Sometimes at work or at school we might experience a manager or a teacher addressing an issue to a group at large as to not single out an individual. That's what I am doing here.
I love meeting new people. I love interesting conversation. I think that it is VERY rude to simply ignore someone. A brief and generic response is at least an acknowledgment. However....
If someone emails me with something like, "Hey sexy," "What's up," "What's going on," "What's shakin," "What's the good word," or something of the like, I will not respond. I interpret such statements as, "I'm bored and I would like for you to entertain me". Well...that's just not gonna happen because I am waaay too busy to respond to a dozen of these types of messages a week.
If you would like to start a conversation with me, ask a question or make a comment, you will always receive a response; perhaps not right away and perhaps the response will be brief but I will not ignore actual conversations. The "please entertain me" requests however, will not incur a reply.
IN ADDITION: If you send friend requests to or chat with my friends then you yourself are "just a friend" to me. Nothing but online conversation will occurr between us. PLEASE do not try dating me or getting in my pants if you intend to swim in my friend pool. It's just not cool. Thank you.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
From Social Science to Computer Science
Because it is often asked...
Anyhow, Social Science to Computer Science. Well first, I probably should have gone with something technical to begin with. Of course, seeing how much I am sucking at this...maybe not! But I have always had a HUGE interest in technology, audio/video and computers. Most of what I know is self taught and its always been something I picked up easily.
I graduated with the Sociology degree to find out that most people had no idea what it even was. I worked for a year in human services busting my ass for little above minimum wage before deciding that it wasn't for me. Already I had begun to consider returning to school. And I was thinking about something to do with computers.
My dad works for an IT consulting firm and arranged a day for me to come in and speak with people in various roles. But I still hadn't quite figured it out. I was married at that time and my husband was a HUGE financial responsibility. I needed to work and I needed money. I took a job as a recruiter in the health care industry because I had a previous background in sales and that was all marketing.
That was good for 1.5yrs until the company changed hands and all went downhill. I took a position (also recruiting) for an IT search and placement firm. It was a small, family owned business...a dysfunctional family. It was a nightmare. But it put back in my head that idea of pursuing a technical career. Plus I was seeing the kind of money these people made.
One year at that job and I was downsized when the company restructured. I was out of work for a miserable five months. I had been niched. The only people that wanted me were other staffing/recruiting jobs and nobody wanted to pay even close to what I had been making. I took the first offer with an acceptable salary.
At that point I was divorced but my ex, who I was still friendly with, warned me against working for this establishment. I knew it was bad but I was out of work. Well...I could have never imagined how bad. That was the lowest point of my life and the saddest thing I have ever done for a paycheck. For more details see my blog, "A Step Back".
But anyhow, I knew I was getting let go and I knew I'd seriously rather kill myself than look for another marketing-type job. I also had run out of deferment options on my student loans but I couldn't afford to pay them. And finally, I had been a year without health insurance. Going back to school fixed all of that.
I knew what I wanted to do. I had just been scared of the Calculus. I had also been intimidated by the worse financial situation I would have to put myself in temporarily for the hope of a better job later. But at that point, I was ready to get crazy and do something drastic.
So that's the story of how I became a CS major at UB...how I went from social science to computer science. And what do I hope to do with that?...well, make good money. I'm not sure specifically what I want to do but I really wanted to learn programming because I always have these great ideas...so software development most likely.
Anyhow, Social Science to Computer Science. Well first, I probably should have gone with something technical to begin with. Of course, seeing how much I am sucking at this...maybe not! But I have always had a HUGE interest in technology, audio/video and computers. Most of what I know is self taught and its always been something I picked up easily.
I graduated with the Sociology degree to find out that most people had no idea what it even was. I worked for a year in human services busting my ass for little above minimum wage before deciding that it wasn't for me. Already I had begun to consider returning to school. And I was thinking about something to do with computers.
My dad works for an IT consulting firm and arranged a day for me to come in and speak with people in various roles. But I still hadn't quite figured it out. I was married at that time and my husband was a HUGE financial responsibility. I needed to work and I needed money. I took a job as a recruiter in the health care industry because I had a previous background in sales and that was all marketing.
That was good for 1.5yrs until the company changed hands and all went downhill. I took a position (also recruiting) for an IT search and placement firm. It was a small, family owned business...a dysfunctional family. It was a nightmare. But it put back in my head that idea of pursuing a technical career. Plus I was seeing the kind of money these people made.
One year at that job and I was downsized when the company restructured. I was out of work for a miserable five months. I had been niched. The only people that wanted me were other staffing/recruiting jobs and nobody wanted to pay even close to what I had been making. I took the first offer with an acceptable salary.
At that point I was divorced but my ex, who I was still friendly with, warned me against working for this establishment. I knew it was bad but I was out of work. Well...I could have never imagined how bad. That was the lowest point of my life and the saddest thing I have ever done for a paycheck. For more details see my blog, "A Step Back".
But anyhow, I knew I was getting let go and I knew I'd seriously rather kill myself than look for another marketing-type job. I also had run out of deferment options on my student loans but I couldn't afford to pay them. And finally, I had been a year without health insurance. Going back to school fixed all of that.
I knew what I wanted to do. I had just been scared of the Calculus. I had also been intimidated by the worse financial situation I would have to put myself in temporarily for the hope of a better job later. But at that point, I was ready to get crazy and do something drastic.
So that's the story of how I became a CS major at UB...how I went from social science to computer science. And what do I hope to do with that?...well, make good money. I'm not sure specifically what I want to do but I really wanted to learn programming because I always have these great ideas...so software development most likely.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
One of life's little mysteries, EXPOSED!
I interrupt myself from studying for a CS exam to bring you this important bulletin containing useful information. This is REAL data collected from an inside source at the facility mentioned below. What you are about to read may just blow your mind.
Everybody...EVERYBODY that comes to the gas station with one of those gas canisters (to get gas for their lawnmower for example)...EVERYONE comes in and says, "I have no idea how much it will take" and then they will toss $5-$20 on the counter in order to preset the pump.
Well folks, it's not really all that cryptic.
Here are instructions for figuring out this "mystery".
1 - Look on the canister. Somewhere it will say how many gallons it holds.
2 - Multiply this number by the cost of a gallon of gas.
3 - The resulting number is "how much it will take".
If above instructions do not work, see PLAN B.
PLAN B:
Stop leaving your home. You are a menace to society and probably should be prohibited from both operating a motor vehicle and reproducing.
Everybody...EVERYBODY that comes to the gas station with one of those gas canisters (to get gas for their lawnmower for example)...EVERYONE comes in and says, "I have no idea how much it will take" and then they will toss $5-$20 on the counter in order to preset the pump.
Well folks, it's not really all that cryptic.
Here are instructions for figuring out this "mystery".
1 - Look on the canister. Somewhere it will say how many gallons it holds.
2 - Multiply this number by the cost of a gallon of gas.
3 - The resulting number is "how much it will take".
If above instructions do not work, see PLAN B.
PLAN B:
Stop leaving your home. You are a menace to society and probably should be prohibited from both operating a motor vehicle and reproducing.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The famous "Quote Book"...online!
The online quote book must begin with the most infamous quote of all times. However, in regards to the "book" in it's entirety, some of the quotes are are thoughtful or profound, but most of them are funny and entertaining. Some of the quotes are from television or movies but most of them are from casual conversation among people I know. Some of the quotes...well, you simply had to be there and if you were you understand. Every quote is cited with a source, typically a first name, initials or a handle. The date is given in cases where it was recorded. This is the first time these have ever been complied and I have been collecting them for nearly a decade so enjoy!
"What...did I sleep with you or something?!?!?"
-Dave
"There exists no statute of limitations on deceit."
-Me, 5/30/08
"That's the problem when you break up with someone is that you always miss their pets."
-Tracy
“Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”
-unknown
"My phone has issues when I'm drunk."
-Me
"You can never have too much potato in you."
-Celeste
"It's the same book with a different cover."
-Tim
"It's not the seis that counts but how the quake shakes the Earth"
-unknown
"I will end up somewhere."
-Cholzer
"I'm going out searching for the gnomes."
-Celeste
"That's not how Italian families work; you fuckin' like everyone whether you like it or not!"
-Celeste 6/9/00
"I mean, you can't make fun of people for being mutants."
-Rachel
"If you insist!"
-Rachel & I in unison
"I'm half dork...on my father's side."
-Me
"..when 2 people end something neither one wants to end.. it can't be nice."
-Booha 5/3/07
"...its never just sex when its that good...just sex isn't that good."
-Booha 3/11/07
"This moment of sanity is brought to you by some fantastic pharmaceuticals."
-Me
"Cheese, when it's heated and then it cools, is supposed to do really nasty things to you."
-Neil
"He's a happy, fat guy."
-Tracy
"It's not going to happen tonight...my cock is NOT coming out of my pants!"
-Dan
"He thinks he shits ice cream."
-Jen
"You probably shouldn't give your monkey large quantities of cool whip."
-Mandy
"I either have to marry a rich woman or work real hard." (Talking about student loans.)
-Jeff J(?) 11/9/00
"Do not ever email me with stupid-speak ever again!"
-Wendy 2/24/08
"Ya know, I'm not religious so I can fuck all I want to!"
-Janelle
"All I want is pee and water"
-Cassie
"So we asked them if they were hookers and they laughed because they knew that they're hookers."
-Dan 7/9/00
"Life is like a dick. When it gets hard, fuck it!"
-Jen 8/21/06
"Can you get carpel-tunnel in your mouse finger?"
-Brain H 3/29/04
"I told you I bowled with the Munchkins didn't I?"
-Bill K 11/11/04
"scars ARE tattoos...just with better stories"
-Booha 10/12/07
"I'd rather deal with a genuine asshole than someone trying to be an asshole."
-Me 11/5/04
"You know what really frosts my cookie?!?"
-Lisa 11/2004
"I told the bitch off...nicely."
-Troy 4/1/04
"How would you kill a stuffed animal if it became alive?"
-Chris
"I don't make threats. I just predict the future."
-Chris 5/16/04
"That sign said shut my monkey down!"
-Chris 7/2002 (believed he didn't need glasses) The sign actually said, Stop my mommy works here.
"I remember when I'd come home like this and have 15 minutes to sleep before work. And those 15 minutes went by like 15 minutes."
-Chris 5/12/01
"The good things that come to those who wait are just the leftovers from those who got there first."
-unknown
"It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable. But it is the little differences that make them interesting."
-Todd Ruthman
"The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as in playing a poor hand well."
-H.T. Leslie
"If at first you succeed, try something harder.
-random fortune cookie message
"I think therefore I'm single."
-KDFRG(?)
"Theorem: If he makes you cry more than he makes you orgasm, the man's got to go."
-Me 2/2008
"Maybe you would have more time if you stopped playing with your 84s."
-Jared
"Live as you would have wished to live when you come to die."
-Gellert(?)
"I wish I could speak cat." (With a look of seriousness) "No really, my dad has a lot of cats!"
-Steve
"Damn cat hair makes everything so non-adhesive!"
-Mandy 2/8/06
"If I do cheat it will only be with one person so that it is monogamous...because that's not cheating.
-Aimee
"I think I'd rather be a hooker...then at least we could be honest about the fact that I'm getting paid to be fucked!"
-Me
"Straight men don't use coasters."
-Jen P 3/28/06
"...you know someone who looks like they've lived their life in a bar? And not like a nice bar but a really seedy one."
-Celeste 3/17/07
"I'm not working! There's cake!!!"
-Adam J 7/30/04
"I'm not being critical. I'm empowering you."
-unknown
"Dating is the gateway drug to heavy shit like cohabitation and marriage."
-Me
"What if the nice, fat girl rejects me? Then I am truly a horrible, undateable person!"
-Dan 11/6/00
"How DO they test condemns?"
-Dan
"Toast, toast is the most, that is why I love the toast."
-Erin
"Lickin' the crack rock."
-Celeste
(Me)"Wow, you have a good memory."
(Him)"Yeah, I eat a lot of fish."
-Tino
"I will fuck you for a turkey."
-Chris 11/2/01
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
-unknown
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are"
-unknown
"I have failed at many things. But I have attempted more than most dare try"
-Me 10/10/07
"No man is a failure who is enjoying life."
-William Feather
"Life was too short to dwell on nightmares instead of dreams."
-Dean Koontz
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
-Sir Richard Steele
"I want like, a career or something."
-"Sammy" - Reality Bites
"Breaking up is like knocking over a coke machine. You can't do it with one push. You have to rock it back and forth a couple of times first."
-Seinfeld
"For every inch your skirt is above your knee, the more they underestimate you."
-"Tiffany" - Happily Ever After
"Stroke a man's cock, he's yours for the night. Stoke his ego, and he's yours forever."
-"Grace" - Perfect Stranger
"I went to bed at one. I was still wide awake at two-thirty... There were no words left. We'd said them all. After we made love, I knew it was over. Did I really love Big? Or was I addicted to the pain? The exquisite pain of wanting someone so unattainable? I wanted to go to him, but I felt like I was tied to the chair. Some part of me was holding me back, knowing I had gone too far, reached my limit."
-"Carrie Bradshaw" - Sex and the City - "La Douleur Exquise""
My Senior Quote (JKF class of '95)
"People expect the impossible from me...
...and they usually get it." - unknown
"What...did I sleep with you or something?!?!?"
-Dave
"There exists no statute of limitations on deceit."
-Me, 5/30/08
"That's the problem when you break up with someone is that you always miss their pets."
-Tracy
“Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.”
-unknown
"My phone has issues when I'm drunk."
-Me
"You can never have too much potato in you."
-Celeste
"It's the same book with a different cover."
-Tim
"It's not the seis that counts but how the quake shakes the Earth"
-unknown
"I will end up somewhere."
-Cholzer
"I'm going out searching for the gnomes."
-Celeste
"That's not how Italian families work; you fuckin' like everyone whether you like it or not!"
-Celeste 6/9/00
"I mean, you can't make fun of people for being mutants."
-Rachel
"If you insist!"
-Rachel & I in unison
"I'm half dork...on my father's side."
-Me
"..when 2 people end something neither one wants to end.. it can't be nice."
-Booha 5/3/07
"...its never just sex when its that good...just sex isn't that good."
-Booha 3/11/07
"This moment of sanity is brought to you by some fantastic pharmaceuticals."
-Me
"Cheese, when it's heated and then it cools, is supposed to do really nasty things to you."
-Neil
"He's a happy, fat guy."
-Tracy
"It's not going to happen tonight...my cock is NOT coming out of my pants!"
-Dan
"He thinks he shits ice cream."
-Jen
"You probably shouldn't give your monkey large quantities of cool whip."
-Mandy
"I either have to marry a rich woman or work real hard." (Talking about student loans.)
-Jeff J(?) 11/9/00
"Do not ever email me with stupid-speak ever again!"
-Wendy 2/24/08
"Ya know, I'm not religious so I can fuck all I want to!"
-Janelle
"All I want is pee and water"
-Cassie
"So we asked them if they were hookers and they laughed because they knew that they're hookers."
-Dan 7/9/00
"Life is like a dick. When it gets hard, fuck it!"
-Jen 8/21/06
"Can you get carpel-tunnel in your mouse finger?"
-Brain H 3/29/04
"I told you I bowled with the Munchkins didn't I?"
-Bill K 11/11/04
"scars ARE tattoos...just with better stories"
-Booha 10/12/07
"I'd rather deal with a genuine asshole than someone trying to be an asshole."
-Me 11/5/04
"You know what really frosts my cookie?!?"
-Lisa 11/2004
"I told the bitch off...nicely."
-Troy 4/1/04
"How would you kill a stuffed animal if it became alive?"
-Chris
"I don't make threats. I just predict the future."
-Chris 5/16/04
"That sign said shut my monkey down!"
-Chris 7/2002 (believed he didn't need glasses) The sign actually said, Stop my mommy works here.
"I remember when I'd come home like this and have 15 minutes to sleep before work. And those 15 minutes went by like 15 minutes."
-Chris 5/12/01
"The good things that come to those who wait are just the leftovers from those who got there first."
-unknown
"It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable. But it is the little differences that make them interesting."
-Todd Ruthman
"The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as in playing a poor hand well."
-H.T. Leslie
"If at first you succeed, try something harder.
-random fortune cookie message
"I think therefore I'm single."
-KDFRG(?)
"Theorem: If he makes you cry more than he makes you orgasm, the man's got to go."
-Me 2/2008
"Maybe you would have more time if you stopped playing with your 84s."
-Jared
"Live as you would have wished to live when you come to die."
-Gellert(?)
"I wish I could speak cat." (With a look of seriousness) "No really, my dad has a lot of cats!"
-Steve
"Damn cat hair makes everything so non-adhesive!"
-Mandy 2/8/06
"If I do cheat it will only be with one person so that it is monogamous...because that's not cheating.
-Aimee
"I think I'd rather be a hooker...then at least we could be honest about the fact that I'm getting paid to be fucked!"
-Me
"Straight men don't use coasters."
-Jen P 3/28/06
"...you know someone who looks like they've lived their life in a bar? And not like a nice bar but a really seedy one."
-Celeste 3/17/07
"I'm not working! There's cake!!!"
-Adam J 7/30/04
"I'm not being critical. I'm empowering you."
-unknown
"Dating is the gateway drug to heavy shit like cohabitation and marriage."
-Me
"What if the nice, fat girl rejects me? Then I am truly a horrible, undateable person!"
-Dan 11/6/00
"How DO they test condemns?"
-Dan
"Toast, toast is the most, that is why I love the toast."
-Erin
"Lickin' the crack rock."
-Celeste
(Me)"Wow, you have a good memory."
(Him)"Yeah, I eat a lot of fish."
-Tino
"I will fuck you for a turkey."
-Chris 11/2/01
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
-unknown
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are"
-unknown
"I have failed at many things. But I have attempted more than most dare try"
-Me 10/10/07
"No man is a failure who is enjoying life."
-William Feather
"Life was too short to dwell on nightmares instead of dreams."
-Dean Koontz
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body"
-Sir Richard Steele
"I want like, a career or something."
-"Sammy" - Reality Bites
"Breaking up is like knocking over a coke machine. You can't do it with one push. You have to rock it back and forth a couple of times first."
-Seinfeld
"For every inch your skirt is above your knee, the more they underestimate you."
-"Tiffany" - Happily Ever After
"Stroke a man's cock, he's yours for the night. Stoke his ego, and he's yours forever."
-"Grace" - Perfect Stranger
"I went to bed at one. I was still wide awake at two-thirty... There were no words left. We'd said them all. After we made love, I knew it was over. Did I really love Big? Or was I addicted to the pain? The exquisite pain of wanting someone so unattainable? I wanted to go to him, but I felt like I was tied to the chair. Some part of me was holding me back, knowing I had gone too far, reached my limit."
-"Carrie Bradshaw" - Sex and the City - "La Douleur Exquise""
My Senior Quote (JKF class of '95)
"People expect the impossible from me...
...and they usually get it." - unknown
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Single+Female=Pathetic...HUH?!?
IF status=single AND gender=female
THEN the individual is pathetic and would benefit from or be interested in products and services to help them end their lonely & miserable existence.
Apparently, those mining my data on myspace for the sake of customizing advertisements for me must think so!
My profile used to list my status as divorced. But then I started to realize an influx of advertisements to help me save my marriage. I was consistently receiving friend invites from "people" advertising relationship help books, groups and classes. I became disgusted and changed my status to single. After-all, both were indeed true.
Well, the "friend" invites stopped but I suspect that has more to do with Myspace cracking down on that crap because the advertisements remain. I mean, do I possess no other demographic that is of any interest? What is perhaps worse now are the advertisements geared towards the sad little woman that can't get or keep herself a man. Abundant are the ads for dating sites as well as advise on "why men pull away", "what attracts a man physically is not what attracts him emotionally", "finding Mr. Right", blah blah blah and such topics.
Ok, really? Do people really click on this shit? I mean, if someone is selling I would assume someone is buying but seriously now. At any rate, this is yet another RANT of mine on the topic of the initially stated assumption. Let's review to make sure we are clear:
A single female is an unhappy female.
If a female is single it is because something is wrong with her.
If a female is single she must not know how to get or keep a man.
A single female wants nothing more than to be coupled.
Being single is undesirable and a truly miserable way to live.
People, especially females are incapable of functioning alone.
Hmm...did I cover everything? LMAO!!!
If I didn't absolutely love myspace for keeping in touch and up to date with a number of friends, I swear I'd cancel my account over this. I cringe and I kinda want to throw up a little every time the homepage loads and I get to see what new advertisements have been delivered specially for my supposed pathetic self.
UGH! I HATE stereotypes. I HATE labels. I HATE titles. I HATE social expectations associated with said stereotypes, labels and titles. I don't fit neatly in any little box and sure, some people do. But honestly the only up side to this clear insult on my character is the comical fact that these companies think they are doing a good job marketing their target audience. What is mildly entertaining is their ads do not interest me. On the contrary they disgust me. They probably spend a good deal of money on their methods and with me, they couldn't be more wrong.
Really and truly people, I LOVE being single. I see it all the time, people doubting that statement of mine. And despite numerous disclosures in any and all online profiles, I still get people trying to date me. Folks, I'm just not interested...really.
THEN the individual is pathetic and would benefit from or be interested in products and services to help them end their lonely & miserable existence.
Apparently, those mining my data on myspace for the sake of customizing advertisements for me must think so!
My profile used to list my status as divorced. But then I started to realize an influx of advertisements to help me save my marriage. I was consistently receiving friend invites from "people" advertising relationship help books, groups and classes. I became disgusted and changed my status to single. After-all, both were indeed true.
Well, the "friend" invites stopped but I suspect that has more to do with Myspace cracking down on that crap because the advertisements remain. I mean, do I possess no other demographic that is of any interest? What is perhaps worse now are the advertisements geared towards the sad little woman that can't get or keep herself a man. Abundant are the ads for dating sites as well as advise on "why men pull away", "what attracts a man physically is not what attracts him emotionally", "finding Mr. Right", blah blah blah and such topics.
Ok, really? Do people really click on this shit? I mean, if someone is selling I would assume someone is buying but seriously now. At any rate, this is yet another RANT of mine on the topic of the initially stated assumption. Let's review to make sure we are clear:
A single female is an unhappy female.
If a female is single it is because something is wrong with her.
If a female is single she must not know how to get or keep a man.
A single female wants nothing more than to be coupled.
Being single is undesirable and a truly miserable way to live.
People, especially females are incapable of functioning alone.
Hmm...did I cover everything? LMAO!!!
If I didn't absolutely love myspace for keeping in touch and up to date with a number of friends, I swear I'd cancel my account over this. I cringe and I kinda want to throw up a little every time the homepage loads and I get to see what new advertisements have been delivered specially for my supposed pathetic self.
UGH! I HATE stereotypes. I HATE labels. I HATE titles. I HATE social expectations associated with said stereotypes, labels and titles. I don't fit neatly in any little box and sure, some people do. But honestly the only up side to this clear insult on my character is the comical fact that these companies think they are doing a good job marketing their target audience. What is mildly entertaining is their ads do not interest me. On the contrary they disgust me. They probably spend a good deal of money on their methods and with me, they couldn't be more wrong.
Really and truly people, I LOVE being single. I see it all the time, people doubting that statement of mine. And despite numerous disclosures in any and all online profiles, I still get people trying to date me. Folks, I'm just not interested...really.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Another MySpace Survey
1. What is the story behind your couch?
Well, it was a wedding gift from my grandparents kinda...they gave me and the ex money with explicit instruction to buy a piece of furniture. It's super comfy. Everyone loves it.
2. What do you use your kitchen table for most?
a collect-all for misc crap
3. Do you make your bed?
Only if I'm expecting company
4. How did you spend Sunday night?
Worked 7am-3pm...slept...ate...then 7p-11p was all Calculus
5. Beer? Wine? Liquor? What's your poison?
I'm more of a Mead drinker myself.
6. What happened to your first love?
I'm not sure who counts as my first love.
7. How do you get your laundry done?
um...washing machine and dryer?
8. Coffee... want or need?
Ooo...def both.
9. Are you over ramen noodles?
yup, gimme indigestion
10. What is your guilty pleasure movie?
no clue
11. How do you justify using your credit cards?
I don't use credit anymore
12. How do you feel about Harry Potter?
Don't care
13. What do you look for in "the one?"
NA...I don't look and I don't buy "the one" concept.
14. What newspaper do you read?
none
15. What is the mantra you use to get through the rough days?
lol...honestly? When I'm down or stressed I think of all the ugly and/or obese people in the world and how hard it must be for them to get laid. Then I smile knowing that my life could be worse. (I know that sounds terrible but it's what works for me.)
16. What is your drink from Sonic?
We don't have a sonic around here.
17. How do you "pick up" at bars?
it varies
19. Do you remember your dreams?
not often
20. Do you want kids?
Nope
21. When do you want to get married?
November 31 - great answer Boo! LMAO!
22. What is your magic number?
7...27...48...IDK
23. Where is that special someone right now?
FUCK IT
24. Do you have a will?
Nah...but its on my list of things to do.
25. What was the best day of your life?
Wow. That one made me pause. There certainly are some great moments that would contend for best moment. But best day? Wow. Now I'm all inspired to write a blog about this.
1. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
Nah
2. Is it harder to be rejected or to reject someone else?
I can't fairly answer this question as I have never been rejected.
OK...honestly, it's so much harder to be rejected. :(
3. Who's your favorite person?
Awe now I can't choose favorites but if I did I'd say my cats. :)
4. What are you listening to?
The music on my old laptop that I turned into a jukebox by integrating it with my existing stereo system. So nice to hear the music on Bose am3s instead of stupid computer speakers.
5. Say something to the person reading this.
I'm a dork...I know.
6. What's the last thing you drank?
water...I'm super exciting like that.
7. Have you been on a date in the past week?
nope
8. Where are you going on your next vacation?
doubtful
9. Have you ever thrown up from working out?
No
10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
a good mix of both actually
11. Have you ever gotten so wasted you didn't know what was going on?
Guilty
12. Do you like pulpy orange juice?
yup
13. Are you touchy-feely?
I have to be VERY drunk
15. Do you prefer the tanning bed or the sun?
either
17. What are your biggest pet peeves?
OMG...waaaay too many yo list here. Another blog perhaps?
18. Do you consider yourself bi-polar?
No...my poison is anxiety.
19. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
hm...i don't know...past guys that I've "dated"?
20. What's your worst personality flaw?
It depends on your perspective but I love who I am.
21. Have you ever gone to therapy?
Not really...spoke to a counselor once.
22. Would you ever parachute off of a plane?
sounds like fun but I can't bc of my neck
23. Have you ever ridden an elephant?
I don't believe so
24. Are you Irish in any way?
Nope, but I have had a lil Irish in me. Haha...ok, that was cheesy.
27. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
Nope
28. Have you ever drank Jack Daniels?
yuck, no
29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
The drink yes and damn it...literally, no.
30. What are you saving your money up for right now?
s-a-v-i-n-g?
31. What was the last gift card you received?
a bunch for last Christmas
33. Does the number of people a person's slept with affect your opinion?
Not really, but an extreme number like 2 or 200 probably would.
34. Have you ever gone to a party where you were the only sober person?
possibly
35. What do you do when you spot a bug in your house?
Squash it
What's your last name?
You either know it or you don't need to.
Who's your wife/husband?
NA
Where's your cellphone?
in my purse
Who are you talking to?
nobody
Who are you crushing on?
Not a soul.
Ever had sex in a graveyard?
Eek...no
Ever had sex in a church?
Nope
Ever tried the "Bloody Marry" trick in the bathroom?
No but when i heard that story I was afraid of my mirror for months!
Ever played strip poker?
no
Ever played video games?
Yeah
Ever played pool?
Yeah
Do you love weapons?
I do have an attraction to double-edged swords...both literally and figuratively.
Do you watch jack ass?
hell no
Ever dressed up as an anime person?
Nope but I do have a TON of fun costumes. :)
Well, it was a wedding gift from my grandparents kinda...they gave me and the ex money with explicit instruction to buy a piece of furniture. It's super comfy. Everyone loves it.
2. What do you use your kitchen table for most?
a collect-all for misc crap
3. Do you make your bed?
Only if I'm expecting company
4. How did you spend Sunday night?
Worked 7am-3pm...slept...ate...then 7p-11p was all Calculus
5. Beer? Wine? Liquor? What's your poison?
I'm more of a Mead drinker myself.
6. What happened to your first love?
I'm not sure who counts as my first love.
7. How do you get your laundry done?
um...washing machine and dryer?
8. Coffee... want or need?
Ooo...def both.
9. Are you over ramen noodles?
yup, gimme indigestion
10. What is your guilty pleasure movie?
no clue
11. How do you justify using your credit cards?
I don't use credit anymore
12. How do you feel about Harry Potter?
Don't care
13. What do you look for in "the one?"
NA...I don't look and I don't buy "the one" concept.
14. What newspaper do you read?
none
15. What is the mantra you use to get through the rough days?
lol...honestly? When I'm down or stressed I think of all the ugly and/or obese people in the world and how hard it must be for them to get laid. Then I smile knowing that my life could be worse. (I know that sounds terrible but it's what works for me.)
16. What is your drink from Sonic?
We don't have a sonic around here.
17. How do you "pick up" at bars?
it varies
19. Do you remember your dreams?
not often
20. Do you want kids?
Nope
21. When do you want to get married?
November 31 - great answer Boo! LMAO!
22. What is your magic number?
7...27...48...IDK
23. Where is that special someone right now?
FUCK IT
24. Do you have a will?
Nah...but its on my list of things to do.
25. What was the best day of your life?
Wow. That one made me pause. There certainly are some great moments that would contend for best moment. But best day? Wow. Now I'm all inspired to write a blog about this.
1. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
Nah
2. Is it harder to be rejected or to reject someone else?
I can't fairly answer this question as I have never been rejected.
OK...honestly, it's so much harder to be rejected. :(
3. Who's your favorite person?
Awe now I can't choose favorites but if I did I'd say my cats. :)
4. What are you listening to?
The music on my old laptop that I turned into a jukebox by integrating it with my existing stereo system. So nice to hear the music on Bose am3s instead of stupid computer speakers.
5. Say something to the person reading this.
I'm a dork...I know.
6. What's the last thing you drank?
water...I'm super exciting like that.
7. Have you been on a date in the past week?
nope
8. Where are you going on your next vacation?
doubtful
9. Have you ever thrown up from working out?
No
10. Are most of the friends in your life new or old?
a good mix of both actually
11. Have you ever gotten so wasted you didn't know what was going on?
Guilty
12. Do you like pulpy orange juice?
yup
13. Are you touchy-feely?
I have to be VERY drunk
15. Do you prefer the tanning bed or the sun?
either
17. What are your biggest pet peeves?
OMG...waaaay too many yo list here. Another blog perhaps?
18. Do you consider yourself bi-polar?
No...my poison is anxiety.
19. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
hm...i don't know...past guys that I've "dated"?
20. What's your worst personality flaw?
It depends on your perspective but I love who I am.
21. Have you ever gone to therapy?
Not really...spoke to a counselor once.
22. Would you ever parachute off of a plane?
sounds like fun but I can't bc of my neck
23. Have you ever ridden an elephant?
I don't believe so
24. Are you Irish in any way?
Nope, but I have had a lil Irish in me. Haha...ok, that was cheesy.
27. Have you ever been to a nude beach?
Nope
28. Have you ever drank Jack Daniels?
yuck, no
29. Have you ever had sex on the beach?
The drink yes and damn it...literally, no.
30. What are you saving your money up for right now?
s-a-v-i-n-g?
31. What was the last gift card you received?
a bunch for last Christmas
33. Does the number of people a person's slept with affect your opinion?
Not really, but an extreme number like 2 or 200 probably would.
34. Have you ever gone to a party where you were the only sober person?
possibly
35. What do you do when you spot a bug in your house?
Squash it
What's your last name?
You either know it or you don't need to.
Who's your wife/husband?
NA
Where's your cellphone?
in my purse
Who are you talking to?
nobody
Who are you crushing on?
Not a soul.
Ever had sex in a graveyard?
Eek...no
Ever had sex in a church?
Nope
Ever tried the "Bloody Marry" trick in the bathroom?
No but when i heard that story I was afraid of my mirror for months!
Ever played strip poker?
no
Ever played video games?
Yeah
Ever played pool?
Yeah
Do you love weapons?
I do have an attraction to double-edged swords...both literally and figuratively.
Do you watch jack ass?
hell no
Ever dressed up as an anime person?
Nope but I do have a TON of fun costumes. :)
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Something Nice to Say
I am an equal opportunity commenter. It is only fair. We don't hesitate a second to write a letter, fill out a comment card, speak to a manager or let our opinions be heard when we feel we have been wronged or have been presented with something unacceptable. Why is it that we hold back when the experience is positive or when we genuinely have something nice to say? Is a compliment really more difficult to convey than a complaint?
As a kid, good grades were expected of me. I caught hell for anything less than a B. Yet, aside from my grandfather giving out dollars for good report cards, I never heard a peep about how good I was doing when I brought home those A's and B's.
In employment it has been the same. OK, I was once named employee of the month. I believe that was in December of 1994? I've worked in sales and nobody says a thing when your numbers are good. But just let those numbers fall one week and holy shit will you be the center of attention.
This semester in one of my classes I was instantly impressed by one of my professors. He does not accept late work with a penalty as most would do. What he does is award extra points for work handed in early. What an excellent example of positive reinforcement!
Anyhow, getting back to my initial discussion...
Yesterday I emailed Dove Chocolates just to tell them how much I love their Dove miniatures with the little saying inside the foil. (really, they make me smile). Last week I left a note on the bulletin board at work, commenting on how fantastic a particular area of the store looked knowing that one individual in particular was responsible for that organization. Both of these actions took less than a minute of my time.
We shouldn't just be commenting when there is something wrong or a problem present. We should also be reinforcing the good service, the good grades, the good performances. And if for no other reason, it's nice to make someone feel appreciated.
So in conclusion I encourage everyone who reads this to take the two minutes to fill out that comment card not just when you receive poor service, but when the service is outstanding as well. Award your students, children or employees when they do good even if it is just a verbal confirmation of a job well done. Little things like this can really make someone's day...so don't hold back when there's something nice to say.
As a kid, good grades were expected of me. I caught hell for anything less than a B. Yet, aside from my grandfather giving out dollars for good report cards, I never heard a peep about how good I was doing when I brought home those A's and B's.
In employment it has been the same. OK, I was once named employee of the month. I believe that was in December of 1994? I've worked in sales and nobody says a thing when your numbers are good. But just let those numbers fall one week and holy shit will you be the center of attention.
This semester in one of my classes I was instantly impressed by one of my professors. He does not accept late work with a penalty as most would do. What he does is award extra points for work handed in early. What an excellent example of positive reinforcement!
Anyhow, getting back to my initial discussion...
Yesterday I emailed Dove Chocolates just to tell them how much I love their Dove miniatures with the little saying inside the foil. (really, they make me smile). Last week I left a note on the bulletin board at work, commenting on how fantastic a particular area of the store looked knowing that one individual in particular was responsible for that organization. Both of these actions took less than a minute of my time.
We shouldn't just be commenting when there is something wrong or a problem present. We should also be reinforcing the good service, the good grades, the good performances. And if for no other reason, it's nice to make someone feel appreciated.
So in conclusion I encourage everyone who reads this to take the two minutes to fill out that comment card not just when you receive poor service, but when the service is outstanding as well. Award your students, children or employees when they do good even if it is just a verbal confirmation of a job well done. Little things like this can really make someone's day...so don't hold back when there's something nice to say.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
A Step Back
"Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can move forward."
That was the line I had been telling myself and others regarding my decision to go back to school which required some serious downsizing of my life. I went to earning half the salary I had been accustomed to for the past five years. I was letting a bill go unpaid because I couldn't afford it and this would certainly ruin my otherwise perfect credit. If that didn't, it was likely that I'd be filing for bankruptcy. Painfully I sold my dream vehicle, my 2005 Jeep Liberty in which I had much fun and good memories. I bought a cheaper vehicle. I purchased groceries only from the discount stores that offered little variety and I ate the same cheap things regularly. And even though I don't watch much TV, I canceled my cable and now receive only one channel via antenna.
I have honestly been so excited to be back in school and working towards something that I want. In fact, I had never really done that before. Everything I had ever done in my life (for the most part) was typically for someone else or because I "had to". It was exciting to have my life be about me and only me. But if ever there was any doubt about the decision I had made to embark on this journey, that was laid to rest this past Monday.
At one of my places of employment there was a little promotion going on from an outside sales person. The guy set up outside our place and all day approached customers in the lot trying to get permission to demonstrate his product and then hopefully get them to buy. I watched from the window. Hour after hour he approached customers, some of which completely ignored him. A few came into the store and complained about the annoyance. I couldn't hear them outside but I watched as he presented the product. I witnessed a few demos. I saw him make one sale.
As I watched I got chills. A pit formed in my stomach and at least twice tears swelled in my eyes. I would never do that again. I had never done that type of sales exactly but I was all too familiar with the cold-call or sale...approaching or calling random people practically begging them to talk to me. The desperation. The rejection. The defeat. I thought of all the times I had locked myself in a bathroom stall at work to cry or gone out to my car for the same reason. I thought of how many times I looked at the picture of my cats on my desk...the ONLY thing that kept me going as I wondered which day would be my last...aware that at any moment I could easily be disposed of and have no way to provide for them or myself. I thought of how sick that made me feel...how my heart would sometimes race with palpitations from the anxiety of it all. I remember waking up exhausted and disgusted after a night of restless sleep full of nightmares about the very job that I would soon suffer through for another eight hours. And I was so disappointed because through it all that voice in my head kept telling me, "you can do so much better than this."
When I snapped out of that horrific flashback a moment of genuine peace and satisfaction overcame me and I was excited again. It was worth it. It had ALL been worth it. And anything that came forward would be worth it too. In fact, the ONLY thing I wouldn't have given up for this was my cats. I was NEVER going to do that again. Never. It was all over and everything was going to be OK. Things were going to get better. And "I" was back.
That was the line I had been telling myself and others regarding my decision to go back to school which required some serious downsizing of my life. I went to earning half the salary I had been accustomed to for the past five years. I was letting a bill go unpaid because I couldn't afford it and this would certainly ruin my otherwise perfect credit. If that didn't, it was likely that I'd be filing for bankruptcy. Painfully I sold my dream vehicle, my 2005 Jeep Liberty in which I had much fun and good memories. I bought a cheaper vehicle. I purchased groceries only from the discount stores that offered little variety and I ate the same cheap things regularly. And even though I don't watch much TV, I canceled my cable and now receive only one channel via antenna.
I have honestly been so excited to be back in school and working towards something that I want. In fact, I had never really done that before. Everything I had ever done in my life (for the most part) was typically for someone else or because I "had to". It was exciting to have my life be about me and only me. But if ever there was any doubt about the decision I had made to embark on this journey, that was laid to rest this past Monday.
At one of my places of employment there was a little promotion going on from an outside sales person. The guy set up outside our place and all day approached customers in the lot trying to get permission to demonstrate his product and then hopefully get them to buy. I watched from the window. Hour after hour he approached customers, some of which completely ignored him. A few came into the store and complained about the annoyance. I couldn't hear them outside but I watched as he presented the product. I witnessed a few demos. I saw him make one sale.
As I watched I got chills. A pit formed in my stomach and at least twice tears swelled in my eyes. I would never do that again. I had never done that type of sales exactly but I was all too familiar with the cold-call or sale...approaching or calling random people practically begging them to talk to me. The desperation. The rejection. The defeat. I thought of all the times I had locked myself in a bathroom stall at work to cry or gone out to my car for the same reason. I thought of how many times I looked at the picture of my cats on my desk...the ONLY thing that kept me going as I wondered which day would be my last...aware that at any moment I could easily be disposed of and have no way to provide for them or myself. I thought of how sick that made me feel...how my heart would sometimes race with palpitations from the anxiety of it all. I remember waking up exhausted and disgusted after a night of restless sleep full of nightmares about the very job that I would soon suffer through for another eight hours. And I was so disappointed because through it all that voice in my head kept telling me, "you can do so much better than this."
When I snapped out of that horrific flashback a moment of genuine peace and satisfaction overcame me and I was excited again. It was worth it. It had ALL been worth it. And anything that came forward would be worth it too. In fact, the ONLY thing I wouldn't have given up for this was my cats. I was NEVER going to do that again. Never. It was all over and everything was going to be OK. Things were going to get better. And "I" was back.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Words of the Day
I nonchalantly weened myself from the obligation of posting a Word of the Day in my Myspace Bulletin every day. I was surprised by how many people read them, commented and responded that they loved them. But really, I'm much too busy for that now. Anyhow, I shall list some of my favorite "BIG" words here along with other words I tend to abuse.
- Leitmotif - a dominant recurring theme.
- Ameliorate - to make better or more tolerable.
- Infamous - having an extremely bad reputation.
- Notorious - generally known and talked of.
- Assuage - To make milder or less severe; to reduce the intensity of; to ease; to relieve. To appease; to satisfy; to soothe or calm; to pacify.
- Maudlin - Tearfully or excessively sentimental.
- Multifarious - having great diversity or variety.
- Exacerbate - to aggravate; to make worse.
- Lackadaisical - Lacking spirit or liveliness; showing lack of interest.
- Ineffable - Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable.
- Melancholy - Depressions of spirits; a pensive mood.
- Spurious - not genuine, authentic, or true; pretended; not from the claimed/proper source.
- Licentious - lacking legal or moral restraints; : marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness.
- Coquet - to deal with something playfully rather than seriously; to play the flirt (n- coquette).
- Equivocate - To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or to avoid committing oneself to anything definite.
- Propinquity - Proximity; nearness. Kinship. Similarity in nature.
- Ubiquitous - existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread.
- Hiatus - a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- Jaded - to wear out by overwork or abuse : to tire or dull through repetition or excess.
- Serendipitous - come upon or found by accident; fortuitous, good; beneficial; favorable.
- Pretentious - characterized by assumption of dignity or importance : making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
- Ostentatious - characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others : intended to attract notice.
- Capricious - apt to change suddenly; whimsical; changeable.
- Callous - being hardened and thickened : feeling no emotion : feeling or showing no sympathy for others
- Quixotic - extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable : impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
- Vicarious - experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another : performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or advantage of another.
- Anomaly - deviation from the common rule : something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified.
- Surreptitious - done, made, or gotten by stealth.
- Penchant - a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.
- Cohort - a group of individuals having a statistical or demographic factor in common.
- Despondent - feeling or showing extreme discouragement or depression : implies a deep dejection arising from a conviction of the uselessness of further effort.
- Muse: a source of inspiration; a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction; to become absorbed in thought; to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively.
- Quandary: a state of perplexity or doubt.
- Pensive: musingly or dreamily thoughtful : suggestive of sad thoughtfulness.
- Transpicuous: clearly seen through or understood.
- Besmirch: sully; soil.
- Cantankerous: difficult or irritating to deal with.
- Cumbersome: burdensome; troublesome; unwieldy because of heaviness or bulk.
- Synopsis: a condensed statement or outline.
- Copious: large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful.
- Plethora: overabundance; excess.
- Disheveled: marked by disorder or disarray.
- Exanimate : inanimate or lifeless; spiritless; disheartened.
- Pugnacious: inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- Intrinsic: belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing.
- Epic: extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope.
- Rote: mechanical or unthinking routine or repetition.
- Cupidity: strong desire; lust, particularly for wealth.
- Erudition: extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books.
- Vituperation: the act of instance of speaking abusively; verbal abuse.
- Verbose: containing more words than necessary; given to wordiness.
- Antithesis: contrast; the direct opposite.
- Prurience: inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts: causing lust: having a restless desire or longing.
- Posthumous: following or occurring after death.
- Nary: not any : not one: not a single.
- Vacuous: emptied of or lacking content; marked by lack of ideas or intelligence; idle.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tattoo Survey
Now this one was just fun...
If you have at least one tattoo, do the survey, if you don't then pass it on!
1. Have you ever cried during a tattoo?
No
2. When did you get your first tattoo?
spring of '97...I was 19 years old.
3. What was your first tattoo?
A flower-n-vines with the silhouette of a butterfly in the center-on my left hip.
4. Which tattoo is closest to your heart?
The newest one I guess
5. Do you have a matching tattoo with someone?
haha, no
6. Do you have a tattoo that someone messed up on?
YES!...kinda anyhow. The guy copied my design exactly for the one on my ankle but he placed it on there for me to see and ended up needing to re-do it. When he put it back on, he rotated it without my knowledge. I don't care but OMG, what if I HAD cared about the exact placement?
7. Do you have anyone's name tattooed on you?
Nope
8. What was the most painful tattoo you received?
Definitely the first one on my left hip.
9. How many tattoos do you have?
Three
10. Do you plan on being heavily or moderately tattooed?
I have the three I wanted & don't plan on any more but who knows.
11. Do you have a tattoo that you constantly have to explain?
Haha, sort-of...tons of people ask what the upper back tattoo is. It's a tribal cat head...not blatantly a cat but when I then ask people what they think it is, they always say "a cat?". So it's really not that cryptic.
12. Have you ever gotten an infection from a tattoo
No
13. What is the longest session you've ever sat straight?
an hour and a half
14. What is the biggest tattoo that you have and how long did it take?
see 13 (that's the cat-upper back)
15. Did you tell your parents?
Haha I tried to hide my first tattoo from my mom cuz I still lived at home. She saw it and freaked out...accused me of doing drugs and sleeping around. (This was the hip tattoo)...she screamed, "You let a man touch you below your pant line!!!" Just to be a smart ass, I REALLY wanted to say "I let a lot of men touch me below my pant line!"...HAHAHA. My mom was well known for being hilariously dramatic.
16. Do you regret having gotten any of your tattoos?
Nah, but I wish the hip tattoo was either a lil higher or a lil lower.
17. Would you consider ever getting any of your tattoos removed?
No
18. What are you going to get for your next tattoo?
don't plan on it
19. Do you think members of the opposite sex with a lot of tattoos are hot??
A few can be hot if they are tasteful/artistic but I'm not crazy about a lot
20. Are you unfortunate enough to have an arm band tattoo?
no...but I have an anklet
21. How many people have tattooed you?
three
22. Do any of your tattoos have color?
nope, I only do black ink
If you have at least one tattoo, do the survey, if you don't then pass it on!
1. Have you ever cried during a tattoo?
No
2. When did you get your first tattoo?
spring of '97...I was 19 years old.
3. What was your first tattoo?
A flower-n-vines with the silhouette of a butterfly in the center-on my left hip.
4. Which tattoo is closest to your heart?
The newest one I guess
5. Do you have a matching tattoo with someone?
haha, no
6. Do you have a tattoo that someone messed up on?
YES!...kinda anyhow. The guy copied my design exactly for the one on my ankle but he placed it on there for me to see and ended up needing to re-do it. When he put it back on, he rotated it without my knowledge. I don't care but OMG, what if I HAD cared about the exact placement?
7. Do you have anyone's name tattooed on you?
Nope
8. What was the most painful tattoo you received?
Definitely the first one on my left hip.
9. How many tattoos do you have?
Three
10. Do you plan on being heavily or moderately tattooed?
I have the three I wanted & don't plan on any more but who knows.
11. Do you have a tattoo that you constantly have to explain?
Haha, sort-of...tons of people ask what the upper back tattoo is. It's a tribal cat head...not blatantly a cat but when I then ask people what they think it is, they always say "a cat?". So it's really not that cryptic.
12. Have you ever gotten an infection from a tattoo
No
13. What is the longest session you've ever sat straight?
an hour and a half
14. What is the biggest tattoo that you have and how long did it take?
see 13 (that's the cat-upper back)
15. Did you tell your parents?
Haha I tried to hide my first tattoo from my mom cuz I still lived at home. She saw it and freaked out...accused me of doing drugs and sleeping around. (This was the hip tattoo)...she screamed, "You let a man touch you below your pant line!!!" Just to be a smart ass, I REALLY wanted to say "I let a lot of men touch me below my pant line!"...HAHAHA. My mom was well known for being hilariously dramatic.
16. Do you regret having gotten any of your tattoos?
Nah, but I wish the hip tattoo was either a lil higher or a lil lower.
17. Would you consider ever getting any of your tattoos removed?
No
18. What are you going to get for your next tattoo?
don't plan on it
19. Do you think members of the opposite sex with a lot of tattoos are hot??
A few can be hot if they are tasteful/artistic but I'm not crazy about a lot
20. Are you unfortunate enough to have an arm band tattoo?
no...but I have an anklet
21. How many people have tattooed you?
three
22. Do any of your tattoos have color?
nope, I only do black ink
Class of '95
Yet another fun survey...
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
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1. Who was your best friend?
Aimee, Juli, Katie & Celeste
2. What sports did you play?
Senior year none, bc I had to work (thanks mom)...but I had played Volleyball and Bowling up until then
3. What kind of car did you drive?
1981/82? Buick Skylark
4. On a friday nite what where you doing?
working at Lechmere?
5. Were you a party animal?
not my senior year of HS but BIG TIME the following year bc I took offf a year before going to college and partied HARD with my friends that had started college
6. Were you considered a flirt?
IDK...I did well with the men-folk. But not in my actual HS! Oh no...gotta say my HS didn't have much to offer in the guy department.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Wind Ensemble...(that's the fancy name for band lol)
8. Were you a nerd?
yes and no...I was a pretty popular and well-known dork
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
never even had detention
10. Can you still sing the fight song?
Uh?
11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr Kerr, Paco, Mrs Oelrich, Mrs Simonetta, Mr Zearny (kidding...clearly)
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
At "OUR" table...lol. Does anyone remember the year I put the reserved sign on the table? HAHAHA! Anhow, Juli and I sat at the end, next was Amy and Theresa, then Aimee and Carrie.
13. Name the school full name?
John F. Kennedy Jr/Sr High
14. School mascot?
The Bears
15. School Colors?
Black & Gold
16. Rival high school?
Cheektowaga Central (Indians)
17. Did you go to Prom?
yep
18. If you could go back and do it again, what would you change?
I wouldn't change a thing. BUT it would have been nice to continue playing sports my senior year.
19. What do you remember most about graduation?
Winning my Perfect Attendance Award (for all of HS)...I really did!
20. Where did you go senior skip day.
Eh, they allowed a senior skip day...so is that really skipping? Anyhow, a big group of us went up to Sunset Bay Beach.
21. Favorite memory?
Wow. IDK. There are SO many. HS was good times.
22. Were you in any clubs?
wow...too many to honestly list
23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We weren't allowed out the doors so the cafeteria
24. Have you gained some weight since then?
I did...and I lost it...then I gained it back...and then some. But then I lost again and presently I am wearing my jeans from HS so I'm back down to the same size.
25. Who was your Senior prom date?
UGH...Timmy G.
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
It's past and I didn't go
27. Who was your home room teacher?
I'll be damned if I remember
28. Who will repost this after you?
Juli maybe?
29. Who was your high school sweetheart?
uh...didn't have a sweet heart exactly?
30. Do you still talk to people from high school?
Some
31. Did you win prom queen or king?
No but I won Jr. Class President & that was what I wanted
32. Where did you work in high school?
LECHMERE!!!!...awe, good times!
33. what were your grades?
mid 90s my senior year but an 86% over-all for HS
34. What was your dress style?
alternative/grunge
35. What year did you graduate?
1995
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
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1. Who was your best friend?
Aimee, Juli, Katie & Celeste
2. What sports did you play?
Senior year none, bc I had to work (thanks mom)...but I had played Volleyball and Bowling up until then
3. What kind of car did you drive?
1981/82? Buick Skylark
4. On a friday nite what where you doing?
working at Lechmere?
5. Were you a party animal?
not my senior year of HS but BIG TIME the following year bc I took offf a year before going to college and partied HARD with my friends that had started college
6. Were you considered a flirt?
IDK...I did well with the men-folk. But not in my actual HS! Oh no...gotta say my HS didn't have much to offer in the guy department.
7. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Wind Ensemble...(that's the fancy name for band lol)
8. Were you a nerd?
yes and no...I was a pretty popular and well-known dork
9. Did you get suspended/expelled?
never even had detention
10. Can you still sing the fight song?
Uh?
11. Who was your favorite teacher?
Mr Kerr, Paco, Mrs Oelrich, Mrs Simonetta, Mr Zearny (kidding...clearly)
12. Where did you sit during lunch?
At "OUR" table...lol. Does anyone remember the year I put the reserved sign on the table? HAHAHA! Anhow, Juli and I sat at the end, next was Amy and Theresa, then Aimee and Carrie.
13. Name the school full name?
John F. Kennedy Jr/Sr High
14. School mascot?
The Bears
15. School Colors?
Black & Gold
16. Rival high school?
Cheektowaga Central (Indians)
17. Did you go to Prom?
yep
18. If you could go back and do it again, what would you change?
I wouldn't change a thing. BUT it would have been nice to continue playing sports my senior year.
19. What do you remember most about graduation?
Winning my Perfect Attendance Award (for all of HS)...I really did!
20. Where did you go senior skip day.
Eh, they allowed a senior skip day...so is that really skipping? Anyhow, a big group of us went up to Sunset Bay Beach.
21. Favorite memory?
Wow. IDK. There are SO many. HS was good times.
22. Were you in any clubs?
wow...too many to honestly list
23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
We weren't allowed out the doors so the cafeteria
24. Have you gained some weight since then?
I did...and I lost it...then I gained it back...and then some. But then I lost again and presently I am wearing my jeans from HS so I'm back down to the same size.
25. Who was your Senior prom date?
UGH...Timmy G.
26. Are you planning on going to your 10-year reunion?
It's past and I didn't go
27. Who was your home room teacher?
I'll be damned if I remember
28. Who will repost this after you?
Juli maybe?
29. Who was your high school sweetheart?
uh...didn't have a sweet heart exactly?
30. Do you still talk to people from high school?
Some
31. Did you win prom queen or king?
No but I won Jr. Class President & that was what I wanted
32. Where did you work in high school?
LECHMERE!!!!...awe, good times!
33. what were your grades?
mid 90s my senior year but an 86% over-all for HS
34. What was your dress style?
alternative/grunge
35. What year did you graduate?
1995
Monday, August 27, 2007
50 Questions
IDK, this was just a random myspace survey with some different questions. Some of my answers were rather amusing
1. Are there any previous relationships you wish could have lasted longer?
Oh no...no, no, no! HAHA, by the time any relationship has been done it was well past it's "best if used by" date! lol...but uh, there is someone I think I could of had more fun with...wasn't a "relationship" though.
2. Whats the most annoying thing anyone could do?
Wow. I could write a dissertation for this one! Hmm, lets see...talk about things of which they possess no actual knowledge, do anything to hold up traffic or a line, um...geez, I so often say, "Nothing annoys me more than...___" and now I'm drawing a blank!
3. When was the last time you saw the last person you kissed?
the last time I kissed him
4. What is your full name?:
You either know it or you don't...and if you don't you don't need to.
6. How is life going for you right now?:
Pretty damn shitty and yet I'm in a delusional state of happiness because I just started back to school and that's what makes me feel alive.
8. Are you keeping a secret from someone that needs to know the truth?:
Nah
9. What is the last text you sent:
idk....a few days ago prob
10. What do you think of your siblings?
They are younger than me?...lol. IDK, I'm kinda the odd one.
11. What was the reason you last cried?:
because I'm being hunted down for somebody else's debt. Fuck me for being a good person huh?
12. What was the first thing you said when you woke up today?
crap...I still wanna sleep
13. Last time you couldnt take your eyes off someone?:
eh, I don't really have this problem
14. What do most people call you?:
Jamie, Jame, Jamerino (just kidding)....um, Cat Lady and Craddle Robber
15. Who is your celebrity crush?:
don't really crush on celebs but I would SO do Jesse Metcaff
16. Have you ever hated someone, but ended up being friends with them?:
Haha sorta, but my feelings of animosity were unfounded - an illusion had stirred some unwarranted jealousy
17. What do you think of people who dont have sex before marriage?:
Haha...idk, maybe its better if you don't know about the smorgasboard of options out there. But if you are fat and ugly, maybe its the way to go.
19. Are you more independent or dependent?:
I'm so independent it's probably a clinical condition.
20. Ever had the opposite sex over when no one was home?:
yes but honestly, we watched a video...no funny stuff (I'm assuming this question references my younger years of living at home.)
21. Ever had a party when your parents wernt home?:
Wow, you know what...I did!!! Man, I was so deathly afraid of my mother growing up that I never tried anything like sneaking out of the house but I did have a party once. It wasn't really wild and/or crazy but it def was more than a few people. (haha...and as I wrote that I got a pit in my stomach and thought (fearfully)..."What if mom reads this ?! " How's that for childhood trauma?)
24. How did you meet the 2nd and 5th person on your myspace?
Celeste I met in Girl Scouts and Juli I met in kindergarten.
25. How old are they?:
They are both 30 presently
26. Who will you see tomorrow?:
People at school, people at work...both jobs tomorrow too.
27. Have you ever been cheated on?:
yep
29. Where will you drive when you drive next?:
school tomorrow unless I go anywhere tonight
30. Do you listen to loud music while your driving?:
yeah, and i sing along
31. Last person to lay on your bed with you?
wow, no clue
32. Last time to the mall?:
yesterday
33. What did you buy?
new belly-button jewelry cuz I lost mine
34. Do you give out second chances too easily?:
seconds yes, thirds never
35. Last car ride?:
home from school
36. Last serious conversation with your best friend?:
presently in an IM with Jen...some serious convo some not
37. Do you hold grudges?
nah I suck at it
38. Wanted more of something when you really had enough?:
Oh my, is that the leitmotif of my past two years.
39. Felt that no one compared to you?
well that's just dumb
40. Had plans and broke them?:
sure but I try not to
41. Believe the phrase 'Why put off till tomorrow, what you can do today'
Usually yes I am the anti-procrastinator
42. What school do you go to?:
University at Buffalo
44. Are you a tease?
I can be
45. Who are you jealous of?:
I'm not really
46. Are you a bitch?:
again, I can be
47. Ever had sex with someone with blue eyes?:
yes...odd question
48. What can always make you laugh?
idk
49. What do you want everyone to think of you?:
I don't really care as long as their opinions are based on fact/truth. It would suck if someone formed an opinion on me based on false information.
50. Where do you see yourself in 4 years?:
Grad school? IDK.
1. Are there any previous relationships you wish could have lasted longer?
Oh no...no, no, no! HAHA, by the time any relationship has been done it was well past it's "best if used by" date! lol...but uh, there is someone I think I could of had more fun with...wasn't a "relationship" though.
2. Whats the most annoying thing anyone could do?
Wow. I could write a dissertation for this one! Hmm, lets see...talk about things of which they possess no actual knowledge, do anything to hold up traffic or a line, um...geez, I so often say, "Nothing annoys me more than...___" and now I'm drawing a blank!
3. When was the last time you saw the last person you kissed?
the last time I kissed him
4. What is your full name?:
You either know it or you don't...and if you don't you don't need to.
6. How is life going for you right now?:
Pretty damn shitty and yet I'm in a delusional state of happiness because I just started back to school and that's what makes me feel alive.
8. Are you keeping a secret from someone that needs to know the truth?:
Nah
9. What is the last text you sent:
idk....a few days ago prob
10. What do you think of your siblings?
They are younger than me?...lol. IDK, I'm kinda the odd one.
11. What was the reason you last cried?:
because I'm being hunted down for somebody else's debt. Fuck me for being a good person huh?
12. What was the first thing you said when you woke up today?
crap...I still wanna sleep
13. Last time you couldnt take your eyes off someone?:
eh, I don't really have this problem
14. What do most people call you?:
Jamie, Jame, Jamerino (just kidding)....um, Cat Lady and Craddle Robber
15. Who is your celebrity crush?:
don't really crush on celebs but I would SO do Jesse Metcaff
16. Have you ever hated someone, but ended up being friends with them?:
Haha sorta, but my feelings of animosity were unfounded - an illusion had stirred some unwarranted jealousy
17. What do you think of people who dont have sex before marriage?:
Haha...idk, maybe its better if you don't know about the smorgasboard of options out there. But if you are fat and ugly, maybe its the way to go.
19. Are you more independent or dependent?:
I'm so independent it's probably a clinical condition.
20. Ever had the opposite sex over when no one was home?:
yes but honestly, we watched a video...no funny stuff (I'm assuming this question references my younger years of living at home.)
21. Ever had a party when your parents wernt home?:
Wow, you know what...I did!!! Man, I was so deathly afraid of my mother growing up that I never tried anything like sneaking out of the house but I did have a party once. It wasn't really wild and/or crazy but it def was more than a few people. (haha...and as I wrote that I got a pit in my stomach and thought (fearfully)..."What if mom reads this ?! " How's that for childhood trauma?)
24. How did you meet the 2nd and 5th person on your myspace?
Celeste I met in Girl Scouts and Juli I met in kindergarten.
25. How old are they?:
They are both 30 presently
26. Who will you see tomorrow?:
People at school, people at work...both jobs tomorrow too.
27. Have you ever been cheated on?:
yep
29. Where will you drive when you drive next?:
school tomorrow unless I go anywhere tonight
30. Do you listen to loud music while your driving?:
yeah, and i sing along
31. Last person to lay on your bed with you?
wow, no clue
32. Last time to the mall?:
yesterday
33. What did you buy?
new belly-button jewelry cuz I lost mine
34. Do you give out second chances too easily?:
seconds yes, thirds never
35. Last car ride?:
home from school
36. Last serious conversation with your best friend?:
presently in an IM with Jen...some serious convo some not
37. Do you hold grudges?
nah I suck at it
38. Wanted more of something when you really had enough?:
Oh my, is that the leitmotif of my past two years.
39. Felt that no one compared to you?
well that's just dumb
40. Had plans and broke them?:
sure but I try not to
41. Believe the phrase 'Why put off till tomorrow, what you can do today'
Usually yes I am the anti-procrastinator
42. What school do you go to?:
University at Buffalo
44. Are you a tease?
I can be
45. Who are you jealous of?:
I'm not really
46. Are you a bitch?:
again, I can be
47. Ever had sex with someone with blue eyes?:
yes...odd question
48. What can always make you laugh?
idk
49. What do you want everyone to think of you?:
I don't really care as long as their opinions are based on fact/truth. It would suck if someone formed an opinion on me based on false information.
50. Where do you see yourself in 4 years?:
Grad school? IDK.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Random Facts & Obscure Info
I will continue to add to this but considering the fact that I am yet again battling insomnia...I have decided to make this little list. Enjoy!
Random Facts & Obscure Info about MOI
Random Facts & Obscure Info about MOI
- I cannot sleep with the tv, radio or a night-light on. I require darkness and silence.
- I have acquired an OCD-like trait from working in retail, of fronting and facing product while shopping in stores (like, where I don't work)...oh, and at home with some things.
- There are a lot of great men's cologne but it's the scent of sun tan lotion that really turns me on...lol!
- I really did read the dictionary as a kid. I still do sometimes when I'm very bored.
- I have a slight obsession with customizing T-shirts with things I find clever or entertaining. A common phrase of mine is, "I wish I had a T-shirt that said...___"
- I have never been to Disneyland or the state of Florida.
- I have never been to NYC.
- Before I die I MUST visit Chicago, IL...Seattle, WA...and HAWAII!
- When I was a teen, I was obsessed with joining the military.
- I have never once in my life felt the desire to "fit in". In fact, it has always been my preference to "stand out".
- Never once have I ever wanted to be a mother.
- I really love the music of the late Miss Peggy Lee.
- I cannot write anything but my name in cursive. When I was in 2nd grade my teacher got frustrated with me and one other class mate. She said, "if you can't write neat then just print!" And so we did...infinitely. He and I both realized this freshman year of high school.
- I absolutely will not pass on chain letters or forward emails that threaten some kind of bad luck for breaking the chain. I am very disappointed in people that send these to me.
- I LOVE Halloween. Much more-so than even my birthday, I consider Halloween be be THE most important day of the year to celebrate, go out and party.
- In relation to the above, I LOVE costumes. Really, any excuse to wear a costume is a good one for me...be it Halloween, a local festival, a theme party, or other fun excuses! ;)
- When slightly intoxicated I apparently feel the need to raise my drink in a "toasting pose" for any and all pictures. I am also a chronic drunk textor.
- My only BIG goal in life has been to be a published author.
- I love my cats more than anything in the world.
- My little Italian grandma taught me to cook. I make a mean-ass meatball among other things. I love to cook. It's therapeutic for me.
- My grandma tried to teach me to sew. But if I so much as sew a button on something it will fall off with one wear or in the wash. I need to pay seamstresses to do these sort of things for me.
- The best job I ever had was my first job. Lechmere 1994-1997.
- I have NO memory of the most life altering event of my existence. The car accident of Summer '94...severe head trauma, sort-term memory impairment, 3 inflamed discs in the cervical portion of my spine and 11 shards of glass in my right arm. 3/4(?) days in a coma, almost died on day 2. Yeah...top that!
- When I was a small child my mother actually charged me for stamps. Once I didn't have the quarter and she wrote an IOU.
- I used to shop with my aunt who is in a wheelchair. I always notice and am very bothered by stores that do not follow the guidelines set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act in regards to wheelchair access.
- I played the clarinet for 9 years and was first-chair for the last two.
- I will not eat cold cheese...like a slice or a cube of cheese. In order to be consumed, cheese must be melted and combined with something else.
- Grapefruit, sweat potatoes and brussel sprouts always sound and look like a good idea but alas, these are three more items that just don't agree with my taste buds.
- I am seriously skeeved-out by dirty napkins & tissues.
- I am appalled by people who litter and/or spit.
- To replace smoking and non-smoking sections of restaurants, I think they should offer family and adult-only dining areas.
- I love wine. Alas I drink cheap beer because I am poor. :(
- At 30 years old, I have never had a cavity.
- I lost my virginity at age 18 and was damn proud of myself for waiting until I was out of high school.
- I possess a BA in Sociology and am presently working on a BS in Computer Science. The little known fact is the late 90s I spent a two semesters as a Geology major.
- My favorite book is Owell's 1984.
Monday, August 6, 2007
To reproduce or not to reproduce?
It is a legitimate question.
“When I grow up I wanna be a plain mommy…no babies, no husband, no nothing.” Family members love to tell the story of this statement I made when I was about the age of three. Of course, they had to explain to me that a “mommy” meant someone that had children. But, I think my point was clear regardless.
As a teen and a young woman my stance remained firm, at least on the baby part. I did actually marry at the age of 25 but have since gotten a divorce. Everyone always said that my opinion on having children would change as I got older. Next month I will be 30 years old. My stance is even firmer now than it was at the age of three.
“My biological clock must be a digital because I’ve never heard it tick once,” I will joke. But this is honestly true. Nearly all of my childhood friends have had children as well as my two sisters. I have held their babies, some as young as the day they were born. And while I have at times found their children absolutely adorable, I have never once felt even a flicker of feeling like I want one of my own.
Particularly when I was to be married, people harassed me about this choice. I have heard all the comments; ‘you HAVE to have children,” “you’re sinning against God,” “why did you bother getting married if you don’t want kids,” “that’s selfish”, and my favorite, “you could always adopt”, from people who obviously assume that the real reason for my lack of reproduction must be some biological or health issue.
Let’s begin with the marriage question. I got married because among many other things, it was something I wanted to experience. I may not be a typical girly-girl but I wanted to experience the wedding, the ceremony, the reception and being someone’s wife. The man I married did not want children either (or so he said). Now that I am divorced, people always ask me if I want to remarry. They are shocked when I reply with, “probably not”. Honestly, I might but it’s been checked-of my “list of things to do this life”. So it’s not at all a priority. Furthermore, legal marriage just complicates things should two people decide to part ways. My ex and I had an amicable separation but it was nearly impossible to find a lawyer that wasn’t a “shit starter”, trying to make a simple situation hostile. And even though it was an uncontested divorce with no disputes, it was still quite costly.
Now to address the “sinning against God” comment. Well folks, I simply don’t subscribe to your concept of God nor do I adhere to any organized religion. My beliefs are more philosophical and scientific in nature. I’d elaborate further but I’m certain you don’t care to open up your mind long enough for me to do so.
You have to have kids? Really? “Accidents do happen,” people will say in a coy tone. It’s these very people that should probably refrain from reproducing do to their obvious ignorance. There are such things as birth control and sterilization ya know? It can be prevented. But here’s what it really boils down to; most people really do not consider reproduction as a choice. Most consider it part of life, something you just have to do. I’m quite certain that many people have never even considered “not” having kids as they just assume that they will. In fact, I have met many people who have expressed their opinion on having children as, “if it happens it happens”. That’s cute. You can live your life or you can let life live you. It really is a choice. There is always choice. That’s the beautiful thing about freedom.
And finally, let’s discuss the topic of selfishness because this one really makes me giggle. Oh yes, how dare I deprive the world of my offspring. Civilization might cease to exist if I don’t personally contribute to the billions of people already alive on earth. It is NOT selfish to abstain from having kids. It IS selfish to have them because you “have to” or “want to” regardless of your ability to care for and provide for them. However, if you want to call ME selfish (not the decision), then I am OK with that. I am selfish. I want to experience as much of the world as I can and I just don’t have 18+ to devote to being a parent. And I do believe that as a parent, your children should be your priority. I’m just not interested in signing myself up for that. I don’t want to go to
Say what you want but none of this makes me a bad person. Oh sure, many will try to make me feel that way. But again, I have choice and I choose not to let those people make me feel inferior. I am not a bad person. I simply value different things. I have different goals. And maybe I am just a little bit more self aware and honest with myself than most.
Friday, July 6, 2007
Random Thoughts...
1. Does anybody remember those "choose your own adventure" books? I used to love those when I was a kid.
2. Will cat-eye style glasses ever come back into style? I sure hope so.
3. I think we need to set a universal standard for all paper towel dispensers in bathrooms. Because when you are drunk and waving at the dispenser trying to find the sensor only to find one must utilize a small wheel on the side, I mean...that's just not funny.
4. OH! And speaking of sensors...self-flushing toilets, does anyone else find these slightly annoying?
5. Why is it that we can clone a sheep but we still haven't mastered a Zerox machine that doesn't jam every 30 seconds?
6. Why do people assume that if you are single that you must be "looking" and/or "trying to find someone"??? What is the obsession with coupling people? Why must we travel in pairs? I have decided that this shall be known as the Noah's Ark Syndrome. (please correct me if this has been used or there is already some kind of theory on this)
7. Is anyone aware of the fact that there are secret little links embedded on my myspace page including a link to my semi-secret blog?
8. Do people REALLY wear t-shirts that say, I 'heart"...boy/girlfriend's name? I mean, seriously??? Because I saw a website where you could custom order them like that!?
9. OH! And I really wanna know this...when you go into a grocery/convenient store, do you consume product before you pay for it? Because I don't know but that's a little like stealing to me but it apparently has become quite the trend.
10. The dumbest thing I've heard this week was this: A woman is standing in line at a convenient store behind a young man who asks for a pack of cigarettes. The clerk asks for his ID and in a bewildered tone the woman says, “You have to show ID to buy cigarettes?” The young man answers, “yeah”. She then asks how old you need to be and he tells her 18. She then exclaims, 'huh, I never knew that!” - WHAT!?!??!
11. BTW...do you have any idea how many people do NOT know how to pump gas? I'm going to do an actual study but my hypothesis is 30%.
12. I got my nose pierced the other day. I'm not sure if I like it or not.
2. Will cat-eye style glasses ever come back into style? I sure hope so.
3. I think we need to set a universal standard for all paper towel dispensers in bathrooms. Because when you are drunk and waving at the dispenser trying to find the sensor only to find one must utilize a small wheel on the side, I mean...that's just not funny.
4. OH! And speaking of sensors...self-flushing toilets, does anyone else find these slightly annoying?
5. Why is it that we can clone a sheep but we still haven't mastered a Zerox machine that doesn't jam every 30 seconds?
6. Why do people assume that if you are single that you must be "looking" and/or "trying to find someone"??? What is the obsession with coupling people? Why must we travel in pairs? I have decided that this shall be known as the Noah's Ark Syndrome. (please correct me if this has been used or there is already some kind of theory on this)
7. Is anyone aware of the fact that there are secret little links embedded on my myspace page including a link to my semi-secret blog?
8. Do people REALLY wear t-shirts that say, I 'heart"...boy/girlfriend's name? I mean, seriously??? Because I saw a website where you could custom order them like that!?
9. OH! And I really wanna know this...when you go into a grocery/convenient store, do you consume product before you pay for it? Because I don't know but that's a little like stealing to me but it apparently has become quite the trend.
10. The dumbest thing I've heard this week was this: A woman is standing in line at a convenient store behind a young man who asks for a pack of cigarettes. The clerk asks for his ID and in a bewildered tone the woman says, “You have to show ID to buy cigarettes?” The young man answers, “yeah”. She then asks how old you need to be and he tells her 18. She then exclaims, 'huh, I never knew that!” - WHAT!?!??!
11. BTW...do you have any idea how many people do NOT know how to pump gas? I'm going to do an actual study but my hypothesis is 30%.
12. I got my nose pierced the other day. I'm not sure if I like it or not.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Rules of Play
Not that I have even a vague interest in anything that resembles dating at the moment, but this little piece has been long over-do. Friends, "exs"...they have all noted that I play by some pretty non-traditional rules. One friend suggested that I write an actual rule book. I told her that I had considered pamphlets. (Easier to distribute and all.) But really, why not just put it online?
General Rules
1. No calls the next day. No plans for the next day. There shall be a minimum of 24 hours waiting period before the next contact is made.
2. No spending the night. Absolutely not.
3. There will be no getting together at a frequency exceeding once a week.
4. Call me once, call me twice. A third time is pushing it but do realize that once you reach four points of unreturned contact in a 24 hour period, you have officially reached the stalking level.
5. I rarely give out my number. Phone numbers will be exchanged only after one has proven himself "not stalker-ish" through IM first. Please refer to the rule above and apply to offline messages.
6. There shall be no integration with friends or family.
7. First-time meets will always be in a public place.
8. Oh, I never call it "dating" or a "date". It's "hanging-out". Labels such as boyfriend and girlfriend have been stricken from my vocabulary.
9. Exclusivity is reserved only for the extremely rare "serious relationship".
10. I go on a lot of first "dates"...not too many seconds and even fewer thirds. I get bored very easily. It is really difficult to maintain my interest. I'm all about having fun. Please don't take anything with me too seriously.
Comments that scare me away...
1. Anything that begins with, "Next summer we should..." Whoa buddy, lets work with the season we are in ok?
2. Do you like kids? See, what I hear is, "those are mighty fine breeding hips you have there...would you like to be my baby factory?"
3. Are you romantic/do you like romance? If you indicate that this may be your game plan with me I'm going to promptly bolt. I am very uncomfortable with Hallmark moments.
4. Texting me with, "I miss you". Um...this is almost never acceptable unless we are madly in love and have been apart for a period of at least one month. Furthermore, calling "just to say hi because you were thinking of me", is not cute. It's kinda creepy.
5. Totally bashing your ex. Now obviously you two broke up for a reason but calling her a "psycho bitch" makes you sound like an immature ass. It's like bashing your previous employer on a job interview...really just not cool.
6. (During play)..."can I touch here/can we do this?" Dude if you pause to ask my permission, the answer is no. Have some balls and go for it! If I'm not feeling ya I'll stop you.
7. "I don't really like oral". uh huh...ok, NEXT!
8. Anything that indicates a lack of financial responsibility. Example statements, "I can't carry cash because I'll spend it", "I don't trust myself with credit cards", or "I lost $1800 at the casino last night"!
9. Anything that indicates ignorance or stupidity. Example statement, "I'm not that smart...but I don't have to be because I have a really good job".
10. Picky eaters. Enough said. I dealt with it for seven years and I'm done.
General Rules
1. No calls the next day. No plans for the next day. There shall be a minimum of 24 hours waiting period before the next contact is made.
2. No spending the night. Absolutely not.
3. There will be no getting together at a frequency exceeding once a week.
4. Call me once, call me twice. A third time is pushing it but do realize that once you reach four points of unreturned contact in a 24 hour period, you have officially reached the stalking level.
5. I rarely give out my number. Phone numbers will be exchanged only after one has proven himself "not stalker-ish" through IM first. Please refer to the rule above and apply to offline messages.
6. There shall be no integration with friends or family.
7. First-time meets will always be in a public place.
8. Oh, I never call it "dating" or a "date". It's "hanging-out". Labels such as boyfriend and girlfriend have been stricken from my vocabulary.
9. Exclusivity is reserved only for the extremely rare "serious relationship".
10. I go on a lot of first "dates"...not too many seconds and even fewer thirds. I get bored very easily. It is really difficult to maintain my interest. I'm all about having fun. Please don't take anything with me too seriously.
Comments that scare me away...
1. Anything that begins with, "Next summer we should..." Whoa buddy, lets work with the season we are in ok?
2. Do you like kids? See, what I hear is, "those are mighty fine breeding hips you have there...would you like to be my baby factory?"
3. Are you romantic/do you like romance? If you indicate that this may be your game plan with me I'm going to promptly bolt. I am very uncomfortable with Hallmark moments.
4. Texting me with, "I miss you". Um...this is almost never acceptable unless we are madly in love and have been apart for a period of at least one month. Furthermore, calling "just to say hi because you were thinking of me", is not cute. It's kinda creepy.
5. Totally bashing your ex. Now obviously you two broke up for a reason but calling her a "psycho bitch" makes you sound like an immature ass. It's like bashing your previous employer on a job interview...really just not cool.
6. (During play)..."can I touch here/can we do this?" Dude if you pause to ask my permission, the answer is no. Have some balls and go for it! If I'm not feeling ya I'll stop you.
7. "I don't really like oral". uh huh...ok, NEXT!
8. Anything that indicates a lack of financial responsibility. Example statements, "I can't carry cash because I'll spend it", "I don't trust myself with credit cards", or "I lost $1800 at the casino last night"!
9. Anything that indicates ignorance or stupidity. Example statement, "I'm not that smart...but I don't have to be because I have a really good job".
10. Picky eaters. Enough said. I dealt with it for seven years and I'm done.
Friday, May 25, 2007
Twelve steps in Two nights
The following shall provide step-by-step instruction on overcoming a man addiction, as concluded by a small group of consultants following the determination that I am in need of a 12-step program.
TWELVE STEPS IN TWO NIGHTS
Phase/Night #1
STEP 1: Rise from one’s bar stool and proclaim for all friends (as well as anyone within a respectable radius) your name and your problem. For example, “My name is _____ _______ and I have a ___ _____ addiction.”
STEP 2: Should “he” call you to have you verify the size of his dick OR should any patron of said drinking establishment question you about his size, the correct answer is “T-I-N-Y”. Giggling with a large grin on your face when you answer is not convincing nor is it acceptable.
STEP 3: Utilize jukebox to listen to “Mr. Roboto”. Repeat as necessary.
STEP 4: Sit back, relax and listen to a sober friend narrate drunk moments from your past of which you have no recollection.
STEP 5: Engage in mindless conversation with random man at bar who has offered to purchase your drinks.
STEP 6: Breakfast at Louie’s. Hotdogs and hamburgers ARE acceptable breakfast foods when consumed at
Phase/Night#2
To be continued…
Ah well, we did come up with a few more steps but we never did reach 12.
Here are the notes from that "meeting":
7) Discuss plans for your poor college student benefit. Design poster complete w/sexy pic.
(consider the tent idea)
*Do we have a deep fried step?
How about a chocolate step? hmmm...
*is drive by fruiting something we are too old 4 now? Bob/Rob + the pineapple!!!
*Ring pops make me smile - then again I DO have an oral fixation!
*Engage in botany debates.
*Play successively more angry girl power songs 2 see how many Tom sings along to.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Stupidity at it's best...
...this will likely be an ongoing post that I add to.
I love the men that email me with, "wanna chat?".
They don't have a profile completed. They don't even have a pic.
Now why would I want to chat with this person?
How desperate for conversation would I have to be?
I'll tell you...
...folks, imagine the phone rings at your house and it's a wrong number. Instead of hanging up, the caller then ask if you would like to chat. You know nothing of this person or what they even look like. I mean, how bored and desperate for conversation would you have to be to say, yes? Now imagine that this happened several times a day, every day. I mean really...
IT'S THE SAME FUCKING THING!!! -4/6/07
I love the men that email me with, "wanna chat?".
They don't have a profile completed. They don't even have a pic.
Now why would I want to chat with this person?
How desperate for conversation would I have to be?
I'll tell you...
...folks, imagine the phone rings at your house and it's a wrong number. Instead of hanging up, the caller then ask if you would like to chat. You know nothing of this person or what they even look like. I mean, how bored and desperate for conversation would you have to be to say, yes? Now imagine that this happened several times a day, every day. I mean really...
IT'S THE SAME FUCKING THING!!! -4/6/07
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Athletic me, how I've missed you!
Tomorrow,
Yesterday, it occurred to me that I could run on campus at Alumni Arena. I could work out there too. I had been back in school for over two months and had however, not checked out the facilities. It was again the cold. Alumni Arena was not connected to the rest of the buildings and it meant going for a small hike outside. So yesterday, I finally made the trip.
Dear sweet baby Jesus! If ever I needed encouragement to work out! Why did it not occur to me earlier that workout facilities on a college campus would provide such...uh...hmm...a lovely environment? Haha, never before have I had such enthusiasm for a gym!
Anywho...I went there today to run the track. This was really regardless of the previous comments. I just wanted to start running again. When I was in High School, I was CRAZY athletic. It's not that I played a lot of sports, (just volleyball) but I was planning on joining the Air Force and I was obsessed with being in perfect shape. I would ride my bike from my house to school and run the track. Or, I would ride from my house to my grandmother's and swim laps in her pool. Sometimes I'd stop at school and then go to my grandmother's. The biking itself was 10 miles round-trip if I did both stops.
I reminisced about this with a friend the other day. I told her that I wanted to be "athletic-me" again. "We are 30 now," she reminded me. But I had decided when I turned 29 that I wasn't interested in "being" 30. Of course, I have a real habit of thinking that I can do anything...overestimating myself. In reality, those things are often not done as easily as I originally thought.
I wasn't sure of the distance of the track...I imagined a quarter mile. So my plan was to alternate running and walking laps eight times for a total of two miles. But realistically I knew I might not make it to one. Over the past few years I had occasionally gotten the urge to run. I'd start out running past a house or two and then reduce to jogging which quickly became walking. And then I'd turn around. Four or fives houses and I'd be out of breath. It was sad. But I was a smoker.
So there I was in my new workout clothes that I bought for the occasion. (Dork...yeah I know, lol!) Would I make it around the track without giving out? I stretched out, turned on the MP3 player, and started to run. I could do it! Not only that, I enjoyed it. I did complete eight laps but three running and five walking. Still, it was pretty good. I wanted to do more because I was SO excited. However, I didn't want to over-do it either. Right now I feel great! We'll see if I'm paralyzed tomorrow...haha! But it would appear that I am back, or at least on my way!
Do you indulge?
How does one return to reality once having indulged in a fantasy?
It was too late for me. I had chosen the red pill. And now I couldn't go back.
I had known that it would be a vacation, a temporary excursion.
I had chosen the experience regardless.
Is it not better to experience something briefly than never at all?
This I had thought, but now I am unsure.
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