Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep, cheep, cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more . . .
On my way out of Harris Teeter Ashburn yesterday, I was given a bushel of steamed blue shell crabs. They had been used as a demo on crab picking to promote a sale on crab meat that was going on. There were about four bushels left and since HT doesn't sell crabs, they were giving them to employees who would take them home. So, I packed them with ice, threw them in the car and hoped they would make it back in one piece. THEY DID!!
I've spent nearly all day picking crabs and will spend a good bit of tomorrow picking crabs as well.
I have that fish smell stuck in my nose, I'm pretty sure. I smell it everywhere... I smell it on me, I smell it in my car, I smell it outside, I smell it at his work, I even thought I smelled it at Bed Bath and Beyond... eew!
But, for some really good fresh crab cakes, the sore fingers and fish smell is worth it. I'm sure John could say the same about other things as well... **wink**

Speaking of my darling John. I've done a terrible thing to him... well, its not really that bad but I do feel awful. I was giving him a haircut and, like a total dumb ass, forgot to put on the length guard. So, I cut a huge swatch out of his head. Shaved it clean off... It was terrible. So, we decided to shave his head completely, since there was no real way to fix my huge goof.
He seems to be a lot better about it then I am, though. It doesn't look bad, but I just feel like a total screw up. Ive been screwing things up a lot lately and this is just the icing on the cake. Now John has to live and deal with my stupidity. I know I'm probably kicking myself a little too much, but I just feel dumb. I feel like I cant be trusted to do anything right without having my hand held... I feel ridiculous.

Feelin' a Little Lonely
I'm getting ready to go to NoVa tonight. I'll be there for five days, leaving Sunday afternoon. And already, though I havent left yet, I'm feeling a little bit homesick. This is the longest I've been away from my new family in, well, ever.
I'm sure that once I get up there, get working and spend a little time with some friends from work who are also going, I will feel much better and begin to even have fun... but for right now, I am feeling kind of sad.
I've made a CD of good music to listen to and bought some munchies for the road, so that helps.
Think of me, and wish me luck as I brave the smog, traffic and general shittyness that is the DC area.

You Are The Outlaw
"Sure, I'll do it. My way."
Just because you do not conform to the same laws and rules as everyone else does not mean that you are a bad guy. You travel your own path, separate from those around you, with your own reasons for doing what you do. Because of this and your own nature, it goes without saying that you are generally misunderstood. That does not matter much, though, as people love you for being who you are. You are pretty well set in your ways and have no real intention of changing. This can come across as a flicker of arrogance if your not careful. You do what is right for you, and God help anyone who stands in your way.

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Hot Dog
Mood:  on fire
The air conditioner stopped working last night. Its been making funky grr grr grr noises for the past few weeks, but it finally died... just started blowing luke warm air at us at about 1 o'clock this morning.

Of course, the AC picks the perfect night to stop working too.... Saturday...er.. Sunday morning. No one is in the office today to come fix it and tomorrow is a holiday so no one will be around tomorrow to fix it either. That means that no one will even know we are sweltering over here until Tuesday. Its a good thing its a bit cloudy outside or we would really be in some trouble.

I guess we should have known better and been more on top of things. We could have called on the funny noise weeks ago, but figured it was nothing much and didnt worry about it.

Damn damn damn damn damn....

Everybody's Workin' For the Weekend . . . .


ITS THE WEEKEND!!!! WOOOooooOOOoo!!
Finally, the week is over. Ive gotten all my chores done but grocery shopping (which can wait) and now all I have to do is RELAX. I think it's time for a collective sigh of relief.. ready?? 1...2...3... aaahhhhhh.... There are brews in the fridge and wine chilling, Dave Chapelle seasons 1 and 2 waiting to be vegged to, and a list of things to do about as long as Stephen J. Pendleton's dick (Sorry ol' chap).

I'm going to need it, too, because next week is going to be cRaZy. I'm leaving Tuesday evening for NoVa to help open store 242. I should only be gone a few days, but I still haven't gotten my hotel reservations or directions yet, so I'm not exactly sure of my itinerary. I could use the extra cash from travel/overtime, so I agreed to go. Also, its going to be really helpful to see how a store's Grand Opening goes and what is expected in other stores seeing as Im going to be opening a store here in Charlottesville in just a few more months.

Oh, but who cares about that now?? Not I, Captain!

BRING ON THE HANGOVER!!!!

Tubing? Tooooooobing.... This is gonna suck...
Now Playing: Wherever I May Roam - Metallica, Phantom of the Opera
So this weekend has been a bit interesting so far...
On Friday, John and I were supposed to go to Friday's After Five. Well, John was supposed to go for work and I was going to keep him company. Anywho, while they are renovating the Downtown Amphitheater into the Charlottesville Pavilion (shmooo!), they have moved FAF to Garrett Square. For those of you who dont know what Garrett Square is, it's the closest thing Charlottesville has to a ghetto. Its a very bad neighborhood and if anyone gets shot or stabbed or robbed, its usually in that part of town. To say the least, I was a bit nervous about spending an evening there. Luckily for us, it decided to POUR buckets and buckets that morning and so Fridays was canceled. Of course, it was nice and dry that evening, but I'm pretty sure the field would have still been swampy.

Then, on Saturday morning, it was John's weekend to work. I get a call at 8 a.m. from him and guess what?? His car is broken. The clutch went out (again... mind you). Now we are just waiting for Habib to call and say that its done...boo!

We are almost finished putting our junk on eBay. Last weekend we posted this pencil sharpener.

And do you want to know what it sold for this week??? $50.00. I shit you not. Of course, it hasn't been paid for yet, so that may not come to fruition... but still!! Someone bid a plastic pencil sharpener shaped like a nose up to fifty bucks!!! Life is truly bizarre.

Goodbye Wayne
Mood:  sad
The janitor at my work lost his job today. That makes me sad... a little bit anyway.
You see, I cant feel TOO bad for him, because he did bring it on himself. On the other hand, I dont know what is going to happen to him or where he is going to go. How will he eat? Where will he live? Im pretty sure he was living at a motel, so I doubt he has but a few days to find another home.
Wayne was a good guy, really. He busted ass when he came to work and was very nice and always fun to be around. Wayne also had some demons on his back.
He's an alcoholic, for one. He's also addicted to LOTTO, so he has no savings. I'm pretty sure its the booze that got to him. He's just been falling off the wagon lately... not showing up for work and such. Its been going on for a few months now. He'll have one or two good weeks and then no call/no show a few days. After he didnt show up yesterday we all pretty much knew he was a goner, but no one was ready to believe they would fire him. I mean, no one else in the world would be willing to do his job. That man scrubbed EVERYTHING in the store, even things I didnt know were there.

I hope this serves as a wake-up call for him to get his life straightened out. I hope he gets another job soon and doesnt have to be homeless. I hope he's going to be okay. No, scratch that...

... I really hope he's going to be okay.

Steady at 3.5
Mood:  cheeky
Well, another crazy semester has ended, and finally SUMMER BEGINS! After fifteen weeks of doing the absolute least to get by, I've pulled off a semester GPA of 3.5 (1 A, 1 B) which leads me to a cumulative GPA of... you guessed it... 3.5 (2 As, 2 Bs). I would like to bring that up just a skosh, but for the amount that I was actually IN class this semester, and the amount of effort I actually put in, I did way better than I acctually deserved to.

(This is a guinea pig named Skosh).

So why haven't I written anything in two weeks? To be honest, I havent had anything to write about. I mean, plenty has been going on, but I have felt like its either too boring or stuff that I dont think would show me in a particularly good light. It seems as though every time over the past few weeks that I have had something noteworthy to say, its only because Im cranky or stressed or frustrated or angry... and that seems to come across a lot on here. I am really not such a whiny person (I dont think) nor do I really have that much to complain about, but nonetheless, complaining seems to be the majority of what I do on here. I suppose its because when Im feeling good, I dont know exactly how to write about that. I only write when I've got something that I want to CHANGE.
Im trying to get away from that.
I've bought a new pair of shorts for work and WHEE! I finally get to wear them. It has been absolutely beautiful lately, and Im excited about being able to get a little comfy and show a little skin. Of course, that skin happens to look like a plucked chicken, as it hasnt seen the sun in YEARS, but its skin either way and Im excited. (Pick on my shade of white...er... translucent... all you want guys! I know you wouldnt tease me if you didnt like it so HA!)
I've gotten my share of teasing because Im downright pasty, but I dish a lot of it, so I can take a little (*but just a little...:) ).

Quote of the Day
Mood:  spacey

"I'm beside myself. Look, I'm over there." -- Rob Graham

I overheard that one completely out of context and it still made me chuckle.

A friend of mine had this on her blog and I just had to steal it and switch it up to fit me...

20 years ago I... (1985)
1. was almost a year old.
2. loved Big Bird and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
3. was the world's biggest daddy's girl

10 years ago I... (1995)
1. became "blood sisters" with my best friend
2. read every Babysitter's Club book ever written
3. graduated from 5th grade

5 years ago I... (2000)
1. turned sixteen and learned to drive
2. sang a solo in the school musical (badly ;))
3. kissed a boy for the first time

3 years ago I... (2002)
1. went to Virginia Tech, and dropped out six weeks later
2. stopped speaking to my family
3. moved in with my boyfriend and began my adult life

1 year ago I... (2004)
1. bought my first car
2. started going to school again
3. felt like I made the right decisions in my life, then didnt, then did again.

So far this year I... (2005)
1. took a huge jump in my career
2. have done pretty much nothing else but work and stress myself out
3. worked some more

Yesterday I...
1. spent most of the day after work helping John with On The Job
2. took a nap and woke up cranky
3. had a few Kahluas and a "romantic" evening with my hubby.

Today I...
1. went shopping (grocery and otherwise)
2. started watching the first season of Deadwood IN ORDER
3. realized I was pushing away my true friends and hanging on too tightly to the ones who don't give a damn about me.