what this world needs is a few more rednecks
it's friday night. i'm curled up on my red sofa with a glass of boxed wine. snuggled into a crocheted afghan, watching sweet home alabama...with my new laptop and stolen internet. i'm so lame - and i love it!
Help! I need somebody
to clarify the original post (below): i work for a tech start up and i need to find the blogs and sites that are most trusted or are most reputable in the industry.... so we can gauge trends and buzz. i know of sites like digg and technorati and delicious, but other than those, who's opinions are most valid..?
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does anyone know where i can search for best sites in a particular industry... blogs or just regular news sites that are geared toward a specific group of users/searchers?
PLEASE HELP ME!
i'm perplexed
are graham crackers an american thing?
tell me why you put this wall between us
ever need a vacation after the vacation? i'm there.
spent 5 days back in medford. things back there are much more enjoyable when you don't live there. but then again, when you walk into an establishment - know everyone in the establishment- and everyone looks at you and turns back to their beers, things get kinda clicky. i met up with old friends and feel bad that i didn't really get to catch up with some. christmas will come soon enough. even the people who i thought i never cared to see again, i was very happy to catch up with... like the distance mended the friendship that was broken. things like that make me feel warm inside.
and there were also those scuffles with the family. i just wrote 2 lengthy paragraphs about that... and deleted it. sometimes i think that this should be my outlet, but i'm not sure that's healthy either.
less than 3 weeks and i'll be in chicago with the boys. i'm very excited to see friends! it's been a really long time for some. some soul nourishing before the holidays... fabulous.
you tried so hard to be someone that you forgot who you are
it's amazing how much you know about someone... about their character. and in one statement, it's completely shattered. how quickly someone you enjoy so much becomes someone you can't stand.
you knew it was time to just let go
extended vacation coming soon. i am only in the office 2 days next week, which will be nice, but wednesday will be a challenging day working. work is buying me a laptop so i can work when i travel AND on weekends... my job never quits! as long as people blog on weekends, i have work to do. but the challenge will be finding wireless back home. we have 2 coffee shops that have wireless (i think) but the question will be the stability.
that being said, i'm looking forward to some time home, seeing the families. i'm also excited to get a laptop ... will make work MUCH EASIER. and to get rid of this desktop that isn't nice to me.
i bought a plane ticket yesterday. i feel guilty. that money could've gone towards bills. instead i spent it on fun. fun that is long over due. this is the first plane i'll be on in over 2 years. i'm looking forward to seeing these friends in chicago. merry christmas to me. i can't wait until mid december.
my boss sent an email this morn letting us know he's working from home. at the end he stated the following... so take note:
it's be nice to connie day today, so be nice.
all these things happen for a reason
-today is a good day to be a packer fan in minnesota. everyone's pretty quiet.
-i am really looking forward to visiting people in chicago in the next month.
-my ikea virginity was taken this weekend.
-after almost six months of living there, i've finally put something on my walls.
-although it seems to be a lie when i'm with aiesecers, i'm no longer a party animal.
-i want nothing more at this moment than to go home, take a hot bath and curl up with tea on the couch.
-i am happy michael symon is the newest iron chef.
-i miss having friends in driving distance to spend time with.
-i've lost my inhaler...does anyone know where i put it?
-i picked my older brother for an exchange name this year... he's impossible to buy for. anyone have ideas?
-i miss my boys that used to work here.
-call me when you get this
-i. can't. quit. eating. chocolate!
-i never thought hot water would be so satisfying.
-i'm tired of being single, but refuse to do anything about it.
-ever wish to be back in college?
-i really like my job
-christmas shopping is going to be painful, yet fun
the most wonderful time of the year
my dentist just told me
the 3 things that do NOT cause cavities:
-Beer
-Peanuts
-Cheese
HOORAY!
i came to buy you flowers
i tried posting yesterday about the snow that was falling, but alas, blogger was not happy with me. it flurried yesterday. no accumulation, but it totally counts! first snow of the year was on Nov. 5 in minneapolis.
it's really cold in the office. they still have the A/C running in here. i had a sweater, scarf and my hat on yesterday with my headset over the hat just to keep warm. and if i could properly do my work with mittens or gloves on, i surely would. which brings me to the fact that i'm so freezing that i crumbled under the pressure to the caffeine strike. i had a 1/4 of a cup of coffee this morning, simply to give me some inner warmth. and as i sit and shiver here now (literally), i will be going back for another 1/4 cup shortly. and maybe put my peacoat back on.
so the caffeine thing kicked my ass so bad yesterday that as mary and i shopped for her new mommy-figure some new clothes, i felt like i was in an 8pm meeting on day 5 of a good aiesec conference. that shakey haze where your eyes are open but nothing is really registering the way it should and everything seems funny just because.
and after all this time, i've finally found a way to be alone
day 4 of the caffeine strike. i sorta wonder if i didn't get bitten by a radio-active spider that is now making me hypersensitive to my heartbeat and breathing. mumken?? i feel like ever since the near-passout, i've felt every beat and breath. or maybe, i'm just going off the deep end. meh.
a weekend ALL ALONE. sleeping, tv, sleeping, eating, sleeping, more sleeping. the only time i stepped foot outside the apt. was to get the mail on saturday and on sunday, i needed saline, hairspray and a new color for the hair. so i moseyed up to target. it was a beautiful day, so i'm very happy i did. it's now that crisp time of the year, where you could get away with a light sweater/sweatshirt, but it is also appropriate for a jacket, scarves and hats. the type of day where your nose gets just a little frosty on the end. it's fabulous. well, except for the fact that almost all the leaves are gone from the trees. that part is a bit depressing. ... but they're forecasting snow today. i'm ok with that, but people start to get a bit crazy when snow appears, like they forget how to drive in it. that'll turn a girl batty if the hypersensitivity doesn't first!!
breathe again
i'm not quite sure if it's the stress of the changes at work, pure anxiety of the new tasks, or if there's something ELSE wrong with me. today will be my first day sans caffeine, so hopefully that'll take care of it. yesterday, while talking to a customer, my heart began to race and i got almost-pass out-level of light headedness. i drink coffee all day long, from 7:30 am until about 4 pm. and not a whole lot else goes in for fluids. but starting today, water will be my friend. it came on very sudden and happened once at home last night too. any ideas?
