Cut a slab of melon and pretend that you still love me...

Recent happenings

2009-10-03T00:29:23Z

I haven't posted in a while, so here we go...
I'm still working at KidsRKids and it's ok...but not great. Everyone hates Nicole, so I think that's funny. I got a job at Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary in West Clermont. It's only 3 hours a day, but I love it.
I closed on my house, and tomorrow is moving day! My parents are bringing some of my furniture from Troy and helping me move everything else. I will probably miss the UC v Miami game, but I'm sure UC will kill them.
I'm really glad it's football season. Sunday Fundays are back, and this year I'm even doing fantasy football! I don't really know much about ff, but I DO know that I'm the top in my league with 3 wins and no losses! yay!
Friends have been kind of shifting around. Talking more to some and less to others. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'm not going to stress over it. Friends don't let close friends drift apart, right? I'll do what I can and be happy with whatever happens.

Does the government try to make life difficult?

2009-08-14T00:15:34Z

May I please take a moment to tell you how much I hate the government? Now, some of this may come as common knowledge to you, but I had no idea...

I had to get my driver's license renewed this week because of my birthday (that is not new information to me). I got out of work late, all sweaty and gross and really really needed a shower. I ran home, showered, and sped to the DMV (in a huge downpour - yet managed to keep my hair dry for my picture). I got there 10 minutes before close. I go through the entire renewal process (right before my picture) and realize that they don't take plastic as a form of payment. In my rush to get there, I didn't realize that I didn't have $25 on me - or my checkbook. Luckily they had an ATM I could use, but it charged me $4.50 altogether since it wasn't 5/3. I was mad about the fee, but whatever. I just don't understand why they can't take plastic!

Today I went to the Sheriff's Dept to get fingerprinted for my teaching license and possible part time teaching job. I thought about getting cash, but I had no idea how much it would cost (I was thinking anywhere between $20 and $100), and I knew they sometimes close at 4 (I get off work at 3, and the drive from work to Sheriff's Dept is about 45 min). I figured I would stick with the plastic and checkbook...and I could use an ATM or nearby bank if necessary. I get to the building and see a sign that says "Cash only. No credit/debit cards or personal checks." FML So I go inside and ask the lady where the nearest bank is (they don't have an ATM of course), and she says downtown Batavia - which is like 5 minutes or so, but seems like forever. Luckily, they don't close til 6 on Thursdays, though. So I left the office and head 'downtown' (downtown is really just 2 streets with 4 banks, a UDF, and 2 pizza places). The ATM was closed, so I went inside and withdrew $100 (I forgot to ask how much the fingerprints/background check cost). I get back to the Sheriff's Dept and the lady says that it's $50. I start to hand her 3 $20s (the banker gave me 5 $20s), and the lady points to some fine print on a second sign - "Exact Cash Only. No change given." FML So now what do I do? I turn around to the waiting area and ask everyone at once if anyone has change for a $20. Of course no one does, so I sigh and walk back out the door. I walk next door to the court office, where I am greeted by the security guy. I explain my situation, and he says he's not allowed to give change, and he can't let me in just for that. So I walk back to my car, drive back to "downtown" Batavia and put $10 of gas into my car so that I can make change (and my gas tank was nearly empty anyway). I drive back to the Sheriff's Dept where the receptionist greets me with a huge grin and asks if I'm ready "this time." I about told her to fuck off, but that's not nice. So I pull out all my cash....20s, 5s, and 1s and make sure that the amount really is $50. I count it all out, hand it over, and get my form to fill out. I fill out the form, wait literally 2 minutes, get fingerprinted (which took about 2 minutes - only because I had to correct the spelling of my name because the other receptionist could not type what she read on my driver's license), and left. It took me 45 minutes to get money, get gas, etc for a freaking 4 minute event. I was so pissed. Why can't they take plastic?! Or even a check?!

In a world like today, why can't plastic be a widely-accepted form of payment? I know that credit card companies charge fees for places who accept credit cards, but I don't care - it's a commonly used form of payment and should be accepted since it's the freakin 21st century. And if you're not going to accept plastic, at least have an ATM in your store/building or offer change to your customers. The receptionist is behind a huge glass window, surrounded by security cameras and sheriffs. So what if she has a drawer of like $40 worth of change? What's really going to happen to her? Will she be forced to be nice and provide change to someone? And if someone is stupid enough to try something violent, I'm sure he will be taken care of by all the sheriffs around.

And that is why I hate the government. Thank you.

More birthday weekend stuff

2009-08-09T23:31:21Z

Saturday wasn't quite what I expected. Some house decisions changed. I ended up getting sick in the evening/at night and stayed home alone. I missed UFC, but I heard the fights weren't very good. Today I did go to the pool as planned. That was fun.
Tomorrow dad may come down to Cincinnati again if there is more house stuff to do. Plus he said he'd like to see me for my birthday...even though we saw each other on Saturday, and my birthday isn't til Tuesday. Oh well. I won't complain about visitors :)

I am so not ready for Monday. I had too much fun over my long weekend.

Birthday weekend

2009-08-07T20:04:59Z

To celebrate my birthday early, I took today off work - long weekends are awesome. It felt so good to sleep in past 5:30!
Last night I saw Buffett with Shaun, Amanda, and Jeff. We all had a great time, but it probably would have been much better if I was a huge Buffett fan. I'll just have to study for next year!
Today I spent 3 hours at the pool, and then tonight will be more celebrating (read "drinking") at the Hofbrauhaus.
Tomorrow my parents are visiting to re-look at the 2 houses I am considering. Hopefully I (read "my dad") can make a decision. It's getting really frustrating, and I wish I could make decisions alone. Tomorrow night is UFC, so hopefully I'll be watching that with Shaun. I have missed the last 2 fights due to friends' parties. I am so ready for this! Too bad Ronnie and Sam will be at a wedding up in Dayton.

I am so pumped for this weekend. It's going to be awesome...I hope. I know 25th birthdays aren't that important, but I love all birthdays. :)

Oh, Sully's....

2009-06-25T01:56:02Z

Sully's is just getting ridiculous. I won a happy hour a few weeks ago. At the time I had like 3 stored up that I never used. Well, I am using my most recent one this Friday. I got a call today from Kelly at Sully's saying that I won a happy hour on Friday, July 3rd. Are they really desperate or what? They can't be doing this for money because I drink for free...and friends all drink really cheap. They are clearly trying to make me an alcoholic. I guess I will help their cause and continue to drink for free. :)

I love my friends

2009-06-15T01:19:56Z

Sundays always make me so sad. I hate thinking that the weekend is over, and tomorrow is Monday. :( It's even worse when the weekend was so much fun and went by too fast.
Friday I went to Sandbar to celebrate Jason's birthday. Mary and I hung out most of the night since we didn't know most of Jason's friends. Scott, Bobby, and the rest of the group came later, so it ended up being a lot of fun.
Saturday was a busy day! I went to the gym, saw Amanda's musical (The Wedding Singer), and went out to celebrate Steve's graduation.
I'm really glad that I've been hanging out with the boys again. I can never be sad about anything when they're around. I also met a couple of people at Steve's. I'm so happy that they choose girls who I get along with. It makes it so much easier.

This week is going to be kind of busy, so I'm already looking forward to next weekend.

Houses

2009-06-05T02:41:53Z

Hunting for houses is tons of fun!!
The difficult part is this... Do you buy a house that's nice on the inside with a nice pool, but it needs fixing on the outside (absolutely hideous to look at)...OR a house that is nice all around (inside and out) but has no pool? I can't stop thinking about the pool.

I have more to look at on Saturday. It should be lots of fun - I love my middle-aged realtor who talks with me about our cats. :)

Kids!

2009-03-13T01:37:10Z

Tomorrow will be the end of my first week at preschool. I know that more will happen in the following weeks, but I love it so far!! I love the kids, no matter how bratty they are and how many times they slap me in the face. I've been slapped, punched, kicked, and yelled at, but I am still bruise-free!
This week has been so eventful. Tuesday was the first mandatory staff meeting in a very long time. I didn't get anything out of it, but it was nice to see how organized the place is. We had picture day on Wednesday, so I'll be in the class picture (yay!). Then today was show-and-tell and tomorrow is pajama day! :) Plus every Friday our class gets the tv so that we can watch a movie before lunch. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not, but it's a great way to spend an hour and a half if the kids behave.

Christy is moving back soon! Hooray! I can't wait to see her in person and know that she's real. I hate thinking that she only lives in my computer.

Not much else is happening.
I have to decide by the end of the month if I want to stay here or move. I would love to live closer to work, but it's way more expensive up in Mason/Landen. I'm not sure if it's worth it.
Next weekend I'm going to Troy. YAY! I may work on Friday night for "parents night out" at preschool, but on Saturday I will be headed up to Troy. Mom and I are going to see the Dayton Ballet on Sunday. I forget what the performance is, but mom got 2 tickets for her birthday - Dad bought them for us since he'll be in Paris. Karen's birthday is also Sunday, so hopefully we can go drinking in Troy on Saturday night to celebrate. Troy has like 5 bars spread around the town, but I think we'll have fun. I'm not sure who else is in Troy right now, but we have a few people lined up. I can't wait to see everyone!
I have seen more dead geese in the past week that in my entire life. I had no idea that they were so stupid!!
And I need to catch up on Desperate Housewives. I'm thinking about buying all of the seasons because I just love the show so much.

I want to be where the palm trees are

2009-03-02T20:58:14Z

Today was my last Monday at Macy's. To celebrate, I took a vacation day. hooray! I don't think my vacation days get paid when I quit, so I thought I should just use one. I have 12, afterall! I also celebrated by giving Kamikaze a bath. She's not too happy with me right now.

I've been looking at teachers-teachers.com a little. You basically upload all your information and transcripts, and you choose where you want your stuff sent to. This is different than Ohio applications, though, because you can send your information to any state that you want. Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina are always looking for teachers. I thought about moving to Florida after I graduated, but I was too scared. I didn't want to move that far away all alone, and I wasn't even sure what kind of job I wanted. Now that I've been through years of rejection in Ohio, I think I'm finally ready to move. I'm still researching the areas, but I'm ready for this. I want to see what's out there for me. I was considering FL because I've been there so many times and have loved every place I've been. Then I was considering SC because I hear it's great, and I know a girl who just moved out there. We're really not that close, but she gave me some advice, and I think I want to try it. Then I found out that Ronnie is moving to SC in a few weeks, and Sam is moving later. I'm not choosing SC because of them, but it would be really cool to know someone in the state....even if I was hours away and only saw them once a month.

I'm still starting at KidsRKids next Monday (when Macy's is officially in the Fuck It Bucket), but that kind of complicates my plan. I think I'm going to stay at my apartment (or move to Landen) and work at KRK for a year and take classes to renew my teaching licenses. Then I will update all my information on teachers-teachers.com and see what jobs I can find. I only need something like 6 or 9 credits, so I should be done with classes by the end of 2009. Then when 2010 comes around, I'll have all my stuff updated, and my lease will be ending in May. Come June 2010, maybe I will hear something back from the states I apply to, and will have a possible job for the fall. I can move all my stuff to my parents' when my lease is up, and hopefully pack again and head to wherever my new job is.

I'm really exicted for this. I just hope it all works out.

Life

2009-02-07T17:02:00Z

I need some kind of change, but I don't know what. I'm tired of my job, but get rejected by everything I want to do. I plan on moving in the spring when my lease is up, but I have no idea where I want to go. I have to stay at Macy's to pay my bills, so the smart thing would be to move up in the Mason area so that the commute is shorter. The rent is a little higher up there, but the travel is much much shorter, which means less gas. Then there's all the people in my life. I haven't wanted to see anyone lately. I like my friends, but with all the drama and craziness going on lately, I've just wanted to be a hermit and not talk to anyone because I get pissed off by everything. Then there's the long-ago past that's on my mind. Sometimes I wish I was back in Troy with my pot friends because they really are the best kind of friends. They are some of the most honest, dependable friends I have ever had. The sad thing is that people move away and grow apart. I'm not saying I want to be with them because it's easy and in my comfort zone - I honestly miss people like them. Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing. If it weren't for my Cincinnati friends, job, and sanity, I would probably move back to Troy. It's a lot greater now than it was growing up.

Can I just put life on hold for a while? Like hit a pause button or something.

Friends are good

2008-12-27T21:51:38Z

We had a Nixon house reunion last night in Hyde Park. I'd never been to Scott's new house, so it was an exciting adventure. I had way too much fun and ended up hugging the toilet before leaving though. I really miss all of them and wish we could hang out more often. A guy named Keith was there. It sounds like he is their friend from elementary school/high school, so he may be 'joining' the group now that he lives in West Chester again. I think I have chosen one of my New Year's resolutions - make more time for friends, even when I'm really busy. I just wish they didn't live 25 minutes away. :(

Macy's is the devil

2008-12-23T04:52:36Z

I just want to remind myself how much I hate my job.... I get 2 benefit days from Sept08 til February09. I used one last week because I called in sick and slept all day. Sure it was nice to get paid for that, but I didn't want to use a benefit day. No choice. Oh well. Let's see.... On top of all the regular bullshit during the day, I had/have to work regular shifts (8:30-5:15) the days before and after Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's day. Who the fuck makes their employees work til 5:15 on Christmas Eve, knowing that we have families to see and church to attend? Bullshit. We don't even get holiday pay. Last time I check, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve were holidays. Maybe not as important as the real holidays, but they are still holidays. I can be more understanding with working New Year's Eve, but that doesn't mean I like it. I'm sure I'll be super tired, but maybe my body will turn into the "I'm so tired that I am hyper" state. We'll see.

Okay. I'm done. I hope I get a call back about a LT sub position soon. Isn't that sad? I want to quit my job for a LT sub position. What is going on?!

What's getting me through this week? Knowing that I get to see Christy tomorrow. Yippeee!! It's going to be so much fun. :)

Power outage info

2008-09-15T19:23:36Z

County	** Total Customer Outages since 9/14/2008 10:41:18 AM	Current Customers Out
*Totals*	971,571	579,160
Boone	29,827	16,735
Brown	5,338	2,880
Butler	148,172	104,387
Campbell	34,093	30,425
Clermont	113,658	55,632
Clinton	1,555	964
Grant	1,389	417
Hamilton	469,977	267,671
Kenton	92,617	43,556
Montgomery	13	13
Warren	66,739	49,980
* County not associated	8,193	6,500

Power outage parties are the best

2008-09-15T19:12:23Z

I went to Amanda's on Saturday night to start my fun weekend. We went to Jefferson Hall with Sheena and then stayed at Amanda's. Sunday was Matt and Amanda's football party, so everyone showed up over there. We watched the crazy wind during the Bengals game because the power kept flickering on and off every 5 minutes. Claudia and Mike texted us around 2 to let us know that all of the west side had lost power, so they were coming over. Sheena and Matt came later because they lost power too. Claudia said that Clifton was out, and Amanda and Jeff found out that they were out of power in Fairfield. I called my house to see if the answering machine would pick up, and I was out of power too. During the football games the news was scrolling across the bottom. It said that over 660,000 homes were out of power and the winds were about 35 mph....with gusts up to 65. I don't know what it was exactly in Hebron, KY, but I know it was bad (and it was still way better than Ohio). Amanda's siding was coming off her house, and some neighbors were losing shingles. Amanda's power ended up going out for about an hour, but it was great. We listened to the wind-up radio/flashlight (thank you, Sports Illustrated!), ate a ton of food, and talked, but eventually we ran out of beer. We decided to go to a bar, but then the power came back on and the San Diego/Denver game was finishing. After the game we drove around, but all the bars and restaurants were full of people. We ended up at Gold Star, but it was still fun. The Browns/Steelers game was on around 8, so we had to eat real fast then drive back to Amanda's.

I ended up staying at Amanda's because I didn't want to come home alone to a house with no power. I called off work today because of the distance and time. All the schools between New Richmond and Indian Hill were closed (just to name a few). In KY, Campbell, Boone, and Kenton County Schools were closed too. I came home around 7 am today and still had no power. I'm glad I came home to feed Kamikaze 'cause her food was almost gone. I went back to bed because there was nothing else to do, and took a shower in the dark when I woke up. My power was back on around 2 today, and I was really happy. I was starting to worry about all of the food in my fridge. I just stocked it on Friday! Now everything is back to normal for the most part. I know that a ton of houses and businesses still have no power, but at least it's getting better. I heard that some people may be out of power for a week, but I really hope it doesn't take that long - especially for people who live alone. I don't know what I would do if I was alone in the dark for a week.

Don't suppose you'd like to go to dinner tomorrow?

2008-09-08T23:13:46Z

This weekend was another great one. Friday I was really tired, so I stayed home to clean....and actually stayed up til about 5 am talking to Christy. Guess I wasn't so tired afterall. Saturday I slept and went to Claudia's moving-in party. It was a very strange night full of great friends, old friends, lots of everclear (yummy!), texts from across the room, and lots of randomness...and Dora (Doora?). Sunday I woke up a little late for Claudia and Mike's football party, but I still made it before the Bengals halftime. We watched three different games, played darts, and did a LOT of laughing. I love my old married friends. :) Bengals and Colts lost, but at least the Browns did too! Ha! Today it was very hard to wake up. Not only was I tired, I was experiencing the lovely sickness that Amanda has. Claudia gave it to Amanda (I say so at least), and Amanda gave it to me. Now I guess I gotta pass it on to CKR if she doesn't have it yet. haha

At lunch today the guys had a hot sauce eating contest at Moe's. Michael ate two little cups full and Doug only got one. I wish I wasn't poor becuase I would love to eat out with them everyday. Last week the conversations were body hair (mostly male), neck rolls, malt vinegar, inappropriate body language, and the monthly drinking schedule. You never know what we're going to talk about.

I see lots of sleep in my future. Tomorrow we have the monthly department meetings. I have no idea what that means, but I am being introduced to everyone, so I have to be alert. ALERT!

Are you vested?

2008-09-04T23:40:42Z

Today was my second day at Macy's, and they finally had work for me to do! I get to do research and math stuff to make sure everyone is vested. Today was also the kick off day for our United Way fundraising. I'm not sure exactly what's going on but for the next month or 2 we have raffles and fun activities. Today they raffled off a ton of gift cards and a Kodak camera/printer package and had cupcakes for everyone. I didn't feel like running to the cafeteria to fight for a cupcake, but they looked good. Tomorrow is jeans day (yay!), and it's also "Kick the back of Michael's chair" day. I'm excited. Michael is one of our leaders, but he totally hates his job and acts like he's about 5. Needless to say, he makes work fun, and I guess we all are supposed to pick on him on Fridays....it makes him love his job even more, I'm sure! Wednesdays are supposed to be "talk inappropriate" day, but we didn't do that yesterday. Apparently they haven't done that in a while because they always get too loud and people get mad. I can already tell that my group in the office is the fun group. Most of the people are my age or pretty close, and everyone is really sociable and nice. The other groups seem to be older, quiet, and kind of mean. Not mean because they're quiet - just mean. Oh! And if we don't get all our work done, we're allowed to stay longer for overtime. No one makes us go home or anything. I'm sure most people love to leave on time, but poor people like me may take advantage of the situation ocassionally.

Welcome to life in the office world

2008-09-03T02:53:37Z

I had orientation at Macy's tonight. All I did was listen to some guy talk and show a powerpoint presentation. He was really funny, so the time went fast. Tomorrow is my first real day. I will meet the people in my department, learn some basic duties, and get my desk! My own desk! I have no idea what to expect, but I'm really excited.

I called Heywood today. The principal did his first interview last Friday, and the lady wasn't hired. Either she was really stupid or this guy is just picky. The secretary told me that I have to wait for his call because at this point there is nothing I can do.

Labor Day fun!

2008-09-02T01:14:24Z

I love a week off work followed by Labor Day weekend. It's even better when it's filled with fun friends. :) I missed the fireworks, but I got to see Troy friends and then swim at Amanda's parents with Claudia and all the old married people.

Tomorrow I start orientation at Macy's. I'm still going to call Heywood in the morning to check on the teaching position, but I'm excited for Macy's.

Christy is going to be a great mother

2008-08-30T04:23:12Z

Christy: i need to take my child to shit again

I can't wait til she has real kids. :)

I just had the best weekend!

2008-08-25T03:07:35Z

I've been panicking a lot recently over my new job and living situation. I finally figured everything out (for now), thanks to this weekend. Friday I went home to talk with the parents and get some stuff straightened out. I usually don't talk to them about personal stuff, but this seemed to help. Saturday I came back to Cincinnati for Kelli's happy hour at Sully's. It was my first time driving downtown on a weekend night, and it wasn't as bad as I expected. I'm a big girl now! Sully's was lots of fun. I got to know Amanda and the rest of Kelli's group better. Laura even got us into Cadillac Ranch later for free. yay! I'm excited to start at Macy's on Monday. Now that I know some people, it should be a lot easier. Today I went to the pool and then to the AtriCure softball game and dinner with Claudia and Shikha. I'm really glad I got to see so many people this weekend.

I should have more free time now that I'm not teaching. I will have to go to bed earlier during the week, but I won't have to take work home with me. My goal is to see my friends more often and be more flexible. No more sitting at home when other people want to do something - no matter what!

Olympics

2008-08-14T02:54:01Z

My dad on women's swimming: "They need to check the sex on some of these 'gals' hehe They are scary!"

Reds trade Dunn

2008-08-12T01:24:50Z

The Reds traded Dunn today to the Diamondbacks. It's kind of funny because my mom asked me the other week "Since Griffey got traded, should I exchange your new jersey? I could get you a Dunn jersey or something instead." Good thing I didn't want a Dunn jersey. haha By the end of the season, the Reds are going to be a completely different team...and probably even worse than they are now. My dad wants to start taking bets on who's going to be traded next.

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080811&content_id=3291208&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin

Helping you stalk, one website at a time...

2008-08-10T08:10:08Z

Dear Christy,
I have added some stalking material to the internet for you. If you are checking LJ first, then please move on to facebook and myspace. If you have already checked the other sites, then please disregard this message.

Sincerely,
Your stalking buddy

PS - Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to call me today. I hope you're having fun with your family!

Once you're over 21, birthdays aren't important

2008-08-09T20:01:46Z

Last night I learned a lot about my friends and life.

I think some changes need to be made

Goodbye, Junior

2008-07-31T18:13:35Z

The Reds traded Griffey today to the White Sox. I don't even know what to think about them anymore.

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080731&content_id=3230331&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin