asmilesaysalot

asmilesaysalot @ 2008-03-09T23:39:00

2008-03-10T03:46:31Z

Wow, can you tell that I have been super busy and had forgotten about my poor, way neglected LJ? I must pamper this journal for neglecting it for as long as I have.

Since the last time I posted, my guy and I called it quits. I have a new guy and he's wonderful. The past few days we got hit pretty hard with a mojor snowstorm. He lives a good 40ish minutes away from me and he decided last night to pack his snow blower up and drive down here to blow all the snow away from my car, door and walkway. LOVING him so much right now. I should mention that he drove here knowing that the local enforcement officers warned everyone to stay off the roads unless it was essential. What a guy.

I leave for Las Vegas in a week and a few days. I'm so excited and looking forward to this trip. I'm going with my guy and 6 of our friends. Can't wait.

randomness

2007-06-16T03:12:32Z

Again, it's been a long time. 11 weeks according to my front page. So much has happened...I've moved into a new place with my guy...he moved out...I enjoyed the peace and quiet in my house, my 4 bedroom house...he moved back in...who knows how it will go from here.

Two of my tv shows I watched this year ended. Veronica Mars, which I did get into until the 4th episode of the 2 season and Gilmore Girls. The sad parts of this story-I couldn't watch the last 4 episodes of each show due to my work schedules so I taped them. Labelled the tapes and put a sticky note on top of them "haven't watched yet". Left them with my tapes beside my tv in the living room figuring I'd be able to take an evening or something to watch them. The kicker-he taped over them! So instead of My VM & GG's, I have Holmes on Homes and varies other shows that I really don't care about. I know I could download the ones I've missed but I'm always afraid I'm going to get a virus or something. So I'm waiting for August(?) or whenever they come out on DVD.

8 more school days left...yay!

The daytime emmy's just ended, I found it rather blah...

asmilesaysalot @ 2007-03-28T11:21:00

2007-03-28T15:43:52Z

Wow, it's been a while since I last wrote. So much going on in RL. I'm in the middle of helping my cousin plan her wedding, too many decisions to make for that. It's just over a month away. Every weekend this month has bee nspent driving the 2 hours to Toronto to look at the venue, to look at dresses, shoes, little tuxes for her son, etc...I tell you, when I decide to get married, it's going to be me, my guy and two witnesses...that's it!

Speaking of my guy, he's had a tough go of it lately. His parents decided to separate unfortunately a few months back, and then earlier this month, his mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. Fast moving lung cancer. And the sucky thing-she doesn't smoke. Did for about 2 years when she was younger but quit when she got pregnant with my guy. She had her own place, the house my guy grew up in, but it's now on the market and she's living with her son. I've got to tell you as sad as the circumstances are that led up to her living with him, I think it's great that when I go to visit, I don't have to do all the dishes or tidy up. She makes him do it before it gets to be the way it was.

I got a small promotion at work. I work at a women's residence and we are opening a new location for younger girls ages 16-24. They offered me the head position there. It's only a few more hours a week than I all ready have, but I'm looking forward to it.

At the end of April a few of my girlfriends and I are going to Niagara Falls for a fun weekend of gambling. Too bad it's not Vegas, but I promised my guy that when I went to Vegas I would go with him. And this trip is strictly for us girls. The casino that we are going to is usually pretty lucky for us. I can't wait.

I'm starting to get hooked on The Office. Jim, how do I love thee?

Got to get back to work, the big boss has just walked through the door.

asmilesaysalot @ 2007-01-02T20:30:00

2007-01-03T01:46:48Z

Happy New Year!

This year I have decided to update this regularly. It's the first year in a long time that I have made some personal goals for myself...one being that I have cut out Mcdonalds. No more 'I'm too lazy to cook dinner, I'll just get Mickey D's'. I'm positive this will stick. I'll be healthier, not that I eat McDonalds everday or anything but I know that it isn't the best for me. Or my wallet. And since I'm going to Disneyworld I need to save up all the spare money I can.

My Christmas this year was green. No snow whatsoever. We had rain and no snow. I haven't had a green christmas since I moved here. 12 years ago. And I really don't think that one counted because it started to snow around dinner time that year.

Apparently I voiced the opinion to one of my family memeber that it would be cool if I had a chocolate fountain. 'cause I entertain with chocolate all the time? I think they had me confused with someone else because I received a chocolate fountain. A huge one. When I opened it, one of the relatives mentioned I would be hosting the superbowl party this year---NO WAY! I don't need rowdy people sholshing their drinks around in my living room. My place isn't that big, plus I'm not that big a football fan.

I should go, I have lots to do, I'm running a daycamp this week and it just seems like the day never ends with 18-29 following you around. Plus, I'm hoping to call it an early night tonight.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-10-30T04:04:00

2006-10-30T04:17:51Z

Look out Disney World, here I come!

I have always wanted to go to a Disney themed park or on one of their cruises, I'm not all that fussy and finally it is happening. May 31 I step off the plane and onto the wonderous grounds of Orlando Florida, enjoying 10 beautiful nights with my guy and all the sights that I can fill into my days. I can't wait. Do many things to think of, so many sights to see, so many bars to enjoy (I HOPE!)

Speaking of Disney, I spent my day doing nothing but watching High School Musical over and over again. I haven't had a day where I could lie in bed or on the couch and just watch movies in a long time. I had rented The Break Up & HSM last night and I have to say I was disappointed with The Break Up. Really disappointed. I wanted to watch Grey's Anatomy Season 1 but my sister has loaned her discs to a friend and the friend hasn't watched them yet. Geez, get on it all ready.

Halloween is on Tuesday. I'm not handing candy out at my place but I'm going to my parents to help my mom out with the mass amount of children they get there. I figure it's not worth handing out candy to maybe the 10 children I got last year.

Hope everyone has a good week.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-10-01T20:08:00

2006-10-02T00:42:11Z

This weekend I must have been wearing a BIG "take your crap out on me" sign somewhere on my body. I can't seem to see it but everyone else and their pet dog can. Since Saturday morning, I have been yelled at and freaked upon by at least 5 different people. They've freaked over some really weird crap too--one lady at work freaked out because she couldn't find a Minnie Mouse costume that another coworker was supposed to dig out for her, that got taken out on me, it was MY fault that person A didn't get to it on Friday. One person yelled at me cause she couldn't understand the firesafety rules we have in place at the shelter type place I work at. Another because her boyfriend didn't show up to pick her up for work and I suggested she take the bus so she wasn't late for work. Her reasoning for yelling at me was I was done work, I could have very easily driven her to work, but didn't...It's against the rules we have here. Plus, I wasn't going that way.

I went apple picking today, had to get away from cranky people. I had fun, I'm hoping I can coax my sister into making her awesome apple pie for Thanksgiving dinner next week. After apple picking I stopped by Home Hardware, my shelves were in, my dad's going to come by after work tomorrow and hang them. I honestly don't know what I would do if I didn't live in the same town as my dad. He knows how crazy I am about everythign have to be level, especially if I have t olook at it for a long period of time. I cannot hang anything straight to save my life. Posters, pictures, you name it, if I've hung it, it's not straight.

I was doing so great not getting into spoilers for the few shows I watch. So great, until someone at work let it slip about Gilmore Girls and what's going to happen down the road. I don't want to know anything this year...about any show I watch...

Can you believe it's all ready OCTOBER!

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-09-02T14:13:00

2006-09-02T18:35:54Z

Camp is over! I'm so happy! Back to my regular child care job on Tuesday.

I finally got my Veronica Mars Season 2 discs the other day although I haven't had a chance to watch them all yet. I had to open the box and watch the last episode. A friend was visiting and had heard how amazing that episode was so she wanted to see it. Even though I know what happened, it was still eerie watching it. Can't wait for Season 3. And I have to say that I'm still spoiler free. Yay for me!

I didn't really pay much attention to it in the past but I have noticed I'm watching a lot more tv now. Or I will be when the newer shows start in the fall. My tv schedule will be something along these lines:

Mondays: CSI: Miami (I got sucked into this show by a friend)
Tuesdays: Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars, Law & Order:SVU, Dancing with the Stars
Wednesdays: One Tree Hill, Vanished, Dancing with the Stars Results show (they're still going to have this I imagine)
Thursdays: ER
Fridays: Law & Order
Saturdays: NOTHING that I feel the need to watch or tape.
Sundays: Have no idea what's on, there's only so much Extreme Home Makeover I can handle. I love the show but can only take it in small doses, unless Pauly is on. I love him.

I want to watch these new shows but have no idea when they will be on:

Smith
Heroes
Studio 60
Kidnapped
The Class
Shark

I have a feeling that I'm going to be taping some shows while watching the others.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-08-19T18:36:00

2006-08-19T22:38:05Z

Only 10 more days of camp. 10 more days. I can do it. And if I try really hard, it's only 9.5 more days since I'm taking off early on Friday. Every year I always start running/working the summer camps thinking it's going to be the best summer possible...outside most of the day doing things like playing games with the kids and swimming in the afternoons with them, go on day trips with them on Wednesdays. Last year was an absolute blast, this year, not at all. The only highlight this year was the kids. Most of the kids. The girls that I worked with, the ones that impressed me so much during the interview process, were horrible. 2 of the 4 I worked with daily were more concerned about flirting with the lifeguards at the pool than they were about the children's safety in the water. The other 2 girls called in sick every other day or so. Daycamp is such a headache.

I just found out last night that my sister won a hotel suite in Toronto and she's taking me with her Friday night. It's got to be hard to work in a place where they have lots of draws for free hotel stays all over Canada and the U.S. Here at work, if we have a draw it's for maybe $25 in gift certificates for Costco. Is it wrong that I'm excited about 2 days off from work and time alone with my sister? It'll be the first time since the beginning of summer that we've had time together. Her guy Patrick will be staying home (YES!) and my guy will be doing his own thing.

Veronica Mars DVDs come out on Tuesday. I'm excited. I'll finally get to see the first episode from the second season.

Have to go get ready for the stag and doe we are going to tonight.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-06-23T22:33:00

2006-06-24T02:57:27Z

Boys are stupid. That's the conclusion I've come to after my guy ditched me and our pre made plans to go and hang out with his stupid friends at one of their garages ooohing and aawing over his beat up crap pile. It might sound petty of me but the ringers been turned off my phone and I'm going to head to bed shortly. I'm not available for any late night calls to him tonight, maybe even tomorrow night.

I did something I haven't done before this evening. I made strawberry jam. All by myself. Super simple, I'm actually wondering what stopped me from making it before, it's that easy.

I didn't realise how absolutely boring Friday night is on TV. There's nothing of interest on. Laguna Beach is playing in the background but it can't keep my attention.

Hockey awards were on last night. Joe Thorton won the MVP award (Hart Trophy) last night. This guy is an honest to goodness ass. The front page of our paper today had this creepy picture of him posing with his awards. Very creepy pic. I don't care that he's from here, still an ass.

Heading to bed...bye.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-06-18T21:42:00

2006-06-19T02:12:28Z

Just came home from the hospital. My friend had a baby girl on Thursday night and she is just so precious. Envy Paige. A very unique and different name. It suits her. Although years down the road, she might have questions for her mom on the choice of name, but hey, it can be blamed on the drugs they give you.

It's hotter than heck here. And it sucks because as of yet, I don't have an airconditioner. I don't have enough outlets to even allow having one. My landlord keeps saying that more outlets wil lbe put in but he's been saying that for a year and a half. I'm thinking of having my brother in law come in and do the electrical work. When I woke up this morning it was 26 degrees celcius and feeling like it was 33. At noon it was feeling like 39. I don't like hot weather. Give me a snowstorm anytime over the humidity.

Summer camp starts in 14 days. I'm not ready for it to start that soon. My supplies haven't come in, a lot of the staff that were hired haven't finished their programming plans for the 9 weeks of camp and there's still so much advertising that needs to go out. Such a headache.

Some good news though, at the end of June I'm running away for two night to Toronto. I'm meeting up with two of my childhood friends and we're going to relax, unwind and get crazy. My sister came though and managed to book me a $550 a night room for $62. Great savings there. I love having a sister who works for a hotel reservation company. This hotel better be nice. Heck, I'll settle for them having a pool with a bar nearby. It's super close to a large shopping centre too, so that's part of the draw. Look out Le Royal Meridien King Edward, you're about to be invaded by a fun loving group of girls.

I'm fully convinced that the world is out to get me. The phone just rang and it's one of my coworkers, calling to tell me that her boyfriend, an ex of mine, asked her to marry him last night. She mentioned that she didn't want me to be blind sided at work tomorrow. Is it petty of me to want to smack her and him around? We broke up years ago, three to be exact. I'm happy in a relationship, I hadn't even seen this ex until we had a gathering for work and he showed up with her. he mae a big deal out of seeing me there and mentioned to her that we used to date. It's not a big deal to me, I understand that people move on. What my complaint is, is that she's the fourth person I know to have gotten engaged in the past week or so. I understand that people get engaged, that people are happy they've gottne engaged. Call me with your happy news, I will be happy for you, I will share in your happiness. Talk to me about your plans for your wedding if you have some, but please, please don't ask me when I'm going to get engaged. It'll happen when it happens. I believe that. Let me be happy with where my relationship is. Remember that while I've been with my guy for almost two years, we had a rocky patch a while back. Let us deal with our own issues. Don't call me up and say "we set our date for July 20, 2008...if you and ________ get engaged and want to shareour day with us, that would work for us." Not kidding, that happened earlier this week. When it happens, I'm not going to want to share the spotlight with another couple. Heck, when it happens, I just want to run off to Vegas or Niagara Falls and do everything quietly. Less hassle that way.

Here's a quick update on the murder situation that I mentioned a while back...they've now arrested 3 more people in Winnepeg, bringing the total number of suspects arrested to 8. 1 is out on bail as accesory after the fact. The OPP finally have left the area after 64 days of collecting evidence and watching the house. The tiny little village is being returned to normal.

Heading out...busy day to prepare for tomorrow...

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-06-11T17:51:00

2006-06-11T23:33:54Z

Weddings. They are so much work, even if they aren't yours. One of my friends since junior kindergarden got married last night. They were supposed to have a well planned out wedding, in our hometown but they just decided that they couldn't wait anymore to be married so a quick thrown together wedding was put together in just 4 days. A few guests thought she might be expecting, who knows? My guy and I headed down to Niagara Falls Friday afternoon figuring most of the arrangements were complete and that we could just relax and enjoy our time together. Ha! The only arrangements that were complete were the justice of the peace that would be marrying them, their license to be married, the location that they chose, which was absolutely breathtaking (they had such a wonderful mixture of both the falls in the background mixed with the wonderful flower gardens in the area.) She didn't even have anythign that she wanted to be married in. So early Saturday morning, there was about 6 women out looking for something for the bride to wear. Wedding @ 8pm. Bride found a simple dress @ 1pm. While we were out looking for her dress the guys took it upon themselves to make dinner reservations for us all as a group. Found out the hard way a lot of restaurants don't like being asked if they have space for 16 people for dinner that night. they finally found somewhere for us all to eat, at the 24 hour buffet style restaurant in the casino right by our hotel. The quickly thrown together dance part of the evening involved us bar hopping, dancing and different clubs. It was hectic and spontanous and just so much fun. I wish both Lisa and Zachary (not Zack) lots of love and happiness in everything they do.

Still speaking of weddings, is it just me or is there something about weddings that gives married people a free pass at asking the not-marrieds when the big day is coming up or if there are even in plans in the future for an engagement. I will be the first to say that yes, I am not married, that yes, there is a smal part of me that wishes I had plans to be married, but since when is it everyone elses' business. I understand that some friends only want me to be as happy as they are and experience the same joy that they do but not everyone is ready to take that major step. My guy and I are just starting to get back to where we were just a few months ago, we have gone through a rough patch and I will say I was ready to give up and walk away. After some deep thought though I realised that I would be walking away from one of the best guys out there. I don't need to be married right now. In the next five years do I see myself married? YOU BET! Do I see myself married to my guy? YOU BET! Right now though, let me enjoy what I have going on at this time.

Summer camp is just around the corner. It's looking like it's going to be a great summer, filled with lots of fun activities and trips for the kids. I can't wait.

Should head out and start preparing for work tomorrow. Mondays are always crazy.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-05-23T14:29:00

2006-05-23T18:40:57Z

Just finished my last camp interview. From the group of people I interviewed, 18, only 10 were hired. Out of the groupd from last year, only 1 girl is coming back. The only thing that I'm disliking right now is that I have no guys on my staff. I'm hoping to fix that. Why don't guys apply to be summer camp counsellors anymore?

I went out on Friday with a few girls from work. Drank some wine even though I'm not a big wine drinker. It didn't taste like wine though, it tasted more like strawberry coolers than anything else. Went down real easy. I'm more of a vodka paralyzer or rye and coke drinker.

Went camping sunday night with my guy and a few friends. Very crazy, it was cold and loud and damp and I think I've just discovered that I am officially a cottage girl. Cottage, camper whatever as long as my body does not have t osleep on the damp, cold ground again.

We had some fireworks last night in my parent's backyard. It was fun I guess, lots of children running around, had no idea who half of them even belonged to.

Right now outside of my window all you can hear is the airplanes practising for the airshow they are putting on tomorrow. Very loud. I can't even concentrate anymore. Do you think that could be a great excuse for me to slip out early today?

heading out.

lots of happenings around here

2006-05-01T00:20:31Z

Wow, I just realised that it has been a long time since my last visit. A looonnnggggg time. Okay, maybe not a long time but it certainly feels like it, so much has been going on around here.

I have started scheduling interviews for camp, they will be in mid May. Out of the 8 that worked with me last year, only 4 got interviews scheduled. The other 3 have received better job offers for May to the end of August and the other girl just ran off to get married and she's moving 3 hours away. Good for her.

I've decided at this time to continue working and in the fall, when things aren't as expensive, to take a vacation then. Who knows, I might even road trip it. I can't really complain about working this summer, I get paid to go swimming with the kids, get to go on field trips that I normally wouldn't go on due to a small fear of water slides and it will also be like going to the gym everyday. Heck, I might even end up in better shape than some of my friends who have gym memberships.

Problems are still occuring with the boyfriend. It's not as bad as it was. He's finally come to the understanding that while I am here for him if he needs me, I will NOT be the person he takes his crappy behaviour out on. Did that in a past relationship and won't do it again.

My small town was rocked a few weeks ago when a small discovery was made in a farmers field about 10 minutes drive from my place. Down the street from my guy's parent's place. The small discovery? 8 dead bodies. 8 dead male biker bodies. At first the police and provincial police were "Everyone is safe, no one is in danger" and then 2 days after the arrest 5 people with the murders. The poor little town of Shedden will never be the same. They used to be known for their Rosy Rhubarb Days and now they will be known for this horrific crime. What I thought was completely horrific was one of the local papers ran a full page front page picture of one of the bloated bodies hanging out of the trunk area it was found in. I work with children and a lot of them were talking about this paper. I found it gruesome and was appalled that they would allow this type of coverage on the front page.

I'm learning how to cook now and if anyone has any fun recipes, feel free to share them. I have now mastered how to cook a roast with peppercorns, can do up a mean helping of lemon chicken and silver dollar potatoes and BBQ food now without burning it. Woo-hoo me!

Got to go, the laundry doesn't seem to be doing itself.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-04-02T21:34:00

2006-04-03T01:53:52Z

I can't believe it's April already. It's now that time of year where I start to plan the summer camp programs we run and figure out staffing, which is a very hard part of my job. Last year I worked with such amazing people and I would love to hire them all back but at the same time I want to inject some new ideas and people into the camp program. As of yesterday, 8 of the 11 people I worked with last year have handed in excellent resumes. The jobs have been posted on the local job bank for over a month now and we have only received 11 resumes. At that point last year we were overloaded with resumes.

Nine weeks of camp are planned for this year. That's nine different trips. I'm trying something different this year and repeating a lot of our more popular trips. Horseback riding is always a full trip/week so this year it's going to open and close our camp. All the rest of the trips are waterpark trips. Tried to convince the high ups here that the kids deserve a really fun trip but no dice.

I'm thinking of scaling back on my workload over the summer. I don't want to sound lazy or anything but I was thinking I would like to take my weekends and travel. That means not working every Saturday in the office or every other weekend in the residence. I've looked at the financial aspect of it and it looks very doable. There are so many places and people out there for me to see. The way I'm looking at it is I've worked every year, year round, running camps for the school holidays, PD days, summer camps, that I really don't get a chance to go places that I want to when I want to.

Anyone out there want a cranky boyfriend? Today I'm giving him away. The past few weeks have been all "mememememe..." Granted I understand to a point that he's feeling a little bit upset and what he's upset over but life goes on... And most of the time he's just cranky over little random things. Seriously, boyfriend up for grabs...any takers?

My stepsister just had another baby. Little girl...poor child was named Aruba, but we call her Ruby for short. It's very creepy to know that the child's name is the place where the poor thing was probably conceived. They better start saving up for her therapy bills.

Well, i'm off to work...have a great night everyone.

Crappiness all around

2006-02-27T05:43:06Z

This has got to be the worst weekend ever. My boyfriend and I had the worst blow up fight we've ever had (and at this moment I can't ever remember what it all was about) and just earlier in the week we had been discussing moving in together. Ha! The fates don't want to see me happy, that's got to be it. So my Saturday night plans, for the second Saturday in a row, consisted of watching tv and cleaning out a hall closet. Lots of fun.

I decide to be the bigger person and call to try and work things through...not answering his phone. Okay, I can handle that. I left a message asking him to call me when he got a chance even if it was late. That was Saturday night @ 10:30. It's now 12:23 am Monday morning. Haven't heard from him.

Normally this wouldn't be something to bother me but we never fight. Never. The one thing we bicker about is who gets to control the remote when we watch TV together. Honestly, that's all we bicker about. And we've been together for almost 2 and a half years. It's very stressful.

Sunday morning the phone right beside my bed rings, I grab it thinking it's my Ducky calling because he got my message. I answer it, sitting up in bed. It turns out to be my best friend who starts out her conversation like this:

Les: hey you sitting?
me: Yeah (I should mention here that when I talked to her last weekend, her grandpa who I love dearly was in ICU) is everything okay?
Les: I'm sorry for waking you but I wanted you to hear this from me... (and she freakin' pauses!)
me: Hear what? Is it about Grampa?
Les: no, he's better and out of ICU...Mike (Her husband) beat me and I left him.
me: (Shocked) What!!!
Les: Mike beat me and I left him.

She then went into great detail about what had happened and how he spent this past week in jail (looks good on him.) and how all she wanted was to get into the house that they were living in together (she's staying at her parents place with her oldest daughter who's 7 and their 14 month old.) to get some belongings for the kids but the police aren't able to be her escort due to fact that they are so busy. And she can't get anything out of the marital home until all marital issues are solved.

Needless to say, I had a day off and ended up spending it talking to some of the women that I know that work with abused women here in my town. Trying to find a way to help her. One of them ended up calling Les's police station and attempted to light a fire under them using the "Kids needs some reminders of home and clean clothes and what not" reasoning. I don't know yet if it worked. When I called earlier, her brother said she was sleeping so I let her rest.

I hate the fact that I am so far away. It's like a 25 hour drive from where I live to where she is.

Have to head out now...the phone's ringing...maybe it's Ducky!

bored.

2006-02-19T05:44:19Z

the third Saturday night of each month is usually a big night for me. A bunch of friends and I get together, forgetting our boys at home and go out and do whatever we feel like doing. It's a rare night for us all to have fun, let loose and not have to worry about someone staying sober enough to be the DD home. Our guys take turns being our ride home. Tonight however was adifferent story. Due to Valentine's Day being during the week, a lot of the girls had made weekend plans to spend time with their respective sweetie. Not begrudging them that. Just sort of upset that the one night I don't go out with the girls and don't have anything planned for the next day is the one night that my guy Ducky decides to volunteer to work for a friend. So I'm home alone. All alone. Nothing to do. The computer bores me, the DVDs that we purchased earlier this week bore me, listening to music bores me. I decided to call my parents and maybe go over for a visit. My dad answers, let's me know that he has a few friends visiting and he can't talk and that my mom has gone to bingo. My mom hates bingo. It's official, my parents have a more active social life than I do tonight.

So then I get it into my head that I'm going to research mp3 players online. I would like one. I'm tired of carrying my discs everywhere I go. I go to the gym, the CD case weighs a ton in my bag but I bring it in because I might change my mind about the type of CD that I want to listen to. Little kids I work with know so much about these mp3 players. I feel so old. Anyone out there know anything about mp3 players?

The search I did online? It wasn't about mp3 players at all. Got bored with that idea and did research on what colour paint I'm going to paint my bathroom. It's going to be a bright, vibrant blue...with white accenting. Right now it's yellow and Ducky doesn't really care for it. Just got to show him the colour and I'm all set to order.

Think I'll head to bed now...I'm bored. Hopefully everyone else had a better night than I did.

tired of a lot...

2006-01-24T18:36:39Z

Okay, enough with the crazy weather. First it snows, then it melts away and we get un-normally (it's a word today because I'm bitchy and made it one) great weather for where we are and the time of season. Just as we get used to the weather, it snows again, etc, etc. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of the weather change, tired of being sick from the drastic changes, just plain tired! Right now it's sunny and clear and warm out. And I'm sick.

Know what else I'm tired of? I'm tired of attempting to read fanfics and finding out that the site has been invaded by younger, misspelling, short form making children. I've just about given up reading the few fics I enjoyed on that site because of these people. It's like the site has been invaded and nothing is being done ot stop the invasion, therefore bringing the site down to the level of the old OTHC site. It's disappointing because there a few great stories that I read there that at this time I really can't find anywhere else.

Honestly, I wish I could just go cold turkey on the whole OTH -show, fics and all because I feel that the writers have taken all the joy out of the show. Where are the Season 1 characters that I grew to know and love? Gone. Nathan and Haley that I knew and loved? Gone, oh wait, if we're lucky we might be teased with a glimpse of the two together but after the last episode and Nathan's whole "were you trying to get pregnant?" speech and attitude like his dreams were all that mattered---no thanks. Disillusioned viewer right here.

got to say the one bright spot out in ficland would be all the VM sites that I keep stumbling over. At least with them, there are set rules, sentence structure ETC. I can just sit and read the fics, enjoy them like I used to many of the OTH fics back in the day. Is it sad that I say back in the day? Is it sad that I go by the site once in the morning and again at night to see if my favs have been updated? Is it sad that I wonder if the writers of the fics have been driven away by the invasion?

dfnunjh's JLitM & AT&BA
marissaa's SB, Cannonball
bama02614's TGG,TSF,BMTL,AL
candy spark's INO,RW
needmorenaleynow's TMoFH
scatteredlight's GIAB, TBN(just want to see how it ends)DoG
nathans girl's DN (has had me in tears every chapter)
mystic2182's WLRM

These are the stories that I basically stalk for lack of a better word. Once these are done, I think it might be time for me to move away from OTH fics, unless they are written by the above authors. If they are written by the above, I know that I will be getting a well thought out and beautiful fic.

Onto VM fics. Is there a fic site out there that isn't LJ that houses fics for VM? I think I've got every Logan & Veronica fic site bookmarked and read. Just trying to find more out there.

Heading out now, doctor's appointment...oh and by the way it's snowing again, hard.

rambles, got to love them

2006-01-17T05:49:39Z

First full week of the new year back to work...wish I still had time off. The weather was great, no snow, very unusual temperatures and now that I am back to work it's freezing.

Finally decided on where I want to go for my vacation, cruising. And I convinced my other half to go. A very close friend works for Royal Caribbean and I'm going to use the discount she has for family. Only $10/day. Can't beat that. Now all I have to do is pick the date that I want to go.

Started an online course today, very overwhelming. My employers want me to take this course and since they're paying, I guess it couldn't hurt.

Enjoyed a lazy weekend at home, curled up with my guy. When I wasn't relazing on the couch I was partaking in my newest fan fic obsession VM fics. So many fics, and I'm sure I haven't even touched upon the majority of them yet.

Headign out to bed, hope everyone is well. Lisa, if you're reading this like you say, leave a comment, it won't hurt you.

asmilesaysalot @ 2006-01-07T21:22:00

2006-01-08T03:43:21Z

It's been a while. Finally got all the Christmas stuff packed away for another year. now I just have to get rid of all the leftovers in my fridge.

Made some resolutions this year. Thought it be a good idea to see if I could stick with them. okay so it wasn't IF I could stick by them, it was HOW LONG I could stick to them. 3 simple resolutions: cut back on my sugar intake, update this at least once a week and the last one is to help control the clutter that comes into my place. Been doing okay on the last one, used my week off of work to organize my closets, dressers and back of doors. Even got a new system figured out - if I decide to on-a-whim buy something I really don't need (another sweatshirt) I have to get rid of one. My sister and her friends love this new one, so far I think I've given a small dresser of clothing to them. The one with cutting back on my sugar is a little bit harder for me since I have a teeny addiction to Pepsi. Just a small addiction. I blame the taps in my building for my addiction, the water here tastes horrible, with a metallic taste to it. Yuck.

Spent some of my time off relaxing, watching some of my new DVDs. Veronica Mars was my first big buy on Boxing Day. I'm surprised I held out for that long but since I'm horrible to buy for apparently, I mentioned to anyone and everyone who'd listen that all I wanted was the Season 1 DVDs. What did I get? Not the one I requested. I received Desperate Housewives (which I don't watch) from my sister in law, Law & Order The Fourteenth season from my sister (because it's too hard to remember that I watch L&O:SVU) and from my brother I got Fraggle Rock Season 1. Best gift ever, I remember watching that show on Sunday nights as a child, good times. I was a little disappointed after opening the rest that the one DVD set I had asked for wasn't there, therefore forcing me to go out the next day, boxing day and get them on sale. YES! Am I the only one who hasn't gone Boxing Day shopping before? The deals were amazing, I'm thinking in the future I'm going to make sure that I have Boxing Day off. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to get when I take the other sets back. I'm thinking Season 5 Of L&O:SVU, but we'll have to see.

I'm in the middle of planning a trip to Cuba in the spring. It doesn't have to be Cuba, just somewhere warm. I've had so many people tell me that Cuba's a great place to visit. I wanted to do a cruise to Alaska but no one will go with me. "Cruises aren't as safe as they seem to be." seems to be the general saying whenever I bring it up. The only person who would be willing to go on a cruise with me is my crazy uncle. I thought it would something great for my boyfriend and I to do together, he travels everywhere and he won't go cruising. He's willing to go to Cuba, but I mainly think it's because of the cheap booze there.

Speaking of booze, I guess it's time to start getting to meet up with a few friends.

Veronica Mars, Take 2

2005-11-28T04:13:37Z

Okay just finished watching the first disc of Veronica Mars and I'm seriously kicking myself for not tuning into this show earlier. I was hooked before the first episode ended. I have so many questions.

Is there a site (probably on fan forum? have to look for that) where I can find out what happens. I'm a read the end of the book girl when I get impatient, which I now am.

And as a product of that impatience, I have so many questions rolling through my head. Lesley, my go to girl that recommended this show, is @ work so I have no one to give me straight answers.

Does Veronica find out what really happened the night Lily was killed?

Does Duncan help her if she does?

Or is he involved in what happened to her?

Does Veronica come face to face with her mom?

Does Veronica find out who slipped the drug in her drink and raped her?

Do Veronica and Troy hook up? So far I've just seen them go on a date and to the homecoming together.

Or does she get back together with Duncan?

Does her father and the guidance counsellor get together?

Why was Weevil (I hope that's the biker guy's name) crying at Lily's fountain dedication?

Is Logan constantly an ass towards Veronica?

I had some plans to go shopping tomorrow for a few things, looks like I'll be putting that aside and rushing home after work in the morning with the next disc from the video store. Maybe I'll be smart enough this time and get 2 or more discs...

oh yeah, is there a site with fan fictions for veronica mars?

Man, I'm so addicted.

Veronica Mars Season 1

2005-11-27T22:55:58Z

Okay, I have given in. I went out earlier and rented the first disc of Veronica Mars. I had to, I was talking on MSN with a close friend and it was all she could talk about. She recommended a site that houses some VERY great fics and I was hooked by 1:00 am. I have to find out when it airs here. I have a game plan with these DVDS. I figure disc 1 could be watched tonight after dinner, and every night this week, I could get the next disc. How many are there anyways? I'm thinking 6.

As I see it right now, this plan to watch it all this week could work. There's got to be somewhere on the net that I could download Season 2 episodes that I've missed.

Off to watch...

Happy times + happy news = me doing my happy dance

2005-10-27T02:30:07Z

Okay I have to start this out by saying that I had the best day ever. Okay, well the best day I've had in a few weeks anyways. I'm in the middle of buying a car, or I should say deciding on a car. For the longest time all I wanted was a big truck. You know something that I could take out in the bush camping and not really worry about it getting stuck. Or the paint getting ruined. Truth is I've always wanted a truck. A Yukon or a pretty Jeep Liberty. A few months ago I ended up borrowing my sister's car for a day while my guy at the time was using mine (That should have been an eye opener for me, that he was too cheap to have his own vehicle but that's another rant.) anyhow, she has a Ford Focus hatchback, 4 door. It rode pretty well and was really roomy inside. So then I got it into my head that that was all I needed, I could get the big truck later in life. So I have a day off maybe two weeks ago and decide to go to one of the dealerships here in town to see what kind of deals I could find. There she was, the hatchback I've been thinking of....only $146 bi-weekly. I could definitly swing those payments and still be able to enjoy what I like. Oh, I forgot to mention it was a 2002. So I ask to take it for a test drive. One of the salesmen come with me, okay fine I can handle that. He starts telling me that I'm going to need to get all these extras and was just a complete ass to me during the whole ride I decided to part ways with this car and the dealership. I already knew going onto the lot that I was going to get an extended warranty. I'm not a complete fool. This guy just saw me as an easy target and a great way to rack up his sales. So I leave. Then at the other Ford dealership down the street a few ago, I found another Focus. Not a hatchback but just as roomy. It's a 2001 and it's only $92 bi-weekly. Really not in the colour I want, but I can't be choosey at this point. So I inquire about taking it for a spin today, no one came with and it was great. I'm going in on Friday to sign papers and whatnot. The Green car is mine.

That's one good point of my day.

Next, I have this supervisor at work who quite honestly is a lazy ass. Who doesn't have one of those? Last week, Wednesday night, I call her @ 8ish to let her know I'm not going to be in the next morning, and she gives me nothing but attitude. I don't call in sick that often, maybe two or three times during the whole school year, I've made myself available to go to other locations to supply out there when my co-workers in those locations can't come in due to illness or vaction. "Why didn't you call earlier? How am I supposed to get someone to work at 7 am now?" All I could think of was, "not my problem." She's been known to call me @ 11 PM wanting me to change locations for the next morning. I was sick, not faking it. Spent the next day in bed, watching tv and sleeping when I wasn't emptying my stomach. Still didn't feel up to par that evening but after the attitude that I had gotten from her I wasn't risking ticking her off anymore by calling her and tellign her I wasn't working the next day. So I suck it up and go in, the kids I work with were great, they were quiet and just wonderful. That day I was talking to a coworker and she mentioned how the supervisor called her and was complaining about me playing sick. What a bitch. I so don't need her crap. So I went over her head and talked to her supvisor, relaying everything that had happened. How I got attitude when I call in sick the first night. How she called another girl and complained about me playing sick. Long story short, my immediate supervisor called me int oher office today after gettting talked to from her boss and mentioned to me that in two weeks she was done. HOORAY! It's due to finacial deicsinos at her house, she went on and on. All I could hear in my head was a happy little theme. So two more weeks with her and then her responsibilities will be split between three of us. We know that much, she was leaving at the end of the year anyways and her position was being split between three of us. I just want to do my happy dance.

Plus it's OTH Wednesday. That always has me a in a great mood, until I see the show. One of my best friends calls me, thinking I'm already watching it and fills me in on what's going on. Only for the first time, I was taping it and then I was going to watch it with my sister. She was escaping her family for a little bit to watch tv with me. So I can't really be mad at her because she thought I was normally doing what I do, but I just wanted to reach through the phone and cover her mouth. I tell her I'm taping it and watching Law&Order SVU, she ruins the end of that show for me too, telling me who was guilty. She got the episode an hour before me. UURRGGHHH!

Friends...what to do.

Got to go, find out what my sister has gotten into in my closet. Really should thik about putting a lock on that door...or security tags on my clothes so that I know when tey leave with her.

asmilesaysalot @ 2005-10-08T17:50:00

2005-10-08T21:57:42Z

Okay here's the beginning of my so-called long weekend..how could it even be called that? I had to work today. I work tomorrow...on the stuff I didn't get done today. I get Monday off but that's no fun, everythings closed.

Went to Rogers to rent Smallville season 1. Not there. They had discs 5 & 6 but what was the point?

Broke down yesterday and bought Gilmore Girls season 4. And Cinderella. Love that movie. Loved it as a kid. Looking forward to seeing the small changes or improvements as they like to call them.

Was told by my grammy that I might want to complile my list of things for Christmas soon. The poor lady isn't going to know what to do with the list of DVDs I want this year. I've discovered the hidden world of buying TV on disc. I can't go back to tape...I won't.

Off to make dinner...spagetti with sausage instead of hamburger...mmmmm.

First Post

2005-10-06T05:07:35Z

Yippee! I finally decided to start this, after much debate with a few friends. Am I nervous? A small part of me is but another part is looking forward to this journey.

Watched the season premeire of One Tree Hill earlier. It was amazing. Not what I was expecting. Not enough Haley and Nathan, but I'll take what I can get at the moment.

Also watched, for the third time since last night, the episode of Law and Order: SVU. I can't get enough of this show. It is one of those shows that I wish had a marathon or something, I can't get enough of it. Own the 1st Season on DVD, but that's where I've stopped. Not because I didn't want to own any other seasons, but because I couldn't justify spending lots of $$ (Season 1 cost me $70ish) so I figure I'll just watch the others on TV when I can and hope that family and friends get the other seasons for me. Christmas is coming people.

Ever have one of those nights where you are so tired but you can't seem to fall asleep no matter how hard you try? I'm suffering from that right now. And it's just after 1 AM and I have to be up for work at 6 AM. Should probably go and try to get some sleep.