Any plan where you lose your hat

due to unforseen issues in my life i have decided to go friends only. i have made changes to my friends list as well. if you would like to be added, please let me know. explain to me why i should add you, where you know me, and if you plan on dropping a drama bomb in my lap. if you're already on my friends list then you're fine. if you think you've been dropped or you want to be added...comment here and i will make that decision. i'm done with the drama.

Sorry this is delayed in posting, but it's been quite the rollercoaster ride.

Katherine Mary (Kempers) Bartolotti (Kay) resident of South San Francisco aged 75 years old passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at her home with her family by her side. She is survived by her husband of 54 years Donald Bartolotti, her daughters Joanne and Janine, her granddaughter Teresa Santana, and her dog Fritz. She was preceded in death by her parents Hans and Josephine Kempers, her son Michael Bartolotti, and her in-laws in the Bartolotti & Campana families. She will be missed dearly by her sisters Elizabeth and Marge (Kenny), brothers James (Charlotte) and Daniel (Emma), and her sister-in-law Dilva as well as many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces/nephews. Diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in September of 2009, Kay fought the battle with the help of the Kaiser Hospital Orchid Center team and the Kaiser Hospice team. Born and raised in the Bayview District of San Francisco, Kay loved the city and often took family friends on visits to places only locals would know. Kay grew up on Oakdale and Shafter Avenues in San Francisco, was a resident of Pacifica, San Bruno, Millbrae, and South San Francisco where she lived out her days with her family. She started working at a very young age at Transport Clearings where she met many friends and kept in touch with them often. Kay also worked at Bank of America, Dakin, Spieker Properties, World Res, Schumacher's Dance Studio, and after attempting to retire, worked as an assistant at St Robert's Extended Care. Kay loved to work in the garden tending to her roses, tomatoes, and strawberries with her granddaughter Teresa. She was a member of Mother's of All Faiths, Teamsters Union, and president of the Women's Guild of St Roberts in 1978-79.


Visitation will begin at 4pm with a Rosary following at 7pm at Duggan's Serra Mortuary in Daly City on Sunday 11/28/2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Veronica Church in SSF on Monday 11/29/2010 at 10 am. Private interment at Holy Cross Cemetery for family will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Kaiser Hospice, St. Robert Scholarship programs, or American Cancer Society.

Ok...50ish days to go.
Car payment banked.
Car license payment soon to be banked.
Need cell payment, AP renewal payment, & extra cash for food & drinks
If you'd like to help out, please let me know and I'll repost the link to my paypal account. I do not ask for help with my cell phone bill...that's the cost of being me. But if you'd be willing to help with the AP renewal or the cash for food & drinks, I would be very appreciative.

And if any of you would like to visit the park with us, please do!!!! That would be awesome!!!

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so...last year i put up a donation button to get some help with my birthday trip to disneyland. this year is a little different. i hope to be going to disneyland again, and daemnor has already booked the hotel. the trick this year is that i also need to smog my truck and get the license by the end of september. that is an extra bill i didn't have last year (well...the smog thing i didn't have last year anyway). so now i am i need of extra money instead of just the help with the disney trip.

( so...here's the deal... )

Rough night of sleeping last night. This was my dream: Apparently mission street was closed down for some sort of parade (mix between mummers and day of the dead). Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer were at a house with us in San Francisco making preparations for a party/concert which I volunteered to cook for, but was shot down (no offense really). Then there was some discussion about the shortening of words for text messages which turned into a discussion about the A- I got in a college english class because I spelled colour and favourite with an added U...the brittish way. At some point we were all in the kitchen and Neil was preparing chicken breasts for grilling and Amanda was laying on the counter reading. I eventually left and ended up walking down the street where I was caught in the parade. There were people there with protest signs and shaving cream writing messages in the street. As I was walking down the street, I became part of a game on a trolly car. we were part of the last group, but I couldn't participate because I was in so much pain. Apparently each time I breathed in, my muscles around my waist and stomach area would tense up so bad as to cause contractions and severe pain. (I don't know what to attribute that to except maybe my snoring, but how would that effect my lower abdomen?) The pain became so intense that I was literally screaming in my dream, and I think that's what woke me up. (This has happened to me before in my dreams. Several times in fact.)

A bit of explanation:
1) Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer were discussing Neil's birthday on twitter before I went to sleep.
2) I had recently watched a wedding show where the mummer's parade was discussed, and the day of the dead parade was just last week.
3) I have been wanting to cook for a large group of people for a long time, and that seems to be something that isn't going to happen...even in my dreams.

Whatever this is...it can go away now.

So I went on my annual trek to Disneyland this year, and I've just gotten back (more on the trip later). On the drive home yesterday, I was periodically checking in with mom. By the time I got to gilroy she told me that she and teresa (mostly teresa) had a surprise for me and could I get home sooner. I told her I would do my best to go faster and still be safe. When I finally got home, she called me and said I had to come up right away. So when I got to the top of the stairs, teresa was sitting there waiting for me. She jumped in my arms and gave me the biggest hugs ever! Then she took my hand and told me to cover my eyes. She brought me into the kitchen where she and nana had made all sorts of chocolate cupcakes. Teresa had frosted them and put decorations on them. She even put the spirally candles on them. She wanted to light them, and I suggested to do it tomorrow (meaning today). Mom said they had been working on it all night and forgot to go to gymnastics. I was *that* important. I'm sure my sister is gonna raise hell because now she'll have to schedule a make up class, but at that moment...*i* was important. It made me feel great. Then I got to open the cards and the gift bag. I got a pirate pencil, a mini water bottle (you know, for my tea when I leave), and she put her pumpkin trophy in there too. She said she won first place for her pumpkin at the birthday party. Such a perfect gift an auntie could ever ask for.

And now, I need to find myself some food. Back to the grind again

FOR SALE: pink elasticized material. 34" long by 1" wide each strip. there are 26 strips. $30 obo Great for making falls!




if you are interested, please let me know soon so i can mail them to you.

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Buttercream Frosting recipe:
1 pound powdered sugar (sifted)
6 TB Butter (softened)
1/4 tsp salt (if you use salted butter, omit)
1/4 cup milk (or whipping cream)
1 tsp vanilla

Sift powdered sugar into bowl, add butter and beat (with paddle attachment- not whip) until combined. (start mixer out low or you will have PS all over YOU!)
Once combined, slowly add the milk and vanilla. At this point, it will get ugly before it gets smooth... don't panic.
Scrape down the bowl and mix a bit by hand, then put it back on the mixer.
At this point, if you want to make coffee buttercream, add one single serving scoop or packet of *instant* coffee granules. You may either use the paddle or whip at this point...on the *mixer* you sick people!!! Come on!!! :-P
The coffee will not dissolve right away. Let it sit overnight and mix again either by hand or with the mixer.

That's it y'all! That's the best buttercream I've ever made. You can double the recipe, but my mixer can't handle that much PS. One note: this buttercream will be smooth when you put it on, but dries a little stiff. If you need to use it another day and it seems too thick add milk a little at a time to get the right consistency.

i just took the "how will YOU get kicked out of walmart" quiz and got:


You hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, you yelled "PICK ME! PICK ME!": Although you were just coming in from the bar and it was 3 a.m. and you just wanted an extra Red Bull to keep you awake, they still called the police.