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5 Songs that I have heard while trying to think of a topic for today

1. Boston - Augustana
2. We Are All On Drugs - Weezer
3. Riot Radio - The Dead 60s
4. Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
5. Jerk It Out - Caesars

Number of visits this space has had since June 22, 2005

4269

Number of friends who have found new jobs since June 22, 2005

9

Average number of text messages I send per day

10

5 Things I plan to do this weekend

1. Attend LSUConngal's going away party
2. Eat Indian food with T
3. Watch Clerks 2 with Anita
4. Finish reading Labryinth - not a book based on the lovely 1980s movie, unfortunately
5. Clean out my bedroom closet

Weirdest moment from my high school reunion

Having a former friend apologize for everything s/he's done in the past 9 years...while trying to regain his/her balance due to ingesting a little too much Jesus juice.

Realization of the week

Eating Moe's for lunch = upset stomach at night. Maybe I should reconsider my standby lunch order...we shall see if I learn from this realization.

Number of hours until I can go home

8.5

Current Mood: Apathetic

Currently Listening to: Blue Orchid  by the White Stripes

Today's Goals: Find clarity. Avoid Moe's for lunch. Soak my feet.

1. Was anyone truly shocked that there is at least one gay boy band member? But it was the top story on all of the entertainment news shows last night, along with a few of the 'real' news shows on cable. Hmmm...
2. I honestly wish that I could say the following statement without giggling: "The weather's not that bad, except for the humidity." (Humidity is a form of weather, I realize, yet I say this again and again...)
3. Getting out of bed early enough to take a 20-minute shower is a wonderful feeling. Also a wonderful feeling - properly shaved legs.
4. I really need a professional pedicure.
5. What does one bring to a 'going away' party that's not adult beverage-ish in nature?
6. Am I the only one who thinks that blue M&Ms kinda taste like the color blue?
7. I am oddly drawn to the new Justin Timberlake (video & music), does that make me a 13-year-old girl?
8. Becky is right. There really isn't much on television on Wednesday nights other than Project Runway.
9. Now that I've convinced T that Indian food will be on the agenda this weekend, what should my next goal be?
10. I've got toes.
11. I miss Skinners. I miss it a lot. (Popcorn. Olives. Pool tables.)
12. I haven't had iced tea at all this week. I wonder how long this will last?
13. I need to regain the 'color' that I gained while away at summer camp. With the current thunderstorm a day regime, how am I possibly going to get burnt into pigment?

Current Mood: In-need-of-caffeine

Currently Listening to: Float On by Modest Mouse

Today's Goals: Vacuum, for real. Play with the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets. Avoid the urge to go to Starbucks for an iced tea until at least 10:00 AM. Calendar.

1. I watch way too much of the SciFi network on Mondays and Tuesdays due to Dark Angel, Dead Like Me and Eureka.
2. Cereal is an acceptable night-time meal.
3. The Jumpin' Husker Ferrets really do not like raisins in their treats. They will literally throw them over the edge of their cage to the floor. It's fun to watch, but kind of scary...they seem to know what they are doing.
4. Although I was thrown a curveball yesterday at work, I believe that I have overcome this obstacle...and created at least 5 more obstacles.
5. I still have not seen Clerks 2 or have purchased Pinky & the Brain or Animaniacs. This makes me ...okay not really, but it is really sad.

Well, I'm off to a full day of training for my professional development.

Current Mood: Awake

Currently Listening to: The Adventure by Angels and Airwaves

Today's Goals: Play with the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets. Celebrate the fact that it's Wednesday. Count my blessings.

1. Walking With a Ghost - Tegan & Sara
2. Heart in a Cage - The Strokes
3. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkey
4. Inside of You - Hoobastank
5. Miss Murder - AFI

• Realized that you look exactly like a Weeble (they wobble, but they don't fall down) on stilts?
• Understood all of the lyrics to a Snoop Dogg song on the first listen?
• Shed a tear over a Scooby Doo cartoon?
• Had a Dr. Pepper 20 ouncer for breakfast?
• Googled your high school crush to see if they're married?
• Made a mountain out of a mole hill?
• Felt homesick while watching the national weather forecast?
• Managed to stay quiet on the outside while screaming on the inside?
• Been so bored that you rearranged your office twice? The first time to a different set-up, the second back to normal.
• Missed the James Ball-room?
• Moved tables and chairs in a meeting room at least three times in a 4 hour period of time?
• Considered naming your first born after a Spice Girl?
• Craved an Indian taco?
• Felt claustrophobic while outside?
• Missed someone so much that you cannot remember why you let them go away? (Happy Birthday, Janell.)
• Watched 3-4 hours of Dark Angel reruns and wondered why that show was ever canceled?
• Watched Eureka on the SciFi network? (You really should, it's very good. It's on tonight at 8PM Central/9PM Eastern.)
• Felt dirty while taking a shower?
• Felt panic at the thought of your upcoming birthday (6 weeks from today)?
• Wanted to break dress code on a day when you will be with the entire department?
• Considered taking a pay cut just to be happy?
• Pondered inviting a bunch of people to go out for supper just to see someone smile again?
• Been happier that Pinky & the Brain and Animaniacs are finally on DVD today? (I need to find a way to Target me thinks.)
• Wanted to drive 20+ hours just to see your favorite people at your favorite bar in Sioux Falls?
• Been scared by the men looking in your windows?
• Craved Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia?
• Wondered if Paris Hilton's CD will do better than K-Fed's?
• Wanted to taste Mt Dew after 5 years just to see if it makes you gag?
• Made a random list of questions to procrastinate?

Current Mood: Bouncy

Currently Listening to: Middle of Nowhere by Hot Hot Heat

Today's Goals: Vacuum my apartment (I really mean it today). Convince T that she wants Indian food soon. Create a handout for a training tomorrow. Overcome my fear of rejection.

p.s. I've added a new album to the photo part of this page thanks to the lovely Lynae. I hope to have more pictures from the Tour de Midwest to share soon.

p.p.s. You really should check out Eureka tonight...or one of the many, many times it's on rerun this upcoming week.

1. Attend a Sheakespeare play with English actors.
2. Go to New York City.
3. Travel abroad, specifically to Norway.
4. Climb a mountain. Not sure if this meant as a metaphor or as a reality...
5. Have a picnic in Washington, DC.
6. Vote ONE party on a ballot.
7. Write a novel.
8. Be a live studio audience member.
9. Kiss a stranger on New Years Eve/Day.
10. Buy a round of drinks for the bar.
11. Read a novel in another language.
12. (Re)Learn another language.
13. Dance in the rain with someone special.
14. Have a REAL relationship with another person. (Ferrets don't count.)
15. Make snow angels in work clothes.
16. Schedule a meeting at a non-work orientated place (i.e., the mall).
17. Create a website.
18. Call my parents on a regular basis.
19. Celebrate an obscure holiday instead of a secular holiday.
20. Pose for a professional photographer.
21. Skydive.
22. Snorkel. Preference is Hawaii.
23. Backpack through Europe or Minneapolis or somewhere.
24. Create a diet based entirely upon "The Food Network."
25. Listen to my inner voice more.
26. Sing "I Will Survive" (or something that everyone else will join in on) at karaoke.
27. Audition for a commercial/movie/something.
28. Write a letter to Penthouse.
29. Forgive.
30. Sit on Santa's lap.
31. Be a Big Sister.
32. Dedicate a song to someone on Delila.
33. Admit my true weight/height/age.
34. Color.
35. Complete a paint by numbers painting.
36. Find Waldo...again.
37. Organize my CDs by mood.
38. Attend a film festival.
39. Write a fan letter.
40. Google myself.
41. Get a tattoo.
42. Screen my phone calls. Truly screen them. Not just call people back within 10 minutes of them calling.
43. Volunteer at a zoo.
44. Buy a lottery ticket.
45. Try raw sushi. Really raw sushi.
46. Tell someone how I really feel about them.
47. Dress up for Halloween.
48. Cheer for the underdog. (Go Huskers! Go Jacks!)
49. Kiss a toad.
50. Donate money to an animal shelter.
51. Trace my roots.
52. Attend a concert in another country.
53. Go to Las Vegas and not gamble.
54. Get out of debt.
55. Cry over spilt milk.
56. Write a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' and then live it.
57. Visit all 49 states.
58. Take a child to Disney(world or land).
59. Buy tickets and attend the ice capades. Hopefully something along the lines of Disney on Ice.
60. Select a day of the week to be completely naked (while at home).
61. Listen to the rain.
62. Create all presents for others from scratch.
63. Smile at a stranger.
64. Hold the door open for others at a store.
65. Learn to play an instrument.
66. Audition for Jeopardy!
67. Plan a wedding.
68. Swing on a swing set.
69. Apologize.
70. Exercise regularly.
71. Replicate my VHS collection with DVDs.
72. Create a drinking game.
73. Watch the sunset and sunrise within the same night.
74. Witness the birth of a child.
75. Babysit.
76. Flash...it could be an interesting Mardi Gras 2007.
77. Buy a lap dance.
78. Take a family trip.
79. Write a screenplay/script.
80. Chase a storm.
81. Start a kickball team/league.
82. Attend a Broadway play.
83. Donate my autograph to a cause.
84. Commission a painting of myself.
85. Choose the middle square.
86. Go on a tour of the California Wine Country.
87. Learn how to cook.
88. Define people without using physical attributes.
89. Catch fireflies.
90. Fly in a helicopter. Not for medical reasons.
91. Learn sign language.
92. Help an older person cross the street.
93. Read at least 50 books a year.
94. Try to find the end of the rainbow.
95. Go on a safari.
96. Introduce a new word into the American vocabulary.
97. Adopt an animal from the pound.
98. Get a pedicure.
99. Go on a cruise.
100. Saw the F word in front of my parents.
101. Have a sandwich named after me.

Current Mood: Hyperly active

Currently Listening to: MakeDamnSure by Taking Back Sunday

Today's Goals: Decide how I want to finish decorating my office. Vacuum my apartment. Get an iced tea from Starbucks.

• Authenticity - Harvey Danger
• Hands On - Snow Patrol
• We Are One Tonight - Switchfoot
• Crazy  - Gnarls Barkley
• Dudley  - Yeah Yeah Yeah's
• Cigaro - System of a Down

Well, that should be the end of my procrastinating for the day. Cross your fingers that my computer is reconnected to work...

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Actually my breakfast of (non)champions for today consisted of:

• GNC Multi-Vitamin for Women
• GNC Coral Calcium tablet
• Ibuprofen tablet (headache)
• Water
• McDonalds #3 w/a large Sprite (bacon, egg & cheese biscuit)

Since I am sans-food at mi casa at the moment, I was pretty hungry this mornign. That's my reasoning. Once I get groceries (hopefully a WalMart run tonight), I should be back in the semi-healthy lifestyle to which I have become acquainted.

On a healthier note - I am feeling a lot better today. It could be due to the fact that I crashed early last night and actually slept the entire night through OR it could be due to the fact that I may be semi-social today (lunch with Anita, supper w/T) that has my body going "YEAH!"

Plans for this weekend include the following:

• Convincing people that they want to see Clerks II with me. (I honestly just want to see Jay & Silent Bob dance again...they make me laugh.)
• Cleaning the Jumpin Husker Ferret cage (and their owners apartment).
• Boxing up the annual donations of clothes for the Goodwill.
• Finishing a book or two.
• Starting a Christmas present or two.
• Walking...I really need to start doing this.
• Updating the resume. (One never knows when that may be helpful.)
• Getting healthy.

Well, I should be getting to work.

Current Mood: Healthy, happy & wise (no comment MoSus)

Currenlty Listening to: God Killed the Queen by Louis XIV

Today's Goals: Groceries. Meals with friends. Clean ferret cage.

1. Paralyzed - Rock Kills Kid
2. Steady, As She Goes - The Raconteurs
3. All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
4. The World at Large - Modest Mouse
5. The Adventure - Angels & Airwaves

• Why does COX Cable choose the DIY Network for its free digital preview channel on the day when I want Toon Disney?
• Is 7-UP better for an upset stomach than Sprite?
• Why didn't I bring a 12-pack of Squirt home with me?
• Why does a quasi-smutty book make me feel better?
• Why are the ferrets running in circles chasing their own tails when they could be chasing each other?
• When is Tropical Storm Chris going to happen so that Human Chris will stop talking smack about it? (I'm sorry, Human Chris talks about Hurricane Chris, not Tropical Storm Chris.)
• What do I really need for groceries?
• When will food seem like a good thing again? (My appetite is pretty non-existant at the moment.)
• How come I knew more of the answers on Jeopardy! than the champion did?
• Why is there another Jimmy/Timmy Hour on Nick?
• Should I shower?

Current Mood: Awake...for the most part

Currently Listening to: Shine Down by Godsmack

Today's Goals: Meetings. Update forms. E-mail people. Feel better.

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I am currently giggling. A lot.

s for the day go out to MoSus and T for finally updating their blogs!!!

• Cleaning out the fridge.
• Vacuuming.
• Re-acquainting myself with the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets.
• Rummaging the sales with Becky. (I found a cute S'mores character tree, a book and a McD's glass.)
• Finishing two books (All Families are Psychotic and I Am the Messenger). I highly suggest both of them.
• Checking on the health of the unwell (Chris, sister, T, Mom...the list keeps on growing).
• Sleeping.
• Laundry.
• Scrubbing the bathtub.
• More sleeping.

All-in-all, I had a delightfully boring weekend. I needed it. As my mom said on the phone yesterday, we're all so tired from the emotional roller coaster of the past few months, our bodies are just starting to shut down on us either through an illness or through boring-ness. I am glad that my body chose the boring-ness route.

I must admit, it was delightful to do little to nothing over the weekend. I did enjoy hitting the rummage sales with Becky again. It's fun to watch someone with a mission find things. Typically we just go to see what we can find, but from now on I have a feeling there will be a goal. A very, very good goal at that.

The one thing that I realized over the weekend is that I need to figure out a way to stay awake past 9:30 PM. I may need to start drinking the caffeine again or poking myself with a pin. But this falling asleep waaay too early and waking up even earlier than my alarm thing needs to stop. Or I just need to start working out in the morning. We shall see which option wins out in the end. I have a feeling that I already know that answer.

Well, I should get to starting my work week. It is very surreal that I have been back for over a week now. Hopefully, I will start getting back into the grind of things again....soon.

Current Mood: Crabby...too much sleep, I believe.

Currently Listening to: Give It All by Rise Against

Today's Goals: Return phone calls for references for former students. Update webpage for work. Groceries. Finish cleaning out closets.

1. Jerk It Out - Caesars
2. Silhouette Seranade - Vendetta Red
3. Sing - The Dresden Dolls
4. King Without a Crown - Matisyahu
5. Rock the Casbah - The Clash

It's been a good day on MSN Radio.