two weeks in review

Life has been pretty good lately! This is the last couple of weeks in review:

Sat Oct. 13- randomly decided to drive home. I saw my brother on the way to my dad's and we got to hang out for more than an hour. Good times! I ate dinner at my dad's with my grandparents and then me, my dad, debbie, and debbie's son played pool and drank drinks all night :)
Sun. Oct 14- CHIEFS GAME!!! And we beat the Bengals. Doubly awesome! I went to my mom's for dinner...mmmmmm good!
Mon Oct 15- Drive back to TX in the rain. But I made it back for Jen's seminar. All good times!
Tues-Friday: normal lab stuff... boring, but it was good to be back in the lab after my hiatus due to my seminar
Friday night- went out with some totally awsome people :) Ended up staying up till 4 am, which I haven't done in a looooooong time. And I wasn't drunk, so I was going to drive home. When I got back to Jen's apartment (where I left my car) it wasn't there. It had been towed. Even at 4am, it was absolutely hilarious.
Sat- Went to pick up my car at the break of dawn becaus that was when I could get a ride. Did yard in the afternoon. Then I went to a Junior College football game with a friend. It was a REALLY good time. And then there was Outback for dinner... again, mmmmmmmmm :)
Sunday- Church with my new church buddy (don't worry Jenny, he's not as great as you are! And for anyone who thinks that he's a prospecitve boyfriend, forget it. I've sworn off men in the department, and he's in the dept.) Then I headed to Houston. I got to see Elizabeth and hang out!!!
Monday-Tuesday- Conference in Houston. I stayed with Liz, which was a lot of fun! (Thanks again, Liz!)
Tuesday night (when I'm writing this...) very tired, but very happy!

To everyone who's going to Alumni: I'm incredibly jealous. Have a great time and be safe!

Thank you

for all of your concerns about my depressing blogs. Life is better-ish now. Its a long story... someday you'll hear it if you haven't already. Again, thanks!!

So for some interesting news, I taught my boss how to make "special" brownies today :). And then we talked about Desperate Housewives and other TV shows we like... I truly have an awsome boss. Research is going OK... slow, but that's its pace.

anyway, I hope you all have a great week!!

Just cause I haven't complained in the last couple of days

I'd like to get off this emotional roller coaster ride now. This ride is not fun. I miss Truman and going over to JLH's and sitting around the living room and having someone to talk to. Or someone listen to me. I know you are only a phone call away, but talking on the phone isn't the same. And there are no hugs at the end. (I know, I want a hug. I must be going crazy) I miss you all and want these next 2 weeks to be over. Then I can be depressed or happy, but not both at the same time. I love you all!!

airport update

Just been delayed again. that's the 5th delay, 1 hour 40 min.

And I forgot to mention, there's a really cute pic of me and casey on facebook.... click on the pics of Mic link... :-D

Stuck in the airport

so I thought I'd update. I'm currently sitting in Easterwood Airport (College Station's airport). My flight has been delayed 4 times now, but only by an hour and 20 min. My flight into KC from Dallas has also been delayed and I won't get in until midnight... 1am before I'm in Pleasant Hill. Anyway, I have a little time to kill, so I thought I'd update!

Life is good. I'm pretty dang happy. Research is going slow, but that's its pace. I have an undergrad for the summer and the stuff I'm helping her with is working better than mine, so I've been focusing on that. Hopefully the stuff I did today will work out....I'll see when I get back. I work only like 10ish hours a day, which is quite short compared to the school year. That gives me time to go out to eat or hang out with the boy or go to the bars. And its usually one or a combination of two or three of those each night. I don't necessarily want the school year to start. I don't have to teach or take classes but its not going to be as relaxed as it is now. I must say though, I have a really nice boss. He's great to work for. I'm sure he'll get jaded by academia at some point, but right now he's still new.

I'm headed home for 5 days. It'll be the longest stretch of time that I'll have been home since Christmas. And it'll be the one time that isn't consumed with birthdays, graduations or funerals. Instead, the last part of the vacation is consumed with a wedding. This trip home makes the 4th since the end of April. And the float trip is in August (trip 5) and my boss wants me to Stanford for a week in September (trip 6). Right now, I don't think I'll be able to come home for that :( I also wanted to go to the beach this summer... and I'm running out of summer and weekends. My grandma is going to be in Pensacola in late July (and that's one of my favorite beaches).... trip 7. AHHHHHH! too many decision and not enough money or time.

Anyway, there's not too much exciting going on. I've been to the movies a ton lately. Like more in the last 5 weeks than ever in the past. I've seeb Spidey 3, Shrek 3, Pirates 3, Oceans 13, Knocked Up, and Live Free or Die Hard (not necessarily in that order). The last one was really good if you're into action flicks. Knocked UP was hilarious if you can overlook the nasty part near the end. At one point, there were only 4 movies in the theaters that I hadn't seen.... kinda sad. But movies are only $4 for students, so it's pretty cheap. Cheaper than a beer in some places.

I'm rambling on... trying to kill time. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Advertisements

Its gotten to the point where I hate listening to TV and/or radio commericals. And not simply because they're interrupting my show or music. It seems like advertisers are promoting America's obesity and laziness.

For example, Taco Bell's "fourth meal" campaign. Do we really need to promote eating unhealthy, greasy, fast food late in the night right before you go to bed? And there was an ad on the radio this morning that went something like this "The great gaming shortage of 2007 is coming to an end. Come in out of the heat into X game store and spend your summers becoming a better gamer" or something along those lines. I pretty much heard "Kids, don't play outside this summer!! Sit in front of your TV playing video games that are no good for you!!" There are tons more out there, one more that I can't remember right now, but I remember thinking I was disturbed by it.

And people wonder why Americans are lazy and fat. Hmmmm, could be that we're targeted to be lazy and fat. Grrr. I find it so frustrating. Maybe its just me. But I'm going to get off my soapbox now. I hope you all have a great day!

New computers all around!

I just got my new computer! Its really cute and what's even better is that it works!! My other computer is more like a chunk of plastic right now. Hmmmm, sad. So what's been going on:

1. My grandpa died and I had to go home. It was a crappy weekend. I mean it was good to see everyone, but I cried more in that weekend than I have ever, I think. I'm still a little emotional, but its getting better. Certain things set me off (and I'm not always aware of them beforehand)
2. The semseter ended!! I finished my grading/teaching. My boss told me that I don't have to teach in the future because he can pay for me. That is very exciting. I'll get to focus on research and not grading and freshmen. I had a final project in one class and a cumulative exam in the other. I rocked both and the semester ended up really well, grade-wise.
3. I came home for my little brother's graduation this weekend. It has been a lot of fun so far. First, Cariss came in to see me...YAY!!! Friday night, Cariss, Marj, Monica, my Aunt Clare, Mom, Grandma, Rita and I went out to dinner at one of our favorite places and we were very loud and obnoxious. I'm glad we had a waiter who was fun. Saturday, I went to one of my favorite stores and bought spices and coffee, decorated and had my brother's party, and then went out to my dad's girlfriend's son's college graduation party. I ate so much on Satuday that I thought I may explode or that my pants might not fit today. Today, Sunday, I went to Church, breakfast, graduation, more eating, more eating, more eating, Sunday night TV. Its been a lot of fun! I'm sad that its so short, but I"m coming home again in 6ish weeks for the 4th of July and my dad's wedding.
4. It looks like I'm going to have a couple of roommates in the fall. One is will be starting her first year and the other is going to a community college near my house. I've not met either of them but I've been emailing one of them almost daily and she seems really nice. More to come on that when I know more about that.
5. I'm going to try to drive up for the float trip in August and try to convince Casey to come with me. A lot will depend on the gas price in August though. At over $3 a gallon, its going to be pretty expensive. And then there's the driving for 2 days for 2 nights and one day of drinking/floating. I'm sure I'll have it figured out by the deadline for money. I really want to come back though. Future trips home after July are tenatively- float trip in August, Steph's wedding (assuming I'm invited) in October, Christmas. Thats all I've gotten figured out so far. Although if any one is feeling generous and wants to buy me a plane ticket, I'll come visit anywhere any time ;)

I'm pretty happy with life right now. Research is going OK, but a bit slow. I'm hoping I have stuff to do when I get back. I've been going out a lot and eating out a lot..... its getting expensive, not to mention coming home. It always feels so expensive to come home. Have a great Memorial day all and be safe! I miss you all!

One year down, 4ish to go!

I just took my last final! I'm done with my first year of graduate school! I'm definitely looking forward to the summer of research and hanging out... much less stress :-D!

My computer is broken and I don't get my new one until after I go home for Matt's (my lil bro's) graduation. I'll definitely update then. A lot has happened since the last time I updated. Some good, some not so.... Have a good end of the semester if you're in school and if not, enjoy the weather and have a great spring!!!