customer service

so, i have to call AOL today and cancel my membership. i'm sure all of you have experienced this. maybe not with AOL, but some other worthless company who has horrible customer service. all i want to do is cancel my membership, and i've been on hold for 17 minutes already. ARRRGGHH! i experience this when i need to call at&t wireless, too. i've been with them for years now, and i love the service plan and coverage i get... but the customer service sucks a big fat one. i finally got through, and at least the guy speaks english. my call actually lasted a total of 37 minutes. he tried to extend my service free for me. again. and i had to beg him to just PLEASE just cancel this service today. i always try to be polite, because i've been on the other end of that crappy job but goodness.... just let a sista have what she wants.

so, anyway. i have to work tonight at the restaurant and we're scheduled to have a party of 40. i'm hoping they're not a bunch of kids or church people. i know that sounds awful, but if you have ever been a server.... you understand. kids just suck and church people are generally the worst adult crowd. i refuse to work on sundays. they are not nice, they don't drink alcohol, and they're crappy tippers. i understand that i have just stereotpyed these people, but you must admit .... 90% of the time...stereotypes are true. you may disagree with me, and that's just fine. but from my experiences being a server, church people are not my favorite people to wait on. funny, because i am a "church person." i'm sure my server is pleasantly surprised to find i have left at least a 20% tip.

i am going to lunch today with my ex's sister. she continuously wants to get together, and it's always so hard for me to say no. i mean, it's not fair that our friendship has to be severed because i'm no longer dating her brother, but everytime we get together she wants to talk about him! it wouldn't be so bad if it were just some random ex, but he was my first love. the guy i dated almost 10 years off and on. so, i don't need to know what's up with him. i try not to think about him on a daily basis, and she doesn't help matters. i've even asked her not to talk about him, and he always just seems to "slip" into conversation. argh. so, wish me luck.

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it is monday morning again. w00t! hacky called our 800 line this morning, and announced that she would not be in until noon. she had some "business" to take care of. she didn't even have enough nerve to call our supervisor directly (which is proper procedure) and tell her. she expects us to do the dirty work. i took the call, listened to her lame excuse, and promptly hung up the phone. when i entered my supervisor's office to give her the news, i am pretty sure she already knew what was coming. it's really quite ridiculous. when i told her, she just rolled her eyes and said ok. "why doesn't she fire her?", you ask? well, my company went through an acquisition about 3 months ago. the company split, and part of the contract said that each company would keep their employees on for at least 6 months -- regardless. so, i'm hoping that in 3 months she gets canned. probably not going to happen, though. my department boss used to get it on with her sister, and that pretty much secures her job. aaugh. at least my monday mornings are never filled with the disgusting hacking noises, and the loud talker voice. yeah, in addition to the hacking, she has the dreaded 'loud talker phone voice.' there are times i can't hear myself think because she is so old, she thinks she still has to scream through the phone to be heard. we are not using 2 cans and a string, lady. this is 2004. everyone can hear your man/smoker voice just fine. AARRGGHH!

in other news, bob and i are taking a trip this weekend to his home town - toledo, OH. i am actually looking forward to getting away from here for a while. the only big thing we have planned is going to cedar point amusement park. it was ranked number 3 in the US, so it should be a pretty fun time. we are driving, and it's a 14 hour trip one-way. ee-gads. we have made the drive before, but we were in the goo-goo ga-ga stage of our relationship. we have been arguing a bit the last couple of weeks, so you guys might need to say a prayer to whomever you pray to that we don't kill each other.

speaking of prayer, keep my 'good friend' dooce in yours, too. she is in a bad place right now, and needs all the positive vibes she can get.

this weekend was pretty uneventful. friday, we took my mother out to eat in a continuation of her birthday celebration. her actual birthday was saturday 8/28. she is now officially 50. you remember last weekend, we had her surprise party... but she would not let us forget about it if we didn't do something on her actual birthday. she loves her birthday more than she loves Christmas. it's kinda weird. anyway, sunday was spent in church, and then laying around trying to rejuvinate for the upcoming week.

in other news, my troublesome ankles, which i will post about in depth sometime, are back to normal. short explanation - the valves in my veins are too short. blood/water doesn't circulate properly sometimes, and they get all swollen. it's not anything serious, because it can be controlled with proper elevation and daily water pills -- but when i don't take care of them.... all hell breaks loose. my legs look like i'm 9 months pregnant i've retained so much fluid. it's so weird and even cardio-vascular specialists i've gone to have no other treatment method available. i am pretty thin, so it's weird to have this skinny body, and on rare occasions have these "cankles." anyway, all is well in that area, and i'm back to my stilletos and skirts! w00t!

i am purchasing my camera this week before the trip, so i should have some cool pics to post next week. w00t w00t! hope you have a good monday!

i'm NOT a tease!

so, yesterday i had FULL intentions of posting about the love affair i have with superman. my crazy ankles that i had to go to the dr for, and this thing called a JOB got in the way. so, it's a day late..... but here ya go: you may have noticed a person dubbed "kal'el" who posts occasionally on this blog. if you are not aware... this was superman's real name. the reason it was important for me to post yesterday, is because yesterday is the 2 year anniversary of when we met. well, of when we first spoke. well, ok.... of when i got the first email from him. let me 'splain.... in august of 2002, a co-worker of mine and i had a discussion of who gets more attention from men. redheads vs blondes. this discussion went on for a while, and another co-worker suggested we post our pics on match.com and see who gets the most results. sounds a bit foolish, i know.... but it would resolve our argument with relatively no effort on our parts. so, we posted our REAL pics and REAL stats on there and let the games begin. original bet was one month, but we didn't even get that far. the redhead won by a landslide. that is not the point of this story, but i like to always add that in. *wink* out of the 70-something emails i received, there was one that caught my attention. one from someone who sounded like he was almost normal. well, not normal --- but cool enough to respond back to. so i did. this man's wit and charm is, until this day, unmatched by any i know. we talked about life, love, and other mysteries.... and found we had a gazillion things in common. he loves music... maybe even more than i do.... and knew about some bands i'd never heard of. most importantly, he shared my love of *heaven music* THE CARDIGANS. who in the world likes the cardigans besides the two of us?? anyway, we talked everyday via email.... one day decided to talk on the phone.... and eventually he drove down from the city (OKC) to have lunch with me. during this process, i tried to always keep my distance. i mean, i have heard some HORROR stories about people who "meet on the internet." i told myself i was crazy for even thinking about being real friends with this guy, but i just couldn't stay away. my heart would flutter when i got an email from him, and each day brought some new information about him that was just too good to be true. so, he came here. we had lunch. we went to the zoo. we had FUN. we laughed and talked like we had been friends in another lifetime. that night, we went to a pub and had a few drinks with a couple he knew that happened to be in tulsa. i think he invited them along to let them see i was real, and that i was not a crazy lunatic. or a big fat guy pretending to be a 23 year old redhead. hehe. couple guy was one of his best friends, and even though he had a girlfriend... there were freaking sparks flying like the 4th of July. we'll get to that later**. ANYWAY, after Kal'el left that night, i knew that he would be a part of my life forever. he lives much farther away now, and even though we don't talk as much as we used to..... he is still on my top 10 favorite list. not favorite people. just top 10 favorites in the whole world. happy 2nd anniversary, Superman. Much love to you. **later** so, i would casually ask superman about his friend.... waiting for the day he said he broke up with the gal he was dating. (very sympathetic and unselfish... i know.) his dislike for this girl was apparent, so it was easy for him to tell me i would be MUCH better with his friend... .the hot, cool, funny guy #2. let's call him "HCFG2." I saw HCFG2 a few times after that, always accompanied by the clingy girlfriend, so ol' Red didn't get much face time. however, last summer... HCFG2 and Superman came down to tulsa. just the two of them. YAY for me. i'll leave all details out, because they don't really matter..... but..... the mutual attraction between Red and HCFG2 was apparent to everyone. long story short.... HCFG2 and Red started dating, they had mucho fun, and are still friends even though they are no longer dating. (HCFG2 dumped me. but that's not really the point of this. HAHAHA. those of you in disbelief... i know.... but he wasn't right in the head when he did it.) ANYWAY..... HCFG2 had a brother that was also a HCFG and he invited me to check out his webpage. his BLOG. which, is how i met most of you. so, really.... this whole chapter in my life is all because of Superman. Thank you, Superman. We all heart you very much. XOXOXO

so many things to do.... so little time

i had to go to the dr. this morning, then i had a meeting.... now it's 2pm, and i have SO MUCH WORK to do. eek! my real post may have to wait until this evening...

w00t w00t! (for you, teege)

this morning, i decided that i wanted to eat something other than CRAP for breakfast. so, i wandered across the street where a little korean lady has a little cafe open for breakfast and lunch. she remembers everyone's name, and if you tell her anything about you... she remembers that, too. it is amazing. so, i walk in and she yells "Hah-looo! How yoo do today? yoo still work at restaurant? you make de good money?" and that's about all i understood. she speaks engrish, folks. i watch as she talks to people in her store, and most of them just nod and smile. it is good entertainment for me. i ordered some bacon, wheat toast, and i bought an orange juice. i was craving some OJ, so i didnt' really think about how AWFUL OJ tastes with bacon. *sour face*

so, i worked at the restaurant last night, was there for 3 hours, and came home with $80 in my pocket. gotta love that! this weekend, i am on the prowl for a digital camera. WOOT! then, i can post pictures and make these posts a little more interesting. i was catching up on some blog reading last night, and some of these blog pages are just amazing. for example, i think we all know about dooce and her fabulous writing.... i am officially addicted to her blog. i feel like she is my friend, and i want to buy her christmas gifts. LOL. ok, so it's not THAT bad. blogs like hers make me realize i have so much work to if i want to become a good writer. since that's not my aspiration, i feel like mine's ok. most of the time i am grammatically correct, and my spelling is pretty accurate... so i'm better off than some people. hey, i was valedictorian - don't mess with me. i was introduced to the blog world not even a month ago. as of sunday, 8-22... i have had 488 hits to this blog page for the month of august. i'm not sure who is reading this besides the 4 people that comment..... but that made me feel a little bit cool.

BUENO post tomorrow, folks. don't miss it. i will not be held responsible if it makes you cry.

....and the hacking continues

today, it sounds like there is an alien being lodged in her chest or caught in her esphogus - causing her to wheeze. this lady seriously has a problem. this is more than just a smoker's cough... this might be deadly. if it doesn't kill her, i might. just to stop the gross noises.

ok, so happy tuesday. my world was rocked yesterday, as i stepped into my side of the office and found that i had just been given some added responsibility. YAY for redhead being recognizd that she can handle more. BOO in that i had a hard time juggling my time yesterday. good thing is, i get my 3 year review today, and i'm hoping the added responsibilites = more moolah. we'll see. i have decided to post pone school a year, in hopes that one year from now, i can quit and go to school full time while my husband supports me. *grins* sounds fabulous to me. so, while i'm here... i might as well be making some more cash. i haven't been to excited about my review because i really didn't know if i'd be here to reap the benefits of the heavy 5% standard raise we get. well, those of us who are lucky. 5% is considered good here. ppffccct! my girlfriend works for an insurance company, and her yearly raise has averaged 14%. that sounds a lot better to me. if they don't offer me more than the standard 5%, i am going to ask for more. i ain't skeered.

i have a meeting at 11. then my review. i'll update this afternoon...

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*afternoon*

so, the meeting was productive. i rule at delegation. maybe not as much as timmy does, but i'm pretty good. after the meeting, i stepped into my supervisor's office. after being praised for a job well done, she says -- and here's your 5% raise. i grew some balls - right at that moment - and said, "i want more than that." i then listed responsibilities i have taken on in the last year, reminded her of the praise i had just received, showed numbers ..since that's what corporate wants to look at.... and pointed out that i am, and have been, number one in that area, too. she made a call, while i stepped out of the room, and VOI-LA! i have raised my 5% to 10%. granted, it's still not like i'm going to be a muti-millionaire anytime soon.... but hey. yay for me.

clutch time

so, i've got 15 minutes before i blow this joint today. i've been in work up to my ears all day long. happy friggin monday. to make matters worse, i think something crawled down hacky's throat. i think this because she is coughing with reckless abandon today... i seriously think she is trying to cough up a cat or something. in addition to her usual hackiness, she has now added a series of other noises unknown to man at this present time. i wish i could let you hear her, but i'm not real sure how to make that work. i'll work on it. it's disgusting. anyway - this weekend flew by. friday night, i had a birthday party for a friend of mine. we boozed it up at happy hour ( i had 3 whole beers) and then went bowling later that night. in between the ferocious happy hour and the glo-bowling... i picked up Bob and we ate dinner at some hole in the wall BBQ joint. oh. my. gawd. the best BBQ i've had in a long time.... plus, they had live jazz entertainment. these guys were about 105 years old, but man could they jam. it was quite a suprisingly pleasant time. glo-bowling was fun.... just add beer. some guy, we dubbed him "DB" for dousche bag..... got a little too wasted and was embarassing everyone. at a bowling alley. you have to try pretty hard to embarass people at the bowling alley. he was, at one point, on the floor doing "the worm" to one of the 80's jams they were bustin out all night. good times had by all. saturday was the b-day party for mom that made me miss six flags with ninsi and bunny. she was happy, so i guess it was worth it. barbarshop quartet, and all. my cousin is in for a few days. he hasn't lived here in 6 years, and i don't see him too much anymore. he was my best friend growing up, and the brother i never had. i heart him. he is a petty officer in the navy, and is going to officer school at the Citadel this fall after 6 years of active duty. he is a submariner, so he always has way cool stories to tell. he and his wife were traveling from san diego, through here, and on to the carolinas where they'll be making their home for at least the next 4 years. while on the road, they were involved in a big accident. semi hit them head on at 60 mph after they hydroplaned, scooted across the median, and stopped in the middle of the highway facing traffic. scary stuff. the car is demolished, but they pretty much walked away unscathed. he has 14 stitches and they are bumped and bruised, but they are lucky. moments like that make you believe in angels. so, i hung out with them all day yesterday. we watched frailty - good flick.... and i watched 'the ring' again. needless to say, i didn't sleep well last night. ugh, i hate scary movies but i watch them to torture myself sometimes. more tomorrow.... i should be caught up by then! anyone have any knowledge on digital cameras? i'm buying one this weekend and i'm clueless as to what brands are better. any advice would be appreciated. :-)

better late than never

i have just spent 2 hours at a baby shower. *AAAAAAAAAAWE!* i love to look at those cute lil' things, but i still get hives thinking about having one of my own. of course, when i do... i will post lots of pics with funny things on it's head like dooce. i have a busy afternoon, so i hope you all have a great weekend!!

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late last night, timmy posted about how you can get away with more if you're good-looking. although, i agree with him 100%, i believe money is more powerful than looks. if you have enough of it, you can buy looks - or the "affection" of someone who looks like you want them to. take donald trump, for example. the guy's a few fries short of a happy meal in the looks department.... he always has been. and look at his fiancee. you think she loves him because of his great looks and brilliant personality? riiiight. and pigs can fly. now, i've been known in the past to be a bit superficial. if we're being honest, i think we all are to an extent. i've met guys that were so-so in the looks department, but then you find out he's a doctor. immediately his market value goes up quite a bit. ladies, can i get a hallelujah? men - same goes for you. i'm sure it makes "average" a bit more interesting when she's a trust fund baby. i've gone the other way with it too, though. i've dated men who were fabulously good looking, and dirt poor. (either way, it's superficial - i know.) my point is -- whether you want to admit it or not... having money is rarely a bad thing. my parents are well-off, and i've never lacked for anything. (yes, i realize that i am one of the lucky ones. and btw, i have worked since i was 16 - i didn't get everything handed to me.) so, snagging some man with a lot of money has never been something that drove my desires. still yet, the thought of being with someone who is financially secure (if there is such a thing) is not something i don't think about. i would love to teach music, but we all know that teachers make sh*t for money. as luck would have it, i fell in love with someone who makes pretty good money. too bad he's in debt up to his ears. school loans, credit cards, iiick. i will have ZERO debt in about 6 months when my car is paid off. ZERO. we were talking about financial stuff last night, and this man has over 30K in debt. eesh. this includes his car, so really i only count about 20K, but still. that just sucks. that becomes mine when we're eventually married. i was kinda frustrated, but then came to my senses when i remembered most everyone i know is in some kind of major debt. *shrugs* i had a point when i originally started this post... but i think it went out the window after the first paragraph. i obviously need to polish my writing skills a bit.... sorry.

thanks for playing, drink more dr. pepper

i received an email this morning that reads as follows:

At this time, I am unable to approve for you to take half days off work to take this 9 week class. We can re- think this at a later date. Also spring might be a better time to consider, as we are not as busy. You will have to give me more information about this as it comes closer. I am proud of you trying to further your education.

hmmm... she's proud of me for trying to better myself... but sorry charlie -- i can't help a sista out. so now bob and i get to have a talk tonight about what i am going to do. if it were just me involved, i'd quit and be a full-time student again. but....it's not just me. i am planning on spending the rest of my life with this man, so whatever decisions i make about my financial future involves him, too. it is hard to grow up, people. i haven't been in a serious relationship in quite some time... even when i was shacking up with my first love, we weren't really concerned about important life decisions. hell, i was only 20! if we mutually decide that it's not good for me to quit (which, i already know isn't a good idea) then i will wait until next august, and go to school full time then. i know it is not a good idea because of a few reasons: we are trying to save money so i can pay off my car this year, so we can have a lot of spending money on the weddingmoon in jamaica (we've decided on a destination wedding, btw), and since we are house hunting -- i need the stability of a job i've had for over 3 years. i have already been pre-approved, however -- those things only last 45 days. when we apply again, they will do job checks and all that all over again. i don't think they'll want to give someone who goes to school and waits tables 150K to purchase a home with. *sigh* so, it looks as though school will have to wait. bummer. in the mean time, i volunteer with the teens in our area, and i sing at church.. i guess that will have to suffice.

i am disappointed, but it will all work out as it's supposed to. i am hungry - time for brunch. more later.....

autumn perks

so, i have to start enrolling at the end of this week... which means i have to have an answer from my boss by tomorrow at the latest. i have a yearly review that i will also have sometime this week, in which i'll probably bring up the subject again .... but only after they tell me how much my raise is. if it sucks, i may just tell them to bite me and become a full time student again. actually, i think that might be kind of nice for a change. i am so sick of sharing an office with chompy and hacky, that i could scream. today, the hacking seems magnified for some reason.... and it happens every thirty seconds or so. *hack hack* *hack haaaack hack* all. morning. long. and she's already taken 3 cigarette breaks. i'm betting she has no idea how annoying her nasty flegm induced smoker's hack is. if she did, she would quit cold turkey. ick. anyway, other than that -- today is a pretty good day. i had the windows rolled down today on my way to work, and it was like a fall morning. the cool, crisp air was wonderfully refreshing!! i do love my summertime, and although we haven't had much of a summer this year... i am looking forward to the fall. it is my absolute favorite. the smell of the air is so good, the clothes are cute, it's my Libran birthday, football season is in full swing, AAAAAAAAAND the tulsa state fair comes to town!! oh, i am about to prove that i'm a big nerd by telling you how much i love the state fair! things i love about the state fair include: beef jerky corn dogs funnel cakes turkey legs carnies (the pick up lines are great. my favorite is,"you're so fine, i'd stick pencils in your ears and ride you like a harley.) the janky rides characature portraits new gadgets barber shop quartets people watching live music entertainment the chinese people that do cool acrobatic stuff hypnotists cheap jewelry dip-n-dots ice cream did i mention the beef jerky? watching people have their kids' pictures taken, and then put on a t-shirt that says "i heart grandma" new cooking utensils that i buy and then never use i could go on, but you get the point. i love the fair. love it, love it, love it. i am buying a good digital camera soon, so by then -- i will be able to post pictures of this great event. it's some of the best people watching you'll ever see......almost better than going to the country bar! HOORay for the tulsa state fair!

oneders

i'm making plans with my friend today to meet for lunch, and i told her i'd meet her there at "oneish." i, of course, meant around one o'clock.... but it reminded me of the tom hanks movie "that thing you do." if you haven't seen it, it's about a band.... and they initially name themselves the "oneders." everyone announces them as the oh-nee-ders, instead of wonders. hilarious. anyway, weekend was fairly uneventful. i was so tired friday evening, that we ended up staying at the house. we watched part of the opening ceremonies for the olympics, and i took a 2 hour nap on the couch. hehe. we watched "a beautful mind" and also, "a knights tale." both i have seen before, but still enjoy them. sunday, bob and i went to church, as always. this week, they have had high-profile speakers come in each night of the week. i thought the crowds would be gone by sunday, but when we got to church.... there were people sitting in our seats. *gasp* we ALWAYS sit in the same spot each week. this was a bit traumatizing for me.... but i made it through. anyway, blah blah. i am going back to school this fall to get music credentials. as some of you may or may not know -- i am a bit of a songbird. i sing, and play the piano... and am really wanting to do that for my big-girl job. (that= teach/play in a school/church.) this business thing is not for me. so, the first 2 courses are not offered at night (which is when i had planned on taking them.) i went to my supervisor today, and asked if there was a way we could work around the issue. the classes would be from 8-11:30 wednesday and friday. she is going to HER boss to see what he says about it. my company is all about improving yourself, but i don't know that they'll be for me wanting to get out of this business. hehe. so, if i have to list the courses or something... it may be a no-go. this, is where i need your opinion. this is something i want to do so badly, that i am willing to give up this job for it. if they say no, should i just quit? i have the job at the restaurant that i could up my hours and make enough money to survive. i might be poor for a while, but i think it would be worth it. do you think that is foolish?

friday the 13th

i was born on a friday the 13th, so the susperstition existing over this day has never bothered me. i often think of it as a better day than all the rest. come to think of it, i'm not really very superstitious regarding anything. i don't freak out around black cats, i would open an umbrella indoors if i needed to, i walk under ladders, i spill salt, etc., etc.

however, one thing i do believe in , is that there is power in your words. i am reading a book about it, and have already seen the manifestation of it. let me 'splain.

when you are daydreaming about something -- you do do not have ownership over those thoughts... they cannot produce anything positive nor can they hold you captive in negitivity. however, if you speak it - those thoughts then become your own. saying outloud what you want, what you need, etc., will eventually bring those things to pass. now, i'm speaking logically.... not declaring that i have a million dollars. more like saying every morning "i am a beautiful person." that is something simple, but if you say it enough.... you will begin to believe it. the opposite can also happen. like if you say how ugly you are, what a loser you are, etc., ... that is how you will feel inside.

i volunteer with teen girls here in town, and one of the things we try to teach them is about self-image and how important that is. when they first come to us, we make them write down 25 positive traits/characteristics about themselves. (try it!) it is also a mandatory excersise for each one of them to confess something positive about themselves every time we meet. (once a week.) they are encouraged to declare these things every morning at home, and i have honestly seen 180* changes in these girls' attitudes... even in the way they carry themselves. it is amazing. it also works on other people. the simple act of telling someone "you look nice today" or "you are important to me" will change thier day for the better. julia roberts said in pretty woman, 'but the bad stuff is easier to believe." that's not necessarily true -- it's just that we're more likely to hear the bad stuff. a lot of parents are not uplifting to their children - they do not exhort them - instead, they push them to be what THEY want them to be, or rather what they never were. this happens in adult relationships, too. friends/lovers.... if we made it a point to speak positive words over those that are important to us, and over the relationship we have with them... i believe it would change things drastically. instead of speaking out of anger or frustration -- take a deep breath, and speak out of love and respect. it's really such a simple concept, but something so hard for this generation to do. it has become fun to complain and moan about things... it's become fun to speak harsh things to each other.. just as long as we do it through sarcasm, so the blow is a little bit lighter. right? i'm not saying that i abide by this all the time. hell-ooooooo.... you have read my rants about co-workers! but it is something i am practicing in relationships that are important to me. my friends, my family, and ultimately -- myself.

i could go on and on... but i think you understand where i'm going. i challenge each of you to make a conscious effort to guard your mouths - even if it's just one day. i promise you -- it will make a difference!

hummers

not much time to post this morning... but here is a lil' somethin' for my male readers... and the females that have a sense of humor. hehe... i love this.

more later!

drowning.

it is raining again here in t-town. this is the most bizarre summer i can remember having. makes me scared for what kind of winter might be ahead for oklahoma. red does not like extreme cold. no bueno.

i am sad today. don't really have a reason to be, but i feel as though i could break down and bawl at any moment. generally, i am miss sunshine... but today, not so much. maybe it's the weather. maybe it's because my body hurts. maybe it's the trauma of my life dramatically changing in the last few months. maybe i miss being young and carefree. maybe i miss my friends who are not around anymore. maybe it's my new birth control. hmmm.... i just thought about that. i started taking seasonale and this is going on my third week. new hormones = body crazy. maybe it's solely because i'm a girl, and as much as i try not to be "girlie"..... sometime we are all just emotional head cases for absolutely no reason. not real sure, but as my grandmother says, "this, too, shall pass."

on a brighter note..... i am going to Te-has next weekend to visit ninsi and bunny. we will be partaking in mucho fun at six flags and mucho martinis at some fine establishments. hoorray for girls' weekend! please pray for no rain. :-)

minty fresh

i just arrived at work - i had a dentist appointment this morning. i would like you all to know that my mouth is 97% healthy. YAY for me! my dentist's office uses this high-tech equiptment to measure the goods and bads of your mouth. i have never had a cavity, very little plaque, healthy gums, etc. i am a golden child in the teeth business. i scheduled an appointment to have my teeth whitened with a laser, as well. very excited about that. i just hope i don't end up looking like ross did on friends, when his teeth got unbelievably white. eek! i am also leaving this afternoon to go take pictures with my sister this afternoon/ my mom's 50th b-day is coming up, and this is one thing she requested of us. so, i get to go be pretty and say "CHEESE!" in about an hour. more later.

arggh!

well, today is monday. this means one thing for sure -- Hacky will be at least 30 minutes late to work. today, she arrived at 9:15. did anyone say anything to her?? NO. maybe i should try coming in over an hour late, or leaving an hour early on fridays....i wonder how long it would be before someone said something to me. about 1.2 seconds. guaranteed. uugh. i'm not sure if i'm more irritated by her being late, or that when she gets here.... she hacks for at least 5 minutes before sitting down. you know, it takes oxygen to walk from her car, to the elevator, to the office we share.... and being that her lungs are filled with nicotine, tar, tobacco, and some nasty mucas crap - i'm betting she doesn't get very much O2 in her body. her hacking is really a source of irritation for me, and more than anything -- it's just gross. for those of you who smoke - quit now while you still sound like a human being!

update on chompy: now she is "sick." what's funny is that her "stopped up nose" sounding voice only happens when someone else is around, or she's on the phone with a client. also, today she has changed her name. i wouldn't normally post someone's real name on this thing, but hey - it's needed to explain how ridiculous she is. her name is teresa. she, and everyone else in the world, pronounces this "tuh-reese-uh." right? well, today - she is calling herself "to-raye-suh." wtf. this lady is in some serious need of attention.

anyway, on to something else i can bitch about. :-) another thing i don't really like are email forwards. i rarely send them, and when i do -- you can bet they're worth reading. today, my WORK inbox contained about 10 forwards from my co-workers here. i don't mind the funny jokes, and what-not ... but the "send this on to 10 people or you'll have bad luck for 10 years" ones drive me nuts. i got one this morning about "natural highs." you've all seen it. it's the one that lists things like: "you're first kiss." "laughing til it hurts." blah blah. although sweet, wouldn't be more fun to list things that really irritate you? for example:

• having to wait in the express line at walmart for one item, when grandma in front of you is WAY beyond her 10 item limit
• screaming babies at weddings/during movies
• people who use incorrect grammar and still think they're smarter than you
• mouth noises
• bad hair days
• people driving slow in the fast lane
• left turns
• know it all's
• customer service reps who don't speak english
• hypochondriacs
• close talkers
• uncomfortable underwear
• unwanted hair
• girls who say "what.ev.er." (timmy, that's for you!)
• pens that won't write
• people who take the last of something and leave empty containers in the fridge/pantry/etc., b/c they're simply too lazy to toss it in the garbage can
• people who cut you off mid-sentence

i could go on, but you get the idea. got anything that really irritates you?

decisions, decisions

ok, so LAST night my sister, my mom, and i stayed up talking about the possibility of me getting hitched early next year. Bob and i talk about it all the time, i just haven't started really making preperations because it's not "official." you know.... no rings, no official date, blah blah....

anyway, my mother has always wanted me to get married in a church. not just any church -- the church she goes to. the church i grew up in. the church my grandfather built. this has always been very important to her. as previously mentioned, she is strictly ANTI-alcohol. this means, redhead would have to have a ceremony, and a cake and punch reception... maybe escape to another venue later with devil music and booze. anyway, a big hassle. all of my family lives here, as well - so the guest list would be roughly 350. last night, my mother shocked the crap outta me, and said "red, just do what will make you happy. the rest of us will adjust." this is big. strike that. this is HUGE. this means we can elope to some wonderful paradise alone without having to hear nagging from her. AND my parents will just throw money at us, rather than spend it on a wedding. if we elope, they will have a wedding shower at the church for those people. (shower=presents!) and i could have a reception here for friends, open minded family members, and co-workers to attend.

i'm leaning toward the eloping thing-- anyone have suggestions? do you think i would regret it later on?

mommy dearest

i stayed up last night helping my sister plan for my mother's upcoming birthday party. she will be 50 this year, and fully expects a celebration not unlike Independence Day. my mother is pretty fabulous, and there are not many who don't like her. she has lived within a square radius of one mile for the majority of her life (we lived in KS for one year) so she knows EVERYONE. she is a hair stylist and has been for 30 years, she is very involved with the local church/schools/blah blah.... needless to say... this invitation list is getting rather ridiculous. on top of the entire state of oklahoma being invited, my mother is STRICTLY anti-alcohol. eesh. how can you plan a fun celebration of life without alcohol, i ask you? we joked about putting "B.Y.O.B" on the invites of those who drink and have a sense of humor.... but that sounds like something Trailer Trash Trisha would do. so, i'm not sure what, exactly, this party will entail, but we have less than 3 weeks to get the show on the road. eesh. she mentioned something about loving barbershop quartets, so maybe we'll hire one. i pray that on MY 50th b-day party, my kids are hiring a live band or DJ and stocking up on the booze.....

this land...

if you haven't seen it yet, this is hilarious.

soggy

first of all, please go visit ninsi and see if you can figure out this freaking riddle thing.

it is raining. again. in oklahoma. in august.

this is obsurd, i tell ya. unlike me, my weather pixie has her umbrella today. argh. on top of it raining in the summertime, i left my umbrella at home. don't get me wrong -- we need the rain, and i like it sometimes... you know, like when i'm sleeping or i'm off work and can lay around all day -- but it's just bizzare to have this much rain in the summer time here. it makes me very frightened as to how our winter will be. we okies cannot handle cold weather well. i have heard it say that our seasons here are summer, summer, summer, and winter for about 3 weeks. we seem to have a bit of spring this year. RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY. i don't even know what to wear from day to day, but hey - that makes it interesting i suppose. all i know, is God promised never to flood the earth again, so i'm convinced it won't rain too much more.

timmy has a recent post about phrases he hates. i don't so much have a phrase, but i hate it so much when people pronounce "supposedly" - supposeBly. there is NO "B" in that word!! UGH. i also hate it when guys give you "the nod" as opposed to opening their mouth to say hello, or even smiling. that makes me want to walk up and slap the cockiness out of them. guy to guy nods --- totally acceptable. but boys, do not "nod" to girls -- it is rude.

i worked last night, had a 25 top that i shared with another server. the party was managers from an italian restaurant chain here in the mid-west called Zio's. we were there for 3 hours, got to sample their new wine they are introducing this month, and walked away with 120 bucks. i love waiting tables. we eat there (at zio's) at least once a week, and they gave us free appetizer coupons in addition to the nice fatty tip. i would like to quit corporate america and just wait tables again. it is so fun. when you wait tables for a living, it is all about the partying. the whole crew parties, with the exception of a few fun haters. i partied away a few years of my life while waiting tables, and it was some of the most fun i've ever had. work for a few hours, have cash in your pocket, go booze it up with friends, and not have to work again until 4 or 5pm the next night. all jobs should have these requirements.

back to work for me... more later!

*squish*

so, i'm walking to work this morning (i park about 3 blocks away from my building) and the most random thing happens. i am wearing a pair of slides, so when i walk, my heel comes off of the shoe, right? well, as i'm taking a step, this big ol' grasshopper somehow finds it's way to my shoe as i'm in mid-stride. before i even know what has happened, my foot connects with the pavement. bug: *squish* me: *gasp* EWE! so, i'm standing on the sidewalk - frozen. wondering wtf just happened, and why i have bug juice all over my foot and shoe. talk about disgusting. thankfully, i have some tissue in my purse. i attempt to clean it up - which, by the way, has me gagging - and i proceed to walk on to my building. gross, gross, gross. at least it wasn't a spider - i probably would've passed out. no lika da spiders. in other news -- the temperature is back to normal, so i guess the weather pixie's have come back out to play. (see sidebar) they haven't been around the last week or so since it's been cool. i'm assuming they just didn't have a thing to wear because they only have their summer wardrobe out right now. anyway, we're glad to have them back.

the weekend update

well, the moving is completed. friday afternoon, my roommate and i moved as much stuff as we could ourselves. we started after lunch, and quit finally around 10:30pm. when we finally hit the sack, i knew my body would not like me the next morning. boy, was i right. my alarm went off at 6:30, and my body screamed obscenities at me for carrying more weight than i have in a very long time, and walking up and down 3 flights of stairs a GAZILLION times. eesh. anyway, the moving crew showed up at 8am, right on time, and the moving festivities were over by noon. i love big, strong boys! they make life so much easier. so, after all that fun was over, i took a nap, and woke up in time to go see "the village." not what i was exepecting, not as scary as i thought it might be, however - it was still pretty good. definitely not a waste of money. i still have my student ID from college, and although i look 12 in it, they still let me use it at the theatres. mwuhahahaha. last night, house boy (aka BOB) made dinner while my sister and i cleaned out her closet. i LOVE it when she does this.... i have acquired almost another full wardrobe... OH BOY! we had a movie marathon last night and watched the last half of "footloose," "50 first dates," and "feeling minnesota." good times. that's about all i got for ya. not very interesting, but i'm tired, sore, and a bit cranky.... so it may be time for a rant in a little while, as Hacky is still not here, Chompy has already started in....and one of my best girlfriends just came to my office with a 1.7 carat, princess-cut solitaire on her finger.... yeah, she's getting married. holy schnikies, the ring is beautiful. she is beautiful, the ring is beautiful, her relationship is beautiful, everything in her life is beautiful, and she deserves every bit of it. aint love grand?