Sad Day

Yesterday was indeed a very sad day. My poor little gerbil Pepper died. I had her for quite a while, well before Bryan was even a twinkle in my eye. I'm afraid our other gerbil Ginger won't be far behind. I was petting her last night and she just laid there and barely moved. I could see she was breathing but I'm afraid she isn't for this world much longer. It was very sad and yes, I did cry for my poor, sweet little gerbils. I'll have to go find a picture of them and I'll post it tomorrow, I hope Pepper is now up in gerbil heaven and running on wheel to her heart's desire and having all the sunflower seeds she can eat! She was a great little pet and I had her for a long time and she will be missed.

I'm Still Here!

So Bryan told me I need to keep my blog more updated so I thought I'd just throw something out there so people know I'm still alive. Not too much going on at the moment. I'm still keeping up more or less on my 365 Days project so that's good. I successfully finished the month of January so I thought I'd post a few of my favorites.

Sheila had her super cute little baby girl a couple Sundays ago, Lara Statter, on January 25th. I think she looks a lot like Lachlan did when he was born so we know she's gonna be super cute.

Other than that not much else has been going on but I will try and be better about keeping my blog more updated. I mean really, what else have I got to do?

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.

I can't believe I'm 27! Time flies, eh?

Lazy Daze

OMG! Bryan and I have been so freaking lazy all weekend! Sucks that we only have one day left.

Black Friday

My Black Friday was spent at home. I wouldn't want it any other way thankyouverymuch!

Twilight

I finally went and saw it and I really liked it. I may have to now become obsessed with Rob Pattinson.

What's in a day?

1) Sleep in till 11:30.

2) Need to vacuum.

3) Need to clean up the 500 tons of dog poop in the back yard.

4) Play WoW with Courtney & Chris for the rest of the day.

This is my Saturday.

Furniture

We actually have some, yay! Bryan's mom gave us her old couches and coffee table so now we actually have furniture in our living room, so exciting! Today is obviously a slow news day.

Meh.

Meh is now officially a word...awesome...or rather, meh.

Really? Again?

Due to my year plus of not having a car radio, thanks to those who were so deperate for cash or drugs or whatever that they just had to steal it, I had forgotten how repetative the radio really is. They really do play the same five songs over and over again. It's crazy! I guess which five songs that get put on repeat depends on the radio station you happen to be listening to, which is 97.1 ZHT for me because I happen to like their morning show. In any case I thought I'd list off the five songs that I notice get played the most and then maybe next month I can compare the list and see what's changed. Remember in 1995 when Gangsta's Paradise came out? Man I used to love that song, I listened to it a million times. Why'd a bring that up? Because it was one of the five repeat radio songs back in the day. Anyways, here's my list in no particular order:

1)T-Shirt by Shontelle - eh, it's ok, it doesn't make me want to stab a pen into my ears.
2)Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne - I happen to love this song so I'm ok with its repeat status.
3)Hot N Cold by Katy Perry - I didn't like it much at first but it's growing on me which means it won't take much longer until I hate it. Also the Simlish version is awesome.
4)Whatever You Like by T.I. - ugh, I hate this song, it really gets on my nerves for some reason.
5)If I Were A Boy by Beyonce - I kind of love it, I know...I know...gag.

Analyze this.

I had the most disturbing dream ever last night. Before I get into it a little background; for some reason yesterday the outside of my belly button was hurting. I think my shirt or something on my shirt irritated it and it was all red and hurt yesterday so I think that had some responsibility for this dream but as for the rest all I have to say is, the hell?

In my dream my belly button was really hurting and when I went to go look at it in the mirror I lifted up the skin around my belly button because even in my dreams I see myself as really fat and I saw a baby's face underneath the skin in a hole in my stomach and I freaked out. I go to the doctor to see what's going on and the doctor says that I'm pregnant but the baby never grew a spine and if it were born it would be paralyzed for its entire life and I went hysterical and all I wanted them to do was to get rid of it. I just kept screaming get it out of me! Get it out of me! And then I wake up.

Ok...what the hell was that all about!? To keep it clear I am not pregnant so what was with the freakish dream? It seriously freaked me out! I'm still a little disturbed by it. I haven't remembered having a dream in quite a while, why all of a sudden this one? It was just so vivid and really creepy, maybe no more tofu before bed, sheesh!

Skyline High 2000

Here is another learn about your friends questionnaire I got so I'm once again going to use it to fill up another day of my NaBloPoMo adventures. Here goes...

Fill this out about your Senior year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!! Repost with the name of your high school and graduating year in the subject box.

1. Did you date someone from your school?

I sure did and they were both named Bryan.

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?

No, but I did end up marrying a Bryan.

3. Did you car pool to School?

No, I walked until I was able to get my own car.

4. What kind of car did you have?

I had a light blue Chevy Prism until I crashed it into a pole because I'm awesome like that. I swear the pole jumped out at me! In my defense the pole no longer resides where I had hit it so I don't think I was the only one. I can pretend that's why it's not there anymore anyways.

5.What kind of car do you drive now?

A silver Audi A4 Quatro.

6. Its Friday night...where are you (then)?

Most likely hanging out with Courtney, Richard, and Heather.

7. It is Friday night...where are you (now)?

Either play WoW with Bryan, Courtney, and Chris or watching TV and playing the Sims. My life is very exciting.

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?

I worked at Big Apple Bagels.

9. What kind of job do you do have now?

I'm a computer technician now.

10. Were you a party animal?

Nope.

11. Were you considered a flirt you think?

No, I think I was considered shy and quite.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?

Nope.

13. Were you a nerd?

I wasn't smart enough to be a nerd but I definitely wasn't cool.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?

No, I was a good girl.

15. Can you sing the fight song?

I couldn't sing it then and I definitely can't sing it now. "Watermelon, watermelon, skyline. Watermelon, watermelon sky." That's all I remember.

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?

I had a math teacher in High School I really liked Mr. Grabel, I think.

17. Where did you sit during lunch?

In a hall somewhere with my crew.

18. What was your school's full name?

Skyline High School.

19. When did you graduate?

2000

20. What was your school mascot?

Skyline Eagles.

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?

Only if I could go back knowing everything I know now and if I still end up marrying Bryan in the end, aww... Other than that, hell no!

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?

No, it was not a good experience and no, I did not put out.

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?

Depending on how fat I am and if I even know about it.

There it is. I little bit of me then and now. Feel free to follow suit if you're looking for blog post ideas. Now for a little fun fact. Here is a picture of my old Jr. High. Wasatch Jr. High burned down in 2005. Wasn't that always the unltimate dream of school going children everywhere?

Zach & Miri make a...

Family friendly G rated movie about puppies and kittens. Oh wait...no, no, it's a porno. I'm going to go see said movie today but not at the Gateway because Larry Miller thinks a movie with porno in the title is bad but movies like Saw V where people kill and torture each other in horrible ways are ok. Makes perfect sense. They do realize it's supposed to be funny and not an actual porno right? This is what makes Utah suck sometimes. We are ruled by the dominant religion and it sometimes blows. Oh well, at least not every theater in Utah is banning the movie. Go Century 16! Now I'll see first hand if Zach & Miri really is a porno or not.

Getting To Know...Me!

I got one of those getting to know you e-mails from my sister-in-law Kerstin today and I thought I'd post it in my blog this time instead of e-mailing it to a bunch of people who don't really care. This way those who are actually my friends and want to hear my ramblings can read it. That and I have nothing else to write about today. Lets say anyone who reads it must do it in their blog, there, that will keep it going...in theory. Enjoy getting to know me! Also, comment in my blog if you're writing it in yours so I can check it out. Lets begin...

1.What is your occupation right now?

Computer Technician in the Financial Aid office at the University of Utah. The best position to have in Financial Aid because I don't have to deal with students or answer phones.

2.What color are your socks right now?

Tan, not very exciting.

3.What are you listening to right now?

I'm streaming in 97.1 ZHT, I like listening to the Morning Zoo.

4. What was the last thing that you ate?

I'm eating applesauce with cinnamon as we speak.

5. Can you drive a stick shift?

No, no I can not.

6.Last person you spoke to on the phone?

Bryan, he's pretty much the only person I talk to on the phone.

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?

I sure do! Best sister-in-law ever!

8.How old are you today?

26 but soon to be 27 next month, sad... I'm so old.

9.What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?

Gag, I hate watching any sports on TV, even the Olympics. Feel free to let me know how much I suck. :p

10.What is your favorite drink?

I love me some Diet Root Beer.

11.Have you ever dyed your hair?

Lots of times and lots of different colors.

12.Favorite food?

It's a three-way tie: smothered burrito with cheese from La Frontera/Puente, Cafe Rio chicken salad, and Thai chicken noodle soup from Big City Soup. They all put crack in their food.

13.What is the last movie you watched?

Amityville II: The Possession. It freaked me out!

14.Favorite day of the year?

Any day I don't have to work and can sleep in till noon.

15.How do you vent anger?

Cry, I cry a lot!

16.What was your favorite toy as a child?

Probably my Barbies or my Quints. I remember playing with them a lot.

17. What is your favorite season?

I love the Fall.

18. Cherries or Blueberries?

Cherries but I also very much enjoy blueberries.

19.Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?

No, I want them to blog me back. :D

20.Who is the most likely to respond?

Courtney, the pressure's on...

21.Who is least likely to respond?

Everyone who doesn't read my blog, losers.

22.Living arrangements?

I live in a house in North Salt Lake with my hubby Bryan and our baby/dog Tibor.

23. Last time you cried?

I definitely cried on Tuesday but can't remember if I cried on Wednesday or Thursday but it's probably a safe bet that I did. Really, I cry about everything. Bryan sure is a trooper for putting up with it. :)

24. What is on the floor of your bedroom?

Lots of clothes and chewed up dog toys.

25.Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?

Depends who reads this.

26. What did you do last night?

Put away the Halloween decorations, watched some of the MTV, played the Sims 2, and took a bubble bath.

27. What are you most afraid of?

Not ever figuring out what I want to do with my life.

28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?

Veggie burgers! Or turkey burgers...

29.Favorite dog breed?

I'm a sucker for a black Lab mix.

30.Favorite day of the week?

Saturday.

31.How many states have you lived in?

Only Utah.

32.Diamonds or pearls?

Definitely diamonds!

33.What is your favorite flower?

Gerber Daisies.

That's it! Hope it wasn't too boring and that you all learned a little bit more about me. Now your turn!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

Love you lots Mom! Happy Birthday! You're 35, right? ;)

I got an e-mail today informing me that a couple of my photos have been put into consideration for being included in the sixth edition of the Schmap Miami Guide. Neat! I gave them the ok to use the pics if my photos are chosen. Lets hope they get picked because that would be kinda cool. Perhaps I have a new career in line? Don’t worry I won’t quit my day job.

This makes me excited for my upcoming trip to the Sea World and I don't care what anyone else says, I'm way excited! I've gotten so many people telling me not to bother or that Sea World is lame, which is lame! I love Sea World! Sure I haven't been there since I was probably around 12 but I have so many fond memories and I can't wait to go. Besides Bryan's never been and that's just not right.

Back to my maybe soon to be somewhat famous pictures...they were pictures I took when Bryan and I went to the Miami Seaquarium, which was pretty much a poor man's Sea World but fun non the less. Here they are for your enjoyment.

I voted. I'm done. Thank God.

And I have to say, I'm actually pretty excited to find out who wins. This is the first time I can honestly say that.

What makes a great Sunday.

1) Raining outside with me inside.
2) Taking a two hour nap on the Love Sac.
3) My husband on my right keeping me warm.
4) My dog on my left keeping me warm.

Oh yeah, now that makes a great Sunday.

The person who designed my tub should be drug out into the street and shot.

Or at least given a stern talking to. Our tub has a built in stopper thing and in theory that’s not bad but what is bad about it is that there is no way to take the stopper completely out. Now whoever thought this was a good idea must have been bald because what happens is my long hair gets stuck in the drain and there’s no way to get it out. I shed more than the dog does so this definitely causes a problem. The worst part is because it takes practically a whole day for the tub to completely drain this causes the bottom to be really slippery. One of these days I am surely going to kill myself slipping in the tub. Who knew taking a shower could be so dangerous.

Can I get this in a shorter size please?

Can someone please tell me why all female Halloween costumes must be of the slutty variety? I’ll admit, that if I had the body that could accommodate a slutty costume I’d totally be all over that but unfortunately I do not possess such a body type and would appreciate having a larger variety of non-slutty costumes, that’s all I’m saying. What brings up this rant? Well, the other day I went to Spirit Halloween to go buy a costume for Witches Night Out and had a tough time finding a witch costume that didn’t have such a short skirt that butt cheek showed or was so low cut that if a stiff breeze hit me just right I’d be topless. I just wanted a nice costume that covered up all my parts, is that really too much to ask? Out of the entire store I found three costumes, three! That were long and covered up everything and luckily I ended up liking one of them so I suppose all hope is not lost.

I must say, aside from the lack of conservative costumes, the Spirit Halloween store was quite nice because they let you try on the costumes before you bought them, which was awesome because one of the dresses I was thinking of getting would have been quite the disappointment after bringing it home. I highly suggest purchasing a costume there especially if you’re looking to slut it up a bit. Just to be clear I have nothing against the ladies who want to slut it up on Halloween, like I said, I would too if I could but I cannot and I am mostly jealous of those who can. Moving on…

I did witness quite the hilarious conversation while shopping for my witch paraphernalia though. It seems I am not the only one that has complaints about the number of sexy/slut costumes available. A middle aged gentlemen pulled aside, well more like yelled so the entire store could hear, a young teenage employee and complained that there weren’t enough sexy male costumes to chose from and asked the young man if any more were going to come in. Teenage employee got the best deer in headlights look and was totally thinking about going to ask someone if more sexy male costume were coming in but then he decided to tell middle aged man that they weren’t expecting anymore new costumes. It was pretty funny. So apparently we need less sexy/slutty female costumes and more sexy/slutty male costumes. Good to know…

My eyebrows are trying to take over the world.

After realizing that my eyebrows were starting to morph into one intelligent life form and starting to wave at passer-byers I decided it was time for a wax. I made an appointment at my usual brow-waxing haunt, Estilo. Now my eyebrows are one thing that I really tend to splurge on. I figure my eyebrows are right there for everyone to see so no need in being stingy and risking having my eyebrows completely waxed off and then having to draw them in with eyeliner because that’s just not cool with me, I’d look freakish. I just love Estilo because it is so hip and the people that work there are awesome and tell you what you should do instead of asking me what I want because I have no idea how to make myself look good, that’s why I go to them so that awesome. It’s pretty expensive but totally worth in my opinion.
The woman who does eyebrows there, I think her name is Rina, is the most awesomely crazy, intimidating person ever. She’s a little older I think, like in her 40’s but I’m not positive because I’m horrible at guessing people’s ages, but way more hip and stylish than I could ever be so I kind of love her. She’s way nice but in an aggressive, scary kind of way and I love to hear the people there gossip while I’m being worked on, it’s like I’m on a TV show about style or something.
So Rina does all her waxing, plucking, cutting, etc. and shows me my new face and I am very pleased. It is crazy how different I look. I like that she shows me my brows after she’s only done one of them so I can compare and see the difference and it just blows me away every time. One day maybe I’ll take a picture of it if I’m ever brave enough. When she’s all done I remove the headband she uses to keep my bangs out of my face and I give it back to her and attempt to fix my bangs back into place covering up most of my face. Now Rina was just not having this. She decided I needed to do something to show off my new brows and not hide my face so she starts running around the store picking up headbands that they sell. This place is also kind of like a classier Clair’s and they sell all kinds of accessories. So she puts a headband on me and it’s all sparkly and way too fancy for me to wear to anything but a high school dance and I’m thinking, oh great I’m going to have to buy this headband that probably costs fifty bucks and never be able to wear it because I can’t say no to this women.
For one she is way excited about me getting a headband and two, because I’m a little afraid she may yell at and/or hit me if I say no thanks. After trying on the blingy, fancy headband she has me try on a yellow, ribbon-like one (shown below) and she just flips out. She tells me she doesn’t even want me to try on any of the others and this is one and I say, ok, and that’s that. Luckily it only cost $12 instead of my expected $65 so that wasn’t so bad. I go to take the headband off and tell her ok I’ll take it but she yells at me and says I have to wear it out and I freeze and slowly bring my hands away from said headband. She then proceeds to instruct everyone in the salon to look at me and tell me how fantastic I look and how the yellow in the headband brings out the gold in my eyes. At this point I just want to pay and get the hell out of there before she makes me buy anything else. Finally I escape and was planning on throwing the headband in my drawer of hair accessories that I never wear but then I decided that I’d give it a chance. I chose to believe that as soon as I left they didn’t all start laughing and saying what a dumbass I was. Instead I chose to believe that they genuinely thought I looked good.
In any case, I wore the headband today and got many compliments, even an 'you look exceptionally cute today.' Heh, I guess they know what they’re talking about. Ahh…I can’t wait till my next brow waxing appointment…it’s always such an adventure.

Aside from eyebrows what else have I been up to you say? Well, I finally graduated college! FINALLY! After only eight years, go me… I can’t believe I’m finally done, it’s been such a big part of my life for so long that I kind of don’t know what to do with myself now. I guess the next step is finding an exempt position instead of being hourly. Ugh, I hate job searching. I think I’ll just stay in good ol’ Financial Aid for a little while longer; I still like it so far.