Guess who carved which pumpkin???
Monday, October 31, 2005
To the girl shopping at Old Navy:
When you wear white pants, you should only wear white/nude underwear. Not a blue thong. Think about it. If the whole point of wearing a thong is to eliminate panty lines, is it really any better to have a whole outline of it in blue on your ass?
That is all.
When you wear white pants, you should only wear white/nude underwear. Not a blue thong. Think about it. If the whole point of wearing a thong is to eliminate panty lines, is it really any better to have a whole outline of it in blue on your ass?
That is all.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Evan and I waaay up high near Flagstaff. It was about 50 degrees and I was freezing my little butt off!!
Evan's parents near the airport in Sedona. It was a beautiful day!!
Friday, October 28, 2005
i like to read juicy blogs. ironic, because my life is pretty boring. Lisa and Shannon haven't updated their blogs in a while. I keep checking...but no.
So to make up for the lack of drama in my own life here is a tidbit of juicy dramalike stuff for you to read in the meantime:
http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/
So to make up for the lack of drama in my own life here is a tidbit of juicy dramalike stuff for you to read in the meantime:
http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 27, 2005
i had my interview at ASU today. It actually went very well. She actually told me that I was one of the top candidates she had and would be calling me on monday to let me know.
I have had a lot of interviews in my [relatively] short life. This would be my fourth job in three years since graduating from Valpo. For every job you get, there are about 50 that you applied for and 5 that you interviewed for. If I've learned anything from my massive interviewing experiences...it's this: You can't really tell from the interview if you got the job. They can even promise you the job during the interview and you might never hear from them again. Conversely, even the worst interviews may yield a job at the end of the resume-paved road.
During the interview for my job at the University of Michigan [GO BLUE!!] I did every classic mistake that you should never do in an interview. I was too honest, I discussed how much I hated a previous boss and called him a cheapskate, I described my hatred for my then current job, I told the interviewer I was getting married soon (none of his business really), and I really had no experience that he needed. And yet he called me back! It was a good job and we got along great...I'm really glad he took a chance on me. :)
So anyway, ASU. They are building a new lab that the PI will move into in January. It's SWEET. It's such a cool building that the university prez likes to bring important people by to peer in the windows at all the impressive research going on. It used to be that labs were build in separate rooms and you couldn't really see what was going on down the hall. The newest thing is to build it so that scientists can collaborate better. So now they build a long open corridor and put a million lab benches there and technically you're all in the same room. And you walk by Dr. X's bench on your way to see Dr. Y, and you see something interesting they are working on...you stop by...ask questions...boom!!! Collaborations~!
ASU's institute is cool because I will have to do a background check and FINGERPRINTs because I would be (if i get the job) working in a Biosafety Level 3 lab. Very cool! They also have Segways, retinal scanners, and much more cool stuff there. Besides that, the PI seemed REALLY nice. Very laid back and ok with training me.
So....I need to go to IKEA with Mary Ann because:
A. She's never been
B. They are having a sale
C. I love Ikea!!!
That's all for now, kiddies. Good Grief, its enough! Later!!
I have had a lot of interviews in my [relatively] short life. This would be my fourth job in three years since graduating from Valpo. For every job you get, there are about 50 that you applied for and 5 that you interviewed for. If I've learned anything from my massive interviewing experiences...it's this: You can't really tell from the interview if you got the job. They can even promise you the job during the interview and you might never hear from them again. Conversely, even the worst interviews may yield a job at the end of the resume-paved road.
During the interview for my job at the University of Michigan [GO BLUE!!] I did every classic mistake that you should never do in an interview. I was too honest, I discussed how much I hated a previous boss and called him a cheapskate, I described my hatred for my then current job, I told the interviewer I was getting married soon (none of his business really), and I really had no experience that he needed. And yet he called me back! It was a good job and we got along great...I'm really glad he took a chance on me. :)
So anyway, ASU. They are building a new lab that the PI will move into in January. It's SWEET. It's such a cool building that the university prez likes to bring important people by to peer in the windows at all the impressive research going on. It used to be that labs were build in separate rooms and you couldn't really see what was going on down the hall. The newest thing is to build it so that scientists can collaborate better. So now they build a long open corridor and put a million lab benches there and technically you're all in the same room. And you walk by Dr. X's bench on your way to see Dr. Y, and you see something interesting they are working on...you stop by...ask questions...boom!!! Collaborations~!
ASU's institute is cool because I will have to do a background check and FINGERPRINTs because I would be (if i get the job) working in a Biosafety Level 3 lab. Very cool! They also have Segways, retinal scanners, and much more cool stuff there. Besides that, the PI seemed REALLY nice. Very laid back and ok with training me.
So....I need to go to IKEA with Mary Ann because:
A. She's never been
B. They are having a sale
C. I love Ikea!!!
That's all for now, kiddies. Good Grief, its enough! Later!!
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
so for right now i am a stay-at-home-wife. thats right...i don't do anything but munch on bon-bons and watch soaps all day long. it has been really boring but this week is actually action-packed. I decided since i have time to kill, i would start running, which I think i've done a pretty good job of so far. I ran 16 minutes today! In addition, I am shadowing an Audiologist this afternoon to see if it would be a viable educational/career option for me.
I still need to clean the house and re-arrange things because Evan's parents are getting here on thursday. I'll have to pick up some pumpkins for us to carve...that'll be fun. Now onto the big event....my interview! It's actually on thursday so I can't pick up evan's parents from the airport. :(
It was really strange, i was at the computer looking for jobs and I was actually getting ready to call about this one temp job when the phone rang. We have caller ID now (Watch out!!) because it comes standard with the phone service here (very cool) and I could see before I picked up that the phone said "Arizona State University." The only way they'd have my number is from my job applications...I've applied to maybe 5 of their research jobs since early september.
It was a professor and somehow she saw my application and that job was closed and interviews were done but she wanted to know if I was still interested...um, YEAH I AM. So now I have an interview thursday PM. I'm hoping that I'm not up against a large pool of people and that I have a chance here but I guess I'll find out later this week. So pumped!!!
Friday I am back at ASU for an informational session on the Audiology program. They don't do financial aid questions so i'll have to make a separate appointment for that. I'm a little miffed I wont be able to go to Casa Grande with Bob and Mary Ann to see the house stuff but I guess it would be nice to be a contributing member of society who is gainfully employed as well.
I will be doubly miffed if I don't get the job!!!
I still need to clean the house and re-arrange things because Evan's parents are getting here on thursday. I'll have to pick up some pumpkins for us to carve...that'll be fun. Now onto the big event....my interview! It's actually on thursday so I can't pick up evan's parents from the airport. :(
It was really strange, i was at the computer looking for jobs and I was actually getting ready to call about this one temp job when the phone rang. We have caller ID now (Watch out!!) because it comes standard with the phone service here (very cool) and I could see before I picked up that the phone said "Arizona State University." The only way they'd have my number is from my job applications...I've applied to maybe 5 of their research jobs since early september.
It was a professor and somehow she saw my application and that job was closed and interviews were done but she wanted to know if I was still interested...um, YEAH I AM. So now I have an interview thursday PM. I'm hoping that I'm not up against a large pool of people and that I have a chance here but I guess I'll find out later this week. So pumped!!!
Friday I am back at ASU for an informational session on the Audiology program. They don't do financial aid questions so i'll have to make a separate appointment for that. I'm a little miffed I wont be able to go to Casa Grande with Bob and Mary Ann to see the house stuff but I guess it would be nice to be a contributing member of society who is gainfully employed as well.
I will be doubly miffed if I don't get the job!!!
Monday, October 24, 2005
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Evan's football fantasy team is sucking. I went for a run -12 min 30 sec. I am now addicted to myspace.com, in addition to thenest.com. I am still working on facebook...mostly for tara's sake.
it was sold out!!!! BOOOO!!!!
needless to say, we didn't see the movie.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
i didn't do a darn thing all day. Except join myspace.com. if you have a myspace page and want to be my "friend" my address is myspace.com/speedracer280. very complicated. Tara also made me update a profile on facebook. thanks tara.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Not only did I beat Evan at Monopoly tonight...I completely wasted him. I destroyed his gauntlet of death (hotels) lining the entire second side of the board. I walked away with over $8,000 in monopoly cash plus my properties. I only had one monopoly of properties and NO hotels. Evan is mad and says if I were a real family sportswoman I'd be out for blood and I'd put hotels on ASAP to take people down faster. Well, didn't work for him, did it? LOSER!!!!
BTW, I am working on my "good" sportsmanship skills. I plan on bragging, re-hashing my dramatic win, and then calling up Evan's parents to share the good news. Katie and Lou would be proud!
12 min 1 sec today. yay! my right leg is sore because when i ran two days ago i turned my ankle. I have the loosest ligaments god ever gave a human so it didn't hurt my ankle but it did overstretch the side muscles in my leg. now that i'm all sweaty and stinky i will go shower and catch y'all later!
ooooh and i have a hot date with my dear husband tonite!
ooooh and i have a hot date with my dear husband tonite!
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
So I was going to go running this morning...but i just looked down and realized i finished a bowl of cereal and milk. Now I have to wait because running with milk sloshing around in the stomach is a good way to make yourself feel like crap. I'm so mad because I was going to make toast but my brain is obviously on autopilot and poured the cereal + Milk into the bowl as usual.
Plan B: I will shower, get some stuff done, eat non-dairy lunch and THEN go running later in the afternoon.
Plan B: I will shower, get some stuff done, eat non-dairy lunch and THEN go running later in the afternoon.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
hahaha suuure. okay anyway, i have decided that i need to start running again. so tomorrow i will start. I will use my blog as a sort of a "training log" (tlog, anyone?)in addition to my daily ramblings. So if i don't post how far i ran, you all need to rag on me to get my butt out the door.
The only rule I have is you can't make fun of how slow or how (not)far I run. One of my favorite running quote goes something like this: "I was passing rocks and trees like they were standing still."
And with those happy thoughts i bid you all goodnight.
The only rule I have is you can't make fun of how slow or how (not)far I run. One of my favorite running quote goes something like this: "I was passing rocks and trees like they were standing still."
And with those happy thoughts i bid you all goodnight.
So I try to stay out of the heated Iraq debates about who is right and who is wrong and where our people and dollars need to be. My feelings about the whole "war" have changed over time but I try to keep it in the back of my mind. Because I was raised in the military I've always felt this allegiance to the flag, nation, president and troops. It used to be that those things lined up but now they don't anymore.
Anyway, the reason for this post is I was on instant messenger this afternoon and an old boyfriend (c'mon people it was 8th grade) IM'd me. I haven't talked to him in a LOOONG time. He has a daughter (i knew that) and a wife (didn't know that) and he's in Iraq right now (didn't know that either). He says he works nights and it feels safer that way. He's been there for 9 months already and supposedly gets to go home in February. I hope he does.
Matt's newlywed tips: Don't take even the tiniest things for granted. And don't rush things. (he had a baby just after graduating college and got married a few months later)
That's really all for now.
Anyway, the reason for this post is I was on instant messenger this afternoon and an old boyfriend (c'mon people it was 8th grade) IM'd me. I haven't talked to him in a LOOONG time. He has a daughter (i knew that) and a wife (didn't know that) and he's in Iraq right now (didn't know that either). He says he works nights and it feels safer that way. He's been there for 9 months already and supposedly gets to go home in February. I hope he does.
Matt's newlywed tips: Don't take even the tiniest things for granted. And don't rush things. (he had a baby just after graduating college and got married a few months later)
That's really all for now.
So yesterday there was some thunder and lightning during the day. I had stinky out on the porch so she could eat her dinner but she was too freaked out to do it. She kept clawing at the door and i kept going out and smacking her on the nose because she knows she's not supposed to do that. But then I all of a sudden remember that she's deathly afraid of rain/thunder/lighting and a wave of guilt hits me so i let her in. Luckily she forgave me.
Later that night, i'm in bed asleep and a HUGE crack of thunder hits. I wake up thinking, "i bet stinky isn't going to like this very much." and sure enough, two seconds later she's doing the panic-claw at our bedroom door. I let her in because i know she will pace up and down the hall freaking out and shivering with fear if I don't. She immediately crammed herself under the bed and slept there last night.
We just finished unpacking our suitcases/bags and they are all stored under the bed. I'll have to re-arrange them again so there is ample room for Stink to hide out during the next storm.
Later that night, i'm in bed asleep and a HUGE crack of thunder hits. I wake up thinking, "i bet stinky isn't going to like this very much." and sure enough, two seconds later she's doing the panic-claw at our bedroom door. I let her in because i know she will pace up and down the hall freaking out and shivering with fear if I don't. She immediately crammed herself under the bed and slept there last night.
We just finished unpacking our suitcases/bags and they are all stored under the bed. I'll have to re-arrange them again so there is ample room for Stink to hide out during the next storm.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Evan's parents are flying in on Thursday for some good old fashioned fun, arizona-style. They're actually out here to pick out stuff for the home they are building but they're going to hang out with us a little bit too.
On the schedule:
Big Momma is excited because there is a Rodeo. And she's always wanted to be a cowgirl.
I need to keep looking for jobs.
We need to carve pumpkins and get candy just-in-case we have kids that stop by....ohhhh i hope they come by!
and clean the house!
On the schedule:
Big Momma is excited because there is a Rodeo. And she's always wanted to be a cowgirl.
I need to keep looking for jobs.
We need to carve pumpkins and get candy just-in-case we have kids that stop by....ohhhh i hope they come by!
and clean the house!
Friday, October 14, 2005
I went to the library to get some books about hearing loss. I didn't have a local library card yet so while i was applying the librarian asked me if i was over 17. I mean, what?! I know i'm not wearing makeup today but good grief! Is this a sign?
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Today I had an interview that my staffing company has built up for a week and was convinced that this job was going to be really great for me. It's so fun to walk into an interview like that and think they have the wrong resume because they say there is no job for someone like you. The only thing worse than that is the interviewer mentioning something about the shape of your body.
Needless to say, i'm depressed, pissed and upset. I might go apply at the Gap. It can't possibly get worse than this, right?
Needless to say, i'm depressed, pissed and upset. I might go apply at the Gap. It can't possibly get worse than this, right?
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Uncle Jack gave me (and everyone) a surprise lily bulb to grow in memory of his mother who recently passed away. I reluctantly took it because I have a tendency to kill plants and that wouldn't be the nicest thing to do in her memory. He really wanted an Arizona Surprise Lily representative. Being that we are the only ones out here I decided to try. Uncle Jack said it was ok if I accidentally kill the lily. Yay!
Today I put one of my bulbs in a pot of soil. It says they need good drainage and loamy soil with sand or peat moss. I didn't do that...I don't even know what loamy is. Unless its those weird white pellets in soil...yah no clue. Here is a picture of what we (lily and I) have accomplished thus far:
It says you can plant them in spring or fall and they bloom in summer. It's so warm here maybe the lily with be tricked into thinking its summer now so it will bloom. What is the big surprise? If it grows, I will be frickin' surprised!!!
Today I put one of my bulbs in a pot of soil. It says they need good drainage and loamy soil with sand or peat moss. I didn't do that...I don't even know what loamy is. Unless its those weird white pellets in soil...yah no clue. Here is a picture of what we (lily and I) have accomplished thus far:
It says you can plant them in spring or fall and they bloom in summer. It's so warm here maybe the lily with be tricked into thinking its summer now so it will bloom. What is the big surprise? If it grows, I will be frickin' surprised!!!
Friday, October 07, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
So this morning I discovered how scared of cats I really am. In case you didn't know, not only do I HATE them with a passion but I'm also afraid they will claw me to little bits for no reason. When I opened the front door to take Stinky out to poo, there was a cat on the porch. It hissed at the sight of the dog and so I took her back inside.
I went back out to "shoo" it away but it wouldn't go!! I moved toward it and it got closer. I picked up my plant holder thingy and swung it at the cat and it just came back for more. I went back inside, a prisoner in my own apartment, because that damn cat wouldn't leave me alone. By this time, its doing its cat-wailing thing and it won't shut up. I don't want neighbors thinking I have a cat, let alone a loud annoying whiny cat.
Since cats don't like water... I filled up one of Evan's tall glasses with water and when I opened the front door the damn cat was RIGHTTHERE trying to push its way inside. I needed to leave at that time to go to the stupid DMV...but not if the stupid cat wouldn't let me out! With no other options available to spring me out of my prison, I opened the door a crack and dumped some water on its head, right there in the doorway. When it retreated a bit, I unleashed the whole cup on that unsuspecting feline. It was awesome!
The cat finally figured it out and went on its way, meanwhile doing its catty cry the whole time. It sulked off to pester somebody else. If it ever comes back i'll be ready with GALLONS of water and other unpleasantries. He'll probably round up some of his friends to take me down when I'm least expecting it but for today, I was the victor!!
I went back out to "shoo" it away but it wouldn't go!! I moved toward it and it got closer. I picked up my plant holder thingy and swung it at the cat and it just came back for more. I went back inside, a prisoner in my own apartment, because that damn cat wouldn't leave me alone. By this time, its doing its cat-wailing thing and it won't shut up. I don't want neighbors thinking I have a cat, let alone a loud annoying whiny cat.
Since cats don't like water... I filled up one of Evan's tall glasses with water and when I opened the front door the damn cat was RIGHTTHERE trying to push its way inside. I needed to leave at that time to go to the stupid DMV...but not if the stupid cat wouldn't let me out! With no other options available to spring me out of my prison, I opened the door a crack and dumped some water on its head, right there in the doorway. When it retreated a bit, I unleashed the whole cup on that unsuspecting feline. It was awesome!
The cat finally figured it out and went on its way, meanwhile doing its catty cry the whole time. It sulked off to pester somebody else. If it ever comes back i'll be ready with GALLONS of water and other unpleasantries. He'll probably round up some of his friends to take me down when I'm least expecting it but for today, I was the victor!!
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Right now its 98 degrees outside and its just beautiful. We rolled into town on wednesday and moved into our apartment in Chandler, Arizona that evening. We finally got our internet today so now I can provide the trip pics I took during our westward journey. Here is the view from the patio of our new apartment:
Yep, those be mountains out there.
Yep, those be mountains out there.
Day One: Eight Mile to Indy
There is our apartment, our cars and everything we own in the UHAUL before we shove off and leave Michigan, hopefully forever.
Back home again, in Indiana. We stayed with Evan's sister Katie in her fancy-schmancy apartment. Her bed was awesome! I highly recommend the Hotel De Katie to anyone.
Day Two: Indianapolis, IN to Kansas City, MO
We stayed with my friend Christine in KC, MO. Sorry, no pics...this leg of the drive was honestly boring. and rainy. Thanks, hurricaine Rita!
Day Three: KC, MO to Amarillo, TX
The pic above is in some remote area of kansas. I thought the hills were sorta cool, and there really isn't anything else to take pictures of.
Windmills in Kansas
Ahh Texas. Texas is full of special people. They also like signs. They have a welcome to texas sign, a general texas sign, signs telling you not to mess with texas, signs telling you that you can't afford a DWI (Dubya can, apparently), and even signs telling you to obey all posted signage. Seriously, there is nobody on the road but us!
This is the largest cross in the western hemisphere. Also located in the middle of nowhere, Tx.
Stinky passed out in the passenger seat. She's good in the car because all she does is sleep. Not too entertaining.
Welcome to New Mexico.
WELCOME to New Mexico!!!! Don't mind if I do! (I didn't, we had the stupid uhaul)
Mountains in NM
We saw this just after crossing the NM/Arizona border...lovely!
There was a piddly little storm cloud we were under and it looked really neat as we were coming out from under it. (Northern arizona)
