Get out my business, my bizn@ss

I really don't understand people's curiosity when it comes to other peoples personal lives. 

It's really none of their concern on why I don't want to date or look for a relationship. Believe it or not, I'm pretty happy being on my own. I'm starting to realize what a difficult concept it is for some people to comprehend, but really, I am content to be single. 

I don't go out looking to get anyone's attention. I go out so I can get out the house. Thanks for inviting me out but if I'm gonna get 20 questions and advice on dating when I go out with you and your group, no thanks. 

 

Geez.

My arm looks like I've been bitten by a zombie and the infection is thinking about spreading.

Luckily, only my left arm bruised. My right arm is seemingly much more resilient to phlebotomy needles. 

 

I'm going to start going to the gym at least 4 times a week again. I think not working out may have contributed to last week's ER adventure. I'm not feeling as strong on the ice as I was a month ago, I don't like feeling like I don't have 'wheels' so it's back to spinning class during the week. I'm going to run a 5k with my dad on my birthday so I need to be in shape for that as well. 

Hooray for goals!

And Sam Adams' Octoberfest. 

Knucklehead!

ESPN is EVERYTHING sports. 

You'd think that whatever unpaid intern was writing the sidebar "News" headlines for their front-page website would KNOW that Wazzu is not the team that got stomped on by the Sooners on Saturday night. 

Wazzu, U-Dub; Maroon and Silver, Gold and Purple, Cougars, Huskies. Washington State, Washington. I can understand the confusion. 

Krikey.

Yes, I wrote them a letter/e-email.

Pre-punishment?

I'm looking forward to October. 

I get to turn another year older. 

Metallica will be in town. 

I am hoping to run a 5k with my dad. 

One of my best friends is coming down for a visit. 

I am going to Disneyland with the famdamily. (Do they serve beer at the Happiest Place on Earth? I'm looking forward to walking around the park drinking with my parents.)

Halloween! 

While my friend is in town, I'm going to work half-days since I'm using all of my vacation for the Disneyland trip. Getting off of work at noon will be sweet. 

The payment for all this? 

My boss is having surgery tomorrow and I expect him to be out for at least a week. The warehouse manager at my store is on vacation starting tomorrow and will be gone all of next week as well. I've not done any of the reports/reviews in the month that I've been at my new post due to my manager wanting me to build a rapport with our customers. Guess what I get to start doing tomorrow? Yeah, all those reports and reviews. I actually brought one of the reports home tonight. It's still in my truck. I have to have it done by tomorrow at the end of the day. 

I must bleed Blue. 

This sucks. 

Horribly awesome.

My neck has some sort of knot in it. Not in the back part of the neck, no, towards the front, by the ear. Yeah, there, by where you can feel your pulse. If you're not a zombie. 

People are weird. 

It tried so hard to storm in the East Valley today. Nothing but dust wind. 

This made me laugh.

Poor Oddie

Last night he suffered the indignity of a bath.

I have a really awesome smelling jarred candle that lives in the middle of the coffee table. When I light it, I leave it there. I figure the cat is at least smart enough to stay mostly away from the candle.  Up until tonight, Oddie has done me proud in that assumption. The cat might be smart enough, but tonight, his tail wasn't. 

The candle is still burning. I'm now trying to cover the smell of burnt hair. 

Poor dude.

sad but true

I'm listening to the rock radio station in Seattle. 

I'm playing bejewled. 

Metallica has announced North American tour dates. 

I am a content girl. 

I will be super happy if I can score tickets to the show in October. 

Trying to relax

1. Month to month :: bills


2. Adjusted :: back


3. Prank :: not so much


4. Mop :: of hair


5. Clarity :: mind


6. Parenting :: not for me


7. Glenn :: forest


8. Fingerprint :: just me


9. Pineapple :: juice; daycare


10. Attorney :: no life

The race is tomorrow morning. I'm ready as I'm going to be. I feel that I will do well, depending on the overall outcome, I may be running an even longer distance in January. 

Random

"If we cuss, are you going to turn us in?"

I had this asked of me when I visited the store I was going to be working at when I first started with this company. I had just been introduced to the three or four warehouse guys, on my way in to meet the counter guys and store manager. The guy who asked it? A guy about my fathers' age, give or take a few years, who worked in the warehouse.

All I could do was laugh. I told them of course not, I had grown up around the military and I had dated a sailor. I can cuss a blue-streak with the best/worst of them and occasionally forget my manners and do. Out loud. 

Mom, I know you're proud and Wood, I learned half of the choice phrases from you. I think mainly from when you were driving the Bug. ;)  

Who wants this with their toast?

Cap'n Obvious

Cabernet Sauvignon does not go so well with a de-constructed sushi bowl.

You're stronger than you thought

And you're not as smart as you think you are.

Flicker::pictures

Styling::hair

Episode: One. As in Star Wars

Sexier: shoulders than you! 

Studious: Hopefully me. Class officially started today. Hooray Intertubes.

Mushroom: 1 up

8 minutes: run hard

Bald: uncles

Immunity: reality tv

Sectioned: oranges

(found here)

In other not-news...

I ran 1.5 miles today in 16 minutes. Not too shabby. I'm very proud of this run as it means I'm in better shape than I thought. And I had the discipline to keep running for the entire time. I now know that I can run three miles with no problem as long as I train smart. Smart is not historically something I've done well. Ask my parents, they'll tell you. 

I bought an already seasoned cast-iron indoor grill/griddle jobbie yesterday. I used it tonight to grill(!) some chicken. Verdict? I need more fans. Or to learn how to cook with less smoke emanating from said grill. Casa de Pooh looks alot smaller when the kitchen is filled with a light grey chicken smelling haze and the living room is quickly filling with the same. At least it wasn't burnt-food smoke. And the fire alarm was very forgiving, I really do appreciate that it didn't go off. The towel that is still hanging over the alarm might have something to do with that.

Mom, if you're reading this; the Christmas stockings you made me? They make excellent pot holders. Just in case you were wondering about the multi-taskablilty of your crafts. Wonder no more, now you know. 

And knowing is half the battle.

I must be nuts.

I want to do this next year. 

I hate running. I haven't even run a 5k. Hell, I haven't run for a good two months or so and when I did it was a challenge to keep myself on the treadmill for more than the USN standard 1.5 miles. I will lift for two hours rather than run that 1.5 miles.

This should be an interesting year. 

Juh?

This is what the cable box told me after I started pushing buttons. 

I think I should go to bed. 

A warm place

I know I'm frustrated when I start looking at tattoos. 

The standard chick wisdom is that you never go to the salon after a break-up or when you're pissed-off at the world at large. The whole getting a tattoo when you're looking for direction falls into the same category of bad ideas. 

That's why I look. 

Thank Bob for the intertubes. 

I have a weird head.

1. Goodbye ::
you say hello

2. Cage ::
nicholas

3. Buddy ::
koRn (there's a song that has one of them saying "My buddy!" while recording)

4. Magic words ::
peanut butter (what the hell??)

5. Library ::
a bar

6. Fall in love ::
no thanks.

7. Tense ::
past

8. Work! ::
Play!

9. Empty ::
soul

10. Heat wave ::
finally!

I went to the ENT today. Everything appears normal, I have to start using the nasal spray I was prescribed much earlier. Your ear and nose connected? Who woulda thunk it. It has also been suggested that I see a TMJ doctor because my jaw pops quite loudly and moves off to the side. It's done that for years, I think I'll probably skip that $40 co-pay. Thanks anyway!

Time to go to Zumba!

Dear Bi-polar boy:

FOR PETE'S FRICKING SAKE!

PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS.

Edit:
This evening's text does nothing to explain last night's text. Please continue your attempt to remove head from sphincter.

Gangland

Here are the rules:

1. Put your iTunes/music player on “Shuffle”
2. For each question, press the “Next” button to get your answer
3. You MUST write down the name of THAT SONG no matter what. (aka NO CHEATING!)


Here goes nuthin...

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
I am the highway...Audioslave

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Pulse of the Maggots...Slipknot.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
The Antichrist...Slayer.
Uhh...not so much.

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
My Violent Heart...Nine Inch Nails

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Percussionsuite...The Wicked Tinkers

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
It's going down...Suicidial Tendancies

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Operation Ground and Pound...Dragonforce
I am almost 8 minutes of crazy guitar work?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Mascara...Deftones

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Grude...Tool
How about trying to not hold grudges....

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Sin...Nine Inch Nails
well, she did give me this CD

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Greenhouse Effect...Testament

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Sunshine of Your Love...Cream
I think this is cream, it could just be Clapton.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Phantom Lord...Anthrax
Awesome.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Mr. Self Destruct...Nine Inch Nails

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Knee Deep in the Dead...Lollipop Lust Kill

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
El Salvador...Ozomotli

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Danger-Keep Away...Slipknot

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Virus of Life...Slipknot

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Separate...Sevendust

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Blacklisted...Neko Case

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Gangland...Iron Maiden

I think it's obvious that I listen to alot of angry music. I listen to other stuff too!

Well...

I got my explanation.

Kinda.

Suffice to say I was dumped.

I still say I'm on the DL but I'm up for batting practice. I have a date tomorrow night. If nothing else comes of it, I missed out on the gym but got to have dinner outside of the apartment.

Bah.

I just got burnt by a guy on the dating scene.

Tell me why I want to submit myself to this hellacious interview-like scene again. I'm not opposed to dating again but I'm not sure I'm gung-ho about it. Here I am, catless and feeling friendless in the apartment on a long holiday weekend. I know I have friends, but the people who invite me out are few and far between here in the desert. I've been trying to get ahold of some people to go out with so I'm not feeling that way. It's a bit hard when one person brings their fiance along and another objects to a group outing and another lives 50 miles away. Or everyone else is a guy I work with in some way; customer or co-worker. I do not want to hook-up. I do not want a boyfriend/husband. I just want to get the hell out of my apartment and do so in the company of others.

As much as I try to be anti-social, I'm really not. Even in high school and college, I've had a few close friends to turn to in good times, bad times and times that just are. Now that I'm fully arrived in grownuphood, it's a bit lonely here at Casa de Pooh.

I "talk" with people back home more than I do with people who exist here in the desert. Sometimes I'd love to take Wood's advice and Just Go. F it, just get my shite together and go. But with me, the devil's in the details. I'm too much my mothers daughter. And my fathers. Where would I work? Would it be a good job? Is the grass really greener, would I really be happier? You'll never know if you don't go. I've got another 10 months before this lease is up, we'll see as that time gets closer.

I think I'll suck it up and drop the $300 bucks to get a cat into the apartment.

Sweet, I have a mission for tomorrow.

Monday.

"Find a new fish."

Be it a true statement or not, it was the best quote of the day.