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Thursday, June 12th, 2003
7:19 am	06/12/03 Hi everyone (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 11th, 2003
9:39 am	It's a Girl Maggie is a boxer mix. She has a pretty boxer face, black muzzle and black fuzzy mascara around her eyes, a white stripe going up her nose. She has big floppy reddish rusty ears, her body is the same color as her ears and she has big, big white splotched feet with a teeny white tip on her long skinny tail. Her fur is very short and she's soft like velvet. Maggie is a sweetheart. She likes to play with balls and toys and has a lot of fun. She's six months old, 39 pounds and is very long when she stretches out. Mostly she sleeps curled up in a ball though. She enjoys her naps. A couple of guys from work stopped by to meet her and Rusty who has the Italian greyhounds said she was an "awesome" dog. I knew when I was waiting to adopt her and two people wanted her themselves that I was lucky to get her first. The pug next door, Willie, is just crazy about her too. Maggie is not too hyper and doesn't bite on me or pull my hair like Roxy did. She does like to sneak the occasional sock or dryer sheet though. About me, I'm just busy with work. We're in the middle of open registration. I worked 4 hours yesterday OT and managed to get 3 piles of files down to 1. It's an overcast day, cool and windy. There's sticks all over the yard. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 14th, 2003
7:59 pm	The freezing rain, sleet or little ice balls have finally arrived as predicted. The local schools closed for the day and my work place closed at 12 noon. It was good to have a half day off paid, but since it didn't get bad until 7 pm tonight, the administration will probably not be so quick to close the building early again when bad weather is predicted. No one was in the mood to work, everyone knowing we'd be leaving early. I attempted to take work to the reception area and actually work, but the printer wouldn't work at all and the help desk never managed to send me any help, so what was I to do but look at the doppler radar systems of every tv news station on the internet. I love how those pictures make weather look so drastic and its fun to figure out what all those bright colors actually mean. I determined that the bright blue was freezing rain and the green merely rain, but never did figure out the purple one. Dawn brought us all in little bags of valentine cookies in pretty little clear bags with Valentines on them. They were homemade hearts with pink icing and lots of sugary things on top. Mmmmm.....Yummy. I saved one for my Valentine too. He gobbled it up for dessert. One of the students had their basset hound, aptly called Stretch in the hallway before we closed. I, of course had to pet the pooch and play with his long soft ears. Stretch was very happy with all the attention he received while visiting Ivy hall. It was really a nice moment before leaving. Last Saturday, I had the privledge of babysitting a co-workers dog. My coworker was doing some noisy work on his house so he let me take Mugsy for the afternoon. I actually had Mugsy for about 6 hours. He's an Italian greyhound and we had a great time together. Mugsy didn't whine or cry or anything. I was happy for the company and to have a little friend to care for. Tomorrow my co-worker is going to Indy to see about adopting another one. I saw the picture of the girly dog and she's adorable! I hope I'll get to babysit her too one of these days, or maybe Rusty will bring her by to say hello. I'm sort of like an honorary aunt to his dogs now. My sweetie and I went to the Golden Corral for our Valentine's Day dinner on Wednesday, since he's working tonight. We rented "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to watch afterwards. I thought it was sweet and funny and I really enjoyed it. The video place guy was nice too, he told me to take all the ice creams I wanted out of the cooler for free. So Jose carried the tape and I carried Chocolate tacos, strawberry shortcake bars, and Klondikes to the car. I thought I'd hit the lottery. Never mind that it was cold outside, the free ice cream warmed my heart up. Since I was off this afternoon I fixed my sweetie dinner. I made a huge skillet of rice, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and a side of bacon (hey...it's all that I could thaw out in time)I overmicrowaved his tortillas and they were hard and crunchy, so I had to start over with new ones. At least he was able to go to work with a full tummy tonight. When he came in the door, he said he was going to get me flowers, but they(???...convenience store?) didn't have any, so he bought me a Sobe's Love Bus Brew. I gave him a big kiss and said thank you, it's wonderful. So there Pam...you may have a ring with some diamonds, but I received your favorite drink for my present. I happen to love the drink as well and I can tell you that Meijer's is the cheapest place in town to buy them. I usually stock up when I get over there. Well, I better go settle in with my book or I'll never finish it at this rate. Happy Valentine's Day everyone. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, January 20th, 2003
6:58 pm	Well, today I liked Monday, but that was because I didn't have to work. I love a holiday on a Monday...there's no doubt about it. I ended up calling in sick on Friday after I woke up late and with my head pounding to no end. I slept most of the day. Saturday and Sunday weren't much better. I felt like all my energy had be zapped from me. Today, I felt better. I actually did housework, shoveled snow and finished my wall hanging after having worked on it for over a year. Now, I just need to send it or deliver it to my friend. I can't make up my mind what new wall hanging is next. I'm thinking on it......... It's so awful cold these days and worse at night. Therefore I don't even want to step a foot out of the house. I just like snuggling up in a comforter and staying cozy and warm. Jose rented 3 movies this weekend. Novocaine had a decent storyline, but the dental aspects creeped me out. As well as the bloody scenes. If you don't like dentists don't bother with it, it's not worth the torment it takes to get through it. Sum of All Fears was a great movie. Good actors, good story and worth watching. Ya Ya Sisterhood, merely so-so. I'm not crazy about flashback movies and it was flashing back a lot. The story line was okay, but I was expecting something different....it was difficult to watch during certain scenes. I had crazy dreams this morning, all sorts of scenes and people. I hope Pam didn't really buy that big white truck, but if she did I hope she's driving. Then there was unsuccessful shopping and that little frozen cappucino treat with whipped cream and chocolate. I can always count on my sister to take care of my sweet tooth. \ Gloria sent me a care package at work this week. I wish I'd brought those tins of cookies home with me on Thursday. I would give anything to be munching on them with a cup of coffee right now. Sigh..... Current Mood: hungry (Comment on this)
6:58 pm	Well, today I liked Monday, but that was because I didn't have to work. I love a holiday on a Monday...there's no doubt about it. I ended up calling in sick on Friday after I woke up late and with my head pounding to no end. I slept most of the day. Saturday and Sunday weren't much better. I felt like all my energy had be zapped from me. Today, I felt better. I actually did housework, shoveled snow and finished my wall hanging after having worked on it for over a year. Now, I just need to send it or deliver it to my friend. I can't make up my mind what new wall hanging is next. I'm thinking on it......... It's so awful cold these days and worse at night. Therefore I don't even want to step a foot out of the house. I just like snuggling up in a comforter and staying cozy and warm. Jose rented 3 movies this weekend. Novocaine had a decent storyline, but the dental aspects creeped me out. As well as the bloody scenes. If you don't like dentists don't bother with it, it's not worth the torment it takes to get through it. Sum of All Fears was a great movie. Good actors, good story and worth watching. Ya Ya Sisterhood, merely so-so. I'm not crazy about flashback movies and it was flashing back a lot. The story line was okay, but I was expecting something different....it was difficult to watch during certain scenes. I had crazy dreams this morning, all sorts of scenes and people. I hope Pam didn't really buy that big white truck, but if she did I hope she's driving. Then there was unsuccessful shopping and that little frozen cappucino treat with whipped cream and chocolate. I can always count on my sister to take care of my sweet tooth. \ Gloria sent me a care package at work this week. I wish I'd brought those tins of cookies home with me on Thursday. I would give anything to be munching on them with a cup of coffee right now. Sigh..... Current Mood: hungry (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 4th, 2003
9:16 pm	BF: "Cheryl (BF's ex-wife) was kicked by a horse" Me: "Is the horse okay?" (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 2nd, 2003
7:26 pm	Rented "Vanilla Sky" with Tom Cruise. What a waste of time that turned out to be. I think it had potential, but all that flipping around times and events and people just made for a confusion I didn't care to decipher. By the time you knew what it was about, it just didn't matter anymore. (Comment on this)
7:02 pm	The snow came early and dumped about 7 and 1/2 inches on our area before I left work today. I drove slowly and it helped to have that big city truck scrapping and sanding the street merely a car in front of me. A crazy, crazy day at work. All those "last minute" or " don't have a clue about going to college because they've never given it a thought" people wanting to register without even applying or considering anything other than picking up the phone and telling you they want to take classes. Maybe it's all the marketing folks making college sound like that's all you have to do...register today says those little postcards sent all over the place. Hey...and what happened to our phones...an upgrade they say. Well, maybe I don't like phone calls that I transfer to bounce back to my phone like a boomerang. I'd think I took care of someone and 2 minutes later the phone was ringing with the same person going over the same details. It was ridiculous beyond ridiculous. (Gritting teeth) I hope Karen is enjoying sunny Mexico, while I struggle through her job. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 1st, 2003
6:22 pm	New Year's Evening: Sat on couch with my bf and made out new years resolutions Rode in the car with bf to look at a farmer's extravagent Christmas light show Listened to bf as he drank Coronas Ate a snack Kissed bf and wished bf happy new year, went to bed and slept (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 29th, 2002
7:28 pm	I still miss Roxy. Still regret that I had to take my beautiful dog back to the shelter. I'm still picking up her toys, scraps of paper, things that I hid to keep her from finding them. I think on how I could have managed her better, how I might have made her satisfied in her home with me, but I just don't think it was working for either of us. I miss her and I pray she was placed in a home where everyone could be happy. (Comment on this)
7:20 pm	I'm quilting again. I'm quilting again on that wallhanging that I started over a year ago. The one for my friend, the friend that has been forced to maintain patience with my talent. I'm working on the fifth square. One square to go after that. Then I'll be making hanging hoops and a label. It's my goal to finish this wallhanging by January 1st, 2003. (Comment on this)
7:10 pm	Here it is, another Sunday evening, and the weekend went too fast and I'm not ready for the upcoming workweek. They promised me a temporary to fill in while Karen is doing her missionary work in Mexico, but I have my doubts I'll see one. One workstudy has supposedly quit and the other is not very reliable, so I'll probably be stuck answering the endlessly ringing phone and dealing with panicky students who have waited until the last possible moment to register for classes. It'll be challenging and all the advisors will be nice to me. They know how stressed I get in that position. They like me better in my office when I'm happily doing the job I was hired to do. I like it better too. (Comment on this)
Saturday, June 1st, 2002
5:41 pm	Ballet Folklorico Mexico I saw it the first time in Cancun, Mexico, nearly three years ago. It was fantastic and I was impressed. Today I was treated to a smaller version, but fantastic all the same, in a small theatre downtown. The Aztec dance remains my favorite. Maybe it's the elaborate head dresses, or the men with so much leg showing, or maybe its the beat of the drums. It's primitive and raw and the announcer tells us that it is the original Aztec dance moves. The costumes are beautiful, full of colors, bright and shimmering and eye-catching. The music from many areas of Mexico is lively and the dancing mesmerizing. A very nice way to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon. Perhaps what made this event special, was that I did not plan this, I didn't even notice the ad in the paper yesterday, but my bf did and he remembered that I loved it in Mexico and he made a date with me and even though he had to work tonight, we went and we both loved it. Afterwards, we stopped by the mexican grocery store and bought tamales and barbequed ribs for dinner. Now, that I'm entertained and fed, I believe a nap is in order. Current Mood: lethargic (Comment on this)
Friday, May 31st, 2002
11:17 pm	My Favorite Spot My balcony is my favorite spot now. I've turned it into my sanctuary with potted plants, one with greenery, but most with splashes of pink and purple petunias, red verbena, impatients and petunias. Yellow, purple, and orange pansies. Today I added whimsy, a little frog to crawl from the big blue tub, a little rabbit to sit amongst perennials, a small blue bird windchime and a blue swallowtail butterfly to sit on the balcony. I can watch the Canadian geese fly by, the birds in nearby trees and if I look up at night I can see one of the dippers, perhaps the big dipper or maybe the small one. I cannot be sure, but it's a starry design so very high above and pretty to see in a nice evening. (Comment on this)
Friday, May 24th, 2002
8:06 pm	Music: Genesis "We Can't Dance" Books: Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite Robert Bloch's Pyschos And garage sales can be good things, if you hit the right ones. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, May 3rd, 2002
9:08 pm	Gripe Session Let's see.......everyone(practically)and everything(almost)is getting on my nerves. Work: My phone volume has been too loud for days. (I hope that I finally figured out how to turn it down). I tell you when the volume is too loud, each demand, request, screaming child in the background, sigh is an irritant and a reason to run away from my office and never come back. Students: Those that never thought education was worth their time or effort, and one day realize that the government will support them and their kids decide to check it out. Those that went to a expensive school who thought that their parents' money and education would allow them to party and be lazy to find out they've flunked out decide to check it out. Those that have the intelligence to succeed but lack any social skills or class decide to check it out. Hour after hour, day after day they come to the office. They sign up for a better life. Sunday I'm working graduation day...for I long to see that a few followed through with their dream. I desire to know that my job is not completely in vain. My neighbor, kind but needy: Post-its on my door when I get home. Come over for coffee, come over for company, come over for games. Come over to take me to the liquor store. I did that a couple of times, the liquor store trips. She's depressed, taking 5 medications for depression. I don't believe alcohol helps and I make the decision to stay in my apartment. I'm not in the mood for games or talking or going to the liquor store on a Friday night. I lie on the couch and sleep and when I wake up my back feels better but I have nagging guilt about my depressed neighbor, but I still don't want to go to the liquor store, nor give any energy to her depressed life. Dirty laundry. Dirty dishes. Dishes that crash to the door when I open a cabinet. A lawyer that has been paid, but doesn't get the job done. A book, that looks good with a beautiful cover and has a great description but fails to move me after settling down with it for an hour. (Comment on this)
Friday, April 19th, 2002
8:13 pm	Relationships It's impossible to understand what keeps me connected to someone who is not necessarily good for me. I almost made it a week without communicating with my bf, or whatever he is. I mean I've read so many books about what might keep me staying in this relationship, but it doesn't change my responses when he confesses his love for me. The minutes, hours and days were painful when I could not hear him or see him or believe in us. There isn't really an "us", only this "attraction" that keeps pulling he and I together in undeniable ways. There are moments of exquisite joy and sparkling delight that I feel my heart will burst... when he is sweet and kind and caring... there is nothing more precious to me, and it is for those moments I cling to the hope that someday it will be as it should. I laugh, I cry, I live one day at a time. (Comment on this)
8:12 pm	Sunday It was Sunday and I was so excited because Pam was stopping by for a short visit after her trip to Chicago and World Horror Con. I was so afraid she would change her mind and zoom past on 65, but thankfully she called and she came to see me. We made a quick trip to the mall, and it was sweet to roam the stores with my sister. I felt so connected with someone again. I've been to the mall by myself several times, but those times I had no one to comment to about stores, merchandise, people, thoughts, etc. Then we had lunch at Pepe's and we talked and talked and I felt real. Maybe more real than I had felt in a long time. We stopped by my apartment and her visit was good for me. I did not want her to leave. I wanted to keep her here and feel connected much longer than time allowed. Thanks to Pam for sharing part of a Sunday with me. (Comment on this)
7:45 pm	Work plus registration equals stress It's Friday, and thank the lucky stars it is. I was in such a mood this week. I even had a student ask me on the phone why I was angry at her. In that instance it wasn't anger, just frustration because she wouldn't give up on her mission, which was to make her transcripts magically appear in my hand. Well, it turns out that they did appear, but only because I thought to look for them under her maiden name. My boss has suggested that we take their name and number and put the situation back in our control rather than become frustrated by desperate demands. I'm not sure that it works any better, but it sounded like a good idea when she stated it and maybe in the long run it will be better. The bottom line is that if the transcripts, information, or classes are not available the student will not be happy no matter what. At least making them wait will not allow their anxiety to get us in the same state, or that's suppose to be the idea. (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 7th, 2002
4:48 pm	Friday night went badly. I was too depressed for my own good. I'm here to say that getting drunk alone wasn't the answer. I had forgotten how miserable one can feel after doing such a thing. It'll be a very long time before I put myself through that again. I'm not cut out to be an alcoholic that is for sure. Well, Saturday I made it up to myself. I went out and purchased a couch. It was used for 3 weeks and repossed so I got it at a great price. It's comfortable, great colors in it, and hey...it can turn into a bed too. And they're going to deliver it on Monday for only 25 dollars. Now......please, God, make them fit it through the door. After all they said they could. So, I've rearranged the living room so that surely it'll work out in here one way or another. BF or whatever he might be brought over a big tv after I told him I found another girl's number in his underwear drawer(hey, I was putting away his laundry, not snooping...although I've been known to do that as well, just not this time). I'm not sure if he actually listened when I told him he should put one at my place in case the repo people demand his goods or if it was guilt. Either way, I have a much bigger tv now. Guess I'll break down and get some basic cable. I don't even get the 2 stations I could get on the little tv. Just a big snowy picture. I bought a clear frog jar at Hobby Lobby for under a dollar the other day. So I put my dried rice in it. Today, I found a utensil holder for my kitchen, very pretty with a topiary design and it was cheap too, under five bucks. I also went to Jo-Ann's Fabrics and picked up some fabrics for my stash and bought a beautiful little sewing caddy with my 40 percent off coupon. As soon as I have that couch I'm going to work on my friend's wallhanging that I've started. It is going to be my motivation to move forward. I need the therapy the quilting provides. I have some work that I brought home, so I need to get busy on that. I hope everyone has a good week, all of us at the same time!!! (1 Comment |Comment on this)