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I Like To Talk Openly About Being Private. It's a Conundrum.

2012-02-03T14:27:00.000-08:00

I have an admission to make. With the exception of Husband and the occasional blog, I feel very private about the kid. I feel intruded upon when people ask the names we have planned, or when we find out what we're having. This is very different from asking about how I've been feeling -- I'm no stranger to blabbing about myself, not stopping to think if you really want to hear about the painful

Um...

2012-01-21T09:39:00.000-08:00

I came here to post all about working and school and being pregnant but now I can't remember any of my anecdotes because I'm starving.

Oh, Lovely Champagne

2011-11-06T12:41:00.000-08:00

A little known fact about me (mostly because I spout sustainability ethics like some unnamed friends beat the bible) is that when I'm frustrated, I turn on the [cold] shower and read, locked in and all alone, for a good twenty minutes until I'm sufficiently distracted/calmed down. It mocks the sound of rain for me, and as a November birthday girl, you can probably guess the number of ways my

I Only Remember You When My Favorite Blogger Posts, Too.

2011-10-29T19:18:00.000-07:00

I can't help it. My real life friend and I are obsessed with a hysterical child-bride in I-think-it's-Utah and we remind each other to read when she posts. And then I remember I have a blog, too.Please don't take it personally.Can I admit something completely silly and embarrassing to you, Interwebs? I have no idea how to pronounce Psy.D. and though it's what I'm most interested in, I'm both

Okay, So I Brag A Little

2011-10-07T19:24:00.000-07:00

My new neighbors smoke a lot of pot. Usually, I would say, "Whatever guy, it's your life. Just don't offer me any," and call it a day. Except that they apparently enjoy smoking it outside. Which means I can't have my windows open without experiencing a stink-out that favors skunk.Nasty.I have a bit of happy news for most of you from my non-internet life who knew about the situation already: Yay,

Well, Two Out of Three Ain't Awful!

2011-09-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

I felt so old on Thursday, sitting in my car with my homemade discount coffee, jeans with holes in appropriate-ish places, listening to NPR and singing along with a folk version of Sixteen Tons, watching the bleached blonde skeletons in six inch heels and miniskirts on their way through the parking lot with their Starbucks and pomped hair my grandmother would tsk-tsk at. If I want to cling to the

Star Date: Blah Blah Blah.

2011-08-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

School has been great. I'm swimming in homework, but the difference between college-Christy-at-eighteen and college-Christy-now is I've done much more complicated things as a cog in the corporate machine at this point, so I'm not nearly as stressed as I expected to be. It's a lot, to be sure, but it's all organized and tabbed and filed. One thing that's a throw back to my first time around -

I'm Apparently The Crazy [Pet] Lady

2011-08-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

*Note: I'm way less freaked out now that nothing important to me is at stake. And I've got to get this out of my system now before it becomes all I talk about in day-to-day conversation. I don't want to be that person. So you're my guineas. I'm only okay telling the Internet that I've been evacuated because I know for a fact that cops are worried about looting in my specific apartment complex,

My Job + Coffee = Ulcer. Yay.

2011-08-18T12:10:00.000-07:00

Not really, but I have been getting insta-cramps the moment I walk into my home office to start work for the day. I'm beyond relieved to have school in five or less days to officially serve as an excuse not to log in. I think it may be time to go part time. Which isn't something that's monitored, but I can't help but keep track after ten years in retail. I bought school books. $330 and some

When You Plan Everything Out, The Universe Will Poop On You.

2011-08-08T11:41:00.001-07:00

I spent the better part of July and all of August thus far researching the best professors, which classes I'll learn something in and still might get an A (two things that never cross paths for me). I have all the classes I need now, all arranged perfectly on the minimum amount of days I picked for maximum gas-saving-ness. So, of course. Of course. Of course I log in today to print out some

A Discombobulated Post

2011-08-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

Foot is better. I can walk, so I went out last night. It was fun, but that turned out to be a bad idea. I thought I was getting over being sick, but I've been***(TMI moment coming up)***stuck to the toilet all day. I'll let you wonder on that.School starts soon. I feel like I'm harping on this but am freaking out, swearing up and down I'll be a better student this time around. If I want to get my

I Hurt My Foot

2011-08-01T14:30:00.001-07:00

I'm being a big, fat wuss about it, too. Husband even went grocery shopping for me.*Swoon.*If I'm honest with you, we probably do that chore about equally. I love the rain, love driving in it and playing in it and everything, so during Fall and Winter, it's Christy-time.But during Springtime (allergies) and Summertime (heat), husband does it more.I married a sweetheart.In other news, I'm all

She's Crafty

2011-07-26T14:36:00.000-07:00

Today, my sunglasses broke while I was in a public bathroom stall. I very McGyver-like used my chick-nails to rescrew them together.I'm currently refreshing my college account page every few minutes, waiting for someone to be dropped for non-payment from the classes I need. I feel like a total brat, hoping someone can't go to school so that I can.I could always do what you're supposed to do: get

"When you're slapped, you'll take it an' like it."

2011-07-24T18:08:00.000-07:00

- Humphrey Bogart's character, The Maltese Falcon - 1941

My Legs Are Soft

2011-07-24T16:33:00.000-07:00

I'm an over-sharing mood lately:I don't care if it's a misogynistic ritual - and it is that, no two ways about it - but I genuinely love having shaved legs. Especially in the summertime, when it's hot and I'm tan and feeling frumpy because I have to wear my hair in a ponytail to keep from having a meltdown.That's what happens when I get too warm. I yell at everyone. Ever. For no reason.It's not

Wanna Hear Something Funny And

2011-07-21T15:40:00.000-07:00

Semi-embarrassing?I had to test into and out of some classes (because my semester off turned into an eight year hiatus, and I'm right there with all the professors raising their eyebrows about my ability to just jump right back in). In the basic testing (that makes them say stuff like, "Oh. Okay. You can test to bypass this course, if THAT's the score you got..."), (1.) Reading & Comprehension:

I'll Keep This Short And Sweet So Your Eyes Don't Do That Skimming Thing

2011-07-17T21:33:00.000-07:00

That my eyes do when others write about their vacations.Juice is growing a crazy Irish-man beard. It's odd.Husband is accidentally growing a handlebar mustache on top of his beard, by playing with it subconsciously. I don't like it.Cramps impede my exercise. I feel like this is a lame gym class excuse, but this weekend, emphasis on today, it is the truth.Katrina should be a professional baker.

Just A Warning: I'M NUTS

2011-07-14T14:09:00.001-07:00

This one's long and discombobulated. Excuse me.I have numerous rules for my blog. An important rule is not to post more than three pictures per blog post. Another "favorite" is that I don't post another picture entry until the last one has rotated off the main page. I don't expect anyone else to keep these rules. I've instated them for my own blog because of my experience with readability issues

I Would Pay A Lot Of Money

2011-07-13T15:23:00.000-07:00

For this show on DVD the first day it comes out.Just sayin'.

I Feel Like A Bunch Of Sentence-Long-Paragraphs Today.

2011-07-11T15:48:00.001-07:00

I took the day off. Worked out and swam with friend this morning.Came home and got all worked up reading my new favorite blog while deep-cleaning my house in half hour spurts.I'm compulsively nervous about school this week. And I refuse to stop blogging about it.If you read far enough back here, I'm sure I've mentioned what happens to me when Christy gets nervous.So the windows have been open all

Want.

2011-07-10T10:38:00.000-07:00

My to-do list today:1.) Call my favorite editor and ask if she'll read something I've been writing that isn't work related and give me notes.2.) Call other, evil editor and suck up. I still have to work with her, after all.3.) Laundry.4.) Keep a lingering eye on the air conditioner and try not to turn it on until I absolutely have to.4.a.) Pray that God has mercy on me and gives a cooler

I Didn't Know What Part I Planned On Telling You About When I Sat Down To Write This.

2011-07-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

I tried to get myself killed today. Read about it here.After the near death experience, I swam around the in-laws pool for half an hour, getting stung by a dead honeybee that I hadn't noticed was floating nearby. Stung.On the ass.By a dead bee.Then, because I overcompensate greatly in all areas of my life and my Mother-in-Law only recently found out I no longer work for my old company - which I

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts."

2011-07-08T14:53:00.001-07:00

- Winston Churchill.*Sentiments on returning to school. Which I can't stop worrying myself over.

Peace Out, Creepzillo.

2011-07-07T11:08:00.000-07:00

I forgot to tell you guys about the humorous (read: freakish) experience the Husband and I had at the grocery store this weekend.Blockbuster has these Redbox-ish stands now, too. We hate Redbox (they never have anything worth paying money to see), and were curious to see if Buster would be just as bad. Well, they have new releases. But it's three dollars a night. No thanks, I'll stick to my

Blase.

2011-07-05T10:55:00.000-07:00

We woke up around seven today (late for me, extremely early for him) and it was already eighty two degrees outside.I'm trying really hard these days to be positive. And I generally wake up in a pretty amazing mood - much to the despise of friends who endured slumber parties and other such sleepovers with me in high school - so it's not super difficult.But waking up to a humid house can damper

Well, At Least I'll Be Seeing Granny Again

2011-07-03T10:07:00.000-07:00

Great-Grandmother, 2009, before she passed away: "If you ever ruin my perfect tira misu recipe, I'll come back and haunt you to death."Me, today:"Well, shit."*Edit: I'm taking it to the party anyway, just to see if anyone will eat it. Bonus points if they can guess what it is.

What A Crappy Runner

2011-06-30T12:24:00.001-07:00

.blogspot.com.It's my new running blog.(Read: "New place to complain about how long it's taking me to get thin.")I'm not going to write a full out post here today because I've already described my morning over there which, let me tell you, is completely validating the URL nick for it.ajfdaksdbjfasldbf <- Linkage.If I didn't do that right, you can probably hunt it down from my user profile. If

Commentary

2011-06-29T12:33:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who kept thier comments mild, even while disagreeing with me, during my last post on "education." I appreciate that there are people who remember they are adults and act accordingly.I've never been a big fan of comment moderation because really, how would I feel if I've put earnest thought into a well-written response and it was deleted because the blog author didn't agree with

I Really Need This Off My Chest

2011-06-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

Having gone to college doesn't automatically make you wise. It's a "wise" move for societal reasons, but it doesn't garner respect from my corner. You've got to be a little more well-rounded for that, kid.I'm realizing that I'm either bitter or a snob, or both, because I don't have a lot of respect for People Who Don't Use Their Turn Signals.Really? It takes what, a calorie and a half? Are you so

Hello, Blog

2011-06-17T11:43:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! It's been more than a month since I've blogged! Crazy."What have you been so busy with?" you may ask.I've picked up songwriting again. Yay. I've been in contact with some old friends that have reminded me why I used to love playing music. It took a long time to "heal" from the band split, but after playing so much the past couple months I don't know how I ever talked myself out of it.We

Smack Down

2011-05-10T17:10:00.000-07:00

Husband called me his "pretty masochist" today: I killed a spider, and to make sure I wasn't in a horror movie where he could suddenly spring to life and eat my legs, I stuck the gross pile in the garbage disposal to finish the job.I was going through my email box today (same email since 1999, what-WHAT!) and came across some really, REALLY old "letters" and poems from friends. It spurred me to

School? How Old Am I?

2011-04-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

I enrolled in school for Fall 2011.Things I'm looking forward to:- New paper. I was that nerdy kid who sat in the front of class with her favorite highlighter, smelling her notebook. Something about that college-ruled spirally goodness, all full of hope and possibility, gets me EXCITED.- The thrill of learning. Again with the nerdy kid note, but who said that's a bad thing? I'm constantly reading

Whoa.

2011-04-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

If you're a veteran reader around this blog, you know New Year's is my favorite holiday. I pick a new word to define my sense of style, another to define the way I plan to grow in the new year. It's not really about resolutions so much as it's about change, and the power to decide who you are.Example:2008: Selfless year.2009: Hell year, otherwise known as "the alchoholic year." Long story.2010:

Query:

2011-04-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

I saw this bracelet yesterday that reminded me of an old friend. Now, I've always been what some people might consider a bad gift-giver; I don't buy you things because it's your birthday, but I'll give a present on your birthday that I bought at some point during the year that made me think of you when I saw it. It's more important to me, personally, to give a gift someone will appreciate. I

Celebrating, Suckers!

2011-03-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

Got my first Direct Order today. This is a bit like being disappointed with the selection at the pound and asking a breeder to make up a whole new breed for you.Okay - not so much. What it really means is someone likes the articles you've submitted to them so much that they come, almost exclusively, to you. And you set your price, as well. I don't mind telling you that I'm making triple what I

I. Am. Bored.

2011-03-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

I'm having an "ARG!" moment.I know two people who've officially become doctors this year, and a third beginning his residency this September. I know someone who works at NASA (which is a stranger thing to say than to hear, believe me). Someone who has seen every continent through the Peace Corps. Someone who passed the Bar this year. A judge. Three family counselors.And what the hell am *I* doing

Helluva Few Weeks

2011-03-23T12:51:00.000-07:00

Got a haircut! It's so short in the back, it tickles when I move, which is why I accidentally smashed a fly into my hair last night. Gross.I love running. I have a hard time making it a regular thing though, because I'm not the best at time management, and when I get the urge to do it, that's when it happens.I got husband's strange cold and it felt as though someone were sitting on my chest for

Time To Breathe! Time To Blog.

2011-03-13T16:59:00.000-07:00

I'm going to go ahead and give myself a pat on the back for posting as much as I have this year. *Pat, pat, pat.*Now if I could just remember to stay caught up on the blogs I like to read. Sorry if I'm a little behind, friends.I've been getting some better ratings on my articles lately, which means a little more pay for a little less work, and if I budget just right, I can surprise Husband with

Cough, Cough. Cough.

2011-03-04T11:56:00.000-08:00

If you ever want to feel confused about your emotions, listen to my sister-in-law tell you the story about how their neighbors llama recently committed suicide by throwing himself into the pond.In other news, Husband is sick. Husband is NEVER sick. Even last year when there were three different strands of influenza going around and I brought home all of them alternately for four months, he never

Awesome Saturday

2011-02-20T18:19:00.000-08:00

This is just a little update, because I haven't lately and my weekend was fun. That and we've hung out in the same group of people every weekend for the last year and a half and I'm realizing I've never mentioned them here, probably because I get stuck in my little tangent-&-rant-filled writing space in this blog and don't really think outside that box while here.Anyhow.It was Jeff's birthday

Being All Preachy About My Awesome Life

2011-02-16T11:27:00.001-08:00

This one's a bit of a rambler, just a heads up.It's February, so I suppose I should be talking about Valentine's Day. I'm still stuck on resolutions, though. I'm thinking part of the reason people don't stick to (or even make) their lists anymore is there's a whole lot they'd like to change, and if their life style's not completely different by the arrival of February, they give up. You didn't

My Take On One of Many Societal Addictions

2011-02-05T13:34:00.001-08:00

Oh, my bad. I forgot I was supposed to feel bad about being chubby. Thanks for reminding me, Rocklin. Guess I'll get right on that.NOT.I'm all for working out. And everyone has thier own motives, and who am I to question them? It's your life, live it the way you want to. It's your job to figure out the consequences to your own actions, for better or worse, and not my job to fill you in. You can

January Was Dreadfully Slow

2011-02-02T12:40:00.000-08:00

Generally, January is among my favorite times a year. 2011, though, looks like it will take it's sweet time getting started, unofficially.I guess it'll make me appreciate 2012 all that much more?I decided during this month on my christmas list and what everyone's getting. Now I just have to find pretty boxes to pack it all into, so I'm headed over to Etsy today.Also, I thought I'd share with you

Barf.

2011-01-25T14:33:00.000-08:00

Ugh.No, I'm not sick. Husband is fine, and so is the pupsters. "Then why, 'Barf'," you ask?Wednesday SistersMeg Waite Clayton First off, I should tell you I made the tell-tale mistake of trusting the reviews plastered all over the outside and inside covers, as well as the Target marketing ploy that takes up the first three pages of the book. I thought to myself, "Maybe I judge too harshly. Maybe

50 Books in 52 Weeks

2011-01-21T10:55:00.000-08:00

Howdy New Year's Resolutioners!! I'm a giant fan of the new year, which is likely my favorite holiday (but who can pick just one?). January and August are my spring cleaning months as well, and it just feels nice to get going into the year with everything DONE.My resolution list is hefty this year, but the biggest hurdle is my 50 Books in 52 Weeks pledge, which started out as a goal to read a

All A'board!

2010-12-21T10:35:00.000-08:00

A good twenty or so people who are friends of mine on Facebook I know from working with at Lowe's, so I know there's a good chunk of people waiting to see some kind of reaction on that site and the pressure of finding something simple to say that doesn't explain everything (because who needs to know?) or tell everyone I'll never speak to any of them again, is killing me.A smaller portion of that

Good To Be Home

2010-11-16T22:52:00.000-08:00

Many, many experiences in just twelve days.I'm so exauhsted and ready to veg out in front of a television. So a few pictures for now will have to do, I'll write a bit more tomorrow perhaps!This here is one of us trying to get Buddy to pose for the camera with a leaf. This always ends up infinitely cuter than the actual shot.Here's the picture we succeeded in posing, if twenty minutes later:And

Hello, From 395-N

2010-11-09T13:32:00.000-08:00

Excuse the typos, please. This is written from my husband's smartphone and I'm not amazing with the keyboard.I've discovered a new love - the snowy desert. I heart NV, apparently. Pictures to come.

Four Days And Counting

2010-11-04T18:58:00.000-07:00

That's when we leave for our trip. I'm going crazy with planning because, let's face it, I like to organize. But I've never planned a camping trip before so i'm going a little nuts.I got food poisoning, again. I've just decided to stop eating. That was a joke, don't have a cow. But I did have to miss out on eight glorious hours of participation-free training and being reimbursed a retard amount

Frozen Carrots

2010-10-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

Buddy likes them. He will do every trick in the book for frozen carrots. His Momma, on the other hand, does not like them. It works out well.One of our part-timers at work is leaving, and though we didn't always get along (she didn't like me much, *shrugs* what can you do?) I appreciated her style and yeah, expertise (she'd been at this a lot longer than I have) so this is a substantial loss for

I DID IT, SUCKERS.

2010-10-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

Look at that face. Don't you just wanna smoosh it?Anyhow, I've been running for a few months now --I'll wait for the ovation.Thank you.-- And finally hit a personal benchmark. Poor Buddy, though; it looks like he's hit his cap. Now I have to figure out a new excersise regimen for him.

Tab, Tab, Tab, Tab

2010-10-11T01:29:00.001-07:00

Fun fact: Love my job.Another one? Okay: Love the apparent lack of experience in our management when it comes to scheduling.Let me reitterate, I DO *LOVE* my job. I basically get to sit down with people and point out what I feel to be completely obvious color, furniture, and window covering choices, and then they pay me. WHAT?!Four people work in my department -- two full-timers and two

Flashy News Headline, Burns Abound

2010-09-29T13:22:00.000-07:00

It was, originially, not my intent to write for the press. But after months of research into publishing and all that comes with it, I've found you simply cannot get it done without having your name in print and out there already, in some form or another. Tada. I'm officially freelancing for the Lincoln News Messenger. I'm a little sketchy to be announcing it just yet, because you only know they

Fremont Shortbread

2010-09-17T16:25:00.001-07:00

2 [heaping] cups [whole wheat/homemade] flour1 cup room-temperature butter1/2 cup sugar[1 cup frozen berries (I used raspberries)][1/4 cup flaxseed]Knead all ingredients throuroughly. Press evenly into a small square cake pan OR press into a circle on a baking sheet. Score for easy cutting; square for cake pan, trangles for circle. Bake 20 minutes with regular flour, 30 for wheat, until brown,

Oh, We're Off The See the Wizard...

2010-09-15T13:28:00.000-07:00

Da Bulls. Da Bears. Da flu. Didn't this season JUST end?

Don't Jinx Me, Please

2010-08-26T19:19:00.000-07:00

I'm speaking to myself with that one.We put an offer in on a house and I love it. We're now the lead offer BUT it's a short sale, which means best-case-scenario, I hear back in three months, worst-case ten. The average is five, so my realtor tells me. So I'm not going to jinx myself by getting too excited, because there are so many things that could go wrong here, the main one a few months down

I'm Having A Poofy Hair Day

2010-08-07T16:44:00.000-07:00

I cut off about seven inches of hair this week, which for the normal person might be quite traumatic. But for myself? I have extremely thick hair and a lot of it, so I just feel *LIGHTER*. If I weren't feeling yuck from food poisoning today I would take a picture and show you, but for now a description will have to do: Cute (in my humble opinion), semi-bob, semi-a-line (because who doesn't have

Stumped.

2010-08-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

Already. What am I, five weeks in? I already hate my main character and want to saddle off on the evil white-trasher sub-plot. Why haven't I, you might ask? Because there's less personality in her than in my left pinkie toe.'Tis the season, and this time for weddings. It comes in waves: Weddings, babies, wedding, babies, PETS, weddings, babies... Today, I can't help but think back on when I was

I'm Worth SO Much

2010-07-06T15:29:00.000-07:00

That's a sarcastic heading, if you didn't catch that.I sold my first advertisement article this week -- I made a whole $3.10. It's a good thing I knew what to expect when it came to becoming a writer due to a ton of research over the past year or so, or I would have quit already.I joke about quitting, but I'm in love with this whole process. Realistically, I would spend my free time reading up on

SO Much Work

2010-06-24T13:06:00.000-07:00

When they started cutting hours at work, I flew into a panic. We only had about a weeks notice before the majority of the part-timers (myself included) went from our beautiful, plentiful thirty eight hour weeks to fifteen, and then just this last week, to ten sad, degrading hours. I say degrading because as much as I love my company, how much are you really worth to them if two weeks is all it

Keeping My Hair Cute --

2010-06-22T09:52:00.000-07:00

-- in case I get called into work. How sad, right? But at least I feel pretty.It's not my favorite season, but summer is here and raging. May was confusing for the Sacramento Valley, with every other day pouring rain, and the in-between days at ninety degrees. Ah, but Spring is gone, and Lincoln has resumed it's ever famous humidity. Five square miles of my very own Arizona.Due to California's

The Best Way To Stop Mid-Sneeze

2010-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

It's funny that just last week, the Hubs & I were discussing if it's actually possible to stop a sneeze when your body's already started the chain of reactions. He says yes, I say no, blah blah.Boy, did I lose this one.It's sort of fuzzy now, so I don't really remember where during the incident I screamed. I do recall hearing myself, and Scott confirms that it did, indeed, happen. What I do

Christy Is a Relentless Exaggerator.

2010-06-02T15:11:00.001-07:00

I'm told this is one of the reasons people laugh so much around me. Threatening to punch someone in the ovaries is apparently hilarious."I could kill *very annoying person* for doing *very annoying thing!*" is a pretty common phrase for me. Am I ever serious? Nope. Not ever. I save even the most scary of spiders from Scott's Foot o' Death by sticking them outside before he notices.So how suprised

2010-05-26T16:43:00.001-07:00

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I

So You've Maybe Seen This By Now,

2010-05-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

if I were judging by the number of views on YouTube. It's probably the only good thing to come out of Canada like, ever.Nice web, Mr. Crack Spider.Also, a movie (that I realize a moment ago I've wanted to see for TEN FRICKIN' YEARS) to check out if you can handle bizarre and are musically inclined (I say inclined because if you don't "GET" music in that weird way some who's inclined does, this

DIET SODA

2010-05-03T21:25:00.000-07:00

I've been FEINDING lately. Diet soda and anything that smells like honeysuckle or rose. MMMMMM.The soap selling was pretty successful, surprisingly. I didn't know what to expect, but I'm happy with the results.OH MY GOD THE NEW SEX & THE CITY MOVIE. I fina-freaking-ly saw a preview and AIDAN'S IN IT??! I didn't know what in the world they would do a second one about, because let's face it, they

Dirty Little Soap Company

2010-04-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

That's what I've decided to call it. And since I'm not so great at "Grand Openings" (I hate disappointment), I've done a loose version of a soft opening on eBay. And if I fail, I'll call it research and move on. If you're interested: Tomato Soap.=)"Far, far there was a little girl.. She was praying for something to happen to her."

"You Know Elvis Was On Drugs, Right?"

2010-03-29T22:11:00.000-07:00

That's never failed to be the first thing I hear when I mentioning my love for Elvis Presley. Which is why I don't. It's the same thing with hot dogs."You know what those things are made of, right?"Yes, I know.And for your information, it's not like Elvis is alive. I'm not supporting anyones' drug habbit by buying best of albums. Or going to hell, for that matter, for shaking my hips at Blue

I Couldn't Help It, This Made Me Laugh

2010-03-24T12:06:00.001-07:00

Hello, Goals

2010-03-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

I have to get a treadmill before June; I know I won't run anymore when it's hotter than 80. And Lincoln doesn't just hit records like 118 degrees once in a while. It consistantly stays above 110 for more than a week at a time. Last summer, we got lucky -- we didn't hit triple digits until July. I was so astonished, I didn't know what to do with myself.You want to know why I started running?

2010-03-19T15:27:00.000-07:00

I had some fun things I was going to write about, and then became sidetracked with catching up on blogs I haven't read in about a year. So you'll get random today.Oh hush. Like you're not used to it.Today is anxious. Reason One: I'm home with the flu (going around work, and go figure -- thought flu season was over), waiting on an email from my doctor. I'm hoping he'll "be cool" and just write me

A Big One

2010-03-12T13:49:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite rules in American-English literature is that in titles, important words are always capitalized, and the only unimportant words with this privilege are the first ones used:"A Title, a Title."My second favorite is the continuation of quotations. A character can be speaking for an entire novel if not narrating, and he can just keep going with none but one end quote. And thousands

Last Year, The Tree Stayed Up Well Past Valentine's Day

2010-01-11T21:12:00.000-08:00

My dog is officially a year old. Still snuggly as ever, though.I went to the doctor because my back's been flaring up again, due to falling down the stairs in August. I told you that to tell you this: I've lost another eight pounds. Yay me. I didn't even realize.I'm going to finish this damn novel in 2010. I've actually scheduled time to sit down and finish it. Hoo-rah.Can you believe it's

Merry New Year!

2009-12-27T18:24:00.001-08:00

I've been obsessed with organizing lately, though you wouldn't know it by walking through my front door. In my hurry to put everything in its place, I've moved it from where it had been misplaced and forgot to assign it a new place. If that makes sense.It sort of started when my department was clean, over-staffed and short on customers, so I agreed to help up front on a register for extra hours.

I'm Not Wrinkly

2009-11-23T21:30:00.000-08:00

Yet. Ha. But I think I might actually have H1N1. Fantastic - I hate doctor's visits, because usually when you call the Kaiser nurse, he/she tells you to come in anyway, and you pay out the behind for a prescription for ibuprofen, or some such nonsense. If I have *that* flu, then I have to see a doctor. And miss more work.Considering I actually have a job I enjoy now, I'm not excited. Also because

My Angel Went To Vegas

2009-10-17T13:10:00.000-07:00

I could die. Of course I could literally, but I meant that figuratively. I just watched the trailer for New Moon, and I. Could. Die. It looks better than I expected, and since the first one was better than The Hubbs expected, he's agreed to take me for our anniversary to the midnight showing (it's relesed two weeks after the fact but, still). New job rocks. I don't really miss much about Sbux

Twenty-Five Is Closing In - I Might Freak Out.

2009-10-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned.It's sort of easy to get older when most of your friends hit the big marks already and didn't become spontaneously covered in laugh-lines and grey pubic hair (so they say, and I'm taking thier word for it). But it's also a little sad to know that this was my personal bench mark as far as health is concearned, and looming six weeks away is the close of a five-year-plan that got me a net

Cow!

2009-05-07T11:19:00.000-07:00

It's been a while. A lot of new stuff's been happening, but as usual I'm supposed to be studying so here's just the really exciting thing:I got this same email from a few friends, so I'm assuming it's from an administrator of sorts. This is was my first high school, Hiram Johnson, where playing volleyball and being a flaggirl saved me countless times from hanging out in the wrong crowd, even if

Grr.

2009-03-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

Scott and I don't have the internet, and it's on purpose. We'd never get out of our second bedroom/office if we did. Same reason we don't have cable; we'd never get any excersise outside the house. That's just the truth, guys. We try to hold eachother accountable about this stuff, and since these particular battles seemed a little too hard to fight, we just got rid of the "temptation of laziness"

Well, Dang.

2009-03-11T13:42:00.000-07:00

Didn't mean to leave such a depressing post up for a month, but school's been crazy so every time I've had a chance to come to the library, I spend a couple hours testing, etc., and then leave. Usually, I forget to check my email, even.How funny is it that:When I come to use the internet, during the little study breaks I *DO* manage, I check my netflix list, move stuff around depending on our

And Out Of The Blue

2009-02-08T17:00:00.000-08:00

I don't even know how to do this. Usually, the words flow right out of me and the only editing I di is to go back and make sure I correct my seemingly dislexic mitsakes.Yes I caught those. It was supposed to be funny.My Uncle Dougie died on his birthday, January 29th, 2009. Which is also my mom's birthday; she's a year younger. Who also found out she has to get a hysterectomy that day.

People Are Doing Resolutions Again

2009-01-06T11:53:00.000-08:00

Scott gave me a journal for Christmas. I'm not a huge journal keeper; even when I have regular access to this blog I write only so often. But I've decided that I want to remember the things I learn today. Today being everyday. Yesterday I learned that when you poop, or push during labor, the very first muscular reaction is your windpipe closing. Crazy.I also learned that when you wake up with

My Feet Are Freezing

2008-12-01T11:33:00.000-08:00

I had plans to clean my house today. That's so not happening. Instead, I'm stealing someone else's ideas, combining them, and turning it into an exclusive club with a member limit. Much more fun, right?Finer Things ClubStep 1: One person each month has the first 25 days of said month to write a novel. Step 2: The last 3 to 6 days, another pre-determined two people read and respond with creative

Marriage In Five Words

2008-11-24T12:07:00.001-08:00

Life Is Different

2008-11-20T10:43:00.000-08:00

At work, they've come out with a five-year journal where you map everything out and decide where you want to be five years from now. My boss and I were musing that in five years, she'll be fifty. I'll be practically thirty. Neither of us know what we want to be when we grow up.A customer's birthday was today. He'd told me about it two weeks ago and I actually remembered (shameless gloating there)

I Want To Be Involved In This

2008-11-09T08:29:00.000-08:00

And you should, too.Starbucks is big into "giving back", moreso than I'd ever realized before working there. I have to say it's a big part of why I'm proud to be a partner.On a communication board in the backroom, a note was left for everyone by my boss to check out the DVD in the player on her desk. So I did, and what I found was the coolest thing I've seen in a long time:Playing For ChangeI

Hello!

2008-11-06T10:09:00.000-08:00

A lot has happened since I was here last. Nothing extremely life-changing, but big deal things in thier own right.I went to a (/the first ever) family reunion where I saw (/met?) family members I haven't seen in twenty years. My second cousin Crystal (mom's first cousin) and I are, personality-wise, entirely alike, and the last time I saw her I was four. It was really amazing to have a day where

Holy Shiv

2008-10-15T18:27:00.000-07:00

That's how it shows up in my text messages when I try to write "shit".The point of the exclamation: I can't believe I just got a %100 on my final exam for Medical Terminology.Yes, I'm bragging. But that class was HARD. I put it down for nearly a week because I was just so upset at how friggin' annoying it was. And now I'm all relieved.=D!!

Long And Short Of It

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

It's kind of a list right now guys, but it's abbreviated (Holy COW, is it abbreviated), so don't worry.My Granny (great-grandmother) doesn't always remember me. I can have a straight up hilarious conversation with her, as usual, but then she looks me dead in the eye and asks when Christy's coming. But if I stay on the bright side of things, she doesn't always forget me, either.My mom is sick. I

Thirteen-Point-One Miles, It Turns Out

2008-09-27T16:34:00.000-07:00

So the biggest news of late: I'm training to run a half-marathon.ACK!!?!I'm nervous and excited. Nervous because I know two people who've gotten addicted to running this way and went so over-board they ended up having expensive surgeries on various parts of thier bodies (love to you guys, you know it's true though). Excited because I always feel like I have something to prove, and I haven't had

Yeah, So. Hot Fuzz. 'Kay.

2008-09-14T02:08:00.000-07:00

Not what I expected. Ever seen Super Troopers? Only funny because it's stupid? That's where I thought Hot Fuzz was going. I planned on drinking a lot and watching a really stupid-funny movie.Ever seen Snatch? Quick, English mobster flick with smart-funny moments you have to watch three times to catch? One of my favorite movies ever? Totally on the same page.Spoiler warning, though (as if the

Hai Majide!

2008-09-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

We're going up to Nevada this weekend to visit friends and let's be honest, get the heck away from here. We're lucky enough to have the Welches, who don't mind when we impose on them for a few days every month or so for a change of scenery.Still, as much as I enjoy the mini-vacation, I wish they lived here. I'm still lacking the friendships of Lincoln-ites. Haven't figured out if I'm just too

You're Not Going To Believe This

2008-09-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

So I'll say it quickly:I work at Starbucks.It happened. I made the switch. A good friend of mine, a then-"partner", once told me:"All quality coffee people get absorbed eventually. If you're serious about your passion, you'lll wake up one morning and realize the only way to live your love for coffee and pay rent is to join the dark side."And that's exactly what happened. We could pay rent, of

The Short Version

2008-08-28T08:37:00.001-07:00

An electrician shows up at the cafe and hands me a bills for blankety-blank-blank-a-lot, says he has to shut it off. I talk him into another half hour to get a hold of my boss, and when I do at at the 26-minute-mark, he says just let him shut it off.Okay?So I'm walking home, out of a job, texting everyone I know who'd give a crap, begging to please let me know if there's anything at thier place

Ready? Set? Go:

2008-08-25T08:19:00.000-07:00

So if I can talk my husband into the move, this is what I'm thinking:Finish my program, volunteer at zoo.Get job at vet clinic while going to school, geting required courses out of the way.Apply and hope to God I get accepted to Moorpark.

Boat Floater

2008-08-21T12:41:00.002-07:00

I just wanted to brag:I got a hundred percent on my first exam.SUCKER.

Sam Beam Looks Like Jesus

2008-08-20T07:02:00.000-07:00

And the Samba/Flamanco/Something-or-Other instructor could make a good Mary M. Baby time!I just insulted everyone I know in one fell swoop.Enjoy:

Happy As A Duck

2008-08-18T09:20:00.001-07:00

From most angles, ducks looks like they're smiling.I just enrolled in school to get my degree in Veterinary Assistance. STOKED. If I love it, which I'm sure I will, I'll be applying at zoos. Get enough training to step it up as a technician, and eventually save enough to put myself through school and become a veterinarian. I want to work with wildcats.Future headline reads:"Woman Saves Earth,

The Good With the Bad

2008-08-13T10:32:00.002-07:00

My husband is a SWEETHEART. I've been sick for a while, and couldn't do laundry, so he did it for me.I found, afterwards, these little gems in the bottom of the washer:-- His soggy leather wallet.-- My tips from the last three days of work.-- Our entire sock drawer suddenly dyed pink and blue.-- A socket wrench.=)I love being married.

Impatient For the Holiday Season

2008-08-13T09:25:00.001-07:00

To be honest, everyone looks much better in cold-weather-clothing. I didn't get it when I was in high school -- or college, for that matter -- why should I be worried about people's reactions to the clothing I wear. It's just a tank top. So it's low-cut, big deal; it's hot outside. And they're just shorts. Too short? That's your opinion.Then I got married. Dude, if these hussies don't stop