the new year
A funny thought: I was about to start writing this entry when I decided I really wanted a Dr Pepper. So I go out to my truck, shiver a little because it's a lot colder than it was 3.5 hours ago, pull out of the driveway... I'm driving down my street when I think, "Man, if it was warmer, I'd ride my bike down to the gas station......" That led me to think, "If global warming keeps up, it'll be warm enough year-round to ride my bike to the corner store!" Ha!
But happy new year, folks, hope it's better than mine seems to want to be thus far. Not that it's absolutely horrible - I should just kill myself now... but we've already had a crazy bitch at work start drama, I've already had a family member die, Prom Date (one of very few sources of sanity while I'm in Austin) is leaving me to go back to Stephenville soon, a certain Mr. Lusk already left town after three glorious days, I have yet to look for/find a loan for this semester, AND because of the services for my uncle, I'm missing a desperately needed day of work (8 hours). Maybe I should've eaten some black eyed peas. . .
Forgive me for the rambling that is to come. :)
Good news at work: everyone still loves me and was happy to see me. On top of that, I got a $.50 raise - this is the most I've made at any job that didn't have a family hookup! Although I guess I went into the job with that... but still! I asked my office manager if I was gonna get the second raise (we get a 30 day, a 90 day, and a yearly raise upon review), and she -very politely- said no, because I was a temporary worker. I told her I understood -I did- and went on my way. That night, I got an email from her saying that she reevaluated my pay and determined that I did deserve a raise, and it'd be reflected on my next paycheck. So Whoop! for that. :D
My Dr Pepper is really fizzy. :S
Speaking of... I believe I'm transitioning from Diet Coke to Dr Pepper. I used to do that fairly frequently as a kid: it went from Coke to Sprite to Dr Pepper to Sprite to Diet Coke... and it stayed on Diet Coke for about.... fourish years? But Dr Pepper is making it's way back into my gut. I doubt it'd taste as good with Jack, though.
By the way, I love being 21. :)
Oh, New Year Resolutions... everyone's big on those, right?
I think I'm gonna try last year's again. The first was about being smarter when it comes to guys. I did fairly well until summer, I think. Actually, that IS when I kinda quit, because my little card that I had written everything on got tucked away with all the other shit I brought home with me, so I didn't have it out as a glaring reminder. I'm not gonna start until I get back up to College Station, though, mainly because I won't have any time for guys anyway, but also because there's potentially a little bit of a something stirring here in Austin... I'm not sure though. Although, I guess if I'm smart about it, it could turn out favorably. :)
And this is from msn.com... I think the article was "How to Date in 2008:"
Virgo
Your M.O.: Virgo romance is verbal and tactile-an engaging chat over a great meal is a heavenly date. Order some intimacy with dessert, and don’t worry about your breath.
Hotspots ahead: Slow and steady wins the race. Saturn in your signs says dating is fine as long as you don’t try too hard. Serious romance is ahead so practice as much as you can now. Jupiter throws lots of opportunities your way.
Romance moments: March and August. When something ends, it’s for the best, and when something new begins, be gracious. The universe rewards good behavior with relationship upgrades.
So hmmm...
I bought myself some new eyeshadows tonight. I think it's the first time I've ever bought my own. All of the ones I own either have broken lids or no lids, and so every time I reach in my make up bag, my hand (and everything else in the bag) comes out covered in eyeshadow. I got a light green/dark green, light pink/dark pink, glittery black, shiny silver, and a brown pallette (sp). Yay!
I should do laundry... Rebecca and I are going up to North Richland Hills/Richardson for my uncle's services. There's a rosary tomorrow night and the memorial on Monday morning. He died very unexpectedly in his sleep. He was, we all thought, healthy as a horse. He would do the Ride for the Roses, Hotter 'n Hell, and other long distance bike races every year. In 2007 alone, he got 10,000 miles on his bicycle. He was 51 years old, an active member of the Knights of Columbus (a Catholic men's organization), a long-time employee of UTD, and an advocate on Autism awareness. Oh, and he was autistic. My mom said it best when she said, "There are some people in this world you just know make it straight to heaven." He was definately one of them.
The night I found out about Uncle Mark (Wednesday night), I slept amazing. My ex, Matt, was in one of my dreams. Thinking about it later on, I think it may be because I was dating him the last time a family member of mine died. I was a little tempted to contact him to see how he was doing and all of that, but I know anything I'd have to say wouldn't be well received, so I didn't.
Man, everyone's getting engaged and/or married. Sheit! I can't even convince a guy that we're perfect each other. :P
Prom Date has a major, hardcore nasty flu. Her temperature got up to 103.3 last night (or maybe it was just 103, but still). I went over there with some Corona and ice cream, made her eat a bowl (to cool her down! ;p), and tucked her into bed when it was time. I even kinda sorta (as in Megan didn't fight it much) got her sister to give up her comfy bed (the one that used to be Lillian's). I stayed over to watch a couple episodes of America's Next Top Model (I like that show way too much), and put her phone on Silent All when I left. She got up at some point this morning, I was told, but was given Nyquil and told to go back to bed - and she didn't wake up again until 3:45pm. I think she went back to bed around 9:30 tonight, although I don't know if she actually fell asleep then.
Anyway, I'm drawing a blank on what all there is to write, and what all I actually want to write about, so I'm gonna end this now, get some laundry going, clean out the make up bag, and hit the sheets, myself. Gotta pack at some point, go walk dogs around 8:30am, and get on the road right after. Have a good rest of the weekend! :)
But happy new year, folks, hope it's better than mine seems to want to be thus far. Not that it's absolutely horrible - I should just kill myself now... but we've already had a crazy bitch at work start drama, I've already had a family member die, Prom Date (one of very few sources of sanity while I'm in Austin) is leaving me to go back to Stephenville soon, a certain Mr. Lusk already left town after three glorious days, I have yet to look for/find a loan for this semester, AND because of the services for my uncle, I'm missing a desperately needed day of work (8 hours). Maybe I should've eaten some black eyed peas. . .
Forgive me for the rambling that is to come. :)
Good news at work: everyone still loves me and was happy to see me. On top of that, I got a $.50 raise - this is the most I've made at any job that didn't have a family hookup! Although I guess I went into the job with that... but still! I asked my office manager if I was gonna get the second raise (we get a 30 day, a 90 day, and a yearly raise upon review), and she -very politely- said no, because I was a temporary worker. I told her I understood -I did- and went on my way. That night, I got an email from her saying that she reevaluated my pay and determined that I did deserve a raise, and it'd be reflected on my next paycheck. So Whoop! for that. :D
My Dr Pepper is really fizzy. :S
Speaking of... I believe I'm transitioning from Diet Coke to Dr Pepper. I used to do that fairly frequently as a kid: it went from Coke to Sprite to Dr Pepper to Sprite to Diet Coke... and it stayed on Diet Coke for about.... fourish years? But Dr Pepper is making it's way back into my gut. I doubt it'd taste as good with Jack, though.
By the way, I love being 21. :)
Oh, New Year Resolutions... everyone's big on those, right?
I think I'm gonna try last year's again. The first was about being smarter when it comes to guys. I did fairly well until summer, I think. Actually, that IS when I kinda quit, because my little card that I had written everything on got tucked away with all the other shit I brought home with me, so I didn't have it out as a glaring reminder. I'm not gonna start until I get back up to College Station, though, mainly because I won't have any time for guys anyway, but also because there's potentially a little bit of a something stirring here in Austin... I'm not sure though. Although, I guess if I'm smart about it, it could turn out favorably. :)
And this is from msn.com... I think the article was "How to Date in 2008:"
Virgo
Your M.O.: Virgo romance is verbal and tactile-an engaging chat over a great meal is a heavenly date. Order some intimacy with dessert, and don’t worry about your breath.
Hotspots ahead: Slow and steady wins the race. Saturn in your signs says dating is fine as long as you don’t try too hard. Serious romance is ahead so practice as much as you can now. Jupiter throws lots of opportunities your way.
Romance moments: March and August. When something ends, it’s for the best, and when something new begins, be gracious. The universe rewards good behavior with relationship upgrades.
So hmmm...
I bought myself some new eyeshadows tonight. I think it's the first time I've ever bought my own. All of the ones I own either have broken lids or no lids, and so every time I reach in my make up bag, my hand (and everything else in the bag) comes out covered in eyeshadow. I got a light green/dark green, light pink/dark pink, glittery black, shiny silver, and a brown pallette (sp). Yay!
I should do laundry... Rebecca and I are going up to North Richland Hills/Richardson for my uncle's services. There's a rosary tomorrow night and the memorial on Monday morning. He died very unexpectedly in his sleep. He was, we all thought, healthy as a horse. He would do the Ride for the Roses, Hotter 'n Hell, and other long distance bike races every year. In 2007 alone, he got 10,000 miles on his bicycle. He was 51 years old, an active member of the Knights of Columbus (a Catholic men's organization), a long-time employee of UTD, and an advocate on Autism awareness. Oh, and he was autistic. My mom said it best when she said, "There are some people in this world you just know make it straight to heaven." He was definately one of them.
The night I found out about Uncle Mark (Wednesday night), I slept amazing. My ex, Matt, was in one of my dreams. Thinking about it later on, I think it may be because I was dating him the last time a family member of mine died. I was a little tempted to contact him to see how he was doing and all of that, but I know anything I'd have to say wouldn't be well received, so I didn't.
Man, everyone's getting engaged and/or married. Sheit! I can't even convince a guy that we're perfect each other. :P
Prom Date has a major, hardcore nasty flu. Her temperature got up to 103.3 last night (or maybe it was just 103, but still). I went over there with some Corona and ice cream, made her eat a bowl (to cool her down! ;p), and tucked her into bed when it was time. I even kinda sorta (as in Megan didn't fight it much) got her sister to give up her comfy bed (the one that used to be Lillian's). I stayed over to watch a couple episodes of America's Next Top Model (I like that show way too much), and put her phone on Silent All when I left. She got up at some point this morning, I was told, but was given Nyquil and told to go back to bed - and she didn't wake up again until 3:45pm. I think she went back to bed around 9:30 tonight, although I don't know if she actually fell asleep then.
Anyway, I'm drawing a blank on what all there is to write, and what all I actually want to write about, so I'm gonna end this now, get some laundry going, clean out the make up bag, and hit the sheets, myself. Gotta pack at some point, go walk dogs around 8:30am, and get on the road right after. Have a good rest of the weekend! :)