Take that and stick it up your ass, Mr. Bush!  Yesterday, House leaders dropped the Arctic drilling bill from the House agenda, although the issue could return if and when the Senate and the house negotiate the budget.  But this is a huge win for environmentalists and nature lovers alike.  Bush wanted to run a pipeline through a fragile arctic  ( Read more... )

So I haven't been around much lately, huh?  I'd say I'm sorry but I have a slight notion that not many people care anyway...LJ is just a way of occupying my time when I get bored anymore.

Not much goin' on here....already put my 40+ hours in this week and it's only Thursday, my eyes feel severely strained from staring at the computer for most of ( Read more... )

What the hell should I be for Halloween?? I don't wanna spend much money but I'm having trouble coming up with something that isn't generic like a kitty cat or the devil. I kinda wanna be Jessica Simpson and make a shirt that says "Plata-ma-pus" on it and carry a huge platypus stuffed animal and maybe a can of tuna. Buuuuut, I don't have blond ( Read more... )

So I've officially got an Iowa vs. Michigan student ticket in my hot little hand.  The girl was uber-nice and sold it for $30...I'm seeing $50+ from other student tickets on eBay.  So now I get to sit with mah lady at the game!  Shibby!  Thanks to all my peeps who went out of their way to help me find one, I really appreciate your love!

What else ( Read more... )

I'm irked...my brother's girlfriend has come to every Iowa home game this season with the exception of last weekend. Meaning my bro has given away his free ticket with me and my dad only to have to purchase/scalp 2 extra tickets for himself and Melanie. And I have a sneaking suspicion that she hasn't been paying for her tickets or gas considering ( Read more... )

Do you ever feel like you're there, but not really at the same time?  Like you're on the other side of a glass window looking in on someone else's conversation?  I just realized that lately I've been drifting through life in a dreamlike state of mind, just going through the motions without really participating.  Tonight someone brought up a ( Read more... )

So umm, despite the fact that not having found a job yet makes me feel worthless I interviewed this afternoon with Pearson Educational Measurement here in town for a temp. position.  This is the company that creates and distributes aptitude exams given in schools throughout the country.  They called me within 30 minutes of getting back home to hire ( Read more... )

My dad took the day off from work so we headed out driving...he'd seen a BMW X3 in Dubuque in the exterior AND interior color combination he'd originally wanted last fall but couldn't find, so he then settled for the Pathfinder.  So we went up there to test drive...it was a 2005 but had the bigger engine...purrs like a kitten.  We wheeled and ( Read more... )

Effing annoying....I'm supposed to work Saturday night 4-10:30 but my bro wants me dad and I to go to Des Moines to visit him and watch the Hawks play. So I put up a note last Monday asking if someone would wanna switch me hours. It's not like I'm asking them to take on an extra shift...I'm asking them to SWITCH days. Do any of the selfish ( Read more... )

It's Sunday night and an uneventful climax to what was, in my opinion, a pretty crappy week and a somehow even crappier weekend.  Then again, Sundays mark the beginning of the calendar week. So is today only setting the scene for yet another shit-tastic week?  I can only hope not.

My dad and I drove to a small town about 20 minutes north of Iowa ( Read more... )