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.