the roomie search is in full swing
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: U2 (One)
Topic: News
I'm leaning heavily in Heather's direction and I haven't even met her yet!! lol.... we've been emailing each other back & forth like idiots, it's been fun! :) Here's her latest email:

Haha...I'm still laughin at you crackin' on me for going to Gold's Gym at the mall. I said the same damn thing myself when I heard it was opening. I had originally signed up at the one over by David's Bridal off Ritchie Hwy but then my girlfriend Linda begged me to switch to Marley b/c she works there and said she would go with me ALLLL the time if I did and we would be these great motivators for each other...blah blah blah. well, you can guess what happened. she goes with me maybe once a week and thats only b/c i practically drag her. so, i deserve to be made fun of...i hang my head in shame...haha. nah, its not really that bad...it's closer to the house..only takes me 10 minutes to get there so i can't complain but I won't tell anybody thats where I go ever again...LOL!

Oh, another thing, there's a library right off my street. If you love to read, there you go! I love it because I am a self-proclaimed bookworm. I read and read and read..I have to make myself go to bed most nights and I get up all groggy and tired b/c my eyeballs hurt from reading a whole book in one night. ugghh. it's a wonder i don't have glasses yet although I think I may need them. I can stay curled up in bed reading myself except I'll probably trade the hot chocolate (which I do like) for Diet Soda (I'm addicted) and a cancer stick.

You know, it's funny that we can go back and forth on these emails like we've known each other forever but you watch, when i see you in person I will probably be a little shy or a little giggly and nervous. Let's just vow right now that it won't be weird and awkward...i'll treat you like an old friend instead of a potential roommate. It is a business relationship to a large degree, but I think I would like you enough to wanna get to know you. I'll talk to you about rent and what not but it will all be very casual. I like to put people at ease so don't expect me to be too formal or businesslike.

Oh, I have the big screen in the basement. When Tim moves he may take his furniture with him but I think I have some more lined up so it would be an ideal place for you to watch your Sunday Football. And, I don't mind people coming over either, so you could have football parties if you'd like...as long as your friends are not maniacs of course...haha. Tim has beer pong parties now and all his friends treat the house with care so I don't mind.


The only problem is that she smokes, but we'll see how much of a problem it really is. She told me that her current roomie doesn't smoke & that she tries to respect that & not smoke around him... as long as my clothes don't smell like smoke I'll be okay. It's not like it's a bar with 20 people smoking in it or anything.

The chick in Aspen Park wants to get together tomorrow night, too... so we'll see how that goes. Oh, and I got another email from someone else in Annapolis today... I wouldn't mind living in Naptown, I suppose. I guess that I'm just partial to Pasadena!? It reminds me of the eastern shore a little bit, I guess. AHHHHH!! Did I just say that??? Hmm. Yeah, I did. Oh well. The shore isn't too bad now that I'm off it - it's fine to visit now, and even fun! Never thought that I'd have a good time going out in Denton or Easton... very strange. I would actually consider moving back to the shore if I weren't enrolled at AACC... I really like that school and while there is nothing wrong with Chesapeake, AACC is a much better school.

I dropped off my wool coat at the cleaner's at lunch today... it's so filthy... it just picks up so much lint and crap... not to mention that I shed. :-P~ Yes, boys and girls -- I shed. My hair just falls out... it's kinda gross. Part of it is probably the dye, the other must be the hypothyroidism still. It's nowhere near as bad as it used to be, at least.

I'm hoping that I'm not getting sick..... my throat is sore and I've been coughing in the morning for the past few days or something. The cough is going to my chest, so that's not really a good sign. If it keeps progressing, I'll go to the doctor... she's really cool... I started seeing her when she was still doing her residency, so she's really young. Well I have email to get out, so I'd better get to it!

woo-hoo!!!
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: Sarah McLachlan
Topic: News
I just got an email from a potential roommate... she sounds really cool, I really hope that it works out with her... of course, it's an extra few minutes to work (that's meant to be facetious). Yeah, according to Mapquest, it would take an entire 13 minutes to get to work as opposed to the 9 minutes that it took from Aspen park. :-P~

I think that I'm going to go over and meet her Wednesday night... should be fun!

good times
Mood:  lazy
Topic: Weekend happenings
Last night I went out with tiff, mike & dawn... went to Nacho Mamma's in Canton... that place is pretty cool but way too crowded. At any rate, we ran into Lena there!! How funny! My dad told me just the other week that he'd had dinner at her parent's house recently and that Lena was asking about me. :-P~ I'd told my dad to give her my email address the next time he saw her. Guess that wasn't necessary! Time to get moving, though....... I have a lot to do today. Or do I?

what a freak!
Mood:  incredulous
Now Playing: black eyed peas
Topic: Weird shit
This story is from the weird news today:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" so disgusted a Cleveland man that he has sued NBC for $2.5 million, saying he could not stomach what he saw.
In a handwritten four-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland on Tuesday, paralegal Austin Aitken said, "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well an another in the house at the same time."

His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will."

He said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.

In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Aitken said, "I am not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation."

A spokesman for "Fear Factor" said the show would have no comment until it sees a copy of the complaint. The spokesman said the program did feature a rat-eating scene in New York's Times Square on Nov. 8.

Over the years, contestants on the program have eaten some weird things, including ground-up spiders and live worms.


I guess that guy has never heard of that thing called a remote control! No, I didn't think that they would eat gross things on fear factor?? That guy is a moron. The sad thing is that either NBC will settle out of court with that idiot and he'll come away with thousands of dollars or he'll probably win in court. What is this world coming to???

I feel so important
Mood:  special
Now Playing: 3 doors down -- here without you
Topic: Introspection

In the past 30 days, I've had 1,649 unique hits on my blog. Isn't that incredible? I wonder why people are so fascinated with blogs? I'm intrigued by them, of course, having one myself. What kind of a person is a blogger, though? Do we all share the same type of personality? People talk about their life being an open book, but bloggers' lives are open webpages. Right? I think that maybe it helps us feel connected to other people all over the world who we might not otherwise have known. There could be someone exactly like me living in South America, you know?

Are bloggers lonely people? I wouldn't say so, but we probably have some need for others to relate to us. Through blogging I've gotten to know people that I never would have met, and likewise. At the same time, it's enabled me to know current friends or acquaintances better, provided they have a blog. Some of my friends say that they never email me because they can already read about what's going on in my life, and they feel like they know what's going on with me at pretty much all times. If a few days pass without me posting, people think that there's something wrong. Sometimes I do have to take a break, though...... sometimes it just requires too much brain power to put together a coherent thought or idea. Sometimes my brain is just fried. That happened more often during last semester when I was already writing a 3 page essay for every English class. That's why I posted those essays on here a lot, actually... because that's WHAT was going on in my life. School just took it over. This semester I'm going to try to find more balance, because I think that I can still get good grades without being so obsessive over every little assignment. I would drive myself crazy trying to make everything perfect -- and a lot of those were just 10 point homework assignments! I'd like to keep a 4.0 gpa each semester, but if I get a few B's, I won't freak out. I'd be ecstatic to get a B in algebra. Fortunately Dyanna at work told me that she'd help me out... I think that I can probably do it, I just need to relearn the basic concepts. Hell, I might even end up liking it. I'm keeping an open mind. ;-)

That's it for now..... I got dumped on at work yesterday and today, so I should really get some shit done!

will it ever
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Evanescence
Topic: Rants
stop raining??????

I am so sick of this nasty weather.... it's gloomy as all hell. yuck.

Couldn't it at least snow so it would look pretty? Well, maybe I don't want it to snow..... since I'm in Baltimore for the moment, driving would be a real bitch, and so would parking. Hmm. Oh well. I'll just put a snowplow on the front of Roxie. She'll love it. For those of you wondering who Roxie is, she is my car. Here she is, sitting happily in the lot of Brown's Honda:

I'm pleased to say that I've even kept her clean! I've never been very good about keeping my vehicles in good shape, but I've taken good care of her so far. Granted she's a bit dirty from all the rain we've been having, but she'll get a bath once we have a few days of sunshine.

Guess that's it..... I've been busy at work today, but I really haven't felt like doing anything. Guess that's not too much different from any other day!

one more thing...
Mood:  lazy
Topic: Jokes & Funny stuff
First, here is the Engrish of the day...

Secondly, I saw Phantom of the Opera last night... was going to see Meet the Fockers, but decided to be cultured instead. I thought it was never going to end! Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I loooooooove the music, but it was too long. I also didn't care for the guy they cast as the phantom... probably the most superbly casted role was Carlotta, everyone else was rather mediocre. Just a warning.

change
Mood:  surprised
Now Playing: 3 doors down
Topic: Introspection
If you would have told me at this point last week all the shit that was going to happen in the following week, I wouldn't have believed it. It's insane, but I love it.

It was definitely time to shake things up in my life... but this isn't really chaotic, so I can't say that I'm feeding off of unhappiness like I used to do. I actually used to like being miserable... isn't that silly?

*yawn*

I am a bit sleepy, though... I can't remember the last time that I got a full 8 hours of sleep. Probably sometime before last week! :-P~

I would write something really insightful and intelligent right now, but it's 8 a.m. and I had a hard enough time getting in to work this morning. :)

car talk
Mood:  silly
Now Playing: Sarah McLachlan
Topic: Miscellaneous goings-on
Whenever I think about it, I like to read the latest question posed to Car Talk... since the holidays, I've been running behind on them... thought this one was funny. Not that people being trapped and dying in their cars, but their responses just crack me up. Hey, this could save you one day!

Dear Tom and Ray:
We recently had some major floods here, and several people were trapped and died in their cars. I'm guessing the electric windows were not functioning and the water pressure kept the doors from opening. If you do find yourself trapped in a car that's underwater or going to be underwater, what's the best way to get out? -- Bill

TOM: Well, if you weren't forward-thinking enough to order the optional factory-installed snorkel, the best way to get out is through a window. Once the doors are submerged, the water pressure makes it nearly impossible to push the door open -- as you pointed out, Bill. Most people don't realize that.

RAY: If you have old-style, roll-down windows, it's no problem. But if you have electric windows, you have to act quickly. Many cars allow electric windows to operate for a minute or so after the car has been turned off, so as soon as you find yourself in a situation like that, you want to get a window open. Or open a sunroof.

TOM: It's counterintuitive. But if there's any chance that you're going to end up underwater, it's the right thing to do.

RAY: Once you're stuck and underwater, and your window won't open -- for whatever reason -- there are still ways to get out. Some companies sell an emergency hammer that you keep in the glove box in order to break a window and escape. We've also seen a flashlight that's designed to double as a window-breaking tool. If you live in an area that's prone to flash floods, keeping one of these things in the car isn't a bad idea.

TOM: Without a usable tool, you'll probably have more luck kicking out the windshield than one of the side windows.

RAY: The side windows are very difficult to break. They're slotted into a channel on both sides, and locked into the weatherstripping on top. The windshield, on the other hand, is not really locked into anything. It's attached with an adhesive and should pop out if you push against it with both feet. It won't be easy, but since you can brace yourself against the driver's seat, that's probably your best bet, Bill.

TOM: Of course, you could also just buy the car that's designed to allow you to breathe underwater ... the Scubaru.

RAY: That is truly awful. I formally disown you.

sore
Mood:  lucky
Now Playing: Evanescence
Topic: Miscellaneous goings-on
Moving out really kicked my ass.... I'm so out of shape... I've got a few bruises, too!

I have a nice list of places to check out as far as finding a more permanent residence... there are 3 or 4 places near school that sound promising, and all of them are in my price range. YAY! I'm really excited to start this new phase of my life..... I think that it's going to be better than I'd ever imagined. Sure it's going to be hard to be on my own, supporting myself while going to college, but it's really not that much different from what I was doing before, since I paid rent then, too. Ahh, responsibility. I don't mind it...

Tonight I'll probably cross the vast Chesapeake.... funny, I never thought that I'd be living on the western shore but driving to the eastern shore to hang out. Weird.

Life's strange. It really is. But it's good. Really.