Good News

Subject: Readmission to MSU: Welcome Back!
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 14:42:26 -0500

Dear Jaclynne XXXXXXXX
Welcome back to Michigan State University!

Your application for readmission has been approved at the Bachelors level in Clinical Laboratory Sciences beginning FS06 Semester.




I am very pleased. Too bad my parents are freaking out and acting like I'm 16 and pregnant.
Anyway, so much to do between now and August. What am I getting myself into??

Happy New Year

Well, another one bites the dust. I dont mind really; I can't say that 2005 was all that great for me. But I am ready to start anew. Here are a few pictures from last night:














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Happy 2006 Everyone!

Snowfun

http://www.kilogramme.co.uk/snowgallery/1.html

Create your own snowman at: http://www.kilogramme.co.uk/snowgallery/

Is it really Christmas time???

Hello everyone. I am just sitting here at work waiting for my manager to tell what work to do. I guess there are several pressing items that must be completed today. Note: today is the last working day before practically 95% of the company takes the next week and a half off due to the holidays. Of course these items can't possibly wait until next week, because next week there are several other pressing items that will need to be completed while 95% of the company is not working. My job is not to ask why, it is merely to do what I am told. Kinda sucks. I didn't save any vacation time because I thought I just would get the two days off next week, boy was I wrong. But now I'm glad I didn't save vacation time because I would have to work on those days anyway. Yes, it is annoying when you manager is a work-horse and you are not.

Anyhoo, I'm looking forward to the weekend. Sleeping in, eating tons of food, hanging out with friends and family, opening presents, etc. i should have plenty of time to finally start book 6 of Harry Potter. Something I should have done already but have not because I have been sucked into that new TV game show, Deal or No Deal. I'm not sure why I find myself drawn to these shows. This new one isn't even exciting, no trivia and no challanges, just people picking random numbers in hopes of being offered a lot of money. I find many people are very greedy... Isn't that a deadly sin? People gamble away guaranteed amounts of money (over $100,000) because they want even more. Unfortunately, nobody has been screwed yet, I'm hoping that happens though. It's fun for me to laugh at morons who lose out on a good thing because they want to be greedy. Ha.

Hey, does anybody have any clue what the story is behind serving hard-boiled eggs at a bar? I've searched online with no luck. I ask because I went to a new restaurant in Somerset, Bon Vie, to get a gift card for my boss. They had several racks of hard-boiled eggs sitting on the bar in place of where the bowl of pretzels should be. I did not ask the bartender because I really just forgot to. I was mesmerized by the woman next to me peeling and salting one of the eggs while sipping her Dirty Martini. It is a French-American bistro - anyone have a clue???

Well, I should go. I want to be ready when I find out what work needs to be done so I can do as quickly as possible.

Order of the Phoenix

Alas, I have finished book 5. Soon I will be in the same ranks as all of you that read all 6 books.
The death, although sad and unecessary, was not as dramatic or shocking as I expected. I was happy when the character was first created, but with the lack of creating it as more of a main character, I was never able to grow attached to it. I do wish the character was more profound, at least like McGonngall or Snape. I'm sure, however, that the movie version will have me crying.

Anyway, I should go to sleep now. Good night...or rather good morning since that's when you will most likely be reading this.

Deep Breath

It is now 5:30pm. The presentation is 10:00am tomorrow morning. I have been working on 4 slides since Monday and my manager decides to tell me now that she doesn't like them and wants to change them. Please note: it's not that I worked on them for 3 days and just showed them to her and she didn't like them, no, she has seen them at least 4 times every day and has requested changes every time she saw them! This is my life. I thought I coul;d be anal and annoying about some things, but man, she has got me beat! Good thing I have no life and no plans and can stay here for the next hour while she makes up her mind...

Peek-a-Boo

Hello, I am here and breathing. Just haven't had much to say lately. I have been in my own little world lately. Thanksgiving weekend was nice. Family, food, friends, etc. The usual. Nothing annoying or exciting going on at work, just day-to-day operations. I did go to the bar (Waves) with Sarah last Saturday. It was actually fun - probably because I was drunk and we met up with a group of people; it also helped that I knew the ex was out of town and had no chance of running into him with his new ho (I really shouldn't say that, I don't know her, I'm sure she's nice and smart or whatever even though I don't think she's really that pretty and she's 37 or something old like that...) ANYWAY - Waves was fun until the end of the night when I finally mustered up the courage to talk to this guy I had been staring at all night. I walked up to the bar and started a conversation. He was nice, but claimed he was shy. We talked for a few then he suddenly had to go the to restroom. I knew right then that he had no interest in talking to me. Then the questions started in my head... Could he tell I was a little tipsy and that turned him off? Did he think I was ugly? Was he really just shy? Was he really a jerk with a girlfriend but didn't want to say that? I thought guys were typically impressed with confident women, but I'm starting to think that is an urban myth. Mayeb guys really think girls are desparate when they resort to walking up to guys at the bar. I think it is a sign of weakness; that a girl is "on the hunt" or whatever you want to call it. If that's the case then that is bullshit. Anyway, that kind of bummed me out and I was ready to go home and sleep the rest of the weekend away. I can understand why guys say it's hard to talk to girls because of the fear of rejection. Rejection totally sucks, especially when there really is no reasonable explaination for it. But I do think it is a lot easier for guys to meet girls if they want to. Seems like guys can fall into relationships as easily as they fall out of them. That's just my opinion.

Anyway, I hate traffic and I hate winter.

This weekend we are headed to K-zoo for Gayle's wedding.

I can't wait for the holidays - well, really I can't wait to have the time off work.

Barefoot

I did not get shoes :(

Here's a neat bloggy thing I took from my friend, Jess.



create your own personalized map of the USA

I have visited 24 states or 47% of the United States. You may say I cheated, but I counted states I have just driven through. I really want to visit Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Maine and Massachusetts. Not sure that I have any desired to visit Iowa or Nebraska or any of the state located in the bible belt/corn country...but one never knows where life will take you.

Ho Hum

It is November 28th in Detroit, MI and it is currently 64 degrees outside. It was like 10 degrees on Thanksgiving with a below zero wind chill factor. I will never understand. Like the comic said - only weathermen never get fired for being wrong all the time. Maybe that's what I should go back to school for...

No, really, I reapplied to MSU yesterday. It will be several weeks before I hear anything, I'm sure, but keep your fingers crossed for me. I really need a change. I am stuck in a bad place right now and the only way out is to make a change. Change will not just happen. I need a new place and new routine.

I think I'm going to go to DSW after work. If Jessica was able to find the perfect shoes, hopefully I can too.

The Holidays

My weekend in Buffalo was fun and relaxing. It took about 5 hours to get there because it was snowing most of the way and there were several accidents. But I arrived about 7:00 and we went to dinner at Red Lobster. We went to a 10:30 showing of Harry Potter. I liked the movie but will not comment much for those who have not seen it yet. I will just say I liked the book better (no different than the other 3). On Saturday we tried to sleep in but were up by 10:30. Anna made cappuccinos and we headed to the outlet mall. I got some Christmas shopping done which was a pleasant surprise. I always wait until the last minute but this year I'm half way done already. After shopping, we went to Anna's where we watched the MSU/Penn State football game and last week's episode of Lost. Dinner was at Anchor Bar, home of the original Buffalo Wings. We thought about going out, but after a couple hours of drinking and watching SATC and playing the SATC Trivia Game, we just stayed in. It was fun to just spend time with Anna and Travis (Anna's friend from college who lives in Missouri so we only see him one or two times a year). Sunday we were hungover. I left about 2:00 and was home in a speedy 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Although I'm not a fan of the cold weather or the shopping or the crowds, I am glad it is the holiday season. I'm glad I get days off of work and get to see friends and family that I only see this time of year. I am glad that is it already Monday afternoon and I only have to work two more days this week.

Copycat

You Are a Little Scary

You've got a nice edge to you. Use it.

How Scary Are You?

Nothing Exciting to Report

The comedy club was fun and Jessica's surprise party was a surprise. The weekend was a success. On Saturday I spent time shopping with my mom. I then went to my brother's house where Louie wore himself out chasing and being chased by the kids. I stayed the night at my brother's house since we had to get up early to go to the Lions' game on Sunday with our dad. We were lucky, the Lions actually won so we had a good time. After the football game we ate dinner at my brother's house then I took Louie home so he could immediately crash on the couch. He was so worn out that he practically slept for the next 24 hours.

Monday was work. Sarah and I made chicken burgers and smashed potatoes (thanks to Rachel Ray) for dinner and watched Bewitched and Elf.

Tuesday was work. I stopped for an oil change on my way to dinner at Monterrey's in Royal Oak. I met Barb and Diane (old school, GM Card co-workers) for dinner. I had tacos and fried ice cream (yum). I then went home and watched the end of Biggest Loser and all of Earl. Sarah got home from Panera by 10:00 so we watched SVU together before going to bed (not together).

Today was work (again). I am just waiting until 5:00 so I can leave and go to my nail appointment.

Tomorrow work continues. And Friday I only have a half day because I'm leaving around 12:30 to drive to Buffalo to visit with Anna and our other friend, Travis. We will be going to see Harry Potter at 10:30pm, the rest of the weekend is not planned out yet. I'm looking forward to hanging out with them - if only the drive was a little bit shorter... Anyone want to come with me? :)


Oh, wait, I almost forgot... Panera brought back their German Chocolate Danishes - YAHOO! They are so yummy. Now that is something exciting to report.

Bumpersticker

Although I did not see any "Thug Life" stickers on my way to work, I did see "It's a Child...Not a Choice". Nothing like a good pro-life statement first thing in the morning. Joy.

Anyway, I finished HP 4 last night. Very good; I enjoyed it very much. The death in this book was somewhat predictable and not very "earth shattering" but sad nonetheless. I am ready for book 5 now. I don't know how anyone could read these books then wait a year or more for the next one to come out to find out what happens next. Voldemort is alive... now what!!?!??!?!? Anyway, I went back and watched the third movie just because. I was a little disappointed because there was a lot of detail from the book left out. I understand they can't squeeze all of it into a 2 hour movie, but that only means I'm a little skiddish about seeing #4 when it comes out. Everything in the book is important so I don't know what they could skip to keep within a reasonable timeframe... Guess we'll just have to see.

Outside of work and reading Harry Potter, I haven't done anything this week. I did go to the grocery store and took Louie to Petco for food, but that's not exciting at all. I'm getting a little perturbed with Louie lately. Don't get me wrong, he's still my baby and I love him and wouldn't trade him for the world - but he's almost a year now and we still have some issues with going potty in the house and not lifting his leg therefore peeing on himself almost everytime. We take him out a lot and so I don't understand the need to go in the house. I do get that he might be confused by the litter boxes or the fact that our basement is dirty and smelly and needs major cleaning because of the cats, but is that it; is that the reason for it? Any dog experts out there with advice? We are never gone more than a couple hours and we always take them outside before we leave. I'm so confused. The joys of puppy parenthood. I'm sure you all enjoyed reading about my puppy potty problems. Sorry.

This weekend will be a good one. Comedy Club entertainment and hanging out with friends - who could ask for anything more? See you all tomorrow!

Home Sweet Home

Well, I'm back from my whirlwind trip to Phoenix. And it was just that. I arrived Friday afternoon. My cousin picked me up and we went to grab a bite to eat (Jack in the Box - YUM!!) and then to the grocery store to pick up essentials like alcohol, potato chips and bagels. We then went to his apartment and killed time until it was bar time. We headed to a place called The Lighthouse. It was OK, but it had no atmosphere. When we arrived it was Karaoke time. I hate Karaoke. Not just because I am a horrible singer and refuse to do it myself, but because everyone else (well, 6 out of 7) is horrible and should be shot for picking up the microphone. I do not find tone-deaf, drunk people muttering into a loud speaker very enjoyable. Anyway... after a while the other side of the bar became club-like. Playing some hip-hop/dance music. I suddenly felt like I was at Waves (minus the atmosphere). We stayed until close and surprisingly after 5 Yager bombs I wasn't tipsy at all.

Saturday morning we woke up to watch the MSU football game. I should have stayed in bed. They lost (AGAIN) and the season is now shot to shit and I have no desire to watch any other games this season. Only MSU would start with 4-0 record and NOT be eligible for a Bowl game at the end of the season. Woohoo, way to go John L.

After the game my cousin took me out the Scottsdale. It is equivalent to Bloomfield Hills - the upper class part of town. We went to a couple of malls. It was nice because the weather was beautiful and the malls were not enclosed. Then we grabbed some dinner and got ready to head out for night #2. This time we went to a much better bar. It was like a club here at home. Good music, good atmosphere. I also enjoyed all the free drinks :) Again, I had several Yager bombs and some shots. I danced with one guy's girlfriend and had a good time. I talked to a cute boy (24 yr old Alabama boy) but there was no making out as I had initially hoped for. But I really didn't care. I was just hanging out. It was really nice to see my cousin. He won't be home until Christmas. And he is talking crazy- saying he wants to volunteer to go to Iraq. He doesn't feel like he is serving his country where he is right now. That darn military - brainwashing our youth!! I told him he can't serve his country if he's dead... Really, I guess I know why he feels that way, but I really don't want to wake up every morning knowing that I have family over there ; just waiting for bad news. Granted, he's not a pilot or a combat person, but over there, anything goes. They could make him do anything even if he isn't trained for it. That is scary to me. Anyway, I don't want to get on a soapbox about my feelings about the war. I just know I don't want my family to be over there.

I got home last night just in time for DH and GA. Good shows. It is now Monday and I am at work and it feels as though I never left. Well, I didn't really...

I read a about 500 pages of HP 4 over the weekend and should be done very soon so I can see the movie when it opens. It is definitely better than the first 3 - in my opinion.

Preview

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - the movie - looks really good... Can I read book four between now and November 18? It will be hard since I do not have that book in my possession. But, I think I might know someone who might let me borrow it...

It's Not the 60s Anymore

Virgo August 23 - September 22
Monthly Love for November, 2005
Provided by Astrology.com

Sometimes you just can't get enough of love and romance. You are fascinated by other folks, and you love watching how human beings fall in and out of love. Which isn't to say that you fall in and out of love gratuitously, or even particularly often. It's just that you bring a natural curiosity to the process that makes the whole thing worthwhile, whether or not it works out. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd, you'll have lots to think about in the romantic arena. The 7th, get out your field guide to the wilds of romance -- you and a potential partner have spotted each other. The 13th, why don't you two romantic explorers go out to dinner somewhere off the beaten track? Then, by the 17th, do your best to communicate with your love interest in language they can understand (don't forget: It doesn't have to be verbal!). The 21st, you need to stay flexible, and the 25th, you two are having a ball together. The 29th, you look up and realize you've had a very interesting month!


Are they telling me I will meet someone on Monday and that I should have sex with that person just 10 days later??!! That is awfully presumptuous of them. What kind of girl do they think I am?

Not So Happy Halloween

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.

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.

Puppy Love v2

More pictures of my baby:

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

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 64% on Tastefulness You scored higher than 40% on Originality You scored higher than 48% on Deliberateness You scored higher than 97% on Sexiness

Link: The Fashion Style Test written by mari-e on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test