Being from Texas and all, I had to throw that in up there. How are all my loyal follower(s)? It's been since June that I have graced this little text box with my unorthodox typing. (I never learned how to type correctly, and while I'm zippy as ever, I'm sure a typing etiquette master would cringe if they watched me).
It's already mid-September! Holy balls. I will be graduating from law school in 8 months, taking the bar in 10, and starting work (GOD I HOPE) shortly thereafter. I can't believe how fast the time has flown. It still feels like I just moved here yesterday, but I've been a CoMo (that's the lingo around here that I picked up) resident for over a year! There are still parts of this town that are black holes to me, so I hope I never end up near them or I'll get lost. Yes, in Columbia. A town of about 100,000 people. It took me almost my entire undergrad to successfully navigate all of College Station, so this is nothing new to me.
My job search hasn't yielded much yet, but that's to be expected. I just keep sending out resumes to jobs I'd like, and I have to hope that someone somewhere will give me a chance. I feel that overall, I'm qualified for most of the stuff I've applied for, it's just that the market is so intense right now, I'm up against some all-stars. We shall see! Keep your fingers crossed for me as I try to make it happen!
I'm at Panera downtown right now and it's freaking freezing. I was sitting at one of the lounge chairs, but I moved to a more secluded area where I wouldn't be as distracted by people, food, or the general shiny object. I just happened to pick a room that is literally 50 something degrees. It does provide a nice people watching view of the street outside. People watching is the best. I wonder if I typed my immediate impressions of people as they walked by and put it in book form, people would buy it. Probably not, but I would proudly display the first (and only) edition on my mantle.
Let's see, what else is new. (A lady just walked by pushing a pineapple in a stroller. I shit you not. A pineapple). I'm so very excited for all the opportunities I'll have this fall to see my friends! Showers, bachelorette parties, weddings; it will be so fun! My year 'o the bridesmaid kicked off with Leah's wedding in May (which was a great way to start; it doesn't get much better than seeing one of your best friends marry her perfect match!), next up is Holly's wedding, and then Ratch's will be the finale! I think some people dread being in weddings. Maybe I just haven't done it enough, but I think this is one of the few things in life that I'm not cynical about. Yes, it may cost you some money, and yes, it could take up some of your time, but I don't see how people can feel cynical when someone you love wants you to be a part of the biggest day of their life. To me, it's exciting :) I guess if you don't really like the bride it might be an issue, so word of warning, don't have friends that you don't really like. Duh.
Anyhoo, I think I have frostbite from this room. I might be exaggerating, but I'm pretty sure that's what it is. On that note, I'm going to publish this bad boy and be on my way. Happy Hump Day!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Summertime!!! And the living's easy...
That's a song, right?
It's been forever since I've updated. My apologies to my loyal fan(s). All 1.5-2 of you. Since I last updated, I've finished the spring the semester, seen one of my best friends get married, started my job, found a new house, planned a trip to see my parents in Albuquerque (finally!), and now I'm about a week and a half away from finishing my internship! Crazy.
I haven't seen my parents since January and I have yet to go to New Mexico. I have to drive out there though, ugh. Since my car is in my Dad's name I'll have to get NM license plates, and NM requires a personal VIN inspection, which means I have to take my car to NM. At least they don't have yearly state-required inspections. That would suck. I'm really looking forward to seeing them; I miss them tons!
I have really loved my job this summer. It sounds cliche, but I feel like the work I'm doing is (hopefully) making a small difference, in terms of keeping convicted felons in jail, where, for the most part, they belong. It has really made me very interested in pursuing criminal prosecution as a career. I do like appellate work, but I feel like my calling is more in the original trial work. Reading through the case files about all the ins and outs of the trials whose appeals I'm working on is my favorite part of my job. Hopefully my experience this summer will help me get a job I love!
Let's see, it's hot as crap outside. For as cooold as it gets here in the winter, it is equally hot in the summer. And humid. (Or, yoomid as one of my professors at A&M used to say). My sunglasses fog up everytime I walk outside. Yuck.
Hopefully I'll get to take another float trip before summer is up. I went on one a few weekends ago and it was a lot of fun! It wasn't quite as hot then, which made for pleasant camping, although the water was a bit chilly. I also didn't injure myself this year! Victory.
Alright, I'm off for the evening! Have a good Friday everyone!
It's been forever since I've updated. My apologies to my loyal fan(s). All 1.5-2 of you. Since I last updated, I've finished the spring the semester, seen one of my best friends get married, started my job, found a new house, planned a trip to see my parents in Albuquerque (finally!), and now I'm about a week and a half away from finishing my internship! Crazy.
I haven't seen my parents since January and I have yet to go to New Mexico. I have to drive out there though, ugh. Since my car is in my Dad's name I'll have to get NM license plates, and NM requires a personal VIN inspection, which means I have to take my car to NM. At least they don't have yearly state-required inspections. That would suck. I'm really looking forward to seeing them; I miss them tons!
I have really loved my job this summer. It sounds cliche, but I feel like the work I'm doing is (hopefully) making a small difference, in terms of keeping convicted felons in jail, where, for the most part, they belong. It has really made me very interested in pursuing criminal prosecution as a career. I do like appellate work, but I feel like my calling is more in the original trial work. Reading through the case files about all the ins and outs of the trials whose appeals I'm working on is my favorite part of my job. Hopefully my experience this summer will help me get a job I love!
Let's see, it's hot as crap outside. For as cooold as it gets here in the winter, it is equally hot in the summer. And humid. (Or, yoomid as one of my professors at A&M used to say). My sunglasses fog up everytime I walk outside. Yuck.
Hopefully I'll get to take another float trip before summer is up. I went on one a few weekends ago and it was a lot of fun! It wasn't quite as hot then, which made for pleasant camping, although the water was a bit chilly. I also didn't injure myself this year! Victory.
Alright, I'm off for the evening! Have a good Friday everyone!
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Madness of March
Well gang, I'm back! I'm giving a shoutout to my loyal reader, Scotty. Without him, I don't know how often I would update this! So, shoutout!
Let's see. The past few weeks have been CRAZY hectic. After the Big XII tournament, I had a week of class and then I went to Lubbock for Ratch's engagement. I flew to Dallas and then rode with Leah out to Lubbock. We had the BEST time on the drive (as much fun as people can have driving to Lubbock). We switched off songs on our iPods, which ended with us blasting rap music. We're so hood.
We surprised Ratch in Lubbock. Poor Ratch, she was delayed for 4 hours trying to get from Dallas. She looked pissed beyond belief walking out of the airport. And John was practically having an aneurysm. Leah, Sami, and I had to be the calming forces for a while. But, after Ratch saw us she was happy again. Our job was to take her to lunch, and make sure she didn't get drunk. We achieved one of those goals. Then we passed her off for the rest of her day! We all met up later at Abuelo's after the proposal! In case you were wondering, she said yes. It was a fun weekend, and I'm glad I got to see my girls.
After Lubbock, I had about a day off before I was off to Arizona for the Sweet 16! Mizzou made it, and I went out to watch! My hero used one of his free flights so I could go out there and spend my spring break. They had a water slide at the hotel! I'm pretty sure I went down it no less than 50 times. I got quite a sunburn that first day. But it was so fun! Later that night Scott and I owned at buck hunter. Until I broke my gun trying to reload too vigorously. Oh well. I claim that's the only reason he won :)
Thursday, Mizzou kicked some Memphis butt to get into the Elite 8! It was such a fun game and a great atmosphere; I'm really glad I got to be there. Friday, we drank and watched basketball all day. We found this place that literally had over 100 TVs showing various sporting events. It was good times. One of my favorite pictures of the trip also came from Friday. It is Scott and John on the kiddy merry go-round. It's on facebook. Some might say it's a must see. Those people would be me.
Saturday, Mizzou played a tough game, but lost to UConn. They had a great season!
Everyone but John flew home on Sunday, and we spent the day being tearfully bored. Fortunately, I flew home at 6am today, and I was back in Columbia by 1:30pm. Just in time to watch 24 and then get my life in order before it's back to the real world tomorrow. It was a great spring break and I'm glad I got to have the experience and share it with some cool people.
Anyhoo, I really need to get on some homework now. I'm so tired, but someone wise said there's no rest for the weary. Have a good night everyone!
~Ned
Let's see. The past few weeks have been CRAZY hectic. After the Big XII tournament, I had a week of class and then I went to Lubbock for Ratch's engagement. I flew to Dallas and then rode with Leah out to Lubbock. We had the BEST time on the drive (as much fun as people can have driving to Lubbock). We switched off songs on our iPods, which ended with us blasting rap music. We're so hood.
We surprised Ratch in Lubbock. Poor Ratch, she was delayed for 4 hours trying to get from Dallas. She looked pissed beyond belief walking out of the airport. And John was practically having an aneurysm. Leah, Sami, and I had to be the calming forces for a while. But, after Ratch saw us she was happy again. Our job was to take her to lunch, and make sure she didn't get drunk. We achieved one of those goals. Then we passed her off for the rest of her day! We all met up later at Abuelo's after the proposal! In case you were wondering, she said yes. It was a fun weekend, and I'm glad I got to see my girls.
After Lubbock, I had about a day off before I was off to Arizona for the Sweet 16! Mizzou made it, and I went out to watch! My hero used one of his free flights so I could go out there and spend my spring break. They had a water slide at the hotel! I'm pretty sure I went down it no less than 50 times. I got quite a sunburn that first day. But it was so fun! Later that night Scott and I owned at buck hunter. Until I broke my gun trying to reload too vigorously. Oh well. I claim that's the only reason he won :)
Thursday, Mizzou kicked some Memphis butt to get into the Elite 8! It was such a fun game and a great atmosphere; I'm really glad I got to be there. Friday, we drank and watched basketball all day. We found this place that literally had over 100 TVs showing various sporting events. It was good times. One of my favorite pictures of the trip also came from Friday. It is Scott and John on the kiddy merry go-round. It's on facebook. Some might say it's a must see. Those people would be me.
Saturday, Mizzou played a tough game, but lost to UConn. They had a great season!
Everyone but John flew home on Sunday, and we spent the day being tearfully bored. Fortunately, I flew home at 6am today, and I was back in Columbia by 1:30pm. Just in time to watch 24 and then get my life in order before it's back to the real world tomorrow. It was a great spring break and I'm glad I got to have the experience and share it with some cool people.
Anyhoo, I really need to get on some homework now. I'm so tired, but someone wise said there's no rest for the weary. Have a good night everyone!
~Ned
Monday, March 16, 2009
Big XII Champs!
Yay Mizzou! Big XII Men's Basketball Tournament Champions! If A&M can't win, I'm glad my other team did :) I was at the game, and it was super fun. To all you negative Nancies whining about how they didn't have to play anyone difficult: they beat everyone the "good" teams lost to, so suck it!
I was at the A&M game on Wednesday, also called epic meltdown 2009. I was pissed. I wanted to write all over cars in anger. (I didn't, so no one freak out). The rest of the week was much better. The other games were fun to watch. We had an all-session pass, so we went to the OU/OSU game, which was a packed house and a really good game. That game confirmed further why I like OSU fans way better than OU fans. The OSU fans were respectful and easy to talk to, while the OU fans had an "I'm better" attitude about them, and man were they bitter a-holes when they lost. In the words of my wise good friend Ryan, "If you wear an OSU shirt, you went to college; if you wear an OU shirt, you likely have the ability to get to a Wal-Mart." Pretty accurate. The a-holeness continued on our long drive home from OKC on Saturday after the game. We were eating at On the Border (YAY! But, it wasn't very good at that particular restaurant), and these drunk jerks starting yelling Boomer Sooner at our table while we were trying to eat. I just sat there thinking "are you kidding me?" They were such trashy idiots.
Anyway, that was my sidetrack story about how much I dislike the majority of OU fans. The week was fun overall. We went to the OKC bombing memorial and museum. They did a really great job. It's a really moving tribute to everyone involved. I cried during certain parts of the museum. Especially when I looked at the stuff involving all the kids that had died or been injured. It was very sad and it made me very angry that someone would do something so atrocious. They had a blown up picture of Timothy McVeigh's mugshot, and I wanted to punch it. I'm glad he's dead, and I certainly doubt he's in heaven. We have issues if he is.
Let's see, what else. OH. During the championship game, Scott made it onto the "Dance Cam," because he was acting like an idiot. He was the first person on the big screen, and they shot him dancing for a good 20-30 seconds. Fortunately, my crimson red face was hidden behind some Baylor fan who was wearing a huge hat in the shape of a bear head. I will admit though, he was a hit.
And now, onto March Madness. A&M is playing BYU in Philly on Thursday, and Mizzou plays Cornell in Boise, ID on Friday. Scott is going with the spirit squad and band. That wouldn't be my first choice of trips. Maybe the court will be smurf blue like their football field. :)
Ok, me thinks it's bedtime. I've got a busy week of catching up on work!
~Ned :)
I was at the A&M game on Wednesday, also called epic meltdown 2009. I was pissed. I wanted to write all over cars in anger. (I didn't, so no one freak out). The rest of the week was much better. The other games were fun to watch. We had an all-session pass, so we went to the OU/OSU game, which was a packed house and a really good game. That game confirmed further why I like OSU fans way better than OU fans. The OSU fans were respectful and easy to talk to, while the OU fans had an "I'm better" attitude about them, and man were they bitter a-holes when they lost. In the words of my wise good friend Ryan, "If you wear an OSU shirt, you went to college; if you wear an OU shirt, you likely have the ability to get to a Wal-Mart." Pretty accurate. The a-holeness continued on our long drive home from OKC on Saturday after the game. We were eating at On the Border (YAY! But, it wasn't very good at that particular restaurant), and these drunk jerks starting yelling Boomer Sooner at our table while we were trying to eat. I just sat there thinking "are you kidding me?" They were such trashy idiots.
Anyway, that was my sidetrack story about how much I dislike the majority of OU fans. The week was fun overall. We went to the OKC bombing memorial and museum. They did a really great job. It's a really moving tribute to everyone involved. I cried during certain parts of the museum. Especially when I looked at the stuff involving all the kids that had died or been injured. It was very sad and it made me very angry that someone would do something so atrocious. They had a blown up picture of Timothy McVeigh's mugshot, and I wanted to punch it. I'm glad he's dead, and I certainly doubt he's in heaven. We have issues if he is.
Let's see, what else. OH. During the championship game, Scott made it onto the "Dance Cam," because he was acting like an idiot. He was the first person on the big screen, and they shot him dancing for a good 20-30 seconds. Fortunately, my crimson red face was hidden behind some Baylor fan who was wearing a huge hat in the shape of a bear head. I will admit though, he was a hit.
And now, onto March Madness. A&M is playing BYU in Philly on Thursday, and Mizzou plays Cornell in Boise, ID on Friday. Scott is going with the spirit squad and band. That wouldn't be my first choice of trips. Maybe the court will be smurf blue like their football field. :)
Ok, me thinks it's bedtime. I've got a busy week of catching up on work!
~Ned :)
Monday, March 9, 2009
Exhaustion Meltdown
I'm absolutely exhausted, and I definitely just had an exhaustion meltdown. I've been on edge all day, and most of yesterday, and it all just exploded for the most random of reasons. I took a shower, and afterwards while I was Q-Tipping my ears, I pushed it into my left ear too far and, as a natural reaction, I burst into tears. That's a perfectly logical reaction to something so minor; at least I think so. Then I cried about everything; school, work (or my lack of it), my Q-Tip, money, the time change, waking up early, and so on. The good news is, I feel better now, so phew.
So, I went to College Station this past weekend. I got some new Aggie clothes. And, that's all I'll say about that.
Big week this week. The Big XII tourney starts on Wednesday. A&M faces texas tech, and if we beat them then it will be Mizzou vs. A&M, Scott vs. Nikki; round two. We'll see how it goes. Speaking of the tourney, is there anything to do in Oklahoma City? I've only been once and I don't remember much about it.
The David's Bridal $99 gown sale commercial is on. $99 for a wedding dress? Is it made of tee-shirt? My bridesmaid's dress from there was more expensive. Speaking of that, it will be arriving at the store in a mere few weeks, I sure do hope it fits :-/ Nothing would be more mortifying than being too elephant like for your bridesmaid dress. Well, maybe something would, but I'm sure it's up there.
On that note, it's bedtime. Have a good night all! And remember, be careful when you Q-Tip, don't hurt yourself!
~Ned
So, I went to College Station this past weekend. I got some new Aggie clothes. And, that's all I'll say about that.
Big week this week. The Big XII tourney starts on Wednesday. A&M faces texas tech, and if we beat them then it will be Mizzou vs. A&M, Scott vs. Nikki; round two. We'll see how it goes. Speaking of the tourney, is there anything to do in Oklahoma City? I've only been once and I don't remember much about it.
The David's Bridal $99 gown sale commercial is on. $99 for a wedding dress? Is it made of tee-shirt? My bridesmaid's dress from there was more expensive. Speaking of that, it will be arriving at the store in a mere few weeks, I sure do hope it fits :-/ Nothing would be more mortifying than being too elephant like for your bridesmaid dress. Well, maybe something would, but I'm sure it's up there.
On that note, it's bedtime. Have a good night all! And remember, be careful when you Q-Tip, don't hurt yourself!
~Ned
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Days Away from College Station
Party time suckas!! I'll be making my way to College Station on Friday, whoop! I'm so excited; I haven't been since last July, when I tore up the town at a friend's bachelorette party. It's Scott's first ever trip to CS, so it'll be fun to show him my hood. I'm such a gangsta. But not. It'll be in the 80s there this weekend, yesss. 80 is definitely warmer than 40 or less. In fact, it's at least twice as hot. Math genius here.
So, I've been called on 4 times for various classes in the past week. It's been a gauntlet! I really wish my Sales prof would pay attention to who he's called on, because Thursday and then the next Tuesday again really isn't ok with me. Especially when I have so much Facebooking and Perez Hilton reading to do! Just kidding....but seriously.
Ok, it's bedtime. I'm exhausted and I'm getting sick, AGAIN. Love y'all!
~Ned :)
So, I've been called on 4 times for various classes in the past week. It's been a gauntlet! I really wish my Sales prof would pay attention to who he's called on, because Thursday and then the next Tuesday again really isn't ok with me. Especially when I have so much Facebooking and Perez Hilton reading to do! Just kidding....but seriously.
Ok, it's bedtime. I'm exhausted and I'm getting sick, AGAIN. Love y'all!
~Ned :)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Jobs and Such
I had a summer job interview Tuesday. I feel like it went really well. Hopefully something comes of it!
I'm in class, so therefore it makes sense that I should be writing a new blog. I don't really have a whole lot to say, but oh well. I'm going to College Station NEXT weekend!!! Yay! I haven't been since last July, and I'm excited to go back and see what else has popped up since I was last there. Everytime I go back I don't even recognize it. I wish all that cool stuff was there when I was. We're going to the Mizzou/A&M basketball game. I love the Tigers, but I'll always bleed Maroon...so, gig 'em!
I have a busy spring coming up. Lots of trips to make and things to get done. I'm looking forward to it all. It will make what could otherwise be a boring semester more fun. I really like some of my classes, and others I have a hard time paying attention. I really like Free Speech and Family Law, but I'm not a huge fan of Sales or Remedies. Nikki, numbers, and codebooks don't really get along. I'd far prefer to argue abstract principles. :)
Well, now I'm home watching American Idol from last night. Most of the people have sucked. Oh well. I can't stand when people boo Simon...I disagree with him sometimes, but most of the time I wonder if people are listening to the same thing I am.
This was quite possibly the most scatterbrained and random post ever. Oh well, that's what I do! Have a good Thursday!
~Ned
I'm in class, so therefore it makes sense that I should be writing a new blog. I don't really have a whole lot to say, but oh well. I'm going to College Station NEXT weekend!!! Yay! I haven't been since last July, and I'm excited to go back and see what else has popped up since I was last there. Everytime I go back I don't even recognize it. I wish all that cool stuff was there when I was. We're going to the Mizzou/A&M basketball game. I love the Tigers, but I'll always bleed Maroon...so, gig 'em!
I have a busy spring coming up. Lots of trips to make and things to get done. I'm looking forward to it all. It will make what could otherwise be a boring semester more fun. I really like some of my classes, and others I have a hard time paying attention. I really like Free Speech and Family Law, but I'm not a huge fan of Sales or Remedies. Nikki, numbers, and codebooks don't really get along. I'd far prefer to argue abstract principles. :)
Well, now I'm home watching American Idol from last night. Most of the people have sucked. Oh well. I can't stand when people boo Simon...I disagree with him sometimes, but most of the time I wonder if people are listening to the same thing I am.
This was quite possibly the most scatterbrained and random post ever. Oh well, that's what I do! Have a good Thursday!
~Ned
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The week of ME!
So, the week of me has come and gone, and it was awesome! I have some really great people in my life that made my birthday really great!
Let's see, I woke up Wednesday to what I thought was a rapist in my apartment, but no! It was Scott making me breakfast burritos! They were yummy. I definitely didn't make class a priority on my birthday. I went to one...I think. Then, we had lunch at Chipotle, so the day just got better! After that, I went back to my apartment after getting some flowers from someone special.
That same someone special also cooked me dinner! Steak and baked potatoes, yummmm. Then, I had a cake. Well, I didn't personally eat the whole cake. I'll rephrase. I received a cake. AND, it was a cookie cake with GREEN icing! The best!
Someone special also gives good gifts! The Tudors season 2, some really cool prints, hott shoes, I'm a new zoo parent, and I finally get to have my Shakespeare's London panoramic framed! Yay!
It was such an awesome birthday, much better than last year when I had the flu, had a memo due the next day, and other things.
The next day I got a nice card and Visa Gift Card from the rents! They're the best! Speaking of them, they are all moved to Albuquerque! My mom stayed back to finish up a few weeks at her job, but she leaves for good this Friday! No more Texas address for me :(
Friday, I met a group of people at the comedy club for more birthday fun! The comedian was the "jackrabbit" on Sex and the City, from the episode when Charlotte and Harry got married. He was less than funny as a standup comedian. Oh well, I still had a good time.
Saturday I watched Mizzou kill the corn lovers, and A&M lose. Grr. Dinner at Addison's, and dessert at Coldstone, yum. OH, and it was a disgusting free day! No talking about poop or farts allowed. It was a good day, haha.
Sunday I got a surprise trip to KC! We stayed at the carriage house of this bed and breakfast on the Plaza. At first, it reminded me of when Pam and Jim stayed on Dwight's farm. I wanted to ask for the irrigation room, haha. But, our suite was really nice. We had dinner at the Melting Pot (that is definitely not part of my diet haha). And, I got new earrings, and they're awesome :) I'm in good hands. As if I were with Allstate.
Let's see, that's about all the updating I have for now. Another week is upon us, and I am officially sick for the first time in '09! I would prefer the germs to exit my system. Bitte.
Have a good week everyone!
~Ned
Let's see, I woke up Wednesday to what I thought was a rapist in my apartment, but no! It was Scott making me breakfast burritos! They were yummy. I definitely didn't make class a priority on my birthday. I went to one...I think. Then, we had lunch at Chipotle, so the day just got better! After that, I went back to my apartment after getting some flowers from someone special.
That same someone special also cooked me dinner! Steak and baked potatoes, yummmm. Then, I had a cake. Well, I didn't personally eat the whole cake. I'll rephrase. I received a cake. AND, it was a cookie cake with GREEN icing! The best!
Someone special also gives good gifts! The Tudors season 2, some really cool prints, hott shoes, I'm a new zoo parent, and I finally get to have my Shakespeare's London panoramic framed! Yay!
It was such an awesome birthday, much better than last year when I had the flu, had a memo due the next day, and other things.
The next day I got a nice card and Visa Gift Card from the rents! They're the best! Speaking of them, they are all moved to Albuquerque! My mom stayed back to finish up a few weeks at her job, but she leaves for good this Friday! No more Texas address for me :(
Friday, I met a group of people at the comedy club for more birthday fun! The comedian was the "jackrabbit" on Sex and the City, from the episode when Charlotte and Harry got married. He was less than funny as a standup comedian. Oh well, I still had a good time.
Saturday I watched Mizzou kill the corn lovers, and A&M lose. Grr. Dinner at Addison's, and dessert at Coldstone, yum. OH, and it was a disgusting free day! No talking about poop or farts allowed. It was a good day, haha.
Sunday I got a surprise trip to KC! We stayed at the carriage house of this bed and breakfast on the Plaza. At first, it reminded me of when Pam and Jim stayed on Dwight's farm. I wanted to ask for the irrigation room, haha. But, our suite was really nice. We had dinner at the Melting Pot (that is definitely not part of my diet haha). And, I got new earrings, and they're awesome :) I'm in good hands. As if I were with Allstate.
Let's see, that's about all the updating I have for now. Another week is upon us, and I am officially sick for the first time in '09! I would prefer the germs to exit my system. Bitte.
Have a good week everyone!
~Ned
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Land of Concrete
Happy Sunday! I'm back for another enthralling edition of my blog.
Yesterday, a group of us went to the Mizzou basketball game at Iowa State. The drive wasn't that bad, only about 5 hours of actual driving time each way. (Not great, but not terrible). We stopped at Gates BBQ in Kansas City. Having never been there before, I was totally confused as to what was going on. We walked in and we were standing in line, just waiting, and they tried to take our order. We were yelling over people in front of us. I didn't know what was going on! Everyone around us knew exactly what to do, so of course I felt silly. Anyhoo, lunch was good, and we were on our way again!
We got into Ames about an hour before the game, and we drove around for a bit. I mean no offense to anyone who is a die hard Iowa State fan, but I could NOT go there. Every building was gray concrete, which made for a gloomy mix with the dirty snow that had piled up over what I'm guessing has been a few weeks. Then, when we were walking into the stadium, we noticed that the parking lot was a bit...off. The spots were diagonal but it seems in Iowa people just park their cars wherever they want. Cars were in walkways, in the middle of aisles, and criss-crossing the parking spot lines. I guess that's how things go there? Who knows.
The game was fun! Mizzou won, yay! Afterwards, we went around to take some pictures on campus. We went through an open gate at the stadium, which we were pretty sure was still trespassing, and got some pictures with the field...that we were practically standing on. Then we took some pictures at other places on campus. We saw sooo many raccoons just walking around. Anyone from Frisco would be excited, like I was, to see Frisky just hanging out! We left shortly after taking pics because it was cold, and there was nothing to do. Jill, the GPS, decided to take us back a different way than we came. I'd like to call it the "where the hell are we?" way. We ended up in the industrial ghetto of Des Moines, driving down a road that smelled like fried chicken, which I'm pretty sure was actually toxic chemicals. When we finally got on a highway, it was a two lane curvy road in the middle of nowhere. After driving by around 4-5 "Casey's General Stores" (they advertised selling pizza and donuts; I think that sounds legit), we finally stopped at a Subway somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Apparently we were in Albia, IA. Look it up, I didn't know what it was or where it was. The entire time we were in the restaurant, I had zero cell phone service. At the risk of sounding like a snob, how can you live somewhere without cell phone service? As if! Haha, wow.
I think we all breathed a collective sigh of relief when we crossed the Missouri state line. It was marked unceremoniously on the tiny ass road by a small green sign. We finally got home around 2AM, and I was asleep pretty quickly. If Mizzou had lost, that trip would have SUCKED. But, as it was, it was a good time.
Today, I was absolutely unproductive. Aside from going to workout, I got nothing done. I ran errands, but that was about it. I have a LOT to do tomorrow, and the big Mizzou/ku basketball game is tomorrow night. Go Tigers! I'm off for now; I hope y'all had a good weekend!
~Ned
Yesterday, a group of us went to the Mizzou basketball game at Iowa State. The drive wasn't that bad, only about 5 hours of actual driving time each way. (Not great, but not terrible). We stopped at Gates BBQ in Kansas City. Having never been there before, I was totally confused as to what was going on. We walked in and we were standing in line, just waiting, and they tried to take our order. We were yelling over people in front of us. I didn't know what was going on! Everyone around us knew exactly what to do, so of course I felt silly. Anyhoo, lunch was good, and we were on our way again!
We got into Ames about an hour before the game, and we drove around for a bit. I mean no offense to anyone who is a die hard Iowa State fan, but I could NOT go there. Every building was gray concrete, which made for a gloomy mix with the dirty snow that had piled up over what I'm guessing has been a few weeks. Then, when we were walking into the stadium, we noticed that the parking lot was a bit...off. The spots were diagonal but it seems in Iowa people just park their cars wherever they want. Cars were in walkways, in the middle of aisles, and criss-crossing the parking spot lines. I guess that's how things go there? Who knows.
The game was fun! Mizzou won, yay! Afterwards, we went around to take some pictures on campus. We went through an open gate at the stadium, which we were pretty sure was still trespassing, and got some pictures with the field...that we were practically standing on. Then we took some pictures at other places on campus. We saw sooo many raccoons just walking around. Anyone from Frisco would be excited, like I was, to see Frisky just hanging out! We left shortly after taking pics because it was cold, and there was nothing to do. Jill, the GPS, decided to take us back a different way than we came. I'd like to call it the "where the hell are we?" way. We ended up in the industrial ghetto of Des Moines, driving down a road that smelled like fried chicken, which I'm pretty sure was actually toxic chemicals. When we finally got on a highway, it was a two lane curvy road in the middle of nowhere. After driving by around 4-5 "Casey's General Stores" (they advertised selling pizza and donuts; I think that sounds legit), we finally stopped at a Subway somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Apparently we were in Albia, IA. Look it up, I didn't know what it was or where it was. The entire time we were in the restaurant, I had zero cell phone service. At the risk of sounding like a snob, how can you live somewhere without cell phone service? As if! Haha, wow.
I think we all breathed a collective sigh of relief when we crossed the Missouri state line. It was marked unceremoniously on the tiny ass road by a small green sign. We finally got home around 2AM, and I was asleep pretty quickly. If Mizzou had lost, that trip would have SUCKED. But, as it was, it was a good time.
Today, I was absolutely unproductive. Aside from going to workout, I got nothing done. I ran errands, but that was about it. I have a LOT to do tomorrow, and the big Mizzou/ku basketball game is tomorrow night. Go Tigers! I'm off for now; I hope y'all had a good weekend!
~Ned
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Super Bowl Sunday
It's the big game! I'd be much happier if the Giants were playing again this year, but alas, they let themselves get owned by Philly. I'll be watching it anyway and eating all the best unhealthy foods. Yum. Go Steelers! (I don't really care who wins, but I have a lot of friends who are Steelers fans, so why not).
I had a good weekend. Friday, I got my Missouri driver's license. I have to for residency, but I was sad to see my Texas one go. I cried briefly in the parking lot. Haha, I know, I'm a dork. Friday night I went to a concert in Columbia. We saw this 70s-80s cover band. They were really good. The lead singer was fun to watch. He was wearing a white Elvis-like costume, silver loafers, and he had the most flowing blonde curly hair I've ever seen on a grown man. I want his secret. Saturday was a good sports day. The Aggies won, the longhorns lost, and Mizzou won! Good day. And that brings me to today. I worked out already, just to put all those calories back on with the yummy Superbowl food.
Short entry, I know, but I'm off to cook! Have a good Sunday everyone!
~Ned :)
I had a good weekend. Friday, I got my Missouri driver's license. I have to for residency, but I was sad to see my Texas one go. I cried briefly in the parking lot. Haha, I know, I'm a dork. Friday night I went to a concert in Columbia. We saw this 70s-80s cover band. They were really good. The lead singer was fun to watch. He was wearing a white Elvis-like costume, silver loafers, and he had the most flowing blonde curly hair I've ever seen on a grown man. I want his secret. Saturday was a good sports day. The Aggies won, the longhorns lost, and Mizzou won! Good day. And that brings me to today. I worked out already, just to put all those calories back on with the yummy Superbowl food.
Short entry, I know, but I'm off to cook! Have a good Sunday everyone!
~Ned :)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
eBay Disaster and Other Online Shopping Follies
So, I decided I wanted to buy a purse on eBay. I found several that I liked, so I bid. And I lost the first. So I bid on another. And lost. And a third. And lost. Finally yesterday I won a really cute Burberry tote for over half off retail. (Yes for you skeptics, it's real, it had tags and a serial number and the original pouch). I was really excited. Then, this morning, I get an email from the seller saying she has to cancel our transaction because she LOST THE BAG. Why are you selling something when you don't even know where it is?!?! Why couldn't you cancel the auction, or make a note somewhere so I didn't pay like a diligent eBay buyer. Ugh. She still hasn't refunded my money, and she canceled our transaction this morning. I'm going to go on a rampage if this takes much longer.
In other online shopping news, I was purchasing another item (I can't say what because it's a gift), and the order malfunctioned twice before it worked, but it still charged me all three times! I sent an angry email, and they took care of it. Don't mess with me. I'll cut you. Just kidding. But seriously.
So, the "snowstorm" came, I suppose. We got maybe 2 inches. Maybe. The roads are a snowy slushy mess, but it's ok because I have 4 wheel drive! Woo, floor it and brake at the last second! Just joking, I still drove slowly. It does feel nice to have the extra safety though.
Alright, I'm starving. I wish you all far better eBay and online shopping than me!
~Ned
In other online shopping news, I was purchasing another item (I can't say what because it's a gift), and the order malfunctioned twice before it worked, but it still charged me all three times! I sent an angry email, and they took care of it. Don't mess with me. I'll cut you. Just kidding. But seriously.
So, the "snowstorm" came, I suppose. We got maybe 2 inches. Maybe. The roads are a snowy slushy mess, but it's ok because I have 4 wheel drive! Woo, floor it and brake at the last second! Just joking, I still drove slowly. It does feel nice to have the extra safety though.
Alright, I'm starving. I wish you all far better eBay and online shopping than me!
~Ned
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Snow?
It's supposed to snow this week. We'll see if that actually happens. The weather people here like to say it's going to snow, and then, oh, it doesn't. Of course it couldn't be winter wonderland over Christmas break when I was at home with nothing to do. Now that I have to go to class and stuff, we might actually have a real snowstorm. Oh well.
I got to see Ratch and Leah this weekend. We had lunch at la Madeleine and tried on bridesmaid dresses. The dress that had originally been chosen definitely didn't work for Ratch and me (can we say modesty piece?), but we picked out another that we think will look good on everyone! Now to lose the weight to look good in it. I was a huge fan of the mother of the bride ensembles (just have an open mind!), but Leah vetoed it. I forgave her ;) Then we went and Leah picked out her invitations! They're really classic and pretty, and the colors look really good together. BOOM! Oh how I love my girls.
I'm watching Tool Academy right now. If you haven't watched, you should. This show is full of hot messes and trainwrecks. If you're looking for an hour of life where you don't have to think, then this is the show for you. My favorite is Matsuflex and his Matsu Man Panties. That's right.
Let's see, what else. This is a jumbled mess of an entry, but that's how I feel right now. I've been driving all day and I'm tired and my brain isn't really working. And, I fear I'm getting sick. My mom was sick this weekend, and I feel it coming on. Stay away germs! Ok, my Trainwreck Sunday is continuing in a few minutes with Rock of Love Bus!
~Ned
I got to see Ratch and Leah this weekend. We had lunch at la Madeleine and tried on bridesmaid dresses. The dress that had originally been chosen definitely didn't work for Ratch and me (can we say modesty piece?), but we picked out another that we think will look good on everyone! Now to lose the weight to look good in it. I was a huge fan of the mother of the bride ensembles (just have an open mind!), but Leah vetoed it. I forgave her ;) Then we went and Leah picked out her invitations! They're really classic and pretty, and the colors look really good together. BOOM! Oh how I love my girls.
I'm watching Tool Academy right now. If you haven't watched, you should. This show is full of hot messes and trainwrecks. If you're looking for an hour of life where you don't have to think, then this is the show for you. My favorite is Matsuflex and his Matsu Man Panties. That's right.
Let's see, what else. This is a jumbled mess of an entry, but that's how I feel right now. I've been driving all day and I'm tired and my brain isn't really working. And, I fear I'm getting sick. My mom was sick this weekend, and I feel it coming on. Stay away germs! Ok, my Trainwreck Sunday is continuing in a few minutes with Rock of Love Bus!
~Ned
Friday, January 16, 2009
I'm back!
After a lengthy absence, which I'm sure all 1-2 of my loyal readers were devastated about, I have returned to the internets blogging machine. So, let us get caught up, shall we?
I went to Vegas last week. My first ever Vegas trip. It was fun. I'm pretty sure I lost money, but I didn't want to count so I'll never know how much. All I know is that I came home with a pretty 100 dollar bill. I'm pretty sure I didn't leave with that much, so all is well. That just goes to show how little money I have. Ha. I love and hate the Wheel of Fortune slot machine. All I want is to get a free spin for bonus money, and I'll waste endless amounts of money until I do. So by the time I do get a bonus spin, and I win like 100 bucks, I've already spent close to 200 just trying to get the damn spin. Ugh. But, it was fun regardless. I saw Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. I LOVE Phantom. Makes me happy to think about. I also saw the guy the owns the Moonlight Bunny Ranch, and some of his *ahem* ladies. Personally, of all the games you can play in Vegas, one of my faves was "spot the hooker." It was harder when I was there, because the porno convention was also in town, so it was difficult to distinguish between porn stars and hookers, but I did my best. I definitely saw a transaction or two going down.
Let's see, what else. Oh, don't EVER fly US Airways. They always have Gremlins in their planes. (I promise, that's what the pilot called them once). I've always had issues with them, and this flight was no different. We sat on the plane for almost 45 minutes while they did paperwork for a burnt out lightbulb. 45 minutes for PAPERWORK. As I told Leah, remind me that next time I change a lightbulb, I need to write a ten page report about it. She told me it needed to be double spaced with 1" margins. I'll get on that! Anyway, so after the delay, we spent the whole day on a (literally) 95 degree airplane. The frigid blasts of air in KC were actually welcome. Oh, and then 4 days later US Airways flies one of their planes into the Hudson. I guess those people actually had to put the safety demonstration to work. Those people were actually sliding down the inflatable slides off the wings. I never thought in the event of a water landing that would actually happen. I just assumed if we were going down in water, the plane would sink and we'd have to use our handy dandy life vests. If something like that happened to me, I'd be screwed, I never pay attention to that crap. They say to give your undivided attention, but I like to see what's new in SkyMall (one of these days, I WILL order the world's biggest crossword puzzle. You know, the one that takes up a whole wall). So, anyway, I'd end up tugging on my seat cushion like it was an airmask or something of that nature. Meanwhile, the unattended child next to me would suffocate because you're supposed to help yourself first.
SO, school. It started on Thursday. But, I don't have class on Fridays or Mondays, and Monday is MLK day anyway, so no class until Tuesday! Hooray. This semester will be like all the others, annoying and long. Law school is amazing and I recommend it to all. *edit* I made that part up.
Ok, well I guess I've written enough of a catchup, especially for a Friday. I was feeling lazy tonight, so here I am blogging. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
~Ned
I went to Vegas last week. My first ever Vegas trip. It was fun. I'm pretty sure I lost money, but I didn't want to count so I'll never know how much. All I know is that I came home with a pretty 100 dollar bill. I'm pretty sure I didn't leave with that much, so all is well. That just goes to show how little money I have. Ha. I love and hate the Wheel of Fortune slot machine. All I want is to get a free spin for bonus money, and I'll waste endless amounts of money until I do. So by the time I do get a bonus spin, and I win like 100 bucks, I've already spent close to 200 just trying to get the damn spin. Ugh. But, it was fun regardless. I saw Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian. I LOVE Phantom. Makes me happy to think about. I also saw the guy the owns the Moonlight Bunny Ranch, and some of his *ahem* ladies. Personally, of all the games you can play in Vegas, one of my faves was "spot the hooker." It was harder when I was there, because the porno convention was also in town, so it was difficult to distinguish between porn stars and hookers, but I did my best. I definitely saw a transaction or two going down.
Let's see, what else. Oh, don't EVER fly US Airways. They always have Gremlins in their planes. (I promise, that's what the pilot called them once). I've always had issues with them, and this flight was no different. We sat on the plane for almost 45 minutes while they did paperwork for a burnt out lightbulb. 45 minutes for PAPERWORK. As I told Leah, remind me that next time I change a lightbulb, I need to write a ten page report about it. She told me it needed to be double spaced with 1" margins. I'll get on that! Anyway, so after the delay, we spent the whole day on a (literally) 95 degree airplane. The frigid blasts of air in KC were actually welcome. Oh, and then 4 days later US Airways flies one of their planes into the Hudson. I guess those people actually had to put the safety demonstration to work. Those people were actually sliding down the inflatable slides off the wings. I never thought in the event of a water landing that would actually happen. I just assumed if we were going down in water, the plane would sink and we'd have to use our handy dandy life vests. If something like that happened to me, I'd be screwed, I never pay attention to that crap. They say to give your undivided attention, but I like to see what's new in SkyMall (one of these days, I WILL order the world's biggest crossword puzzle. You know, the one that takes up a whole wall). So, anyway, I'd end up tugging on my seat cushion like it was an airmask or something of that nature. Meanwhile, the unattended child next to me would suffocate because you're supposed to help yourself first.
SO, school. It started on Thursday. But, I don't have class on Fridays or Mondays, and Monday is MLK day anyway, so no class until Tuesday! Hooray. This semester will be like all the others, annoying and long. Law school is amazing and I recommend it to all. *edit* I made that part up.
Ok, well I guess I've written enough of a catchup, especially for a Friday. I was feeling lazy tonight, so here I am blogging. Hope everyone has a good weekend!
~Ned
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The Biggest Loser
Happy Tuesday everyone. After spending a few days in St. Louis, I am back in Columbia until Thursday, when I leave for VEGAS. It's almost impossible to type that without making it caps lock. See...Vegas. Eh. VEGAS! Sounds so much more fun.
Anyhoo, so St. Louis. It was fun, minus me having one of the most failure-ific days of my life on Sunday. I don't like to lose, at anything, so it was a difficult pill to swallow. First, I lost three straight games of bowling. In two of them I didn't even break a 100. The days of me consistently getting between 140-180 are gone I suppose. To be replaced with suckage. Also not a real word, but it is now. Then, we were like "let's check out the arcade." Bring on more losing. I lost on a last second shot in skee ball, and thanks to at least three, probably four goals that I gracefully scored in my own goal, I lost at air hockey. My only victory of the evening was winning 200 tickets in "Deal or No Deal," which had I traded them in would have won me a plastic Hannah Montana ring, or something similar. Jackpot.
Then we went home, and the losing continued. I hesitate to even say what we were playing, because I'm sure any one of my three readers will be like "you don't even have to lose at the game, you're a loser for even playing," but whatever. There was nothing to do, and nothing on TV, so we played Risk. Yes, Risk. And to make it better, it was on the computer. After doing all the work on one of the other players, Scott knocked him out, and then proceeded to kill me because apparently my soldiers are a bunch of children. Another loss for me. So, to continue the streak, we played Monopoly, also on the computer. I almost lost to the computer player that I had purposely requested be on the easiest setting, but somehow I persevered. Only to later lose again for real. I don't know how someone can lose with a Monopoly AND hotels on the two most expensive properties, but somehow I did. With that, I resigned myself to cut all gaming and read Twilight for the remainder of the evening. Have I ever told you how much I love Twilight? It's soooo good! Once again, I'm super late in jumping on a book bandwagon (it took me years before I even looked at a Harry Potter book), but I already can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Monday we went ice skating, and I didn't fall! Then I went to get my hurr and nails did. Yes, I like to say hair like hurr. It's my blog so I can. And the breaking news of yesterday was: I changed my hair color! I'm not a blonde anymore. My hair is now a chocolate brown with some reddish tints in it. Hooray. I get easily bored with my hair, and this is the second time I've completely changed colors from blonde to something else. My hair is naturally a darker ashy blonde, and I got bored with just highlighting it. So, now it's all new! We'll see how long this lasts before I get bored again.
I have nothing to do today but run some errands, go to a basketball game, and then something later on. Other than that, it will be relaxing! Quite the norm lately, but it's Christmas break! Have a good day everyone!
~Ned
Anyhoo, so St. Louis. It was fun, minus me having one of the most failure-ific days of my life on Sunday. I don't like to lose, at anything, so it was a difficult pill to swallow. First, I lost three straight games of bowling. In two of them I didn't even break a 100. The days of me consistently getting between 140-180 are gone I suppose. To be replaced with suckage. Also not a real word, but it is now. Then, we were like "let's check out the arcade." Bring on more losing. I lost on a last second shot in skee ball, and thanks to at least three, probably four goals that I gracefully scored in my own goal, I lost at air hockey. My only victory of the evening was winning 200 tickets in "Deal or No Deal," which had I traded them in would have won me a plastic Hannah Montana ring, or something similar. Jackpot.
Then we went home, and the losing continued. I hesitate to even say what we were playing, because I'm sure any one of my three readers will be like "you don't even have to lose at the game, you're a loser for even playing," but whatever. There was nothing to do, and nothing on TV, so we played Risk. Yes, Risk. And to make it better, it was on the computer. After doing all the work on one of the other players, Scott knocked him out, and then proceeded to kill me because apparently my soldiers are a bunch of children. Another loss for me. So, to continue the streak, we played Monopoly, also on the computer. I almost lost to the computer player that I had purposely requested be on the easiest setting, but somehow I persevered. Only to later lose again for real. I don't know how someone can lose with a Monopoly AND hotels on the two most expensive properties, but somehow I did. With that, I resigned myself to cut all gaming and read Twilight for the remainder of the evening. Have I ever told you how much I love Twilight? It's soooo good! Once again, I'm super late in jumping on a book bandwagon (it took me years before I even looked at a Harry Potter book), but I already can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Monday we went ice skating, and I didn't fall! Then I went to get my hurr and nails did. Yes, I like to say hair like hurr. It's my blog so I can. And the breaking news of yesterday was: I changed my hair color! I'm not a blonde anymore. My hair is now a chocolate brown with some reddish tints in it. Hooray. I get easily bored with my hair, and this is the second time I've completely changed colors from blonde to something else. My hair is naturally a darker ashy blonde, and I got bored with just highlighting it. So, now it's all new! We'll see how long this lasts before I get bored again.
I have nothing to do today but run some errands, go to a basketball game, and then something later on. Other than that, it will be relaxing! Quite the norm lately, but it's Christmas break! Have a good day everyone!
~Ned
Friday, January 2, 2009
Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl is about to start...Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss. I picked Tech in my bowl pick 'em dealy, but let's be honest, I wouldn't be mad to see a little bit of an upset :)
Yay for Dallas! Big D! It looks sunny and warm there. In fact, they just announced that it's 68 degrees in Dallas; the second warmest Cotton Bowl kickoff temp ever. That must be nice. It's sunny here, but definitely not warm. I can't wait to see what little interest pieces they throw in about Dallas during the game.
Less than one week until VEGAS! I'm excited. It will be a nice little vacation before the drudgery that is the spring semester starts on January 15th. My schedule this semester isn't terrible, if you ignore Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those days will be long. But, it's ok because I don't have class on Monday or Friday! I'll just have that much more time to sit in the library. Lucky me.
I won an "office party" at the comedy club here in Columbia. That means that me and 15 of my friends can go see comedy for free. It's cool, minus two reasons. One, it's January 2nd and no one is in town. And second, I don't really have 15 friends here. Those two factors combined mean I will be joined by maybe 5 other people. Ha. Oh well, at least it's still free, and it'll be fun regardless.
They just kicked off, have a good day everyone!
~Ned
Yay for Dallas! Big D! It looks sunny and warm there. In fact, they just announced that it's 68 degrees in Dallas; the second warmest Cotton Bowl kickoff temp ever. That must be nice. It's sunny here, but definitely not warm. I can't wait to see what little interest pieces they throw in about Dallas during the game.
Less than one week until VEGAS! I'm excited. It will be a nice little vacation before the drudgery that is the spring semester starts on January 15th. My schedule this semester isn't terrible, if you ignore Tuesdays and Thursdays. Those days will be long. But, it's ok because I don't have class on Monday or Friday! I'll just have that much more time to sit in the library. Lucky me.
I won an "office party" at the comedy club here in Columbia. That means that me and 15 of my friends can go see comedy for free. It's cool, minus two reasons. One, it's January 2nd and no one is in town. And second, I don't really have 15 friends here. Those two factors combined mean I will be joined by maybe 5 other people. Ha. Oh well, at least it's still free, and it'll be fun regardless.
They just kicked off, have a good day everyone!
~Ned
Thursday, January 1, 2009
My first post!
Happy 2009 everybody! I'm not sure who all would be interested in reading my musings, but since I live kinda far away this is a good way for people to know what's up in my world. I guess this is the new Xanga? Sure, I'll take it.
So, December 31st was an interesting day. It started at about 7AM when I woke up to leave for Missouri by 7:30. I got on the road, and drove. And drove. Oh, and drove. I stopped in Pryor, OK at a McDonalds at around 11:30AM when I realized I was starving. All I have to say is, wow, that place is an experience in the...interestingness of humans. I know that's not a word, but for my purposes I'm making it one. Anyway, my cashier was Jewell, and she had some teeth. Not all teeth, just some. I paid for my 5 something meal with a 10, and she gives me thirty four dollars and some change back. I'm not sure where the extra 30 dollars came from. I don't even know what combination of thoughts would lead someone to give me an extra thirty dollars. I was nice and corrected her error, and she just laughed. Alright.
Then I continue my drive. I actually made good time and got back to Columbia around 4:30. I unloaded the enormous mass of gifts and clothes and such from my car, and then gave myself a splinter in the arch of my foot from the ugly, unsanded, unstained stairs in my apartment complex. After a disastrous start to the evening, my New Year's evening turned out quite nice. Dinner, and watching the ball drop in NY. Dick Clark was so sad to watch. Then, we expected them to replay the ball drop at midnight central time, so we were waiting, and waiting. And then we looked, and they hadn't. It was 12:01. "Oh, I guess we missed it; Happy New Year." And that was my evening.
This has been a long first entry. I hope my being so verbose doesn't deter would be readers; not all my entries will be this long. Much love!
~Ned
So, December 31st was an interesting day. It started at about 7AM when I woke up to leave for Missouri by 7:30. I got on the road, and drove. And drove. Oh, and drove. I stopped in Pryor, OK at a McDonalds at around 11:30AM when I realized I was starving. All I have to say is, wow, that place is an experience in the...interestingness of humans. I know that's not a word, but for my purposes I'm making it one. Anyway, my cashier was Jewell, and she had some teeth. Not all teeth, just some. I paid for my 5 something meal with a 10, and she gives me thirty four dollars and some change back. I'm not sure where the extra 30 dollars came from. I don't even know what combination of thoughts would lead someone to give me an extra thirty dollars. I was nice and corrected her error, and she just laughed. Alright.
Then I continue my drive. I actually made good time and got back to Columbia around 4:30. I unloaded the enormous mass of gifts and clothes and such from my car, and then gave myself a splinter in the arch of my foot from the ugly, unsanded, unstained stairs in my apartment complex. After a disastrous start to the evening, my New Year's evening turned out quite nice. Dinner, and watching the ball drop in NY. Dick Clark was so sad to watch. Then, we expected them to replay the ball drop at midnight central time, so we were waiting, and waiting. And then we looked, and they hadn't. It was 12:01. "Oh, I guess we missed it; Happy New Year." And that was my evening.
This has been a long first entry. I hope my being so verbose doesn't deter would be readers; not all my entries will be this long. Much love!
~Ned
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