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| Your Hair Should Be Orange | 
Expressive, deep, and one of a kind.
You pull off "weird" well - hardly anyone notices. |
Current Mood:  anxious to leave Music of the moment: my cd froze |
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| Your Heart Is Green | 
Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out.
When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life.
Your flirting style: Laid back
Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking
Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm
What you bring to relationships: Balance |
Current Mood:  okay Music of the moment: Billy Joel - Piano Man |
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Sep. 28th, 2005 @ 09:38 pm
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Reply with your name and:
1) I'll respond with something random about you.
2) I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3) I'll pick a flavor/color of jello to wrestle with you in.
4) I'll try to say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5) I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6) I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7) I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8) If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST. It is written.Current Mood:  bored Music of the moment: work people talking |
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Aug. 30th, 2005 @ 05:18 am
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It's early and I'm awake. I suspect I will want to sleep again right when I'm supposed to leave for work. I have no idea why I'm awake, other than that pesky not being able to sleep right now feeling. I am having all kinds of profound and insightful thoughts about life (my own, specifically), love, and what it all means (to me, to others, in the scheme of things, etc.).
I don't have the energy or ability to translate those thoughts into something meaningful for myself much less the ability to project them into cyberspace for others.
I blame this existential twist on my quarter life crisis fully on Joss Whedon.
I'm going to attempt to sleep for an hour or two.Current Mood:  contemplative Music of the moment: Silence |
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| Your Ideal Relationship is Marriage | 
You've dated enough to know what you want.
And that's marriage - with the right person.
You're serious about settling down some time soon.
Even if you haven't met the person you want to get hitched to! |
Go figure. Why am I marrying Billy Idol?
Aug. 19th, 2005 @ 08:20 pm
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| You Are Strawberry Ice Cream |  A bit shy and sensitive, you are sweet to the core.
You often find yourself on the outside looking in.
Insightful and pensive, you really understand how the world works.
You are most compatible with chocolate chip ice cream. |
Jul. 21st, 2005 @ 09:39 pm
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1. Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.
2. Do an Image Google Search and search for that word.
3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results -- don't tell me the word.
4. Put this in your own blog so that I can do the same.
Jun. 11th, 2005 @ 03:13 am
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The Feel Good Meme of the Day:
I don't know that there is a point for this because nobody reads this, but if you do and want to take part...go for it!
Comment with your name and I'll tell you something I adore about you.
Afterwards, copy and paste this into your own journal, so I may do the same.
May. 20th, 2005 @ 08:57 pm
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Angry. Bitter. There are so many things that I have no control over that are making me so incredibly angry today. I’m trying to let it all go while I’m here at work, but I’m finding it very difficult. Thank goodness it’s Friday.
Apr. 8th, 2005 @ 05:21 pm
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Once more for emphasis: Overwhelmed!
I feel violated. I really miss that hour taken away with the DST clock maneuvering. Plus, it's just plain confusing because I blinked (it was a long blink) and the next thing I knew, the clocks that change on their own were telling me that an entire hour had gone away. It took me a second to figure out that I hadn't fallen asleep. That's annoying.
I don't know how the weekends go by so fast, but it's almost Monday and I have so much to do. I was accepted to the Carrollton Government Academy and my first class starts tomorrow. That's all fine and good, but I have somewhere to be at 7:00 AM before work, then work, then class until 10:00ish. Somewhere in there I have to take care of my library fine because I have until class starts to clear that up because C-town's big brother checks up on you when you become one of them. How was I supposed to know they have a different return time for movies than for books. They should tell you things like that when you check the stuff out.
Apr. 3rd, 2005 @ 11:20 pm
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I'm sad now. Today was an interesting day that turned out to be quite sad. A lot of my friends at work lost their jobs this afternoon. Sometimes I really hate corporate culture. Tomorrow is going to be so difficult. There will be a lot of whispering and confusion and even more work for those of us that are left. I know that I am thankful to be one of those to still have a job, but it will be so weird for a few weeks. I don't like change. I especially don't like scary change.
Mar. 3rd, 2005 @ 08:58 pm
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I never update, so here is a picture update of some recent activities.
( pix )
Feb. 6th, 2005 @ 09:52 pm
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You Are 30 Years Old |
30
Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.
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Jan. 12th, 2005 @ 11:55 pm
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Soooooo excited about the Hitchhiker's Guide trailer. We saw National Treasure and that was by far the best part of the movie. I saw "Don't Panic" and started clapping like a giant nerd. I knew they were making a movie(again), but I didn't know it would be out so soon. Of course, I don't think it should be coming out in February - I think it should have a release date of 4/2 b/c that would be so much more appropriate. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) kristyo - Excited??
Just decorated the house & it took forever. Everything inside & out is done (except for the tree - minor detail). I feel some stress relieved now. Knowing I had to get it done was weighing on my mind b/c I wasn't sure when I was going to fit the time in before Xmas. Everyone will be at my house for the big family thing in the afternoon and I want it to be pretty.
I had the strangest Thanksgiving of my life, but I really enjoyed it. Our original plans fell through (going to South Padre like we did last year) but not before most of the random family members made other plans with other parts of their family in other cities. Soooo - we did what any normal family would do: We drove to Oklahoma and went gambling. We went to the WinStar casino, ate a Thanksgiving buffet, and had some fun bonding time. It was bizarre, but really fun. Def. not Vegas though or even Louisiana.
I don't want to go back to work on Monday. :(
Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day!!!
Nov. 28th, 2004 @ 12:48 am
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Why was I not blessed with the ability to sing like Joss Stone?
yeah, I haven't gone to bed yet. I'm gonna hate myself on Monday morning when my schedule is all f*ed up.
Nov. 21st, 2004 @ 02:52 am
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Wow - You know you have been on lj in a good long while when... you have to hit "previous page" multiple times just to catch up with what everyone has said. I think I've been reading and taking silly quizzes for about an hour. I haven't read anyone's stuff in about three weeks, so this makes sense. I'm still recovering from the flu. I'm 99% better, but still not completely over it. I feel like I have to conserve energy because it goes so quickly when you are in a recovery process. The holidays are officially here and that's terrifyingly exciting. I don't get to go to Padre b/c I can't get the time off from work, which pretty much sucks. Bush is president again, which pretty much sucks. I miss a lot of people that I rarely (if ever) get to see/spend time with.
I desperately want to be back in school. I need a new spiral and a new binder. Translation: I need a fresh start. My semester needs to end and a new one begin. I love that feeling of knowing that no matter what happens, you get all new classes after so many months. It doesn't matter if you love the professor or hate them, you only get them for that one particular class for a few months. If you love them, you can try to take more classes with them or see them during office hours. If you hate them, you can completely avoid seeing them (most of the time). It would be so great if life was like that. Plus, I miss being around motivated, intelligent people. I'm around motivated, intelligent people now, but it's different - they aren't academic.
I've decided (ironically enough) that I find lying to be a cardinal sin. When I catch someone lying to me I can literally feel my blood pressure rise. I would rather hear blatant, harsh realities than a lie. This is not always the case, but it holds true a good portion of the time. I read some interesting research about ADD/ADHD & lying. Some believe that ADD lends itself to lying or that certain types of lying comes along with the ADD. I see that, but it does seem like a bit of an excuse. Obviously there is a chance to lie if you miss something that was going on b/c you couldn't focus and then you lie and say you agree/disagree/were paying attention, whatever. This frequently happens to those with and without ADD. Everyone has their own opinions on all of this, but I want to do some more research.
Okay, it's really late and I have to go to bed. My quiz answers:
( quiz fun )
Nov. 21st, 2004 @ 02:12 am
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I hate mornings.
Today - I am wondering:
Has my personality really changed over time or is it just that I worked to change my personality and now only the people who knew me before know that a different personality was ever in place? People at work describe me as outgoing, kinda loud (sometimes), opinionated (vocal about my opinions), funny, creative, hardworking, etc....
The only adjectives I'm interested in right now are the first three. If people that knew me many years ago, but whom I don't really see or talk to now, heard those words - I don't think they would agree. I'm wondering how much I have changed vs. how much better I got at being those things b/c they were necessary in life. Granted, college and jobs helped a lot. Being in every high school organization under the sun is probably what really started it. It's hard to run meetings if you don't talk (and loudly). SMU + Icebreakers-from-hell, an all commission sales job, and working in an ad agency and/or around advertising people - these were definitely a motivating factor. I think that is partially why so many people have a hard time hanging out with people from high school or earlier than that once you have hit a certain age. So much has happened/changed. Everyone has taken on a different identity and it is either too painful, irrelevant, annoying, time-consuming, or strange to relate to the person you once were just so that the person you are talking to feels comfortable. Of course, they are doing the same thing...
I don't remember consciously becoming a different person. I don't think I am a different person. I have all the same thoughts, ideas, feelings. I still don't express half of them unless I really feel like opening up to someone. Life is strange. I've waisted about an hour online and now I have 15 minutes to get to the courthouse. Well, they open in 15 minutes. I can get there whenever, but if I want to make it to work by 8:30...I should get off the computer.
Blah.
Oct. 28th, 2004 @ 06:36 am
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Okay, my October update heretofore:
I love October b/c it has so many traditions.
Woah, Buffy's mom is doing an Advil commercial. Bizzare. Moving on to my mundane updates...
Celebrated my brother's birthday with family. Happy Birthday (again) to kouji_sama.
Made the annual trek to the State Fair of Texas. So much fun. Thank you very much divajess for the free tickets. You saved us a lot of money b/c it was crazy Texas/OU weekend and it would have been $12 each to get in. Since we skipped out on the entrance fee, we spent about $30 each and rode a few rides, ate a ton (fried snickers, fried nutter butters, corny dog (the only corny dog in the world I might add), & fresh squeezed lemonade), and had an interesting parking experience. We saw my favorite show, the dog show. They had Jack Russell racing and Luci could have beaten them all. There was one Jack there that did a headstand on a guy's hand and then did back flips while catching frisbees. I have a new trick to teach mine. We saw the giant pumpkin carved out of butter, the WWII exhibit, the car show, the trains, and lots lots more. We stuck around for Brad Paisley and then went home completely drenched since it rained on and off all that day. Typical fair day. I already can't wait for next year. It occurred to me that my mother has been going to the fair for 56 years this year. Well, 55 years b/c I don't think she went when she was a few days old. Other than that, she has probably only missed one or two years of the fair. I've only missed one (that I remember missing) and I'm 24, so I could have that record some day.
This weekend was amazing, with two very sucky moments. Friday after work I came home and saw the puppy, hung out, etc. and then went over to a co-worker's apartment to hang out with other people from work. We went from there to Logan's in Addison and met some other people. Basically it was typical happy hour fun. I ran into some people from high school, which was strange. I don't know why it's strange b/c I always run into people from high school when in Addison.
Saturday - WOOHOO, Carrollton Country Fair. One of my favorite traditions! I took mom to get her car back from the dealership and we headed out with the dog to the fair. I ate and ate and ate. Corny dogs, funnel cakes, marshmallows (more for the dog than me - weird marshmallow shooting gun things, long story). Mom bought me all kinds of craft goodies and we made the rounds a few times. I was a little disappointed that we didn't see more people we knew and that the VFW is moving - AGAIN. I have my issues with the way the fair is being run now. No parade this year and no Miss Carrollton, but a really good turn-out anyway and I heard some great singing. Well, that one guy who sang Cher...not so good. All of that aside, it was awesome. We left the fair and went over to my grandmothers for a home-cooked meal. My grandmother had picked black-eyed peas out of the garden, so we had those, corn, and chicken fried steak. Basically, I think I gained 10 pounds that one day alone. I was supposed to go by my brother's to pick up some clothes from his fiancee, but on my way over I was stopped by a lovely and oh-so-very-nice police officer. The sucky part of my weekend involved receiving two completely absurd tickets. Do I frequently break the law while driving? I do have a heavy foot, yes. Was I doing anything wrong at this moment? NO. Wanna know why? Mainly b/c I saw the guy sitting there. He is determined that I rolled through a stop sign. Ordinarily (meaning - had I not seen him) - that would be a very good possibility. However, I knew he was sitting there and I had to make a very wide turn at the stop sign to miss hitting him (b/c he was parked w/ his lights off in the dark on the wrong side of the road - very dangerous)...so no, I did not roll the stop sign (this time). I have the worst luck in my neighborhood. This is the second time (out of 2 total) that I have received a ticket in Carrollton and both times were on the same street in my very own neighborhood on the very same street. Last time, I was actually breaking the law. Granted, I was 18 and going less than 10 miles over and it was my first ticket, but hey - whatever. This time, I was not. I'm very angry about this one, as I told the oh-so-very-nice man. I explained that I disagreed and would be taking it up in court b/c I am 100% sure of myself in this case. Of course, Luci hated this man (good taste b/c he was an ass) and was determined that he was going to attack me (other than by being an ass). I think she scared him. This makes me laugh b/c she weighs about 18 lbs and he was an overgrown ass. Six years ago, the police officer that patroled my neighborhood would stop by my house and shine his lights in my bedroom window to get me to come outside and hang out. He actually cared about the neighborhood. I don't personally feel that this man does. It makes me angry and a little depressed about how much the city has changed.
Sunday - Went to The Texas Motor Speedway with Dan. We have season tickets at work and I got two tickets (priced at $71 each) and a VIP parking pass. We considered selling them and making at least $100. It would have been a great plan except that we were going to the race with the president and founder of the company and some other higher-ups in the company. I still think it would have been a good business move. I could have just explained that they don't pay me enough and I had to hawk their tickets. We didn't do it and Dan has a lovely sunburn to show for it. It was a lot of fun and amusing b/c we got to the speedway before the race started and the 2 co-workers that also had tickets missed half the race. Normally they harass Dan and I because we were late one time to a happy hour event (an unplanned happy hour). So yeah, it's pretty amusing that they were late. I was disgustingly sweaty b/c I was stupid and wore jeans. Shorts would have been the appropriate way to go. It was about 110 degrees and very sunny. The aforementioned president of the company kept having to tune my headphones and they didn't fit my head right, so he gave me his very cool Radio Shack headphones and switched the frequencies for me so that I could hear what the drivers were saying. Good times!
I missed one tradition this year - Turner/Smith & Homecoming (Same thing now - which is just wrong, but that's another story) turned out well. I normally try to make it to at least one of the two big games of the year, but since they were the same game this year - it didn't happen. Turner hasn't lost a game this season and are apparently kicking some ass. I'm glad they won both Homecoming and the Turner/Smith game, but I'm sad that I didn't get to see it. I did see that the football player that is now paralyzed after a really bad hit is still being remembered and they paid tribute to him at the game. I can't imagine losing so much of your life on a high school football field. I know it happens frequently, but rarely so close to home. I hope his family finds the support that they need to continue with this therapy.
Wow, long entry and it's past my bed-time b/c I'm exhausted. Sorry to anyone who actually read through this. I know it was pretty boring, but it made me feel good to just update on my life.
Happy October everyone! Enjoy the rest of this amazing month.
Oct. 17th, 2004 @ 09:16 pm
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An Applebees commercial just made me cry.
How much co-op money was used to fund that Target commercial with all the characters in it?
Oct. 4th, 2004 @ 07:36 pm
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