Ok. I know it's a bit early but I am going back to Hawaii in November! I am goingt o do a pit stop in Arizona to see the family that I used to nanny for, (they are having boy/girl twins in October) and possibly to see my old co-worker and possibly to see an old friend who I haven't seen in 3 years.
Then it's off to Hawaii for a week to visit my sister and her husband. I am also going to be spending the night with my friend Heather while there. I haven't seen her since May and really want to!
I can't wait to go and wait to get some real Vitamin D!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Adventures of a kitten named Zeek
This summer has been a rather nice one on the weather. I have had many outing with friends that include a trip to Wild Waves, Madison Beach, Coulon, Alki, Linkin Park, and 5 mile lake. I love the water and when the weather is right it is just so perfect!
This summer has also been one of AHHHHHHH! No matter what I say I love my little kitty and would not trade him for anything. Except maybe a nice Tabby/Calico belt sometimes!
I swear this cat is not like any other cat. But then I get told that it is just the kitty phase and that he will grow out of it. Good golyl I sure hope so!
This cat LOVES to chew on anything that he is not supposed to. Cords and my couch are his specialty. I have bought probably over $200 worth of replacements cords, cord protectors, duct tape and "spray" that promises to ride him of the habit. Yeah, that stuff doesn't work. He will chew through the duct tape and the cord covers, eat whatever he wants and when I spray him he just looks at me!
Night time is expecially challenging because that is when he gets into the most trouble. He lieks to wait until I am almost alseep then attack something that he knows he shouldn't forcing me to get up, get the spray bottle, try to catch him and spray him only for him to do it again 5 minutes later! During the day when I am not there he doesn't do anything to the things that I have. I think he saves it especially for me when I am home!
He is going to be neutered in a few weeks and from what I have heard that is supposed to calm them down a bit. I sure hope so.
Other times he is so sweet and cuddly and just wants to be held. Just like a little baby. He purrs whenever I talk to him, pet him, hold him or let him sleep on the chest/belly. This is the part that I love.
He is now MUCH bigger than when I first got him. I am guessing that he is 6-7 pounds now. His colors and striped are getting much more defined as his body gets bigger. They are slowly spreading apart due to size and he even has eyeliner that looks like he fits in just perfect on Pill Hill!
All in all this cat is very sweet when he wants to be and just like any other "kid" get into what he is not supposed to!
This summer has also been one of AHHHHHHH! No matter what I say I love my little kitty and would not trade him for anything. Except maybe a nice Tabby/Calico belt sometimes!
I swear this cat is not like any other cat. But then I get told that it is just the kitty phase and that he will grow out of it. Good golyl I sure hope so!
This cat LOVES to chew on anything that he is not supposed to. Cords and my couch are his specialty. I have bought probably over $200 worth of replacements cords, cord protectors, duct tape and "spray" that promises to ride him of the habit. Yeah, that stuff doesn't work. He will chew through the duct tape and the cord covers, eat whatever he wants and when I spray him he just looks at me!
Night time is expecially challenging because that is when he gets into the most trouble. He lieks to wait until I am almost alseep then attack something that he knows he shouldn't forcing me to get up, get the spray bottle, try to catch him and spray him only for him to do it again 5 minutes later! During the day when I am not there he doesn't do anything to the things that I have. I think he saves it especially for me when I am home!
He is going to be neutered in a few weeks and from what I have heard that is supposed to calm them down a bit. I sure hope so.
Other times he is so sweet and cuddly and just wants to be held. Just like a little baby. He purrs whenever I talk to him, pet him, hold him or let him sleep on the chest/belly. This is the part that I love.
He is now MUCH bigger than when I first got him. I am guessing that he is 6-7 pounds now. His colors and striped are getting much more defined as his body gets bigger. They are slowly spreading apart due to size and he even has eyeliner that looks like he fits in just perfect on Pill Hill!
All in all this cat is very sweet when he wants to be and just like any other "kid" get into what he is not supposed to!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
The adventures of a new apartment continued....
Well, along with the adventures of almost freezing to death in the winter due to only having baseboard heaters and poor (or lack of) insulation this summer is promiseing to be the exact opposite. I love the sun and the heat but am NOT used to having my place of living be 88 degrees at 5 am! That is right! You read right! 88 degrees at 5 am! Even with two fans running and the windows wide open (blinds shut when the sun is hitting them) it has gotten hotter in this place that it did outside! It is fine until the sun peaks around the corner of the apartment into my window abot 4 pm and doesn't go away until the sun sets. This happens to be the hottest part of the day and I have no front door that leads outside that I can get some cross breeze!
On another note. My sister Holly will be getting married in less than 2 weeks. This should be quite an adventure for her.
My little kitty that I got in May in now 3 times the size he was when I got him making him a whole 15 weeks old. Last vet visit he was almost 4 pounds. My how my little baby has grown.
On another note. I have this dear friend that I am so very proud of. I think that she has found her soul mate and I hope to high heaven that she will marry this boy. She is so very happy. Happier than I have seen her in a while and she gushes about him all the time. I find this rather sweet and cannot wait to hear the latest cute thing that he has said to her!
My little nephew turned 2 this year. My nieces are as adorable as they come and my surrogate niece turned 2 too!
I had a great birthday that lasted for a few days. Dinner with family, out with friends, then home, then friends coming over, fun at work then fun at Pike Place and the piers with more friends! Went to the zoo with another friend. I forgot how much fun the zoo actually is and I got to feed a giraffe!
I hope that this summer keeps being as iteresting as it is starting!
On another note. My sister Holly will be getting married in less than 2 weeks. This should be quite an adventure for her.
My little kitty that I got in May in now 3 times the size he was when I got him making him a whole 15 weeks old. Last vet visit he was almost 4 pounds. My how my little baby has grown.
On another note. I have this dear friend that I am so very proud of. I think that she has found her soul mate and I hope to high heaven that she will marry this boy. She is so very happy. Happier than I have seen her in a while and she gushes about him all the time. I find this rather sweet and cannot wait to hear the latest cute thing that he has said to her!
My little nephew turned 2 this year. My nieces are as adorable as they come and my surrogate niece turned 2 too!
I had a great birthday that lasted for a few days. Dinner with family, out with friends, then home, then friends coming over, fun at work then fun at Pike Place and the piers with more friends! Went to the zoo with another friend. I forgot how much fun the zoo actually is and I got to feed a giraffe!
I hope that this summer keeps being as iteresting as it is starting!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Kentucky Woman!
Before I go on and on about this trip I want to tell you that I drove 2400 miles from Winchester Kentucky to Seattle Washington in 47 hours and 45 minutes!
On thursday night I got about 4 hours of sleep and went to work for 8 hours on Friday. Friday after work I had to get my tabs renewed, house cleaned, things packed, cat packed and ready to go, fish packed and ready to go and be at the airport at 830 pm to meet my grandmother at the airport to help her get to her bus. My flight left at 1130 that night. Well it sort of did. We pulled about 20 feet away from the gate and the plane came to a screeching halt! The pilot came on the com and said that we had FROST, (in the end of may is seattle) on the wings and had to wait for the deicer machine to dome and spray the wings. Luckily for us the deicer maching was packed away and emptied for summer so we had to wait 45 minutes for take off!
I got to the Cincinatti airport in Ohio at about 8 am and walked around. Bought breakfast and a few little souveniers and went to get on another plane to Lexington. This plane only seated about 40 people. No is was not a propeller plane but it was still REALLY small!
I got to Lexington Kentucky about 1000 am on Saturday morning. Mind you I don't sleep very well in planes or cars so I only got about a 30 minute nap on the first flight.
I came down the ONLY escalator in the Lexington airport. There are only 8 terminals and 2 baggage claims in this little podunk town. Melissa was waiting for me and she had Kate(who is going to be 2 in less than a month) with her.
We went to Walmart to get the cooler and all the stuff we needed for the trip. Ice included. Got to her moms house, loaded up the car and then headed off at 245 Kentucky time. We stopped at Sonic Burger to get chili tots, corndogs and a Route 44 (basically a 64oz big gulp) handmade cherry and vanilla coke. Yum! I now have been to Sonic burger! Then we gased up and headed out.
About 630pm we stopped at Cracker Barrel which is a southern restaurant and I tried Chicken and Dumplings for the first time! Can I say holy heck that is SO good!
After this I decided to try to sleep for a few hours so that I could drive at night so she could sleep. I tried for about 2 hours and couldn't fall asleep so I took over at about 1000pm and Melissa went into the back seat to sleep.
I drove until about 230 am until I started to see double and let Melissa know that I couldn't drive anymore. She took over but at 430 she couldn't drive anymore so we pulled over to a rest stop and slept for 2 hours then got back on the road.
I started driving again and drove until about 230 in the afternoon. Then we stopped for a short break and I decided to stay in the front seat for a while to keep Melissa company. We did some Mad Libs and a crossword puzzle together and then I got into the back to try to sleep.
Now by this time we were feeling pretty scuzzy and greasy and gross so we decided that the next trucker stop that there was we were going to take a break, take a shower and attempt to get clean. That happened at the time that I was almost asleep for the first time in 2 days. Although the shower felt AMAZING I was really tired. So I hopped back into the back seat to try to sleep. About an hour and a half later, Melissa pulled into a town call "Little America" (there are a bunch of wierd names in Wyoming) and we had lunch there, stocked up on more drinks and ice and headed out. I started to drive again about an hour later and drove til about 1 in the morning. Then got about an hour of sleep. I started drving and about 2 hours into it about 3 in the morning, on the side of the road, right ON the white line to the left on a single lane road was a buck, a deer and a baby deer. I slammed on the breaks, said HOLY CRAP! at the top of my lungs and Melissa goes flying into the back of the front seats and she sits up straight! What is going on! I said I almost hit a deer family! So after that I drove the rest of the way to home, stopping at Snoqualmie Pass for lunch, amd to let the car cool down so we could add some oil to it. We got to my apartment, unpacked her car, parked it a few blocks away, came inside and I fell on my bed, she fell on the couch and we took a 5 hour nap!
So all in all it was a good trip!
We stopped MANY times at rest stops, gas stations and trucker stops to use the bathroom because, lets face it, we are girls and we were drinking alot of liquid and caffeine to stay awake! Not to mention both of us had tumy troubles from something that we still don't know what it was!
I think the highights of the trip was seeing a Lexinton in almost every state that we passed through, (Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are the ones we went through.) and seeing a "Unadilla" in nebraska and coming up with the lamest Armadillo jokes.
What do you call a one legged Armadillo? An Unadilla!
Then we came across Umadilla Wyoming and got started all over again!
What do you call a retarded Armadillo? An Ummmmmmmadilla!
So now that we were home resting on Monday we went crazy and went out on Tuesday....
All stops included: in the southcenter mall, Mac store, Apple store, Childrens place, Fye, zumiez, hot topic, Aeropostale, and Auntie Anne's Pretzel's. We always have a pretzel with cheese and Dr. Pepper whenver we go out to the mall together. Mattress King, (Melissa needed a mattress and not the floor for her house on post), petco, oldnavy, IKEA, outback steakhouse for dinner, PIMA Medical Institute to say hi to our old teacher, Target, QFC, Safeway and then to my work to say hi to a friend! Man! We had a long day!
And today we are going to fix up my apartment with a new bookshelf that I got from IKEA and we are going to make the existing things that I have a part of an Entertainment center. So that I can get the old bookshelf out of my apartment. It doesn't really go with all the things that I have.
I can't believe I drove across almost the entire country! We could not have done it without the GPS though. It was a system call Garmin, and that is what we called her. We mapquested and Google maped the trip and both of those said that it would be 500 more miles than what Garmin said. So we didn't question her. Even when she got on our nerves and started talking back when we pulled off the highways or freeways to take a break! we both would say "SHUT UP!" at the same time and try to get her to be quiet!
I would say that this trip was a sucess and I would definitely do it again but I think that I would take a lot longer to do it, stop at a few places of interest and try to enjoy instead of eing sleep deprived and trying to stay awake!
On thursday night I got about 4 hours of sleep and went to work for 8 hours on Friday. Friday after work I had to get my tabs renewed, house cleaned, things packed, cat packed and ready to go, fish packed and ready to go and be at the airport at 830 pm to meet my grandmother at the airport to help her get to her bus. My flight left at 1130 that night. Well it sort of did. We pulled about 20 feet away from the gate and the plane came to a screeching halt! The pilot came on the com and said that we had FROST, (in the end of may is seattle) on the wings and had to wait for the deicer machine to dome and spray the wings. Luckily for us the deicer maching was packed away and emptied for summer so we had to wait 45 minutes for take off!
I got to the Cincinatti airport in Ohio at about 8 am and walked around. Bought breakfast and a few little souveniers and went to get on another plane to Lexington. This plane only seated about 40 people. No is was not a propeller plane but it was still REALLY small!
I got to Lexington Kentucky about 1000 am on Saturday morning. Mind you I don't sleep very well in planes or cars so I only got about a 30 minute nap on the first flight.
I came down the ONLY escalator in the Lexington airport. There are only 8 terminals and 2 baggage claims in this little podunk town. Melissa was waiting for me and she had Kate(who is going to be 2 in less than a month) with her.
We went to Walmart to get the cooler and all the stuff we needed for the trip. Ice included. Got to her moms house, loaded up the car and then headed off at 245 Kentucky time. We stopped at Sonic Burger to get chili tots, corndogs and a Route 44 (basically a 64oz big gulp) handmade cherry and vanilla coke. Yum! I now have been to Sonic burger! Then we gased up and headed out.
About 630pm we stopped at Cracker Barrel which is a southern restaurant and I tried Chicken and Dumplings for the first time! Can I say holy heck that is SO good!
After this I decided to try to sleep for a few hours so that I could drive at night so she could sleep. I tried for about 2 hours and couldn't fall asleep so I took over at about 1000pm and Melissa went into the back seat to sleep.
I drove until about 230 am until I started to see double and let Melissa know that I couldn't drive anymore. She took over but at 430 she couldn't drive anymore so we pulled over to a rest stop and slept for 2 hours then got back on the road.
I started driving again and drove until about 230 in the afternoon. Then we stopped for a short break and I decided to stay in the front seat for a while to keep Melissa company. We did some Mad Libs and a crossword puzzle together and then I got into the back to try to sleep.
Now by this time we were feeling pretty scuzzy and greasy and gross so we decided that the next trucker stop that there was we were going to take a break, take a shower and attempt to get clean. That happened at the time that I was almost asleep for the first time in 2 days. Although the shower felt AMAZING I was really tired. So I hopped back into the back seat to try to sleep. About an hour and a half later, Melissa pulled into a town call "Little America" (there are a bunch of wierd names in Wyoming) and we had lunch there, stocked up on more drinks and ice and headed out. I started to drive again about an hour later and drove til about 1 in the morning. Then got about an hour of sleep. I started drving and about 2 hours into it about 3 in the morning, on the side of the road, right ON the white line to the left on a single lane road was a buck, a deer and a baby deer. I slammed on the breaks, said HOLY CRAP! at the top of my lungs and Melissa goes flying into the back of the front seats and she sits up straight! What is going on! I said I almost hit a deer family! So after that I drove the rest of the way to home, stopping at Snoqualmie Pass for lunch, amd to let the car cool down so we could add some oil to it. We got to my apartment, unpacked her car, parked it a few blocks away, came inside and I fell on my bed, she fell on the couch and we took a 5 hour nap!
So all in all it was a good trip!
We stopped MANY times at rest stops, gas stations and trucker stops to use the bathroom because, lets face it, we are girls and we were drinking alot of liquid and caffeine to stay awake! Not to mention both of us had tumy troubles from something that we still don't know what it was!
I think the highights of the trip was seeing a Lexinton in almost every state that we passed through, (Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are the ones we went through.) and seeing a "Unadilla" in nebraska and coming up with the lamest Armadillo jokes.
What do you call a one legged Armadillo? An Unadilla!
Then we came across Umadilla Wyoming and got started all over again!
What do you call a retarded Armadillo? An Ummmmmmmadilla!
So now that we were home resting on Monday we went crazy and went out on Tuesday....
All stops included: in the southcenter mall, Mac store, Apple store, Childrens place, Fye, zumiez, hot topic, Aeropostale, and Auntie Anne's Pretzel's. We always have a pretzel with cheese and Dr. Pepper whenver we go out to the mall together. Mattress King, (Melissa needed a mattress and not the floor for her house on post), petco, oldnavy, IKEA, outback steakhouse for dinner, PIMA Medical Institute to say hi to our old teacher, Target, QFC, Safeway and then to my work to say hi to a friend! Man! We had a long day!
And today we are going to fix up my apartment with a new bookshelf that I got from IKEA and we are going to make the existing things that I have a part of an Entertainment center. So that I can get the old bookshelf out of my apartment. It doesn't really go with all the things that I have.
I can't believe I drove across almost the entire country! We could not have done it without the GPS though. It was a system call Garmin, and that is what we called her. We mapquested and Google maped the trip and both of those said that it would be 500 more miles than what Garmin said. So we didn't question her. Even when she got on our nerves and started talking back when we pulled off the highways or freeways to take a break! we both would say "SHUT UP!" at the same time and try to get her to be quiet!
I would say that this trip was a sucess and I would definitely do it again but I think that I would take a lot longer to do it, stop at a few places of interest and try to enjoy instead of eing sleep deprived and trying to stay awake!
Zeek! (aka itty bitty kitty)
On May 14th I took my friend Danielle to Federal Way to get her a brand new kitten to replace her Missy Kit (aka Misfit). I walked into the apartment that the kitty was being raised in and fell in love with another kitty. A calico/tabby mix. This little guy just snuggled right in and fell asleep on me. That was it! I had to take him home! So I had nothing for a cat. And I mean NOTHING! My apartment was set up the way that I like it. NOT suitable for a kid or cat! I had him about 5 days before I named him Zeek. Now this cat was so snuggly and cute for the first 2 days. Now he is snuggly an dcute and CRAZY! He is so fun to watch but is like a little kid you have to keep an eye on or he will chew thru a cord or something! I am so very glad that I got him to keep me company and for me to have someone to come home to. It gets a little lonely sometimes and Zeek helps with that!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Fishies!
I got new fishies! One is a crowntail beta and one is a regular beta. The crowntail is blueish-purple and the other one is blue and red. Their names are fluffy and bali bali. This is what I get when I let a 4 year name them. I think the names sort of fit them though... Fluffy looks like he has spikes for fins all around and bali bali looks like he flows like an angel fish.... hmmm..... they are not pets that I can cuddle and hold but I can talk to them and it is nice to have something that is alive to come home to....
Monday, February 22, 2010
10 things you may not know about me....
1-I am terrified of people in costumes such as Chuck E Cheese and Mariner Moose, so much that I cry, shake, cover my ears, shut my eyes and hide behind someone until they leave.
2-I am a total wuss when it comes to the cold. I sleep with an electric blanket and a heating pad on high.
3-Laundry soap makes me sneeze every time I use it. Liquid or not.
4-I have 2 adorable little nieces and a cute little red headed nephew.
5-The only living things that terrify me are spiders and geese.
6- I can hold my bladder for an extraordinary amount of time.
7- I have 5 layers for my bedding, sheet, electric blanket, doubled over micro fleece, and comforter.
8- I still take little kid gummy vitamins! (the big ones make me sick)
9- My favorite movie is from the 80's.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Oink Oink!?
So.... 2 weeks after I get back from my blissful trip to Hawaii I come down with the awful swine flu. The employee Health at work was not able to swab me to be definietly sure but they said that they were 99% sure that is what I had.
It was Friday and I was working, as usual. Now I have to tell you that I love to sleep and I could always sleep. But the week prior to this blessed event I was so tired that I was coming home from work and just sleeping away. I was getting between 12 and 14 hours of sleep a night. Even though I love sleeping, I would say that it was a bit much.
Anyways, Friday I was at work and I really didn't feel good. But like a soldier I toughed it out. I got off work my normal time, went home and climbed into bed. I woke up 6 hours later with a SUPER soar throat, a cough and a fever of 101.5 NOT COOL!
So I call my boss and tell her forget me working for the nect 2 days and proceed to go back to sleep. I wake up in the morning with 102.5 and start thinking what the heck. Employee Health then decides to call me and say, you have the swine flu, we are calling in Tamiflu for you, you need to go and pick it up at the Swedish pharmacy take it and not go into the community for 5 days. Great, what I have always wanted. An actual reason to stay snuggled in my electric heating blanket bed for a week. YESSSSS!
I was not nearly that excited though. Now I have to tell you that I live about 5 blocks from work in Seattle on Pill Hill. It is all UPHILL to work. This is the last thing that I actually wanted to do but I had to. It took me about 15 minutes to walk those 5 blocks. With my little mask on. I felt so stupid walking around outside the hospital with that thing on.
So for Saturaday, Sunday and all of Monday I slept. Now this is not an exaggeration. I slept 21 hours of all of these days. I don't think that I have EVER slept that much that I can remember. Not even after having surgery and being all drugged up!
I am much better now, thanks to sleeping lots and not actually doing any physical movements besides flushing to toilet and trying to eat something when NOTHING sounded good.
Bad side, I am now covering all the shifts that people are calling out for because swine flu is going around the hospital. And I don't mean the patients!
Lesson learned, play with the pigs at work and you will become one too!
It was Friday and I was working, as usual. Now I have to tell you that I love to sleep and I could always sleep. But the week prior to this blessed event I was so tired that I was coming home from work and just sleeping away. I was getting between 12 and 14 hours of sleep a night. Even though I love sleeping, I would say that it was a bit much.
Anyways, Friday I was at work and I really didn't feel good. But like a soldier I toughed it out. I got off work my normal time, went home and climbed into bed. I woke up 6 hours later with a SUPER soar throat, a cough and a fever of 101.5 NOT COOL!
So I call my boss and tell her forget me working for the nect 2 days and proceed to go back to sleep. I wake up in the morning with 102.5 and start thinking what the heck. Employee Health then decides to call me and say, you have the swine flu, we are calling in Tamiflu for you, you need to go and pick it up at the Swedish pharmacy take it and not go into the community for 5 days. Great, what I have always wanted. An actual reason to stay snuggled in my electric heating blanket bed for a week. YESSSSS!
I was not nearly that excited though. Now I have to tell you that I live about 5 blocks from work in Seattle on Pill Hill. It is all UPHILL to work. This is the last thing that I actually wanted to do but I had to. It took me about 15 minutes to walk those 5 blocks. With my little mask on. I felt so stupid walking around outside the hospital with that thing on.
So for Saturaday, Sunday and all of Monday I slept. Now this is not an exaggeration. I slept 21 hours of all of these days. I don't think that I have EVER slept that much that I can remember. Not even after having surgery and being all drugged up!
I am much better now, thanks to sleeping lots and not actually doing any physical movements besides flushing to toilet and trying to eat something when NOTHING sounded good.
Bad side, I am now covering all the shifts that people are calling out for because swine flu is going around the hospital. And I don't mean the patients!
Lesson learned, play with the pigs at work and you will become one too!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Hawaii trip 2009
So, here I am, freezing in seattle, that's right, I am a wuss when it comes to being cold. Which I always am. In Hawaii it didn't really get below 70 unless it was really windy or raining. Even at night when it was raining it wasn't so bad.
Just a few pictures to put in the glorious Cassie blog. yeah right, I don't write in this thing that often!
This is Mr. Cockroach! There is plenty of them to see there. While I was staying with my sister I encountered two rather big ones. The first was stuck in the bathroom sink. He apparently tried to crawl UP the sink and got super stuck when the plug on the bottom is. That ended up with me taking pity on him, scooping him up with a disposable cup and throwing him outside. This feller up here is one that dropped form the light in bathroom almost onto my sister and then proceeded to crawl into the bedroom and under the dresser. My sister ended up doing a karate chop with a flip flop and this is how the sucker ended up. Dead. With some of his innerds hanging out!
This was the Polynesian Cultural center. This lady was one in the canoe parade.
This was in pearl Harbor at the Arizona Memorial. This is the actual USS Arizona ship that sank in WWII. It is still under the water with over 1700 men entombed in it.
This is the wall of all the men that died in the USS Arizona December 7, 1941. There is a smaller wall on either side that shows the men survived that are now interred with their ship mates after they have passed. They are cremated and put back into the ship by specially trained scuba divers.
A view of the USS Arizona memorial from the boat that you have to take to get there. This is the monumnet that lays over the actual boat.
Sunset at Waimea Bay where previously I was cliff jumping! So much fun!
This is Isabella the turtle. She is 250 pounds of awesomeness! This is at Turtle Bay where there is an abundance of turtles during egg laying season. However, Isabella was the only turtle there this day. The Hawaiian name for turtle in Honu.
A rather large snail that I caught in the front yard of my sister Holly's house. He was kind enough to slow down for me so that I could pick him up!
Sunset at Waikiki beach.
Hanauma Bay where I snorkeled and got to swim with a sea turtle! Many many fish are there amongst the reef. It is so beautiful that I wish I could just stay there forever!
I really enjoyed Hawaii and hope to go back REALLY soon!
Just a few pictures to put in the glorious Cassie blog. yeah right, I don't write in this thing that often!
This is Mr. Cockroach! There is plenty of them to see there. While I was staying with my sister I encountered two rather big ones. The first was stuck in the bathroom sink. He apparently tried to crawl UP the sink and got super stuck when the plug on the bottom is. That ended up with me taking pity on him, scooping him up with a disposable cup and throwing him outside. This feller up here is one that dropped form the light in bathroom almost onto my sister and then proceeded to crawl into the bedroom and under the dresser. My sister ended up doing a karate chop with a flip flop and this is how the sucker ended up. Dead. With some of his innerds hanging out!
This was the Polynesian Cultural center. This lady was one in the canoe parade.
This was in pearl Harbor at the Arizona Memorial. This is the actual USS Arizona ship that sank in WWII. It is still under the water with over 1700 men entombed in it.
This is the wall of all the men that died in the USS Arizona December 7, 1941. There is a smaller wall on either side that shows the men survived that are now interred with their ship mates after they have passed. They are cremated and put back into the ship by specially trained scuba divers.
A view of the USS Arizona memorial from the boat that you have to take to get there. This is the monumnet that lays over the actual boat.
Sunset at Waimea Bay where previously I was cliff jumping! So much fun!
This is Isabella the turtle. She is 250 pounds of awesomeness! This is at Turtle Bay where there is an abundance of turtles during egg laying season. However, Isabella was the only turtle there this day. The Hawaiian name for turtle in Honu.
A rather large snail that I caught in the front yard of my sister Holly's house. He was kind enough to slow down for me so that I could pick him up!
Sunset at Waikiki beach.
Hanauma Bay where I snorkeled and got to swim with a sea turtle! Many many fish are there amongst the reef. It is so beautiful that I wish I could just stay there forever!I really enjoyed Hawaii and hope to go back REALLY soon!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Hawaii....here I come!
I know that it;s been a while since I posted. I guess that the summer got away from me!
In about 48 hours I will be flying over the Pacific Ocean on my way to Hawaii!!!!
I will be staying with my sister Holly for a week. I get to enjoy the sun to it's fullest extent while trying to surf, snorkle and even skydive! I just can't wait. I have always wanted to go on vacation to a beach somewhere where it's nice and warm. It's my turn to have fun.
I will also see one of my really good friends that is staying on one of the bases down there. Not a bad deal. I'm killing 3 birds with one stone! And for a really cheap price! Plus no hotel fees!
Adios to you all who are in the rain!
In about 48 hours I will be flying over the Pacific Ocean on my way to Hawaii!!!!
I will be staying with my sister Holly for a week. I get to enjoy the sun to it's fullest extent while trying to surf, snorkle and even skydive! I just can't wait. I have always wanted to go on vacation to a beach somewhere where it's nice and warm. It's my turn to have fun.
I will also see one of my really good friends that is staying on one of the bases down there. Not a bad deal. I'm killing 3 birds with one stone! And for a really cheap price! Plus no hotel fees!
Adios to you all who are in the rain!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Grey Hairs! Yikes!
I have to admit that in the past few months I have been plucking a few grey hairs out of my head! Although every week there seem to be more and more that I have missed from weeks prior. Either that or they are starting a rebellion towards me! Yikes! If I am starting to turn grey now, what will I look like at 30! I have to admit that it makes me sad to see them. Especially since I have been trying so hard for the past few years to grow out the merciless red that I fortook upon my old hair. I have only about half an inch on the bottom to go! The poor guys were so badley damaged that I said enough! I will never dye my hair again! (Yeah, right Cassie! Nice try. The hairs seem to laugh!)
I do have a birthday coming up in a few weeks. Maybe I'll treat my self to a lovely deep conditioning and a new book or something.
I thought that I would share with you the sad story of my 23rd birthday to be.... grey hairs and all....
I do have a birthday coming up in a few weeks. Maybe I'll treat my self to a lovely deep conditioning and a new book or something.
I thought that I would share with you the sad story of my 23rd birthday to be.... grey hairs and all....
Friday, June 12, 2009
Moved!
I finally moved! As of Monday I am officially moved out! I have moved in with a good friend from work and her adorable almost 4 year old. Although it is only a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment it is almost 1300 square feet! the bedrooms are considered "king" size and the bathrooms which acoompany both rooms are both master baths! the living room and dining room are in one area but that area is huge with alot of room to play. You can fit about 30 twister boards in it. (No, we have not tried that, just giving you an estimate on the space)
We are however moving in the same complex tomorrow and sunday down one and over two apartments. The one that we are currently in she has been in for two years and the one that we are going to be moving into has just been refinished. this means new carpet, new cupboards, new everything! It is a spectacular thing my friends!
We are currently on the second floor and moving to the bottom floor. Main reason, no stairs for the decreped and the tredmil, we can RUN on it, instead of walk. It got too noisy for the downstairs neighbors with 2 godzillas running on it. Although those certain neighbors can play rockband at top volume until 4 in the morning but we can't run on the darn tredmil for an hour. Hmmmm....
I am excited to get unpacked and get moved in. I am living out of a few boxes right now until we move and I can put together the lovely dresser that I got from Ikea. I figured that moving it still jam packed in the boxes would be easier than trying to move a dresser that I would have put together. Go figure that it would fall apart if I put it together so i didn't risk it!
I love where I am living. It is quiet for the most part. Except for the constuction of the new new pool and club house going in, nothing ever really happens. Which is the way that I like it! I am within a few miles of everything you could think of.
After all is said and done I will try and post pictures of the new place so that you all can see!
We are however moving in the same complex tomorrow and sunday down one and over two apartments. The one that we are currently in she has been in for two years and the one that we are going to be moving into has just been refinished. this means new carpet, new cupboards, new everything! It is a spectacular thing my friends!
We are currently on the second floor and moving to the bottom floor. Main reason, no stairs for the decreped and the tredmil, we can RUN on it, instead of walk. It got too noisy for the downstairs neighbors with 2 godzillas running on it. Although those certain neighbors can play rockband at top volume until 4 in the morning but we can't run on the darn tredmil for an hour. Hmmmm....
I am excited to get unpacked and get moved in. I am living out of a few boxes right now until we move and I can put together the lovely dresser that I got from Ikea. I figured that moving it still jam packed in the boxes would be easier than trying to move a dresser that I would have put together. Go figure that it would fall apart if I put it together so i didn't risk it!
I love where I am living. It is quiet for the most part. Except for the constuction of the new new pool and club house going in, nothing ever really happens. Which is the way that I like it! I am within a few miles of everything you could think of.
After all is said and done I will try and post pictures of the new place so that you all can see!
Friday, May 22, 2009
New Car!
So this is a little late but I finally got my new car. I have had it a few weeks and I LOVE it! It is a dark vist blue and in the sunlight it sparkles! Just like me! Well, I more reflect light from my skin, but hey, it's me. It's a brand new 2009 Ford Focus SES. No, not a wagon like my previous car. They don't make those any more. :(
My new car has some features that I didn't know about until I actually started driving it. It has LED lights on the inside of the cup holders in the front and back seats and on the side flooring of the front and back seats. I can change them to 7 different colors. It's pretty neat.
I also have a spoiler in the back (aka a fin on the trunk of my car) fog lights that make it look like the sporty car that it is and its got a phone in the car where all I have to do is push the button and I talk in the car just like I would talk to you in person. No earpiece or anything. It has sirius radio, I don't know how long that will last on the free trial but I have gotten hooked on the blue collar comedy station!
What else? A trunk light, rear folding seats, a voice activated menu, steering wheel controls for all the media in the car, (radio, phone, settings, etc.) oh and the dash looks super sweet like a racing set up!
I must say that it goes rather fast too!
What else can I say? Oh yes. I have finally broken down and gave in. I got a spray tan. I am seeing if it will actually look normal for the wedding that I am in in the end of June. I must say that it looks quite interesting on me due to the fact that I am always a "white cracker" as they call me at work. I did get some funny interesting lines due to a chemical burn that I got a few months ago. that part is REALLY dark compared to the rest of me. Oh well. This only lasts about a week so I am good with that.
I got some really interesting looks and comments at work. Some say that it is too dark for me, others say it looks great and some others just don't know what to say. I must say that coming in one day white and the other super tan is a shock but hey, it's something to do right?
I will post pictures of my new little car when I get my camera out and my computer working. Maybe I'll even give you a peek of my new tan! Before it fades away....
My new car has some features that I didn't know about until I actually started driving it. It has LED lights on the inside of the cup holders in the front and back seats and on the side flooring of the front and back seats. I can change them to 7 different colors. It's pretty neat.
I also have a spoiler in the back (aka a fin on the trunk of my car) fog lights that make it look like the sporty car that it is and its got a phone in the car where all I have to do is push the button and I talk in the car just like I would talk to you in person. No earpiece or anything. It has sirius radio, I don't know how long that will last on the free trial but I have gotten hooked on the blue collar comedy station!
What else? A trunk light, rear folding seats, a voice activated menu, steering wheel controls for all the media in the car, (radio, phone, settings, etc.) oh and the dash looks super sweet like a racing set up!
I must say that it goes rather fast too!
What else can I say? Oh yes. I have finally broken down and gave in. I got a spray tan. I am seeing if it will actually look normal for the wedding that I am in in the end of June. I must say that it looks quite interesting on me due to the fact that I am always a "white cracker" as they call me at work. I did get some funny interesting lines due to a chemical burn that I got a few months ago. that part is REALLY dark compared to the rest of me. Oh well. This only lasts about a week so I am good with that.
I got some really interesting looks and comments at work. Some say that it is too dark for me, others say it looks great and some others just don't know what to say. I must say that coming in one day white and the other super tan is a shock but hey, it's something to do right?
I will post pictures of my new little car when I get my camera out and my computer working. Maybe I'll even give you a peek of my new tan! Before it fades away....
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
What a wreck.... literally
Okay, forgive me.... I haven't blogged in a long time. I know.
So here are the latest updates....
March brough alot of working hours due to the absence of school. I worked about 55+ hours a week for a few weeks trying to rake in the dough so that when school started I would have a little extra money to have fun with.
I signed up for 4 classes and was on the waiting list for them all. Guess what? I didn't get into any of them! So I did the alternative and took a few online classes that I would need later down the road.
In early April I learned that one of my good friends would be moving back to her home state kentucky while her husband is on tour for the military. Bummer. She will be taking with her my "niece" ( I have been dubbed aunt Cassie because she has no siblings), bummer again.
In mid April I was told of another friend moving to Othello and she will be taking with her her husband and my 3 little run around buddies I so thouroughly enjoy!
On Easter I was heading home taking I-5 south and merging onto I-90 east (yes that awful onramp that SO MANY accidents happen on) and some idiot cut me off almost hitting me. I sammed on my brakes to avoid getting hit and I started to spin out of control. It really didn't help that it was raining out and so I proceeded to spin twice and then hit the north side barrier with my car. Lucky me my seatbelt didn't lock and so when I hit I was almost bend into a 90 degree angle from the spinning force of my car. This ended with the top right side of my head hitting the steering wheel. As the car stopped into place I was looking at oncoming traffic. Not a good thing to see on the freeway I tell you.
Needless to say that I was hurting already with some of the neck and head problems that I already have. I got out, surveyed the damage and started the car up. I t actually worked. I got the bungee cord out from the truck and made sure that my hood would stay down on the ride home. It did. I thought that I would be okay but I ended up in the ER on that night and again the next day. The CT and MRI scans all came back okay and I ended up with a nasty case of whiplash and a forever going headache that will not go away.
As for my baby (aka my car) she is totaled. I LOVED that car. It was the perfect car for me! I will post pictures later. I now have a rental, a Chevi Impala, nice car I might add, and I am going to get a new car this weekend. It will be a new version of my old car, just now a wagon. Bummer, I really liked the wagon. Really I did. Although it could be contrued as a mom car or something an old person would drive, I really like it. The insurance company gave me a really good price for it because I kept it so good.
So by Saturday night I will have a new car in either Cobalt blue or North Carolina blue with black interior.
I guess that is the past few weeks in a nutshell. A rather disheveled nutshell, but its my nutshell.
So here are the latest updates....
March brough alot of working hours due to the absence of school. I worked about 55+ hours a week for a few weeks trying to rake in the dough so that when school started I would have a little extra money to have fun with.
I signed up for 4 classes and was on the waiting list for them all. Guess what? I didn't get into any of them! So I did the alternative and took a few online classes that I would need later down the road.
In early April I learned that one of my good friends would be moving back to her home state kentucky while her husband is on tour for the military. Bummer. She will be taking with her my "niece" ( I have been dubbed aunt Cassie because she has no siblings), bummer again.
In mid April I was told of another friend moving to Othello and she will be taking with her her husband and my 3 little run around buddies I so thouroughly enjoy!
On Easter I was heading home taking I-5 south and merging onto I-90 east (yes that awful onramp that SO MANY accidents happen on) and some idiot cut me off almost hitting me. I sammed on my brakes to avoid getting hit and I started to spin out of control. It really didn't help that it was raining out and so I proceeded to spin twice and then hit the north side barrier with my car. Lucky me my seatbelt didn't lock and so when I hit I was almost bend into a 90 degree angle from the spinning force of my car. This ended with the top right side of my head hitting the steering wheel. As the car stopped into place I was looking at oncoming traffic. Not a good thing to see on the freeway I tell you.
Needless to say that I was hurting already with some of the neck and head problems that I already have. I got out, surveyed the damage and started the car up. I t actually worked. I got the bungee cord out from the truck and made sure that my hood would stay down on the ride home. It did. I thought that I would be okay but I ended up in the ER on that night and again the next day. The CT and MRI scans all came back okay and I ended up with a nasty case of whiplash and a forever going headache that will not go away.
As for my baby (aka my car) she is totaled. I LOVED that car. It was the perfect car for me! I will post pictures later. I now have a rental, a Chevi Impala, nice car I might add, and I am going to get a new car this weekend. It will be a new version of my old car, just now a wagon. Bummer, I really liked the wagon. Really I did. Although it could be contrued as a mom car or something an old person would drive, I really like it. The insurance company gave me a really good price for it because I kept it so good.
So by Saturday night I will have a new car in either Cobalt blue or North Carolina blue with black interior.
I guess that is the past few weeks in a nutshell. A rather disheveled nutshell, but its my nutshell.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Yet more snow!
As I was getting ready for bed last night I went out to my car to grab my water bottle that I had forgotten, I was greeted by falling snow. Big fat flakes to stick to your eyelashes, eyebrows and hair making you look like the abominal snowman after a few minutes in it. It is the snow that I love most of all. I thought to myself that it was not going to stick and was not going to be such a big deal in the morning and shrugged it off. Taking one last glance out my bedroom window at a winter wonderland I put my head on the pillow and I am instantly asleep.
I wake up to the awful sound of an alarm. Yes the one that makes you go UUUUGGGHHH! in the morning. I had forgotten all about the snow as I did my morning routine. Gather clothes, underclothes and coat and head to the bathroom. Take shower, be sure to rinse conditioner out of hair this time. Get out, put contacts in so that I can see now, lather myself with a bottle of lotion, dry hair, put on make-up, straighten hair, put clothes on, (yes I do ALL of this naked, it ensures a thorough dry before dressing, plus the bathroom is mighty warm when you don't open the door until you're done!) and leave to kitchen. Make lunch, or rather grab various fruits and veggies and other things for lunch, feed the cat and then head out. As I was heading out i run into about an inch and a half of snow! Ugh again!
I turn on my car and head back inside to find the window scraper that I have so dubiously lost for the tenth time this winter season. I can't find it so I go to cd rack and pick the cd that has beeen skipping so many times that it is not worth it any more and go and hack away at my car windshield. How I wish for a garage for my car. Ot even a carport!
Now I am on my way to park and ride hoping that I get there in one piece! I slip and slid all the way. Finally I get there. No bus....
I grab Katie a lady that I give a ride to if I drive in and we head off. All is going well, a little slippery until we come out of the I-90 tunnel into Seattle.... white.... alot of white.... I can't see the lines on the road and there are cars slipping and sliding every which way. We creep on the freeway to the Madison street exit. Ugh again.... All red lights. I get the brilliant idea of breaking the law and going through every red light I come to to avoid stopping on the hill. Luckily this is at 5 am and no cars are present coming the other way. We are laughing and giggling like school girls all the way exclaiming that this is so much fun!
I must say that my little car does a wonderful job. On my way up to hill I passed not one but TWO 4 wheel drive trucks and a little Rav 4.
So I make it up the hill and drop Katie off and this time, instead of getting stuck outside on the hill that I was last time it snowed I parked in the garage. It will be the best $12 dollars that I will spend this month!
I wake up to the awful sound of an alarm. Yes the one that makes you go UUUUGGGHHH! in the morning. I had forgotten all about the snow as I did my morning routine. Gather clothes, underclothes and coat and head to the bathroom. Take shower, be sure to rinse conditioner out of hair this time. Get out, put contacts in so that I can see now, lather myself with a bottle of lotion, dry hair, put on make-up, straighten hair, put clothes on, (yes I do ALL of this naked, it ensures a thorough dry before dressing, plus the bathroom is mighty warm when you don't open the door until you're done!) and leave to kitchen. Make lunch, or rather grab various fruits and veggies and other things for lunch, feed the cat and then head out. As I was heading out i run into about an inch and a half of snow! Ugh again!
I turn on my car and head back inside to find the window scraper that I have so dubiously lost for the tenth time this winter season. I can't find it so I go to cd rack and pick the cd that has beeen skipping so many times that it is not worth it any more and go and hack away at my car windshield. How I wish for a garage for my car. Ot even a carport!
Now I am on my way to park and ride hoping that I get there in one piece! I slip and slid all the way. Finally I get there. No bus....
I grab Katie a lady that I give a ride to if I drive in and we head off. All is going well, a little slippery until we come out of the I-90 tunnel into Seattle.... white.... alot of white.... I can't see the lines on the road and there are cars slipping and sliding every which way. We creep on the freeway to the Madison street exit. Ugh again.... All red lights. I get the brilliant idea of breaking the law and going through every red light I come to to avoid stopping on the hill. Luckily this is at 5 am and no cars are present coming the other way. We are laughing and giggling like school girls all the way exclaiming that this is so much fun!
I must say that my little car does a wonderful job. On my way up to hill I passed not one but TWO 4 wheel drive trucks and a little Rav 4.
So I make it up the hill and drop Katie off and this time, instead of getting stuck outside on the hill that I was last time it snowed I parked in the garage. It will be the best $12 dollars that I will spend this month!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Rockband and Dance Dance Revolution
So I now have a new fetish thanks to my dear friend Kristi. I am now loving playing Dance Dance Revolution. I know that many of you think that it is a kids game but hey! It is a fun way to get exercise! Yes exercise. You try jumping up and down and moving all around for about an hour straight and not getting your heartrate up! Oh and did I mention the sweating. Yes, much of it too! Yeah I know, gross.
This game as well as Rockband, yes I said it, Rockband has become my new favorite past time. I enjoy the drums most of all. Mostly because I sucked at them to begin with but now I actually have a challenge and something to improve on! My friend Melissa and I played it two nights in a row for about 8 hours. Now let me tell you. When your body is not used to hitting a foot pedal repeatedly for long amounts of time, things tend to get a little sore! This was unbeknowndst to me at the time but two days after this I thought that I had really hurt something because all of the tendons and muscles in my right foot were hurting so bad. So my word of caution for those addicts to new things like me is to take the foot pedal slow!
Thanks alot Kristi for getting me hooked, I love it and I challenge you to a rematch!
This game as well as Rockband, yes I said it, Rockband has become my new favorite past time. I enjoy the drums most of all. Mostly because I sucked at them to begin with but now I actually have a challenge and something to improve on! My friend Melissa and I played it two nights in a row for about 8 hours. Now let me tell you. When your body is not used to hitting a foot pedal repeatedly for long amounts of time, things tend to get a little sore! This was unbeknowndst to me at the time but two days after this I thought that I had really hurt something because all of the tendons and muscles in my right foot were hurting so bad. So my word of caution for those addicts to new things like me is to take the foot pedal slow!
Thanks alot Kristi for getting me hooked, I love it and I challenge you to a rematch!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
School.... Again....
So this year of school is going pretty good. I passed my Biology class and now I am taking Anatomy and Physiology. What an interesting class I might say. As well as an interesting teacher. Our teacher was a pediatrician for about 30 years until she decided that she no longer wanted to do that and that she wanted to become a teacher. From doctor to teacher.... What an interesting decision....
Anyways, class is very interesting right now. We just got done learning the bones and the skin of the body and it has actually been a class that I have wanted to pay attention to and actually AM paying attention to!
We get to play with different parts of the body, both real and fake. We are going to get to take apart a human brain and play around with it too! Gross I know, but it is fun for me!
A couple of weekends ago I got to see my neices and we went swimming. Let me tell you something. The last time we went swimming they were clinging for dear life to me and the side of pool. They didn't want to go in any farther than their knees. This time was very different. The oldest one was thouroughly enjoying me throwing her across the pool as high and as far as I could go. The little one was brave and put on a lifevest and was content swimming at a backwards 45 degree angle all around the pool. the beach balls were a hit once they figured out that if you balance on them just right you can float!
I love them so much and they make me so happy when I see them. Their cute little smiles and quirky sense of humors get to me every time! As they were going home the little one pokes a little finger out of her mom minivan and and says "LOOK! 2 Fords and a Honda!" It was so cute!
Anyways, class is very interesting right now. We just got done learning the bones and the skin of the body and it has actually been a class that I have wanted to pay attention to and actually AM paying attention to!
We get to play with different parts of the body, both real and fake. We are going to get to take apart a human brain and play around with it too! Gross I know, but it is fun for me!
A couple of weekends ago I got to see my neices and we went swimming. Let me tell you something. The last time we went swimming they were clinging for dear life to me and the side of pool. They didn't want to go in any farther than their knees. This time was very different. The oldest one was thouroughly enjoying me throwing her across the pool as high and as far as I could go. The little one was brave and put on a lifevest and was content swimming at a backwards 45 degree angle all around the pool. the beach balls were a hit once they figured out that if you balance on them just right you can float!
I love them so much and they make me so happy when I see them. Their cute little smiles and quirky sense of humors get to me every time! As they were going home the little one pokes a little finger out of her mom minivan and and says "LOOK! 2 Fords and a Honda!" It was so cute!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Cows!
I was browsing through pictures on the computer today and thought that I would give the picture uploading a try since I have no clue how to use it. As you can see I figured it out!This picture was taken at what used to be called Wild Waves, (now a six flags park) in Washington. Even since I was little I loved animals. Now as I am older I picked (about 10 years ago) which animal I really enjoyed. Don't ask me why it is a cow but it is. Needless to say not purple cows, I don't think that you can find those in the wild very easily, but the simple plain black and white ones I really do enjoy. I think that this picture says a thousand words. Don't you?
Saturday, December 27, 2008
The Silver lining to the Cloud
Most of us look forward to Christmas and the events that take place during the season. The decorations that go up, the kids with their good attitudes, and of course the little amount of snow that we usually get. I am going to emphasize LITTLE!
We go tour first snow on a Tuesday the 16th. It was a great little treat of an inch or so. On Wednesday the threat of a huge storm was on the prowl per the weather man. Wednesday came and went with no snow.
Thursday however.... I went to work just like a normal day. It was snowing that morning not very hard but enough to make the bus not come. So I decided to drive in and save myself the frustration of waiting for the bus for a long time.
On the way to work the snow suddenly picked up its fierceness while I am driving with another person in my car. I made it to work in time and of course stupid me doesn't think that duh, I'm parked on a hill with my nose up the hill. It didn't occur to me that my car would get stuck!
The snow started at 5 am with a thunderous roar, "thunder snow", and it kept going, and going, and going... By 10 am Seattle has 4 inches of snow.
So I decided to try and move my car. HAH! That was a great idea. It wasn't going anywhere. Meanwhile, our genius bosses were booking 4 hotel rooms at the Silver Cloud in just a few blocks away. I decided to stay the night instead of trying to make it home. Now I should tell you that on Wednesday, I had in my car a very lovely packed suitcase with enough clothes and other things to sustain me for about 4 days. Silly me, no more like retard me, FORGOT the stupid thing by the front door on Thursday morning!
So on Thursday night I went to the hotel with my roommate. Now the story about her is she snored so freaking loud that I barely slept that night. I didn't know that women could snore that loud! I tried everything to wake her up including throwing things at her! Needless to say I went to work very tired.
The snow was relentless on Friday as well so I ended up staying the night again. My car however ended up in the garage thanks to some help.
Friday night I stayed with a friend from the lab. We had a great time on Friday night, Saturday night AND Sunday night. That's right. I satyed that whole time. By Sunday night most of the people that were staying in the hotel were departing and trying to get home. Nope, not me! And I still only had my one pair of socks and one pair of you know whatsies. Yes, the sink is a beautiful place to wash your delicates!
By this time I was getting a little grouchy to the people that I was seein gon a day in and day out basis. By Christmas eve I was able to get off work a little early to go home and grab some of my stuff so that I could be more comfortable. I did but I ended up needing a push to get going.
I spent Christmas night in the hotel and finally got to go home to my place on Friday. What a relief I must say to go home.
When I got home I realized that the place where I park needed to be shoveled. I think I tried really hard for about half and hour but after that it looked like I didn't do anything! So I ended up parking partially on the street. I had a rough start out this morning but after a fair amount of yelling at my car it finally moved!
I must say the the Silver Cloud has great accomodations and a lovely hot tub but nothing beats home!
We go tour first snow on a Tuesday the 16th. It was a great little treat of an inch or so. On Wednesday the threat of a huge storm was on the prowl per the weather man. Wednesday came and went with no snow.
Thursday however.... I went to work just like a normal day. It was snowing that morning not very hard but enough to make the bus not come. So I decided to drive in and save myself the frustration of waiting for the bus for a long time.
On the way to work the snow suddenly picked up its fierceness while I am driving with another person in my car. I made it to work in time and of course stupid me doesn't think that duh, I'm parked on a hill with my nose up the hill. It didn't occur to me that my car would get stuck!
The snow started at 5 am with a thunderous roar, "thunder snow", and it kept going, and going, and going... By 10 am Seattle has 4 inches of snow.
So I decided to try and move my car. HAH! That was a great idea. It wasn't going anywhere. Meanwhile, our genius bosses were booking 4 hotel rooms at the Silver Cloud in just a few blocks away. I decided to stay the night instead of trying to make it home. Now I should tell you that on Wednesday, I had in my car a very lovely packed suitcase with enough clothes and other things to sustain me for about 4 days. Silly me, no more like retard me, FORGOT the stupid thing by the front door on Thursday morning!
So on Thursday night I went to the hotel with my roommate. Now the story about her is she snored so freaking loud that I barely slept that night. I didn't know that women could snore that loud! I tried everything to wake her up including throwing things at her! Needless to say I went to work very tired.
The snow was relentless on Friday as well so I ended up staying the night again. My car however ended up in the garage thanks to some help.
Friday night I stayed with a friend from the lab. We had a great time on Friday night, Saturday night AND Sunday night. That's right. I satyed that whole time. By Sunday night most of the people that were staying in the hotel were departing and trying to get home. Nope, not me! And I still only had my one pair of socks and one pair of you know whatsies. Yes, the sink is a beautiful place to wash your delicates!
By this time I was getting a little grouchy to the people that I was seein gon a day in and day out basis. By Christmas eve I was able to get off work a little early to go home and grab some of my stuff so that I could be more comfortable. I did but I ended up needing a push to get going.
I spent Christmas night in the hotel and finally got to go home to my place on Friday. What a relief I must say to go home.
When I got home I realized that the place where I park needed to be shoveled. I think I tried really hard for about half and hour but after that it looked like I didn't do anything! So I ended up parking partially on the street. I had a rough start out this morning but after a fair amount of yelling at my car it finally moved!
I must say the the Silver Cloud has great accomodations and a lovely hot tub but nothing beats home!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Stealing Blogs.... :)
I got this from another blog and thought that it would be exciting to do. So copy it from mine and highlight the ones that you have done!
1.Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii- maybe soon! My sister got accepted to the U of Hawaii!
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis- we had to each take a turn in fourth grade baby sittin gover the weekends!
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped I wish!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning- more than once!
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping- this shall remain a story in my head
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Seen a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- Minnesota Baby!
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language- I wanted to be able to tell what the people at work were talking about so i taught myself enough Tagalog to understan bits and pieces. They still don't know that I know what they are talking about!
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing- loved every second of it!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke- another story that will not be shared!
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant- bought a homeless guy a Dick's burger once.
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance- only 3 times!
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling- does snorkling in a lake count?
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud- so fun to do! It's called the Turkey Bowl!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma- donated blood a few times. They don't want me any more. I guess I'm not good enough!
65. Gone sky diving - this is one of my ambitions.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar- only once, NEVER AGAIN!
72. Pieced a quilt- I did 9 squares and called it good!
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone- technically both bones that I broke were my brothers fault. Two in my arm when I was 6 playing airplane and one in my foot when he pushed me down the stairs!
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper- only my butt actually. It was for Volleyball and there was my tooshie on the front page of the Issaquah Press!
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating- fish in Alaska
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life- did the heimlich on someone at work
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one- my Grandpa and a 2 friends
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit- when I was really little
98. Owned a cell phone- never will go without one now!
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own- Proud of it!
1.Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii- maybe soon! My sister got accepted to the U of Hawaii!
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis- we had to each take a turn in fourth grade baby sittin gover the weekends!
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped I wish!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning- more than once!
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping- this shall remain a story in my head
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Seen a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors- Minnesota Baby!
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language- I wanted to be able to tell what the people at work were talking about so i taught myself enough Tagalog to understan bits and pieces. They still don't know that I know what they are talking about!
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing- loved every second of it!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke- another story that will not be shared!
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant- bought a homeless guy a Dick's burger once.
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance- only 3 times!
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling- does snorkling in a lake count?
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud- so fun to do! It's called the Turkey Bowl!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma- donated blood a few times. They don't want me any more. I guess I'm not good enough!
65. Gone sky diving - this is one of my ambitions.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar- only once, NEVER AGAIN!
72. Pieced a quilt- I did 9 squares and called it good!
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone- technically both bones that I broke were my brothers fault. Two in my arm when I was 6 playing airplane and one in my foot when he pushed me down the stairs!
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper- only my butt actually. It was for Volleyball and there was my tooshie on the front page of the Issaquah Press!
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating- fish in Alaska
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life- did the heimlich on someone at work
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one- my Grandpa and a 2 friends
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit- when I was really little
98. Owned a cell phone- never will go without one now!
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own- Proud of it!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Uuuugggghhhh!!!!
They have a saying at work that i find rather amusing: "Cassie doesn't call in sick.... she calls in dead!" This is the saying that now 3 jobs have given me. It basically means that I am a tough person that doesn't call in sick or leave work unless I feel like I am acutally going to die. Thursday was one of those days. The whole previous week I was feeling off my rocker and not well. Nothing really hurt and I wasn't "sick", I just didn't fell like I normally do.
Then Wednesday hit. I was starting to feel sick. I had a slight headache and I was starting to run a fever and feel achy. I just thought that if I got a good night sleep that I would at least feel better on Thursday. Boy was I wrong!
Thursday I woke up. That was my first mistake. I knew that where I was placed at work that day that I wouldn't be doing much so I thought if I could just get through the day, I would skip school for the first time in a few years and go home a get some sleep and I could make it on Friday. That was another mistake. So I got up, did minimal showering and getting myself to look presentable enough for work and headed off. I didn't eat breakfast. I think that was the good thing because later that day I tossed my lunch in the bathroom. Luckily no one heard that. When I got to work my head was beginning to really bug me so I took some Tylenol and shrugged it off just hoping that would help me enough to concentrate. As the day went on, many people were telling me that I wasn't acting or looking like myself. I surely wasn't. Lunch time came and Iwent into the breakroom. After that I don't remember much of that day. I apparently didn't pass out but got really un-understandable and I looked paler than I usually do. So many people told me to go home. This was at 1230 and I only had 2 hours to go. By 1300 My head was so bad that I was physically sick and I couldn't erally open my eyes enough to see what I was doing so i asked my boss to go home.
The bus ride home was one of the worst experiences of my life. It was so bright, noisey and jiggly that by the end of it I was almost crying. Luckily my stomach held onto itself long enough for me to get home and lie by the toilet for a few hours. Did I mention that lying next to a toilet is not something that I would normally do unless I was dying?
So to make a long story short. I am alive....barely.... I have a high temp, a migraine still, I actually kept something down today, my thoat hurts, I have a runny nose and I feel like what a 3 year old would say of as "icky caca". I think that I'll live but as of right now I can't make any promises to being functional in the next few days.
I am writing this in hopes that I can distract myself for 5 minutes but it is not working very well.
People at work have been sending me texts going "when is the funeral" and "what do you want on you headstone" I find thatquite amusing that people have a wierd way of checking up on me while trying to humor me.
So now I am going to crawl into my lovely electric blanket bed, with an extra quilt on top, put my head on my oh so comfortable pillow, which should still be nice and warm from me laying on it all day and try to get some sleep. Although I think that the chicken noodle soup that I had awhile ago may come back to haunt me.
Then Wednesday hit. I was starting to feel sick. I had a slight headache and I was starting to run a fever and feel achy. I just thought that if I got a good night sleep that I would at least feel better on Thursday. Boy was I wrong!
Thursday I woke up. That was my first mistake. I knew that where I was placed at work that day that I wouldn't be doing much so I thought if I could just get through the day, I would skip school for the first time in a few years and go home a get some sleep and I could make it on Friday. That was another mistake. So I got up, did minimal showering and getting myself to look presentable enough for work and headed off. I didn't eat breakfast. I think that was the good thing because later that day I tossed my lunch in the bathroom. Luckily no one heard that. When I got to work my head was beginning to really bug me so I took some Tylenol and shrugged it off just hoping that would help me enough to concentrate. As the day went on, many people were telling me that I wasn't acting or looking like myself. I surely wasn't. Lunch time came and Iwent into the breakroom. After that I don't remember much of that day. I apparently didn't pass out but got really un-understandable and I looked paler than I usually do. So many people told me to go home. This was at 1230 and I only had 2 hours to go. By 1300 My head was so bad that I was physically sick and I couldn't erally open my eyes enough to see what I was doing so i asked my boss to go home.
The bus ride home was one of the worst experiences of my life. It was so bright, noisey and jiggly that by the end of it I was almost crying. Luckily my stomach held onto itself long enough for me to get home and lie by the toilet for a few hours. Did I mention that lying next to a toilet is not something that I would normally do unless I was dying?
So to make a long story short. I am alive....barely.... I have a high temp, a migraine still, I actually kept something down today, my thoat hurts, I have a runny nose and I feel like what a 3 year old would say of as "icky caca". I think that I'll live but as of right now I can't make any promises to being functional in the next few days.
I am writing this in hopes that I can distract myself for 5 minutes but it is not working very well.
People at work have been sending me texts going "when is the funeral" and "what do you want on you headstone" I find thatquite amusing that people have a wierd way of checking up on me while trying to humor me.
So now I am going to crawl into my lovely electric blanket bed, with an extra quilt on top, put my head on my oh so comfortable pillow, which should still be nice and warm from me laying on it all day and try to get some sleep. Although I think that the chicken noodle soup that I had awhile ago may come back to haunt me.
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Wonder That We Call Work!
For the past 6 weeks at work I have been what is known as the dispatcher. These duties involve answering phones from nurses, doctors and other such hospital personnell that need labs test results, need lab test to be drawn, pick ups of specimens on the floors and other such items as what colored tube does this test go in. As well as that, it is making sure that the tests that are ordered come out and go into the prosepected zones, (areas of the hospital that the other phlebs take and do), making sure that there are no duplicates and making sure that none of the draws get missed and if they do, make sure that they get done. As well as these, I am the peace maker, (which those of you who know me I can do well or be the one the disrupts the peace) and make sure that people are doing their fair share. Of course this sounds rather small in the big prospect of the world, but as the weekends go by, my patience amongst other things has been tried and true.
This weekend was particularly hard for me. I was not feeling well, and being the only person that knows how to dispatch, minus the other person who is out on a doctors note for goodness knows how long, I did not have the luxury of calling in sick. 2 other people however did and that left me with not as many people as I would have liked. Normally we have at least 5 phlebs on the weekends if not more, because somebody wanted to work overtime. This weekend I had 3-4. Some coming in later than others. So I had to do a "morning list", about 15 drawns in about an hours time and then come back downstairs to sort out the mess that had accumulated in the hour that NO ONE was downstairs. This resulted in many frustrated nurses and a very frustrated me!
Throughout the day I was constantly fixing peoples mistakes and trying to prevent the ones that I saw coming. We have a new phlebs tat needs a little more training than what she had and I REALLY think that we need to teach her a few tricks of the trade. Needless to say I was out of there about 90 minutes late because of some paperwork and writing up that I had to do because of someone, not naming names, did a newborn screening test on the wrong baby presummably, and both babies test had to be canceled and redone. For those of you who are moms you can only think that the other moms were not happy to have their new baby's foot restuck and bood squeezed out. They were NOT happy AT ALL!
So at the end of the day, well, later than it should be, I went home, ate some lovely store bought cookies and climbed into my nice bed with the electric blanket on it and fell asleep at about 6! slleping through, for the most part until the next morning. I tell you what a good night sleep I had that I haven't had in a LONG time! It was absolutely great to not have to wake up to an alarm clock but to just me waking up! It is truly amazing what a better mood you can be in when you just wake up when your body is ready to!
This weekend was particularly hard for me. I was not feeling well, and being the only person that knows how to dispatch, minus the other person who is out on a doctors note for goodness knows how long, I did not have the luxury of calling in sick. 2 other people however did and that left me with not as many people as I would have liked. Normally we have at least 5 phlebs on the weekends if not more, because somebody wanted to work overtime. This weekend I had 3-4. Some coming in later than others. So I had to do a "morning list", about 15 drawns in about an hours time and then come back downstairs to sort out the mess that had accumulated in the hour that NO ONE was downstairs. This resulted in many frustrated nurses and a very frustrated me!
Throughout the day I was constantly fixing peoples mistakes and trying to prevent the ones that I saw coming. We have a new phlebs tat needs a little more training than what she had and I REALLY think that we need to teach her a few tricks of the trade. Needless to say I was out of there about 90 minutes late because of some paperwork and writing up that I had to do because of someone, not naming names, did a newborn screening test on the wrong baby presummably, and both babies test had to be canceled and redone. For those of you who are moms you can only think that the other moms were not happy to have their new baby's foot restuck and bood squeezed out. They were NOT happy AT ALL!
So at the end of the day, well, later than it should be, I went home, ate some lovely store bought cookies and climbed into my nice bed with the electric blanket on it and fell asleep at about 6! slleping through, for the most part until the next morning. I tell you what a good night sleep I had that I haven't had in a LONG time! It was absolutely great to not have to wake up to an alarm clock but to just me waking up! It is truly amazing what a better mood you can be in when you just wake up when your body is ready to!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Idiots and school
Yesterday was my first day back to school in about a year and a half. Much time has gone by and though I have thouroughly enjoyed not having to sit through lectures and boring slide presentations, hand cramps from furiously trying to keep up with the teacher and the never ending homework, I find myself getting just a bit nervous and excited of the next few years of school to come. Don't get me wrong here, I still don't like going to school, but to get a degree to which you can actually do something in life instead of flipping burgers, school is a must.
Class started out with a sub. Yes a sub. For the week actually. We don't really know where the teacher is but hope that he will maybe show up. class started promptly at 1730 and we had the usual stragglers and wonderers come in with the "sorry I'm late" and "I couldn't find the classroom". Oddly enough the classroom is off the biggest walkway on the bottom floor as you head in from the parking garage. Anyways, class could not have been deader. The teacher and the materials were fine, it was the people! I forgot that in high school all you did was sit there and wait for the teacher to answer him/herself. That is what this classroom was like. I answered a few questions along with one other girl, but for the most part it was the half asleep, head resting on arm, half hunched over people that seemed like they were in high school. The one thing that I truly loved about night school a few years ago was the older people that really wanted to be there and that interacted with the people around them and tried their best to get the answers right. Yeah, most likely not this class. By the way, this is a Biology class. We get out at 1940 and they scatter like little mice out of a cage!
So as I journey off into another battle to get a good grade, keep my sanity and get enough sleep, wish me well so that I may not beat my 18 year old lab partner who doesn't speak very good English over the head with a Microscope!
Class started out with a sub. Yes a sub. For the week actually. We don't really know where the teacher is but hope that he will maybe show up. class started promptly at 1730 and we had the usual stragglers and wonderers come in with the "sorry I'm late" and "I couldn't find the classroom". Oddly enough the classroom is off the biggest walkway on the bottom floor as you head in from the parking garage. Anyways, class could not have been deader. The teacher and the materials were fine, it was the people! I forgot that in high school all you did was sit there and wait for the teacher to answer him/herself. That is what this classroom was like. I answered a few questions along with one other girl, but for the most part it was the half asleep, head resting on arm, half hunched over people that seemed like they were in high school. The one thing that I truly loved about night school a few years ago was the older people that really wanted to be there and that interacted with the people around them and tried their best to get the answers right. Yeah, most likely not this class. By the way, this is a Biology class. We get out at 1940 and they scatter like little mice out of a cage!
So as I journey off into another battle to get a good grade, keep my sanity and get enough sleep, wish me well so that I may not beat my 18 year old lab partner who doesn't speak very good English over the head with a Microscope!
Monday, August 25, 2008
New Discovery!
I have recently discovered that a coffee maker, as long as it is either very clean or brand new is such a great idea for heating up your water to the perfect temperature in the morning! You just put the water in, turn it on and you get hot water! Yes I know that you can use the microwave or a kettle or even run the hot water in tap but it seems to last longer when you do it this way. Another plus, if you want to make hot chocolate or apple cider you just put that in the filter, and it makes it for you! I bought the kind that doesn't need the paper filters, it has a mesh screen that you just rinse off! All for the amazing price of 15 dollars at Fry's! I encourage all that love their hot drinks in the morning to get one of these bad boys and enjoy!
Friday, June 27, 2008
The hunt for the shade!
I know that this title is a little wierd! But that is how I feel! Being the pale almost translucent person that I am, I actually enjoy the cooler weather because the sun doesn't burn as bad! Don't getme wrong, I LOVE the heat and sun, but the burning affect of my poor little nerve endings under my skin, I could go without!
Today at work I spent my lunch outside, UNDER the trees, and guess what? Yup that's right! No sunscreen=sunburn! Even under the trees! So before I went outside at the end of my shift I was in the locker room smothering myself with sun screen, (for the 2 (15) waiting periods for the bus) and I walked out ready to go and what happens? I get heckled. Not such a big deal but hey! I prefer not to be burnt all the time and as a result of that, not to get skin cancer! Of course almost everybody is darker skinned than me so I bet that throughout the summer the heckling will continue. But is that is the price to pay for looking younger than I acutally am, less wrinkles and far less percentage of skin cancer, I am willing to take it!
Today at work I spent my lunch outside, UNDER the trees, and guess what? Yup that's right! No sunscreen=sunburn! Even under the trees! So before I went outside at the end of my shift I was in the locker room smothering myself with sun screen, (for the 2 (15) waiting periods for the bus) and I walked out ready to go and what happens? I get heckled. Not such a big deal but hey! I prefer not to be burnt all the time and as a result of that, not to get skin cancer! Of course almost everybody is darker skinned than me so I bet that throughout the summer the heckling will continue. But is that is the price to pay for looking younger than I acutally am, less wrinkles and far less percentage of skin cancer, I am willing to take it!
Friday, June 6, 2008
What the heck!
Ok, so now I feel like like I am griping but hey! It's my blog and maybe if someone reads it, they might have some advice for me!
As stated in the previous blog, things are so confusing right now! As if things weren't confusing enough the fecal matter now has hit the fan. If I thought that I was fed up with it a month ago, I really am mustering enough strength to get out of bed everyday and actually put one foot in front of the other. It seems like the harder that I tried to compensate for inadequecies in my like, the worse it actually got! Why does life always seem to throw the curveballs when the you don't even have a bat. Better yet, no bat and the ball hits you! Repeatedly!
As stated in the previous blog, things are so confusing right now! As if things weren't confusing enough the fecal matter now has hit the fan. If I thought that I was fed up with it a month ago, I really am mustering enough strength to get out of bed everyday and actually put one foot in front of the other. It seems like the harder that I tried to compensate for inadequecies in my like, the worse it actually got! Why does life always seem to throw the curveballs when the you don't even have a bat. Better yet, no bat and the ball hits you! Repeatedly!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
The confusion that we call life
This past month I have become very confused on the whole "life process" point that we are all supposed to be going through.
It seems so much easier for others to get what they want and to achieve the success that they have always dreamed of while others it takes so much longer and the struggles are so much harder to overcome.
My personal battles have been kind of rough this past month. Not going to into too much detail, I have been struggling with my self worth. Realizing that I am actually someone has not come very easily for me and the truth is that I still struggle with it on a a day to day basis.
I am trying so hard to be the person that I want to be and in the midst of it all I am loosing who I really am. I am trying to too hard to please myself but all I can do is try harder. It is a circle that I just cannot seem to break.
I know that life is a virtual roller coaster and that all you can do sometimes is hold on and try to enjoy the ride. But through all this I seem to have the safety harness unbuckled and I am holding on for dear life.
It seems so much easier for others to get what they want and to achieve the success that they have always dreamed of while others it takes so much longer and the struggles are so much harder to overcome.
My personal battles have been kind of rough this past month. Not going to into too much detail, I have been struggling with my self worth. Realizing that I am actually someone has not come very easily for me and the truth is that I still struggle with it on a a day to day basis.
I am trying so hard to be the person that I want to be and in the midst of it all I am loosing who I really am. I am trying to too hard to please myself but all I can do is try harder. It is a circle that I just cannot seem to break.
I know that life is a virtual roller coaster and that all you can do sometimes is hold on and try to enjoy the ride. But through all this I seem to have the safety harness unbuckled and I am holding on for dear life.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
New Foods
Working with many cultured Phillipino's I have come to taste many new foods these past few months. Some quite tasty although their desciption and some, however simple they may seem, are not so tasty.
1- fried sardines- the whole sardine, eyes and mouth bones and all fried in oil and dunked in rice vinegar. Not so tasty and the whole thing looking at you before you devour it not so hot.
2- milk fish- a fish, a little bit bigger than a sardine, cooking in a pan and eaten by stripping the skin part way off and eating it. Not a big fan of fish, so, not so tasty.
3-Balut- a 6 day old fetus of a duck that is still in the egg. You boil it first like you would a hard boiled egg. The process of eating it goes- crack to top so that you have a little hole to drink the fluids out of, this part tastes like chicken broth. Next you eat the yolk. It tastes like a chicken egg yolk but much richer. Next you eat the little duckie. Although you think fear factor ducks, you cannot tell much that it is a little duck. It actually looks, (pardon the very disgusting description) like a big snot ball of shredded chicken. It tastes much like chicken. Although the horrible description, it is not that bad!
4- Whole shrimp- Legs, eyes shell and all! Not that bad!
I tell you, we have had a few potlucks and a party and when Phillipinos say food, they mean food! It is like Thanksgiving dinner every time we decide to eat!
1- fried sardines- the whole sardine, eyes and mouth bones and all fried in oil and dunked in rice vinegar. Not so tasty and the whole thing looking at you before you devour it not so hot.
2- milk fish- a fish, a little bit bigger than a sardine, cooking in a pan and eaten by stripping the skin part way off and eating it. Not a big fan of fish, so, not so tasty.
3-Balut- a 6 day old fetus of a duck that is still in the egg. You boil it first like you would a hard boiled egg. The process of eating it goes- crack to top so that you have a little hole to drink the fluids out of, this part tastes like chicken broth. Next you eat the yolk. It tastes like a chicken egg yolk but much richer. Next you eat the little duckie. Although you think fear factor ducks, you cannot tell much that it is a little duck. It actually looks, (pardon the very disgusting description) like a big snot ball of shredded chicken. It tastes much like chicken. Although the horrible description, it is not that bad!
4- Whole shrimp- Legs, eyes shell and all! Not that bad!
I tell you, we have had a few potlucks and a party and when Phillipinos say food, they mean food! It is like Thanksgiving dinner every time we decide to eat!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Deceiving little ladies
My job at work keeps me very busy with the elderly most of the time. Today was one of the days that kept me guessing.
My days start off with what we call morning draws. Usually between 15-25 draws that need to be accoplished between the hours of 6 and 730. This happens most mornings, although this morning it did not.
The draws started off with sleepy customers and grouchy ones too. Then came room 907. I walk into the room and the about 70 years old smiles at me sweetly and greets me and I get to my business. I put on the tourniquet and I am using the smallest needle that I can because she is a delicate one and the second I put the needle in her skin she screams bloody murder and her other hand comes at me full force with a fist. Lucky for me I have fast reflexes and I dodge it, not avoiding the wind that came with it. She proceeds then to tell me that I stink, although in a rude manner which I shall not repeat, and that I need to get out of her room before she rips my head off! My what a dramatic change!
The second little lady was from Russia and was quite the sweetie until again the tourniquet went on and the needle came out. The same yelling occured this time she proceeded to try and spit on me. Again lucky for me I am a quick study and have Jedi like moves.
The third lady I went to get blood from was the not so nice potty mouth. The nurses warned me ahead of time saying things such as "good luck!" and a few chuckles. I had two nurses helping me hold down this lady and she had language that could make a trucker blush! Needless to say I ended up frusterated because one, she did not have any veins that I could use and two, I was getting a head rush from how loud she was.
This day was one of complete frustration but it kept me going because all I could think about was how the day couldn't get any more crazy than it already was!
My days start off with what we call morning draws. Usually between 15-25 draws that need to be accoplished between the hours of 6 and 730. This happens most mornings, although this morning it did not.
The draws started off with sleepy customers and grouchy ones too. Then came room 907. I walk into the room and the about 70 years old smiles at me sweetly and greets me and I get to my business. I put on the tourniquet and I am using the smallest needle that I can because she is a delicate one and the second I put the needle in her skin she screams bloody murder and her other hand comes at me full force with a fist. Lucky for me I have fast reflexes and I dodge it, not avoiding the wind that came with it. She proceeds then to tell me that I stink, although in a rude manner which I shall not repeat, and that I need to get out of her room before she rips my head off! My what a dramatic change!
The second little lady was from Russia and was quite the sweetie until again the tourniquet went on and the needle came out. The same yelling occured this time she proceeded to try and spit on me. Again lucky for me I am a quick study and have Jedi like moves.
The third lady I went to get blood from was the not so nice potty mouth. The nurses warned me ahead of time saying things such as "good luck!" and a few chuckles. I had two nurses helping me hold down this lady and she had language that could make a trucker blush! Needless to say I ended up frusterated because one, she did not have any veins that I could use and two, I was getting a head rush from how loud she was.
This day was one of complete frustration but it kept me going because all I could think about was how the day couldn't get any more crazy than it already was!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
My first blog!
So I have finally broken down and decided to get a blog other than the ones on myspace and facebook.
My life is just that. A life. Sometimes it is crazy, other times it is completely boring!
These past few months have been somewhat of a blur. To catch up those people that I have not seen or talked to in a while, this is what has been happening!
In August I enrolled at PIMA Medical Institute to take classes on becomng a phlebotomist. For all those who don't speak Latin terms that is a cool name for someone who draws blood. I go this idea and decided to go fo it. After all, knowing me, blood does not bother me one bit!
So in the months of October and November I was in classes learning exactly what to do and the anatomy that drawing blood actually involves.
In December I was off to train at my externship at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. The first few weeks were rough as I was just starting out and still learning certain things. The last few weeks were a little better.
January brought the job hunt on! I turned in almost 50 applications and got the same response from almost everybody: "You need at least one year of experience before we can hire you." Fortunately Swedish Hospital was in deseprate need of Phlebotomists so I got the job there and at the end of January I started to work!
Now it sees as though I have been there forever and day, but everyday brings new surprises and new things that I have not seen before! I am loving the interaction with the medical field and couldn't ask for a faster paced postion. Those of you who know me know that if I sit down for too long in one spot not doing anything then I tend to drive those people that I am sitting by crazy!
All in all I think that this job will help me further my career in the medical field. Don't ask me what I am going to do yet, it is still undecided, but I will not be a professional vampire the rest of my life!
My life is just that. A life. Sometimes it is crazy, other times it is completely boring!
These past few months have been somewhat of a blur. To catch up those people that I have not seen or talked to in a while, this is what has been happening!
In August I enrolled at PIMA Medical Institute to take classes on becomng a phlebotomist. For all those who don't speak Latin terms that is a cool name for someone who draws blood. I go this idea and decided to go fo it. After all, knowing me, blood does not bother me one bit!
So in the months of October and November I was in classes learning exactly what to do and the anatomy that drawing blood actually involves.
In December I was off to train at my externship at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. The first few weeks were rough as I was just starting out and still learning certain things. The last few weeks were a little better.
January brought the job hunt on! I turned in almost 50 applications and got the same response from almost everybody: "You need at least one year of experience before we can hire you." Fortunately Swedish Hospital was in deseprate need of Phlebotomists so I got the job there and at the end of January I started to work!
Now it sees as though I have been there forever and day, but everyday brings new surprises and new things that I have not seen before! I am loving the interaction with the medical field and couldn't ask for a faster paced postion. Those of you who know me know that if I sit down for too long in one spot not doing anything then I tend to drive those people that I am sitting by crazy!
All in all I think that this job will help me further my career in the medical field. Don't ask me what I am going to do yet, it is still undecided, but I will not be a professional vampire the rest of my life!
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