End of the weekend

At least it's the end of the weekend for most normal people. I still have one more day to work before I get my "weekend."

Friday and Saturday I had to work 9 hours both days. Apparently our area supervisor (my boss' boss) thought it was going to be uber-busy all weekend, so she scheduled all of us for 9 hour shifts. It turned out to be pretty slow and totally not worth it.

I did more today in an 8 hour shift than I did in the 18 combined hours I worked Friday and Saturday.

Stupidness...


Last night I conducted a little experiment.

I'd bought a DVD and when I took it home and put it in my DVD player, it wouldn't play. A brand friggin' new DVD. And a pretty brand friggin' new DVD player.

I decided to see if the DVD would play in my 4 year old PS2.

It did.

So I tried another DVD I'd been having issues with and tried playing that in my PS2.

That one worked too.

Well I guess that's what I get for buying a $30 DVD player.

Oh hell, at least I can play all my DVDs now.

blah blah blah

I had to work a 9 hour shift yesterday.

I have to do it again today.

It'd better be busier today than it was yesterday. But I'm supposed to have a highlight coming in today, so that'll be good. If she shows.


I have nothing else interesting to add...

Happy Thanksgiving!

And one just for Jared...

Monday stuff

I was off work today, whereas I'm usually not.

One of the girls wanted Wednesday off because she had a bunch of family coming in for Thanksgiving and she's gotta cook all day. So I'm working her shift for her on Wednesday and she worked mine today. So I'm off today and tomorrow, working Wednesday, off again on Thursday for Thanksgiving. 3 days off in a row would have been preferable. But it's all good. I'm a team player.

BTW...Jared is at his grandmother's and said to wish our mutual readers a happy Thanksgiving. =]


Also, I have recently come to the realization that I have a major crush on this guy:

Dr. Drew Pinsky: addiction medicine specialist, host of Loveline and Celebrity Rehab.

Smart, funny, attractive...Dr. Drew almost makes me want to become a drug addict just so I can have him take care of me.

Does this mean I have less love for my beloved Stephen Colbert? Of course not! There's room in my heart for both of them.

*fangirl sigh*

One word answers

Got this from Alaina. Give one word answers only

1. Where is your cell phone?
Here

2. Your significant other?
Who?

3. Your hair?
Wet

4. Your mother?
Downstairs

5. Your father?
Absent

6. Your favorite thing?
Music

7. Your dream last night?
Forgotten

8. Your favorite drink?
Coffee

9. Your dream/goal?
Happiness

10. The room you're in?
Spare

11. Your fear?
Loneliness

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?
Content

13. Where were you last night?
Home

14. What you're not?
Dull

15. Muffins?
Blueberry

16. One of your wish list items?
Money

17. Where you grew up?
Everywhere

18. The last thing you did?
This

19. What are you wearing?
Clothes

20. Your TV?
Off

21. Your pet?
Non-existent

22. Your computer?
Desk

23. Your life?
Routine

24. Your mood?
Meh

25. Missing someone?
Absolutely

26. Your car?
Red

27. Something you're not wearing?
Underwear

28. Favorite Store?
Spencers

29. Your summer?
Over

30. Your favorite color?
Purple

31. When is the last time you laughed?
Today

32. Last time you cried?
Yesterday

Blegh

I didn't sleep well.

I feel like shit.

I want to go back to bed.

I don't want to go to work.

But I'm going to work anyway.

Fuckity fuck

I'm in a pissy mood.

I get to work this afternoon, and my manager told me her boss had been in and was fucking with people's schedules, including mine. She didn't mess with it too much, but she wants me to work noon till close on Saturdays.

That's 9 hours.

Which is not even the issue, considering I could take an hour lunch.

The issue is that, THAT'S MY WHOLE FUCKING DAY!

My manager said she'd be willing to work with me on that. I'm gonna tell her tomorrow that I'll do 1 till close. I won't do noon. No fucking way.


AND!

It was so disgustingly slow today. I did one customer.

ONE!

The $5 tip I made paid for my dinner.


THEN!

When I got off work I stopped my the ATM to pull out $20 so I'd have some cash on me. I don't like having no cash.

I forgot my fucking PIN number.

*sigh*


I'm so glad this day is over.

Another message

Early this morning I received this text message from Jared:

"Let Blog land know I am out of town for a while and to be easy on my mail box."

No, I don't know where he's going or why. I just know he'll be back in December and that he'll touch base with me when he can. So there ya go.


By the way, since it was asked, Ms. The Weenie won my contest with 17 1/2 points out of a possible 24 1/2.

I didn't count the total possible points until just now. I wish I had. I would've done something to make it an even 25 points. Oh well...

The results are in!

Today is the day I reveal my contest winner.

But before I do that, I'll give you all the answers, along with where they can be found in my blog.


About me

Where do I live?
Virginia

What do I do for a living?
Hair stylist

Have I ever been married?
Yes

Who do I live with?
My mom

How many tattoos do I have?
Five

Do I have anything pierced besides my ears?
My eyebrow

What religion do I practice?
Wicca


Friends And Lovers

What is my best friend's name?
Chele

What was the name of my friend that was killed by a drunk driver?
Mary

Who is my friend that recently attempted (and thankfully failed) to kill herself?
Jade

What does she do for a living?
Dancer

Who is my ex-boyfriend that I took way too long getting over?
One extra point if you can tell me where he lives.
That was Kai and he lives in Norway

What's the name of the 23 year old that I recently thought may have knocked me up?
Josh


Entertainment

What's my favorite online comic strip?
Cyanide & Happiness

Who wrote the book titled "I Am America (And So Can You!)"?
Stephen Colbert

I have two concerts coming up that I am going to. Who am I seeing?
1/2 point each
Metallica and Mudvayne

After what concert did I complain about rude scene kids?
Mindless Self Indulgence

Who are my 5 favorite bands?
3 point question: 1/2 point each for 4, one full extra point for all 5
(I'm basically handing you one full point here if you've been paying the tiniest bit of attention)
Metallica, Korn, Rob Zombie, Linkin Park, 30 Seconds To Mars

Who is my favorite writer/director of comedies?
Kevin Smith

Name any 2 of my favorite actors/actresses.
1/2 each. extra 1/2 point for more than 2 named. If you name the blatantly obvious one, you will be penalized 1/2 point.
Johnny Depp, Jason Lee, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek. The obvious one, of course, is Jared Leto.


No one got a perfect score, but everyone did really well.

So, the winner is...


*drumroll*


Arlenee The Weenie!

Drop me an email hun, and we'll work out your prize!

New playlist!

So by popular demand, I give you my holiday playlist!

Featuring:

30 Seconds To Mars
Korn
Bob Rivers
Street Drum Corps
John Lennon
The Ramones
The Waitresses
Monty Python
Adam Sandler


If anyone can think of any other non-traditional holiday songs I can add, let me know.

Enjoy!

Opinions?

So I made a holiday playlist to put on my blog.

I'm gonna put it on my Myspace too.

I was thinking about going ahead and putting it up.

Is it too soon?

Writer's Workshop

Haiku on a rainy day


There's clouds in the sky
Raindrops on my windowpane
Trees sway in the wind

I'm feeling really unloved here you guys...

I've been talking about my contest all week now. Since Saturday.

I only have 2 entries.

TWO!

C'mon, don't you people want some free hair products?


Scargosun, I know you've been around!

Shelby, where you at girlie?

Alaina, your sister did it!

Ericka? (nevermind...Jared just told me your internet is down)

Kathy?


Beuller...?


Beuller...?

Relaying a message to Blogland

As mentioned in my blog yesterday, Jared's laptop is broken.

Because he threw a hissy fit.

The funny thing is, Shannon did the same thing to his own laptop a while back, which Jared gave him shit about.

So yes, based on that alone, I think it's freaking hilarious.

But anyway!

Between the broken laptop and having a gazillion things to do, he's not sure when he's going to be blogging again.

I'm guessing he wanted me to relay the message because you all that read my blog read his too. So there you go.


Don't forget my contest!

Texting = lazy posts

Jared: Im taking my laptop to the shop
Jared: Cant Blog
Me: having problems with it?
Jared: :(
Me: awww
Me: whats wrong with it?
Jared: :((
Jared: I broke it
Me: howd you manage that?
Jared: Got mad
Jared: Tossed it
Me: brilliant
Jared: Then was like oh Fuck!
Me: thats like the time i got pissed off and kicked my car door and put a dent in it
Me: i was like...fuck! i shouldve kicked the tire or something
Jared: Brilliant
Jared: ;)
Me: yeah yeah i know


My contest is still going on!

I still only have one entry.

WTF people? Bring it!

Like a virgin....

So I have Yahoo IM forwarding set up on my phone. But I don't use it very often.

In fact, up until today, I'd only used it once before about 3 months ago.

Jared decided to IM me on there today. Probably because I'd mentioned something to him about emailing on my phone using more of my minutes (I have prepaid).

Well I was having some issues.

Me: i just dont do yahoo on my phone often at all so I wasnt sure i was doing it right.
Jared: text virgin!
Me: its been a long ass time since i been called any kind of virgin.

Yeah. Thanks Jared. lol


Don't forget my contest! I only have one entry so far. You have until this Saturday!

Contest time!

So it's time for the contest I announced in yesterdays blog.

I have 20 questions, in 3 different categories. My questions are not really that difficult, but you may have to do a little searching.

You have one week to email me your answers. My email address is on my profile. I'm giving it a week because some of my readers don't get to check blogs that often, and I want everyone to get a chance.

In the event of a tie, there will be a tie-breaker question.

All questions are worth 1 point unless otherwise specified.

GOOD LUCK!


About me

Where do I live?

What do I do for a living?

Have I ever been married?

Who do I live with?

How many tattoos do I have?

Do I have anything pierced besides my ears?

What religion do I practice?


Friends And Lovers

What is my best friend's name?

What was the name of my friend that was killed by a drunk driver?

Who is my friend that recently attempted (and thankfully failed) to kill herself?

What does she do for a living?

Who is my ex-boyfriend that I took way too long getting over?
One extra point if you can tell me where he lives.

What's the name of the 23 year old that I recently thought may have knocked me up?


Entertainment

What's my favorite online comic strip?

Who wrote the book titled "I Am America (And So Can You!)"?

I have two concerts coming up that I am going to. Who am I seeing?
1/2 point each

After what concert did I complain about rude scene kids?

Who are my 5 favorite bands?
3 point question: 1/2 point each for 4, one full extra point for all 5
(I'm basically handing you one full point here if you've been paying the tiniest bit of attention)

Who is my favorite writer/director of comedies?

Name any 2 of my favorite actors/actresses.
1/2 each. extra 1/2 point for more than 2 named. If you name the blatantly obvious one, you will be penalized 1/2 point.

Contest announcement! (ETA: Congrats guys!)

In honor of my 200th post, which will be my next one, I am having a contest.

And because he'll probably bitch if I don't mention it, Jared came up with the idea.
(LOL <3 ya J!)

Tomorrow I will be posting a questionnaire, the answers to which can be found throughout my blog posts. This is to see how much you've all been paying attention.

Answers will be emailed to me instead of posted in my comment section.

The person with the most questions answered correctly will receive any professional hair care holiday package of their choice.

So study up!


ETA:
30 Seconds to Mars won 2 MTV Europe Awards last night.



Congrats! Love you guys!

Writer's Workshop

My 10 absolute worst pet peeves.


1) People who can't follow simple directions, or just refuse to read them and do whateverthehell they like anyway.

2) Ignorant people who are content in their ignorance.

3) Drivers who don't use turn signals. Or wait until the last minute, after they hit the brakes, to flip it on.

4) Customers who went to cosmetology school but never took their State Board exam, yet think they know more than I do.

5) People who embellish things about themselves to make them look/seem better.

6) When fast-food places only give you 2 packets of ketchup for a medium order of french fries.

7) People who immigrate to the US without bothering to learn the language first.

8) Racism, sexism, intolerance in general.

9) People who talk too loud on their cell phones in public.

10) People who don't even attempt to control their children in public.

Bummed

So I had plans to hang out with Chele tonight. We haven't hung out in quite a while so I was really looking foreward to it.

So I just get a text from her.

"Raincheck on tonite. Denise (her boyfriend's ex) is coming over to spend time with the kids. Not sure how long he'll be here and if any drama unfolds, dont want u around it."

These things happen. I understand. But I'm still bummed. She's working every night pretty much the rest of the time I'm on vacation. =[


On a lighter note...
Jared mentioned in his blog today that he licks his lips a lot. Which made me think of this.

He really does. lol

Because I haven't updated today

You get a meme! I used to do these on Myspace all the time when I was bored. Now I do them on here. Aren't you glad?


Are you happy with your given name?
Yeah for the most part. People mispronounce and misspell it all the time though.

What is your guaranteed weeping movie?
Oh god...I'm such a wuss. There's a bunch of them. Schindler's List makes me cry like a little bitch.

What is the one thing you like to do alone?
A lot of things. I'll let you use your imagination on that one.

What’s a major fear of yours?
Being forgotten

Are you a pyromaniac?
I was a little bit when I was younger. I used to burn paper in the sink for shits and giggles. Never anything uncontained though.

Do you know anyone famous?
Yes indeedy!

Describe your bed.
Full-sized, comfy. Wouldn't mind a bigger one though.

What type of character would you play in a movie?
I'd love to play a Laura Croft type. She's badass.

What do you carry with you at all times?
My cell phone.

How do you eat an apple?
What an odd question...like anybody else I reckon.

Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?
That kind of depends on my mood. I could go either way.

What kind of first impression do you think you give people?
You tell me. Seriously, tell me.

Favorite communication method?
I love to talk to people, but I text/IM all the time

What is your hidden talent?
LMAO

Do you own a Bible?
Are you kidding me?

How many drinks before you’re tipsy?
3 or 4. I'm a lightweight now.

Do you have a problem changing clothes in front of friends?
Not really

What should you be doing instead of this?
Not a damn thing.

Who was the last person who called you?
I'm not sure. I think it was a wrong number.

Are you ready?
Cue Blind by Korn...

What is the last gift you gave someone?
Hmm...I'm thinking of not having Chele pay me back for her Mudvayne ticket as an early Xmas gift.

Does everything happen for a reason?
Without a doubt

What is your biggest headache lately?
That one girl I work with...

Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?
Most of the time. I can be a royal bitch when pushed though.

Have you ever pierced your own body part or that of someone else?
Yep, I re-did the 2nd holes in my ears after they closed up, and I gave two of my friends cartilage piercings.

What kind of watch do you wear?
The invisible kind.

What’s one car you will never buy?
I'll have to say a Porsche, because I'll never have that kind of money.

How many online journals do you read daily?
*points at blog list on the right*

Do you cry in front of your friends?
I much prefer not to

Would you die to save the life of someone you dearly love?
For my mom, yes

Do you have any married friends?
Yup

Do you like thunderstorms?
Oh yes

What was your first job?
A file clerk in my mom's office.

What was the last thing you typed before this survey?
Not typing, but I was texting Chele.

Who was your last IM to?
Either Jade or Jared. I was talking to them both pretty much at the same time.

Favorite word lately?
Shenanigans! That's a great word.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you in the past week?
Hmm...nothing really.

What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?
Either fiddling with my hair or chewing my thumbnail.

Do you talk a lot?
I definitely have my moments.

What do you typically order at a bar?
Captain & Coke, amaretto sour, or Bud Light

Name ONE trait you hate in a person.
Dishonesty

Favorite writing utensil?
Gel pen

What’s one thing you’re a loser at?
Marriage apparently. lol

When’s the last time you made someone cry?
I have no idea

Do you like the rain?
Yup

Who was the last person you talked to in person?
My mom

What are your plans for the weekend?
Not sure. Hoping to go see Zack and Miri.

How much money would it take for you to give up the internet for a year?
A whole fucking lot.

Where’s your ideal wedding location?
If I ever do it again, and that's a big, fat juicy "if," I'd want to get married on the beach.

What do you cook the best?
I make a kick-ass pasta bake.

What kind of books do you like to read?
Gothic romance and biographies (or autobiographies).

If you win the lottery, what would you like to do?
Travel

If you don’t like a person, how do you show it?
I usually don't. I don't like drama.

How long have you known your best friend?
About 4 years

What are you listening to?
Black Sabbath - War Pigs

What was the last thing you laughed at?
A text

What do you wish you were doing right now?
LOL that could get me in trouble.

What musical instrument do you wish you could play?
Drums

What’s the funniest experience you ever had at your job?
I was cutting this little boy's hair. He may have been 3 or 4. I was talking to his mom while I was cutting his hair. I was bitching about the fact that I was single and I couldn't find a decent man. I said "where's my Mr. Wonderful?" The little boy goes "Here I am!"
Cutest. Thing. Ever.

If you could speak any language, which language would you speak?
A year ago I would have said Norwegian. Now...I'm not sure. French is sexy. Yeah, I'll say French.

I am on...

Granted, it's not like I'm going anywhere. Just taking some much needed time off work.

I go back to work on the 13th.

That's 10 whole days.

Hot damn!

Bitten in the ass by Karma

Yes I believe in Karma...

or The Law Of Three.

Whichever you want to call it. Same principal.

Well, Karma is currently biting me in the ass.

I'm getting paid back for all those illegally burned CDs I have, or have burned for others.

Two of my Korn CDs have to be replaced. Self-Titled somehow got broken in half, and Untouchables skips.

Not that big of a deal since I have them both imported to my iTunes. But still...

Now I have to buy the deluxe edition of 30 Seconds To Mars' A Beautiful Lie...again.

I had the regular edition of it, but when I found the deluxe edition, I gave the regular one to Chele because she told me the copy I'd burned for her (yes, burned...I know) had started skipping.

Now the CD that came with the deluxe edition skips. Again, not a big deal since it's imported to my iTunes.

BUT!

The DVD that came with it...which has all kinds of special goodies...won't play anymore.

At all.

I put it in my brand spankin' new DVD player, and it says "disc error."

I put it in the ROM drive on the computer and it does nothing. It just makes funny noises.

I've cleaned it and everything, but to no avail.

Yay Karma.

*sigh*

She blew her mind out in a car

I have recurring dreams of being in car accidents.

Like driving my car over a cliff.

Being hit head-on by a semi.

Hitting a tree and flying through my windshield.

I had another one last night about my brakes going out and ramming into the back of a Jeep.

Those dreams never fail to freak me out. I'm convinced that's how I'm going to die when my time comes.