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Posted on September 20, 2004 by annieblog

It’s still so freakin’ hot around here. I hope it ends soon. I’m so very ready for fall. Every time I think it’s here then the temp shoots up to a 100. It’s wearing me out.

We have a doctor’s appt for Mark tomorrow. So we’re leaving a little early. Today after work we are going to the gym to sign up. Good for us, huh? We’ll see….this is the second time we’ve signed up in a year. Just couldn’t do it the first time. There we were spending the money and not going. So I cancelled. Let’s see if we can stick with it this time? I hope so, but who the heck knows?

I got a good part of my homework done at work today. So tonight I need to cook dinner, clean the bathrooms, call my mom, and I hope to get some knitting and reading in too.

Ok, back to work – gotta get stuff done!

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Posted on September 19, 2004 by annieblog

I’m gonna have to take my laptop into school and have them fix it. It’s running slowly and pop-ups are taking over my life. I was reading blogs and suddenly – I got tons of odd pop-ups about sypware. Now I can’t get rid of them. I’ve run some spy sweeper stuff and it’s cleaned up some of it, but there seems to be more stuff lurking around in here. You know how you can tell you’ve got something you shouldn’t have? Well, I can tell.. I hope they can clean it up quickly and get my laptop back to me ASAP. I have lots of online class stuff that I need to do this week.

I probably won’t be blogging till Monday morning at work when I have access to a “clean” PC. I do have work to do tonight – but I might use Mark’s computer so I don’t have to mess this thing up any more than it already is.

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Posted on September 19, 2004 by annieblog

Ok, I had to post a picture of the baby – even though she’s naughty!

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Posted on September 19, 2004 by annieblog

have such a naughty little kitty. But I love her. She was peeing in the corner of the dining room. So, I have purchased product after product to clean it and keep her from going there again. Nothing was working. I was getting mighty tired of cleaning the carpet every day. Well, I am pretty meticulous about her litter area, and I scoop every time she goes. I clean everything out once a week. And once a month I replace the entire box. So I always have extra boxes on hand. I decided to put one in the dining room. Guess what? She loves it! The moment I got it set up she came waltzing in the dining room and walked right to the box and used it. I cannot figure her out. Nothing has changed with her old litter area. I guess she wants two bathrooms. We have three bathrooms in our house, so I guess she wanted two of her own. I don’t know… She sure is spoiled though. Now, my big problem – I have a litter box in my dining room! It’s better than her peeing in the corner though.

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Posted on September 17, 2004 by annieblog

Here is today’s Friday Forum:

1. Starting with your head down to your toes, what health/beauty products have you used/applied to your body so far today? [For example, shampoo, toothpaste, makeup, cologne/perfume, nail polish, etc.]

Good God! Ok – here goes. Garnier shampoo, Pantene conditioner, Aussie spray gel, White Rain hairspray, Biore moisturizer, Revlon foundation, Covergirl powder, Clinique blush, Smashbox eye liner, Revlon eye shadow, Covergirl eyebrow liner, Bath and Body lotion, Suave shower gel, Cetephil face soap,Secret deodorant. That’s so far today – golly that’s a lot!

2. Do you have a ritual when you take a shower, such as washing your hair first or maybe even brushing your teeth in the shower? If so, what? Do you prefer baths or showers, usually?

I always shower. I shampoo, condition (every other day) wash body, shave(if needed), wash face. And I’m done.

3. How do you get yourself up and going in the mornings? Coffee? A hot shower? Breakfast? Would you consider yourself a morning person at all? When do you usually get up?

I have no idea how I get up in the mornings – it’s always a miracle. But, once I’m out of bed I’m fine – it’s just the act of lifting my head that wears me out. During the week I’m up at 6!! Ick! During the weekends – usually between 9 and 10. I CAN be a morning person, but not always.

4. Do you normally eat breakfast? What do you usually have? Do you usually make it at home or go out for breakfast, or do you prefer not to eat breakfast?

I MUST eat breakfast or I start to feel sick. I either eat cereal at home, or grab McDonalds (wow, that’s healthy, huh?)

5. What does your alarm clock sound like? A buzzer, music, or something else? Do you ever set your clock fast so that you push yourself to get ready sooner? Are you usually on time, late, or somewhere in-between?

I have mine set to music – it’s less evasive. I have to set my alarm one hour before I need to get up. So, during the week, I set it for 5 and snooze for an hour – crazy, huh? I am almost always way early for things.

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Posted on September 15, 2004 by annieblog

am posting pictures of our trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. (Finally!)

First off – the tattoo:

Us being silly:

Sites:
An old Catholic church in town:

Did someone say “Trees”???

This is the famous “Jesus” statue – HUGE!

The sister-hotel to our hotel:

Our hotel on the left:

This kitty sits in the shop window all day long:

There you have it folks!

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Posted on September 15, 2004 by annieblog

As usual – the best laid plans…. So last night I ended up going home, Mark fixed dinner, I did some housework, slept for half an hour, talked to my mom for an hour on the phone, then did homework till bedtime. Which is fine, just not what I originally planned. That happens a lot though.

I’m not even going to venture what I’m going to do tonight then. Who knows. I am actually working ahead on stuff here at work. I am getting things together for my spring online class. Why am I doing it now? Because the IT people here LOST everything of my past classes when they did something to the server. Sooooo, I have to spend this semester making up the whole class again from scratch. That’s taking some time. But I’m doing it.

I’m also working ahead on stuff at home. I have a personal rule that Christmas shopping needs to be done by Halloween. It will be. I’ve only got 3 more things to buy – then I’m done! I’ll buy them in October then be finished. I know some people freak out about me shopping so early. But hell, I’m out shopping all the time, so I just pick up stuff here and there, and before I know it – I’m done! I don’t think it takes any fun out of Christmas for me – it lets me enjoy it more rather than stress about time and money. I know December can be a tough month financially for people, but it doesn’t affect us since we shop all year long. I love having everything done early. It actually relaxes me.

Still no word on my new office. I am trying to stay optimistic about it – but who knows. I need to spend a good part of the day working ahead on some class work. That shouldn’t be that bad though. I think I’ll just take it easy and work leisurely. I don’t have any classes today, so I have lots of free time.

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Posted on September 15, 2004 by annieblog

Well, we had our meeting and it went well. I was pushy and funny. So it kind of balances it out. I’ll keep you posted – my immediate boss jokingly called me “Little Miss Pushy-Pants” after the meeting. I was pushy, but – you gotta be sometimes. I hope it works!!!!

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Posted on September 14, 2004 by annieblog

It’s all hot and windy outside. I don’t like it.

We did comedy last night – I was sweating up a storm. We had a really good show though. Our audience was slightly smaller than usual – I guess we had about 280 or so. But they were pretty good for the most part. I usually don’t come home and shower, but I did last night. I was drenched, and I thought I was stinky. It felt so good. I like going to bed with wet hair.

Today we have a meeting (finally) about the office situation. As of now, the plan is to BUILD 5 new offices for us – rather than move us to the existing empty offices we want! Crazy and insane! I have no idea why they want to build new offices – we already said we’d each move into vacant offices in the building. Ones we like. The new offices would be sterile looking and SMALL. We WANT the existing offices – why won’t they let us? Well, hopefully the meeting will clarify things. The only thing we can figure out is that they want us all in one big area side-by-side. Other than that, I’m clueless as to what they’re thinking. As always…

I would like to nap – I bet I’ll sleep well tonight. I’m looking forward to my night tonight. Mark has rehearsal, so I’ll be home alone. I plan on doing some housework, then lighting some candles and relaxing for the night. I think I’ll knit and then do a little reading before bed. Doesn’t that sound good? The only thing is – I wish it was cooler outside. That would make it all perfect. But, the A/C is still on because it’s almost 90 every day! When will it end?? I am ready for sweaters and blankets! Yummy!

Ok, I’m gonna pass the time by doing some work, so I can keep my mind off the meeting. I hope it goes well…

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Posted on September 13, 2004 by annieblog

Now I’m a little stressed. This whole “office” moving thing is totally messed up. We had everything planned out nicely and then administration jacks it all up – as usual. Why don’t they think to ask US what we want??? Isn’t that par for the course for administration? I don’t care where you work, but how often have decisions been made without asking the people it affects? That irritates me to no end. It’s just sooo stupid. It now looks like we figured out everything – all the logistics – and THEY are doing whatever they damn well please. Why make us do all that work if you’re just gonna do what you THINK is right? URGHHHH!!!!! I need to take a walk…

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