Not a good way to start the day

The first thing this morning I saw one of my worse enemies. It's a really long stupid story but needless to say, we pretty much hate each other. She had to work at a alternate location for work so she caught the bus instead of paying for parking. She couldn't wait to get off of the bus and tell everyone she had run into me. She was talking smack before she even got to her stop. I just ignored her though. It was definitely too early in the morning and not a great way to start the week.

That sharp sword cuts both ways though.

I may not get to a baseball game this year

I really want to go to a Cleveland game but I don't have anyone to go with. I don't want to take that drive by myself so I may not be able to go. The only team the Pirates play that I want to see is the Phillies. They don't come to Pittsburgh until late August. The week of my birthday actually. I hope I'm at on a mini vacation at least during that time.

Hopefully I'll be able to work something out.

School is almost done

Yeah I am so happy I could do a dance. I have 1 more class and then my final exam. I'm not doing too well in this class (I probably have a mid to low C) so I want to take my time and make sure I'm well versed on the material. The last exam I had, I wasn't as prepared as I could have been. I knew this class would be hard and I only wanted a C but I'm really too close to the cut-off point for comfort.

I just have to keep telling myself that it's almost over.

Surfing my day away

I haven't really been busy at work all day. I do have work to do but I have to wait for other people to get done with their parts first since they're group projects. All I've been doing is surfing the internet.

I've found some great stuff too. I wasn't really looking for anything but I did find a great pair of earrings at holsted. It's a website that sells a lot of cutting edge jewelry that's not sold in stores. That's pretty important because it means that every piece and every look is unique. It also means that I won't walk around looking like everybody else.

Now I just have to decide which piece to buy.

Opening day

Opening day for baseball season is April 6. That's on Monday. Yeah I can't wait. I'll make sure to get all of my shopping and errands done this weekend. I'll also do my homework in advance so I can take full advantage of the first days of the season.

Ahhh, summer is almost here!

I am loving the WBC

The World Baseball Classic. The US plays Japan on Sunday. That's going to be a tough game especially since the Japanese team is the defending champs. I think we already lost one game in this round so if we lose this game, we'll be out.

I hope to have the majority of my school-work done so I can watch the game.

I need to download some music

I don't know if I want to go to the I-Tunes or Rhapsody music site. I need music for my new mp-3 player. I have a bunch of old music that I've always had. I also have music that I can burn from my personal cd collection. I still need some new music.

Instead of focusing on price, I need to see who has the better selection of music that I like.

I don't think I'm moving anytime soon

I really do want to move too. But before I can go anywhere I have to make sure I have enough money. I don't have a lot of cash available. Maybe I can go to Monex and sell some of my gold coins back to them. Well not back to them because the coins were a gift.

But Monex does buy and sell gold bullion and coins. They will also help you find a depository to house the hard assets for you if need them too. It's really a win-win situation to invest with them. Especially since the stock market is in the tank and gold is going higher every day.

TGIF

I am so glad it's Friday. I really need to go home and go to sleep. I've been falling asleep all day. I was so bored during our weekly staff meeting but my boss was looking at me because I got a "thanks for a good job" type of award.

I can't wait to go home and take a nap.

Crazy day in sports

TO got dropped by the Cowboys and A-Rod is out indefinitely! I can't believe this. The TO thing is not that bad because it's a couple of months before football starts again. But A-Rod, man that's just bad.

I hope he's not out for a long time. With the AL East coming up in the past couple of years the Yankees can't afford to have him out for any significant amount of time.

She's a lucky lady

I always people watch when we go to lunch. I saw this woman today at the restaurant with her husband. She was holding a bouquet of flowers that was so pretty. I don't know if they were wedding flowers or not but they were beautiful. If he ordered them from fiftyflowers, they ship bulk premium flowers to restaurants, events, hotels, personal flower arrangements, and any occasion that calls for flower arrangements. Her husband could have easily ordered at the restaurant for her.

I wish I had someone to give me flowers right now. And candy too. Heck while I'm wishing and hoping, he can give me a nice car. Hey I'm dreaming so I might as well dream big!

Scheduling blog time

I know I don't, how about you? I try to post once a week but sometimes that stretches into every 10 days. Other times I'll post something 5 times in one week. There really is no rhyme or reason as to why I do this. It really just depends on how busy I am.

How often do you post?

Get with the beauty program

Beauty is only skin deep right? If that's true, why are so many people focused on outer beauty? It's probably because we are visual creatures. We don't want to give up those beauty rituals either. Not even when we're pregnant. I should say especially when we're pregnant.

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You haven't heard of these products? What if I told you that celebrity moms to be like Penelope Ann Miller and Salli Richardson-Whitfield have made reference to using these products. Are you ready to order now? You should be, they're great producs that you can use before, during and after pregnancy. No more switching products looking for just the right thing.

Get on the ball and try them out today. Start feeling beautiful again.

C'mon baseball!

I love baseball. Not as much as football but almost. Right now the players are in spring training and it's almost time for the regular season. But before that we have the World Baseball Classic. I probably won't watch a lot of that because of school but I will try to catch a few games. Especially if the Cuban team is playing. I watched them last year and they were pretty good.

Ahhh, spring is almost here!

When does baseball season start?

I am super busy with school but I still need some kind of distraction. Football season is over and it's still not baseball season yet. I don't watch hockey or any of the other sports that are on right now. I know the World Baseball Classic starts soon and I can't wait.

After that it's only a couple of weeks before the real season starts. And man I can't wait!

I can't watch the Pro Bowl

I just can't. I tried to watch it yesterday and it was so boring that I turned it off. I think after all of the excitement of the Super Bowl, the Pro-Bowl might be a let down. Maybe that's why they want to move it to the week before the Super Bowl.

Considering the Super Bowl contenders won't play in the game, I think it will be even less interesting. Hey we can't get people to watch, so why not leave the best players totally off the field. Can you sense my sarcasm?

What a game!

I thought the game was excellent. I honestly didn't expect it to be as close as it was. I didn't expect a blowout but I didn't expect it to come down to the final 2 minutes either. I stayed up half the night watching all of the commentary on the game and player interviews. It was great. I was so tired today that I had to come home and take a nap. I stayed up half the night watching all of the commentary on the game and player interviews. It was great.

Now I have to wait for baseball season to start!

I can't wait for Sunday

Woohoo I can't wait to see the Steelers whoop up on the Cardinals. I know they're the NFC champs but I don't think they were the best team in the conference. It just goes to show that you only need to get hot at the right time. Unfortunately for them, they Steelers are even hotter!

Go Steelers!!!!!!!!!

I did lose some weight

I've been fighting this battle of the bulge for a while. I'm getting serious with trying to lose weight this year. I don't have a number goal in mind though. My goal is determined by how my clothes fit.

I've been looking online for dietary aids and I've found some at a medical supply company. They have dietary supplements (which I'm not taking - yet), exercise equipment and even stuff I don't need like syringes and Pediasure. It's good to know that if I need to buy something that I've found somewhere to get it.

Losing weight is hard and I need every advantage that I can get.

Superbowl bound again

Wow what a great set of games today. I can't wait to read what the losing teams said. I know Ray Lewis is gonna go off and act a fool. I wish I could actually go to the Super Bowl game, especially since it's in Tampa. I know it's at least 70 degrees there where it's only 10 here.

Maybe next time.

I love the new song by Rihanna

In general, I don't listen to Rihanna but I love her new song. It's called Rehab and it's a really nice song. She's in love with this guy but it's so painful to her. She says being that much in love is like a disease. She needs to look into rehabilitation centers like Promises. I've never been to one of them but I've seen them on television and man are they nice. They're really upscale places.

I think a lot of people have a misconception about what rehab is. They think of this skeevy place with a bunch of questionable people. This place is nowhere near that. Even though most of the people need help, it's not like it's a bottom of the barrel type of place. It's a large, spacious, well-run business. They have a good size staff to patient ratio to make sure everyone is comfortable with their services and that they get the help that they need.

Most people shy away from places like this but I think it's a brave move to make. To admit that you need help and go somewhere to get that help takes courage. If you need that help, why don't you take the first step and look into the center. It could be the first step towards making positive changes in your life.

I need to move somewhere warm

It's barely winter and I already hate it. It is so cold outside. It's been raining with freezing rain and snowing for the past few days. It's not sticking but the ground is slick, making you slide on the ice. I already almost fell the other day and twisted my knee.

I really don't want to deal with this few the next few months.

I'm trying to save myself a trip to the mall

We have a new upscale mall here in town. Actually the mall itself is not new at all. They did go in and add a ton of new stores that we didn't have here. Some of these stores are not anywhere else in the state. Of course the mall has been drawing people from all over and it's ultra-crowded.

I've had my eye on a piece of jewelry for a while now but I didn't have anywhere locally to buy it. Even with the upscale mall I can't get the piece because it's been marked up for profit. I found Holsted Jewelers which sells Discount Jewelry online and I think I'm going to go with them. Discount doesn't mean cheap or poor quality. It just means that you get a great value for your money. Who doesn't want to save money and get a great piece of jewelry at the same time?

With all of the money that I'm going to save, I could actually afford to spring for 2 pieces. Now I just have to decide what to get.

There is nothing on tv

This sucks. Right now it's pretty early in the day so I wasn't expecting a lot to be on. But there is nothing on tv right now. I'm cooking dinner and playing on the computer to waste some time. I do have a tape that I made of one of my favorite tv shows that I'll start watching a little later on.

Thank goodness for that or I would be bored out of my mind all day.

Christmas is almost here

No I'm not excited for Christmas at all. I just get tired of having all of the holiday stuff crammed down my throat for almost 2 months. I don't have any children and I don't live near my family so I'm not into the holiday at all. By this time next week, it will all be over.

Maybe I'll be more into the spirit next year.

I haven't been keeping up with football

I don't know what's wrong with me this season. I really haven't been watching football and I haven't been interested in it either. I am watching the last few minutes of 3 games right now. One game went off, the network switched to another game and the 3rd game is in overtime. Next the Steelers play in about 10 minutes.

I guess I'm getting into it now!

Traveling over Christmas

I really wanted to go out of town during the Christmas holiday. But that may not be possible now. I looked into how much money I have in my checking account and I don't have enough money. Instead of that I'll spend some time with my family in New Jersey.

Most of my family lives in the South Jersey area and there's a ton of stuff to do. We can go to Atlantic City to gamble. Plus there's a bunch of new shops down there that we can check out. When I told my mom that I was coming down, she started making plans for a my time down there. She wants to go to Wildwood as well since it's so close. New Jersey is pretty small so the beach is only a 2 hours drive from her house.

It's already time to make summer plans especially since we're planning on going to the beach. if you try to make your reservations after February everything will already be completely booked. So we're already looking at our Jersey Shore beach vacation for this coming summer. We're looking at both hotels and motels but we're not sure where we want to stay yet. Since we're booking early we have our choice of prime locations.

I want to visit the pier for the rides, food and the water park. But mostly for the food. If we get our season pass between now and January 9th, we'll save over 40% off of the regular price. The cool thing is that we can use the pass when we want to, then give it to family members so they can enjoy the shore too.

It's never to early to plan a great vacation.

New season follow-up

I wrote a post about this yesterday but I saw something new today. I don't understand how they decide what day to show a new program on. There's a new show coming on Tuesday but it starts at the same time as a very established and well liked show. The new show doesn't have a chance. Which will suck if it's good.

I know which show I'll be watching, and it won't be the new one.

Do you have a bike?

Not a regular 10-speed bike but a motorcycle. My very first boyfriend had 2 bikes. He had a small bike and a larger much more powerful bike. I have to admit that the big bike really scared me.

For his birthday one year I got him all kinds of stuff for his bike. I went somewhere that sold everything from harley davidson parts to actual bikes. It was awesome to see all of that stuff. I ended up buying him a new helmet which he loved.

Sometimes I miss dating him. He's the only person I ever trusted enough to get on a bike with.

There is nothing good on tv

Ugh I can't wait until January. The new television season starts then. There are some new shows coming on as well as the new season of several of my old favorites. Right now I really hate what's on. Everything is a rerun or worse.

I just have to wait a few more weeks and things will be looking up.

Deer season starts tomorrow

In Pittsburgh deer hunting is really big. I mean real big. I know several people from my last job that go deer hunting. They put on their camo clothes and go live in the woods for days at a time trying to get a deer. Yeah I said days. I couldn't believe it when they first started describing it. I didn't know it was that serious.

So what do you get the deer hunter in your life for Christmas? How about a Nikon BDC Slam Hunter's Package? The package includes:

-ProStaff 3-9x40 Riflescope with BDC Reticle
-ProStaff Laser Rangefinder
-Silent Technology Rangefinder Case
-Mastering a Long-range shot with BDC DVD
-$50 NikonProGear Gift Card

and it's over $140 off buying the items separately. If that's not in your plans, they have other great Nikon products that you can get. If the person in your life is a serious as the people here in Pittsburgh are, they will absolutely love this gift.

Blog stalkers

What's with people man? They are some seriously disturbed people out there. They have nothing better to do than follow people around on their blog and harrass them. It's not happening to me but it's happening to several people that I know.

And then people wonder why all of the good bloggers stop blogging.

I wonder what my inspection holds

I have to take my car in to be inspected soon. The inspection is already almost a month overdue and I can't push it back any longer. I'm almost afraid of what they're going to tell me that I need. I'm taking the car to a large auto parts place. That way no matter what I need, they should have it in stock. Even if it's yamaha motorcycle parts, headlights or brakes. I think I need front brakes on my car and I know that's going to set me back a pretty penny.

That's why I always shop at super centers. One stop shopping works for me.

It's already Thanksgiving

Can you believe it? It's only 2 days away. I don't have any plans. I don't have any more vacation days left so I can't go home and I don't have anything else to do. I probably won't go out so I have to make sure I have enough food in the house.

This will be one boring holiday for me.

I'm thinking of travelling for a football game

It's crazy that I waited until the middle of winter to decide that I want to visit other places. My team doesn't play some of the teams that I want to see but it doesn't make me want to visit any less.

I have several places that I want to see. San Diego, maybe Dallas and Denver. It's crazy to think about going to Denver in the middle of the winter. Besides checking out some of the great Denver Restaurants that are out there, I can check out their multiple sports teams. They have all 4 major sports even though this is the baseball off-season. I could kill two birds with one stone and check out both a football and basketball game.

That's a major factor in whatever city I choose to live in. Denver is also one of the most health conscious cities in the country. Their citizens are known for both their inner and outer beauty. And the best part is that they have a bunch of fashion houses and boutiques to shop to enhance that beauty. That is so up my alley.

I guess I need to start planning.

I need to do some blog maintenance

Not just on this blog but on all of my blogs. There are widgets and ads that I have up that are non-performing. I didn't want my sidebars to be bare but it's really ridiculous to have them there. There are also some posts that I need to clean up. Take some links out, add pictures, reduce the size of pictures and stuff like that.

It shouldn't take me too long to do. My blog is not in that bad of shape.

I haven't been writing lately

I haven't written at all lately. I was supposed to do NaNoWriMo but then I got a two big assignments from school which kept pushing my plans back. Now I have a very large paper due in 2 weeks. I decided not to do the writing plan this year.

I haven't written my short story either. I plan on starting it again within the next couple of weeks. I have a few ideas but I need to put them on paper. Hopefully soon I will start writing again.

My back is killing me

I have bad posture so my back is always hurting me. I try to stretch it out while I'm at work but that only provides temporary relief. One of my friends suggested that I check out allegromedical.com. She said that I could find a wedge pillow that would support my back for a really good price. They sell all kinds of things there too. Things like outdoor gear, maternity and/or baby stuff and that's in addition to their regular health care products.

I'm glad she recommended the site. I need to check it out and see what I can find. Especially since they're offering discounts or specials to anyone who signs up for their ecatalog. I am so there.

I still need to read for school

I have a book that I was supposed to start last week. I haven't even begun to read that book. This weekend I have to read 10 chapters instead of 5. It's not a problem as long as it's a good book. If it's boring I'll have a hard time getting through it.

Just another reason for me to stop procrastinating.

Looking ahead to a graduate degree

I haven't even finished my undergraduate degree and I'm seriously considering a graduate degree now. I work in accounting but we work very closely with our legal department. That was what I originally wanted to major in when I first started school. My manager and several people in the legal department have urged me to look into this path.

I need a break though so I've been considering a non-traditional path for my graduate studies. I'm looking at university online like Capella. They offer 109 graduate degrees including business and public safety. I could easily use either degree for our legal and/or trust department.

I never thought I would be this happy to stay in school.

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I have to find a new job

And soon. We have 3 teams in my department. I'm being cross-trained on all 3 teams which isn't so bad. However, they've decided to not give me anything to do from my own team and to focus on the one team that I dislike working on the most.

It's not even the work that I don't like, it's the people that I work with. They really talk down to people and try to make you feel stupid. I just hope they don't talk to me like that because with my attitude it won't be pretty.

I knew I should have applied for that other accounting position. I hope something opens up in another area soon.

It's already time to think about Black Friday sales

It's 60 degrees in Pittsburgh today. That's really warm for this time of year. It's hard to believe that it's already November when it's this warm. I could understand it more if I lived in California or Florida but it's very unusual for Pittsburgh. I have to put the weather out of my mind and start thinking about those cyber monday discounts. Cyber Monday starts the unofficial Christmas shopping season. You can find all of the Black Friday sales in advance and get even better discounts by going online.

I have already signed up for an email alert to find out when new deals are posted. I'm especially looking for Babies R Us. One of my coworkers is having her baby 2 weeks before Christmas. She also has a 17 year old son so I know she needs a lot of stuff. I already have a idea of what to get her. I want to get her some stuff for the next size up as she already has a bunch of 0-3 month clothes.

That's only one person. I also have to shop for my Mom, my brother and a few other relatives. I need all of the sales and discounts I can get.

Somebody tried to steal my mail

I was ticked too. I got a package and when the mail lady rang the bell I had just gotten out of the shower so I buzzed downstairs and asked her to leave it on the table and I would pick it up. I got dressed and went downstairs and I saw somebody with the box in his hands. Once he saw me, he put it down and backed away from the table. He then gave me some lame line about bringing it to me. Only problem is that he doesn't know me. I could tell he was lying by his body movement.

There wasn't even anything important in the box but it was the principle of the thing. I plan on calling the management company tomorrow and letting them know. I know other neighbors have had their mail stolen off of the table.

The nerve of some people.

Living in an apartment can be scary

I'm not ready to buy a house yet so I live in a apartment. For me apartment living is just so much easier. I really don't want to be bothered with all of the maintenance and sprucing up of a property that I would have to do with a home of my own. I may eventually buy a condo or a town home where I pay a maintenance fee but a traditional home is so not for me.

There are other considerations to owning a home as well. Besides maintenance you have to worry about whether your home is fireproof or not. Not having your home fireproofed can be a disaster. It's not just enough to have fire extinguishers and smoke detectors even though they are both important.

So why is it scary living in a apartment? Because you don't always know whether or not the builder has used fireproofing products when they constructed the building. Using the correct types of products can limit the amount of damage that may occur during a fire. Because let's face it, you can control what you do. But your neighbors are a whole different ball of wax.

One of my neighbors likes to walk down the hallway smoking cigarettes. One of my greatest fears is that an ember for the cigarette falls on the floor and starts a fire. Or even worse, that she drops it on the floor and it sparks. Either way, I hope she's careful with her cigarettes and I hope our building is properly constructed.

That's truly one of the downsides for me.

I am so tired

I didn't get too much sleep last night. I slept from 12-1am then from 3-6am. That's only 4 hours which is not nearly enough. I don't know why I'm not sleeping but I have to figure something out. I can't keep going on this little amount of sleep. I know I have some sleeping pills which I may take. Hopefully they will regulate my sleeping cycle.

Today is going to suck though. I'm already tired and it's not even 9am.

Crazy spam comments

I usually don't get a lot of comments on my blogs. I think most of the people that read my blogs are lurkers like I am. I don't have a problem with people not leaving comments at all either. But I hate when I see a comment and you can tell it's just to get a link-back.

Some of the comments are straight spam. They mis-spell, leave 500 links in one post or just say great info with a link. Others look like regular comments but when you read them in their entirety or visit the site in their link, you realize it's just spam.

Sorry spammers, I'm just not that desperate for comments that I'm going to let anything and everything get through.

What's your favorite piece of jewelry

I don't have a favorite piece right now. I do have some earrings that I really love. They're plain diamond stud earrings. I also love my tennis bracelets, they're both 1 carat. One is a XO design and the other is a "S" design.

I bought the XO designed bracelet myself. The other was a gift for my birthday. I wonder if they went to holsted jewelry to get that bracelet. It definitely has the "Wow" factor going for it. It's sparkly with crystal clear diamonds. I absolutely love it and wear it pretty often. I should go look to see if I can find any deals on matching pieces for it.

Considering I don't foresee me getting any rings as jewelry, I may need to buy one for myself. I surely don't mind that. At least I'll get exactly what I want.

Can you write a novel in 30 days?

NanoWriMo (sp?) is coming up in November. I really want to participate but I'm not sure how much I would get done. I don't work on 1 story at a time either. I write for whichever story I have the ideas for. Since I currently have 3 story ideas, how would I narrow down which one to write for?

I still have almost 3 weeks before it starts. Who knows, I may change my mind and participate.

I'll get a beach body eventually

I can't wait to move to Florida. The only thing I'm worried about is that fact that I'm not in shape. I know it's shallow but I'm looking into the lap band central florida area. I've thought about lapband but I haven't made up my mind. I plan on being extremely busy my first 6 months so I'm looking for a work around.

I'll come up with something. I always do.

Why exactly I need furniture

I had planned on leaving Pittsburgh back in 2005. I knew I wanted to finish school but I thought I would have been done by 2007. When I bought the furniture that I currently have, I got what I considered to be "temporary" furniture. Temporary because I only thought I needed it for 4 years max. It was cheap, both in quality and in price. It's served it's purpose and now it's time to get rid of it. However, I won't buy new furniture as long as I'm here.

Besides, June will be here before I know it.

I'm going to need all new furniture

I'm not moving until next year but I'm already counting down. I'm graduating school in April and by the end of June I plan on being gone. I'll be celebrating the 4th of July in my new city, whichever one that may be. As of right now it's either Orlando or Jacksonville. But something strong is pulling me towards Miami.

I am not taking any of my furniture when I leave. I plan on going through and purging everything starting a month before I leave. Basically whatever doesn't fit in my car doesn't go at this point. I only care about clothes, shoes, important papers and of course my laptop. Everything is getting trashed.

I knew that when I bought that furniture though. I purchased it with the intent on only having it 5 years. I had just forgotten how expensive furniture is though. I've been looking at everything from couches and love seats to quality kitchen sinks and refrigerators. I know that some places don't provide a frig so I'm looking at everything now. I'm already comparing prices so I know what to budget for. I also need to know when something is a good deal and is something I should jump on.

I'm really getting excited for my move. I really can't wait.

Short story update

I haven't written in a long time because of school and just life in general. Next month is the writing challenge where you write a novel in 30 days. The bad thing for me is that it's supposed to be all one story. I tend to focus on one story but if I get a good idea for another story that I'm writing, I'll interupt and write for that one.

I guess this challenge will make me stick to a schedule. I just hope there's nothing pressing due for school next month.

30 days before I have to get my car repaired

I'm not looking forward to this at all. As usual I've waited until the last minute and now it's something that has to be done. I hate paying for car repairs but I have to. I'll call around and look for a good auto body shop to take care of my car. I already see that I can get a online estimate. I'm sure that number will be off the charts. If they take appointments over the internet, all the better.

I want this process to be as painless as possible.

I really don't care about the playoffs

I love baseball. I really do. But I'm just not excited about the playoffs that start today. Maybe it's because I'm at work and I'll miss the game between the Phillies and the Brewers. Of course I'm rooting for the Phils.

I don't really care about the rest of the games though. I'm sure that will all change within the next couple of days.

Looking for the best deal on car repairs

And yes I know the cheapest deal isn't always the best deal to take. I want to make sure a shop has a reputation for doing quality work before I let them work on my car. I don't have damages from a accident, so I don't need collision repair downey done. But I do need a paint job. Someone keyed my car like crazy and now I need the whole thing repainted. Which stinks because the total cost is coming out of my pocket.

Argh, sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to have a car.

I hate tv show marathons

This weekend there is a marathon on tv. It's a show that I don't particularly like so I'm not happy when it's on all day. Now if it was Law & Order or SVU I would really be happy. But not with the show that's on.

It's a little after midnight so it's over thank goodness.

Sometimes I wish I went to school online

I really don't like living where I am right now. I only have 6 months left of school but then I have to stay 2 additional months to save money. If I went to school online and got a degree online I could have moved last year. I considered a place like Capella and I don't know why I didn't just go with it. They offer over 100 majors for undergraduates and graduate programs. As well as 15 certificate programs. And I could have switched majors and studied business instead of keeping my current major just to get done.

The best part for me would be that I could live wherever I wanted to since I would be going to school online. Most jobs also offer tuition reimbursement for online schools, I know my current company offers it. It would have been a win-win situation.

If only I could go back in time.

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I hope there are so games on this weekend

There haven't really been any good baseball games on for the past few weeks. There have only been a few games on but not the really good teams. Because of all of the hurricanes most of the games have been rained out and rescheduled. Of course the new games don't come on tv.

Just one good game would make me happy.

Working hard or hardly working

It's Friday which means most people in the office are already in weekend mode. If you don't get your work done by noon, it probably won't get done today. Then on Monday, everyone will work like crazy to catch up.

I have a standing meeting at 10AM, but that's all that I have planned for today.

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Where are the baseball games?

There are no baseball games on tv today. There are several pennant races still going on and a couple of division races to boot. I'm really surprised that no games are on. I'm kinda upset too because I've been looking forward to seeing a good game for almost a week now. There never seem to be any on.

At least the playoffs are starting soon. Then I know I'll see a ton of games.

I really wish ILasik was around years ago

I really do want Lasik eye surgery. I've wanted it for quite some time. I have looked for LASIK information in the past but I'm extremely afraid of the procedure. I know it's quick and virtually painless. In fact, most surgery's take less than 20 seconds per eye. The laser does all of the work really quickly. That doesn't take away the fact that I'm extremely uneasy with the prospect of having it done.

Now the U.S. military and NASA are using a new procedure to help their employees and recruits. ILasik, which is nothing more than a fancy name for new Lasik technology, uses two lasers instead of one. The first laser cuts the corneal flap while the second laser does the actual correction. Out of 100 military personnel who had the procedure done, over 95% have better than 20/20 vision. And 100% of naval aviators said they would recommend the surgery.

Why do I wish it were around years ago? Because I thought of joining the military myself. Back then, LASIK technology was as advanced as it is now. If you had corrected vision, there were certain jobs that you couldn't do. Of course the job that I really wanted was one of them. So I decided against joining. Had ILasik been available then, I would have had perfect vision and been able to pursue my dream.

I'm still nervous about getting it done. But next year I'm going to start saving up for it. I'm getting tired of contact lenses and glasses.

What a horrible game

I was watching the Steelers vs the Eagles and it seemed like everything kept going wrong. First of all, the Steelers couldn't get anything started. Mainly because Ben got sacked about 641 times during the game. Ok ok it was only 8 but still, you get the picture. I think his shoulder is probably hurting more than the team wants to admit.

I was so disappointed watching the game. I don't get crazy about a loss but when the team looks that bad, it's hard to look towards next week.

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This blog is officially crazy

I just wrote up a post about missing a game. When I went to spell check it, I got an error message. It eventually let me save it but when I went to publish it, the entire post was gone. I always have trouble with this blog. I don't know if it's a template glitch or what but I'm tired of it.

You don't buy collectible coins from the bank

One of my coworkers is extremely annoying. He's a Mr. Know-it-all. Then when you prove him wrong, he just says something like "well I could be wrong but..." I hate when he starts talking.

Today he was talking about buy collectible coins from the bank. At least 3 of us immediately corrected him to say that you don't buy new dollar coins at the bank. 1 person goes to a coin dealer. I look on the CSN shopping channel. You can find a wide variety of coins at huge discounts over a dealer. Besides that, I can watch them on tv or go to their website to check out the products before hand. If I don't like a product, I can always send it back. You sure can't do that with a dealer.

Maybe now that he's been proven wrong, he'll be quiet. Somehow I doubt it though.

The buses are not striking

At least not yet they aren't. But the way people are in panic mode, you would think that they were going on strike tomorrow. I think some people are gonna lose their minds over this potential strike.

As for me, I just think the union is playing hardball. Who knows really? I just wish they would come to an agreement and shut up already.

Good games never come on tv

Last night the Cubs and Brewers were on. I don't like either team. On FSN the Pirates were playing the Dodgers. Ditto to the last game. Then there were a bunch of good games like the Rays vs the Red Sox and the Mets vs the Nationals. I would have loved to have seen either of those games.

Sometimes I wonder how they determine the schedule cause they sure have been putting on some sucky games lately.

Changing phone services

I use a regular phone company for my small business. My bill is over $30 per month with no additional features. That doesn't sound like a bad price but when you consider that I don't have any extras, it's extremely high. I'm thinking of switching to VoIP phone systems for the benefits and features that they offer.

They offer plug and play phones anywhere you get broadband. I can also reroute my extension and voicemail. I would have total control over my phone and features which is really important when you own your own business. Anyone who saves me money but doesn't cut features works for me.

What channel is this?!?!

The cable company changed the line-up recently. They took off some of the channels that I really like to watch and put them on the higher tier digital package. Of course that means more money to get that package. Now we have a few channels that show mostly infomercials all day. Great snatch the good channels and give us junk.

This blog is officially crazy

I just wrote up a post about missing a game. When I went to spell check it, I got an error message. It eventually let me save it but when I went to publish it, the entire post was gone. I always have trouble with this blog. I don't know if it's a template glitch or what but I'm tired of it.

I missed the game

I can't believe this. They haven't shown a Yankees game on tv in almost 3 weeks. The last one they were supposed to show was rained out. A game is on right now and I slept through it. Yeah the Yanks are winning, which is usually what happens when I miss a game.

Who cares about these teams?

Yeah I know I'm biased because I'm a Yankees fan. I also like the Phillies. So who's on tv today? The Cubs and Brewers. I hate the Brewers and I'm ambivalent towards the Cubs. It's a nice story that they're doing well but I don't really care.

I never thought I would rather see a Rays vs Red Sox game.

I could go to a baseball game

This is the last week of baseball at home here in Pittsburgh. The rest of the games are on the road. I can go to premiumseatsusa.com to get good seats. Everything from Pirates to Miami Heat tickets are available. They make sure you get the best seats available to sporting events, concerts and Vegas shows. Now you know that's right up my alley since I love Vegas.

Instead of worrying about the Pirates, I should try to get tickets to Yankees Stadium for their last home stand before the stadium closes for good. Hmmm, now that's a good idea now that I think about it.

I'm glad my cable is back on

My cable has been off for two days. It finally came back on last night. I thought I would go crazy without it. I don't think there was anything really good on tv but it drove me crazy that I couldn't watch it.

I hope that doesn't happen again.

What costume are you gonna wear for Halloween?

It's hard to believe that it's already time to dress up for Halloween. I haven't dressed up the past couple of years but I think I'm going to dress up this year. I haven't exactly figured out what I want to dress as yet though. I've been looking at different Costumes but I'm still not sure yet. I'm looking towards Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Wonder Woman is really my first choice, but I'm not in shape to put on that costume. I'm not even gonna go outside and embarrass myself like that. I could be a nurse since a lot of people love that outfit.

What are you wearing this year?

I wish we could do this season over

All of my baseball teams are sucking this year. At least the Phillies are still in the playoff race. I wish they definitely had a spot though so they could rest some of the starters. The Yankees super stink this year. They are getting some individual accolades but they won't make the playoffs. Not unless they win every game and all of the competitors lose every game. Well all know that's not likely.

I guess I have to go with the losers mantra of "There's always next year".

I'm not the only one that gets lost

My coworker was supposed to go to her son's football game this past weekend. She made it at half-time because she got lost on her way there. If she had a live GPS Tracking device, she would have been there before the start of the game. The device is live so she could have had her son carry it and then just follow the signal to the game.

I bet she's thinking of getting one before the next home game.

Everything is cancelled

Hurricane Ike is creating havoc everywhere. 6 baseball games were postponed or cancelled. Most were re-scheduled for Saturday as double-headers. They also cancelled a bunch of college football games.

I'm really surprised at how strong the winds and rain from this storm are. It's "only" a category 2 storm right now but it's going to get much worse.

I hope everybody stays safe!

Please don't let me get sick

I woke up this morning very stuffy and congested. It's been cool here and I've had my windows open. It's actually been quite chilly in my apartment in fact. Now I think I'm paying for it. I know it's nothing serious like Acute Sinusitis but you can never be too careful. Last year I thought I had a bad cold and I found out later that I had walking pneumonia. Not fun!

The worse part of being sick is that the doctors prescribe all of these different medications for each symptom. Most of them use epocrates.com to see what medicine cures what ailment. I also want them to make sure that the drugs they prescribe won't interact with each other. No nasty side effects for me thank you very much.

I know that doctors aren't perfect and they sometimes need help too. And I'm not so impatient that I can't wait a minute or two while they look something up. I want them to get it right the first time.

Now to find some tea or something until my appointment this afternoon.

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I'm not really into sports this year

I don't know why. I love baseball and football but I haven't really watched either one lately. I guess maybe it's because they Yankees aren't doing well and the Phillies are still fighting to get into the playoffs. I also don't get to worked up over pre-season football.

This week there's a Sunday night game. Maybe I'll get hyped up watching that. I sure hope so. I feel like a have a huge sports hangover!

Winning a trip is right up my alley

I love to travel but it gets very expensive. So when I saw this opportunity I was super excited. I always enter to win trips whenever I see them. Alas it's for Canadian residents only. So if you live in Canada enter to Win a trip to Atlanta Georgia. You also need 500 Coke coins to enter. It's to celebrate John Pemberton who is the inventor of Coca Cola. Can you believe he created Coke way back in 1886?

I have pretty good luck entering to win trips. I've won 2 even though I had to give 1 up because of school. I would definitely enter this contest if I was eligible. I never thought I'd be jealous that I didn't live in Canada before!

I should have gotten water for the reunion

Can you believe that no-one thought to buy bottles of water? I thought of it but I didn't drive so I was at the mercy of someone elses car. We did have some soda but it wasn't enough. We ran out of that really quickly.

I know the next time to just say I'm bringing cases of water and/or soda.

It's almost time for the reunion

The family reunion is this Saturday and I still have no idea what I'm taking. Everyone is supposed to bring a side dish that will feed at least 25 people. There's estimated to be over 200 people in attendance. I'm leaving Pittsburgh on Friday and flying to New Jersey so I won't be taking anything with me. That means I'll have to cook once I get there.

Maybe I'll run to the store and grab a few cases of water. Cooking is so not my thing.

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I've written a lot about weight loss because I'm really trying to lose a few pounds. Ok well more than a few, more like 25 or 30 - maybe more. I've gained a lot of weight and I'm trying to get it off. I don't like the way it feels but more importantly I don't like the way it looks. It looks gross to me. I said to a coworker last week that I was fat which she disagrees with. I may not be fat but I am overweight by my standards.

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I really want to lose this weight and fast. I'm getting older which makes it harder to lose weight but there are other reasons besides vanity. There are so many illnesses associated with being overweight. Everything from diabetes to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. You can also combat adrenal fatigue and hormonal changes.

Did you know that everyone uses the meat and veggie diet to lose weight but it's actually good for diabetes? You cut out the starches and eat more protein and lots of veggies. It stabilizes your blood sugar which means less insulin dependence. You won't have those nasty shots anymore. You also don't have to worry about your blood sugar "dropping" and crashing. Which leads to running and eating or grabbing candy and all of that other jazz.

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Work stinks today

I never have fun at work anymore. Everyone is so stressed out. We've recently implemented this new way to get the work done but it's not working. It's created a bottleneck and the work sits for days at a time.

Now everyone has people breathing down their necks to get everything done and it stinks! This is a toxic environment and I'm glad that I can leave in a month.

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This is post 501

Whoop! Usually you make a big deal with your milestone post ie. #500. But I didn't realize I had made that many posts until just now when I looked at my blogger dashboard. This blog has come a long way. I hope to clean it up a bit and make it spiffier in the coming months.

Here's to making it to 1000 posts!

It's inspection time

I can't believe I've already had my car for one year. Well 10 months to be exact. It's already time to have it inspected. I don't need to have auto body repair work done this time. The dents and scratches in the car will just have to stay there until I'm done with school.

Now if the car starts to rust where the scratches are, then I'll run out and have my auto fixed. But until then, the car is staying as-is.

I would forget my head if it wasn't attached

I forgot everything today. I didn't bring my lunch or more milk for my cereal. Luckily I had a lunch here so I won't have to buy anything from outside. I forgot my class and my books so I have to go home before I go to school.

Today is not shaping up to be a good day.

People are already buying Christmas stuff?

I was talking to a coworker last week and she was complaining because Halloween stuff is already in the stores. I thought that was crazy until I heard that some stores already have their Christmas stuff coming in. I knew it would come in early but I figured it would be at the end of September, not in August.

I don't worry about what I'm going to buy people for Christmas. I just wait until places like blackfridayscans.com put up the sales flyers for Black Friday sales. Then I decide what to get people depending upon what's on sale. I don't play full price for anything if I don't have to and that includes Christmas presents.

That doesn't mean that I'm a cheap skate or that I buy people crappy gifts either. I get most of my family pretty nice gifts actually. I just don't pay a lot for them. There's a art and a science to getting deals and I'm all over it. I guess when you don't have a lot of money to spend you learn how to look for the best deals.

The site www.blackfridayscans.com puts the sales flyers up before they hit the newspapers. So you can see what's on sale and make a action plan as to what to get and from where. If you don't want to constantly check the site, you can sign up for their email alerts and they will let you know when the deals have been posted. That's a cool feature because who really has time to keep looking to see if things have been posted or not? I know I sure don't.

I know I'm not looking forward to buying presents this year. All of my cousins have grown up and I can't get away with kiddie toys and baby dolls anymore. But you can best believe I won't pay through the nose for the presents I do get.

Crappy day

Today (yesterday actually) was pretty crappy! I didn't do anything special except go to the grocery store at midnight! Who really goes to the store that late? I was on my way home but I decided to stop at the store first. I grabbed my groceries and came home.

That's about it. Hopefully this weekend will be better.

Who have you found on Facebook?

You do know what Facebook is right? It's the hipper cooler new social networking site. It first swept through college campuses as the college student alternative to MySpace. Then it branched it caught on with everyone like wildfire.

Browsing today I found the profile of actor Amos Tamam. Here's his bio:
Overview
Date of Birth:
6 September 1977, Tel Aviv, Israel more
Filmography


Actor:

1. "Srugim" (2008) TV series .... Amir
2. Giborim Ktanim (2006) .... Police Officer
... aka Little Heroes (USA)
3. Shalosh Ima'ot (2006)
... aka Three Mothers (International: English title)
4. "Shir Shelanu, Ha-" (2004) TV series .... Yariv Arad (unknown episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka Our Song (International: English title)

Man if I were an actress or even in show biz, I would definitely be one his contacts. Hey it's not what you know, but who ya know.

The family reunion is soon

People are losing their minds. Nobody has a car and everybody needs a ride. Of course they all waited until the last minute to say that they didn't have a ride. One cousin in particular is expecting my uncle to rent a van to transport her family. She's not planning on taking any money out of her pocket. She's the ultimate in selfish.

I was going to fly but now I'm not sure. We may need my car since no one else has one.

Having fun on vacation

Yeah it's almost over but I did have fun. I went away for a few days just to relax. I went where there were a lot of single people and boy did I feel like I was in the Ultimate Flirting Championship or something. It was so much fun though.

Guys were complimenting me on my hair like I had gotten a Extreme Style by VO5 done before I left. I really just went and got a haircut. Nothing more or nothing less. I didn't even have my super sexy Victory Hair going on or anything. I took jeans and sneakers because I wasn't planning on meeting anyone but I was wrong.

Click on the widget and play the game and see if the lines work for you. They do work! Usually because they're so corny that it makes you smile and talk to the person. If I never hear "What's your sign?" or any of those other lines, that would be fine with me.

Vacation is almost over

Bummer! Just when I started to really get into the groove, it's almost over. I hate only having 2 weeks vacation. You have to take 1 week and then I break up the second week into days. It really stinks though because if you take 2 days off for a long weekend trip, you use up those days quickly.

I hope my next job offers more vacation days.

Protect yourself from carpal tunnel syndrome

I work in accounting now which isn't as bad as my last company. I did data entry at that job. It was easy work but it was boring. It was the same repetitive motion day in and day out. There is a certain way to hold your wrists so that you don't risk the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome. Most people don't do it however because it's not a natural motion to hold your hands like that. I did find a way to get carpal tunnel relief though. It's called the smart glove.

The smart glove is awesome because it makes everything you do natural. You don't have any unnatural motions or cumbersome products. In my previous job it would have helped tremendously. Now I can use when I do my blogging. Blogging can be hard work. It all depends on how many times per day your update and how many blogs you have. You could conceivably write and publish 3 or more posts per day. Some days I publish 6 posts in 1 day. That's a lot of writing.

Did I mention that I still write. Yeah I'm still writing my short stories. I don't put them on paper as much as I used to but I'm still writing. When I lost everything on my computer I got discouraged and stopped writing for a while. I recently started writing again so now I use a computer for work, blogging and my short stories.

I had better use something to protect my wrists and stave off carpal tunnel. I need to write to make a living.

I hate huge pictures

Sometimes I put pictures in my posts. I don't do it often because I don't always like the way they look. Most of the time they're way too big and they look ugly on your blog. Usually I'll just leave them for a while and then I'll delete them at a later date.

I hate those monstrosities on my pages.

Flying will be so uncomfortable

I'm a little overweight and this weight is so hard to get off. I've been watching what I eat and exercising like crazy. I think we all know that the weight doesn't come off as fast as it goes on. I've considered weight loss surgery if this weight doesn't come off soon. Those airline seats are made for a smaller size so I know I'll be squeezed in.

Not good.

Drive or fly?

I don't know how I'm getting to my family reunion. John and I was supposed to go together but he's not going. I can't drive that far by myself without missing most of the picnic. I'm not a good long distance driver so I would take a really long time. I could fly but then I won't have a car once I get there. The bus is out of the question because that ride is way too long.

I guess I have a few days to decide.