Last sunday, my BLS (big little sister - she'll be 9 next month) was sick. She had some tummy thing - throwing up everywhere - gross, right? Well, that was on SUNDAY. My mom thought it was all over and done with by THURSDAY, especially since it was a 24 hour thing and that's it. Thanksgiving festivities ensued and aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc gathered at their house and had a lovely meal.
Later that night, my LLS (little little sister), mom, and step-dad ALL were sick with whatever it was that my BLS got... throwing up and all that jazz. My mom called to warn me on Friday that there was pretty much a 4 day period and I'd probably get sick. I was NOT looking forward to that - especially since this week is full of presentations and finals for the last week of the semester for me.
Friday, I stayed in and worked on school projects pretty much all night. It's been nice just to chill out and not have to do anything work-related. Anyway, Saturday I met up with one of my group members and we worked on our project and she left about 3:30. After that, it was pure hell. I was incredibly nautious and thought I was going to throw up at any moment.
Not only did I have "that" feeling, but I also started getting a fever and sweats, etc. Today, I'm MUCH better - but yesterday was still incredibly painful. It's really odd, because my uncle had the same thing I had, but just not what the rest of my BLS, LLS, mom and step-dad had.
Either way, I'm feeling much better today. My two chicas brought me some ginger ale to make me feel better before they went out... it was very sweet of them :)
I picked Michael up from the airport today. He was visiting his family for Thanksgiving and it was so good to see him!
Ugh - I've got SO much schoolwork to do and so little time. Hooray for only one more week of this BS!!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Gobble, Gobble
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!! Vegetarians everywhere love this holiday ;) It's full of eating 'sides' at my family's house... which, today, are incredibly abundant!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Number Included...
I'm in a Buyer Behavior class at school and we have this fabulous project due on Monday. Unfortunately, because I go to a school in the city, not many people live near each other. Meeting up is usually a nightmare - work schedules, other classes, etc. hinder the meet greatly.
Finally, today, my group was able to meet. I created this survey (it's about luxury cars) and we distributed it at a "food court" near some businesses where we thought people might own luxury cars.
One of the guys in my group is seriously shy. He's incredibly cute but incredibly shy. So, it was me and one of the other girls to walk up to random strangers and get them to fill out our survey.
I walked up to a table with two men sitting there watching one of the tv's in the food court. I introduced myself to them and told them what I needed them to do. One of them was actually a Marketing executive for a HUGE corp. (can't tell you where cause it'll give my city away!!) let's just say, you probably come into contact with it at least once a day. Anyway, the guy sitting with him - I'm not sure what he did. I asked them to fill out their surveys and told them I'd return.
Upon my return, guy sitting with him said he needed to show me something on the second page... He said "See, where I circled 'single' for marital status... well, I put my phone number next to it for you..."
HAHAHAHAHahahahahha
Oh my God, I've never been so embarassed... it was hilarious! I didn't know what to say!! I walked away, red in the face, and told my group members when I got back.
Maybe that'll be part of our "findings" in the report... ahahaha!
Anywho - this is the time where school is absolutely killing me. I have so many projects/papers/tests, it's ridiculous. It'll all be over next Saturday though... hooray!!!
Finally, today, my group was able to meet. I created this survey (it's about luxury cars) and we distributed it at a "food court" near some businesses where we thought people might own luxury cars.
One of the guys in my group is seriously shy. He's incredibly cute but incredibly shy. So, it was me and one of the other girls to walk up to random strangers and get them to fill out our survey.
I walked up to a table with two men sitting there watching one of the tv's in the food court. I introduced myself to them and told them what I needed them to do. One of them was actually a Marketing executive for a HUGE corp. (can't tell you where cause it'll give my city away!!) let's just say, you probably come into contact with it at least once a day. Anyway, the guy sitting with him - I'm not sure what he did. I asked them to fill out their surveys and told them I'd return.
Upon my return, guy sitting with him said he needed to show me something on the second page... He said "See, where I circled 'single' for marital status... well, I put my phone number next to it for you..."
HAHAHAHAHahahahahha
Oh my God, I've never been so embarassed... it was hilarious! I didn't know what to say!! I walked away, red in the face, and told my group members when I got back.
Maybe that'll be part of our "findings" in the report... ahahaha!
Anywho - this is the time where school is absolutely killing me. I have so many projects/papers/tests, it's ridiculous. It'll all be over next Saturday though... hooray!!!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Try-it Tuesday [Volume 2]
TRY-IT TUESDAY MUSIC
Oh me, oh my... Seether is a great band - they've done a lot of good stuff previously... and this one is nothing short of great! (The video is awesome, too!)
TRY-IT TUESDAY TV SHOWS
The Starter Wife has become a regular show of mine. I have always liked Debra Messing, but she's great in this series... and the show is incredibly interesting, too. :)
I'm a sucker for the holiday made-for-tv movies... and ABC is doing a great job fulfilling this for me... The 25 Days of Christmas shows several movies each night, all with a christmas feel. Of course, they're in the "6 days until 25 Days of Christmas" - which really doesn't make sense, but whatever.
TRY-IT TUESDAY WEBSITE
I am a HUGE fan of the kraft foods site. They have TONS of really good - really easy recipes that take no time at all to prepare. I'm one of those cooks who pretty much thinks about several ingredients that might go together and then I create my own stuff based on that (well, and previous knowledge of what tastes good together, obviously).
Have a FABULOUS Thanksgiving!!
Oh me, oh my... Seether is a great band - they've done a lot of good stuff previously... and this one is nothing short of great! (The video is awesome, too!)
TRY-IT TUESDAY TV SHOWS
The Starter Wife has become a regular show of mine. I have always liked Debra Messing, but she's great in this series... and the show is incredibly interesting, too. :)
I'm a sucker for the holiday made-for-tv movies... and ABC is doing a great job fulfilling this for me... The 25 Days of Christmas shows several movies each night, all with a christmas feel. Of course, they're in the "6 days until 25 Days of Christmas" - which really doesn't make sense, but whatever.
TRY-IT TUESDAY WEBSITE
I am a HUGE fan of the kraft foods site. They have TONS of really good - really easy recipes that take no time at all to prepare. I'm one of those cooks who pretty much thinks about several ingredients that might go together and then I create my own stuff based on that (well, and previous knowledge of what tastes good together, obviously).
Have a FABULOUS Thanksgiving!!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Bad things happen to good people sometimes...
This morning I woke up and looked at my Blackberry. Since I receive so many random emails throughout the night (you know, coupons from Express or NY and Company, spam emails, etc), the notification ding doesn't phase me anymore. I saw an email in there from my old boss...
... now, this is a guy who was incredibly instrumental in my career. I loved working for him and think he's such a cool person. He has given me a ton of career opportunities, always believed in me and the work that I did, as well as taking a genuine interest in what I'm doing. He's always doing a bike ride for this cause, organizing something for his kid's school or the city he lives in, donating to charity, or some random thing for everyone around him. He's a kind-hearted, selfless person.
His email informed me that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer.
I was literally at a loss for words. His email came in at about 9 this morning and it's about 3 now... and I was just now able to respond. Of course I wrote a heart-felt message to him offering anything he needed while he goes through some ridiculous treatments. I mean, when they do chemo on your throat - you literally have to live on feeding tubes, etc. for a month or so because your throat won't function the same. That's awfully scary to think about.
Please keep him in your prayers as he starts chemo (during the holidays, nonetheless) and his life takes a drastic turn. I have no doubt that he'll get through this and be strong throughout - but he'll definitely need your prayers.
I have tons of questions surrounding all of this - and maybe that's another post for another day - but I've only known one or two people in my life to have cancer.
*sigh* sometimes bad things happen to good people...
... now, this is a guy who was incredibly instrumental in my career. I loved working for him and think he's such a cool person. He has given me a ton of career opportunities, always believed in me and the work that I did, as well as taking a genuine interest in what I'm doing. He's always doing a bike ride for this cause, organizing something for his kid's school or the city he lives in, donating to charity, or some random thing for everyone around him. He's a kind-hearted, selfless person.
His email informed me that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer.
I was literally at a loss for words. His email came in at about 9 this morning and it's about 3 now... and I was just now able to respond. Of course I wrote a heart-felt message to him offering anything he needed while he goes through some ridiculous treatments. I mean, when they do chemo on your throat - you literally have to live on feeding tubes, etc. for a month or so because your throat won't function the same. That's awfully scary to think about.
Please keep him in your prayers as he starts chemo (during the holidays, nonetheless) and his life takes a drastic turn. I have no doubt that he'll get through this and be strong throughout - but he'll definitely need your prayers.
I have tons of questions surrounding all of this - and maybe that's another post for another day - but I've only known one or two people in my life to have cancer.
*sigh* sometimes bad things happen to good people...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Try-it Tuesday [volume 1]
I'm starting a new thing with this little bloggy-blog here :) It's called "Try-it Tuesday" and it's a compilation of music, books, TV shows, movies, and/or things you might want to check out. Be forewarned that my music range is quite extensive and might lead to something you actually like! Books will probably remain in the chick-lit or business professional arena... and shows, well, you never know where that's going to take you!
Later on, there might be themes associated with this new bloggy-blog thing, but for the moment, it'll just be random choices!
TRY-IT TUESDAY MUSIC:
I've been infatuated with OAR's Shattered since it came out a little while ago. It's got a great beat and I love his voice. Enjoy! :)
TRY-IT TUESDAY BOOKS:
Sophie Kinsella writes a ton of books (under the name Madeline Wickham as well) and I'm a big fan. I read only two of her Shopaholic Series books and had to shelve that for a while, but Remember Me was FAB-U-LOUS... you should check it out!
TRY-IT TUESDAY TV SHOWS:
I've started watching this new series on Starz... it's called Crash. The movie was absolutely fabulous and one of my faves, so naturally, I love the show. It just started and they're only 4 or 5 episodes in at this point.
That should be enough to keep you busy for a while! Happy Tuesday!
Later on, there might be themes associated with this new bloggy-blog thing, but for the moment, it'll just be random choices!
TRY-IT TUESDAY MUSIC:
I've been infatuated with OAR's Shattered since it came out a little while ago. It's got a great beat and I love his voice. Enjoy! :)
TRY-IT TUESDAY BOOKS:
Sophie Kinsella writes a ton of books (under the name Madeline Wickham as well) and I'm a big fan. I read only two of her Shopaholic Series books and had to shelve that for a while, but Remember Me was FAB-U-LOUS... you should check it out!
TRY-IT TUESDAY TV SHOWS:
I've started watching this new series on Starz... it's called Crash. The movie was absolutely fabulous and one of my faves, so naturally, I love the show. It just started and they're only 4 or 5 episodes in at this point.
That should be enough to keep you busy for a while! Happy Tuesday!
Black and Purple are fabulous colors!
Friday was an interesting day. I had papers due, a test or two to study for, a presentation to finish... alllll kinds of stuff for school. I'd dubbed Friday "Library Day" for all intents and purposes. Lunch was great, I met up with some former coworkers... one of which is about to have a baby in about 3 weeks and one of which told us he's popping the question to his gf on Thursday. We're not super excited about this because the 4 of us are a close-knit group and this bi-atch has rained on our parade since she's stepped into a relationship with him. But, I digress. It was an eventful lunch nonetheless.
Before leaving my house to go to lunch, I dressed in some stretchy pants, flip flops and a comfortable shirt and pullover. It wasn't 'freezing' outside, but it was a bit nippy. I knew I was going to be at the library all day - so the more comfortable, the better.
I drove to the rail station to hop on the train. The ground is comprised of something other than concrete. It feels like granite (that's how slippery it is) but I doubt it's such. Since it just started 'drizzling' outside, I was very careful in how I walked. I made each ascent/descent carefully (there are about 100 stairs there and 100 back between the stations) and tried my hardest not to slip. Even when I arrived at school, I still had to walk extremely carefully.
I finished up in the Library and darkness started to set in. I made it back through the station, on the train, to the other station where my car was parked, and down the last 95 stairs. Then, all of a sudden...
I slipped.
I slid down not one, not two, but THREE 'granite' stairs. There was no handrail, nothing to break my fall. Only my tush (which, I've been trying to reduce the size of here recently). Of COURSE, I had to carry 3 books weighing a total of 40 extra pounds making it that much more harder of a fall.
The girl walking next to me tried to help me out and asked me if I was alright. It literally knocked the wind out of me... and I could barely walk. I felt sick to my stomach and just neeeeded to get back to my car so I could cry if I wanted to.
I got home and checked it out, no bruise yet, but INCREDIBLY sore. Saturday morning... purple and black... and the size of my hand. I bruised my ass so severely, that I've had to sit sideways to avoid the right butt cheek. It's still black and purple but a little less sore today.
I bet it'll be one or more of the colors on the color wheel by the time it's done. Yuck!
Anyway, that's my funny story for today. It's been quite an amusing weekend. ;)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
A few things
Tuesday turned out to be a better day. I cleaned my house, did a ton of laundry, caught up on all the schoolwork I needed to do... it was a good day overall.
A few things happened...
1. I received a call from the guy I interviewed with a week or so ago (the event planning/brand awareness/etc job) and he pretty much offered me the job. He said that since the company is a non-profit and I'd essentially be its only paid employee, I would have to create a company for myself and work as a contractor. :) :) :) I am thrilled with this idea! Their next meeting as a whole organization is on the 20th and I'm excited to finally get started on this project. He is putting all the paperwork together today and I should see something come to fruition by the beginning of next week.
2. I received a call from the guy I worked for this summer as an independent marketing consultant. He previously told me that there were other people who were interested in using my services (promotional item selections, etc.) because of the work they'd seen of mine with him. He told me he's meeting with them next week to talk with them and there should be some work coming down the pipeline for me soon.
These things are pretty freaking awesome. As I was walking through the aisles of Borders bookstore the other night, I saw signs for part time work there. What a great place to work! I believe I would get discounts on everything and it'd be an extremely easy place to work - cash register, coffee shop, etc. I certainly would get everyone's christmas presents from there...
Speaking of books... I finished the book Forget About It by Caprice Crane. It was an incredibly good book with lots of twists and turns and scandalousness. I started reading the other book I got, but couldn't really get into it. I shelved it for a rainy day.
The other night, I ordered these books from Amazon:
Both books look absolutely fabulous and packed with fun. These are exactly the books I love to read. I've got a loooong list of books waiting for me :)
The semester ends in less than a month and I couldn't be more excited! It's going to take a lot of work to get through it, but I think I can!
I hope you all have a great night!! :)
A few things happened...
1. I received a call from the guy I interviewed with a week or so ago (the event planning/brand awareness/etc job) and he pretty much offered me the job. He said that since the company is a non-profit and I'd essentially be its only paid employee, I would have to create a company for myself and work as a contractor. :) :) :) I am thrilled with this idea! Their next meeting as a whole organization is on the 20th and I'm excited to finally get started on this project. He is putting all the paperwork together today and I should see something come to fruition by the beginning of next week.
2. I received a call from the guy I worked for this summer as an independent marketing consultant. He previously told me that there were other people who were interested in using my services (promotional item selections, etc.) because of the work they'd seen of mine with him. He told me he's meeting with them next week to talk with them and there should be some work coming down the pipeline for me soon.
These things are pretty freaking awesome. As I was walking through the aisles of Borders bookstore the other night, I saw signs for part time work there. What a great place to work! I believe I would get discounts on everything and it'd be an extremely easy place to work - cash register, coffee shop, etc. I certainly would get everyone's christmas presents from there...
Speaking of books... I finished the book Forget About It by Caprice Crane. It was an incredibly good book with lots of twists and turns and scandalousness. I started reading the other book I got, but couldn't really get into it. I shelved it for a rainy day.
The other night, I ordered these books from Amazon:
Both books look absolutely fabulous and packed with fun. These are exactly the books I love to read. I've got a loooong list of books waiting for me :)
The semester ends in less than a month and I couldn't be more excited! It's going to take a lot of work to get through it, but I think I can!
I hope you all have a great night!! :)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
10 [shitacular] Things
1. Friday (Nov. 7) was 5 years from the day my cousin died. My thoughts about this from previous years are here.
2. My great grandmother started taking some pain meds because her arthritis meds weren't working. As a result, she became a zombie who couldn't move and even made up new words for the english language! She had to go to the hospital, and is now in a rehabilitating nursing home. She'll soon move to the big nursing home once she's better...
3. I'll leave this one blank until I feel inclined to fill it in. It has to do with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Hah. How's that for hang man??
4. I got a call back today from my interview last week. I have to make my own company and become incorporated... essentially being a consultant for them. Huzzah.
5. It's cold out... and getting increasingly colder.
6. I have an INSANE amount of school work due tomorrow. I've been busting ass today trying to get everything done, though.
7. I have group projects and finals and papers and all sorts of stuff coming to a close within the next few weeks.
8. My school is ridiculous and I feel like they try whatever they can to keep you from succeeding. Rules and regulations are in place to make people work even harder when they screwed up once in their life back in 2002. Yes, I'm still suffering from my first semester in school... in 2002.
I think I can only gripe about 8 things at the moment... and they're not even all gripes. 1, 2, and 3 are big, though.
Anyway - that might clue you in to how things are goin down at the moment. Argh.
2. My great grandmother started taking some pain meds because her arthritis meds weren't working. As a result, she became a zombie who couldn't move and even made up new words for the english language! She had to go to the hospital, and is now in a rehabilitating nursing home. She'll soon move to the big nursing home once she's better...
3. I'll leave this one blank until I feel inclined to fill it in. It has to do with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Hah. How's that for hang man??
4. I got a call back today from my interview last week. I have to make my own company and become incorporated... essentially being a consultant for them. Huzzah.
5. It's cold out... and getting increasingly colder.
6. I have an INSANE amount of school work due tomorrow. I've been busting ass today trying to get everything done, though.
7. I have group projects and finals and papers and all sorts of stuff coming to a close within the next few weeks.
8. My school is ridiculous and I feel like they try whatever they can to keep you from succeeding. Rules and regulations are in place to make people work even harder when they screwed up once in their life back in 2002. Yes, I'm still suffering from my first semester in school... in 2002.
I think I can only gripe about 8 things at the moment... and they're not even all gripes. 1, 2, and 3 are big, though.
Anyway - that might clue you in to how things are goin down at the moment. Argh.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Rocky Road (not the ice cream)
I have been unable to post to this blog for a couple of weeks because life is incredibly rocky at the moment. It saddens me to write about it, so I've avoided this blog altogether. Of course, I've kept up with yours - just can't get my mind off of this one thing long enough to write something important.
I'm sad that Obama won the presidency (obviously... if you follow my blog you know why!) but I think he'll do a good job. He's the president-elect and I kinda have to support him. I'm not going to bitch about it until after he proves us McCain supporters right and fucks something up ;) haha just kidding. Hopefully he'll be able to bring about all the change he talked about... I'll be waiting for that moment!
So, I'm sorry I haven't written - and I'm not sure how much longer it'll be until I write again. Keep checking back, though. I may just surprise you with five fun-filled crazy entries in one day! You never know!
I hope you guys all had a great Halloween and you're enjoying all of the Christmas and shopping commercials that have raided the space between your favorite shows. (Speaking of, I've started watching 'the starter wife' for some reason... I kind of like it!)
Anywho... life will go on. C'est la vie always has been my favorite saying. Oh, and I've found a study abroad program that is a may-mester for next year! I think I'm going to do it... Paris in my future? No way! ;)
I'm sad that Obama won the presidency (obviously... if you follow my blog you know why!) but I think he'll do a good job. He's the president-elect and I kinda have to support him. I'm not going to bitch about it until after he proves us McCain supporters right and fucks something up ;) haha just kidding. Hopefully he'll be able to bring about all the change he talked about... I'll be waiting for that moment!
So, I'm sorry I haven't written - and I'm not sure how much longer it'll be until I write again. Keep checking back, though. I may just surprise you with five fun-filled crazy entries in one day! You never know!
I hope you guys all had a great Halloween and you're enjoying all of the Christmas and shopping commercials that have raided the space between your favorite shows. (Speaking of, I've started watching 'the starter wife' for some reason... I kind of like it!)
Anywho... life will go on. C'est la vie always has been my favorite saying. Oh, and I've found a study abroad program that is a may-mester for next year! I think I'm going to do it... Paris in my future? No way! ;)
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