Saturday, July 31, 2004
HAPPY AUGUST!!!
Scholarship!
I just found out I got a 500 dollar scholarship from school. YAY!
Too bad that all that time I spent this summer filling out scholarship applications only has got me 500 dollars so far, but oh well it's free money, I can't really be complaining.
Now it's off to work with me. My last few hours, MUHAHAHA! YES!!!!
Too bad that all that time I spent this summer filling out scholarship applications only has got me 500 dollars so far, but oh well it's free money, I can't really be complaining.
Now it's off to work with me. My last few hours, MUHAHAHA! YES!!!!
The coolest thing happened today…
I was on my way to work and as I drove by the store I noticed that there were SIX Ford Escapes sitting out front of Texaco. I parked my car around back of Domino’s and went up front to see what it was all about. I noticed that one of them was a Hybrid Escape. I asked the people that were sitting by them if they were in the Hybrid. They said “yep, they all are hybrids” I started to freak out at this point. I started to tell them about how I have been doing some research on the Escape Hybrids and I really wanted one. They were telling me about how nice they were and stuff, and this one guy handed me the keys to one of them. He said it’s that one over there, so I went over and sat down in the drivers seat. OH MY GOSH!!! It was so nice! He told me to turn it on, so I did. He was showing me all of the programs in the radio, there were some that told you what engine you were on, either the battery or the gasoline engine, how much of the battery was charged, how many mile per gallon you were getting, and a navigation system, ALL in the radio. Then as we were talking about that the car shut off. He said that that’s what it does when it is idle, it saves the battery power by shutting off, he said to hit the gas, so I did, and the car came back on. He said that if you were sitting at a stop sign that it would shut off and then you just hit the gas to go. How cool is that! I stood out there for about fifteen minutes talking to these people, they drive about 500 miles per 12 hour shift, and the Escapes get about 1000 miles per day. The one I got to sit in had about 40,000 miles on it. That would be an awesome job, just to cruise around all day in a new Ford Escape Hybrid! I asked them if I could join in the test driving, and they said to call Ford and see if they were going to be testing next summer in Oklahoma, they thought that they would be. HAHAHAHAHA! I really want one of those Escapes now. They are incredibly nice! The whole event was worth the fifteen minutes I was late to work. Oh well tomorrow is my last day! Yay me. Ok its time to get back to work on this packing.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
Got it.
I got my computer yesterday!
It's REALLY cool. I can't wait to go to classes and take notes with it.
So summer is finally coming to an end. Fifteen more days. I have a lot to do here in the next fifteen days. Tomorrow and Saturday are my last days at work, Next week I need to get over to Carrollton to see Grandma and Bobby, take Hallie and Boo to Ashland, go to band Tuesday, Wednesday, AND Thursday, then pack up my car with stuff I can live without for a week and leave for Oklahoma Friday. AHH. After a few days in Oklahoma I have to head back home before the 10th so I can be back for the last week of band and Angela's wedding. Oh and while all that is going on manage to practice my audition material for band. Wish me luck.
I want to give a special shout out to Kiara, my neighbor. We had a lot of good times when we were little kids, let's keep in touch after I move! Thanks for coming over and visiting earlier today.
Ok so it's time for me to get practicing on that music. yay go me!
It's REALLY cool. I can't wait to go to classes and take notes with it.
So summer is finally coming to an end. Fifteen more days. I have a lot to do here in the next fifteen days. Tomorrow and Saturday are my last days at work, Next week I need to get over to Carrollton to see Grandma and Bobby, take Hallie and Boo to Ashland, go to band Tuesday, Wednesday, AND Thursday, then pack up my car with stuff I can live without for a week and leave for Oklahoma Friday. AHH. After a few days in Oklahoma I have to head back home before the 10th so I can be back for the last week of band and Angela's wedding. Oh and while all that is going on manage to practice my audition material for band. Wish me luck.
I want to give a special shout out to Kiara, my neighbor. We had a lot of good times when we were little kids, let's keep in touch after I move! Thanks for coming over and visiting earlier today.
Ok so it's time for me to get practicing on that music. yay go me!
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
News..
There's none really.
No computer yet, no license plates yet, still freaking out about marching band auditions, same ol same ol.
Ok so here's some news... Boo likes beef jerky and I bought more stickers for my car, really that's about it. Oh and I bought the wrong ink thingy for my printer and I already opened it, grr. If anyone needs a Lexmark black ink cartridge number 17, look me up.
No computer yet, no license plates yet, still freaking out about marching band auditions, same ol same ol.
Ok so here's some news... Boo likes beef jerky and I bought more stickers for my car, really that's about it. Oh and I bought the wrong ink thingy for my printer and I already opened it, grr. If anyone needs a Lexmark black ink cartridge number 17, look me up.
Old people driving.
I live at the bottom of two hills. The speed limit is 30. Tell me why that on my way home I was going 15 and riding the breaks? I think it's kind of funny that this happened a few days after I watched the episode of South Park that was about old people driving. That episode kind of blew the subject out of proportion but seriously, I think there should be some kind of regulation about elderly drivers. As a person gets older they start to loose control of their senses. Mainly sight and hearing, those are two important factors of driving. If a teenager was driving 15 in a 30 zone they would sure get pulled over for suspicion of something, who knows what, but elderly people well that's a different story. All I'm saying is make taking the drivers test over once you reach a certain age, is that TOO much to ask? I really don't want to burn up my breaks because of some person that can't go over 15 mph.
Saturday, July 24, 2004
YAY!!!
They shipped my computer yesterday, I'm getting it Monday!!! woohoo.
Now for the lesser important stuff. You guys know that guy that has been pretty much harassing me, well he left a comment on the post below this one. This guy really has too much time on his hands. I find it rather amusing that he takes the time out of his day to read my site and occasionally send me an IM saying that I don't chase storms and that I won't make it through with a meteorology degree. I mean seriously, of all the things one could do with their time they do that. It doesn't bother me at all, go ahead and fill up my blog comments with comments about how I chase rainbows and clouds. that's a pretty big statement for someone that doesn't even know me. And for not making it through meteorology, maybe I won't but that's not because I don't chase storms, as this guy says. And really this kid has a lot to base his idea of me not making it through the meteorology program, he doesn't even have a degree in meteorology. Enough said.
*******
I'm really worried about Boo. He's been acting real weird lately. He's been meowing like crazy and pretty much mopes around the house. It's the saddest meow I've ever heard in my life. He's been very distant and doesn't want attention. I'm thinking he's either depressed or sick. Either is a possibility. Hallie is fine, she seems happier with Boo this way, which makes me a tad bit mad, but hopefully they snap out of it.
Ok now for other good news.. I'm done with my job in seven days. YAY. I'm really sick of delivering pizzas, and I'm just sick of working in a pizza place. Four years is ENOUGH. Something else exciting. If I make it in The Pride, my parents are going to come down to Norman on the 4th of September for Pride Parents Day!!! YAY. (I think at least.. About 60% sure on that one) Twenty one more days until I leave this place for GOOD. YAY!
Now for the lesser important stuff. You guys know that guy that has been pretty much harassing me, well he left a comment on the post below this one. This guy really has too much time on his hands. I find it rather amusing that he takes the time out of his day to read my site and occasionally send me an IM saying that I don't chase storms and that I won't make it through with a meteorology degree. I mean seriously, of all the things one could do with their time they do that. It doesn't bother me at all, go ahead and fill up my blog comments with comments about how I chase rainbows and clouds. that's a pretty big statement for someone that doesn't even know me. And for not making it through meteorology, maybe I won't but that's not because I don't chase storms, as this guy says. And really this kid has a lot to base his idea of me not making it through the meteorology program, he doesn't even have a degree in meteorology. Enough said.
*******
I'm really worried about Boo. He's been acting real weird lately. He's been meowing like crazy and pretty much mopes around the house. It's the saddest meow I've ever heard in my life. He's been very distant and doesn't want attention. I'm thinking he's either depressed or sick. Either is a possibility. Hallie is fine, she seems happier with Boo this way, which makes me a tad bit mad, but hopefully they snap out of it.
Ok now for other good news.. I'm done with my job in seven days. YAY. I'm really sick of delivering pizzas, and I'm just sick of working in a pizza place. Four years is ENOUGH. Something else exciting. If I make it in The Pride, my parents are going to come down to Norman on the 4th of September for Pride Parents Day!!! YAY. (I think at least.. About 60% sure on that one) Twenty one more days until I leave this place for GOOD. YAY!
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Tips on getting CHEAP textbooks for classes.
Yeah this is really cool man.
I bought all of my textbooks for this semester tonight. Well except for my meteorology and music class, they didn't have the info up on the site yet. But anyway, I bought six books for 94.57. If I would have bought them off of the schools site, I would have had to pay 246.50. So I saved 151.93. How cool is that. Here is my trick for all of you wanting to save money on text books... Buy your books through half.com or amazon.com. Believe me it works, I've been using both sites since I started college. And the cool thing is, you can return them to the bookstore on campus and get a crap load back, usually more than what you paid for them. For anyone that goes to OU start out by going to the university's efollet bookstore then search for the books you need for your classes. Then search between half.com and amazon.com, you may want to look for cheaper places, but by my knowledge these are the cheapest.
I bought all of my textbooks for this semester tonight. Well except for my meteorology and music class, they didn't have the info up on the site yet. But anyway, I bought six books for 94.57. If I would have bought them off of the schools site, I would have had to pay 246.50. So I saved 151.93. How cool is that. Here is my trick for all of you wanting to save money on text books... Buy your books through half.com or amazon.com. Believe me it works, I've been using both sites since I started college. And the cool thing is, you can return them to the bookstore on campus and get a crap load back, usually more than what you paid for them. For anyone that goes to OU start out by going to the university's efollet bookstore then search for the books you need for your classes. Then search between half.com and amazon.com, you may want to look for cheaper places, but by my knowledge these are the cheapest.
This is kind of how I feel...
My dad sent this to me in an email.
Will we still be the Country of choice and still be America if we continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other countries that came to live in America because it is the Country of Choice?????? Think about it . . . All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS? I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone, we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday? We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that. This says it all!
This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please! IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you w ish to become part of our society, learn the language! "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. If Stars and Stripes offends you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
Will we still be the Country of choice and still be America if we continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other countries that came to live in America because it is the Country of Choice?????? Think about it . . . All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS? I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone, we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday? We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that. This says it all!
This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please! IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you w ish to become part of our society, learn the language! "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. If Stars and Stripes offends you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
Out of bed before 9 AM
Yes, me, out of bed before 9 AM!
I don't know why I got up so early but I did. Probably because I was craving breakfast food. I got a lot done this morning. Got the mail, went and ordered touch up paint for my car since the guy that did my body work after my wreck did a horrible job of painting it, so I have three spots peeling not even a year later, scheduled an oil change for tomorrow, went and checked on my license plates, and got a soda from Texaco, oh and went to Burger King for a breakfast sandwich. I'm meeting up with Lora at China Inn for lunch here in about thirty minutes. I think I'm going to see if I can tag along with her over to Sedalia and steal her car while she is in class. Jackie got her belly button pierced the other day. We have been talking about it for the last month or so but we both think we are too fat to get it done. Well she got it done so now I want to. So maybe I'll get it done this afternoon before band practice.
Over the past few days I've been getting packages from Toshiba. I got my free printer, my computer case, and a pen for my computer. BUT no computer. It's nice to have the accessories first. :) I'm not complaining, I just think its weird to have all this computer stuff before I have the computer. The next few weeks are going to be filled with suprises, I should be getting my new license plates and I should be getting my new computer! One thing I'm not really looking forward to is taking my babies back to Mom's. My Mother was here yesterday and I could tell she wants them back ASAP. Once again I'm going to miss having them around all the time tearing around the house. :( Well they are meowing at me saying "fill my food dish." I should probably go do that.
I don't know why I got up so early but I did. Probably because I was craving breakfast food. I got a lot done this morning. Got the mail, went and ordered touch up paint for my car since the guy that did my body work after my wreck did a horrible job of painting it, so I have three spots peeling not even a year later, scheduled an oil change for tomorrow, went and checked on my license plates, and got a soda from Texaco, oh and went to Burger King for a breakfast sandwich. I'm meeting up with Lora at China Inn for lunch here in about thirty minutes. I think I'm going to see if I can tag along with her over to Sedalia and steal her car while she is in class. Jackie got her belly button pierced the other day. We have been talking about it for the last month or so but we both think we are too fat to get it done. Well she got it done so now I want to. So maybe I'll get it done this afternoon before band practice.
Over the past few days I've been getting packages from Toshiba. I got my free printer, my computer case, and a pen for my computer. BUT no computer. It's nice to have the accessories first. :) I'm not complaining, I just think its weird to have all this computer stuff before I have the computer. The next few weeks are going to be filled with suprises, I should be getting my new license plates and I should be getting my new computer! One thing I'm not really looking forward to is taking my babies back to Mom's. My Mother was here yesterday and I could tell she wants them back ASAP. Once again I'm going to miss having them around all the time tearing around the house. :( Well they are meowing at me saying "fill my food dish." I should probably go do that.
Sunday, July 18, 2004
I hate this town.
Well the last few days have been kind of crappy. I don’t really want to go into details.
I start band camp in less than a month, and I’ve only practiced twice. Needless to say I’m really starting to freak out about the whole thing. I know the two days before camp starts that I have planned to be able to chill with my friends I going to be the most two stressful days of my semester I bet. I really hope I make the band. If I don’t, I’m going to FREAK out. Maybe I should quit whining and practice. ARG. I think I’m actually going to join a sorority this fall. Tau Beta Sigma, it is the National band sorority. Sounds perfect for me don’t you think? They do a lot of fundraisers for the bands and whatnot. Nothing that I’m not already used to doing, we did a lot of that in high school band. This way I can still keep music as a very important part of my life, and stick with meteorology. I forgot all about joining SCAMS this fall also. Amanda reminded me about it earlier tonight. This semester is going to be crazy. See in high school I wasn’t in that many things, band, future teachers of America, bionic, international culture club, and some business thing, so I’m going to try and make up for it in college. Not that I don’t like my friends I have in Oklahoma now, but all I really have as friends are my three roommates, so the more stuff I’m in the more people I’ll meet. At least that’s what I’m figuring. I’m ready to quit my job here, I don’t really like it anymore, and get the heck out of here, especially after tonight. Grrrr.
I start band camp in less than a month, and I’ve only practiced twice. Needless to say I’m really starting to freak out about the whole thing. I know the two days before camp starts that I have planned to be able to chill with my friends I going to be the most two stressful days of my semester I bet. I really hope I make the band. If I don’t, I’m going to FREAK out. Maybe I should quit whining and practice. ARG. I think I’m actually going to join a sorority this fall. Tau Beta Sigma, it is the National band sorority. Sounds perfect for me don’t you think? They do a lot of fundraisers for the bands and whatnot. Nothing that I’m not already used to doing, we did a lot of that in high school band. This way I can still keep music as a very important part of my life, and stick with meteorology. I forgot all about joining SCAMS this fall also. Amanda reminded me about it earlier tonight. This semester is going to be crazy. See in high school I wasn’t in that many things, band, future teachers of America, bionic, international culture club, and some business thing, so I’m going to try and make up for it in college. Not that I don’t like my friends I have in Oklahoma now, but all I really have as friends are my three roommates, so the more stuff I’m in the more people I’ll meet. At least that’s what I’m figuring. I’m ready to quit my job here, I don’t really like it anymore, and get the heck out of here, especially after tonight. Grrrr.
Friday, July 16, 2004
Happy times. Snoopy I love you. :*( I found this picture and it made me cry.
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Weird.
Monday, July 12, 2004
Wow, SOME people are really dumb.
If you don't know who this is referring to check out one of my posts from a few weeks ago...
Anyway this guy I'med me AGAIN. Thank goodness i had him in my buddy list under a group called "Jackasses"
Dtrmndswimbikrun [1:43 AM]: hey u wanna talk to a 24M
Stormchasernikki [1:43 AM]: um i've already talked to you before
Stormchasernikki [1:44 AM]: I recall you went off on me twice, because I'm not a real storm chaser and I'm on some "power trip"
Dtrmndswimbikrun [1:44 AM]: yea sorry got you confused with another meteorology major that chases down at OU that has incredible pictures my bad. Go chase your rainbows
Stormchasernikki [1:45 AM]: i hope you get knocked in the head by some hail or something
Anyway this guy I'med me AGAIN. Thank goodness i had him in my buddy list under a group called "Jackasses"
Dtrmndswimbikrun [1:43 AM]: hey u wanna talk to a 24M
Stormchasernikki [1:43 AM]: um i've already talked to you before
Stormchasernikki [1:44 AM]: I recall you went off on me twice, because I'm not a real storm chaser and I'm on some "power trip"
Dtrmndswimbikrun [1:44 AM]: yea sorry got you confused with another meteorology major that chases down at OU that has incredible pictures my bad. Go chase your rainbows
Stormchasernikki [1:45 AM]: i hope you get knocked in the head by some hail or something
WOOO HOOO
I don't go back to work until Saturday. :)
I only work two more days this week, Saturday and Sunday. Looks like I'm going to get some serious Me time in this week, maybe. Not that I'm not going to be busy, I have band Tuesday, Kyle wants me to come up Wednesday, and Thursday I have band again, then Friday I'm sure I'll be hanging out with Lora all day since she doesn't have class. So maybe not much Me time. I left Marvin a note saying that I want my last day at work to be the 31st of this month. I'm sick of that place.
In other news, I ordered a new laptop this morning. It is freaking AWESOME. It's actually called a "Tablet PC." It looks like a laptop but it has this cool feature where you swing the monitor around and shut it down on the keyboard and it becomes a writing tablet. I've been doing some research on tablet pcs for about a month now and finally decided to purchase one yesterday. I'm going to take it to class and use it for notes instead of keeping track of a million notebooks and stuff. Here's some of the specs on it:
M205-S810
This system includes 512MB SDRAM (256MB x 2), a large 60GB¹ hard drive, Wi-Fi® (802.11g), and a USB (2.0) DVD/CD-RW optical drive. Warranty is 1-year parts, labor, and battery.
Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.50GHz
Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet Edition
512MB PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM (256MB x 2)
12.1" Polysilicon SXGA+ Display (1400 x 1050)
60GB HDD (5400 rpm)
Toshiba DVD/CD-RW
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 LAN 802.11g
2-USB (2.0) ports
1-FIR port
10/100 Ethernet
V.92/56K modemº
RGB Monitor port
and thats just some of the stuff. I also bought a 3 year warranty which includes accidental stuff, I'm very clumbsy so I figured that if I'm going to be hauling this to class everyday that I should invest in the warranty/insurance deal. The wireless LAN deal is cool to since the Union has free wireless for students so I can chill at the Union during my only one hour break on Mondays and Fridays. (LOL) :) I can't wait to get it. It's on back order until the 23rd so I have something to look forward to, besides moving to Oklahoma. Oh and my new license plates, WHICH I HAVEN'T GOT YET!!! GRRR yeah I'm ticked about that one. Any day now.
Wow, spell check is messed up. Hopefully I did allright with my spelling. :) I'm sure SOMEONE will correct me one of these days.
I only work two more days this week, Saturday and Sunday. Looks like I'm going to get some serious Me time in this week, maybe. Not that I'm not going to be busy, I have band Tuesday, Kyle wants me to come up Wednesday, and Thursday I have band again, then Friday I'm sure I'll be hanging out with Lora all day since she doesn't have class. So maybe not much Me time. I left Marvin a note saying that I want my last day at work to be the 31st of this month. I'm sick of that place.
In other news, I ordered a new laptop this morning. It is freaking AWESOME. It's actually called a "Tablet PC." It looks like a laptop but it has this cool feature where you swing the monitor around and shut it down on the keyboard and it becomes a writing tablet. I've been doing some research on tablet pcs for about a month now and finally decided to purchase one yesterday. I'm going to take it to class and use it for notes instead of keeping track of a million notebooks and stuff. Here's some of the specs on it:
M205-S810
This system includes 512MB SDRAM (256MB x 2), a large 60GB¹ hard drive, Wi-Fi® (802.11g), and a USB (2.0) DVD/CD-RW optical drive. Warranty is 1-year parts, labor, and battery.
Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.50GHz
Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet Edition
512MB PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM (256MB x 2)
12.1" Polysilicon SXGA+ Display (1400 x 1050)
60GB HDD (5400 rpm)
Toshiba DVD/CD-RW
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 LAN 802.11g
2-USB (2.0) ports
1-FIR port
10/100 Ethernet
V.92/56K modemº
RGB Monitor port
and thats just some of the stuff. I also bought a 3 year warranty which includes accidental stuff, I'm very clumbsy so I figured that if I'm going to be hauling this to class everyday that I should invest in the warranty/insurance deal. The wireless LAN deal is cool to since the Union has free wireless for students so I can chill at the Union during my only one hour break on Mondays and Fridays. (LOL) :) I can't wait to get it. It's on back order until the 23rd so I have something to look forward to, besides moving to Oklahoma. Oh and my new license plates, WHICH I HAVEN'T GOT YET!!! GRRR yeah I'm ticked about that one. Any day now.
Wow, spell check is messed up. Hopefully I did allright with my spelling. :) I'm sure SOMEONE will correct me one of these days.
Saturday, July 10, 2004
I quit my job...
For about two hours.
Yes for about TWO FREAKING HOURS before Marvin called me wanting to know why I walked out. He talked me into coming back, I told him I only wanted to deliver, not run shifts. I'm not emotionally stable enough to run shifts. Three weeks of it is enough for me. Anyway, the reason I walked out tonight was because I looked at the schedule for next week and 3 out of the 5 days I was supposed to work I was inside running the shift. I had 33 hours total, 16 of which I was driving, less than half. Marvin on the other hand had TWENTY NINE driving hours. That is almost as many hours I had total. He is the MANAGER not a DRIVER. This is one of the reasons I wanted to get away from this place in January. It was all starting over. Well, I decided that I should just spend this next month with my friends and family before I leave. I think I'm just going to go up to Domino's tomorrow and tell them to nevermind about me working this week or have this be my last week there. I really want to go spend a week with my mother. There are just too many things I need to do before I leave. I'm already dealing with crap with Lora not wanting me to leave, the last thing I need is more drama from work. That is the LAST thing I need.
Yes for about TWO FREAKING HOURS before Marvin called me wanting to know why I walked out. He talked me into coming back, I told him I only wanted to deliver, not run shifts. I'm not emotionally stable enough to run shifts. Three weeks of it is enough for me. Anyway, the reason I walked out tonight was because I looked at the schedule for next week and 3 out of the 5 days I was supposed to work I was inside running the shift. I had 33 hours total, 16 of which I was driving, less than half. Marvin on the other hand had TWENTY NINE driving hours. That is almost as many hours I had total. He is the MANAGER not a DRIVER. This is one of the reasons I wanted to get away from this place in January. It was all starting over. Well, I decided that I should just spend this next month with my friends and family before I leave. I think I'm just going to go up to Domino's tomorrow and tell them to nevermind about me working this week or have this be my last week there. I really want to go spend a week with my mother. There are just too many things I need to do before I leave. I'm already dealing with crap with Lora not wanting me to leave, the last thing I need is more drama from work. That is the LAST thing I need.
Lora and Me at the demolation derby
Friday, July 09, 2004
Mom and Me at the Moody Blues concert about a month ago
Another window into my life...
Just what you wanted eh?
hahaha well I keep finding more and more uses for my cell phone. Someone has created this awesome deal called mobloging where you can send your photos you take from your cell phone. SOOO you know what that means. Go here to see some of my pictures.
hahaha well I keep finding more and more uses for my cell phone. Someone has created this awesome deal called mobloging where you can send your photos you take from your cell phone. SOOO you know what that means. Go here to see some of my pictures.
Thursday, July 08, 2004
The Butterfly Effect
WOW
This movie is amazing. I bought the movie because I'm trying to build up an Ashton Kutcher dvd collection. I didn't really expect to have a new favorite movie. Ok well second favorite movie. I'm not going to go through details because if you haven't seen this movie I strongly suggest you watch it. I am very glad I bought this movie.
This movie is amazing. I bought the movie because I'm trying to build up an Ashton Kutcher dvd collection. I didn't really expect to have a new favorite movie. Ok well second favorite movie. I'm not going to go through details because if you haven't seen this movie I strongly suggest you watch it. I am very glad I bought this movie.
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life - music and cats." -- Albert Schweitzer
Found this while I was searching for bumper sticker sayings.
It's gonna be a long day at work.
I thought I was working with Trish again today, but nope I'm working with someone else.
I haven't really worked with this chick since I've been back. She left for a month to go visit her family or something. I guess she was my replacement for when I left in January. I don't really know. But it didn't take me long to figure out that we are going to have personality conflicts. First off we were folding boxes. Now for FOUR years I have been gluing coupons a certain way. She told me that I needed to glue down the center instead of across the top. ARG. Then I went to do dishes like I do every day after I finish boxes, and she was like don't worry about doing dishes yet, wait till about 2 just in case we have more dishes. I've never had MORE dishes to do, I really don't know what she is thinking. Then there were a few other things, but whatever. I hope I don't work with her much because I don't think it will go over well.
I haven't really worked with this chick since I've been back. She left for a month to go visit her family or something. I guess she was my replacement for when I left in January. I don't really know. But it didn't take me long to figure out that we are going to have personality conflicts. First off we were folding boxes. Now for FOUR years I have been gluing coupons a certain way. She told me that I needed to glue down the center instead of across the top. ARG. Then I went to do dishes like I do every day after I finish boxes, and she was like don't worry about doing dishes yet, wait till about 2 just in case we have more dishes. I've never had MORE dishes to do, I really don't know what she is thinking. Then there were a few other things, but whatever. I hope I don't work with her much because I don't think it will go over well.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
I knew it.
I knew my few days of bliss would come crashing down like a bolt of lightening.
I wanted to go to Sedalia after work today for some ME time. Too bad I asked Lora if she wanted to go. [not really, I REALLY enjoy spending time with her but this time was different.] We ended up going to Columbia. She needed to get some more stuff for the party and I wanted to go look around the mall. All was going well until we made our last stop at Applebee's for dinner. Now since the beginning of time Applebee's has been our place to chow down so nothing was different there. But I knew something was up. Lora was like "I don't know how to tell you what I need to tell you." I knew what was coming. She flat out told me she didn't want me to leave in August. I know this has been bothering her for the last few weeks because she keep dropping suttle hints about it. But tonight she flat out told me. She started out the conversation by asking what kind of guy she thought I would marry. I told her I hadn't really thought about that much. She told me who she thought I was going to marry, and I told her that wouldn't happen because he doesn't live in Oklahoma and that would put a hex on the whole sha-bang. That's when she told me. I tried to avoid it, and I did pretty well. Until now. Of course I'm sitting here thinking about things while no one is on the internet to talk to. I don't know what to tell Lora that will make her feel like I'm not leaving her. One thing she said that really hurt me, and I know she doesn't know how much it hurt me was that she is afraid that she will be replaced. No one can or will ever replace her existence in my life. I know she didn't mean to hurt me by it, but now I really feel like I'm just up and leaving her. I don't know what to do. There is nothing here for me in this town, and nothing for her. I wish she could just pack up her things and move to Oklahoma with me, but that's impossible. She's stuck in this town forever it looks like just because her parents or at least her mother is afraid to let her go. I REALLY don't know what to do. Crappy.
I wanted to go to Sedalia after work today for some ME time. Too bad I asked Lora if she wanted to go. [not really, I REALLY enjoy spending time with her but this time was different.] We ended up going to Columbia. She needed to get some more stuff for the party and I wanted to go look around the mall. All was going well until we made our last stop at Applebee's for dinner. Now since the beginning of time Applebee's has been our place to chow down so nothing was different there. But I knew something was up. Lora was like "I don't know how to tell you what I need to tell you." I knew what was coming. She flat out told me she didn't want me to leave in August. I know this has been bothering her for the last few weeks because she keep dropping suttle hints about it. But tonight she flat out told me. She started out the conversation by asking what kind of guy she thought I would marry. I told her I hadn't really thought about that much. She told me who she thought I was going to marry, and I told her that wouldn't happen because he doesn't live in Oklahoma and that would put a hex on the whole sha-bang. That's when she told me. I tried to avoid it, and I did pretty well. Until now. Of course I'm sitting here thinking about things while no one is on the internet to talk to. I don't know what to tell Lora that will make her feel like I'm not leaving her. One thing she said that really hurt me, and I know she doesn't know how much it hurt me was that she is afraid that she will be replaced. No one can or will ever replace her existence in my life. I know she didn't mean to hurt me by it, but now I really feel like I'm just up and leaving her. I don't know what to do. There is nothing here for me in this town, and nothing for her. I wish she could just pack up her things and move to Oklahoma with me, but that's impossible. She's stuck in this town forever it looks like just because her parents or at least her mother is afraid to let her go. I REALLY don't know what to do. Crappy.
What a last few days!
Killer time I tell you.
I had a blast at Oceans of Fun and Worlds of Fun. At least until I flipped over and bashed my elbow up against a water slide. That sucked. I always wanted to be in a wave pool, and I finally got to get in one. It was awesome. We rode the new rollercoaster at WOF, it sucked. I still think the boomerang is the best coaster there, my favorite not-rollercoaster is still Cyclone Sam's Cloudpoofer 2000, but I wonder why? LoL probably because it is a ride that is about being caught in a tornado. We ate at Zio's after we got done at the park, yummy. Then we went to the mall. Old Navy ROCKS. I got a swimming suit for 10 bucks and a pair of lounge capris for 4. Awesomeness.
The fourth was awesome too. I skipped out on the band concert and spent the afternoon with Lora and her family. They always have a big thing out at their land under the water tower out south of town. I've been invited the last who knows how many years to go out there for the fourth, and now I had wished I went out there before. You could see the parks fireworks perfectly, and what was even neater you could see Slaters' firework display behind Marshall's firework display. That and it was out far enough out of town you could see other big fireworks people were shooting off outside of town. Not to mention the huge freakin fireworks that we were shooting off. I wasn't really paying attention to the stuff we were shooting off, in fact Jennifer and Lora shot most of the stuff off while I was standing down at the pond starring off at the other fireworks going off, I was in a daze.
Well it seems the big part of my summer is over, now it's just work, pay bills, and hang out with friends. I can't wait till the next Fourth of July.
I had a blast at Oceans of Fun and Worlds of Fun. At least until I flipped over and bashed my elbow up against a water slide. That sucked. I always wanted to be in a wave pool, and I finally got to get in one. It was awesome. We rode the new rollercoaster at WOF, it sucked. I still think the boomerang is the best coaster there, my favorite not-rollercoaster is still Cyclone Sam's Cloudpoofer 2000, but I wonder why? LoL probably because it is a ride that is about being caught in a tornado. We ate at Zio's after we got done at the park, yummy. Then we went to the mall. Old Navy ROCKS. I got a swimming suit for 10 bucks and a pair of lounge capris for 4. Awesomeness.
The fourth was awesome too. I skipped out on the band concert and spent the afternoon with Lora and her family. They always have a big thing out at their land under the water tower out south of town. I've been invited the last who knows how many years to go out there for the fourth, and now I had wished I went out there before. You could see the parks fireworks perfectly, and what was even neater you could see Slaters' firework display behind Marshall's firework display. That and it was out far enough out of town you could see other big fireworks people were shooting off outside of town. Not to mention the huge freakin fireworks that we were shooting off. I wasn't really paying attention to the stuff we were shooting off, in fact Jennifer and Lora shot most of the stuff off while I was standing down at the pond starring off at the other fireworks going off, I was in a daze.
Well it seems the big part of my summer is over, now it's just work, pay bills, and hang out with friends. I can't wait till the next Fourth of July.
Sunday, July 04, 2004
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!
Saturday, July 03, 2004
What a day.
SOOOOO here I am at 4:25 AM watching some kind of deal about real estate investments.
Suposivly your supposed to buy a home under market price then sell it to make a profit. Some people made like 100,000 in six months. It sounds like a good idea, but I dunno if I would trust something that is hosted by two midgets, yes I said midgets. I just switched channels and on CNN there was some thing about a thirty foot hot dog or something, then I got to the Spanish channel.. And the SAME FREAKING THING was on the Spanish channel about the hot dog. AHHHH I need sleep, someone help me.
Ok so the reason why I'm still up... So I got up at about 9:30 am yesterday to go tanning at 10. Then get to the doctor at 11. I found out that there was nothing wrong with my thyroid, as I knew already. I did find out that I am anemic though. So guess what they had to do... Take MORE blood from my arm. Now it was fairly early in the day and I hadn't ate or drank anything and I just got out of the hot tanning bed not even an hour before this. This mixed with my unfading hatred of needles and sorts was not a good mix. I blacked out. I remember telling the nurse I needed a drink of water and getting the water, the next thing I remember was I was laying on the bed in the lab and in a cold sweat. It was horrible. But that's only one part of my horrible day. My mother and I decided to go to the Chuckwagon Cafe again for lunch. I was feeling better until I finished eating. I started getting a tingle feeling in my right hand. I told my mom I felt weird and that it was like I wasn't thinking about what I was saying. I sounded really dumb because I was stumbling over words that shouldn't be stumbled over. Saying "I feel weird" took a great amount of thinking. I told her that the tingle feeling last time turned into a migrane... When it happened back at school last semester, maybe it wasn't my tongue ring all along?? I told her that it went to my lips then my tongue last time, and a few minutes later that's what happened. I told her I just wanted to go home and lay down. I got home and got into bed. Mom went and got my medicine up town and I laid there in bed feeling a massive headache coming on. My mom gave me some of my migrane medicine when she got back, she had to get back to Ashland so she tucked me into bed and told me to get to feeling better. The next thing I remember was waking up about 4:30 PM, still with a headache. It was the after "neck ache" I get when I take Imatrex for my migrane. It feels like someone has stuck a burning rod of fire into the back of my neck, then after about 30 minutes it goes away and my migrane and everything is gone. It didn't happen this time. I kept feeling sick like I was going to throw up. I took a cold shower and went back to sleep for about another hour. Finally I got sick of laying in bed and I got up and took some tylenol and went out to get something to eat. What a crappy day off from work!
I did manage to buy some fireworks and drag Michelle and her little sister, Amber, along to shoot them off with me. Lora wanted to hang out with me earlier in the week but I guess she decided that she would rather hang out with some guys instead of me, nothing really new there. She knows I'm ticked because she made a promise to call me tomorrow (well today now).
Holy crap, so I just was channel surfing again and I landed on the KMMO radio station on tv. They are playing the song "Convoy." HAHAHA last time I heard this song was on that sock puppet show Sifl and Olly on MTV about 5 or 6 years ago. I didn't even know it was a real song, I thought they made it up. I need to go to bed.
Suposivly your supposed to buy a home under market price then sell it to make a profit. Some people made like 100,000 in six months. It sounds like a good idea, but I dunno if I would trust something that is hosted by two midgets, yes I said midgets. I just switched channels and on CNN there was some thing about a thirty foot hot dog or something, then I got to the Spanish channel.. And the SAME FREAKING THING was on the Spanish channel about the hot dog. AHHHH I need sleep, someone help me.
Ok so the reason why I'm still up... So I got up at about 9:30 am yesterday to go tanning at 10. Then get to the doctor at 11. I found out that there was nothing wrong with my thyroid, as I knew already. I did find out that I am anemic though. So guess what they had to do... Take MORE blood from my arm. Now it was fairly early in the day and I hadn't ate or drank anything and I just got out of the hot tanning bed not even an hour before this. This mixed with my unfading hatred of needles and sorts was not a good mix. I blacked out. I remember telling the nurse I needed a drink of water and getting the water, the next thing I remember was I was laying on the bed in the lab and in a cold sweat. It was horrible. But that's only one part of my horrible day. My mother and I decided to go to the Chuckwagon Cafe again for lunch. I was feeling better until I finished eating. I started getting a tingle feeling in my right hand. I told my mom I felt weird and that it was like I wasn't thinking about what I was saying. I sounded really dumb because I was stumbling over words that shouldn't be stumbled over. Saying "I feel weird" took a great amount of thinking. I told her that the tingle feeling last time turned into a migrane... When it happened back at school last semester, maybe it wasn't my tongue ring all along?? I told her that it went to my lips then my tongue last time, and a few minutes later that's what happened. I told her I just wanted to go home and lay down. I got home and got into bed. Mom went and got my medicine up town and I laid there in bed feeling a massive headache coming on. My mom gave me some of my migrane medicine when she got back, she had to get back to Ashland so she tucked me into bed and told me to get to feeling better. The next thing I remember was waking up about 4:30 PM, still with a headache. It was the after "neck ache" I get when I take Imatrex for my migrane. It feels like someone has stuck a burning rod of fire into the back of my neck, then after about 30 minutes it goes away and my migrane and everything is gone. It didn't happen this time. I kept feeling sick like I was going to throw up. I took a cold shower and went back to sleep for about another hour. Finally I got sick of laying in bed and I got up and took some tylenol and went out to get something to eat. What a crappy day off from work!
I did manage to buy some fireworks and drag Michelle and her little sister, Amber, along to shoot them off with me. Lora wanted to hang out with me earlier in the week but I guess she decided that she would rather hang out with some guys instead of me, nothing really new there. She knows I'm ticked because she made a promise to call me tomorrow (well today now).
Holy crap, so I just was channel surfing again and I landed on the KMMO radio station on tv. They are playing the song "Convoy." HAHAHA last time I heard this song was on that sock puppet show Sifl and Olly on MTV about 5 or 6 years ago. I didn't even know it was a real song, I thought they made it up. I need to go to bed.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
Finally a day off of work!!!
Yes, after seven days I a day off.
I wish I could sleep in but nope. I have to be at the doctor at 11, tanning at 10 so I gotta be up by 9:30am, earlier than usual. grrr. I decided to go on a cleaning spree tonight, I had to take out my anger on something.
I got cussed out today at work by a customer, I didn't handle it that great. This chick called up and ordered TWO cheese pizzas with a coupon for like 13.99. Then about 5 minutes later called back and said she only wanted one with a coupon for 9.99. Ok so I take the pizza to her house and I go back to the store. Trish was like did you happen to shake the pizza or turn it sideways? I was like no why? So the chick called back and was like my pizza is uneateable, yes she said eateable not edible. She said that the pizza was smashed and she BETTER get a free pizza. Immediately I said didn't she want two pizzas to begin with? So I told Trish that she should call the chick back and tell her that we would make her a new pizza for exchange for the "smashed pizza." Trish didn't want to so she had me do it. I called the chick and told her that we would trade her a new pizza for the smashed one. She got all hateful and was like ok whatever, then was like and HOW many pieces are in a large? I said eight. She was like oh. Then I told her that we would switch her pizzas, she said whatever and hung up on me. So I take the new pizza to her door and the first thing she said to me was "I didn't pay money for a bitch like you to shake my pizza" I was like I'm sorry I've never had anything like that happen, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary that I normally do, and you don't have to be so rude. [at this point I was ready to go off on this chick for calling me a bitch] She started going off and said well obviously you DID, and I want my money back also. I was like I can't do that, you either take the new pizza or your money, not both. She insisted that she wanted her money back, again I said no. She started mouthing off again and went inside, still yelling at me. Once again I told her she didn't need to be so rude as I walked back to my car. ARG! I hate people.
Anyway after that I had another delivery to my old high school chemistry and physics teacher, once again he didn't tip me.
Then I came home with a headache the size of freakin Texas. So I laid on the couch in the front room in the dark and watched a few episodes of south park, like that would REALLY help my headache.
Then I went to band out at the HAB center. Our show was an hour and fifteen minutes long tonight, usually its around 30 to 45 minutes long. All that with a headache.
I wanted to watch the fireworks afterwards but I was figety, we drove around for a bit and watched them. I really wanted to go shoot off some fireworks tonight with Jackie and Robyn but they both didn't want to do anything. That kind of ticked me off so I wasn't real happy. We stopped up on the hill to watch the fireworks for a few minutes. I got out of the car but they both sat in the car, that really ticked me off. So I got back in the car and started it up and started driving back to town and took them home. Then that's where the cleaning started.
There are reasons why I'll be happy when summer is over and reasons I won't be.
Reasons Why:
1. No more stupid pizza delivery and dealing with stupid people
2. I'll be back in O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. [sorry we played Oklahoma! In band last week so I still have it running through my head]
3. I'll finally have my own apartment, sorta.
4. Marching band
5. I'll be back with my friends in Oklahoma.
Reasons Why not:
1. I'm leaving my family once again.
2. I'm leaving my friends, mostly hard to leave Lora.
3. I'm leaving Hallie and Boo.
As I was cleaning the house I came across a lot of stuff that neither my dad or I use, I think I might have some sort of garage sale and make some money off of that stuff. Anyway, I have to get up earlier than usual, and I'm going to bed later than usual, wish me luck!
I wish I could sleep in but nope. I have to be at the doctor at 11, tanning at 10 so I gotta be up by 9:30am, earlier than usual. grrr. I decided to go on a cleaning spree tonight, I had to take out my anger on something.
I got cussed out today at work by a customer, I didn't handle it that great. This chick called up and ordered TWO cheese pizzas with a coupon for like 13.99. Then about 5 minutes later called back and said she only wanted one with a coupon for 9.99. Ok so I take the pizza to her house and I go back to the store. Trish was like did you happen to shake the pizza or turn it sideways? I was like no why? So the chick called back and was like my pizza is uneateable, yes she said eateable not edible. She said that the pizza was smashed and she BETTER get a free pizza. Immediately I said didn't she want two pizzas to begin with? So I told Trish that she should call the chick back and tell her that we would make her a new pizza for exchange for the "smashed pizza." Trish didn't want to so she had me do it. I called the chick and told her that we would trade her a new pizza for the smashed one. She got all hateful and was like ok whatever, then was like and HOW many pieces are in a large? I said eight. She was like oh. Then I told her that we would switch her pizzas, she said whatever and hung up on me. So I take the new pizza to her door and the first thing she said to me was "I didn't pay money for a bitch like you to shake my pizza" I was like I'm sorry I've never had anything like that happen, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary that I normally do, and you don't have to be so rude. [at this point I was ready to go off on this chick for calling me a bitch] She started going off and said well obviously you DID, and I want my money back also. I was like I can't do that, you either take the new pizza or your money, not both. She insisted that she wanted her money back, again I said no. She started mouthing off again and went inside, still yelling at me. Once again I told her she didn't need to be so rude as I walked back to my car. ARG! I hate people.
Anyway after that I had another delivery to my old high school chemistry and physics teacher, once again he didn't tip me.
Then I came home with a headache the size of freakin Texas. So I laid on the couch in the front room in the dark and watched a few episodes of south park, like that would REALLY help my headache.
Then I went to band out at the HAB center. Our show was an hour and fifteen minutes long tonight, usually its around 30 to 45 minutes long. All that with a headache.
I wanted to watch the fireworks afterwards but I was figety, we drove around for a bit and watched them. I really wanted to go shoot off some fireworks tonight with Jackie and Robyn but they both didn't want to do anything. That kind of ticked me off so I wasn't real happy. We stopped up on the hill to watch the fireworks for a few minutes. I got out of the car but they both sat in the car, that really ticked me off. So I got back in the car and started it up and started driving back to town and took them home. Then that's where the cleaning started.
There are reasons why I'll be happy when summer is over and reasons I won't be.
Reasons Why:
1. No more stupid pizza delivery and dealing with stupid people
2. I'll be back in O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. [sorry we played Oklahoma! In band last week so I still have it running through my head]
3. I'll finally have my own apartment, sorta.
4. Marching band
5. I'll be back with my friends in Oklahoma.
Reasons Why not:
1. I'm leaving my family once again.
2. I'm leaving my friends, mostly hard to leave Lora.
3. I'm leaving Hallie and Boo.
As I was cleaning the house I came across a lot of stuff that neither my dad or I use, I think I might have some sort of garage sale and make some money off of that stuff. Anyway, I have to get up earlier than usual, and I'm going to bed later than usual, wish me luck!
