Things

Currently sitting on phone with sprint..and getting frustrated that I dont think they've even SENT my new phone yet...

Checking out of hotel room soon b/c meeting's over, but my flight isnt til 4.. so.. things I've learned this week:

1. My snow boots really DO work in helping me not bust my ass.
2. American Apparel bags work as ponchos/umbrellas when shopping in sleet on the plaza (pics to follow..haha)
3. I CAN survive without my phone, but I'm not happy about it.
4. I need to touch base with someone about my day, their day...etc...on the "outside work" world. it's not a want, it's a NEED. I go nuts otherwise. Email has been a saving grace without my phone.. But it's like vegetables for someone who loves steak...gets the job done, but man alive am I ready for some interaction and quiet time...all at the same time. Make sense?
5. a new recipe for sangria thanks to the bartender at the awesome place we ate last night
6. getting lost when I'm NOT driving really totally aggravates me
7. I have some SERIOUSLY awesomesauce co workers who have diverse backgrounds, awesome stories and are basically just kick ass people.
8. In a trivia game we played about Christmas movies, I got the one right that featured shopping. Wow. (thing Miracle on 34th Street--Macy's). ;) I laughed at myself.

Still on hold.. Suzie Sprint is telling me she thinks my phone will arrive today or tomorrow! WOO HOOO!!!!!! Gotta pack, peeps.. Oh.. another pet peeve: I am SO crazy neat in hotel rooms. I cant stand the thought of leaving things behind...or leaving a mess for someone else to clean up. So my packing consists of puttling all the items I folded and placed on the armchair into my bag and zipping it. Yeah, I know. I'm OCD. Whatever.

After 29.5 minutes, my call with sprint just dropped.... Soooo.. let's hope customer service girl is right. I want my phone.

Goals for the weekend:
* CAR SHOPPING
* CHRISTMAS SHOPPING :)

My phone's a whore

Best line of the day:

"Hoy sync makes me think your phone was trying to hook up with another phone...that's awesome"- co worker. LOVE.IT.

I'm laughing at this funny trip now. I think I just needed some sleep... And no, my heat still isnt working right in my room...and my phone is still broken...and it's still supposed to ice really badly today...but... whatever. It's comical. My phone's a whore. Bah hahahahaha!

Alright, well, gotta get to lunch then to the rest of the meeting... Have a good day, peeps! Tonight: dinner ON.THE.PLAZA. Shopping makes everything better.... :)

I need your numbers, lovelies!

There are certain things that make me very cranky...

1. Early wake up calls (aka like FIVE AM today)
2. Driving in bad weather (aka during the SNOW STORM in KC today)
3. When Gossip Girl/Lost/any of my fav shows are interrupted by weather (that didnt happen, but it makes me cranky.. Whatever)
4. when technology backfires...AKA the below...

So, I'm tired...I get out of the shower thinking "Yay bed!" until I hear a clicking noise. A little disoriented and confused, still clad in towel, I find my cell phone...and stare at it while it clicks trying to "sync." I immediately was like "what the hell are you sync-ing with you stupid phone?" I hit "cancel" and guess what...it wouldnt.stop.sync-ing. Awesome. Took the battery out. No go. Called sprint...got disconnected FOUR times...Yes.. FOUR.

Finally...after being put through from customer service...to tech support...to advanced tech support (with disconnections in between causing me to start the whole process OVER), a lovely gentleman told me we had to do a hard reset to fix the issue. I'm not a moron. I realized that would delete everything, but by that point, I was like I DONT CARE. So, we did it.

Guess what?!

It.didnt.work.

So, all my info is gone now...and I have no phone. And, while I told my little tech support friend I understood it wasnt hit fault, I believe the phrase "D**MIT STUPID PHONE!" escaped my lips. Yeah, a few times. I am fairly certain he was afraid of me when he said "Can I put you on hold?" and I replied "Sure, but if I get discocnnected again, the phone is going out the window and I'm consdering US Cellular my next provider. No offense." He was like "uh...how about I just put the phone down for a second?" haha.. Nervous.

New phone to be delivered in 3 days-hopefully.

Til then, I have my work phone. Lemme know if you need it for any reason. And, I may have invited you to a fb thing for your number. I may not have. I'm tired. Whatever. Send me your digits in one way or another pppllleeasse. :) Thanks!

And yeah, I need to go to bed. Not even my vampire book I bought at the airport will make me happy right now. Bring on hump day b/c seriously... I'm OVER tuesday.

Black ice can kiss my ass

Things that are not smart:
* putting your body lotion in front of the space heater to warm it up. I almost scalded myself.
* driving to work when I could have worked from home today
* putting my wallflower next to my coat rack...my coats all smell like "ginger spice" or something.
* the girl who keeps emailing me with superflous tasks and obviously needs more on her calendar. I have plenty to give. Consider it a gift.
* not buying my white elephant gift yet. I leave tomorrow. for my work thing. And I have no white elephant gift. HELL.
* the SUV that got railed this morning in front of me when it slid into traffic cause it couldnt stop. (everyone was fine. I waited to see.)
* parking on the street and getting pelted by sand trucks this morning. BLAH.
* that a Christmas flower is poison.

Things that ARE smart:
* getting a ride to the airport in the morning b/c ME driving on this crap is like watching a train derail (think two totaled cars in the ice. boo.)
* bronzer. Bronzer is always smart. Rule.
* Having BDAY dinner for Jenny bug tonight! :)
* Getting almost all my xmas shopping knocked out and hoping KC will provide the rest while I'm there this week
* taking 2000mg of vitamin C every day.
* one word. chapstick.
* parking in the visitors lot today...b/c hello.. no.mo.broken.backs.

Hope you're having a great Monday! Drive safe.

I hate sleet.

Dude. It sounds like someone is pouring sand onto my apartment...oh wait..that's just sleet. Pish posh. 

Before I get going on the bloggage, Sat I noticed my DVR was recording...and it was GOSSIP GIRL! Holy hell! A NEW ep was airing! And...I'm sitting here re-watching it now. B/c it's.that.good. I cried. for CHUCK. But, now we have to wait til January 5 for new ones. Blah.

So, Sat was Brandy's bday celebration. We ended up at that new bar on 15th, White Owl. First of all, it's an owl (which kicks ass for obvious reasons). Second of all, it's an AWESOME bar! It's huge! And casual. But classy. I like it. It's not "I want to find someone to take home tonight" dark and creepy. It's just a damn good bar. Way to go, White Owl.  You have my vote of approval for now. 

New pose...Trying to be a Christmas tree. Michele said "I'll be lights!" and I started laughing so hard, I couldnt help it. This was the result. 

The light in this mini room consisted of a couple bud signs...hence the horrible color of the pic. Eh. Whatever. Cute anyway. :)

Sat was non dramatic, non over intoxicated, not super late.. Perfect. :) 

Friday was Andrew's bday happy hour! Good times! I forgot my camera (I know, right?! What?!) but good to see Brooke, Paul, Sarah, Andrew, Jenny, Jeff... :) AND while I'm at it, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER LENORE!!!!  Then, headed to see xtreme fighting at the Spirit Event Center! (Again, I know, right?! haha!) It was actually really fun. I was kinda scared I'd be "that girl"...ya know..the one who cringed with every punch. But, while I wasnt screaming "git him! git him!" like the guy behind me, I started to get kinda into it..haha! The girls were ape.shit.crazy fighters. Women are better. Duh. ha!

Today was cleaning, catching up, and a "mental health" day. :) Glad I ran to work today to grab my laptop...b/c from the looks of it, I'll be on my 8:30 conf call from the comfort of my apartment while cars slide down the street...  

AND SPEAKING OF CARS..... I am officially preapproved for the car loan I applied for. Yes, that's right, folks, I have 60 days to get this car that's taken me FOR.EVER. to get. What's "this" car, you ask? Yeah...I'll let you know when I find it. hahaha.... *sigh* 

And....I got mom tickets to see Elton John for her bday/part of her xmas!! HOORAY logging in through grogginess on Saturday morning! WOO HOO! She was so excited. :)

Hoping this crap clears up before I have a SUPER early flight to Kansas City for my meeting this week... blah. 

Fridays shouldnt be this busy

Busy! But...

1. If I havent written you or called you back about something, I'm sorry. :( I'm slammed at work right now.
2. I am obsessed with chunky necklaces. It's becoming an issue.
3. My doctor said I'm a rockstar! T12th doesnt look like it was really that broken! It's healed THAT WELL! I'll still have arthritis blah blah.. Whatever. The t7 still looks crappy, but is healing awesomely! my doctor said he takes 4 THOUSAND mg of Vitamin D per day! Talked about some interesting studies about it preventing bone cancers.. Anyway. My mobility restrictions were somewhat lifted! HOORAY! I go back in 2 mos for more xrays and a bone density test. Oh and the numbness is normal. It might not ever go away. But, hey, I'm walking and I'm doing great..and it's only been two mos. :)
4. I seem to have beaten my cold! WOO HOO!
5. I'm already thinking I need to get back to work. Sooooooooo...

HAPPY FRIDAY!

XOXO!!!

Happy Bday Mom and 16 things :)

First things first, Happy Birthday to my mom! :) She hates pictures, so finding a couple on my fb while at work was challenging...law school grad and Easter pics below. Odd since my dad was a photag, huh? Anyway...She's such a fabulous little lady and I hope she has an awesomesauce day!

Now, a certain Melissa tagged me on fb, but I'd rather just do it here.. Soo..16 things about me. Ready....GO. In random order...

1. I used to sing "Gangstas Paradise" in my head when I swam long distance in high school.

2. I like to eat uncooked pasta.

3. I've spent a few years trying to find a really cool, vintage-looking jewelry box. Thought about that this morning as I scavenged my apt looking for where I laid my earrings. (aka what I do EVERY morning..haha)

4. Saunas scare me. I'm afraid the door will lock behind me.

5. I want to swim from alcatraz.

6. I want to try cardio striptease/pole dancing. Maybe I can ask my doctor about that today when I go in...haha.. maybe not.

7. Overly pessimistic people aggravate me.

8. I think Queenies tuna salad might be the best sandwich ever invented.

9. I get nervous opening presents b/c I can feel the person staring at me.

10. I can't ever remember jokes. Ever.

11. I believe that clothes and objects can be unlucky/ lucky. Whatever.

12. My swiffer makes me happy. Sad. True.

13. I prefer working in noise to working in quiet.

14. I always see the shops on 15th street and wonder how they stay open...I guess since I dont go in them, I assume no one does. I'm crappy like that.

15. I bring a space heater in the bathroom every winter morning as I get ready.

16. I believe smiling is the easiest way to both change your mood and confuse people.

Whew.

Okay.. now.... I tag: Michele, Kat, Jenny, Joy, Carrie, Brooke... Okay, jeez.. I tag everyone. Do it.

Wish me luck at the doctah today! I've got this awesome numbness think going on now, so I think I pinched a nerve. Blah.

It's not nice to talk about people, but...I still think you might be a bitch.

(I'll bet Blaze gets this one in about 10.5 seconds after reading).

There was a girl in high school...who I THINK I got along with most of the time. You see, I say "I think" b/c I actually totally couldn't stand her, but she had no idea. Well, she had no idea until, as captain of the pom squad, she backed up the coach on something reaaalllly mind-blowingly dumb (typical..our pom coach wasn't really playing with a full deck sometimes) and I *may* have acted like a total bitch in response...(think: throwing my dance shoes angrily into my bag and mumbling that she was a crappy captain and a suck up). I think she knew I didn't like her very much then. *shrug* She also seemed to think she was God's gift to dancing...and newsflash, but we went to a semi-ghetto high school. We danced hip hop. We weren't world champions.

Ah..to have high school issues..haha. I was less inclined to tell people I didnt care for them back then...so I have a feeling I'd get my ass kicked if I repeated high school these days. Anyway...

I wrote her a fb message saying I saw she moved somewhere really obscure...and a friend of mine (from Tulsa, too) also moved that SAME obscure place! AND, they're both dancers (b/c shocker, but she is now a coach).

And, I actually think they'd get along. Her fb status seems to always say she's lonely, etc, so I thought I was being nice.

This was 2 weeks ago. No response.

The least you could do is write back and say thanks. My theory is supported. I think you might still be a bitch.

Thank you and good day.

Other things:
* It's the year anni of the ice storm's beginning...and look outside. Please note I went to the store yesterday in the event power doesnt go out and have already told Sarah to prepare her guest room in the event it does. haha!

My bad luck panties.

* Somehow both nights I've worn some awesomely cute panties-same pair- (obviously washing between wearing. Sick. LOL!), the night has ended craptastically. Therefore, my theory is that said panties are bad.luck. As cute as they are, they are being donated to the back-of-the-drawer-I'm-not-wearing-you-again pile.

* Did I tell you I broke my sunglasses? As in my FAVORITE sunglasses that have made it through a LOT?! Yeah, the screw was already coming out...and drunken dumbass (that's me) the other night thought "hey, I'll wear these in.the.bar."Dumb. So, I'm gonna be squinty eyed Jax instead of bug-eyed Jax when looking into the sun for awhile. Pish posh.

* The people (i dont know who...) took my blinds at work. They took all our blinds. I dont understand this little game they're playing with my emotions. But, I want my blinds back! I assume they're replacing them. But, now I'm left staring at the HUGE (seriously, the size of my forearm) streak of bird shit running down my window. I mean..it seriously looks like.. okay. Nevermind. But, it's sick.

* I have a meeting in KC most of next week. As much as I like getting the miles, who has a meeting the week before Christmas?! Eh, well..it is what it is. At least I can get some last minute gifts at the Plaza. :) It's much better than the year I had depos in Poteau the week before Christmas. I remember actually contemplating buying someone an OSU beanbag chair. Yeah, options were limited in Poteau, people.

* I'm editing my "hahaha's" b/c I do it a LOT.. And frankly, everything isn't that funny. Just sayin.

* GG tonight. I'm excited. My friend, Mary, and I decided that Golden Girls also have the GG going for them. So, just to be clear...I'm talking about Gossip Girl... but...I'm down with the old women, too. Whatever.

Blogger hiatus

I havent been blogging very much, huh? Sorry... Havent really been in a blogging mood.. (when am I not, right?!) :) I think it goes back to everyone who reads it. Sometimes when a blog isnt anonymous...which is the way I prefer it...you cant write everything...and when you want to vent, that's a problem. 

Things I didn't feel like blogging about and wont add any more details..hahaha..

* I accidentally really hurt a friend's feelings. :( 

* Someone somewhat intentionally hurt mine. :( 

* I had too much to drink accidentally and acted like an ass.hole. No one likes waking up KNOWING they were an asshole, but not really remembering how. 

Anyway, long story short, I dont like feeling like I messed up...EVER. I'm a perfectionist...so when I mess up, I try to fix it...and when I cant, I sometimes mess up worse (think drinking too much and being an asshole). *sigh*  So, then I accidentally create MORE things to fix...Good Gawd. 

Anyway, went to the TU game...and saw us lose. :( Booooo! I finished book three of the Twilight series. My dreams have finally gotten back to normal...but I really want to read book four. *sigh* Jenny, I'm likely calling you about borrowing it sooner than later...haha.. 

I've also decided that I might be allergic to something in my bed. Theory not worth explaining. But, please enjoy the hilarity of me switching out pillows, sheets, blankets, etc... in an attempt to discover. Hmmm... 

Hope you had a great weekend! :) 

This blog is boring. You've been warned.

So, I had to stop reading Eclipse before bed...b/c it was giving my nightmares. I may have brought it to work in an attempt to read on my lunch. FOILED by a conference call. DAMNIT.

On the list of things that excite me... I might be headed to a conference..in SIN CITY..in the spring! Not that I plan on doing much sinning, really... Well *contemplative face*.. haha.. *shrug* Nah, but I've never been there when it's been warm enough to be at the pool...FUN!!! Speaking of, I need to get my ASS in the gym. Stupid broken back. I've lost the desire to actually go to the gym...b/c I'm genuinely afraid of hurting myself again. That was not.fun.(not that it's over...but ya know..not in pain anymore really). And hiring a personal trainer there seems dumb b/c it's $$$ and she cant really help me do much with my back...

Enough whining.

I want to see Britney in concert!! Do you?! Before you respond, are you popping out a child around that time? b/c I think half of you are.... Seeing some of you 7-8 mos prego at the Britney concert might amuse me, but is likely not a great idea. haha! I'll bring you a Brit Brit onesie. ;) I'm thinking of just buying a couple tickets. If something comes up, I'm sure I can sell them... I WANNA GO. *Stomping foot like a child* Part of me is hoping she adds a tour date to OKC or TUL. But, right now, it's looking like Dallas or KC..Hmm..

Why is her tour called Circus? Hmm.. I like it. *mental image of animals, fire, circus rings...and Britney losing her mind in the middle of it all* Yes, decided. I must go to the concert.

Things I like

..when my dog falls off the sofa and looks really embarrassed. And I cant laugh. B/c she just sits there and watches me.