Miscellany

I took the postal service test on Friday. It was long and boring, but I think hope I did pretty well.
I have become a little obsessed with Hobby Lobby. They have all sorts of things that I want to buy & create & play around with. I can't wait until payday! And, I got a 40% off 1 item coupon at the website, and there are 6 reasonably close Hobby Lobby's to me, so on Friday, I'll be driving around OKC getting things for 40% off at Hobby Lobby.
I'm contemplating going to get my hair cut on Friday. It's been over a year since the last time I got my hair cut because I've got extreme OCD when it comes to my hair. I know exactly how I want it cut, down to the technique I want used when it's cut. It's really hard to find someone who knows what they're doing well enough for them to cut my hair my way and it be flawless. Seriously, I wish I could take my head off, sit it in front of me, and cut it myself. It would be so much easier than dealing with the stress of letting someone else cut it.
Desperate Housewives premieres tonight. Don't forget to watch, and if you do watch, let me know what happens, I'm not going to have a chance to see it.

Have a nice day!

The REAL Reason for my Absence

For the last week, I've been obsessively playing Minesweeper. I beat the beginner & intermediate levels a long time ago, but the expert level has been giving me some trouble. I'd be going along at a good pace, then BAM I'd accidentally hit the wrong box, and lose.
One day, I got down to 27 before I screwed up.


A couple of days later, I got down to 3.
I was excited. I thought I was getting pretty close to accomplishing my goal.

Today I did it!

I am ecstatic! I can barely contain myself! And, now that I've beaten it, I never have to play that damn game again!

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Happy Tuesday

Hey everybody! Here's what's been going on in Amandaland today:
I walked all the way across campus in the 90 degree heat to get a new ID card, and when I got there, I found out that the machine was broken.
I applied for a better paying job here in the library.
I'm bored, so I'm leaving work an hour early.
I spent an hour curling my hair this morning. It looks really cute.
The Big Brother finale is on tonight. I'm watching it when I get home.
I watched How I Met Your Mother last night. It was pretty funny.
I have a 99% in my class. It's so mind numbingly easy.
I found a new blog, Pink is the new Blog, which apparently the whole world already knew about except for me. It has great celeb pics and gossipy stuff.

I think that's all for today. I'm going home now.
Have a nice day!

Damn, where have I been?

Man, I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since my last post. So much has been going on. Labor Day weekend, I went to my sister's house to make friends with my 14 month old niece, Paige. She's so cute! It didn't take very long to make friends with her, and I didn't even have to bribe her with ice cream, which was my back up plan. Anyway, that weekend was the same weekend as my high school reunion, in the same town, but I didn't go to the reunion. Those people made my life hell for 4 years, and I had no desire to see them again. So, the most gratifying thing about that weekend was seeing someone I graduated with carhopping at Sonic. It was great. Okay, so while I was at my sister's house, Mason had a cold. I didn't realize how easy it is to get germs from little kids until 2 days after I got home. I got to work Wednesday feeling fine, but by my lunch break, I was getting a little achey, and by mid-evening, I was sure I was dying. I went home sick Wednesday night and called in Thursday and Friday. Between the time I left work Wednesday evening and Friday evening I slept a total of like 26 hours. I had to come back to work on Sunday, still feeling pretty bad, because I had homework due on Monday, and I couldn't do it from home. I've been working on my school work pretty much nonstop since then. My goal is to finish my class in like half the allotted time so I can just be done with it. Wish me luck.

A fun little game

1) Reply with your name and 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 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.

PS - Dad & Leslie, get a blogger account so you can leave me comments. It's easy and it's free.

I'm so sad

A friend of mine who used to work here just came by to say goodbye. He's going to boot camp. He joined the Marines. I know it's an honorable thing to do, defending our country and all, but seriously, he's way to pretty to be coming home in a body bag. I asked him why he did it; he said they were going to give him $100,000 for college. I told him yeah, if he comes back.
My best friend Jimbo is also a Marine. He spent a year in Iraq, and came home safely, then he volunteered to go back for another year. Boys can be so stupid! Everytime CNN says there are casualties, my heart stops until I check the casualties list to make sure his name isn't on it. Now I have another name I'm going to have to look for.
Please, pray for my boys.

Things on the internet I'd rather do...

...than my school work:
Read Brian
Read Monty
Visit The Movie Room
Neopets
Millsberry
Balls 'n' Walls
Furious George
Pass The Potato
and if I'm really desperate to not do my work Hold The Button.

Today is only the second day of class, and I've already finished 2 assignments not due until the 29th, and 1 test not due until the 31st, so I guess it's okay that I'm not working on my class, but I still feel guilty for it. What I really need to be working on is not writing run-on sentences! Damn that one is bad!

Have a nice day.

Back to School

Classes started today. The campus is riddled with 18 year old first time college students running around like chickens with their heads cut off. It's so fun!
I'm taking a class this semester. It's an online class for Microsoft Access. It will make me qualified for a better paying job opening up here in the library. My boss paid my past due tuition, the tuition for the class, and bought my book. I owe her more than $500 now. I love my boss. She's awesome.
I'm thinking about enrolling in another class too, but I don't know what I want to take. It doesn't take very much for me to get bored and withdraw from a class, but I don't want anymore W's on my transcript, so if I decide to take something, it's going to have to be something that I'll stick with for 16 weeks.
I have to go do my homework now. :(

Quote of the week:
"Bye bitches!" -- Janelle, Big Brother 6

I've been tagged!

Brian tagged me.
It's the first time I've been blog tagged. I'm a little excited about it. I feel so special!

10 Years Ago Today
I had just graduated from high school and moved into my first apartment with my best friend. I had just quit my job at the local movie theatre and started working for a pest control company owned by one of the deacons at my church. I had about 9 weeks of cosmetology school to go before I was finished. It was a great time.

5 Years Ago
I had just decided that I didn't want to do hair anymore and was in the process of finding a horrid better job. My grandma's husband had either just died or was about to die, and my sister & I drove to California in 24 hours for his funeral.

1 Year Ago
I was doing the exact same thing I'm doing now--working at the library living with my momma. It's been a pretty boring year.

Yesterday
I slept until noon, the Brion came over and we watched last week's Six Feet Under & Entourage, the Survivor 1 finale, Starved, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and this week's Six Feet Under & Entourage. I cooked spaghetti for dinner. Brion tricked me into convinced me to cut his hair, and I convinced him to do the dishes. I figure it was a fair trade.

Tomorrow
I'm working 8-5, watching Survivor: Australia & Big Brother, and hopefully going to bed early.

5 Snacks I enjoy
1. Cookies
2. Snickers
3. Popcorn
4. Yogurt
5. Pringles

5 Bands/Artists That I Know The Lyrics to Most of Their Songs
1. Motley Crue
2. Guns 'n' Roses
3. Cyndi Lauper
4. Kelly Clarkson
5. Cher

5 Things I Would Do With $100,000,000
1. Buy a tour bus.
2. Go on a roller coaster tour of the US.
3. Buy my momma a house.
4. Buy myself a house in LA & Australia.
5. Make friends with celebrities.

5 Locations I'd Like To Run Away To
1. Amsterdam
2. San Francisco
3. Australia
4. Brazil
5. Canada

5 Habits I Have
1. Procrastinating
2. Smoking
3. Driving too fast.
4. Playing with my hair.
5. Oversleeping

5 Things I Like Doing
1. Making whoopee! :)
2. Smoking herb.
3. Watching TV.
4. Sleeping
5. Reading

5 Things I Would Never Wear
1. A military uniform
2. A cowboy hat
3. Low-ride jeans
4. A bikini
5. A poncho

5 TV Shows I Like
1. Survivor
2. Will & Grace
3. Big Brother
4. CSI
5. ER

5 Movies I Like
1. The Princess Bride
2. Napoleon Dynamite
3. Bring It On
4. The Butterfly Effect
5. Office Space

5 Famous People I'd Like To Meet
1. Cher
2. Rosie O'Donnell
3. Cyndi Lauper
4. Orlando Bloom
5. Colby Donaldson

5 Biggest Joys At The Moment
1. My family
2. My cats
3. My Brion
4. My God kids
5. My car

5 Favorite Toys
1. My original Nintendo
2. My satellite/TV
3. My cell phone
4. My knitting needles
5. internet

5 3 Lucky People!
1. Monty
2. Somu
3. Jeff