Need to be quarantined

Still feeling the rath of sore throat #3...gooo! Our house has turned into more of a doctor's office. My brother stayed home from work yesterday because he has a cold, my dad has a severe ear infection, and I am suffering from some unknown disease. I thought I would wake up to yellow tape wrapped around our house and we all had to be quarantined, but no luck. I could have used the sick day! Jasmine even threw up twice yesterday!
Of course my mom is out of town this week. Its funny how she has business trips when the water goes out, we have no AC and now that plague has struck our house. She must get the memo before us and it disappears before anyone else gets to read it.

Quick side note: Roseanne complete 1st season is out on DVD today! Go pick up a copy!

And that's all I got!

Bad habits are hard to break

I guess my bad habit of licking door knobs is starting to catch up with me. I awoke to another sore throat this morning. I have looking up stuff all day. I either have ovarian cancer or chronic fatigue syndrome. It's gotta be something I have been ingesting. I think it might be the Green Tea Frappucino's I have been addicted to. Doh! Had a pretty boring weekend...decided to kick it at home.
Meryl is back...she has been pretty good today but there is still 15 minutes...anything can happen! She just made the comment that she is glad she doesn't live in New Orleans because she doesn't like water. I was like okay...
Actually got to see my brother more this weekend then I probably have since the bundle of joy was brought back from the hospital. We were talking last night at dinner and he said that he would like to be a history teacher, only if he could pass the class. Trying to add some encouragement I noted that he shouldn't worry because "History has already happened so you don't have to learn anything new." Somehow that made me look more blonde...oh well!

Happy Monday everyone!

A night out with Ma

Got the news yesterday that my car was done...sweet! The real donkey show started trying to pick it up. Follow me for a second: My mom still had her company car which she drove to work yesterday freeing up her regular car. So I took my moms regular car to work yesterday and agreed to pick my mom up from work. Did I mention that she works in Blair, I work in Omaha, and we live in Fremont...yeah I know, crazy! I drove to Blair and scooped up my mom and we headed back to Omaha. We decided to stop at the clothing store Cato because she wanted to look for something to wear for casual day. Looked around and she found a few things and we went to pay. Mom complains that I won't let her buy me anything. I confess to the cashier and my mom that I haven't been able to shop lately. It's like I have no desire to buy things. The employee recommeds that I see a doctor. My mom's phone starts ringing while the cashier is ringing up her purchases. My mom then pulls out a lottery ticket and starts reading the numbers to her friend on the other end. The cashier is laughing and says "If that is a winning ticket, your not leaving the store." I start to pretend to not know this woman but my mom being to busy to pay for her things, left me take care of her transaction. The employees are laughing more, so to make sure I didn't leave looking like the crazy one I said "Okay mom, it's back to the nursing home for you." Of course my mom didn't hear me, so it wasn't as funny.
Before getting my car we stopped at a Japanese restaurant, Mt. Fuji (highly recommend!), for dinner. Had to have a Mai Tai also, I think it's a rule. Little strong and don't think I could of drank two (on a school night!). I let my pineapple chunk, drink decoration, soak too long and when I ate it I thought I was doing a shot!
Finally got my car and started heading home. Had a brush of death when a deer decided to run out in front of my car. All I could think of was Tommy Boy. Probably not good to laughing, while dodging a freaked out deer!

Fun Facts

New "Tommy goes to College" tonight! Might get to see Allen again!(see picture)
1. Jasmine is still the cutest even though she tried to run through our new $600 screen door! I bought her a bone to make sure she knew I still loved her!
2. I am on day three of not talking to my brother. He tried to take control of the laundry room on Sunday. Long story...
3.Car is being taken into the shop today so I get to drive my grandpa's old pickup. At least it has air conditioning!
4. Heard some good quotes yesterday. Won't reveal the source!
"That will make you want to rape and pillage." referring to a bottle of Southern Comfort in the Hy-Vee liquor store
"Who's leg do you have to hump to get a beer around here!" while waiting for our drinks at local establishment
5. Having a surprise birthday party for my grandpa tonight. Except everyone is getting there at different times and my grandpa will be there first. Still not sure how that one is going to work out!
6. You know when you buy a new shirt and sometimes they put that annoying sticker down the front telling what size. Well I couldn't find one of my two black t-shirts that I have already worn this morning, so I had to grab the newer one I hadn't worn yet. Well just noticed that the stupid sticker has left a mark on my shirt and I have been walking around ALL day with this gray-ish strip down the front of my shirt!

Thats all I got for now! Just seeing if I can stay awake until 5pm.

Sup G!

Saturday my dad and I had to go to Blair and pick up my moms car because my car decided to be a beaver this weekend. I went down to Lincoln to find some trouble and my car started overheating. That will be another story Im sure when I find out whats wrong with it and how much it will cost me. My mom is out of town and left her car at work, so since she wouldn't be using her car my dad took me to pick it up so I could get to work on Monday. He followed me the entire way home until he got stopped at a light in town. I got home first and let Jasmine (our dog) outside and waited in the cursed sun while she took her time sniffing the yard. My dad came around the corner and I held jasmine back so he wouldn't run over her. As he pulled up next to me he had his window down and I could hear his music. It took me a minute but it finally registered...he was listening to Snoop Dog! I thought maybe he was just listening to the radio and somehow pressed the wrong button, really wanting his NPR or Oldies station presets. Then he held up Snoop Dog's CD. "You did not buy the Snoop Dog CD!!?" I said not knowing what else to say. He started bumping his head to the beat and then flashed a "West Side" with his hand! I thought I was going to lose it.
I should have known that this might happen, because I have found him numerous times watching BET at work. His boss has also walked in when he is watching BET and just shakes his head. I think he does it to get rid of the crazy's in the liquor store. I guess I thought it was funny because for years he had made fun of my 'hip-hop' music and here he is listening to Snoop Dog and flashing gang signs! I think it would be hilarious to take him to a Snoop Dog concert. Maybe for Christmas I can get him a t-shirt. My mom is going to love that!

Quick Recap...

I'm back...sorry about the delay! Quick recap of events since I last left you:
1. Got to see Wedding Crashers, finally!
2. Got sick, with sore throat right after movie. Went and bought a new toothbrush.
3. Stayed home sick from work on Monday! Always a good time. Strep test turns up negative. Eat half of a box of popcicles to help dull the pain.
4. Stayed home again on Tuesday...too weak to work.
5. Finally got to see the first to episodes of Tommy Goes to College. Didn't find the show amazing...but was excited to see all the people I knew. p.s. Way to go Allen again on your TV debut!
6. Went back to work on Wednesday and had to play catch up. It seriously took me three times as long to do something because I was so out of it.
7. Spent time at Target with my dad after work. He wouldn't buy me the three purses I wanted. We left without buying anything...I felt incomplete.
8. Waited for my mom at Lowe's what seemed like forever. I think it was the fact that I was in "Man World" with my dad and brother. FYI: Woman have to be escorted by a man at all times.
9. Hurt my neck looking at new ceiling fans for our dining room. Found one with a remote...enough said!
10. Had dinner at Red Robin. It was all good until the insides of my stomach decided to turn inside out and I was in a fetal position for most of the night.

I now sit at work still with an upset stomach wondering if lunch would even be worth purchasing! Hope that caught everyone up and I will be more on top of my blog, I promise!

Is it hot or cold water?

First: I added a poll to my blog. Check it out, its on the right side...keep looking, you will see it! Hopefully I remember to change it everyday. If you have any good questions, let me know!

Second: I decided to help my brother celebrate his birthday yesterday. Not at first, but I gave in. I think it was the fact that he brought home the game 'Operation: Sherk Version' that he had just purchased. Not as good as Mall Madness but I thought I would give it a try. We had cake and I took pictures. I gave him my present and of course, it was broken. I guess laughing at his car window being open during the downpour yesterday didn't help my karma. He liked my gift, but I think he was just trying to be nice. Then, forgetting how we got on the subject, my brother starts telling a story....
Brother: Oh, I had to get my pee test today (note: he just started a new job and had to take a drug test.) and it was bad because when I got there I couldn't go.
Room fills with laughter and he chooses to continue story
Brother: It was bad because I think I was in there for like 15 minutes.
More laughter
Brother: They probably were wondering what I was doing in there because I had to turn on the water and I couldn't remember if it was hot or cold water made you have to pee.
Even more laughter

And that's my brother for you. Incase you were wondering, I believe he was able to pee...finally.

Last: HAPPY FRIDAY!

Happy stupid Birthday!

It's my brother's 20th birthday today and I'm still trying to decide if I want to observe this day. I love birthday's and making them special but he is making it hard today. I was all excited yesterday and I stopped at Target and returned a shirt so I would have enough money to buy him something. I was just going to get a gift card and then write in his card "I want to give you something else and I will surprise you with it next week!" or something clever like that. However, I found this thing for your car and its really hard to describe without seeing it so I won't even try. I thought I would get him it as kind of a joke but he could totally return it, no strings attached. I also got some crete paper so I could decorate his car in the morning so when he goes to leave for work he would be surprised. All excited, I drove towards home with my purchases. I got home after him and he emerged from his cave downstairs and greeted me with a grunt.
Me: Happy Birthday Eve!
Brother: (no response)
Me: Do you feel any older?
Brother: (still no response)
Me: Are you going to answer me?
Brother: Stop! You are being a hoody doody!

After our short conversation, I decided all birthday plans were to stop! I got up and walked away...GRRR to brothers. He got in the shower and I looked outside and noticed it had started to rain pretty hard. I then saw that his drivers side window was down. I had 2 options: 1. Go tell him why he is in the shower and ask where his keys are so I could go close his window. or 2. Just sit and watch as the car slowly filled up with water. I know I will be paying for it later but I choose option 2. It was actually pretty funny to hear him get out of the shower, walk to the living room and see his car sitting in a downpour with the window down. I heard him rush out the door. I knew my karma would go down, but it was still funny. Hopefully he will be in a better mood today. I should remind him he isn't a teenager anymore, sine he turned 20 today, and he should suck it up and act more like an adult! I'm sure that will help the situation.

Warning: The Post you are about to read is boring!

Nothing too exciting going on...but the day is still young.
I did finish the 6th Harry Potter book last night. They were right...it was shocking. Don't know if I can read the next one...we shall see.
It's pretty quiet at work right now. I did however just sit down and I was moving my chair forward and I heard a rip sound. It would be just my luck if somehow my pants ripped down the back. I thought I might have stepped on my pant leg and ripped out the seam but it doesn't appear to be the source of the sound. I guess I will have to wait to see if I get any bad reactions in the hallway as I go to break. I'm just glad I wore underwear today!

Dark Angel and a celebrity citing!

I set out to work this morning wishing it was Friday. It's always the hardest to get up on a Tuesday, I think. I chugged some Pepto, I knew that enchilada would come back to haunt me and continued to drive to work. I clapped and shouted horray when the space shuttle landed safely this morning. It was going to be an okay day.
I got to work early and walked to my bosses door to tell her good morning. She said hello and must have looked at my outfit and said "Oh! I hope by the black that you are wearing, nothing bad is about to happen." I quickly laughed it off and then realized what she had said. I knew I had choose to wear more black then I do normally but she backed away like I was the bearer of death. I thought my simple black cardigan, black pants and a white shirt wasn't going to much to the dark side. She is lucky I was wearing anything at all. If I had my way, I would wear my PJ's everyday! I must admit I should have thought my outfit through a little more because not only is it like 900 degrees already outside but my car is black with no air conditioning and my outfit choice will only help to pull the death rays of the sun closer!

Quick note: Totally had a celebrity citing last night. The entire fam' when to El Bee's last night to celebrate my cousin and brother's birthday which are both this week. Right after I sat down I looked over at the table in front of me and there sat, no other than Pat Persaud herself! I didn't want to create a scene because I know how celebrities hate that! So, I passed a note to my parents and they just laughed and shrugged it off. "She's not important because she's not on the air." said my brother. No one else seemed to care. I didn't want to bother her or maybe I would have made my youngest cousin go over there and ask her for her autograph. I also could have gone over there and told her my brother was one of her biggest fans and he was too shy to go over and talk to her. She left while I was playing, I mean, watching others play video games so I never got a chance. Maybe next time...maybe next time.

Nothing is ever free

Being happy yesterday about slowly moving out of a state of poverty (payday) I decided that I wanted to vacuum out my car. It was a simple desire that almost turned deadly. Not for me but my car.
I have seen this carwash in Omaha on 90th street, that had huge lettering FREE VACS. I was excited but knew there had to be a catch, and I was right. You cannot get to the vacuums without going through the carwash. The cheapest wash was only $4.00 so I thought I could spare that and my car really did need to be washed. When I went to pull into the wash, there was an attendant and he motioned for me to pull forward and I noticed I would be pulling onto one of those tracks that moves your car automatically. I put the car in neutral as instructed and started letting it do its thing. I first noticed a grinding sound as it was going along. I thought "Oh great when I get out I will have 4 flat tires!" The noise continued and was followed by the sounds of tennis balls being chucked at all sides of my car. Realizing it was just the water jets I thought "Well my car is really dirty, at least I know it will be rinsed off good." When the brushes started heading towards my car I knew I was in trouble. They beat the crap out of my car! It was like 1000 big, wet, heavy towels being raised as high as they could and being dropped onto my car followed by a wire brush being scrapped along the sides on my car. My next thought was "Well there goes all the paint on my car!" The car continued to roll into a wind tunnel that would have taken all my hair off if I opened the window. I pulled out, surprised that I still had all the sides to my to my car attached and I was just sitting in the skeleton of my car. I pulled around to the vacuums, which was the whole reason for my visit. I got out and for some reason I looked at my tires and found that 98% of the paint on my hubcabs had been taken off on all 4 of them!
I knew that would be an easy fix but maybe they should change the setting on the tire washers from 'scrub with rocks' to 'scrub with cotton balls' or something. I got everything cleaned out so I could vacuum and walked over to grab the hose and as soon as I took it out of the holder the sound of a million screaming cats came out of it. It was the most annoying and painful noise! I seriously thought it was 1000's of cats being forced to power the vacuums somehow and were screaming in pain. I tried to quickly vacuum out my car to stop the pain these cats were going through to clean my car. And to get another laugh, the carwash made the hoses just long enough so they couldn't fully reach the backseat. For the last laugh, they put these huge pillars in between the stalls, so that in case the carwash didn't take all the paint off or ding your car enough, you could finish the job everytime you opened your door.
I was happy to have a clean car but not sure if it was worth the free vacuums. Let's check:
Car wash............ $4.00
vacuum............... FREE
Spray paint to fix hubcabs................ $4.97 (plus the other things I was forced to buy since I had to go to Wal-Mart)
Spray painting my hubcabs in my driveway, in windy conditions so there is now grass dried into the paint on the hubcabs............... PRICELESS

Oh yeah....My mom asked me to mention a nice act I did for her last night. She wanted me to put the pink anti-itch lotion (not sure how to spell and too lazy to find out) on her feet where she had bug bites. I did as asked and made sure her foot was covered with the lotion so they wouldn't itch. And she said it was mean what I did. So much for being nice!

Restart the accident calendar!

Three important messages today:
1. HAPPY PAYDAY to those of you like me who are getting paid today!
2. Once again made an ass out of my self at the student center yesterday. I was trying to put a lid on my 32 oz fountain pop and I was trying to get out of the way of someone and I went to grab my pop and the side of it ripped and the whole pop spilled all along the counter and onto the floor. I told a worker what had happened and she was like "whoa" and took my old cup and said I could get a new one and someone would be there to clean it up. I waited for a minute because I was going to help but no one was coming so I decided to go hide in the back again. As I was paying the worker I told was yelling at one of the cashiers who then yelled across the food court that they needed him to come clean up a spill. "I don't know what happened. There's pop and ice everywhere!" he yelled to the worker that was going to clean up the mess. I seriously have to find a new lunch spot.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING HAS GRAPHIC DETAILS (no its not porn!) AND YOU MAY NOT WANT TO BE EATING WHILE READING!
3. The accident calendar needs to be restarted. I had $4.oo is 1-dollar bills last night I thought I would celebrate my Payday eve by dining at the ultra exclusive Taco Bell. As I was was waiting in the drive thru I reached into one of my bags and was stricken with pain. For some reason I had a ladies razor in my bag and the PROTECTIVE cover had come off. I had RAKED my finger along it and it shaved off a layer of my skin. Just thinking about it still makes my stomach turn! I had one napkin and I was trying to contain the blood long enough to pay for my food. I was still in Omaha and I knew I had to get a bandaid or something for the ride home. I knew there was a Wal-greens on the way home so I decided to stop. Since I had used my last actual bills I was going to have to pay in change. As I was getting out of my car my purse fell on the floor of my car and yes you guessed it all my change came out! I had to stand outside in the 100 degree heat and pick up enough dimes and nickels to pay for something to cover my wound with. I was able to find a whole box for .99 cents. I patched up my finger and drove home. Seriously, what are the odds of that happening! Sorry if I grossed anyone out!

Make sure you know where your going

I took a day off ...sorry! Yesterday was really crazy in the office. I guess we are making up for not doing ANYthing last week.
Last night I called my dad when I got off work and he was in Omaha and said that he would take me to dinner. We were going to go to Quizzno's but he was already there so he said "Meet me at DJ's bar. My cell phone is dead so I won't have it so you can't call me." I was like ok and drove to our agreed destination. When I got there I could not find a DJ's bar. Next to Quizzno's is a place called Prestige and I thought maybe I just heard him wrong and started walking into the bar/bistro. There was no one inside. I didn't even see an employee. I quickly walked out and stood outside. Of course it had to be freakin hot and I couldn't go sit in my car because oh yeah I don't have AC. I stood outside for a minute, then I walked to my car passing my dad's truck making sure he just wasn't asleep inside. Then I thought maybe he was in the restroom. So I walked back into Prestige and a guy was at the counter. He asked if he could help me. I asked him "Is there anyone else here?" As soon as I said it I thought he was thinking I was going to rob the place. Before he knew what to say I quickly said "My dad was supposed to meet me here, I didn't know if there was another room or something." Looking more frightened, he answered "I don't think so." I thanked him and rushed out the door. I knew he would have to wonder sooner or later where I was so I just went into Quizzno's a waited for him. What seemed like forever I saw him walking across the parking lot. I ran out to greet him and accused him of making up a bar. He showed me where the bar was, "Who puts their sign on the side of building?" in my defense! My dad said that if had decided to stay in the bar, he would have been drunk before I found him. Next time he's meeting me!

The only calls I get on a Friday night

Nothing too exciting to report from this weekend. I was too busy dodging phone calls from the stupid Census Bureau. It all started when we got a random survey from the Census Bureau. I was excited because for some reason I LOVE filling out forms and survery's are included in that passion. One day I came across it again in the office and found that my dad had already started filling it out. I decided to control my inner rage and move on with my life. The survey had different sections and each member of the household had a section they were to fill out. I filled out mine and realized too late that the survey was stupid and annoying. I left the rest for whoever to fill out and forgot about it. Then the calls began to start. I guess it is required by law to fill the stupid thing out. I managed to be home EVERY time they called wondering where their survey was. I lied and said I wasn't old enough to answer their questions and they would have to talk to my mommy or daddy (yes I am evil).
I politely answered their phone calls until finally I could honestly say that the survey had been sent out. I thought the calls would stop. I was wrong. Friday night they called and I answered (translation the Census Bureau and myself have no life). "We are confused on some of your answers." some annoying lady said. "Can I answer them?" (inside voice: SO YOU WILL QUIT FREAKIN CALLING ME!) Don't know how but everything got messed up. I corrected them and made up a few numbers, who knows how much their parents pay in property tax or what they pay out in income tax? I don't. The representative from the Bureau could see the deer in headlights look through the phone I think and just told me to make a "rough estimate." There goes the total purpose for the survey. After finally hanging up, I kept thinking would this be the end of the calls? Probably not. I guess I will have to wait until the results to come out before I will answer the phone again. Doesn't it take them like 7 years to get the data published? For the love.