28 posts tagged “lists”

I'm on a posting roll today.  Not much to do other than go pick up my paycheck and study for the THEA.

Loathing:

• my inability to stop putting things off until the very last second
• burnt coffee
• stupid contacts
• forgetting to take off my eye makeup before bed
• gas prices...seriously, I declare SHENANIGANS!

• Austin, naturally
• my new Whole Foods reusable shopping bags.  They're huge, well-made and gorgeous compared to the shit ones you find elsewhere.  Only 99 cents, too.  I got two, and got an extra twenty cents off.  I feel lovely and green.
• The Middleman.  I've mentioned this before, but I can't get enough of it.  Especially when they bleep out the words.

• getting stuff done
• Tish's party this weekend

It's short one, but I can't miss ToT.

Loathing:

• car insurance rate went up
• I have to pay my tuition in full in less than a month
  
• no sugar or sweetener anywhere in the house = really strong, bitter coffee
  
• my left contact is bothering me
• my jaw hurts like a bitch and I wish I had the money to go to the dentist
• I really miss the library.  Like, really.
• with school looming on the horizon, I don't have time to read for fun anymore

Loving:

• Pandora.com
• the pretty silver bracelet I bartered for...it was priced at $25, I talked him down to $10.  I told him I was a starving college student, which isn't necessarily a lie.
• old friends
  
• new friends
• making plans
• laughing about nothing in particular

Looking forward to:

• Austin...in less than four days!  IT'S HERE!
• hanging out with my Leslie
• having a drink with an old buddy we haven't seen in a while
• seeing my sister and my nephew
  

Wow, I'm a little behind...forgot it was Tuesday.

Loathes:

• beer burps
• humidity
• getting over a stuffy nose
• arrogance and apathy

• chatting with friends on the phone for hours...just like the good old days
• stupid quizzes
• forgetting that I have a magazine subscription, then receiving a new issue
• getting a serious "woo-hoo!"...and not from construction workers
• intelligent conversation
• quirkiness
  
• finding fellow quirkies to have intelligent conversations with
• saving my money, so I can spend it in Austin
• my butt

• EVERYTHING!
  

It's already July.  The year's half over.  That's crazy.

BOO!

• I feel yucky, and can't go to the doctor, because I don't have insurance anymore.
• Seriously, can I please stop getting zits?
• PMS
• I'm feeling really jaded and cynical.  I don't like it, and I worry that I've lost my innocence (what little I had left, anyway).
• I should feel more patriotic this week, but with gas prices and finding most of my fellow Americans quite disgusting, I find it hard to not wish I was living in that lovely forest in Nova Scotia that I mentioned yesterday.  Sorry, I do love my country, but I don't like it much right now.

• Lipozene.  For that last five pounds of gut.
• Earthbound Trading Company, a new store at the mall.  Best earrings I've seen in a long time, and cheap, too!
• Pandora Radio.  It builds personal stations around whatever artist you pick.  I'm listening to the "Adele" station right now, and it's playing stuff like Joss Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sara Bareilles, John Legend, and Amy Winehouse.  Nice!
• NPR
• Beer and trivia at Fridays, and being able to cheer up a really upset friend.
• There's a baby shower at work this week!

• Austin in 18 days!
• Tish's 30th B-Day BBQ/Backyard Boogie!
• School!
• Voodoo!
• New Ray LaMontagne album in the fall!

Loathing:

• people who can't write legibly or add numbers correctly, resulting in time lost deciphering their errors at work
• I seem to always be broke (besides savings that I absolutely WILL NOT TOUCH)
• less to watch on TV these days
• I hate my toenails

Loving:

• finally getting a library card and finding out that my address is actually considered inside the city's limits, so materials are unlimited and FREEEEEEEE!  No more spending money on books and movie rentals all the time!
  
• California clubs for lunch...mmmm, bean sprouts and guac
• my hair, which I have learned to control.  If I want it straight, it's straight; if I want curly locks, they curl; and by God if I want body, I get body!
• root volumizers are nice, too
• have only eaten junk food a bit, mostly in the form of sugar-free Popsicles (do they even count?)
  
• my nails are getting stronger, but I'm keeping them short for work

Looking forward to:

• getting out of Tyler for a weekend
• The X-Files movie
• school
• payday
• figuring out the kind of hairstyle I want

I am an internet junkie.  I'm on everyday, though I have successfully cut down my surfing time over the last few months in favor of reading/socializing/exercising/wandering around.  I have a routine.  I get up in the morning, start a pot of coffee, nitpick my appearance in the bathroom mirror for a moment while the computer boots up, and then I sit down and click on my "Favorites" link to officially begin my day.

• Gmail:  If you don't have it...what's the problem?  I love its never-ending storage space, the ease of navigation, the way it links your email conversations together; simply fabulous.

• Vox:  Well, this is a given.  I love you guys and the awesome stories you share.

• CuteOverload: Well, duh!  What better way to put a smile on a cranky, sleep-starved face?

• 

  ICHC at its finest.
  ICHC: Always good for a laugh or a WTF!?

• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: The best in cover snark, romance reviews, and hilarious videos, brought to you by a couple of educated and witty women.  Be sure to check out Covers Gone Wild (The Non-Snoop Dogg Edition)!

"WHY do I look and sound like a chipmunk whenever I'm recorded? It's enough to drive a girl to drink. And I'm allergic to alcohol, which means I end up chugging chocolate milk, which really doesn't do much for my romantic image. GODDAMMIT."

• Crazy Aunt Purl: This woman got me through some tough times with her side-splitting stories on divorce, drinking too much, knitting, and owning diabolical cats.

"When he left I thought it was the VERY WORST THING ever to happen, and yet now sometimes Jennifer and I joke about that time I actually tried to set his favorite DVD on fire in the charcoal grill, waving my coffee cup of Jack Daniels and declaring in slurry twang "I will never find love again, but hell if he is getting this goddamn DVD!" I was like a drunken, mad Southern Belle stood up at Winter Formal, declaring to everyone and God Is Her Witness that 'I am truly dried up with love! You hear that, you little peckers! I am SHUT OF YOU ALL!'"

• The Fart Party: Oh god...it's like an alternate take on my life, in comic book form.

• Perez Hilton, D-Listed, Pink is the New Blog: Yeah, I'm a celebrity gossip whore.  I can't help it.  I have to get my daily recommended value of scandals and shameful behavior.

• Jezebel:  What a women's magazine should be.

• Gawker: More pop culture.

• MySpace: Sigh.  I can't escape it, and you probably can't either.

• PostSecret: I tend to check this only on Sundays, when the new secrets come out, but I can't tell you how awesome it is.  We all have so much more in common than we realize.  Struggles, triumphs, heartache...all part of being human.

What were you doing ten years ago?

Let's see, that would be July of 1998, so I was about to move into my junior year of high school, which means I was probably running around with a few of the same people I'm running around with now.  I watched The X-Files religiously, hadn't started dating yet, and I was about to get my first internship at the historical society, sparking a passionate interest in museum work.

What are five things on today's To-Do List?

• not sit on my ass all day
• gather test info to take up to TJC
• vacuum my room
• clean my bathroom
• try not to eat bad things

Three snacks I enjoy:

• avocados, mashed up with garlic, salt, and red onion
• popsicles
  
• almonds

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

• pay off my debt and help my family and friends with theirs
  
• buy a modest house (big house = too much housework, and I don't want a staff picking up after me)
• get a new car (I'd like a Prius)
• earn a PhD in anthropology (and I mean earn, not buy)
  
• take my friends on a huge trip to....well, wherever they want.
• donate a ton to charity, including several local wildlife habitats
• hire Kate Spade to design a personal wardrobe just for me
• buy one lovely, lovely Coach bag
• spend my days traveling and learning
• get a dog
• live as simply and as environmentally-friendly as I can (with a few splurges here and there, naturally)

Places I have lived:

• Tyler, TX
• Lindale, TX
• Deltona, FL

Wow, that really sucks.

Jobs I have had:

• intern at historical society
• cashier at Whataburger
• sales associate at Camelot/FYE
• sales associate at LensCrafters
• clerk at a Florida tag/title office
• library assistant in regional library
• sales associate at FYE (again)
• proof operator at a big bank

Is it already Tuesday again?  The weeks go by so quickly now.

Things that make me frown:

• hit a damn pole (not hard), causing a scrape/dent in the front passenger side of my poor, dear car.  Will have to get it fixed next month.  I'm so stupid sometimes.
• a two-week pay lag at the bank.
• it's so freaking hot outside.
• half of me is nice and tan (and freckled), half of me is as white as can be.  I guess I should admit defeat and sit in a tanning bed.

Things that make me smile:

• my new hair straightener (not a Chi, but it'll do for now), which makes even my bed head look damn sexy the next day!
• vitamins for my hair and nails that are working like magic after only a few days.  Holy cow!
• looks like it's going to storm most of the week...bring it on!
  
• The New Penguin History of the World, Fifth Edition.  Oh, sweet, sweet history.
• being off this upcoming weekend.  Lots of things to do.
• The Hush Sound.  Their music makes me so happy.  Especially "The Boys Are Too Refined".
• there's a new (used) bookstore in town, and it doesn't look as seedy as the rest!
• The Middle Man, which is like Pushing Daisies meets Doctor Who meets The X-Files meets a Kevin Smith movie.
• Getting emails from old friends that say, "I saw the preview for the X-Files movie, and I immediately thought of you!"
• buying lots of really delish organic fruit and making a huge smoothie.
• new face cleanser = no more zits!
  

Things I am looking forward to:

• going out this weekend??
• I get to go stare at my favorite random cute guy tomorrow.  Or pretend not to stare, whatever.
• shopping in the SoCo district in Austin.
• Halloween.  I think I'm going to go as Amy Winehouse.  I got creative with the eyeliner last night (I was really bored), and it looked pretty hilarious.
  

Grrrrrrrr!

• it's not payday, and
  
• I could really use a frapp, because
• it's hot as hell outside
• I want a cigarette
• I really shouldn't skip Freshman Orientation, but I want to

YAY!!!

• I get paid on Friday
• I get to buy my Voodoo ticket
• Leslie and I finalized our mini-break plans and booked our hotel
• I'm about to make a batch of guacamole
• I've lost two inches around my waist since I measured it in February
  
• I love my new notebook

Looking forward to:

• payday, naturally
• Austin in July!
• paying for my classes (though I'm going to miss the money)
  

Sometimes, I wonder if all the words spewing out of my mouth make me sound intelligent, or maybe just arrogant and hoity-toity.  I try to make sense, I try to get my facts straight, but there are moments where even I don't understand what the hell I'm saying, or attempting to say, anyway.  Makes me seriously want to give up hopes of ever becoming a writer.

I like to think I know a little bit about a lot.  But there are certain subjects that just go right over my fivehead (as opposed to forehead, because mine is big...haha...ahem). 

- Politics.  I know the basics, but as far as the inner-workings of this nation (or any nation, for that matter), I'm drawing a blank. 

- The stock market.  Whoa, it's scary and intimidating, but I want to become a Woman In Control of Her Finances.  I have this weird fantasy that once I understand it, I can mold it to make me a super-rich socialite with a pool boy named Horacio.  That's what I'm talking about!!!

- Religion.  I've been to every type of church/synagogue/temple/woodland altar you could think of.  I've read books on every major religion.  And I still can't get a grasp on my personal definition of faith.  Maybe it's not meant to be completely clear, and maybe God, or however you address your deity (or deities), is not supposed to be easily explained, but it's so confusing.

- Archaeology.  I know a lot about it, I've read everything I could find, but until I get out there and dig in the muck and sleep in crap tents in some third-world country, I'll never be satisfied.

- Going green.  We can all do our part, but how can we do it in a less expensive way?  That's what kills me.  Organic food is so pricey, converting your home into an eco-friendly establishment costs a fortune, and then you get all disillusioned and need a cigarette.  Right now, all I can do is shop with my canvas bags (especially my big green Publix one...thanks Rachael!), recycle, donate to the Sierra Club, and turn the water off when I'm brushing my teeth or washing my hands.  It's a start, right?