wow, so i haven't written on this in 2 months! i really am just a xanga/myspace stalker and only use them to keep on other people's lives, while i expect everyone just to not care what's going on in mine.

this week has been interesting. i had high hopes monday of getting all my homework done for the week because i normally have lots of free time monday mornings while i'm at work. however, this was interupted by one our doctors staying after his morning clinic and talking for two hours about taxes and the government. normally, i wouldn't mind, but i really had lots of work to get done this week and i got nothing done. so that naturally put extra stress on the rest of my week.

tuesday i locked myself out of the house. i had taken my house key and car key off when i went out running and failed to put them back on with the rest of the keys, which i picked up and took with me. thankfully, my mother-in-law was still at home and she came with a spare key and let me in. of course, this made me late for work even though i drove about 85 most of the way there. so of course i got crap from everyone there about that. like i was really in the mood. plus i work with a team of guys who act like they're 12 years old most days so that doesn't help either. tuesday night was good though, we went to a dragons game and they won. it was fun, i hadn't been to one in a while.

wednesday morning i finally managed to get most of my homework done, then i went for a walk. while i was walking, a guy was out driving around and asked me if i had seen his three legged white dog. seeing as this would have been something that stuck out in my mind i was pretty sure i hadn't, but told him i would keep an eye out. i was almost back to my house though, so i didn't figure i'd see it. but i walked past the next house and here comes this little dog hopping towards me. so i found the guy in the car and gave him his dog back. that made me feel good. then i went to work where my team was again being obnoxious. i can't help but like them though, even when they're being stupid.

and i found out i have to work this stupid golf tournment next week. it's about 15 minutes from my house in the opposite direction from school, but yet my boss thinks i need to drive to work and then drive back down to the golf thing. yeah, not happening. that's stupid and today they're just going to have to figure something else out because i'm not wasting that much gas.

i forgot to bring sandals to go to class, but one of my awesome students had an extra pair and loaned them to me so that made my day better. i finished all my homework (except my reading for tonight) in class, didn't hear a word of the lecture, but oh well. then i got to go dancing. and becky is awesome for several reasons. it's her and jean's birthdays this week so when we had their jam i danced with both of them because i know how to lead now! this has basically been my major motivation for learning to lead, so that i can dance with my girl friends during their jams. so yay for that. we've been having pretty good crowds lately, and monday our article comes out in the dayton daily so that's exciting! we went to friday's afterward which was fun. nate came and brought ryan, one of the guys i used to hang out with in undergrad so it was good to see him. soooooo it seems like my week is getting better. my favorite class is tonight and grey's is back on tonight!!!! hopefully i get out of class in time to get home to watch it. well that's all. peace!

a pretty good week

for the first time in a while, it seems like i had a pretty good week. sunday at practice session i learned to lead. it's good to have something new to work on and challenge me. i've been secretly wanting to learn for a while but just hadn't had the nerves to do it. so, with everyone else working on the routine for smackdown, rick and i went off in the corner and switched it up. and i'm not too shabby. my brain is enjoying having something new think about. sometimes i forget that when i get bored i get rather frustrated because my brain needs to be challenged to function normally or something like that, so this is good.

also, we've been playing a lot of settlers of catan. it's a really cool board game which challenges my brain. again, also good. i've actually managed to beat rick a couple times now, and considering he's been playing a lot longer than me, i feel pretty good about that. our friends jean and john play too so one of these days we're all going to get together and play.

monday was a good day at work because i got to switch shifts which meant i worked 12-3 rather than 3-6 and didn't have a long, awkward break like i usually do. i was supposed to cover basketball practice from 12-3, then do my normal hours after that, but basketball got cancelled and my boss let me and kim switch. so i got to go home early which was great. we went to dinner at bonefish grill which we hadn't tried yet. it was good! if you go you have to order the bang bang shrimp as your appetizer. just do it. one of the guys on the soccer team told me to do, and i'm passing the excellent advice onto you. you can't go wrong with fried shrimp covered in spicy sauce.

tuesday we had a SNOW DAY!!!! i didn't have to go to work at all which was amazing. i cleaned up around the house quite a bit, put things away that had been laying out, vacuumed, etc. rick and i went out for sushi and played settlers. and i watched a lot of west wing.

wednesday was a longer day. work all day, with a break for lunch at greek isle deli (delicious!). wednesday night was dancing, of course. we've had low turnout lately, which bothers me. the jerkface ballroom instructor who is starting to give lessons there a lot more bothers me too. we also are no longer having our usual sunday practice sessions there because it costs too much moolah. so, that was another reason i cleaned a lot tuesday, because we'll be having them here at the house every other week or so starting in a couple weeks. plus, the pre-smackdown pirate party is here. pre-smackdown meaning before a fairly large event that is being hosted here in dayton (yes, wrestling themed). pirate meaning that was what josh wanted so we're going with it. but not dressing up.

thursday of course was the longest day. work was boring but i spent my spare time coming up with a cool advertisement for our next monthly dance. i had fun creating it. i also got my presentation ready for my tuesday night class. now, if only the prof would say when i was presenting. she's a bit of a spaz. but, for the first time in my life i have not been procrastinating. i have been doing all my homework well ahead of time. i think its because i finally accepted the fact that i am a procrastinator and there's no point in making dumb new year's resolutions about how i'm not going to. but it's nice not to feel as stressed about school.

and now it's friday. i got to sleep in and now i'm going to go eat cereal and watch tv and then go to work from 3-6. peace out!

Lord, grant me patience....

so that I don't kill all the stupid people in my life!!!!

Also, anyone out there who thinks I'm a snob please tell me to my face the next time you see me. Seriously. Because I don't know who it is saying things about me, but someone is saying them. So have the guts to say it to my face.

In other news, I had my birthday last week. It was good times, even if I had to work all day and then take a stats exam. But I got to be a complete bum on Saturday which was excellent!!! Also, I got to hang out with Megan and Kim, the other GA's I work with Monday night and that was great. At least my co-workers aren't stupid idiots. Well, gotta go to class for about 40 minutes (waste of a drive to WSU and gasoline), then maybe meet up with c-cam, get a massage, chill out, then go back to work and deal with stupid people!!! And then....I get to go dancing. So everything will be okay. <3

short update

so it's been a while since i wrote so i thought i'd give all my stalkers out there an update! i never feel like i have much to update on though. life is pretty much the same. school and work have started up again. i am only working 5 days a week now (well, sometimes 6), but that is much better than the 7 i was working last fall. my birthday is next week and it not going to be one of the better ones, i'm sure. i have to work from 7-4:30ish, and then go to class (biostatistics) and listen to one of more boring profs i've ever had lecture for a couple hours and then take an exam. yeah. not cool. my other class is environmental health, and it's pretty boring too. but, i'm starting to get to know some of the people in my classes which is good. well, i actually have to go to work now....there's more happening in life (dancing, etc.) but i can't be late!

the new year...

1. Will you be looking for a new job?
not til next year

2. Will you be looking for a new relationship?
no way

3. New house?
nope, thank goodness

4. What will you do different in 08?
work out more often, try not to be as stressed

5. New Years resolution?
work out more, hopefully lose about ten pounds, continue eating healthier, drink less pop (i've already cut way back)

6. What will you NOT be doing in 08?
ummmmm....i will NOT be eating any more green vegetables than usual

7. Any trips planned?
no, between school and work i don't know that i'll get to go anywhere which BLOWS

8. Wedding plans?
haha, been there done that. just planning on going to my cousin's

9. Major thing on your calendar?
nothing really. starting my thesis.

10. What can't you wait for?
to be done with graduate school and get on with life

11. What would you like to see happen differently?
hillary to be president, end the war

12. What about yourself will you be changing?
probably nothing

13. What happened in 07 that you didn't think would ever happen?
ummmmm....i passed the BOC the first time around, and a lot of people that i thought would pass right away haven't :( REDO THE FREAKING TEST!

14. Will you be nicer to the people you care about?
um, sure

15. Will you dress differently this year than you did in 07?
prolly not

17. Will you better your relationship with your family?
i guess

18. Will you do charity work?
haha NO. i'm selfish and don't have any free time as it is, so no.

19. Will you go to bars?
yeah

20. Will you be nice to people you dont know?
no, i'll probably make fun of them. i'll probably make fun of the people i do know too.

21. Do you expect '08 to be a good year for you?
it will be ok. i mean, i'm a GA, i don't get paid much, i don't get vacation days, i have to write a thesis, i have to take classes....if it weren't for all that, yeah.

22. How much did you change from this time last year til now?
i have letters after my name now. BS, ATC, LAT. w00t.

23. Do you plan on having a child?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha NO.

24. Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with now?
pretty likely :)

25. Major lifestyle changes?
nah

27. What will you make sure doesn't happen in 08 that happened in 07?
ummm i won't let coaches push me around anymore. but that ended after one incident in august.

28. What are your New Years Eve plans?
went to cincy dancing

29. Will you have someone to kiss at midnight?
sure did!

30. One wish for 2008?
please let us elect a democrat....