Sick

Being sick sucks ass. That is all.

Happy birthday to me

Meet Shoelace aka Lacy

Letter to myself

Dear me,

So we are fifty now. What have you accomplished in life? I hope you did great things. Did you have great kids? Are they still around because you were able to instill a strong sense of family closeness without feeling like you were smothering them? I'm pretty sure you did.
Don't forget what you felt like the day you got married. The elation of walking down that isle and seeing the man you love so dearly standing at the other end of it. How proud you felt as you said your vows to become his wife.
Don't forget to trust people. I'm sure you have been hurt over the years, it happens. But trust is something that is important. You have to trust even when it means you may be hurt because if you never trust you will stop feeling the joy of meeting new people and making new friends that will change your life greatly.
Don't forget to act silly. Just because you are fifty doesn't mean you can't enjoy life and act a little silly ever now and then. It will keep you feeling young and let you live a longer fuller life. Don't tell your husband to cut it out when he rolls down his window and yells out at someone passing by on the street. Remember how you used to laugh at it when you were first together.
Please remember your age as well however. Don't try and dress like you are 20. It doesn't look good on you. Remember your promise to yourself and your friends that you would never let one another dress older or younger than you really are. You don't have to wear loud floral prints just becuase you are 50 but you also shouldn't wear a mini skirt that has your butt hanging out all over the place either I'm sure by now it's hanging a bit lower than it was when you hit 25.
Always remember your friends. Those that stand with you no matter what. Those that don't mind when you act a bit silly. Those that agree that an extragagent purchase every now and then is needed. Those that you can call up at 2 am even now when there is family home you might wake up because you really just need to talk about something important. The people that are still with you now are the best ones you can have. Those that make it are the ones that stuck through all the good and bad you've had and will continue to do so. They are your family.

Remember most of all to be true to yourself no matter what you have gone through during your years. In the end yourself is the one you need to please.

Love always,
Me

Another day another year

So tomorrow I turn 25. What will next year bring. What should I do to celebrate this year? What will I think of myself now when I'm 50?
So I'm 25 and married, and living in yet another state. My own mom didn't get married until her late twenties and hasn't moved out of Texas her whole life. My dad on the other hand was already on his second marriage by 25 I believe and lived in many different states over his life time.
It's scary how much we end up like our parents when as we are growing up they are the ones we usualy want to be least like. Hopefully we only pick up their positive traits. Hopefully we learn from their mistakes and make new ones of our own. Then when we have our own kids they can learn from what we know.
Having my mom out here for my wedding showed me where a few of my traits come from. I laugh like my mom, I also cry like my mom. I think I have my dads sense of adventure. My giving nature I took from both of them. My goofiness...I think that is something all my own, that or I stole it from Angie.

-Me

Married life

So I'm married now. Less than a week so far. The difference is...he's my husband, I'm his wife, I have two rings instead of one and my last name is ****** instead of ****. But for the most part our relationship is still the same. Our communication didn't become perfect overnight. We've already had a misunderstanding between the two of us. But those come and go and we always overcome them. I don't feel different in the relationship other than to feel slightly odd when saying my new name or when I call him my husband. It feels strange to be in this new "club" of married people. Not better than before just strange. I heard a woman today say she was waiting for her husband and I was like...hey I have one of those too (in my head of course *smile*). Just a new feeling I'll have to adjust too. But definatly something I don't mind getting used to at all. I love being married to the man I love so dearly.

Mrs. Grinningcomb signing out.

2.99 a gallon in MISSOURI *boggle*

Yeah so I just filled my gas tank and it cost me 37 dollars that is more than I EVER spent living in CA. And what I HATE is that this is price increase on a possible expected gas shortage. At this point we aren't even short gas. And we went up 30 cents in one day and then 10 more cents the next day. *sigh* god this sucks.

next post to be posted later...I'M BUYING A HOUSE!!!!!

Retail retards

If you go shopping please don't be stupid and don't be rude to the cashiers.
I had a shit load of crap ass customers yesterday.

I had a customer that wanted an extra discount because an item rang up differently from the price on the shelf. Because we were wasting her time. Well first off honey it's not law that we even give you the shelf price. What is in the computer is what is correct if you don't like it get the hell out. She said Wal-Mart would give her an extra discount. Oh sorry we aren't Wal-Mart and make so much money than an extra couple of dollars off won't make a difference. And second liar. Wal-Mart isn't gonna take the time to go check it unless you make a big stink.

I had another customer walk in and go to the customer service counter where no one is standing and no lights are lit up while there are three registers open and people in line at all of them. We are all trying to check out as fast as we can because about half the people in the store all decided to check out at the same time. I got done with one customer and turned and asked her if she had a return and if so she could stand in any three of the open lines. She said "well I wish someone had told me bfore I waited here for 10 minutes." *whap* You bitch you know it wouldn't have hurt you to turn around (Her back was to us all as she stared at the empty customer service counter) and quickly say "where do I go for a return" none of us would have minded.

I was ringing almost constantly for the first two hours I was on shift and the above two customers were just the ones that stand out the most in that time. I decided I needed a break. Well my manager says don't log out that way they can call you up if it gets really crowded. Alright but I'm gonna run over to Wendy's for some food. No worries she's alright with that. I go over and of course there are 5 people in front of me. The one time I really need to hurry. I call my roomie and vent so I'm using my time waiting well *smile*. I patiently wait in line as there isn't really anything I can do to hurry things along. Then when there is one guy in front of me a second register opens up. Well I point him over there because he hadn't noticed and then I step up. Then the little punk behind me steps over behind the guy that was in front of me now at the other register. *boggle* excuse me? It doesn't work that way. There is still just one line and I should be next. I get off my phone so I can say something but not fast enough and the little punk gets to go next. The guy behind me at least was nice enough to say (not in these words) that the kid was a punk ass. But the best part. The part to just top off my Wendy's expirence last nite...as I was walking out of Wendy's to go back to Staples (they are in the same parking lot) the little punk was walking into the Staples parking lot and sat in the bed of the truck while (I assume) his parents are shopping....he was the child of a fucking Staples custoemer!!! Of course that fits so well. grrrr...

That wasn't the end of my nite but this is a really long post already so I'll leave it at that. It does sum up most of my nite rather well.

Although I must say this...9:15 we are just about gone. One of my coworkers was outside putting the chair he had just assembled into a customers car and a woman walked up to the half open doors (because my co-worker was outside) we are all about to cry because we think she is going to come in. But then!!! SHE DOESN'T!!!!!! She read the time on the doors and saw that we were closed and left! *boggle* OMG we couldn't believe it. It was amazing.

Ok now I'm really gonna end this post now.

Tom & Katie

I figured it out, with my sweetie's help, Katie Holmes is with Tom Cruise because she is gonna marry him, adopt a couple of kids, have a stifled movie career, then get divorced after 10 years so she can get a career like Nicole Kidmans. It's the only reasonable explination. What do ya'll think?

Breaking promises.

Yesterday I had a woman in the store...she gave me a headache. She came in and told me that she had purchased two boxes of Norton softwear but didn't get her rebate forms and wanted them. I told her that they automattically print up whenever you buy an item that has a rebate with it.

She pulled out the flyer she had with her and pointed to what she should have had the rebates for. I look it over and it looks like it is a box rebate. I tell her such and she goes off on how that's only if it's an upgrade blah blah blah.

So I ask one of my co-workers to help me out as he is one of the electronic guys. He looks it over and then pulls up the sku from the item she had purchased on Sunday. Well it turns out the version she bought was not the one with the rebate. He told her to go ahead and bring in the softwear and we would exchange it out and get her her rebate receipts. She said the softwear had already been installed. He tells her it's ok it's the same softwear and we'll still exchange it out for the one that has the rebate. She is pissy but agrees.

THEN she hands me a jump drive so I ring it up and give her the total...."That is a return" she said her words dripping with distane (is that the right use of that word? I think it is.) Anyway I try not to roll my eyes at her as I ring it now as a return. I ask her for the card that she had it put on when it was purchased. OH...that was her husbands card, but she has one for the same account surely that will work...no it won't. But to try and appease her in some form I go ahead and ask my co-worker. No he says not on a different card. I tell her I can give her a cash card for it. She says just forget it and that she'll send her husband back to deal with all of this and they are "never shopping here again". Cue silent joy from me and my co-worker.

Do people really think that by saying that we will jump through hoops to keep their business. I mean she's not one of our regulars, yes I've been there a month and can already recognise about 5 people as regulars. She probably shops there maybe once a year and I am glad to say she is not coming back....though she probably will I mean people are always breaking promises like that.

Sorry

So I've been told that I need to update my blog more than once a month. I'm going to try and do that though I give you no promises. I'll do what I can.

Long time no type.

First off...I HAVE A JOB!! I started yesterday. It's retail but I don't mind that. It's money! I feel like this huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
My mom is coming up to visit me this week. First time we've had a visitor since we moved. She's bringing one of my best friends with her. It will be nice to see them both. Of course I have to work 27 hours next week but they will survive with out me to keep them company. My job means we'll be able to pay bills. I'm so happy.

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So nothing as of yet on the job front. I called the place with the assistant manager position and it won't be open until about the 1st week of June and they are going to be interviewing starting in about two weeks. So I'm gonna need a job before that for sure. Not saying I won't take that job if offered when it opens up but I need money before that.
I went out with one of my friends yesterday and we, well I, grabbed a bunch of apps. And I had an interview at Olive Garden for a hostess or server position and I have a second interview today so apparently I wasn't so bad that they just told me to go away as soon as they got done talking to me. *shrug*
My computer seems to be slowly dying and I'm not quite sure why. It turned itself off yesterday and wouldn't turn back on. One thought is that it's over heating but I have a box fan sitting at the side of the case and the side of the case off so it's blowing cool air right onto it. *shrug* I don't know what to do because at this point I can't afford to fix anything should it decide to break.

*sigh* I really need a job. Our finances aren't so awful that we're forever in the hole. I really think that just one month of us both working will be enough to get us out of the hole we are in. Hopefully a job happens soon and then we'll be doing much better.

Well that's all my ramblings for now. Seems I have a usual theme here. *sigh* I hope the theme changes soon. Bye

job search

So I applied for about 5 different jobs today at the mall. And one of them is my dream job (at least dream out of all that I've applied for since I've been in Missouri) it's the assistant manager at the Bombay Company. I would LOVE that job. It's the only one I've been excited about since I've been here. Even more so than the office jobs. The pay not be the best in the world. But it would give me the chance to get retail management experience that I need if I ever want to be a store manager.
I'm gonna be in the mall on Friday by "chance" and go in and see if they have any response for me. I don't know if the lady I turned it into is a manager but she was also the one I got the app from on Saturday and she remembered me when I turned it in today. That's a good sign I think. But anyway if anyone who reads this wants to send me good luck I would greatly appricate it. I hope they don't get a ton of apps and that mine is the best. I really really want an interview at the very least. I've been a retail supervisor so hopefully I can use this as a step to get to management. Well that's all I have for now I hope you are all doing ok.

Another Interview

I had yet another interview today. This one was the first of two if I make the cut. I'll find out next week if they want me back and I'll find out by the end of the month if I have the job. I'm not holding my breath and I am still looking for jobs.

Money sucks. Well rather worrying about money sucks. I know I will get a job I know I will. And I know we'll be ok but right now I'm worried. It's getting to the point that any job will do. Even the dreaded Wal-Mart, though that is still the last resort. Things will get better.

Ok I'm rambling with out making any sense and though my friends know this just happens with me most of the internet doesn't know me and since anyone might happen upon this blog....well I'm gonna end it here for now.

No job

Welp I didn't get it. They decided to "go in a different direction" what ever the hell that means. I could have done the job and done it well damn it. Why make it sound like you are intrested if you aren't? Or better yet don't give any inkling at all during the interview. That'd be better than saying you really like what I'm saying then go "in a different direction" bah. Sometimes I feel like I'm never gonna get a job. I'm gonna end up working at Wal-mart.

The waiting game

So I had an interview last Thursday. And now today I play the waiting game. They said they would have their decision by today. I really want this job. It's an office manager job by title (which will look great on a resume) but in reality it's more of a administrative job. Which I am actually hopeing will work in my favor. There were a couple of other ladies interviewed and I'm hoping that if they find out the job isn't so much manager as admin they may decline the job if offered to them first. I'll be second best. At this point it doesn't matter I just need the pay check coming in. So on pins and needles I sit today. I'll let you know what I know once I know something.

So yeah...

So yeah...
I haven't been around in a while. Most people who read this probably already know why.
My fiance's mom passed away last week....Or was it this week? My days have all been running together. Yeah I think it was this week. It just seems like ages ago that we were back in CA.
It was a sad occasion of course. We will all miss The Mama. But at the same time we are all relieved that she is now in a better place and done with the pain and suffering that she had to endure while in this realm.
It was hard for me because first off I did/do love The Mama very much she was there for me when my mom wasn't able to be due to the miles between us. But also because my dad passed away just a couple of months ago and it was a very sudden thing for everyone in my family. My dad got sick about 10 days before he passed away and about 4 days before he passed away they found that it was cancer and sent him home to die. So watching what The Mama had to go through I kept seeing my dad and wondering if the same thing happened to him.
I cried for both as The Mama passed away. And I cried for my fiance and his siblings.
The past year has been full of things to overcome. And the year ahead of us only seems to have more chalanges. Now don't get me wrong. Some of them are very good. Buying a house and getting married are both things I'm looking forward to but I'm smart enough to know that neither task will be easy. It's been a full couple of years and I can't say that hasn't been a fun ride. I know that may sound strange considering so many deaths and no those weren't fun. It's hard to lose a parent, even one you aren't that close to. But the trip of moving was fun. The closness I've found between me and my friends was fun. So while there are the downs there are also the ups and those are a great time.
So yeah...

New Job?

...Perhaps. I will hopefully find out tomorrow. I signed up with a Temp/placement company today. They may have a job for me hopefully I'll find out tomorrow. So cross your fingers it works out.
I still hate my job now. I really want to get out of there. It just drains a person.

Terri Schiavo...wow

This is being blogged simply so I can say...
oh...my...god
to this quote

"Many of those supporters are making parallels between Ms. Schiavo and Jesus, describing "the passion of Terri" as Easter approaches."

That is at the end of the article on page 2. My goodness now people (and I'm assuming it's random supporters of Terri not anyone in politics or the media) are comparing this woman who has been braindead for the past 8 years to Jesus the Son of God. Wow that's impressive to say the least. So if the tube stays out and she dies should we expect her to rise three days later? I'm sorry but that, in my opinion, is a bit extreme.

The New York Times > Washington > Supreme Court Refuses to Hear the Schiavo Case

My Job...

...SUCKS

Terri Schiavo

This has been in the news quite a bit recently and while I don't have all the details from what I understand Terri told her husband before that if anything were to ever happen she whouldn't want to remain a vegetative state. But the parents continue to push the courts to keep her alive with a feeding tube. She's been in this state for almost 15 years now. I know there are times when people can make it back from that lenght of time but usually everything works fine they just aren't consious. Terri on the other hand can't do anything for herself. I just feel it's sad to keep her like that.
I guess my main thing is we don't know what happens to a soul when the body is like that. Perhaps she is traped in her body unable to leave because the body is still alive even if it's not going to get better. On the other hand if the soul has already left because of the brain damage they are just using state money to keep alive a body that nothing will happen to. And on the 3rd hand (if there is such a thing) If she does get better so much time has passed and so much more time may pass the world she will wake up to will be completly different. And who's to say if she does wake up she'll wake up compeletly. Anyway just posting this to get my thoughts out there. Enjoy or not just still my thoughts.

Yahoo! News - Gov. Bush Seeks to Take Custody of Schiavo

Books to read

Well I need a list of books I want to read and why not post it here so other people can also see what I want to read and also give their own suggestions.

There are two I received for Christmas that I need to read after I finish Gai-Jin by James Clavell they are Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire and The Painting by Nina Schulyer.

Also on my list
The Africa House by Chrisstina Lamb
Ill Equiped for a Life of Sex byt Jennifer Lehr


just got out of the mood to write so I'll edit this later.

Female Gamer

So I'm a female gamer. It's true. My fiance considers himself very lucky. I'm not old school sorry. I did play NES as a kid but didn't really get into gaming until my jr year of high school. I play computer and console games. I do play Game Cube, PS1 & 2, and Dreamcast. I don't play XBox. I like adventure games, I like racing games, I like fighting games, I like MMORPG.
People don't seem to be as shocked when the find out a girl is gamer as they used to but I still help my fiance get some envious looks. I also shock people with they find out I have a sword collection and that I like daggers. Maybe I'm weird.

Stolen from another Blog

This is a little quiz I found on someone elses Blog and I'm stealing for myself. So here goes.

13 Random Things You Like:

1. bookes
2. web surfing
3. Sims 2
4. shopping
5. shoes
6. nice clothes
7. my phones
8. Pringles
9. my digital phone
10. my wedding dress
11. good food
12. GameCube
13. Cake (the band)

12 movies

1. Lord of the Rings (all three)
2. Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. Lion King
4. Nightmare Before Christmas
5. Moulin Rouge
6. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7. Pirates of the Caribbean
8. Pretty Woman
9. Clueless
10. The Transporter
11. Hackers
12. True Lies

11 Bands/Artists

1. Cake
2. Korn
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Bif Naked
5. Enya
6. Daft Punk
7. Tenacious D
8. Black Eyed Peas
9. Garbage
10. Aphex Twin
11. Cake (yes I know they made the list twice I really like them)

10 things about me physically

1. 5 foot 4 inches
2. glasses
3. hazel/green eyes (depends on what I wear)
4. big smile
5. naturally brown hair
6. currently red hair
7. 2 tatoos
8. 2 piercings each ear
9. stronger than they look arms
10. pouty bottom lip

9 good friends (in no paticular order)

1. Spencer
2. Norma
3. Rachael
4. Angie
5. Theresa
6. Kyle
7. Joseph
8. David
9. Terri

8 Food/Drinks

1. Pho
2. Sausage pizza
3. Curry lamb
4. Strawberry Daiquirie
5. Vanilla shake
6. Parmesan chicken
7. Garlic bread
8. Chicken flautas

7 People I've kissed

1. Spencer
2. Richard
3. Aaron
4. Henry
5. Rickey
6. Jason
7. that guy in college who's name I can't remember

6 things that annoy me

1. lying
2. people who think they are always right
3. when people can't be original
4. our president
5. ignorance
6. *shrug*

5 things I touch every day

1. my keyboard
2. Spencer
3. my glasses
4. my cell phone
5. my hair

4 shows I like

1. Futureama
2. Family Guy
3. Gilmore Girls
4. What Not To Wear BBC version

3 things I wear every day

1. my engagement ring
2. my glasses
3. my underwear (yes a clean pair thank you very much)

2 Celebrities I have a crush on

1. Vin Diseal
2. Viggo Mortesen

1 person I love

1. Spencer

Books you should read

The Last Harald Mage by Mercedes Lackey
The Dark Tower Series by Steven King
The Asian Saga by James Clavell
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
The Mayfair Witch series by Anne Rice
The Sleeping Beauty Novels by Anne Rice
Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Zen and the Art of Motercycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Those are just a few to start you off. I'm sure I missed a lot. They are all good. Some are an easier read than others but I love them all.

My friends are nuts

My friends are having a Blog war to see who can bloginate the world first. If you want to keep up check their blogs out.

Desk of Angie VS Teh Aubsy Life

Hope ya'll enjoy.

Sims 2

Sims 2 is VERY addicting. I have been playing it quite a bit the last few weeks. I love being able to marry this sim off to that sim. My friend said it's because I like being in control. That's probably true. I think it's also because in my head they have stories and I like to act them out and I can in Sims 2. Luckly I'm not the only one of my friends who plays and likes it. My old roommate has it and shes actually the one who got me playing it. My friend has been playing it at least a little everytime she comes over. She's taken one of my Sims into her household. It's neat to see who has kids with who and where they end up down the road. Ok I think this has become ramblings, though it may have been that all along. In either case I'll end this hear and well probably go play Sims.

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Grinningcomb

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Shadowscapes - Fantasy Art

I absolutly love the art of Stephanie Pui-Mun Law. She does mostly fantasy art and it's all just beautiful. I would love to get a couple of her origional pieces some time. Right now I do have a couple of prints and I have one of her paintings as my desk top. Acutally for the past 2 or 3 years I've always had one of her paintings on my desk top. I wanted to share this with all of you. I hope you enjoy.
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law - Shadowscapes - Fantasy Art

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Grinningcomb

Yeah I'm here

So I started this ages ago (ages being about 5 months) and posted 3 times and now I've deleted those 3 posts and am starting over.
So I've just moved into Springfield and I have a job as a tele-marketer. Sounds delightful huh? I was on the phones for the first time today and have already been cussed at. At least it was only one guy. He was upset that I was wasting his cell phone min. Well I didn't call him at random that was the number he gave my company when he last used the services. Not that ya'll probably care about this.
Supriseingly enough the retard from class all week decided not to show today. Actually I'm not that suprised. He failed all three of his reviews and he really didn't get the phone calls very well.
My fiance is sick. It sucks. It's not super bad but still sucks. If I DON'T get sick then he's gonna buy me Sims 2 University Expansion next week. So I'm doing my best though in the end I suppose I really can't stop it if it's going to happen.
Ok I have nothing else really to say at the moment. Hi to those who know me and Welcome to those who don't.

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Grinningcomb