Drink This In

The Sky is Falling!!

2010-05-13T09:58:00.000-07:00

Man it has either rained or been a little chilly here lately. We had such a wonderful April but May has sucked! I want to play tennis, I want to enjoy riding my bike. I'm tired of having to drag myself out of bed with it being dark and rainy outside. Ugh. . .

At least it's Thursday. Life is always a little better one day closer to Friday.

Brake Gems

2010-05-10T16:09:00.000-07:00

Oh the joys of owning a car.

As I was joyfully walking out of work today I noticed in the bright sunlight that my back drive side break is cracked and rusty. Ahhhh, owning a car is much fun. Sooooo I have to ask my Uncle what the best route is. I will have him take a look at it but it will probably mean getting my rear brakes done.

Ahh, isn't being a grown-up wonderful? Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to be a kid again, trust me. I do not mind being older (she won't say her age hahaha).

Then I had the pit feeling like I don't really know who or what I want to be. I suppose since school has finished it has been hard to think about. So, as to up my anti on writing I am going to start blogging more. I have been horrible in the past about this sort of thing.

Ahhh dinner tonight, the potatoes are simmering away on the stove. I came home and quickly made tuna noodle salad

My recipe

Boil either bow-tie or any choice of noodles. I use whole wheat because any chance you get, it is best to use whole wheat.
In a separate bowl, open a can of tuna, I use tuna in water less oil the better.
I use paprika, garlic (love garlic), minced onions, sea salt, pepper, pepper flakes, thyme, and onion powder for seasoning. You do not have to use that much seasoning, but they all blend well together. The pepper flakes are nice because I like a little heat with my food.

Then add light miracle whip about a cup to the tuna and seasoning. You have the option here to add a citrus. I usually do lemon or lime. Citrus is always good with fish.

Drain noodles and flash them with cold water and drain again.
Slowly add noodles to tuna. I use a spatula and fold the noodles in. If you do it too quickly, it will tear the noodles up and it wont evenly coat the noodles.
Place in fridge for a few hours to cool.
YUMMY!!!

Mashed potatoes
I use red potatoes for most boil mashed and sliced potatoes. I like how they taste.

Boil them in water for about 30 minutes or until tender.
You can use either a blender or a fork, depending on how smooth you like your potatoes.
I add smart balance butter-like spread. Since I cannot have butter. I then add cheese, garlic and pepper. I don't add salt to them because cheese is already salty enough. The best option is to not over-salt anything. Too much sodium is bad for your diet.

I have a sensitive stomach, and I have to watch what I put into it. I am also allergic to several foods (milk, butter).

My wonderful fiance, Tom, puts up with a lot of low sodium, reduced fat, low calorie, no high-fructose corn syrup but he will be a happier person in the end for it. I try to always incorporate a desert though. (which is normally healthier than processed cookies and fatty things)

Potatoes are done, I am off

The End of the Grand!

2010-05-10T06:48:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday was the end of undergraduate life for me. It was hard and emotional, but it is over with.

Actually it was not hard, because I really wanted it to be over with. Haha. Contradicting myself there. I have stepped into the world filled with no-jobs and debt of student loans. Ahhhh, the life.

I shouldn't say no-jobs, because I have a job, just not for my degree. I hope to change that. However, I have had an enlightening promotion at the college and I am job-shadowing at the local library. I want to be a librarian however, I want to also use my undergraduate degree. I want to be a writer for a little while. That is why I got an English degree. . . (ironic)

My stab at journalism was very much exciting, and I want to pursue it! And I will! I am tenacious enough that I WILL!!!!!

Anyways, this past weekend Tom (my wonderful fiance) bought a black Wii!!! and we waisted away a beautiful day on the couch playing games. Something we have yet to do since buying our new house. It felt good actually. Tom played Monster Hunter Tri and I watched and helped. I love doing this actually (many think it's boring).

I suppose I will sign off and finish some work.

Summer 2010 Fashion

2010-05-03T06:34:00.001-07:00

As I have been looking at my wardrobe, I have noticed that it needs sophisticating up (if that is a term). As a college graduate, I need to look more polished to venture out into the job field. I already have several of these pieces but I just wanted to show them. All are from the gap.com site. I am in love with gap right now. I used to love American Eagle. However, since I am soon to be 25!!! I feel that I need a little more grown-up look.

I already have a white button-down.

This is a nice soft gray that would look good with a lot of different pieces.

I'm sorry, but a woman can never have enough bags.

Skinny cropped pants are essential. These in Navy and below in khaki are wonderful!

Casual Fridays call for skinny cropped denim!!

To update the leather belt this braided one is nice!

The typical white shirt with flare!

Linen pants are a must in the summer. Cotton can be too heavy sometimes.

I already have a linen blazer. These help to dress up denim!

I LOVE flats!!!!!! I cannot for the life of me walk in heels. Just not happening. SOO to dress something up I wear flats!!! I need a new pair of gold ones. Soo cute with the little bow.

Dress up that t-shirt with some floral decoration on the side!

Empire-waist is HUGE right now. This Dress would be great for the office with either the linen blazer or a cardigan thrown over-top. Tip!! NEVER go without something over-top a tank-top. It is not professional, it sends the wrong image in a work environment.

(Like flats) I LOVE cardigans. My fiance will tell you, I have a TON!!! But THIS one is sooo cute and perfect for summer. It would dress up denim, or help keep linen pants tank-top work-place casual.

Super cute boyfriend news shirt. Love the rolled up sleeves.

Hair Care

2010-03-16T10:15:00.000-07:00

Okay, I love hair, I love to style my hair differently. I am a girl, and it is fun to play it up.

I wanted to share some of my favorite products with you.

First, the essential hair spray. I do not like helmet hair, you know the kind you get and spray on your hair and you could shoot a bullet point blank at your head and it would bounce off. Yeah. . . come on girls we all know that feeling.

Well this stuff is wonderful. It gives volume plus a nice flexible hold. Great stuff.

The next is a great styling product. I have fringe aka bangs, and they usually need a little something. Rewind is amazing a little goes a LONG way.

My most favorite product is aerate. It is amazing! I keep saying that but it really is. Put it in your hair while it is still wet and when you blow dry it is sooo soft. A nice weightless volume boost.

Redken is a great product for everyday use. Body Full is a great cleanser but pair it with a nice thick conditioner like Blonde Glam or All Soft.

I am blonde and I love this stuff. You don't have to be blonde to use this. It smells really good too.

Brittle hair? Try All Soft. I use this as well because it is wonderful at bringing back dead hair.

Swimming in Warmth!

2010-03-11T08:20:00.000-08:00

Oh-----kkkk

So I have been on an indie music kick lately. (Those who know me, know this is really nothing new) but for the sake of those who don't know me, I will explain my new loves.

The Weepies

I love them! Hideaway is awesome. So melodic and just relaxing. They are good when you are working on stuff at work (like what I am doing right now.)

So, after that, I would say I am really excited to listen to the new She & Him volume 2 cd due out SOON!!!! I love Zooey Deschanel, I would say she is my style icon right now. Plus the movie 500 days of Summer is AWESOME!!!! Tom and I both love it. So great

House

2010-03-02T06:39:00.001-08:00

Okay, so the first two items are not for the house, they are just for shopping :)

However, I have been looking for cute things to add to our new house. Though, we don't live there yet, I still want to nab some super cute items.

This is a plant hook to hold a hanging basket. I want to get into plants more, even though I do not have a great record of keeping them alive. I want to get better at it.

I saw this alarm clock and thought it was super cute!

The first is the bedding that I want to get for our room. I think it is really pretty and fresh. The second is a mushroom box that would be cool in the living room or something.

Last but not least, is this cute key holder. I really think this is a must grab.

Wonton

2010-02-12T11:10:00.000-08:00

So, I have been knitting a lot lately. I love it because in Michigan in the winter it sucks. There is very little to do. I came across this pattern for cat toys online. The first is a wonton. You knit and stick cat-nip inside it and well. . . Hamlet LOVES IT!!

He was all about playing with his new toy this morning. :)

I wanted to give credit to the creator, Julie Falatko from knitty.com. Awesome! Super easy to make. I learned the new stich for it as well. I have one very happy kitty.

Account of Christmas

2009-12-27T05:49:00.001-08:00

Well Christmas is now gone (well I still have one more with my Aunt and Uncle but thats later).

Anyways, here's an account of the things received

Patagonia Fleece

Abercrombie and Fitch Blue Thermal

Green Thermal

Red Plaid PJ pants

1 year subscription to Everyday with Rachel Ray

A pack of Pens

Gum

Floss (yes. . . Santa thinks I don't floss enough)

A deck of cards

Taste of Home magazine subscription

A Vanilla Hazelnut and Caramel scented candle

A charger for my itouch

A cozy brown sweater

Gap Jeans

A cat calendar

A beaded bracelet

New Boots Lands End

Soft knee-high socks

Bamboo knitting needles and yarn

Nora Jones CD The Fall

Kitty Hideaway for the boys

Head bands

Christmas Candle Holder

Sense and Sensibility DVD

Jane Austen Biography

New flannel pj set

Figi's box of yummy goodies

James Herriot Cat Stories

How to take over the world Icanhascheezeburger book

A new Gnome to go with my growing collection

a Gnome calendar

A gift card to American Eagle

A gift card to Amazon.com

Ginger Vanilla scented candle

New Hat my friend Jessie made me

New scarf-pale pink

New red plaid hat with ear-muffs

The kitties also got a cool kitty Tower, they are SUPER spoiled now!!

WINTER

2009-12-05T17:04:00.000-08:00

So lately,

I have been stressed. I am coming down to the final TWO weeks of my undergrad career and WOW is it hard. Teachers always enjoy placing EVERY single bit of work on ya during that time. I have two projects due and like NINE MILLION PAPERS. Okay I am exagerating about the papers, however, I have a lot of them. Two in one, one in another, one in another, three in one, two in another and a revision in another one. SO YEAH. Plus I have five final exams. One of my classes does not have a final . HAHAHAHA. Crazy yes I am. However I plan to finish strong this semester.

On top of that, I have gone and joined the school newspaper White Pines Press. My first TWO articles will be coming out this week I believe on Tuesday. I am VERY excited about it. It does not yield a lot of money, however it will be a great resume building. Who knows maybe journalism will be my calling.

In the mean time it will continue to snow here. UGH. I am NOT ready. I have the long down jacket but as for hat mittens I am waiting for Christmas. I do not like the snow because people are idiots when it comes to driving in it. I don't like slipping around like a damn fool all the time either. My ability to walk on two legs is not that great to begin with snow and ice only aid in my inept ability to be a bi-ped. It is sad, a ninety year old lady out walked me last year. That is how sad my life is in the winter.

There are little pluses in the winter for me. HOT drinks is one. The next is SWEATERS!!! WEEE I LOVE SWEATERS!!!! The cozier the better.

Last weekend Tom and I put the tree up, it is tiny and I like it that way. Our boys are going insane about it too. Hamlet has already been chewing on the branches (This is a fake tree by the way) I cannot image what a real one would due to them. I have also been listening to Christmas music and have watched Scrooged with Bill Murray. Festive, yes I know.

Well I have taken time away from HW. Better get back to it.

Winter's Revived

2009-11-30T18:17:00.000-08:00

Lucky for any of you who still read my blog I have started to work on Zachary Winters story. Khristen who was once Kimura has changed a little. I have been working on my vampire knowledge. So there you have it. Zach is still the same. Cool as ever.

Enjoy!

His blood red eyes just stared back at me. His pale complexion was fawless and perfect. He did not look older than twenty-three yet there was an air about him that said he was a lot older than when he died.

“Claire be a darling and get Mr. Winters a cup of coffee.” The brunette woman standing behind me changed her glance towards me

“Do you take anything in your coffee?” It was almost slightly rude.

“No, black please. Um. . Thank you” She left the room quickly and returned with a cup of what smelt like burnt coffee grounds. She did not like me. Women are normally intimidated by the cop gig.

“Please, Claire, kindness is the best medicine,” Khristen was joking to her now. She left the room with a loud slam on the door. “I am sorry for Claire's reaction. She is not normally this rude but whenever a cop turns up in our office it is well never a good thing. Fortunately, this is a good thing because you are new here.”

I played with the sloshy coffee in the cup. I was nervous. “How do you know I am new? I only moved here two days ago. My files are not even all transferred over yet.”

The pale faced man stood up and moved in a blur over to the front of the desk right in front of me. “Well, I would say that your mind gives you away.”

“Excuse me?” I was really confused, I hadn't said a complete paragraph and yet he knew so much.

“I read minds, it is my special gift.” He crossed his arms in front of his chest. His black suit was flawless on him. Not a wrinkle, not an inch of bruised fabric. He was tall for his young age almost taller than me at six foot three inches. Kate always had to stand on her tip-toes to kiss me.

“Ahhhh. . . a girlfriend.”

Damn. . .

“No, fiance. Trust me Mr. Winters it was best you told me.”

“I haven't told you anything.”

“Wrong,” he reached out and grabbed my hand. His skin was cold but I felt a hot heat rush through my body. Khristen quickly let go of my hand. “Ahh, interesting.”

“What?” I leaned forward. I wanted to know what was so interesting.

“Hands give away all the secrets of the human mind. Don't you agree?”

-Click-

A side door opened to reveal a large burly man. He skin was nicely tanned with a buzz cut of bronze hair. Sunglasses hide his eyes and in his ear he wore a bluetooth phone. His dark suit made him look like a secret service man.

“Alexander, please let me introduce Zachary Winters.”

“Zach is fine.” I reached my hand out to shake the beefy mans hand. His grip was kung-foo like.

“Pleasure.” He nodded at me.

“Zander Quint is my second in command of my enforcement squad. He helps to keep the peace between. . . our kind.”

“Don't trust the police to handle them?”

“The police are ignorant of anything that goes on.” Zander was a blunt man. “No offense but your squad always seems to die in the midst of the fight. Thats puts a bad rap on my boss.” True, in the last month ten officers lost their lives in Los Angeles. Activity was high in this city, fortunately I was experienced.

“Ahhh, well Mr. Winters seems like he has seen his share. I believe he will make a nice addition to our squad.”

“Hang on one second. I am LAPD, I don't think my boss will like that I get hired out to someone else.”

“Well Mr. Winters you are in luck. I fund the department that you are in. So, that makes me in charge of you. Lucky for me.” Khristen smiled revealing a pair of perfectly white fangs.

“Ahh, well thank you for the paycheck then.” I set the coffee cup on his desk. The front door opened again. Claire was back.

“Ah, and well since you have already meet Clair I suppose I should tell you that she is in charge of my squad. Well, actually she is second now since I am making your my leader.” Khristen leaned back against his desk smiling still. He was trying to get me killed on my first day.

“WHAT!!” Clair was furious.

“Hahaha, Clair's about to pop the boss” Zander folded his arms over his chest chuckling.

“Or she's going to kill me, one or the other.” I was nervous now. This woman meant business.

“Like hell is my superior! He's just a pup, he cannot be in charge of anything! Let alone the entire city.” She was throwing her arms around now. Her perfect brunette curls were slightly tousled.

“It's done, enough!” Khristen sounded just slightly upset. Clair was silent. His authority was not to be challenged. “We have meetings to get underway and I am sure that Mr. Winters would like to get home and finish un-packing. We will fill him in more tonight. I expect you for diner at eight o'clock sharp.” He slid a card towards me. It had an address on it and the time.

“Well then, I suppose till tonight.” I gave a salute and clicked my heals. Zander followed me out the door. Through the lobby we passed a group of Japanese business men. “Will you be there tonight?” I looked at Zander as I hailed a cab.

“Always, welcome to the team. I am glad someone is here to piss Clair off.”

“Happy to be of service.”

First Day of Fall

2009-09-22T06:56:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF FALL EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the Fun Begins

2009-09-21T06:14:00.000-07:00

YES!!!

That's right, just a few short weeks ago, I was there. . . . *ahhhh* Paradise. And now. . . school. . . once again. The good times go by fast. Oh well.

So, other than sleep shower, coffee, work, school, homework, sleep, I haven't been doing much.

My Dad called on Saturday ( I should be sooo blessed *rolls eyes*) Apparently he is buying the house that is too big and too much for one person. But whatever, he likes it, so I guess I cannot complain. However, he talked about it for ALMOST AN HOUR. The man is lonely. . . but he did it to himself. *side eyes* Meh. . .

TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF FALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am soooooooo excited, if you cannot already tell. I LOVE FALL. It is the best season of the year. The colours change, the drinks, the food, OH I LOVE IT. I think I am going to go and get a fall wreath today after I get out of work. I have already has a Pumpkin chai (frozen since it has been warm) drink with Soy (of course) SOOOOO GOOD. Oh man. The BEST I should say. And now the spiced cider. . . yummy. I want to get some Mulling spices. Tom and I found this great place in Glen Lake that sells tea's and spices. We want to go back, I might suggest this weekend. :)

AND THE FALL CLOTHES!!! I love them. I am trying to piece together some new outfits.

I want to get thick leg warmers and boots. Then I will get the jean skirt to wear. This is my mission. However, I need to be thrifty about it too. :) The sweater I just LOVE, cause I love sweaters.

The End of Summer

2009-08-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

The Summer is about to end. . . .

Oh. . . well. . .

I have a VERY busy fall coming up.

I have History American Civil War, French 3, Libral Study 100, intro to lib studies, Libral Study 380 Psychology and Movies, History 380 History of Races, and Writing 305.

The first two are at the local college (which wont be hard) the other four are more important, cause unlike the first two, the other four count for a grade. I mean, yes of course I will be anal and feel like the French and American Civil War will be (easy) and the credit is the only thing that transfers, I will continue to fuss over them as well. I have had to get like 8 book for three classes.
White Tiger
Je Tu Nous
War Talk
Rent Two Movies and Let's Talk in the Morning
Dark Vanishings
Highly Civilized Man
One Drop of Blood

Those are for LIB 100, LIB 380, and HST 380.

So yeah.

Ebay Selling High

2009-08-04T08:35:00.000-07:00

Okay, So it has been a week since I have seriously started selling items on Ebay. All four of my items sold, with on having 19 bids and going from 4.95 to 33.00 dollars. That item was a pair of 5 year old jeans from American Eagle. Gotta love to sell.

I have been cleaning out my closet, which is the reason for selling stuff. I figured that I could make something because most of my stuff is name brand. I plan on putting more up soon, maybe even tomorrow.

I really hope to go to Grand Rapids this weekend to see the Harry Potter movie in the IMAX theatre. I'm such a nerd, but I don't care. Haha

Which One?

2009-07-31T11:14:00.000-07:00

New Wears

2009-07-27T05:33:00.001-07:00

So, this weekend I went shopping with my Dad as a B-day present. I got my first halter top ever. LOL (I'm a conservative dresser)
I am going to be selling a lot of my old jeans on Ebay, alone with a lot of other things. I just want to clean out my closet and get rid of things that I just don't wear anymore a whole lot. I don't plan on shopping anytime soon, Since I got A LOT of stuff.
I love my new flats. I didn't have silver ones yet, and now I do. I feel like Dorothy in the Wizard of OZ. (For those of you who just WATCHED the movie, the slippers were actually silver in the book, not RUBY. They were changed because the film was in color and silver was too plane, so they switched it up)

Flickr: Your Photostream

2009-07-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

Flickr: Your Photostream

Qualititative Answer

2009-07-02T05:29:00.000-07:00

Man, life has been busy lately. I really don't mind. A few weeks ago my health was an issue so I had to step back and rethink. I have now begun to keep a food journal and record what I eat. Not only that, but I have been cooking my own food from scratch. I have been following Ellie Krieger lately, her recipe book has been amazing. I really love it. It has also helped my health. I am feel a lot better lately, and I think watching what I eat has helped.
My life is busy, but that is no excuse to not eat right. I am going to be 24 in a couple of weeks. I am no longer a kid, a teenager or a young adult. I am a middle 20's adult now. I cannot eat just any random thing. I have been getting sick off of butter for awhile, milk has also been a problem for me. Low-fat Cheese and Low-fat or fat free yogurt is still alright, but who knows for how long. I hope forever, but I am keep track of how it makes my body feel. I am really enjoying cooking now. I always thought cooking was just something one had to do to get good food. No, I can enjoy making something that I will enjoy eating and Tom will enjoy as well. He has been supportive of all of the new food adventures I have been taking him on. I made Pumpkin muffins last week that called for silken tofu, (you can't even tell its in there) but he's been eating it all like a trooper. Love him. :)

Making desserts is my fav. Because I know that they are not going to destroy my entire day if I have dessert. I'm not a major sweet tooth, but I like no LOVE dark chocolate. I also LOVE bread, I'm French Canadian, we love our bread people. If it's whole grain heck yeah. I am staying away from white bread, which is not hard really cause I really don't care for white bread anyways.

BUT, enough about my eating troubles, my Friend Mary Judy (my dads g/f) niece is here from Texas. She was born and raised in Michigan for most of her life till her mum remarried and moved to Texas. Just a few weeks ago Mary's mum passed away from cancer. Very sad. Mary is I believe just slightly younger than me, so she had a good life with her mum. But she is here visiting for a week. I will get to see her tonight. We are going to see the new Johnny Depp movies (falls over) Public Enemies. *drools*

I cannot wait to see this movie. Yummy, Depp is soo sexy. LOL the man is 46!!! Wouldn't believe it would ya?

Hot Clothes Topics

2009-06-19T05:51:00.001-07:00

WOW,

It has been awhile. . .

Not much has been going on in life however. . . *sips coffee*

I have been working all day and going home. BUT this week I started Pottery 2. YEAH!!! *Everyone claps*
I love getting my hands dirty like that, and molding things it's really cool. Molding things. . . I sound like a perv. . . *rolls eyes* Hehehehe. It's not like I'm making clay penis's or anything. NO!!, I am making Goblets. *Enter Harry Potter* "CEDRIC!!!!!"

"Calm down Harry. . . Cedric lives on in Twilight"
"What??"
*Rolls eyes*

Anyways. . . yes Pottery. Any suggestion on objects to create. . . not CLAY PENIS'S PLEASE. . .

My hair is getting longer, and it's soo blonde still. I love it. It's around my collar bone now. I will have to post some pictures.

I would like to then segway into something I love. . . Fashion. But I have a strange style. It's conservative with a little punky flavor added with a nerd vibe. . . WOW that's a mouthful.

Summer Essentials.

Chino Shorts.
MUST HAVE. I have never been a fan of showing leg. . . I've always considered my leg big/muscly. . . due to sports as a kid. But now, hell I wanna show them off.

I have Gap White Chino shorts. LOVE THEM. (Found at Goodwill brand new 3 bucks)

ALSO
MUST HAVE Bermuda shorts. I have J. Crew Blue and White stripe, and a green plaid Target brand. Bermuda's are great to dress up or down. Great with flats, sandles, anything. GET SOME

Cardigans
I love cardigans, I have like ten different ones. Some 3/4 length, I have black, blue, cream, gray, white, and print ones. They are great dressy or not. Go great with shorts, jeans, skirts hell UNDERWEAR!!! I love em. I am always cold. . . (genetic) and I love a good cardigan to warn off the chill.

Shoes

MOST IMPORTANTLY FLATS!!!

Love ballet flats. SOO CUTE again, dressy or not, they work GREAT with jeans. It gives the outfit a little POP. My favs are a pair of gold ballet flats from target 3 years ago. YES THREE YEARS AGO!! I love them sooo much. I recently got some red with little leaves on them from Old Navy, love them too, the little print gives a little flare to the outfit.

Sandle's

WELL, first off, please buy a good pair. I cannot stress this enough. If you buy cheap, you get what you pay for. I recommend Teva, and Chaco. I have both haha. I have had my Teva's for a good four five summers now, still in GREAT shape. I love them. I recently bought Chaco's, (try and buy them at either a sale, or end of the year. They are not cheap. . between 40-75 bucks) I bought them on-sale of course. I love them. BUT warning, they have a lot of arch-support. If you need arch-support GET THEM. If you don't really need it, I would go with the Teva's (Teva's are a lot cheaper, around 25 bucks) BUT, I love my Chaco's, I can walk in them forever. If you are not used to a lot of arch-support wear them for 3 hours or so, take them off, don't wear them for a day, then try them again for maybe 6 hours. Trust me, if you are not used to arch-support, Chaco's are a little hard to get used to. But after you do, you will wonder how you lived without them. Now, my Chaco's ALSO gave me blisters, it's because many Chaco's are leather, and I have the thong strap in the toe. Well I just used a band-aid and I was good. Your feet get used to them.

Scarves

OKAY, now scarves have become more popular in the last year or so. I have loved them WAY longer. . . (Oh I am the shiz-nit)
Get several pair. (trust me)
I have plaid, plain, flowers, leaves and so much more. I love scarves. It's like the cardigan it can dress up an outfit or dress it down, depending on the type of scarf you get. Also it keeps me warm

Jeans

I LOVE jeans. I have TONS of jeans. I LOVE American Eagle, Lucky, and Levi jeans. I have straight leg, wide leg, and boot cut. HAVE ALL THREE (trust me) all work well with the above mentioned. Wide leg are super cute with flats. Boot Cut flat or sandles. Straight flats are a must. OR boots. BUT, this is summer people, air out your feet. NOW, listen please. Jeans will only look good on you if they fit your BUTT!!!!! If you are sagging in the butt with jeans. DAMN think of resizing your jeans, it looks like your carrying a load of SOMETHING in your butt. Trust me :) If your butt doesn't look like it was sculpted my a master then get a new pair. And please PAY for your jeans. Honestly. If you want good jeans shell out the money. BUT, stick to sales when you can. I try not to buy ANY thing that is NOT on sale. . . So wait a little while till this best butt fitting jeans go on sale. OR, some stores do offer lay-away. Lucky jeans are VERY pricey. So be a smart shopper.

Shirts

Button Down/Billowy Tops

I like to wear a lot of button down/billowy tops. They look REALLY good with Straight jeans, flats and a cardigan.

T-Shirts

T-shirts are best with a wide leg or a boot cut pant/jean. If you have wide up top and wide down bellow you will look like the GoodYear blimp. CONTRAST. . . I love Henley shirts, and scoop neck tees. V necks are good too. It depend on your chest really. I have a small chest, and so in order to show more of a flattering line, scoop, and V necks are best for me. Now, ladies with a larger chest, you think that if you wear scoop or V neck that you will show TOO much. *DING* wear a tank top under your shirt. Or find a brand that doesn't go too low.

So, with some of these tips, you should be able to pull together something. I know I do.

Summer Lovin

2009-05-05T12:16:00.000-07:00

I want them both. They are sooooooo cute

Return from the Dead

2009-05-05T09:52:00.000-07:00

So,

I've been at livejournal for a while now. I am not as happy with it as I am with this blog site.

I've missed blogspot.

SO I'M BACK

SORTING HAT!!!

2009-01-10T15:05:00.000-08:00

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-01T16:05:00.000-08:00

Yoddles!!!

Alright everyone, I did it, I MANAGED TO READ OVER 52 BOOKS IN 2008. Here's the list

1: Autobiography of a Geisha
2: Running the Bulls
3: Lost Memoirs of Jane Austin
4: Atonement
5: A Farwell to Arms
6: The Giver
7: Life Class
8: Godshapped Hole
9: The Other Boelyn Girl
10: Darcy's Story
11: Truman
12: Art of Happiness
13: Jane Austen Book Club
14: Indiana Jones Raids of the Lost Arc
15: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
16: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusades
17: Indiana Jones and the Witch
18: Kerouac: A Life
19: Jane Austen Life
20: Hemingway Biography
21: Complete Short Stories: Hemingway
22: Deepening Fiction
23: Left Hand of Darkness
24: Emma
25: Lost In Austen
26: Sense and Sensibility
27: Nick Adams Stories
28: Napalm and Silly Puddy
29: Last of the Mohicans
30: Rez Road Follies
31: Lake Wobegon Days
32: Pride and Prejudice
33: Away Laughing on a Fast Camel
34: Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers
35: Love is a Many Trousered Thing
36: Stop in the Name of Pants
37: Eclipse
38: God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian
39: Bird by Bird
40: Maggie, A Girl of the Streets
41: The Great Gatsby
42: Frankenstein
43: The Crying of Lot 49
44: In the Lake of the Woods
45: Peach Girl(Entire Series)
46: Twilight
47: Breaking Dawn
48: Tale of Beedle the Bard
49: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
50: Three Cups of Tea
51: Bridget Jones Diary
52: The Golden Compass

WOW, heh, I'm tired. This past year was amazing and exhausting. All and all, I moved out, adapted my baby boy, aka Hamlet, Became independent, grew up, became stable, forever going to school, made new friends, helped life time friends move to another life. Got new jobs, GOT A NEW PRESIDENT!!!! Living the American Dream, apart from being largely indept, thankfully I am not. *knocks on wood*

I have cried more, laughed more, hurt more, learned more, done more, created more, and lived more.

Thank you and goodbye 2008. 2009 rings in, and let it be a good one, we could all use some change.

In the Market

2008-12-30T11:48:00.000-08:00

I am trying to look for a scarf with buttons on it. Just thought I would post a few pictures of some different ones that I was thinking about. Help me out if you can.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_4&listing_id=8244288

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18598367

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_3&listing_id=19121578

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_5&listing_id=18765086

http://www.modcloth.com/store/Womens/Accessories/Bags/Peas+Recycle+Tote

Christmas Time

2008-12-27T19:44:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Everyone,

It was a good year. I am extremely tired, but it is alright, because it has been all in good fun. Christmas Eve Tom and I just sat around playing Final Fantasy XII, and we each opened a few presents. I am not used to this, but I am beginning to like it. Tom was like a little kid on Christmas morning, which led us to getting up a half and hour earlier. It was fun though. Out first Christmas living together. Rather our third Christmas total. It was a lot of fun. Then we went over to Tom's parents house for the morning half, than over to my Mum's for the even part. Which was crazy and awesome at the same time.
Yesterday, (aka Friday) was at my Dad's place. Which was fun also. . .

The x-mas load was this:

Silver German wallet
Sushi kit
Laptop desk lap
Izzy Soda
Ernest Hemingway Finger Puppet
Anti-Establish-Mints
Jesus Shaves Mug
Harry A History (book)
I can has Cheezburger? (book)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (Special Edition Book)
Picture Frame
Bike Helmet
Cook Class, with book, and apron
Billy Joel CD
CANDY LOTS OF IT
Socks
Plaid Vest
Plaid Button Down (AF)
Plaid Winter Peacoat (AE)
Dark Blue scarf (AF)
Whipper Blades
Gym Membership
Penguin Calendar

And a load of other things.

It's raining here in TC, well it will soon freeze and turn into to hell on ice. OMG, I am free from the coffee shop till Thursday YEAH!!!!! I get burnt out of that place too easily. LOL I can't wait to go back to sitting at my desk doing nothing LOL, well not nothing. I HAVE BIG PLANS

YES!!!!
I plan on getting back to writing. YES WORLD HERE I COME

Watch out for the next few installments of The Depth of Blood and Lust to appear, and for the Zack Winters Chronicles to appear. I really want to get them out. I have been having the need to RP again. . . ahhh old times pass. . .

But now, I am going to get back to watching Tom play FFXII and head to bed, I am really up late tonight, it's past 11!!!! OMFS!!!!

AHH Mustashe

2008-12-18T07:26:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the long wait in posting. Finals were last week, and well I will not scary you with that adventure.

Old Times

2008-11-24T07:38:00.000-08:00

a weekend of no snow, and now this. . . *sighs* I will never win with Michigan.

Thanksgiving is coming up, rather it's this Thursday. I'm excited, I love turkey, and mashed potatoes, and stuffing, and pumpkin pie, and well I could go ON AND ON AND ON FOREVER. But I wont.

Wednesday night we are going over to Tom's parents for Thanksgiving, then Thursday out to my Dad's and Judy's for MORE Thanksgiving and stuffing ones self. I should get some digesting stuff, cause I AM GONNA BE SICK if I eat all of that stuff. . .and I will be stuffed myself. LOL
Only three weeks to go before classes end. I cannot wait. This semester has been VERY hard on me. SOOO hard that I have switched from becoming a teacher to a librarian. Now I can work the sexy glasses look LOL. Everyone who has talked to me has said that this is A BETTER field for me anyways, that I think I have convinced myself that it will be better in the long run.

I will get my BA in English in the spring, then on to my masters works. Depending on the college/university I go to, I MAY take next fall semester off. Tom has to finish his BA, then maybe we will venture somewhere else. Who knows, *Looks outside* TOO MUCH SNOW!!!!!

Anyways, I just thought I would post a longer update on here. Nothing ALL that exciting has been happening around here, Routine is hard to break.

Jessie is coming home this weekend, for a short break, I can't wait to see her. ^^

OMG, Tom took me to Pearl's yesterday for Brunch, and EVERYONE was soo happy to see me. I haven't been there since September, and that was just to stop in and get a long awaited paycheck. I miss them all soooooo much. It was sooo sweet to see them. Jen's baby girls are getting SOOOO big ( I know I don't like children, but I've watched Julia, her oldest, and Emily her youngest kind of grow up there) This past summer was my forth summer there. So it was always like they were my family. I know moving on is a part of life, but I do miss them. They treated me soo well when I was there. Dane, Kolleen, Todd, (another Todd AHHH) and all of the staff, I miss joking around with them. Not that the college and espresso bay are bad, but it's just a little hard to think on it. But I know if I worked there now, it would not be good. It's really REALLY slow there. Not good.
Anyways, I plan on visiting them over break more. Maybe go out for a Po'Boy and Pint night on Wednesday. MMMMMM good stuff, I miss the club muff. Lol

Well I suppose I have killed enough time now, back to the grind stone at Ebay.

Happy Turkey Day Everyone, or Tofurkey, for you Veggies out there.

Blonde's have more fun

2008-11-22T13:22:00.000-08:00

Blonde's really do have more fun. . .

Fun Fun Fun

2008-11-17T07:49:00.000-08:00

Snow
None
Snow
None
Snow
Sunshine
Snow
Asshole drivers priceless

I hate Michigan

I watched the never ending line of moron's heading off to work today, backed up for at least 200 yards to the stop light at my work. Most were good, going nice and easy, but others were bad, which resulted in an accident on 3mile. I was dead today at work, so it was fun to watch the mess. Yes, I am evil

Red vs. Blue, and Blue WINS

2008-11-05T13:00:00.000-08:00

We can now rest easy.

It is Nov 5, 2008, and Barack Obama is the next President of the United States.

It has been long, too long, 8 YEARS TOO LONG, I was still in high school then. I remember the day after (well rather a few weeks after) the 2000 election. It was sad, I knew it then, and I will say to this day, I would have voted for Gore, and I DID VOTE FOR KERRY!!!! So at last, the ease has come.
This is Abraham Lincoln's crowning achievement right here. The First Black President of the US. We have finally stepped past skin color, FINALLY. We can move on, like the grand country we think we are. We NEED to act like it now. Good Luck Obama, I'll be behind you every step of the way.

Break Down of Fall 2008

2008-10-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

Alright,

SO every year I take a full load, always too much, and usually have a break down once a semester, sometime two. Well my first break down, hopefully my last for this semester, was Monday. Mondays of course are the hardest days that I have all week, and tend to break me down a lot faster than any other day. But finally after all of the negative comments and grades, I finally collapsed. I went home and cried while Tom held me. It was hard to do such a thing. I try to be a very composed person, but this time was just bad.

But oh well. I've been thinking about getting into Library Science, aka becoming a librarian. I already have the glasses for it, why not? Hahaha. I love to read, so I think that might be a good option if I don't want to end up teaching. It's something to think about.

Year Ago

2008-10-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

I was going through my photos on my comp at work, and I found this one. I miss my family, well getting together. From let to right

Aunt Bonnie, Uncle Jerry, me, Mum, Adam, and Nic, and down below is my Uncle Denny, molly, and Aunt Marcie

This was last year at my Uncle Denny's 60 bday. They live in London Ontario, gotta love Canadia Land. I sure do, miss it tons, almost want to move there since this place is falling to pieces. Oh well, two weeks to go.

Let Me Lick Your Chocolate Ass

2008-10-19T17:53:00.001-07:00

I know just what McCain is thinking right now.

"Oh please, let me lick your chocolate ass, please, I want me some CHOCOLATE!!!"

Heres and Earworm for ya

2008-10-19T17:43:00.001-07:00

Alright, so here is my fall music preview.

I love Ingrid Michaelson. She is an awesome artist. I love this new CD, it's nothing special, just a bunch of off tracks, some live, and some covers. But it is just tooo good to pass by.

*Bows down*
I love you Jenny Lewis, will you marry me. Geez, she just keeps cranking CD's out. Just a little over a year ago was Under the Black Light with Rilo Kiley, and now here it is, Acid Tongue. WOW, keep them coming, cause they are just soooo darn good. She says that she just continues to become inspired, well if so, I'll continue to buy her stuff, cause it's soooooooooooooo DAMN GOOD!!!!

2004 was her last CD, and what it's now 2008!!! Geez girl, there was rumor that it was going to be out last Christmas 2007!!! nearly an entire year of me constentaly searching for the dang CD to come out, and well here it is. It's alright, I haven't given it much thought yet cause I've been on Ingrid, but I will rate it better soon.

Coffee Armpits

2008-10-08T07:48:00.000-07:00

Jesus Underwear,

I was ubber busy today at the Coffee Shop, one after another, they flocked in, you wouldn't believe that they stock market was falling by the way I was running this morning. And then I split hazelnut syrup all down my right shoulder and arm. I wouldn't have minded so much, but I actually showered this morning, so it made it a littler harder to except. So I smelt like a hazelnut whore the rest of the morning, one woman came in and said "whats that smell, it's so sweet." I replied in a very nice tone "Oh thats me, instead of perfume, I am not applying coffee syrup to enhance the customers experience." She looked at me, smiled and didn't say another word, I don't think she'll be back. . .hahahahahahaha

Wisdom From a Rat

2008-10-02T05:40:00.001-07:00

Another Gem

2008-10-02T05:37:00.000-07:00

Save Your Ass

2008-09-30T05:25:00.000-07:00

Thank you Michael Moore, this is indeed an awakening for the Reps of this rotten country. Wake up and smell the "You're done for" sign everyone

Friends,
Everyone said the bill would pass. The masters of the universe were already making celebratory dinner reservations at Manhattan's finest restaurants. Personal shoppers in Dallas and Atlanta were dispatched to do the early Christmas gifting. Mad Men of Chicago and Miami were popping corks and toasting each other long before the morning latte run.
But what they didn't know was that hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up yesterday morning and decided it was time for revolt. The politicians never saw it coming. Millions of phone calls and emails hit Congress so hard it was as if Marshall Dillon, Elliot Ness and Dog the Bounty Hunter had descended on D.C. to stop the looting and arrest the thieves.
The Corporate Crime of the Century was halted by a vote of 228 to 205. It was rare and historic; no one could remember a time when a bill supported by the president and the leadership of both parties went down in defeat. That just never happens.
A lot of people are wondering why the right wing of the Republican Party joined with the left wing of the Democratic Party in voting down the thievery. Forty percent of Democrats and two-thirds of Republicans voted against the bill.
Here's what happened:
The presidential race may still be close in the polls, but the Congressional races are pointing toward a landslide for the Democrats. Few dispute the prediction that the Republicans are in for a whoopin' on November 4th. Up to 30 Republican House seats could be lost in what would be a stunning repudiation of their agenda.
The Republican reps are so scared of losing their seats, when this "financial crisis" reared its head two weeks ago, they realized they had just been handed their one and only chance to separate themselves from Bush before the election, while doing something that would make them look like they were on the side of "the people."
Watching C-Span yesterday morning was one of the best comedy shows I'd seen in ages. There they were, one Republican after another who had backed the war and sunk the country into record debt, who had voted to kill every regulation that would have kept Wall Street in check -- there they were, now crying foul and standing up for the little guy! One after another, they stood at the microphone on the House floor and threw Bush under the bus, under the train (even though they had voted to kill off our nation's trains, too), heck, they would've thrown him under the rising waters of the Lower Ninth Ward if they could've conjured up another hurricane. You know how your dog acts when sprayed by a skunk? He howls and runs around trying to shake it off, rubbing and rolling himself on every piece of your carpet, trying to get rid of the stench. That's what it looked like on the Republican side of the aisle yesterday, and it was a sight to behold.
The 95 brave Dems who broke with Barney Frank and Chris Dodd were the real heroes, just like those few who stood up and voted against the war in October of 2002. Watch the remarks from yesterday of Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Dennis Kucinich. They spoke the truth.
The Dems who voted for the giveaway did so mostly because they were scared by the threats of Wall Street, that if the rich didn't get their handout, the market would go nuts and then it's bye-bye stock-based pension and retirement funds.
And guess what? That's exactly what Wall Street did! The largest, single-day drop in the Dow in the history of the New York Stock exchange. The news anchors last night screamed it out: Americans just lost 1.2 trillion dollars in the stock market!! It's a financial Pearl Harbor! The sky is falling! Bird flu! Killer Bees!
Of course, sane people know that nobody "lost" anything yesterday, that stocks go up and down and this too shall pass because the rich will now buy low, hold, then sell off, then buy low again.
But for now, Wall Street and its propaganda arm (the networks and media it owns) will continue to try and scare the bejesus out of you. It will be harder to get a loan. Some people will lose their jobs. A weak nation of wimps won't last long under this torture. Or will we? Is this our line in the sand?
Here's my guess: The Democratic leadership in the House secretly hoped all along that this lousy bill would go down. With Bush's proposals shredded, the Dems knew they could then write their own bill that favors the average American, not the upper 10% who were hoping for another kegger of gold.
So the ball is in the Democrats' hands. The gun from Wall Street remains at their head. Before they make their next move, let me tell you what the media kept silent about while this bill was being debated:
1. The bailout bill had NO enforcement provisions for the so-called oversight group that was going to monitor Wall Street's spending of the $700 billion;
2. It had NO penalties, fines or imprisonment for any executive who might steal any of the people's money;
3. It did NOTHING to force banks and lenders to rewrite people's mortgages to avoid foreclosures -- this bill would not have stopped ONE foreclosure!;
4. It had NO teeth anywhere in the entire piece of legislation, using words like "suggested" when referring to the government being paid back for the bailout;
5. Over 200 economists wrote to Congress and said this bill might actually WORSEN the "financial crisis" and cause even MORE of a meltdown.
Put a fork in this slab of pork. It's over. Now it is time for our side to state very clearly the laws WE want passed. I will send you my proposals later today. We've bought ourselves less than 72 hours.
Yours,
Michael Moore

Rise Up!

2008-09-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

Everyone who reads this blog, and I thank you for doing so. Please go to this website.

http://slackeruprising.com/

It is free, don't worry. Please watch the video, it may take an hour and a half of your time, but please, do so for your own good.

As I watched the film, I realized how depressing it really want last year the Wednesday after election. What the hell were people thinking. Honestly, if you are thinking about repeating that same mistake you made four years ago, please do us all a favor and send yourself to MARS!!!!! What the hell good do you think you are doing by voting against Obama? BECAUSE HE'S BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GFYS!!!!!!!!!! if you don't understand what that mean, I'll tell you GLADLY!!!!!

Seriously, who gives a rats ass if Obama is black, Chinese, Muslim, Indian, or AN ALIEN, for crying out loud. He wants to make this country great again. Something that has been lacking since CLINTON was in power. YES I said it!!!! When Clinton left office, he handed over to Bushy, a nation that was creating 23,000 jobs a year, we were working on nearly a trillion dollar up rise. The middle class was the best it had ever, YES I said EVER!!! been. Then this monkey from Texas, comes in and DICKS!! the entire thing up. WOW, I don't think ANY president has done something THAT messed up, EVER!! If Nov does not go well, my advice, either leave the country, or stock up on romen noodles, and canned goods. Cause it will be the end of the nation, we will hit another depression, and it's gonna look like shit all over our faces.

The other day, I was waiting in line for something (American always wait in lines, it's what we do best, wait in line for some ass-hole at the front who has no clue since 1976, and wont make up their mind) and I over heard a conversation.

"I vote for Bush cause he is someone I could have a beer with"
I waited, and thought about that statement for a while, and thought to myself, "WTF, I don't want to have a beer with the president of the United State, I don't want my president to have a beer at all, I want him to RUN the country. Okay if you go to Camp David every once in a while, but seriously, 'I'm too busy to save the minorities Helen, I'm having a beer with my rich white ass-hole counter-part' No No No No No NO!!!!"

And then, I thought about how everyone liked Bush because he was a 'good ol' boy' from Texas. Again WTF, the Bush family is FROM CONNECTICUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were an east coast family FOREVER!!!!! Think about that thought at your next rally.

Please in Michigan the deadline to register to vote is Oct 6!! Please if you are reading this, and live in Michigan, GO GET REGISTERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The youth of the country is drastically slumped on the SUCK MY ASS section of voting. It only takes a few minutes of your time. WOW, your video games, watching computer porno, or just sitting on your ass at home doing NOTHING is SSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO important that you cannot raise the bar for the youth of this country, then please, get on ship to MARS!!! I am tired of your lazy worthless ass, BE GONE!!

Thank you

Freelance Democratic Writer. Dobek

Signing off.

Welcome Fall

2008-09-23T09:22:00.001-07:00

Welcome Fall, here you are, in all your glory. I cannot wait to bite into that first carmel apple. I have already indulged in Espresso Bay's Pumpkin Pie Latte, I must say, I am the best at making that drink. Well Jessie's is awesome too. I have not had my first pumpkin dounut, but I had some hot apple cider with carmel, and it was amazing.

How I adore fall. I cannot wait to get my pumpkin and carve them. All the fun stuff. The Haunted House, haunted forest. Oh... I am soo excite. I have been debating what I should be this year for Halloween. I want to have a party too. I really want a carmel apple, maybe I'll make one tonight. ^^

Well enough thinking about fall, I should really get back to school work

Pearls Before Swine

2008-09-10T07:17:00.000-07:00

Such Wisdom

A Miss Fire on my Camel's Drive

2008-09-10T07:14:00.001-07:00

OH CRACKERS!!!
I FORGOT

I'M WIRELESS NOW!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! My five year old Mac, the love of my techno life is now wireless. I'm sooo happy. Eat that all you new lappies.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA

Happy Birthday Tom

2008-09-10T07:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Tom, another year older sweety. I got him a nice bike rack for his car this past weekend, now we can take them anywhere with us. I have been thinking about getting a new bike myself, and Mclain Cycle has one that I really liked. It's like an old granny bike, but I loved it, it was sooo comfortable. I cannot be hunched over anymore, it just hurts my back. AND, alright I want comfort now, I think I've earned it, I'M 23!!! GIVE ME COMFORT!!!

I don't know maybe my ass is too bonie, or tooo big, but all I know is I want a new bike. LOL my old one is fine, but its just not well, not it's not fine, it's out of date, hurts my buttom, and sucks. I want something better.
SOOOOOO, the bike is not that expensive, and so Mclain also have the Freedom to Ride, where I could get a loan for the bike, and not have to pay any interest for the first year, I'm nor than sure I could pay it off in a year, so well YES I WANNA DO IT!!!. But Tom being the careful person he is, wants to check it out more. I don't blame him, I'm just really antsy about it. So yea.

Chair of Authority

2008-09-10T06:45:00.000-07:00

This is now the NEW Espresso Bay foodchain

McCain Sexist

2008-09-10T06:30:00.000-07:00

Honestly, think about it for two mintues, maybe some of you have to think for a little longer than that. But really WHY is Sarah Palin the VP running mate with John McCain?
I honestly think cause he thinks it's going to give him the edge. Barack and Clinton were battling it out for sooo long, that the country was getting used to the thought of a woman in power. So now that Barack didn't choose Clinton has his second, then that put the hot seat right in McCains palm. He thinks he will win voters if he has her as his running mate. She's perfect squeaky clean, therefore there must be something rotten in the mix.

Freelance Democratic Writer
Dobek
signing off

Down 115

2008-09-06T06:16:00.000-07:00

SO today, Tom and I are going down to Mnt Pleasent to see Jessie and Nick. I'm ubber excited to see her, even though it's only been a week. Heh, but still I'm really excited to see her new place. Even though there is nothing in M/P we are going to take a tour around the campus, see a flick and get some dinner. It's going to be fun.

OMG, I found on the keds website that you can design your own shoe!!! AND sell them on Zazzle. I haven't posted mine yet, but they are awesome. I wanna create one for myself, but I just don't know, all of the designs are cool, I wouldn't be able to choose. Maybe Tom and Jessie can help me choose.

Well have to dash into the shower, grab some coffee and on our way. I'll have pics up later about the trip

Away laughing on a fast camel.

It's BA-RE-STA, not BUR-RI-STI

2008-09-02T09:21:00.000-07:00

how do you think todd would feel about me posting these?

Thank you Lisa, these were awesome

basic rules for ordering coffee from me when I've been working for the past 40 hours straight:

1. I will GLADLY help you when you end your cell phone conversation.

2. do not assume that, just because you're a self-proclaimed "regular," i will know that when you say "just gimme' one of those white chocolate 'thingies'," and then proceed to chuckle at your funny that you made, i will know that you want a frozen white mocha just because that's what you ordered last time; i will make you a hot white chocolate until you can place your order as if we're both dignified.

3. it is not funny to me when you accidentally say sour cream instead of whipped cream. I will finish your order when you pull yourself together.

4. I know you were bred in northern Michigan, but, for christs sake, if another person orders a GRAND latte, I'm going to spill your GRANDE (grahn-day) drink all over you, and I'm serious.

5. drink carriers are for 4 drinks. even 3 drinks. when you ordered 2 drinks, that's why god gave you 2 hands, and I will tell you we're out of carriers and I don't care how sassy you get about it.

6. when you and your 17 year old bff4evz stand and stare absent-mindedly at the drink menu for 25 minutes and then decide to [split] a short cappuccino because you "liked the one you had at speedway," and then spend another 10 minutes counting out your quarters and dimes to come up with three dollars and fifty cents, and then deduce that you're too "chill" and "sick" to say please and thank-you, you better believe i will make you an authentic cappuccino-- which is milk foam and espresso; not magic "french vanilla" candy syrup dreamzzz. and you can be sure i will steam your milk to 220 degrees.

7. if your car is pulled up to the building and you and your friends are all sitting in it with your lap tops out, I actually will catch on to the fact that you're not playing solitaire, and i will passive-aggressively turn off the wi-fi.

8. when you are so super-hott n' sexy that you have to wear your knock-off coach sunglasses (which, fyi, would still be trashy even if they were legit) inside a dimly lit coffee shop, and then are way too much above me to stop chomping your gum to talk to me with common human courtesy, not to mention complete sentances, and THEN expect you can ask me to make your drink "fat-free, sugar-free," you should know that I will be making your drink with half&half and extra caramel.

9. when you ask what our sizes are, and i point to our lovely display of short, tall, grande and vastos cups-- which are all actually right in front of your face and clearly labeled-- don't you DARE order a medium, so help me god.

10. as cool and awesome as you think you are because you orded an iced coffee just like the equally cool/awesome people in the sweet new mcdonalds commercial, you're actually not cool. because it's ice and coffee; there is nothing awesome or special about that. you're actually getting ripped off because you're essentially drinking melted ice with a little bit of coffee that was brewed about 8 hours ago. and you're not, like, "scene" or anything just because you ordered said rip-off drink un-humanly slow and you can't bend at the knees because you're purple jeans are too tight.

and, a quick wildcard-- just because the tip jar says "barista college fund" that does not mean that every girl who works here happens to be named barista; i would rather you keep your two dimes and one penny (which truly is not contributing at all to putting me through college) and spare me the anger of adressing me as barista (or "barteesa" to you real big dumb-asses i was talking to in rule #4). it's a little bit demeaning.

You Better Rectify Your Mistake

2008-08-29T08:02:00.000-07:00

HERE WE GO!!!!

Alright, so Barack Obama is now the offical Democrat for the next President. So Now I will continue to pass my judgement for him. EIGHT F&CKING YEARS IS ENOUGH!!!!!

Now I will ask for those of you who made an incredibly STUPID ASS MISTAKE LAST TIME, to PLEASE pull your damn head out of your ass, clear out the crap that is stuck in your ears, and VOTE FOR BARACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=b58a74ff-77f6-4185-b566-dc26ae055248&playlist=videoByTag:tag:dnc%20speeches:ns:Gallery:mk:us:vs:1&from=MSNHP&tab=m1219955689102>1=42003

Watch this please!!!!

I am sooo sick and tired of everyone saying that Clinton BILL, not Hilary was a terrible president. SHUT UP, all he did was get some ass. So don't judge till you know the facts.

DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!

New Job

2008-08-26T05:36:00.001-07:00

Lalalalalalala

So I am starting my new job, and I cannot really start it till Moose gets here, and there she is walking in right now. . .LOL

Lord Elsenhimer is BRIGHT orange, he has a spray on tan, he walked in last week, and I did a double take, I wanted to tell him, "WTF YOU'RE ORANGE!!!" So I now call him lord umpalumpa. LOL

He also wanted to give me a raise because apparently I handled the Cassandra quitting leaving me behind, and everything else. I was panicing at the time, feeling like the world was going to end.
I'll post more

Too Good to be true

2008-08-10T20:39:00.000-07:00

Today I worked at Pearl's when I found out that one of the servers was badly beaten up by her boyfriend. He had worked at the place last summer, and he was a bit strange to begin with. But turns out she came in today earlier, I didn't see her, and everyone said she looked okay, but that she was still really shaken up by the entire thing. NO SHIT

I guess he also stabbed her in the leg with scissors!!!!! DAMN. So then I started to think, damn I am one lucky women. Tom has never hurt me in any way, shape or form, I would also never let myself be caught in that type of a relationship.

So to all whom read my crazy blog, and who have a man, (meaning this to women, sorry guys, well straight guys that is) I want you to go up to them and hug them. Be very greatful that he is the man he is to you.

And for those of you who are caught up in shit like this, please, get away from them, get help, you are not a slab of meat, you are a human-being, and you do not deserve to be treated like that.

Bdays and Assholes

2008-07-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

I am another year older now, LOL, 23, it just seems like I'm getting up there in the 20s now heh, listen to me, I'm silly.

But my bday was awesome, Tom took me to Radish, then to see the Dark Knight, then a ton of people got together at Red Ginger. WOW the food there was awesome. I got the Takayaki, chicken grilled with yummy peanut sauce, then pot stickers. Yumm.....I'm craving them as I write this. It was soo much fun. I was soo glad that a ton of people were there. It was awesome. Tom got me a wonderful memory foam pillow. It is soo good that he wants to steal it, saying "all the memory is gone from mine" He's soo cute.
Jessie burned me Radiohead cd's which is an awesome band by the way. Moose got me Shakespeare curse word magnets for the fridge, it's hilarious.
My frind Lisa got me a 25 dollar gift card to Radish, I'm soo excited, I love that place, it should keep me in salads for a little while.

Anna got me this awesome bottle of Champagne, have not opened it yet.

Todd's been a super asshole these last few weeks, Film Fest is busy, and he's also getting married, but come on. . .angry baristas=bad work. And when I walked in today, Casse was doing something strange with a bag of coffee and small little black bags. Todd had us making is damn party favors for his wedding. Do them yourself asshole. . .

BUT!!!! I got some of the greatest news in my school career. I found out that I will be graduating this spring with my BA in English and History. I thought I didn't have enough credits, but I DO!!! I'll in fact have 13 more then what is needed. LOL, I'll have 133 by spring, possibly 139. It's awesome. I'll be the first of my friends to have it all completed. Then I will finally get a real job, I'm soo tired of these crap things. Don't get me wrong, their jobs, but not careers, and that what I desire the most. I'll be 24 and possibly teaching a year from now. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA

Alright

2008-07-14T09:26:00.001-07:00

Okay, I know I have not posted in awhile, it was Cherry Fest, and it was hell. I was working 11-14 hour days. Thursday, I was up for 21 hours. . . .I felt like I was drunk. I don't normally stay up that long. . .I'm not a late night person, I'm old leave me alone.

But now that Cherry Hell is down with, I can get back to a somewhat normal life, I say somewhat cause summer vacation is never normal for me, Fall and Winter is cause I'm in school, that feels normal to me. I'm weird.

I'm soooo excited, my B-day is a week away, I cannot wait. Its going to be awesome, I'm making reservations at Red Ginger, and its going to be soo much fun. I can't wait.

Busy

2008-07-03T08:41:00.000-07:00

Ugh,

I've been really busy lately, between school, and work, I must say that well, it's been a bit hard. But I've been making good connections at work.

Jessie, who is the head barista at 3mile Ebay, is awesome, she's becoming such a good friend. She's the only other person in the known world for me that is allergic to IBprophen like I am. AMAZING!!!! Tom and I went out to dinner last week, and we had soo much fun, I hope we can do it again. The other night I had my phone on with the volume, I had to wake up early, and we were texting back and forth, and Tom was like "what the hell are you two talking about" LOL. It was fun.

Ashley is awesome as well, she is going to be the new manager when Jessie leaves for Mount Pleasant for school. I really like her "I don't care what you think" Attitude. I really respect that from her, and she's only 19. LoL.

Lisa who is moving to SF in the fall, (so sad that two are leaving) is awesome. I let her borrow a few of my cds a couple of weeks ago, cause she had nothing to listen to while driving down state. So the other day she comes in and hands me three new cds, and I love them. She also makes her own clothes, she's going out to SF to become a fashion students. I told her I want a Lisa original. LOL

I must say that things have a gotten a bit better. Jessie and Ashley have said that they will put in a good word with Todd, and Allison has said that I have improved a lot in just a short time. I really hope Todd see's that. If I just set my mind to it, I can do it. . . .I guess I was just thinking I could lightly get by with this job. . . guess not. I just have to be on my toes during Hell Fest.

Speaking of which, I'm down in the smoothe section the entire time. . . I was thinking, "should I be happy, or offended" This is where they stick the "slower" people. I was telling this to Jessie and Ashley, and they said, "don't be offended, think of it as the easy way out, you'll be by yourself, away from the wicked witch, and it will be easy for ya." so that made me feel better.

Ashley has it harder next week. She's never worked at the other store, and she has like 25 hours there. I wish I worked with her. . . but I don't. It sucks, I don't think I get to work with any of the 3mile girls there. *sigh* oh well.

My weekend will suck, but I'm going to make the best of it all.

Laters

Enjoy

2008-06-24T10:40:00.001-07:00

I enjoy this everytime I watch it. . . You will too trust me

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama

FREEDOM!!!!!

2008-06-24T10:33:00.000-07:00

So alright, I posted that my grandfather past away last weekend, well my so called Aunt Jeanne then wanted to have the funeral on Monday, it seemed to fit everyone schedule, all but my brother and I, so we tried to get out of it. Well my dad was just being ridiculous about the entire subject that I said I would try and switch with someone at work, if they would drive me down there. I cannot under any mass laws of physics drive down on the freeway. I will pull off to the side of the road and throw up then pass out. It just that simple.
Anyways, I bugged Cassandra a million times and finally she caved, so I had Monday off. . . All I had to do was to get out of work the next day early enough to rush home and pack. So Ad stops at Ebay the next day to drop off Vatties guitar. . .he was going to singer for the service. .. just wanted to make me even more drunk for the entire thing. Alright, so I was getting done, I was about to leave at 1:45 when Ad called my phone again, Vatties flight was cancelled from Chicago to TC, so they were stuck trying to find a flight to Detriot. . . well what did that mean for me then?

Hour later Vatty called, they were still trying to get a flight to Detriot, and he asked if I still wanted to drive down. I said borrowing teleportation ability, I couldn't not make it unless they bought me a plane ticket. . .that was not happening either. . .I also put the guilt back on him saying that I had to pull a lot of strings to get Monday off. Heh. . . So I AM OFF SCOTT FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love it. Truely love it.

I wish a house fell on this Witch

2008-06-19T07:50:00.000-07:00

Alright, So I am sick and tired of working at the DT Ebay. I greatly dislike most of the people there, well actually just a few people, I never seems to work with many others at all. BUT Amy, I cannot stand her. I don't understand why she does not like me, maybe because I work at both locations. I have no idea, I have not done anything to make her not like me. I do not bost about my job, at least I try not to. The other day I was steaming milk for a drink, and she told me to go on register, I was like, "can I finish this drink first?" "No, your not fast enough. . ." "I'm sorry, I cannot make milk steam faster" I maybe slower on the bar then she is, but hell woman. I don't want to get caught up in the Gossip at that store, it gets REALLY bad. I want to confront her, but I have yet to figure out how. I could tell her and Jamie were making fun of me, cause a few hours later Jamie came out and said "Kelly, why don't you go clean the girls bathroom." I heard Amy laugh in the backroom. I did that time, but then later, Jamie asked again, this time I wasn't happy. "Nah, I'll let you get the practice in" I don't want to turn into one of them. I'd rather live my life, and work at the other store. I know if I told Todd this he wouldn't know what it meant, he's a man. I'm not sure what to say to him.

Also I have been missing Pearl's like crazy, I miss the girls there, it was a lot of fun, even though I did complain about it at the time, it was awesome. I went in and talk to Kolleen last night, I was almost in tears in her office, She said to talk with my manager at Ebay first, and then go from there. So now I don't know how to approach Todd because it is almost Cherry Fest, and I'm sure he is stressed out, but so am I. I signed up for working at the 3mile store, and helping out during Cherry Fest and Film Fest, not working there all the time. I'm hoping to talk with Jessie the manager at the 3mile store and maybe get her advice, then proceed from there, see if I can work something out.

Anyone with advice please tell me

The Happenings at EBAY

2008-06-17T09:37:00.001-07:00

So I'm pretty sure I's sick and tired of working at the DT Ebay. Yesterday, Todd was there, and I was cleaning the Portafilters, they were really nasty, and he stood next to me for like two minutes watching me. . .I wanted to look over my shoulder and ask him "Can I help you?" But then he asked "What are you doing?" What does it look like I'm doing you moron. . .
"Cleaning. . ."
"I'd rather have you clean the floors, thats more important" I would have, if it weren't for the fact that the place was FULL, and I'm not going to tell people to move out of the way all the time. . .>.<
Then he started to make fun of me, saying that cleaning the portafilters is silly, and he did this little gay hand wave to immatate me cleaning. Jack ass. . .what ever, pull terrible shots, see if I care.

And he wants everyone to speed things up, So I look like I have FAST FOOD STAMPED ON MY ASS!!! I may not be as fast as the other girls, but still, I'm not a moron. . . But since I do not hold a strong place there yet, I just smile and nod. I can't do much else. . .Oh well. I can rant here though. . .Heh.

I guess my last Grandfather died Saturday night. My Vatty who is in England, called on Fathers day to tell me that. The Funeral will be on Saturday he said "I would really like it if you and Adam could be there, even all four of you would be great" Like I would want to subject Tom to that kind of thing when I don't even want to go myself. . .*le' sigh*

So then yesterday, while I was at work, vatty calls again. . .Aparently Jeannie talked to him, and said the funeral wouldn't be till either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday or NEXT week. . . so then vatty said to try and get those days off. . .yeah right. . . I'm still tore about going or not, I am NOT driving by myself, I have a panic attack just driving down to Grand Rapids, I cannot do freeway driving.
Also, do I really want to see a family that doesn't even know me, I don't want to know, for a grandfather that didn't remember me, never sent a bday card, x-mas or anything. Do I really want to do that?? I don't know. .

Emma meeting

2008-06-09T12:57:00.000-07:00

So Tomorrow Night I plan on having the first meeting of the Jane Austen Book Club. We will talk about Emma. I'm not sure about food yet, but oh well, I'll get there later, maybe we could all chip in for take out or something. . .But I want to talk about the book, and then possibly watch the BBC's Master Piece Theatre version with Kate Beckinsale. I do like that version better, but I don't like the Mr. Knightly as much as the one in the Gwenyth version. But both are good, I just happened to Netflix this one. So yes, it will be awesome.

New Dress

2008-06-04T22:31:00.000-07:00

Rob and Ashley are getting married this saturday, so I had to get a new dress, I have a few dresses that I could have worn, but they are more for fall/winter events, and I really wanted to get a new dress. SO I found this pretty 1940's inspired dress at Old Navy for 35 bucks. It was such and awesome deal, and Moose said it looked really good, so I had to get it. I don't normally wear that color, so I thought I would branch out of the mold. I'm still wearing ballet flats, there is no way in this global warming, frigid spring that I am going to wear heels. I wore heels to my cousins wedding, so my Mummsy had to remind me, I told "he was family, I'm sorry, but I am not wearing heels for this wedding" Sorry Rob and Ashley, I will not kill my legs, or embaress myself again.

Kitty Fun

2008-06-04T22:29:00.000-07:00

Guess where Nanaki is. . .

Damn cat. . .

Wings Won!!!

2008-06-04T22:28:00.000-07:00

Congrats Red Wings, I love all of you, nd you totally deserve this cup. . .may there be many more.

My Boys

2008-06-04T22:23:00.000-07:00

My boys looking outside together, they are soo cute ^^

Barack Obama DA MAN!!!

2008-06-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

NOW I CAN FINALLY VOTE IN PEACE!!!!

Today Obama was given the nominee to President, finally, honestly their feud was going on tooo damn long, I've wanted to buy a button, but just haven't been able to cause I didn't know who it was going to be. . .finally. . .GO OBAMA!!! You have my vote!

Damn Wings

2008-06-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the Wings didn't win last night, it was because I was not working, and that I hav eto work at Ebay tomorrow night closing. . .of course. . .*sighs* I really have nothing to comment about this entire thing, other than it was in 3OT periods, and that I was going nuts the entire time. . .Oh well. . .

Bike

2008-06-03T10:23:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to ride my bike more, but I've also been wanting to get a bike rack for my car, so I can just put my bike on there and go somewhere to ride it, since I kind of live right in the thick of it all in TC, I want to be able to take my bike to a nice area to ride it. . .So I want to look at sales, and all that good stuff, see if I can find anything. . .

Michelle Williams

2008-06-03T10:16:00.000-07:00

Michelle, I think your awesome, but I think lately she has been TOO skinny, well rather a little while ago. I think now she has gained some weight back, which is awesome, cause I hate it when my favorite celebs get too thing, I can't even like them anymore. . .*sighs*

Miss them

2008-06-03T10:14:00.000-07:00

Seriously I miss these two being together, and Heath being gone, they were sooo awesome together, they were really cool. . . *sighs*

Lost In Austen

2008-06-02T14:02:00.000-07:00

I have just recieved confirmation about the latest book that I have bought. . .Now I was searching the shelves at Borders a couple weeks ago, I don't know HOW I EVER missed this book, Lost In Austen, it's a create your own Jane Austen book. You are Elizabeth Bennet and you have to find you way through parties, and balls, for the mister right. Its like those create your own adventure novels, I'm sure many of you have read. But, for those of you who known that Elizabeth Bennet ends up with Mr. Darcy, you have the option of choosing another one of Austen's male characters, like Mr. Knightly, or Captain Wentworth, or Mr. Tilney, and so on. . .I can't wait for it to come. I feel bad, cause Tom really wanted to get it for me for my b-day, but I just couldn't wait that long. . heh

GO WINGS!!!

2008-06-01T11:30:00.001-07:00

Last night,Tom and I went out to my Aunt and Uncles house on the Penn. and we watched the fourth game of the Stanley Cup Finals, Red Wings 2 Penguins 1, we now lead the series 3-1. Monday, aka Tomorrow night we are back in Motown, Hockey Town USA, and we are GOING TO WIN!!!!!!!!!

So Since I have the day off, I am going out to my Mumsies to watch the game. Not sure if Tom is coming or not, but I think it would be cool. But either way I AM NOT MISSING THAT GAME!!!!

Off to E-bay

Tired

2008-05-29T09:27:00.000-07:00

I am sick and tired of cleaning up cat piss. Our couch has become their bathroom, and I am tired of it. Tom said we really only need one cat box, well screw that, I'm tired of cleaning up after them. Why doesn't he ever catch them, why is it always me???!?!!!??? I have now scrubbed down our couch, my Mum gave me something that should work really well, I'm waiting for it to dry, then I'll scrub it down again. I also want to set up their other cat box back up, maybe in the spare room again, cause I can't seem to leave that one alone either, cause they kept going in that room in the Futon. I have also scrubbed the futon down now. I don't want to say "I'll leave it for someone else to clean up" cause thats just not me. . .I have to get it clean right away. But I've had it. I'm sick and tired of washing blankets, and scrubbing up after those cats. Everything was fine with two cat boxes, I don't understand why we had to change, there wasn't anyone in the spare room yet. I don't get it. . . all I know is I'm tired of cleaning up after them, and I don't want my place to start smelling like cat pee. I JUST DON'T!

Sick again. . .

2008-05-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

So I've been sick once again, and the worse thing is, I think I got Tom sick as well. I feel soo bad, he was taking such good care of my yesterday, that now I think he got it again. I hope not, and I hope right after he gets out of class tonight that he goes right to bed.

Not much has been going on lately. . .so there really is nothing to report. . .other than working all the time, and going to school. I did take care of the rent's dog and cat, AKA Natasha and Clancy. Which was interesting.

OMG WTF Gas is now 4.19. . .first born people, first born. But I managed to get under, witht he help of Tom who said I should fill up NOW!!

I'm almost done with Emma, I know she is a snob, but honestly, she does come around. I wont say anymore, cause I know somepeople are still reading, but I was thinking maybe sometime not next week, but the following to talk about the book, next week is going to be a little too early, so I think the following week would be better for everyone. So either hurry up and read read read, or just live with the fact that you didn't finish, and finish it later, or something to that affect. June will be Sense and Sensibility. Which has been three some years since I have read that one. I've been thinking of ordering Emma on Netflix, so we can all watch it. We could meet at Espresso Bay on 3mile, cozy couches, and it would be an easy central location. Good huh, awesome. As for watching the movie, well I don't know, maybe the same night or something, not sure.

I have a ton to do tomorrow before I go to work, I have to meet my dad, to make payment for classes, then I have to head over to NMC, to see if I'm ever going to get paid for the hours that I worked, then get a NEW planner, and check on a book for my summer class.

OMG, I went to the 3miles store to check on hours and get some Chai before class, and Jessie had done the schedule for like three weeks in advance, and I was only on there for ONE DAY!!! I began to panic, so much soo that I text her about it. She said that Todd really needed my help at the down town store. So I've stopped worring a bit. . .heh. . .Because just yesterday my phone went off at around 8:10 AM, and it was Todd, he wanted to know my schedule day in and day out. . .so I gave it to him, and he said that it was a lot better then what he had. He wants to get me close to 40 hours a week, and I am VERY happy, about this. . .mainly cause thats what they hired me for in the first place. . .

Anyways, I'm gonna take a small nap before my shift tonight. . .I have to stop this burning the candle at both ends deal. . .I've been too worked up lately.

Laters

Sick

2008-05-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

So, for the last few days I have been sick. But I am starting to feel better.

The Red Wings are awesome, winning soo damn much, its soo cool. Hopefully I'll be feeling better tomorrow to go over to my Mum's and watch the game, cause I have yet to catch one, cause I don't have cable. Bleh!

I re-watched the Jane Austen Book Club movie, it is soooo awesome. I love it. I love each and everyone of those characters. I want to have a night when I can invite friends over to watch it again, honestly, I cannot get enough of this movie. It was not a big budget thing, and there's no special effects, or anything special, its about people living their lives, and starting a book club, then afterwards, their lives start to resemble the Jane Austen Characters. Its cool.
I really like Emma, which is the book we are reading right now, and honestly, she is a snob, but I like her. She means well, but most of the time it just backfires on herself. I wont give anymore away for those who are reading it now.

Gas

2008-05-09T12:25:00.000-07:00

Alright, so this time last year, Gas was not this high. . .3.89, why don't I just sell them my first born, that might get me like twenty gallons or something. . .WTF. Honestly, its really silly, while the Billionaires are still making billions, we are suffering down here at third level of hell. Thank you BUSH!!!! I hope while your in HELL, Hitler jams a cattle prod up your ass hole.

Money

2008-05-09T11:52:00.000-07:00

Ugh. . I want my refund, I want my 600 bucks from the govt. . .but I wont get it till June. . .oh well better then some people, who wont get theirs till Oct. HAHA, sucks to be you. LOL

Now, I'm getting ready for work at Ebay, which is cool, I'm glad I don't have to close tonight, cause I have class early tomorrow morning. Then I have to go to work at the 3-mile Ebay, and close there, so I'm sure I wont be home till like around midnight, cause it will take a while to close. . . Oh well. . .Its better then being home at like 1. But then I have to work early the next morning and close all over again. . .*sighs* double shifts at two different places. . . oh well. . .its all money to me. HEHEHEHE

Days gone by

2008-05-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

So the Wings won tonight, 4-1 over the Stars, which means, only three more to win to go onto the finals. I cannot wait. The next game is Saturday, and of course I have to close that night. . .*sighs*

I've been really hoping that I can have some people over tomorrow night to watch The Jane Austen Book Club movie, to get us all pumped up about this deal. I don't think certain people are that serious about it. Oh well, they just don't understand the importance of Austen in ones life. Plus its a challenge.

I've started my summer class, and its really boring. American Music 300. . .bleh. Oh well. . .I sold a few things on Ebay, which is cool. I'm hoping to sell a lot more soon. Finally get some things out of here, and to make some money.

My Brother and myself went out to see my Mum last night, it was a lot of fun. Usually its just me going out there, but she really wanted the two of us out, like an early Mumsy day gift thing. So we were out there, went to eat, and then watched Jane Seymoure, the third wife of Henry VIII BBC series. Its really good.

KT Tunstall

2008-05-07T08:38:00.000-07:00

Moose, and I got tickets to go see KT Tunstall at Interlochen on Aug 14. Im soo excited. Its going to be awesome. I can't wait, we're pretty close, so it should be good. I made a cake for Erin's Mums birthday, so she bought my ticket as an exchange. I should make that my business line. Will make cakes for Concert Tickets.

Here it starts you Jane Austen Fans

2008-05-01T16:23:00.000-07:00

Alright heres the Order for you Jane Austen Lovers

May: Emma
June:Sense and Sensibility
July:Pride and Prejudice
August:Mansfield Park
September: Persuasion
October: Northanger Abbey

Meeting a Hemingway

2008-04-30T09:38:00.000-07:00

So this past week, I thought I was doing better. . .It's the two steps back one step forward thing. And then the other day I had to take four steps back, one step forward. I really want Moose to move it, I don't want to have to find someone else. But since she might not be able to move in till July, I feel a bit stuck. We can afford this on our own, but still, its a little hard.

Anyways,
I meet Valerie Hemingway the other night at the Opera House. It was amazing, and she signed my copy of "Running with the Bulls" It was soo cool. One step close to my hero Ernest Hemingway. Well just thought I would share that.

Me getting my book signed my Valerie

Valerie speaking

Hard Times

2008-04-24T07:35:00.001-07:00

So lately I've been really stressing out about it. I know my credit card has been the highest its ever been with my car a. going into the shop, b. paying for something extra, that I didn't want to pay for in the first place, c. over heating, and having it towed. Then there was on top of all that, the extra first month moving in expenses. So my bill is EXTREMELY HIGH. So high, that I might not be able to pay it off all at once. I DONT WANT TO DIP INTO MY SAVINGS ANYMORE!!!!! I'm terrible, but honestly, I don't like touching my savings. So right now, I have 0% APR, so I might just take advantage of that, and pay half this month, hardly use the card next month, and pay it off then. I don't know. . .It's been hard

Starting this new job at Espresso Bay is hard, since this is my last "offical" week at Pearls, Ebay hasn't has me working a lot, one cause I'm still training, and two, cause I work weekends at Pearls, until after this weekend. I better get my 30-40 hours. Seriously, thats what I wanted when I took the job. Thats what I want, and thats WHAT I NEED!!!!!
I was thinking about it in the shower, (it's where I go to clear my thoughts)
Pearl's I get paid 10 bucks/hour
Espresso Bay is 7+usually average $1 tips per hour (Thats low), so it would be 8bucks/hour. Two dollar pay cut at least.
But Espresso bay is 5 minutes away.
Pearl's is thirty, something thirty-five to forty, depending on traffic, Cherry Festival, forget about it. . .I don't want to think about it. So with gas being 3.59 to nearly 4.00 this summer, I think I will make more with Espresso Bay. My back-up is always Pearls. If I need shifts, they will give them to me. If things don't work out (which I hope they do work out) Then I can always go back to the big P.

Also, this weekend, Tom is going to help me put my stuff on Ebay (the real Ebay) and also Half.com. So then I can start selling all of my old anime, and manga stuff. I can't wait.

EARTH DAY!!!!

2008-04-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day everyone.!!! Try and recycle something today please ^^

Last weekend, Tom and I went down to the Station near the TC Library, to check out the Farmers Market. It was awesome. Here are some pictures of Austin

His organic dirt

His organic dirt

Free Plants for Earth Day

Vendors

Austin

More Vendors

Urban Compost

Fresh Veggies

Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Exhausted

2008-04-21T11:52:00.001-07:00

I am exhausted.

This weekend, I started my new job at Espresso Bay, and it was a bit overwhelming. The register is a bit confusing, cause if you press a button, it will stick with the next order. It's a bit annoying, cause I over charged like fifty people for extra shots, and flavors, that they didn't need, or didn't want. It was confusing. I'm used to just jumping in and doing something. It's hard not knowing something, I'm just not used to it. But oh well.

And pulling two shifts, It's all right, but it would have a been better if it was at two jobs that I knew. And when it was at a new job, it just added more stress on me. . .Oh well. . .I'll get to bed early tonight.

Kitty is named

2008-04-16T20:31:00.001-07:00

HE HAS A NAME, AND THE NAME IS HAMLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Car

2008-04-16T12:16:00.000-07:00

So last week I had my car taken into Bill Marsh to get it fix for the coolante leak. Well thats was a pain, and so I got it back Friday, and then Sunday, the heat wasn't working again, which means coolante again. So I talked to my Dad yesterday about it, and he said "we'll take it in Thursday" Alright, so I go to school, then afterwards I was going to head out to my Mum's in ER. Well, as I was getting to Acme, my Temperature gage went WAY up, I pulled over, and bought some coolante, and put some in the car. (I know a little bit about cars, my Dad worked on them forever) and so I let the engine cool off for awhile. During this time, I had my first panic attack in about a year, I think. I used to get them a lot. Anyways, so I turned the car back on the Temp was down, Good, so I started to head towards ER again. Well when I got to Yuba, the Temp was once again back up. So I pulled over on a dirt road, and called my Mum. Austen answered, and said if I needed help to call back. So in the mean time, I call my Dad in another panic, and he said that he would call Marsh first thing tomorrow morning. Alright, but I wasn't happy, so I called Marsh myself, and told them what happened. The guy asked if I could bring it in tomorrow, yea. . .okay. . .
So during these phone calls, I had lifted the hood up to let the engine cool down. After 15 minutes, I put the hood down, and tried to get to ER once more. . .only this time the engine wouldn't start. . .panic attack number 2. So I called Austen to have him come out. I lifted the hood again, and let it cool off for another 15 minutes. Once Austen got to where I was, the car started, but he had brought some water with him for the coolante. The Temp was down, so we headed back to ER. But then the Temp started to climb yet again. So I pulled over to a small farmers market on the side of the road, and we left my car there. I was nearly at my breaking point. Once we got to my Parents house, my Mum handed me some St. Johns, and some water. It helps with my panic attacks. So then I preceeded to debate whether I should nurse it back to TC, or to call a tow truck. . .guess what I did. Yup, the tow truck. So then I had to have Tom come all the way out to ER to get me. ..he's soo sweet.
I feel bad for him. I'm trying to adjust, and sometimes I get short with him about stupid stuff. I'm sorry sweety I love you.

Last Words of Stewie

2008-04-16T12:10:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Saturday, Tom was going to take back Stewie. . .Funny story now. . .Please don't pee your pants

. . .cause I almost did. . .

I left for work, and Tom decided he better take Stewie back, so he cleans everything up, gets his kitty litter, his food, his bed all packed away in the car, and then the next task was to get the cat. . .Nanaki was of course hiding this whole time. . .(smart cat) Then Tom finds Stewie under our bed, and tries to get him out. He had closed the bathroom door, and the extra bedroom door so he couldn't go in either of those rooms. So Stewie finally comes out, and Tom traps him upstairs, and picks him up. This starts the blood curdling screams. I never knew a cat could scream like that, I haven't even heard a human scream like that. I really hope our neighbors didn't think we were killing someone. SO anyways. . .Tom gets Stewie downstairs and tries to put him in his cat carrier. Well Stewie is a bit chunky, and just did not want to go in. So Tom finally placed the cat carrier face up and dropped Stewie in. TOO funny. So then he locks the cage up and puts him in his car. Tom goes back inside the apartment to get something then goes back out to his car. As Tom said it smelled like rotting flesh when he got in his car. . .Stewie had crapped in his cat carrier. So Tom did not want to deal with getting him out, rolled all of his windows down, it was snowing by the way. . . and drove to his sisters house. . .all the while Stewie screaming, and the car smelling like fresh hell.

Food

2008-04-16T12:06:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I really wanted to have some Ramen for lunch, and since I haven't have Ramen in A REALLY long time, I thought I would take a picture of it.

YUMMY!!!!

The greatest new machine was added in the History building. The Coffee Machine NOW has Butterfinger Hot Chocolate. It's absolutely the greatest thing ever

Litter Box problems

2008-04-15T05:19:00.000-07:00

Alright. . .SO the kitty has been going on the floor, once in the spare room, then once on the floor in the living room last night. . . . WE thought we could get away without bringing in another cat box. . .silly us. . .I read an article saying that it just not a good idea. It's like their own personal space. So I am going to try and get a new littler box today for the boy. It is funny, cause when we brought him home, we showed him where it was, and he used it that night, no problem. . .So something happened inbetween that time and the other night. It might be Nanaki, or something. But for now, I think we should try what this article says.

If the Problem Is Litter Box Related…

Take immediate control of the problem!
Clean the litter box more often.
To help a timid cat, move it from a busy area to a quiet one.
In multi-cat households, it may also help to provide one litter box per cat.
Confine the cat to a small area, such as a bathroom, along with the litter box. Most cats prefer using the box rather than the floor. It is then a matter of confining her long enough for a consistent habit to become established.
Only allow your cat out of the confined area when you can supervise at all times.
Gradually allow more freedom once the litter box has been used in a confined area for one to four consecutive weeks. During this confinement period, remember to play frequently and interact socially with your cat. Let her out often, but only under close supervision.
Offer different types of litter to find one your cat prefers. It is better to use another box entirely rather than go through a series of litter changes in one box.
Occasionally, some cats prefer actual sand in the box mixed with a few handfuls of soil. If this is the case, gradually replace the sand mix with cat litter after several weeks.
Removing the odor from the affected area is important. Use a good commercial product that is specifically made for use on feline stool and urine odors. Most products need to make contact with the urine or stool. Use as directed.
To be effective on carpeting or other porous surfaces, you may need to clean more rather than less. If nothing else is available, a 50:50 mixture of white vinegar and warm water will do a good job.
Safeguard previously soiled areas by placing motion-detector alarms, food bowls, bedding or toys on them. Plastic, foil or double-stick carpet tape can also be used.
If your cat has developed a preference for the bathtub or sink, an inch of water in these locations will curb soiling there.
Move furniture or close doors to deny the pet access to previously soiled areas. You may consider placing a litter box where the cat has been soiling.

Jane Austen Book Club

2008-04-14T20:40:00.000-07:00

Alright HERE WE GO!!!!

This is for, those who apply. . .and you know who you are. . .SO GET WITH IT!!!! ITS TIME!!!!

BOOK CLUB
Jane Austen time

She wrote six books, and we are going to read them. . .YES all SIX of them. . . get ready.
One book a month, then we get together and talk about them.

NOT IN THIS ORDER OF COURSE. . .We need to figure that out

Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Sense and Sensibility
Persuasion

Not in this order, we need to think about that. . .but please, not PP, it would be too hasty at first. . .Think think think everyone. . .

New Job

2008-04-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

So Saturday is the start of my first day at Espresso Bay. I am totally excited about it. It will be a long shift they say. . .for the first day they usually only have you work 3-4 hours. Well they want me to work from 6-close, which is now midnight. . .Thats the late hour for me (I'm a weakling) But thats not really a long shift for me. . .Then I work 10-1, then at my other job from 4-cl. . .which will only be like two three hours. . . I can't wait to have a job that means I don't have to guess what hours I'm going to be getting. . .
BUT, I am still trying to gain black clothes. . .I really want to get a CUTE of course black skirt. . .Which is really hard to find. . .I saw one at Target. . .but I wasn't really sure. . .They also had a lot of really cute tops. . . I should get some more. . .but not right now. My main focus has been shoes. I need some really good "cute" black flats. They have some really cute ones at Payless, its also their BOGO, buy one get one half off. I told my Mum, and she said that we will have to go Friday. Heh, which is cool.

Names

2008-04-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

okay, so here have a vote for names. . .

Alaster
Atticus
Milo
Oliver
Ernest
Trevor
Jacob
Buster

KITTY!!!

2008-04-14T09:00:00.000-07:00

Here he is. . .my new baby boy. He's 10 months. He actually is heavier then he looks. But he is soooooooo CUTE!!!!!! Nanaki is doing alright, for just being exposed to a new boy. He's hissing a bit, and spitting, but I'm sure he'll get better.
I have yet to come up with a good name for him. . .mainly a little scared, and I hope this one will turn out well for us. . .I don't know if I could go threw another "Stewie" again. . .So give me some ideas for names. . .I was thinking about these ones
Cloud (because of FFVII YES, but also, he had a little patch of white on his back that looks like a cloud)
Logan (just like the name)
Thats all so far. . .I'm not sure otherwise. Help me out everyone

Let downs, Turning back, and Some Time

2008-04-10T06:59:00.000-07:00

I've been beating myself up lately internally. . .I need to stop it. . .but I don't know how.
Today, my work called, my manager was like, "I know you're on call at 11 and well we're going to need you to come in and hostess for us, since all of the manager are in meetings this morning, we're going to need the extra help." I was like "Sure, I'll be there at 11. . . oh wait. . .OH CRAP. . .I don't have a car. . ."
"Huh?"
"I took my car into the dealer to get some repairs."
"Oh. . well I guess I'll have to start from scratch"
"I'm really sorry"
"Okay, well bye"

And now, letting them down AGAIN, since Sat they wanted me to come in and Host-bus, I wasn't scheduled that day, but still. . .I feel awful. But everyone I've talked to said "Its not your fault. You don't have a car."
When I took my car in yesterday, I thought it would be done the same day. . .silly me. I just hope its done TODAY. This living far away from my job is starting to really suck. . .I feel like I'm letting people down. . .lately. . .But I do have a large paper to finish, and I really should get to reading my Truman book for Monday. . .I just feel like shit right now about the whole Stewie/Work thing. . .Now it just makes me feel like they cannot rely on me anymore. . .and I don't want that. Maybe tomorrow I'll go in and explain.
DAMN IT E-BAY CALL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yea, Stewie, I rushed into that as well. He's a good cat, but I don't think he's the kind of cat for me. . .He's a bit grouchy at times, and is not getting along with Nanaki, in fact they got into a pretty big fight this morning. I was about to get into the shower, when I hear this terrible noise. Stewie screaming at the top of his lungs, and fur on end screaming at Nanaki, then at me when I tried to break the fight up. All Nanaki wants to do is play, I know cause he hasn't been mean or anything, but Stewie being isolated from other cats for awhile, I think doesn't want anything to do with Nanaki. I've been also feeling like he really isn't my cat, he's Jenny's cat. It just weird when he's been with someone for a long time, and well I know the person. It would be different if I didn't know the person that the cat came from. . .but I feel like he wants his old mommy back. It's like taking a kid away from their mommy, and getting a new one, for no real reason. I rushed into the whole cat ordeal. I should have just waited. . . the power of suggestion from Tom, it made sense, get a cat for free. . .why not. I'm not blaming Tom, it was a nice idea. But I think Stewie belongs with Jenny.
I like Stewie, but I want a cat that is a little more personable. So I think I need to wait awhile, get adjusted to my place first, then get a new kittie. Maybe I'll even think about a kitten. With a kitten, Nanaki would be able to play with right away, he loved Chase. and well I wanted a girl, I've always had boy cats. . . I just need some time. . .

Mum

2008-04-08T19:48:00.000-07:00

I know it sounds weird. . .that I'm nearly 23, and I still miss my Mum, even though, I don't live that far away, and that it has not even been two weeks yet since I moved out. I guess I've just been stressing about things. . .Stewie does not seem to be adjusting very quickly. . .I know it takes time, but still. . .and all Nanaki wants to do is play. . and Stewie really wants nothing to do with him. Which is hard. Maybe I rushed into this Stewie thing a little too quickly. . .I don't know. . .I wish I knew. . .I wish I had something else to occupy my time with. This rainy day maybe thats what has me done, or the serious lack of sleep last night, or that I was having stomach problems. . .I don't know. . .I sound like a head case. . .

Job, Kitty, Black Shirts

2008-04-07T19:47:00.001-07:00

So, Today Tom and I picked up Stewie, I bought him a new collar, and name tag, and a cute little crab toy, and some kittie treats. He's very overwhelmed right now, and Nanaki was following him everywhere. "What the heck, this was my place, why did you bring someone new here?" Is what I'm sure he is thinking.

I'm really hoping to hear something back from Espresso Bay tomorrow. . . .Like Cole, its like Christmas day. . .heh. . in drag. . .LOL Anyways, E-Bay, aka Espresso Bay is only like five minutes from where I live. . .well one of the sites. There's two in TC. So yea, I would love to work there. . .But I have to get more black shirts. . .anyone getting rid of black shirts. . .DONT, give them to me ^^ LOL I'll have pics of my new baby up soon. . .right now I'm trying to to bug him. . .since I don't want to overwhelm him too much. . even though I want to cuddle and love him. . .I'm sure he misses his old home. . .

News of the Kittie Front

2008-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

Sooo. . . Tom had some exciting news for me yesterday, his sister Jenny is thinking of giving up her cat Stewie, cause of the baby and she has a dog too. So Tom made mention that I might like him. At first I was stunned, and that made Tom think that I didn't want him. He's short haired tiger strip, grey like I like, and he's very friendly. And a little chunky. (honestly I like a little chunky kitties, it just means there more for me to love) So after seriously sleeping on it. I would love to have Stewie, I want to give him a good home. I know I wanted a girl cat, and that doesn't mean I'm stopping at two. . .heh. . .not like I'm going to be a crazy cat lady, but I just want to have a nice family. . its like babies for some women, where its like kitties for me. . . and when I say kitties, I generally mean Cats, I'm just like that. . .

KITTIES!!!

2008-04-05T09:12:00.000-07:00

SO Today, while waiting for the cable man to come, (cable for the internet. . .I've been cable tv deprived for a week now, honestly, I'm doing well, we have signed up for Netflix, and all it good, we just got the first DVD of Futurama, its hilarious. I love it. . .)

SO we are also going to go and look at Cats at petsmart today. I want to get a new cat, I've wanted one for a long time (Sorry Clancy), so I can't wait. . .

Moved

2008-04-01T19:09:00.000-07:00

Alright,

SO I know I have not posted in almost a week. . .but I have a damn good excuse. . .I've been in the process of moving, and being moved in, and unpacking. . . all week long. It just does not seem like it is ever going to end. . . And I know that it is normal to live out of boxes for a little while, but honestly, it feels like it is never going to get done. I seem to get distracted and start doing something else, like playing video games, which I know is bad right now, cause I should be unpacking, and catching up on the mounds of Homework that I have pilled up. . .I have a lot to do and tomorrow is already Wednesday, which mean I have to work. . .It feels like Spring Break will not be long enough. . Oh well. .

So this coming Saturday, for those of you who read my blog, we are planning on having a House Warming Party, and plan on inviting our friends. So for those of you who read this, come on over ^^ OR get in touch with me, I'll give you details as they happen

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Problem of the United States

2008-03-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

Apparently our President is no longer answering questions that he does not like. That's bull-Sh#$!!! He is just an incompetent little prick from Texas that should not have ever "played" President. Look at our falling economy. This sucks, eight years ago, we didn't have this stupid war, which has taken loved ones away from people, sent them over to fight in a war that should not have even been started. And also eight years ago, PEOPLE HAD JOBS!!!!
During the highest point in the Great Depression, 1/4 of the people were with out jobs. . . yea. . .its getting close to that now.
I say we pool out 600 dollars that we are getting from the Gov't and try and get that F*&k tard out of office early. . .

Games and Moves

2008-03-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

So the week is already half over with, and I have been racing against the clock to get everything done with. I'm feeling really really run down. . .so I think I am going to try and take it easy for the next few days. I don't have to work this week, so I'll be able to rest. All but today, since I have class's all day, but I am going to try and take it easy. Tomorrow I don't have class, so I'll be able to relax and pack a little bit. But really I have most of it done.

Final Fantasy Crisis Core came out yesterday, and I reserved a copy a long time ago, but the guy did not give my shinra case, so I have to go back today, and ask for it. . .*sighs*
But I haven't played it yet. . . .I'm waiting to move in with Tom and then we are going to play it together. . . ARG I CAN'T WAIT

Blonde

2008-03-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

SO I've been thinking of going blonde, (I am already blonde, But I've been thinking Blonder)
I really like Michelle Williams, she's pale, like me, and she looks really good with blonde hair. . .what do you think?