When you turn on your light, think of me...

Things I want to talk about today in no order what-so-ever.

1. Ice damage crap.
So, I'm about as tired of talking about the magnificent invention of electricity as you are hearing me talk about it. Whatever, it's my blog. My apt is still dark and scary, but cleeeeean. You see, I was heading home and finding shit by basically throwing other shit aroun..including clothes, mail, etc. So, Sat, I went home and cleaned before heading back to Sarah and Andrews. :) My mom has power (as of yesterday)so I had somewhere to shack last night...and until I get power at my place. Although, I think her hot water heater pilot light went out b/c no hot h20 this morning. I'm pimpin a headband and a ponytail. Be jealous.

I threw out my fridge stuff yesterday. I puked. Seriously. Picture the smell of chicken, cottage cheese, yogurt.. I'll stop now. It wasnt pretty.

7 Days. 7 Days of not sleeping in MY bed or showering at MY apt. I'm lucky to have good friends and also a mom with power now. I just want them to tell me affirmatively "Jax, count on no power til Thursday" or something. This going home every night and packing again thing is getting old.

Also, I forgot to mention the other day. I almost (seriously almost) bought a headlamp light thing when I couldnt find another flashlight. I think they're awesome. Can you see me in a headlamp? That might make my day....lol!

I've also begun to resent those with power up at work. It's like some mini celebration when they get it back on. I smile really big and say "yay!" but really mean "whatever, you're off my planet."

2. Cable
This goes into the above category, but for me it's impt enough for it's own number. The cable... will not be back on until around JANUARY 12th!!! OH. MY. GOOD. LORD. Kelli called yesterday to "get in line" with Cox. All I've got to say is....if I'm missing Grey's, those bastards better not be charging me. Hmph!

3. Lucca at the mall.
Okay, so I got a dress at the new little boutique, Lucca. I thought it looked very LC from The Hills. However, I should have realized that LC looks like she's in a trash bag when she wears some of that stuff. I put it on and looked...well.. just bad. So, I went to return it. Newsflash.. they dont take returns! WHAT?! AND, they dont take exchanges if they've sold out of the merchandise! ARG! It's a good thing I'm nice and I shot the shit with the sales girl b/c she let me return the dress for a semi-cute sweater. I should've known better than to shop somewhere that has "dresses" which are actually shirts. Gah. I dont like my ass cheeks hanging out for the world to see. Thank you very much.

4. The gym.
Speaking about ass cheeks, I went to the gym last night for the first time in a week. Just b/c midtown is without power and you have to shower at the gym, please don't walk around naked in the bathroom. It really just makes the rest of us awkward. I mean... it's not like I've never seen boobs n butts before, but I feel like a perv when I'm waiting for the tanning bed and have to sit there while a naked woman brushes her hair, teeth, etc.. Put on some damn clothes!! I ran into the wall accidentally trying to look down when I walked around the corner. That just made me look worse... Good Lord. Also, the fact that she pressed her naked body against the counter makes me nervous to touch the counter. That is all.

Also, this conversation should've never taken place:

Woman on yoga matt: "You have power yet?"
Me: "Nope.. That's why I haven't been here in a week...Doesn't take much to get me outta shape.. *laugh*"
Woman: "I have no power, either.. But, I've come up here...Haven't been here in a week? Wow.." *insert her making a disapproving face at me* She then stopped conversating like my lazy ass wasnt good enough to chat with awkwardly over ab exercises.

I have one thing to say: BITC*H, I didn't want to talk to you anyway and my kickboxing will take down your yoga loving butt any day. Hmph!

I'll admit.. Maybe I'm a bit more volatile lately. haha...

Movie suggestions for tonight are welcome. Kel and I watched the Nanny Diaries last night. My rating: Hot guy in the movie. Hot girl in the movie. Good ending. Chick flick. I give it an A. That is all. :)

I've got the power...

Oh wait. No I dont. :(

I stayed with Helga and her Husband last night (aka Sarah and Andrew). They rock my world.. Got a good night's sleep...as did little Gracie. I think I'll be there again tonight thanks to their awesome hospitality and my pathetic slight homelesness... Okay, I'm being overdramatic, but still.

This is me when I drive to my apt:

"Please be on...PLEASE be on... plllleasebeon!!!!!!!!!!"
Then, I crest the little hill and see that the light by my apt is still out and my wee little heart drops. Boo.

They told my mom she'd be on my Christmas. Awesome. Apparently, the box came off her house and she's in a long line of people to have an electrician come out. Also, even if they DO come out, they're out of supplies around here to fix the boxes on the houses. It's almost so crappy it's comical.

In much brighter news, Sarah has the N'Sync Holiday CD! Does this rock your world as much as it does mine?? "Merry Christmas...Hap.py. Ho-o-o-lidays..." *insert me doing nsync type dance*

Pray for the power. Have a great weekend!

Oh...something comedic. One of my co workers was telling someone (another coworker) in another state about the ice n stuff. She said "yeah, it's so bad here. Jax's been sleeping with friends....WAIT.. I mean.. at her friend's...." LOL!

Some pics n stuff...

Maureen's street.. it was in the Tulsa World!

I stole this from someone else.. but here's TU

A local home...
Brookside...heading south
Woodward park
I stole these from a friend but they more adequately capture what it looks like... Boo. :(

Reasons I felt like I was in a bad horror flick last night:

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1. With my 30 dollar flashlight (yes, really... ridic, right?), I went home after getting some food and running errands. I was the ONLY car on my street besides my neighbor's car that he'd left there.

2. I saw a flaslight across the street....then realized it was someone trying to break into my neighbor's car. No. shit. They saw me an drove off.

3. I realized I could not stay there. Went up to pack to head to Coweta again (thank GAWD for Jennifer)

4. Dropped my light in my apt and couldnt find the batteries that had fallen out. In pitch darkness, crawled on hands and knees almost in tears til I found them.

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Dude. You might say I'm overreacting, but I reiterate my post from yesterday. Doing this alone. SUCKS dot com. The lone soldier in my apt, I decided sacrificing safety was not a good plan for the night, even if I did have heat (*but no power at all*) But, like the brave little toaster, I trekked up the pitch black stairs to my place and decided I must train Gracie to attack. Right. hahaha. I can see it now-the attack Cavalier Spaniel.

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My imaginary movie theater audience was screaming "DONT GO UP THE STAIRS, MORON!" LOL!! :)) As Kelli would say... "We are SO a dateline special right now..."

And.. what the hell is up with Jessica Alba being preggers?! I may not have tv, but I've got internet at work, people.. and I think that's just plain nuts. What is up with knocked up celebs lately? Gah.

The sun will come out....tomorrow?

Hello, Mother Nature, this is Jax. You suck.

Kel and I shacked in Coweta yesterday at one of her friend's places. Since this is the day for a 20something post...and all I can think about is ice...

Dude. I'm not tryin to say I wanna be married...or even have a roommate necessarily. But, uh, having someone who is kinda "required" to be stuck with ya in this weather would be nice. That's all I'm sayin. I have visions of board games, wine, candles, maybe some serious body warmth... Yeah. Granted, it's not romantic when you cant really shower that frequently b/c there's no hot water, but let me have my fantasy. In all seriousness, it would be nice to just not be sitting there...alone...getting frustrated when I cant read my magazine over candlelight. At least I've got Gracie. haha... We entertain each other and I made her participate in a candelit photoshoot...until we left for Coweta. :)

At any rate, so glad to have friends...especially ones like Kelli that join in a nightly nomadic adventure of where we're going to sleep...haha..

For those that don't live here....

It's friggin HORRIBLE here! At least the rain is washing some of it away...

1. 200,000 plus without power (including myself, my mom, my friends, etc etc etc)
2. Kel got the last room at a local hotel last night so we stayed there. I had to drive there after work though...and with no streetlights, it was interesting. It was like..drive...drive...drive... SHIT! TREE in the ROAD!!!!
3. There are trees blocking the door to my apt building walkway
4. My mom and uncle had to leave town to get a hotel b/c there were none in Tulsa. Seriously. They drove to Arkansas for a couple nights. No shit.
5. Little Gracie is so cute in this weather.. She understands, I think. I took her to the hotel last night and she was SO GOOD. No crying, no peeing, just jumped in bed and went to sleep then slept til it was time to leave this morning. :)
6. My apartment has heat (so Gracie is okay there for the day) but no power yet... or hot water.
7. Expecting more freezing rain tonight. :(
8. I've been taking some pics I can post when I get the net back at home.
9. I lost my bank card...and ID.. yeah.. likely somewhere in my dark apt. :( AND all the banks were closed this morning (without power) sooooo I have to try to find somewhere at lunch taht I can write a check and get some cash. I'm carrying my friggin passport around with my 60 cents I have to my name. Awesome.
10. Cross your fingers power goes back on soon. When it gets dark here, it's like the movie "Day After Tomorrow" feeling..

Also, what are people doing getting gas? There are lines cars and cars deep to get gas. I mean. where are they going?! Lol! It's an ice storm, not a hurricane.. Whatever... haha..

Conversation for your enjoyment last night:
*While walking to restaurant near hotel (downtown) with Kelli in pitch blackness and fallen trees everywhere*

Me: "This is weird!"
Kel: "Yeah, well.. we're a friggin dateline special right now..."

That is all. Stay warm, people! :)

Walking in a winter....NOT wonderland...

Dude. My power went off at..um.. 7:30 last night.. also known as the same time the power company was working on the building next door...then LEFT. So, um, yeah, I blame them for this. I called and was told I'd be restored by Wednesday. WEDNESDAY. Now I understand it could be 7-10 days before everyone is restored. *sigh*

So, Gracie and I packed up and headed to mom's. My uncle's in town visiting and I dont mind the sofa, so I took the living room with my dog. The night was one of breaking limbs, falling ice, and um... an oven timer. Yes. You heard me. The OVEN timer was activated somehow..and wouldnt go off. Have you seen the Friends episode of Phoebe with the smoke alarm that wont go off? (See Friend's ep: The One Where They're Up All Night-the video's on youtube). Anyway, it might be the funniest episode EVER...besides the one where Joey wears all Chandler's clothes. Anyway...that was me last night. Standing in a wife beater and pj pants, crazy hair, no contacts, and glaring at the oven...like 2 inches from the timer. When I couldnt get the knob to work, I just started pleading with it...

"Plllleaaaassee stop!"
*Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
"Seriously!!!! It's 3am....." (starting to whine)
*Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
"I dont want to have to wake everyone up." *looking around for some magical oven fixer person* Seeing no one, I glance back...
*Bzzzzzzzz....*
"Damnit!!!" -grabs can of pledge or something..hits oven...breaks face of timer...- "Yes! I fixed it!"
* Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......BEEP BEEP...Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
"AGH!!!!!!!!!"
- I woke up my mom...then my uncle...My uncle turned off the breaker to the oven. The buzzing subsided.- I should have thought of that.

I feel really badly that I broke the damn thing. Patience... Patience... Anyway... I heard I still dont have power at my apt. A limb fell on my mom's house, but it's okay.. Friends said chainsaws started in their neighborhoods at like 4am! People trying to stop the damn limbs from damaging property, I guess... The roads arent bad...It's the power lines and the trees that are taking the biggest hit. I made it to work with hardly any problem and I'm lucky my mom had power last night so I had somewhere to go...even if I broke her oven. (Oops)

Anyway, stay warm!!! Cross your fingers that I have power later! I'm becoming a pro at scraping my car. Watch out, bitches! lol!

Last but definitely not least, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM TODAY!!!!!!!! Hopefully the weather will permit us to go to dinner or something tonight! :) YAY BEV!!!!!! I wish I had a pic up here at work to post, but she's awesome! Trust me on that one. :))))

"What's with all the Santas?"

When ice interrupts my dvr, I'm not happy. When ice interrupts the Hills movie that I dvr-ed today about LC, I'm REALLY not happy...Anyway, Jen Bunny and Heidi were in some of the old Laguna shows... Who knew?! Right. You care. Well, I do.

Anyway, Kel, Jennifer and I went out last night...only to be immediately greeted by 25 Santas on Brookside... I didnt ask questions.. esp when a drunk one handed us some broken candy canes. LOL! I wish we could've gotten the whole bunch to be in a photo, but most of them were staggering down to another bar. These two were good sports, though..

Ah.. self portraits... We also took lots of "senior" pictures, but I'll spare you...

Sunday morning, as you all know, we got the "winter mix" they'd advised. I HATE that term.. winter mix... whatever.. Anyway, powerlines were not equipped...as an understatement. Power even went off while I was in line at Target today! Awesome. Oh how I hate not having a garage, too. Ice scraper=my new BFF. Ugh.

Overall, good weekend! :) Saturday, Sarah and I went shopping for dresses...and we found some!! Granted, it took us a few hours, a trip from the mall to Utica...and back again, changing in a storage room (dont ask), etc... but we got em.. ON SALE...and with a "friends n family" discount!! Sarah has connections. ;)

Friday, went to see Awake (with Jessica Alba)... I gotta admit.. We saw it b/c there wasnt really anything else that looked appealing, but it was pretty good.. Not academy award good, but whatev.

Well, that's my weekend.. drunk santas, shopping and Jessica Alba. Oh, and watching Gracie try to pee in the icy weather is hilarious. She kicks her legs up when she walks in the frozen grass and looks at me while she's peeing like "What the hell did you do to me?" lol!

B/c I'm in my 20s...volume 11? I dunno..

So....

1. I believe in working out....so I can ultimately consume more beer when I go out. Not the whole reason, but it factors in.
2. I think Aaron's white t-shirts might be the best things EVER. I sleep in them, bum around in them, and basically love them.. esp the ones with a hole or something. Comfy, worn, perfect.
3. I fall asleep in makeup way too frequently.
4. I'm not embarassed to jump in and play the photo hunt game at the bar-the naked version. Whatever.
5. I believe in name brand foods at the grocery store. I mean.. I'm not buying in bulk so what's the problem with actually getting the "kraft" product? Whatever!
6. I'm starting to really understand the "I want to have kids" thing...like in a realistic non-dreamlike way, but I still cant wrap my brain around why people have more than like...two or three. I mean...that's a lot of mini people!
7. I argue intellectually with my mom, etc about politics.
8. My fridge looks like a science experiment...regularly..
9. I get lonely when I'm in a funk and there's no one physically around to pull me out of it.
10. I'm old enough to HATE the smoke at a bar and even complain about it to friends, but...not old enough to leave b/c of it...typically.

There you go. Randomness this Friday.

Also... my baby Gracie has WORMS! Yeah. TMI. Well, guess what, it was TMI on the friggin puppy pad this morning when she wouldnt go outside b/c of the rain. They were tiny little things. :( Grosso. I guess it's more common than I thought and it happens from ingesting a flea (WHAT?!) I'm fairly certain my vet thinks I'm crazy with the panic I had in my voice when I called. *sigh* Still.. sick. :( I think panic is a reasonable response when your dog has a PARASITE. *Sigh*

Scantily clad women and asbestos

Did you watch the Victoria's Secret fashion show? I dont know what V's secret really was.. but I'm betting it wasn't some of the weird sh*t those models were wearing. That said, it was a pretty good show. Granted, I watched it while eating raw cookie dough and squinting to see the girls' ass cheeks as the camera zoomed in. I was hoping to see a leetle cellulite...or something...*sigh* I was actually quite impressed that most of the models looked fit.. I mean...they were all fem bots, but they didn't look like heroin addicts. So, there's my review. And yes, I dvr-ed it...for a day when I'm feeling crappy and need to feel crappier. LOL!

I havent really felt like blogging about being in my 20s lately. Why? B/c I've been alternating between being in a funk...and being not in a funk. That's all I've got from being in my friggin 20s. I've also had writer's block. So, here's some randomness...

* Even though I have wireless internet at home and a laptop, I get online from the same place on my sofa. Why do I do this? No idea. Whatever.
* I wanna go lighter blonde again. I feel like the dark blonde lowlights make my hair look orangy. It's not a good look.
* I need a cute dress to wear for Lawson's wedding and New Years. Preferably the same dress (to save money, people)
* I'm sad they're officially tearing down the Camelot hotel here in Tulsa. It was a landmark. My parents stayed there the night they got married. Now, I know it's a crack house infested with asbestos and quite the eyesore. However, I always wondered what went on there at night...Anyway, here's an ad from the hotel and a photo of a room after the hotel was abandoned. There's a blog in tulsa called Abandoned Tulsa with some photos from a girl I met through Aaron. We spent (my first) Passover at her home one year. Anyway, google her blog if interested. (double click images for larger viewing)


* I still have a red dot on my chin. Sheez. At least I couldve gotten it on my forehead and it could have looked like a status symbol in some cultures. Gah. Bad joke, but seriously.. I'm out of patience for this stupid thing.
* My uncle's in town this week. He has cute pics of my cousin's babies. :) I shall post some at some point. Last night I kindly reminded my mother that she'd better take care of herself b/c se wont be having grandkids for awhile. (Please note this comment was provoked and I wasnt being a sh*t for no reason)

Yup. That's it. I really want my dog to have a photo with Santa. But, I also want Santa to hold up a menorah and maybe even let Gracie wear the bib I got her that says "My first hanukkah." Really. I did. I think I'm quite funny. Just FYI.

I want a shirt with my name on it...

Why? B/c I'm a mechanic...apparently. (and b/c the shirts are cute kinda..) Anyway...the last time I got my oil changed, they did NOT check my coolant OR my wiper fluid. How do I know? Well.. when my "low coolant" light went on, it dawned on me. The wiper fluid was obvious.

I added a little coolant earlier this month when the same thing happened. I didnt add enough apparently b/c the light went on again. I have a tiny leak in my manifold. Sounds serious...but its so little that most places just say as long as I watch my coolant, I'm fine. That said, as long as the places who do my oil changes actually refill the coolant, things are great! (knock on wood).

Welp, this time, they obviously didnt refill it (or the wiper fluid) AND failed to turn off my "oil change" dinging light that goes on every time I turn on the car. *sigh* Annnnoying.

So, off I went to wally world to buy coolant. Bought it with relative ease.

Standing by car, read coolant "Wait until car adequately cools to fill."


Inner thoughts:
Um. What? What does that mean? How long is THAT supposed to take? I mean.. I was in Wal-Mart for about 15 minutes. A guy totally wrote these instructions. *eye roll*

With a girly-looking cringe in my fluffy, winter-white Guess coat, I stood back and unscrewed the cap. It was very anticlimactic. I guess it had "adequately cooled." Whew.

Anyway, when I pay for a service, I expect them to DO. IT. Ugh. I could have waited in line and complained so they could fill the coolant, fix the "oil change" light AND refill the washer fluid, but really.. that would have just taken my whole lunch break and pissed me off.

Maybe it's the season. Maybe it's the time of the month-haha-kidding. Whatever. It doesn't take much lately to get me irritated.

Welp, a reminder for a meeting just popped up on my screen.. I have no idea what it is, but I'm obviously supposed to be there. Sooooo.. lates, people.

Redneck Romantic

So, I was en route to work this morning when I heard some guy call into the radio show:

Guy: Hi.. My girlfriend listens to this station all day long from work. I want to propose to her on the radio today. Can I do that?
Radio dude: Aw...Sooner the better! Let's do it now!
Guy: Awesome. We've been dating three years today....and she's just so...*great comments here*
Radio: Okay, well, the floor is yours...
Guy: Sue Smith (I dont remember her name), will you marry me?
Radio guy: *awkward* Wow. That was um.. sweet... *awkward clapping by radio morning crew*

WHAT?! There are so many things wrong with that caller. First, did you wake up this morning and decide this was the way to go with a proposal-the morning show where they make fun of everything? Second, after all that... you simply ask the question? No lead-in like "Sue, I think you're the most amazing person...." Nope. Just, "Hey, hun, will ya marry me? Give this guy a call here on this here station if you say yes."

Okay. I'm a bitch. I know it. These two people will forever be soul mates thanks to the radio morning show and super creative and kind words. Done. Happy Monday.

Down the field to vic-tor-y.. On Tulsa On....

So... there's a little game you might have heard of tomorrow.. the CONFERENCE championship! GO TU!!! Some people (and me) are headed to watch the game tomorrow! WOO HOO! And.. it's on early enough that we won't be overrun by OU fans. I mean.. I like OU and all, but I also like to watch the TU game more. :) Wearing my TU gear at work (it's game day).

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So, this writers strike.. is it gonna be over soon? I think the networks are trying to prolong whatever shows they have left through the holidays by showing re-runs NOW. Ugh. Annoying.

Last night, had yummy sushi on the hill with Sarah and Brooke. We shall wear ugly sweaters and look at lights soon. That is both a threat and a promise. ;)

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I have this new thing.. it's called sheer UNMOTIVATION to work out. Aaron and I are talking about a possible trip in March if my budget can handle it. (We're staying optimistic so I'm not going to blog more about that right now). Anyway, it's good motivation to think about a trip. Are you like that? I have to actually have something to make me motivated.. like an event or something...I'd also like if someone held up a pic of Giselle while yelling at me while I run on the treadmill.. lol!

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Speaking of a trip.. just briefly b/c I dont want to get my hopes up...but I really really really really really want to go somewhere adventurous. *sigh* Here's hoping the airfare Gods are on my side. They were for Belize (our tickets to Belize were like 300 bucks). I've told my mom the only thing I want for Christmas are airline gift certs on AA.com (What I typically use to get to Chicago).. haha.. I'm quite serious though. Every little bit helps, right? :)

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GO TU! GO AZ (Aaron's school) and GO OU! (b/c everyone at work loves Missouri)!