Burn Baby Burn
Mood:  accident prone
Now Playing: Disco Inferno (The old one, not the new one... and only in my head).
So... It turns out that the oven mitts that I have been using for the past few years are actually just for decoration. How have I figured this out, you ask? By burning the fuck out of my right hand... THROUGH the goddamn mitt. Ive got two blisters forming on my palm, one on my pointer finger, and a baby one on my middle finger. It hurt like a bitch... still hurts like a bitch, actually.
Wouldnt have been so bad if it was my left hand... I dont ever use my left hand... but now, every time I do something my hand hurts. Typing hurts.
So blah. Im done.

Things Republicans Believe
Things Republicans Believe: A truthful and sarcastic list

1. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is a solid defense policy

2. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

3. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.

4. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s and John Kerry did in the 1970s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

5. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

6. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

7. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.

8. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

9. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

10. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

11. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

12. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our longtime allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

13. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

My Deluxe Apartment in the Sky
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Eminem
Good morning! (OK, 7 in the evening is not the morning, but Ive just woken up from my nap). I found out today that, once again, I am going to spend some time in D.C. Reston, to be exact, but really that's close enough. On April 4, I have to go up with G_____ to the annual Vendor Receiver's's meeting. All the head receivers go up once a year to discuss godknowswhat and I GET TO GO! Im actually excited about this one, because even S____ doesn't get to go to these things and she's been working as a receiver for 5 years. This is a huge deal. HUGE. Of course, she's been getting lazy about doing her job right and getting in a bit of trouble, plus has made it clear she does not want to be a head receiver for the new store, so perhaps this is yet another sign that I may be going it alone. Im OK with that, I know the money is good. G_____ has a hot tub, pool, nice house, two kids that play sports with lots of expensive equipment...
It is so nice to finally know Im on my way to having that kind of life. I cant even explain how great all of this is.
I'm happy.

Seventy bucks and Constantine
Mood:  hug me
Blahrgh! Im in class right now, as we speak. Im supposed to be working on a few things that, obviously, I'm not. One is my website, which is as finished as I can make it. Another is one of several projects which were assigned while I was gone. And there's where the kicker is. Those assignments come right out of our book. Our book is something that I did not buy, mostly because we didnt even touch it for the first 10 weeks of the semester. GRR! So now I have to run out and buy a $70 book I will probably only use a handful of times over the next few weeks. So, there goes my beautiful state tax refund check I got in the mail today... poof! ... Just like that.
It spends so quickly. I barely ever have any money before its gone for one reason or another. Maybe I will see if I can photocopy someone's book... there's an idea. I dont even know if the library is still open and I dont have any dimes, but its worth a try I suppose. It's really not worth stressing over. There's plenty of other stuff I need to focus on as well.
And really, Im starting to feel all the stress. I think maybe I will cut my school back to one class next semester, especially if my career keeps taking off the way it has. I can barely keep up. I have to be studying for my giant financial test coming up, as well as my end of department test that I should have taken at work already. I feel like Ive barely been home the past two weeks and there's always some task waiting for me when I get there.

Oh, but enough of the bad stuff... here's the good stuff. I had almost a whole real day today. John and I woke up late, lounged a bit and then went to see "Constantine." It was good, not great, but good. It was an interesting story, for sure. AND it was a little wierd, but not so wierd that I couldn't follow it. It was just nice though to go on a 'date' with my boyfriend. I know, once you live with someone for a few years you dont get to date anymore, but thats the way it felt. Plus, there's something about sitting in a dark, cool movie theater in the middle of the afternoon, and then coming out and having it be beautifully warm and sunny outside. It just says vacation, to me. And speaking of vacation... its coming up! June 22. That's only a mere 13 weeks away. (That sounds a little longer than it should, doesn't it?) Im so excited about spending a whole week doing nothing, and maybe sitting on the beach and getting PAID for it.

So Much to Say
Mood:  energetic
The day before yesterday, I woke up from my nap feeling like ass. My throat hurt, my head hurt, my sinuses hurt, my lymph nodes were so swollen my neck felt twice as big around. I felt crappy and headachy like that almost all day yesterday too and then, as quickly as it had appeared, it was gone. My throat is still a little sore today, but I dont want to die anymore and that is an improvement.

I do, however, have the strangest craving for chocolate... I just cant seem to stop thinking about chocolate. I really want a chocolate-covered cookie dough Balance bar, which sounds nasty I know, but really is delicious. Teeter was out when I did my grocery shopping and I wont be back until Tuesday. I dont plan on going to work on my day off just for a Balance bar... or maybe....

Today is Sunday and that means that all my eBay auctions end today. I always post a few things each Sunday, because that is the day I am guaranteed to have off. Right now Im just selling a few used books and toys, but John and I really want to see if we can grow it into a decent business. I dont think either one of us would want to stop working, but it would be nice to have a few hundred dollars of extra income each week. Anywho, we are working on it and I suppose we will see how it all works out.

And speaking of working out (dont I just have tons to say today?), John and I are going to start back up again today. We've both been sick off and on and Ive been going out of town a bit over the past couple of months, but today we are going to get back into the swing of things. Yay for getting back into shape... I was starting to turn into a blob.

I thought I saw a man, brought to life....
Mood:  lucky
... he was warm, he came around and he was dignified.... Ha! I have no idea how some people come up with this shit, but this is the funniest thing ever!!



I just cant get over it.
Im finally home (to stay this time I hope) after getting back from NoVA around 5:30 ish. I got out of my class a few hours early (3 instead of 5) and beat the rush hour traffic out of town. I work a normal shift tomorrow and Saturday and then I finally get a few days off. I shouldnt complain... I only work five days in a row just like the rest of the world, but all this travel Ive been doing lately has left me POOPED.
One good thing to come of all this (not counting the huge promotion/raise) is that I got to shop at TARGET. WEEHEE! I bought a few bras for me, my old ones were falling apart, and some boxers for John. I love Target, I really do. I cant wait for the one that they are building in Hollymeade to open up. That and the new Harris Teeter are going to send me to the poor house.
Im going to run, get a shower and relax a bit before bed. Ta!

Blah?
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: Ashlee Simpson... why? I have NO idea...
I'm feeling a little bit blah today. I think it's a little bit that Im sleepy, a little bit that Im getting ready to spend three days looking at numbers and being alone, and a little bit that Ashlee Simpson is on the radio and Im actually listening to it.
Now Im just waitin' around for John to get home so we can take a nap. I'm probably not even going to bother leaving here until about 7 PM. I figure I wont get to the hotel until about 10 or 11 tonight, but thats OK cause I'd rather be home a little more rather than be bored in a hotel room waiting until its time to sleep.

In the Beginning . . .
Mood:  rushed
Oh my!! Would you look at this! Im TRENDY! I never figured I would have a blog too.. but I do. WEE! Really, Im just sitting in my computers 101 class, trying to come up with things to add to my personal website and having no luck. So I thought one of these would do just the trick in filling all that empty space.
This is just so exciting... and probably stupid. I have a feeling that this is going to get me in trouble somewhere down the line, but oh well.
I dont even know how Im going to find the time to keep up with this... I seem to be having trouble finding time to shower and brush my teeth lately. Work has been crazy and, starting tomorrow, Im going up to Reston AGAIN.... 3 1/2 hours up and back plus two days of math classes in between. Something tells me Im not in for as much fun as one would hope. But, this also means Im moving up so that's a good thing.
I dont even know what else to say, so I guess Im not off to a very good start. :(

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.... BLEEP!!