Monday, August 31, 2009

Gotta Love Technology...

I checked the Department of Correction's webpage this morning, as I do every morning, to check on the status of the psycho ex. Honestly, I'm waiting for them to update his picture so I can see his lovely mugshot - I get a feeling of gratification from seeing it. The picture wasn't posted yet, but they did provide me with some invaluable new information; his permenant - VERIFIED - address. This is good information for me to have, as I have been trying to get paperwork in order to have my daughter's name changed; she currently has his last name, and it makes me sick. Now I know where to send it. The bad news - that jackass moved in right down the street from where I work. 2.18 miles away. He's right across the street from one of my favorite lunchtime restaurants. He knows where I work, so it's not like he was completely clueless. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. I'm not really scared, because I know he's not going to do anything (well, I sincerely hope he won't). I just don't want to have to deal with running into him or his wife (she's the one I worry about - she's insane). I must resist the urge to do anything stupid, because if I show up there, I'll be the one going to jail. I suppose I'll just bide my time, and let the justice system do what they do best - whatever that might be.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

I watched "Inglourious Basterds" today. That was a really great movie!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Thursday Night...

Cognitive Psychology. I love this class. The teacher is awesome. In what other class could you talk about Aristotle and Descartes and be riveted? It's a 3 hour class and I found myself bummed out when 10:00 rolled around. I am seriously so glad that I'm taking this class.

The teacher already told us that the tests were hard - he doesn't test on definitions or anything, but on the concepts, so there will be a lot of analogies and questions about finding what doesn't fit. He said as long as we show up, take the notes, and read the book we should be fine.

We'll also have to write "Thought Papers" in class. There's going to be 7 of them, and he's not going to tell us which days we'll be doing them. He said it's not to prove that we've been paying attention in class or anything, he just wants to know that we are able to think. Last night was our first though paper, and our question was - "How Smart Are We?". If we do all of the papers than we will end up with 8 extra points, which is great because if you average all B's on the tests then you'd end up with an A in the class. He said that it's positive reinforcement to get us to show up for class, then went on a tangent about he can't stand that some teachers, including other psychology teachers, take points away if you're absent. He's like - "These psychology teachers need to learn about what they're teaching - do they not remember Skinner? That's punishment and it doesn't work!" He's awesome.

We've also been told that in that classroom we are all Gator fans (boooo!). He's like, "What is it with you people coming in dressed in the Hurricanes clothes - YOU GO TO FAU!! Where's your Fighting Owls spirit???" He was making jokes about the different schools - the one I recently graduated from was BCC (Broward Community College) - but it was called "Beer Can College"; now it's just Broward College so the nickname's been changed to Booze College or something like that. FAU - Find Another University; then he's like, "What does UF stand for? National Champions!". Too funny.

As I'm sitting there, completely immersed in the lesson, I realized that this guy is a mixture of my ex, Chuck, and Jeff Dunham (ventriloquist - if you've never seen his act I suggest you go on YouTube or something and see bits of it - FUNNY! "Silence! I Kill You!" LOL), and he looks just like Greg Kinnear. I'm so gonna love my Thursday nights!

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Three Years - No Change

I've been at my job for three years now. When I first started, I was introduced to all of the employees, typical stuff. There was one guy, the one that I refer to as Work Hottie, that seriously took my breath away. He was, by far, the most attractive guy I had ever seen.

I, of course, was pregnant at the time, so people just saw me growing bigger by the day. I put my infatuation with WH out of my head. Until last September. I was out with my cousin, having a few drinks, and I decided to email WH, just for fun. Well, this kind of became a weekly thing between the two of us, and eventually it turned into texting. The messages have always been on the adult side, and we've constantly talked about hooking up, we've just never managed to actually meet up. This has since escalated into me receiving a picture, and now I know what lies beneath, and it is quite impressive.

One of the last times we texted I casually asked if he thought that we'd ever actually hook up, and he said he was sure we would. I need it to happen, like, now. It's never awkward at work, which is awesome, but just hearing his voice, I think of the picture, and what I'd do to him if I had the chance... it's frustrating.

I just went through this and had to go over to my cousin's fiance and tell her about it. She said that when she heard him she thought of me. Now, she's seen the picture, she knows what I could potentially have my hands on, and a part of me thinks she's jealous that it'd be me and not her (she told me that when she first saw him he literally took her berath away as well). I told her that for my sanity that WH and I need to hook up, maybe that could be his bday present to me (although I don't want to have to wait another 4 months).

I just wish I didn't feel this way! I want this crush to go away, but I don't know how to go about it short of actually screwing his brains out. It just drives me crazy.

Tuesday Night...

Sociological Analysis: Survey of Methods

I was scared of this class. I read the syllabus and it was talking about group projects and statistics... I was not looking forward to it. Turns out, I don't have too much to worry about. The teacher is really cool, and there are many people in the class that have taken her before for different subjects. If they decided to take her again then she can't be that bad.

We're supposed to choose our groups next week, but I talked to the girl sitting next to me, since I overheard her talking to another girl about joining her group, and I'm in with them. She already knows what she wants to do the research on and I love her idea - Does religion deter crime? She's a criminology minor, (I'm a double major - criminology & sociology) so we should get along.

Now - on to the fun UPS stuff. My dad reviewed the tapes and UPS never even made an appearance close to our house. Well, at least I know no one stole my books, but it pisses me off because I paid an extra $20 to have those books overnighted, and now I have nothing. I have to go back to the place I bought them and hope that they have a good policy if the books get lost in the mail. If they aren't able to work with me then I'm out $200+ and I have to figure out a way to get my books. It's really quite frustrating.

Time to down my coffee and get to work. I have no class tonight so I get to catch up on my reading. I hope I didn't bite off more than I can chew...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Monday Night...

Criminology. That's my Monday night class. We got out early tonight in case any of us had to deal with and administrative things.

My teacher is new, which I love because she's not jaded! She's an FSU alumni, which I can look past since, #1 - I plan on getting my Masters in Criminology at FSU, and #2 - she blasted the Gators, not the Canes (ya'll only have Tebow for another year, enjoy it while it lasts...).

We will have three exams, all multiple choice, and each one worth 25% of our final grade. The last 25% comes from a 4-7 page theory paper that we have to write. We also have the option of extra credit; a 7-9 page paper on a problem in the criminal justice system. We can get up to 5% points for that paper, so, yeah, I'm totally writing it.

I'm so glad that I like my classes so far. Two down, two to go. I think tomorrow is Sociological Theories and then Thursday is Cognition.

It's been a long day so I'm going to bed.

Night all!

Monday, August 24, 2009

Amazing Weekend!

I wasn't really able to get on a computer this weekend, so I apologize for leaving some of you in the dark with that last post. Yes, we are going to have a new baby in the family, but no it is not mine. My older sister informed us on Saturday that she is expecting a baby! It was so cute the way she let us know. My mom's birthday was Thursday, so my sister and BIL were in town to celebrate (and do the family pics). They gave my mom her gift, which was a picture frame that says "What happens at Grandma's stays at Grandma's". It held three pictures; one was of my neice, the other of my daughter, and the third a positive pregnancy test. We were all so shocked by the news! I don't know if anyone remembers that my sister was supposed to watch my kid for a weekend a fwe weeks ago, but backed out because she was really sick? Well the family was joking that she must be pregnant... turns out we were right (just no one knew it at the time).

So then we went and took our family pictures. That was quite fun. We did the entire family, then broke it down into groups. We were trying to take a picture of the three sisters and two kids, but my neice was upset that her uncle wasn't holding her hand. So, he laid on the floor and held her hand (it was a head shot so he wouldn't be in the pic), and for some reason my daughter jumped on him and started "motorboating" his nether regions. OMG!!! We were all dying laughing! We got some really great shots, and some not so great (in one of them I look like I have a mullet). Then towards the end the photographer didn't set the camera on the counter very well and it hit the ground. Oy! It messed up the filter or something, but we were still able to finish the shoot. My sister and her husband got a belly shot and all us moms got annoyed because me sis made a comment about how she's already gained weight... as she shows off her 6-pack abs.

After the pictures we had some family over for dinner. I made jambalaya and my cousin helped. Now, I don't know where she's been the past few years or what people have been telling her, but she obviously never got the memo that when I'm in the kitchen everyone else needs to be out. I'm very possessive when it comes to my cooking. But, I was nice, and the meal was great.

Oh, yeah, I also started school on Saturday. It was great. I'm so happy to be back in the saddle, so to speak, with classes. I missed it so much.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

There's gonna be a baby...

Friday, August 21, 2009

Open Letter to All

This was originally going to be a comment on someone else's post, but it got kinda long and drawn out, so I decided to just put it here for all to see.

See, if everyone would just be honest (well, as honest as one can get online) then I doubt we'd have these issues. Me, I'll post under my online name. What's the worst that will happen? Someone might get offended. Well, I just call it like I see it. If someone is posting under someone elses Topix name then it's wrong. It's even more wrong to retaliate by posting under someone else's real name.

I've been on Topix for a while now, and based on what I've read I'm one of the youngest "regs" on the site. Now, there are many people that say that the youngins are immature, well from what I've seen the immaturity on Topix goes across all ages. It's sad. I mean, I absolutely hate it when people talk smack about me behind my back but are nice to my face. If you don't like me, tell me. If you think I'm annoying, let me know. I might get pissed but I have a tendancy to get over things real quickly. It's so simple! That's why I never hide who I am. I don't understand why some people can't just be like, "hey, I don't like you, you don't like me, let's agree to disagree and move on". Yes, the "regs" and "innies" are guilty of this as well, but I have yet to see them use someone's real name on the boards. That is wrong and to deny it and not own up to it truly shows a lack of maturity. To try to out another person in retaliation, that is also wrong. As pissed off as some people might get, no one wins when people start being vindictive. Ya'll know the saying, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Maybe it is because I'm so young that I wish that people could just kiss and make up (figuratively speaking), but I understand that lines have been crossed and there's no going back now.

Yes, I have had my issues with some of the people on Topix in the past. Know what I did? I got the frick over it! From what I'm reading, ya'll are bitching about things that have happened months ago. How long is everyone going to hold this grudge? How far are you willing to take it? People are already using real names, what's next, using someone else's picture as their avatar? Oh, boohoo, someone took my screen name and started a fight with it - GROW THE FUCK UP! Someone beat the shit out of me and robbed me at gunpoint. People are starving and dying everyday. Who the fuck cares if someone used your screen name? Is THAT really detrimental to your life? NO!!! Using someones REAL name, however, is. Why? Because obviously people don't know how to let go of petty grudges and giving out personal information like that is dangerous.

So, all that being said, if it hadn't been for many of the people on Topix, I probably wouldn't have dealt with my drama as well as I have. The "regs" have been a great support system for me and I appreciate that. I am just tired of this drama. I'm tired of people saying they don't want to hear anymore of it, but then blogging about it, trying to get it all started up again. If ya'll want to bitch and moan then so be it, but I'm throwing in the towel with one exception; I'll get involved (well as much as I can being online) if someone puts one of my friends in danger.

Now, I'm done. Say whatever you want to say. I'll post whatever comments ya'll want to leave. Enjoy...

Mission Accomplished

I had my wonderful flex day yesterday (we get one work day off a month so the company can save money). I had initially planned on spending the day at the beach, but then I thought that there had to be a more productive way to spend my time. So I got up early and took the kid to school, got some Jamba Juice, and went to work on her bedroom.

My daughter has a TV in her room, and it sits on a cabinet that I try to keep her diapers and wipes in (I say try because she loves going in there and emptying it out; looks like a diaper factory exploded). We found out that on top of a cabinet is not a very safe place for a TV to be... we found this out when the TV nearly fell on my niece. There is a dresser on the other side of the room that has an opening specifically for a TV, but we haven't used it because of where the cables are located. Yesterday, I decided to change that.

I should mention that the dresser normally takes the strength of two grown men to move; it's big and bulky. I'm a tiny girl, but myself. I didn't plan this out too well. If anyone would have seen me, they would've just laughed. I was strong enough to shimmy it off of the wall just enough so that I could squeeze in between it and the wall. So here I was, back up against the dresser, hands and feet planted firmly on the wall, pushing, just hoping that the dresser would move... and it did. It worked! I was able to move it across the room and center it on the wall where the TV was. Feeling quite proud of myself I grabbed the TV and put it in the center... it didn't fit. The darn TV was longer than the opening was deep. Oy!

I decided to make it work. I drew an outline of the TV on the back of the dresser, got an exacto knife (the back is cardboard) and proceeded to cut. Didn't work. So I got a chisel and used that (if I knew where my dad's sawsall was, I would've used it). That worked, so I put the TV in again, and it didn't fit; I had made the opening too small. By this point I was quite frustrated, so I grabbed a hammer and knocked the crap out of the back "wall" of the unit. It took the back piece out of the center, but also un-nailed the other backings, so I just had to re-hammer that. Now the TV fits. WooHoo!

I then went through all of the clothes that were in the dresser and two adjoining cabinets. After seperating the ones that still fit the kid and the ones that were too small, I ended up with one drawer full of clothes, and three bags that are going to goodwill. It took me all day, but her room is now clean and organized.

Now to get to mine... that's a job for this weekend.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

All About The Drama!

What it be like, Homeslice??? Goodness, that was stupid. Alright, moving on...

Wow. I thought that I was away from the drama when I left high school, but it seems to follow me wherever I go. At work, even though people don't like to admit it, there are so many cliques it isn't even funny. I mean, I come to work to, well you know, work (crazy concept, I know). People get on my case because I am too quiet, that I don't socialize. Well, ya'll keep complaining about how backed up you are meanwhile I'm completely caught up on my renewals. How's that socializing goin for ya? Then there are those that enjoy venting to me. Normally I don't mind this, I mean, I was originally going to school for psychology, so a part of me enjoys being able to listen and help people, but when it's the same thing everyday it tends to be annoying. What's worse is that this one person in particular complains to me about someone talking trash about me. I try to tell her that I really could care less about what people say (I mean, if this other girl is bringing me up in every conversation then she sounds a little obsessed - I dunno, jealous much?) It almost seems like the person complaining wants me to bad mouth the other co-worker so that she can go back and say, "well Roo said this...". Ugh! Such cattiness at work!

Then, there's all the wonderful Topix drama. They're called boundaries people! Respect them!

Oh, and for the record, even though there was a time that I posted (out of pure spite and rage) that I was on "Team 'he who shall not be mentioned'", I have since learned the error of my ways and am back on the A Team, er, "Team Regs".

Oy! Now I'm getting ready to start college again and I'm worried that there will be more cliques to have to deal with. Eh, I guess it won't be too bad since I'm taking night classes. I just hope we don't have to do a lot of group projects. I prefer to work alone. I don't like having to depend on anyone, and when the teachers tell us to pick groups I feel like I'm in elementary school, being picked last for dodgeball (actually, I've always been good at sports so I was never really picked last, but you get the idea).

On a side note, my lunch just got here and they forgot my drink. It'd be one thing if it was just a dollar soda or something, but it was my Amp Energy Drink! Grrr...

Alright, I'm done. Peace out, sea trout!