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Peace out, my homies.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:02:24 GMT

I started posting earlier tonight, and failed, about a sentence and a half in. I'm not sure that this will end up any better, but I'm already ahead as of this moment, so here goes!

It's rather late, so I'll try to be brief - though, as you may have noticed, brevity is not my forte. That being said, I should really be sleeping, so I'll make an attempt.

First of all, let me just mention that I had a rather badly prepared hamburger and these really awesome Smashed Potatoes for dinner tonight... and I'm feeling pretty good about my cooking abilities. I've only started really trying my hand at cooking in the last year or two. Previously, I wasn't capable of making Kraft Macaroni and Cheese without feeling like I was going to screw something up... but tonight I made the potatoes, and things turned out great! Now, I just need to get my hamburger prep down. Oh, and PS, I didn't have any herbs of ANY kind (weirdly enough), so I ended up using some kind of seasoning salt. (But they were still tasty!)

Things have been busy, lately. I've also been struggling with some semi-all-consuming depression, which has made me accomplish basically nothing that I didn't have to. Life's looking up, in general... and I think I've come out of my 'funk' for the most part.

Cedar Rapids is slowly being reassembled after the flood. Things aren't ever going to be the same here... but we'll get things put back together. Work is still displaced, but in a more "permanent-temporary" location now. We'll be there for at least another month or two, and then we'll be... somewhere. We're not really sure yet.

I'll be moving to swings (2nd shift) once my co-worker has her baby. I used to work that shift when I first became a supervisor, so it shouldn't be too bad. The schedule will be a little difficult to adjust to at first, but I should be fine. The swing shift pays better, too, so I expect I'll enjoy the paychecks at the very least.

Umm... I hesitate to mention yet another guy I've become interested in as things are just getting started, but I will say that this one is more promising than any have been in the last... longer than I can recall. So, here's hoping.

I'm sure there are other things, but I'm going to head to bed. I'll try to update again soon, and I'll try to look in on all of you as well - sorry for the lack of Xanga-ing! Miss you guys, and I'll be in touch soon.

Peace out, my homies.

PS - Special thanks to TigerIly and theatrestarr for their... overwhelming encouragement. ;)

Gooood evening.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:56:27 GMT

Gooood evening.

Okay, it's actually morning and I'm a liar, and should be in bed because I work at 7:45 AM tomorrow morning, which means I have to be up sometime around 6 or prior to that if I want breakfast AND a shower, which I definitely do because seriously who doesn't want to eat and be clean all at the same time and does anyone know why the new Firefox (3) seems to think that the first part of doesn't (doesn) is not a word, and doesn't (there it is again!) seem to understand that it's part of the 't section of the whole sha-bang?

That being said, I thought an update would be, um... nice.

Oh wait, first, I should apologize. I haven't read anyone's site. In forever. Except for Jodi's, because I'm addicted and I've been reading it for like... ever. But I haven't actually been to her Xanga site. I've been to her real site, which is COMPLETELY different and none of you who are solely located on Xanga should feel shunned, unwanted, unloved, unmustard, or anything of the sort. I think I've said this previously, but I will try to start the whole reading Xangas thing again. But, no promises, because I obviously can't even manage to freaking update... and here I am thinking I should still try to maintain the existence of paintedthought.com, which is still an awesome name, but still says it's coming soon after oh... a year + of DEFINITELY NOT coming soon.

SO... an update. As I mentioned previously, my workplace was underwater. It sounds like it was basically a total loss, aside from various things that were made out of plastic and/or metal. Everything else will need to be replaced - including big things like... oh, say... the walls.

So, we're working out of a temporary location. It's a college, and we're set up in a few classrooms... and it COMPLETELY sucks. I mean, don't get me wrong, the college has been AWESOME to us, and I mean thank goodness I even have a job and that we still exist and all that... but holy floodwaters, it's cramped, loud, super hot (not in the sexy way), and just insanely stressful. I loathe going to work now. Well, that's not true. I still manage to have fun sometimes, but generally it's just a big stress ball (NOT the squishy awesome kind). I mean... things that one of us could have easily handled ("us" meaning the supervisors) previously, 2 or 3 of us need to work on, because it's so hectic and crazy. So. Not. A. Good. Time.

Buuuut, we're moving soon. Soon like... this weekend, possibly. To another temporary, but "permanent temporary" location. We'll have more space, more maneuverability, and hopefully less stress (ball).

So. That's work. Personally... I'm sort of mellow and stressed at the same time. My apartment is crazy clean and things are pretty orderly, which is awesome and always a huge pick-me-up... but I'm getting sort of tired of my apartment's limited space. Plus, I'm thinking I'll be a lot more fond of my cats if I don't have to be right next to them constantly, and if I can get the litterbox somewhere other than the kitchen, because they cannot seem to clean their freaking paws off prior to leaping out of the box and scattering little litter pieces everywhere, which I then step on and get stuck to my feet while I'm trying to cook or move or do much of anything including walk back into the living room and spread the litter-love there too. Seriously. Litter. Bleh.

I want one of these desperately, but I need a larger place, and probably a basement for that to work. So. We wait. I've also been considering this as a solution to my litter issues, which is totally awesome, but just seems incredibly lazy when I step back and take a look at it.

I have been resisting impulse buys like IT'S MY JOB. Seriously. I even do it while I'm grocery shopping. I've avoided McDonald's a good 5 times in the last few weeks (trying to eat healthier), haven't bought any electronics or other gadgets for quite a while... and it is driving me INSANE. I mean, seriously. The items that I want to purchase are just getting more and more expensive now.

Here's a list:
A motorcycle (my co-worker just got this one, and I SO want one)
An iPhone (yes, I know - I had one and got rid of it... I can't help that they're awesome! And technically I still have the one I had before, but they're coming out with a NEW ONE on July 11th which I obviously do NOT have on my calendar...)
A Sidekick (the electronic pager/phone kind, not the superhero type, though that would be cool, too... and the SK would be INSTEAD of the iPhone, not in addition to)

Umm... I actually really want some ice cream. I don't even know what else goes on that list, but those are bad enough!!! (PS - the link for the Sidekick is to a super awesome website for anyone looking to get a device simliar... so check that out if you'd like.)

Anyway. Want to buy something. Bad. Will probably get an iPhone again at some point, but I am trying SUPER hard to wait until I move out of my apartment so that I can actually have a phone singnal, which... would probably be good.

Umm... choir is still in its off season. I think I have a board meeting coming up sometime soon. Good times.

Went on a date or... two (maybe?) with a pretty cool guy. He's seemingly never serious, but he's sort of endearing... Hopefully he doesn't read this. That would be awkward. Especially if he secretly hates me now. Or just thinks I'm totally crazy because I've included like... 2 thousand links in this entry as though you all have just HOURS to spend following links to other pages. Though they are all worthwhile. Mostly. Skip paintedthought. It's not worthwhile at the moment.

I should be in bed.

Aaaaanyway. I am super tired. And I can't think of whatever else it was that I thought I might want to mention. I'm actually lying. I'm not super tired. But I am sort of tired, and I should be in bed. So I'm going to head that direction, and stop rambling.

I hope you are all doing awesome. And for those who missed it in the last entry, here's a link to Sarah's food blog. I think she just posted some of the stuff she brought to work over the last few days, which was AMAZINGLY AWESOME, much like... oh, about everything she makes. I've started bookmarking recipes I want to try sometimes, and I've marked like 90 of hers. Or 6. Whichever. I haven't gone very far back in the archives yet! Don't judge me.

Sleep time. G'night/morning, folks! Have a good one.

EDIT! I forgot - I need a new layout! I know Remy has some, but I have NO idea how to find other people's layouts, other than just randomly clicking through the Theme Gallery thing and hoping to stumble onto one... Anyway, I want something simple, but pretty. I like solid colors... I don't even know, I just hate how hard it is to read my site on my current background. It was a nice concept, but it's stupid now and I'm over it, okay??? Suggestions? Let me know! TYVM!

Now We're Cookin'... ahh, puns.

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:03:10 GMT

I'll have an update on the general status of things in the near-ish future. But I wanted to share a couple photos and an idea for a pretty tasty meal. My friend Sarah has a food blog and it's freaking awesome, so she's sort of inspired me to post a little of my food making-ish-ness... or something.

First of all, I'm posting this photo just because it looks cool. This meal did not include pork, though the concept of the recipes are basically the same... except I gave myself food poisoning with that piece of pork there... yeah.

Anyway. I really wish Xanga's editor wouldn't change back to Times New Roman every time I had to move below a photo. It's sort of annoying.

Anyway, again. Today I made what I'm calling Sweet Stir-Fry. I'm a HUGE fan of stir fry. Like... I make it really frequently. It's so easy and it tastes great... and gives you food poisoning if you don't cook the above mentioned pork long enough before adding the (in that recipe) frozen veggies.

But no, this time I used chicken, and my veggies were fresh. Since this isn't a food blog and/or I don't really care that much... I'm not going to spend a ton of time explaining the recipe and process, but just kind of give you a general concept.

First, I chopped up some cucumber, green pepper, baby carrots, and some baby portobello mushrooms... and on a whim, I sliced up some of the red/purple grapes that I had in the fridge.
Then, I took some chicken breast meat that had already been sliced into strips and cut that into smaller more bite-size pieces.
Finally, I poured a little "light tasting" olive oil into my wok - I pretty much use olive oil for anything that needs oil for some reason. I have a giant jug of what I assume is vegetable oil, but I never take it out for whatever reason.

So, now with everything prepared, I tossed my chicken pieces into the wok and stirred 'em around a bunch... only to have them start sticking to the non-stick surface... so I quickly doused the whole mixture with some non-stick cooking spray, which helped for a little while until I had to douse it again shortly after. Finally, the chicken stopped grabbing the pan and started... whitening, I guess. I felt like I wanted to say "browning" 'cause that's what most meats do, but chicken just has to be an outcast like that. So, my chicken whitened nicely... and I made sure that it was pretty much totally white all the way through before adding the veggies (which I had placed into a bowl), since I didn't want a repeat of the pork episode.

Tossed in the veggies... stirred everything around for a while... and then I added my sauces.

I'm a big fan of mixing up sauces to get new flavors and different outcomes. This time I added two of my favorites and, again on a whim, a kind of weird one that I think turned out really well.

There was no measuring involved, so I just dumped some:
Hoisin Garlic Sauce
Sesame Oil
and ...
Wild Flower Honey

into the mix, and continued the stirring.

Eventually it was all done - I wait until the veggies are hot, but still pretty crunchy... and this is what I got.

Please notice my awesome red tea kettle thing in the background. I didn't actually use it tonight, but I do generally like to have a little tea (I prefer fruity teas) with my stir fry.

Anyway, the photos aren't great, but it tasted really good - much better than it looks. If you like stir fry and you don't mind it being a little sweet... I totally recommend tossing some of this stuff together. It's quick, easy, and... probably great for kids. If I had some.

Update later! Have a good one.

~ edit ~ I just realized I didn't include a link to Sarah's food blog - so it's now linked up above! (And you can also link it from her comment below.) :)

Flood of 2008

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:02:56 GMT

As you may know (or may not have noticed), I live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Yes, that is the city they've been showing on the national news due to the record breaking flood we've had.

I spoke to someone online last night who said they'd been hit pretty bad where he lived in Wisconsin. The conversation went something like this:

Him - Yeah, they said we reached the 8 year flood level.
Me - Yeah. Well. We surpassed the 500 year flood level.

Needless to say, it's pretty bad. The Cedar River crested at 31.1 feet a little after 1:30 PM, yesterday. I think it's back down to 28 something feet now.

I'm fine, my family is fine, and I haven't heard of anyone I'm close to being all that affected (directly) by the flooding.

However, the company I work at is entirely underwater. I'm sure we lost just about everything. We managed to get some stuff out of our facility, but the majority of it is still there.

I went out on Facebook and snagged a bunch of pictures from friends' pages and pages of friends' friends.

Here is what downtown CR normally looks like:

And now:

Lower left is the Science Station and IMAX theater. Above that is the APAC building and Ground Transporation Center. Right center is our public library.

First Federal Credit Union. The building can't be seen very well in this, but it's pretty much underwater. I have a loan here, and have driven under the green canopy many times.

A car that was left parked downtown, partially submerged. Actually now that I'm looking at it, it might be someone incredibly stupid who drove into the flood waters... the lights look like they're on.

A couple of houses almost completely submerged.

A ton of houseboats piled up against a railroad bridge. We lost our other railroad bridge to the flood waters, even though they had placed about 20 train cars filled with gravel to weigh it down.

A few shots of the downtown Dairy Queen.

More images of downtown, near DQ.

A couple of images of the downtown area.

A flooded alleway that generally doesn't have substantial water anywhere nearby.

Finally, I'd like to re-post this photo with a little edit made...

That white arrow is above the building I work(ed) in. You can't really tell, but there is a parking garage on top of our facility, and the water is almost up to the first level of parking, which means it is over the top of just about everything within the center.

This year in Cedar Rapids was named "The Year of the River" because we were going to try to liven up the riverfront area...

I don't want to ramble on and on about all of this, but it's amazing the stupid things you think of when something like this happens. I know a lot of people have lost their houses and many are much worse off than I (my apartment is on the SW side of town and hasn't been affected)... but I keep thinking about my co-worker's photos of his kids on our desk. The pictures that our employees drew and colored for us that were up on our cube walls. The Eco-Friendly Bags that our volunteer group was selling that are in the process of being sewn and painted. The pair of monkey slippers I left under my desk.

And then there's the other things... the 50+ computers, the huge expensive printers, the 4 giant flat panel TVs on the walls that showed stats for the center... so many files, so many... so much.

Overall, though - we were lucky. We got out, and we're actually still in business. We relocated some of our stuff to an off-site facility and have been working there since things got really bad.

That's all for now. Stay safe.

Wa-freaking-hoo.

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:57:50 GMT

So, I've just finished watching part of the WWDC 2008 Apple Keynote, and I am super missing my iPhone, let me tell you. I wish ATT's service was better in my area (my apartment, mostly), and that I had a little more money so the fairly costly bills wouldn't be such a big deal.

I've mentioned it before, and I'll say it again - the iPhone rocked. It was amazing, useful, fun, and just... great, really. I just couldn't get a signal in my apartment half the time, and as fun, useful, etc. as my iPhone was... its main function was to be a phone. If it can't do that, then I can't have it. Plus, I just don't really like ATT for whatever reason. So... despite the fact that the new iPhone 2.0 OS looks really awesome, and the new features/bells/whistles/whatnot look pretty stellar as well... I'll continue waiting until Apple finally gives up their exclusive relationship with ATT. Suck-E x 100. Oh well. Such is life.

You may be wondering where I've been, as I haven't posted on here in... about forever. Location-wise, I've been around. Time wise, I've been BUSY.

My religion and business classes ended two weeks ago (A's in both, TYVM), and I've started with Financial Management and Environmental Science. Couple things here... first of all, I'm HATING my finance class. Not only is it incredibly boring and EXCEEDINGLY difficult for me to learn (I just don't do well when I have to read and read and read and read and nothing is actually "taught" - especially when I don't find the subject even remotely interesting*), I didn't have my book for the first week of class due to a misunderstanding/miscommunication, so I failed all 3 or 4 of those assignments. Wa-freaking-hoo. (Long story short - I generally have PDF books that I can download. This class required a physical book which was mentioned at the very bottom of an exceptionally bright, multicolored, highlighted, and center aligned email from my academic adviser that I assumed was spam and didn't read.) Anyway, that sucks.

Beyond that, however, I am LOVING my environmental science class. It is SUPER interesting, and I love my teacher who actually brings things of interest to the class. This is the first class I have enjoyed since I started taking online classes, and it's the first class I've actually REALLY learned something in... which is totally crazy/unfortunate, since I've already taken (and received A's in) 6 other classes. Online "learning" FTW.

Moving right along... my mom and I attended a 3-day real estate "class" put on by Rich Dad Education. Now, before you all cringe and laugh and run amok (or whatever your reaction might be), let me just state that I actually really enjoyed the class, and got a lot out of it. Mom and I are going to start actively pursuing real estate investing ASAP. Now, we have a little different background than some - Mom's parents used to do a LOT of investing in real estate, mobile homes, etc. So, we're not getting started with just a 3-day course for background info.

I am actually extremely excited. I know that 90% of the results that come up when you google "Rich Dad" or "Robert Kiyosaki" are negative, but I can't deny that the class provided very real and very useful information. True, they did want us to continue on to further classes to the tune of 9K-44K dollars (yes, that K signifies thousands), but the class wasn't just a teaser, and did actually teach us a lot. Honestly, the continued education (the $9-44K classes) are probably worth every penny, and we may eventually take them to further our abilities. But at the moment, I think we'll be fine with the information we've got.

I feel like there's a whole lot of other things going on, but I can't think of anything specific. I've been working a lot on becoming more organized, and my apartment is looking pretty good (though it needs to be vacuumed)... which is always nice, because I tend to get stressed out/depressed/whatnot when things are looking shitty.

Anyway - I'm procrastinating a paper that was actually due LAST night, so I ought to go. My presence here may be scarce for a while, but I'll try to touch base on occasion. There are a bunch of topics I'd like to discuss/write about, but I can't think of what they were off the top of my head... so... yeah.

Hope you're all well - I'll try to stop by your pages when I have time. Sorry I haven't been reading lately.

Have a great (insert period of time of future absence here)!

* = Since taking the real estate class, my financial management class hasn't been AS horrible, but it's still really hard for me to just read chapter after chapter without a "real" teacher.

WalMart and Me.

Sat, 24 May 2008 14:54:28 GMT

I'm considering pausing my personal boycott on WalMart.

First of all, I'll state for the record that I haven't been to a WalMart for at least 3-4 months (probably more). This is fairly impressive, given that I used to go at least once a week, probably.

My reasons for disliking WalMart are... shall we say, less than informed? Aside from a few negative experiences with their customer service, quality of products, etc., I don't really have much to go on personally. My overall dislike mostly comes from associating with people who dislike WalMart for what I'm sure are legitimate, and more pressing reasons than my customer service experiences. I sort of allow myself to go along for the ride since I generally trust these people and their judgment.

Now, I'm not saying I've been wrong to not shop at WalMart. I still don't like them, and would prefer to avoid the store if I could. And I can... but here is a list of the main "problems" in my life right now:

1. Debt
2. Lack of Boyfriend
3. Lack of Motivation

Debt is heading the list. And I mean... really heading the list. I am severely in debt. There should be a number two of "money" on that list, because I'm also broke a lot of the time, since I spend my money to pay back the debt that I've racked up over the past few years.

Boycotting WalMart isn't really on my list of priorities. Money is.

My point here is this... While I'll not buy any products that I need to be of good quality... I'm really thinking of buying other things from WalMart until I'm a little less broke.

Obviously I'd like all of my products to be good quality, but... I can survive with crap for a while. I'm sort of rambling... but I'd rather be a good pet owner and be able to afford taking my pets to the vet... be out of debt... be smarter with money... actually have money... etc. than boycott WalMart at the moment.

I'm not even sure what I'm saying - I don't have any plans to rush out to WalMart, but... it would save me a little money if I went there occasionally... and I can boycott them once I'm back on my feet.

Something like that.

The Truth About Marriage

Sun, 18 May 2008 01:30:20 GMT

I'm incredibly tired of this issue, but in order to feel that I've given it its due, I feel the need to more calmly clarify my position.

Marriage does not have to be a religious event. There are plenty of married atheists. You can go to the courthouse and get married without there being any sort of religious official within the near vicinity. You can join a church for a month or two prior to your wedding so that you can have the ceremony there, and never attend again.

Marriage is a personal event. People get married for a lot of reasons. You can marry for money, for fame, for convenience, for citizenship... the list goes on. I would hope, though, that the most common reason that people get married is because they are in love. Marriage is a ceremony that allows you to 'make official' your love for another person.

It's funny - it is incredibly scary that I could spend 20 years with someone and not be able to visit them in the hospital because I'm not 'related.' I could lose my home because it was in my partner's name and we were never 'legally' connected. I could lose custody over an adopted child simply because of the name on the adoption papers. The list of "rights" goes on.

The funny thing is... those are actually the least of my concerns. Maybe because I'm single and can't imagine being denied admittance to my partner's hospital room... but those aren't the reasons I want to get married.

I want to get married when I love someone enough. I want to have a ceremony to 'make official' my love for someone else. I want to have a wedding, and I want to get married. I don't want to have a 'commitment ceremony' or a 'civil union.' I want to be married.

So many people don't seem to understand the difference. I have seen so many comments that say how abhorrent the idea of denying homosexuals their rights is... but how marriage should be between a man and a woman. Marriage is the right. Why should that right be any less important than any other? Why should I want to get married less than heterosexual people? Why should I want a 'civil union' because it's the "best" I can do? Why should I be "satisfied" with a civil union or a commitment ceremony?

How can you say that you think homosexuals should have equal rights, but expect us to settle for less than what you would have for yourself?

Friday, May 16, 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:34:50 GMT

So, let's talk a little more about homophobia.

There's been a lot of discussion all over Xanga regarding the California Supreme Court decision regarding same-sex marriage.

I am actually too furious to really write a lot about this, so I'll just summarize.

The idea that "marriage should be between a man and a woman" that I've seen splattered across Xanga like vomit is INCREDIBLY OFFENSIVE TO ME.

There. I've said it.

I want to marry a fucking man, because I am attracted to men. Why the hell would I want to marry a woman? And why the hell would I NOT want to get married? "Civil unions should be enough for them." That is the hugest bunch of shrapnel I have ever read.

Ugh. I really am too furious to actually write anything coherently about how incredibly STUPID people are and how incredibly ASHAMED I am of so many people on here. I have read your blogs. Smiled and laughed with you, and you've done the same with me. But apparently too many of you are 'fair weather friends' because I deserve the fucking right to get married to the person I love, and there is nothing you can say that will make that any different.

Marriage is a union of two people are in love. It's a ceremony proclaiming their love. For you to say that 'sure, gay people are fine and they can be in love and whatever, but marriage is between a man and a woman' is completely ludicrous.

Maybe you didn't catch the subtlety in my homophobia entry, or maybe you skipped over it because it hit a little too close to home, but you are who I was talking about.

Closet Homophobia is not any better.

So. If you think that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and if you can't seem to understand why it is a horrible denial of rights that I can't get married if I should ever be lucky enough to find someone that I'd like to marry...

Unsubscribe. Stop reading my fucking blog. I don't want you here.

Peace.

Peace out, homies.

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:56:50 GMT

In a superbly good mood today.

I was super impressed with the vet this morning. I'd taken Peter (a cat that Rob has now) to Edgewood Animal Hospital previously, but had a completely different experience. I remember the office being crowded, loud, and extremely busy. I arrived, they took Peter, and that was it. Not so, today. After talking with the vet/technician person, it sounds like they may have been bought out by another company... and I can't say I'm disappointed. I arrived, had to wait for just a minute, and then was walked back to an exam room. I chilled out with Lily and Toby for a little while, and then the vet/tech person came in. She talked with me about what I was having done for the cats, discussed different options, verified a few details and then carefully carried them away, one at a time.

I left feeling really good about things... and kind of guilty at the same time. Obviously I feel bad for sending them into a painful situation, but... it's for the best, and they'll be better in no time. I'm really pretty pleased.

Just spotted this website - google's doodle contest, and voted for my favs. You should, too. It's pretty cool. I'm currently waiting to be able to start working on a certain project, listening to Pandora, and dabbling in various work-stuff.

Also - been thinking about this lately. I'm a big fan of google/gmail, but I'm really liking the i'm MAKING A DIFFERENCE initiative that hotmail/msn is doing. For non-related reasons, I just got a new msn/hotmail ID, which is @live.com (which sounds so much classier than hotmail!) I'm really struggling with the idea... I send a decent amount of emails, and the concept that I could actually be making a difference by doing just that... almost too good to pass up. Not that I want to change my email address... again. Something to think about, though... and maybe something for those of you who aren't attached to your email address(es) to check out.

Anyway - that's all I've got for the moment. Peace out, homies.

on the bulletin board

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:42:47 GMT

Much better mood today. Finally finished my Jesus/Muhammad paper, TYVM. Even managed to BS an answer out of today's discussion question. My work here is done.

Cats go under the knife tomorrow. That sounds horrible. I've got to get the cat carrier ready shortly, and then head to bed... gotta be up early to pick up Lily from Rob's, get them dropped off, and get to work.

Uploaded a new picture. Non-cartoon, 'cause I think I look rather cute. Plus I'm in love with my new green shirt that I just got from Target the other day.

Massive heartburn all day today. Annoying. Also forgot allergy medicine, which was also annoying, but less than the heartburn.

Have a rather large unbased/irrational crush on someone at work. Had our first actual conversation today, which lasted all of 5ish minutes. Well, not our first, but the first that was over like... 2 minutes. Ultra cute. Don't know him at all. Yay irrational feelings. Not sure if any of my employees read this, so we'll leave names out of it... but I'm sure someone could figure it out. But I'm also pretty sure most people at work don't read this... (seeing this on the bulletin board in the break room tomorrow would be swell... haha)

Ummm... can't remember what else. I almost signed up for some debt consolidation action with careonecredit.com. Still haven't really decided. I'm not convinced that it's really a good deal, and I can't seem to find the catch, which means I'm probably overlooking it... as I seriously doubt there just isn't one.

I guess that's about it. Gotta head to bed. Still thinking about getting an online job for some extra funds, especially with the expected $500ish bill tomorrow... bleh.

Still in a good mood. Woo! G'night.