This 'n' That

* I'm sick of winter already. We've had snow like 4 days out of the past 7. I don't like cleaning off my car. I don't like my feet always being cold. I don't like ice; either for walking on or driving on. I don't like it being pitch black when I leave work at 5:30. I don't mind the cold so much, I just don't want the snow. Make it go away! It's too early for this shizz. *sigh* Such a depressing time of year.

* Related to above, I need some boots. I've been saying that I'm going to get some winter boots for like 5 years now, but I hate shopping so much that I never get them. I also need some warmer clothes. Looks like it's time for the 2nd of my bi-annual shopping trips. Blah.

* Also related to above, I'm wearing slippers at work today. Once I walk through snow, my feet never warm up. I have a heater under my desk, but even that doesn't help. So today I decided to wear my Happy Bunny slippers that Glow bought for me. My feet are nice and toasty.

* Our new office building is finally being built. We've been in this "temporary" office for almost exactly a year now. I'm excited to see the new place once it's all done. It's amazing how fast they get stuff done. Well, sometimes. It took weeks and weeks of moving dirt and leveling the ground. Seemed like they did the same thing every day. Move dirt, level it out. Make new piles, level them out. Drive back and forth endlessly. But once that was done, they put up all the framework in like a week. Now there's a roof and they've started putting up that white board stuff. I don't know what it is. But it's fun watching it all come together. I don't envy those poor men working out in the cold though. That's gotta suck a big one. :(

* Do any of you play computer games? I've been doing that a lot lately. I even bought one, which I said I would never do. $20 seemed way to much to spend on a game download, but I found a site that was having a 50% off sale so I bought Cake Mania 3. I looooove Cake Mania. It's highly addicting. I seem to really love games in the restaurant industry, because I also got hooked on playing a game called Delicious, which is basically the same thing. You have customers who order food (or cakes) and you have to make it and then deliver it to them and collect their money. I don't know why, but it's extremely fun.

* Pushing Daisies is on tonight, and if you don't already watch it, I'm begging you to do so tonight. I love this show so much. It's by far one of the most original and creative shows in a long time and it's in danger of being canceled. *sob* Not only will I miss the show terribly, but I can't imagine not having Lee Pace on my tv every week. I've always had a crush on him (and his character Ned) but ever since I heard that the show might be cut short, I've been obsessing over him. He's so amazing. *sigh*

And he makes one damn fine woman.

Ever see the movie Soldier's Girl? If not, I demand that you rent it. (Warning: tragic love story that will make you cry with anger and sadness.) Anyway, I had seen this movie years ago and I remember being shocked when I learned that the role of Calpernia Adams, a transgendered woman, was not really played by a transsexual. It was played by a man named Lee Pace. At the time, Soldier's Girl had been his only major role, so I didn't know who he was and I never thought about it again. Until I was reading some articles about him recently and it mentioned this role. What?! I didn't even realize it was Lee. He was so brilliant in that role, it just shocks me that I never put 2 and 2 together. So of course I had to rent it again, and wow. It's absolutely amazing. Rent it. And watch Pushing Daisies! Tonight! PLEAAAAAAASE!!

Oh, and if it's not too much trouble, could you also sign this petition? It only takes a second. Thank you! *smooches* http://www.petitiononline.com/daisies/petition.html

Quickie randoms

* I haven't been around much lately because I've become addicted to MSN games. Peggle, Jigsaw, and the one I spent hours playing yesterday, Cake Mania. :)

* As some of you already know, I joined Jenny Craig 3 weeks ago. It's been kinda rough, but I've lost 7 pounds so far and I feel like I'm having a good week this week, too. So yay for that.

* My sister is moving. They've been looking on and off for a new place for a couple years now. Their house now (the top half of a duplex) just isn't big enough for a family of 4. So they found a nice ranch house for rent and they will be moving into it within the next month.

* I would love to move (my lease is up in May) but I don't think I can afford anything better right now. :(

* My friend Tracy is getting married in April. I'm very happy for her, but also a little sad. It kind of feels like she's leaving me behind, ya know? I guess I'm just envious.

* I have so much TV watching to catch up on. My DVR has been working overtime lately. I have to clear some space off of it for Big Brother, Idol, Lost and Dexter. Dexter, yay! I fell in love with the DVDs when I rented them a few months ago and I'm glad that it's going to be shown on regular TV. Not sure how that's going to work though, as it's very bloody and dark. Hopefully they won't have to cut too much out.

And finally, the most important random:

** Happy Valentines Day, Tab!! Thank you for being my Valentine these past couple of years. Love you! *besa*

* and Valentine *smooches* to everyone else. :*

I've used "Randomness" as a title too many times

-- I'm anxious to hear how things go today at my sister's doctor's appointment. It won't be too much longer until my new nephew is here. Right now, he is breech (breach?) and Amy is freaking out about having to possibly have a c-section. But if he can get turned around, the dr. will probably take her off of bed rest and things will happen soon after.

They still don't have a name picked out. It feels kind of weird, even to me. Tate was named very early on in her pregnancy with him, and it just felt like we already knew him. This new baby feels like a stranger. Plus, it's just not as exciting with a second born, and I feel bad about that. I haven't even bought anything for him yet! Bad Aunt Jen. *hangs head*

-- It's no secret that I am a lazy fat ass. I do not exercise. I sit behind a desk all day and I sit on my couch all night. I live on the 5th floor in my apartment building and I only take the stairs when the elevator is broken and I absolutely must. I dread the stairs. I usually have to stop and catch my breath at least twice, and once I make it almost to the top I feel like I might not be able to make it those last few steps.
Last night, these assholes were using both of the elevators to move in, so no one else was able to use them. I was so pissed off (not only because I had to take the stairs, but because it was sofa king rude.) With fear in my heart, I started up the stairs.
*huff* *puff* *gasp* Ok, here I am at the 3rd floor, and I don't feel too bad yet. This is usually where I start to feel weak in the legs. But wait! I'm not on the 3rd floor- the door says 4! How did I miss that? I'm only one floor away and I haven't stopped at all... and I don't need to. Woohoo! I just climbed up the stairs without feeling like I was going to die. Sure, I was still panting like a dog on a hot day, and I thought my heart might pound out of my chest, but I did it. I wonder if it was just because of my adrenaline and being pissed at the guys. Oh well. I'll take it. It's a small accomplishment, but an accomplishment nonetheless. Maybe I'll start taking the stairs a couple times a week... or maybe not. *snort*

-- I'm soooooo excited for the first performance show of So You Think You Can Dance tomorrow night. I freaking love this show. If any of you don't watch, I highly recommend it. And if you do watch, please come and play on the SYTYCD forum. Those two newbies who seem to annoy everyone (*coughjbugagmancough*) have found their way over there, and I could really use some more people that I enjoy. I don't want the show and discussions to be ruined because of them. *sigh* So come and play with me!! And there's bonus eye candy for watching!

My early fav, Kameron.

Quite possibly could edge Kameron out, Neil.


All the gay boys on the forum are swooning over Pasha. And a lot of the girls, too. :)



For the menfolk and lesbians. Lauren, Ashlee and my girl crush, Jessi (though this pic of her is a little scary.)






-- It's taken me all damn morning to write this post. Stoopit wurk.

-- I think I'm going to go eat a plum now. <--- not code

-- *smooches*

Random MeMe

Carey tagged me for the randomness, so here are 8 random facts about the concert I went to last night. :)

1. I was pissed because Breaking Benjamin had been billed as the headliner in everthing I'd seen about this concert, but they ended up playing second to last. *pout*

2. Ben, the lead singer of BB is really hot. I wish we could've gotten closer to the stage, but it was too crowded up there.

3. Glow's boyfriend Adammm (lead singer of Three Days Grace, the actual headliner. hrmph.) looked pretty gross. He had long stringy hair and was wearing some funky hat. At one point I was watching the tv screens they have by the side of the stage and I said "Whoa! When did Adammm get so hot? Who knew taking off a hat and jacket could do that!?" ... And then I realized that it wasn't Adammm at all. Ben had come back out to sing one of their songs with them. LMAO. Yay for more Ben!

4. BB didn't play the one song I wanted to hear most, but they played my second favorite. 3DG played the one I wanted to hear. Yay for that.

5. Both bands did covers, and I didn't really care for them. BB covered "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. 3DG covered "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins. They were both good, but I'd rather hear the bands own music instead of covers.

6. It's insane how expensive drinks are at concerts. $7 fucking dollars for a bottle of beer. $8 for a vodka lemonade. Assholes.

7. I love going to concerts not only for the music, but because there are always plenty of hot guys around. *grin*

8. It took us 40 minutes to get from the parking lot to the highway after the show. Traffic sucks.

I tag... YOU!

Randomness

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! Mine was pretty good. I did some cleaning, went out and bought a new mattress (my neck pain has been out of control. owie.) and yesterday we all went to my mom's BF's house for a cookout and swimming in his indoor pool. I was exhausted at the end of the day. Swimming sure is a workout!

I'm going to a concert on Thursday and I'm very excited. I wasn't sure if I'd be going because Tracy didn't know if she'd be able to make it and I really didn't want to go by myself. It's one of my favorite bands, Breaking Benjamin, and Three Days Grace are also playing. Soooo excited. I just hope it's not too hot. There's nothing worse than being at a crowded concert surrounded by a bunch of sweaty bodies. *gag*

I'm wearing my favorite scented lotion today, Bath&Body Works Eucalyptus Spearmint, and I can't stop sniffing my arm. :)

I'm really hungry. I brought a Lean Cuisine Macaroni and Barf Beef for lunch and it sounds totally disgusting. *sigh*

Melange

Thanks to thesaurus.com for the post title. What a cool sounding word. It's supposed to have the little accent mark above the first e, but I don't know how to do that. Anyway, it means mixture, potpourri, hodgepodge, etc. Maybe everyone else already knew that, but I'm getting stupider in my old age.

--Whatever happened to instant win bottle caps? Everything nowadays comes with some stupid little code that you have to go to a website and register to enter to even see if you won anything! It's ridiculous. I wonder if people actually take the time to do that. If not, the chances of winning might be better. Hmmm...

--My sister and BIL are having some trouble deciding on a name for the baby. It's going to be a boy, and the front running name right now is Aidan. Well, actually my sister said she would spell it Aiden, but that looks weird to me. My mom said she thought it was spelled Aden, which is just all kinds of wrong.

Amy also likes Conner for a name, and so do I (waves to Boo) but my BIL doesn't like it. Actually, at this point, he's pretty much closed off to any other names. No matter what we say, he will say he doesn't like it. He's stubborn and immature that way. *rolls eyes*

So anyway, you guys have any suggestions? I told her I would poll you all, and maybe you'd come up with a name they hadn't thought of. She doesn't want a "normal/boring" name like John or Jim (no offense to anyone who has named their child that, to each their own) and she doesn't want anything that starts with a T because she doesn't want matchy names like Tate and Tyler. They are considering Tyler for a middle name though. Oh, and their last name is two syllables, starts with H and ends with ing. Ideas?

--My mom and I went to Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Pier 1 last night. At Pier 1 they had these reed diffusers.

OMG, each scent was better than the last. They smelled soooo good. They had them spread out all over the store and I kept discovering new scents every time I turned a corner. They were $12 and I didn't want to spend that much money, but my mom said she would buy me one. I didn't put up a fight. :) I got the Mad Love. "a memorable affair of black and red raspberry fragrances with essences of peach, strawberry, coconut, lime zest, vanilla bean, and creamy cassis." Yum.my. They also had 2 scents that are a standard favorite of mine. They were named Aqua and Downpour. I think you can imagine what they smelled like. I always say anything with the word ocean, water, or rain in it will most likely be something I would love. They didn't have any in lavender though, which is my absolute fav scent.

On the way to the checkout we came across this wine rack thingy that had an Asian flair to it. (Darn it. Couldn't find a pic.) A piece of it had broken off, so they were selling it for $4, originally $30. A deal too good to pass up, no? My living room has a lot of Asian touches and I thought this would look cool somewhere. I probably won't use it for a wine rack. It doesn't hold boxes of wine, so it's useless to me for that. *grin* I just have to glue the piece back together and then find somewhere to put it. Ugh. I said I wasn't going to buy any more useless junk to take up room on my tables. Guess I lied. But I'm planning on hanging a lot of the picture frames I have sitting around, so that will free up some table space.

-- I was supposed to go to the grocery store after work, but I was wiped out. So instead I came home, fixed myself a cocktail, and I will be playing on the computer and watching movies for the rest of the night. Soooooo much better than going to the grocery. And I have something to make for dinner (pork chops and mashed potatoes) so it wasn't absolutely necessary that I went tonight anyway. /rationalization.

--I tried to use bullet points for this blog entry, but they were messing up my formatting. So you get two dashes instead.

--Hope everyone has a good weekend!