February 1, 2002Ahh, to be a woman.
Sometimes, being a woman just really sucks. On such days, I just want to curl up in my nice warm bed and sleep. I would feel so much better. I know several of you who read this site are male, so here's a little excerpt, as requested, of what goes on in my brain (somewhat "Korte-esque") as I'm doing my work. Keep in mind now that I'm not being lazy, I'm in PAIN!
Searching though reports: "Once I get this done, that's half the paper on my desk I can get rid of."
Printing reports, "Wow, that's a lot"
Hearing printer going: "Shit, now I have to get up and walk to the printer"
Looking around: " Who canI I get to bring me those"
Disappointed: "Nobody. There's nobody here"
Self: "Ok, how am I going to do this? I can't feel my legs."
Self: "Ok legs, move. Arms, you too, push away from the desk. I know you can do it, you do it all the time."
Legs: "No way, I'm not hauling your ass around right now"
Arms: "Are you crazy?"
Abdomen: " Please don't move me. I feel much better when you don't move me."
Realization that I have to get my work done: "There's no realization, that's why I'm sitting here typing this.
Phone rings: "Shit. I can't move to get that."
Rings again: "Maybe someone else will get it"
Rings a third time: "Ok arms, you can move 2 feet to pick up the phone."
Anyone wanna trade bodies for a few days?
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February 4, 2002I don't wanna grow up!
As you all know, Jeff and I have been looking into buying a townhouse here in Richmond. After talking with his parents for a while Sunday night, we had a lot to think about for the trip home. One of the things I mentioned, regarding why this whole process is so scary, is the fact that we just feel like we're pretending to be adults.
I think at this time in our life, we're out of school, but not yet married with kids. It's an awkward age to be (as I know a lot of ages are). We both work mostly with people older than us, with husbands and wives, soccer practice, girl scouts, etc. For me anyway, everyday I go to work I feel like a kid. I think part of that is because I work in a college setting where there are several work study students here. I'm not much older than them, and certainly don't look older. I think many people who don't know me probably think I myself am just a work study.
I'm not sure if anybody else out there feels the same way, but thinking about buying a house suddenly makes it all seem real. This is what we do. We're no longer in school living off mom & dad. We don't get to spend all of our money on cd's and things to make our cars cool. Instead, we have to buy groceries, pay rent, pay bills, and maybe (sooner than we ever thought), pay on a mortgage.
So it's not that I don't want the house, or am that unsure we could actually do it, it's just the added responsibility of owning a home, fixing things when they break, etc. I guess a townhouse is a good place to start out; at least we won't have to think about the yard!
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February 5, 2002Can we do this?
Jeff and I talked to the Ryan people again last night. Looks like this might actually be a feasible plan!
And to think, all of this started because Mike & Lauren want to get an apartment! What have we gotten ourselves into!?!? I think I'm too overwhelmed with everything right now to thoroughly process it all. Imagine what it'll be like AFTER we sign the papers!
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February 6, 2002Sleep is good.
Well, yesterday I got a ride home from a co-worker so Jeff could go to his XMUG meeting. I had all sorts of fun things planned to do: empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, scrub the tub. You know, really fun stuff! What did I do instead? Yup, I went to sleep. I have been so tired lately that when I sat down to watch TV last night, I went to sleep instead. Oh well, the dirt will still be there today.
Looks like Jeff and I should be making our decision before this weekend, so any last advice, thoughts, opinions would be great. What a scary decision!
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February 7, 2002Another day, another dollar.
Don't really have anything to say today. Work too much, sleep too little. And the bathroom still needs to be cleaned.
Ahh...life.
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February 8, 2002Ahh to be clean.
Well, one bathroom down, one to go.
Sometimes I just don't feel like cleaning, but other times I get in this frenzy; everything has to be clean. Weird. I did manage to dust the extra bedroom last night when I was on the phone. Now we just have to hope Gizmo doesn't hack up any hairballs on the carpet. (It's about that time for him, poor kitty)
So who's going to watch the opening of the Olympics tonight? I just can't get into the games a whole lot; maybe it's because I don't do any of those sports, maybe it's just apathy. Why can't people of the world get together and do something that's not competitive? That doesn't bring out the "gotta be the best" attitude in people? Oh well, whatever.
I'm hoping for a very relaxing weekend; I don't feel like doing anything stressful. Maybe Jeff & I will finally go to the movies. Nah, doubt it.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Good luck to Brian Reinertsen and team at their basketball tournament in Long Beach this weekend (I hope you miss your plane!!)
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February 11, 2002A clay pit
Well, Jeff and I went back over to the "property in question" (as he put it), to see it in the daylight. They were right about it backing up to woods and the river. There's no way they could build anything behind there unless the river completely dried up. Jeff has pictures posted on his site if anyone hasn't seen them.
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February 12, 2002Valentine's Humor
A little late, but never the less:
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February 13, 2002IM Addict
35% addicted to Instant Messenger. How about you?
Thanks to Brian R. for the link! :)
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February 14, 2002The music in my head
Happy Valentine's Day!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Here's a little glimpse inside my head; this is one of my favorite songs out there right now.
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February 18, 2002A really bad case of the Muhn-days!!
Oh man, what I wouldn't give to be back in bed right now. I guess going to bed at 2:30 wasn't such a great idea. Ok, so it wasn't really an idea, it just kinda happened that way. I got the new Dean Koontz book, Phantoms, the other day, and have been trying to read it. Oh wow, is it scary!! Usually books don't give me the creeps, but this one! Whew! Not one to read alone, that's for sure! Ok, moving on...
I had a great time this weekend. Not only did I get to see a lot of friends, but I actually made some progress on my scrapbooks! I'm almost a year and a half behind with it. Since all the guys have digital cameras, and they usually end up taking shots I want to use in my albums, it slows down the scrapbooking process. But now that we have this wonderful color printer from Mike and Lauren, I can keep a steady workflow. Ok, ok, semi-steady; it's just so much effort to get everything out, keep the cat out of things, remember where I left off, keep the cat out of things..you get the idea. :)
Ok, back to this weekend..as Brian mentioned, Saturday we got to see the apartment complex Lauren and Mike are looking at getting into in June. It's way out in the Short Pump area and one of the coolest things about it is the big lake in the middle. People can go canoeing and maybe take kayaks and such out there. Pretty nifty!
We showed them the dirt that will hopefully be holding our new townhouse come September. That's right folks, we have signed the initial contract and completed the first round of paperwork signing at the mortgage office. Now we wait. Hopefully it'll only be about 2 weeks before we find out if the loan has been approved or not. I don't think I could handle any more time than that!
I'm so excited, I wish we could move in right away. I love the idea of being able to decorate a new place. After being a military brat fo so many years I get restless when I'm in one place for too long. Even though this move will only be a few miles down the road, it'll be completely different. Fresh. New. Pretty. Oh, umm..nevermind. :)
Well, I guess I'd better wrap up and try to get some work done today. It's nice when the boss is away; no pressure to actually look like I'm doing anything! Especially days like this when I'm so tired. Brian, I guess you can sympathize with me! (Silly boys, playing Quake until midnight!)
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February 20, 2002Renewed! Refreshed! Asleep at the wheel....
Well, I thought I was going to be wide awake today. I forced Jeff off the computer and to bed by 1. You'd think that would give me enough sleep time, but you'd be wrong. It's all I can do to keep my eyes open. *yawn*
I read some more in my book, Phantoms, last night. It's not quite as creepy as it started out. It's just kind of turning weird. I mean, shapeshifting? I don't know about that..having it in Star Trek is one thing, but a book that's about present day life. Hmm.. Oh well, at least it's not as weird as the last book I read, Demon Seed, also by Dean Koontz. I highly suggest avoiding this one. Flat out? It sucked.
Moving on.
It looks like I will definitely have this job through June. After that it's anyone's guess. I guess working for a temp service and being placed at a state agency isn't really the best thing right now with all the budget cuts they'e having to do. But I've been here almost a year, and they don't really want to get rid of me. Hopefully in the next few months they'll work out the budget and can start planning for the next fiscal year. We'll see.
Let's all hope this day goes by quickly so I don't end up falling asleep under my desk. :)
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February 22, 2002So spoiled
So spoiled.
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February 25, 2002Which Muppet are you?
Thanks to Cheyenne for the link!
 | You are Kermit! |
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February 25, 2002An unfulfilling weekend
Well, I have to say this was one of my most boring weekends ever. Although I shouldn't complain, Jeff & I actually went to a movie! That's right folks, we finally got off our asses and did it. After our dinner plans Saturday with a friend somewhat backfired, we decided not to miss out and went to Trak's ourselves. After hitting Bed, Bath & Beyond and Target, we decided to see Super Troopers. It was funny, and definitely entertaining. Don't know if it was worth the "night rate," but since we had gift certificates from Christmas, I didn't feel so bad.
Watched the race on Sunday while I did laundry and cleaned. Exciting, I know.
Looks like I better get working, I've got someone waiting on me. Poo.
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February 27, 2002Sold!
Yay!! Looks like this little piece of land will be ours! Jeff received notice today that the loan was approved! Yay!!
Now comes the really scary part, saving up the money! And we also have to go through another credit check in July since the loan approval is only good until then. But for now, it's ours! Doesn't make much sense how they do that, but I guess it's not smart to approve someone for a loan that won't take effect for more than a couple months in advance. You never know what could happen in between. So even though we're not closing on the house until September, the mortgage company will treat it as though the closing date is in July. And when that date comes around, they'll check our credit and stuff again, to make sure we still qualify.
So now we can start planning and shopping (fridge, washer/dryer) for our new place! Yay!!
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