It's been TWO DAYS! Thursday after my walk & dinner with Jo, I returned home to log on to Facebook and update about the fun I'd had. Logged in like usual and was sent to the "e-mail/password invalid, please try again" screen. So I tried again...and again and again and again. I made sure CAPS was off, that I was spelling and typing everything correctly, nothing worked. Then I tried to reset my password at which time I was told my e-mail address was invalid!?! Thinking I'd been hacked or something I filled out a report and sent it on to facebook and got what must be a standard immediate response e-mail from them asking my to try resetting my password (tried AGAIN, nada) and then respond to that e-mail to verify the contact e-mail I gave them. Did that too. A couple hours later I got two e-mail notifications about having a comment on my wall and a message from a friend, but could I log in to get those? No! I'm getting notices about my account at the e-mail I keep getting told is invalid...WTF. It's been two days and not only has the problem not been fixed but I haven't even heard from "the facebook team"! Not even the courtesy of a status update/ "we're working on it" e-mail from them. Grrr.
At the same time, I am sitting here getting anxious and frustrated I'm also thinking how kinda pathetic it is that I feel so disconnected from my friends because I can't access a friggin website. I mean, I don't even have up-to-date e-mails for most of my friends! So I will be amending that for sure once this is figured out and I can contact most people again.
19 September, 2009
03 September, 2009
Movies (the September edition)
I'm a movie whore. I love watching 'em, comparing, critiquing, knowing the behind-the-scenes stuff, what & when they're coming out and who's in 'em. I love the variety; that I can find delight (or fault) in everything from a lame comedy to an award winning drama is awesome!
Now it is September, which means autumn is upon us and with it comes the Fall movie season! As the weather gets colder, it drives folks to more indoor activities (like going to the cinema) which means higher stakes to make bigger bank for the movie industry. Also, the award season is around the corner - and boy does the impending line up show it.
Thus, for your reading pleasure, here is the list, in order of release date, of films coming out this month that I want to see; from "kinda want" to "super really want". I've included synopses and links. Enjoy and, of course, let me know if you would want to see one with me because I love spending time with friends and having someone to chat about the movie with afterward (even better if said chatting occurs over pie!)
9/4
All About Steve - Sandra Bullock stars as Mary, a pretty, smart and eccentric crossword puzzler who is set up on a blind date with CNN cameraman Steve (The Hangover's Bradley Cooper) and the sparks fly...for Mary. When Steve is called away to work, Mary takes up the mission of following him and his crew across the country hoping to convince him that they belong together. This movie has three big things going for it: 1) I love Sandra Bullock comedies; that woman rocks! 2) Bradley Cooper (if you have not see The Hangover, you should) is HAWT! 3) I have a good friend named Steve making the title and premise 10x more amusing to me (right up there with the scene in Over The Hedge when Hammy the Squirrel suggests they name the hedge Steve "itsaprettyname!")
Carriers -Pandemic thriller starring Chris Pike (aka Capt Kirk in the recent Star Trek movie) and, oh look, guest spot by Christopher Meloni (of Law & Order:SVU). It looks like it could be an average pandemic and possibly zombie-esque thriller. Chris Pike has proved he's got some acting chops though. I think the thing that piques my interest is the societal downfall/ survival aspect. I nearly always enjoy seeing what a film or book does with dystopic or anti-utopia scenarios.
Extract - The latest comedy from Mike Judge (writer/director of Office Space), this time he takes the bosses side of things. Joel (Jason Bateman) is the owner of an extract plant and is having a myriad of business and personal problems. Also stars Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig and J.K. Simmons. For starters I dig Judge's work. For seconds, Jason Bateman rocks my casbah. 'Nuff said.
Gamer - Gerard Butler is literally fighting a war for his life, the only problem is that he's not the one in control of his actions. As a death row inmate he is the living player in a game where others control his actions and whether he wins or loses and winning is what will get him out of prison back to his family. Let's see, what could Kris possibly love about this movie? Lots of decently done action sequences. Check. Anti-utopic plot line. Check! Michael C. Hall (from Six Feet Under and Dexter). Check! Gerard Butler (aka hot, talented Scottish actor). CHECK! I am ALL about this one!
9/9
9 - Originally an Academy Award nominated short, writer/director Shawn Acker has expanded his work into a full length animated wonder. Set in an apocalyptic future where humans are gone, nine rag dolls created by a scientist try to understand the world around them and why they were created while fighting the evils that surround them. You all know I love a good dystopic story. The animation looks tight! Featuring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Jennifer Connelly. Produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted and -thank you Steve- the writer of Night Watch and Day Watch). The trailer alone makes me all tingly and giddy.
9/18
Pandorum - Sci-fi thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster as astronauts who awake in hyper-sleep chambers with no memory of who they are or why they are here. As they explore their seemingly deserted space craft in search of any clue to their identities or their mission, the horrifying realization dawns that they are not alone. *gasp, shriek and all that* OK, it's been a while since I've seen a thriller/horror trailer that actually caught my interest; horror is general not my gig. The sci-fi/space factor got a hook in me though and with the movie featuring Norman Reedus (from The Boondock Saints) and giving Ben Foster a starring role, they can count me in. You see Ben Foster is one of the tops on my underrated actors list. He's attractive in a quirky kinda way and has excellent acting range. Whether he's a love sick teen (Get Over It), a violent young criminal (Hostage and Alpha Dogs), a mutant (X-Men: The Last Stand) or an outlaw cowboy alongside Russell Crowe (3:10 to Yuma) this guy has proved his chops. I've been watching him for a while now and love seeing where his career has led him.
9/25
The Boys Are Back - Joe Warr (Clive Owen) is a talented, witty and action-oriented sports writer who finds himself at a complete loss when his wife tragically dies leaving him to be a single father to two sons, a six-year-old and a teen from a previous marriage. "United by unspoken love, conflicted by fierce feelings and in search of a road forward, the three multi-generational boys of the Warr household, father and sons alike, must each find their own way, however tenuous, to grow up." (imdb.com) A dramatic and touching look at fatherhood, family, loss and everyday life. I love Clive Owen and am occasionally a sucker for a good touchy-feely flick.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - An anthropology grad student deals with her recent break-up by conducting interviews with various men. John Krasinski picked up the rights to this set of stories by David Foster Wallace with the first paycheck he got for his role on The Office. Krasinski adapted them to the screenplay, directs and even acts in what sounds like a sociologically interesting movie.
Fame - Revamp and update of the 1980's musical about students attending the New York Academy of Performing Arts. Featuring Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally and Bebe Neuwirth as the faculty and original cast member Debbie Allen as the principal. It's like a G-rated, teenage version Rent hahaha!
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Based on the book of the same title by Tucker Max, Max also wrote the screenplay and this is his synopsis from imdb.com: "Tucker decides to take an impromptu trip to celebrate his friend's bachelor party. He drags his friend into a lie with his fiancée, gets him into trouble and then abandons him in order to pursue a hilarious carnal interest. Tucker is disinvited to the wedding, and in order to get back in, Tucker has to find a way to balance his narcissism with the demands of friendship." Stars Matt Czuchry (Gilmore Girls and The Good Wife). It could be funny, it could suck...I haven't even read the book. *shrug*
Surrogates - Sci-fi flick based on a graphic novel, oooooh. In a future where humans remain isolated and safely experience the world through an idealized robotic "surrogates". But when people start dying while plugged into their surrogate, Detective Greer (Bruce Willis) must "unplug" and go out into the real world to find the murderer before all hell breaks loose; because, you know, that's what society does. This could turn out to be either really cool or...well, I won't name names, but we all know there have been some awesome sci-fi books/ graphic novels that have been turned into not-so-awesome movies.
I would also just like to say, about getting the trailers for these from imdb...I'm so friggin sick of those pre-trailer commercials for Haagen Dazs "Five" line that I may never eat their ice cream again. OK, I'm done :)
Now it is September, which means autumn is upon us and with it comes the Fall movie season! As the weather gets colder, it drives folks to more indoor activities (like going to the cinema) which means higher stakes to make bigger bank for the movie industry. Also, the award season is around the corner - and boy does the impending line up show it.
Thus, for your reading pleasure, here is the list, in order of release date, of films coming out this month that I want to see; from "kinda want" to "super really want". I've included synopses and links. Enjoy and, of course, let me know if you would want to see one with me because I love spending time with friends and having someone to chat about the movie with afterward (even better if said chatting occurs over pie!)
9/4
All About Steve - Sandra Bullock stars as Mary, a pretty, smart and eccentric crossword puzzler who is set up on a blind date with CNN cameraman Steve (The Hangover's Bradley Cooper) and the sparks fly...for Mary. When Steve is called away to work, Mary takes up the mission of following him and his crew across the country hoping to convince him that they belong together. This movie has three big things going for it: 1) I love Sandra Bullock comedies; that woman rocks! 2) Bradley Cooper (if you have not see The Hangover, you should) is HAWT! 3) I have a good friend named Steve making the title and premise 10x more amusing to me (right up there with the scene in Over The Hedge when Hammy the Squirrel suggests they name the hedge Steve "itsaprettyname!")
Carriers -Pandemic thriller starring Chris Pike (aka Capt Kirk in the recent Star Trek movie) and, oh look, guest spot by Christopher Meloni (of Law & Order:SVU). It looks like it could be an average pandemic and possibly zombie-esque thriller. Chris Pike has proved he's got some acting chops though. I think the thing that piques my interest is the societal downfall/ survival aspect. I nearly always enjoy seeing what a film or book does with dystopic or anti-utopia scenarios.
Extract - The latest comedy from Mike Judge (writer/director of Office Space), this time he takes the bosses side of things. Joel (Jason Bateman) is the owner of an extract plant and is having a myriad of business and personal problems. Also stars Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig and J.K. Simmons. For starters I dig Judge's work. For seconds, Jason Bateman rocks my casbah. 'Nuff said.
Gamer - Gerard Butler is literally fighting a war for his life, the only problem is that he's not the one in control of his actions. As a death row inmate he is the living player in a game where others control his actions and whether he wins or loses and winning is what will get him out of prison back to his family. Let's see, what could Kris possibly love about this movie? Lots of decently done action sequences. Check. Anti-utopic plot line. Check! Michael C. Hall (from Six Feet Under and Dexter). Check! Gerard Butler (aka hot, talented Scottish actor). CHECK! I am ALL about this one!
9/9
9 - Originally an Academy Award nominated short, writer/director Shawn Acker has expanded his work into a full length animated wonder. Set in an apocalyptic future where humans are gone, nine rag dolls created by a scientist try to understand the world around them and why they were created while fighting the evils that surround them. You all know I love a good dystopic story. The animation looks tight! Featuring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Jennifer Connelly. Produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted and -thank you Steve- the writer of Night Watch and Day Watch). The trailer alone makes me all tingly and giddy.
9/18
Pandorum - Sci-fi thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster as astronauts who awake in hyper-sleep chambers with no memory of who they are or why they are here. As they explore their seemingly deserted space craft in search of any clue to their identities or their mission, the horrifying realization dawns that they are not alone. *gasp, shriek and all that* OK, it's been a while since I've seen a thriller/horror trailer that actually caught my interest; horror is general not my gig. The sci-fi/space factor got a hook in me though and with the movie featuring Norman Reedus (from The Boondock Saints) and giving Ben Foster a starring role, they can count me in. You see Ben Foster is one of the tops on my underrated actors list. He's attractive in a quirky kinda way and has excellent acting range. Whether he's a love sick teen (Get Over It), a violent young criminal (Hostage and Alpha Dogs), a mutant (X-Men: The Last Stand) or an outlaw cowboy alongside Russell Crowe (3:10 to Yuma) this guy has proved his chops. I've been watching him for a while now and love seeing where his career has led him.
9/25
The Boys Are Back - Joe Warr (Clive Owen) is a talented, witty and action-oriented sports writer who finds himself at a complete loss when his wife tragically dies leaving him to be a single father to two sons, a six-year-old and a teen from a previous marriage. "United by unspoken love, conflicted by fierce feelings and in search of a road forward, the three multi-generational boys of the Warr household, father and sons alike, must each find their own way, however tenuous, to grow up." (imdb.com) A dramatic and touching look at fatherhood, family, loss and everyday life. I love Clive Owen and am occasionally a sucker for a good touchy-feely flick.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - An anthropology grad student deals with her recent break-up by conducting interviews with various men. John Krasinski picked up the rights to this set of stories by David Foster Wallace with the first paycheck he got for his role on The Office. Krasinski adapted them to the screenplay, directs and even acts in what sounds like a sociologically interesting movie.
Fame - Revamp and update of the 1980's musical about students attending the New York Academy of Performing Arts. Featuring Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally and Bebe Neuwirth as the faculty and original cast member Debbie Allen as the principal. It's like a G-rated, teenage version Rent hahaha!
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Based on the book of the same title by Tucker Max, Max also wrote the screenplay and this is his synopsis from imdb.com: "Tucker decides to take an impromptu trip to celebrate his friend's bachelor party. He drags his friend into a lie with his fiancée, gets him into trouble and then abandons him in order to pursue a hilarious carnal interest. Tucker is disinvited to the wedding, and in order to get back in, Tucker has to find a way to balance his narcissism with the demands of friendship." Stars Matt Czuchry (Gilmore Girls and The Good Wife). It could be funny, it could suck...I haven't even read the book. *shrug*
Surrogates - Sci-fi flick based on a graphic novel, oooooh. In a future where humans remain isolated and safely experience the world through an idealized robotic "surrogates". But when people start dying while plugged into their surrogate, Detective Greer (Bruce Willis) must "unplug" and go out into the real world to find the murderer before all hell breaks loose; because, you know, that's what society does. This could turn out to be either really cool or...well, I won't name names, but we all know there have been some awesome sci-fi books/ graphic novels that have been turned into not-so-awesome movies.
I would also just like to say, about getting the trailers for these from imdb...I'm so friggin sick of those pre-trailer commercials for Haagen Dazs "Five" line that I may never eat their ice cream again. OK, I'm done :)
13 July, 2009
First Day Deja Vu
I have finally started back to school! After three stagnant years of just working at the Barne while it slowly shredded away at my soul like a cheese grater, I am at last taking steps to getting my BA and getting the fuck out of retail! For those who don't know, I am attending the Art Institutes International in downtown Minneapolis for their Graphic Design program. I'm only part-time for this quarter (yes, they work on a quarterly system, no summer breaks here kids) but I'm hoping that I handle it all well enough that maybe I can swing adding another class next quarter which would kick me up to FT status and hopefully get me more financial aid.
My classed run M & W from 8am -1:50pm; that's two 3 hour classes with 10 minutes between the two for travel time. Thankfully they have a couple 10-15 minute breaks interspersed and both teachers said they are play it a bit loose and have no problem cutting one break short to let class out early. First day was pretty typical. Did the whole let's-get-to-know-everyone deal in each class and then a general intro to the class and what we can expect this quarter.
I love my first class already; Fundamentals of Design. The teacher reminds me of my coworker Carey! He walks in to class wearing a Hawaiian shirt with turtles on it, a straw hat, loafers and a big white beard and I immediately thought, "Mr. Moss has a cousin?!" Plus he's full of stories; he's served in the Navy, played some hockey, and dabbled in theatre! He's also currently reading a book about Jim Henson and his Muppet shop, it looked awesome. He called role and when our name was called we had to introduce ourselves, where we were from, our chosen major and share an interesting story so people would remember us. I told people that I had been a British aristocrat, an indie rock star, a sexy cop and sexually assaulted and all while in front of an audience because I had previously chosen to study theatre. I didn't even give it much time, but the moment I said that last one, there was this second of "did she really just admit that" shocked silence...totally worth it :)
Computer Applications is my second class. The teacher seems nice, although a bit quiet. Also, being the computer illiterate that I am, I'm a bit more nervous about this class. I took a general computer graphics class my senior year of high school and that was about my last interaction with the likes of Photoshop and Power Point. I don't think I've dealt with the other applications we'll be learning ever. What's more, it's all on Macs and the last time I used one of those was...*thinking*...at Normandale when there were no other computers open in the lab. It's not that I don't like Macs (I've never really known enough to take a side on that debate), I'm simply not used to using them anymore so she said to do something basic and my brain went "derrrrr..." It'll take some getting used to. Thankfully one of my classmates had worked with them more recently and helped me through things and was kindly patient with my questions.
I'm looking forward to the months ahead. Also, I'm not going to lie, taking the bus and figuring my way around downtown makes me feel like a big city girl who's going places :) Luckily I didn't have work today after class because I was wiped. I will next week though, so that will be interesting. Honestly though, it feels good to be back in school, like putting on a once favorite shirt you have not worn in a while, comfy but a tad unfamiliar at first. Even if I feel a bit older than most of my classmates; lots of young, right out of high school freshman from around the midwest, smaller towns in Wisconsin and Iowa. C'est la vie.
My classed run M & W from 8am -1:50pm; that's two 3 hour classes with 10 minutes between the two for travel time. Thankfully they have a couple 10-15 minute breaks interspersed and both teachers said they are play it a bit loose and have no problem cutting one break short to let class out early. First day was pretty typical. Did the whole let's-get-to-know-everyone deal in each class and then a general intro to the class and what we can expect this quarter.
I love my first class already; Fundamentals of Design. The teacher reminds me of my coworker Carey! He walks in to class wearing a Hawaiian shirt with turtles on it, a straw hat, loafers and a big white beard and I immediately thought, "Mr. Moss has a cousin?!" Plus he's full of stories; he's served in the Navy, played some hockey, and dabbled in theatre! He's also currently reading a book about Jim Henson and his Muppet shop, it looked awesome. He called role and when our name was called we had to introduce ourselves, where we were from, our chosen major and share an interesting story so people would remember us. I told people that I had been a British aristocrat, an indie rock star, a sexy cop and sexually assaulted and all while in front of an audience because I had previously chosen to study theatre. I didn't even give it much time, but the moment I said that last one, there was this second of "did she really just admit that" shocked silence...totally worth it :)
Computer Applications is my second class. The teacher seems nice, although a bit quiet. Also, being the computer illiterate that I am, I'm a bit more nervous about this class. I took a general computer graphics class my senior year of high school and that was about my last interaction with the likes of Photoshop and Power Point. I don't think I've dealt with the other applications we'll be learning ever. What's more, it's all on Macs and the last time I used one of those was...*thinking*...at Normandale when there were no other computers open in the lab. It's not that I don't like Macs (I've never really known enough to take a side on that debate), I'm simply not used to using them anymore so she said to do something basic and my brain went "derrrrr..." It'll take some getting used to. Thankfully one of my classmates had worked with them more recently and helped me through things and was kindly patient with my questions.
I'm looking forward to the months ahead. Also, I'm not going to lie, taking the bus and figuring my way around downtown makes me feel like a big city girl who's going places :) Luckily I didn't have work today after class because I was wiped. I will next week though, so that will be interesting. Honestly though, it feels good to be back in school, like putting on a once favorite shirt you have not worn in a while, comfy but a tad unfamiliar at first. Even if I feel a bit older than most of my classmates; lots of young, right out of high school freshman from around the midwest, smaller towns in Wisconsin and Iowa. C'est la vie.
06 July, 2009
Bunny Conspiracy part deux
I had not seen too many bunnies since my last post. And then I left for work this morning...
Look at them! THREE of them (one is hidden a bit under the bush on the left) just right on the partition outside in the car park outside me door.
Look at them! THREE of them (one is hidden a bit under the bush on the left) just right on the partition outside in the car park outside me door.
30 June, 2009
The Bunny Conspiracy
Yeah yeah, I know, I haven't written in a while. I think this is related to my main issue with socializing/chatting with new people; besides being a bit self-conscious, I just don't think my life is that interesting. Also, I'm beginning to realize that (possibly because of this uninteresting stigma) I have kinda crap memory. I'm trying to break myself of this negative thought process though, so allow me to tell you about today's most recent development in my life: The Bunny Conspiracy.
I had spent most of my morning and early afternoon inside today. The weather wasn't the greatest and I had things to get done. As I fiddled around on the interweb I got an e-mail from Jenna aiming to confirm what everyone was bringing for our planned July 4th BBQ. After a couple relays with Jenna I realized that I would be closing the next few nights at work and then a 7-3:30 shift on Friday, so perhaps I ought to get a head start on the shopping for this event today.
I scooped up the CDs I needed to return to the library and headed out in Vinnie (my car). As I took a left turn out on to the main drag that would get me to the library I noticed a little bunny munching away near a patch of wooded area just off the road. I thought, 'Now Mr. Bunny stay there munching and away from the cars'. As I was finishing that thought, from the other side of the street, one of Mr. Bunny's friends started to hop out JUST as I was driving past! I immediately took my foot of the pedal and subsequently SCREAMED for fear I had hit him! Yes. You read that right. Screamed. Then, still moving slowly forward I desperately scanned my rear view mirror with eyes beginning to well-up with tears! Then I pulled forward enough to finally see him...perfectly fine. Sitting there just off the curb, with one paw in the air and an ear cocked slightly as if to say, "The Hell?!" To which I replied (and yes, I said this out loud) "Thank you for being a smart bunny!" Big sigh of relief.
Now, with the drama over I went on my merry way to the library...where there was ANOTHER bunny! This one didn't try to go out in front of me, but I'm pretty sure he was watching me. He wasn't there when I left the library though. I continued on to Sam's Club to check my blood pressure (slightly above normal on the systolic - gee I wonder why) and scoped out pricing for hot dogs and such. I then ventured to Target for a few small necessities and returned home. THERE WAS A BUNNY OUTSIDE MY BUILDING! They're watching me.
I had spent most of my morning and early afternoon inside today. The weather wasn't the greatest and I had things to get done. As I fiddled around on the interweb I got an e-mail from Jenna aiming to confirm what everyone was bringing for our planned July 4th BBQ. After a couple relays with Jenna I realized that I would be closing the next few nights at work and then a 7-3:30 shift on Friday, so perhaps I ought to get a head start on the shopping for this event today.
I scooped up the CDs I needed to return to the library and headed out in Vinnie (my car). As I took a left turn out on to the main drag that would get me to the library I noticed a little bunny munching away near a patch of wooded area just off the road. I thought, 'Now Mr. Bunny stay there munching and away from the cars'. As I was finishing that thought, from the other side of the street, one of Mr. Bunny's friends started to hop out JUST as I was driving past! I immediately took my foot of the pedal and subsequently SCREAMED for fear I had hit him! Yes. You read that right. Screamed. Then, still moving slowly forward I desperately scanned my rear view mirror with eyes beginning to well-up with tears! Then I pulled forward enough to finally see him...perfectly fine. Sitting there just off the curb, with one paw in the air and an ear cocked slightly as if to say, "The Hell?!" To which I replied (and yes, I said this out loud) "Thank you for being a smart bunny!" Big sigh of relief.
Now, with the drama over I went on my merry way to the library...where there was ANOTHER bunny! This one didn't try to go out in front of me, but I'm pretty sure he was watching me. He wasn't there when I left the library though. I continued on to Sam's Club to check my blood pressure (slightly above normal on the systolic - gee I wonder why) and scoped out pricing for hot dogs and such. I then ventured to Target for a few small necessities and returned home. THERE WAS A BUNNY OUTSIDE MY BUILDING! They're watching me.
07 June, 2009
Sickness and Memories
What a way to start the weekend. I got Strep again, big surprise. Actually, it sort of was as I usually only get it during the winter months. Anyhow, Friday I woke up with a sore throat but went to work anyways thinking it was because I had my window open wide and it had been a coolish night. Things did not improve as the work day dragged on. I had to pick up a Primatene mist for dad on the way home, so I skipped rush hour and took side streets to the Walgreens in near Southdale and treated myself to a Aloha Pineapple smoothie from Jamba Juice, figuring the cold and the fruit would help or at least they certainly wouldn't hurt. When I got home I took a nap, which helped with the fatigue, but not the throat. Saturday I still felt icky so I took myself to Target's minute clinic (where I always go when I get this) and got a Z-pack which had me feeling on the mend by that evening. It didn't hurt that mom brought me a Frosty when she came home from work. Yep, moms rock.
Well, today (Sunday) I was still on the mend and technically still contagious so I decided to get some stuff done around the house. I started by going through all the CDs I had half-hazardly stacked on two of my bookshelves. I realized I didn't have several of them in my iTunes, so I took care of some of those and also sorted out a few I didn't want anymore. Got a nice stack to take to Half-Price Books or Cheapo or where ever. While I was doing that, I stripped my bed and washed all my linens and blankets and got rid of the bodypillow I've had since Mankato (it was pretty beat up and kinda dirty and there really is no washing those things).
Lastly I hit some of the boxes we still have in our sizely front closet. Mom is a pack rat and I definitely inherited this tendency, but I'm working on it. First, I have a LOT of stuff! However, I successfully went through 5 boxes and got them down to 1 and 1/2 put back into the closet. Go me! In going through all that, I found loads of stuff I wasn't sure I still had. Some of the gems I found are:
Old creative writing assignments
Loads of scripts/scenes from plays that I have done for school
Art class projects and supplies from high school and college (woo hoo, art stuff!)
My high school senior photos (oh man *shakes head*)
Birthday cards from friends & family ranging from my 18th-22nd birthdays
3 travel sized packs of tissues (???)
The plus llama that creeped out Nelson that one day (hee hee hee)
About half a dozen unused photo frames (got to go through my photos next I guess)
The Barne employee handbook I was given when I first started back in Nov of 1999 - Interesting note: the back page is intact and unsigned >:)
A Barne business card I used to write down a humorous quote from Jess Brau
The papers, obituary clipping and driving directions from Matthew's funeral (may have to take a trip out there to place some flowers)
A disc labeled "NCC Candid Shots", which no doubt holds photos of my friends' and my from the partying days at NCC! (Hmm...must remember to look at these for possible future blackmail)
Day planner pages ripped out of old planner for remembrance - Important dates include: multiple concerts, my grandfather's passing and the birth of one Piper Lee Hubbard
Invite to Piper's 1st birthday
The games I was looking for (Jo, I got the LOTR Trivial Pursuit!)
A framed embroidery piece with my full name, birth date, size and weight with a cute teddy bear alongside (I have no idea who made this for me!)
All in all I'd say it was a rather productive day. Although now I realize how much stuff I have that require photo/scrap booking. Yikes!
Well, today (Sunday) I was still on the mend and technically still contagious so I decided to get some stuff done around the house. I started by going through all the CDs I had half-hazardly stacked on two of my bookshelves. I realized I didn't have several of them in my iTunes, so I took care of some of those and also sorted out a few I didn't want anymore. Got a nice stack to take to Half-Price Books or Cheapo or where ever. While I was doing that, I stripped my bed and washed all my linens and blankets and got rid of the bodypillow I've had since Mankato (it was pretty beat up and kinda dirty and there really is no washing those things).
Lastly I hit some of the boxes we still have in our sizely front closet. Mom is a pack rat and I definitely inherited this tendency, but I'm working on it. First, I have a LOT of stuff! However, I successfully went through 5 boxes and got them down to 1 and 1/2 put back into the closet. Go me! In going through all that, I found loads of stuff I wasn't sure I still had. Some of the gems I found are:
Old creative writing assignments
Loads of scripts/scenes from plays that I have done for school
Art class projects and supplies from high school and college (woo hoo, art stuff!)
My high school senior photos (oh man *shakes head*)
Birthday cards from friends & family ranging from my 18th-22nd birthdays
3 travel sized packs of tissues (???)
The plus llama that creeped out Nelson that one day (hee hee hee)
About half a dozen unused photo frames (got to go through my photos next I guess)
The Barne employee handbook I was given when I first started back in Nov of 1999 - Interesting note: the back page is intact and unsigned >:)
A Barne business card I used to write down a humorous quote from Jess Brau
The papers, obituary clipping and driving directions from Matthew's funeral (may have to take a trip out there to place some flowers)
A disc labeled "NCC Candid Shots", which no doubt holds photos of my friends' and my from the partying days at NCC! (Hmm...must remember to look at these for possible future blackmail)
Day planner pages ripped out of old planner for remembrance - Important dates include: multiple concerts, my grandfather's passing and the birth of one Piper Lee Hubbard
Invite to Piper's 1st birthday
The games I was looking for (Jo, I got the LOTR Trivial Pursuit!)
A framed embroidery piece with my full name, birth date, size and weight with a cute teddy bear alongside (I have no idea who made this for me!)
All in all I'd say it was a rather productive day. Although now I realize how much stuff I have that require photo/scrap booking. Yikes!
27 May, 2009
Rx - a health update
I had my annual check up yesterday. Weight is down- YAY! I am exactly 5'5". I took deep breaths, got felt up, the lubed up speculum, prodded and poked...and then I got to go to work after.
Anyhow, things checked out OK except for one thing; my blood pressure was around the edges of pre-/hypertension >:( Mom and dad have it I know, but dammit, I'm the healthiest person in this household and possibly in my family! So I have to keep track of it, go back in a couple months and she changed me to a different contraceptive that is a Progestin only pill. Last year when I went in I was on a tri-cyclical combo pill (each weeks pills had a different dose and then the placebo/"reminder"). Like that pill as I did, the problem was that there was no generic for them, so I asked to be switched to something cheaper. She switched me to a combo pill that has a constant dose throughout the three weeks. I'm really hoping it is the new pill and the recent stress I've been under that's causing this and not my getting genetically screwed. So we will see.
I also got my tetanus booster and got blood taken for diabetes testing (since my sister has it and was diagnosed around the age I am currently, I like to keep a watch for it). I'm one of the few people I know that is OK with needles. They rarely hurt, they don't freak me out and I even think it's kinda fun watching my blood spurt out into the little tube. However, day after, my arm does hurt from the shot...assballs.
Anyhow, things checked out OK except for one thing; my blood pressure was around the edges of pre-/hypertension >:( Mom and dad have it I know, but dammit, I'm the healthiest person in this household and possibly in my family! So I have to keep track of it, go back in a couple months and she changed me to a different contraceptive that is a Progestin only pill. Last year when I went in I was on a tri-cyclical combo pill (each weeks pills had a different dose and then the placebo/"reminder"). Like that pill as I did, the problem was that there was no generic for them, so I asked to be switched to something cheaper. She switched me to a combo pill that has a constant dose throughout the three weeks. I'm really hoping it is the new pill and the recent stress I've been under that's causing this and not my getting genetically screwed. So we will see.
I also got my tetanus booster and got blood taken for diabetes testing (since my sister has it and was diagnosed around the age I am currently, I like to keep a watch for it). I'm one of the few people I know that is OK with needles. They rarely hurt, they don't freak me out and I even think it's kinda fun watching my blood spurt out into the little tube. However, day after, my arm does hurt from the shot...assballs.
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