Jessica's Ramblings

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.....except herpes......

2009-12-29T11:33:00.000-08:00

I am getting ready to head to Vegas for the New Years! I haven't been back since I moved September of 08 and so this is a big deal for me. I have been jonesing to see my friends and the lights and the traffic (can't believe I said that!). I am so worn down with work and school that all I want to do is chill, but it's Vegas, and I don't get to be there anymore, so I kind of want to go wild! What's a girl to do????? Should be fun times, I will post more when I can. Have a happy and safe New Year!

Boring

2009-09-13T17:57:00.001-07:00

I am truly living the most boring life on the planet. I go to work, which has just changed a little, I go to school three nights a week, and then I come home and study. And on occassion, I hang out with my kid. She can't really be bothered with me though, because she is always watching Wizards of Waverly Place or Hannah Montana. So I am in need of some excitement, but have no idea on earth how or where to get it. I need a way to escape this hum drum life!

I Heart Wil Wheaton

2009-08-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

I love that geek! I want to make a bumper sticker or a tshirt (hey, why not both) that says just that with his picture from the cover of Just a Geek on it.

My birthday is coming up.......it would be a great gift for Juggs!

Reading

2009-08-12T08:12:00.001-07:00

I love to read. I love interesting stories, and I especially love stories about people's lives. The bigger the train wreck, the more I want to read about them! I read the Chelsea Handler book and I laughed so hard. I was very saddened to hear that my friend G didn't enjoy it as much. I read the Tori Spelling book (I was and still am a die hard 90210 fan), and it was okay, but not great, but not that bad either. I would loan it to a friend. I never have enough time to read anymore. I bought Pride and Prejuidice and Zombies to see if I can finally make it through Pride and Prejuidice (with a zombie twist, hell yeah). I have been ordering crap from Barnes and Nobles $5 and under section. Alot of it is chic lit, which I like alright, but prefer it to hard core romance books. I keep wanting to frequent my local used bookstores, but they are never open when I have the time to go. I have also been trying to read some of the classics, To Kill A Mockingbird (which I got for a quarter at the library!), Jane Eyre....you get the idea.
I also really love books that have been made into movies. I usually enjoy the book more than the movie, but love to see what inspired the movie. I am waiting to see My Sister's Keeper until I read the book. I also am interested in reading the Time Traveler's Wife.

I am always taking suggestions if you have something you enjoyed reading, pass it along to me! I will try to do the same!

True Blood

2009-07-30T12:19:00.000-07:00

I haven't watched the series but it is getting a lot of hype. I hinted I was interested in checking out and got a huge response from people that love the show. Someone recommended I check out the books that the show was based on. I set to Ebay and obtained my copy! I have read all 8 books in a matter of days. Still not having watched the show and knowing they don't always follow the books, I went to the HBO website and read about it and checked out some of the video, and they did. They changed alot of it! Anna Paquin just looks wierd to me. Maybe it is her teeth, but she does have a sexy look to her, I won't deny. I am not sure if I am enamored of the lead guy, but I can see why people like him. My sister is supposed to let me borrow her Season 1 dvds so I can finally check it out, but I have to say, I enjoyed the books! Vampires and hot sex........kind of like that!

Exhausted

2009-07-24T06:40:00.000-07:00

Constantly! I can't stand it anymore. I am so tired from working and going to school. Two more years.........can I really do this? I am in desperate need of a little getaway and I am torn between escaping it all or doing something with my child. She really has been the one to suffer with me going back to school. She doesn't get her mommy time like she used to. She is a total trooper though and very supportive. Maybe she does deserve a little get a way too. Looks like a trip to Sea World San Antonio for us!
Got our tickets to see Wicked in Austin. So excited! I have been dying to see this for a couple of years. I got the book for Christmas, but didn't get the chance to read it yet due to the fact that school started. My book is going on a Mediterranean cruise though, so at least it is getting out there and seeing the world while I am not using it. I am expecting it to return with some beautiful sunset pictures over the water, so that I can look at them and relax before diving into that book!

Pop art

2009-07-11T19:33:00.000-07:00

I think I want to turn some of my photos into pop art like Warhol and that dude whose last name starts with and L. I can only find ways to turn them into canvas and I don't really want that.......the only thing I found to do it was Photo shop and I don't have that!
Went to Chuck E Cheese today cause the balloon races didn't work out, and I have to say that I kept the rage to a minimum. I loathe that place and I know kids love it so I try to tolerate it, but I just hate it. I like to make fun of the kids playing ski ball and push them out of the way to show them how to really play it! Terrible role model, I know!

Dreaming

2009-07-01T06:59:00.000-07:00

I have been having horrible nightmares lately. Every night it is different people trying to inflict some sort of pain or death on me. It is really freaking me out! I am worried I am foreshadowing some tragedy or something.
Anyway.....happier thoughts. I sit in my office during slow times and plan little trips for myself of places I want to see and visit within the next year or two. I spend time planning trips realizing I don't really have the time to take them. I am really trying to graduate in two years, and it doesn't allow for much free time! I am thinking I might have to switch to the three year graduation plan.........I am really wanting to be sitting on a beach with a cabana boy rubbing coconut oil on me and bringing me drinks two at a time with an umbrella in them. And then I would have the Kindle reading to me.
Maybe I am subconciously trying to tell myself that I need a bit of a break.....a recharge and that I should treat myself to a little Cabo vacation. Yeah, I am gonna go with that!

Sometimes Learning Sucks

2009-06-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

I am taking Macro Economics right now and I hate it! I don't care what causes the recessions, I just want them to be fixed. I don't care about the Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand curve! I really tried, but I don't get it and I discovered I don't care! But upon my reading last night I came upon the Equilibrium Price Index. Equilibrium........that is fun to say! And that is how I spent the rest of the night amusing myself instead of reading the rest of the chapter.

A Do Over

2009-06-25T07:21:00.001-07:00

That is what I want. I want to go back to the day after graduation and do so many things over again. I want to make better choices and re live those days to make better outcomes. But sadly, that isn't really possible, is it!
I hear so many people say that they don't regret any of the things that have happened to them because it would change who they were today, but I really do regret alot of things that I have done and that have happened to me. I want to go back and be 17 again and realize that the weight of the world doesn't have to rest on my shoulders and that being 17 means just that.......being 17!

Blahhhhhh

2009-06-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

Feeling blah lately. Not sure why or what is causing it, but just am not right. I hate feeling like this!

Is summer over yet?

2009-06-15T11:21:00.001-07:00

I can't take the heat and the humidity any longer and it is only the 15th of June! If one more person tells me that they don't really sweat and don't need to use deodorant, I will punch them in the boob! Seriously! I walk outside and I am dripping with sweat and I thank God for Degree! The people around me are thankful for Degree too!
So I have been using ProActive for about 45 days now, and guess what? My skin is actually worse than it was before I started using it. I have no idea what to do now, but see a dermatologist. I can't believe I am in my 30s and acne is such an issue. I blame this heat and humidity!
I took my 6 1/2 year old to get her nails and toes painted while my mom and I got pedicures. She was so good and looked so cute getting primped. Then we went to Walmart and did some shopping. While my mom was paying for her goods, Cait pulled out a compact of lip gloss and did her lips in the check out line. Do you think this girl is going to be high maintence as a teen?

June Gloom

2009-06-11T20:50:00.000-07:00

I keep hearing this phrase. I have no idea where it came from, but I am definitely experiencing it. The weather has been very humid in East Texas and then last night there was a huge thunder and hail storm. I was very happy, as it definitely matched my mood of late. Everywhere I look, it is the same thing. I have read tons of blogs mentioning the off moods and they think the weather could be partly to blame. I don't know if this is the case for me or not, but I have not been myself at all.

My parents have come up with a solution for our summertime blues though:

This definitely helps!

Pole Dancing An Olympic Event?

2009-06-03T17:32:00.000-07:00

Seriously, I picked up my new issue of Marie Claire and there is a little bip about Collette Kakuk, a dance instructor and Cofounder of Pole Fitness Association, lobbying to bring it to the Olympics. She goes on to say that they wouldn't be making the nasty faces that make guys go crazy, but some skin would have to be exposed to help stick to the pole for some moves. It was pretty interesting actually, and she is very passionate that it is fitness over just some sultry past time. Kendra Wilkinson from the Girls Next Door is putting out her own "sport pole" that we can all buy and put in our kitchens as well. If this is the new wave of fitness, sign me up!

I'm Like a Nun On the Inside

2009-06-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

I heard this from Daisy while she was making her appearance on the Chelsea Handler show. I think this chic is beyond stupid and skanky and when asked about penetration from the guys vying for her affection, this is what she told Chelsea, " I may be a hot mess on the outside, but I'm like a nun on the inside." What the hell is that? I will tell you: Skank doesn't want to appear to be too skanky! I don't know what my problem is with Daisy, but I just can't stand her.

While I am thinking about it, I am iritated with Brett Michaels too. I mean, three seasons and you wonder why you can't find love? Let me tell you: Find someone over 30 (seeing as how you are over 40) that has a JOB and can support herself, but likes to have fun and experience new things, that doesn't live with her baby daddies! Maybe one will work out for ya! I refuse to watch another season of Rock of Love!

Octo Mom getting a reality show? Won't even tune in to see what it is all about! How on earth did she get celebrity status, but I can't get 15 minutes to do Dancing With the Stars?
Jon and Kate plus Eight? Sad that if they are really going through such emotional times, that some people out there are eating it up. I have never watched the show, but thought they had a cute little family and hate to see that things are so ugly. But if it is just a ploy to get some media attention, shame on them!

I'm a Celebrity.........what is that crap? Spencer and Heidi quit and are trying to get back on? Can't stomach it! Can't do it!

Why is all this crap on TV? What happened to good quality shows like ------wow, can't think of any! But I know there are some and have been some, I just somehow drew a blank though. I blame all the crap they force me to watch now a days! I am not even talking about shows with family values, but a good script and good acting. Where have they all gone? Instead you expect me to watch train wrecks unfold week after week while some chic or chode weeds through 25-30 guys/gals or both (Tila Tequila) to find true love in a couple of months? I just don't get it!

10Jobs for a Day

2009-05-28T06:45:00.001-07:00

I often think if I could do 10 random jobs for one day what would they be? I mean like take 10 days and do a different job each day.
Here is my list:
1. Have a radio show where I could talk about whatever struck my fancy and play a few tunes that I wanted to hear while talking! Maybe interview someone famous like Pearl Jam!
2. Be a Soda Jerk at the Coca-Cola store on the strip. This might get a little boring, so I would have to do it in summer when foot traffic is heavier and can meet more people.
3. Work at E! for a day. Maybe interview someone famous!
4. Be a Flight Attendant on a flight somewhere that I can see in 48 hours and then head home. I would be so good at directing people to the emergency exits, throw some peanuts at them, pour a couple of beverages, no sweat!
5. Organize a party at the Playboy Mansion. Just one is all I would need!
This might lead to meeting my future husband that wants to make me his trophy wife (this would actually cross another item off my Bucket list!)
6. Work at Rolling Stone Magazine, even for just a day-editing or writing or fetching water and lunch for someone........whatever!
7. Be a Red Carpet reporter for the Oscars or even the MTV Movie Awards and interview some famous people. Maybe even meet my future husband that wants to make me his trophy wife (in case the Playboy Mansion gig turns up only duds!)
8. Work on Dancing With the Stars for a day. Even if it was just strapping those costumes on the stars. That would be fun!
9. Work at Sunset Tan and spray tan famous people. Or at least one famous person!
10. Work on a movie set. Fetching water, or getting lunch, being a fluff girl, helping Paul Rudd practice his kissing scenes; whatever!

Hmmm. I am sensing a pattern that I am celebrity obsessed! If I could find a way to turn that into my cash cow, I really would!

Anyway, that is my list. If anyone knows how I go about doing any of those things, you just let me know!

Until then, I am going to go back to day dreaming about Paul Rudd!

Favorite Things

2009-05-21T08:19:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do something a little different. There isn't much new for me to ponder on except the working title of my book and that is narrowed down to two options: "I Can't Believe I Let that Hillbilly Impregnate Me" and "I Am Only Here For the Cake". That is the winning two. To narrow it down from that is my real challenge.

Moving on!

I have discovered some new things and rediscovered some old things and I want to share those here with the three of you that follow me!

Favorite lotion:

This is a great lotion. They sell it in tanning salons alot and it smells so great!

Favorite Movie I saw in the theater in the last few weeks:

Star Trek! No competition for me on this. I was waiting to see it and loved it!

Favorite CD of the moment:

An oldie but a goodie. This CD takes me back to senior year of high school and also just a time in my life of self discovery!

Violator, by Depeche Mode. It is a rediscover for me that I am glad I took the time to dig up!

Favorite band of the moment:

Band of Horses. I was going to put a fancy clip up so you could check them out, but since I don't know how to do it, you will have to discover them on your own! I love them. They are kind of somber and soothing to me. I discovered them on accident and fell in love! I Go To Barn....... off of the Everything All the Time album is my favorite! Please, check them out!

Favorite book of the minute:

Are You There Vokda, It's Me Chelsea

Even if you aren't a fan of this sassy lassie, you WILL laugh out loud at this book. And I think even if you are a man, you will laugh at this book. She is so funny and I love this book. She calls her father Bitch Tits at one point cause he is so fat, she gets taken for a ride from midget and the only she is pissed about is that she didn't get to see the little nugget swim! Seriously, read this book!

My favorite shave gel forever and always is:

This is Noxema Hair Minimizing shave gel and it really works. I used to have to shave every couple of days, but with this stuff, I can go almost two weeks without shaving my legs! Get yourself some of this! I can only find it at Target, so try there first!

My favorite video game ever is of course Rock Band, but right now my mom and I are on the Wii most nights playing Dancing With the Stars.

It does not use a dance pad, but the nunchuck and the controller. You have arm flicks on cue and to do certain dance moves and hold them for moments on end. It is fun and a great workout! The only problem I have with it? The music. I wish there was a way to change up the songs. If you have a Wii, check it out. Rent it even to see if you like it!

My new favorite website, thanks to George and Jeremy is Picassa 3. I have been playing with and editing my photos so I can make awesome scrapbook pages and cool frames! I love being surrounded by photos and to enhance them is even more fun!

Favorite Celebrity site:

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/

This is Wil Wheaton's Blog and I love it.

It led me to realize he wrote some books, and I wasted no time purchasing two of them on Half.com. I also shared them with a friend. I liked them and it made me see that the life of a movie/tv star isn't always all it is cracked up to be. Just because he was so great in Stand By Me, it didn't lead to big blockbusters for him later on in life....in fact, it led him to an entirely different career path of being a writer. Thank goodness for me he did, because I did enjoy his books. They aren't must haves or anything, but I do like them.

Last, but not least, my favorite old friend has this website that I really like checking out and am going to shamelessly plug for him here.

http://www.inallcaps.com/

This guy is such a music lover, and why he hasn't turned this into some kind of career for himself is beyond me, but at any rate, he is a huge fan of all forms of music and promotes the good with the bad on his site. He has a couple of friends that contribute to it and I have to say, I love reading what they all have to say. I love that I have discovered some new music just from seeing them mentioned or hearing a clip of them on his site. If you would like something new to listen to, please check out his site. Also, they have some podcasts that are free on itunes, and I have enjoyed listening to those too.

I almost forgot, my favorite person to follow on twitter is Meghan McCain.

I am not really a Republican, but I do actually enjoy reading what she has to say. She is not your average old stuffy Republican. Check her out if you are on twitter.

Vacation Planning

2009-05-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

It is that time of year, when I just really feel like a need a vacation. I can't imagine why......I work full time, go to school full time and I am a mom. But this year, I want to do something really fun for me and Caitlin and then I want to do something by myself. Is that selfish? I don't really care, but I just don't want to sound that way. So I am thinking that we could go down to San Antonio and go to Sea World. We haven't been since Caitlin was 2 and we went to the one in San Diego, so this would be a completely new experience for us. Then, I would like to take her to the Alamo, since she just finished studying some Texas History this year in school. Maybe also take in the River Walk and do the boat tour. That was fun when I did it before. I figured we could stop in Austin on our way home and maybe hit the Children's Museum. Sounds like it could be done in a weekend and probably cost me a lot less than Disney!
I really want my Phat Girl to come out and visit me. We for the last two summers have gone to an amusement park and got our coasters on, but since I moved away this year, it is kind of hard. But since we have 2 parks in Texas, I thought she could come here and we could do them both!!!! How fun would that be!
In October, I would like to go to Vegas and party it up for a late birthday and welcome home for my traveling amigo. I am thinking of taking my little sister with me. That should be fun!
Now I am off to find me a Sugar Daddy to help pay for my Summer plans! Wish me luck!

Life is Beautiful

2009-05-19T07:34:00.000-07:00

Right? I mean, no matter whose version of this song you listen to, it is all the same. Life is beautiful.....but we sometimes forget this. Every experience good or bad leads us to the next bump in the road. Sixx AM says just open your eyes, this is so true. We get caught up on the bad and forget the good. It might not be great, but it can be so much worse; we tend to focus on the bad. I am vowing to start remembering that. I have definitely had more bad days than good lately, but I am determined to get past this and move on to the next stop on my destination through life. I mean, we get one shot at it and I have to say, I really have had some great experiences! The Vega 4 versionof Life Is Beautiful makes me weep! I associate it with tragedy, seeing as how the first time I heard this version was on Grey's Anatomy! But, it says the same thing, that even through tragic times, Life Is Beautiful. It is just a bump in the road!

Space, Heroin and some other stuff

2009-05-18T07:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, there is so much I have on my mind that I just don't think I can fit it all in here!
First and foremost.......Star Trek!!! I loved this movie! I have never really noticed Chris Pine before but he was so great as Captain Kirk that I am instantly going to put him on my must watch list. there are only a few people on that list......Paul Rudd, Seth Rogan (he owes me for Observe and REport!), Rachel McAdams, Kevin Smith movies (he is the director I love most!).......YOu get the picture. I loved the humor in it, I loved the action and the storyline. I loved that Sulu was the MILF guy from American Pie and I loved Scotty!

I just finished reading the Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue. I was not sure if I really was enjoying it, but couldn't wait to get home every day and read more about this junkie's life while on the road touring for Motley in late 1987. The egos these rockers had and the carelessness by which they lived their lives made me really appreciate that I never had to go down some of those paths in life. I mean, there were times while reading this book that I wished he had died just so he didn't have to continually hurt himself anymore. Most of his problems stemmed from abandonment issues he felt from his parents and then part of it was loneliness and the other part I think was being young, dumb, stupid, and the misguided feeling of being invincible, which I think we all are in our early twenties.

I have moved onto some light hearted reading now. I am all over that Chelsea Handler book. It is a laugh a minute and I have just enjoyed the heck out of it! My stomach hurt the other night from laughing so hard!

I saw the Ghost of Girlfriends Past last night. I thought it was cute, but I was a little disappointed in some of it. First, I usually love Jennifer Garner, and they didn't make her look so hot. she is a little too thin in the face and it gave the appearance of her having a horse face, which really upset me. Lacey Chabert was a train wreck! But, she was supposed to be! I loved her and for me, she stole the show! She has come along way since Party of Five and I truly enjoyed the hell out of her unglued bride! Breckin Meyer--it was so nice to see him in a movie again. He will always be the skater from Clueless and I love seeing him. When he is talking about why his brother is the way he is, I just wanted to hug him. The two minor characters in the movie are the ones that totally made the movie for me. I would reccommend catching this on video instead of rushing out to see it at the theater folks!

Spent the entire weekend in the yard, digging up old plants and planting new ones. It was seriously hard work, but I didn't really mind it. I got some good excercise and our front yard looks absolutely great now. I will have to post some pictures later.

My friend Amy said she took some photography class in Spain. Not at all jealous, well maybe like 18% jealous, but she already takes great pictures, so I am sure this will just enhance what she already does, but glad she did it. Now I have someone that can teach me some stuff and since she is in Spain, I am expecting lots of photos and they better be fantastic!

Envy

2009-05-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

Do you ever look at someone and think that they must lead the most amazing life? Or do you look at someone's photos and think they just have this fantastic life filled with fun and adventure? I do this. I am not sure if it comes from being an avid voyeur in life or what, but I always think people are having way more fun than me. You never really think to dig down under the surface of these folks lives to see if maybe they are trying to escape something. I mean, what if their home life is really lonely, so they travel so they won't have to be out. Or maybe they have a house full of people (roommates or family) that they would just rather be out partying it up every night than being at home. Whatever the case may be, some of these people have really caused me to kick myself in the butt for the choices that I have made in my life because I am not out there living that lifestyle. But, what if people are out there living life to the fullest but don't have something they really want, that I do have..........say a child. Or a house full of crazy family to come home to. I mean, you never really think of what you have that others envy, just what others have that you want!
Why is that? I mean, I love the fact that Amy so bravely gave up her job and comfort of her home for 1 year to experience life in other cultures and learn Spanish in Spain. I don't know if I could do that. I mean, I guess if I had a buddy, but not all alone! And she made good choices for herself and has the support of her wonderful parents to do it. That helps to take that giant leap, I think. While I would love to do something like that, I now have a child and other things in my life that, at this time, don't allow me to do that. In two years though, I might have that opportunity, but would I even take it? Who knows!
My friend Brandi seems to have a ton of fun! She goes out all the time and parties it up and has great friends, and I kind of envy that. I had that at one time, but just felt like something was missing or that there had to be more to life than just partying it up all the time. So I moved home and got married and had a baby. Sometimes I really long for those times of carefree drinking and partying, but I really do appreciate that fabulous girl I have waiting for me everyday at home.
Why is it so hard to have the best of both worlds? I mean, I am sure people really do accomplish it, but how? Would I even want it if I could have it? Or would I still sit back and live vicariously through their photos and tales of great adventures and wild nights?

My kid is cuter than your kid

2009-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, maybe not, but she is pretty darned cute. I have to say that somedays she totally grates my nerves, but I wouldn't trade her for anything. She has been really encouraging this semester with school and has sacrificed her mother's time and attention so I can get an education. I love her little brain and how she completely understands that this insanity that has become our life is only temporary. I will be kind of tense from studying and she will bust out with a joke and just make me laugh and it instantly melts away the tension. I mean, she really has a talent for changing the mood.

I really think she could be an actress. She can cry on command and she watches Disney channel non stop, so she has got the sass down! Maybe she could be my cash cow until I fulfill my dream of becoming a trohpy wife! E! True Hollywood Story, here we come!

One Hit Wonder? Maybe Not.

2009-05-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

I have noticed a pattern in my life. One that I am trying to change, but nevertheless, a pattern. See, I have this bad habit of recycling boyfriends that probably really don't deserve a second look, and the ones that I could maybe think about taking another spin around the block are either married or the ship has just sailed. I mean, seriously, if you look back at my track record, if you have dated me once, you will almost inevitably date me again (or already have). I mean, break ups happen for a reason, and even when you get back together, it is never really the same. Something is "broken". Events that happen in the past that may have led to the demise in the first place, have to stay in the past. I think in theory, it is easy to say that you can move past it, but can you really? I know that I have a very hard time doing that. I try, but don't really succeed. I mean, there is a reason the break up happened, and really it probably doesn't need to be repaired. I always give people a second chance and if you used me as a door mat before, that is probably the inevitable way you will treat me again. I do believe people can change and I do believe their intentions are better, but still that pattern repeats. Once trust is broken, how does it become repaired?
I have decided that it is better to forgive and move past things that have been done to me in the past by old boyfriends and ex husbands (okay there is only one ex husband) and say, "I forgive you for any of the bad things that you did". I also say, "I am sorry for any of the bad things I have done to you". It is definitely a two way street and at times I have been just as much to blame. People grow and people change over the course of time you spend together. This is a good thing, but, at times you grow into entirely different people and your paths take extremely different directions. It is okay, I am learning, because it prepares you for the next path in life. Maybe you are only meant to spend so much time with each of the people that come into your life.
I have recently been in contact with a few exboyfriends. Some of them, I am sorry for not being considerate of your feelings when I was young and had no idea who I was or what I wanted or what kind of person I would become in life. I am glad to say that I have been able to be friends or at least friendly with many of my exes over the years. I have had some amazing boyfriends, they just didn't stay amazing to me. But many of them have grown into great men, and I am so honored to be part of their lives again, even just as their friend. I hope they feel the same about me. I hope that Ihave grown and become a great friend to them as well.

Naughty Pictures

2009-04-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

So, I am one week away from finals and I have 3 papers to do plus 4 exams to study for. I mean, seriously, I am overwhelmed with the work load. So I got this brilliant idea........what if I got someone to do one of my papers for me? So I checked around with some of my smart friends and was told the fee would be some "nudie" pics of myself. I am thinking this is a small price to pay for the relief of not having to stress over one paper. I am feeling like a genius and I don't even feel guilty for not doing this paper! I truly believe it is win win!
My friend in Spain is going to help me too, but she didn't want to "nudie" pics and she will probably be the one that does the better development of the topic I have to write about. I feel she is being cheated, but she said she was good with out the photos!

I have a friend that sends pictures of his schlong at random. I love it, cause I could be having a bad day and then........schlong. It is kind of cool and creepy all at the same time. I mean, like does he just have his johnson photos on standby to try to brighten someone's day? For a while I was getting random texts of someone's schlong and I finally called them and asked if I knew him. Turns out he was sending them to the wrong number. I thought it was someone playing a practical joke on me.

I am starting to think nudie texting might be the new phone sex!

Weekend and Teen movies

2009-04-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

The weekend came and went so quickly for me this weekend. I know people say that all the time, but I really mean it. Friday night played the Wii and studied. Saturday morning, a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese for my niece, followed by lunch with my family, followed by studying for finals (2 weeks and counting), followed by the Symphony with my mother (for school), followed by more studying and then bed! Sunday consisted of working 8 hours with my dad-very physical work might I add. My entire body is stiff! Then I came home to study more. I mean, I just don't know where the weekend went!
The symphony was pretty cool. I was in band in high school and learned to like symphonies, but to actually go and hear one live and let them paint a picture for you, was pretty incredible.

I have been following the blog of actress Elizabeth Banks. I love her; she is one of my favorites. She blogged about the movie 17 Again. She saw it because she wanted to (meaning she too has a crush on Zac Effron-who doesn't?), and she enjoyed it (as did I), but she brought up a really good point that I just didn't get from the movie. Did it really promote teen pregnancy? I mean, I so am there with her on the thinking, but I just didn't walk away from this movie thinking that. I was left thinking that maybe a relationship can work out if you spend 20 years being unhappy and making everyone around you miserable. Maybe there is still hope for me!
Seriously, though, I really just took it for the entertainment value and gave it no more thought. But she brought up a great point, because I did take 4 kids ages 6-9 with me and I really hope that isn't the message they got.

Dancing, but not quite with stars

2009-04-24T21:14:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is true, I aspire to be on Dancing with the Stars. I am still waiting for my 15 minutes of fame to kick in so I can get on that show. Until then, I will have to settle for doing it in my living room on the Wii. My mother and I decided to play tonight and we played for almost 2 hours. Let me tell you that I worked my body out! I was sweating and twisting and gyrating and popping and locking and all that jazz. It was so much fun. I never realized getting some physical activity into my day could actually be fun.

There is a guy in my class on Thursdays that I really want to punch in the face. He really is a nice guy, but he just asks stupid questions that aren't relevant that derail the learning topic. I don't know why, but that is the reaction I get when I am around him. And I wonder why my daughter is the class bully! The apple didn't fall far from the tree!

I left that class last night with a stomach ache from laughing so hard. Instead of studying for our quizzes, we started talking about spring break and I brought up wanting to photograph under the men's kilts cause I really wanted to know if their junk was just flapping around. Then we moved onto how I pulled out my camera and started taking pictures of myself while sitting in line at the drive thru window at the bank. My friend Phat Girl thought I had totally lost it. Like I just randomly take photos of myself to kill time. I was actually trying to figure out why my top lip seems to disappear when I smile in photos and I was wondering if it was because my lip is so neutral that without lip gloss, it just truly doesn't show up. I have concluded that indeed that is why I have Reba McEntire lip in my photos. (go find a photo of her and notice how her top lip seems to disappear). After explaining how I didn't want to have Reba lip, one girl confirmed that actually, no one wants Reba lip and she thought I was actually pretty smart to test it out! I, of course, couldn't agree more.

Miley Cyrus.......I want a refund

2009-04-22T20:05:00.001-07:00

I went to Walmart last night to get materials for Caitlin's "invention" for school. While there, we decided to peruse the clearance toy aisle since my neice's birthday is this weekend and none of us had purchased our gifts yet. My neice is a HUGE Hannah Montana fan so we thought we would see if any good deals were there on her toys. Well, no such luck, but I did score big with the High School Musical barbie house. It was $125 marked down to $25!!! You heard me right!

Pretty cool, huh? So we proceed on to the toys and select a few Hannah Montana items and proceed to the checkouts; but not before remember to pick up som HM party favors and wrapping paper. We get to the checkout where the cashier tells us that we need to write to Miley and ask for some of our money back. She said that girl has done made enough money off us poor parents that have to satisfy our little girls that desire her merchandise. She is so right! I mean, my family alone purchased 6 tickets to see her movie opening weekend to help her win the battle of the box office. We buy her CD's, barbie dolls, shirts, pajamas, hair accessories, etc. You name it, we probably have it. So, yeah, Miley has taken tons of dollars from my family, and dang it, Miley, I want some back! If not, I would like a night with your daddy! Just kidding. Not really.

Well, folks, I must go and compose my letter to Miley. Wish me luck!

Start of A New Week

2009-04-20T19:51:00.000-07:00

It is Monday night and while I should be studying for my big history exam, I am sitting here trying to inform one more person of something. Not sure what just yet, but it will come. You see, I received an email from a good friend that told me she was informed about something mentioned in my blogs. Yes, saving one more unsuspecting friend from buyer's remorse is just a small thing I do here. Okay, I have got it. I am always on the quest for the perfect mascara. I have taken some opinions from some other ladies and got all kinds of different responses. I used Maybelline Great Lash for years and years, but kept getting bad product and having to replace each tube after like 3 weeks. I mean it is cheap enough, but come on! I switched to Clinique. then to Mark Kay, then Bad Gal, then another Maybelline that was okay but not great. I now have Big Tease for lenghtening and Bad Gal (both of which were around $15). I also got some Stilletos from Maybelline for around $8. Now I get so many compliments on the $8 mascara as opposed to the $15 ones. Anyone interested in trying out the new Stilletos, do so!

Now, onto something else.

I am going to write some music reviews for my friend's website. I am super excited and a little nervous at the same time. I love music, and maybe will even venture out and introduce myself to something new. I have said before I want to write and maybe this will give me some opportunity to expand and develop my style. And I think it will be fun to contribute something to my friend. He is such a cool guy and has such a love for music. He turned me onto the philosophy of "Listen to it til you like it". It has really worked for so many albums I might never have given a second listen to that have become some of my favorites over time.
I have been listening to Pandora a little more at work, since XM wants to charge me extra to listen online at work. No thank you, I already give them enough money as it is. But I have been listening to some new bands that I hear a song on XM and want to hear more of them. Pandora gives more artists that are kind of in their style of music. I have discovered, Band of Horses, and my favorite song they sing can only be found on the OC Mix 6 which sucks, but that appears to be the only way to get it. I also gave the Arctic Monkeys a chance, the Weeks, listened to alot of White Stripes and turns out I like them, the Weeks, older Dashboard Confessional to name a few. If you haven't tried Pandora, I suggest you check it out. I also suggest checking out something you normally don't think you would like, You might really like it. And when in doubt, listen to a cd from song 1 to the end at least 3 times before you decide you hate it.

Some people might not know this but, I bought the Alanis Morrisset cd Jagged Little Pill when it first came out many years ago. I had to take it and sell it a year or so later cause it was so overplayed. For many years I couldn't even listen to one song on that cd or I would just cringe. Well, I was at my local used music store and saw it. It was only $3.99 and I decided for some strange reason to buy it. I loaded it in iTunes (which I am still rebuilding) and put it on my ipod, and I am so glad I did. I dont' have anger or rage towards a man, but I love to sing along to it. So glad I gave it a second glance.

Saturday

2009-04-18T19:24:00.000-07:00

Well, it is Saturday and I woke up at 7:30 this morning to my beautiful daughter saying "Good Morning, Mommy." That is the best sound in the world, I have to say. It is better than birds chirping (and not just cause I hate birds!). It is raining heavy and I think she wants to cuddle, but that is not in her plan. She wants breakfast. I am thinking I can slap some Eggo Waffles in the toaster, no problem, but the Princess wants bacon and eggs. So I oblige her. She says it is even better than Grandma's breakfast. Now Grandma's breakfast isn't bad, but her bacon is too crispy and we like ours rubbery.
I spend most of my day studying--big history test coming up on Tuesday. But, I can't focus. I just keep thinking about the rain and how peaceful it is even though it is pounding down pretty hard. I feel the tension of the semester starting to slowly melt away as there are only three weeks left of the Spring 09 semester! I am a walking ad for someone that really needs Pro Active! The stress has made my face look like the kid that works at McDonalds with acne! I think about how nice it will be to get my skin cleared up and keep listening to the rain, ignoring the Monroe Doctrine that I need to be learning.
I decide to take Caitlin to a matinee for getting all high A's on her report card. Not one grade lower than a 96. Awesome! We go see 17 Again. It was funny. I liked it. I want to be Zac Efron's cougar now more than ever! It was definitely a nice way to spend the afternoon. We decide to go to the mall, so I can buy some Pro Active, but the machine won't spit out my product, so I have to come home and order it online and now I have to wait 7-10 business days for my acne crap! I might really be needing it by then!
Then my girlfriend comes over and we talk about her upcoming wedding. She says everytime she looks at her engagement ring, she thinks of me. I talked her out of the original one she picked out (it wasn't that sparkly) and sold her on this one. It is beautiful and it just suits her so much better. AND it is cheaper than the original one she picked out, so her fiance is loving me for that one. She also asked my daughter to be one of her Jr. Bridesmaids which meant so much to us. Caitlin told her the color she wanted to wear and she said she was so excited. She also stayed and let Caitlin bejewel her hair and braid it and color it! That is an awesome girl!
Now it is back to the books for me, but an overall great Saturday.
I think I have took for granted that I might not be in Vegas anymore, but I can still enjoy life in a small town. I am finding the simple things really are making me happy. It only took me 7 months to figure this out!

Is the Greatest

2009-04-17T18:06:00.001-07:00

Okay, so it is Friday, and I just took a big Accounting test last night that I got an 86 on, which is good, but 15 points of that was bonus! So I am relieved the test is over and looking into going to work and getting off. I get off have some lunch and when I come out, it is POURING down rain. I am soaked pretty badly. I go to the movies and spend an hour and a half questioning why Seth Rogan would make such a crappy movie. See, my choices were Observe and Report, comedy, and State of Play, not comedy. I opt comedy, since school has had me pretty serious. I am having buyers remorse. I am never getting that hour and a half back! I was seriously disappointed.
I go pick up Cait and decide to ride with my sister to get my niece's haircut. Then we go to dinner with my parents, just the girls. It was nice. Then, came home to have my nails done by Cait and I did hers and decorated them. Not a big eventful day, but nice. One of the nicest since I moved here.
Now, I am rebuilding my iTunes, paying bills and studying for history! Yes, I am that good!

Today

2009-04-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Today I want to write. A book, or a review of a movie, or a short story.......something, but I want to write. You know that guy Ebert? He's the chubby one. Yeah, he is pretty much my idol. I want to write for a paper or an oline site and get paid for watching and reviewing movies. I mean, seriously, this is the job that was made for me.
Once I get famous for reviewing movies, then I would like to go on Dancing with the Stars. I would be the lesser known star with a minimal fan base that shined even though I was the underdog.
I realize these may be dreams that are not quite achieveable, but why not? Everyone has 15 minutes of fame once in their lives, right? DWTS could be mine!

I had to replace my hard drive on my computer I have had less than 6 months and have had it replaced once already. Now I am trying to find all my favorite sites and add them to favorites and rebuild my iTunes. Do you know what a pain in the butt it is to rebuild it? It isn't fun!
I did make it home in time to watch the Office, which is the best show ever. Then I realized I didn't have any pictures on my computer, so now I have to load them back on here too. Plus I have to study for a History exam. And all I really want to do is crawl up in bed with the Heroin Diaries and read! I can't put it down! Well, if I am going to get any of this accomplished tonight, I should get off!

Oh, one more thing, I bought the Shu Uemera eye lash curler for $19 because the stars use it, but it didn't do anything better for my lashes than my Mac curler for $10. Big disappointment!