Preparing for my interview :)

Hello Friends, Today I'm going to deviate from my go-to list and wing this post. :)

I have had a really weird experience with this whole application process for JJ's. What ever happened to putting up a help wanted sign and having people fill out applications lol.

First of all, it seems weird to email my resume. I almost sent it as an attachment, but I saw something on a website that said to never do that. Luckily the article told me how to format the resume for email readability.

It also seems weird to me to not have spoken (in person or on the telephone) to anyone from JJ's. I expected that after recieving my resume I would be called. I guess email is easier, it just seems really weird. The manager has been really good about getting back to me within just a few hours, which puts me more at ease knowing that he is on top of things.

You know, I keep saying he but it could be she. I honestly can't tell from the emails. I guess I just expect the GM to be a male (how sexist of me, I know).

So basically I have less than 36 hrs left to learn the entire menu. I have the numbers down (ie #1 is the Pepe). Now I am on the hard part of knowing what ingredients are on what sandwiches. The GM stressed that this would be a very important part of the interview so I really need to do this right. I made myself flash cards for every single thing lol. The ironic thing is I am remembering the bigger sandwiches pretty well. Its the simple ones that are giving me more problems.

Last night at work, my mind drifted for a minute or two and I found myself running through the numbers and names lol.

I gotta work 4-8 today then come home and study, study, and study. Its been over 3 years since I've had to study for anything, and I remember now why I didn't like it :)

Everyone have a great night/day.

Cook? who da cook? Oh! Me da cook :D

Hello friends :) Today's post is from my friend Mary. She asks What is your favorite meal to eat? And if you like to cook, what is your favorite meal to cook? If for some reason, you had to have a last meal, what would it be and why?

Those are such great questions Mary, thank you again for the idea.

Favorite meal? hmm thats tough. I love to eat. I absolutely love Pizza, but cheese ravioli with tomato sauce is just too good to pass up :) I used to eat chef boyardee brand all the time as a kid, but it gives me heartburn now. But of course that was meat Ravioli, cheese is a million times better. Some of the best ravioli I've ever had was at Olive Garden.

I do love to cook, I just don't have the energy to do it enough. I'm not the best cook in the world, but I am better than my mom is. My issue is that unless I have made it a lot, I must have the recipe in front of me. Winging it does not work well for me in the kitchen.

My favorite meal to cook is "Hamburger Pie". Before you all assume it shepard's pie, its not. Shepard's pie has potatoes, Hamburger pie does not. This dish I have been making for years. I've never followed the recipe word for word (mainly cause I hate Onions). Every time I make it I find something new to add to it. Essentially its just Hamburger, Green Beans and Tomato Paste. Just recently I've discovered that ranch dressing adds quite the flavor, and takes some tartness from the tomato paste. The flavor in the dish mostly comes from seasoning the hamburger as it is browning, and again after it has been drained of its grease.

I genuinly don't get to cook enough. I won't cook on work days because I like to conserve my energy, but I try to do the cooking at least once a month.

If I had to eat a last meal, I guess it would be a Domino's pizza with Pineapple, Pepperoni, and extra cheese (And some Cherry Coke to go with it).
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So I have heard back from JJ's GM. He told me that he has no interviews scheduled for Friday, so that would be the best day to do mine. He told me to pick the time so I am just waiting for him to confirm it. He said there would be a sandwich test during the interview, so I made flash cards to help me learn the sandwiches :) I really, really hope I get this job. I found it a little odd that he said he didn't have any interviews scheduled for Friday. I think that means either they aren't getting a lot of applicants or they are being very picky about who gets an interview. Either way, that leaves me in a good position.

I work tonight 8-close. Shouldn't be too bad though. Everyone have a great night/day.

Biggest Accomplishment?

Hello friends :) Today's topic is: What is your biggest accomplishment so far in your life, and how has it impacted your life?

To me this answer is so easy. My biggest accomplishment is me.

As a kid, I worried about anything and everything. I think a lot of that centered around my dad being drunk a lot and fighting with my mom (verbal not physical). It is a long process, but I am finally getting to a point where I can just let stuff go. To those people that don't hold stuff in, let me tell you, it is very hard to let go. I am not totally ok, but I have come a very long way.

I mentioned my fear of rejection in my fears post. The more I interact with others, the more self-confident I become. Self-confidence has been a big issue with me in the past. But I have found that having people on my side supporting me and my decisions helps a lot with that.

I know that I still have a lot of work to do on me, but I know that I am surrounded by the kinds of people that will help me the most.

I took a big step today. I emailed my first official resume, for a job opening near my home. The place is literally 5 minute walk away. If I could drive, it would be a waste of gas anyway lol. I've been watching them build the building since they started, just waiting for word that they were finally looking for employees. Luckily my mom saw the ad in the classifides. I'm glad that they didn't do open interviews. I think most won't take the time to do a resume. Hopefully I can be part of the crew in place when they open. If I get this job, I won't hesitate to quit Wendy's.

The old me would have done nothing and just stayed with my sucky job. Heck, even that job was offered to me, I didn't actively go out and seek it. Had I not been given that opportunity, I would probably still not have a job, and just be sitting around doing nothing all day.
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Watched Silence of the Lambs last night. It was much better than I thought it was going to be. Can't wait to see the sequel :) Today is another day off so even though it is raining, hopefully it turns into a nice day. Everyone have a great night/day.

just one thing??

Hello friends :) Today's topic is: If you could have just one thing in life what would it be and why?

To some people, my choice would be the obvious one, to others it would be the worst one I could pick.

My choice is Money. It honestly pains me to pick money, cause I know that money won't make me happy. But the thing is, so many problems in my life, right now in this moment, could be fixed with money. I'm not a greedy person, and thats why it's so hard for me to pick money.

I would never want to be omg rich, having lots of money changes people. But everytime I make a bigger than normal paycheck and get to put that little extra away in the bank, I feel a little bit happier.

I guess its just that at the very most growing up, we were at the very bottom of middle class. More than once we moved below the poverty level. We had times that were really, really good. Both of my parents were working, and making decent money. But we had quite a few times that were really, really bad. Having no electricity or gas in the middle of winter. You know its bad when you wear your coat all day but never leave the house.

So thats my choice; Money. Love me or hate me for it. Its a tough call to make, but its the one that needs made.
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Looks like I'm getting Silence of the Lambs today. It was supposed to be Season 1 of Cities of the Underworld but I must have missed it by one day, cause it now says "short wait". I am impressed though that the system did have the brains to skip over season 2 as well, seeing as how I wasn't getting season 1.

I get Monday and Tuesday off. Monday is bank and shopping day :) then Tuesday is all mine to just sit back and rrrrreeelllllaaaaaxxxx :D ahhhhh...

everyone have a great night/day.

Stranded on an Island? I got what you need!

Hello Friends,

Before I get to today's topic, I'd like to make note of something. I often reply back when one of you comments below. So if you comment, you may want to check back to see if I have responded.

Now on to today's topic. Today's question is: If you could only have 2 items on an island (they cannot be used to rescue you or help you off of the island) what items would you pick and why?

This is actually pretty easy if you think about it from a survival point of view. Now obviously I can't drink the salt water, and having a fire to cleanse the water would be against the rescue rule. So I would require glasses (i.e. reading glasses not drinking glasses) and a pot/pan (or perhaps a skillet would work better). I am assumeing that the island already has some sort of plant life that can be used in conjuction with the glasses, to create heat (wouldn't need an actual fire just enough heat to cook with). So a pair of glasses and a skillet :)

If there was no plant life on the island then I would say a large rimmed hat and a copy of War and Peace to read (I've never read it but I heard its really long :p)
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Work was soo bad last night. *sigh* I have to turn around and do it all over again today. remind me again why I work? oh yeah thats right the small measly money... alright then. I better get to sleep so everyone have a great night/day.

PS I am running out of topics so please keep them coming.

Drive thru manners

Hello Friends,

I know that I talk about work a lot here. But ever since I began this blog, I have been itching to do a blog post about Drive thru manners (both customer and employee). So I have decided to do that today.

Now this list could probably go on for days, but I'll try to shorten it up.

1. Know what kinds of items are on the menu. Just because one location has a product, it doesn't mean they all do.

2. Try not to use general terms when asking for a size. Saying "regular" size is relative. If you are unsure how the sizes are labeled, ask by saying "what sizes do your french fries come in?"

3. Don't waste our time. This may seem a bit crass, but asking me to wait while you finish a phone conversation is down-right rude.

4. Yelling so that we can hear you is probably not necessary. Again I only know my stores system but if you can hear me fine, chances are I can hear you. Blowing my eardrum by yelling into the speaker is really unnecessary. If I can't hear you, I will let you know.

5. Consider just how much you are ordering. Any order over $20 can be considered a large order (under $20 can be large if it is mostly dollar menu items). Expecting us to finish a $20 order in the same time as a $5 is stretching it a bit. I may even suggest any order that is over $40, call ahead and let them know you are coming so that they can be better prepared.

6. A sub-point of #5. Ordering 10 sandwiches (or fries or nuggets) is going to take us a few minutes. Please be patient.

7. I have no patience for rudeness. Even on the worst days I try to put on a happy face, but if you are outright rude to me, don't expect me to be overly joyed to serve you. Keep in mind that in most places a manager will be able to hear anything you say, and if I am being rude, I will be told about it.

8. One of my biggest pet peeves is people not listening when I speak to them. So often I say "I'll be with you in just one moment" only to have them begin to order. I have a manager who, in this situation, will let the customer get all the way done ordering, then ask for their order. My favorite is when I am asking a choice (so chocolate/ vanilla, or small/medium/large) and the response I get is "yes". Yes doesn't answer my question.

9. A side to #8 are people who begin ordering the minute they land on the speaker. Now its fine for places who run more that one person on the drive thru as my store does during the day. But with just one person, chances are we aren't ready for your order right when you get to the speaker.

10. So many times I have had a screaming kid in my ear, with no one getting him/her quiet. Of course I also get the opposite of the parent screaming at the child to shut up, which doesn't help. Try to get an idea of what your children will eat before arriving so that there is no need for a discussion.

11. Adding more items after leaving the speaker. I understand forgetting to order for a person or missing one little item. But doubling the size of your order is a little rediculous. If that many people are being ordered for, it may be the best idea to make a list.


If anyone took offense to any of those, that was not my intent. I simply wanted to make light of some things that I bet some of you do. I suspect some of you may have suggestions directed at employees, I welcome such suggestions and ask that you please comment them below.
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Tonight is LNW group meeting and our GM hunt event afterwards. its gonna be a very long day at work so I best get to bed. Everyone have a great night/day.

TV Fall Premier Week

Hello folks :) Considering that this is fall television premier week, I decided that todays question would be the most appropriate one. Todays topic, submitted by Stephen, is: If you could bring back one TV show, what would it be and why?

I watch a lot of tv. And even though I have favorites that I tune in for every year, I do try to watch a few new ones to see what's new. I've seen a lot of good shows get axed too early, and I've seen bad shows stay too long. This decision is very tough.

I'll start by saying that I will not pick a show that has run its course (like Lost). Now I would love to still have lost on the air, but it was given its ending and any attempt at a return would fail miserably.

While thinking on this topic, I am reminded of a few shows that I truely enjoyed watching. The first of those being Moonlight. It was on CBS and it was canceled in its 1st season. The lead guy is now on CBS' Hawaii 5-0. It was a good show, but about a year too early. Soon after its cancellation, the vampire craze really caught on. However, I don't think that it could sustain itself with todays programing (specifically the CW's Vampire Diaries and HBO's True Blood).

The next show I thought of was CBS' The Class. This show was one of their half-hour comedies that I think they do really well on. If I remember correctly, the show was cancelled middle of 1st or 2nd season. I found the show to be halarious, I guess others didn't. However, I find that there are now too many of these half-hour shows popping up on today's television. You've got How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Cougar Town, Community, Parks and Recreation, etc.

There is one last show that I think beats them all. It is/was ABC's Eli Stone. This show lasted more than one season, and from what I remember, was pretty popular. It was funny and dramatic, and just plain awesome. ABC cancelled the show rather quickly with no real explanation. There were even episodes left that didn't air. ABC was reportedly supposed to run those during the summer after cancellation, but they never did. The show had a lot of good life lessons and if I could bring any show back, that would be it.

I'm excited about television tonight; Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice all premier tonight.

I should get "Riding in Cars with Boys" today via netflix. I haven't seen it in a while, but its a great movie. I'll be in the spiral today at some point working on the Selena quest and cleaning up some unfinished business so you'll probably find me there. Everyone have a great night/day.

Netflix, how ever do I choose?

Today post question came from my friend Mary. She asked how I determine which movies to place on my Netflix list. She indicated that she is always moving the movies around depending on her mood.

Initially the movies on my list are ones that I have seen a trailer for, or in some cases seen the entire movie before. Other movies that make the list are simply browsing Netflix, or using the Netflix recommendation feature.

On the recommendation feature: I find that it is often hit and miss, I've found great movies through it and horrible ones. The more movies you rate, the better chance you have of getting a good recommendation.

Now as far as order is concerned, I too tend to go based on mood. However, I force myself to leave the top few movies in tact. I follow those up with a tv show that I intend watch at some point. Following the tv show is a very long list of movies that have not put in order.

I check my list every few days to see what the next one is. If I am not paticularly up for that kind of movie, I may move one up from the bottom.

"Silence Of the Lambs" has been on my list since I got netflix but I keep putting movies above it. Not to mention it took me weeks to finally get "Rose Red". But aside from those examples, my list doesn't change much. I suppose once I finish the tv show, I will have to realign (sp?) whats left of the list. Currently I have 38 movies (about 8 of those spots are the tv show) on my list.

Side note: I use the instant watch feature a lot. I also maintain a list for those movies as well using the same method.

Next movie should arrive Thursday and it is "Riding in Cars With Boys"

Back to work today. Everyone have a great night/day.

Who would I have dinner with and why?

Hello blog readers :) Todays topic is: If you could have dinner with one person, living or dead, who would it be and why?

That person would be my maternal grandmother. She died when I was 2 years old. I actually have memories from when she was still alive. My mom and I would go to her house every morning and I would get to wake her up.

I was at her house the day she died and I remember a lot from that specific day. I know she would be proud of me. I just would love to have the opportunity to talk with her again.

If for some reason she was unavailable to have dinner with, my 2nd choice would be my paternal grandmother. She died only 3 years ago but we weren't very close. Because my parents had me so late in life my grandma was older than most. So she wasn't really able to run and play, and from as early as I remember she couldn't hear very well, even with a hearing aid. At her funeral, the pastor told us a story that aparently my grandma loved to tell. However, I had never heard this story, and I'd bet that my dad hadn't either. It kind of hit me at that point that she wasn't always the woman I knew her to be. I would love to have the chance to really get to know her without the communication issues.
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I did in fact watch "Rent" last night and I really didn't like it. I'm not entirely against musicals, but this had too much music and that made the story line very hit and miss. I had really hoped it would be better.

What would I be?

Todays topic is if given the choice of being a world class athelete, a famous chef, a famous actor, a famous rock star or a powerful politician which would i choose. This was yet another wonderful topic courtesy of my friend Stephen.

So given that I am have no real desire to be any of these at this point in my life, I think its best to work backwards to reach a conclusion.

I would never make a good athelete, let alone a world class one. I enjoy my food and being lazy too much. Not to mention that pro atheletes only last for a few years (unless you are Brett Farve, I swear he is the energizer bunny).

I would also not want to be a politician. Its sad to say but with our government, one politician can't accomplish much on their own, and I certainly don't trust the ones already there.

Famous actor/rock star kinda go together in the respect that they both involve being the center of attention. I have a tendancy to divert attention from myself and thats not possible with fame. I get enough of being center of attention at LNW group meetings when everyone decides to surround me when I am trying to talk :)

So I guess that leaves only the famous chef. Like I said, I do like food, and I do enjoy cooking. I think I am still pretty noobish cooking wise. Meaning I really do need to have a recipe in front of me. I'm not at a "just throw it together" point. And to be honest I haven't had the best teacher in the kitchen. I love my mom, but her cooking is... well lets just say my abilities past hers about 10 years ago.

That was a fun topic. I get the next 2 days off :D "Rent" should come today via netflix. I haven't seen it before so I hope its as good as I've heard. Everyone have a great night/day.

To fear or not to fear? that is the question

hello again dear friends :) Todays topic is fear. To be specific what am I afraid of.


I guess the biggest thing I am afraid of is others seeing me afraid. I have this subconsious piece of me that just has to be strong all the time. As much as I know I don't have to be, subconsiously I do.

The next biggest thing is actually something I have been working on. Growing up I was severly afraid of being rejected. I don't really know where it stemed from, and I'm not entirely sure if I want to know. I've found that the better my self-esteem and self-confidence are, the less the rejection affects me.

Physically I don't really know what I am afraid of. I'm not afraid of heights and bugs/reptiles gross me out but they don't scare me (except for those big hissing cockroaches, eeew).

I'm not afraid of being alone, in fact, most days I prefer it. That being said, I am afraid of dying alone. I see dying alone as no one feeling the need to be with me when I go, and I hope that I impact someone's life enough to want to be there in my final moments.

Dying isn't on the fear list. I'm not entirely religious but I have faith that another place exists beyond ours, and that place gives me peace.

One fear that I've dealt with since I was about 6yrs old, is my parents dying. I was watching horror movies at a very young age. You'd think I would've had nightmares every night, but it was only one. My dad died in the dream and to this day I can remember every detail about that dream. Over the years that same dream reoccured once and there were a few other dreams concerning both my dad and mom. I know someday they will die, there's nothing I can do about that. But every Christmas or birthday I can't help but think what if this is the last one.

So that is most of what I am afraid of. I suppose I could sit here awhile longer and go on, but I have depressed myself (and probably you all) enough for one day.

I work 8-close tonight so everyone have a great night/day :)

The Hacky Sack? fun or dangerous?

As most of you know, in my last post I asked for blog topics. I got quite the laundry list of topics from my friend Stephen. One of the more unusual ones was my thoughts on the hacky sack. So here goes:

I'm sort of at a disadvantage here because I've never been involved in an actual game of hacky sack. That being said, I have observed many games and I do understand the mechanics.


I think that hacky sack is one of those things that people can sit and be amused by for hours, I know I can. Having said that I think playing hackey sack can be quite dangerous. It takes a lot of hopping around and that can result in ankle sprains or breaks. Not to mention if two people go for the sack at once and collide both could be injured.

I'd kind of like to take a slight tangent on the dangerousness of the hacky sack. I'm thinking the inside is small ball berings, yes? (please correct me if I'm wrong) But if you were to take a hacky sack(or 2 or 12) and put it in a cannon, that could do some nice damage. I think mythbusters should test that :) From this perspective one could see that a hacky sack is very dangerous.

Better yet, what if you put a hacky sack in one of those bank drive thru transport things...I keep thinking of the commercial where the kid puts the roll of coins into one and it puts a hole in the guys' door. Now a hacky sack isn't as heavy as coins but I bet if a person was standing in the path it would hurt. That sounds like a stunt for the show Jacka**. rofl

To the average person who doesn't own a cannon or work at a bank however, I think the hacky sack provides more hours of fun than injuries.

Bottom line: the hacky sack is alright in my book.

Please remember to keep sending me new idea for posts, here and on Facebook. Everyone have a great night/day.

Post number 45- Time for a change

I forgot to mention something yesterday. I finally got "Rose Red" from Netflix :D It's been at the top of my list for at least 3 weeks. Next movie coming is "Rent".

I played WoW last night. Got up to lvl 14. I think I played for way too long, lol (if thats even possible). Ended up being about 6hrs :)

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my regular readers out there (I know you exist) for continuing to come back. Yesterday, through another social outlet, I recieved what I took as a somewhat negative view of my blog. The jist of it was that I talk about the same topics over and over and the world doesn't revolve around me.

So here's what I ask of you: Send me topic ideas. Silly topics, serious topics. You ask and I'll discuss. Wanna talk rocket science? I'll google then discuss :) Feel free to give more than one topic at once. This blog will go where YOU send it. If no one send topics, I'll assume you are ok with the status quo and will continue to discuss the daily grind.

You can post Topics here as comments or on any of my fb posts. Everyone have a great night/day :)

Last night was actually a pretty relaxed, laugh-filled shift at work. We milked the clock just a little bit -_-. Today is a 4-8. Its such a nice change of pace from closing.

Played wow last night, got my gnome up to lvl 12 (last post I said dwarf, she is in fact a gnome). She is finally in the Loch Modan area and is loving the combination of Mining and Engineering as professions, they go perfectly together :)

I've already stayed up longer than I should have so I guess I'll get going to bed now. Everyone have a great night/day.

no good title

ah... yesterday was the relaxing day off I was looking for. Today off would be even better but no chance of that.

Finished up the Balance Mali run about 3 1/2 hrs ago. Now I have no excuse to not work on my ice and myth wizards. I didn't really get anything useful. 2 Life grand rings on the wrong acct. A couple robes that I already have multiples of. I did get my hands on a lvl 50 Mali dagger, which my balance was already wearing but this new one can go to another of my wizards :) I also helped a friend with the labyrinth. Didn't get anything good there either.

Played a little WoW. My dwarf is up to lvl 10 and is just leaving Dun Morogh headed for Loch Modan.

That was all I did yesterday... see nice and relaxing :) Everyone have a great night/day.

Its Mali Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok so as much as Monday was a day off, it didn't really feel like I totally relaxed. In fact my head was still spinning from the disaster that was Sunday night. Hopefully I will be able to relax today and recouperate for the rest of the week.

Tonight is my Mali run with Carrie and Bryan. I'm excited, I don't fight Mali nearly enough :D

Played a little Wow last night.

I watched 3 movies tonight. The first one was "You've Got Mail". Second one was "Alice in Wonderland" (the new one with Johnny Depp). And the last one was "Dirty Dancing". Those last 2 I just bought yesterday at wal-mart.

I is very very sleepy so its time for me to hit the hay. Everyone have an awesome night/day.

worst day of work EVER!!! OMG!

Omg work today was sooo screwed up. To begin with, we have 2 locations in town. Someone hit the electric pole at the other "store" and knocked their power out. The last couple of days we have had a problem with running out of product. Our district manager cuts down our truck orders to save money, but it cuts us short. In turn we borrow product from other stores (which often we can't pay back on time because our order is short again). For the past 2 nights we have run out of Frosty mix. Sat it lasted until about 10 or 11PM. Sunday we ran out at 8PM which made it exponentially worse. So not only are we getting double the business due to the other store being out of commission, but now we are out of one of the most popular products. This was one of those nights where I just don't want to deal with all of that. I wish that we could just shut down if we are out of certain items like Frosty. From 5PM up through about 10PM it was non-stop. We didn't have time to do anything early so we had to haul butt once we went dead. I am so glad I get the next 2 days off, its definetly much needed and much deserved (imo).

I finally did my other quests to get my balance girl ready for Mali. Sometime this week myself, Bryan and scarycarrie will be fighting Mali. I'll make sure I get tons of pics :)

Shoutout to my fav NASCAR driver #11 Denny Hamlin for winning at Richmond International Raceway. Also shoutout to my NY (football) Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers for pulling out victories :D. And shame to Dallas for making such a stupid error against Washington to cost them the game :(

Today is shopping day :) I love spending money :D Everyone have a great night/day :)

Post number 40

wow post number 40... have I really been doing this for 41 days (remember I skipped the one day)? Funny thing is that I am nowhere closer to knowing what I want out of life than I was on day 1.

Fall is starting to settle in here. Fall is my favorite season. I like that its not too cold, but just nippy enough to wear a sweater. When I was a kid I used to love snow. I think I've survived too many Ohio winters to say I still love snow, but the first one of the year (or on my birthday or Christmas) is always nice.

Work wasn't all that bad, we got out at a very decent time for a Saturday. I have another 4-close today and then I get 2 days off :)

I watched 2 very funny movies tonight. The first one was "Play the Game" starring Doris Roberts and Andy Griffith. Really was a halarious movie (not a kid friendly movie though unless you have an edited version). The second movie was called "New In Town" with Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. I'm not really a fan of Zellweger (except for the Bridget Jones movies) or Connick Jr. but this movie was both entertaining and witty.

Overall today was a very decent day all around :) Everyone have a fantastic night/day.

NEW BALANCE GM!!!!!!!!!

Wow what a long day at work. For only being 8-close it felt like 4-close. I was angry and frustrated most of the time I was there. I hate working Fridays, because there is no time to do anything.

Played W101 tonight. Finally got the energy up to do the Secure House. By the time I turned in the Snowcrusher quest, I had hit lvl 50. So much for making Mali 50. I continued questing until the quest where I need to get the flame sacs from the spiders and something from a bird. The really surprising thing about my questing tonight was that I got the hammer from the paladin dudes on the first try!!!

Watching "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" at the moment, not too bad of a movie. I think today will go better, even though its 4-close. Saturdays are almost always NOT as busy. I should head to bed but I decided to grab a bite to eat first :) Everyone have a great night/day.

hmm can't think of a good title :)

hmm it was a nice relaxing day off :) Played w101 for a little while. I did the new Selena Gomez quests. They're ok, it'd be better if I was 13 yrs old. I finished up the sides in the forum on balance girl. She is about 7k from GM. I think maybe I should have not done that last quest cause I think working up to Mali, I may hit GM before then (oops!). I really wanted to hit GM on the Mali quest.

I finally got to watch Big Fish tonight. It was just as good as I remember it, especially since I was battling a headache. After Big Fish I watched Dear John. It was nice to see a semi-war movie where the *SPOILER ALERT* soldier didn't die in the end. *END SPOILER*

Next movie on my list is You've Got Mail which I absolutely love! I work 8-close tonight but its payday Friday so its all good :) Everyone have a great night/day.

weird kinda day

hmm well, no one is up yet so I'm not as annoyed as my last post.


Today was a weird kinda day. One of my friends from HS was flying somewhere and 2 of the members of the group Hanson were on his plane. He totally got pictures! I must say I was quite the Hanson fan back in the day. In other boy band news, Rich Cronin from the group LFO died of cancer at the age of 35. LFO didn't have much success, but had they hit the scene a year or 2 earlier and they would've blown up.

Work was fun and boring at the same time. it was another 12:45 night. I'm so glad I don't have to work today :) Its gonna be a W101 day today.

Big fish didn't arrive yesterday. This is the second time that a netflix dvd has been late. I don't know if its a problem with netflix or if its our rude obnoxious mailman (my money is on the mailman). Which reminds me that I still haven't gotten my People magazine from a few weeks ago that I asked to be resent to me. GRRR!!!!

Anyway, I better get heading to bed. I'm ready for a nice day off :) Everyone have a great night/day.

OMG SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was a nice day off. I'm really annoyed at the moment. I spend all night sitting up playing games, watching movies, etc. and its quiet and pieceful. Then my parents wake up and start making even the smallest noises (crinkling news paper, chewing food, etc.) I am at a point where the slightest thing will annoy me enough to just stop what I am doing and go to bed. The worst thing is when my mom will begin to read stories from the newspaper out loud (which she just started to do). At this point I am beyond annoyed. I really want to yell SHUT UP!!

Played WoW for a few hours. Got my undead priest to lvl 13. She has finished all quests in the brill area, and has moved on to Silverpine Forest. I spent the rest of the night finishing up season 2 of "Stargate SG-1".

The movie "Big Fish" should arrived today via Netflix. I'm excited to watch it again.

I should probably eat something, since I am hungry but I don't know if I want to deal with this anymore this morning. I work 8-close today, should be a relatively easy night.

Everyone have a great night/day.

hmm... ok

So last night was not as easy at work as I thought. We were pretty busy for a holiday Monday. There was a point where we were really far behind in our closing stuff, but somehow we managed to make a comeback and get out at a reasonable time.

Played WoW tonight on my undead priest. Got her to lvl 11 and I am actually feeling pretty good about her progress.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) is my moms birthday (61 years young). I think today we are gonna try to go out to dinner since I have to work Wednesday night.

I have today off so I think I'll probably play W101 tonight.

I watched LOTR 3. I had forgotten how much I love those movies. I think I may do either the Pirates of the Carribean or the Bourne trilogy. But of course there is always the Harry Potter series... hmm... idk.

Anywho, I think I'll get headed to bed. Everyone have a great night/day.

Happy Labor day!

wow, today was so much better than yesterday! Work was a little tougher than expected cause the customers spaced themselves out, so we had very little down time to get stuff done.



Last week I swore off of WoW so that I could progress in W101 a little bit. That paid off, my balance gained 4 levels and is just a few battles away from Mali :) So tonight I decided to play WoW. My (now lvl 27) Tauren hunter has too many quests to work with, I'm having trouble focusing on one area.



I finished watching LOTR part 1 from last night, then watched part 2. Monday night I'll probably watch part 3.



Well, I guess I should be getting to bed. Everyone have a great night/day.

zzzzzzzz... huh! What?....zzzzzzzzzzzz

I am so sleepy right now, lol. I think tonight I could've actually gone to bed right when I came in the door after work. Normally its the opposite, I am too wired to sleep. Work was kinda boring tonight, but I worked hard (which is half of the problem right now).

I spent an hour or so in the LNW chat tonight, something I don't usually do. Most nights if I start chatting in there I don't get in game or get a movie going until its really too late to do so, lol.

Finished up the sides in crystal grove. Yeva Spiderkeeper dropped nothing useful. Finishing all the current quests in my book will still leave me about 10k short. I still have the side quest in the forum which will give me about 3k leaving me 7k short. But the main quest in the forum plus malistaire may give me that 7k. I am 99% sure I grabbed every side quest (Except KP and maybe Tomb of the Beguiler).

*sigh* I am about half way through Lord of the Rings but I just really need to sleep. Everyone have a great night/day.

PS 8-close tonight, should be easy :)

I got the headmaster statue!!!!!!!

I've got a bit of a headache so this won't be too long of a post, but here goes:

Ok I just spent 3 minutes thinking more about how to chew the piece of candy in my mouth instead of what I wish to talk about. That can't be good.

Anyway, work was crazy and hectic. The boss I had tonight is sooo scatter-brained. She doesn't know what shes doing half the time. She's always losing her keys, cell phone. One day we found her cell phone in the top of the frosty machine. Shes a nice enough boss, but her scatter-brainness, really makes me not want to work with her.

In W101 news, I was battling Chronius and he totally dropped the headmaster statue!!!!!! Only problem is that my wizard doesn't have a house to put the statue in. I stopped playing tonight because it was either do the crystalline queen's tower or the secure house. I had no friends online so I figured I would just cut my losses for the night.

Tonight I watched "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood". I must say it wasn't a half-bad movie. I didn't laugh all the way through it, but it had its moments. The one weird thing was seeing the lady teacher (prof. mcgonical?) from Harry Potter, not as a wizard/teacher. James Gardner was also in this movie. I know he doesn't take a lot of speaking parts but in this one he really did have very few lines, and almost all of them were towards the end. Of course with all those women, he couldn't have gotten a word in edgewise.

Next movie up for Tuesday will be Big Fish. I've seen it before, but found it to be the kinda movie you have to watch twice to absorb it all.

Well, that lasted longer than I thought. 4-close tonight :( its gonna be a long day. Everyone have a good night/day.

lvl 49!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The funniest thing just occurred to me. Years ago, there was a guy in my life who probably shouldn't have been. Most years my goal for the fair would be to run into him (figuratively). What occurred to me is that my dad does the same thing. He goes just to run into old friends (one of which is the guy I spoke of, but that is a much longer drawn out story). I don't know why I deem this soo news worthy, it just kinda hit me like a book.

So we went grocery shopping today. I honestly love grocery shopping, but not with my mom. She'll either stop to look at everything or get completely far ahead even if I say "wait a sec". She also will say something to me and assume that I can hear her in the busiest Walmart isle. And then when my dad goes he wants the trip to be as short as humanly possible, which is incredibly annoying.

In gaming news, I got my balance Wizard up to lvl 49. She finished up all the sides except for crystal grove and beyond. I kinda want to work it out so that my Malistaire fight is what puts me at lvl 50. I used up my 2 transformations on my 2nd acct. I like the treant one better, but the ninja pig had less lag.

Its back to work today for another football Friday. Luckily I only have to deal with 8-close. I should get "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" today. And I just remembered to send out meeting reminders for the officer meeting tonight lol. Well, I guess I better go do that before I forget. Everyone have a great night/day.

Fair Week :D

So today was... different. Understand that I don't get out much, most days off are spent at home in front of my computer. As I think I said before I have been to all but 2 county fairs in my 23 yr existance. Some years have been funner than others. The years that are more fun tend to be the ones where I ride some rides and have a friend or 2 to hang out with there. This year doesn't look like much of that will happen. I still had a nice time today, being outside and having great food. But hopefully if I get to go again either Sunday or Monday it will be a little bit more fun.


Anywho... Played Wizard101 today, got up to about 48 1/2. I went back and finished up those side quests so now I am all on crystal grove. I really do hate spiders though :(

A week or 2 ago, I began watching Stargate SG-1 on Netflix. I wasn't sure if I liked it or not in the beginning. But now I am about 2 or 3 episodes away from being done with season 1, I am finding myself addicted.

I am sooo ticked at our mailman. Because he was a day late delivering Casablanca, I missed out on Rose Red again. It has said long wait and short wait for a while now. On Tuesday it said available now. If Casablanca had arrived on time, I would have been able to get Rose Red. Now it says long wait again. Grrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is grocery shopping day (which I am just soooo thrilled about -_-). I better be getting to sleep. Everyone have a great night/day.

The Iraq war is over!

First off, the first half of this blog post is pollitical. The normal topics are below the dotted line. Feel free to skip the first half if you like.

On 9/11/01 I was a freshman in high school. I didn't care much about the world around me. I didn't even really know what to think or feel about what had happened. I do however, remember how I felt on the first night of bombs on the city of Baghdad. I remember fearing that we had just started ww3. I guess that would have been worse case senario. From that night on, I cared a hell of a lot more about all things political. I help elect our current president, and have tuned in for almost every national address he has given. Most politicians lie to us at some point, and I am sure that President Obama is no different. But to know that troops leaving Iraq is a promise that he is keeping, allows me to trust him now as much as ever. We tend to focus so much on what someone is doing badly (in this case handling the economy) that we so often overlook the really good things.

I don't know anyone in my personal life who was in Iraq. I have friends from high school who are in the military, and I have gaming friends who have been to Iraq and have thankfully come out alive.

I'll be brutally honest, I never supported the Iraq war for one minute. I get that Sadaam Hussein was a very bad man. But I could never understand how if the Taliban were responsible for 9/11, then why weren't we going directly after them. Instead we were duped into believing that the Taliban were getting "wmd's" from Iraq. I hope that some day the history books tell the story the right way and not the "politically correct way.

What this all boils down to is; I am so happy that almost all troops have left Iraq and that the war there is over, but I feel no safer than I did a week ago or a month ago. I know that I won't feel safe until Osama Bin Laden (not his advisors or his second in command) the man himself is behind bars (not dead, death would be an easy way out).

I'm sorry for bringing down the mood of the blog a little, I just felt like this was the only appropriate time to speak of this topic. I'm also sorry if I was rambling up there, I was thinking as I was typing. But now, on to other, brighter topics.
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Today is the first day of our county fair. I always love fair week. I have been to every fair since I was born except for the 2 years I was in college. I like the rides if I have someone to ride with. Since my only friends that go are pregnant, I don't think I'll be riding much this year. That being said I love the food and really the whole atmosphere. I'm actually treating my parent today (since they get in for $2 each). Today may be the only day I end up going. There's a slight chance I would be off Sunday or Monday but I am not holding my breath.

Tonight I watched Casablanca, which I absolutely love. There's so many good lines in it that its hard to pick a favorite, but I love the ending line "Louis I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship". Before tonight I didn't understand why Rick made Ilsa leave with Victor, but I get it now. Victor would have never left without her, and Rick had to make sure Victor got out. Because Louis was right all along, Rick was a sentamentalist. He wanted Victor to succeed and that meant he (Rick) had to give up Ilsa.

In gaming news, my balance girl is now at lvl 48 and has her power nova spell and her hydra (which I was appauled at the 18 hr hatch time). She's up to crystal grove quest wise. I may wait to finish the grove until after I grab the books from Grand Chasm and Crucible. I'm kinda hoping tonights maintenance was a character copy for test realm, although I did crash twice in the past 24hrs.

I have taken up way too much of your time at this point so I shall be going to sleep now. Everyone have a great night/day.