Dont go to law school.. or amusement parks..

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/21/six.flags.accident/index.html

Yikes! Gross. I will not ride another feet dangling ride. Something gives me problems already when someone tells me to take off my shoes b/c I might lose them. Yeah. They dont ever say you might lose the things that go IN your shoes! EW!

An interesting article I found on someone else's blog about Law School's effects on students:

It's long, but some quotes are quite entertaining... *Ah, law school... (wistful sigh)... haha!
http://psp.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/33/6/883


"Indeed, the emotional distress
of law students appears to significantly exceed that
of medical students and at times to approach that of
psychiatric populations."

"More important,
they showed that these declines were correlated with negative
changes in motivation and valuing as defined by SDT.
Specifically, students evidenced radically reduced intrinsic
motivation, that is, a loss of engagement in behavior
because of its interest and enjoyment potential. In addition,
students showed maladaptive changes in valuing during
their 1st year of law school."


"The current findings suggest that
the motivation-dampening effects of law school may
indeed have negative effects that extend well beyond graduation.
These effects are also consistent with recent commentators’
claims that there are major problems in the
legal profession."

Damn. Well, I seem to have quite enough motivation, but then again.. I'm not practicing law anymore!! haha! Awesome!

Love to my homies. Or something.

Kids say the darndest..and the meanest...things!!

So, I ate dinner with my mom tonight at Utica Sq. Then, we sat and listened to Thurs night music on the square for a little bit.. First of all, my mom knew everyone.. When did she get a social life? Sheez! I love it! :) Second of all.. a kid said something to me.. But let me preface first....

Isnt it weird that kids can totally hurt your feelings b/c they're SO unedited?? I mean.. they can also make you feel SO good.... Okay.. so...That said..

1. I was once told (by a child I was teaching swim lessons to) "Miss Jackie, you're too big for my (swim) robe...you're REALLY big... but.. I guess you're not as big as a house.." (gee thanks, kid)
2. (by another swim lesson child) "You have red lines in your eyes. My mommy gets those sometimes." (awesome, kid.. thanks for telling me I looked like the hangover I felt)
3. (by a child I babysat) "You talk too fast." (Um...whatever brat)

*****
4. I could go on and on.. but tonight, this adorable little girl was passing out fans.. prolly about 7 years old.. and she stopped at me and said "Wow. You're beautiful." I wanted to embrace her and say "I am taking you home forever if you can just repeat that when I wake up in the morning, go to sleep....um.. just whenever.." LOL!! Anyway, it was sweet and I was way flattered. It's kinda like receiving a compliment from a gay guy.. I mean.. c'mon girls, we all know those are priceless b/c it's coming from someone with a penis.. that has no intention of seeing our boobs...Fabulous!

As for SYTYCD, *sigh* I really didnt like Fayena (sp??) but I dont think that other guy should have gone home.. Whatever....

PS.. I got PAID.. My first check at the new jobbie!! :) Love it!! (oh, and still loving the job btw.. makes me wonder what the hell I was thinking for so long!)

PPS.. Yeah, Shelby, I think it'll be a gay bar, too.. Seriously.. Hmm.. But, then I might like it... Less ass-grabbing trash.... Well.. maybe..

Public Restrooms and Gym Denial

So, when you use a public restroom.. ya know.. one with lots of stalls...you KNOW there is one that you typically aim for.. I mean.. routinely, I go for the 2nd stall. Something feels wrong about the first one.. like I'm not patient enough to just head for the 2nd...and to me, it's just better than heading to the handicapped one.. b/c I think that's rude. I dont need that much space to do my business. The other stalls are just superfluous if you ask me. I have tunnel vision for stall 1, stall 2 and handicapped. Hmm.. Okay, anyway.. so at work.. the 2nd stall has a broken flusher. It's actually a retarded flusher that kinda has to be jiggled while you say a little prayer for it to flush. Yet, out of habit, there I am, wishing I had just gone to the damn third stall as I maneuver the flusher. *sigh*

In other news, I headed to the gym last night...and my gym card DIDNT WORK to get in the door! I find this a sign from God that I am destined to be a fat ass...or just destined to sit on my sofa and watch tv rather than on the treadmill. *sigh* Considering my bill is paid in full, I dont know what's up but it's annoying. Some nice lady let me in.. which kinda creeps me out that she didnt ask questions. Hmm. Anyway, can my work id card make my gym id card ineffective? Can they touch and deactivate or something? Interested, I am.

*SYTYCD was disappointing last night. Mary Murphy wasnt crazy. The dancers weren't amazing. Whatever.

So, Suede has reopened.. as "Jewel." WTF?! "Hey, I'm gonna go to Jewel tonight. Wanna come?" No. Doesnt work for me. However, I want to see this mecca of Tulsa's finest. (please note the sarcasm)... Love love.

Just call me Thomas Edison..

Why, you ask? Well.. last night, in my very own apt, I was sitting on my sofa. It was lightning like friggin crazy outside. Okay.. now.. I have track lighting in my ceiling (I'm so trendy and modern, hold me back). Okay, well the middle of three bulbs has been burned out since..um.. November. Yeah, I'm lazy. It's tall. An the other two bulbs do the trick anyway. Okay.. so.. last night, picture it... CRASH-BANG-LIGHTNING... and (insert Jesus-I'm running toward the white light-music here) the LIGHTBULB WENT ON! It's STILL. ON. Yeah. My apt is a friggin marvel!

Okay, in other news, Maureen and I went to see the Tulsa area pom squads perform at their camp at the Reynolds Center yesterday! Our friend, Emily, coaches for Union. Um.. lemme just say.. (1) some of those girls DONT look like they're in high school and (2) Emily coaches some damn good girls! Ya'll know me.. I love stuff like dance competitions. I actually record them on ESPN. Yeah, I do. Union rocked it. Seriously. It's really a shame that Maureen and I sat in a sea of Jenks fans. Oops! Oh.. also got a glimpse of Sarah S.. now Ivy.. coaching Edison!! I didnt get to say hi, but she's so friggin cute as a little pom coach! Ah.. takes me back to the Kappa Sig Olympics days.. *sigh*

Oh. I hate diet soda. I mentioned that awhile ago. I have, however, found a new love for Coke Zero. Drink it. Love it. It's not that diet taste. Oh.. along the getting in shape thing.. I am gonna try to go to that Rock and Roll yoga class on Friday evening. If anyone wants to come, it's only 10 bucks and it's worth it!!! I cant STAND the meat market, really-super-fake-fit-and-firm places (hence me going to an all chick gym) and this class is SO up my alley..b/c let's face it.. I'm not firm, not NORMALLY fake, and well.. my breasts are too small to be admitted to the other gyms on Brookside. So.. I'm done trying to sell you on it.. I'll let you ponder.

Random funny:
I have a big window. It's very clean. All day, birds thunk into it. This gives me jollies. That is all. Maybe they KNEW I was learning about the avian flu and they were jealous. I think so.

OUTBREAK!!

So, this morning, I'm part of a team participating in a company wide drill in the event we have a serious outbreak, epidemic, major friggin crisis. It's confidential so I cant discuss really.. but it's a serious freaking drill including media releases, community reaction, company memos, plan of action, etc... and that's just MY role. So, I am sitting in my office awaiting tasks as they become available (as they mock-happen).

At any rate, you know what a good blog is.. besides mine.. lol.. www.lawwithgrace.blogspot.com Shelby pointed it out to me and this girl is damn funny. It's recently more about the bar exam, but she's just funny in general if you go to her archives for May, etc..But, if you scroll past the first few bar exam posts on the main page, she's still generally hilarious. :) Shelby has indeed been updating more as well.. I need to change her link on my blog accordingly. :)))

Um.. what else.. I saw a bear ate some kid that was camping. They killed the bear. What?! What is this...eye for an eye...the animal version? I mean.. they were CAMPING in an area with well posted "beware of bear" signs..and had FOOD in the tent. I feel badly for the family, but seriously...Why didnt they try FEEDING the bear instead of killing it? I mean.. deforestation is contributing to this crap so why not go kill the big companies cutting down trees instead of the bear? Makes sense to me. *Sigh* Oh well.. this is why I dont go camping.

Tonight I shall try to make it to body boot camp. Please note I just said I dont "camp" so this should be interesting...

Yeah, I made fun....but I like it..

So, I totally thought this show was gonna be the biggest joke EVER, but I watched a couple.. and I really like it. I thought it was gonna be all male bashing, feminazi crap. But, they really help people...women AND men.. I'm a fan. I really like that they send the woman or man to work on their psychological well-being first.. It's not all revenge and looking pretty.. It's actually kinda cool. The releasing anger part is kinda funny.. I know it's not supposed to be...but it has its moments... Maybe I should put on a blindfold and release anger when Im upset? Maybe. Anyway.. Watch it. You'll be inspired.. well..that is after you absolutely freak at the idea of what could happen in a marriage.. lol! :)

***Im a big fan of (1) not having the bar exam so I can watch tv....and (2) not having to bill hours so I can watch tv....oh and (3) not having to bill hours. period. lol!

UPDATE:

I got home last night..after blogging at Maureen's. So, it was about 10:30something...and I had NO WATER again. *sigh* Boo on water. Boo on Cox. Boo. Boo. BOOOOOOO. Dasani and I are great friends after I used my leftover water bottle to brush my teeth and wash my face.. This is why I'm hot. Just FYI...

Mary Murphy just gets weirder.. and funnier...

So, I havent blogged. I know. It's b/c I've been busy the past couple nights and have fun pics to go along with what I want to blog about. But, I have a sec, so.. for your entertainment..Ill skip the pics. Boo.

I'm leaving tonight for the wedding in TX! Wish me luck driving 5 and half hours. Yikes! At least I have passengers in case I get royally lost.. cause lets face it.. I'm totally directionally challenged.

Things:
1. I saw something about Gilligan (as in Gilligan's Island) and decided he looks like the guy from Traveler. Seriously. Go look. The rich kid is Gilligan. Yes. I had a picture. (insert pouty face)
2. I LOVE So You Think You Can Dance!! My fav couple is Hok and Jaimie. I didnt watch last year, so do the couples stay paired in the same pairs? I hope so. I really like that Lauren girl and Niel, but I like Niel less than Lauren. I am SO glad the weird kid went home. I mean.. he was good, but he likely totally creeped his partner out. I mean.. I wouldnt want to be paired with him after some of the weird things he said and did. You just cant look like you're "into" greasy hair boy if you ask me anyway. I also really like Lacey (Benji's sister) and her partner. I had photos of this, too. Boo again. *sigh*
3. There are some interesting Lost spoilers out there (see the link) already! :) Plus, the producers promised NOT to end the show the way the friggin Sopranos did. They promised we'd know what happened and not have to guess. Happy about this.
4. The car. In Tulsa. Buried. Is apparently rusted. :( I guess water got in there.. as in a LOT of water. They said there were water marks at the tops of the windows.. or water at the top.. I dont know. I should really read the news. If I were them, I would have worked through the night to make it look less rust-buckety. That's me. A little fraudulent, but hey.. the people want to see a car!!!

Okay, now.. make a comment or something so I feel better about blogging without pics.. aka like someone's actually reading it. LOL! :) Happy weekend and all that. Stay dry!!!!

Boot Camp..the sleep version...

So, instead of boot camp, this is more what I looked like. *sigh* I decided to "take a little nap" and before I knew it, it was 9pm. I guess my body was tired! Pushups... nap...pushups.. nap.. Nap won. Damnit. How am I ever gonna get a perky ass when I'm sleepin on it? LOL! I guess my body needed it.. Some people at work have












On another note that I forgot to blog earlier, I took a pair of heels to get fixed FINALLY. I have SO many that sound like Im freaking tap dancing b/c the little plastic heel cap thing has come off.. Sooo.. I took them to a place on 51st and Sheridan and it was SEVEN DOLLARS!!! THAT'S ALL!! Ill have to let you know how it looked.. I mean.. 80 bucks for new heels versus 7 dollars for a fix? Yeah... wonder what wins... :)

Who needs the batmobile?! I've got the AVENGER!!!

So, I FINALLY got my rental car! It's a Dodge Avenger.. and its WAY bigger than what Im used to.. Cross your fingers that they fix my car fast b/c got the daily insurance on the car.. b/c Id rather do that than pay for it in the event I hit a curb or something... So, until then, my meter is ticking at 20 bucks a day in insurance while I'm AVENGING all over town!! Woo woo.. I spent 15 minutes at the gym today. Why only 15, you ask? Well, they are starting a body boot camp on Tues nights that I want to join.. so I figured busting my ass wasnt a good idea before that class. At least I saw the flyer about the class, so the trip wasnt totally wasted.. Im not so sure about how much boot camp my body is up for.. but the scale tells me its up for 5 lbs less than it currently is sitting. Stupid unemployment. I gained weight being so sofa-productive. *sigh* :)...

Oh, along with all that, I tried to switch to diet soda.. I think I know why diet soda makes people lose weight.. and its NOT the fewer calories.. The damn stuff made my stomach SO upset. I wasnt hungry. I didnt feel good. Etc. Etc. :) TMI. I dont care.

Oh.. I got off on a tangent.. I am a fan of Jen Love Hewitt today. She was on Ellen (I had a conference at work, so we were off early) during the 15 minutes I was on the treadmill..I've never heard an interview with her, but she's pretty cool.. She showed clips from the show, Ghost Whisperer, where weirdo ghost things were in the background. That sounds really intelligent. What I meant to say.. is that there are things in the background of some scenes that move..that arent SUPPOSED to move... (insert raised brows and creepy music) Kinda cool. She talked about how there are totally creepy things that happen on the set.. Coincidence? Ghosts? Whatever, I was intrigued. Aaron wants to do her. I dont think it's the ghost fascination that gets him, though.. Whatever... ;)

I'm excited about a wedding outta town this weekend, but SO sad I'm gonna miss the car being dug up in Tulsa for the Centennial! Damnit! Eh well... Is anyone going??!!! :)

Nacho Average Engagement Party....

Sat was Jenny and Jeff's Mexican themed engagement party! :) It's been since homecoming since we were all together.. and at homecoming, that whole football thing got in the way of talking and hanging out.. ;) Soo.. I have a photo overview of the night!

The backyard was decorated with chili pepper lights, etc and the sun was shining.. (insert happy smile)...

We all had a few cool beverages....


Gasp!! June in Oklahoma hits.. The sky started growling but we didnt give in until....

It started pouring and we had to move everything into the garage..

I love how kids dont even care about the wet weather! LoL!!!! :) It makes it seem silly how rapidly we all darted in the garage... (saving our margaritas from the weather, of course.. ;) ) Jenny was totally cool about it!!! :) I think I would have freaked a little.. just b/c I'm a bit of a planner and a BIT OCD when it comes to events... but I'd like to think I'd react more like Jenny did.. :)

But, all in all, we had a BLAST hanging with each other in the garage!! Then, the rain stopped and we all headed back outside to chill and have a few beers in the newly cooled weather. :) (Oh, and we wore sombreros for a short time.. lol) :)
This morning, we all did breakfast.. er.. uh.. lunch.. I mean.. it took a full TWO HOURS to eat breakfast at the little place we went.. *sigh* Oh well.. Anyway, our group has really been lucky that the weddings, etc have been spaced out so we all have reasons to get together! :)

Oh..and.. I finally bought the Burberry Summer perfume!! I just wanna sit and smell myself. Thats not weird, right? Nah..

Hope you all had a fab weekend!!! :)

Bad Boys, Bad Boys.. Whatcha Gonna Do...

So, Maureen and I were having a relaxing, boring Friday night.. watching the Soup and Best Week Ever... when.. we saw a police car go by with its lights on (sirens off). We went to the windows and peered out.. only to see the police circling her block with a light being shined on every house. We were CREEPED. OUT. This is the way it went down...

J: "OMG.. They're looking for someone."
M: "Well, at least there's no helicopter."
J: "Yeah. Weird."
M: "This is a time where I'm glad I dont do drugs or anything.."
J: "Yeah. Totally. Crack is whack." (okay, I really didnt say that.. no idea what I really said..)

***looking out window***

J: "Um.. Helicopter's here." (pointing at the ceiling) (insert nervous look)

We found the police website.. which totally freaked me out b/c lists all the active calls.. The one by Maureen was a "disturbance" but there were A LOT in the area that said things like "person down" or "suspicious activity." I was like... "wow, I really wanna get in my car and go home NOW while all the crazies are out." Right. I mean.. "person down" makes you feel all warm and fuzzy when the address is around the block.. DONT GO LOOK AT THAT SITE! It's like watching a horror movie before bed..

Time passed. We waited. We heard voices outside and ran to the windows...

M: "OMG.. The cop is coming up to my house.."
J: "OMG!!!!!!!!"
M: "OMG! They have the guy in my FRONT! YARD!"

Yes, that's right, ladies and gentleman, a suspect was apprehended in Maureen's front yard tonight!!!! There were like a zillion police officers and we were told he tried to break in to a house nearby..

The best was when the cop said "Ladies, you might not wanna hear what this guy's saying.." (he was cursing at the police...a LOT) and Maureen said "It's okay, we're lawyers!" hahahaha!!!!

I totally see how people are so RETARDED on the news though.. I mean.. we were SOOO pumped when this went down!! Picture the two of us.. blonde girls.. all pumped... standing on the porch staring on and saying in unison "OMG.. I saw his legs first ...just there.. in my yard.. then saw the cops had him on the ground!!!! They took his ass DOWN! I'm a lawyer! Down with bad guys!! DOWN!!!" lol!!!!! We were so excited that we didnt think to ask if there was a SECOND suspect.. When we heard the helicopter again, we just exchanged annoyed glances..

So.. on another freaky note, I headed home and that creepy dude who followed me to my door?? Yeah.. I think he was OUTSIDE. As I was thinking about it the other night, what normal guy would follow a girl to her front door?? What did he want??! I couldnt sleep that night very well.. So, I got out of my car (freeeaked out) and saw the form of the same guy walking toward me from the opposite side of the street. When I got out of the car, he crossed the street toward my side.. (this is exactly what happened the other day, too with this creep). Anyway, same outfit, same hair, same height... So, I didnt let him get close enough before I got in my car and drove around the block a few times.. I rushed to my door like an idiot, but tomorrow, I'm buying pepper spray....I'm likely overreacting and it prolly wasnt the same guy, buuut...well.. rather be safe than sorry, right? Sheez!!!!!