*Updated* What Have I Been Reading...

*Updated*

I've been wondering what I have been reading lately. So I thought I would document everything I've read for the whole world to see. ^_^

I'm going to be updating this list very often as I pretty much devour books the instant they are in my hands.

October/November

1. Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Patriot Games - Tom Clancy
3. The Laughing Corpse - Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Without Remorse - Tom Clancy
5. Saving Dinner - Leanne Ely
6. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
7. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
8. The Tales of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

December

1. Circus of the Damned - Laurell K. Hamilton
2. The Lunatic Cafe - Laurell K. Hamilton
3. Bloody Bones - Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Single White Vampire - Lynsay Sands
5. Tall, Dark & Hungry - Lynsay Sands
6. A Quick Bite - Lynsay Sands
7. A Bite To Remember - Lynsay Sands
8. Bite Me If You Can - Lynsay Sands
9. The Accidental Vampire - Lynsay Sands
10. Vampires are Forever - Lynsay Sands
11. Vampire, Interrupted - Lynsay Sands
12. The Rogue Hunter - Lynsay Sands
13. The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
14. The Killing Dance - Laurell K. Hamilton
15. Burnt Offerings - Laurell K. Hamilton
16. Blue Moon - Laurell K. Hamilton
17. Dark Slayer - Christine Feehan
18. White Witch, Black Curse - Kim Harrison

January 2010

1. Obsidian Butterfly - Laurell K. Hamilton
2. Narcissus in Chains - Laurell K. Hamilton
3. Cerulean Sins - Laurell K. Hamilton
4. Incubus Dreams - Laurell K. Hamilton
   

What Have I Been Watching...

Like with my previous post on books, I'm interested in seeing what I've been watching.


October/November

1. The Haunting in Connecticut
2. Knowing (Never watching this again!)
   
3. Push
4. The Unborn
5. Winnie the Pooh
6. All Sherlock Holmes films with Jeremy Brett
7. The Year Without A Santa Claus
8. Buffy Season 4
   

December

1. Orphan
2. The Dark Knight
3. The Empty House
4. The Next Doctor
5. Planet of the Dead
6. Star Trek 2009
7. Muppet Family Christmas
8. Muppet Christmas Carol
9. Torchwood Season 1 Episodes 1-3
   

This Just In ...

... I am sick. I have been sick since I got home from work on Friday. I am miserable. I haven't had a cold last this long in forever. Usually day and a half max. Not four whole days.

Yesterday, I got up at 4pm, went to my mom's to take her shopping, got home at 10pm, went to bed at 11pm and woke up at 4:30am. I stayed up today until 6:30am and then went back to bed until 9:00am. I just don't have any energy.

In other news, Christmas is happening today in about three hours. Because Mother Nature has decided to dump a ton of snow on Iowa. Travel is not advised for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Awesome.

So I have made the executive decision to bump Christmas with my uncle up to today, bring my mom back to my house for Christmas Eve/Day and not get stuck in a snow bank. 'Cause it would so totally happen to me. Cold + Snow + Ice = Snow Bank.

Also, I am seriously leaning toward hibernating after Christmas until I have to go back to work on Monday.

Another Snow Day

We had another snow day today.  How cool is that?

Let's see what I've gotten done today.

• Wash dishes
• Make bed
• Vacuum
• Wash two sets of sheets
• Wash dirty clothes (1-2 loads)
  
• Wash towels (1 smallish load)
• Clean bathroom
• Clean kitty boxes

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Pics!

I finally uploaded some pics from my camera. Let's see how this works, now.


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Thanksgiving turkey. Don't look too close. The other side has been eaten. ^_^











Cupcakes I made for the student worker birthdays at the library.  They were a little on the scrawny side but I think they were cute.  The one on the left looks a little Eeyore-ish, though.












Kisa and Emme. They would not pose for me. Not even for a Scooby kitty snack.  If you look closely, Emme is sticking her tongue out.  I can't tell you how many pictures I have of her with her tongue hanging out.  ^_^




Okay. Not really good at the picture placing thing. Gotta get better so I can join in the Nester's Christmas Tour of Homes on Monday!


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Snow Day!

When I got to work today, I had a surprise. I was walking up to the library and I saw this mass exodus of students coming from the library. One of the ILL girls waved at me and I went over to talk to her. This is our conversation.

Me: Hey. Are we closing?
Her: (looks at me funny) Yeah. We got an email saying you weren't coming in and that we were closing.
Me: (moment of silence) Well, I wish I would have gotten that email.

So we got a (paid, I think) snow day and we'll know by 7am if we get tomorrow off as well.

I decided to use the time wisely...ish.

• I put away the baskets of clothes that had been languishing in my bedroom for the past few weeks
• Matched up all my socks
• Washed my comforter (yes, the washing machine is big enough for my queen comforter!)
• Washed my new flannel sheets
• Washed my king comforter (also big enough!!)
  
• Washed my king blanket/throw
  
• Picked up a whole lot of stuff
• Got rid of a small garbage bag worth of clothes
• Drank a half gallon of chocolate milk
• Vegged on the couch and bed with the kitties
  

Still planning on doing before bed/tomorrow if another snow day

• Wash dishes
• Make bed
• Vacuum
• Wash two sets of sheets
• Wash dirty clothes (1-2 loads)
  
• Wash towels (1 smallish load)
• Clean bathroom
• Clean kitty boxes

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Everything is April Fresh

A little over 3 hours ago, I got a different washing machine!  I wanted to say "new" washing machine but that would be a lie (unfortunately).  My landlord had another washing machine that the repairman swapped for mine.  The repairman didn't know what was wrong with it and may have to completely take it apart.  Oops.  The new-ish one seems a little smaller than my old one.  Not sure if my queen comforter can fit in it.  T_T

So I was a little late to work because I didn't want the repair dude in my house.  Alone.  With my cats.  I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but just about everyone that has ever come to my house leaves the front door and my apartment door wide open.  Even in winter.  I don't understand this.  I don't think I have to worry too much about the cats getting out, though.  They are terribly traumatized every time someone not Mommy or Grandma is in their house.  Emme actually growls when someone knocks on the door.  Before fleeing in terror, of course.  Kisa just flees.  No warning growl just absolute terror.  But there's still that chance.

I was kinda upset that I had to be late to work.  I had the first part of work all planned out in my head.  We started giving treats out to the students for their birthdays and I had December so I made some Rudolph Cupcakes.  As a side note, I need to go to Cupcake Remedial School.  They were kinda scrawny looking cupcakes.  I'll try to post the picture later.  If I can figure it out.  So I had cupcakes to bring and I just got some ornaments for my tabletop tree to take to work.  I was going to to spend the first half hour decorating the tree and getting my desk ready for Christmas!  Well, the tree is up but I forgot the extension cord in my rush.  The cupcakes survived the trip to work until I had to shift into park and my elbow hit them and they kinda mushed a little but they looked okay.  And I forgot my new Trans-Siberian Orchestra cds. 

But I will not complain (too much)!  I now have a washing machine that doesn't try to do the hokey pokey and go through the wall!



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Confessions of a (non)Shopaholic

It may come as a surprise to some but I'm not a fan of shopping.  I don't hate it but I don't like it either.  I'm not a fan of the crowds of rude animals people that shove their carts into you or can't keep their spawn kids from using the store as a giant playground.  (Can you tell I'm not a fan of spawn kids?)

Anyhoo, despite the above fact, I spent 5 hours shopping on Saturday and it was awesome!  My mom and I went to Le Mars to finish up my Secret Santa shopping.  Can't say for who though!  Totally ruins the surprise.  We went to the Dollar Tree so I could get most of my Secret Santa presents.  That store was a total lifesaver!  It is very difficult to get four days worth of Secret Santa presents for only $20.  At least for me.  I have to go back there and pick up a few things.  Some of the presents I got for my Secret Santa person are really cool and I want one, too!

After that we went to Wal-Mart, conveniently located next door.  And that is where I totally died.  By the time we were done shopping, I wasn't sure I could feel my feet anymore.  Spent way too much money but I finished up the Secret Santa shopping.  And got a few things for me.  Of which I can only remember three things.  2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas CDs, a mulled cider candle (my absolute favorite!) and a drill bit set for the drill I got after Thanksgiving.

Then we went to Hardee's to get some sandwiches to take back to my mom's.  And some shakes.  'Cause Hardee's shakes are awesome.  Then we went to my mom's house and spent about 3 hours putting her tree up.  We finished around 10 pm. 

Then, we loaded up my mom and went to my house, took three trips to get everything in the house and collapsed in the living room.  We looked at the things I bought, sorted out the Secret Santa stuff and somehow four hours went by.  Don't ask me what we did.  I was pretty foggy by then.

Finally, we went to bed.  As an incentive for putting up her tree, my mom gave me one of my stocking stuffers to open.  I got a lighted magnifying tweezer thing which will probably see some action tonight and a sleep mask which I have totally fallen in love with.  The room darkening shade blocks out most of the light while I am asleep and the mask blocks out most of the rest.  Bliss.  All I need is ear plugs and I will totally have the best sleep ever.  Except for the fact that I won't hear my alarm.  Oops.


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Black Friday

After we ate our Thanksgiving dinner my mom and I made a decision that I am still blaming on the turkey. Apparently our turkey had some sort of drugs injected in it that made deciding to do Black Friday sound like a good idea. And that since we were just going to have to get up in a few hours anyway, why not just stay up talking until we had to leave. I know. We are dumb, d-u-m, dumb. So we went to Wal-Mart at 5am. Okay, now people. 5am is when I usually go to bed. I am not supposed to be in a store with fifty gazillion crazy people. Also, it was freezing!

So we got to Wal-Mart at about 4:50am. There was a ton of people already there, with carts and kids (why would you take kids?) just milling around crazily. Everyone was huddled around the stacks just waiting to pounce. I was a little confused that no one had actually grabbed anything yet but then I saw the signs that said No Touching Until 5am or something to that effect. I was confused until I vaguely remembered seeing something like that on tv. So my mom hovered around the vacuum cleaners and sent me to guard the drills. I was expecting something like from tv. A loud announcement or whistle or something and then people would get to the grabbing. Only it was kinda boring. I almost didn't hear the guy on the PA announce that it was time to shop and I didn't even get to experience the mad grab and dash. I was the only one who picked up a drill.

It was a little scary with all the people and their carts. I just tried to stay out of the way and not get run over. I ended up with the drill, a set of 600 count chocolate brown sheets, a set of tan flannel sheets (yes!), an electric blanket, a new set of Rubbermaid containers, a new roaster and rack, Tomb Raider dvd and Patriot Games DVD. Totally exciting. And all for me!

My mom got a pink! vacuum, a set of 600 count green sheets, a set of green flannel sheets, an electric blanket, a new set of Rubbermaid containers, two paintings (exactly the same as the ones she bought me for my birthday!) and a new set of pots and pans. We spent way too much money. I was hoping to get the Sims 3 but they were sold out by the time I got back there. T_T

I think the lack of sleep let me be way more laid back that I usually would be. I hate being around a lot of people. The sounds and the lights and the smells and the colors all make me really dizzy. But I did okay. I mostly just hung back out of the way and watched everyone run around like crazy people. We were only there for about 45 minutes but is was enough to make me turn to my mom and say, "I'm pretty sure I'm ready to never do this again."




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Thanksgiving Recap

Hope everyone survived the holidays!  Here's a rundown of what's been happenin'.

Wednesday I took the day off from work because I wanted to have some time to do some cooking.  Also because I had to work Sunday and we get Friday as a paid holiday so I would be over almost an extra day in hours.  Trying to figure out my schedule during the holidays is painful.  Anyway, the day I was going to use to get ahead on cooking did not turn out at all.  When I got home on Tuesday, I wanted to get some presents wrapped and put under the tree.  I had one homemade thing to do for my mom so I figured I would get it done in a few hours, wrap some presents, get my pots and pans and whatnots ready for the big cooking day and call it a night.  Well, six hours later I finally finished the present for my mom.  Apparently I had underestimated how long it would take by oh, five hours.  I still got everything wrapped but then I went to bed and crashed until a half hour before my mom came over.

By this time, I was supposed to have made two pies, cleaned the bathroom, vacuumed the living/dining room, done a few loads of laundry and had all the dishes done and put away.  When my mom got there, I had just drug myself out of bed and relocated to the couch.  A few hours later, I did make up 5lbs of mashed potatoes.  And that is all I can remember.  Hmmm.  I seem to have a few holes in Wednesday's memories.

Thursday, was just messed up from start to finish.  My aunt had emailed me that she was having Thanksgiving at her place at noon and that they would be taking pictures because my grandma is sick.  I was really upset when she emailed me and all for the wrong reasons.  I felt irritated because she emailed me only a week in advance and it was like I obviously had no other plans so I should just drop what I'm doing and run.  And I know that it wasn't meant like that but there's a lot of bad feelings (on my part) with that side of the family.  Most of it probably isn't based on reality but it's how I feel and I can't change that.

So I was trying to figure out how I was supposed to juggle getting to my aunt's for pictures and trying to cook Thanksgiving dinner for my mom and I.  I wanted to do all the cooking from the turkey to the rolls and I couldn't seem to find a way to fit in leaving for over an hour.  Every time I would think about it, I just started bawling.  I did not want to go to my aunt's.  And then it hit me.  I didn't have to.  It was such a freeing realization.  I had always hated going to my aunt's for all the holidays but my parents always made me.  But now, I can decide if I want to go.  And choosing between going and being unhappy and uncomfortable and staying and cooking and laughing and being so damn happy with my mom wasn't hard at all.  I know that I'll regret it later, either by something happening to my grandma or having this hung over my head by my relatives for all eternity but you know what, I'd rather be with people who I want to be with and want to be with me than to be guilted into being with people that don't really care about me.  In the past few years that I have been having trouble with my family, I haven't been that hard to find.  And sometimes, it really is a little too late.

Anyways, now that I have been really depressing, let's move on to the good stuff!

Thanksgiving dinner was awesome if a little late.  I made everything!  I was so proud of myself.  And it all tasted so good!  The turkey was brown and moist and delicious and the stuffing was to die for.  I'm going to try later and post some pics of the turkey.  I forgot to take a picture before we started carving so I had to turn the bird around and crouch down a little so you can't see that half of it is gone!  The only bad thing that happened was that I didn't get a chance to bake the pie!  My mom was so disappointed.  I promised to make her one this weekend but I totally spaced it.  I promise this weekend, Mommy!  We'll put up the tree and eat pie.  ^_^

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Fridge Woes Concluded or How I Embarrassed Myself In Front of the Repairman

Yesterday my landlady called me at work to let me know I needed to leave my door unlocked so the repairman could (finally!) fix my fridge. Her husband had fixed it so that the door would stay shut without the use of bungee cords but the little light thing was broken and had to be taped down so the door would shut in the first place. And it was dark.

So, since I start work at 3pm, I assumed that meant the repairman wasn't getting there until after I left for work.

Well, you know what they say about assuming. You make an ass out of you and me but what they don't mention is that you answer the door at ten to eleven am in your penguin pajamas.

Classy.

Money in the Bank?

I've been reading a lot of blogs lately about saving money and all that jazz.  From my research, I have concluded that I a) need to move to a big city so I can shop the "good" grocery stores (Kroger's?  Trader Joe's?  What are these strange places?) and b) marry a millionaire.  Stat.

While the above two are mostly unattainable (I'm still waiting for a single, rich Canadian man to sweep me off my feet because I am oddly attracted to Canadian men though usually they are married, rich Canadian men) I feel I can still save money in a few ways.  Namely by not balancing my checkbook.

Please reread that last sentence.  It does not make sense to me either.  And yet it somehow works. 

I will be honest and say that tonight was the first night that I had balanced my checkbook since Bush was still president.  Let me reiterate.  BUSH was still president.  Sure, I checked my balance now and again, generally on pay day but not once did I get out my register and start tallying anything up.  So now, only a month and some odd days to Christmas, just when I think that maybe we won't have a Christmas this year because I'm broke, having paid some mighty big unexpected expenses (that were ahem, my fault!) I balanced my checkbook and found out that I have $483.72 in the bank.

Hallelujah, praise Jesus, amen.

The Luckiest Unluckiest Person...

... in the entire world. Yes. That's me.

I give you two examples.

Unlucky: My fridge broke at 3am on Saturday. Whatever makes the door stick has decided to unstick. With just bought groceries inside.

Lucky: I had two bungee cords in my car that just fit to keep my fridge door shut. Of course the tension on them causes the door to spring open in a way to cause Sudden Death.


Unlucky: My mom lost her phone. Two weeks after she lost it at K-Mart. With the ringer off (my fault). She knew she lost it at either Wal-Mart or Goodwill. Neither place filled me with hope. No insurance on the stupid thing. Can't afford another one.

Lucky: After several searches and one ill-fated trip to Wal-Mart, it was found under the front seat of my mom's van.



Dude.


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My Bank Account Is Crying Right Now.

I went to Wal-Mart after work to pick up a few eleventy million groceries, kitty litter, kitty food, my allergy medicine and a few stocking stuffers. I bought 20 items and ended up spending $90. $90!!!

It's a good thing I only got a tiny portion of my list. Otherwise I probably would have been looking at about $200+. Ouch.

So I'm a little worried about Christmas. I only have a few people to shop for (Thank God!) but I am not so good with the shopping. I always seem to gravitate toward the expensive stuff and can only afford a few things per person. The stocking stuffers (which were between a $1-$3 each) really added up apparently.

But! I started my Christmas shopping in October! October! I am so proud. I unfortunately take after my dad in the waiting until the last minute shopping strategy. Which is not of the good. So I was pretty darn tickled at that. Plus I have a few ideas for bigger presents. ^_^

In other news, Wal-Mart moved my allergy medicine. I had just run out yesterday and desperately needed to buy more. Oh, Alavert you are the bestest allergy medicine in the entire world. Anyways, I just about had a panic attack when I couldn't find it where it has always been. All of a sudden there were boxes of Benadryl and other assorted cold medicine taking up the whole aisle.

Obviously Wal-Mart believes that swine flu is more important than allergies.

I don't think so.

So I looked around and finally found a box of Alavert. Only it was in bubblegum. Ick. So started my second panic attack that I would be forced to a) buy bubblegum children's Alavert or b) buy nothing and suffer in my own personal snotty hell.

Again, I don't think so.

So I took another look and found the Alavert hiding in the decongestant medicine. Much rejoicing was had.

And then I was stalked by the floor waxer guy.

Seriously.

Everywhere I went, there he was. It started when I was in the makeup aisle, then he followed me to the toy section, then the kitty food/litter aisle and then he cornered me in the electronics. I escaped only to be once again cornered in the craft aisle. I took off for the grocery side of the store as fast as I could. It wouldn't have been so bad if he was cute. Or under 40. He almost caught me when I was going to the checkout but I made it.

And then my eyeballs popped out when the checkout lady told me how much everything was. I sniffed and swiped my debit card and shuffled out into the rain. Which was, as my co-worker explained to me, fog that rains on you.

When I got home, I a) proceeded to blame the cats for losing one of the stocking stuffers before finding it in the trash, b) got out my Alavert and proceeded to throw the pill away with some trash, walked out into the dining room looking for the pill and then slunk back into the bathroom to fish it out of the trash (still in the little casing, okay!) and c) did 20 gazillion dishes.

I am pooped and broke so I am going to bed. Hopefully Emme and Kisa have forgiven me.

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(Not) So Rumbly In My Tumbly

I think I'm sick. 

If you have ever eaten with me, then you know that I don't eat a whole lot.  I'm lucky if I can finish half my plate when I go out to eat.  I have to know in advance if we are going out to eat so I know not to eat that day which is totally ridiculous and sad but lately it's been even more ridiculous and sad.

Observe the ridiculousness and sadness.

I forgot my supper tonight so I went to Taco John's and got two tacos, a medium Potato Ole, a medium Pepsi and a churro (I love you Taco John's!).  So I take it back to work to eat on my break and do you know what I could eat?  Well, do you?!?

Half a taco, a churro and half of my Potato Oles.  WTF?  I used to be able to eat the whole thing.  Okay, I usually regretted it after I felt like exploding but still!  And all I had before that was a small bowl of Goldfish seven hours earlier.  No, not that kind of Goldfish, you sick people.  The cracker Goldfish.

It's been almost two hours since then and the thought of eating or drinking anything is actually making me nauseous.

So what's the deal?  Did my stomach shrink last month when I had the flu and couldn't eat for two days?  Am I finally going to lose that weight I gained in college?

Eh, probably not.  But I still think I'm sick.

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P.S. You know that 14 gazillion dishes I had left on Sunday.  Yeah, so if you don't do them, they magically multiply into 20 gazillion dishes, give or take a few zillion.  Whodathunk?

The Final Lap

Woohoo! I'm almost finished with supper. Just have two pies to bake. o.O

On the other hand, I have about 14 gazillion dishes to wash, 5 laundry baskets to fold/hang up and I still need to vacuum and clean out the kitty boxes.

Farmville and Wordy are evil!!! I must stay away from Facebook!


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It Figures ...

 
that today would totally not be my day.

I've been up since 8am, actually at the grocery store by 9am to get the last of my groceries to make a nice Sunday supper.  So what happens?  They have three scraggly parsnips and only half gallon chocolate milks.  Plus they wanted $1.15 for Cream of Mushroom Soup.  I think I'll wait until closer to Thanksgiving when the price goes down, thank you very much. 

So I take my scraggly parsnips (and it always kills me that I have to tell the checkout kids what the vegetables are) and my pitiful half gallon of chocolate milk (which may or may not make it through today) and went home.  To my completely frozen roast.

Lest you think that I am a complete and total idiot, I did take out the stupid thing last night and put it in the fridge.  So it had been thawing for a good nine hours.  Apparently I should have taken it out three days ago.  So it is in the microwave defrosting.  Which it will still be doing a half hour from now because microwave defrosting and I are not friends.

Also, every single pot and pan that I need to make this supper is dirty.  Why did say I would do this?  Granted it's just my mom coming over, but still.  I think we would like to eat before the next century at least.

Confusion and Cleaning

My mind has started to slip.  I got out of my car today and noticed that I had forgotten to change my shoes.  I am wearing my flip flops that I wear for around the house and after showers.  I had my shoes all ready to change into but apparently my brain had other ideas.  At least I wasn't wearing my slippers.  Although the pink and purple stripes would look absolutely darling with my teal shirt.

Possibly I am still suffering the aftereffects of the ILL & Copyright webinar I attended yesterday.  The presenter completely freaked out one of my co-workers before we realized that what the presenter said and what was true were two totally different things.  That was fun.  Also, very confusing and brain hurting. 

When I got home last night, the only thing I wanted to do was something not brain hurting.  Cause pain and I  are totally unmixy things.  So I told myself that I was going to read until 6pm.  Then I was going to get up, make supper and do some stuff around the house.  When I finished the book at 8pm, (it was a Dresden File, okay) I went on a cleaning spree.  Very unlike me.  I picked up all the garbage in the living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom.  (I had a lot of juice boxes.)  And all the dirty dishes. 

Then I started on the laundry.  As in I took all the wrinkled clothes from my dining table and put them back into the dryer to get rid of the wrinkles.  I was totally surprised that they came out sans wrinkles.  I actually hung them up right after the dryer buzzed.  The stuff to be folded is still in the basket but hey, it's just pjs and undies.

After I talked to my mom and got ready for bed, I got really ambitious.  (And if you're asking why, I have no idea but it my have something to do with what's happening on Friday.  But you'll have to wait. ^_^)  I cleaned up my counter, put everything away, got all the dirty laundry out, put away all my random crap and then. 

And then I cleaned my toilet.  I am ashamed to say that I had never done this.  My mom does it when she's here.  (hangs head in shame)  It was just as disgusting as I had thought.  Also, I had two little helpers.  I put Emme and Kisa into the bathtub so they could watch the never-before-seen event.  (My cats love the bathtub and are ecstatic when they can play in the water.)  Then I had to flush the toilet about twenty times before I felt that the water was now safe for them to play in.  Then I closed the lid because I am paranoid.  And shut the bathroom door because I am neurotic.


So more cleaning when I get home.  In preparation for Friday.  Which I'm still not going to talk about.  Except to say that I am soooo excited and if it doesn't work out, I will cry.  Cry like the little girl that I am.

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Baby, It's Cold Inside

It is July. Almost August. I'm wearing jeans, a long sleeved shirt, and a jacket and have not one but two space heaters running and I'm still frozen. Can someone please turn the A/C off!!!


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The Most Boring Subject Ever

Day One of Copyright class:  Blah, blah, 1710, blah, Statute of Anne, blah, blah, blah, copyright, blah, blah, Guttenberg Press, blah, blah, blah, blah.  Snore.

Day Two of Copyright class:  Blah, blah, rights of the copyright holder, blah, blah, blah, exemptions of copyright, blah, blah, laws aren't laws only guidelines, blah, blah, blah, can't be sued for major moolah.   Confused snore.

Day Three of Copyright class:  Practical applications in ILLiad.   Please be more interesting than the last two days.  It can only get better, right? 


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I so fail...

Yeah. That whole April goal thing? Didn't really pan out so great. I got some really horrible news the first day and then I was sick until oh, yesterday. I am so not even going to try to exercise tonight. I have to close the library tonight at midnight and then be back at 8am. Isn't that super? So all you're getting tonight is a post on what I am going to do to pass the time until I have to go back to work. In list format because I am lazy.

• All my laundry and ACTUALLY PUT IT ALL AWAY! I am great at doing laundry but I absolutely hate folding/hanging everything.
• Make tater tot casserole. With the frozen hamburger I forgot to take out of the freezer this morning. Yumm.
• Do my dishes and ACTUALLY PUT THEM AWAY! Yes, I have problems with this as well. I also need to figure out where to put the dish set that my mom bought me for Easter.
  
• Watch Twilight or an episode of Supernatural. Such decisions.

Expect a longer (and more coherent) post tomorrow.

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The Plan

Whoa!  Is it April already?  I thought March just started.  I think my calendar must be lying to me.

Well, this being April 1st (are you sure?  I mean wasn't it just March 1st yesterday?) I have decided to start some new habits.  I am going to try to post at least once a day and exercise once a day.  Yes, it is ambitious and I'll probably die trying but oh well.

Now I just have to find something interesting to write about.  Crap.


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Breaking Dawn

See, I told you I'd finish it before I got home. :)

I have to say, that was an awesome series. I tend to get majorly involved in books and I honestly have to say that I am glad that I am done. It was totally a roller coaster ride from start to finish.

Renesmee was a total left fielder. I was so not expecting that. And Jacob? I probably should have seen that too but I was totally blindsided. It kinda makes sense. Dark, twisted, ironic sense but still.

The ending was pretty nice as well. The last chapters/epilogues usually leave me disappointed and wanting more but this was nice. It would be nice to see what happens when Renesmee grows up though!

Okay, gotta go close down the library now and finally go home. Yay! It has been a long couple of days at work.


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Twilight

So, I read Twilight. I know, I know. Everyone else on the planet has already read it. If you know me, then you know that I'm always late. I didn't read the Harry Potter series until last summer. Go, me.

Anyways, someone returned Twilight so I took it home and read it. And it was AWESOME! When I first heard about Twilight, I wasn't really into it. I mean, teenage girl meets vampire love story? Isn't that a little Buffy? And we all know how that turned out. Twice. But everyone was reading them and there was this big to do about the movie (which I didn't see, surprise!) and I caved. I started reading it on my supper break and let me tell you, the next four hours were pure hell. I mean, how can I work without knowing what is happening? I was good and didn't peak until I got home.

I really enjoyed this series. Although, I have to say that while I was reading it, I noticed that Bella has no self-preservation instincts at all. I'm sorry but seriously. Let us leave the strong vampires and set out to save our mother BY OURSELF.

I have just the last part of Breaking Dawn waiting for me to finish when I get off work. Oh, who am I kidding. I'll probably finish before I get home or at least get most of the way through. I also have two Redwall books waiting for me and Summer Knight, part 4 of the Dresden Files. I love the Dresden Files! I wish I would have paid more attention when it was on SciFi. I also need to watch Ironman tonight so I can take it back tomorrow and Netflix just sent me vol. 3 and 4 of Supernatural Season 2. And I'm still waiting for vol 5. I'm thinking I'm not going to get a lot done this weekend. ^_^

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LIS: Library Investigative Service

Nerd Alert coming up!

I totally just had a spaz attack a few minutes ago. Guess where I shipped a book back to?

Quantico!!!!

Perhaps this is only awesome to me because a) I am a nerd, b) I've been watching enough CSI and NCIS to make your eyeballs bleed, c) Quantico!! and d) I really, really am a sad and lonely nerd.

As I was putting the thank you note in the book, I thought, Dude! What if they fingerprint this?! And it totally made my day. ^_^

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