Stealer, Stealer, I’m a Stealer (and, yes I realize that’s not really a word) November 23, 2009

1. What was the last song you listened to?

Something by Kelly Clarkson on the radio. I don’t really know the name of it. Yes, I can’t believe I just admitted that….

2. Have you ever had “buyer’s remorse” over anything?

Yep, like every black Friday! I have gone the last couple of years with the BFF and buy tons of stuff, but the next day it usually gets returned.

3. What is something in your life that you are thankful for now that you didn’t think you would be at the time of the event? (Something that seemed ill-timed, inconvenient or hurtful which turned out to be a good thing)

When I lost my job the summer of ‘08. I did see the writing on the wall, and did enjoy my ’summer’ vacation. But if I had not lost my job, I would not have made the decision to go back to school. As much as I hate my job most days, I am grateful for meeting my co-worker, who has become a very good friend. Those are the benefits, I just need to remember them more often. 

4. Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade every year? If so, do you have a favorite float or balloon?

Honestly, I don’t know if I’ve ever watched it.
 

5. Share a quote, scripture, poem or lyric which has been an inspiration to you lately.

I don’t really have one, right now. Which is a little surprising, I usually always have a quote of the moment or something I cling to, to keep my sanity

6. Please share a “guilty pleasure,” something that you enjoy that’s probably not the most edifying, time-worthy or healthy thing you could be indulging in. 

Happy hours, good food, being lazy.

7. What Thanksgiving food are you looking forward to?

I’m not having a Thanksgiving celebration this year.  I usually skip it every couple of years. I’ve been invited to join a couple of friends and their families, but I am really looking forward to just hanging out at home by myself for the day and taking random naps.

8. What is your favorite book to read to children, or what was your favorite childhood book? 

I’m not sure – I haven’t had to read to a kid in a very long time. When they’re a little older the Ramona books are fun as is Charlotte’s Web. 

9. Do you collect anything? (Feel free to post a photo.)

Dust bunnies, I have a lot of them .

10. Gift bags or wrapping paper?

If I don’t have to wrap, wrapping paper. Last year I paid my niece to wrap my gifts for me. It was a win-win, she got to make a few bucks and I didn’t have to wrap! But if I have to wrap, gift bags all the way!

11. Share an after-school memory from when you were younger. What was your routine like on an average day?

6th – 10th grade ride the bus to my dad’s office and play on the computers / homework / bug the hell out of him and then get home in time for supper. 11th and 12th grade, go over to my friend J’s house almost every day, or play practice and mess around, home for supper and then homework. Also, part of my Sr. year, I had to be home every day by 5 or so to make supper for the family. I didn’t work then, my parents had me quit my job, because we went to MI to visit family and my boss wouldn’t let me have the time off. So, since I quit my job with their blessing, my mom paid me to make supper every night since she worked and wasn’t home early enough to have supper on the table at our ‘normal’ time. It was a pretty good deal for both of us, I learned how to cook (it had to be a salad / veg / main course) every night and not pizza, and she didn’t have to worry about making it home for supper before the night’s activities.

12. “When you’re fishing, do you feel for the fish?”

Of course, if you don’t you can’t set the hook and you will never catch anything!

Stole Yet Another Meme From Daisy November 21, 2009

Outside my window…. A tree nothing exciting. Cops were out earlier, but they’re gone now..

I am thinking…. My tooth really freaking hurts and I am actually looking forward to going to the dentist on Tuesday to have this stupid root canal fixed, but I’m not excited about getting the bill for this.

I am thankful for….Antibiodics and pain killers.

I am wearing….My comfy hang around the house clothes.

I am remembering….Life before the constant pain from this stupid tooth.

I am going….to bed early.

I am reading….a book about Catherine The Great, it’s kind of lame.

I am hoping…. for a fat raise soon.

On my mind….How I should be doing homework for my stupid class, but don’t give a rip.

Pondering these words….Nothing.

From the kitchen….I’ve got stoli, I think I need to drink it.

Around the house….It’s a pit.

One of my favorite things….not having to go to work, even if I am in on my knees pain.

To Move Or Not To Move, That Is The Question November 18, 2009

New apartment:

Same rent as I am currently paying (or will be once I get my rate increase for the year)

200 sq. ft. larger than my current apartment

Storage locker included

Nicer complex / I believe less cop calls.

Dishwasher

Water is included in the rent (not currently)

Cons:

Parking may be an issue

Moving is a pain in the ass

I would be on the 2nd of 3 floors

I would not have Star*bucks, Wal*greens and the beer store in walking distance (I use all of them enough that this is a con)

Increase in electricity as it is a larger apartment

Unknown rent increases

Current Apartment:

Kind of crappy location but, I am safe here

I know what the rent increases are

Moving is a pain in the ass

I’m A Trader Ho November 16, 2009

Trader J*oe’s just opened up literally down the road from me. Me, who never grocery shops has been there 2 times in the last 4 days. It could be an addiction, I’m really not sure. But, I’ve been having fun on my adventures. I haven’t tried the three buck c*huck yet.

In other news, I’ve been looking at moving. I have an appointment with a complex not too far away from where I am now, but it’s bigger (like 200 sq. ft or more) and the same rent as what I’m paying now. It has better ameneties too. The only real downside is that there isn’t parking included they don’t have an underground lot, so it would be garages only, and it depends on where they are located, so I’m not quite sure what I want to do. I’ve been looking at other complexes as well, but they are priced a couple hundred more than I am paying now, and having underground parking isn’t worth that much to me. So, what I think will happen is, I’ll look at these places, get excited then decide I’m too lazy to move, so I’ll stay here for another year and continue to bitch.

Open Letter November 3, 2009

Dear B*ra Manufacturer,

When you make underwire b*ras and you sell them for way more than $ 12.00 the least you could do is put some kind of tip or something on the wire itself, so when they are pieces of crap and break after less than a year of ownership / wearing they won’t pierce the skin and you know, make me grateful I don’t have implants otherwise I’m sure they would have popped today. Awe-some product.

Thanks,

Bella

10 Things November 2, 2009

So, instead of bitching all of the time, I’m going to try something newish. I’ve done it before, but not often enough. 10 posive things. No bitching in this post….

1. I have a job.

2. I have enough money to live comfortably.

3. www.textsfromlastnight.com is one of my favorite websites, never ceases to make me laugh.

4. I have AWESOME friends.

5. I LOVE my Blackberry. It makes me happy.

6. I am working on getting healthier, I am cutting out intentional (cookies, candy, soda, etc.) sugar for now.

7. It’s SHELDON night!

8. I love my new hair stuff. It’s seriously the best. http://www.amazon.com/LANZA-Art-Elements-Powder-Texturizer/dp/B002CXPO7W/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1257211966&sr=8-13

9. Extra hour of sleep (or pretending to sleep)

10. Found a good doctor, this is a VERY good thing.

 

Some Days I Probably Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Drive A Vehicle October 28, 2009

Take this morning for example, get up, know it’s Wednesday, plan my outfit for the day. Get dressed, start thinking it’s THURSDAY so I throw on jeans because, you know, Thursday is jeans day and all. Get 1/2 way to work, realize it’s Wednesday (of course it’s too late to do anything about it). Go into the office, realize my coffee cup is still in the car (had to wait a while to go out and get it, because I was slammed the second I walked in the door). Then proceed to bumblefuck my way through the day and do homework, spend an extra hour working on it because I’m too stubborn to look up the way to do it. Because, let’s face it, I’m smart, damnit! And, today, of all days, I am of course extra brilliant! So, then for supper, I did waht any rational person would do, I had chipotle!

Where I Say, A Lot October 26, 2009

Somedays I hate my job more than others. Today was one of them. Everything we do is about 57 times more complicated than it needs to be, and has about as many extra steps to complete. It’s beyond awesome. I was told last week in a meeting that I needed to reconcile an account (which, by the way, hasn’t even been touched since LAST FUCKING YEAR) and I was very slightly trained in on it, but didn’t go any further because, you know, it wasn’t fucking working and when I asked for help, I was, of course ignored. So, now, I have to reconcile this to seriously 5 different spreadsheets and oh, yeah, it needs to be done in a week. No fucking problem. I’ve only spent the last 2 weekends there, what’s a few more. I am NOT a happy camper about this bullshit. Again, these problems would be solved if we were proactive instead of reactive, but apparently that’s a completely foreign concept.

Where I Was Kidnapped At Work…. October 25, 2009

I had to go up on one of the floors to notarize documents for a resident, as I was looking for the social worker to give her copies of the forms a resident comes up to me, grabs my arm (in a russian accent)

 

Resident: you take me to my room?

 

Me: ummm, what’s your name dear, what room are you in (as I’m seeing our PT therapist walking by busting a gut laughing at me, while I’m trying not to panic as a strange woman has my arm and, you know, I don’t know what her capabilities are and if she falls how fucked I will be)

 

Resident: what your name?

 

Me: Bella, I work in the billing office.

 

R: What you do? Why I not know you?

 

Me: Ok, what’s your room number, as she’s looking at my badge so closely, she could have made it to second base if she tried….it was special.

 

R; you take me to my room?

 

Finally she walks into a room (I have no idea if it’s hers or not…) sit her in a chair, ok, dear, is this your room? You have a lovely day, it was nice meeting you.

 

Then I went to talk to the social worker, apparently this resident grabs everyone and asks them to walk her to her room and then before you’re even out of the room she’s tracking down her next victim.

 

Yeah, it was special….

Just Venting October 21, 2009

This is not directed to anyone who even knows about the blog, so if you’re reading, it’s not you

Can I just say I’m so sick and tired of people. People who don’t give a shit about you and you try to maintain a relationship with someone because of family relationships or because you’ve known someone so long you’re just more friends because of that.

I am so sick and tired of work I am ready to freak out. I’ve spent about a million hours there in the last 4 days. SUCKS. I’m supposed to ask for help, and when I do, yeah, I don’t get it. Extra awesome.

Plus, today, I got seriously reamed for a fuck up at work (seriously, it wasn’t *that* bad and was resolved, however, corporate policy dictates we are reactive instead of proactive) so I took my part in stride and admitted my fault in the issue and apologized and said I would do my best not to let it happen again. I didn’t assure them it wouldn’t happen again, because as much as I don’t want it to happen again, I’m in no position to make those kind of promises. After that meeting I was called into my supervisor’s office and told that I am doing a great job with all of the additional duties given to me and they were impressed with my response and the fact I didn’t get too defensive (of course I had my reasons, because no normal person can take criticism without being somewhat defensive).

Then I think that I am going to have to quit my work-study, at least until the first of the year. I’m not really thrilled about it, but hopefully my supervisor understands and I will be able to continue working with the program again after the first of the year when things are supposed to start settling down.