restaurants:

1) Papa Tommy’s
2) A.J. Spurs
3) Steamers
4) Sushi(there are several places I LOVE)

Four Things I Love About Spring:

1) TULIPS
2) Everything is new and fresh
3) Easter
4) The Weather

Four Things I Love About Summer:

1) Sunsets at 9pm
2) Cute clothes
3) Outdoor parties/bbq’s
4) Swimming

Four Things I Love About Autumn:

1) Leaves
2) Football starts
3) The air is crisp
4) Kids go away to school!

Four Things I Love About Winter:

1) Snuggling when it’s cold
2) Cooking
3) Christmas
4) Playing in The Snow

The thing about CG is he’s Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful….Except for this one tiny little thing. He’s German!

Now before all of you Germans out there start sending me hate mail (even though it would provide entertainment for me) DON’T! You see when I met him I knew that he was German. I have even known for quite a while that he had duel citizenship. No biggie. It’s not like he eats sausage and kraut all day, and has an accent. He was born there, that’s it….doesn’t even speak Deutsche! SEE That was me being clever…GO WITH IT!

So it’s not like he has a phobia of screwdrivers, drives on the wrong side of the road, and thinks Hitler was groovy. (Well he might-but that has nothing to do with him being German) His parents, and brother all live here so how could I know it was going to lead to me wishing Germany was suddenly IN California? CG called me Monday night(in the middle of my sleep cycle of course) to tell me that he had received some bad news, but he couldn’t talk about it while he was driving the train.(I’m not sure why not it’ not like he does anything but run over hobos and honk the horn thingy) So I wait and wait for him to call me back. In the interim I can’t sleep because I am of course thinking the worst.

1. He met someone he likes better than me–How is this possible? Does he know WHO I am?

2. He is Gay.

3. He decided to host an all Brad Pitt marathon next weekend and I am invited.

4. He lost his foot in a tragic rail accident involving a hobo, a car load of farm workers, and a midget.

So when he finally calls me-three hours later-Grumble Grumble….I am relieved to find out that he has not lost a foot. However it is bad news. His grandfather is gravely ill. This same grandfather lives in…Yes that’s right people say it with me…GERMANY! He also informed me that he would be going to Germany for the next two weeks. Now I completely understand his having to leave, and was ready and willing to help him pack his panties if need be….but the story has a twist.

*Doesn’t it always with me?*

His grandfather wants to leave him the family hops farming business. Oh…yes, of course the family business isn’t in California, it’s in G E R M A N Y! It might as well be on the moon to me! I don’t mind a long distance thing but if it requires a passport to see my boyfriend(pseudo or not) it’s just not gonna work for me. I mean I like him a lot. I really do. but I just couldn’t live in a chalet in the Alps with those little green shutters. You can’t even drink the water! Beisdes I might run into Brewman, and that would just be baaaad. He hasn’t made the decision to move there or not yet so I have compiled a helpful list of why he should NOT go.

1. He would miss me, a lot, and that would be sad.

2. He doesn’t speak Deutsche. (That’s German for you non German speaking folks)

3. The only thing he knows about growing hops is, he likes beer. (chilled)

4. His cousin, who has been running the business since he was a wee German sprout, would become resentfully bump him off and throw his langenhausen clad body in The Rhine river. It would be a mess, a MESS I tell you.

5. He would miss me…Did I say that?

6. It’s cold there.

7. He would have to learn how to go days without a shower to fit in with the natives. (He’s a Germaphobe)

8. They don’t show the movie “TR*Y” In Germany.

9. He wouldn’t be able to live without me.

10. And most importantly…He would miss me…er his daughter. Yeah I meant his daughter. I did, stop it!

So He leaves tomorrow for Deutschland. Home of der wienerschnitzel, Gummy Bears, and men with funny names. I only had one request, bring me a kraut dog. He then informed me that Wienerschnitzel wasn’t German…Next thing you know he will be telling me German Potato Salad isn’t German either!

So…I may miss him just a smidge…I may not even notice that he’s gone come to think of it.

Dammit he better at least bring me something.

I was blog surfing and I came across “A Goofy ass emotional chick & her prerogative“. Now as I was reading I read her spot on “The perfect man” and LOVED it. I have to give her credit for the idea. Our idea of the perfect man seemed to be quite a bit similar too, so I have to give her credit there too. Don’t miss her blog………………When you are done here of course!

Here is my idea of a perfect man.

* The most important thing on the list of course is that he must be totally single, which means he can not be married, in a relationship or gay.

* He is at least 5′9″ tall. I don’t have a problem with shorter men, I just don’t want to date them!

* He must have all of his teeth. I don’t mean he has to have lived half of his life in a orthodontists office, but come on…no hillbillies!

* He wears a cologne. There is nothing like your man going home, and your sweater smelling like him…/swoon

* He enjoys laughing and making others around him laugh- especially me. He doesn’t take life so seriously all the time that he can’t make fun of himself. He can dish it out and take it. He’s also clever in his comeback and use of sexual innuendos.

* Having a child from a prior relationship is not a deal breaker. Having a child from a prior relationship that he has no involvement in and does not financially support is. No diapers either!

* He must have a clean police record, and never been in prison. He must be intelligent. A college degree isn’t a requirement (as I haven’t obtained mine yet either). He is someone I can have thought provoking conversations with. I enjoy learning from one another. This involves being able to form complete thoughts and opinions on his own.

* He would not use street slang or talk like a complete thug.

* If he drives a truck, it can’t be covered in decals like “Git-r-done” or Nascar related ones. If you wanna be all white trashy, that’s fine…just not with me.

* I prefer a man with hair…. but not a requirement. I have no problems dating a man who is balding and/or bald. No long hair hippie freaks either!

* He enjoys cooking, eating out, eating in…Hey just someone who likes to eat is fine with me.

* He likes random road trips and enjoys listening to me sing along with the music playing. He doesn’t mind that I change lyrics to fit me or don’t know all the words.

* I don’t care what field of work he is in or even how much he earns. I do require that he actually have a J-O-B.

* A man with rock hard abs just isn’t hot to me. I like a little meat on my man. (No I am not being a pervert here either) If I’m able to grab it and make his belly button appear to be talking he earns a point in my book.

* He must not be so in touch with his feminine side that questioning his masculinity comes into question. No metro-sexual guys who want to hang out constantly with my gay friends. I do not want a man who dresses better than I do, nor do I want someone who constantly stares at himself in the mirror. I don’t want to have to fight for mirror space, only one of us can be vain.

* He enjoys the time on the weekends where you wake up together, cuddle, get frisky, cuddle and sleep in a little while longer.

* He is able to share things with me that I might not have experienced without him. Maybe he loves an up and coming band and wants me to join him to check them out. Maybe there is an art exhibit on display we can experience together. Maybe there is some local food festival in town. That kind of stuff.

*He enjoys playing with my hair. He lightly touches my skin without even knowing he’s doing it. The ones so light it gives you goosebumps. I love it when a man touches me or plays with my hair while we’re watching television or something. It just feels good to be loved on.

* He isn’t the clingy or jealous type of guy. He is able to trust me when I go out with my girlfriends (as I will do the same for him while he goes out with his buddies).

* He would make me one of the priorities in his life. He is someone who accepts me for “me” but expects the best out of me and inspires me to always strive to be a better person.

* He is someone who is there not only in the fun moments but also in the bad moments that happen in life and is supportive when times get hard.

* He doesn’t allow things that have hurt him in the past to affect his future and understands that I don’t want that either. He also doesn’t make unfair comparisons to any of the exs that have scorned him.

* He doesn’t smoke.

* He is spontaneous and will come up with something to do at the drop of a hat. Or he may surprise me with the little things that make relationships fun (for instance, leaving post-it notes all over as clues to find a surprise waiting, bringing you smoothies at work, calling just to say he misses you.)

What’s your idea of a perfect mate?

Ok Ice Palace fans, have you missed my drama? My comedy? My witty ramblings about nothing at all?

*Hears Crickets*

Well…I’m back to blog the new year away in grand Iceprincezz style. Of course I will most likely offend you, make you think, make you laugh, make you wanna choke me for being stupid…OR…all of the above.

I had a busy fall with the new takeover of our moving company. We are now under new ownership. That means things SHOULD run a lot smoother, but since I still have some of the same crew, I gather it won’t. Pinball left us last year, and surprisingly our claims went down…hmmm..There’s a shock! I probably won’t get a raise anytime soon with this new boss, but I still have my job, and I am thankful for that at least.

CG is surprisingly still around. He tries to be all tough guy, bad ass, but I know the truth. He is in fact a nice guy with a maturity problem. I am willing to overlook this however since he is male, and young. Now I truly believed I would push him out a third story window, or he would run me over with his train by now. I have stayed away from train tracks, and he stays away from me and three story buildings. We are in a Non-committal sort of what I call a pseudo relationship. We adore each other, (shut up CG you know you do!) but his schedule is really poopy, and he may have to move. So we decided it would be better if we just kept things the way they are for now. I don’t have the “girlfriend” title, even though I might consider wearing that tiara if it were given to me. Until then I will keep you posted because I know you are just on the edge of your seat waiting to hear how this all turns out….Well *I* am anyway.

My family is still weird, but I love them. Jen hasn’t been blogging because she is busy too, but maybe some day she will come back. It’s sad now that she doesn’t have her porn world job to talk about. Maybe the new job will offer us some delightful stories?

Oh! I almost forgot… Jen and I made new friends the summer. Josh & Brian. Theses two scare me, but in a good way. John is a poorly dressed punk rock type guy with a blue Mohawk. Brian is better dressed but thin as a dime, and very veigny(ask Jen). They sing karaoke at almost every venue in the county, so we see them quite often. Well, Jen and I being the Divas that we are decided since they could sing, and people seemed to LOVE them, they would have to join the kewl table! They have been our side-kicks ever since. They prove to provide interesting stories this year too!

What are your new years resolutions? To lose weight? To quit smoking, or drinking?

Why don’t we set more important ones? Donate more money to charity. Help someone in need at least once a week. Volunteer your time more this year. How about taking the time to just tell one person a day that they are pretty great.

If every person in the world did something to improve someone ELSES life, think of what a different world this would be? There would be less hate, and more love. Less anger, and depresion, and more smiles.

I got to know someone last year, and blessed that person over and over and over when they needed it. I didn’t ask for anything in return except a heartfelt thank you. This person ended up hurting my feelings rather deeply, for no other reason except they were selfish. The point is, I would do it all over again…I’m not going to stop being a good and loving person just because they aren’t capable anymore. I’ll just keep giving to those who need it, and loving those who need it most, even when they don’t deserve it. Make a difference in someone’s life this year.

I hope you and your family has a safe and Happy New Year!