I know, you're all surprised to see a post coming from me at this time of the day. Well, I'm over at J's house, using the computer. I'm moved into my new digs. Not too bad, but the lack of bathroom space is already proving to be an issue. And, my toilet leaks, but they're fixing that tomorrow. It's handy b/c the apt mngr & her fiance/maintenance man (heheh, double entendre) live in my bldg. Sweet.
J was SUCH a trouper today. What a great help. Even hooked up all my electronic equipment. Man, I am SO freaking lucky. As my friend K & all her speechies would say "I fricking love you!" That's what I'm saying to J. Oh yeah.
Ok...better jet. I need a shower in the worst way!
I left the office to get Taco Bell today & thus begins today's story of "Amy Hates ALL the other drivers b/c they suck".
(disclaimer: I have a lead foot. I'm not a perfect driver (but, I don't have any tickets on my record, just warnings). S/x I'm the best driver out there though, b/c other people are just STUPID!)
The nearest Taco Bell to work is on Dodge, one of the busiest streets in this city. Dodge is particularly congested/crowded from 60th on down (heading east) to 20th or so. So much so that turning left from EITHER direction is outlawed. Anyway, I have a taco craving, so I get on Dodge & head to Taco Bell, only to notice that the drive thru line at 12:15pm is out to the street. I signal early & then stop, on Dodge, to wait to get into the damn parking lot. This Jeep Cherokee behind me, if they'd been paying ATTENTION, had plenty of time to merge into the other lane & continue on their merry way, rather than get stuck behind me. Well, they then had the nerve to HONK at me. What am I supposed to do, genius? Run the people in front of me over? Play battering ram w/ a Toyota Camry? I think NOT! Bah, stupid eeediot (ala Ren & Stimpy).
Then, on my way back, I'm pulling back onto the street back to work. I can hear a Fire Truck, but can't see it. So, I pull out & then about 1/2 a block, check my rearview to see if barreling up the street behind me. Like any courteous, lawabiding citizen, I pull over, (not even in an intersection) & let the truck pass. However, just a bit further up the road, they have to start playing PacMan & weave in & out of traffic for people who did or could not get over to the far outside lanes. *Sigh*. It really pisses me off. I see a LOT of drivers in this town who don't even pull over & stop at all for Fire & Rescue vehicles. That's not just stupid, it's DANGEROUS. But, whatever. If you want to take your life into your own hands like that, be my guest. Just don't run into me, dumbass.
Foods I loved as a kid, but don't like now: HiC/KoolAid or any other "flavored juice drink"; cheap brownies (I only like the rich thick homemade kind: can't stand storebought); porkchops (well, I never loved them, but I'd eat them); cottage cheese (it's just weird) Foods I hated as a kid, but love now: Asparagus; Tomatoes; Mexican; Chinese; Foods I'll never eat. Hated 'em as a kid, hate 'em now: Onions; Cabbage (in all its forms: coleslaw, sauerkraut = my dad got me Kraut Juice, as a gag gift, for VDay one year. GROSS!); brussels sprouts; I hate egg rolls because there's cabbage in them!); Most veggies; pickles/cuc umbers
Favorite Dinners: Depends on my mood. I really like Italian (LOVE pasta) & Mexican & lately I'm really craving Chinese & sushi. Although a great fallback is a fantabulous grilled cheeseburger Favorite Dessert: Mom's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies; super gooey rich chocolate cake; apple pie (ala mode or on its own: yum!)
Any Comfort Foods? Cookies; Kraft Mac & Cheese; chocolate; grilled cheese sandwiches & condensed chicken noodle soup (standard "sickie" food at our house); cinnamon raisin toast (yup, sugar & carb filled goodness on this list)
JennJr had drinks too, so I will also.
Coke or Pepsi? Coke. But Diet over regular.
Coffee or Tea? Do super chocolaty mochas count? If not, neither
Beer or Wine? Red or White? Depends on the occasion. I like beer, but nothing fancy (fine w/ BudLight) & if the event/happening calls for wine, then that's fine too. I like sweet whites...can't stand anything too dry. Like 'em fruity too (wiccachicky is incredulous & shaking her head right now, I can feel it from here)
Well, I'm not tagging anyone, but anyone should feel free to "swipe" this & do it, if they feel like it. JennJr calls herself a "foodie". I like food, but I'm REALLY picky. I'm also not big on cooking (though I kinda like cooking for J) & so I don't do much of it. So...that's it.
Well, I guess that's what's going to happen. I just joined a friends website thingie that J wanted me to sign up for. His email said join so he could have another connection & then I could read his blog & I could have a blog I wasn't afraid to have him read. Oy.
What the heck am I supposed to write on another blog? You TBloggers out there who have more than 1 blog...how do you do it? What do you write about? Do you write about the same stuff for each blog or is it completely different?
I am FREAKING OUT!!! :shock: I need to complete change of address forms, sign up for my own utlities acct, finish up things w/ my current apt, fill out paperwork for my NEW apt, finish packing, MOVE & all sorts of other wonderful stuff, by the end of the Thursday, JUNE 30TH. Thankfully, I get a long long wknd for the 4th to unload & unpack. Whee.
J & I were also talking about moving related stuff last night. Oy. I feel so helpless related to his job search lately. Partly b/c he doesn't know what he wants to do w/ himself (something a girlfriend can't exactly help a guy figure out), but also b/c really the only thing that's keeping him in our town is, ME.
All this stressy junk makes me want to pig out. (Not a good idea when the gym is about to become my long lost friend again: bah! moving!)
To boot, my foot hurts. Me, K, J & K's hubby, B, went swimming last night at J's house. I ended up stepping on a bee. He got pissed & stung the bottom of my foot. Ow. Still hurts & the area around where the stinger was is all puffy & painful. Thank goodness I'm apparently NOT allergic to bees. I was scared enough of them when I was younger it took me about 1/2 hour to remember when the last time I was stung was. Kinda funny...I was wearing a skirt during marching band practice sophomore year of college. There were bees (little ones, I think, maybe sweat, maybe real ones, not sure, anyway...) flying around our practice field. One flew up my skirt & stung me on the ass! Man, that sucked!
I was bored to the point of painting my nails at work yesterday. Well, I'm new to the whole manicure thing b/c for most of my life I was a nailbiter. Esp during stressful situations. Even now, I still put my nails in my mouth & chew/nibble, but I don't bite through or break them off. So, my nails are past the ends of my fingers. (for once!) Anyway...I didn't do the whole basecoat, 2 coats, topcoat thing & maybe I need to. I just nibbled on my pinky & scraped some of the Sally Hansen "Diamond Strength No Chip Nail Color" off it. Diamond Strength eh? Then my teeth must be pretty damn hard or strong or something. Sheesh!
Any of you females or very comfortable w/ yourselves men out there have suggestions as to how I can have the "no chip" effect w/o doing the basecoat, 2 coats, topcoat process? GAH?!
TGIF! It's been a long, yet short week, this week of my Featured Blogginess. Right now I'm not really quite awake yet (I'm upright, dressed & at work, so that's a start...)
1) I hate being cranky, but love that J can deal w/ me being cranky. 'Course, he did say that me cranky is like other people's normal. 2) Swimming last night was great b/c the water was SO warm. 3) I chose an apt & put in a security deposit. I'm kinda freaking out. 4) Thank goodness that K & B are coming this wknd to help pack. 5) Get to watch a big ole fireworks show tonight. 6) Me, J, K & B are going dancing tomorrow night (whee!) 7) I just bought new deoderant, so now I smell like melon. Kinda weird, but in a good way, I guess. 8) I hate packing. 9) I hope that my blog was entertaining enough this wk to be worthy of featured blogginess. 10) I really enjoy blogging & all the people I've "met" since I've started. 11) I wish I wasn't so chicken that I'd let J come & read my blog.
A Lifetime: (good song by Better than Ezra right now)
10 years ago: I just finished my junior year of highschool & was in the midst of my first "serious" relationship. JS eventually broke up w/ me, causing my 1st heartbreak. I was also pretty happy w/ my ACT results (28 the 1st time!) & was enjoying being young. That was a pretty fun summer.
5 years ago: I had just graduated from college & moved to the "armpit" of my state for a job as a morning show cohost on a country radio station. While there I brokeup w/ my college boyfriend E, fell in love w/ my coworker M & was part of the "3 Musketeers". Alas, I got fired after 2 months & moved back to the town I'd gone to school in & worked at a small radio station there. At the time, I was devastated & hated leaving M. But, living in that armpit town would've killed me & M & I weren't meant to be, anymore than E & I were meant to be.
1 year ago: 2004? I was in my 1st summer at my new(ish) job. And trying to figure out what I'm doing w/ myself (sounds familiar)
Yesterday: Enjoying J being back from AK. But tired & cranky b/c of a lack of sleep & PMS. Went to the gym & then watched HITCH w/ J.
Today: Tired & cranky again & really hungry for weird food, like sushi or chinese. But, nothing's ever as good as I imagine it will be. Bah.
Tomorrow: No clue. If it was Friday, then K & B would be coming tomorrow night (Sat) to hang out & then help me pack all day Sunday (I have such awesome friends)
5 Snacks I Enjoy: 1) Oatmeal Choc chip cookies 2) 100 calorie packs of chips ahoy & oreos 3) wheat thins, low salt 4) chips & salsa 5) Raisinettes (I'm ADDICTED lately)
5 Songs I Know All The Words To: 1) One Week = Barenaked Ladies 2) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 3) The Boxer = Simon & Garfunkel 4) W/o me = Eminem 5) Love Shac = B52s
5 Things I Would Do With $100,000,000: (wow, that's a shitton of $$) 1) Pay off my debt 2) Pay off Mom & Dad's debt 3) Buy each of my friends a new car & maybe buy a house (I hate to mow) 4) Take a year off work, travel, then go back to school 5) Donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters
5 Locations I'd Like to Run Away To: 1) Ireland 2) NYC 3) Australia 4) Europe in general 5) West Coast
5 Bad Habits I Have: 1) Procrastination 2) Speed demon/lead foot 3) Usually late 4) I get really paranoid about dumb stuff 5) Don't talk about when I'm mad (I just keep it inside)
5 Things I like Doing: 1) Sleeping in 2) Talking to my friends (my cell company loves me) 3) hanging out w/ friends & family 4) reading 5) finding new music to listen to
5 Things I Would Never Wear: 1) leather pants 2) anything so short my ass is in danger of being seen 3) black shoes w/ a brown belt 4) bowling shoes w/o socks (ewwwwwwwwww) 5) brown clothing (it looks hideous on me)
5 T.V. Shows I Like: 1) Gilmore Girls 2) One Tree Hill 3) Crossing Jordan 4) CSI (but Miami & NYC over LV) 5) Law & Order
5 Movies I Like: 1) Wizard of Oz 2) Empire Records 3) LOTR trilogy 4) Star Wars trilogy (IV, V & VI) 5) Save the Last Dance
5 Famous People I'd like to Meet: (I'm counting dead or alive) 1) John Mayer (my celeb hubby) 2) Gwen Stefani 3) Judy Garland 4) Alice Hoffman 5) Bono (the man rules!)
5 Biggest Joys at the Moment: 1) J 2) My family 3) My friends 4) I'm upright 5) Tomorrow's Friday
5 Favorite Toys: (right now) 1) My stereo 2) My cd collection 3) My bead stuff 4) my Ulu (weird/cool kitchen thing) 5) J's piano
Wow, I'm up over the 2000 viewings mark. This seems pretty cool to me.
I feel as if I bared my soul a bit to you folks today. (this is one of those days when I'm hoping my friends from outside of tblog aren't reading...don't take offense guys...just a very touchy subject w/ me...you know how I get).
Thanks for the comments about my post. Loosened the knot in my belly a bit.
I'm so hungry I could ate a whole chicken. Well, maybe not...but you get the point.
I'll leave you w/ a few choice quotes from one of my fave movies:
"At least you didn't leave the couch" "Not the whole couch" "What's w/ you today?" "What's w/ today today?" "Now Debra don't be bitter. Surely w/ your neoNazi bootcamp makeover and your ever growing collection of flesh mutilating appendages, the boys'll come a'runnin'!"
Well, as promised, I'm going to post about my dad. Pops. Old Man. Daddy. Daddykins. Geezer. Can you tell Dad & I have a very teasing relationship w/ each other? One of my funniest memories of him from when I was younger is when we're arguing over who to go eat one of those Hostess pies, a chocolate one (yeah, kinda gross actually). Well, neither of us got it b/c we're fighting over it & somehow it ended up smeared all over his hair. So, I ran to the bathroom, about doubled over in giggles, b/c that's the only door in the house w/ a lock. *chuckle*
Anyway...my dad is the youngest of seven kids, a typical Midwest farm family from the 40s/50s. His oldest bro is 12 years his senior...both bros left home when Dad was little, so basically it was him & the girls. (they're all loud & crazy/fun when they get together) Dad was ornery, probably partially b/c he was the only boy at home, but also b/c he's just that way. Apparently he used to be able to scramble up the side of their old fridge, like a monkey, to get the cookies out of the cookie jar. Dad's sisters have LOTS of stories about Dad & his adventures when he was a kid. I get my orneriness from him. I guess when I was little, my aunt, D, remarked to Dad that he was getting his due b/c I'm ornery as hell & J's uber stubborn (& was a champion tantrum thrower in his day). Well Dad quipped back, "yeah, but I just leave at home w/ D (my mom) & I get to go to work!" Haha. :oD
After high school, Dad joined the Navy. He was really lucky, as it was 1968 & he didn't end up in Vietnam, but instead on a submarine. He did his 4 years, then came back home & met my mom. They were married in 1974. Dad stayed in the Navy, in the Reserves & (finally) retired when I was a highschooler. I was SO relieved==I hated when he was gone for his "2 weeks a year" trips. More often than not, they were during my birthday. As a Daddy's girl, having your Dad gone during your birthday SUCKS. He also got sent to the UAE during the 1st Desert Storm, but got to come home after just a few months b/c Mom broke her ankle. (sweet).
My Dad is in many ways a typical MidWestern guy, a product of his generation. Family and doing right by them is just how you do it. Helping people in need (flat tire on the side of the road, etc) is something else you do. Mom called him a Good Samaritan when I was younger, I think in some ways it annoyed her b/c he always came home late on those days. He doesn't trust politicians, can remember history and local political events like they were yesterday for our area & is who I called when the Pope died to talk about the last conclave (in the 70s). He has definite ideas about how things should be & sometimes gives advice when I don't ask for it (which parents do). He loves Christmas b/c he likes the magic of it (a holdover from childhood) & he likes to give presents (though he wraps them in plastic trashbags s/x). He has hideous allergies which he passed on to me. He has really thick (kinda outta control) hair, which he also passed on to me. His sense of right & wrong & all people are equal, pased on to me. He once told me that he's not necessarily a big fan (not his exact words) of homosexuality, but who is he to judge. He figures God will figure all that out when we get to see God, but till then...live & let live. (again, a paraphrase).
Now, to many of you, Dad sounds pretty damn cool. And he is. As he gets older, he gets grayer, a little more curmudgeonly (sp?) & he swears a lot more. He keeps saying he'd like to "grow up" to be like either the guys from Grumpy Old Men or the guys from Secondhand Lions. (both great movies). If he could retire from his crappy job now, he'd like to be a carpenter & make furniture. Esp using old barn wood (that cool gray stuff). But, things weren't always so peachy growin up.
This part is hard for me, I hardly ever talk about it w/ anyone. Dad's an alcoholic and for years would come home & pass out, either on the couch or at the dinner table. He mised a LOT of my concerts and activities b/c of this. He also passed this trait on to my brother (whee). For a few years I lived in fear that Mom would leave him. Then, something changed twd the end of college. He finally stopped. Mom says he indicated something to the effect of being so angry about how it was controlling his life. And he didn't want it to be that way anymore. So, the anger helped him stop. Thank God.
Now, if only he'd stop smoking...I'd like to have him around, for sure, someday when I have kids. B/c I KNOW he'll be a great grandpa. He's already told me several times that he's going to get my kids all riled up & hyper & then send them home to me. As retaliation for my ornery childhood ways. Great. :oD
Well, I was going to "add a blog", but I realized I've posted a lot today. I'm going to save it for tomorrow. Here's a "teaser" (for some, that's a journalists term). Sojourner, aka BillyRyan (http://billyryan.tblog.com" title="http://billyryan.tblog.com" target="_blank"http://billyryan.tblog.com) one of the most beautiful writer's on Tblog and JennJr, have recently posted stuff about Fathers. I'm going to write about mine. Hopefully I'll do him justice, & show both the good & the bad. And to show you that his good outweighs his bad.
Well, it's Tuesday of the week of "Featuredness" for me here on Tblog. Hopefully I've been entertaining so far AND hopefully I continue to be worthy of reading...*smile*
Well, okay, I'm finally going to post this. Wiccachicky did it. JennJr did it. Basild did it. Almsthvn did it. MerMaid tagged me & now I'm going to post mine.
Things I miss about CHILDHOOD
1) BAND: Yes, I truly am a band nerd. And since the state of where I live says you're not an adult till you're 19, then high school is part of childhood. And I LOVED band. LOVED it. Loved playing music, the camaraderie of the huge band at my little school (the band was 200+ my senior year of school & my graduating class was just 150). I loved being 1st chair & playing the piccolo & showing off. I love going to honor bands & meeting more band nerds from other schools. I loved going to music camp & meeting more band nerds there (including Wiccachicky, back in 1991. But, she's probably more of a choir geek than a band nerd. An AMAZING voice she has). I loved going to competitions and playing solos & practicing my flute & having something I was really good at to do every day. I don't have that feeling anymore, I don't love doing anything the way I loved band. I also miss my band teacher from HS. "Soro" was just 33 when he had a heart attack just before my senior year of college. The town where I grew up just isn't the same w/o him.
2) PLAYING: I loved playing w/ dolls (esp Barbies, I would act all these soap opera type stories w/ them, but much more innocent than actual soaps). I also loved playing w/ cars & trucks & stuff too, but just toys in general. I loved making stuff up. I love the imagination kids have & wish we could all still capture that fun & innocence of youth.
3) FEELING SAFE: I never really worried about things when I was younger. I had ultimate faith that my parents, esp my dad, would keep me safe & protected.
4) NO RESPONSIBILITIES: 'nuff said. I hate being "grown up" s/x.
5) MY COUSINS: I got to see my cousins, esp on my mom's side of the family, so much more often than I do now. We'd all get together at gramma's every summer. I was penpals w/ my cousin Alex. Things are so different now, s/x I feel like I hardly know him. And my baby cousin Arthur passed away summer of 2002 (god, already almost 3 years?!), which was so hard. And, I say baby, b/c he was the youngest of the 5 of us who're so close in age. He was 16 & had just turned that age & didn't even have his driver's license yet.
Well, I was tagged by MerMaid & my initial list of people who were recruited, by her, to participate were as follows:
I'd rather go the route of JennJr & not tag anyone, but encourage people to voluntarily do this. I'll tell you all this though: I'd love to see Crimsonstorm, Nullfactor & Irishred's meme's on this topic. So...hint hint.
Well, JennJr's Friday blog about her Friday Afternoon Mix got me thinking of yet another CD I'd create & once I got started, I couldn't stop. I bet I have enough for 2 cds here. We'll see.
Amy's High School Nostalgia Mix
1) Hook: Blues Traveler 2) Shine all the Time: Blue Moon Ghetto (unavailable unless you know peeps from here, the CD is out of print) 3) Plush: Stone Temple Pilots 4) Mary Jane's Last Dance: Tom Petty 5) New Age Girl: DeadEye Dick 6) Sweater Song: Weezer 7) Come Out & Play: Offspring 8) Linger: Cranberries 9) Freshman: Verve Pipe 10) What's Up: 4 Non Blondes 11) Pets: Porno for Pyros 12) Fade Into You: Mazzy Star 13) Walk on the Ocean: Toad the Wet Sprocket 14) Tonight Tonight: Smashing Pumpkins 15) Glycerine: Bush 16) Lightning Crashes: Live 17) Stay: Lisa Loeb 18) Shine: Collective Soul 19) Counting Blue Cars: Dishwalla 20) Stupid Girl: Garbage 21) Roll to Me: Del Amitri 22) Insensitive: Jann Arden 23) Dissident: Pearl Jam 24) Gonna Be (500 Miles): Proclaimers 25) Two Princes: Spin Doctors 26) Linger : Cranberries 27) One: U2 28) Under the Bridge: Red Hot Chilli Peppers 29) Closer: NIN 30) Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana 31) You Oughta Know: Alanis 32) When I Come Around: Green Day 33) Peaches: Presidents Of the United State of America 34) Down Together: Refreshments 35) All I want: Toad the Wet Sprocket 36) Interstate Love Song: Stone Temple Pilots 37) Friday I'm in Love 38) Loser: Beck 39) Only Wanna be w/ U: Hootie & the Blowfish 40) Just a Girl: No Doubt 41) Champagne Supernova: Oasis 42) Hard to Handle: Black Crowes
Ok...I'd better stop...thoughts? Any guesses as to what year I graduated?
Well, I was tagged by Mermaid to do this thingie. However, I'm still thinking about it. But, I AM going to post about Things I miss About Childhood, eventually. When I get it figured out what I want in my list. So far, Wiccachicky & JennJr have also done this meme. Click on the links on the side of my page here to read their blogs & see what they miss. :-)
Right now, part of my problem is that all thoughts in my brain are completely crowded out by one thought in particular.
J GETS HOME TOMORROW!!!!! I'm very excited by this. I missed him alot. I had a little "aha" moment over the weekend. I kinda DON'T like being in relationships b/c when your significant other is gone (ex: goes on vacay for over a wk), you're hard pressed to remember what you did for fun or for entertainment before you were dating them. I dunno if I was actually MORE bored than I used to be before we started dating (I mean, I went to the gym (if I was a good girl), hung out w/ A or hung out at home. My typical Friday night was doing laundry), or if I just NOTICE it more now that he was gone for vacay.
He called almost every day (when he could, he called). It was nice. I've never had a relationship/guy like that. I commented on it to A after J had only been gone for a few days and he said "would you expect anything else?" Well, yes, I guess I did. I was surprised he did call every day. Very pleasantly surprised. Anyway...(I have a feeling I've alrady posted about that, so I'll stop).
So, I go to pick him up tomorrow AM at the airport. WHOOOOO HOOOO!!!!
Well, the GOAL was to look at more apts this wknd. However, that didn't exactly happen. I dragged my brother around w/ me for a fresh perspective (at least that was the intent). He was afraid we're going to be looking at 10 or so apts. I laughed & told him, there weren't that many in this city w/in my price range. So, 2 was our goal.
1) We drove to the 1st. Their office hours are normally only M thru F, but the manager said she'd show me what was available on Saturday, I just needed to call her when I was on my way over. Well, I called, 3x, no answer. This was frustrating, but at the same time, I wasn't really playing by the rules by looking during their non office hours. Anyway...
2) The other apt was across town a bit, & I actually had an appt schedule to look at it at 2:00. I'd called the guy on Friday & he said he'd love to show me the apt they had available & yes, 2:00 was great, etc etc. Get to the complex & 1st of all, it looks kinda scary. 2nd of all, it appears that to get to the 2nd & 3rd level units, you take this rickety looking metal SPIRAL staircase. How the hell do you move shit up that anyway?! So, I knock on the managers apt door. No answer. I knock again. Nothing. I call the # I have & he says, no he's not there & no, he won't be able to make it for the 2:00 appt. And, he didn't even sound all that concerned or apologetic about not being there for the apt. Needless to say, I did NOT attempt to look at the apt yesterday. Rude jerk.
(I DID look at the 1st apt yesterday, just before noon. Not too bad. In a nice part of town, fairly decent sized, good closet space (necessary b/c I have a LOT of shit) & I believe it's gas heat, paid, as part of the package. But, no dishwasher. Sigh)
I'm going to call one more complex today (got check things online 1st though) & then I have to decide tomorrow. B/c the one by work needs to know by Wed. Gah!
I started packing (a little bit at least) yesterday. Man, I have a lot of crap. What's sad is that I'd say about a 3rd of the big plastic storage totes I packed yesterday were books & that's not even all of my books. Some are still out & some are still at my parents. Oy vey. BUT, K said she'd come help pack & J & my bro & my friend A are going to help move heavy junk when the time comes. Think I'll take the 1st off, b/c I'll need to be moving all day. Bah.
So, as one of the chosen ones this week, I guess I've got some stuff to live up to. *smile* Thank goodness it should be a crazy week, so I'll actually have stuff to write about. Just wanted to make a mention of being selected though, so stop back every day & see what's new. And again
Well, just a quick blog today b/c I have to leave soon to go look at another apt. I looked at my 1st one yesterday: I was NOT impressed. Only six hundred square feet for $435 a month & NO dishwasher. Not to mention a teeny closet in the bedroom which would be lucky to hold HALF my clothes.
Now, I know that I have too much stuff, but I guess I just think it's more than a little ridiculous how much people can charge for rent for CRAP! And, I know that, by living in this particular city, I have it better than many people, ex: my friend E in LA who's paying thru the nose for her share of a 3 bedroom. Gah!
So, wish me luck. I have 2 to look at today, including one that is REALLY near work, for $470 for 950 square feet w/ heat & water paid. Hopefully it's nice on the inside & I'll just snap it up. I'll have to stretch & cancel the cable (I'll just watch it at J's house==I lived w/o cable for 2 to 3 years. As long as I have the WB so I can watch Gilmore Girls, I'm set), but hopefully I can swing it. I actually have decent credit score, just a lot of debt (which is sucky, but I've been trying to be good about it. It's just hard).
Anyway...I gotta check my bank balance & then I'm off! TTFN!
I have a lot of it today, mainly related to trying to find a new apt in about 2 wks & pack & move into said apt by July 1st. But, I also have a lot ot do at my job that I've procrastinated on all week, so...
My post today is about the fact that I, or actually my body, manifests stress in several different ways. Today, I have really loud hiccups (and I only hiccup once & then it stops, till I have another hiccup about 10 minuts later) AND rumbly yucky stomach feelings. Sometimes I'll be really cold. Sometimes I'll feel nauseaous (sp?). In high school, during the musical, I'd be freezing up on stage, under the hot lights. Sometimes (but hardly ever) I don't eat. Sometimes I'm REALLY REALLY hungry for certain foods.
I'm currently working my way through a small bag of sour gummies. Had a craving for them when I stopped at the grocery store to pick up some frozen food lunch. Mmmmm. I love the red & yellow ones.
Went to J's last night to do laundry & swiffer the floors (they're all wood & had at least 2 mos worth of dustbunnies collecting in corners, etc). Ended up just sleeping there b/c it was late by the time I finished watching my DVD (Felicity season 4, I'm on disc 2). Went to sleep about midnight & then woke up at 2am in a panic b/c I heard a noise. I think it was just the A/C shutting off, but for an instant I was paranoid that someone had broken in & I hadn't heard the motion sensor beeping their arrival. J lives in a nice little neighborhood near a not as nice part of our city. I dunno...it was just weird, sleeping there when he wasn't there. But, I gotta do it again on Monday night, so I can just leave from there to pick him up from the airport Tuesday morning (he lives MUCH closer than I do).
Gonna hang out w/ my friend A tonight: BW's boneless wings night. Mmm...plus, this is a different night of trivia than our normal Tuesday night game. Should be interesting.
Also have plans to go home to the folks this wknd & hang out w/ the younger bro. Ma & Pa are going to this family reunion thing, but they're leaving during the day on Friday & so I'm not going. Bro's not going b/c he's kinda antisocial.
Now, Chicky & I have been friends since our days of jr high music camp (we grew up in towns about 1/2 hour apart) & she's made me a few mix tapes in her day. (I'm not sure I ever returned the favor...phooey on me). I used to make mixes all the time in college, b/c the drive home offered no decent radio stations. Now, I make mixes w/ themes, but I also give them titles. Ex: Music Alone Really Knows (had a crush on a guy named MARK, these songs made me think of him); Get Over You I & II; Tunes to Drive By; Songs for Sweetest Slumber...you get the picture. I'm a dork, it's ok.
Anyway...my latest mix cd I made:
Viva La Dance! Let's Get it Started (Black Eyed Peas) Yeah! (Lil John, Usher, Ludacris) Now that We've Found Love (Heavy D & the Boyz) Baby it's You (Jojo) The Way You Move (Outkast feat. Sleepy Brown) Love Shack (B52s) Don't Phunk w/ My Heart (Black Eyed Peas) Whatta Man (En Vogue) Crazy in Love (Beyonce) Switch (Will Smith) Days Go By (Dirty Vegas) Shiny Happy People (REM) Let's Talk About Sex (Salt n Pepa) Headsprung (LL Cool J) Where is the Love? (Black Eyed Peas) 100% Pure Love (Crystal Waters) 1,2 Step (Ciara feat. Missy Elliot) Rock Lobster (B52s)
If you've got suggestions for Wiccachicky's Driving mix cd, let her know. If you've got suggestions for a mix of your own, let either JennJr or I know. I'm very interested to see what people think & what kind of music you all like! :oD
It's Wednesday & I just reread the post I'd made about my "grand plans" for while J is gone to AK. Yeah, I've really only cleaned my kitchen & my fish tank (which went really well for me, obviously). By the time he gets back, on the 21st, the month will be more than half over & I don't have anything done! No packing no apt picked out, nothing. And, J says he'll help w/ MOVING, but not packing. Which is good, b/c my Dad had rotator cuff surgery this winter & can't pick up heavy stuff like he used to anyway, but still...
Basically, I'm thinking "...why do I get the feeling I'm being royally SCREWED!". Big panic, big panic. If anyone has any suggestions on quick packing tips, I'd be greatly appreciative. (oh & voting for me for featured blog would be great too. Thanks)
I know JennJr did her 100 things all at once, but I'm not sure I have it in me to be that focused today. To even do the other 1/2 all at once. So, you get the next 25.
51. I used to be a tomboy, but now I'm MUCH more of a girly girl. 52. I used to play softball, but stopped b/c I really sucked & it wasn't fun anymore. 53. I never did any sports in high school or college (unless you count marching band as a sport, and I don't) 54. I am starting to like sports more & more as I get older (I was one of those couldn't care less types for many years). 55. My fave NFL team is the KC Chiefs & I went to college w/ Marc Boerigter! (the "duh" look on his face isn't an act) 56. I also like watching basketball & soccer. 57. I used to be in radio, as a journalist. 58. I wanted to be in radio as the music director & be the person responsible for the music everyone got to hear. 59. I grow more & more disappointed w/ local radio every day. (damn FCC act of 1996) 60. Sometimes I miss my job, but not really. 61. I keep thinking about getting a tattoo, but don't know what I'd get. 62. I believe personal expression is key, no matter which way you do it (probably partly why I blog) 63. I keep a journal besides keeping a blog. 64. I have almost 10 journals since I started writing in them, in 4th grade. 65. I reread my journals to see how far I've come. (a way of introspection) 66. I am very interested in things like tarot, astrology, esp, etc. 67. I want to believe in ghosts, but don't have any personal proof. 68. I do believe my gramma & my aunt watch over me though... 69. My own piece of jewelry from my gramma is a ring I wear around my neck. It's the only piece of jewelry she owned that wasn't gold. 70. I don't like yellow gold. Silver or white gold or platinum is definitely more me. 71. I have 3 rings, all silver, including a claddagh on my right hand. 72. My favorite band of all time is the Beatles. 73. I currently love DMB, John Mayer, Green Day, Sarah McLachlan, BNL, Dixie Chicks & JoDee Messina (just a few of my many faves) 74. This is the year my parents were married. 75. I got over not being married by age 24 (just like they did) & now figure I'll get married when I find the right guy (b/c I don't ever want to get divorced).
This is the saying on a tshirt/nite shirt I inherited from J. It has a picture of TX & AK, clearly showing how much bigger AK is than TX. (it used to be a tee of his that he said was too big for him, so now I wear it to sleep in...)
Anyway...yesterday J & his fam (Ma, StepPa, Bro, Sisinlaw & nephew (who, from what I've seen in pics is a damn cute kid!)) drove from one part of the state (up in the middle) to a southern part of the state (near the Pacific). It was a more than SEVEN HOUR roadtrip (according to mapquest). DAMN! In seven hours you can get to another state from here, sometimes driving through one & getting to yet a 3rd state! That's just crazy.
It also makes me think of Ireland, which is apparently about the size of Iowa. I just looked on the AA (Automobile Association, forerunner of AAA?) website & it only takes 5 hours to drive across the whole damn country, East to West, from Dublin to Glengarriff. Too funny. And North to South, from Portrush to Cobh (I LOVE Cobh, the prettiest cathedral in the world is there), the website says it's six hrs & 58 minutes. So, again, under 7 hours.
Apparently when I went upstairs to drop a file off for my coworker, he called. Both my cell & work & I missed it. CURSES! Damn actual working, for once.
I have added to the fam. Nope, not expecting...I bought new fish. My dannio, Merry, indeed kicked the bucket & so when I got home yesterday I had to flush him.
Now, don't get me wrong...I know I sound kinda callous about this, but at the same time...I think I'm one of those people that once I lose a pet I was close to, the next pet just isn't the same. AND, I'd only had Pip & Mer for about a year. My 1st fish, Sunny, I had for SEVEN years, so I was really attached to him.
Anyway...
I have 5 new fish. And, b/c I'm such a nerd, I now have Pippin, Merry, Frodo, Samwise & Gandalf. Pip & Merry are calico fantails, Sam & Frodo are black fish (I can't remember the type) & Gandalf's a plecostamus (a scum sucker, essentially). They're cute & hopefully I'll have them for awhile. My mom wonders if cleaning them & then putting them back in the water...if I need to wait for the water conditioner to actually condition the water for a bit before the fish are put back in, so...we'll see. I'll have to try to see if I can take a picture of them (reflection of the aquarium glass might pose a problem) & then figure out how to get that on the web. *smile*
I love this song...can't hear it enough (for the moment)
BETTER THAN EZRA LYRICS
"A Lifetime"
Allie woke up 8AM Graduation day. Got into a car, And crashed along the way.
When we arrived late to the wake, Stole the urn while they Looked away, And drove to the beach 'Cause I knew you'd want it That way.
And you were standing On the hood of the car Singing out loud When the sun came up.
And I know I wasn't right, But it felt so good. And your mother didn't mind, Like I thought she would. And that REM song was playing In my mind. And three and a half minutes Felt like a lifetime
It felt like a lifetime
And you move like water I could drown in you. And I fell so deep once, Till you pulled me through
You would tell me "No one is allowed to be so proud They never reach out When they're giving up."
And I know I wasn't right, But it felt so good. And your mother didn't mind, Like I thought she would. And that REM song was playing In my mind. And three and a half minutes Felt like a lifetime
Are you sitting in the lights? Or combing your hair again, And talking in rhymes? Are you sitting in the lights?
When I got home, heard the phone, Your parents had arrived. And your dad set his jaw Your mom just smiled and sighed.
But they left soon And I went to my room. Played that disc that you'd given me, And I shut my eyes Swear I could hear the sea.
When we were standing On the hood of your car Singing out loud when the sun came up.
And I know I wasn't right, But it felt so good. And your mother didn't mind, Like I thought she would. And that REM song was playing In my mind. And three and a half minutes, Three and a half minutes,
I have to make a run to the local SuperMegaChain store later today. I cleaned my fishies tank yesterday & apparently the shock of clean water was just too much for them. I lost 1 yesterday (Pippin) & the other one (Merry) was swimming very listlessly & upside down (his gills were still going, so he wasn't gone, yet...). So, I gotta get new fish. Plan to get 4 this time & then I can have all 4 Hobbits (Pip, Merry, Samwise & Frodo). It's not nearly as sad/traumatic losing a fish this time around...
Last summer my fish I'd had for about 7 years, Sunny, died. I completely wigged out & was inconsolable (for him being a fish & all). So, losing fish that I've only had about a year isn't quite the same, I guess...
Got to see my good friend K, yesterday. It was a good visit...she came to town for a picnic/BBQ thing for an alumni group of a music group we're in at school. Anyway...
Afterwards we go back to J's house...the whole housesitting thing & all that. I had a load of laundry in & another to do & wanted to watch a DVD (I don't own one & he said I could use all his stuff while he's gone..."mi casa es su casa")
K & I were talking about relationships & "growing up", which is usually what we do when we talk. Found out a friend from college is getting divorced...which is a truly scary thought (more so than the initial gut clench that you're "behind" when you hear another peer is either getting married or having a kid"). K & I were also talking about my relationship w/ J & she's been teasing me that I'm not going to get a new apt, I'm just going to end up moving in w/ him. Which, don't get me wrong, the thought HAS crossed my mind. But...a) we've only been together for almost 2 mos b) I have a LOT of stuff, which well, is something to consider (albeit a small thing, in the grand scheme of things) c) I have nothing against people living together, when they're in a relationship, but for my own personal life er whatever, I would need to be sure that this is guy I'm going to marry, before I would move in w/ someone. B/c I'm just pessimistic enough to worry, what if we breakup & we're living together & then I'd have to move out & man, that would just SUCK!
I know that this entry isn't all that coherent or straightline, but...hopefully you all see what I'm getting at. That you're all going "I hear ya cluckin big chicken".
Timing is many times very key in a relationship. And so far, J & I have had great timing...we're very in synch w/ how things are going. Which is why I don't want to have things go any faster than they need to, or are going to. It's a new concept for me...feeling comfortable in a relationship, to the extent that I'm comfortable w/ ME & how I feel related to all of it.
I got to talk to him yesterday...yay :oD. What a sweetheart he is.
This phrase always make me think of my friend from college, Stewbitch (not obviously, his real name). He always said it w/ this funny accent, which just cracks me up...
I just hope that next wk, should I be selected, I'll have worthiness & all that. I know too that this wk is a good test, b/c people will be checking out the blog before they decide if they'll vote for me. I don't have much to say yet, today, but patience, grasshopper, patience. It's only Monday morning. :lol:
As my friends from college would say, I'm "twitterpated". And, I know I'm a little bit biased, but I have the BEST boyfriend/man in the WORLD!
He took off for his two week trip to AK this morning (early, before dawn). I just got off the phone w/ him...he's got an almost 3 hr layover in Seattle b4 he flies off to AK. And, a beautiful vase of flowers just arrived from him, w/ the sweetest card. *sigh* I was totally blushing when my office manager brought the vase (and the rest of my coworkers) downstairs w/ her. Tee hee hee. He's so sweet! They're so pretty: roses & lillies & carnations (which I love, childhood thing) & gerber daisies & filler flowers, which I couldn't identify. *sigh*
I woke up shortly before 4am today, to take J to the airport. Right now he's sitting in the airport in Seattle (if his flights are running on time), waiting to catch the next plane, which will take him to AK. He's there for about a wk & a 1/2, which means I get to have some alone time. But, I also get to try to remember what it's like to have alone time. I have to confess, I'm often (but not always), one of those chicks who spends a LOT of time w/ her man, when in a relationship. My one defense/caveat/what have you is that I'm not abandoning my girl friends here in town b/c a) they're my coworkers & b) we really don't hang out much outside of work. my closest friends are those from college, & they're spread out in other cities. So...but, still...
I have grand plans for while he's gone. I have to really start looking & find an apt (GAH! PANIC!) & pack & clean up the one I have now & do some laundry & make this bracelet I've been planning to make & start on a scrapbook I've been putting off since last summer. So...I'll have enough to keep me busy. Plus, I'm house sitting for him while he's gone, so I'm going to tidy & run the pool skimmer & water the plant. His neighbor's going to mow, which ROCKS b/c mowing is NOT in my job description & hasn't been since I've been 12!
After checking on a few folks blogs this evening (wiccachicky, jennjr, irishred), I'm guessing they didn't get to update their blogs today. I know I didn't, not till now. And, now, I don't really have anything to say. And, I'm having issues w/ typing anyway, b/c I'm at J's house, not work, & the keyboard is vastly different from my lil laptop.
Anyway, I had to amuse myself today, while tblog was DOWN DOWN DOWN, w/ a funny site my friends W & M intro'd me to: www.homestarrunner.com. I LOVE the emails to StrongBad section. I hope they don't mind I'm spreading the word about the website...it's not like I'm copying or swiping anything from it, but driving more people to it, hopefully. It's damn funny shit.
I've got lots going on in my head today & not anything all dramatic or what not, just lots. I always used to say that I wasn't any good w/ math b/c I definitely do not think in a straight line. My friend M in college told me I needed to use [verbal] "turn signals" in my conversations so people could keep up. Anyway...right now I want to talk about the way in which I'm so VERY much a chick...
I have no groom in site, but I already have very firm ideas about what I want for my wedding. 1) A very pretty, perhaps poufy, dress. Tank style straps (no spagehtti here) 2) Right now, I want a poufy veil too (like at the beginning of My Best Friend's Wedding, that Julia Roberts movie...) 3) I'm having gardenias for my bouquet. Not sure about the rest of the flowers. 4) Not sure about what colors yet, but I DO know that w/ the varying sizes & shapes of my bridesmaids, I'll be picking separates for everyone. 5) Speaking of bridesmaids...I have them picked out too. In no particular order: E, M(aka wiccachicky), J, R, K. My bro will be part of the wedding too, either as a groomsman or an usher (I'll have to discuss that w/ the hubby to be, I suppose) 6) My mom & E will be singing, perhaps even a duet together. 7) My Dad & Daugher dance song is "Aime" by the Pure Prairie League. 8) I'm booking my friend G as DJ. And, I'll have a big list of what specifically I do & don't want played (damn music snob/major in me) 9) Not sure about the bar: open, free beer only, pay for all of it yourself...we'll see. 10) I want bubbles, as we're leaving the church. 11) If I can at all help it, I want to get married in the church I grew up in, b/c that's where my parents got married.
OK...enough of that craziness for now...I'm sure all you guys out there are just shaking your heads going "women", while the chicas may be thinking..."hmm, I'd do something different" or "hmmm...she's nuts to have that all planned out already".
Anyway...I'm sure I'll be posting more random schtuff later today...
There is NOTHING like a phone call w/ your best friend. To help put things in perspective. To tell you to stop being an idiot (insert best Ren & Stimpy impersonation here). To remind you you can really only worry about yourself & your own baggage. To make you laugh. To tell you she saw CHRISTIAN BALE at a premiere last night. (and she didn't attack him, so therefore she deserves an award). To just generally improve your mood if you're having a shitty day (even if nothing shitty has actually happened & you're just tired & crabby). That is why I LOVE my best friend E. B/c she rocks. And, she could kick my ass, she takes taekwando.
I've got a lot spinning around in my head today. (Including contemplating a possible bid for a featured blog spot next wk...wiccachicky suggested I should)
So, rather than any attempt at cohesiveness...
*It is definitely better to NOT know about exes. You really only need to know how many there were, how many they've slept w/, and when the last relationship ended. That's it. Anything more & if you're an overanalyzer like me, you're doomed to think about stuff all day... *I really really miss my gramma lately. Sometimes it surprises me how much. *I worry about my brother & wish I wasn't so much like my mom in that respect *Is it a bad thing that I've lived in the same state my whole life? *If I don't do something soon, I may never go back to school to get my ed degree *Damn, I'm hungry. But, I'm so stomach knotty, nothing sounds good. *I hate summer weather...too damn hot. *I want to go swimming. *Sunburns suck, no matter if it's yours or someone you care about. *I have a Princess Leia toy from BK on my desk. Sweet. *"Tina, you fat lard, come get some dinner!" Arthur would have loved that movie. *If my Aunt LaDonna were alive, I wonder what she'd say to me about the last few years... *I got Zesto's the other day...way better than DQ. Hahahaha. *I need to get more ringtones for my silly phone *I get to have BW's tonight...yum, wings & beer
I think that's it for the mental vomit. Tee hee. My friend, J2, said "finals are the bulimia of the mind" our senior of school. Or maybe junior. Not sure which, but it's still pretty funny.
Got an idea about this from JennJr [http://jennjr.tblog.com] & a post she made back in March (on 3/11 actually, one of my fave days). So, she said I could swipe the idea.
At the same time, J talked to his dad last night...Dad was apparently surprised to hear I was the age I am, not married/divorced/have kids, to which J replied "yeah, I haven't figured out what's wrong w/ her yet" (kidding of course, I'm WONDROUS) & I guess Dad said "maybe she's just waiting for the right guy". Well, some of this list might be things that are "wrong" w/ me.
1. When I get married, I'm going to change my middle name to Christine (kinda after my grandma, Christina) 2. I'm officially grandparentless now (g'ma passed last March) 3. I'm right handed, but do a few things better left handed (like drive) 4. I like to karoke & I'm not too bad at it. 5. I was a band nerd in high school AND college (flute/piccolo) 6. I get my musical talents from BOTH my parents 7. My thick curly hair is also from BOTH folks (Dad=thick, Mom=curly) 8. Dad gave me his allergies too & his snoring. (Yup, I snore) 9. I've been dying my hair since sophomore year of high school, so I can stay the blond I grew up as (I'm not a brunette) 10. I have really sensitive skin, on my face & I sunburn easily. 11. Eleven is one of my favorite numbers. 12. I am hysterically afraid of crickets. 13. Bobblehead dolls creep me out too. 14. I'm selectively anal: must have cds alphabetically organized, cups stacked in rainbow order in cupboard, books grouped by genre (my own decisions of genre, not the library's), etc. 15. I'm loud & always have been. 16. I've gotten more shy the older I've become. 17. I was a communication major in college (broadcast), but communicating well has been the downfall in my romantic relationships. 18. I've had 8 "serious" boyfriends in my lifetime (definition of serious has changed according to age...how "serious" are you in hs anyway?) 19. FIVE of those guys' names started w/ the letter "J". 20. FIVE of those guys were Catholic (not the same 5 either) 21. I was raised Lutheran & though I don't go to church much, it still is the denomination I identify with. 22. I am a Democrat, which apparently is rare in my state. 23. I have lived in the same state my whole life. 24. I don't really like winter or summer, which makes people laugh b/c I live in a state that has extremes for both seasons. 25. I like having seasons though...esp spring/fall. 26. I like taking quizzes/surveys, etc & they usually ask which season you like. 27. My weakness is books: my dream is to have an entire room filled w/ books when I own a house someday. 28. My other weakness is my mom's Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies. I'd eat the whole batch if it didn't give me a stomach ache. 29. I don't really like to cook, unless I'm in a relationship. 30. When I do cook, it's nothing exciting or original. I'm a VERY picky eater. 31. I am addicted to caffeine. (Diet Coke is current drug of choice) 32. I cannot lie at all & in fact was fired from my 1st job outta college b/c I can't lie (which wasn't a bad thing, all around). 33. I am very close to my family. 34. I have a close group of girls from college too... 35. My younger brother is the one person I would, w/o question or hesitation, give up my life for. 36. I always wanted a younger sister. 37. Yup, I'm the oldest of 2 siblings. 38. My ancestry/heritage is German, Dani sh & a smidge of Dutch. 39. I love the fact I come from a big extended family. 40. My 2 favorite holidays are Thanksgiving & Christmas: both family oriented. 41. I like to shop for people to find that perfect present: I love seeing their reactions. 42. I LOVE celebrating my birthday & want people to make a fuss about it, just like I do. 43. I like to talk a lot & also, to explain a lot. 44. I remember a lot of small details b/c that's the way my brain works. 45. I would like to be on Jeopardy someday. 46. My favorite games are Scattergories & Scrabble. 47. I have a lead foot & have taken the "stop" class 3x so far. 48. I believe in possibilities. 49. I believe that people are basically good, yet society is struggling. 50. I believe in love, completely.
I tried to post an entry earlier, but it wouldn't load. Hopefully that won't be the case this time.
Wiccachiky's post today got me thinking. I've been relatively lucky in my life, related to roommates. Particularly in college. My roommie, J, was my roommate for all 4 years: 2 in the dorms & 2 in our on-campus house, South Ash House. J & I are still pretty close since we've graduated, which is awesome. We're voted "best" roommates on our floor sophomore year ("211 RULES! Oh Yeah Baby!) & we carried that fun/tight vibe into our house our last 2 years of school, thus creating "the Babes of South Ash".
Junior year, J, E, our friend J2 & I lived in the house together. We had a brief few months of an extra addition, Elizabeth, a 22+ student from CO. She didn't last long at our school though & while she was nice, I don't think we're heartbroken when she left. She just didn't fit w/ the house.
Senior year, we added 2 more roommates to our 4, just not at the same time. In order to keep our house, we needed a 5th, & so I invited a sophomore to join us, M. [M was just recently my roommate, till June in fact, so I've lived w/ her 2x now.] Then, twds the end of 1st semester, K moved in w/ us, b/c she was fighting w/ her roommates ALL the time. It wasn't too crowded though...J2 graduated at semester, so everyone in the basement made a switcheroo.
However the point of my post is that my roommates in school were pretty damn great. J & I shared a room well, w/ the occasional spat re: cold temperatues & my messiness. We all shared a lot w/ each other, including a Wed night obsession w/ Dawson's Creek & Felicity.
I'm very lucky to have had such great roommates...
Mother Nature pretty much said that to J & I this morning about 4:30 w/ a rip roarin thunderstorm. Thankfully, I'm such a slug at that hour that I rolled over & used the rumblings & pounding rain to lull me back to sleep. No "wakey wakey" for me. Not till the alarm shrilled for me to get up for work (bah). However, it's not got me thinking...
Have your parents ever tried to rouse you from slumber in this obnoxious manner? Thankfully, my parents never did, but my dad had a different & MORE obnoxious way to get me up. Usually he began the onslaught when he thought I was wasting too much of the weekend.
It started w/ him coming upen, to my room & turning on the light & saying "time to get up, let's go!". Then he'd pull the covers off (thank goodness I've never been much of a sleep in the nude type) & yank the pillow out from under my head. However, the real kicker was when he'd go back downstairs. In my folks house, my room is situated such that I have a vent right above the stereo in the living room. So, he'd turn it up to blasting & usually on really obnoxious classic rock (I'm not much of a fan of a lot of that...probably b/c of my rude awakenings) & then I'd throw myself out of bed, just so I could turn the radio off. Finally, it got to a point during college (home on break) that my mom told my dad to stop it, b/c it just made me a cranky bitch & apparently that wasn't worth getting me out of bed for. Tee hee hee. Have you all figured out that I'm NOT morning person? J thinks it's funny, my morning self. I usually try to be up for about 1 1/2 hours before I have to be at work, so I spare my poor coworkers the crankiness.
Anyway...what's a way/ritual you either a) have or b) remember from your childhood related to getting up in the mornings?
Wiccachicky posted a thing on her English skills (not to be confused w/ numchuck skills, computer hacking skills or other skills) & so I took the test. Not too satisfied w/ my score, but at least I'm pretty even across the board. I figured my grammar kinda sucked, but....
Even though my head feels like one big ball of snot & my ears keep popping b/c of the snot (& I think I made J sick, but he blames it on getting tossed in the pool during Monday's BBQ), I'm in a good mood today. Things that I'm grateful for or happy about, I just wanted to share:
1) I have a fantabulous group of friends, ranging from jr high days to college. They always put up w/ my neuroses & my spazzy moods & my idiotic stuff & still they love me. And I love them too.
2) My family could not be more supportive of me. Even if I fuck up, they have my back, esp Mom. She's one of those "nobody hurts MY baby!" Moms.
3) Thunderstorms and rain are some of of nature's greats.
4) Chocolate, esp dark chocolate: YUM!
5) I truly enjoy my job & love that I feel like I'm helping people. This is a great & rare thing, I know.
6) After almost 20 years of fighting it, I LOVE my thick, curly, tangly, mind of its own hair. Apparently it's pretty sexy. But, I love it b/c it makes me feel really feminine & pretty & well, it makes a lot of other people jealous (haha, kinda bad of me, I know).
7) I don't know what I'd do w/o music. It's one of the most important backgrounds of my life.
8) Babies are adorable! Esp (at this point in my lie) if they're NOT yours.
OK, I gotta go now. Time to actually work or something.
[a funny side note: for a class my sophomore year of college we had to write a fairy tale (it was fantasy lit class) & I wrote about a guy who'd pissed me off whose anatomy was altered by the heroine's fairy godmother. tee hee hee] (yes M, it was DH).
You are the true enigma. No one knows much about you, you do not understand much of yourself, and your life seems to carry no purpose. Yet regardless of everything around you - everyone knows that you are here for some reason, even if no one yet knows what that is. Things seem to simply fall into place for you. Almost as though some force is working either through you, for you, or around you. No matter your troubles, you have been sent here to unlock something. This is your destiny.
You know you're a bit photo obsessed when you take 2 rolls of film during your friend's bachelorette party. But, I think we gave K a great send off from the world of singledom to the land of marrieds.
I actually have 4 rolls of film from the wedding weekend, including a roll of black & white, which is a new thing for me. Thought I'd experiment w/ a roll & see what came out of it. A few really great shots & an interesting one of my foot, which was wearing shiny red polish & sequinned flip flops (the polish looked kinda chrome in the b/w film).
I LOVE taking pictures though. Sometimes of silliest stuff. I have about 10 photo albums to my name already & I'm not even 30 yet! I was told this wknd to invest in a digital camera. Maybe, we'll see. I need to get my own DVD player 1st. I don't even have my own computer yet!
Well, I'm back from K's wedding. It was a great time (despite my pervading cranky mood...damn pms & dms) & I have 4 great rolls of film to show for it.
However, after a month of stress & then a crazy BBQ at J's house Monday, I now have a sucky sinus infection. Gah.
And, I'm tired & hungry, so I promise I'll write more later...really.
ALSO FROM BLOGTHINGS
Your Life Path Number Is 11
11
Your life path is greatly associated with spiritual awareness.
As one of the two master numbers, the 11 yields understanding and knowledge beyond the grasp of others.
The attitude toward life of those possessing this Life Path is somewhat extreme; extremely intuitive, avant-garde, idealistic, visionary, and cultured.
These extremes make you an interesting, if unusual person, with much to offer society.
The Life Path 11 person is deep-thinking, and you are no doubt interested in understanding many of life's mysteries and more intriguing facets.
Your inventive mind and broad-minded views will permit you to succeed in life in any number of ventures.
You can best serve society, however, in those endeavors utilizing your skills of counseling and guidance.
Much of your idealism is people oriented and quite humanitarian in nature.
You expect a great deal of yourself and of those to whom you are close.
On the negative side, there is a lot of nervous tension associated with the 11 life path, and you can be a difficult person to deal with because of this.
For this reason, relationships, at times, can be difficult.
This is a Life Path that seems to feature broad mood swings between the elation and depression.
You are likely to have trouble making decisions and getting your life in gear, so to speak.
There is a tendency for the 11 to harbor feelings of uneasiness, and dissatisfaction with accomplishments and personal progress in life.
Your grandiose schemes usually make sense, but you can get off the track and they can be very impractical.
You have a very distinct side that lacks common sense, and you are quite often unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality.
In this regard, you are perhaps more of a dreamer than a doer.
When you do get on target, your ideas seem to have been inspired on high.
Perhaps you are not a leader, but you are a visionary and a very talented idea person.
*You make a wand and try to use it.
*You call your least favorite teacher Snape.
*You call your favorite teacher Dumbledore.
*You wear robes to school or work.
*You make "floo powder", get in the fire, and try to go to your friends' house.
*You have read all the books more than four times.
*You've been bookstore at midnight to get the latest Harry Potter book before all your friends.
*You've worn a Harry Potter costume in public.
*You have a crush on one of the Harry Potter characters. (Gred & Forge)
*You've gotten at least one of your friends addicted to Harry Potter.
*You are upset at the New York Times for creating a seperate childrens best seller list because of the Harry Potter books.
*Using clues in the book, you have attempted to find the exact geographical location of Hogwarts.
*You have constructed a timeline of events in the Harry Potter books.
*You have attempted to figure out the exact ages of all the Weasley children?
*You have spent time contemplating which main characters will die by the time the series is over.
*You've been to see all the Harry Potter movies on opening night. (Bonus points for standing in line in costume!)
*You've read Harry Potter fanfic.
*You've written Harry Potter fanfic.
*You run a Harry Potter fansite.
*You visit The Leaky Cauldron daily.
*You've met other Harry Potter fans from online in real life.
*You've dreamed about Harry Potter.
*You have a Harry Potter poster on your wall.
*Each Halloween, there's no question what you'll dress up as...!
*You've spent time doing a timeline to see if you would have been old enough to date a certain character when you were in high school.
*You've vacationed to London, simply to search for the Leaky Cauldron.
*You own a black lab named Sirius Black.
*You've knitted a Weasley sweater or Harry Potter scarf.
*You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Harry Potter.
