So, only 2 weeks (or 9 days technically) left at work.
I'm kind of excited, but kind of not. I'm nervous about not knowing what I am going to be doing. I'm also going to miss the friends I've made at work. We'll exchange email addresses and such so we can keep in touch so that's nice as well.
I really don't have much to write about today. I'm kinda sleepy, I need caffeine real bad. I keep yawning .. Zzzz Zzzz Zzzz
I went on my interview after work yesterday. It seemed to go really well. So afterwards I called my rep from the temp agency and told her I was totally interested. She said she would get back to me the latest tomorrow(Friday). I got a call back about 30 minutes later and she said that I got the job! How excited am I?!?!
So I am giving my 2-weeks notice at where I work now. Let's see how they will take it! And then, in 2 weeks I will be going on vacation to PA (wow it's right around the corner!!)
So anyone that has my old work email, delete it. If you want my new one, email my personal email and I will give it to you when I get it.
If you want to know where I will be working Click Here.
So I received a call earlier today from the temp agency and they said that I had one of the highest scores they have ever seen! OMG! I have an interview after work today.
Wish me luck!
*G*
So my testing for the possible new job went well. There was supposed to be another candidate at this testing, but she never showed up. Good for me!!
The test was all mathematical, so for me it was cake!
Part 1: adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing
Part 2: adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing decimals
Part 3: adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing fractions
Part 4: checking to see if 2 sets of numbers are the same or different
Part 5: finding the next number in the sequence
Yeah .. not a tough test at all. I'm really excited to hear back from the temp agency to see if I got it!! The only "bad" thing about where this place is - the commute. It took me about an hour to get home at 5pm. I guess that is typical commute. I will have to find a better way. Oh and not to mention there is a bunch of construction in that area which doesn't help at all!
Other than that, not a whole lot going on.
I have decided that WoW has fully taken over my life, though at least I am still going to work (and Happy Hour). I really just want to take a week off from playing, but it makes it difficult when Ken plays. That's the way it's going to be when we go to PA in May becuase I don't think that anyone has wireless internet there.
So I have my, well, I guess you can call it an interview, after work today. It's basically just testing and paperwork. Should be easy though because it's all math! w00t
I'm really excited, though depressed at the same time. Ok, not totally depressed, just disappointed in myself. I've gained a bit of weight and now most of my pants don't fit me anymore. I've been giving them to my sister, since she can fit in them. The other problem I've been finding with my pants is that they've become too short. I have this issue with pants that don't cover my shoes. They don't have to dragging on the ground, but I need them to be decently long. I hate sitting down and my pants rising to my mid-calf.
Anywho, I'll be hitting Ross Dress for Less on my lunch break to find a pair or so of pants/capris that actually fit me. Maybe a skirt as well. I don't need anymore shirts. Though I'm definitely going to look for a jacket-type top to go over camis, tanks and such. Then I'll probably stop off at McDonalds for lunch and get my new fav - Bacon Ranch Chicken Sandwhich. I'm going to get it grilled this time though, with no tomato and then I take the bacon off cause it gives me heartburn. It's really good.
I wish that Ken didn't work on Saturdays. I miss going hiking. We only went once, but it was so much fun! I love going out like that. There is so much to see, and Ken knows so much about hiking and trails and nature stuff. We could go on Sundays, but that is his only day to really relax. Going to school weekdays then working on Saturday .. yeah. Maybe eventually. Or at least once before it gets super hot outside.
This is us on Hawes Trail when we went::
BTW - Sketchers sneakers with no laces, dark t-shirt and jean capris are definitely not the right apparel to go hiking in.
I'm very glad there are people that read my blog that don't necessarily leave comments. That's cool with me. I don't expect people to comment on what I write.
I just read Paula's Blog. I have to admit something here. I am 100% jealous of people who are so totally dedicated and motivated to finish college. I admire them as well. I don't have the drive to do so, though I am trying really hard right now! I am taking a class at the University of Phoenix. I really want to finish and get my degree. It will help me out in so many ways! But then again, I don't have the motivation or dedication to do so. I have done all my homeworks and assignments so far, so I think that is a big thing for me. I don't like reading textbooks, so I usually just skim through the readings and get what I can from them.
So to all of those who are able to finish getting their degree, Congrautlations.
To those of you who can't, but are trying, Don't give up and make school #1 priority. Don't put anything, other than family, ahead of it.
Well, it is Monday. I was awake kind of early, and would have been in to work before 7am, but my hair was being a pain and so I didn't get into work until 7:20. Frown!
So I was going through some of my old posts and noticed that some of my pictures aren't coming up. That is because I hate things being disorganized (ask Ken) so I put all my pictures into sub-folders. So I was trying to fix the links but my work internet is being funky again. I will have to remember to do it later (Yeah, right).
Today is a co-workers' birthday, so we are going to Olive Garden. Woohoo. I have Gift Cards! Yay! Free lunch! Though I was really in the mood for a sandwich today. Oh well.
Next thing to think about is what to get for dinner. Maybe one of those pork things, cause I know Ken really likes them.
Ok, well, I'm going to get a snack.
Less is more?
Eh .. why not :)
Let me know what you think! (or don't)
Where is my love?!
No one responds to my posts anymore. Are they that boring? Or is it just because no one reads my blog anymore. Frown :(
I hope that I keep things interesting, with the occasional lovey-dovey stuff and bitching and moaning ...
Meh .. okay .. well .. fine then
So I finally finished up some upgrade quests, and I now have my Virtuous Bracers, Gloves, and Belt. w00t. I'm not sure what the next items are, but I am very excited. OOOoooh, and I also bought my upgraded mount - Swift Olive Raptor - with 100% speed increase (my Emerald Raptor was 60% speed increase). I'm excited. Now I will be saving money to help Ken get his. He spent a lot of his gold on leveling his Engineering, upgrades, and getting enchants on his 2 weapons. Soooo, yeah. It would have helped a lot if I wasn't stupid and paid attention when I went to sell the Pattern: Truefaith Vestments. I don't even want to talk about it.
So excited!! Yesterday I received a call from a temp agency (bleh!) saying that they had a job opportunity for me. I'm thinking to myself, "Yea, it's probably something crappy ..." So I call yesterday, before I have to go in to fill out paperwork, and ask a couple questions. Things looks pretty legit and worth my time. It's temp-perm after 45 days with benefits starting immediately! Damn that's good! I will get a call today to set up some testing. I am very excited about this.
Other than that things are good. Went to Applebees (again) for dinner last night. Then played WoW for a while.
Ken had to wake up super early today becuase he has an exam and wanted to get to school early to study. He is so dedicated to his schoolwork. I think that is such a good quality. He is so dedicated, and he works so hard! It will all pay off soon!
School is going well. I'm slacking a bit on the reading, but I hope to catch up a bit during lunch today. I am able to read posts at work, so that helps me with the participation a lot. The newest thing introduced are these Learning Teams. There are 3 different teams made up of 5 people each. So far the other groups have been taking off, but my group doesn't seem to be doing so well. I don't want this to affect my grade, so I have taken control of the first assignment. It's basically a getting-to-know the team. We'll see how it goes.
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Ok, so the week is 1/2 over. Finally. Ooo and it's 11:11! Make a wish!
So, things are good. I thought I would have more to write ... but it seems like I don't. Just the usual stuff. Happy hour tomorrow ... I promise myself it will be an early night. I can't stay out so late anymore. Not to mention it's getting to be freakin expensive.
I guess .. well, no .. not that either. I was gonna say that my allergies are bothering me today, and that's new, but it's not because they've been bothering me all week.
I'm excited about tomorrow night though. Ken gets home around 7-ish, so I will be home around then too. And then we are having date night! Dinner and a movie possibly. At least dinner and maybe a movie at home. I borrowed a few from my mom.
Hrm .. I am at a total loss of words here. Ok, well instead of babbling on, I will end this here.
I've always wanted to travel. I want to save my money, take 3 months off from work and travel around the world.
I would start by flying to the east coast and visit family. From there I would fly to Europe and go to everywhere I could imagine. Ireland, England, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, France, Spain ...
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From Europe I would travel to Asia. I would see some of the sites in China, Japan, Korea, and wherever else I can think of. 
I would then head to Australia and hang out in the outback. 
From there I would go to Hawaii, because I've always wanted to go there. 
And then I would come back to Arizona.
I would take lots of pictures and keep a journal of places that I enjoyed or didn't enjoy and why.
Of course, it would be a lot more detailed than that. Those are just the main areas.
I love to dream ...
Why?? Cramps! Ugh! If it's not one thing it's another. I hate being anywhere with cramps. It just hurts so much. I'll be going to lunch soon so I will go to the grocery store and get some pain meds (yes!).
Ok, well other than that things are good. Friday was mom's birthday. We had Rigatoni Ala Vodka and fruit custard pie. Saturday was laundry day. Sunday was Easter.
Ken and I went to breakfast again on Sunday (horray!), and I had my usual Corned Beef Hash and Eggs. Yummy. Then went to PC Club and got myself a new Video Card - Nvidia GT 6600. Much better for WoW.
So Ken and I show up at my parents house, and just like every year I got my Easter basket full 'o chocolate, which is now in my freezer at home with a BIG note on it, so if anyone eats it I will personally hurt them. Anywho, dinner consisted of a spiral cut ham with pineapples marinated in prickly pear syrup, sweet potatoes, corn bread, potato-tomato-onion casserole, and canned corn. What an awesome dinner it was! I have some left-overs at home (unless Ken had them this morning). Then for dessert -- Creme Brule! My fav. It was nice to spend time with the fam.
So .. it's Monday. And I'm hungry now talking about all that food. I think I'm going to lunch.
Ugh .. that's it .. I am so done. I feel like crap today. Happy hour was fun, but I am so not even drinking anymore. It's freakin expensive for one thing, and I end up feeling like crap the day after. We went to karoake last night too. I'm sore.
I am nothing but complaints today .. so I'm going to stop. I don't like myself being negative. Makes me feel worse.
On a happier note, I love Ken. He makes me very happy. He knows how to make me smile when I am down. I need to smile. Thinking of him makes me smile. I like that. I look at pictures of us and that makes me happy. I close my eyes and I feel him hold me. ::happy sigh::
I can't wait to see him tonight. I wish i could get up earlier to go to work so I could be home earlier to see him. But noooo I'm a lazy ass :(
Today is mom's birthday. We are going over to have dinner and cake. Next week we're going out to dinner. It's our tradition to go out to a restaraunt for birthdays. I like that. A special treat.
I need a vacation. I want to go to Europe or back to the Bahamas. It was nice there.
I feel a bit better now. Sorry 'bout that.
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.
The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.
In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."
As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can."
So, my friend, why not take a while to just simply RELAX. Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
Life is short
Enjoy it
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
* Never buy a car you can't push.
* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
* The second mouse gets the cheese.
* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
is that is important.
Don't play games or give guilt trips because you don't want to tell me that.
New place, same time. So excited. Going home to change and get my camera *EG*
I'll post pics tomorrow!
I just added a link to view MY PICTURES!! I hope you all enjoy
I "started" my online class yesterday. So far so good! It doesn't seem complicated at all. And it helps I know a bunch about the internet and computers and stuff. I posted my bio and already did the homework for this whole week. It helps that I can access everything at work. If not, I'm sure it would be so much more difficult!
I asked one of the tech guys if he could install Outlook Express on my machine so I can access the newsgroups easier. Otherwise I have to do it all online and it's a bit more confusing. So, we'll see how that goes by the end of the day.
I went to the doctor yesterday becuase I have a swollen Lymph node on the right side of my neck. Kinda funny that the doctor said exactly what Ken did which was that I was probably getting sick and this was my bodys' natural way of fighting it off. Makes a ton of sense to me. The doctor said to get sleep and take allergy meds because he said that it looks like my sinuses are all red too. I really hope I don't get sick.
I might also be feeling worse because I haven't been getting enough of sleep. BUT I have been getting to work rather early. I've been trying to wake up earlier each day. I'm going to turn back my alarms today I think too.
Let's see ... after work I have to stop by Andreas' house and pick up some stuff, and then Mom wants to go get pedicures. I might postpone the latter though because I just want to go home and sleep today. I feel like crap :(
Other than the whole sick thing, things have been totally awesome. Ken and I have been going out a bit, just for dinner and such, but it's been great.
Friday is Mom's birthday and we're going to have Rigatoni ala Vokda for dinner and then dessert. We're going out for the traditional Birthday dinner next week. We kinda figured going to El Paso BBQ on Good Friday wouldn't be such a good idea. Good because no one would be there, but bad because can't eat meat. Even though we were raised as Lutherans, my Mom is Catholic and it just wouldn't be right.
World of Warcraft
update
So I am very excited! I have almost all of my Devout set. All I am missing is the mantle. Ken bought me the Bracers (he is so sweet) so I could start my upgrades quest. I ended up doing the first one and got my Virtuous Bracers, and now I'm on the second quest. . . yay!
Ken has almost every one of his hunter tier-1 Beaststalker set, and a bunch of his tier-1.5 Giantstalker set. I think that's how it goes. I know nothing of other classes!
It's been so much fun in this new guild becuase I am able to get all these set pieces and do the lower-high level instances. I really miss doing the 20- and 40-man raids though. Mitten keeps messaging me to do AQ and stuff but every time he asks I'm either in another instance or going to bed! frown!
I wish I had some pics to send, but I don't ... so deal! haha. I'll try to get some tonight of me and my new set, and my new pimp hat, and stuff :)
Oh yea :)
Only 1 month and 6 days till we go back to the East Coast (Pa) to visit family! I am sooooo excited. No work, relaxation, family, possibly visiting NY ... Ken meeting the family - that should be quite interesting!!! I'm sure it will go over well. Maybe even see Kens' cousin Doug, but I'm not sure about time restraints with that.
Ok, so I'm exhausted, but somehow managed to make it to work by 7:15 this morning (instead of 8am). I suppose it's mostly my fault, but still ... I didn't end up getting ready for bed last night till around 2am. But, of course, that's not when everyone else wanted me to go to sleep. Ken was still up playing games since he didn't have class or to work this morning, his roommate decided he and his brother were going to cook and do laundry (at 2am), and my iPod battery died. frown. I sometimes have a hard time getting to sleep, especially if I am over-tired, and last night I thought was going to be like that. But after getting comfortable I totally just passed out. And just like every morning, this one came to quickly.
But all-in-all this weekend was good .. and interesting. I was supposed to meet a friend out for drinks on Friday, but I was so tired I ended up falling asleep early (sorry Jen). Saturday was no different. Slept in till noon, *drama*, and then relaxed and took a nap until Ken came home. It seems like sometimes I can't get enough of time with him. But it's wonderful when I do.
Yesterday was nice as well. Slept in, played some more video games, went to "non-happy-hour" lunch *frown* and then met up with the family (incl. Doug's parents who were visiting from PA) for dinner at Honmachi Grill. It was a good time. Then went home and played more video games, and the rest is history.
*Yawn*
So .. sleepy. At least I get out of work at 3:45 ...
I just heard the Grease mega-mix :)
T.G.I.F.
I am so excited ever time Friday's run around. We get to wear jeans and we get breakfast. Not to mention it's a pretty relaxed day. I make sure I work even less hard on Fridays than on any other day.
Fridays also mean that the weekend is here! Yes! The downer to that is that Ken usually works on Saturdays. I usually spend those days at my parents or with my sister. So, it's not like I don't have anything to do. But those days that he doesn't work are so special. It's the one true day we get to spend together doing whatever we want. Ken's schoolwork is saved for Sundays, which is cool too. He likes to go to the library at school and study. I've gone with him since I stopped DnD'ing. It's nice even to just sit in the same room as each other, even though one or the other is busy with something. I like the time.
So .. ya .. Fridays. I also like Fridays because I am able to stay up as late as I want plOW'ing. Last night I was up way late playing (after 1am), so I am super sleepy today. I just got myself a Diet Coke for the caffene and sugar.
Oh so for breakfast today they actually had something substantial, not like cereal, which I have to eat dry, or muffins and pastries. Today they had small breakfast burritos. They're actually pretty decent. A bit on the spicy side for me, but I still eat them because I like eating in the morning.
I'm trying to figure out what I want to do for lunch today. I usually go out with my parents, but we ended up going out yesterday because my mom had a meeting today. Decisions decisions. I'm trying to eat healthier because I feel like I am gaining too much weight lately. Which is why I really want to start going back to the gym. I remembered my gym bag so I really think I am going today.
So back to lunch, either a sandwhich from Safeway or a hamburger happy meal from McDonalds .. bleh. I'm not in the mood for either of those. Maybe that CrunchWrap Supreme from Taco Bell. I so just don't want fast food!! But what else is there? Applebees? I had that yesterday with my parents. Not to mention a bit more expensive.
Man ... I'm lazy so I will probably end up going to McDonalds. How bad is that. But hey if I go to the gym I can kind of justify that! Right? Kinda?
Oh well. Laziness is my disease. I'll try to work on that one first.
I don't think I'm in a better mood today. Still grumpy cause I'm tired, and what I'm wondering is - why can't I get to sleep before midnight?!
Yesterday I decided not to play World of Warcraft (or plOW as my guildies call it). I got home, separated Ken's laundry, threw in a load, and then met my parents for dinner at this local Polish restaurant. I wasn't impressed with the Pierogies AT ALL. They were waaaaay too sweet. But the kielbasa was amazing. I will have to go back and try other things. They might not be too bad.
After dinner I came back home and continued with laundry. I did some straightening up around the room, thinned out my closet by taking out the t-shirts, folding them, and putting them in a drawer. I took out my long sleeve shirts and 2 sweaters I didn't take to my parents and put them in storage bins under the bed.
So now all I have in my closet are work clothes. Which makes sense to me. I'm going to have to eventually go through and get rid of the clothes I don't wear. But not anytime soon.
That was my night. And I figured by 9pm I'd be tired, but no. I wasn't. I was going to sign on and plOW for a bit, but the server was down for maintenance. So, since I couldn't sign on, I decided to plug in my iPod and read a bit.
Now by this time it's 11pm and I'm still not tired!
I try going to sleep, and I do for about 30 minutes, before I get woken up. Yay. As if I couldn't sleep before, now I knew I'd never get back to sleep! :(
Finally, it's after midnight now, I get to sleep.
I hate mornings.
Wednesday .. hump day. Only 2 days left of the work week. Then the weekend flies by, and then its the same thing over again. Sounds boring doesn't it? I guess it's the time after work that mean the most. The time spent with family and friends. I enjoy that time a lot. I love spending every night with Ken. He always knows how to make me smile if I've had a bad day at work. He's helpful and understanding.
... great ...
Well, I was having a decent day ... I'm sorry if I pissed you off.
This is how I feel right now ...
Yaarg.
That is all.
Ok, not really.
I feel so totally tired. I've been going to bed way too late lately. And I've been eating not so healthy. And I haven't gone back to the gym yet (frown). I really need a kickstart .. I feel so demotivated. Maybe it's just today. I will see by the end of the week.
The "Good" pictures from our party:
Heather, KJ, me and Ali
Jodene (Passion Consultant) and Melissa
Sole and Angelica
Alison
Alicia and Carmine
Sole and Ali having a giggle
Corey getting massaged
Erin, some people my sister works with, Melissa, Corey, and Alicia
Heather, KJ, and me
Some of the Girls
Me and Ali
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