apologies for lack of posts

So I suppose it has been awhile since I have posted... two months to be exact. Shit happens though right? I have been busy because I started a new job at the end of July and I have been putting in quite a few hours. The job is basically social work, if you want to know more about it hit me up, I signed a contract stating that I wouldn't post detailed information about my job on blogs or on facebook. I'm not even allowed to add the name of the company I work for onto my facebook info page. (no I'm not an FBI agent, I guess they just want us to protect our client's privacy and rights by not announcing to the world what we do) Anyway, I will update more later. I am heading to Des Moines tonight for a training for work tomorrow. I am also staying Friday night to JamFla and I can say goodbye Triple D style! I'm no weatherman... but there's a 90% chance there's gonna be a shitstorm this weekend!

Bump Its

So lately I have been seeing these commercials on TV for this horribly awesome invention called "Bump-Its." As soon as a I saw this commercial I automatically thought, " JamFla totally would want one of these! I should order one and sent it her way! And I would have done this if it were $9.99 but for $19.99 I just can't afford a Bump It at this juncture in my life. There is not much more I can say for this product because the awfulness pretty much speak for itself.

On a side note, it is almost the 4th of July and I do not have plans this year yet. I don't have to work tonight or tomorrow and not until 5 p.m. on Sunday and I have absolutely NO plans. It blows. And I think Alisha is being forced to hang with her parents all weekend, which I just might have to join in with her.

my week

I've been busy doing.... stuff. So I am going to steal JamFla's idea and just post about my week because I haven't been updating because I can't think of anything to post. We shall start with Monday.

Monday I went golfing with my sister and her husband. Well actually my sister just rode along in Robert's cart, but whatev. I forgot how much I LOVE to golf! I am not half bad either, which is surprising because I haven't actually played that much. I played 2 summers ago once or twice and last year I played once. I don't do too bad when there is someone that can give me pointers and tell me how I should be hitting the ball. I am even thinking about getting my own set of clubs! After golfing I went in to go to work. I got off an hour early which I was stoked about! I then went over to my sister's house and swam in their pool while drinking copious quantities of beer. 

On Tuesday I nursed my hangover and ate Paul Revere's lunch buffet and then fell asleep watching a movie that was horrible (in plot and acting) but actually had a few funny moments that made me laugh. So if you ever have a chance to watch Fired Up for free and have nothing better to do I would say you should watch it. But don't pay money for it and if you have something better to do than by all means do that instead. After my nap I played softball at 6 for our Coed league in Fort Madison. We won, of course. We are actually undefeated so far for the season. But after the game I decided I need to go to the batting cages before our next game because my hitting was AWFUL. After the game I went over to my sister's house and watched the DVR'ed version of the Bachelorette from Monday.

Wednesday I also had the day off of work. I got up in the morning, went to the gym for a couple hours and then mowed the grass at my house, which only takes about 35 minutes... but it was so humid and hot out!! My friend Nissa and I were going to go to the new Transformers movie but called the theatre and found out that they were sold out of all performances for the day, so instead we went to the bar where she works. I ended up losing 6 games of euchre in a row which was a pathetic display of my euchre abilities.

On Thursday I worked in the morning and then mowed the lawn of some people that asked me to while they were out of town, it took about 3 hours and it was HOT outside!! Plus I ran out of gas with literally one more row of grass to mow on the whole lawn and that sucked. After that I went home with all intentions of going to work out, but I was exhausted and sunburnt so I ended up falling asleep on the couch. I went with my sister up to Burlington to watch the guys from our coed softball team play some games for their men's softball league. They won both games so yay for them! Afterwards I went over to my friends house and won 2 games of euchre, trying to redeem myself from the night before! But I was so tired I had to go home early. 

Friday morning my mom, my sister, and I left early to go up to Iowa City and shop in Coralville. I ended up getting a pair of sweet sunglasses and a new swimsuit which I love! I got the top at Dillards and the bottoms from Old Navy. Then we took my mom to the doctor's so she could get this shot in her knee that is supposed to help it feel better. She has still been having major problems with it since her surgery 2 and a half years ago. Then when we got home yesterday around 5 I put my new swimsuit on, got in my sister's pool and proceeded to get plowed again. Swimming and drinking is way cooler than going to the bar!! I ended up going to bed before 1 a.m. and sleeping until 11 ish which was actually awesome because I felt fine all day today!

Today I woke up, went to workout and then showered and went to work. Now it is off to bed so that tomorrow morning I can get up bright and early and drive to Cedar Falls to pick up Alisha and some of my furniture I still need to bring back home. And I have to be back by 4 to go to work! It's going to be a long day!

thesis status: untouched

So yesterday was supposed to be my day off this week. My plan was to wake up reasonably early, get my run and workout in, then work on my thesis for at LEAST 3 solid hours of progress. Not exactly how my day turned out. I told Mary I would work for her in the morning while she went to her job interview. So I worked from 9 to noon for her. Immediately afterward I went to the gym for my workout. I stopped by my grandma's house briefly to drop off a shirt of mine that she is going to fix. I receive a text message asking if I could work for someone else. I said I don't want to work the whole shift, so I told her I could at least work from 4 to 7. Then my mom makes me mow before I go back in. So my day of productiveness was completely shot down because after mowing I only had time for a shower before work. Then I ended up working until 10 because the person did not show up at 7 as she was supposed to and then proceeded to ignore all of my calls and text messages.... so all in all yesterday sucked. I have to work tonight, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday but I do have 3 days off next week which is unheard of!!! So hopefully nobody asks me to cover their shifts so that I can get some thesis writing and job hunting done!

gotta get out of this place

Fort Madison... home of the largest double swing-span bridge in the world... the home of the Iowa State Penitentiary... the bane of my existence. So I went to Des Moines this past weekend with my friend. I went along because I'm broke and it was pretty much a free ride, she was taking a continuing education class on Saturday and Sunday morning and the hotel was paid for so I agreed to go with her. The highlight of the trip was getting to see JamFla for lunch at Claxon's which had delicious food and a waitress that was completely overwhelmed... with all 3 of her tables. We felt bad for her. 

Anyway, I called Alisha on Sunday while I was waiting for Nissa's class to let out. I called to chat and more importantly to tell her Happy Birthday! I ended up talking to her for about an hour. She gave me a much needed kick in the pants during our conversation. I have since decided that I am going to continue to work at Hall's for now, finish my thesis, search for jobs in Boston, and move out there with Alisha when I have completed my thesis. This will give me a goal to get back on the thesis train since I have been majorly slacking since I've been home. I have also decided that even if I can't find a job directly relating to one of my degrees, then I will just get a job period and move out there. 

Alisha has so many good points when she points out all of the good reasons that I am in Fort Madison. The point is that there is about one good reason and that is the fact that my family lives here. But lets be honest, they aren't going anywhere and neither is FM and I can ALWAYS come back. Since I am 24 years old, single, without a serious job, or kids, or anything tying me down.... now is the time to move out of my comfort zone. So my plans for the next few months include saving as much money as possible for the move, and to get into gear and finish my thesis. And also to lose 20 more lbs before heading to Boston!!!

I missed May... oops.

So I guess since I missed the whole month of May that maybe it is time to update. I have moved back to Fort Madison although I am not completely done with school. I need to finish coding my data for my thesis and then write the results and discussion. Since I have come back to Fort Madison I am currently living at my mom's house. I have been home for almost a month and have probably slept at my mom's house a total of 8 times. I pretty much come to this town and am constantly doing things all the time and come home to shower and eat the occasional meal. I have worked on my thesis a total of 1 hour while I have been back, which I definitely need to change. I need to just get it done, even though I am not going to graduate until December anyway, I just want to have it done so I don't have to worry about it anymore. I have not applied for any "real" jobs yet because I'm not sure where I want to live. Right now I am working at the Ice Cream shop that I have worked at for 10 years. Although I make decent money, I am not getting full time hours and I need a job with that and health insurance to make me feel secure.

I have been living in a drunken state for the majority of the first half of the month that I came home. Life transitions make me have the urge to drink. Plus my friend and I started hanging with these guys from out of town that drink like fish. On a side note I will discuss places I have slept/passed out besides my mom's house: My sister's house - I haven't slept there as often as I used to because her newest dog makes my allergies flare up really bad. Nissa's house - I have slept there quite a few times, whether it be because she lives way out in the country and I get too tired to drive home after a late movie night, or one night I passed out on the living room floor because I have taken part in a wine chugging contest with her roommate (I won of course). The guys' apartment - there are two guys from out of town who are in FM for a year for work, needless to say Nissa and I have passed out there many a time. Nate and Travis' house - I do not drink and drive anymore which is why I sleep at so many random places, I slept here cause I had drank quite a bit so I just passed out on the couch. Ex's house - now this has happened on 2 occasions. I probably shouldn't have even gone back down this road, but its too late.... because I did. So now I am just going to try to make sure it doesn't happen in the future.

On a positive note I started training this week for The Bix (I would post a link to the website by my internet is janky.) Anyway, it is a 7 mile run in Davenport. I hope that I will be able to make it! I have been running about 1 to 1.5 miles for a few months now, but can never really get myself motivated to run further than that. For my training this week I am running 2 miles, next week it pushes me to 3 and 5 miles... I hope I can do it!

texts from last night

So I am in love with this new website that I found. It is called Texts From Last Night and it is amazing! I have often woken up and read texts in my inbox OR outbox that make no sense or are completely ridiculous. This website makes me feel completely normal about such texts. I've also (and this is sad) gotten good at deleting texts while I'm still drunk and don't remember to save myself the embarassment of having to remember what happened the previous night when I was wasted. This website was created a few months ago and you submit texts that you find from the night before. You just have to put your area code, so its anonymous but people know the general vicinity of where all the wastedness is happening. I think it is hilarious. I have gone through and read most of the older archives as well and some of them just crack me up! I hope you all get a kick out of this website as well. I was actually going to post one on the website that I received from JamFla that went something like this "Dear Dave Dragon, please do not fondle me when you come back to bed." but I couldn't remember exactly what the text was because I accidentally deleted it. :(

one step closer... to nowhere

So as of yesterday I am officially done with my interviews for my thesis. I am done collecting data! Now I just have to analyze it and write about it. I still have to finish transcribing the interviews but that shouldn’t take too long because I actually enjoy doing that a little bit. I then have to start coding the interviews and pulling out themes and topics that are discussed within the interviews. After that I will have to write, revise, and rewrite (probably 10 times) the Methods, Results, and Conclusion sections of my thesis. Then I defend it and I’m done! Now that I type it out it kind of seems like quite a lot to do still, but at least getting the interviews done allows me to cross one more thing of my “thesis to-do” list.

I am officially not going to graduate until August or maybe even December, but I will be done way before I get my actual diploma, so I need to start applying for jobs. As of now I am going to go back to Fort Madison at the beginning of May and work at Halls for the summer to make some money and start saving for a move somewhere else or a motorcycle (whichever tickles my fancy). But I also want to start applying for real jobs right away and hopefully get my foot in the door.

 

I have two main dilemmas. 1) I’m not exactly sure which types of jobs I should be applying for. However this dilemma is easily remedied by the fact that I’m going to just apply for anything I am qualified for because I just want to get a job (with any luck it will be one with health insurance!) Plus when I was talking about how I like transcribing, I think that I am going to try to work for a couple years and make money and all that, and then apply to an online program to be a Court Reporter. I really think I would like that job and they make pretty decent money and you can do the degree online in 2 years.

My second dilemma – Where should I live/look for jobs? I have realized in the past couple of years that I don’t think I am a big city girl like I once though. I really do like Fort Madison and the small town atmosphere. I like that I don’t have to plan an extra hour or two into travel time for simple tasks and errands like you have to do in places like Chicago. I also like the fact that my family is in Fort Madison. I am also not sure if I could move somewhere that I don’t know anyone. But the biggest problem with staying in FM is that I am not confident that I will find a guy there. This could be untrue, but I feel like I’ve met everyone there and I just don’t feel that anyone there is right for me. Hopefully I’m wrong! But I don’t want to settle for someone that is less than what I want or deserve just for the sake of staying in my comfort zone in FM. So I am perplexed. What should I do?

the right stuff

So I attended the New Kids on the Block concert in Moline, Illinois on April 2nd, 2009 which started at approximately 7:30 p.m! I did not write about this glorious event in my life until now because I knew that Dru and Jam were going to the same concert last night in Des Moines and I didn't want to spoil any part of the experience.

I distinctly remember the night when I was home in FM and my friend Nissa and I were out at the bar and she got excited and mentioned that NKOTB were going to be playing close to us and we should go. I immediately agreed with her! She ended up getting the tickets a couple weeks later. When I asked her how much the tickets were she said around $60. I remember thinking to myself that that was quite a bit of money, being as I don't have any form of income this semester and I used to be an avid rock concert goer and the average price of rock concert tickets is usually less than $35. She told me she could find someone else to go to the concert, but I sucked it up and forked over the $75 (there are always hidden surcharges and fees added to the price of the ticket).

So last Thursday we headed to Davenport at about 1:30 in the afternoon. We also went with two other girls, one is married to the brother of one of my friends and the other girl I had met once briefly but did not really remember that well. We decided to stop and eat at Hooter's before the concert. After that we still had time to kill so we went to the mall for about an hour. We then headed over the bridge to the concert. I was curious to see what the crowd was going to be like. It was just how I expected, 90% of the crowd was women, 9% were little girls, and 1% were gay guys. I think I saw about 10 straight guys at the whole concert.

The Jabbawokeez opened up for the New Kids. I thought this was a brilliant idea. They were highly entertaining but didn't drag on too long, and the tear down and set up time betweeen them and NKOTB was minimal because there were not instruments and what not to be moved and taken down.

When the lights went back down for New Kids I seriously felt like I was 9 years old again. I was so excited and giddy it was ridiculous! So here are my overall observations and critiques of the concert:

1. It was amazing! I had such a blast it was ridiculous!
2. I was so excited at how many of their old songs they played! I figured most of the music would be from the new album.
3. I loved how they did the original dance moves too!
4. Danny is ripped!
5. Jon didn't really seem like he wanted to be there.
6. Joey and Jordan still got it!
7. The concert only solidified my choice as a young girl.... I am STILL in love with Donnie! I remember when I was little that everyone was always in love with Jordan.. but I was then and still am a sucker for the bad boy of the group.

8. If I go to another concert I will pay the $700 to sit in the front row if it means I get to make out with Donnie like the girl at our concert did!!! So jealous!
9. I was going to get a Donnie button when the show ended but all they had left was Jordan, Jon, or Danny :(
10. All in all the concert was amazing and I had a blast. Before the concert I had had a rough week of drinking and a sore throat, so half way through the concert I literally couldn't talk at all!

i get drunk and make bad choices

I have been trying to think about what has been going on in my life to update and fill everyone in that reads this, but instead I think the title of this post pretty much sums up my life right now.

dilemma

So I do want to read the Steve Harvey book but I just am not sure about it being on the book club because I figured I would just buy it all Wal-Mart but it isn't even there. Its at Barnes and Noble but it isn't cheap, and I haven't been able to find it at the local libraries.... so now I am rethinking my pick. If you all have started reading it I will go buy it (because I eventually want to read it anyway). But if you haven't started I'm assuming you guys can't find a cheap copy either. Let me know what we should do!!

too much pressure

So Jamie informed me that I am in charge of picking the first book for our book club... FINE! even though I think it is a lot of pressure because I feel like I am not on the same caliber of my books as the rest of you. I admit that I read really lame books because lets be honest... I AM lame. So if I have to pick the first book, someone else has to be in charge of naming our book club. 

Here is a quick update on my spring break. Yesterday I got extremely intoxicated for St. Patrick's Day and drank green beer. Needless to say, I definitely am feeling hungover today. I am realizing lately that I am getting old because my body can't recover from a night of drinking like it used to be able to. I was a complete moron yesterday. I kept ordering shots of Rumpleminze last night and luckily my bartender just kept giving me shots of water, because I definitely needed that water way more than I needed anymore liquor.

So my first book choice is Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. You all may be opposed to this book because 1) I'm pretty sure that I have heard JamFla complain about not liking He's Just Not That Into You 2) It really isn't going to be a deep book or anything like that but A) I want to read it because I heard it is funny and B) I need a good reality check on my nonexistent love life and I think this might help. Next time I will pick a better book I promise!

in regards to KT's recent post

So I just read KT's post about how she has been looking for some type of book club or something. So I have an idea that I turned down because I didn't know if I knew 6 people that would actually do it. But I don't think it's too late to join. My mom got a book chain letter type thing. You only have to send one of your books that you own (and of course you enjoyed) to one person, the chain letter thing works as they always have. You must then send the letter to 6 people you know that will also be willing to send one book to the person on the list. In the end it turns out you get 36 books for the price of sending one of yours.

I figured even if you don't want to give up any of your books, than you could buy a cheap copy at a used bookstore or at Wal-Mart and send that and in return receive 36 books that will probably be pretty decent if other people happened to like them. If any of you are interested let me know asap so I can let my mom know. Because I won't be able to do it if I can't find 6 people that I think will keep their end of the bargain.

google yourself

My life is not very interesting. I have been going home quite a bit on the weekends because I can't stand sitting in my apartment all weekend long by myself.. it has been driving me crazy. So I have gone home every other weekend since the beginning of the semester... like a giant loser. My thesis proposal defense is finally scheduled for next Friday. I need to make a powerpoint for that sometime this upcoming week. Other than that my progress is going slower than I would like because when I contact Sheriff's or Police Departments I seem to be the last priority on their list. I understand they are busy, but I am not asking for very much of their time!! I can't wait until the interviews are all completed so that I can do the findings of my thesis on my own schedule instead of twiddling my thumbs and hounding other people to get on the ball. Anyways, in the meantime I am bored so I thought I would do this little google thingy.

I am just using the very first one that comes up.

1. Google "[your name] needs":
"ALLISON NEEDS TO GET LAID."

How true this one is!!

2. Google "[your name] looks like":
"ALLISON JUST LOOKS LIKE SHE IS TRYING TOO HARD TO BE COOL."

This is also true... I do try extremely hard to fit in and be cool.

3. Google "[your name] likes":
"ALLISON LIKES TO WATCH MOVIES AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THEM"

I love to watch movies, I don't usually over analyze them though.

4. Google "[your name] says":
"ALLISON SAYS THERE'S A REASON THAT YOU'RE NEVER HOME"

Probably because you hate me... whoever you are.

5. Google "[your name] wants":
"ALLISON WANTS TO KNOW."

I do tend to want to know things.

6. Google "[your name] does":
"I LOVE WHEN ALLISON DOES "FEELINGS" BY THREE ERIN."

I don't know that song but I could try to do it karaoke style when I'm wasted or something.

7. Google "[your name] hates":
"ALLISON HATES IT"

I don't know what "it" they were referring to, but I probably do hate it.

8. Google "[your name] can":
"HOW ALLISON CAN SURVIVE. WELL, SHE CAN'T."

I'm starting to notice a pattern of hatred to people with the name Allison.

9. Google "[your name] goes":
"AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALLISON GOES TO SLEEP ALONE TONIGHT"

You know what? It's true... but F you google.

10. Google "[your name] is":
"ALLISON IS UGLY"

This is starting to hurt my feelings.

11. Google "[your name] loves"
"ALLISON LOVES FINE JEWELRY"

That's true.


Alright those answers didn't really make me mad... but I just did this cause I was bored... sorry if you read the whole thing and were bored!

too much, too young, too fast

So I stole this from JamFla… so sue me…. shuffle your music playlist and plug in answers with the song titles...

 

1. If someone says, "Is this okay?" you say? Cold as Ice - Foreigner

2. What would best describe your personality? I Wear My Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart

3. What do you like in a guy? The Truth - Nonpoint

4. How do you feel today? California Dreaming – The Mamas and the Papas

5. What is your life's purpose? Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd

6. What is your motto? Hurts So Good – John Cougar Mellencamp

7. What do your friends think of you? You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC

8. What do you think of your parents? Independent Women – Destiny’s Child (sorry dad)

9. What do you think about very often? Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton

10. What do you think of your best friend? Ride Wit Me - Nelly

11. What do you want in a relationship? Here to Stay - Korn

12. What is your life story? I’ve Been Searching for So Long - Chicago

13. What do you want to be when you grow up? Wanna be a Baller – Lil Troy

14. What do you think when you see the person you like? Better Shape Up – Grease

15. What do your parents think of you? Settlin’ - Sugarland

16. What will you dance to at your wedding? Linger - Cranberries

17. What will they play at your funeral? Mama I’m Comin Home – Ozzy Osbourne

18. What is your favorite hobby? Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

19. What is your biggest fear? Just Like You – 3 Days Grace

20. What is your biggest secret? If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks

21. What is your relationship style? None of Your Business – Salt N Pepa

22. What is your fortune? Silhouettes – Smile Empty Soul

23. What will your day be like tomorrow? The Thong Song – Sisqo

24. What is your theme song? I’m Alright – Jo Dee Messina

25. What song will be the title when you repost this? Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast - Airbourne

 

I must say that some of these songs that popped up were eerily perfect… for example #10 through 15 creeped me out! And I started cracking 

flat tire... not to be confused with the delicious beverage known as fat tire

So i got out of my car on Tuesday night, after making the long journey around the block. I only drove my car so that I could switch parking from one side of the road to the other (which I have to do EVERY night) so that I wouldn't get a parking ticket. As I'm pulling up to the curb I feel and hear my car run over something. I get out and go around the passenger side to make sure my tires are okay.... They arent. I could hear the air gushing out of the front passenger tire and see a huge piece of glass sticking out the top of it.... oops. It was about 9 at night so I just let my car sit there and prepared to have a flat tire in the morning and deal with it then. I haven't changed a tired since I was in high school so I was nervous. Luckily Derek helped me yesterday. So we put the sweet donut in place of the slashed tire and I headed off to Wal-Mart. I had contacted my dad because I figured I would have to buy a new tire and I have never done that before. I've gotten my tire repaired for slow leaks plenty of times but never a hole that the air gushed out of like this, so I figured the hole would be too big to patch. So I talked to my dad and he told me to buy 2 tires instead of one, he never buys just one tire, which I figured was going to run me at least $200. I went to Wal-Mart and luckily the totally patched it for $10.17 and it's good as new! I was so excited because I thought I was going to be even more broke than I already was. Yay for Wal-Mart and for Derek helping me change my tire! AND for my dad telling me after I got it repaired that he had planned on paying for the 2 new tires anyway if I needed to get them!

when in rome

So I changed the look of my page today to pay homage to the upcoming holiday known as Valentine's Day. I've seen pink and red ads and commercials all over the place so I figured I should join the band wagon. I've noticed that people (in general) tend to either love (no pun intended) this holiday or hate it with a fiery passion from hell. I consider myself to be in the middle of this spectrum. I've never really had an awesome Valentine's Day in the romantic sense, but that doesn't really bother me. I know people say you should tell people you love that you love them everyday but I think it's nice there's a special holiday to celebrate it! I haven't had a Valentine since my senior year in high school which is kind of depressing when I actually type it out. But I'm okay (at this point in my life) with the fact that I will get a Valentine's card from my mom, dad, and grandma (and my grandma usually gives me like $20 which is always a plus!). I know that my family and friends love me, and although I don't have a significant other to spend the holiday with I'm still kind of excited about it.

Now I realize some of you may be completely dreading this holiday this year, but just remember the people that DO love you unconditionally and always will! Your lovely friends and awesome families!! 

And I'm not even sure why I am so excited about it. I honestly shouldn't be, I'm kind of a sad lonely loser if you will. Maybe it's because I have been very optimistic concerning my love life in the past few weeks, or maybe I'm just taking crazy pills.... who knows. I'll find someone out there that meets my standards and likes me back somewhere soon..... right?

dream a little dream of me

So I suppose it is time for an update. I am going to touch on what Katie wrote about in her random things blog. Because I totally (like her) have had dreams that are so real that I thought they actually happened, or at least parts of dreams that are so real I have to ask people the next day if it really happened which makes me feel like a moron. Dreams are just fascinating to me. Last night I had a dream that was so vivid and detailed that it was awesome, but I didn't think it actually happened because it wasn't really a very realistic dream. I've always thought about starting a 'dream diary' where you write down what you can remember from your dream right when you wake up. Because although last nights dream was extremely vivid, now I can't even remember what it was about, which is why a dream diary would come in handy. 

Sometimes I think that dreams are a sort of way to help you work through issues or problems that you are dealing with in your life, but other times they just seem completely random. I've tried to force myself to think about a subject before I went to bed in hopes that I would dream about it, sometimes this plan has worked and sometimes it hasn't. 

So that is what I'm going to do, start a dream diary and see if it helps me to figure out how my mind works or helps guide me in some way.

new look

I feel like I need a new look to my blog page so that I will update it more frequently... but I'm an idiot. Can anyone help me?? I hate my page.

my day

8:39 a.m. - Derek pounds on my door and tells me to wake up, because I asked him to do this so that I would be somewhat productive today.

10:44 a.m. - My cell phone rings the Bad Boys theme song and wakes me up.. It is my sister's friend who is calling so I am confused, yet I don't answer.

10:47 a.m. - I go pee then look at the two monsterous zits that have grown on my face over night.

10:51 a.m. - I sit down in the chair and use my new fleece tie blanket that i made myself over Xmas break! I turn on the Tv and listen to Real Chance of Love while checking Facebook/Myspace/Email.

10:59 a.m - Played Text Twist for a while

11:43 a.m. - Went to the bathroom (#2)

11:51 a.m. - Ate a banana

11:52 a.m. - Started talking to my sister on facebook chat

12:12 p.m. - I answered the door and a cute guy asked if i knew who owned the green pickup truck outside.. i told him i had no clue

1:01 pm - Answered the knock at the door. Package for myself and Derek, my package included the USB drive that I accidentally left at my mom's house over break

1:07 p.m - I realize that my USB is now here and I have no more excuses to not be productive today.

1:16 p.m. - I had a cigarette outside while wearing shorts, and its negative 10 degrees out... that was a bad idea. but this pack of cigarettes is my last pack!!!

2:12 p.m. - I emailed the Chief of Police in Burlington, Iowa to check up on his progress with the letter of cooperation he was supposed to send to UNI about a month and a half ago. 

3:14 p.m. - I head to the gym with Derek to get yelled at by him so he can get me in shape. (Derek has started a new work out program and is helping me get passed my weight loss plateau that I am at right now.. he is a Nazi and is making do a low carb diet too)

5:16 p.m. - Return home from workout.

5:37 p.m. - Ate chicken noodle soup, chicken, and peanuts for dinner with some orange juice.

5:38 p.m. - Started watching Sixteen Candles on TV while eating my din din.

6:58 p.m. - Hopped in the shower when Sixteen Candles was over.

7:16 p.m. - Started watching the premier of American Idol

8:00 p.m. - Called my mamacita and talked to her for about 15 minutes.

8:49 p.m. - Derek came back from the library, so now I have a real life person to converse with again.

8:51 p.m. - I DVR'ed Sixteen Candles for Derek because he has never seen it, so now I am going to watch the end again, then I will probably read while laying in bed and watching Sex in the City and start my snoozing. (p.s. Chief Luttenegger has not replied to my email yet)

Alright... the explanation for this post is that I haven't updated my blog in so long because I feel like I have nothing to blog about because my life is so boring. And when it isn't boring it seems like lately only dumb things have happened that I feel I would be complaining about. But after talking to JamFla I've come to the realization that it is my blog and I shouldn't worry about whining too much, I should just write about whatever I want to write about... so today I gave you the really boring play by play of my day!!

an update...

is coming very soon i promise!!!