its not like the red hat ladies!

I have decided to join Eastern Star and I am kind of looking forward to the experience. I was involved in Jobs Daughters throughout high school and I can say that I actually enjoyed the experience. I have always had regrets of not ever being elected Honored Queen but I was still able to have a positive experience.
I have been preparing myself because its going to be an interesting experience. You could say that a vast majority of the members are senior citizens. I like this about the organization. I think its important to involve yourself with persons of all different stages of life, you never know what you might learn. Another thing I have been a little frightened about is the dresses. If you are an officer, everyone wears a matching dress. It might look something like this:

Be jealous!

Long story even longer, I had to have a meeting yesterday with a couple of members (maybe to make sure I didnt have horns and a tail) and we were talking about installation (the ceremony when you actually become a member). Then reality quickly sank in all of a sudden:

"Now, the other gentleman that will be going through installation with you has somewhat of a knee, shoulder, and pretty much every other joint problem. He will not be able to kneel with you doing certain parts of the ceremony, so we were wondering if you would be embarrassed to sit in a chair instead of kneeling so he doesnt feel awkward?"

I just thought it was funny because I guess there is going to be a very large age range in this group and I cant wait to chat with the ladies about double coupon days and which denture cream works the best!

had to note...

Proud moment in the Arthur Household! I was reading the Fremont Paper website and you have to wait until after 1pm for todays news but anyway the big story was about the Microsoft settlement and how the leftover money was starting to be dispersed to schools in NE. Well, Mama Arthur (my mom) was a part of the lawsuit and helped as a representative in the case. I am proud of her because this money is really going to help where its needed most.

SNAPS to Mama Arthur!!

Attorney nets funds for students
By Beverly J. Lydick/Tribune StaffFremont Public Schools received more than $53,000 in vouchers last week, its second payment from the $22.6 million settlement of a consumer class action suit against the Microsoft Corporation.The lawsuit, filed by the Fremont firm of Yost, Schafersman, Lamme, Hillis, Mitchell and Schultz on behalf of Nebraska schools in Dodge County District Court, alleged that Microsoft violated Nebraska’s antitrust and unfair competition laws. In the settlement, Microsoft agreed to issue up to $22.6 million in vouchers to Nebraska business officials and residents who bought certain Microsoft products between Feb. 28, 1997, and Dec. 31, 2002.FPS business director Mark Shepard said, based on Microsoft products purchased in the specified time frame, the district originally received $18,000 in vouchers to be used toward the purchase of any computer hardware and/or software it chose.As all individuals and/or businesses who bought products did not file for vouchers, the unclaimed money was then dispersed among Nebraska public schools with at least half their students eligible to receive free- or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program.While the FPS district, overall, does not fall into that category, it does have centers with 50 percent or more of the students receiving free or reduced-price lunches.Shepard said the latest vouchers will be used as needed, throughout the district, for computer-related products.
“The school district especially appreciates (attorney) Bob Hillis’s effort … in looking out for local school districts,” he said.

The perfect sick day

I woke up with sore throat on Sunday and it continued to get worse as the day went on. I sucked it up on Monday and went to work. Have you ever swallowed razor blades for fun? Well, if you have, then you know what my throat felt like. If you havent, just imagine swallowing a razor blade and then repeating 100+ times. The student worker had all the same symptoms as me so we were able to swap symptoms to see who was worst off. I managed to make it through the day but then faced a 5 hour drawing class. When we finally reached our break time, I knew I had enough and thought I would just go home. I really didnt care about the loss of a few attendance points. I told my teacher what was going on and I would probably not return to class after break. She laid on the good ole guilt trip and started naming off treatments I should try from Wild Oats. I went home and didnt look back.
I woke up yesterday morning with an even worse sore throat and knew a sick day was in order. The thought of answering the phone and taking to people made my throat somehow hurt more. I called in and then thought I would take one of my pain bills from my leg infection doctors visit and was able to fall asleep in no time. I woke up in time to watch Matlock, an episode of Saved by the Bell and the Nanny. I couldnt have asked for a better sick day. I did have to go to class at night though since I missed day, i dont think my professor would have forgave me for missing class again. The class was actually fun but I had to read one of my stories aloud...no fun. Of course I got a case of the Studdering Stanley's. One girl read her piece (quick note: the assignment was to write about a true account and then take that same story and change something in it to make it not true and then the one you read in class, the class had to discuss and pick if it was true or not) about her shift she was working at the 20's dance club (yeah...its a strip club) and knowing that she would find her future husband. Of course she was wasted and the guy came in and she fell in love with him. The best part was when she said he set that she choose to do was to the song "Like a Virgin" by Madonna. I thought of course this was false and no one would pick to read this story outloud...but nope...it was true! I had the worst time of not laughing outloud!! it was great!

eager to learn or something like that

First off...my heart goes out to Pluto who was just demoted and is no longer considered a planet. I just wish saved by the bell was still around so screech could teach zach a new way to remember the planets in order. If you know what I am taking about...consider yourself cool!

Its the first week of classes and I have already missed a class...doh! On Tuesday, I hurried over to starbucks to feed my addiction of purchasing overpriced products and was back in time to run to the restroom and find my class. I stood outside the dark classroom waiting because I was still a little early. I continued to wait and wait and it was like 5 till 6pm and i knew something was wrong. I ran into someone I knew and she said she thought she saw a sign on first floor that creative writing was in another room. I went all the way down and read the sign and hiked back up to the 2nd floor only to find that the sign must have been for another class. Of course I have to start panicking...and figured I had gotten the building/room wrong. I called my brother and he was able to look it up for and said I had the right information. Since I have a phobia of walking into a class after it has started I thought I would just email the professor in the morning and find out what happened.
The next morning, I wanted to check just one more time that I had the correct information before freaking out on my professor. All of a sudden my hair turned blonde again. The class started at 6:30...not 6:00....grrrrr! And since no one is usually 30 minutes early for their class, I knew thats why i didnt see anybody. Now I have to explain this to my professor. I thought about starting the email like...
"I dont want this mistake to reflect my intelligence in anyway, but...."
Of course I didnt hear back from him and i finally called him later. I guess it will be okay but I hate missing the first day. Im so lost about the first assignment but maybe it will be a good thing because it will show that I was punctual and excited to learn! righhht....

four girls in a 4-door honda civic

I have just returned from a fabulous weekend in Kansas City, MO. I went with some friends, Susie, Trudy, and Gina, and I dont think I have laughed so much in my life! We did start off the trip in Lincoln on Friday night with dinner and the good ole Tack Room. I think we have been banned forever due to our performance of "Crazy" by Aerosmith...which in my opinion is like one of the hardest songs to do Kareoke. The next day we headed out and stopped at the Isle of Capri Casino outside of Kansas City. I had a slight wallet drama, thought I left it at the last gas station we were at which was about 1 hr. 30 min away...that would have sucked! I then enforced the "check to make sure Elizabeth has her wallet" at every stop. I found it and we were able to go gamblin! Missouri has weird gambling laws and we had to register before we could pay anything. We started getting hungry and found a cute mexican restaurant. I got susie to go in with me on a large pitcher of margarita (stupid waitress tricking me!) and I think we took it like a champ. Of course susie and i got a case of the giggles while shopping. But seriously...the bathroom hand soap smelled like ass! it was gross. I then saved the day by picking up some ladies keys and cell phone and finding her in the store. We did some more shopping and headed to the hotel.
We decided to go swimming and made up so pretty awesome games. I swear anyone watching up from the hotel probably had a good laugh. If you ever have one of those big bouncy balls...see how long you can "ride" it without letting go in a pool. I think the best time was 20 seconds...its way too much fun! We had a cheap dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and then headed to west port for some fun! Met some good people there and had some good laughs. The best part was that each of us made up fake names to use for the night. we had a few slips but I dont think they caught on. I think we broke some hearts to but it was all in good fun! We pretty much just got up the next day and had some breakfast and headed home. My stomach does still hurt from laughing so much. I highly recommend taking one of these trips! Im sad i didnt take more pictures but maybe thats a good thing because...what happens in Kansas City stays in Kansas City.

Good way to start the day....

We are back on regular hours at work (8-5pm) and the first week is always the hardest. Since it technically allows me to leave later and sleep in an extra five minutes I have to adjust my departure time a little more to allow for heavier traffic. I had a little pants drama this morning..lets just say booo to zippers...so I had to totally bust out the ironing board and trying to salvage a pair of pants. I decided to throw caution to the wind and not stop for gas and my daily fill-my-flat-tire routine. I was making good time and then all of a sudden traffic just stopped. I right past 144th and Dodge (work is 60th in dodge) and I had 20 minutes to get to work. I thought I would try not to have a panic attack but then looked at my temperature gage and noticed my car was slowly overheating...another task I decided to do this morning, fill-the-car-with-coolant routine. I quickly dodged three lanes of traffic and got off at boys town. I had no idea if I would be able to get out but thought it was a better alternative. Long story short...I made my way out and pulled into a gas station to fill up with coolant. This requires a ice scraper (hood does not stay up on its own) and splashing around chemicals.
I took a different route and had to turn off my car a couple times, i think it takes awhile before my coolant refill kicks in for some reason. It turns out the alternate road was not much better and I began cursing whatever happened on dodge to cause this undesired stress. I was only about 5 minutes late to work...which the evil co-worker loves because she gets to point out that she had already done everything and Im just worthless. Then to feel even better, I was reading the local news channel website and I found out what the delay on dodge was...yeah I totally feel awesome now....
http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/3571457.html

Im just going to start sleeping in the parking garage!

grades are in!

I finally got my final grade for my art survey class yesterday...A-!! Not bad for getting back into classes.

Just thought I would share!

How to get rid of myspace stalkers

I've had this guy continue to send me messages and repeated requests to be "friends". I got another message today while a work study was in the office and she dared me to write back something mean. I thought I would try a different approach and see what happens. This is what I typed:

Im sorry but the only man involved in my life right now is God and he gets mad when I talk to other guys.

I think that will do it.