Just wanted to give y'all a quick update so you know what's going on with us while I eat my raisin bran. :-)
Actually, not a whole lot has happened in the past 10 days. We've both just been working, and living... Things have been good, though! My job is starting to grow on me more... The only time I really don't like it is Sunday nights when I realize that I'll have to get up early the next morning.... Blah. So that's good. It's different than what I thought it would be, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Plus, we get paid to play! Next Monday, our conference call will be done while playing Socom 3. I haven't decided yet if my screen name will be "XB360Chic" or "JessTehDestroyer"... I think they would both make me wanted targets. So we'll see. Maybe I'll pull a Monty Python and be "JessTheMeek" and have my own theme song, or "JessTheScaredPleaseDontKillMe", or "JessTheLuckiestGalInTheWorldToHaveABossLikeDave", or maybe just, "DaveIsAwesome". I dunno... So many choices... Can't decide.. I should just be "YourOwnHand" because nothing is funnier than getting a kill only to have it say, "You've killed YourOwnHand" or "You've been killed by YourOwnHand". Either way, they're ultimately hurting themself. All I know is that I better go rent it and start practicing, otherwise I don't stand a chance! Lucky for me, there are a bunch of gals on our team, so I won't be the only one who doesn't get a kill (nothing against the girls on my team... but they sounded just as scared.
That's all work wise... We had a lovely Easter. Jeremy and Stephin went to the sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial (6:30 am!). I was gonna go, but wan't feeling well that morning. I was fine once they got back. Then we went to the 'rents house for "dinner". It was good... Mom made pulled pork with some yummy sides (she even made lobster as an appetizer!) Much better than your traditional roasted ham.
Let's see... We met up with the Boyz on Friday to go see Silent Hill (I almost said Resident Evil there... same difference!) What an event that was. We went to Tysons to see it, and while we were eating dinner in the food court, we saw the lights of the theater flashing on and off. Eventually, they just stayed off, so we had to rush out to get to another theater. Of course, by then everyone who'd been in the theater was also leaving... So it took 15-20 min. to just get outta the garage. But we made it just in time... Walked in during the previews. By the end of the movie, though, we were all thinking, "We rushed all this way to see this?" I dunno, I didn't care for it. It was kinda stupid. Though it seems like fans of the game really enjoyed it (too scary for me to play). None of us really liked it though. Had some cool scenes, but overall there was more laughing than jumping going on.
And that brings us to the end of our weekend. Mercy Me was at Mclean last night, so that was neat. Then they sold their CD's for $5, so that was pretty cool. We picked up 4 of them. Good gifts for peeps.
That's about it. Sorry, my creativity is lacking now that I have to devote most of my energy to pushing Playstation! I will try to get the creative juices flowing more later! :-)
Take care!
Monday, April 24, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Tired.... so tired....
Hello all.
What a crazy week. It was my first week on the job at my new job, and I am BEAT! Tuesday was pretty easy, as it was strictly a training day. We sat in a conference room for 9 hours and talked business. Yay... Wednesday, though, left me sore. After a brief morning session, we went out in the field and I got to do what I am to do everyday with my boss and the District Coordinator. The job itself isn't that bad, it's the "repairs" that can get to be a little tiring. Such as repairing a PSP interactive... This requires squatting for an extended period of time, then sitting on the floor, then kneeling on the floor, and if you're lucky, you've removed the necessary components by then. If not, it's more of the same. So needless to say, I worked muscles I haven't worked in a while. Add to that the fact that since I'm between Tall and Regular lengths in pants, I tend to buy tall pants that require heel wearing to compensate the extra length. Heels + standing for hours + squatting+ kneeling + everything else= sore legs, sore back, sore knees for days afterwards. I think I need to visit a tailor.
But I must say it was uber fun! I'll enjoy it more when I know what to do flawlessly, but for now it's been good. And today I slept in... 'til 8:30. Wow. I thing the last time that was sleeping is was when I was in school (or maybe working at Starbucks... but I'm pretty sure I slept 'til 10 on my days off during that time). So it's been good. I've gotten lots of freebies thus far, which Stephin is here enjoying right now. I think they (Stephin and Jeremy) called it a night around 3 this morning? That explains why Jeremy is still in bed right now. Stephin, though, was up before I got up, so he's just crazy.
Since my going back to work, we have had one home cooked meal all week--sandwiches and cereal make excellant dinners after all. :-) I'll be more up for cooking as long as I don't wear the heels to work again... Those just kill me. But it's all good. I think we're going over the parents' today, and if they've gotten the pool open (it's supposed be around 80 today), I know Jeremy will be up for a swim (too cold for me!) I think maybe we'll be going to a traditional Passover dinner tonight, which'll be nice. I've only done it in a summer camp setting, on a much abbreviated scale. So that'd be neat to check out. We'll see. Jeremy has to wake up first.
That's about all that's happened thus far. Jeremy's been working, I've been working, our house is a mess, y'know, the same old stuff. The house part will be rectified this weekend, though. I hate it.
Alright, I'm signing off. Take care and have a HAPPY EASTER! Remember the reason for the season is not the Easter bunny--Jesus has risen! Remember that tomorrow on your egg hunt. :-)
What a crazy week. It was my first week on the job at my new job, and I am BEAT! Tuesday was pretty easy, as it was strictly a training day. We sat in a conference room for 9 hours and talked business. Yay... Wednesday, though, left me sore. After a brief morning session, we went out in the field and I got to do what I am to do everyday with my boss and the District Coordinator. The job itself isn't that bad, it's the "repairs" that can get to be a little tiring. Such as repairing a PSP interactive... This requires squatting for an extended period of time, then sitting on the floor, then kneeling on the floor, and if you're lucky, you've removed the necessary components by then. If not, it's more of the same. So needless to say, I worked muscles I haven't worked in a while. Add to that the fact that since I'm between Tall and Regular lengths in pants, I tend to buy tall pants that require heel wearing to compensate the extra length. Heels + standing for hours + squatting+ kneeling + everything else= sore legs, sore back, sore knees for days afterwards. I think I need to visit a tailor.
But I must say it was uber fun! I'll enjoy it more when I know what to do flawlessly, but for now it's been good. And today I slept in... 'til 8:30. Wow. I thing the last time that was sleeping is was when I was in school (or maybe working at Starbucks... but I'm pretty sure I slept 'til 10 on my days off during that time). So it's been good. I've gotten lots of freebies thus far, which Stephin is here enjoying right now. I think they (Stephin and Jeremy) called it a night around 3 this morning? That explains why Jeremy is still in bed right now. Stephin, though, was up before I got up, so he's just crazy.
Since my going back to work, we have had one home cooked meal all week--sandwiches and cereal make excellant dinners after all. :-) I'll be more up for cooking as long as I don't wear the heels to work again... Those just kill me. But it's all good. I think we're going over the parents' today, and if they've gotten the pool open (it's supposed be around 80 today), I know Jeremy will be up for a swim (too cold for me!) I think maybe we'll be going to a traditional Passover dinner tonight, which'll be nice. I've only done it in a summer camp setting, on a much abbreviated scale. So that'd be neat to check out. We'll see. Jeremy has to wake up first.
That's about all that's happened thus far. Jeremy's been working, I've been working, our house is a mess, y'know, the same old stuff. The house part will be rectified this weekend, though. I hate it.
Alright, I'm signing off. Take care and have a HAPPY EASTER! Remember the reason for the season is not the Easter bunny--Jesus has risen! Remember that tomorrow on your egg hunt. :-)
Friday, April 07, 2006
First week of April
"Hello everybody? Hello everybody!"
Hullo, hullo, hullo! Long time, no chat, eh? This week was a great week, from a "good news" standpoint. We got lots of it, though it's a secret so you'll just have to wait to find out (if you have our phone numbers, feel free to call and ask what it is! and no, we're not pregnant... it's something else).
This week was my Dad's birthday. Well, it was tuesday, but we tend to celebrate at least all weekend. He turned the big 5-2! Which isn't that big, considering he's 6-4, but you know what I mean (age vs. height? Okay, moving on...) So we hung out at my parents out in old Warrenton from Sunday evening thru Tuesday morn. We had some friends over for lunch on Sunday afternoon and headed out after that. It was some good times. Their phone has been out all week, though, so I can now only communicate with them via telepathy and carrier pigeons... Well, telepathy in the form of my Dad's cell phone, and carrier pigeons via the internet. :-) I hope they got that fixed already! sheesh...
So that was beginning of the week. My Mom and I spent my Dad's birthday walking around DC looking for the Portuguese Embassy so that she could update her passport (it still has her maiden name on it... yeah, I'd say it's a bit outdated...) The plan is to go to Portugal around Christmas, so she needs to get that going soon. However... we had some unexpected.... issues?
Okay here's what happened:
I looked up the embassy based on the address my Mom had, and charted it out via metro. We were to get off at Woodley Park/Zoo and walk about .62 miles. No problem. So we do that, and we're walking along, only none of the street names are matching those on our map. So we walked about a mile (reached the Cleveland Park stop), got lunch and then tried to figure out what was wrong. Well, turns out we were supposed to get off at Dupont Circle, not Woodley (grrr...), so we had to metro back down, and tried again.
Finally, success! We found the embassy. Only once we get there, we read a sign on the door.... "The Consulate has moved to a new location at 2012 Mass Avenue" AHHH! Okay, my map didn't have that address on it, so we called Jeremy to see if he could google it for us, but he was in a meeting. So I just sent GOOGL a text message with the address and got the directions that way. FINALLY we're on our way again, only .8 miles to go.
Trudge, trudge, trudge we go, walking through Embassy Row (very pretty buildings these Embassies are in), and da da daaaa! We found the new location. Yay! Of course, something else has to go wrong... We buzz in to find out where to get it only to discover that the consulate is only there until 1 pm, monday thru friday. Can you guess what time it is at this point? 3 pm. AHHHHHHHHH! Well, it was a nice walk, and now we know where it's located. So we'll try again... monday.
I would update this with some new news of Jeremy, but all he does is work... :-( And work and work and work. So nothing new there. Oh, well, he got a really cool hat in the mail yesterday! That was exciting. I got a big surprise on Wednesday, myself. The front desk called to let me know that FedEx was there with 20+ boxes for me. WOO! My boss had told me not to expect those until the 10th, but I guess someone was afraid of pissing him off, so they overnighted them to me instead of sending them 3-day ground. Aww, darn. Now, the best part is that I get this "new hire" pack that has some really cool things in it (like a PS2, games, accessories, etc.) Well, it's supposed to be kinda a surprise on my first day, to be presented with this stuff, but they screwed up on the "surprise" part--they sent me the PSP with my boxes, and a list of my "surprise" with the manifest for all the other boxes I got. So I know what's comin'. But it's cool. I can wait. I just wish I had something to play on my PSP! Right now, I just surf the net. Yay...
My laptop is also waiting with my boss. Grr... that I was really looking forward to getting. I guess I can wait just a few more days, though. I'll survive. :-) Wanna see the boxes I got? Okay! :-)
Isn't my pull bag cool? It's all teal and black and stuff. And check out my drill! Woo, that's fun to play with (I might actually put up the rest of my shelves before we move! or maybe not...) So I'm very excited to be starting on Tuesday. It should be uber fun! :-) I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes!
My Mom discovered a Portuguese food store down the road from my house... When we went Tuesday, they didn't have much, but I went yesterday and found some really great things, such as chourico (the Portuguese kind, not that yucky spanish kind...), san jorge cheese, covo cheese (it's kinda like brie), paposecos (Portuguese bread), queijadas (custard tarts), and so on and so on. The chourico is actually VERY good! Just like Avo used to make, though not spicy. I guess we don't need to drive all the way up to RI to get it anymore! Woo! That's very exciting for us, you have to understand...
Anyways, that about updates you on everything going on. Until next time, we remain....
j2
Hullo, hullo, hullo! Long time, no chat, eh? This week was a great week, from a "good news" standpoint. We got lots of it, though it's a secret so you'll just have to wait to find out (if you have our phone numbers, feel free to call and ask what it is! and no, we're not pregnant... it's something else).
This week was my Dad's birthday. Well, it was tuesday, but we tend to celebrate at least all weekend. He turned the big 5-2! Which isn't that big, considering he's 6-4, but you know what I mean (age vs. height? Okay, moving on...) So we hung out at my parents out in old Warrenton from Sunday evening thru Tuesday morn. We had some friends over for lunch on Sunday afternoon and headed out after that. It was some good times. Their phone has been out all week, though, so I can now only communicate with them via telepathy and carrier pigeons... Well, telepathy in the form of my Dad's cell phone, and carrier pigeons via the internet. :-) I hope they got that fixed already! sheesh...
So that was beginning of the week. My Mom and I spent my Dad's birthday walking around DC looking for the Portuguese Embassy so that she could update her passport (it still has her maiden name on it... yeah, I'd say it's a bit outdated...) The plan is to go to Portugal around Christmas, so she needs to get that going soon. However... we had some unexpected.... issues?
Okay here's what happened:
I looked up the embassy based on the address my Mom had, and charted it out via metro. We were to get off at Woodley Park/Zoo and walk about .62 miles. No problem. So we do that, and we're walking along, only none of the street names are matching those on our map. So we walked about a mile (reached the Cleveland Park stop), got lunch and then tried to figure out what was wrong. Well, turns out we were supposed to get off at Dupont Circle, not Woodley (grrr...), so we had to metro back down, and tried again.
Finally, success! We found the embassy. Only once we get there, we read a sign on the door.... "The Consulate has moved to a new location at 2012 Mass Avenue" AHHH! Okay, my map didn't have that address on it, so we called Jeremy to see if he could google it for us, but he was in a meeting. So I just sent GOOGL a text message with the address and got the directions that way. FINALLY we're on our way again, only .8 miles to go.
Trudge, trudge, trudge we go, walking through Embassy Row (very pretty buildings these Embassies are in), and da da daaaa! We found the new location. Yay! Of course, something else has to go wrong... We buzz in to find out where to get it only to discover that the consulate is only there until 1 pm, monday thru friday. Can you guess what time it is at this point? 3 pm. AHHHHHHHHH! Well, it was a nice walk, and now we know where it's located. So we'll try again... monday.
I would update this with some new news of Jeremy, but all he does is work... :-( And work and work and work. So nothing new there. Oh, well, he got a really cool hat in the mail yesterday! That was exciting. I got a big surprise on Wednesday, myself. The front desk called to let me know that FedEx was there with 20+ boxes for me. WOO! My boss had told me not to expect those until the 10th, but I guess someone was afraid of pissing him off, so they overnighted them to me instead of sending them 3-day ground. Aww, darn. Now, the best part is that I get this "new hire" pack that has some really cool things in it (like a PS2, games, accessories, etc.) Well, it's supposed to be kinda a surprise on my first day, to be presented with this stuff, but they screwed up on the "surprise" part--they sent me the PSP with my boxes, and a list of my "surprise" with the manifest for all the other boxes I got. So I know what's comin'. But it's cool. I can wait. I just wish I had something to play on my PSP! Right now, I just surf the net. Yay...
My laptop is also waiting with my boss. Grr... that I was really looking forward to getting. I guess I can wait just a few more days, though. I'll survive. :-) Wanna see the boxes I got? Okay! :-)
Isn't my pull bag cool? It's all teal and black and stuff. And check out my drill! Woo, that's fun to play with (I might actually put up the rest of my shelves before we move! or maybe not...) So I'm very excited to be starting on Tuesday. It should be uber fun! :-) I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes!My Mom discovered a Portuguese food store down the road from my house... When we went Tuesday, they didn't have much, but I went yesterday and found some really great things, such as chourico (the Portuguese kind, not that yucky spanish kind...), san jorge cheese, covo cheese (it's kinda like brie), paposecos (Portuguese bread), queijadas (custard tarts), and so on and so on. The chourico is actually VERY good! Just like Avo used to make, though not spicy. I guess we don't need to drive all the way up to RI to get it anymore! Woo! That's very exciting for us, you have to understand...
Anyways, that about updates you on everything going on. Until next time, we remain....
j2
UPDATE!!!
Wooo! What a week! It's been eventful/noneventful but good and fun for the most part.
However, I did promise a review of V for Vendetta (and I will also add one for Thank You for Smoking) so here it be!
V for Vendetta
I loved this movie! I told Jeremy as we were leaving the theater that it was probably one of the best movies I've seen in a loooong time! You want to know why??? Because it has everything I love about movies in it: dramatic action poked with bits of comedy and satire, and of course, based on a comic book!
Now, you won't know it from the title, credits or movie poster, but this movie was actually based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, the same guy who is responsible for bringing us classics such as "Watchmen" (if you haven't read it yet, and are not easily offended, it's a great read! Might be a little over the top for the uber-conservative, but very very good story... It's about superheroes, after all). I'm not going to bore you with the entire premise of "V" since if you have any interest in the movie, you already know what it is from the trailers (and if you haven't seen the trailers yet, now is a good time to view them!). Basically, it's set in the futuristic London, post-war, and the government has plunged its citizens into fear and keep them in place with curfews, and other rules for their "well-being" (I agree that making butter illegal could benefit some, but c'mon! sheesh...) V has decided the people have had enough--and starts blowing stuff up in the process (to classical music, nonetheless! It's great stuff!)
So why do I love it so much? Probably because it mirrors "The Phantom of the Opera" in many ways (which I LOOOOOOOVE!). Shall we draw on their similarities? Okay!
And on and on and on... I like the ending of V better than POTO, though... POTO kinda left ya hanging--there was no closure! See the movie and you'll know what I mean. :-)
That's V in a nutshell. Definitely rated R for a reason, however I will probably take Stephin to go see it (he's 13). But I wouldn't recommend for the youngins. Oh and there are some homosexual moments and "revolt against your goverment" themes, but I don't take those seriously... I don't go to movies like this for their political stance or comments--I go to watch the stuff blow up. If you're easily offended by those things, don't go... It'll bug you the entire time (and for the record, while I was aware of those things in the movie, I didn't really think about them or acknowledge them until someone pointed it out to me... so sorry if I've spoiled it for you... :-( ) Have fun! It's great stuff! I can't wait to see it again!
Thank You for Smoking
Again, not one for the easily offended, since most of the movie is from a tobacco lobbyists point of view, and therefore, seems to promote smoking. But it does show other sides of it as well. I just think that some people take these things too seriously to go watch in the theater--if you're wondering if you're one of them, just ask yourself if you're appalled that we would even entertain the though of going to a movie about smoking--if you are, don't see it. :-)
It was very entertaining, much more amusing than I expected it to be (much more usage of the "f" bomb than I expected, too). Check out the trailers for more info, and keep in mind--it's a movie. :-) Jeremy and I liked it a lot, and will probably check it out if it his the Draft House (it'd be great if they have both V and TYFS back to back... that'd be an awesome night!)
All in all, TYFS is far more comedy than drama, and gets a thumbs up in my book.
SO GO TO THE MOVIES AND ENJOY!
However, I did promise a review of V for Vendetta (and I will also add one for Thank You for Smoking) so here it be!
V for Vendetta
I loved this movie! I told Jeremy as we were leaving the theater that it was probably one of the best movies I've seen in a loooong time! You want to know why??? Because it has everything I love about movies in it: dramatic action poked with bits of comedy and satire, and of course, based on a comic book!
Now, you won't know it from the title, credits or movie poster, but this movie was actually based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, the same guy who is responsible for bringing us classics such as "Watchmen" (if you haven't read it yet, and are not easily offended, it's a great read! Might be a little over the top for the uber-conservative, but very very good story... It's about superheroes, after all). I'm not going to bore you with the entire premise of "V" since if you have any interest in the movie, you already know what it is from the trailers (and if you haven't seen the trailers yet, now is a good time to view them!). Basically, it's set in the futuristic London, post-war, and the government has plunged its citizens into fear and keep them in place with curfews, and other rules for their "well-being" (I agree that making butter illegal could benefit some, but c'mon! sheesh...) V has decided the people have had enough--and starts blowing stuff up in the process (to classical music, nonetheless! It's great stuff!)
So why do I love it so much? Probably because it mirrors "The Phantom of the Opera" in many ways (which I LOOOOOOOVE!). Shall we draw on their similarities? Okay!
| POTO | V for Vendetta |
| Lives under the opera house. | Lives underground. |
| Wears a mask to hide deformity. | Wears a mask to hide deformity. |
| Loves Christine. | Eventually loves Evey. |
| Has a passionate cause (Christine). | Has a passionate cause (revolution). |
| Highly intelligent--puts it to use to get what he wants. | Highly intelligent--puts it to use to free the people (and get what he wants). |
| Writes operas. | Listens to classical music/"conducts". |
| Troubled past. | Ditto. |
| Wins, then loses. | Wins (then kinda loses...) |
| Does things the dramatic, complicated way. | Yup, same here. |
| Crazy. | Crazy? |
| Kidnaps the girl. | "Saves" the girl. |
| Almost gets the girl. | Gets the girl. |
And on and on and on... I like the ending of V better than POTO, though... POTO kinda left ya hanging--there was no closure! See the movie and you'll know what I mean. :-)
That's V in a nutshell. Definitely rated R for a reason, however I will probably take Stephin to go see it (he's 13). But I wouldn't recommend for the youngins. Oh and there are some homosexual moments and "revolt against your goverment" themes, but I don't take those seriously... I don't go to movies like this for their political stance or comments--I go to watch the stuff blow up. If you're easily offended by those things, don't go... It'll bug you the entire time (and for the record, while I was aware of those things in the movie, I didn't really think about them or acknowledge them until someone pointed it out to me... so sorry if I've spoiled it for you... :-( ) Have fun! It's great stuff! I can't wait to see it again!
Thank You for Smoking
Again, not one for the easily offended, since most of the movie is from a tobacco lobbyists point of view, and therefore, seems to promote smoking. But it does show other sides of it as well. I just think that some people take these things too seriously to go watch in the theater--if you're wondering if you're one of them, just ask yourself if you're appalled that we would even entertain the though of going to a movie about smoking--if you are, don't see it. :-)
It was very entertaining, much more amusing than I expected it to be (much more usage of the "f" bomb than I expected, too). Check out the trailers for more info, and keep in mind--it's a movie. :-) Jeremy and I liked it a lot, and will probably check it out if it his the Draft House (it'd be great if they have both V and TYFS back to back... that'd be an awesome night!)
All in all, TYFS is far more comedy than drama, and gets a thumbs up in my book.
SO GO TO THE MOVIES AND ENJOY!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Too much thinking!
There is a danger in having too much time on your hands--you start thinking quite a bit about things.
Lately, I've been thinking of a lot of things I would like to do before going back to work in two weeks. That in itself is good; however, I'll make myself crazy if I keep these things up.
For example, lately I've been thinking quite a bit about my choral director in high school (yes, from 8, 9 years ago). I did some stupid things while in her classes, like use the music office phone without asking, telling her I'd go on a choral trip to Disney, only to back out and cancel my deposit check after she'd already deposited it... Stuff like that. Then, when I graduated, she sent me a card with $10 (I remember that because she was really the only one who sent me anything for graduation--I definitely wasn't expecting anything from her) in it. I never sent a thank you card. So now, to have peace within myself, I have to track her down, and send her a thank you card. Oi vey... I guess it's not a bad thing, but it's just one more thing on my list of things to do.
We have several couples that we have said, "You should come over for dinner sometime!" and have never followed through with. I need to remember who they are, and track them down, send 'em an invite, and have 'em over for dinner. Now, I love having folks over for dinner. I just feel bad that it took this long for me to actually do something about it. Jeremy's got family that lives in the next town over--we haven't seen them since our wedding. :-( We'll try to be better about this!
Yesterday, I was thinking quite a lot. A few months ago, I started reading Blue Like Jazz because I've been told by many people how great it was. I brought it up in small group, and Tarsi mentioned she didn't care for it. So I was intrigued. I borrowed the book from her, and started reading it, and yes, the first half of the book I didn't like. There was one part in particular that really bugged me... In brief, one of Don's (the author) friends was an athiest, even though she came from a Bible believing, daughter of a preacher background. Everyone else in her family was a Christian, but she couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that Jesus was the Son of God, and that He's the way to eternal life. At the end of one of the chapters, she emails Don and tells him, "So I think I believe that Jesus really is the Son of God. I guess this makes me a Christian. Talk to you later." and I'm thinking, NOOOOO! That's not it! That's a good start, but only a start! EVEN THE FREAKIN' DEMONS BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD! Well, it rubbed me the wrong way, especially since this is a seeker's book, for those who have yet to find their faith (I know it's for those who have faith as well, but you gotta admit--his audience is those who were like him, those that had a tough time wrapping their mind around this whole God thing and going through the journey to truth with him). If they stop reading at that point, they won't have the whole truth. Hopefully, they go to a Christian friend, or a church, and ask more about it.
The book is getting better, though. So far, I like the middle of it the most. Of course, I have yet to reach the end, so I'll post my final 'critique' at that time. It has got me thinking, though... Which is good and bad. I find myself thinking like the author, asking the same question from different angles, and putting it all together for one concise thought. I don't like thinking like this, though. It makes my head hurt.
One thing I do like about it is that it's pretty clear you should think for yourself. I think a lot of people, including myself, allow themselves to be influenced by other peoples opinions, instead of thinking, "How do I really feel about this?" This can be a minor as an opinion on a movie or a book, to as big as you stance on political issues, and even how you feel about God. Classic example: I'm a conservative Republican, therego, I'm opposed to abortion. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't like abortion, I don't believe it in, and I wish it could be illegal. But at the same time, taking away abortion would be detrimental to this country in the long run... Why? Because all of a sudden, women who have been used to this "right" will start going to the back alleys and the undergrounds to find a solution to their problem (nevermind the fact that, except for the 1 or 2% of women who get an abortion due to rape or sexual abuse, those women have bigger issues on their hands, like improper birth control methods, premarital sex, etc). Because of this, I'm also a minor supporter of the "Plan B" pill. Again, don't get me wrong, I don't really like it, but it's better than the alternative (to me at least). I'd rather think they are helping a more natural progression of the human body by interrupting their luteal phase in order to prevent pregnancy, rather than destroying an already formed embryo. But with this also comes issues, in that we could see an upsurge of STD's in users (why use protection? just get the morning after pill), more teens becoming active at earlier ages, so on a so forth. Of course, I don't know if any of that will happen... I just know that as much as I hate abortion, taking away those "RIGHTS" (I really hate that term... part of me wants to side with the guy who wants to terminate his rights as a father because he didn't want the baby, and his gf chose to NOT have an abortion or place it for adoption, and is now demanding child support... see how sticky it gets?) could be disatrous.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME TO THINK?!
/rant
I'm gonna start thinking about happy things--the peace I have knowing that God is watching out for me and my family, my new job, puppies, and shopping sprees. Our anniversary is coming up soon. ONE YEAR BABY! Woo! Interesting ride... Fun! But interesting. Looking forward to the future. Unfortunately we'll be spending our Anniversary at someone else's wedding. I mean, it's a good thing! I'm looking forward to the wedding, and meeting more of Jeremy's family. But it's also a bad thing, because I didn't really want to spend our anniversary meeting more of Jeremy's family. Oh well, se la vie. I'm sure it'll be a nice weekend. And it'll be nice to see Jeremy's parents again--haven't seen 'em since Thanksgiving. I just hope everyone realizes we'll be saying our goodbyes on May 20th, because as of 12:01 am May 21st, the our room door is getting locked and no outsiders are allowed. :-)
Coming Soon: V for Vendetta: Love it or Hate it.
Lately, I've been thinking of a lot of things I would like to do before going back to work in two weeks. That in itself is good; however, I'll make myself crazy if I keep these things up.
For example, lately I've been thinking quite a bit about my choral director in high school (yes, from 8, 9 years ago). I did some stupid things while in her classes, like use the music office phone without asking, telling her I'd go on a choral trip to Disney, only to back out and cancel my deposit check after she'd already deposited it... Stuff like that. Then, when I graduated, she sent me a card with $10 (I remember that because she was really the only one who sent me anything for graduation--I definitely wasn't expecting anything from her) in it. I never sent a thank you card. So now, to have peace within myself, I have to track her down, and send her a thank you card. Oi vey... I guess it's not a bad thing, but it's just one more thing on my list of things to do.
We have several couples that we have said, "You should come over for dinner sometime!" and have never followed through with. I need to remember who they are, and track them down, send 'em an invite, and have 'em over for dinner. Now, I love having folks over for dinner. I just feel bad that it took this long for me to actually do something about it. Jeremy's got family that lives in the next town over--we haven't seen them since our wedding. :-( We'll try to be better about this!
Yesterday, I was thinking quite a lot. A few months ago, I started reading Blue Like Jazz because I've been told by many people how great it was. I brought it up in small group, and Tarsi mentioned she didn't care for it. So I was intrigued. I borrowed the book from her, and started reading it, and yes, the first half of the book I didn't like. There was one part in particular that really bugged me... In brief, one of Don's (the author) friends was an athiest, even though she came from a Bible believing, daughter of a preacher background. Everyone else in her family was a Christian, but she couldn't wrap her mind around the fact that Jesus was the Son of God, and that He's the way to eternal life. At the end of one of the chapters, she emails Don and tells him, "So I think I believe that Jesus really is the Son of God. I guess this makes me a Christian. Talk to you later." and I'm thinking, NOOOOO! That's not it! That's a good start, but only a start! EVEN THE FREAKIN' DEMONS BELIEVE THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD! Well, it rubbed me the wrong way, especially since this is a seeker's book, for those who have yet to find their faith (I know it's for those who have faith as well, but you gotta admit--his audience is those who were like him, those that had a tough time wrapping their mind around this whole God thing and going through the journey to truth with him). If they stop reading at that point, they won't have the whole truth. Hopefully, they go to a Christian friend, or a church, and ask more about it.
The book is getting better, though. So far, I like the middle of it the most. Of course, I have yet to reach the end, so I'll post my final 'critique' at that time. It has got me thinking, though... Which is good and bad. I find myself thinking like the author, asking the same question from different angles, and putting it all together for one concise thought. I don't like thinking like this, though. It makes my head hurt.
One thing I do like about it is that it's pretty clear you should think for yourself. I think a lot of people, including myself, allow themselves to be influenced by other peoples opinions, instead of thinking, "How do I really feel about this?" This can be a minor as an opinion on a movie or a book, to as big as you stance on political issues, and even how you feel about God. Classic example: I'm a conservative Republican, therego, I'm opposed to abortion. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't like abortion, I don't believe it in, and I wish it could be illegal. But at the same time, taking away abortion would be detrimental to this country in the long run... Why? Because all of a sudden, women who have been used to this "right" will start going to the back alleys and the undergrounds to find a solution to their problem (nevermind the fact that, except for the 1 or 2% of women who get an abortion due to rape or sexual abuse, those women have bigger issues on their hands, like improper birth control methods, premarital sex, etc). Because of this, I'm also a minor supporter of the "Plan B" pill. Again, don't get me wrong, I don't really like it, but it's better than the alternative (to me at least). I'd rather think they are helping a more natural progression of the human body by interrupting their luteal phase in order to prevent pregnancy, rather than destroying an already formed embryo. But with this also comes issues, in that we could see an upsurge of STD's in users (why use protection? just get the morning after pill), more teens becoming active at earlier ages, so on a so forth. Of course, I don't know if any of that will happen... I just know that as much as I hate abortion, taking away those "RIGHTS" (I really hate that term... part of me wants to side with the guy who wants to terminate his rights as a father because he didn't want the baby, and his gf chose to NOT have an abortion or place it for adoption, and is now demanding child support... see how sticky it gets?) could be disatrous.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME TO THINK?!
/rant
I'm gonna start thinking about happy things--the peace I have knowing that God is watching out for me and my family, my new job, puppies, and shopping sprees. Our anniversary is coming up soon. ONE YEAR BABY! Woo! Interesting ride... Fun! But interesting. Looking forward to the future. Unfortunately we'll be spending our Anniversary at someone else's wedding. I mean, it's a good thing! I'm looking forward to the wedding, and meeting more of Jeremy's family. But it's also a bad thing, because I didn't really want to spend our anniversary meeting more of Jeremy's family. Oh well, se la vie. I'm sure it'll be a nice weekend. And it'll be nice to see Jeremy's parents again--haven't seen 'em since Thanksgiving. I just hope everyone realizes we'll be saying our goodbyes on May 20th, because as of 12:01 am May 21st, the our room door is getting locked and no outsiders are allowed. :-)
Coming Soon: V for Vendetta: Love it or Hate it.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Gone are days of leisure--
--well, soon anyways. As of Tuesday, March 21st, I am no longer simply a housewife; I am now a working housewife! WOO! Two jobs! yay...
:-) Hee hee... No, it's a good thing. I finally got my call from Sony at 6:08 pm that evening (after waiting all day for the snow to arrive... I hear a few flakes fell... [I didn't see 'em] wow... exciting...) and was given my official offer. So after two months of waiting patiently, I get the official word that I'm on the "in" now, and get to wait just a bit longer before I actually start (April 10th, prolly). Woo hoo! Now the fun begins, because now they get to configure my laptop (I get one of those... 'tre cool') and start sending me STUFF. I'm not sure exactly what all this stuff will consist of... but my 'boss' (which he is officially, now) said to expect somewhere between 25 and 30 boxes... And we're not talking Amazon shipment boxes necessarily... We're talking BOXES. For example, take the box your PS2 comes in... put three of those together, and that's the size of the box that THEY would come in. Most of the boxes I receive will be about that size, some will be LARGER, some smaller. Most of the smaller ones are systems for the stores I'll be visiting--they're tracked individually, so they'll ship as such. So anyways, I guess it's time to "spring clean" to make room for all this stuff. Should be fun though.
Jeremy was sweet yesterday. He sent me pretty red roses as a congratulations, and took me to Sweetwater Tavern for dinner yesterday. We were gonna try to make it to a movie (V for Vendetta, baby!!), but donut hole bread (forgot what they're called), 2 dinners and 2 beer samplers later, we were ready to go home and go to sleep. Another time! Wanna see my flowers? Okay!
So pretty.
:-) Hee hee... No, it's a good thing. I finally got my call from Sony at 6:08 pm that evening (after waiting all day for the snow to arrive... I hear a few flakes fell... [I didn't see 'em] wow... exciting...) and was given my official offer. So after two months of waiting patiently, I get the official word that I'm on the "in" now, and get to wait just a bit longer before I actually start (April 10th, prolly). Woo hoo! Now the fun begins, because now they get to configure my laptop (I get one of those... 'tre cool') and start sending me STUFF. I'm not sure exactly what all this stuff will consist of... but my 'boss' (which he is officially, now) said to expect somewhere between 25 and 30 boxes... And we're not talking Amazon shipment boxes necessarily... We're talking BOXES. For example, take the box your PS2 comes in... put three of those together, and that's the size of the box that THEY would come in. Most of the boxes I receive will be about that size, some will be LARGER, some smaller. Most of the smaller ones are systems for the stores I'll be visiting--they're tracked individually, so they'll ship as such. So anyways, I guess it's time to "spring clean" to make room for all this stuff. Should be fun though.
Jeremy was sweet yesterday. He sent me pretty red roses as a congratulations, and took me to Sweetwater Tavern for dinner yesterday. We were gonna try to make it to a movie (V for Vendetta, baby!!), but donut hole bread (forgot what they're called), 2 dinners and 2 beer samplers later, we were ready to go home and go to sleep. Another time! Wanna see my flowers? Okay!
So pretty. Anywhoo, so, Jeremy's been working a lot this week--he's motivated again, which is good, but I haven't seen him nearly as much as I used to. I guess once in a while that's okay. He'll be gone most of Saturday, though... Going shootin' with his buddy Scott, and then I think they're goin' out to eat or something. I dunno what, but boys will be boys. Jeremy's already thinkin' about the future as far as games go... "LAN PARTY!" with all the systems I'll have on hand for stores... Yeah... OKay... Only one problem--only one tv in the house. So... no go. Prolly.
Let's see... what else is goin' on.... Well, everything else in a nutshell up to today--our rent is going up 10% this year, so we're trying to decide if we stay or we go (and where we'd go--I hate moving); Jermy's meetings with other school principals went well, but he won't know if he can leave his current school until sometime next month (a main reason we don't know where'd we go if we moved or if we stay); Paige finally turned up, alive and well (she was hiding in Tampa the whole time! Sheesh!); I just ordered us a new paper shredder (the machine, not Shredder [I could never understand why he always had a tough time beating a few turtles... sheesh]); This article is amusing: apparently some Canadian Bureaucrat is fed up with his job so he's asking for donations so he can quit... great idea! I'm gonna set up savejermy.com so that Jermy doesn't hafta find a new school, people can just send him donations and he can retire from school early! Yeah... great plan; the new episode of South Park was HILARIOUS! Watch it if you're not easily offended (like always, it was pretty crass and not for the kiddies); I had a lovely time with two ladies from our former small group (it's officially dead now) yesterday for lunch;who da ha ha, kookie monga, bertie pie pie (just wanted to see if anyone was still reading); Yesterday, I tripped in the lobby downstairs (my heel got caught on the cuff on my jeans) and fell straight down on tile floors... Oh it was painful. Worse is that I didn't sleep well, because everytime I wanted to roll over or something, my knee would kill, and so I'd wake up, pick up my leg to roll over and try again... sheesh... stupid concrete tile floors; and I'm still waiting to hear back from the AzoresExpress about flying to the Azores this Christmas. Woot-a-holic.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go do 'research' for work... Seriously, my boss recommended it. :-)
Fin.
Let's see... what else is goin' on.... Well, everything else in a nutshell up to today--our rent is going up 10% this year, so we're trying to decide if we stay or we go (and where we'd go--I hate moving); Jermy's meetings with other school principals went well, but he won't know if he can leave his current school until sometime next month (a main reason we don't know where'd we go if we moved or if we stay); Paige finally turned up, alive and well (she was hiding in Tampa the whole time! Sheesh!); I just ordered us a new paper shredder (the machine, not Shredder [I could never understand why he always had a tough time beating a few turtles... sheesh]); This article is amusing: apparently some Canadian Bureaucrat is fed up with his job so he's asking for donations so he can quit... great idea! I'm gonna set up savejermy.com so that Jermy doesn't hafta find a new school, people can just send him donations and he can retire from school early! Yeah... great plan; the new episode of South Park was HILARIOUS! Watch it if you're not easily offended (like always, it was pretty crass and not for the kiddies); I had a lovely time with two ladies from our former small group (it's officially dead now) yesterday for lunch;who da ha ha, kookie monga, bertie pie pie (just wanted to see if anyone was still reading); Yesterday, I tripped in the lobby downstairs (my heel got caught on the cuff on my jeans) and fell straight down on tile floors... Oh it was painful. Worse is that I didn't sleep well, because everytime I wanted to roll over or something, my knee would kill, and so I'd wake up, pick up my leg to roll over and try again... sheesh... stupid concrete tile floors; and I'm still waiting to hear back from the AzoresExpress about flying to the Azores this Christmas. Woot-a-holic.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go do 'research' for work... Seriously, my boss recommended it. :-)
Fin.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Winter Wonderland...
They said it was supposed to snow today.
......
I don't see any snow.
LIARS! Who was I talking to about that... someone I was talking to about the weather couldn't understand why we don't hold weather people accountable when the forecast is wrong... Like when it says for two weeks, "Looks like some flurries'll be heading towards the east next weekend... better bundle up." and then it ends up being near 70! Go figure. Now, I do think that meteorologists have a tough job... they're as close to fortune tellers as they come, right? Instead of saying, "I see the winds of change upon you..." they say, "The wind's gonna change!" And I do feel that they should get it right most of the time... at least to keep what credibility they have. But I still believe that you can't predict the weather perfectly (it'll be interesting to see if we ever make it to the level of forecasts that they had in "Back to the Future 2" where they had it down to the second! I doubt it... too many variants at play... but it'll be interesting to see! We've got 9 years to find out!) So I take what the meteorologists say at about half truth; for example, today's forecast: Cloudy with snow showers and flurries becoming a steady accumulating snow later. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected.
Now, here's what I believe of that: Cloudy with snow showers and flurries becoming a steady accumulating snow later. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected.
That's all I need to know! The other stuff, irrelevant.
The best was two weekends ago... They forecasted warm weather all weekend, but thunderstorms every day (so in reality it looked like lousy days... hot, sticky days, with only one nice day). It was BEAUTIFUL nearly all weekend. Sunday was a little cloudy, and we got some sprinkles in the afternoon, but no showers or thunder that I noticed. Awww, it was SOOOO NICE! COME BACK SUMMER, COME BACK! IT'S OKAY, YOU CAN VISIT AGAIN IN MARCH! YOU CAN STAY WITH ME!!!! But I digress...
On a completely different note, although a bit of sunshine in it's own way, we're lookin' at buying a townhome out in lil' ole Bristow (which isn't so little anymore... that place has errupted with houses, shopping centers and churches... they're gonna have a huge methodist church directly across the street from a Catholic church/school, which is down the road from a Church of Christ which is down the road from the Assembly of God... and these are no "starter churches". We're talkin' 500+ sanctuaries. GO GOD! :-) Back to the house: it's currently owned by some family friends who are sadly moving to TX. Well, it's sad to see 'em go, but presents a great opportunity for Jeremy and me! We'll post more details once there's more info, and deals are finalized and such. I just thought I'd give y'all the heads up!
Lil' Jermy's gonna go meet with the Principal of a new school today. The Bear's been pretty passive lately, but Jermy knows better than to get too happy about it. So he's gonna try to transfer to a different school district soon. Hope it all works out for him!
My Mom started a new job this week with a Pediatric Dental office out in Warrenton... The commute is killer though... A whole 2 min down the road. And I thought my Dad had it bad. ;-) So now, that makes both Mothers in some kind of Dental work. Jeremy's Mom is almost done with her first year of Dental Hygenist school. Yay! So all in all, things are going well.
I'm still waiting to hear from Sony... yes, that's right, STILL waiting... First they said end of the week two weeks ago... then end of the week last week, now it's sometime early this week, probably Monday... Oh wait, yesterday was Monday. Guess it wasn't then! So now it's hopefully this week? Oi vey... At least I get another week home... to make soup. Mmmm... soup. That is my tribute to the Cold, Cloudy, w/Chance of Snow day... Winter Minestrone. Yum yum.
So with that I leave you. If you'll excuse me, I have to go file a missing persons/blogger report... Haven't seen Paige online/blog/phone in a while... Enjoy the flurries!!!
......
I don't see any snow.
LIARS! Who was I talking to about that... someone I was talking to about the weather couldn't understand why we don't hold weather people accountable when the forecast is wrong... Like when it says for two weeks, "Looks like some flurries'll be heading towards the east next weekend... better bundle up." and then it ends up being near 70! Go figure. Now, I do think that meteorologists have a tough job... they're as close to fortune tellers as they come, right? Instead of saying, "I see the winds of change upon you..." they say, "The wind's gonna change!" And I do feel that they should get it right most of the time... at least to keep what credibility they have. But I still believe that you can't predict the weather perfectly (it'll be interesting to see if we ever make it to the level of forecasts that they had in "Back to the Future 2" where they had it down to the second! I doubt it... too many variants at play... but it'll be interesting to see! We've got 9 years to find out!) So I take what the meteorologists say at about half truth; for example, today's forecast: Cloudy with snow showers and flurries becoming a steady accumulating snow later. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected.
Now, here's what I believe of that: Cloudy with snow showers and flurries becoming a steady accumulating snow later. Cold. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. About one inch of snow expected.
That's all I need to know! The other stuff, irrelevant.
The best was two weekends ago... They forecasted warm weather all weekend, but thunderstorms every day (so in reality it looked like lousy days... hot, sticky days, with only one nice day). It was BEAUTIFUL nearly all weekend. Sunday was a little cloudy, and we got some sprinkles in the afternoon, but no showers or thunder that I noticed. Awww, it was SOOOO NICE! COME BACK SUMMER, COME BACK! IT'S OKAY, YOU CAN VISIT AGAIN IN MARCH! YOU CAN STAY WITH ME!!!! But I digress...
On a completely different note, although a bit of sunshine in it's own way, we're lookin' at buying a townhome out in lil' ole Bristow (which isn't so little anymore... that place has errupted with houses, shopping centers and churches... they're gonna have a huge methodist church directly across the street from a Catholic church/school, which is down the road from a Church of Christ which is down the road from the Assembly of God... and these are no "starter churches". We're talkin' 500+ sanctuaries. GO GOD! :-) Back to the house: it's currently owned by some family friends who are sadly moving to TX. Well, it's sad to see 'em go, but presents a great opportunity for Jeremy and me! We'll post more details once there's more info, and deals are finalized and such. I just thought I'd give y'all the heads up!
Lil' Jermy's gonna go meet with the Principal of a new school today. The Bear's been pretty passive lately, but Jermy knows better than to get too happy about it. So he's gonna try to transfer to a different school district soon. Hope it all works out for him!
My Mom started a new job this week with a Pediatric Dental office out in Warrenton... The commute is killer though... A whole 2 min down the road. And I thought my Dad had it bad. ;-) So now, that makes both Mothers in some kind of Dental work. Jeremy's Mom is almost done with her first year of Dental Hygenist school. Yay! So all in all, things are going well.
I'm still waiting to hear from Sony... yes, that's right, STILL waiting... First they said end of the week two weeks ago... then end of the week last week, now it's sometime early this week, probably Monday... Oh wait, yesterday was Monday. Guess it wasn't then! So now it's hopefully this week? Oi vey... At least I get another week home... to make soup. Mmmm... soup. That is my tribute to the Cold, Cloudy, w/Chance of Snow day... Winter Minestrone. Yum yum.
So with that I leave you. If you'll excuse me, I have to go file a missing persons/blogger report... Haven't seen Paige online/blog/phone in a while... Enjoy the flurries!!!
Thursday, March 16, 2006
End of Chef?
On Monday, March 13th, Issac Hayes announced that he's leaving his role of South Park's Chef, due to their disrespect for religious beliefs and practices.
..............ummm .......hasn't he been doing this show for 10 years? I admit, I haven't been an avid South Park fan for 10 years (forbidden territory for many of those years!), but I'm pretty sure this isn't something they recently started doing.
Oh, did we mention Hayes is a Scientologist?
.................*cricket*......................*cricket*......................
*cough*hypocrite!*cough*
Anyways, the general consensus of the masses is that the "powers that be" (prolly the likes of Tom Cruise, maybe John Travolta) called the man up and threatened him if he didn't quit the show (both actors were featured in the famed "Trapped In the Closet" episode which most blatantly attacked Scientology)
Long live Xenu!!!!?
Yeah, I'll meet ya at Veggie Hut... Gonna get me a Meatshake first, though! (hee hee... I get the impression the author of that article had no idea what Meatshake was really about... perhaps she should have contacted Ugly Duckling for comment... amusing)
..............ummm .......hasn't he been doing this show for 10 years? I admit, I haven't been an avid South Park fan for 10 years (forbidden territory for many of those years!), but I'm pretty sure this isn't something they recently started doing.
Oh, did we mention Hayes is a Scientologist?
AVC: They did just do an episode that made fun of your religion, Scientology. Did that bother you?
IH: Well, I talked to Matt and Trey about that. They didn't let me know until it was done. I said, "Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that s**t, you know?" But I understand what they're doing. I told them to take a couple of Scientology courses, and understand what we do. [Laughs.]
.................*cricket*......................*cricket*......................
*cough*hypocrite!*cough*
Anyways, the general consensus of the masses is that the "powers that be" (prolly the likes of Tom Cruise, maybe John Travolta) called the man up and threatened him if he didn't quit the show (both actors were featured in the famed "Trapped In the Closet" episode which most blatantly attacked Scientology)
Long live Xenu!!!!?
Yeah, I'll meet ya at Veggie Hut... Gonna get me a Meatshake first, though! (hee hee... I get the impression the author of that article had no idea what Meatshake was really about... perhaps she should have contacted Ugly Duckling for comment... amusing)
Monday, March 13, 2006
And now... a word from Big Fella
"m ij unx j ujnmf i9imf9ifmuif, cn juv kmf km sjk dk f k fimimd jkf mjk k d jk x sx d!"
And that's about it.... He decided shortly after starting he is way too good to be sitting on my lap, typing nonsense for your enjoyment.
Oh well... perhaps another time. :-)
(Can't ya picture that cat in the link talking like the Godfather while he speaks that craziness?? Is it just me?)
And that's about it.... He decided shortly after starting he is way too good to be sitting on my lap, typing nonsense for your enjoyment.
Oh well... perhaps another time. :-)
(Can't ya picture that cat in the link talking like the Godfather while he speaks that craziness?? Is it just me?)
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
The Last Stand...
Wow... Okay, so I'm looking forward to our anniversary so much more now! That's not to say I wasn't looking forward to it before... Honestly, it seems like we've been together so much longer than almost 10 mos. Like, I feel like we've been married for years, and yet, at the same time, it seems like just yesterday we went to Niagra Falls, where I froze my butt off while Jeremy attempted to propose (it actually took another day after that... I think I stole his thunder with my constant whining about the tempature of the area around us... it's on video, you'll hafta see it sometime.)
Anyways! Yeah, so the reason for the excitment now?? Click the link. I'm sorry, but I'm a comic-geek-movie-lover all the way. If it's based on a comic book, I'm there. ESPECIALLY when it comes to X-Men (they were my first love... ahh... but that was many many moons ago...) Needless to say, this particular trailer shows off the film in a much more positive light than in the previous teaser trailer... For one thing, no whirlibird action from Storm... We see more of Angel... more of Beast... Juggy doing this thing (smashing through walls, like a pro), and it looks like there'll be no lack of mutant action in this one! The gloves are off, and we can expect quite a nice fight, I bet. IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME!!!! Woo!
Okay, I've said my peace... Now I need to hit the message boards and find out exactly who the mystery mutants are that I couldn't figure out (like the kid who starts turning Beast's hands back to normal at the end of the trailer! Doesn't make much sense, since his "blueness" is not a mutation but an attempt he made to "cure" himself... but whatever... it's a movie) More later!
Anyways! Yeah, so the reason for the excitment now?? Click the link. I'm sorry, but I'm a comic-geek-movie-lover all the way. If it's based on a comic book, I'm there. ESPECIALLY when it comes to X-Men (they were my first love... ahh... but that was many many moons ago...) Needless to say, this particular trailer shows off the film in a much more positive light than in the previous teaser trailer... For one thing, no whirlibird action from Storm... We see more of Angel... more of Beast... Juggy doing this thing (smashing through walls, like a pro), and it looks like there'll be no lack of mutant action in this one! The gloves are off, and we can expect quite a nice fight, I bet. IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME!!!! Woo!
Okay, I've said my peace... Now I need to hit the message boards and find out exactly who the mystery mutants are that I couldn't figure out (like the kid who starts turning Beast's hands back to normal at the end of the trailer! Doesn't make much sense, since his "blueness" is not a mutation but an attempt he made to "cure" himself... but whatever... it's a movie) More later!
Friday, March 03, 2006
Ho hum part deux (dos... or two, for you English types)
I'm still waiting... la de daaa... Well, things have happened since Monday, so I'll update ya on that.
Monday I spoke to the Regional Manager for Sony, and we had a nice conversation... It went well, and all was good. Got a call from the recruiter at HR on Tuesday... Had to do an application and an online background check--the results from which are due in by the end of this week (prolly not) or mid week next week. So we'll see what happens.
I had such a time, though, trying to figure out how I was gonna fax all that stuff to her. Y'see, we have a "business center" in our building... Okay, it's a closet with two desktop PC's and a scanner/printer/fax/copier combo ALL-IN-ONE machine in between them that doesn't work (at least, I've only had luck using the PRINTER and COPIER functions... se la vie). Well, the "fax" part of it didn't work. So then I tried to scan the docs up here on our scanner, but that didn't work (couldn't communicate with the computer or something? I dunno... tre weird)... Grrr... So I took Jeremy's advice, waited for the folks in the office downstairs to come back, and asked to use their fax machine, to which they happily agreed. YAY! I tell ya, such drama, huh?
So now I wait, and wait, and wait s'more. I've actually been pretty good this week--got out Wednesday and Thursday, so that helped. Wednesday was fun! Well, both days were fun, but wed was nice, because Kris and Cody (the new baby from one of my first posts on here), Andie and Mateu (Andie's baby... He's so cute!) and I went to Pentagon Row for a "Mommy Party" (Andie shared Mateu with me, she was the free one for the afternoon). It was very nice to have some "girl" time, and the babies were good for the most part.
Thursday Andie and I went to her gym, where we tried to motivate each other, but I think we just agreed together that we were bored... we completed it anyways, and then were able to enjoy the afternoon a bit. Watched "The 40 Year Old Virgin" (I didn't like it... thought it was kinda trashy and not very funny... I don't recommend it.) and then met up with Jeremy at Starbucks around 5 or so. After that, we said goodbye to Andie and Mateu, as they are leaving for Spain on Saturday. They'll be gone for two weeks, and it'll be very sad, but that's okay, I guess. I'll hafta call up ANOTHER friend with a newborn, and see if she's desperate to get outta the house (or at least have some company) while I wait to start working again.
That brings us to today... and as I've said before, I'm just waiting... Ho humming it, so to speak. But the weekend should be nice, as we've got stuff planned to do. And hopefully Monday... Tuesday... sometime next week, I'll get my offer from Sony, and all will be well in the land of Jess (and the land of Jeremy for that matter!)
Found James' profile on Myspace.com. Don't know if you should really have your full name there, James, but whatever. You can click the link at the right if you'd like.
Monday I spoke to the Regional Manager for Sony, and we had a nice conversation... It went well, and all was good. Got a call from the recruiter at HR on Tuesday... Had to do an application and an online background check--the results from which are due in by the end of this week (prolly not) or mid week next week. So we'll see what happens.
I had such a time, though, trying to figure out how I was gonna fax all that stuff to her. Y'see, we have a "business center" in our building... Okay, it's a closet with two desktop PC's and a scanner/printer/fax/copier combo ALL-IN-ONE machine in between them that doesn't work (at least, I've only had luck using the PRINTER and COPIER functions... se la vie). Well, the "fax" part of it didn't work. So then I tried to scan the docs up here on our scanner, but that didn't work (couldn't communicate with the computer or something? I dunno... tre weird)... Grrr... So I took Jeremy's advice, waited for the folks in the office downstairs to come back, and asked to use their fax machine, to which they happily agreed. YAY! I tell ya, such drama, huh?
So now I wait, and wait, and wait s'more. I've actually been pretty good this week--got out Wednesday and Thursday, so that helped. Wednesday was fun! Well, both days were fun, but wed was nice, because Kris and Cody (the new baby from one of my first posts on here), Andie and Mateu (Andie's baby... He's so cute!) and I went to Pentagon Row for a "Mommy Party" (Andie shared Mateu with me, she was the free one for the afternoon). It was very nice to have some "girl" time, and the babies were good for the most part.
Thursday Andie and I went to her gym, where we tried to motivate each other, but I think we just agreed together that we were bored... we completed it anyways, and then were able to enjoy the afternoon a bit. Watched "The 40 Year Old Virgin" (I didn't like it... thought it was kinda trashy and not very funny... I don't recommend it.) and then met up with Jeremy at Starbucks around 5 or so. After that, we said goodbye to Andie and Mateu, as they are leaving for Spain on Saturday. They'll be gone for two weeks, and it'll be very sad, but that's okay, I guess. I'll hafta call up ANOTHER friend with a newborn, and see if she's desperate to get outta the house (or at least have some company) while I wait to start working again.
That brings us to today... and as I've said before, I'm just waiting... Ho humming it, so to speak. But the weekend should be nice, as we've got stuff planned to do. And hopefully Monday... Tuesday... sometime next week, I'll get my offer from Sony, and all will be well in the land of Jess (and the land of Jeremy for that matter!)
Found James' profile on Myspace.com. Don't know if you should really have your full name there, James, but whatever. You can click the link at the right if you'd like.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Ho Hum....
Boooor-ring... Right now, I'm just sitting here, waiting... waiting for the gal from Sony (my soon to be Boss' boss) to call me to make sure I'm not psycho, and see if I'm the real deal. Once I clear her, I'm through to the next round! (Which I believe is a background check, then paperwork, then my 'initial shipment' which is a bunch of cool Sony stuff, and then I get started prolly March 13 or 20th). But I don't know when she's gonna call, exactly... I was told tentatively for Monday afternoon (today) with a raindate of Friday afternoon (arrrrgh!). So I'm hoping to hear from her soon!
In the meantime, I'm just sitting here, listening to my Yoshi's Story Techno Remix version (sounds like it'd be the perfect theme song for the Stephin-Bunny, but I haven't figured out how to host a sound wav yet... So if you wanna listen to it, send an email to bigfellawilcox@gmail.com... I'll see if I can't send ya clip). The screen is jumping along to the music, since the microwave's on... Always makes my screen jump around... Doesn't affect Jeremy's monitor... just mine. Go figure. So, yup, just a chilling afternoon. Was gonna go downstairs to workout, but I was afraid I'd miss her call, so I didn't... Grr... Hopefully she calls soon!
Okay. That's all I've got for you today. Gonna go do some laundry... And stuff. Maybe I'll be daring and take a shower... Might hafta bring the phone in the bathroom, though... Y'know, just in case.
Alrighty, then! More to come... later, I hope. :-)
In the meantime, I'm just sitting here, listening to my Yoshi's Story Techno Remix version (sounds like it'd be the perfect theme song for the Stephin-Bunny, but I haven't figured out how to host a sound wav yet... So if you wanna listen to it, send an email to bigfellawilcox@gmail.com... I'll see if I can't send ya clip). The screen is jumping along to the music, since the microwave's on... Always makes my screen jump around... Doesn't affect Jeremy's monitor... just mine. Go figure. So, yup, just a chilling afternoon. Was gonna go downstairs to workout, but I was afraid I'd miss her call, so I didn't... Grr... Hopefully she calls soon!
Okay. That's all I've got for you today. Gonna go do some laundry... And stuff. Maybe I'll be daring and take a shower... Might hafta bring the phone in the bathroom, though... Y'know, just in case.
Alrighty, then! More to come... later, I hope. :-)
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Ewww... Sucks to be them!
"BERLIN (Reuters) - A Bavarian village was flooded by liquid pig manure after a tank containing the fertilizer burst, German police said Wednesday.
Sewage rose to 20 inches in the courtyards and streets of Elsa after gushing from the tank, which held some 240,000 litres of pig manure.
"The village was swamped with green-brown liquid and it was pig manure -- the mother-of-all muck," said Rainer Prediger, a police spokesman in the nearby town of Coburg."
Now that's what I call a load of crap.
They're in some deep #x&$! ?
Hee hee. :-)
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
I forgot what I was gonna talk about...
Hold on... it's comin' back to me... Okay, I think I remember now.
It's time to revisit lil' Jermy, the boy who hates school!
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*Sniffle sniffle* ~Jermy.... "I'm gettin' sick... it's all the schtupid homework the schtupid bear gives me... Givin' me a cold."
"So why don't you just stay home and do your homework at... home?" ~Jess
"'Cause if I stay home, the bear will eat me!" ~Jermy, as he sniffles all the way to school. Poor lil' Jermy isn't feelin' well this week... Too much CHAOS in his life, I guess. Oh well. GET BETTER, LIL' JERMY! WE ALL LOVE YOU!
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On to happier things now! Marshmallows! So, we've had this bag of marshmallows in our cabinet since we've moved into our apartment, it seems.... I'm really not sure when we bought it, but I was probably still working at EB at the time, since I used to make Rice Crispy Treats and brownies whenever we had an inventory to do. So, that would be.... umm.... about 8 months ago? Woo! Long time. And this was originally slated for a few weeks off! Anyways, back to the marshmallows. So this bag has been in the cabinet for at least 8 months now... I'm havin' a bit o' hot cocoa (Mmmm.... cocoa and cream.... It's in a blue box--buy it! Yummy stuff!) and decided to throw a marshmallow in it. Well... who here knows how I like my Peeps?? y'know, those marshmallows dipped in sugar, made to look like little birdies (or rabbits... seen those too, not as fun) that're popular 'round Easter time? I always cut a little slit in the corner of the package, and then hide 'em away for a few months--they get all stale and crunchy, and PERFECT! When I was in college, I put 'em in my storage unit over the summer (MAY) and took 'em for Christmas (DEC) and mm-mmm! They were yummy! Works really well for peeps! But not so well for regular marshmallows. They were simply rock hard, and too hard to bite into. I put one in my hot cocoa anyways... we'll see what happens.
Jeremy showed me this video on MSN this morning... I swear, I thought someone had snuck in and video taped the stupid cat of ours while we were out or something. You can watch it here (you will need to be in IE to watch it... just a warning for you Firefox {the superior browser} users). Okay, so it's not Big Fella (though maybe he should change his name to such... might explain things a bit...), but I would seriously like to know what they're saying (it's in Chinese, in case you're deciding not to watch the video) because I wanna know how to fatten Big Fella up like that! At least then I wouldn't have to worry about him jumping on the tables (Or jumping up on anything for that matter!) Maybe I should just tie a couple of 10 lb weights to him... That might do the trick. He's a very picky eater--he'll beg for whatever your cooking, but as soon as you drop it on the floor, he just sniffs at it and walks away... If I thought he'd eat lasagna, I'd try that... Or maybe I could fatten him up by feeding him all those stale marshmallows... Ah hah.... There's an idea!
Okay, one more thing... Did you hear about that 62 year old woman who gave birth last week? EWWWW! Alright, now, don't get me wrong--I think if a woman wants to have a baby, and is physically able to do so, and does, then all the power to ya. Okay, maybe I don't really believe that... completely. But I feel for her new little kids! I mean, they're uncles to 40 and 50 year olds... Gross... And when this youngest one turns 18, she'll be 80.. 80!! So, maybe it's better to say, just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should"? Did anyone think about the babies?? Okay whatever. All the power to ya, lady! You go girl!
That's all for me. :-)
It's time to revisit lil' Jermy, the boy who hates school!
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*Sniffle sniffle* ~Jermy.... "I'm gettin' sick... it's all the schtupid homework the schtupid bear gives me... Givin' me a cold."
"So why don't you just stay home and do your homework at... home?" ~Jess
"'Cause if I stay home, the bear will eat me!" ~Jermy, as he sniffles all the way to school. Poor lil' Jermy isn't feelin' well this week... Too much CHAOS in his life, I guess. Oh well. GET BETTER, LIL' JERMY! WE ALL LOVE YOU!
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On to happier things now! Marshmallows! So, we've had this bag of marshmallows in our cabinet since we've moved into our apartment, it seems.... I'm really not sure when we bought it, but I was probably still working at EB at the time, since I used to make Rice Crispy Treats and brownies whenever we had an inventory to do. So, that would be.... umm.... about 8 months ago? Woo! Long time. And this was originally slated for a few weeks off! Anyways, back to the marshmallows. So this bag has been in the cabinet for at least 8 months now... I'm havin' a bit o' hot cocoa (Mmmm.... cocoa and cream.... It's in a blue box--buy it! Yummy stuff!) and decided to throw a marshmallow in it. Well... who here knows how I like my Peeps?? y'know, those marshmallows dipped in sugar, made to look like little birdies (or rabbits... seen those too, not as fun) that're popular 'round Easter time? I always cut a little slit in the corner of the package, and then hide 'em away for a few months--they get all stale and crunchy, and PERFECT! When I was in college, I put 'em in my storage unit over the summer (MAY) and took 'em for Christmas (DEC) and mm-mmm! They were yummy! Works really well for peeps! But not so well for regular marshmallows. They were simply rock hard, and too hard to bite into. I put one in my hot cocoa anyways... we'll see what happens.
Jeremy showed me this video on MSN this morning... I swear, I thought someone had snuck in and video taped the stupid cat of ours while we were out or something. You can watch it here (you will need to be in IE to watch it... just a warning for you Firefox {the superior browser} users). Okay, so it's not Big Fella (though maybe he should change his name to such... might explain things a bit...), but I would seriously like to know what they're saying (it's in Chinese, in case you're deciding not to watch the video) because I wanna know how to fatten Big Fella up like that! At least then I wouldn't have to worry about him jumping on the tables (Or jumping up on anything for that matter!) Maybe I should just tie a couple of 10 lb weights to him... That might do the trick. He's a very picky eater--he'll beg for whatever your cooking, but as soon as you drop it on the floor, he just sniffs at it and walks away... If I thought he'd eat lasagna, I'd try that... Or maybe I could fatten him up by feeding him all those stale marshmallows... Ah hah.... There's an idea!
Okay, one more thing... Did you hear about that 62 year old woman who gave birth last week? EWWWW! Alright, now, don't get me wrong--I think if a woman wants to have a baby, and is physically able to do so, and does, then all the power to ya. Okay, maybe I don't really believe that... completely. But I feel for her new little kids! I mean, they're uncles to 40 and 50 year olds... Gross... And when this youngest one turns 18, she'll be 80.. 80!! So, maybe it's better to say, just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should"? Did anyone think about the babies?? Okay whatever. All the power to ya, lady! You go girl!
That's all for me. :-)
Monday, February 20, 2006
Okay... for now...
Alrighty! If things look different, it's because we've changed the template used to display the blog--it's the only one that I could find that DIDN'T put the sidebar at the bottom of the screen. Hopefully... nothing will happen.... I will be keeping a back-up of the HTML code JUST in case something goes array again.
Woo-hoo! Now we can resume posting! Stay tuned!
Woo-hoo! Now we can resume posting! Stay tuned!
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!
As you may have noticed, not all is well with jeremynjess.blogspot.com. I do not know why or how it happened... all I know is that I cannot fix it. I've emailed their HELP desk with no response as of yet. Hopefully, things will be remedied soon... Until then, you will find the sidebar at the bottom of this page... that is where all the links are... all the old posts... and fun stuff. Why it is at the bottom, WHO FREAKIN KNOWS! All I know is that it's driving me crazy, and the sooner I can get it fixed the happier I'll be! :-)
So in the meantime, thanks for scrolling! Happy days will come again.
So in the meantime, thanks for scrolling! Happy days will come again.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy V-Day!
Okay, now in my opinion, V-Day is just another reason to dote upon your loved one... But really, do we need an excuse to do that?! I guess it helps space things out, and gives ya a reminder... Like, "Okay, it's their birthday, time to do something nice for 'em." and then, "Okay, it's Christmas, time to do something nice for 'em..." and "Okay, it's our anniversary, time to do something nice for 'em..." and of course, "Okay, it's Valentine's Day, time to do something nice for 'em!" And, eventually, "Okay, it's Mother's/Father's Day, time to do something nice for 'em!" So I guess if you look at it from that perspective, you get at least 4 or 5 "nice" events in your relationship at minimum... That's like one every 10 weeks or so. Hmm... if I hafta wait 10-12 weeks for my Honey to do something sweet for me... I think that may be too long... My dilema is that Jeremy's birthday was just last week, and I went kinda nuts on him then, so it might be overload to go nuts on him today. So I think we'll just keep things simple this year... We'll see!
I love my husband! He's the best!!! Awww... so cute...
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
I love my husband! He's the best!!! Awww... so cute...
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3Monday, February 13, 2006
WE MISS YOU, TODD & PAIGE!
On Friday evening, we attended the Farewell Dinner for our dear friends, Todd & Paige at the Clarendon Grill (can I just say, the Clarendon Grill is not all it's hyped up to be... sure it had cheap booze, and dancing, but I wouldn't go there just for the food... maybe at lunch or on I think wednesdays when it's half priced burgers... don't bother getting the Jambalaya... not worth the $12.) Anyways! Yeah, so we had to say goodbye to TP & PP, and it was very sad... I mean, I'm happy for 'em... Paige gets to work part-time now, they've got a schwanky place (from what I hear at least) for less than what they had here, and I'm sure eventually they'll be getting ready to start a family... So for that, I'm happy for 'em. I'm just sad in my selfish thinking that they left the DC metro area! Now what am I supposed to do?? Guess it's time to make some more friends... Sigh... okay... if I have to... 'Sides... I know what they're thinking down the FL....
WE'LL MISS YOU GUYS! KEEP THAT BLOG UPDATED!
**peace out**
**peace out**
Friday, February 10, 2006
Awww... What a cute Dad Jeremy makes....
See? Jeremy's a pro at this already... This is just his first time holding him, too! So cute... (although he's kinda got a bit of an evil grin on his face... I dunno what that's supposed to mean!)
Jeremy's trying to get some work done from home this morning... He's been fiddling around with files on the computer, transferring stuff from that to his PocketPC, working hard trying to get it all done by a time limit. I was actually quite pleased for a second, because I bought him that IPaq as a wedding present last year, to help him get organized with work and stuff, but he hasn't really used it much. So to see him using it today was nice... until I heard the theme song from Super Mario Bros playing on it... I then realized it was an emulator he was busy moving onto his IPaq, so he could play NES games on it.... not work.... Had I known that's what he was gonna do with it, I woulda bought him a Sony PSP or a gameboy or something... Now, he's so busy "working" on his PocketPC, I hafta read him his incoming IM's otherwise he won't get 'em.He's so silly... :-)
Lost Pet? Hartz can help!
So I was surfing around the internets last week and I came across Hartz website. Basically, they will make a nametag for your cat or dog, personalized with the name of the pet and a phone number to reach the owner. All this for only $2.95, including shipping! Now, these tags usually go for $5+ each, and since I have no worries of Big Fella getting outta the apt (unfortunately, he's a big scaredy cat and won't even approach the door if it's open, let alone go outside it, take the elevator down to the first floor, and then walk out the double doors into the big scary world outside!), so I never saw a reason for having one. But for $3... well, what the heck. So check it out!
Hmm... ya can't really read the tag from this pic, huh? Lemme get ya a closer shot....
Ooo... still tough to read. Here, I'll translate:SCHTOOPID
THE CAT
THE CAT
Like I said, I'm not really worried about him actually getting out. And if he does, well, maybe this will help land him a new family that doesn't mind him clawing up their furniture, and making their friends sneeze and sniffle. Sigh... I don't think I'm that lucky, though. Se la vi...
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