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Friday, 27 July 2007

Wednesday, 25 July 2007

  • I'm on the hunt

    Job hunt, that is. I'm hoping to graduate from university with my BS in April (please oh please) and I need a job asap after graduation. As in give me a week to move and I'm there. I want to go to grad school, but I have to face facts and admit that I don't have the grades or the finances to go right now. I need to work for a couple years, pay off some of my school debt, and get some practical experiance, and then, I'll go back. And I will go back. I will have a master's degree before I die.

  • Can I keep the puppy, Mom? She followed me home.

    We've adopted a new dog. Actually, she adopted us. She followed my brother home one day (honestly) almost two weeks ago, and hasn't left yet. She's a cute dog, and well behaved. We don't know where she came from; Abraham's gone around to all the neighbors within about a mile to ask if she's theirs, and we put up a "found dog" ad on the radio station's free lost/found/give-away ads. No word yet, so we're keeping her. We're calling her Yogurt. That brings us back up to two dogs, and we're definately a two dog  family (if you didn't know, our Rusty died about two years ago from a stroke/old age).

    UPDATE (7/26/07): We're calling her Topaz now. Mom felt funny calling "Yooooo-gurt" every time she took the dogs for a run, so last night we pulled out the mineral and wildflower field guides out and sat around the dinner table trying out new names. I was all for Woolly Ragwort (if you don't think that's funny, you need to watch Sarah, Plain and Tall again), but Mom thought that was even worse. We almost went with Poppy, but we decided it sounds too much like Polly, who is my grandparent's dog.

    What, don't you name your pet from the field guides? Duh, how else are you going to come up with a great name that isn't the same as 50 other dogs in the neighborhood?

Monday, 23 July 2007

  • Don't worry...

    I went to the doctor for the first physical I've had since my pre-kindergarten exam...and I'm going back in a couple weeks to have some moles removed and biopsied. I'm getting three off but I'm only worried about one of them. However, since skin cancer (and many other kinds of cancer) run in my family, it's better to be safe then sorry. I'll let you know how everything goes, but I'm not having them removed till the 14th and the biopsy results won't be in till around the 24th.

Saturday, 21 July 2007

Friday, 20 July 2007

Saturday, 14 July 2007

  • On an unrelated note,

    Lady Bird Johnson has died.

    This makes me so sad in a myriad of ways, most of which I can't quite put my finger on. I've always loved Lady Bird Johnson, and admired her. Suffice it to say, she was a great lady. Full of grace and dignity and love, dedicated to making the world, and especially this nation, a better place.

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix

    I went to see Harry Potter last night with my brother. Half the audience was people from work with their families, so it made me feel like I actually knew people. Even if those people are strange oldish men.

    Anyways, my thoughts. Basically, they're what everyone has been saying.

    Luna was perfect! Seriously, they couldn't have found a better person to play that role. I love that she skipped everywhere.

    And the thestrals looked just as I imagined too.

    The bit in the Hall of Prophecies was also just as I imagined it. Bellatrix Lestange, Lucius Malfoy, and the other Death Eaters were terrifying and arrogant, just as they should be, but they were also likeable looking villians.

    And Umbridge was great. Deliciously evil.

    I agree that the Weasley boys are all highly attractive. Were I the type to have crushes on movie personas, I could very easily have a crush on Fred/George. Mrs Weasley, however, remains my favorite Weasley in the movies. In the books, it's Ginny, though.

    I still miss the old Dumbledore, from the first movie. The current one has the all-knowing part down, but his jolly benevolence is missing.

    I didn't like how they made Cho the snitch that ratted out Dumbledore's Army, even if she did do it under the influence of Veriteserum.

    I like Tonks, the little we saw of her. We didn't see here enough, but I suppose in a film of a book of this length, they had to cut some parts out.

    I missed the Quidditch games as well. There had better be lots of Quidditch in the next movie.

    The older they get, the wose of an actress Emma Watson becomes. It was acceptable in the first couple movies, but now she has a much larger, more dramatic part to play, and she isn't doing it very well. It's disappointing. She's so pretty, but so bland in her acting.

    With a new director. the movie had a very different feel from the others, but it fit. It was darker, but it's a darker story. It was beautifully done, very artistic, but not detracting from the story as some wonderfully artistic movies can be. All in all, it was a success. Well worth it. I can't wait for the book to come out next week.

Friday, 13 July 2007

  • Because I haven't done one of these in a long time, and I'm bored, and Betty did it first.

    1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING? No, but I wear a fake one to work sometimes.

    2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP? n/a.

    3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED? Ummm...I got a pocket watch from work for a presentation that was amazing, if I do say so myself.

    4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE? All the time, and it shows.

    5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? no idea

    6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON? school, stuff for school, etc.

    7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE? pot pie for lunch

    8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?  height

    9. ONE FAVORITE SONG? It's kind of cheesy, but lately I'm really liking Avril Lavigne, "Girlfriend"

    10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? currently, Winnemucca, NV, but it's subject to change without notice.

    11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED: Burroughs

    12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER: T-Mobile

    13. FAVORITE MALL STORE: don't know

    14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD: ILL (8 months, plus 4 months, plus this coming year)

    15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE? Don't think so, but there might be a pair in one of my boxes.

    16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE? only a couple, and very rarely

    17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED: Jordan's, in October.

    18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY: No idea. My mom?

    19. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND: I don't know...which best friend?

    20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT: Del Taco, Subway

    21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD: no comment

    23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS? In Rexburg, Winger's or Craigo's. In Ridgecrest, Nick's or Denney's. Here in Winnemucca, Las Margaritas (if by friends you mean sisters).

    24. CAN YOU COOK? Yes, and I'm good at it too.

    25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 92 Ford Escort named Timothy

    26. BEST KISSES: n/a

    27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED? at my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary party.

    28. MOST DISLIKED FOODS: Peas. Pretty much anything made with hamburger except burgers and meatloaf. Most varieties of fish.

    29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: I can be creative on occaision?

    30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: Do you want the list?

    32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB? 11 hours, unless you count babysitting, then 72.

    33. FAVORITE MOVIE? The Lakehouse

    34. CAN YOU SING? kind of

    35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED? I have no idea.

    36. LAST KISS? Cozy gave me a kiss goodbye when we were in Colorado...I've never been kissed by a boy.

    37. LAST MOVIE RENTED: I can't remember.

    38.ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT: phone, debit card/cash, id, keys

    39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: Anywhere with my extended fammily. We're fond of western Colorado.

    43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?: laptop, Toshiba Sattelite, called Sheba

    44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN? Don't know

    45. DO YOU SMOKE? NO! But if I did, I'd smoke a pipe because it smells better.

    46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES?  With clothes. Although the number of clothes is determined by the temperature.

    47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT? no one!

    48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK? I've seen it work, but it's hard and improbable.

    49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE? Way too many. But I only got a ticket when I got in an accident and once a fix-it when my windshield was broken. And I haven't been pulled over in three years.

    50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST? French toast.

    51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE? I love the smell, but I don't drink it.

    52 HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? Scrambled and cooked very well all the way through.

    53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY? No, but it's fun anyways...a good laugh,you know.

    54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My cousin Jared.

    55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST? Home

    56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED? "Love you 2!!!" from my cousin Naomi.

    58 NUMBER OF PILLOWS? Two plus a squishy round one.

    59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Jeans, polo, work boots.

    60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC: "I think we're alone now, there doesn't seem to be anybody around"

    61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE IN YOUR PB & J? raspberry

    62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL? Yeah, to a certain extent. Let's just say I know the theory.

    63. CAN YOU SWIM? Kind of.

    64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Chocolate with stuff in it.

    65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS? Sometimes.

    66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: I hate driving with shoes on.

    68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY? Nope, I deliberitely boycotted the one I've been invited to, because the theme went against my personal principles (not my religious, but my own).

    69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON: Any of them when there's four. Especially fall and the first snow.

    70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID? Last night.

    71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING? 4:45am...almost half an hour late. But I made it out the door on time.

    72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER? Hot chocolate. And snowball fights. And watching the snow fall, especially at night. And being all warm and cozy in your bed.

    73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET? When I was 17 (a week before my 18th birthday), I was on base, and I got pulled over by the mp, and got a fix-it ticket for my cracked windshield that I had an appointment to get fixed. It didn't go on my record, but since I was a minor when I got the ticket, I had to go to traffic court. Even though court was in April and I had been 18 for two and a half months.

    75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET? Cat the cat.

    76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED? cool, but also overrated

    77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? doing laundry, going to see Harry Potter with my brother, going to church.

    78. BIRTHDATE: January 28

    79. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? Happy.

    85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP? Yes, my work one.

    87. ARE YOU SMILING? No, but I will be in half an hour when I get off work!

    89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? Lots of someones. Odds are, I miss you.

    90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Absolutely everywhere.

    92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL? No, thank goodness. I enjoyed it while it was happening, for the most part, but looking back, it was pure torture.

    93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH? Actually, remarkably, and you're not going to believe this, but no.

    94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME? I'm fond of Daniel for a boy and Rebecca and Grace and Hope and Charity for a girl.

    95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT? One is blue color-blocks, the other is bright striped.

    96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST? Nope, the Wednesday after Labor Day

    97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH? Yes, actually I did. I had a splendid time.

    98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE? No

    99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER? Three of them. All younger.

    100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS? Not unless you count the stairs going into the building.

    101. ARE YOU IN LOVE? Not this week.

    102. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL? Not overnight, but in the ER, yes.

    103. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW? Sadly, too many people to list.

    104. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING? None. It's Friday. The vendor I wear a fake ring to avoid doesn't come on Fridays.

    105. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY? Do a little more laminating, then go home!

Thursday, 12 July 2007

  • Announcement

    Some of you may remember last summer I did the Blogathon, where I generated a new post every half hour for 24 hours for charity (to read, go to my posts on July 29, 2006). I'm doing it again. On Saturday, July 28, I will be blogging every half hour for 24 hours. This year, though, I'm setting up a new blog just for the event, Super Girl Rach, where blogging 24 hours is my super power. I'm blogging for Book Aid, a UK charity that puts books in developing nations. As such, I would like to invite you to sponser me. Also, to contribute ideas on what to write in those 48 posts. I'm thinking, as I am doing this for a charity that puts books in schools and homes, I would do something along the lines of "Books I have loved". Also, sign up and do this with me, if you feel like having an adventure.