Archive for April, 2009

Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I just heard that for the first time.  My friend Jon (HotJon to our inner circle… although I’m not sure he knows we all call him that!) just told me it’s a military thing.  Apparently the civilian version only has 6 “P”‘s, and I could just WONDER which one is missing. *eye-roll*

And here’s to hoping that it all works out.  I’m just blogging this because I loved the phrase.  And I’m posting this on the day I’m flying out to Texas for a week (ish) of flesh hook fun.  I’ll try to blog, or at least twit some time mid-trip!

Phil is a big meanie

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

because he convinced me that caffeine late at night would be a good idea. Now I can't sleep. Thankfully, no clowns will eat me.

TX.Suscon or… there is only Texas, there are no other options. (New entries below!)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Ongoing checklist of things I need to do before the Texas Suscon. New entries below until after I take off. Let's see how organized I am… this being my first major trip I'm taking without my parents!


ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
OPTIONAL… BUT WANT!
  • Register for TX Suscon. (Paid 03/05! $50)
  • Book time off at work. (Booked 04/16-04/21 off)
  • Get new passport photos. (UGHS! $10)
  • Renew Passport. (Received 03/17 – $87)
  • Buy flights to and from DFW. ($240.41USD/person)
  • Get Travel Insurance(!!!)
  • Book hotel room. (Booked 04/16-04/20 $340)
  • Renew BBP Certificate (03/08 $150)
  • Renew First Aid & CPR Certificate. (Class available 03/21-22 $175)
  • Buy new camera/laptop bag.($100-$200?) ($60!!)
  • Buy new (fisheye) camera lens ($500)
  • Buy new camera flash thingie ($200-400?)
  • Buy comfortable ear-buds for iPod and laptop
  • Book rental car for trip.

Airport runs and work wardrobes

Monday, April 13th, 2009

This is a dream I had recently.  Not sure what to make of it.

From what I can piece together, I was going to my friend Matt’s house for some reason.  I drove my car there, and parked in his apartment building’s visitor parking lot.  It was generally wintery because I remember worrying about slipping and sliding on the ice.   I believe there was some sort of schooling or education going on, I remember being worried about studying for a test.

I was walking down a hall at one point and met up with two sisters whom I don’t know/recognize.  One was trying to be a wardrobe consultant for another, and using bug bulky sweaters to mask her sister’s lower half.  It looked stupid but they thought it worked.  Just tucking the neck/shoulders of the sweater into the pants and let it hang down sort of like a skirt.  (The funny part was she used two sweaters, one for the back (which made sense) and one for the front which brought together a feeling of “HUH?!?)

I ended up asking this lady (the one giving the advice) if I could borrow her expertise to go clothes shopping for work.  And went into explaination about how my work wardrobe consists of five tops, and three pairs of pants that get rotated (with Friday being a casual day) and I feel like after six months of working I’m getting tired of wearing the same 5 outfits. (All of this being 100% true in real life.)  She had agreed.

At some point I went back to Matt’s apartment, but had driven a second car, parked in his driveway.  Suddenly realizing he didn’t live in an apartment building, but something like a 3 unit row of townhouses, him being in the unit on the far left.  I needed to pick up my mother at the airport, and was trying to figure out how to ask him to drive my other car back to my house.  It ended up with me giving him the keys to one of the cars plus the directions to my house and hoping he would bring my car as I was leaving for the airport.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-11

Saturday, April 11th, 2009
  • has been up and awake since 5am. Ripping OZ DVD’s 2 AVI and seeding her google calendar with b-days so it’s more than just “bills 2 be paid” #
  • really wishes her computer knew how to do things faster. Because this slowness thing is really getting old! #
  • wishes that twitter wasn’t destroying her blog… but with 140 char updates, who has time to really sit down and write blog entries anymore? #
  • it’s taken 4 months, but I finally played my @akoha card that @janafalls gave me! if only I could figure out how to add pics to the mission! #
  • huzzah! @indielove playing @awakingstate Love, Fuck… but somehow dedicated this song to like, me and 5 other ppl. WTF?! #
  • WTF. My twitter posts are disappearing. I’m very confused! #
  • it’s taken 4 months, but I finally played my @akoha card that @janafalls gave me! if only I could figure out how to add pics to the mission! #
  • huzzah! @indielove playing @awakingstate Love, Fuck… but somehow dedicated this song to like, me and 5 other ppl. WTF?! #
  • needs to blog about her recent dreams. They just don’t fit into 140 character posts. There’s plots, character development and… action!!! #
  • suddenly has an urge to go to a 90′s dance party tonight in Chinatown called “Fresh off the Boat” http://xrl.us/beoeca …oh the irony! hehe #
  • is deciding 2 not get her vanity plate cuz she doesn’t want 2 be mistaken for DJ Lil Funky (Stupid 8 character maximum!) But… what to get? #
  • is off to rock hours upon hours of old-skool guitar hero, with a boy who’s making french toast bacon sammiches for dinner! nom-nom!! Sweet!! #
  • going to eat a bacon weave soon… you know, if dan would shut up and feed me! #
  • is having one of those long, lonely days. In a way, it’s kind of nice. #
  • has a horribly sore neck from tilting her head 90°. Stupid business cards being laid out in portrait! I wish my LCD screen rotated instead! #

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