So, I did some more shopping today, and when I got back, I found a note stuck in my door from my landlord, stating that I needed to go back into my old apartment and clean, and if I didn't clean, I was going to be charged for it, and that I was also responsible for getting a professional carpet cleaner to come in and clean my carpet. Grr.
Also, only the studio apartments have electricity included. We get an electricity bill now. Grr. Somehow, we've had electricity for quite a while without it, but I'm not sure how. He gave me a number to call to get an account set up for electricity, and I guess I'll be doing that tomorrow, as I left them a message earlier this evening.
So, boo, that kinda sucks.
However, all the scary snow from yesterday is gone, and everything's melting so fast that it sounds like it's raining outside...which means it's going to get warm again soon! Perfect for all the fun clothes I bought yesterday and today. Wee!
Okay, that's my ramble for the day.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
shopping
Well, Aaron is off to Minnesota for his friend's wedding, and he will be back on Monday. Jill will be back tomorrow, so today, it's just me. Kinda weird, and I don't even have to work today. Guess I'll clean my room finally or something.
Yesterday, against our better judgement, Aaron and I decided to go to Rapid City to pick out an outfit for him to wear to the wedding, and I wanted to go get some stuff, also, as my mom, sister, and I will be going to Mississippi soon and I need some summer clothes. We (mostly Aaron) found him a nice shirt, pants, tie, and belt for the wedding, and then went shopping for me. I guess I just wasn't in the mood to shop for summer clothes, since it was snowing outside. Yes, snowing. Rawr. May 11th, and it's snowing. Thick, wet, gross, snow. It had to have snowed over a foot by the time it stopped this morning. I know my car is nothing but a lump on the road, buried under all the snow.
We found me a couple of skirts and a shirt to go with them, but no shoes that I could wear to work. Our rule is you have to have closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes at Kmart. But now that the Front End Supervisors can dress up instead of wearing black/red/white all the time, I'm going to see if there's an exception in footwear, also, as I couldn't find ANYTHING that fit me or matched that description w/o looking too frumpy. *sigh*
Anyway, driving back sure was interesting. We'd taken Aaron's car 'cause he has good rain tires on it, and it was raining at the time we left, and I'm not sure what kind of tires I have, even though I got them put on less than a year ago. The drive back home was a little nerve-wracking, and I'm really glad Aaron drove. Snow everywhere, Star Wars effects when you turned your bright lights on, and we even saw a car drive off the road right in front of us, and he wasn't even going very fast. Eek! I kept calm and composed, thank goodness, as usually I'm a basket case when it comes to this kind of weather and driving.
These next two pictures are as follows: 1) Injury sustained while moving furniture last Saturday, 2) Snow out my bedroom window this morning.
Yesterday, against our better judgement, Aaron and I decided to go to Rapid City to pick out an outfit for him to wear to the wedding, and I wanted to go get some stuff, also, as my mom, sister, and I will be going to Mississippi soon and I need some summer clothes. We (mostly Aaron) found him a nice shirt, pants, tie, and belt for the wedding, and then went shopping for me. I guess I just wasn't in the mood to shop for summer clothes, since it was snowing outside. Yes, snowing. Rawr. May 11th, and it's snowing. Thick, wet, gross, snow. It had to have snowed over a foot by the time it stopped this morning. I know my car is nothing but a lump on the road, buried under all the snow.
We found me a couple of skirts and a shirt to go with them, but no shoes that I could wear to work. Our rule is you have to have closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes at Kmart. But now that the Front End Supervisors can dress up instead of wearing black/red/white all the time, I'm going to see if there's an exception in footwear, also, as I couldn't find ANYTHING that fit me or matched that description w/o looking too frumpy. *sigh*
Anyway, driving back sure was interesting. We'd taken Aaron's car 'cause he has good rain tires on it, and it was raining at the time we left, and I'm not sure what kind of tires I have, even though I got them put on less than a year ago. The drive back home was a little nerve-wracking, and I'm really glad Aaron drove. Snow everywhere, Star Wars effects when you turned your bright lights on, and we even saw a car drive off the road right in front of us, and he wasn't even going very fast. Eek! I kept calm and composed, thank goodness, as usually I'm a basket case when it comes to this kind of weather and driving.
These next two pictures are as follows: 1) Injury sustained while moving furniture last Saturday, 2) Snow out my bedroom window this morning.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
dumb neighbors
The people who live above Jill and I have a deck because they are on the 2nd floor. We don't because we live pretty much in the basement. Not a big deal. But, our neighbors have decided to hang a tent out to dry on their deck, and the tent is draped all the way over the deck, obscuring any kind of view that Jill and I might have of the ground and street and bushes. Not really a big deal, but kind of annoying. I'm sure the people above them don't do that.
Anyway, the reason I mention this is because while they are trying to dry their tent out, we have been getting nothing but rain for the last week. It's cloudy right now, but thunderstorms and rain are predicted for the afternoon/evening. Good luck, guys.
Also, during some lightning last night, I had to reassure Aaron that I also saw the lightning flash, because if he's the only one who sees it, it means his retinas are detaching from his eyes. Scary.
Anyway, the reason I mention this is because while they are trying to dry their tent out, we have been getting nothing but rain for the last week. It's cloudy right now, but thunderstorms and rain are predicted for the afternoon/evening. Good luck, guys.
Also, during some lightning last night, I had to reassure Aaron that I also saw the lightning flash, because if he's the only one who sees it, it means his retinas are detaching from his eyes. Scary.
Monday, May 09, 2005
odd dream
I fell asleep on the couch this afternoon while reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and had a dream that I was at work, and also that I had my phone with me for some reason. It was the ringtone I had set to ring whenever Wes called me, and evidently, it still worked even though his number was deleted from my book, so I got really excited and answered it. Of course, I was hiding in the souvenir t-shirt rack so I wouldn't get in trouble for talking on the phone.
I don't even remember what we talked about in the dream, just that when I answered, I could hardly speak, my voice was caught in my throat. We started talking, and he asked me how I was doing, and I said fine. Then he asked me if I'd made any new friends lately, and I'm only assuming he meant of the boy variety, and I said yes, and then he asked me if I had to buy them. I was so freakin' pissed off that I hung up on him.
Then a while later, I don't remember who called who back, pretty sure it was him, but I'm not sure, and I yelled at him for what he'd said 'cause it hurt my feelings, blah blah blah. We talked a while longer, and it wasn't friendly, and I don't know how the phone call ended, mutually or someone hanging up on the other one, but all in all, it wasn't good.
Then, since I was at work, I had to tell everyone about it, but for some reason I had to tell them all when we were busy, so at first we started out standing around behind the registers, then someone went up to the service desk and I had to help them, and I never got a chance to tell anyone 'til the end of the night when we were walking out to our cars, and it was cold and snowy, so we all had to stand outside in the snow to listen to my story.
Man, I woke up in a bad mood towards him. I think it all stemmed from the IM he sent me over Yapoo! a couple nights ago, only it was niceish, just a "hey, you probably don't want to hear from me right now, but I hope everything's going okay with you," type thing. I dunno, just kinda strange. And I missed trivia. Damnit. No matter what I read, even if it's interesting, makes me fall asleep. I'd like to think I got a few more pages into that book than I would have a text book, at least, before dozing off.
I don't even remember what we talked about in the dream, just that when I answered, I could hardly speak, my voice was caught in my throat. We started talking, and he asked me how I was doing, and I said fine. Then he asked me if I'd made any new friends lately, and I'm only assuming he meant of the boy variety, and I said yes, and then he asked me if I had to buy them. I was so freakin' pissed off that I hung up on him.
Then a while later, I don't remember who called who back, pretty sure it was him, but I'm not sure, and I yelled at him for what he'd said 'cause it hurt my feelings, blah blah blah. We talked a while longer, and it wasn't friendly, and I don't know how the phone call ended, mutually or someone hanging up on the other one, but all in all, it wasn't good.
Then, since I was at work, I had to tell everyone about it, but for some reason I had to tell them all when we were busy, so at first we started out standing around behind the registers, then someone went up to the service desk and I had to help them, and I never got a chance to tell anyone 'til the end of the night when we were walking out to our cars, and it was cold and snowy, so we all had to stand outside in the snow to listen to my story.
Man, I woke up in a bad mood towards him. I think it all stemmed from the IM he sent me over Yapoo! a couple nights ago, only it was niceish, just a "hey, you probably don't want to hear from me right now, but I hope everything's going okay with you," type thing. I dunno, just kinda strange. And I missed trivia. Damnit. No matter what I read, even if it's interesting, makes me fall asleep. I'd like to think I got a few more pages into that book than I would have a text book, at least, before dozing off.
grades
I passed American Government!!!!! WOO HOOO! This is really exciting, 'cause I did really poorly on 2 of my tests and on a current events quiz. Thank goodness I did so well on that 9-11 paper! Whew. I don't have my History grade yet, but so far, this is where I stand:
Health Methods - B
Foundations & Theory of Reading - B
Philosophy - A
American Government - C
US History - Unknown
Woo! For a GPA of 3.000. SWEET.
And now back to making chicken alfredo for lunch and probably for dinner, too. Adios!
Health Methods - B
Foundations & Theory of Reading - B
Philosophy - A
American Government - C
US History - Unknown
Woo! For a GPA of 3.000. SWEET.
And now back to making chicken alfredo for lunch and probably for dinner, too. Adios!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
tut tut, looks like rain
I still don't know what my grades are for this semester except the "B" I got in Health. It's been almost a week already! C'mon! I'm a little nervous about my Government grade...but I think I'll at least pass it with a C. I hope.
Jill's gone for the week; she went back home to take care of some things and bring a bed here so she doesn't have to sleep on the floor the entire summer. So it's going to be a lonely week here. Boo.
It's been doing nothing but raining today. Not that we don't need the moisture, but some sunshine would be nice. It is May, after all. Summer break. Not a fan of being cold.
Anyway, I don't really have anything to write about...'cept I'm going to try to start reading again for fun, since it's the summer and all, and I thought I'd start off with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, since I just saw the movie, and I'm not sure how many of the 5 books I've actually read in the past. Just gotta find some.
Jill's gone for the week; she went back home to take care of some things and bring a bed here so she doesn't have to sleep on the floor the entire summer. So it's going to be a lonely week here. Boo.
It's been doing nothing but raining today. Not that we don't need the moisture, but some sunshine would be nice. It is May, after all. Summer break. Not a fan of being cold.
Anyway, I don't really have anything to write about...'cept I'm going to try to start reading again for fun, since it's the summer and all, and I thought I'd start off with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, since I just saw the movie, and I'm not sure how many of the 5 books I've actually read in the past. Just gotta find some.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
weekend update
This morning bright and early Aaron and I headed off to Gillette to pick up the couches in my parents' basement. Aaron finally got to meet my parents, and that was all kinds of fun. It was nice and rainy over there, but nice and not rainy once we made it back to Spearfish, so that was quite convenient. I immediately went back home after throwing the couches in the living room and locking up 'cause I had to give my dad his truck back.
Upon returning home, I saw my Uncle John was there, so we all sat and talked for a while, then Dad asked how my car was running, and I said "sluggish," so we checked the air filter and spark plugs, turns out the plugs were quite worn, as it's at 24,000 miles and needed a tune up. Dad and Uncle John helped me with all of those, and we even got my tires aired up a bit. Dad sent me home with more chicken for food, and Aaron said he'd teach me some "cooking diversity" so I'm not eating the same thing all the time. Woo hoo!
Earlier, Dad showed me his new air/pellet rifle, and before dinner we went out and shot at targets and pop cans with it, so he could get the scope adjusted, and that was a lot of fun, 'cept it kicked a little, and I'm not used to that, so I missed quite frequently. It was still fun, and nice to go back home after about a month or so of not being there, even though I had to drive on I-90 four times today. Whew.
Upon returning home, I saw my Uncle John was there, so we all sat and talked for a while, then Dad asked how my car was running, and I said "sluggish," so we checked the air filter and spark plugs, turns out the plugs were quite worn, as it's at 24,000 miles and needed a tune up. Dad and Uncle John helped me with all of those, and we even got my tires aired up a bit. Dad sent me home with more chicken for food, and Aaron said he'd teach me some "cooking diversity" so I'm not eating the same thing all the time. Woo hoo!
Earlier, Dad showed me his new air/pellet rifle, and before dinner we went out and shot at targets and pop cans with it, so he could get the scope adjusted, and that was a lot of fun, 'cept it kicked a little, and I'm not used to that, so I missed quite frequently. It was still fun, and nice to go back home after about a month or so of not being there, even though I had to drive on I-90 four times today. Whew.
Friday, May 06, 2005
free at last
Well, being out of school sure is weird, especially since I'm not living at home this summer as I have every other summer of my life. Knowing that my only responsibility right now is making it to work on time is kinda nice.
Aaron and I went to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night, and it was pretty good and a lot of fun. The dolphins singing "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" before they left Earth was the best. Then we got some appetizers at Applebee's, and one of Aaron's student's mom picked up our bill, so we didn't have to pay for dinner, it was really nice of her. Then, for lack of anything better to do, we went to Safeway and bought supplies for screwdrivers and drank ourselves silly while watching South Park, Conan, and random other shows in between. It was a fun night. Then Aaron's parents took us out to lunch today as an "end of school" celebration, which was very nice of them.
And I got paid today, plus about $70-80 back for books, and the $10 from the lady at Kmart who I helped with her pictures. Wee!
Aaron and I went to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night, and it was pretty good and a lot of fun. The dolphins singing "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" before they left Earth was the best. Then we got some appetizers at Applebee's, and one of Aaron's student's mom picked up our bill, so we didn't have to pay for dinner, it was really nice of her. Then, for lack of anything better to do, we went to Safeway and bought supplies for screwdrivers and drank ourselves silly while watching South Park, Conan, and random other shows in between. It was a fun night. Then Aaron's parents took us out to lunch today as an "end of school" celebration, which was very nice of them.
And I got paid today, plus about $70-80 back for books, and the $10 from the lady at Kmart who I helped with her pictures. Wee!
Thursday, May 05, 2005
It is finally over! (And I'm back!)
I am sitting in the Market Place right now in the Student Union at school, where I should be studying for my Philosophy final that takes place in about fifteen minutes, but instead, I am here.
Jill and I are all moved into the new apartment. It's on the first floor, and half of the first floor is underground, so it stays nice and cool in there, which will be really nice for the summer. It took me four days to move all of my crap out of the old apartment. I cannot believe I had accumulated that much junk in the span of seven or eight months. I didn't even really throw a lot of stuff out.
We just need some couches, and we will be set. Unfortunately I won't be able to do that for a while. Jill and I both gained quite a few bruises while moving stuff, mostly my stuff, so we have some battle wounds.
At work on Monday, I had a woman who wanted me fired because she didn't understand that if you wanted your second pair of shoes half off, it had to be a pair that wasn't already on sale. Then on Tuesday, I helped a little old woman print of 129 pictures of her and her husband's 50th wedding anniversary, and she gave me a $10 tip and told me all kinds of nice things and wanted me to go out to dinner on her as a thank you for being so helpful at the picture making station. It's hard to say they canceled eachother out, because her gesture was so nice, but they kinda did. It took over 2 hours to print everything off. Whew! She even went to the manager on duty and gave me a good recommendation, so my name will be put in for the employee of the month drawing again! That'd be great if I got it again, but I'm not sure how that's determined.
Oh well.
Things with Aaron and I are still going great. He accidentally punched me in the sternum last night because it was dark and he couldn't see me and didn't think he was going to actually hit me. I made sure he felt super bad about it all night :D. Tonight I believe we are going to go see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's been about 6 years since I read the book, so I won't have to worry about the movie being bad and whatnot because I don't really remember most of the book, just the premise of the story, which is really all you need. I'll let you know how it goes when I get back.
This Philosophy final is my last final of the school year and I am done! I only know my grades for one class so far, and that was Health, the class that gave me headaches for the last month of school, and I got a B in it. Quite nice, I can deal with that. I also got an 84% on my Review of Literature paper that I'd been working so hard on, and I think an 84% or 86% on my Effects of 9-11 paper for Government, so hopefully that will really help my grade out, because I'm not sure how I did on the final, even though I studied my butt off for it and even had Aaron help me last night 'cause he's smart with those things. His brain is like a sponge...he just goes on the internet and sucks all the knowledge out of it and spews it back to all of us. Wee!
Anyway, off to do some last-minute studying before the test. Adios.
Jill and I are all moved into the new apartment. It's on the first floor, and half of the first floor is underground, so it stays nice and cool in there, which will be really nice for the summer. It took me four days to move all of my crap out of the old apartment. I cannot believe I had accumulated that much junk in the span of seven or eight months. I didn't even really throw a lot of stuff out.
We just need some couches, and we will be set. Unfortunately I won't be able to do that for a while. Jill and I both gained quite a few bruises while moving stuff, mostly my stuff, so we have some battle wounds.
At work on Monday, I had a woman who wanted me fired because she didn't understand that if you wanted your second pair of shoes half off, it had to be a pair that wasn't already on sale. Then on Tuesday, I helped a little old woman print of 129 pictures of her and her husband's 50th wedding anniversary, and she gave me a $10 tip and told me all kinds of nice things and wanted me to go out to dinner on her as a thank you for being so helpful at the picture making station. It's hard to say they canceled eachother out, because her gesture was so nice, but they kinda did. It took over 2 hours to print everything off. Whew! She even went to the manager on duty and gave me a good recommendation, so my name will be put in for the employee of the month drawing again! That'd be great if I got it again, but I'm not sure how that's determined.
Oh well.
Things with Aaron and I are still going great. He accidentally punched me in the sternum last night because it was dark and he couldn't see me and didn't think he was going to actually hit me. I made sure he felt super bad about it all night :D. Tonight I believe we are going to go see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's been about 6 years since I read the book, so I won't have to worry about the movie being bad and whatnot because I don't really remember most of the book, just the premise of the story, which is really all you need. I'll let you know how it goes when I get back.
This Philosophy final is my last final of the school year and I am done! I only know my grades for one class so far, and that was Health, the class that gave me headaches for the last month of school, and I got a B in it. Quite nice, I can deal with that. I also got an 84% on my Review of Literature paper that I'd been working so hard on, and I think an 84% or 86% on my Effects of 9-11 paper for Government, so hopefully that will really help my grade out, because I'm not sure how I did on the final, even though I studied my butt off for it and even had Aaron help me last night 'cause he's smart with those things. His brain is like a sponge...he just goes on the internet and sucks all the knowledge out of it and spews it back to all of us. Wee!
Anyway, off to do some last-minute studying before the test. Adios.
Monday, May 02, 2005
PSA
I am in the process of moving into my new apartment with Jill currently. I have almost everything of mine down there, and she has all of hers down there. I somehow accumulated a lot of shit over the last 7-8 months that I lived here, so it's taking a while.
My internet is going to be disconnected from this apartment tomorrow, Monday, and reconnected in the new apartment on Wednesday, so I won't be blogging until then. It's also finals week, so I'll be a little busy with that.
Good luck to everyone else taking finals, and to everyone, have a good 3 days w/o me on the internet :)
G'night.
My internet is going to be disconnected from this apartment tomorrow, Monday, and reconnected in the new apartment on Wednesday, so I won't be blogging until then. It's also finals week, so I'll be a little busy with that.
Good luck to everyone else taking finals, and to everyone, have a good 3 days w/o me on the internet :)
G'night.
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