Rewinds and Reruns

Things here in the Mile High City are going good... good enough anyway. Things keep rolling along as they always do. All you can do is roll along with it and hope for the best. April means 2 things... Amy's birthday and taxes. Amy's birthday is tomorrow and I hope, for once, she has a good one. Amy has a perpetual streak of having a bad birthday on the actual day of her birthday but good celebrations for her birthday on other days. I hope tomorrow is wonderful and breaks the bad streak!

Taxes, on the other hand, are always bad and this year sucks more than normal because, you see, my dad's accountant does my taxes (they are a little complicated actually) but the accountant had to go to the hospital last week because of heart problems so there was a delay in getting them done!! Therefore my dad is UPSing me my taxes over night. I have to get them all signed, checks written, and in the mail tomorrow!! I DO NOT want to have to deal with other last minute tax doers at the post office... I don't like going to the post office on a normal day let alone the busiest day of the year!! That's why I want to get them out tomorrow as opposed to waiting until Wednesday, the actual deadline.

Work is going alright. Our team is actually almost completely done with our region and as we finish up we will be sent to other regions to help them finish. I was asked if I would be interested in going to Wyoming to help there because they don't have enough people! It's still tentative but I would love to go just for a change of scenery for a little while. Besides, I've never been to Wyoming!

Well, as most people know, I LOVE reality TV so here is my take on my favorites this season as we grow closer to the end of many of them...

Celebrity Apprentice- By far one of the weirdest things I've ever seen was Joan Rivers getting mad... she looks exactly the same as when she is happy except she narrows her eyes a little bit. I'm glad Brian was gone; let's face it, he was just plain boring. I'm rooting for Jesse James because, unlike Peirce (last season's winner), he's not a complete douche but is super good at what he does.

Amazing Race- Still in love with Margie and Luke. Looks like some serious drama is going down next week with them so that'll be interesting. I was really pissed the midgets didn't get eliminated this week, they bug the hell out of me.

America's Next Top Model- Allison better thank her lucky stars she looks like a Madame Alexander doll because that's all that's saving her from going home. I think she's fabulous and am rooting for her to go all the way but wake up girl and give us a smile or something!

Hell's Kitchen- Now that they are down to the final 5 I am rooting for Robert. I hate Ben, Paula is boring, Andrea's a bitch, and Danny just doesn't do it for me (he is, however, my second choice). Honestly though, I've never seen a shittier season as far as service goes so it's been a bit painful to watch.

Survivor- I only have one thing to say now that the merge has come and gone-- If you don't kick Coach off soon I'm going to start banging my head on the floor everytime he comes on the screen!

So there's my reality catch up but seriously, if I only had to pick one show to watch a week it would be LOST. I love that show!! I know it's either a love it or hate it show and I used to be the former beleive it or not! ABC put all the seasons online for free so over the summer, when everything was between seasons, I started watching it from the very first episode and was hooked! For those of you who watch, can you beleive that origionally Ben Linus was only supposed to be a minor character on the show for a few weeks?! The response was so good that they turned him into arguably the most important character in the show!!

Alright, I suppose that's enough for now.

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!~

HELLO!... LO...Lo...Lo...lo...lo........

Yes!! I am here!! I know it's been a while since I blogged but with the holidays and new years... give a girl a break! Let's break it down and get dirty!

Work update:
My direct boss quit, like 3 months ago. However, they threw some money (i assume) at him and he agreed to stay through the holidays until an indefinite time. Yesterday he came in and said that it was his last day... well, in his defense, the holidays ARE over... They named Sir Cranky as the new Production manager leaving Giggles to fend for herself in the Rental department... wow. I'm sure firing me is next in line. I hope to make it to my one year mark there which will occur in just less than 3 week's time. For those of you who know me, I'm a bit of a job jumper. I've had more jobs than I can remember but you know, I'm always trying to do better!! (Look where that's put me now...)

Friends:
Well, I still have some so that's a start. McMean and I have been been keeping up on things as uaual and I got to talk to one of my dear dear ship friends, Wendy last night for over an hour... that made my day. I went over to Steph's last night to hang out since my SHITTY ROOMMATES had ANOTHER kegger. Thanks for letting me know at 10am boys... way to plan ahead. What ass holes. I've been here 6 months, 3 more to go. If I could break my lease you can bet your sweet ass I would be outta here so fast it would make their druggy brains spin... what's left of them. I walked in this morning at 10:30ish and there was apparently a drunk people obstacle course set up. Couch pillows, shoes, clothing, cups, bags, plates, a table(?!?!) stewn around the room such that it would be fun to watch drunk people try to get to a seat. Not so fun when I come in the front door sober. Oh and a note to the 4 people passed out in the living room... I am SO not sorry I woke your drunk asses up as I came in... Who's house?? Kitty's house!

wow... that section wasn't really all about friends was it...? Oh well!

New Year's:
So I know that this is the one you guys want to hear about... Well went down to Susan and Keith's to pregame. It was a lot of fun and Jasmine was there so it was nice to see her again too. Another one of Susan's friends came with her boyfriend who, swear to god, looks just like Montel Williams. After drinking pretty much everything in their house we jumped on the light rail and headed down town. Ben and I went to meet up with Sarah and her brother at Scruffy Murphy's and rang in the new year there. Might I say, I am fully convinced now that Dick Clark will never die... why you may ask. Not becuase he hasn't died yet, and not becuase it looks like he hasn't aged since the stone age, NO... did anyone else notice that Dick Clark TOTALLY looked like a vampire on TV this year??? Fangs and all! I even tried to photograph the tv and it didn't come out!! Total Vampire move there Dick Clark...
After that we went over to regroup with Susan et all. After waiting in the potty line for about 20 minutes (which included watching Susan almost get into a fight with some hos who were also in line) we continued to drink our fair share of alchohol. Last call comes and we decide to hit up Lure for a last minute drink since Ben knows all the bartenders there. This is where the night gets a liiiiiitttttle fuzzy. That last drink knocked us both on our asses. I remember peeing in the small tree grove on SPEER(!!!) and that's the last thing I remember. At some point we got a cab got home and went to bed. Odd thing though... obviously I took my dress off... but in the morning it was still zippered, the bow around it was still tied, and it was right side out... how did I get it off?? No clue. Ahhh, the mysteries of the world.

Rose Bowl:
Don't even get me fucking started.

I hope everyone had a great new year's, I know I did. I didn't fall, puke, or die. All in all... that's a good score by me.

Until next time everyone... here's a video of a deaf retarded cat...




Yes, she really is deaf and really is retarded... she belongs to my parents and her name is Tink. My dad named her, don't you judge me!

Totally not me Monday

I am not at work right now on my computer blogging. I didn't work all day and don't mind at all that I still have pages and pages of phone calls to make for absolutely no reason.
I did not have some of the best Chinese food I've ever had for lunch today. It was not hot, crispy or delicious. It was not just $5.
I did not drink excessively last night because I was depressed and hating my life and feeling sorry for myself. I did not drink at the bar on the airplane. I did not drink on the airplane. I did not drink at the bar on the way home.
I did not have a giant cat sleep on me last night. I did not hold the smooshy cat until he growled at me. I did not sleep on the couch last night at Ben's so that I didn't have to drive home that late... and drunk.
I do not hate my job, my life, or any thing about my existence right now. I am not broke and certainly not in any type of debt.
I am not glad that I got to see many friends this week that I hadn't seen in a long time. I didn't drive to MU to see the old alma mater with Paul. I didn't see Michelle or Laura, and we certainly didn't talk shit about all the people we used to go to school with. I didn't spend more time with Amy than my family over my visit.
My mom didn't cook the most amazing dinner on Christmas Eve. I could not have eaten that meal every single day for the rest of my life.

Not in a million Mondays...

I think this is a cute idea from http://www.mycharmingkids.net/. Not Me! Monday. Check her out and tell me what your "not me" is this week!

I am not and never have been addicted to Survivor... and I most certainly did not tear up when they got to see their families. I was not shocked that Bob won the immunity challenge.

I am not the person who drank more calories in beer this weekend than ate in food.

I did not go see Smashing Pumpkins at the Ogden on Friday. I did not have a good spot to stand and I definitely didn't think it was loud enough.

I didn't have to work by myself this morning AGAIN at work while people came in late or didn't come at all. I didn't complain one bit.

I didn't lay around and watch 4 movies in a row Saturday night. None of them were Harry Potter and I didn't take my pants off right in the living room in order to be more comfortable.

I didn't save $40 using my club card at the grocery store today. I wasn't upset that at the sign of one snowflake everyone flocked to the store like they weren't going to see light for a year. It didn't bother me that I had planned to go to the store all day despite the impending snow.

I didn't take this idea from Amy and I most certainly don't copy everything she does.



Well... that was fun. If you can decipher that, I had a good weekend filled with nothing on top of drinking... with more nothing mixed in... and I saw Smashing Pumpkins... I'm awesome :-D

Memories... all alone in the moonlight...

Ok, so I got tagged to do this little photo thing from Amy over at insidethemcmind.blogspot.com. The rules:

Post and write about the 6th picture from (the 6th folder of?) your Flickr account and then do the same for the 6th picture of the 6th folder on your computer.

I do not have a Flickr account... I know, I'm super lame. But like Amy, I'll do my 6th picture of my 6th folder and the 6th picture from my myspace page.... Here goes...


This picture is actually of Coffee beans growing in Hawaii. While I was working in Hawaii I went on a tour where we stopped at a coffee farm, Cocoa farm, and vanilla farm. It was pretty cool and the chocolate made at the cocoa farm was hands down the best chocolate I've ever had!!

Ok... myspace picture...


AWWWWWWWW!!!!! This is from back in my Hershey days at a black and white party. That's me and my lovely 3 gay dates... Robert, Jacob, and the love of my life, Andrew :) Miss you babe!

ahhh... that was fun...

I'll tag... Courtney... have fun!

You Bitch....

Amy, that bitch of a friend, decided to put me on her tag list... damn it all to hell... now I have to follow through because I'm no cock tease!

5 things to do on my list

1. Pay off my bills and start saving!
2. Break my lease and move out. My roommates are assholes!!
   
3. Buy a planner. I didn't think of this because I went to a 4 hour time management class either.... I really just want/need one.
   
4. Call Andrew
   
5. Find a new job... my life kinda sucks...

5 things i like to snack on

1. Popcorn! (movie theatre variety... like real movie theatre, not that boxed shit)
2. Martin's Potato Chips... damn I miss south central PA
   
3. Doritos... I always forget how much I like them until I have one... and by one I mean 20.
   
4. Cheese... I'm lactose intolerant and I love cheese like nothing else... figure that one out!
   
5. Pretzels... call me lame but a good pretzel with some cheese dip is AWESOME!
   

5 things I would do if i was a millionaire

1. Pay off EVERYTHING (all loans, debts, etc) for me and AMY!
   
2. Create college funds for my sister's 5 children!! Harlan, Myles, Hollis, Elden, and Carter!
   
3. Create something really special for my parents. They can afford to go anywhere they want, but I would make or send them someplace someplace really special that they never thought of.
   
4. Figure out how to send my sister and brother-in-law on a trip with just the two of them. Between Patrick's family and mine I'm sure we could get the kids taken care of!
   
5. Buy a house in downtown Denver. I love it here... it would be nice to have a great house to live in.
   

5 places I have lived

1. York PA
   
2. Beverly, MA
   
3. Hawaii (I was on a cruise ship on all major islands weekly)
   
4. Hershey, PA (yes where the chocolate factory is!)
   
5. Denver, CO!
   

5 jobs I've had

1. Record jockey at Camelot Music
2. Seamstress and all around lackey for the Millersville University Costume Shop
   
3. Production Assistant at North Shore Music Theater
   
4. Stage Manager at Hershey Park Entertainment
   
5. Production Admin. Assistant/Sales at the Opera Shop.

5 people I'm tagging

I don't really have anyone to tag... I'm pathetic I know... The only blogging person I know that actually reads my blog with any regularity is Amy... and she tagged me so that doesn't really work out. Maybe Courtney will do it as an email or something... we are often bored at work with nothing to do :)

GO NUGGETS!

PS~It was 80degrees here this afternoon... I *heart* global warming :)

Before bed I make my stand...

I just have a few things to say before I go to bed tonight.

I am SO lucky to have the parents I have.
I am SO lucky to have the best friend that I have.
I know that things can get better, even if I can't see it right now.
I know that people support and love me.
I can't give up on myself or my future.
I can't stop trying to better myself.






oh yeah... and I read this today... if you have a chance read it. PLEASE do NOT leave me hate messages. This is for casual reading and interesting to say the least. I WILL delete your comments if you are rude or offensive, trust me in this.
http://frwest.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-than-100-reasons-to-vote-against.html

I throw one hell of a party

So last night was my awesome Halloween party. Despite the fact that SEVERAL people who said they were going to come (not "oh I might show up" a full on "yeah I'll be there") didn't, those who were there had a good time. There was a brief moment pre-party when I started acting crazy like my mother throwing a party, but I stopped it, thank god because that's one part of my mother I don't need to inherit. She gets so stressed out about her party that she can't calm down and actually enjoy the party once it starts.

I had all the food/cooking finished before noon and then just had everything else to do, including carving my jacko-kitty

I of course got all sorts of cool lighting equipment to make my house look awesome.

I also had a strobe and blacklight in the landing between the first floor and the basement. I also had a smoke machine which first tripped the breaker and then set off all the smoke alarms in the house despite having taken the batteries out of them....

My house looked so awesome, even from the outside, that we had kids coming to the door to look inside. Ben let some in to look around, but when a little girl came to my front door with a ZIPLOCK BAGGIE and said "trick or treat" I had to put the cabash on that shit. I told her the grownups were having a party, this is not trick or treat night. I'm sorry, but when I'm drinking beers, the last thing I want is little kids running around my house thinking they can get some free candy outta me.

We really did have a good time. Ben helped me set up all day (I don't know what I would have done if he wasn't there!!) Courtney and Matt were the first to arrive and then Steph came after she got off work. Susan and Keith finished out the group a little later. It wasn't a big party, but it was fun and I made some great food. The cupcakes were a HUGE hit and Courtney couldn't stop eating the pretzle hershey kiss things I made! (I finished them off this morning for breakfast). Thanks to everyone for coming and having a good time.

Costume breakdown (becuase, duh, it's a Halloween party!)
I was an 80's glam cat complete with fingerless gloves, leg warmers, and ginormous hair.
Ben was the ice cream man that you wouldn't let your kids get ice cream from!
Courtney and Matt were Peter and Louis Griffin from Family Guy
Steph was... someone who just got off work from the post office
Susan and Keith were a 1920's Flapper/Gangster couple (very hot)

Well, here are some more pictures, but I need to get ready to head to the bar to watch game 7 of the Red Sox/Tampa Bay series since TBS doesn't come in with bunny ears. Until next time... GO SOX!!!

SPIDER CAT, SPIDER CAT.....

Back to blogging...

So Amy has a blog now outside of Myspace. I had a xanga back in the day, then she got one which we both stopped using. Then Amy started blogging on myspace, but I didn't like doing that so I didn't. Well now she got a real blog so now I need to jump on this bandwagon... I mean really, Amy is so cool, how could I NOT copy her every move?? I love you, please don't hurt me...

I'm kinda hung over today, about to take a nap actually. Steph and I went to the last pre-season Av's game last night. They lost a horrible loss to the Blackhawks 3-7 but it was fun and there were 2 really good fights. Let's face it, the only reason anyone watches hockey is for the fights. After the game Steph had to go home because she had to work in the morning, but I, being the night owl that I am, and being that it was only 9:30pm went to Old Chicago's for some beers. I had a good time hanging out with the other Old C crew who I am getting to know since I tend to frequent the Grant St. location pretty often. Had 3 beers, watched the end of the BoSox game and then went to head home. Let me tell ya, those 3 beers must have been magic becuase I NEVER feel drunk after just 3 beers but let me just say I probably shouldn't have driven home last night. Oh well, noone got hurt (except my liver) and all is well.

Got up and went to the bike aution this morning with Ben. It was pretty fun and Ben bought 2 bikes. I wanted this cool black and pink bike with flames but it sold for over $200.... I can't even pay my bills, and a $200 bike wasn't going to fix that so off it went to someone else.

Alright, well here's to keeping the blog spirit going! Chao!