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verdammt kalt

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:11:42 GMT

Hey lovelies.
I don't have a whole lot to write about but I have a short story I want to tell cause it makes me happy. It starts with a fact and that fact is that I have cold hands. And I mean really cold (I swear they run at least 5-10 degrees colder than my body). Sunday morning at church we go around and shake people's hands who are near us and I always feel bad because my hands are so cold (and I swear I have seen people flinch). My mom says it's what she imagines it would feel like to shake hands with a zombie. And this of course gets worse in the winter. Well yesterday my mom and I took my grandma shopping for an outfit for Sarah's wedding. And I gave my grandma my hand to help her get out of the car and then immediately said "oh sorry grandma my hands are really cold." My grandma (who is in her 80s and adorable and feisty and hilarious) gave me a big grin shrugged and said "well I always say cold hands, warm heart". I just thought it was one of the cutest things anyone has ever said to me. Okay that's it. Hope everyone is doing well. I know finals are coming up (my brother is freaking and Kate is stressing about her junior review but I know they both will do just fine) so for those of you who still have to deal with such atrocious things (I don't envy you) good luck! Stay warm and wonderful!
Later days~"the world is just awesome"
P.S. Dane (and/or anyone else who shares this problem)I also am susceptible to bloody noses this time of year (in fact I got my first one this morning at work and realized it was time to take action) and might I suggest a humidifier in your room or if you don't want to do that (I've had ones that leave a film on stuff which is annoying and they can be pricey) if your heating vents are on the floor put a glass of water on them overnight. Or (and this is kind of gross but I had to do it when I was on a medicine that dried out my nasal cavities) before bed at night put vaseline on your fingertips and then coat the inside of your nose with vaseline. All of these tactics usually work well for me.

turk-a-durk

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:44:58 GMT

Hey lovelies. I hope everyone had a terrific holiday. Mine was just ducky. Things are getting super busy on the home front with Christmas, and birthdays (Sarah and Brad both have them in December) and this small thing called Sarah and Bill’s wedding taking place next weekend.
So we are trying to do all our Christmas stuff early this year since there won’t be much time left after the wedding. I’m almost done with all my shopping. I only have 3 people left and I know what I’m getting, I just have to physically go buy it now. We also got our trees and decorated my sister’s house, my apartment, and my parent’s house this weekend.
I used to really hate Christmas. When I was younger of course I loved it because of the presents. But as I got older I grew bitter and hated it because of the commercialism and the loneliness it often made me feel (everyone has someone at Christmas both in movies/tv and real life but I never have. And every year there is a time when I end up alone because Brad and Kate are off together and Sarah and Bill are off together). I’ve grown out of that though and reverted back to an almost childlike love for the holiday. And yes I have to agree with Liz that people should be kind, and considerate and giving more than one month a year. But humanity as a whole is so self centered that it’s just not going to happen, so I’ll take what I can get, which just so happens to be one month a year.
I can’t really explain why I’ve reverted back to loving Christmas. And this is all going to sound really lame but there really is this magic about Christmas. Everything is sparkly, glowing and pretty (even the snow). And people are (usually) at their best (friendly, loving, compassionate, etc.). And I love the music (there is a Hauser family rule that after Thanksgiving you are only allowed to listen to Christmas music in the car/house/what have you and I willing oblige by this rule). I love making cookies with my family, wrapping presents, keeping the old traditions and making new ones. And there just seems to be this kind of hope and happiness that hangs in the air. Almost an expectation that something great is about to happen/could happen at any moment (maybe I’ve just seen Love Actually too much. And by the way if you have never seen that movie go watch it. I’m not a fan of chick flicks but this movie is amazing. It does such a good job of showing all the different kinds of love; the good and bad. And of course it takes place at Christmas). And most years nothing great/out of the ordinary does happen and I’m sort of disappointed, but I still get that same sense of anticipation and hope, and excitement the next year. I love Christmas and all the traditions. I love the feelings of love, hope, compassion and excitement. I can’t really explain it and I just can’t help it.
Well that got long and lame. Sorry about that (the long part not the lame part…I am what I am and I’ve accepted that and I’m not changing for anyone and neither should you!). Hmm short tirade there. Take care and…
Later days~”the world is just awesome”
P.S. I’m pretty psyched about Chuck returning in January. I’ll get to see my man every Monday soon. He’s also co-hosting the tree lighting in Rockefeller center tomorrow. I might have to dvr that so I can see him all bundled up and adorable.

He's all this little lady wants for Christmas.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:51:48 GMT

Hey hey. I don't have much to report. I just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving! I know this holiday is somewhat controversial and there are some mixed feelings about it; there are those who "can't believe we celebrate Thanksgiving as a holiday of unity and peace Cause genocide is nothing to celebrate, extinction doesn't deserve a parade"...and I get that I see their point. And there are others like my friend Wayne whose favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because (and I quote) "it's the only holiday where not only is it acceptable, but it is encouraged to eat as much food as possible, so much food in fact that you have to unbutton your pants." Personally when I think of Thanksgiving I think of a warm house, filled to the bursting with family. And everyone is talking at once so all you can hear is the buzz of conversation and lots of laughter. And my tummy is stuffed from lots of delicious food and I'm just warm and happy. Yes I know that is kind of lame but that's what I think of when I think about Thanksgiving. So love it or loathe it, Happy Thanksgiving!

Both are knock offs of Norman Rockwell and both amuse me.
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

You are totally underestimating the never-say-die scrappiness of a survivor

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:57:15 GMT

Hey there lovelies.
I had good weekend and hope you all did too. Friday my movie buddy (as I've dubbed him) Chris came over. And instead of watching one of my Netflix movies as per usual we watched disc one of season one of Venture Brothers. This is because he made it known that he had only seen a few episodes of season 3 and liked it. I then insisted we start from the beginning as it is one of my all time favorite shows and in my opinion one of the greatest cartoon shows ever.
Saturday was Sarah's bachelorette party. We (there were 11 of us total including the lovely bride to be) started with dinner at this place called Rock Bottom Brewery in Cleveland. Dinner was pretty good. I macked on some delicious pepperoni pizza and the brewery's own hand brewed root beer (the best root beer comes from breweries that brew their own). Then we headed to Howl at the Moon. It's a dueling piano bar. I had one adult beverage (a Tom Collins which I enjoyed...I'm developing a taste for gin. It's the only hard liquor I can stand which my mom says has to be a trait I inherited from my grandfather who was a gin fiend and I'm okay with that). It was really cool and lots of fun. Sarah got called up on stage several times and had a song sung to her about how 3 men loved her but she loved "dick" the most. It was amusing. She and almost all the other girls got quite inebriated. My 2 cousins and I were the only ones who remained sober. We left the bar a little after 11 and the inebriated ladies went to their hotel, my cousins and I went home.
Sunday Brad and I put up more Christmas lights. This time my clumsiness overcame me. We were doing a big tree with lots of branches and in an attempt to avoid getting poked in the face by a branch and at the same time avoid getting pricked in the leg by the pricky bushes I managed to hit my legs on the brick wall and fall right over it. It was about a 2-3 foot drop and I banged my knees and shins on the brick on the way down but I caught myself before face planting in the dirt. I got up and started laughing but Brad who was in the tree kept asking if I was okay (since I was covered in mud and had at least one cut seeping blood). I said I was fine and how come he wasn't laughing that had to look hilarious. He told me it looked like I was trying to go down a slip and slide but just went off a brick wall instead. So it was kind of scary on his side. But also really funny. I think it might be my second favorite fall to date (first favorite still being when I was dating Steve Woodward and I was dressed as a pirate and going to a basement concert to see Evan Richards' band play. It was a very icy night and we were cutting through backyards and going down a hill and I just went. I slid all the way down this hill/backyard and slammed into the side of someone's house and landed somewhat pitifully on my butt. I was even smaller then about 5 foot and maybe 100 pounds and I thought it had to look hilarious to see this tiny pirate girl sliding down a hill, slamming into a house and then falling on her butt from the impact. Then like on Sunday everyone was concerned that I was hurt but I couldn't stop laughing. I have a thing with falling, even if it is me I find it beyond hilarious and cannot stop laughing).
This woman at work is determined to find me a man. She was out at a bar this weekend and told me she thought she found me a guy. She said he was super cute but might be a bit of a party guy and what is my type. I told her if I had to pin point my type it would probably be tall, gangly, nerd boys. And I asked her if she had ever seen the show Chuck on NBC because he is my ultimate dream man. She said no and to send her pictures. I did and she sent me an e-mail saying wow yeah you mean like super nerdy the guy I met this weekend while cute is def. not your type...I'm not sure if I can help you. I heaved a sigh of relief. I thought of copying Dane and doing my own heart attack contest but it really wouldn't be a contest. Chuck Bartowski would easily defeat all (the only other contender would be Ned from Pushing Daisies but it wouldn't be a fair fight).

Sigh what a dreamboat.
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Chatty mic no help

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:11:26 GMT

Hey one and all.
It's been a while but I've been sorta kinda busy and haven't had a whole lot to update about. This weekend was mostly filled with stuff I had to do (mostly wedding related things like getting my bridesmaid dress altered and finalizing bachelorette party details which is this weekend...that should be interesting). The weather was super nice so Sunday my mother, Bradford and I decided to put up Christmas lights (don't worry we won't turn them on till after Thanksgiving. I have a rule that you can only celebrate one holiday at a time). Brad always bitches about this activity since he and I usually end up doing all the work alone and this year was no exception. Much swearing ensued (from the both of us) as we tackled the trees and shrubs in the front yard and got stuck with thorns and almost fell backwards off 3-4 foot brick walls numerous times. All while my mother chatted with neighbors and pointed out spots we had missed. I was busting up laughing the whole time. At one point I was laughing so hard I could hardly stand and could only weakly hold out lights for him to reach the high spots. The work was subsequently shoddy but it will suffice. As my brother and I were nearing the end of the stack of lights we couldn't help notice that a mediocre size pine tree remained bare, it was then that we realized that last year we threw out a bunch of old lights and thus did not have enough lights to complete all the trees. It was relief since that meant we were done for the day yet a devastating blow since that means we will have to come back and finish in what is sure to be colder weather (although he insists he likes putting up lights in colder weather since it gets him in the Christmas spirit...I'm not a fan of putting up lights in cold weather since well it's cold so I made several rude hand gestures involving genitals I don't have and said there's my Christmas spirit...yeah I'm super classy sometimes). That's about it. Things are going to start getting pretty crazy for me; this weekend I have Sarah's bachelorette party, then it's Thanksgiving, then the 5th is Sarah's birthday, then the 12th she and Bill get married!, the 19th is Brad and grandma's birthdays, then it's Christmas! Indeed the days are just packed.
Later days lovelies! ~"the world is just awesome"

another long one

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:11 GMT

Since my sister is getting married in about a month I’ve been thinking a lot about life, love, family, people, relationships, that kind of thing (because well it’s kind of inescapable). And the below are not really epiphanies I’ve had but more like important realizations I now strongly believe in.

1. People constantly change because their lives change. They grow and mature and learn and they have to change with that. Nothing is constant*, especially people.

2. Along with all that I’ve taken a deep look at all the people who have hurt me and whether I can forgive them/have forgiven them. Most I forgave some time ago (whether they asked for it or not). And another I thought I could never forgive. But then I thought about it long and hard. And I realized that I really have forgiven him. But the thing I realized is that what he did to me and my family showed me that he’s just not that great of a person and unless he can show me he’s changed (he so far has been unable to do that) I just don’t want him in my life because I don’t need people like that in my life. And you can forgive someone without welcoming them or wanting them back into your life. But in short; I think I truly have forgiven everyone who has hurt me.

3. And when you combine 1 and 2 (changing and forgiveness) and I know I’ve discussed this before but it’s come to light again in a big way with my sister’s wedding approaching…I believe all relationships are salvageable. I know Becky may disagree with me on this one since she has said it is a mistake to date a person twice (and it might be I’ve never done it before) and I’m talking all relationships here (the one that has been on my mind and is on my mind as I write this is between my uncle and I and I thought it was unsalvageable). No matter how hurt each person was, or how different they were, if true change and forgiveness has taken place then I think the relationship can be mended (and in some cases become better or stronger than the original relationship ever was). And I’m not saying to forget the past. The past is important. I’m saying there is no point in remembering the bad stuff and the regret because you can’t change that. So there is no point in hanging on to it (and I know that’s hard). If you can’t learn from it then toss it out. Hang on to the good stuff, that’s important too. Never forget that stuff. But if you can see that the person has truly changed and you forgive each other, and the relationship was good enough in the past that you think a second shot is worth it, then take it! Why not! Life is too short to think about the shoulda, coulda, wouldas. The worst anyone can ever say is no and then it’s over and you know (and knowing is almost always better than not knowing…at least in my opinion).

Okay I could probably keep rambling (like I said I’ve been thinking a lot about this kind of stuff...I guess it happens when it’s getting to be around the holidays, and 2 siblings are getting married soon. I can’t help but get kind of sentimental and such.)

Take care, Later days~”the world is just awesome”

*I know there are some things that are constant, mainly scientific stuff…but you get what I was trying to say.

P.S. You are all wonderful, caring, beautiful human beings and thanks for reading my postings (which I know can sometimes be self-indulgent, long and boring). You’re all amazing! (Yup I know that was lame but like I said I can’t help myself…with the feeling sentimental and all…I’m sure I’ll snap out of it).

the rusted razor

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:51 GMT

Hey kidddos.
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I laid low. I finally got around to seeing Zombieland with my friend Kelly. While I definitely enjoyed it I'm still not sure if I'm willing to put it above Shaun of the Dead. Everyone kept telling me it was the best Zombie movie ever and much better than Shaun, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to make that statement. Kelly and I decided they are both really excellent Zombie movies but slightly different kinds of humor. I've also decided that after seeing him in Adventureland and now Zombieland (hmmm that's a weird trend) I now officially have a crush on Jesse Eisenberg. He is a better looking, slightly less socially awkward and less annoying version of Michael Cera. A good looking, gangly, awkward nerd boy...I just can't help myself.
I also finished season 1 of Mad Men this weekend. The show is very well acted, written, and directed and I enjoy watching it. But I also can't help but kind of hate it at the same time. Because every character kind of sucks. Everyone is either married and sleeping with a single gal/guy or single and sleeping with a married guy/gal. And no one seems to have qualms about this. The men are all self centered ego-maniacs who treat women (and sometimes other men) like crap (and yes I know it went with the times blah blah blah). And the women are mostly all shallow and meek and have such low self esteem that they allow the men to use them however they please. I just haven't been able to find any redeemable qualities in a single character so far. And I'll probably use that as my excuse to watch season 2 (maybe someone will develop a conscience!).
I had to attend a baby shower on Sunday (I really really hate that kind of thing). It was for a really good family friend (she was actually kind of a big sister/mentor figure growing up. I wanted to be just like her). It was a typical shower in most ways (mediocre food, drug on forever, etc.) but the mom to be and her husband had the funniest shirts made for the occasion. Hers said "I have a bun in the oven" and his said "I'm the baker" I thought it was adorable and hilarious.
That's all for now. Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Phallic design flaws makes me chuckle

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:13 GMT

Hey everyone. I don't have much to discuss I just have to share the following. Clearly the design team didn't think this one through. The effect while unintended is hilarious. Enjoy:

Haha I am amused. Sidewalk sun penises!
Later days~the world is just awesome"

Pumpkin faces in the night

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:03:50 GMT

Hello one and all.
I hope you all had a spooktacular Halloween. Mine was sort of meh. The party was a bit of a bust. Only about 15 people showed up. So I'm glad I did not put a lot of effort into my costume or spend a lot of time or money on food/the party. But I feel bad for Lorin and Russ because they did spend a bit of time and money on the party. And there were several awkward moments since there was such a small group of people and they included people I am no longer friends with. However I got through it by making (and recieving) what can only be described as Jim Halpert faces at Kelly the whole night and we laughed at the awkwardness of the night. My Nintendo 64 was the hit of the party. Kelly and I got back to my apartment before midnight and spent some time chatting. It was not by any means a terrible night but it also was not the fun filled Halloween evening I have come to expect. But anyway here is my costume:

Get it I'm deviled eggs! Ah I love puns! And I find myself so amusing! Also I cannot find a good explanation for the face I'm making in the second picture. Someone told me to look like a deviled egg and that's what came out. Attractive I know. Well take it easy!
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:07:21 GMT

Hey it's my lunch break and I'm bored and I don't have anything super fun and/or exciting going on in life at the moment so I stole the following:

Honestly, who was the last person to tell you that they love you?
My mom (I just got off the phone with her)

Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yup lots of times (and it’s dyed right now)

What do you want right now?
All kinds of things but mostly a new job

What does the last text in your inbox say?
I took this picture for you. Love you! (a picture of a pretty fall leaf on a log from Nicole)

What would you name your future daughter?
No idea, and I’m sure I’d have to talk that one through with my baby daddy

Anybody kissed you lately?
I’m going to assume lately means in at least the past month or so…so no (it’s been much longer than that but we won’t go there)

What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?
Working

What was the first thing you did when you woke up today?
Turned off the alarm, and grumbled

Who's the first person you talked to today?
Carrie (my co-worker)

Have you had more than 25 sex partners?
Nope (not even close)

Last person you talked to on the phone?
My Mom

What are you planning on doing after this?
Finishing work at 4, working on my Halloween costume, eating dinner with the fam, and helping stuff and stamp Sarah’s wedding invitations

Next time you will kiss someone?
No idea

Have you told anybody you loved them today?
Yup (my mommy)

Is anyone else in the room with you?
Lots (I’m at work)

What are you listening to?
The radio (NPR)

How many times has your most played song been played?
Dunno probably about 16-20

Is your cell phone dead?
Nope

What are you afraid of?
Lots of things; the dark, spiders, paranormal things (spirits, demons etc.), deep bodies of water, aquariums…the list could go on

What's the main display wallpaper on your phone?:
Calvin and Hobbes

How many cousins do you have?:
6 (plus 2 spouses) on my dad’s side 3 (plus 1 spouse) on my mom’s

Do you prefer people to call you or text you?
If it is going to be a conversation call, if it just a quick thing text is okay

Who's your favorite talk show host?
Conan

What's your favorite ride at Disneyworld?
Haunted Mansion or Splash Mountain

If you had to be locked in a room filled with rats, snakes, or spiders (your choice, & none of them would be poisonous) for $500,000, would you do it?
I might be able to handle snakes or rats but def. not spiders

Would you rather spend a day at the beach during summer or a day in the mountains during winter?
I dislike both choices (one is too hot the other too cold)

What's your favorite gaming console?
Nintendo 64

Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Satin Lives

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:53:55 GMT

Hey lovelies.
I had a laid back weekend which was nice since I needed to rest. Friday night I busted out my 3rd wheel and had dinner with Brad and Kate. Then we hit up Family Video and rented some flicks. Wayne joined us later and we watched "An American Werewolf in London". I've heard all kinds of good things about the movie. We all thought it was made in the 70s (and thus were not surprised by the mediocre special effects and numerous boob shots) but we were impressed with some of the transformation scenes and scenes where the wolf's friend keeps popping up from the underworld in various states of decay. That was until we found out that the movie was actually made in 1981. Then we were less impressed. All in all it was a pretty good movie. A different take on the werewolf film. You get to see a different perspective, and the acting and dialog is actually pretty good. Saturday my mom, sister and I met up with cousin Melinda (who is pregnant with her second baby yay!) her adorable daughter Emma, my aunt, and her boyfriend Roger to do some wedding stuff for Sarah and grab lunch. It was nice. Then we ran some errands. Then I hung out with my friend Chris and we watched the movie "Adventureland". The previews and ads made it look like a comedy but it really wasn't much of a comedy and was mostly about how messed up each character's life was. It had a kind of happy ending though, and there were some really funny parts and really good lines. It was a good movie, it was just kind of hard to judge since we both went in thinking it was going to be a completely different movie than what it actually turned out to be. I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it. Sunday I slept in late, bummed around the house, helped make dinner, did some online christmas shopping (I'm trying to get it done early this year because of Sarah's wedding being December 12th I think the month of December and few weeks leading up to it are going to be just a bit hectic). I can't believe Halloween is this Saturday! Time is moving so fast. I hope to see everyone at Lorin, Russ, and my party. If you need a place to stay because you don't feel like driving home or you are unable to drive home my apartment is about 15 minutes away and you are more than welcome to crash there. If you have other plans (Boourns to those that do) have fun and be safe. Well that's about it for now.
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

oodles of noodles

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:02:58 GMT

Hello one and all. I haven't updated recently cause A. I haven't had much to report (not that I usually do but I like to ramble) and B. I've been rather ill.
I'm still battling the worlds worst cold. It's the sickest I've been in years. I haven't been able to take any time off work because I only have 4 PTO (paid time off) days left and I want to save them all for December because of the wedding and Christmas and such. So I've been drinking lots of tea (although I usually do that anyway but I've been drinking 2-3 cups instead of my usual one a day) and eating basically nothing but soup and peanut butter and honey sandwiches. I haven't been taking any meds cause I hate taking them, and they make me feel kind of loopy and really tired and my migraine meds already do that.
In other "news" I hung some more art in my apartment. This particular art came from my soon to be sister in law Kate. I bought one big piece and 2 smaller pieces. The big piece is a scene from Paradise Lost. It is amazing. I first saw it at the art show I went to last year and I distinctly remember walking into the show (which featured all the upper division painting and drawing students best work) and having it jump out at me. I walked over to it and was amazed by how good it was (it was the best painting in the room) then I was even more amazed when I saw that the artist was my brother's fiance! I can't wait until someone comes over to my place and compliments it so I can say with a big smile and glowing pride that my sister in law painted it.
Also more news I have a phone interview for a Librarian position at ITT Tech. I just got the e-mail today so it's not scheduled yet but I'm pretty happy about that. I'm not getting my hopes up since it's obviously just a preliminary thing but hey it's a start. The job posting and then the e-mail for the interview say it's for the Akron campus but when I went online to the ITT Tech website and clicked on Ohio they don't list an Akron site (Dayton, Youngstown, and Cleveland are the closest) so I'm a little puzzled as to where exactly this location is. I guess that's something I can ask in the interview.
Okay I guess that's it really. Except for one more short story; remember from a while back I mentioned how my family friends were trying to set me up with their nephew? Well I finally caved (because they really are wonderful, well intentioned people) and started e-mailing the kid. And after 3 e-mails back and forth we cut through the bs and he told me he is not really interested in a relationship/girlfriend or finding "the one" (which I don't think/am not sure if I am either I was just doing this to humor my family friends) since he is going to grad school and wants to focus on that and he also isn't sure where is going yet. But he told me he is always interested in expanding his circle of friends and blah blah blah (well he lives in cleveland and it seems like we have very little in common and I have plenty of good friends so I'm not driving an hour to meet someone I probably won't get along with...sorry buddy). So I was relieved, his aunt and uncle were embarrassed. But it seems like I have dodged yet another potentially awkward "blind date" type set up and will get to enjoy yet another friday night with my sweats, a blanket and a netflix movie (and yes that thought makes me very happy and no I don't think there is anything wrong with that...if I have plans with my friends that's great if not that's also great).
You darlings stay healthy, warm and happy!
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Away in a zombie infested manger

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:11 GMT

Hey I know I just posted yesterday but a guy at work sent me this and I thought it was hilarious. Enjoy and Later days~"the world is just awesome"

oh bother

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:16:43 GMT

Hey all you lovelies. I hope you all a quacktastic weekend.

Sarah’s shower was this weekend. It was crazy and exhausting and went super fast. But it turned out really nice and I think she was really happy. It was nice seeing my aunts and cousins from out of town. My cousin Christy from Chicago was always like a second older sister and mentor to me growing up and some of my mannerism and especially the way I talk/express myself come from her. I rarely get to see her (since she lives in Chicago and has a barely 1 year old and extremely rambunctious and tantrum prone 2 and a half year old). And while I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with her this weekend because everything was so crazy and both of her daughters were with her, I really enjoyed seeing her. And I admit I hugged her goodbye about 3 times and the last time we held on for an abnormally long time and hugged quite a bit tighter than I usually hug, and I almost got a little misty eyed. I know it sounds lame (and somewhat unusual) but I really do love my family and I mean my entire family aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. And I love seeing them and I wish they all lived close because I hate that I only get to see some of them once every 2-3 years and I really hate saying goodbye.

We (myself and the bridesmaids who attended the shower) finally figured out what we are doing for Sarah’s bachelorette party. This is a huge relief to me because I had no idea what to do. The planning part will be easy now.

And now for a story (I won’t name specific names but you’ll probably be able to figure out who I’m talking about); My sister works for the University of Akron Athletics Department and on Saturdays she leads tours of the new football stadium. Well this past Saturday she was leading a tour and a woman came up to her and said I think your younger sister (meaning me) dated my step-son. You went to Tallmadge right? My sister (giving her what I assume to be a quizzical look since she knows I never dated anyone from Tallmadge and of course we did not go to Tallmadge High School) told her no both her and I went to Stow, but asked who her step-son is. Well the boy in question is someone I had a large falling out with a while ago and hold in very low regard. My sister quickly told her no I think they were just friends but the woman gave her a look that lead Sarah to believe she did not believe her (a kind of yeah whatever you say honey kind of look). When my sister told me it was him I let a large “What?!” and even though I had been good about not swearing around the relatives and young children all weekend, I let a few choice words slip out in my anger. The more I thought about his lying about dating me I realized it’s actually kind of pathetic. I just don’t understand why he would lie about that (and it was a lie told well enough that the step-mom remembers my name and thinks she knows better than my own sister that we dated). But whatever, what’s done is done. I just can’t help feeling slightly annoyed and angered (also for some reason amused…not sure why…maybe because I think it so pathetic that he had to lie about it?).

Okay this post is way longer than intended. My bad. Stay warm, stay truthful (or please at least try to), and stay stunning.
Later days~”the world is just awesome”

Top 7

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:02:24 GMT

Hey howdy. It's lunch, I'm bored, so I'm sharing the following:
So Mr. Mike Carlson and I were having a discussion recently about how Sydney Carton could be one of the greatest literary characters of all time. And this got me thinking about my favorite classic male literary characters (I also realized that by today's standard these would be considered the "romantic lead" type character). So here is my list of my top 7 (yes 7 because everyone does a top 10 and I wanted to be different):
1. Sydney Carton-A Tale of Two Cities
2. Percy Blakeney-The Scarlet Pimpernel
3. Mr. Darcy-Pride and Prejudice
4. Nicholas Nickleby- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
5. Marius Pontmercy-Les Miserables
6. Heathcliff-Wurthering Heights
7. Romeo Montague-Romeo and Juliet
In case you are wondering those who were in consideration but didn't make the cut they were; Edward Rochester from Jane Eyre, Col. Christopher Brandon from Sense and Sensibility and John Proctor from the Crucible (not exactly classic literature but he's a pretty awesome dude). And yes I know Heathcliff is kind of THE anti-hero and an all around terrible guy but I think his passion for Cathy outweighs his other crimes and somewhat redeems him (call me a hopeless romantic). I also know that I have 2 Dickens characters in my top 7 but he's one of my all time favorite authors so bite me. I will also admit that my knowledge of classic literature is somewhat limited. Feel free to argue my choices or add your own.

If anyone says I should add modern characters to this list I will tell you none are worthy of standing with these men. And I swear by all things scared in this world if you say I should add Edward Cullen from Twilight I will hunt you down and punch you in the mouth. I will not get into why I dislike that book series (and yes I am somewhat ashamed to admit I have read them all) because it would be too long of a rant.

I realized today (thanks to facebook) that Sarah and Bill are getting married in 65 days and Brad and Kate are getting married in 365 days. For some reason I think the 65 thing it's kind of a cool coincidence (but that's probably just cause I'm a weird nerd). In exactly 1 year both my sister and brother will be married! Crazy! Okay that's it. Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:14:41 GMT

Hiyo kiddos.

I had to run a few errands after work and I ran to Target where I bought myself a few treats. These included two new albums (as well as a giant bag of pumpkin mellowcremes); Monsters of Folk and Crash Love. I wasn't going to buy Monsters of Folk (made up of Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket and M. Ward from She & Him) but it was on sale plus I am a pretty big Bright Eyes and She & Him fan. My heart and ears were more concerned with and interested in the new AFI album Crash Love so I gave that my attention and the first listen in my cd player on the drive home. I got over halfway through it. And while I cannot say I LOVE what I've heard so far, I can say I definitely like it a lot. And I think it is going to be similiar to Decemberunderground in that the more I listen to it the more it will grow on me.

Sarah's shower is this weekend. I can't believe it's here already. It should be a lot of fun. My aunt and cousin from Chicago (as well as her 2 little girls) are coming, as are my aunt, uncle and cousins from Virginia. I can't wait to see them.

Well that's all folks.
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:24:32 GMT

Alright I have a quick random story I have to share because I’m so excited about it. But first a few quick prefaces. 1. When Sarah and I lived together in our old place and Nick and Ryan lived in Wyndham Ridge they (Nick and Ryan) lived across the parking lot from Sarah and I (we were separated by a row of garages and sidewalk). I was always very pleased with this because the apartment complex is fairly large and what were the chances that we would get to live so close together? Then Nick and Ryan moved to Wadsworth and I hardly saw them. Then they got married. Which brings me to 2. Our mutual friend Christ told me that Nick and Ryan were supposedly moving back to Wyndham Ridge sometime soon. He said they were moving back because Ryan quite her job to go back to school so they needed somewhere smaller and cheaper so they were moving back but he could not tell me when. Which brings me to the real story: Yesterday morning (really early around 7:10 am) I was walking out to the dumpster to dispose of my trash when I heard a strange man mumble something to my back (I didn’t see his face). Being cold, tired and now thinking great there is a creepers living in my complex I ignored him and got into my car. Then my phone started ringing and I looked down and saw it was Nick. I answered and he asked me if I had just gotten into my car. I answered yes and told me to get out. I hesitantly got out to find him standing nearby. Apparently he and Ryan had just recently moved in and are in the same building as me! I couldn’t believe it! What are the chances that twice in a row now we are living so close together in such a large complex? I told him God/Fate/Whatever wants us to be neighbors/live close to each other. I’m so excited because now I’m going to see him and Ryan a lot more often. Okay that’s all. I had to share because I’m so happy/excited and I just couldn’t believe it! I hope everyone has a splendid weekend (I’m going to spend mine helping Sarah and Bill move into their new house…not the most fun thing ever but duty calls I suppose and they’ll have to pay me back eventually).
Later days~”the world is just awesome”

little white lie

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:47:04 GMT

I did a sort of bad thing for a good cause today. See the medicine I take for my migraines has been making me lose weight and I no longer weigh enough to give blood. But the Red Cross was at work today so I lied and donated anyway. I think the woman knew I was lying, because she told me if I weigh less than the required weight it could be difficult/bad things could happen then gave me a very skeptical look. When I assured her I weigh at least that much she gave me that “well it’s your own risk/your own body” type look. I mean I’m only off by like 2-3 pounds and I’ve never had a problem giving. I knew I’d be fine. And I chose purple tape cause it reminds me of Donatello from Ninja Turtles. And I’m glad I lied because I am fine and I just did a good deed. Later days~”the world is just awesome”

Parkay!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:35:09 GMT

Hey all
Weekend rundown (just in case you care): Friday I had a truly wonderful time having dinner with the fantastic and lovely Liz and Kelly. I also had sushi for the first time. After dinner my friend Chris called and was bored out of his mind. So I called him back and we decided to go see the movie 9. I was prepared to be disappointed since Tim Burton often does that to me and my friend Wayne said it was visually stunning but little else. I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. It was not my favorite Tim Burton film but I liked it. It also made me really want to see the original short that the movie was based on. I’ll have to see if Netflix has it and put it at the top of my queue.Saturday I went shopping with my mom and sister for a mother of the bride dress for my mom and shower dress for my sister (her shower thrown by the Hauser family is October 11 and coming up way to fast…I still have a lot to do). My sister was successful, my mother was not. She gets easily frustrated and sad when dress shopping and I spent much of the day trying unsuccessfully to be comic relief and cheer her up. The hunt for the perfect dress will continue on later.Sunday we went to Yankee Peddler in Canal Fulton. I purchased a lovely bowl to throw my keys in and a really awesome mug that has Vlad the Impaler’s portrait on it. I also ate a lot of amazing food.

I figured out what I am going to be for Halloween. Now I just have to go out and buy the pieces parts and put it together. I think it’s going to be hilarious and adorable. I can’t wait. Hopefully you can all make it the party being thrown by Lorin, Russ and myself as it is sure to be tons’ o fun.

My couch is finally getting delivered on Wednesday. I’m very jazzed about this as well as having my final framed piece completed and hung on this day. This means my apartment will finally officially be completed Wednesday. All are welcome to stop by any time (just please let me know first; I’m a tad more jumpy at night now that I live alone). That’s all for now.
Later days~”the world is just awesome”

oh no

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:18:08 GMT

Hey all. A guy at work sent me the following article this morning. Dane you are probably the only person who might find this somewhat interesting:

Fox Rebooting 'Daredevil' & Developing a 'Silver Surfer' Movie

One important bit of fallout from the Disney acquisition of Marvel appears to be an increased urgency on the part of the other Hollywood studios to make the most of the Marvel characters for which they have acquired screen rights. The rights to Marvel characters come with “use it or lose it” clauses, and in the highly competitive world of Hollywood studios, there’s more onus attached to losing a potentially lucrative property to another major studio like Disney than there would be to the smaller Marvel Studios. Because of this fear of losing a potential gilt-edged property like Iron Man, even Marvel properties with less than stellar records at the box office are in serious development alongside those that have been spectacularly successful.

Variety reports that Sony has revved up a second installment of the only partially successful Ghost Rider for its Columbia subsidiary (see “Ghost Rider II”), while hiring writer Jamie Vanderbilt to begin work on the fifth and sixth installments of Spider-Man.

Fox, not only has a number of X-films in development (see “X-Men Producer Talks X4”), and a reboot of the Fantastic Four written by Michael Green (Green Lantern, see “Another Fantastic Four Movie?”), Variety reports that the studio “is quietly developing a new version of Daredevil and working on a Silver Surfer movie.”

Note that the original Daredevil film, which was released in 2003, cost $78 million to produce and only earned $102.5 million domestically, with 40% of that total coming from its opening weekend, which indicates a very poor audience response. The Daredevil spin-off Elektra fared even worse, earning just $24.4 million in the U.S. against a cost of $43 million. As for the Fantastic Four, the FF films performed better at the box office, but the franchise was clearly headed in the wrong direction. The first film cost $100 million to produce and earned $330.5 million worldwide, while the sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer cost $130 million and brought in just $289 million worldwide.

So question: what happens when you take already horrible movies/movie franchises and quickly pump out new ones? Answer: you get even worse movies! Oh boy I can't wait to see these new cinematic gems. Ugh! Okay that's all. I just wanted to share.
Later days~"the world is just awesome"

Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change. But pretty soon, everything's different.

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:18 GMT

Hey all.
I know it's been like an eternity in megan time since my last post but I've been uber busy. I moved into my new apartment. The move took forever since there were not very many of us and we had to move my stuff then turn around and move Sarah's stuff (without her help). I was basically moving from 9:30-9:30 on Friday. I was sore and exhausted for several days. My new place is finally starting to look and feel like home. I've only been able to do a little bit at a time because of work so there is still a bit left to go but I think my mom and I are finally going to knock out the few remaining things like curtains and stuff to hang in the living/family room area tomorrow. Then everything will be done except for 2 pieces I had to custom frame and the small matter of still not having a couch. I ordered it August 1st and have a 6-10 week delivery date. Which means it could be another 3 weeks before a get a couch. I find this slightly annoying.

As far as living on my own goes I'm really digging it for the most part. I was a little spooked the first night but too exhausted to care. And there are moments where I swear I see or hear something but then the rational part of my brain kicks in and I know I'm safe and nothing is going to get me. I've also decided not to get a cat for now.

In other news my dad may have found me an amazing job. It's kind of complicated and a long story but I would basically be a registrar type person for the hospital system/Summa foundation and would work with art in the hospitals and people who donate art to the hospitals. The job was just presented and is just in the preliminary stages so it could take a few months but I'm definitely willing to wait.

Later days~"the world is just awesome"

beware the nerd b.o. pockets you cannot escape

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:02:15 GMT

Hey there

So Comic-con was kind of disappointing. I'm not sure what I was expecting but it definitely was not what I got. I was assuming there would be at least one forum with at least one or two speakers (no matter how small). You know something resembling a smaller version of the San Diego Comic-con. It was basically a big garage sale for nerds. A big convention center full of vendors (most of which were in their late to mid 30s were overweight, balding, super nerdy, and had B.O.) selling comics, toys, and crappy art. We got there a little after 10 and had to stand in line (even though we had already paid/ordered our tickets) for about 30 minutes. And we were still done around 1:15ish. The only cool costumes were Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper. The rest were just kind of janky or just super slutty (and not to be mean but most of the girls wearing the slutty costumes should not have been wearing them if you get what I mean). It might have been worth it if we didn't have to drive 2 hours and 15 minutes to get there. I dunno I was just disappointed. Wayne, Brad, and I almost made Kate go to the only room doing any sort of showing (an all day Naruto Shippuden marathon) but she hates Naruto and we've already seen all the episodes so we decided not to torture her even though it would have been lots of fun. Brad and I made a pact that we'd do San Diego in a few years since this was so disappointing yet made us hungry for more.

I feel like I'm been doing nothing but packing for 3 days but I feel like I'm also not making any progress in my apartment. I hate moving. It's such a pain.

I'm debating whether I want to get a cat afterall. I'm more of a dog person. Cat's are kind of a pain, they don't really care about you most of the time, I only spend about 5-6 hour awake at my apartment a day, I'm not sure if I want to spend the money on things like food and toys and such, plus I really hate litter. It's gross and it smells so bad! I might go without one for about a month and see if I get too lonely. If I'm okay I think I might skip out on getting a cat for now.

Later days~"the world is just awesome"

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:34:20 GMT

I’m warning you now this is going to be a long and random post.

I was thinking today about how terrible people are. How terrible we are to ourselves, and how terrible we are to others. See I’m reading this book that always somewhat depresses me. Not in a really bad way. Just makes me kind of glum when I have nothing else to do/think about (like right now when I’m sitting at work with nothing else on my mind). And I know it depresses me so I don’t know why I’m reading it. And it made me think of a quote from a song “why do I do these things I do to myself”. And I started thinking about all the terrible things human beings often do to themselves. All the pain we often put ourselves through. And why we do it. We do things we know are bad for us, think things we know we shouldn’t, hold on to things we know we should let go. I’m sure everyone has their own reasons. And I’m sure sometimes we just can’t help it. But that doesn’t make it reasonable, or right, or justifiable.

And then I of course got to thinking about all the horrible things we do to each other. And I’m not just talking about things like Hiroshima and 9/11 (although today being what it is my mind of course went there). I’m talking about how human beings have the ability to completely destroy each other with a look, a word, and/or a touch. And how terrible and destructive we can be and often are. And we often feel no remorse for destroying people.I’m talking about love and hate and friendship. I think love can be the most destructive force on the face on the planet. And if you are Harry Potter nut like I am yes I’m including a small reference here.

I’m not sure why my mind wandered here this morning while I was driving to work, maybe it’s because I’m reading this book that somewhat depresses me, and strongly involves the destructive power of love, maybe it is because today is 9/11 and I think everyone one of us can’t help but remember exactly where we were today and how we felt and feel haunted by this day. But as I was walking into work all I could think about was the destructive power of human beings. And it almost made me wants to scream and for some reason cry (and I mean really cry) which is something I haven’t done in a really long time. It’s not like I’m really and truly depressed or have been hurt recently. And I know this sounds lame but I was just suddenly struck by how terrible we as a race can be. How we constantly devastate ourselves and each other all the time. We break our own hearts. We break each other’s hearts and we do it so easily. I’m sure I’m not the only one (and I know this sounds lame and cheesy and like something out of a 1930s movie but oh well) who has been devastated by the look in someone’s eyes. Such small things can be so devastating and we do them to each other without thinking, often without caring how deeply we are hurting the other person. What does that say about us?

Okay that got way long and sort of sad. My bad everyone… my bad. In other happier news Comic-con is tomorrow and I’m super stoked! I’m sure I’ll post a detailed report Sunday or Monday. I’m seeing the movie 9 tonight with some cool peeps. I’m unsure how good it will be. Tim Burton has been disappointing me lately but if nothing else it looks visually amazing. I’m applying for another job. This one is a reference job at Lorain County Community College. A bit of a hike (about an hour drive so it’d really suck in winter) but I think I would like being a reference librarian and hey you have to start somewhere and the Stow, Cuyahoga fall, Kent, Tallmadge, Akron, area have yet to give me any offers. So we’ll see. I’ll let you know. Okay well this is way too long and I’m sure you’re sick of reading it.

Later days~”the world is just awesome”

Are you smarter than a border collie?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:22:04 GMT

Hey there. I was wasting time on my lunch break and read this. I must say I wasn't entirely surprised. http://www.livescience.com/animals/090808-smart-dogs.html

I also found this. People will believe anything and she just wants to part of your world! http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/090813-bad-mermaid.html

Later days ~"the world is just awesome"

Meat and two vegg

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:35:36 GMT

Hey kiddos.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I had a blast in Columbus. Wayne and I got in Friday night and stayed up late with Nicole playing Wii games. Saturday we got up and just hung out for a bit. Nicole and I got some quality girl time (Nicole gave me this amazing set of Sherlock Holmes books from 1924 for my birthday) while the boys bonded with some halo. We hit up some Bob Evans, then go karts then got to the church for greek fest. We were bar tenders again this year. And I am proud to report that this year I did not spill any beer on any cute boys. I am getting much better with a can opener. Sunday Wayne and I departed a bit early because I had to be home for a family friend's birthday party. The party was fun and had lots of awesome food (his parents are french and her mother is english and they are amazing cooks). Then my mom came over to the apartment and we began slowly boxing up stuff in the apartment that we don't need/use on a normal basis. We only got to stuff in Sarah's room and some stuff in the kitchen but it's a start.

I can't believe I'm moving out next weekend. I'm excited and sad. I will be sad to leave my sister. It's been a lot of fun living with her. And I'm sure I'll be fine living on my own. I basically have been since Sarah always had night classes and works so late and is gone so much we rarely see each other during the week. But I'm still slightly intimidated by the idea and I'm sure it's going to take some getting used to.

I'm getting really excited for Comic-con on Saturday. It's going to awesome!

That's about it. Later days~"the world is just awesome"

P.S. the subject of todays post is how Bear Grylls referred to his "man area" on the last episode of man vs. wild. He was climbing a rope and commented on how it was a fast and effective way to move but it put a lot of pressure on his "meat and two vegg" Brad and I found this hilarious and have been using it often. Okay that's it. I just had to share.