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post 10 things that recently made you happy (in no particular order)
10.finding out about an awesome work opportunity
9.hanging out with a friend
8.getting a new purse
7.Lost marathon and looking forward to it coming back
6.peanut butter chocolate cake
5.my kitty
4.Evan
3.music in general
2.warm blankets 1.tax return soon |
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| life is good |
[Dec. 19th, 2007|11:41 am] |
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So looking back on my time so far this year since moving to a place without insane roommates...I'm happy and life is good. I got promoted and got a raise at work, and I'm doing really well with all the new stuff I'm learning..i'm feeling more confident and other people seem to trust me more. Evan and I are doing great and now our work schedules are more cohesive so we can actually see each other. I got a cat! And he's adorable even though he has crazy cat moments where he attacks my pant legs, tries to eat inanimate objects and he has REALLY stinky poos (seriously, they are stinky). Since it is the holidays at work I've been working my buns off literally and figuratively. I'm working 10-12 hour days and even though that might not sound too hard, the whole day is spent on my feet lifting heavy things, beating dough and otherwise physical stuff. Not that I'm complaining...its been the first holiday season where i actually feel like i'm losing weight even though I'm still eating crappy food. Anyway, even though I've been exhausted from work every day, I really like my job and the holidays will be over in less than a week (!) now and then i get to go home to houston. I'm happy I actually got off work for christmas because most people at my work don't, but maybe my puppydog eyes really do work because I've managed to get myself time off two years in a row by just asking. Watch out H-town! I'm coming, and i'm bringing my little kitty too. |
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| fun times |
[Nov. 15th, 2007|09:14 pm] |
Quiz with images...
taken from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) imperatrixmundi
1) Take your answer to each question and type it into an image search engine of your choice.
2) Post one of the images from the first page of results.
1. The age you will be on your next birthday
2. A place to which you would like to travel
3. Your favorite place
haha i have NO idea why this popped up...
4. Your favorite object
5. Your favorite food
6. Your favorite animal
7. Your favorite color
8. Town in which you were born
9. The town in which you live
10. The name of a past pet
11. The name of a past love
12. Your best friends nickname
13. Your nickname/screenname
14. Your first name
15. Your middle name
16. Your last name
17. A bad habit of yours
18. Your first job
19. Your grandmothers name
20. Your major in college
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| busy but still bored |
[Jul. 26th, 2007|08:59 pm] |
I'm getting ready to move (a week from this saturday) and its annoying. I hate packing up stuff...blech...but i've noticed if I actually get myself to START its not so bad..its starting thats the hard part. The crappy, but also good, part is that we're only moving like 3 blocks away...which is good because we don't have to move far but crappy because I still have to pack everything as if I was moving all the way across town. I wish I could snap my finges and it would be done (don't we all).
Overall work is going really well, although the general manager just quit which makes it more hectic, but since i'm in the back most of the time it doesn't affect me too much. I've been feeling really depressed lately though. I get really sad and bored for no reason that I can see and I feel really down on myself. I know I have no reason to feel this way and I'm the only one that can make me feel better but still. When I feel like this I always start criticizing my outward appearance (aka i'm ugly, fat, gross, etc.) which is never very fun. ..........sigh............
anyway on a good note I finished the last Harry Potter book and I loved it. I'm sad it's over now but it makes me want to go back and reread all of them all over again. Anyone who wants to comment on what they thought about it feel free...but I'm not going to give any spoilers here in case someone hasn't finished it yet. |
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| work probs |
[Jun. 18th, 2007|04:20 pm] |
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So I've been officially moved to the kitchen in the bakery, which is awesome because I actually get to make things, learn new stuff and not have to deal with customers. The bad news? I average about $10 an hour when I work as a cashier and now I'm only making $8. Its a really great promotion and I am very thankful that I've been given the opportunity, but I don't feel like getting a promotion should entail losing about $80 a week in income, especially because the job itself is much harder and takes more skill. Anyway, before I actually started working in the kitchen I asked one of the co-owners about this and he said, "we can talk about giving you a raise once you are trained". So, three weeks has gone by and I haven't heard anything. So today I talked to the other owner about it and she basically told me that no one gets a raise when they move to the kitchen from the front and I should be happy that I am just getting that because most people don't. Then, she said "well the usual training time is 3 months, so maybe we can talk about it then but you are not going to be making as much money as you do in the front". I am bummed out about this, especially because I know of at least one person that got a $2.00 raise when they moved to the kitchen, like RIGHT when they moved, not 3 months later. I am not sure what to do. I am definitely greatful for the opportunities I am getting by working in this bakery because it is ultimately what I want to do and I am otherwise really happy with my job. I don't want to jeopardize my position by being an ass about this but at the same time it seems kind of unreasonable on the owners' part. What do you guys think? |
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[Apr. 29th, 2007|03:26 pm] |
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Well I've been living in Austin for almost 9 months now and I think its time for some introspection. I feel like I've become a much more selfish person in the passing months, but in a good way (at least I hope so). I have always felt pretty passive about most things and won't make a stink until something really matters to me. I just think more things are mattering to me now that I am solely responsible for myself. I used to be pretty laissez-faire about things but I'm much more picky and bitchy about things now, especially if they are MY things. I guess living with family and growing up with a brother, I've been used to sharing and not having a problem with it, but now that the people who are using my things aren't related to me, it really sticks in my craw (i love using that phrase). I also am more decisive and choosy about certain things. It used to be that if a group of people wanted to see a certain movie or watch a certain show and I wanted something else, I would just give in to the group because group harmony was more important than my personal desires. Now, not so much. If i want to watch a show, damn it, I'm going to watch it, even if I have to watch it all by myself, and I don't give a damn if everyone else likes it or not. I am somewhat dreading losing all of my starry eyed naivete but at the same time I would rather be someone who is happy than someone who lets other people walk all over them. Maybe this is just the path I need to take to be an independant woman (isn't that right, beyonce?). I used to think that having children and getting married would be wonderful things, whether I lost myself in them or not. But now, I definitely don't want to get married any time soon and I definitley don't want children. I have very little patience as it is, and with kids, even less. I am happy that I am getting more job experience in stuff that I actually want to do and hopefully that will continue. Now all I have to do is finagle a raise. Alright, those are my instrospections for the day. Enjoy. |
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| booyah! |
[Apr. 20th, 2007|09:04 am] |
So I finally got to start training in the kitchen today (only for one day a week for now) and yesterday I got to make cakes. It was completely awesome. Not just the cake part but how different it is from having to work front of the house, and in a good way. I didn't have to talk to customers or deal with customers in any way. It was crazy how many times the phone would ring and I would unconciously start moving toward the phone to answer it, then I'm like, wait a second, i don't have to answer the damn phone! Alright! Thats the good news, bad news is the girl I'm supposed to be replacing by working full time in the kitchen decided to stay over the summer, so now I will be working like 3 days in the kitchen 2 days in the front for the next 3 months (starting in May) but thats better than nothing. I probably would have been frustrated had I found out about that sooner but at this point I've already waited 8 months to get moved back and a few more months wont hurt me.
Also, good news! Evan got a job at a law firm! He is now a part-time file clerk at a law firm downtown. Its awesome for him because (gasp!) he gets to wear jeans and tshirts to work, plus he can still keep his waiter job while he's getting experience. The girl he's going to be working with told him that even though its part time, the lawyers in austin all know each other so if he does a good job and wants something full time it would be no problem getting referred somewhere. Anyway, those are my good news stories! |
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| happy anniversary |
[Jan. 29th, 2007|06:17 pm] |
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So yesterday was me and evan's 5 year anniversary. It was fun but I was feeling really down all day. It might be a product of my hormones or just me being a moody person generally, but of course I have to feel down on the most important day of our relationship, so that Evan assumes that I am unhappy with him. I woke up feeling groggy but ok and then we decided to go out and for the life of me I couldn't figure out what to wear. I know that sounds so stereotypically female and stupid, but seriously, I have days where I don't have the wherewithall to choose what to wear, and nothing is suitable and everything feels ill-fitting and uncomfortable. So I usually end up curled up in my bed in only underwear, lamenting the fact that I'm a total loser who can't even choose what to put on my body. So anyway, Evan finally just chose something for me to wear and we went out. After getting back I was even more down, just thinking about how everything I thought would (or could) happen after moving to Austin has basically just stagnated into nothing. I thought I wouldn't be lonely and would have more friends (no). I thought I'd like living with my roommates and therefore not be as lonely (no). I thought I would progress at my job and be able to start working towards some sort of career (not quite). Although at work I was told that I could (possibly) start working in the kitchen in May, that just seems too far away, plus I have been told numerous times that I would start training, and that never came to pass. Anyway, basically I don't feel like anything has happened the way I thought it would and I've even thought that maybe living in Houston with my family would be a better (and less lonely) existence. That is total crap, because I've done that life and wasn't happy there either, so I know logically that I am just pulling the "grass is greener" crap on myself and I need to just figure out what makes me happy inside and forget about all the external shit, but that isn't the easiest thing to do. Evan tells me to just get out and make friends, which is easy to say, but when you don't particularly enjoy getting totally fucked up drunk every night at some bar, there aren't really that many other social outlets here for people my age. I also feel like nothing makes me happy anymore. Some things do, but not all the stuff that used to. Everything that gives me the least bit of happiness is alwasy tempered with some other aspect of that thing that makes it not as enjoyable. For example, I love going out to eat with friends, but first of all I don't have any friends to eat out with, and second eating out is then ruined by the fact that I start feeling guilty for spending money I don't have on something as stupid as food. Same for shopping. Does anyone know how I feel? Even if you do (or don't for that matter) it at least feels better to get it out. |
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| mission: clutch |
[Jan. 5th, 2007|03:02 pm] |
Alright here is your mission if you choose to accept it, find me this clutch. I've been searching and searching everywhere for it. Its by Parcel Handbags and it comes in like 3 or 4 different colors, and of course all I can find are the colors I DON'T want. I've been to fredflare.com, urbanoutfitters.com and zappos.com all to no avail, and on the company's website they say "no longer available for online purchase". Anyway, here is a link to a pic and description if you are up to the challenge.
here goes |
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[Jan. 2nd, 2007|03:25 pm] |
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So the new year has started. I wonder why so many people had to die at the end of 2006, it seems like thats all that is in the news. I had a lot of fun going home for christmas and had a great new years, but i am still happy that the holidays are almost over, if only that it won't be busy at work anymore. I have been working the morning shift at the bakery for a while and I'm getting pretty tired of getting up at 5 am. It wouldn't be bad except that I don't get to see Evan as much because the only time we really have to spend together is after he gets off work late at night. Also, another person has quit at work, which means that it will be even longer before I can start working in the kitchen. Plus the person that quit is the only other assistant manager on the weekends, so that means that unless they hire someone new, I'll be the only one on the weekends and won't be able to get a weekend day off ever. Blech. I am just trying to push through and do my best and hopefully eventually things will work out. If by September I am still working in the front I think I'll start looking for work elsewhere, because I didn't sign up to be a cashier for the rest of my life. Well, I am gonna go, later! |
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[Nov. 10th, 2006|06:57 pm] |
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Whew. Today is my first day off work in a while. Since I had worked for so long without a break, last night when I got home Evan had made me a nice dinner with wine and flowers and had set up a table outside with candles and everything. It was so sweet! I really feel like I don't deserve him sometimes. So far, Evan and I have had a pretty good day, just ran errands and then bought some liquor to be consumed later tonight. I will (maybe) start training on decorating cakes tomorrow at work. I'm real excited and happy and I hope that I'm not totally sucky at it at first. Evan and I are going out with some of his friends tonight so that should be fun. At least working a lot keeps me from worrying about how I don't have anyone to hang out with here. Every time I have a day off I end up feeling down and missing my family and kitties and my friends from Houston. Starting tomorrow I'm working six days in a row and then it's off to Houston for Evan's sister's wedding. Speaking of weddings, why does it have to be such a pain? First there is the bridal shower, where you have to buy a gift. Then its the wedding, where (if you are in the wedding) you have to buy your bridesmaid's dress, buy shoes, get your hair and nails done, AND buy a gift. It's so incredibly not fun. Evan and I went to Target today to buy a wedding present off their registry and I was just struck by how horribly forced it all is (not to mention expensive) but you just do it because its for someone that you love. Anyway, enough of all that. Dinner is almost ready and I got to go! |
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[Oct. 28th, 2006|10:32 pm] |
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I have a big announcement! Today I was promoted to assistant manager at the bakery. Look at me, moving up in the world after only working there for a few months. And, it is official that soon I will start working one or two days a week decorating cakes. Isn't that awesome? The only bad part is that now that I am training to be a manager, I have to be there at 6 am tomorrow morning to open. Blech. So all my plans for tonight went out the window, not to mention that I was up at 7 this morning so I'm already tired. The good news is that I get paid more now! Woohoo! I did get to go to the Amy Sedaris book thing today. It was INSANE there were so many people there. She talked and was really funny and seemed nice. She was really short. I didn't get my book signed because the line was like 3 hours long and I'm very un-sentimental about those kinds of things and don't care if it's signed or not. I am very tired now but I feel like making brownies so maybe I'll do that and then go to bed. Theres nothing like making a batch of brownies and falling into bed in a brownie batter coma. Lates. |
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| feeling lonely |
[Oct. 26th, 2006|10:14 pm] |
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I've been really down lately. I feel really really lonely. I was lonely when I lived in Houston too, so I guess i don't know why I am surprised that I am STILL lonely. It's just that I thought I would have friends. Evan has a lot of friends but they are all his friends and more than half of them know me as "Evan's girlfriend". I don't really have that much time to do anything anyway, because I'm working almost every day, but I really wish I wasn't so lonely. Evan and I work different schedules so he's not always home when I am. I thought I'd be able to hang out with my roommates but all but one of them work and go to school so they aren't home much, and the one that doesn't work insists on always talking to me like I am stupid, so obviously I don't want to hang out with her. Even when we have time off together, it seems like everyone else just wants to hang out at college parties and get drunk. I'm not all about drinking and I am really over college parties. I'm not sure what I'd rather be doing, but I know what I am over doing. For example, this Saturday there are a million things going on. There is a "get shitfaced" party at the co-op (which Evan wants to go to), a party at one of my co-workers places (which I wouldn't mind going to), a booksigning by Amy Sedaris (which I am DEFINITELY going to) and Evan's favorite band is playing at a bar (which I'm not totally against, but I could take it or leave it). Anyway, it doesn't necessarily bother me that I don't want to do the same things, but I feel bad going someplace on my own and just being like, "yeah do what you want, I'll be over here". Well that is my boo-hoo story for the day. |
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[Oct. 8th, 2006|07:21 pm] |
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I've just been working a lot lately so I haven't really been up to anything much, but also haven't had much time to be on the internet, so I'm finally updating. I'm feeling down today because I had to go to a work meeting, and like most work meetings it felt like a whole hour and a half of "you all suck and are not good enough"..well it wasn't quite that bad but I hate any type of criticism, and me being a new person who also works 40 hours a week, there are a lot of things I still don't know and a lot of time to mess up. Most people are very nice and helpful and understanding, but there are a few people that are just never happy and will always find fault with something even if you've done your best. So anyway, I get home from that and find out that one of the roommates wants to have a "house meeting" because he feels that people aren't happy. In reality, said roommate and me and Evan are perfectly happy, leaving the other two who seem to hate each other and are always at each others throats. Thankfully I am not home enough to be witness to any of these things, but I have to deal with the shrapnel. I really don't want to be involved in another meeting filled with accusations and attacks and shit. I suppose my sit there and not say anything tactic will have to come into play. Thankfully Evan is very good with dealing with people in conflict, so hopefully he can handle it for the both of us. I must go now. |
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[Sep. 21st, 2006|10:37 am] |
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so, i've taken the plunge and finally got a real cell phone. my pre-paid days are over. I was just tired of having to use Evan's phone because mine was out of minutes and I didn't want to drop more money on it. The good news, however, is that I get a free magenta Razr phone, booyah! I will finally be a grown up with a real cell phone and (unfortunately) the monthly bill that comes with it, but I will also be able to talk to my fam whenever I want, and not have to wait until Evan gets home from work so I can use HIS phone. I took my car in this morning to get fixed. Its been needing to get fixed for about a month and a half, but it took this long for me and evan to both be at home at the same time so we could drop it off. My car shakes a lot when I'm driving it and they think its my muffler but we'll see. OH! And, I am getting my hair cut tomorrow. Probably like chin-length, so stay tuned for pictures. My other thing I'm excited about is that I have officially made money as an artist! One of my roommates girlfriends paid me to paint her something for her room. I haven't had time to actually do it, but I will soon. I have to leave for work soon, so I'm out! |
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[Sep. 11th, 2006|10:16 am] |
I've been busy lately, and I've mostly been doing the same old thing, which isn't conducive to writing on livejournal. I started work at Sweetish Hill this week and I absolutely love it. It's a fun, non-boring job and all the people that work there are cool and laid back. Plus, they are going to give me 40 hours a week which is awesome, and one of their cake decorators is quitting and they know I am interested in the future, so we'll see. Mostly I've been just working working working, but it's been fun. Evan is not doing so well. I'll have to tell the whole story.
Ok, so Evan has been working at Outback in Houston for 5+ years, and decides to transfer to an Outback in Austin. He goes and talks to the manager here, who says he has to learn a new menu and take the test. A few days later he goes in and takes the menu test, they say he aced it and to come in a few days later for orientation. He goes into orientation and waits for 3 hours and the manager never shows, but finally the manager calls him and says to come in a few days later for orientation and that he will start training the day after that. So, he goes in for orientation and the manager says, "uhh....yeah...we have a problem with your hair". WHA? Evan has had dreads for 7 years, and worked at Outback for 5, not to mention that he had dreads in Tom DeLay country for 5 years and there was no problem, but when he moves to Austin it is all of a sudden a problem? Yeah, we don't get it either. Evan is willing to cut his hair at some point, but that would be for a salaried, with benefits type job, not waiting tables. So, long story short, Evan wasted a week and a half trying to work at Outback when he could have been looking for another job. He is mostly just pissed because they didn't tell him upfront. So anyway, he wanted to get a job fast to pay the bills, so now he is working as a stocker at Target starting at 4 am. Bleh. So, he has to get up early and work 12+ hours moving shit at Target. He absolutely hates it, and it makes me sad because when I actually get to see him he is tired and in a bad mood. I think he is going to quit as soon as he gets another job.
Anyway, thats that story. I love my job, Evan hates his. Blech. Ok, today is my day off and I have to go find a new bank. Lates! |
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