Give thanks.

I have 100% nothing exciting to say at all, but I want to blog.

Eli Stone was fabulous last night! I loved it.. might have been one of the better premiere's I've seen.

So, this morning, I had to get gas.. aka the bain of my existence in the mornings. So, I stopped at the QT by my house. (aka not the safest QT). While the car was filling, I decided to throw away some cups (normal). As I tossed them, it was like slow-mo....but there went my credit card with them.. into the trash.

SHIT!

So, I stood there, mouth wide open...and looked around. I had drawn attn to myself. hell. I couldnt go get help..b/c someone might reach in and take my card! SHIT!

So, I took one for the team, removed the lid, and reached to the bottom (there was nothing in there really other than some cups and a few papers), and retrieved my pink card.

I then did a little "THIS-IS-SO-SICK face" and a very brief foot shuffle/cringe thing.

Yes, I washed my hands. A lot. And the card. A lot. Gawd.

So, last night was happy hour with Brooke, Carol and Kristen! Much needed. We stayed til almost nine catching up, etc. Loved it. I deeply needed some time with people I had a history with, I think..something that didnt feel...well.."surface." I get tired of that feeling..really tired. I love it when you have friends that know you enough to know what makes you laugh, cry, happy...etc...I dunno. It was just nice. That's all I'm sayin. :) I also decided I really should have been more of a hussy in college. I mean..why did I date that prude guy from OU for so long? Sick. hahaha!

So, my work gave money to a philanthropy. They gave us shirts. I think I might have the sense of humor of a 13 year old boy. But, really..

The front reads "GIVE" about 3/4 of the way down the shirt.
The back reads "THANKS" about 3/4 of the way down the shirt...

Um really? what if my shirt was just a tad too big? I think that could make for some comedy. Jusy sayin.

Happy hump day!

This time in 2007!

FIRST THINGS FIRST... I fixed my computer!!! By myself! Well..alright...a couple friends deserve credit for telling me something REALLY obvious to do to fix it (thanks, guys...again). :) I just restored my system to sometime last week! WOO HOO!

Anyway, I wanted to post pictures...and thought it would be fun to post what I was doing this VERY same week last year. :)

I had a meeting in Missouri...and I took a walk...to discover this... How pretty, right? It was so gorgeous outside that I had to go check out the trees n stuff... :) I kinda wanna hop in the car and head out on a drive soon just to see the trees...


I took the Gracinator with me. Yes, I call her the Gracinator sometimes. As well as G, G-money, G dog, Gwacie... the list could go on and on. Ya know that commercial where the dog hates the guy b/c of what he named him? Yeah..that's what she thinks when I nickname her... I know it.

She looks pissed in that pic..haha...

Got back and went to Oktoberfest that night....where Blaze and I were so wasted we danced with the chicken. Yeah. We did.


So, HOORAY for me fixing my own computer!! YAY! I was more excited about my computer than...pretty much anything else today...or so far this week.. Wow. I think that might be pathetic. Might be.

In other news, I think I want to buy a car this weekend. I might be too hungover Saturday to accomplish this, but I at least want to go testdrive two more I've found online and hopefully narrow what I want, then just find my specifications and buy it! WOW! So, let's set a goal of NEXT weekend to actually make said purchase. Whatcha think? Good plan? I think so!!!

Alright. I've seen the Girls Next Door "Holly wants a chocolate va-jay-jay" episode like three times. It's on again. PS.. did you know they split? Rumor is that it has to do with the inability to have children... Hmmm...Anyone see her on Chelsea Lately? I did. And it's true. They split. Whatever will E! do? I smell SPINOFF!

Okay, goodnight, lovelies! HOORAY for the laptop!

Staples- "That was easy?"

Their slogan..."That was easy" is complete and utter bullshit.

Last night, I sat and verbally assaulted a 21 year old twit in a vintage rock tee shirt telling me why it was "impossible" to get my pictures off my computer without taking the spyware with them. I got in a huff and called my friend in Florida...who told me this moron was wrong.

Duh. (BTW..we're bringing Duh back... use it. Love it)

Anyway, the saga continues.

I'm wearing a scarf today. I need more. I want more. I shall get more. I'll admit...if I wear it too close to my neck, I feel a bit "fighter pilot." Whatever...

Last night, got to catch up with Maureen (it's been like 6 mos, people!) over some ITR. Tonight, happy hour with Carol (she's in town!) and friends! YAY!

Ya know what I want more than anything (other than my computer to magically fix itself)? I want to sip wine, kick back in sweats and cuddle on the sofa. Looks like my cuddle buddy is gonna be Gracie. haha.. *sigh*

I've been randomly picking up hershey's kisses and throwing them at people. I find this enjoyable. I dont know if my co workers do... eh.. whatever.

PS.. Aaron left for China yesterday. He called this morning (aka night his time) to let me know he got there...and that his hotel was apparently torn down. Yeah, like the one he thought he was staying in. lol! Wow. One of his favorite quotes is "Dont worry about the world ending today b/c it's already tomorrow in Australia..." lol! Well.. I guess the same rings true for Beijing seeing that it's 13 hours ahead...haha...

Tonight- Eli Stone starts back! Hooray! Yes, this is what my life is.. television, happy hours and Oktoberfest. Deal with it.

Round one: Webhancer 1, Jax 0
Round two: Webhancer company receiving a scathing legal letter from Jax, winner TBD.

The disk to reformat or whatever is being ordered after I buy a hard drive and back everything up tonight. UGH.UUUUGH. *clenching fists* Do you have microsoft office? Can I borrow it, if so? I'm a jackass and dont have the slightest CLUE where my Office went.. likely in a box with law school stuff. *sigh*

So, I cleaned my hardwoods...like I said below. Well, Gracie dog flies across the floor now. It's COMICAL AS HELL. She looks so upset while she's doing it though.. hahaha...

Tonight:
Gossip GIRL! Gawd I love Serena. I cant WAIT!

Also Samantha Who is back on tonight. I think I'm a cross between Serena from GG and Samantha from Samantha Who. Done. That's my assessment for today.

Happy Columbus Day or whatever.

I'm blogging b/c outlook is FUCKING frozen and I'm annoyed b/c an impt email is STUCK in this frozen limbo. Stupid damn outlook.

And I want to go home.

And I cant til this EMAIL UNFREEZES. UNFREEZE! I command you, you piece of SHIT.

Alright, so I'm a little too violatile for my email right now.

TGIF, people. T.G.I.F. haha...

b/c Fridays arent meant for deep thoughts...

It's FRIDAY!!!

This week, I've:
* Been to Branson and thought about "riding the ducks" just to see what all the fuss is about
* Pinballed through Branson landing and the..ahem.. slightly older crowd, almost mowing them down, laptop in tow, running late...
* Realized someone might be psycho. Might be.
* Keep forgetting to download Britney's new song. DAMNIT.
* Picked out Halloween costumes with Brandy and Sara for the Brady party! WOO HOO! Best party. Hands down. Wanna come?
* Prepared my liver for Oktoberfest. Practiced chicken dancing. It will be awesomesauce people.
* Watched the debate...and may or may not have actually text in a vote for "who won the debate"... Whatever. Just practicing what it will feel like to cast my vote for the better candidate.. lol! I'm an asshole.
* Watched Grey's. Liked Grey's.
* Realized my allergy pills and wine are not a good combination.
* Contemplated applying for a job in another city for more $$ just to see...but havent done it yet.
* Fell asleep in the car. riding with my boss. I was TIRED, people. It was only a few seconds.
* Decided Lowe's really does know. I want to paint. They helped.
* Decided it's bullshit that bankers have Monday off.

This weekend, I plan to:
* Have sushi. unless my sushi date isnt feeling well... She's been sicky.
* Look at leaves. Yes, it's that simple. Maybe at Woodward. I dunno. They're pretty.
* Organize my apartment.
* Catch up on my dvr.
* Maybe see/rent a movie.
* Buy stuff for Halloween costumes.
* Bathe litte G dog. She's a hot mess.
* Car shop

Yeah, that's as enthralling as I get right now. I'm going to lunch. Lates.

Cleaning out my closet

So, the night before I left, I was up til 2am...doing what..?? Oh.. right.. re-organizing my hall closet. When I re-organize, I take EVERYTHING out in a heap in the floor and start all over. Yeah. It wasnt pretty. My apartment STILL looks like a tornado AND hurricane AND earthquake hit. At once.

When I got back from Branson last night, I bought a caulking gun, caulk and stuff to organize my other closet. I need to re-caulk by bathtub in a few places and my bedroom closet looks like it threw up all over my room. So, it's time for an intervention.

And I like projects.

Cleaning/organizing makes me feel in control.

Which is somewhat NOT what I feel like lately. I'm so not depressed...but dude, this economy bullshit is everywhere and is really fucking up my chi. It's making me question whether I make enough money, whether I'll ever make enough money...

Here's the deal.. I want to NEST. haha.. I mean.. I want to really think about buying a house, but having just gotten out of law school 2 years ago...and having one job that paid me CRAP that I left and had to live off my savings to get re-started, I really havent saved as much as I would have liked to date. That's hard to reconcile sometimes...the fact that I'm financially responsible but havent saved what I wanted to b/c I feel like I made a bad choice in my first job out of law school. I mean.. it made me who I am and got me where I am (much happier with a TON of perspective) but still..you get what I'm saying.

Couple that with me working on being more selfish and you get a somewhat confused Jax who works on household projects to feel a sense of accomplishment...lol! :)

Oktoberfest is next weekend and I dont think I've ever been more excited! I might not like fall...or winter rather... (fall only gets my dislike since it's a precursor to winter) but I LOVE Oktoberfest and Halloween...YAY! Speaking of Halloween... I think some friends and I have decided what we're gonna be for the Brady party this year.. and let's just hope it's a warm halloween.. haha.. *nervous* ;)

Happy almost Friday, people!

September Madness

Have you seen this? My friend, Eric, sent it to me...and I find it hilarious! Dble click to make it bigger...

Im in my meeting right now....so cant blog a ton...but Im in the back and the topic is currently waaaaay irrelevant to why Im here...
* why are meeting rooms always cold?
* why are meeting rooms always named things like "copper caye" or something weird?
* why do I drink so much in meetings thus creating a problem...Hell.

Did you know the creator of the Bellagio fountain also created one in Branson? Welp, he did. It's awesome....It's got fire in it, too...and fireworks!! I heart fireworks...and fountains. You know you're jealous of my Branson getaway...Go ahead, admit it. It's so much like Vegas, it's scary...;)

Debate tonight. Get excited, people.

Lets go TULSA!

I'm not in a blogging mood.. but I'm leaving town tomorrow so.. here's an update..

The new U is FABULOUS! Look behind Blaze and me at the fun fountains!

At our tailgate! :) I didnt get a good shot with Kat b/c Nater was upset.. :( Poor guy. He had a busy day.. :) His first TU game.. already a TU fan!!
Tailgating on the new U :) You're looking at where the Wendy's JRs used to be.. Well..not exactly but pretty much...
Sonoma before TU on Tap on Friday!
TU on Tap!
Pics from when Aaron was here.. At the fair! :)
Yeah, I made him do this.... LOL!

Above is our last Tulsa photo before he left.. Boo.. BOOOOOOO... :( Alright, alright.. no trips down memory lane right now.. Blah.

Weekend was good. I'm just in a weird place and keeping myself distracted by not talking about... oh...really much of anything serious. LOL! So, if you thought I was weird this weekend, I'm sorry... I'm just sensitive lately.. and I know that's no one's fault but mine. So, I'm just watching myself so I dont snap or something... I dunno...

I love homecoming!!! It's so great to see everyone every year!! :))

Anyway, I'm out of town through Wednesday for work...and kinda concerned about getting my lazy ass up in the morning to make it on the road as early as I need to be...

Oktoberfest is coming, people. Please brace yourselves.. AND.. I'd like to send a shout out to Kelli on her FIRST DAY OF HER NEW JOB!! Congrats, chica! :))))

Womanizer

Random b/c I want to be:

1. Listen to Brit's new song, Womanizer...I think she's officially BACK..and I think I want to dance to her songs. Now. Thank you.

2. We have moved dinner tomorrow night thanks to some unforseen circs. If you plan on attending, please email me and I will let you know details.

3. I dont understand the f*cking breakdown that IS Sonic at the mall. I went to grab some bracelets for my dress tomorrow night. In. Out. Done. Right? Wrong. I wanted a damn vanilla Dr. Pepper...and after 25 minutes in line, I threw my arms up and sighed (literally) and went to Chick Fil A.

4. Kelli rocks my world. (I so wrote "me" again...GAH..I fixed it..) Anyway, Kel rocks me world. ;) She knew I was having a rough week (I'll blog about it later) and is driving up to have dinner with me!!! I love her. LOVE. HER.

5. I'm SO excited for the tailgate! Are you? I'm here to help, people. Here.To.Help. Help set up. Help with food. Help drink... ya know..whatever..I guess they're moving a ton of the tailgates to that "new U" thing... I dont know. Glad we have a good place...

6. Tomorrow, I plan on drinking enough to get a few UDIs (unidentified drinkin injuries) but not enough to miss my 10am hair appt the next day. Hell. I plan to take a cab to dinner (yes, I'm serious) so I am not even TEMPTED to drive my ass home. That is, unless YOU want to take me to my car on Sat morning so I can get my hair did.

My boss is speaking in the atrium in 5 minutes... gotta go hear my motivational messages... Maybe I'll end up motivating myself? Eh? Just a thought.

Am I a leprechaun? Lord.

Instead of fixing my typos in the previous blog and others, I'd rather make fun of myself...

I've been accidentally writing "me" instead of "my" lately... a LOT.. So, it's "me feelings" and "me job"

Seriously...just dont take me gold. I'll f*ck you up. ;)

Because I'm a lawyer...

Because I'm a lawyer... (or b/c I'm just me...whatever)

1. I love researching arguments. Love.it. You dont believe me when I say "x"? Okay, hold on...lemme pull up my laptop.

2. I like to have all the facts. If I'm missing them, it drives me insane...especially if I feel like I'm missing them b/c YOU'RE not providing them. I become a sleuth and try to figure it out anyway.

3. Giving me time to cool down sometimes works.... But, most of the time, it just makes me little brain work through the facts as if I was in CSI, giving me a chance to further support my argument. In law school, you're told you pick an argument and defend it. If I dont have all the facts and am left alone with my thoughts, I subconsciously defend my argument in my head until I'm confident there is no other answer.

4. I HAVE to understand. HAVE to. A friend actually pointed this out awhile back and it's the most accurate assessment someone has made of me in awhile. I like to be understood..like in an argument..if someone refuses to see my side in any way, I become impossible to deal with. (*read: total and complete bitch*). If, however, it's ME that doesnt understand b/c someone isnt trying to make me understand their side or why they think the way they do, I become just as impossible b/c I begin to find the other person untruthful.

5. If you're honest with me, I'll be honest with you. If you're dishonest with me, my moral compass points a little less than in your direction...

What sparked all that, you ask? Well, I was deep thinking about my need to understand things and I started reflecting on other things... :) I'm not grumpy or agitated as it may sound...well...no more than normal. ;)

So, last night, went to the FAIR! It was awesome tastic. (In case you havent noticed, I've started adding 'tastic' to everything)

I cant WAIT for the weekend, people! Homecoming! WOO HOO!!!! :))))

This week is a hard week, people... Beam me into next week, please... Thanks.

And..HAPPY OCTOBER! (when did it become OCTOBER?!)