dreaming

I’ve been having some really strange dreams lately.  Really strange.  I’m pretty sure I’ve written about this before (and really, i’m too lazy to look it up.)

Sure, the other night one included Michael Phelps.  But seriously, who isn’t dreaming about the guy right now.  He was on TV every 15 minutes.  Plus, um…. hello rocking body!  BFE was right when she said swimmers where my “type”.

Last night I had a very vivid and somewhat surreal dream involving my high school and a few of my teachers.  Now normally I would say this was odd (and really, what happened in the dream was odd) but I have been planning my next trip out to Chicago in September and really wrestling with the idea of stopping back to see people.  This might seem weird to folks, but high school was a really unique opportunity to me and when I went back to substitute teach there after college, I really got to know some of the teachers well.  It would be great to stop by and catch up with a few of them.

 

I’m rambling.  Anyways, I was going to tell about my dreams, but they are too weird and I only remember bits and pieces.  Not fun for you guys anyways.

For an update:

-my references have been contacted by that job opportunity.  I hope to hear something by the end of the week.  Also, my one coworker that is a reference of mine sent me another job opportunity from a headhunter she knows.

-Apartment hunting is a b*tch.  I’m going to look at something today and hopefully a few more things by next week.  I would really like to narrow things down because my lease is up soon and it would be nice to know (financially) what I need to plan for.  It’s going to be tight with rent at two places, a security deposit and my trip to Chicago all in one month.

I’ll try to update again soon!

Guess what arrived!!!

my Gocco!!!

Now I just need to buy some supplies and find a project!

Updated: It definitely was an interview…

yeah, it was definitely an interview.  The appropriate questions were asked, the correct answers were given… it was good.

I feel that I conveyed my job experience really well even though on paper it doesn’t really transfer exactly.  She was very nice and seemed to really like the things I had to say.

She will be catching up with the owner this weekend and a conference and will be returning to the office on Thursday.  I expect to hear someone from one of them in a week or so.

UPDATE:
I sent a follow up thank you email and they asked for my list of references.  That’s good, right?  Also, to pacify Eileen.  I wore a navy blue shirt dress and white/purple tweed peep toe pumps.

The birthday wrap-up

Sorry TC, I didn’t give an update on my friends.  As you guys know, BFE did send flowers. When I finally got to talk to her, she was in nowheresville Montana at her uncle’s funeral. 

I still haven’t heard from Mr. VIP, though since I figured he would forget it was my birthday, this isn’t a surprise.  We’ve been playing phone tag since June (sad).

College Roommate just called me TODAY telling me how sorry she was.  She knew it was coming up and when she finally looked, it had passed.  She feels like a huge ass and has demanded that she make it up to me when I head out to Chicago in September.

Why am I going to Chicago AGAIN?  Well, PV’s actually going to be at my old alma mater, NIU, and OBVIOUSLY I am going to go.  I was going to just make it a quiet long weekend and see my grandparents but as of now it has changed.  I will be spending the weekend with CR and we will be going to see a few of the games.  And we’re trying to get BFE to come out.  Hopefully we will not be drunk or hungover the entire trip like last time.

 

*Ps, tomorrow is my meeting.  I’ll let you know how it goes.

Where the F*** did July go?

Seriously.  Last thing I remember, I was hanging out in Chicago and morning the pitiful birthday.  Scratch that… the last thing I remember was thinking my birthday turned out to be a hell of a lot better like a WEEK afterwards, but still.

Where did July go?

If that’s any indication of how busy I am right now, I don’t know what is.

And you know what that means… busy life, bulleted blog post.  Sorry!

- my final birthday present is coming… and do you know what it is?  It’s my GOCCO!  You can read when I wrote about it in April.  It is my gift from my mom and dad and I am (obviously) SUPER pumped about it.  Needless to say, it wasn’t hard to convince then that it was worth it when I offered to print my sister’s wedding invitations on it.  Hello arts and craft time!

-I have a meeting/interview and that potential job offer I mentioned ages ago.  The woman I was speaking with has had several unforseen incidents arise so she hasn’t been able to get back to me.  Apparently, she asked one of her VPs to follow up with me.  I’ll update you on this after my meeting.

-PV and I are struggling to find a place to live.  We finally narrowed down a town, but it is very difficult to find something that fits our needs, allows big dogs and isn’t 30+ miles away from my work.  We actually posted an ad on craigslist explaining our needs and someone who has a 1,100 square foot basement apartment emailed back.  It is really cheap, brand new, and obviously dog friendly.  We’ll probably be going to look at it as soon as PV actually has a free minute.

-Speaking of PV, he starts his busy season on Thursday.  Meaning, we better find a place fast.

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Friday Fun

Found here

my worst fear realized

This past weekend, my sister uttered the most horrifying sentence I could’ve ever imagined…

“Oh, I just found out that the DC Filene’s Basement is having their Running of the Brides on August 1st.”

A little PSA

Folks, I just wanted to give you a little heads up.

I have a feeling the direction this blog is going is going to change pretty soon.  What I mean is, with my sister getting engaged and me being dubbed MOH and also “in charge of all DIY projects” (thanks Sis), there’s going to be a lot of wedding talk on here.

Not that there won’t be PV related stories or funny pictures of Samson…I just want you to  be prepared for my tales of the DIY MOH queen!

Update

Monday night PV took me to a late birthday dinner.  A monday night dinner that consisted of two bottles of wine (I’m not a weekday drinker).  We concluded dinner by him saying, “let’s go get your birthday present.”  So off we went to Best Buy, where we purchased Guitar Hero: Legends of Rock.

Needless to say, I’m sure you know what I have been doing at my house for the last day and a half.  It’s awesome.

While we were mid 3 hour Rock Tribute on Monday night, I miss a phone call from BFE.  She left the most pathetically sad voicemail ever… something about no service, just got back into town, tried and tried to call.

Yesterday while I was at work, flowers arrived for me.  Guess who from.  BFE.

I’ll be playing phone tag with her for the rest of the week I’m sure.  It’s just funny that at dinner with PV I decided I was going to email my friends, air out my grievances and then move on…and randomly she calls that night.  Weird.  I think PV emailed her, but he denies it.

Slump Redux

So you know what helps when you feel like you’re slipping into the downhill spiral????

-When your boyfriend FINALLY comes to see you.

-When you clean your house with such gusto that you think you scrubbed the little no-slip things off the bottom of the tub

-When you go shopping to spend a little birthday money and you get a $300 coat for $90!

-When you go see The Dark Knight with said boyfriend, and family members.  IT WAS AWESOME!!!  Go see it… right now!  PV and I will probably be going to see it again.