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our first baby Benjamin James 11 lbs 7 oz Born: 12/15 |
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so you want to watch me live? i like this site better than the live page i made. it streams it a lot better. so check it out... and let me know what you think...
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woohoo! and i'm back in business :) i switched providers from using this local, no name dsl company to the local cable company's cable modem service. so far, so good. they don't have as many restrictions as far as servers go, and their speed is a lot faster. all that crap about how dsl is 'a personal highway' doesn't mean diddly. they were sooo slow, and kept going down. plus they didn't have any after hours support, which meant i could only talk to them when i was at work. retarded. anyway, so now the live cam is back up and running, and now i won't have any of those annoying problems trying to send files to people over aol due to their stupid firewall. sweet... :)
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i got this link from nick, and it's kinda funny. madonna is pissed off at people downloading mp3's for free... so she pretended to release a song for 'free' for people to download... only it was just her telling everyone to fuck off and quit stealing. this of course pissed off many a computer geek, and so they hacked her site and redid the song a few times. ah, i saw that one coming :)
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today was pretty uneventful... i had some work to do at work today (go figure) :) but instead of smoothie time at work... we went to dairy queen! woohoo! i have been craving those blizzards since i saw that damn commercial, with the guy holding them upside down and going 'whoop whoop'... so i'm happy now :) no second job yet... i'm working on it... but i'm also starting to work on the things i've been promising people for a while now... most recently by redesigning my family's website. you can check out a preview here. it's a rough copy... but you get the idea :) i also owe some other people some designs... mattu, i haven't forgotten about you! and mattb, i'm up to doing some more designs, let me know what you have in mind... but i refuse to charge friends... i'm just not comfortable with it. :)
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it makes me very sad to realize i will be in debt forever. with all the money problems i've had in the past... especially right now... it just seems never ending. once i get one thing taken care of, there seems to always be one waiting around the corner to bite me in the ass. and i know it doesn't ever get better. if it's not rent, it will be a house payment, or a car payment, or my kids... always something. for those of you that don't have the luxury of dealing with multiple debts... count your blessings. they really make life hell. someone tell me when i can wake up... i'm ready...
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listening to the news on my way to work this morning, i heard about a debate going on, and it got me thinking. last night i was discussing homosexuality with my old roommate, and i found out that it is illegal in jamaica. completely. you are thrown in jail for this 'indecent' act, and people usually stone you or beat you to death. i was amazed to discover this, and realized that the u.s. was actually pretty liberal in dealing with that sort of thing. then i hear on the news this morning about a politician proclaiming that if homosexuality is to be tolerated and legal, then so should bigomy, incest, polygamy, and adultery. then the station proceeded to have callers who completely agreed with the guy. crazy. i don't understand how homosexuality is in anyway related to the latter crimes. i don't quite get why someone should be thrown in jail for being homosexual. it's like throwing someone in jail because they eat meat, because it offends the vegetarians. i don't get it... and it disturbed me. so what else is new... welcome to america... :)
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so the weekend ends... and all i have to show for it is some pizza in the freezer, a headache, and a sore throat :( the pizza was good, but i could do without the headache and the sore throat. this sore throat hasn't gone away in the past week... in fact, it's only gotten worse. if it doesn't start feeling better tomorrow morning, a trip to the doctor's office might be in order. *sigh*... as if i didn't have enough problems...
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so i can't donate plasma. my veins aren't big enough. doh. so i picked up a couple of applications from olive garden, applebees, chilis, and chevys. i'm going to fill them out tomorrow and then take them back during the weekday. i'm going to try and get a job by the end of this week. if none of those work out, i'm going to try a couple more restaurants... there's a million out here. *sigh* it's only temporary... but i'm not looking forward to it... :(
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I HAVE INTERNET!! :) turns out, the system was just down last night. woohoo, so i'm back :) *phew* i'm still signed up to give plasma tomorrow though. i found the place in town that does it. apparently students go there all the time. i hope it doesn't hurt too bad. i'm pretty good about giving blood though... we'll see how often i can do it...
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so here's an idea: selling plasma. william at work suggested it. not a bad idea... you usually get 30-40 bucks your first time, and 20 each time after that. plus you can give like twice a week. i'm telling you... anything would help me right now. i don't know where to go to give it though... need to look into it... :)
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so this sucks. i can't afford internet at my apartment right now. so after 5pm eastern, and all weekend, i will not be able to get online. AAHHH!!! second job... oh god, i need a second job...
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have you ever seen a chick in the club with a drink in her cup... booty shakin like HELL YEAH! :) i like that song... it's sweet. there's another crazy song by bbk with r. kelly that i heard this morning... it's retarded... whoever is in the background making that "coo coo" noise... it's damn annoying. the ginuwine song though.. makes me want to start shakin it in my office :) good thing i have a door! it's thursday... we have an "ice cream social" today from 2-4 at work. mmm... homemade waffle cones... lookout! :) i've been really good this week on points so far... i'm down 3 lbs from saturday! woohoo! so today is going good so far. i'm so happy that carmen chick is gone from american idol too. as fox47 news would say in e.l.: it's about time :) other than trying to find a second job, any ideas on what else i should do with my weekend? i've got no plans... maybe i should call my friends from chicago... have them haul their butts down here. aahh... free time... i love it. can't get enough of it...
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for those of you that haven't seen the 'strong bad' website, check it out here. they're pretty silly, but they still make me laugh :) on american idol last night, i was crackin up... in the audience, someone held up a poster "ruben is my baby's daddy"... hilarious! i LOVE that kid. i won't talk about the show, cause some people haven't seen it yet... but i had to mention that one... i was dyin on the couch :) ruuuuben!
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gene linked to breast cancer. good news! good to know the money i gave to run in the race for the cure (for breast cancer) went to good use! :)
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wow. this site is almost too personal to link to. a woman uses it to write to her friend that committed suicide. it hit home, and i actually started tearing, reading her thoughts. i'm speechless.
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ran across anne's blog... and i really, really like her writing. i wonder if she's a writer... cause i swear once i started reading her page, i couldn't stop :) check her out...
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right... so i didn't get out to pick up applications... so i'm doing that today. instead, i "cleaned my place up". it needed it badly. ;) the cold i've had for the past couple of days is almost gone! i made it back on weight watchers, except for the burrito i had at dinner last night. but that only put me back a couple of points. i still managed to cut way back. so today i'm aiming for complete control, plus some running later tonight. that's the goal anyway :) still no plans for this weekend, other than sleeping in. oh, how i miss those days...
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so tired... need sleep... i went to bed at 1am last night... and was up faithfully at 5:30am to get my butt ready for work. when will i learn i need more than 4 hours of sleep? in other news, today is 'marathon monday' in boston... so a shout out to my bc friends, who have no class today because of it. i don't think i could ever run in a marathon. i have trouble getting motivated to run a 5k... let alone 26 miles or whatever it is. oh, and jackie and i decided not to run in the race for the cure in lansing this weekend. i'm broke, and sad as it sounds, i couldn't afford the entry fee. so we're running in the detroit one in june. that gives me more time to procrastinate... but i decided i'm getting serious about my goal for weight watchers. so over the next few weeks i am going to try ridiculously hard to stay on the program, and finally reach my goal. i already brought my lunch today, so that's a start. i always do better when i control what i eat, rather than relying on the menu to fit my plan. anyway, i'm going to pick up applications for some jobs today after work. wish me luck!
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well, here i am! i managed to scrape the money together to get home... i've decided to get a second job. in order for me to make that trip to boston in may, i need an extra cash flow coming from somewhere. so i've decided to apply at one of the many, many restaurants in the champaign-urbana area. since i've never waited tables before, i'll probably get stuck as a hostess for a bit... but i think it will be worth it. any extra money will help. plus i will meet new people... maybe make some friends that i can hang out with :) it will only be for a little while... until i can get my head above water with my student loans and rent and crap. so wish me luck! :)
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off to the parents for the weekend. i don't have work tomorrow.. woohoo, vacation! just pray i make it home on what little money for gas i have... seriously. :(
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doh. today my face was bright red at lunch... i was sharing with my friends at work this crazy site about a guy who loves peter pan... and i managed to win myself the nickname "tink" for tinkerbell. now that would not have been so bad, other than she's a midget pixie. then to top it off, i crashed my tray onto the ground and shattered a bowl. i got all flustered... talk about embarrassing. and these are ridiculous. wtf is wrong with america? playing cards?
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i had to laugh at this this morning. man, spammers are getting creative... i opened my inbox, and there it was. now if they all could use humor... it might be worth reading...
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feelin motivated... just biked for 30 min... let's see if i can't keep that up for tomorrow and friday! :)
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and i'm back :) i just needed to get out of work, i think. that, and it sucks being a girl. girls, you know what i mean. uncontrollable... damn estrogen...
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today is a weird day. i think the stormy clouds and overall crappy weather today is bringing me down. i've been super thoughtful lately... and you know what happens when you think about things too much. i tend to overanalyze... and question why i put myself in situations that i know can only end up one way. yeah, it's one of those days... and it makes me sad. i hate being sad and lonely. i'm homesick.
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here's some fun pictures:
me getting my tounge pierced! i've been thinking about getting it redone recently... but limited funds have forced me to think it over for the next couple of months... so i'll probably talk myself out of it after a while... i'm almost to my ww goal though... 10 more lbs and i'll be at my goal weight. amazing. what was that about a belly button ring? hehehe...
me getting my tounge pierced! i've been thinking about getting it redone recently... but limited funds have forced me to think it over for the next couple of months... so i'll probably talk myself out of it after a while... i'm almost to my ww goal though... 10 more lbs and i'll be at my goal weight. amazing. what was that about a belly button ring? hehehe...
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We are lovers through and through and though
we made it through the storm
I really want you to realize
I really want to put you on
I've been searching for someone to
satisfy my every need
won't you be my inspiration,
be the real love that I need
Real love. I'm searching for a real love
Someone to set my heart free
Real love. I'm searching for a real love
Oooh, when I met you I just knew that
you would take my heart and run
Until you told me how you felt for me
you said I'm not the one
So I slowly came to see
all of the things that you were made of
and now I hope my dreams and inspirations
lead me to want some real love
I got to have a real love
Loves so true and oh baby
I thought that love was you
I thought you were the answer to
the question in my mind
but it seems that I was wrong
if I stay strong maybe I'll find my real love
So I try my best and pray to God
he'll send me someone real
to caress me and to guide me twards
a love my heart can feel
Now I know I can be faithful
I can be your all in all
I'll give you good luvin' though the summertime,
winter, spring, and fall
You see I'm searching for a real love
and I don't know where to go
Been around the world and high and low
and still I'll never know
how it feels to have a real love
'cause it seems it's not around
gotta end it in this way because it
seems he can't be found
--- yeah... i'm in one of those moods. lookout.. when she starts quotin' lyrics... you know you're in trouble :) i love the way music can set a mood. love it. especially when you find that song that just echos exactly what you are feeling. musicians are wonderous people... how do they do it? artists are the same way... expressing emotions like that. crazy. (the song by the way is 'real love' as covered my m. doughty... find it on kazaa... it's a good one)
we made it through the storm
I really want you to realize
I really want to put you on
I've been searching for someone to
satisfy my every need
won't you be my inspiration,
be the real love that I need
Real love. I'm searching for a real love
Someone to set my heart free
Real love. I'm searching for a real love
Oooh, when I met you I just knew that
you would take my heart and run
Until you told me how you felt for me
you said I'm not the one
So I slowly came to see
all of the things that you were made of
and now I hope my dreams and inspirations
lead me to want some real love
I got to have a real love
Loves so true and oh baby
I thought that love was you
I thought you were the answer to
the question in my mind
but it seems that I was wrong
if I stay strong maybe I'll find my real love
So I try my best and pray to God
he'll send me someone real
to caress me and to guide me twards
a love my heart can feel
Now I know I can be faithful
I can be your all in all
I'll give you good luvin' though the summertime,
winter, spring, and fall
You see I'm searching for a real love
and I don't know where to go
Been around the world and high and low
and still I'll never know
how it feels to have a real love
'cause it seems it's not around
gotta end it in this way because it
seems he can't be found
--- yeah... i'm in one of those moods. lookout.. when she starts quotin' lyrics... you know you're in trouble :) i love the way music can set a mood. love it. especially when you find that song that just echos exactly what you are feeling. musicians are wonderous people... how do they do it? artists are the same way... expressing emotions like that. crazy. (the song by the way is 'real love' as covered my m. doughty... find it on kazaa... it's a good one)
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audblog audio post
i made the above mp3 by making a phone call to my blog. sweet. it was a free trial... and it was fun. i doubt i'd use it for anything... so the free one was fun. someday when i am rich, i might sign up. so click to listen to what i sound like on the phone. yeah... i know...
| posted at 10:57 AM ~ comments (0) |
ok... so after sleeping on it last night... well, yesterday evening (i went to bed at like 6:30 and slept for 11 hours) i calmed down... i don't need a second job. i don't need a sub-leaser... i only have 3 more months of rent on that apartment anyway... not a huge deal. i will be on a very, very tight budget... but it's doable. sorry i freaked out. in other news, i think i am coming down with something. my throat hurts so bad today that it's making my ears hurt. sounds funny, but it doesn't feel funny. it hurts to swallow... and i feel naseaus when i walk around. woohoo! i think it's the weather... my body can't handle going from 30 degrees to 85 like it was yesterday. 85!! insane. it's supposed to be 82 today. it's already 62 and it's only 7am. illinois is crazy.
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ok people... i need some advice. should i get a second job? i would be able to work nights after 5, and weekends starting in june. do you think that would help my situation, or just cause unneeded stress? and what job could i possibly get? i don't think i could handle waitressing. plus you make the most money working weekends, which i can't do til june. so what sort of job does well on weekday evenings? hmmm... telemarketing? i'm serious people. unless you want to donate to the 'carrie is broke' fund. i need help. my stomach has been killing me all morning stressing about this. i am going to give myself an ulcer, i think. *sigh*. maybe i could live in my car for a while. just kidding... for now.
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i hate bills. and i hate money. or my lack thereof. i could not afford to move to illinois, i'm coming to realize. i don't know how i planned my budget to do this move, but it didn't work. now it's causing all sorts of problems, and i have no idea what to do. AAAHHHH. i'm broke as a joke. i hate money stress. that's the only one that i can't seem to shake off... no matter how hard i try...
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so the weekend was a success :) andrew had a friend that goes to u of i... so we met up with him and got a sweet tour of downtown and campus... and then got to go party with them at the bar last night. fri night was hk's social event... it was really fun hanging out with everyone from work :) so for my first weekend down here in illinois, it wasn't bad! now i know of places i can take people when they come visit... and i also got a taste of what the night life is like downtown. it reminds me of east lansing a bit. i got homesick walking around u of i's campus. in front of the union it reminded me of msu... and i wished i could have been walking down by our union... down grand river... but i'll be back next weekend. it's easter, and the next week after that is the race for the cure. speaking of which, i need to run this week and next to get ready for it... otherwise, i'm going to die!
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to the guy with the ripped calves in my work building... you are hot! you need to walk by with those sexy thangs more often... :) sorry... got a little distracted this morning. good thing he doesn't know i'm in love with them. maybe i should tell him... is that sexual harrassment? i think i'm good as long as he doesn't find out... then it's not quite "harrassment" yet. yet... :)
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i couldn't sleep last night... so here i am on this fine friday morning on only 3 hours of sleep. so then i go to take a nice, hot shower... only i have no hot water in my shower!! aahhh!!! so now i'm tired and PISSED... i need a nap. :( will someone come over here and give me a hug? please? or at least let me use your shower... :) if i had thought about it, my work has showers for people to use... i could have come in and jumped in one of those. doh. oh well... it's friday :)
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can i get a toot toot? :) oh, and ripped calves are sexy... just thought i'd throw that out there :)
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it's about damn time. msu finally decided to create a program for people that do what i do. the new IT program is basically what i had to come up with myself, after transferring from computer science to engineering to telecommunications. figures they get it together right after i finish. :) go state!
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wtf??? hercules is gone??? that dude gave me chills last night with his song! dammit america... what is goin on? this day has sucked. from the time i woke up... it's sucked. there were a few highlights... but overall... yeah, it sucked. i'm going to bed soon, so that tomorrow is better... *sigh*... i hope it is, anyway...
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so i found a better picture of andrew... homecoming at BC. he's the one in the gray suit all the way on the right. :)
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so it's official :) friday afternoon, and my "special friend" arrives. now, i have no idea what the heck we are going to do... seeing as i haven't spent a single weekend down here before. so that will be interesting. i know where the restaurants are... looks like we'll be eating a lot :) i'll have to scope out the place before he gets here... drive around for a while... just so i don't look totally retarded... :)
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still no word on the plans for this weekend... hopefully things will turn out ok. watched the game last night, and was disappointed that kansas lost. i had them winning my bracket. oh well... it was a sweet game :) sorry to my sister... she sprained her left foot over the weekend, and now it is going to take 3 months to heal. ouch! doesn't help that she drives a stick. in other news, work is going really well :) i got a really sweet card from everyone about my grandfather... it was so nice :) everyone here is so awesome... i haven't regretted my decision to move down here. at least, not as far as the job is concerned. now my social life, on the other hand, could use some help...
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chicago! it was fun... we walked a lot downtown... and went to a couple bars on saturday night... all in all, the whole weekend was a blast. i am now officially completely broke until payday this week, however... so thanks to everyone who helped me out this weekend with the limited funds. and even though it was two days ago, happy birthday vinnie! sorry i didn't get to see you when i was in town. i'm counting down the days until andrew gets here... i'm still not sure what time, but the plan is for him to arrive sometime this friday... it's also my work's social event... a party at the local bar :) so hopefully i can stop in there either before or after andrew gets here. i'm looking forward to this weekend... can you tell? :)
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happy birthday, laura! we are both eternally turning 23, we decided :) we are celebrating this tremendous event in chicago this weekend... so i'm excited about that :) i am also wearing a smile because i got a call from andrew last night from the bar :) he was out with his friends, and he leaves me a message... the wayne wonder song "no letting go" is playing in the bar... so he left it on my phone :) hehehe... he's so freakin cute. permasmile has returned! i'd post pictures of him, if i had any... there's one in the jamaica album, but it's not a very good one of him... there's also one in there of him walking in the ocean... but it's too far away to really see who he is. so i'll take some when he comes to visit...
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happy birthday, andrew :) BC! yeah, today is starting off good... although, bailey has been acting like a psycho lately. he won't leave my side. i go to leave in the morning, and he follows me to the door like "where are we going?" then when i get home... it's instant in-my-lap. i need poof back here to give him some company, i think. work is going well... i am actually getting busy with stuff to do, so that's always good. i am still watching american idol faithfully... although, i almost boycotted it after last night. ruben and kim are my two favorites... with hercules not far behind... and when they brought kim down... i thought it was going to be another tamyra moment. if kim goes before the last 2, or if ruben doesn't win this thing, i'm boycotting it. yeah, i'm a dork :)
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already wed... man. this week is flying by. i drove back last night with bailey in tow... the poor guy was only partly sedated, so his cries were pitiful coming from his carrier. but he was ecstatic to be let out, and so far loves the apartment. he really, really likes the doorwall :) i opened it this morning for him cause it was like 70 degrees outside already... and he was watching all the birds. poof is going to go crazy too, once i bring her out here. this weekend should be fun. it's laura's birthday on friday, and we are celebrating in chicago! i'll get to find my way around, finally, for future trips up to the city. woohoo! i also found out my "friend" from bc is coming to visit me on the 11th... that made my day :) i have to find things to show him around town... what, i have no idea, since i haven't been around town myself yet... but i'm sure we'll think of things to do :) the trip to boston on may 16th is still on... as is my running in the race for the cure on april 27th... i have to start running again to get ready. since my grandpa's funeral this week, i've been slacking. back on program i go... friday, where are you...
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