Although this is typically my favorite holiday - it is not this year. There was no costume fun, no scary movie watching, no parties and worst of all, no date. The lonliness bug has caught up to me and that puts me in a bad/sad mood. I was watching Grey's Anatomy last night. It was a great episode but rather sad and it made me cry. Even after the show ended I was crying. And I couldn't stop. And I wasn't crying about the show anymore, I was just crying. Maybe it's the weather, yeah that's it, blame it on the weather. However, this seems to be going around as a couple of my friends have also had sad days lately. I have been doing my best to keep moving on and trying to be "happily" single, but I think that is a myth. How can one be happy if they don't have that one special person in their life to make them laugh and smile? I want that, I miss that. I'm sure this is a phase that will pass (quickly, I hope) but I can't help but feel lonely and sad. Maybe passing out candy tonight to little kids in adorable costumes will help lighten my mood. And hopefully my weekend trip to Phoenix will be a success. By success I mean a plethora of hottie Air Force boys (or MEN) to choose from and hopefully some random, meaningless kissing :-)
But for right now, I'll just eat a Halloween cupcake.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Medical Incredible
"Baby No Skin"
I'm watching this show and it really is incredible... A baby (two years ago) was born with no skin on the top of his head or around his abdomen. You could see his organs and they had to do a skin transplant, he is perfectly fine now, but how scary. To have a baby, and he is missing skin. Yikes!
Now they are talking about a guy with super elastic skin. It's yucky.
Next they will talk about a little girl who has to eat hamburgers and candy and junk food to survive, as well as a person with "werewolf syndrome". He has hair all over his face and looks like a werewolf...this condition actually is where the idea of 'werewolf' came from. Crazy stuff.
Anyway, my weekend was fairly uneventful. No Halloween fun for me. On Friday I went to the South Lake H.S. football game (they lost, it was first round of play-offs). Then we came home and ordered pizza bread. Pizza bread is really cheese bread with pepperoni on it and the sauce on the side. What's strange is that it is like $5 for that...but a pepperoni pizza would cost at least twice that, hmm? We watched Batman Begins then went to bed.
On Saturday morning we (whenever I say we it's usually Sarah and I, most of you probably know that already...) got up at the ass-crack of awn to drive to my brother's house to pick up my nephew, Jeffrey, for the MSU football game. We then drove to EL for the game. Tailgating was good and the game was fun since we had good weather and we finally won a game we were supposed to. We got home around 8:00 and we watched the UM football game until we fell asleep. I went to bed around 12:00.
Of course I forgot at first that the clocks fell back while I was sleeping, so when I got up at 10:30 I was really 9:30. I woke up in a bad mood for some reason. I started cleaning the house and picking up. We had glasses and newspaper and socks all over the house as well as a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. After cleaning, I made Halloween cupcakes and watched the Lions' game. Then I went to FJ to buy groceries. I was so proud of myself, I was a mini-Rachel Ray. I made turkey burger with seasoning and parm. cheese and smashed potatoes. With applesauce on the side it was a well rounded meal :)
Now I'm on the couch surrounded by sleeping puppies watching the Discovery Health channel. I'm disappointed because DH is a rerun tonight. I guess I'll have to watch a movie or something.
I'm watching this show and it really is incredible... A baby (two years ago) was born with no skin on the top of his head or around his abdomen. You could see his organs and they had to do a skin transplant, he is perfectly fine now, but how scary. To have a baby, and he is missing skin. Yikes!
Now they are talking about a guy with super elastic skin. It's yucky.
Next they will talk about a little girl who has to eat hamburgers and candy and junk food to survive, as well as a person with "werewolf syndrome". He has hair all over his face and looks like a werewolf...this condition actually is where the idea of 'werewolf' came from. Crazy stuff.
Anyway, my weekend was fairly uneventful. No Halloween fun for me. On Friday I went to the South Lake H.S. football game (they lost, it was first round of play-offs). Then we came home and ordered pizza bread. Pizza bread is really cheese bread with pepperoni on it and the sauce on the side. What's strange is that it is like $5 for that...but a pepperoni pizza would cost at least twice that, hmm? We watched Batman Begins then went to bed.
On Saturday morning we (whenever I say we it's usually Sarah and I, most of you probably know that already...) got up at the ass-crack of awn to drive to my brother's house to pick up my nephew, Jeffrey, for the MSU football game. We then drove to EL for the game. Tailgating was good and the game was fun since we had good weather and we finally won a game we were supposed to. We got home around 8:00 and we watched the UM football game until we fell asleep. I went to bed around 12:00.
Of course I forgot at first that the clocks fell back while I was sleeping, so when I got up at 10:30 I was really 9:30. I woke up in a bad mood for some reason. I started cleaning the house and picking up. We had glasses and newspaper and socks all over the house as well as a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. After cleaning, I made Halloween cupcakes and watched the Lions' game. Then I went to FJ to buy groceries. I was so proud of myself, I was a mini-Rachel Ray. I made turkey burger with seasoning and parm. cheese and smashed potatoes. With applesauce on the side it was a well rounded meal :)
Now I'm on the couch surrounded by sleeping puppies watching the Discovery Health channel. I'm disappointed because DH is a rerun tonight. I guess I'll have to watch a movie or something.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
Fashion
| Glamorous Soul 62% Tastefulness, 46% Originality, 52% Deliberateness, 70% Sexiness |
| [Tasteful Original Deliberate Sexy] You choose your outfits carefully according to many criteria. You don't like looking cheap, dull or random and you go to great lengths to avoid this. You are successful, too. People admire your taste and sex appeal. Many try to imitate you but not many can recreate your unique style. Sometimes, however, they find you too intimidating to approach. If you don't wear retro style yet, perhaps you should consider it. It would become greatly your sexy, mysterious self. The opposite style from yours is Fashion Enemy [Flamboyant Conventional Random Prissy]. All the categories: Fashion Enemy Bar Cruiser Kid Next Door Sex Bomb Hippie Kid Fashion Rebel Fashion Artist Catwalk God(ess) Librarian Sporty Hottie Office Master Uptown Girl/ Boy Brainy Student Movie Star Fashionista Glamorous Soul |
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Fashion Style Test written by mari-e on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |
Monday, October 17, 2005
It's Monday
Word of the Day for Sunday October 16, 2005
lackadaisical \lack-uh-DAY-zih-kuhl\, adjective:
Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest;
languid; listless.
How strange. This is exactly what I was yesterday. Who knew the word of the day could be one's horosope? Really I was just resting because I feel like I'm getting sick. I'd like to get as much rest as possible to help fend off the flu germs. Wish me luck.
I love football season. There is nothing better than sitting on the couch all day watching game after game. I just wish my teams would actually win for a change.
Both Friday and Saturday I fell asleep on the couch and didn't go out. This makes me feel old. Well, I don't feel old because 29 isn't old, but when I stay home and don't go out becuase I'm tired from the weekend before, I feel like I am acting old. That's not good.
Virgo - Daily Love for October 17, 2005
Provided by Astrology.com
Daily Flirt: It's not like you're communing with the spirits on high or anything, but you've definitely got a better sense of where you stand -- and where you want to go. Strike out in a fresh direction.Daily
Daily Singles: Watch for a change in the romantic vibe right about now. Something (or someone) that had you all excited could have you in a more questioning mode. Find a way to put it into words, if just to a friend.
Quotes of the Day
Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 17, 2005
There are two types of people--those who come into a room and say, 'Well, here I am!' and those who come in and say, 'Ah, there you are.'
Frederick L Collins
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have.
Don Juan Manuel (1282 - 1349)
Ah, lunch time. Mmmmm.
lackadaisical \lack-uh-DAY-zih-kuhl\, adjective:
Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest;
languid; listless.
How strange. This is exactly what I was yesterday. Who knew the word of the day could be one's horosope? Really I was just resting because I feel like I'm getting sick. I'd like to get as much rest as possible to help fend off the flu germs. Wish me luck.
I love football season. There is nothing better than sitting on the couch all day watching game after game. I just wish my teams would actually win for a change.
Both Friday and Saturday I fell asleep on the couch and didn't go out. This makes me feel old. Well, I don't feel old because 29 isn't old, but when I stay home and don't go out becuase I'm tired from the weekend before, I feel like I am acting old. That's not good.
Virgo - Daily Love for October 17, 2005
Provided by Astrology.com
Daily Flirt: It's not like you're communing with the spirits on high or anything, but you've definitely got a better sense of where you stand -- and where you want to go. Strike out in a fresh direction.Daily
Daily Singles: Watch for a change in the romantic vibe right about now. Something (or someone) that had you all excited could have you in a more questioning mode. Find a way to put it into words, if just to a friend.
Quotes of the Day
Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 17, 2005
There are two types of people--those who come into a room and say, 'Well, here I am!' and those who come in and say, 'Ah, there you are.'
Frederick L Collins
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have.
Don Juan Manuel (1282 - 1349)
Ah, lunch time. Mmmmm.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Random Things
I was driving home from work today and saw a white Dodge Stratus decorated for Halloween. It had, what looked like, a leg hanging out of the trunk and fake blood around it like bloody fingerprints. It also had the word 'HELP' written in the fake blood. This I did not understand... How could "the person inside the trunk" write help on the outside of it??? Granted, I have never seen this before so thought it was creative, but still lacking in thought. As I passed the car, there was some old guy driving and it had a magnet on the side which advertised for a delivery company. Very strange.
This week at work I was offered an opportunity to go to South Carolina next week for three days. It would be to help transition 250+ employees to our company because of a big deal we just won. I was very excited but knew there would be an issue. Of course, I had to ask permission from my boss. This is never easy since she is very over-protective and annoying about me (and the work that I do). See, because I do work that no other admin does because it really isn't in the job description, there is nobody that I could ask to act as my back-up while I'm gone. Is this my fault? No. My manager has greater expectations and therefore I have no flexibility. This is one of things that has made me consider going back to school. When I get my transcript from HFCC, I plan to re-apply to MSU. I informed my manager of this as a courtesy during my review last week, but now she will use this against me. Why offer me opportunities to learn and experience things, like the SC thing, if I plan to quit in less then a year? Well, my way of thinking is, why stay if I cannot do things like SC because of reasons that are only selfish to my boss? It's really annoying. And how would I be able to take time off work if there is nobody suitable to take my place while I'm gone? I do not understand. So, I scheduled a meeting with her on Monday to discuss this. I might as well start training a back-up now...it would take me at least 6 months to train someone to do what I do! I know I should be flattered that she thinks so highly of the work I do, but I don't want to turn 40 and still be a glorified secretary. Granted, there's more to what I do than that, but my job title doesn't show that. I'm just an Administrative Assistant, big deal.
Tonight I watched Alias. It is was good, but I don't know if I will watch next season with no JG or MV. They were the main characters and without them the show is not going to be the same. But never say never I guess.
Sunday is my dad's birthday. 55. I am going to the cider mill Sunday morning to get cider and donuts because he loves them so. Happy Birthday Dad :)
My head suddenly itches, I feel like I have fleas... OH NO, not again. No, our dogs are finally clean from that mess, but my head still itches. Probably because I only wash my hair every other day.
Tomorrow is my breakfast day at work. Thank goodness for roommates that work at bagel shops and get you coupons for free stuff. Hip, hip, hoorah.
Well, off to bed. No book to read since I finally finished In Her Shoes. Now I need to see the movie. Nighty night.
This week at work I was offered an opportunity to go to South Carolina next week for three days. It would be to help transition 250+ employees to our company because of a big deal we just won. I was very excited but knew there would be an issue. Of course, I had to ask permission from my boss. This is never easy since she is very over-protective and annoying about me (and the work that I do). See, because I do work that no other admin does because it really isn't in the job description, there is nobody that I could ask to act as my back-up while I'm gone. Is this my fault? No. My manager has greater expectations and therefore I have no flexibility. This is one of things that has made me consider going back to school. When I get my transcript from HFCC, I plan to re-apply to MSU. I informed my manager of this as a courtesy during my review last week, but now she will use this against me. Why offer me opportunities to learn and experience things, like the SC thing, if I plan to quit in less then a year? Well, my way of thinking is, why stay if I cannot do things like SC because of reasons that are only selfish to my boss? It's really annoying. And how would I be able to take time off work if there is nobody suitable to take my place while I'm gone? I do not understand. So, I scheduled a meeting with her on Monday to discuss this. I might as well start training a back-up now...it would take me at least 6 months to train someone to do what I do! I know I should be flattered that she thinks so highly of the work I do, but I don't want to turn 40 and still be a glorified secretary. Granted, there's more to what I do than that, but my job title doesn't show that. I'm just an Administrative Assistant, big deal.
Tonight I watched Alias. It is was good, but I don't know if I will watch next season with no JG or MV. They were the main characters and without them the show is not going to be the same. But never say never I guess.
Sunday is my dad's birthday. 55. I am going to the cider mill Sunday morning to get cider and donuts because he loves them so. Happy Birthday Dad :)
My head suddenly itches, I feel like I have fleas... OH NO, not again. No, our dogs are finally clean from that mess, but my head still itches. Probably because I only wash my hair every other day.
Tomorrow is my breakfast day at work. Thank goodness for roommates that work at bagel shops and get you coupons for free stuff. Hip, hip, hoorah.
Well, off to bed. No book to read since I finally finished In Her Shoes. Now I need to see the movie. Nighty night.
Friday, October 07, 2005
The countdown...
59 minutes and counting until:
I get to shut down my PC and walk to my car. Spend 45 minutes in rush hour traffic driving home. Let the dogs out. Go to Target and Farmer Jack to buy necessities for the party on Saturday. Come home and clean the house. Welcome Anna when she arrives from Buffalo, NY around 9pm. Continue cleaning. Welcome Sarah home from Panera around 10:30pm. Sit around and talk about girl things and how fun the party is going to be. Go to bed. Wake up and go tanning and liquor store. Go home and eat lunch and watch some college football (MSU's bye-week, so hope UM loses to Minnesota). Last minute prep for party (cleaning, food prep, shower, get dressed, make-up, hair, etc.) Welcome our guests at 8pm. Drink, eat, converse. Jump up and down when the limo arrives at 10pm. All hop in the limo and head to Pontiac to bar hop and dance and drink and have fun until bars close at 2am. Get back in the limo to come home. Not go to White Castle because Ryan doesn't want to :) Get home and eat and pass-out (notice I left out vomiting since I hope nobody does that at this party). Wake up Sunday morning to make breakfast for all of our overnight guests. Clean the house and shower. Drag myself to my brother's house for a birthday party for my niece and two nephews. Come home from that and do laundry and watch TV and go to bed early. Damn, it's already Monday morning, how'd that happen?
I get to shut down my PC and walk to my car. Spend 45 minutes in rush hour traffic driving home. Let the dogs out. Go to Target and Farmer Jack to buy necessities for the party on Saturday. Come home and clean the house. Welcome Anna when she arrives from Buffalo, NY around 9pm. Continue cleaning. Welcome Sarah home from Panera around 10:30pm. Sit around and talk about girl things and how fun the party is going to be. Go to bed. Wake up and go tanning and liquor store. Go home and eat lunch and watch some college football (MSU's bye-week, so hope UM loses to Minnesota). Last minute prep for party (cleaning, food prep, shower, get dressed, make-up, hair, etc.) Welcome our guests at 8pm. Drink, eat, converse. Jump up and down when the limo arrives at 10pm. All hop in the limo and head to Pontiac to bar hop and dance and drink and have fun until bars close at 2am. Get back in the limo to come home. Not go to White Castle because Ryan doesn't want to :) Get home and eat and pass-out (notice I left out vomiting since I hope nobody does that at this party). Wake up Sunday morning to make breakfast for all of our overnight guests. Clean the house and shower. Drag myself to my brother's house for a birthday party for my niece and two nephews. Come home from that and do laundry and watch TV and go to bed early. Damn, it's already Monday morning, how'd that happen?
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
If it weren't for the stupid internet, I wouldn't be half as in debt as I am today! I hate that I can sit on my butt and still spend money. I wish I didn't have my credit card number memorized; I wish I didn't have internet at work. I'd save a lot of money that way!!
I just won an auction on eBay for a Canon PowerShot SD200 digital camera. I am very excited because I've wanted a digital camera for a long time time, but when you go to the stores they only sell the newest, fanciest ones for $400. But you see, I don't need/want a 700 megapixel, 5000MB memory camera. The one I got is 3.2 megapixels and a 16MB SD memory card (which I might need to upgrade). I am very happy with my purchase and hope to have it for the limo extravaganza this Saturday, but I probably won't. I just hope there are plenty of other cameras to capture the shenanigans.
Anyone else watching the new TV show on Fox, Prison Break? I got sucked into it last week when my roommate was watching it and I had nothing else to do but watch it as well. Of course, it was part one of two so I had to watch last night to see the end. I like the show because it is intriguing to me, but it also bothers me. In the last two episodes there was a prison riot. A female doctor was trapped by crazy inmates trying to break into the room she was in so they could do bad, bad things to her. But she was saved by a good inmate (he got himself thrown into jail to help break his brother out {that is the main plot of the show}). I just watched the whole show shaking my head back & forth because I can't fathom how crazy people can be. Yes, this is a fictional show, but I know real prison riots have to be scary - crazy killers and rapists running free beating up innocent guards just because they can. On the show, there is one 'evil' guy (he's the one that leads the gang who preys on the young, new inmates for 'pleasure'). Well, he wanted to kill a guard but the other inmates said no. They let the guard go but the evil guy killed him anyway. I do not understand why the good inmates (good compared to other inmates, not normal people) never killed the evil guy. It was a freakin' riot, would who know (or care). I hope they kill him soon.
Anyway, I think that is all for now. I am at work and should be working. (Oh, I had my review today and it went really well. I finally feel like my boss likes me and really appreciates the work I do. She refered to me as her life-line...guess that's pretty good job security, eh? I just wish I still wasn't afraid to ask to work from home from time-to-time.)
I just won an auction on eBay for a Canon PowerShot SD200 digital camera. I am very excited because I've wanted a digital camera for a long time time, but when you go to the stores they only sell the newest, fanciest ones for $400. But you see, I don't need/want a 700 megapixel, 5000MB memory camera. The one I got is 3.2 megapixels and a 16MB SD memory card (which I might need to upgrade). I am very happy with my purchase and hope to have it for the limo extravaganza this Saturday, but I probably won't. I just hope there are plenty of other cameras to capture the shenanigans.
Anyone else watching the new TV show on Fox, Prison Break? I got sucked into it last week when my roommate was watching it and I had nothing else to do but watch it as well. Of course, it was part one of two so I had to watch last night to see the end. I like the show because it is intriguing to me, but it also bothers me. In the last two episodes there was a prison riot. A female doctor was trapped by crazy inmates trying to break into the room she was in so they could do bad, bad things to her. But she was saved by a good inmate (he got himself thrown into jail to help break his brother out {that is the main plot of the show}). I just watched the whole show shaking my head back & forth because I can't fathom how crazy people can be. Yes, this is a fictional show, but I know real prison riots have to be scary - crazy killers and rapists running free beating up innocent guards just because they can. On the show, there is one 'evil' guy (he's the one that leads the gang who preys on the young, new inmates for 'pleasure'). Well, he wanted to kill a guard but the other inmates said no. They let the guard go but the evil guy killed him anyway. I do not understand why the good inmates (good compared to other inmates, not normal people) never killed the evil guy. It was a freakin' riot, would who know (or care). I hope they kill him soon.
Anyway, I think that is all for now. I am at work and should be working. (Oh, I had my review today and it went really well. I finally feel like my boss likes me and really appreciates the work I do. She refered to me as her life-line...guess that's pretty good job security, eh? I just wish I still wasn't afraid to ask to work from home from time-to-time.)
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Some things never change
MSU did not beat UM...again. It doesn't matter who is on our team or where we play or which team is ranked or which team isn't ranked or who has th better record... MSU has a mental handicap that will not allow them to beat UM in football. MSU was favored by 5 1/2 points the last I heard, but that along with all of the sporting "experts" picking MSU to win was a jinx. Too much pressure, too much confidence...whatever it was, it was sad. Both teams played a horrible game and neither deserved to win (I'm sure the UM fans would say differently of course). Missed field goals and bad defense is just no way to win a tough game like that. Typically I am one to say "There's always next year" - hahaha. No more, next year will be no different, it never is.
Aside from the final score, the weekend was a win in my book. I got to Lansing around 6:15 Friday evening. Went shopping for MSU gear for my nephews and niece, then went to Danielle's for dinner. Anna arrived from Buffalo then we headed out to get her some food, drove by the Sparty watch to give Johnny Spirit some food and went to Meijer for propane and beer. We watched Fraggle Rock then went to bed. Woke up at 5:41am to get ready for the tailgate. We parked our car at 7:20 or so. Unpacked the truck and began the party. We had a lot of people stop by we ate pancakes and sausage and drank Mimosas. By game time most of us were sufficiently buzzed. The game seemed long. After MSU lost, we headed back out to the car to drink our sorrow away. We headed back to Danielle's around 7:00. I came home since our puppies were home alone all day (they did have someone to let them out a couple times, but they were still lonely). I was so tired that I was asleep by 11:00 and slept straight until 9:30am.
Anyway, the tailgate was fun and it was great to hang out with everyone. It got me ready for next weekend. Saturday the 8th is our limo night. It's going to be most fantastic.
Well, I'm off to watch some TV and finish some laundry then watch Housewives and go to sleep. I'm getting a cold and need lots of rest so I'm at 100% for the party next weekend!!
Aside from the final score, the weekend was a win in my book. I got to Lansing around 6:15 Friday evening. Went shopping for MSU gear for my nephews and niece, then went to Danielle's for dinner. Anna arrived from Buffalo then we headed out to get her some food, drove by the Sparty watch to give Johnny Spirit some food and went to Meijer for propane and beer. We watched Fraggle Rock then went to bed. Woke up at 5:41am to get ready for the tailgate. We parked our car at 7:20 or so. Unpacked the truck and began the party. We had a lot of people stop by we ate pancakes and sausage and drank Mimosas. By game time most of us were sufficiently buzzed. The game seemed long. After MSU lost, we headed back out to the car to drink our sorrow away. We headed back to Danielle's around 7:00. I came home since our puppies were home alone all day (they did have someone to let them out a couple times, but they were still lonely). I was so tired that I was asleep by 11:00 and slept straight until 9:30am.
Anyway, the tailgate was fun and it was great to hang out with everyone. It got me ready for next weekend. Saturday the 8th is our limo night. It's going to be most fantastic.
Well, I'm off to watch some TV and finish some laundry then watch Housewives and go to sleep. I'm getting a cold and need lots of rest so I'm at 100% for the party next weekend!!
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