What's good about today? It's the last day of quite possibly the worst month of my life. Two moves, a death, a minimized vacation, and a car that was broken into... That's not on my list of good months.
Because I am an eternal optimist, I would like to cover the good things that come from a bad month.
First of all, I got off early today. We were done pretty early, so I took a bow and ran out. In fact, I ran to Ben's house. On the way, I picked up a six pack of Shock Top, one of my favorite beers. Since, I've enjoyed a handsome man, a beer, some spaghetti, and The Office.
Second of all, Ben has made made next month "Fun May", where we pack as many fun things into the month as possible. Because it's my thing, I am making CDs for the event(s). It's something I am looking forward to, although I don't plan on the stoppage of fun come June 1st.
And lastly, I switched my facebook language to Pirate. Quite awesome if you ask me.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Something You Should All See
Today, I have movies on the brain. By no stretch of the imagination are they great movies; for those who follow me on facebook, I posted a Gigli reference today. May as well cover that business first.
Look, we knew Gigli was going to be terrible. It's Ben Affleck and J-Lo together. In a film. If you haven't seen it, I won't even tell you what it's about. Partially because I cannot remember. Also, because the parts I can remember are very highly inappropriate. Why see this? Because we could get in for free. And Rachel Melton and I love ridiculousness, so why not? Also, Barnes went (how we got in for free). We couldn't bring ourselves to tell the child selling us the tickets that we were going to see this particular film, so we told him we were seeing American Pie. It was as bad as one would expect. Problem is, after seeing it, I wanted to show someone else how terrible it was. So I did. Which means I've seen it more than once. I am not proud of this fact. Although hearing J-Lo's vagina speech in the movie reminded me a lot of that time Christy and I (and someone else, but I can't remember who) saw Originial Sin in theathers with a bunch of old people. If you saw that film, you understand why that was a problem.
Another movie, one which I highly recommend to everyone, is Black Sheep. Nope, not talking about the Chris Farley movie. This movie is an australian film which weresheep. It's quite possibly the funniest film I've ever seen. It was revisited in my mind today because Dustin received it from Netflix on Friday and watched it this weekend. I promise you all that if you ask him, he would totally back me up on how funny it is. I heard of this movie one night through Carolyn, who saw a preview for it and had to call me at work. (Speaking of Carolyn, you should all ask me in person how we got to be great friends.) If you want to see a preview, it's here: http://www.blacksheep-themovie.com/.
If you've seen any terribly bad movies that end up being hilarious, please send them my way. I love that stuff.
Look, we knew Gigli was going to be terrible. It's Ben Affleck and J-Lo together. In a film. If you haven't seen it, I won't even tell you what it's about. Partially because I cannot remember. Also, because the parts I can remember are very highly inappropriate. Why see this? Because we could get in for free. And Rachel Melton and I love ridiculousness, so why not? Also, Barnes went (how we got in for free). We couldn't bring ourselves to tell the child selling us the tickets that we were going to see this particular film, so we told him we were seeing American Pie. It was as bad as one would expect. Problem is, after seeing it, I wanted to show someone else how terrible it was. So I did. Which means I've seen it more than once. I am not proud of this fact. Although hearing J-Lo's vagina speech in the movie reminded me a lot of that time Christy and I (and someone else, but I can't remember who) saw Originial Sin in theathers with a bunch of old people. If you saw that film, you understand why that was a problem.
Another movie, one which I highly recommend to everyone, is Black Sheep. Nope, not talking about the Chris Farley movie. This movie is an australian film which weresheep. It's quite possibly the funniest film I've ever seen. It was revisited in my mind today because Dustin received it from Netflix on Friday and watched it this weekend. I promise you all that if you ask him, he would totally back me up on how funny it is. I heard of this movie one night through Carolyn, who saw a preview for it and had to call me at work. (Speaking of Carolyn, you should all ask me in person how we got to be great friends.) If you want to see a preview, it's here: http://www.blacksheep-themovie.com/.
If you've seen any terribly bad movies that end up being hilarious, please send them my way. I love that stuff.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
My New Addiction
Without going into detail, I will say I've been addicted to many things in my life, most of which have subsided by now. But today I think I have a new addiction, one that isn't as bad as those before it.
My friend Rachel listens to online sermons on a regular basis, and I have recently had an interest in listening to them as well. When she was home over Easter weekend, not only did she give me some EASTER JAMS!, but also told me of a link with really great online sermons. The link is: http://www.journeyon.net/sermon-list/. This is a church my friends Christy and Tom attend.
Today is my first day listening to these online sermons. Right now it's about ten til 11pm, and I've been listening almost continuously since about 5:30pm. That's a pretty good run. Not that I've been sitting here all night doing nothing listening. I've been unpacking and setting up things... and listening. Hey, I'm pretty good at multitasking.
Anyway, if listening to sermons is your thing, I would really suggest checking out the link. If not, disregard it and go check out www.graphjam.com. That's almost equally as cool.
My friend Rachel listens to online sermons on a regular basis, and I have recently had an interest in listening to them as well. When she was home over Easter weekend, not only did she give me some EASTER JAMS!, but also told me of a link with really great online sermons. The link is: http://www.journeyon.net/sermon-list/. This is a church my friends Christy and Tom attend.
Today is my first day listening to these online sermons. Right now it's about ten til 11pm, and I've been listening almost continuously since about 5:30pm. That's a pretty good run. Not that I've been sitting here all night doing nothing listening. I've been unpacking and setting up things... and listening. Hey, I'm pretty good at multitasking.
Anyway, if listening to sermons is your thing, I would really suggest checking out the link. If not, disregard it and go check out www.graphjam.com. That's almost equally as cool.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
I always pick the best days.....
...to move.
Last time, it was pouring down rain, and my furniture was a little wet. This time, it's crazy warm outside for April and poor Ben worked his rear end off to help me get everything moved today. I am seriously a lucky girl, because I did very little actual moving and more unpacking than anything else.
Things are slowly coming together, but I still have a long way to go. This time, while unpacking, I am going to be pulling things out to take to Goodwill. I have already been through the bedroom and I've got three boxes ready to go. I have a lot of kitchen things as well, so I assume I will have at least one more box from that room. This new place doesn't have a lot of extra storage, so I feel pretty good getting rid of some of my things as well as giving back by way of donation.
All in all, I am happy to have all of my belongings in one place now. (THANK YOU BEN!) It's a nice small apartment with all hardwood floors. It's a place I can see myself staying in for at least a year (hey, not just because I signed a year lease), and maybe a little longer depending on how things end up playing out. The only problem I can spot is that I can't find a strong enough free wifi signal. : )
As a final thought, I am thankful for all of you who support me (whether it be here or long-distance). This month has been a rough one, and I am looking forward to getting things back to normal.
Last time, it was pouring down rain, and my furniture was a little wet. This time, it's crazy warm outside for April and poor Ben worked his rear end off to help me get everything moved today. I am seriously a lucky girl, because I did very little actual moving and more unpacking than anything else.
Things are slowly coming together, but I still have a long way to go. This time, while unpacking, I am going to be pulling things out to take to Goodwill. I have already been through the bedroom and I've got three boxes ready to go. I have a lot of kitchen things as well, so I assume I will have at least one more box from that room. This new place doesn't have a lot of extra storage, so I feel pretty good getting rid of some of my things as well as giving back by way of donation.
All in all, I am happy to have all of my belongings in one place now. (THANK YOU BEN!) It's a nice small apartment with all hardwood floors. It's a place I can see myself staying in for at least a year (hey, not just because I signed a year lease), and maybe a little longer depending on how things end up playing out. The only problem I can spot is that I can't find a strong enough free wifi signal. : )
As a final thought, I am thankful for all of you who support me (whether it be here or long-distance). This month has been a rough one, and I am looking forward to getting things back to normal.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
I Feel Much Better
Today was a good day. Actually, I've been feeling much better ever since last night, but today's happenings were equally as good as yesterday's.
With the car window in a non-commissioned state, I don't want to drive it until I have it repaired (which happens tomorrow morning). Good news? Ben gets to drive me around for two days. Yesterday when he picked me up, he got to come in and meet everyone I work with (or, rather, my shift of people, the good ones). That was fun and good for everyone. Then dinner and a movie. It was a peaceful night.
This morning, I packed as much as I could before George got to my place in Soulard to help move. Then Ben showed up, and I basically didn't have to do too much, which was nice. I've been joking all day that I'm about 78% moved, which probably is a great guess. The rest will be completely finished on Saturday, which gives me the rest of the weekend to set things up.
The new place, off Chippewa and Gravois, is a lot smaller than the place in Soulard, but I really prefer it that way. It gives me a chance to get rid of a lot of things I hang onto and don't need. AKA- make a really large Goodwill donation.
Also, Roxanne, if you're reading this, tell Maury I'll be over to steal a microwave. : )
With the car window in a non-commissioned state, I don't want to drive it until I have it repaired (which happens tomorrow morning). Good news? Ben gets to drive me around for two days. Yesterday when he picked me up, he got to come in and meet everyone I work with (or, rather, my shift of people, the good ones). That was fun and good for everyone. Then dinner and a movie. It was a peaceful night.
This morning, I packed as much as I could before George got to my place in Soulard to help move. Then Ben showed up, and I basically didn't have to do too much, which was nice. I've been joking all day that I'm about 78% moved, which probably is a great guess. The rest will be completely finished on Saturday, which gives me the rest of the weekend to set things up.
The new place, off Chippewa and Gravois, is a lot smaller than the place in Soulard, but I really prefer it that way. It gives me a chance to get rid of a lot of things I hang onto and don't need. AKA- make a really large Goodwill donation.
Also, Roxanne, if you're reading this, tell Maury I'll be over to steal a microwave. : )
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Stupid Hoodlums
I should recap the last few months of my life, to give everyone the big picture.
January was a great month. My Steelers won the Superbowl, I got to meet the greatest man ever (and he fell hook, line, and sinker), hockey was still on TV.
February was okay. My car was totaled by a hit and run driver outside of Ben's apartment on February 7th. On Valentine's Day, I got a new car. A really cool new car.
March was relatively uneventful, but I prefer it that way.
April... well April kinda sucks. The first part of April I moved into a new place in Soulard, only to find out two days later that the building I am staying in is being sold. I was told I had to be out by the 27th, which is next Monday. I found out that I had a place about a week and a half ago, about a minute or so from Ben's, which is nice. Everyone came home for Easter last weekend, and that was fun. The Friday before Easter, when I left work, I officially started vacation, as Ben and I had a planned trip to Chicago. We were to leave Wednesday afternoon and come home Sunday. Monday morning, my grandma passed away, which pushed my vacation off until Friday and made what I thought was to be a pretty relaxed week into a really crazy week. I came back to work yesterday (Tuesday), and this week is pretty busy within itself. I've been trying to pack everything I own because I move AGAIN tomorrow (into my new place). To make things even better, this morning when I awoke, I found that some hoodlums has busted my driver's side window in my car and stole my CDs.
With that said:
Things I am thankful for:
First, and obviously most importantly, Benjamin. If not for him, I would NOT be sane right now. Or, at least, I wouldn't be holding onto whatever sanity I still have left.
Second, caffeine. I haven't had a great night's sleep in a while now. I'm tired.
Third, a really good Blues game last night. I love you, my Saint Louis Blues. Thanks for a great season!
Fourth, my snuggly cats. They sense when things are wrong, and they've been extra lovey lately.
Fifth, my evening shift friends at work. The random things we talk about keep a smile on my face.
Sixth, Duets. No explanation needed.
Seventh, music.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure there are more things, but my brain is fried.
January was a great month. My Steelers won the Superbowl, I got to meet the greatest man ever (and he fell hook, line, and sinker), hockey was still on TV.
February was okay. My car was totaled by a hit and run driver outside of Ben's apartment on February 7th. On Valentine's Day, I got a new car. A really cool new car.
March was relatively uneventful, but I prefer it that way.
April... well April kinda sucks. The first part of April I moved into a new place in Soulard, only to find out two days later that the building I am staying in is being sold. I was told I had to be out by the 27th, which is next Monday. I found out that I had a place about a week and a half ago, about a minute or so from Ben's, which is nice. Everyone came home for Easter last weekend, and that was fun. The Friday before Easter, when I left work, I officially started vacation, as Ben and I had a planned trip to Chicago. We were to leave Wednesday afternoon and come home Sunday. Monday morning, my grandma passed away, which pushed my vacation off until Friday and made what I thought was to be a pretty relaxed week into a really crazy week. I came back to work yesterday (Tuesday), and this week is pretty busy within itself. I've been trying to pack everything I own because I move AGAIN tomorrow (into my new place). To make things even better, this morning when I awoke, I found that some hoodlums has busted my driver's side window in my car and stole my CDs.
With that said:
Things I am thankful for:
First, and obviously most importantly, Benjamin. If not for him, I would NOT be sane right now. Or, at least, I wouldn't be holding onto whatever sanity I still have left.
Second, caffeine. I haven't had a great night's sleep in a while now. I'm tired.
Third, a really good Blues game last night. I love you, my Saint Louis Blues. Thanks for a great season!
Fourth, my snuggly cats. They sense when things are wrong, and they've been extra lovey lately.
Fifth, my evening shift friends at work. The random things we talk about keep a smile on my face.
Sixth, Duets. No explanation needed.
Seventh, music.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure there are more things, but my brain is fried.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Too Much
This week has been so overwhelming. A death, wake, funeral, trip to chicago (and back) all within about 7 days. I am tired, sad, exhausted. At the same time, I have been humbled and am so happy. Huge life events bring out a lot in us. Whether those things be good or bad, it doesn't matter. They just bring themselves out.
The trip to Chicago would have been better if it would have happened another week. I think I packed too much into the week. Problem is, if I would have canceled, I would not have been able to see my significant other until today. With everything going on, I think I just needed to be where he ways. Hence, a 36-hour stay in Chicago. Plus, I got to visit with Roxanne a little, which made me feel a ton better as well.
In the end, I am very glad I went. The comforts of home are nice, but there are other comforts that are more important when everything is said and done.
The trip to Chicago would have been better if it would have happened another week. I think I packed too much into the week. Problem is, if I would have canceled, I would not have been able to see my significant other until today. With everything going on, I think I just needed to be where he ways. Hence, a 36-hour stay in Chicago. Plus, I got to visit with Roxanne a little, which made me feel a ton better as well.
In the end, I am very glad I went. The comforts of home are nice, but there are other comforts that are more important when everything is said and done.
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