Tuesday, November 30, 2004
funny tales
Pooch Cafe'
Non Sequitur
Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Busy busy morning today! I had a dentist appointment at 8am, then I went to get tags for the plates on my car, then to talk about getting renter's insurance for my apartment, drive back to Spearfish, and get my oil changed.
Everywhere except when I was getting my oil changed:
"Oh, that's such a cute purse!"
"Where did you buy that?"
"Did you make that?"
"You should sell those things!"
"That is so cute!"
I had 6-7 of the ladies working at the County Treasurer crowded around the desk to look at it while I showed it off. It was interesting.
While getting my oil changed, the guys in the garage noticed my toy dinosaur stomping my Matchbox car Volkswagen Beetle. This excited them very much because foreign cars are difficult to work on when you're changing their oil. I remember when I worked at the oil change place back home and the guys would always bitch about it. Anyway, they thought that was so funny and awesome, that they gave me a $2 discount on my oil change :D Yay!
It's been a busy morning. But to top it all off, I didn't have to go to my morning music classes today 'cause I was busy back home. It's actually the first time I've ever missed K-8 Music Methods. I'm doin' pretty well.
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Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Busy busy morning today! I had a dentist appointment at 8am, then I went to get tags for the plates on my car, then to talk about getting renter's insurance for my apartment, drive back to Spearfish, and get my oil changed.
Everywhere except when I was getting my oil changed:
"Oh, that's such a cute purse!"
"Where did you buy that?"
"Did you make that?"
"You should sell those things!"
"That is so cute!"
I had 6-7 of the ladies working at the County Treasurer crowded around the desk to look at it while I showed it off. It was interesting.
While getting my oil changed, the guys in the garage noticed my toy dinosaur stomping my Matchbox car Volkswagen Beetle. This excited them very much because foreign cars are difficult to work on when you're changing their oil. I remember when I worked at the oil change place back home and the guys would always bitch about it. Anyway, they thought that was so funny and awesome, that they gave me a $2 discount on my oil change :D Yay!
It's been a busy morning. But to top it all off, I didn't have to go to my morning music classes today 'cause I was busy back home. It's actually the first time I've ever missed K-8 Music Methods. I'm doin' pretty well.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
it's oh, so quiet
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Music: none
Sometimes I really don't like coming home. First of all, we have the worst reception out at my house, and I can only talk to Wes for 5 minutes before my battery dies. I guess I should have told him to call my house phone if it wasn't too late. I'll try that today.
Secondly, it's snowing. Not just a litttle bit of snow...2-3 inches of snow. Everywhere. Bah. But 50 miles East, in the direction of school, it's crystal clear. Just a little cloudy, I guess. Bastards. I really don't want to drive back in this.
I miss having my own room and my own privacy. And I miss being able to keep the room at a decent temperature where I don't have to be wearing 3 layers of clothing to stay comfortable. *Sigh*
Sorry, kinda whiney today. On the plus side, we're having ham for dinner, in honor of me. Not that I'm a ham...I just requested one for dinner. I should have brought my PopTarts back...I'm hungry, and I don't feel like cooking breakfast again. Well, I'm gonna find something to watch on TV to rot my brain...Until next time!
Non Sequitur
Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: none
Sometimes I really don't like coming home. First of all, we have the worst reception out at my house, and I can only talk to Wes for 5 minutes before my battery dies. I guess I should have told him to call my house phone if it wasn't too late. I'll try that today.
Secondly, it's snowing. Not just a litttle bit of snow...2-3 inches of snow. Everywhere. Bah. But 50 miles East, in the direction of school, it's crystal clear. Just a little cloudy, I guess. Bastards. I really don't want to drive back in this.
I miss having my own room and my own privacy. And I miss being able to keep the room at a decent temperature where I don't have to be wearing 3 layers of clothing to stay comfortable. *Sigh*
Sorry, kinda whiney today. On the plus side, we're having ham for dinner, in honor of me. Not that I'm a ham...I just requested one for dinner. I should have brought my PopTarts back...I'm hungry, and I don't feel like cooking breakfast again. Well, I'm gonna find something to watch on TV to rot my brain...Until next time!
Friday, November 26, 2004
Dream
Pooch Cafe' (This one reminds me of what I do to my cat)
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Music:
Dream:
I was on campus, or visiting some place with some friends from back home. I think my sister had come with us, but she left early and either took her car or my car, and I think it was mine. That's just the feeling I got from the dream, at least. Anyway, there was a page over the intercom that I had a phone call, line four. So I said goodbye to whoever it was I was walking with at the time and headed for the stairs 'cause I was on the 3rd floor. I ended up trying to open the elevator doors, which didn't work, and some guy who worked there was yelling at me not to do that, so I went for the stairs.
The first flight of stairs was a ramp 'til the last three stairs. The second flight had a really thick step halfway through it, and the third flight of stairs was weird beyond belief. The ceiling kept getting closer and closer to my head, and it was almost like you had to crawl out of the last bottom steps to get to the lobby.
Once I was in the lobby, I ran into someone I used to work with when I mowed lawns. He was in charge of the phones, and wouldn't tell me how to get to the phone I needed to so I could talk to whoever was calling for me, and he was just being a real big pain in the butt. He finally told me that the Nurse's office had a phone I could use and ponited me there.
Once I got to the Nurse's office, there were already a couple of people in there, but I just walked over/by them to pick up the phone. It was my sister on the other line. I couldn't understand what she said, but she sounded really upset. I kept asking her to repeat it, and nothing made sense, just nonsense. Finally I understood, "I made a mistake. I hurt my leg really bad." And she kept saying, "I made a mistake," and I couldn't get any more out of her.
The feeling I got from the dream was that she'd taken my car and been in a car accident with it, hence the mistake, and she was worried that I'd be mad at her, and she hurt her leg. I think maybe she was delirious from pain or something.
It left me with a really bad feeling this morning when I woke up to my alarm again, but it was 5am and that was the last time I was going to let it go off because I had to be in at 5:30am, so I had to get ready, I couldn't just hit Snooze again and figure the rest of the dream out. I thought about calling her, but I didn't think she'd appreciate that, even though she had to work just as early as I did. She's okay in real life as far as I know, the parentals haven't said anything to me. I've just never had dreams like that before, so it kinda freaked me out.
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Music:
Dream:
I was on campus, or visiting some place with some friends from back home. I think my sister had come with us, but she left early and either took her car or my car, and I think it was mine. That's just the feeling I got from the dream, at least. Anyway, there was a page over the intercom that I had a phone call, line four. So I said goodbye to whoever it was I was walking with at the time and headed for the stairs 'cause I was on the 3rd floor. I ended up trying to open the elevator doors, which didn't work, and some guy who worked there was yelling at me not to do that, so I went for the stairs.
The first flight of stairs was a ramp 'til the last three stairs. The second flight had a really thick step halfway through it, and the third flight of stairs was weird beyond belief. The ceiling kept getting closer and closer to my head, and it was almost like you had to crawl out of the last bottom steps to get to the lobby.
Once I was in the lobby, I ran into someone I used to work with when I mowed lawns. He was in charge of the phones, and wouldn't tell me how to get to the phone I needed to so I could talk to whoever was calling for me, and he was just being a real big pain in the butt. He finally told me that the Nurse's office had a phone I could use and ponited me there.
Once I got to the Nurse's office, there were already a couple of people in there, but I just walked over/by them to pick up the phone. It was my sister on the other line. I couldn't understand what she said, but she sounded really upset. I kept asking her to repeat it, and nothing made sense, just nonsense. Finally I understood, "I made a mistake. I hurt my leg really bad." And she kept saying, "I made a mistake," and I couldn't get any more out of her.
The feeling I got from the dream was that she'd taken my car and been in a car accident with it, hence the mistake, and she was worried that I'd be mad at her, and she hurt her leg. I think maybe she was delirious from pain or something.
It left me with a really bad feeling this morning when I woke up to my alarm again, but it was 5am and that was the last time I was going to let it go off because I had to be in at 5:30am, so I had to get ready, I couldn't just hit Snooze again and figure the rest of the dream out. I thought about calling her, but I didn't think she'd appreciate that, even though she had to work just as early as I did. She's okay in real life as far as I know, the parentals haven't said anything to me. I've just never had dreams like that before, so it kinda freaked me out.
Thursday, November 25, 2004
tired of sex...oh, wait...never mind...
Pooch Cafe'
Non Sequitur
Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Orange Blossom Special
Listening to a couple different things at once, sorry...
Upon learning that I would be sitting in my apartment by myself for Thanksgiving, one of my managers at work asked if I'd like to join her and her in-laws, husband, and sons for dinner this afternoon :) I was beyond thrilled, and immediately said yes. So now I have to call her up and see if she wants me to bring anything 'cause I have some cashews, home made salsa and some chips, or I could pick up some wine or something before I headed over.
So happy.
Work was hectic, people were lined up outside the store. We're not in a big town, the store itself isn't that big, and there aren't a lot of big holiday toys out this year like Tickle Me Elmo and stuff...so what's the point?? But I was only there for 4 hours, and now I'm DONE for the day. Just need to eat some turkey and fall asleep :)
Happy Turkey Day!!
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Music: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Orange Blossom Special
Listening to a couple different things at once, sorry...
Upon learning that I would be sitting in my apartment by myself for Thanksgiving, one of my managers at work asked if I'd like to join her and her in-laws, husband, and sons for dinner this afternoon :) I was beyond thrilled, and immediately said yes. So now I have to call her up and see if she wants me to bring anything 'cause I have some cashews, home made salsa and some chips, or I could pick up some wine or something before I headed over.
So happy.
Work was hectic, people were lined up outside the store. We're not in a big town, the store itself isn't that big, and there aren't a lot of big holiday toys out this year like Tickle Me Elmo and stuff...so what's the point?? But I was only there for 4 hours, and now I'm DONE for the day. Just need to eat some turkey and fall asleep :)
Happy Turkey Day!!
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
reformatting complete
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Music: Gary Allen - Songs About Rain
Ahhhh, the reformatting of my computer has been completed! I started last night, and was up 'til 3am. Still wasn't done. Had to call Dell this morning. But we got everything figured out, because last night, things sure weren't figured out. I kept getting a blank screen every time the computer was supposed to load...so I had to RE-reformat it, the long way around...but it was worth it. Even after I put all my songs and pictures back on the computer, and re-downloaded most of my programs, I haven't even used a quarter of the space on the computer, compared to before the reformatting, where I didn't even have a quarter of space left! So nice.
Bought myself a turkey breast for Turkey Day tomorrow since I can't go home. It's pretty good. I had some for lunch tee hee.
Took a nap today. Shouldn't have done it, but I can't help it. Now I'm not going to be tired tonight 'cause I got too much sleep today (from the lack of sleep I had last night). Oh well. I only work for 4 hours tomorrow, so it's not that big of a deal. I hope.
My sister is actually EXCITED for Friday to come around because she wants to see all the people fighting over toys and stuff. What a weirdo.
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Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: Gary Allen - Songs About Rain
Ahhhh, the reformatting of my computer has been completed! I started last night, and was up 'til 3am. Still wasn't done. Had to call Dell this morning. But we got everything figured out, because last night, things sure weren't figured out. I kept getting a blank screen every time the computer was supposed to load...so I had to RE-reformat it, the long way around...but it was worth it. Even after I put all my songs and pictures back on the computer, and re-downloaded most of my programs, I haven't even used a quarter of the space on the computer, compared to before the reformatting, where I didn't even have a quarter of space left! So nice.
Bought myself a turkey breast for Turkey Day tomorrow since I can't go home. It's pretty good. I had some for lunch tee hee.
Took a nap today. Shouldn't have done it, but I can't help it. Now I'm not going to be tired tonight 'cause I got too much sleep today (from the lack of sleep I had last night). Oh well. I only work for 4 hours tomorrow, so it's not that big of a deal. I hope.
My sister is actually EXCITED for Friday to come around because she wants to see all the people fighting over toys and stuff. What a weirdo.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
DONE!
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Music: Ash - Sometimes
Finally got that stupid music paper written! 8 pages long, baby! Finished it up this morning with an hour go to before it's due. Not too shabby, considering I ended up with 6 out of 7 sources somehow...had to go find another one this morning.
Went to work last night to have Grant look at my computer. I decided it's just best to reformat it, so I've been burning songs, pictures, and Word documents onto CDs to back them up. Not sure when I'll actually reformat. The idea scares me a little. Losing everything, starting from scratch, having to re-download all my programs...Oh well. Computer needs a break. Oh...favorites...how do I save those from Mozilla Firefox?? Better figure that one out, too. Or just write down all my links, but man, what a pain...I'll be putting my new keyboard in it on Friday when I go home for the holiday weekend, because not having any Control keys is killing me. And the fact that one keeps falling off is just not good. There's no savin' it.
Also, going through all my old Word docs, I found a few old saved conversations from Kyle and me. I re-read them, and I can pinpoint the exact moment that our relationship fell to shit. So weird. It was a little over a year ago, almost a month into school. Kinda sad. I really don't know why I seem to be obsessing over this. I guess I've just never had an ex boyfriend hate me or think so poorly of me. I don't like it. I tried to salvage something a couple weeks ago, but got no response from him. So I just don't know, and I guess I should just get rid of all that stuff and move on. Apparently nothing is changing.
As I was coming home last night there was a lady in a minivan pulled off the road onto the shoulder. She was just getting into her car, so I moved over into the other lane, which just so happened to have a deer. A deer that was just hit by her, as the poor animal was laying on the ground, still alive, trying to move and gasping for air. I almost hit it, but was able to go around it. I almost cried. It was one of the saddest things I've ever seen.
I really really really really need to clean my apartment. I think I will do that either today before work or tomorrow after Biology, since it's my only class and I don't work tomorrow. We'll see.
Non Sequitur
Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: Ash - Sometimes
Finally got that stupid music paper written! 8 pages long, baby! Finished it up this morning with an hour go to before it's due. Not too shabby, considering I ended up with 6 out of 7 sources somehow...had to go find another one this morning.
Went to work last night to have Grant look at my computer. I decided it's just best to reformat it, so I've been burning songs, pictures, and Word documents onto CDs to back them up. Not sure when I'll actually reformat. The idea scares me a little. Losing everything, starting from scratch, having to re-download all my programs...Oh well. Computer needs a break. Oh...favorites...how do I save those from Mozilla Firefox?? Better figure that one out, too. Or just write down all my links, but man, what a pain...I'll be putting my new keyboard in it on Friday when I go home for the holiday weekend, because not having any Control keys is killing me. And the fact that one keeps falling off is just not good. There's no savin' it.
Also, going through all my old Word docs, I found a few old saved conversations from Kyle and me. I re-read them, and I can pinpoint the exact moment that our relationship fell to shit. So weird. It was a little over a year ago, almost a month into school. Kinda sad. I really don't know why I seem to be obsessing over this. I guess I've just never had an ex boyfriend hate me or think so poorly of me. I don't like it. I tried to salvage something a couple weeks ago, but got no response from him. So I just don't know, and I guess I should just get rid of all that stuff and move on. Apparently nothing is changing.
As I was coming home last night there was a lady in a minivan pulled off the road onto the shoulder. She was just getting into her car, so I moved over into the other lane, which just so happened to have a deer. A deer that was just hit by her, as the poor animal was laying on the ground, still alive, trying to move and gasping for air. I almost hit it, but was able to go around it. I almost cried. It was one of the saddest things I've ever seen.
I really really really really need to clean my apartment. I think I will do that either today before work or tomorrow after Biology, since it's my only class and I don't work tomorrow. We'll see.
Monday, November 22, 2004
Personality Test
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Music: Jimmy Eat World - Kill
Stole this from Adam :)
Take Free Enneagram Personality Test
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Also, Mom found my keyboard, so I won't be out of Ctrl for much longer. Tee hee. Going home Friday after I get off work at 2pm. They're going to have turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving because my sister has that day off, then we'll have baked ham on Saturday when I'm there, and LOTS of leftovers for me :) Which is good, 'cause I haven't been to the grocery store in a while and I've been eating out more than I should be. Just gotta remember to bring home tupperware and stuff...
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Music: Jimmy Eat World - Kill
Stole this from Adam :)
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Also, Mom found my keyboard, so I won't be out of Ctrl for much longer. Tee hee. Going home Friday after I get off work at 2pm. They're going to have turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving because my sister has that day off, then we'll have baked ham on Saturday when I'm there, and LOTS of leftovers for me :) Which is good, 'cause I haven't been to the grocery store in a while and I've been eating out more than I should be. Just gotta remember to bring home tupperware and stuff...
Saturday, November 20, 2004
mission almost accomplished
Pooch Cafe'
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Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: 80s music
Well, work was fun. Even though I had to dress up as an elf lol. It was only four hours, and Santa was a dirty old man lol. He kept trying to get cute 30something blonde moms to sit on his lap. And he's almost 70 lol. It was really amusing.
I'm LOLing a lot...
Anywho, I went straight to the library after work...they're only open 'til 5pm on the weekends!! WTF?! So I was there for half an hour, then I went to a coffee shop, which was only open for another hour...so I headed to the Knight's Cellar. Pretty nice place, but not a lot of business. So probably not going to work there.
Now, I've written 7 pages in 2 and a half hours. I'm awesome. Gotta put in my works cited and all that shit. I'll do it on Monday...the day before it's due. Yay. But I did write a shitload today. So I'm done for now, or my brain may implode.
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Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Music: 80s music
Well, work was fun. Even though I had to dress up as an elf lol. It was only four hours, and Santa was a dirty old man lol. He kept trying to get cute 30something blonde moms to sit on his lap. And he's almost 70 lol. It was really amusing.
I'm LOLing a lot...
Anywho, I went straight to the library after work...they're only open 'til 5pm on the weekends!! WTF?! So I was there for half an hour, then I went to a coffee shop, which was only open for another hour...so I headed to the Knight's Cellar. Pretty nice place, but not a lot of business. So probably not going to work there.
Now, I've written 7 pages in 2 and a half hours. I'm awesome. Gotta put in my works cited and all that shit. I'll do it on Monday...the day before it's due. Yay. But I did write a shitload today. So I'm done for now, or my brain may implode.
Friday, November 19, 2004
that may be all i need
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Music: Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Well, the guy at work was talked to today, and if anything like that happens again, he's terminated. Worked with him tonight, and he was perfectly fine all night. I think he likes an audience.
Got out of working at 6am tomorrow for 2 hours...got suckered into working at Noon tomorrow for four hours lol. *Sigh*
And someone's cooking something really good down the hall and I can smell it...Yum.
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Music: Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Well, the guy at work was talked to today, and if anything like that happens again, he's terminated. Worked with him tonight, and he was perfectly fine all night. I think he likes an audience.
Got out of working at 6am tomorrow for 2 hours...got suckered into working at Noon tomorrow for four hours lol. *Sigh*
And someone's cooking something really good down the hall and I can smell it...Yum.
bleep
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Kim Jong Il's Live Journal
Busy day today, test, classes, work. Probably have to work at 6am tomorrow, don't want to, and I'm going to try to get out of it tonight if my manager's here. I just have too much shit to do. There's a big paper that's due on Tuesday that I was planning on doing on Saturday. And I was going to go to the non-smoking bar tonight to check it out and finally get to relax for once. We'll see.
Added some new comics and a blog for my links up top. Kim Jong Il is hilarious, and as you know, you gotta start at the bottom to get the whole thing, 'cause it's more funny that way :)
I think I'm going to have to find my extra keyboard for my laptop, 'cause I can't keep the Control key on the keyboard, and the J key is still sticking. What a pain.
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Busy day today, test, classes, work. Probably have to work at 6am tomorrow, don't want to, and I'm going to try to get out of it tonight if my manager's here. I just have too much shit to do. There's a big paper that's due on Tuesday that I was planning on doing on Saturday. And I was going to go to the non-smoking bar tonight to check it out and finally get to relax for once. We'll see.
Added some new comics and a blog for my links up top. Kim Jong Il is hilarious, and as you know, you gotta start at the bottom to get the whole thing, 'cause it's more funny that way :)
I think I'm going to have to find my extra keyboard for my laptop, 'cause I can't keep the Control key on the keyboard, and the J key is still sticking. What a pain.
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Boys lie, and kind of stink
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: The Clash - Rudy Can't Fail (from High Fidelity with John Cusack)
There's this guy at work that I really really really hate. Fortunately I only have to work with him when I'm cashiering, which isn't too often now that I've been moved out onto the floor.
But last night I was up at the registers with him, and he is just one of the rudest people I know. And to him, it's all a big joke, and I really don't think he means it, but it's just freakin' rude.
After being flipped off by me he told me, "Put that away, it smells like fish."
I was standing in line behind a few people in his line (since it was the only one open) and he turns to me and says, "We don't serve your kind here." I'm not in uniform, I look like a regular customer. You don't say shit like that when there are customers around.
While he was ringing me up, the mean jokes were still going, and I told him, "You are the rudest cashier I have ever met." And he tells me, "Well you are the ugliest customer I have ever met."
There were other customers behind me. WTF. You don't do that. First of all, it's not funny, it's not cute, it's not in a joking matter. Secondly, you don't act that way around customers! So I did the whiney thing and talked to the manager about him, to see if she could talk to him. Bah.
Music: The Clash - Rudy Can't Fail (from High Fidelity with John Cusack)
There's this guy at work that I really really really hate. Fortunately I only have to work with him when I'm cashiering, which isn't too often now that I've been moved out onto the floor.
But last night I was up at the registers with him, and he is just one of the rudest people I know. And to him, it's all a big joke, and I really don't think he means it, but it's just freakin' rude.
After being flipped off by me he told me, "Put that away, it smells like fish."
I was standing in line behind a few people in his line (since it was the only one open) and he turns to me and says, "We don't serve your kind here." I'm not in uniform, I look like a regular customer. You don't say shit like that when there are customers around.
While he was ringing me up, the mean jokes were still going, and I told him, "You are the rudest cashier I have ever met." And he tells me, "Well you are the ugliest customer I have ever met."
There were other customers behind me. WTF. You don't do that. First of all, it's not funny, it's not cute, it's not in a joking matter. Secondly, you don't act that way around customers! So I did the whiney thing and talked to the manager about him, to see if she could talk to him. Bah.
the hunt for the red...job?
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Well, I handed in three job applications and picked up a fourth one. Two of the places said they weren't hiring right now, but would keep me on file in case anything happens. But I didn't talk to a manager at Applebee's, so I don't know what their situation is. But I think I'd rather work there than the other places, just because of how small the other places seem. But I don't know anything about serving or restaurants...so we'll see!
Got my Ctrl key fixed. Woo hoo! Wonder why it couldn't have snapped in place the FIRST time like it should have?...oh well.
This "Motormouth" show on VH1 is actually pretty funny. Yay. someone's listening to Weezer! You rock, dude.
Well, I handed in three job applications and picked up a fourth one. Two of the places said they weren't hiring right now, but would keep me on file in case anything happens. But I didn't talk to a manager at Applebee's, so I don't know what their situation is. But I think I'd rather work there than the other places, just because of how small the other places seem. But I don't know anything about serving or restaurants...so we'll see!
Got my Ctrl key fixed. Woo hoo! Wonder why it couldn't have snapped in place the FIRST time like it should have?...oh well.
This "Motormouth" show on VH1 is actually pretty funny. Yay. someone's listening to Weezer! You rock, dude.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Grrrrowl
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Ren and Stimpy - Happy, happy, joy, joy!
So Dell can just shove a big ol' thumb up their butt 'cause I fixed my own damn computer, with no help from them after sitting on the phone for a grand total of 2 hours.
A can of pressurized air and a screwdriver was just about all it took to get what I was looking for; a nice cool computer that didn't over heat unless I constantly had a fan running on it. Some guys at work told me that. Guys who are not getting paid Lord knows how much money to talk to people on the phone about their computer problems.
Supposedly it's still running too many processes, whatever that means, about twice what it should be doing...So I'm going to take it into work one night when Grant's working and he said he'd help me figure something out and look at the BIOS 'cause I'm not sitting on hold for another 15 minutes to get this figgered out. To someone who can't speak English.
Also, I figured while I was at it, I should clean the keyboard out, too. Now the J key sticks a little bit, which I could probably easily fix, and I broke something to the Ctrl key. Well, one of them, but it just so happens that was the one I used the most frequently of the two. Oh well. Maybe I can get that part...hard to say at this point.
Anyway, that's my computer/Dell update. Now it's time for homework! Yippee Skippee!
Oh, and I get Thanksgiving weekend off, not that actual day of Thanksgiving, but close enough. I do have to work at 5:30 in the morning the day after TG. Not real excited about that, but I told Sony I'd do it since he was giving me the weekend off :D
Hopefully I won't be working there too much longer after TG, anyway.
Music: Ren and Stimpy - Happy, happy, joy, joy!
So Dell can just shove a big ol' thumb up their butt 'cause I fixed my own damn computer, with no help from them after sitting on the phone for a grand total of 2 hours.
A can of pressurized air and a screwdriver was just about all it took to get what I was looking for; a nice cool computer that didn't over heat unless I constantly had a fan running on it. Some guys at work told me that. Guys who are not getting paid Lord knows how much money to talk to people on the phone about their computer problems.
Supposedly it's still running too many processes, whatever that means, about twice what it should be doing...So I'm going to take it into work one night when Grant's working and he said he'd help me figure something out and look at the BIOS 'cause I'm not sitting on hold for another 15 minutes to get this figgered out. To someone who can't speak English.
Also, I figured while I was at it, I should clean the keyboard out, too. Now the J key sticks a little bit, which I could probably easily fix, and I broke something to the Ctrl key. Well, one of them, but it just so happens that was the one I used the most frequently of the two. Oh well. Maybe I can get that part...hard to say at this point.
Anyway, that's my computer/Dell update. Now it's time for homework! Yippee Skippee!
Oh, and I get Thanksgiving weekend off, not that actual day of Thanksgiving, but close enough. I do have to work at 5:30 in the morning the day after TG. Not real excited about that, but I told Sony I'd do it since he was giving me the weekend off :D
Hopefully I won't be working there too much longer after TG, anyway.
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Music test and Dell
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Keith Urban - Days Go By
Hahahahaha. So we had our music test in K-8 Methods. She's never done it in quite this format before, the class, so she's trying a lot of new things. Including tests. Last semester, they had a set of three tests that were spaced over a few weeks each. This semester, we're having our first ever test, and it's past Midterms by a couple weeks already.
So, anyway, we're truckin' along through the test, which is a compilation of those three tests she had last semester, and a girl says, "Are we supposed to finish this all today?" The teacher kinda looks at her like she's crazy, and the girl says, "We only have five minutes left of class." Turns out that most people still had 2 or 3 pages to go, and they weren't even close to being finished.
Well, most of us had skipped around the test, too, so we saw all the questions that she was going to ask. So she didn't know what to do. So we just ended up turning in the test, even though no one was finished with it. She's going to grade that part, then we'll take the rest of the test on Thursday, and she'll somehow grade that part differently, since now we know what to look for and to study.
I found it amusing. She also had an email in my inbox by the time I'd gotten back to my apartment saying not to worry about it until Thursday, and that we'll get something figured out lol.
Oh, and thanks for all the comments on my fake post below! I didn't think it would get that many responses!
God freaking damnit! I hate calling Dell to talk about my computer. I always get somebody from India who I cannot understand, and when I have to give them my service tag number or my express service code, I have to say "The letters T as in "table", K as in "kangaroo", blah blah blah" and then they have to repeat it back to me, and it's always wrong! Grrr. I hope I get somebody who speaks English this time, because I'm getting sick of this. And I'm on my cell phone. Yeah, my battery doesn't last forever, y'know.
That Dell commercial with the guy calling them in the middle of the night to talk to a hot college boy who speaks perfect English? Totally not right. Because you're going to get someone who DOESN'T speak English...Bah. It's like they're a sponge and they just soak up what you say and say, "Oh yes, I understand why this is upsetting," but they can't do anything to fix it. Bah.
Music: Keith Urban - Days Go By
Hahahahaha. So we had our music test in K-8 Methods. She's never done it in quite this format before, the class, so she's trying a lot of new things. Including tests. Last semester, they had a set of three tests that were spaced over a few weeks each. This semester, we're having our first ever test, and it's past Midterms by a couple weeks already.
So, anyway, we're truckin' along through the test, which is a compilation of those three tests she had last semester, and a girl says, "Are we supposed to finish this all today?" The teacher kinda looks at her like she's crazy, and the girl says, "We only have five minutes left of class." Turns out that most people still had 2 or 3 pages to go, and they weren't even close to being finished.
Well, most of us had skipped around the test, too, so we saw all the questions that she was going to ask. So she didn't know what to do. So we just ended up turning in the test, even though no one was finished with it. She's going to grade that part, then we'll take the rest of the test on Thursday, and she'll somehow grade that part differently, since now we know what to look for and to study.
I found it amusing. She also had an email in my inbox by the time I'd gotten back to my apartment saying not to worry about it until Thursday, and that we'll get something figured out lol.
Oh, and thanks for all the comments on my fake post below! I didn't think it would get that many responses!
God freaking damnit! I hate calling Dell to talk about my computer. I always get somebody from India who I cannot understand, and when I have to give them my service tag number or my express service code, I have to say "The letters T as in "table", K as in "kangaroo", blah blah blah" and then they have to repeat it back to me, and it's always wrong! Grrr. I hope I get somebody who speaks English this time, because I'm getting sick of this. And I'm on my cell phone. Yeah, my battery doesn't last forever, y'know.
That Dell commercial with the guy calling them in the middle of the night to talk to a hot college boy who speaks perfect English? Totally not right. Because you're going to get someone who DOESN'T speak English...Bah. It's like they're a sponge and they just soak up what you say and say, "Oh yes, I understand why this is upsetting," but they can't do anything to fix it. Bah.
Photo blog
I just posted a ton of new pictures on my photo blog 'cause a bunch of them on the bottom weren't working. So, if there are duplicates, I will fix it. I haven't looked yet lol.
Journal entry generator lol
Oh, this was too funny. Don't take it seriously, I didn't write it. Not that anyone takes me seriously, but you get the point.
Today was really great.
I got out of bed really late because my alarm clock has broken and I cannot afford a new one at the moment.
I feel a bit strange because we've just moved to Idaho and there's a weird smell in the house.
I'm so happy. I just found out that I have been accepted into Harvard. And Yale. I don't know which to choose... oh, why is life so hard sometimes?
Last night I had to finish my term paper on the history of pre-communist Russian society. I focussed on the needs of women. I think it's ok, but if I don't pass this I'll lose my scholarship.
Today, I got a digital camera! Yes! Here's ten thousand photographs of my cat.
I went to the doctor yesterday, and he said I have bipolar disorder, which makes me different enough to be interesting, but the same as all the other cool people with bipolar disorder.
You should all do this quiz! It's amazingly accurate. You just put in your name and birthday, and it will tell you you're a moron.
That's enough for now. But I'll leave you with this thought - sharing your life with strangers on the internet is the cheapest form of therapy available. Leave a comment and tell me I'm beautiful.
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Today was really great.
I got out of bed really late because my alarm clock has broken and I cannot afford a new one at the moment.
I feel a bit strange because we've just moved to Idaho and there's a weird smell in the house.
I'm so happy. I just found out that I have been accepted into Harvard. And Yale. I don't know which to choose... oh, why is life so hard sometimes?
Last night I had to finish my term paper on the history of pre-communist Russian society. I focussed on the needs of women. I think it's ok, but if I don't pass this I'll lose my scholarship.
Today, I got a digital camera! Yes! Here's ten thousand photographs of my cat.
I went to the doctor yesterday, and he said I have bipolar disorder, which makes me different enough to be interesting, but the same as all the other cool people with bipolar disorder.
You should all do this quiz! It's amazingly accurate. You just put in your name and birthday, and it will tell you you're a moron.
That's enough for now. But I'll leave you with this thought - sharing your life with strangers on the internet is the cheapest form of therapy available. Leave a comment and tell me I'm beautiful.
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Monday, November 15, 2004
I won something!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: David Lee Murphy - Loco
For one of the few times in my life, I have won something! And I have a mere five days to claim my prize. And snake a victim into the plan, as well.
Here's the deal: I entered to win a camera phone at the Cellular One kiosk in Kmart one day while shopping (and not actually going in to work). Well, I didni't win the camera phone, but I won a "2nd place" phone, or one of 4 to choose from, really. BUT, I have to find someone else who needs to add another phone line to their plan or who wants to start a new cell phone plan.
So. Anyone out there who'd like a South Dakota cell phone plan? I have FIVE DAYS. I will be putting up a countdown, just so you know how many days you'll have left to accept this exciting new offer!
Music: David Lee Murphy - Loco
For one of the few times in my life, I have won something! And I have a mere five days to claim my prize. And snake a victim into the plan, as well.
Here's the deal: I entered to win a camera phone at the Cellular One kiosk in Kmart one day while shopping (and not actually going in to work). Well, I didni't win the camera phone, but I won a "2nd place" phone, or one of 4 to choose from, really. BUT, I have to find someone else who needs to add another phone line to their plan or who wants to start a new cell phone plan.
So. Anyone out there who'd like a South Dakota cell phone plan? I have FIVE DAYS. I will be putting up a countdown, just so you know how many days you'll have left to accept this exciting new offer!
Saturday, November 13, 2004
Home again, home again
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Dad's music
So I came to the decision over last couple of days that Monday when I'm back in Spearfish, I'm going to start looking for a waitressing job. I just don't think I can handle straightening the same stuff day in and day out for the next year and a half. Or making $6.25 an hour for the next year and a half. Maybe $6.57 by the end of my time here in Spearfish. No thanks. I might shoot someone. This is about how I feel:
Music: Dad's music
So I came to the decision over last couple of days that Monday when I'm back in Spearfish, I'm going to start looking for a waitressing job. I just don't think I can handle straightening the same stuff day in and day out for the next year and a half. Or making $6.25 an hour for the next year and a half. Maybe $6.57 by the end of my time here in Spearfish. No thanks. I might shoot someone. This is about how I feel:
Peter: The thing is, Bob, it’s not that I’m lazy. It’s just that I just don’t care.
Bob Porter; Don’t, don’t care?
Peter: It’s a problem of motivation, all right? Now, if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don’t see another dime. So where’s the motivation? And here’s another thing, Bob. I have eight different bosses right now!
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter: Eight, bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my real motivation - is not to be hassled. That and the fear of losing my job, but y’know, Bob, it will only make someone work hard enough not to get fired.
So yeah.
Today I drove home to see the parents and the cats for the weekend. I get to spend the night, eat a good dinner with them, and all that good stuff. And do it all over again tomorrow. And I don't have to pay anything to do my laundry. It's fantastic. Although I must say I don't miss the cat fur up my nose at all times. I even accomplished some homework tonight while watching a movie with Mom. We started making fun of some television show during the movie, and about that point, Dad walked in and gave us both really weird looks. Mom just said she missed watching movies with me lol.
And I noticed that for the first 2 hours I was home, all I did was talk, non-stop, about everything. Work, school, teachers, Amy, Wes, ANYTHING. I'm glad Mom sat and listened, and she said she was glad that my conversations actually were about something and not just rambling, and that most of them just required her to smile and nod :) Works for me. But I got it all out of my sstem, now I'm just a lil' tired. Yay for sleepin on the couch :)
Friday, November 12, 2004
NEW KIM JONG IL!!!!!!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Darryl Worely - Awful, Beautiful Life
OMG, OMFG. Kim Jong Il is back!!! Thank you thank you thank you Peat! WEEE. It's so freakin' hilarious. Oh, how I missed him! I hope he talks about his new movie lol.
Oh, and I love country music. I can't stop listening to it, the majority of my current minidisc is more than half full of it.
Oh oh oh. So I took some caffiene pills tonight at work to try to keep me up, like, five hours ago, and I think they're just now kicking in, 'cause now I'm all hyper and happy. I think reading Kim Jong Il helped that too. But still.
Home tomorrow! Bright and early! As early as I can get up, at least!
Music: Darryl Worely - Awful, Beautiful Life
OMG, OMFG. Kim Jong Il is back!!! Thank you thank you thank you Peat! WEEE. It's so freakin' hilarious. Oh, how I missed him! I hope he talks about his new movie lol.
Oh, and I love country music. I can't stop listening to it, the majority of my current minidisc is more than half full of it.
Oh oh oh. So I took some caffiene pills tonight at work to try to keep me up, like, five hours ago, and I think they're just now kicking in, 'cause now I'm all hyper and happy. I think reading Kim Jong Il helped that too. But still.
Home tomorrow! Bright and early! As early as I can get up, at least!
i would like...
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice?
...hair extensions. I thought about it the other day, and I want long hair, damnit.
On a low note, I have my utterly retarded class here in a couple hours, then straight to work 'til 10pm to close afterwards.
"So, uh, now this would be an example of um, would it be mechanical energy or elastic mechanical energy? Oh, I see. Everything is mechanical energy, there's just different types of it. Okay, now I understand. Uhh, puppies?"
(stole that from Adam)
I hope to God you understand the content of the class you're supposed to be teaching us for our MAJOR so we can go out into the world and teach other little people this stuff!!! If you don't know the material, don't come to class. You're the teacher. Know your shit before you walk in the door. That's something that makes me so mad. Bah.
Music: Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice?
...hair extensions. I thought about it the other day, and I want long hair, damnit.
On a low note, I have my utterly retarded class here in a couple hours, then straight to work 'til 10pm to close afterwards.
"So, uh, now this would be an example of um, would it be mechanical energy or elastic mechanical energy? Oh, I see. Everything is mechanical energy, there's just different types of it. Okay, now I understand. Uhh, puppies?"
(stole that from Adam)
I hope to God you understand the content of the class you're supposed to be teaching us for our MAJOR so we can go out into the world and teach other little people this stuff!!! If you don't know the material, don't come to class. You're the teacher. Know your shit before you walk in the door. That's something that makes me so mad. Bah.
I could have sworn it was 4pm...
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Widespread Panic - Walkin'
I was 100% sure I didn't have to go into work 'til 4pm tonight. Apparently it was 1:30 this afternoon. Boy do I feel sheepish.
I was going to steal Jill's survey and do it on my blog, but I decided I'd just done one of those pretty recently and didn't need another one. So then I had something great that I was going to post about, but in my trip from the bed to the computer, I have forgotten.
NOOOOOOOO!!! I just realized I missed ER tonight! Ray Liotta was on, and it was supposed to be really good! BAH! Stupid Thursdays.
Oh, now I remember what I was going to talk about.
I had decided this afternoon that I was going to be the bigger person between Kyle (an ex) and me by talking to him. I had decided at one point that I wasn't going to talk to him 'til he talked to me first, but then I realized over the summer he'd sent me a postcard and sometime this school year, I think, he'd sent me an email with some information on donating eggs (something I've wanted to do for a long time).
So I messaged him, letting him know that I'd changed all the things that were the reasons he wouldn't talk to me anymore. I didn't change them for him, I changed them for me. Because I needed to change. But I just thought I would let him know that I was no longer the person he thought me to be. That maybe we could both stop being so pig-headed and stubborn and start talking to eachother again.
And you know what he did?? He signed off. Then signed back on, and didn't reply. So I went to work, left my messenger up to see if he'd reply. Nope. So I guess that was my futile effort at trying to save some sort of friendship that I used to have. Maybe I shouldn't have waited so long. But you know what? It doesn't matter anymore because I've gotten off my chest what I needed to towards him, and now I feel better. He can do with it what he wants.
Music: Widespread Panic - Walkin'
I was 100% sure I didn't have to go into work 'til 4pm tonight. Apparently it was 1:30 this afternoon. Boy do I feel sheepish.
I was going to steal Jill's survey and do it on my blog, but I decided I'd just done one of those pretty recently and didn't need another one. So then I had something great that I was going to post about, but in my trip from the bed to the computer, I have forgotten.
NOOOOOOOO!!! I just realized I missed ER tonight! Ray Liotta was on, and it was supposed to be really good! BAH! Stupid Thursdays.
Oh, now I remember what I was going to talk about.
I had decided this afternoon that I was going to be the bigger person between Kyle (an ex) and me by talking to him. I had decided at one point that I wasn't going to talk to him 'til he talked to me first, but then I realized over the summer he'd sent me a postcard and sometime this school year, I think, he'd sent me an email with some information on donating eggs (something I've wanted to do for a long time).
So I messaged him, letting him know that I'd changed all the things that were the reasons he wouldn't talk to me anymore. I didn't change them for him, I changed them for me. Because I needed to change. But I just thought I would let him know that I was no longer the person he thought me to be. That maybe we could both stop being so pig-headed and stubborn and start talking to eachother again.
And you know what he did?? He signed off. Then signed back on, and didn't reply. So I went to work, left my messenger up to see if he'd reply. Nope. So I guess that was my futile effort at trying to save some sort of friendship that I used to have. Maybe I shouldn't have waited so long. But you know what? It doesn't matter anymore because I've gotten off my chest what I needed to towards him, and now I feel better. He can do with it what he wants.
Thursday, November 11, 2004
credit cards
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Credit card company hiked up my card limit another few hundred dollars (seven hundred, to be exact) because I'd gone for a couple months w/o even having anything on my bill, and I'd also paid off the few things I did have at one point all at once, with no interest.
Instead of upping my credit limit, lower my interest percentage!!! Jeez! I've had the darn thing for a few years now. I obviously use it. I'm obviously smart with the way I use it. Give a college girl a chance!
Credit card company hiked up my card limit another few hundred dollars (seven hundred, to be exact) because I'd gone for a couple months w/o even having anything on my bill, and I'd also paid off the few things I did have at one point all at once, with no interest.
Instead of upping my credit limit, lower my interest percentage!!! Jeez! I've had the darn thing for a few years now. I obviously use it. I'm obviously smart with the way I use it. Give a college girl a chance!
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Halo 2
Today's Pooch Cafe' Tee hee hee
Yay! Jill's coming over to visit! We haven't talked in a long time. She stopped in at work on Halloween to look for a costume, and that's about the last time I've seen her.
Also, every phone call I answered today at work was:
Customer: "Hi, I was wondering if you had Halo 2?"
Me: "No, I'm sorry, we're all out"
Customer: "So you just ran out just now?"
Me: "No, we ran out some time yesterday, but I wasn't working, so I don't know."
Thinking: Does it matter when we ran out? No. We're out.
Customer: "Man, I've tried calling everywhere! No one has it!"
Me: Sorry to hear that. We'll be getting some in soon, though.
Thinking: Maybe you should have been like the 300 other geeks and waited outside the mall for five hours so you could buy it when they opened at midnight.
Customer: "Okay, thanks."
GAH! Every phone call! Well, one little old lady asked about some nutrition book that I couldn't find, but she doesn't count.
Yay! Jill's coming over to visit! We haven't talked in a long time. She stopped in at work on Halloween to look for a costume, and that's about the last time I've seen her.
Also, every phone call I answered today at work was:
Customer: "Hi, I was wondering if you had Halo 2?"
Me: "No, I'm sorry, we're all out"
Customer: "So you just ran out just now?"
Me: "No, we ran out some time yesterday, but I wasn't working, so I don't know."
Thinking: Does it matter when we ran out? No. We're out.
Customer: "Man, I've tried calling everywhere! No one has it!"
Me: Sorry to hear that. We'll be getting some in soon, though.
Thinking: Maybe you should have been like the 300 other geeks and waited outside the mall for five hours so you could buy it when they opened at midnight.
Customer: "Okay, thanks."
GAH! Every phone call! Well, one little old lady asked about some nutrition book that I couldn't find, but she doesn't count.
happy happy joy joy!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
YAY! I bought tickets to go see Wes over New Years. I'm really excited. I don't think Mom and Dad were too happy, but I really miss him. I found a really cheap ticket, I'll be out there for 8 days, and I actually bought the ticket for a little cheaper than what the site said.
Also, we have no school tomorrow, and I don't have to work 'til 3:30 in the afternoon, so I get to sleep in! Yay! And I get to go home this weekend. Mom's scheduling pedicures for the two of us :) Yay! And she says Smelly Cat has been attacking Nermal the last few weeks, instead of the other way around. Good kitty. Such a good last couple of days. So far.
Took a nice long nap today. Felt great. Except I've been taking too many naps lately. Need to quit doing that.
YAY! I bought tickets to go see Wes over New Years. I'm really excited. I don't think Mom and Dad were too happy, but I really miss him. I found a really cheap ticket, I'll be out there for 8 days, and I actually bought the ticket for a little cheaper than what the site said.
Also, we have no school tomorrow, and I don't have to work 'til 3:30 in the afternoon, so I get to sleep in! Yay! And I get to go home this weekend. Mom's scheduling pedicures for the two of us :) Yay! And she says Smelly Cat has been attacking Nermal the last few weeks, instead of the other way around. Good kitty. Such a good last couple of days. So far.
Took a nice long nap today. Felt great. Except I've been taking too many naps lately. Need to quit doing that.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
ABCs
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Confederate Railroad - She Never Cried When Old Yeller Died
I'm stealing this from Phil's blog. :) Thanks!
A - Age: 22
B - Band listening to right now: Confederate Railroad
C - Career(future): Teaching
D - Dad's Name: Andy
E - Easiest person to talk to: my mommy
F - Favorite song at the moment: "Get Down With the Sickness" - the Richard Cheese version
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Gummy worms, they're softer
H - Hometown: Gillette
I - Instruments: Recorder
J - Jackass or Fear factor: neither
K - Kids: none
L - Last person you talked to on phone: Amy
M - Mom's name: Nina
N - number of siblings: 1
O - Oldest sibling: me
P - Phobia[s]: Zombies taking over the world
Q - favorite Quotes: "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you."
R - Reason to smile: stupid jokes made by Wes, winning $10 at work
S - Some advice please: Never stick anything in your ear that's sharper than your elbow.
T - Time you wake up: 7am. That doesn't mean I'm out of bed by then
U - Unknown fact about me: I love dogs and cats equally
V - Vegetable you hate: Brocolli
W - Worst Habit: Popping my knuckles and toes
X - you've had: Ummm...
Y - yummy food: Caramel Hershey Kisses
Z - Zodiac sign: Libra
Music: Confederate Railroad - She Never Cried When Old Yeller Died
I'm stealing this from Phil's blog. :) Thanks!
A - Age: 22
B - Band listening to right now: Confederate Railroad
C - Career(future): Teaching
D - Dad's Name: Andy
E - Easiest person to talk to: my mommy
F - Favorite song at the moment: "Get Down With the Sickness" - the Richard Cheese version
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Gummy worms, they're softer
H - Hometown: Gillette
I - Instruments: Recorder
J - Jackass or Fear factor: neither
K - Kids: none
L - Last person you talked to on phone: Amy
M - Mom's name: Nina
N - number of siblings: 1
O - Oldest sibling: me
P - Phobia[s]: Zombies taking over the world
Q - favorite Quotes: "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you."
R - Reason to smile: stupid jokes made by Wes, winning $10 at work
S - Some advice please: Never stick anything in your ear that's sharper than your elbow.
T - Time you wake up: 7am. That doesn't mean I'm out of bed by then
U - Unknown fact about me: I love dogs and cats equally
V - Vegetable you hate: Brocolli
W - Worst Habit: Popping my knuckles and toes
X - you've had: Ummm...
Y - yummy food: Caramel Hershey Kisses
Z - Zodiac sign: Libra
wahooo!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Diamond Rio - One More Day
Our music teacher was out of town today, so we just had to drop off our 5 outlines, pick up a "job card" and we were gone! Sounds great. But this "job card" thing is a bunch of bullshit. She didn't even update it for our class! She wants us to write a melody with a set of given notes on a pentatonic scale. THEN write a haiku and another melody to go with it. Good thing I have a week to do it.
I'm out of food. Which means a trip to the store is in order, which also means that I finally get some cinnamon and sugar so I don't have to choke down toast with just butter on it.
Well, I'm off to check my laundry!
Music: Diamond Rio - One More Day
Our music teacher was out of town today, so we just had to drop off our 5 outlines, pick up a "job card" and we were gone! Sounds great. But this "job card" thing is a bunch of bullshit. She didn't even update it for our class! She wants us to write a melody with a set of given notes on a pentatonic scale. THEN write a haiku and another melody to go with it. Good thing I have a week to do it.
I'm out of food. Which means a trip to the store is in order, which also means that I finally get some cinnamon and sugar so I don't have to choke down toast with just butter on it.
Well, I'm off to check my laundry!
Monday, November 08, 2004
bah!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
I have just not been having a good night/day. Last night of course at work is obvious. Then as I'm trying to go to bed, I dropped the remote to my tv down the side of my bed. that weighs 400 pounds. and I can't reach my arm down in there, and it's still stuck between the bed and the wall, it hasn't even dropped to the floor yet.
I couldn't sleep, either. I woke up every hour or so, and I just couldn't get comfortable. So I skipped Bio this morning to catch up, because man, do I feel like crap. Hope things start to pick up soon. I'm gonna poke my eyes out if they don't.
I have just not been having a good night/day. Last night of course at work is obvious. Then as I'm trying to go to bed, I dropped the remote to my tv down the side of my bed. that weighs 400 pounds. and I can't reach my arm down in there, and it's still stuck between the bed and the wall, it hasn't even dropped to the floor yet.
I couldn't sleep, either. I woke up every hour or so, and I just couldn't get comfortable. So I skipped Bio this morning to catch up, because man, do I feel like crap. Hope things start to pick up soon. I'm gonna poke my eyes out if they don't.
Sunday, November 07, 2004
...on the plus side
Mom is getting pedicures scheduled for the both of us for this coming weekend when I get to go home. That makes me feel better. And Adam gave me a cyber-hug, so that helped a little, too. Now if I could only get someone to pop my back, 'cause my shoulder hurts like a bitch...
layaway is hell
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Tonight was pure Hell. I'm glad I don't live with anyone right now, because I would rip into them for the littlest thing.
Okay. So tonight was "Friends and Family" night, where friends and family (duh) of employees were allowed 10% off of all purchases, just as employees would have. Also, there were a lot of other sales. And no layaway charges, as there is usually a $5 layaway charge.
Well, that was the light for the moths, my friends. At 7pm there was a page over the intercom system asking for assistance in layaway. I was heading that direction anyway, to go to my break, so I stopped by to help the solitary customer back there. Grant stopped by and saw that I was kinda swamped by this lady's stuff, so he came and helped me out. And then they just started pouring in. Every customer had a shopping cart full of no less than 30 items.
For every item, you had to key in "Override" then "75" then "% off". FOR EVERY FUCKING ITEM! And usually, it required a manager override. So Grant would have to step in, put his override code in, turn a key, whatever. And then it would start all over again.
It was like this, with a steady flow of people, carts full, for two and a half hours. We had four people back there at one point. After we'd ring up all their stuff, it needed bagged. Then put in the correct place. OMG. Layaway is such shit. I'm never doing it again.
I didn't get my last break, I ended up working an extra 15 minutes after the store closed 'cause these people came through with a cart full of like, 30 sale clothing items, a shit load of comforters that were 40% off, blah blah blah. GRRRR. This is getting stupid.
*sigh* I need a hug.
Tonight was pure Hell. I'm glad I don't live with anyone right now, because I would rip into them for the littlest thing.
Okay. So tonight was "Friends and Family" night, where friends and family (duh) of employees were allowed 10% off of all purchases, just as employees would have. Also, there were a lot of other sales. And no layaway charges, as there is usually a $5 layaway charge.
Well, that was the light for the moths, my friends. At 7pm there was a page over the intercom system asking for assistance in layaway. I was heading that direction anyway, to go to my break, so I stopped by to help the solitary customer back there. Grant stopped by and saw that I was kinda swamped by this lady's stuff, so he came and helped me out. And then they just started pouring in. Every customer had a shopping cart full of no less than 30 items.
For every item, you had to key in "Override" then "75" then "% off". FOR EVERY FUCKING ITEM! And usually, it required a manager override. So Grant would have to step in, put his override code in, turn a key, whatever. And then it would start all over again.
It was like this, with a steady flow of people, carts full, for two and a half hours. We had four people back there at one point. After we'd ring up all their stuff, it needed bagged. Then put in the correct place. OMG. Layaway is such shit. I'm never doing it again.
I didn't get my last break, I ended up working an extra 15 minutes after the store closed 'cause these people came through with a cart full of like, 30 sale clothing items, a shit load of comforters that were 40% off, blah blah blah. GRRRR. This is getting stupid.
*sigh* I need a hug.
Nothing
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Mason Jennings - Nothing
Tonight at work sucked 'cause they threatened to keep us past 10pm if we didn't get the shelves straightened by the time we closed. It was gay. We got out 10 minutes early. I did suffer a few minor scrapes and scratches from doing Christmas freight today. What a bitch. And I think I'm going to have to learn layaway pretty quick, as the holiday season is soon upon us.
Wes went to his football game today and can barely speak from screaming and yelling all afternoon. It's amusing.
Almost bed time. Yay!
Music: Mason Jennings - Nothing
"Nothing"
Make yourself at home, 'cause i'm going out
Across the street to get us some water
'cause this water's brown, and i'm so embarrassed
To have you here but i want you around
Usually i'd sing, or play you my guitar
But i know it won't get very far with you
'cause you like music that makes you move
And mine has a groove, but it's nothing i can prove
Please know what I mean
When i say, nothing
Things that i buy and things that i think
Haven't made this a better place to be
Drugs that i try and drinks that i drink
Haven't made this a better place to be
It's still just a room with the drums in the middle
A couch along the wall that works as my bed
I still have a phone that rings all day
I still have things i wish i would of said
Please know what i mean
When i say, nothing
When i say
This whole thing's been hard on me
It breaks my heart, do you know what that means
My new place seems strange to me
It breaks my heart, do you know what that means
It means nothing
Tonight at work sucked 'cause they threatened to keep us past 10pm if we didn't get the shelves straightened by the time we closed. It was gay. We got out 10 minutes early. I did suffer a few minor scrapes and scratches from doing Christmas freight today. What a bitch. And I think I'm going to have to learn layaway pretty quick, as the holiday season is soon upon us.
Wes went to his football game today and can barely speak from screaming and yelling all afternoon. It's amusing.
Almost bed time. Yay!
Saturday, November 06, 2004
football
I love how when Wes wants to go to sleep 'cause he's sick and tired, but I ask him college football questions and he won't shut up. Tee hee.
Got registered for all my classes except one because I have to be registered in the College of Education before I can get into it, which I can't start doing until Monday. Oh well.
I need to start taking more pictures of things, so I'm going to start taking my camera around with me from now on.
Got registered for all my classes except one because I have to be registered in the College of Education before I can get into it, which I can't start doing until Monday. Oh well.
I need to start taking more pictures of things, so I'm going to start taking my camera around with me from now on.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Trip to the Advisor
Today's Pooch Cafe'
Music: Richard Cheese - Down With The Sickness
Talked to my advisor today to see what classes I should take for next semester. She'd lost my folder with all the information about the classes that had transferred over here from Gillette, so I was going to end up taking 2 of the classes again. No way. I found out on the school's website that I had taken those classes, so now instead of graduating in December of '06, I'll be able to graduate in May of '06, a whole semester early. Thank God. I can't wait to get out of this place.
All I have to do is switch some classes around that I was going to take next year to next semester, take 2 classes in the summer, and ta da. One semester earlier than expected. And summer classes won't be a problem 'cause I'm staying here this summer. No biggie. Only 6 credits. That will be weird, for sure. But nice, and I'll still be able to work full time in the summer as usual.
I really like my new room arrangement. I think it opens the room up more, and just looks better. Seems to be some more floor space, and just flows better. I think over Christmas break I'm going to have to have my sister come up here and see it because she keeps asking about pictures, and they just don't do it justice, and the last time she saw it, it was full of someone else's stuff lol.
Music: Richard Cheese - Down With The Sickness
Talked to my advisor today to see what classes I should take for next semester. She'd lost my folder with all the information about the classes that had transferred over here from Gillette, so I was going to end up taking 2 of the classes again. No way. I found out on the school's website that I had taken those classes, so now instead of graduating in December of '06, I'll be able to graduate in May of '06, a whole semester early. Thank God. I can't wait to get out of this place.
All I have to do is switch some classes around that I was going to take next year to next semester, take 2 classes in the summer, and ta da. One semester earlier than expected. And summer classes won't be a problem 'cause I'm staying here this summer. No biggie. Only 6 credits. That will be weird, for sure. But nice, and I'll still be able to work full time in the summer as usual.
I really like my new room arrangement. I think it opens the room up more, and just looks better. Seems to be some more floor space, and just flows better. I think over Christmas break I'm going to have to have my sister come up here and see it because she keeps asking about pictures, and they just don't do it justice, and the last time she saw it, it was full of someone else's stuff lol.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
*Doo doo doo*
Today, Biology was canceled today! YAY. Except It was my only class all day and I had to get up only to find out it was canceled. Oh well.
A weird thing, however, is that I think I saw my first ex-boyfriend, Ross. Who's married and living in Gillette with his wife...So I don't know what was going on. We looked at eachother, but there wasn't a hint of recognition for him. And I wasn't sure if it was him or not. Then I saw him two other times, once coming down some stairs, and once walking back to the parking lot outside the building. I stuck my head out the door and shouted at him, but he didn't even twitch. So umm, I don't know if it was him or not. I'll have to send him an email or something and see if he was over here signing up for classes or something. Just strikes me as weird. Maybe it's 'cause of the glasses he didn't recognize me...
Bought a toaster, but forgot to get cinnamon and sugar for cinnamon toast. *Sigh*
Also, I need to stop watching the Animal Planet because it makes me miss my kitty and makes me want to go out and get one of my own. Or steal mine.
A weird thing, however, is that I think I saw my first ex-boyfriend, Ross. Who's married and living in Gillette with his wife...So I don't know what was going on. We looked at eachother, but there wasn't a hint of recognition for him. And I wasn't sure if it was him or not. Then I saw him two other times, once coming down some stairs, and once walking back to the parking lot outside the building. I stuck my head out the door and shouted at him, but he didn't even twitch. So umm, I don't know if it was him or not. I'll have to send him an email or something and see if he was over here signing up for classes or something. Just strikes me as weird. Maybe it's 'cause of the glasses he didn't recognize me...
Bought a toaster, but forgot to get cinnamon and sugar for cinnamon toast. *Sigh*
Also, I need to stop watching the Animal Planet because it makes me miss my kitty and makes me want to go out and get one of my own. Or steal mine.
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Redecoration
Today's Pooch Cafe'
So I decided to go with plan number one because it would give me the most floor space and I could do it completely on my own because with the second one I'd have to have someone help me move my fridge to the other end of the room. And I didn't really feel like doing that at the time.
But in two or three months, I probably will do that. Because I can't have my room be the same for too long. Also, it keeps me from being too much of a pack rat because I always end up throwing a lot of stuff away when I move stuff around because I just need to do it. I'm getting better at not keeping every little thing I run across, and I think I'm getting better at organizing the stuff I do have. Even if it's rearranging the pictures on the wall lol. Anything helps. I even hung up my old license plates that I have yet to turn into purses. Looks kinda rustic.
Dad sent me some homemade summer sausage and homemade salsa on Monday in the mail, and it got here today. The sausage was really good, but I don't have any chips yet for the salsa, so I'll have to do that tomorrow or something. He says it turned out pretty good, so I'm excited to try it. He's a great cook.
So I decided to go with plan number one because it would give me the most floor space and I could do it completely on my own because with the second one I'd have to have someone help me move my fridge to the other end of the room. And I didn't really feel like doing that at the time.
But in two or three months, I probably will do that. Because I can't have my room be the same for too long. Also, it keeps me from being too much of a pack rat because I always end up throwing a lot of stuff away when I move stuff around because I just need to do it. I'm getting better at not keeping every little thing I run across, and I think I'm getting better at organizing the stuff I do have. Even if it's rearranging the pictures on the wall lol. Anything helps. I even hung up my old license plates that I have yet to turn into purses. Looks kinda rustic.
Dad sent me some homemade summer sausage and homemade salsa on Monday in the mail, and it got here today. The sausage was really good, but I don't have any chips yet for the salsa, so I'll have to do that tomorrow or something. He says it turned out pretty good, so I'm excited to try it. He's a great cook.
Monday, November 01, 2004
Hair
I wish I had really dark brown to black hair, so that when my hair started to turn grey, I would either get this really pretty salt and pepper hair, or silver streaks in my dark hair. I think that's so pretty. Like Emmylou Harris.
Time for a change
Okay. So I'm tired of the way my room is set up and I'm ready to rearrange furniture. Fortunately I've done this enough times at my own home that I'm pretty good at it, even taking apart my gigantic bed. The only problem is that with such a small space to work with, I can only do a few different things.
So, the very bottom picture is what my apartment currently looks like. As you can tell, my bed is the biggest peice there. The dresser and baker's rack are the same size, so they're pretty much interchangeable, as long as I can still see the TV (it has to sit on one or the other).
The fridge is really really heavy, so I'd have to get some people in here to help me move it if I wanted to go with Plan number two. Plan number one only changes my bed, table, and desk around, so that would be more than easy, but not a real big change.
I know they're hard to see, but the pieces are: Bed (biggest thing in there), Dresser and Baker's Rack (same size, currently next to eachother by the fridge), Fridge (kitty corner to bed, square-shaped), Table (bigger square), and Desk (longer than dresser and baker's rack). A little confusing, and a little confining.
Any input as to which is better, #1 or #2, would be fantastic. :) Thanks!
So, the very bottom picture is what my apartment currently looks like. As you can tell, my bed is the biggest peice there. The dresser and baker's rack are the same size, so they're pretty much interchangeable, as long as I can still see the TV (it has to sit on one or the other).
The fridge is really really heavy, so I'd have to get some people in here to help me move it if I wanted to go with Plan number two. Plan number one only changes my bed, table, and desk around, so that would be more than easy, but not a real big change.
I know they're hard to see, but the pieces are: Bed (biggest thing in there), Dresser and Baker's Rack (same size, currently next to eachother by the fridge), Fridge (kitty corner to bed, square-shaped), Table (bigger square), and Desk (longer than dresser and baker's rack). A little confusing, and a little confining.
Any input as to which is better, #1 or #2, would be fantastic. :) Thanks!
Booo!
Today's Pooch Cafe'
This morning, 45 minutes before I had to be to work, I made my costume completely from scratch. I was a butterfly :) Cut out cardboard wings, covered them in extra fabric I had laying around the place, and stapled it all together. It kinda fell apart different times through out the day, but whatever, in the end, it all worked out.
One of my co-workers, Kelly, came dressed in a big red dragon costume. The costume, however, was made for a child lol. So it was a little small, but it was the funniest thing I'd seen in a long time. However, when a small child, 4 years old or so, came in wearing the exact same costume...I don't know. That was the topping on the cake.
I've only had 2 trick or treaters tonight :(. And it's 11pm. I either missed them all while I was at work, or they just don't go to apartment buildings, or it's too freakin' cold to come door to door. Anyway, neither of them had costumes on! As I was giving them some candy, I asked what they were supposed to be, and the one kid said, "I'm supposed to be Gilligan from Gilligan's Island, but I left my hat at home." And then the other kid didn't say anything, but held up his backpack with a Jason mask in it, and was holding a plastic knife...Okay...
Had to buy a new DVD player 'cause mine karked it on me. I was so freakin' pissed. Every time I would close it, it would close, then open. So I shook it. Then a piece fell out. So I tried to put it back in, after taking it apart with my scissors...Yeah. Still didn't work. Now it would stay shut, but the screen would say "Loading" even if there wasn't a disk in it, and didn't do anything! I just wanted to watch Dawn of the Dead with Amy and scare her!
So I put it on my credit card 'cause I can't really afford it right now. Whoops.
The really weird thing? My mom's DVD player at home wouldn't work, either. And she was trying to watch Dawn of the Dead, too! Except hers wouldn't open, and mine wouldn't stay closed. She said it was a Halloween/Dawn of the Dead conspiracy. I think she's right.
This morning, 45 minutes before I had to be to work, I made my costume completely from scratch. I was a butterfly :) Cut out cardboard wings, covered them in extra fabric I had laying around the place, and stapled it all together. It kinda fell apart different times through out the day, but whatever, in the end, it all worked out.
One of my co-workers, Kelly, came dressed in a big red dragon costume. The costume, however, was made for a child lol. So it was a little small, but it was the funniest thing I'd seen in a long time. However, when a small child, 4 years old or so, came in wearing the exact same costume...I don't know. That was the topping on the cake.
I've only had 2 trick or treaters tonight :(. And it's 11pm. I either missed them all while I was at work, or they just don't go to apartment buildings, or it's too freakin' cold to come door to door. Anyway, neither of them had costumes on! As I was giving them some candy, I asked what they were supposed to be, and the one kid said, "I'm supposed to be Gilligan from Gilligan's Island, but I left my hat at home." And then the other kid didn't say anything, but held up his backpack with a Jason mask in it, and was holding a plastic knife...Okay...
Had to buy a new DVD player 'cause mine karked it on me. I was so freakin' pissed. Every time I would close it, it would close, then open. So I shook it. Then a piece fell out. So I tried to put it back in, after taking it apart with my scissors...Yeah. Still didn't work. Now it would stay shut, but the screen would say "Loading" even if there wasn't a disk in it, and didn't do anything! I just wanted to watch Dawn of the Dead with Amy and scare her!
So I put it on my credit card 'cause I can't really afford it right now. Whoops.
The really weird thing? My mom's DVD player at home wouldn't work, either. And she was trying to watch Dawn of the Dead, too! Except hers wouldn't open, and mine wouldn't stay closed. She said it was a Halloween/Dawn of the Dead conspiracy. I think she's right.
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