Her name is Sky. Her previous owner died, and my real sister talked my parents into saving her from certain death. SUCKERS!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
I have a new sister
Her name is Sky. Her previous owner died, and my real sister talked my parents into saving her from certain death. SUCKERS!
Monday, June 25, 2007
The Mysteries of Life Cereal
I've been asked to elaborate a bit on Life Cereal, namely what I'm looking for in a Life Cereal. Since I don't really have a good answer to this question, I will just bitch and moan for a few paragraphs. Excuse me...
During my series on Cereal Dating, I went out and bought a box of Life Cereal, just to check it out. I think there were a few different kinds, but I went with Original flavor. Honestly, it wasn't anything special. It was kind of like Wheat Chex, a little sweeter, but the cereal squares were more flat and had a smaller weave. Therefore, the cereal squares were not as well able to absorb milk like Wheat Chex, so you don't get that rush of cold milk when biting into the pieces.
I also found this fun little tidbit on the web:
Life Cereal started out as a pretty damned good idea "helping kids grow strong." When kids are involved, I agree, there definitely needs to be some Life Cereal. I'm not exactly sure that I want to have kids. When people ask me, "Do you want kids?" it's like asking me if I'd like to have dinner on August 24, 2010. Um, I don't know. It sounds nice, but I honestly need to know what's going to lead up to that before I can give you a definite answer. Do I want Life Cereal so that I can one day have kids? No. I don't. That's not the reason for Life Cereal.
So, what is the reason? The cereal became very commercial with the slogan, "Even Mikey likes it!" It says, even this silly 4-year old with no taste likes it, so it must be good. Everyone is out to prove that they are committed to Life Cereal, so they get married. Today half of all marriages end in divorce. Nice. Doesn't sound too wholesome to me.
So, what does one do in order not to have a skewed and awful view of Life Cereal? I've watched my friends get married. Conversely, I've also watched my sister's friends (7 years older than me) get divorced. I've been told NUMEROUS times by seasoned individuals not to get married and just enjoy my life. I enjoy my life... but wouldn't it be more exciting to have someone to enjoy it with?
I had dinner with a happily married friend recently who told me about John, a bachelor, who was upset by married couples always telling him how hard marriage is. His question was, "If it's complicated and makes your life difficult... why do it?" My friend agreed that the selfish couples make you think twice, but wanted to convince John also that marriage was a good thing. She reported that, upon becoming engaged, married people would suddenly divulge their marital unbliss on her. Now married, she feels that she is lucky to be in a non-selfish, loving relationship in which all of the hardships of being a couple are GREATLY outweighed by all of the great things.
Those who are unhappy need to stop freaking us single people out! Don't tell me, "Oh, let me tell you, marriage is hard." Perhaps you have it mixed up with the general fact that LIFE is hard. At least when you're married, you have someone to share the hard times with, right? In our imagination, getting married is still a romantic thing you do with the greatest person in the whole world, who completes you and makes you a better person. Right? Right?! RIIGHT!??
I will furthermore blame angry and confused singles on those who got married for commerical reasons, namely because they felt like they (usually women) were a ticking time bomb. Yes, if you rush into something or if it is more important to get married than to be married, then yes, I could see how marriage is a living hell for you - a living hell that YOU created. Congratulations!
My Life Cereal need not be a cereal at all.
Instead I look for someone who's view on relationships has not been ruined by observing selfish, meaningless and/or commercial couples. He would also have to be keen to the fact that SOME women do not want to 1.) Be a nag. 2.) Ruin your life. 3.) Pressure you into marriage/babies. 4.) Make you stay home. 5.) Spend all of you money. 5.) Etc. (You get the point) Unfortunately this seems to be the stance many men take on serious relationships.
Mikey has been telling everyone that Life Cereal is the way to go for almost 30 years, causing women to become hysterical and men to become scared. Life is so much more than cereal. Society needs to put down the silver spoon and think outside of the box.
During my series on Cereal Dating, I went out and bought a box of Life Cereal, just to check it out. I think there were a few different kinds, but I went with Original flavor. Honestly, it wasn't anything special. It was kind of like Wheat Chex, a little sweeter, but the cereal squares were more flat and had a smaller weave. Therefore, the cereal squares were not as well able to absorb milk like Wheat Chex, so you don't get that rush of cold milk when biting into the pieces.
I also found this fun little tidbit on the web:
Life is known as a wholesome cereal with a delicious taste that millions of adults and children love. Last year, 39 million boxes of Life and Cinnamon Life were sold. If placed end to end, the boxes sold in one year would stretch all the way from New York to Tokyo! Life Cereal - Historical Packaging Life Cereal was introduced in 1961 by the Quaker Oats Company as a cereal which "would help kids grow strong". In the early 70's, Life Cereal became famous for being the cereal that even Mikey, a finicky little 4 year old who "hates everything", loved to eat. Life stayed with the Mikey campaign for years and even today people everywhere remember Mikey. In 1978, we thought it was time to add a little spice to our Life. So we introduced Cinnamon Life and Cinnamon lovers everywhere were thrilled. Today, about one-third of all Life Cereal sold is Cinnamon flavor.
Life Cereal started out as a pretty damned good idea "helping kids grow strong." When kids are involved, I agree, there definitely needs to be some Life Cereal. I'm not exactly sure that I want to have kids. When people ask me, "Do you want kids?" it's like asking me if I'd like to have dinner on August 24, 2010. Um, I don't know. It sounds nice, but I honestly need to know what's going to lead up to that before I can give you a definite answer. Do I want Life Cereal so that I can one day have kids? No. I don't. That's not the reason for Life Cereal.
So, what is the reason? The cereal became very commercial with the slogan, "Even Mikey likes it!" It says, even this silly 4-year old with no taste likes it, so it must be good. Everyone is out to prove that they are committed to Life Cereal, so they get married. Today half of all marriages end in divorce. Nice. Doesn't sound too wholesome to me.
So, what does one do in order not to have a skewed and awful view of Life Cereal? I've watched my friends get married. Conversely, I've also watched my sister's friends (7 years older than me) get divorced. I've been told NUMEROUS times by seasoned individuals not to get married and just enjoy my life. I enjoy my life... but wouldn't it be more exciting to have someone to enjoy it with?
I had dinner with a happily married friend recently who told me about John, a bachelor, who was upset by married couples always telling him how hard marriage is. His question was, "If it's complicated and makes your life difficult... why do it?" My friend agreed that the selfish couples make you think twice, but wanted to convince John also that marriage was a good thing. She reported that, upon becoming engaged, married people would suddenly divulge their marital unbliss on her. Now married, she feels that she is lucky to be in a non-selfish, loving relationship in which all of the hardships of being a couple are GREATLY outweighed by all of the great things.
Those who are unhappy need to stop freaking us single people out! Don't tell me, "Oh, let me tell you, marriage is hard." Perhaps you have it mixed up with the general fact that LIFE is hard. At least when you're married, you have someone to share the hard times with, right? In our imagination, getting married is still a romantic thing you do with the greatest person in the whole world, who completes you and makes you a better person. Right? Right?! RIIGHT!??
I will furthermore blame angry and confused singles on those who got married for commerical reasons, namely because they felt like they (usually women) were a ticking time bomb. Yes, if you rush into something or if it is more important to get married than to be married, then yes, I could see how marriage is a living hell for you - a living hell that YOU created. Congratulations!
My Life Cereal need not be a cereal at all.
Instead I look for someone who's view on relationships has not been ruined by observing selfish, meaningless and/or commercial couples. He would also have to be keen to the fact that SOME women do not want to 1.) Be a nag. 2.) Ruin your life. 3.) Pressure you into marriage/babies. 4.) Make you stay home. 5.) Spend all of you money. 5.) Etc. (You get the point) Unfortunately this seems to be the stance many men take on serious relationships.
Mikey has been telling everyone that Life Cereal is the way to go for almost 30 years, causing women to become hysterical and men to become scared. Life is so much more than cereal. Society needs to put down the silver spoon and think outside of the box.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Things my dad taught me.
Dad as Mr. Incredible.
You know the age when women decide they are starting to act like their mother. Well, I'm starting to act like my father. Weird. I know.
When I was a high schooler, my dad would come home with work-related banter all the time. "The teachers union...this. The board members...that. This kid was being insubordinate...blah." I would go to my room and slam the door and scream, "I'm SO TIRED of hearing about school all day! I go to school, then I come home and hear about SCHOOL!" Now, I'm working... in a school and studying to be an administrator. Well, it's a university, so I don't have to deal much with insubordination. But, you get the point.
Dad always kind of looked up to me for studying music as an undergrad, because it's something he said he wish he'd have had the guts to do... something artistic. He did mention to me after I graduated that he would be most delighted if I would find a nice young doctor or lawyer to marry, who would be able to "support my lifestyle." But, I'll forgive him for that and him only wanting the best for me. (P.S. Dad, lawyers are boring.);)
Dad did teach me a lot of great things, though.
"Don't be a social worker. There are professionals who do that." (Said when I was dating a 'bad' boy at school.)
TRANSLATION: Don't try to change people.
"It's hard to be humble when your perfect in every way."
TRANSLATION: Sometimes you need to realize that you simply kick ass.
"Don't lay down with that hard candy in your mouth."
TRANSLATION: Avoid simple mistakes that could lead to disasters.
"Be rich in love."
TRANSLATION: Money doesn't matter if you have love.
"In Jr. High school, there was this kid who was constantly picking on me. One day, I couldn't take it any more so I doubled up my fist and hit him. He never bothered me again." (Said when a girl in school was giving me a hard time.. I never had to hit her, but damn, I really wanted to.)
TRANSLATION: You've tried to deal with it, but there's only so much one person can take.
"Well, he didn't graduate LAST in his class." (Dad referring to a former boyfriend, after digging up his student records.)
TRANSLATION: I will accept anyone you chose, but do you really have to chose HIM?
"We moved around a lot because I got bored. The only thing I never got tired of was your mom."
TRANSLATION: Marry forever. Everything else will change.
"Why do I have to be your garbage disposal?" (Usually said when eating.)
TRANSLATION: Don't put your waste on other people to finish.
"We'll talk to you next week if not sooner, ok?" (How dad ends every phone conversation)
TRANSLATION: You can always talk to me.
Monday, June 11, 2007
These are a few of my favorite things...
WHEN THE DOG BITES, WHEN THE BEE STINGS, WHEN I'M FEELING SAAAADDDD... (Or when I'm studying for finals and singing a lot and feel overly stressed...);)
I had some interesting finds this week. Hope you like them as much as I did!
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Studying for finals
The professor for my College University Business Administration class emails us slides from class as study guides. I appreciate his attempt in trying to make budgeting slides somewhat enjoyable.
My professor has also taught me the appropriate use of the word "sexy" in a university setting. i.e.
Building a classroom = not sexy.
Building a Media Center = SEXY.
I will definitely be throwing "sexy" out around the office a lot more.
Now, back to studying for our final next week.
For God so
loved the
world that he
did not send a
committee.
…Well, in the
beginning that is.
Committees …get used to them.
Educational institutions love committees and as an employee of an educational institution you will be participating on committees. They are the essence of the governance structure and institutions democratic process.
As an administrator, your job will be to make the committee process work, to provide meaningful participation, and to lead whenever possible to purposeful outcomes that support the institution’s mission and master plan.
My professor has also taught me the appropriate use of the word "sexy" in a university setting. i.e.
Building a classroom = not sexy.
Building a Media Center = SEXY.
I will definitely be throwing "sexy" out around the office a lot more.
Now, back to studying for our final next week.
Sharing a pic from the past
I love this picture! My cousin, Jolene, found it as she was cleaning out her old car to sell it. I assume she'd made a poster board for her wedding (in 2004) with family photos and this one got lost in transport somehow. I'm glad she found it, and I'm glad she scanned it for me.
The baby se'moi. The woman is my aunt. The "bump" is Jolene.
Besides the sentiment, I particularly enjoy the huge glasses, the drapes and the shag carpet. Shakedown, 1979!
The baby se'moi. The woman is my aunt. The "bump" is Jolene.
Besides the sentiment, I particularly enjoy the huge glasses, the drapes and the shag carpet. Shakedown, 1979!
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Breaking up is hard to do.
It's especially difficult to break off a relationship when you really love the way it makes you feel, most of the time. But, when the relationship causes hardship to your pocketbook or when your trust has deteriorated, it is time to leave.
I broke up with Club One and will be finished there on July 1. I'm very sad. I went this morning, and I feel pretty fabulous. Perhaps it was the 40 minutes of cardio, the core workout, the lovely high-pressure shower... but this relationship must end.
*sigh*
Club One raised my membership to $79 a month in January. This $31 raise in my dues really hurt my feelings. I thought I was one of their better members -- I went often, took some classes, knew a lot of nice people there, etc. I thought for a while that I loved Club One enough to pay the extra money for it. Instead, my participation has decreased. I've enjoyed more activities on my own and outside. Furthermore, since the increase, I've been talking to many people who, for some reason, do not pay as much as I do. Club One is cheating me when I've been so good. Why? *sniffle*
On top of the increase, they want ME to reduce my membership fee by asking my friends to join. Why would I ask my friends to join? It makes me feel like my being there isn't enough for them. (THREE-SOME?)I don't want to be the middle man! Besides, it's THEIR job to increase membership, NOT MINE. I'm not going to do their job for them. Also, why would I want my friends to feel ill-treated? That makes me pretty angry.
Also... *sigh*... I'll admit....
I'VE CHEATED. It's true! I went to Gold's and Ballys. You know what? I'LL DO IT AGAIN! I just wasn't getting what I wanted from you, Club One. My closest gym doesn't even have a POOL! I thought someone else could make me happy. Ballys treated me really well, but unfortunately it is not able to be in a relationship right now.
Someday my perfect gym will come!
I broke up with Club One and will be finished there on July 1. I'm very sad. I went this morning, and I feel pretty fabulous. Perhaps it was the 40 minutes of cardio, the core workout, the lovely high-pressure shower... but this relationship must end.
*sigh*
Club One raised my membership to $79 a month in January. This $31 raise in my dues really hurt my feelings. I thought I was one of their better members -- I went often, took some classes, knew a lot of nice people there, etc. I thought for a while that I loved Club One enough to pay the extra money for it. Instead, my participation has decreased. I've enjoyed more activities on my own and outside. Furthermore, since the increase, I've been talking to many people who, for some reason, do not pay as much as I do. Club One is cheating me when I've been so good. Why? *sniffle*
On top of the increase, they want ME to reduce my membership fee by asking my friends to join. Why would I ask my friends to join? It makes me feel like my being there isn't enough for them. (THREE-SOME?)I don't want to be the middle man! Besides, it's THEIR job to increase membership, NOT MINE. I'm not going to do their job for them. Also, why would I want my friends to feel ill-treated? That makes me pretty angry.
Also... *sigh*... I'll admit....
I'VE CHEATED. It's true! I went to Gold's and Ballys. You know what? I'LL DO IT AGAIN! I just wasn't getting what I wanted from you, Club One. My closest gym doesn't even have a POOL! I thought someone else could make me happy. Ballys treated me really well, but unfortunately it is not able to be in a relationship right now.
Someday my perfect gym will come!
Monday, June 04, 2007
29 Days and Counting...
...until my summer officially begins. Seems my friend Saba and I will have a hard time aligning schedules for pedicures/ or pizza/sushi night in the next few weeks. Helga will be busy moving soon, Arethusa is busy getting her life in order after the honeymoon, and George is so busy that's he's completely disappeared. Busy ladies (and man.. ha).
This week's activities will include: 6 hours of rehearsals, 2 concerts, one class session, studying for next week's final, and hopefully getting in 4 days of exercise.
I just got asked last-minute to sing in a wedding... for FREE! HA! No way, Jose!
A colleague of mine made up a little partial-Haiku about the University Academic year, and it goes a little something like this:
This week's activities will include: 6 hours of rehearsals, 2 concerts, one class session, studying for next week's final, and hopefully getting in 4 days of exercise.
I just got asked last-minute to sing in a wedding... for FREE! HA! No way, Jose!
A colleague of mine made up a little partial-Haiku about the University Academic year, and it goes a little something like this:
University
Fall's fine. Winter's worse. Spring sucks.
That's the way it is.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Fabulous Vacation for 1, please.
I've been looking online for a 4 day vacation/cruise/retreat/spa/ANYTHING. I need to get away for a few days after the next month of mass hysteria is over. Mass hysteria = work, class, choral season, everyone and their mom celebrating a birthday/graduation/life change, etc.
July 3 can't come quickly enough.
PROBLEM! Did you know it is IMPOSSIBLE to book a cruise or any type of vacation including accomodations online for one person to Mexico? What kind of crap is THAT? I just want to get away by myself, not burden anyone else, just slip away for a few days, turn off the cell phone and not come into contact with anyone. But, according to Orbiz.com, Priceline.com, Cheaptickets.com, Hotels.com, Travelocity.com (believe me, I've checked them all), I am not ALLOWED to go on vacation by myself. All bookings are for 2 people, or I'll just end up paying for 2-person rate anyway.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!? (I'm a little angry right now.)
So, I looked up a meatmarket *ahem* SINGLES Cruise at www.singlescruise.com. Here's what I found:
Single $1,669.00 Double $949.00
Even the Singles Cruise people want you to come in pairs! This is discrimination.
July 3 can't come quickly enough.
PROBLEM! Did you know it is IMPOSSIBLE to book a cruise or any type of vacation including accomodations online for one person to Mexico? What kind of crap is THAT? I just want to get away by myself, not burden anyone else, just slip away for a few days, turn off the cell phone and not come into contact with anyone. But, according to Orbiz.com, Priceline.com, Cheaptickets.com, Hotels.com, Travelocity.com (believe me, I've checked them all), I am not ALLOWED to go on vacation by myself. All bookings are for 2 people, or I'll just end up paying for 2-person rate anyway.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!? (I'm a little angry right now.)
So, I looked up a meatmarket *ahem* SINGLES Cruise at www.singlescruise.com. Here's what I found:
Single $1,669.00 Double $949.00
Even the Singles Cruise people want you to come in pairs! This is discrimination.
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