What are you waiting for?

What would you do if everything was right? How much time do people waste waiting for everything to be "perfect" before they do something? Waiting for the bills to be paid off, waiting to be done with school, waiting for the kids to be older, waiting for a better job. Waiting for life to pass them by. So, what would you do if the time was right? What are you waiting for? There's never going to be the perfect time. Something will always end up coming up. If you wait too long, you just might miss your chance.

Could Russ be right?

Last fall when my DS was home on R&R we went to the Renaisance Festival with a bunch of friends. One of those friends said that I wasn't female because I was missing the shopping gene. I laughed and reminded him that I was unemployed.
Now I'm wondering if he was right....not because of the shopping gene though. Apparently, I'm missing another one. Today was the big royal wedding...I've managed to avoid most of the television coverage (I say most because there was some on the news while I was waiting for the weather forecast).
This leads to the question of the day...could Russ be right?

Radio Swing

Today the radio was a good thing...it was a bad thing. On my way to work this morning I heard that the Monkees (well 3/4s of the Monkees) are going to be performing at the Minnesota Zoo this summer. I'm psyched and SOOOOO want to go.
Met my boyfirend for a bite to eat after he got off work tonight...he had seen it in the paper and wants to go.
On my way home from spending time with BF I heard the news on the radio. It reminded me why I haven't been watching/listening to the news (other than to catch the weather guess). I physically felt sick when I heard about the servicemen that were shot on a shuttle bus in Germany. My DS has been through that airport several times.
My thought and prayers go out to the families of the victims.

Dear Neighbor

Dear Neighbor -

I'm glad that you have such active dogs. And that you are a responsible pet owner and have them on a chain, however, please shorten the chain. Your dog should not be able to reach my house when on the chain in your yard. If one of your dogs comes thru my window, we will have even bigger problems.

thank you!

Future Crazy Cat Lady

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Note, they have two dogs, but only one chain, so the dogs take turns being outside. And it is kind of amusing to watch Fat Cat (aka Junior) sit and watch the darker dog bark it's fool head off. She sits in the window with her tail wagging and doesn't budge - even when they are basically nose to nose.
The holes in the window screen are not so amusing.

Merry Christmas!

Fall Wrapup...

Fall quarter is over....well except for waiting for final grades. I took my last final of the quarter tonight.
A week off before winter quarter begins (abnormal psychology, internet marketing, and entrepreneurship. Oh, of course, winter quarter starts the same day as tax season. I was hired as a seasonal tax pro at H&R Block. Should be an interesting few months.

Busy Week

It's that time of year again. I know you are probably thinking that I'm talking about Christmas, but I'm not. Have to get through fall quarter finals first. This is the last week of the quarter so I have business ethics final tomorrow and artist management & live performance on Wednesday. After that I can think about Christmas.
Can we slip one more week in before Christmas? Please!

What day is it?

Or whould I ask what month it is? Not sure where the time has gone.

Since I last posted...
...early fall quarter has come and gone.
...I'm interning for a dj & karaoke company.
...Tommy came home on r&r and has headed back to Afghanistan (this is one of my fav pictures from while he was home.)




...fall quarter has started - and is almost done (business ethics and artist management & live performance).
...winter quarter has been registered for.
...H&R Block's income tax course has run it's course.
...I've been hired as an H&R Block seasonal tax professional.!
...as my read in 2010 list attests, I have gotten some reading done.
...I've gone camping (twice). - those who really know me, please pick yourself up off of the floor.
...I went "deer hunting" - no I didn't shoot, I studied while he went hunting and did some spotting for him.
...Yes, I met someone. We've been seeing each other since the end of August.

I'll try to come back in the next couple of days for a concert/sports/events update.
Happy Thursday all!

Reality Checks

I realize that reality checks are a necessary fact of life. What I don't understand is why life always has to bite you in the rear or punch you in the gut to make them. Can't they occassionally come as a thump on the noggin or a tap on the shoulder? Just once in a while?

It's a New Quarter

Early fall quarter (aka summer quarter) starts today. What classes do I have this quarter? Leadership & Management (on line), Copyright & Music Publishing (on campus), and Marketing Strategy (on campus). Should be an intereesting quarter.

Found on Facebook

I might not be the most beautiful or the sexiest...
Nor do I have the perfect body...
I might not be your first choice...
But I am a GREAT choice...
I don't pretend to be someone else.....
Cause I am too GOOD at being ME...I
might not be proud of some of the things I've done...
But I am proud of who I am today...
Take me as I am...
or watch me as I go!

Roller coaster

Today has been a roller coaster ride.
UP - Last night I got a call for a job interview at 9:30 this morning.
DOWN - 8:00 this morning, I get a text postponing the interview. (The message said they would contact me to reschedule.)
UP - 8:10 I get a call from a temp agency wanting to know if I could be in the warehouse district of Minneapolis by 10:00 - the person they were going to send wasn't able to go. It would be a 3 week position.
DOWN - Called to confirm the receipt of the info via email. The company had decided to use an internal person to cover the job.
UP - Spoke to another temp agency, they have something in the works that I might be a fit for.
UP - Got a call for an interview tomorrow (a different company).

Waiting for the end of the ride.
And how is your day going?

Not lost, just hiding...

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Another Finish

Or maybe I should say two finishes....finished the July pillow top on Wednesday...



...and took my final exam for operations management on Thursday (got a B on the exam, should have an A for the class).

Now, watching the Twins/Philly game and working on the final assignment for workplace legal issues - hope to take that final on Monday.

Happy Father's Day to all!

It may have happened...

What you ask? I may be inspired to pick up a needle and do some cross stitching. In the mail today I recieved the Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Preview! and the August 2010 issue of Cross Stitch Gold. JCS has a Brittercup Design ornament that is screaming at me plus a Liberty Tree by Mafry McLenon-Turley. The Cross Stitch Gold has a Native American maiden by Joan Elliott on the cover that I keep looking at - trying to figure out what color material I'd stitch it on.
Could it be happening? Could a needle and floss be in my not too distant future? I do have my operations management final on Thursday - and workplace legal issue final next week - and a book club book to finish reading - but it looks like it could be happening.

Decisions...

The insurance adjustor looked at the van this morning. $5,340 of damage on a vehicle valued at $1,371. Looking into the price list on the damages, the majority of the expense is labor. I know someone that should be able to do the work for less, and can get the parts for less than the estimate. The question is, do I total the vehicle (let the insurance company take it), or buy it back for $250 and get the repairs done. Anybody want to guess what I'm trying to figure out tonight?

Time flies...

OK, I'm going to start by saying, I'm not sure how it's been two months since I posted. But then again my concept of time has been really messed up lately - not necessarily my concept of time, but my ability to keep track of what day of the week it is. (Yes, I've been known to have to look at my phone to see what the date is, then look at the calendar to see what day of the week it is. - one of the hazards of being unemployed.)
Mostly, I've been looking for work and doing school work. No luck so far on the employment front. This quarter at school, I have workplace legal issues, operations management, and recording industry. IF I've calculated correctly, I have about 12 classes left after this quarter - and yes, I'm planning on taking "early fall" classes (known to the majority of the world as summer session).
I haven't been doing much (ok - any) stitching, but have done some reading. The list on the right side of the page is up to date - and next on deck is The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (a bookclub book, not my choice).
I'm slowly learning to cope with my DS being deployed to Afghanistan. The news is really hard to watch some nights, and reading the newspaper is harder some days than others. There are also certain songs that I can't listen to without crying. (If you run into me at karaoke and I walk out while you're singing - it's nothing personal, it's the song you've chosen to do.)
I have spoken to him on the phone several times, and he sent me a present. Well not a souvenier type thing, but I got a Wii delivered to my door step courtesy of him.
I've got it hooked up, but haven't played with it a lot yet - dealing with school and an issue that ex #2 caused.
What kind of issue? Long story short, ex #2 took one of my vehicles without my permission. He got a DUI and I'm waiting to see if the insurance company is going to total out my van. Still not sure what he hit - the report I've seen from court indicates "failed to yield right of way". Dealing with this had been very time consuming!
Will end with a bright note. I made it to the drive in last night. (Admission pricing has gone up from last year, but the concession stand prices appear to have gone down - I don't eat there but love to go look at the memoriabilia they have in the building.) Shrek Forever After was ok, but a little disappointing - ok story line but not as funny as anticipated. Iron Man 2 was also disappointing - they tried to stuff too much into the movie. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) was a waste of time. I've never seen the original, and there was no character development, so in my opinion - don't bother. (The person that went with me has seen the original and felt the same way.)
If you've made it this far, thank you! I can't guarentee that I'll post every day, but it won't be two months before I post again.
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day!

Spring Break!

Final final of the quarter done. Waiting on grades.
Spring quarter starts April 5th.
Hmmm...what to do with all the extra time?

Road Work Ahead

Recently I've come to realize that my life is like a major metropolis city...lots of one way streets. Some of them make sense. Some of them lead nowhere.
The ones that are leading somewhere, and/or have the potential to become a two way street, I'm leaving be for now.
The ones that I'm not sure where they're leading to, I'm putting up caution signs.
And then there are the ones that I'm closing. Not just lanes, but the whole road. It may take a while to get all of these closed, but I'm working on it.

Happy Dance!

No, don't get too excited. I haven't found a job....or finished a cross stitch project. However, I do have tickets to Brooks & Dunn with Jason Aldean for May...and just saw the commercial that "Glee" is back on the air the day before my birthday. OH, and I finished another book, next up the April book club book.
Hey, I'll take what I can get. What are you celebrating today?