with so many fish in the sea, why do I keep attracting guppies?

I am slightly disheartened by the types of people that seem to be attracted to me.
Either very young, or very old, and generally possessing an air of creepiness.
I'm not quite sure how I manage to reel in these "winners", but apparently I have baited my hook and they are latching on.

My latest admirer has been giving me the willies for the last year-and-a-half to two years, tries to get into heated debates about my religion, leers at me AND he's about my fathers age.  Man, am I lucky or what?!

If life be a game of "catch and release", please...let me go!

The gift that keeps on giving

My fabulous roommate Kelly made me French toast for breakfast this morning.  It smelled and tasted delicious!  She also made me a homemade "old-school" sign for my birthday which I think is fantastic. She also bought me "Quantum of Solace" which features the beautiful Daniel Craig (for hours of our viewing pleasure) and a game called "Last Word" which looks like a lot of fun.  I'm excited to play!

I'd like to screen my phone calls

I have a co-manager who delights in calling me.

All the time.

She calls to tell me when she figures something out about work.

She calls to tell me when she leaves me notes at work (to make sure I know a note will be waiting for me)

She calls to tell me things I don't really need to know

She called me a few minutes ago and started a conversation about work, to which I said I'd talk to her when I got there (which is in an hour or so).

I wish she wouldn't call me

elementary, my dear

I just took my first typing test since High School.
I recently read a job listing for someone who could type 85 WPM.
That is fast.
I found out that I type between 50 and 55 WPM.
Pretty slow in comparison, yet faster than I thought I did.

Uptown Cheapskate

I am a self-proclaimed cheapskate.
At least when it comes to clothes.
I hate shopping for them, and I have a hard time justifying the amounts of money that stores sell their merchandise for.
So I was pleased to find "Uptown Cheapskate", a store a few blocks from my work, with the same premise as the "DI", but all the clothes are things that are currently in style, in good condition and very reasonably priced.
I was ecstatic to walk out yesterday with 4 shirts for the price some ask for 1.

Yay for cheapskates

Ignore that elephant in the room, he's always there

I "took one for the team" today.
A royal chewing out, if you will.

Only problem, I didn't do anything wrong.
It was sincerely difficult to remain as calm as I could, accept the fact that this person was not thinking rationally and try to keep things under control.

I never took a class on this.
I don't get paid enough to have this happen to me.

So excited to go back tomorrow.
I'm so lucky!

Return to Sender

I forgot to buy stamps.
Again.

How hard is it to remember to buy stamps?  Seriously, it shouldn't be this difficult.  We have been out of stamps for about 2 months now.  I had to get one from my boss last month to mail in our rent.

Buy Stamps.

That is my new goal for myself.  Lofty, I know.

Out with the old

Welcome to 2010

The year everyone is hoping will be better.

All around me, people are clamoring that 2009 wasn't a very good year for them.  And it's not just a few individuals pleading for relief from the woes of the last decade, it seems to be the majority.

Was last year really all that bad?
Yes, I know bad things happened last year, but bad things happen every year.  I think a lot of it has to do with our outlook on the events that come our way.  Take the good with the bad.  How would we know the sweet without the bitter?

Here is what 2009 held for me:

• Race car themed birthday
• Watching movies with good friends
• Dying Easter Eggs while listening to General Conference
• The purchase of a new living room rug that I love
• My first, second, third and fourth flights (all within 3 weeks of each other)
• Spending time in Portland
• Seeing my new neices
• Playing with my adorable nephew
• Reading 365 penguins a million times
• Fixing cars
• Painting Pottery
• Meeting and becoming friends with new people
• Painting the apartment
• Hosting Break the Fast every month
• Plunger Girl strikes again!
• Bananagrams
• Tuachan and St. George with Kelly
• Deciding to go to Germany
• Ace-ing my classes
• Totally awkward dates
• Learning and growing from failed relationships
• Listening
• Way too much time at work
• Making jaws drop
• Spending time at the gym
• Seeing people I know everywhere I go
• Thanksgiving with my family
• Rereading old books
• People watching
• Avoiding the Bus Driver fiasco
• Laughing til it hurts
• Long walks to nowhere
• Getting a piano tuned
• Having Megan stay as an invalid and just because
• Standing up for myself
• Helping friends move
• Steaming mugs of hot cocoa
• Many more Junior Mints
• Special moments in the Temple with friends 

Yes, the year has had its ups and downs, but looking back, I want to remember the good.
Happy New Year everyone!