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| So today someone whip-creamed my car. While I was at work. Sometime after lunch.
Really mature, work. Really mature. I'm trying to decide what to do about it.
Also, husband was very sympathetic. Not. He is on shit list right now. | comments: Leave a comment   |
| I am freaking pissed off. I have been trying to burn a CD for 4 MONTHS. We finally get new CDs thinking that the old ones were the problem. It still doesn't work.
I am trying to calm down, because I have to teach bellydance in an hour, but I am SO PISSED. Nothing torks me off more than my computer not working, except for maybe my wonderful husband NOT fixing it even though I have asked him to.
I gotta go mediate. I'm so blazingly mad I'm about to kill something. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| From tonight:
"There is a prospect of a thrilling time ahead for you"
From last week:
"The future looks bright. Hang in there"
Sigh. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | cat who is noming | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | Explain, pls? | | Time: | 06:46 am | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/cold.gif) cold |
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| Sigh. I have to admit, I am a little tired of snow right now. It snowed for like 2 straight weeks back in December, and a couple other times as well. So what did it do last night?
Yep. It snowed.
Please, Mother Nature, give me a break.
This was probably one of the worst winters in Seattle for quite some time.
But, on the up side, at least the roads are clear.
. . . also, my Zune Rick Rolled me the other day. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| In lieu of a real post, I shall complete this questionnaire stolen from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) hopeful_archer . Thanks lady!
1. Do you like blue cheese? Yep. Especially in dressing.
2. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Yep.
3. Do you own a gun? By "gun", you mean a water gun that is modeled after a blaster from Star Wars. If you mean that, then yes.
4. What flavor Kool Aid was your favorite? Ok, the secret's out. I really don't like Kool Aid.
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? Meh, not really.
6. What do you think of hot dogs? So I love hot dogs. The fattier and greasier the better. But only with ketchup and relish. If there's no relish, it's not a good hot dog.
7. Favorite Christmas movie? A Muppet's Christmas Carroll
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee, then tea. It's not a good morning if I don't have both.
9. Can you do push ups? I can do A push up. If someone is lifting me.
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Ok, this is going to sound cheesy, but my wedding ring.
11. Your favorite hobby? Belly dancing.
12. Do you have A.D.D.? Shiny!
13. What's one trait you hate about yourself? There are definitely things I don't like. But I HATE my love handles. They suck, they're annoying, and they look really bad when they lap over the pants/skirt I wear when I belly dance.
14. Middle name? Marie
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
What's for dinner?
I want new book shelves.
Doug keeps bugging me. ::whine::
16. Current hate right now? The media frenzy of the upcoming election. Focus in the issues people! Not on Palin's insanity or Obama's grandma!
17. Favorite place to be? At home, on the couch, with a book and hot cocoa.
18. How did you bring in the new year? Lol, at the casino down the street. We walked there.
19. Where would you like to go? A lot of places - Europe, South America, and Egypt are musts before I die.
20. Name three people who will complete this. Um. . . no.
21. Do you own slippers? Yes, but I need new ones.
22. What shirt are you wearing? Black tank top.
23. Do you like sleeping on satin? No. I get sweaty and gross for some reason. Give me flannel any day.
24. Can you whistle? Yes, through my teeth. It's awesome.
25. Would you be a pirate? Yarrr!
26. What songs do you sing in the shower? "So Fresh, So Clean"
27. Favorite girl's name? Don't laugh: Mercedes
28. Favorite boy's name? Again, Don't laugh: Lucas.
29. What's in your pocket right now? lint.
30. Last thing that made you laugh? Listening to Doug talk about his appendectomy (it doesn't sound like it would be funny until you hear him talk about his CT scan).
32. Worst injury you've ever had? I really haven't had anything too bad. Probably the worst was scraping my knee on pavement by falling of my bike when I was 8.
33. Do you love where you live? YES.
34. How many TVs do you have in your house? Seven (hangs head in shame) But not all of them are mine. . .
35. Who is your loudest friend? Caitlin. She's got the greatest, loudest laugh ever.
36. How many dogs do you have? I have a cat that thinks he's a dog. . . .
37. Does someone have a crush on you? They did, but then I married him. Just kidding.
38. What is your favorite book? Oh holy crap, you don't honestly expect me to answer this. We could be here all night.
39. What is your favorite candy? Without a doubt, Milky Way dark. I could eat one every day and not get tired of them.
40. Favorite Sports Team? Orioles for life.
41. What song do you want played at your funeral? Beach Boys "Wipe Out". Or maybe Jan & Dean "Bye Bye Baby". Or maybe The Beatles "The End".
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| I have started my new job as of yesterday. I must say, it's actually easier (for now) than I thought it was going to be, which makes me both happy and nervous. Happy, because I'm understanding the material, nervous, because it can only get harder, and I want to make sure I do well.
So far, from what I've seen, it looks like as long as I work hard and communicate effectively, I'm in the green. I am a little concerned about the high turnover in the department, but it's from a lot of things, good and bad, from a promotion to being let go. So, to repeat, as long as I work hard and communcate effectively, I'll do well. I'm getting some good hands on experience and help from a couple of the people in the department, and have made some good aquaintances (not friends just yet, but certainly people that I could like outside of work).
I am just becoming more and more happy that I made the decision that I did. The work is plentiful and makes sense, the chain of command is clear, policies are written and make sense. The company makes sense, you know? And what's more, aside from the actual work, I get higher pay, better benefits, a laptop (HELL YES!), and a shorter commute (I can go home for lunch if I wanted).
Of course, the downside is the work is slightly more predictable than what I am used to, but that might be a change for the better. :-)
On more personal notes, I think I've made a turn in working on keeping in touch. I don't think I'm as good as I'd like to be about that, but I've certainly gotten better in recent weeks. I feel like I'm turning a corner.
Of course, with all this stuff, I've managed to gain .6 in the last two weeks, taking my total weight loss back up to 9.8 pounds. Go figure. I'll do better this week.
I think I've learned a lot in the past couple years. I know I'm older, somewhat wiser, maybe a little more cynical, but overall, I feel like I definitely understand life a little more. I'm sure it'll throw me a curve ball and prove me wrong, but for now, it's good. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I'm very excited (in fact so much that I'm kinda shaking) to announce the birth of my nephew, Olin Michael. Not nephew by blood, just to explain.
Born 1:47am on July 22nd, 2008, Olin weighs 8 lbs and 14 oz. 10 fingers, 10 toes. I'm a proud Auntie. We're going to visit mom and baby tonite after work.
I'm actually kind of petrified. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Dropkick Murphys - Barroom Heroes | | Current Location: | home | | Subject: | In memorium | | Time: | 09:10 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/melancholy.gif) melancholy |
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| In the summer of 2004, I came out to Seattle to spend the summer with Doug. I moved in with him and T, who was gracious enough to accept my moving in with them (despite the fact that I was too poor to pay my portion of the rent). His girlfriend, M, would come over very often; we became instant friends. Years later, I would be her bridesmaid in her wedding to T, and they both came to Doug and I's wedding.
One of our first bonding experiences was to convince the boys that we needed a cat. Somehow, they magically agreed, and M and I adopted Zelda, our first princess. Naturally, any cat should have a friend, and a coworker of M's just happened to have a litter, and brought a couple for us to see.
He was cute. He was small. But most importantly, he was a ball of fur, and took to Zelda right away. Naturally, we named him Link.
For the rest of the summer, the two kitties were our babies. We loved them as if we had birthed them ourselves. Zelda took to M, but Link loved everyone.
That summer, there were two instances of him falling in the toilet - one of which we discovered when he was cleaning himself on Doug and I's bed. The sheets, naturally, had to be changed, despite the fact that they had been changed earlier that day. He was such a curious kitten, that we sprayed him with water - in fact, so often that he became immune to it; he was no longer bothered by it.
In years to come, he would take naps in sinks, and every now and then, he would join you for a shower, sitting at the other end of the shower, looking, wondering "Why does this human not have fur?". He loved high spaces, often napping on the top of the scratching tree (sometimes chasing Zelda from his favorite perch). When evening arrived, you could always count on him to join you for some dinner and a movie.
Possibly the only fault Link had was his love of chewing and consuming wires, ribbons, and hair ties. This led to his eventual three surgeries to remove blockages from imbibing on one too many ribbons off of Christmas presents. Unfortunately, his latest quest in the ingesting of said objects has led to an inoperable blockage. With each surgery costing $3000, funding was no longer possible.
Today, May 24th, 2008, we mourn the departure of one special kitty. Link, we love you, and I know you are in kitty heaven, chewing on yet another computer mouse wire. This is for you. ::Dumps out entire bottle of Jack Daniels::
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| My day is officially over, except I need to stick around to get a note taker for a late class. Bah.
So after much thinking, and a conversation with my mom, I've decided to have a talk with Ca and Lau. Not about how I feel about Lau's breaking up with the ex (I've mostly gotten past feeling bad for him) but about my concerns as a roommate (ie if they break up and there's bad blood in the house). I'm very protective of my home - it is my sanctuary, my place to go at the end of the day, I and I won't have that ruined by a warring pair of exes. But after that, I'm taking cnunez's advice and staying the hell out of the way.
In other news, am still frustrated by a certain department at work. They still can't seem to get their act together, and my work continues to suffer for it. I was basically at the point of frustration where I came full circle and started being chipper, because I didn't know what else to do. I know the Bossman knows how frustrated I am, but unfortunately, he can't really do too much about it either, other than getting involved (which he now is).
In other, other news, I am going to be performing bellydance at 3 different events! The first one is June 22nd, so wish me luck! I'm still not quite ready yet (need to drop a few pounds and get the routine down), but I'm getting there. Am a little nervous about the costume though, it's kinda sheer and pretty revealing. Hopefully we can get some nude shorts or something to go under it. But it should be pretty cool, and my parents are coming up for the performance in July. Here is the costume I bought: http://missbellydance.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=1799. It's that costume, except the costume will be white with silver beading. It's going to be sooo pretty!
Okay, gotta go! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| So Ca has officially paid rent, and is in the process of moving in the house. I'm actually really looking forward to having another body in the house. It'll probably feel a little more crowded, but honestly, the only reason I ever used the space that Ca is moving into is because we had the space, and by no means because I needed to use it. Doug told me that Ca just broke up with his girlfriend, too, so we'll see how that impacts the house. I was actually very surprised, because she ended up coming over and helping him move some of his stuff in the house. I don't think I would be doing that too much with my ex, if that had happened to me.
Doug told me yesterday that K (biological mom) and D (girlfriend) are getting married. From what he said, they were going to get married in Canada, and then have a reception in Maryland, so now I have another reason to go back to Maryland. I'm already going home this summer because Doug's sister is graduating from high school. What's a good gift to get a graduating kid these days? I think she already has an iPod, but maybe a mini fridge for her dorm might be cool.
Okay, I really need to get some work done. I really haven't done anything this morning. It's very sad.
Later. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| I was so sad to hear Gary Gygax died! RIP dude. . .keep on rollin' 20's!
So I had this sudden epiphany today, that career day is tomorrow. . . and then graduation is next up! I'M IN CHARGE OF GRADUATION. Oh crap. I need to get back ahead of schedule (I'm not behind, but not really ahead at this point, either). I want to have everything done by the end of the month, and then just have small changes to make, small fires to put out, etc, in April. I hope it happens. But for now, I need to get a better idea of what the space looks like. Maybe I'll get a chance to go down there and get a look at the place or something. But I just want to make sure I have enough seating for people. Although, I did have a brilliant idea occur to me today on how to get faculty to RSVP (a real problem for any event), which is to dangle free parking at them, like a tasty, tasty carrot.
Hopefully this works. I'm not sure if it will or not. But hopefully it will. Mwahahaha, gotta love scheming.
But seriously, I totally had a worry-moment today about seating, which was a real problem last year. I DO NOT want to repeat that, so I emailed the rep at the convention center we're hosting to let me know what I can get. At the worst, I think I can get about 1,000 seats, which is about double what I had last year, and I managed to make that work. Although, I think that, unfortunately, people are requesting more and more tickets every year. Oh well, it will work out! It will work out, because I will make it work. Thank you Tim Gunn. Oh, how I love you for saying "Make it work".
On a completely different note, my parents are in town. So far, so good. I haven't wanted to kill my mother yet, although I'm sure that's coming soon. She was totally cool this morning - just decent conversation, as opposed to forcing her opinion on me as she too often does. But, as I say, I'm sure that's coming soon. It's because she's still making the switch between manager of my life, to spectator with input, and I think that bothers her that she doesn't have the influence over my daily life that she used to have. She's a bit of a control freak. Although, she is pretty cool. Just a little controlling occasionally. That's all.
Okay, I'm going home now. Late. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Pink Floyd - Money | | Subject: | I'm so tired | | Time: | 02:19 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/tired.gif) tired |
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| Sigh. I leave for one day and I get like 100 emails when I get back. Does everything fall to pieces when I leave? How did I manage to leave for two weeks this past summer and not have the place burn down??
I keep going back and forth about this person, who MIGHT call today. I'm probably being silly about it, but apparently she's really mad for something at work, but it seems like maybe she was misinformed. At least that's the way it seems when I talk to G and KMc about it, but I don't know. She may not call, but if she does, I really don't want to get yelled at for a potential "misunderstanding". Meh, either way, I didn't do anything wrong, so she's just going to have to live with it.
Man, I'm exhausted. I gotta stop stretching myself out during the week. Monday was a late nite with people, Tuesday was late because I'm stupid, Wednesday I woke up at 4am to go to a conference in Olympia, 2 1/2 hours away, and tonite I have bellydancing. Awesome. No sleep for the wicked, that's for sure.
I will be very happy indeed when G gets back from this stupid trial. Playing boss-man isn't all it's cracked up to be. You actually have to be responsible! Who does that?!
Oh well, back to work and maybe this lady will call and just get it over with. Blech! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| My life is a roller coaster, only the hills aren't as fun. Bleh.
Yesterday was awesome. I had one of those days where I remembered why I work at the place I work at. Students were awesome, I got a massive amount of work done, things went my way, and no one yelled at me.
Then today it kinda crashed. It really wasn't too bad, but I hate it when people are super nit-picky, and our accounting department is just that. They change their policies more than they change their underwear. So yeah, very annoying. Things that were okay last semester, and the two semesters before are suddenly not okay. Gah!
At least I have bellydancing tonite. It'll be nice to break in my new finger cymbals! They're silver, and oh-so pretty.
I told Doug yesterday that I was willing to talk to a person about a job. There would be a very, VERY slim chance I would take it, but it doesn't hurt to talk. I'm not even bringing my resume. But we'll see. I'm definitely thinking about talking to the person I met at the winery who is taking a group to Paris. I would definitely be interested in how he got where he is, and how to get involved in something like that.
At least today was payday, and tomorrow is Friday. I have some serious sleep to catch up on. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| So I had to cancel our food services at work for the next semester. I feel like an arse. I realize I'm not personally responsible: out of 900 students, only 12 registered for the program. And that's just a sad turnout. But I still feel bad for those twelve students who are really going to be bummed. Worse, I feel bad for those twelve students' moms, who I know are going to call and let me know how they feel.
Ugh. I wish we had something to offer, but our uppers just don't care sometimes, and that's really frustrating. I had been saying since June that we needed to go in another direction, but they don't listen. And now, this is what they get. We damn well better have something to offer these students for next year, or someone is going to mutiny. And it might be me.
Garrr! | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Killers - When you were young | | Subject: | Ready for a change | | Time: | 04:08 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/exausted.gif) exhausted |
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| Tomorrow is the last day of exams at work. I am so ready for students to be on break. There are too many of them coming in to do last minute stuff that I asked them to do last month. I just had a student (freshman, obviously) ask me if a professor was in. I replied that I didn't know. And she then asked, "Well, then how am I supposed to get in touch with him?". GAH! How about you email him, or call him. It's not like I'm telepathically connected to this guy or something. I can't magically make him appear. Ugh.
But, to be fair, most of them get it. Most of them get the system, and work the system to their advantage. So they're okay.
I'm out of the office on Monday, which is going to rock. I have a conference, which some people might perceive as "boring", but I don't care, it gets me out of the office.
My cold is almost better. I've been fighting it really hard, and it's almost gone. And it didn't even take a week! Awesome.
That's all I got right now. I'm going to go back to being bored in the office. Oh, 5 o'clock, please hurry. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| So, today was just nuts. I spent more time talking to people outside of work than I did inside.
I talked to Doug about money. We're not bad off, but he's paranoid because we're not used to being frugal with our money; we, in fact, just spent a year and a half being very liberal with our money. He still wants to get another roommate. I'm just hoping we can find someone that we can live with. I'm pretty flexible, but between him and Lauren, I'm just not sure there's anyone on this planet that fits the bill.
I talked to my mom today too. Apparently Dad really wants to take me shopping for my birthday, which is kind of a big deal because he hates to shop. But I'd really prefer the money so I can buy bellydancing stuff. Hopefully we can compromise.
I talked to my co-worker today. She's just having a terrible time with her pregnancy. Turns out, there's no way she'll be back before mid-May, which leaves a lot of extra work for me. It's a little frustrating, but I just want her and her baby to be healthy. Plus it's a good resume builder.
I talked to H today. She's so awesome. Her and I think a lot alike, which makes me wish I could hang out with her more. Hopefully I can. With A out of it, I basically need more friends. Not that I don't love A, she's cool, but morning sickness has started, and she said she basically sleeps all day. That really doesn't make for good conversation, alas.
We'll see how these next few months go. With Kv out until mid May, it's going to be a buttload of work for me. At least it will give me the opportunity to hone my skills in multitasking and stress management.
Yay - I'm peacing out. Late. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | Time: | 04:31 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/cranky.gif) cranky |
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| We're having our official housewarming party tonite. I'm pretty stoked - a lot of our friends worked around their schedules (one of them putting off school work) to come. Mmmm, burritos!
The thought crossed my mind that there will be a lot of attention on A, because of her pregnancy. A lot of people coming tonite don't know about it yet. The thought also crossed my mind to just tell people, but that's pretty low. However, you can only say so much about that before you start to repeat yourself, right? Also, Ali and the little one will be here tonite too, so hopefully I can chat with her for a little while too.
Occasionally, I still go into my depression fits about the whole thing, but I'm really trying to see it in a positive light. She gets to go through all the shit, I get to see it firsthand, and then decide whether or not it's worth it. I once asked Suz, who sits next to me at work, if there was anything good that came from pregnancy. Her response was "a baby". Then she told me some of the bad stuff that came out of pregnancy. Like having to care for a little person who eats, shits, and cries. Not to mention what she called baby brain. She said basically, you feel just a little bit stupider, all the time. Meh, maybe someday. Hopefully I can get through the whole "I'm just a friend, supporting a pregnant friend" thing first.
We officially paid our first mortgage payment on our house today. It's a little daunting to be paying that much money (over 3000) for what we have, but then again, this particular market calls for that. And besides, we're the lucky ones out of all our friends that actually have a house. You can't really count Ch and A, since theirs was inherited (though the circumstances in which they inherited the house are sad. Ch's dad died, and mom remarried, which means there were two houses. Ch and A got one, since Ch was the only kid out of everyone that didn't already own). Besides the fact that it's in Federal Way. Granted, ours is in Bothell, but it's at least way closer to Redmond and Bellevue, and Seattle, and it's nowhere near Tacoma. Ugh.
Only one more day, and back to work. I have to admit, it'll be really nice to go back. It helps when you like your job. I'm thinking I might give my boss, G, crap about an office. Mainly because it's fun. He gets frustrated because he wants me to stay in the front office.
Okay, I should stop bs'ing, and go make dinner. Late. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Okay, I have figured it out.
I did some thinking about how Ali was when she had her baby, and she actually came up MORE because she was such a proud mom. She wanted to show off her hard work, and of course everyone was willing to accept, etc. So this could be a chance for A and I to get back in touch with each other. Maybe she'll accept the support I'm (now) willing to give, and give me a call now and then.
But I'm leaving the ball in her court. It's her move, and I'm satisfied with that.
In other news, Doug bought me a desk today for my combo birthday and Christmas gift. It's pretty awesome, but especially since I no longer have to surf the web from the floor. We're also supposed to have dinner at JD and CS's place tonite - J's famous Cobb salad! It'll be really nice to see them, since I haven't in quite some time now. Plus, I've been using my relationship with A as a crutch in a way, and not getting out there to make friends with other people. So it'll be good to see CS. Maybe I can convince her to work out with me, or we can do the weight watchers thing together (we had talked about doing this before). Or hell, I'll even hang out with her kid. She's old enough to be cute and fun anyways.
Need to clean before tomorrow. We're having the onslaught of people come over (minus A and Ch) for a housewarming party. I still have hope that I can convince A to come, since Ali is supposed to be in, and I haven't seen her since September or something like that.
Damn, I've updated more that I've changed clothing this weekend. You can tell I work at a school, huh? No school = a bored Linds. Also, a lazy Linds. I need to go workout now.
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