All was fne and dandy, until...

I went to work today, average day. About an hour before my shift ended, the night auditor called and said she can't come in because her house if flooding... suck. I feel bad for her, they just got all moved into that house, and now she has to deal with this and her hubby just had a pace maker put in, so he can't really help with anything. So I called the other auditor and she can't come in either, she is out of town. The other desk agents can't work because you have to know what you're doing for the audit, and they don't. In fact I don't know that stuff anymore because things have changed since I worked there last. So Blake said he could come in and do the paperwork part of the Audit (THANK YOU!!) So I don't have to worry about that part, I'll just have to do laundry and put up with a hotel full of drunk spring breakers from up north, and Jan said that she will come in early, like 4:30ish so i can go home and sleep and prepare for my BIRTHDAY!! WOO HOOOOO!! Actually there is nothing to exciting going on for my birthday. I'm going to dinner (which is free because it is MY BIRTHDAY WOO HOOOO) and then to a movie. We're going to Ice Age: the Meltdown or whatever.

Well, I'm going to try to sleep for a while so I don't fall asleep folding laundry tonight.

Oh and as for the not smoking thing. I think I'm doing okay so far. My quit date is Sunday so I'm still smoking right now, but that was all in the plan. I can tell the meds have some sort of affect on me because they really do help with cravings. I can go hours and hours and not even think about it. I honestly thing this might be easier than I expected.

And no, TAMMY, you don't have to worry about not stressing me out, I don't think that'll be a big deal... I smoke more out of bordom than stress I think.

I AM ONE OF "THEM"!

I did it. I went to Center Court. It wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be. I actually liked it. Except the part where Kevin forced me to be on the Eliptical Machine for 18 minutes, and my legs almost fell off, I'm sure thats not that much time for the hard core exercise-a-holics, but its all I could do. Then Kevin showed me how to work some of the weight things, and by then I was pretty sure I'd never walk again. But luckily, I'm not even sore today! That either means I worked just the right way so I didn't hurt myself, or I didn't do jack shit yesterday and it was a waste of my time. Its kind of funny, they keep all the hard core free weights and all the hard core machines down stairs in the basement, so all the really ripped sexy health nuts are not seen by the average joe... I'm sure that is not why they have them in the basement, but it works for me. They keep them hidden in their own little area. :)

I have more to tell, but its 6:30am, and I have to go to work. I actually got up 15 minutes early so I decided to blog since I had time. Have a great day!

Tanya's Birthday.

Today is Tanya's Birthday, she would have been 25 today. We always thought it was cool that our birthdays were so close together.

I'm sure this is a hard day for her family. They seem like they are holding up okay. I saw Tanya's mom three times at Ramsey Photo, never really knew what to say, especially since the pictures she got developed were from the accident site where Tanya's car went into the lake. I read Tiffany's myspace, and she has a whole bunch of pics of Tanya on there, Tiffany is quite the artist, she takes awesome pics, and works really well in Photoshop too. She has a saying on her myspace "living well is the best revenge" I think she really takes that to heart, Tanya was her hero, and I think she'll do anything to make her sister proud. She'll live life to the fullest, because that is how Tanya lived her life, and she was a good role model for Tiffany.

Happy Birthday Tanya.

Time to see if this medication stuff is worth the money.

Yesterday Kevin and I toured the YMCA and Center Court Fitness to see which one we want to join. Thats right, we're goin' to the gym. I'll start by saying, I am absolutely terrified of the gym. Any gym. Small gym, big gym... why? Because this is where "THOSE" people go.. you know who I'm talking about, the excercise-a-holics. The beautiful people of the world, the tan, fit, sexy people who know what they're doing on every machine. They know everything about eating healthy, and they're in 4 intermural sports, and they know every muscle in the human body, and how to make that muscle look its best. They're the people that run 5 miles on the treadmill and then an hour of free weights, and then play tennis on their lunch break. They look at people like me and think "I give them a week tops" There are a MILLION things that I honestly believe that they think about people like me. Just walking into the YMCA, made me feel very inadequet. Kevin says he saw people that were not like the people i just described, but I think he just said that to make me feel better, because everybody I saw in there were perfect people with perfect bodies and I did not see one person struggling on a machine. I was hoping to at least see ONE person curled up in the corner, breathing so hard they almost pass out. Because that is going to be me tonight when we go to Center Court for our free trial period. I won't be able to stay on a machine for 5 minutese you kidding me?!

I've never ever ever been in a gym. I'm tellin' ya, NEVER. Not in High School (that is WHY I took ROTC in the first place, so I wouldn't have to work out very hard in Gym class) and not in college. Its been at least 6 years since I've even jogged a block. The minute I start moving fast, my poor smoke damaged lungs are going to be like "what the crap?" "what do you think you're trying to do here?" "Hell no, we're not having any of it" and that, ladies and gentlemen, is why April 2nd is my quit date, because I'm tired of feeling older than I am, and so unhealthy.

Growing up it was all "April is so tall and skinny" "April, eat something, before you blow away" "April can fit in that spot, she's tiny" Well guess what. I'm not tiny any more. and because I grew up being so thin, I never HAD to work out, or worry about what I ate, because I was lucky, and was born small and stayed small, until college, when I got fat.

So, I guess we'll see if I can handle walking into a large place, full of people, the kind of people I despise and are jealous of all at the same time. I don't want to go to the gym. Straight out, but I think if I can make it through tonight, I'm sure I'll be able to follow through with this whole membership thing.

I know it sounds stupid, this whole being scared of going to the gym, but it makes me so nervous that I've been dreading it all damn day. So here's my plan. I'm walking in that place like I own it. I'm walking to the locker room (which is another thing I'm scared of) with the idea that after tonight, I'm going to be one of those people, that knows whats going on, and who likes working out, and can walk on the treadmill for more than 1 mile.

Yes, the people who created these have WAY too much time on their hands...

and I must too, because I entertained myself with these for a good 45 minutes. 45 minutes of my life that I will never get back, ever. Okay it was more like an hour and a half... what?

http://www.snapbubbles.com

http://www.oldsuperstitions.com

http://www.idiomsite.com

http://www.pcphrases.com

http://www.findcliches.com/stupidpeople.htm

http://www.sillymessages.com/

Busy little Bees

Kevin and I have had a house full of guests for the past two days, and its been wonderful! Last night Amanda spent the night, we ran around town, and watched Harry Potter 4... I loved it, it isnt' my favorite HP movie, it was a little darker than the last 3, but it was good non the less. Amanda made amazing homemade cheesecake and shared, it was delicious, as is all of her cooking. She went off to Fargo this afternoon and as she walked out, Eric and Liz and Emily came by. Liz was in town for the whole Music Teacher convention/All State Music Competition. Being that she is a music teacher and all.. which weirded me out because I realized she is Mrs. T (not going to give her last name as I don't know if she cares) and its weird that one of my friends is old enough to be called Mrs. T because she is a teacher.... They hung out for a while and we talked and marveled over how big Emily is and how smart she is and yada yada yada.

After they left, Amber called and wanted to get together, then Blake called and wanted to get together, Kelsey called and wanted to see us, and Doug and Karissa were interested, so because of our popularity today, we decided to have everyone over for Taco night and to watch the UND Sioux Hockey play on TV. We won 5-2!!! It was an exciting game even though Amber, Kelsey and I talked in the corner for most of it. It was a blast to have everyone over and hang out and have fun. Karissa made a short appearence even though she is fighting the death cold. I got some cute pics of Isabella and Emily.

It was a packed weekend, but I'm not complaining, I got to see peeps I haven't seen in a long time. Its kind of nice when things like that happen unexpectedly.

Its my birthday next weekend, and I had mentioned to Em that I would like to go to Jamestown for my birthday and see her and the fam. But it kind of snuck up on me, so I dont know if its still a go, I'll call her tomorrow. Seeing people I haven't seen for a while reminded me of her.

So, yeah... thats about it. Oh, and I was right Kevin Covais SOOOOO got kicked off American Idol on Wednesday! ABout freakin' time.

Mr. Pie felt left out with all the excitment, so he had to be around in everyone's business. Here's him being a pest. 

Emily being cute. You can't see it but she's wearing a very cute "Fighting Sioux" outfit. I was happy that I was able to make her smile.

Emily is not too sure about Kevin, Kevin is not too sure about Emily. She's lookin' at him like "uh, and you are?" 

Mommy and Emily. 

Daddy and Emily 

Emily had a long day, and finally got a short nap in before they left town. 

Such intense eyes, I love Emily's eyes... and her cute little nose, and her cute little head, and smile and... you get it. 

Where's Isabella? (BTW, that is a hat Kevin got as a joke, not a hat Karissa puts on Isabella, or a hat that I wear) 

HERE I AM!! PEEK A BOO!!! 

Yummy... M&M cookies! 

Amber and Ben, the only ones willing to let me take their picture... always ready for the camera as usual. 

This is Kelsey's "I don't want my picture taken hurry the hell up" smile... and as you can see it was so quick I didn't even get to focus :(  

This is Blakes "don't take my picture again... grr.. well if you're gonna anyway, heres a damn smile for you... grrr" look 

HAHAHAHA!!!

PURE HAPPINESS!!

This just in: Amy is moving back to Fargo from Minneapolis!! Now she'll only be an hour away, that means I get to see her WAY more often, I couldn't be more happy! YAY AMY!!!

Oh, and Steven Tylor has to have sergery on his vocal cords so the concert was cancelled, hopefully that'll take the strain off of the hotel this weekend, we were overbooked by 10 rooms for Saturday!

another post where I whine about stuff....

This weekend, Grand Forks, ND will be the home of the 2006 NCAA Hockey Championship Playoffs. We not only won the bid to host this event, but our UND Sioux hockey team made it to the regional championship. WOO HOO!! (okay so I dont actually care that much.) So Hockey fans from all over the country especially those whose favorite team will be playing this weekend are flocking to GF... is this city prepared for this? no. There are not enough hotel rooms. If the Hockey thing was the only event, maybe we'd have a chance of surviving this, but there is also an Aerosmith concert (if Steven Tylor doesn't die by then by his misterious Bird Sars), it doesn't stop there. GF is also the place for the State HS Music thing, AND FBLA thing. PLUS it is Canada's (Manitoba anyway) spring break, so that means the whole city of Winnipeg wants to come to the states, and GF is the first city they come to because we're only an hour and a half from the boarder. With all the people that need hotel rooms, we could have filled the hotel ten times over. Unfortunately for me, I don't just have to deal with this at work, our house is a half a block from the overflow parking for the Ralph Englestad Arena where this NCAA thing will be held. People park all the way down our block to catch the shuttle to the arena. I'm sure we'll live through it, but the only thing that is cool about this weekend is that A. I don't work and B. Amanda's coming to visit with Harry Potter.

and now, your American Idol Update: Tonight the top 11 sang their little hearts out. Kevin Covaris better be going home tomorrow. thats all I gotta say about that. I noticed he got new glasses... he was being compared to Chicken Little because there was a strong resemblence... funny coincedence that Chicken Little came out on DVD today and Kevin gets new glasses? I think not.

Scrubs: Brilliant as usual. We've decided that if we were Scrub characters Karissa would be Jordan because she is a bitch and I would be Carla, I guess I dont really know why... I think I'm more absent minded like Elliot, but whatever.

okay, thats enough for one post... have a good Wednesday!!!!!

XXX.

Kudos to LungFung, she put this on her blog, and I stole it :) I would give you a link to her site, but a las, she has moved and I can not find her :(
Yeah, its dirty and not like my usual posts, but it is hilarious, and cred given to who ever thought this one up.

If you like naked men, click below


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Don't ask, its a looooooong story.

We stayed at the hotel last night. Our bathroom flooded with about an inch of water on the floor. The toilet, sink and bathtub clogged. It took 2 and a half hours for the RotoRooter guys to snake out the ENTIRE plumming system. They BROKE our toilet, so another plummer had to come in and put in a new big pipe thingy... I guess it wasn't the actual toilet, just the main pipe that holds in to the floor. We have to pay for it. we have to pay over time for the workers labor, and it all sucked big time. My bathroom now smells like nasty nasty poo air, and the bathtub has 10 kinds of nasty in it... gross. gross. gross. Luckily it was fresh water on the floor, the toilet just kept running, and no one caught it in time. I have to rewash 4 loads of laundry because there were baskets of clean laundry sitting on the floor. Funny thing though, I have 2000 flushes in my toilet so the water was a pretty blue color... unfortunately now I have towles and some clothes that have that pretty blue color on them.

Today at work this guy had a Comfort Inn pet in his pocket all day during meetings and stuff, then at lunch time he looked down and the pen had broken and stained his shirt, undershirt, coat, and skin. He was upset because we have "crappy pens" and demands that we pay for the drycleaning. the pen really exploded ALL the inc came out and saturated his clothes so I tried to sypathize with the idiot, but seriously, its a pen, sometimes they leak, is it really OUR fault that it broke? no. it has our logo on it, sorry buddy, but don't put ball point pens in your pocket and you'll be okay. Besides its not like he was wearing an expensive shirt and coat. Its funny how some things can put people over the edge and into pissed off mode, and how other people handle BIG mistakes like rate charges, or getting the wrong room type, with nothing more than a shrug and a "shit happens" attitude. I mean, I'd be pissed if a pen leaked on me, but I wouldn't be mad at the hotel for having crappy pens. I'd be pissed that I put a pen in my pocket and it broke.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Saint Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century, and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish believers in Christ.

Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most of what is known about him comes from his two works, the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation of British mistreatment of Irish christians. Saint Patrick described himself as a "most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things had become the people of God.

"Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland. It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably never have been - the island was separated from the rest of the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped. Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing them and thousands of their subjects in the "Holy Wells" that still bear this name.

There are several accounts of Saint Patrick's death. One says that Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460 A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the "evil eye." Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New York and Dublin city

Why Saint Patrick's Day?Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide. So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!

www.st-patricks-day.com To learn more about myths and fun facts about Irish people and St. Patricks day! This is all actually interesting.

Yes, the video is right where I want it.

I decided to put my video on the top of my blog. WHY? Because I couldn't get it in my sidebar, and I think it is annoying when music pops on a blog, and if you don't like it you have to scroll all the way to the bottom of the blog to click stop... now you can do it right away.

So... Melissa got kicked off American Idol... Thats okay I was expecting her to go soon anyway, but I can't believe Ace was even in the bottom 3. Kevin Covais is going down next week, he has to be getting all the granny votes, and the votes from all the 9 year old girls calling for the straight 2 hours that you can vote and casting 100 votes each.

Had my eye doctor appointment. Got there at 1:30... sat in the waiting room until 2:15 then they called my name.. only to tell me that "sorry but we didn't notice until now that your appointment isn't until 3:30" oh okay... oops on my part, sitting in the waiting room for 45 minutes like a sucker. When I went back, I found that both of my eyes have improved and my vision is getting better... weird. isn't your vision supposed to get worse when you get older? Then he stuck a needle in my eye three times and squirted saline solution out my nose from my tear duct... always a pleasure. He also told me that I have allergies in my eyes and that my eyes have little irritated bumps on them... always nice to know. I don't have any other signs of allergies but whatever, you're the doctor. He gave me free eye drops and sent me on my way. He said that if this tear duct thing starts happening twice a year to come see him for a sergery, but since its been once every three years, I shouldn't worry about it, just come in once a year to get a needle stuck in my eye to un clog my narrow tear duct.... how gross is that!? But it worked, I don't look like I'm crying 5 times a day.

Blake is a rockstar in my book today. We went to the AAA office today. Before we went I found out that it isn't just a "here's some cupcakes, okay,thanks, bye" thing. We were given a packet of shit we had to go through with them... promotional stuff. If I was prepared, it would have been just fine, but since I didn't know I would have to present something.... my heart skipped a few beats... then we found out that it was just for one person... and Blake volunteered to do all the talking. My job: to sit there and look pretty. We both did very well with our respected roles. Blake is in the wrong field, he should be giving giant presentations for major coorperations cause he could sell a fireplace to a snowman. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but ... ah nevermind. Funniest part: Jan bought cupcakes quick like, didn't look at them. We presented Bonnie from AAA cupcakes with multi colored Dinosaur sprinkles. We got a kick out of that. okay not so funny when you read it... but at the time, HILARIOUS.

Bored? Need some mindless entertainment?

Click here... it is funny... you can make a monkey talk... and yes, it can say any curse word you give it... I found this on different blog.

Stevie Wonder and all his sucktastic songs.

Don't get me wrong, I like Stevie Wonder just as much as the next gal, but I think it was strange when American Idol made Mr. Wonder their themed show tonight. All the contestants sang Stevie Wonder songs... kind of. Basically all but three sucked at it. They say Mr. Wonder has such a unique sound, and that is why he has become such a great recording artist. But I think maybe his unique sound is a little too hard to mimick. Although the judges were commenting on "making the song their own" and "showing some originality in old classics" They also were discouraged when the contestants didn't perform the song as Stevie would have performed it. To top it off the overall negative comments and feel to the show tonight, I didn't even get to hear the only Stevie Wonder song I would have recognized "I just called to say, I love you, I just called to say how much I cared......" Which happens to be my ring tone on Blakes phone when I call him :)

Here is me and Kevins pick of the week for American Idol... okay well since blogger doesn't feel like posting images, I'll just have to tell you. Its Chris Daughtry. Coming in second is Taylor Hicks. I think Taylor is funny lookin' and can't dance to save his life, but I love his voice and I think that is enough to get him to the top 6.

Enough idol talk.... On to Scrubs. I love scrubs, and I still have to finish watching this weeks episode. I also love the new Real World, although I don't know if I'm going to be able to sit through this whole season with this cast, they all annoy the hell out of me. Because all of the shows that I actaully watch are on Tuesday nights, Tuesdays are my new couch potato nights. What? like you don't have your favorite shows... and out of curiosity... I want to know what YOU guys watch. What is your favorite "can't miss an episode" show???

Amanda is coming to visit next week! She's staying over Friday night, and just my luck, she has the 4th Harry Potter movie, I knew she wouldn't fail me.

Did you know that this week is AAA Apreciation Week? Well it is. So Blake and I are going to the GF AAA office with cookies and balloons to say "we appreciate your business and support!" for the hotel.... lame, I know. But you do what you gotta do.

I thought I had fun stuff to blog about, but apparently I don't. Funny how that worked out huh... if you made it this far, well thats just sad.

I gots the goods.

So I started work at the hotel last Thursday. I really actually enjoy being back. I like the fact that the day goes by so much faster because I'm constantly doing something. The only sucky part is that I haven't been getting that much sleep because I just can't force myself to get to bed before midnight, and I wake up at 5:30. I used to be able to do that all the darn time, but for some reason its been harder to function on 5 hours of sleep, and it isn't good sleep either, its tossing and turning, looking at the clock every hour sleep. But I'm sure that will even itself out eventually.

I went to the doctor today. For two reasons: First I'm sick of feeling anxious all the time. I decided that yes, in fact, it is become a big enough problem to go see someone about it... and low and behold, I have Social Anxiety Disorder. I know what all of you are thinking, thats stupid April, just get over it. Well I've tried and tried. Like those people who are depressed all the time, I just think... well why can't they just stop feeling sorry for themselves and get over it... now I know how they feel. I'm not depressed by any means, in fact, I'm a pretty happy person. But I understand how "getting over it" just isn't that easy. I've never been for medicines that control your mood or behavior, until I thought maybe I could use one... I avoid public places unless I have to go. i hate being around lots of people whether I know them or not, and sometimes I just feel like my head won't stop thinking and my stomache turns in knots for no apparent reason, even if I'm just sitting at home chillin' i get those feelings of anxiety.

The second reason I went to the doctor is to quit smoking... yup thats right... I smoke. now ,Mom, I know that you know, but its just something we never have talked about, but now that I'm quitting, I'm going to be writing it in my blog and I thought, well now everyone knows!! But I'm super excited to quit smoking! I really think I can do it! Kevin and I decided that if we're havin' a baby sometime in the future, Its best to quit now, then when I'm all knocked up. Kevin and I are going to go to the Y and start working out (for real, because after my doctor wieghed me, I feel like a big fat heffer) and soon I'm going to be the healthiest and skinniest me EVER!!! (high hopes, think positive...you can do it...) Thats what I keep telling myself.

The doctor prescribed me Welbutrin. It is for both the anxiety and to help me quit smoking. Its funny because she made it sound like a wonder drug. "Most of my patients say that for the first week or two that they have VERY VERY vivid dreams" "You're going to feel SOOOOOOOoooo good, like you're on cloud nine all day""You're going to want to go stand in crowds just because you CAN!" (I don't think doctors should make promises that drugs may not be able to keep) But non the less, I start taking it tomorrow, and I set my quit date to April 1st... MY BIRTHDAY!!! WOO HOO for me!! Vivid dreaming sounds like fun! HOw is that a BAD side effect?! :)

I have an eye doctor appointment on Wednesday so they can jab a needle in my eye and flush out my tear duct... I know what you're all thinking... "ME NEXT!!" But it isn't as fun as it sounds, believe me. I'm just excited to be able to wear eye liner again with out my eye watering it all off.

Well, I gotta go find somewhere in GF that has Mr. FuzzyButts Rx cat food. I suppose he's earned his monthly feeding :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLAKE-A-ROO!!!!

It's Blake's Birthday today!! he turns the big 2-2 today!!

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y!!!

We're all goin' our for dinner tonight! WOO HOO!!! YAY Give it up for Blake's Mom and Dad for getting their groove thang on so that we can have Blake as a friend!!!! Love ya buddy!

Oh and a shout out to my homey Angela, who surprised me with a visit last weekend!!

And yet another BIG shout out to Em, who I think reads my blog. I miss you!!!

Amanda, I don't want to wake the sleeping beast, so call me when you have time!! (not that Amanda is a beast, just that she works strange hours as a 911 disbatcher and I never know when she's awake.. trust me never wake her up... ever!)

Bitch of the Week: Karissa. (what? do you want like a crown or something?!)

This Ransom Post brought to you by the letter.... "W" as in WTF am I on? Can you tell I'm tired? I started work yesterday and now I have to get up at 5:30AM the mornings I work, which undfortunately are random through out this month.. let me tell you that is NOT fun... especially wehn I can't get my ass to bed before midnight... I think its time for a sleep aid. Either that, or I need to start being a Starbucks whore.

Oh and BTW... National MS awareness Week starts March 13th... EDUCATE YOURSELVES PEOPLE!!! Thanks to Karissa for the shout out to my MOMMY (http://pennysbs.blogspot.com/)

This site is neat because it has people share their own stories about having MS, and how it effects their every day lives... Its actual video.. not text. http://www.faceofms.org/teaser.html

Go to her blog, and check out all the links she has about MS!!! I'd do it for you! I'll be testing you on the subject later next week, so take notes!

Screw you, America! You don't know what you're talking about!!!

Gedeon McKinney was voted off American Idol tonight... If any of you have been keeping up (I know, I"m a little embarrassed about it as well) you will have to agree with me! How can America choose Kevin Covais who has done nothing more than look cute and sing average (great for a 16 year old, average for Radio)! Gedeon had the voice to back up his moves. He knew how to work the camera and the judges. Gedeon is not my favorite... but I think he sings way better than Kevin or even Bucky.

Kellie Pickler is pissing me off, she is stupid and plays the whole dumb blond thing way too much. I hope she is sent home next week. She's just another Jessica Simpsom, just the tiner MORE stupid version.

That is my rant about American Idol. Next week I might even vote!

No Snappy Title to be found here...

Yesterday AM I drove to DL to help out with the Skate Club photo thing. I got there at about 2 and Pete had me do some this and thats... and at 5 the skaters started coming in. We did the little itty bitty skaters first.. you know that ones that prolly don't actually skate, just slip and slide on the ice and scoot around looking cute in their little poofy costumes for mommy and daddy to snap a few photos. They were adorable, and fun. We didn't stop shooting until 10pm!! thats 5 hours! and that was only half! Today I went in to work at around noon (knowing that if today was going to be like yesterday, I didn't want to be there from 9am to 10pm. I'm glad I thought of that because we were there until 10pm again. Then Pete asked me if I was going to bring the photos home with me and color correct, crop... and place into Button and Memory Mate templates (that I made two weeks ago) I wasn't planning on doing all that post session stuff, but whatever, it is some extra money, so why not. Besides, Pete doesn't have enough time to do it himself, and Theresa doesn't know how. SO now there are about 200+ pictures that need to be sorted through... yucky. I'll start that tomorrow. It was fun helping with the pictures, Theresa has cool posing ideas but thats really the only part that I don't have down when it comes to large groups. It just sucks that the biggest role I get to play is the crappiest part of staring at a computer screen for hours and correcting pictures that could have been corrected WHILE shooting the pictures, and putting together about a hunred memory mates and buttons. I'll stop complaining, I'm lucky that I even got to help out in the first place.

I stayed at my parents house last night. They're both really sick, the sickest I think I've ever seen them. My dad hasn't left the house since Thursday, and the Doc demanded that my mom stay home from work for a coupla days. I hope you guys feel better soon!!!! (better yet, I hope I didn't get what you have from being over there!) I got to chill with the Lil' Sista last night too :)

I'm excited to work at the hotel on Thrusday. I get to learn about all the new Choice Sunshine Breakfast shit... WOO HOO!

Its late but I'm not tired, OOOOOO I bet I have a NEW SCRUBS to watch off the DVR!!! If any of you love Scrubs... (I mean like at the FANATIC level like me) the go to this link of

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CATBLOGGING FRIDAY!!!!!

Kitten LOVES snacks, and I don't just give them to him, he has to work for it! Can you tell I'm really really bored! I start work tomorrow and for the past two days I haven't had a car. Kevin's car just stopped working, and so he's had to take my car to work, leaving me stranded at home all day. Just me, and the kitten, all day. Oh, and a ladybug that flew out of the dryer when I opened the door, his name is Ralph.

I hope Kevin's car is an easy fix, otherwise I guess takin' a taxi to work for a while.

Just my luck, I have a whole week of not having to work, and I can go anywhere, do anything I want.... then the car breaks down, and it seems foolish to pay for a taxi just to go to the mall or the bank or whatever. I had two doctor appointments yesterday that I had to reschedual and the soonest I can get in is two weeks. I should have taken my time with the whole unpacking thing, I would have had more to do. I'm not used to not doing anything or not having any plans for a whole week! I can't wait to go to work, just to break the monotany of NOTHING. Even the kitten is tired of me picking on him, he hides out under the bed in the guest room.

He tries to knock the treats down on the ground, hopefully they'll pop open! 

Mr. Pie tries the whole prying technique... 

he looks crazy with the whole thing in his mouth like that! 

hard work pays off! Too bad there aren't many treats left, and his head won't fit in that small canister! 

He can't help that he is GORGOUS. Look how nice he sits for the camer. (I do not have a treat dangling above the lens... nope) 

I like the angle...He doesn't look like we feed him by the truck load... He also looks like a bobble head. 

Doesn't look comfy to me either. 

MS Ribbon and Wristband

As some of you know, my mom has MS. Finally, they have come out with the Red MS "hope" wristband and the MS prism ribbon. Support MS research, buy a ribbon or a wristband!!! Or, go to the below website to learn more about MS.




http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MNM/event/event_detail.asp?e=6483
Whatever the cause, you can find a ribbon that, by its color, denotes the individual’s support of that cause. By wearing a ribbon on your clothing, you are signifying that you are aware of the disease and are a part of the awareness campaign. By donating money, merchandise or your time, or wearing a ribbon, you are helping to make a difference in the life of someone affected by multiple sclerosis.Not everybody is the same and because multiple sclerosis affects each individual in so many different ways, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Minnesota Chapter has adopted the “Prism Ribbon” to represent multiple sclerosis. This ribbon changes colors with movement, light or position.

The changing colors of the ribbon signify that multiple sclerosis is an ever changing and unpredictable disease seen in different lights and different ways but is ever constant. The changing colors also indicate the ever-changing forward movement the Minnesota Chapter makes to meet the needs of people with MS as we continue to work to end the devastating effects of MS.The “Prism Ribbon” also reminds us that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is one thing that people with MS can always count on.

funny story

I was reading waiterrant.net and he was talking about outragous and crazy things people do at restaurants when their order isn't correct... and it got me laughing and remembering this...
I know that most of you know this story, and really its not my story to tell, but it'll make you laugh, and I will not use names because its someone we know and love.

I had this friend who was obsessed with Taco Johns' Ranch borritos.
He ate them everytime he went to TJ
He always ordered them without onions.
One night he went to Taco Johns and ordered his usual.
He got all the way home before he opened the bag (now, most people check their order before driving out of the parking lot, but whatever)
He got inside, sat down and bit into his long awaited Ranch Borrito... and what does he find? Onions.
Now, mind you, this isn't the first time they've messed up his order.
What does he do. Does he drive back to the restaurant and demand his correct order? NO. Does he say "eh, we all make mistakes" and pick off the onions and eat the borrito? NO.

He decides to write a letter to Taco Johns. A very tasteful letter that simply explains that he enjoys Ranch Borritos and is a loyal patron to Taco Johns and is very dissatisfied with the poor quality of service... yada yada yada... then he puts the letter in an envelope... and thows the Ranch Borrito w/Onions (minus one bite) into the envelope along with the letter. The next day, he mailed the package to Taco Johns.

Now last time I checked, you aren't supposed to send parishable food items through the US mail system... but who cares, this is hilarious!!!!

Can you imagine the look on the managers face when they opened the envelope only to find a partially eaten, two or three day old Ranch Borrito?!!! GENIUS!

The next week, he got $15.00 worth of Taco Johns gift certificates and an appology letter.

Crazy Doug... ooooops.... I mean... friend... crazy friend....