tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310871792024-03-13T06:01:21.959-05:00A Naughty MouseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-66379212996052271782011-06-30T13:38:00.003-05:002011-06-30T13:44:38.685-05:00an ideaI've had an idea. It may be ingenious, or it may be the stupidest thing I've ever thought. Why do I need a big fancy schmancy wedding? How wrong would it be for me and the Schmoopy to be married with only our closest family in attendance? With the economy being a load of crap, I would feel bad about asking anyone to be a bridesmaid for me. Dang, I know I have expensive taste. The BMs dresses I've perused that I like are in the $250-300 range. The dresses I've looked at for myself are anywhere between $1500-3000. With all that, people having to travel, getting hotel rooms, and what not....I'd rather get a new car. Much more practical than throwing money away for one day of pomp and circumstance. What's wrong with my favorite priest, my family, and his family getting together some afternoon in a pretty park for a little 15 minute ceremony? It would still be done by a priest, under the auspices of God, but without <strong>a lot </strong>of hassle. I'm sure I'll change my mind on this numerous times. Ideas?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-22501210372803081012011-06-28T13:01:00.003-05:002011-06-28T13:09:30.575-05:00ah TuesdayI had a wonderful weekend with the Schmoopy last weekend. He had to come down for a job interview thingy (more of an audition than a real interview). I let him drag me all around NOLA even though it was hot and humid. I didn't get too much of a sunburn. I took the sunscreen, but we left it in the car. Whoops. Now it's just another week of work and I go home to Texas for the weekend. Whoopie! I gotta get me TexMex in a big bad way. <br /><br />In other news, check the date. Um, people, we're like halfway through 2011 already. WHERE DID IT GO?!?!? Time to start thinking about all the latter yearly birthdays and Christmas. Ugh. Living where I do has made me uber poor. I hope people will be happy with my smiling face and a Christmas letter this year. I don't even know if I'll be able to go home from Christmas this year. I'm taking off the week of Thanksgiving so I'll have to let the coworker have some holiday time off, too. Ugh. Why am I worrying about Christmas in July? This is what I do folks.<br /><br />FYI, the David Gray CD Foundling is quite good. Listen to it. Go. Do it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-51477479843207287042011-06-22T11:22:00.003-05:002011-06-22T11:33:37.085-05:00happy hump day!I thought it was time to renew my interest in staying healthy. This morning I got up and did 75 sit ups/crunches. I did 25 regular and 25 to each side. I have a feeling that I'll have a lot more "feeling" tomorrow. I also did a whopping 10 pushups. Ooooh! Maybe tonight I'll go over to the workout room and actually use it. I keep trying to go in the morning, but my bed just won't let me out. Rude! I haven't been able to ride my bike to work since it's been <strong>so bloody hot</strong>! I'll take all the encouragement anyone can muster.<br /><br />We saw a really strange looking grasshopper/locusty thing outside work yesterday, and it's still there today. Turns out it is an Eastern Lubber grasshopper. I call it uber icky. It is really big, but (thank goodness) it doesn't have wings. I have a feeling the Hbomb would have an absolute conniption if she were here to see it. =)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCZjRDd2tem6oWkBBKqxmnT-TBAqL3VKhwVcjvculXZD_z4l9gErGRUgEWqALWbFIByHA3Y218PKThbo5MFcrOX-e-qwXrwXfROn3Vz8jGm9-TByW72IEgZytnM029qkeS0Da/s1600/lubber.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCZjRDd2tem6oWkBBKqxmnT-TBAqL3VKhwVcjvculXZD_z4l9gErGRUgEWqALWbFIByHA3Y218PKThbo5MFcrOX-e-qwXrwXfROn3Vz8jGm9-TByW72IEgZytnM029qkeS0Da/s200/lubber.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621082295210482402" /></a><br /><br />Other than that, not too much is going on here. I've decided that the summer in Texas is much more bearable than that in southeastern Louisiana. Oh, the humidity! Also, being right on top of Lake Pontchartrain seems to make the rain keep away from me. It rains all around the lake and up north of here, but I'm lucky to get anything. Weird huh? Later gators!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-12190252993641372712011-06-07T20:31:00.002-05:002011-06-07T20:37:54.446-05:00finally rain?Ah, there is lots of lightning and thunder outside tonight. I thought about sitting on my balcony, but the lightning and thunder started getting to be too close. We need the rain here, and I'd love to run around it. It's been that kind of a day. Mother is taking the kittens born in her kitchen to the shelter tomorrow morning. I was there when they were born, but I will be absent from their death (should that happen). So I raise a glass of cab to Gracie and her kittens. May God smile on you all.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-56542431394911937942011-06-06T22:01:00.002-05:002011-06-06T22:08:16.723-05:00hockey timeSo it's that time of year again. Stanley Cup season. I just watched Vancouver get bashed by Boston. It was so sad. My coworker and I disagree about who should win. I am cheering for Vancouver while he likes Boston. After dating that creepo from boston, how can I cheer for their team? Well, I guess that will be enough for my first phone blog. Yet another thing I can do with my phone!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-19787788571876552472011-03-24T12:05:00.003-05:002011-03-24T12:14:55.871-05:00TGIT?Happy Thursday, peeps! It's been a fun and eventful morning. We couldn't get one of the chemistries calibrated or QCed (just like yesterday except a different one). Arrgh! Sometimes this instrument makes me nutty. And I just missed the mailman again. Golly, it's not my day. That's okay--it's beautiful enough here to make up for anything. I'm telling you, I'm totally falling in love with southeastern Louisiana and the small town life. Who knew I could be so boring? Now if only the trees would quit making me sneeze and drip it'd be perfect. I can't wait to have my bike here with me.<br /><br />In other news, I am now a part of a singing ensemble in NOLA. It has all its rehearsals at Loyola, so I feel very special. The group is REALLY good. Our first rehearsal was last Sunday, and these people can sight read like nobody's business. I love it!<br /><br />Well, that's enough for now. Someone just brought me some work. I mean, I am at work so I guess I should do it, right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-85259454771019051532011-03-18T14:47:00.002-05:002011-03-18T14:58:33.229-05:00tgifIt's finally Friday, folks. This has been an incredibly loooong week. Not only has work been busy (until today), I had to work 2 days alone in the lab AND the bf is here. I've worked hard all day and tried to entertain at night. Monday night was The King's Speech up the highway. Yes, I can see why Firth got the best actor Oscar for that one. I must admit I thought the corgis acted rather well, too. Tuesday night we wandered around Pontchartrain and found a pubby place for dinner. We went down to NOLA Wednesday night for dinner and wandering. It was amazingly fun! We ate at a Mediterranean place called Byblos (yum), and wandered up and down Magazine street. Sadly I had to ditch him last night due to choir rehearsal. We did get to watch the end of the Stars game and Chopped though! I'm really glad my lab mate is finally back in the lab (as of noon today) so I don't have to do everything alone. Of course today, we haven't done much of anything at all--super slow today. I guess too many people are taking advantage of the FANTASTIC weather here. Now I can't wait to go home and take a nap (silly pain in the knees is making me tired). Then I'm gonna take the bf out for his first po boy. I was gonna cook, but why do that? I have no problem with eating fried shrimp on a baguette of french bread slathered with tartar and cocktail sauces mixed with Tabasco and Crystal. Nom nom nom. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyfmbzAlZW2Fny2RPQACyetyfWtCntOs60644RYgZ24RtXVdlbqPKffGEndPV3hikFVSSjCEcyRdjSrVKIQldTq8i9XYb1fjSz41rUsxSqe7Ftapz9Bf2QNru0xybdu5K1d4Y/s1600/shrimp_poboy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyfmbzAlZW2Fny2RPQACyetyfWtCntOs60644RYgZ24RtXVdlbqPKffGEndPV3hikFVSSjCEcyRdjSrVKIQldTq8i9XYb1fjSz41rUsxSqe7Ftapz9Bf2QNru0xybdu5K1d4Y/s200/shrimp_poboy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585511726668350402" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-58287482508551496142011-02-23T11:14:00.002-06:002011-02-23T11:31:00.313-06:00back to blogging day 2Long story short: I don't live in Texas anymore. I've moved to the wilds of southern Louisiana. So far so good. Everyone here is super nice, and the food is fan-freaking-tastic. I can't quite figure out the accent; it's kind of a cross between southern drawl and Jersey shore. I've moved into a 3rd floor apartment, so my knees officially hate me now. Big surprise. I still have the same devoted man in my life, and he's hoping to get his arse in gear and get here soon. The job is going well--everyone seems to like us. The radio situation is lacking so we've been listening to an old NTX favorite online here. Everything here is classic rock (which isn't necessarily bad, but it's not my favorite). Oh, and the allergies. Damn, I thought Texas was bad. I've been sniffling, sneezing, and now coughing like a crazy girl for a week. Add to that: I woke up this morning with a sore throat. Dangit.<br /><br />So there. There's another blog. Yay me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-90644734728723344912011-02-22T10:21:00.002-06:002011-02-22T10:36:16.122-06:00our glorious national birdYep. It's true kiddos. I'm back to blogging. And to make it even more exciting, I can tell you that I saw a bald eagle this past Saturday. I thought for sure I was mistaken. As Mother and I were driving from Madisonville up toward Covington there was this very large bird with a brown body, lighter underside, and white head flying toward us way up in the sky. Many of you know that I will someday die in a fiery car crash from trying to catch one last glimpse of some bird or another. Well, I didn't die this time, but I was sure that it was a bald eagle. Like any sane city person, I thought there was no way I could see a bald eagle in rural Louisiana. After much googling, I found that they do winter here, are common residents in Florida, and some were sighted within a 10 mile radius of where I saw mine within the past month. So there you go. I'm not crazy after all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqZzh7xULeLPrEPBiDU6Q7e5VPNKwu2rMn_j9DQk29-t27tCakW8hHWlo5dd6y5QhBLY4_oUealJXDDPGnwMPjSVAndn__8oX9XPnlGcypImsgIhbk5wWn3UXdome5gsE_iyH/s1600/bald-eagle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqZzh7xULeLPrEPBiDU6Q7e5VPNKwu2rMn_j9DQk29-t27tCakW8hHWlo5dd6y5QhBLY4_oUealJXDDPGnwMPjSVAndn__8oX9XPnlGcypImsgIhbk5wWn3UXdome5gsE_iyH/s200/bald-eagle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576553509650739522" /></a><br /><br />More stories from Louisiana to come!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-26939996397429411872010-10-06T23:41:00.002-05:002010-10-06T23:49:07.206-05:00survivalI made it through working an entire week back on the night shift. Sadly, I still haven't fully recovered. Now I can't sleep until late, I don't know what day it is, and I totally forgot to communicate to the 2nd job (new manager) my lab schedule. Well hell.<br /><br />In other news, I attended my HS 20th reunion last weekend. I was a skosh disappointed. I had fun, but it was more of a glorified happy hour with people I used to go to school with than an actual reunion. I took the man, and he did really well in the crowd of people he didn't know. Sadly, it was at the end of my night shift week, and I was soooooo tired that the adrenaline couldn't keep me going too long. Yep, I'm old now. What's really scary is that my 20th reunion from college is in 4 years now. 8^O<br /><br />Also, my kitten has kitty acne. Really? Silly boy. Gonna have to clean that chin daily now. He's going to love that, I'm sure.<br /><br />Okay, I should try to sleep before the boss calls me to come in early tomorrow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-92130216585774162992010-09-21T08:22:00.007-05:002010-09-21T11:11:01.138-05:00the rest of the storySorry I didn't post more about the vacation like I said I would, but the netbook decided it didn't want to play nice. So here is the rest of the story.<br /><br />Saturday--After falling asleep the night before with a 90th birthday party right outside our casita window (it was lovely), we awoke and went the 30 or so yards to the lovely patio for breakfast. Mother and I split a fabulous French toast made from brioche while enjoying the chilly morning sun. I had a massage scheduled for that morning so we parted ways while I got rubbed. After the super relaxing massage, I sat in the sauna for a little bit. I was like sitting inside a jar of Mentholatum! The steam was uber-infused with eucalyptus. After getting all cleaned up, we got the car and headed to another resort called Encantado (http://www.aubergeresorts.com/hotels-resorts/encantado/) just outside of town. Mother had planned for us to have lunch there and meet with their sales person for a tour of the property. It was completely different from La Posada: more spread out, not walking distance from anything, but with a view to die for. Mom's friend who will be spending Christmas there with her entire family will enjoy it a lot! The rest of the afternoon was lazily spent until we went to dinner at The Compound (http://www.compoundrestaurant.com/indexmain.html). Needless to say, we were well fed all day long! Funny aside: people in Santa Fe eat dinner early! We had 7:30 reservations, and by the time we were finished, the place was not even half full. However, when we got there it was packed to the gills. Hmmm.<br /><br />Sunday--Once again, Mother and I had breakfast on the glorious patio. Today we were joined by a couple of bacon loving bees. Damn bees. This was not the start to a good day. Mother went and had a massage, and I took the car and drove south for a 2 hour horseback ride. Holy mother of all that is good and beautiful, if you ever go to New Mexico, you must go riding at Broken Saddle Riding Company (http://www.brokensaddle.com/). To say that I enjoyed it would be an understatement of epic proportions. I was on a big black Tennessee Walker mare named Danvers. I want her. Holy moly, I've never had such a relaxing and comfortable gallop in my life. I barely even had to hold on to the reins! If I ever make it back to NM, I <strong>will </strong>go there again. So that was the highlight of the day. Sadly, the ride was delayed and then went long. I was expected back at the resort by 2pm, but we didn't even get back to the paddock until about 1:50. I had to walk around for a couple of minutes to get the feeling back in my knees and feet, then I was on the way back. I couldn't even get a cell signal until about 2:15 (yes, Cerrillos is in the middle of nowhere) to call and give an ETA. By the time I got back, took a quick shower, and was ready to go for lunch, it was 2:55pm. My poor mother waited for me and was starving! She'd spoken to the concierge, and they took us to a restaurant that closed for lunch at 3:30. "As long as you're seated, they will serve you" they said. Hah. They closed at 3, and we got there at 3:02. Needless to say, we didn't eat there. Mother was furious--likely so. We ended up walking back up the hill to the resort. After a little bit of grousing and pouting on both our parts, we ended up at the bar (with football on the tv of course). We moved outside to the now famous patio, imbibed with a drink, had a waaaaay late lunch/early dinner, and split the most random version of a banana split ever (chocolate covered frozen bananas, chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice creams, some caramelly sauce, and whipped cream, shaved chocolate and fresh strawberries--yummy). When the Cuban band started to play, we went back to the room, got comfy, and listened to the band while watching MASH on TVland. It was a nice ending to a rather poopy afternoon.<br /><br />Monday (last day, awwwwww)--Upon waking, we decided against a large breakfast and started the sad duty of packing our bags. Once I finished, I went to sit in the sauna for 15 minutes (sore from the ride the day before) to relax the muscles I hadn't used in a loooooong time. Then Mother and I walked and looked at the art she was considering. Then we finally moseyed our way back into the main plaza area to do some shopping. There were a lot of really nice turquoise pieces (duh), but the Natives are pround of their wares (and for good reason). I got quite of bit of Christmas shopping done, and I got a couple of things for myself (really beautiful silver and turquoise necklace and toe ring). Then we went back to the place that dissed us the day before and ate lunch (http://www.pasquals.com/). Oh damn, it was worth the wait. Mother had the most amazing tamale and chile relleno lunch while I had a fabulous grilled chicken sandwich. I mean, really-->how often can you really brag about a grilled chicken sandwich? It was perfectly cooked, had manchego cheese and caramelized onions, and was served on chile-cornbread. DAMN! Then we wandered slowly back up the hill to the resort to get the car and leave the beautiful burg of Santa Fe. It was sad to leave, but it was necessary if we were to catch our flight out of Albequirky. We did, however, skip the interstate and take the Turquoise Trail (state hwy 14) back to the city. It was a pretty drive through the Ortiz mountains. When we arrived at the airport (much earlier than we anticipated), we just happened to sit right next to the gate where the early flight to DFW was leaving. As it happened, they put us on that flight and gave us a new claim check for the bag! I love small airports where people are actually nice and helpful. We arrived at DFW about the same time our original flight was to depart (except the original flight was delayed so we got in even earlier). A good end to a good trip.<br /><br />So now I'm home again. The boys haven't left my side much since I walked in the door. Thomas slept glued to me most of the night, and he's in here with me now. I'm afraid to go to work tonight and leave them alone. Thank goodness for the best BF in the entire world for taking care of them for me while I was away!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-3405500342356485162010-09-17T21:04:00.002-05:002010-09-17T21:23:55.256-05:00VACATION!!!As I lay here in my bed at the resort in Santa Fe, NM, I thought I would blog about the vacation so far. <br /><br />I got the phone call from mother this morning a little after 7am saying that she had just gotten out of the shower. She was supposed to leave her house and pick me up at about the same time. Whoops. She picked me up about 7:30, but the traffic gods smiled on us. We still made it to the airport in enough time to check in and get to the gate with about 15 minutes to spare. We checked one bag between the 2 of us, but it failed to make the flight with us to Albequerque. Soooooo glad we paid for that. BTW--if you pay to check luggage on American, they will not guarantee that it will get there the same time you do. In fact, if you pay the stupid fee, you take it into your own hands. American will NOT refund the fee you paid for your checked bag. Stupid American Airlines!!! Anywho, we got to Albequerque on time, got our car (upgraded to a Hyundai Santa Fe--nice ride), and drove up to Santa Fe. Gosh it's pretty up here. And, OMG, the weather!!! So nice and cool and not the least bit humid! We got to the resort, got our room, and had a bite to eat on the patio cafe. I had the CLT (chorizo, over easy egg, lettuce, and tomato on sourdough sandwich--minus the tomato of course), and it was sooooooooooo yummy!!! Sadly, I totally couldn't finish it. Mother had some sort of Cobb salad that looked good (also had chorizo and manchego). Then we had a little mini tour of the town from the sales manager here--a friend of Mother's boss. Such a great little arty town! We finally got back to the room where I crashed for a good hour and a half. At 4pm, there was a Chef's wine and nibble reception in the main kitchen followed by an art tour of the resort. They sell a lot of original art here. Some of it is quite good, but the least expensive thing I really liked was $650. No bueno! We finished out the day with drinks and "dinner" on the patio with a really nice local couple. Now, I'm afraid it is time for bed. I look forward to much nap time this weekend. It's my VACATION!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-67155841049949914922010-09-09T00:29:00.002-05:002010-09-09T00:33:01.415-05:00who needs sleep?After all the bloody rain we've had here in the past 48 hours, the frogs/toads/wtf-ever have come out in force. I can't sleep for all the racket in my back yard. I hate these things whatever they are. To make matters worse, I'm trying to figure out what pitches and intervals they are singing. Yes, I'm a true and total dork. I gave up and took 1/2 a darvocet (my back was killing me) and a benedryl. Maybe some warm milk is in order. Arrgh!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-84359005006988061052010-09-02T20:31:00.002-05:002010-09-02T20:47:33.472-05:00what's a 2 month leave of absence?I really am going to hell. I've got the best freaking intentions all the time of posting something. Needless to say (since there has been nothing to read for two months), I have been remiss. And since the road to hell is paved with all them there good intentions, I'll keep a seat warm for you.<br /><br />So a little recap: <br />July--It was the BF's birthday so I took him to the Ranger game with some friends. I started doing Bikram yoga. I worked like a fiend. August--I kept doing the Bikram. I spent almost $700 on my car on various problems. I worked like a fiend. I caught a cold (wish I'd missed it). Now it's September.<br /><br />A few things I noted during my leave: <br />I have a new appreciation for grackles. Yep, the big loud black birds. When I was walking to my car one day, I saw a large male grackle catch a grasshopper midair and eat it. I detest grasshoppers/crickets/cicadas (except for the noise they make on summer nights) so this made me happy.<br />Kitten hiccups are almost as cute as kitten snoring.<br />My boyfriend is a total keeper--he rescued me at the Dallas Galleria when my car died one Sunday night. Then he drove me all around until we found a place to buy a battery. Sadly, that didn't completely fix the car so he drove me back to the mall the next morning to meet the tow truck guy. Keeper.<br />Like the boyfriend, my mother is awesome.<br />I've inherited a neighborhood cat. His owner just quit taking care of him. I'm a softie so he's mine now.<br /><br />Okay, that's enough for now. I gotta go eat some ice cream now. <3Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-40767964296016825212010-06-30T23:10:00.002-05:002010-06-30T23:15:58.654-05:00tmiThat about says it all. I'm gonna tell you all way more than you want to know. Well, not really, but you'll be able to imagine.<br /><br />For the next two weeks (or three if it doesn't work well), I've got to be on a low fiber diet. I've got to try and do low residue for a couple of days to kick start this craziness, but I'm not going to go overboard. Being on the stupid prednisone for 4 months really screwed up my GI system. Actually, it's more going off the pred that's causing the problems. Supposedly it is a common side effect. Can't say as I'm a fan. One good thing is that I get to eat cheese everyday. CHEESE!!!!! I love me some cheese. Sadly, all my favorite TV snacks are out: blanched green beans and asparagus, raw carrots and celery, and almonds. Damn. Oh, and no popcorn. Dangit.<br /><br />Have fun eating all the wonderful fruits and vegetables of the summer season. Hopefully I can join you in a couple weeks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-28470266874547983062010-06-22T19:05:00.002-05:002010-06-22T19:12:30.520-05:00Albertsons vs Central MarketColor me all shades of perturbed. Last night I needed a couple basic grocery things so I went to the Albertsons close to my house. I got bread, a head of green leaf lettuce, ice cream (yes--it is a basic grocery in summertime Texas), and yogurt. Today I met Mother at Central Market after work to get a couple of things that I really only get there. While I was shopping for my fancy pants green beans, quinoa, and salami, I noticed something very disturbing. The lettuce I got at Albertsons was 10 cents less than at CM, but the heads at CM were bigger and of better quality. The same loaf of Oatnut bread was 40 cents less at CM. Most disturbing of all, the same Haagen Daz ice cream I got at Albertsons was more than a dollar <em><strong>less expensive</strong></em> at CM. And here I thought I was saving money by avoiding the basics at Central Market. Damn and double damn. On top of my fried chicken disaster, I've had quite the culinary awakening this week.<br /><br />Granted, when I'm at Central Market, I do tend to get a few things I would normally not get just because they are there. =)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-9563156415260889952010-06-21T22:31:00.002-05:002010-06-21T22:40:32.820-05:00whirlwind weekendFriday: Take the day off work to relax before I head out of town. Hahahahaha! More like drive all over the place to run last minute errands then realize the car is overheating. Go to the garage for them to tell me one of the cooling fans is dead--don't take your car for drives over 10 minutes. Um, how am I gonna get to Waco? Thank God for Mom. Leave town at 5:30pm (yes, it was rush hour but we weren't rushing) and drive just past Waco to McGregor. Visit with the peeps til late and hit the sack.<br /><br />Saturday: Start the day shooting bows and arrows then pistols at hay bales. Get cleaned up, drive to Waco for errands, short nap time, party time until late. Have tons of fun with the birthday girl and all her friends. Stay up too late like normal.<br /><br />Sunday: Mmmmmm, homemade pancakes. Nom nom nom! Hit the road by 9:30am to drive back to Dallas. Home by noon, back out the door by 12:30 to hit the grocery and go to Dad's to cook Father's Day lunch (which got served about 3:30, but that's another post). Come home after making sure no one would be infected with salmonella and took a nap. Sooooo didn't want to get up so after I did wake up, went back to sleep within the hour. Haha! At least I watched Family Guy with my man.<br /><br />There. Two posts in 4 days. I'll get back in the habit, I swear.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-54206824412424749802010-06-16T17:06:00.002-05:002010-06-16T17:16:51.802-05:00me versus the june bugFinally something blogworthy. This working 60 hour weeks has made the Naughty Mouse very boring. Let this tale from last night entertain you.<br /><br />I got home from work and delivering cucumbers to my mother about 9:45 last night. After the requisite checking email, washing face, cup of tea, I hit the bedroom. While I was watching Robert Pattinson on Leno (yes, I AM embarrassed to admit that), I felt something tickling my neck. I reached down thinking my hair was caught in my necklace. Nope. There was something large and crunchy on my neck. Yes dear friends, it was a june bug. **shudder** I grabbed the thing and threw it onto the floor. I thought I'd either killed it or stunned it because that thing did not move. And trust me, I stared at it for a good long time. Ernest went and poked at it himself and found it to be quite uninteresting. Okay, back to the TV. A few minutes later--brzzzztttt! The damned thing flew at me and hit me in the side of the face. After I jumped out of bed squealing like the girl I am and flinging sheets and pjs in all directions, I realized that the thing was a stealth fighter. It was gone. I have no idea what happened to it. Needless to say, it was hard to get to sleep. Once I did fall asleep, I figured it was for the night. Wrong. About 1:30am, I had a weird feeling on my right thigh like it was being poked by a thorn or bitten by an ant or something. I turned on the light, flung back the sheets, and lo and behold, that damned june bug was back sticking his pokey icky june bug feet in my leg as he was crawling around. Ugh! Once again, I threw him on the floor. Once again I stared at him/her/it for a good long while. Then I put a cup on top of him so he could NOT disturb me again. Try going back to sleep after that.<br /><br />And for the record, yes, it IS still under the cup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-86317575077476699872010-05-10T20:04:00.002-05:002010-05-10T20:07:13.294-05:00the travails of studyingIt's official. As of today, I never have to darken the door of a center of higher learning if I don't want to. Yes kids, I passed my masters oral exam. I am DONE!!! Stick a fork in me to prove it. Ow! Yep, done! I took a few months to study, study, study, and then study a little more to prepare for today. Sorry for the lack of blogging, but this really was a little more important. From now on, I will try to update you much more often on my lack of anything really interesting in my life. =)<br /><br />Anyway, congrats to me!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-34427212257903712092010-03-26T23:03:00.003-05:002010-03-26T23:11:18.912-05:00long time no blogHello my one dear reader. =) Sorry for the prolonged absence. There's been nothing exciting to write about lately. Now, however, with the ides of April approaching, I've got a doozie. I owe Uncle Sam a boatload of money. Yes, a boatload. So much so that I'm sitting here contemplating cutting off the cable while I drink my sugar-free hot chocolate laced with Godiva liqueur <em>and </em>Kahlua. Hmmm, I wonder if I could squeeze in a few hours overtime at the lab a week? I should ask about that. If you know of anyone having a small dinner party or gathering who needs a cook, please send them my direction. All they have to do is pay for the food and a modicum of overhead for my fee. See, cooking allays my tension better than anything else! I was always a big "cooker" when finals came around during college. Heck, to this day if I get stressed out, people I know wind up with cookies or brownies or lasagne or <em>something</em>! Nope, there will be no trip to the beach this summer. I'll be working!<br /><br />But first I have to pass that darned masters exam....<br /><br />Who wants brownies?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-51508363210199352822010-03-11T20:10:00.001-06:002010-03-11T20:10:31.783-06:00I wanna go back to London now<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/89Kz8Nxb-Bg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/89Kz8Nxb-Bg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-7922689839662689282010-03-05T22:24:00.002-06:002010-03-05T22:43:26.514-06:00what a weekMonday: I went to the doc first thing in the morning on my 1st vacation day. After a few days of intensifying ear pain, I was diagnosed with an ear infection. Okay, sure. I slept most of the rest of the day.<br />Tuesday: ♫ Happy Birthday to Me! ♫ I was actually up at 7:30am to go feed a friend's cats while she was out of town. When I got home, I cleaned up and dressed up and was whisked away by Mother. We had a lovely time out and about including a fantastic lunch. I wasn't home more than 30 minutes before the best friend arrived. We went and wandered around Whole Foods, I got a birthday massage, and we ate dinner before we went to the hockey game. Ugh, that was a beating, but it was fun.<br />Wednesday: Back to work day. Boo hoo. I wish I could've enjoyed my time off a little bit more, but I was just so puny. That's okay, it was good to be back at work and in good spirits. My ear was still bugging me though. I got to have dinner with my sweetie that night at our favorite Thai place. Mmmmmm, pad thai and sticky rice with custard for dessert.<br />Thursday: I got to start the day at the doctor yet again. Joy. I've learned a lot from this episode--trust your instincts and listen to your body. Turns out I'm having a minor flare up, but we caught it super early. Hallelujah!<br />Friday: Another day at work, but it was not a good day. Yesterday I had to give my best friend bad news about her dog. Today at the vet she had to make the hardest decision ever. I can't decide if I feel good about breaking it to her or if I feel terrible. I wish I could fix Mr. Floyd, but I can't. She was with me when I had to put my sweet Bennie Boo to sleep. She is the greatest and doesn't deserve this crap. Ugh, it makes me mad. Poo! In happier times, my father and aunt took me to dinner at our favorite German place (complete with singing accordion player). It was pretty fun. Now I'm typing when I should be sleeping.<br />But surely you wanted to hear about my oh-so-exciting week, right?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-48876466519501210502010-02-27T19:27:00.002-06:002010-02-27T19:31:48.213-06:00glorious SaturdayFor a brief moment, I could feel the beginnings of spring today. The sun was out, the sky was blue, my sunroof was open, and there were plenty of people driving around with their convertible tops down. For that last thing, I was a little jealous. I cannot wait for this interminable winter to end. Granted I know it's only barely March, but I'm done with cold for the year. I want at least one more day like today that I can enjoy. The hour before the sun went down that I could revel in it was not enough. Stupid work. I'm sure that in a few months I'll be begging for cold weather again. I mean, this <em>IS </em>Texas and it <em>WILL </em>get crazy hot. But for now, I'd like to order some warmer weather please.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-56953655596526109602010-02-17T23:42:00.002-06:002010-02-17T23:44:53.038-06:00chef mouseGood Lord, I am a cooking machine! Last night I roasted a pork loin in the slow cooker and shredded it. Today I carmelized onions, combined them with the pork and 4 different cheeses to make a killer mac and cheese. Then to top it all off, I made cheesecake brownies for a kid at work whose birthday was yesterday. Yes, I'm an idiot. But <strong>damn </strong>it felt good!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087179.post-26760410912112210162010-02-11T19:15:00.002-06:002010-02-11T19:19:00.454-06:00SNOW DAY!!!How not fair that when it snows in Dallas, I have the day off. Let me rephrase: how not fair that when work closes early for the day and everyone gets an extra day off, it's my day off. Oh well, at least I didn't have to drive in the slushy mess. I didn't even have to go to the second job tonight. I was hoping to lie around and numb my brain with the boob tube. No such luck there either. All the snow is caked on the dish so I have no signal. Really? It's cool though. I watched the last little bit of Dead Like Me. What a fantastic little show. I can't believe they cancelled it after only one season. I wonder what George is doing now? Anyway, I guess I'll go make another pot of tea. Enjoy your snow day, friends!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2