I would like to take this opportunity to wish myself a happy last day of work. It was fun while it lasted. Kind of.
I have graced these people with my presence for almost 6 months on the dot. I know this because I am being prompted to change about 17 passwords in the next 4 days to which I gladly click NO THANKS. NOT NOW. It's a great feeling.
6 months also means this blog has been steadily updated for at least 5.5 months. I'm unsure of who holds the blogs future in their hands but I can tell you that it will no longer be from the 55144 general area.
The best part about giving a 2 weeks notice is how everyone scrambles to 'keep in touch' with you. It's nice to be wanted. Even if it's just for numbers purposes on Facebook and Linked In.
I celebrated by going out to lunch for the past 3 days, wearing jeans when i wasn't supposed to, taking a farewell trip to the pop machine and making sure to stop by Candy Girl's desk for one final jolly rancher.
Speaking of jolly ranchers, please stock up if you are coming to the marathon next weekend and let my sweaty paws grab them from you as I speed by at a 12 min/mile pace. Nothing gives me motivation like candy. Except if I knew if Kelsey was standing at the finish line with a fresh from the fridge can of Dew for me, that'd probably shave off a few minutes as well.
Ok, back to "work" one.last.time.
9.24.2009
9.23.2009
Street sweeper, baby
Shimmy shimmy coco what, White Sox?
It's the bottom of the the 3rd and the White Sox are ready to go home crying.
Funny thing. I made a girl go home crying today too. But it's because she thinks she'll miss working with me. I reassured her she won't.
There will be no reassurance for the White Sox tonight though.
And if anyone could use some post-its..
It's the bottom of the the 3rd and the White Sox are ready to go home crying.
Funny thing. I made a girl go home crying today too. But it's because she thinks she'll miss working with me. I reassured her she won't.
There will be no reassurance for the White Sox tonight though.
And if anyone could use some post-its..
9.22.2009
cham-pange w-w-witnessiz
Happy first day of fall. Happy birthday KHood. Happy sun setting before we start Biggest Loser. Happy 2nd loss to the White Sox. Happy 10 days before the marathon. Happy 2 days left of work. and happy I wore jeans to work on a nonfriday day to me.
If you think I've been peeing my pants over the Twins these past few days, you know me all too well. I gave Lindsay about a 10 minute rundown of what would, could, should, and can happen if this, this, this, and this happens. She replied that the Twins were "like sweeping them on Friday, it was really good." Cute.
Today marked a momumental day in the SLP chapter of my life. Many of you in the area may know that there is a shortage of gas stations in the highway 7/cedar lake road area. There is one about halfway to highway 100, but you can only stop there if you are going west. Problem: I'm always going east. Well, at least I am always going east when I need gas.
There are 2 others within 1/2 a mile of my apartment that are both out of business. I have pulled a bone dry Regal running on Premium fumes into each of them as they look deceivingly open. Don't fall for it.
Luckily, I go running everyday on the Cedar Lake Trail and luckily some garage sale like flags have been catching my eye for the past 3 months or so as I 'SPEED' by on foot. It wasn't until just last week that I realized it was an old crappy gas station. Like the kind that just has pumps, no actual store. It's called something like H.C. McCoys Petroleum, written in cursive paint. It has a little shack off to the side up against the railroad tracks that has a cashier at it about 30% of the time and 2 pop machines next to it and...well, that's it. It feels like the kind of gas station that an unsolved mystery would happen at since it's kind of tucked away by the railroad tracks and it seems to attract a lot of truckers.
Anyway, bottom line, I found it. and it's close. and the gas fills up super fast. Slow pumps have always been a pet peeve for me and my impatient self.
On a seperate and not really but kind of a little related note, yesterday when I was running, I was thinking of creating a computer game similar to Oregon Trail but calling it Cedar Lake Trail. The object is you have to make it from St. Louis Park all the way to Minnehaha Falls without dying. I'm pretty sure no one has ever made it on foot but I intend to try before snowfall.
Things encountered may/may not include: Indian men running in khaki pants, loafers, and polos, homeless people under the bridges, crosswalks that do not give pedestrians the right of way (they do exist), burning plastic smells, hipsters boy couples that fall off their bikes in front of you (lol), 30 year old men playing football and throwing the ball at your head (this happens), and coffee smells that give you a burst of energy right before you pass Wooddale. Also, I think I would equate the hidden drinking fountain right before you get to Uptown to the same level of excitement as when you kill a bison while hunting. But you need to be super cautious when you hear the swarm of bees coming at you which actually turns out to be a pack of road bikers that make you jump off the bikepath. Also watch out for the speed skating rollerblading couples who do it in sync. They aren't dangerous, but just kind of painful to see.
Mark my words: I WILL NEVER SKATE IN SYNC.
If you think I've been peeing my pants over the Twins these past few days, you know me all too well. I gave Lindsay about a 10 minute rundown of what would, could, should, and can happen if this, this, this, and this happens. She replied that the Twins were "like sweeping them on Friday, it was really good." Cute.
Today marked a momumental day in the SLP chapter of my life. Many of you in the area may know that there is a shortage of gas stations in the highway 7/cedar lake road area. There is one about halfway to highway 100, but you can only stop there if you are going west. Problem: I'm always going east. Well, at least I am always going east when I need gas.
There are 2 others within 1/2 a mile of my apartment that are both out of business. I have pulled a bone dry Regal running on Premium fumes into each of them as they look deceivingly open. Don't fall for it.
Luckily, I go running everyday on the Cedar Lake Trail and luckily some garage sale like flags have been catching my eye for the past 3 months or so as I 'SPEED' by on foot. It wasn't until just last week that I realized it was an old crappy gas station. Like the kind that just has pumps, no actual store. It's called something like H.C. McCoys Petroleum, written in cursive paint. It has a little shack off to the side up against the railroad tracks that has a cashier at it about 30% of the time and 2 pop machines next to it and...well, that's it. It feels like the kind of gas station that an unsolved mystery would happen at since it's kind of tucked away by the railroad tracks and it seems to attract a lot of truckers.
Anyway, bottom line, I found it. and it's close. and the gas fills up super fast. Slow pumps have always been a pet peeve for me and my impatient self.
On a seperate and not really but kind of a little related note, yesterday when I was running, I was thinking of creating a computer game similar to Oregon Trail but calling it Cedar Lake Trail. The object is you have to make it from St. Louis Park all the way to Minnehaha Falls without dying. I'm pretty sure no one has ever made it on foot but I intend to try before snowfall.
Things encountered may/may not include: Indian men running in khaki pants, loafers, and polos, homeless people under the bridges, crosswalks that do not give pedestrians the right of way (they do exist), burning plastic smells, hipsters boy couples that fall off their bikes in front of you (lol), 30 year old men playing football and throwing the ball at your head (this happens), and coffee smells that give you a burst of energy right before you pass Wooddale. Also, I think I would equate the hidden drinking fountain right before you get to Uptown to the same level of excitement as when you kill a bison while hunting. But you need to be super cautious when you hear the swarm of bees coming at you which actually turns out to be a pack of road bikers that make you jump off the bikepath. Also watch out for the speed skating rollerblading couples who do it in sync. They aren't dangerous, but just kind of painful to see.
Mark my words: I WILL NEVER SKATE IN SYNC.
9.17.2009
To the left, to the left
Everything I own is in a box to my left.
For once Beyonce's words speak straight to my heart. I have slowly been packing my things for my big exit coming up next week and placing them in a box to the left.
Thus far, it includes, my Twins magnet schedule, 2 pictures from my sisters wedding (note: no frames, that would have looked "too permanent") and my BU nalgene that has been filled to the 8 oz. line since early June.
I'm also going to take my unused, but already opened packs of Post-its. I wouldn't want them to go to waste.
Next week I will probably clear my cache, gather my spare change, and bid my farewell.
Luckily I will still be around for the 'Records Retention Days.' This will include everyone cleaning out their cubes and files and disposing of confidential material as well as archiving emails and docs and reporting how many MBs they cleared up.
More importantly, we can wear jeans on these days and get free Subway. I'm not sure why. None of it makes a lot of sense to me but my guess is it will be like any other Friday only with management and more locked waste baskets.
and MOST importantly I will meet my replacement who will be chomping at the bit to get into my optimally located cube.
So although everything in my cube is in a box to the left....turns out I am NOT sasha fierce nor am I irreplacable.
For once Beyonce's words speak straight to my heart. I have slowly been packing my things for my big exit coming up next week and placing them in a box to the left.
Thus far, it includes, my Twins magnet schedule, 2 pictures from my sisters wedding (note: no frames, that would have looked "too permanent") and my BU nalgene that has been filled to the 8 oz. line since early June.
I'm also going to take my unused, but already opened packs of Post-its. I wouldn't want them to go to waste.
Next week I will probably clear my cache, gather my spare change, and bid my farewell.
Luckily I will still be around for the 'Records Retention Days.' This will include everyone cleaning out their cubes and files and disposing of confidential material as well as archiving emails and docs and reporting how many MBs they cleared up.
More importantly, we can wear jeans on these days and get free Subway. I'm not sure why. None of it makes a lot of sense to me but my guess is it will be like any other Friday only with management and more locked waste baskets.
and MOST importantly I will meet my replacement who will be chomping at the bit to get into my optimally located cube.
So although everything in my cube is in a box to the left....turns out I am NOT sasha fierce nor am I irreplacable.
9.16.2009
I'll be missin you
TOP FIVE THINGS I MIGHT MISS
5. The girl who wears the zip up silk blouse, black sweatpants and dirty white reeboks and sneaks into the conference room across from my desk to talk on her cell phone. She does the left right, left again look around and then closes the door really quietly while I just give her 'the look.' Sometimes it seems like it all happens in slow motion which is the biggest thing I'll miss about it.
4. I have about 12 weekly meetings I have to go to. Today I went to my final one with a particular group and made a snide remark. I couldn't resist, the new guy walked right into it and I couldn't not say it. So I said it because I thought I had nothing to lose. Everyone burst out laughing and I received a slap on the back accompanied with "You've been here how long and I've never heard you say anything funny!" from the guy sitting next to me. We finally bonded and now I have to leave.
3. Picking between a $2 salad, $7 sandwich, or bringing a unrefridgerated lunch.
2. Unlimited free candy and pop from people 3 times as old as me. Along with that, whenever it's someone's birthday and the topic of age or being old is brought up, people look at me and change the subject before I can respond that I think they got their Masters degree before I was born.
1. Cube doors, privacy screens, weekly wednesday emergency drills, still getting lost after being here 6 months, stuff getting stolen from my desk and drawers every Tuesday and Friday when the trash people come, people who cannot wear anything but 14k gold jewelry because anything less gives tham a rash, shoulder padded suits, Indian men in shiny khakis, eavesdropping on husband/wife lunch dates in the cafeteria, pretending the Regal is the NASCAR car that came to visit on employee appreciationg day and going above 35 mph on all the curvy roads that lead to the quad.
I think that's it. Luckily I still have 7 days to soak it all up.
5. The girl who wears the zip up silk blouse, black sweatpants and dirty white reeboks and sneaks into the conference room across from my desk to talk on her cell phone. She does the left right, left again look around and then closes the door really quietly while I just give her 'the look.' Sometimes it seems like it all happens in slow motion which is the biggest thing I'll miss about it.
4. I have about 12 weekly meetings I have to go to. Today I went to my final one with a particular group and made a snide remark. I couldn't resist, the new guy walked right into it and I couldn't not say it. So I said it because I thought I had nothing to lose. Everyone burst out laughing and I received a slap on the back accompanied with "You've been here how long and I've never heard you say anything funny!" from the guy sitting next to me. We finally bonded and now I have to leave.
3. Picking between a $2 salad, $7 sandwich, or bringing a unrefridgerated lunch.
2. Unlimited free candy and pop from people 3 times as old as me. Along with that, whenever it's someone's birthday and the topic of age or being old is brought up, people look at me and change the subject before I can respond that I think they got their Masters degree before I was born.
1. Cube doors, privacy screens, weekly wednesday emergency drills, still getting lost after being here 6 months, stuff getting stolen from my desk and drawers every Tuesday and Friday when the trash people come, people who cannot wear anything but 14k gold jewelry because anything less gives tham a rash, shoulder padded suits, Indian men in shiny khakis, eavesdropping on husband/wife lunch dates in the cafeteria, pretending the Regal is the NASCAR car that came to visit on employee appreciationg day and going above 35 mph on all the curvy roads that lead to the quad.
I think that's it. Luckily I still have 7 days to soak it all up.
9.15.2009
Steven, this bud's for you
Steven wants me to blog more before my new job starts. He thinks I should tell everyone that I got a new job and that I'm excited about it.
I got a new job and I'm excited about it.
In related news, I will kind of miss the people here. Not all, but a few.
In completely unrelated news, the 2010 Twins schedule is out. I will be working on my tan in left field for as-of-yet-unknown-games, but I am very much looking forward to it.
Along with that, I am officially more excited than ever for Biggest Loser tonight. All time favorite show, easy. More than Today's Special. More than Sharon Lois and Bram. More than Top Model Cycles 1-7. I experience such a lack of motivation during Biggest Loser off seasons that I almost feel like I need to start paying a monthly membership to NBC for making me work out. Although don't make the mistake I made and sign up for the biggest loser club because they email you abotu 18 times a day and "I know someone" who got a new phone who can't figure out how to turn off email and facebook updates.
Also, subliminal messages work because I didn't even realize this until just last week: I switched from buying the green pack of Stride gum to sugar free extra gum. I also can quote word for word Day 1 of the Shred with Jillian Michaels and I'm sure (to quite sure) that every move is 'VERY SIMPLE, YET HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.'
and no, I'm not looking for the modified version of a jumping jack, but yes I would like Anita's abs and I'd do 'just about anything to get there' and I'm not going to 'phone it in' because you can't do a 20 minute workwout half heartedly and expect results.
BRAINWASHED.
I got a new job and I'm excited about it.
In related news, I will kind of miss the people here. Not all, but a few.
In completely unrelated news, the 2010 Twins schedule is out. I will be working on my tan in left field for as-of-yet-unknown-games, but I am very much looking forward to it.
Along with that, I am officially more excited than ever for Biggest Loser tonight. All time favorite show, easy. More than Today's Special. More than Sharon Lois and Bram. More than Top Model Cycles 1-7. I experience such a lack of motivation during Biggest Loser off seasons that I almost feel like I need to start paying a monthly membership to NBC for making me work out. Although don't make the mistake I made and sign up for the biggest loser club because they email you abotu 18 times a day and "I know someone" who got a new phone who can't figure out how to turn off email and facebook updates.
Also, subliminal messages work because I didn't even realize this until just last week: I switched from buying the green pack of Stride gum to sugar free extra gum. I also can quote word for word Day 1 of the Shred with Jillian Michaels and I'm sure (to quite sure) that every move is 'VERY SIMPLE, YET HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.'
and no, I'm not looking for the modified version of a jumping jack, but yes I would like Anita's abs and I'd do 'just about anything to get there' and I'm not going to 'phone it in' because you can't do a 20 minute workwout half heartedly and expect results.
BRAINWASHED.
Skol Easter, viking babies!
Yesterday at Target I was overwhelmed with baby pink and pale yellow football jerseys while I was looking at running shorts (which I do about 3x a week...it's a problem I'm working through).
WHY. Why can't girls have normal jerseys? Why do they all have to be bedazzled or with tiny sleeves or in baby easter colors? and why does it make me so angry? They aren't cute. I've never seen a girl wearing a light pink jersey AP jersey and thought it was cute. The only thing that comes to mind is WHY. I will also never fully accept bedazzled vikings/twins tees. Luckily the ladies aren't too demanding about feminine versions of twolves stuff because I have yet to see a light pink Big Al jersey....although....never say never.
WHY. Why can't girls have normal jerseys? Why do they all have to be bedazzled or with tiny sleeves or in baby easter colors? and why does it make me so angry? They aren't cute. I've never seen a girl wearing a light pink jersey AP jersey and thought it was cute. The only thing that comes to mind is WHY. I will also never fully accept bedazzled vikings/twins tees. Luckily the ladies aren't too demanding about feminine versions of twolves stuff because I have yet to see a light pink Big Al jersey....although....never say never.
9.10.2009
what's new???
How do I know my life is bordering on boring? I'll tell you. Someone asked me what's new and these were my options of answers....
I did a drug test the other day. That really threw my day off.
Lori from the Lori and Julia show on 107.1 is in Paris which makes the show nearly not worth listening to which leads me to a higher chance of catching a severe case of road rage. I guess I took the time flying by for granted as I listened to Lori talk about the Real Housewives for 45 minutes.
I had a 100 Grand on my desk this morning when I walked in. Wonder who it's from? It's totally her M.O.
I discovered a new way to get to work even though I only have 10 days left to utilize it. It pretty much takes me along my marathon route. Which I was thinking about today as well..that if I ran to work some morning it would be slightly more impressive than running a marathon. I might go out with a bang and try it on the 24th. Anyway, I discovered the new way last Thursday and I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. Here's the weird thing. I always stare at the people behind me at stoplights because I find that there's a high percentage I'll see them picking their nose or teeth and I couldn't help but notice the same man was behind me Thursday, Friday, AND Monday. How weird is that. On a sadder note, he got pulled over on Hennipen on Monday in front of Heartbreakers. My heart was indeed broken for him.
I bought new running shoes about 3 weeks ago thinking maybe I could wear them in enough before the marathon. No such luck. I've tried running with them 3 times now and everytime I go, I end up walking home in slight to moderate bad-shoe related pain. This is my least favorite part of running: finding good shoes for a good price and wearing them in. It is the worst. I also hate deciding what to wear for an actual race and deciding what to eat before hand. Come to think of it, I hate deciding what to wear and deciding what to eat on a daily basis. If I could wear my plain grey american apparel tshirt and my everlast black capris I got from work and my tevas and drink all my meals in smoothie form I would be eternally happy and content.
Glee. So good. I like it a lot. It's no Freaks and Geeks. It's no Arrested Development. and it's no Biggest Loser. But it'll do the trick for Wednesday nights. I mainly enjoy it for the singing and dancing which makes me a happy camper because getting it from Glee is a lot less embarrassing than getting it from the Disney channel.
The girl next to me is on the flightplan to marriage. Is that worthy of a congratulations? Does that mean anything? I'm not sure it does, but then again, I've never been good with directions. All I know is it's been the topic of 100% of the conversations I've had with her in the past 3 weeks.
I spent 2 hours trying to decide what to buy at Ulta online so I could get free shipping. Let's keep in mind that I live 5 minutes away from an Ulta and could have had 'Free Shipping' AND instant gratification rather than spending an additional $12 and waiting 3-8 business days for it to arrive.
So that's what's new. and that's why I haven't been blogging as much. The M-F grind is just not as lively as it used to be. Or I am getting harder to impress. Either way, I apologize that you took the time to read this.
I did a drug test the other day. That really threw my day off.
Lori from the Lori and Julia show on 107.1 is in Paris which makes the show nearly not worth listening to which leads me to a higher chance of catching a severe case of road rage. I guess I took the time flying by for granted as I listened to Lori talk about the Real Housewives for 45 minutes.
I had a 100 Grand on my desk this morning when I walked in. Wonder who it's from? It's totally her M.O.
I discovered a new way to get to work even though I only have 10 days left to utilize it. It pretty much takes me along my marathon route. Which I was thinking about today as well..that if I ran to work some morning it would be slightly more impressive than running a marathon. I might go out with a bang and try it on the 24th. Anyway, I discovered the new way last Thursday and I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. Here's the weird thing. I always stare at the people behind me at stoplights because I find that there's a high percentage I'll see them picking their nose or teeth and I couldn't help but notice the same man was behind me Thursday, Friday, AND Monday. How weird is that. On a sadder note, he got pulled over on Hennipen on Monday in front of Heartbreakers. My heart was indeed broken for him.
I bought new running shoes about 3 weeks ago thinking maybe I could wear them in enough before the marathon. No such luck. I've tried running with them 3 times now and everytime I go, I end up walking home in slight to moderate bad-shoe related pain. This is my least favorite part of running: finding good shoes for a good price and wearing them in. It is the worst. I also hate deciding what to wear for an actual race and deciding what to eat before hand. Come to think of it, I hate deciding what to wear and deciding what to eat on a daily basis. If I could wear my plain grey american apparel tshirt and my everlast black capris I got from work and my tevas and drink all my meals in smoothie form I would be eternally happy and content.
Glee. So good. I like it a lot. It's no Freaks and Geeks. It's no Arrested Development. and it's no Biggest Loser. But it'll do the trick for Wednesday nights. I mainly enjoy it for the singing and dancing which makes me a happy camper because getting it from Glee is a lot less embarrassing than getting it from the Disney channel.
The girl next to me is on the flightplan to marriage. Is that worthy of a congratulations? Does that mean anything? I'm not sure it does, but then again, I've never been good with directions. All I know is it's been the topic of 100% of the conversations I've had with her in the past 3 weeks.
I spent 2 hours trying to decide what to buy at Ulta online so I could get free shipping. Let's keep in mind that I live 5 minutes away from an Ulta and could have had 'Free Shipping' AND instant gratification rather than spending an additional $12 and waiting 3-8 business days for it to arrive.
So that's what's new. and that's why I haven't been blogging as much. The M-F grind is just not as lively as it used to be. Or I am getting harder to impress. Either way, I apologize that you took the time to read this.
9.08.2009
Labor Day weekend, I was twenty three
You and I have a lot to catch up on.
Since we've last talked, I've mastered using my phone and draining the battery trying to look at YouTube vids on it. I typically try to limit myself to doing this while driving, running, and at work, but let's be honest..I'm lying. I can barely get the thing to text and although things were pretty hot and heavy with the two of us for awhile, as of yesterday I have allowed the novelty to wear off and I am back to leaving it on silent, in my purse, in my desk and/or bedroom. Hope you enjoyed that week of being able to reach me whenever, wherever, Shakira.
I also was the proud owner of a 2 day long State Fair induced stomach ache. Mistake #1: Dairy building. Mistake #2: I ate these:
Then I went to Brit's Pub and on my way in, found out Ben Folds will be at Orchestra Hall on Halloween. There is no better way to spend a holiday with Ben Folds. One time I spent the Cinco de Julio with him when he opened for John Mayer in MKE. (airport code for milwaukee. just learned that.) 
I also found out that you do not draft punters in Fantasy Football. I had my heart set on Chris "Warcraft" Kluwe based solely on his ability to pwn n00bs in WOW and Guitar Hero. Guess I'll settle for "who'sthemanzadah" to take me and the Hoedown Throwdowns to the 'ship...more on this in a sec.. but first..i must stick to chronological order of my weekend.
All in all, you really missed out.
Since we've last talked, I've mastered using my phone and draining the battery trying to look at YouTube vids on it. I typically try to limit myself to doing this while driving, running, and at work, but let's be honest..I'm lying. I can barely get the thing to text and although things were pretty hot and heavy with the two of us for awhile, as of yesterday I have allowed the novelty to wear off and I am back to leaving it on silent, in my purse, in my desk and/or bedroom. Hope you enjoyed that week of being able to reach me whenever, wherever, Shakira.
I also was the proud owner of a 2 day long State Fair induced stomach ache. Mistake #1: Dairy building. Mistake #2: I ate these:
Funnel Cake Fries with chocolate to dip them in. Typically, fried food is not a question OR answer for me. I have little to no desire for it aside from the occassional chicken finger. But for some reason, these puppies were calling my name and let me just tell you.......they were ok. Nothing to write home about. But apparently they were something worth blogging about and taking a picture of. So was this:
Then I went to Brit's Pub and on my way in, found out Ben Folds will be at Orchestra Hall on Halloween. There is no better way to spend a holiday with Ben Folds. One time I spent the Cinco de Julio with him when he opened for John Mayer in MKE. (airport code for milwaukee. just learned that.) I also found out that you do not draft punters in Fantasy Football. I had my heart set on Chris "Warcraft" Kluwe based solely on his ability to pwn n00bs in WOW and Guitar Hero. Guess I'll settle for "who'sthemanzadah" to take me and the Hoedown Throwdowns to the 'ship...more on this in a sec.. but first..i must stick to chronological order of my weekend.Labor Day weekend, I was twenty three. Bought a coke and some gasoline....uh...and made my pilgramage to the almighty Camp Randall. I knew I was in the right place because all I could smell were brats and beer. And then I knew I was going the right way because I experienced the holier than holy parting of the Red Sea. Wisconsin really knows how to give the Regal the royal treatment. Anyway, here's what I have to say about it: real college football is a lot bigger deal than you think. I blame MN and I blame private schools and I blame VH1 and Bravo marathons on Saturdays for not filling me in on this sooner. I had no idea.
Then we went to the Brewers game and saw a stinkin sweet triple play happen with my very own eyes. I missed the bowing down to the Prince part at the end though because apparently we had to 'beat traffic.' The good news is we beat traffic.
I capped off my weekend with drafting the best fantasy football team I've EVER drafted. Seriously. EVER. And yes, I got Housmendzadeh and Gojalewski and Roethelisberger (accident) and basically everyone with a dumb last name. I'm not sure of the correct spelling of those names but the point is...I'm looking to trade them all in for some Petersons and Johnsons if anyone's interested.
All in all, you really missed out.
9.01.2009
Newsflash
Sister Christer got a MyTouch. The tmobile version of iphones. My life has been deeply enriched one app at a time. Mainly just having gmail access and visual voicemail to make my life of screening calls THAT MUCH EASIER.
And also because I haven't had a new phone since 2005. and my old phone could call and sometimes text but within the past week decided to go to 'whisper' mode permanently. So this new one is impressing me right and left.
Two Downfalls:
It is a touch screen. NOT ACTIVATED BY TOUCH...but by heat. Let's keep in mind I have Raynaud's syndrome/disease/phenomenon and have ice cold hands 100% of the time.
Also, it was an unplanned purchase. I went in to get a free phone and came out with a 30% increase to my monthly tmobile bill. I did not want a red or green flip phone and aside from those two, my options were limited in the 'free' dept. So I said, if I have to pay something, I might as well get the best they got.
Go big or go home. I did both. I went big, then I went home. It took awhile though because I had to wait for a 14 year old named Reagan to whine to her mom about she allllways gets the cool phones and it's not fair. Then the mom made Reagan call her dad and ask for child support money to help pay the monthly bill. The whole thing was hard to watch.
Which is another reason why I think Matt at tmobile would consider me his dream customer. Easily persuaded. Impatient. and a self learner. He did try to get me logged into Facebook before I left but my ice cold fingers and the fact he didn't tell me the sideways trick made it a very frusterating thing for both of us.
I'm dedicating my lunch money to paying my newly increased phone bill. So far I'm on a streak of 3 days in a row of bringing a lunch. But technically, I just stocked up on Lean Cuisines when I was freaking out about the deals at Rainbow last week and probably only saved myself $1.50 each day.
So I am officially putting that $4.50 towards my phone bill.
And also because I haven't had a new phone since 2005. and my old phone could call and sometimes text but within the past week decided to go to 'whisper' mode permanently. So this new one is impressing me right and left.
Two Downfalls:
It is a touch screen. NOT ACTIVATED BY TOUCH...but by heat. Let's keep in mind I have Raynaud's syndrome/disease/phenomenon and have ice cold hands 100% of the time.
Also, it was an unplanned purchase. I went in to get a free phone and came out with a 30% increase to my monthly tmobile bill. I did not want a red or green flip phone and aside from those two, my options were limited in the 'free' dept. So I said, if I have to pay something, I might as well get the best they got.
Go big or go home. I did both. I went big, then I went home. It took awhile though because I had to wait for a 14 year old named Reagan to whine to her mom about she allllways gets the cool phones and it's not fair. Then the mom made Reagan call her dad and ask for child support money to help pay the monthly bill. The whole thing was hard to watch.
Which is another reason why I think Matt at tmobile would consider me his dream customer. Easily persuaded. Impatient. and a self learner. He did try to get me logged into Facebook before I left but my ice cold fingers and the fact he didn't tell me the sideways trick made it a very frusterating thing for both of us.
I'm dedicating my lunch money to paying my newly increased phone bill. So far I'm on a streak of 3 days in a row of bringing a lunch. But technically, I just stocked up on Lean Cuisines when I was freaking out about the deals at Rainbow last week and probably only saved myself $1.50 each day.
So I am officially putting that $4.50 towards my phone bill.
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