so, lately, i've gotten really excited about saving/discounts/coupons/etc.
Here are the best ones I've had lately:
1) getting part of chris' christmas present for $8.32 from $106... saving $94... it was a combination of sales and other incentives... but i thought it was way impressive. i clearly won't write what cost that much, just in case... but it's impressive.
2) 50 photo christmas cards w/envelopes: $3.19. and i got them in less than a week. now i have to address and send them out. and figure out a blog address i like to update (another task) to put on the back of the cards before i send them out - saving me time and money on printing out a letter to go with each one. (see... smart.)
3) a wall photo calendar, customized: $9. This is not that great of a deal, but the calendar was free... it was just the shipping that got me. i didn't want to settle for 21 days, so opted for 14... hoping it makes it in about 5. still pretty impressive to have such a fun customized calendar.
4) dinner at target: $1.64. when i was checking out, i got a receipt coupon for $1 off of purchase at least $1 at the snack bar. a hot dog/coke combo is $2.50, and i saved $1 off of that. pretty good. of course, then it had me craving potato chips, so i got a bag at wal-mart for $0.30... so i guess my full dinner total was about $2 w/tax.
5) hint passed on from my mom (from some magazine): use paint swatches in holiday colors (from paint stores, etc) as gift tags. i currently have some that i will use with my "brown paper packages tied up with string" and also some ornaments that i got 5/$2. So: all together, i will be able to wrap 15 presents, each w/an ornament tied to the top and a gift tag for: $11... and will probably be able to wrap another 15 w/o ornaments and still include that in the total cost. not bad
in a way i feel kind of nerdy, but at the same time, it's wonderful. I saved a lot of money this week.
btw: my new favorite site that amy told me about: www.faithfulprovisions.com - #s 2,3 came from there.
Dec 11, 2009
Dec 9, 2009
grateful that i don't get paid based on how much i blog.
amanda, sonja... this is for you...
a day in my life.
an essay by robyn.
i've gone to school in arkansas for all different grade levels. at some point, i'm SURE that i had to have 2 mmr shots. however, when i tried to track down shot records in august when i started at pulaski tech, i could only find a record for 1. even though i'm only going to pulaski tech for a license program (not degree), i still had to have proof for two... but i knew that i could wait until later in the semester to complete this task. it came time for early registration, and i realized i hadn't gotten the shot yet (and had a hold on my account... seriously!?!), so i needed to get it done this week.
i had a dentist appointment this week, so i thought that while i was already gone from work, i'd kill two birds with one stone (poor birds.)
2:05 p.m.: i go to the health center close to my office. after circling the parking lot at least 12 times (this is not an exaggeration - there were no parking spots), i finally see a car pulling out and i snatch up the space. i pass a lady who is clearly pregnant smoking in the parking lot. i was sad for her unborn baby, thought, "maybe she's not pregnant." then i thought, "who am i kidding? she's at least 8 months along." i walk in the front door and there are people EVERYWHERE. i was told to take a number. looking around, i thought, "no way. this is crazy." then i might have said those same words as i walked out the door. i knew there was a health clinic close to pulaski tech, so i just thought i'd head there. i wasn't sure where it was, and i couldn't get in touch with anyone who would know, but i just went toward the school anyway.
2:15 p.m.: i call my old family doctor... some family members still go to him, but i haven't seen him in 15 years. they tell me that he can't do an immunization for me because he's not my pcp. then, i ask if he can be, and they tell me no.
2:45 p.m.: lost in nlr. find a "medical center" and i know it's tied to the VA, but i'm not sure if there is a separate clinic. i park, go in, and ask the lady who looks at me like i'm crazy and says, "this is the VA!!" and i explained that i knew i wasn't in the right place and asked if she could point me in the right direction. she gives me directions by saying, "it's down the street"
3:00 p.m.: i find a health clinic "down the street" and go in... it's a baptist health center. they don't do immunizations there, but she tells me there's a health clinic right across the street that does them.
3:05 p.m.: i get to the health clinic, sign in... they get some information and tell me it will be $5. i hand them my debit card and they inform me that they only take cash or checks. i don't have either (only $3 in cash) and the guy tells me that i can bring the money back later. i wait 20 minutes and finally get called back. i get my shot and leave. btw, it hurts.
3:35 p.m.: i am on a hunt for a bank of america atm... though, after a few minutes of searching (and not being able to connect on my phone - was mccain really the closest?), i decide that ANY atm will do. i still can't find one and decide to head to downtown lr (10 minutes away), and then, on the way, i see a boa atm. i stop for cash.
4:00 p.m.: i return to the health center to pay. the lady tells me that it was "sweet" and that i don't have to worry about the $5 fee. wish i'd known that when i was searching for an atm.
4:10 p.m.: i arrive at pulaski tech to turn in my shot record. i pull up to the "administration" building, find a parking space and walk to the door. there's a sign on the door that says the administration departments have moved to another building across campus.
4:20 p.m.: i walk into the building and go to the 3rd floor office where i was advised (there weren't any signs telling where i should go, so i went there). it was obviously the wrong floor.
4:23 p.m.: i get to the right floor... right office and all the doors are shut with signs on them that say, "DO NOT OPEN! Sign in on computer." i go to the computers and try to decide whether i need to "speak to someone" or "drop off documents." i choose the second, and then another screen comes up for me to select the type of document. immunization records are not an option, so i start over and choose "talk to someone" - it asks for my student id. i don't know my student id and there's not a computer that has internet access (all are that menu screen) for me to see what it is.
4:30 p.m.: i take my immunization record and draw large asterisks by my name and mmr. i drop it in the student services box and leave.
oh, and i never ate lunch and had a headache. and the dentist told me i had to have my other wisdom teeth out. the ladies in the front of the dental office told me that if i'd chosen a different dental plan (i had multiple options) that my visit that day would have been free, not $45 and it would cost me $16 per tooth to have the wisdom teeth out instead of the $85 it will cost per tooth under my current insurance.
but the immunization record cleared my holds and i registered for the one class that wasn't full that i can take. i have bruises on my arm from the shots (they talked me into a tetanus booster also).
the end.
a day in my life.
an essay by robyn.
i've gone to school in arkansas for all different grade levels. at some point, i'm SURE that i had to have 2 mmr shots. however, when i tried to track down shot records in august when i started at pulaski tech, i could only find a record for 1. even though i'm only going to pulaski tech for a license program (not degree), i still had to have proof for two... but i knew that i could wait until later in the semester to complete this task. it came time for early registration, and i realized i hadn't gotten the shot yet (and had a hold on my account... seriously!?!), so i needed to get it done this week.
i had a dentist appointment this week, so i thought that while i was already gone from work, i'd kill two birds with one stone (poor birds.)
2:05 p.m.: i go to the health center close to my office. after circling the parking lot at least 12 times (this is not an exaggeration - there were no parking spots), i finally see a car pulling out and i snatch up the space. i pass a lady who is clearly pregnant smoking in the parking lot. i was sad for her unborn baby, thought, "maybe she's not pregnant." then i thought, "who am i kidding? she's at least 8 months along." i walk in the front door and there are people EVERYWHERE. i was told to take a number. looking around, i thought, "no way. this is crazy." then i might have said those same words as i walked out the door. i knew there was a health clinic close to pulaski tech, so i just thought i'd head there. i wasn't sure where it was, and i couldn't get in touch with anyone who would know, but i just went toward the school anyway.
2:15 p.m.: i call my old family doctor... some family members still go to him, but i haven't seen him in 15 years. they tell me that he can't do an immunization for me because he's not my pcp. then, i ask if he can be, and they tell me no.
2:45 p.m.: lost in nlr. find a "medical center" and i know it's tied to the VA, but i'm not sure if there is a separate clinic. i park, go in, and ask the lady who looks at me like i'm crazy and says, "this is the VA!!" and i explained that i knew i wasn't in the right place and asked if she could point me in the right direction. she gives me directions by saying, "it's down the street"
3:00 p.m.: i find a health clinic "down the street" and go in... it's a baptist health center. they don't do immunizations there, but she tells me there's a health clinic right across the street that does them.
3:05 p.m.: i get to the health clinic, sign in... they get some information and tell me it will be $5. i hand them my debit card and they inform me that they only take cash or checks. i don't have either (only $3 in cash) and the guy tells me that i can bring the money back later. i wait 20 minutes and finally get called back. i get my shot and leave. btw, it hurts.
3:35 p.m.: i am on a hunt for a bank of america atm... though, after a few minutes of searching (and not being able to connect on my phone - was mccain really the closest?), i decide that ANY atm will do. i still can't find one and decide to head to downtown lr (10 minutes away), and then, on the way, i see a boa atm. i stop for cash.
4:00 p.m.: i return to the health center to pay. the lady tells me that it was "sweet" and that i don't have to worry about the $5 fee. wish i'd known that when i was searching for an atm.
4:10 p.m.: i arrive at pulaski tech to turn in my shot record. i pull up to the "administration" building, find a parking space and walk to the door. there's a sign on the door that says the administration departments have moved to another building across campus.
4:20 p.m.: i walk into the building and go to the 3rd floor office where i was advised (there weren't any signs telling where i should go, so i went there). it was obviously the wrong floor.
4:23 p.m.: i get to the right floor... right office and all the doors are shut with signs on them that say, "DO NOT OPEN! Sign in on computer." i go to the computers and try to decide whether i need to "speak to someone" or "drop off documents." i choose the second, and then another screen comes up for me to select the type of document. immunization records are not an option, so i start over and choose "talk to someone" - it asks for my student id. i don't know my student id and there's not a computer that has internet access (all are that menu screen) for me to see what it is.
4:30 p.m.: i take my immunization record and draw large asterisks by my name and mmr. i drop it in the student services box and leave.
oh, and i never ate lunch and had a headache. and the dentist told me i had to have my other wisdom teeth out. the ladies in the front of the dental office told me that if i'd chosen a different dental plan (i had multiple options) that my visit that day would have been free, not $45 and it would cost me $16 per tooth to have the wisdom teeth out instead of the $85 it will cost per tooth under my current insurance.
but the immunization record cleared my holds and i registered for the one class that wasn't full that i can take. i have bruises on my arm from the shots (they talked me into a tetanus booster also).
the end.
Oct 20, 2009
to be loved
it's too late to really go into a lot of details... but i wanted to type a quick something because i just realized i'd let another 2 months go by without recording any electronic thoughts... i've been busy.
i just realized a couple of times tonight how wonderful it feels to be loved.
not because of anything i've done to deserve it... because of who i am...
i'm joyful in the deepest places of my heart. to be understood... to be loved... it's more than i could've ever asked for.
and not only by jesus but by an incredible and godly man.
wow.
wow.
i just realized a couple of times tonight how wonderful it feels to be loved.
not because of anything i've done to deserve it... because of who i am...
i'm joyful in the deepest places of my heart. to be understood... to be loved... it's more than i could've ever asked for.
and not only by jesus but by an incredible and godly man.
wow.
wow.
Aug 18, 2009
you know i'm sick when...
i get into a super-hot car with a sweater on... in arkansas... in august... and i remark at how good it feels...
i'm not 100% sure what virus or bacteria has taken up residence in my sinuses (sini? haha... i know it's sinuses.)... and my throat... but it's a bad one...
and i wish it'd go away...
i'm not 100% sure what virus or bacteria has taken up residence in my sinuses (sini? haha... i know it's sinuses.)... and my throat... but it's a bad one...
and i wish it'd go away...
Aug 7, 2009
finally friday
i know... it's been a long time...
been busy... lots of changes... lots of non-changes...
i am going back to school... if i can get everything turned in (and get a MMR immunization sometime early next week), then i will be starting a week from monday at a local community college working toward a technical certificate in medical transcription... i'm curious about it... the school is pretty inexpensive... and i have been looking for a new challenge... the biggest hurdle so far? an immunization record... i'm looking forward to learning some new stuff, though... and to being back in school...
because i don't really have time to go to school and work two jobs... and because i can't afford to go to school and live on my main source of income... i'm moving back in with my family... i need to be saving money and not killing myself, so it seemed like the logical choice... it will happen in a couple of months... and i don't know exactly how long it will last... we'll see...
so, in the foreseeable future (december at the latest), i should be going to one job... my full-time one, not sbux... which is good... because i've been working 2 for 2 years... too too long!!!
and my love life is still great... that's one of the non-changes...
and that's all... i kind of feel awful for a friday night which stinks... but i'm glad it's the weekend!
been busy... lots of changes... lots of non-changes...
i am going back to school... if i can get everything turned in (and get a MMR immunization sometime early next week), then i will be starting a week from monday at a local community college working toward a technical certificate in medical transcription... i'm curious about it... the school is pretty inexpensive... and i have been looking for a new challenge... the biggest hurdle so far? an immunization record... i'm looking forward to learning some new stuff, though... and to being back in school...
because i don't really have time to go to school and work two jobs... and because i can't afford to go to school and live on my main source of income... i'm moving back in with my family... i need to be saving money and not killing myself, so it seemed like the logical choice... it will happen in a couple of months... and i don't know exactly how long it will last... we'll see...
so, in the foreseeable future (december at the latest), i should be going to one job... my full-time one, not sbux... which is good... because i've been working 2 for 2 years... too too long!!!
and my love life is still great... that's one of the non-changes...
and that's all... i kind of feel awful for a friday night which stinks... but i'm glad it's the weekend!
Jul 10, 2009
sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name...
so, today, i realized something...
i should have realized it a long time ago... and then, i should have realized it last weekend, then earlier this week... and then yesterday... but it took today to make it a reality for me...
here's the story (not about a lovely lady)...
i love mexican food... that has to be center to the story for the rest to start to make sense...
of all the mexican food in little rock, i happen to love senor tequila the best... (we don't have a u.s. border cantina...) i love the salsa... i really like the guacamole... i like the fajitas, burritos... all around, it's my favorite... plus, there are several locations in the area... so regardless of where i end up (near work or home... or someone else's home... or wal-mart or church), there's one nearby...
i have eaten there multiple times in a week... it's true... (realization opportunity #1)
sunday came, and chris and i were trying to decide where to eat dinner... and landed on mexican... while senor tequila (who, on my bank statements comes up as "senor tequilla") is not his favorite, he went there with me... mostly, i think, to keep me happy and to not make me eat the gross salsa at la hacienda that everyone that i know, including chris, loves... and senor tequila is cheaper than on the border, which i also love, but not as much...
so, in order to get what i want, i've now coerced another person into going there to eat dinner there... but it was wonderful... (realization opportunity #2)
i've gotten in the habit of going to senor tequila for lunch on mondays... because their lunch special on monday is fajitas for $6.00... that's a deal... seriously!!! with tax and tip, it is usually in the neighborhood of $8... because i'm a good tipper... so monday comes, and i remember that i just had senor tequila on sunday night, but it's "fajita monday," so i must go... and because it's "fajita monday" (which is basically a holiday to me), i go... and i have to convince someone to go with me... because one can't do fajita monday alone... sharing is better, as with any holiday...
so, i've hit twice in one week... not as uncommon as it should be, and probably a bit excessive... and i've also rambled on about fajita monday in crazy-speak and all my friends know about it at work and are now avoiding it...(realization opportunity #3)
i signed up for mint.com this week (yesterday)... and i LOVE IT... it breaks down my purchases and shows me (conveniently) where i've spent money... luckily for me, it doesn't lump all the senor tequila locations together when it sorts them and lists them... i mean, i've looked at my bank statement online, but it's just a list... not a pretty pie chart that shows just exactly how ridiculous i can be with my spending habits... now, thanks to mint.com, i know that senor tequila is one of the places i spend money most frequently... not the grocery store... not the gas station... but senor tequila... (realization opportunity #4)
so, today... i have been pretty good about eating food i brought with me to work this week... not eating out as much... and working through lunch... but today, i needed to get out of the office... no one wanted to go with me, and it was too late to call friends not at work with me, since i was hungry right then... so, of course, i make my way down to my favorite lunch spot...
today's special was a burrito for $5, so i opted for that... because i love them and it's cheap... almost moe's cheap, if you ask me...
and i sat and worked a sudoku puzzle while i ate... just hanging out...
and i go up to the counter to pay...
the guy behind the counter looks at my ticket and says, "no fajitas today?"
my name is robyn and i'm addicted to senor tequila (specifically, but not limited to fajita monday).
i should have realized it a long time ago... and then, i should have realized it last weekend, then earlier this week... and then yesterday... but it took today to make it a reality for me...
here's the story (not about a lovely lady)...
i love mexican food... that has to be center to the story for the rest to start to make sense...
of all the mexican food in little rock, i happen to love senor tequila the best... (we don't have a u.s. border cantina...) i love the salsa... i really like the guacamole... i like the fajitas, burritos... all around, it's my favorite... plus, there are several locations in the area... so regardless of where i end up (near work or home... or someone else's home... or wal-mart or church), there's one nearby...
i have eaten there multiple times in a week... it's true... (realization opportunity #1)
sunday came, and chris and i were trying to decide where to eat dinner... and landed on mexican... while senor tequila (who, on my bank statements comes up as "senor tequilla") is not his favorite, he went there with me... mostly, i think, to keep me happy and to not make me eat the gross salsa at la hacienda that everyone that i know, including chris, loves... and senor tequila is cheaper than on the border, which i also love, but not as much...
so, in order to get what i want, i've now coerced another person into going there to eat dinner there... but it was wonderful... (realization opportunity #2)
i've gotten in the habit of going to senor tequila for lunch on mondays... because their lunch special on monday is fajitas for $6.00... that's a deal... seriously!!! with tax and tip, it is usually in the neighborhood of $8... because i'm a good tipper... so monday comes, and i remember that i just had senor tequila on sunday night, but it's "fajita monday," so i must go... and because it's "fajita monday" (which is basically a holiday to me), i go... and i have to convince someone to go with me... because one can't do fajita monday alone... sharing is better, as with any holiday...
so, i've hit twice in one week... not as uncommon as it should be, and probably a bit excessive... and i've also rambled on about fajita monday in crazy-speak and all my friends know about it at work and are now avoiding it...(realization opportunity #3)
i signed up for mint.com this week (yesterday)... and i LOVE IT... it breaks down my purchases and shows me (conveniently) where i've spent money... luckily for me, it doesn't lump all the senor tequila locations together when it sorts them and lists them... i mean, i've looked at my bank statement online, but it's just a list... not a pretty pie chart that shows just exactly how ridiculous i can be with my spending habits... now, thanks to mint.com, i know that senor tequila is one of the places i spend money most frequently... not the grocery store... not the gas station... but senor tequila... (realization opportunity #4)
so, today... i have been pretty good about eating food i brought with me to work this week... not eating out as much... and working through lunch... but today, i needed to get out of the office... no one wanted to go with me, and it was too late to call friends not at work with me, since i was hungry right then... so, of course, i make my way down to my favorite lunch spot...
today's special was a burrito for $5, so i opted for that... because i love them and it's cheap... almost moe's cheap, if you ask me...
and i sat and worked a sudoku puzzle while i ate... just hanging out...
and i go up to the counter to pay...
the guy behind the counter looks at my ticket and says, "no fajitas today?"
my name is robyn and i'm addicted to senor tequila (specifically, but not limited to fajita monday).
Jul 2, 2009
just a few minutes...
i just have a few minutes... still juggling 2 jobs, church, and regular life... and now i've managed (or tried to, anyway) to throw another someone into the mix.
he is wonderful... seriously...
but i doubt he's ready for me to spill my guts (and his) on such a public venue...
one month in... i've been waiting for red flags and warning signs... and so far... not one... all signs point to yes. (what is that thing that the magic 8 ball says? is that it? anyway... green lights, blue skies, walking on sunshine...)
so i've jumped in... falling quickly...
it's the best feeling ever...
and time is up... off to work i go.
he is wonderful... seriously...
but i doubt he's ready for me to spill my guts (and his) on such a public venue...
one month in... i've been waiting for red flags and warning signs... and so far... not one... all signs point to yes. (what is that thing that the magic 8 ball says? is that it? anyway... green lights, blue skies, walking on sunshine...)
so i've jumped in... falling quickly...
it's the best feeling ever...
and time is up... off to work i go.
Jun 15, 2009
ok... i'll say one more thing...
i have been laughing and smiling a lot more than usual... i think i even snorted 25 times in a row on friday without stopping... people have said i've been glowing... (haha!!!)
life is good...
and i'm amazed...
he likes me. he really likes me.
*sigh*
more details to follow... maybe... :)
life is good...
and i'm amazed...
he likes me. he really likes me.
*sigh*
more details to follow... maybe... :)
Jun 13, 2009
i haven't been sleeping much lately...
i've had a few distractions...
well, let's be honest... one distraction.
it's a good thing, though...
and that might be all i'm willing to say at this point.
well, let's be honest... one distraction.
it's a good thing, though...
and that might be all i'm willing to say at this point.
Jun 11, 2009
i'm packing your angry eyes... just in case...
i've had "grumpy face" a lot today... it seems like life has thrown me a curve ball at every possible moment... and i'm not happy about it... also, sometimes, when i read, i make a funny face (that doesn't look happy)... mostly because i'm trying to take in all that i am reading and it gives me awful forehead wrinkles that are daily deepening into what i'm sure, someday, will be scary deep wrinkles... someday... maybe... when i'm old... like 45...
haha... a little boy at church (8 and a half) said that when he looked in the mirror sunday morning that he could tell that he looked older... just wait, kid... it's a daily thing for me...
i really was going to write about the curveballs... now i'm stuck on the dumb age thing... but here they are...
curveball #1: i accidently reset all the printers/drivers from my computer at work... it's not as simple as going in and re-selecting them... because of some driver issues... so today, i needed to figure out how to add them OR submit a help desk ticket to get someone to come set them up...
then, i went to our intranet to submit a help desk ticket which won't work from the mac that now resides in my cube...
#2... after someone came up to install the drivers (after i went to a different computer to submit the ticket and called and begged them to come earlier since i have an urgent job that has to be done today), everything seemed to work... until i printed the first sheet and something is wrong with it... based on what size sheet of paper it is...
#3... i got a text message mid-day... i wanted it to be one person... it was definitely another person who i did NOT want to get a text message from...
#4... after all the print issues, i realized i wouldn't be able to print from the mac and get the job done... so i decided post-merge to make it a pdf... 151 pages of pdf to be exact...
#5... 30 minutes later, only half had finished generating...
ok, so they're not huge curveballs... but today i was looking forward to it being a certain kind of day... it was not that day...
and i'm also a little disappointed...
and very sleepy...
and not looking forward to 4.5 more hours of work after working 8... or the 13.5 tomorrow... or the 4.5 saturday... or the 4.5 sunday...
the last day i had off from both jobs was may 25. the next day i'll have off from both is june 19. this is a problem... haha... it's sad when june 19 is the day i have to go have wisdom teeth out and i'm actually looking forward to it because it's a day off...
only 12 days until my real vacation... must tan more before i go or else i will be the crazy burn victim on florida's beautiful beaches.
end rant.
haha... a little boy at church (8 and a half) said that when he looked in the mirror sunday morning that he could tell that he looked older... just wait, kid... it's a daily thing for me...
i really was going to write about the curveballs... now i'm stuck on the dumb age thing... but here they are...
curveball #1: i accidently reset all the printers/drivers from my computer at work... it's not as simple as going in and re-selecting them... because of some driver issues... so today, i needed to figure out how to add them OR submit a help desk ticket to get someone to come set them up...
then, i went to our intranet to submit a help desk ticket which won't work from the mac that now resides in my cube...
#2... after someone came up to install the drivers (after i went to a different computer to submit the ticket and called and begged them to come earlier since i have an urgent job that has to be done today), everything seemed to work... until i printed the first sheet and something is wrong with it... based on what size sheet of paper it is...
#3... i got a text message mid-day... i wanted it to be one person... it was definitely another person who i did NOT want to get a text message from...
#4... after all the print issues, i realized i wouldn't be able to print from the mac and get the job done... so i decided post-merge to make it a pdf... 151 pages of pdf to be exact...
#5... 30 minutes later, only half had finished generating...
ok, so they're not huge curveballs... but today i was looking forward to it being a certain kind of day... it was not that day...
and i'm also a little disappointed...
and very sleepy...
and not looking forward to 4.5 more hours of work after working 8... or the 13.5 tomorrow... or the 4.5 saturday... or the 4.5 sunday...
the last day i had off from both jobs was may 25. the next day i'll have off from both is june 19. this is a problem... haha... it's sad when june 19 is the day i have to go have wisdom teeth out and i'm actually looking forward to it because it's a day off...
only 12 days until my real vacation... must tan more before i go or else i will be the crazy burn victim on florida's beautiful beaches.
end rant.
May 30, 2009
every place is within walking distance if you have the time...
someone i know once said that...
i disagreed with him... i couldn't exactly walk to china, could i?
but i have done a lot of walking this week... i think it's good for my soul... i've never really loved it before, but there's something about a walk and good conversation... or a walk and a good playlist... definitely takes it way better...
today's favorite: motownphilly.
monday, it was great conversation...
and wednesday, fun times walking at the gym... watching people, and laughing with a friend...
mile count for the week: somewhere around 14, maybe?
not bad at all.
and that's all for now.
i disagreed with him... i couldn't exactly walk to china, could i?
but i have done a lot of walking this week... i think it's good for my soul... i've never really loved it before, but there's something about a walk and good conversation... or a walk and a good playlist... definitely takes it way better...
today's favorite: motownphilly.
monday, it was great conversation...
and wednesday, fun times walking at the gym... watching people, and laughing with a friend...
mile count for the week: somewhere around 14, maybe?
not bad at all.
and that's all for now.
May 24, 2009
#500...
really?
it seems like just yesterday when this thing got started... only it was 5 years ago... and i feel like i should be well over 500 entries... (especially since #400 was in 2006!)
such is life.
i don't have much to report... i let rain keep me from seeing toneloc, bobby brown, and fireworks tonight... i should feel really sad... but it's been a good weekend... and i'm excited about having one more day off!!! it's like special treasure!
it seems like just yesterday when this thing got started... only it was 5 years ago... and i feel like i should be well over 500 entries... (especially since #400 was in 2006!)
such is life.
i don't have much to report... i let rain keep me from seeing toneloc, bobby brown, and fireworks tonight... i should feel really sad... but it's been a good weekend... and i'm excited about having one more day off!!! it's like special treasure!
May 18, 2009
bitter about love, party of 1
sometimes i don't realize how bitter about love i've been over the years...
it's only when i start telling stories about my apathetic or negative reactions to the nice things guys have done for me in the past that i start to realize it...
i mostly laugh as girls look at me in horror after hearing the stories and utter things like... "you said that?"
oh yes, absolutely i did... and i'd say it again...
i'm a jerk... and it's going to take more than a girly-guy to win my affection...
he needs to stand up for himself and be a man... i mean, doesn't the song say, "are you strong enough to be my man?"
because, frankly, from where i stand today, most men need to take lessons from harry and david...
it's only when i start telling stories about my apathetic or negative reactions to the nice things guys have done for me in the past that i start to realize it...
i mostly laugh as girls look at me in horror after hearing the stories and utter things like... "you said that?"
oh yes, absolutely i did... and i'd say it again...
i'm a jerk... and it's going to take more than a girly-guy to win my affection...
he needs to stand up for himself and be a man... i mean, doesn't the song say, "are you strong enough to be my man?"
because, frankly, from where i stand today, most men need to take lessons from harry and david...
May 15, 2009
May 14, 2009
thank you taco
at some point in my past, the term "thank you taco" was said or heard or read... for the last several months (if not longer), i've tried to remember where i heard or read the phrase, who might have been in a conversation involving a "thank you taco" with me... and i cannot figure out what it has to do with anything... today, i thought about it again... i don't know if it was brought up in conversation with friends or on a tv show (it almost sounds gilmore-ish), but with all my searching on imdb and google searches, i find nothing...
in my head, it's a thing... like a++ pie - which is clearly a pie you make for someone when they do really well on a test... we made it for bethany when she passed her boards... a peach pie with an A and a + and a + rolled from dough and baked on the top...
that makes sense... but a thank you taco? not a clue.
i've even started thinking that i might say it... to throw it into conversation... but i'm not sure of the correct usage AND i have a terrible fear that i will say it incorrectly in front of someone who knows what a thank you taco is...
and now i'm just afraid it was all a dream... is there really such a thing as "thank you taco"?
"thank you taco" is the very first thing i would look up if i had a google search application for my brain... can someone please invent that? "google memory" or something like that. come on... i just need to find someone who is good at science and stuff. (you're welcome, amy... and maybe potential others for that last phrase)
*****
at two different points during the day today at work, people introduced themselves to me... i have worked here for a year... i have been in a meeting with one of the men and was at a wedding shower with the other... and i pass them in the hallways a good bit... i know that there are hundreds of people who work here, but it seems strange that it happened twice today.
i'm guessing that the absence of glasses and the presence of pigtails leave me absolutely unrecognizable...
it's strange.
and yes, i did say pigtails... at work... my day job...
they're not obnoxious pigtails...
i probably should try to grow up before i turn 30... but to me, that almost means i should embrace my inner-child for the next 8 months or so...
i guess if i need to hide, i should opt for the subtle pigtails... and leave the glasses at home... maybe sport my obnoxiously large white sunglasses, too, while i'm at it.
*****
i've had a great thursday...
espresso shot count (since sunday): 25
maybe that explains it...
but i have a feeling it's something else (which will stay a secret)...
until then, bring on the morning espresso (i love a quini venti americano!).
in my head, it's a thing... like a++ pie - which is clearly a pie you make for someone when they do really well on a test... we made it for bethany when she passed her boards... a peach pie with an A and a + and a + rolled from dough and baked on the top...
that makes sense... but a thank you taco? not a clue.
i've even started thinking that i might say it... to throw it into conversation... but i'm not sure of the correct usage AND i have a terrible fear that i will say it incorrectly in front of someone who knows what a thank you taco is...
and now i'm just afraid it was all a dream... is there really such a thing as "thank you taco"?
"thank you taco" is the very first thing i would look up if i had a google search application for my brain... can someone please invent that? "google memory" or something like that. come on... i just need to find someone who is good at science and stuff. (you're welcome, amy... and maybe potential others for that last phrase)
*****
at two different points during the day today at work, people introduced themselves to me... i have worked here for a year... i have been in a meeting with one of the men and was at a wedding shower with the other... and i pass them in the hallways a good bit... i know that there are hundreds of people who work here, but it seems strange that it happened twice today.
i'm guessing that the absence of glasses and the presence of pigtails leave me absolutely unrecognizable...
it's strange.
and yes, i did say pigtails... at work... my day job...
they're not obnoxious pigtails...
i probably should try to grow up before i turn 30... but to me, that almost means i should embrace my inner-child for the next 8 months or so...
i guess if i need to hide, i should opt for the subtle pigtails... and leave the glasses at home... maybe sport my obnoxiously large white sunglasses, too, while i'm at it.
*****
i've had a great thursday...
espresso shot count (since sunday): 25
maybe that explains it...
but i have a feeling it's something else (which will stay a secret)...
until then, bring on the morning espresso (i love a quini venti americano!).
May 13, 2009
a few times i've been around that track, so it's not just gonna happen like that...
don't deny it. that song is catchy...
i heard it the other day and thought about how old it was... and that made me a little sad... kind of like a teenager thinking that new kids on the block should be on the oldies station... when did that happen?
again, i don't have any one thing to write about... and i could easily write a lot about the following subjects... in fact, i bet i could present a stellar essay on "hollaback girl" if i had the time... nevertheless, tonight, i will settle for bullet points of the things that i will lay out there for discussion. (actually, i can't get bullets to show up, so i'm numbering the list instead... ugh.)
i heard it the other day and thought about how old it was... and that made me a little sad... kind of like a teenager thinking that new kids on the block should be on the oldies station... when did that happen?
again, i don't have any one thing to write about... and i could easily write a lot about the following subjects... in fact, i bet i could present a stellar essay on "hollaback girl" if i had the time... nevertheless, tonight, i will settle for bullet points of the things that i will lay out there for discussion. (actually, i can't get bullets to show up, so i'm numbering the list instead... ugh.)
1. i have joined a society of sorts... we're called the "old lady club" and even though we haven't actually had our first outing, i'm sure it will be my favorite club ever... sort of the like the red hat ladies (who also wear purple, which i don't fully understand), but way younger... well, younger. this group of girls already bring a great deal of joy to my life... so regular outings will be a good thing.
2. i have heard the word swagger a good bit lately... and frankly, it cracks me up... it makes me think of this grey's anatomy with george and this old lady... but i'm not sure if "swagger" was the word she used... it's a funny word. and i always think it way more playful than the definition implies... i like it when people have a bit of a swagger.
3. i want to start writing a "single girl" memoir... i mostly just like the word memoir... but i really like telling my stories, and i think i want to start writing some of them down - whether it's in a blog form or something else... like stories about my dates... kind of like a love story that has no ending... an open-ended love story... i like that... only right now, it would kind of be a sad read, i think... :) i recently read this love story at thepioneerwoman.com - and it cracked me up... and it made me want to write some of my stories... i mean, who would believe the story about me going on a date with an ex-convict to look at christmas lights... (which doesn't even begin to tell HOW GOOD the story really is...) i've also been inspired by a friend of a friend who writes great dating stories... i mean, who couldn't use a good laugh at the expense of my hilarious dating history!
4. i would like to eat a good steak soon... it's been far too long.
5. i'm going to the beach (florida) this summer. i'm very excited about it.
6. i miss some friends who i haven't seen in a long time... why does life have to be so busy?
and that's it for today... off to work #2!
Apr 30, 2009
10 things i wish i had more time to blog about.
1) Fringe (Fox, Tuesday nights - not sure what time... i always record it... or hulu.com to get caught up)... i never thought i would like such a sci-fi-ish show... but i LOVE it... i am always a bit freaked/creeped out... and i'm usually amazed at what they come up with... i never watched the x-files, but it reminds me of what i think x-files is like... the last few weeks have been especially good and imdb.com reports that leonard nimoy will be on next week as a key character... sorry... yes, i did go there... i now watch two shows (fringe and the big bang theory) in which leonard nimoy is discussed or appears... and no, i'm not a fan of star trek, but they're something eerily comforting about spock... i'm calling the next few episodes of fringe "creepfest '09" -- but seriously... i really love this show for some reason!
2) How I Met Your Mother (CBS, Monday nights... again, not sure what time... i love my dvr)... on Monday night's episode, Barney states that Jesus invented the three day rule (wait 3 days before you call a girl after you get her number) because of His death and resurrection 3 days later... yes, it's probably wrong for me to think that was funny, but i totally cracked up.
3) Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday nights 8 p.m. CST???... seriously, couldn't go back to no dvr...) The last few weeks have made me remember why i love this show... and i'm excited about the next couple of weeks...
(i seriously just love tv in may... it's all exciting all the time!)
4) Chuck (NBC, Monday nights... PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AWAY, NBC!... i think 7 p.m., usually)... i can't believe i didn't mention this one first... i just started watching it this season and it's become one of my favorites... and the season (hopefully not series) finale was amazing... i didn't know it was possible to love zachary levi anymore until he uttered my favorite line of the season... (and show, for me.)
5) Amazing Race (CBS, Sunday nights... no, i never know what time shows are on anymore... but this one also re-airs on Saturday nights on the Travel Channel - something i found out that has saved me twice from missing an episode and not wanting to wait on slow (free) internet from across the street)... whew... i'm exhausted from that... i just love this show and want to start training soon to go on it... if i could find someone to go with me that i wouldn't kill...
6) sad... my life is sad... the first 5 things that came to mind were tv shows...
7) i'm working a lot more hours than i used to... which doesn't go well with my old age and ridiculous tv addiction... there's no time... there's never any time!
8) i've had a lot of encounters with precious children lately... it makes me want to work camp again or have one... but then again, maybe not...
9) the scholarship concert i got to be a part of last weekend was incredible... singing with other former students was fun and i remembered the pride i felt from being a Little Rock Central High Tiger!! Hail to the old gold, hail to the black!!!
10) again, this should have been further up the list... ASU football is 4 months away!!! so close! i wrote out the schedule on my work calendar today and contemplated buying season tickets... i'm really excited about the season!!! Go Red Wolves!!!
i'm sure there's more... but that's it for now... i'm going home to consider #6.
2) How I Met Your Mother (CBS, Monday nights... again, not sure what time... i love my dvr)... on Monday night's episode, Barney states that Jesus invented the three day rule (wait 3 days before you call a girl after you get her number) because of His death and resurrection 3 days later... yes, it's probably wrong for me to think that was funny, but i totally cracked up.
3) Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday nights 8 p.m. CST???... seriously, couldn't go back to no dvr...) The last few weeks have made me remember why i love this show... and i'm excited about the next couple of weeks...
(i seriously just love tv in may... it's all exciting all the time!)
4) Chuck (NBC, Monday nights... PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AWAY, NBC!... i think 7 p.m., usually)... i can't believe i didn't mention this one first... i just started watching it this season and it's become one of my favorites... and the season (hopefully not series) finale was amazing... i didn't know it was possible to love zachary levi anymore until he uttered my favorite line of the season... (and show, for me.)
5) Amazing Race (CBS, Sunday nights... no, i never know what time shows are on anymore... but this one also re-airs on Saturday nights on the Travel Channel - something i found out that has saved me twice from missing an episode and not wanting to wait on slow (free) internet from across the street)... whew... i'm exhausted from that... i just love this show and want to start training soon to go on it... if i could find someone to go with me that i wouldn't kill...
6) sad... my life is sad... the first 5 things that came to mind were tv shows...
7) i'm working a lot more hours than i used to... which doesn't go well with my old age and ridiculous tv addiction... there's no time... there's never any time!
8) i've had a lot of encounters with precious children lately... it makes me want to work camp again or have one... but then again, maybe not...
9) the scholarship concert i got to be a part of last weekend was incredible... singing with other former students was fun and i remembered the pride i felt from being a Little Rock Central High Tiger!! Hail to the old gold, hail to the black!!!
10) again, this should have been further up the list... ASU football is 4 months away!!! so close! i wrote out the schedule on my work calendar today and contemplated buying season tickets... i'm really excited about the season!!! Go Red Wolves!!!
i'm sure there's more... but that's it for now... i'm going home to consider #6.
Apr 24, 2009
thank God it's friday night, and i just-just-just-just-just got paid...
this song would be a lot more fun to sing if i didn't have to work tonight (after working all day)... but still...
because i don't have any ONE thing that i want to write about, i'll write about a few things i'm grateful for or happy about today...
1) a few weeks ago, i made a "workout" playlist on itunes... and ever since, it has been my FAVORITE thing to listen to... i'm completely convinced that even pandora.com couldn't put together as many songs that make me happy and make me want to be in a constant state of motion (usually just "dancing" while sitting at my desk at work)... i've had a few of the songs in my head today and it's made my heart a little lighter.
2) i've never been a huge fan of orange soda... i don't really remember if i like it or not, most of the time... but some time ago, i developed a craving for one... (including orange soda being mentioned on tv and seemingly EVERYWHERE...) and today, a friend from work bought an orange crush out of the machine and shared it with me (she was aware of the craving... it wasn't random)... that way, we each got some, but got to split the calories...
3) i went to lunch with my favorite work friend... yummy hole-in-the-wall mexican... it was SO GOOD... and it was so hard to come back to work on a full stomach on friday afternoon!
4) i realized that i do matter to a few people in my life... i know my life "counts," but sometimes i forget that i matter to people... especially certain ones... it's good to remember that i do.
5) um... it's Friday! that should be a given... i have a weekend ahead of me, full with work at the bux, and a choir rehearsal and performance... (random? yes, it is... it is not something i typically do... it's been YEARS since i sang with a choir...) details later... i don't know how it's going to go...
ok... i'm out! yay for a weekend!!!
because i don't have any ONE thing that i want to write about, i'll write about a few things i'm grateful for or happy about today...
1) a few weeks ago, i made a "workout" playlist on itunes... and ever since, it has been my FAVORITE thing to listen to... i'm completely convinced that even pandora.com couldn't put together as many songs that make me happy and make me want to be in a constant state of motion (usually just "dancing" while sitting at my desk at work)... i've had a few of the songs in my head today and it's made my heart a little lighter.
2) i've never been a huge fan of orange soda... i don't really remember if i like it or not, most of the time... but some time ago, i developed a craving for one... (including orange soda being mentioned on tv and seemingly EVERYWHERE...) and today, a friend from work bought an orange crush out of the machine and shared it with me (she was aware of the craving... it wasn't random)... that way, we each got some, but got to split the calories...
3) i went to lunch with my favorite work friend... yummy hole-in-the-wall mexican... it was SO GOOD... and it was so hard to come back to work on a full stomach on friday afternoon!
4) i realized that i do matter to a few people in my life... i know my life "counts," but sometimes i forget that i matter to people... especially certain ones... it's good to remember that i do.
5) um... it's Friday! that should be a given... i have a weekend ahead of me, full with work at the bux, and a choir rehearsal and performance... (random? yes, it is... it is not something i typically do... it's been YEARS since i sang with a choir...) details later... i don't know how it's going to go...
ok... i'm out! yay for a weekend!!!
Apr 21, 2009
why do they call it a bandwagon?
so, a friend of mine and a friend of hers are both involved in new efforts to trim waistlines and get in shape...
for the last 3 months or so, i've been making an extremely good effort at going to the gym regularly, working out 3-4 times a week... i do feel like i'm making progress, but i feel like it's time to change it up a bit...
i'd heard some buzz about the couch to 5k program for some time... and since i have a few friends trying it out AND i want to start participating in 5ks, i thought it might be a good specific plan to start on...
i have already been doing some running as part of my work out plan, but this will help me to be more intentional about it...
fortunately, i'm already in the habit of going to the gym, and at first, this will actually shorten my gym time... which is a good thing this week due to a bit of a hectic schedule...
i'm incredibly sleepy today... 5 shots of espresso just weren't enough... sad commentary on my life...
maybe running will help!
for the last 3 months or so, i've been making an extremely good effort at going to the gym regularly, working out 3-4 times a week... i do feel like i'm making progress, but i feel like it's time to change it up a bit...
i'd heard some buzz about the couch to 5k program for some time... and since i have a few friends trying it out AND i want to start participating in 5ks, i thought it might be a good specific plan to start on...
i have already been doing some running as part of my work out plan, but this will help me to be more intentional about it...
fortunately, i'm already in the habit of going to the gym, and at first, this will actually shorten my gym time... which is a good thing this week due to a bit of a hectic schedule...
i'm incredibly sleepy today... 5 shots of espresso just weren't enough... sad commentary on my life...
maybe running will help!
Apr 18, 2009
9:15 a.m. on a saturday.
there have been many times over the last few days where i have had the following thought, "i need to blog about that." unfortunately, right now, i have no idea what any of those situations were that led me to think that.
this might have been one of those things... there is a personality test that categorizes people by the following 4 animals: lion, otter, golden retriever, beaver. One will have different levels of each one as a part of their personality makeup...
i am a lion... it didn't really come as a surprise to me when i took this a year ago... but this week at work, we had a team-building exercise when we looked at our team's personality makeup and i found a lot of it almost comical... so i had to go back and look at the whole personality profile... i sent it to a couple of friends who said they laughed a lot and picked out some comments to send back to me... like this one...
When communicating with Robyn:
Don't ask rhetorical questions or useless questions.
There are good aspects to my personality... and positive aspects of it... but this section made me a little sad, but mostly made me laugh... i sound like a total jerk... oh well.
Robyn tends to influence people by being direct, friendly and results-oriented. She may lack the patience to listen and communicate with slower acting people. She may lose interest in what others are saying if they ramble or don't speak to the point. Her active mind is already moving ahead. She challenges people who volunteer their opinions. Robyn likes people who present their case effectively. When they do, she can then make a quicker assessment or decision. Her creative and active mind may hinder her ability to communicate to others effectively. She may present the information in a form that cannot be easily understood by some people. She should exhibit more patience and ask questions to make sure that others have understood what she has said. She likes people who give her options as compared to their opinions. The options may help her make decisions, and she values her own opinion over that of others!
and to be fair, i have an "adapted" style... and in that one, my "lion-ness" is way lower...
sometimes it's not easy to look in the mirror...
speaking of mirrors... i had become weary of looking into them and not liking what i see, physically...
for the last 3 months, i have ventured to the gym on a regular basis (at least 3 times a week, except for one week off)... and no, i haven't just gone to the gym... everytime i've been there, i've been working out, too!
i am finally getting to the point where i feel like i can actually see some results...
and this week, i started walking/running on the treadmill instead of just always sticking with the elliptical... i love the elliptical, but i want to start doing some 5ks... and i realized this week (painfully) that running uses different muscles than the elliptical and that it is REALLY important to stretch before/after running... (that was an extremely painful lesson!)
there is a 5k the first weekend of may that i may try to participate in... i don't think that i will run much of it, but i at least want to get out there and start it up!
it's been really helpful to have support of others - a friend to go to the gym with, and friends and family who have been supportive in my efforts... my workout mix on my ipod is also a tremendous help!!! :)
speaking of supportive friends... i have had a few people tell me that they would love to see my name on a byline for some entertainment-type articles... so, in what little time i have in my life, i might start a tv blog... just thoughts and recaps of some of my favorite shows... and i think i might submit a few... i probably should look at the possibilities before i start... but that wouldn't be very "lion" of me... it would be a fun thing for me, though.
ok... need to go pack... due to a fun, unexpected schedule covering for me at the bux, i'm taking a mini-break with my mom... and i am very much looking forward to going away... even if it's only for 24 hours or so...
i can't believe i've put together coherent (somewhat) thoughts this early on a saturday... and without any coffee yet today (my venti mericana - as the "locals" call it... a venti americano--sometimes with a 5th shot of espresso--with cream and sugar is my current drink of choice...)
coffee and packing await... happy weekend, everyone!
this might have been one of those things... there is a personality test that categorizes people by the following 4 animals: lion, otter, golden retriever, beaver. One will have different levels of each one as a part of their personality makeup...
i am a lion... it didn't really come as a surprise to me when i took this a year ago... but this week at work, we had a team-building exercise when we looked at our team's personality makeup and i found a lot of it almost comical... so i had to go back and look at the whole personality profile... i sent it to a couple of friends who said they laughed a lot and picked out some comments to send back to me... like this one...
When communicating with Robyn:
Don't ask rhetorical questions or useless questions.
There are good aspects to my personality... and positive aspects of it... but this section made me a little sad, but mostly made me laugh... i sound like a total jerk... oh well.
Robyn tends to influence people by being direct, friendly and results-oriented. She may lack the patience to listen and communicate with slower acting people. She may lose interest in what others are saying if they ramble or don't speak to the point. Her active mind is already moving ahead. She challenges people who volunteer their opinions. Robyn likes people who present their case effectively. When they do, she can then make a quicker assessment or decision. Her creative and active mind may hinder her ability to communicate to others effectively. She may present the information in a form that cannot be easily understood by some people. She should exhibit more patience and ask questions to make sure that others have understood what she has said. She likes people who give her options as compared to their opinions. The options may help her make decisions, and she values her own opinion over that of others!
and to be fair, i have an "adapted" style... and in that one, my "lion-ness" is way lower...
sometimes it's not easy to look in the mirror...
speaking of mirrors... i had become weary of looking into them and not liking what i see, physically...
for the last 3 months, i have ventured to the gym on a regular basis (at least 3 times a week, except for one week off)... and no, i haven't just gone to the gym... everytime i've been there, i've been working out, too!
i am finally getting to the point where i feel like i can actually see some results...
and this week, i started walking/running on the treadmill instead of just always sticking with the elliptical... i love the elliptical, but i want to start doing some 5ks... and i realized this week (painfully) that running uses different muscles than the elliptical and that it is REALLY important to stretch before/after running... (that was an extremely painful lesson!)
there is a 5k the first weekend of may that i may try to participate in... i don't think that i will run much of it, but i at least want to get out there and start it up!
it's been really helpful to have support of others - a friend to go to the gym with, and friends and family who have been supportive in my efforts... my workout mix on my ipod is also a tremendous help!!! :)
speaking of supportive friends... i have had a few people tell me that they would love to see my name on a byline for some entertainment-type articles... so, in what little time i have in my life, i might start a tv blog... just thoughts and recaps of some of my favorite shows... and i think i might submit a few... i probably should look at the possibilities before i start... but that wouldn't be very "lion" of me... it would be a fun thing for me, though.
ok... need to go pack... due to a fun, unexpected schedule covering for me at the bux, i'm taking a mini-break with my mom... and i am very much looking forward to going away... even if it's only for 24 hours or so...
i can't believe i've put together coherent (somewhat) thoughts this early on a saturday... and without any coffee yet today (my venti mericana - as the "locals" call it... a venti americano--sometimes with a 5th shot of espresso--with cream and sugar is my current drink of choice...)
coffee and packing await... happy weekend, everyone!
Apr 11, 2009
the great buck howard
last night k asked me if i wanted to go see the great buck howard... i hadn't heard anything about it... so she told me it had john malkovich, colin hanks, tom hanks, and steve zahn... and that it was about a washed up magician who gets his second break... i am mostly creeped out by john malkovich... but i just washed burn after reading not too long ago... and i actually liked him in that... and i like little hanks and big hanks... and steve zahn (and emily blunt, who was also in it)...
and i didn't have anything else to do last night... so off we went...
i'm wondering if the best way to go see movies is to have no expectations going in... this is the second time k has suggested a movie that i hadn't seen a preview for (the last one was slumdog millionaire - pre-oscars, btw)... and that second time that i've been really impressed...
it might not have been a great movie, but i found myself "buying in" a lot... and it was not trashy... it was one of those movies that has glimmers of goodness in it... so it won my approval...
good times, indeed...
now on to gilmore and A LOT of chores and laundry before work tonight...
p.s... after i wrote "slumdog millionaire," the song from it came on the music channel on tv... weird.
and i didn't have anything else to do last night... so off we went...
i'm wondering if the best way to go see movies is to have no expectations going in... this is the second time k has suggested a movie that i hadn't seen a preview for (the last one was slumdog millionaire - pre-oscars, btw)... and that second time that i've been really impressed...
it might not have been a great movie, but i found myself "buying in" a lot... and it was not trashy... it was one of those movies that has glimmers of goodness in it... so it won my approval...
good times, indeed...
now on to gilmore and A LOT of chores and laundry before work tonight...
p.s... after i wrote "slumdog millionaire," the song from it came on the music channel on tv... weird.
Apr 7, 2009
work...
i'm working late - waiting on stuff to finish printing so that i can collate it... technology has been helpful this week... but it's not perfect... and until it can not only do all that i need it to concerning mail merges and duplex printing (and knowing that i need a different piece of paper for page 1 than pages 2 and 3) while making me a cup of coffee or changing the oil in my car, i will not give it my full loyalty...
and in all honesty, i would settle for the "doing everything that i need it to concerning mail merges and duplex printing with multiple types of paper" bit...
and in all honesty, i would settle for the "doing everything that i need it to concerning mail merges and duplex printing with multiple types of paper" bit...
Apr 2, 2009
..::hold my hand::..
i might be starting a new project involving a mannequin hand i recently received in the mail.
kind of like a chain letter only less involved, more fun, and a lot crazier...
here's the idea:
i will follow these steps and then send the hand to someone else who would follow the process and then send it on to someone else...
it could be a lot of fun...
what do you think? would you participate if the hand was sent to you?
kind of like a chain letter only less involved, more fun, and a lot crazier...
here's the idea:
i will follow these steps and then send the hand to someone else who would follow the process and then send it on to someone else...
- paint/decorate the nails any way you would like... no writing on the hand or altering it in such a way that would hinder the integrity of the hand...
- take a photo with the hand in a prominent location in your city or town... or something that represents your city/town/state... but it should be where you live, not where you're going on vacation...
- send the photo along with the location information and a clever title involving the word "hand" to [the email address i will create]...
- send the hand to a friend, including the instructions of what to do with the hand...
- track the progress of the hand on [blog for hand around the world or some other clever title]...
it could be a lot of fun...
what do you think? would you participate if the hand was sent to you?
Mar 29, 2009
weekend update.
it's been a great weekend... i mean, the time is too short, but i have been incredibly thankful to spend time with some good friends... see a good show, eat some good food, watch some great tv...
it's been amazing to spend time with some people who know me and who love me...
highlights:
time with friends, in general
butch walker show
us border cantina
nashville flea market
hello kitty waffles
otter's
mckays
an incredible music swap
gilmore girls
lowlights:
the somewhat crazy weather
my feet not being prepared for long walks in flip flops yet this year
not being able to spend as much time with people as i want to
it's been a good weekend... but it's not over... and i still have a long drive tomorrow and more friends to see...
it's been amazing to spend time with some people who know me and who love me...
highlights:
time with friends, in general
butch walker show
us border cantina
nashville flea market
hello kitty waffles
otter's
mckays
an incredible music swap
gilmore girls
lowlights:
the somewhat crazy weather
my feet not being prepared for long walks in flip flops yet this year
not being able to spend as much time with people as i want to
it's been a good weekend... but it's not over... and i still have a long drive tomorrow and more friends to see...
Mar 6, 2009
the first of what i'm sure will be many...
so there are a lot of things that i want to write about... the bachelor, my bad experience today at the job, an annoying lady at the bank, potential layoffs happening soon, the song "Africa" by Toto, pandora.com, the song "Taylor the Latte Boy" by Kristin Chenowith, the interesting people at the gym that i see at least 4 times a week...
but for tonight, i will focus my attention on something that happened recently...
i was on my way to work last thursday... i had just been to the dmv where i had a minor crisis/heart attack scare/panic attack... it all worked out, and i left the dmv and drove up the road to make my way to work... i stopped at a stoplight and looked in my rearview mirror to check my makeup (i gave up putting on makeup on my way to work a month ago... so i was NOT putting on makeup - seriously.)... and i saw something that i haven't seen before...
sticking out of the top of my head (not laying down) was a greyish-white hair... not only was it being rebellious by turning a different color (that i'm not fond of), but it was also being unreasonable by sticking up rather than laying down like the rest of them...
now i know that by pulling out that one hair, i was ensuring that "2 more would grow in its place." but i am pretty sure that is 1) a lie, and 2) not something i want to think about when i have one sticking out of my head... i had lost the ability to think about it logically at that point... i also needed to make sure it was real and that i wasn't just imagining it (i am feeling older these days)...
i didn't pull it out and discard of it... instead, i carefully clutched the teenager-ish-rogue-greyish-white hair between my index finger and thumb for the rest of the car ride and all the way into the building, up the elevator and to my desk. i then placed it on a green post-it and put tape over it, much like a mother would do with a baby's curl after a first hair cut... this is one memory i don't want to forget... i want to be reminded daily that life is short... i must make the most of it... and that i must remember to buy hair color the next time i go to wal-mart.
but for tonight, i will focus my attention on something that happened recently...
i was on my way to work last thursday... i had just been to the dmv where i had a minor crisis/heart attack scare/panic attack... it all worked out, and i left the dmv and drove up the road to make my way to work... i stopped at a stoplight and looked in my rearview mirror to check my makeup (i gave up putting on makeup on my way to work a month ago... so i was NOT putting on makeup - seriously.)... and i saw something that i haven't seen before...
sticking out of the top of my head (not laying down) was a greyish-white hair... not only was it being rebellious by turning a different color (that i'm not fond of), but it was also being unreasonable by sticking up rather than laying down like the rest of them...
now i know that by pulling out that one hair, i was ensuring that "2 more would grow in its place." but i am pretty sure that is 1) a lie, and 2) not something i want to think about when i have one sticking out of my head... i had lost the ability to think about it logically at that point... i also needed to make sure it was real and that i wasn't just imagining it (i am feeling older these days)...
i didn't pull it out and discard of it... instead, i carefully clutched the teenager-ish-rogue-greyish-white hair between my index finger and thumb for the rest of the car ride and all the way into the building, up the elevator and to my desk. i then placed it on a green post-it and put tape over it, much like a mother would do with a baby's curl after a first hair cut... this is one memory i don't want to forget... i want to be reminded daily that life is short... i must make the most of it... and that i must remember to buy hair color the next time i go to wal-mart.
Feb 12, 2009
bus driver... move that bus...
it was time for my blog to have a bit of a face lift... and i guess it got a little more than a bit...
but i like it... and it could go hand in hand with my company/business ideas... so here it is...
no more simple ellipses... now i can be more defined... (of course, i will still use ellipses... but there will be a better title)
thoughts?
i still might change it up a little, but for now, i like it.
plus, now that i can see how many times i've written in a year for the last 5 years, i'm determined to write more than 15 (or 23) times this year... maybe not 274, though!
i hope to be more committed to writing in 2009 than i have been the last couple of years. we'll see how it works out.
but i like it... and it could go hand in hand with my company/business ideas... so here it is...
no more simple ellipses... now i can be more defined... (of course, i will still use ellipses... but there will be a better title)
thoughts?
i still might change it up a little, but for now, i like it.
plus, now that i can see how many times i've written in a year for the last 5 years, i'm determined to write more than 15 (or 23) times this year... maybe not 274, though!
i hope to be more committed to writing in 2009 than i have been the last couple of years. we'll see how it works out.
Feb 11, 2009
what happened to January?
January was crazy. I know people say that things are busy when they may or may not be… but january was crazy for me… between work and other obligations and some minor crises (and work being nuts because of the break), I didn’t have time to think, much less blog…
But I did have a chance to celebrate my day. Friends from work made the day special, and then the night after, I went out with friends from church and had a great time. Alyssa sent me great presents from afar – a luggage tag that was shiny and pink and said “comes with baggage.” – that was my favorite – that and the disco ball car air freshener with HILARIOUS packaging…
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away… I typically hate this particular holiday… I like part of it – the simple wishing well to friends and telling people that they are important to me… and I like crafts sometimes, so hand-making holiday cards is kind of fun (if I can finish them on time!)…
But it is seriously out of control. There is so much emphasis placed on it that it makes people crazy… to hear ladies be so disappointed because their husbands won’t do enough and decorations everywhere… It’s just a lot.
So things have slowed down considerably… and I just realized that it’s almost been two months since I stopped to put a few words on screen of what’s going on in my life… or of what I’ve been pondering…
I had a birthday. 29. I had to be at work early the day before, the day of, and the day after my birthday… and when I say early, I don’t mean 15 minutes – I mean 2 hours! Originally, I was supposed to be there at 5:30 – but after the first day, we realized I just needed to be there by 6… On any ordinary day, I’m still very much in REM sleep at 6 a.m.
But I did have a chance to celebrate my day. Friends from work made the day special, and then the night after, I went out with friends from church and had a great time. Alyssa sent me great presents from afar – a luggage tag that was shiny and pink and said “comes with baggage.” – that was my favorite – that and the disco ball car air freshener with HILARIOUS packaging…
I’m pretty sure that all my feelings of being old and more tired are just my imagination (running away with me)… but I do feel older… I am making a concentrated effort to go to the gym at least 4 times a week… I’m in week 2 and have been successful so far. (I know that’s not saying much… but if you know me, it is!)
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away… I typically hate this particular holiday… I like part of it – the simple wishing well to friends and telling people that they are important to me… and I like crafts sometimes, so hand-making holiday cards is kind of fun (if I can finish them on time!)…
But it is seriously out of control. There is so much emphasis placed on it that it makes people crazy… to hear ladies be so disappointed because their husbands won’t do enough and decorations everywhere… It’s just a lot.
Maybe I’m bitter.
I looked on Wikipedia and found some old cards that are kind of funny… and I’ll post them
below for fun.
below for fun.
I don’t really have anything else of note right now…
My hope is that I’ll do a better job at actually keeping up now that things have slowed down some!
on the one with the big face, it says:
"A Simpering Miss,
The smile that on your face appears,
Stretching your mouth to meet your ears,
You think, no doubt, as sweet as honey,
Whereas, dear girl, it's only funny."
that was my favorite part about it.
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