My Blog

2009-06-07T15:45:00.000-07:00

Apparently I could set my blog up for mobile posting. When I get my next phone, I just might.*
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I have lost the desire to blog.

*deja vu here. I think I typed this in my dream last night, and yet, I did not know about mobile blogging. Odd!

Planning planning

2009-04-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

My friend Kristen is getting married in May, and I am in charge of planning the bachelorette party. I can't say much about where we are going, because I am not sure if she reads this or not, and it's a suprise. But I am excited.

Mmm...

2009-03-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

Still eatin' lots of eggs.

Still gone...

2009-03-08T20:17:00.000-07:00

I miss my computer. It has been gone for almost six months now.

I am boring

2009-03-03T22:12:00.000-08:00

Did you know the computer part I had so much trouble with and returned back in November sometime has still not been refunded to me? I am getting a little antsy.

But for the most part, I am pretty much a bum. I go to work and I go to school, and in between I don't really do much. And yet, I never seem to have any free time. How did I get anything done when I had two jobs and had a mini social life? Plus, I am a maid of honor in a wedding coming up in May, so I am always trying to remember that I need to get shoes, or how much I need to set aside for the remaining payment on my dress, or trying to write a speech that I can give without losing it and crying and never really finishing it. I must be sleeping too much or something, because I would swear that a couple-three years ago I would have no problem fitting all this stuff in. I am also tryng to pick up my daily exercising again, but I am really slacking in that area. I need to pick up the pace a bit. Story of my life.

Bear update

2008-12-06T17:36:00.000-08:00

My bear went through the wash and is now better than ever! He is very bright red, and he had gotten so dirty over the years he had turned a burgundy color. He did not fall apart, and is back on my keychain, busy being a bear on a keychain.

I feel so funky

2008-11-13T20:50:00.000-08:00

Guess what I did.

When I threw away the garbage before heading to class tonight, I once again demonstrated my supreme idiocy and tossed the bag with the hand also holding my keys. Guess what flew into the dumpster with the trash?

Keys!!

Aren't I clever? Luckily, I am clever enough to know what a dumbass I can be, so I did have my spare set of keys in my purse. However, it did not contain the spare apartment key; the last catsitter still has it. I did the only thing I could do - got in my car and went to class. I had a major test tonight I could not miss.

My sister met me at home when I got out, and let me into the apartment, and then stood guard while I climbed up on a chair, carefully climbed into the dumpster, and started tossing bags, looking for my keys. It took a good five or eight minutes for me to find them - there was a lot more garbage after class than there was before, and my keys were hiding under some awesome bags o' trash. I climbed back out even more carefully, came back in, washed my keys*, and took a long hot shower with lots of soaps. I feel much better now, and I can add a new experience to my list...
"Yes, I have been in a Dumpster before, thank you."

*All of my keys are clean, except for one thing. I had a fuzzy red bear keychain that I am afraid will never get clean again. It was some kind of birthstone bear, and I have had it longer than I have had my current car...actually, I have had it since before I owned a car, come to think of it. It is a red bear about as long as my finger, and I will really miss it. I am going to try to put it through the laundry, but it might fall apart or something, and after sitting in a dumpster for four hours, I don't think anything else will really get it clean. Wish my bear luck on his aquatic journey!

Computer troubles, still

2008-11-12T10:31:00.000-08:00

I finally got everything straightened out from the bastards I originally ordered my replacement motherboard from (see below). It turns out that they didn't have the part in stock to start with, and never bothered to inform me, cause hey, I was just trying to buy one. So we got the order negated, and Mike found one on eBay instead. It came in about a week ago, and he put it in the computer, and it worked. BUT - it will not work with my wireless keyboard and mouse, and if you plug any kind of USB thing into it, the speed of the entire computer drops to just below glaciers. Not awesome. I refuse to give up my mouse and keyboard, as well as any hope of plugging in my printer, iPod, camera, and phone into my tower ever again, so we are going to return this motherboard and try a third time to get one that will actually arrive and work like it is supposed to. I am really getting tired of all this, plus I am PMSing really bad, so I am at the point where I am just like "fuck it, I will just never get this one replaced, I will just buy a whole new fucking thing". *sigh*

Plus I am having some kind of sinus problem which I have never had before, and it is fucking with me. I am just incredibly blah right now. How're you?

Computers blow

2008-10-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

My computer has been broken since shortly before September 13 (see Twitter). It is now October 28. That breaks down to six weeks, or 46-ish days. I am going nuts. The only computer time I get, like now, is a few minutes borrowed on Kati's computer or maybe once in a while when I am over at my boyfriend's and can jump on for a second. We bought a graphics card for it, but that wasn't the problem, so we had to send it back. Next we tried a different power supply, but that didn't do the trick either. I ordered a new motherboard a week ago, but they are still "processing" my order, and haven't even billed me yet, so I imagine it's going to take a while to get here. Bastards. I miss having my computer, with all of my crap and Sims downloads and iTunes on it, and using my mouse and keyboard which I love. At the rate we are getting this fixed I will be lucky to get it going by Thanksgiving.

Twitter

2008-08-24T18:00:00.000-07:00

I am trying out this new thing called Twitter. I'm still not sure what it does besides make internet post-its of what you are doing. There is some kind of button to put on here, but I can't make it work yet, so here is the direct link. Have fun.
Me on Twitter

Lots of good news today!

2008-07-19T21:25:00.000-07:00

Having a more reliable internet connection does not mean I post more. It seems that I actually post less because now I can spend all my time on YouTube and Neopets.

And now for something completely different:

I am getting promoted!! Instead of just being an assistant beauty advisor at my store I will be the senior beauty advisor at a different store. This means more hours (but not many more), a raise, and I get to go to occasional meetings about makeups and things. The new store is a little closer than my current store, and a little smaller as well. Plus, the new store has set delivery days, unlike the store I work at now, where it changes after holidays. The only thing I am sad about is leaving my store. I am really going to miss almost everybody I work with, and I will even miss some of my regular customers. It will also be difficult to remember that everything from toothpaste to soda is in a different aisle now. However, the pluses way outweigh the sad things, and I am pretty damn excited. I am going on vacation in a week and after I get back at the start of August, I am not sure if I will still be at my old store or if I will be sent right to the new store.

More good news:

I won 500 dollars!!! My store's cosmetic department won a contest that was held back in like May to see which store could sell the most of a certain line, and our store won, so each girl that worked in cosmetics at the time won a $500 AmEx gift card. Pretty sweet, huh?

I have been having like the best week ever.

I guess you'll do

2008-03-26T22:05:00.000-07:00

Eggs

2008-03-03T22:51:00.000-08:00

I have recently discovered that I really really like eggs. Mostly hardboiled or in egg salad, but also fried or as the outside of an omelette. I don't know what clicked in me but suddenly I realized I can make eggs (I couldn't before we moved because you can't really make an egg in the microwave) and eggs taste damn good. I eat a lot of eggs right now. Probably in a few weeks I will not want eggs for months.

We have moved.

2008-02-21T22:36:00.000-08:00

So.

We moved on the first of February. There was between six and seven inches of snow on the ground, depending on where I was measuring. Needless to say, it was the easiest move we have ever had. (note sarcasm) It actually wasn't as bad as it could have been. We started about eight in the morning and were finished by seven that night, even with taking out something like two hours to sign the lease and all that crap.

So we have been here now for about three weeks, and it has been awesome. We do our own grocery shopping and laundry and cooking and stuff, and no one gets pissed when we use our oven. I also have the internet again, and now it does not come and go when it pleases. I can get online whenever I please and not get disconnected halfway through. Does this mean I will be posting more? No one knows! Wait and see.

Only a couple of days to go!

2008-01-29T18:07:00.000-08:00

Ahhh! We will be moving on Friday! Holy crap, there is still much to do!

Most of my crap and furniture has been temporarily moved to Mike's parent's garage to get it out of the way here, boxes and the like. On Friday he will be getting the delivery van from work for the day, and we will make a load of the stuff at his house and put it in the new place, and then we will get the load of stuff from my place and move it to my place. AWESOME!

I cannot wait to be always connected to my own internet, and make frozen pizzas using my own oven whenever I want, and ..... IT WILL BE SO AWESOME AS TO BE UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!

I am excited.

So much happening all at once!

2008-01-14T19:25:00.001-08:00

Okay, so here's the rundown:

Kati and I have looked at some apartments and decided to go with the one we looked at first. It is a nice two bedroom apartment on the lower level and it is only $525 a month. We will be moving sometime around the first of February. I have been packing for the last few days, even though I have plenty of time, because I just can't wait to get out and start living on my own. It will be pretty awesome though, because it will be just the two of us and we will have stockpiled so much stuff we should be set. I am even getting the couch and chair from the living room to take with me.

I'm so excited!

Celebs without makeup!

2008-01-02T17:40:00.000-08:00

Diet Cat!

2007-12-20T22:33:00.001-08:00

Robot Chicken rules

2007-12-20T20:50:00.000-08:00

And here are some quotes to prove me right.

Mother: "What did I tell you about being stupid? You don't get a birthday this year!"

Child: "Is this gonna hurt?"
Doctor: "Only if God hates you."

Guy: "Why don't you take your BAR and shove it up your ASS! I'm watching TiVo!"

I never get a spaceship, never!

You totally...

2007-12-03T22:46:00.001-08:00

...have to watch this.

And here are the lyrics if you want to sing along.

Nothing's happening...

2007-11-24T13:35:00.000-08:00

Here I am, blogging again. Not too much going on.....I got paid the other day, got all my bills taken care of and bought myself a new digital camera, because when I busted my knee I also busted the camera. I still have some money in the bank and shouldn't need to spend all of it. I am kicking a cold's ass. I have almost all my Christmas shopping done - just need to get two or three people yet. Pretty soon I will start serious apartment shopping and inventorying my stuff to see what I need to get by March. I currently have plenty of clothes. Nothing else going on....I'm pretty boring. Did you read my last post?

Progress report

2007-11-23T22:15:00.000-08:00

It has been a year since I decided that I needed to lose weight. I bring you now the current numbers:

I have gone from 220 pounds to 186 - lost 34 pounds so far. Maybe you think that's not a whole lot to lose in a year, but here's a breakdown for you...
34 lbs/year
2.83 lbs/month
0.65 lbs/week
0.09 lbs/day

Check that shit out.

So I have lost 34 pounds. I have gone down two pants sizes, from an 18 to a 14. I have totally given up soda and have cut down on candy. I drink a lot of water and eat pretty much what I want, just not as much. I also don't usually eat after 9 or 10 at night. I walk to work 2-3 days a week and do 90 sit-ups each night (every few days I add a couple sit-ups). I am sleeping better at night, have gotten sick exactly once this whole year, and I have a lot more energy to do stuff. I look better overall, not just thinner but my skin looks clearer and my hair is more awesome, thicker and softer and shinier. My nails break less often. My butt feels better when I sit on it. It is easier for me to get in and out of cars, even small scrape-your-ass-riding-in-it cars. I can bend more. I am in a better mood more often than I used to be. Next time I go to Six Flags, I will know for sure I can fit into any seat on any ride comfortably. My face looks better proportioned. I am not constantly half-constipated.

In short, I am shrinking and I feel AWESOME!!!!!!

Thanksgiving dinner review

2007-11-22T20:08:00.000-08:00

Turkey not too dry this year. Gravy was good, mashed potatoes not bad for instant, corn casserole moister than I can get it, didn't eat rolls or stuffing or green bean casserole (nasty). Didn't overeat this year, go me. Leftovers soon.

It's back!

2007-11-18T22:46:00.000-08:00

The Internet is back, and it is about 77% reliable!

Woot!

On a totally related note, have you ever surfed the internet so long that your hand got all sweaty and cat hairs were sticking to it and you had to keep wiping your hand off on your shirt even though you knew you should just take a break but you had so much stuff to catch up on that you couldn't bear the thought of stopping even for five minutes til you got all caught up with your email and your blogs and your myspace and your facebook and your webcomics and updating stuff?

Not that anything like that happened to me.

No Internet =(

2007-11-05T12:38:00.000-08:00

My internet at the house is no longer there. We are supposed to be getting cable internet next Sunday, but I will not have any way to get online until then, and maybe longer, depending on how setup goes. Isn't that sad? I just hope that we get the interweb up and running soon, and that it stays up most of the time.