The end of this movie makes me cry every time

Im watching the end of Ladder 49, and the damn movie makes me cry every time! Without fail, I cry at the end.

High School Musical

Alright, so I'd caught bits and pieces of High School Musical on the Disney channel over the last several weeks and really liked what I saw. So I bought the soundtrack on iTunes and loved that. So a few nights ago, I finally bought it from iTunes (cheaper than buying it on dvd, and this way my family cant make fun of me for having it :-P) and watched it today from start to finish. Gabriella and Troy are so darned cute! Man! Why can't I have a boyfriend that looks like that? *grins* Such a feel-good story. :)

I got a prescription after all

Well, the advil didn't cut it, so I called the dentist place, and they called in a prescription for vicodin for me. I doubt I'll be going into work if Im still feeling like this. Or I might just go in for part of the day. We'll see how Im feeling in the morning. If my mouth hurts enough that the vicodin is needed, then no work.

On another note, I like this new blogger beta. I definitely like being able to play with the template some and the labels thing. It's definitely nice :) I might just play with one of the other templates.

And now the Cubs game is going from bad to worse :( Come on cubbies!

My mouth hurts

I spent about 90 minutes at the dentist today, and had some serious dental work done. Now, supposedly, just taking 4 advils will take care of the discomfort, but I have my doubts. I strongly suspect that I'll be calling them before the day is out for them to call in a prescription to the pharmacy. So while I'm still quite numb, I'm also feeling some pain :( We'll see if I end up at work tomorrow.

I bought a movie and an audiobook on my way home to help keep my attention. The movie is The Parent Trap (the newer version, with Dennis Quaid and Lindsey Lohan), and the latest book by Nora Roberts on cd. It's called Morrigan's Cross and looks interesting.

I've made a decision

I've decided that I need to find a new job. I hate the one I have, and that's not good for me. I have enough other emotional and mental problems without dealing with hating my job. I know that I prolly wont find a good one on campus, but at this point my peace of mind and mental health is more important. So starting this week, Im going to do some looking around, and will do some more looking during the week before classes start up again.

I've decided what to do with my time tonight

I'm going to go straight home (translation: not stop anywhere to spend money first) and play the piano. I've really gotten into playing the last few weeks for whatever reason. I mostly just play the melody (I started figuring out how to play so I could more easily learn the melody for a vocal piece I was working on). I'm loving the itme I sit and play the piano. My parents have suggested lessons, but that strikes me as being to regimented and structured for what I want to get out of my piano playing time. Anyway, after piano time comes dinner. My cubbies play at 7, so I'll turn them on then and work on my website some while I watch. All in all, a nice evening.

I did it

I finally gathered the courage to make the counselor appointment my mom's been after me to make for weeks. It's a scary thing, admitting you need help to turn your life around. But I realized today that I don't like where my life's heading. I don't like not knowing who I am now, or who I want to be. I don't like the almost constant apathy I feel. Im just tired of carting around all the issues I have. I want to be done with them. I want to be free.

Okay, so I like getting messy

Since blogger hates me, if you wanna see people getting messy, choose one of the two links below

My livejournal


YouTube

Leaving work early

I decided this morning that I was going to take the afternoon off. Decided I was leaving at 12:30. That's all well and good, but right now, at 12:15, it's raining cats and dogs! I'm going to get soaked just getting to my car! And now, just my luck, we have a flood statement! *sigh* That statement says these storms are nearly stationary. Lot of good that does me.

Another rambling entry from work

So Im bored again at work and will spend the next two hours or so simply rambling on.

Someone from my church is moving this week, and it got me thinking. So many people pass in and out of our lives. How many of them leave lasting footprints behind? Do I leave footprints behind? If I haven't, why?

Just five more weeks of 8 hour days at work, and then Im taking a week off...and then classes start again. And then once classes start, 10 days later Im back in Chicago for another cub game -- this time with utterly fantastic seats.

I read an interesting article this morning about my cubbies -- the columnist suggested not counting out my cubbies on making a blockbuster move this week. That move would involve the Yankees 'dumping' A-Rod on the Cubs. :-P

It figures we'd miss the easy stuff

We missed the easy severe weather earlier, but instead are having strong thunderstorms after dark. Doesnt look like this one will produce a tornado, but it's got really good thunder, lightning, rain, and wind. It's quarter to three, and while Im about to try and go back to sleep, no guarantees.

Just thinking

Sometimes I wonder if it'd be better to never talk at all...No communication means no miscommunication. Miscommunication just bugs me. It just ends in problems.

It's going to rain here soon...but not really storm and that's sad. I want it to storm...

Im living a strange dichotomy

On one level, I'm ready to get out of this house and away from the parents and the things they expect of me. On another level, I dont want the future to come because I have no idea where I want the future to take me. At this poin, Im not entirely sure what to do about it.

Another bored rambling entry

Okay, so Im at work and bored out of my mind! I want Friday to be here so I can go to the Cub game.

Last night I finally got around to reading a very highly recommended Harry Potter ff series. I'd been avoiding reading it for a long time now...and thus far Im really enjoying it. It's known as the Sacrifices Arc and is quite good. Im up to third year now...but LOL, Im really only just getting started. One of the later stories is over 700,000 words long! The series will have a total of 7 stories, just like the normal HP series. The author is currently working on story 6 (dont ask me what the name is, I dont know off hand).

Bored at work . . .

Im at work, and bored out of my mind, so Im going to ramble in this entry all day. I knew that this week would drag, since I really want Friday to come. I want the Cub game to be here already! Bored . . . it's 10 minutes to 11. I escape at 4. I may decide to go straight to Pirates. I really want to see it...or I may go see it later in the week. I think I will go see it right after work one day, since it is playing at 5:30, and that's cheaper than waiting til after 6 to see it one night with my mom. And of course, I can't go Thursday or Friday. Thursday because Im headed to Brianna's to practice my song for church on Sunday, and Friday because of the Cub game.

Friday is going to be so much fun! We're leaving around 7:30, spend some time in Wrigleyville before the game, head in right when the gates open, watch BP, walk around Wrigley, then game time is 1:20 against the Mets. After the game we're headed to ESPNZone for dinner, and then it's back home. Long but fun day. Now all that's left is to hope they win.

Im ready for Studio 60 to get started. I miss West Wing, and need something new to watch. It would appear that I will have the office to myself tomorrow afternoon. My officemate is going to be out of the office after 12:30. It'll be nice to have the office to myself.

I think I've decided that Im seeing pirates tonight. The only thing on tv tonight is the home run derby, and I couldnt care less about that. The all-star game is tomorrow night and there's only one player Im interested in seeing, but he's not starting. Okay, boredom is reaching new levels. . . . . . help, please?

Okay, so my audiobook finally left TN last night and *should* be here Wed or Thurs. Okay, its official, Im going to see Pirates tonight. Fun Fun :) And just three more hours or work left today. Three hours too many, but what are you going to do?

La de da...ready to leave. 1:16 PM...bored out of my mind. I really like the book Calder Pride by Janet Dailey. Ive read it before, and now I'm listening to it on Audiobook (but the audiobook is abridged). Okay, an hour and a half or so to go. I can hang on that long. Okay, just an hour now...I can handle a measley hour (and lol I doubt I spelled that right) Now just 30 minutes left. I can do this....

My first WW wallpaper

It's 1280 x 800, and I got the screen caps from The West Wing Collection and from Misdirection.

Doggie Pics - Sammie

And all of these are of Sammie. She's six now, and goes by a lot of nicknames...Squirt for example. Oh, and she LOVES to stare at lights and shadows; she's like a cat with a laser pointer!

Doggie Pics - Maxie

All of the pictures in this post are of Maxie. She's 10 now, and the "old lady."

I hate my job

I know it pays well, but I hate it nonetheless. If I could find another that paid as well, I'd switch in a heartbeat. It wasnt so bad when I was just working 12 hrs/week during school, but now Im working 40 hrs/week and I hate it...absolutely hate it. Nothing I do requires that I use my brain. And the lady I work with, when I started full time, said I should start making goals for each week, now that Im working a "real" job. Okay, Judy...what Im doing doesnt count, because I dont have to use my brain. I'm getting a college education and Im going to use my brain in my job. Thus, this doesn't count as working in the "real world." It's a job, one that's structured around school, and that's another reason its not anything like what I'll have one I graduate. I've been cleaning out the filing cabinet since classes ended almost 4 weeks ago now, and Im almost half way through the filing cabinets. Of course, once I get the filing cabinets done, I get to deal with the inventory mess on my desk, and in terms of the boredom factor, that stuff isn't much better. However, the inventory stuff should only take me 2 solid weeks of work, or perhaps not even that. However, after that Im still left with a good portion of July and almost all of August. I shudder to think of the projects they'll find for me to do. I miss 12 hrs/week, when all I had time for was entering the odd order and filing. *sigh* Im just frustrated.

I'm Creating a Website

I bought a domain name and a host this evening :) Cost me $62/year. That's actually pretty good. I've dealt with this hosting company before, and was very happy with what I got. When the site gets up and running, it will have several areas, and will all be accessible from www.celestial-navigation.net . :) A little play on words from West Wing. :) Im currently waiting for my email that says things have been activated, and to give me the pertinent information I'd need.

Im hoping my cubbies hurry up and win this game. It's currently in the bottom of the 14th....